THE OMAHA DAILY IJEE REL'TMMUEll 15) , 18J)7. AWARD ANOTHER CONTRACT Omaha Man Secures the Carpenter Work on the Liberal Arts Bnilding. NINETY DAYS IN WHICH TO COMPLETE IT CoMfrnrln Xotv l.ri for .Six Prlnrlpnl i\liiinlilini ItiillilliiK * , All ofVlilch \VI11 He Coiniilclril liy Xoxt I'cliniiir- . The contract for the carpenter work on the Liberal Art building was let last night to \Vnllaco II. Purrlth of Omaha and he agrees to complete the frame work of the building , ready for the staff workers , within ninety days from the execution of Ills contract. This makes six of the main bulldingR of the ex position on which contracts have now been let. viz : Administration , Manufactures , ( Mines and Mining , Machinery and Klcctrlc- Ity. Agriculture. Liberal lArts. All of these buildings arc under contract to be completed , Including the staff and finishing , before Feb ruary 1 , next year. This covers all of the largo buildings , the ones yet remaining being Btimller In size and requiring less time for their construction. The executive committee held a special meeting t > t the ofilco of the Department of Uulldlngs and ( Ironnils last night to open bids for the Liberal Arts building and awar.l the contract. Ten bids were received for the carpenter work and t-vo for doing the staff -.York. The carpentry lld In detail were nn follows : It. A. UHtcll , Omahn , W2SStf&deduct \ for jillliiB If Oonu by exposition , Jl.OOO ; deduct If gallery Is omitted , Jl.OOO : deduct If cor ner puvlllon Is omitted , J1UO ; time , Hlxty Hamilton Uros. , Omaha , $2.1,700 ; deduct for piling , JSOO ; deduct for painting and dazing , Jxoo ; deduct for gallery , Jl.&W ; deduct for pavilion , JIM ) ; time , 120 days. Clwln & Ilcndcroon , Omaha , J2r > ,7CO : deduce for piling , $1,3M ( ; deduct for painting- and KliultiK , V X > ; for KiilU'i-y , J2XXIJ ( for puvlllon , jr. ; time , 120 d y . W. II. I'arrlsh , Omaha , J2i,2fifi ; deduct for piling. KM ; for painting and Blazing. $7uO ; for gallery , ! .3UO ; for pavilion , JCO ; time , ninety iluyti. . . . . , , John Ua mii4seii. Omaha , $21.41 . ; deduct for piling , J77r , ; for painting and glazing , $ SOO ; fur gallery. Jl.HW ; time , 130 day , George II. King , Council llluff.i , $ ll9 ! : deduct for piling , JW ; for painting and Khtzlinr. $723 ; for gallery , $2,1W ; for pavil ion , J1UO ; time , ninety days. CoiiRi-ets Construction company of Chicago cage , $22tOt ! ! ; deduct for piling , $ ! , ; for painting and glazlnc , $ Srt ) ; for gallery , W.lOO ; for pavilion , $100 ; time , ninety days. AVostliike Construction company of St. Louis. $22.1M : bid HOtit by telegraph ; other Items not covered , but notice given that formal bid had been mailed. Hubert lluilko of Omaha , J23.TOO ; deduct for piling , JC20 ; for painting and glazing , $7',0 ; for gallery. J2S7r > ; for pavilion , $ SOO ; time , 120 ilnVH. William Uoldlu & Sons , Chicago , $20,740 ; deduct for piling. $630 ; for painting and glazing1 , JSOO ; for gallery , $1,500 ; for pavilion , $100 ; time not stated. The bids for the t > .taff work were as fol lows : Smith & KaBtman. Chicago , $7.300 ; tlmu , thirty itays ; John L. Nelson & llro. , Chicago , $6.400 ; tlmu not stated. After the bids were opened the commit tee decided that the gallery In this aiulldlng should be omitted and this decision made ParrlRh the lowest bidder , his figures for the gallery without the building being $10.- nfiC. The contract was thereupon awarded to him and he will bo called upon to execute It at once. No action was taken on the bids for the staff and plaster work , as there was no great haste about this matter. Nelson's bid is the lowest , but this same firm was also lowest on the Agriculture building but have not responded tn , a notice to appear uj. once , and enter Into-ii contract for , the .Agriculture ' ' " ' build Inc. * 'V - . . < ttOIMC OX KXIMI.SITIOX IIUMMMSS. Ciililli.V SIIIIH Sny Tln-y AVI11 He Itt-inly fur SInlVi > vt Month. The contract for the construction of tlio Agriculture bulld'ug ' has been closed with Goldl'e & Sons of Chicago , the time limit of eighty "lays specified In the bid having been cut down by Mr. ( loldle to seventy days. The his building will be ready for the staff workers November 27. A report has been ciirrmt that Mr. Goldlc Intended to bring a large force of carpenters and other workmen from Chicago to work on this building. Mr. fioldle was questioned ycstordny regarding this report and ho denied most emphatically that It was true. "I will not bring more than five or six men nl most from Chicago , " said Mr. Goldlo. "Thojo will ho our foremen , who liavo been In our oninlov for years , but the workingmen - men and carpenters who will be employed to do the work will be employed right on the grounds. Wt > will not bring any men from Chicago oilier than those 1 have specified , but wo will put a largo force of men a ! work just 11 H soon as possible and the work will be pushed at a rate which may surprise pome of the- Omaha people who are not ac quainted with the manner In which Iheac big exposition buildings are erected. Wo have the largest buildings on the grounds and ivo do not propose to let any gra s grow under our feet. We will put our own mill ma chinery In tlu < Mines building just as soon ns the floor Is ready for It and from tbut moment the wood will lly. " i\Tlll : SIASM IV TIIK III.ACK 1I1M.S. .Moilfli nC Mliu-H anil Snii-llcr * ( o UP mi i\lilliltlon. The people of the Illaek Hills are holding frequent meetings for arranging for the ex hibit which the IllllR ilUtrlot Id to make at the exposition. A Uendwood paper on Thurs day contains three columns of an account of si meeting hold In the. court house at Dcail- wejiid Wednesday of this week , at which rep resentatives wtiro prt'Hfnt from nearly all of the counties In the Dlack Hills district. The pliniH of the exhibits were discussed and the various represcntatlvi'H Indicated the general nature of the exhibits which will be made by thulr respective districts. The famous Wind Cave of the Hot Springs dis trict will probably bo reproduced on a small ttcalc. Mini models of famous in I ties In the hills will bo on every hand together with models of HiuelterH , stamp mills , etc. One general plan which was generally fuvored consisted of a stone wall surrounding the I'lillre exhibit upacc , the wall to.he con structed nf the various kinds of building and ornamental stone to bo found in the hllU , In cluding onyx , quartz , pyrltic ore , galena ore , copper ore , etc. Inside this wall will be In stalled the exhibit of grain , grasses and other resource * of the bills It was the general sentiment of the meet ing that no stona should be left unturned to inakp the mineral exhibit the finest of that nude by any section of the country , and many suggestions were made regarding It. , II wan declJed to apply for 0,000 square feet of xpuce as a beginning , 'although It was conceded that this would not he enough and that fully 10,0000 feet would ba required. i\IMlnltloil : Nlltt'N , \ formal application has hern received from the Dlack Hills people for 0,000 square feet "For fifteen yccj my daughter stif fereil terribly will inherited Eczema , Shu received the best medical uttcii. tlon , was Riven many patent me ill. oiiu'H , and used ; various external applicationsbut they had no effect wlmtovcr. S. S. S. was finally given , and it promptly reached the seat of the disease , BO that slio is cured sound nnd well , her skin IB uerfcotly clear nnd pure , nnd nho hna been saved from \vlmtthreutoiml tobliehtlierlifo forever. " E. 1) . Jenkins , Lithu- nia , GU , 0. S. 8. is guaranteed purely vegetable , Snd id the. only ottru for deep seated blood diseases. I of space for n exhibit of the resourced of the IJUck Hills , S. U. . district. COlTV ( _ ( > ! MISMIMitS ( ) SIP.KT. l'rnii | lliin ID Vote I'oorPnrni Hr- , fiinilliiK HnnilMVIII lie Snlitiilllril. 1 The Board of County CommlMloners will flubmlt to the voters of Douglas county at i ' the next ficneral election a proposition to Issue the bonds of the county In the sum . of J180.000 to fund the Judgments nnd claims ' now pending against the count ) on account | of the attempt of a former board to sell a . part of the old poor f rm property for city | lots. The bonds proposed to be Issued will | run for twenty years and bear Interest at the rate of 4'j per cent per annum , payable ; teml-annually , ami shall not be sold for less ' than par. They are to be Issued In dcnom- , Inatlon * of $1,000. ' A resolution providing for the submission of this preposition to the voters of the county was Introduced at the meeting of the board yesterday by Commissioner Klcratcad , who explained that this proposition did not contemplate any Increase In the county In debtedness , but was a means for avoiding nn excessive levy of taxes tn pny at oncu the Judgments and claims now standing against the county , on which the holders arc now de manding payment. The question was raised whether the bond proposition should be printed on a separate ticket or placed at the bottom of the general county ticket. It was stated that the lat ter method would be fatal to the proposi tion , as many people would think that If they voted a "straight tlckot" they would , by the same act , vote In favor of the bonds , whereas this would not bo the case. This question was referred to the special attor ney employed by the board In the poor farm cases. Councilman Stuht appeared before the board as a special committee from the city council to ask the county to bear the bur den of the registration of voters In Omaha , hauling the booths , etc. Ho was accom panied by City Attorney Connell , who ad dressed the board on the question. He re ferred to the fact that no city officers are to be elected this year , and to the condi tion of the city funds , as reasons why the county should bear the burden. The city ofllcers received very cold comfort at the hands of the commissioners. Com missioner Hector said this was the experi ence South Omaha had been having every year slnco the registration law had been In force , as their election had always been held In the spring , and no city officers elec ted In the fall. 'Mr. Hector turned the tables on the city officials by reverting to the old question of the amount due the county from the city on account of boarding city prisoners at the county Jail. Commissioner Klerstead said the city offi cers had squandered the funds of the city and now asked the county to help them out because the commissioners had been care ful and economical. City ( Attorney Connell hinted that the city might refuse to move the election booths or take any part In the election. In reply to this Chairman Stenberg callnd attention to the fact that when the booths referred to were purchased It was agreed that the cltv and school board should each pay one-fourth of the purchase price and the rountv ehould pay one-half , the city agree- Inc to care for the booths and move them to the points required at all general elections. Mr. Connell asked for the reading of the contract. The record was produced and read aloud by the clerk , showing that the city agreed to move the booths at all elections in which the city and county should take part , special exception being made In the case of special elections held by any parly to the agreement. A protracted discussion ensued over the ronitructlon which should be placed on this clause. Mr. Connell claimed that the city was relieved of responsibility In elections where it had no IntereJt and Chairman Sten- herg Insisting that the city was morally and locally bound to carry out the spirit of the contract. A motion was made to refer the matter In the finance committee and Mr. Stuht re- nuested that the committee take action be fore the next meeting of the council. There- uuon Chairman Stenberg said the board could settle the matter Instantcr and Commission- era O.strom and Hector moved that the re quest of the city be denied and that the city be called upon to carry out Its portion of the contract. This motion was adopted without delay and Mr. Stuht departed. A proposition was presented to the board by Connell and Ives , In which they offered to act as special counsel for the county In the canea which have been pending In the courts for several years against the Pullman I'alaee Car company and the Belt Line Hall way company for taxes which each company refuses to pay. The proposition stated that no charge would bo made for services unless the county was successful In the suits , and In CUSP of success It was provided that the decision of the board fixing the conmensa- tion would be final. The matter was re ferred to the finance committee. County Treasurer Helmrod submitted a report of fees collected by him during July and August , this year , amounting to $1)9.73. ) County Surveyor McHrldo requested au thority to employ one extra man to keep the olllce open while the entire force Is in the Held and an extra team for field work. Ho was authorized to employ one man from September 20 to November 1 at $3 per day am ! WHS authorized to hire an extra horse and buggy during the same period at the rate of $30 per month. The board adjourned for one week. Arnold's Itromo Celery cures headaches. lOc , 23c nnd [ > 0c All druggists. I'KIISOXAI , I'AHAGIIAI'IIS. W. K. Kurtz of Wood Illver Is stopping at the Marker. J. I ) . Harrison and wife of Sioux City are stopping at the Darker. John A. Crclghton has gone to Chicago to be absent for several days. N. A. Knlin has gona to Colorado Springs on a buslneso trip of a week. II. M. Shaeffer nnd G. G. Furnaa of Lin coln can ho found at the Barker. Hon. J. M. Woolworth Is in Topcka at tending the stock yards case there. Major T. S. Clarkson has gone to Chicago nn a business trip of several days. "Colonel" Sharp left yesterday on an ex tended vacation to be passed at Burlington , In. Kilward Stringer and family have moved from 2210 Harney street to 2C22 Cnldwoll street. Mrs. J. I ) . Dovoy left last night for Chicago cage , where she will visit friends for a short period. Miss Kthel Tukcy of this city will leave for Lincoln tomorrow to enter the State uni versity. Jules Lumbard left yesterday on an eastern business trip which will extend as far as Chicago. Alfred 8. Cooley , deputy United States Marshal , of Lincoln , is registered at the Barker. Qcorga Rreen , who has been passing a week with friends In St. Louis , returned home yesterday , J , C. Callahnn left yesterday for Chicago , whom ho will Join his family , who have been visiting there , The Nebraska Brigade band of McCook will arrive at t :35'a. : m. and make Its head- quniteis at the Barker. Archlo W. Carpenter left last evening for Ithaca , N. Y , , wlie.ro bo will Mulsh his course of studies nt Cornell university. L. C. Chapln. Lincoln ; G. M. Whetford , Arlington , and L. L. Gaghagen of Lincoln are registered at the Darker. W. K. Brown. George E. Klnley. W. A. Webb , W. K. Houchln nnd John Mills of Geneva are stopping at fha Darker. Mrs. 13. Iu ) I'nls and Miss Anna Early of St. Joseph are the guests of Mrs. Charles A , Jlutherford at 200 South Thirty-first ave nue. "Mm. Harry T. McOormlck of rarV lde , Wyo. U In the city and will visit at the home of her parents , Mr. and Mrs , T. II. Fonda , George 0. Donnell , general advertising agent for the Heck Island , who has been In tun city for a tbort period , left yesterday for bis home In Chicago , rVivo D. Lewis , traveling passenger dgeut for the Motion route , with headquarters In Chicago , left for home last night , After a kho'rt sojourn In Omaha. I ) , Hawkiwortb. general superintendent of the Burlington shops at 1'lo.iuuiouth , who han t'etm over tbe western Huts of the corn- l > antt6 In the city yesterday. A V/ord to Smokers PERFECTED ORDER. WOODCRAFT. Stte Fair Visitors % $8-50 The li at lirnmls of ckar * to b found In the - city arc to be obtained hrrc. ami they me kfpt Popular nnd Progressive rlltht. .You won't nnd them dry nn.l lirlil.r , > > A1U2 CORDIALLY INVITED TO . In Rood lth wrappers broke. They are nlnay * condition. UeMJei we ell nt Cut 1'rlccn. VISIT THR ( JIO.NM. AHTIU It. Is our price on Until Coat You OMAHA .VKI1. Concha Kltcnnten , 3 for JOe rerfrctos. 3 for ISC can place your order now far Perfectu Sublime * , each City Steam Laundry c vi * uii.u DIMM TIHS \ \vrKn. . should It. x.\\ox. future delivery nud Ponrrm Itelnan , 3 for . . . . . . . 200 BO down before the conl is delivered Ourpopulnr and orliinnl ( rflturrv commend Ihn fnprlvls. 3 for . . . J4o IX TllH CITY. order to Ifliornbln contldrrtttlon , JIUHC1IAXTS CMTIl , livered your bill will KO down llonuet 3 for . HVJ but If It goes up your prloo SSOO to SU.OOO HcncIUs at Death. Itosa I'erfecto. 3 for SSc Out-lhundry has been established 21 years . . \V. .1. nnil ' ( A the oldest , largest and most com * will bo only JS.50. ( Irni'.wl nfjcjMnrnt rntf . A J100 moniinitiit Nevada 3 for . . ! 3c plelb'laundr ' In the city. Wo cnll for and jilnco.1 nt tlie grate of every < lcc pil member , , > cioi.nn.N cmnv.v. 1'nyiiifnts of nmriifmcnU nmt due * ce o nt tl > * de rarK 3 for TOO deliver goods free of charge to nny pnrt of rml of M to M yenrncooMliiR tn UK * nt jnlnlnc , the city also Fair Grounds. Kinn-BPiicy fund kerp ni"tiuitnrntH nt minimum. . . . fii.wrt infinl > ers. $1. Soo.ooo.frarte \ * tmlil unit over VRi.t.o\v KID n n . $ 'X ' ) momimrntii erected to tlnto. CAII1NKT . / | f\n STEUI.1NC1 . I / l"l I City Stenm Laundry Co. , 20 ! ) S. KJth St. Hi-own Hlock. . ) . C. HOOT , Siivi < r lwti ( 'iniiiiiiiiiilrr. MONKKY . " or JOHX T. Y.VTUS , SoviTolKii Clorlo Morris' Cut Price Cisar : Store , Slioi'lry lllork. OMAHA , XIMJ. l-IOtl I\Vlt\AM STIU3KT. Telephone 231. 211 S. llth St. Telephone 402. ' Visitors to the Fnir can secure their monls nt Men's Scamp Russia Calf BALDUFFS Plittiibittg English Toe Shoes The only first class short order Is the name that's sometimes Riven to The latest out no such house in Omaha , patronized by plumbing that tins been slighted nnd skimped where 'twont show too soon It's value ever before produced our best people , . . . dangerous plumbing dangerous to the ' bciilth of the family dangerous to the duced in a man's shoe BALDUFr , C/AiJCKCK ' , flnelio Ices and Cream Conlcctlom , Wnler , reputation of the plumber for some dav it "leaks out" If we did Hc.imp plumbinc for so little money it's 1520 Furnani St. how long would our reputation for doing the right thine last ? a special with us at $3.50 KRUGER BROS. , A. D. MORSE , Tel. 1270. 1110 I'arnant. 1517 Douglas St. Only You will not find . Any heavy dosipns a New in our jewelry. Wo do not bellovo in carrying awkward Location styles whan tlio daintier pat terns are just as durable. Our designs are not of the ordinary The same old firm the same pop ular prices but inoro room nnd a dinary kind. They have a larger stock style of their own. Wo believe - We sell a 20c Coffee that's never liovo in artistic jewelry. been equaled elsewhere at the Solid Silver Hut I'Ins . l5c' ! Solid Silver Sulvo Iloxes . OOe price Solid Gold Venn , pearl han dles . Olc OMAHA TEA AND COFFEE CO. , Polld Sliver Teaspoons , ( sotti ) 3.00 1407 DOUGLAS Leading Jeweler. N. E , Cor. i6th & Farnam. ( Not Dodge uny more. ) Be Your Tailor Patriotic , 'Will tell you that the new AND DECOHAT12 YOUIt STOUE WITH tariff has advanced the price ' of woolens wo can bo your Ak-Sar-Ben Flags ' at the old prices for "nd Bunting. iivro boupht our largo stock . 'of high quality Trench , English We nre headquarters Manufacture Flags lish and Domestic Fabrics of the best fust color goods Can supply you with any quantity or size and our before the advance prices are way down. GiveUR nn order i-nrly. WILLIAMS & SMITH CO. , Omaha Tent and Rubber Co. , Tailors and Furnishers , iUl ; KAIl.NAM ST. 14O4 Pnmora St. , - OMAHA. Have you caught on ? SAVE MONEY Wo have a bad case of cramps Ptr cramped for room to Hhow goods o JL e cramped for money to buy more everything cramped but oilr bar gains our liberality in thia line It costs no more- It lasts twice as long- knows no bounds wo handle the It wont crack It Mliincs host of everything wo can and Guaranteed the best paint made will save you money. Carter Hardware Co. ; J. A. FULLER & CO. , Solo Ancnto. 14-th and Douglas Sts. 1405 Douglas St. IMPROVING THEIR CIIABCE Railroads Take Advantage of Break Between Union Pacific and Short Line. THROUGH TRAINS TO THE PACIFIC COAST \cw " .Mlilliinil II on IP" SrlH nil lixiini- ple Which Mny lie Viillnwpil hy Uthri-H of < luWiNtiTii Trunk Linen. The announcement that the Colorado Mid land would tuke advantage of the break be tween the Union Pacific and tlio Oregon Hallway and Navigation company to establish through Pullman car service between Den ver and Portland has not only created much interest in railway circles but has caused other railroads to consider tt similar propo sition. It is understood that the new service or the "Midland Uoute" from Denver to Portland will Include both first and second class Bleeping cars. It will form the west- em outlet for the combination o ( the Mil waukee and the Hock Island , and Is ex pected to prove quite a card. Asked If the Ilurllngton would establish thruugh car service between this city and Portland via the Oregon Railway and Naviga tion company line , General Passenger Agent Krancls of the II , M. yesterday said : "I shouldn't be at all surprised. The mat ter is under consideration , but we haven't ijulte made up our minds whether to put In through car service over the Short Line and the Oregon Hallway and Navigation com pany or not. We already liuvu one route to Portland , via nilllu&a and the Northern Pa. clllu railroad , but It U possible that we may open up another. " Should the Ilurllngton decide to establish another line of through car service between here ami Portland it would be via these lines : Ilurllngton from Omaha to Denver , Denver & HIo Grande from Denver to Grand Junction , HIo Grande Western from Grand Junction to OgOen , Oregon Short Line from Ogdcn to Huntlngton , Oregon Halluay and Navigation company from Huntlngton to Portland. This would be In competition with the I'nlon Pacific's line to Portland via the "Shasta Houte , " with the Mil- waukeo-Hock Island-Midland route , and with the liurlington'8 cthrr route vlu 1111- llneft and tbe Northern Pacific. Thu through tourlit car service which li noon to be established between Plttsburg and , San Kranclsco , via Omaha , Is In effect an extension of tourist car service 600 miles further eastward end railroad men who are familiar with the progress of the move ment consider It likely that extensions of western tourist car service will be made still further eastward. At present the rules of the Joint Tradlc association prohibit the run ning of tourist cars In New York , but the rules of that Institution have been so badly fractured during the last year that it Is not at all Improbable that this rule will soon be honored more In tbe breach than In the observance. Apropos the Inauguration of tourist car rnrvlco from Pennsylvania to California through Nebraska It may be well to cell at tention to the length of the runs of tourist sleeping cars on foniu of the new lines , The run via what has been termed "The Midland Ilouto. " Including the Pennsylvania , the Milwaukee , the IVyik sland , the Colorado Midland , tbe HIo Grande Western and the Southern Pacific railroads , Amounts to no less than 3,001 miles. " * The run from PltUburB to San Francisco via St. Louis Instead ref via Chicago and Omaha , whlch will go 'lnto ' effect October 1. will include the Penasylvanla lines from PlttdburR to St. Loils ; , ( he Missouri Pacific to Colorado Springs , ilicnco the Colorado Midland , the HIo Gfaliije Western and the Southern Pacific , the distance via these lines figuring 2.7G4 miles. J ' Loneer Ftill Is therj'n | of tourist sleeping inrs from Washington , ) to Sin Francisco , amounting to 3.C33 mllee 1 divided as follows : Mll < - . Southern Hallway \VOnliinKton to Allnntii CIS AtlantaVst I'olntirAtlanln t Mom- Boincry . . . . . . . . 175 I/niUvllli' & NuElirlllft-Uontgomery to New Orleans . , , . 321 .Southern I'aclllc New Orlrann to San Frnn- cUco . 2.159 Total . ' . . JcM Hut all three of the lines heretofore men- , tloned fall in the matter of long dlstenco i runs of tourist sleoplng cars when compared I ' with that from Pittsburg tq the Pacific coast via the southern route. That figures out a : mileage of 3.737. or 73C miles longer than the route between the same termini via Omaha. The mileage of this , the longest run , Is as follows : MI ! K. Ilaltlmore & Ohln J'lltaliurK In Cincinnati SKI Haltlmorw ft Ohio Koutliwutuin Cincinnati tn Ixmlaville . H > Illinois Central UiuUivlll to New Oll.-allu. . TMI buuthcrn I'aclllc New Orleans to Pun Kran- cluco . 1.489 Tvlat . 3,757 Aiiniinl Klri'lloii of ( lir MILWAUKEE1Sept. . 18-At the annual j meeting of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Itallwa ) company , held In this city to day at the office of Secretary P. H. Myers , the following directors were elected : Philip D. Armour , Chicago ; Augimt Delmont , Frank S. Homl , Charles M. Coster. Chnrlos 1) . Dickey , Jr. , Peter Geddcs , Charles W. Hark- ncBH , Joseph Mllbank , William Rockefeller , Samuel Spencer , all of New York ; Frederick Layton , Milwaukee , nnd Roswell G. Miller , Chicago. The directors elected officers n follows : Hoswell G. Miller , president ; Frank S , Dond , vice president ; A. J. Karllng , second end vice president and general manager ; W. G. Collins , general superintendent ; P. II. Myers , secretary ; J. M , McKlnley , C. H , Ferry and II. C. Weston , asslfitant secretaries and transfer agents ; F. G. Uanney , treasurer ; W. N. D , AS'lnno , general auditor ; George O. Peck , general counsel ; Burton Hanson , general solicitor. Outside the annual election of directors and olllcers only routine business was trans acted. AVITlimi.VW TUAFI'KJ ACJUKUMKXT.S. Trial Act In Union Tin-Hln mill Short U n iConflict. . As previously Indicated , the natural se quence of the Union Pacific's break with the Oregon Hallway & Navigation company has appeared In the order to cancel all freight and passenger tariffs existing be tween the Union Pacific and the Oregon Short Lino. Notices that such tariffs will be withdrawn on Friday , October 1 , were ycsterdsy filed with the Interstate Commerce commission. After that date there will be no through tralfic. cither freight or passen ger , via the Union Pacific to points on tli : Oregon Short Line and on the Oregon Hall way & Navigation company's lines. This Is the result of the New York con ference among officials nf the Interestel lines. It Is believed that General Manager Dickin son , Freight Traffic Manager Munroe and General Passenger and Ticket Agent Lomax of the Union Pacific will return from the conference within a few days. Until then the subordinate officers of the reid here can give out but little Information on the disruption of all traffic alliances between the Union Pacific and what was once Its branches. The result will be ta divert busi ness from tlio Union Pacific to other western lines for delivery to the Oregon Short Line. Mnlir ll Kltfct Hull. The special train of the Kantua City. Pitts- burg & Gulf railroad bearing President Still- well and inrty , which left Kansas City on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clork. arrived at Port Arthur. Tex . on the following afternoon at 3 o'clock. The run of 78S mile * wai made n twenty-four hourj This Is en average of thirty-three uillet an hour , mdudUig all stops , changing of engines and wee ! ng of other trains. The fastest previous run from Kaunas City to Port Arthur wan thirty-six hours , Hie same time used by the express trains between Kansas City and Galvrstcni. Itnllwiiy > OK anil I'l-rnoiiiilN. Chief Clerk Huminell of tht > Union 1'acillc'n patscnger office In Denver , and formerly con nected with the department In this city , was In the city yesterday. General Passenger and Ticket Agent Townsend - send of the Missouri Pacific system has sent out a bulletin to the rfleet that no tickets shall ' ,10 sold to points In Louisiana on or via that line until further notice. J. H. Tapp has bctn appointed traveling passenger agent of the Louisville , Kvaim- vllle & St. Louis Consolidated railroad. Ills territory will bo the country west of the MlHsloslppl river , with headquarters In Kansas City. W. D. Prultt. a prominent real estate } aar. of Arnpahoe , Is In the city with n line agricultural exhibit. It will bo first dis played at the State fair , and then taken to Jolit the I ) . & M. traveling exhibits at the county fairs of Illinois and Indiana , Superintendent Hathburn' of the Missouri Pacific Is tn the city perfecting arrange ments for train service between Wclmtor street station and the fnlr grounds this week. Ho la accompanied by Fred GUI dings , city engineer of Atchlson. Traveling Passenger Agent Stiles of the Union Pacific will Imvn charge nf the pas senger traffic between the Union depot and the fair grounds thlu week. AH was done last year , clerks from various department * In the headquarters of the company will be employed during state fair week as con ductors for the state fair trains. ICaeli clerk will be assigned to one car , and will merely look after the tickets In that car. This will allow the train conductor to 'give his whole attention to the running of the train. I'OI.Ifi : OKKICIMIS HAD M ) C VSII. Suxpri'lH III O.IIMII'X | .Sun ilny Ilolilnji Ari < Ili'li-iiHpil , The two young men who were arrested on suspicion of being connected with the daring holdup \\hlch occurred in Ed Qulnn'u saloon lart Sunday were discharged yesterday nftor- r.oon by Judge Gordon. The prisoners , Carl llcuner and George Price , when placed on trial , succeeded In proving a complete alibi hy means of their parents , who testified they were both at homo an hour previous tn ( lie time the affair occurred. As It Is at present the pollen ure completely at sea an regards the perpetrators of the Job. HIIIIM nf VrlrrniiM. The Sons of Vetrrana are all fltlrrcd un over the coming national convention , which In to bp held hero diirliiK the oxponltlon nnxt year. Frank 15. lilooiv * camp No , 21 hail u most eiitlnislatUlc meeting last Weiliu'Hilny night , during wnlcb Hcverul new number * were Initiated. Thin camp ban Ju t organized a military company , wlilrn In to bo under the rllivc'lon of an able drlll- rmiKti'i1 , and the company will bd fully armed and equipped , and have the usual complement of otllrcrH. The cliaiu-os are that the militia company will bo known ax tbe Monrt-M Illlli'.i , In honor of .Mayor Frank I ! . Moort.s. < : oi iTiit : mini's ins m\Tir. I'/IM from n U'lmloiv nnil lli-i < i > l t ex InjurlcHVlil.h Prove Falnl. George A. Coulter , former superintendent ol' the fire and police alarm sy&tem of the city , l > ut more recently In the employ of tlm Ne braska Telephone romimiy , died Friday night' shortly after 8 o'clock ut the Presbyterian hospital OH n result of Injurlrx ho received at U o'clock Friday afto-noon by f.illlni ; from the third Htory of the llrown block at Sixteenth und Douglas treotH. Immediately after tlio Demise the remain * were taken to the morgue , where an Inqum was held yesterday. Tim verdict of thu jury was that the man nad cnme to hu death In the manner heretofore mentioned , while performing the duties of liln position with the telephone company. Thu funeral Ute to ocur tlih afternoon at i o'clock from Hurket's undertaking rooms. In. termcnt being In Forest Lawn cemetery , The funeral will be under the aiiBjjiccH ( if the Modern Woodmen of America , of which Koclety the deceased was u member. lln loaves a wife , but no children. The deceased was 15 years of Pge , and wan bum In Cum- ' bridge , N. Y. Hi > removed to this city In the early ' 70'H und was fint employed us a nircct car driver , Shortly afterward lie entered the Ire de partment and htlil a position in It iinf.l 1873 , when he was absent from the city for a few months. When he returned again ho again enler.'d the btrvlee and leinalned In it until February. 1S9S. Ilo was appointed superintendent nf the fire xnd police aliirm system In ] S 7 and was holding that posi tion at the tlmu he wax discharged to mao ) ; , way for u successor. Coulter pracllc.ally In- I diluted this system , and \va also Invvntur of the electrical dovlci'u uiml ut the piowm tlmo In the department of the city. When he WHS dtseliEirKed hn was put on the pen sion roll and drew a petition of J.S7H , a qnaiv lor of his salary iu niiperlnlcmlcnL Wncn tlio Ncbratka Teli-flume cmnpany tooK hold of the firu and p lno nmrm t > )8'ciu of the city June 1 , la > ' , lit van employed jy tint company , principally In iluconnlrur 'in da. partmcnt.