Nebraska Newspapers

    HE OMAHA DAILY BEE
JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOUNTING0 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. SING-LE COPY riV.T3 CENTS.
! nOMKSIAKE'S ' NEW HOIST
Extension of the Great Mine's Surface
Workings at Lead ,
STEEL TRAMWAY THAT CROSSES THE TOWN
Klrvntctl Uoml from ilic Mill * ( o the
Klllxon IloIM Complete and
Ueadr to He 1'ut In
1 Operation. ,
LEAD , S. D. , March B. ( Special. ) When
the great Ilomcstako Gold Mining company
of tlila city put men to work In the spring
ot 1890 on the preliminaries ot building the
Btccl tramway and the Klllson hoist few
men besides the officials ot that company i
apiireclatcd the Immensity of the work then
Inaugurated , The mammoth steel tramway [
no\v \ completed and the big hoist ncarlnfi
completion are the results of the wort ,
started at that time.
the attention of the visitor to this city
an ho alights from the Deadwood Central
train Is Invariably riveted upon an Immense ,
graceful , and , to the eyes of one Interested
In mechanical achievement , beautiful steel i
tramway which spans the city of Lead from
tlio Elliron hoist on South Lead hill to the |
stamp mills opposite. The tramway , built
\\Uli the same euro expended upon the con-
structlon ot a watch , Is one ot the finest
results cvor attained by bridge builders. II
Is .now complete and Is ready to bear the
trains of ore which will , within the course ol
a law months , ho transported over It from
the now hoisting works to the stamps , where
It will be crushed , The highest support ol
the tramway Is probably ninety feet , but the
natural slope ot the land gives It a much
higher appearance , especially to one looking
down over Its sldos to the earth below. .
The credit for the erection of this structure
Is duo to John Kennedy , superintendent ID
the employ of a Chicago firm , who , with the
ossletunco of fifteen skilled workers , ha :
bson employed upon It for the past five
months. The material for the tramway was
furnished by a I'lttsbwg bridge company ,
and never before did a company expend more
care than It In casting the btecl which went
to make up the tramway for the Homestake
company.
. After the completion of the tramway Mr.
Kennedy turned his attention to the build'
Ing ot the Klllson hoist. The hoist Is nol
near ready for acilve service , hut the framework -
work of the building , which Is made entlrelj
uf steel , will bo completed within a week ,
The dimensions of the present building are
200x90 feet , and the highest part Is uboul
.eighty feet , which height Is attained In tht
center of the hoist and covers the hoisting
gallows , The. hoisting gallows la fifty-five
foot froirt the foundation ; the six piers which
support it are firmly planted upon solid
work. This Iramo la suspended over the
nhaft , which Is now down to the 300-feel
lov'el of the mine. The hoist will be rur
by a double 800-horsc power engine , which
Is made of the latest patttrn , constructed
especially for the Homestake company by c
San Kranclbco Iron company. , The engine :
stonefoundation ten feel
rest upon a tollil stone-
deep. Within the building , besides the
hoisting apparatus , will bo an electric light
plant and nlr compressors. Adjoining the
present building there will bo anothcV build
ing. about one-half as large , where the
crushers will be placed , making It necessary
to push the ere not more than 100 feet to be
dumped and crushed , ready to be transported
across the tramway to the stamp mlllo
Thoroyct remains about a year's work on the
hoist before It will bo used. The mammoth
engines and other machinery will have tc
bo put In place. But when the Ellison hoist
Is completed It will be one ot the model
hoisting works In this country and wll
represent , with the tramway , the approxl-
mate expenditure of $250,000 on the part ol
the Ilomcstako company. The erection of the
hoist wan made necessary because of the
mine Is covei-
great amount ot territory the
underground. The ore has to bo pushei
Ing
at present from the outskirts ot the mine.
on the several levels to the present holstlnf
works , thus losing much valuable time
while , when , the new Ellison Is completed
the hoists moro con
It will distribute _
veniently.
NO WOKIC IN TIM'S ' IILACIC HII.LS
Mliilntt TnwiiN Are Already l > 'llle <
nltliuinlieiH of Idle Men.
LEAD , S. D. , March 5. ( Spoclal- )
Laborlng men continue to flock Into tin
Black IIIlls country and they find nothing bu
disappointment. In this city , especially , the ;
flnd the field already filled and no room foi
thorn. Owing to the number of Idle met
already here and to discourage others fron
coming to this region , the Lead City miners
union , one of the largest miners' organlza
. lions In the country , adopted the followlni
resolution , which appears under the olgua
turo of the president , J , I. Freer , and tin
secretary , Amandls Kllnglcr :
TleHolved , That as tboro nro now belrn
circulated throughout the country false nn <
misleading reports ns to the Inlior Mtuntloi
In the. Black Hills , nnd falne and exagger
ntcd statements as to the ellfoovery of nev
ami rich mining claims , nnd ns nuch re
tend to convey to the laboring man
jiorta unfamiliar with the true situation , an crro
neons hlca the , "Miners union of the city o
Wo.
Lead. B. D. , do hereby .warn miemployci
worklngmcn that t'.ie cities and towns o
lilac-It Hills are nli-cady full of Id !
HID
Induced to c-om here by the fals
men.
and misleading publications of speculator
nnd railroad companies. That mlnlni
claims In the newly-discovered districts nr
nil taken up , and that this fact , togothe
Preslden
of
with the recent proclamation
Cleveland , by wlilc-h a largo nnd Importnn
has be-on HO
Hprtlon of the Iliad ; Hills
"forc-st reservation , " will , be
nsldo as a
yonel question , put a stop to further iiron
Into and aim t
lirrtlm ? nnd tin-ruby bring
the already large number of the unem
l > ! oycd In the towns.
The need of this district Is capital , no
Inbor. For the former therp are ot > c > ortnnl
ties unwirpnHscd , and until capital doc
to develop our rich natural resources
come
the laboring man who comes will flnd to
himself nothing but Idleness nnd want.
Hewnlzlnir the great brotherhood o
Inbor , this note ofnrnlng Is sent to ou
fellow workmen In n spirit of deep ani
1 friendly Interest for their welfare.
HLACIC HILLS MIMM ; MATTHUS
CiiiiltullxtH Mend nil 13xper
to VliMV the Ground.
LEAD , S. D. , March f. ( Special. ) Join
Pierce , the Sioux City promoter , Is In th <
city. Ho arrived this week with Colonc
Tomlcy , a Now York mining expert. Mr
Plcrco has been In the east for some tliiu
endeavoring to Interest eastern capital It
Black Hills mining ground , The expert li
hero for the purpose of examining a quail
tlty of mining claims adjoining the fuiuoui
Homrstako property. If his report Is favor
nbe the eastern capitalists will purchase i
largo number of claims and erect smelters
Btnmp mills and hoisting works.
AH of the miners working In the celebrate *
Kllpatrlck-Dacoy mines In the Hogged Tor
district have been discharged. The reasor
for thU Is that the ICIlpatrlck Brothers ant
other owners of the mine Intend to put Ir
machinery which will facilitate the working
of their mine. The hoisting has always beer
done by hand , but this Is laborious awl
too slow.
LatiBhlln Mcl'hee , a , miner employed It :
the Tornado mine at Terry , a rustling cami
In the Bald mountain country , was strucl
In the shaft by a falling cage Monday nlghl
and will bo laid up for several mouths with
a broken right leg , between the knee one !
Ill p.
The Lead Miners' union , one of the largest
miners' unions In the United States , elected
the following oitlccrs for the ensuing sh
months : President. Joseph Wbltford : vlc
president , J. II. Jenkins ; 8. Kyde , recording
ecrotary ; William Bwtalero , financial tec-
rotary ! George Alllnson , warden ; Franli
Dougherty , conductor ; Ed Shlmtnlr , trustee ,
IJOOS MAICIJ 1.0 VIS TO TII13 WOI.VHS
Imported to DeMroy , hilt Soon Mnk <
1'rlciuN of Tliolr KOON.
VnnMILLlON , S. D. , March 5. ( Special.
About five years ago five large sized hound
were brought Into this county from Illlnoli
by Captain J. A. Barnsback , who at tha
tlmo owned a largo ranch over on the Mis
sour ! bottom which was stocked with sevcra
hundred hogs. The ranch contained sovcra
hundred acres of land , the greater part o
which was timber land. The dogs wen
brought here for the purpose of guarding thi
hogs from the wolves , which were so bolt
that they killed many animals each day
Soon after the dogs arrived the captalt
planned a big wolf hunt , which was par
tlclpated In by a good many hunters , wltl
additional doga. The hunt was very sue
ccssful , several wolves being killed. Th <
hounds were kept on the ranch for two yean
and did gocd service. At that lime a nevi
renter took possession of tne ranch and tin
dogs wer neglected , and It was not loni
before they disappeared from the farm en
tlrely. Curious to say , they made their homi
with the wolves and have crossed with then
In breed for three years or more , until a
present there Is a distinct breed made up o
wolf and dog. The animals are of dlftcron
size * and color. Some are spatted blacl
and white , while others are more like tin
original wolf. They are now giving tin
farmer * who have sheep and IIORS mon
trouble than the wolves formerly did. The ;
have bscn seen In packs , one man reportlm
to have seen eighteen at one tlmo. They an
very sly and are as hard to kill as the wolf
Thu hounds originally were very valuable
but they are now absorbed In a new breed.
Senna tloiiN for the Circuit' Court.
CANTON , S. D. , March 5. ( Special. ) Tin
regular term flf the circuit court will be heli
In this city , commencing March 16. It 1
expected that more than one sensational trla
will take place. It Is thought that Judgi
Jonc'J will refuse to hold court In the prcn
ent court roam , which has been condcmnei
by three different grand Juries This wll
piobably wako up the county commissioner
EO they will complete the new cour
house which has been partly built.
ANMaiillM u Blind .Norm.
MITCHELL , S. D. , March G. Special Tele
gram. ) Without any apparent caure Ton
Littfc mads a murderous asasult on Wllllan
Pattlton , a blind negro In a saloon last night
The negro received n serious cut across th
check and under the ear. Little was or
rested a half hour later. Both were forme
tough customers at Covlngton , Neb. , and 1
la alleged this assault was the result o
an old quarrel. Little's examination will b
held next Monday.
CIIINRSR ASIC I'Oll PIIOTISCTIO.N"
Secretary Slieraiau Will Have a IV' '
eiillar Caxi cm Ills Hand * .
SAN FRANCISCO , ' .March 5. The long
standing troubles between the Sam Yup am
See Yup societies In Chinatown la about ti
become an International question. Secre
tary of State Sherman will soon be callci
upon to exercise hU Influence with tin
Chinese gcternment to secure the release o
four native sons of California , born o
Chinese patents , registered voters , who an
now Imprisoned In a Chinese dungeon. At
torney .1. C. Cimpbell , counsel for the Sei
Yup society , and thirteen Chlnesa merchant1
chartered a special car today and will Icavi
on Monday afternoon to lay the case be-fon
the Chinese minister at Washington , am
also ask the aid and Intctvcntlon of tin
United States to secure the release fron
Chinese prisons of seventeen men , relative ;
of local merchants. This action Is oc
csaloned by the report of the Chinese con
suls to the Chinese government and i
copy of the report of Minister Yanylu a
Washington as to the local differences
These documents were received on tin
steamer China some weeks ago. Certlflei
copies ot both have been made and will bi
presented to the State department In sup
port of the pica of the See Yups that the ar
rests in China and the attempt to break ui
the See Yup headquarters last October wen
only part of a plan to destroy the See Yup :
for the financial benefit of the Sam Yups.
The new Chinese minister to the Unltei
States. Tip Yung , Is expected to ar
rlvojn this city by the steamer Gaelic 01
April 10. Wf.rd has been received here tha
ho will remain for some weeks and that th <
ttoublo will bo adjusted before ho goes on ti
Washington. Knowing ones say that ther
will be a complete change In the personne
of the consulate and the successor ar
freely named In Chinatown.
MEM CANS IlKCOMIIVn WAHMKIC
lteitieMt for Ilftui-ii of Captured 1'iiKci
Slates I.'liuTN CaiiNCN the Troulile.
ST. LOUIS , March 5. A special to tin
Globe-Democrat from Guadalajara , Mexico
says : Almost a warlike spirit Is belnj
aroused among the people of Mexico by tin
coming of Messrs. Bruce , Stone and Pierce
of Boston to enter Into negotiations with th <
Mexican government for the return of tin
flags captured by the Mexican troops durlnj
the war of 1817. The newspapers of tin
republic are Indulging In very Intomperati
language regarding the visit of the se gentle
men and they are denouncing America am
Americans In most Incendiary language , go
Ing bo far as to demand of the United States
at the cannon's mouth If necessary , a retun
of all the territory taken from Mexico. The )
specify California , Colorado , Nevada , Utah
Arizona , New Mexico and Texas as th <
property which has been stolen from theli
country. So strong js the sentiment agalns
Americans that women are openly Insultei
In the streets and stores , and If theli
ercorts resent the offense they are dragged of
to jail and fined.
11121'OHT SATISI-'IRS TUB MINKItS
Iendvllle Opcratorx Have Xut Ae
iiiloNetd Ui ( o Date.
DENVER , March 5. The legislature , li
joint session , unanimously adopted the re
part of the committee on Investigation of th
Leadvllle btrlko , which recommended arbltra
tion. Senator Renter , chairman of the com
mlttee , read the following telegram , slgnei
by the olllccrs of the Cloud City Mlnere
union :
"At a meeting of Cloud City Miners' unloi
No. 33 , held on March 2 , resolutions wer
passed , accepting In every detail the repor
of the legislative Investigating committee o ;
the strike. Every plan and proposition con
talned In the report ot the committee I
adopted. " *
The mine owners have not yet algnlflei
heir willingness to arbitrate.
COM < 'ISSIS TO HICIIVI\O : JIIIIIIKS
Montana li < KlHlatur i\iiclli-d for Cor
ruiitloii In Olllcc ,
HELENA , March 5. Representative Martlr
Brlcklcy of Jefferson county was expellei
from the legislature for corruption In ofllce
Before a committee , appointed to Investigate
charges of brlbe-taklng that had become
prevalent , Brlckley testified In the mewl
nonchalant manner that at different time :
since the session began ho found sums ol
money ranging us high as $200 In his rootr
and that he had used parts of such bums foi
and against certain bills.
IlueUlln'H Arniea 5alvc.
The beet salve In the world for cuts , bruUct )
sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever eoree , tetter
chapped hands , chilblains , corns and all bleu
eruptions , and positively cures piles , or m
pay required. It la guaranteed to give per
feet tutlsfactlon or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For &alc by Kulnr & Co.
Omaha , Nebraska
Senator AVoIuntt ItcturiiH ,
NOW YORK , March 5.-8eimtor Edwnri
O , Wolcott of Colorado , \vlio nailed foi
KuroiHi Homo -weeks ago. returned yester
day und started Immediately for Wash
Ington. Senator Wolcott went nbroai
with the hope of promoting un Interim
tlonal coutfrcua of btwetulllsiu.
Witnesssa for the Sttito Go On the Stand at
Auburn ,
DEFENDANT HAD A REVOLVER WITH HIM
He Had Ilccii Ailvlxcd to Ret an Ordet
of the Court to Sec HU Chil
dren and Promised
to Do So.
AUBUR.N , Neb. , March 5. ( Special. ) Ir
the trial ot John W. Argnbrlght for the mur.
dcr of William Stnclzer on February 9 , 1S34
a Jury was empaneled about 11 o'clock yes
terday and the statement of the case made
to the jury before the noon hour. The
taking of testimony was begun Ir
the afternoon. The first witness was Johr
A. O'Kccfc , who was tha reporter at the
first trial , and was used merely to Identify
the exhibits used In the trial.
Dr. A. Oppcrmnnn next testified that he
was the coroner and examined the body ant
found a bullet wound on the left side be
tween the elxth and seventh ribs , where the
ball wont In , and that the exit was aboul
two Inches lower down on the back. Smel-
zer was a large man , six feet high , am'
weighed 175 to 200 pounds , and well pro
portioned , between 50 and GO years of age.
George Fobllngtr was ? on the coroner's jurj
and corroborated the doctor's testimony.
W , 11. Deckel of South Omaha said he Imi
some conversation with the defendant Jusi
before he came down to Nemaha , In whlcl
the defendant said that eome attorney hac
corns up from Auburn and took his wife am
babies away with him , and that he was tht
cause of all of his trouble.
James Emcrlck of South Omaha told aboul
some conversations ho had had with the dc
fend a nt before ho came to Nemaha.
John Flynn said that the defendant re
marked to him that It waa a pretty tougl
country down there and that he might ncci
a revolver.
Miles Mitchell testified that he was chief o
police nt South Omaha at the time , and gay
the defendant leave of absence to come t (
Nemaha , but that ho never came back. Hi
then advised ths defendant not to take i
revolver with him , and that It he wanted t <
see his children to get an order of court
and the defendant said ho would.
John I. Dressier said he saw the defendani
at Howe station as he was coming down
and that ho rode out some four miles wltl
him and that on the way they met Smelzei
and that the defendant spoke to Smelzer
who made no reply ,
George Wlxon saw the defendant on tht
train juvt before they reached Howo. Sav
a revolver In his scabbard.
Mrs. Grorge Fabllngcr was the teacher Ir
the school house where the tragedy tooli
place. She said : "Wo were having an en
tertainment there nt thecIoS'O of school. ;
first noticed the defendant after the ex
erclEos had been commenced a short time
I asked some one to lower the light , as w <
wlshsd to put on a tableau , and the" do
fsndant rose to do so , and Instead of lower
Ing It ho turned It up higher , and I notlcec
that he wcs quite nervous and excited. Aftei
the entertainment ovpr wo were nl
standing there visiting , when I looked towari
the door and saw the defendant pointing i
revolver toward Mr. Smelzcr , and saw Mr
Smelzer stilko a side blow , as though he
were knocking the revolver away , and 1m
msdtately afterward the revolver was dts
charged and Mr. Smelzer fell. "
CUTS THE PIIISIGHT HATES ON COIIX
to Join Any Freight anil
I'aNseiiprerMHOI - I a ( I OHM.
TlH Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf road
has opened its north and south line as fat
as Shrevepart , La. , and will Inaugurate
through train ssrvlce from Kansan City on
March 10. The road has as yet refused all
Invitations to Join any freight or passenger
traffic associations , and has started In with a
rush for the southern grain business. It
lias announced a rate ot IS cents per 100
pounds on corn from Kansas City to Galveston -
ton , a reduction of 5 cents per 100 from the
present traffic rates. The corn will be hauled
to Shreveport over the road's own line , and
from there to Galveston via the Houston &
East and West Texas road.
The new road has celebrated Its comple
tion to Shreveport by another Innovation.
It has Just changed Us plan of paying con
ductors , brakainon , engineers and firemen ,
Instead of paying salaries the company now
pays all the trainmen mileage , which gives
the employes about 10 per cent advance over
what they received under the salary system.
r\.ioi.v AX isxuBbs TAX LEW.
llnrlliiKtoii AVIiiH KM Cane lu f > aK < '
County.
Assistant General Solicitor Kclby ot the
B. & M. yesterday returned from Be
atrice , where ho and Judge Duffle yesterday
won a legal victory for the railroad com
pany against Gage county. The statement
of the case and of the decision was given In
the telegraphic columns of The Bee yester
day morning.
Speaking of the verdict secured , Mr. Kclby
said : "Tho Importance ot this decision la
far-reaching , 'Indeed. There are twenty
counties In this state through which the
Burlington operates and several other coun
ties traversed by other railroads where the
same point Is at Issue. The Burlington
hr.s already commenced suits in the other
counties on the same proposition , to enjoin
an excess Ulevy over 15 mills on the
dollar. Should the Nebraska railroads
provo as successful 'In ' the thirty-four other
counties where the tame question Is In
volved , the effect will bo to drlvo the coun
ties back to , the commissioner sjstein. "
He Ilalxed a I'ay Clu'clt.
Chief Canada of the Union Pacific secret
service department has just received word
of the conviction of Frank P. Hann , n car
wiper of the road at Denver , on the charge
of forgery brought against him by the rail
way company , lie has not > et been sen
tenced , but the Impression at railway head
quarters In this city is that ho will receive
a term ot from live to seven years Imprison
ment.
Harm's crime consisted In raising a pay
roll check from $10.85 to J00.85. The work
was very skillfully done , an shown by a
photograph of the check now In Chief
Canada's possession. After the change In
the check had been made Ilumi smeared
the check all over with his greasy hand ,
It was probably due to this fact that the
raised paper was accepted by his grocery-
man In Denver and a bank In that city
without detection. The rub came , however ,
ulien the check reached the auditor's de
partment In this city. It could not get past
Frank Hills , A Union Pacific detective was
tot to work on the cas-e , and In a short tlmo
succeeded In collecting evidence that secured
the verdict above mentioned.
Hann once before made an unsuccessful
attempt to raise a pay roll check , but his
work on that occasion was somewhat coarse ,
and he was compelled to ask that a duplicate
check lie given him In place of the one he
had "accidentally" damaged. This was done ,
but he has been watched over since.
I'liKHcN Over the Sliort Line ,
General Manager Dickinson of the Union
Paclflo has Just Issued the following order :
"By assent of the Oregon Short Line Rail ,
road company trip pjsees of Union Pacific
ItHtio to points west of Granger , Wyo. , and
north or eoutli of Ogden , Utah , granted prior
to March 1C , 1S07 , will bo honored up to the
dates of their expiration , but no annual or
time passes ol Union 1'a.ctdc Usue will bo ac
cepted by the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company on and after May 1 , 1S37 , "
Iliirllnctoii CliaiiKei. Time.
On Sunday next the Burlington will make
change In 1U train service between Crcs-i
ton , la. , and Omaha , Train No. II , whlcl
now leaves Crcaton at 2:55 : m. hnd arrive
In Omaha at 8:05 : a. m. , will , , oh and attc
Sunday next , leave Croston" at 6:45 : a. m.
arriving In Omaha at 11:50 : a. m. ' The trail
will arrive In Creston at 2:50aa. : . as now
but It will hereafter remain at1 Creston untl
6:45 , which Is thought to , be a better hou
for people In that neighborhood desiring ti
transact business In this city.
Andernon < ! oe.i to Denver.
Charles Anderson , for the , past six montlu
cashier of the B , ft M.'a passenger depart
mcnt In this city , has just been appointee
assistant city ticket agent of the Uanvci
office ot the same company. He la succeeded
here by W , H. Sherman , formerly tlckoi
agent of the Hlo Qrando WeUm at Ogden
Prior to his appointment as cashier of th <
passenger department Mr , Anderson wa ;
connected with the Burlington's Immlgra
tlon department. '
HnlHvny XotcM and Personal * .
The annual meeting ot Uio- Missouri Pa
clflc-Iron Mountain Hue will bo held In St
Louis on Tuesday next.
Assistant General Solicitor Kclby of th
B. & M. Is vexed at the low of hla card cat"
containing over ? 25 In mo'ilciy and n bl ,
bunch ot annual passes and other uscfu
carda.
General Manager Howard ! Elliot , Mrs
Elliot , General Superintendent , S. E. Cranci
and Assistant Superintendent' G. M. IIoh
of the Burlington's Mlcsourl lines wcro I :
the city jostitday. ,
General Manager DlcklnEonlof the Unlo ;
Pacific reports that that system Is doing i
much better bualncrn than Itwas one yea
ago , though ho snyo the opposite Is true of ,
number of western roads. ,
f
There Is a rumor afloat lit Eastern rnllwa :
circles that the Vnndeibills are looking a
the Northern Pacific with alew to purclias
Ing It. Connection with tho" Nprthcrn Paclfl
from the Northwestern would bo obtalne
over the Omaha road.
None of tha members of the. Union Paclfli
legal department will go with the Oregoi
Short Line. The legal work , of the roa <
that Is to h Independent "o ftcr. March II
will be looked after by attorneys Sal
Lake City nnd Ogden.
William H. 'Gemmel has Just been ap
pointed assistant secretary of the Northen
Pacific , with headquarters nt'St. Paul. Hi
succeeds George II. Earl , ivho becomoi
treasurer ot the same company , succcsdlni
A. E. Little , resigned. {
Burlington officials have Issued a statemen
of earnings and expenses for"January. . I
was ? 203,439 bettor than that'Issued for th
same month last year , transforming a deficl
of $ S7.7S5 then existing into , a surplus o
$117,0)5. ) The settlement eh6wed , an Increai
of $79,02r In gross earnings' ind a decreas
of $133,300 In operating expenses.
The Joint ownership of the Montana Uuloi
was the subject of a recant loitference be
tween Union Pacific nnd NoHhern Paclfli
officials at St. Paul. It b announced tha
the relations concerning thsrro.5r'y ! * ( ! w'l
remain unchanged. Several ( long standlnf
accounts between the two roads \\cre alsi
settled , being a mere act of bbokkecplng.
An investigation of the extent to which in
terchangcablo mileage books' ' are used b ;
western roads reveals the fact that the Altai
and the Santa Fe only do 'not issue them
The statement' Issued by Ihi Investigator
shows that Burlington n.ilcage Is good o ;
19 lines ; Milwaukee & St. Paul , 16 ; Chlcag
& Northwestern , 9 ; Omaha , ID ; Albert Lea
11'Wisconsin ; Central , 11 ; Wobash , 10 ; Chicago
cage Great Western , 9 ; Illlnofs General , C.
IIAIl IUCA1) OP MASV ! ) tjH JIIOUO12S
Throe IIoyN IMaeed' Under Arrest foi
lliirjjlarj-i
Three boys were arrested yosterday'aftef-
noon by tht police fo'r.a cirupje of burglarle ;
recently committed In the southern portlor
of the city. Their names are1 Albert Blaze
Charles Vaudcrelt , alias "C artright , ani
Frank Gernst. The first Is 18 years of age
the second 10 and the thrd * | 13. They al
live in the vicinity of Boydr8 old packln [
house on the river bottoms *
The lads are accused of entering the resl
deuce of Fred Bortch , 1212 'South Fourth
street , on last Wednesday night. They car
ried away a silver watch , -'pair of shoes
and somemen's clothing. On the samt
night they1 went Into a house at 315 Pacific
strc3t and stole n quantity of clothing. Mosl
of this property has been recovered , some
ot it being found In the Cartright boy'i
house and the rest at a camp which the
boys located on the other slde f the river.
The lads acted after the fashion of dim !
novel heroes. After committing the rob
beries they embarked In arow boat am'
(
went over to the Iowa side * of the river
They took along with them teomo cooklnj
utensils and n tent. They" wcro having t
good time about the camp when Detectives
Donahue and Hudson como upon and arrcstcc
them. f
All three of the boys are known to tin
police and have been arrested.before.
HIS 1)01 HIH CAIIIIIKU AU'AV A GIIII
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TravelliiK 3Iau LUNCH a , Saoliel Con
tnliilnir ValuableCioodx. .
A neat piece ot encak inlaying was per
formed In this city lost evening by a nev
crook whom the police would very mucl
llko to locate. Yesterday afternoon abou
4 o'clock G. L. Aker , a traveling salesmat
from Council Bluffs , went Into J. H. Me
Donald's tailor shop , at 214 South Fourteenth
teonth street , and left a largo grip contain
Ing a quantity of laccii. Hk linings anc
other things ot considerable value. Ho toh
ono of the firm that ho viieobllpcd to make
a hurried trip to the Bluff and requesto
that ho might Icavo the grip In his can
until his return.
About half an hour later , , a man , when
McDonaU asserts looked enough llko Akei
to bo hla twin brother , hurried Into the stor <
and after profusely thanking * the proprletoi
for the accommodation extended , took th <
grip nnd departed , Aker showed up a feu
minutes later and wa.s surprised to lean
that ho had J'Kt left with hid own property
A description of the thief lie.a been given t <
the police and an effort will bo made tc
locate him , Aker resides at 107 South TVen
ty-third street , Council Bluffs.
UriiKN 'llirniiKh the Mall
CHICAGO , March C. The 'combination
which controls the phena'celjno market Ir
the United States has scoured nn order ol
Uio postmaster general .directing postal
authorities handling Canadjaii mall to give
It a closs scrutiny for thejnrrost of the
I'hlpinent of the drug front Canada without
payment of duties. The drup lu of foreign
manufacture and for some Ime drugglsU
have been getting supplies frorji the Canadian
combination controlling -the supply In thai
country and undcissllInK th.o ! United States
combination , A considerate quantity Is
alleged to have been smuggled through the
Chicago postol'lco ' and the local officials will
now give closer attention to ! the Canadian
mall. '
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Complaint of Cll > ' Olllelalx.
There Is ecme complaint from city official :
on Recount of the present system of tying ur
contractors' reserves In regli ered warrant !
Instcqd of In bonds. The contractors eaj
they cannot get the bonds nml o ara allowei
to deposit warrants In lieu Of their reserves
Ah these warrants are bolfjg 'constantly callet
In , they are obliged to/replaco them will
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warrants of a later Issue'aric \ the re.iult 1 :
that thb treasurer and comptroller are compelled
polled to do a vast ainouat'of bookkcet > lni.
for the bcnefll of the contractors ,
Mnrrliuve
Permits to wed have typcm issued to the
folloulug parties by' the county Judge :
Nome and TU'tildeftrc. , . . Age
Luroy McDonald Kansas City. Mo . 2 :
Myrtle Ucrlnglfn , Council Uluffs , lu. . . . II
Adrian C. Cornell , LansmgA Mluli , . 21
Dora , Dunham , Omaha. . , . , . . * . , . . , . . . , 1 !
Charli'g Snyder , Omaha. , , . .i . , , 2 (
UOH.-I Baur , Omaha. . . . } . . . . . . } , . . . 21
flaus A. Johnson , Wausa , Null. , . . , . 2
lU'.ma Anderson , Omaha. . . . . . . 21
William Johnson , Washington Co. . Nrb. . . , ! ' .
Itoscalthu Klngdon , Washington Co. , Neb. li
THRESHING OVER OLD STRAW
Judge Oomish Puts a Stop to a Certain Lini
of Questions ,
PROCEEDINGS HAD BEFORE JUDGE CORNISH
\
Inquiry Into Union 1'aelllo Hospital
Kund Management Dropped and the
Time of Court Taken l'l > tilth
uii of ttlllllaiid'a Cane.
Yesterday morning's proceedings In tin
Investigation Into the Union Pacific wagi
schedule before Master-ln-Chancery Cor
nlsh was tha moat farcical of anj
ot the sessions of the Invcstlga
tlon Instituted by a discharged sta
tlon agent , who Is seeking to be rein
stated. Owing to the physical Indlspoaltlor
of President Clark and the absence of Chic !
Surgeon Galbralth from the city the nUegei
mlsmanagen't-nt of the hospital fund re
ceived no attention. The wage question was
the only ono touched upon.
The Investigators endeavored to assail th <
Union Pacific management on two proposi
tions : That the wages of some of the em
ployes had been unjustly reduced In 1891 am
1S96 , and that "tho discharged station agum
hid been the victim ot an unholy pcrsecuttor
because ho was an officer of the Order o
Hallway Telegraphers. "
General Superintendent Nichols was the
principal witness examined during the morn
Ing. Ho alleged that no discrimination hac
been shoxvn when the reductions wcro made
and absolutely denied that the members o :
the Order of Railway Telegraphers had beei
discriminated against. Asked If ho had no
openly denounced Gllllland , the discharges
station agent , as a labor agitator , ho cntcrci
another emphatic denial.
On cross-examination the high official o
the order who Is acting as GJlllland's attor
ney endeavored to show that the Unloi
Pacific management was open to criticism foi
having Inspected the accounts of the Poplllloi
station and examined Into Gllllland's con
duct there. Ho declaimed agalnel the peros
cation by the traveling auditor and the
Union Pacific detectives , whom he declaret
were sent to Papllllon for no other purpose
than to discover something wrong with Gll-
llland'a accounts. Judge Cornish Intcrruptct
this by refusing to give tlmo for furthei
testimony along that line , adding : "It was
entirely proper for the management to senc
men down there to Investigates this mattsi
If It believed there was any wrong. Hat
the officials failed to do thla they wouli
have undoubtedly been blamed by the couri
for failure to do their duty. "
GILLILAND WAS FAVORED.
Thla check was rather unexpected by the
Investigators , and placed n decided quletu :
on the proceedings. On the further cross-
examination of Superintendent Nichols , At
torney Dolphin fcccurcd Information ho wai
not hunting for. Jt was dsvelopod that Gll
llland had been recommended for dismissa
by Superintendent Nichols on.two oocaslom
prior to the time of his discharge. Ono o :
the occasions was after he had delayed tht
delivery of a special consignment of oysters
to the Missouri Pacific and the other tlm ;
after ho had delayed the fast mall for five
minutes. Though ho was recommended foi
discharge on both of these occasions , Genera
Manager Dickinson did not discharge or ever
suspend him.
President- . H. II. Clark was on the stand
for a short tlmo to give testimony In the
wage-sehedulo case. It corroborated that
given by General Superintendent Nichols ,
Ho disclaimed any Intention on the part ol
the Union Pacific to'dlscrlmlnato against
any employe because he was connected with
s. labor organization.
GILLILAND ON THE STAND.
At the afternoon session Gllllland hlmscll
was placed on the stand. Ho admitted hav
ing procured transportation over several Ilnce
for his wlfo and of afterwards distributing
It among female friends at Papllllon. He
said ho thought there was nothing wrong
about that , and maintained that the trans
portation had been given him by the other
toads in exchange for"favors rendered. He
alDj admitted having made overcharges on
several telegrams sent from the Papllllon
station. In reply to a question asked him
by Judge Cornish , ho said that the amount
overcharged was neither1 returned to the
sender nor turned in to the company , but
WES held to offset shortages that were bound
to occur. Asked If ho had not treated Gen
eral Manager Dickinson and other officials
with disrespect , he said that when he had
gene to the general manager as an cm-
idoyo of tlio road he had always shown him
the courtesy he thought duo him , but when
ho had gene before him on business of the
Order of Hallway Telegraphers ho had
thought tint they should meet as equals and
had always acted In accordance with that
Idea.
Idea.After further testimony from Gllllland ,
nearly all of which supported the charge :
brought against him by the management ol
the railroad , the case was concluded , each
sldo resting Its case nnd Judge Cornteh tak
ing It under ndvlseiiont.
It Is probable that the hospital case will
bo finished today.
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CASH DRcinnn I.\KAVOH OF SAYIIE ,
12ml of a Leital Coiiti-overxy In Finally
Keaclied.
Attorney Edward L. Sayro of the Union
Pacific legal department is wearing a smile
of contentment. It's because the Department
of the Interior at Washington has decided
In hla favor a strife over a quarter section
of land nt Havelock , Neb. , that has been on
slnco 1891. The Interior department has
Just denied the motion of Joseph P , Losce ,
the other claimant for the land , for a'rovlew
of the case and another hearing.
The c&se ls rather an Interesting one , and
in brief is an follows ; In 1870 the local land
ofllce granted the application of Loseo for an
additional soldiers' homestead entry. This
application was later cancelled by the au
thorities of the Interior department because
It conflicted with the land grant of the Bur
lington & Missouri River railroad. On March
3 , 1887 , a law was passed by congress which
set arldo the Burlington & MhHOurl grant
and the land again became subject to home
stead cirtry. The land remained Idle until
March Ifi. 1891 , when Sayro applied for a
homestead entry. The question has been
under discretion ever slnco , and has Just
been decided In Sayro's favor. It Is possible
that Loseo may now cjrry the matter to the
United States court , but It Is hardly thought
probable.
TO MI3TTM3 WATIJIl WOHIC8 MATTER
Proposition tei lie Considered Today
by the Council.
There will bo nn adjourned meeting or tbo
city council this afternoon , when an
other effort will bo made to agree on a
water works proposition that will bo satin-
factory to all concerned. As stated In The
Bee some days ago , the proportion which
the committee will.present will be In the
nature of a compromlpo between the propoal.
tlon originally submitted by the commlttei
and the more radical demand which the coun
cil determined on. This last proposition will
not bo submitted to the water company until
after It lias been approved by the council.
Whether It will be endorsed by the council
or not.la not certain , as certain members
seem still disposed to ftghl any curt of a
: ompromUo that will bo accepted by the
watsr company ,
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New HjNlciu In Piillri- Court ,
District Court Judge Baker's decision
Thursday that In all city cases the police
judge must make a record of his findings Im
mediately after the decision Is given , lias re
sulted In a cbango of nyutcm In pollco court
iroccedlngs. Yesterday Judge Gordon
began the change by writing his decision on
the back of each complaint and affixing his
signature.
I'UYTO.NS AUK 1'LACUU O.V TUIAI ,
Charged tvllh Shooting ; nt Ranilitci
Kennedy.
Frank and Emmctt Peyton were put or
trial In the district court yesterday or
the charge of shooting "Blanches" Kenned )
with Intent to kill.
Kennedy Is a gambler In South Otnahi
and the Pcytons nro charged with havlitf
followed him from his "Joint" the nlghl
of November 13 last and attempting to rot
him In the hallway leading from his roonu
In the boarding house ot Mrs. Bayllss Ir
South Omaha. U Is charged that they l.rli1
In waiting for Kennedy In the hallway am !
attacked him when ho stepped Inside and
attempted to rob him of a largo roll ol
money. In the melco Kennedy waa shol
and the two men escaped , The Pcytons
were arrested and charged with the crime ,
They wrro tried In the pollco court nml
bound over to' the district court ,
Nearly the entire morning was consumeJ
In getting the Jury , and nt the hour of the
noon adjournment but one witness had been
examined , This uas John McDonald , an
architect , who testified to thu plan ot the
Baylls ? hotlso and the grncral surroundings
At the afternoon session the complaining
witness , Blanche Kennedy , was on the stand
most of thu time. Ho related the details
ot the assault made upon him , his direct
examination disclosing nothing except what
was de\ eloped at tha preliminary hearing ,
On crerss-oxamlnatlon , as at Hie preliminary
hearing , nn effort was made to get an ad
mission from the witness as to the nature
of his business. He refused to commit him
self , however , answering all questions of this
nature by saying that ho would refuse to
answer , for the reason that ho would Incrlml.
unto himself. He was subjected to a close
croM-oxamlnatlon regarding his failure to
tell the chief of pollco of South Omaha who
his assailants were until several days after
the assault look place. He finally said
that ho had not told the chief the names
of the robbers because ho did not want to
say anything until he had enough proof In
convict them. 'He ' also stated that he did
not "think the chief of police would arrest
the Pcytous , even If h was given their
names , "because they were friends of the
chief. "
At the conclusion of Kennedy's testimony
Dr. Kelley of South Omaha was called nnd
testified as to the nature and extent of tha
wounds rerehed by Kennedy In the en
counter with his assailants.
ACiUElSMUXT TO AUVAXCH TIIM CASE
of llcpnlrlnn YladtietH Mas
lie Settled Moon.
City Attorney Connell has secured a
stipulation from the attorney representing
the B. & M. railway lu the case now pend
ing In the United States court , Involving the
question of whether the railways must repalt
the viaducts crossing their tracks , and It Is
expected that the case may bo' heard about
May 1. This Is the Eleventh street viaduct
case which has bcejn dragging along In the
courts until the residents of the south side
have about given up all hope of having any
thing done toward repairing the structure.
A motion to advance the case for hearing
was filed some tlmo ago by Mr. Council , but
the stipulation by which the other side
agreed that the case should bo bet down for
an early hearing was only signed ycftcrdiy
Both motion and stipulation arc based on
tha great public interests Involved In ths
case , that being the ground upon which the
advancement of the case is asked.
IH DiHiiiiiioliited nltli the Country.
KINISTINO , Canada , Feb. 25. To the Edi
tor of The Bee : I see by the papers pub
lished here that Canada has agents at work
In Nebraska and other states securing set
tlers for the Canadian northwest and that
they have secured a few in Nebraska and
sent them to Prince Albert. Now , I feel
sorry for these people that leave the United
States to como to such a country as tlil.3.
That Is why I am writing this , that 'it may
prevent some one making a foolish move.
They complain of hard times there ; what
will they complain of hero when they realize
they have made matters worse ? What can
they expect In a frozen country like this ?
AVe can only ralso wheat , barley and oats
and have no sale for them. I am living
In the finest portion ot thn Northwest Terri
tory , nnd the people through Klnlstlno dis
trict the past two years have had to apply
to the government for seed grain on account
of drouth. Are they any worse In Nebraska ?
The past season wo had very fair crops ,
but you cannot sell them. Wo are fifty miles
from town , so you will see it costs something
to take grain that distance ; and then when
you arrive there they will tell you , "We can
not buy ; everything la full. " Then again ,
when you como to buy goods you pay double
what you will In Omaha. For Instance , ker
osene , 50 cents a gallon ; stuar , fourteen
pounds for ? 1. and most everything else In
proportion. Stock Isthe only thing a per
son can make a living at , and it Is hard
work at that , as they are very low here. I
sco stockcrs In South Omaha are selling as
high as fat cattle here.
The winters are too long and cold. We
commenced stabling November 10 ou account
of severe weather , and how much longer wo
do not know , as there Is no sign of a let
up , OB the register marked 30 degrees below
zero this morning. There nro a few people
hero from the states , who Intend to return DO
soon as they nan get awi.y. I have lived In
Kansas , Nebraska , Iowa and South Dakota
and I must say people that como from any
of these slates hero will furcly bo badly
disappointed. J. L. PIIEEMAN.
e to HoitHe Mall Colleetloii.
The poetodlce officials hero have received a
letter from the Postal Improvemenl company
In which It promises to send ono of Ita
agents to the city at the earliest possible
date to Introduce the boxes necessary for
the house to house collection of mall. A
circular was enclosed , showing that the boxes
range In prlco from JU.EO lo $15 , depending
upon tlio style of workmanship. Inquiries
In regard to the boxes are being received
every day from patrons of the office ,
I. eft to ( iiirdon to Deelele.
Police Judge Gordon has been selected as
the referee between two disputants from Val-
ley. He H ackcd under what circumstances
a man may carry a revolver In Omaha and
whether the weapon may bo confiscated In
case the man carrying It la arrested and con
victed ot carrying concealed weapons , Each
of the contestants hub written to the pollco
Judge regarding thu matter.
Coat Thief fie < N Tlili-ty
Harry Nightingale was yesterday sen
tenced by Pollco Judge Gordon to tblrly days
In the county Jail on the charge of stealing
un ovcrcoit belonging to E. F , Bourne.
George Peterson , who was named as codefendant -
defendant , vas discharged. The two men
are said to have attempted to dispose ol
the stolen coat yesterday afternoon Just be
fore tbo arrest.
County Teaehera.
The regular monthly meeting of the Doug
las County Teachers' aescclatlon will bo held
this , afternoon and ctcr.lng nt IClkhorn ,
commencing at 1:30 : p. m. Papere by mem
bers of the association will bo read at tlio
afternoon scnlon and the evening session
will bo devoted to a lecture by Prof. W. A.
Clark of the State Normal school al Peru ,
Nob. _
Death of Anoflirr Pioneer.
Mrs. Lizzie Gaylord , a former rcsldcnl of
Omaha , died In Boston al 3 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon al the ago of Cl years. Mrs.
Gaylord came to thin city In 1859 and re
mained hero until six years ago , when she
removed to Boston. She wea a sister of
A , N. Yost of this city and ot J , 19. Doraey
of North Bend ,
, Vlhiti-d liy liimurn. ! )
Burglars Thursday forced their way Into
the barn of W. V , Beckett , who lives In the
vicinity of Benson , and stole a buggy and a
harness : Becketl's place was looted of a
considerable number of chickens about three
weeks ago. U Is believed the thefla
were committed by some people who live
nearby ,
DOUGLAS COUNTY FINANCES
Employes May Have to Do Without Cosh
for a Oouplo of Months.
PROBLEM FOR THE OFFICIALS TO SOLVE
duentlon of lionte > Pay 1II1N
the Xe-xt Levy In A allnlile In
Something ( hat Ptlrclen
the CoininlN.ilonern.
People on the pay roll of Douglas county
are enjoying the prospect of getting along
for at least two and one-half months with
out receiving any cash for their services.
There Is barely enough money In the general -
oral fund of the counly to pay salaries Tor
March and a part of April. The ncxl levy
will nol bo available until July I. It claims
for anything but salarica of regular em
ployes are allowed between now and July 1
this amount will have to bo deducted from
the amount In the fund , and the salaried
people will suffer lu direct p.oportlon.
As a matter ol fact , the general fund war
rants of the county have bien registered for
payment almost continuously during the
post year and have bceu called In by the
treasurer from tlmo to tlmo as money was
received Into this fund , but general fund
warrants dating back as far aa August are
now outstanding. It Is anticipated by
County Treasurer Hclmrod that many of
theao will bo taken up for payment when
the May taxes are received , tealty taxes be
ing dellmiuent May 1 , but the treasurer
says that he docs not expect to bo able to
take up all of the warrants , on account of
the slow manner In which taxes are being
paid.
In the county clerk's olllce , however , the
accounts deal with the levy and not with tlio
actual amount of cash on hand in the
treasuiy. The amount of cash In any fund
Is n theory , rather than a fact , but the fact
and theory nroery closely related Just at
this time and the tesult Is that the county
has almost reached the end of Its resourced
and very few bills can be paid until another
levy Is available.
The balance in the general fund at tills
date Is $7,753,05. Ths salary roll for
February was $4B01'S3. Since that tlmo
expenses have been reduced somewhat , but
the total will not bo reduced more than
$200 , so that all the balance nn hand will
only bo rulllclent to pay salaries for less
than two months. The situation Is com
plicated , however , by the tact that the ex
penses ot the courts form a very large Item
In the aggregate expenses of Douglas county
and the county store Is a veritable thorn in
the side of the county commissioners. This
county store costs the taxpayers of Douglas
county nearly $40,0.00 per annum and the
commissioners ray that It Is conducted on
the most economical plan. A few years ago
the annual expense of the charity dispensed
through this source was only about $6,000
or $3,000 , but the hard times Increased the
demands upon the county to nn enormous
extent. How to check the drain upon the
treasury through the counly store and the
courts Is the problem which Is perplexing the
commissioners and they stand In constant
danger of violating the law which provides
in express terms that no obligation shall bo
Incurred unless the funds are available with
Which to meet H. After the balance now In
the general fund.shall have been exhausted ,
no warrants can be drawn , buj. what .stejpa
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can'bo taken to Mop further drain upon'an
empty treasury Is the question.
SHE AVISOS A SOUTH DAKOTA MAN.
Mr * . CiimntliiKN tolarry Mr. Cieriaoiiil
of Hot Sprint ; " .
Mro. Caroline M. Cutmnlngs. who served
for over fU'e years as police matron and re
cently resigned the position , will bo married
to W. U. Germond of Hot Springs , S. D. , at
Crawford , Nob. , next Sunday morning. Mrs.
Cumminga' left Omaha yesterday afternoon
to loin Mr. Germond at Crawford. From
tliaT point the couple will go to Hot
Springs , making that city their future homo.
Mr. Germond is ono of the prominent citi
zens of Hot Springs. Mies. Cummlngs made
his acejualntanco when eho visited Hot
Springs last summer.
During the few days that have Intervened
slnco the announcement of her resignation
and her departure front the city the ex-polico
matron has been tha rcclplont of many well
wishes , which , however , have been mingled
with great regret at her leaving , as she has
made a host of friends among all elapses of
Omaha's citizens. These friends have not
been confined to the upper crust , as many
have been secured In the so-called lower
stratum ot sodaty on account of the sympathy
she has displayed In performing the duties
of the position she held for so long , The
members of the pollco force , from Chief Slg-
wart down , arc unanimous 'In ' expressing re
gret at her severance from .tho department.
ANOTHER 1NIIUSTIIY lOIl OMAHA.
Hill of Canada I/ocntrH a Taiinery lit
TlilM City.
J. Hill has Just moved here from Brussels ,
Ontario , Canada. Ho has opened up a small
temporary establishment at 810 South Tenth
street for tanning leather.
Mr. Hill says thai ho will use an entirely
now process In Uio lannlng of lealhcr. His
process does away entirely with tlio need
for bark , and he telles altogether on the
tallow of the hides. Ho has come to Omaha ,
he says , because hero he will bo able to get
hides without much difficulty and at a
reasonable figure , At present he will employ
about a half dozen men , but within six
months ho expects additional capital that
will enable him to operate a larger plant and
employ twenty-five men.
Dentil of MI-H. JefTry.
George Jeffry returned today from Ouster
county , where for some time ho had been
at the bedside of Ills wife , Mrs. Mallo Jeffry ,
who died of consumption a few days ago ,
Mrs. Jeffry had for a long tlmo been a suf
ferer from lung troubles , and about a year
ago she went to a farm In Custer counly ,
hoping that the change would provo beneficial
to her health. The change for the bctlsr ,
however , did nol come , and gradually olio
grow worao , until death ended her Bufferings ,
The deceased leaves two small boys , aged 4
nnd 0 years , respectively ,
Slccpcrx from CeiaNt to Const.
On March 10 the Northwestern will
inaugurate a through sleeping car service
from Boston to California points. Tbo tlmo
from Chicago to San Francisco will bo
tliorteneil len and one-half hours. The
route will bo through Omaha , the lines that
will be used from the west to the east being
as follows ; Southern Pacific , Union Pacific ,
Northwestern , Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern , Now York Central nnd Boston & Albany.
ail ArteHlan Well.
The Omaha Ilrou'lng association la about
to begin work upon an artesian well on Its
pjemlees on Sherman avenue. It is to bo
located near the kettle house , The con-
Iract that has been made provides that a
penetration of 1,000 feet shall bo made In
the search for water. The association es
timates that it will save ? G,000 a year of
water rcnl If a vein of water can bo struck.
Mount SuceeedH AVukclU-ld ,
At a meeting of tbo executive cotnmlttco " \ " * |
of the Omaha Fair and Speed association
yeotcrday D. T. Mount was elected secretary
vice John A , Wakcfleld , resigned. The body
also decided to receive propositions for the
position of ruijcrlntendont of the fair
grounds. The bids will bo received by
President W , H. Dennett until next Tuuru-