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DEFEND ADVANCE IX HATES
Ohalruun of Olaailfiontion Committee Says
Railroads Need tha Revenuo.
HIGHER PRICES EVtRYWH-RE THE CAUSE
of rnrrl 'rn I "Ilitf Hie
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fop liili-nili-il liii'ri'it-d' lU-ur-
liiK ill U'liililiiKloiii
WASHINGTON , bee. 21. A hearing was
begun , today by the Intrrstnte Commerce
coinhiltolon In the matter of changes In
freight classification and advances In freight
hy carriers using the olllrlal classification.
Many complaints hsve been filed with the
commission alleging that discriminating
changes'In freight clo 3lllcatlon by cnrrlrrs
IIBVO bron ngreed upon to tnke effect Jan
uary I , lf'00. ' To determine this question the
hearing of today wna held. Mnny of the
must prominent railway freight oilldnls In
the rastgru part of the country attended the
hearing nnd repreaentatlvw of largo ship
ping Interests In the same section v/cro nl.'o
present.
At the opening of the hearing C. 15. GlU
of Now York , chairman of the oillclal classi
fication committee , said the railroads were
without knowledge of the persons who had
rerUtrtod | the hearing nnd asked that they
bo cnllod upon to stnte wherein the proponed
changes were ttnjusl.
Ho maintained that the proposed advances
In freight rates were due lo the Increased
cost of railroad plants and maintenance nnd
the mlvancca hnd been applied lo clnssefl
of frelghta that could well afford to pay
them. Mr. Glli's cotilonllon that shippers
ho first Interrogated was overruled and he
himself wns put en the aland. Ho said Ihat
Ihe consideration of all protests would bo
considered by the clafslllrntlon committee ,
but the committee wns satisfied the proposed
advances were necessary on account of In
creased cost of railway operations. He In
timated that for the same reason otlll fur
ther nJvnnces probably would have to he
made. Upon many articles Mr. GUI main
tained that existing rates of freight were un-
Juallflably low.
HoldN Ailviitirr \4''rNNiirv.
In the course of a long explanation by W.
A. Day , attorney for the cwnnilltcc , Mr.
Gill gave no reasons for the proposed ad
vances upon ppcclal articles or classes ol
freight except the general reasons which
applied lo all freight. Ho maintained that
the proposed now classifications , generally
speaking , were restorations of freight rates
which prevailed In times past when com
mercial ami trade conditions -voro similar
to what they mw are. Ills replies to a Ions
Borlua of questions Indicated that his own
belief nnd that of his colleagues on the
classification committee was the recent
marked advance In the price of railway
equipment and operation In steel rails anil
nil forms ol steel nnd Iron , etc. rendered It
necessary for the railroads , In a degree
proportionately to advance freight rate * ? .
Ho said frelghl rates had been on a gradually
descending EC ale for about twenty years ,
but ho was unable to say whether the
proposed new rates would bo higher or lower
than the rates which prevailed In 1S02.
hi a statement to the commission At
torney Day said a comparison of the/ proposed
rates on certain specific articles showed that
the new rate would be higher than had ever
existed since the commission was created.
Srij-H IttillronilN Xocil llir llfvenue ,
Judge C. A. Prouty , n member of the com
mission , Instituted u line of Inquiry , the
questions nnd answers Indicating Ihat In
1SS7 the railroads paid nioro for steel rails
and other articles of equipment than they
hnd to pay now. In view of these facts he
dcflred to know why the classification com
mittee deemed It necessary to Increase thu
rates. Mr. Gill replied , as he hnd previously ,
that In the Judgment of the committee artl-
rlc on which advances were made could well
olund t lie in and Ihat Iho railroads needed
the additional revenue which the advances
would glvo them. He Indicated by
his answers that the present prices
of articles nnd the prices in 1SS7 had
little If anything to do with the action of
the committee , except thai In a general way
the commltleo felt the artlc CH on which In
creases had been nuidu couM afford to pay
them. While protests again'.t the proposad
rates hnd been received fr , m shippers the
shippers had not been piforded an oppor
tunity to bo heard by lue conimltlee , ns It
was not the practice f the committee to
accord such hearln < : . > . As chairman he hcnril
the protests < mil communicated their sub
stance to the committee. Protests ngalnst
the proposed classification had not been con
sidered by the committee nnd would not be
until after the classification had gone Intc
effect.
The committee then took n recms until I
o'clock.
At the opening of the afternoon session
William H. Corwlne , representing the Mor
chains' association ot Now York , suggestei
that If n postponement of hearing could bt
hud he believed the shippers and the car
rlurs might conic to n reasonable ngreemen
upon the proposed classification which wcmli
provo satisfactory to all concerned. Hi
maintained that the Interests of the mcr
chants and those of the railroads were conv
mon and that the two bodies 'must statul 01
fall together. Ho was assured In conversliif
with uoveral railroad representatives that i
readjustment of the proposed classlflcatloi
could be brought about , nnd that therefon
the complaints later to be considered woulc
bo reduced lo a minimum.
Anl llxlciislon of Tlnu' ,
N. H. Kelly , secretary of the Trailo leagui
of Philadelphia , oald that what the. shipper
wanted was that the new clnsalllcatlon
should go Into effect April I , Instead of Jnn
nary 1 , 1300. If the railroads would council
to this propcsltlnti ho anticipated no trouble
Other representatives of the shipping Inter
< vHs seconded Kelly's proposition , but ns n
representatives of the railroads present hai
authority to accept the proposition It wen
by default.
Mr. ( ill ! , who was on the stand during th
morning session , protested agnlnbt being ex
nmlncd further , n ho wan not prepared to g
Into the iiic | tluii of all the classifications I
detail. Ho did not approve of Kelly's propo
sltlon that the daesitlrntlons should not g
Into effect until April 1 , us that \\ould de
prlv > > the railroads of Hu > iul < U'd rt'vcmu * fo
three motiths IIo asked fr u thirtiuinut
Dizzy ? Then your liver isn't
acting well. You suffer from biliousness -
ness , constipation. Ayer's Pills act
directly on the liver. For 00 years
the Standard Family Pill , smal1
doses cure. 25c. All druggists.
W ut ruur muu ucl't > or tcuril beautiful
drown or rich black t Tli a u ;
BUCKINGHAM'S ' DYE MSr *
rn > 'f of tbp hfarlng In order that he might
consult the railroad men present as to the
action they rhould take.
A. J. Vanlandlngham , representing the St.
Louis Tralllc bureau , snld that thp question
Interested not only odlcl.il classification ter
ritory , but the cnllto United Slates.
"Changes in western cl.iflglflcntlon have
already been made , In line with thopo of the
oinclil classification , " said he , "but they are
not so Mdlcdl as In this territory. A western
railroad vlco president said to mo n few days
ago : 'The changes In official classification ,
particular ! the great spread between car
loads and Icis , are revolutionary In char-
cater and , in my opinion , should not bo
mado. ' "
Mr. Vnnlandlngham believed that If a post
ponement of the date when the official class
ifications would be effective could bo ar
ranged the western lines would take similar
action.
Mr. 0111 withdrew his request for ft recess
and , although protesting ngalnst what he bo-
llrved was the Irregularity of the proceed
ing , again went on the witness stand. IIo
was questioned by several representatives of
shippers , but in almost every Instance de
clined lo glvo detailed replies. He declared
that the liirreiiKed rates would not. In his
opinion , compensate tlio railroads for the In
creased cost ot transportation.
DlMi'rliuliiiitCNKiilnM Small Shipper *
! ' . S. Monnett , attorney general of Ohio ,
questioned Mr. 0111 ae lo the cost of ship
ping petroleum , endeavoring lo elicit ftom
him some statement lo the clfect that the
Standard Oil company was favored by the
railroads nt the expense of the email ship
pers. Mr. Monnett said that on less than
carload lots of petroleum the proposed classi
fication Increased the rate 2C3 per cent , de
pending on the distance. This , ho said , wns
a discrimination which would break up the
email shipper.
Mr. 'Gill explained that his committee had
nothing to do with the carload rates on
petroleum and that the changes In the clas
sification ot less than carload lots had been
made by the committee on a suggestion of
J. A. Tucker , chairman of the Central
Freight association of Chicago. A few
questions we o addressed to Mr. Olll by
other representatives of shippers present ,
but no further information of Importance
was elicited.
Nathan Oullford , trafllc manager of the
New York Central and lloston & Albany
railroads , made a statement to the commis
sion. In the course of which he said that he
did not care to defend the proposed clas-
Glflcatlons , bceauso ho realized there might
bo Inconsistencies and mistakes In them.
Ho declared the readiness of the railroads ,
however , to correct any Inequalities or In
justices that might bo found to exist. Ho
did not think the railroads ought to be
asked to lose three months' revenues from
the new classification , because operating
expenses of maintenance were constantly
maintained. He said his company was now
building 10,000 cars , for which they would
have to pay nearly double the amount they
formerly had paid for car construction. The
increased cost to the railroads ot transporta
tion made it absolutely necessary for them
to secure Increased revenues. While the
revenues of many railroads had Increased
for months , the net earnings had not pro
portionately Increased , because of the heavy
Increase In operative expenses and In main
tenance.
When his attention was called to the state
ment of the earnings for the last quarter of
the New York Central , as corresponding
with the quarter one year ago , showing an
increase this year of the net earnings , ho
said the railroads had not felt yet as they
would feel the Increased cost of operation
and construction of plants.
Without any action the commission ad
journed until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A meeting was held tonight at which
thlrty-ono shippers , some of them holding
proxies as representatives of a commercial
organizations were present , and It was de
cided to introduce several witnesses to
morrow before the Interstate Commerce
commission , .for the purpose of showing the
injurloua effects of the new classification and
advance In rates.
SAN FRANCISCO RATE WAR
Hones for AmlrnMr Si-t tli-iiti-n t ot
TrmililiCriMvIni ; Dim Committee
AiioliiU'il | to Co ISnnl.
CHICAGO , Dec. 21. Hopes for nn amicable
settlement of the dllllcultles that have risen
from old differentials nnd differential squab
bles down east are dimmer now than ever be
fore. The sltuallon has Inken another turn
for the worse nnd It is not impossible that
the second-lass rate Irom this city to San
Francisco soon will be ehaved , If not ac
tually slashed. Local passenger men have
discovered Uoston-San Francisco tickets In
the Chicago market which are being offered
at rates lower than Iho regular Chicago-
San Francisco rale.
For the first time since Ihe trouble took
on Its present phase the Vandcrbllts and
their western connections have openly ex
pressed their determination to secure the
same rate from New Englnnd points to Pa
cific coast points ns thnt offered hy the dif
ferential lines. They have taken the stand
that there Is no Justifiable reason why the
differential lines should bo permitted to un
dersell them on the second-clnss tickets.
At a inc-atlng held by representntlves ol
transcontlnentnl lines today n conimltlee
composed of E. O. McCormlck nnd
Edward Hnwley of the Southern
Paclflfic , George T. Nicholson of the
Santa Fc , P. S. Eustls of Ihe Burlington , II.
Knlskern of the Northwestern , John Sebas
tian of the Rock Island , George H. Hcafford
of tht > St. Paul , Robert Kerr of the Canadian
Pacific , F. II. Lord of the Great Western
and Frank I. Whitney of the Great Northern
was appointed to meet with representatives
of the New England lines Jnnunry , in Bos
ton , nnd report the result of the meeting tc
the transcontinental men's meeting in this
city llvo days later. The chief object ol
the lloston meeting IK lo determine the
strength of those who want to settle the
trouble amicably.
In today's meeting tha Burlington , Roclt
Island , SI. Paul and Northwestern , the lines
that are boycotted by the Beaten & Mnlne
and the Fltchburg roads , give all other roads
to understand that they would stand by the
IloMon & Albany If the Snnta Fe , Alton anil
Missouri Pacific continued lo give tlielt
support west of Chicago to the lloston &
Maine.
( iii.v.vr it.Mi.HOADS siviMo.vms ,
InliTNliili- ill mi1 ! ! CiiiiiiiilHMlon K\-
liMids Tlmilor Safely AI > IIIII | I > N ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The Interstate
I'ummcrco commission today , In an opinion
prepared by Commissioner 1'routy In the
matter of applications of carriers for exten
sion of time beyond January 1 , 1000 , wltblr
which to comply with the requirements ol
the safely appliance law In using automatic
couplers and power or train brakes on frelghl
cart ) , the commission baa extended the time
to August 1 , ll'OO. '
It wan admitted by representatives of tin
railway runployes that some additional time
should bo granted and the commission , upot
full consideration , arrived at the conclueloi
that an extension of eo\eu months would b <
proper.
( irniTiil Miinuicrr Cliaiiprll HHIrc *
CHICAGO , net. 21. Vlco I'resldent am !
Ueni'riil Manager C. II. Chnppcll of the Chi-
oapo & Alton road , a forecasted several days
ago. today announced that he had decided
to retire from the active dutlca of his olnce
No uiiccptojor will he appointed , I'reeldcnl
Pellon nBfiuniliiK the work of the genera
manager's ottlco In addition to his own.
.lolilirrit A Ueil tuMeet ,
ST JOSEPH. Mo. . Dee. 21St. . Joseph Job.
bcre , nt a meeting here today. Issued a cal
for representatives ot Missouri river cltiei
lo n'tcnd n mecllng nt the Kansas City Com
mercial club. December 27 , nt 11 a. m . to
tnko measures to rrslst the advance In rail
way freight rates announced to be In ef
fect some time between Jnnunry 1 nnd 10.
CLOVER LEAF TO REORGANIZE
I'lnn I'o nil n I n led lo lip I'reaeiitPil lo
Ilomllioldcrfl' Committee > ! -
IIIK DccrinlxT 211.
NKW YOHK , Dec. 21. Announcement was
made today that the bondholders' committee
of the Toledo , St. Louis & Kansas City rail
road ( Clover Loaf ) , of which John C. Have-
nicycr Is chairman , will hold a meeting In
this city December 29. H wns nnnounced
alto that the committee had formulate. ! n
plan of reorganization , the plan to be sub
mitted at the meeting on the duy named.
It Is understood that the plan contem
plates the formation of a new company with
the Issue of $12,000,000 of first mortgage
per cent fifty-year semi-annual gold bonds ,
$2,000,000 ot which shall bo reserved for fu
ture use , $6,000,000 of i per cent non-cutnu-
latlvo preferred stock and $0,000,000 common
stock.
A voting trust consisting of H. 0 , Armour ,
Simon llcrg , Charles Parsons , C. A. Shcpard
nnd OUo Uannard will be appointed to servo
for ftvo years. These trustees may. nt their
option , terminate the trust nt any time. It
! Is proposed to reserve the right to rcdesm
the preferred stock at par In cash at any
time. If this can he legally done , nnd to provide -
! vide that no additional mortgage shall bo
placed upon the property without the consent
of n majority of the preferred stockholder * ,
j who shall bo cnllod together for that pur
pose.
REORGANIZING GULF ROAD
Coiiiinlttrc Will illly In I lie I'lttNliiiric
A Oiiir Mm * anil Klei-t
XtMV OlllcorH
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 21. Although no
oillclal announcement has been made , H Is
Btnlcxt today on good authority that a large
I majority of all classes of securities of the
| various companies have been deposited
under the modified Kansas City , Plttsburg &
( Julf railroad consolidation plan. A mem
ber of the committee says this means that
Iho reorganization Is practically accom
plished.
The time for deposits expired yesterday.
H Is said that over $23,000,000 of securities
of the various companies were deposited by
holders In Holland.
A mooting of the reorganization commltteo
will bo held In New York , probably tomor
row , when It Is expected definite announce
ment will bo made of the securities depos
ited. Certificates of deix > slt are bolng en
graved and these , will bo listed in Phila
delphia nnd New York.
Steps are also being taken to foreclose the
mortgage upon the road , so that It can bo
bought In by the conimlltoo and turned over
to the- new company , which will bear Iho
same or a similar name lo Ihat which the
road now bears. There will be changes In
officers , hut no Intimation has been given as
to who will bo the president.
HAISK T1IR CHAIN CAIl
WvMtcru Aci'iils Can .Muki' Contractx
for ShliinicnlH Unul of Clileauo.
CHICAGO , Dec. 21. Notices have been Is
sued by a number of roads running west
from Chicago to the effect that the grain-car
blcckndo among the lines westbound from
this clly during Ihe past two or three
months has been lifted nnd that western
agents may make contracts for shipments
east of Ihls cily.
The dissipating of Ihe jam In Chicago and
at the Cook county licit Line junction were
agreeable news to thousands of shippers ,
particularly grain dealers , whose business
had been embarrassed by the inability ol
the railroads to furnish cnrs or to haul them
after Ihey were loaded.
Old railroad men say Ihat the blockade ,
wna the worst In local history. Though the
blockade is lifted , the demand on all lines
continues unusually heavy.
TO K.V.I01 \ THIS SAMS TO I'UM.MAX.
' \Vnmiier Dlrri'lur Sroklniv to t'rrvi'iil
the Ilia : CoiiNoIliliiCloii.
NEW YORK , Dec. 21. Justice Deekman
In the supreme court today heard the argu
ments and reserved decision on nn applica
tion to restrain the directors of the Wagner
Palace Car company from carrying out nn
agreement entered Into with Ihe directors
of the Pullman Palace Car company to sell
to the latter corporation their property ol
all kinds and their good will nnd to dissolve
the Wagner Palace Car company.
The action for the Injunction Is brought bj
William H. N. Francis , the holder of IOC
shares In the Wagner company.
K. W. Vnnilvrlillt Miuli ; n Dlro.-liir.
NEW YOUK , Dec. 21. Frederick W. Van-
derbllt wns elected n director of the Canadu
Southern Hallway company today , succeed
ing his brother , the late Cornelius Vander-
' bill. Charles F , Cox , formerly vice presi
dent , was elected president nnd his plnct
wns tnken by Edward A. Wicks. Frederlcl
Mlddlebrook was elected treasurer.
Itni-o Wnr la MlNH
MERIDIAN , Miss. . Dee. 21. Word hni
Just been received of a light between i
party of whites and blacks on the Kempei
| county overland road , about six miles north
1 Ono white man , Oscar Ford , wn ? mortal ! ;
i wounded and two others were more or less
I ivrlously injured. A posse , consisting o
the sheriff and twenty-live deputies , Is be
| Ing organized to go In search of the mur
derous blacks. There Is much excitement
Trm-lKTN1 LuiMure Cournt * .
The second lecture of the teachers' coursi
will bo given Monday night , January 1 , bj
I Inspector Jamex L. ITughcp of the Torontc
I putillo schools at thp Kountze Meniorla
l church. Subject. "Tho Hmlth Children. '
J.Mr. Hughes is one of the llrat school inei
'In ' America. Hi' Is also nn author of sonn
repute along educational lines , "The IVda
i goglcal Laws for All Teachem" "How t <
Secure and Hold Attention" being nrnom
his works. In kindergarten principles ho li
suld to be onu of the tn-Bt authorities amont
American educators.
Siili'il lijriilciiKro DftrotlvfN ,
Two Chicago detectives wandered Into tin
Trorndero Thursday night and spied J'ctci
Carroll , who they think Is wanted in tht
Windy < * ! * v for some misdemeanor. The )
gave Sirgcunt Whnlen and Detective !
Dcmpscy ami Jorgensen n tip and the oil !
. CCTHwent over to put him under arrest
The young man showed light nnd there wa.
quite a tufislo before he was Ilnally lander
In the patrol wagun and bundled to thi
station. Ho will bo held until nn Investl.
tiU'.on may be made.
I'Vila Mny Iti-riivcr.
John Fydu. who was shot by Kranl
Pyfzka In a saloon Imbroglio at Soutl
Omaha Wednesday night. Is res-ting cony a
St. Joseph's hospital and Dr. Ixird eays i
110 computation * arise the man will recover
At thiv present time his chances are good
The bullet has not been removed from tin
I wound , any nttempt tn locate It helm
fraught with too much danger , nnd It wll
1 bo allowed to remain where It la unless i
.causes some disturbance.
THIS lli\I.TV MAHKIST ,
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Thurs
day , December 21 , W ) :
\VnrriiMly Pi-din ,
W. A. Hooper lo O. If. Payne , trus
tee , e IS feet lot 4 and w 10 feet lot
3 , block "C , " Prospect Place $1,60
Pauline Hector and husband to J. A.
Kelly , lot 11. Park View add U\ \
J. P. Flnley and wife to . It. HastIngs -
Ings , undlv H lot 15. Plcrson's tub-
dlv 50
( lull flnliu IdM-iU.
B. U. Dufllo and wlfn to Ella Gould ,
lot 1 , block 6 , Itedlck'a wibdlv 8.EC
F. P. Gould und wife to K. U. Ouflle ,
name S.&J
DlM'llM.
Sheriff to Charles Handle , trustee , lot
9. block , Improvement association
add 3.SC
Same to ftum- . lots 1 Va It , block T.
Fayette park
Total amount of transfers , .
HISTORY OF FINANCIAL PLANK
Drafted by President McKtnley's Friends
Before National Convention Mot.
FORAK5R HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
Stuti-liiftilN li > llnmui. l'n > iif , .MerHiim
mill I'roclor rurnUli Iniiiortniit
Coiilrlliiillon to lll < orjof
Pill n in-1 n I liHlMtiitliiii ; >
i _
j WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Senator KerI -
akcr publishes ! some llmo ago a long arllclo
I
, concerning the origin anil adoption of the
gold plunk nt the rcpulillcnn national c n-
ventlon of 1836 In which he maintained tint
the plnnk w.is prepared by the cotninlttco
on resolutions , of which ho was chairman ,
after much discussion ntul out of dhersa ma
terials.
11. II. Kohlsaat , editor of the Chicago
Times-Herald , published an nrtlclo In reply ,
In which he clalnjcd the "gold plank" win
framed hy friends of Governor McKlnley at
a eonforcnco held In Mr. llanna's room
at the Southern hotel , four days before tha
meeting of the convention , and therefore
long before Mr , Koraker vvns electoil cither
n member or chairman of the committee oa
resolution H.
Mr. Kohlsaat claimed , furthermore , that
there weru present nt this conference
Messrs. Ilanna , Henry C. I'aync , Senator
Proctor , Myron T. Hcrrlck , former Governor
Mcrriam , M. 1C. Stonennd himself , and that
the Bold plank prepared hy them was sub
mitted to various republican leaders nnd ! i
also to the committee , on resolutions by
which It was adopted with minor changes
of phraseology and presented to the con
vention.
Tim following statements by Mcssr ? .
Uamin , Payne , Merrlnm and Proctor furnish
an important contribution to the history of
the cold plank :
The original draft of the so-called gold
plank was taken to St. Louis by Mr. Ilanna.
It wnti Iho subject of onrnust consideration
at th < > hands of Mr. Ilanna. Myron T. ller-
rlck and myself , who were In St. I.ouls
some ten days before the meeting , ami
closely assisted In guarding the Interests
of Governor McKlnley. After many Informal
mal discussions the plank was entrusted
to mo for the purpose of drafting ; a sub
stitute for the original and several substi
tutes were so drawn and discussed. Soon
Governor Merrlam of Minnesota and Proc
tor of Vermont Joined this Informal com
mittee of Governor McKlnle-y's friends who
were endeavoring to phrase this particular
feature of the coming platform.
Many olmnges were made In phraseology
and probably a dozen different forms weru
discussed at th < - various meetings , until at
the meeting of Friday morning 1 submitted
the text of the gold plank whleh was sub
stantially the one Ilnally adopted by the
convention. At that meeting Mr. Kohlsaat ,
who had arrivent ! St. Louis that morning ,
was present and was strenuously Insistent
of a plain unequivocal declaration for the
gold standard , and his Insistence did much
to eml any division of sPiitlment which
might luivu previously obtalni.il among the
friends of Governor McKlnley as to the
wisdom of the course.
A copy of 'the resolution as tints agreed
upon was shown on Friday to Joseph II.
Mauley at Matnu and Governor \V. Murray
Crane of Massachusetts , who were at the
convention In the Intercut of Speaker Kcetl ,
and It was also submitted to I dge of Mas
sachusetts and 1'latt of New York , who all
gave to It their unqualified approval.
The resolution as agreed upon was given
to Myron T. Hcrrlck ot Cleveland , who
telegraphi" < l it in full to Canton for the
approval ot Governor McKlnley , which was
soon obtained , ami then a copy was given
to Governor Merrlam , who had been se
lected a member of the committee on reso
lutions , and lu wns authorized to say to
that committee that ! the resolution as pre-
s-entcd ) > y him luul been drawn by imme
diate and responsible friends of Governor
McKlnley and approved by him and to ask
that It be adopted by the committee.
HENRY C. 1'AYXE.
I liavo carefully read the foregoing ac
count of t'he ' origin of the gold plank as
adopted by th e ttUrtlblloan national conven
tion at St. Louis in ISM and 1 Ilml it cor
rect. In addition to the facts brought out
In It 1 wish to add that oilier republicans
weru earnest and Inlluentlul In their advo
cacy of a gold platform , among them llob-
crlV. . Patterson , the Illinois member of
the committee on resolutions.
M. A. HANNA.
The foregoing statement accords with my
recollection of the. factR.The copy of the
resolution referred to was given to me and
1 submitted It to the committee on reso
lutions. Previously thereto I showed a copy
of this plank to ( Senator Fonikor , Senator
Platt of New York and Senator Lodge , and
conferred with them about It.
\V. H. MKIIHIAM.
I was consulted about the financial iilank
of the St. Louis pint form by Mr. Payne
and others , live or fix days previous to the
meeting of the convention.I remember the
conference which took place Friday morn-
Inir in one of Mr. llatma'H rooms at the
Southern hotel. There were present Messrs.
Payne. Merrlam , Herrlck , Kohlsaat , Stone
nnd myself. Mr. Ilanna was In nnd out oc
casionally , but gave the mutter little atten
tion , as he was more Interested In making
a president than the platform for him to
stand on. He , however , expressed himself
us ready to ngreo to anything we formu
lated and did agree to It tit the close of
our work. '
Mr. Kohlsnat had jnsu arrived In town and
was very active and earnest for the gold
standard and his forceful Inslsti nee came
at nn opportune moment for settling the
matter In the right way. I was surprised
to llml some of the western men so s'rong
for gold. Of course , substantially , all east
ern republicans would favor It , but the
credit of leading In the matter belongs to
the western men 1 have named.
It was known that Senator For.iker waste
to bo chairman of the committee on resolu
tions and the plank was shown to him and
met his full approval. It was submitted to
President McKlnley by wire and received
his approval. It wan also shown tu the
different delegates , but especially to those
delegates who were to be appointed on the
committee on resolutions , nnd It was known
soon that It was to meet with the approval
of a good majority of the committee.
IlIODFIKLD PHOCTOR.
DEATH RECORD.
< ) nc < - hi'iilcMicci ! to Iliuin ' ' > " TroiiNOii.
HUNTINGTON , Ind. , Dec. 21. Colonel It.
P. Mllllgan died at his homo In this cl y
today. IIo was 87 ycnrs old nnd his nnmo
Is fiimlllur in national history. In 1SGI be
was arrffited on the charge of treason nnd
placed In a military prison nt Indianapolis.
A military commission found him guilty and
be was sentenced to bo hanged on May 1' ) ,
1SG5. The gallows was erected , hut before
the execution the Hontenco was commuted to
llfo Imprisonment. Later the case was pre
sented to the supreme conn : nnd James A.
Gaifield jnado Ono of the argument ? In Colonel
nel Mllllgnn's behalf and the prisoner was
released.
Ho returned to Huntlngton nnd resumed
the practice of law , In which he continued
until 1SU7. when ho withdrew from the bar
because of defective hearing nnd other In
firmities.
John Uomlii'rifi ( Mil .Ni-liniHliii Sclllrr.
FHKMONT , Nob. , Dec. 21. ( Special. ) A
telegram was received hero this nftcrnDon
[ { announcing the death at Houston , Tex. , ot
. John Homhcru , a former member -
ber of the County Hoard of
' , Supervlsom and for thirty-two
years a rcfildent of this county. He WBH born
' In Germany In 1630 and cnmo to this coun
try In 1SC3 nnd four years later to Dodge
county. Ho leaves n widow , three tons nnd
ono daughter. Itomhcrg was an active dem
ocrat and had held n number of township
olllccs. Ho was elected to the county board
In 1SU7 and refused lo stand for reelection
tion this fall. Ho belonged to the Masonic
lodge at Scrlbncr.
MTM , .1 , II , ( .unmix ,
Mrs. J. H. Loomls died Thursday afdr-
* noon at her home , 2fil7 Charles street , from
Ilrlghl'a disease. The funeral will be held
tills afternoon from Calvary liaptlut church.
The deceased was well known In Omaha.
Her Illness first became serious about three
wecka ago.
1'iirlinT llnldnlii l.oconuill * < Wiirl.n.
TOUT ATKINSON. Win. lire 21. A trl-
' I cgram from Santu Ilarbaia. Cjl ami .uocea
1 the death of Dr. Edward \Villuuin. . Demur
partner cf the llnldwln Ixx-omotlvp works
of Pennsylvania. Death wa duo to heart
trouble. Dr. Williams was prominently .
nrcted with rnrly railroads In Wisconsin.
IIo wns knighted by the king of Norwny
nnd Sweden.
Portlier Mlniittirl Adjutant ( iiicriil.
ST. LOUIS , Doc. 21. General'James M.
Lewis , a well known 'attorney former vice
president of the Police Commissioner'
board nnd former adjutant general of the
stale of Missouri , died nt his homo In this
city tonight of peritonitis , nged 41 years
years. General 1.1'wls lind been 111 only n
tow days.
t'nliiiii-l > iiiii1iMin Ilimrdnimi.
KOND tU ) LAC , WIs. , Doc. 21. Colonel '
Napoleon Hoardman died nl h' ' residence
this afternoon , lie was 75 yrnls old nnd n
resident of this city since 1S72. Ho Is sur
vived by n pen , Adjutant General C. H.
Ilonrdman of Oshkosh , nnd a daughter , Mrs.
George C. Ynnch of Seattle , Wash.
CclclirnU'd MuoliMtt Comlm'tor.
PARIS , Doc. 21. Jean l.amoure.xux. the
celebrated musical director , died today after
n two-days' Illness. He Introduced llande1 , ,
Dach nnd Wagner to French audiences. |
FIRE RECORU ,
T\vo Driiil In Smeller Kin- .
IOLA , Kan. . Dec. 21. At Lcllarp , five
miles southeast ot loin , lire today dostroycl
two-thirds of the Lanyon Zinc company's
plant , causing n loss rstlmale.l at $50,000 , i
fully Insured. Two workmen , Jessn Matthews - I
thews nnd J. J. Schaub , both married , we.ro !
crushed lo dealh by a falling smokestack. |
The town Is almbsl entirely without water
supply. The plant , which Is ono ot the
most extensive ot Its kind In the world ,
will bo rebuilt at once.
fiiiKi' CdiinljKIIIMII lloiino ,
I115ATUICK , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) The farm house of W , S. Wymorc ,
one mile west of Harneston , In this county ,
burned this afternoon. The fire was caused
by n defective Hue. Nothing ot value could
bo saved. The total loss Is $1,000. Th ;
house was Insured for $500 nnd the contents
for $300.
HYMENEAL
lilltVlOM-UllllOIIII.
NEW YORK , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram. )
MHJ | Jessica Duncan , formerly of Hur-
llugton , la. , now nn operatic singer of some
note , wns married today lo Manager Howies ,
who has had Iho management of various
theatrical companies for a number ot years
and Is now directing the Alice Nlelson Opera
company. The bride Is a daughter of Mayor
Duncan ot Burlington. Doing frequently
called upon to asslsl In amateur perform
ances on the stage , she showed ability of
such a high order that n position was of
fered her in a traveling company. She
loured one season with "The Gayest Man
hattan" company and made n hit. The mar
riage was a surprise to friends of both par
ties. The ceremony was performed in "The
Little Church Around Iho Corner. " When
Mies Duncan came here Gho first , joined the
Alice Nellson company.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A public meeting of those Interested In
the Omahu Jewish hospital will lie held In
the Crount.0 block on Sunday afternoon.
William Cox , captured In Council lllurfs
and brought to this city to answer the
charge of assaulting Addle IJurcb. has been
boiiml over to the district court under
$1,500 bonds.
The populist eounty central committee at
Its meeting Saturday evening will inaugu
rate preparations for a repetition of last
year's dollar banquet ot the. Peter Cooper
club * on a more elaborate scale.
C.irl Hrown says that he sought entcr-
lalnmcnt Wednesday night In a house- run
In- Bertha Glover and Bessie Weathers on
North Ninth street and was robbed of ? rj.
Tl-o women have been arrested.
Pat Burup wns caught Thursday night
bv Detective Savage and Dunn. The young
nian is wnntid at Lincoln on the charge or
stealing some cloaks and articles of wenr-
? nR apparel which lie was attempting o
"ell Detective James Malone ot Lincoln
gave a. description of him to Omaha police
and a search was made for him.
The Junk shop between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets , on Burl , was broken
Into Wednesday night and a quantity oC
brass goods was taken. Yesterday the
Ihlef made the inlslnku of attempting to
sell the stuff nt a shop further downtown
which happened to be managed by the
samman. . The goods were recognized
nnd the thief was arrested.
QBAIN-0 ! GBAIN-0 !
S i
to take the place of coffee. Sola ff nil
Wet feet or a Blight cold Is all
that Is needed to bring your darl
ing to death's door and perhaps ,
over tjo ! threshold , with terrible ,
slrangllng croup.
will prevent Ihe croup If tnken nt
bedtime. It will release the
croup's clutch If at hand when
'the ' child awakens , gasping for
breath nnd crying for Its mother.
"I have never found anything
to equal Dr. Kay's Lung Balm.
The children sometimes have
croup symptoms , breathe hard ,
cmigh tight , but a bit of a tablet ,
dissolved In the- mouth , makes It
all right. Tor ) niurli cannot ho
caid In favor of Dr. Kay's Lung
Balm. " writes IlovV T. Evans.
MInier. III.
"Just , IH good ' is i.i.i Dr Kay s
Lung Uulm .Slum ub.sil'utt-s If not
.i' ' druggists wi- will send It pont-
imM "i > ri i'it | "f prii-e Dr Km s
I.IIIIH n.ilm ! < nnd 25. Ailvl.-o nani-
plr and Ij-iOk fret- Address Dr I ! J
Ka > Mtnii > ul l'f > . S-jratjgn , Springs ,
N V
sia Cure
Digests what you eat.
K artificially digests the food and aids
Nature In strenKthcnlni/ recon
structing the exhausted digestive or
gans. 11 , is the latpst discovered digest-
lint ana tonic , isu other preparation
can approach it in elllcioncy. It in
stantly relieves and permanently cure ?
Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Jlearlhurti ,
Flatulence. Hour S'omach ' , Nausea ,
SIcklleadache.Gastralgla.Cramps.and
all other results of imperfectdlgestion.
. C. DeWItt ft Co. . Cbicaao.
Leaves Omaha at. . . . , 8:50 : a , m , Daily
Arrives
San Francisco SI5 : p , m ,
Portland 6:45 : p , m ,
Afternoon of Third Day ,
ONLY TWO NIGHTS ON THE ROAD , .
Cnrn , Menl * Served ii-lu-uiiHc
llulTcl , Siiiokliie mill l.llirnrjCurt
> vlli ( llnrlipr Shop HoiililiDrmrlnit
HOIIIII rnlni'o Mlrc < i > l"K t'nrn 1'lntnch
Unlit Strum Ill-ill Ilrond Vrntlliulfil
\ < i elia 11 nr.
1'iiMNCiiurrn tnkliiK "Tlio Ovrrlnnil
II m 11 i-d" for llir I'nclllu Connt unit
tnrt nflcr lircnkfiint III ( lie mornliiK
mill rvncli their iluntlimtlon UN mum
\
nn thoMp who leave vln ntlivr line *
the day licfor.
City Ticket
Telephone 316
The prizes to be awarded to the ten-women who secured ( he greatest number oj
White Russian soap wrappers closed on Wednesday , December 20th , 1S09 , at 2 o'clock
the advertised date and hour. The contest began in the latter part of July , 1S99 , and
continued five months , llelow l the result :
FIRST PRIZE A genuine XXXXX Alaska Seal , London dye , 20-Inch long Jacket ,
the finest $250.00 jacket money can buy , with the very finest trimmings and best salln
lining made to measure , perfect III guaranleed , was awarded lo Mrs. A. DeWalt , 312
South 18th , Omaha , who collected the greatest number of White Russian e : > ap wrappers ,
SECOND PRIZE Choice of $23.00 collarette , made of marten , beaver , krlmniDr or
grebe , was secured by Maria Wall , 2223 Dudley street , Lincoln , Neb. , who collected the
second largest number of White Russian soap wrappers.
THIRD PRIZE Choice of $23.00 mult sealskin or stone marten , or choice of $25.00
fur set. consisting of collarctle and muff or scarf and muff , was presented to Miss
Lllllo A. Ragatz , Columbus , Neb. , for collccllng Ihe third largest number ot White Ru -
slan soap wrappers.
The above prizes have been displayed In the show window of II. K , & K. Huher-
niann , the well known furriers , 118 Soulh ir.lh street , Omaha , ever since the first dny
the contest began. The first prize , the sealskin Jacket , exactly llko the one displayed
in the window , will be mndo to order for the winner , while the second and third
prizes are to bo selected from stock.
FOURTH PRIZE Mrs. 12. P. Duffett , 2312 St. Mary's avenue. Omaha , $10.00 In cash.
FIFTH PRIZE Mw. E. A. Pippin , South First St. , Council Illuffs , la. , $10.00 In cash ,
SIXTH PRIZE Mrs. J. B. Router , Crete , Neb. , $10.00 in cash.
SEVENTH PRIZE Mrs , R. L. Bennlson , 1520 South 25th avenue , Omaha , $10 In cash ,
EIGHTH PRIZE -Mrs. Geo. G , Marigold , Hcnnlngton , Nob. , $10.00 In cnsh.
NINTH PRIZE Mrs. C. W. Hennlson , David Clly , Nob. , $10.00 In cash ,
TENTH PRIZE Mw. E. W. Hclun , Ilex 99. Long Pine , Neb. , $10.00 In cash.
Wishing ono nnd all of our millions of cuslomers' a very Merry Chrislmas nnd a
Happy New Yenr , wo are , Very rsspectfully ,
JAS. S. KIRK & . CO. ,
Factory nnd Main Office JOG So. lith St. , Omaha. .
CHICAGO , 111.
Make your selec
tion of Holiday
presents until you see our vast assortment -
ment of novelty Furniture , Oriental and
Domestic Rugs , Statuary , Lamps ,
Vases , Jardinieres and Toys , Thous
ands of useful , ornamental and inexpen
sive Holiday pieces ,
Open evenings until 10 o'clock.
*
ORCHARD & WILHELM
CARPET Co.
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1414-16-18 Douglas Street. ' ' * '
