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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 1J ) , 1871. OMAHA , SATU11DAY MOUSING , AUGUST 21 , 1807 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY" FIVE AGENTS.
THEORY OF THE REES FIRE
Difference of Opinion Between the Tire and
Police Departments ,
POLICE THINK IT WORK OF AN INCENDIARY
Mm. I'ntipr Toltx a .Star ? or Ilavlnp
SIM-n a Mnn In tilt * IlallilliiK
i Junt Prior to Turning
In tlic Alarm.
The destructive fire In the establishment o
the Iteca Printing company at Eleventh am
Howard streets , which wan the biggest ( U
that has occurred In the city tor some montlii
may have been set by the hand of an In
ccmllary.
The fire occurred on the night ot August G
Since that time the police ot the city hav
been working on the theory that the hlaz
ovas ot Incendiary origin. Up to the fircacn
time , however , no evidence hoe been ad
duccd upon which any ono could be charge' '
with arson. Several parties are under BUS
plclon , though , but under the circumstance
the police officials are not very sanguine o
bringing the possible Incendiaries to Jus
tlcc.
tlcc.Tho
The suspicion of InccndlarUm was based , I
the first place , upon a statement of Mrs. W
J. Usher , 812 Harncy street , who was th
firat pci ton to notice tno tilizc and wh
gave the alarm. Upun the evening of th
fire , shortly before ! ) :30 : o'clock , and only
few minutes before the ulurm was turned In
Mrs. Uiih'er wan standing on the corner o
which the building Is located , waiting to
her htisfiand , who was In the saloon. Whll
waiting , she walkeil cast on Howard sUet
until she was opposite the commission stor
of Ickeu & Co. She glanced Into the ttor
and now fine aays that she raw a small blaz
In the back part of the room. Near thl
blazp she taw the form ot a man. She pal
but little attention to the fact , however , s
the time and can give no otner descrlptlo
of the man. except that he was young.
Thinking that the blaze was powilhl
from an ovtn. as ohe did not know the chat
acter of the establishment , Mra. Ushc
walked back to the corner. Her husban
did not come out , and once more she prc :
cecded down the street until she reacho
the commission house. Then she saw thu
the blaze was larger and that the Interlu
ot the place was apparently on fire. She re
turned to the saloon and summoned he
husband. Then the fire alarm was turne
In Before the arrival of the department
Jlrs , Usher wa i telling of what she ha
seen. Her remarks were apparently ovei
hcarel by n youngish appearing man wh
etood near by. Addressing her he asked :
"Do you say that you saw a man In th
Btoro' " He was answered In the alllrmatlv
and then hurried away down the street.
STILL ANOTHER WITNESS.
The theory of Incendiarism Is further sur
ported by a story told by a man name
liradley , In the employ of the Rees Prlntln
company. Bradley was ihe last man In th
shop. He left the place about 7:10 : on th
evening of the fire. It was at that hou
that ho says he descended the stairs at th
cast end of the building and from the ut
per floors on whtch-the printing cstabllsl
ment Is located. After descending thce
stairs In order to leave the building It 1
necessary to proceed along a passagcwa
leading directly In the rear of the stor
occupied by Ickcn & Co. The passagewa
goes Into an olficb of the Itces Prlntln
company or directly to an entrance into th
building , both doors being located on Elc\
cnth street. After leaving the stairs an
going Into the passageway IJradley says the
ho heard the movements of some one In tl :
store of Ickcn & Co. Ho then noticed
light through the partition that separate
the store from the other part of the bulh
Ing. Looking through one of the crncl
ho alleges that he saw a light lu the candlln
room. Thinking that .somo ono connecte
with the firm was In the place , he statt
that ho left without Investigation.
Fire Chief Rcdell , while he does not kno
whether the fire was of Incnndlary origin (
not , docs not take much stock In the storle
ThUs Is largely for the reason that ho Is i
the belief that the fire did not have I
origin In the store of Ickcn & Co. He a
scrts that the starting point was on tl
other side of the partition In the passagi
way through which Bradley proceeded. II
says that when the door leading Into th
paefiageway was broken open end a streai
was turned In through It the fire was force
over the partition Into Ickcu & Co.'s catal
lUhmcnt.
The police have enough faith In tl
stories , however , to be working on an li
vestlgatlon. Several parties are under sin
plclon , but they do not Include aray men
her of the firm or any employe of Icke
& Co. Aa a matter of fact , when this fin
resumed Its business It found Itself a coi
BliU'rable loner from the fire after It had r
celvcd Itn Insurance ,
Mr. Ickcn says that there was no one I
the store after ( i o'clock cm the night of tl
fire to hla knowledge. He also statew ( hi
the candling room had not been used fi
sAveral days. Whllo working In hero tl
thijtfoyes used electric lights and not candle
nouoi.AS cotiXTv HAS ITS sn.viu
Supply of Coplo * of the SfHxInu
12&llUIINtOll.
Copies of the session laws of the la t legl
laturo are In great demand and the law
lupply and demand bids fslr to send the prl
of them away above par. There Is a tan
Ing demand In this county for about 1,0
copies of tHU publication , and a supply
lust 150 ; hence the rush to secure cople
The statutes provide that each notary publ
ilmll bo entitled to one copy ot the eessli
laws , n 11,1 1 the coplro are usually sent to tl
county clerk of each county for delivery
Iho notaries In his county. Douglas coun
bus over 800 notaries In addition to the lar ,
Dumber ot attorneys who uro clainoting . '
toples of the laws ,
The ee-erctary of state sent County Cle
rtedtleld 160 copies of the session laws , ai
theta were exhausted In ehort order. M
Itcdfield wrote to the secretary of atate f
i new supply , explaining the situation
Douglas county , and yesterday ho r
celved a reply from the secretary of stal
which contained an effectual quietus on ai
hope that moro copies might bo secure
The secretary wrote * that the last leglslatu
hid cut down the appropriation about $10,0
or $12,000 , and. In consequence , the Sta
Printing Hoard had ordered but G.OOO copl
of the session laws printed , The secreta
added that he hml eont Douglas county mu
than 1U quota , knowing the demand I
them , but he said tno supply had been coi
plotely exhausted , and that no more won
to printed. _
MAUIH.F. I'Oll THU XHW
Material for Inti-rlor KlnUli Conn
XoxtVfi k.
Contractor Johst returned yeetordi
trom Milwaukee and announced that I
mnrblo for the Interior finish of the m
pOMtofilco building would all bo here lie
week. Ho learned that llfty men were
work preparing the glass mrelac at Mllwn
kee , and that 100 men were engaged In ge
tine the marble ready In Vermont.
Work was comnu > nced yesterday layii
n portion of the lloorlug on the firet Ilex
Thu flooring la of white marble and will
oiled , It will not all be laid at this tin
although the material la all here. Ktioui
will be laid now to furnUh space upon wh !
to pllo material to avoid moving It so ofn
The work ot completing the basement
again delayed on account of the Capitol av
nuo sewer. The heating contractor as wi
at tlm finishing work lu the baaiment
etopppd till connection can be made wl
thin tower. The newer contractor haa a
iiounccd that he will have hb work coi
fitted by September 1.
CO 1,1) IMlOIIli'CTIOX OP 'CAMFOHXIA ,
Over One Illlllon Dotlnr.H SI nor- the
Your IN III.
FOUT CROOK , Aug. 20. ( To the Editor
ot The Htc.J I'rlor ' .o ISIS t'r.u estimated
amount of the world's gold In cir
culation wn about $2,500,000,000. This has
been Increased by $1,600000.000. The great
part California him played In the addition to
the world's wealth since 1S49 will be recog
nized when It Is sild that fully one-quarter
of this Increase has been derived from the
gold mines of this state. Of the entire
yield of gold production of California nol
less than nine-tenths has been yielded bj
the auriferous gravels. The total yield ol
Ihe auriferous gravcln of California would
be represented by the value of a cube ol
pure gold having an edge of fourteen feet
with a surplus of ome $00,000,000 remain
ing. Up to and Including IS)3 ! ) there In ;
been extracted In California $1,205.217,21'
In gold ; and In the year 1S95 , $15,334,317
The largest amount produced In any one
year being In 1852 , $81,294,700 ; the next besl
yearly production being that ot 1S51 , whlcl
was $75,938,232.
The Brown placer mine , of which men1
tlon was made In The Hco of Friday as hav *
Ing taken out In two days over $90,000 Ir
gold. Is located on Coffee Creek , Trlnttj
county , California , about six miles north
west from Carrvllle , at ,3,000 feet elevation
and conslsto of eighty acres along the creek
The claim was opened In 1890 , using watei
from Coffee creek through a ditch one
quarter of a mile long , thro ? and onc-linl :
feet wide on the bottom , and with a grad <
of three Inches to the rod. The loose grave
Is run off by ground sluicing , through thlr
teen boxes set on one and one-half lucl
grade and paved with blocks. Two men an
employed.
There arc something over 7.SOO acres o !
placer ground In Trinity county , taken ui
and being worked by seventy-four mines
and In addition to this , on the old channe
from Swift creek , through the Buckeye mine
contains many thousand acres not Includei
In the above. The Buckeye channel txtendi
through townships 3C. 35 nnd 34 ; ranges 7
8 , 9 , W. This great tract of mining grouiu
all contains gold. There Is no objection tt
hydraullclng In this region , It bslng i
mountainous country , with deep ravines am
high ranges , and tlm principle streams carrj
great volumes of water all the year round.
Probably , however , San Diego county often
the best Inducement to prospectors , as thi
region In which the least prospecting hoi
been done , and yet known to be rich li
gold. In the Stonewall mine , opened HOIUI
fifteen years ago , and which sold for $3,000 ,
000 the property of Governor Waterman li
said to have turned out $25.000 In a tei
days' run of a ten-stamp mill , and nov
averages several hundred thousand dollars i
year. It Is In the Banner district , ahou
sixty miles west of San Diego. Everywhen
throughout this region gold Is to be found li
every gulch , but on account of its being oi
the general railroad lines , and only acccs
t'able ' through San Diego , has remained bu
barely scratched on the surface along th
edge of the desert. E.
AKFAIIIS OK THIS r.I.OUK HANK
Olllcor.s Say They Are Maltlnpr I'rosrreN
111 ClOMllIK Ul HllHlllOHS.
W. B. Taylor was asked yesterday re
gardlng the dispatch from Lincoln to th
effect that the State' banking Board had dte
covered that no report ot the condition c
the Globe Loan and Trust Company's Sav
Ings bank had been made to the board sine
the institution was taken charge ot by th
directors undsr a bond to close out ito al
fairs within three years , and had ordered
report to be made within a reasonable tlms
Mr. Taylor said : "The State Banking Boar
can have a report any time it wanui li
The officers of the bank are undpr bond
to wind up the , bank's affairs within a cei
tain time , and there is no obligation o
them to make stated reports to the Stat
Bonking Board.
"This whole matter grows out of an al
tempt on the part of a certain small lawye
In Omaha was has threatened to mak
trouble If his client Is not paid money fc
his claim. We have the signature of thj
client to an agreement to put the entlr
assets of the bank .Into the hands of tli
officers , to bo clcsed'out as fast as po , ° 6lbl
on any kind of favorable terms. Wo at
proceeding as rapidly as possible and ai
exchanging claims for assets whenever w
find a claimant whd is willing to accept an
assets wo have , but that kind of bushier
cannot be rushed 'without Imperiling the li
tercsls of the claimants. Favorable progre *
Is being made , and that Is all there Is to I
slid. "
TO nxn HIS TIHH 111.1 :
.InmcN KlomliiK ( SooH to the Station Ir
Htonil of the < > ravo.
James Fleming entered a drug store j
Eighteenth and Farnam streets about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and demande
prusslc acid or any other poison that woul
do the work.
"I want to commit suicide , " he eald I
the drug man.
Instead of getting the poison thu drui
Ktet went behind his desk and called u
the police station. An office ) wa.s sent I
the drug store atid took Fleming into cm
tody. The men Is being held at the polle
station until his friends can be located. II
told the officers that he had been coi
tcmplatlng suicide for some time. With tl :
purpose of accomplishing the end In vie
about two weeks ago he began to take moi
phlue , but the dcces wcro so small tlu
they did not bring about the dtalred effec
Ho therefore determined to take a deadl
poison.
Flem'mg ' Ifl said to have come to this clt
over n year ago. from Scotland. Since con
Ing here ho Invented * a patent potato dli
ger , which he has not yet succeeded In pu
ting on the market. Study- over this Is bi
Ilevrd to have brought on mental dcrangi
ment. Fleming also stated that he had bee
employed at the smelting works.
KMI'I.OYEK AM ) KMIM.OYH AT I.AV
In Court , Ilrxt ChiircoH I'ulmor Till
rorjltry.
Charles H. Palmer , cigar dealer nt 31
South Thirteenth street , Is to be arrcste
on a warrant charging perjury , which wa
Issued yesterday out of police court c
the Instance of Wlllard S. Best.
Therhargo bus grown out of a legal flgt
which the two men have been having. Ilci
was In the employ of Palmer and when the
separated , claimed $75 as due him. II
brought suit In Justice of the Peace 1'ov
ers' court for the amount and Thursday si
cured Judgment. It IH charged that in tl :
course of the trial a charge of $13 agaim
Best was changed to $117. If this had bee
allowed to stand , the casn would have bee
decided against Host. While the suit wi
on. Palnipr Is said to have B worn That the u
count of $117 had never been changed at :
It Is for this statement under oath tin
Palmer Is accused of perjury.
A couple of menthe ago Palmer had Hci
arrested for stealing $2 out of the monc
drawer , but thin page was dismissed.
TIIIHATH\ ; iv\ou A
I'ollt-o Have IHnliMilt ; In HoltliiK Thel
PrlNonei- the Station.
ALBANY , N. V. . Aug. 20. Hioke , the a
leged kidnaper of little Johnny Conway , w
caught In Schenectady by John F. Farn
shortly after nooi'today ; and brought to th
city about 2 o'clock , The station wad filli
with an angry mob and the police had gre
difficulty In getting the culprit from Farn
and placing him In the patrol wagon. U'ln
they got him In the wagon fully ' . ' .noo | > t
ions tiurrounded It and crien ot "Lynch bli
Hiing him ; Shoot him" eiuaged the- mob
a point of desperation , but the hoi&cg we
whipped up and they plowed through tl
crowd , which hune-o | both aide : of the vngi
until thc-y fell oftyj Mayor Thachfr imtiiup
to get In the wagon and held Illako 'vltn o
hand , while he held 4 revolver with tl
h r \l the jnlico station , an er.ormo
- > vui haJ nathfred , Uu the prl.-on-r w. .
' ) . v tha chief ot police's private olll
HI Mi'cty.
WAKING UP OTHER ROADS
iilwauke3-Rook Island-Midland Combina
tion Seeks tbo Business.
RAILROAD ALLIANCE UNDER DISCUSSION
VervTIi-iip \X'fNtorii I. ne * ItrliiKN In
a StrntiK Competitor for 1'ax-
Hiixtiiont to
the Const.
Only ono subject was discussed In Omaha
passenger circles yesterday. It was the
establishment of two new transcontinental
routes for tourist car service and the extreme
probability of the later establishment ot first-
class passenger service by the same linen. A :
announced In The Dee of Wednesday , nr
agreement for through tourist car service
rotn Chicago to San Francisco , via Omaha
las be/en formed by the Milwaukee , the Rod
aland , the Colorado Midland , the Rio Grande
Western and the Southern Pacific railroads
Jl patche > s received from Chicago Indicate
that the Pennsylvania has also entered the
deal , and the line will , therefore , be extended
east as far as Plttnburg. The other new
transcontinental route will bo via St. Louis.
Officials of the Uurllngton and ot the Unlor
i'aclfic here are greatly excited about the
natter. When the subject of n new rival foi
transcontinental business was iiroanhed to the
passenger departments of the Burlington ene
the Union Pacific In the early part of thle
week. It was laughed to scorn. It is nov
admitted , not only that there will soon be
mother competitor for tratmcontlncnta
.ravel , but that the alliance of roads whlcl
us Just been formed , Is rather a formldabli
one.
one.Tho new line of tourist cars from Pitts-
jttrg to San Francleco via Omaha will make
the longest continuous haul of the same
cars In the country.
Some surprise has been manifested thai
the eastern terminus of the new comblna-
: lon should be at Plttsburg Instead of ai
I'hlladelphla or New York , making a com-
; > leto trasncontlnental line. It Is under
stood that the Prnnoylvanla has an agree
nient with other eastern lines to run ue
tourist caw cast ot Pittaburg. The Pat
Handle ( one ot the Pennsylvania routes ) h
a differential line , and It will bo via tha
route that the tourist cars will be run. Foi
some time past close relations have cxlstei
between , the Pennsylvania and the Mil
waukee , nnd the Interchange of business 1 ;
promoted by the fact that both use the sanu
depot In Chicago.
MAY START FROM NEW YORK.
An official of one of the lines In the nev
combination said yesterday : "Yes ,
understand the Pennsylvania Is In the dea
too. Plttsburg will bo the eastern' terminus
for the present , but I think the service wll
be ultimately extended to Philadelphia am
' be able to di
New York. I guess we'll
busineeu- with these other lines before wi
get through. "
Although the formation ot a new com
bluatlon to control the tourist car buslnes' '
from the cast to California and Intermed
late points Is regarded as one of the mos
Important happenings of the year In westen
railway circles , it Is the prospect that this
move will be soon followed by the establish
ment of through first-class train service fron
roads that hav. .
coist to coast by the same
caused consternation among the other trans
continental lines. The Pennsylvania rail
road has beep experimenting In long run
without change of either cars or engines re
ceiitly , and has demonstrated that long run
can bo made as cheaply as short ones. Eacl
of the other lines Is prepared to make th
long hauls that will be given it , and wel
posted railroad men say that through trail
service from ocean , to ocean Is perfccll ;
practicable.
It U also of some significance that th
new service will be Inaugurated early thl
fall at a tlmo when travel to Californi
tor the winter Is Just starting In. The Unlo
Pacific officials feel confident that the ebon
iicca of their line will more than gofiset in
advantages of the new route , and that tli
"Overland Route" will retain Its presllg
amcng transcontinental travelers. A Unlo
Pacific official yesterday Intimated Inn
the new combination might soon find
strcnger competitor In the field for buslnef
from coast to coast , namely : The Vanderbl
lines from New York City to Chicago , tli
Xorthwestorn-Unlon Pacific from Chicago t
Ogden and the Southern 1'aclflc from Ogde
to San Francisco.
VIEWED BY THE BURLINGTON.
Burlington officials are Inclined to bellev
that the new combination will not hang tc
gether long , end support this view by call
Ing attention to thp fact that the Burllngto
and the Milwaukee tried to work together o
western business two years ago and soon fel
out becauao of dissensions arising from th
division ot business. They predict that th
Milwaukee and the Rock Island , two com
petlng lines from Chicago to Omaha , cannc
long work together In harmony , that tber
will be trouble over the 'division of huslnca
between the common points , and that the
the new combination will fall to the ground
The new alliance has had the effect c
resurrecting the Colorado Midland from th
oblivion Into which -It had fallen of lati
Formerly controlled by the Santa Fe , thl
road did a fair business In Colorado , bu
since It has been under a separate receiver
ship , It has almost dropped out of the actlv
competition for travel. Its Bleeping car
have never been crowded and are more ofte
empty. This has been because both th
Burlington and the Rock Island have pi'E
fcrred to work with the Denver & III
Grande railroad , The latter line has als
had the support of the Oregon Short Lin
since that became an Independent line. Now
however , the Colorado Midland hs bee
taken Into a combination of as strong line
as was ever formed for western business
H Is admitted to bo the best scenic line c
Colorado , and It Is believed with a comblna
tlon of strong lines to push It that Its beau
tlfnl attractions will soon become general !
known and that It will form on Import
link In the new chain of railroads whlc
has Just been forged.
I'AVIXO H-oTi WHAT THKV SIIII
KtTectH of the .Xoiv llulo oil Ilvt > Stool
Shipment ! * .
"We had kicks because wo didn't put thei
In , and now we've not moro kicks becaw
wo have put them In , " said an official of th
Missouri Pacific yesterday , In spcakln
of the new live stock ratca In cents per 1C
pounds , to take the place of the rates 1
dollars per carload. This remark gives
good idea ot the situation since the new rul
became effective among transmissourl rat
roads Just ten daya ago. Some of the stoct
men are complaining because' their rates o
live stock have been raised , they malntali
as high UK 25 per cent. Many of these stocl
men are neighbors of the shippers who ha\
been after the railroads for a long tlmo I
make their rales according to weight and in
to allow an advantage to the chipper wl :
would rl k hl < i cattle by unmercifully crowi
ing it Into a car much too email to accomrai
duto thrt load.
Thn effect of the rule has been to Incrcae
the freight revenue of nearly all the rali
roadu entering South Omaha , and the sam
effect haa undoubtedly been the result .e
Kansas City , Bt. Joseph , Sioux City and S
Paul. Asked why ihls was so , a Unto
Pacific freight man said : "Wo find no' '
that by weighing the cars and making rate
by cents for every 100 pounds the hlppct
In many cases have to pay more than In th
pat. They undoubtedly have been crowd
Ing ihe can ; under the old rule moro tha
wo know of. Consequently now that the
pay for Just what U shipped many of th
stockmen find their rates Increased , "
The matter won up for Investigation by th
Kansas railway commissioners at Topek
Thursday. Assistant General Agent Wood e
the Union Pacific returned from there yeslci
day. Hi said that the cammUelonera decide
after a hearing , at which all the rallrout
iu Kawai were represented , that the lul
of 1890 on this subject was still In force"
Thin rule U to the effect that ratw on llvi
stock shall be In dollars per carload untl
the question of ratrs In cents per 100 pound :
could ba Investigated. Chairman Dlllard o
the board ot commissioners has announce )
that there will be an opportunity for tin
rain-cads ot Kansas to prove the reasonable
ness of charges In centa'pcr 100 pounds a
another hearing , which will bo held In To
pcka on September 1.
Speaking of the disputed question over th (
reasonableness of charges b > ' cents per 10 (
pounds , the superintendent of'n railway thai
lianJIrn a vast amount of live stock In am'
out of South Onnha , said : "I felncorcly trusi
that nothing will be Ulono to compel the
railroads to revert to tjie old rule of flxln ;
rates by dollais per carload. I say thU
without regard to the reveniip derived frou
the shipments , but simply because the ruli
ot charging by weight ties'abated ' the mils
anco of overcrowding tha stock cars. Then
Is now no Incentive for. the etock man t (
crowd more cattle Into * ix car than It en
hold becaiiFX ! he has to pay tor every pouni
shipped Instead of so marty dollars for ever ;
carload. The manner Id which live stocl
has been crowded Into tyjrs licro during tin
past few years has been something terrible
Every day nearly I have had to order stocl
cars received from olhcr roads opened am
dead cattle taken out. It was simply tin
result of the terrible overcrowding that wai
brought about by the desire of the Block
men to make the car carry a great deal mon
thar It was Intended to end so make a fcv
dollars. Anyone who handles the stock tralr.i
hero every day knows that there has beet
a great deal too much of this overcrowding
and I am glad that it Is nov , " at an end. 1
IIDS ceased because of the now rule fo :
charges by weight. ' '
SHUTS OFK THU TIC1CHT IIHOICKHS
Federal .Imlno \nnlivlllo Iteiiileri
an Important UoelNlon.
"NASHVILLE , Aug. 20. Judge Clark of thi
federal court. In the case ot the Loulavlll
& Nashville railroad , and other linen enter
Ing hero , against the ticket scalpers of thl :
city , Issued a deck-Ion against the latte
which will prevent them from manlpulatlni
the cheap round trip tickets on sale to th
Nashvlllo exposition and will clcae ever
broker's office In the city of Nashville. Th'i
Is the flrot decision ot this nature on recori
In the t.tate of Tennessee and la conaldcra
a great victory for the railroad Interests o
the txjuth , and especially the Louisville i
Nashville.
Open \oiv Itoiul to Traltlo.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Aug. 20. The Call
fornla Southern Railway company , a ne\ \
line in course of construction from Hlggf
station ou the Oregon Railway & Navlga
tlon company's line south-through Shermar
Waseo and Crook counties to Pincville ,
dlotance of 120 miles , will be put In opet
atlon September 5 as far as Waseo , tha
much of the line having been completed
O. C. O'Reilly , at present assistant gcners
freight asent ot the Oregon Railway & Navl
gallon company , will be general manager c
the ne'v road , The road ! s a local concer
and taps ono of the richest sections of th
state.
Itiitlroail Shops on Full Time.
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 20..n order ha
been posted In the repair shops of the Kan
sas City , Fort Scott & Memphis railway 1
this city to Increase the force of men I
the car department to its full capacity an
work the men ten hours per day. The me
have been working only eight hours per daj
four and five days a week , for some tlmi
It has been several years since the me
have worked full time.
California Itatlroail.l'roioet.
PHOENI , Ariz. , Aug. 20'.VArtlcles of li
corporation for theTba Atgeles & Pasaden
Railway company have been'filed here. Tli
Incorporators are Andrejv iMeJNally and D. I
Dewey of Chicago , J. W. Hiighers of Pas :
dena , Cala. , and General MtH. . Sherman e
Phoenix. It Is proposed to build a roa
from Lee Angeles to Pasadena at an est
' "
mated cost ot $1,000,000 ,
Hallway XoteH un , , I'ormnialN.
General Manager Dickinson and Genen
Solicitor Kelly of the Union "Pacific are I
attendance at the annual" meeting of tb
"
Ogden Depot company.
C. C. Goodwin , a citizen ot Denver , we
struck by Union Pacific , train No. 3 Thursda
and fatally Injured. lie ' .died while belli
removed to the hospital In an ambulance.
All the railroads centering hero have bee
requested to donate sums of money rangln
from $100 to $300 to 'the treasury of th
Omaha Fair and Speed association In orde
that the association may not be embarrasse
In Its work this fall by lack of funds.
Western railroads have agreed on the ;
rates ; One fare from all points In Nt
braska for the round trip to the republlca
state convention , Lincoln , August 2C ; or
faro and a third from all points In Ncbraeli
for the round trip to the State Suudn
school convention , Norfolk , September 7-9.
J. II. Chlldero , a brakeman In the emplc
of the Union Pacific , was seriously Injure
at Cheyenne Thursday. He was leanln
over the drawhead of a freight car , aboi
to cut off the air In the airbrake hose , whe
the slack of the train ran up and caugl
him. Two ribs were broken , his right cj
cut and his face bruised.
TIMMI3VAIIKII , OFT AltKKSTKI
IlONlilontH of .IonVr.1011 1'reelnet Ar
Churned tvlth Forgery.
Herman Tlmme , C. J , Warner and Clai
Oft of Jefferson precinct , for whoso arre ;
on the charge of forgery warrants were ii
sued from the county court on Tuesday i
this week on complaint of II. B , Waldroi
came Into town yesterday and were n
leased on $1.000 ball by Judge Baxter I
appear for trial August 2S at 0 a , in ,
The warrantu for the arrest of the me
were placed in the hands of Constable Sam
say , who went out to Hennlngton Thuri
day. Ho refused to eorvib the warrants bi
cause his fees wcro not advanced by tl ;
complaint. After his return a telephor
mcopago was received at the county com
from Mangold's bank at BeiinlnRtoii to tl :
effect that the bank would guarantee tl ;
coats. Sauesay then arranged with Tlmti :
and the other men to meet him at the depi
yesterday and It happened that Judf
Baxter was at the depot at the same Him
enrouto to Lincoln. An Impromptu scsslo
of court was held on the spot and ball ws
furnished for the men by Eggert Oft ,
brother of ono of the prisoners , and the
were released from custody by the consti
ble.
ble.It Is charged that the accused forged tli
names of residents of Jefferson precinct t
a petition that was prceentcd to the n
publican county central committee.
Cotton MIllH to'Ktart Up.
MANCHESTER , N. H. , ' AHJ. 20. Notice
were Issued today to the elteci that th
Amoskeag cotton mills ylll start up In a
departments on September 3. The Amei :
keag employs about 15,000 operatives. Tli
Amory Cotton Manufacturing company \\1
resume Monday next ,
SALEM , N , H , , Aug. 20. Mills 2 and 5 c
the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Manuacunn ( ;
company's plant In thl4s pity started on fn
tlmo this morning , after " nearly six montl
of a foris'-two hour "ndhedule. Thn mat
augment states that he market for the-
goods Is Improving and they hope soon t
bo forced to order full * tlmo In the othi
mills , which are now running forty-'w
hours. About 1,100 ham'.p are einployod I
tha two mills.
( iiilil NeeUerN DlHiippolnteil.
NEW YORK , Aug. 20 The fchooni
Nimbus , vvhl' h arrived , today from Purnun
buco , brought one passenger , OauglaH I'e ;
kins. Jr. , who wag ono of the party of gel
scekora which failed from tlilu port lui
winter In the old New tYorl ; pilot bout , ,
F. l.oubat for Terra del Fuego , straits e
Magellan , Perkins said that the par
lum ticcutetl rome gold , but up to the tlm
he left they had fHllid to llnd the met :
In paying quantities Perkins la fro ;
Cleveland , O.
GOES UP AMONG THE CLOUDS
Inventor of This Meohaniotl Contrivance
Will Soon Arrive in Omaha.
AMUSEMENT FEATURE FOR EXPOSITION
f.lKittttle Umbrella < n 111Ilreoteil 01
( lie IMiilntitu'i * niiKliieorn le-
ctari * the Coin-em IN ,
Practical iitul Safe.
;
II. B. Slicrraan , the Inventor ot the urn-
brolln which will be the prominent engineer
ing novelty of the exposition , has notified the
Department of Concessions that ho will bt
In Omalm before September 1 , prepared tc
commence active work on Ills machine ,
Mr. Sherman was notified by the depart
ment eoino tlmo ago that ho must furnlsli
satisfactory proof that his machine would be
absolutely safe and feasible before ho woulO
bo granted the concession for Its crectloi
or allowed to do anything toward putting II
up. Since that time , Mr. Sherman ha :
furnished certllicatcs from two civil en
gineers of recognized standlug In the profra
elon , to the effect that the plans for the
machine contemplated a contrivance whlcl
will bo perfectly stable and safe nnt
thoroughly , practical. In addition to this
the department has submitted the plans t <
the Inspection of other competent engineer :
and has recolvcd awuranco that the projcci
Is practical and safe.
"Shermsn's Umbrella , " to the machine wll
be known , nothwHhstandlng the Invcnto
dubbed It "tho soaring carousal , " will rra
Its lofty head among the villages and othe
attractions on the I'lalsanco 350 feet abov
the level of the ground and -150 feet above th
level of the river. The standard of th
machine , or the stick of the umbrella , wll
bo a steel cylinder forty-five feet In dtamc
ter and reaching a point 350 feet above th
ground. The lower end of the cylinder wll
vest on a oolld foundation many feet belov
the surface of the bluff. The ribs of th
umbrella will eae.h carry a rar capable ei
holding twenty people , and the diameter o
the circle when the cars are raised will h
275 feet. When the umbrella Is raised th
cars will bo turned slowly around in a clrcl
so that the passengers may survey the en
tire horizon before descending again to cartl
The erection of this gigantic umbrella wll
cost about ? SO,000 and will require a grea
amount of mechanical work. Its erectlo
will bo under the direct supervision of In
ventor Sherman.
OMAHA UI2AIIY TO TAKH TIIK 1MU/.I-
MUM It * ClutelieN on tinaltiiiuil Kiln
on < Inmil Assoelatloa Convention.
Tbo Washington papers are booming th
effort of that city to secure the 1898 cor
vcntion of the National Educational assc
elation which Omaha proposes to have. The
are raking a fund of $10,000 In Washlngto
among the railroads , hotels , the street rail
way company and other concerns that wl !
bo directly benefited , to be used In sccui
Ing the convention. Superintendent 1'cars
of the local schools , says that wliliH othc
cities are certainly making a strong flgl :
ho has every reason to believe that Oman
will now bo able to make a satlsfactor
showing to the members of the execntiv
committee when they come hero next montl
The great consideration has been the quci
tlon of transportation , and that has no'
been satisfactorily "adjusted. Superintend
cnt Pearse has had several conferences wit
the railroad officials during the last fe
days and ho has been given satisfactory as
Biirances that the railroads leading Int
Omaha will do their share by nuking raU
that will bo satisfactory to the exccutlv
committee. An arrangement has also bee
made between the executive committee <
the exposition and the Knights of Ak-Sai
Hen , by which the Coliseum will be turnc
over to the exposition management next yc
and transformed Into a magnificent audltoi
lum which will bo entirely adequate for tli
purposes ot the convention.
( lormiiii-AiiiorleaiiH Iiieorporatc.
The movement among the German-Amer
can citizens of Omaha to participate In tl
exposition has taken form In the Incorpon
tlon of a company to carry out the plar
perfected some time ago , which contemplate
the establishment , Inside the expcwltlc
grounds , of a German restaurant and cat
combined with amusements characteristic i
the "Fadorland. " The articles of incorpon
tlcn of this company have been filed wll
the county clerk. The name ot the con
pany te the German-American Transmlssl
olppl association , the capital stock belt :
fixed at $25,000 , in shares ot $5. The li
corporators are : Charles Kaiifmann , He
man Schunke , Edward P. Schurlg , HIchai
Englemann , K. W. Koetter , F. Chrlstmci
George Helmrod and J. E. C. Humohr ,
AilvortlHliiK tin * KxpoHltlon.
The Department of Publicity and I'romi
tlon has sent to the printer an Illustrate
pamphlet of the exposition which will (
an ordinary envelope. These will bo read
for giving out some time next week , Tl
department will receive from the architect
within a few days the perspective drawtaf
of the Arch of States and Government bulli
Ing , and a revised ground plan showing tl :
arrangement of the exposition ground
These will complete the drawings of tt
main buildings , and all the pictures will I
Incorporated ! n the next pamphlet , whlc
will be Issued by the department.
Commit too to Hoar the llroivn Cat
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 20. The comml
tee to which the Hay conference trusts I
present Its cnse ngulnst Hev. C. O. Urowi
now of Chicago , has selected the followln
representatives on the council of appeal I
consider the Justice of the mlnlHtei'B tnu
pension : "The llrst church of Cojumbu
O. , Itev. Washington niadden pastor ; Fin
church , Mlnni'apoll ? , Hov. George H. Me ,
rill , paKtor ; First church , St. Louis , He1
M. liurnhitm , pastor , nnd Plrat churcl
Grand Rapids , Mich. . Hov. D. liradley , p-n
tor. Dr. Brown will numo live churci ! <
to lie represented on the committee uml th
eleventh member will be cho eii by He'
Wlllurcl Scott of Chicago , and Itev , J. 1
lilunchard.
AltoiiilN CnlloKO hy I'ruxy.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 20. Attornc
Lewis Titus of this city has Just begu
his third collegiate year at the Unlverslt
of California ns a student by proxy. Vi
one year Titus was n regular student i
Derkcley , attending the university in pci
son. Then he passed the examinations fe
admission to the bar and his buslneBa kej
him on thin vide of the buy. His wife too
up hi * work at the beginning of the sophi
more year nnd la now hU proxy In tl :
clam rooms. In the evening she goes ov <
the work with her husband , who has tin
far taken every examination with cred
and will be graduated ut the end of tt :
year.
HtixliioNN TriiiihloN of a Day.
AKRON , O , , Aus , 20.-John P. Selbcrlln
a formerly prominent manufacturer , a
signed to Francis c. Selberllng , hla nephe\
today. The assets and llabilltle are aboi
$150.000. Ills affairs have been In an ui
i-eUled condition wince the failure of tt
J. P. Sclberllng Mower and Reaper con
pany. Failure to realize on silver mlnlr
property helped to bring on the fal'ure.
Stole for Fourteen YenrM.
ST. LOl'IB , Aug. 20-Charles J. Krey , wl
has been In the employ of the Pacific an
United States Express companies in th
city , was arrested today for embpzzllii
ub-jiit $1,000 from the companies ) and robbin
packages In transit of about $4,500. Krc
wan transfer money clerk mid hud bee
trusted Implicitly. Ho began hlB pecul.itioi
about fourteen years ago ,
I'lro Kocoril for a liny.
NEW VOIUC , Aug. 20. The woiks of tl
Staten Inland Terra CoMa company i
Woodbrldpe. N , J , , were damaged to tl
extent of (50,000 by fire today. It Is thougl
the fire was cuuued by an overheated kill
inns ox nni'AVi.MJ KAIINAM STHHHT
CoinpotliiK C'oiitructnrt Hear Down ( lit
West Farnum street will be rcpaved al
the lowest price at which a paving contract
has ever been let In Omalm. That Is In
dicated by the bids on this district whlcl :
were received by the Hoard ot Public1 Work *
yesterday. There were seven bidden
on the various classes of material , the low
bids being $1.44 9-10 ou aiphalt. $1.07 or
brick , and $1.49 per square yard on stone
The bids were referred to the engineering
department for tabulating but the contract
will In all probability go to the Ornnt Pav
ing company on their bid of $1.419-10 pel
yard on sheet aspaltum , class C , under i
five-year guarantee. The bids follow :
Hugh Murphy Asphalt , five-year guaran
tee , $1.49 ; brick , live-year guarantee , $1.10 ;
ntonp block , one year guarantee , $1.49.
Harbor Asphalt Company Apphalt , five-
year guarantee. $1.G2 ; ten-year guarantee ,
$2.02 ; brick ( only between street car tracks )
90 cents.
Ornnt Paving Company Asphal1 , five-ycai
guarantee. $1.44 0-10 ; brick , live-year guar
antee. $ t.3G ; stone block , $2.
Omaha llrlck and Construction Company
Drlck , ouo-ycar guarantee , $1.07 ; flve-yeai
guarantee $1.13 ; ten-year guarantee , $1.35
stone block , $1.)0. ! )
Standard Paving Company Asphalt , five-
year guarantee , $2.07 ; brick , five-year guar
antee , $1.14.
Ayors' Asphalt Paving Company Asphalt
Ive-ycar guarantee , $1.55 ; ten-year gu.iran-
: co , $1.80 ; brick , one-year guarantee , $ l.29Vi
five-yrar guarantee , $ t.39l.fc ; ten-year guar
antee , $1.49I < ! ; stone block , $2.20.
Iowa Urh-k Company Brick , one-yeai
; uarantee , $1.10 ; five-year guarantee , $1.10
ion-year guarantee , $1.22.
SACKUTT TALKS AIIOUT KCONOMY
ShoivN How Money May Ho Snvoil li
roiiiintHNlonor'M Ollloo.
Tax Commissioner Sackett toys that he ha
levolopcd n plan by which he hopes toj <
able to make the city assessment with th
aid ot only ten or a dozen deputies , lustcai
of thirty. . n.i was first demanded. He tay
that If he can make the personal asscsrmcn
by merely serving n blank schedule on th
property owner wllh a notice to nil It ou
ami deliver It at the tax commissioner's < > (
flee , lu , will be able to make the pcroona
arsessmcnt himself.
The economy would bo In salaries , as whll
the law provides that the deputies must b
paid $3 per day , other men could be secure
for $2 per day to serve the notices , and thu
confine the work of the $3 a day men to th
real property assessment. This is the pla
that lii followed In other cities In which tli
tax system la similar to that now provide
for In Omaha , and It has proven very eatlt
factory.
IMIMIOVHMIS.VI'S IIV HAS COJH'AX\
1'ornilts iNNtioil for Xetv ItiillilliiKN i
tlio .South SI lie.
The Omaha Gas company tqok out bulldlni
permits yesterday for Improvements o
Its property at Twentieth and Center streets
aggregating over $25,000. This Is In accord
ance with the announcement made at th
time the reorganization of the , cdmpany wa
accomplished , nnd the additions to the plan
will make It one of the largest and mos
completely equipped gas maunfacturln
plants In the wcat. The Improvements In
elude a two-story brick generator , hello
and engine house which will cost $12,00 (
It will be 03x72 feet on the ground. A twc
story brick purifying house , 38x142 feel
casting $ CSOO , and the two and , one-hnl
'
story office and meter room will be' , forty fee
equare , representing au. additional invcsl
ment of $7,500.
Improving : lllo.vole 1'ntli.
The Board of Public Works la trying
new Improvement on the south end ot th
Florence bicycle path , and If It proves satis
factory the same Improvement will be mad
to the city limits. Twelve yards of grave
have been hauled to form a surface , and I
la asserted that when this Is properly rollc
it will form a perfectly hard and smoot
surface. If this proves tobethc case tli
hoard will purchase enough -pf'tho gravel t
cover the entire route.
Stunt HiiUo * Ill-ply.
OMAHA. Aug. 20. To the- Editor of Th
Bee : Upon my return from -"a short vac :
tlon , my attention was called to an artlcl
In The Evening Bee of August 3 , headc
"Council Will Look Into the 'Ullls ' Stuht
Methods In Buying Supplies tor Vladm
Repairs , " which casts a reflection on in
olficlal actions In connection with the ri
pairing of the Eleventh Street viaduct. Th ;
I had myself appointed Inspector Is n refiei
tlon upon the Intelligence of the Hoard i
Public Works , I offered to look after tli
repairs that were to bo made and do E
without expense to the city. The mombei
of the Hoard of Public Works accepted ti :
oftcr as a matter of business. There we
no "had" about It. The Hoard of Pubi ;
Works must have been satisfied that I won !
render faithful service and look out for tl
city's Interest , else It would have decline
my services and there would have been j :
"had" about that cither ,
The article referred to assorts that I too
upon myself several prerogatives of tl :
Advisory board and the Board of Publ !
Works , This Is fabrication , unadulteralei
Every act of mine In connection with tin
work was known to Andrew Uosowater , clt
engineer and chairman of the Board of Put
lie Works , before being performed , an
was sanctioned by him. By an cxamlnutlo
of the records of the Hoard of Public Worli
It will be found that for all articles pui
chased for use In said repalis a reqiils
tlon In duo form has been secured thorofo
The employes ou this work were reportc
every morning to the office of the Hoard i
Public Worka and were daily seen and thel
work examined by the chairman of th
Hoard ot Public Works.
Stunt's doings in all matters connecte
with the looking after the repairs of tl :
Eleventh street viaduct , In fact all c
Stuhl's doings as a councilman or In an
public position he has , or ever will occup :
are ( subject at all times to a looking Inti
and no one will bo more earnest In Invltln
any such Inquiry and examination than
EltNEST STUHT.
TK.YAS AI.I.A.VOK TO GO IT .U.OXI
Klmilly DoohloN to Cut I.OONU front til
\atloiial lloily.
DALLAS , Tex. , Aug. 20 , The Farmer
alliance held thrco conventions ycstordn
ana did not adjourn until very late lai
night. The sessions wcro behind close
doors. The national and state bodies hav
been at loggerheads for a long time. Tl :
alleged usurpation of power by Imposltlo
of dues on females and the abandonment <
the Initiative and referendum principle I
government are the main grievances held h
the leaders of the state organization. Ve :
terday the gordlan knot was severed , an
henceforth the Texas State ulllancn will boi
Itself. It will not tolerate national bosso
so the leaders asserted last night ,
\atloiinl VrlcriiiiN1 Union Klcotloii.
SPRINGFIELD , O. , Aug. 20. The nations
encampment , Union Veterans' union , elcctc
as commander-ln-clilef today II. L. Street (
New York ; first deputy , George M. Meai
Michigan ; uecond deputy , E. II. Hohso :
Kentucky ; surgeon general , G. W. llarr ;
Ohio ; chaplain , W. H. Harman , Ohio ; cxeci
tivo committee , T. J. Cannon , Maryland ; I
S. Proplm , Ohio ; J. M , MrGulre , Pcnnsy
vanla ; It , Jacob , Kentucky ; Charles O'Coi
nor , Michigan ; S , 8. Hrouer , New Jerse !
L , C. Paine , Illinois ; Captain Langetal
Iowa ; S , S. Voder , Maryland ,
Resolution ) : were adopted for equallzlr
pensions ot all soldiers and sailors at $
with an additional 1 crnt per diem ot er
Ice each month ( pensions for dliabllitlt i
usual rates ) ; for appointment of a eon
mlUee to pueh the preference of veterans fi
oftlcp.
Mies Nellie Stark of Missouri wa.s elccit
daughter of the National Uolon Veteran
union.
BEGINNING CAMPAIGN WORK
) ologatcs Are Elected to Attend the County
Convention This Afternoon ,
.PUBLICANS HOLD THEIR PRIMARIES
ionornt I'liitorNtanilliiK that
Cimnt.i WMI Soiul t'nli
DoU-untON to the Stnto N'oitil-
nutliiur Convention
The republican primaries to select dele *
gates to the county delegate convention were
cry quietly conducted yesterday. There
vcro no contests except lei the Fourth and
Sixth wards , and very few votes wcro cast
outside of these wards.
The principal fight of the afternoon oc
curred al the Fourth ward primaries. Here ,
is In other wards , there was only one ticket
n the field , but the tact that a majority of
heap voting were not disposed to swallow
W. J. Hroatch , wlnso name had been put
on the ticket , made the occasion Interesting.
The disposition to scratch Hroatch's nome
VCB evident early In the day. and about 4
o'clock Hroatch sent Sam Van Alyutlno up
o see hew matters lookixl. It did
\ot take Van Alyetlno long to discover thai
hey looked very bad for Hroatch , nui
Jroatch waa summoned to avp himself , llfl
uvlved at the polls Just before 5 o'clock nnij
remained working In hlA own Interests until
licv closed. Hob Baldwin nnd various others
of his more devoted followers assisted tl
Irum up Hroatch votra .it the eleventh hour.
ami Hroatch finally pulled through , Out ol
131 votca cast Urratch received BS. Ills
mcces-B WBJ owing to the fuel that the votciu
who scratched his name scattered the ro-
nalnlng vote between J. W. llaltln , Kdgat
Scott and A. II. Comstock. Hattln received
10 votes , Scott 23 and Comstock 29.
In the Sixth ward there were thirteen
named on the tlck\t , and there was a sllghl
personal contest over the lour which would
jo discarded. There were 100 votes cast , and
Lho delegation named below was selected.
While there waa no contest- the prima
ries there Is a possibility that a very decided
difference of opinion may develop In the
convention In regard to the candidate of
the party for the supreme Judgeshlp. No
candidate haa apparently made any effort to
secure delegations lu his interest nnd It
Ins been aEsumod by KOIUO of the lenders
that there would bo no objection to the re-
nomination of Judge Pest. But It develops
that there la some opposition to Judge Post'o
candidacy. Sonic ot them favor Judge Key-
ser , others assert that Judge Baker would
bo the strongest candidate. Judge Hayward -
ward ot Nebraska City has some supporter *
en the various delegations. There has been
no concentration ot Uie opposition , but
Judge Keysor la the favorite of a majority
of the delegates who prefer some one other
than Judge Post. The opinion is quite gen
eral that the differences ou ihls point should
not bo raised In the county convention. It la
suggested that the convention send an un-
Infitnictcd delegation to the state convention
with the understanding that It will support
the most available candidate. Some ot Judge
Pest's friends would like to have the dele
gation Instructed In his Interest , but no-
attempt to do so Is likely to be made.
OHGAN1Z13 FOK WORK.
It Is probable that the county control com
mittee will be reorganized at the conven
tion this afternoon Instead of leaving
It to be done by the county nominating con
vention. This Is In accordance with the
recommendation ot the state central com
mittee with a view to having the county
committee thoroughly organized In time to
do the most effective work during the cam
paign. No considerable number of delegates
seem to have settled on the now chairman of
the committee. John Lewis Is not a can- ,
dldato for re-eleiCon , and of those who-
have been mentioned to succeed him none ,
are making any particular effort to obtain.
the position.
This Is the complete list of delegates :
First Ward John Hoslcky , Charles Shrote.
William Hutton , James Cathroo , Ernest
Stuht , K. W. Bartos. P. M. Hack , Hana
Buck , S. W. Johnson.
Second Ward II. J. Hanker , II. II. Boylcs.
Fred Bruiting , Lovl Cox , Frank Frnncl , A.
C. Hnrte , Fred Hoye , Joseph , Kavim , Fred
Mueller.
Third Word William M. Harr , Richard
Berlin , Harry Bernstein , Nate Brown , Louis
Burmester. Henry Uhodro , Charles Tuttle.
V. B. Walker.
Fourth Ward James II. Adams , W. J.
Broatch , W. K. Cudy. Thomas A. Crclgh.
Charles S. Klgutter , William A. Foster , F.
H. Kennard , F. F. ROOM , 1) . II. Wheeler.
Fifth Ward K. . Cox. J. L. Balrd.
Richard Johnfon , C , W. Dalmatre , W. A.
Saunders , W. C. Gordon , George Parker , A.
A. Raymond , John Wertz.
Sixth Ward Carr Axford , Jacob Houck , H.
T. Leavltt. Benton Hell , F. W. Fitch F , F.
Tea ] , A. II. Starkey , I. G. Uarlght , S. C.
Bennett.
Seventh Ward G. S. Ambler , A. B. Bald
win , John 13. Honewltz , K , II , Branch , A. S.
Olmichlll. George II. Fltchett , A. C. Foster.
W. H. Hazzard , Charles S. West.
ttlghth Ward D. B. Allen , C , J , Anderson ,
'Chris Uoyor , S. L. Boyd , 0. O. Edllng ,
Charles Klopp , C. 1C. Morgan , W. F. Harte.
J. T. II. Woods.
Ninth Ward John Albertlo , 13. B. Raich ,
P. J. Harr , A. M. Cowle , A. H. Homing ,
J. L. Kaley , 0. P. Schrum , J. K. Van Glider.
S. T. Wiggins.
Chicago Precinct II. J. Rolf , Charles
Wltto , H , Kasmuo , R. J. McCormlck. T. A.
Holllster.
South Omaha James Austin , R. 0.
Young , Scott Kenworthy , Fredrick ICIter ,
sr. , Thomas Adams , Frank Tlustua , Neln
Nelson , Danna Morroll , John Mclntlro , Chris
Raff , George Sherwood , O. 13. Druca and
Robert Funuton.
THKV FAV01I Hi-TTIXC lil A
( iiIil Doiiiiii-riilN to Talio a I'lii-l In { lie
( In mini Inn.
There has 'been some curiosity amons
politicians to know what course the gold
'
demoeratH wculd take' during the cnmlni ;
camp.-.lgn , and the following Interviews
with three of the leading representatives of
that ploincnt of the democratic party In this
city shown the drift of the aentlrarnt
among them.
Kuclld Martin Personally I am In favor
of putting up a ticket , but I do not know
what will bo donu at this time. I have
heard from quite a number of gold demo-
cratB and they all favor nominating a ticket.
It IH pcuolblc , however , that ono ot the
other parties may nominutu a ticket which.
wo can cotulstently uupport , but hardly
probable.
W. I ) . McHugh So far as I am concerned
I will favor thu nomination of a full ticket.
Wo niay not poll a very largo vote , but r
want to fitand up and bo counted. I think
wo will know In a few rlayw Jimt what will
bo done , but now there uro no definite plena
under contemplation.
T. J. Mahoney I will probably call the
fctato committee to meet In Lincoln BOIIIS
tlmo during the next two weeks to dlscued
thlti matter , and It li ) altogether likely that
the commlttco will decide on holding a con
vention and nominating a ticket , I favor a
ticket of our own , and I have received a
number of letters from democrats out In tbo
Htato all urging the Importance of main
taining our organization.
Sllvor Hi'iuililluiiii I'rlinarlon ,
The silver republicans of Douglas county
will hold their primaries this evening at
7:30 to select delegated to a county conven
tion to bo held next Saturday , which will
chottio delegates to the otate convention , and
also to select delegates to a county con-
vuatlnn to be hereafter called to nominate
a , county ticket , For the 11 rut convention
each country precinct will be entitled to
ono delegate , each ward In South Omaha
three dc-lcKatCi' , and each ward lu Otnaba
four dMtgatCH. For the second convention
tliln representation will be doubled In thu
' oui i".T 1 1 Ounilm , but will reir.alut lilt
name In Houth Omaha.