THE OMATIA DAILY ! BEE : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 2 , 1898.
SOLVES DEPOT DIFFICULTY
Union Pacific's Action in tha Matter Ends
Much Speculation ,
TWO STATIONS ON SOUTH TENTH STREET
Dnmltn' * Pimnicer Trriiilnnln to lie
for ( lie cnr Kiitnri * .Much the
Snnio n Have Hern Here
tofore AfTordnl.
Depot talk Is about 'tho only thing heart
in local railway circles. Tbo announccmen
that the Union Pacific would at once Ijulld a
permanent passenger station just north o
the present sheds , followed no closely by The
Heo's 'announcement that the new company
would erect -temporary station nt Tentl
and Marcy streets , was at once taken 'by ol
railroad men as settling the long mooted
terminal question.
This policy on Iho part of the roorganlzec
Union IMclfio Hallroadl company was not al
together unexpected. A high official of the
llurllngton somu 'time ago said to The Dee
that the minute the election of Horace G
aiurt tu the presidency of the Union Pacific
was announced It wan conceded that the
Union Pacific would never enter the Burling
ton depot In this city. Another event tha
presaged the present course was the retire
ment of Mr. S. II. II. Clark from the Union
Pacific. Ho WJB always a devoted adhercn
of the scheme to build a grand union dcpo
at Ninth and Farnam streets and In ono o
the last Interviews given to any Omaha
newspaper expressed himself as hopeful tha
t the plan for such a structure might bo real
Ized. The severing of his connection with
tht Union Pacific was. taken 'by ' the bes
-posted railroad men as a certain sign tha
the- proposed union depot at the foot of Far-
nam street would never be built.
Nothing hus been officially announced re-
rgirdlnB the cnurso to be pursued 'by ' the MI1-
waukec , the Rock Island , the Northwestern
nnd th- Kansas City , PIttiJburg & Gulf rail
roads , but It Is believed by most railroad
aneti hero that all these llnea will enter the
temporary depot of the Union Pacific and
after the completion of the permanent struc.
turo will goilnto thu with ihe Union Paclfi"
nisi ) . The Milwaukee , the Rock Island and
the Northwestern are absolutely dcpenden
upon the Union Pacific for terminal faclll
tits , unws ! the foreclosure sale of the Union
JMclfle abrogated their contracts with tha
road. An officer of Iho Port Arthur Route
not loig since said that when the througl
trains of that railroad entered Omaha they
would run across the Union Pacific bridge
niul Inito the Urvion Pacific depot. If such a
course bo carried out the great bulk of the
, passenger 'business ' In and out of Omaha wll
be tiunsuctud In the near vicinity of the
shedn that have served the purpose of pas
senger accommodations for some years. The
Burlington depot will 'be on the south side
of the tracks and the Union Pacific depot
will bo on the north side of the tracks. The
clcapnoss of oils depot to the other will faclf
Itate exchange of business , for then lassun-
gers can readily step from the trains of ono
raml to those of another and their baggage
can bo whsolci acrois the platform on trucks
Tlio decision of the Union Pacific to bulli
on Its own ground between Eighth am
Tenth and between ( Mason nnd Leavenwortl
streets Is quite welcomely received by the
.Burlington ofilclals , for It means more to
their business to have the Union Pacific
depot nearby than to have It .located ten
blocks away. While tbo Union Pacific and
the 'Burlington ' do not exchange any con-
sidcraiblo amount of business , the Burllng-
ton does have a goad amount of business
with the other roads that will probably go
into the Union Pacific depot.
A high ofilelal of one of the Interested
Ulties said to The 'Boo ' : "It's gratifying to all
that this depot controversy has been finally
nettled , nnd t Judge It has from the reports
of the council meeting. While It would have
ilicon R much nicer thing for Omaha hai
the Union Pacific depot been located at the
foot of Farnam street , we should bo well
satisfied with the prospect of having two
Rt-od stations within a short time. It's 'been '
Iiretty nearly a case of 'Good Lord , any
thing. ' The building of two separate depot
structures menus moro to the worklngmcn
nf the city than -would the Construction of
DUO , nnd for the operation of the two rival
depots It will be necessary to employ moro
ticket sellers , more baggagemen and moro
depot hands than It would had only one
depot been constructed. The presence ol
Iho depots of two roads that are Intensely
Jealous of each other almost side by side
Is going to have the effect of forcing each
rompany to keep Its depot In the best 'possi
ble condition. With the rivalry for business
Irctwecn the two neighboring depots "each
pnad will desire to claim the finest depot as
Its own , and the result will be that Omaha
will have two good depots Instead of one
niedlocro one , "
OK 'I'll 10 '
VSIOX 'IMC1KIC.
il Compnii.v C
Aiircllllury I.IIU-M lull , On , , .s ,
From the time of thi > announcement of
the receivership and the dlsntftnberment that
alien bsgun , It has been the hope of friends
of the Union Pacific that the great Overland
) ' tem would be rehabilitated. It Is not
rosfilblo that nil the
lines which formed portions
tions of the great whole prior segrega
tion under separate receivers and sold sepa
rately and far In advance of the sale of
the main line , can again bo assembled under
uno head. Nor Is it from a utilitarian po'iit
of view altogether desirable. Some of thcso
Jlnoa were notably a charge on the main
line , and prudence would seem to forb
their again being made a charge on the
Kcneral s > atem. In the New York Mall
and Express of last Saturday ; ppbnred" the
( following , bearing directly on this question
showing that the new ownora of the road
Jiave > their plans already well laid :
Now that tbo reorgunlzed Union Pacific
IJallroad company has been fair launched
ro'T'wil "r'rV.n'U"11 ' " > ' & that the
plnwJual , ffiy llvari ffio"5nL s ! {
of n great syistum. under one onnurshln ' und
ono managcmont. The sy. tcmi Via'nt iiresent
constituted , may bo described on followa1
IMaln line. Mllot
( Union dlvlfilon. Council riluffs to Ogdeii 1 Ml
Haiisiw < llvl.slon. KnnsnB City to iJonvVr B 3
Cheycnno division , Denver to Cheyennu 101
Lcvivomvorth brunch. LcavenwoFtl to
iiawrenco , 30
Total , main line T"
Auxiliary llnea : '
Carbon Uut-off railroad . . .
'
Dcnvop it .iouldcr Valley rallroa'd
' ' ' " ' "
Kcho .t 1'arlc City railway . . . . .
Junction City & Fort Kearney railroad. .
Kansas Central railroad , .
s.-illnu < t Soutluvesteru railway. . ! .
Hoomon ! railroad
Uiilon I'.iclllo , IJncoln & Colorado rail-
J.a-\ i-onee & 'niiiporia 'railway' ' . ! ! ! " . ' , ' " ; ! 31
"
Totnl auxiliaries 077
Total system ' . .is.liip
Besides thi-au roads owned ohsonit'uly
through the iiofscFslon of n majority of their
llrat mortjruBo bonds the new Union '
And rcjt for tiled mothcra In n warm bath
nlthCum-uuABoAr.tuulnslnglonuiillcatloa
of L'UTicvn A ( ointment ) , the cruat akin euro.
Ctmcuii.V Hcunuitii uirord Instant relief ,
nnd ] iolulton li ed/ euro of torturing , dig-
figurine , h iiillla'l'H-ltchliiflii\nilUK ; \ , bleed
ing , crusted , ui-aly skin and ecalp human ,
wilh loss of hair , when all el so falls ,
lh worU. 1'artta Pui'd Aim CHIMU
. '
lt * U Cur. SlU ToiUreJ H Uei. " tin.
SKIM , SCALP jr
Rnllnnd company pcoures from 4he oM com
pnny various Important Interests by the pur
ch-iJid of their ncrurltl nt public nuctlo
through th < i brokwagb firm of Kuhn. Ix >
ft. Co. on February 2 anil February 21 Fo
Instance , they hold $7,171,000 of the ronsoll
dntfcd bonds of the Cotorado Central rend
which la n pnrt of the Union Pacific , IJcnvo
ft Oulf road. Of the latter rona they ow
J13,2..lSrt2 orth of stock out of a total o
tS2.7c652. They nlj o own a larpe block o
the securities of the Oretfon Short l.In
(1,425 ( mlleg ) , and , nlthouffh Hint rand Is re
oi'Kanlzpii nnd earning money , U Is not to
much to say Hint It Is In entire lurmon
with the Union Pacific system nnd prnc
tleally In operation n part of thnt Hystem
The \-nluo of the Orcpon Short Mno to Ih
nystern lies In the fact that It controls th
Orcpon Navigation company , with 1,05
miles of line. " .
Thfro Is tiuthorlly for thp statement tha
the St. Joseph & Grand Island rallroai
(251 tnlles ) . which was a part of the forme
Union Pnrlilc system , will not form n jiar
of the'liew ystem. In Renfral proposition
will be made only to those * lines which can
be conducted on n profltalt'o baala , nnd th
propoMllflns - * Inrludo a scheme of reor
Kanlzatlon which will relieve the Union P.i
rifle co fnr ns poi-ilblo from those onerou
conditions which drove the old company int
bankruptcy. Some Idea of tbo basis on whlc
the auxiliary roads may bo taken Into Hi
iifwy system li afforded by the proposition
just made to.tho first mortRacs bondholder
of the Union Pacific. Lincoln ft Colorad
railway. This was that for each bond of th
subordinate roui ; the Union Pacific com
pany Hlioukl give four shares of Union Pa
clllc preferred and six shares of comnini
Block. This proposition was accepted by n
majority of the bondholders at < a meeting In
Uoiton Thursday.
Amonff the roads formlncr a part of th
old I'lilon Paclllc system , but not Include !
In the new system , nr the Denver , Load
vlllo & CJunnhon ( ,1l"i mlles ) , Laramlo. Xortl
iPark & Paclflo ( IS miles ) . Omaha .t He
publican Valley (4 ( > i2 miles ) , Koustg City .t
Onvihii (1S4 ( miles ) . Union Pacific , Denvc
.1 Oulf ( ! KI ) miles ) and Fort Worth & Den
ver City ( IK ) miles ) . There .Is no doubt tha
the Ilrst inortKago bondholders of some , I
not nil. of tin-so lines will soon receive r
proposition ) to cxchango their bond * for th
preferred and common stock of the leorgan
izpd Union Paclllc company.
That nil may not bp plain sailing for th
new company Im carrying out Its umbltlou
projects IH Indicated by the fact that Jostah
H. French and"othr.r bondholders of th
Lravemvorth , Topckn & Southwestern roat
have obtained permission from United State
JudKo I/acombe to sue the receivers of the
old Union Paclllc for certain assets o
the Union Paclllc company with which to
secure paymo.ut of the bonds held by 'the
petitioners , which wore guaranteed by the
old Union Paclllc company.
P.VV UllUCICh Klin. Ft'l.I , AMOl'XT
IIoMillnl | . \ np Hmt-iil Tint IU i1nptt'd
from Union 1'nrlfU * Snliirlox.
The new management of Union Pacific af
fairs 1ms Just made a move that haa provc <
Immensely popular with the employee of tbo
company. The monthly ray checks at the
headquarters In this city are distributed 01
the Ilrst day of each month.Vhpn the
clcrlm received their checks on March 1 the >
were glad to notice that the iwual deduction
of 40 cents for the tiosplt-il fund had not
been made from their monthly earnings.
Just what course of sustaining the bos
pltal fund will be followed by the new com
pany has not been announced , but it wil
not bo arbitrary deductions of 40 cents frcn
the pay check of every employe. That fac
WRS decided upon when the aew re
gime entered Into power on Febru
ary 1 , and the pay checks for
the first month's service to the now company
cro evidence that this decision lias been
carried out to the letter. The forced con
tribution of 40 cents to tlie hospital fund
from every employe of the Union Pacific
wltho.it regard to the amount of pay ho was
drawing from the company , has long beei
thoroughly detested by the employes of tin.
company , and was one of the subjects of In
vestigation before a ouecial master In chan
cery appointed by the federal court. During
that Investigation It was shown ( hat a mcs-
swiger boy nt Papllllon drawing S10 per
month was taxed the 40 cents for the hos
pital fund Just the same as the general man
ager or any other high-salaried employe
Every other largo railroad company In the
United Stateo has the contributions- Its
employes to the hospital fund graded ac
cording to the respective amounts they re-
celvo In payment for their services. It Is
understood that this system Is the ono fiat
will hereafter bo In vogue on the Union Pa
cific railroad. The" new president , It la said ,
became convinced' the unfairness of the
fystem In ure on the Union Pacific on tbo
showing of facts made In the hea-ing oi.e
ycur ago , and the abolition of the forced
contributions of10 cents Is the Indirect re
sult of that hearing.
I1EKI.VYIXO OK TIIK HOVCOTT ,
KKIuht 'AKiiJnst Uie * Port LVrthur
Itoutc He-nun nt ICiuiNiiH City.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , March 1. The freight
boycott on the Kansas City , Plttsburg
Oulf railway by roads In the Southwestern
and Western trafllo pooln practically opened
today. The boycott notices of the Santa
Fe , Hock Island , Texas & Pacific nnd Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas' rallrcads went Into
effect -today. The boycott of the other pool
reads will take effect March 7. The 1'ltts-
burg & Gulf will fight the boycotting roads
In the courts. The boycotting roads tiavo de
cided not to rcfuso to deliver to or accept
freight from Iho Pittsbiirg & Gulf. Such a
course would bo an open violation of the
Interstate commerce -lam and would make
them Hablo for damages -to ( shippers. On
all shipments received from the I'lttsburg &
Gulf prepayment of freight charges will be
demanded by thd boycotting lines and full
local tariffs will bo exacted. AB the sum
of the locals Is higher than the through rate ,
Kio Plttsburg & Gulf will bo forced to make
an extremely low rate for the haul In order
to compete with the lines fighting It. It Is
also proposed , It Is said , to sidetrack or de
lay Plttsburg & Gulf division shipments In
order to fprco shippers to patronize some
other line. Later , ulashlng of rates nnd
other tactics may bo resorted to In order to
force the Plttaburg & Gulf to Join the two
trafllc bureaus.
The Plttsburg & Gulf will not ask any
more Injunctions against the boycotting lines
Just at present. It innounccs that It will
not Join the pools , but will fight them to the
court of last resort. The Plttsburg & Gulf
lias also been read out of the Southwestern
Weighing and Inspection bureau. All of the
rallrcads la that association hav * resigned In
order to reorganize without the Plttsburg &
pulf. _
Stiirt Muile oiuCoiiHtriiPtlon.
It was a few minutes after 7 o'clock yester
day morning that a small gang of
Union Pacific engineers bearing a
transit Instrument nnd measuring lines
arrived on the slto of ground se
lected for the location of the company's
temporary depot , and proceeded 10 work lay
ing out the ground plans for the wooden
structure. The presence of this gang was
the only Indication that the reorganized rail
way company had made a start toward pro
viding Itself with depot facllltlea for occu-
1'iicy after the present sheds itiull bo torn
lown by the IluTllnston on the completion of
Ita own depot ,
It was a raw , cold , blustering morning , and
the engineers did not work very fast , but
: hey at least made a start toward the orec-
: lon of another frame depot for Omaha. They
mrveycd nnd resurvoyed thn earth that has
only recently been filled In to cover up the
collar liolos of the union depot that failed.
They picked out the spots where the dig
gers should commence to tear up the ground
: hat hud just been fllli < d In , and one was
reminded of the French officer who drilled
itfi Infantry on n hillside. This was the
only work done during the day at the new
depot site. Chief -Knglneer lierry of the
Jnlon Pacific olllclally announced that work
lad been begun toward the construction of a
omporary frame depot , but declined to glvo
out any descriptive statement of the pro-
liosed utructuro ,
Cliutli-1 M rluilK < * Ilfl
The Union Pacific Tlallway company lias
file. ) a ? 135,000 chattel mortgage In the
office of the county clerk , The document
uns to the American I/oan and Trust com-
lany and Is secured by a portlpn of the
oiling stock of the road , The mortgage U
tot given to secure a new loan , but In-
tead. Is a reaowal of a former chattel
nortgage.
Kiijolnx the Itiillrniul < 'i > miMiilr | .
QAIYVESTON , Tex. , March l.-Judfjo
) avlJ K. 'Uryaut ' of the federal circuit court
oduy perpetuated a temporary Injunction
; rauted some tlmtt ago , restraining the
> anta Fo , the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
ud the Intornatlonul & Great Northern
from domaudlug prepayment of chirgc-4
from the Lone Star Steamship lino. The
JuJgo holds thnt the demand for prepay
ment Is in violation of the Interstate commerce
merco law. This will affect a vast volume
of trangmUalsslppI builness. The prcpaymen
was demanded , It Is said , by agreement o
thp lines composing the Southwestern Traffic
association , because the Lone Star line hat
been cutting rates between Onlvcston am
New York.
TlnrlliiKtnti'n . .InminrjI'nrnliiur * .
CHICAGO , < Mnrch 1. 'Burlington ' earnings
for the month cf January continue to Khan
the handsome gains which the system has
been making for the last six months. Gross
earnings for the month amounted to $3,044-
45 ( ! , against 12.672,028 for the same month
last year ; operating expenses , $ I,9S9.SI5
against fl.C01PS2 ; surplus , J1G1.C11 , against
$131,445 , an Increase of $33,167. For the
seven mrnths from July 1 last the gross
earnings were $2S,9D2S67 , against $21.258,960
for the corresponding period In the previous
yrar ; operating expenses , $15,252,330 , against
$12.205.745 ; surplus. $1,510,530 , against $2-
917,808.
Hcci-Ivcr for n Southern Itonil ,
ATLANTA , Ga. , March I. C. U. Wllborn
president of the Chattanooga , Home & South
ern railway was today appointed receiver for
the Homo & Currollton railroad. Tfic peti
tion for a receiver was filed by the Farmers
Loan & Trust cccnpany of New York , the
trustee of the bond < 3 , The Chattanooga
Rome & Southern railroad company has been
operating the road since It was sold under
nn order of the court In January , 1S97. Uu-
tll another sale Is ordered It will bo con
tinued In operation as a part of the system
from Chattanooga via Rome and Ccdortown
to Grlfiln. '
OpcllH KM lliilTiilo Division
DETROIT , March 1. The first of the
Wnbash freight trains to go cast over the
new IJurtilo division of the AVabash ( formed
by use of the Grand Trunk tracks ) started
today. The two Grand Trunk car ferry
steamers wcro busy for twelve houra con
tinuously on account of the Increase of the
tralllc caused by the new mutual agree
ment between the two roads. Thi > Wabash
will ccnd over the Grind Trunk all frelKlit
that hitherto was 'turned over to the Nlci-vl
Plato , Lake Shore , Hattlmore & Ohio and
Michigan Central.
( Mil Dlrcc-lor * lU--F.l-o ! oil.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , March 1. The nm-.ual
election of directors of the Uurllngtcu lines
In Missouri was held In thU city today. The
system comprises the llannltal & St. Jcseph ,
Kansas City , St. Joseph & Coin-oil HlulTs ,
Tnrklo Valley , Nodaway Valley , St. Joaeph
& Nebraska and St. Joseph & DCS Molnes
railroads. The directors who were re-elected
are as follows : C. E. Perkins , F. W. Runno-
well , C. J. Paine. J. L. Gardiner , V > ' . W.
Haldw'a , Howard Elliott , T. F. VcnNntta ,
O. M. Spencer and C. M. Carter.
llonnlit l > y tin- Plant S ;
CHARLESTON , S. C. , March 1. Mersrs.
Charles Irwln and I ) . J. Jack , representing
tlio Plant system of railroads , today com
pleted the purcha.se of the Waterboro &
Western line , twpnty-soveu miles long , ex
tending from Waterboro , S. C. , to Ehrhnrdt ,
In Uanawell county , S. C. Major C. S. finds-
don of this city was appointed president of
the road and the Jurisdiction of all the gen
era ] ofuccra of the Plant sjstcm was ex-
tcndcd tu It by orders Issued today.
OHICAGO , March 1. The Chicago &
Northwestern road lias procured a complete
outllt of now equipment for Its "Northwest
ern Limited" train 'between ' Chicago and St.
Prill. It Is claimed for it that It is the
finest In every respect that has over been
put on wheels. It was built by the Wagner
company specially for this service. It is
lighted throughout with gas and electricity.
iMirlimr GoniplaliitH on Fn-lRlit Itnli-H ,
WICHITA. 'March ' 1. The Kansas railroad
commissioners met hero today to take cvl-
denco In reference to excessive freight rates ,
particularly en coal , After hearing the evi
dence of local coal dealers , the commlsjion
adjourned to meet at Topcka In two wtvks.
On.u a ill nn 1'iu-llli ; MnUos n Cut.
MONTREAL , Quo. , March 1. The Cana
dian government railway system , covering
all territory between Montreal and Halifax ,
has Announced a cut in rates to all points
reached by the Grand Trunk and Canadian
Pacific roads.
' Hnllronil Noto.s aiul Pi-rxoiuilN.
General Manager Holdrego of the B. &
M. Is In Denver.
President Ilornco G. Hurt of the Union
Pacific went to Chicago last evening.
.Assistant . General Freight -Agent Lane of
thy Union Pacific is out lor a trip over the
Nebraska division.
The Northwestern passenger department
has Issued a souvenir of the new fast trains
between Chicago and Omaha.
The Burlington handled 85,000 freight cars
during February , on Increase of 10,000 cars
ns compared with February , 1S97.
F. Ii. Keeshen , an old-time passenger con
ductor of the Union Pacific , has accepted n
position as division superintendent with
the Port Arthur 'Route.
Morris E. Ward of Chicago was a caller at
the Union Pacific executive olllces on Tues
day. Mr. Ward was one of the pioneer
newspaper men of Omaha.
Charles Bryant , the recently appointed as
sistant city passenger snd ticket agent of
the Chicago & Northwestern railway In this
city , occupied his post for the flrat time
on Tuesday morning.
In order to limit the manipulation of stock
posses by brokers , roads through hero will
adopt the dcscrlpt'vo ' feature that Is such
an Important part of the mileage books
Issued by the passenger departments. The
description reduces to a minimum tha dan
ger of transfer of tickets.
Judge iNovlllo and three other citizens of
North Plattc , Neb , , Interviewed President
Hurt of the Union Pacific on Monday regardIng -
Ing some extensions to bo built off the
main line In that section of the state , tint
received no assurances that the extensions
desired -would be constructed In the near
future ,
Mcmbero of the Chicago Freight Bureau
have decided to continue the organization ,
oven ! t the Board of Trade has refused
longer to add to Its support. As the board
paid ono-half of the expenses the wlthdiawal
threatened to kill the organization. The Job
bers have Jurt decided to Increase their sup
port and the bureau will manage Its affairs
to keep within tlio reduced Income.
General Manager Dickinson of the Unlcn
Pacific has Just returned from Now York ,
where ho attended a meeting of the dlrco-
tory of the new company. The dlructora
asked President Burt to attend thU meet
ing , but 0.1 It was iwcessary for him to at
tend the rccftit mectUig of western railroad
presidents In Chicago on fast tralni matters ,
he eelected Mr. Dickinson to personally rep
resent him.
The many friends of Charles M. Ware re
gret hU withdrawal from local railroad cir
cles to take up the Insurance business In
Iowa. Mr. Ware ban bcea dispatcher at
the Omaha office of the Union Pacific for the
lost icvon years , and came to the Union
Pacific from the Chicago & Northwestern
railway. He will be succeeded hero by A.
J. Johnson. Mr. Warn nnd farnllv hnvn rn.
novcd to Listen , la. , where ue will go Into
he Insurenco business with his brother.
TO OVHK COM ) l. > O.Vn n.\Y
'ako Laxative Dromo Oulnino Tablets , All
rugglsts refund tbo mbney If It falls to euro.
5c. Tbo ceiiulne has L. 1) . Q. on cacti tablet.
Coiii-i-rl.
The concert given last night at the Grant
treet Christian church was n success , both
rom a tlntinclal and from an artistic stand-
mint. The numbers furnished by the
rchestra , the ( Jrant Street Choral soclutr
ml iiordwelPa Mandolin club were well
endered nnd were Intermingled with solos
ml readings. Jules Lombard was thu
irlnclpal soloist , Ilia II rut Heleetlon was "I
> ar No Foe , " Plnsutl. nnd an un encoru
IB sang "The Low-Hacked Car. " Ills sec-
nd number was "Tho Pirate" from the
pern "Duo d'Kdlnboro. " which ho sang
Hh particular vlg r and power , and which
wns vt-ry heartily received , llr. Lumbard
epponded to this applause with a sweet
ttlo Scotch ballad , "Air Yo Sleeping , Mag-
le ? "
There are three llttlu things wnlch flo raoro
worU than any otber three little thlngu cro-
ted tuey are tbo ant , the bee and DeWltt'fi
jlttlo Early RUsers , the last being the famous
ttlo pllla for atoiiuch and liver trouble * .
IMMUNITY FOR < > OFFENDERS
> i n
People Disregard the tJ8Jal Laws and Got
Awfiy Easily !
CITY SUFFERS FROM' OFFICIAL NEGLECT
> - , Kt
\Vlillp 1'ollc-o nmliCwirt Dlnntrrre nn
to Cotit-MC * of ,1' wriM-illtiR , till !
Ordinance- * , ( \r.c lloldl-
i Vlolntcil JJr.rry liny ,
Some of the city officials are decidedly dis
gusted with the failure 'of the police depart
ment to enforce the ordinances of the city ,
but they are unable to discover a way to se
cure any more- satisfactory results , The
Invariable reply of the police officials when
annoying Infractions of the municipal code
are brought to their attention Is that the
police nro willing to do their duty , but that
It Is useless to make arrests as long as
Judge Gordon sits on the police bench. They
Insist that they have nrrcsted offenders again
and again , but ns they have been turned
loose In .every case , they do not propose to
make themselves ridiculous by continually
arresting people who cannot bo convicted.
The nuisance that Is the present cause of
complaint consols In the almost universal
practice of littering the pavements with old
cans , nshcs , Junk , frarbagc and the other
varieties of debris that can bo more easily
disposed of In this way than by any other.
As the Ice In the gutters begins to disin
tegrate the winter's accumulation of rub
bish Is loosened , and In many of the subur
ban streets , the gutters are half full of coal
ashes and even garbage. Down In the bust-
ne-ss district the refuse consists of tho' con
tents of waste baskets , scrap Iron nnd fruit
rinds , and on ono or two streets these have
ac-cunnilated Until the pavement looks like
the back yard of a shiftless family.
For the most part this truck Is deposited
In the streets without an effort at conceal
ment and In open defiance of the ordinances.
The police have been appealed to a half
dozen times to arrest the offenders , but they j
urge the same old excuse , and the nuisances
continue to accumulate. The nuisance Is ap
parent en every side , and there Is scarcely
a day during which complaints are not re
ceived by the Board of Public Works. But
apparently the authorities nro powerless to
act. The police say that Judge Gordon will
not do his duty , and Judge Gordon contends
that the police do not arrest the right par
ties , and while this dispute hangs tire the
people continue to suffer ,
CITY HAS A MO 13 PVT IIAlj.VXCIS.
Asset * Xt-m-ly : i Million In KC.SH of
Us l.liilillltli-M.
Comptroller Weathers hati completed his
annual report for 1S97 and It was filed with
.Mayor Moores yesterday afternoon. The re
port Is the most voluminous of all depart
ment reports as it contains a detailed an
alysis of the financial transactions of each
department. In this case the document In
ono of the most exhaustive and complete ,
records of municipal transactions over issued
by the office and wdllo , a considerable pro
portion of the statistics have been previously
transmitted to the council , a vast amount of
new inforniatlcu Is nddfjd.
Among the mattery covered In the comp
troller's ntntcniont arc abstracts of the ac
counts of all departments , an abstract of the
tax ledger , and statistics showing In detail
the real estate ownedbythe ) city , the bonded
Indebtedness , outstanding claims and all
other Information relative to the condition
and transactions of tMiui.clty. Among the
; ables not previously published Is the follow
ing statement of tho- assets and liabilities
of thec.ity : ' <
Assets : '
Iteal estate ; .J3,179,3I2.CO
Personal property . . . . , .276,000.00
2ash In treasury > . . , 121,005.17
Unoollccted regula'r
taxes ' ip3SGS1.22
Jiicollected special * "
tuxes ' . . ' 1420S75.15-0,45G:00..11 ; ! :
I-labllltles : " "
.onjMlmo bonds. . . . . . . S,038,100.CO
Special assessment
bonds , . . l.KII,230.00
lends and coupons
past due l..177.00
Warrants outstanding .W,2"5.3i (
Unpaid claims 2SO.SS4.25 G.E03.IHG.G1
Not assets - . $ 933,259.03
TI.e following figures show the exact ex
penditures of each department of the city
; overnment during 1S97 :
Mayor $ 4.C01.75
City council 10.TOU9
Comptroller 0,1133.12
City clerk . ' Cl'S7.25
Compiling tax list 3.3S1.13
Election expenses 8.0SC.12
Treasurer 16,711.31
Engineer ll.2bS.96
egal 7,9G7.0fi
Jourd of Public Works 8C.S3.17
Street department 31,137.33
Sidewalk ! repairs D.S2S.75
iulldlns inspector 2,538.72
'lumblng Inspector 1,312.03
3as Inspector 1,39.1.40
Jcenso Inspector 1,121.60
Electrician 1,725.58
Maintaining city hall lo.931.Gl
nspector of weights and measures. . 9S2.SS
Vdvlsory board 002.03
Tax commissioner G.80S.OG
'laducts ; 12,203.01
Tuxes refunded 1,178.87
City Jail 2.710.9S
'olice court 3.000.08
Sewer maintaining 7SIM.S3
Street cleaning and repairs 27,700.23
> .V IIUIMH.VU A 'MOW CITY .lAIIi.
nimcllmi-ii Iiivt-NtlKiilo < li - Vroposl-
lloii ami lool { mi It KIIviiniltly.
The Idea of building a new city jail has
nado decided progress during the last few
lays. The members of the city council have
icon giving the matter some attention and
hey have practically decided that none of
ho propositions that have beou received to
urnlsh. the city with temporary quarters
arc desirable. In every case the city must
> verhnul and rent the building and pay a
> lg rental. Under any prooosltlon that Is In
sight It would bo compelled to pay out
nearly $5,000 In ono way and another to
secure jail quarters for a year. It ia as
serted that this would pay a large proportion
tion of tbo cost of a new Jail on a city lot ,
and there Is a strong sentiment In favor of
taking Immediate steps to put up a build
ing. The location that Is now favored Is
the lot on Tenth street , between Dodge and
Capitol avenue , which has been occupied
by the Omaha City mission. This property
belongs to the city and the only cost In
volved would bo that of the building. The
councllmen contend that If the city can
appropriate $5,000 $ from the general fund for
u temporary Jail , It catf'npproprlato a few
thousand dollars more aid | secure a building
that will bo permanent1 and do away with
tuturo rentals. " ' ' ,
Will DlMiMiMH the ll.4tniltnl | .Alalor. (
The members of thotlioard of County Com
missioners will meet wlth'-thc ' Advisory board
this afternoon to cbhsldor the differ
ences between the city ipd county authori
ties In regard to the a rmof public patlonta.
81
Drpx r. . Shoninnn Ihinteil llio inar-
Ii ts over 1111 liu f | ui $ a woman's nhou
at the popular pricotof ? 2.riO that lit ;
could ivi'oiiiuuMid tfl'Vmr ' trade while
the shoo ho Holccttnl , , dpOH not cost as
much money It has all the style C the
many lilglipr-iirlml ones Maito In the
latest dollar or full r.onml too with Uld
topH and llt'xlblo Holes We've just added
these bure-to-pleaso-shops to our already
largo ladles' department The prlco
? .r > 0 IH a great bltf Inducement and
you'vo never In your life seen any Kiich
value In any tthoe for that money Ho
Kiiro to asl : to HOC this shoo when you
eonus to the store ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FARNAM STREET.
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine.
Nerve food and Strength-Giving Tonic.
Overwork is one of the cliicl sources of nerv
ous disorders so deplorably prevalent in this
country. An overworked nervous system is al
ways an exhausted nervous system. All the
nutritive organs of the body stiller from lack of
nerve control , and the blood vessels that supply
the nerve centers are not in proper tone.m The
brain cells become congested and deranged ; the
blood is poisoned with" the refuse from dc.ul tis
sues and cells which the liver and kidneys fail
to carry off. The appetite is lost ; digestion and
nutrition are interfered with , and the whole sys
tem becomes weak , and incapacitated. Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine strengthens the nerves and
aids the digestive organism to the proper fulfill
ment of its functions. It gives motive strength to'the muscular structure and
healthful vitality to the nerve centers. It restores health.
Although llov. W. M. Davis , of Atoka , T. T. , Is past sixty years of KI . and lias passed tlironuh
.sonic of tliu most trying ordeals that t-onld lu > fitll a missionary worker , he still has llti > lire of
youth In his eye ami springiness In his stopHo writes : "I was pvematntviy broken down from
severe Hli-kncss. overwork anil hard study. 1 was sorely alllk-ted with headache , rhenmatle pains ,
In fiiel , all kinds of aches and pains , together with nervous prostration , ho.trt trouble and mental
worry. I found 1111. Miles' Hestoratlvc Nervine the best nerve tonle anil restorative medh-lne 1
over used , and to check acute pain of any kind , nothing In the world o < | tials Dr. .Miles' Anil-
1'ain rills. "
Dr. Miles' Remedies are for sale by all druggists under a guarantee first
bottle benefits or money refunded. Itook on heart and nerves free. Address
Dr. MILKS MEDICAL CO. , Hlkhart , liut.
This controversy has been drawn out for
years and each successive city health Ou-
partment has unsuccessfully tried to Induce
the county to undertake ltd share of the ex-
pinse of this work. Scores of patients nro
supported la the various hospitals at the
expense of the city who are admittedly
county charges , but as the county authori
ties rcfuiso to care for them the city has as-
suniPd the obligation rather than see them
suffer. The municipal authorities have now
renoh'cd a stage nt which the health fund' '
will not admit of further liberality alouo
this line , and utilesa some understanding Is
arrived at by which transient patients can
bo taken to the county hospital , i-vunc of
the sick nnd destitute will have to suffer.
llorlallly
The fol'owlng ' births and deaths wcro re
ported at the health office during the twenty-
four houra ending at noon yesterday :
Births William F. Knapp , 422S Douglas
street , girl ; Henry Lundlmeler , 2503 Spen
cer , girl ; M. L. Fox , 2520 Hamilton , boy ;
Will M. Maupln , 2120 Grace , girl ; John
Koziekl , 2424 Uancroft , boy ; Gust Carlson ,
2320 South Twenty-ninth , iboy ; John L.
Brown , 2123 California , girl.
Deaths Thomas Edwin Oney , 7 months ,
2314 Charles , pneumonia , Mt. Hope ; Pauline
Helntze , 5S , 4023 Hamilton , Prospect Hill ;
Neis Borglum , 63 , C33 South Twenty-second ,
hip disease , Forest Lawn ; Jane L. C. Jewett ,
70 , 5004 North Twenty-fourth , Prospect
Hill ; Salma T. Wendt , 3 , Second and Wal
nut , Laurel Hill ; John D. Haven , 50 , St.
Joseph's hospital , cancer of stomach , Hay
Springs , Neb.Magnus ; 'Richards , 3 mouths , '
3332 Blonde , pneumonia , Prospect Hill.
Will Stay.
No action lias been taken by the city In
regard to the street signs and they will
probably disfigure the business district for
some weeks longer. The communication
from Building Inspector Butler on the sub
ject was referred - o the council committee
on public property and buildings , and no re
port \a \ expected tonight.The building inspector
specter is emphatically In , favor of either
revoking all special permits or else repealIng -
Ing the ordinance altogether , but takes the
position that ho cannot order the signs
taken down without authority from the
council.
SlKrnliii ; Hienv Ilonil * .
Mayor Moores and City Clerk Hlgby are
busily engaged slgsilng the refunding bonds.
There are Just 300 bonds of $1,000 each and
as each bond has forty coupons attached the
task of signing them would be a tremendous
undertaking If the old system was followed.
But recently It has been decided that the
signatures can legally be lithographed on
the coupons nnd they are only written out In
the body of the bond.
I'ltCIIIIIOIlIlt J'l'CVI-lllcil.
The greatest danger of a cold or an at'tack
of la grlppo Is of Its resulting In pneumonia.
How to prevent this will certainly Interest
almost everyone , and especially these who
have weak lungs.No ono need fear that
their cold will result In pneumonia when
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is used. It
counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia
and will cure a cold In less time than any
other treatment. During the epidemics of
la grippe a few years ago , many thousands of
bottles of It wcro used , and In not onoHlnglo
Instance did any case result In pneumonia
so far as wo could learn.
ACAI.VST < ; AM III.KHS.
CJilcf KayM Hit Will I'l-ONc-cutc tin ;
S | > orl to u l < 'lnlnli.
No steps have yet been taken by the
county 'to ' prosecute the parties who wcro
arrested In the raid -Monday night upon the
Diamond gambling houpo by the police. An
tbct'o ' are state cases tlio Informations must
bo filed by the county attorney. Chief of
Pollco Gallagher has nnounced that ho In
tends to push thu police end of the prosecu
tion.
tion.F.
F. G , 'Boyd and G , II , Dietrich , alleged lo
be joint ovMiera of the gambling house , are
charged by the police on the city Jail rec
ord with "setting up and maintaining gam
bling duvlcog , " and the other defendants ,
twenty-one In all , are accused of being In
mates of a gambling house. The $1,127.00
secured In the raid la held for the uppear-
anco of Boyd and Deltrlch , while all of the
other parties are out of jail on cash bonds
of about $10 each. All of the tables and
other gambling devices which the police con
fiscated at the time of the raid are ttorud
away at the central jail , pending an order
of court as to their final disposition ,
Speaking of the raid last evening , Chief
Gallagher said : "These casna will bo pros
ecuted , 1 have otllclal Information of ono
other gambling house that has been running
along with the Diamond , but It will not run
any more. You may rest assured that the
police department will not tolerate gam
bling In Omaha , and whenever complaint
comes to mo that such places exist In thu
city I will deal with them just as I have
dealt with the Diamond. "
JURY WAS TAMPERED WITH
Sensational Clnrges MaJo by Attorney
General Smyth.
CITES SLVERAL INSTANCES OF MISCONDUCT
Million for ti XV v Trlnl of tlif Hni-IIi y
CIIKC Nniiiiorlcil liy Alli-KiitloiiN
of . \c-lloii Vi-ry
At a late hour last night Attorney flcn-
oral C. J. Smyth filed a motion for a new
trial In tl'e ca&o of the State of Nibraska
against Joseph S. Hartley , ex-stato treasurer ,
and his bondsmen , V. Al. Cook , John II.
Ames , Charles A. Hanna , Mary Fitzgerald ,
Ed J. Fitzgerald , C. C. McXIsh , R. R. Drown ,
Thomas Swobe , Cadet Taylor , Nathan S.
Harwood and \V. A. 1'axton. The case Is
ono wherein the state of Nebraska sues the
bondsmen to recover ihe aum of $335,790.Gli ,
the amount of Uartley's alleged shortage as
state treasurer. The trial of the case was
commenced 'before a jury 'in ' Judge Powell's
court on February S and was submitted last
Friday afternoon. Last Sunday evening the
jury agreed and was 'brought ' Into court ,
where the foreman announced that he and
his associates had weighed the evidence , tlio
law as argued by the attorneys and the In
structions as given by the Judge and had
found for the defendants. Immediately ui m
the vcidlct being presented In open court
Attorney General Smyth gave notlco that he
would moro for a new trial. This motion
was the ono that woa filed last night and < ln
asking for the now trial the attorney general
gives the following : reasons why It should be
granted :
1. .Misconduct of the jury In thnt.
' V10 J ror Jame. " Ilylnntl tpsttlfled on
i i
ins volr dire thnt hr > had not expressed or
formed an opinion with respect to the merits
or said cn < ? whereas , in truth and Inn
? nV 0ihnilliVcforo ] lcm" callc < 1 to serve "s
a juror In said
case , expressed nn opinion to
' " "effect that the bondsmen should'not bo
nein liable and that It was better that the
whole state rather than llvo or six bonds
men should stand the. loss .
c.iu c < ] by Hart-
eys stealings , . . . : since being- discharged from
tn *
saa | ijylalld hus exprtMaed the
JURY WAS SEPARATED.
( b ) Ono of the juror * nftor ho was sworn
Jo try the case , and while he wa. supposed
lo bo cut off from nil oommunlcatlon with
persons outside of the- jury except through
the court or Its duly sworn olllcers , went
to Ills home and received nn envelope from n
third party containing something * , but the-
f whloh ' " "ero not cx"mlned by , the
( r ) Ono of the Jurors nfter he was sworn
to try the cav , nnd while ho was supposed
to bo cut off from all communication with
person,1 * outside of the Jury , except through
the court or Its duly sworn , olllcers , hold H
conversation In the Hotel Drexel wl'li u
stranger ; monev wan exchanged between
HIP stranger nnd himself and a-ild conver
sation nnd said excbanno of money WIH
had in a dark co-ner so far from the bailiff
that the bailiff could not bear what wan
being said , nor could ho nee the exact
amount of money which changed hand- ) .
Immediately nfter this Interview with the
Juror the stranger met n person on the out
side of the hotel who was waiting for him
and to him he said : "It Is all right. "
( d ) The members of the Jury received from
strangers packages which were not exam
ined by the oIIlcerH of the court before they
passed Into the hands of the Jurors.
( e ) After one of the Jurors hail been pa. scd
fpr cause , and while ho WJIH supposed to ) > e
In charge , of the bailiff ami cut off from nil
communication with personn outside of the
atllcer.s of the court , except through the of
ficers of the court , held a communication
with a person who was not nn olticer of the
court or In any way connected therewith ,
anil during Raid communication received u
llask of llriuor. During wild communication
the bailiff was not prctfent nor wns nny por-
( on connected with thn court cognizant of
the nature of H.'ild communication.
HAD BEEN CALLED BEFORE.
( f ) Ono of the jurors whoso name the
pl-ilntlff Ii not now nblo to give testified on
lila volr dlro thnt ho had not expressed or
formed an opinion with respect t" thn incrltH
of said CUSP , 'win-runs , in truth nnd In
fact , ho had before being- called to nerve
as n. Juror In said caxo expressed an opinion
to the effect that -the ) bondsmen should not
bo hnld liable.
'i. The verdict Is not puatnlnod by sulllclcnt
ovldpncc.
3. The undisputed evidence ulio-v that the
defendant ! ! were each Indebted to the
plaintiff In the sum of } 201&si.or .
4. The undisputed evldenco shown that the
dbfundantxl were Indebted to the plaintiff In
the sum of $151,000.
5. The verdict Is contrary to law.
C. The verdict la contrary to the Instruc
tions of the court.
7. The verdict Is In utter disregard of both
Tlio exposition walls for no one only
nlnuly days moro anil tlio KM ten will
npun to tln > world a wonderful , lu'autl-
fill slKlitWo are pri'iwrintf for Hiidi u
crowd as Oinahai imver wltm.'ssod.
Are yon prepared ?
In your Innw complete ?
Are you nuUliif ? ready to onterlnln ?
Wo are Kcttinx ready tlilB week liy hold-
IIIK our animal clearing piano anil or
pin Bale \Vo are Hulling immplo plano.s
that liavo lioon dropp-cd from the new
'OSalaloKiiuH , rejitud pianos , and
Kllxhtly used pianos , /at price * and on
terms that any ono can afford How
can yon entertain your exposition visi
tors without a iiiuKical Instrument.
hook at this Knll Kly.o inahof'iiny
case.Schiller piano .seven and one-
third octavos ivory keys full Iron plato
roll fall and KWIIK ! diiut dewk only
ouo tiilrty-threo C
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
the Instructions of the court and the undis
puted ti-stlmony.
Reasons S to 25 Inclusive nro citations
of alleged error on part of the court , to
which the plaintiff duly cxcoptod at the
tlnu' . Reason 2fi Is the customary om > , "ac
cident and surprise which ordinary prudence
could not have guarded against. "
X1-2W TU IA I. KI > H A iTlJ I ST K VSTM3H.
A tlorni-.VH for I In- Con vh-lril Mini \n-
Nluii l3lK'liPunr ( H-IIHI > IIN.
The attorneys for August Kastuer , con
victed of the murder of Olllcer Dan Tlcde-
man , have filed their motion for a new trial
and therein they advance eighty-four reasons
why the same should ibo granted. They
charge li regularity and misconduct upon the
part of the trial Jury , surprise , that the ver
dict of guilty Is not riustalned by the law and
the evidence , m-wly discovered evidence , er
rors of the "court In giving Instructions to
the jury , misconduct upon tlui part of John
NorberK , 'bailiff ' In charge of the jury , nils-
conduct upon the part of certain Jinors In
not answering questions propounded \\l-.on
they wore examined as to their qualifications
-to , ilt upon the ease. It Is also charged tli.it
the Jury wcra allowed to separate during the
pendency of the trial.
The motion has not been presented to
Judpo Slabaugh and consequently no tl.iio
has yet been fixed for hairing the arguments.
Railroad employees all believeIn Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup , the old standby.
omimu\ icn.vitci : or KAMI.
I'lollljof AiniiNfiiii-iit Tor ( IIIMnny
VH | | tors.
The children of Tcmplo Israel had charge
of the program nt the Jewish fair In Metro-
polltMi hall last night. The various living
advertisements which were presented wcro
paitlclpated in by seventy children -ind this
work was dccie ici a manner whleh i.howed
excellent U-lining. The drills were under the
direction of Jtfc-a Fried i Ranger , \\iio h..i
speit oovcr-al week * In tbo preparation of tiie
labk'iux. A vjry good rej.rcscnMtlui wus
that of a well known brand of sap whl.-U
was B5t forth by tvolve Industrial llltla
washers who &ing a song of the tub. An
other brand was advertised by a child half
burled la a tub of I'camy cotlcu. A w.ni'l '
drill dedicated to "Our Florists"va then
given by . .evenly ulrla. The lead cm wcro
Rocy Danunum and -Jrna Iladra , aged oix
years , and the evolutions were carried out
with precision. The trademark cf a malt
firm was portrayed by little Ru.i'i Hrauditla
In a grarclul peso leanlni ; upon un Imme.iso
globe. Other wi 11 known trademark. ? we"a
shown by llvloc ; n.odels end the fl tir ° s were
completed with a living star-spangled ban
ner made up of 100 children In led , while
and blue. This evening there will be u j.rea-
ontatlon of the operatta , "A Dress Re-
hcacral of ChnlcrclM. " The scitio t.i laid at
a boarding house school and the parts will
betaken by eighteen young women.
I'orl { 'rook mill ( InVlir. .
FORT CROOK , Neb. , Murch 1. To the
Editor of The Bee : At the request of many
of my comrades nnd for fear a few citizens
might perhaps bo mUled by the sensational
statements of a yellow paper , I take the
liberty at setting aright the facts In rotation
to Fort Crook. As a matter of fact there la
absolutely nothing Inking place at tula post
during the winter between Orlfi a. m. and
5 p. m. With regard to sports. I ainy safely
say that there was moro activity displayed
in athletic cxercLicti yesterday than lit any
'Preceding day thlj winter and there were
very few men who were not engaged In some
uxrrclso or other. The arms In the post uro
being given no unusual attention whatever.
In fact you will seldom If over eo a soldier
with a rlflo In his hand after morning drill.
The scare article goes on by stating that
the men gathered In small knots around the
quarters , engaged In earne t conviT.iatlon
and ccv the approach of etrangers drew away
and refused to talk. Now , soldiers nro never
In the least rotlcent , In fact they are HOIMO-
what Inclined to bo talkatlvn , and the en
grossing subject of conversation Just now Is
relative to on order which has just boon pro
mulgated prohibiting the tmioklng of clgn-
rottcs by the man , which lillH most of them
harder than uny order for active oervlco
would do.
The sensational reporter completes his llt-
tlo yarn by stating that after evening drill
the troops brolco ranks and saluted Iliu Hug
as the 'band played "America. " Them l
no evening drill , the only formation bolni ;
retreat roll vail at sunaut , when the band
never playa any antlium except the "Star
Hpinglcd Banner , " and tbo only nalutlni ;
going on Is the first ncrKcanU of companies
reporting absentees to an olllcur designated
for that purpose ,
Scnio fun-loving woldler got hold of the
Omaha reporter and filled htm up to tha
brim with stuff , which ho believed Implicitly.
The men hero arc getting tired of such Billy
nonsense being circulated and are nil laugln
Ing at this latent llzzlo. SOLD.IER.
