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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKNING , DECEMBER 25 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. COPY JT1VE CENTS.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Economy of Electrical Power in Gold and
Silver Mining.
WHAT IS BEING DONE IN MONTANA
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( rlcnl Kitchen.
"Business prlnclplcn and the most modern
machinery applied to mining will bring fair
results , but the trouble Is that no many per
sons have visions of some mysterious al
chemy when they buy stock In a gold mine , I
or when -they engage In operating a mining
property , " said M. C. Halitton , a .Chicago
mining engineer , to the St. Louis Globe-
Domocrat.
"Since the wonderful gold placers of the
Klondike have- startled the -world with their
fabulous wealth , the public mind has turned
Its attention to placer gold fields In many
states. The Bannock mountain pldcer gold
field In Montana la now being operated In a
way to attract some attention among men
who keep themselves Informed on mining
matters. It requites a vast outlay of capital
to do successful mining In that district.
Costly machinery must bo used , and there Is
practically no opportunity for single-handed
miners. The Bannock gold fields are well
known , ns they have been worked continu
ously since 1862. The total production ot the
district Is estimated at $0.000,000 , but many
OMint'"itnl Morli'S o' tin iin.lnntinii . it
been told. Thn source- the gold ! Is In tie
the . of Bannock and tin' sui-
lulls i.i.ar t.n ,
fnce deposits have beun worked out for some
time. When the gold was llr.it discovered
the minors could only work In the high bars
on account of the water i-reventlng work be
ing done In the lownr flats" , whore the Insuffi
cient grade Interferes with sluicing. The
miners could drift on bc3 rock on the high
bars , and In-thls marner the deposits were
finally worked cut. l ator lode mines were
located In ,1)10 ) vicinity and worked several
jears with more or less profit , until thoj
were abandoned on account of the popularity
of silver mining. Since tha time the lower
ground has been prospected In various ways.
Some miners attempted to use pumps to
keep the water out and permit drifting on
bed rock. Others sunk pits to bed rock , the
\ vnVnrvna tnrnml oft into devices in the
rock , thus leaving the workings dry , In a
rne.isiiro for operation. Experiments were
also made with centrifugal pumps to bring
up the gravel from the bottom All those
va'lous experiments proved to 'be unsucccss
ful from a financial standpoint , and thoua
ands of dollars were , spent without prollt
Hut ono Important fact developed was that
the gravel on bed rock is exceedingly rich.
POSSIBILITIES OK ELECTRICITY.
"Since the depreciation In the price of sil
ver , silver mining having lost Its attraction
the public Is. . now looking -at all the old
goU fields. Interest has beta renewed In the
nannock gold Held. The Chicago Gold
Dredging company , now operating there , U
demonstrating the wonderful possibilities In
the application of electricity to mining. The
comprny Is operating a dredge on the creek
by the use ofielectrlclty generated byatei
power. The dredge floats in a pit of Its owr
making. This allows the end of the bucket
tramways to be pushed agalna the bank on
. .
bearoclt , ana me BUUUS meet im .u.io r .upv.
the bedrock. These steel buckets are at
tached to a strong carrying belt made ot
Ktcel , and operate like the buckets In a
grain elevator. The gravel carried up b >
these buckets Is emptied on a grizzly , which
catches the cc-irse bowlders and allows the
line gravel to be carried up to the sluice
boxes by an additional elevator. The water Is
pumped up to the boxe.3. While working un
der some disadvantage , owing to the powei
supply , this company handles 1,000 yards of
gravel In a day of eleven hours' work. I
have heard that a fair profit has resulted
from this electrical dredging experlmeht.
"The Dannock Dredge 'company , which will
handle 2,000 yards of gravel a day. Is pre
paring to operate a steam dredge , but the
sand and gravel which pass through the
grizzly will fall Imtoawell , whence the water
and gravel together will bo conveyed to the
sluices by a centrifugal pump. By this
means no additional elevator will bo neces
sary. An English company has let a con
tract for a dredge , to be operated by water
and steam , with a capacity ot 3,000 yards
of gravel a day. Another Chicago company
la now handling 2,000 yards a day with a
Bli-cuii urcuBi- .
"The gravel In the Bannock field Is foinJ
at a depth of from twenty-five to forty feet ,
and the average value of all material handled
Is estimated to be from 40 ccats to 50 cents
a yard. The gold Is found on bedrock , ono
foot from the bottom. The gravel la loose ,
the bowlders , as a rule , are not largo , and
hence the material co be easily handled by
the dredging machines. These dredgtw cost
a small fortune. The English company's
dredge will cost $50,000 , but the others cost
about $40,000. As the grade Is InaufflcUit
for drainage purposes on the flats where the
sold Is deposited In the Bannock flo'.d , dredg
ing Is the cnly practicable method of workIng -
Ing the placers. , , , with ,
"Since silver mining has depreciated
the low price of silver , gold mining la , Mon
tana has made much rapid progress. A
number of old gold placer mines In the
Btato that have been Idle for years are now-
being operated. Montana will como to the
front next year with an Increased output of
gold. "
ELECTRICITY OUTPOINTS STEAM.
At the annual meeting of Wo American
Society of Mechanical Engineers recently
held in New York City , papers were read by
" \V. II. T. Whaley ot Columbia , S. C. , on
"Electricity In Cotton Mllla" a d byV. . J.
Keep of De-troll on "Cast Iron Under Im
pact. " Mr. Whaley told of some compara
tive tests which were made of two mills ot
nearly equal size , hi ano of wlvlcii the spin
dles ami looms were run by steam and the
ether equipped with 160-horse power electric
motors.
Ono notable advantage which the latter
mill had becaufo of Its electric equipment
waa tf4at It required only abbut 122,000
poundu ot shafting to make Its connections ,
us agiilnst about 136,000 pounds for the tcam'
mill , The steam mill required more oil and
other-Items of running cost , while In six
months the cither mill did not require a
cent for repairs to the motor. The electric
mill could bo operated In parts also with
out running oil tuo shafting. The test
showed that there was a saving in frlctlcci In
HID electric mill of seventy-eeven house
rower.
Curious effects were- shown by the testa of
cant Iron under Impact , as described by Mr ,
Keep , Kach test bar was subjected either to
blows 'by light hammers , delivered on its
on la or rlJea , by dropping them about three
inches endwise upon an anvil , tumbling them
about In a tumbling barrel or by having
them shaken up In railroad cars. U waa
found fbat blown delivered on the tides and
cnls of the test bars both decreased their
length. TVn blows with a ha If. pound ham
mer on ( ha sldo of a test bar one-half Inch
Equal ( i and a foot luig made the bar shgrter
the .0001 of an Inch , Tumbling In a barrel
alto ( shortened them. Hitting the bars on
the i ml 3 alao shortened them.
"If further experiment ah'ould show that
the casting becomes shorter when struck
with a hammer , " Mr. Keep said , "It will In
part explain the frequent cracking of a castIng -
Ing by wpplug off Ilia gates , "
DISCARDING STEAM POWER.
The Long Island rillroad bai announce , ! Its
Intention of equipping the whole of the pres
ent suburban strain lines with electricity , of
building a tunnel under the East river and
ot delivering Its panengers In the heart of
the business section of New York. Thus at
Isit Now York la to have thoroughly modern ,
up-to-date transportation Into the residential
Actions surrounding the lower end of Man
hattan island , one ( hat will not compel pas-
kengora to change curs two or tbrco tlmei
ich way and pay on equal number of fares.
Aa umlcrgtouml railway affords the only
solution of reaching New York through
Broaklyn without grade crossings , which , be
sides being officially abolished ccrlously limit
tlto speed , and as electricity Is < hc only form
of motive power sellable for long tunnels
that would be tolerated by the public , owing
to the noxious gases gt\cn off by losomo-
tlvi's , thli railroad has tjocliled to give up Its
locomotives entirely tosuluiban work.
The tunnels will be doubli tracke.l through-
cut , and for a.distance of 3,120 feet under
the East river will be constructed of two
Immense Iron tubes , the rest of the tuuucl
bslng of concrete and masonry. Two statloi s
will bo provided In New York city and cr.e
In Brooklyn , elevators making connections
whh the surface lines. The single Iron
tubes forming portions of the route arc about
.fourteen fcot In diameter , and In order to
economize space the form of the cars lisa
been designed to utilize practically the who e
of this. The canrh ve ampo ! eud platforms
and white end doors , b sldc ? side doers In the
middle of the car on each side , all original
feature.
ThU style has 'been ' adopted In order to
faLlllta.e the rapid loading and unloadlus
of passengers , 'the floor statins .being flush
with the platforms. The cars , which are
Hfty feet In length , have the scats placed
lengthwise. Instead of crosswise. The ex
act form of electric pea er has po : yet "been "
decided upon , 'but the 'train ' , are to ccn. kjt
of four cam. It Is expected that trains can
bo run on one minute headway ct a speed
of thirty miles an hour , au.amitlc blocking
Apparatus alone making this possible. The
electric service will extend from the end of
the tunnel In New York City to a distribut
ing house In Jamaica , where the passengers
to the outlying districts will fre tranufcrred
to the regulation tocornotlve-diawn tralna.
WIZARD NUMBER TWO.
Thomas A. Edison has need to Icok to ha :
Uuruls. His son and namesake , sent forth
from the shelter of the paternal roof and be
yond the Influence , of pa.ernal guidance , ex
pects to make rthlngs warm for his father In
the line of electrical research and Invention.
Thomas A. Edison , Jr. , h something of a
"wizard" himself. Ho Is 21 jearu old , and
many men of twice his age have learned In
the last few months to watch him \\lth much
livterc'st.
Thousands of persons to whom the name
of Edison Is famllhr , says the New York
Herald , have never heard of this youthful
scientist , yet ho has had a large part In ex
periments ami discoveries that have startled
the world. For years he 1-ai sucnt moof
his waking and many of his sleeping hours
In the laboratories of his father , those Incu
bators of mysterious things born to annze.
All these mutters he has known from hli
youth up , and enters upon his manhood with
i wonderful equipment of ItnowleJge. But
why , did ho not stay with hb father ? Why
not be a partner Instead of a rival ?
The explanation calls up a curious picture.
Figuratively speaking , one bright morning
last August Edlsrvi called the young man
to him and spake thua :
"Thomasmy son , you know almost as
much as your father , but what jou know
will never bo of use to you until jou know
men. Get out , Thomas .and study men.
Brush up against trie world for a while
and let us see whut you are made of. You
have good Ideas. Work them. Good n > uii-
Ing. "
So the young man started out , four months
ago with a head full of Ideas and a lusty
desire to make ) himself heard In the world's
noisy truffle. Today he has mi olllce In a
big Broadway building , and the. big elec
trical manufacturing companies with the
long titles and the capital of miny millions
are studying this joung man with gieat
care , while pretending that they are not
aware of his existence.
Thia im v * * j , } ioii ur nrft.anpi hnxvpvrr
for ho has attacked them In their own
strongholds. "He has ln.vent.ed a device which ,
ho says , Is only the -first of a. serifs of Im
proved appliances In various lint's of elec
trical work. It la an lncan'lr > sc nt lamp ,
similar to the one non In use to the Inex-
perionc5d eye , but possessing , it is taM ,
many advantages. He callIt the "E-llhun
Junior , " with conscious pi Me , and claims
for it superiority over all others In the Im
portant details of vacuum and filament.
To achieve these rs&ul's ' the young in.ni
designed his own pump , and cays that with
It he can exhaust ten lamps to-a high do-
greet of perfection in less time than Is re
quired by the ordinary vacuum pumps gen
erally used ; 'to exhaust one lamp. The fila
ment Is his own Invention , alse
a chemical ' combination carbonized at
4,000 degrees Fahrenheit , making It as near
absolutely pure carbon as It Is possible to
obuln. Curiously enough , neither the
pump nor the filament has been patented.
"My father's experience has taught me to
steer clear of the- patent office , lie has
taken out scores of patents , but he has spent
as much money and time fighting to uphold
them , I guess , as they are worth. I'm
going to keen my Ideas to myself. Secrecy
Is a better ( safeguard than a patent any
time. "
This young roan , who at 21 , challenges
a scientist of world-wide fame , and his
father at that , never had any education In
the general sense of the term. When he
was 11 years old his schooling ceased , and
from that time until a few months ago he
practically lived at ! his father's side during
working hours. Through long days and
longer nights ho has watched the "Wizard"
at work , bending over tubes until his back
ached and watching flying sparks till hh
brain whirled. Delicate health prevented
close application to books , but his was surer
knowledge , Ho saw the beginning of things ,
and watched the mysterious forces of na
ture In every phase , absorbing the counties *
causes and effects which make the chera.
Ist's and the electrician's work. i
RENEWING BUIINED OUT LAMPS.
It la stated that an electrical firm In this
country has succeeded In making a commer
cial success of a process for renewing burned
but lamps , which renders possible the use of
the old bulbs at a very slight expense. By
the new method the collar or base end ot
the lamp Is not disturbed , the old filament
being removed , and the new ono placed
through a small hole In the lamp bulb made
by removing the tip , The small hole Is sub-
Beiiuontly closed exactly in the same manner
as Inbfi case ot the new lamp , leaving
nothing to Indicate In the finished repaired
lamp that It had over been opened. It Is
stated that some 400,000 lamps have been re
paired by this method , the filament 'being '
Inserted through the small bolo referred to
by a skillful twist of the band , and secured
In position by a special carbon paste. The
black deposit on the Inside of the bulb If re
moved by fitting the lamp to a holder , and to.
volvlng It In a gas furnace ; while , Imme
diately following this operation , a sma.l
glass tube Is fused to the opening made in
the bulb , through which the lamp Is r.x-
hausted. When this has been done , and ' ( bo
last trace ot air and gas absorbed , a blaw-
plpo flame Is directed upon tlio throat of the
tube , which Is melted Into a point cxact'.S' In
every respect a counterpart of the ordinal
lamp. I
In the Edison Electric company's b'/tiding
at Now York is an electrical kitchen , from
which Is turned out. says the NrV York
Herald , the perfection of up-to-daU cooking.
Every sort ot heating apparatus 'ased Is Its
own t'.ovo. It the oven , the r.rlddle , the
boiler , the tea kettle or the boiler for dish
wash I UK is wanted to bo put In operation
the plug ot Us wire IB simply out In a hole ,
which , by means of conductor , connects It
with the switchboard , which receives the
electric current , the buVton Is touched
and soon the heat manifests it-
Belt. "I tell you this Is an Jdeal kitchen , "
aid the chef. "There Is no bother or trouble
hero. No edil , ashes or dirt. When you
want heat you get It , anf an even beat of I
just the required Intensity. It cooks better
than anything I ever bandied and what I ,
can't understand , It gives food a delicacy I
and tenderness hitherto unknown , but what
U more , It saves much time. Thut roast will
be thoroughly cooked In two-thirds the time
that would bo required In an ordinary stove.
I can bake a loaf ot bread In sixteen minute ? ,
a pie in nine niluuteu and biscuit In four
minutes. With many of these things U takea
lees than , one-half the time required- with
coal. Then they are better , for the bait la
uniform. Your lire don't die down , have to
have fresh coal , that deadens It for a while , '
and then perhaps gives too much boat. " I u
PRESENT YEAR A HARVEST
Fnst Transportation Lines Have as Much as
They Can Do.
HOL'DAY BUSINESS BETTER THAN USUAL
Until Itnllriinil.niiil KIIII-CN * CnninnnloN
Kvliloiiuc I'i'oiilc llnvc Mure
Mono ) ' In Spcnil null Arc
\VlllhiK to Spend It.
Owing partly to greatly rcducol- rates the
railroads ot the west arc do'.ng a larger
holiday business than for a number of years.
The express companies ore a'tso ' handling
more packages than they did last year , or
for nitny yeara past. The officials of the
express companies are positive In their belief
that the people generally arc spending moro
mcoey for Chrltttries' presents th'o year
than for many years , their belief being
founded on the Increase shown In the Christ
mas packages handled by them.
The American , the Pacific , the United
States , the Adams and \Vells-Fargo
companies , through their Omaha ofllces , the !
moralag reported that the express business
during the week about * to closs had been
exceptionally heavy. Both the outgoing ami
the Incoming express business has bcca
great , but the Increai-e over the business ot
last year Is greater In the outgoing than ,
la the Incoming business. Each of the ex <
press companies here , save one , reported
Increraes ! n both the outward and the Inward
movements. The Wells-Kargo company's
expra.3 was unable to make any compirUon
\vlth lant year's business In and out of
Omaha , ae the local office was not established
a jear ago.
SENDING PRESENTS EARLY.
In speaking ot the holiday packages han
dled Superintendent Howard of the Adams
Express company jestereMy said to a
Hoe reporter : "There Is no doubt but that
the people are becoming educated to send
their holiday presents earlier. They used to
hold back their gifts until the day or two
days before Christmas and then fairly
swamp the express companies. The frequent
result of this action , which 'was probably
taken through fear that the presents might
arrive before the proper time , was that
rucny of the presents did not reach 'fhelr '
destinations until sometime after Christmas.
But non there Is but little trouble In regard
to the holding back of Christmas presents
until the last day. 'Mcst ' of the persons send
ing express packages this season have given
tnem to us se\eral days before Christmas ,
and have marked on the outside of the pack
ages , 'Not to be opened until Christmas
morning. ' In this way they secure the
prompt transportation and dallvery of their
preibiits , which generally are not opened
until the time designated.
"By distributing the sending of their holi
day gifts over several days of this week the
people have prevented the grand crush form
erly Incidental to Christmas time in express
ofllces. This year our business began toIn -
orcas3 since lost week , and since Monday It
has been very heavy. Thursday was a very
good day , and oven today there are a num
ber of senders of holiday gifts getting re
ceipts for 'their packages. Another thing
that has greatly aided us In handling our
Christmas business this year Is that wo have
made up big trunks of packages for New
York , Philadelphia and other eastern points.
In thlo way thn hlnnUad at Chicago IK uafoly
run. Chicago Is the great central point for
the express companies ot the country , and
It Is no unusual thing for loose packages to
become delajed In the holiday crush there for
some time. This trouble Is obviated by send
ing the eastern goods right through there In
locked trunks. "
-SPECIAL Il.VTKS FOR HOLIDAYS.
Cut on CltlciiKo and .NcbrnnUn Toiit'li-
The eostbound railroads threw out a Christ
mas gifts to Intending travelers to Chicago
yesterday and Incidentally to3k steps
toward Increasing their eastbound business
during the holidays. The Milwaukee , Hie
Burlington , the Northwestern and the Hock
Island railroads will sell one-way tickets to
Chicago on December 25 and 31 , and on
January 1 for $8,75 , a cut of $1 from the
regular rate. The round trio rates for the
holidays will be $15,50 from Omaha to
Chicago and return , and the excursion tickets
will be sold on December 24 , 25 and 31 and
January 1. The final return limit will be
January 4.
The Nebraska teachers came In for the
benefits ct a holiday cuv also. For their
state meeting to be held at Lincoln next
week all railroads In tbo state had agreed on
a rate of one and one-third regular faro for
the round trip. The teachers thought the
rate should bo lower. ThU > mornlng General
Passenger Agent Francis of the B. & M , cut
the rate to ono faro for the round trip , and
the other roads Immediately made almllar
reductions. The tlckett , will be sold on
December 27 and 28 , with the final return
limit on December 31.
Rates of ono and one-third regular fare
were this morning announced by all lines for
these occasions : Federation of Educational as
sociations , December 27-30 , at Chicago ;
American Llvo Stock Breeders' and Feeders'
association , January 11-13. at St. Paul ; Stock
Growers' convention , January 25-27 , at
Denver.
MOnn INTKHKST IN KIOMIICE.
Sun FrnnrlHCO Cur AwnlcoiiM tlie Sluiu-
Itt'rliiK l ) < - Mlrior Ciolil.
The arrival of a special carfor _ the pur-
pos' of advertising the Klondike gold field
and * the route to the promised mecca of the
argonauts that lies through iSan Francisco
has created something of a stir In the pas
senger circles of western railroads having
their headquarters here. In railway circles
it is generally conceded that the purpose
of the advertising car Is to capture for San
Francisco all the parties of gold hunters In
B ght and to divert Alaskan business from
'no ports on tbo northern Pacific coast In
'ho states of Washington and Oregon.
That railways that prefer San Francisco
trafilc 'to that destined for Portland- Seattle
and Tacomu are helping to push the car
along , whllo the roads that prefer to em
phasize the northern Pacific coast points do
not take kindly to the San Francisco car and
predict 'that similar cars 'from ' Portland ,
Seattle and Tacoina wil ) soon bo sent east-
waivJ.
waivJ.While the Northern Pacific coast points
seem to have been earlier In the field for
Alaskan business than Ban Francisco , the
business men of the latter city are mow
steadily pushing the claims ot the Gel < ten
Gate city for the outfitting of mlntag partial
to the front. This Is shown In passcngei
circles by the tact that the Southern Pacific
railroad has just authorized that first clat *
rates to Alaskan points apply through San
Francisco as through Portland. Heretofore
through rates to Alaska have never applied
through San Fr'anclsco ,
PAST IIU.VNINU IV Tim AVIXTEH.
Ullllfiilty Unit StiimlH In tliv Wny of
Dlif Ml > - Trip * .
Another fast run on the Union Pacific on
Thursday afternoon by Engineer Charley Ell
when he covered the 123 miles from Sldue'y to
North Platte with a heavy train in 114
minutes , and had stops ot ten minutes to take
out. was the subject of discussion among the
trainmen and the shopmen yesterday. One
of-the latter said : "Tills fast running In the
kind of weather wo are having now l.s
entirely a different matter from making a
fact run In any other seascn of the year.
With the mercury hanging around 20 de
gree * below every morning , they ore having
pretty cold weather In the west end of the
tate. In cold weather you can't help the
snow and cold wind from getting up Into
the ash < pan ot your locomotive and cooling
otC the Crc. Then , too , U takes a good deal
ot your steam to heat one of the long pas
senger trains that the Union Pacific is run
ning nowadays. With thirteen cars back of
an engine and ever so msny cells ot steam
pipe In each car It takes a good deal ot strain
from the engine to kcet > the oara comfortably
warm. Tlmo and agaln'I'vc seea the steam
gauge on the steam he uiiR1orxiratus for the
cars regUtcr eighty , that's taking out a
good deal of steam. TT. it's , why I My It Is
harder to ir.akp fast r no lei the dead ot
winter than in the mlddt i ot" summer. "
Ilc-cirprniililnHT n Korttnrky Co
LOUISVILbE , Dec\ 2iThe Old Rich
mond. NIcbolasvlMet 'Irrls ' | & Bcattyvtlio
rallrciul waa reorganbta yesterday after
noon and filed articles ot Incorporation. The
Louisville & Southeastern Hallway com
pany also filed a cb.-ii1.tf , Uio inrorrators
being Adolph Segal Barclay I , Woodward
and Herman Hooper ot fEhllsdelphla : David
W. Farlclgh , James B , 1-McCrary of Richmond
mend , Ky. , and Q. Wt Gourlcy of Beatty-
vllle. The capital Is $2,000,000 , divided Into
20,000 shares ot 1100 040 ! ] . The corporations
ire formed for the piirpoio of acquiring
railway property of ell kinds , owned by the
Richmond , Nlchola8ylllo' & 'Bcattyvllle Rail
road company and of ffirther constructing ,
operatingand maintaining the same.
Clark Still CoiilVnr-l to HI * Cur.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Dec. 24. S. II. H.
Clark , 'formerly ' prcsldiait of the Union
Pacific railway , who c ime here from St.
Louis on Wednesday , h is been conlncd today
his private car -because of his Illness. Tn-
day he is somewhat 1m roved , but until he
becomes stronger Mr. Cl uk will not attempt
to take the apartments at 'the hotel here
that had been pr , cured for him Tiie visit
to this city was 'or the purpose of
benefiting his health arSl ho had decided to
remain about two weoV 3.
Kceoiiiniriiit CIuii In Itiilrw.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.4-The Joint Traffic na.
soclatton managers hav nindr. special nil cs
for the spring Meetings the National Ay-
soclatlon of Merchan' ' and Travelers at
Chicago during March : iid February next.
Modifications of Kic rul governing the UEC
'of Central Passenger ia- elation in1 orchAtige-
able 1,000 mile tickets h vo also been rccom-
mended.
HllllTVIIJlltPH II t < 1 I'crKonnlH.
D. Fred Hurd , agent f the Red Line for
this ( territory , and Wrs. lurd leave for Chl-
cage this evening to spec 1 t/ie holldxys.
A Union Pacific fre ; ht locomotive and
several cars were dcral d on the Wyoming
division this morning , ut no ctie was in
Jured. I
William S. Howell of ho Milwaukee's city
office and family will paid Christmas at
DCJ Molncy , la. , the ho e ot Mrs. Howell's
parents.
W. C. Crccs , generaB yardmaster of ths
Burlington at Burltngto i , la. , hcrj tendered
his resignation , to take effect at oncei Hia
successor is not known , j
Joseph H. McCor.uel , superintendent of
motive power and machinery of the Union
Pacific and 'Mrs. McCcailell , left for Jackson ,
vllle. 111. , ca Thursday evening to spend 'the
road for the month of Nf yember were $3,204. .
711 , an Increase of $721.S77 over the same
month of last year , l rom June 1 to No-
vemlber 30 the gross earnings of the rod
were ? 13,376,680 , an Increase of $2,216,898.
A Union Pacific freight tmln yesterday
struck a double team l nd wagon on the :
trldige crossing Loup river. Thelhorses were
killed and the wagon demolished. They be
longed lo Peter Kaufman , a farmer. There
were two teams tbei'.bridge at the tlmo
of the accident cod tn'cy were bound In
opposite directions. Itvas very foggy at
the time , and the engineer was unable to
see but one team , which was clear of the
track. 1.
esow/n TO GIVE A. ni.vxiin.
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Intended to Kelliixq' Anything Ever
Attrmntctltltvforp.
NEW YORK , Dei. 24- Howard Gould la to
glvo a , Christmas d'uner at the Holland
house. It will surpass In sumptuoupness
everything that has occurred in the annals
of private festivals in Tears , and its guests
will be twelve per.spns.J What > the presents
will be these who rcmaj ber that Mr. Gould
gave a fan , the cost of Wfafch was $80.000 , to
the beautiful 'woman wiin sat near film ut
Rodney WaoamaKer's qmner ia Paris last
year , hardly dare to imagine.
Ho has selected his gi cuts admirably. Not
ono of them Is Inclined o make set speeches ,
to formulate toasts or 10 prepare phrases in
AVAIL OX JAl'ANES 3 IlKSTAimAXTS.
- t .
CheiiilenlH Which Qeiicrute rVoxioux
OlIHC-H IJKl-ll.
DBNV0R , Dec. 24.-hD Cooks and Walt-
crs' union has declared war upon the cheap
Japanese restaurants n cently opened In this
city and Is using ever possible method to
drive them out of bt amess. While the
Oriental restaurant .of. Larimer street was
crowded an unknown iian throw about halt
a pound of ammonlunt'trulphido underneath
the table nearest the Mtcheif dojr. Hurry-
lug to the cashier's d BC , he paid his bill
and dupotltoi another batch of the same
chemical In front Of th tcig r case. Almost
Immediately the gases from the ammonium
filled the places and e iry one present was
forced to seek the op n air to escape the
ptrangltng stench Ilberc ed from tbe chemical ,
Tbe man who had playjcd tbe trick was scon
lost In > the crowded s ! reets.
Later somebody th ew a quantity ot
chloride of lime In at tlie open doorway , F.
Obln , manager of the i staurant , sad | ho be
lloved the acts were In tlgated by the union.
I.iiMt lllli-M to iUHH Herbert.
MONTGOMERY , AlaA Dec. 24-Hon. II.
A. Herbert nd his iqn-ln-law , Benjamin
Mlcou , und 'Mrs. Mc ! < ut reached here this
mornlni ; nt 10 o'cloc'xjm n private car on
the delayed ' Wnfhlnmon express , TMoy
brought the .remain * Of JIUn Herbert for
lnterm t.t here today.f'iA largo number of
relative * and friends Iwfre waiting nt the.
station for the arrival pf the trnn. | The
casket vuis In u. prlvJttf car and i-as cov
ered with largo miml > ur of the most beau
tiful llorul emblfema. trha remains Mere
taken to the renldtncn-of R , a. Banks and
were Interred la the filrnlly burying ground
at 11 o'clock. '
Mls Herbert spent ( he onrly part of her
life , in this city und Wfi especially loved
and admired. The becretarv haa the sym
pathy of all Alabama lo nta Mil bereave
ment.
I' r o v I ilew n Hetiuiitorv I ) u t y ,
NEW YOIIK , Dec. H-A ; pcciul to the
Jlcra'.d from Buenos "Ayres tayn. The
Chamber of Deputies has adopted n bKI
authorizing the , , government to Increase
duties on Impoaa from Any country whr.ii
necessary un nT meacQre of protection to
the Intere-stH pf thetf ctmntry. This bill
embodies the. prlnclpalEfi.'atures ot the re
taliatory tariff against t.li United Sratts
which win defeated u few dayit ago , irlvlnc
aa It does the right .30. the president to
Increate duties ct will. The maximum In-
crearo provided for in ( hi * new imasure late
to per cent on the ordinary tariff nnd 15 oer
, cent on goods now on the fr o list. The
j duty on agricultural machines and Imple
ments twaa not altered by the Cnamber.
START TOWARD SETTLEMENT
Accounts of the Ex-Clerk of the Courts MayBe
Bo Balanced.
COUNTY HOLDS ALL THE ADVANTAGE
Mayor MoorcK Tnlkn Coiiccrnlnpr ( lie
Action of County Ilnnril on Ills
Cliilni All IiitorpxlH but
HIM Civil I'rotuoU'd.
Upon Mayor Moorcs being asked If ho had
anythlnn to say relative to the action of
the Board of County Commissioners In al
lowing him the mini of $ C,497SS , ho replied :
"Aa to the allowance , the board had no
excuse for doing otherwise. As to the
amount It ( s Imaintcrlal , as It by no means
settles or balances the account between the
county and myself. The commissioners spo
daily stipulated that neither the -allowance
by the board nor the acceptance of the
warrant by me should be final and that It
should In no way prejudice my right of
appeal In the case , thus voluntarily recog
nizing the fact that the action of the board
did hot settle the controversy.
"The fact , as you know ; , Is that my claim
against the county , amounting to about $35-
000 , was audited by the county and the sum
cf $20,554.57 , the absolutely undisputed portion
tion thereof , allowed.
"Against this amount the county charges
a claim of $14,056G9 oa account of unpaid
trial fees and unsettled sheriff fees , leaving
a balance of $0,487.85 allowed mo by the
beard. Mind you thlfl sum of $ ll,05C.fiO is
sliroly the claim of the county. Its Justice
ban never-been determined and the retention
Of this amount by the county amounts to my
depositing cash wllh the county treasurer ,
dsllar for dollars for everything that the
county can possibly claim against me.
STEP TOWARD 'SETTLEMENT.
"The amount allowed Is of minor 1m-
iportanco as corrfared with the fact that
definite action was taken by the brard , which
l.s the first step toward a final settlement , and
places the matter in such shape thut my aiv
Oeal may bo taken and the whole matter
speedily closed up by judicial determination.
Meanwhile the county can rest assured that
there Is a dollar wilting to pay each dollar
that the courts may find justly due it out of
its claim. This to mo Is the most pleasant
and satisfactory feature of the board's action
it will lull to sleep some excited people who
have been lying awake nights with worry
on my account and proclaiming my dis
honesty from the bouse tops.
"Let me tell you , however , tftat when the
final settlement docs come , It will be found
tSiat this warrant of $6,497.88 Is by no means
the only wurrtut to bo drawn in my favor en
account of tliln matter.
"Oh , yes , In regard to those unclaimed wit
ness fees that the World-Herald suggests
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will never reach the parties to whom they
belong. I do wish tAat Chat newspaper
could bo as just to the people as a long suffer
ing and patient people have been generous to
it. I ( have had this Item of about $10,000 , us
claimed by the World-Herald , checked over
and I find that nearly 75 per cent of this
amount has been already paid to the parties
to whom it WOD duo. You see the county
charged mewith every witness fee tha't re
mained in my hands Icnger than six months.
I never took advantage of the law and paid
every wrilnesa hls f o.that It was possible
fur me to. pj irot WBltlns for them to call ,
but sending checks to their address when I
could determine It regardless of the facl.
that the fee may have been in my hands
moro than six montns. In this way I am
charged with every fee that I paid out after
holding it moro thaa six" months , which
umounts to nearly 75 per cent of this claim
and eVen a good portion of the remainder can
bo applied upon unpaid costs due mo from
the parties. "
SUI1 After FltERcrnld'H I'ronrrly.
Additional property belonging to Ed J.
Fitzgerald , ono of the bondsmen of Joseph S
Hartley , ex-stato treasurer , Is being attached
to satisfy the state's claim of $555,574.61.
Sheriff Onp of Flllmore county arjjvcd In the
erty Thursday night and with him he brought
papers which were filed In the office of the
clerk of the district court this morning , showIng -
Ing that he had levied upon a one-half section
of land In Plllmoro county , valued at $5,200 ,
being the porperty of Fitzgerald.
Yesterday Attorney General Smyth op-
peared before the clerk ot the district court
and filed proceedings for the service of sum
mons upon Fitzgerald , this being neccsrary
on account of the defendant being a non-
resiucnt 01 the cowuy.
The attorney general says that he will
attach the property of the other bondsmen as
soon as It can bo located.
IIoiidHnieu'H Modou GOON Over.
This was the day set by Judge Slabaugh
for hearing the motion for the new trial In
the case of the City of Omaha against the
first-term bondsmen of Henry Bolln , ex-
city treasurer , wherein a judgment for $71-
159.92 was recovered on December 18.
The motion for the new trial was filed by
the attorneys tor the defendants some days
ago , but this morning the matter was called.
Mr. Mahoney arocared and stated that he
was not , 'eady to proceed. He said that he
had been very busy looking up authorities ,
but had not yet completed his work. Upon
this showing being made Judge Slabaugh
granted more time , fixing the date for the
arguments next Wednesday morning.
Mortality Ilvcord.
( The following births and deaths were
reported at the health office during the
twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday :
Births Christ Barber , 5723 North Twenty-
teventh street , girl ; John Vlash , 1471 South
Sixteenth street , boy ; John Posplchal , 1BI7
Williams , boy ; Hans P. Anderson , 2927 North
Twenty-fifth , boy ; T. S. Stegeta , 3205 South
Twenty-fourth , girl.
Deaths Mrs. Mary Atherton , 41 , 807 South
Eighteenth , shock from surgical operation ,
Interment at Red Oak , la. ; Blrdlo E. Van
Arraan , 3 , 1610 North Thlrtj-fourth , diph
theria , Mt. Hope ; Mrs. Emma Meyer , 28 ,
111 South Fourteenth , pneumonia , Prospect
Hill.
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XOCH from tinCourtx. .
In the dlyorce suit of Herman Roller
against Johanna , Roller , the defendant has
filed her answer , denying all of the allega
tions of the plaintiff. She says that It was
ho who strayed from the path of virtue and
that she was always a faithful and loving
wife. She asks for alimony.
Upon the request of County Judge Baxter
County Attorney Baldrlgo has filed an opin
ion In which he holds that county officials
can legally give surety bonds. The opinion
was ai-kcd an account of the fact that A.
C. Harte , tbo Incoming county commissioner ,
proposes to glvo such a bond.
'Will Accept tinItnliliMH. .
Alettpr has be/en Bent , toTlieUcetjy n char
itably-Inclined peraon of Wood Hlvcr , Neb. ,
offering" n gift of 100 rnbbltt * to the Asso
ciated Charities for distribution nmojii ? the
poor on Ntia1 Year's day. Superintendent
Liiughland of ths Associated CharltleH says
that Biich n donation vvould be thankfully
received and all others of a like nature.
Ho Htated tftat the inbblts could be dis
tributed nmong the workers In the wood
yard of the association and would be
litflily prized by them. He also said that
possibly the Salvation Arrny iiml other or
ganization * mlsht iitlllzo some of the
Jumpers. The unknown benevolent person
writing- from Wood Hlvcr la ndvlsed to ship
the rabbltq PH eoan as Vie vvlshex ,
Work on tlie l ) -iiot ,
Yesterday Contractor Fields , hiving :
In charge the construction of the Hurling.
ton's new d6pot , placed at work a large
fjrco 0f nun , TJp ) iron construction men
ars also At w * rk pnd the new utrueturo la
bolntf iUal/il ) forward to completion. Tlie
walla iipon ( ho tu t end urn ! upon the sides
ore lUreiWy uv ten or twelve toil ana
the ( depot JX befinnliiE" r to aesumo graceful
proporUona.v
OMAHA'S llOAItl ) OP KIHJCATIO.V ,
.Miutc In ( tin Directory liy the
I , lite Klectlon ,
The Board ot Education , as It was rehabili
tated by the result of the recent election ,
will meet for the first time a week from
Monday night and organize tor the following
yoir. J. L. WcUhans , Phil E. Winter , Wil
liam A , Andersen and A. J. Lunl will rctlro
and A. W. Johnson , Hi J. Penfold and lr ,
J , C. Moore will bo their succctsors. A. A ,
Buchanan cf the Eighth ward , J. V. Burgess
of the Sixth , B. F. ( Thomas of the Seventh
and Andrew Klewlt of the Second will take
the four vocaot desks and of the seven new
membcis elected theirs will bo the enly new-
faces around the circle. Thomsw and Bur-
Ke.'s have both served as members ot ( he-
board before , so Buchanan and Klewlt ara
the only ones to whom the work will be
a novelty. The mcmlers who hold over are
F. W. Baadhaucr , QeorKe H , Hcas , George
L. Dennis , Charles ft , G ration , R. C. Jordan ,
G. G. Iroy , Frank A. Sears * nfl J , E , Van
Glider.
Secretary U 111 tin will cnll the board to
order and the first business will be the
celcctlon of a president and vice president.
Ordinarily this Is a soiitewhat Interesting
cvest. but the Indications are Hut this year
& majority of the boird will vote In harmony
and elect the officers ca the first ballot.
According to the UMgts of the board the
choice for president lies ftetwecn Jordan and
G ration , as they arc the only members who
will then be beginning the last year of tlieli
terms. Gra'ton Is not a ctncMdate for presi
dent end he will probably bo m-ido vice
president. Jordan and Thomas are the mu >
jorlty candidates for president , but It Is
stated that the one whd has the moat votes
In caucus will get the cwlld vote of the ma
jority when the time cornea. The six mem
bers who constitute the minority arc not
cutting any Ice In the transaction and have
not sprung a candidate.
I'.VKliMOXIA UHICNS TV OMAHA.
Tu-eiitj-1'Mve ' Per Cent of Heeent
DeatliH Due to TlilH IHneiiNe.
While the weather that has prevailed dur
ing December has been thoroughly satlsac , ;
tory to the men who had stocks of goods to
sell , It has net been altogether desirable
from a hygienic standpoint. The reports re
ceived by the municipal health department
Indicate 'that ' the rapid ch.-.nges of tempera
ture , combined with tlio absence ot sun
light and the prevalence of raw .winds . and
a humid atmosphere , have been productive
ot a decided epidemic of colds which , In
many oases , have _ developed into pneumonia
aid kindred diseases.
Pneumonia is especially prevalent at this
time. Fully 25 per cent of the deaths which
have been reported In the last few dajs arc
due to 'this ' disease and at no time In sev
eral years Has the number of cases been so
largo. There are a laige number of cases
now that resulted from severe colds which
were contracted during the rapid change in
temperature which preceded the last snow
storm. The raw , damp air has operated to
Increase the severity of the attacks and the
comparative death rate has been consider
ably more than normal. A peculiar feature
ot the tltuatlon Is the fact that while the
same causes would naturally bo expected
to cause a good deal of diphtheria there an
very few cases of that-disease. Only one
death from diphtheria has been reported
during the last iweek , while there have been
nearly a score from pneumonia- The sun-
shlno that appeared jeslercay after a pro
longed obscurity Is expected to have a favor
able effect on the situation , as it will warm
up the raw atmofphere that Is so aggravating
to Inflamed lungs and throats.
I'lly111K OH tlie School Toucher * .
Yesterday was pay day with th ? Board ot
Educaticn employes and Secretary Glllan wa *
busily occupied In handing out Christ
mas remembrances In , the shcpe of warrants
for December salaries. The salaries are not
duo until January 1 , but It Is the custom o ?
the board to pay off a week early In Deeembe.
so the employes can have their money for tin
holidays. As most of them had alrcad )
figured out how the money Is to be spent and
this is the last day before Christmas thej
were all on hand in the afternoon to get c
front seat. The warrants were ready at 1:3C :
and long before that hour there was a line
of teachers and janitors long enough to read )
clear around the city hall. Each employe was
given a check , the number correspcudlhp
with the order in which he arrived , and when
the warrants were ready tne numbers were
called off In order , thus avoiding tlie con
fusion which would accompany an effort tc
pay them oft In any other way. Whllo there
Is no balance In the school fund with vthlch
to redeem the warrants the holders have no
difficulty In disposing of them at their face
\alue to people who are glad to make n
perfectly safe 7 per cent Investment.
City Hull XotcH.
The Board of Park Commlnslonera has
ordered frames for each of the two official
views of the exposition that have been Issued
by the Department of Publicity. Both
sketches will be hung In the board rooms as
permanent souvenirs of the exposition.
The Southsldere have finally secured a buck
deer for the menagerie at Rlvervlew park ,
and the animal Is now comfortably domiciled
in the park and scraping an acquaintance
with the dee who has been so long without
a companion. The buck waa sent in from
the west yesterday to a. local commis
sion firm , but Park Commissioner Cornish
concluded that ho would bo of moro value
as a permanent flxturo-at the park than as
an adornment of a Christmas dinner , and ho
was forthwith purchased and given a home.
POLICE AND CMC It 1C AT OUTS.
le OceurH Over IleleiiNeM of I'rlN-
oiiet-N on Hull.
The police and the police court officials
appeared to be as far apart us ever this mornIng -
Ing on the question of accepting bonds for
the release of prisoners. The point of conten
tion centers around the Issuance of releases
by Police Court Clerk Clancy without send
Ing the epproved bond along with the release ,
It has been the custom for Mine ttmo to
follow this rule where bonds are approvea
after police court has adjourned , but Clerk
Clancy asserts that th'd ' custom la merely
an arbitrary rule , Imposed by the police ,
and that he Is not , according to the statutes' ,
required to submit a bond to them after ha
has regularly approved the same. This arbi
trary rule , he Insists , has also prevailed In
the matter of having the prisoner sign the
i bo IK ) , Ho contends , however , that the law
does not require this , but that It docs em
power him to approve a bond uuid that on
sending a release to the station the police
are la duty bound to turn the prisoner lee
upon suqli an order. He , moreover , contends
that the chief of police , the police judge ,
the clerk ot the police court and the captains
ore co-ordlnato officers In the matter of ap
proving bonds , and that none ot the officials
named have a right to pass upon the acts
of the others ,
Chief Gallagher maintains that , according
to the lawd governing , none of the police
court officials are authorized to issue releases
upon an approved bond. Ha asserts that the
release used by the judge and the clerk
of the court Is a form broug-.it Into use by
them and that the police officers are
not bound to respect It In cases of special
Importance or where It will Interfere with
the workings of the department. In the re
lease lE ued by Clerk Clancy for Miss Raymond
mend ho asserts- that a refusal was made on
tbo grounds that there were other confeder
ates of the woman at largo for whom the
police were In search and tint , Jicr freedom
would have Interfered with tbo workings of
the department.An the bond did not
accompany the paper the police took ad
vantage ot the fact to keep thcp rlsoner be
hind the bare , Just what the outcome to the
dispute will be Is a matter ot conjecture , but
the police maintain tUey will stand firm upon
the grunds taken anil that the law will
sustain them. Clerk Oltncy eays he will
continue to iasue releases upon bonds ap
proved by himself , and that If the police do
not comply with his orders their bondsmen
will be Table to nulls for damages ( or false
imprisonment.
You need not bo afraid of the twinge ot
rheumatism when you bavo Salvation Oil ,
GAMBLERS PREPARE TO OPEN
Local Fraternity Expect to Hosnme Biuincsi
Without Delay ,
WILL TURN THE TIGER LOOSE IN OMAHA
Conference of ( lie 1'otvorn In ( lint
lo KMtnlilUli Hunt-
lltHH lit tlie ( till Stlt'UlH '
Ae.xt Month.
A few days ago n wine room confcrcnco
was held at Henry Ocrtcr's , which Is no
toriously headquarters for the old gamblers'
gniiK. between Chief Gallagher , Jack Morri
son , Charley White , Henry , Ocrter and lAct-
Ing Chief Fanning better known as the ro-
llnblo man. All the proa and cons of the
wide-open program were discussed with ,
Con and , according to our kcjholo reporter ,
It was agreed on to let the tiger loose on or
about January 10.
This determination of the gambling frater
nity has been reached alter a long digestion
ot the proposition. The agitation haa be.cn
active among the members ot the fraternity
since the success ot the Transmlsslsslpl Ex
position was assured. It Is the Intention ot
the gamblers to defy law If possible and
prepare their traps for the unwary that the
visitor may bo separated from his money.
Last fall a proposition \vs made to the
executive board of the cxpositloa directory
that a donation of $10,000 would bo made
to the. exposition If no oppoi.'itlon were made
to open gambling. This bribe waa of no ,
a\all. Recently a dcclaloa In the Lancaster
county district court gave the gairJMcrs now
hope. It Is k town th-H they have examined
the antl-gamb'.lng law from every point In
hope of todlng n place on which an attack
would bo successful , and' now believe they
have succeeded. If they can Induce the
reform police force to look at the matter
from their standpoint and withhold opposi
tion until the Lancaster county caee has
been reviewed by the supreme court It will
5lve Omaha open gambling during exposition
jear.
Just where County Attorney Raldrlge will
be found Is the point on which the fraternity
; s uncertain. He has given it as his opinion
that the Lincoln decision Is of no avail to
the gambleis.
If the interests represented In the wine
room conference are to havo'thelr way the
fltlzens will Bocra bo treated to all the de
lights Dt a wlde-opon town , with a reform
police force.
1IOI.II ) VY AT F13 KIlAti UUII.niNCJ.
Ml IeinrtineiilH Will He Hun an
-Short Time.
The federal building will be deserted
.this afternoon , but almost all of ths
sfilces will be open during the morning.
There will bo no session of the federal court ,
although Judge Mungcr Is feeling somewhat
loubtful about his ability to get away. The
case of Vandccar against the Omaha & Re-
'iibllcan Valley railroad , which has been on
trial all the week , was given to the Jury lata
Thursday afternoon , but the body ot de-
liberator seems to be nowhere near a vcrdkt. .
yet. At least that was the report U mafia
thU morning when eallcd into court.
The postofilcoyill bo open to the public
between the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock In the
morning , although the clerks will be busied r
with handling Ohrlsmas bundles longer than-
that length of time. The carriers will make
the full delivery In the morning and will ,
take a vacation during the remainder of the
day. There Is still a rush of Christmas bust-
ness at the postofllce. Great numbers of
bundles are still being sent out , but the
avalanche Is not as great now as during the
past tow days. In fact , there Is now a
greater number of bundles and packages
being received than sent away , The corri
dors of the postoffice were crowded this
morning with people who called for packages
at the windows.
The United States marshal's ofllco will bo
open during the hours of the forenoon , and
EO will those of the collector of Internal reve
nue , the collector of customs and the postal
service. Clerk Hlllls of the federal court
will keep his doors locked all the day. Even
In these ofllces which are kept open , however -
over , but few of the attaches will bo on
hand.
hand.William
William Jancss , a half-breed on the Pine
Rldgo agency , set up the drinks to Ida
White Foot and Mrs. Black Horse the other
day , and as a result ho has been arrested on
the charge of Introducing whisky on the res
ervation. Deputy Palmer brought the pris
oner to the city.
IS WAITING KOIl HER 1.OVEH.
MFH. Ellle llevil ICeeim I'ntlciit
lit ( lie .Station.
A woman giving the name of Efilo Reed
and her home as Marshalllown , la. , has
been it the station a couple of days watt
ing patiently for the appearance of a man
named Henry McComber. Mrs. Rcccl is 53
years of age and Kays ulio was a resident of
Marshalltown for a long period. Several
months ago she made the acquaintance of
McComber and It Was a case of love at first
sight. Three -weeks ago 'tlie ' two agreed to
come to this city and start a boarding house.
The household goods ef Mrs. iReed were
packrd with the exception of some silver
ware and ! other articles of particular value
and frero shipped to this 'point. ' A horao and
wagon belonging to her , together iwltb the
silverware mentioned , were turned over to
McComber who agreed to drive overland
and meet her in Omaha last Wednesday. Mo-
Comber has thus far failed to show up. A
numlber of lottery have been written to him
by his disconsolate partner , but no answers
'have been received. 'Mrs. ' Reed pays thatla
addition to the horec and wagon and silver
ware In iMcOomber's possession ithnt ho
also has all of her money and that she has
no funds with which to pay the freight
upon her goods which hayo arrived In 't'hla
city.
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County Mini ClirlnlmiiH.
The county charges , both the prisoners In
the county jail and' ' the Inmates of the county
hospital are anticipating a feast today.
The county commissioners have or
dered turkey for both Institutions and with
the birds will bo served cranberry , sauce and
mince pie. The supply is abundant and It
Is proposed that none shall leave the tables
hungry.
All of tbo county offices will ) > o closed to
day. A clerk will remain In tbo county
judge's ofllco during the forenoon to accom
modate parties who desire marriage licenses.
VoniiK' Mini on n llrmlt-r ,
A. n , Wlnxhfp , n young Minn living ) with
| IH ! purentH at 2931 FrankUn utreet , cele
brated the advent of Christmas Thursday
evening by accumulating : i howling jag , IIu
then went homo and sought to ninu e himself -
self by breaking1 Ilia wlntiowtt of the parental
domicile. He V.UH am-stcd byun otllcer
who chanced to bo near , and yesterday
his father , J , M , Wlnxhlp , appeared In
police court and xwora to a complaint
charging him with mallclpUH destruction of
property , WlnshlpiAim xentcnced to twenty
days In the county jull.
Will Holil .No ImiueM I.
Coroner Uurkft him decided not to hold
nn Inquest In Jhe cas . of Mr , R , D. Folk ,
who wax burned ( o death through the ex-
nloFlon of n lump at her residence , 405
North Fourteenth street ThuraJay evening.
The remains -were removed to the- under
taking rooma of II. I. , , llur'/ct , Twenty-
fourth and Cumlng ntrc-et . yusicrday mornIng -
Ing , The funeral will take nlaco from the
lute residence of tbo deceased Sunday uftcr- >
noon , with intermnnt at Forest Lai\n.
Tmln Holilu-r Itelenneil.
ST. PAUL , , Dee , 2J. Dn motion of District
Attorney Stringer , Harry Lmitcrman , the
young- man accused of being Implicated In
the holdup or a Northern Pacific ) paai nger
train near Moorhcad , has been released from ,
custody , tliera not being evidence t6 w
his detention * '