THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JTTaSTE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , TUESDAY HORNING , DEOJ&MBER Id , 1807-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
FOREIGN MISSION RECEIPTS
Honey Qivon to Carry the Qospel to the
Heathen.
NEW ENGLAND FURNISHES OVER HALF
Annnnl Honor ! of Amcrlenn llonril
.Millie Public Mummerm In
Turkey mill Armenia
Trcnteil nt Length.
BOSTON , Dec. 13. The American Board
of Foreign Missions m-lde public today Ha
eighty-seventh , annual report. The receipts
ot the Now England staUs amounted to a
total of | 386,48U2. The receipts from other
states and territories were us. follows : New
York , | 54,03B.03j New Jersey , 7,740.3G ; Penn-
nylvanla , ? 3,325.22 ; Maryland , $607.69 ; Dela
ware. | 10 ; Virginia , $50.95 ; West Virginia ,
$278.14 ; District of Columbia , $3,3.13.95 ;
North Carolina , $196.32 ; South Carolina , $10 ;
Georgia , $148.41 ; Florida. MG2.70 ; Alt'tama ' ,
$44.80 ; Mississippi , $14.70 ; Louisiana. $55.01 ;
Tennessee , $246.73 ; Arkansas , $2.50 ; Tfxas ,
$4C.CO ; Indiana , $1 351.64 ; Kentucky. $30.33 ;
Missouri , $3,938.50 ; Ohio , $10,336.09 ; Illinois ,
$38,915.41 ; Michigan , $18,735.46 ; Wisconsin ,
$ D,249 ; Iowa , $13,320.73 ; Minnesota , $8,458.13 ;
Kansas , $2,194.64 ; Nebraska , $2,980.21 ; Cali
fornia , $10,393.76 ; Washington. $395.85 ; North
Dakota , $429.28 ; South Dakota. $1,837.58 ;
Montana. $78.92 ; Idaho , $27.12 ; Wyoming ,
$122.91 ; Utah. $74.10 ; Arlzoha , f204.84 ; New
Mexico , $20.53 ; Oklahoma. $25.30. Receipts
from Canada were $4,5DS.S5. The total re
ceipts from all rourcSs ivoro ? 4,7S1.07
The report deals at length with Turkish
massacres ami says that while many Chris
tians were killed or had fled the number of
professed Christians exceeds that previous to
the outrages. The wounds loft bmzBfacres
nnd robbery have been slowly healing ,
though la several places the suffer'ag has
been quite ce great as In the previous year.
The generous gilts that have como well nigh
from every European elate for the sufferers
by maaicres and for the care of orphans
ere gratefully acknowledged and have re
vealed the essential unity of the civilized
world la a most impressive way.
PRESS CLAIMS FOll INDEMNITY.
"The demand for indemnity for losses in
curred at Hisrpoot and Marasch , amoantlng
In all to $100,000 was pressed as jet with
out result. The ch-ingcd conditions at Con-
rtantlnople and the arrival of Dr. Angell ,
Iho oew United St-itcs minister to Turkey ,
may rc onably be expected to secure early
jnd , satisfactory action la regard to this claim
rod all other miterKl questions nt Issue ba-
Uvcen our government and Turkey. The dlf -
trlbutlon of funds from all countries tor the
relief ot suffering awl the care of orphans
Involves this year the handling of $831,293.
"Tho massacres In which at least 5,000
Armenians were slaughtered In Constanti
nople were the result ostensibly ot an attack
on the Ottoman bank ot the city by a band
of Revolutionists , but In reality of the same
fanaticism and race hatred which deluged the
whole empire with blood the previous year.
When the sovereigns rpoko the word on the
third day bloodthed ceased Instantly through
out the whole country. Criminals have re
ceived little or no punishment , but the
Armenians were systematically Imprisoned
end employment denied them until more than
80,000 of them have fled from the city.
"In India during the famine the price of
food rose to abnormal prices. As a large
number of the poor of India nearly one-third
of all her people llvo constantly upon the
verge of starvation when prices are normal , it
is easy to Imagine the reoult of such times
as these. Grain riots occurred In many
places , starvation stared millions in the face
and almost at once became an awful reality.
"The plague , or bubonic fever , first came
to public notice In Bombay. A panii seized
the 800,000 Inhabitants. Trains and steamers
from the city became crowded with people
fleeing to the country. The mortality ot the
city rose from 500 a week to 2,000.
"Tlie Christians of the city have been
marvelously preserved , Among them only a
few Nfefl have occurred. No deaths from
the picguo have taken place In Bombay
church.
"Dr. Von Allen Is building ono ot the finest
hospital structures In southern ludla. Native
women have less and less fear ot attending
an nurcuwn dispensary and are almost as
well represented as men.
WOHK IN CHINA.
"This has been by fur the most fruitful
year In the history of the Soutli China mis
sion , la the Fee Chow. China , mission
w Ithio the last { . o years there has been an
expansion of field and growth In churchen ,
schools and hosyltal work unparalleled In the
history of our missions in China. There are
but flvq unordalned missionaries In u field
which Incldes 2,000,000 souls for which this
mission Is considered responsible. The North
China mUskn , located near the political cen
ter ot the empire , giving access to more then
20,000,000 souls , ably manned and wc > ll estab
lished In several wisely-chosen centers , ! u
ono of the most Important and promising
under the earn of the beard. In the Shansl
mission , northwestern China , an opium icfuge
\\as opened cily in the year , which has at
tracted a larpo number of patients and has
been nearly self-sustaining.
"Tho problems which face- the missionaries
In Japan today are entirely different from
those , of twenty-five ycara ago. The edu
cated Japanese * arc carefully studying the
social and religious questions In which the
scholars of the west are Interested , and as
ehvays , the beginning of enlightenment are
ubjpcts o-f doubt and question ug.
"In Hawi.l ono of the great draw backs lo
rapid progress Is the toickward condition of
the Hawaiian churoics. Too largo a pro
portion of Hawaiian church members are not
only Ignorant of the fundamental requisites
ot p retinal requirements , bit | Indifferent to
the ibMgatlati of common honesty In the
regular payment -el the promised salaries of
Uielr paators ,
"I fpaln the fuel that ithe missionaries
ere citizens of a country against which there
is au h strong feolltis crowing out of the
Cuban question doss not seem to charged
egan at them by tbo most ot them with
whom 'hey cnmo Into dally ccntact and rcla-
tkns , That uhlcti perhaps more Itian any
other me thing among the visible Influences
that prevail' ' In the community MB served
u IKI obstacle tn the > spread of tbo gospel In
Spain Ins bwn the well Known and power
ful ultramontane , sympathies of the queen ro-
Eor.t. T > M Influence predominates entirely
in tthft court , nnd from there rtat&cs the vil
lages itnrt gives ktrcngth to the reactionary
rlcmrnt throughout the land. The queen
resent is a goad mother , an Intelligent
lovcMlsfti un < l a virtuous queen , but the
entire weight of her unmeasured Influence
Is thrown agaUist everything that savors of
the evangelical religion. "
I'UOTKSTkXTMJHS10.VUIY CO.VKIUJSK.
riel 'K"te from All l/oiintrle * In > Iee (
In 111(10. (
BOSTON , Dec , 13. A letter from a com-
Dilute representing the foreign mlas'oimry '
societies of America , addressed to the sec
retaries of the Proltfitant foreign roUsIon-
ary roc let lea ot Great Britain as l the conti
nent of Europe , soliciting an expretslon of
their views an to the desirability or coin en-
ing an ecumenical foreign missionary con
ference ( fclmllar lu lm ard character to the
world's missionary con fern ice at London tn
1888) ) . in the city of New York in April , 1900 ,
end their rtadlncis to co-operate In euch a
conference , lisa met with a geueral and fa
vorable response. In view of the cordtal
feeling and unanimity expressed , the Amer
ican societies hsvo authorised the holding
of the conference and aa Invitation has been
UiueJ , elgnc-d by Her. Judeon Smith , 1) . D. ,
tit Boston , at cbiira u , und Rev. H. H. Cobb ,
I ) D. , ot New York , a secretary. ThU Invl
Utlou aska MCU society to bo represented by
two or more delegates in aa ecuraculeib con
ference ow foreign. inUila&i , to meet In tiov ,
fMk B April 39 , 1900 , ftnd. to continue tor
ten da > A from that date. The Invitations arc
to be sent to all Protestant foreign mission
ary societies.
TIllSASl'llCIl liniMHOII'S I1OM ) .
Xcvr ( InentlaitVlilcli Intercut * tin-
Otitinly OnminlNnlonrrn Sonic.
County Treasurer Helmrod Is not quite
certain as to what kind otan official bond
he will require next term. The county com
missioners are not quite certain as to what
kind of a bond they will require from
County Treasurer Helmrod. end there the
matter stands.
At the last session ot the legislature a law
was pabsed providing for guaranty bonds to
bo given by county treasurers , and the
county commissioners want Mr. Helmrod to
give one otuicse bonds , However , as ho
Is required to give n bond In the sura ot
$500,000 , he contends that If he In com
pelled to buy this bond It will take all
ot the profits of the office for the next two
years , the limit of his ( orra. He 'Is willing
to give an Individual bond and has no ob
jection to giving a , guaranty bond , providing
that the amount Is reduced to $200,000 or
thereabouts.
Mr. Helmrod says that a bond of $200,000
would comply with the provisions of luw , as
such a bond would be for more than double
the amount of money that would be In
his hands at any one time during his term.
In reasoning this way Mr. Helmrod says
that during the next two years there will
he no large sums ot money in his hands at
any one time , as It will be pild out on
county obligations About as fait as It
comes In. The proceeds of the poor farm
funding bonds will be disbursed during the
present terra and a large portion of the pro
ceeds of the exposition bonds will be turned
over prior lo his next term of office- , which
begins on January 6 , 189S.
Some of the commissioners are strongly In
favor of reducing Mr. Helmrod's bond from
$500,000 to ? 200000 and then accepting the
bond of a guaranty company , while others
favor the Individual bond for the full
amount.
xn\v vonic PUIXTKKS MAY STUIICE.
llooU mill Job Men nin Mini n Xliie-
Ituiir Day.
NEW YOHK , Dec. 13. It Is probable that
within fcrty-elght hours the 3,000 orlnters
employed In the 1G2 book and Job printing
cfllces of this city will be Idle , the result of
a strike. The union men have decided to
give the boss printers until Tuesday night to
accede to the demand for a nine-hour day.
If by that time the demand remains un
recognized the printers will strike. All the
union book and job printers ot the United
States and Canada are watching the struggle.
If the New York printers win those else
where will probably insist on the new time
schedule.
CASIIM.VX WILL. COM 12 \13IIIlAbItA. .
Turned OVIT ti tinGreelcy Comity
OHIcer.
NEW YORK , Dec , 13. Eugene- . Cash-
man , the street cleaning foreman arrested on
Saturday charged with misappropriating
$30.000 while treasurer of Greeiey county ,
Nebraska , was arraigned la court today and
turned over to Luke Fainer of Greley county ,
who will take hltn west.
1'EXSIOXS FOlt AVESTnnX VETERANS.
Survivor * of I.nltAVnr Ilcmcmlicrol
liy the Ouiicrnl GovoriinitMit ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13.-Speclal.-Pen- ( )
slona have been Issued as followa.
Issue of November 27 , 1SS7 :
Nebraska : Original Obanlon Gatrel , Tecumseh -
cumseh , JG. Increase James P. Harris ,
Bostwlck. J10 to. $14 ; Henry P. Smith , Sar-
Kcnt , JS to $12 ; Edward S. Kennedy , Nelson ,
HO to $17. Reissue Daniel Hagln. Ansley ,
$24 ; George D. Cornell , Omaha , S12 ; Cynthia
C. Brown , David City. $ S : Harriet M. Nor-
rls , Utlca , $3 ; Ann Shlndler. HemlngJord ,
$3.Iowa
Iowa : Increase William Doren , Des
Slolnes , $ S to $10 ; William D. Golden Mur
ray , $3 to S10. Original widow , etc. Mar
garet A. WJlson , Creston. ! S.
Colorado : Original-William M. Moore ,
Empire , JO ; Benjamin B. Buck , Monte
Vista , JG ; Michael Cobb , Baldwin , { 6.
South Dakota : Original John S. Steere ,
Pierre , J12. Original widci.v , etc. Minor of
Alfred Dean , Mitchell. $10.
Ivot'pH Hit ii SciiHutioiml Record.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13.-Mrs. Alice
Hartley , who killed Senator Folcy nt Reno
several years aijo , created a great deal of
excitement In IJmnnuel Baptist churcn ln t
night. At the conclusion of Rev. Georse
Gibson's sermon she dramatically declared
th.it she ha'l a mcsraso from God to the.
effect that Durrani's life should be caved
and that It was the duty of the congrega
tion to save him. Rev. Mr. Gibson , who
wns Dun ant's pastor , refused to see the
condemned man's mother when she called
with a message from her pen asking- the
preacher to tell all he kn w about the mur
ders 1'j Emanuel church. A final appeal for
a commutation of tae sentence ot death will
bo made to Governor Budd this week.
Vctv I'aliMMHotel for St. I.oiil * .
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 13. It la announced that
St. Louis will soon have a new hotel that
will cost $2,000,000 and It Is said that several
Chlcagoans and a. well known hotel man of
Indianapolis will furnish the necessary capi
tal. This location selected for the new
hostelry Is at the corner of Olive and
TUolfth streets , .where an option nas be n
secure 1 on the property and a company
formed. The hotel Is to be the mo = t modern
structure of the/ kind west of the Mississippi
and the company hopes to be able to close
all contracts and commence Its construc
tion next seaf-on.
Tuck Likely to CIIUHD
CHICAGO. Dec. 13 > r-A special to the
Tribune from New York sriya Mrs , Herman
Orlrlcbs , it Is said , is threatened Mlth total
blindness' . Her left eye was wounded on
Saturday , December < , by a tack falling on
It whllo fho was OperlnteijdlnK the hang-
In ? of Home tnpdstrles , and within the la t
foiiy-olght hours the condition of both eyes
liaa become most ? erlous nnd alarming.
There I * u hope , of oourfae , that her eje-
slpht may be preswwd to her.
n .Vi'iv Cnlilnet Olllec.
CHICAGO , Dee , 13 , Officials of the Chicago
cage Business league have received word
from Washington that President McKln'ey
will make the proposed Department of Com.
merco and Industries the subject of a spe
cial mi-Esago to. .cnngre\s\ Immediately
after the holidays n delegation oj local citi
zens Interested In tha ntnv cabinet olllcc
tvi'l ' go to the cnplthl to huvo the bill In
troduced In congress ,
I'rlt-e of OI ) ( ialnir Up ,
LOS ANGKLES. Cal. , Dec , 13. E. Stras-
Imrg of the oil producer * ' trust says that he
has Juat concluded two Inrwe sales of P.ill-
fornl.v petroleum , .one of IW.OOO barrels to bo
delivered to Sun Francisco. The sn'.es were
made " t $1 a barrel and Strahbur expects
to pee thla price en to $ l,2.T within ninety
days , na there IP a. shortage in sight.
T * ti YeurM fur Klllfuir Ili-r IIiiHbniid.
KANSAS CITY , Dee. 13-A Star sncclal
from Lawrence. sa > ? : This morning a mo
tion for a new trial Jn the cave of Mrs ,
Anna Hcurman , charged with killing- her
husband , was overruled nnd she was sen
tenced to ton yfcnrH In the penitentiary tor
murder In thu Kecond di-srcp.
\\eury of llln ' 1'roulilpn ,
CHICAGO , Dee .13. Henry Brede , n
pioneer crockery dealer of Chicago , com
mitted tulctdc today by shouting himself
Lhrousli the hend at hi * place of builncfs ,
Urodc. was reputed to beiAcnlthy. Domestic
nnd buslnesB troubles am Kuppoaed'to have
caused Mm to tnkc UK life ,
IltM Iliikln K
I'HILADELI'IHA , Dec. 8. Walter 8 ,
W-alsh , lit-id of 4he firm of Walter S. Walth
& Co. , wholesale thee dealers , committed
sulcldo today by cutting hit throat. Business
trouble is assigned M the caiue ,
Sniull Cloiie lu LouUliina.
NDW ORLEANS , Dec. 13.-A * imill
cyclone visited Point l& Hac'if , about
twtnty-nve mllea below J 'e\v Orleans , this
innrnhiK. Seven houses were cupslieil arid a
lugger wus wrt-cked nnd ono man lost his
life .
_
If you want a strictly puru champagne that
is extra dry get Cook1 * Imperial. Naturally
fermented.
CO BACK TO CARLOAD RATES
Railroads Bow in Meek Submission to tbo
State Fojrl
TWO LINES ANNOUNCE THE CHANGE
IlnrlltiKtoti nml Mlimonrl PnclflcV111
1'nt ( lir Old Synleui Into Force
Other Linen nn Yvt
Undecided. ,
The long-drawn-out controversy regarding
the fnlr at method of calculating freight
rate * on ehlpmcnts of llvo stock approached
a solution yesterday when the freight
department of the D. fie. M. railroad an
nounced that Itwould change Us live stock
rates from cents per hundred pounds back
to dollars per carload on Wednesday , Decem
ber 15. The Missouri Pacific Immediately fol
lowed with a similar announcement.
This action on the part of two of the
leading railroads precipitated quite a stir in
the freight circles of other lines , and aa a
result , there will be an Important conference
of the freight traffic officials of the other
lines In Chicago today. Among others
who will attend this meeting Is John A.
Munroe , freight traffic manager of the Union
Pacific. The Union Pacific , which handles
a large share ot the live stock business of
the transmieslsslppl territory , has not yet do.
elded what course It will pursue In refer
ence to the matter , but will probably make
an announcement of Its Intention on Wednes
day.The
The chazgo ! n method of soseiss'.ng live
stock rate * la the result of aa agitation
acalnst tie ! rates in cents ncr hundred pounds
begun by the stockmen of Nebraska , Kansas
end Wj-omlng soon after the rates by weight
beor-aie effectiveon August 10 , 1897. The
Nebraska State Board of Transportation lo-
cued an order requiring the railroads to
change their rates , to dollars per carload on
December 6. This was objected to on the
ground of Insufficient notice , and the state
board took another guess , making the date
December 1C. By the latter date some of the
roads will have made the change. The crux
of the difference of opinion among the rail
roads regarding their obtdle-nce of the otatc
board's order lies In the fact that the B. &
M. road owes a. greater number ot large
etock tars (3CxS ( ) than any other road , and
carload rates therefore give that company
a considerable advantage.
TIIKATY OF rtJACK IS I.V SIGHT.
\VcNtern FrclKlit' Unto Cutting IK
Iilkely < o Cense Soim.
The western freight rate situation may be
said to be Improving. Railroad men say that
westbound freight rates are not what they
should be , but the situation Is better than
It promised to be a week ago. The amend
ment to the original tariff on rates between
Chicago , ( Mississippi river points and Mis
souri river points , on the one hand , and Col
orado common points , on the other , 'Which '
was to have become effective yes
terday , has been withheld. Had this
gone Into effect there would have
been still greater reductions In the
cheapened rates to Colorado , but the
cutting knife has been , stayed In Its work , for
the present , at least. Whether the amend
ment in question does or does not go into
effect concerns Omaha Jibbers an-i manufac
turers but little , for they have already taken
advantage of the cheapened rates to send to
Colorado nearly all the freight that Is likely
to go for some time.
The freight agents of the Iowa lines have
received peremptory orders that tariffs must
be absolutely adhered to , without tLe slight
est deviation , on and utter .Tonuary 1 1SOS.
To make the matter sure , each line is in
structed to sej whether its competitors have
received similar -notice. To be sure , this
carries with It an Implication that tariffs
have not been adhered to during the year
now approaching- close , but any schoolboy
that happened In freight circles during the
year knows that w estbound rates have been
away off from the published tariffs a greater
portion of the time.
The promise of the various lines to toe good
during the year 1S9S Is hoped by rallrcad
men generally to be a New Year's resolution
that will not be broken. Said one freight of
ficial yesterday as he smoothed his wor
ried brow : "This Is the worst year I ever
put In In railroading , and It's a wonder
a man has lived through It. " In addition to
the widespread announcement that all the
lines 'will ' be good , and that there will be
no deviation Iroin 'published rates after New
Year's day , there really seems to be some de
termination among the lines represented hereto
to carry out the instructl-ns received from
headquarters. The last conference of "the cllk
hats , " as the executive officers are familiarly
called , Is said to have been productive of
aa agreement that Is predicted to last longer
than agreements to maintain rates hereto
fore made. The notable fact is that the de-
mcralisatlon In freight rates that has pre
vailed during the 3 car has ibeen marked in
westbound rates , but is scarcely dlscernnWe
In castbcund rates. Explanations of why
this has been so are plentiful enough in
freight traffic circles , but none ot 'them ' seem
to explain.
SNOW ALOJfG THE RAILItOADS ,
All 1.1 n I-H Report ( lie Full General ,
With Xo HloeUafleN Anynhere.
All the railroads In Nebraska , Iowa and
Kansas reported snow along their respective
lines ynsterday. No blockades were re
ported , but delays were frequent/ The four
morning trains from Chicago were all late
and the trains from the west somewhat
later. None of the delays exceeded two
hours.
The snow on the Union Pacific extended
from Council Bluffs to Ogden , the entire
length of the run In line , and averaged about
four Inches In depth. Light snow was re
ported on thn Colorado line from Cheyenne
to Denver. The Burlington reports snow of
from two to eight Inches In depth , the great
est fall being reported at Columbus , Neb.
The average along the southern line Is five
inches. In Wyoming the'EBOW Is lighter.
The Kansas Pacific reporled light snow as
far \\est as Ellis. Kan , The Hock Island re
ported all tralna on time and a snow o !
from three to four Inches on the line from
Omaha to Mankato , Kan. The Missouri Pa
cific reports from two to four Inches of snow
along Us lines.
Cheap llollduy Travel.
"There will be cheaper holiday rates on
western railroads this jcar than there boa
over been before , " says a psjnger man not
glvew to the frequent use of supeKatlves.
All the railroads in the Western Pas
senger association tiave-isfc-rct-d ca a rate of
one tad one-third regular fare for travel be
tween points within -00 mllca of each other.
The Missouri Pacific last week chopped off
the additional third , end made/ the rate one
fare for the round trip , Ii < adau.ccl to thtf !
there lll be a hon-.cac-ekers' excursion o"
all western roads OD Decembsr 21 , This will
enible travelers to purchase round -tr.p tick-
eta good for auy points in the , wcst or couth
good for tucnty-one dajs , for one .fare P.IM
* 2. And to still further stimulate holiday
travel the Missouri Pacific and the Wabai-h
this moraleg announced a rate of $15. or
about & fare and a third , to ijt. Louie and
return.
TnlkM of ii KlondikeHuxli. .
Thomas M. Schumacher , general agent of
the Union i'attflc's freight department. Is In
the city from Ean Francisco , ( u speaking
of the outlook for Increased /Wight and
oakscnger business in the Hiring , he said :
' The spring rush to Klondike * U going lo
exceed mast expectation * ) . It will be enor
mously bcavj. A'l the Pacific ccust pans
will bo benefited by It. Some have already
been considerably improved by the In rt-ued
trade of the gold hunters. Of all the cities
on the Pacific coast I believe that Sao Fran
cisco will enjoy the greatest good from the
cold fever In the IODR run. To date the
northern Pacific cooif pnltiU , notably Seattle ,
have enjoyed most of the gain. IJut In the
spring It will be San Francisco that will
get the best of the trade ; Ttio main rea
sons for thinking thli < waynre that the city
U larger. cti underMJto1 business along
greater lines and hat Jurt organized the two
most powerful Alaskan ( companies , backed at- ,
most solely by Sarr FMncaco ccpltal. "
Orr Hiirrlen llnrtt tw Se v York.
Thomas M. Orr , aistetant secretary of the
Union Piclflo's executive' department , hur
ried back to New orkl City on Saturday
night to consult furtBer"with the reorganiza
tion committee about the transfer ot the
great railway property to Its new owner .
Mr. Orr arlrved horo\sn , . Saturday morning ,
and returned that eveningHe declined to
express any opinion regarding the new man
agement of the reid alterthe transfer , and
very frankly said lie [ keerw nothing at all
about It. j *
The belief Is growing ( general In railway
circles thru the Northjweaern not al
together swing the Union Pacific after the
lattor's rcorgualzatlon. The return of J ,
Plerpont Motgan from Ruropo and his ru
mored consultation with men prominently
Identified -with the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway give rise to reports that Marvin
Hughltt will not have everything his own
way on the reorganized Union Pacific.
At local headquarters there Is still some
fear felt that Edwin W.- Winter or Horace
G. Burt might como Into the prei.ldcnt's .
chair and caiiso a general shakcvjp. Tnere
Is no doubt but that a number ot hearts
were made sorry when the announcement
that S. H. II , Clark would not bo president
was made public. Since then the attaches
of the headquarters have t > lnned their faith
to General Manager Dickinson , with the hope
that if ho cannot be president there will
be no greater change tharl the Installation of
Oliver W. Mink to preside over the destinies
of the great overland eystem.
Ilntm to the Ice Cnrnlvnl.
Western railroads have agreed on the fol
lowing reduced rates : For the Transmlssls-
slppl Exposition Ice Carnival , Omaha , Janu
ary 18-22 , ono fare for the round trirj from
points within 125 miles , tickets to be sold
cm January IS and 19 , final return limit Janu
ary 20 ; for the Nebraska Volunteer Fire
men's association. Keimoy , January 18-20 ,
a fare and one-third for the round trip from
all points In Nebraska : Western Implement
Dealers' association , Kansas CIfy , January
19 and 20 , a fare and one-third for the
round trip from all paints in Nebraska and
Kancae.
Agent * .
To devisewavs and means to Improve the
passenger service ot the TJurllngton route
there will be a. family conference of the gen
eral passenger agents of that ejstem In
Omaha , commencing today. Those who
will attend are : Percy S. Eustls , Chicago-
Lucius W. Wakeley , St , . Louis ; George P.
Lyman , St. Paul , and John Francis , Omaha
Ilnllwny N'oU'H unil 1'erniuiiils.
Raymond A. Eaton , formerly of Omaha , has
been promoted to the position of railway ed
itor of the St. L/oails Republic.
General Manager Dickinson an3 Genera
Solicitor Kelly of the Union Pacific are stll
In St. Louis In consultation with Receiver S
H. H. Clark.
There will ( be a meeting of freight traffic
men in Kansas City today to consider
live stock rates , reduced rates to Colorado
common points and other pertinent topics.
The Wabosh has announced that it woulc
meet the round trip rate of $15 made by the
Missouri Pacific from Omaha to St. Louis
and return , goad for the holidays.
Assistant General Passenger Agent C. .A.
Cairns of the Northwestern system -vlsltec
the"offices - of that road'nndTot the Union
Pacific while on a return' ' trip from the Pa
dflc coast.
Notice has been served upon , the officials
of tte South-western Passenger association by
the Itock Island that after- December 15 1
will no longer stand Us share of the ex
peose of maintaining th& organization.
The matter of return Jpla s for s'lockm'en
will bo 'brought ' up at the "aarnual' copventJon
of the TCXTB Live Stock t association to beheld
held In January. Shipper * assert that if
they do not buy regular tickets the otock
must be turned over totbe railway nun
for attention. , and that , asa result ot this ,
there uiil to a big Increase In damage sulu
agalist the reads by shipperc.
A rumor has guinea currency thattlie New
York Central and West Shci-ft are soon to TIP
more Identified as one iHercct than ever
before , cod thdt after January 1 the through
trains 02. the West Shore between Buffalo a.1d
New York will be takea off and this traffic
transferred. < to the parallel line , the Now
York Central. The New Y.ork Central prac
tically paral'ela the Wes-t- Shore from Buf
falo to Albany , and from the state capital to
the metropolis tfie only dividing 'line Ifi the
Hudson river. >
The receivers of the Baltimore & Ohio
hav& made application to the United States
court at Baltimore for perm'esloa to pur
chase a large number of additional freight
can ? and locomotives , both freight and pas
senger. The receivers want to buy 3,000
box cars at $519 each. Seven hundred and
fifty hopper gondola coal jbars axe wanted , to
cost $377,000. Five ten-wljeel' passenger loco
motives andi twenty wioldatcd | freight lo-
comotivee , to cost J2SO.OOO , tare asked for ,
and flfteeoi corholldated freight locomutives ,
to coat $11,770 each. The payment of this
eum of $2,382,050' , is to be made by a form
of promissory notes kn6wn as lease war
rants , which wlll'fcenr Interest at the rate of
5 per cent.
IJIG IIIIEAK I.Y imCEJUIKR AVllKAT.
Goo * IJoTVii Seven jinil u Hnlf CeiilH
from Snlurilny'x Prlee.
CHICAGO , Deo. 13. This afternoon there
was a Midden break of 7Vz cto/.s a mjESicl
In December wheat the option that 4a sup
posed to be cornered. The price went 2 %
cents under the dollar mark. Last Thursday
tiao December option sold as Iilgh as $1.09 ,
Today It opened 'at ' $1.05 , against $1.04 % at
the close Saturday. When , shcrtly after 'the
opening today the slump began rumors be
came current that Armour was selling so
that < the bull deal was over and liiat the
shorts had1 itettlcd. This was not believe ! ,
however , by people close to the clique mui-
agera. The decline con-tinned until the price
reached 97V& cents. Then there was a re
action to 99'/4 cents. Before the close , how
ever , December teat \ $1 again , anltho final
trading for < the day was at 99V& cents.
Nearly all ot thu big declines occurred In
tiio space of halt on hour. Notwithstanding
the bbarp dcclloo < here was'notmuch trade
and on the surface little excitement.
Woman Ui > tn Fire cm
SAN FRANCISCO , Dee , 13. At nn carl >
hour Sunday morning a , burglar cnterct
the residence of Sergeant of Police SIc-
Manua and proceeded to Iransdck tbn , par
lor , Mrs. JIoManus Iunr4 the burglar at
work , but decided not toi waken her hu-
band. She picked up a revolver from a
table by tqe bed and awslted developments
In : i fc-w moments tlve burglar reached the
swinging doors leading frojn IbQ parlor into
the room adjoining tlio bedroom and when
he CDned the door she oaened lire. He
made his escape , but the trail of blood which
wau left shows that the woman's aim -anti
good ,
\Yexterjn Union AVI red.
PORTLAND , Ore. , De < J. IS. Prank Jaynss
of San Francisco , Pacific coast superintend
ent of the Western Union company , was In
Porlland yesterday- t4r having spen
three week * on Puset sound , where he nr
ranged for nn. extension 'qf ' Western Union
wires to Victoria. The octtnBion will be
from Seattle to Port Blake ) ) ' , thence to I'or
Gamb'.f , port Townuend" Port Angeles am
across t o stralta to Victoria. Work on tin
cab : .w'H ' be beirun atonce and the new
lines will be In .PBtraMon l/i a few ( eeks.
Heavy Snowfall1 lii' ICnn n * .
KANSAS CITY , Dec. . The first mtb
statlul rain since lust June In parts o
canicns Kansas fell yesterday. Todny an
o'll-fct-hlcn.d bllrrard prtvjlls nil over iCm
aaa and all the way west to Hat in N. M.
Fit liir no damage to stock or 8 oppage ot
railway tralllc Is reported. In western Mis
souri n wet now has beeu Inlllnu since
last mebt.
riTV l
Mitsoari's ffcstcin Metropolis Determines
on Its Own Horn ) ,
ENOUGH MONEY IN SIGHT TO ERECT IT
Commerclnl Club Will Scnil n C uu-
uilttce tn Omnliii Soon to Select
the Site far the Striic *
I turc. . . !
One of the direct results of the Journey ot
Vobra&kans through the states lying to the
southward of Nebraska will be the erection
of a Kansas City building on. the cxposl-
lon grounds , The city on 'the Kaw Is thor
oughly aroused to the situation and Its clt-
zcns are more than favorably Impressed with
be magnitude nnd Importance ot the Trans-
nilsslsslppl exposition to the states In this
region. They are strongly la favor ot a state
exhibit by iMtssqurl , and say they Mill do all
n their power to bring about a state ex
hibit that will show to the world tbo greatly
diversified resources ot the state. In addi
tion to this they are firmly resolved that
Kansas City must have a headquarters build
ing of Its own.
The Commercial club has taken the matter
In hand nnd has appointed a committee , of
which C. D. Parker , one of the most prorn-
, nen.t nnd Influential members of the club , is
chairman. This committee will visit Omaha
within the next ten days for the purpose of
selecting n site for the building.
President Barton of the Commercial club
said Saturday evening at the meeting held
nt the club rooms that $15,000 for a city
building Is already In sight and that there
was every Indication that the amount would
be Increased to $23,000 within a short time.
The blrdficye views of the exposition
grounds , caclosed In neat frames , hung In
prominent positions in the Commercial club
rooms and the members expressed the great
est admiration for the magnificence in the
general plan and appearance of the grounds
as shown in these pictures.
The pecple ot St. Joseph are also awake
to the Irroortance of state representation at
the exposition and prominent , business men
tay that their city will lend all the assist
ance posilble to an exhibit showing the nat
ural resources of tbo state and the man )
manufacturing Industries.
TEXAS TEACHEUS WILL. TA1CE HOLD.
Eilnentloiinl CotiBrresn Will Get Kii-
tluiNlnMIc Support from Them.
Much Interest has been aroused among the
educators of Texas In the proposed Educa
tlonal congress to be held In connection wit !
the exposition. It the way opened Is fol
lowed up vigorously Texas will be repre
sented la the congress lu a creditable manner
At the meeting held at the Commercla
club Saturday evening , December 4 , just be
Tore the Nebraska delegation started on Its
long trip , H. R. Corbett of York , ex-super
intcndent of public Instruction , was ap
pointed a special representative to promote
the Educational congress In Texas. Prof
Corbett commenced his work by telegraph
Ing to State Superintendent Carlisle ot Texas
asking a meeting at iluuaton.
When Prof. Corbott reached Houston will
the reft of the party he found Supertntenden
Carlisle and anumber of other men promi
.jienL.Jn' . educational aKalrs , who were In
'Houston In attendance upon some of th
numerous conventions then In session. A
meeting was held at which Prot. Corbet
explained the clan and scope of the Educa
tlonal congress and also the educational rx
hlblt at tic exposition. The Texans recog
nlzed the desirability and Importance of th
congress and manifested great interest In.
the matter They stated that the meeting
of the State Association of School Supcrln
tcndents will be held at Temple Decembp
8 , and all of them promised to lend thslr
Id In Impressing upon the members of that
association the importance of state repre-
entatlon. This Is the most Important stute
educational association In the state.
At Dallas Prof. Corbett hal a lengthy Inter-
low with Superintendent Long of the Dallas
schools , who Is recognized as one of the
nest prominent men in educational affairs la
Texas. He has been for many 3 ears In
charge ot the school exhibits at the Texas
state fairs.
"Thero Is noman 4n Texas , " said Prof
2orbettt , "who koo\\s so well how to secure
Ine exhibits of the schools of that state.
Ho told mo he knew where the very best
material could be secured with the least
.rouble and he said he could be depended en
to do anything in his power to assist In
making a creditable exblblt. Ho thought
well of the Educational congress nnl slid he
would render all the assistance In his power ,
jot-i at tbo meeting of the state association
at Temple and elsewhere. "
PHILADELPHIA llOUUSi : AT WOUIC.
RecoiiimeiidB the KiiionHlon { < > tlie
Cltlceiin mill MaiuifiicturerH.
As a result of the efforts being made to
arouse Interest in the exposition among the
people of Philadelphia the bourse of that
city on December 7 adopted the following
resolution , which was forwarded by F. F.
Ford , who has been actively engaged In promoting
meting the exposition In the City of Broth
erly Love :
Whereas , From Information received as
to the character nnd extent of the Trans-
mlsslsslppl nnd International Exposition , to
ue held rt Omahu during 1SS8 , it would
appear thut the business and social rela
tions now existing between that section and
the clt. . of Philadelphia would be Improved
unJ coitirdej by nn edequate rtpresenta-
tl3ii by our city and by our manufacturing
In'erests thcieln.
Resolvd. That the Philadelphia bourse
commends the TranBinlB lBslppl nnd Inter
national exposition to the careful con
sideration of our municipal authorities and
of the in.mifufii.rer8 of Philadelphia , with
the hope tnit : our city will be represented
In a manner suitable to the dignity nnd
lmpcru > nce of tr municipality.
\o ( 'H of thu
Llnlnger & Metcalf of this city have in
creased their space for an exhibit of agri
cultural implements from 1,000 to 5,000 feet.
The Department of Exhibits will ask the
Treasury department to make rules and rcg <
ulatlons and quarantine regulations govern
ing the admission of foreign live stock for
exhibit.
The Illinois Exposlttca commission has
made formal application for 1,000 feet of
space for a state exhibit covering Us agri
cultural , horticultural and dairy Interests.
The application has been received from Sec
retary Hambleton.
The Nebraska Exposition commission will
hold Its regular semi-monthly meeting to
morrow evening at Its headquarters In the
Mlllard hotel. Bids will be opened for the
plastering , staff work and statuary on the
Nebraska building. There Is little other
business of importance to come before the
commission at this meeting.
Prof. F , W. Brewer of Logan , Utah ,
sanitary commissioner for the exposition , has
notified the Department of Exhibits tbat ho
has been seriously delayed in his work by
the sickness and death of h'a wife , but titat
he will .Jake up bis work with vigor and
push it with all his power.
Plana'and specification for the Power
building at the north end of the bluff tract
are still In the hands of the arcbltecU-ln-
chief end will bo ready for the contractors
by the latter part of this week. Tbo .founda
tions for the boilers and engine * ! are already
In place end the work of erecting this build
ing will be nushcd as raoldly as possible In
order that the bailers may be Installed at
once.
Grsce Espey IV'tton , superintendent of
public Instruction for Co'.urado , has taken
up the wotk cf preparing for an exhibit
cf Ib3 education * ! In crests of the Centen
nial state. Sh ? lias cnnounecd that she will
at once appoint assist * nu in the various sec
tions ot the state and Mil ) lay the matter
ol making a creditable state exhibit before
the BUto Teachers' association at Its next
nectlng. Sloyd end kindergarten work will
> o made prominent features ot the exhibit
tnd the manual training school and School
cf Mines will be asked to Join in the work ,
It Is announced < hat about 1.090 feet of
truce will be filled with the educational ex-
tlblt.
Interest In the borttculturul features ot Ibc
exposition Is Increasing very materially
imong the fruit growers ot the western dope
In Colorado , according to J , F. Spencer , one
> t the prominent fruit orower * of that sec
tion , Mr. Spencer cays fjat oil the people
lit that sect ion ot the ttitt'o are making
preparations to have & * S\nc exhibit ot their
products and bo says they will use every
effort to distance nil competitors.
TWU 1XSAXI3 MHV JUJVT TO JAIL.
Demented Doctor from Illlnoli nnd
nil Om 11)111 I'nfnrtnnnte.
Chief Gallagher has received a letter from
Mayor MnCloud ot nidge Farm , 111. , In re
sponse to an Inquiry sent by the police ask
ing Information ot Dr. A. Hollldnyliu Is
at present In custody. Hollldny was picked
up on the streets last Thursday , and Is
slightly dcmentsd. The Utter stPtcd that
Holllday'sjfamlly was In poor circumstances
and that It would bo Impossible to send
money for his return. It recommended
that be ho placed In an asylum. In accord
ance with this wish , Holllday was taken be
fore Judge Gordon and on the making out
of the proper papers , was consigned to the
county jail to await the action ot the In
sanity commissioners.
John Murphy , also demented , whose step
father , Thomas Dunn , lives at 1142 North
Twentieth street , was also sent to the county
jail by Judge Gordon. It Is probable that
he will be consigned to the state Institute
at Lincoln , as his relatives so desire.
IDIACHAULIi : AFTER 1IIG DOGS.
Kloudllce I"rclnliler In Scnrch of Ca
nine IlenxtH of Harden.
"Indian Charlie , " a , well known character
of Dawson City and the Klondike , nassed
through Ornaba yesterday In company with
"Swlth\ater Bill , " otherwise known as Wil
liam H. Gates. Charlie la a full blooded
Yukon Indian and his mission In life is to
train dogs for sled use In the frozen regions
of the north. He and "Swlttwater" are en
route from San Francisco to Woodstock ,
Ont. , where It Is Intended to gather together
enough dogs to transport sixty tons ot freight
over the Dalton trail. Charlie will train the
canines and In about a month will return
with Bill to San Francisco , whcro the dois
v.-lll be placed aboard ship nnd taken to St.
Michael. The present trip is the first one
ever experienced by "Indhn Charlie" out
side the territory surrounding his own homo ,
and many of his exploits , according to the
statements of his companion , have beeu
ludicrous In the extreme.
I.\SA\E IMILMUIl KILLS HIS WIFE.
AtfemiitM ' < < > Tnkc the Life of Ills
Dnuifhter ami IIliiiNClf.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Dec. 13. News has
been received hero of a tragedy which oc
curred In the settlement known as Fiddle-
town , forty miles north of here. Fred Barth ,
sr. , p. prosperous German farmer , without
warning took a shotgun and , placing It at
the back of his wife , fired a load of shot Into
her. HI ; daughter , upon hearing the shot ,
ran Into the halt , and seeing her mother
lying on the floor , with her clothes burning ,
bent over her to extinguish the Qames , when
her father , who , In the meantime , had se
cured n razor , stepped up behind her , and , re
marking : "Now , I will flnlsh you also , "
took hold of her and attempted to cut her
throat. His aim was too high , nnd he cut
her from the car down to the chin. The
girl ran out and called for help. When
neighbors arrived they found that the old
man had cut the throat of his wife and had
also cut both of his arms at the wrist. He
was bleeding to death. Barth was arrested
and placed In jail , Ho is apparently Insane.
MUST TAKE TIIEllt PAY IX HOXOUS.
CII < N OH" tlie Salary of
roblltC JllllKTCH.
TOPEKA , Dec. 13. A condition confronts
fifty of the 105 probate judges of K-insas
which Is anything but pleasant and consoling.
It has just been discovered that a big blunder
was made by the legls'ature last winter
which after January 1 will cut oft the salaries
of these officials. In Us efforts to retrench
and reform the populist legislature r issed a
general fee and salary bill which will leave
the iirobate judges In the western half of the
state practically without compensation. Here
tofore these officers received a salary of $300
a year and all fees of the office. The new
law gives them half of the fees and In re
pealing the old law failed to provide for n
salary. The now law compels the probate
judge to keep bis office open six days In the
week. In fifty of the counties of Kansas the
annual fees will not average $100 a year.
SUPPLY OP WATER SHUT OFF.
dry Viinhlc lo Secure Men to Operate
the J'liinf.
FORT SCOTT , Koa. , Dec. 13 , Not a drop
of water has boea served -to the consumers
ot this city slsico Mayor Hesaer took charge
of the waterworks Saturday evening. Era-
plojes of the water company refuse to work
for the city and no. engineer can * be found
who caci operate the pumps. The city author
ities accuse the company's engineer of hav
ing "spiked" the pumps. The superlctead-
eat of the works has served .notice on the
city that the safety pumping station Is In
danger because of the Incompctency of the
men wjio are attempting to run It. Hotel * ,
f-ictoriea and consumers generally , ore com
pelled to obtain water from private sources ,
which are Insufficient to supply the nee-U' .
The trouble grows out of the cky forclce the
water company to tell Its plant.
Poultry nml 1'et Slnelc .SIKMT.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 13. This was the first
day ; of the fourth annual exposlllon of the
poultry and pet stock show which Is being
held in Masonic hall under the ausplcES of
the St. Louis Fanciers' association , Not all
of the 2,000 entries have arrived , but they
are expected to be hero by tomoirow mornIng -
Ing , when the Judges will begin the work of
selecting the premium wlnncis In the dif
ferent classes , which are unusually full A
notable feature of the show Is the large
number of fine turko > a that have been eu-
tered for competition by some of the moat
prominent growers In the country. Among
them are a lot of white Holland turke > s
owned by E. It. Koontz of Richard , Mo.
Interest si-ems to bo centered In the brawn
leghorns and all claeaea of Plymouth Hocks ,
of which there ore a great number of entries.
The judges are Short Buttcrworth of London ,
Ont. , and H , A. Bridge of Columbus , O. , who
will judge the poultry , and Robert Joos of
Peorla , who will look after the pigeons and
pet stock.
CallnluiiiVoiiliI Until ? IllniHelf.
James Calluhnn , living with his wife and
children near Fourteenth and Webster
streets , was found in on outbuilding shortly
before noon with a rope tied around hlx
neck. He was standing on a barrel and
said he was just about to commit suicide.
Callnhun was slightly under thu Influence
of liquor and was sent to the station.
He Is employed an u blacksmith at the
Union Fuc'tii' ' shops nnd u few years ago
sustained n fractured skull while at his
work , -which has resulted In his being par
ti t'iy demented at times.
i .
KlIIIHIIN ( - ' ! ( > CrIlllllialN.
A letter has been received by
the chief of deUclhes from Kansas City
requesting that tlie local force be on thu
lookout for three men wanted there for
highway robbery and murder. The crime
took place the turly part of luat week.
The police will have n picture of Hendricks
taken and will send It to Kansas City upon
this supposition that he may be one of the
persons wanted ,
Toliueeo from Havana.
NEW YORK , Dec. 13. The steamer
Orizaba , which arrived here today , brought
from Havana 391 bales ot tobacco , being the
first Bhippeii from that port In many
moalhg. i
PITY
bill
Tcssion Tonight Promisjs to Bo One rj
Considerable Interest.
IMPORTANT MATTERS PRESS FOR ACTION
XVnlcr ( liirxtlnn $1111 l > nilrcldcil nni ]
the Uneollected llalnnce Hue ou
i'nul Tnx Lcvlen Will
I Cet Attention , |
For several weeks past the sessions ot
the city council have been almost entirely
devoid of Interest , but the meeting tonight -
night promises to bo more Important.
There arc several very Important mattcrm
now in the hands of committees which ere
scheduled to be considered , nnd at least ono
of them is liable to develop eome very pro
nounced differences ot opinion. This Is the
question of a settlement with the exposi
tion management In order that arrangements
may bo nude for water for 4ho exposition.
The indications arc that Iho council will
bo able to give the exposition people no sub
stantial satisfaction. The committee ou fire ,
water and police has had the mailer In hand
during the week , but has been able to ac
complish nothing toward the end dcatrcd.
Chairman Burmestcr and President ningham
had n conference with the officials ot tha
w-liter company Saturday , but they have ro-
ccUed no encouraging assurances. In fact ,
the members ot the council have about de
cided that they are In no position to push
the matter. They admit that when tho.
compromise , which was proposcl last Feb-
ruarv , was turned down tlito city lost It
opportunity and that now the council b3
nothing to concede. They do not consider
themselves In a position to ask the water
company for concessions at this tlmo aud.
are well assured that they would not be
granted It they did. Consequently they In
cline to the view that If the matter Is to betaken >
taken up with the water company the ex
position people must take the Initiative and' 1
not the council. The action of the council '
tonight Is very likely to bo on that line.
QUESTION OF FINANCES.
The- question of finances will be brought
up In connection with a report from City At
torney Connell on the special report of
Comptroller Westberg , which was submitted :
to the finance committee some time ago.
This Is the result of the recctit exhaustive
checking up of the municipal lodger by
whloi It Is shown .ifoat over $250,000 of the.
available funds of the last four years waa
never drawn against and still stands as a
credit against which warrants may properly 1
bo drawn. Action on this report has been
dela > ed on account of the Belle case which
kept the city attorney too busy 'to ' Investigate
the matter at < nce , but ho has agreed < to re
port at the next meeting. The main question
which ho was asked to decide was whether 1
these newly discovered balances could be >
properly drawn against. His report will 4
probably discourage ithe idea and recommend J
that the financial crisis be met by the issue ,
of refunding bonds In preference to Issubag
warrants against the uncollectcd'taxes.
On November 1 there were $250,611.15 In
registered warrants outstanding and drawIng -
Ing 7 per cent interest. Taxes come la
slowly at this ecason and It Is expected.
thai by the first of the year the total amount
outstanding will , approximate ? 300,00p. ' This ,
Includes < he 140,000 in warrants for hydrant
rentals whlcii were issued , but tied "upr bjv
-injunction proceedings , but U does not lo *
cludo the bill In a similar amount which Is
now due , but which has not been passed on
by Iho council. The city attorney contends
that even If warrants drawn ca the uncollected -
lected balances were legal , the bond Issue Is
the lets expensive way out of the difficulty.
The warrants would draw 7 per cent Interest
until such time as the funds came Into the
treasury , whllo bonds could be floated at 4 %
per cent ot a good premium. Tile members
of ithe finance committee aTc not entirely
decided as to their views of the subject oad.
It Is probable that another week will be taken
for further Investigation before final action
Is recommennded.
FOUR PEJR CENT HIGH ENOUGH.
Ctal man Burkley of t'e finance coxmltteo
says thai If refunding bonds are Issued lie
will recommend that the rate of interest
be fixed at 4 per cent. He thinks the binds
can bo floated at that rate , and If this is
done It will be a great advertisement for
the city , as It will have succeeded In dolns
something that no other city hns ever done.
The original ordinance provided for an Issue
of $200,000 in refudlng'bonds ' , ami as a con
siderable amount of the warrants which It
was expected to take up have already been
redeemed , It la not thought that the amount
of the Issue will have to be increased In
order to take care of the deficits In the fire
and police funds , as well as In the other
departments.
The Sixteenth street viaduct matter , whlcJx
has been on the sUctrack for several weeks ,
will be reported on by Btuht's committee
and the Board ot Public Works will toe di
rected to proceed at once with the repairs.
STOCKHOLDERS OF STOCK YAIIDS.
i
Annual MevUtiKKeleclH Director * for
( lie KiimiliiKT Year.
The ann.ual meeting of the stockholders of
the Unlom Stock Yards company was bold la
the private offices of the company at South
Omaha yeatorday morning. The attcndenco
was the largest In the bistort of the company ,
unusual Interest beiag manifested ! u the re
sult , oxUsg to the change In managemeat
during the post year , and the- contract en
tered Into with Armour.
The meeting convened at 10 o'clock and
did not close until a little after midday , as
the rulc-s of the company provide that the
polls must be held open foi two hours. The
followhJE directors were elected : William A ,
Paxton. John A. Crelghton , John. A. Me-
Shane , P. A. Valentine , B. F. Smith , J , H ,
Pratt , A. C. Foster , C. F Manderson and F.
H. Dav's. This IB practlc-ally a re-election
of the old board , the only two new ractnbera
being C. F. Manderson and F , H , Davis.
At the afternoon session the directors
elected officers OB follows : W. A. Paxton ,
president ; P. A. Valentine , vice president ; J.
C , Sharp , secretary-treasurer ; W. J. C.
Kcnyon , general manoger ; J. A. UcShane ,
traffic manager.
The stockholders ratified the Armour con
tract unanimously.
Hnhharil Died from Ti
From Investigations mndo by Coroner
Burket It has developed that B , F. Hub-
bard , found dead In his loam nt thu Klon
dike hotel , died from natural causes.
Yestttd-ay morning Dr. w. H Par-
Bon , livingat 2018 Charles street ,
culled at thu morgue and identi
fied the dead man as hl . brother-in-
law. Ho Ha Id that Hubbard had been
contlncd to his room at the hotel for a con
siderable tlmo arid had been n sufferer
from asthma , for many yearn. Lately u
had developed Into tuberculosis and hia
diuth had been expected nt almost any
time. Dr. Parson stated that lie had been
In dally attendance upon Hubbard mid ,
that when he left him Sunday morn Ing ho
hud iippuired somewhat hotter than usual.
No Inquest will bo held. The remains were
removed to the residence of Dr. Paraons at
2C1S Charles street , fiorn which place tha
funeral will take plnca today ut 2 o'clock
Intermtnt will bo at Forest Lawn ceme
tery.
Heal Kvtiite Krehnuire ,
The members of the Heal ICstato ex
change who did not go to Texas will ban
quet those vlio did jjo nt the Commercial
club Baturda ) night. At the regular meet
ing of thu exchange yesterday iifttrnoon the
crusaders formally presented their report
of the trip , which was of such a character
us to Inspire a good deal of unthusloim.
The members briefly suited how cordially
they had been received at every point tind
what they had done to advertise Omaha
and the exposition. The question of giving
them a complimentary banquet was then
suggested and after name coneultutlou
Saturday night was fixed ns the date , A
committee consisting ot C. C. Gtorge , W.
L. Selby and J. J. Gibson was appointed
to have general charge of the arreDE
raents and , to prepare tbo prosrua. -