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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1898)
THE OMAITA DAILY BEE. FRIDAT , OTAUCH 4 , 1898. Alt ROADS IN ONE DEPOT Omaha Pamnger Service to Have ft Great Central Station , PRESIDENT BURT'S CONSOLIDATION PLAN ftlnc-H KOYV HnlrrliiK \Vrbntrr Street to lie llriniKlit < < > tlir Union I'ni-llli-'M Xi'tv To nn I n ul - Mutton. ' f resident Horace 0. nurt of the Union Pa cific has another depot scheme on foot. It provides far the concentration of the termi nals of all the railroads entering Omaha In the near vicinity of the site at present occu pied by the union depot sheds. Plans are tinder consideration for the use of the Union 1'aclflo'ii propped permanent depot between Klghth and Tenth streets and Mason anil Lcavcnworth streets by the Missouri Pacific , the I'Ycmont , Clkhorn & Missouri Valley , the tilotix City & Pacific and the Chicago , St. 1'aul , Minneapolis & Omaha railroads , all of ( which are now using the depot at Fifteenth nil Webster streets. When these plans shall be finally carried out all the railroads entering and leaving Omaha will use the Union I'aclflc'H permanent depot , except the Burlington lines. The prox imity of the Hurllngton's new depot to the location chosen for the Union Pacific's per manent stiucturo will facilitate the transfer of passengers and baggage among all the linen entering the city and many of the ad vantages of a union depot will bo secured to tha traveling public , although the union de pot will be located under two separate roofs. liver since The lice's announcement that the now Uivlon Pacific management would erect n temporary pansenger station for use dur'ic ; the exposition , to be followed by the corwtructlon of n permanent depot , there has been more or leas talk In local railway cir cles about probability of a transfer of the terminals from the Webster street depot to the Union Pacific's new depot. What wan at m.it conjecture has developed Into fact. J'laiifl are now under ctmslderRtlwi whereby the paMsenger traliia of the Fremont , Klk- horn & Missouri Valley railroad will leave the tracks at vresunt used by the company nt Irvlngtpn , laid use the Union Pacific tracks from just outside the city limits to Tenth and Marcy iitreets , etitertoig thu Union Pacific's permanent depot. WHAT THEY WILL ( JAIN. ElUhoui officers are of the opinion that they would gain much busln v > If their trains Hliould use the same depot as most of the other lines here. The transfer of -sengora and baggage across the city that h made necessary U nild to bo a good thing for the trouiufcr companies , but re-sults In the loss of a roMldcvablu amount of business to the Klkliorn evciy year. The Missouri Pacific will gain more by th rcmoidl of Its terminal ) ! than the Klkhorn for It will effect a greater fjavlng of time fo tJmt road , and place Its tialns In < x posltlor to cecwo more business than they get now The Missouri Pacific's track now winds abou Ocnaha In a most circuitous manner , rcqulr lug twmty.even minutes for lie tralnw to run from South Omalirt to the Webster strec station. The plnn under contemplation pro Tides for the uao of the Union Pacific's per inoncnt dejiot by the Missouri Pacific , nn nlso fci- the use of the former's tracks fron Summit to the depot. The Missouri Pacific' * ) track ) ) now extend to Summit , and the use o" the Union Pacific's tracks from there t Tenth and Marcy streets would be the mos direct way fo. ' the Missouri Pacific to gc Into Omalm. The run from South Omaha ti the new depot via this route would sav over twenty minutes on each train and thread road would have the great advantage of be dng In a position to exchange buslnesa with the other lines. The Omaha road now cctne.s Into Omah < over the tracks of the Sioux City & Paclfii railroad. What Is regarded as the mos probable route for these trains under th new arrangement Includes the use of the Noriliwerttcrn'H tracks on the cast sldo of the river from California Junction to Council niuffrt and the Union Pacific's bridge to Omaha for nil through trains to nnd from St. Paul , SloUx City and other northern points , while the local business on the wcwt oido of the river could be handled by local trains of the Bloux City & Pacific road. EASY TO ARRANGE. All of these lines except the Missouri Pa cific are under Northwestern control. It Is not presumed that there will bo any great difficulty In negotiating for the use of com mon terminals between the executive officers of the Northwestern and tlio reghno now at the head of the Union Pacific railroad. Rep resentatives of all the linen concerned ray that such a solution of the terminal nuffltlon ban been looked for ever since Mr. Hurt's election as president of the Union Pacific , and these who speak by the book say there Is no doubt but that such a scheme will positively eventuate before the completion of the Unlnn Pacific's permanent depot. The latter otructuro will be commenced wltfiln sixty days and will he built largo enough to occominodate all the railroads entering the city except the nurllngton , which will use .Its cwn now liullilUw Immediately opposite. Kothlng definite Is known concerning the dimensions or the style of architecture of the > Union Pacific's permanent depot. T1IKIP , I'OSITIIIX IS .NOT CIIAXGRI ) . m'lirtrrn nom'-i Still Opiiniiril o filv- InkCnnn iim Pnclll < ! DIITcreiitlnl. CHICAGO , March 3. The western roads declare that In consenting to meet with the official * , of the Canadian Pacific In regard to the rate situation as suggested hy General Passenger Agents Roberts and Daniels they have-In no manner changed their position In regard to the differentials demanded by the Canadian Pacific or the reduced rates made by that lino. They will meet the rates made by the Canadian Pacific and any further re ductions that It may make will bo met by them without delay. In consenting to the conference they nay that they are merely standing on the ground that they have occu pied since the controversy with the Canadian Pacific was started. They have at all tlmee been willing to confer with the Canadian "Pacific with a view to settling the whole matter of rates and differentials , but as tar os any change In their position Is concerned , It has has not been considered. Messrs. TJanlels and Roberts telegraphed to the west ern roads from Montreal after they had a conference with the Canadian Pacific and whllo the western lines were In meeting In Chicago , stating that they had of their own motion concluded to recommend to all con cerned that all rates that had been disturbed In every direction be restored to tariff prece dent to a meeting and that conference of all Interested lines should then bo held and nee If an agreement could be reached , If not thu disputed questions should bo arbitrated. There was nothing In the message that gave the slightest assurance aw to whether the Canadian Pacific hail assented to the proposi tion or was committed In any sense to arbi tration , and the conditions named by the message providing for a restoration of rates as precedent to a meeting were practically Identical with the conditions which the Canadian Pacific had proUously made. The western roads and their eastern connection , the Grand Trunk , found themselves unable to assent to the proposition of restoring rateo , but did signify their willingness to at tend a meeting with the Canadian Pacific anywhere and no matter by whom railed , foi the purpose of taking up the whole question and this Is the position which the western lines take today. Rote clerks of the western roads were In nesslon today preparing new sheets showing the reductions In rates made In consequence of the transcontinental rate uar. The gen eral passenger agents have completed tholi arrangements In the matter and have mad * Ilielr arrangements for applying the rujuc. lions through all the available gateways. Traffic officials of the rosds In the con licit say that they never before have had si larnt > an amount cf corn to uiovo. Tin Amount , they say , U apparently limitless The one great trouble In the matter Is thai the rates are so badly demoralized that then is comparatively little profit In the business llfiirlnu ClmrKrN ( llUi-rliuliiHtlon CLKVKLANI ) . March 3. At today's sea .ilon of the Interstate Commerce commU elon. which Is Investigating charges of dta crimination against the Car Service assocli' Clou , J. Q. Simmons , grain dealer , wai pa tb wltntw iUnd , lie tustUltxl that hi was forced to par car service charges on all of his goods received. In many cuea the charges for holding cars over time , or for transfer and switching were greater than the regular freight rate. U was state 1 by the witness that he knew that large * grain rotn * panics often escaped without any additional charge for switching or holding cm over time. Too commission then continued the hearing till April 13. cur II.\TIS ( jo o.v SI'.MIAYK.T. . Client ! ICIotiillkr Tt-itvrl Will Tlirnuuli Oinnlin Hint ! ) ny. "The reduced rates to north Pacific co-nt points will go Into effect here 0:1 Sunday , " said General Passenger Agent Francis of the 1) . & M. as he stepped off a train from Chi cago. Ho was rcturlng from the Chicago confercnco of western passenger men , and was eagerly questioned by rallrccders and others Interested In the rate situation. Con tinuing he said : "Thp rates through here vsllt provide for a rebate nt the other end. The cheap rates are now In effect from Chicago cage vu ! St. I'oul , but not through the Mis souri river gateways. The meeting of Gen eral Passenger Agents Daniels of the New York Central and Hoberts of the Erie with the olllccrs of the Canadian lines will have nothing to do with putting In the rates through here. They have merely gene to Montreal for the confer cnco on their own hoolc. They did not go at the solicitation or recommendation of the \\cstern lines , and tlio wtstcrn lines will not bo bound by anything that they do. They have inceely gone to Montreal to in vestigate the into troublcn for themselves. " "Has the amount of uxctcs fare that will be charged on thu new fust trains between Chicago Imd Denver been determined , Mr. Francis ? " "It has not. There was a meeting of the general passenger agents o' Interested lines In Chicago en Wednesday reg.irdlng the mat ter , but nothing was determined. The meet ing adjourned until next week. Nothing will be dome in the matter bcforo that time. " \ inMiiniiKPF for Mobile A Olilo. CINCINNATTI , .March 3. Word has been received hero that It. Carroll of this city , formerly with the Pennsylvania lines and later general manager of the Queen & Cres cent railroad has been elected second vice president and general manager of the Mo bile & Ohio railroad. He lll probably have hla headquarters at St. Louis. Can mil nn I'ai'lllc I-JarnliiK" . MONTREAL * , Quo. , March 3. Canadian Pacific railway turnings for the week endIng - Ing February 28 were JGSS.OOO. and for the same peilod last year $300,000 , an Increase of $71.000. IlllllfOllllUtCN 1111(1 I'crNOIIIllM. President R. It. Coble has gene to Callfor- ila for a month's eojourn. General Western Agent Fred A. Nash f the Milwaukee Is in Chicago. General Solicitor Manderson of the 13. & il. has gone to San Francisco. General Agent Rutherford of the Rock Js- nnd's passenger department has leturned rom Chicago. On Sunday next. March 0 , all passenger rains of the Nickel Plato railroad will begin o use the Hock Island depot In Chicago. The Union Pacific has temporarily closed ts machine and ear shops at Laramle , Wyo , Eighty men are thrown out of employment The condition of Frank Powers , the mason vho was injured at the Uurllugtou depot n Wednesday by a falling brick , Is said to o critical. Ho Is nt St. Joseph's hospital The attending physician reported him very ow. Calculattocs have been mode of the cost 'f ' moving freight per ton per mlle on four if the western railroads , as follows , In frac- lens of a cent : Burlington , 0.496 ; North- estern , 0.523 ; Milwaukee , 0.524 ; Rock sland , 0.534. Earnings of the Minneapolis & St. Lou In oad for the month of January were an fol- owe : Gross , $146,514 , against $127,478 for he correspond ng month last year ; net. $52- 92 , agn'mst ' $40,453 ; other Incomes , $10,26S , igalist : $7,204 ; total , $ G2,3GO , against ? 17C51 ; ncreasa , $14,703. Vlsltliig' railroaders In Omaha yesterday Deluded C. A. Nlmmo of Troy , N. Y. , gon- rul western passenger ogcot of the Fitch- jurg railroad , who had not been here for hreo years , and A. G. Klniball of Topeka. Kan. , assistant general freight agent of the lok Inland system. The Milwaukee has Just decided to equip he Chicago & Evatutoa division ot the road with an electric trolley sjstem. Thla brench of the sjstem Is devoted exclusively to sub urban service. It has never paid. The change In the motive power from steam to electricity Ifl to be made with the view to reducing expanses and furnlahtag an Im proved service. It has alwa > a been Insisted by western allroad men that there Is no profit In pao- senger bustao's , except on the eastern lines. Sorao figures have been compiled to show this , as far as the granger roads are con cerned. They give the coat of hauling a pas senger ono mlle as follows on each of the four roads In cents aa fractions : Northwest- rn. 2.040 ; Rock Island , 2.490 ; IJurllngton , 2.519 ; Milwaukee , 2.S15. i.ou.vi. A permit haa been Issued to George A , Jrelyn for some extensive alterations In his block at 1501-5 Howard street. Fire In the residence of Anton Duran , 1203 William street , about 11 o'clock yesterday was extinguished by the department. William J. Welshans reported last night that someone had broken Into his vacant cottage at 2205 Sherman avenue and torn up the 'lead ' pipe , damaging the plumbing to the amount of $75. Fire about 10 o'clock called the department to a frame building at 915 Jackson street , which Is occupied by a laundry. A blaze In the roof caused by a defective flue , was extinguished , with small lei . Superintendent Pearee , of the Omaha pub- Ho schools , has returned home from his eastern trip and this afternoon at 4:30 : o'clock there will be a principals' meeting at the rooms of the Hoard of Education. J. U. Avcry was sent to Jail for five days so thut ho might get sober after the spree which led him to apply at several drug stores Wednesday aftennoon for poison with which to end his life. The man's nervous system la entirely unstrung. Frank Bowen of 500 South Sixteenth street reports that his room has been broken Into and that most of his belongings have been taken away. Ho missed from his ward robe a suit of clothes and several other gar ments , besides smalt articles of furniture. During February fourteen cases of diph theria , rlvo of scarlet fever and llvo o ! typhoid fever , and ono death from diph theria were reported to the health office. The past two days' two 'cabea of diph theria and one case of scarlet fever have been reported. A warrant was filed yesterday for the ar rest of Isaac Adlcr on the charge of annul ! and battery. Adler his teen boarding wltl : Mrs , Schlank , his brother's mother-in-law , on South Tenth street , and Is said to have struck her heavily during a disagreement over a board bill , A train of thirty wagons passfrd througl : the city yesterday , bound for Plattsmouth where the teamsters expect to find rallroaO work. Most of the wagons were covcwil with tents and loaded with camp utensils , anO the faces of women and children peered oul ot many of the wagons. Molllo Garllck , who claims to reside li South Omaha , was found guilty In pollci court ot being an Immoral woman and re cclvod a sentence of thirty days In the count ] Jail which Judge Gordon suspi nc > , * l with thi understanding that the would leave the clt ; Immediately and remain away. The Transmlsslsslppl Traveling Men's clul has established Itself in headquarters at thi Gcnevil Lowe plco , on the southwest cor nur of Sixteenth and Harney streela and I already making preparations for the reoep tlon of visiting brothers at the varlou assemblies of commercial travelers whlcl will bo held during thesummer. . During February there were nineteen fin alarms , of which fourteen were actual llrt-fl Ten were confined to the point ot origin two extended to one building end two ex tended to two bulldhigs. Uleven frame am four trick buildings were on lire. The people plo were burned In the various fires , Thi valu of the property Jeopardized was $1 , 173,700 ; the loss , $3,420 ; Insurance , $352,950 Insurance over lo i , { 350.005 ; Ig&a over tusur ace , fiifr LOSES FORTY-NINE DOLLARS L , D , Jfo'.z , Mail Distributor , Is Short that Amount , HOLDUP ARTISTS GO THROUGH HIM 1 nnil 51mrl Mini Wajlnj- ( lit * I.ate Traveler and Uvllovc Him u ( a MIT . Itoll uf Cnnh. Ttic tall man and the short man , who have been mixed up In more or leca llldolng during the last few nicnths , gave their at tention lost night to L. D. Motz and made their escape with $49. Mr. Motz was way laid at Twenty-first and Davenport streets a few minutes after 11 o'clock ' on his way home to 2533 Davenport utreet. The men WLTU armed and masked and only a vogue description was obtained of them. Mr. Motz U distributing clerk at thu post- olllce and completed his uaual dutlci ) at It o'clock. Ho sa > s that no one knew of his possession of the money , which was an un- usu.il amount for him to carry about. From the pcstomci ? uo started directly for home , and had reached niglitcenth and Davenport streets when ho observed two men a short distance behind. Ho I'elt no partlcuMr iip- prehonalcn until he was parsing the High school grounds above Twentieth street , when he noticed that the men had clraed up be hind him and were making further efforts to overtake him. Suddenly they broke Into a run , cml as ono drew up to him he thrust a revolver In Motz's face with thu words : "Hold up jour bands or I'll shoot > ou. " Nothing further was said , as Motz followed directions , while the sectud robber took his inline from hla pocket. The men then ran north on Twenty-first street and turned down an alley. After a safeIcitcrval had elapsed Motz shunted for a policeman , but ttio effort being fruitless , he made his way to the central station. Reside the fact that tlio men were tall lul short , Motz could remember little ot heir appearance. Ho paid their faces were ovcred with ordinary domino masks of a ellowlsh color. They wore no overcoats , hut eemed otherwise well dressed , and they did f work with the deliberate and thorough launcr of old hands. There arc three little things wnl h la more ork than any other three little things cre- tcd they arc the ant , the bon and DeWltt's ilttle Hatly Hirers , the last being the t'amous 'ttio plllrt for Htoniach and Mver trouble . SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Llvo stock men are calling attention to ho fact that hero never was a tlmo In t'le latory of the business when the whole coun- ry seemed .10 much Interested In sheep or I'hen the business seemed to have a brighter uturo before It. The advance In the prlre f wool had Its effect and at the suno lime ho country neemed to come to the 0011- h'slon that there had been more scare than ruth about the stories ot Australia and louth American countries being able to fiii ly the markets of the world wltfi wool and mutton. No sooner was the country con- Inccd of the opportunity than It embarked in the raising of sheep with a will , so that t can bo truthfully eald that the sheep ndustry during the last year has made the nest rapid ntridcs of any branch of th ° Ivo stock business. Under nuch condltlcn.i t will bo a matter of Interest to everyone n this section of the country to know tLwt "outh Omaha Is keeping pace with the growth of the business and that it already "logins to look as If this was destined to econio the great sheep market of the coun- ry. ry.In In connection with the sheep Industry at his point , the Union Stock Yards coniifiny as recently had constructed a covered alloy extending from the big tiicep tarns to the ullroad tracks , and a good sized unloading hute is now being built so that sheep may bo unloaded from cars aud housed In the fire-proof barns without being subjeited to ho different conditions of the weather. This covered runway and unloading chute la the only ono of the kind In the country , and sheep men will not be slow to see the ad- raotagc-i of having their flocks housed with out baying to drlvo them through muddy alleys during rain or onow storms. Iy ) thla 'niprovcmcnt In the facilities for handling sheep at the stock yards a train of double- deck sheep tan bo unlcoded and housed within fifteen minutes from the tlmo the earn are set at the chutes. Careful -observation has taught sheep men that In driving a flock from the cars to the barns In unseasonable weather each animal will accumulate at least three pounds ol ivatpr and from four to five pounds ot mud. Ttio covered chutes and alleys will do away with thla unpleasant part of the business and the sheep received at the South Omaha jards will now be housed In good shape , no matter what the weather Is , and will present a much bettor appearance to bttyera than under the old system. SHEEP BUSINESS AT THE YARDS. During the year 1S97 the receipts of sheep at the stock yards hero numbered over 600,000 head , which wns an Increase of 81 per cpnt over the receipts of 1896. Unusual effects are now being put forth by the of ficers of the Stock Yards company to apprise owners of filicep of the advantages of thU market , nnd 'ho fact that universally high prices are paid hero will without doubt have the effect of running the receipts this year up to 1,000,000 head or over. According to the records on file at the office of the Stock Yards company tdo actua disposition of all sheep received at this mar ket In January , 1898 , was as follows : Soli direct to packers , 01,443 head ; recelvnd by packers direct , 8,771 head ; sold to fccdsis and shippers , 16,147 head ; forwarded In first hands to Chicago , 400 head ; forwarded la flmt hands to country , GS4 head. February receipts of sheep amounted to 103,512 head , as compared with 51,049 head In the same month of 1S97 , an Increase ol 52,163 head. Of the number received 59,947 were purchased by packers , 4,399 were con signed direct to packers and 27,880 were sole to feeders and shippers , making a total ol 92,000 sold hero out of the 103,000 received These figures not only show that South Omaha Is a good sheep market , but demon strate that no sheep feeder wevst of the Mis souri river can afford to ship past this point Two yeara ago the stock yards companj erected at considerable expense an Immense fireproof sheep barn \\hlch it was though at that tlmo would have a capacity sufliclen for several years to come1. Laat year , how ever , the receipts increased to such an ex tent that It was deemed advisable to bulh an addition to the barn and a duplicate o the original structure was erected. These two barns , which are connected , have a ea paclty of 13,000 head of sheep and at the present rate ot Increase In this business ad dltlonal accommodations will have to bo erected this year. In fact the managenien now lias under consideration p\sns \ for In creasing the capacity of the present tarns fully 50 per cent. These barns are commo dlous , well lighted and ventilated. All of the pens and alley , ) nre paved -with vltrlfle < brick , and each pen Is provided with a trough of running water. Adjoining the shee barm on the south Is an extensive slice ] dip where these animals can bo dipped a actual cost to the owner. PACKERS PURCHASE HERE. The packcra have signified their Intention of purchasing all the sheep that are shlppet to this market and during the last elghtcei months Swift , Cudohy and Hammond hav purchaw d oh other markets over 60,00 sheep which they would hive bought her had they been able to do so. With the ail vent of Armour the demand for sheep wl | It Is thought , be more than doubled , as th Armour company yearly handles thousand of sheep. A number of extensive feeding farms nr located within a few mllra of South Oma'j and tbo owners are ready at all timed t purchase Urge flocks. On account of belt ) co close to the market they can afford to pa good prices. With all those advantages aud the con stantly Increasing demand It : in bo slated without exaggeration" fau South Omaha la thu beet sheep mark U4n th world , VnnMn'i < ' < U Him . \Bnln. Friends of W. Dii. . Tansant , councilman from the First wan ) , have Insisted that ho consent to allow hU. mo to come before the convention for ro-ejoctlon. For several months past Mr. Vanaant has been dcalroua of retiring In order thiChp would have more tlmo to attend to hla' ' ivrlvate business , but his friends will not have It that way. Many ot the First ward republicans say that they need a square-toed republican In the council to represent them atnVansant Is Just the man they want. They , further assert that during the two yp.irs Mr. Vansant has been In the council the svard has received more benefits than In any four years prior and ho ts considered far too useful to be spared. ' - \V < irl < ri1 ii C rltlt flotli , Another case of a stranger being taken In on the old "cactus" cloth racket was re ported to the police yesterday afternoon. G. Ilrowh'lt , living near Council Illuffs , came over to nttcnd to tmilnesa matters and AVIS Induced to look nt simpK's of ( CM wonderful cloth. When , the swindler * ga through with him the fanner was shy Just J40. The police arrested , a stranger who gave the name of J. llrown on suspicion of bilug lmpllu\tud In the affair. Several similar UISM have t-onic > to tha notice of the po.Icc with1 ! ! lhi > last ten day , 1)ii t In every Initinw the person twlr- died hao refused to remain In the city and prosecute the caso. Iti'imlillcini Convention l n ( ) . The republican city central committee has designated March 17 as the day for holding the primaries and March IS as the date of the city convention. Another meeting of the central committee will bo held Saturday night at the Stockman olllce , at which time the vacancy on the committee caused by the removal cf Henry C. Murphy to Florida will be filled. Captain William Kelly and A. F. Stryker ciyiressed a deslro to rcalun as mem bers of 11:3 committee , hut the ether mcm- brr would not allow any such move and they will continue to servo until the com mittee Is reorganized. 4rnnt ! S < * ii < to .lull. Joe Grant , formerly a porter emplo > ed al 10 Reed hotel , was oortonced to thirty days n the county Jail yesterday afterncon by udgo Chrlstmann for pet.t larceny. It was ssertcd at "tho tlmo of the ariivjt that Grant iad stolen $45 from a guest of thu hotel , hut s the money was recovered there was no iroscciitlon on thli charge. The hotel poo- ' Ic , however , took the matter up and charged i ic ex-pcrter with having broken Into a Igcr case n"d carried away quite a number f clgats and It was on this charge that rant wns sentenced. City ( iOMwlt. | The Dec ofllco telephone Is No. 27. James H. VanDusen Is In Hlalr attending o legal matters. Mrs. F. P. Williams of Twenty-seventh lid J streets la ( julte sick. Cattlemen look for a big rise In values Ithln the next slxtv dajs. J. W. Roberts of Sidney , la. , was a bus- ness visitor In the city yesterday. A. D. Lucas , St. Francis , Kan. , Is In the city looking after his pioporty Interests. A daughter was born yosteulay to Mr. nnd Mra. William Nlath , Twentieth and R streets. H , C. Dennett has returned from Chicago , vhero ho went to attend the funeral of a elatlve. IJ. E. Wlleox will entertain the Drlvo Vhlst club at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. ) . L. Holmes tonight. ' A special policeman * has been appointed to ook after Highland 'park whllo the Improve- nents aie belnc made. J. P. Hayes , Twenty-fourth and II directs , , a In the race for potlceJudge , subject to the | ctlon of the republican convention , Councilman William A. Dennett Is the atcst cno to announce his candidacy. Mr. 3ennott states that , ho will come up for re- Icctlca. , An Important meeting of the East Sldo Ini- irovcment club Is booked for this evening. 'ho club meets at Uumhko'a hall , Twentieth and Missouri avenue. Fred Wllluhn of the Fourth ward called at The Ilee office last- evening to announce hat ho would 'eeek tlfo''ropubllcan nomlna- lon for member of the city council. The social given by the King's Daughters at the homo of Mrs. Caughey last evening was a very pleasant affair , the program being cndered In a satisfactory manner. I This evening the Third Ward Republican I lub will meet at Evans' hall , Twenty-eighth and R streets , for the purpose of electing J officers. Qcod speakers have promised to ut- cnd and all members are urged to bo iresent. The verdict of the people Is that Dr. null's Cougu Syrup Is the best remedy for coughs , colds , sere throat , nsthm.i , etc. 31 KT WITH JL 1MHJUS 1'OI.ICIiMAX. A. < T : . Jolinnon' at Knot County. I own , S\vliulIiMl on nil Old ( limit * A. E. Johnson , a farmer from Knox county , Iowa , was defrauded of $30 yesterday by a most simple but successful device. He was forced to spend several houra at the Web ster street depot and at the suggestion of a now found friend started to look over the exposition grounds. Near the Sixteenth street gate the two friends met a stranger with ci star who enquired In an authoratlvo voice If they were strangers stopping over to view the city. Johnson admitted that such was the case and the man with the star made the remarkable statement that no ono en route to a destination further on wns allowed to leave the depot without a permit from the chief ot police. Ho said a notice to that effect was hung In plain sight In the waiting room and as a penalty for their disobedience the two men would bo obliged to como along with him to a dungeon In the city Jail. Johnson pleaded for his relcas-o and was finally set free con ditionally on the payment of $30 , all he had. The bogus policeman eald ho would submit the fine to .the central office and If deemed sufficient Johnton would not bo molested further. Johnson's companion , howuver , was led away to confinement. Johnson gave a good description of the two men and detectives are endeavoring to locate - cato them. Cim.tllYS 'AMI KANSAS CITV. \o Intention of KNtMlillNlilmr n Ilranoh nt tlio MlMNonrl Town. Kansas City Is again In hopes that the Cudahys are planning to open up a branch picking house In that city , but the anticipa tions lu this direction are likely to be-dashed to the ground. Edward Cudahy was seen about the matter last night and said : "There Is nothing at all In the rumor. H probably originated over the fact that wo had a man In Kansas City recently , ibut his business was not In any way connected with the es tablishment of a branch there. Last fall wo had a man looking over the- ground , but afterward wo concluded that wo could not at the present tln'e establish a hoiiac In Kansas City. Nothing In that line Is being considered now , " \ " Arnold's Hromo Celery cures headaches , lOc , 25o and 50c. AH druggists. ? wwwwwww Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine. for Nervous Prostration and Loss of Appetite. No defacement oi the system is more severe in its effect on the nerve centers or more taxing to the vital forces than the continued loss of sleep. Sleep is that wise provision of nature which en ables all our faculties to obtain that rest which is so necessity for the maintenance of a healthful condition and the proper performing of their func tions. Lack of sleep starves the ( main , deranges the nervous system and upsets all the harmonious workings of our complex machinery. The best agency known to modern science with which to lubricate our wearing pans and reduce friction ; to produce order out of chaos , an1 to restore the pain- racked boly and tired brain to its healthful , normal condition is Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine. It nourishes aiut fortifies both body and mind. Aliout 1SOO , Mrs. K. II. .Tones , of Unnnnke , Vn. , Imd nn atliu'l ; of fever which loft lier in very poor health. .She says : "My nervous system was broken down anil my health wni Mintlered. I was very nervous ; eoiilil not sleep ; had a languid weaUne-s that was Impossible to overcome. 1 Ki-uw thinner , had no appi-tllo and was In a very had way. I did not seem to lie able to recu perate. The least excitement would ive me a set back. 1 doctored with several phyMelaiN and took tonics and bitteis without limit , but did not M > .MII to Improve. In the sprint ; of IS' ' ) . * 1 read a circular of. Pr. Miles' Restorative Nervine and decld"d to try It. The llrst bottle helped me wonderfully. 1 continued Its use. and In a iVw weeks was restored to health. " Dr. Miles' Remedies are for sale by all druggists under a guarantee first bottle benefits or money refunded. Hook on heart and nerves Ircc. Address Dr. MILLS MHDICAL CO. , Hlkhart , Iml. AMUSEMENTS. "A Sttcnger In New York" can have a good time and a lst others to pass a mi cry evening If ho Is only constructed on the light plan. Hoyt's latest musical farce , which bears the above title , waa prrorutnl for the Unit time lost evening to nn Omaha tuidlonce and such an audience. It filled the capacious theater , and from the rising of the curtain until It went down on the flnalo of the French ball episode mlrtli reigned supreme. Like all of lloyt'a produc tions , "A Stranger In N'ouYork" has but one excuse for being It amuse ? . It deals with a set of pay bcliemlar.s who have In duced a famous Chicago wit I. Collar Downe to come on to tlio metropolis anO form one of n early to take In the great Trench ball. Through a lost letter of Intro duction the "Stranger In New York" for the time being becomes I. Collier Downe and the owner of the name with no more place In the party than has a fifth wheel In a wagon. Thin exchange of names comes In very handy \"hen lUo wife of the Chicago man comes on for the purpose of catching her hubby at his larks , but is brought up against the substitute only to bo caught by her husband while having a merry time In a merry company. Around thl plot , which Is not elaborated to any great extent , are woven a great many funny situations , and the gay Betting of the French ball offers an opportunity for tfio In troduction of numerous clover songs and dances. The gayon of the gay was "HattlD" Miss Anna Boyd. whoso taking manner and rich voice met with the. same hearty reception as ahvajs. Miscps Allnnlo Orlrtgw ) cr.d Camlllc Cleveland coatributed some goad vocal numbera , Lizzie and Nclllo McCoy clover dances and songs and Amy Muller a well executed dance. Joseph Coyne as tha Stranger won the great funmaker , both with action and song. Charles Dungan , John Dudley , Steve Matey and. In fact , all the male members of the company contributed full measure to the evening's musical en tertainment. There was a little bit of everything In the way of effort to entertain and amuse during the progress o ! the performance , nothing which rises to the superlative , but on the other hand , It can bo truthfully said there was nothing poorly done. Taken nil In all "A Stranger In New York" affords a very acceptable evenlng'a entertainment , and cer tainly offers no opportunity to cultivate an attack of the blues. Sale of seats for Richard Mansfield's en gagement at Doyd's opens today , with pros- pests that only the early birds will catch the chotco places. 0X13 ttllKAT JIHOTIIKIUIOOD OF 7IIKX. What ChrlHt SoiiKlit to HxinltllNli Dnr- liiK HIM ' .MlHxIoit nn l n rlli. Rev. Mr. Williams of South Omaha con ducted the special Lenten services last night at Trinity cathedral. His sermon treated of the misconception that many people have of Christ's mission on earth. "Many people , " said the preacher , "think that Christ came en earth to promulgate a ( system of philosophy or a scrlea of dogma which men must adhere to to be saved. On the contrary. Ho came to earth and estab lished a brotherhood which Ho Intended should bo perpetuated. He carefully trained Ills apostles and In them Ho set forth a brotherhood which was a standard that all subsequent followers should adhere to. This original society founded by Jesus should not be forgotten. It wo * not an order In which any one man predominated. Many sects lay their foundation principles upon the dogma of some ono man as upon that of Saint Peter or Calvin or Luther. Such a plan Is tyrannical and antagonistic to the principles of universal brotherhood which Christ came upon the earth to establish. " TO cum * : coi.n i > oxi : DAY Take Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to euro. 25c. The qenulne baa L. II. Q. on eat , ! , tablet. IIV MA OCA 11 KM DK.CIUOi : TKAMS. Coinpi-lltlvi * Contest In HIP "Work < rrntl > - Knjoyrel by Members. Council muffs and Omaha were fitted against each other last night on the floor of the ledge rcoma of Gate City tent , No. 00 , Knights of the Maccabees , In Labor temple. Teams of the latter tent and of tent No. 32 of Council Bluffs had a contest In Initiatory work. The former won by three points , the score being 93 to 90. The judges were W , II. Grcss of North I'latto , lA. J. McUermotl of Pacific Junction and A. I. Samuelson ol this city. Last night's contest was the first of a series of three , the second Is to take place In Council Bluffs on March 23 and the third at a tlmo and place still to bo selected. . With the coinhiK of spring Drox Tt. Shoomnu has rocfjiv.eil all our ladles' spring footwear thnt we retail at ? 'U)0-- ) Our line of ? 'I.X ( ) slides lias always been the largest and most , complete , and this year is no exception We've ndtlt'il now Myles new toes billl dog coin and so on in the heavy and light f-oles In fact , an all-around , up-to-date tan or black shoe for ? ' ! .oo Tlie o shoes are without question the moBt Mylbli and best finished shoes at this price we've ever offered and there Is only one rea son why we sell them at ? 3,0 < ) instead of $1.00 that's because wo believe lu giving jraluo with every Mioo we well. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1410 FAKNAM STREET. At the conclusion of the contest the women i of Gate City hl\o. No ! ) , Ladles of the Mac- ' cabees. served luncheon and the evening was ] concluded with n dance. The affair was very well attended , some 300 nu'tiiber.s. being present. About 100 came over from Council niulT.5. I'lVi : STUAMKUs I.'KOI ! AliASK \ , Caniullaii ( Mllcliils KnNr tlio lli-IIUli KlltiV Oil Allll'l-llMIII SMlll SEATTLE , Wash. , M-irch 3. Five steam ers arrived from Alcaka today , the Utopia , Huenonie' , Del Nortc , Protection and Queen. The Queen brought the latest news , having left Sk.igu.ty last Sunday. Thu most Im portant news brought down way a eonllrnu- tlon of the previous reports that the Cana dian olllclnl.s had raised the Drltlsh flag on what Is regarded n Amoilcan soil , and tioublo at Skiiguny with longshoremen who objected to Indians unloading freight from steamers. The presence of United States troops alone prevented earlous trouble. It Is feared that st-rlous trouble- will grow- out of the Canadians' attempt to collect duty on the summit of the White pnp.-i and the Chllkat pass and thu Amerloins will rcslat the payment on what 'they consider Ameri can ground. Another complication will ro- fcult from the virious tramways which are- being constructel to carry freight over the pat'scs. ' The officials of these trnmwn > s are reported to hove declared that any hrcrrup- tlon of their construction work or any at tempt to exercise any right of ownership will be resisted. It Is thought at Talya and Skaguay that the movements of the Ameri can authorities will bo to .claim sovereignty over those two places. Last summer the boundary line was at Lake Dennett , tlicn at Llndernian and now at the funimlt of the mountains , which Is only about twenty miles from t'alt water. Two days before the Queen left Skngway the wind , which had blowci from the north continuously for seven weeks , shifted and began to blow from the aouthwaU , causing a general thaw to set In. The change la the weather caused hundreds of people who had been detained by the severe cold to star' over the trails from hoth Skagway and Talya , nnd when the steamer left a general c.xodus from both towns was tak'cig ' place , lloth trails are reported in excellent condition. Cn the trip down the Queen passed the Cot tage City a short distance isouth of Wrangel Narrows. The latter ship evidently had trouble , as ILj bow wes smashed In and cov ered with canvas to keep out the water. The news U brought by the Queen that the ship Corona , which went ashore i a reef off Lewis Island on the morning of the23d of January , will be- raised today. Nuw pumps were to bo put to work this morning , when It was expected the Corona will bo floated. The ship Lucille , bearing the gov ernment party. Is slowly weullng its way- northward In tow of the- tug Monarch. It was spoken by the Queen near Kennedy Island and reported" all well on hoard. VANCOUVER , II. C. . March 3. Commis sioner A. 11. Perry of the Northwest mountex ! police , who returned from LakeUccinett thla morning , said : "I was present when thu Drltlsh flag was hoisted at Summit Lake. The police are collecting duties there. Sum mit lake Is Canadian territory and U not oven disputed by the United Statca govern ment. " SEATTLE. Wash. , March 3. E. R. Knapp of Boston , Maes. , who arrived hero today 'rom Skagway , authorize' ' ) the statement that ho Cinadlan authorities raised ttic Drltlsh lag on the summit op White pass on Satur day , February 20. This has heretofore been considered American territory. Mr. Knapp'fl authority for the statement Is the foreman of the Humbert Transportation conipauv , Ho reported the affair to Mr. Knapp , who 1 connected with the company. Just before the latter left Skagway. In reference to the report that martial law hud been proclaimed at Skagway. Mr. Knapp said that when fie left no such action had been taken , neither was It anticipated. Mr. Knapp ulso cold that the reports of deaths at Talja , Skag- way and en the trails , lud been very much exaggerated. Ho had made a personal ex amination and ascertained tl-at lncu No- vernier the < "o had been nineteen deaths at Skagway and thirteen at Talja. This la not at all largo , considering the population at the two places. The report ttiat two men from r-awson had perished en the White pace with a largo amount of gold dust on them Is 'aid by Mr Knapp to have no foun dation , The rivalry between the towns of Skagway and Talya Is characterized by Mr Knapp is boll. * at whltu heat , and this Is the retison , ho thinks , that so many ex aggerated stoclcfl of death and hardifilp are sent out. Each town Is doing all It can to throw discredit on the other. OTTAWA , Out. , March 3. When shown the Victoria , dispatch stating that reports from Skagway had confirmed the report that the lirltlsh flag had been raised at Summit lake , aUo that the Canadian government Intemlol cstabl'shlng a cuatoin house at Crater lake , Loth places being In disputed territory , Mln- Istcr of the Interior Slfton f > ald tonight : "This la an old story revived. There Is a Canadian customs post at Summit lake , Imt but It Is list In disputed territory. Tha Drltlsh ll.ig was not being raised and custom * ! posts wore not being ostabllbhod In dlapute-l territory. There Is nothing in thi Htor > . " 'nuii.VI' I > .VY AT C A U I.IM.II. Til ontj-I'"oii | . Criilniil < > from ( lie lu- ( linn * MIOO | . CARLISLE. Pa. , .March 3. The twith commencement of the Carllilo Indtiftrlnl school was hold today , when fully 11,000 per- rotui witnessed the presentation of dlploiiM * ? . There were twenty-four graduates. Visitors wore present from 11 juris of the country , Iiiclu.llug Alaska , and oongres-i was \\rll represented. The morning was duvnled to nn lirpeetlon of the Bhops and Bfhonl ? . Thcte was a hand concert at nron and the commencement began at 2 o'clock , Otptaki PiMtt presiding. Orations were dolh-eie'd hy Jacob Jlnusm. Martha Sickles , Joseph. . DlacLhoar , Lillian CompMlnvlllo , Michael Dcr.ida , Anna Morton , Wilson Welsh nud David McFnrhind. Rev. Dr. J , A. Llppln- cott presented the diplomas. Ho eontr.ist' > .l citizenship and tribal relations and paid the government has llftoJ the Indhns Into a new life. Indian Commissioner W. A. Jones commended the spee.ul ntttcitlon given to the education ot girls at Carlisle and said there could he no successful system without that feature. Congressman Laecy of Iowa wild It was a pleasure to defend the Car- llslo school. The graduates were : Sarah II. Fllim , As- slnaboliio ; Ralph E. Armstrong , Nez Percos ; Wilson II. WoUh , Cherokee ; Jo3fph Dlack bear , Cheyenne ; Annlo L. ( icon ; . ; , Cherokee ; Jacob M. Jlmesc'i , Seneca ; Allen Thom.it > . Chlppowu ; Lillian T. Complalnvllle. Nou Perces ; Martha L. Slrklrs , OncUM ; Fr ik James , Kaw ; FiHo H < "iil. : Pueblo ; DavH McFarlaud , NCK I'erees ; Caleb M. Sickles , Onoldn ; Clarence L. Diitler , Coeur d'AIcne ; Annlo M. lorton , Pueblo ; Mitchell Ueruda. Omaha ; Katnlo 0. Owl , Chciokco ; Cara 1 * Coinellus , Onolda ; Rlciizl S. Moore Sac on 1 Fox ; Edith G. Pierce , Ottawa : Joan Web- stcr , Onelda ; Edward W. Petorcwi and Char lotte 0 , Home , Klamath. irmmivr AT A < STI-\M : nnv Kii.t. Tno Woi-K-iiii-ni Kiilnlly Hurl nnil n , \niulii-r SorliiiiNly Injiiroil. LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Mcrc.li 3. A special to the Gazette from Texarkaim , Ark. , sijs : About 4 o'clock this afternoon a large steam dry kiln nt the Central Ccal end Coke Saw mill tumbled In , neiloiifly wcundlng a num ber of workmen , two of whom will illo. Othtes nre believed to have been killed out right. The cast wall of the kiln tumbled In and crtiflhed the contents , makliii ; a com plete wreck. Lirge timbers , sheet Iron and lumber and railroad Iron were bent nnd twisted Into a fihapclces maCT. After the crash workmen were at once placed to work and soon liberated ten of the wockmon who were oaugl.t In tfic debris. These who were removed from the wieck follow : Gus Wal ton , head mashed and Internal Injuries , will die ; Richard Hunting , back broken , nhouldet mashed and injured Internally , will die ; Dill Smith , seriously Injured internally , lega nnd shoulder broken , will probably prove fatal ; J. D. Howaid , foreman , hurt In leg and arms ; Will S'ade. foot and leg bully cnwhcd ; J. W. Rabb. badly bruhed ; L. D. Williams , left leg broken and .armn hurt ; John Hender son , hips crushed ; L. Reeves , chin crushed. It Is thought several bodies are still under the debris , and search Is being made for Idem. At the flr.st crash an alarm wai turned In to the lire companies and the llre- meii were seun nn the scene , and the famm , which started Immcd'atcly after the build ing collapsed , were socn extinguished. The property los * h imall , about J10.000. Don't annoy omeis 6y your coughing , anil rUk jour life by neglecting a cold. Ono Mla- ute Cough Cure curee coughs , colds , croup , grlppo nnd all throat and lung troubles , nsstult upon a whlto woman In thnt state. WrcK TM Dei-nil I'IINHI-IIKIT Train. ATLANTA , Mitrch 3.-An attempt was made to wreck the Kouthbound pin.ieiifior train of thu Atlantic , Knoxvlllo & Ncrthcrn railway near Canton. fa. ! , lust night. A Fiplko was fastened between tlui rill . Thu loe'omotlv" was thrown from the tr.ick , tuin- Ing over , breaking tlio rolhirbono and oiher- iwiso Injuring tlicengineer. . Wood. The lng- gigo and passenger card did not leavu tha rails. Children and adults toriured nv burns , Idjtirlm. ccrcma cr skin dlsposo-i may secure Instant relief by using DeWIH s Wltcli Hazel Solrn. It Is the great Pllo lemeJy. Con I Drnli-i'N 1 ixllclril. SAN FRANCISCO , March 3. This after noon the foiloral grand jury returned a true bill In thu dlxtrlct court apiiln.st the eight wholesale ) and 500 retail coal dcaleiH who were members of the * "coal combine" ie- cuntly dissolved by t'nltoil Stales Jinlgii Morrow. They are ehaigod with n viola tion of tin ) trust act , which violation U made by utatutu a criminal olfenee. Some a firi'iit ninny have pnrehasud our clearanpo plnnos lu-ro arc organ bargains never nit'iitloiipd Uforo : Karraiiil & Vet .v'n best ocean , line case , tliroo mirrors , ulovun stops ; only ? 1'J.OO. Kimlmll OrjjaiiH , iis.i ) ( ) to .fl' ' ! . dough & Warren Or an , Mlj'lity ! lined , only $110.00. Six dollars fii-.li and i-J.'l.W ) a month Is allvo ask Tor these. AH thu number of bargains are limited , they will not last until Saturday , If the llrst days of tliu salt : iiv ; i criterion to ineaKine by It will pay yon to investi gate quickly. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas