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Northern Pacific President Bnggested u
President oi Orerlaui
"iDSS.P CONN CTS HIM AND UNION PACIFIC
* Cnixllitnc- Jfol Ciiimtilrreil Scrl-
ntixl- In Oninlin , Although
Socnm tn IN-llcve
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The report from Chicago yesterday to
tuf > effeit thit C. S. Mollen , prtsl4ent of
the Northern Pacific , was the latest m n
i.a el for the presidency of the reorganized
Vtlon PA-IDC railroad did not disturb the
icren.ty of local railway circles a little bit.
The ti.an-68 for Mr. Metlen'n election are
tfs-j'Jed os eo remote by the leading rail
road offirials hero that no one gives his
candidacy a second thought. Should he
come to Ortuha as president of the Union
Pacific railrcad local railroad men would be
more surpilsed thin they ever were before.
Avhlle Mr. Mcllen , as a former freight
tram" manager of the Union Pacific , is
doubtl'ss familiar with Ur.lon Pacific mat
ters , U U nreuwl that he cannot be classed
with any of the men whose ttimcs hive
uccn previously mentioned In connection
with the Union Pacific presidency. Mr. MeJ-
len WBN in Omaha at the time of the
I nlon Pacific foreclosure sole and was In
close touch with the members of the re
organization committee during their visit
hre at that < lme. At that time It w. s
whlspc eJ about local railway circles that
Mr. Mellcn would like to be president of
the Union Pacific , but the matter waunot
considered seriously enough for his name
to be listed with the other candidates.
STOHY FROM CHICAGO.
CHICAGO , Dec. IS. The Tribune saye to
day. The opinion Is gaining ground In rail
way circles that neither n. W. Winter nor
Horace O. Hurt will be the president of the
Union Pacific The man now prominently
mentioned for the position Is C. S. Mell'n.
president &r the Northern Pacific. E. W
Winter was slated , It Is said , for the presi
dency of the Union Pacific after Mr. Clark
d cllned It Mr. Winter has all the quali
fications for the position , nnd for many
years was the trusteJ lieutenant ot President
llunhltt of the Northwestern , who , it Is
understood will be chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Union Pacific. Mr. "Win
ter. It Is said , did not feel Inclined to taltt
the position for personal reisons. Mr. Burl's
iiaino was then suggested , but objection. It
Is said. waa raised to hlnl on account of Mr.
b Ing mw vice president and assistant to
the i resident of the Norihwesiorn. With
President Hughltt as chairman of the direc
tory and Mr. Hurt as president of the Union
Pacific It was argued the Union Pacific
would bo looked upon as an auxiliary of tht >
Northwestern , and this was uot desired , ns
the Union Pacific gets considerable buslntss
from competitors of the Northwestern.
For these reasons. It isld. . President C.
S. Mcllen ofthe Northern PsciSc was namtd
os the most available man for the presidency
of the reorganized Union Pacific. Under
ordinary circumstances the report that Mr.
Mellcn would leave the Northern Pacific to
take the presidency of the Union Pacific
would be looked upan with great suspicion
but clrcumsMncss are such that the report
Is generally believed to have sooJ founda
tion , nut there Is friction. It 1s said , be
tween hU friends and tha friends of Vice
Pn sldent Lament. Mr. Lament was origi
nally slated for the position. He was the
choice of J. J. Hill and his friends , who have
n largo Interest In the Northern Pacltlc
Hut J Pierpont Morgin , the head of th'
Northern Pacific system , did not think Mr.
Lament had the requisite experience. A
compromise effected and C. S. Melleii
was chosen president and Mr. Lament vice
president llumcrs have lately been cur
rent that Mr Lament would soon succeed
Mr Mcllen as president of the Northern
Pacific , and thus strength Is given to those
reports that Mr. Mellpn hid practically beii
agreed upon as the most suitable man for
the presidency of the Union Pacific
Mr Mellin is probably better quallfUd for
the prcs.dcney of the Union Pacific and
l.nows more about Its affairs than any other
mnn except S. H. H. Clark. From June 1.
13S-1 , until June 1 , 1SS8 , he w s g neral pur
chasing agent ot the road. He then became ;
its assistant general manager , and from
March 1. ISSD , to April , 1S32 , he xyas 'general
traffic manager.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. Dinlcl S. Lament ,
who wca In this city today , denied that there
wns any likelihood he would scon succeed
Mr. Mcllen as president of the Northern Pa
cific or thatiMr. Mcllca would become presl-
dral of the Union Pacific , He said : "Mr.
Tvlellcn is going to stay , to the satisfaction
of ill tonncried. : " Mr. Lament denied that
tncro had been ai y friction between hlmpelf
and Mr. Mollen.
run rooii\fi mii.
AM , , , . .
Ioral JoliIiiTM Unite * In i ii > rrH Ion
tKiiliiHt tinMeasure. .
Some dajs ago Secretary Utt of the Com
mercial club sent out letters to the local
Jobbers rnd shippers , asking them their opin
ions regarding the pooling bill now before
*
congress. The object of this action Is ti
brlrg the sentiment of the city to i-aar uprn
congress before the bill comes up for action.
The ancuers to the request are already
commenc'ng to come In and they are In-
verlably aqilnst the bill. It la expected that
the big majority of shippers IB Omaha will
be opposed to It. The Kansas C'.ty and St.
Joseph Interests are favorable and the rail
road ccmm'.rulonen ? of one of those cities
have gone to Washington to urge the bill's
passage. Railroad conditions of Omaha and
these two Mlesouri river cities are decidedly
dlfferert , however , and the local Jatbcrs
therefore can sec no good In the pa&wge of
the bill , wlilch would destroy competition In
freight rates between the different lines.
IlltilICiul Collision ,
The Union Pacific's "Overland Limited"
train had a little brush with a freight troln
at L-iramle yesterday morning , , A stock
man , a passenger in the caboose of the
freight train , was i-llghtly injured , nnd the
locomotive of the fast passenger tnln had
ttome of its paint and fine burnishing
marred. Both trains were bound westward ,
The freight train was pulling Into a switch
f--om the main track , when the "Overland
Limited" came along. The freight trcln did
NINE OUT OF TEN
Slider from Cntiirrli In Some Form
CurtYnurHilf by n Snfr , lic
it n III t.Mctllclnc. .
H Is estimated by eminent authorities that
nine out of every ten suffer rrom Catarrh In
BOIIIO form. Although so common u disease
there Is no complaint eo generally mlsunder-
etood and 111 treated. Puc/ple EUfferlng from
Catarrh too often times employ the wrong
treatment and make nutter * wors by using
ouch remedies us w attics , salves , snuffs , In-
lialera , etc.
Catarrh U a constitutional disease and re
quires constitutional treatment. The only
way 1o eliminate Catarrh U to get at the
real sou of the disease , and 'there U no rem
edy so peculiarly adapted to its euro ai
Gauss' Catarrh Tablets.
Gauss' Catarrh Tablets are taken Internally
nnd will positively cure any case of Catarrh ,
no nutter where located or of how long standIng -
Ing , because they contain all the requisites
essential to restoring the Inflame ! inem-
brauos end mucous surfaces to their healtby
state and to carry all purlform matter through
( bo natural outlets ,
Gauts' Catarrh Tablets U aot a secret pat
ent medicine for tbn cure of e cry disease
of tbo human organism , bir a scientific com
bination of the purest drugs prescribed aad
recommended by one of the foremost grad
uates of ths University of 'Michigan ' for the
cure of all forma of Catarrh.
The great advantage of Gauss' Catarrh
Tablets , IB that , being neatly put up in tab
le ; form , they can be taken at any time and
place without Inconvrolrnce. No bottle , spool ,
yrlngi , or inhaler , to carry about when t rav
eling ,
All druEKurta cell Giuei , Catarrh Tablets ;
or they will bo sent poitpald to any point
upon receipt * of price , 50c
Our little book fully explaining the causes ,
eymptomB. and treatment of Ci'arrh will bo
aut to tiny aadrcai for the askag , Address ,
O. K. OAUSS , ilartiull , Mich.
oot quite get Into the clear , and as a re
sult the locomotive ot the pnsronger train
crashed Into the r < r end ot the freight
None of the train hands of either freighter
or rssenger were hurt , and the damage
to the rolllDK Block wai not
Kniitlionnd Frelnhl Ship me tit * .
CHICAGO , Dec. 18 Eaitbound freight
shipments for the week ending December 1C
amounted to S2.T2S tons , divided among the
different roads a follow Michigan Central ,
C.7S8 tone. Wabsth , 10,135 ; Ltkc Sh rc &
Michigan Southern. 9.320 ; Plttsburg. Fort
Wayne & Chicago , lo.fimi ; Plttuburg , Clncta-
wit I , Chicago & St. Louli. 11.290 ; Hnltlmore
& Ohio. G.M ! ; Chicago & Grand Trunk , 3,709 ;
New York. Chicago & St. Louis , 7,261 ; Chicago
cage & Erie. 7,429 ; Cleveland , Cincinnati ,
Chicago & St. Louis , 3,904. The lake lines
carried 38,706 tons.
Ileilnrc l Ilnten In SlocU Oroworo.
DENVER , Dec. 18. General Passenger
Agent S. K. Hooper of tie Denver & Illo
Grande road , II. L. Wlaehcll of the Union
Pacific , Denver & Gulf and W. S. Ilillcy of
the Colorado Midland propone sending to the
eastern pawenner agtots , who will -meet next
Tuesday In St Louis , n formal request to
make a redurHon ct pa enser rates from
eastern poirv.s for the n tltc > il stock growers'
convttitlon to be held In this city next month.
Itiillnay > ot < - mid Gni li > .
Superintendent Gibson of the Milwaukee Is
In town.
The Saola Fa has laid this year 07,000 tons
of steel rails.
The Illinois Central recently placed an
order for 2,000 box ana coil cars.
Traveling Passenger Agent Thompson of
the Canadian Pacific Is In the city.
The Santa Fo shops at Topeka have an
nrdcr for eight new baggage cars sixty feet
long and without platforms and no end
doors.
Charles 0. Scull has resigned from the
position of sencrnl passenger agent of the
Plttsburg & Western , and will , It Is enld ,
become the head of the passenger depart
ment cf en eastern road.
There Is some talk that thf Brio Intends
to blanch out us one ot the standard lines ,
and is now building new equipment with
a view of Inaugurating a twenty-six hour
schedule between New York City and Chi
cago.
The Brooks locomotive works hcs Just
turned out the largest locomotive In the
world. It Is a twelve-wheel freight engine ,
made for the Great Northern railroad. Its
cylinders are twenty-one , laches In di
ameter , and Ha boiler seventy-eight Inches.
Us height to the top of the stack Is fifteen
feet six Inches. It weighs 210,000 pounds.
There will be a general meeting of the
passenger repre&entt'ti\es _ ' of all western lla s
it St. Louis on Tuesday , December 21. The
call for the meetinc Includes the following
subjects that will be crasldercdHomeseek. .
ers' excursions for 1S88 , reduced rates for
otock growers' convention at Denver , Janu
ary 25-27 and for the spring meeting of the
mercbirts' and traveleis' associations In
western cities.
The Canadian Pacific has had under con
sideration at Its Montreal chops for some time
several new sleeping cars for their trans
continental trains. The ( list one turned out
Is known as cttrpartment or stateroom car.
The Interior Is divided Into six staterooms ,
two Bingl < ! nud four en suite , & smoking and
observation room at one end , and a baggage
room for the use of the occupants of the car
at the other.
The Burlington has been compelled to
take a hand In a queer flg'ht between some
of its pcssenger ? nlul tae merchants in the
towns along Its line In Illinois. It has
iecome the practice of e number of travel
ing grocerymen to sell to the people at
wholesale rates. The peddlers pass through
the towcs , take orders and set a certain
date on which the buyers must go to the
depots and get their orders from a car
standing on sidetrack or from a stock
piled up on the platform. As was to be
expcctc.d. the local grocerymen set up a
vigorous how ! all along the line and the
iaiload officials h-ave notified their agents
that they must not allow such peddlers to
make uny such uss of their platforms , build
ings or sllctwks. The sellirs , having no
rent to pay , can affo-d to undersell the town
merchants , and trouble besan brewing and
assumed such proportions that the company
was forced to act.
TIIfltiiTON HII'liES A.VMVCIlSAnV.
Kmir Year * Slnee tltr Coiniuiny "W
rirHt Ornanlr.fil.
A well attended reunion of Thurston
Itiilcs , past and present , assembled last
nls'nt to observe the fourth anniversary of
the company's -organization. The evening
was spent in * rehearsal of honors won and
goad times enjoyed during the last four
years. Toasts were proposed and responded
to &nd speeches appropriate to the occasion
were made. Musical numbers were also
given 'by different mornbets. Fred S. Mc-
Cullough of the McCarthy Rifles , Llttln
Rok. Ark. , wzs a cuest ofthe company
and responded tothe 'toast , "I'm Twenty-
three and Five Foot Nine ; I'll Gang and
Be a Soldier. " The formal observance of
the occasion had taken place on last Mon
day night 'when ' the new dreas uniforms
were Introduced.
Although they hj > d existed for some time
In a partially organized state , -the Rifles
wore first officered and christened in honor
of Jchn M. Thurzton on December IS , 1S33.
Tbo membership began with sixty-five men
and their official title 'became company L ,
First Infantry , Nebraska National Guard.
The flrat officers were Caplaln Arfhur H.
Scarff , First Lieutenant William J. Foyo
and Second Lieutenant John H. Johnson.
Quarters were taken at 1510 Harney strec.
and the company settled down to 'the routine
of "bi-weekly " drills. The first public parade
drill was given in May , 1S94 , when the com
pany was presented with a largo silk flag.
Shortly afterward the Rides won the first
laurels In a competitive drill with the
Omaha Guards. During the same summer
also the company did good service In mlll-
tla duty during the atrlke at South Omaha.
In May , 1S95 , the victory occurred which
K ve the company a national prominence.
A hard and rontinuoun course of training
was taken up under the direction of Captain
Scarff for the national competitive drill at
Memphis , Tcnn. Nearly the full company
attended this peaceful Invasion of the south ,
accompanied by Us chaplain , Rev. S. Wright
Butler , nnd its coach. Lieutenant F. T , Van
Llew , Second United States infantry. They
came out of the tournament the national
champions with the following trophies to
their credit : First prize of J1.000 ( for com
panies which bad never before taken part In
a national drill , second prize of $ DOO for com
panies which had never won a prize In an
Interstate drill ; the discipline prlzo of $300 ,
the 175 prlzo for Individual excellence by
Private Harold Williams , and greatest of all ,
the first prlzo In the free-for-all competition
of J3.000 , together with the Galveston cup ,
the mark of the best drilled company of the
United States.
Shortly after their arrival home the rlfle.1
opened their new armory at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets , which occupies the whole
of tbo eeeoud floor. H consists of a large
drill hall , which U also used for dancing.
In the front are the large parlors and readIng -
Ing rooms , which are hendRoinc'.y furcUhed
and have come to be regarded by the rifles
as their second home. The forces given In
thete rcoice arc well known socially and are
always largely attended. At the celebration
of the third anniversary one year ago twvrity-
three members received their discharge pa
pers after three jears' faithful service. In
other lines the company his also gained
protni&ence and has a glee , banjo and man
dolin club as well as a formidable foot ball
eUvoa.
The national competition at Memphis wao
attended from July 14 to 21. 1S97 , and the
company made a good record although results
were not In all respects ertlsfactory. T
prizes for Individual excellence were won by
Sergeant Joel Stebblns and Prlvete C. M.
Rlcharda , end tbe compiny lays its failure
to obtain the more Important 4ropbes ! to
pool room IntcjeeU. Jtut now the com-
piny-lB without a captain and the vacancy
will I * filled at the- meeting tomorrow night
when It Is thought that Wdlla.ce Taylor wil
proiabiy receive tfcs bo or.
< : hnrnr Aniillirr JluriU-r l Ilnrn .
SAN JOSE , Cal. , Dee. IS. The police o I
this rlty cxj > re i the belief that Albert Ho ff ,
held by the police of San Francisco for the | ] t
murder of Mrs. Mary Clutc is the murderer
of M.s Kinma Huv > kes a wcinan of the 1
halt world , Aho war found wl'h her ' .font
cut , April IS , IBSC. Tiie dt ription < .f air
man la t seen In her company tallies we. )
with that of Iloeff.
TRAIN GOES INTO A DITCH
Northwestern Limited Derailed in the Earl-
Morning Honrs ,
ACCIDENT OCCURS AT VAIL , IA , , STATION
Sr en Cnrn I/cm e Itii * Trnrk nnil Itotl
Over on HIP I'rnlrlp Mnrtrcii
PrrRcin Are Ilnrl , AOIIC
Scrlou l > - .
DEN1SON . la. . Dec. IS. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The Northwestern- overland limited
met with a serious accident at Vail , la , , this
morning at B o'clock , caused by a mall sack
striking the twitch standard and breaking It
below the lock. The paeslng of the train
loosened the switch , The engine and two
mail cars stayed on the track , but the other
seven cars left the track acd- were over
turned. They consisted ot a combination
baggage end emoker , three sleepers , two
tourist and one chair car. About eighty
passengers were on board. Nineteen were
Injured , but none seriously. The wreck Is
i costly one , as the train was the finest
run en the Northwestern main line and the
sleeping cars are badly smashed. Fire broke
out In the baggage wr , but was extinguished.
Hon. J. S , Dewcll of Missouri Valley re
ceived a bad scalp wound. Lieutenant Gov
ernor-elect Mllllmai left the train at Car
roll and thus mU-sed the accident.
The names of the Injured are :
Hev. Z T , Cunnel. Spring City. Utah.
A. C. Ernellette , Stockman , South Dakota.
James Trlner , news agent , Cedar Rap-
ide , la.
I. Flynn , Northwesters roadmastcr.
Barney Gordon , San Fmiclsco ,
D. B. HoWells , Creston , la.
J. B. Berry , Omaha , chief , erglnoer of the
Fremont , Elkborn & Missouri Valley railway.
C. H. Folsom. merchant , Plulnvlew , Neb.
S. C. Harney. Chicago.
Miss L. M. Gallaw-ty , Neligh. Neb.
S. L. Dunncll , Spring City , Utah.
J. F. F. Dounn , Ephralm City , Utah ,
William Faulkner , florist , Omaha. , ,
R. A. Davlcs. Fremont , Neb.
W. R. Williams. Blair. Neb. ' '
W. Parkin.
Conductor B. i
Brak"ma.n G. L. Wheeler.
J. W. Barbee. porter.
Traffic wac delojed about elx hours , when
a relief train took the passengers to Omaha.
The special train carrying the passengers
on the wrecked train arrived In Omaha at
1:35 : p. m. None of th6 injured tfere BO
badly hurt but that they could step from the
train , and with assistance walk to carriages.
Tlioy were met at the union depot by Gen
eral Manager Bldwell of the Elkhorn , Gen
eral Agent Kuhn and City Piiesengef Agent
West of the Northwestern , who looked after
their comfort.
Walter J. Colvln , ocent of the New York
Despatch Refrigerator llae and the National
Despatch Fait Freight line , whose/ offices
are In this city , was one of the paxtengers
on the wrecked train. Ho crawled out
through the top of.the car , alter , the wreck ,
and walked to the station , same distance
away , In his bare feet. He was Injured
about the back and shoulders.
The accident occurred just before 6 o'clock
yesterday morning. It was then qulto dark
and none'of ' the passengers iad arisen from
their berths and a. number were tumbled
out Into the aisle. As soon as tbfy could
get out through the top of the car , they made
their way to the station , where the clothing
they had left In the cars In thilr flight ! was
restored to them.
The train contained some of the finest
cars ot the Northwestern-Union Pacific com
bination. They were the Wagner sletper
"Dexter , " from Chlcacoto Salt Lake City ;
the Pullman sleeper "Laramle , " Chicago to
San Francisco ; a handsome , combination
baggage and library car , a , coach and a
Pullman tourist sleeping car.
The Union Pacific held , Its "Overland
Limited" train until the arrival of the pas
sengers from the wrecked train In this city.
The Union Pacific connection left for the
west at 1:45 : p. m. An entirely new train
of through sleepsrs , both flrat and second
class , and combination car was tnxde up
In the Council Bluffs yard during the morn
ing , and as soon as the passengers arrived
from Vail this train was sent westward in
place of the one that was wrecked.
The operating department of the Union
Pacific Is making special effort to burry the
delayed train across the tranemlssourl
country In remarkably fast time. The train
left Omaha yesterday afternoon nearly SK
hours late , and passed North Platte about
four hours late. H expects to go Into Ogden ,
Utah , on time after having made up the
elx hours lost time. In addition to a fast
running schedule.
AMONG TIIK COLOIIKD CITIZENS.
On * account of Mr. Armour's liberality in
glvlrp colored men employment , both In
Chicago end Kansas City , quite a number arc
expecting good jobs as soon as the Armoui
packing house Is opened at South Omaha
The Magic City has for some time given
considerable employment to colored men.
M. F. Singleton Is. flmoss the Uteet to take
up employment with the packing compsnles.
He Is In the service of the Cudahy Packing
company , and Is EO well satisfied with his
position that he says he has forsaken politics
for a seastn. An effort Is also being made to
IIMQ 'the new hotel addition to the Stock
Yards Exchange building with colored help ,
and there are some indications of success.
Contractor Moore , who Js working the
colored artlsaps oa the government building ,
has agreed to the eight hour ecale. The
labor unions of the city were somewhat exer.
cUed lest these men should be worked In ,
violation of the eight hour system. The
puraber of colored men employed on this
building has been Increased to fifteen ,
Several oa rgetlc men are seriously con
sidering the proposition of establishing an
exposition hotel. Their toil determination
will be influenced largely by the extent 10
which the exposition management advertises
the exposition among the colored people ol
the Missouri valley and the surrounding ter.
ritory.
An exposition choral society is one of the
things that is now claiming the attention of
Eweral of the music loving people. There
Is said to be ample material In Omaha to
effect such an organization and the promoters
meters ot the scheme are much encouraged
by the prospect ,
The committee appointed by the mess
meeting called under the auspices of the
Epworth League of St. J&hn's African Meth
odist Episcopal church to confer with the
exposition ; management concerning the es
tablishment of a bureau of Informathn , hac. .
had one conference with the exposition offi
cials , but nothing ot tlio outcome will bt
given for publication' until after a second con
ference , which will be held 'a a few days.
Frank Waring , assistant manjger of the
Tenr. stans. WEO a visitor In Omaha last
Sunday. His company plajed an engage
ment In Council Bluffs last Monday night.
The Sumner club held an interesting ses
sion last Tuesday evening.It took initial
steps looking toward the due observance of
Sumner'E birthday , which falls on March 11.
The members decided upon a plan to partici
pate in the entertainment of exposition visi
tors.At the future regular meetings of the
club a series of papers on subjects of espe
cial Intercrt to the negro will be read. At
the next meeting , which occurs the second
Tuesday In January , John W , Long and A. W ,
Parker will read papers on the subject , "Js
the Negro in 'Politics a iFalluro ? "
The conference of delegates from the
various colored organizations In the city ,
looking to the call of a national conference of
colored imen and wonren , was in every way a
success. It wai held last Thursday evening
In the guild rooms of St. Philip's church , and
notwithstanding the cold and stormy weather
there was a good attendance of delegates. A
committee ot one delegate from rach organ 1-
ratlou W K appointed n draft the call. The
following U the committee t Philip's
church. Mrs Ella -Mahammltt ; St. Philip's
( Sunday school. Hev John Albert Williams ,
'CUhop ' iWorlhlngton ly cum , E. H , Overall ,
' Epworth league , Q. F. Franklin ; St. John's
African ( Methodist Er lftl church , J O
Parker : St. John's SttStoy grhool , H V
Plumuier : North OrnahSMVoaian's e'ub. Mrs
Mart Soott : Wcntnn's ifSVroveaent club.
Mrs S Lillian Colemaa Progressive club ,
Mrn M LVllnon. . Sumocr club Gcccffe E
Collins. Acarla lo' e. H K Hillon The
rwnmlltec will report-tttck to th conference
Thursday evening , J nii ry 0 , 1S9S.
The Progressive clutvjni a very plcts&nt
emo-talnmont last Thumlay evening at St
.k > hn' African MethodUtWCpl cpj nl ehurrb
The program consistedot , ] n trumcntal and
vocal muslp and readlnS.Tnlfd c ncluded with
a comical farce , entitled 'JfThc Mouse Trap , "
Every number was wcflrendered Mint
Cora Granby maintained Slier high standing
as a pianist < and Miss Jessie Mrrriam showed
herself a reader of no mean ability , while
Mrs. Alphon o Wilson exhlbltc * the fart that
sne possesses the genius of a skillful elocu
tionist "Tho Mouse Trap" was a Hide-split-
tcr nnd it elicited vociferous and prolonged
applauie. The entertainment was a succcsi
from every point of view and was gotten up
under the direction of Mrs. Alphonso Wilson ,
the president of the club.
The Woman's Improvement club held a
business end wxrial session last Wednesday
afternoon ot 1he residence of Mrs. Ella L.
Mahammltt. There were several visitors
present who listened too dcllchtful program
rendered by the members. Airs. S. Lillian
Coleman , the president of this club , was a
delegate from her clwb to itho National
Federation ot Women's Clubs , -which met at
Nashville last summer , and she now occupies
the official position of organizer for the state
of Nebraska.
A. D. White announces that on New Year's
sve ho will have Chrlrtmas tree and pres
ents JOT the Sunday school children of the
Methodist , Baptist and Episcopal churches at
tils own expense.
Henry Graham and Miss Julia Thompson
were united In marriage on last Wednesday
ovenlng. They will reside at the residence of
the bride's parents.
There will be a public Installation ot offl-
cccs of Household of Ruth" . No. 549 , January
13. This orgaalratlon , composed of about a
dozen < woimen , has over $50 In the treasury
us a result of the year's work.
The little daughter of Mrs. William Wade
of this city died of a fever whllo they were
visiting a sick relative -Hastings. .
S PURCHASES OP WHEAT.
Cllqnc TnUod In All Tlmt in
Offered.
CHICAGO. Dec. 18. Despite predictions
thtt this would be a day full of surprises on
the Board of Trade , the bull clique , headed
by Joseph Lelter , bad smooth sailing rqi-
parently and eeems to have proved Itself
capable of doing what It promised. U took
the 1.000,000 or more bushels of wheat de
livered to It yesterday , and today the de
liveries amounted to 1,250,000 bushels more.
But 4hc r Iso held firm. The promised storm
today was predicted becauge Armour had be
gun unloading some of his enormoup hold-
i gs yesterday. It was feared there would
be a tremendous rush today to durrp all the
wheat in Chicago into the lap of tbc syn
dicate , but the result'pcoved this prophesy
wrong. r . , 4
The Journal says : * , "WIth the 1,250,000
bushels delivered today the teller crowd have
S.000,000 bushels of wfieatjln their posses
sion , acquired this week. . < How much more
the syndicate has bought " 'lofts' Is not known ,
but It may be as much & 8,000,000 or 9.000,000
bushels. The amount , jhowever. Is probably
only 5,000,000 or C.OOO.bpO ) ot the outside.
"As December drawsKo a close , It grows
more and more pn > bablothe Lelter clique
meant what It said whfeh- announced that
It Ranted the wheat , and was not In the
market for tfcc purpos of , 'cornerinc' the
cereal.
"It appears now that Joseph Lelter and
those with him in the deal have arranged
( or all the mcoey they tfeed to pajr for th >
enormous lot of wheat thatJwlll be delivered
to them in allcrobabilly.vs't'ls ) said tgatat
least $0,000,000 ywas on2efiosU > in * various
"banks In thlsjclty to tlj < & credit"or the- De
cember wheat 'cllgue for toe-purpose of gay-
Ing for the wheat to be delivered to them. "
UpholHlerern' Doll.
The seventhtrtinnual ball of the upholster
ers and thattress makers' was spiven at
Crelffhton hall last night. The dancers -were
In costume and n large number of raell con
ceived disguises -were present Prizes bad
been offered for excellence In dreaff and ap
pearance nlwiK certain lines. A number of
the dancers were powned In costumes sym
bolical of The See- and a prjze was awarded
to Mrs. M. L. Saur for a well executed
maHe-up of this sort. Her White bail gown
was alliterated with large black letters
forming "The Bee , " and a laree hot was
ornamented with the name title. Other
urizeswere taken by Mrs. IJrun'nMrs. ' .
Huntlngton. and Charles Caches. About 400
people were present during the evening.
DnbolH OpposCK Annvxntton.
BLACKFOOT. IdaSo , Dec. IE. Ex-Sena
tor Dubols , who is just back from the
Orient , lectured here last night on Hawaii.
He took very strong grounds agnlnst annex.
atlon , assertingtljat Danlfel Webster as * ec-
retary of state and President Tyler In 1M2
not only recoirnlzed the lndfr. "na > ncp of
Hawaii , but insisted In the strongest terms
Ihat the United States t-hould not attempt
In any way to nontrol that government and
stated that this government would protest
vigorously against the attempt of any other
nation to do so.
Manufacturing rirm In Trouble.
CLEVELAND , Dec. 18. The insolvency
court -appointed E. K. Wllcox receiver
for the Berner-Mayer company , extensive
manufacturers ! of beer faucets , with branch
houses In London , New York , Chicago and
other ctllea. No statement of assets and lia
bilities has as yet been filed.
Will Ilullilo Ship Ynnl nt Srnttlr.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. IB. Charles H.
Cramp , the head of the William Cramp &
Sons ship and engine building company , bald
today that there was * absolutely no founda
tion for the published statement that the
company contemplated constructing a ship
building plant at Seattle.
* vltU Larceny.
John iMIlllken was Invited into the house
of Savannah Jleed , near Twelfth and Doug-
Ia8 streets , last nlglit , whore he claims the
colored woman went through hn ! pockets
and took $70 , The woman was arrested.
, I'.UIAGIIAIMIS.
II. C. Welch of Beatrice Is In Omaha.
A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln is a Mlllard
guest.
T. G. Watterman of St. Louis is at the
Mlllard.
John H. McCarty and -wlfo of New York
are at the Mlllard , * ft
V. L , Joy , dudUor of 'the Elkhorn , is &
visitor to t'Je city. '
Vincent de Messlag of''Chicago Is regis
tered at the Mlllard. , '
Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald and daughter of Lin
coln were in the city yesterday.
W. A. Haley. George. tcln and W. M.
Jennlngi are Chicago arrivals registered at
the Barker.
C. T. Bradford of St. Paul , conceded with
the Chicago , St. Paul , Mlnntvoolls & Omaha
road , was in the city yesterday.
Kittle C. Wllkins , the well known Idaho
horsewoman who bag l > epa' In the city sev
eral das , bon gone to St.-T.'iuls.
Henry T. Clarke , Jr. aVrJved in the city
last might from Ann A btiwhere he Is at-
tendtug the law school. 'H ° w111 epend the
holidays in Omaha.
At tfoe Millard : Stuart 1 , Clalr , St. Louis ;
W. N. Lampton , Denver ; P. B. Doddrldge , St.
Louis ; J. n. Holister , Chicago ; C. T. Brad
ford. St. Paul ; H. C , Welch , Beatrice ; W.
S. Harding , Nebraska City ; Master Ferguson ,
Chicago.
Ncbraskan * et the hotels : Ed Fitzgerald ,
L. L. Atwood , Plattsmouth : J. H. Fair , Nor
folk ; G W , Simpson , Wahoo ; O. B. Man-
vllle , Tildca ; G. U. Benson , Mrs. T U. Allen ,
H. L. M'Mrius and wife. Grind Island ; Mn.
J , A. Klrkiutrlck , Falrbury : W. H West-
oner , C. Patterson , Hushville ; S , P. Vau-
Wlckle , York ; H. L. Cook. St Paul.
John McCIarcn , Miss K. McLaren , Ear-
gent ; M. J. Walsh. North Platte ; C. G. Kel
ler , Gl'jucc : A G. Kelm , Beatrice ; George
Bes-inc-m , Menrolm ; Mies Mae Lestlng. Lin-
cola ; Mils Kittle Kesiler , Mlu L. Hobbiiian ,
Lincoln M H. Meleher , Kremrnt , F W
Taylor. J H Erford , Lincoln \V. M , Dame ,
Fremont , are state arrivals ip adins Sunday
at the Barker.
T. P , CARTWRIGHT & CO
HAVE A WORD TO SAY ABOUT
USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Shoes and Slippers No matter how
many old pair of shoes or slippers your
wife your husband your children or
your friends may have new ones are nl-
ways acceptable and what could be
better for a Christmas gift ? The giver is
o o
sure of being remembered long after
Christmas.
Shoes and Slippers
for Men.
Men's Embroidered Slippers $1.00
Men's black and tan coat opera Slip
per $1.50
Men's fine opera turned slippers , leather
lined , In all kinds of toes $2.00
Moo's black and tan Romeo Slippers ,
needle , opera and common sense toes ,
J2.50 and , J3.00
Men's Patent Leather Dancing Pumps
and Kid Oxford * , fop ball room < vear ,
12.60 , J2.50 and $3.00
AD endless variety of men's floe wara
winter shoes. In black * nd ton and
all the- popular shapes and heft ot
sole * found anywhere 1n the msrket ,
at J2.BO , $3.00. J3.EO. $4.00 and $5.00
T. Cor. IGLh and
. > Douglas Sts.
TESTING EYB.S.
Few people realize the Importance of
scientific instruments for testing the eyes.
Of course Instruments do not make the
scientific optician or oculist. But all things
belBg equ l , is It not wise to seek the as-
klstanc * of a man who lias at lea > t the nec-
ersary abparattiB for ( yCrrylUK ori this' busi
ness ip il skillful , and Intelligent man jr ?
Trf be Bure , , tiere have been men1 in the pist
In this yrofeaelon who iad tjut few of the
anni&nees ea" pcrferaUy in use now toy the
Bklllful specialist , but HHo all other sclcntB
this has rec lve"3 Its share of attentio f. and
the perf&cHon tfi&t Instruments for this work
have attained IB something only short of
marvelous. It (9 ( comparatively few years
since"an examlnitloji of the Interior of the
eye has 'becpnie possible , and all troubles
whlca , did not yield to local application cr the
ordinary glasses were pronounced by the
specialist as being Incurable , and there was
nothing to do but await the certain fate of
becoming blind ( which was the common lot
of a large per cent of aged people ) . But
how different Is this now with Instruments
DCATH OP WASHINGTON' HESIXO.
Well KIIOTVII Reriunn Eilltor Victim of
Heart Dlnrunr.
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. Washington Heslng ,
proprietor ot the Illinois Staats Zeltung , one
of the leading German papers of the north
west , and postmaster of Chicago during the
last term of President Cleveland , died sud
denly this afternoon of lieart disease at his
home on Michigan avsnue. Washington
Heeing was born at Cincinnati May 14 , 18(9.
He was the son of Anton C iHeslng. Up to
1SG1 he attended the city schools of Chicago ,
his father having removed to this city in
1854. In 1S6C he entered the examinations at
Harvard university , tout faileito pass. With
out sending any word to his parents he at
once took the examination for entrance to
Yale , and was admitted , graduating with a
degree. The year following his graduation
he entered the University of Berlin and took
n special course In political economy and
German literature. In 1S72 he 'began ' active
work on the Staats Zeltung , of which his
father was the proprietor , and in a few years
after became the managing editor of the
paper. In 1S93 he sought the nomination for
mayor of Chicago , but was defeated by the
elder Carter Harrison. In 1S94 he was ap
pointed pcetmaster of the city by President
Cleveland and held ithis office until early In
the spring of 1697 , wben he resigned to ac
cept the independent nomination for mayor ,
but was defeated In the contest following.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 18. nev. Sidney
Corbett , formerly pastor of the Prottitant
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration , died
suddenly last night at his home of heart
dlsecEe. He WOE 70 years old. In 1SSO be ac
cepted ths call of St. Thomas church , llanie
Creek , Mich. Four years later he was called
to the Church of the Transfiguration and was
Its active pastor until 1BS5 , when be re
signed.
FLORENCE , Dec. 18. Marquis Alflrl di
Sostegno , senator , a nephew of Cavour , the
great Italian statesman and father-in-law of
the Marquis Viscontl-VcnoBta , minister for
foreign affairs , Is dead. He was born in 1827.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Dec. 17. ( Special. )
M. J. Drummond died suddenly at hla home
In this city early thle morning from heart
trouble. Mr. Drummond was about 60 years
of ago and had been 111 for about three
months. Ho had lived In this city for about
ten years. He leaves a widow and five
children.
HUMBOLDT. Neb , , Dec. 17. ( Special. )
Samuel Till , who has resided In this vicinity
for a number of years , died Wednesday night
at the residence of Joseph Cornelius. Ho
was about C5 years of age. He leaves a wife
and several prown children ,
DAKOTA CITY. Neb. . Dec. 18. ( Special. )
Mrs. Anthony J. Myers and Moses Kreps , two
pioneer residents ot Dakota county , passed
to the great beyond during the last week.
Mrs. Myers came to this county with her
husband In the- spring of 1808 and has glnco
remained hero on a beautiful farm eight
miles Bouthweet of this place. She was a
woman of many virtues and her kind hospi
tality toward the early settlers will always
be remembered. Besides her husband , she
leaves nine children John F. * of Pender ,
Neb. , Miss Mary of Sioux City , la. , and Wil
liam Georgej Mrs. Charles Ford , Mrs. J. P.
Twchlg , Mrs. Joseph Gclsler and Miss Helen
of this county. Mn. Myers has been a great
sufferer for a couple of years back , which
unbalanced her mind. The funeral was held
from tbo Catholic church at Hubbard today ,
attended by a large gathering of old friends ,
some of whom for forty years had been her
f i lends and companions.
The death of Mosei Kreps occurred at the
homo of bli nephew in Page county , Iowa ,
on the 10th Inst. from heart failure. Mr.
Kreps had been visiting relatives In Iowa
this winter , and wbilo there he became de
ranged and bad to bp placed in an asylum ,
1 but later was removed to the home where
I bo died. Mr. Krrps was about C9 years old ,
I a bachelor and considered very wealthy. He
I caino to th'.u county la 1S55 and followed
Slippers for
Women.
Ladles' nice wool lined Knit Slip
per * , leather sole- , very flexible
and soft and comfortable. In red ,
black , brown and blue 51.50
Ladles' fclt Sllppcrs at 75c and.$1.00
Ladles' felt Homcos , fur trimmed ,
in black and colors $1.50
Ladles' Strap Glaccs In all the dellcato
colors , for party and dress wear , corn ,
die , pink and blue $2.50
A full line of Skating and
Tobogganing Shoes at pop
ular prices.
whlph are now In use by all competent op- |
MoftCB. The interior of the eye is as
plainly visible .as looking through n window
of a brightly lighted room. And by the
timely assistance of properly adjusted
glasses tjlany a trouble which in time be
comes serious can ! > averted. Particularly
is Vils trte of echool children , who may 1 > e
delicate Ip constitution and very studious by
dlspbsltlcm , who ore cot content to use their
eyes In school , but pore over their books
night afjer night , until nature rebels and
tnoy complain of not being able to see or of
a headache. Do not make the common
mistake , which has beta , the cause of to
much trouble and prejudice against glasses ,
of thinking that procuring proper glasses is
a ilmple matter. You cannot have your
eyes fitted as you can a pair of gloves or
shoes , as the fit of the first pair of glasses
moans a. great deal to your future. And a
misfitted pair of glasses for a child may
tnean that they will become a slave to
glasses for the remainder of their life.
While on the other hand , properly fitted
glasses may entirely right some temporary
BIG
And small men alike are faced nt
times 'With troubles. The hope that there
is left sometimes Beem small. But be
sure that there is HOPE. You may think
not ! But you are not a good Judge. Do
you want some proof of this fact ? The act
of showing1 you how wrong you are Is only
done In your own Interest. You are weak.
You are nervous. You arc afraid of your
om-n shadow. Will you bo strong ? Will
ynu bo full of vim and flre7 Will you be
flt to meet any man. on earth in the street
and look him plainly in the eye ? You
CAN , if you will. You must wake one ef
fort , though. Is it too much trouble for
you to ask iwhat "Hudyan" had done for a
few thousand people ? Is it asking you too
much to put out your hand to save your
own life ? There ore times when the case
Is hopeless. But there never is a time that
a case la hopeless until It has been treated
with "Hudyan. " Tills Is the plain truth.
It Is plain talk ; it Is meant only for eood ,
sensible , plain
MEN
The Ilnilnoii Mofllcnl Iiifctltute In nt
tin- junction of Murkrt , Moi-Uton uinl
BlIlH MrcotH. au-illcal nd\lce U frfr.
'JVMlinony UH to the I m in f line uinoiiiit
of wood Unit 'Hu l > liii" IIHM ilour IN
to InIiuil for the unkliil ? . Ami liny
other rfimominlf nvrvloe In to be Iinil.
If jou luive- u iilcloii tlntt turnIn
blood < nln In your > tcni It won't
c-imt > ou iin > tlilMK to wrHf loriO : -
ilny blood runs" circular * . The cure
in iture. The cure in prompt.
Stockton , JIartet & Ellis Streets.
SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA.
farming until a few years ago , when ho re
tired and took up his residence at this place ,
FALLS CITi' . Neb. , Dec. 18. ( Special. )
J. C. Wylle died at his home In this city
Friday evening of consumption , He leaves
a wife and three children. The deceased was
a member of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen and Odd Fellows' lodges. The
funeral will bo held Sunday afternoon ,
DUBUQUE , la. , Dec. 18. { Special Tele
gram , ) Captain Alfred Hobbs died today.
He was born In London fifty-seven years ago.
In 1SCS the late Judge Love appointed him
United States commissioner at Dubuque ,
which position he hold until thU year. Lupus
of the face , which had been growing for
years , caused hU death ,
KIXD Tills IIAS : HKSPO.VSIIILI : .
Colorado Coiiiiiilmilou Completely Kx-
onrrnteM Ihr Ciumt * WurilriiH.
DENVKIl , Dec. 18. Messrs. D. C. Bea-
man , Joshua Walbridge and Charles K.
AVobb. the commission appointed by Gov
ernor Adams to Investigate the recent In
dian trouble * in the vicinity of Lily Pork ,
filed their report with the governor thlij
afternoon. The report la an almost com
plete vindication of the game word ens and
shows that the Indiana were clone respon
sible for tbe bloody conflict In Houtt county
last month In which several ol their num
ber were killed.
Shoes for
Women ,
Ladles' fancy black strap dress ehr-cn mott
extensive tssortment of nice dressy sltprers at
$2.00. $2.00 , $3.00 , $3.00 nnd Jl.OO cvor shown ,
in all kid and passementerie ornaments ;
patent leather vamps , all patent leather ,
with Inserted cloth top , and all patent leath
ers with Jet ornaments Nothing will please
c lady so much ae a dee pair of nllppers.
You know that we might go on here for an
hour to tell you about seasona'Xo ' footwear.
In all the leading toes nnd styles , and at all
sorts of prices , but \ \ hat's the use ? You
knoxv we have the goods.
trouble , so that the child may outgrow all
the bad effects of having strained their eyes ,
and be able to dispense wJth glasses en
tirely In after life. Give this matter due
consideration and do not be too hasty In a
matter of such Importance. We have been
to great expense In having Instruments made
especially for our work , and have spared
neither time nor trouble to procure all
Instruments known to our specialty. And
to those who have been unable to take ad
vantage of our offer to examine children's
eyes on Wednesdays and Saturdays free of
charge , we still h&ld the offer open , and
when we say this is free , we mean it in every
sense of the word. For we are doing this
for tbe children who are dependant on their
elders. In this matter , and knowing the
prejudice which exists against seeing a child
wear glasses , we wish to demonstrate the
necessity of proper assistance to assist chil
dren In their school work. All children
must t > c accompanied by parents.
DHS. SEYMOUIl & DAILY.
413-14 .Karbach Block ,
Corner 15th and Douglas Sts.
NEW
LIFE
Dr. Franklin's New Life Treat
ment la without question ono of
the greatest single blessings over
conferred upon tbo sick and dis
tressed. It means new life to those
who have suffered racking pa-lnn
for months maybe for years. 11
means new life for all who may
have been victims of the drug hab
it , thereby rendering themselves
unfit to enjoy life. It means Now
Life nnd New Hope for the con
firmed invalid , whose case Is con
sidered hopelessly Incurable , oven
by physicians of the highest standIng -
Ing In drug practice. Of course
you cannot bo cured by poisonous
drugs , but -the Dr. Franklin Co.
have nothing to do with such. They
are educated up to and experienced
in a method of treatment which
will cure when drugs cannot , and
which will prevent sickness when
drugs will only aggravate It.
These are cold facts and should
command your attention , as you can
only brat servo your Interest In a
medical way as you would In a busi
ness way , by getting the best value
obtainable for your money. Our
officc-a are open dally from 9 a. m.
to S p , m. , find all who may need
medical advice are invited to call
and Investigate. Free consultation.
DR. FRANKIH GO. ,
420 N. Y. Life Kldg.
The finding of the commission Is that Uio
Indians were the uggrensora. The Indians ,
who had been blaughterlng game promiscu
ously , according to tbo tettlmooy , for sev
eral weeks , heard tint the wardens were
looking for tbetn , und at once dropped thrlr
Ed me and proceeded alter tbo wardc'iis.
They told the settlers that they wanted to
fight the "buckskin police. "
The report bays , In trubetanco , that Iwd
net Warden Wilcox and his deputies as
sembled at Thompson's ranch during tbo
night previous to the fight mu > dropped1
down in the camp the next day before the
Indians were aware of their pretence tbo
wardens would have met with disaster ot
the hands of the Utes and the story of IUu (
conflict would have been that the while * ,
instead ot the Indians , bad been killed.
Waiden Wilcox and the men under him era
commended In the report for their bravery ,
end tbe manner in which they protected
the rights of the settler * and upheld Ilia
liwi end dignity of the state.
VlNKlomirr I ) > ' Dim on the Men ,
NIOW YORK , Dec , 18-The Cunurd line
etouiner Lucanla arrived from Liverpool ,
ufter a very stormy pass&e * . There was
one death on board , In t'he saloon , during-
tlio voyn4 * > Dr. David A. Day , a missionary
of tht > German Lutheran nynod , who em
barked In a critical condition , unerlntr
from fever , Ur , Pay grew gradually
weaker and died yesterday morning. The
body wan brought to port Dr. l > ay'b ham *
is la Chester county , PtimHylvuuU ,