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ESTABLISHED JtTNE 1J > , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNINGr , DECEMBER 25) , 18J)7 TWELVE PAGES. SI.NQ-LE OOL'Y JTJLVE CENTS.
CONSCIENCE IN PENSIONS
( \ Rare Er&mplo of It Ptiralshed by nn
Indian Veteran ,
DEFECTS IN THE PENSION SYSTEM
V MiillKndii of IncuiinlHlpw ! Some
iltccriil IMMMivrrlcB Mnntirne-
Mtril \V r Wl l w The
HIIKUCN' Culler > v
Theme * J. Keith , late flrat lieutenant com
pany U , Twenty-sixth Indiana volunteers , Is
no ordinary vcicran. He has wrlf.cn to the
commissioner of penslcns a letter which
shows M. In these days , wicn the gen
erous government lo put to continuous trouble
cu > l vast cutlay to five the treasury from
Imposition through unjustifiable claims to
pensions , It Is oomethlngto commend
warmly , writes .tho Wifhlngtco correspond
ent of the Globe-Democrat , when an old
soldier concludes that the pension allowed
him was nbt well tared , acid Insists on re
turning the money paid h'1"ThU ' la whal
lcc : Lieutenant Thomas J. Keith ban done.
And ho hos made Vtstltutlor. throuu'i a letter
which Is straightforward and nltog-uhor ad
mirable. Ho writes :
V1NCBNNBS , Ind. , Nov. 20. 1897. Hen.
11. C. I3ann , Co-ninilssltxier of Pensions
Uear Sir : , Incite find draft for $02.80 ,
which I IMVO MdoraccV to . : hc treasurer of the
UnVed States. Thlu completes thu refunding
of $ ! 92.Sfl , 'Which I drew MI pension certlfi-
exite 674.1CC , flrsit issued to mo In April ,
IS'JO. 1 was not satisfied that under all the
circumstances I was Ju .lflca In drawing tbo
pension , and In November , 181)2 ) , I refunded
the certificate r.J from time no tune have re
4111-nail Ihn tuniinv llf.HUl. fOT WlllCll I
rwclpta from your predecessors In ofilce. I
may add that In January last I wa granted
a renewal cf the above mentioned certificate
under the law of 1890 , etui fndlng the same
dlfilcultlci : of conscience alfco as hi the for
mer case , I disposed of the certificate and re
funded the amount of "first payment , " which
.wan . all I drew on the certificate. This leaves
mo sciuaro with the government as regards
pensions , In which my experience has been
peculiar. I could ot. a or Icnj trial , har-
monlzo with honesty the drawing of a pen
sion on disabilities alleged by examining
boards to exist , but which I could not realize
existed. Nor could I , after trial , feel It right
to diuw a pninlon on Kie ground of " 'In
ability to earn a llvdng by manual labor , "
when In do so 1 was necessarily classed as a
"dependent" under the act so named. I have
held for over thirty years tn Honorable dis-
charpo "by reahoii of eervlce no longer re
quired" and from n service of four years and
elx mouths ; but 1 will wait for a venslcn un
til thn government Hers fit to grant me one
wtthout disability conditions attached un-
1cm It bo dljj'ibllltles of old. age. I have the
honor to be your humble servant ,
THOMAS J. KEITH ,
Late First , Lieutenant , Company 11 , Twenty-
sixth Indiana Volunteers.
KLONDIKE KOR PENSION ATTORNEYS.
Lost year the government puld to nltor-
i ncys for their eeivices In getting pensions
allowed n sum In execs * of $500.000. Anil
yet the lawn are EO framed and the machin
ery of the buieau so arranged as to spire
the claimant nil need of legal services be
yond an occasional acknowledgment before
n notary. Some of the greatest fortunes
In Washlnmon hive been built up through
the gratuities paid to the pension attorney
by the government and the pensioners
Jointly. Thl Is not nil of a bad situation.
The attorneys , with their wits sharpened
by long prartl.ro In the pension business
nnd with their industry promoted by thu
court returns , are constantly devising new
schemes to ndd to "their revenues. Three
years agor through their lobby , one of the
most Influential elements In the "third
house , " these attorneys slipped Into an ap
propriation bill during Its last stages a rider
which did not reveal Itn possibilities on
Its face. This apparently harmless clause
simply provided that the reports of exum-
1 Inlng surgeons sent to the office should bo
accessible to pension claimants or their at
torneys. In the pension ofilce are t-everaJ
largo offices known te "attorneys' rooms. "
These are furnished by the government and
net apart for the use of pension attorneys ,
yhere they may at their leisure consult pa
pers from the files. Under the clause
added to the appropriation bill Just before
final action certain attorneys have been call
ing for tho" reports of examiners by the
thousands , copying them and selling theme
o pensioners all over the country. The at
torneys' rooms have -been occupied all day
long by girl typewriters , hired by the at
torneys for $ G a week to make these copies.
Llete of pensioners ore held by the attor
neys and the copies ot the- medical reports
In their cases are offered to them at to
much "for copying. "
In every town of any Importance there Is
on examining board , composed of local pliy-
Blclans and surgeons. Pensioners and claim
ants for pensions are ordered before thess
board for examination. The reports of the
boards are forwarded to the bureau for
guidance upon applications for new pen
sions or for Increases of old ones. These
reports are supposed to bo the truthful opin
ions of the doctors. They were considered
confidential until the rider got through.
Now they are being sent bick to the com
munities whence they came , and are caus-
Intr all manner of trouble. Doctors who
have reported honestly on unjust claims
find themselves called to personal account
by dissatisfied claimants , and In many paces
_ lsavo been boycotted In private practice because -
cause of unfavorable reports. The pension
office cannot violate ths law and refuse
access to these papers. It can put a stop
to the wholesale Irs IIIc In them and to the
-trouble which has been caused between ex
aminers and claimants. This has been done.
Commissioner Evans has decided that the
law only requires the reports to be access
ible to qlalroantR or their attorneys ot rec
ord In person. This has brought to a sud
den end the employment of a largo corps
of typewriters , and has put a check upon
what was growing to be a source of much
revenue to enterprising Individuals. The
pension attorneys are protesting mightily
against a curtailment ot their "rights. "
CAUSE OF INEQUALITIES.
The system of local examiners paid by fees
Is at the bottom at many Inequalities. Thcoo
brurils arc composed of doctors resident In
, their respective localities. U Is not In hu
man nature to have uniformity from mid
examinations. It Is not to bo expected tha
tlm came board thus constituted will act wltl
complete Impartiality In all cases. Doc
tors disagree as widely as other pecule
They are susceptible to Influences of ac
qualntanccshlp. Thus It happens that one
old soldier draws a ccrtalci sum for his dU
blllty , while his neighbor or some other eli
r-oldler In on adjoining towns with less dlea
blllty draws twice as much. The bust
neesllko way of doing It would bo to have
salaried examiners who would act as par
of the official force ot the office In Washing
ton , and who would be detailed as travellni
examiners to visit nvcry county seat or ctt ;
or considerable tow.'cci days to bo announce !
in advance for the purpose op conducting ex
nmlnatlons of pensioners. In this way there
would be uniformity In the reports on th
claims , Thu reports would come to the de
fiartment In luch Bhapo that one-third of th
present clerical force could handle them. Th
. /ypcal examiners drew In fcea last yea
' nearly $1,000,000. The government woul
BSVO money and do Justice to the pennloner
it this plan could be substituted for the pres
cnt By&tem of local examinations. It wll
not be done , however , Congress Will not ills
pstseia the local doctors of tuo pension ox
umlnlug budlncBs. Reforms of the system
'Which will tend to diminish the patronag
ore not popular with the legislative branch
FUAUD3 PERPETUATED HV LAWYERS
H U not neccnsary to go to congress 1
reach eome of the abuiei of the pension lawn
In the west and tbo 8utu particularly thcr
JIOB grown lute astonishing proportions
vpeclea of. fraud which the bureau in not
running down relentlessly. Thrro arc law
yers who mike a specialty of bunllnv t.p
soldiers' widows who have nogloeled to make
claims to permlmiA mid of taking their cages.
This la legitimate to the limit that the evi
dence IA liutliful nni ) the claim Just. The
Pension otTlcc allows such claims , and It
the money roaches the widow the case
cloned but nome lawyero , tempted by the
opportunity , have re-sorted to questionable
methods. When such a claim la allowed It
carries wllu It the hick pcn.ilon money from
the time the widow was first entitled to It.
A lump turn of several tbounand dollars may
be awarded , Only a few daja ago a widow In
MltxUalppI was granted tack peralcn money
to the amount or between $2,000 and M.OOO.
The money was paid to her attorney. Thcro
the matter might have rcited. Dut the com-
mUsloner. made wary by experience. Instruc
ted an agent In the Held to Investigate. Ho
found that the widow had received only $50.
The lawyer was called upon for an explana
tion. He said he had ( borrowed the money i
from the widow. The latter had received no
evidence of the Indebtedness. Then the
lawyer set up the eleventh hour defense that.
ho bad nlvcn the notes to his wife to hold for. .
the widow. |
It would seem that with the publicity given '
to the pension system widows of old
toldtcrs would need no proirptlng to claim
their rights. Hut these attorneys who make
a specialty of such caeca find enough claim
ants to make a good thing or It. Usually {
tlicco widows arc Ignorant or have drifted j
away from former homes or have been seii- '
rated from pensioners before death. The I
propriety of scrutinizing such cases U Impressed - '
pressed upon the bureau dally. Within a
week a southeastern Kansas claim which |
carried $3,500 arrears IMS been disallowed. , ,
It was worked up by a western Missouri
lawyer , who Is In the business of hunting
up uiipcnslqticd widows of soldiers. In this
case the veteran , who had been dead a num.- , ,
her of years , was a negro. The bureau found ,
upon Investigation , the evidence that the vet-1 I
crnn had died of disease resultant from the
war service , was npt sufficient. Inquiry also
cast a cloud upon the marriage relation. I '
There was too much widow. Two women had
lived with the man , and U was not proved
that the marrliiRO ceremony had been per
formed.
In the eastern pant of the country the
legal rights of pensioners' widows i-eom to
bo n matter 6t too much oot'orlety. There
hJs developed tbo custcm of marrying old
pensioners under such circumstances as 'to
admit < xf no other 'Interpretation than that
the motive Is to Inherit the quarterly check.
The orient to which this"custom la prac
ticed Is amazing. , Ucfte.iy.Iy It , .was brought
to the attention of the bureau that the marry
ing of old soldiers. waa a biuuicsa In New
York City. T.'io brides were furnished. The
ceremonies took place when ilhe veterans
wcro apparently within. i few months of
eternity. The Women who became parties to
these horrj.ble , Jraud.6 , were of abandoned
character and were brought from another
city to go through a legal cerei.Tic.ciy it hat
they mlghil obtain the pension mortay after
the deaths of the old soldiers. It Is slnco
the prewnt administration came In- that the
discovery ws made of the cont'nued pay-
incntH of .several pensions. at : too ageroy
months and years after tiia persons entitled
to receive them had died. Upon the recom-
mqml'iitlon of the commissioner Secretary
BlUs has called upco congress to PO amcrU
that this marriage ofwomen to dying pen
sioners shall not be encouraged by the pen
sion la\\s.
LOOPHOLES OF THE SYSTEM.
Use of the malls Is surrounded with safe
guards. To prevent even the appearance
of counterfelt'oK the government goes to
extremes. Checks and counter-checks extol
In the exercise of other government func
tions , toil In the pension system numerous
loopholes have been left to tempt the un-
pr'raclpled. This comes of the willingness
of. the nation to go to the full limit of lib
erality In dealings with the defenders. To
do justice to the worthy the doors have
been left ajar for the unworthy. Pension
officials stumble upon so many barefaced
and shameless attempts to deceive that
they cannot but feel much fraud exlstt
which Is not brought to light , owing to the
looseness of the laws. The pension edict
hao Its rogues' gallery. In many of the
penitentiaries of the country there are con
victs doing time for pension crimes , but the
certainty Is felt that the frauds are not
stopped zny more than that some convic
tions of thieves ' mean' the en3 of larceny.
The long 'and varied careers of some ot
these pension convicts Illustrate the possi
bilities of the Held In which they have
worked. The bureau sent one man to thb
onltentlary for Impersonating others and
rawing more than one pension. He "Was
ot caught until he had sworn himself
hrough as eight different sailors and wat
rawing eight pensions. There were three
wothers In. a western part of the country
who took up the business of perpetuation of
icnslons after the pensioners had died
They concealed the deaths , received the
quarterly-checks , forged. Indorsements ana
Ignatures to voucher ? , and drew thousands
of dollars before the frauds were discovered.
One of the brothers died cad the others were
sent to the penitentiary. They began doing
his business thirty years ago and continued ,
t for more than twenty years. They passed
or very respectable men until they were
found out.
UOGUS EVIDENCE.
The manufacture of evidence In pension
cases reaches proportions of which the offi
cials scarcely , dare , to think. Such of thin
manufacture as has been found out prompts
the belief that tlitfro must bs a great iloil
which still passes for Genuine and forma HIP
'oundatlon ' for pensions which are being paid.
ti the flics are ninny largo bundles of papers
Including affidavits by the score , to sustain
eome relationship to a , pensioner , often that
of n widow , which have been proven wholly
false. Identifications and recollections after
thirty years are shaky at best. The un
scrupulous Ecem to find It easier to perpetratt
frauds on the pension bureau the farther
away time removes the war. The proving
up of wldowshlp presents one of the most
attractive fields of reckless enterprise.
There Is reason to believe that women whenever
never saw the old soldiers to whom they
claim to Imvo been married are on the psnslon
rolls. In the rogues' gallery are the pictures
of several smooth men who mido a protection
ot the manufacture of war widows until Home
too daring venture uncovered their nefarious
practices. Ono of these pictures Is of a irrn
who followed the calling of 12 preacher whl'o
ho went about the country fixing up frauds
on the pension office. He was taken Into
custody at a ramp meeting , where he had
just finished a sermon , Some of thcoo pen
sion criminals are shown In the Grand Army
uniforms which they wore wearing falsely ,
the better to hidetholr misdeeds.
The fact seems to ibc that the peralon
sharks find the business so encouraging thai
they take Increasing chascca and only get
caught as the result of the boldness which
follows long continued success. Ono of the
most successful manufacturers of war widows
kept up the work until ho filed > i claim
for a woman as the widow of a flolJler who
was not only not dead , but hud a few
weeks before filed his own application for a
pension from another part of the country.
When an officer of the department went to
tee the bogus widow she had fled. The
lawyer who had presented the cMm and
bicked It with the neccscary papers and
evidence had previously obtained thousands
of pensions. How many o ( them were fraud
ulent could not bo determined. It was e -
Mb'.lshed that the bogus claims numbered
laridrcd.j. In tracing out some of the caecrt
which appear sutplcloua the field agents
uncover strungo situations. They encounter
ollldavlts which , If true , mean that mar
riages have takpn place at the age of 12 ;
that children have been born to mothers S
years old. Remarriages without death 01
divorce are common revelations. In three
cac'es over twenty morrMgca were- shown
to have taken place without a single legal
separation. One pension ( lurk cent to
prleon had , whilepurimlcg bis business of
forging claims , married eight women. An
agent went all of the way to the MUtiLi-
clppl river to find a woman , who had filed
a claim for i pension on account of a hui-
busd cho alleged had de3' ! ten years before.
Ho carried the affidavit of the husband
made a few weeks 'before the woman's claim
wan received. When ho placed this evidence
of the * fa'.tlty of her claim beforu the woman
the fainted. Nevertheless a wevk later ehc
was remarried and bad dlbappeared.
. .
1IUNROE MAY GO ONE HIGHER
Another Stop Dp Before the Fraight Traffic
Manager ,
CHANGE IN UNION PACIFIC CIRCLES
Probability tlmt the Trnfilc of tlie
Ho ml 1VIII lie rinceil In the
Ilnniln of OneMnu
llcrcnfter. i
The attaches ot the Union Pacific bavo
scarcely caught their breath since the an
nouncement that Horace O. Durt will bo the
Incoming president ot the reorganized com
pany. Gossip concerning changes , promo
tions and dismissals at local headquarters
Is rife among the representatives ot the
Union Pacific , as well as among their fol
low railroaders In other companies. There
appears to bo so little foundation for most j
of these that they receive but little con
sideration.
One rumor that was moat persistently cir
culated yesterday , and which ariicarcd to bcarj
the semblance of probable truth , was to the
effect that John A. Munroeat present
freight traffic manager of the Union Pacific , '
would be made general truffle manager with
Jurisdiction over both the freight and pas
senger departments , soon after the Installa
tion of the new president. The Northwestern -
western and other prominent Vanderbllt
lines have such a position , and It
Is asserted that the U alon 'Pacific ' Is In Veal
need of a trimllar office. Should such a pppl-
tlon bo created there Is no doubt ! o the minds
of Omaha mc i of all railroads I tut no hotter
man could be found for the position than John
A. Mumroo. Ho Is regarded 'as the ablest
freight traffic manager In the western coun
try , as was demonstrated by liio fact that ho
wau the first man offered the cfflco of com- '
mlssloncr of the Frelgtft Truffle association I
formed In 1898. At tha * time he was Induced
to decline the offer and remain with the
Union Pacific , and It has1 been asserted all
along by those who are supposed to know
that John A. Munroe would be found oc
cupying a very high posltlcn soon after 'the
reorganization of tuo Unlcu Pacific became
a fact. >
fact.STRENGTH
STRENGTH OF THE DIRECTORY.
There was considerable comment this
morning over the fact that a railroad attor
ney , Instead of a man more closely Identi
fied with railroad work , should be made
chairman of the new directory , of th.o Union
Pacific. It Is regarded that the election of
Wlnslow S. Pierce to that high position , |
which la conceded to bo more Influential than
even the presidency Itself , Is a'-'flttlng com
pliment to the brllllapt young man , some
times called a wlzzard , who evolved the
scheme ot reorganizing the Union Pa
cific upon a firm financial basis.
It Is the consensus of'opinion among rail
road men In Omaha that no railroad In
America will be able to" boast a stronger
directory than the Union Pacific , after the
now regime takes possession of the property.
The directory Includes the strongest finan
ciers of the cent and the leading railroad
men of the wcat. All the prominent lines
east of the Missouri river appear to be 'repre
sented , directly or-Indirectly , on the direc
tory. It Is a noteworthy fact that even
the Illinois Central , which may some day
enter Omaha , has a representative among
the directors. This fact Is taken as a straw
by many that It will not bo long before the
Illinois Central builds the extension neces
sary to connect with the Union Pacific road.
There was nothing at Union Pacific head
quarters yesterday to Indicate when the
now regine would take hold of affairs here.
The fact 'that ' all the annual pisws of the
Union Pacific rullroad have been made good
to January 15 , 1898 , Is regarded us a certain
Indication that the new regine will come
Into power before that dale. lAe a general
rul.o the passes of the Union'Pacific ' , as those
of other rides , are null and voll after January
1 of each year. It Is not known when Presi
dent Burt will arrive la Omaha , but it Is
thought that ho will bo here within a week
or tea days. As was stated same 'time ago ,
though vigorously denied , he has asked for
his residence In this city.
JOI1HEHS I.OOIC UP'TUB XEW HATES.
AKfiit KlitroUIll of the Port Arlluir
II on to Kept Quite HUH ? .
Assistant General Freight Agent Entrekln
of the Omaha & St. Louis and the Omaha ,
Kansas City & Eastern railroads has been
doing a land ofilce business for the last two
days In reepcadlng to the requests of Job
bers and other local buslnero houses for
copies of the new tariff , effective Dcccmbei
27 , abolishing the bridge tolls across the
Missouri river.
Slnco the announcement of the absorption
of the bridge charges on all shipments In
and out of Omaha and South Omaha there
has been great Interest manifested In the
matter In railway and business circles. The
general opinion Is to the effect that the lines
making the concession do not reach a great
number ot Iowa points , and therefore Omaha
will not enjoy the full benefits of the ab
sorption of the bridge charges until the other
Iowa lines follow the lead of the Port
'Arthur route. Dut within the territory
reached by the new line , It Is argued , the
Jobbers of Omaha will be able to greatly In
crease their business , while the shipments
of live stock and agricultural products from
that territory will come to the markets of
Omaha and South Omaha In greater quan
tities than ever before.
In speaking of the matter Frank V. Ken-
nard said : "It's about time that some rall-
roijj/ abolished these bridge charges. They
have amounted to an embargo on thoi bus
iness Interests of Omaha for the last thirty
years. It has been a hold-up on the part
of the railroads for thirty years ; that's what
It has amounted to. I am glad to fee that
soma toad , had the sense to take the lead
in this matter. It's just out of sight , and
pc-rhapa wo can now begin to do some bus
iness here. There are other freight die-
criminations against Omaha that have held
us back for many years that also need to no
removed. The Idea of Lincoln enjoying )
cheaper rates to many points In the , '
state than Omaha , when the distance ,
to these points IB less from Omaha
than from Lincoln , Is absurd , and yet I run' j
up against such rates right along. We
claim to bo a metropolis and a great rail
road center , and yet for thirty years or
more wo have been subjected to rank dis
crimination In favor of other cities by every
railroad entering here. "
As yet ttiero has been no steps taken by
tbo four Iowa llnca In the combine the
Northwestern , the Durllngton , tbo Rock Is
land and the Milwaukee to follow the ex
ample net by the Port Arthur route. There
Is considerable doubt among railroad men
generally whether any ot these four Ultra
will abolish the bridge charges by absorbing
them. If any one of the four llnca absorbs
the bridge tolls the other three are likely
to do the same. Should all four of these
lines agree to absorb the bridge lolls the
Iowa field would bo opened to the Nebraska
Jobbers In tbo same manner that the busi
ness houses ot Council Dluffa now enjoy
rates to all points In Nebraska. The chief
commodities , according to a prominent
freight man , that will be enabled to bci sold
from Omahi to western Iowa points will bo
boots and shoes , furnlturo and hardware.
Cinil-C'arr ) IHK Koniln Ciimlilnr.
CLEVELAND. Dec. 28. Judge Stevenson
Burke denies the report frcm New York that
he ha. been authorized to complete the necea-
siry legal forms of procedure for a comblna-
tlcn of the Ohio soft ccal railroads for the
purpose of maintaining freight rates , It was
reported t'aat the representatives ot oil toft
coal carrying roads held several meetings In
Now York and reached as undemanding
whereby uniform carrying rates from the
mince to market wereto bo established. It
wan also stated that J. I'lcmcnt Morgan had
been concerned In these negotiations. Judge
Burke av that It Is trup that the roads have
an agreement relative J oJthe' : eel traffic , but
rays that no different nrrons mcnt has been
made than ban existed for the last year and a
halt , Tlio recent meetings , hi Bays , wcro for
the purpose ot arriving at on understanding
regarding a division ot business ,
iiUTcniso.v .t souTiinnrf IMIOSPECTS.
Receiver Tiilkn of the bomliiK Snlc
nnil the Hoiulfn Fntnrc.
U E. Walker , receive oflthe Hutchison
& Southern railroad , waft la the city yes
terday and called on General Manager
Dickinson of the Union Pacific and the offl-
cliU ot other lines -here. TUo "Hutchison & .
Southern railroad now extends trom Hutchi
son , Kan , -Mcdford. . Qkt. , a distance of
104 miles. The ultimate aim ot the road Is
to reach the gulf , and on ctftonslcn south
east from Medford Is now bctag built.
In speaking of the work ot the com
pany Ilocelver Walker. ' .said ! 'During
the past few months wo have graded a dis
tance of twenty-five miles , from iMedford to
Blackwcll. I3y the middle ot next season
the ralla will be laid en this extension. The
extension will pass thr6itghQutiirto , Ok ! . ,
and eventually reach DenUon , Tex. There
wo will connect with the Ka\y , the Texas &
Pacific , and the Houston &t Texas Central
rallroadn Through Indian Territory the lluo
will paes through rich timber regions and
splendid ccal fields. Th < 5 truffle In these will
bo sufficient to run the road. >
"Tho sale of the road under foreclosure pro
ceedings will be hold at Hutchison , Kan. ,
on January 14. The upset once of the prop
erty Is $100,000 , but the syndicate that will
purchase the road Is capitalized for $7,000,000 ,
and Is prepared to do some extensive railway
building. The property will bo probably bid
In by P. Chauncey Anderson } son of E. Ellery
Anderson , one ot the receivers of the Union
Pacific. W. A. Bradford 'of Doatcn will bo
president and II. N. Boston w.111 be secretary
and treasurer. Their ofttlies will bo located
In Dostcti. It Is probable- that I will still be
retained as vice president dnd general man
ager , with headquarters IhHutchison , , Kan.
The trustee for the new company , which will
be known as the Hutchisonl& Southern rail
way , Instead of railroad , company , will be ttio
Old Colony Trust corrpamy ot Boston. A char
ter for the new company h'js recently been
filed with the secretary of bUite-of Kansas.
"With the Improved business conditions
In the west the prospect for the extension
of the road and for nJ largo amount of busi
ness seems good. Wo shall run through a
territory rich In mineral , resources but still
undeveloped. In talking t over the possibili
ties ot the road with themen back of the'
Kansas City , Plttsb'urg & Gulf railroad , they
tell us that vo have as good a proposition
as they have. Running through the richest
of the undeveloped ecctlon of the southwest ,
connecting with three strpngr southern lines
at Denlson , Tex. , and with the Missouri Pa
cific , the Santa Fc and the ! Rock Island at
Hutchison , Kan. , "It would .appear that the
now line ought to do quite'avnorth and south
business. The part of the road now In opera ,
tlon was originally built by the Union Pa-
cafic as one of Its Kansas branches , reaching
the Kansas Pacific at Sallua , Kan. , over the
Rock Island. "
Itiiilrmul IMnim | ij , Iilnlio.
BOISE , Idaho , Dec. 28.C3alonel Dcwey
made an Important announcement today re
specting the Idaho Northern railroad , from
Bol&o to Bu'tte , with a side llac to Spokane.
He stated that the preliminary work en the
Idaho Northern would bo'.bcEun In a very
short time. He said ho had , been requested
by eastern men who are Interested la the en-
torprlse'to bo In readiness ip-go to New York
en twenty-fours hours' a'cflce. where ar
rangements would bo rr.'ido Ipoklng toward
the construction of tha < rox.il. >
Hi-move Unlon 1'ixelHc OfllcoH. ' .
BOSTON , Dec. 28. . A'lHn result of the
Union Pacific reorganization the officer of the
compauy. will bo removed from 'Boston ' 'to
New York ; The change will probably take
place"si / weeks or two months hence , but
no details can be announced at present.
nnll vn > - XoteH tiuiVPerNoiinlM.
H. M. Clay , general agent of the Union
Pacific's passenger department , Is In the city
from Salt Lake City. j >
Fred A. Nash , general western agent of the
Milwaukee , left for a trip through his west
ern territory yesterday afternoon.
T. M. Schumacher , general agent of the
freight department ot the Union Pacific at
San Francisco , has returned from a shor'
trip to Kansas City.
On December 31 and January 1 all roads
between Omaha and St. Louis will sell one
way tickets to the latter , clty for $8.75 In
order to meet the cheap rate made to Chi
cago.
It Is common belief tnai 'H. R. McCul.
lough , son-in-law of Mar\ln\HughItt \ and non
general truffle manager o.'fthe Northwest
ern , will succeed Horace G. Burt as third
vice president of the Northwestern.
George Abbott , city passenger and tlckci
agent of the Unlra Pacific , 'who ' was so badly
'rajured last week by the falling pf the top
"
of the coupon ticket case * ' has. "recoverca
'
sufficiently to be able tbttbe a't his desk
again. -
) < y-
An unknown colored man , supposed to be
about 25 years ot age , was run over and.
killed by passenger train No , 3 , on the Kin-
sis Pacific , near SUGeorge , Kan. , on
Christmas day. He wan attempting to get
off the train , and slipped add fell under the
wheels. 1 -
A few days ago It was announced th'at tha
Chicago & Northwestern' road -would during
1898 complete the doubte tracking of Itii
main line across Iowa. 'It is now announced
that It will build a $30,000 depot at Ames , a
Jrnctlon point thirty miles north of Dee
Molnes. ' ,
The trains of the Port Arthur route will use
the Burlington's new depot , new bridge aid ;
other terminal facilities at. Quinsy , 111. A
contract providing for tUIs was recently
signed. It Is reported that icarly ki January
through car service from Chicago to Port Ar
thur will bo established \la the Burllngtcn
from Chicago to Quincy and.via the Port Ar
thur route from Quincy IdtPort Arthur , Tex.
\o Premium on Ignorance ,
KANSAS CITY , Dec , 28/-A Star Bpeclal
from Liberty , Mo. , says ; I The panel of
forty Jurors for the KqJcyJcase-was com
pleted last night and "ihc ? nttorneyH wl'.l
Imvn until 0 o'clock 'torUBh.t do make their
challenges. It Is expected that all the time
will be taken up nnd thoi hearing- ev
idence will not begin unill Jtomorrow morn-
Int' . To gctfcthe pane.llon forty , eevcnty-
three men wens examined aut of 100 sum-
moncd. Many of the ijien snld they had
formed opinions In the matter , but thought
they could give , a fnr ! jml Impartial hoar-
notwithstanding1. The court he'd that
oven If they hud read ripwnpaper reports of
the case they iero compe ent Jurors ,
nit 'Haft. '
BRATTLE , Wash. , .2S.-WIthln the
next fcrw months n raft i-ontnlnlng 5.000-
000 feet of lumber will be constructed In
this city and taaed to Sjn [ Francisco John
Poulcon of the firm of Inlnuu & Poulaon ,
owners of a large sawmill here , designed
the raft nnd the llrm will In a f .v days begin -
gin Its construction jwlll bo 3M feet
long , fifty-three feet \yldoi und will bo BO
constructed that only .B. mnull portion ol
the raft will be abovtvtliit * surface , of the
water. Several rafts of pUng ) have been
Bucces.'fully ( owed from th Columbia river
to Bun KranclBoo , b.ut 'the ' rafting of
sawed lumber IB a new undertaking ,
Illicit Hnpew ot tin ( Agreement ,
PITTSHURd , Dec. 2S.-l'he prospects fern
n revival of the Interstate agreement In
the competing mine stages are encouraging.
Tne operators who attended the Joint con
ference at Columbus to arrange details fern
n convention arrived home today. They are
pleabed over the outlook and ore confident
that the movement will bo ft success urn
I1 .nit strikes , locyouts and other disturb
ances In the mining Industry will soon bo
at an end.
Imiirove ( litTeuiienxee. 'Ulver.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenii. . pec. 27-Com.
mtttees from the Chamber of Commerce
nnd two commercial associations today Issued -
sued a cull for a convention at Chatta-
nongo. on January 4 to consider means for
the permanent Improvement of the Ten
nessee river nnd Its tributaries. Membero
of congrcsw from thu bcctlou concerned arc
invited.
SETTLEMENT WITH MOORES
Proposed Adjustment of His Accounts with
Douglas Oonntj.
COUNTY HAS PROTECTED ITS RIGHTS
ComnilNMlniicr Klrrntrnil IlnriiHNCN the
Hocoiit Action nnil the
Hlnlnr- the Clerk at
Court * ' Olllce.
When asked by a Bco reporter concerning
the settlement of the county with Frank
E. Moorcs , Commissioner Klerstcad said ,
"Tho official records of tbo proceedings ol
the county commissioners nrc sufficient evi
dence that through Its auditing department
It had withheld from Mr. Moores- every dollar
lar It could In any moaner bo Justified In
so doing. "
"What about the World-Hcrald'n criticism
of your action1'
"Tho World-Herald , previous to Mr ,
Moorcs' election , began a tlrado of abusq
and slander , which has slnco been changed
to one ot persecution , hoping thereby to
prevent a majority of the county commis
sioners from giving him a fair settlement.
However , at their last meeting , four of the
five commissioners voted to allow him what
the auditor showed was honestly duo him
For the benefit of those who do not fully un
derstand I will try to explain the relations
which exist between the clerk ot the dis
trict court and Douglas county. The term
of the clerk la four years and the position
has been held for twenty-eight years by but
three men. Major Armstrong served clghi
years , Captain IJams twelve jcars nut
Colonel Moorcs eight years. The pay ot tht
clerk Is derived from fees of the ofilce , no
salary being attached thereto. Ho Is obliged
by law to pay the entire expense of run
ning the ofilce , hiring 'and paying all help
required , which amounted during Mr. Mcolea
term to about $1,500 per1 month , and no ex
peuso or salary was ever neglected to ib
paid promptly by him.
"When ho entered on his first term of
ofilcc ho kept his books and rendered his
bills to the county the same as his pred-1
occssors had rene for the. previous twenty |
years , ami for the first t\v'o years , 1888 and
1889 , his accouuts so rendered were audited '
and allowed by the commissioners and war
rants Issued to him In payment thereof. At
the beginning of the third year a question
arose as to the payment of certain fees
which had heretofore been allowed , thci
commissioners claiming ho had received
fees In the past which he was not entitled
to , and which they refused to allow In his
bills then presented. Mr. Moorcs claimed
ho was entitled to the full amount , and , as
the questions Involved wore legal ones , no
settlement has ever been made until the
present time. It Is not true that his accounts - ,
counts have been audited by his personal
(
or political friends. Mr. RUanp , who has
had exclusive charge of the checking of h's
claims. Is his bitter enemy , both personally ,
t
and politically , and there Is no danger of his'
having allowed Mr. Moores any more thin
he was entitled to. Out of a total amount of
more than $35,000 of claims filed , by Mr.
Moorcs. "he has been allowed but a trine
over $6,000 , about $29,000 having been held
as offsets and rejections. This allowance IB
by no means satisfactory to Mr. Moorcs , but
It being the final action of the commUslon-
ersj ho will be' compelled to go Into court1-
and have the rejected claims adjusted there.
By , the way , nearly $3,000 that was- paid
Mr. Moores during his first two years , after
his accounts had been audited and allowed
by the commissioners , .has been retained by
them and charged as offsets. "
COUXTV COMMISSIONERS' aiEETIA'G. '
llnnilM of OfllciTM-EIect Approved mill
ItouUiic JMnttvrM AdJiiMtfil.
The county commissioners met yesterday
morning and after transacting the business
that called ttiem together adjourned until 2
o'clock next Friday afternoon.
Fred Archer , county treasurer examiner for
tbo state , notified the commissioners that In
his Judgment.aodIn order to comply with the
provisions of law , County Treasurer Hclmrod
should settle with the county on January 5.
898 , Instead of on December 31 , 1897. He
also advised that In making , the settlement
all cash and evidences of cash In the office < > t
he treasurer and In the designated county
depositaries bo counted by some of. the com
missioners. County Treasurer Hclmrod said
hat the plan suggested by the state's exam-
ner was satisfactory to him.
The bond of Thomas Crocker , register of
deeds-elect , signed by St. A. D. Balcombo , S.
C. & ; aldlng and John Rush , lo the sum of
ilO.OOO , was presented. Tlie bond of D. M.
laverly , county clerk , signed by a guaranty
company. In the sum of $10,000 , was ap
proved. The bond of N. P. Swanson , coroner-
elect , signed by Jens Valeln and P. C. Hcafey ,
n the sum of $ f > ,000 , was presented. Bonds
ot road supervisors , Justices and constables
were presented cad referred.
County Treasurer Helmrod was Instructed
, o forward to the county's eastern financial
icency the sum of $10,717.33 to pay Interest
on bonds , the Interest becoming due and pay
able on January 1. next.
Dr. James A. Kelley filed an application
asking to be appointed assistant county phy
sician for South Omaha. The application was
placed on fllo and will be referred to the In
coming board.
IIIDS OX SUIM'MES FOR COUYTY.
CnniinlNxIniiiTM Will Open OfTcr * from
.TnliliiTN on Friday.
Proposals for furnishing supplies to the
county during next year will be submitted
to the Board of County Commissioners at a
meeting to bo held next Friday afternoon.
At this meeting bids will be received 02
everything that the county uses at the court
house the Jail and the county hospital , and
as the credit of the county Is ceasldered
first claca low prices a're expected. As yet
none of the would-bo contractors have sub
mitted propositions , but a largo number of
Individuals , firms and corporations have
asked for bidding blanks , which fact leads
the commissioners to Infer that the bidding
'vlll bo very close and spirited.
In receiving bids this year the county com-
mlsslonccfl will follow the came course thai
was pursued last year , requiring separate
bids on eich article , allowance be'ng ' made
for largo quantities. Years ago tfto coumy
received lump bids , but this plan Is no longer
In vogue. Under that plan bidders were
guided by the experience of former years am
bid way down nn articles that would not be
used , putting the prices up nearly double on
thing * thut were required almost dally. For
Instenco , In those days a concern would bU
ncrhops CO cents-on making a book that I
was known would not bo needed , while on
pencils the same concern would bid $3 per
gross , In this way they compelled the count !
to ray enormous prices for the articles tha
were most la-use.
WIL.Ii I'AHIC IIOSI'ITAI. GUOIJ.VnS
C'olllllllHHlOMfrX IlllVt * II I'lllII tO MllUt
tilt * 1'llU'lllflllldflll. .
Tto county commissioners are contemplat
ing Eomo extensive Improvements out at tie
county hospital , tha Idea being to park o id
beautify thu grounds next tprlng ,
When the county hospital was located ou
! n the ylclnlty of West Pacific street the In
tcnllon was to park all of that portion of the
tract lying east or the bulldkigs and west o
the "railroad tracks. The crarcped condition
of tl > e funds prevented carrying out the worl
and consequently nothing boa been done wltl
title tract other than to keep It Improved
Now that the poor farm fund is In good shape
tbo commissioners think It advisable to ex
pend a few dutidrcd dollars on the grounds
As formulated , the plan U to set out a large
number of trees and shrubs. The trees can
bo obtained on the farm , while the sUrubs
tbo commlmlcoers gay , can be bought for a
trifle. Around and among the trees It 1 the
ntcnttoti to construct paths and cover thorn
with cinders from the furnace ,
lly the expenditure of a small mini , tha
ommlAsloners ray that this tract can bo con-
crted Into one ot the prettiest parks In the
ountry , of which the cost of maintaining
rill bo almost nothing , as the work can all
> c performed by tbo Inmates ot the Instltu-
lon.
DKATIC OF MRS. WOUI.WORTII.
One of Oninlin'n IjenillnK' Women An-
nwern the Hrnper'n Cnll.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Stanton Woolworth -
worth , wife ot Judge J. M. Woolworth , which
occurred at G o'clock yesterday morning , was a
sad surprise to hundreds ot Omaha people
who heard the ncwe with thn most sincere
sorrow. Mrs. Woolworth had been 111 tr > r
several weeks , but although eho was con
fined to her room most of the time , her con
dition was not such as to cause her friends
any uneasiness. Early this morning she was
suddenly stricken by apoplexy and expired
without regaining consciousness. Her hus
band and their only daughter , Miss Mcllora
Woolworth , were with her when she expired.
Mrs. Woolworth's maiden name was Eliz
abeth Stanton Buttcrficld , and she was born
In Homer , N. Y. . July 1C , 1836. Her father
was Mcucs Bradford Buttcrflcld ol that city
and she was descended In a direct line from
William Bradford , the first governor of Plym
outh colony. Most ot her young1 ,
womanhood was passed In RaclnoVI. . . , but
she came to Omaha la 1SCS. She was for
some time principal of Browncll Hall , but
left that Institution come time before she'
was married to Judge Woolwortb , In Aitgusi ,
1871 !
During her thirty years' residence In
Omahi Mrs. Woolworth has been prominent
In church and social circles , where she
leaves behind many sincere friendships , i
She has been one of the most nctlve mem
bers ot Trinity cathedral uul her private
charities have been numerous. Among her
accomplishments she Included nn excellent
musical education , and for many years she
was closely Identified with local musical en
terprises. She was one of the founders of
the Ladles' Musical society and urcstdcd
over It for several years.
The late Mrs. Champion S. Chase was n.
slater of Mrs. Woolworth nnd her other sis
ters , Mlssta Mellona anil Frances Butterficld ,
are still residents ot this city. Miss Me-
llora Clarkeon Woolworth Is her only child ,
a son , Robert having died In his Infancy ,
The funeral will probably be held at Trin
ity cathedral Friday afternoon and It Is the
wish ot the family that no flowers bo of
fered.
FIHE CHIEF ItEUEI.I/S IIIUT1IDAY.
Fifty YeiirH Old nnil Full of VlK r mill
ExiUTlenev.
Chief Reddcll yesterday received the con
gratulations of the members of tils i
department a d his other friends
about the city upon the annlver-1
Rirv of his seml-ccnteneilal birthday. ,
Chief John Rcddell Is EO years old. He
was born In Jersey City , N. J. , December 28 , j
1847. At the age of 25 he removed his resi
dence to Chicago and entered the fire dc
partmcnt as a plpcman. For a period of
eighteen years lie received promotion from
time to time , until ho was at length ap
pointed chief of the First battalion , which
position ho occupied for several years.
When It Is understood that chief of the First
battalion gives Jurisdiction over the gi ater
part of the downtown districts of the Windy
City , where millions of dollars In buildings
and property nrc Involved , It will bo seen
that the present chief's position was very
, close to , head , ot tbo finest fire department
In the 'world. In July , 1892 , Chief Rodell
resigned his position In . Chicago- take
Icharge of the entire department ot Wlnona ,
Minn. Here he served two years with
credit , resigning In December , 1S94 , to ac
cept a call to take charge of the department
of this city. Chief Redell took charge ot
the Omaha department December 30 , 1894.
All fires which bavo fallen to his share to
extinguish have been handled In excellent
shape , and In recognition of this his photo
graph and record have been published In
several eastern publications among the other
prominent fire chiefs of the world.
SOCIAL AFiaVIHS OF THE AVEEIC.
Ilrlllluiit' FnnctlnnN tlmt 'Make ' the
Holliln > H S'lco'il.
Holiday week Is one ot tliti most brilliant
socially that has happened1 along In Omaha
for many seasons. The dancing party ot Clar-
ncs Thurston Monday evening was an aus
picious occasion. On Wednesday afternoon
and evening Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Clarke
will receive at their home , Twenty-fifth End
Cass etreets. On Thursday will occur a chil
dren's dancing party at the Merrlam and n
reception at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Purvis. On the same evening Miss Alex
ander and Frank E. Alexander , Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Solby and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Benson
will hold an evening reception from 8 to 11
at the residence of the latter , 4728 Dodge
street
HOOSIEIl UEI U1ILICACOXFEIIE.VCE
Gri-nt ) 'Ontlierliipr of Pnrly I.emliTH
from All Over tinSUKe. .
INDIANAPOLIS Dec. 28. Five hundred
representatives of the republican party ol
Indiana outs'.do of the city of Indianapolis
attended today's conference. The meeting
was for talk end little else and was the larg
est off-year meeting the party ever held ,
The meeting wan he'A a little later In the
year In order that the United States sen
ator from the state and the republican rep
resentatives might be here , and they all
came. The Influential men In the party
were encouraged by thestatements , of the
senator and representatives that there Is
hope for currency reform legislation , such
as will tend to set the party right befort
the people. Tbo unanimity of the party In
tbo state on the proposition that tbo cur
rency must be reformed -was n surprise tea
a good many ot the men attending the con
ference. The democrats , It was averred , will
declare for free silver In their next state
platform-and the'republicans will , ot course ,
take the opposite ground. In the event of
the failure of congress to take action lookIng -
Ing to the reform of the currency , mem
bers of the party said , the party In this
state would go late the slate campaign
embarrassed and on the defensive from the
start.
In the hotel lobbies there was a great
deal of talk about the civil eervlce bw
but It came largely from men who made
application for office Immediately after the
nomination of McKlnley and have been dis
appointed. The prominent men of the parly
agreed that no one need fear that the repub
licans of Indiana will ever declare against
thu law.
Flnil n llullet In tinIlinrf. .
BAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 2S.-Mury Cns-
tlllo , the young Spanish woman nt whom
the Japanese , George * Touchl. llred four
Kliots on Sunday afternoon , did not ( lit ) of
fright or from the. effect of n shock upon
a feeble heart , an believed when Hhu wno
examined nt the receiving hospital a few
mlnutc-s after her death. No woundt * of
tiny kind < w pro found upon her then , but an
autopsy held nt the morgue by Dr. John
Gallagher revealoJ the fact that the wo-
man'B death was caused by n lme.t | | which
struck her In the arm , passed through the
lungs and entered the pericardium , or auclc
surrounding the heart.
Fl\lnir 1'rler of Wlnilniv
PITTSBURG , Dec. 28. The American
Window Glass company , controlling the
window glasu trade of tlie country , Is meet-
InK here today to complete the organiza
tion , elect oillcera and flx a price llet for
next year. All the window KlfU' * ronconiH
In the. combination are represented , Tne
meeting' will last noveral
Striken * Are Wlllioiil OruiinUafInn.
PAWTUCKBT , Jt. I. , Dec. 27.-Several of
the striking ullk weavers at the mill of the
Royal Weaving company at Central Falls
oald today that it was their Intention to
return to work tomorrow morn I UK. The
strikers have been unable to act together
on account ol having no organization.
11 lilt
Oanso of a Court SonsHion QoU a Terra
in Jail ,
JUDGE GORDON DF.CIOES HER GU.UV
Conviction In I'ollro Cunrt Fnllowci )
by Alilicnl to lllmtrlct Court
mill n
i 13 M inline Suit.
Maud Raymond , who cnuscd so much
trouble In police circles In connection with
the matter ot giving a bond , came up before
Judge Gordon yuterday. The- defendant
and" her alleged confederate , J , J. Klnzlo ,
wcro found guilty ot petit larceny , and
each was sentenced to thirty days In the
county Jail. An appeal to the district court
has been taken by Attorney Walker to sot
aside the decision of the police Judge , and
Incidentally counsel for Mies Raymond nays
ho will SUM the bondsmen of Chlct Galla
gher and the city of Omaha for fal&o Im
prisonment Inflicted upon his client , In the
sum of $10,000. A temporary bond of { 200
has been set by Judge Gordon for the np-
pctr.ince ot Mies Raymond tn the upper
court.
A portion of the testimony In Miss Ray
mond's case was taken Monday aftemoon.
John Urbanczyk , furrier of 320 South Fif
teenth street , from whose ntoro a collarette
valued at $22.50 was alleged to have been
taken by Miss Raymond , was first placed
on the stand. He stated that the woman ,
accompanied by Kln/.lo , had visited the
store , and Immediately upon tholr leaving
the article wns missed. Urbanczyk'a wife
corroborated hla testimony , but neither as
serted that they had detected the dcfcndanta
In the actual net ot the theft , although Mrs.
Urbanczyk stated that Klnzle had acted sus
piciously. Olllccrs who made the arrest were
placed upon the stand , but nothing of Im
portance gleaned.
Yesterday Miss Raymond was placed
upon the stand and denied everything In tote
In. the allegations against her. She admitted
botag lu the store , but swore she had never
taken any articles , never Viud any Intentions
of doing a } , nor was In league with others who
.lad designs upon the contents of the store.
On the concluslcci ot her testimony Ktnzlo
was requested to give his version of the af
fair and did so by making a clean breast ot
It. Ho said ho had been Introduced to Ml s
Raymond a few days before ttio theft took
place , but that she had been no Intimate
friend of his. On the day In question ho
chanced to meet Miss Haymeud teen the cor
ner of Fifteenth and Farnam stieets , and , BIO !
stating .she Intended to make some Christ
mas purchases , he had accompanied her to
Urbanczyk'n store. After the coll.irotte had
been bliovvn to Miss Raymond It was laid on
a counter near him and while she ivud Mrs.
Urbanczyk went to the front ot the store to
examine some otter muffs , he had slipped It
mderncath his coat. After leaving the sieve
in bad left. Miss Raymond and had attcr-
vards disposed of the stolen article. Klnzlo
concluded by asserting that Miss Raymond
lad uiothkiR to do with the thelft.
In reviewing the testimony Judge Gordon
expressed himself as convinced that thcro
was nn effort upon the part of Kln..le to
shield Miss Raymond from punishment , so
he accordingly found both guilty and gave
each the sentence named.
Attorney Walker has asserted from the
time 'of ' Miss Raymond's arrest when bond
for her -appearance In police court. AVUS ro- .
fused" upon a technical point of police * court
etiquette , that he would sue the officers and
their bondsmen for false Imprisonment. He
says the verdict rendered by Judge Gordon ,
so far as Miss Raymond Is concerned. Is , In
his opinion , an effort to shield the action of
the police In arresting an Innocent parson.
He asserts that the refusal to accept bond
for the release of Miss Raymond In the first
Instance was. . unlawful and that the sen
tence. Imposed In the second Instance wns
unjust. Ho will therefore attempt to seek
redress by a suit for damages.
MAC HAS A VKRV HAPPY TIME.
Con'ltny In Search of Trouble
I'lcMity of It.
John McWHllams , a tall , athletto cowboy ,
applied at the station for a lodg
ing Monday night. Ho was shown
the best ricm In the house , but
It failed to suit. There were too many other
bedfellows t'.iero according to McWHllams'
Idea , so hj proceeded to make moro room by
tossing a few vags out Into the snow drifts.
The cowboy then adjusted his gaunt iihape to
the soft surface of Judge Gordon's desk and
composed his thoughts for a sound slumber.
It was not -to be. The vags who had been
summarily ejected wandered back again and
amid tbo general row which followed Mc
WHllams lost his bed , ana was fired bodily
over the court room railing. Then Turnkey
Dlbbcrn appeared and as ho could make
neither head nor tdll out Of the turmoil , ho
accordingly placed Mc-Wllllams under arrest
ncvl charged him with general cussedneta.
Judge Gordon was of tbo cplnlon that the
nrlsoner bad received the worst of the deal
and warning him to abstain from creating
"rough houses" In t'lo future dlsmlbsed him.
TAKE -"A WAY OFF.
Twenty-Four HniirN PHKM ivltli \ \ < u HL -
IiorlK of 1/ontliiKT.
No moro burglaries were reported at the po
lice station within twenty-four hours rp till
noon yesterday and the detectives claim to
bavo gained some clews to a few of those
which took place during the holidays. No ar
rests have been made as yet , and what In
formation Chief Cox has In his possession
Ih connection with the law breakers -veiled
In the deepest mjr.tery , John Spnngler.
who until lately has roan : ? ' ] with C. Wilbur
at 102 South Thirteenth ftrect , rose early )
this morning before his brdfcllowwas awake
and departed with two gold rings , an over-
ccat and $7.G5 In money , all the property of
Wilbur. A description of Spangler hu
been given the police.
MCII'M Clnn
The regular fortnightly meeting of the
Men'B Clan of Trinity Metihodlst church
took pluca ut the church parlors , Twenty-
first nnd Illnney streets Monday night The
attendance wns very largo. Oliver Audi-
Moedy read u paper , which was enthiiBlau-
tlcally received. Dr. F , F. Teal read a
paiir on current events , which -was tersely
written and very Interesting. Dr. Sander
son , In an Inimitable rummer , fnvo a readIng -
Ing which kept t'ho ' clan lu a state of in > at
merriment. Major It. S , Wllnox talked .nr-
ncBtly , enthusiastically nnd Interestingly
of "The Great Parade of 1698. " Mr , M.v
Swain told ( in exceedingly Interesting story
of life In old Kngland. Mr. M. If ? ROVM
read a well written and very entertaining
autobiography. Great eiilliusfiiHrn prevailed
and It W.IH unanimously decided to ulve a
grand public entertainment , consisting ot
Hongu , * Instrumental pieces , autobiographies
.KtorleH and a debate , on January 17 , 1898 ,
ut the church , Twenty-first nnd Ulnney
t reels.
to InillniiH.
United Htatea Commissioner Slonno of
Pender yesterday held Harris n. Smith of
Emerson to the grand Jury In the sum of
I'M on the c'harno of nellliigi whisky to
Indians , the defendant waiving examination
IlufUH Jones of JOmcrHon wan ( 'lven a pre
liminary hearing on the same charge and
wan discharged , Charley French , nn
Indian , wax held In J , ' > CO bonds to aimwer to
the charge of Introducing whisky on the
Wlnncbngo reservation. The latter was un
able to furnlrt.i. bonds and was brought to
thlH city by Deputy United Stated Marshal
Allen and WUH deposited In the county Jail.
\'o Word from tinllnltltlfH ,
Secretary Laughland of the Associated !
Charities nays that the donation of 100
rabbits offered by un unknown portion liv
ing * ut Wood Illver had not a yet been
received , The letter proffering the Rift wua
Kent to The lice and was In turn .accepted
by the charitable organization , Secretary
l/auyliland would like to have the bunnies
on hand eomo time this week , HO that
may be distributed ujuonjf the poor
year1 * day. ,