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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1897)
SPEC1RL NOTICES , AilvrrllMfiiiriiln for IhcH trill In * tnki'ii until IlSi.'lO | i. in. , for tin- even Inu ; anil until M p. in. fur ( lie in < > nil MI ; anil Stiiiilny ! illlloiiN. AilvrrllmTK , ! > } r < MtlcnlliiK imiii- licrcil t'licck , cnti Imvc itiin'vrrN tul- ilrr.iii'il | o a mmilirrcil Ii-tlor In euro if Tin * HIMAIIHWITH NII iulilr ' i'il Mill ildlMTcil on | > r - - 'iitntli > ii nf HIP chi'plc only. Ilnti-N , 1 l-ia ! a iroril Ilritt Inni-rllou ) 3o it ivnril ( licrcnflcr. .ViitliliiK Inlfi'ii fur Icnn ( linn " . ' < for ( Inllrnl InNor- tlon. Tili-io inU crllMcnicnls muni In * run ruMN WA.VnCI > _ SITlJATIO.\S. PHARMACIST , YOUNG MAN , HliiKlc , 14 yenm' experience , rpenkHrnmllnn * Vlnn and Ucrtimn InnRimRts , Urst-cluci refer ences. Address D W , lice olllce. A-9IG ! * WA.VriCDMAI < i : IIHLP. WANTED. AN IDRA. Wild CAN THINK OF erne simple thlnt ? to patent ? Protect your Ideas , they may Inline > ou wealth ; write John Weddi-rlmrn ft Co. . Dept. V. , Fniriit Attorneyii. VVushlnKton. 1) . C. . for their JI.800 prl/e offer ami a list of 200 Inventions wanted. U-CJi TAILOKS WANTED. CONTINENTAL CLOTHIng - Ing Company , TJ-M176 WANTED. TRAVELING SALESMEN FOR Cl ean ; oM tellable house ; experience unncces- miry ; extra Inducements to customers ) $75 to JISO per month und expenses. Chas. C. Hlshcp & Co. , si. i.ouis. u M320 jit * 30 A WEEK HAI.AUY AND EXPENSES 1'AID pniesmen ; experience not necessary ; permanent position. Tno W. L. Kline Co. , at. UiuK Mo. II MU F ! " 3.00 I'HU DAY MADE SELLING OUIl PAT- t-ntcil adjustable kettle covers ; cost $1.00 nnd $1.2" per iloz. ; soil for 25o each. Klchards & Illicit , SCO Nlcoll.it nvc. . Mlnnenpoll Mlnn. iuST-CMASS SALESMAN OF niMrcu ; must lie n huMltr. Apply to the Smith Premier Typewriter Co. 11-M933 WANTED , SALESMEN. TO SKLL VERY COM- pletw line of lubricating olio , greases anil cpei'laltlcs , liberal terms to proper party. Junel llellnlnic Co. , Cleveland , O. 11 M931 IS * A FEW INIHOITIC , HUSTLING MEN CAN el steady , prolltablo work with C. V. Adams Co. , 521 H. 16th at. H-MIMM 19 "WANTED , YOITNO GIRL H Oil K YEARS OLD for itenurnl houFe\\crk. Inquire 01 N. 2Sth nv . A GOOD POSITION FOR A WOMAN WITH sntne buslnet-s experience , fall Merchants ho tel pallor Thursday , from 10:30 : a. in. to 3 p. m. O M972 13 I.AOY AGENTS WANTHD TO SELL MMR. Yale's Famous Toilet I'r pmnil > ns. IIKCHIB m.ik- Inc J25.CO to J100.00 per wu-k ; write for par ticulars. Address Mine. M. Yale , ChlciiKO. III. C-M971 13 r IIOUSI2S. HOUSES IN AI.I. I'AUTS OK THE CITY. Till : O. R Davis Company , 1303 rarnain. D C3G HOUSia ; IIHNUWA & CO. , 103 N. 13TH ST. D-C37 MODUUN HOUaiJS ; C. A. STAIIK 925 N Y I.IFU D-C34 ciioin nuss AND COTTACIKS AMovnn the city , $5 to (00. ( Fidelity , 170J Kurnnin ft. D-C39 IIOUSIM. WAI.l.ACU , 11UOWN I1IX3CK. 1CTII nnd Dotmla.1 ruoM 3 UP ; i.Aiian MST MC- Cauuc Inventnient Co. . 15CC Dodge btieet.DCU D-CU A IlHAUTIKtJI , HOME IN \FAYI3TTC 1'I.ACi : 8 rooms , nil modern , cplendll condition , never liecn rented before ; now offered nt a low rental to llr t clars tenant. Fidelity Tr.txt Company , 170S Karnain st. D M nousi:3 : vtavra , OAHVIN uiiosTicu FA UNA M D-CIJ FOII riKNT. si : N. aimi ST. , T-ISOOM MODHUN house ; $20 per month. Inquire on premises. D-CU HUNT 1IY W. II. MKIKI.C. 1ST NATL. Tlank lililB. 2 > J3 Davenport , 7 rooms , modern. < 1S. 2."ill ! N. 19th , 7 rooms , modern , $20. 2316 Spcr.ccr , 7 rooms , mcddn , $11. D-251 uousns FOR HUNT. IIKMIS , I'AXTON IIMC. D-M3C4 ui-\TKiiiMsiirn ; UOOMS. UOOMH. 1708 DouKlas. n mSSI-13 l-TUNISHKD 5 HOOMS FOII IIOl'SnivRKPINO , 2 for light lioUBoUi'oplnK. Cll S. 17th Avc. n M900 ri'IlNIHHKD 11OOM. MODI2UN. WITH OH without board. 205 N. ! 3d Hi. i : MS73 13" IJIOKI.Y ruUNISHP.D rilONT IIOOM ; ALSO 2 for hoUEekerpInt ; . COO Nurth 17th. M M'.HI 13 * KlflJI.Y FUHNISIinD ROOM. HAY WINDOW ; one email room , $5 , modern. 1709 California St. lMUMSIIii ! ) HOOMS AM ) HOAItl ) . t SOUTH FRONT ROOM ; ALCOVE : STEAM he.it ; furnlthed or unfurnished ; board ; private ( J . D 20 , lice. F MS34 Fl'HNISIIED HOOMS WITH liOARD. UTOPIA , 1721 Dateiiport SI. F SG5 13 NICELY FIII.MSIIID : ROOMS , GOOD HOARD , rates reasonable. The Ruse. 2ou Haniey. F M907-23 HOOMS AND HOARD. FROM J.1.50 UP ; MOD- crn conxenlini.es SIC N. 19th. F 11135 1C * FOR unvi' SToims AND FOR RENT , THE 4-STORY I1HICK HUILDINO at 910 Fi.rn.im HI. T.ils ImtldliiK has u llrepioof cement baeeiaent , completu steam lieatlnc llx- tuicsuutT on nil lloors ; gas , etc. Apply ut the olllce of The lice. 1 910 \vA.vri ; . THE NEW WARWICK RUFFLING FOR ladles' un lenuNtr. children's dichten. etc. , Is a free SBJIor. cvprynhfre , we want an enterpris ing rcildent nuent In Omaha nnd Burroundlns teirltory to push It on communion ; best refer * tiicen. Warwick Mfg. Co. , 1' . O. llox 110. Ilul- tlmore , Md. J JIUC9 13 * \VAXTI3HTO It 1C .NT. AVANTED. ROOM AND HOARD. WITH A OER- m n or French family , with oppoiUtilities to learn InnKUaRe. Address D 3S , Hoc. Hoc.K K MM7 H ST4)HAGi : . OM. VAN&STOHAGE7H15FAIINAM & TEU J539 M-CI3 -'ACIFIC STOHAGi : AND WAREHOUSE CO. . niurugu ana rorwardlne M-f,45 WA.vnjn'ri ) HUY. WANTED. SECONDHAND SAFE : GIVE IN- Itla inrammnriits : ninkej price for ca h. Addicts Wheeltr llrutbvni , Neolu , la. N-SOM2 * WANTED. SECOND-HAND 5 o"i7lT ( HORSE" pun or Knsollno enKliut : must lie cheap und In ' order. Addrcrs llox 23 , South Omnhn. N MUD 15 rou HALI : iion.sis , IVAOOXS , KTO. WH WILL SELL A CONSIONMlTNT"OFT'INE Iowa liorees. nil kinds , ut auction nt the Union stock > urd- Wednesday afternoon , Aiicllun tale of liorsen ciciy Wednenlay. \\iil\vorth 1'roclor Co. P M532 I3 " ANTEDBALESMENEnYWHEirirToR Grti-nluntl Hi-fi lecrallnt ; machineuuaranteeil ; to BiiVB fiom CO to SO per cent uf leu lill | , write Jor { larllcukiri. Phoenix Manufacturing Co. , Omaha , Neb. II M973 1J FOR SALiMi.snLi.AMous. C'HEAPiST : HARDWOOD WOVEN CORN Clllli. l > elu nrndf , C. H. Ice. 901 Duujlaj. Q-CIS SLEIGHS. SINGLE AND nOUHLlf.'ITnLOW Gout. Diummuna Cuirlnjia CuW3F4 von SALE , FINIS liiT\v maliToRTunsliicY" clr ; | W. Omahu lllcyclo Co. , 321 N. ICIll st , 0-314 IIATIIS , ITC. WMU SMITH. Jin DOUGLAS. ROOtf i. MAS. anil strum liulhs. ' ' > age T--M'J2' ( ic iIISS AilE3 , VAl'OR UATHd , ilASSAGE. M7 , tt. Ulli ft. , ruutu * . T-ilSll Fi > RUPTURE CURED ) NO I'AINj NO DETI'.N. lion from builners ; we Kfer to hundreds of pntlntcured. . O , E. Miller Co. , 717 N. Y. Life buiMlnrr , Omaha. Neb , U-CU WANTlMKN AND WOMl'.N TO tl o our Kooilit In every county In Ncbrit'k" . : gnoil pay ; rend itnmp for particular ! . K. i ! Co. , 1019 Ilnrncy St. , Omnha , Neb. u C31 J2S RUPTURE PERMANENTLY CURED ; PAY * hpn ciireilj no pain , no dctenllon from lm l- ness. Fidelity Rupture Cure , 301 Ilee bldft.Omnln U-C82 VIAVI FOR UTERINE TIIOUHLES , 3K-S I1EE bide. Physician , consulatloil or hcallli book free. U 7.5 I1ATIIS , MASSAGE. MME.ToHT , 319 > , S P. I5TII. u cro WANTED-HY AN EXPEI1IENCED 1NSTRUC- tor , tuo or three private pupils. AddrcD 19. lire. U-S34-13 * MA DA M E HO YD ] Tl7iiBl7ir"IIATH A 1G13 Honard it. U-M919 1C' CARH * PEOAu7 BtJCCiSPOR9 TO WM. Lyle Dickey Co. , haxu rcmoNed to 120 N. nth. U-M939 Fll MOMJV TO IOA.ItlOAL ICSTATIi. ANTHONY I/AN ft TRUST CO. . 311 N. Y. L.J ( lUHk money at low rates for choice farm loans In Iowa , northern Missouri , easlcrn Nebraska , W C33 CITY LOANS. C. A. STARR , 923 N. Y. LIFE. MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA real cslutc. Ilrcnnnn. Love Co. . Pax Ion Mock. W C35 LOANS ON IMPROVED & UNIMPROVED CITY property. W. Farnam Smith & Co..uo I-arnam. MONEY"TcT LOAN "ON IMPROVED OMAHA property. U. S. Mortgage & Trust Company. New Yotk. Posoy & Thomas. Agents. No. 207 First National Hank UlJg. \V-Co9 _ _ _ _ MONEY"TO'IXJAN AT LOW , RATES. THE O. F. Davis Co. , 1103 Farnnm St. \\-Cj7 MONEY TO IxOAN ONOMAHA PROt'ERTY AT lowest rates ; building loans wanted. I lUfllty Trust Company , 170J Fnrnam St. W C PER CENT MONF.Y TO LOAN ON OMAHA property. Neb. forms. W. 13. Melkle 1st Nail. Ilk W CC' ' ) SIOXKY TO I.OAX CHATTI.ES. MON'KY TO LoTN ON'"UIlNITtjnn , 1'IANOS. horses , wagons , etc. , nt lowest talcs In city , no removal of noo'l'l strictly cnnlMentlnl , you can l > ay the lo-m odf ut nny time or In tiny amount. OMAHA MOIlTdAUR LOAN CO. . 300 So. ICtll St. X-C01 MONHY TO LOAN. 30. CO. 90 DAYS , FUI'.NI- ture. iilanovelc. IJulT dreen room 8 Ifarker blk. X-CC2 HUSI.VHSS C1IANCHS. FOH 8ALI3 , A11OUT 2,000 L1IS. StINIO.V TYl'E , 700 11)3. nKnte. 1M P"lr Hvo-tlilnl cases , 40 ilniihio Iron stnnils for Iwo-thlril cntcs. This inatctl.il ns uscil on The Onnha lce. ! nml n In fairly gooil conilltlon. Will he BnlJ cheap in bulk or In quantities to suit purchaser Apply lu porpon or l > y mall to The IJeo 1'ub- lIshltiK Company , Oinnha , Neb. Y 713 TO GKTMN Oil OUT OF IllTSINIISS CO TO J. J. Gibson. Cll iLt Nat'l Uk. IJulWtnir. Y 360 _ roil 8Ai.i3. A aoon PAYING OIL IIUSINKSS In Omnhu : will trade for land In Iowa or eastern Nebraska. Address U 17 , ! ! ( < olllce. Y-Msii 10' WANTK1) , I'AP.TNRH WITH 1000 IN lll'S- nei > 3 tlmt will net J3.000 per annum. Adilromi 1) 37 , . - - ' FAKM NI3AU RNOIIOMISH. WASHINGTON. for property further cast , Selby , 10U Karr.am. Y. 301 TO EXCHANGE KOR J3.000 STOCK HARD. wart1 , 120 acres land , two miles out ; 100 acies under plow ; good title. Address Hex N > . Cor- ircllonvllle. la. 7.-MS11 13 FOR TR'ADE. T cHoictT IMPROVED FARMS In eastern Ncbrafka , to exchange for Bencral merchnndlse , hardware. Implements , furniture nnd boots nnd shoes. For particular nddiess Otorge W. Hutton , Coleridge , Neb. / MSC2 13 * LONG LEASE ON ICO ACRK3 LAND ; SO acres In cultivation , for cash or small stock of Ktocerles. Address llox 1S7 , Craljf , Neb. / M933 13 * WANTED TO EXCHANGE , A DCHIHAIILE clear lot In Orchard Hill for a good piano. W. W. Cole. 1030 S. 2St i St. X.-9C1-1 ; rou SAM : ituAh IJSTATI : . AUSTHACTS. TUB 11YHON RE1JO COMPANY. ut : cos IIOUSICS , LOTS , FARMS , LANDS , LOANS Gee 1' . Ilcmla Heal Ustato Co. , 1'axton Uk. HE 34 FOH EXCHANGE EIGHT-ROOM MOUKllN IIOUM > for claims UKalnst Omaha .Savings bank. G. M. Nattlnger & Co. , 1704 Fnniiim St. Kt-CC3-12 OMAHA HAVINGS HANK ACCOUNTS TAKEN at par In cxchanKO for homes and lots. ( All or part. ) The lljron ReeJ Co. Hi ; S1G FOR SAUT G ROOM HOU8B AND LOT. Jl.lOoT 4-room house nml lot , UOO.CO. on easy payments. The llyron Rcuil Company. HE 833 U AcooiJNTs 7NTfn : OMAHA SAVINGS HANK t.ikm at par for rial vMate at present luw Millies. GeorRO G. Wallace , llrown block , ICth nml Douslas. Hi : 94 PUT YOUR MONHY INTO CHOICi : FIRST morlKaRes ; where It In s.ife. brings better re turns , all thlnns considered , than If plnceil olnenhcrv. See my list of mortcnKcs. ( leor&e O Wallace , llrown block , ICth nnd DouKlas. RU-1'43 It _ foTFKR S1Y SERVICES TO HAVINGS HANKS dtposltors In the fcttlement of their accounts , or In lonklni ; utter the collection of mortgaKes \\hlch they may take In p.i > inent of accounts. Ample experience and ample references. GcorKe G. Wallace , 312 llrown blk. , ICth and Douglas. Ri-930 11 SNAP 1C1S CLARK ST. . C-ROOM HOUSH : fruntuKP , 30 feet ; nice , ll.MO W. J. N. Fren- zer. oiip. P. O. Ri-119iS Fit SNAP. S IIOUSKS AND I.OT NIIAH STOCK junta , South Omaha , for J7CO , woith } . ' 000. Address I ) 30 , lice. Re SC2-12 * ciioici : ACRHS , ESPECIALLY SUITAIILI : FOII strawbtirli'S. ru | ilieirlpM and small ftiilt ; risht on edKe of city ; no city linen : call and tee 1110 for pilce. IIIckH , 103 N. Y. Life Ill.lif. DAXO1.VO SCHOOL , MoiiANirs. isio IIAHNIY. TOR PRIVATE and dabs ICMIOIIS dally ; always open. 60C-FI FINANCIAL. LIFE INS. POLICIES IJOUGIIT. W. F. HOLDEN CCS WANTED , TO CORRESPOND WITH PARTIES who wish to buy or tell Omaha National bank stocks ; mxo wanted bank cashier with money to help buy control of bank. Address I ) 33 , Ilee. M93I 17 IIIIILUI.VC AND LOA.ASSOCIATIONS. . SIIARi:8 IN MUTUAL L" & a ASS'N PAYS 0 , 7 , b per cent when 1 , 2 , 3 jenrn old ; nluayu re deemable , 1704 1'arnam St. Nattlnycr. bee. HOW TO GET A HwAlK OR SECURE GOOD Interest on savhiKs. Apply to Omaha L. & 1 ! . A 'n , 1701 Farnuin. a. M. NaUlntor , Sec. cca .MUSIC , AHT AND I..V.\CUACU. GEORGE F. GELLEN11ECK. I1ANJO. MANDO. lln and Bultar teacher. Room 412 llea Hldg. Tel. .33. i SiSWI.Vfl MACIII.VKK AMI SUI'I'MISS. NEW HOME. HOUSEHOLD AND WHITE sowing machine oincc , 1M4 Cap. Ave. Tel. 1574 C07 S11011TIIAM ) AM ) TVPI3Wll.TI.\0. A. C , VAN SANT'S tuTuobLTsU N. Y. LIFE AT OMTuiA"Rua7c6LLiaT : . "iFrVTi DOUGLAS. C73 AVAXTKIJ TO 111)11 UO\V. TO IIORROW. J1W.W , SIX MONTHS , GOOD ftcurlty ; good rule of Intureat. AdJUT C U , Ute. CSS SO' LET US SELL YOU A" MORTtT.UJK'oTl"iUKT : u loan for you un i-ltln'r farm or city plop- crty F. 1) . Wcad , GIR Edg-J Seuurlllen. Kill nnd DouKlut. (2u 31 DIIEHSMAKINO , IN PAMILICa. MISS Sturdy , 4J04 liurUctic. L < : IIRSMAKINO : v TUB . uutecJ. O 3S , U e. -W 1S L5 COSTUSIKH. THEO LIEI1EN. AK-SAR-11EN COSTt'MER. ' C.I S. 13th ; Inrgpst ntork mntquerndo nnd llirat- rlcnl Koadn In Ihe went. MSW F8 LOST. IX > ST , A YOl'NO IRISH flinTER , HP.AVY liulM , white on nocc and toes. Return for re- wardto JIM 8. 17th. LoM-SCI-H * LOST , LA"in"fl GOLD WATCH , ON HTRKF.T our , liptwetn South Om.ilm nnd 29th nnd Pop- | ipton | n\c. ; rmlly Identllleil. A-Mrciw Dally .SlorKmnn , Siuth Omah.l. Lo9l-M 70 13 SAKKS. NEW AND SECOND-HAND \fE3 : SAFE RE- pairing. J. J. Dcrlght , 1116 Farnnm.M710 -M710 F3 PHYSICAL EI/CUTION. MRS. W. N. UOHWARD. CJ3 N. 19th. -M7CS F ! GET M. S. WALKIN'S PRICES ON FURNI- l\\re \ packlns , rcpalrltiR , upholstering ; mat- trpstes made and renovated ; 2111 Cumtng. Tel. 1331. 74 TYI'UWHITmiS. GET THE I1EST TYPEWRITERS ; SUPPLIE.T n-pnlrs. United Typewriter & Supplies Co. 1CI2 Farnnm St. C70 June-30 PAWMIIlOIvISIIS. II. MAROWITZ LOANS MONEY. 41S N. 10 S7. 671 SUES & CO. , PATENT SOLICITOUS , Dcollulldlni : . O in aim. iNobr Advlco and Patent lloox VHEK Sea rles 8z Searles , srccuusis IN Nervous , Chronic nnd Private Diseases. WEAJTfHEH SrXUAUY. Private Dlsoasco IMtordcr.Hof .list ] SYPHILIS Cured for life and the poison cleansed from the system. PILES , FISTUI-A , and RECTAL. ULCERS. HYDKOCELES and VAUIOOCELE permanently and suc cessfully cured. Method now nnd unfailing STRICTURE AMD fly new method without pain or cutting- . Call on or address with stamp. DLSEarlcs&Searles. EVERY WOMAN SomcH.r.es ncem. n relliiblf monthly regulating- medicine DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL plLt § , Aropmmpt. safe nnd certain In result. The centi' tae ur. IVul's ) inwrdtsnDixHiit Sent nuywbera $1.00 Sherman & McConnnel Drui ; Co. , 1113 street , Omaha. Nco. USE ANTI- CORYZA 'T - A IijT.J.N. rrcrasn , P.D..MTSI lcon licri.caiioliMtreDi ! < . ! j/ fur inil cI lint 1 h ro cttr f nn.l. A Tcty ten tout will uiuillr rncctoc'jr- ihou'd rrt want In la wil'i ut Dili rcm- eJj l ) i.lh ml. " Prloo ZtSc. I'ornloly 11 DrutjUtt , i mid aiilldutu.Am. . \p. CD > ci o NKYR Orlslnul , . _ l > r'JFt [ for CMlfester t Kimltih ftla " " " " ' Drw-l In Red i..l Void loculllo l nii . lc.l olih Mil' rlMM i TiiLo Cllirr. /l//nted.ii7 roMJit ( ltfu. tttnii'n.ttinitatfont At llru lill.orlfn li iumra for pmleuhri. l-.llmonUIt ul "llrllcr for I.nrtlr-"f'iM/'r. hr rrl urn Aluil. IC.IMIIITnlluojkU Xinif RAILWAY TIME CARD Leaves IIIURLINGTON & MO. RIVER. I Arrives pmalinUnlon | Depot , lOlli St Mason 8ls. | Omaha S 33am Dcn\er Express 9:33am : 4.3Jpm illk Hills Mont A I'URCt Snd Ex. 4:03pm : 4'33pm Denver Expiets 4Ujpm : 1 : K\m\.Lincoln \ Local ( ex Sunday ) . . . . 74Spm ; ? : t pin..Lincoln 1-oral ( ex. Sunduyj..ll:30ain : Leaves ICIIICAGO. I1URLINGTON fc. Q.jAnlves Om ahnjt'nlun Depot , ICtli i M.utn Sta.j Omaha B:00iin : | . Chicnco Vestll ) lie 7. SWam ; 9:4Sam : . ChlcaKO Eiipi ss . 4)5pm ; 7:0pm. : . Chicago & Kt Ixiuls Express. . S:00am : llilOam . Pacific Junction Local . GlCmn : . Fast Mull ICIIICAGO. MIL & ST. PAUL.ArrI\es. | OniahalUnlon Ucpot , ICth fi MIIMIII , - > ' .i j Omiiha 6-3)pm ChiFago Limited. S:05am : 11OOam..ChIcaco : Uxpiess ( ex. Sunday ) . . . 3:25pm : leaves ICIIICAGO & NORTH\VnsrN.Arrlves | OmahalUnloii Depot , 10th & Ma ui til\ \ Omaha 1045nm Eastern Express. . . . " 340pm ; 4.li.m [ VCfctlbuled Limited 5:4wm : 5J'in | St. Paul Express 9:30 : > m 6:40am : St. Paul Limited : 9:0 : > pm 7:30am..Cnnoll & Stoux City Lucal..Hujim : | C-30iiu Omaha Chicago Special S.Wam . ' . .Missouri Valley Local 9:3iam : Leaves ICIIICAGO , R. I. & PACIFIC.JArrlves OninlinUnlcn | Depot. 10th .M.uon sa. [ Oina'.n EAST. 10:40arn.\tlnntlo Express ( ex. Sunday ) . . 5:3pm : 7:00pm : Nlsht Express SilSam 4M'pm..Chicago ' Veetlbuled Llmltrd. . . , l:3.ipni : l:4ipm . Colorado Limited . 4COl : > m leaves I C. . ST. P. . M. & O. ( Arrives Omaha ] _ } 51cjii"9f _ Street Station. _ | Omaho 12:30pm. . . Sioux. City Express" ( tx."Sun..Tri:3am ) : S:15am. : . . .Sioux City Aceommodatlon. . . , 8:00pm : fl.lipni . . . 'aul Limited . 9ltami : Leaves ! P. , E , & Mo. VALLEY ] ( Arrive Omahaf Dcp t , I5th nnd Welutvr Sts. | Omaha CiUpiu St. Paul Expre-g V > : IUin ( Leaves I K. C. , ST. J. & C. H. | Arrleves Omaha ! Union Depot. ICth & Mn-on Sta.j Oi..i.n ' 903am. ; . .KanraH City Diy UxprcsM. . . . ClOpm ; IOMuii.K. : | C. Night Kx. via U. P. Trans. C:30.tm : M ISff'OUltf PA Cl FIC. [ Arrive- . Oma.iapepot | , IJt.i und Wi'batcr Sti. | Omaha 2.U1iinT..NelnifKi | & Kanias Limited. . 1233pm 9:3Upm . K'unsin City Express . tXi.irn : ( 2l5pm . .Nebraska Local ( tx. Sun. ) . . . . 9:00nin : Ix-H\esl HIUU.K CITY & PACIFIC. | ArrHcn Onia.ml Deiot. | 15tli und Wubuler Sl . I Omaha O.lCpm . St. Paul I.lmlteil . 9:10nm : Lemts I SIOUX CITY t PACIFIC. | ArrUe < f OniahalUiilon Depol , 10th & Maton Ht | Omaha 5:40im : . sl. Paurp.iikcnBer..ilif6imi TSCam. : . . , Sioux City Panrenger . 9:03pni : tiMpni . St. Paul LlniUed . 920am ; leaves I UNION PACIFIO JArrlvcj OinahalUnlon Dciiot , lOlli & MaionSt _ . ( Onuhi ' :20nm : . o'verland Limited . 4.42pm 3SOpmllent'ce ; & Htramsb'i ; Ex , ( ex Sun,310pm ) ; 6'3.ini | Grand Illand Espiets ( ex , Sun ) . J.f i'lil J:30pm : . , . , .Fu t Mull . . . . . .lO'iO.itn " WAI1ASH HAILWAV. l OnuhalUnlon Depot , IVIh A. Mn.on Sti.l Omaha , IliWam STENBERi ; CIIOSEK CHAIRMAN Kiorstcad at tlio Hcatjcof the Thrco Most Important Coiiimiltcosi MEETING OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IXInnilc Mmtc ot/iItUc Amount ot .Money tlint AVIIInllf HciiilriMt | ( o .llccl liiilclitiilni > MN llur- liiK ( lieV'vnr. . The Board of County Cammlssloncrs met yesterday In regular session for the pur- peso ot organizing for the ensuing year. CommlR.3lone.-s KlorstcuJ , Slenberg and Hector - tor occupied their old desks , C'ommUtloner Ilofcldt tiat at the desk formerly used by Commissioner Williams , and Commissioner Ostrom occupied a scat boaldo Commissioner Slenbcrg. The desk of the chairman was adorned with rests and hyacinths. The space set apart for the lobby was crowded with spectators when County Clerk Redfield called the board to order and notified the members that ho had been Informed by the county Judge that the bonds of tbo newly elected commissioners , Ostrom and Hofcldt , had been approved. Mr. Rcdficld then asked the frrthcr pleasure ot the board , Commissioner Kletstcad made a few re marks to the effect that It had been cus tomary to elect the oldest member of the board to the position of chairman and said that In accordance with that custom ho would nominate Commissioner Stenberg to bo the chairman for the ensuing year. The nomination was seconded by Commissioner Hector , and no other nominations were .made. Four votes were cast for Stenberg and ho was declared duly elected. In taking the chair Commissioner Sten- borg said ho was proud of the honor that had thus been conferred upon him for the third tlmo. Ho hoped that the deliberations of the board would not only bo pleasant , but would bo of such a nature as would bentfit the taxpayers. In his opinion the next year would ba ono of the greatest Importance to the members of the board on account of the many matters which woual come before It and which would demand sound judgment , among these being nn appropriation for the eximsltlon anil the settlement of the diffi culties surrounding the poor farm matters. Ho hoped that the members of the board would work together In such n way that the record made would be creditable to nil ot the members. COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR. At the request of the members the chair man announced the committees for the en suing year , as follows : Finance Klerstoad , Ostrom. Hoctor. Judiciary Klcrstcad , Ostrom , Hofcldt. Court House and JnllOstrom , Klerstead , Hector. Charity Ostrom , Klersted , Hoctor. Poor Farm Kicrstead , ' Ostrom , Hofcldt. Roads Hector , Hofeldt , Klerstcad. llrldgcs Iloctor , O lropij Hofcldt. Construction Hofeldt and the board. This distribution iglves Commissioner Klerstcad the three innst" Important com mittees In the list and tli < three to which by far the greater part of the business of the board IB referred. The finance. Judiciary and pqor form committee * ! virtually control nlne-tenlhs of all the , bunlneri coming before - fore the board nnd this necessarily throws upon the chairman of those committees a largo amount of workJ It'was learned that a caucus of the members rtt the board held recently Insisted on i presenting Commis sioner Klerstcad with /ho bulk cf the work for the coming yean on account of the capacity for work he has fhown during the year he has ) been on the5board. After announcing th'c committee * . Chair man Stenberg said the next business would be the ejection of a member of the Soldiers' Relief commission to miccccd J. W. Thomp son , whose term has expired. Commissioner Hoctor' nominated W. H. Plattncr for the position Commissioner Klerstead said that the resignations of R. S. Wllcox and T. C. Hull as member * of the commission had been withdrawn with the understanding that the commission wouid remain as It has been constituted during the past year , and ho nominated J. W. Thompson for re-election. The ballot resulted : Thompson 3 , Plattner 2. Thompson was declared elected. Chairman Stenberg Introduced a resolution making the estimate of expenses for the en suing year as required by law. The estimate provided for the following sums for the respective funds : General fund $ 30.000 noad fund M.OOO Tlrldgo fund 23. W Sinking fund CO.OOO Soldiers'relief fund 0.030 DougluH addition judgment fund 120 030 Commissioner Klerstead said this estimate contemplated a levy of the full amount al lowed by law , 15 mills , and remarked that these figures .might be reduced when the time arrived for making the levy , In June. The resolution was then unanimously adopted and the clerk was Inslructed to pub lish the estimate as required by law. REGARDING POOR FARM MATTERS. A communication from W. IX Beckett was then read and referred to the finance com mittee. Mr. Dcckctt was retained by the commissioners as special counsel in the poor farm cases. Ho advised the board of the action of the supreme court In deciding the caacs adverse to the county and sug gested several methods which might be adopted for paying these Judgments , among which was ono to the effect that any amount which .might bo available for their payment ihould be divided pro rata among the Judgment creditors. Another communication was also received from Mr. Ileckett regarding the claims now before the county board for the return of money paid for lots In the poor farm additions , which calnii ! : have not he-en adjudlcateJ. Mr. Ueckett raid that these claims , with accumulated Interest , would aggregate about $120,000 , Several of these claims' , ho said , Included city taxcj alleged to have bocn paid by the claimants nn the property purchased by them. He gave It as his opinion that the county should not be held responsible for taxes paid to the city and ho recommended that all claims containing such Items should be rejected. Mr. Ileckett then discussed the question of urging the statute of limitations as a defense agalni't all of these claims. He expressed the opinion that the claims were outlawed and salil that he believed It to bo the duty of the board to exhaust every legal dc'fcEao In Its power , regardless of the Individual opinion of members ot the board and regardless of the method any of the members might pursue In their private business. Continuing , Mr' ' 'Beckett ' said that he recognized the fact tliafIt was not proper for the county to retain . ( he money of the people who had purchased lots la Douglas addition when the county could not give them a good title tr > the property. In thin con nection' ho nftld he had prepared a bill to bo Introduced In the legislature which , K ptwed , would cure this defect and do away with all objections on this fcore. He recommended that no action be taken on the claim. ) by the board until this matter had been acted on by the legislature. Mr. Peckett also called the attention of the- board to the fact that It was prohibited from making any appropriation until there was money on hand with which to pay It , nnd ho expressed the opinion that the board could nnt legally act on these claims until the money wn.i on hand to pay them. Hoth nf theae communications were re ferred to tlio finance committee for con sideration. An wtlmato nf the county surveyor for grading on South Thirteenth street by Van- court ft Wlnn , amounting lo $1,318.93 , was allowed. A resolution by Chairman Stonberg pro vided that Fred Ilowcll. a son of the fonuer matron of the county hospital , be relieved from duty as night fireman at the hospital and that J. F. MeCormlck , who hns been em ployed as the farmer nt the poor farm , bo assigned to duty na night fireman. The resolution was adopted without dlscuoslon. Another resolution by Stonberg recited that Mrs. Wright , the" " wife ot the superintendent , has been acting as matron of the county hos pital without pay yluco September 1 of last year , nnd provided for her appointment as matron , the appointment to date from the first of the current year. The resolution wcs adopted. Under the rules of the board the matron receives $300 per year In addi tion to her board at the * Institution. On motion of Commissioner Klerstead the board then adjourned to go Into committee of the whole to consider the question ol employes and salaries In the various de partments for the ensuing year. COT.1AX7..V II11OT11KUS GO TO WAH. Make TliliiKH Lively In ( lie Italian Settlement. "Little Italy , " that portion of the city located down near the railroad tracks on South Twentieth street , was the scene of a big row Monday night. The combatants wore three brothers , Polio , Charles and Phllllpo Cotjanzn. When It was over Phllllpo was taken to St. Joseph's hospital with u broken leg and Polio was carried to the police sta tion to have n badly lacerated lip repaired. Charles was arrested. Polio Is the owner of two llttlo houses near the tracks. One of them ho occuplles nnd the other ho rents to his brothers , Charles and Phllllpo. Monday night the rent was duo and Polio told them they must either pay up or bo bounced. They pre ferred the latter. Accordingly the brothers went at each other tooth nnd nail , nnd the dust of the battle rose lo such a height that Officer Halter's attention was called to the matter. When ho ar'rlvcd I'dllt ) was on the floor , with Charles fastened to him some what after the manner of a bull terrier lo a rat. Phllllpo started to make his escape over the tracks , but , stumbling , fell and broke ono of the bones In his right leg. All three were captured. The affair wna ventilated before Police Judge Gordon yesteiday through n'n ' 'Inter pret er. All three men were charged with disturb ing the pence by fighting. It was shown very conclusively that Polio was the ng- grcssor , because with n revolver he attempted to force a fight. Ho was therefore lined $20 and costs , which ho paid. The court believed that the broken-legged Phllllpo had the casc > as to him was dismissed. Charlrn was also discharged. IIOXOR TO A C01IXCII , III.UIW.S HAT. UIMV tinIlcnilHTcnr of n Hunker DM Service UN 11 Hallo ) llov. E. H. Branch of this city , and Charles II. Hanuon , cashier of the Citizens' State Batik ot Council Uluffc , have returned from at tending the meeting of the Hankers' Mutual Casualty company at DCS Molncs. While there they called upon Governor Drake and icceived an Invitation to witness the meeting of the presidential electors for Iowa. When the ballntlng commenced , air. Ilannan was considerably surprised , and his banker friends very much amused , to see that gen- tlonin'a hat ilolng service as a receptacle for the ballots. It seemed that tlio colored gentleman , who presides over the capital , building of Iowa , had been sent Into the lobby after a hat , nnd his choice fell upon the ono belonging to the Council Uluffs banker. Mr. Ilannan is now showing his friends the hat that elected McKlnley presi dent of the United Statea. Oni" Sec-rot ( o Longevity. Those anxious to prolong this rapid transi tory existence of ours beyond the average span should fester his digestion , negatively by abstaining from indiscretions In diet , and affirmatively by the use of that peerless stomachic , Hcstctter's Stomach Hitters , when ho experiences symptoms of Indiges tion. The Impairment of the digestive functions Is fatal to vigor. Subdue with the Hitters , also , fever and ague , biliousness and constipation. AHUUST OP HII.VKST J. YOU.VG. Churned wldi Converting Mercury I'nnilH ( o HIM Ovtii UNO. A warrant was Issued yesterday for the arrest of Ernest I. Young , former man ager of the Omaha Mercury , on the charge of converting to his own use the sum of $1,133. The defalcations are said to have been committed while In the employ of the paper , from which ho severed his connection some tlmo ago. Requisition papers for the return of Young have been secured and taken to Lincoln for the governor's signa ture. Young Is at present away from the city , although the place of Ills residence Is being kept under cover. The complainant In the c&so Is J. C. Barnard , ono of the proprietors of the paper. The king of pills Is _ Heecnam'a Ur.echam's Krec MrdioillNl MNMIIII. | OMAHA , Jnn. 12. To the Editor of The I5eo : Inasmuch ns Ihero has been some misunderstanding regarding the mlHslon conducted by the Free MothodlHt church , wo bog leave to Inform the public that there Is but ono Hiicli mission In the city. It Is located nt 1703 St. Mnry'H avenue , and la under the direct maimyement of AV . W. Holbrook and L. M. Pelf , to whom nil dona tions and communlciilloii ! * should be ad dressed. Money donated during the past month , JS3.)7 ! ) ; expended for eh.tlrs , $ : S ; electric llKht. $13.21 ; curtains , ? l.f > 0 ; stove , $1 ; [ mint- garments ; work done , l.oio Invitations to meetings distributed ; thirty meet ings held ; 130 garments given away ; garments on hand for distribution , 100. W. M. ADAMS. this year in valuable ftrg ftrg articles to smokers of i > g ftrI Blaekwefifi's Conulno I S Tobacco Yon , will find ono coupon In side each 2-oiuicc ling , nnd two coupoiiH iiistde cnrh 4-0111100 8 g The Best l > n % , Diiynlm , rend Ihcci upon 8g g Smokf ngTobacco Made niul sea ho\v to " 'mru g o IN THE COMPANY'S FAVOR Ohicngo , Milwnultco & St , Paul Enilway Wins Important Oaso. DECISION AFFECTS SEVERAL ROADS llnllrnnil Coiiituiiili llci-i-lvlnu ; l.niul ( Jinnts friini Slni"i ( n nil Trrrl- Not Olillm-il In .l Cor I n In lU'iHirt MIMVAUKEHMs. . , Jnn. 12. United Slntcs District Attorney WlKiiiau received notice from the circuit court of appeals tliat tlio decision of Judge Seaman sustain ing the demurrer of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. 1'nnl Hnllroad company to the suit of the government had been affirmed nnd dismissing the complaint. The suit Is ono of vast Importance to railroad companies that linvo received land grants from the stales and territories , ns by the decision of Judge Seaman , which 1ms not heretofore been published , they do not como within the terms of the act of 1S70 creating nil auditor of railroad accounts nnd tlio com panies nro not obliged to make reports to the olUccra ns they have been doing. This cnso Is the first of the kind that has been brought , the United States district attorney having bcou Instructed by the department , on complaint of the auditor , to bring suit against the St. Paul company to recover $5,000 penalty for failure to make the re ports required by the auditor. The reports asked for by tlio auditor related to lamia granted the Minnesota Central Railroad company , the Hastings & Dakota Railroad company , the Minnesota Railroad company and that of the McGregor & Missouri Hlver company , all of which now form a portion of the St. 1'nnl system. When the demand for these reports was mailo President Miller made reply to the auditor that the Informa tion was contained In the general report which the company made to the government nnd that to keep the reports separate would require a vast amount of labor. Upon the refusal of Mr. Miller to make the separate reports the suits were ordered. M > IXTHVriOX TO cni'irTHI3 IIATKS. SiK-Hllo Driilnl from IU- < - - lvr.H ot ( In- Hull I more A , Ohio. IUI.TJMOUE. Jan. 12. Receivers Cowan and Murray of the Ualtlmoro & Ohio have la- sued a statement In which they again deny tlio oft-rcpcated charge of rate cutting and nssert that they haveno reabon to believe that n war In the rates on bituminous coal la likely to ensue. Upon this point they say , "Wo have not received any advice nr Intima tion from nny of the companies engaged In transportation of coal of tholr Intention to demoralize rntca applying thereon , or inti mation directly from them of any Intention to secure the carriage of this business dur ing the coming year by n relaxation of rates. "It has been Intimated to us In various In direct wajs , but without any authoritative origl'i , eo far aso know , that n rate war as to this particular tralHe might be antlcl- iintn.l Thmn nn > nllph Interests Involved. however , under the control of such conserva tive men as Ingiilla , Depow , Thoinrflon and Fink , that we place no confidence In such statements , particularly na January 22 was some two mcnthu ago fixed upon ns the dale for a meeting of the local coal roads to dls- cii3s Iho slluatlon for the coming year. "There Is some doubt as to its being held , Inasmuch , as President Ingalls bus evinced u dcairo for a delay , but we have urged that tlio conference between promi nent officials controlling these'companies will bo held during January. The prasont under standing as to coal rates dow not expire until April 1 , but the meeting to consider conditions which should govern traffic for the ensuing year wan fixed upon for nn early date In order to give sufficient time to con sider matteis that .might affect the result. " LAKH CAIlllllCHS IlAvi Hi'pnrlM SliiMV n I.nrnrly IiicTi'iiwi-il TIIIIIIIIK * * In I.MXI. DETROIT , Mich. , Jan. 12. An Immense and prosperous crowd of men assembled In the Hotel" Cadillac today at the annual meet ing of the Lake Carriers' association. Cap tain James W. Miller of Detroit was unani mously elected president at the opening ses sion. sion.Tho The secretary's annual report gave no hint of action decided upon In the way of legislation and on other important questions. The question of increased faclllllcs for quick loading and unloading of cargoes will bo trealcd more radically at this meeting than over before. Shortages and overrun of grain cargoes will also have to bo considered , the shortage , which always exceeds the overrun , having hitherto been charged against themselves. The board of managers showed that the tonnage of the association had Increased from C1S.OOO net registered Ions in 1S95 to 722.SC3 lonj. Thifl Is the larg est In tin- history of the association. it u.ii OILS oT" A KF.CIIVIHSIIII' . \Vlii-elliiHT A : l < ak > I5rlr HeiioHc-il ( u 111In Triiulilr. NR\V YORK , Jan. 12. The feature of the stock market this afternoon was the Wheel ing & Lake Erie stock which was decidedly active on rumors affecting the credit of the company and the suggestion of a probable receiver. Another rumor was that at the meeting of the board of directors , to be held on January 2G , a critical condition of affairs will be reported owing to the losses of the company In connection with others of the coal toads , resulting from the sharp cutting In raU by the Baltimore A Ohio. Officials of the company say that no steps In ihe direction of the receivership have been taken , directly or Indirectly , and that no such action Is contemplated at this time. dosum ? IIKIIY TO KOM.OW. -Sonic Action Conci-rliliuv PlK-lllc ICiinilH A nl ( < * l | intil Soon. WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Attorney General Harmon was at his office today , and when questioned as to what course the govern ment would pursue with respect to the Pa cific railroads now that the funding bill had failed , beyond the statement that eomo ac tion probably would be taken within the next thirty days he declined to discuss the mat ter. It Is believed , however , that the first step will bo against , the Union Pacific , Inas much cs foreclosure proceedings Instituted by the first llenholders of that road arc now pending In the courts. N MV AKrrtMiient ullli l.ulic IilnrN. NEW YORK. Jan. 12. A subcommittee- the board of managers of the Joint Traffic association and a committed of the lake line managers met today to consider the now agreement prepared by the lake mana gers , which Involves co-operation with the Joint Traffic association. Rates made by the Inko people are subject to review by the board of managers of the Joint Traffir association. Except for this Important provision , U Is nald the new association Is Identical with the old one. The old officers are to be retained and nn arbitrator ap pointed , and If the agreement meets with the approval of the board ( if managero It will go Into effect as soon a a meeting of the members can be called to consider It. .Voi-lliiTii riirlllilluyn a lloiiil. WAM'ACE , Idaho , Jnn , 12. The Northern Pacific Railroad company hca purchased the Conor d'Alcno Railway nnd Navigation com pany'H property , which wofi Bold at auction by J. P. M. Richards , epeelal master. The prim paid was 1220.000. U Included the narrow gauge railroad from Mission to Wal lace and the steamer Georgia Oakca , which piles between Mission and Cnner d'Alcno City. It was weld under a mortgage fore closure hold by the Central Trust com pany of Now York under direction of the United Statm court for the ninth judicial district of Idaho. The property IB hotter known an the Northern Pacific's Couer d'Aluno bianch. .Shopmen Will The Anicrlran. Machinists , Omaha lodge No , ol , tlio employe * of the Unlun Pacific machine uhnps , will give n. uocla ! nnd dance nt Labor trmplo on Friday evening of tills week , Au liUuruitlDK program of fifteen numbers has been prepared for the enter- talnmout , after which a dance of twelve numbers wilt bo enjoyed. The following nro among the timely titles of the dances for the occasion : "An Klght Wheeler , " "Tho Kant Mull. " "Tho Overturn ! Route. " "Appren- tlccn' Choice , " "Shoes nnd Wedges , " "Ex pansion Pin tea , " "The llumper lleam. " nin.Nos TIII : IIOAII M\IUH : OMAHA. City , A ( In n tic Itonil Aliiorlii-il li > ( lie Stllltirll SyNlfin. The tlmo of the entrance of the Kansas , rittrburg & Gulf Into Omaha had been forward somewhat by the purchase of the Kaunas City & Atlantic railroad by the Stllluelt 10 stem , na amuiunced by The lleo on Sunday last. This purchase dlmlti- laluts by twenty-four miles the distance Iho new north nnd south line hiss to build In order to get Into Omaha , and will therefore let the road Into this city Just that much quicker. The Stlllwcll line buys nbout eighteen inllcw of the Winner road track , beginning nt n point on Rock creek , near the Clay county end of the Milwaukee bridge , and running to Smlthvllle. It will crous Iho .Missouri river on the Milwaukee company's bridge. It also secures nbout sU miles of graded roadway on the Winner line as pro jected frtim Smlthvllle- Gower , which will bo used In effecting the connection between Smlthvlllo and Plnttsburg. All ot Iho en gines. earn nml equipment of the Winner road are Included In the sale. The purchase price , ns given by Theodore C. Dates , who has conducted the negotiations on behalf of the Winner rend Interests , Is between J225- 000 and * 2.nooo. . The completion of the Kansas City A Northern Is n question of n very short time. Work la now being done on that p.irt of tlio line between Pnttonsburg nnd Trenton. Mo. So\ernl dnjs ngo the eontrnet was let for ho connection between Plnttshurg nnd Pat- tonsbuig , nnd nil that remains now la the short distance from Smithvllle to Plattslmrg. From the vigorous way In which work l.i bolng pushed on nil parts of the line It la evident that within a few months the road will bo completed. POIl THH LOW .lOIVr.S TO CO > SIIii | . c Cunt * lo ( , ' 'oinc Up lit \ < > vt . A meeting of the local passenger associa tion will bo held on , Thursday , and the second end round between Solicitor Mcllrido of the Western Passenger association nnd the Mil waukee railroad will bo fought out. The case wan to have been tried at the Inut meeting , but the Milwaukee said If given ton days It could produce evidence showing Its Innocence of the charge brought against It by Mr. Mcllrtde. An adjournment for ten days was therefore ordered. Another matter that la likely to conic up before the "low Joints" nt no distant date U the subject of cut rates on second class travel between here and Pacific coast points. The matter was. considered some tlmo ngo , after five tickets valued and regularly sold for $10 each had been purchased here for ? 39. At that time Chairman Caldwell of the Western Passenger association took the matter up with Receiver and General Mana ger Rlsllno of Ihe Colorado Midland. Iho road that was thought to be paying n commission to the Omaha ticket brokers , with the rcmitt that the abuse ceased for a time. A well Informed person told a lice reporter n few days ago , however , that the game had opened up again , and that the same tickets could bo purchased hero without the slightest In convenience for le s than the regularly au thorized rate of J40. Tiiiioucii WITH Tin : TP.STIMO.VV. ( 'lirillNll ClONCM ( III * ClINC Of IllO Herbert Taylor , spcr-ial examiner for Mas- ter-ln-Chancery Cornish has , returned from Denver , Lanunle nnd Green River , whcro further testimony In the Union Pacific In vestigation , Instituted by the Order of Rail way Telegraphers , was taken before him. The Union Pacific was represented by An- alstnnt Solicitor Carroll nnd ex-Senator Henry M. Taj lor at Denver , and by Judge Willis Van Devanter at the other two points. Testimony In the hcspltiil fund case wcu taken at all three places. No new features were brought out , the bulk of the evidence going to show that no accounting of the funds ) has ever been made to the men and that they have never asked for one. No sensational dhelosurcs lll-o those brought out nt the hearings In thU city were made. At Green River some testimony was taken In the Drcsbach cise. Tlio complete testi mony of the hearing will cover more than GOO paged of typewritten matter , mill as Judge Cornlhli Intends to go through all of It It will iloubtlciu be eomo tlmo before ho prepares his report In the case. UNION PACI i.Tc oFi'o.sns TIII : IM.A.V. OliJcctH ( o Aliollslilnu : n Council Illnir * Tlrltrt Olllco. A telegram from Chicago announces the fact that the meetings of the Western Passenger association would bo concluded last night , nnd the Omaha icproscntatlvcs who were In attendance will bo homo this morning. It Is understood the proposition to abolish the uptown ticket offices In Council Hluffs failed. The Union Pacific was empbatlin'ly opposed to the scheme. Had the proposed measure Micceeilel the Union Pacific would have been left without a ticket otllco nearer tli&a two miles from the heart of the city. Railroad repjrts concerning the homscek- ors' excursions Into Nebraska for the next two months are to the effect that a largo number of Itn\a fanners , who are now-rent ing their properties , will come to Nebraska to look o\cr ground In Ihe western part of Ihe state with a view to purchasing property here. .liny Co ( o tin.Sliorl IInc. It Is unofficially announced that the fol lowing attaches of the Union Pacific system will bo the officials of the Olegon Short Line & Utah Norlhern railway , which will bo opcralcd as an Independent company soon after March 1 : W. II. Dancroft , gen eral manager ; Frank W. Hills , auditor ; S. W. Ecclcs , general grulght agent ; D. E. Hurley , general passenger agent ; J. C. O'Melvcney , chief engineer ; J. F. Dunn , su perintendent of motive power and machinery ; Ira O. Rhoadrs , general purchasing agent , and P. L. Williams , general solicitor. Tun I > i > lilcmU In One. NEW YORK , Jan. 12. The Naahvillo ft Chattanooga railroad directors have declared n dividend of 2 per cent , payable February 1. This covcrw the regular dividend and thu postponed dividend In November , Declare ( litItcuitliir Dividend. NEW YORK , Jan. 12 , The directors of tin Now York , New Haven & Hartford railroad have declared the regular quarterly divi dend of 2 per cent. Ilnlltvnycilc * mill I'ITHOIIHH. | General Passenger Agent Huchanan of the Elkliorn will return from Chicago this morn- Ing. General Traveling Passenger Agent Hutchison of the Union Pacific Is In Chicago. General Passenger Agent Lomax of the Union Pacific returned from Salt Lake City yesterday. General Passenger Agent Francis of the I ) . & M. and hla flret assistant , Arthur U. Smith , are In Chicago. Martin J. Dowllng , formerly city solicit ing passenger agent of the II. & M. , baa sold out the buffet dcpartmcl at the Crclgh- ton theater , nnd will probably re-enter the railroad bcrvlce. A committee of Iho Western Passenger nB- sochitlon has filed a report upon the pro portion of the value of roundthoworld tourist tlcktt/i which tihould accrue to the American rotdn. The report naya that the old bSHlH of $9l.7fi for the American rail rate should bo continued. Of this amount the roaih between ( ! hlSgo and Now York should receive 122.25 , $12.EO between Chicago cage and the Missouri river , ami fGO from the Missouri river to the Pacific cop.nl. Receiver J. 1C Cowan of the Ualtlmoro It Ohio , I'icblilont Callaway of the Nickel Plato , Vlco President Truesdalo of the Rick Island , Vivo Prtsldcnt Murrlll of the Krlu and Vlco President and Goncrul Manager Ramsay of the Wnbash were nppolntrd a committee by the Washington conference of managers to look after the railroad Inter cuts In regard to the bill pending In eon greba for extension orthd tlmo In which all rolling fitock mtiHt be equipped with auto matic couplcm and safety airbrakes , Chronic coughora are Btuplil borca and should be forced to UKO Dr , Hull's ' Cou h Syrup , the only Itifolllablo remedy ,