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    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.
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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
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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
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Htntiil Hi Hny There- \otlilllK
( he Wohhlcr
Station.
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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 ;
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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. . .
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