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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1898)
SMASHES PASSENGER RATES Excursions During Winter Months JBrin About a Crash. "HOMESEEKERS" MAY COME TO OMAHA tlonnil Trip Tlrlcclit nt Hrilttrcil I'nr lit I-nil a Cut In tin * < l no-\Vnj- Jlnte to llciul Oi : 'Wwtem ' passenger rated took a tumble yes- l > rd y morning. "They're all dowti In one ollcy ; set them tip again , " Mid a passenficr man In speakln of the recent cut rate/ ; made for the holiday and the announcement of further cuts In th rates for western travel during the month of January , February and March. In view o Hio unexpected reductions ihcrc Is much bat feeling among many of the western lines , am a rite war Is In the Immediate prospect. The trouble has urls'.o over the mootcc question of homeseokcri' excursions during the winter months , and It was brought to a focus this morning by tbo announcement o the Omaha-Chicago lines that they would flel roundtrip tickets from Chicago to Omaha acx re'ttirn for $15.50 and from Chicago to Coun ell Uluffs and return for $14.50 on Uic llrs and third Tucid.iys In the months uf Jitiuary February and March. Thcno reduced rale ! In/in ChlcsKO to this city and return vrll necessitate reduced one-way rates fron Omaha 'to Chicago , passenger officials say. In order to protect tile tickets from belnt , uculpcd. Kor years the roads In the west have hat their hoincscekors' excursions on certalt da > a each month. The rated for three cxcur Kloim have uniformly been one fare plus $2 and the excursions have been conducted wltl the Intention of helping to settle the Irons mlssourl farming country. The rates have never heretofore applied to cities located on the MUaourl river , but only to DID agrlcul tural rrglons west thereof. Tw ! season th Chicago Great Western led n vigorous flgh against the homt'seekcrs' excursions during the present winter at all. Tlio opposition In alstrcl that no good could come from the In Hpsctlon of snow covered prnlrlea by prca poctlvo settlers and urged tbe.t the home- Beckers' rates during the winter season wouti only result In the regular travel being mad less profitable. Hut the majority of westcri roadn thought differently , and the homeaeek ere' rules wcro ordered to bo put In on the llrst and third Tuesdays of January , February and March. Thereupon the Chicago Grea Western announced that It would put In cor responding rates to St. Joseph and Kanaa City. The Omaha-Chicago lines have followed by putting the came rates Into Omaha nnd Conn ell muffs. The result Is that the rcgula passenger rates throughout thu west arc badly disturbed , and the situation about a bad an It has been for a long time. There I : a meeting of the passenger representatives o western toads In Chicago today and an at tempt will ho made to Improve the existing conditions. Some of the lines nro In favor o having the homcseckcrs' excursion rates fc the present winter withdrawn altogether , bu thu bulk of the aentluicnt appears to be ii favor of keeping them In , at least to points In Nebraska and Kansas. 'AHOUT ' IIATHS l-'Oll T1IK IJXI'OSITION I'asMt'iiKrr .Men Jlnvi1111 Opinion Con- < M-niliiKT tlir Mutter. . The matter of securing reduced rates fo the Tranemlsslsslppl Exposition has not ye been presented to the Western I'assenge soclatlon , but piobably will within a shor time. The matter has been considered n meetings of the local passenger rcprcsanta tlvcs of the western lines , but no recom niendatlon has yet boon made to the genera association. Tne passenger men Eay that ac tlon will bo delayed until the outcome * o thqlr fight for qn antl-scalploij bill is reached They maintain that the exposition will re colvo the lowest rates ever granted to anj show. If the antl-scalping bill tccomco a law. On the other hand It Is urged that tbo absence of the ticket brokers hero next year will prove a serious detriment to the ex cursionists who will visit hero durtag the months from Juno to November. The frclgnt associations In nearly .ill parts of the country have granted what amounts to a one-faro rate for shipments of exhibits. The passenger men eay that the early an nouncement of the freight rates Is all rlghl because there Is no danger of the frelghl rates being scalped. It is generally believed that the passenger ratcu will be the same an or lower than prevailed during the World's Fair year , which were as low as one faro most of 1110 time and the remainder of the tlmo much lower than one fare. CI.OVKR I.KAK iK.Mll.UlUAS3ME.VrS < lton < l May ] | < > AK" ! > I < ! ) lNi > < > Htd of nl Fori'i-il Snle. TOLEDO , O. , Jan. 4. According to a peti tion filed In tbo United States court today , the Clover Leaf ( Toledo , St. Louis & Kansas City railway ) , seems to bo In danger of another < fcrccd sale. Receiver Pierce , In asking In- Htructlons how to proceed In the matter ol claims owned by the American Surety com pany , amounting to $34 : < ,909 , calls attention 10 the faot that the Interest has been paidj but the payment of the principal was stay < l until July 1 , 1S3C. Tbo company Is now pressing thi > receiver for Its money and threatens , unless paid , to apply to the cir cuit count of Indiana for authority to retake and resell the road 'to satisfy the claims. The receiver sa > n $19.431 lias been paid , nnd lie has $100,000 available from the earnings to apply on the claim , and wants to know what he email do about It. 'I'D SUCCEED 1IIIIIT. for TliIril Vice 1'rt-iilili-nt nt llu * Xnrlliix'Nlrm. CHICAGO , Jan. 4. H. R. McCullougli , for merly tralllo manager of tbo Northwestern road , has been are ° lntcd third vice president of the system to succeed II , G , Hurt , who has accepted the presidency of the Union Pacific. There will bo no successor to Mr. McCul- lough as ( raffle manager and ho wltl con tinue to manage the affairs of that depart ment ns ho has done heretofore. Mr. McCullotiRh ho/5 been with the North western read for eighteen years , his first oo- sltlon with the coirpany being freight agent of the \Vlnc ia & St. Peter road , a branch of the Northwestern road. Ho was ap- IKilnted general traltlc manager fourteen months ago. < > r rn < > ( ior * to XlrUoI I'lnlo. CINCINNATI , Jan. 4. The Times-Star an nounces that William Til , Greene , general malinger of the Ilaltlmoro & Ohio railway , will retire from that position 1o succeed S. It , Galloway as 'president of the Nickel Plato railroad , IIALT1MOHE , Jan. 4. William Greene , the KCiioral manager of thu Ilaltlmoro & Ohio railway , said today that there was absolutely , icaly , llccJinu pnlmi , ilupclofi lmll , oud painful linger end. , pimple. . UlncUifadu , oily , mulliy Vlu.dry , thlu , nu.l fulllnc l"'r ' , Itcli. IUB , oily * cul | > tBllIcld quickly to warm bMli * v 111 CuTirmu 8.ur , nnd tcntlo onolntlnuj with C'UTlctiu ( ointment ) , tba great ekln euro. Ii toU Ibrcaihoul Ik. worll. CUIH Vtmi * Sdl l'rv | > , lltfiton Oj" " How u | * r iin son , Wkllt ll nd < , " fr . ITCHING HUMORS ta rJSLfiS no troth In or grounds for tbo report that h In to give up Ins prcncnt position or that ho contemplate * any change whatever In tils prrnent business relations. XKW DKAh IX \ \ IMMIASIA cn.VTn.AL. Coininny 1'oriticil In llrnrnrnnlto the ( MILWAUKEE , Jen. 4. The Evening Wis consin today prints nho following relating to the tfMitus of the Wisconsin Central linen ! "That the properties of the Wlscons'n Ctn- tral company and the Wisconsin Central U > itl- way company will , within a comparatively short time , be entirely reorganized nnd that tlicy will para ta'.o other hands than thc o of the rare who control the old company seems almost certain. Thta belief U fortified by the unexpected and gomcwbit mysterious formation of . < io recently organized Wiscon sin Central Railway company , whoso articles of IncorpsratlMi were filed at Madison. "That the proacnt movemtiit L ? a new one and that It comes with a great surprint to Rdw-ln II. Abbott , the present receiver of the properly , and olhcns for years directly In terested In the management of the Wiscon sin Central lines ls quite apparent from the mer.ncr In which the news of the o-cp lias bctn received by them. It Is hln'ed In cer tain circles , AUpponed to be fully conversant with the affairs of the Wisconsin Central , not the move Is n result of a complo'o failure of the U'lscoiu'.t ) Central rcorRanlra'iloii commit tee end the creditors of the Central lines to complete satisfactory negotiations with niwln II. Abbott. Mr. Abbott , the former president of the Wisconsin Central Ilnta , practically O\MM and cwitroto the lines from Jl.xnltowoc Ito Chicago , it Is atflerteJ by some of those who umlorsltnd the whole deal tuathe cn- tlro property would have been reorganized rlx months or a jcar ago had the gentlemen back of the reorganization matter been able to make a mutually catlsfatrtory agreement with 'Mr. ' Abbott. U la said that ho held hla latcrct'ts In the new ftlanltowoc Hue , as well aa In. the road from SchlMlngcrvlllc to Oal- cage , at a much higher figure than ( bo re organization committee was willing to con cede. Articles of Incorporation filed at MaiMson contain the mines of George I ) . VtaDykc , William 1J. VanDyke , W. H. Carter , Thomas P. Carter , Charles McAndcraon and James L. Normaa , who constltu'U > 'itie board of direc tors for oneyear. . The articled also set forth , as the objects cf the now company , the acquisition by purchase or lease of the Wis consin Central properties. The copltal stock of 'the new company Is placed at $25,000 , whldi Is merely a nomine ! sum , and mains nothing In connccllcn with the proposed tnircnase MU ! control of the Wlaconsln Central properties. This Is di vided Into 250 oharcs of the par value of { 100 each , all of which Is to bo commco clock. Of those shares elgh"ydirec are taken by W. 13. VanDykc , eighty-two by George D. VanDyke and eighty-two by W. E. Carter , and the other directors named take a Unaro each. Hurt mi mi IiisiiL-clluii Tour. GRAND ISLAND. Nob. , Jan. 4. ( Special. ) President Hurt , Vice President Mink and their party were In this city this morning on an Inspection of the shops , roundhouse , etc. They but glanced over the plant and left fcr Kearney , whence they will go over the lilack Hills branch. Iiii'rriiM'il Hnllroi'.il Kuril I n KM. MONTREAL. Jan. 4. The Increase of this year's gross earnings of the Canadian Pa- cine. over last year Is officially stated to be $ .1,4(13,790. ( The Increase of gross earnings ol t'.io Grand Trunk railroad during last month over the same period last year was $111,738. \OCH mill Personals. John L , Ferguson , assistant general pas senger agent of the Northwestern , Is In the city from Chicago. The special train of President-elect Hurt of the Union Pacific went West over the 'main line of the read from Grand Island yes terday morning. He Is accompanied by the of ficials who left liere with him on New Year's day , and will be Joined today by Freight Trafilc Manager Munroe and Chief Engineer Pegrara. Among the financial reports of western railroads for the first eleven months of 1S37 , from January 1 to December 1 , ' the following Increases In gross earnings aro'note-1 : Union Pacific , $ : ,1S7C12 ; Missouri Pacific. $2,034,731 ; Hock Island , $1.140,225 ; Northwestern , $1.028,245 ; Milwaukee , $758,242 ; Illinois Cen tral , $2,151,949. - The annual meeting of the Nebraska Southern Railway company and of the Omaha Delt Line Hallway company , both allied cor porations of the 'Missouri Pacific , were held yesterday at the United States National bank building In this city. The oflfccnr for both companies were elected as follows : President , S. II. H. Clark , St. Louis ; vice president , C. G. Warner , St. Louis ; secre tary. K. W. Irland , St. Louis ; and treasurer , A. 'H. ' Calcf. City of New York. The meetIngs - Ings wcro mere form , the secretary casting the votes of the stockholders , the largest of whom Is the Mercantile Trust company of the City of Now York. DcalliH of ii Day. NEW YORK , Jan. 4. Charles H. Bryne , who was president of tfto brooklyn Bcso Ball club , died at his residence In this city to day. day.Death Death -was duo to a complication of diseases. Mr. 'Byrno ' liad been unconscious slnco Monday of last wrnk and death had been expected. The history of modern base ball Is con temporaneous with the active life of Charles II. Byrne , and to him has been given the credit Tor many of the features of the game which have given It Its national character. Mr. Byrne received his education at St. Francis Xavler's college. After graduation : io engaged as a nowspapcr reporter. In 1SS3 he branched out as a base ball manager , as a 'member of the firm of Byrne , Taylor & 2o. , which organized the Brooklyn base > ull team and entered the Interstate league. The Brooklyn club joined the American as sociation In 1SSI. Mr. Byrne caused a sensa tion In 1SS5 when , having associated himself with Messrs. Abell and Doyle , ho purchased the entire Cleveland league team , paying therefor the sum of $10,000. Byrne also secured Collins of Loulsvlllo and Burns of Ilaltlmoro , two crack outfielders. Even with thin aggregation , Byrne was not successful , and In 1RSG ho bought out the entire Metro politan team. Tills deal was quickly fol- owed by the "purchase " of Dave Fcutz , limhong and Hob Carruthers from the I3t. Loufs team for $20,000. Byrne's liberality and enterprise wore rewarded by securing the lennant of the American association In 18S9. \ftor this the Brooklyn club Joined the caguc , when 'tho ' brotherhood revolt broke out. By his honesty and enterprise Mr. iyrno made the American association a > ewer and forcoi the National league to meet t half way In the consolidation agreement. IJAU OLI.URE , Wla. . Jan. 4. William Careen - eon , the mllllocialro lumberman , died today , after on Illness of several days , aged SO years. Mr. Carson came 'to Wisconsin olxty years ago. Ho was connected with \arlous business enterprises and did a great deal towards the jullcllng up of Ean Claire. Ho Is survived > y five daughters and a son. WEST POINT , ( Neb. , Jan. 4. ( Special. ) The death of 'Martin Stucfcr , sr. ( occurred his morning. The deceased was one of the ilik-Bt anil most prominent of the old set ters of Cumlng county. IHo was aged nearly j 10 years , anJ for somu years has been living | n retirement on his farm north of this city. lo was prominently connected both by birth and marrlago with the leading families of he county , and was the father of Hon. Vllllam Stuefor , ox-senator from Hurt and Ciimlng counties , Martin Stucfer. Jr. , of Wcat 'olnt , Arnold 'Stucfer of Dadge , Paul Stuefer , a prominent Btcckman of AVest Point , and I Us Pauline Stucfer and 'Mm ' , John Bysoug f West Point. ICNOXVILLR , Tenn. , Jan. 4. Dr. Robert j , Dabney , one of the moat prominent educators caters of the south , died at h0 ! home hero ( xlay. Dr. Charles Dabney , president of the Jnlverslty of Tennessee , naj assistant snere. ary of agriculture under President Clevc- nml. U his son. BARNWELL. S , 0. , Jan. 4. General John- on Hagood died hero at 1 o'clock today , aged 9 years , NEW YORK , Jan. 4. Josephine Mcllln outhwlck Ayer , widow of Dr. James C. Ayor. died suddenly at her homo near the lotol Dee Invalades , Paris , Monday last , god 71 years. Wnlnon' * Slnyt-r benfriicrcl. NEW YOUK. Jan. 4-Edward Clifford , a ormor West Shore , railroad detective , was entenccd In Jersey City today to be Iiangcd here on February 1C next for the murder t William Watson , a division superintend ing of the "West Shore road , on March C , * " * * SPREADING COD'S ' COMPEL Bishop Qarratt Bevitws the Vork ttat lies Been Performed , ACCOMPLISHMENTS CF MOTHER COUNTRY ClirlMliitilt ) ' ItrliiRftliont ( irrnt Ho- fomiH ! ) TenchliiK the Prlnel- lilrs of Trtillii Honor nnil Purity. An eminently scholarly address , couched In beautiful language and delivered In a cap tivating manner , by Bishop Garrclt of the Protestant Episcopal church , formerly of this city and now a resident of the state of Texas , brought together a fair sized audience at Trinity cathedral last evening. The au dience \\as nut large enough to bo termed commensurate with the value of the brilliant aid forcible speaker. In Ilia Introductory remarks Ulshop Gar- rctt spoke of the Afferent work given to different nations by God. "To England , " salJ the speaker , "God has glVcn the heathen for Its Inheritance and ithe high command to colonize. Right uobly has England per formed this task. It has never falVd to iend the gospel with -colonists , and It has selected for Iti religious work in Its colonltt , the very strongest uplrltual advisers to \ > o the standard .bearers. Great nnd wonderful Is the work of the mother country , for as the work of colonizing still goes on we may use the present tense. Nobly Is the mother country carrying out Its religious work con comitant with colonizing In Africa , India and in its other colonies. "In the United Mates God has given 'Ills people a distinct and different task , but none the less Important , 'than that assigned the mother country. There Is more wealth stored up In the land of this country than In any other similar section of the earth. I There Is nothing more remailiable In the ' history of the earth than the manner In which this country has been formed. While this Is called 'the new world' It Is really 'tho old world. ' Through uncounted millions of years subtetTanean changes were going on , all for one purpose , to make this the richest country In the world. 'Years before human feet stepped upon the earth God was preparing tHs land for hla people. Provi dence guaitlcd this country nnd held It In trust until a people should bo developed for this most-wonderful Held of action. The greatest exhibition of providential handiwork o\er seen \ \ s In "the work of preparing the Anglo-Saxon people to take possession o : this country. These people with 'liberty for their motto wcro to undertake to do things never before attempted In the world' ; history. The Latin races were not allowec to become permanent settlers here. It Is th Anglo-Saxon people with their -Magna Crarta of liberties and with their open bible before them that has proved to 'be ' the great est nation the world lias ever seen. It was that they hhoultl establish the grand princi ple of religious llbertj that these people were prepared for this country. WOMAN AND HER WORK. "There Is another topic that we shall do well to consider at this time. Since the be ginning of the Christian era God has given to woman a decided place lu His work. Be fore the advent of Christianity womenwere the toys , the tools of men , and the lives of children were utterly disregarded , and they are today In the heathen nation of the earth. But Christianity has worked a great reform. The children today have a right to live , their lives are now regarded with a sacred care , their right to existence Is cs much con ceded as that of the president of the United States. What haa done this ? Some say civilization. Not so ; It Is due to Christianity. Our duty Is to found Christianity In the hearts of the children. How ? By founding Christianity In .the hearts of the mothers. It Is right that we should have a reverence for women , not on the grounds of chivalry or of gallantry. Far greater than these are the claims for reverence of woman baaed on the teachings of science and the result of Investigation , teaching the sacrcdness of motherhood. It Is the purity nnd the no bility of motherhood that I would emphoslze. So wo today find woman's work In charity and humanity spreading throughout the world. All of humanity's tenderest feelings she is able to fully sympathize with and ad minister what Is most needed , "The educational Interests of this country are of supreme Importance. > "o people on God's earth now , or have ever been in the prat , endowed with such opportunities for educational work as are the people of the United States today. But there Is great room for additions to this noble work. The higher work Is to teach the children to fear God , to observe the principles of truth , of honesty , of honor , of purity nnd of high moral courage. If wo neglect such teach ings , no matter how extensive and powerful our educational system may be , wo must look for the logical result to follow within a few generations our children will grow to bo a nation of atheists and sceptics. This la a grave statement , but It Is none the le.sj a fact. The best way Is to educate the mother , and the future mother who shall In tlmo teach her children , from the cradle up , with the highest teachings of truth and purity. Such Instruction , placing Chris tianity far above science , arts , literature , language or any other branch of education , Is what is most needed today to save the daughters of our land. " Prosperity conies quickast to the man whoso liver la in good condition. DeWltt's Little Early Risers are famous little pills for constipation , biliousness. Indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. Tcm'lirrs' A III AnHiirlntloii. The Teacher's Annuity nnd Aid association nt the annual meeting , held yesterday after noon , elected the. following1 named ofllcera and directors to servo for the ensuing year : President , Mvra LuKuo ; llrst vice president , Jennie SI. SlcKoon ; second vice president , Sarah M. "McCheanc " ; recording secretary , Mnrtha Powell ; llnnnclal secretary. Eollu W. Nichols ; treasurer. Emma AVheatloy. Directors Anna Foss , MarffuretMcCarthy , Fannie Arnold. Lillian Llttlefleld , Ida K. Mdolc , Nora II. Lemon , Slary II. Lucas , Kmmu Whltmore ; Frances Uuttcrlleld and JInry B. Newton , I'clil for Trial. The ease of Ed HlBhbaiigh , charged -with the burglarof L. D. Holmes' residence , 2o.T3 California street , was heard In pollca court yesterday , Tno ring ivhlch had been found on his person wa.s Identified nnd It win described how the negro bad lurniped from the twenty-foot bank ne.ir Twenty- Kth and California streets nnd later hidden n a mnnger to escape pursuit. Ho was also recognized by the man who had discovered ilm In the IIOUF-C. HUhl > augh wn bound over to the distiict court under bonds of $1.000. _ Hull AKnlimt CliliHit County. Hudson I , Morton , now of Michigan , han Hied a petition In the. federal court asking that < i Judgment of } SOVi.73 bo entered In his 'uvor nBiilnst Chase county. Ho secured a ludgmt'iit for that amount In tiio district court of the county several years ngo , but os ho has removed to Michigan he. wants one for the same amount entered In the federal court. Kiln Iloir C'onffHNCH. Ella Bow , the colored woman who robbed John Burns of J20 Monday night , was brought to trial In police court yesterday afternoon. She * consented to plead guilty tea a clmiBO of petty larceny and was sentenced to thirty dnys in the county jail. She ril.su descilbcd the location of the money , which \\us recovered and returned to Burns. Trial In Kmlr.l. The trial of Lee. and Harrington , the t-.vo alleged robbers 06 the postodlce nt Stroms- bun , ' , was brought to an end In the federal court late yesterday afternoon and the cue : wan given to the Jury , Tbo trial was com- irenced on Monday morning , TII i : Jti\i/rr JIAUKKT. INSTRUMENTS placed on file January 4 , ISM : WARRANTY DEEDS. John Connor mid wife to G. H. Kitch- ott. nYi lot 4 , block 100 , Omaha . $3,000 Charles SchlfTbauer and iwlfe to F , P , Freeman , lot 11 , block 152 , So , Omaha V ) \ . L. Campbell , nsgned | , to F. II. Kur- rlngton , trustee , lot Si , block 4 , J3rlfKS Place. . . . , 1 O. 8. Ambler and wife to ( P. J. Hren- nnn , lot 10 , block 1C , Ambler Place. , KO Total amount of transfers . 5,701 01' .A\MCK13 JK.VS IttCIIUI. -ffl- Tliliik Tlirr Cnti Jlcn l Tliolr Tllle tlrar to Million * . There were pothert'J ( blether In Washing ton hull yesterday aflHoaon thirty men and women who arc living hi hopn of oomo day f&lllcR lie Irs to a pirT ot a fortune that It approximated at someHMlii ; between $250.000- 000 and $300,000,0001' "ihcsc perple were tnembfirn of the Annbfcoulcns Heirs Associa tion of Ocat-i end they , were holding their annual , meeting. . - . The publb generally 'lias come to know who the Annckc Jena'heirs are. Th y claim descent from a klqg , yf Holland , one of whc e > sons came over to this country auJ bought MtinlMlb n island , upon which New York now stands , ( or ia sans nnd some whisky. The blnse t , nart of this property p.issed away , so that , the hclrd cannot claim I ownership , but they ntllf maintain that their j tltlo to the Trinity * church property , right In the heart of .New York City , can be proven. I Tina property Is now worth about f t50.000.000. i They assert I'jat they ETC also able to prove 1 their title to some prcycrty csnflsoitod some j yiars ago by the government for chlpyards. | They say that the purchase orlco of thto Mud end Interest , amounting to some $30- 000,000 , Is waiting for them In the IMnk cf Harlem. Finally they claim ownership to about JSO.000,000 on deposit In the Batik of Holland. The officials of the latter Institu tion , It Is snld , have during the lust year refused to jx > y omy more Interest on Uils sum and bivo s3 notified the heirs , at the name time requesting them to o > ovc their right to the money and to come and get It. The reports that were made at yesterday's meeting were very encouraging. These showed that the courts of New York have practically decided that t'Jo descendants of the Hollander are entitled to the property the heirs claim. All that remains to be dons , therefore. Is to construct a genealogical tree which will show uninterruptedly the line of descent. This Is the task that the .iclrs have before them and upon this the Omaha asso ciation worked yesterday. Although the body Is styled the Anneke Jens Association of Omaha , It Is by no means local In diameter. It has members in all the states of the union. But there are other associations of the same character acid the diniculty has been that all have not been working In harmony. It Is now the Intention to combine all these various bodies Into one and the Omaha body yesterday heartily en dorsed this plan. Letters were received from other associations also favoring It. The r.ielrs aiso elected officers yesterday , oc rather reelected - elected their old officers. These arc : George II. Turner of Falrbury , In. , president ; Mrs. O. A. Round of Omahi , vice president ; Mrc. Mary Currcy of Topeka , Kan. , secre tary ; T. C. Wallace of Indianapolis , Ind. , treasurer. The beard of directors elected Is as follows : George H. Turner , Falrbury , la. ; Mrs. Mary Currey , TopeUa , Kan. ; Mrs , O. A. Round. Mrs. Lsulta Van Wagner. S. J. Van- derback , Omaha ; J. R. Leo , McCoak , Neb. ; T. C. Wallace , Indianapolis , Ind. ; Mrs. Cor- yc'i , Greenwood , Neb. ; Mrs. Mills , Omaha , The next mcettag of the association will beheld held In this city on June 21. Adjournment waii taken last night. Although there wcro only some thirty members la attendance , letters of regret over the Inability to be nrcscnt were received from a considerable number of others. I.VhTAI.I.ATMIX ( IF THI3 OFFICnilS. CereinoiilpH Cimclmlc nidi a Sorlul anil a l.um-li. Grant post , Grand Army of the Tlepubllc , and Grant Relief corps held a joint and pub lic Installation of ofllcers last night in 'Myr ' tle hall. The affair was of a very enjoyable social character aijd- r\vas attended by as many guests as the bg ( _ hall could comfort ably hold. After the ceremony of Installa tion a social hour "was1 spent and then an excellent lunch was'served. Charles E. Bur- incstcr Installed the following officers of the post : S. T. Joslyn > C. ; John Jeffcoat , S. V. . ; L. A. Harmon , J. V. C. ; Conrad Fisher , C. ; Robert Wllcox , Q. ; Dr. W. II. ChrjBtle. 15. ; Dr. R.'M. tone , A. ; Charles E. Burmeater , O. D. ; J. liberty , O. G. ; Lafay ette Auderaon , S M.j-13. A. Parmalce , Q. M. S. Mrs. W. H. Christlojnstalled the following officers of the relief corps : Mrs. Lllllai .Eddy , P. ; 'Mrs. Orlana Koch , a. V. P. ; Mrs. Sarah E Lawton. J. V. IVMlrs. Sarah E. Potter , T. ; iMrs. Helen Jeffcoal , C. ; Mrs. Josephine Xeely , C. ; Mrs. Eliza. , Eastman , G. ; Mrs. Harriett A. 'Wllcox ' , S. ; Miss Lillian Wilcox , A. C.iiMrs. Marlda Rhyn , A. G. Triune lodga iNo. 5(5 ( , Knights of Pythias , publlcally Installed Its ofllcers In the hall la The Bee building last night and provided an evening full of pleasure tor a largo num ber of guests. After the Installation cere mony a .lumber of entjrtalnlng gramophone ' selections were given -by Captain E. I. Davis. ' An hour was then spent about card tables and ( finally luncheon was servoJ. The ( affair was a pleabu-able one. The following oflicers were Installed by ! E. I. Davis as j deputy chancellor commander : L. A. ! Mer- rlara , C. C.V. ; . D. Eck , V. C. ; J. C. Brew- tnston. P. ; J. S Stewart , iM. of W. : J. II. of F. ; S. J. Droderlck , M. of E. ; D. L. Mor- of P. ; S. J. iBroeJerlck , M. of E. ; D. L. Mor gan , QI. at A. ; B. C. 'Adams ' , I. G. ; E. E. Hanson , O. O. Salvation Oil , the people's liniment. Is guaranteed tlu > beat. It will cure you. AttaoliH Snliof On * Ciiiuiiiiiiloi. BOSTON , .Inn. 4. Suit was filed today ngalnst the Boston , South Boston , Jtoxbury and Bay State of Massachusetts Gas com panies ; the Gas Company of Delawnrs ; the Bay State Gas company of New Jersey , Albert C. Burragc of Boston. Henry H. Uogers and John G. Moore of New York , tbo Now England Gns and Coke company , H C. Pruyn , Stephen Peabody , Henry Dim- mock , Georfie C. Haven. A. N. Brady , Emer son McMlllen. A. II. Patrct of New York ; William F. ElkliiH and William F. Elklns. Jr. . of Philadelphia : William Flynn of Pittsburgh Henry M. Whitney , Rlcbarrt Olney and Robert W. Lord of Boston. The suit was entered by James E. Manning of Lynn. TVio bill , which Is of jjreat length , contains apparently u uumiiiiuu innkui ut pas tr.insiictlons since Novsmber 1 , IRDU , most of wlilc'b are referred to as belnpr by unauthorized olllclals , nnd , therefore , ille gal or fraudulent , especially the recent sale of the Hrookilnu nnd Dorchester Gas com panies to the Now Ens'.and Gas and Coke company. .Striving 10 .Save Dtirrimt. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 4. In the United States circuit court before Circuit Judge W. W , Morrow and District Judge De- Haven , sittingon bane today. Attorney ICtigene Uupn-y succeeded In obtaining leave to present and to Illo a petition for n writer or habeas corpus on behalf of W n-T. . , Durant , confined nt San Quentln. When the petition bud been heard ami Attorney Du- iirey had concluded his argument. Judso .Morrow In a low voice announced that the matter would bt- taken under advisement by the court , nnd that a decision would be ren dered at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. 11ns i\ii KiiKllnli Wife. NEW YORK , Jan.I.E. . J. lUitcllffo , the Kngllsh actor under sentence of six months mprlsonment on Blackwcll's Island , for > eatns ! hl wife , Wosi interviewed In hla Tombs cell today roKnrdlng the stpry pub- lahed In the London Mull. In which It was stated that the nc pr had another wife n i England. Ratcllffc. denied It point blank. . Assistant District Attdrney Gardiner today authorized the statement tout Ratcllffo , night bo Indicted for perjury In statlnt ; that m had nowife , but the woman ho married u-re , i No wlioro on oa'fl | ( 'can ' you find such a vurk'ty of style < Hin < l prices us nt Drcx L. Sliooiimn'fi tluJrp" IHIH always IIOL-II u n'roat deimmil form ladles shou to retail it ? U.no we've Ipfrisi ! < l our lines by mMliiK two new oncH to this priced filioo these have the style simp and dura bility lo them In either lace or button- coin toe patent leather or the kid tips extension solos for wear there Is no otter shoe while they have the tylc of ho much higher priced ones this addl- Ion wives us the lamest line of Indies' 2.50 shoes ever shown In our tore. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 FAUN AM STREET Cost Price No Consideration The remaining stock of the National Clothing Co. will be closed out completely and regardless of its cost by THE CREDITORS in a very short while. There are quite a lot of broken sizes , odd pants , suits , odd h'at lots and furnishing goods left from the enormous sale. Single articles for the individual the remaining complete lots are for the merchant wholesale buyers. Here's a short list. Double Quick Prices * About 75 $6,00 National Men's Suits $3.25 About 50 $7.50 National Men's Suits $4.25 About 100 $9.50 National Men's Suits $5,50 About 25 $10 SONational Men's Suits $6,75 250 pair Men's Odd Pants left from broken Suits , $1.25 to $2.00. Every pair actually wortli from $2.00 to $4.25 a pair. All the National's $1.25 Black and brown Stiff Hats . , . 80c Any Overcoat left we will close out at 40c on the dollar. Shrewd buyers , economical people and merchants will recognize an opportunity now , as never before. IT .Creditors' Sale of the - " " Cor. 14th and Douglas Sts , LAGOON AT TRANS-MISSIS3IPPI AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. , The News of the Exposition to * Will be published in The Bee from day to day and the Sun day Bee will chronicle the progress and wonders of the great Exposition. Omaha and the Exposition have no better advertisement than The Bee. If you want to interest your friends outside of , Omajia tt | the Exposition if you want to interest eastern prppety owners if you want to interest prospective investors-r-if you want to to make the Exposition a success and build up Omaha sen < cj them The Omaha Daily Bee or The Omaha Sunday Bee tote until after "v K. to tote tote / . THe Transnilssissippl ! and International Exposition. < The Omaha Dally Tice Including Bun- . i < lay. by mall llirco months J3.09 Tlio Omaha Sunday Dee. by mall one year J3-00 ' OMAHA DAILY LTim The Omaha Daily or The Omaha Evrn- Ing lice. Including Sunday , delivered In Omahn , South Omaha or Council I31uf a , per week lea UIOWHEAT WAKI2IIOUSKS HUIIX. Ten 'J'lioiixaiiil TOIIH of Ornlii Dc- wtroyeil ill Stockton. STOCKTON , Cal. , Jan. 4. At 12:10 : this morning flre waa discovered In warehouse No , 5 of the Fanners' Union Milling company , and before the department could get to work the flames -were beyond control , The flro quickly spread to warehouse No. C , and It was soon seen that neither warehouse could lie saved. The attention of the department was turned to saving the warehouse of the Navigation and Improvement company , which was separated from No. C only by a lire wall , and the Eureka or Crown mills ware house , which had only the same protection from No. C. ( Streams were withdrawn from the central -portion of the doomed structures and began work on the ends with some effect and by continuous ilglitlng against the Iron sides and roofs of the burning bulldlgs , which appeared to shut them off , the firemen wcro successful. The warehouses were well filled with grain , for both the Union and Its clients lave been among those \vho were waiting for the prlco of wheat to advance. The lowest estimate ontho amount of wheat destroyed Is 10,000 tons and many put It higher. There was besides considerable barley and rye. Much of the grain was the property of the Union , but by far the largest proportion wao held In storagH by farmers. The loss Is placed at moro than ? 500,000 , although the territory covered by the Hro was not largo. ( The lessen on tbo warehouses will bo lieavy , though both of the buildings and the grain wcro Insured for a reasonably large share of their ' value. The flro Marled in the machinery of a grader and cleaner. Tno warehouses are built partly on a pile foundation along ithe bank of the canal. Whllo * the firemen were lighting the flames two other alarms were turned In from other portions of the city , but fortunately they amounted to noth ing. The Btennicr ICllen with the barge Cricket was lying alongside 'No. ' G taking on a cargo , 'but was towed out of danger by row-boats , The flro continued to burn In the great plles of wheat -which are In places as high as the warchouseB.thcniBclves and they will continue to smoulder for days. There lias been some slight damage In parts of the other two warehouses by smoke. I1I3AVIWI CITY , iNeb. , Jan. 4. ( Special Telegram. ) The postolllco and general store of Henry Williams at I'rcccpt , this county , wcro burned at 3 o'clock this morning. The building was a mass of flames when the flro -was - discovered and was a total loss with Its entire contents , Including mall , stamps and postal money. I oss ? 3,000 , no insurance. Wo linvo nlwut ton or twelve moro pianos than room for , Ihurofore for the nuxt diiy or two , or until our stock Is rcduci'il to nornisil proirartloim ii'aln ( , wo will soil a fuw of thu lL-Ht ) or c'hcapuKt pianos In our IIOUHO for less money than they can bo replaced. A few bargains In upright slightly used pianos , Mich tin the Ilardinun , old ficalo Klniball , Fisch er , Vose A : SOIIH , at ? ( M to ? ! ) S , on pay ments of $15 cash and $0 to $8 a month. Any now piano In the IIOUHO tills wool : for ? , r ) cash and $8 to $10 monthly Our line of now pianos comprises mich relia ble liiKtrumentH as the Knahe , now Kcalo Klmlmll , Kranlch tc Unch mid Hullet & Davis planoH , In these the best Is repre- Hunted , with a variety of tone to ex actly suit thu most critical musician. _ , A. HOSPE , Utt OIU HI ISIS Douglas The origin of the Jlro Is a mystery. TJioro had < bccn no flro la the 'building ' for two days.HUMnOLDT HUMnOLDT , Neb. , Jan. 4. ( Special. ) Flro consumed a largo crib of corn cri the farm of Kllhu Cox , five miles south of thin city , on Sunday evening. The crib contained about 1,200 buiihels of corn and was a total loss , with no Insurance. The origin of the flro Is unknown , but It Is thought to be thu work of au Incendiary. IlniiU 'ItCNiuni'N UN NI5W YORK , Jan. 4. Tlio National Shoo nnd Leather bank , which lost Its entlro sur plus of 50,000 , nnd $101,000 In addition l > y tl0 ] defalcation of Its bookkeeper , Bamue-I C , Scclcy , In 1S01 , announced today that on , April 1 next , tlm payment of the quarterly ) dividends of 4 per cent will bo rcHutncd , In ! the last two years the bank's deposits luivu Brown J2.0C3.W , nnd thorn Is now a mirplua of 4100,000 and undivided proflt of SHlMv , Knroiilt * for .M NKW YOUIC , Jan. I. Sirs , Julia San- gullly , iwlfo of the Cubin general who was yesterday In 7Iavana on board the Btt-amcr1 Haratoga , said today that her husband wn * not on Iilu way to rejoin the Insurgents In , Cuba , but wu Buffering from rheumatism' ' nnd was on Ills way to Mexico In hope oC llndlng relief thnro. General Hingullly wn * released by the Spaniards from niorro c on his promise not to return to Cuba ,
