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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1895)
THE OMAHA DAILY BJSMfr } S AT UK DAY , DECEMHER 28 , 135)5. ) were taken to the morgue , all of them dear from suffocation. Of those taken to the city h'o > pltsl , fifteen are dead. Two more wll probably die before morning and ten are des perately hurt. The confusion at both places la Indescribable , and up to midnight but tour Of the dpftd had been Identified. As has been stated , all the dead and In jured are Palish Hebrews , and few of them hsT " friends or relatives who are able to speak the English language sufficiently wcl to make themselves understood or enough knowledge- the ways of this country to knovf where to go to look for their loit ones The dead ar of all ages , from mere Infants to gray haired men and women. All wcro killed or Injured In the terrific crush on the fatal landing , not a casualty having happened Inside the house , although the crush there was tremendous. The Front Street theater Is an old , turn- blcdow'rl affair , on the west side of Front Direct.between Gay and Low , It had not been used for theatrical purpo 8 for sev eral years , but hat < recently been the scene of many glove conte t under the auspices of the Eureka Athletic club. The means of egress were confined entirely to the two narrow doorways opening upon the stair ways leading from the narrow landing upon wlich'ontght's ( ' ( tragedy occurred , and the house- has long been considered too unsafe to be put to public use. The [ heater was first opened to the pub'.lc In 1829 , but nine years later was burned end the present structure took Iti place. Jenny Llnd , Macrsady , Charlotte Cushman and iriany other notables performed there , and In ISC I It was the scene of the republican national convention which rcnomlnated Abra ham Lincoln for president and Andrew John son for the second place on theticket. . The convention at which the democrats nominated Stephen A. Douglau , after adjourning from Charleston , S. C. , In 1860 , wau also held In this , building , and during Its y ; lon , a panic was started by the giving way cf the floor ing which hail been laid over the pit. Luckily , however , no ono was seriously In- JUred. After thla a portion of the delegates withdrew from the Front street theater and , repairing to the Maryland Institute , nomi nated John C. Brecklnrtdga and Joseph Lane for president and vice president of the United States. HIIOOIC OM3 M1M.IOX l'KOlIK. I'onr Ton * of niuiit I'owilcr Uxiiloilc with Terrific Force. CHICAGO , Dec. 27. What appeared to be another earthquake shock shook Chicago this morning and made the country tremble for miles around. It came not In the low , long , ruinblfnE manner In which earthquakes usually occur , but with a great boom. _ The explosion was caused by four tons of giant powder which Is said to have been accidentally Ignited near the little town of Romeo , on the new drainage canal which Is In cotirfo of construction. Throughout an nrca of about fifty miles square from Waukegan on the north to Kankakee on the south , and from Rockford on the west to Michigan City , Ind. , the shock was heard. At all these places It seemed to bo a great explosion and anxious Inquiries were sent In all directions to learn the cause of the shock. No ono was killed by the explosion. It occurred In the powder house near Romeo , abom , 800 feet from the canal. Throughout Chicago windows shook and rattled , and buildings seemed to rock. Probably as many as 1.000,000 people were awakened by the shoclt. The explosion occurred In the same- place \vhoro last week a number of work men were killed and Injured by a similar accident on n smaller scale. Not a stick of wood or a scrap of Iron of the magazine was left. About the only tangible result was an Immense hole In the ground. , A seventy-five pound weight , known to have been at the magazine , was found half a inUo.away , whero.lt had been carried by the force of the shock. A number of cranes were somewhat damaged , but aside from this and the destruction of the maga- ( zlne and dynamite there was no loss , except from breakage of windows In a great area. That no ono was killed or Injured li due to the fact that there were no watchmen on duty In the vicinity at the time , and no night shifts employed on the line. The Idea Is that the explosion occurred In the drying room of the powder house. The nearest habitation to the place of the disaster Is a quarter of a mile distant , tlio contractor's boarding houses. Nearly 200 men there were thrown from their beds to the floor , but none were Injured. HAZELTON , Pa. . Dec. 27. By an explo sion of powder at Mllnesvllle this afternoon Andrew Lawrence , Bart Tormcy and William Glarard were killed. SRVKIV I'KHHON'S SWEPT TO DEATH. Wild SlnrniM III Muxloo ItfKiilt ill Hfvcrc I.ONH of I.lfc. DALLAS , T'x. , Dec. 27. A letter to George Cummlngs , superintendent of Hambrtck's cattle and sheep ranch In Sterling county , ays five Mexican herdersand a woman and ft girl were drowned In the Concho river last Tuesday night during the great storm that swept ovir the Concho valley and the greater portion of west Texas. The dead are : CAHDIZ. OUTANO CAHDIZ. UMILIO DITIIO. ALIIUHTO JAnnirf. . I'KUUO BAIUMH. JUAN VAltOAH. It Is feard there have boon heavy losses to live otcck and other ranch property. T1II3 SinnWAI.K CONTRACTS. fJrnrriilly Ioi > cr Tliuii In _ 1'rirrliinn YrnrH. 4 ' fc The' bfds for the construction of slde- walksi for the year 1896 were opened by the Board of Public Works yesterday afternoon. There was a lively competition and In sev- oralrases the figures were materially lower thin these upon which contracts have been awarded In previous years. There were&lx i bidders on artificial ctono walks , and most of the " bids were very low. The figures were" : ' "Jolm McGowan , 18 cents psr square , fOPt ; Oorge C. Huso , 17.7 cents ; Frank Waller , 16.C cents ; Augustus Stutzer , 16,6 .PPQU1 ; nJolin Grant , 1C. 9 cents , and James P. Connolly , 15,5 ceuts. Thcro was. some dlffe-renco of opinion among the members of the board aa to whether the contract 'sllotlld bo awarded to Grant or Connolly , and the decision was laid over until Mon day. The same action wan taken with the bids on wooden walks , which were signed by James P. Connolly , John F. Daley and George C. Huse , John McGowan was awarded the contract on Kansas stone at 20.5 centy for three- Inch stone and 22 C cents for four-Inch , * August ! ! * Stutzer carried off the contract . nn Colorado sandstone at 21 conti for three- Inch and 26 cents for four-Inch walks. These an the- same figures at which the 18I5 ! contract was let. The conlarct for Ohio stone went to John McGowan at 22 cents for three and 24.fi cents fcr four-Inch stone. - Murxluil mill One Oiitlnw 8HKHMAN , Tex. , Deo. 27.-Uiilte < l States Commissioner Grant IIIIH Ju.st received word .of u bloody battle between Deputy United SliUoa Marshal * John Mcllenry nnd pyftc , and n band nf outlaws sixteen inlH'H east of Cnildo , I , T. Marshal McIIcnry and ono f outlaw were shot ( Itml. . Mcilenry , In at tempting the urrettt of thu outlawt * . was .shot through the head , McIIenry's ttepson , I'l years old , shot the murderer * dead In his , middle. Thu others escaped and uro yet at large. _ OUIulioiiiu Oratorical Context , . KANSAS CITY , Dec. 27-A special from nuthtle , OU1. , says ; The Mist territorial or atorical and dec'umation contu.st Just closed here. Mls Maud DPCOU of the Tvrrlturl.il secured the Kold medal for era tory. appearing against young men from other collCKfH. uiul Mitts Muuil Walker of the Kansas City High school tha medal for duclumutloii over three young ladles from other high schools. Uo\.l. -l Hotel WESTPHALIA , Kan. . Dec. S7.-Peter Plain of the I'alnco hotel was robbed of JJ'X ) taut "night. The buiRlnr KJlntnl entrance to thu beii room of k\r. \ nnd Mia , Plain , where the money wuo becrtitcd , No clew to the burglar , SEBRASKANS HIT THE STOP1 Plucky Q old Beckers Successfully Pli with Dame Portuno , FACTS ABOUT UTAH'S ' NEW EL DORADO A Heninrltnlilc Itlrli Field nil ( I Him- AViiH nixcot cred Million * of Gold In Sl lil-l.n > - of tin ; Cnnip. A correspondent of the St. Louis Globe- Democrat , writing from Salt Lake City gives on Interesting account of development of Camp Floyd mining district , and , thj rare good fortune of Nebraska prospectors Scarcely five years ago , says the writer , half a dozen Nebraska men came out to Utah and concluded to go mining. There were among them a druggist from Hooper , a brswer from Fremont , a horseman and a ipuple of farmcm They commenced to spend their moniy on nhat tbo oldest mining men In these parts had long regarded as an Impossible proportion. They possessed pluck , Intelligence and the moral courage to face local ridicule and prejudice. Tlirso "tenderfoot" grangers from the pralrlo have just made a clean-up of their flvo years' operations. Alter dividing $350.- 000 net profits from the operation of their mine they have sold the propel ty for jiift $1,500,000. Moreover , they have shattered the prestige of the oracle , nnd taken nil the conceit out of Utah's local Investors , who did not recognize a goad thing when they saw It ; Also , nnd what Is of moro Importance , they have demonstrated that here lit Mornloidcm : , within fifty mile ; , of Zlon , lies a gold field as wonderful as the world- famed Wltwatcrsrand , a field that contains enough gold to pay the'natlonal debt many times over. Just as the South African mine ! ' have turned the heads of French anJ Engllrh speculators , so are the Camp Floyd bonanzas giving birth to a local craze that bids fair to spread to other centers of speculation. The Nebraska gentlemen who are respon sible for all this arc : Glllls Peyton , a drug gist , from Hooper ; John Helmrlch , from the same town ; John Denii II. W. Brown and E. H. Alrls , from Fremont. They came out to Utah In 1890 , and , after looking around for an opening , found one In the Camp Floyd district , and commenced to spend their Nebraska money. They found abundant opportunity for the spending after they had purchased the Mercur claim , then an undeveloped prospect , showing a large body of low-grade refractory ore , for the treatment of which no profitable process was known. An amalgamation mill was first tried , and proved to be > an unqualified fail ure , aa also other experiments In the search for a process adapted to the peculiar character - actor of ths oro. When ono process failed the Nebraskaus , with undlmlnlshed nerve , began casting about for another. All these cost money , and plenty of It , until $60,000 had finally been dropped Into the hole , with no prospect of a dollar In return. One of tin gentlemen confessed to me the other day that ho and his awoclates at that time ftlt very blue and almost discouraged , but still they , kept at It. STRUCK IT AT LAST. During all this tlmo the hoary-headed ex perts and wise men of the local mining fra ternity were filled with condescending pity for- the victims of misdirected effort. They deplor.d the greenness that led those "ten derfoot" miners to throw away their good money on what the experienced , Utonlans had years before dlmnlsMd as a worthless proposition. Moreover , there was a certain feeling of resentment excited by th ? pre- Eumptlon of a "crowd of Nebraska hog- raisers" In refusing to accept the verdict of men whoso knowledge had been gleaned from the rocks and hills. There were even some jicrs and sneers , but Nebraska kspt pegging away. Finally , rumors of a new process , the won derful cyanide process , which was producing such great fortunes In the African gold fields , reached the ears of tliese men , and Mr. Pey ton was bent away to Investigate. As a re sult , a small twenty-ton plant was erected at the mine. Then there was jubilation In Nebraska's camp , for It was found to be a mighty success. It has now grown Into a 200-ton plant , and has yielded to the ownsrs $350,000 worth of gold above the- cost of the mine and Its operation and all experiments. This mill has also accomplished the other Important things set forth in the beginning cf this article. Right here some description of this Amer ican Transvaal will'Interest the public. The Camp Floyd district ( also known as the Mer cur district ) lies about fifty miles southwest of Salt Lake City , Jut over the Oqulrrh mountain range , and a few miles south of the Great Salt lake. Now , let the reader take a blanket and stretch It out over an uneven surface , with a general Incline toward the southeast of twenty degrees from the hori zontal ; Imagine the blanket to be. say , twelve miles long by eight mllc-j wide , with an average thickness of fifteen feet , and there you have a pretty fair Idea of the great Camp Floyd vein. The mathematician can now tnke a pencil , and , using as a basis an aver age valuation of $8 per ton , jnd thirteen cubic feet of ore to the ton , tie will be able to demonstrate that the Camp Floyd district contains just about $20,000,000,000 worth of gold. Experts -estimate the total possible output of one set of claims only at $40.000- 000. 000.Theso These figures knock all the breath out of oria's body , and will very likely be viewed with Incredulity by those who have not In vestigated , but the estimateIs not at all unreasonable. In tbe Mercur mlno alone 200,000 tons of ere are blocked out In sight , of an average value of $1-1 per ton , making a total valuation of $2,800,000. Captain Dla- mar paid $1GOO,000 for the mine a few weeks ago. The Golden Gate , also owned by Dolamar , shows 100,000 tons , of higher value than the Mercur ore. The Sunshine shows more ere than the Mercur , but of lower value , and these mines are mere specks upon the vast area. Discoveries of the same vein have- been made twelve miles west of the Mercur and far to the south , and there la strong evi dence that the great deposit covers from 100 to 150 square miles. It I ? hardly supposable - able that all portions of the vein will yield profitable values , although that Is the be lief of many , and It Is quite within the range of possibilities , as no barren spot has yet been touched. Flvo-dollar ore can be mined and milled at a profit , and very little of let-s value has been discovered. The- Camp Floyd gold field Is truly one of the world's wonders. It contains riches surpassing the wildest dreams of any treas ure-seeker , and all has ben brought to the knowledge of tbe world by the poraht- ence of those Nebraska "hog-raisers. " It Is not at all astonishing that townrtles are booming , or that the district Is now tscmlng with such life and activity as to give It the resemblance of a California gold camp In the rip-roaring days of ' 49. Nor Is It to bo marveled at that the local mind has become somewhat excited on the subject of sliarjs. A word or two about the geological featured of this great vein will Interest those who havj.given attention to mining. The forma tion of the district Is limestone. After sinkIng - Ing through the lime a strata of slate and shale two feet thick Io encountered. Beneath this lies the vein , a decomposed , ulllcloup ore , twelve to twenty-five feet thick , and widen ing out to sixty feet In places. The or ? car- r.'ea a small pcrctntagr of clnnebar , or quick silver , which glvco It a bright red appearane , and which also prevented Ho treatment by the old processes. The ere assays all the way from $1 up to $900 , but $15 Is a good average. Bne < itli this ere body there Is an other strata of slate , and then 100 feet of Ilino and a silver bearing vein U found. Thuri moro lime , and no ono knows what lie * U- low. This silver vein varies from ten to 200 ounces par ton and will undoubtedly yield profitable ) returns , but there Is so much greater profit In the gold voln that no on ; thinks oC working the silver. How tha gold was deposited In the Camp Floyd vein , and wh'ther a fissure or a blan ket vein , are questions for the geological sharpi1 and thsy cannot agree although the courM will undoubtedly be called upon to dccldn the matter of fissure or blanket vin. If a blanket , locators have the right to v.ork straight downward withjn the limits of ( heir olrta and end tinea only ; If a ( Insure they can fellow th ? vein on the Incline , or dip , biyoiU their Me lines. Thcro are many placc-i In the dlktrlct where forces frsm below or erosion sion on the surface hay left tlis- vein ex posed , whileIn other localities It IB a hundred or more feat beneath tht > llmtJtono cap , but 1 am awareof no Instance- which It has not bseu found at no great depth pimply by linking for It , nnd , moreover , U yields the values tthtrtvor found , SIMILAR TO SOUTH AFRICA. Prof. Lane of London , a geologist of some note , who has spent much time In the South African gold fields , examined the Camp Floyd gold bell and pronounced It very slmllir to the region about Johannesburg. Tli > Camp Floyd ore b'xllea viero larRC-r , ho reported , am the ore richer , than In the WUwa'.ersranil. The Mercur mine Is work d just as a coal mine , by running drifts , cross-cutting and leaving pillars of ore supporting the roof or hanging nail , Mr. Peyton , ono of the fcrmor owners of the Mercur , give me snme Interesting flguroJ concerning the cost of production and the possible profits. The averag ? thickness of the vtlii In the Mercur mlii' 1s from twelve to fifteen feet , end the average value of thi OT3 Is $14. The average c.ist of mining nnd milling per ton is $3.50 , I avlng a net profit of $10.BO per ton. The capacity of the mill Is 200 tons pjr day , and the profit per day' run has been over $2,000. The process Is what h known ns Hi ? Mc- Arthiir-Forrcst , which has been modified somewlmt to suit tip Mercur ore. The ore Is crushed nnd dissolved by a wsak solution of cyanide of potanilum. the solution passes Into other tanks- , wherein the gold , which Is so extremely fine ns to bo Invisible to the nak d eye , Is precipitated by coming Into con tact with zinc shavings. The whole district has been covered by location * , several dec-p In some Instances , the total number in the Immediate vicinity of the niorj Important dlso.ivprf n ni im > < Tiiin > > n. ween 2.000 and 3.000. Four mills are now In operation , treating over 300 tons dally , nnd two others being erected will Increase the amount to over GOO tons. The town of Mercur , deitlned to become , the Johannesburg of America , a small hamlet two years ago , now has over 1,000 Inhabi tants , and a high-pressure boom. Lots 25 by 125 feet are bringing from $1GOO to $2,500. and still going higher. The town Is thronget with strangers , capitalists , speculators miners , gamblers and the heterogeneous mass of humanity usually found In a new mining camp , and sleeping places are at B premium. A newspaper and a bank are among the latest frills , and a big hotel is teA A nsw town named Sunshine has been started a few miles from Mercur. and Is al ready putting on airs by announcing a news paper. THE WATER SUPPLY. The absence of water In the district has retarded and threatened to prevent Its de velopment , hut enterprising capitalists , at a cost of $50,000 , have constructed a pipe llnJ from Ophlr. creek , a distance of over five miles , raising the water over an elevation of 1,700 feet , which gives an abundant supply for the mills and towns. A branch railroad seven miles In length , connecting the town of Mercur with the Union Pacific , ha ? also been built and equipped during the past year at an outlay of $150,000. The Investment by Captain Delamar of over $1,500,000 In the district has added greatly to the general Interest and confidence- the gold field. Delamar Is ono"of the greaten mining operators the west has known , anil everything he touches seems to turn to gold , hence he Is known aa the "American Monte Crlsto. " He now owns a surface area ol nearly 300 acres , and some of tlfs ground Is estimated by mining men to be worth $2 000 - 000 an acre. A great majority of the claims are owned by men without sufficient means to develop them , but they nro gradually passing Into stronger hands. The leading mines that luve been brought Into condition for produc tion are the M rcur , Golden Gate , Sunshine , Sacramento , Marlon , Geyser nnd Hover , but development work Is bs-lng rushed with nil possible speed on numerous other claims. The output of the district nt thj present time Is about $4,000 dally , but this will be In creased many times over during the coming year , and the product of Camp Floyd vo'.u will add appreciably to the world's supply of previous metals. New companl : > ote b'lng Incorpsra'.ed every day , and the rapid rise In the shares of the 5reat properties has created a tendency to Inflation. Many fortunes have bo'n made by speculators , and this encourages the unthink ing mass to-buy anything In the way of Camp Floyd stocks. This condition of affairs has bscn taken advantage of by wild-cat enter prises , and whllo tlie capabilities of ths dis trict nro almost beyond computation , no In vestments should be made without Investiga tion. Properties upon which absolutely no development work has be-rn done are being capitalized for millions , and the promoters are offering- their stock to the public. Here Is an Instance : A few days ago a party of Salt Lake speculators vlsUed some now discoveries of the vein ten or twelve miles west of the original finds. They staked off half a dozen claims In a snow storm , or ganized themselves Into a district , recorded their own locations and came home. The next day a company was Incorporated , with a capital of $2,000.000 , notwithstanding they had not even perfected their locations. It Is understood to bo the Intention of Captain Delamar to list his properties on the London and Paris exchanges , where he placed an Idaho property for over $2,000,000. Hh example will doubtless be followed by others , with the result that widespread attention will be directed to Camp Floyd.i As stated above , geologists and miners differ as to the origin and form of the vein. It Is not conclusively settled whether one vein underlies the whole district. Some claim that there are at least three veins , but the preponderance of opinion seems to favor the single blanket vein theory. On Ono point , however , all are agreed , that no such gold deposit has ever before been discovered. NEBRASKA MEN EXCITED. Since the news of the fortunes won by the Nebraska pioneers has gone abroad , other Nebraakans are coming Into the field , prom inent among whom Is ex-Congressman Dor- sey. The Mercur men are putting tholr money back Into the ground , and expect to make many moro millions before they quit the field. The district has had a most remarkable ilrtory. The town of Lewlston rcse , flour- shed and passed Into decay twenty-five years ago on tha very spot upon which Mercur has jullt within the last elght'c-n months. It was opened as a silvercamp In 1871 by the development of the Sparrow Hawk and Steele nines. In the former a pocket of orj. fifty eet wide , was tapped , and It Is claimed that 1724,000 was taken out of this pocket. The wo mines produced over $1,000,000. There were 1,000 people at Lowlston In 1871 , and ho district was vsry lively , but the rich pockets wore worked out , Lewlston died and was abandoned , the houses being torn down and moved away. The mines were located n a gulch , cut down through the formitlon > y eroalcn , showing th ; two veins exposed , one above the other , and dipping Into thj ill ! at an angle of 20 degrees. The lower eln carrl'd tne silver , and the upper at- racted little attention , containing only a ow grade , refractory gold ore. This Is the vein that If now creating so much excitement. The mints nnd mills In .the district now give employment to about 500 men , and as nany more are doing assessment work on ( alms. All told , thcro are probably 2,000 people on the scene. ICdltor linker Out of Jiill. Last evening Sheriff Drexel received from ho clerk of the supreme court a meisage ordering the release of Editor Raker , sen- enced by Judge Scott for libel. The super- sedeas bond of $1,000 furnished by Raker v 8 approved by ths supreme court , IOCAI , IIHHVITIES. The preliminary hearing- Jerome Coulter vas ywterday afternoon continued until Mon day at 2 p. in. Ralph Drown , on American District Tele graph boy , was arrested yesterday on lower 'amain street for riding his bicycle on the Idewolk , William Crane has been arrested on a war rant sworn out by William Bouquette , a Iveryman , charging the larceny of a number of lap robes , Deputy United "States Marshal Hubbard > rought In Frapk T. Walton of Lincoln yos- erday. He Is charged wltlj mailing threat ening postal cards. G.orgo Kraug was arrested yesterday , charged with selling and peddling milk with out first complying with tbe city ordinances iy taking out a llcenw. M. Hulrlclk who r'tsldes In East Omaha , re torted to the police last night that be had oat a double Uam of horsey and a wagon in he northern part of the city. D. Worthing , charged with the seduction > f Clara McKee , a 17-year-old girl , has been lound ovr io appear In the- district court , ils bonds being placed at $700. The Nebraska Sugar Reet association will lold Its state convention at Fremont on < Vbruury-5 and 6. It Is learned from the 71khorn railroad headquarter * that a large ttenduncu U assured , SOME OMAHA DEPOT HISTORY Several Ohaju'p Given to the State Board el n Yesterdaj , MR , KIMBAru1TELLS OF FUTILE EFFORT i _ ( II n < .Siii > crlntcn. > lcif t .Inyuri I'nt on HIP Htntiil Hi Hny There- \otlilllK ( he Wohhlcr Station. Id . ' l _ _ When the Slate Hoard of Transportation met yesterday the lawyers who are working on tha union depot question were absent. The Itoard had fixed 0 o'clock as the meeting hour , and that proved too early for the other ft lion 9. The attorneys begun dropping In. but It was nearly 10 o'clock when the taking of testimony was resumed. II. 8. Jaynes , superintendent of the St. Paul Omaha wan placed on the stand and questioned by General Attornsy Sterling of the Blkhorn as to the facilities furnished by the railroad companies at the Webster street depot. Mr. Jaynes Bald thnt the depot building was thirty-two by seventy-eight feet and two stories In height. In addition to that there was a brick building uucd for express and baggage rooms. He explained that there was not any need for a largo building at the Webster street station , as trains were made tip there and passengers could go directly from the ticket office to the train , ana usually did so. The building. Mr. jaynes stated , had been recently remodeled and repaired and was now In perfect repair. Mr. Jaynes admitted that there were no train sheds and said that there were no train sheds at the union depots at Blair or Norfolk , either. He explained that the re pairs recently made nt the depot had been ordered a year or more ago nnd were not the reoult of the agitation of the question of better depot facilities before the State Board of Transportation. Attorney Sterling announced that he would Introduce no further evidence on the depot accommodations at the Webster street station , but would bo pleased to have the members of the board visit the depot and make an Inspection of It ; He alsoajked permission to Introduce printed evldsnce showing that the Chicago & Northwestern had no tracka or leased tracks In Omaha and did not legally operate a road west of the Missouri river. KIMDALU TELLS OP OLD PLANS. Thomas L. ICImball , president of the Omaha Depot , company , was called and told the story of the organization of th ? company , Its con struction of the viaduct and the expenditure of $525,000 on work connected with the con struction of the proposed depot at Tenth and Mason streets. The plain for the building Included train heda 200 feet In length. He oxpjalned the plans in detail. He expressed the belief that , If the depot at Tenth nnd Mason streets was completed It would fur nish ample facilities for passenger traffic In Omaha for thfr'-next fifty years. The plans contemplated a building oil Eighth street for the accommodation of the express and mall buslneiu , nh'arrangcnisnt ' by which bag gage could J-bS tnken to the depot without passing over Tenth street or going through the depot bnlldlng proper. On cross-examination Mr. Klmball stated that the deps-t company had not acquired any titletoillandp from the Union Pacific. Th3 depot company had no title to the site of the building , wnlchjiad been commenced. Judge Kelly of the Union Pacific offired In evidence la'Tocord ' of the legal proceedings In the union depot case , the action by the city counciland , | the Injunction proceedings In the c urt , Mr. Klmbal ) , was cross-examined at some length. He''sta 'd that the plans for the , Omaha union dijuct were changed after the , first steps were taken for the erection of thD' structure. After the- first plans had been'on exhibition , llf.waa ( found necessary to modify them , In , order-to provide- for the'propsr train ' ' ' ' ' Sheds a'nd''fa'cllltie's , closely connected with the' , operation , dtthe depot. , . , ' President \yeller , , oOhe .Commercial club was cabled 'to show the /icllon of. the club and llie. feeling of the business men'in Omaha in regard to the location of the union depot. He was certain that the business men of Omaha and the people generally desired the location of the building at the foot of Far- nam street. At the afternoon session of the board Z. T. Ltndsey was called and testified that a pas senger depot located at the foot of Farnam street would serve the beat Interests of both the business men and residents of the city generally. It would be more accessible to retail houses and the hotels than any other location he had heard mentioned. He said that the viaduct approach to the proposed depot at Tenth and Mason streets was Insuf ficient to accommodate the crowds that attend fairs and events of that kind of the city. WAS CLARK'S'ORIGINAL SITE. E. Rcsewater testified that the plan to erect a union depot at the foot of Farnam street had been the original design of Pres ident Clark of , th'e Union Pacific long before the project for a depot at Tenth and Mason streets had been consldcreJ , lie said that he regarded the Farnam street location as moro desirable to the public and to the rail ways themselves. The site- was more elevated than that of the proposed structure at Tenth and Maron streets , and accordingly there was no liich descent to roacn It from the street level. It was also very much more * central to the jobbing and retail business of the city and nearer the center of population. The proximity of the site to the headquarters of the different railway companies was also a matter of much' Importance and advantage to the railway officials and those having business with ( heni. In. caeo of any sudden Interrup tion of traffic It would bo a matter of much Importance to 'the railway officials to be In a position to Issue their orders direct , without resorting to the use of messengers or tele phones The Mason street site , Mr. Roiewater said , wao Inaccessible io great crowds , and the necesrary descent of forty-eight steps would work a hardship upon passengers generally. Then the absence of room for the accommo dation of carriages and private conveyances at ihe track level was a serious obstacle to the comfort and convenience of the public. All of the business of that kind would have to be done on the viaduct , which wa ? sixty- six feet wide and carried two car tracks , ac commodating tbreo , lines , while at the pro- pored depot on Farnam street there would be ample room for the use of carriages and conveyances of all kinds without Interfering In any way with , the free use of the depot. OCCASION FOR INJUNCTION. Then the litigation'leading up to the final abandonment of 'work on' the Mason street alto was talrtn uff and Mr. Rosawater was asked If hetnlcntw what part , If any , the ilock Island ! ) } Milwaukee1 roads played In ho Instlgatlqi ) , of that proceeding. He re- riled that he did not know what hand the oads mlgbt tiav < riiid in starting thelltlga - lon , but lio.Juipw what the posftlon of those roads was J affflr the Injunction pro ceedings lu4Kbeen commenced. He eald that uftirfftulit had commenced the njunctlon pr gtdliigs to prevail the delivery cf the city b&jdsTto the depot companies five or six of the > ] Kvjy taxpayers of the city had taken the nutt uin hand and had Induced John D , HoSglffirbecomo a party to the- suit with 8uht. ( jMf'l ' ? tliat proceeding was pend- ng Mr , RosrwfcteSuald that he had a personal ntervlew wra'ITertdent Cable of the Rock Island and MpmSfiit Miller of the Milwau kee , and thhgwBi.of ? .those gentlemen told ilrn that Itjwjfefjo'f the utmost Importance hat the auttlMw prosecuted and that the city's tateraH jrajre not properly protected. ( t was tlie nflHsfclon at the time that the proposed dupot fcroposltlon did not guarantee ; o all roads tij * rjght to use the depot on lust and equitable terms , as had been pro vided for on.ttibjorl lnal proposition that had been voted bjr.Uie , people. It was pretty gen erally understood .that Oould was trying to drive the Milwaukee and the Rock Island out of Omaha , and to deprive the city of the rights which It had always held In connection with the depot building * of the railroad com- lanles , and the grounds on which the prc- > osed structure was to be erected. Under the : erin * of the contract , as proposed by the Jnlon Depot company , such exactions could > e made of thftillpck Island and othertroads that they would have been unable to do busl- icsa In Omaha. It wic this state of affairs hat led the mpn In question to take a hand n the Injunction proceedings commenced by Stuht against thj city. After a cross-examination by Mr. Greene 11 to the reasonableness of the two depot iltes , Judge Striwn , representing the Rock Island , took a h nd In the matter. Judge StMwn h 9 Uken a very active part In the prwecdlngs before the state board , and has evidently made- careful tudy of the depot rltuttlon In Omaha. He hag accumulated some erroneous Information on cjrtaln branches of the case , however , and his cross- examination of Mr. Rosewater brought out sotnf Interesting Information on theStuht Injunction case that has never before been mcdo matter of record. SOME FHK3H FACTS. "Is It not a fact , Mr. Hos-owater. " asked Jtulga Strawn , "thit you really Instigated the Stuht Injunction case on account of your op position to the Mason street sits ? " "I am glad you asked that question , " re plied Mr. Ilosewater , "for I have heard something - thing like It before. I had nothing whatever to do with the Stuht Injunction , and knew nothing of It until It had been started. Then some of the taxpayers whom I have men tioned , Mr. Joseph Barker , Mr. Frank Mur phy , Mr. Herman Kountzo and myself nnd one or two others , decided to take the mat ter In hand. We wer ? afra'd that Stuht might be Induced to drop his proceedings , and wo wanted the city's rights protected , So we Induced John D. Howe to become a party to the suit. " "Is It not a fact , Mr. Ilosewater , " asked Judge Strawn , "that your property Interests on lower Farnam strest Influence you In your desire to have that site selected for the union depot ? " "Not as to the feasibility or availability of the site. " replied Mr. Ilosewater. "I admit that I have property that would bs benefited by the location of the- depot at the foot of Farnam street , but I will say right here that I would give that property now to have tha depot located at the foot nf Farnam strost nnd the matter Battled. I feel thnt the city linn suffered by not having a focal point for Its business centers , and I feel that the location of the depot would ssttlfr that point and be of great benefit to all property In the city. " Mr. Strawn tried It again , "la It not a fact , Mr. Ilosewater. " said he. "that S. II. II. Clark , representing the Goulds , was the In stigator of the Stuht Injunction proceedings ? " "If he was , " replied Mr. Ilosewater , "I never knew anything about It. He was not to my knowledce. " S. II. . H. CLAUK'S PART IN IT. JuJgs Kelly of the Union Pacific arose nnd asked the privilege of presenting a state ment from Mr. Clark denying the truth of. the Intimation of Judge Strawn. He snld that this matter had been talked of In other places and on other occasions , and he know positively that there was no truth In It , nnd ho wanted the privilege extended to Mr. Clark to go on record In refuting the asser tion. tion.While While the board was willing to receive the evidence of Mr. Clark , It was made unneces sary. Mr. Joseph Barker arose and made the statement that he knew all about the Stuht case from Its Inception , and he wanted testate state that neither Mr. Clark nor any other railroad man had any part whatever In the Instigation or prosecution of the Stuht case or tha other suits that grew out of that In junction. Judge Kelly thanked Mr. Barker for his statement , which was made n matter of record. This ended the taking of testimony , and thD hoard adjourned until Saturday. January 11 , when the board will meet to hear the oral arguments of the attorneys Interested In the case. AMUSEMENTS. The success scored by Frank Mayo and { his company In "Pudd'nhead Wilson , " which closes the short tngagcment at the Crolghton with two perfcrmancea today , Is a decided one , .proving . that Omaha Is quick to appreclats the meritorious In theatricals. The reception accorded the author-actor In his latest and greatest achievement haa been an enthusiastic one , and the Indications are that the two closing performances today will receive even greater patronage than th ? preceding ones. "Charley's Aunt , " one of the me-st success ful laugh producers written In the last ton years- will be 'the NewYear's attraction at Boyd'o theater , commencing a three nights' engagement on Monday evening nsxt. The sale of seats will be open this morning at 9 o'clock. The scene of Lincoln J. Carter's play , "The Tornado , " which Is well kno-vn to local theater gc rs. Is laid In "a Wisconsin village , on the Fourth of July. An approaching etorm soon becomes manifest , it turns out to bo a vertablo tornado , houses are torn auunder and blown away , great trees are token up roota and all and wafted Into space , light ning flashes and thunder peals. Then follows the deck of a great ocean steamer , the rigging scano with six sailors on the yardarm of a mast , furling nail ; a collision of two steam ships , a scene showing tha open sea tossing a lone man about on the waves ; Chicago har bor at night , a disjecting room In a medical college , and an autumnal scene In the Wts coiMln woods. "Tho Tornado" will be the New Year's attraction at the Crelghton , opening a week's engagement with a matinee tomorrow , A special matinee will be given New Year's day at the usual matinee prices. IJUSIVESS or LicK.vsn IIOAHD. IIcarliiK' of Tinllcc'n rrntvntn GOCH Over Until Moiulny. When the Board of Fire and Police Commls- slonera met as a license board yesterday afternoon to further hear protests by the Do Publishing company against the Issu ing of license to thoa ? who bad not published tholr applications In the paper having the largest circulation , It was agreed that the hearing bo continued Monday at 10 o'clock. Chairman Broatch announced that In the case of Hans Peterson the board would over rule the protest and grant the llcfiise. Mr. Slmcral for The Bee took an exception and announced that an appeal would be taken. Thlo afternoon the beard will meet to hear protests In thu Louis Goldsmith ca e. , Licenses were granted to James Adams , 101 South Fourteenth street ; Adler & Heller , 1206 Farnam ; Walter Molse & Co. , 316 South Fourteenth street ; Owen McCaffery , 116 South Sixteenth street. There were no protests In thwo cases. STAUKD AT IIV CUltlOUS CltOU'DH. Dr. Ileiinie Tnlkx of IIlH Hcrciit Trial lit IlfnvlluK Grruu. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 27. Dr. J. C. Hearne , who was recently acquitted at Bowling Green , Mo. , ol the charge of murdering the Millionaire pork packer , Amos J. Stlllwell , passed through here this morning with his family , enroute to California. In on Inter view with a Star reporter , Dr. Hearno said ; 'My ' trial at Bowling Green established my Innocence beyond a question and the only thing the prosecution gained by It was to cast ft slur on my wife's virtue. " Dr. Hearno had not been at the depot fif teen minutes till It was known by every one there and along Union avenue , and he was followed around and stared at by crowds , but paid no attention to It , and after breakfast ho and his family retired to the privacy of a roam at the depot hotel. Dr. Hearno cald he would settle down at San Diego and resume the practice of medicine. Xa ( Alnrmril About tli < Mlmvcrn. BAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 27-Shlpplnjj men do not seem alarmed for the fate of the oteumer Jlloweru , which towed the disabled fiteamshlp Stratlinevln five days and disap peared In a gule after the breaking of the tow line. It Is thought now that the Mlo- wera turned back and headed for Honolulu to tool , If thU eiirmlse IP correct It will bo almost u month before her fate can be ilellnltcly ascertained. Holme DcNtroyt-il I ) ) ' IloinliM DALLAS , Tex. . Dec. 27. At 2 o'clock this morning two loud explosions awoke the people ple In the vicinity of Qano und Crutchfleld Htreets and the residence of Kdwanl Kaklns tvaa b-ecn to- lie In Humes. The bulldlni ; , Its contents nnd gurroundliiK buildings were destroyed. Loss. $ 10,0 ( > 0 , Tim family barely escaped with their llvis. Who placed the Ijoinbs In the house or fired them la a myu- tcry , Found Anotlii-r IIidy In ( In * Drill-In , ASHLAND , Win. , Dec. 27 , A body wa found In the debris of the Southern Lumber company mill thin afternoon. This makes four men burned | o death In the fire that destroyed the big lumber mill plant. The man WOK BO badly burned that he could not be Identified. PLEADING FOR HER BABY Mother Contending with These Who Would Bo Poster Parents. HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT Hnrc niiil I'ntlicMe. Some lit ScoH' Cliiinilierx Venlerdny After noon Tinnixinile > ot Vet Dot-tiled. A little 1-year-old tot Is causing n good deal more trouble and heart anguish Just now In the bosoms of two women than per haps It will ever cautij again. On June 10 of this year a woman named Leonora McMullcn was suddenly tnkoli 111 and was compelled to go to the Presbyterian hospital for treatment. She placed her child In the family of M. H. Ish of this city nnd agreed to pay $3 a week for Its care. She failed to pay the money , nnd the Ish family therefore doUrmlncd to obtain some satisfaction for the cnro that they had given the little ono , especially as they had grown attached to H. Ish took steps to adopt the child without the knowledge of the mother , but she discovered this , as she had to be notified before Ish could be made the guardian. When she foiuul what was being done all her mother's nature was aroused and she at oncci took steps to regain posses sion of her babo. She notified the county attorney , and the. latter put tha case In the hands of Jcfferls , his assistant. Habeas corpus proceedings were at once begun and Judge Scott yesterday granted a hearing on the application In chambers while the at torneys In thu Hoover murder caaa were pleading- for the life of the accused man. The mother of the child , being confined to bed , was not present , but she was repre sented by her sister , Miss Llda Mc.Mullen. Doth Mr. and Mrs. Ish were In attendance , and the former \Jealously hugged to her breast the tiny girl who was causing the strife. The- little ono occasionally crept down from the jealous arms and toddled between the would-be mother and father. Miss McMullen was also accompanied by a man , so that the forces wcro even. WHY THEY WOULD TAKE IT. Ish gave his side of the story. He snld that no board was paid for the child while It was with his wife , arid they had become attached to It. He stated that they were moro than willing to glvo it a home ) and * nil the care It required. Ho charged that the leal mother was not In financial condition to properly care for the little ono , Uei gave the story at considerable length and itsd all tils persuasive , po\vers to con vince Judgs Scott that he was rlglft. The mother's sister , In response , said that If her sister had not the means to support the child she would furnlah them herself In order that the little one might be returned to Its mother. She added : "Do you think that he could supply every thing that a mother's love could ? " Ish by this tlmo was a bit warmed up nnd he charged that the Miss McMullen preterit was not a fit person to care for the child. To this charge the woman piteously replied : "I am among strangers here nnd I can't bring any one to vouch for me. If you in- qulro around my home , which Is about five miles from Mlllard , you will find out who I am. I have a recommendation from the school district where I taught for seventeen terms. " Judge Scott said he would reserve his de- clslcu until today. ALMOST SETTLED IT. As the entire party started to leave the room a touching Incident occurred , which showed the depth ot affection the child had Inspired. As Ish , with the child In his arms , was passing by the man who accompanied Miss McMullen , the man ventured a few words , urging the court to glvo the child to its mother ; at once. , 'If you want la push yourself into this business , " said leh warmly , as he. turned toward him , "pay the child's board bill and wo will glvo It to you. " "So It Is a question of money ? " sternly In quired Judge Scott. "In that case , " ho con tinued , turning to Jefferls , "make out an order giving this baby to Its mother. This child cannot bo bartered like a piece of mer chandise. " When those words Were uttered Miss Mc Mullen sprang forward with trembling , out stretched arms toward the child. Her hand no more than touched Its garment , for Ish clutched the child closely to hlo breast and jumped back , pushing the woman away. "I did not mean that , your honor , " he pleaded. "Wo don't care for the money. Wo want thechild. Walt until morning and I will bring the best lawyers here to plead for us. I did not mean what I said. " , AdmlulNtrator SUCH for tf.T.OOO. T. J. Mahoney , in his capacity of admin istrator of the estate' of Archibald McCoy , has begun suit in the district court for $5,000 damag's against the Omaha Street Railway company for the death of McCoy. It is alleged that McCoy was on a street car on April 6 of this year and desired to get off at Fourteenth and Chicago strests. The car did not stop at the corner and Mc Coy stood on the platform until It cama to a standstill. When near th : . corner of Cass 4treet he was thrown from Ihe plat form onto the pavement and suffered In juries from which he died. . HP left a widow and children. Appeal In HOKKH Will CIIHP. An appeal from the decision of Judge Baxter In the George H. IJoggs will mat ter has been taken to the district court. Brothers and sisters of the dcceasd objected to the admission of the will to probao [ bncause they were not mtntloncd In the will as heirs except In case that tlio wife died. It was charged that the wife un duly Influenced Hoggs to Ignore them In various ways , and that Doggs was fusccptlbo ! to- this Influence , aa ho was mentally un balanced for some time1 before his death. Judge Daxtcr , however , allowed the will to bo probated over theto objections. Minor Court Miillet-H. Sherwood B. Davldge has sued George M. Darker , Erastus A. Benson and Frank n. Johnson for $9,000 on notes and Darker and Johnson for another $6,240 on noteo. Attachment suits have bo.'n brought against Rosenstock & Frlco , the company which ran the' Omaha Bazaar at 1510 Douglas sticetby Ahrenfeldt & Son and A. G. McClurg & Co , The former holds a claim of $217 and the latter ono of $377. Harry Grau. Joseph B. Boyer , H. Otto Hanson and H. B. Waldron , who .havo each been sued for $5,000 damages by Herman Tlmmo for publishing and scattering broad cast alleged llbelous statements concerning Tlmmo's record , when he was running for justice of the peace for Uennlngton at the last election , have filed answers , In which they make- general denial of the allegations made In the petltloiiN. The attorneys for George Morgan who was recently convicted of the murder of Ida Gas- kill and oontonced to bo hanged on April 17 , are taking steps to carry the case to the supreme court. A motion was yesterday filed , asking that the county pay the- ex penses of tranncrlblng the evidence taken In the cato , which must be used In taking the appml. U IB alleged that Morgan hau no money to pay the expenses cf a trans cript. "Tinrnriidlxe of ( lie 1'aclllc. " 3 GRAND TOURS TO HONOLULU , Ha waiian Islands , "Tho Paradlw of the Pacific , " via Union Pacific oystem and Oceanic 8. S , Co. , leaving Omaha the morning of January 16. Only nine days from Omaha to Hone- lulu. $205.00 for the round trip. Including staUrcorn and mealu on strainers. Tickets good for nine months , with rtop-over privi leged. For Information and tickets , apply to A. C. Dunn , City Passenger and Ticket Agent , 1302 Farnam street. For SteiilliiB- from a Car. Jesse James , John Harris und' Marian Hluck , colorud , were urrented yesterday afternoon chaifrd with the theft of seven teen Hacks of sugar from a I'nlon Pacific car standing In the lower .yarda. Tim Rugur was consigned to the I ) . M. Stucle-Hmlth company. The doors of the cur were prlvd open with u crowbar , A feared mailc of the room occupied by James biought to light u isllvcr handled umbrella , marked "It. . Tliomaa , Omaha. " UOM.V UPSI8T ALL CAI.CI'I.ATIO.\ , . Tlilrly < ' > nc Stint Dent Out it ] < * n t 1'leld. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. J7.-Romn. nt 30 to 1 , furnished the surprise nt nay District track today , defeating the stake horses , > Semper I.ex nnd Strnthmcnth , by four IctiRthx. Slnr Iluby nnd TJitreMa were the only n Inning favorites. Weather clear nnd pleasant ; attendance large ; track heavy. Summaries ! Flryt race , five furlongs , rclllnR1 : ttnnquo A mo ( formerly Little FluMi , fllly ) . 97 ( T. Slonn ) , 10 to 1 , won ; Leon IA 97 ( linriitr ) , .1 to 1. second ; l'cnr. on , 103 ( SlaURlitcr ) , to 1. third. Tlmo : 1.05H. Wnllfi U , Importa ! Kmlymlon , Decision nnd Governor Hudu also ran. Second rare , seven furlongs , selling : There in. 99 ( C. Slaughter ) . 8 to B , won ; Ocorgo Miller , 1 ( K. ainUKhttr ) , 6 to 1 , neronuL. Lucky DOR , 125 ( Wnlker ) . B to 1 , third. Time : > l:0.lVi. : Don Onrn , Svcngull , Hnrtsense and * if , Abl P nl o run. . Third rncp , one- mile , pellltiB : Hydy , 101 ( Cochrnn ) , 10 to 1 , won : Mnrln S , Uxl ( T. Hloiin ) , 2H < o 1 , nrrond ; Monltn , 101 ( chorn ) . 214 to 1 , third. Tlmo : 1H7IJ. Duchess of Mllpltns , Rod Root , Doyle , Navy Ulue , Hnn- ford , Centurion nnd.nraKO'wv jilo run. Fourth rare , about six furiOilKS ! Imp. Stnr Ruliy. 107 ( Martin ) , T to 10 , won ! Vine- tor , 112 ( T. Slonn ) , 5 to 1. ? ccond ; McLlght , \ 112 ( Grinin ) , 15 to 1 , third. flm : 1:17. : \ i Toano , Claciiucr. Alvnrnuo nnd FlasfillKht fc also ran. V . Fifth race , one mile , handicap , nil ngc.s : Roiim. ! > 5 ( R. Ipom ) . 30 to 1 , won ; 8om | > er Lex. 110 ( lirriren ) . 7 In 10. Hfi-nn.lr Hlrnlh- inoiith. 10S ( Mnrtln ) . 2 to 1 , third. Time : lK : Montalvo nnd Bnnthlgo riNo ran. blxth rare , llvo fiirloiin' , * olllnir : Fireman. 100 ( T. Sloan ) , 4 to 1 , won : Salisbury II , IPO ( Donnelly ) , even , second ; Prince Hooker , 100 ( Clcnry ) , 10 to 1. third. Time : l-as. San Miiniiifl. Lady Lelnster , Illly , Phillips mid KIslo also ran. _ Now Orlrnnn lliicc Hi > NiiltN. NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 27.-Wei\thcr clear ; track fast. The first nnd poronil races today worn captured by favorites , the third by n well backed second choice , nnd the other two by very pronounced outsider * . Sum maries : First race , seven furlongs : IJnnbnn (7 to 2) ) won. Imp. King Gold (7 ( to I ) second. Sir John O to 1) ) third. Time : 1:3 : m. Second race , ono mile , nelllnc : Captain KUld ( even ) won , Del Coronndo (10 ( to 1) ) second end , Kqulnox ( B to 1) third. Time : 1:49. Third race , HX ! furlongs : Red John (7 to 1) ) won , lOlberon ( \ to 1) ) second , The Sculp tor (9 ( to f. ) third. Time : 1:1814. : Fourth race , handicap , ono mile : Nlkita (15 to 1) ) won. Domingo (9 ( to 6) ) second , Ash land (15 ( to i ) third. Time : 1:10. : Fifth rnre. mile nnd n Mxtccnth : Jack the Jew (10 ( to 1) won , Unldur ( S to 1) ) second end , Soundmoro (3 ( to 1) ) third. Tlmo : 1:50. : AVorld' * Illeyele Ilccord-4. HOTEL DEL CORONADO , Gal , , Dec. 27. Three world's bicycle record * wcro madu hero this morning. Hamilton of Denver went a third of n mile , standing start , paced , In 3S 3-5 seconds. William Taylor and Cnnby Hewitt of Los Angeles , on u tandem , paced by Stole , Swnnbrough , Wnsliburiie nnd Ter- rlll on n | uad , made two-thirds of a mile , flytni ; start , In 1:03. : The same team went a half mile , standing start , same pacemakers , In DO 1-5 second H. DENVER , Jec. 27.-N. A. Pippin nnd A. 11. HuKbe.o , clusn A tandem team , today rode a quarter , unpaced , In 27 1-5 second , brenk- Ing the old record by two-fifths u second ; " > WoopliiB : Wnt IT AVIim. SYRACUSE , Dec. 27 , ( Special Telegram. ) In tlio foot bill game between Weeping- Water nnd Syracuse hero today , Syra.cu.so won the toss nnd chose west goal , Imvlnir a wind In their ndvnntaKo. AVoepIng Water kicked off and obtainingthu ball made a touchdown ) ( In1 twenty-live minute * . No goal , score to o. in tnc second nair Syra cuse kicked off , Weeping Water obtained the ball and scored u touchdown In twenty minutes. O. Cogllzcr kicked goal. Tbe feature of tlio game was Stoner's line Imek- Inff. Final score , 10 to 0. IJarry und Cox , referee nnd umpire. KHrnlninioiiN ami .Inlliiii Malic II | > . EL PASO , Dec. 27. Fltzslmmonsf nnd Martin Julian innde up tbetr quarrel tliln afternoon. Julian had purchased tickets to Now York for himself nnd mother and was making his preparations to leave when friends brought the two men together , nnd they shook hands nnd made up. Fltzslm- mons says Julian lind always noted squarely with him. The Australian spent the mornIng - Ing In this city playing pool with fi lends' , und thin Afternoon ho was busy building a cage for his lion at his training quarters In Juarez. C'orbelt FnlloivliiK DomiiHej 'n Ilonil. NEW YORK , Dec. 27. Among sparling men here , ( lie report Is purrentjjthat.Jamca J. Corbett has good reasons for qufttliig trio prize riiiff. It Is said that he Is physically unable to stand n seveie courao of tralnlnp. According to a friend of Corbett the biff fellow Is going the game road traveled by poor Jack Dempsey. Companies Unit lliiNliicmi. DALLAS , Tex. , Dec. 27. The English loan companies doing business In Dallas und rep resenting hundreds of millions of dollars have cabled their agents to discontinue loan ing money In Taxns. The fear of war with the United States Is said to be the cause. I'ICKSON'AI , 1'AHAOHAIMIS. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bates oj Lincoln are at the Merchants. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence II. Jane's , Shelby , la. , are Mcrchants"guesli' . Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Blamqulst of Newman Grove are at tbe Dellone. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hansn of Hastings ) are guests at the Mlllard. F. M. Hall of Lincoln was In the city yesterday , the guest of T. W. Blackburn. Mrs. J. B. Cromett went yesterday to Tabor , la. , to take charge of a class In physical culture there. Mcx Alvary , the toner who dropped be hind the Damrosch company on account ot sickness , arrived yesterday. . Colonel William F. Cody Is registered at the Paxton. He Is accompanied by H. . Hus- lam of the Big Horn basin. Robert Weldensall of Yutan , traveling- agent for the Young Men's Chrh'tlan as sociation , Is registered at the Dellone. Matthew Goring , Miss Barbara Gerlng and Miss Mia Qerlng. came up from Nebraska City last evening. They ars at the Del- lone. lone.W. W. H. Haggard left last evening for Kan sas City to take charge of the bui'lnois of the Southern California fruit exchanges at that point. _ C. N. Lee , formerly assistant general pas senger agent of the Union Pacific road , was In the city yesterday enroute to Chicago from Portland. i nt Hie Uotclx. At the IJellone 13. S. Welch , Tobluo ; J. II. Chapman , llioken How. At the Murcer T. M. Melntosh. II. II. Alexander , F. M. Williams. Hastings. At the Murray H. II. LoUKhrldge , II. Bonn , Grand Inland ; It. "A. Downs , Polder. At the Arcade J. II. Mullln , John Stout , Fender : Valentino Gelst , 13 , M , Gnrcy. WeHt Point ; W. H. Hayden , liiiHtlngs ; , J. Hustle , Aubuin. At the Paxton-Wlliam | Neville , North Platte ; Oliver RodKers , Tt. U. Oakley , Lin coln ; T. R. Wclptoi ) , Dqy.kln ; C , P , Wil liams , Grand Island. At tlio Merchants 10. R. Spencer , Firth ; H. G. Carpenter , Yoik : C. P. Shi-chun , Nrfr- folk ; D. J. dates , Albion ; W. \\VMovor , Hushvlllo : II. O. Strum ? . Pe-mler : II , M. GrimesK. . JJ. Warren , North Plutte ; W- | lard Klmball , Lincoln. AH My Life I bad that dlntresslng din cane , catarrh ol tbo etomacli. It proved must troublesome in tbe summer , and vrai accompanied by < that tired fooling. ' 1 took Hood's Sarsaparilla and have not bad u rtlnglo attnck ol my old complaint even during tbo extreme-- hot weather. My Kcuurol health U nlio much bettor. " Minn MiNNii : A. Di-.r.rB. Uoncord , Nebraska , jl ; all for | 5. . . " Unnrl'a ' Dlllo "ct ' ' "monlmiilT vllb ' rlOOU S rlllS Hood' . tUtianrlllj , We ,
