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TILE OMAhA : DAILY BEE SUNDAY Dl . . .
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Generous Provision for the Brothers nm1
Sisters ofEx-BnatorPnir.
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CIlILOREN'S ' SHARE lEFT IN . TRUST
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Can Only IInp the Income from the l'rol'ert1 !
anl1 the itato I l Only tn 10 tlvlllod
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BAN HANCISCO , Dec. 9.-The death of
x.Senator James O. Far at midnight , lS
' announced this momlng , was n surprise to
the community , the seriousnes of his Incss
having len kel't n secret. lie passed away
at his 1lartments [ In the Lick house , the hotel
being part of his vast postestlons. I.'alr had
been In bed since Ionday I.'or several hours
before the end came he was unconscious.
The doctors salt that death was duo to dia
.etes and Irlght's dtsease.
Charles Fair his son , was at the hedsl(1c ,
when the old genleman breathed his last.
M. When It was obvious that life could not last
lone frequent bulletins were sent to Mrs .
Hermann Oelrlchs and Miss Virginia Fair ,
the daughters , who are In New York by
-harles l nlr. This son was the only r.alve
cf the ex ' senator present when he died .
James O. Fair was rashloned In a strong
mold and was I vIgorous , large man. lie
was afieted with diabetes for a dozen years
all then Bright's disease developed lie
stood the siege or these ailments for a long
period antI though his physicians saw ho was
settIng weaker some years ago he kept at-
II/ulng ' to business and carried himself sur-
. - _ . Oly. UI' to last week he was looking after
1 Ihe affairs IJrtalnlng to his Immense hi-
Ieresls without any outward Indication that
Ihe would release his hell for a long tim' .
"In four days , " said Ir Livingston , his
famll' physician , "he became unable to leave
1 Ihls room lie had been ailing ror a consider-
Ible time and for months he was fully aware
If ' his condition , appreciating the ravages rr
ho disease Yesterday he seemed improving
and hopes were entertained for his recover ) ' .
About noon he hud I relapse and sank rtea -
ly until his death. "
I.E NO mSSAGE TO ANYONE.
Dr. Iivingston , who was the senator's near
friend as wel as physician , says the ox-
enator loft no special message for any oC
Ills family or other persons. Before the fatal
attack came on him he made a wIll In whIch
he revoked the acton he had taken to I\S'
Inhlrl his son Charlie. As to the value of
the estate , the doctor sahl that two yeam ago
when the ex-senator was complainIng of hIs
physical suffering he remarked : " 1 wo111
. - not pass another such a night for every cent
of my $38,000,000. The doctor added , that
Fair knew almost exactly what he was worth
at that time. The estate would aggregate
about $40,000.000 at a moderate estimate.
In the early ' 10's Fair was a per man.
le had no prospects In his mines tutu ' )
one had the hardlhooll to predict fotiiia fet
him. He went In the stock larklt with
Flood Iackay and others. The world knwd
the rest. The great manipulators won Calm-
bus wealth , . Fair never gave up his mining
interests , but he abandoned the speculatIve
feature of them and turned to the other
ant (
felt ! . lie began to Invest In local real estate
and owned acres or It before he died. He
owned the LicIt house , but It was simply ! an
Item In a long Inventory. He possesjet , some
of the blst business ant residence properly
In San ranclsco. His rent roll each month
i was a fortune for an ordinary man. He was
% one of the heaviest taxpayers In the city.
He owned forty blocks of land In the north-
western part of the city. For months he has
employed hundreds of len In Improving It
and establishing a desirable water Cront.
South of Market street Fair owned several
manufoctorlls , some at which he was directly -
reety Interested In to the extent of hundreds
of thousands of dollars. Most of his wealth ,
however . was In his mines. He had exclusive
ownerRhlp of many , not only In this state ,
bnt In Nevada. lie owned them at the titimo
tme
at lila divorce from his wife. Then they
were considered of little value. In the last
few years a boom gave them value. Nine
years ago Senator Fair was worth no more
than 9000000.
The disposition of the estate Is a mater
of exceptional Interest A few mouths ago
when Charlie Fair , the only son , married , his
father decided to disinherit hum He tore
up the will which he had mode and drafted
another In which he len his son nothIng and
the bulk of his property to charilY. The
matter became public property because the
elder Fair made I so. When Charles Fair
returned from his wedding trip efforts wore
I made to effect a reconciliation with his father.
Dr. Livingston acted as mediator and Fair
and son were once more friends. The senator -
miter determined to make a new will. Two
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months ago he naked for the document In
which he disinherited his Bon. I was given
to him and was at once destroyed.
Fair then made another siii. I was 010-
graphic and was not witnessed by any onp.
WILL FILED FOR PlIQ1IATE.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 9.-The will was
led In the Huplrlor court this morning. I
disposes at an estate the value at which Is
estimated at 40000000. Under the provisions -
Ions of the millionaire's will tIme greater
Ilorton at the estate fails to persons now
lving outsIde of Calorll , The biggest
' slices wi go to the two daughters living In
- a _ J ( Now York 1/1 other relatives residing In
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Iowa. Though Senator I.'alr was popularly
suppose to have more ready money than
any ether man In San Francisco . he made
very few specific bequests ot money. The
only bequests or I Ilblc nature are thmreo
aggregating $125,000 , 10 the Orphans' os'lum
et Sun Frtmimcisco. Among four eml110yes
$ ,000 Is 10 bo divided. There are no other
bequests lave those to hear relatives.
The Iowa relatives cOle In for a generous
shore. To Mr. Rlr'H Ister , Sarah Alider-
son. and her husbaml and children , who lIve
at Ida Grove , 10. . $250,000 Is blllueothell , to
be divided equally olong thom To time
family of WIIII Fair . brother at thl , deceased -
ceased , also residents or Ida Grove , 10. $50-
000 Is bN1ulathCl. Time family ot 1 < wlrd
) " air another brother residing In Ida Grove ,
In , are willed $20,000 To Mary Jane I.unlly ,
laughtlr of tIme testutor's deceased brother ,
Thomas Fair 1 . antI her chlllren , who reside
It Correctiommviiio . In. , $10,000 II bequeathed.
Another $10,000 Is willed to time ramly ot
JOICS ii , Fair 1 of lila Grove , who Is u son or
the deceased brother , Thomas Fair . 'rhe
other bequests or money are $250,000 10 the
family or a sister , Mary J. Crotlrs , or San
Jose , Cal : $50,000 10 the faml ) ' or 1 brother ,
Andrew Fair . or San Jose Ca\ antI 50,000
to lerlln Oelrlchs of New York , son-In- ,
law oC the deceaseti
IN TRUST FOil I IllS CII.ttN. ,
Time residue or the vast estate Is left In
trust 10 1 hearth oC executors , consisting ot
'a.- Mr Pair's atorey , W. H. Gootlfeliow , James
' B. Angus and l.uls C. Breeze , all or this
city , 1111 Tholas U. Orothers , a nllhew , re
. .Idln In Sa/ Jose. As trustees without
bonds thlY are directed 10 hell In trust and
/onage the estate \\lylng or selng amid
/akln hnllroVellnt as they mar Ileel lit
during the lives of tIr alr's daughters.
Mrs. Theresa Oelrlchs ot New York 111
' Miss Virginia Fair , ale Ivln ! In New York ,
. amid his lon , Charlls I. . Fair of this city .
, . .a . I Is directed that the net monthly income
of time estate shall be lqualh' divided olong
these three heirs during their iivet. Not
until the death of the three chliiren Is the
utah to be Inall' divided.
Time \NIUlst to the Bon , Charles I. . Fair .
ends wih his death , , and his share or the
InclO shall revert to his sisters or their i ,
children , pendJng the Inal distribution . In
case eithmer sister dies her inconme shah
eiher slstlr tlls. Incole shal re-
Volt to her chidren , or In case either die !
Without blue , to the chlllren of the olher ,
tauKhter , anti In case neither daughter 110\11
1 direct heir , 10 time descendants of the
brothers ami sisters of the Ileroasd ,
, , Upon time fnal tlstrlbuton of the estale.
eubBrquent IQ the death pt the three clmlidreim ,
I II wlld that oneIluarter of time estate
1 Ihol be transferred to time children , or do.
Icentants of each of tha two daughters , and
time remaining one-half to the brothers . anti '
stators of the deceased , or their descemolammts.
In case either daughter leaves no Issue , the
e-quarter interest thus willed shah fall
tp the hllrl of the other taulhter shal , In
case neither daughter leaves issue . to the
aescndlnta of the brotherl aimmi ! blstes here- '
totere mimentloimeil.
, Senator Fair In lila will declares he II
hot married anti baa no chld ' n other than
thou mentioned . T &old clalimis ot at-
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iegetl titles be Icu'e $50,000 to any possible
widow , anti $ GO.Oo to any other children , that
are decided hy law to M hiB.
Jt"th ot l'rciliient iniitIm.
KANSAS CITY , Dee. 2.-W. W. Smah ; ,
president et the Mluourl anti Kansas Tele-
phone company , died at his home here this
morning ot 'lvulsr disease of the heart.
lie had been ill for two years. Mr. Smith
was born In Charle ! ton , Inll. . fnY'ven years
ago. lie was at one time vice president of
the Ilnnis Central & Louisville railroad ,
with headquarters at Cincinnati , He became
Interested In electricity ant took charge of
the entire telegraph department of the lug
Four roall. Afterwards he became Inler-
eAtel1 In telephone . antI was the frAt general
manager of the telephone exchange at Indian-
apols , He was the Inventor of many 1m.
pronments In telephone exchange .ork.
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PAIS , Dcc. 29.-The widow of Charles
Albert Feebler , the celebrated French actor
Is I denlt I"lchter 11111 In New York Algust
I , 18i9. S
NE13RASK. . MANUFACTURERS.
Striving to I"lrelo time . interest In 10mo
Indultry.
The directors of the Manufacturers and I
Consumers' association of Nebraska IleM a
Illtng In their rooms In The flea bulling
yesterlay oterloon , The following members
cf the association were present : W. A. Page ,
Aaron Cholwlck , Samuel Iees , I 0. 1lbbe ,
GrgeV. . Mercer , 1. . M. Ihlm enl Don
Farrell I , jr.
I was explained that time meeting hall been :
called by the president at the rlluest at a' '
number of traveling men , who athlressell the
Colowlng to Secretary holmes : The under-
signed commercial travelers , representing the
hushlldS , houses OpIJOs1& our nmlS , Illmlng
It advisable that a meeting be hall between
the traveling men representing Nebraska
houses amI your association , respectfully rl-
cutest that a meetng b arranged between
IS anti the directors oC your association to
Plrrlct arrangements for I convention , the
object of which shal be a discussion as 10
the best means or strengthening Nebraska's
Interests and encolraglng lucre Crlndly rela-
tons among the trade In general J tl Leon-
ard , lcCord Brady company : H , E. Wntzke ,
Uiimmiore & HUhl : : . Meyer. I rel Krug BrewIng -
big coml1ny : ' V. I. . Eastmnn , Morse-Coe
Shoe company ; M.V. . Hayley , : . g. Smith
& Co. : J. Ii. Itch , Wilams & Cross : g. J.
Roe Gate City lat company.
The following traveln men were present :
:1 Meyer . : . W. Hayley , W. L. Eastman
amI M. W. Ityerson
GAVE TIllER IDEAS.
Iresllent l'age called upon the travelng
mOi to give their Ileas as to what they would
like to have the association 10. : Ir. Meyer
salt that his idea was to have the association
assist In bringing about a convention at the
traveling men cf time state. A good many or
the traveling men of the state are already
striving to encourage time sale of Nebraska
made Qls. On the other hand , a good
many have pahl very little attention to the
home Inlustry movement all do not know
much about It. A year ago there was a
good deal said nbout the home Industry
movement , but since then It has dropped
orf , and Is mmot being pushed as hard as
Cormerly. The object at the proposed meet-
lug Is to bring about a renewal of Interest
In the movemont. At the same time the
traveling men could beconic.personahiy acquainted -
qualnet : with Neh other and with the manu-
Cacturlrs all Jobbers.
Mr. Ryerson said that lIe till not have
the least doubt but what a meeting or the
traveling men would result In a great deal
oC Rood to the state. I time traveling men
or Nebraska could all bo interested In the
heme Industry mOVlment It would do more
than any other one thing to help develop
the Industrlls oC the state.
Irlsltent Page said that he thought I
would be a good Idea to hoW a convention
lasting two lays It least winding up In the
evening with a banquet.
The traveling men present thought that It
would be aa easy matter to get the great
/laJorly of the travelIng men In the eastern
port of the state to attend such I convention ,
I was proposed that the traveling men
reprlsentnc houses In all the cities at the
state should be Invited
Mr. Rbeem said that he was very much In
favor of the schmenme . and that he believed
It would result In interesting the representa-
tves of the jobbing houses at the state In the
development of home Industries.
Secretary Holmes read cards Cram F. M.
Ferguson , representing time Omaha Coal ,
Coke and Lime conmpany and Frank E. Eng-
lsh , representing Parln , Orendorf & Martin
company , regretting their Inability to be
present at time meeting.
Samuel Rees said It It could be carried
out successfully he would be In favor of
the schome.
WILL EAT HOME PRODUCTS.
E. P. Davis sold that he thought It would
bo well 10 count the cost and then see Ir the
Iloney could bo obtalmmed. I It could then
go In for it. He thought It would be a
good Idea to give a home industry banquet to
the jobbers and thllr travelng men.
Mr. Mercer sold that there were a great
many articles made In the slate with which
the traveling men were not acquainted. He
beleve II Ihat I would be a good plan for the
munufacturlrs to give one of their series
of banluets In the honor of the traveling
mcn ami jobbers of Nebraska . He thought
that I banquet of that kind given to the
traveling men woull do as much good or
moe than any of the banquets held out In
the ! state , After the traveling men hall been
1rought together they could then ( hold their
meetngs for the discussion of ways and
means for Ilromotng the commercial interests .
ests of the slate
The following was moved and carried :
"Vimereas , Great good can be accomplshed
by a conventon of time traveling men of
Nebraska lmommses . whore acquaintance can
bo formed between them and acton be
tuken In the Interest or home trade : there-
rare. bo I
"Itesolveti , That the association Iwreby In-
vies time traveling men representing Ne.
braska manuCaclurers und jobbers 10 melt
In convlnton In Omaha on blanlt tiate
"He ol'ld , That this association wi tcnder
10 time traveling men and Jobbers a banquet
of hOle made goods on time evening of bionIc
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dmmte
The following were appointed a committee
to cal u\on the Jobbers anti ascertain Ir
they wilt allow their traveling men 10 at-
tll,1 ( I meetng and banqlet as propoltl :
O. C. holmes , l. W. Hycron anti M. W.
HaylIY. TIre cOl'lmltle ' wil also ascertain
\viien It wi be most cOl'lnlent for time
tra\lng men 10 atend the banquet. They
will report at a mletng to ho hell emi Satur
Ilay afternoon.
The folowing were elected members of time
association : Irchanl , Ilrithge & Co. , mmmiii-
mi-
ers ut Norfolk , Norfolk I"olndry & Maimufac-
luring comllany , 1011In 'alorlng commmpany
of Omaha , Iulenty Plow cOI\any , manufacturers -
turers of hey cultvalors . at Nebraska City
' ' " , R ltot'cR'cr for the 1'11 Ihaler .
ChICAGO , Iec , :9.-Joseph Ulman or
New York anti Pimillips , Iolzer & Co. or
l.ondol , loday fed a bill asking for a receiver -
clh'er for the Walt , Perlolat company , time
Chicago rur , Iea\er \ whose place was closed
on I chattel morllage last Monday . The
New York and London firms are creditors
of time Insolvent eoml'any , anti ask that Its
affairs be wound up at once. Is
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lubb"lt nf II Trim Tholl""t Iraft ,
DES MOINES , Dec. 29-Speciai ( Tie-
gram.-Jaeob ) Simane , real estate dealer of
Coon Rapids , 10. , reported to time Iolce lat
evening that he had been drugged and robbed
of a draft on the First National ant or Ciii.
cage for $10,00. He had gone to the south-
eMlern hart of the city to ieok at some prop.
erl ) S fol"
Old 'alo uf Jealousy amid 101bl. ' lrdrr.
IONHOm'I.I.E , Ala" , Dec. 29.-At Iluim-
ters Hill . lonrp county , 1oss Malts In a fit
of Jealous rage shot and killed his fiance ,
1.lnle thuitim. lie ( lien commi lot ! suicide by
cutting lila own throat. Some trifling
'cutng throt. Irlflng aten-
ton received by the girl rrm an old suitor
Ilreclllatet the double S Ingedy.
ChPfrllt Ih'lublcal. 11 COI'rntol ,
( lln'I NN , Dec. -Speelal ( Telegrammm . )
-'he republican city convention was hlll
In Cheyenne tOIIht. lion . Samuel Merrlii
\\01 nomlnut tor Ia'or by lerrl
Mr. MCI'rl Is a 1 lnlJr of the state senate
and a prominent wholesale lumbtr man ,
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lARD FICII FOR l IREMEN I
Men Suffer Grel\ty ' From OoH and Appl\- .
rtus Pl\rtly Frozen Up.
SE.VERAL CARRIED nOME INS ENSllE
one of Them In R Critical Comthitlon-t'ommr
lundre1 TholARnc lollara' Worth of
l'roiterty ) IAtroclt Icforo the
1uo : : W 'aq Extititmishemi.
xtl'IAhed.
LOUSVI.I.E , Dcc 29.-Flre broke out
between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning In
time five-story bulllng of Stuckey , Brent &
Co. , general mercllandlse , on Sixth street
between Main and Water Three alarms
were quickly turned In , as the building Is
located In the business part of the city. The
entire fire department was eon on the
grounds , hut time fire spread rapllly , soon
guting the Stuckey-Brent bulllng , and
communicating to time rear of the five-story
buiding occupied by J. 11. Quast & Co. ,
boots antI shoe . enl Dareford , Lawson &
Co. , Illnery , burnell Its way through to
Main ' strcet. In a short tle this bulllng
was also completely gutted , and the tire-
men devoted their efforts to saving the adjoining -
joining buiimlings .
The large slx.story wholcsale dry goods
house of Robinson , Norton & Co. , odJolls
the Cuaste bulling on time wet side , but the
wind was blowing from the west , all the
Hobilson & Co. building was saved. Hob.
Inson , Norton & Co. , hOWe\'el , lose nbout
$10,000 on dry goods that were stored In the
cellars oC the buldhlRS destroyed ,
Time wlnther was bitterly cold , antI the
freman surcred considerably , being com-
pelell to stolid In pools of water whl
f htng the flames. Owing to the fact tlt
time water tower was CrOZln up , the depart-
memitm'as unable to use it.
By 4 o'clock the fremen had the tire un
der control ,
ter . was one of time fiercest fires wimicim has
visited the wholesale district oC Main street
1.'rol mmmidmmigimt to 4 o'ciock the battle for
supremacy ragld between the nhnost frozen
fremen and time famls , all I was not cain
the plucky threaten under the Ilalershlp
of Major lughes were almost prostrtetl by
the cell that time progress of the fire was
checlted , and the block Cram Sixth to Se\nth
streets was saved from destruction . As :
result of time frl the buildings occupied by
:
Stucltey , Brent & Co. emi Sixth street be.
tween Main and Water , J. B. Quast 533
Main J. A. Gerot . 531Vest Main street , anti
C. I Bliss & Co. , 629 West Main street
were completely gutted and tIme entire stocks
totally mostroved.
Time losses so Car as known were as Col
lows : Stuckey Brent & Co" , SOOOO , In
stmrance $83,000 ; building owned by Mrs.
Mary n , Trevis. 30.000 : J. M Robinson ,
Norton & Co. . $16,000 : J. II. Quast & Co .
$40,000 , Inerance , ; 38,00. Biss & CO,8
loss wi reach $50.000 ; partially Insured.
Gerst & Cos loss Is not known , but Is
thouRht to be about $30,000. Joseph Hughes ,
chief of the fro department Is now lying In
a critical condition at engine house No.3 ,
imaving ben carried from the scene of the
fire suffering from a congestive chi , brought
on by standing In water a Coot deep , and exposure -
posure to the extreme cold. Several other
firemen were removed , having fallen Cram
exhaustion and co\1
TWO NI W YORK FIhtliEN MEET I ) ATI
Fire him u Gus Fixture Factory Causes a 1.088
< or Life.
NEW YORK , Dec. 29.-Battalion Fire
Chief John Dressnan and Fireman John L.
Rooney of truck 12 Wlre killed today by the
falling of 1 floor during the progress of a
fire which gutted several stories of the Gas
and Electric Light Fixtures factory ot time
Cassidy & Son Manufacturing company , 124
West Twenty-Courth street. The fire did
$60,000 worth of damage. Assistant Foreman -
man William Hennessy ot Engine Company
18 had I leg broen. and several other fre ,
)
men were slightly Injured.
At 4 o'clock an hour before the fro was
discovered. the watchman made his rounds
of the building . accompanied by one at the
managers of the factory Mr. Howard. The
later had been out of the city on business
for the firm. and wished to maim on In-
specton of the promises-before the workmen
came on duty. 'Vhen the tire was tls-
covered It hat made considerable progress.
The building Is six stories In lmeighmt and
extends Ihrough from Twcnty.thlrd to
Twent-fourth street. On the ground floor
the building extends througi l without '
break , but above there Is n well hole which
leaves a space of twenty-five feet between
the two buildings directly In the center of
the block. When the firemen responded the
flames were bursting through the three
upper floors or the buiding , All the fire
was on the Twenty-tourth street side , and
did imot . cross the well opening to the Twenty-
third street buiding at any time. The
flames must have started In the fifth floor ,
where the chandelier arms are mado. Thlre
are a number at
buffing machines on this
floor , and I may have been a smouldering
spark from one of these that caused the
outbreak. Except the second floor , which Is
occupied by the furniture manuCacturlng
house at H. H. Horner & Co. , the Cassidy
compalY occupies the whole buiitlimmg.
Chlcf Dresnam svasbn the fourth foor direct ,
Ing the movemlnts or his men whln suddenly
the two upper floors came down There was
a heavy water panic on the roofand the flames
having weakened its supports I came
tumbling town , carrying wih It the fifth
floor. The whole mass of blazing tlebrls
fell on the firemen pinning Dressnam and
Rooney under the girders. Time other men
were near the head at the stairs , and with
the first cracking at the tmbers hastened
toward time stairs They reached thlm In
safety. but the stairs fell as they were hur
tying lown , and the men fell In a heap on
time third floor. Assistant Foreman Hen-
nessy's rIght leg was broken , anti Fireman
Arman waa also Injured. Their companions -
panions dragged them 10 a place of safety.
Then a heroic effort was made to rescue
nressnam anti Hoonoy. The fames were kept
from attaclcimmg time bodies at the two Unfortunate .
fortunate men , but they couM not be reaclld
by their comrades The smoke ss'itimln the
bulhlng was suffocating , and time danger of
anal her fall from time upper floors was so
great that I wa not deemed prulent to
expose the would-be rescuers to deatim
l'lU . 1 lf1 Jell 'ru .IIST.
house lurnclt Iown nlli time I"url , , \
mOlt Frozen to loRth.
WINNEPEO , Mani" , Iec. 29.-A dispatch
from Regina , N.V . T. , says that the house
ot William Thompson , a farmer , twenty-five
mies north of this place , burned yesterday
morning , the Inmates barely escaping In their
night clothes , Mrs. Thompson and three
chidren were bally burned and one cimilti
chil
died shortly after being taken from the
imouse PlacIng his wife and the remaining
chlt In a hen house , Thompson set out for
1 neighbor's house , I mie and A quarter
away , having only seine rags around his
feet , being otherwise nude , alhough the
thermometer was 30 Ilegrees below lie
reached \\'lbln 100 yards of time neighbor's
hous , when ins rel Ixhaust and almost
frozen stiff . Fortunately ho teas \ seen antI
was carried Into the house and cared ror.
When assistance rached Mrs. Thompson and
chid time frost hod aIMed 10 the torture of
their burns , and It Is doubtful whether they
can survive . Thompson Is also In a critical
condl ion .
lon.GUAIN
GUAIN EI \\TUH UUUN ) .
juantilios uf " 'h.at , Flour nrl oats Ue-
.trlred nt JImlnford.
IfmNGJ'ORD , Neb. , Dcc 29-Spe. (
cal Telegram.-Thmu ) Alliance elevator
of this city took fire last nlgbt ant
bumed to the ground with Its
full contents of about COO bushel
at wheat , 10,000 POunds of four ,
600 buehels or oats amp a great amount or
feed The origin or the fire II unknown , as
It had stool idle for the Ilast twenty-four
hours The elevator was owned by the AI
10nce Milng . complny of Ahilance. No In ,
Ie Null ! ll n..trIJed.
SUN UHY POSTOFFICE , Pa. , Dec. 29-
Van Men's non mi at Northumberlanll , two
mies from here , was totally destroiel by
fire today . The Sunbury department was
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called upon and went to the scene of the fire
on I special train over the Hnsrltnla raii-
road. The fire orlglnatet1 InUl engine rom ,
Four Ihouanll kegs of nails were testroyed ,
The .Ioss Is $0.000 , about 1.1 Insured The
m1 employed 200 men and' , boyL
IUINIU UOWN It'fAN . noun.
1lnntor Destroyed - "t Toll' ' wih I.ou or
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t.lte-A heavy l.e..a.
TOLEDO , Dee 29.-Th ttayton & Michi-
gan elevator n burned t I o'clock this
morning and Is n total Ib 's I
ane
Chris Dandelion , nn old ; \ rnploye , was In
the lop ot the bulling whcn It caught fire
anti was unable 10 escoN. Probably no
vestige of the both' will ever be round , as
time heat was terrlmc. A Fmal residence
near by was also destroyd1 anti several
other damnagetl.
Time elevator contained 625.000 bushels of
wheat and 40,000 of corn worth Hleso Thc
Ilevator buiding was "aluel at $ GOOOO.
Total los $566,800 , on which there Is ' 350 , .
000 insurance.
The cause or the fire Is absolutely tin-
known , The elevator slooll at the bentl ot
the river , on time cast able , antI a stiff breeze
was blowing down stream , which ranntt the
l/mls so time fire Ilelartlent was absolutlly
powerless Within on hour Ihe bul\lng was
completely ) ' consumNI and nothing but wrlck-
aRC and I bugo heal at smoking grain larks
.
the sie.
Time only thing certain concerning tIme
origin of the fire Is that i started In one
at the tipper floors . Those on the outside or
the building first dlsconrel 1 breaking
through the tipper Whlllo\s , When the
Inmls hal renchetl considerable heUlwa ) '
the bronzed nml gray bearlletl race of the
oM slmoutmamm . Chris Dandelion , was seen at
a wimmilomy. A swirl or smoke obscurcll the
wlntlow fur a moment anti ho was never
seen "gain , The fierce gale carried burning
uranus for long dlslances amid several buibi-
Ings at a I\stance were thus fIred , but , the
fires were extngulshell with slight loss.
TENDERLOIN OF HORSE.
Novel IRIt/ot Uh'en by mm Newark 'Vet-
erlnlry tftIrgcoIm.
A banquet of horsllesh was given by Veterinary -
erlnary Surgeon James D. Hopkins at
Newark , N. J. , on time eVlnlng of the 19th ,
The Idtchen was glvlI over to the chef amid
his assistants , the timing room and lJrls : to
time guests , the ladies at the Iloctor's Camly
having been banlshcd to the upper region
Three waiters kept up constant comlunl ,
cation between the table amid the kitchen ,
caton ant
DII the doctor kept hlB place at the henll or
the table throughout the evening , rcetng
each new COllr enl urging hll to cat , or
repealng the history of the horse they were
cltng anti telling howhollsole horsenesh
Is and how he expects It to tale its Ilace In
the markets oC the country In a short timime
tme
ant be sell on its mmierits.
Time most mmractical arlument for time In-
trodllctioilorse . meaticvcr ; \ , - was te ;
, manner In which It was served up on this
occasion , enl I sellld clrtaln hint ( the
rich as well as the poor woull be convinced
at its merits If they could get It cooked as
nr. hopkins had It prepared. There was
horsetai soup , soup richly flavored amid
nourIshing : baled sadlie ot horse wih
horseradish sauce , amI brolell tenderloin of
imorse . whie the piece do resistance was a
rib roast. There was 1 pot roast anl
plenty of broiled steaks and breaded cut-
leIs , with all Imaginable coups and relishes
and a variety at vegetables" _ There was a
great deal at jocular conversation at the
table and all sorts of horse talk. but not the
slightest indication of qmtahmmmlsimmmess. Every-
body went there with tIle intention of eat-
leg what the doctor had prepared , and the
first taste of the palatable soup encouragel
oil to go on with time courses
A relJreslntalve from 'the ' Hammond
I0re Sausage factory In I rthlr Indiana
attended time monthly hprse sales at Crown
Point. lie made It no ; aecret . and said ho
was there to buy all the broken down
horses he could " which would be made Into
sausage at all dlscrlptomr , dried beer , corned
beef frankfurters , etc. IDurlng the day he
purchased over a car l Ocl : ' of cripples at
from $3 to $5 a imead Horses that have been
on the streets there for the , fast twenty-five
years brought as high as , $ I apiece. The
poorer oC the hot . the buyer says , wi be
used for "red-hots" as ffr . h In saloons.
In Indiana there Is no law ' against killing
and soiling horse meat : , t C'fls ' thought time
State Doard at Health will , I toke the mat-
ter up.
YALE BOYS' CONCERT
hotter Titan on Former OccRMlons-GroeUn
from Old FrieiitI
The friends of "Old Yale" were out last
night In full evening tress 10 welcome their
favorites at Doyd's theater. The theater was
beautifully draped with the blue of Yale and
the stage with the AmerIcan flag. The scene
was a pretty one , and the Yale glee and
banjo club were enthusiastically received by
tie select , alhough not large audience.
A number of the faces at the club were
familiar 10 the Omaha IJeople. having been
seen here on previous occasions. A great
Improvement was noticed In the character
of the entltalnment given compared with
former concerts , and Instead or being ama-
lelrlsh , as might to a certain extent be ex-
plcled , It wa at a higher order , and lS the
entertainment progressed each selectIon was
received with more enthusiasm and satisfac.
ton by the audience.
Time "Alma Mater" rendered by the glee
club wa a catchy song , and was well re-
ceived. The selections of Mr. Laphal and
club were favorites. Mr. Green's singing
and impersonations were a feature at the con-
cert and his Gong , the "Sweetest Story Ever
Told , " greatly pleased the autlience and he
was compelld to respond to several encores.
The selections sung by time "Negro Sweep
Quartet" were secoml only to those sung by
Mr. Loclciamimi. Time quartet rendered thllr
selections In a manner that suggested a great
deal of hard work In
Ieal rcachlng the perfection
perlecton
shown.
The premier part of the concert were the
songs sung by Mr. Lockland , and he showed
himsel 10 be an artist of ability. ills songs
were all of a catchy nature and were re-
celvetl wih more enthusIasm than any olher
numbers on the program.
The selections of time banjo and Ilndoln
clubs were rendered In a much more artiotic
artetc
mannlr titan those of a year ago.
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News fur lie Imrm.my.
WAShINGTON , Dec. 29.-ifipecinl ( Tele-
gram-Iojor ) John C. Mallory , Corps > of
gnglneerl , will report to Colonel Charlls
T. Alexander , oSHlllant surgeon Henerll ,
president oC the army retiring boa/'tl , at
reUrlnl lt
the Ann ) ' building . New York , for examina-
ton Ii ) ' the boartl.
SleolHI 1.leutennnt Robert J. liowze , Slxlh
cavalry ) ' , Is releved tram duty as Judge nil-
vocate of the general court rnmtrtimml I con-
nl
vened at the military prison . Fort Leaven-
worth , Ktmn. . and Second 1.lentennnt Wii-
lam H Ii , Chapman , 'l'wenUeth infantry Wi-
relevld from duty ns member at said court
anti Iletolell as judlo advonte thereof ,
Fifteen day's' extension or Ilavo ot nb-
Slnce Is grontld Slconlll.leutlnlnt , Etlss'ard
J. 'rimberiake , ir . Second artillery . gdwlrt
Leave of absence for two 10nthl , 10 take
effect on or aoout January 15 , 1t95 , Is
Iranted Captain Daniel , C , Ptlnn , Second
'
cavnlry. I
The leave grnted Captain / I' dJu/HI M.
Webster , Second , Infuntn' . " Dlpartment or
the Platte , Is extended twnty.one days
By dimectiomi of the
ly th''cton Iecfetlry of war 1
board of olcers Is mmppoiited , ' to meet It
the cal ot the prealdept , HIreot ; at Fort
McIntolh , Arlz'l for timetexmmijmfmtion or ciii.
ex/mlnaton 01.
cermi for promotion . 11t1 for board : Lieutenant -
tenant Colonel JaCoh F . lent hhteenth I
Infantr : Major Wlrt 1n'ls , 1"lfh cavalry ;
Major Francis Moore , I ' lfll ; cavalry : Cap-
tnln Wilam 1 linnister assistant our-
Heon : First Lieutenant HobErt S , " 'oolllon ,
assistant surgeon : Secolll r lrutenant llemmry
lenry
P. Ferguson , Twent.thlrl Intantry , rc
corder. , , '
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Sn1lnJs Jlnl , Cloposlt nouu ,
SPOKANT , Wnsh. , Doc. 29.-TIme Commercial -
cial Savings hank , 1 small concern , closed
its doors today. John WI"hdl at Beanlon
Is president antI D. K. McDonall1 " cashier
Thmese , with J. C. Jeeler or "Almira , Charles
Y. \'afiumam of Spokane and George 1 . gl
mons ton tire directors. Time cmipltmml stock Is
.r.O. Time last otatermient isSUed October
2. Is as Jolo\s : Capital. $0.se ) : loa 11 , $ l'J.-
15 : cash anti , excimango , $ 32,421 I ; I'roltl ( , $5'JlS ;
tel.sls , $33,962.
.
litc'Imp.l hy it IrokC1 itnml .
WICI1I'i'A , Han . , Dee 29.-An tc oJJolo-
lion train on the 'Fm-imtco railroad '
ton 'I"llco ralro.ul was
ditched near Ilau10nt today ant FIreman
Mat Aldridge was killed and Engineer Ion-
roe seriously hurt. A broken mali caused
tilt wreck. The 'nBin UII nIne cars
jumped the track. Th passenger coach re-
flmailied on the track , but none or Its occu-
pants were injured.
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READY TO STEP OUT :
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estate , anti It Is n mater of record that I
lJde $10,000 on a deal of real . estate on tIme
northeast corner of Liberty and Washington
streets . I have been lucky enough 10 make
money on other 11181 $ . 1 8m also interested
wih my brothers.ln.law In the 'enderloot
maine at Webb City . Mo.
command "how ? litany " detectives ore under your
"Timirtyflve detective sergeants amid thirty
detectives , "
of "What ? " precinct tll you first have charge
"The I"irst preelncl , , "
INE' NOTING , O I.ACIOIAI. .
"AntI Burns , your warlmnn , levied black-
luau on bulllers amid other People while you
score there ( ? "
"I 1 never knew of it. 1 always fOII\1 hunts
to be n conselentols anti hravo man , "
Mr. Got Ihln asked time wlnlss a nUlber
or qlstons about the collctons ! or monl ) '
for protecton , both In time First 1 Rul me\
enth precincts , but time inspector positvely
Icnletl all kmmowletlge of such collectiomma . lie
explnlnell how he went , at the direction ot
ex-Assistant Dstrict AtornlY Welman , to
the French lute Pier to Intercellt Mm-mt .
Schubert , the much wonted witness , but she
went b ) ' another steamlr anti escaped.
Mr. Gel then asked him about the assaul
emi Auglstne E . Costello , t\ lmosvspaper ro'
porter , who tcstletl that the Inspector ( then
cnl'taln ) hall hi 11m on the face with brass
knucks on the night of the jh of NO\'cm-
her ISSS
"I never lt him , and I was s\tn In the
stati house when he ' , "
stnt6n he'IS brought In
Suplrlnte/ullIt B'rnel was then calleti.
force ' 'hioss' ? " long ha\e you blln 0/ time police
"About thirty-two years. 1 waR appointed
captain In ISiO , Inspl'tor In 18S0 , timid was
made superintendent on April 12 , IS92 ' '
\\'hat property have yomm ? " ,
Time slperlnle/lllnt gave the loratol or
limo property which he said was all 11 his
wife's free amid /1m clear ! , I Imou/tell to $292,500 , mill
" 10Ild ) 'OU blome possessed of such an
amount of \\'ealh ? "
10W lfl'iINES IAnE illS MONEY .
"Wel , rrom the tme that I wns 1lacel lu
ehargo of time detective tlepartmeut I was
thrown amongst mlny promlncnt " 'al street
men anti I bought stocks. Among the stocks
I bought were \'nbasim , U/lon Pacfc , West-
er Union and Soutlr Ilcl 1 c. The laic
Jay Gould WIS my Crie/l , amid ho acted 11
my broker. lie made ' ( or mo $230,000 , ami
since his death his son George has made
$42,000. I have I letter rrom George , Goull
giving time amounts made , which Is In my
safe , l/ul J 1 will most wiingly give to tIme
comlilee , "
"Where tlil you first wt your money ? "
"A Crleml oC Senalo/ ' Ilhnenamed Dnr-
ridge I very old man who lived In BuchlSS
county , left me $1,000. I bought property
amid sold I , ant made some mommey. Old
Commollore VIlllerblt nskld mo on emma occasion -
clslon It I hall any money , 1111 I said yes , I
hall $ : , OOO. lIe asked mo for It ali I brought
I to imini About six or twelve months
afterwards I got $6.000 back , al he hall In-
vested It very successfully for me This
made me worth Rome $20,000 In 1S15 "
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The wltnlss then told a long story ns to
how ho hcm" acquainted with Jay Gould.
I was throuRh catching a man who wrote
threatening letters. : Ir. Gould offered him
a present , but ho reCused. Then Mr. Gotmld .
ho said , offered to \uy stocks for him and
did not want to accept any mmmargins but
D'fls insisted. Ho Imt up $10,000 , with time
rosul that the amount was increased to
$20,000. lie said he coul not remember
just where he got time $10,000 , but he had I
all right , ho declared . At the present tme
he held 5,400 shares of stock some his own
and some on mor lns.
"Every turn ef the wheel , " said be . "means
5,400 lost or gained , " Ho estimated : he was
worth ; 350,000. He refused to tel the nomlS
of the stocks , as many people might go
down town Monday and lose their mane ) ' .
. ,
"I am willing to give their names In coil-
flence to the commitee all cou/sel , but 1
don't want them to be made publc . "
Then Mm . Golf asked as to the suppression
of prostitution.
prosttuton.
"When I became acting superintendent I
put down about 60 houses In the city. After
1 became superintendent there came a
change. These women , when they came be-
fore the police commlsloners and said they
paid protection . would not be believed.
I thlY went before the police Justice they
were not believed : If thlY went before the
grand jury they were not beleved , I endeavored -
deavorld to put an el1 to the evil , anl
ordered these houses to be broken up , If
possible.
" 1 wont to give Dr. Parkhurst all the
help I can although he Is bounding me
every tmo he gets a clmaimce. Dr. Parlthurst
has created 1 public sentmlnt which would
never have existed , and without which It
would be Impossible to have compelled the
owners of Ihese housls to give up their
business as they have done "
,
EFI ORT TO CHECK AnUSES.
"When I became slperlntendent I believed
the department was honeycombed with cer-
lain abuses. In orler to put an end 10 that
state of things I transterrell many of the
officers to other precIncts . /otablY the Eley-
cnth Fourtelnth , Fifteenth , Twenty-second
and Twenty-ninth. I I thought the officers
transferred were not doing their duty I
transferred them again I may say that I
made I possible for the committee to con-
duct this Investgaton whim the succes that
I has ( lone. " ( Applauso. )
"Then , " said Mr. Golf , "your evidence Is
that but for the erorts of Dr. Parkhurst
and time publc effect oC the Icton of the
committee you will be powerless to hut aim
end to this state of things. Only for these
thh1gS uemI ? " wOIII this corrupton have contirm-
uel : I would to some extent "
,
Why ? " ,
"Decause I am so ted up. 1 have no
power to detail special men In any precinct.
I could not move a man from here to Four-
teenth slreet wihout an order ( rolls LImo
1)011CC commissioners "
polco
"But two commissioners have sworn that
you exercise all time power "
"That Is not so " ,
" \Vell , as to the blaciunoiing ot timer-
chants antI storekeepers ? "
"Oh , I I was to attempt 10 suppress the
abuses at corporation ordlna/ces 1 woull
not be soperlnlcndent ot police In I weelt "
Mr. Golf then read an extract from an Interview -
terview In which Mr. nyrnes was reported
to have said that the agents or the Iarlt-
hurst society were l\lll on a/\1 fostering
cm-lImit He lt tIme same lme sahl he would
department not do all In his power to purge the police
" 1 /ever , " said the superlntlnlenl , "malle
time statements atrlhutel to Inc In Ihat Inter-
view. I reported several eaplalns for not
carrylnl ant their mutt ) ' , and asked Ihat a
rule be made Hntllrln ! the inspectors 11-
1mb for their districts , hut thll the commissioners -
sioners rerused " ,
"have you ever occelltet 10nlY for /ot
carrying out time law ?
"I never occel'tetl a dollar In my life unless
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honlsty .
Wines went on to say that I he hal
been dlshoneit he would not have hell his
loslton as long as he imami
"I wauted 10 resign , but I Illl not think
I would be doIng my duty 10 the citizens
\y so doing , " Time aUllence here broke
Into applause .
HANDCAPPED ny PO.ITICS.
Wlnlss then ( stated that as long as poll-
tics govlrlll the allpolnlments the Ilolce
would neyer he Ifclont ,
Superlntlndlnt Byrnes Ihen IlscuSietl the
exclbe law anti , ball It was Imposblble 10
detect violations If len went In unltorms ,
but Ihat tIme commlslonlrs would not allow
alow
the men to net otherwise . Ilgarlng the
11001 ) sellers. he said that his hanth were
tied until time mayor instructed the magistrates -
trates to convict the } eel sellers. As soon
as this was done he IJroke tholr business up
The Illerence or Com/iuloner Martn with
the captains at the tme at the IS92 election
was twn referred to , a 1\1 Superlntenlent
Byres dcscrlbt- the l etng as follows :
"Commmmnbssiommer Martin toll me he was going
10 attend time meetng of police captains I
bad calell on the Sunday before electon (
day to Instruct thlm as to ta'lr duties . I
loll him I Ihought It better for him not 10
come there ( , lie asked McCave , time repub-
lcan commissioner , to COle , but he refused ,
Mr. Martin Illstet on admlresslnmg the cap.
talus , anti 101(1 timemn not to allow time Utmited
States mnarsimals to interfere with thiermi , I
objectetl to this , anti instructed time mmmen aim
to their exact duties , "
. "But ( iomnnmiimsiommer Martin swore tlmut ime
ss.onlt at your request , '
"lie swore to what was false , "
"Anti thmat you asked hmImn to address tIme
amen , "
"That Is also false. When I refused to let
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his instructions go to the captnns they were
so PiCLtse(1 that two of them came nth kissed
my hand. "
Ito denied that ime itnil over interfered
svitim him' . Parkimmmrst in hmis researches in time
Eleventh precimmct ,
Smiperintentient Ilyrnes then said timat ime
imati written a letter to Mayor-elect Strong
tentiering his resignatIon. lie hmammileti time
letter to Cimairnman i.exow , wimo transferrctl
it to Mr. Goff , Mr. ( loft requested Mr. Moss
to rend time letter , which was as folloss's :
I.iT1'Rht OF RESIGNATION ,
"POi.ICE I1RAEmQUAi1TEIIS , 800 MUL-
flEithtSTILEET , NE''OhtK , lec. 13 ,
iS9I-To Colonel V. ' . I. Strong : Dear Sir-
I appreciate as fully as ammy luau can time
treimmentloums responsibility timat ssIhl comae on
you whtti you tissuhrme time dmmtles of mayor
anti undertake time reforimi of tIme varlommo tie-
Parttiments of time city' governimient , I desire
1101 to be miii obstacle or aim etmmharrmissmnemit to
you in tmmmytiming that yea tummy tirolioso to tb
ss'Itim tito Police ilePartmmiemit , 0mm tIme con-
trnry , I svisim to aid you In any way that I
coil , I atistimime that you are hOW eommsbtterhmmg
wimttt actiomi yomi might to take at tIme outset
of your athmmiimmistmatiomt anti sclmat legislatIon
svlil be reqimireti to mnmmke such action iirnc-
tieni , I how' , timerefore , place iii ymmr imammtis
may request to lie retired froimi the host of
suiperimmtemuient , to ho imseti by you or not , at
ammy thmmmo after the ist of January as you sco
fit , Aimml let ate fumrtimer ammy timat you mmmny tie
emmtirely free to coimmmmmammti immy services , ati-
'ice ammtb immfortmimitiomm at nit ) ' titmie iii rc'garti
to tIme poi ice tiepartnmemmt . smit Ii which 1 ima5'e
beemi so lemmg commmmectmtb , 'omtr ( mlmeliemlt
servant , , ThOMAS ih\'ILNES. "
There was considerable applause whelm time
latter sm-mis commehmmtieti. As time ssItimess was
leaving time stammti , ime saId in reply to Semmator
Lexow :
"Time police force mimmmst be rcorgammizetl. Time
preitemit systemmi iii all ss'roimg , "
ltecolmmtlomms svero timen itasseti timammkhmmg all
wimo imatl teemi coticerimeti Iii tIme tmms'csttgatltimm
for time facilities cxtemttied to the commmmmiittee ,
Time cimnirmmmami timemm timammketl time district at-
tom-tiny for tlm cotmrtesies ime haiti extemmmied.
Mr. Goff mttntemi ime hmatb exanmitmeti Comtmmmmis-
shammer Mmmrimm's ( bookmi mmmii tlmere sins mmmii mmmi
entry timmtt neetled cxpiammmtiomm , I Ic timemi minimi
lie tumommgiit time I imammks of time commimnittee smere
thme to OffIcer Iegammit , svlmo was the first ito-
licemmmnmm to commmc ammti give immformmmmmtiomi aim to
time ssimolcsaie corrupt : otm Iii time 1101 bce depart-
immemit , Clmmmirnmaim Lexoms' alt1 tIme commmmmm'ttee ,
svimcn timey ssemmt immtu session at Alb.imy , , could
adopt aim ) ' ftmrthmer resoimitioima timey timommghmt fit.
lie , Oit behalf of ( lie comnmmmittee , expressoti
time hope timat time eoimmmmmissiommers wotilml tlemmi
faIrly withu Captaimm Creetlomm.
( uOF'F"S l'AItTING ShOT.
Mr. Gaff mouth ito desired to immake a few re-
mmmarks. lie coimmmimeimceti by payiimg a triiitmtm'
to time loyalty ammti devotboim of Imis associmites ,
Mr. Moss mmmmd Mr. Jeroimme , ammti especimtlly to
Mr. Moss , svimo immuti been ( 'ngmmcmi iii time work
of exposlimg tIme cortmptiomt exbstlmmg 1mm tIme pa-
lice departmmmt'rmt lommg hmefore ite multi Mr.
Jerommme imntl , lie timemm Paul lila respects to time
tmummmm-rotms clmammnels I iirommgim ss'lm 1dm it e hmmid received -
ceived itmformmmatiomm , antI to tIme geimtiemmmemm ss'ito
imad gone to time expemmec amid time trouble of
emmmployimmg Irivato detectives to wtiteii hmiimm ,
lest ito mmiigimt Ito smmbject to nssammlt or aim-
mmoya mice , Titomm gim t imis tea r catiseti it itmm 1mm tmcim
anmmoyatmcc , it never prevemitemi hilimm frommi ills-
cimargitmg his ditty , "I have never beemi a
Immoral cemmsor , for I mmmii mio better mmmii mme
worse timan tIme average nmamm. I imave commme
imero solely iii immy capmmelty as a Iassyer , atmil
'
tlomm't Propose to mmcl mis mm. timorallst or as a
reformmmer , I also desire to express 1mm ) ' wish
that time private detectives who ss'ero set by
vnrtes : concermmetl to watch will toil every-
timiimg timat they have cccii , I ask timat they'
sitommiti imot stab mime 1mm time back , bmmt imere
and publicly state time truth. "
Mr. Golf also referred to tIme abuses 1mm time
imiko cotmrts , excise tiepartmmmeimt amid tlepart-
nmomit of cimmuritles amid correctiomms , ammti said
limo poss'ers of time commmmmmItteo to commmiulete
testimimommy simoulti be gremtter , lie timanketi
time press for its stlpport.
Cimairmmian Lexoss' in it milmort speecim re-
tutrimetl timmmnks to time yam-bums omeermi for lime
courtesy displayed by tlmemmm , antI also to
limo counsel emmgageti in time lmmvestigatlomm , amid
declared time commimmmittee adjomirnotl slime die.
Antimoimy Coimistock has tutidresseti a letter
to time Lexow coimmimmittea regarding time state-
memmt mmmdc by a witmmoss mmmcmi Stroep oim
Timursday timat lie ( Streop ) lmmttl Paid Commi-
stock $1,000 to tiroit a prosectition agmtiimst
him for swimmdhing. Mr. Con'mstocic : tsks that ,
as ito imas been ( ielmled time right to refute
upoim time witness stmtmmd time allegations of
Streep , wimoin ho characterizes as a perjurer
and thrice commvicted critninmal , 1mb letter be
giveum tIme sammme publicity as svas time ahlegmu-
Lions of time witness , Streep.
' 'Time assault immamlo ulpomi mime by time comm-
nivammco anti conscmmt of the cotmnsel of your
comnmmiittee , " Mr. Comt'mstoclc writes , "is a
Inonstromis perversion of peroommal rigimtmu. "
After fumrthmer tiemmunciatiomm of Mr. Golf ,
Cormistock states at great Ietmgtut whmat ho
hits accommiphisimed as agent for time Society
for the Suprcsslomm or Vice. lie denies timat
lie ever sougimt to obtain time dismmiissal of aim
indictnmeimt against Streep , and asserts that
in fact lie protesteti against it. Time case of
011mm D. Gray lie reviews in great detail , re-
tmewitmg lila charge that indictmmmemmts agaimmot
that dofemmdanmt 55cm-c dbsmnissetl at time rec-
ommmnmendatioti of Mr. Gaff , while assistant
attorney.
CHICAGO , Dec. 29.-Rmmdolpim Omitmanmi ,
vice presitleimt of time Ajax Forge company ,
practically corroborates time story of Inspector
McLaugimhlrm , wimo told Mr. Golf timat lie lmad
made cotmslderablo tromiey by time smile of time
Jeffrey-Clark switch patemmt to a combine of
Cimicago interests In 1888. Genmermml Manager
Merrill of time Cimicago , hlurhiimgtomm & Qtmincy
raiiroal , said : "It is true we mmse time Jeffrey-
Clark ssvitcit , amid have mmmcml it for years , "
JUlIe , ! in is Fniiiii ) ' ( , mnrrei ,
GREENVILLE , , Miss. , 1)ee. 29.-Jutlge 3 ,
\v . S. Scott lies dead \\'aysimle , a cumnahl
statioti ten mimile $ tiOimtii of imere , as time re-
suit of ii , fanimily ( IunrrelV. . a , Gioumutoim ,
miOlt-in-Imiw of Scott did time
, ohmootimig , lr.
lllmmcIc , muse mu , c'on.imi-luw of Scott was time
only witness , FI'o bmmhietmi veme Ireml into
Scott's hotly' , amid im ( ibOti instantly , All
lttrties are pi'onhirmentiy connected ,
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Ientli of airs , EiIhllgtom ) ,
Mm-mi. Rebecca Jam-me Ehlimmgtoim , wife ofVll -
lain it. Rliimmgtomm 809 '
, North 'Fsvcimty-fmmrtm )
street , dit'l imait evenimmg , 'i'hme memimalimmi smihi
lie ( milton to Jtiuri'miy , Cmmsmm eommmty' , for iii-
teinmiemmt 7tiontlmy : ,
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J'Jl.d. .l I , I'd Rd GU.I I'It , ' ,
James \ , Ormof Atchiisomm Is at time
"tiihiartl ,
C. Ii. 1)otlge , Spearilsu , , S. i ) , , Is itt time
lehloimo.
Joimmm Ii. Martlim , Atmiora , lii mlomtmiciicml at
time hiarker.
J. Lester imimmi wife , Cimicago , are regimuterm'tl
at time Darker ,
Eml T. llrowim , Iemmver , Cole. , is regbstereti
at time Barker ,
Ic. L. Wmmiliimg lii regimuteroti at time Darker
( mUlti Chicago ,
A. flartmott auth mlammgltter of McCoolc are
Paxton gmmests ,
Fraimic Walters , Morton , Mimmim. , is regis.
tom-cd at time Burlier ,
Joint 'V' , Alartirm nail wife , Lbimcolim , Nob. ,
immivo t'oommms at limo Barker ,
3 , Il.Vebster amid svifo , Llncoltm , Nob. ,
are stomiming at the limurlier hotel ,
Mm-mi , McKay of Chicago iii visitlmtg her
tlauguiter , Mrs. 1.V. . 'l'ahiaferro , : ioio Masomm
street.
George Beck , SimerimitmitVyo , , amid Ii , Ii.
Vorbmmrgim , Nosseastle , Wyc , , are mit , time
Paxtomi ,
Mr. (7. Ii. Gateim of lcs Mobimes , In. , ss'ami
lit Omaha fur a short timmmu yesterday ott
buimi items.
Mr. anti Mrs. J , T. Bommrmer of Nineteenth
mmnmtl Center streets are tIme nrommml imarermts of
a girl baby , born Vemhimest1ay , Iecemhier 26.
Mr.V. . J , hloyml , assistammt superintemmtiemmt
of limo \Vestern Ummlonm , smiths hmoailqmsartors at
Chicago , was iii time city yesterday anti wemmt
timmougim Time lice buildimmg.
A party of four genitiemmiemi caitmo mtp fm-omit
Central City yesterday aimti 110W 0 visit to
Tile lieu , 'i'hmey were County Attornmoy J. E ,
lorsiminmer , Coummty Suimeryisor J , .1' . harris ,
Sheriff J. V. l'orter arid V. ' , % V , Wolcott ,
editor of tIme Central City Nommparoll.
At the Mercer : a , Gallagher , Kansas
City ; aeorgo 'F. O'Dell , Salt Lake ; W. Ii.
Engiani , M , E , liubbarti , Ltmmcolnm ; E ii ,
Antirews. hiulmirege ; F' . J. ioimiiioe , Chicago ;
( I , ( I'righmt , hmiuho Falls ; W , S. Strot ,
Adammms ; Ii. Ii , ( lanmsemm , b. E , Stmmart , St.
Louis ; Fianik lienton , Mammviile , W'yo. ;
George 'hI , licker , Grand island ,
Nebr'imiimmmis , iii time ilotels ,
At I Ito ArcmitIe--W. G. Baker , I 'm oighmbun.
At thin % llllamd-Jolmmm Peters , Albiot ; Ira
I ) , idurstoim , Ketmrmmey ; l. ! ii. Cofhlni , l.Iimcohim.
At time iellomme- A.'hmlpplm , amid s'ife ,
Fremimont : 1' . E , 1.eiert , Linicola ; F , N.
hubby , Nebruttka ( 'ity.
At ( hit "iereimuimts--li , A , 1tyemi , llmmnry
VinmmoimiiaIer , Liiit'oln ; 1) . M , Owen , Norfolk ;
'l' , J. lirowmmiiehmi , ( Jruzmti lsltummd1
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Review of the Argurnent Made Before flit
Oomlnissionors Last Week ,
DECISION IS EXPECTED BEFORE LONG
liomaril Amilomma to Settle time Matter ltcfor *
l'eter 1)0) ' ltetlrrq-l'oiiita l'rcseiittd
by limo iiotlermm mmii time
ltatiroiL ; Attermioy-s ,
lES MOINI5 , Iec , 29.-Specinl.-Tht )
hearing before time loss'a ltnilwmsy' coummmmiissioi
of time application at time railway' commipanici ¶
cammie to tutu eiitl last evenIng , ammil time immattem
.
floss. rests whim time commmtmmisslcmi for decision
It is expecteti time drclslon will be reaclme4
itisitli' of time imext two smocks , lit orther tutu
Conmmmnlssiommer Dey' , retirimmg mmtemimber , wimu
imas givemi immucim mttteimtiomi to time matter , cat
Joimm iii time titcisiomi , Time ease lies bees
hireseitted s'ery' fully by time attorney's fol
time simippers mmii jobbers , ex.Comnmimlssiencr ,
Cmimmmpbelh a miii Simm it it tutu S. F. , I'romity _ Tim
railss'ay Coilmhlailles lmas'e autpareiitly mmot goat
ammy ftirtimer titan uvas mmccessary' to immako a
case in nccortlaimce uvitim timehr desires , and
imave beemi strongly acctiseti of zsmippressImm
facts whilcii would Immaterially weakemi timclt
PosIt bait ,
,
On Timursdmmy ex-Commmmnlmsiomter Spencet
Smmiltli occupIed tIme emmtbrc aftermmoctmm iii timi
immtorets of thm Joimbers , lie had a ham-ge
mmummmber of tlocummmmemmts at imammtl to ltros'e thmal
limo Iowa rates % 'em-c imigimer timami those iii
nmijolmmlmmg states , Ammmommg timm-se papers sm'ere
about 200 expense hills for freigimi hmamihetl by
tIme ltoel Isianml , Mliwnumlcee & St. l'auml ,
Chicago & Northmwestermi maid hltmribmmgtomi
roatlo betsveeim Itolilts iim Iowa , ammtt. immiuls
fcr slmimihar tibstamices of siimmiiar commiimichitiei
iii hihtaois , Ily' this simowhmmg Mr. Smmmlthm asserted -
serted that I Ito thlfferemit'e iii time two states
svaa froii : Ct ) to 80 Per cemmt iii favor of liii-
imois mimmti ngmiimmst los'mi. Sinmmllar comparisons
smere immamle betssenm Iowa rates mmmmti tlmoso In
effect \'imicoimsIim , Mlcimlgatm , Miimmmesotmt amid
Missommri , mmmmd time smmmme commCmitbomms of relative
rates claimimeml to be imelti gooml , Takimmg up
10mm g tI lstnmmce imaum lit , 'tir , Sum it hi protimmeeti cx-
1)01150 imlils simosvinmg timat a rate greater by $1
uvas chmmurgetl lty the trmtmmk hues emi car load
shmlpmmmeimts 0mm time sammme class of gontls front
ChIcago to ) Mtmimies (356 ( imilies ) thmami suns
cimargeti frommu lit'stotm to Clmit'ago (1,0)0 ( ) mimiles. )
I to cialimmed slmmmiiar ( iism'riimmlmmmitbonms svero
mimafie omm simipimteimts frommi poimmttu iii otimer
sates , numb dimiplayeti mm bIll for mu carloati of
oratmges shmipmemI front Stint Framicicco to ICan-
Sam City ( i,867 immilem ) and a caricati of saute
of time fm-tilt shipped frommi Kanmmimi City to
Des Moinmes (366 ( mmmbieo , ) upon ' , dcii the
trelgimt charges were nearly the smiimio in
amtioummt. l'tlr. ' Simmitim ciiztrgcd that time rail-
sway's imati imoemi guilty of mimipilcity anti this-
represeimtatiomm I mm II Ii mig uvi t Ii t it a commm imi Issbomi
time rate sheets they imad , antI nmakiimg oath
timat time ( units commtaimmed therein were time
actual rttes : umpomi time commmnmmomllties ommtmmmmer-
flied , silica , lit fact , it hiati beemm simowim by
time actual expeimse bills fm-out time railways :
timoitiselves that time voluntary rates swore 10
to : io per cemmt below time Pimblisimeth tariffs
filed switum anti sworim to before time commimnis-
siomm.
CAMI'hiEid4 ALSO HAl ) FIGUI1ES , '
0mm Fritlay ex-Coimimissoner ! Cmumnpbell cc-
cmmpled five imomtro lit presemmtimmg nrgummients
svlmy time rates simouiml not b raIsed , Time gist
of hits argummmmemmt watt giveim In these dim-
patcimes yesterday. lie reati rate after rate
fromim a hock Islantl tariff , mlacIng time illi-
nets comnummloslonmers' rates tiand time present
Iowa rates , simowlmig time actmmal rates cumargemi
by time raIlroads are far imelow time Illinois
conmmmtimtsioners' rates , much below time Iowa
rates. lie nmiaiimtaimied that the Iowa rates
are a imappy tmmemiummm , evemm now too hIgh
in tmiaimy cases for a. living busimess in corn-
petition ss'itim time concerns in other states
favored with sucim rates , A ropresenmtatiyo
or the Rock Islammil said that time rates Mr
Campbell was qumotimig wer rates for the
Johbet factories to Chicago , that they ss'ero
forced by canal conmipetition , amid swore given
on a large volunme of business. Mr. Canmp-
bell quickly retorted that this was a con-
ccmmslomm tlmat inocim of time railroad busimiesa
was done away below time loss'a rates , in-
steatl of "substantially all" being done at
imigimer rates.
Mr. E. P. RIpley nmnde a brief reply to Mr.
Camnpbeii's Iemmgthmy address , atternptiimg to ox-
phalli away time apparent iimcommsisteimcy of tim
position of tIme railways. lie maid time corn-
parisomm whim otimer ciates on local rates per
ton ler mmmile swami ummfair , because of time larger
tommmmago iii tim territory iii which tIme rates
svera cotimimared. Comparing time soft coal
rates in iowa with time soft coal rates on time
Missouri Pacific to Ommmmiimn , was explaIned as
being really aim argummiemit 1mm favor of ad-
vaneimmg time rates lii Iowa , because time Mis. ,
somiri I'aciflc has to immeet time lossim rates iimto
Omaha , plums tIme ssvitclmlng charges. The I
Missouri PacIfic tins ito coal nearer titan 239
mniiemm.
Mr , Ripley taitl time railways would be glad
to make cotmmnmiodity rates for iowmu , bitt time
lass' mimado it inmjmomslble , because if a rate was
reduced iii one instance omm mmmmy coma-
mmmodhty it must lie redtmcemb the same all over
time State for that class. Time sutumatlon was
dbfforemmt iii otlmer states titamm mm Iowa , because
lImo rates iii other mitates are pliable , whIle in
Iowa titcy were inmfiexible.
BI4YTIII6 ON GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
Mr , J.V. . lllytlme , genmeral solicitor of time
Chicago , llurhimmgtoni & Quirmcy , closed tIme
case for time railways. lie said time Iowa rail-
svay lassss'as mm comnpiiatiomm of all laws timat
existed that bore downm mtponm time railways. lie
said it SS'fl5 Ees'ere anti inmilexibie , ammtl hire-
vomited concessions to immoot conmmmmiercial con-
tiitgemicics , lie mutmiti time railways nmnmmst not ha
eXimecteil to get to thic very tloor of the poor
house imefore tryimmg io get relief ,
' 'I ama ito iommger nfrtmitl of timis talk that
time governnmmetmt will teach omit anti take our
lmroperty away , 'rime timreat ( mf goverminment
owmmcrshill ) has lost mmli its terrors for mime , "
calmi Mr. hilytime. ' 'Anti I say timat if limbs
Itoilcy of oppresmulomi , of cmmltlmmg off a little
hero amid takimmg away mu little them-a is to be
kept ill ) , I cay , I weiconemo the day wimeim time
goverimmneint shall take our vroperty , commfls-
cato it if it sm'ihl , ammd pay ( or it ivimat tim
courts swill commipel It to pay umniler time con-
mititutlomi amid time law. mimiti melievo us of lbs
burmiemm of owmmerelmip. ' '
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Ciiicmmgo Vet , haul it rs mm I Hal t l.mmkn.
SAL'F LAKE , Dec. 29.-A gmlaraimty ( mmmi
has beomm raiseti imero wiiielm Insures a foot-
hail ganmme between time Yommmig Memm's C'hmris.
tian nssociatlomm eleven mmcmii time Cimicmigo
University elevenm cmi tlm return of time latter
from time l'aeibic coast ,
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, limrvha-L'ipimlihlii itci'ela'rj , Iitmiy ,
NE\ ' YORK , lec , 29-lit time stilt of
Iheumjmummmbni M. F'uwler anmml otimerut agmmimmmit time
Jarvis-Coimkibim Mortgage Trimat comimpammy to
remove thmo receivers Jumlgo Lacoimuim , bit time
circuit court , ima renmdereth a decision dotty-
iimg time laotian ,
"LOST OR LESS. "
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