Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
JtHSTE 19 , 1871. OKAIIA , SATURDAY MOBiNXtfG , HAY 22 , 18J)7 ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY rtVE CENTS.
OPPOSE THE POOLING BILL
Interstate Commoroa Commission Gives
Voice to Its Views.
TIME FOR LEGISLATION INOPPORTUNE
If CoiiKreNN Think" OllicrnUe , 1'rn-
I > IIHI-I | MciiMire Mliniilil He Anieiiileil
Letter lo Senator C'ulloni uu
tlie Hulijecl.
WASHINGTON , May 21. The Interstate
Commerce commission hon sent to Senator
Cultom of Illinois the following letter In re
sponse to n request for suggestions regard-
Ins tliu pooling bill : .
Inferring lo your verbal request for flii
Ktstlotm from thlB commission or nny of IIB
members , respecting the pending scnnle Mil
No , UU7 , or propowe'd legislation to nmend
the nut to rcRUlnte commerce. It Is not
practicable In u single iltiy to prepare a bill
or to mill iniirh to the miirir tlonn made to
your HUbcomtnlttcc yesterday.
On Jnntiary 2S. IS'Ji , UiM commission Bent
to tlm honorable committee uu Interstate
nml foreign commerce or tlio house a com
munication , n copy of which IM herewith
enclosed. Hinting sumo rcasona why nt that
time nil the members of this commission
opposed the poRsagc of a bill then pending ,
the mnln provisions of which nre BUbatntt-
tlnlly thn same IIH that now under consld-
oration by your honorable committee. Iho
rciiHoiis for non-action then nro BtrotiKcr
now , there licliiK five or more cases pending
In fore the United States supreme court In-
vo'vlng the most Important provisions of
the net. Tlic-Hi ! cnsen have been already
tiled nnd await the decision of the court.
When decided we shall know what the law
Is nnd better know In what respect , If nny ,
U should be changed.
8PGGKSTRD AMENDMENTS.
The chief purpose of those who urge Im
mediate leRlslatlon under present conditions
Is to authorize pooling and undo the recent
decision of the supreme court In the Trans-
misKourl anti-trust case , ns provided In
the proposed fifth section , which IH Identi
cal 'with a like provision In the po-culled
J'ntterBon bill of the house , No. 3SS7 , llrst
session. Fifty-fourth congri-sH. This wiv be-
JUvyi ! should not bn done , but should con
gress'determine otherwise , and deem Itwise
to authorize pooling. It should lie done only
on terms 'which will prevent the utilise of
this privilege granted. In our opinion this
cannot , be done except by gunranlees se
cured before the authority to pool Is given
nnd before the contract goen Into effect ,
The canters , whether by railroad , lake or
river for nil nre included before being nl-
lowed to pool Hhoulcl specify their rntcH or
the tralllc or business lo bo pooled , nnd the
contract , with maximum rates establishe
us a part of It , should be subject to ap
proval by the commission before taking ef
fect. The provision In the proposed bll
that the commission mny set aside the pool'
Ing contract after It has taken effect am'
become operative Is misleading. Any sucl
attempt at the annulling of a contract by
the commission the carriers will resist nt
unreasonable nnd unlawful nnd will bu
result In vexatious , expensive , Intermlnabli
nnd , to the commission , unsuccessful law
B ults.
REPEALS ANTI-TRUST LAW.
The proposed change In section G that "I
nhall bo unlawful for common carriers ,
whether subject to this act or not , to cnte :
into agreement * not forbidden by the llftl
Bi'ctlou of this r.et In regard to making am
maintaining thn lawful rates , farea and
charges specified In the separate or Join'
trnllh : schedules , published an required bj
this section , " Is Intended to amend the nntl-
itrust law as construed by the Huprcmf
court so ns to exempt from that net car
rlers both by railroad and by water anil
what Is said above In respect to the llfth o
pooling section applies as well to thl ;
amendment of the sixth section.
The tlmo of notice of Increase and rcduc
* Ion or rates we hellove should be extendei
to at least sixty days. The facility wltli
which rates are. cnt or reduced on three
days' notice and Increased nftcr ten days' '
notice leads to nnd encourages the prac
flees which result In uncertainty and Insta ,
blllty of rates nnd charges. In other re.
ppects the changes proposed In section G o
the existing law , though relating chiefly t
details , are approved.
The change proposed to section 9 of th
net properly drops so much of the section
no relates to the crimination of witnesses
testifying. The act of February 11 , 1S33
nnd tne so-called Ilrown decision constltut
the law on that subject. We approve th
new section 10 , except the omission or re
peal of the Imprisonment clause. In ou-
opinion this clause should bo restored si
that the court In Its discretion may 1m
prison flagrant and repeating offenders.
In the new section 12 the clause relatlnp
to. the crimination of witnesses Is omlttei
, tis It Is In sectoln 9 and for the rcasoi
nbovc stated.
The proposed amendment to section 1
authorizes th commission to require an
Bwers to petitions or complaints to bo vorl
lied ; also requires testimony to be talcei
down , written out and ( lied. In accordant
with the present practice of the commls
BlCJIl.
BlCJIl.INDEFINITE
INDEFINITE OIIANT OP POWER.
Section 14 , as proposed , repeals so much o
the present law as makes the findings of tin
commission prlma facie evidence In all ju
dlclal proceedings as to "Every fac
found. " This provision of existing lav
Ehould be continued In full force.
Neither by the fifteenth section ns It I
proposed to be changed nor by nny othe
pending provision Is the commission em
powered In express terms to iletermln
what Is as well as what Is not n reanonabl
rate. Until after the derision of the socla
circle case , March 30 , 1S % , the right and
duty of the commission after duo notice ,
hearing nnd Investigation to fix n maximum
legal rate In n case tried was never nerl-
oiMly questioned. The authority of the
commission to ascertain nnd declare the
reasonable and legal maximum rate In
cases HO heard and tried has been raised
nnd Is Involved In several cases awaiting de-
r.lnlon by Inn supreme court already referred
to. If It Is the. purpose of , congress to makti
the commission only n bureau of Investiga
tion without authority through the courts
or'otherwlHo ' lo correct abuses found on In-
.vestlgatlon to exist , we submit that It
phould be plainly so stated In the lav , , to
thn end that thu public may not bo misled
In the lioMef that thenIs In existence a
statute under which ascertained transpor
tation abuses may bo corrected ,
ENFORCEMENT OF FINDINGS.
In our opinion the authority of thn com
mission , now that Its authority Is < | ues-
tloned , to determine and order reasonable
rates In nine * tried when In the rates arc
challenged , should br granted and staled In
unquestionable terms nnd proper means
provided for enforcing Btieh determination ;
nnd im we believe , n provision of law maiy-
tng such determination and order of the
commission obligatory on the carriers at
onoii and until reversed or set aside by a
court of competent lurlsdlcllon , will afford
Inn best gutimntop for the observance nnd
enforcement of such orders. If such pro
vision for making Iho orders of the com
mission effective ) shall bu dec-mrd unjustifi
able then other adequate means should bu
provided for carrying such orders Into ef
fect. For this purpose the proposed amend
ment of section in and the new section IRA ,
It Is believed , will Improve the existing law.
Tlm proposed amendmcnla of KCI.-UOII 20
meet our approval.
Respecting other uinendmentx of the net to
regulate commerce , we have In our annual
reports , as provided for by said net , recom
mended several which are deemed essontlnl
for making the net effective In accordance
with Its purpcncs , Two of these are so ur
gent that we respectfully ask they may be
made a part of any legislation amending the
net. One of tin-no Is an amendment provid
ing for uniform clapHlflentlon. The other
relateH to rates and charges from the son-
bourd on Import * . In ren > ert to which wo
recommended action by congress In our an
f. nual report for Hint , p.igcs 13 nnd 11. Re
spectfully ,
WILLIAM II. MORRISON.
% Jl'DSON U. CLEMENTS ,
Wo concur In the foregoing suKirwillons.
with the following qualifications ; We would
not OKXJSO tli 11 pas sago of a pooling ; bill
I- provided the other amendments which arc
necncsary to make the Interstate commerce
If Jaw effective were made n * a part of that
f bill. Wo are oppoaud to the passage of
the pending bill , or of any other pooling
Mil , until thl commission IK jrlven , by
milliible nmendmiMitH , the power In fact
which It Is supposed to have and must have
In order to carry out the inn poses of the
law to regulate commerce. We believe that
the questions Involved In Iho proposed legis
lation iiro of paramount Importance and
Phould only bo acted upon with the most
inaturu consideration , and that any led-
liUlon at the present time would be unwit > c ,
J. D VKOMANS.
O. D. PROt'TV.
When you buy a proprietary article , look
Bt It before thu nalmmim wrapt It uji , uml
mure younselt that you are getting tlir
right thins. Substitution la rauipanU
Il IMACI $ TO DEPOSIT AV1I.I * .
Found In nil 1'rn ConlnliiliiKT "I"
AVIto'i AxlioN.
SAN FHANC1SCO , May 21. A will , de
clared to be n forgery , and discovered In the
urn containing the ashes of the testator's
dead wife , Is one of the scnnatlon.il featured
that will bo presented In the contest over
the estate of the late Jacob 7. . Davis , the
San Francisco millionaire , philanthropist and
patron of nrt.i anil sciences.
Davis was born In Philadelphia and WAS
a man of hobbles , Not the least of these
was n dcfilrc to collect the remains ot his
relative : In the old Ditnkard church yard at
Ocrmantown , ntnr Philadelphia , where he
expended over $10,000 In erecting white
marble hcadMones over their graves. lie
al o caused to be built an addition to the
Id church , and It wan during a vlnlt to
'hlladclphla to attend to the completion of
ho structure that he died In October last
t the Continental hotel.
Davis was at one tluie president of the
; oclcty for the prevention of cruelty to chll-
'ton. and took a deep Interest In the State
'lining ' bureau. During bis life he not only
gave them a great deal pt money , but marte
hem preicnts of statuary , ore and minerals.
On the night of his death. It Is stated , Davis
ent for John Senderllng , a relative , and re-
qucatcd him to write at hlo dictation what
lie Intended to be his will , Sendorltng had
nearly completed the document when Davis
uddcnly declared that his pulse hail stopped
waling. A few minutes later he died.
This uncompleted document Scndrrllng
lUbmlttcd to the American Trust company
and to a lawyer In Philadelphia. He was ad-
. 'Iflfd that , while there was no signature to
ho paper , such documents liave been con-
itrucd by courts to be wills , and he accord-
ngly filed It with the trust company. Three
.vccks . after Davis" death , and after Alexander
: ) oyd , his partner , and E. B. Mastlck , . his
Ifo long frlenil and attorney , had searched
tilgh and low for a will without avail , the
ilocumcnt now before the probate court , malt-
ng Lb.zle Mulr and Mrs. Hcllc Curtis the
sole legatees ot the dead millionaire , mys-
crlously appeared. It Is alleged to have
been found In the urn containing his wife's
asheo. The document was filed for ptobate
and Is now being contested by the nephew
and niece at the east , Catherine Stead and
Joseph Wilson , who set .up . that the paper
: s a forgery , Is not the Mast will of Davis , or
if It la , that It 'was ' made at a date when
10 was of weak mind nnd tinder undue In
fluence. _
VAM.EY OF niO UllAMIIPIOOIEI .
Great Dimmer Dime ( o Fnrms In ( lie
IjllW I.lltlll.
DENVER , May 21. According to dispatches
rom New Mexico , heavy rnlna have BO
swollen the Hlo Grande and other streams
that considerable damage has already been
done and more Is threatened. The volley
north and south ot Albuquerque Is Inundated.
The Email Mexican villages of ranchers at
Los ' Padlllos , llarelas and Atrlsco , near
Albuquerque , are partly submerged and a
number of houses are surrounded by two feet
of water. If the rise continues a number of
adobe houses will bo washed down , valley
farms will be obliterated and there will be
sreat distress among the small farmers. A
: iumber of men are watching the dyke north
of Albuquerque. It IK believed there Is no
mmedlate danger ot Its giving way.
A heavy hailstorm killed thousands of
lambs , besides a great number of sheep.
Near Las Vegas and Springer , and up
through the lied river country , streams are
reported out of their banks and bridges
washed away. Impeding travel for several
days. Considerable damage Is reported In
the Hot Springs canyon. .Ono of the dams of
the Las Vegas water company was carried
out. It Is impossible to ford the Canadian
river. Wires along the Atchlson , Topeka &
Santa Fe and Denver & Rio Grande rail
roads In New Mexico arc prostrated.
WAHUANT FOR KI.ECTION OFFICE11S
i'l wllli nuolorliip Ri'tnritu nt
School Ilonril Election.
ST. LOUIS , May 21. Prosecuting Attorney
Johnston today Issued warrants for the ar-
rcet of four Judges ol election and one clerk
for alleged frauds perpetrated at the school
board election last Tuesday. The men charged
with signing false returns arc : William
Moellcr , republican ; James J. Moran , demo
crat : C. H. Schokmlller , republican ; Thomas
F. Carey , democrat , and Thomas F. Uunn
democrat. The last named was an .onicei
at the Ninth preclnet. Fourteenth ward , am
the others were Judges of election al the same
placo. The attention of the election commis
sioners was first called to the condition of
affairs In the precinct named by Edward R.
Johnson , republican , who WES a cUrk with
Dunn on election day. The storj told by
Johnsoni wna to the effect that after the
polls had been closed the four Judges de
cided to fix up the returns to eult them
selves. Johnson protested against this mode
of procedure and was told lo shut his mouth.
Ho protested again and was Informed that
It ho did not keep still ho would be thrown
out of the building. lie refused to sign
after the others had done eo and the )
knocked him down and kicked and pummelci
him.
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.N A H1VAI. Toil MOXTB CAUl.O.
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Said < < > He IiitrrcHtt-il In iho
Ilfiil.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 21. It has : leaked
out here that the concession obtained by
Jesse Grant and his associates from the Mex
ican government for lauds surrounding the
famous Hot Springs of Tin Juanla , across the
boundary line , covers -also n privilege for
running a lottery arid gambling devices. It
'
Is said that Grant docs no't Intend to enter
the business , but that eastern people are
prepared to take control of this feature of
the concession , while Grant attends to the
colonization and development of the min
eral waters.
The Identity o ( the eastern people U nol
known , hut it has been learned that
the Dwyera nre figuring on the purchase
of the Rlerson and San Antonio ranches ,
Bomo miles ! > elo\y Tla Junnla , to be used for
raising racing atork , A local real eh.
man who U haiiillitiK the matter for Grant
and his associates Is authority for the state
ment that the liift'U.'U'il ' purclmse.ru declare
they will build1 the finest gambling liou. e in
the world at the springs , to cost $2,000,000
and to Include every game of chance Icnowu ,
The deal Is to bo. closed this week.
\Vfiiniiii .Sfiilrucrd lo lliuiKr.
ST. LOUIS , May 21. For the first time in
the history of Mlryourl a woman has been
found guilty of murder In ( lie first degree
and will bo sentenced to hang. The woman
la Pcnrl Walters , who deliberately killed
Lilian WaiMell , colored. When the verdict
was read Pearl Wallcm cat -as If dazed. Slit
shortly sprang up nnd thrleked like a mad
woman ami In that condition was led back
Into Jail.
Golil EiiKTiittril for. . K run or.
NEW YORK , May 21.--Lazsr-l Frercs.
agent for the Dank of Franco , will ship
$1,200,000 In geM by the French liner to-
morrow. This Ui the tlr.it engagement ol
the week.
Hi-nil Hiriifk I I'livi'im-nt ,
John Selboi'B , u farmer from Papllllon
was drlvlnt' down 1/t'avi-nworlh street yes
tcrdny afternoon , when hie Hplrltf-d team o
colts became frightened iitnr the corner o
Eighteenth and ran u vny Selbore win
thrown lo the brick pavement and quite
severely Injured. He was picked up In in
unconscious condition nnd taken to the Btu
lion. When lie retained hi. * BIIBS hln mini
appeared to be affected. The city physical
attrndtd him and stated that there wer
evidences of concussion of thu brain. Bel
boi g will bo taken to n hospital until his
friends can lie located.
\ViintM the , Tlf Sj-vcrnl. * v
Jennie U NeWlon hn applied toT Uie
courts for u dlvorcq from NVallnotf E. Is'tw
'
ton on the grounds of drunkenness. urn
cruelly. She ullepi-n that -hi' wn ? murrlri
to Newion In' t'xbrldgo. Mam . In April
1OT7 Shu also ulli-fea thai In isni Newtor
. 'omim-nred the excessive use of liquor ai -
Hiilijec-tcd htr to itll Ulmln c-f cruel Irvai
mtnt llmilly driving hrr from the Itonn
Sbu never returned uud asks that ghu b
granted a Ulvorcn. ' /
WHERE SOMEONE BLUNDERED
Secret of the Failure to Secure Seduced Ho-
turn Bates.
ALL THE RESULT OF A MISUNDERSTANDING
VlNllnrM ( n Kxii > nlllon Cortirrnlnne
l.uj-lntr Conlil llnvc Scoured Cheni
Itnlt'H Homo Ilnd Tlioy Ali-
| tlIvil to Proper 1'artlcN.
Rvcr .slnco the exercises ot laying1 the
ornerstone of the Tronsmlrolsslppl Kxposl-
Ion on April 22 there has been some trouble
n the lianas of several passenger men here ,
uc to a failure ot n large number ot Masons
vho eamo to'.tho city to participate In the
exercises to obtnln n reduced return rate ,
t would seem as though the railroads had
> ccn unjustly censured In the matter , es
pecially the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis
t Omnha road , which brought In n largo
number of Mceonn from Blair , Teknmah and
other points along Its line.
An Investigation Into the trouble shows that
ho Masons could have secured the one-third
rate for their return trip had they made an
ffort to have their ticket certificates prop-
rly stamped. Just before this occasion a
rate of ono and one-third regular fare to
Omaha was announced on account of the
ncetlng of the Nebraska Association of
L.ocal Flro Insurance agents. April 20-21 ,
vllh the final return limit , April 24.
W. U. Uowen , representing the Masonic
raternlty , took advantage of this announce
ment , and In a postscript to his circular to
the Masons of thel elate- Invited them to the
imposition exercises nnd called attention to
: he reduced rates that had been offered.When
the Masons came to the office of the grand
secretary they wcro referred to B. L. Bald
win of the Fire Insurance Agent } - association
tion to have their certificates duly 'stamped.
Mr. Baldwin states that lie kept his office
in the First National Bank building open
jntll 0 o'clock on 'Arbor day , nnd all' day on
Friday nnd again on Saturday of that week.
H was necessary that 100 ticket certificates
should bo presented to him before Joint
Agent Munn of the railroads could order the
one-third rate for the return trip applicable.
As tliero wcro but sixty-seven of these
llcket certificate ! ? presented , none of the flro
Insurance agents or the Masons secured the
reduced rate that was expected.
annvnxc OF TUB ELKHOHX.
Hurt .Succeed * VtMviiinn oil the Hoard
of DIrcctorN.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
Railroad company was held at the head
quarters In the United States bank building
yesterday. The following directors were
elected to servo during the ensuing year :
Marvin Hughltt , Albert Keep , M. L. Sykes ,
David P. Klmball , M. M. Klrkman , Horace
G. Hurt and J. B. Redfield. The only
change In the board of directors was the
election of Horace G. Hurt , formerly general
manager of the Elkhorn and now third vice
president of tbo Northwestern system , to
succeed W. H. Newman. The latter for
merly held the position In the Northwestern
now occupied by Mr. Hurt , but resigned
last summer to go with the Great Northern
railway ,
Thera was nd other business transacted at
Iho annual meeting , no annual report or
other statement of business being received.
Peter Whitney , general townslte agent of
the Elkhorn , acted as secretary of the meet
ing. Ho practically held the meeting by
himself , his principal duty being to receive
and. record the proxies of the numerous ab
sentees. Scarcely any ot the occupants ol
the general offices knew that a meeting of
the company was In progress.
RATES FOR \VESTI3KN TOURISTS ,
Round TrlpN "Will Reinnln the SIMIIO
IIH Heretofore.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Smllh
ot the B. & M. returned yesterday from
St. Louis , where ho had been In conference
with other passenger men of western lines
on the subject of summer tourist rates to
Colorado. The rates will be practically the
same as have prevailed for several seasons
past. The round trip rate from Mlssour
river points to Colorado common points wll
bo } 25. The tickets will go on sale June 1
and the final return limit will be October 31
Stop-over privileges mny bo obtained for
points west of Colorado common points.
On account of the chenp rates to Call-
fornia for the Christian Endeavor convention
and In order to thwart the scalpers who ex
pect to manipulate these cheap westboum ,
tickets , greatly reduced one-way rates wll
bo made for Colorado points nt the same
time. Just what these rntca will be linn not
yet been announced. They will be deter
mined at a conference between the executive
committee of the Western Passenger OBBO
elation and General Passenger Agent Lomax
of the Union Pacific In Chicago this morning
FIVE ROADS OUTSIDE OF THE FOM1
Wentern MneH Full toSlKii tlie l'an-
The Union Pacific , the Canadian Pacific
the Chicago Great Western , the Wlsconsh
Central and the Minneapolis & St. Louis are
atlll out of the fold of the Western Passen
ger association , greatly to the worrlment o
the railroads that have entered their names
on the roll book of the reorganized passes
gcr association.
As the Union Pacific Is holding aloof fron
the general passenger association and all Its
various bureaus It has not yet consented to
enter any local passenger association.
Up lo date no signs of a rate war between
the roads that are In and the roads that are
out of the arcoclatlon has appeared , but. a
well Informed paraengcr man i-ald yealerday
that such a sign might bob up serenolj
mcst any day now , as there Is not the slight
est Indication that any of the five roads
named nbovo will over join Mr. Caldwcll's
little band.
1'nyliiir Union 1'nolllo
The receivers ot the Union Pacific railway
system give notice that the principal and In
tcrest on the Union Pacific equipment trim
5s , series U , and the April coupon , series A
of the eame bonds , will be paid on and aftcv
today at the Union Trust company , In Ne-v
York and at the office of the Union Pacific
receivers , 92 Ames building , Boston , The
amount on each bond of series B 13 Jl.OOC.C7
and on each coupon of both scries at $25.17.
A member of the reorganization committee
of the Union Pacific Hallway company says
that 95 per cent of all the outstanding -Union
Pacific stock has been deposited under th
plan of reorganization , ,
Evanilnlnur Condition of ll
Assistant City Engineer Stenger h been
making an examination of the old forty-foo
bridge on Fort street , Just cast of Thirtieth
with the result that the old structure wll
probably bo condemned. The bridge wai
found In a very dilapidated condition am
hardly susceptible of permanent repairs. Mr
Stcnger Is also looking up the Eleventh
street viaduct matter and the Doird of Pub
lie Works will take It up at An early date
The contract was awarded over a month ago
but active work has nut been begun
Tux Levy tlio Initiie.
James E. ICelby , assistant general sollclto
of the n. & M. , yesterday returned fron
HyannlB , where he represented'the rallroai'
company In un Important lawsuit , Tin
cause of the eult Is a Otapute between tin
tuthorltlftf ot Grant county and the official
of the railroad company over the propriety
ol thu latter'B paying tazen to Grant county
$417.01. The matter was taken
nder advisement by Judge * Kendall.
lOVEUX.ME.NT 1'RBSUXTS ITS CASK.
ConinitiltiMoti Ootnpnny Xot
Proper liitrrVcnor * .
ST. PAUL. May 21. Ex.-'Governor Hoadtey
f Ohio , counsel for the. United States , was
leird today In the petition ior Intervention
he Credits Commutation , company was
Jnlon Pacific foreclosu'rq s.ults before Judge
Siniborn. Governor Hoailley , contended that
he Credits ComniuUlton | . company was
neither a necessary not proper party to the
ctlon , ami thnt It wotflp. bp , simply encum
bering the case to allow. Jntorvenllon. Gov
ernor Hoadlcy said ho , hid , Ucen Instructed
> y tlio government to peijurc every lawful
advantage and concede nothing that was not
tut. He denied the Insinuation that there-
was nny combination between Iho govern
ment and the reorganization , committee In
ho proposed sale to the : latter , nnd paid a
high compliment to thojibUtyy nnd Integrity
and native honesty of Grower Cleveland.
SooUluir It all ron il Connection.
POUT TOWNBRND , Wash. , May 21. A
committee composed of five members of Hie
Board ot Trade Is flt work hero getting up
n company which proposes to Incorporate
with $500,000 capital for the purpose of con
structing a railroad from this place to a
mint where connection may be had with a
.rnnsconllncntal line. Much stock Is being
'
akcn , to bo paid for In land. Other towns
along the proposed line will be asked to
take stock , In which case Iho capital slock
will bo Increased to JI.000,000. The pro-
lectors assert that with rail connection with
i transcontinental line this Would bo the
terminal for Oriental nnd other deep water
vessels , and especially wheat carriers.
llnrn the llaltliuore t Ohio.
ATLANTA , May 21. W. N. Mitchell ,
southern representative of the- Baltimore
Ohio road , haa received advices that the
Southern railway and the South Carolina &
Georgia railroad have Jointly rittlflcd by lele-
graph the receiver of the Ballunore & Ohio
load that after May 30 they .will refuse to
handle nny vegetableo nnd fruits from the
South Carollun territory over the Baltimore
& Ohio. It la reported the pressure for this
has been put on- the southern 'roads by the
I'ennsylvnnla , which has for so long enjoyed
monopoly of the southern trade.
Deficit for the Fo.rtViiyne. . .
PITTSBURG , May 21 , The anriual meetIng -
Ing ot the Pittsburg , Fort Wayne- & Chicago
cage Railroad company of the Pennsylvania
company lines was held here today , and
the following directors elected : Charles. 13.
Specr , Plltsburg ; Edward P.William. . ; , Fort
Wayne ; John S , Kennedy , New York. The
receipts of the company for the year were
flO,022,267 : operating expenses , $ G,91G,72G ; net
earnings , $3,106,510. The rental paid the
lessors was $3,093,683 , leaving a deficit In
the operation to the lessee of $387,097.
Cnnndliiii 1'neinc Stiiyx Out.
CHICAGO , May 21. It has been definitely
declared that , after the present at least the
Canadian Pacific will not become a member
of the Western Passenger association. Gen
eral Passenger Agent MoNochol of thnt road
lias declared that In his. opinion the associa
tion Is a failure , as far as the maintenance
of rales Is concerned , and that the , Canadian
Pacific cannot enter the association until it
Is aesurcd that the tariff will be maintained.
Eii < ertnlii VlNltlniv ComliictnrM.
OAKLAND , Cal. , May 21. Tho. Ladles'
Auxiliary , Order of Hallway Conductors , gave
a reception In Magnolia hall- last night to
the eastern railroad conductors , several hun
dred ot whom were present. . Mayor' Thomas
welcomed the visitors. Grand Prcslflent-'Mre ,
Moore of the Ladles' auxiliary of the Order
of Railway Conductors .made a few remarks ,
as did also Mrs. Scwall.'Mrs. M. B. Twlss
and F. Plumb. ' t
I.nUo Shore MnkcM. n Loan.
CLEVELAND , May 21By a vote of the
stockholders ot the Lake ! Shore & Michigan
Southern railway tb.lS4morn.lng , It was de
cided to Increase the , Indebtedness of the
company to $ .10,000,000 JTY. K. Vanderbllt
chairman of the board of directors , and E
D. Worcester , vice president and secretary
were present. The loanlwill be negotlatec
at 3'/i per cent Interest ; payable seml-an
nually. '
Receive * , 'it .Promotion.
KANSAS CITY. May > * 2L Bcnton Quick
who has been associated Kvlth the ticket nnd
passenger department ! of the Missouri Pa
clfio railway In this city for thg last ten
years , has been promote to the position 01
city ticket nnd passenger , agent of the roai
at St. Joseph , Mo.
llonilliolilerH Aiipniv'p Reor i
NEW YORK , May . .21.It was .nnnouncci
today that at the meeting of the Chicago &
Northern Pacific railroad , 8S per cent of the
outstanding bonds were represented , and tha
the plan of reorganization and settlements
with the Northern Pacific were unanimously
adopted.
\Vllilcr I.eiivew tlic .JIlR Four.
CHICAGO , May 21. D , B. Martin , man
ager of passenger traffic -of 1he Baltimore & .
Oh'lo ' , confirmed this mornln's'tho rumor that
D. S. Wilder of the Big Fpur "would become
division passenger agent ol tbo Baltimore S.
Ohio at Columbus. O. . Juno .J.
Xoted unit 1'ernomilN.
Alexander ( Mitchell , commercial agent ol
the Milwaukee ' , at Salt Lak'e'.City , is in the
city , j-f
General WeHern , Agent Nflsn of the Mil
waukee went over to Chicago headquarters
last evening. *
Frank P. Wade , for seven years city tlcko
and passenger' agent of the Missouri Pacifl
nt St. Joseph , : ' resigned Thursday to take
effect June 1. He will bo Hucceeded by Ben
ton Quick ot Kansas City. Mr , Wade gee
to Chicago.
President Guy of the St. 'Louis ' Pcorla &
Northern railroad has purchased $1,000,000
worth of rails at 518 per ton nnd surveys
will bo commenced in a tcff weeks from
Springfield to Bast Clinton , 111The company
expects to build a line of 150 mllea In length
this year.
The Omaha road doef not expect to bo
bothered with tramps M It , was Jast season
This year Mayor Jones , tlio newly electci
executive officer of Blair ; has served notice
that ho will not tolerate Iho tramp nuisance
at all and has given tlio railroad company
assurance of protection from this unprofit
able class of travelers.
Two members of the gang of tramps tha
early yesterday morning raided the Union
Pacific station at North Bend , this state
have bccrv arrested at Schuylcr. Union
Pacific detectives are oarching for the third
nnd expect to capture ihlm In a few day
The railroad company jiutends to prosecute
thn hoboes to the full .extent of the law.
Reduced rotes of on4'8Ul ! one-thlrd reg
ular fare for the rourf < \ trip have been an
nounced by western ro4ds for the following
occasions : Convention 'of ' the Military Bur
geons ot the United Sluice , Columbus , O ,
May 25-27 ; meeting of the Nebraska Chris
tlan Missionary society ) Beatrice , June 29
Swedish Kvergellcal Mlialon Covenant , Chicago
cage , Juno 1 , '
Nicholas Wilkinson of Salt Lake City Is
suing the receivers' the Union Pacific for
$10,000 damages. Ho vns a car cleaner In
Iho employ of the Union Pacific and on Jun <
13 , 1&9C , was Injured b > faJHnR from tin
top of a car , Ho alleged that the acclden
was due to the continued uie of a fault }
hcso coupling , which be had previous ! }
warned the superintendent was out of order
Wouldn't Wtlir Out.
H. G. Hart of thLi olty has received
shoe from Osepr Frey .of York that la n
decided curiosity to dealers In footwear
It U n No. 5 child's hof of the Mtyle knowi
us Creole congress , llva Inchest In height
The sole Is fastened la the upper with llttl
hickory pega urn ! the hfrl with Iron nnllH
U wus made In nuyitlu twenty years aye
mil came to thlH country on the foot of i
Ittle emigrant H wua Ulucurdcd after huv
Ing done service for rrvrn other children
for the Bole reason tliut there were no m > r
little Uusslunu In that family to wr-ar It
\NOriIER \ GARBAGE SCHEME
lew Mova In the Matter Meets with Moro
Opposition.
DUMP PROPOSED INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS
Tliowo Wlin Oppone tin * IInn Sny II
U it Selieine to Jlt the ( lur-
IIIIKL Contr'ietor More
, cif u .Monopoly. , , I
There Is likely to be n vigorous opposition
to the passage of the new dump ordinance
which la now In the- hands ot the committee
on police of the city council. Some of the
ucmbcrs of the committee , who have been
investigating the ordinance , assert that It
represents the latdit scheme of the garbage
monopoly to get a still moro effective grip
on the profits.
The now ordinance oulhorlzes the Board of
Health to locate nnd malntnln a dumping
place on the river between the nlley between
Fnrnnm and Hartley streets nnd the south
line of Mason street for the deposit of nshes ,
manure , dead animals , garbage and offal ,
under rules and regulations to be adopted by
iho board. The real glut of the ordinance la
contained In ssctlon 2 , which Is ns follows :
'Tho contractor with the cUy of Omaha
for the removal of garbage , etc. , Is hereby
given the right , as well as others who are
allowed the privilege , to use said dumping
place for dumping purpcscs during the time
It la maintained and kept open. The use
of said dumping place by dumping nnd de-
poslllng thereat nshes , manure , dead ani
mals , garbage and oftnl by said conlractor
during the tltno It te maintained and kept
open shall not Invalidate said contractor's
contract with the city , nor shall It be a violation
lation ot said contract tor said contractor to
do so. "
It Is stated that the effect of this ordi
nance. If It becomes a law , will
bo to allow tha garbage contractor
to dump Into the river Instead of
hauling the garbage away and outside the
tliree-mllo limit , as required by his con
tract , nnd at the eamo time continue to en
joy his monopoly , with no reduction of the
high tariff that ho Is Allowed to charge.
The ordinance Is supported on the theory
that It Is designed to allow people to haul
their own garbage and dump It In Iho river ,
but It Is now nssertcd that this Is merely n
blind to secure a favorable consideration of
the ordinance by the council. If the ordi
nance is passed the garbage .contractor will
be empowered to dump In the river , "as well
as others who are allowed theprivilege. . "
But In the same section It Is provided that
tills shall not Invalidate the contract which
gives the contractor bis present monopoly.
Consequently It Is declared thnt the proposed
ordinance will simply nllow the contractor
to Increase his profits by the amount which
It now costs him to ship the gnrbage outside
the threo-mlle limit and without interfering
In the slightest degree with his monopoly.
The matter will be brpught up at the regular
committee meeting Mqnday nfternoon. Coun
cilman' Stuht and others who have been lookIng -
Ing up the ordjnanco will protest agalnat
Its favorable consideration.
.MISS CADY SVEAICS FOR MINORITY.
l Slilc of YouiiK AVoinc-n'ri
GlirlHtliiu AnMoalnlpn Coiitruverxy.
OMAHA , May 21. To the Editor of The
licet' ' So much-has > bccnjsald Inland out of
the newspapers regarding "the recent agi
tation In the Young Women's Christian as
sociation , all of which ha.3 been on the side
of the "Broad Basis , " and almost without
exception have the purposes and principles
of the other side cither been ignored or so
misrepresented as to be decidedly mislead
ing. The reversal of tha decision last Mon
day night was reported as being done by the
vote of an "overwhelming majority. "
"Is a , majority of fifteen "overwhelming , "
considering there are 300 active members at
this date In the association , in comparison
with the seven majority of a week ago , or a
clear thirteen m .Jorlty for the evangelical
baslw at that time ?
We had supposed that a majority even of
one settled a question. If fairly presented.
For two months this question has been
fully discussed ; the constitution was pre
sented at a regular association meeting , with
both majority meaning "Broad Basis" and
minority meaning evangelical basis re-
parts. These reports were also printed and
sent to every member. A well-attended meet
ing for free discussion was also held at the
rooms the Monday night previous ; besides all
thla urgent personal Invitations on postal
cards wcro scut , urging tlio presence of the
entire active membership at the regular busi
ness meeting. One hundred and twenty-one
active members responded. The majority re
port was first acted upon ; It was read by the
secretary , explained by the chairman , and ,
for fear any might not understand. Mm ,
Ford and Mrs. Hoobler helped to make It
very plain. The question was lost , 04 to 57.
Many then left and the minority report was
carried , 55 to 42.
Had that majority vote been on tlie other
side , would there bave been any ques
tion ? Was It not absolutely fair ? Wo
know that those on the evangelical side
hid decided to stand by the association
whatever verdict was rendered by the major
ity at that time. We gave credit to the op
posite side for the same sense of honor.
Last Monday night It was evident that
every 'effort had been used to bring out the
members who were oppoaed to the aetlon
taken at the previous meeting , ostensibly to
vote on the Incorporation question. With
all the newspaper work , personal work and
general agitation , only 159 active members
were present. A reconsideration of life ma
jority report was asked for on the plea that
It wan not understood at the previous meet-
Ing. A motion to that effect prevailed , even
though the attendance , while larger , was
not so representative of the working force of
the association as on tbo Monday night be
fore ; that Is , so many were there who have
not been In the work at all , and were labor
ing under the Impression that the evangelical
baals meant to narrow the work and to cx-
cludo every one not of the evangelical faith.
Now , what of that splendid minority , that
stood not on the popular side , but on the
basic principles underlying the Young
Women's Chrletlan association ? In that mi
nority arc many of the strongest women and
best workers In the association , even during
thu past years when tliero was no money anil
no trained secretary. The right U not always
popular nor thwo who stand for It always
appreciated , but the testimony of the seventy
minority cannot bo Ignored In the future
policy of the Omaha association.
Narrow-minded , bigoted nnd similar terms
have been freely applied to these advocating
the change , but "do massa of tbo sheep fold"
could even moro appropriately be quoted as
setting forth the principles of the evangelical
association. Tlio remarkable growth and In
fluence of the Young Women's Christian as
sociation and the Young Men's Christian as
sociation in the world ever ought to do a
convincing proof and forever a proof of Its
wldeness and Interest In all humanity.
It has been argued that there would bo no
substantial gain to this association In be
coming a part of the great International
movement ; we re now an Independent body.
There U not ( pace to argue this point , but
It means to tie association Just what a
federation of clubs or a conference of
churches mean to them. True , as has been
said , we have adopted all of the plan of
work ot the Evangelical association and ac
ccpled everything to bo gained from Its In
lernatlonal body , but what acknowledgment
do we make ? The result must be the eamo
lo an organization as to an Individual acting
In like manner. Can wo hope to succeed
In following this method U wo exclude Iho
vital principle that has given etrengtli and
Influence to tbo evangelical work every
where ?
There Is not ami has not been real harmony
In our association slnco the time when , many
feeling tint we were not reaching the real
situ ot the work , made aa attcmot to claco
the spiritual work on A par with the other
work of the association , nor can there be
harmony now only s these "who " have conr
vlctlon.i on this point plvo them up and
either Ignore the definitely rplrltual work or
else make It the most nominal thing : nol
that the others definitely object , but Indiffer
ence and silence arc often us effective as out
spoken opposition. It Is n clear Indication
of popular feeling and a serious reflection ou
our name that n leading minister said List
week that he "supposed that the rellglcus
work was merely Incidental , " and In that
rase our name Is a misnomer. No one who
knows association work suppotes for a minute
that wo advocate a "continued prayer meet
ing. " This Is evidenced by the growth In our
association of lunch , gymnasium , educational
work , 6ochl life , work for cash girls , etc.
Now a word In explanation of the derided
basis. The question Is not If n person Isor
IB not a Christian , for If ono has taken upon
herself the vows of the church , she must
eltlier bo true or perjure heieclf nnd that
rests between herself and God , At least she
stands before the world committed to an
evangelical faith. To make n work perma
nent nnd effective there n\ust \ be an agree
ment on foundation principles , and the evan
gelical churches agree In vital truths how
ever differing In noii-essentlnls , and so fur
nishes the best foundation for the young
men's and the young women's Christian as
sociations and only accepted by them after
long nnd prayerful deliberation. Uiifnfe.
Innately In the Omaha nsuotlatlon It was
charged that the change In the basis was di
rected especially against the Hoinnn Catholic
members , nnd would exclude them from the
privileges of the association. That there Is
n radical difference In llio teachings of the
Homan Catholic and the Vrolcstant evangel
ical church Is well known , and membeni of
the two churchfB cannot agree In the above
stated principles , ncnllzlng nnd claiming
this difference , there are In many nssocla-
lions on the evangelical basis large numbers
of Homan Catholic members , moro In most
Instances than we have ever had. Valu'ablo
members , gladly welcomed , working ton com
mittees If they choose , and charing the prlvl.
leges of tbo association , but because of tlio
restrictions of their own church cannot co-
opcrato In tlio religious work ns done by the
association. Not because they are "barred
out , " but because their church withholds
them from It. No one Is barred out , for even
now the associate member ennnot vote nor
hold ofllce , and It has not hitherto hccn ob
served that tlio larger part of the active
membership considered It an Important privi
lege.
lege.Who
Who arc rejoiced at the turn affair * have
taken ? Surely not our Lord and the angels
in heaven. How cm they when atheist nnd
Infidel , the Indifferent and the scoffer ro-
Jolco ? The church Is not perfect , yet it la
the nearest to giving us a foundation to
work on , and the commlralon to every Chris
tian Is to exalt the Christ nnd teach that we
arc saved by faith alone.
This question came because of the nsed to
Incorporate , nnd the advice given to nuke a
new constitution before we filed the articles
and then , to make the best constitution , thosa
who knew of the wider nnd far more elll-
clcnt work could not Ignore this question and
be loyal to conviction.
Trusting that the foregoing may In some
measure explain the position of the minority ,
I am still tlic firm advocate ot the all-around
work for young women. DORA CADY ,
General Secretary of the Young Women's
Christian Association ot Omaha.
In JiiNtlllcnlloii of Her. Irvlhc.
OMAHA , May 21. To the Editor of Tlio
Bee : I hope that you , who never hesitate
to tell the truth , will be bravo enough to
publish the following In defense of Hev. A.
F. Irvine :
Your Informant In regard to his leaving
Omaha omitted to mention that ho left to
raise funds to build a chapel upon the "bot
toms. " among the people "vylicyn.lio most
loved ; that his Btercoptlcon and slides were
stolen from him , and ho was left' sick and
In desperate want In. an Iowa town ; that ho
nevertheless returned to Omaha and gave
all he had raised by his lectures toward the
building of the chapel , which now stands
at Second and Williams streets , and that he
settled his small debts In Omaha by giving
orders upon those who owed him for services
rendered.
"A lie that Is half a truth Is the blackest
kind of a lie. " and the Informant who gave
you misleading facts without explanation
was guilty of base Injustice.
Mr. Irvine la a generous , Impulsive en
thusiast and such man always make mls-
takca and enemies. But no matter what his
past has been , his future Is full of promise
of a wide helpfulness and the public press
should be the Isflt to obstruct the course of
any ono who labors only to uplift and help
his weak and suffering fellow men.
Your friend In truth and Justice.
( The above la given publicity for the bene
fit of Mr. Irvine's friends , although The
Bee's policy Is to decline to print communlca
tlons from people afraid or ashamed to en
close their names. )
THIXIv TIII3Y I1AVI3 SCOUKIJ A I'OI.VT ,
Itx'i-d mill ICIrki-iiilulI
Hope ( o Secure
tinCrtlKlilon Tlu'utiT.
A. L. Ilced and F. P. Klrkendall , who an
scrt that they purchased the Crelghlon the
ater building at foreclosure sale , have been
notified by the supreme court to increase
their bond filed as a guaranty that they
would make good their bid for the property
when the sale Is confirmed. This order Is re
garded as a most favorable sign by Messrs.
Heed and Klrkcndall. This action of the
supreme court was laVcn In overruling a
motion filed by 13. W. Nash , who also In
sists that ho purchased the property. Mr.
Nash asked the court to vacate the bond
filed by Itced and Klrkcndall , and the argu
ment which was made on this motion
virtually went to Iho merits of the case ,
showings being made as to the proceeding
at the time ot the eale and the claim of need
and Klrkcndall to a decree confirming the
sale being argued.
Tlio court did not pass on the merits of
the cae , hut Messrs. Itced and Klrkendall
argue that Iho fact that the court made an
order Increasing their bond , knowing all
the facts In the case , augurs well for the
ultimate success of the ) ! ' appeal , and they
expect to have the sale confirmed in them
when the case Is tried. The bond filed by
Uccil and Klrkcndall was for 110,000. and the
court has ordered It Increased to $25,000.
Pending the decision of tlio case the ( heater
building remains In the hands of tbo Crelgh-
tou Theater Building company , ,
W1II313I > .MA.V ISSOAI'BS 1'UMSIIMIj.Vr.
Court JXnililH tlio Cnrri'titiiCNM of it
I'ollermiin'H AVadili.
There was a question of veracity Thura-
day afternoon In police court between II , W.
Vcrllng , arrested about a week ago for
scorching down Leavenworth street , and Of
ficer Inda , who made the arrest. The court
decided In favor of the former and dismissed
the case.
The policeman alleged that ho sighted the
wheelman at Twenty-first and kcavenworlh
btretta , when ho was coming like the wind
and Immediately pulled out his watch. Ac
cording to the chronometer It took the
cyclist Just twenty-two seconds to cover the
two blocks from Twenty-flret to Nineteenth.
The officer halted the wheelman at the latter
Btrcet corner.
Vlerllng on the other hand maintained that
it took him onu minute and a half to cover
the distance. Ho timed lilmuelf by a street
car , prctmmed to be going at a speed of
eight miles an hour or less.
I il fiitlnVn SI. Chi I r r.
Mrs. B. Hurutall of f.30 South Twenty-firth
avcnuo , ' wliosc pockets were picked or 111
Thursday afternoon nearthe postolllce , yes
terday Identified Evcretto St. Claire as
ono of'the men who Jcutlcd against tier at
the t'lmo , St. Claire was arrested on suspi
cion Thursday nlgUU
Mce Promotion for I'Vniu1.
V , F , Fenne , for the past live years chief
clerk In the truillc department of the
Cuduhy 1'acklng company at Bouth Omaha ,
1ms Just resigned his position to accept the
clerktfhlp In the general rlulm ofllce of the
Missouri railway at Bt. I-ouls. He will bo
succeeded at Bouth Omaha I > y J. W. Itobb ,
formerly cur accountant of the Cudahy
1'acktng company ,
SCOTT GIVES THE SNAP AWAY
"Pah" Distrust His Loyalty and Assault
Him with a Revolver.
PEACHES ON HIS TWO PARTNERS
Sny * t1m < DntiKliiN nnd Andrew * Trlcil
to liiilui-i- Him ( o AnnlM In llold-
IIIR I'p nnd Uolililim it
MlltvuuUi > c > Trnlti.
According to the * tatcmcuts of the mem
bers of the detective f'orco of this city the
arrest of ono man In Council Bluffs Thursday
nlglit and of another In this city yesterday
has put a decided quietus upon nil
alleged plan to hold up last night's
6.10 : o'clock . Milwaukee passenger
train between 'tho ! city and Conn *
ell BlufTs. It Is stated that a quarrel be
tween crooks brought about the disclosure ot
the Bclieme , an assault upon the man who
"peached" and the consequent arrest ot two
criminals.
The three principals In tlio CAIMJ arc Sam
Douglas , Frank Andrews nnd Joe Scott. The
latter Is the man who gave the plan away
to the police and who was badly beaten ,
Ho Is now lu Council Bluffs. The olhcr
two men are accused of making the lUNiuiH
upon him and arc charged with assault with
Intent to kill. Douglass was arrested Tluira-
day night In Council IllnfTf. Andrews was ar-
rrsted In this clly by Dclectlvrfl Savage nnd
Dcmpwy.
Scott was In Omaha Thursday and made
a statement lo Detective Savage. Ho eald
that Douglas and Andrews tried to Induce
him to go Into the plan of holdlnixup the
train yc.sterday. He refused to do so.
Detective Bevago did not pay much attention
to the statement ! } of the man , believing
that there was. nothing In them.
Scott went over to. Council Bluffs and met
Douglas and Andrews near the transfer depot.
Hte says that he told the men that lie In
tended to give their scheme away to the
police. Ho charges that the two men there
upon brutally assaulted him. He alleges also
that one of them drew n revolver and threat
ened to shoot him. He reported the assault !
to the Council HluffH police nnd Douglas
was located late Thursday night and placed
under arrest.
Andrews Is believed to be the man who
pasted a couple of worthlcfs checks for $15
In this city a couple of weeks ago. One ot
the victims was the firm of Peterson & Fer
guson , grocers nt Twentieth nnd Martha
atreetfl. The other was a groccryman named
Beck.
SI3M3CTIOX OPKICI3IIS.
Hoard of I'nlillcVorUn Si-l < ' < - < Koro-
liu-il ami Iiixt | < - < < tor * .
The appointments of foremen and inspectors
specters were made by City Engineer Hcae-
water at the meeting of the Board of 1'ubllo
Works yesterday aflerncoa , and they wcro
unanimously confirmed by the board. Wil
liam Hutton was the only man on the force
who was retained , and the others were com
pelled to make way for ncjv men. With om >
or two exceptions the appointees are ex
perienced men who have previously hold sim
ilar pcsltlons. - i
By virtue of yesterday's appointments Ed
Taylor and Michael Lee will oucceed S. Y.
Sanson and John Yerak as Inspectors ot
water and sewer connections and street cuts.
Their salaries were fixed at $70 a month.
William Hutton becomes foreman of the
sewer flushing department to succeed Fred
Conemeyer at $70. Lee Yatcs nnd Joe Doherty -
herty were appointed as helpers at ? GO. J.
C. Holt was made foreman of the sewer re
pair gang. Ho succeeds George Reid at a ,
salary of $75. J. A. Beverly succeeds J. II.
Brown as foreman of the street department
at $05. Thomas Hamlln was appointed Inspector
specter of the recurbing on South Sixteenth
street at $2.50 a day for the actual tlmo em
ployed.
The designated monthly salaries are
slightly less than the city has previously-
paid for the same work when the tlmo was
mndo up by the day.
P. H. Mahoney wna the only bidder on
grading the alley In block C In Shlnn's addi
tion. Ills bid was 25 cents a yard and It
was rejected and a readvcrtlscment ordered.
The fact that two members of the board
wcro wheelmen was Immediately In ovldenco
In a vigorous kick from Comptroller AVcat-
bcrg nnd Building Innpp."tor Butler on the
fact that aoine of the Hldowalk contractors
are In the habft of scattering chunks ofelag ;
and gravel over the paved atreets. They
&tated that North Twentieth and vnrloun
other streets had been made nearly Impas
sable for wheels by this carelessness and tlm
board decided to take the matter up as goon ,
ac possible and secure the aid of the pollco
In the enforcement of the ordinance.
( iKIUIAN CO.NSI'h AT CUATISMAfeA.
Huron Vein HITKIT I'IIHNI-H TliroiiKu.
Oinnliii on | | Wny IH ( .
Baron W. W. Vom Barger , German consul
for Guatemala , pifaed through the city last
evening while on hjs way from tlio I'aclflc
coapt to New York City. The baron was 3c-
companlcd by liLi wife , daughters and a
party of frlcndfl , In all ten persons. They
occupied several Kcctlons ot the Union I'a-
clfic-Northwestern .slcejjer.
The distinguished German official had llt-
tlo to ray of thn country In which he lm >
been stationed for _ gcvcral years past , ex
cept that It had suffered alike with tlio
other countrlcH of the North American con
tinent from ( he late hard times. Ho thought
tlm present business outlook In Guatemala
much better ; He and a number of his party
looked over the now depot grounds and nskoil
numerous questions on regards Omaha , llu
population and commercial advantages. Ho
stilted that himself and party would go di
rect to New York City , and nftcr a sojourn
of a few days would lake the elcamer to
the liomrfl of the party In Berlin ,
The baron his been stationed In Guatemala.
for a term of four years. He expects to
receive n reappolntment to the eame position.
nt the hands of his government.
Hnlooii Ki'i'prirriHtid for ( iiiiiililliiKr.
Harry Urnndels , a miloon keeper nt Tenth
and Mnnon streets , wna arrested yesterday
afternoon on ft charge of gambling. The
arrest arises from the complaint of Hurry
1' . Morrell , a Jockey from Stl'lwnter ' , Minn , ,
who nlltges thnt Thurfdtiy nfternoon ho
W.IH fleeced of his writuh nnd $20 In cash Iti
the saloon. Morrell first Hinted to the po
llco that while drunk Thursday ho Imd liecn
robbed of his property by two men named
O. A. Uidcley and W. O. Connors , rtoth ot
these men were ni rested nnd c-hiirgcd with
larceny 'ram the person , At the Htutlon
Ludeley and Connors nHscrled Unit they bad
shaken dice with Morrell and ho hud lost
bin money nnd Jewelry. They also Hinted
that lirandelH had taken part In the game.
The men's stories , however , worn conflict
ing , IIH Lndi-loy , upon whom WDH found the
watch , first said thnt lie hud luken It from
Morrell for fmfo keeping. Morrtll still mnln-
tnlns thnt he wtis robbed of hla money and
watch ,
Koi-plnu Tali oil QiiCMllonul > ] II IIHI-M' .
The cottage occupied by "Plunk" Hender
son at 514 South JTourUTnth utrect Is Just
at present an object of Intercut lo thn po
lice. Thursday night the place wim nildedl
and four IIL-KTO women wvre arrested on a
charge of being Inmates of a disorderly
house. Their cases are ut present pending
In thu police court. Yesterday Hcnilernoii
WUB arrested on Iho charge of being the
keeper of the place , Thn police say them
are a number nf similar resorts of Blmdy.
reputation outside of the tenderloin din-
trlct nnd thnt they Intend suppressing them )
ns fast as located. Numerous complalntu
of larcenies from the person hove been re
ported from the rutabllshment kept liy Hen
derson. The pollco Intend to iiuibe u text
cuBe of the present arrest.
An honest storekeeper will not i/jr to con
vlnrt buyers that ho knows what
be'.lrr Hun they do.