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\ 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. .ESTABLISHED JU E 1J ) , 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY 83 , 1SJ)7 TWELVE PAGES. SENILE COl'V FIVE CENTS. DIRECTOR OF ART EXHIBIT Eip.cutlvo Committed of tlio Exposition is Now Consid'ring This Subject. CONSULT A , II. GRIFFITHS OF DETROIT Mmle. ntt to Hxteiit nml Seope. of Hie. Department , mill Amount \Moiiey Which .May ll . .Ueunlre l. The regular weekly meeting of the oxccu- live committee of the exposition was held nt tlio Commercial club rooma ycetcrday afternoon. Tlio early part of the mcotlnR was taken the committee - up wltli n consultation between too and A. II. Grltmhs of Detroit , an nppll- tint for tlio position of nrt director of the cxp-wltlon. Mr. Orlmtlis told the commit- tie about himself , and epoke generally re garding his Ideas of the bcsi .ucthod of sc- curlrs pictures and other works of art which would go to make a creditable art dliplay. RegJrdlng remuneration Mr. Griffiths said ho would want $4.000 for the entire period of his engagement and his expenses In the traveling which might bo necessary In con nection with the securing of pictures , etc. Ho volunteered to subscribe for $1,500 of his enlnry for exposition stock. He aaltl It would ho necessary to make a personal call upon artists and other owners of desirable works of art tir order to secure them , as letters would never accomplish this result. He esti mated the probable expense of making a good ait exhibit at about $18.000. The matter of engaging 'Mr. ' Griffiths wtn deferred until the next regular meeting. A report waa read from the secretary of the iHoard of Lady Managers regarding the educational exhibit aud Individual com petition which Is being Instituted by the I ) rd. The secretary estimated that the In- coino from this competition would be about T15 , 000 and said that the expense of promot ing the flcheme would bo about $3,000. The fiecrp.tary also as'.teil for Information re garding working In Iowa. She ald that the Iowa members of the woman's board , Mrs. iRccd and Mrs. Keycs of Council Blurts , had teer. told by the vice-president of 'the ex position for Iowa , George F. Wright of Council muffs , that the Iowa Exposition commission , 'tould take entire charge of the educational ' . . .hlblt of that state aud that the woman's board should not operate In Iowa. WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT INDEPENDENT. The membcra of the executive committee expressed the opinion that Mr. Wright was labeling under n wrong Impression at to the plan of the woman's board and President "Wattles was asked to write to htm and ex plain the work the women are doing and B'IOW him that 11 docs not conflict In any way with the work of the Iowa commission. Manager Lindsay of the Department of iWnys and Means reported that he had called upon the local officials of the Missouri Pacific and had asked that road to make a uubscrlptlon to exposition stock In view of the fact that a contract la now under con sideration by the executive committee giving that road exclusive rights upon the exposi tion grounds for their tracks. Mr. Llndsey eald ho had been Informed by Mr. Phllllppl , general agent for the road , that If the com pletion of the contract hinged upon a sub- ficrlptlou by his road the whole matter might as- well be dropped. Mr. J.lnusey tald ho had also written to the officials of the road , asking that a promise made by vice-president Gould early In the summer ci/ made good , and asking for a subscription of $25.0C ) . In the absence of Manager Babcock of the Department of Transportation , the approval of the contract with the MUourl Pacific wao Jald over for future consideration. Some little warmth has been engendered In certain places by the. action of the Mls- eourl Pacinc regarding oilier roada cntarlng the i position grounds. When the propo sition to change the locatlcn from Miller park to the present location wag unJer con sideration the Missouri Paclrtc officials were very profuse In their promises to allow all other roads to cross Its tracks In order to get Into the grounds If they desired to do BO. HOLDING ITS MONOPOLY. The Northwzstern road was especially Interested In this question , as It had things all Its own way at Miller 'park , and the Missouri Pacific would have the "cinch" on the resent site for the reoson that Its tracks clrcli/ the grounds and no other road coulJ get In without Its permission to cross Us tracks. After the change was made the Missouri Pacific refused to allow the North western to cross 'Its tracks and so abut It out completely. Some of the exposition directors were dseidcdly provoked at this action In view of the fact that the Northwestern had subscribed $30,000 to the exposition , whlo ! the Missouri Pacinc had' not subscribed a cent. Manager Rosewater of the Department of Publicity and Promotion reported that the 'OS Meet club of the wheelmen wanted the exposition management to contribute $7 ! > to ward the expense of sending a committed to the annual meeting of the League of 'American ' Wheelmen at Philadelphia to ee- cure the next MICE ling of the league for Omaha. After discussing the matter It was decided to give the club the free use of the race track at the old fair grounds for Us race meet Instead of giving any money. Villager Ilosewator alno reported on I ho result of a trip of E. C. Hunt , representing the Department of Publicity and Promotion , to Cheyenne. He stated that the governor of Wyoming had manifested a great Interest In the exposition and had Immediately Irsued n proclamation to the county cnmmlsloncrc of each county In thp state , requesting thorn In take action at once to collect suitable material for making u creditable exhibit of the resources of the state. The governor had na ] promised to lay the matter before the next meeting of thn state board , which corresponds to the Hoard of Public Lands and Ilulldlngs of Nebraska , with a view of appointing a state commission to see that the state U properly represented. Wyoming still has the exhibit which wsa made by It at the World's fair , which coat the state between $30,000 and $10,000 to collect , aud this will probably he utlHr.ed as a nucleus f/r an exhibit at the TransmUslsslppl Expo sition. , FKATimi ! OF TIIK KXPOSITIO * . CoiiiinlNMlnner niiiMianre 1'laiiM nf IIx- hllilt fur Dairy lliillilliiK. J , D. Dlnsrnore , cnmmltslnncr for the live Block and dairy sections of the exposition , hua been In consultation with the architects- in-chief regarding the Interior arrangement of the Dairy building. As i result of the consultation the Dairy building promises to bo the most popular place on the exposi tion grounds during the hot weather. It will bo provided with Immense refrigera tors through which the public will bo al lowed to pass. The great lee boxes will have glass sides and entrancro at each end. A narrow passage will extend from end to end and on each side of this will be shelves on which will be displayed butter and the products' the dairy , The temperature will he kept at a low point , and U Is ex pected that the refrigerators will bo quite popular as a summer resort. The cneese display will ho In a gallery extending around the sldcn i' the building. ivimicivti in > TIII : STATIC i\iuiur. Seeretary Urn r I up : Outlier- IIIK I'l ' > ( iraliiH mid ririixNi'H. Assistant Secretary W , II. Hearing of the Nebraska Exposition commission Is send ing out letters to the president and secre tary of each agricultural society In the state calling their attention to the exposition nnd the organization of the state commission , and asking their co-operation In making a Display of the resources of thu state which .will bo creditable. These officials are reminded that the com- mission has been hampered by Inability to get the work under way earlier In the season and they arc asked to lend their assistance In collecting and preserving for txhlbltlnn some or all of the following product * of their locality : Wheat , rye , oat , barley , flax , mil let , buckwheat , Hungarian alfalfa ( three or four cuttings ) , hemp , etc. The request IB made that two shears of each be preserved. Directions arc given for wrapping sheaf grain In paper , afterwards hanging It In n dark place where mice and Insects will not molest It. The officials arc also requested to collect the best samples of threshed grain and notify the secretary of the commission of all sam ples collected , giving quantity , CA.MHDATi : I'Oll AIIT DllttiCTOH. .Mr. CirlllUliN Arrive * nil it Will Consult with i.xt | < iMltloit CmitniKU'r. A. 11. Griffiths , director of the Detroit Art museum , , arrived In the city yesterday to consult with the executive committee of the exposition regarding his selection as art director of the exposition. His appointment has been undnr consideration by the ex ecutive committee , and It was desired to have a personal consultation with him before making nnal arrangements. He appeared before tlio committee at ( he regular meeting yesterday afternoon. Mr. Griffith * has been connected with the Detroit Art museum for thn past eight yeaw , during which time he has made It one of the foremost art Institutions in Ihe country. It has a collection of carefully selected paintings and works of art valued at nearly $200,000 , and has monthly exhibi tions of Us own property , together with valuable works which nro loaned by prominent collector. ' . Tno museum also has a school of art connected with It with a number of pupils. Mr. Griffiths does not profess to be an artist , although he Is familiar \\ith the work and has quite a reputation as a connoisseur : Previous to go ing to Detroit Mr. Griffiths was connected with the famous Bookwalter collection of works of art which he Installed In .the Cincinnati Art gallery. He Is a business man with an extonshe knowledge of artists and their work. COMIM.H.-ATIO.VS l.V IIHOWX CASH. May Hermit lit Settling a 1'nliit' In SAN FRANCISCO , July 30. Rev. CI. 0. Ilrown , formerly of this city , but now a resident of Chicago , has applied for a re opening of his case before the Bay conference of the Congregational church. Dr. Brown's appeal comes In a letter re ceived by Hcv. Q. n. Hatch of Berkeley , registrar of the Bay conference. As a re sult the conference will meet a week from , Tuesday next , at the First Congregational church In Oakland , and \vlll not ccily grant Dr. Brown's request for a mutual council , but will vole to ask the Chicago association to Join It In another council of the same kind , to submit the question of Congrega tional usage as to whether one association can receive tote membership a minister who Is under suspension by another body of equal standing. The Bay conference has always been anxious for a settlement of the con'.roversy and the way seems now clear. Dr. Brown , by making tils' request , has placed himself cci record as admitting the authority o.f the Bay conference In determining his caeo. The Impression prevails here among Congregatlonallsts that Dr. Brown has taken such an attitude that the * conference , and It alone , will make the settlement. The com mittee that will bo appointed In response to Dr. Brown's request will afso attend the mutual council asked by the Bay conference with the Chicago association. It 'Is ngured from this point of view that should the Brown council decide that the late pastor of the First church of San Francisco Is In full standing In the Bay conference , the latter body will have gained all that It bus claimed and can at once * proceed to try Dr. Brown on the Issue of the celebrated trial and to determine his standing. The committee from the Br.y conference will Insist at the second mutual council , as It has always eon- tended , that the action of the- Chicago asso ciation In the Brown case was Irregular. Should the council decide In accordance with this view , the ex-pastor will be In precisely the sinu1 position as when he left San Fran cisco under the ban of the Bay conference. CUKniT .MK.V AUK AM. HARMONIOUS. Denial of ! " Story Sent Out from St. .loHepli. NEW YORK , July 30. P. O. Bocock. sec retary of the National Association of Credit Men , In an Interview today said : "I desire to emphatically deny the news recently cir culated from St. Joseph , Mo. , to the effect that the disorganization of the national asso ciation Is likely to ensue owing to Its en dorsement nt Its recent convention of the Torrey bankruptcy bill. The St. Joseph as sociation Is the only local organization that has displayed any dlsratlsfactlon with this action , while the large majority of our local associations have heartily commended the bill. Instead of the-e being any rnlrlt of dissatisfaction , the organization as a whole wrs never In a more harmonious and prcn- percus condition and never before promised men splendid results In behalf of trade and commerce as at present. " OH13AT IM.AXS KOIl A UXIVEHSITV. California < o Have X MV Uiil CoNllnir Many Million * . SAN FRANCISCO , July 30. The University of California Is to become ono of the famous universities of the world. At any rate II Is to have. If designs are carried out , the fln- est pile of buildings on the globe and these brilliant schemes are to be put Into effect at once. Inside of a year ground will be broken for the drat of a magnificent group of buildings. There are to be twenty-eight or thirty of them , homogeneous In design. Regent Relnstcln cays It will take many ycara to build them nnd there Is already money enough to last for 1,011 years. All the build lng are to bo of stone and Hillt to last. How many millions they will ccst , Regent Relnstcln refuses to Bay but he has enough pledged to make his magnifleenf plan a cer tainty. _ ICII.I.UM OV12II A CAMK OF CAKDS. Kormer 1'nrtin-r of Corliett < ) ! < of tillVletlniN. . CHICKA8AW , I. T. , July 30. James Gcrah , a well known sporting man from the Pacific coast , was Instantly killed by a man named WIIIU Day , a stranger here , last night. Gcrah was playing a game of cards with Day and the two became Involved In a quarrel. Day drew his revolver and shot Gcrah through the heart. John Alken started to run through thn open door and Day , apparently crazed by excitement , shot him In the shoulder and fatally Injured him. Day tun out of the saloon and Is still vt large , but a posse Is after him , Gerah was atone ono time a partner of Jim Corbett In Port land , Ore. _ _ FOIl TV STHAMKUS TO OAllltV CUAIX. il for Out * lio' Charter * of that CliiHN HroUoii. PHILADELPHIA , July 30. The Record to day has the following : Forty steamers were yesterday chartered to load cargoes of grain at Philadelphia , Now York , Djltlmore and Newport News for points In the Unltrd Kingdom and Europe , making a day's iccord which , It Is asserted , has never been equaled. To flll these vessels will require over -t.OOO- 000 bushels lit grain , During the past two weeks contracts for ctcam tonnage to carry over 20,000,000 bushels of cereals abroad have been effected. _ _ _ Two Troopem Drotviieil. DENVER , July 30. Troopers Bertrnncl nnd Jacobsou of n troop , Second United Staley cavalry , were drowned last night In H reservoir at Monument , When returning to camp from Colorado Springs to Fort Logan Jacobson fell from his horse. Into the water , compelling the unlmal to wlm. As Jucobson could not 8wm Dertrund went to his rescue and was dragged down by drowning MAPS OF THE WAGON ROADS Show All the Roads Affecting the Company's ' Right of Way , COMPILATION MADE BY UNION PACIFIC 11 o ml AitnntH tlic Policy of ItontliiK Out All of tlio TlioroiiKlifar N I.yliiK Within Itn IllKlit of Wn > - . The legal department of the Union Pa cific railway has nearly completed the com pilation of traps and descriptions ot all county read ? affecting the right-of-way of Iho company between here and Cheyenne , Wyo. It Is a most voluminous work and Its preparation has occupied several montSa' time. The work has been prosecuted more eneigttlcally of late bccaus-e or a desire on the part of the company to know Just how It stood with every county In Nebraska nnd eastern Wyoming regarding the county roads that cither cross or parallel the tracks of the company within the right-of-way. The reason for Inquiry Into re lations existing between the rail way compcny and the counties regarding the county roads on union Pacific property at the prtscnt time Is the fact that on June 1 , this year , the railway company adopted the policy of renting to the counties such portions of the county roads as are on the company's right of way. The rental will be at the nominal sum of $2.50 per an- um for each road , but It 1 thought that It will prevent many legal disputes. The leases nt portions of county roads lying on the company's right of way ex tend for twenty years. They have been obtained In most ot the counties In this state through which the "Overland Route" extends. In a few of , the western counties the railway company la having difficulty In getting the county commissioners to ac cept the terms of the leases. The latter maintain that some of the county roads are not on the company's right of way. Surveys which have just been completed will prob ably settle these disputes. A second cause for difference of opinion between the railroad company and the com missioners of tome of the .counties of the statu Is over the question whether or not the company has any Just claim to the portions of county roads on Its right of way In sections reserved for school purposes. The railway company anticipates a victory In such dla- putes , relying on a decision by JUdgc Brewer of the United States court in 1S87. U was In a case brought by Douglas county against ths Union Pacific , the contention being that In school sections the railway company was not entitled to the usual right ot way. The case was decided In favor of the company , Judge Brewer basing' his opinion on an act of con gress of July 1 , 1SG2. SETTLEMENT BEFORE SALE. It Is believed that leases will be negoti ated between the railway company and those counties that arc etlll holding out within the next two months and that the entire matter of the relations between the company and the counties on this subject will be settled before the road Is sold under foreclosure. One fact brought out by the research Into this subject during the past few months Is that many counties have paid out sums of money to property holders vvhlch should have been saved to the counties' re spective exchequers. The money has been wrongfully expended by fi" county commis sioners In that they have allowed money on account of the building of county roads to alleged 'owners' of land which was not theirs but which was Included within the railway company's right of way ; One point In Douglas county has been found where $493 was paid out to property holders by the county commissioners for the privilege of running a county road through land that belonged to the railway company. A representative of the Union Pacific's legal department said yesterday that he presumed at least $1,000 had been paid by Douglas county to persons claiming property through which county roads had been run , but which , as a matter of fact , is Included within the cbmpany's right of way. There are fo-ly-threo county roads In Douglas county that affect the Union Pacific's right of way. The right of way Includes 200 feet of property on each side of the track. Some of ths country roads cross' the right of way , while others merely parallel the track. The number of county roads whaie location Is decisively settled b > the work nearly finished In Nebraska la not known. but from the numbr affected In this county alone , It may be Inferred , how great the num ber Is between here and Cheyenne. The work Is conceded to be a most valuable one , and the Information gathered will be especially valuable to the purchasers of the property at the coming sale , as the facts established by the Investigation , together with the lease negotiated with the counties Interested , will prevent troublesome litigation In the future. _ _ _ AXXIOUS TO IIAUIj TIIK VBTKUAXS. \V 'Nl Tii IloailK Tryluir * Secure Criinil Army Trnlllp. Western roads are making a big effort to capture travel to the thirty-first annual en- campmen1 of the Grand Army of the Re- putllc , which will be held , -t Buffalo , August 23-28. A well posted passenger man said yes terday that western railroads were expend ing more advertising for this event than for cny of its predecessors , but he believed all Indications pointed toward the fact that therd would not be so many western people attend the encampment this year as were present at that of one year ago. The Christian En deavor business and the consequent cheap rates to all western points Is generally re garded as the cause of general lukewarranew. lioncernlng other cheap excursions , The Union PaclP.c has been voted the of ficial line for the old soldiers of Nebraska. Its trains to Buffalo will be turned over to the Northwestern at Council Bluffs , and from Chicago eastward the travel of these combined roads will be via the Nickel Plate. The Burlington has been chosen the official route for the department of Colorado , and expects a monster train of old soldiers tlnough here on the afternoon of August 21. The Burlington's trains to the reunion will run over the tracks of the Lake Shore road cast of Chicago. The Rock Island road Is the official line of the veterans out of Kansas and la securing constdeiuble business out of this territory. The Rock Island will run a special train leaving bore at noon on August 22. Erst of Chicago this train will also go via the Lake Shore route. The Wabash lias been selected aa the of ficial route by the veterans of Iowa , and slnco Its recently perfected agreement with the Grand Trunk Is enabled to run Its trains directly Into Buffalo. The Missouri Pacific U the official line for several of the southwestern state. ! . Its travel to Buffalo will go via St. Louis , and meat of It from there will be over the tracks of Ihe Big Four system. The Missouri Pacific la also offering the same round trip rate from here to Buffalo and return vli St. Louis that the Chicago lines have agreed upon. IIAI.TIMOHK & OHIO IS AM. HI CUT. I.lltlf I'rolialilllly of ( In- of tinSytilciu. . Despl'te reports to the contrary It now appears unlikely that the Baltimore & Ohio railroad Is to lose Us Chicago division. It U a fact that Judge doff of the United Statcn court recently called Receivers Cowen and Murray Into court and personally compli mented them on their management of the system. Within the last half year there seems to have been a new life Infused Into the company , and lines that for several ycars'stmply "played horse" with the 'Balti ' more & Ohio have now come to realize that they have a strong competitor to deal with. Regarding the dlcmembermeot el the sys tem , which opponents of the present admin * taxation are energetically it work to secure , the event sem further oft than ever. The reid owns all ( ho rolling frocX of the Chicago division and that division awes the parent road something like $10,000,090. Under these conditions there la not mtich probability that there will be a general segregation of the Baltimore ft Ohio during Us ' receivership , as there has been during tho'.four years of the Union Pacific receivership. ' DISCUSSING KASTllOUNn MAT Kg. Attniilcd Mct'llnir of ( In- Joint Truffle ABBorlndul NEW YORK. July 30. The hoard of con trol of the Joint Traffic association resumed Its session today with continuation . of the report of the committee ot presidents of roads running out of Chicago , which was ap pointed yesterday , -consider eastbound rates. A committee of tlto presidents ot the trunk lines to consider westbound rates will OFO ! report today and then discussion will bo resumed. There Is a full attendance at this meeting of the board , twenty-nine ot thp thirty-two roads being represented. ' ' The lines not rep resented are the Canadian Pacific , the New York , Ontario & Western and the Tcrre Haute & Indianapolis roads. The board was In session until 1:30 : , when an adjournment was taken for lunch. Commissioner Blanchard - ard thinks seme decision ( Will be reached. Tr.vlnu- Save ( litANxoflaUon. . CHICAGO , July 30. Strong efforts are being made to prevent the Southwestern Pas senger association from 0lng to pieces. As soon as It was known that the Rock Island and the Atchlson were about to withdraw on account ot the refusal o' ( ' 'tho Southern Pa cific to become a member . .of the association the strongest kind of prtsuuro was brought upon that line to Induce It to Join the asso ciation. The Southern Paelnc finally said 1L would b-j willing to attend a meeting to discus the methods necessary to conserve rates. If the Southern Pacific should decline to become a member of' the association the Atchlson and the Rock Iaand will not with draw and the future of the association will b ? > rendered as secure as It Is pcsslble for the future of a railroad association to be. Mlo nraiiiU * OIICIIM a' .N > w Olllrc. ST. LOUIS , July 30. S. 1C. Hooper , gen eral passenger and ticket agent of the Den ver & Rio Grand railroad , Is In the city on an Important mission , fflle Denver & Illo Orando management has determined to es tablish a general agency In St. Louis , be ginning August 1 , and' Mr. Hooper came here to make all the necessary arrange ments. He was accompanied by W. J. Jeffrey , brother of the president and gen eral maangcr , who will rrimaln here as the general agent of the company. Iioitf Star Will M't\W ; All CII H. ST. LOUIS , July 30. Jefferson Hogan of New York , ono of the [ proprietors of the Lone Star Steamship company , engaged In the light on the seaboard ifor Texas freight business , and Daniel RIpley , the Texas agent of that line , are in the city * holding a confer ence on the situation. Sir. Hogan declares that his Hue will meet whatever cuts the Mallory and Morgan lines ; { may make. "The Lone Star line did not commence the rate cutting , but has simply irlet the reductions of the other llnea. " t St. I'anl Xct CHICACp , Jj.ijy 30. Tlje net earnings of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , for the fiscal year closed June ' 30 were $11,509,228 , a decrease of $1,095,791 , 'fro'm the preceding fiscal year. For the month of June the net earnings were $1.093,782 ; i an Increase , of $80,897 over the same month of the preceding ' year. L \ MiiNt J'rocnrp Terminal Knollltlcr. . PEORIA , III. , JuVvSO. This morning Judge Worthlngton dissolved the. Injunction and or- dsred the Iowa Central' railroad within thirty days to make a contract with tjie Pc- orla & Pckln Union at $22,000 per year or else find other terminal facilities in Peorla. They have been paying $1),500 ) ! and objected to paying more. , Hallway Note * nml -roiinlH. . Charles F. Rodgers , local agent of the Grrnd Trunk railway , received a telegram yesterday , announcing the serious Illness of his mother at Montreal , i Mr. Rodccrs left for Canada in the aftornobn and will prob ably be absent a month. * Albert M. Roehrlg , for Oie past three years steward at the United States Marine hospital at Boston and recently , transferred to San Francisco , la In the clty en route to the Pacific coast. He Is the , guest of Edward L. Sayre of the Union" Pacific. I'UICli OP SII.VI3II PMICTOATKS. Sr.nreM nn Ailvaiiro of n Cent nnd Drops llaelc a I In If. NEW YORK , July 30. SJlver was strong today on the advance of 7-16d , to 2Cd In London. Bar sliver Jumped % c here , to 5Sc , a rise of a full cent for two dayo above the low record pried of July 28 , when It touched 57c. Mnxlcani9 dollars were up % c from the low quotation recorded yester day. Bar silver receded to G7c , and Mexican dollars to 45c , at the close. This drop In the price of bifa to within halt a cent of the low point of July 28 and the fall In Mexican dollars 16 tha lowest point yr' . reached Is thought to bo due to shorts who , having found It eeav to cover , sold ehort again In the lat trailing. THAIX CMEW ICII.MCU IIY FOUI < AIII. ' Stalled While I'aHNhiK TliroiiKli a 'I'liiiiicl. HINTON. W. Va. , Jutyr 30. A freight train was stalled In Lewly tunnel last night on the Chesapeake & Ohio , and the crew was overcome by foul air. Conductor Ed. Bray Is dead , Samuel Hamlltofi , Ed WMnack and Tom Kamewood are In a precarious condi tion. Colonel I'rert riranf M. NEW YORK , July 30 > r < 76lone : Fred Orant todny gave out a statement. In part ns fol lows : "I have forwarded ( to Mayor Strong my resignation of the potion which I now hold as a police commltaDner. | I will not reped . . one ter by IriR-'ln - - ( fc c-ivir tif viuiir IIIK III the meth- ods of obtaining evldcnct i erulnst disorderly hciso which the innjdrl y ot the bonrd favor and have decide- ] ' , upon. I bellsvu llrmly that then * methods 7nust eventually make oneaks nnd liars of men who , to bo proper guardians of the > llfF ujid proprty of our citizens , Hhould bejtrtlrfed to do only iwhat Is honorable and ipr cht. I decline to bo a member of the min tlonlst. neither will I tern tin UH n dissent- Imr minority when method are enforced to which I am con cIentIdiiBl > opposed. " Continue III Operation. So fnr only three HcepHee have been Is sued for nlckel-ln-the-lot ( machines under the new ordinance , but , tlie machines may bo seen In operation In , nVarly every down town resort. In name' pmifs two or three money.makln " machines uro In use , be- p'deii ' the various devices' which pay In ci gars. The proprietors will be allowed a reasonable time In whjeh to call at the city clerk's olllcc nnd take out n license and then the llcrnxe Inspector will be Instructed to prosecute those who rfeylect to comply with the provisions cr tntj ordinance , AdmltH lleliur nn 'iCi.r. ' , BAR HARBOR , Me. % July 3)-C. ) S. New- hall , head bookkeeper' of the Agricultural Insurance company ot lioton. and promi nent In several financial organization : ) , today - day acknowledged' ' that he had embezzled ibetvfeen $10,000 and' $15,000. ; * i " - le. Trouble LenilM to n Trniredy. WATURTOWN ; Wls. , July ao. Albert Bchultz , a young married man , last night llrcd four shots at his wife and then blew out his brains. Mrs. Schultz will recover , Domestic trouble wan the cause. Hall DeMlruyv Crop ' * . LUVERN15 , Jllnn. , July 10. The crops In a strip five miles wide and thirty miles long In thla country were entirely destroyed by jio.ll last night , TRIMMING UP THEIR SAILS Preparing to Enter the Campaign for County Offices Next Fnll , ASPIRANTS FOR THE POLITICAL PLACES IiiitlualloiiN that There Will llo Plenty of CnnillilateN Who Will lie U'lllliiK to ( io llefore the People. TlilN Kail. Tnero arc already Indications of the approach preach of another political campaign and aspirants for the various local offices that are to bo filled are circulating among their friends getting ready to launch their candi dacies at the proper time. While there nc comparatively few local officials to be elected , the woods arc full ot candidates aud the campaign promises to be exceedingly lively for nn off year. The local fight will relate mainly to the county offices , consisting of ono commissioner from the Second district and all other county offices except county attorney. The city campaign will be con fined to the selection ot six members of the Board of Education. The general opinion Is that the county nominating conventions of the political parties will be called during September. There Is some sentiment among the repub licans which favors holding the convcnt'on ' early in the month , white the fuslonlsts arc generally talking of a somewhat later date. Chairman E. E. Howcll ot the democratic county central committee has called a meet ing of the committee for August 14 , at which the date of the convention will probably be agreed upon. Chairman John Lewis of the republican committee has decided to call the committee together rnrly next week and the call will bo Issued today or tomorrow. These coirmltlee meetings , however , arc to provide for tha calling of the county conventions that are to select delegates to the state conventions , the republican state convention being called for August 20 at Lincoln , and the democratic , populist and sliver republicans for September 1 at the same place. The county delegate conven tions will In all probability be entirely separate frcm the nominating conventions. PLENTY OF CANDIDATES. While there are quite a number of re publicans who have announced themselves as candidates , it is yet too early In the day to name the favorites. There Is n very outspoken sentiment In favor ot selecting a fighting ticket composed of men whoyjll commend themselves to the voters. On the republican ticket It Is generally conceded that John W. 'McDonald and George Helm- red will bo rei omlnatcd for sheriff and treasurer respectively , but outside of thcso the field Is open. County Judge Baxter Is a candidate for rcnomlnatlon for a third term. H. L. Day Is an active candidate for the place and so Is E. G. Thomas. Louis Berkn has been prominently mentioned , but It Is stated that he will not make the race. race.For register of deeds there are already several active republican aspirants. T. S. Crocker and John T. Dalley of the Eighth ward are both In the field and BO Is Fred Brunlng of the Second. South Omaha w'll present a candidate In the person of J. B. Erlon. George Munroe's friends have sug gested him , and E. M. Stenberg of the Second ward "will be < a candidate , either.lor re-election as county commissioner or rsglster of deeds. County Clerk Redfleld wants to succeed himself , but everybody admits that renomlnatlon by the republicans Is out of the question , although his Immediate friends are trying to influence the leaders In his favor by declaring that If the republicans turn htm down he will be taken up by the fustoulstf" . There are several other candidate { or the pcsjtlon , among them Charles E. Winter , Van B. Lady , H. C. Akin r.nd E. M. Haverly. The republican candidates for county com missioner Include E. M. Stenberg , Frank- Kaspar , ex-Commlsflloner Corliss and Gus Harte of the Second ward , A. C. Foster and George L. Dennis of the Seventh , Charles Turner of the Fourth , and several others. South Omaha republicans will present George McBrlde , deputy surveyor , for county surveyor. He will probably bo supported by the South Omaha delegation. * ' PLANS OF FUSIONISTS. The aspirations of the tuslonlsts seem to bo .confined to two or three offices. For these ttcjfcj is a superfluity of candidates , while In other cases no one has been even men tioned. There are nearly a dozen men who would , like to run for sheriff and among these T. H. Todhunter , foreman at the liur- ney street power ' ousc of the Omaha Street Rpllway company , R. Engelmanc nnd Louis Boehmo are suggested aa the strongest can didates. Harry Miller Is making a fight for the nomination and John Drexel would accept it If It came his way. Mayor Eusor and Tom Hector of South Omaha have both been sug gested , but It is said that neither of them will make a fight for the nomination. Mayor Ensor states that ho Is out of It , as he does not consider the game worth the candle. The fuelonlsts are talking of nominating County Clerk M. H. Redfleld In case ho should bo turned down by the republicans. According to their plan , Redfleld will be nominated by the silver republicans and then endorsed by the democrats and popu lists. lists.There There Is some talk of oppeoltlon to re- nomination of Register of Deeds Elsasaer among the democrats , but so far his road seems to bo uncontested. No democratic candidates have been suggested for county treasurer , and It Is underotood that the office will be left for the populists , Harry P. Deuel Is the only democratic candidate so far mentioned for county commissioner and his friends assert that ho will bo nom inated by acclamation. At the first meeting In January "William H , Anderson , Jonathan Edwards , A. W. Johnson , Dr. J. C. Moore , H , J , Pcnfold and A. J. Lunt will retire from the Board of Education. Mr. Penfold was elected a year ago to serve out the unexplred term of Rev. T. S. Cramblet and will probably he a can didate for renomlnatlon , Mr. Lunt wao ap pointed some time ago to succeed I , O. Rhoades until the next general election , and ho Is also a candidate for the remainder of the term. Dr. Moore was also appointed to flll a vacancy and would ilke to be elected for a full term. Among the other candidates are J , F. Burgess and Dr. W , H. Christie of the Sixth ward , B. F , Thomas of the Seventh and Robert Buchanan and J , B. West of the Eighth , AIliii.S IT IS A TA.Y O.V IAIOR. KefiiHen to I'ny SliiUomiry Ilenetval 1'Ve. Charles McDermott , engineer of the Bar ker block , put up a fight yesterday when ho was tried In police court on the charge of running a boiler without an engineer's license. Ho maintained that the city or dinance was unconstitutional , because U levied a class tax. The latest ordinance provides that engineers Ehall pay a fee of $5 fcr examination and a certificate , and $3 a year for a renewal of the certificate. De- fore the fee for each has been $1. "It Is a tax on labor , " said McDermott In hla tilal , "and I will not pay the $3 for a renewal of my license. ! will i y what the proper costs are and no more. " McDermott charged that the late ordinance was paised through the Instrumentality of the engineers' national atsoclatlon for the purpose of driving out those stationary en gineers who were able to make but a meager aalary and were not able to pay an ex cessive fee. Judge Gordon took the cao under consid eration and will render a decision thla aft r- nron. ' l''or Heavy , SlUKKUh I-'eellni ; line llurnforil'M Aelil IMioNpliute. H produces healthy activity of weak or .disordered stomachs that need stimulating , and acts aa a tonic on nerver and brain. TIII3Y IIAVIi A CIIICUS OI'THIJIU OWN .Shore AnliiliilN Co Oat na n I , title Trar. Some of the animals ot the clrcue , the tents of which are pitched at Twenty-first and Paul streets. Bfomlngl.v had an Intense desire ; to take In the sights of Omaha Thurs day night. Between the house of midnight and C o'clock > e. tcrday the elephant uud the elk each made two excursions Into the neighborhood abo'lt the tents , nnd wore captured on each occasion only after a chase and after they had created some excite ment. William Worthlngtou , the keeper of the animals , wao awakened a couple of hours after the show clcned by a great commo tion. He arcfic to find that the elephant , Jessie , had broken the strong chain that had hold her and WAR battering against the cage ot llom > In an effort to get at a lit tle monkey that was crouched beneath. The elephant appeared to be greatly enraged - raged and In her anger finally toppled the cage of lions over and almost forced open the door. Worthlngton started after his big pet , but as soon as she saw him she lifted up the canvas wall of the tent and made her cUMpc to the outside. The tr.ilner followed her. but by the time he got outside she was more than a block away. Before he getup up with her eho created some decidedly appalling apparitions In the mind ot an Eighteenth sticet citizen , who found the- at mosphere In the Interior ot his housea little too warm for sleeping , and therefore betook himself out upon the front porch In decldely light costume. He had been asleep. but was awakened by the squealing of the escaped elephant. He seemingly thought he had 'em and that they were coming right for him , for ho Jumped tram his porch and out Into the street. The ( lying streak ot night shirt so Interested the big brute that she stopped long enough for her trainer to get up to her. Worthlngton took the animal back to the tent and frstened her as well as he could , but she got away again about the dawn of day. She was captured before she had gone any distance , however. She Is now being held with a new chain. The animal killed a man In Lima , O. , last May. The elk got out shortly after the first escapade of the elephant. Us absence was not noticed for eomo time. When the chase was taken up , the assistance of a policeman from the police station was called In. The animal was cap tured on Eighteenth street about n half mile from the show grounds. Besides scaring a number of people. It did no damage on thla trip. About 5 o'clock In the morning , how ever , the animal again got away , but this time Worthlngton at once noticed Its escape. About a block away he came up with It , Just as It was about to gore a pros trate negro with Its horns. The negro had seen the animal coming nnd attempted to stop It , The elk struck him to the ground with Its fore feet and was Jabbing at him with its hnniB when the trainer came up. The negro gave the name of Scott John son. ' 'The animal would have surely killed him if I had not come up In time to prevent It , ' eald the trainer. The animals were disturbed by the heat and the flies. UIiHVATI.Vfi WATI3M TOO K.YI' Park Hoard AliaiutniiN .Seheiae Through Iiiick of Money. The scheme of elevating the water In nivervlow and Elmwood parks was tem porarily abandoned by the board of park commissioners at a special meeting yester day afternoon. According- the propositions which were lecelved the cost of putting Iq the pumping plant required would be $2OSU .Elmwcod.and $919.03 at Rlvervlew. It was decided that the board was not In a position at this time to try such an expensive experi ment and the propositions were placed on file. President Tukoy advised the purchase of four specimens of the cycas revoluta offered by a Plattsmouth florist. The plants are from 32 to 75 years old and the florist wanta $250 for the quartet. President Tukey and Captain Palmer were made a special com mittee to buy the plants If a satisfactory price could bo agreed on. A communication was received from the street rallwcy company at St. Joe , Mo. , offering to furnish a Jubilee entertainment for the parks at $100 per entertainment. It was placed on file. In nccordarce with n request from the city council Superintendent Adams was In structed to repair the Intersections of Clark and Grace streets with a boulevard. Captain Palmer suggested that something should bo done to Induce the street railway company' to replace the wocdcn poles at ths uorthwcbt corner of Hanscom park with Iron poles. H wa stated that the poles are so close to the pirk that they are a continual menace to the patrcro of the line. A resolu tion was adopted by which the company was requested to correct the difficulty. HAII.UOADS A XI ) THI3 COtVI'Y PA HIS. in Klitex Malic Clienii llnten lo Those- Who Atlenil. The Nebraska railroads will aenlst the county fairs to be held In this state during August and September by granting reduced ratM. In return they expect to receive n considerable volume ot traffic. The Burling ton yesterday announced a rate of one fare for the round trip for every county fair to be held In' the stale. The rate will apply from points within seventy-live miles of the place at which the county fair Is being held. Tickets will be sold one day before the fair. Other roads will make the same announce ment of reduced rates. The list of fairs which have been arranged up to date Indicates that county fairs will bo held at the following points : Kearney. September 14-17 : David City. September 28-Oetober 1 : Plattsmouth , Sep tember 14-18 ; Broken Bow , September 28- Octobcr 1 ; Geneva , September 7-10 ; Beaver City. September 28-October 1 ; Beatrice , Sep tember 7-10 ; Grand Island , September 28- October 1 ; Aurora , September 14-17 ; Or- lears , September 13-1C ; Tecumsch , October 4-7 ; Falrbury , September 7-10 ; Lincoln , Oc tober 5-8 ; Central City , September 14-10 ; Auburn , September 28-October 1 ; Nelson , September 13-16 ; Columbus , September 2- ! ) October I ; Btrtrand , October fi-S ; Pawnee , September 15-17 ; Indlanola , September 13-10 ; Concordla , September 14-17 ; Seward , Sep tember 14-17 ; I-oup City , September 13-15 ; Wahoo. September 14-17 ; Wllber , September 14-lfi ; Hebron , September 28-30 ; York , Sep tember 13-16. IMIO.MOTION CO.MKN TO KVI'IUKIN. Appointed ( Jeneral Preluht AKeiil ol Oniiilin'H .VtMV IInail. U la currently reported In railway circles that George M. Entrlkcn , commercial agent of the Wabar > h railroad In this city , has been offered and has accepted the posi tion ot general freight agent of the Qulncy , Omaha & Kansas City , General Manager Savin of the new railroad connecting Qulncy , III. , with Omaha , spent yesterday with Mr. Entrlkln. He has not yet made any an nouncement of his sppolnteiH , and Mr. ICn- trlkln has declined to apeak on the matter for the present. The rumor Is given credence by the brat p sted freight men In Omaha. George M , Entrlkln Is regarded as one of the meat elllclent freight men 'In this city. He has represented ( lie freight departments of the Wabash and of the Omaha & St. Louis since February , 1S89 , He commenced his railroad career on January 2 , 1882 , as clerk In the local freight and ticket office of the Wabach , A few months later he was promoted to cashier. In February , 1883 , ho went to Denver as hill clerk for the Denver & Rio Grande. Later he was In Council Bluffs , connected with the Iowa Trunk Line pool. In July , 1S80 , he entered the local office * of the Rock Island. In 1888 he was made contracting freight agent for the Nickel Plato here , and continued In that capacity until he resigned to go with the Wabaeh , H heals everything except a broken heart , may bo Bald of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases , cute , burns , bruteee , tetter , eczema and all skin troubles may bo cured by U quickly and permanent nent/ ! , ' ' ' HE GOES BACK ON HIS WORD Astonishes His Party Followers by nn Unexpected Ohnugo of Bnso. HITCHCOCK FAILS TO KEEP HIS PROMISE l > * niorrnlN DUuiiMlcil > ltli ( In- IMif.sncil lij \Vorlil-lloriilil lit ( Inflilrf of I'olloc Centrex i-rny. The. latest turn Mn the contest for chlcC of police Hs the announcement that S. A. Donnelln has finally withdrawn as a candidate and the open opposition of \Vorld-Heralil to Martin White. The gang that has been nup- portlng Donnelln has not yet given out who their next choice will be , but are stlchliiR to their policy of anything to beat cx-Chlef White. The turn-coat attitude of the World- Herald Is the subject of much unfavorable comment , especially nmung the Irish-demo crats , who had nfmirances that that paper and Its owner would support White's can didacy. P. C. Heaffy , of Heaffy & Hearty , paid that surprlce could not exprcre his feelings when ho read thu editorial In the World-Herald demanding the withdrawal of Martin White for chief of police. "I was one of a commit tee of twelve , " ho continued , "which called on Mr. Hitchcock n few weeks ago In reference to the position of the Wcrld-Hcrahl In the chief of police contest , and Mr. Hitch cock promised the committee that he would not oppose 'Mr. ' White's election as chief , but reserved to himself the right to criticise Mr. White's olllclal conduct. This was , of courne. conceded him , as the committee did not ask any ono to withhold Just criticism. After this Interview the World-Herald maintained a fairly neutral position for a while , but then began to attack White through the news column ! ) . When the management was re minded of the promise , excuse wua made that the offending Item was on the news page and had crept In without cd'torlal supervision. 1 can not ex press my feelings on the present Hop of that sheet. It Is unfortunate for the democratic : party that a paper presumably representing : that party should take the position It has In this contest. The contest now going on In this city Is being watched all over the Htntc , and the attitude taken by the World- Herald will be taken as the position of the so- called leaders In the democratic party. 1 re ceived no less than a dozen letters from , friends out In the state lust week calling attention to the Irretrievable Injury being ; done to the party In the position taken by forces expected to assist In the shaping of. democratic politics In the state. " John Powers Is another man who Is highly Indignant at the desertion of White by the World-Herald. He denounced the position of the paper as rank treachery. He said ho was also a member of the committee which had waited upon Mr. Hitchcock , who told them that though he was afraid to support Mi * . White In his paper , he would not oppose- him. him.At At last accounts Chief Slgwnrt had not filed the resignation demanded of him by the po lice hoard at Its last meeting and was con sulting with his friends as to the advisability of Insisting on having chirges preferred and Inviting dismissal In disgrace. POLICE IIISMA.VI ) TIIKIH After Money HIMTluiii ITmlcr xloii of til ? .Siiprriiiu Court. The Beard of County Commissioners held a protracted meeting yesterday , the greater part of the time being taken up. with the allowance of bills for current ox- penscti salaries , etc. Among the bills filed. wore a number for witness fees duo members , of the police force. These' bills were for' various amounts , running from a few dollars : up to ? 252. the latter being the amount- claimed by Captain H. P. Haze for service * OB a witness In case * In the district court. The supreme court has decided that police men are entitled to witness fees the eanicv as ordinary citizens. This decision wao tendered In a cose taken up on appeal from the action of the coifflty commlssloncra In refusing to pay fees to policemen on the ground tint they drew pay regularly from the city while they claimed fees from the- county for appearing os witnesses In casee arising out of acts performed by / ' - In the line of th lr duty. In many [ .TAis policemen claim fees In four or flve SSItoa tried on the same day , $2 In each case , . whereas they do not leave the court hou.ic- during the entire time. Under the decision of the supreme court the county will havo' to pay the regular fee to policemen. COUNTY SURVEYOR RESIGNS. Countj Surveyor W. Scott King tendered his resignation as such ofliclal , to take effect August 1. ; The resignation was ncpepted and doorgo Mcllrlde was appointed to the office. The latter 'action was on motion of William Klerstead , wHo- said that at the lost elec tion this office was designed to Soutn Omaha , and as Mr. Mcllrldo Is a resident ot that town , as well as 6elng familiar with. the work of the surveyor's office , ho favored his appointment. A resolution by Mr. Klerstead wa adopted , Inatructlng the county clerk to make a formal demand upon Albyn L. Frank , clerk of the dtetrlct court , for cer tain fect > In his hands earned by ex-sheriffs , belonging to the county , as follows : Wil liam Coburn JIG , 10 ; John F , Iloyd , J110.15' George A , Bennett , $208.15 ! John C. DrexeL $824.00. The committee on court house and Jail was Instructed to ask for hldx for painting and Handing the dome of the court homi * and for bronzing or gliding the figure sur mounting tli ( > dome. The board adjourned until August 10 at 2 p , m. , when blda will be opened for pavlui ; on Military road. COM.KGT TIIK KXTKA AT TIIK STAHT. e In S'nlc of HouK-HccKcrN1 I2\- ( ili'Mloa Tlrkfl. Beginning August 3 there will be an Im- psrtnnt change In the sole of homefcekors" cxcututon tlcketH. At present thcso round trip tickets to points In Nebraska and Kan sas arc sold on certain datca by all western railroads at the rate of one faro plus $2 for the round trp , the $2 being collected when the traveler starts on his return trip. This custom has been In vogue ulinost slnco the establishment of homc&cekera' vxcur- ! onn. On and after August 3 the additional )2 will he charged the licineteclter at Ilio time he * starts on the going trip. If ho nhould conclude to remain at the destination of hi * trip ho may secure a rebate of $2 by making proper application for It through the general pcru-ncer agent of the road over which he tra\eled , The reason given by the railroaders for this change Is that the new method will greatly simplify the keeping of excursion accounts. Tlltii : ) OK IIKI.VC ! TIICII TO \Voiiu-ii AH ! < ( In- Court lo Cut the .Mil I rl in on I n I I'Vllrrx , Mattlo Penn has applied to the courts for a divorce from John I'eiui on the grounds ot desertion , nonsupport and cruelty. She states In her petition that she won married to Pnin In Atciilson , Kin. , April 11 , 1878 , and that five children have resulted from the union , their agra ranging from C to 19 years. She asks for the cuitody of theeu children. Katherlne R. Donnelly hax commen ed null for divorce fium Henry H , Donnelly. Shu alleges that she was married to Don nelly In New York City , October 23 , 18'J3. The ground on which the divorce Is asked la nonsupport , It being alleged that the de fendant ba failed to provide for thu support of the- plaintiff , although abundantly abU to do EO , aa ho receive * a salary of (150 ( pel mouth , i