THE DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUIS'E If ) , 1871. OMAHA , inn DAY , KY 'I , 1808 T WELT JB PAGES. SINGLE OOt'V FLVE CENTS.
CATO WOULD PLAY POKER
IIo Was a Misiouri River Pilgrim and n
Pudding for the Gang.
RELAY OF SHARKS PLUCK H.S ROLL
Ten Tlioimnnd Illntvn on 11 Trip from
-Slum. City In l.ritveiiwortli
Then hiirk Smiled nitil
Jitllroke it Hunk.
"A man 'hunting' for poker trouble could
Kol a-iilenty of It on the Big Muddy rtcrn-
wheelersaround , the latter 'COs and the early
70s , " mid Joe Rcllly of Sioux City to a cor-
retoondtcit of the New York Sun. "There
weren't many regular poker sharks working
Hio Missouri river boats In those days like
there were on the Mississippi steamers , but
Just the eamtj the men that traveled on those
weather-boarded , lop-aided old sandbar
wagons on the Big Muddy nil knew how to
play poker some , I'm a-telllng you. Gilo
Ilullrr.an found this out when he went up
against a whole lot of different men's games
on the old .General W. T. Sherman In 1872.
"Dullman was vardnera with Nato Still-
water In running a big general store In Yank-
ton anil both of 'cm were making a mint of
money at the time I'm going to tell yoj
nloul They'd ha' made more , I guess , if
Stillwiitcr hadn't drank tea miiL'.i whisky
mid Bulln.an lindn't played too much inker.
Now , ull In all , Stlllwntcr handled his
whisky pretty well , nnd nt such times nn he
found It was getting n half-N'eieon on him
ho'd leave It off for a u. ell and attend to
business. HO that till end of the dtss'ixitlon
of the firm -Stlllwuter & Bullman wasn't
half as bad as Cato's. Culo love.l to play
ixi'tor st > much that ho'd knock off right in
the middle of selling a big bill of goods to a
gang of frelfV.iters to. go off aomcwhcrcs anil
Kit Into a game. Now , trilu wouldn't have
'been BO bad , even If It was darned pocT
business policy. If Cato ever won. But ho
never did. He had no license ever to touch
pa'ck of ctird . In the first place ho was a
yap nt cards and any American kid thnt
know how to play old maid cunld have
hon > od out of the back of a prairie schooner
nnd btjtcu Cato out of his boots at the
game for money , marbles or chalk. In the
second place , Cato was n natural born hoodoo.
jl If ho was drawing to three aces cmd the
! . otticr fellow wa.i taking five cards the other
/ ; * - ' fcllow'd beat C&lo out nnd have nlenty to
roaro. So that It was Just about up to Cnto
to holler murder and take ta the brush when
ever anybody 'Inshed u pack of the paste
boards on him. Uut he didn't see It this
way. He went right on playing jxjker cud
netting soaked fcr Ills share of the profits of
tlio firm. Cato appeared to bo Just stone
blind to tlie fact that the foxy pecolo that
didn't do much of anyttilng else around Yank-
ton except to play -cards were In a fair way
to fix themselves with meal tickets for llfo
nt his eiien.c . , and , as he was pretty near
eovon foot high ceid built In proportion , none
of us felt like trying to kick any bouse into
Ills fool bend.
bend.A
A BUSINESS TRIP.
"Anyhow , In the summer of 72 , Bullmnn
Btartcd down the river on the old General
W. T. Sherman for St. Louis to buy goods.
Ho had $10,000 In greenbacks nlong with
him. Before ho went aboard the boat Stlll-
water , who .wasn't much more'n five foot
high , ranged himself nlongsldo Cato's big
carcass , and says ho :
" 'Cato , this here v'yage you're about to
embark on to a business trip nnd nothtn'
else. It ain't no jamboree and It nln't no
jioker picnic. There's some smooth 'people
Kits aboard these here mud ploughs down be
low at the InndlngH , and In their hands you'd
bo nothln' but a great big moon-eyed Jayhawker -
hawker , which you are. So throughout this
uero Journey you'd best git 'way up on top o1
the boat nnd sit on a pile o' planks Just
nbaft the pilot house and smoke your pipe.
You're not to play no poker at all , you hear
me ? When you git stuck on n sandbar you
can fish over the sldo for bullhead catfish ,
but you don't piny no poker. If when you
Kit back hero I hear that you've been plny-
Ing poker , I'll mangle you up n heap , now
you hear mo n-talkln' . '
"Cato reached down , picked up his part
ner by the scruff of the neck , and held him
out ut nrrn's length.
" 'I ain't n-goln' to play no poker , old
man , ' says ho to Stlllwater. 'Won't touch
110 cards nt all 'till 1 git back. Kind o'
lost my knock at the cards lately , anyhow , '
ns If ho over had any koack at 'em. 'And
you want to let the redeye alone while I'm
Keno , too , ' Cato finished , and then set his
llttlo partner down.- Then Cato went aboard
the boat. As I was going nlong down to St.
Louis myself , Stlllwater cnlls mo aside and
cays to mo :
" 'Jest keep an eye on that big galoot on
the way down , nnd If he gits restless and
shows a Inclination to got tangled up with
ft poker deck , Jest bat him over the head
With n capstan bar.1
THR STOCKMAN TAKES A HAND.
" " ! J W ? " . ' , t mnhl R any rash promises
HKo that , \\tll. Ca'to ' was all right the first
lay cut , nnd ho followed hla p-rdner's In
structions nnd unt around on deck smoking
Ills corncob pipe and feeling his big wallet
occasionally. Ho kept as far away as
possible from the llttlo deckhouse where a
game was st'.rted ' going before- the boat
PUtfheJ out Into the stream , but the rattle
of the chips was bound to reach his cars
occasionally. On the second day some stoek-
mcn got aboard that Cato knew , and Cato
took a few drinks with 'em. Then they In
vited O.j- Into n IMtlo game. Cato leaked
nt me klr.d o' guilty like , and then shook
himself together Ilko n man does that says
Jo himself , 'It's nobody's danged business
but my own. ' So ho sits Into the game
with the stockmen. They were only going
ilown n fenv Inndlnps anil wlirn they get of
they ha.l $2.QOQ of Cato's money. I never
in my life before 'or since saw such hoodoo
luck as Cato had In th'.t game with these
etockmen. Ho didn't '
get a pair more'n onoo
Jn n hundred hands , nnd if ho did get a pair
nn < ! happened to better It In the draw ho'd
Klvo aihoot that 'ud wako up the owls ashore
luid then bet Ilko un Ogallala Sioux with
four aces and a dirk knife. It was Just
simply painful to watch Cato In that game ,
nnd noinlelnUo. . When the stockmen got
off Borne of thorn actually lojked BO sorry
tor Cato that I kind o' thought they'd offer
to give him his money 'back. ' But they
didn't.
" 'I'm kind o' out o1 luck lately , ' s-.ys Cnto
to mo after the stockmen had got off with
Ills $2,000. 'and I b'llovo I'll Just Oraw In now
and wait for 'a hunch. No good buckin'
ngln' n streak1 o' bad luck , la there ? '
"Well. I told him that If my 10-year-old
boy down In Sioux City wasn't able to play
poker tiny letter than'he. ' Cato co-ild before
lie put on long trousers , and suspenders I'd
ecnd him up to a lumber camp until ho bo-
c-arno of age. But Cato didn't pay any at
tention to me , and when an awkward over
work ol-lonklng man. dressed like a farmer
Rot abe rd a eouplo of landlnwi below ho
struck up an acquaintance with him. This
farmer-like looking man had a pretty keen
pair of eves In his head , as I noticed , and he
liad beslde3 that yokelly way of finding ut
about other people's business. So It didn't
< iko him long to dig It out of Cato that
Cato wns going down to St. Louis to buy a
stock of coods. The three of us were n Itlng
on t'Ju ' hind rail , whittling when thU fanner-
llkp looking man turns to Cato and asks
fcltn :
" "Ever play ko-arJsJ' ,
* * TUB PA11MEH CHIPS IN.
L' S > "Cato looked at mo attain and hesitated ,
t' " 'O , wunct In r. while. ' says he , finally ,
, end In a pair of minutes they wore In the
i tnlddlo of a poker game. The stranger asked
no to sit In , of course , but I could sc * that
lie wasn't over-anxl.us to have mo In the
game , and I never played poker on steam
boats , stern-wheel or side-wheel , anyhow.
"Well , Cato did lose It all. or close on to
nil of It. He foregathered with a man that
" Cot ( .broad at Omaha , and Bald L wu I.
civil engineer for the Union Pacific railroad
The civil engineer got $1,800 of Calo's green
backs , and then got off. Twenty milts below
low Omaha , nt a llttlo landing , n gapp ;
looking hog raiser that Cato had met befon
climbed over the rail , and Cato thought hi
saw n chance to recoup his drooping for
tunes. The hog raiser relieved Cato o
} 1,000 and had an Important engagcmcn
to look at some fancy hogs at the ncx
stop. Tills left Cato with $200.
" 'Convinced that you're a damphool yet
Cato ? ' says I.
" 'Danged If I don't begin to b'llevo
tun , ' ho owns up.
" 'How about these goods you were goliij
to buy In St. Louis ? ' I asked him.
" ' 1 dunne , ' ho sold , mournful like.
"Well , whrn wo got to Leavcnworth
Kan. , the wheezy old Sherman tied up fo. .
twenty-four hours for repairs to the ma
chlncry. Cato was pretty gloomy. W <
wcr/ actions and put up at the old Planters
house. On the night wo struck Leavenwortl
I walked Cato around to sort o' relieve hli
mind. Wo wcro strolling down Shawnei
sticet when wo bDlh saw n pretty mud
lighted up place Into which a lot of well
gotten up men wore going. When wo cann
up 'to the place we heard the rattle of tin
chips and click of the marble nnd thi
choppy talk of the kcno men , nnd then w <
saw that It wns Colonel Jennlson's famoui
Bon Ton gambling joint , running wldo opcr
nnd full blnst. Cnto made for the door. 1
grabbed him by the nrm.
" ' 'Come on out o' that,1 snld I. You've
only got $200 , which won't moro'n got you
bnck to Vankton. Haven't ) you been cnougt
of nn Idiot already ?
" 'I got a hunch , ' says Cato , releasing
himself from mo and starting again for the
door.
" 'Hunch ! ' says I , but ho wns already In
side.
BREAKING THE BANK.
"Well , Cato goes up to the faro table
whom the big men of the .town seem to be
playing bank , nnd says I to myself , 'Joo
you'll have to dig up to send this crazj
man back to his pardncr In Yankton. '
"Cato bought $200 worth of chips , tapping
hlmaelf , rud began. Gentlemen , ho couldn'l
lose. He scattered his chips over every card
wi the table , and' ' ho couldn't lesc. He won
eight bets out of ten. He let his money lie
on cards four times over , and won every
time. He didn't use a copper , but played
every card wide open , There didn't seem tc
be a split In the box for Cato. In less than
twenty minutes ho had wrn over $3,000. .
There was a $500 limit on the game. Catc
aokcd to have It removed. When the Ilmll
was taken off , Cato made three $1,000 beu
running , and won every one of them. Then
he came off his perch and got down to $20C
bets npiln , playing 'cm like a veteran , iind
Just simply unable to lope , gentlemen. The
rosl of the men at the tab'.e quit playing
Just to watch Cato. Once In a while Cnto'd
play the high card , Just to see If his luck
was holding. The high card oime out every
tlmo be did It. They switched the dealer
thrco tltnex' . They switched the lookout hall
a dozen times. They tried different boxes ,
They clanged tables. They did everything ,
Hut , gentlemen , Cato Bullmen was playinp
faro , and he couldn't lose. I was proud ol
the big duffer. In an hour he was $1SOOJ
ahead of Colonel Jenn'son'ri bank. They scnl
across the way to get Colonel Jeunison , wh <
was playing a quiet llttlo game of poker
In the Star of the West saloon. Colonel
Jonnlson came over to the Bon Ton and ait
down to handle the box for Cato himself ,
Cato soaked Colonel Jennlscti every bit an
hard as ho had soaked -ill of Colonel Jennl
son's dealers. Colonel Jrnnison was game ,
but. when at the end of three hours , Catc
was still going right ahead winning like a
cvclcae , he turned the box over with this
little remark : 'Gentlemen , the game Is
cloned for the night. '
"When Cato cashed In ho had just $35,200.
I took him by the arm and walked him down
to the hotel arid got him Into hla room.
Cato went to the basin to wash his hands.
When ho turned around to me again he
looked Into the barrels of both my guns.
" 'Cato , ' says I , 'I'm sorry , but I'll just
trouble you to hand over every cent of that
$35,200 you've got , right away now , darned
quick , or I'll blow the whole top of your
head oft. '
"Cato didn't demur < i little bit. He
plunked the money down most of It was fci
$1,000 and $500 bills on the table.
" 'I don't fiiippose I've got enough sense to
pack It around , fur a fac' , ' said he.
"When wo got to St. Louis I handed Cato
$10,000 to buy his goo.is with , and expressed
the $25,200 to his address In Yankton.
" 'Well , ' said his little partner , Stlllwater ,
when Cato got back to Yankton , 's'long aa
you won , you big clodhopper , 1 don't o'pose
I need to mangle you up none. But If you
had los' ! ' "
UXTK.XSIVK COKKKH IM.AXTHIl ( If ITS
Scvoi-nl A m or I ra ii KlrniH Ainont ; tlic
( 'i-fdltorN.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 3. The Chronicle
oys : Don Manuel L. 'Barrlllas ' , ex-presl-
dcnt of Guatemala and millionaire coffee
planter , has turne'J over all his vast planta
tion properties to two prominent business
men of Quczaltcnang , who will liquidate
the estate for him. A circular announcing
the liquidation has been sent out to all firms
with which Barrlllas has had dealings and
has been received by several South Ameri
can houses In this city. It simply recites the
fact that It has been thought best for various
reason to place the firm of M. L. Dnrrlllas
& Co. In liquidation nnd that Frederlcc
Koch , a prominent merchant , and Manuel
Dlgucz , a well known lawyer , have been ap
pointed liquidators to clrse up all pending
operations and take entire Charge of the
business , Ciistlo Bros. , who are the
heaviest creditors of the house In California ,
have Solomon Hlrsch In Guatemala nt present
looking after their Interests , From his let
ters they are satisfied that Barrlllas Is not
only solvent , but still very wealthy , and are
not nt all alarmed about the latest turn ol
affairs.
MOiS XO'P IIUIIT CAUKOKMA .MUCH.
Si-ndx Very I.HCIo Kri-xlt Friilt tn
( ieriiiiiny.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 3. Among tht
fruit exporters in Sin Francisco the newt
of the action of the German government
prohibiting the Importation of American fruit
created no alarm. Albert Castle of Castle
Bros , voiced the general sentiment In
the statement that California sent too little
fresh fruit to Germany to feel the prohibi
tion. Ho agreed with J. K. Armsby & Co's.
icpresentatlvo nnd those of Poortci
Bros , company , nnd Rosenburs Bros.
& Co. , that nt present the market In Ger
many for this state's fresh mitts was not of
Biiliiclent Importance to justify alarm.
Joseph A. Fllcher. secretary of the State
Hoard of Trade , said : "I believe tlv t Ger
many's action Is In retaliation for the sugar
tariff of the Dlngley bill. It will not affect
California much , as wo cxp.rt such small
quantities of fresh fruits to that country.
Of course , an extension of the prohibition to
dried fruits would concern us mightily. "
Kind the Slirjiiincl Slii-IlN Defective ,
SAN FHANO1SCO , Feb. 3-Tests of shrap
nel shells furnished to the United Statet
army have been madeby Lieutenant F. U ,
Babbitt of Ilenecla nrronal. Twenty-six
fhc'.ls were fired and to per cent of ( ho am
munition mns found to be wholly worthless ,
The flimsy shrapnel was furnished by at
or I mi nco company Of Washington. All
shells fuaed by electricity wore excluded
from the tv\only-fix rounds selected by
Lieutenant Ualibltt , Charles H. Sutt-r , chlel
engineer of the Pacific division , has InMruc-
U..IIH from General J. M. Wilson , chief ol
i-iiffineers. Washington , to hasten the worli
of mounting the modern guns for the defonst
of this harbor. In accordance with Instruc
tions the force of workmen on thu fortifica
tions will bo enlarged ,
Suit Aufiilu.it Slrei-t L'jir IIn ex.
CHICAGO , Feb. 3. Commissioner of
Public Works McGunn has started court
proceeding against the North and WVst
C.ilcago Street Hallway companies for al
leged violation of thu law requiring street
railway companies to clear away the snow
und tcu from the streets along which their
Una run. Mupy of tie west and north side
street * urc In uu almost ImjMislblc' condi
tion. )
OJIAIIASS AND PORT ARTHUR
Delegnt'on ' to Loc-k Over Country Between
Hero and Texas.
COMMERCIAL CLUB EXCURSION STARTS
Hevonly-Flvc llnnlitrHR Men Ilie GUO ( H
of President Stllivoll on n ,
Trip Over IIIn South
ern l.liic.
The first train , of sleeping cars that ever
crossed the Missouri river on the East
Omaha bridge went over that brldgo yesterday
morning shortly after 10 o'clock. It was a
special train of three care , carrying the ex
cursion of the Kansas City , Plttsburg &
Gulf railroad from Omaha to I'orb Arthur ,
Tex ,
The excursion was arranged by the Omaha
Commercial club , nnd was confined to mem
bers of that organization. The trip Is taken
by the Invitation of Arthur E. Stllwcll ,
president of the Kansas City , Plttsburg &
Gulf railroad , which ho delivered nt the ban
quet recently tendered him In this city by
the Omaha Commercial club. Nearly
seventy-five representative citizens , Including
jobbers , merchants , bankers , physicians and
attorneys , were In the party this morning.
The iarty : Is in charge of John E. Utt , com
missioner of tl'c Omnfia Commerclnl club ,
and will bo joined this evening at Kansas
City by Henry C. Orr , general passenger and
ticket agent of the Port Arthur Route , who
will bo the leader of the merry crowd after
leaving Kansas City. In addition to the visit
to Port Arthur , stops will bo made at the
principal points along the new road and brief
sojourns will bo afforded In other cities of
the south.
While the excursion Is run In the Interest
of the Port Arthur Houte. the Transmlss's-
slppl and International Exposition will bo
extensively advertised' ' by the Omahans dur
ing their trip through the south. Immcnro
banners bearing the words , "Trar.smlss's-
slppl and International Exposition , Omaha ,
June-November , 189S , " were suspended on
both sldea of the cars , and within there was
a generous amount of exposition advertis
ing matter , Including a half dozen pictures
of the grounds and buildings neatly framed.
Each member of the party wore a blue
badge of the Omaha Commercial club.
It was Just 10:03 : a. m. when the train left
the freight depot of the Omaha Bridge &
Terminal Ki.ilway company at Eleventh anil
Nicholas streets. The train consisted of a
locomotive and a passenger coach of the Port
Arthur Houte and of the -sleeping cars
"Nllus" and "Meridu" of the Pullman com
pany. Another sleeping car will be added at
Kansas City. From here to Kansas City the
party was accompanied by Assistant Super
intendent Talcott cf the Pullman company.
The run up to East Omaha , across the big
brldgo there nnd over to Council Bluffs was
made In just twenty-one minutes and af
forded the Ilrst opportunity for n nilmber of
the Omaha excursionists .to so& the property
of the Omaha 'Bridge ' & Terminal Hallway
company. . . . , _ . . . -
The following membcrs.ol its Omaha Com
mercial club constituted the party : - ,
C. F. Wellcr. J. S. Brady , C.
II. Picklns , G. W. Llnlnger , Eiiclld
Martin , F. E. Sanborn , A. W. Clark ,
Judge W. D. MsHugh , George W. Towle , J.
H. McDowell , C. H. Ciilsam , A. M. Clark , J.
B. McGregor , N. A. Kuhn , Dr. W. H.
Hanchett , J. E. Utt , W. B. Taylor , J. B.
Ilahni , C. P. Norwall , LewV. . Kaber , S. Rey
nolds , H. C. Sharp , E. S. Clark , buther
Drake , Charles D. Thompson , Dr. J. P. Lord ,
L. D. Erlon , T. C. Shelley , James Stephenson -
son , G. W. Carlock , George W. Tlcrney , n.
C. Jordan. J. H. Snyder , M.
T. Barlow , A. J. Vlerllng , F. C. DeVol ,
E. V. Lewis , Herman Drlshaus , W. B.
Melkle. George E. Barker , L. T. Sundcrtend.
Fred Metz , jr. , Charles M. Harl. W. F.
Alien , GeorgeM. . Nattinger , F. N. Clark ,
D. P. Rolfe , W. D. Mead , jr. , W. A. DeBord ,
10V. . Gunther , W.V. . Ccates , T. C. Havens ,
G. W. Garloch , Robert Dempster , G. F.
Brucker , J. A. Buckstaff , R. C. Peters , E. M.
Andreesen , II. J Lee , E. G. McGlIton , T. N.
Naudain , J. H. Daniels , E. L. Dodder , Jr. ,
A. II. Somers. H. K. Burket. W. N. Naeon ,
B. S. Baker , J. B. Cowgill , M. Marks , H. E.
Palmer , Herman Heyn , Ernest Peycke , J.
\V. Thomas , John T. Hopkins , John F. Dale ,
A. W. Bowman , J. M. Richards , G. H. Payne ,
Burt C. Raymond , Dr. W. J. Brownrigg ,
H. B. Boyles , M. Wulpl.
IllHll.IXr.TW.VS XK\V SCHEDULIS.
IlcHtoriitlim of TrilliiH ItrlnKH About a
HfiiiljiiHtiiK'iit of Service.
Both the Northwestern-Union Pacific and
the Burlington lines are 'booming 'their new
fast trains , which will be placed in service
between Chicago and Denver via Omoha on
Sunday. At present there Is quite an ener
getic contest between the competing lines
to popularize the new trains. Both lines
are making arrangements to carry a number
of newspaper men from Omaha , Chicago and
Denver on the Initial trips.
In connection with the restoration of
trains Nos. 1 and 6 the 'Burlington ' has en
tirely rearranged Its train schedule. Gen
eral Passenger Agent Francis yesterday
gave out the following statement of the
changes on the 'B. ' & M. :
No. 1 will leave Chicago at 10 a. in , ,
Omaha at 11:55 : p. m. , arriving nt Denver at
1:30 j ) . in. No. C , which will run via the
old main line from Ashland , will leave
Denver nt 10 a. in. , Hastings at 80 p. in. ,
Lincoln nt 11:19 : p. m. . reaching Chicago at
2:15 : p. in. , making connections with all
trains for the east. Th's train will cross
the Missouri river at Plnttamouth at 1 a. m.
Tralnra Not1 ) and 5 will bo abandoned west
of McCook. No , 5'fi schedule , Chicago to
McCcok , will bo about as at present. No , 4
win leave McCook at 3:20 : p. m. , arriving
at Hastings at 8:20 : p. m. , there transferring
its passengers to No. 6 , A new train , No. S ,
to take the place of NoI between Hastings
and Lincoln , will leave Hastings at CCO : a.
m. , making all atops , arriving at Lincoln
at 10:03 : a. m. , and there connecting with
No. 82 for Omaha. No. 4 will leave Lin
coln , aa now , at 8 , i , m. Train No. 10 , for
Crcsttci. la. , will leave Council Bluffa at
3 45 p. m. . a half hour Inter than at present.
No. 2 will continue to leave Denver at
9:50 : p. m. It will stop at iirlqcjijal stations
west of McCook , arriving at 'Oxford 7-50
a. m , Kenessw , 10:05 : a. m. and Hastings ,
10:35 : n. in. Between Hastings and Lincoln
It will stop at Harvard and Fairmont only.
Arriving time at Lincoln and schedule east
thereof remain unchanged. No , 3'n sched
ule , Chicago to McCook. will bo about an
now. Orf account of No. C being nbim-
cloned west of MeCook , No. 3 will 'stop nt
principal stations between McCook and
Denver. It Is scheduled to arrive at Den
ver nt 7:30 : n. in. No , 16.will leave Oxford
at 8:10 : a. m. . In place of 7W : a. m' ' . . ail
now , arriving at Re'd Cloud twenty minutes
and St. Joseph ten minutes later than at
present.
iiAxni.i.vn "HXI'WSITIO.V ruiniiT : ,
Idillrniul Men Hold Anollifr Kntllu
Confrrrnco on UKMutter. .
There was another meeting of the freight
representatives of the Omaha lines at expo
sition headquarters yesterday to consider
the beet means of handling freight between
the terminals of Hie different lines and the
posltlon grounds. The Department of
Transportation of the exposition was not
represented on account ofthe Illness of Man
ager BabcocV , Tha freight men discussed
the situation for over an hour and adjourned
without accamplUhtng'enylhiog- definite
action whatever was taken.
A number of the "line * * kicked oii'"llio
proposition of the Northwestern to establish
n joint agency for the handling of the
freight , as was done at the World's fair In
Chicago. The MUsourl Pacific Indicated
that It would recede from Its former posi
tion regarding 4hc transportation of less than
carload lots from the terminals of other
lines to the exposition groun Is. It Is prob
able thnt the MlosourJ 'Pad ic will hnndli
freight for the exposition froi the terminal !
of other lines to 'the exposition grounds foi
5 cents per 100 pounds , thi exposition tc
receive 0 cents per 100 for handlln ;
the freight within the jgrfcnnds. u Ii
probable that another meeting will bo hcK
to take final action on matter durlnf
the early part of next weiik ,
I'orl Arthur Uodte Jlnttcrn.
John A. Sargent , general polght opent o :
the Kansas City , Plttsbnri * A 'Gulf railroad
is In the city looking ovef the local frolghl
situation with his assistant , George M , En
trlkln , To a Dec rcnortorJMr. 'Sargent said
"There are no changes to announce at ( ire ; cm
for our freight department 1 bollove othei
than those announced by' The Uce yesterday. .
Later thcro may be some changes furthci
east on the line , but wo are not ready to an'
nounco these Just yet. " .
In regard to the cut. of the Memphis nnd
the Missouri Pacific railroads .on" rates from
Now Orleans to Kansas Cly { to 24 cents t > ci
100 pounds In order to make a differential ol
3 cents between Omaha dud Kansas City ,
Mr. Sargent said : "Thcro will be a meeting
In New Orleans on Friday to consider this
whole inattci and tunic fleflnlto action will
bo taken by all the roads on1 this subject at
Hils meeting. I think It Is altogether prob
able that nt this meeting the Memphis and
the Missouri Pacific railroads will agree tc
nut their rates to Kansas City back to the
basis of 27 cents. This Is .the same rate ns
Is made to Omaha and that's what It should
bo to Kansas City. This Is the position
taken by the Port Arthur Kauto nnd wo In
tend to stand by It. "
llUonx * llllTcreiitlnln.
NEW YORK , Feb. 3. An Important meet
ing of railroad officials Interested In. lake
and rail matters was held hero today at the
rooms of the Joint Tralllc association. Com
missioner lUlancliard was In the chair. About
a dozen roads , nil members of the Joint
Trnfllc association , wcro represented. The
mnln purpose of the meeting was to consider
the question of differential rates on cast
nnd westbound business nil mil nnd lake
nnd rail. Seaboard differentials , It was de
clared by one of the parties to the conference -
once , wcro not discussed. Jt Is thought the
icsult of the meeting will be a reduction
of differentials from 25 to 15 per cent.
A kM for n IlL-oeJvor.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Fob. 3 , Henry K.
McIIitrg of Connecticut this evening began
proceedings in the United States court to
put the Chicago & Southeastern railroad in
the founds of a receiver.
_
TIIAIX SEIIVICU IS j HliSTOIIKIJ.
Extreme Colil KolliMVH tlic Storm of
Momlny. |
SPRINGFIELD , Mass. , Feb. 3. Tiic cold
wave which moved Into this section yester
day morning reached a climax this morning
with the temperature ranging from 8 to 17
degrees below zero. Railroad and electric
car traffic has been restored * but trains from
distant points arc all late , -i
BOSTON , Feb. 3. Boston today has re
sumed Its normal condltloh , as fnr as street
car and steam railway trhflle Is concerned.
Except a few of the downtown thorough
fares , however , the streets , are piled high
with , snow. The condition of the wire sys
tem In' the suburbs of the olty Is more dis
couraging. For moro than two days linemen
have been engaged In efforts to straighten
> . " ? , tangles at various points , but they
have BUcce'eiliJ I" doing little more than to
open up circuits to Nu ' VofJc. . Communica
tion by telegraph can ho\v u , i'i hv way of
New York with points Inftho vicinity ui
Boston with which therfa tt 'no. direct con
nection by wire. The telifDhono conlpanles
have also patched up lines- * * New York and
to several Massachusetts points , but Ver
mont , New Hampshire. Maine , Rhode Island
and Connecticut are still cut off.
The tales of wrecks and loss of life thus
far received from the const furnish the darki
esfchapter In the history of the storm. Yes
terday's report of twelve bodies being found
on Baker's Island In Salem harbor , however ,
cannot bo verified.
NEW YORK , Feb. 3. So far as traffic Is
concerned the effects in this section of the
etorm last Monday have been overcome. Tno
Lcng Island railroad has succeeded In raising
the embargo on its eastern division and today
trains arc running to Groenport for the first
time since Monday evening. ; The removal of
snow from the streets of Manhattan borough
has up to t'Jls time cost 'tho city of New
York $54,174. '
The first malls fronrf the northern part of
this Etnto this week reacjied the general
postofilco hero at 8 o'clock today. The east
ern moll by way of 'Piovldcnco ' got hero at
0 a. m. , but the train froni Boston by way
of Springfield bad not been reported at
10 a. m.
MOKE TKOUIII.E PWIl 1)11. IIIIOW.V.
ClileiiKO Cliiirc'h I.lkely to Split Over
lUtaliiiiiKHim. .
CHICAGO , Feb. 3. Trouble seems to be
! n store for Rev. C. 0. Brown , and despite
the efforts being made by his friends to re
tain him na pastor , It Is probable he will
have to resign' his pulpit .against the. wishes
of thoao who back him or allow the Green
Street Congregational church to disband ,
The regular prayer meeting last night was
followed by a business meeting. Trustee
Hanson road .a letter 'from the absrnt pastor
In which the latter said ho had telegraphed
his resignation. A telegram was ateo read
from the ntsent pastor nsklng that official
action be postponed until the regular meet
ing on February 8. This was opposed by
fiomo of the trustees , but It was finally
decided -to defer action until next week.
The meeting broke up In BOme disorder after
a request for the reading of Rev. Brown's
resignation had been refused. It was pre
dicted by several of the members that there
would bo serious trouble In the Green Street
church Inside of a week. Dr. Brown Is ex
pected to arrive hero next Sunday.
SHIPS HKl'OHT HOUGH WEATIII3H
Ciimi ! Iiiln I'ort w-Itli Hopkit Covered
with Ice.
NEW YORK , Feb. 3. The steamer Ten-
tonic , Captain Camera ] , a rived today from
Llvcinool and Quccr.stpwt after a very
stormy voyage. For throe lays after leaving
Queenstown the Teutonic xperlenced a sue-
cession of fresh , soutlmly gales with heavy
cwa seas. On January } 31 the gale Increased
until It blow with cycle ilo force , accom-
ranled by snow. .A'tar ' nt irly twenty hours
the storm subsided Into .1 fresh , soutbeast-
crly gale , then shifting t i a westerly gala
und lasting up to tiotlmi | ( of Iho steamer's
arrival at Sandy Hodt. ' ho steamer Alps
and the Norwegian milt steamer Douglass
were the only arrlvalA fror West India i > ori
this morning. Both 'ships experienced very
heavy weather after ijassfag CapeHatteras. .
Their decks , rails ahd slaes were covered
with Ice.
\Voologj.1llllM ' . Sold
WOUCBSOT3JI , Vans. , Feb. 3.-Deeds
transferring the WuUrfoi'd ' woolen mills at
Hmckstone to Chare | Fjetchor of Provl-
denco from the EnrJ I' . Mason Lincl com
pany , tlio heirs of Halley W. Evans and the
tielrs of Cooley HeiJsruve. have/been re
ceived here for registry. This formal act Is
the consummation of one of the biggest
triiii netl3iis In .mill property In Worcester
for yenis. T.ie property- cost over f.vio.coo
nnd It ls undestooa that It tin * chnnged
liunds for much less than half that figure.
Tlie mills , which for the past four years
liuvo bcc-n suit down l > y reason of the gen
eral bushiest ) depression und letnl tangles ,
urn now likely t > be operated nt an early
clute. The plant consists of big factork > n
and formerly guvo employment to 1,000
liandH. ,
Strum Whkfurt-H tilt * Train.
SOMHHVILLE. Mass. , Feb. 3-A local
passenger train Jrom Sto-nchnm , on the
Bouthern division of the Uoston & Malno
railroad , was struck In the rear and tele
scoped at the Winter lilllutatlon thbj mornIng -
Ing by a train from Concord and several
person * Injured , ojmo seriously. . .
The engineer of the Concord train WOH unable -
able to see the train ahead of him on ac
count of the steam f'-ojn his locomotive.
BANKERS HELD FOR TRIAL
Thrco Officials of a Dead Institution Benne ]
Over ,
JUDGE SCOTT ON THE MIDLAND CASE
Conclude ! ) the lunolvi'iio > ' of ( lie Jlnnk
VVnx Known to the OIHcrrti nnd
that DcponltN "Wero Illc-
sully Received ,
Prank D. Johnson , William H. Johnson and
Charles A. Sharp , offlcors and stockholders of
the Midland Stnto bank , have been held
for trlnl In the district court en a charge
of receiving deposits , knowing the bank to
be Insolvent.
The case was heard before Juago Scott
same days ago , at which time the defend
ants , by their attorneys , denied the right
of the Judge to nit an an examining magis
trate. Judge Scott reviewed the law and
held that ho had such right , after which
ho held the defendants to appear at the
next term nf the criminal court.
In passing upon the case Judge Scott eald :
Under the provisions of this statute It will
bo seen thnt If the Mldl.ma State bank wns
Insolvent at the time thu dee lt therein
wns mndo by said McKennn , and that said
defendant iwere then nnd there the olHcers
or agents of ald bank ns alleged , and that
they knowingly did receive or accept , were
accessory to , or permitted or connived nt
the receiving or accepting on deposit there
in or thereby the snld dopostt , then salt ! de
fendants nro. guilty of u felony nnd upon
conviction thereof subject to Imprisonment
In the penitentiary from one to ten years.
KNOWLEDGE NOT NECHSSAHY.
Nor Is It necessary , to warrant n convic
tion , that the defendants should have hail
actual knowledge of fie Insolvency of the
bank at the time such deposit wns ie-
celvcd. The defendant , Frank H. Johnson ,
was then and there , nnd bad been , ns
shown by the undisputed testimony , the
inantigtr of the bank , William II. Johnson
was then and there , and had been , the
cannier , nnd said Charles A. Sharp wns
then and there , nnd had been , the president
of said bank , and by every just and rea
sonable construction of the statute In that
regard , ) n the light of the object nnd pur
pose of that statute , must be conclusively
presumed to have known what the finan
cial condition of the bank was , and If In
solvent then they must have known of such
Insolvency , nnd no further proof would be
required to show such Knowledge than that
at the time of receiving the deposit the
bank was Insolvent and tlmt they were tlio
officers nnd agents of the bank as alleged.
Any other construction of the statute would
utterly defeat the object and purpose of the
statute. In flint It would award a premium
to the bank officers , such 'tis defendants
wore , for the grossest Rind of negligence
and carelessness ; it would furnish a shield
of protection to such olllcers of the bank
while they In effect rilled the pockets of
depositors. The depositor has no other
anchor of hope for his money when 'ie de
posits It In n bank than that of confidence
In the solvency of the bnnb and that con
fidence can only spring from his confidence
In thu honor and Integrity of the bank olll
cers tic absolute reliance upon nnd confi
dence In the fact that the bank olllcers will
not keep secret the Insolvency of the bank ;
thatvthey will not shut their eyes to , or
plead ignorance to the fact that the bank
was" insolvent at the time of the deposit by
ltn' customers.
OBLIGATIONS OP HANKERS.
In order- that defendants f v > pt the pen-
. " f > f the law. they wore required U know ,
at thclK ffiH'f ' that tv > - - was inwflvent
attho.tlmo o1 . t , , .iisii , .m-o. > < : iit.c-jiV
fused the dfposirji otherwisu the Ian * en
acted for Iho protection .of the depositor
becomes by a forced construction and sub
terfuge , n license for the bank olficla'a to
ply their vocations of holding lip their con
fiding , trusting , deluded , depositing cus
tomers ns do the road nwnts , with this fact
In favor of thci latter , the road agents violate
late no confidence when they hold up their
victims. If the bankers are to regulate the
finances of the country then the only city
of refuge , for the depositing customers Is a
vigorous regulation of dishonest. Insolvent
bankers by criminal proceedings against all
who , by deception , criminal ignorance or
Intentional rascality , rob their depositing
customers by false pretenses , actual or con
structive.
But -we ar < \ not require" ! In this case to
rcs-ort to construction , The statute Is p'aln ,
uramblguous direct and positive. The evi
dence In the cai-e Is also plain , unambiguous ,
direct , positive nnd uncontrndlctod.
The circumstances surrounding the. organ
ization of the bank and ita subsequent col-
Icnsc , together with the receipt of the de
posits up to the hour of closing en the day
of the failure , are detailed , nnd the cyinlon
proceeds :
Another feature of the case Is that on the
I'.th day of Septembsr 1SCC , before the de
posits of that day wore made Frank H.
Johnson was skirmishing aroun'l Omahn to
obtain a loan of $10,000 lu order to keep the-
bank open a while longer.
Another fact In the case and established
by the testimony Is that , as before stated ,
only $ TiO.OX ( ) of the capital Mock had been
paid In and that on the 15th day of Septem
ber , ] S9i ( , Frank n. Johnson had drawn out
of the bank on his promissory note $12C.V1 ,
Charles A. Sharp had dr.iwn out of the
bank on his note $9.079.20 nnd William H.
Johnson on his note J5,3GT. ; tola' ' , $27M > 7.29.
The provisions of the Nebraska statutes
regulating banking nro quoted , showing the
liability of officers In loaning money to
thomselvcn from the bank funds. The con
clusion Is thnt the olllcers wcro already
criminally liable for their acts In 'this
respect.
respect.WHEN
WHEN M'KENXA DEPOSITED.
Hy the uncontrndlcted tstlmony in this
case , when the deposit In question wns tnado
by McKenna , the deposit was personally ie-
ceived by the defendant , William H. John
son nnd entered upon the passbook of the
said McKennn by said William H. Joliiison ,
and that nt thnt particular time , Frank B.
Johnson stood on one Hide of said William
II. Johnson and said Charles A. Sharp stood
on the other side of said William H. Johnson
with his hand resting on the shoulder of the
said William H. Johnson , and tha- nil three
were present nnd personally witnessed the
deposit of the $471.05 by MoKcnna , and aided
and abetted and connived at the Illegal re
ceipt in said bank of the said deposit of the
s.'ilil McKennn.
It would bo an Imputation against the In-
tclllgenco of any one hearing tills uncon-
tr.ndletert testimony to question the inevitable -
evitable conclusion In his mind that de
fendants knew that the bank was insolvent
nt the tlmo the deposit wns made by Mo-
Kcnna and that defendants all three wcro
partlo'i to the act of receiving said deposit
and that all three defendants were and are
guilty of the crime charged.
No other conclusion IB possible under the
Inw and the evidence.
I therefore , upon the whole examination ,
flirl that It appears that the offense charged
has been committed and that thcro Is prob
able on UFO to believe the defendants guilty
thereof nnd It Is adjudged by mo that the
defendants bo hold each In the sum of J2,0no
wiith approvo-1 cecurltv. as required by law ,
for their and each of their at > pearaiico be
fore the criminal branch of the. dlptrlct
court In and for said Douglas county nt
the next term thereof , to answt-r paid
charge , and not depart without leave of the
same.
The defendants cxccpted to the finding of
the court , but gave bonds for their appear-
nnco at the February term. The witnesses
wcro nlso required to give bonds for their
appearance at the next term of the criminal
court.
HAS 'TOO MUCH < MOT1II2H-I V-I.A W.
Mr , Illinii'li VrniiilriilMTW Si-i-klnnr to
( ii < l ii Divorce.
Mrs. Blanch Vrandcnberg Is of the opin
ion that she has a cnno of too much mcther-
In-law and with this opinion firmly fixed ,
she has commenced a $10,000 damage suit
against Mrs. George Vfandertberg , the nfore-
sail mother-in-law. She has also declared
that she will rid herself of tlio whole tribe
of Vrandenbcrgs and with this end In view ,
tht ) has commenced divorce proceedings
against lier husband , George Vrandcnberg ,
to whom she WBH.marrtod on April 12 , 1897 ,
Mrs. Blanch Vn.ndcnbcrg alleges that she
and her husband wcro happy and got along
n goo3 shape until the mother-in-law ap
peared upon the scene a few weeks ago , after
which her life was miserable , made so by
the remarks of the 'woman and the ncglecl
of her husband , who finally left her In
destitute condition on January 23 last. The
plaintiff In the suit alleges that * ho Is only
IS and that her husband Is less than 21 years
of age nnds lie la n minor , she asks thai
li's ' mother pay his hills. The wife In the
case asks alimony pending the suit , fixing
the allowance th t she will require at $30
per month and at the same tlmo nsks for an
allonviuco of $100 with which to pay her at
torney.
HAY T1I1I2K iMAKHH A
Oniitnredfler n StriiRitle lit.Vhleli
lie iWnx Homjlily lined.
The police court took on the appearance
of A battlefield during tbo late unpleasant
ness when Judge Gordon took his judicial
chair yesterday. Willis Thrush , a team
ster , and Hans Itasmusscn , proprietor of the
Florence dairy , both living out near Miller
park , essayed the roles of battle-scarred vet.
ernti3 , and were the central attractions.
Bach possessed a head swathed In llnon as n
result of the other's blows. Thrush wns n
prisoner on n charge of larceny and for nn
assault with Intent to kill , while Kasmusacn
acted as complaining witness ,
llasrnusscii lives on Twenty-fourth street ,
Just north of the city limits , and Is the
owner of several largo stacks of hay. Litely
ho has been missing Inrgo ( ] iinntltles of It ,
Wednesday night lie resolved to lay In wait
for the thieves , so , taking n position In n
llttlo outbuilding not far distant from the
stacks , he passed the tlmo ns best ho could.
About midnight the watcher dozed for n
, few minutes. Ho was awakened by the
' < swish of hay as It wns being thrown on
j a wagon nnd peering out In the gloom he
could descry the thief making away with
his property. Unsmns.srn. grasncd a long
bean pole , with which he had armsil him
self , ami tiptoeing up behind the robber
brought the polo down on his ckull with u
resounding whack. The thief dropped a
pitchfork full of hay and made n rush for
the old man. IIo jabbed It Into Ilasmus-
sen's face , narrowly missing his eye , nnd
then struck him over the hea.l with It.
Then the marauder attempted to make his
escape by climbing Into his wagon.
The old mnn , however , was too ngllc for
him , for getting a hold en his collar ho
pulled him to the ground und then shouted
lustily for help. In response to his cries
Fred Drcosen rnn to his assistance and after
a prolonged tussle secured the thief and
bound him hand nnd foot. Th's was not ac
complished , however , before the dospernto
man had wounded Dreesen on the forehead
with his pitchfork and Ti'd ' torn Hasmns-
scn's cheek open by n thrust from ono of the
linos. For this lie received some Jabs from
the polo , which laid his scalp open.
After Hasmussen had stopped the flow of
blood from his wounds somewhat the thief
wns bundled Into his own wagon and was
driven to the1 street car barn on Ames ave
nue. Here the patrol w gen was summoned
and the pugnacious thief was locked up.
When arraigned yesterday Thrush ad
mitted having stolen the hay. nnd also as
serted that It was not the first time that ho
had helped himself to Hi smussen's stacks.
iHo said , 'however , that lie was taking it- from
a small "butt" which he thought had been
dlscardcl by the owner and that he had not
thought the stuff of much value. lie said
he had been completely surprised when Has-
musson struck him ind had acted merely In
self-defense. He pleaded not guilty to the
charges nnd the cnse was sot for trial next
Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
CB.VPH.VI. UOri.KVAlU ) MiiCTK\ J.
. \HHenililiiKe of CltlxcMin fulled for
the CVIiitli Ward To'n , ! rli .
Chairman Klerstcad of the Jloard of County
bv , , . , .ls ; rnor linn calleda , HKSH meeting
to- , tcotfjht at the ball at Twenty- ;
ninth nJnd Ffirnam streets , , where the pro
posed Central .boulevard will bo discussed.
Members of the Board of County Commis
sioners , the city council and the Park com
missioners have promised to attend.
Mr. Klcrsto.d says that the residents and
property owners in the western end of the
city are enthusiastic over the proposed boule
vard. IIo says that If the proposed plans
are carried out a lot of worthless land In the
city will bo converted Into the most attrac
tive driveway In the country. Along the
drive , ho says , there will 'bo ' numerous i > .rks
and breathing spots that will bo a joy for
ever to residents of the city. The plan as
proposed 'is ' to convert the ravine In the vi
cinity of Twenty-ninth street Into a boulc-
vnrJ. It will bear oft to the northeast and
strike the Nineteenth street boulevard in
the vicinity of Burt street and then follow
that thoroughfare.
TWO MOIM3 MTTI.I' ! IMI/I ) > ITPS.
FootpmlN Keep In I'rnctlci1 III Dif
ferent I'nrtN of Town.
Charles Bncheldor , foreman for the Hornan
livery stable on South Thirteenth street , re
ported to the police yesterday that he
was held up and robbed near the corner of
Twenty-sixth nnd Hamilton Wednesday night
shortly before midnight. Tlio men , who were
masks , took $8 from him- besides a watch
nnd chain.
Half an hour previous another man , whoso
iiamo could not bo learned , boarded a West
Farnarn street motor , and told the conductor
that ho had just been held up and robbed
near Thirtieth street. In the last named
ca/o the men secured but n small amount of
money , but took their victim's watch and
chain and a diamond collar button , which
they happened to see.
T.ooICN fnr 11 I.oiii ? ION ! llrntlier.
Chief Gallagher hns received a letter from
Mrn. A , C. . Murray of Ouffy , Colo. , which
rec-HcB quite a pathetic Htory. Mrs. Mur
ray nny that she und a brother muncd
Albert Hrlster wcro orphans at the aj < >
of 5 and that about a year later her brother
was stolen nnd nho has never oeen him
slnco. A few weeks ago while visiting
friend. ? In Holco City , Ida'ho , HIO wan mir-
prlpoil by receiving a letter fiom him. A
few day later Hho got ( mother one. Hoth
were written In this city. The letters , how
ever , failed to give his address , other than
110 hotels at which ho wan mopping , and
when she wrote to these nddresst-H she
failed to find him. Mm. .Murray would like
to have t'ho ' police locate ) 'her brother.
( ; iuii-/o / of llnrKlnr ) ' | ) | IIIKH < > I | .
The Kastncrs , father and two sons , were
arraigned In police court yesterday after
noon on the charge of robbing Nelson's
saloon on the nlirit of the Tlodonian mur
der , and August Kastner was also charged
with shooting with Intent to kill Officer
Glover. As none of the county attorneys
appeared In pollen court , t'nc charges
against the prisoners were dismissed on
motion of Attorneys Rlchey and Kilkenny.
Unity ( Mnl , .
The next fortnlghtSy meeting of the Unity
club will be hold at ITO residence of Mr.
J. McDonald , 133S Snith Thirty-first ntrect ,
Friday evening , February 4. The club will
then complete its study of the Modern His
tory of tlio German empire. Too following
papers will bo rend : "T.io German Imperial
Constitution , Executive nnd Legislative , "
Char.es S. Elfiiitter : "The Orman Judi
ciary , " Frank Heller ; "Tho Nejv German
Civil Code , " H. P. Stoddurt.
Held UN HnlilH-rx
K. Hlchurds und J. Wilson were arrested
by detectives near Thirteenth and Jones
streets yesterday afternoon on suspicion of
having robbed W. T. Haone ut South Omaha
Wednesday afternoon , Hoonc wus robbed
of KH nnd three tickets to Ashland , Ore ,
Wllxon was captured by Detective Hulllvan
only aftf r a sprint of sovcrul blocks , w'nlch
ended ut the Douglas street bridge.
\rtv ( Irli-uiiM Wiinfx Prolrclloii ,
NHW OHLBANB , Fob. -At a meeting , of
the. Hoard of Directors of the Board of
Trade of this city today resolutions were
passed aaV.lnj : President McKlnley und con.
Kress , an well as thu secretary of wur und
secretary of the navy and General Mlle , to
place an adequate force of well-drilled artil
lerymen ut the point where new dcf > nnu
worltB arc to bo placed to ip.rote.ct Iho coast
from attacks of foreign fleets. Thu preamble
of the rt-folutionn pointtt out that the
oltlclalu themselves have cleclurtxl the
artillery fort-en are inadequate even for
peaceful times , i i
LEVY ORDINANCE TREMBLES
Discussion of the Council's ' Action Bring ?
Out Much Dissatisfaction ,
ITS FATE FAR FRCM BEING DEC'DED '
Jlnj-or 1 neil no.l to Vein 14 mid I ho
Council I'nooriiiln HH to it *
I'liNMiiKc Over the t ; .
CMitlvt * Objection ,
Mayor Moores Is still busily engaged In
court nnd the fate of the levy ordinance ) re
mains undetermined , in the event of a veto
It Is nlso uncertain what action the council
will take. Some of the members are Inclined
to think that the ordinance should bo passed
over the veto as It stands. They contend
that If an additional mill Is added for the
benefit of one or two departments , the dis
satisfaction of ( ho other departments will
bo Increased and the levy bo even less nat-
Isfnctory than it Is now. They declare that
ns fnr as the library bonrd la concerned , It
must be content to receive the same treat
ment that Is accorded to other niunlclp.il
departments. They ndmlt tlmt It would be
very nlco If every department could do bus
iness on n strictly cash bnsls , but object tea
a discrimination In that particular In favor
of one board. They nnsrrt that the levy.
with the balance now In the fund , will pro
duce a revenue of more than $21,000 for
the library and that Is considerably more-
than It asked for , nnd over 30 per cent moro
tlmn It spent In ISnT.
It la admitted that the appropriation fop
street swooping purposes may prove Inade
quate , but It is asserted that there will be
n sulllelent balance In the gcnornl fund to
overcome this objection. Consequently they
can see no renaon why the levy should bo
Increased. Ono or two councUmen expressed
the opinion thnt In the event of a veto nn-
other mill might be added , but It Is rather
doubtful whether n majority will vote for
the additional mill.
( MTV JAM , 1MIOJKCT UHVIViS.
foinifll will ll t\i a iMiui from iliv
rity Attorney.
It Is possible tlmt some action will soon
bo taken by the council looking towards
the construction of a city jail. This project
has boon pigeonholed for the last three.
months , but when the now levy Is available.
It will bo possible to do something If the
city olllclals can ngree on n plan. At pres
ent the matter la In the hands of City At
torney Council , and he favors a scheme.
which ho sajs can readily bo carried out
without anticipation of legul complications.
Mr. Corn el I'a plan Is to proceed at otu-o
lo get p ans for a new Jail building to be
constructed on the lot now owned by the
city on Howard street , between Eighth and
Ninth. To ! : lot I.i 66x132 feet , and' ' In hla
opinion it Is admirably adapted for the
purpcoe. There la an alley rci the north
line and the lot fronts on a wide ntreel
which Ins no strout car tracks or other
obstructions. The gr-jun ! pitches down to
the river on the east , and a ocwer coul 1
be constructed at a C3niunitlvely | slight ex
pense. The imoecu ! > 'otl ' lota between tint jail
fjad the river would ajo ! furnish ample ac-
commocJdtlcOfj for'tocl ; p'Uii ' hud the. prltun-
* * e.ouH. betakeii brt.rx nd Jpi-lb , without .
-.casing Uirougu rawJiWIliJJSl Jtbtsmyi , , Tl'c '
city attorneyl aji cjI adSt'c j'iftatlbc U
not too far out o { Ihe-iwajyfojatuu purpttitc ' '
'
and that It. lu fully'jfi' onvefiljht to tho- ,
average nur.ber or arrests at Jtyo present
location.
In regard to the fnanchl part of th
trantactlon , Mr. Connell say , ) that the coun
cil ran go ahead' ' and cpent $20,000 on n Jail
building without any further ceremony , and
he la even of the opinion thnt the charter
limit docs not apply at all to the erection
of n Jail. However this may be , the f20,00a
would be sufficient to put up quite n coin-
niCHllous building , and If a more pretentious.
structure was deal rod the first otory cou'd
bo built this year and a temporary roof
put on that v.ould make It labltable until
the city was ready 13 add the other story.
Some of the members of the council are-
Inellned to think tbit the proposed location
Is Inconvenient , and n number of citizens
who have lo'a I tat they would Ilkf to die-
rose of for this purpos ? arc sure of It. No
dcllnlto undcrataudlng. has been reached , but
the matter will probably be taken up toward
the last of the mor.th nnd an effort made
to ngree on HOIIIC sort of n p'an that will
relieve the city from the necessity of occupy
ing the present unsanitary and unsatlo.'actory
quarters.
h'tnek on tin * MKIIN.
The crusade against the signs that dls-
flguro the down town streets baa struck a
temporary snag. The resolutions con
templating the abolition of the signs were
referred to the committee on public prop
erty nnd buildings of the city council and it
was supposed that the report was in line
with the original Idea. When Hulldlng Inspector
specter Ilutler proceeded to carry them Into
effect , however , ho discovered thnt the rec
ommendation of the committee was one of
these artistically contrived documents thnt
required u diagram nnd blue print In order
to bo declphernblo. The report provided
that the Inspector should proceed to notify
nil persons who had street signs to take out
permits as required by the ordinance. As
the signs thnt nro objcctlonablo are pro
hibited by the ordinance the apparent In
tention of the report Is that permits shall
bo Issued regardless of the ordinance. The
building Inspector has not decided whether
ho will go ahead and order the. signs
tnkon down on his own responsibility or re
turn the report to the council with a re
quest thnt more definite Instructions ehall
bo furnished.
Mu.v 'Mulct ' * IliinilN Ojitlntiill
There Is seine talk { { making the proposed *
Issue of refunding bonds optional at from
five to twenty years Instead of fixing the
time/ limit ut n fixed term. Hand Clerk Kead
of the treasurer's olllco says ( hut It Is vx-
ceedlngly doubtful whether the city will be
compelled to carry these 'bonds for ten years.
Ho advises the optional lasuo In order thnt
the city may take up the bonds aa rapidly us
funds arc aval'j bio nnd thus save Interest
charges. Ho thinks thnt at the end of llvo
yearu the city will bo In a position to ro
de em at least a considerable portion of the
bends , and that confacquently they should bo
optional after tlmt Line.
Morliillly StntlxtlfH.
The following births und deaths were re
ported at the health olllco during the twen
ty-four bourn ending at noon yesterday :
DlrthsVllllum I'foffer , 2C25 I eavenworth
street , boy ; Km 11 Homey , Thirty-seventh and
Fowler avenue , boy ; Caeslus KhlmtT , 4211
Harney , girl ; James Smith , Twenty-second
nnd Clark , girl ; Anton Lange , Thirty-sixth
and Kowlcr avenue , girl.
Deaths Kred G. Meyer , 2. 3122 Miami ,
pneumonia , Kort'st I < a\ui ; Helen Komatak , 1
month , Second and Hickory , cholera In-
fantum , IJohemlan cemetery ; Mrs. A. J'reJ-
nrlckeon , GO , 119 South Twentieth , peritonitis ,
Marne , la ,
CM ) Hull VotfM ,
A permit has been Issue < l far the con
struction of the government building at the
exposition groundo. The estimated cost Is
JCO.OOO.
City ICnglncer Hosowater and the members
of the I ! " rd of I'ark Commissioners spent
the forenoon looking nvor the route of the
proposed Central boulevard.
John Lemly , formerly a member of the
city council from the Second ward , Is In the
city and called on Ills old friends around the
city hall , Ho Is traveling ( or ua eastern
publishing house.
