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ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNINO , Jf BUREAU Y 1 , 1800 TWELVE 1 AG-BS. OOL'iT FEV13 OUJNT3
TURNED DRY SOIL INTO MUD
Rain or Snow at Almost All Points in the
State.
MUCH AS HALF AN INCH IN PLACES
Jlcc-oril of the Pull n Mm1c nt tlie
llnllronili Office * Imllcnllniin
Arc tlmt More \VII1
Conic. >
At all of the railroad headquarters yesterday
Ifi morning there was reported moisture In
eomc form or other along the lines. In most
places It was no moro than light rain , al
though In a number of localities the rainfall
ntrountcd to halt an Inch and at other points
there was considerable snow. On the Union
Pacific there was light rain Thursday night
between Onmlm and North Platte , and some
on the branches north and south.
The Burlington's weather report was as
follows : Wcitcrn Division Holdrcge , rnln ;
Curtis and Holyokc , mist ; Cheyenne , snow ,
six Inches ; Hcd Cloud , snow and rain ; Re
publican , rain , 15-100 Inches ; Norton , rain ;
Oberlln , mist ; Orleans , rain ; Wllsonvlllc , rain ,
10-100 Inches ; Hcrmlon , rain ; McDonald and
St. Francis , cloudy ; Arapahoe and McCoox ,
mist and rain ; Ilcnkclman , Ecklcy and Akron ,
cloudy ; Corona , light snow ; Denver , light
rain ; Imperial , Burns Junction and L > ons ,
cloudy.
On the Wyoming division there was light
snow at Crawford , Ardmnro , Ouster , Hill City ,
Dcadwood , Spcarflsh Merino , Clearmont ami
Sheridan. At Newcastle and Arvada three
Inches ot snow fell. At Broken Bow and
Dunning there was light snow , combined
with rain. It was stormy nt Belmont. At
Plattsmouth the fall of rain was slight , 15-100
Inches ; at Ashland , 27-100 ; ot Schuylcr ,
15-100 ; at Lincoln It was light ; at Seward It
amounted to half an Inch ; a good rain was
reported from Columbus ; at Aurora It was
29-100 ; at Grand Island , 42-100 ; at Central
City , 4C-100 ; ot Palmer , 17-100 ; at Greelcy
Center and Erlcson It was very light ; at
Burwell It was 25-100 ; there was snow at
Lcup City ; at Crete. G-100 ; at Fairmont there
v.ns a light rain , which fell till night ; Sutton
reported 48-100 ; Harvard a good rain ; Hast-
IngB and Kearney a light rain.
From , the Burlington's southern division
there was reported n light rain at Atchlson ;
mist at Rule ; light rain at Nemaha , Ne-
blo > ka City , Syracuse and Salem , Tccumseh ,
Hanover , Washington , Coricordln nnJ
Chester. It was cloudy at Table Rock. At
HIckman , Wllber and Odell there was some
rain. At Endlcntt the fall amounted to
32-100 Inches ; at Strang. 3C-100 ; at Superbr ,
45-100 ; at Edgar , 30-100 ; at BJue Hill ,
30-100.
The Rock Island reported rain In Nebraska
nnd heavier storms east of the Missouri. A
prominent railroad official who cnmo through
Iowa yesterday paid that there was a
peed deal of rain nil through the state.
There peem to bo but little snow , however ,
except In the higher altitudes. This was
the report of the Elkhorn , as well ns the
get'eral report. In the opinion of men who
are supposed to know what the state needs
most. It Is n heavy fall ot snow. They say
that the ground Is hard and that most any
fall of rain will run oft the surface and
drain Into the Missouri river , while n good
snow would give to the earth the moisture
It fo badly nee-la.
Between 8 o'clock Thursday night nnd 8
o'clock yesterday morning , 14-100 Inches of
rain fell In this city. The morning was
a -cloudy one , with n slight fall of rain at
Jntervaln. At noon It was drizzling. The
weather bureau reports the pressureas high
over the west and northwest. Light snow
has fallen In the northwest.
QUANTITIES OP HAI.\ AND SNOW.
FiirmerH Sec Certain
of IroHperlty.
SUPERIOR , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. )
The flno rain of .nst night was a very un
usual occurrence In January. The season so
far has been exceedingly damp and cloudy ,
without much moisture. Many springs that
have been dry for the past two years have
commenced' to flow and all indications are
for n bountiful harvest for this Tear.
TRENTON , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) A
gentle rain began falling last evening and
continued most of thenight. .
FARNAM , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) This
locality was visited last night and thin mornIng -
Ing by a succession of showers , which was
followed by a heavy , damp atmosphere , which
Is likely to result In moro rain. This condi
tion of things tends strongly to confirm the
farmer In the conviction that good crops this
year are pretty well assured.
\VAUNETA , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) fllaln
ccmmenced falling here yesterday evening
and continued during the night , fully one-
half Inch registering. This Is the first rain
that has fallen here for some time and it
appears to have been very general over this
part of the stateIt Is still cloudy nnd
prospects are for more rain or snow. Farmers
are anxiously leaking forward to a wet seed
time , which will Insure them a bountiful har
vest the coming season. The conditions are
regarded as very favorable.
NORTH BEND. Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. )
Light rain has been falling hero for the- past
twelve hours a.id will do much good to win
ter wheat.
TJTICA , Ne-b. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) Rain
began falling here about 9 o'clock last night
and continued nearly all night , and this
morning the ) prospeqts look good for moro
moisture , thus placing the ground In good
condition for the spring plowing. Fall wheat
Is looking splendid and bids fair for a rich
harvest.
OBNOA , Nob. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) A
heavy rain fell here , last night , the first for
several weeks. The ground being well
thawed out , was In excellent condition to
receive the moisture. There are fine Indica
tions for snow this morning , which , If It
comes , will insure the best prospect for crops
for years.
LITCHFIELD. Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. )
'A ' light rain fell here last night , It has been
cloudy all day and is mUtlng tonight. The-
clouds "have every appearance of a good rain.
ThGUgtrthrc has been a great deal of cloudy ,
damp weather the past two weeks , but little
moisture lias fallen.
BELGRADE. Neb. . Jan. 31. ( Special. ) A
fine rain , set In yesterday and continued
a iteady downpour all last night , and as the
ground , Iti not frozen , It was all absorbed.
This will put the ground in fine rhapo for
rprlng ) vcrk. This section has had a re
markably fine winter BO far , am ] all through
this month the ground has not been frozen
eo as to prevent farmers from digging post
holes and making fences , which Is remark
able , for this latitude. The fall ct snow DO
far has not exceeded an Inch. Block of all
klndy are wintering on tbo commons , and
the farmers will have a surplus of feed
Which they can roll , and to some extent
make up for tthortago of crops and low
prices.
OIU ) . Neb. . Jan. 31. ( Special. ) One-tenth
ot an Inch ot rain fell hero early this morn-
Ir.e. it hau remained dull and cloudy all
day , and this evening it Is raining again.
This kind of winter weather is beyond the
memory of the oldeit Inhabitant.
IMPERIAL , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) The
first moisture of any consequence that this
county ha received for many montlii made
Its appearance lart evening , when It began
ruining , and continued during the night and
up to this afternoon. Over ono Inch of
water has fallen , and from appearances at
the present time It , looks as though It would
continue during the day and jilght. Tbe
people greet with joy Us coming , and It Ii
the belief of all that It In a forerunner ot a
good crop season. January has been a
phenomenal month. There has bon but
two or three days In It tr-at the thermometer
1 has reached tero , and thc\so who had out
door work , to do could perform It In their
eMrt sleeves with comfort , A comparison
of this month with tba diary kept by citi
zens of the weather of January , 1891 , shows
the two month * almost Idontlctl , and In 1891
Otase county raised at fine a crop as was
raised In the slat ? . To ! : farmers feel very
much encouraged- are making prepara
tions to put out a large acreage of crops
In the pprlnfi.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) A
drizzling win fell here the greater part of
last night which , with the melting snow , -All !
be ot great benefit , but lots more * ot it ID
badly needed.
NELSON , Neb. . Jan. 31. ( Special. ) This
ccctlon was visited by a fine rain last night ,
the first since November. Although three
failures In tnicccstlon have visited Nuckolls
county the po&ple still have faith In Nebraska
and arc making preparations to try again.
BRAINAHD. Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) A
nlca rain commenced falling hero lust night
about 7 o'clock , and continued all night.
This la the first good rain since curly last
fall.
fall.MONROE.
MONROE. Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) It
commenced raining here last evening at 9
o'clock , and continued steadily until this
morning. This rain will materially benefit
the winter wheat nnd rye , which Is In good
condition PO far.
EXETER , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) For
several days thlp week the Indications have
been fivorable for moisture ot some kind.
Every day has been cloudy , with heavy
mists , f-spcclally during the nights. Yester
day a heavy mist fell all day. nnd last night
a light rain commenced falling , which con
tinued until this morning. Although It did
not rain hard at any time , over a good
half Inch of rain fell , which IMS put the
ground In excellent condition for this time
cf the year and predicts great things for
the coming reason. A good many farmers
are making preparations to put In a crop
of spring uheat If this open weather con
tinues so thafthcy can work 'the land.
SHELBY , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) The
ground was moistened bya warm rain last
night. A iJeet la falling this forenoon , ren
dering the walks about town very slip
pery.
GOTHENBURG , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. )
Conrldenblo moisture- has fallen In this
vicinity during the past three days. Lart
night It rained qulto heavy. and this mornIng -
Ing the ground Is covered with n light snow.
The farmers say that the ground Is in better
condition now for farming than it has been
for several years nt this time.
FREMONT , Jan. 31. ( Special : ) It com
menced raining about 11 o'clock laot evenIng -
Ing and rained steadily until morning. The
warm weather had taken nearly all the
frost from the ground , and most of thp
water tbit fell soaked In. The amount cf
the rainfall Is estimated at three-quarters
of nn Inch. A fall of over one Inch Is re-
portel at Ames.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) Polk
county people are feeling pretty good to
day on account of the rain. It began to come
down last night about 9 o'clock and is still
raining. " " .
BINGHAM , Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special. ) This
section was treated to a good rain last night.
The ground Is wet to a considerable depth.
NOW THEV AHE KICKING.
City Hall AitnclieN Not PleiiHCil trlth
that IliiHenieiit .Tall.
It will require about thirty Incandescent
lights to properly Illuminate the city hall
basjment. The Indications are that the basa-
ment will prove to be a very gloomy location
for the Jail and the lights will have to be
run day and night. The wiring has to be
entirely remodeled In order that none of the
electrical appliances may be left In the spaces
that will bo used for cells. The workmen
have cut out the stone network In front of
the basement windows.
Among the officials and employes In the
city hall the sentiment against the Jail Is
growing vigorous. Now that the deed Is
done they begin to have visions of Insect
visitors that will dispute with them for the
possession of their offices and the odors aris
ing from the Jail quarters almost begin to
bo perceptible. Then the building Is full of
the sounds of hammering and sawing from
below , which are as plainly audible on the
upper floors as they arc In the basement , and
the clerks are Indignant at the prospect of
being compelled to make their calculations
for the next two months In the midst of
such a hubbub. The ease with which sound
is conducted to the upper part of the buildIng -
Ing Is alsx > suggestive of the chorus that will
be In evidence after the cells are filled with
a lot of howling drunks , and , altogether , the
\lctlms are heartily disgusted.
IlICE MUST rilOSECtlTE SAVAGE.
If He DOOM Not HC'AVHI lie ArreHtcil
on n SerloiiH Cliarfre.
The preliminary hearing of the charges
against Hiram Savage was sel for Thursday
afternoon in pollco court , but was continued
until ndxt Monday. The continuance was
granted on a showing that all the witnesses
In tlio case were not secured and that neither
the dofcnso nor the prosecution was ready.
The state Is taking t'teps to- compel Wil
liam Rice , whose daughter , Alberta , Savage
charged with debauching , to prosecute the
case. After ( he complaint was- , filed Rice
suddenly droppeij his. desire to prosecute
and announceJ that ho did not care to push
the matter , further..Assistant County At
torney Day , however , has Informed him that
If ho does not produce the girl at the hearing
ho will at once draw up a complaint , charg
ing him with compounding a''felony.
IiitcrcHtH South Omnlin. . ExcImiiKc Men
The members of the Live Stock exchange-
at South Omaha are considerably interested
in a ruling of the court at Kansas City.
The exchange at the Kansas City yards Im
posed a fine of $1,000 , en. a commission firm
for cutting commissions , contrary to the
rules , and threatened , theflrm with cxaiil-
sIon unless the amount specified was paid.
The flrm In question went Into court to
obtain an Injunction , preventing the ex
change from Interfering. The court held that
as the exchange , was an unincorporated body ,
and a. ? members agreed to the rules and
regulations In signing the constitution and
bylaws , the court could not enjoin the en
forcement of those rules.
The exchange' at South Omaha Is incor
porated , and whenever it has attempted to
discipline any of its members the courts have
been appealed to successfully. As a result ,
the exchanger has been powerless to enforce
Its rules and regulations , which In come in
stances have almost become a dead letter ,
Snyn It' * Spite Work.
With rcfeienco to the report in Tuesday's
paper that F. S. Stanfleld of a barber supply
con'pany would bo arreatej for obtaining
mcney under false pretenses , Mr. Stanfleld ,
who returned from a business trip Into Iowa
yesterday , cays that the Mr. Johnson , from
whom It n alleged he had collected $1.15
which A. L. Undoland claimed was duo him ,
came Into his store during state fair week
and did pay $1.15 , which was a legitimate
debt , as he himself admitted nt the time.
Umlcland's name was never mentioned and
ho knew perfectly well that he was in Stan-
field's store. Mr , Stanfleld says that the
whole matter Is a piece of eplto on the part
ot Undeland.
Toward the Nor th 1'ole.
Word was received here yesterday that
Thomas Tralnor and his brother , A. V.
Tralnor , who left Omaha a fortnight ago on
their bicycles , arrived Thursday In Minne
apolis. They rode along the route of the
Elkhorn road from Missouri Valley junction.
After pacslng through Sioux City thay kept
close to the railroad , and often found the
best riding between the tracks. They left
Minneapolis yesterday for St. Paul , riding
behind Becker , the Minneapolis rider , who is
out after a 100 mile record.
AVI 11 Meet mill Talk Cliuler Pnth.
Another meeting of tbe bicyclists of the
city has been called for this evening
at the Young Men's Christian association
building for the purpose of discussing tbe
proposed c'nder path between this city and
Council Bluffs. The scheme eeemi to have
captured the attention of bicyclists and the
meeting has been determined upon In order
to allow them to make any suggestions that
may plcaio them.
BOLLN IN JAIL ONCE MORE
Another Embezzlement Charge Covering
Amount Stolen from City.
INFORMATION IS IN THREE COUNTS
HIM llonil Given o School IHntrlct for
I.'lrxt Term Cannot lie Found
MilNot He Mit-
tcrlnli
Criminal proceedings were commenced In po-
lido court yesterday against Henry liolln , late
city treasurer , charging him with the embez
zlement and stealing of city funds to the
amount of $105,500.
Assistant County Attorney Day filed the
Information , which contains thirteen counts.
The first three counts charge the embezzle
ment , converting to his own use , converting
to the use of some person unknown , and
stealing the sum ot $2,500. The language ot
the Information Is such that It covers the
ofTcnso charged in every way , so that it may
be tried on any one , or all three counts.
The second three counts charge the cm-
bozzlemunt ct $3,000 , the language of the
counts being the same as In the counts men
tioned heretofore. The remaining seven
counts In the Information charge , In tbe fame
manner , the embezzlement , converting and
stealing of $100,000.
It Is clso charged that Bolln has refused
and failed to make a settlement within a rea
sonable time after notice so to do and after
a demand duly made by the proper legal au- .
thorlty.
Henry Bolln was arrested last evening
and taken to the city Jail at G:1G : ; Ho did
not seem to be much surprised.
Upon arriving at the jail Bolln said that he
had no statements for publication. A mitti
mus had already been made out by Judge
Gordon and Bolln remained in the jail ofllcc
but a few minutes. As soon as his name
had been entered upon the jail records he
was taken to the county jail.
HIS BOND MISSING.
The bond of Henry Bolln , as treasurer of
the- school district , given at the beginning
of his first term of offlco. has disappeared.
The fact has been knowp for some time , but
according to tbe policy that has .been fol
lowed from first to last In the treasury In
vestigation , it has been studiously kept c
secret. It leaked out during the last day or
two and the statement Is confirmed by
officials of the city and the Board of Edu
cation. This bond was approved by the
board at the meeting held January 2 , 1892.
Some time after that It was seen In the
hands of Comptroller Olren. Tliit Is the last
time its existence has been in ovldcnce and
the closest starch has failed to discover Its
whereabouts.
When the bond waa approved Charles
Conoyer was secretary jot the Board of Edu
cation. Mr. Conoyer lemembers the trans
action and tbe bond. He says that he took
the document to Charles P. Goodman , who
was then president of the board , and asked
him what he should do with It. The board
then occupied quartern In the Masonic Tem
ple , and as there was no safe place for keepIng -
Ing Important documents , Mr. Goodman ad
vised him to turn It over to the city comp
troller for safekeeping. This was done and
that was the last Mr. Conoyer saw of the
bond. When J. M. Glllan assumed Us dutlci
as sacretary of the board ho went Into Comp
troller Olsan's office to oeo some other school
board bondo that had bsen left there. Olsen
handed out Conoycr's Lend and also Bolln's.
He took a copy of the Conoyer bond and read
that of Bolln , after which ho handed them
both back to the comptroller. Conoyer's bond
Is still In a flic In the comptroller's office , to
gether with a number of other Board cf
Education documents , but the Bolln bond
has disappeared. Comptroller Weoiberg says
ho has never seen tbo bond and that It ID cer
tainly not In his offlcc. OUcn IB In Cripple
Creek , Colo. , so that there Is no opportunity
to obtain any explanation from him. In the
meantime ) both the city attorney and the
members of the Board of Education cannot
account for the myterlous disappearance
cf a document which has become very Im
portant in the light of the recent defalcation.
Comptroller Westberg fays that tbe only
explanation that ho can give for the dis
appearance of the bond Is that. Olscn thought
that It was not properly in his custody anl
that he had turned it over to the city clerk
or some other official. So far , however , It
has not been found among theclerk's files
and the fact that all the other school board
bonds that wore deposited with the comp
troller are still on file- helps to disprove- this
theory.
City Attorney Connell says : "It has not
been determined whether the loss ot the
bond will serloubly affect the legal proceed
ings against Bolln. " So far as he has
learned there was no shortage , in the school
fund at the end ot Bolln's first term. "If
tbls should prove to ) be the case the .loss of
thn bond would not be a very serious
matter , " added the city attorney. "Tho fln.il
figures have not been submitted yet by the
experts and it would be Impossible to tell
whether the bond was- Important or not
until after these were obtained and exam
ined. "
CLEARED OP CIIAIIGE OF MUHDEH.
End of a ICiiiimiH C'axe tlutt XJnvc
I'ronilNc of SciiHutlaiinllNiii ,
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 31. A special to the
Star from Wichita , Kan. , says : F. M. Wil
liamson , one of tbo three alleged murderers
of H. H. Leonard , was acquitted of tbo charge
otday. The jury was out all night and
brought In Its verdict at 10 o'clock this
morning. At the trial Michael Jordan , an
Inmate of tbo Soldleru' Homeat Leaven-
worth , testified that Williamson and his
divorced wife , Mrs. Irene Williamson-Leon
ard , had entered Into a conspiracy to kill
Leonard In order to got the $5,000 Insurance
which Leonard carried in his wife's favor.
Bkntlnnr it Hmmcom Stopped.
There will bo no moro. skating at Hans-
corn park the present season. This was the
decision of the lioard of Park Commission
ers at a meeting yesterday afternoon. The
decision was for the sake of economy , which
practically amounted lr > necessity , as the
condition of the fund wii.s such that there
was no way to pay the expense of keeping
the It'e In condition during the balance of
the winter.
Tliln was all the business transacted by
the board except the appointment of a committee
mittee- consisting of Kllhatrlck , Redfleld anil
Tukoy to meet with the city council nnd
protect the Interests of the board In the
tax levy matter.
Nod'H of the Court * .
The bar docket for the February term of
court has been Issued. It contains 1.C9G
cares.
The Pekin Plow company of Illinois has
brought suit agalnft Wilbur H , Kreldler for
$3,452.30 , alleged to bo due on two notes.
Ellis L. Blerbower and A , B. Hunt , acting
as receivers ot the * American Water Works
company , have commenced suit against the
city of South Omaha to recover $3,024.89 ,
alleged to be due for hydrant rental for the
last elx mouths of 1895.
SUCH for Sick Heiietlta.
Varslla Koesek has commenced suit In the
county court against Prokop Velky , No. 200 ,
Independent Order ot Foresters , to recover
the sum of $105 , alleged to be , due her hus
band , Voclav Koesek , on account of sick
benefits during twenty-one weekr , when he
was confined to his bed. She alleges that
the claim has been assigned to her , and she
wants the court officers to nettle It.
II roil if lit llnek liy u Iloetor'M Pump.
Kittle Owens , Thirteenth and Cass streets ,
attempted to take her life yesterday by
taking morphine , A doctor and a stomach
pump saved the woman. .
OXLV TO SKTTI.I3 A I.ICfiAI , O.UESTIOX
He ail of it Clinrllrtlitc JKiiiiiloyineiit
Anrencx Cnlled lijto , ponrt.
The Scandinavian Toungj Vpmon's Chris
tian Bethany Association Uome , 2011 Daven
port street , finds Itself jlth a bft ot litiga
tion on Its hands. Tbe president , general
manager and secretary/iMrs , Marie Hlrnass ,
was arrested yesterday on a warrant
sworn out by Licence Inspector Hurst , charg
ing her with running ah 'employment agency
without a license. On the trial Mrs. Hlr
nass was fined $1 and costs , but the case was
at once appealed to the district court.
The case Is said to be In the nature ot a
friendly suit to discover wbetlifr charitable
Institutions are required to pay a license ! t
operating an employment agency , frcm which
fees are received. License Inspector Hurst
maintains that tbls Institution must pay a
licence and that It it is remitted other em
ployment agencies can , demand the same
treatment.
On the other hand Mrs. Hlrnass is fighting
the position on the constitutional provision
that the properly of charitable Institutions
cannot bo taxed. She holdo that under this
provision the work of charitable Institutions
oannot bo taxed by means ot a license. Mrs.
Hlrnass does not deny that a fee Is required
of a girl when a position Is obtained for her ,
but this Is only demanded after the girl has
remained long enough In-the position to learn
that It suits her and she .decides to remain.
Mr ? . Hlrnass says that the fee : , obtained
furnish but a small proportion of the means
required to maintain the home. The greater
portion Is pacurcdby h < rsof ! by lecturing
and by soliciting subscriptions. By money
thus obtained the homo Is run for respecta
ble Scandinavian young women , where they
arc given shelter and taught domestic art
until employment Is found for them. There
are sixteen girls at the home now , and It
has been crowded during the winter. .
The Institution was started some three
years ago , and during the first year a license
was paid for the employment bureau. On
February 14 of last year tbe' association was.
Incorporated , and as Its objects ar6 purely
charitable , Mrs. Hlrnass contends that It
should b& required to pay no license.
MUST SETTLE WITH THE COUNTY
Tnxen Muni He I'alil Ileforc Wnrrniit
IIolilerH Get Tholr Ciixli.
The resolution passed by the cqunty com
missioners December 28 last , ordering that
personal property tax and other Indebtedness
to the county should bo deducted from all
claims of any person oc corporation pre
sented against the county , will be the means
of turning a great many dollars Into the
coffers of the cou'nty ' , which , would other
wise remain uncollected. ' , '
County Clerk Redfleld ( Said yesterday
that ho had just received kfrim _ the printer
a complete set ot blanks..for .putting this
order Into full effect. Coming .at the close
ot the year , he said it had ben Impossible
to carry out the full extent , of , the resolu
tion , but a start had been jnade nnd within
a few days there would bono -claim passed
upon without the treasurec's ] certificate at
tached to It. The start was made on wit
ness and Jury fees and "several hundred
dollars have been deducted .from these
claims. A list returned by ; tte treasurer
yesterday contained the { .names cf many
well known business and sr fcsslonal men ,
who had appeared as wjtnesses , notably
several well known physicians , ! and It was
shown that some of thera jpwed personal
taxes amounting to $50 or ; mope. In these
cases the witness fees amountc-d to $10 , or
thereabouts , and there still remains n bal
ance to be taken out of subsequent fees.
Before another month tolls .around the
monthly talary list will come jn .for Its share
of attention and very few persons on it will
escape. The county commissioners them
selves will have to pass examination.1 ' '
It Is estimated by Clerk Redfleld that
this method will be the means of collecting
several thousand dollars nnd will bea con-
sta'nt ' sourca of Income.
Those ofllces In which the employes are
paid from fees , as the register of deeds ,
county Judge , clerk of the court , etc. , will
not be reached by this plan , as the at
taches of these offices arc paid by the heads
of the departments from the fees collected
In the office , but a plan Is belng/consldcred
for accomplishing the same result In an
other way.
* ,
Tenth Street MotlierH' McctliiR.
OMAHA , Jan. 31. To the Editor ot The
Bee : Perhaps It Is not generally known that
a "mothers' meeting" Is held at. the Tenth
street mission every Thursday from 2 until
4:30 : o'clock. The number of women present
at each meeting Is from forty to sixty. They
gather from all parts of the city.
Wo feel that If we want to" lift up these
who -are oppressed by poverty and distress
wo must come In closer contact with them.
It Is not sufficient for uo to say. "Bo ye
clothed and fed ? " and do nothing toward
helping them to it.
At thebo meetings wo furnish every mother
with undergarments , night dressoa and panta
for their boys. In addition to this we make
bed comforts. When all afe supplied with
workwo then entertain them with little
talks and. singing. At 4 olclock all work
Is laid aside and each woman gets a generous
bam gandwlch and a cup of good hot coffee.
Wo have a nice social time together. As
the mothers pass out and greet us with a
hearty handshake and a smiling "God bless
you" we feel as If we have'spent a pleasant
afternoon. i
As these mothers return't-t6 their homes
they take up their duties .with a zeal , be
cause a urigntcr spot lias dawned In thtir
lives , as they sometimes express themselves.
Each woman pays 5 cents a week , so that
this work Is divested of tts charity aspect.
It costs quite a little sum "of money to buy
sufficient material and we now ask those
who wish to help In tbls work to send In
cast oft clothing , stockings and dresses ; in
fact anything that can be made over for
woman and children.
Money will not bo refused.
MRS. J. JARDINE ,
MRS. It. H. DAVIS ,
MRS. HAINER ,
MRS. JOCELYN ,
MRS. E. L. STONE.
Dentil of MrH. TIiomUN F. Swift , Jr.
The joy which marked tliedavent ( of a boy
In the household of TnomaoJF. Swift , jr. , on
last Sunday morning was c cd yesterday
morning to overwhelming ao rpvf by the death
of the mother. .
The announcement will btf.a shocking sur
prise to the friends of the.i . family. Mrs ,
Swift , nee Catherine Ialtonuas [ the fourth
daighter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dalton uf
1'iCn South Seventeenth street. She was born
In Bellevue , Neb. , Jn March , ] 1S74 , and was
still In the springtime of llfju when called
hence. She had lived in Omjiha nearly all
her Ufa and endeared herself to all ac
quaintances by a graclousi.stmny disposition
and the promptings of a warni , " .kindly heart ,
manifested in countless .Ways. " In Catholic
church circles she was highly .hsteomctl , hav
ing been an untiring worker In parish organi
zations. She was particularly , prominent In
the choir of St. Patrick's church prior to her
marriage In November , 1893 , and since then
took an active part In the choir of St.
Pbllomena'a cathedral. Her untimely end Is
peculiarly tad and Is all but crushing to the
bet caved husband and hen aged father and
mother. She leaves two children , the boy
just born , uid Mary Clalr , aged fifteen
montliu. % '
The funeral will take placer Monday mornIng -
Ing from the residenceof T. J. ' FltzmorrU ,
C42 South Seventeenth street , * Services will
bo held in St. Philomena's cathedral. In-
terrcent In Holy Sepulchcr cemetery.
LlKlitM In A'piv IiftcntloiiM.
Gas Inspector Gilbert and tbe representa
tives of the- Acme Llght'ng company have
begun locating the gasoline lights under the
new contract , They commenced Thursday at
the north line of the city and located about
fifty lights. They will Work coutb and will
probably get the lights all located sometime
next week. In locating ( he new lights the
Inspector Is Ignoring the old lights entirely.
In tbls way he avoids the behest * of property
owners to some extent , and without a grcit
deal uf trouble will be able io cut the lights
down to 600 ,
WENT AFTER GIBSON'S ' GANG
Organizsd Labor Protests Against Street
Gleaning by Prisoners.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS JERKED UP
Promise Mmlc Hint There Shnll lie
No Further Online of Coyiiitnliit
AVlmt tin ; Iloiird Propone *
to Do.
Thursday afternoon thb ' proprietor of a
down town hotel sent a note to Street Com
missioner Knsp.ir asking him It la- would
have the refuse that had accumulated along
the Farnam street sldo of his establishment
cleaned up ; and this blef oplstlo hns pro
duced more brimstone to the square Inch
than the president's message on the Vene
zuela question.
Mr. Kaspcr handed the note to Overseer
Gibson , who is In charge of the city prison
ers , and told him to luive the prisoners plln
up the rcfuro as he took them out to work
yesterday morning. This was dcno and after
the gutter was cleaned up Gibson thought
It would bo a good Idea to clean up a few
moro sections of the street. This had not
proceeded very far when wine of the oinI
clals of the local labor unions had their at-
tcntlon called 'to the matter. It created
a sensation In labor circles and by after
noon It was circulated through all the labor
unions that the city prisoners were being
worked en the street , while the barrel brigade
was let In Idleness. '
The result was that the laboring men
descended on the Hoard of Public Works
by platoons and about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon a body cf more than 100 of them
fllcd Into the offlcc. They were headed by
K. S. Fisher , president of the Central Labor
union ; H. C. Waller , general organizer of
the American Hallway union ; P. H. Hlnchey ,
president of the State Federation of Labor ,
and 8. S. Gossard , general organizer of the
American Federation of Labor. Chairman
Munroe and Commissioner Wlnspear were
present and Commissioner Kat'par ' came In
a little later. The discussion between the
members of the board and the ropresjnta-
tlves of the labor organizations lasted nearly
an hour and was decidedly warm at times.
"These mew you see here are taxpayers
and cltlz ne of Omaha , " bgan Mr. Waller.
"They are honest men , but they cannot get
work. Most of them are destitute and
some of them do not know where , their next
meal Is coming from ; and wo have coma
up here In their Interests and the Interests
of humanity. Wo think It Is a'n ' outrage that
convicts , wearing the ball and chain , should
be given work on the streets , while honest
men who have worked for years to own their
homes In Omaha , are left to starve. "
The members of the board explained that
they had no money with which to employ
men to clean the streets. They had put
the prisoners at work to clean up the alleys
because If they did not do It it could not
be done at all and they thought that If It
became known tint the prisoners had to
work the. tramps would give Omaha a wide
berth. They would to glad to give work
to these who needed It It the council would
provide the money , but as It was they could
not act.
The laboring men then demanded that the
prisoners should be taken off the streets
anyway. They declared that If th'o dirt
were allowed to accumulate on the streets
the council would be compelled to make
tumo provision to employ honest men .to
c ean them. They reminded the board of the'
agreement that was made last year that the
work of the prisoners should bo restricted
to the alleys and then the real reason for
the demonstration cropped out. The mem *
bers declared that there was no Intention
of allowing the prisoners to work on Far-
nam street or any other t'treet and explained
how the chain gang came to be seen there
In the mcrnlng. But at first this failed to
appcaso tliclr vlDltors.
"Y > s. that Is the way you do business , "
shouted a laboring man. "A man with a
ealoon and a pull can get the street cleaned
all around his place. This work was done
for political effect nnd the man you did It
for sulls scab beer at that. " This ictort
was greeted with * > shout of approval from
hlo fellows , but finally an understanding was
reached and the committee left with evident
satisfaction. The members of the board as-
oured them that the chain gang would not
bo worked on the streets again and promised
tp pasu i. resolution declaring It to bo the
serH'3 ' of the board that the council should
make an appropriation to be used in employIng -
Ing honest laboring men on the streets who
wcrfc In destitute circumstances.
The only additional business transacted by
the board was to pass the pay roll.
TKOUIII-CS DROVE 11 Ell INS AMD.
Sad Condition of n Woman Who Came
from I'lattNiiioiitli.
If the promise that was made to Police
Judge Gordon yesterday by "Alabama
Sue" Is kept one of the characters of the
half world will bo gene forever- She pleaded
not guilty to the charge against her , but did
not want to go to trial. "I'll tell you what
I'll do , Judge , " she said. "I'm disgusted
with this town , and I'll get out If you will
give mo until tomorrow morning * to do some
washing and get my things together. I'll
go on tfce first train and never come back. "
This struck Judge Gordon as a fair proposi
tion and ho released the woman from cus
tody , She started out of the court room on
the run.
"Alabama Sue , " whose real name Is Sue
Johnson , Is looked upon more wlh ( pity than
any other sentiment by the other denizens
of the proscribed district because she Is con
sidered Imane. She camn to this city some
seven or eight months aeo. S.o is evidently
mentally unbalanced and this Is , thought to
bo the result of an Incident In lirr life which
occurred but a short time before her arrival
In Omaha. She was formerly n resident of
VMttemouth , where a year ago aho was a
happy mother In a family which consisted
of herself , her husband and a little girl. Ono
day both husband and daughter disappeared.
The wlfo waited for them In vain and
brooded over their abssnce , especially that
of the daughter , until her mind became
affected. What money she had , a very email
Bum at the most , was spent In a search for
the missing < 5nes. The two appeared to have
been swept completely from the earth. Then
the woman eamo to this city , still on the
hunt , and has been hero some oven months.
Shelo now intending to go to same other
point , still laboring under the hallucination
that the daughter Is alive somewhere.
Whllo the woman still thinks that the
daughter Is alive , she Is. firmly convinced
that the husband has been murdered. Some
time ago rtio believed that she hod found the
murderer , or rather the murderess , In the
person of an Inmate of a disorderly house.
She started to hunt her down , but the
suspected parson was "tipped , " and carefully
kept out of the- nay , ' Bloodshed was In this
manner averted , and In time the Idea left
the brain of "Alabama Sue" to > give way to
others.
Outside of this belief in the murder of her
husband and the Idea that her daughter Is
still alive , the woman appears to bo per
fectly sane. She hap been quiet in her demeanor
meaner , and has caused the pollco little-
trouble. _
Noble SerloUHly III.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 31. General John W.
Noble , ox-secretary of the interior , la con
fined to bis home by a serious attack of
la grippe. Ho was taken III Monday , but It
was supposed that it was only a temporary
Indisposition and that he would bo about In
a day or two. The- Illness , however , de-
\ doped into a serious malady.
Snlclile of n Hank CM nil I IT.
HOME , N. V. , Jan. 31. Hon. George Barn
ard , cashier of the Fort Stanwlz National
banlc of Ibis city , committed suicide today.
The bank has been closed pending an In
vestigation.
HAWKINS WAS U.M-'IT l-'OH SHIIV1OK.
tint-flu Viilirnliln lllx Ciinii'ititon fur
SenilhiK Out Such n On ft.
NEW YOUK , Jan. 31. The World this
morning s.iy a meeting of Cuban patriots1 ,
which was not known of outside of the revo
lutionary band until last night , was hold
Wednesday at the Astor house. The gatherIng -
Ing was 'called by the council , or junta , of
the revolutionists , at the Instance of Dele
gate Palms , who , with Gouzalcs do Uucsadft ,
Senor Lt Gretio , nnd other attaches of the
Now York headquarters , \\RS nreseiit. lie-
tncen fifty and sixty patriots nlio attended.
It way said th.it General Callxto Gnrcl.i ,
leader of the filibustering expedition , wrecked
Monday off Barnesat , In the steamship J. W.
Hawkins , put In an appearance' to answer tea
a demand for an explanation of the disaster.
In fact , that the meeting \\as called ex
pressly to hear from the general on this
point. General Garcia I * said to liavo se
verely crltlclstvl the Junta for providing htm
with a vessel not only rotten , but poorly
equipped for a voyage. He gave details ! of
'the ship's unseaworthiness , which are said
to have created a sensation.
The discussion on both sldri brought out
these facts : General Garcia had asked for
a first clais sailing vessel with which to
take 200 men and some arms to Cuba. He
wo' promised everything : : edo-i. md an
agent of the Junta ws.3 at once set to work
equipping her. The vessel cost thejimi *
$12,000 , while It was really not worth moro
thin $2,000. Several experts , so It was
charged , had informed the Junta before Gar
j ' cia sailed that the vesbcl was wholly unfit
for a voyage. No heed was paid to these
I warnings. The honctty of the agent who
I bought the ship was questioned , BO the rtory
goes , thn great discrepancy' between the true-
value and the purchase price being pointed
out.
Before adjournment a resolution of confl-
. dence In Minister Palma received almost
I unanimous consent , and it is not believed
I that the lupturo caucoJ by the unlucky trip
j Is serious. The Cuban leaders' were all In
Washington yesterday , and nn effort to. . dis
cover the whereabouts of General Garcia
failed. The Hawkins , It now appears , was
owned by the American Fish Guano company
of Virginia , and "was employed In fishing
on Chesapeake Day. She was bought from
J. Morse , the treasurer of the company , by a
man wiling himself John T. Smith , In the
presence of Collector of the Port Nock , at
Tasley , Va. , about two wcekp ago. Charles
M. Smith of Grcenport , L. I. , who designed
the Hawkins , said It was tulcldal'to go to sea
in such a boat.
United States District Attorney McFarlano
admits his office Is Investigating the Hawkins
expedition , but he expects no. results. There
are many who do not believe there- were
any arms on the vessel , arid who- fay that
the disaster was arranged for some purpose
now secret. The captain cf the tug , B. B.
Dalzcll , says that General Garcia told him
no one had been lost.
1)1121) FUOM A DOSE OP CIII.OUAI. .
Prominent EiiKlneer'M Fatal Mistake
CiiHlN Him HIM Life.
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. Augustln M. New
ton , third son of the late Major General
John Newton , who was. one of the most dis
tinguished engineers of the age , died at
the Hudson street hospital last night. Ho
had taken an overdose of chloral. Mr. New
ton wan one of the engineers who built the
HarUm river speedway. After thousands of
dollars had been spent by the city upon
this great undertaking It was discovered that
the greater part of the work had to bo done
over again. The park board had to appoint
cjtperts to go over the work , as a great
'part ' of the built roadway seemed to. be slid
ing into the river. The exports , however ,
decided that the contractors could not be
held responsible for the failure of the crib-
work to hold. Its place , as the crib-filling
did not come up to the requirements of the
specifications. This preyed a great deal upon
Mr. Newton's mind and tended In a large
measure to make him nervous. A friend of
the family said last night that owing to
excess ot work Mr. Newton was In the
habit of taking mild doses of chloral for his
nervousness and had no doubt taken an over
dose. Mr. Newton was born In Florida and
was 37 years old. His father was the presi
dent ot the Panama company when ho died
last May and was best known by having
boca In charge of the blowing up of the
obstructions at Hallets Point In 188S and
the rocks at Hell Gate In 1885. The son ,
Augustln Newton , was educated at Eton hall
as a civil engineer. For some time he was
In his father's offlco and afterward took
contracts for himself.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 31. Dr. Nat Carlln , aged
DO years , who was one of the most prominent
veterinary surgeons In 'the' country , died last
night of pneumonia. Hei was well known as
a writer of horse pedigrees , and In the capac
ity of veterinary surgeon was connected with
the East St. Louis Jockey club for many
years. During the la tter part of General
Grant's lifetime ! Dr. Carlln had charge of
his stock farm In th's state.
SHOT AN OLD MAN IN SELF-DEFENSE.
Futiil EiidlnK of n.
Fctul In Indliirtn.
PLYMOUTH , Ind. , Jan. 31. John Swover-
land , a well known stock buyer , was shot
and killed In Stanley by Samuel S. Stewart
at a sale of machinery on the farm of Charles
Elsener lost evening. The shooting was the
result of a long-standing feud. Swoverland ,
It la eald , had sworn to kill Stewart. Stew
art. who Is about 21 years old. attended tbe
sale and quarreled with a eon of Swoverland.
The elder Swoverland hastened to the scene
and. It Is said , told Stewart he had come to
kill him. Drawing a revolver ho shot at
Stewart , but misled him. Stewart returned
the fire , the second shot striking Swovorland
In the forehead and penetrating the brain.
After the rhootlng Stewart ( started homo
to get a horpo and como to town to give him
self up. On tbe way ho mot an elder nan of
Swoverland. who fell upon him with a knife
and nearly killed him. In the fight Stewart's *
right arm was cut nearly to pieces. Ho then
went to Bourbon and gave himself up and
was brought hero and Jilled. The shooting
created great excitement. Young Stewart's
promptness in surrendering to tbe authori
ties has greatly helped hla capo and at the
preliminary hearing , which will bo held this
afternoon , he may be discharged ,
Swoverland wao one of the moot successful
farmers In Bourbon townthlp , Marshall
county. Ha was 59 years old and was the
father of flvo children. He served in the
late war In company H , Eighty-seventh In
diana , Infantry , enlisting In 18C3 , and was
honorably discharged at the closeof his en
listment. He was a man of exceedingly fiery
temperament.
Stewart , who IB the son of a small farmer
living a short distance from Swovorland's
residence , while expressing his sorrow at
the tragedy , cays that Swoverland would
surely have killed him.
KICK FAIKY TAKE FIIOM KANSAS.
WIcliKu Mini ClnliiiH n TKI.i < > ii
I.arue Part of ( iothiiiu.
KANSAS CITY , Jon. 31. A special to the
Star from Wichita , Kan. , fays : Jesse Burt
of this city has received the Intelligence that
tbe supreme court has decided a long pending
suit In favor of the Jielrs to the' ' famous An-
neko Jans estate worth $100,000,000 , It Is
ultimted In the Jicart of New York City and
contains sixty acres of massive buildings , In
cluding Trinity church.
Anneko Jans was a cousin of Queen Anne ,
daughter of James II , , and the last Stuart
sovereign of Great Britain and Ireland. Two
hundred years ago Queen Anne gave a grant
to her cousin. Afterward Anneke Jans leased
sixty acres to Trinity church for ninety-nine
years. In the meantime the properly became
to valuable that the ecclesiastical lessees
considered It worth fighting for and from that
day until this It has been In the courts. Mr.
Burt Is one of the distinct descendants of
Queer ) Annu'a cousin.
Nominated far 1'rrHlilriit of Clilll.
BUENOS AYHES , Jan. 31 , Senor Vicente
Reyes , president of the Chilian senate , ac-
cord'ng to a dispatch from Valparaiso , Chlla ,
hau been nominated for the presidency by the
liberals.
Superintendent McDonnell Describes Hii
Trip to Mercnr ,
ITS GOLD BOOM IS ON TIlE INCREASE
Uvtentlve Flrlil of lllHi nnil Eimlt
Worked Ore Heat-lied hy n Short !
I.lne of Corkhorcvr
Itnllrotul.
Although Mcrcur , the little mining town
fifty miles south ot Salt Lake City , Is less
than three months old , It already has a pop-
ulatlon of over 3,000 , and IB enjoying a boom
which promises to be more substantial than
that of the average goU-boom town. It has
been termed "the Johannesburg America , "
The ore Is unusually rich , and these who
liavo visited the mines arc enthusiastic re
garding the outlook of the little town.
Among those who. have recently Inspected'
Mcreur and Its mines Is Joseph H. McConnell -
nell , superintendent of motive power nnd ma
chinery of the Union Pacific railroad. Ho wai
a member of General Manager Dlckliison'
party , \\hlch recently returned from a trip of
Inspection over the western part of the road.
In speaking of his visit to the Mcrcur
mines , Superintendent McConncll said :
"Falrvlllc , on the Salt Lake branch of the
Union Pacific , Is the nearest station on our
lines to Mcrcur.Falrvllle - Is fifty miles
from Salt Lake City , and Mercur Is eleven
miles from Fatrvlllo. It Is on the Salt
Lake & Mercur railroad. Wo left Falrvlllo
and took a stage- for the- Sunshine gold mine ,
a distance of four and one-halt mile ; ' from
Fatrvllle station , The Sunshine mine Is
about the same distance from the Mcrcur
mine. The altitude ot Mercur Is 7,000 feet
and the Sunshine mine Is C20 feet below the
level of the Mcrcur mines.
HOW IT PAYS.
"The ere bed In the Sunshine mlno runs
from twenty to' sixty feet In depth , and la
exceedingly rich. It pays from $2,50 to $20
a ton. It contains a small quantity ot cin
nabar ore , and occasionally quantltlc-9 of de
composed quartz ore found. The body of the
ere Is filled with limestone boulders that vary
from the size of your fist to a mass weighing
several hundred pounds. The mine Is per
fectly dry , nnd the ore Is easily worked.
"It Is hauled up by tramway from the dlf-
feient levels and deposited In bins. From
the bins it Is taken to the crusher , where It
Is reduced to the- size of a walnut. After
going through the crushers It Is passed
through Immense rollers , and when it
emerges from these It has been reduced to
the slzo of a hazel nut. Then It Is taken to
largo tanks that hove a capacity of 5,000 gal
lons. These are flooded with a preparation ct
water and one-fourth of 1 per cc-nt of cyanide.
The ore remains covered with this prepara
tion for seventy-two hours. The water la
druwn oft from , the bottom of the tank. Tho-
compound Is then pumpeil to a wooden tank ,
and from there It flows through two rows ot
cast Iron boxes , each of which Is filled with
zinc shavings. The preparation has ex
tracted all the gold from the oro. In passing-
through the zinc , the gold Is deposited on tho.
zinc. The waste preparation of cyanide Is.
saved and chemical analysis Is made of It.
The solution is used over again In the nexfc
run through the tanks. After the zinc has.
been thoroughly charged It is taken out ; ,
boxed up and sent on Its way to the refining-
works. There the gold and zinc arc sep- ,
aratcd. From the Sunshine mlno the prod-
ifot Is sent to a refinery In Plttsburg , be
cause a number of Plttsburg parties are In
terested In that mine. The Mercur' product
Is sent to Salt Lake City.
MEHCUR MINE ORE.
"The body of the ere In the Mercur mlno-
1s of about the same character as In the Sunshine - ,
shine mine. The quality is perhaps somewhat - ,
what richer In the Morcur mine. The latter-
has been In operation two years , while the ,
Sunshine mine is only two months old. It Is ,
of course , not nearly so well developed as ,
the Mercur mlno , but Its prospects are
bright. The vein runs about four miles and
dips between the two mines. This shows a.
body of gold ore at least four miles In extent. .
The whole country Is staked off Into claims ,
and It Is the general belief of the people out
there that with the coming of tprlng there-
will bo a great rush of settlers .No develop
ment work has yet been done on any of the
staked claims.
"The Mercur railroad Is a nice plcco of-
engineering. There are some grades on It
as high as 4 per cent , or 208 feet to the mile ,
with sharp curves. The road twists and turns ,
around the hill like a cjrkscrow. It's a
pleasant rldo up along the rlvor , and In the
summer ought to be grand. They use the ,
Shay locomotives. These differ from the loco
motives commonly seen In that the power Is.
applied on all the wheels of the locomotive-
and tender by beVcI'gear. Thb rod from tho-
cylinder is connected to the shaft. The.
wheels are all connected with this shaft , and
rciolve at the same time. It Is much moro.
powerful than a traction engine. Although
the speed Is slow , there Is an immense-
amount of power secured by this means. .
Ono hour and ton minutes Is the time con
sumed In making tho" eleven miles. Tho-
speed up hill and down bill Is Just the same. "
ANXIOUS TO RETAIN THE IlKUMOW. .
St. I'aill OTtT n ComiiromlHc 1'roponl- .
( Ion to tlie ItnllroiiilM.
CHICAGO , Jon. 30. Another plan IB on.
foot to keep the encampment of the Grand
Army In St. Paul. A comrnlttco of citizens ,
ot that city has innuoa _ proposition to Chair
man Caldwell of th'o Western Passenger
svjjoclatlon that the time limit on the tickets ,
shall bo fifteen days , with the understand
ing that a perron wishing to have his ticket
extended to thirty days may do to by paying-
the difference between the rate ot 1 cent ,
per mile and one faro for the round trip.
Chairman Caldwell explained to the com
mittee that ho had no power to call a wpeclal
meeting of the association unless on the
request of two or moro roads , but ttat ho-
would fcubmlt the plan to the members of tbo
association and If they were dealrouu that
a meeting ohould bo called , ho would Issue
the call at once. Up to a late hour this ,
afternoon Chairman Caldwell bad received
no word from any of the association lines-
that they wished to hold another meeting-
and the feeling la general that no request for-
a meeting'will be made.
Rates from St. Paul to North Pacific-
coast points are being cut $4 by the manipu
lation of advertising tickets of the Issue of
the Great Northern road , The road has
been called upon by the chairman of the
Western Passenger association to put an end
to the manipulation , unices It can be shown ,
that it Is In no way to blame.
DCS Molnes IB now looming up as tho-
coat of war. Tickets to that city from Kan
sas points via Council Bluffs are being sold
at figures that allow considerable of a scalp-
at Council Bluffs , and the reads have been
arked to toke these rates from their rate ,
sheets. They will very probably take them
oft the market entirely ,
Glimt Powder HOIINO Explode * ,
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 31 , THe giant powder
houseof A. J. Armstrong , southwest of this
city , exploded at 3:30 : this morning with a
report that was heard all over the city. The
earth for a mile around trembled from tho-
effect of the shock , The watchman at the
crusher near the mag-izlno Is missing. Glass
In windows and doors all over the weU bet
toina was broken by tbo concussion ,
Mnrrlnurr ML-I-IIHC-K.
Permits to wed were issued to the follow *
Ini ; parties yesterday ;
Name and Residence. Age.
Jena J , Jcnuen , Omaha . . . . . .31
Minnie Hannen , Omaha . , 23
John Miller , Valley , SO
Mury H. Mix , Valley 24
Frank C , Taylor , Omaha , . 23
Edith N. Lyman , Omaha , . . . .22.
Henri droll , Omaha 24
Uertha Bhultr , Omaha . . .