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    fYAfATTA DAlTjV 111913 : 8U3N . > AY. JAmTAHY a. 18117. fi
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDING
Majority and Minority Reports on tlio
Uowoll Investigation !
BOTH ADMIT THE CHARGES ARE PROVEN
Minority Hrciiiiiiiii'iid llln IHIIIMHII | | | .
Ilartu-r Cliilin .Sliclvi-d for ( iood .
.Mnynr'n Veto of Wnli-r Works
oii NiiHlnlni-d ,
rho anticipated double report from the
special committee that has Investt.ated the
charges ot official Irregularity made against
City Engineer IIowoll wns presented at the
adjourned meeting of tlio city council last
night. There was no material difference be
tween the two reports In regard to the cvl-
lU'iieo. ' Hoth .reporlcd the facts to be ns
charge 1 , but the minority report , signed
by Unseal ! and Duncan , recommended the
dismissal of the city engineer , whllo the ma
jority report , signed by Taylor , Axfftrd and
Hlngham , made no recommendation at all.
Action was deferred until 10 o'clock Monday
forenoon , when It Is proposed to have a
full council present. The following la the
minority report :
RECOMMENDED DISMISSAL.
The evidence taken by the committee on
Investigation of tin- charges fully HUH-
tnliiH the same. The evidence not only sus
tain ? the clmrgi-H , but has broupht to light
u stale of facts that Hho.VH the existence
of a dangerous conspiracy to InvoHv the
city ot Omaha In trouble , litigation anil PX-
licnse. not to protect tlio right * of the city ,
nor to acquire nnyKiliiK that will benefit
IlH clllr.etip , but to enable n few scliemers
nnd conspirators to blackmail and plunder
lionest business men having legitimate busi
ness trnnsnutlotiH and dealings with the
city , and that have advanced and spent
largo u'lins of money for the development
und welfare of Omaha , timin the faith and
credit of tlio city and with the belief that
thn cltv would protect their Investments
nnd deal honestly with fic-in. The evidence
develops that U. II. IIowoll Is ono of the fac-
.tors In thn conspiracy , lie sought the olllco
of city engineer , but with u sevrct stipula
tion made with the mayor that be inwit
resign the olllce nt any llmo should l.o aiie-
ceed In being made general manager of the
Water worlw In OmahU , , ,
He tpBllficM that bis father resides In De
troit. Mlrt. , Is a lawyer and ha born as-
flcelated In law liimlncfs with one Un 1.T-
ivood ; that said Underwood at om > time
wax associated In business with C.H.eii -
ncr. anil that bin father and s.ild Lnilcr-
wood were mixed up In tlie llllKatljn of said
Vennnr , who was opposing In the liiilU'd
States court the foreclosure of the liens of
the bondholders on tlio water worki plant
He admits Unit bo has persistently xuugnt
the position of general manager , und Unit
last August , without obtaining lonyo of ab-
ronce , be wont east ns far as Philadelphia
nnd New York and was gone two weeks ,
during wliic-i time he Houghl out the lead-
IIIK men of tbf > Omaha Water company and
solicited them to give him the management
of their water works plant In Omnba.
IGNORED COUNCIL'S ORDERS.
It Is In evidence that on October 0. liOS ,
the city council passed a concurrent reno-
lutlon. Introduced by Councilman \ \ heeler ,
nnd that was approved by the mayor Oc
tober 0. reauIrliiK wild Ilowell ns city en-
ulneer to lliure out and make calculations
iiid estlmateu of tin- present value of the
water works plant , anil ascertain vvlmt ex-
tctmloiip. If any , were nt'ceswiry to bo made
lo the same ami ivport hla acts nnd llnd-
Ines thereunder to t.io mayor and council
in.fnr. . ni.rpinlior 1- ISM : that he as pres
ent In the rounell chamber when sain
WJieelcr Introduced said resolution , and
when the same was being road said llo.voll
remarked to Mr. Hunt , a superintendent
of the company. " 1 am Innocent of that ,
referring to the resolution , no MUlIlclent ex
planation belmr Klvon for inaklnR a remark
of that character. Said llowell's testimony
tdinwD Unit he iiindo no i-alciilaUona upon
which to ba.ie a value , nor did tie fisuro
out or mnkc nny estimate of the value or
Hiild water works plant or of nny part
thereof , nnd made no effort to ascertain
what extension . If any. 'Were necessary to
"DO made to said plant , nor did lie make a
report as required by said concurrent reso
lution. Yet In bis pamphlet addressed to
the mayor , slimed by him as city eiiB necr.
that appeared in print about the middle of
December nnd I ? part of tlio evidence token
in this Investigation , he makes the follow-
' "iT should bo stated that the chief factor
of the American Water Works comnnny
claims Is that the proceeds from th Bale
of jl.COO.OOO nf preferred stock of that com
pany were Invested In the works , In addi
tion lo the amounts heretofore stated.
Kxtrlusle evidence does not uphold this
contention , liy extrinsic evidence. Is meant
Independent estimates of the value of the
plant In question. "
Knowing aa he did that lie had made
no independent entlmnte of the value of
the plant , and that no sueli estimate ex
isted , bo must have promulgated this false
statement , as he did at the private meet-
liiK Of oliUcna called together by the
mayor to consider the water works propo
sition for a sinister purpose. It U evi
dent that ho made the- statement to deceive
the public and to bolster up other false
HlntcmentH made by him In connection
therewith , widen If tnkc-n as true , would
tend to complicate the business relations
c-xlstliiK between tlio said company and the
city of Omaha. In his Interview with K , K
Ulerbower , on the 7th day of October ,
1S9(5 ( , as shown by tlio testimony of said
Ulerbower , ho appeared to be very anxious
that the company should have full reconr-
nltlon of Its property rights In the water
works plant , nnd bo protected In Its can-
tract with the city ; so much so , that bo
wanted S. L. Wiley made one of the direc
tors of the company and be put upon Its
pay roll , that tin- company mlsht be eon-
ceded Its rights , that all contention between
tween the- company and the city might
cease , and that nil matters In difference
might be. smoothed over. Yet , In said
pamphlet ho nrsues that the company
should not In nny manner bo recognized
aa possessing nny rights In Omaha , and
asserts tliat the company has no contract
with the city for hydrant rental or water
rent , and advises that none be paid or
allowed.
Tbij question arisen , "What cainod this
midilou ehantrc of feeling , de.ilro and opin
ion ? " If bu was HO anxious In October to
have the rights claimed by the Omaha
Water company recognized , why does bo
oppose re-cognition of tlio Hiim In Decem
ber ? His present hostile- attitude , bin ultra
ailfi radical views , and bis expressions of
four that the city council might do some
wrong thing to deprive the city of Its
rlghtu nro not evidence of an honest pur
pose on Ids part , but go to sustain Die
charge that ho Is trying to hold up the
company and Is playing lilt part as a con
spirator.
ONLY A HALF DENIAL.
it l.t true that IIP denies that he had the
Interview with E. L. Ulerbower on October
7 , ISM. as detailed by said Ulerbower In
liln evldfiice , but admltH that ho did cpcak
to him on the mililect , In a general and
casual way , and without urging the mat
ter. In July preceding. Hut It must be
remembered that this Investigation waa
Instituted because ho donlr-d at the tlmo
the charge was made that ho ever had any
such Interview' ' with said K. L. Hler-
bowcr , or with any ono else , and that ho
never at any tlmo mentioned or suggested
thi ) matter to ! : . L. Hlerhov/rr , Mr. Hunt
or any ono else connected with the com-
lumy. The particular day upon which the
nlloRed Interview took place did not enter
Into the essence of the charge made. It
appeared to bo the iinlverii.il sentiment of
the meetliiE' at which the charge was
made that an Investigation should behad. .
and If It wan found that lie was guilty of
approaching the company with proposals
to Its manager , as charged , he should ,
without delay , bo removed trom oltlce.
The evidence of Mr. Hunt , superintend
ent of the company. corr > orates that of
air. Itlcrbpwer , nnd further shows that
paid Howell approached Hunt with a prop
osition rclatlvo to the mmm subject mat
ter. The evidence of Mr. Ilelh , another
witness corroborates the evidence given
by both Air. Illerbower and Mr. Hunt.
Klther all three of the witnesses nworo
falsely , or It. H. Howell Is guilty as
charged. The standing. Imwlly and hon
esty of Mr Illerbower , Mr. Hunt and
sir. Huth cannot bo succondfully assailed
In this city.
coimonoiiATiVE CIIICUMSTANCES.
In opposition to this direct , positive and
unimpeachable evidence , stands the dentals
und evasions of the accused. His unusual
nnd iinexplaltud conduct are enough to
oroato suspicion , without further proof. IK-
norlni ; tlui requirements of the Wheeler
concurrent resolution , hit ) remark nt the
tlrmi It was being rend In the council ; Ids
eawrorness to propagate falsehoods at the
iiilvuto meeting of citizens ; InBtlRatlinr | | t-
itratlon ; communicating with John L.
Webster , the Omaha attorney of O. H.
Vernier ; hln claim that he was working
for the mayor , nnd not for the council :
concealing from the council when consld-
orliifr the proposition of thu Omaha Water
company Information that ho now claims
to l > o of vital Importance ; Innplratlona
" thrust upon him by Underwood and Ven-
nor. nnd absorbed from them ; the secret
timlerntamlliiK ' between him and the
mayor , that ho might aspire to the miui-
of the wutcr works ; hla ncelcot
L
of duty xvhllo dmalng after the position ;
liln evident elm grin nnd disappointment
upon lofllnc It ; his efforts to create a con
dition of thlngn that may KIVO It to him Ii
tha future ; labored efforts upon n length }
pamphlet purporting to come from him
us city engineer , without anything In It
that should come from him n such en
gineer , except the remark that. "Tho water
plant In In good physical condition ; " Ills
apparent deplgn to thwart the objrctx of
thu meeting called by the council to con
fer with the mayor and council , to settle
upon the proper relations that should exist
between tlio city of Omaha nnd the Omaha
Wnter company , and to determine what
terms of agreement. If nny , could bo ar
ranged to bo binding upon both that
would bo more Manufactory than the then
pi-ndlng proposition of said company ; his
assumption of Insight , foresight and wis
dom , that ho Intimates the council does
not possess ; his claim to the possession of
startling secrets found In tlie musty Illcs
of the United Hlntes courts-ami the courts
of the state of Now York , Justifying , In
lilfi estimation , repudiation , conllscntlot
and piracy ; the guilty manner of reading
to the public between the lines of his
phmphlot ; the fnct that he hnd applied to
bo manager of the water works when he
became suspicious that the secret was out
nnd that he would be charged with It , am
other facts that might bo mentioned , are
nil damaging circumstances against him
The acts of his co-conspirators are not
subjects of this lin-eatlgatlon , and therefore
are only Incidentally referred to In this
report.
Considering all the evidence In the en o
there exists no reasonable doubt of the
RUllt of the accused. The undersigned
there-fore , find the charges made agulnsi
It. H. Howell , city engineer , true In ever *
particular an made and charged. Consid
ering the Importance to the elty of having
nn honest , truthful and honorable man to
discharge the duties of city engineer , the
great rcnponslbllltlca of the position nnd
thi ) liability of the city to bo swindled b >
false estimates that may bo given to con
tractors nnd others , for the payment of
which large sums of money must be appro
priated and paid by the elty , the recom
mendation Is hereby made that the mayor
proceed without delay to remove the said
H. Ii. Howell from the olllco of city en
gineer of the city of Oinuliu , that ho now
holds.
SIMPLY A SUOrjKSTION.
The majority of the con.mlttco reported
they found that the city engineer "did no
demand , but did suggest" to 13. L. rilerbower
and A. IJ. Hunt and also to Stockton Hetl
that S. L. Wiley tdiotild bo appointed as i
director of the water company at n nomlnn
salary of $100 or JlfiO a month. They etatei
that the evidence showed that this "augges-
tlor. " was made October 7 , thus Indicating
that the city engineer perjured hlmscl
when ho swore that lie had had no oucl
conversation on that date , but had mcntlonci
the matter to Mr. Ulerbower sometime In
July. The report further stated that In the
opinion of the majority of the committee
Mr. Howell was entitled to the benefit o
the doubt. IIIo action had been very In-
dlscrct , but was prompted by a desire to
"do a friendly thing for Mr. Wiley. " Tin.
report wound up with the following verj
lucid conclusion :
"Your committee finds nnd submits to the
city council that Mr. Jt. n. Howell , clt >
engineer , under all the clrci mstanccs , of his
application for the position of general man
ager whllo holding the office of city engi
neer , made hU request for Mr. Wiley's ap
pointment as director , an act of such Indis
cretion as a man of his years and experience
should have avoided ; and such action on
bis part placed him In an embarrassing
position so far as his subsequent report !
nnd dutlrn were concerned In hla offlcla
capacity , with reference to the water works
question and the city's Interests. "
The recommendation was simply that a
copy of the report should bo furntohoi
the cnclnccr and innvor.
11AUI1KH HILL TUIINRD DOWN.
The bills of the Barber Asphalt company
were apparently finally turned down as far
as the present council Is concerned.
Immediately after ro'l ' call. Wheeler movci
the reconsideration nf tlio vote by which the
city attorney was directed to coritcss Judg
ment In favor oC the csphalt company. Hcn-
cwa moved as an amendment that the matter
bo postponed until the next regular meeting
This wsa lost by a Uo vote. In support ol
his motion , Wheeler stated that at the wore
meeting held In the mayor's ofllco aboul
ten days ago , It had been settled that the
mayor would approve the bill If It was or
dcred paid by the council. He had nlncc
been Informed that the mayor had changeil
his .nilnd nnd proposed to veto the resolu
tion , and consequently the asphalt company
had brought suit. As the matter was now
In the courts. It would bo advisable to re
consider the resolution. Some of the mem
bers'evidently thought there wns something
behind thla very plausible argument , for
five of them , who arc notoriously opposed to
the resolution , voted against the motion to
tvconalder. The motion was declared car
ried , however , and the clerk wns directed to
Inform the mayor of the action.
The mayor's veto of the water works fran-
chlao extension , which has been postponed for
several meetings , on account of the restrain
ing order Issued by Judge Keysor , was taken
up nnd the veto was sustained. Duncan and
Wheeler were the only member. ! who voted
to pas.3 the resolution over the veto.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
comptroller to Include In each monthly ap
propriation ordinance an item in favor of
the city treasurer for nn amount suirlclont to
defray the Interest duo on the bonded ob
ligations of the city.
WATCH KOU HASCALL.
Dy way of variation Wheeler rose to a
question of privilege nt this point and pre
sented I. S. Ilascall with a hamisomo watch
and chain. This , ho explained , was a token
of esteem from his fellow councllmen and
friends In view of his approaching retire
ment after many years of service In that
body. Hascnll accepted the gift In a very
graceful speech , in the course of which
ho referred to his many vigorous argumenta
tive collisions with his fellow councllmen
and declared that in retiring he carried
nothing but the kindliest of feelings with
him.
him.The
The following statement from the comp
troller of the condition of city funds was
placed on file :
Gold. FlUcr anil currency t 1.30301
Checks 43.CCS Ki
UouRlini county warruntH 1ST CO
Iinlunccs In Imnks. City fiinila.
Kountzo llrmi. , Nfw York. . . . 2l.5T'J 43
( -onimcrcliil National liank. 10. IS' ) K
First National Imnlt C.29I 10
Merchants' National linnk. 10.293 10
Nrtlonnl Hank of 10.414 33
Nebraska National Imnk. . , .
Omaha National bank 10230 63
Union National bank 17.S10 88
United StatcH National bank. 10.003 07
German Kavlncs bank , ccrllll-
cnt.-H Ill CO
Total 10717s
Ilalitncm In lmnk . School funds.
Kountzu Itrtii. . Nv York..JH.CI3 30
Commercial National Imnk. . . 1.080 72
Union National bank 2,21 ? 51
Total t 17,978 50
riM.u Ucllff Anhoulatlon :
German Biivlnk's bank % l.GOS 09
German Having" bank , crrtlll-
ratcx of ilrpoKlt 1.CS3 33
American RnvlnRs bank , ccr-
cato of ilopoHlt. , , , * 7.13 3.1
Merchants' National bank. . * . 40 ! IS
Total I 4,42760
Special :
Merchants' National lmnk..HO.OCO 00
Union National bank T'.OCO 00
Total 1151.00000
Total of riiniti on Imml. . J200.WO 13
On a committee recommendation the or
dinance repealing thu curfew ordinance was
referred to the city attorney. The commit
tee held that the ordinance should not bo
repealed , but that It should bo rovlsed and
amended In several particulars.
The now auctioneers' ordinance , prepared
by the license Inspector , was Introduced and
referred to the cotnuilttco on Judiciary. The
now ordinance provides that a license can
bo used at only one place of business. It
was Mated that the license Issued a year
ago to a local Jeweler's establishment had
boon paused around and used by a dozen
other auctioneers since. The now ordinance
IH designed to prevent a recurrence of the
practice , _
The True Hoim-dy.
W , M , Hcplne , editor TUkllwa. III. , Chief ,
saya : "Wo won't keep house without Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption ,
Coughs and Colds. Experimented with
many others , but never got the true remedy
until wo used Dr. King's Now Discovery.
No other remedy can tnke Us place In our
home , aa In It wo have a certain and sure
euro for Coughs , Colds , Whooping Cough ,
etc. " U It ) Idle to experiment with other
remedies , oven If they .am urged on you as
Just os good aa Dr. Klng'.i Now Discovery.
They arc not OB good , because this remedy
IIUH a record at cure * and besides U guar
anteed. It never falls to satisfy. Trial "bot
tled free at Kuhn & Co.'a druc store.
( i OMAHA SAVINGS SUSPENDS
Unable Longer to tiuid the Steady Drain
of Deposits.
INABILITY TO REALIZE ON SECURITIES
I'rcnlilriit .tinnili-r.10n Sny * tin- Con
cern IH In n Solvent Uunitlllim
mill tlml All DepiiMltorH
Will lie I'nhl.
Tlio Omaha Savings bank failed to open Its
doora yostcnlny morning and the affairs of the
bank nro now In the hands of State Hank
Hxnmlner K. L. Dodder. The llnbllltlus ot
the banlc aggregate $ S90.000 , of which sum
$750,000 Is In balances due depositors. The
assets , Including real estate acquired by the
foreclosure of mortgages , amount to about
$200.000 'In excess of tlio liabilities. The
continued drain caused by the action tt > t
depositors withdrawing their accounts and
the Inability of the management to realize
on Its securities rapidly enough to meet
the demand compelled the directors to stop
business and this action was taken volun
tarily by them at a meeting held Friday
night.
Yesterday morning Examiner Dodder as
sumed control and the front door of the bank
was ornamented with a brief notice , which
stated that on account of llio fact that ? GOO-
000 In deposits had been withdrawn In the
past six months the directors had decided
to suspend business. During the forenoon
there was n group of people around the
doors , but there was no demonstration and
so far the closing of the bank has not re
sulted In any run on any of the other banks.
The facts In regard to the action of the
directors were fully stated yesterday morning
by Charles K. Mandcrson , president of the
bank. Ho says that the bank Is positively In a
solvent condition and that , while It may re
quire some little time to realize on its se
curities , every dollar deposited will be paid
In full and that oven the stock will prob
ably bo saved.
HISTORY OP THE DANK.
"The Omaha Savings bank was organized
llftcen years ago , " said General Mander-
pon. "It was started because of the apparent
demand for such an Institution In Omaha.
It la the oldest bank of that character In
the city and the only one that during all
Its career has confined Itself strictly to the
legitimate business of n savings bank. It
has never loaned a dollar of money on un
secured piper. No matter how great a man's
wcal'h might bo ho could not borrow one dollar
lar without putting up real estate or collateral
security that made the loam perfectly occure.
Ita stock Is $150.000. every dollar of which
Is paid up. There can be no nutation In the
mind of any one- but that the bank haa been
conservatively , honestly and faithfully
managed. In the spring of 1S93 wo had $1-
000,000 on deposit. During the financial
panic of the following summer wo paid out
nearly $000,000 , marketing our BO-
curltles which could then bo
placed by ua In the cast with
the greatest case because of their recognized
character and because eastern people wort-
then Investing In real estate securities. In
the fall of 1S93 the deposits were $1.000,000 ,
which Increased until July 9 , 189C , when
they amounted to fl.30U.uuu. Tlie uermati
Savings banlc closed on that date , and Im
mediately there was a steady and con
stant drain on our bank. Our deposits have
shrunk from $1,360,000 to $750,000 , showing
that we have paid out about $610,000 to de
positors In a little more than five months.
The bank has been compelled on account ot
non-payment of Interest on Ho mortgage
loans to foreclose manv of Its mortgages and
has taken In about $275,000 In real rotate ,
which now constitutes a part of Its assets.
This real estate has been purchased under
foreclosure proceedings at extremely low
prices and In fairly prosperous times would
certainly afford a largo margin of profit on
being resold. Some has been cold and al
ways at a profit to us , even In these de
pressed times.
SURPLUS AND PROFITS.
"While the lank has been making money
even during these times of depression , on
account of our large holdings of real estate
not a dollar has been paid as a dividend to
nny stockholder since 1S93. IJut wo have
allowed the pronto to accumulate as surplus.
This surplus Is now $35.000 and there Is
about $10.000 In profits. This Immense sum
of JGOO.OOO not only drained us of all our
cash , but compelled us to raise money In
addition to cash on hand by the sale of
available securities , which Is most caeca were
disposed of here at home. It has al'io ' compelled
polled us to borrow of the commercial banks
of Omaha. securing them by pledges uf
securities. The bank today owes $750,000
to Its depositors and $140,000 to the com
mercial banks , making the total liabilities
$ $30.000. Taking our real estate at cost and
our real estate ami other securities simply
nt their face value , wo have nearly $200,000
of nsseta beyond liabilities. While the
bank Is unable at this time to pay Its de
positors on demand It Is amply solvent , and
whllo It will take some time to realize , not
n dollar will bo lost by nny creditor or de
positor. Ii addition to the assets there Is
also the double liability of the stockholders ,
which swells the amount to at least $1,200.-
000. My expectation In that with careful
management of the affairs of the bank In
cloning Its business much of the stock will bo
saved. The simple- fact Is that with debtors
of a bank In these times of depression unable
lo pay their loans and our cash reserve hav
ing run below the 5 per cent required by
law , for the protection of our depositors wo
had to close business. The community need
feel no alarm , for there Is no necessity
for It. "
IJANIC SIMPLY STOOD ALON'E.
In addition General Manderson wished It
to bo distinctly understood that the bank had
no connection whatever with any other
Omaha bank. Moro than that , the Institu
tion had never been "milked" by the stockHolders -
Holders , as none of them ! iail ever borrowed
n dollar from 'it. It had transacted Its busi
ness on the most conservative principles and
the closing was purely duo to th ? tremendous
deus pressure of depositors , which had been
augmented by the recoil banlc failures In
Chicago and St. Paul. The stockholders ex
pected to bo able to file a bond and close
ip their affairs themselves , thus saving the
leposltors tlio expenna ol a receivership.
During the fifteen years which the bank
inn been In existence It has withstood sev
eral serious runs and without betraying an
ndlcatlon of weakness. In 1SS4 , two years
after It was organized , It experienced Us
Irst run. This was a result of the Orant
& Ward falluro In Now York and did not
occasion any serious dlflk-iilty. The trernen-
lous run of 1893 sapped Us resources , but
t weathered the stonn successfully and
Dlnco then about $350,000 of the amount
withdrawn was covered back Into the
> ank. The run was resumed after the
allure of the Gorman Savings bank and was
emphasized by the general uneasiness In
cident to an exciting political campaign.
Cven after that the officers expected to bo
nblo to continue business , The recent fail
ures at Chicago and St. Paul aggravated the
Imposition of the depositors to withdraw
heir funds. The cash reserve was an-
ilhllatcd , and , as there was absolutely no
narko' for real estate securities nt this
Ime , the clojlng up of buslnccu was Im-
) cratlve. It Is stated on reliable authority
hat fully 75 per cent of the a aets of the
> ank consist of real estate and real estate
ceurltlcs. Consequently the date of the
litildatlon ] of Ita Indebtedness Is difficult lo
orecast. It will depend very largely on
ho general bus Iowa situation during'tho
next year and the dtaiioaltlon of Investors to
leal In real rotate decurltlca.
ACTION OF CLEARING HOUSE.
The condition of tlio bank was a subject
of consideration at a special meeting of the
Omaha Clearing house lulil Friday after
noon. It his been known for some time by
Omaha bankers that the fccurltloi held by
ho Omaha Savings bank were not such en
could bo realized on at this time/ and that
f the drain on Its resources was continued ,
t would eventually bu compelled to close.
The meeting was called primarily for the
jurpoay of deciding whether tlio Clearing
louse could afford to lake the burden from
ho caving * hanjc by guaranteeing Its do-
xisltora. It was decided that since the
uccurltlos wcro mainly on real estate , the
other bunks could not afford to usiiimo the
burden and the action of tlie directors of
ho saving * bank followed Immediately after ,
President Yatca of the Nebraska National
bunk said ycatorday morning that In Ills
plnlou the savings bank was In good condi
tion nnd would eventually pay out In full , It
had boon compelled tjo. uccumb to the pros-
euro of advene , circumstanced , but It
was amply solvent.wpcncvcr Its securities
could bo tnado avalhU > | o In cash. Savings
banka wcro compelled to do buMncM largely
on real estate sccurlU p nnd In times like
thcso when real estate could not ) < o marketed
a continued drain of. the deposits would
clean any Institution ot .the kind.
The announcement rJ , the closing of the
bank was dlscoiira'gUig news to hundreds
of dcpraltorfl who.icj .saVlnga . were deposited
In that Institution.r tills bank hnd always
enjoyed a largo share of public confidence
and was the depository , of a large portion of
the working cla&sco. A great many of the
clerks In the various' railroad headquarters
have amounts ranging from $200 to $300
deposited In the bnjnk' , It was also the de
pository of such or the newsboys and boot
blacks as had been , able to accumulate sav
ings. Herman Cohcii'had $1.000 on deposit
and two of Mogy's newsboys had $300 each ,
which represented practically the savings
of their entire lifetime so far. A large
number of laboring men have amounts rang
ing from $10 to $500 tied up In the Insti
tution.
The officers ot the bank arc : President ,
rhirlen ' F. Mandcmon ; vice- president , L. M.
llennett' ; cashier , John K. Wilbur. The stock
holders are : C. F. Manderaon , Max Meyer ,
Guy C. IJarton , Truman Duck , J. J. Drown ,
Lucy T. Savage , L. M. llrnnott , B. W. Nash ,
F. W. Weasels , Thomeo L. Klmball , Karl
Gannett , Frances Gannett , Ansou 0. Me-
Cook of New York , E. L. Stone. N. W.
Wells , John E. Wilbur , Omaha Loan and
Trust company , II. W. Nlcman and L. I ) .
Williams.
General Mnnderson Bonds the following
titatcmcnt concerning the rumors ot the con
nection of the Omaha Savings with other
banka :
OMAHA , Jnn. 2.-To the Editor of The
Hee : The Omaha Savings bank bad no
connection with nny commercial bunk In
Omaha or elsewhere , nnd nil reports to
tlie contrary nro erroneous nnd mls-
Ktntemcntn of fnct. The bank had Ita reg
ular accounts for deposits of comparatively
sinnll amount * for checking purposes with
the First Nntlonnl nnd Merchants' Na
tional , but no ImnU or nny olllcer of any
Omnlin bank bad nny connection whatever
with the Omaha Savings bnnk
CITAULKS F. MANDEIISON.
AMIIITIO.V OK IIHTTY OIIHIWS SOX.
llojics ( n Hi- ( hiItnlltviiy MiiKiinO of
till * .SlltltllUe.st.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 2. A special to the Re
public from Galvcston says : E. H. H.
Green , president of the Texas Midland rail
way , will soon bo one of the Important rail
way magnates of the southwest. Mr. Green's
wealthy mother , Mrs. Hetty Green of New
York , la engineering a deal which will add
to her son's power. The Midland , of which
Mr. Green Is president , runs from Etios to
Paris , am ) If the plans which Mrs. Green
has under way succeed , consolidation will
to effected by which a now trunk line be
tween St. Louis and Galvcston will be
formed.
President Green nnd a. party of officials of
the Houston & Texa.T Central nnd Galveston ,
Houston La Porto roads are nt Galvcston
today. Green says that he Is there to In
spect the La Porto terminal facilities. That
road Is now In the hands of receivers , nnd If
Mr. Green gets control of It , as he hopes , a
combination will be made between the St.
Louis & San Francisco , the Texas Midland ,
the Hou.Ucn & Texas Central , nnd the La
Porto for through service between St. Loula
nnd Galvcston. The new line , If formed ,
will bo seventy-five mile ? shorter to St.
Louis than the Gulf , Colorado & Santa Fo
route.
ItHKL'SKS OM-3-llAI.Ii1 HIS SALAHY.
Mayor IVimoyt-r of I'orllnnil , Ore. ,
1'i-rforniM n Ileiiinrknldc- .
PORTLAND. Ore. , Jan. 2. Mayor Pen-
noycr may be very 'ecentrlc ' , but occasionally
bis eccentricity takes a practical form for
the benefit of his fallow man. When he en
tered upon his duties ns chief executive of
this municipality last Jiily he expressed n de
termination to accept only half of the
salary allowed him' by''Jaw , which Is $5.000 ,
as ho considered It excessive. Ho has sub
sequently proved lib "sincerity by officially
turning Into the city treasury one-half of
his legal salary , which ho declined to ac
cept on the ground thrt the dutlca of his
olllco were not worthf It Ho then directed
Auditor Campbell to draw a warrant for the
other half , amounting to about $1,250 , to the
order of Secretary Walpole of the City Hoard
of Charities , to bo expended for the relief or
the needy. _
WAXTI5I1 KOIl A. CHICAGO .Ml'HI ' > Fll.
I'nt-lllc COIIM < Authorities u KtiKl-
ilvr from Jiixllrr.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Jan. 2. Police Inspector
specter Fltzpatrlclc of Chicago has wired to
the authorities here that George Dctts , alias
Hlngham. convicted here jointly with C. F.
Moore of San Francisco for grand larceny ,
hc.s been Indicted by tlio Cook county grand
Jury for the murder of Gus Collandcr on
November 7 , 1S94. It was a political assas-
ulnatlon a shooting nt the polls. In which
others are Implicated , but Dingham retained
his liberty until ho struck Portland.
During an Interview with Chief of Police
Mlnto , Belts said ho hailed from Chicago.
Ilia picture was sent to the Chicago police
for his history , where It was Identified ns
one of CollauderVj murderers.
Wmiln ii Turin1 mi Wool.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 2. The California
Wool association Is taking considerable In-
tcrert In legislation by the next congress.
It believes that a thorough protective duty
for wool and woolens , with specific nnd not
ad valorem duty for wool and a combined
specific and ad valorem duty for goods ,
neither to bo less than the McKlnloy tariff ,
will Insure prosperity for the Industry. The
association has sent a lengthy communica
tion to tlio senators and members of con
gress , al.so to the mernbero of the ways and
means committee , setting forth Its views and
recommendations.
Cnrroll Held for Steal Inn.
Pete Carroll Is In Jail again. Friday
night F. W. Marsh , a photographer , living
nt 2015 Decatur Btrcot , drove with his ap
paratus to Morand's hall on Hartley
street , for tlio purpose of taking a picture
of the newsboys' ball. Ho left bis camera
In mo wagon ror u tow minutea wnnc no
wont Into the hall. Upon returning the
leiiHo and telescope belonging' to bis ma-
chlnn bad disappeared , while n hyatandcr
described Carroll as the thief. The Bluff
stolen In valued nt $100. Carroll was ar-
restett la.it evening and charKCd with
grand larceny.
Currli-H Oil Cnriiriitor'H OoiilN.
Whllo D. O. Carpenter and family , living
rit 1721 Dodge street , were at supper last
night , Home sneak thief entered the lower
hall through a door which bad been left
unfastened unil wtolu , two overcoats and
a wnman'H cape. The , articles arc valued
ut $50. " '
FOHHOAST OF TODAY'S WKATIIIill.
\ortli Yl'liiilH Will fCunlliiiip ( o lllcnv
nml II Will IIIOolil mill HIKMV.
WASHINGTON , Jnn.2. The forecast for
Sunday IH : :
For Nebraska nnd Kansas Snow : clearIng -
Ing In western portldn ; continued cold ; north
winds. -
For Colorado Generally fair ; south
wlndx. i' .
For South Da'.cotn. Ifiilr : north winds.
For Wyoming Falrrising : , temperature ;
southerly wlnd.'i.
For Missouri Haiti'In southeast nnd snow
In northwest portion ! winds shifting to
northerly ; colder. >
For Iowa Tlirqntf nln ? weather and
heavy snows ; nortliylndH ; colder In east
ern portion ,
Loon ! Itocoril.
OFFICE OF TIIK vftSATHBIl IWP.KAIJ.
OMAHA , Jan. 2. Omaha record of rainfall
and temperature compared with cor
responding day of the past three years :
1KI7. 1KW. l&ffi. 1S9I.
Maximum temperature. . . 22 11 2S 41
.Minimum temperature. . . . IH .1 15 32
Avonien temperature 23 7 22 31
Kalllfull - . T .00 .00 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
nt Omaha for the day ami wince March ) ,
1MW :
Normal temperature for the day 21
Dcllclcncy for the day 1
Accumulated HXCCSH since March 1 21
Normal precipitation for thuday. . .03 Inch
Dolleloricy for the day ,03 Inch
Total pruclpltatlon wince Men. 1..3. > .2 ! Inches
Kxcess Hlnco March 1 49S nches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1895..11.31 Inches
Dollclcncy for cor. period , 1K9I..15.01 Incliea
L. A. WELHIli
Local Forecast OIllclul.
DEN SHOOTS IN CHEAT FORM
Dofcnta Montmorcncy and Winds Up On
Young Gardner ,
LATTER MATCH A GREAT EXHIBITION
Don KlIlN Tivcii < y-Koiir Out of
TivinlylMvifrom the Tlilrty-
Tliri'o-Yunl Miirk-llalic
Ili-frntn IVIt rn ,
Thcro was great sport tor the shooting
contingent on the Omaha Uun club grounds
yesterday afternoon three rattling good
Individual live bird matches , which In Inter
est far exceeded the excellent card ot Now
Year's day. The weather , however , was
excessively cold , windy and snowy , nnd
whllo It acted as a handicap on the shooters.
It In nowise Interfered with the comfort of
the spectators , who crowded the club hoi'ise
nnd viewed tlio contests through the windows
dews as cosily as It ensconced In their own
homes. The austere weather also affected
the birds In no limited way , bracing and
nerving them up to nn extent that caused
them to IIy with uncommon speed , nnd con
sidering these drawbacks , every score made
was exceptionally good. Aa on the day
previous , Mr. M. C. Peters' great dog ,
"S.iinuha , ' entertained the crowd by his
marvelous work nt retrieving. Ho recov
ered every bird grassed of the 200 or more
shot at , and his feats of catching wounded
pigeons In the air nnd retrieving two at once
wcro loudly applauded iml much enjoyed.
It would take a $500Yllllam to get
Ssinaha away from Mr. Peters.
The first match of the afternoon was a
friendly one between those two gentleman
sportsmen , M. C. Peters and Fred lllako ,
100 live birds , American Shooting associa
tion rules , for the price of the cigars nnd
birds. Both men did themselves proud ,
Dlako shooting in really high class form ,
and Peters being but a notch behind him.
Hlako used his second barrel forty-nine times
nnd Peters forty ; Dlako had one bird fall
dead out of bounds and Peters four. The
score :
Ulako 11211 OOI1I 20111 21100 21110 010M 22122
1122:1 : 11121 12112 21112 21012 22112 12222 20222
20012 01222 12122 22211 Z2120-S3.
I > 0tors < 20111 1 101 22212 21002 11221 01111 11)22 )
11112 12220 12021 12101 1011 21201 11112 1120
11021 22121 OU002 11102 21111-SO.
MONTMORENCY THROWS UP.
The second event was the fifty live bird
rrco between Colonel Jim Den of Arapahoe
and Fred Montmorcncy of this elty , Ameri
can Shooting association rules , for $50 a
side and the price of the birds. With Ma
forty-fourth bird the Omaha man had
missed sixteen , whllo the representative
from Wild Horse canyon had dropped but
six. and seeing that he was hopelessly
beaten at this point , Montmorcncy hoisted
the eponpe and the stakes wsre turned
over to Handsome Jim. The score :
Den 11210 11122 1211 11011 12210 10220 22212
12112 211 37.
Montmoroncy 01221 00020 12100 02111 11220
22200 10220 2I2J1 020J-2S.
Den killed twenty-two birds with his first
barrel and "Monty" twelve , nnd but one
bird fell dead out of bounds , Den's four
teenth.
The final event of the day was a twenty-
five live bird handicap race for $25 a side ,
between Colonel Den and Kid Gardner ; Don
standing on the thirty-third-yard line and
Gardner nn the thirty. In this wlndup Mr.
Don exhibited just what a really clever
art'st ' with the hnmnierlcss he Is , killing all
hh birds , ono falling dead out of bounds
and using his second barrel but four times
In accomplishing the achievement. The kid
was not In exactly the proper trim. The
score :
Den 11211 1111 11112 21121 11111-21
Gardner 22012 02222 * 212 12222 12020-19
Frank S. Parmclee referced all three
matches In his customary Impartial way ,
and altogether the day's sport was the best
seen on these grounds for ninny moons.
After the fun vas all over a match wcu
made for Monday next between Jim Den nnd
Parinelco , 100 live birds , for $100 , American
Shooting pranclatlon rules , the contestants
to use one barrel only.
l.'I.MSIl TIIK HACK IN OHDKH.
r CluiNin ( WiiMlilnurloii 1'iiiln UN
It HUM lli-lil for I''on i- ln > ' .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. About 7,000 pe-j-
plo witnessed the closing struggle of the
great six-days' International bicycle race at
Convention hall tonight. The men finished
In the same order that they have maintained
during the last four days , with AVa'.Icr. "the
big Flying Dutchman , " who has been rid
ing In the colcrs of the Chicago Cycle club ,
heading the line , ono and one-half laps ahead
of Harry Maddox of Asbury Park , who had
been nearly even with Waller since the start ,
nnd Clmrllo Ashlngcr of New York tlrird.
Lawsou , "tho Torrlblo Swede , " of Chicago
won the fourth prize by about tea feet , beatIng -
Ing Hunter over the line , although both men
scored the same number of miles and laps.
Foster of Germany was In sixth place when
the shot was fired that brought the race to
an end. It was not until nn hour before the
final clorts that the men showed any ex
traordinary bursts of speed. All scorned
holding themselves In reserve for a final
spurt. At 0:15 o'clock Foster started the
sprinting , gaining almost a lap before ho
began to go down under the effects of liU
hard riding and was then caught. Aahlnger
then tried his hand , but proved himself unable -
able to make any substantial gain. When
the signal was given t'hnt ' only ten minutes
still remained cf the race Maddox , Mho had
bson two laps behind Waller , Jumped out
and mudo a magnificent run. but all In vain ,
foi * ho came In ono and ono-lialf lops In the
871 miles rncc-d behind Waller. AEhlngcr ,
Law-son and Hunter huns well to Waller and
llnl&hcd In tha order named. After the race
had closed the official league measurer ascer
tained that the track was several feet over
the reported length , so that a now computa
tion of the several records had to ba made.
The official score as finally announced was :
ltlil < Ta. JIIle . Lans.l Illiicrg. Miles. Lops.
\Vnllcr 674 Gj/iwon | 8T1 10
Maddox S7I 3 Hunter S71 10
Aalilnser . . . .S7J 3 Kostcr 870 10
AVOTIIUIl I'ATAI. IIOXIXO .MATCH.
JIHIIII.V Unify CoIliuiMi-n n < tinKiHl of
Ten ItoiinilH mill Will Illr.
NI3W YORK , Jnn. -Jimmy Duffy of
Doston , a featherwels'U pugilist who
boxed ten rounds with Oeorjie Justice of
this city at Tom O'Uourko's Uroadway Ath
letic club tonight , Is dying at St. Vincent's
hospital , Dotb worked hard and fast dur-
I Inc the entire ton rounds , and after they
had rotlrrd to their comers neither seemed
to have nuffured any Injury. The referee
decided In favor of Justice , and as soon as
his decision wns announced Duffy col
lapsed. Ho was curried to bis dressing
room In a holplfss condition , and p-'iyelclan.s
worked for fully half an hour , but their
efforts wcro futile , as he did not regain
consciousness.
Thn physicians said that an near as they
c'ould judge Duffy was suffering from liom-
orrhagii of the brain , but stated that this
might have been brought about by undue
exertion and probably was not canned by
any blow received during the conteM. At
a late ' 'iour tonlirht the hospital surgeons
nronounced Duffy's condition to bo almost
iionuless. Manager O'ltourko. Jlofurco Pick
KoVhe and George Justice , who was Duffy's
opponent , were placed under arrest.
IMnlilliiKH at rllt
IMTTSBL'HCl , Jan. 2. Champion Hilly
nurry , the premier bantam weight , Is ap
pearing against all comers of his weight
ut tlio World's theater , Allegheny. Parson
DavU'S olTurlni ; $100 to any one who can
stay four rounds with the hard hitting
llttlo follow. So far no local men have
miccueded In uoliiK half tlio distance.
Jimmy Forrest nulto aftc-r tlio first round
yesterday afternoon , staling lit'bad a
cold and will again make tlio attempt
under the condition : ! Forrest mud a KOOI !
Hhowlnif whllo bo stnyod. With Harry nro
Puter Maher , Joe Clioynnkl and Hob Arm-
Htroug , who nro experiencing the Maine
easy tlmu with their opponents.
The World theater wns well Illlcd tonight
by a crowd. Jimmy Harry did not succeed
In itottlnt ; any ono to K < > iiKalmit him ,
Forstor not bulriK well enough to enter.
( 'hoyiiMkl had an easy time with Frank
DwyiT. the champion heavyweight of Wi-st
Virginia , nnd Uwyor admitted that the
California ! ! was too much for him with
tint bl ? Klovus. Peter Mulicr simply played
with QuurKo GeLn , who hud the temerity
to enter the. ring with the Irish cham
pion. nnd Ocorgt > null In the third round
of his own accord , rather than bo knocked
out.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Until Will ItnriIn I'nroi'f.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2-Kddlo HnUl will
compete In Franco nnd oilier European
countries during the connni ? season. This
la his latest statement , nnd. according to
lila present plans , he will leave America
some tlmo within the next three months.
Wins tlio SIiMiti. ( ! .
MOSCOW , Jan. 2. Lnskcr von the six
teenth game of the chow championship
match ngnlnst Ktrlultz , u Utty Lopez , after
forty moves. Prvsent score ; Lasker 9 ;
Stelnltz , 2 ; drawn , C.
WKI.COMI : roiiDKir * WISATIIHU.
llallroiid Men I'oi-l Tliinilifti ! for ( hf
Termination of tinI'ojv nnd W * t.
The cold snap that cmuo along Friday
night wns most thankfully received by the
railroad men as n New Year's
present. Freight men have been
badly worried for the past few-
days for fear all the corn In the state
not stored In cribs would rot , nnd so de-
prlvo them of the shipment of a considerable
quantity. Superintendent Hucklnghani of
the Union Pacific's car service said yester
day morning : "Give us ten days of weather
like this nnd we'll come near putting all our
cars Into service handling corn. I do not
think that the damp , foggy , misty weather
wo have had for a few days has done such
n great deal of damage , nnd a good cold
speil will dry the corn so that It may be
nhlppcd. Had the fog held on n while
longer , though , It might have made It pretty
bad. " General Superintendent Nicliola nodded
his head and said that was right.
Another official of the Union Pacific , who
knows the corn fields of the stale * like a
book , said : "Yes , Indeed , we're glad to see
the new year start In with this kind ol
weather , and wo are Just hoping wo novel
pray that It will continue. There Is n
goo.l deal of corn lying on the ground
throughout Nebraska , and It the damp
weather had lasted another week that com
would have been pretty nearly rotted. The
farmers 'In the state have come to confi
dently expect clear , cold weather after No
vember 15. Many of them have uo cribs
and allow the corn to Ho on the ground.
This year the weather man fooled them.
I expect after this every one of them will
build cribs nnd take better care of his
The operating departments of the various
lines are gladdened at the abandonment of
the foggy weather Nebraska has been en
joying , because It had Interrupted tele
graphic communication and made freight
nnd passenger traffic n bit slow. Passenger
men , too , rejoice at the cold weather. They
have an Idea that It will force the people
In the northern climes who cannot stand
severe weather to seek the southern winter
rcborta , where the climate Is soft nnd balmy.
The passenger representatives of the trans
continental lines think the cold weather will
stiffen tip travel to southern California and
Mexico , nnd the attaches of the southern
lines are positive that they will now sec
a marked Increase In travel. They declare
the mlid weather tip to date has kept back
the winter tourist business to nn alarming
degree.
IUI'OHT ox i.ivi : STOCK SHH-MHXTS.
CIITH Iliinilleil lliirliur ISiKt liy Various
ItlllKl.H. .
The annual report of the Union Stock
Yards company of South Omaha thov.vs the
number ot cars that wore brought In and
taken out by the various railroads during
the year 183G. The receipts of cars by the
railroads wcro as follows : Milwaukee. I > SS ;
Omaha & St. Louis , ! . " > ; Missouri Pacific.
1.718 ; Union Pacific. ll.fiOS ; Northwestern.
34. > ; Burlington & Missouri , 11.SG3 ; Chicago.
Ilurllngton & Qulncy , 1.81C ; Hock Islan-1
( ea.it ) , 619 ; Omaha road , 2,882 ; Elkhorn. 10-
r,7ii ; Hock Island ( west ) , 1.3 ; total. 43,701.
The shipments of cars out of South Omaha
were as follows : Milwaukee , ltJ2 ! ; Omaha
& St. Louis. 221 ; Missouri Pacific , 333 ; Union
Pacific , CSS ; Northwestern , 1.C93 ; Ilurllng
ton & Missouri , fi20 ; Chicago , lUirllngton &
Qiilncy , 3.4S5 ; Hock Island ( cast ) , 1.162 ;
Omaha road , 531 ; Elkhorn , 727 ; Hock Island
( wcat ) , 96 ; total , 11.037. Tlie dif
ference In the number of cars received nml
there shipped out , 32,707 , represents the
number of cars of cattle slaughtered. '
l.AYlXfi A MIM'J OF THACIC 1M3II DAY.
Clo.slitfv tinClnp on .Sontlii-rii Knil uf
tinritlMlinnc .V ( iiilf.
Private advlcco received In Omaha last
night-coming from Kansas City , convey the
Infoimation that on New Year's day track
layers on the Kanaaa City , Plttsburc & Gulf
railroad commenced laying the track from
Horatio , north to Siena , Ark. The dietancu
between the two towns Is only forty mllca.
Track , eo the advices Indicate , U going down
at the rate of more than a mile per day ,
and that the work will be completed by the
ml'Inle of February , providing mild weather
continues. Thirty cnllen of the distance
the grading Is completed , and on the balance
of the line large forccn are at work.
When this gap U closed , the road will bo
opened for business from Kansas City to
Tcxurkam and Slirevcporl , and by connec
tions to New Orleans and Galveaton. Vice
President Stillwcll Id authority for the state
ment that r.H soon as the Horatio gap Is
closed , work will begin upon the Pattonii-
bur line , and that trains will bo running
Into Omaha within four montlm.
XHW HL'PUniXTHXMUXT OF IIOTKI.S.
Friuilt WiiNliliiirno Title -M ClinrKi * of
I'licllltllotil Coiiiiuiny Iluxliu-NM.
Mr. Frank Washburno lisa been appointed
general superintendent of the Ujilon Pacific
Hotel company nnd will hcrcnfur have his
headquarters In Qiiaha. Ho was formerly
stationed In Omaha , r.nd has a host rif
frlonda among the railroaders and older resi
dents of this vicinity. During the last few
years ho has had charge of the hotels , eating
bouses nnd Union Pacific engineering camps
on the Oregon Short Line nnd Utah North
ern , with hcad < iuarlera nt Ogden. Ho Is ono
of the most popular attaches of the Union
Pacific system and his appointment by J.
E. Market , lo-nco and general manager of
the hotel system of the Unlnn Pacific glvca
great oatlsfzctlon. Mr. Waahburno Is at
present In the city end Mrs. Waahburnc is
visiting friends In Ilurllngton , la. , but will
bo hero during the coming week.
IlcntliH of iv Day.
MILWAUKEE , Jan. 2. Hov. William
Adams , D. D. , died at Nashotah , WIs. , at 1
o'clock this afternoon. IIo was ono of the
founders of the Episcopal mission at Nash-
otah.
CEDAR * HAPIDS , la. . Jan. 2. ( Special
Telegram. ) At an early hour this morning
Chailes H. Clark died at the ago of DO > ' 9ars
of heart trouble. Ho wa the pioneer resi
dent nnd ono of the moat prominent busi
ness men of the city. Ho was treasurer of
the Cedar Itaplds rvnd Marlon City electric
railway and Interested In several other busi
ness enterprises.
Arri-NlH n lliinillt of the Ivinv.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 2. Eugeuo HIdgo-
way , tlio fourth of the ( itiartet who held up
nnd attempted to rob nn electric car be
tween Kansas City and Independence on
the night of November 27 last , has been
arrested at hla homo at Centropolla and
lodged In Jull here.
Illdgoway's parentu ore respectable , and
he has never been arrratcd before today.
Ho 13 21 years old. Hldgeway will havu a
preliminary hearing BOOH , and , together with
ha ! three pals , will doubtless bo tried at
an early date. _
IlnliH Him of n Mnntli'H Pny.
HENO , Nv. , Jan. 2. A Southern Pacific
section hand named Ilurks , after receiving n
month'.1) pay from the pay car hero yester
day , Kttrtt'd for the necllon house on n
handcar. Aleut half a mile wr t ot town
ho win hailed by two men. llootoppfd and
ono of the men demanded his money at the
point of u ptatol. After securing hla money
they throw him on the handcar , muffed hla
mouth with rags , bound Ulm securely to the
car and left him.
IX-nli'M Morllini-r Ili-nilrlcUn'
NEW YORK , Jan. 2. Attorney General
Hancock denied the motion of Mortimer
! IemrlclH | for leave to begin action for
thu removal of ( ho directors of the Manhat
tan Elovuted Railroad company and to com
pel thorn to pay to the road uoino ImndrcdH
of thoUBiiiulH of dollars alleged to Imvo been
wrongfully paid out an dividends durlnu
thu cant two years ,
JAI'AX llt'YS A lIUA/.lt.l.VX
Ainrrlonti Klrm Hoc-nrrii n.
in out ( "nntrnrt for Ciml.
NRW YOKK , Jan. 2. The corresponded !
of the Herald In Hto Janeiro , Ilrar.ll , toliv.
prnplm that the government han sold the
cruiser Almlr.mlo IlnrziMl to Japan. Tim
Ilrnzlllnu government linn accepted proposal *
from nn American firm for a supply of coal
for the navy.
A serious election encounter occurred In
the Campoa district , state of Hlo Janeiro.
The conflict was between the local pollco
nnd federal troops dispatched to the district
to see that fair elections wcro hold. The
fight lasted some tlmo and many wcro killed
and wounded.
Acting President Pcrlern tomorrow will
Issue In the olfiel.il Journal a declaration th.it
ho has the right under the constitution tenet
net In his executive capacity without con
sulting his ministers. It Is pcvslhlc that the
cabinet will resign. It la seml-olllclally
stated , says the Hernld correspondent , that
In the present crisis President Morac-a may
resume office.
OIUJAM/I.VO roit COAST DIFIJXSIS. :
to Komi n Xiitlonnl Axsncln-
llnn Will Hil.nriicly Adciiilcil.
TAMPA. Fin. . Jan. 2. The meeting called
for January 20 , In this city , to organize n
national eots : > t dcfonse and naval reserve
association promises to bo a very Important
one. Hepllcs from the Invitations addressed
to the governors ot .ill Htates and inter
ested commercial organizations In every Im
portant city received by Governor Mitchell
Indicate that there will bo a very largo at
tendance. Secretary Herbert has ordered
a man-of-war to Tampa for the purpose ,
njul efforts arc being made to have the tor
pedo boat Erlccron present at the time.
Hllxr.nril HIIKI-M III OUIiilioiiin.
PERRY. Okla. , Jan. 2. A blizzard swept
over Oklahoma today. A blinding elect
storm , blown by a twrnty-five-mlle an hour
wind , started this morning , sending the
mercury down forty degrees In n very short
time. The storm continued throughout the
day , with no signs of abatement , nml wa.i
( joneral over the territory.
FOR
LA GRIPPE nnd COLDS ore so similar
that the skilled phyplclnn Is oftlmcs ballled.
Your safety lies In "Sevcnty-Fcven , " Ut
cures both Grip and Colds ; relieving the
mind ot uncertainty , which , In Itself , goci )
n long way towards n cure.
"lOXiltACKI.IIV ! !
O. F. SPRING , Publisher of the Prc. > toT
"Times , " In. , writes : "Your lemcdy , ' 77 , "
for Grip relieved myself and mother from
llio worst 'bone-racking' cases of Grip that
wo over had , and In mother's case It saved
a doctor's bill of about $10.00. The Invest
ment has brought returns that I llttlo ex
pected. "
"CO 1.1) OX TIIK M'XOS. "
HARRY MCDONALD. Hallway , N. J. .
writes : "I had a scvcio cold on my lunga
Unit lasted over six weeks and could ict no
relief. Ono bottle of your ' 77' stopped
the terrible cough , and the second bottle
completely cured me. It Is with nil con
fidence that 1 reCjOmmcml ' T to my
friends. "
Dr. HumphroyH' Ilomenpnllilo Mnnu.il of Dl.i-
nt your IJriiKKlMr or MnUiM I'rro.
A hinnll bottle nf iilrnpnnt pcllcty Illn Iho vest
poekt'l : fold by ilriiRKl'tR or font < n teccliit f
S..c. or lUc for Jl. fii. Humphreys' MciIUinr t'o. ,
Cor. Wllllum nml John St . , New York ,
retentionH3I
PWO.V a HJRGESS
Mars.
rtlnniln.v , . .liinuiii'y .
Flrn ( ir.niil O < neert
rmrAco i.-.MvniisiTY UIKK
nml MAM)01.ICM'II. .
Pont in w on rnli\
21c. BIT , 7iir. $1 00.
Tuesday Eve , Jan. 5 ,
Frank L@a Short
"M'LLE. LOTI , "
I'lmt tlmo on nny tnie.
And tlie cruut iliania , t-
"THE BELLS"
I'llICIJS Kntlro lower floor. Me ; entire li
cony. Sic.
( I'-U Iti-Mi-rveil .SrnlN lit - > CenlH.
Sc-at now on rule.
One wcel ; , commencing , Hominy January 1.
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Presenting Ills
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LAl'OIITISIt AND SCIKNC'K COMIIINHO.
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In conjunction with
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r i x ! : 11 A T H < j u A i' ii u.
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M9 DoUKlnv. OHO. MITCHKI.I , , 1'rop.
For thin week n carefully nrninncil jirouram
ia been tolcctt'i ) liy the iiiniiacciiiciit , lioulril
iy Daisy \Vu < le In lirlK-U nuvi corn ; * unil tliu fol.
owliiK well known ulura : ICllli * Norrln , Tlio
I'eckn. Kurd Wriit , Nuwman & Walilron , Muy
C'amcron , I.lly Cmly , DotVr t und lluliy
viilKht. Doom open nt 7 o'clock. I'rrformanco
'ram Ii to 12. Mntlneo every Katunlny ut 2:30 : ,
ADMISSION VllKK.
. Silt. AM ) MILS. MOIIAXD'H IMXCI.VO
SCOOI , , ir.10 IIAHXKY .STIIHHT , WILL
IIRIJIX M3W CI.AS.SUH THIS Wl'JHIC.
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LI'JSSO.VS AXD YOU WILL I.KAIIX Tl >
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Wo will M-ml you by mnll ( In plain p.U'Iurti' )
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llotTiniiii'N Vllnl ll - .tfiriitlv < - TnlilctH ,
with n leital ijuaraiiti'u ID [ itriiiiiiii'iitlx curu
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ma all uiinuturnl ilnilnn ; eiienlily u-alori-x Imiltli
mil I'vifcct nmrlioiMl ,
Wit Imvo faith In our treatment , nml If wo
could not cum you \ \ would not tvnil our
ncillclne KltKK In try. ami ixiy when mll ( U-il.
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