THE DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY OtTOllEH 20 , 18)7-TWELYE ! ) PAGES. SINGLE OOl'Y FIVE OENTS.
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Indications of a General Revival in the
Industry ,
MPORTANCE OF THE HARDIN STRIKE
IMxccurrj- Will < * U tit .NoccMnUr of
tilillipliiir t Suliilililc Ore * from
Jlonliiiiii VV. II. lac > 'n Hc-
flrotloiiN fin flic Sontli.
LEAD , S. D. , Oct. 19. ( Special. ) To those
ovho arc In touch with the mining Interests
of the Dlack Hills It It very evident that
the Industry Is on the verge of a general
revival. The depression In the general man
ufacturing tnmlnrss throughout the country
lias started capital In new channels of In
vestment , and an a result mining prospects
are being sought after anil eastern capital
Is coming more freely forward. ( Abundant
proof ( hat the tllack Hills IB receiving < i
Kcncrous share of attention la evidenced by
the scores of capitalists and experts who ar-
ilvo every day. New properties are contin
ually joining the great list of bullion pro
ducers , vvhllo many former producers , hav-
Jug for years lain dormant under the heavy
load of litigation nnd mismanagement , ore
being liberated from their bonds and the )
.also resume their place In the list
Considciablu Interest Is being taken Iti the
Hnrdln properly In Two Hit gulch. This
promising section hn been gaining prom
inence gradually until It Is now looked upon
us one of the best mining regions In the
Black 11 Ills Intensive plnns have been
mappel out for the development of the prop
erty nnd the plans have ample flnaii-lal back
ing for their completion IJr Carpenter , su
perintendent of the Dcadwood & Delaware
smelter and i general authority on mining
( jlusions has given out the following lii a
conversation concerning this property.
MAY YIELD TWELVE MILLIONS.
"It Is dllllcult to nvcreBtlmate the Im
portance of this Hardln strike nnd the Im
portance of Us hearing upon the smelting
Industry of the Black Hills Our great
trouble has hicn to get sulphide crcs We
ship Iji hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of sulphide ores from Montana , which
can by largely replied ! bj the Two-Bit ore
if It holds out Just think what such a
large uodj of oto moms' It la said upon
the best authority to be a flat or sheet
foinnton about twenty feet thick , cons'a'-
Ing of nlttrnato Ujen of quartyltc and
solid , clean Dirlte I know iiathlnc of its
true value1 I have the Impjosslon from
Bamplis that I have -saod that It will
average $20 gold to the tun If It does , one
acre of such a shcot will have a gross value
of over $1000000 , while a who o claim
would } icld about $12,000,000 , providing the
Ehect aluajti goes $20 a ton and Is con
tinuous '
It Is now publicly announced that a new
compaii } his been orgarbed of eastern
PMIadc plili capitalists , which will purchase
the I liee ! Sam mining propert } and mill
on Elk Creek with ( lie expectation of soon
putting the machlnnry Into operation. The
property Is now In excellent conditlcn , be
ing frco from debt nnd Incumbranco. Tha
last debt against the companj , although out
lawed , was pi Id last week , amounting to
$1,400 At present the mine Is full of water ,
but with suitable pumps It can bo quickl }
emptied
The old adage , "So far and } et so near , " Is
clearly Illustrated on the Monarch lease In
Spruce Gulch made by I. J. Gllbralth. An
old shaft was discovered on the property lf > 0
feet In depth supposed to have been ex
cavated by the former owners } ears a o
Men Imo been put at work clearing out
the old hole and a drift was started Into the
side Almost the first strike with the pick
Into the side of the ° haft uncovered a vein
of si Ic'ous ore which averages from $25
to $90 per ton. The ore was scarcely six
Inches from the surface of the shift and
exemplifies how close a prcspcclor nn }
come to a fortune and yet not Pnd It
NOT PLEASED WITH THE SOUTH.
W. II Dae } , one of the principal mine
owners In the Haggcd Tci > district , has just
returned from an extensive tr'p to Georg'a '
and Alabama , where ho went to look over
EOIIIU mining p-ospccts A short tlmo agr
considerable was heard of thp new discoveries
of gnld-bcaTln * < ore In certain sections o
tlipso two states Mr IXtcy lias carefully ex
timlned all of the reputed rich finds , and
while IIP found large quantities of gold-beat
Ing quart/ some of wlihli went rich on assav
for two reasons he considers It foolha d } to
Invest either In mines or mills The people
nro exceedingly hostile ( o the Idea of having
the Htivams polluted with the refuse from the
mills kind again the veins of ore usuill } olnch
out before they attain n ver } great depth
There arc five or six small stamp mills In
oiieratlon. but none ol them n o making It a
profitable business Mr Dacy thinks the
wagepa ncfs of the Black Hills have reason
to feel thankful that their lot Is not cast In
this forsaken country One mill , which ho
visited , was tamporarll } closed down , owing
to a strike among the miners because their
wages had been reduced from 90 to 70 cents
n day Parnt hands get $7 and feimlo help
$2 n month
Woik U going along rapidly at the cyanide
plant at Deidwood , which has been leased b }
1) C Holey , representing a company of cap
italists of Chicago The term of lease Is
fourteen months A wing Is being built on
the east sldo for a pooling room , and two
roasters and n dryer have been purchased
from the Consolidated Milling coirtiany's
chlnrlnatlon plant. Mr Holey and his asso
elates nro also working a force of men at the !
newly purcla cd mines on the Black Tall
divide , taljriift out wo and storing It to be
ready for the canldo plant when completed
i The Huntlnclon mill. leceiitly built h >
Entll Kaust and associates on the mill slto
In Black Tall Kiilcli , IK finished The buirainu
is 32x48 feet , and has a csi-aclty of eight }
tons a day It requires 3,000 Inches of water
less than a stamp mill of the same eopacit }
It la equipped with a largo gasallno engine
and with n machine called a waver. Invented
l > y O Varney , a millwright , which agitates
the pulp In such a way as to release all the
inetnl
The Golden Howard company has resumed
eric rations again at the chlorlnatlon plant
after shut down fev repairs of ono week. Anew
now process wan tint In the roller room , by
which ( ho dus ( Is collected and carrliil Into a
1 tcttllng room This will bo a K eat source of
'comfort to the cirtrto } cs. This plant Is
treating about HO tons of ere a da } which
> lcld nearly $90,000 a moulh
CATTI.I : T M'MKUOl S.
One fa | il u ml v > lli Hit * Stolen Prop
er ! ) Ill Mix PoxHrNNloii ,
CHAMIimtljAlN. 8. D , Oct. 19 ( Special )
Parmers In various portions of ( ho state
have been greatly iinnoed during the last
tovf months by cattle thlovos , who have1
become very bold not hesitating to enter
pastures and drlvn off thu choicest of the
cattle , which are sold to butchers In neaib } *
towns , Thu high prices paid for beef cat
tle seem to luvu Increased the practice P.
M. Howlcy of Cinttrvlllo the othur djy pur
chased a fine beet animal , Intending to
Miutcher It the ) uaino evening Whllo the
family wire at supper the animal dlriip-
pearod. A fe-arch was Imino ilately Instl
tuted , with the nsult ( hat It was found
at n fliURhlerhouso on thu outskirts of
town , Thu animal had been killed , and
GOOTKO Cullleld and Charles Seeker were
to Ing to haul the carcass Into thu building
by means of a w Indian. Warrants iwero
Bworn out for ( be arrest of the two men
and U. ! ' . Smith , wiKtio tools they were
using anil for whom they were supposed tote
to working. As the result of ( ho prelimi
nary examination Cotlleld. In default of
fconds , was placed In jail to await thu
potion of the next crand Jury. He exou-
er ud tht other iwtlt * . Sortn. Johnson uul
I > ars N'lelson. living In the vicinity , have
also lost raltlo from their pa.iturcs recently.
SOI 'I II H vKOl'v UM'OIMMIHVM.
U'urrrii noMliciint'-N tin.
for ( lie ConfrriMicc Term.
MITCHCU. S D Oct 19 ( Special )
Hlfthop Warren read the following appoint
ment ; to the Methodist Episcopal confer
ence1
Aberdeen District J S. Akers , providing
elder , Aberdeen ; Aberdeen , N. A. Swlckard ;
Andovcr. J E Walson ; Ashtoa , supplied ;
Hanger. H K Hitch , Bath clrcuK , W. D.
Deeblo ; Howdlc , supplied , Hrltton , W. K.
Mlnty ; Claremont , Amos Unimott ; Condo
O. C. Glflln ; Do Voo , H. L , UeGoller ; Do-
land , W. H. Cook ; Prcderlck and Westport
supplied ; Oroton , r C MacOuffec ; Hecln ,
supplied ; I.tjols. supplied. Mouad City ,
Krank Kox ; Northville , Thomas Sanderson
\\arncr , K I , liromaBhlm ;
Huron District Thomas Simmons '
, pres'd-
Ing elder , Huion ; Alrcna , H S Coon ; Ulunt ,
Arthur MacParlano , Hurdett W H Har-
tung , Cavour. supplied , DcSmct , W. H
Cory , Kaulkton , G D. Hrown , Porest City ,
SI Ash ; Gcttflburg , M. Harkcr ; Hlgh-nore.
A. W. Thurston , Hitchcock , B E Dean ;
Huron. C II Clark ; Iroquols. Prank Baker ;
Miller and St Lawrence , S M Davis ;
Oncida. G. II Parker , Pierre , O H Sproul ;
HodfleM , W I ) Hcdburn , Wesslngton , S. P
McOuIre ; Wosslngton Springs , S A Chap-
pelVlnthrop , supplied , Wolsey , supplied ;
I- S. Chappcl ,
agent Children s Home so
ciety , Chicago
Mitchell Distrlct-A. H. Hoggs , presiding
older. Mitchell ; Alexandria , John Lewtas ,
Armour and Oelmont , H M. Stavoly , Arte
sian H. H Smith , Canlstotn. H N. Kratz ; I I
Cawtiilla , La Hoihe , supplied ; Kdgerton W
\ \ . Havens ; Fulton , G. J. Corwln , Howard I
and Carthage , W. L Mtlnrer ; Klmball and I
Pukwana , I P Potter , Letchcr and Bird , I
supplied ; Mitchell , A C. Stevens , Mount1 j
Vii non and Ethan , A J. Jolly , Parkston and
Trlpp , W. A Greene. Planklnton , W S Shep
herd , Salem , W. H Irwln ; Scotland , M E
Nlckerson , Tndall and Springfield , A P.
Janes , Whlto Lake , William Underwood ;
Woonsocket , Lachlln McLean
Sioux Knlls District J. 0. Dobson pre-
fcldlng elder , Sioux Rails ; Alcester , 0 A.
I'hllllps , Beresforil. H. I ) Ileavto , Canton , C
13 Matteson , Centcrvllle , 1) C. MacLean ,
Dell Haplds , P J Norton , Egan and Col-
man. supplied ; Elk Point. G T Notson ;
Plandreau , O K. Hopkins ; Plandreau circuit ,
D. C Arms ; Gayvllle supplied , Hartford
and Prospect , John Kao , Hudson , Archl- | ,
bald Jamchoii , Hurley L H. Darling , Len
nox , A E Tanner , Madison , A. C Shepherd , j i i
Montrose W 0 Gram , Parker , Duane Hlfen- 1
: iark ; Sioux Kails , east. Thomas Morris Sioux I
Palls Klrst church , W II Jordan ; Sioux Pn'ls | I
Jordan church , W H Stewart , Vermllllon ,
J P. Jankltis , Wakomla , W 0 Kcdfiold ;
Yankton. P T Nichols ; A E Carbart , agent
For promoting tpinpcrancc , E W Akc'rs W.
II Col\ln. G D Clottorth. P. A Jordan. I.
H Sevy and J E Norvall left without ap-
[ lolntnient to attend some Methodist school ;
E Hager , conference1 evangelist.
Watortown District H. M Springer , pre
siding elder , Watertown , Arlington J. "B
Dibble , Big Stone City , B C SiPS , Bradley ,
J S Hnrknces , Bristol and Butler , L L
Lane ; Drooklngs , T H Youngman , Castle-
wood and Bruce , A J Lldstone , Clark , A.
D. Dexter ; Clear Lake , H. F Knight , Elk-
ton and Tranton , S H Brown ; Garden Cltv
D. O Walker , Gary , Paul Sheperskl , Hazel ,
Wilford , Henry. M S Wilson , Kampeska ,
C. E Anderson , Lake Preston , G A Bird ;
Mllbank and Albans , O Williams : Sisseton
and Whlto Hock , G E. Webster ; Twin
ilrooks , A N Newman ; Watertown , R P.
Hall , Waubay nnd Suminitt , J W. Dibble ;
Wnverly , supplied ; Webntcr , Alfred Fo\Tirr ;
White. S. J. Watson ; Willow Lake , A E
Uevers ; Wllmot. V A Hurdlck ; J. G. Hall ,
mlsslonar } to New Mexico
i > itisoMit IIUIIVKS 1'oit iiinuTv.
\Miiy from UN nnnril , lint
CILVMBEHLAIN. S D , Oct. 19 ( Special )
\ pilsoncr named Poothoven , who was con
fined In the Charles Mix count } jail on the
charge of setting flro to the residence of n
settler on the ceded portion of the Yanktora
reservation and attempting to burn the set
tler and his family by striving to prevent
them leaving the burning building , created
> omo excitement by a daring effort to es
cape from custody The prisoner was per-
mlttul to so to an artesian well some dis
tance fiom the Jail for a pall of water On
icaching the well Poothoven dropped the
bucket and started on a run for a nearby corn
field Jailer Lelian who accompanied him
to the well , drew his revolver and startf.i In
putsult firing a shot at the fugitive * . > icn
only a few roils distant. The shot ml-sed ,
and the officer fired n second time just as
Poothoven disappeared In. the cornfield The
prisoner escaped to the timber along the
Mlsf-ourl river , but has been re aptuicd
after a prolonged and exciting search.
U litNit V. l 'lll I nx.itlxfitflorj.
HOWARD , S. D , Oct. 19 ( Special )
Dire siting Is progressing rapidly , but It will
not bo finished before November 1. Enough
h is been threshed to make ) Ure that the
average yield will not bo much. It any ,
above six bushels. A heavy frcst In Ma }
destroyed some fields and Injured man } more ,
and local hall storms In some portlors of the
county damaged many crops hoavll } . Very
little probably not 10 per cent , of the crop
has been marketed } et Most of the farm
ers are- able to hold their grain , and antlcl
paling better prices later in the fall cr win
ter , will hold till the price suits them The
he-avleat crop of potatoes ever grown In the
county Is being dug and marketed at satis-
factor } prices
Ni-n south Dakota Ciiri
PII.'ilHE ' , S. D. , Oct. 1U ( Special ) -Urtl
clos of Incorporation have been filed for the
Meeker Llvo Stock company , at Hapld City
with it capital stock of $25,000. corporators
John A Meeker , Nelllo E Meeker and Mi
randa Scott Per the Hamlln County News
Publishing company at Ilr > ant , with a capi
tal of $1,000 Incorporated J 1C Coe
Thomas Ward , B E. Van Shilck. Bryant , J
W Catlett , Efftolllne , James K. Gorman
John Kclgan , 0 D Arenson , Castlowood.
llankM Iliitf I'lfiit * . of Vlour > .
PIEHHE , S D . Oct 19 ( Special ) The
statements of the- condition of the three
national banks of this clt } show that the }
hold subject Io check , at the present time ,
$2-17,123 , which would not Indicate tiat this
U a badly poverty-stricken community a.
present ,
Nil l.lunor al tlit < Home Slum , .
CHICAGO. Oc -Citizens of Hdo Park
havt ) won out In their tight to prevent the
sae > of nil } thing ptrongtr than pap or cli-
cu Icniomde ut the e m'riB h in' show tu
bo held In the Coliseum Seoretar } Jo n A
I.ugin of the lilt .mil Spin club his umaulv-
01 i'l ' } docl irul ( hut tils nuxl'liiry of Uu
liouo P'IOW will not v'olntc the IUAB. It
will not sell liquor at the Coliseum In n
communication to Major Hnrrlson ted 1 }
this fact IH sot forth Purthvrmore. the
bllUiiilx of thi > i lub anil thu geneia' ni.in.i ei
of the horse Khow ilielnre th it pie elub
nevtr hail all } Intention of vlolitln tlu
law bv tlio ile of liquor In the piohlbltton
district of I bile Park
Cm
NEW YOIUv. Oct 19-The twenty-eighth
annual convention a ( the Ctrrlase Hullden.
Nntli nnl aura l.nlon win be nn to nv ut the
Clraml Central palace In connection with
thu lonviiulon there IK an exhibition of ar
ticles usc-d In carriage bulluiug-and llnH ed
c-iirliiKts , which l open to thu ; mlik |
Henr } Tlmpkln of St Louli , die | iri | ien .
in tile the opening nddrefs M 1) Plre-
xtonu of Co.umbus , O , ehalrmin of thi
e'xpciitlvu committee , nude h's rtport Hi
uiU 'e teJ an Increiihe In tie number of
truxti'os from nine to twelve
Morpliliie KuiU III * . 'I roalili'N ,
IiNViit , Colo. Oct 19 A Wen Lev Ings
who came to Denver from Albun * , . N V
twelve > cars ngo. tiled last night from the
tiff eel * of n large ilcwo of morphine. He
vvua 2 je rn old nnd wa a prominent mem
ber of the Denver Athletic club. He had
been despondent owing to the failure of
BOTH CLAI1I A VICTORY
Hnrmonious Settlement of Diflhnlties Aris
ing from Traffic Arrangement.
END OF A LONG-FCU3Hr RALROAD WAR
Union Pnolllo anil ' hurt I.Inc ( iot 1 o-
IKT nnil Viljuit 'Ihclr Dlllor-
-iu-r < Viiollii'r Tlirni
II inIn ( lie Coii"t.
No announcement In western railway mat-
tcrs In a long time has meant more to
Omahu , South Omaha and the Immcdlito
vicinity than that published vcsterday
stating that the quarrel among the Union
1'acinc , the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon
gen Hallway and Navigation compan > lines
had been cnJed and that through son Ice
from Omaha to Portland and Portland to
Omaha vU those lines would bo immediately
restored The conclusion of the meeting of
the olllclols of the three Hues in Salt Lake
City was not unexpected to the attaches of
the Union Pacific here. The announcement
of It , ncvcrthelcr' , was nipst gladlj received
> esterday.
The resumption of tratllc relations between
the Union Pacllle and Its two former branches
j opens another through line to Port-
land from Omaha It imkes that
country again tributary to Omaha
and South Omahi via the shortest
and most direct route. 'Iho Importance of
the treaty of peace amor > 3 thu lines that have
been at war for the Uht six months \vlll be
especially mirkcd In fi eight circles , although
the pissenger Bcrvlce that will be restored Is
of some consideration
Iloth the Union Pacific and the Short Line
claim A victory In the settlement of the
rate eiuirrel. The Union Pacific explains
that It has ben conceded cvoij thing for
which It was striving , by pointing out the
fact that the through service which will bo
resumed via Granger , \Vjo , and not via Os-
tlen , thereby giving the Union Pacific the
longest possible haul on traffic bound for
Portland and other Not them Pacific coast
points The Short Line , to Illustrate that
the war has ended in a victory for that
line , cells attention to the fact that the
Ogden gateway remains open to all rall-
loads against the expressed wish of the
Union Pacific that It bp closed to all rall-
roads except Its own line Outside railroaders
readers differ In their opinions logardlng the
Identity of the line which has Kilned most
by the controversy , and one local railioad
man jwtcidny said "To a man up a tree
It looks as thoueh It were an even In elk "
SHOUT LINE CONCEDES A POINT.
It Is a fact tint the Short Line
all Portland business and ether tiafllc
destined for points on'Its line delivered to
It nt Ogden , In order that It might secure
the long haul The Union Pacific protested
against this , and General Manager Dickinson
hrld out till thu Short Line agreed to accept
tralllc from the Union Pacific via Granger ,
U'jo There can be no question but tint
this concession to tin1 Union Pacific is an
important one , as the. "Overland lloute"
thereby secures the longest possible haul
Union Pacific passenger agents were jcs-
tcrday Instructed to sell to points on the
Oregon Short Line and on the Oregon Hall
way and Navigation company Hue only via
Granger. Heretofore passengers have had
tl-elr choice of going either via Granger or
via Ogclcn and Salt Lake City The latter
trip will not hereafter be allowed , the Union
Pacific Insisting on routing Us business via
G-anger.
The Union Pacific will now- have two routes
to Portland1 , the ono via the Oregon Short
Line nnd the other via the Shasta route
through : Sacramento Tlrst-class sleeping
cars and tourist sloping care will , for the
present , bo operated over both routes Though
not admitted at Union Pacific headquarters
In this city , It Is generally believed that the
route via the Short Line , which Is thu most
direct one , will bo emphasized , and the
Shasta route , which has been boomed so hard
for the past six months will be speedily for
gotten. Of course , on traffic which Is specific
ally destined to Portland via the Shasta rou'o
the routing will probnblj not be changed
but It Is thought that all business not other
wise consigned will bo sent via the Short
Line
General Manager Dickinson left Salt Lake
City for home Immediately after the confer
ence Monday night. Trelght Tralllc Manager
Munroo will not return home at once , but
will visit San Pranclfico General Passenger
and Ticket Agent Lomax will remain in Salt
Lake City a few da > s to adjust the details of
the resumption of through car service.
-hiiH'nivf | A. Ohio iicctiiii.
IIICIIMONI ) . Va , Oct. 19 , At the annual
meeting of stockholders of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Hallway company , held here today ,
the follow Ing directors were elected : W. P.
Ande-son , Westerly , II. J : George T. Hllsa ,
C. If Center. Clmmcoj M. Depcw. Charles
Dickey , Jr , Samuel Spencer , New York ; M.
13 Ingalls , Cincinnati , Decatur Axtull ,
Henry Wlckham. Hlchmond. The annual re
port or the president and directors was ap
proved The directors will meet In New
York to elect officers. The number of shires
was 372.908.
Simla IV Maxtor ItoportM.
TOPEKA. Oct 19 The report filed last
evening In the United States circuit court
by E S Qulnton , special master In the Santa
I-'e company recelvershlpcasc , was a partial
report and In no way handicaps or opposes
the plans of the reorganization. The claims
of the reorganization compam , aggregating
about Jl itUUJWU , weru allowed , as won us
smaller claims , making a total of about
$113,000,000 allowed The report covers nb ut
ilfty cabes heard by the special master , ten
of which , aggregating about $ -0 000 , were
dlstllowed
It a I HMO Notfx inn ! IVrxonalx.
Milton Knight , ftelght traffic manager , and
S II Knight , general freight agent of the
U'ahash , wee In the city } estenlay aftei-
noon , en loute from the west to St. Louis
The Elkhorn yeste daj took out a party of
sixty Indians to Husbvlile , Neb The red
men and their squaws were returning to the
government reservation from Duffalo Dili's
U'lld West show at Nashville , Tenn
George M Entrc'kln , assistant general
.rclght agent of the Qulncy line , has just
ictuined from an extended trip through the
italo lie reports all kinds of ficldht us
moving f icily , especially oastbaund g a In
Louis faturck of the Blkhorn sad Pred
Francis of the I ) S. M go to Chicago this
evening to attend the meeting of the pas
hunger rate clerks of western lines there
tomorrow. At tlilj meeting winter tounst
rates for thu transmiEsourl territory wlh
bo lined up
General Passenger Agent Buchanan of the
nil.horn and M s Buchanan left } cHterday
tfternoon for St Liuls to attend the meetings
.ind tnjo ) the excursions of the American
Vssoclatlon of Genuial Passenger and Ticket
\gents The } were accompan eJ by General
Pasttnger Agent ToAiisund of the Missouri
Pacific
Among the vlsitliu ; railroaders hero > ea-
tcfday were ) P A Lelan.laofcldimil general
f.eUht agent of the Miss url , Kansas
fuxus , II S Gray , commcrc'al agent of the
'cntiul of Georgia , I ! I ) Holbert , traveling
rolKht aguit of tha Cnlcago G eat Western ,
4iid Gtoi o A MeNutt. traveling passenger
agent of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas
Tbo new llnu of steamers ricmi Portland
Ore , to Japan and China , which Is to run
under the auspices of the Oiegon Hillway
jnd Navigation company , will uot lit. so liu-
cMlng In character as Its Canadian Pac'flc
Ival , cor will it be backed bv to subattntlil
t subiUy , but It Is a beglnnlag which may
cad to greater things , cays' the Philadelphia
Ledger The opening trade of ( lie Pacific
Is likely to acquire several lines of steamers
In the near future.
American Lady Corsets arc ttie DcsU
VIlltnilC IV lC\il ! > < 5lTlt > % SKAVKll.
PI in- Hint ( icrnlillni ! Orilurril l.atil nnil
Without CmitriKit ltur < ! .
The oxpcnoho folly of pnjlng n man JSOOa
month for HUpfrlntontlltig work about which
ho knows nothing was very strongl ) In cvl-
dcnco on the exposition ijrounds Monday
A force of men wcrekopt _ at work In the
mud all Monday afternoon and all of that
night to cover up the telltale evidence and
"keep it < Jnrk" In order that the public
might not know that gome of the work done
under the direct Inspection of Dion Gcraldhw
had given out almost as soon as finished and
had to bo rooalred at considerable expense
to the exposition. ,
The sewer which extends from the nnnholo
In the center of the broad basin at the west
| end of the lagoon on the Kountzo tract to
I the city sewer on Twontyifourth street burst
j Monday nnd the water In the lagoon was
j lowered nearly two feet before It was re
paired mul the escape of the water ntopped
The bottom of the lagoon east of Twentieth
street Is total ! } bare and the water from the
city mates hns been turned on ngiln to make
| good the loss of thousands of gillons lost
i through GeraldIno's lucompetcncy and Igno
once
This sewer wns constructed by Dion Gcr-
aldlnc without a contract , the work being
ilopo by div's labor under the direct super
vision of Geraldlne , who bought the pipe and
cmplojcd the men Thp plans for the sexver
were nndc by the city engineer , but that
olflclal Ind nothing to do with the work of
putting It In , Til's wcs one of the Jobs where
, Gernlillno made one of his famous claims
j about "breaking the contractois' ring" nnd
I doing the work for less than it could bo done
I by competitive bidding
I This was earl } In the progrcs' of the
exposition , nnd the executive committee was
f'cially Induced to allow Geraldlno to have
his own way An Incident occurred nt tli'a
time , however , which aroused suspicions
that Geraldlno'e regaid for the tru'li wis
not as mirked as It might have been In
reply to close questioning by the committee
it the meeting at which this matter was
under ciiscusMon Geraldlnft stated that ho
had alieady Eccurcil comiic-tltlve bids for
the nocessiry pipe Ho WES afked for the
figures , nnd VMS then compelled to confess
tint ho Ind figures from oulj cno firm
The portion of the seWeC extending from
tl-o Ingonn to the Twont-fourth street sewer
vv.is Intended for lisa In caring fnr the over
flow nnd also to drain the lagoon when oc
casion should require that to bo done
Taciity-four-lnch pipe was used fnr this pur-
po'c. the sewer extending In n southeaster ! }
direction from the manhole to Twent-fourth
street This pipe burst at a polt.t Just In-
s'do ' the wall of shoot piling which lines
the lagoon anJ til's water lU'he-d through
this hole In a perfect torrinit Hofore the
brcik could beropilred lib surface of the
water In the lagoon had f.Ulon about tvvi
feet nnd a great hole vvns , washed In Hit
bottom of the Mcoon
A gang of men wna put to \ \ eras \ soon as
the break was discovered and the work of
making the remlrs pushed as fist cs possi
ble bnh to stop the watef from running out
of the basin and also to cover up the defects
so that no pr > lng outsider woulJ discovci
w nt had happeni'l A raft of planks was
constructed and the ditch oijtslde of the wall
of the lagoon opened foi a distance of about
ten fett. By working all of "Monday night
the brcik was repaired and the hole filled In
The break must have been cauocd b } faulty
construction of the .sewer. A leaky joint
combined with the seepage of the water
through the bottom of the lagoon Into the
sewer trench had caused tie plpo to settle at
n joint and the pressure caused by this set
tling broke n. pleco out of the , pipe A good
authority on cwer construction , stated
that the joints shonl hnvo been
thoroughly cemented so BS to prevent the
water from leaking out at the Joints and that
the bottom of the trench should have been
thoroughly tamped at each Joint to guard
against settling It was alho tate < l the
fact trat the bicak lal oDciitrel va cioi c
that the work had been Improperly and care
lessly done. i
_ _ _
COMMISSIOMMtS FllOM Il-MMMS.
\rrii cTiiilnv < " Confe-r llli Hit-
The Illinois exposition commission will nr-
rlvo In Omaha today for conference with
the exposition management regarding the
participation of Illinois In the expositim
and the site for the building to be erected
on the exposition grounds.
Illinois lies appropriated ? 45,000 for state
participation In the exposition and about
one hall of this sum will be used In the
erection of a state building. The members
of the Illlno s commission , nearly all of
whom will be 'n the pirty , are as follows
Clark B. Carr of Galesburg , president ; Wil
liam II. Harper of Chicago , chairman of the
executive committee , John M Smith , L , 0
Goddnrd , Peril W Peck E S. Conway and
James P Whcadon of Chicago , Gowge Wall
Duquoin ; Oscar P Trohcrn Hockford ; Wil
liam 13 Urlnton Tuccola ; Edward C. Craig.
Mattoon ; Louis H Miner , Springfield ; Wil
liam II Stead , Ottawa ; Lafayette Punk
Uloomlngton ; J"amcs A Dlack Carthage ,
Handolph H Smith , Plora ; Charles C Smith.
llcopeston ; C H. Keller , IMxcra ; Martin
Klngman , Peorla.
Object ( o a riiiiiilnln oflno. .
Steps arc being taken by the local mem
bers of the Order of Good Temp'ars to
present to the e-xposltlon management a
formal and vigorous protest against the pro-
pca d exhibit by California , cf a fountain
of wire Hov Staples , pastor of the Grace
Ilaptls' church on South Tenth street , who
Is bald to be the head of the order in this
state , telephoned Secretory Wakeflcld } c&-
terday to ask for Information regarding tlu
status of the proposed exhibit Ho stated
that there was a movement on foot to pro
vent such n demoralizing exniDit as a loun-
taln of wine or any other Intoxicating drink
Killlciltlillinl Cimiinlllcr Coililnir ,
The committee from the National JMuca-
tlonal association will be In Omaha next
Saturday to Investigate the advantages of
fered by this city fo- the next meeting of the
assoc'atlon The committee Is composed of
President Greenwood. Mr Lipc , chairman o'
the executive committee , .Mi. Sliciherd ( f
WInona , Minn. , and Mr. McNelll of West
Superior. Minn. The local committee will
meet toJay to prepare ) plans for the reception
of the visitors .
No IIUMlni'Hx TruM f nl.
A special mcctlnc of Ufe executive com
mittee1 of the held jester
da } , at which tlmo Manager 'Klrkcndill laid
before the comml'tee thojblds for the AuJI-
to-lum building , which vvere c < ) encd Monday
night Objections worn raised to awarding
the contracts at that tlmo , and no action was
taken In that direction , nbr was any other
business transacted '
\CI < < -H of I Ini : | ii .lllon.
The Bates Machine c-cnipapy of Jollet , III
has appl cd for ZOO feet of space
Gould & Ebcrhardt o ( Newark. N 3
have asked for b.acu for an exhibit of ma-
chlner )
The Weston liiglno company of Painted
Po ( N Y , has applied for a epace 1C\1C
feet for the exhltltlon o ( on engine of 15j
home power In operation
It I ) Gordon , assUtant territorial secre
tary of Heglna , Canada , writes to the De
part meat of Inhibits that the Invitation U
participate In the exposition would be glvn <
favorable coni'deritlon ' Th ! Invitation VIM
rent direct to the eovernmcnt instead of
through the regular channels.
A formal notlco of the action of ( he Minis
terial union at Its meeting In op
ptslng the Idea of keeping the ex osltlor
open on Sunday , wig received at exposition
headquarters yesterday. The secietary of
the organization certified that the union
had ailoptel a resolution recommending that
the gates of the exposition be kept closed
on Sunday , as had been done at Atlanta
and Nashville.
Drugglits know Dr. Davis' Anti-Head
ache Is beat of all headache remedies ,
nri'i t\pi THP nniirp p r > p
DhGIDhS lllh POLIGL CASE
Fire and Tolice Commis-'oa Hns No Power
to Dismiss Men.
DISCHARGJD CFflCERS MUST BE PUT BACK
Scott IKHIICN nVrlt
the ; Pollo -nion\\'lll llaUu u I.avi
If 'Ilicrc In No into Pit
i the
"If there Is not a law that will keep that
man on the police force , 1will 1 make a
law. "
Such was the conclusion of the decision
of Judge Scott jestcrday In granting the
peremptory writ of mandamus , requiring the
Hoard of Flro and Police Commissioners to
reinstate the sixteen ofllcers wno were dis
charge 1 scnip time ago in order to bring the
expenses of the department within the limit
of the clt } levy. This somewhat remarkable
statement was made In relation to OHIccr
Sheep , whom the court declared was ono of
the most efficient and capable ofllcers that
had ever been on the Omaha police force.
The case was brought to a somewhat un
expected Issue } cstereay. ! It had been
expected that the testimony would occupy
several das , hut when Commissioner
Gregory was called to the stand the attor
ney for the policemen objected to an } fur
ther testimony on the1 ground that the
answer of thn commissioners did not con
stitute a valid defense. This brought up
the legal question on which the ciso was
conceded to hinge. This was whether the
board had the light to dismiss the oUlcers
proIdlng it acted In good faith and for the
purpose of a noccssar } retrenchment It
was agreed on each side that a decision on
this point would settle the case and the
icmalnder of the forenoon was occupied In
argument Clt } Attorne } Council produced
decisions of the court of appeals of New
York , where slmllai conditions existed In
tint state the law proUded l.hat " ° veteran
soldier or sailor or member of a volunteer
fire- department should be removed from an
o'llce except on charges preferred and a
hearing had. The court held In plain terms
that this rule did not apply when the ofllcc
was abolished on the * ground of econoni } or
for other proper reasons 'I he attorno } for
the policemen contended that the Hoard of
Tire and Police Conimisslonus had not
abolished thu ofllcc of sergeant or patrol
man when It discharged these officers and
that , thcrefoie , the rule Hid down b } the
New * York couit did not .ippl } .
TALKS OK ONE-MAN POWER.
In deciding to grail the writ. Judge Scott
said tint It was undoubtcdl } true that the
board had power to abolish an } oillcc that
It bad the power to create , but It coul 1
not remove en olllcer from tint ofllce except
for pause He proceeded to Inveigh nt leiigtn
agait st the principle of onc-nnn powei
\\hlch ho appl'cd ' to the action of the boaid
In allowing the chief of police to recom
mend a list of the men who could best be
spared He declared that the board had
submitted this Impoitant iiue.-tlon to a man
who hsd never been a policeimn in bis
life and who had ceil } been In ollllce a , few-
wee KS.
"I will not siy. " continued the court ,
"that the chief recommended the dismissal
of these men for politics ! reasons , TiUt the
action of the board gave him the oppor
tunity to do exactly that. What Is this
board there for anyhow ? The chief had no
authority to dlschaigo anvone , but the
board has delegated Us authority Into the
hands of ono man "
The proposition was repeated , that the
board had no right to take refuge behind
the law that made the members liable on
their bonds for incurring obligations In ex
cess of the funds provided He reiterated
the assertion that the members were enl }
Mable for c'xcess obligation which the }
themselves created and not for maintaining
an extravagmt expenditure that had been
created bv their predecessors
The court then reviewed the Cox ca o
In detail to show the alleged bid filth of
the board Sheep was next taken up nnd
'ho court dec'ared that he had been on
the force ten } ears hid been crippled In
Iho performance of h's duty , was not geol
fo1 anything else , and was one of themott
efficient po Ice officers the city had ever
lad Ho declaicc ! that the chief of police
might not have reco-nmcrded Sloops dls
charge for corrupt roas ns but ills action
wis Inhuman It was following this state-
uont that ho declared If the-o was
not a law that would keep Sheep on the
force ho would imke one
In regard to the prospective deficit In the1
police fund the court declared that It was
simp ! } a fake gotten up for the occasion and
( ho purpose The commissioners had de
clared that they didn't know of this situa
tion until Maor Moorcs had told them. Thp
whole matter was a slum and there was a
political factor bick of It On this showing
the court decided that the peremptory writ
must
i'isiii\ TIM ; i\i-osi riovvottiv. .
ContrnolorN on VIlncH HiillilliiK la-
I'M'IINC 'I'll I'll' I'ort'lS
The wet weather Monday delayed work
at the exposition grounds , but } esterdiy
mei were put to work as fret as an Increased
force could be handled On the Mines build-
In j the activity was especially marked.
Geldio & Sons , thu contractors , had about
sixty men ut work and picparatlons weic
being made to put up the till timbers funn
ing the outside walls of fie hugo structure
when more men will be put at wane TIICEI >
long posts are rapidly being reared It , their
places , and as they assume vertical positions
room Is made for more men placing the
bracea and cress ttmhorH It Is expected that
the- building will be under roof within two
weeks If the weather Is propitious
Iho remaining piles for the Machinery
building < ire In the river and are being
hauled to the grounds as fast as the bad
condition of thu road will allow. The pile
driver Is at work and the work on the buildIng -
Ing Is going ahead as fast as It can be
prnheJ The timbers for the side walls are
belli , ? hauled to the grounds , end us soon
as the piles arcdrhen and the floor laid tbiee
timbers will be put In position About
twent } men are now employed on this build
ing and an additional number will be put
on as soon as the work lias progressed snlll-
clentl } .
Contractor Strclilow Is proceeding very
slowly with the Manufacture * bnlUlln. , ' He
IB dcla > ed again by the failure of the Cady
Lumber company to deliver thu lung jiortn
as tnu ) are wanted The limit fixed In
Srehlow's contract for the completion of < hls
building expired jiHtcrday and the building
is no * half completed
ini\s U > V\MIU nv PHOTvin \ \ .
Plans for an miniolonlcnI i\lillill : nl
die ntniNiiiiii. |
Prof Walter dunning Wyman of Chicago
cage an authority on matters of ethnology
and archaeology , has written to the Depart
ment of Exhibits regarding the proposed
ethnological exhibit at the exposition.
ProfVjman waa closely Identified with
the ethnological and archaelogllcal depart
ments of the World's fair and he makes n
number of suggestions In connection with
the exhibit which It Is proposed to have at
Omaha Ills suggestions arc largely In line
with the suggestions heretofore nin-lu by
Manager Rose water and einbady a collect ! n
of living epeclmers of all the remaining
Indian tribes In the west , with their tepees ,
utensils of all kinds , prehistoric and recent
and collections of Indian relics and curios
etc1 He suggests that the tepees be ar-
ananged In a circle and that In the center
he a log "block houee , " a familiar sight
during frontier days In which should bo
shown the relics and other articles of ex
hibit. Prof , Wyman offers hU services In
an advisory capacity and also off era the use
of Ub collection of relics as an exhibit ,
A.vmuc roit IIP.TTKII Tit \i > snnvicu.
rfft Cmiftlilrrril Coiiiitu-rHiil
1'liili'n Kvroiillv Committee.
The meeting of the executive committee of
the Commercial club } esterday was de
voted lArgel } to considering wns ami means
for taking core of the greatly Increased
obligations which the club tm assumed for
exp'sltlon jc r U was decided to make an
effort to Interest more of the jobbers and
retailers and get thorn to take memberships
In the club
The committee In charge of securing bettor
local train service In nnd out of the city
made an Interesting report. It called atten
tion to the fact that the local trains on the
Hock Island from Filrbury to Omaha and
on the Missouri Pacific from Wording Water
to Omahi had been replaced. It rtlsn re-
portc.l that an attempt had been made to
secure a local train on the Kansas City , St
Joe . Council U luff s road between St Joe
and this city a riving here at about 11
o'clock In the morning and lexivlng at about
4 o'clock In the afternoon Such a train. It
was contended , would furnish this clt } a
first-class line to St Joe and would also
furnished local accommodations bet worn thp
towns along thp tine. A letter was reid from
L W. Wakelcy. general passenger agent
expressing a favorable opinion of the proposi
tion and promising -that such a train might
IH > put In service- after Pcb uir } 1 next The
committee- further reported that U was now
trlng to got the Hock Island to put on n
local train between this city and Atlantic , la
Reports were received from some of the
hotels In the city and the executive com-
mltteo was surprised at the number of people
ple these ho'cls weru prparlng to carp for
It was reported that each hotel In the city
wns now engaged lit securing leases on ad
joining property which will bo converted Into
sleeping rooms. Several of the hotels w 111
also put In restaurants In connection with
tholr regular dining rooms
The regular monthl } meeting of the c'ub
vvhlrh wns to have boon held this ev piling
was postponed until November S , as many
of the members are engaged In campaign
work and would bo unable to attend
The quarter ! } report of the secretary and
treasurer of the club showed the Institution
to be In geol financial condition
The question of incrc.-slng the social fea
ture's of the club was brought up and a Mig-
gestlmi was made that part of the room oc
cupied b } the club be converted Into a bil
liard room where members of the club might
gather when they felt so Incl nod A com
mittee composed of W S Poppleton , 13 C
Price and Clement Chnso was appointed to
Investigate Into the foaslbl'lty of the project
and report nt a future meeting1 It was shown
that the large dining room of the club on the
Bouth sldo of the bulldlnr wah unoicupled
most of the time and could cnsll } be con
verted Into a billlrd room If the members
thought nilvlsahle
r Tins 11TIII : < s vs
Oiitnliii rnrimratlon Ijnjolncil from
Im in iv MnhiN ln > so u ( h Oiiinlia.
A permanent Injunction In the South
Omalm gas ease was Issued by Judge Scott
} cstcn'a } , nnd until the caseIs reviewed
In the MIDI cine court the South Om.dia clt }
council the South Omaha Gaslight com
pany and the Omaha Gas companj aio re
strained fro.n taking any further action
looking toward the furnishing of gas in
South Omaha
This Is the case In which a twent-five
} oai franchise to construct and maintain
gas works was secured b } the South Omaha
Gaslight company , subsequently assigned
to Prank Murphy and by him to the Omaha
Gas-oompanjv The l st named corpoiatlon
then proceeded to lay mains to carry the
Kas from Its Omaha plant , but was stopped
by the temporary restraining ordpi Inciden
tal to the < lemand for an Injunction which
was made by J. C Sharpe and other South
Omalm parties
In granting the Injunction Judge Scott do-
cldcd that If Mr. Murphy wanted to con
struct a gas plant In South Ointht he was
at liberty to do so , but that ho could not
, -mppl > gas to the people of South Omaha
front his Omaha plant under the existing
franchise The law provided that under
certain conditions , cities of the first class
cou'd proceed to condemn and acquire gas
works and other municipal luxuries Hut
the ell } could not condemn and acquire gas
works which slmpl } Included a sstem of
pipes and when the plant was located In
another city. Therefore the action of the
Omaha Gas compaii } was not authorized srid
the injiinet'oti ' should Isruc The amount of
the bond was left for future consideration
and the case will be taken to the supreme
ourt b } agreement as soon as the decree Is
drawn up.
riMMtvi , nutr.c'ioits M\T 11:111.
Coroner HIM ! . < ( oil Niiialior of Vlm -
IIITN Who Will \tloinl.
Coroner II 1C HurKet has relumed from
Milwaukee after a successful effort In as
sisting In securing the next annual meeting
of the- Notional Puneial Directors' associa
tion for this city In connection with the
subject ho said yofite'day : "The Ne
braska delegation , consisting of James Hea-
ton of Lincoln , Patrick Heafey of Omaha ,
Peter Hell of Norfolk and nihelf , worked
hard for the convention , We encountered
a great deal of opposition from the start
Heside.5 On aha there were several ether com
petitors In the field , prominent amen which
were Niagara Palls and Columbim , O. It
was argued that ( lie convention had already
been held In this city In 1891. and that there
were many other cities In the ruuntry which
on this account were entitled to recognition
We had a lot of exposition advertising un
it Hi 1 ullli us and performed good mlsslon-
ar } work vv'th ' It When the subject tame
to a tote we carried the diy at the first
poll "
The association numbers about fiOO mem
bers There will probabl } bo 300 In attend
ance upon the convention held In this city
Tiio date has not as } cl been settled upon ,
although ( hi ) regular tlmo for meeting Is In
Ortober I his will probably bo changed to
an curlier date on account of the expotltlon
ICIMR TIIIMCS in : u vs 11011111:0.
Cut nnil llriilxcil Hi * IN round Jjn |
In an \llcj ,
Yesterday morning G. I ) Illncr was found
lying In an unconscious condition In the alley
north of Webster and east of Sixteenth stieot
Hiner's face was badly brulsc'd anil cut and
II'H shirt was cnvpre.d with blood
Hiner told thu officer wfio found him Hint
hei had been robbed On the way to the
station ho Mid ho had been around that sec
tion of Iho city during the evening aud that
ho lad been drinking quite heavily He re
membered meeting a couple of men In ono
of the saloons and of drinking with them ,
but after that MB mind was a b'ank Ho
did not remember of going Into the alley , nor
of the manner In which ho received his
Injuitcs. Ho thought , however that ho had
been slugged nnd robbed A small sum of
money , amounting to about. $12 which Illner
had carried In his t outers potket has dis
appeared Yestuida } Hlner refused to talk
lor feai of obtaining too much nutorleity
KMt < Kin : JJO\VN nv i > IX < ; IM : .
IVIfsrraiili Siiii-rliili | > inli > iil llfiiilloi-
Injiiieil 1Vlill < > on I lie ' 1'riicl.N.
I ) M Headlce division superintendent of
thn Western L'nlon
Telegraph company , WBB
I.noiked down by the engine of an Incoming
passenger train on the Hock Island yestc'r-
ila > and qultet Nerloiisly Injured
Mr Headlrc , whcso headquarters are In
Derive1 , hsH been engaged with a gang of
imu on some repairs to the line near Sheoly
station Yesterday whllo directing Ills
men he was walking along the Hock Island
tracks Train No 8 , duo hrro at 11 US ,
rounded the curve and the engineer patch
ing flight of Mr. Headlco , blew the whistle
Hiaillto failed to hear the signal , however ,
anil a moment later was knocked soveial feet
to one side of the track He was picked up
and removed to the Cluikson hospital An
examination showed tbat ho wan badly cut
atid bruised about the lumil and shoulders.
INSPECTING THE Affi POSTS
Visiting the ITcedqunrtors of the Dopixrt-
inont of the Plattd
MEIKUJCHN OUT ON AN ANNUAL TOM
ANxIxfaiit See rot n r > of Wur VUlti
O in nil a mill SCI-M I'ort ( 'runic
fur the Klrnt Time orit
, > o MmiN of xar. .
Assistant Secretary of W u- George n.
Melklejnhn was In the clt } yesterday Inuppct-
ng the headquarters of the Department of the
Platte , U S. A. , and the arm } p" > sl at Kort
Crook , the homo of the Twenty-second In
fantry. Ho Is accompanied by Captain Clmso ,
U S A , of Jefferson llnrracks , Mo. , special
mllltar } escort to the assistant secretary ;
Chief Clerk Schofleld of the War depart
ment at Washington , A C Townsend of St ,
Louis , KO'iorul passenger and ticket agent of
the Missouri Pacific railway ; Colonel 0 A. A.
Doane > of Mttle Hoc-k , Ark , land commis
sioner of the Missouri Pacific railway , anJ
lion Charles 13 Ware of St Louis
In an Interview } ostcrda } Assistant Sec
retary Mclkli-Jolin wlil "I am out on my
first tilp of Inspection This Is the first
time I have been away from the department
nt Washington since 111 } nppolitment , and the
Inspections of the various posts In the west
nnd noithwcst therefore fmvc moro than
usual Interest for mo at this tlmu. 1 have
Just Inspected the posts at Joflerson Hat-
racks and at I > eav enworth and found them In
excellent condition Tewla } I shall Inspect
Iho lost nt Port Crook It's a slngulat fact
that although I am n Nebr.askan 1 have never
seen Poit Crook It has bppn established
during my nbsinco and I am ijulto anxious
to sec It , as I have hc\ud such goad reports
from It
AHMY IN GOOD PONDITION
"Tonight wo shall leave for St Paul After
the Inspection of the dopirlmeut there and of
Port Snelllng we shall go to Port Yol'owstono
and Insp-ct that Then wo will proceed
dlrcctlv to Portland After that we will visit
the pos's at San Francisco and at I'l PBBO.
Heturnli g , we shall stop a few das at the
ROVeminent' * ) quartern nt Hot Spring * , Ark
Then I want to spend a few davs looking over1
the Arcadian rlflo range about nlnet } miles
out from St I.onlt , This Is teputed to bo n
very fine rlllo range It now belongs to pri
vate parties , and the government Is contem
plating Iti put chase Aftei looking over
tlin ArnniUnn HMo r.lllirn up slinll irn Imi'k In
St Louis raid again Inspect the post at Jef-
feison lini racks , and ntj first trip of Inspec
tion Mill bo at nn end
"Ih or } tiling in the department si-ems to bo
running along smooth thank } ou The army
appears to be In good condition. There Is
untiling that In Indicative of any Immcdliti )
tioublp nnd It Ins been some tlmo slnco any
ef the war Hurries have put In an appear
ance I am delighted to hear such favorab'o
leports from Nebraska Commercially , It
seems to be getting along rapidly. The re
vival of pro perlt } In the e o1 is very marked
and I am glad Nebraska Is enjoying the same
happy condition I hope the state will be
found In the republican column all right this
fall "
Assistant Sccretar } Melklcjohti arrived In
Omaha } psterday on Missouri Pacific train
No. 1. Ho was mot by Central Copplngcr of
the Department of the Platte. and the mem
bers of his staff In the morning at 10.40
o'clock the entire party left the Webster
street station on n speclicl train for Port
Crook. After the Inspection there the war
secritary dined with General Copplngcr nt
the Omaha club In the afternoon ho visited
a few Omaha friends
OP TIII : srvru run.
I'liriiliN SHIN I MiiiuiKcrH lime IH'oil
I nJiiNlI } CrHiflxpil.
The Hoard of Managers of the State fair
hold a meeting nt the Mlllard hotel last
evening to settle up some of the financial
obligations growing out of the late State
fair and will give Its llguics to tlie public
today.
Secretary Furnas sas that when the boanl
finishes its labors It will be able approxi
mately to state the exact condition of the
fair's finances. ' He ms tliero lias been
g-eat Injustice done the managers by the
reports published and snt over the state ,
and that the statement issued by the board
will set these matters all right before the
public. Ho says the } are ab ! " to success
fully meet any criticism of the management.
A complete settlement of nil the transactions
In connection with the late fair cannot bo
made till the annual meeting of the board
In Innuary. Only one of the lallroads ear
ning passengers to the fair has as yet made
n settlement with the board , and It Is e-x-
pccte.1 that It will require from thirty to
sixty days before all the roads will have
ettlcil.
SUIT V VI > ST SWIPT.
\slvK liiiniaKOK on V < MMIIIII ( of I.ONN of
all Vnu.
Swift and Company of South Omaha are
asked to pay Josctm Gobell $10,000 for In
juries sustained on two different occasions
whllo ho was working In the company's
establishment.
On December , isari. Gcbell alleges that
his Land was caught In sonic defectivema
chine' } and was so badly mangled that
amputation cf the arm at the shoulder was
found necessary.
On St.ntp.mbGr ti. 1S97 Oeboll alleuca that
ho was struck In the head by a pleco of
ll > lns machinery , also defective , and was
knocked to the ground He alleges ( hat ho
sustained peimiinont Injuries to both shoulder
and head and that his mental faculties are
also permanently Itrpalrul He wants flC.OOJ
damages for each acc'dent. '
A few days ago Gebell Instituted suit In
the district court to obtain ifi.OOO damagci
from the Chi ago , Hock Island & Puclfio
company for the death cf his son , who waa
recently run over and killed on the railroad
company's tracks In South Omaha.
nisiMss ! i MUCH iuTi'iru
IIIhHOiirl I'aclllf Olll.-liil Tallcx of ( lie
CllllllK < H.
"Huhlnras has Improved wonderfully along-
nur lines within the last fuw months. " said
H ( } Townsend , general passenger and
ticket agent of the Missouri Pacific railway ,
to < v Hoc reporter } esterday. Continuing ,
ho sal 1 "Tho freight earnings have natu
rally been the hcivler and have shown seine
splendid Increases over the corresponding
months of last } ear. The passenger earn
ings are Increasing nicely , but not so fast
an tlmao of thu freight department.
' rho western pasienger situation Is be
ginning to Improve , 1 > ut It lias been bad ,
Now that the Union Paclflr has settled Its
dispute ) with the Oregon Short Line , I think
the Hltuatlon will bei speedily Improved ,
Tliero Is no doubt but that the demoraliza
tion was duo primarily to that trouble ,
Whether Iho Union Pacific will come Into
the vYtstc-in Pdesengcr assulatlon now that
the trouble has been ended. I do not know.
Of eoureo. I think It should In order to
help out the general situation , "
lloi | | > cr HocMitciN HIM Diamond.
Sol Hamper of South Omalm IH ncaln In
posHoHtilon of a $70' ) diamond Hopper hml
been ( ho ovner of IhU gem for a number
of } pdrs but Home niontlis ago It VVHH jileke-il
from his Hhlrl front The rase wns turned
ovir to Mm tin Whlto and the Htono nril
the thief lucntKl In ono of the Missouri
toiwiH Too thief ( xcupui and the man -nho
hud thu Ktono refused o glve It up , A law-
Hjlt followed.
YcstenJuy Hopper re-
eelveil thu diamond liy oorexK , It having
liten * mt fiom AtthlHon , Kan. by the man
who purt'hiueil It
nvery season brink's a nu1 * crop of cough
lenn-illes , but Ihoy cannot compete with tb&k
grand old Ur , Hull's Cough Syrup.