TJI7D OMAHA DAIT/Y .HER : HTNDAV , DKrHMBHJIl 27 , 1890 , SOURCE OF PROFIT TO MANY Eoport of South Dakota's ' Engineer of Irri gation it Interesting. ARTESIAN WELLS SUPPLY MUCH MATERIAL I'iMrer to Turn the Wliculx of Mnnu- fiutltircN Tlinn Obtainable. In Addition to n I'crmancnt Sonre-e of Molntarr. PIEIIKR , S. D. , Dec. 2G.-Spoelal.1-Thc ( report nf the mate engineer ot Irrigation , Hon. J. II. Iiuldwln ot St. Laurence , Is ono for which tile legislature this winter should make an appropriation for Its printing and circulation. It Is full of Information as to the artcslnn system of South Dakota , with statement * of results ot Irrigation In differ- out portions ot thu state , and practical sug gestions an to the best manner to conduct this work. Comparatively few wells have been sunk by the public In I.VJG on account ot Investors being afraid of the bonds Issued for this purpose , their tear being founded on tlio de cision of the California supreme court on the Wright low , which Is very similar to the law of till ; ; state. Hut now that the United States supreme court hat ; sustained that law , the doubt will be removed , and bonds for the purpose of sinking wells will find a more ready market , lirnle county has taken the lead In the way of sinking wells , more having been sunk In that county than In any other in the deep well section of the state. In that county the county commissioners have Is sued warrants for the purpose and collect from the townships , and from the land dl- icctly benefited for the purpose of payment of the warrants. Up to the present that county has ltueil $78,005.73 of such bonds. ONK KKATUUK A FAILUHK. Several counties have tried the experi ment of purchasing well machinery and al lowing parties who duslro to sink wells the uxo of the machinery , and In all cases the plan has proved a failure. While public wells have hern delayed on account of the failure of townehlps to float bonds , private parties have been more active in this line than. In past years , and a num ber of wells have been sunk by private capital. A number of cares are cited where artesian Irrigation has proved a complete success , and others where it has proved a falluio. Jn the latter cases the failure has been largely from Ignorance of the experimenter In the right methods of applying the water , mid In tills line the- report Is quoted In full : "The gieat fault with Dakota Irrlgatora Is In using too much water. They go on the plnn that If x llttlo water Is good more is better , without realizing that every bit of water In excess of what Is needed to mature the crop is an Injury ami Icss-ons the yield. Land should not bo soaked nor water left on the land to exceed twenty hours find water should not be allowed to stand on the ground If wo wish to obtain1 the best results , but should be spread evenly over the ground. " The coat of an Irrigating plant Is put at about $10 per acre on half ecctlons There are two classes of artesian wells found In the state , ono the deep strong pres sure wells and the other the shallow flowIng - Ing wells. The deep wells ( ire found In all counties of what IB known as the "artesian banln of the James river valley , " and the shallow wells from the south line of Ilcadlc county , especially In the counties of Miner , Sanborn , Hutchlnson , Douglass and Yank- ton. Hutchlnson county has about 400 of three wells from GO to 300 feet deep ; Davl- KOII has about 100 , which average C50 feet In depth and flaw from 200 to .100 gallons per minute , but there Is llttlo pressure from these wells. There are about 1,100 of both classes of wells In this state , the strong pressure wells being In the counties ot Headle , Splnk. Drown , Fnulk , Hand , Hyde , Hughes , Je- rauld , Hrule and ono well at Cheyenne agen cy and ono nt Crow Creek which have been sunk by the government. INTI3IU3STING FKATURI3. Special mention Is made of the wells In Hughes county , the ono at the Locke hotel In particular : "It Is a very fine well 1,200 feet deep , and was constructed two years ago. The water has a very high tempera ture 9fi degrees with a strong flow. Hut the most remarkable thing about this well Is the amount of gas It produces. At r depth of 450 feet the drill went through a hard strata of earth , and a small quantity of gas was produced ; the flow was never lost afterward , but constantly Increased as the work progressed. Gas has flowed stead ily over since , found at apparently the same volume- . The gas has been utilized for heatIng - Ing and lighting the hotel and the operation of tlu > cook stoves ever since the well was completed. U. II. Proudfoot , manager of the hotel , estimates the gas as worth $1,500 per annum to the hotel for fuel and lights. One peculiarity of the gas Is that It gives no odor and Is perfectly clean , and gives a much better light than the gas from 'the city gas works. Gas Is also found nt tlu well put down by the government at Chcy- nno agency , but I do not know of any ar rangements to utilize It. " In regard to i > ewer from artesian wells , grlflt mills nro being one-rated by artesian power at Newark , Marshall county ; Spring- Hold , lion Honime county ; Mcllctte , Spin ) , county ; at Yunkton and the cities of Huron. Aberdeen and liedfleld use the power for their water systems. Turner & Son , who operate the mill at Springfield , givea few llgurcs ns to the cost of operating their mill by artesian power : Their well , which cost thorn $3.250 , has a pressure of eighty pounds to the Inch and flows about 3.200 gallons per minute. They use a slxtcon-lnch turbine And their expense of keeping It In operation Is about $25 per year. With this powi-r they manufacture' from fifty to sixty barrels of flour per day. The durability of wells depends unou the quality of the pipe used In their construc tion. At Andover a well has been In opera tion for fifteen years and Is yet In good uhapc , whllo othws In which poor pipe was used the piping has given otu In a few years , necessitating now piping at n heavy ex pense. COST OF TIIK WOHK. The expense ot sinking wells has been very much reduced by Improved methods of construction the past lew years. The esti mated cost of wells by present methods Is imt nt : Two-Inch well not to exceed $1.CO to $1.Y5 per toot ; four and ono-half-lncn from $2.10 to $2.25 per foot ; nix-Inch not to exceed $3 per foot. U had been shown by chemical analysis that there Is nothing contained In the water which Is Injurious to plant growth. However - over , It has been found that water from the wells at Pierre , when applied to the soil In the Immediate vicinity of the wells , de stroys some kinds ot vegetation , but an examination und analysis fchow that If the name water Is applied to the uplands away from the river , the result would bo the same os that from water from other wells , tin- fault being In the chemicals In the soil near the wells , and not In the waler Itself. For the best distribution of the water It Is necessary to construct a reservoir for the storage of the water as It flows from the well. Hy this system from 10.000 to 12.000 gallons per minute can bo put upon the l.ind , and two men can Irrigate ! from twelve to fifteen acres per day. In the construction of the reservoir It should be built with the sides sloping In ward , so the water will not wash It down , and thu embankment should be planted to willows nnd grass to make It more Hub- atantlal. A large part of the rrfort U devoted to . the several laws of the state bearing on the sinking of wells and the use of water for irrigating and ether domeitlc purposes. t'onnlKIrrlloii Context. CHAM1II3IILAIN , S. D. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) In the contested election case of Auld ogalimt Dartlno , Involving the olllco of tatu'a attorney for Lynian county , the face of the A "turi" gave Dartlno a majority of six , but * gy the recount Just completed by Judge Smith reduciM this majority to two. There la a legal question Involved , which may possi bly yet give the election to Auld. Ilartlne , whoso name wnu placed upon the ballot by petition , was designated In the petition aa representing republican parly principles , while thu nudltor placed lili unuio upon , thu bnllot DA nn Independent , Therefore the contention of Ante ) U that thin Action ren dered HIP nomination void , In the c o of Church iiRfllnut Wnlkr-r , Involving the office of county Judge of I.jrmin county , upon the face ( if the returns Walker hnd three major ity , while on the recount by Judge Smith , Church ( rep. ) , wa Nhown to have had throe majority. Mill TU DAKOTA THACIinilS TO SliiT I'liiirlccntli Annual JCHNIIII | iif tlir StlltlAHNttCllltllltl. . VKllMILMON. S. I ) . , Doc. 26. ( Special. ) The prospect now In that there will be the larRc.'t attendance of teachers nt the four teenth annual stolen of the State Teachers' nKAocl.itlon at this state , uhlch will meet In IhU city next week , that hns ever assem bled In the history of the n.ssoelatlon. I.ct- tpr.H of Inquiry have been coming In from all over the state to Prof. C. M. Young of tli * university , who ha charse of the nr- ranceinftits of the program , from tfachera and educators of note , who are deslrotM oT being prrccnt. All the sessions will be held In Urilverelty hall. In the chapel , with the rccllntlon rooms conveniently near for re ception and vliltlng. The committee which was appointed by the mayor to canvass the rlty for funds to defray the expenses of the mecllnKH reports that Iho citizens have responded freely , and as a result of the canvass there has been ral. ed $2,10. The entertainment will be all that can be risked. Preparations have been made for entertain ing 100 at Knst hall dormitory , and many of the citizens will open their horn to the visitors. It la expected -there will be at least .100 In attendance. IMcUlcr u fun ill dnfc for < lic .Hi-nnle. IM'UON. S. IX , Dee. 20. ( Special.- ) Con gressman Plrklur Is at home from Washing . ton. After n few days' stuy at his homo j In Faulkton Major Plekler will go to Pierre to care for Ills political Interests. It Is un derstood that he will receive the republican caucus nomination for United States aona- ! tor , nnd It Is openly asserted that several democrats will support him In preference to any candidate named by the populists , Huron CoupliVciIx. . HUIIO.V , S. D. . Dec. 2Special. ( . ) Wallace W. Dakcr and Miss Addle Warring- ton , two well known Huron young people , were united In marriage Christmas nlRht at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Warrlngton. Uev. . II. Hunt performed the ceremony , which was wit nessed by relatives and ne-ar friends. IVnilrr'M rnmforliililc I'liNltlnn , SIOUX FALLS. S. I ) . . Dec. 20. ( Sperlal Tflegrnm.J Judge Carland this afternoon appointed 0. S. Pendar clerk ot the United States district couit. to succeed C. K. Mel- lette , resigned. Mr. Pendar now has both clerkships , which are worth $3,000. He is a republican , and Judc ) Carland Is a demo crat , and who was recently nominated by Cleveland. Tlllltn VUUTIM ( ) ! Till' : .MAI ) IMH1. Hiilicrt Perry I > | CM mill tlic Klllcucy of PiiNtciirlNin IH Uiii-Mtlmicd. 11ALT1MOHI2 , Dec. 2C. Hobert Perry , ono of the eight boys bitten by a mad dog on December 1 and subsequently treated at the Pasteur Institute. New York , died today of hydrophobia. This makes the third victim , Robert Henry and Conrad Kppers having died from the same cause within the past week. All the boys were taken to the In stitute and treated within forty-eight lioure after receiving their Injuries nnd all who have thus far died were bitten in parts of the body unprotected by their clothing. NI2W YOHK. Dec. 20. Dr. Paul Olbler , who followed the boys to Daltlmorc from the Pasteur Institute In this city after they had been discharged as Immunized from hy drophobia , returned tonight , lie refused to say anything about the death of Hobert J. Henry and Conrad Kppers , two of the pa tients , from rabies. Dr. Lablndle of the In stitute said that the deaths of the boys did not prove that the Pasteur system was a failure. "We do not , " said he , "absolutely guarantee antee- that our treatment will prevent hy drophobia , any more than that vaccination Is an unquestionable preventatlve against smallpox. About one patient out of 200 we have treated have died , while CO per cent of those otherwise have died. We cannot tell whether Innoculatlon has been effective until fifteen dajs after the patient has been treated. Kppers was bitten about the head and neck , which were the worst parts of the body to bo bitten. The boys were not brought to the Institute until four days after they had been bitten. Instead of being sent hero Immediately. Had they come here nt once , I believe their recovery would have been assured. " Troiililcn'lii tinIliixliics * World. COLUMI1US , O. . Dec. 26. J. O. Mesa ot Sandusky was this evening appointed re ceiver of the Columbus & Hocking Valley Coal and Iron company , and his bond fixed at $10,000. Mr. Mesa Is prcildcnt of the company. The receivership was precipitated by the receivers of the Haltlmore & Ohio taking Judgmcnto aggregating $ GO,105 against the company for freight charges. The re ceiver will continue the huslnc&j of the com pany. It la understood the receivership Is a provisional arrangement , as the bondholders and stockholders have appointed commit tees to effect a reorganization. The capital stock Is $5,000,000 , mostly held by eastern capitalists. Indebtedness , $930,000. The company owns about 13,000 acres ot valuable crxil land , and live Iron furnaces In the Hocking valley. The outstanding debts are estimated at $30,000 In excess of the Judg ments taken by the Baltimore & Ohio. CHICAGO , Dec. 20. Judge Nancy this afternoon appointed the Chicago Title and Trust company receiver for the firm of Nor ton & Co. , which operated the Lockport flouring mills , one of the oldest concerns In the vlrlnlty of Chicago. The appointment of the receiver was made upon a bill filed by John L. Norton , one of the members of the firm , against hU partner. Lemuel D. Norton , to which the latter tiled an answer agreeing to the receivership. The partnership baa been In existence for -nearly forty years , the present partnership having taken the mill from their fathers. The failure Is re garded as a large one. the assets rcachlnc nearly $500.000 , while the liabilities are said to bo considerably less. The failure Is at tributed to heavy speculations by one of the partners on the Hoard of Trade some yearn ago. ago.AICUON , O. , Dec. 26. Andrew Jackson , a prominent business man of thla city , as signed today. The action also precipitated the assignment of Jackson & Ilrodbeck , brick manufacturers , and the appointment of n receiver for the firm of Jackson & Lyman , lumber dealers , Andrew Jackson being heavily Interested in both concerns. The liabilities of Mr. Jackson , Including the debts of Jackson & llrodbeck , arc placed at $05,000 , with assets probably exceeding that amount. PHILADGLPIIIA. Dec. 2C. An execution was Waited today against Samuel I.ee'tr Sons for $10,000. The total liabilities will reach nearly $100.000. Le-e'a Sons were in the dry good.i biulnes * . having stores at 39 and 41 North niBlitloth street , 2 , & and 7 North Second street , and Eighth nnd Spring Gar den streets. The execution was Issued on a Judgment notes DALLAS , Tex. , Dec. 26. The Security Mortgage Trust company passed Into the hands of Harry F. Kahler au receiver to day. The appointment was made upon the petition of the company's directors. The I financial condition Is set forth In the petition : Liabilities. $1,206,225 ; Interest. $25,000 ; quit sale mortgages , $50.000 ; taxes , $17.000 ; liabilities on stock , $500,000 ; total liabilities $2JSS,225. Assets : Notea and mortgages. $1.000,000 ; In substitute com panies , $114,000 ; bonds In various corpora tions , $50,000 ; mortgages Bold ( not collected ) $ fir,0.000j total assets , $2,314.000. The sub- Btltuto companies are the Trust Company Dulldlng association , the Texas Land com pany , the Security Investment company , and the Cotton Mills Hullillng association. The Security Mortgage company was or ganized lu 1881. Hard times nnd poor col lections are given aa catisea for the failure. WALKUIITON. Ont. , Dec. 20. F. V. Mesa , tier , banker , ban assigned , It Is charged that the money deposited in hla bank was uecd by him to pay premiums on his heavy life Insurance. The liabilities are believed to bo $50,000 ; asseftf , $40,000. Axtur .ViMV n r'nll-Flediieil llrltlnlier , NHW YOUK. Dec. 37-Tho 1'resn sayg Unit n letter received In Now York from a relative of William Waldorf Axtor ile- elarcs Unit thu millionaire' has renounced hln American citizenship und uworn ullo- flunc.0 to Queen Victoria. HOLIDAY BUSINESS IS LIGHT Railroads Shed Tears Over Nonarrival of Christmas Traffic. POSSIBLE TWO-CtNT RATE EXCITES FEAR Olllcliilft Ciinniit ni eovcr tin * 1'ro- inntcrN f UKId m I'm-1 lie- Count Tliriinuli Irrt-iriitiirltlcN Mn > - lie AdJtiNlcil. CHICAGO , Dec. 26. The roads riinnlng out of Clilcngo were much disappointed thin year over the amount of the holiday traffic. It was Hniallcr thnu for several years past. ' anil the general opinion had been that It would ho heavier than ever before. The Canadian excursion business , over which there lias been such a row and which usu ally reaches Us climax at Christmas time , has panned out not over CO per cent of the usual amount , and proves not to have been worth all the. fighting and squabbling that tlu > western roads have been dolnj , ' with the fc'oo , the Canadian Pacific and the joint traf- llc lines In order to secure what they con sidered their portion of the business. Railroad officials arc much worked up over the effort that will apparently be made at the next meeting of the Illinois legisla ture to get the roads down to a maximum of - cents per mile In this state. They have been miking efforts to find who Is behind the Idea , but have not been ublc to secure the Information they desire. Some of the loads declare that the central Idea comes from the Hoard of Warehouse Commission ers , but of this they admit they have no direct or tangible proof. It Is likely that a mooting of the trans continental lines will be called for an early date in this city. There are several Irregularities In the matter of through rates to the Vaclflc coast that are- sadly In need of adjustment , and the com mittee which put in two days last week working on the question of circuitous routes Is about ready to make Its report to the- association The matter may bo settled with out a meeting being called , but one or twu of the roads arc loaded up with charges or 0110 tiort and another and they wish to fire them off In good shape and It Is possible that they will Insist upon a meeting being held. i.vritijAsi ; i.TIM : MII.KACI : . IlriM > ril of Itnllroail Trnelc l.nlcl Dur- liirln - Iln > Present Your. The mileage of new railroad track laid In the United States during the year just closing Is almost precisely the same as that in lS9li. which corrected returns showed to be 1.S03 mllcM. It Is possible that ft few miles may bo added to the record of the past year. Such figures show only main line track laid and make no actual account of the work of grading and bridge building for the very considerable mileage which did not reach the tracklaylng stage. How the new mileage of 1S96 compares with that of the previous yours of the dccado may bo seen by the following llgurcs compile * ! by the Railway Age : 18ST , 12,983 ; 1SS8 , 7llG ) ; ISM ) , 5.230 ; 1SUO , 5,070 ; 1891 , 4.2S1 ; 1892J.192 ; 1SU3. 2,635 ; 1SU4. 1.UI9 ; ISl'o ' , 1,803 ; 181)0. ) 1,801 ! miles. For ten years the railway builder has traveled a steadily descending road of ac tivity , from 13,000 down to 1,800 miles. It Is believed that the bottom has now been reached and that the annual record of rail way construction will uow begin to show an upward tendency. The construction work of last year was well distributed over the country , thirty- eight of the ferty-nlnc states and territories having a share , although In nome states It was excessively small. The largest mileage was laid In California , LSO miles on eight lines , followed by Louisiana with 1,11 miles on live lines , Michigan with 110 miles on eleven lines , Georgia , 97 miles on fourteen lines , Pennsylvania , 90 miles on fifteen lines , Florida , 79 miles on seven lines , and &o down. In eleven states and territories no track was laid , these being : New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut Nebraska , South Dakota , Wyoming. Arizona , Nevada , Idaho and Now Mexico. The great area of the south continues to receive the benefit of a larger mileage of new road than any other section , about G50 miles having been added In eleven of the states commonly called southern. The cen tral northern states , however , obtained an addition of nearly -100 miles to their al ready great mileage , and the southwustcrn and I'aclllc coast country fared as well as the history of railway Investments there would eeein to warrant Just at present. The railway mileage of the United States Is now a little more than 1S2.SOO miles. curxcii. ni.i FKS TO OMAHA. Dciitmi SIICCI-I'N | Sii.vili-r IIH Local AKCitt for ( In- Illicit iNliiiul. As forecasted In The Heo of Thursday , fleorgo II. Dcnton of Council Illuffs will be the new general agent of the Rock Island's freight department In this city. A sketch of him was given at that time. He will enter upon the performance of his duties on Tuesday next , though his appointment Is dated January 1. 1S97. First Assistant General Freight Agent Snydcr , whom Mr. Dcnton succeeds , will leave for Chicago to assume his now duties In the general headquarters of the road on Tuesday. His desk was pretty well covered this morning with congratulatory letters and telegrams from all parts of the country , especially from Philadelphia , where he was formerly connecteil with the Philadelphia & Reading railroad. To a lice reporter Mr. Snyder said yesterday : "I dislike to leave Omaha. My relations with the railroaders readers , the shippers , the press and the public generally have been most pleasant during the seven years I've been here , and I rather hate to break away. Yet ono can hardly refuse such an appointment. I hope that my successor shall be received as well as I have been. " IXTKIIKST TO I.OCAI , .siuppnits. I'ncllle SuccccdM In Solving n 1'rolilcin. The Missouri Pacific yesterday morning an nounced the following solution to a prob lem tiint has been receiving considerable at tention from shippers In this part of the country recently : HffsoMvo January 3 the differential on packing lieiiBo product , In car loads , from Omaia-I ! > nvci. port territory over Kansas Cliy will bo reduced 1 cenit per 100 pounds. The differentia ! effective on that date- will bo 0. Instead of 7 cents , aa heretofore. Also offe'C'.lve , same date , the boundary of Oinaha- Dnvonport territory as now provided : "From a point Just north of Davenport , la. , along the Rock Island to Gullatin , Mo. , thence along the Wabash to Council Illuffs and Omaha , " will bo changed to "from a point north of Item.nort. la. , along the main line of the Hock Island to Council DlufTs anil Omaha. " This will have the effect or traiHlcrrlng from Chicago-Cincinnati terri tory to the Oiraim-Davenport territory points Indicated within the boundaries mentioned , principal point Included being Des Molnea. la. I.O.MAX PUTS OUT 1'IIKTTV I'ICTl'HU. Smiling Interior V | MVM of tlic "Over- liniil Miullcil. " General IMsnenger Agent Lomax of the Union Pacific Is celebrating the holiday reason and the near approach of the IIrat anniversary of the "Overland Limited" express train by the Isiuanco of what will undoubtedly bo voted a masterpiece in the line of rallroud advertising. It Is n souvenir of the "Overland Limited , " and Is a triumph of typographical art. A local photographer recentlj' took Interior views of the entire train. These- have been reproduced produced as richly colored uugravlngti , and adequately uhow the equipment of the smok ing and library rare , the double drawing room sleepers and the dining cars , A line picture of the train as It appears on tlui road occupies two pages , and It one of the most faithful pictured in the scries. Only a limited number of those souvenirs have lincu Uiucd , and they are Intended for the eastern agents who iMtt're ( a capture all the transcontinental burlnr s there , nnd ex pect to nn the presentation of the o magni ficent colored photographs. ATl.AVriC .t PACtl'MC I'lnnl Decree I'lll-it' In OK * Circuit Piinrt nt San 1' ' ran i * I * < < SAN FRANCISCO , IVc. 26. The final de- crco of foreclosure and' into of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad war filed In the United Stales circuit court torthy. This Is the last of a scries of similar 'decrees ' which have been made In suits In the mime parties and for the same action , Im. . every district In which the Insolvent .Atlantic & Pacific has property. It Is ordered' that unless the sum of $2.G82.S43.16 Is paid by the railroad to Its debtors within thirty days the entire. prop erty shall bo sold at auction at Gallup , Ilernallllo county , N. M. The foreclosure proceedings were Insti tuted by the United States Trust company of Now York to recover the Interest on an Issue of bonds. The bunds were In two sets , aggregating the sum of $1(5,000,000 ( with In terest nt G per cent , payable annually. The Issue was hrld In trust by the Mercantile Trust company and was known as the mort gage on the western division of the railroad. A second Issue , with terms similar , was taken by HIP Ilojton Safe Deposit hnd Trust company. The suit came up In the United States circuit court In 'this flty on October G , 1896 , before Judge Ross , who appointed Owen N. Marron to take testimony In the ease at Los Angeles. Marron has filed hta report and , consequent thereupon , Judge Ross has tiled the decree just mentioned. The bonds , aggregating $12.000,000 , delivered to the Iloston Safe Deposit and Trust com pany , have been decided to bo subordinate to the first Issuo. It has been decided by the court that after ( ho proceeds of the sale have been received the complainants dis tribute to the holders of the first mort gage bonds the sum of JS3S23.no , the first balance due. It Is further ordered that un less the rebate bo paid within thirty days the sale shall take place as above mentioned , the proceeds to be used In the liquidation of the debts of the corporation. C1IAXJKS O.N TIIK Cxi OX PAC'll-Mr. Separation of the Short Mite \V1I1 CniiMi1 CIMII it lira tin UN. C1IEYKNNH. Dec. 26. ( Special Telegram. ) It Is reported hero tonight that several Important changes will bo made In the man agement of the Mountain division of the Union Pacific the first of the year. The re ports are to the effect that when the Short Line Is taken from the Union Pacific , W. A. Bancroft of Salt Lake will go with It. W. A. Deuell of Denver will Do general super intendent of the Mountain division , with headquarters at Denver. Superintendent Malloy , with his otllce force , will be moved to Ogdcn , and tialns on the Denver Pacific and fifth district of the Union Pacific will bo dispatched from Cheyenne. Superintend ent Malloy was questioned tonight concern ing the rc + iortcd changes , and would not deny or affirm luo story. MI'MIOIO III2TI'HXS ' KIIOM TIIK HAST. HtH FrclBlit TrnMIt' Hcttrccn Colo- railii ami California PiilntM. Freight Traffic Manager Mini roe of thp Union Pacific returned yesterday morning from Washington and found n most beautiful Inkstand waiting on III a iie.sk for him. He has been attending a session of the Interstate Commerce commlssiori , endeavoring to have the long and short haul clause relating to the freight traffic between Colorado and California points more favorably adjusted. The commission heard arguments and took the matter under advisement. Speaking of local inattcts that had trans pired during his absence , Mr. Munroe said : "I was very much pleased to hear of the promo1 ion of Mr. Bnyder of the Ilocls Island's freight department. It Is a' well deserved tribute to a 'most competent man. " TAPS A JUCIlVoi XTliyTx TUB 1IIM.S Dakota. IVyiiinliiKT t SIlHMiiiirl lllver Itoail llclnic. ' K\tcndcil. , RAPID CITY. , S. IX. , Dco. 26. ( Special Telegram. ) Work will bo recommenced on the Dakota , Wyoming & Missouri River rail road during February and pushed as rapidly as possible and completed to Mystic. ThH road ruiu thiough the rich timber , Iron and gold districts of the southern part of tin ; lllack Hills. The road will turn over to the Klkhorn at Rapid City and .to the I ) . M. at Mystic 500 tons of freight for Omaha. Sioux City and Denver every twenty-four hours. This business Is now In flight. The money to complete It has been secured by William T. Goad. In Chicago HnlcH for tturryliiK lllcyeli-H. The Western Passenger and the Trans continental Passenger associations have de cided that n now form of bicycle crate , which only partly covers the wheel , cannot bo checked free of charge , but la to bo classed as excess baggage. When n bicycle Is com pletely boxed It may be checked , but when it is shipped in a hair-box and a half-crate it Is to bo charged tis required by the bicycle rules of the western roads. Tiilii-N Out a New I'lillinaii. The Union Pacific's "Overland Limited" train will today carry , a brand now Pull man palaeo car westward from Omaha to San Francisco. It Is a most complete ex hibition of the latest designs and Improve ments In palace car .construction and 4s designed especially for sarvlQe on Union Pa cific trains Nos. 1 and 2. Hallway Xotcn anil I'crMotuilN. Miss Wilson of the Union Pacific's ex ecutive ofllces 's ' visiting friends at Chari- ton. la. Traveling Freight Agent John Ilarron of the Union I'aclllc la In from a short trip over the Nebraska division. Charles Anderson of the Rock Island's city ticket office and lira. Anderson spent Christmas day among friends In Daven port , la. Chief Knglmer Pcgram of the Union Pa cific has returned from a trip of Inspec tion of the new steel bridges being erected at Payette and Wclser , Idaho. General Agent Kuhn has just received an elaborate set of line menu cards , adorned with steel plato engravings , for use on the Omaha-Chicago through trains. Fred J. Baker , formerly connected with the Union Pacific ticket clllco In this city and now passenger rate clerk for the See line In Minneapolis , spent Christmas day with friends in Omaha. Tin-re IN Nothing NO Gooil. There Is nothing Juot as good aa Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption , Coughs and Colds , so demand It and do not permit the dealer to- sell you some substi tute. He will not claim there Is anything better , but In order'to "make more profit ho may claim eomctlilng 'clcc to bo just as good. You want Dr. 'Kind's ' New Discovery because you know It to.bo . safe and re liable , and guaranteed ( o llo good or money refunded. For Coughs ; . Cupids , Consumption and for all affections ; of .JThroat , Chest and Lungs , there Is nothing BO good as Is Dr. Klng'a Now Discovery , "j'rlal bottle free at Kulm & CO.'H drug store , , Regular Qlze , 50c anil 41.00. ioc.vi , niti.'i.vrnics. A meeting of Cubon. , sympathlzcre ta called for Wednesday evening at Washing ton hall. ' 'ir The Omahi Guards' ' rtill'glvo ' their regular drill next Monday night < nl the armory on Capitol avenuo. Tlutjirlufe to be contested for la a handsome golil'iil ' > dal. Vesta , chapter No. C , Order of the Eastern Star , will give an entertainment and social { j at Masonic hall Tuesday1 evening , December 29 , for the benefit of tire order. The annual dinner of the Omaht City Mission , Industrial and Sunday school \vlll bo given at Masonic hall next Wociipnilay noon. The committees Imvui ; ; the mutter In charge are meeti'ig wl.h considerable success In securing provision. Three prisoners were arraigned In the fed eral court yesterday , Gus Samuehon and 1C , Scholncst , for cutting timber on tlu Fort Randall reservation , aid | Ulmer Campbell of Steele City , for selling liquor without u government license. They each pleaded not guilty. Mrs , Kllen Hart , living at 1920 South Thirteenth street , was removed yratonlay to St. Joncph'a hospital , where she will re ceive treatment for numoroua burns caused by the overturning of a lamp , The accident occurred on iho evening of December 19. The woman > vaa eovercly burned about the handb , body and Icea. END OF EARTHLY TROUBLES Traveling Man Niuncil MoElrntli Escapes Thorn by Shooting Himself. DESPONDENT OVER FINANCIAL MATTERS FrliMiil * l.'nllmv nntl Try to Prevent Him from Carryltm Out nix I'lirpimibut llo < ! ave Tin-in the Slli. I ) . R. McKlrath , a traveling man for the L. G. Doup Mattrcsa company , The Murphy- Wasey company and several other local firms , clmmlttod sulcldo at his residence. 1S12 Chicago street , last night , between the hours of ( > and 7 o'clock. Ills death was dim to n bullet from a 3S-callber revolver , the wound being located a short dUtauco above the right ear. The circumstances mirroundlng the affair are somewhat peculiar. Yesterday morning j ho called at the factory of the Doup company i I pany , and , In n conversation with the man ager , J. 11. Ditscol , appeared very depend ent. He requested the loan of $30 , and ald ho w Is lied to leave the city and his troubles behind him. When questioned more closely as to his reasons for nuch a muve , ho mild i that his present Income from his employ- ! | uu'iit and from the boarding house which he ' und his wife kept , had proved Inadequate , | und he was forced to give up the struggle , i Half the amount tequosted was given to him I by his friend , and he left , saying that he I would go to George II. lirower at South Omaha and get the balance. During the afternoon Mr. Drlscol and Janica Tuggcrt met McKlrath near the cor ner of Sixteenth and Dodge streetn. lie seemed more dcnpondcnt than before , and told them ihat ho had been unable to secure the amount ho required from his South Omaha friend. Ho then added that ho was obliged to support a large family , constating of his wife and son , a brother-in-law named George Igoe. who has been out of work for some time , and Mr. Igoe's mother. A handsome - some overcoat , which his wife had given her brother Christmas appeared to worry him particularly , n.i he stated ho did not consider himself In a position to make ra y presents. While talking In this strain ho suddenly held out his hand to his friends and said : "Well , old friends , good bye. " Ho then turned on his heel and walked toward Doug las street. The remark awakened the sus picions of his friends that he Intended to take some desperate course , and they fol lowed him to the corner of Fourteenth and Douglas streets , where , they succeeded In overtaking him. An olllccr who stood near by was requested to watch him while his friends telephoned to an Intimate friend who Is known to have exerted considerable Influence over him. Whllo they were thus conversing .McKlrath walked rapidly down the street and disappeared. He had previ ously stated , however , that he was going to purchase a revolver with which to kill him self , and did not wish to be followed. Last evening about C o'clock ho returned home , and going into the kitchen asked for his wife. He was told that she was absent. I'J ? then went to his room , situated In the rear of the building on the third floor , and this was the last seen of him alive. At S o'clock Mrs. McHlrath sent her son Karl to call his father , but the lad was unable to get any response to repeated calls. At 10 o'clock Mr. llrewer called , and upon asking to ace McKlrath was told he was In his room. Getting no answer from several knocks upon the door , Ilrcwcr burst It open and discovered McEIratb dead upon the floor. Ho had evidently sat upon the edge of the bed , and upon the discharge of the weapon had fallen face downward. The deceased was 38 years of ago at tin- time of his death and wag one of the most popular men traveling out of this city. He had resided In Omaha for eight years. He leaves In addition to his own family a father , mother and sister , living at Macomb , III. , and a brother who resides in Texas. Mr. McKlrath was a member of the A. O. U. W. and the Modern Woodmen , who will take charge of the funeral , which will occur Mon- day. The remains will bo sent to Mac- comb , III. , for Interment after an Inquest has been held by Coroner Hurket. A.VMVHItSAIIV OP l.AHOIl TH.1IPM3. To III * Ccli'hrntiMl with ail Kntrrtiilii- liu-nt UtTi'ialirr 'to. A llttlo over one year ago the laboring men of Omaha conceived the Idea of having a place they could call "home. " where the different labor organizations could meet , with lodge rooms , reading rooms , reception rooms , etc. Out of this Idea grew the La bor temple , which was opened to the public January 1 , IS'JC. Helng the first Institution of the kind established In the United States , It has received notice in all the labor papers , and has thus widely advertised Omaha. During the last year the Labor temple has been a great benefit to the largo number of unemployed men In the ranks of labor. A free labor bureau has been conducted by Superintendent Scott , and has been the means of assisting many worthy men In their efforts to secure a chance to earn an honest living. The board of directors has arranged to give an anniversary entertainment Wednes day evening , December .10. The following persons will take part In the program : Miss Day Drewcr , elocutionist , Council Hlmfs ; Mr. Joseph F. Ilarton , soloist ; Mrs. I ) . Kv- ans , accompanist ; Henry Schieber , zither ; Charles H. Kcefer , pianist ; Mr. Harry Ilurk- ! < > y , soloist ; Howard Ilruner , elocutionist ; Robert Llnbcrg , pianist , and Mrs , II. II. Huwklnson banjo. The board of directors will keep "open house" that evening from C p. m. . and tin- Ladles' auxiliary will serve refreshments lu ono of the halls at the close of the enter tainment. IIAHTOX ITT l'l KIVH II I' Donation to Help Alon tinI'rcM - Sil ver CaiiNC. The legislative Investigating committee mot yesterday morning at 10 o'clock In the rooms of the Jacksonlan club. Tlicfie who expected to bo entertained with some clever stories of how the politicians handled the varloun moneys that came Into their possession dur ing the recent campaign were disappointed. The witnesses who wore expected were either out of town or still celebrating Christinas day. None were called and after a few minutes of deliberation aa to how best to proceed the anxious Inquirers ad journed until 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Guy C. Darton was the only witness ex amined at yejtcrday afternoon's session of tlin legislative Inquiry. Ho was on the * stand only a short time , hut long enough to tell to what extent ho had aided the lo.ii cause. Ho testified that ho had personally contributed the sum of J2CO to the demo cratic state committee , and donated $250 more to the managers of the free silver head quarters. This was the Import of liln testi mony , and after ho had delivered himself of this ho was allowed to stop down. The Inquiry then adjourned until Monday afternoon , December 28 , at 2 o'clock. I'onnil nn ( Mviu-r for I he ( iooilx. Henry Lelchenberg wow given thirty clnyn In tlio county jail yesterday by Judge Gor don on n ehnrgo of vagrancy Henry was arrested Cirl.-itinin ! ; nltfit. while attempt- IIIK to dispose of three monkey wronehcH. an overcoat and a net of ImrncHX to some railroad mun down under the Tenth street viaduct. Last evening a man named Hi-eeher. living near Khermiui avenue anil MrtiiilerHon street , called at thu station and Identified the property < IH having been taken from hit ) barn a few nl liU > ago. Mr. Ileecher Hinted that he usually loaves bin liarn door open , ami that while he ami IIJH man wan away LclchiMihcn ; xneakcd In and appropriated the articles. As KOOH IIH I.elch- onberg HcrvcH his Hentunc-o at the county Jail ho will bo rearrcHtod on a charge of larceny. I'nlliter Talu' n Tiiialili' . Honiara 1'etfrnon , a painter , while nt work yexterday on a scaffolding iinilor the Twentieth street Union Pacific viaduct , wan thrown violently to the pavement below by tlio breaking of a plank. Upon being picked up. It waa found that ho hud xuxlalncd a fractured nnklc. Hint 'his ' face wan badly cut and brulHL'd and that ho wan Injured Internally. Peterson resides with hlrt family at 421 Center mreel. Ho was taken to Hi. lioajHtal fur trcutmunt. It.MTlVd THH llOllHt'.MIOr.ltS' 1'MOVS State Oruanlnntlnn I'erfrclril at n Iteeiint Mrellnir * In ro.iponso ( o nearly COO Invitations Is sued by Master Workman . A. Watson of the local HorseMiocrs' union , sent to nearly all I lit- prominent horsethoers throughout the state , there congregated In Labor temple Saturday ovenlng. December 10 , a repre sentative body of this craft. Mr. Watson , who Is utato organizer for nil the various unions throughout Nebraska , has long been considering the project of combining the unions Into n central organltallon. Tin- per fecting of the iclinme has been ono of no small magnitude on account nf the scattered condition of the unions and the fact that they were not very strong numerically. About twenty-five representatives of the trade were on hand Saturday afternoon , and at 1:30 : they were called to order by W. A. Watson , who was selected as chairman. Thr presiding officer delivered n short ad dress. In which ho outlined the object of the meeting , and then Invited suggestions as to the proper method iif perfecting the new organization. The afternoon was taken up largely In these discussions and shortly before adjournment those present weio ad dressed by Governor Holcomb and Mayor Hroatrh. The speaker * gave their approval to the project and promised their assistance i In furthering It. , ' At 5 o'clock the body adjourned , after j i nn Invitation had been extended by n local ; , hardware llrm for those present to particl- ; pate in a banquet nt the Commercial Club j i | rooms. At the conclusion of the banquet J the men once more assembled at the I.abot I temple , and the work of balloting for the i ofllrers was In order. W. A. Watson was elected as president , with C. 11. Isnrd as i seototury and treasurer. In connection with ' ! the remaining ofllcern It was decided to elect ; a vice president from each legislative dltt- . trlct of the stiilo. Those selected were : J. , I ) . Spi-aglns , Falls City , first vice president ; P. J. Mellla , Gretna , second vice president ; | J. W. Kdwards , Norfolk , third vice presl- I i 1 dent ; G. II. Gates , Lyons , fourth vice presi dent ; J. Wooiter , Hastings , llfth vice presi dent , and K. J. MeDermltt , Shelton , sixth vice president. Kaeh Eiib-olllcer was vested | with the power to act as organizer for his , district , and to report progress at times ; , ordered by the president. After a committee - . tee had been selected to draft a ronstltu- I tlon and by-laws , the executive committee was ordered to call the next annual meet ing for such date as It might select In Sep tember , 1S)7. ! ) Ono of the most Important features of the new organization will bo the establishing of schools of pathology at the headquarters of tho. various districts In the state. The local union has for snmo tlmo past conducted a college of this description at the Labor temple , which has been productive of ex cellent results. Lectures on the pedal treat ment of equities , with demonstrations by prominent veterinary surgeons and others , will bo given from time to time as soon as the now body takes permanent shape. SOM13 I'HOI'HSHIl rilAltTlill CIIANCKS 1'Mflli Ward Kli-ljern' Cluli Millie * Il DcNlrcN Knmrii. The Fifth Ward Kickers' club held a meet ing last evening at Krfllng's hull to discuss proposed changes In the city charter. There was n largo attendance , and the various changes were debated at length. The club voted to recommend a change In the num ber of councllmen from eighteen to nine and that they bo nominated by wards and voted for by the entire city , the councilmen - men to receive $1.200 per year and bo re quired to devote their whole tlmo to the affairs of the city. It was also decided that they should give a bond of $10,000. Another change recommended was to abolish ish the present Hoard of Health and create one composed of the city physician , mayor and chief of police. The sections creating the ofllco of build ing Inspector and city prosecutors were rec ommended to bo stricken out , and the ono relating to the Fire and Police board amended to restore the appointive power to the Governor. The meeting recommended n new section providing that the salary attached to any olllco created by ordinance should not ex ceed $7CO. Another proposed amendment was to the effect that no franchise should bo granted except by a two-thirds vote of the electors of the city. | 1 i A resolution was also passed calling for the enforcement of the present provision of . the charter which roqulron that the wards . shall bo set off as nearly equal as possible In point of population. j I HOY'S I1IAI5INATIO.V IS VKUV OOI ) . Ti-llH a AYIrril Taliof .Murder Which 1'roVrx a Fiction. A son of Henry Horn , a barber at Sixth and Pierce streets. Is pojwssed of a most vivid imagination. Yesterday ho told hlu father that while playing under the union Pacific bridge down In the bottoms ho saw a woman run wildly out of a shack near by , pursued by a man. The man had a re volver and proceeded to empty It Into the woman's back. She fell to the ground , spat tered by her own blood , and the assault ! coolly wiping the dust off his gun. walked up the railroad tracks , leaving hla victim where she had fallen. The police were noti fied and two detectives detailed to work up the case. They went to the house Indi cated , but found nothing except several hun gry curs and some people who did not speak English. Henry. Jr. , will be rewarded with a medal as noon as a good thick piece of leather can bo secured. mmcijAit I'uoviH ) TO 1111 Owner oT I InI'rcinlNCH Had II In : I.ocUcd In a Hath lloolll. J. II. Webster , , 207 South Twenty-fourth stree-t , telephoned the police ) last night that he had corruled a desperate housebreaker In a room of his residence and asked help In completing the capture. The patrol wa- gua went on the jump to the number given. When the oncers had lined up before the room In whleh the alleged burglur was con fined It was thought trouble would enhiie. Net response was made to a Biimmons to surrender and after a parley the olllccra opened Iho door and found a man calmly re posing In the bathtub , too full of Christmas cheer for utterance. Ho proved to bo a boarder who had come Into the house un observed and had taken lodgings In the family plunge Instead of In his own room. MAILS ROBBED IS NEW YORK Envelopes ftom Which Money Has Boon Taken Found in the Water. MERCHANTS LOSE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS I'oitnlllcc limiieetorn Are l.ooUInu for the tlohhi'iNVlio Arc NiiiiiiNeil | to He on Their \ Vujto Some 1'cirrlnn Iand. NK\V YORK , Dec. :6. The World tomor row will publish the following : Several bus iness linns that had wondered why Impor tant letters , containing large sums of money , ] I had been delayed In the malls , him- received the letters , but not the enclosures , stained with the waters of the bay , In which they had been tossed for two or three days before - fore being picked up. The letters Imd been opened , the money Inside , transmitted by the firms' correspondents In Chicago. Cln- iflmmll , fan Francisco. Philadelphia and Plttsburg taken out , utter which the thief had dropped the letters Into the bay. In- vesliRallon made at the postolllee continued the story. The robbery Is evidently one ot the largest and cleverest ever known In the history of the department , and the total loss reaches many thousands of dollars. The postofllee olllclals admit this much , but do- eline for olllelal reasons to say anything further. It was learned the mall bags were stolen at n depot In this clt ) from a western 'express that reached here Tuesday ; that the letters were carried away , and that tlio thieves boarded an outgoing steamer and are now on their way to Kurope or to ono of the < southern ports. "All that 1 am at liberty to toll. " said Postmaster Dayton today , "Is that these let ters were found In the ba > just off Coney Island , having been dropped by nn outgoing .steamer. That Is all we can tell at present. There has been n robbery and the postolllco Inspectors have the case In hand. " TU vix mmiimis STM.I , AT i.iiir.irrv. I'nllce Fall < > Strike the Trull f the Him * ( 'ill lliuidllM. KANSAS CITY. Dee. 2fi. Although three days have passed since the robbery of the Chicago K. Alton train at lllue Cut. no trace of the robbers has been found , notwithstand ing a dozen detectives are working on the ease. The olllrers' trip to Crack-er-neck district to arrest a Misprrt held there provexl futile. The Saline county authorities pro fess to believe they have one of the robbers in Tom McDonald , who was arrested nt Glllliim. Clirlslmai night for burglary , hut from known descriptions of the robbers , but llttlo faith Is placed in the eliilm. ( "rarsincii Millie II ( ionil Haul. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 2 . Cracksmen opened two largo safes In the W. W. Mor gan Clothing company's store some time last night and are believed to have secured a substantial booty. So perfectly was their work accomplished that not a clew remained for the police to work on. Members of the firm ilecMni ? to Htato how much the burglars secured , but It Is believed that tlio total receipts since Thursday evening , whleh are known to have been heavy , were gotten away with. The robbery was not made public until late , owing to the secrecy of the llrm. _ m _ MHS. STII.I.WHI.I. ' COIH.I ) NOT OMH. Kept nt Home liy thelllnc H < r n. Chllil. U was announced by the local section nf the Salvation army that Mrs. Stlllwell. wlfo of Major Stlllwell , would be at the bar racks Inat evening. Major Stlllwell Is com- mander-ln-c'ilct of the southwestern divi sion of the army , with headquarters at Kansas City. Word was received Just before the hour of the meeting that , on account nf the serious Illness ot a child , the speaker could not be present. Staff Captain Anthony Mcrrlwcather , also of Kansas City , was pres ent , and Rave a short addi iu on the work accomplished by the section over whleh ho had charge. A special meeting will beheld held at the Second. Presbyterian church Twenty-fourth and Nicholas streets , under the auspices of the army .Monday night , nt whleh Captain Merriweathcr will speak. It Is expected that all the Salvation army corps In the city will bo present. Contain Merrl- wi-ather Is making a tour of the state and expects to leave shortly for Fremont , wnu.ro ho Is booked for a ( special meeting next Tuesday afternoon. i I Novcr llcen riuii-Kcil ivlth Crime. j ' Krnost IllsHo. who WUH arrested n few- days ago on the charge of raising a dis turbance In a .saloon In thexouth p.'irt of the city , fcna lu n released from custody. At the time of the arrest. It was nld that Hlsso was an old offender , and bad been ar rested numerous times ami upon warrants charging the commission of nuiiiermm crlinon. People who know Hlsso say that thlH Is a mistake' , and that while he nome- Ilines Imbibes more liquor than l good for I'.ls health , otherwise ho In an Oionoralilo man and a good citizen. mi : HHAI.TV .11 A HURT. INSTllt'MKNTS placid on record Satur day , IJee-i-inlM r M , 1S90 ; WAUltANTY DKI3D3. South Omaha Investment company teA A A Martzahn , lot 17 , block 1 , Mc- Gavork & O'K's a'.l * 700 S J Paynti'i- O U lluek , lot 5 , block 1. Patrlek'H add 1,167 J S FarlsH and wife to S .1 llolhweil , lot 15 , block lit , Omaha View 1 SOO Kxgi-rl Klliult and wife to Home Flro Insurance company , lot 5 , l ock 5 , Patrlek'H add 750 tJIMT CLAIM niOlSDrf. Krnrnt A Itlncr to Klla A Ittner , undivided 11 > f lot 2J , In 8-15-1 : i , and part of tax lot 55 , In 10-15-1.1 400 H J Uothwell to Thomas Wilson , lot 15 , block 13. Omaha View 4C | O II CurtlH and wifeto J W Curtis , lots ! ) and JO , Union t ; < iuarr ; lot 1 , block 7 , Improvement Association add e 3114 feet of lot I , block U , Denl.se'ii mid ; lot II , block 1G , Ilan- Hcom Place 1 Total amount of transfers JI.K1S uesday , We shall p'ace ' on sale all display pieces of furi } ; ft nittire bought early in the season many very ft ftft fine articles that w.ere realy too high in price to ft ftft fiell , they must be closed out now before invcni ftft torv selections from the entire stock are in ' ? ftft this lot ] { ! ' Chamber .Suits , Odd IVnrtioi'd , dining Tablc.s , Ktisv CJiuliM , Conuhos , 1'arloiKtn'nlturu in sulta mid oJtl pieces , TuboruUub , ( Folding beds. Hook Cases , I'urlor Tubloa , Ulilnti Cloont.s , oto. * he Price ftft Will be so far below the value of such poods * ' 'I * ft that it is only .1 question of getting those want- * } $ . ftft in" Furniture to see them , TT - ft TTft ftft Not on sale until Tuesday morning , ftft ft . . . ftft " ftft "I rcliard & Williehu ft Carpet Co. ftft