THE OMAHA DAILY HEE : WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 10 , 1000.
1'ioffiit ' DAYS IN NEBRASKA"
Old SetllcM Rslftte Stories of the Times of
Long Ago.
MANY INTERESTING SKETCHES ARE GIVEN
Animal Mcctlim of the State lllntnr-
Icnl Society Oponn nt Mncoln
I'rcnlilcnt .1 , Stcrllnic Morton
Deliver * llln Aililrcn * .
MNCOLN , Jan. 9 ( Special ) The first
cession of the annual meeting of the State
Historical eoclcly for 1900 was held at the
State unlverelty tonight. The program con-
sUtcd of the annual addreas of President J.
Sterling Morton , a review of the republican
convention of 1870 and n character sketch
of Governor Butler by L J. Abbott of South
Omaha , an account of the first settlement In
Nebraska , the experiences of pioneers In
Boone county nnd sketches of the lives of
Senator Tlpton nnd Champion S. Cha e by
Robert W. Furnas of Brownvllle nnd Clem
ent C. Chanc of Omaha. Tomorrow evening
will bo devoted to the overland freighting
period.
An Interesting paper by David Anderson
of South Omaha dwelt with the trlabj. vlcls-
nltudea and personal experiences of one of
the first settlements In Nebraska , which
started for Denver but settled In the Platle
valley. Tbo paper described n trip taken
from the Iowa side of the river with Denver
as Us destination. The start was made from
the Travelers Retreat , over the military
bridge and from Ranch No. 1 , sixteen miles
out of Omaha. The first three daya of the
travel wore harassed by n furious rain
storm. The Journey was then along the Hlk-
horn to Fremont , which was founded August
2G , 18.16 , with a population of eighty persons ,
growing to 400 by the next spring.
"At the tlmo of our passage through the
town , " relates Mr. Anderson , "It consisted
of only a half dozen small frame or log
dwellings , nn Insignificant trading post ,
commonly styled a chctmng , n blacksmith
shop , for which there was much demand ,
n shabby stngc station and the hotel. "
In two weeks out of Fremont but eighty
miles were covered , owing to the constnnt
rains nnd bad roads Consequently n "family
council" was held , the llttlo ones being
given a vote , nnd It was decided to plant n
homestead In Platte county.
The paper gave many quaint , Interesting
legend's of the Platte and Elkhorn , accounts
of Indian troubles and stories of early set
tlers.
IMoucern of the AVcM.
The program closed with the reading of
several selections from "Tho Pioneers of
the West , " written by John Turner of In-
dlanola , who located In Boone county In
1S71. The subjects treated vvcro"The Fight
for the County Scat of Boone County , "
"Nebraska Marble-Sod Houses , " "The Big
Blizzard of 1S73 , " "Mad Milan and His As
sessment , " nnd the personal experiences of
the writer with the driver pf a mall vagon
In the * arly ' 70s who refused to allow him
to ride Kith him on one. of hLs overland
trlpn without some compensation Mr. Tur
ner was without funds and determined to
make the trip ho ran along for twenty-four
miles with a hand on the wagon. The driver
X then weakened and consented to Mr. Tur
ner making the balance of the trip as a
passenger In the coach.
Describing the election to decide upon a
county scat for Boone county Mr. Turner
wrote ns follows :
"Wo had no regular printed forms or poll
books on which to make our returns , but
simply some , scraps of plain paper about
eight Inches square thnt wo were lucky
snough to find-in the place. I did , how
ever , ns was always my custom on like oc
casions , fhave along with mo my pen , fop
' ' ' *
I fo'und' ' by cxpqrlen'cc , after seTvlhg''onthd ,
election' board for about twelve years , that
It was not safe to start out from home and
not take along a tool to work with. As
I have said before , we were not rushed with
our business , only one or two strolling In
thtough the day and handing In their bal
lots to ono of the judges , who pressed It
through the narrow silt cut in the lid of
nn empty cigar box. For we were In no
sense aristocratic In regard to such matters
In thrso early days. The voter having
passed In his ballot would usually sit and
lounge around the rest of the day. It was
a time , too , when wo discovered what dashIng -
Ing and heroic exploits some of our very-
quiet nnd Innocent-looking neighbors had
performed In some other period.
Ailjunriiuicut for Dinner.
"When It cmmo Urn ? for dinner , although
not In accordance with the laws governing
elections , perhaps , we thought it would bo
no very serious violation , out there en the
wild western prairie , to call an adjournment
for dinner. So the fellow who was sprawled
on the tloor In the corner , without 'discus '
sion or remarks , thinking it to bo proper ,
sings out , nt the sumo time making n dash
at the stove , 'I move you , Mr. Blestlon
Board , that wo all , ' with a great deal of
emphasis on the word all , 'adjourn for din
ner1' And thnt was all there was to It.
The man , I presume , had not much of an
Idca'thfit ho wait not a member of-that au
gust body , the election board , hut bo was
a voter and wanted his dinner , and that was
enough. "
The result of the election was described
n follows "When night cnmo and the re
turns were all In we had gained our point.
Albion was declared the county seat of
Boone county' . The total number of votes
cast In the county was eighty-eight , Al
bion having received sixty-seven and Boone
' twenty-onp. "
The Nebraska State Horticultural society
also met hero today , holding Us first ses
sion at the State university this afternoon.
1ho program Included addresses by Presl-
WONDERFUL RESULTS.
People Tell What Has
Been Done for Them.
flic Testimony of Well Known
Citizens Outfit Surely to
Convince Yon.
If we publish the recommendation of eom
person In Omaha who has used Morrow'
Kld-ne-olda for backache and kidney disor
ders , and him been cured , you have no rea-
BOU to doubt. Wo ghe you the names ot
people IhliiR right here In this city , so you
cau consult tbi > m. We make no false state
ments nor claims for KM-no-olds , but give
you the e\ldenco ot people whom ) ou know.
If Kld-no-olds did not do as we claim they
do , penpCq wpuld not g\o | their testimony.
Here is what Mrs. T. H Williamson. 717
South 17th street , sa > s " .My little boy had
a lovora attack ot whooping cough some
tlmo fKo , und after reccncrlng from this
disease I'/ouud that bis Kidneys \\cro "oak
for he could not retain bis urine and bed-
wetting occurred nightly. 1 ga\e him kid
ney remedies of different kinds , but I did
not notice any change In his condition until
I gave him Morrow's KId-ne-olds. I dlscov.
ere'il a decided change In his condition In
a few days , and ho Is almost relieved en
tirely of his troubles. I will continue to
Kho him Morrow's KId-ne-olJs In order to
effect p complete euro , "
Morrow's Klil-ne-olils are not pills , but
Yellow Tablets and tell at fifty cents ft
lioi at all drug stores and at the Myera-
Dillon Drug Cn.'s store.
Mailed on receipt ot price. Manufactured
by John Morrow & Co. , Cbemlati , Sprlcg-
Chin.
dent J V Marshall \rllncton and Chan
cellor Deisey of the university , followed by
the annunl reports of Sot-rotary f H Hjr-
nard of Table Hock and Treasurer I'etsr
YounBcrs of Geneva Prof. Emcreon closed
with a paper on cover crops. Morning ami
afternoon sessions will be held tomorrow
nnd a morning tension on Thursday IJleo-
tlon of officers will be tomorrow morning.
.StnleItoilie - > < > t < * fi.
The North German Fire Insurance asso
ciation of Hamburg , Germany , and the ! /
fajetto Tire Insurance company of Now
YOIK were chartered today lo do business In .
Nebraska.
The I'leasanton Creamery company of
IMcasanton Incorporated with the secretary
o ! state today. Tbo capital stock of the con
cern Is $2,000.
Sergeant George B Klnney of Company
G , stationed at Omaha , has been discharged
from the service on account of nonresl-
dence
Andrew I ) . Currier , n private of Company
I of the Tltst regiment , has applied to the
military authorities for relmhnisemcnt for
money expended ns railroad faro frcm San
Kranclsco to his home In Columbus Ho w.is
detained at the const on account of alck-
ness and for some reason thnt has not been
explained failed to tnko advantage of the
transportation fund. Governor Pointer has
advised Mr. Currier to forward hln claim
to bo filed with others of a filnillar nature
for consideration by the next legislature.
Paul Plzey of Omaha has been appointed
assistant In the attorney general's omco to
HUececd George Corcoran , who has accepted
the position of court reporter tinder Judge
Good ot the I'lfth district.
Lincoln Iocnl > i > frn.
All ordinance has been Introduced In the
oily council to raise the salaries of sev
eral of the city officials according to the
following schedule
City Attorney Present salary. $1,200 per
elr , proposed Knlnr > , Jl.WX ) per jcnr
Assistant City HiiRlnepr Present onlnry ,
$810 per jour , proposed bnhio , $000 per jear.
C.iptnln Station No l-l'ro < eiit salary ,
$70 per incnth , proposed salary , $ i2 50 per
mnntli
Other Captnliip Present snlnrj , Jfio per
month , propose-d sulnry , $ ' , " EO per month
Lieutenant Station No 1-Prc-sont wi'nry ,
$ G3 pe > r month ; proposed salary , $ ( i"i per
month
Other McnlPiinnts Prpseiit inhiry , $10 ,
proposed salary , $0.5 per month.
Assistant Knglneprs Present salnry , $ fiO
pe-r inonlli pioposed snlnry , $ i5 per month
" \Vhllo the salaries of the other city offi
cials remain the same , they are mentioned
In the now ordinance and arc ns follows
Mayor , $1000 per annum , e-ltv clfrk , $1,200
per annum , deputy city clerk , $1,200 per nn-
nnni. city treasurer , $1,800 pen annum , elc'p-
lily cits treasurer , $1,000 per annum , as-
slhtnnt city treasurer , $900 pc-r annum , city
engineer , ? 100 per niinum. deputy cltj nt-
torne > , $ 'HX1 per iinnnm , street commissioner
nnd slduv.alk Inspector , 300 per jear ,
lic-iltli olllcer. $ SIO per year
Hnch coiincllmiin and each member of the
oxclso board receives $300 per \e.ir , police
Judge , $ lr > 00 per year ; city physlcl.in , MOO
per annum , chief of police , $100 per month ,
each captain of police , $ C5 per month , each
regular policeman having been employ eel
for twelve months In the city ns such , JtV )
per month , having been employed for six
months , J5 ! > per month , clly detective , $ Ki
per month , without experience , $ T > 0 per
month ; special policemen , $2 for ono day
or night service , patrol driver , $50 per
month , janltoi of city building , $50 per
month
The chief of the- tire department receives
$100 per month ; all engineers , $70 per menthe
e > nch , drivers , hook and ladder nnd pipe-
men , $00 pe'r month each after two yearn ;
for first year's service , $50 per month each ;
for second year's service , $55 per month ;
electrician , $65 per month , water commis
sioner , $1,000 per annum ; tapper In water
department , $70 per month ; bookkeeper In
water elepnrtment , $75 per month ; engineers
employed In water department having first
class certificates , $03 per month eachpc ; -
ond-class certificates , $60 per month each ,
third-class certificates , $55 per month each ,
eight hours for a day's vvork ; firemen at
stations where there are three shifts ner
clay , J50 per month each ; day laborers , $1 50
per day each ; all other employes of the
city shall receive such compensation an
shall be fixed by the council nt the time oe
their employment.
i > 0 HOOM FOR IASAMS I'ATIH.NTS.
Xorfolk AHjInm IlcfuM-n Aelmlnnleni < o
11 Ueincuteel : \ < > mc clnu.
AINSWORTH , Neb. , Jnn. 9. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A demented Norwegian , probably
60 years of age , was found yesterday wan
dering among the sandhills a few miles
south of town. Word was sent to Sheriff
Curry and lost night ho brought the man
In. Today the man was declared Insane and
the sherlfl ordered to take him to the asy
lum at Norfolk. Later word was received
that there was no room In the asylum
and the authorities would refuse his admis
sion. Just what will be done Is not de
cided. The patient gives his name as
Hans Hansen and his age as 49.
Ilallnuv liiiiiueiiipnlN | pllluiicp. .
ALLIANCn , Neb. , Jan. 9. ( Special )
,7ho , assistant general superintendent and
I superintendent of motive power of the Uur-
[ llngton system have just selected ground for
i the construction of new shops , bollerhouso
and blacksmith shops. The new building
will bo constructed just west of the present
roundhouse. These Improvements will cost
$150,000 and will Increase the present force
of workmen by several
hundred. The com
pany has also doubled the capacity ot Its Ice
and coal storage plant In the last twenty
days.
I'lfkluir I'l ' II 'Milrile-re-it '
Muii' * ! ! one-fl.
KEARNEY , Neb. . Jnn. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Coroner Dennett had n number of
men out at C M Nelson's farm today huntIng -
Ing for the arm and remainder of the head
lhat was missing when the body was found
Ten small pieces of bone were found , all of
which belonged to the skull. Part of them
were discovered In the hog lot and the
remainder around the barn. The search
will bo continued until the whole body U
found.
HPV. DP. CooUo OOPM ( o KIM ! Onk.
HKI1RON , Neb , Jan 9. ( Special ) Rev.
Silas CooKe , I ) . I ) . , having accepted a call
to the pastorate of the Tlrst Presbyterian
church of Red Oak , In. , delivered his fare
well sermon to his congregation Sunday ,
For ten yeais Dr. Cooke has labored In
this community. The > Presbyterian church
of this city now poesesses ono of the best
chapels and has one ot the largest member
ship lists In the state.
l.utliprilii Clllire-li Drillciitpil ,
ASHLAND , Neb. , Jan. 0. ( Special. )
The dedicatory services of the new German
Lutheran church In Green precinct , west of
' Ashland , were held Sunday and wrro at
tended by a large crowd. Rev. II. E. Hoff
of Dumfries , la. , preached the sermon. In
the afternoon Rev II E Studler , the res
ident pastor , preached In the English Ian-
guano nnd Rev Hoff In German.
.luliimeiu Count } rnrnieTM' | UNIII > ,
TECU.MSEH. Neb , Jan -Special ( )
The annual meeting of the Johnson County
Fanners' Institute and Horticultural so
ciety will be held In thla city Thursday.
Prlday and Saturday Premiums will bo
given on fruit The closing number of the
scnslon will bo an address by State Supsrln-
tendcnt W R Jackson on "Country against
City Schools "
I'reiu-lirr Thrown fioni n Ilucny.
1 HUMI10LOT. Neb. Jan 9 ( Special )
Rev. E. M Evnns pastor of the Methodist
ICplscopal church In this city , was thrown
1 from his buggy and severely Injured Satur-
i day evening His vehicle collided In the
darkness with a tram Ho was unable to nil
I his pulpit Sunday , but Is able to get around
, with tr-p aid of a cnne.
| ! ' ! > : Ituriit-i ! Ii ) fiiiiioliiie- ,
STELLA , Neb. , Jan 9 ( Special ) Hen
Tlmcrman , a boy 12 years nf ago , wns car
rying a gallon bottle of gcsollno and dropped
U on a brick sidewalk. His clothing was
saturated with the fluid. When he struck a
match and applied It to the pool of ga o-
, line he was aflame tn an Instant and started
to run for his home Pome passers by caught
him and wrapping him in their coats ex
tinguished the names The hair was nearly
all burned from his head nnd hit ) face and
hands nro bndly burned
Trnlns rolllilc In n TOR.
HOLURKOi : , Neb. , Jan. 9 ( Special ) In
the hwny fog nnd rnln this morning Ilur-
llngten pnssenger trnlns No 1 and 2 col-
lldeel at Atlanta , a small station west of
hero. The engines are both completely
wrecked. Some passengers were btulsed , but
none vvaa Horlously Injured. Tltr engineers
nnd firemen of both trnlns saved themselves
by Jumping
Strlo1 < e-ll III ttio I'lllnlt.
DOUGLAS , Neb , Jan. 0 ( Special )
\ \ hlle Rev Miller , ft student preacher from
Cotncr university , was preaching In the
Christian church he was attacked by nro-
plcxy. Ho fell over In the pulpit nnd wns
carried out and taken lo the homo ot one
of the members. He Is still sick , but Is
Improving slowly.
In 1'nriii
YORK , Neb. Jnn. 9 ( Special. ) 1'rom
Jcntinry 1 , 1S99 , to December 10 , 1899 , 371
farm mortgages vverp died In York counlv ,
amounting to J391.9CI.79. There were te-
Icascd C92 fnrm mortgages , aggregating
S570.260 72.
Dr. Wile-in In lie-e'en prlnu.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. Jan. 9. ( Spe
cial ) Dr. W. P Wllcox , who was accident
ally shot while cleaning a small target rifle
last Trlday night , Is Imprcvlng and will
probably recover entirely.
llpiliicliiu : Ural I'r.lntr
NEHRASKA CITY , Neb. , Jan 9 ( Spe
cial ) The real ostale mortgage record of
Otoo county for the year 1S99 shows a re
duction In this class of Indebtedness of
$113,11792.
Clie-e-kllili' Countj Trrniurrr.
LYONS. Neb. , Jan. P. ( Special Telegram )
The county comnilbsloncrs arc In session
cleaning up last year's work and checking
lip the outgoing county treasurer.
CORTLAND , Neb , Jnn. : . ( Special Tele-
gnm. ) Since I o'clock the mercury hns
dropped twenty degrees. A high north wind
is blowing.
! ! ltorj of
The Conservative
The "History nf Nebraskn , " upon which
Dr. Gcoige L Miller nnd the editor of the
Conscrvatlvo nro bestowing pdltorlil atten
tion , will not. In all probihlllty , bo pub
lished before December , 1100.
To keep out finclcB and fictions and to
put In the facts and the Iruths cf Nebraska's
settlement and development In n perfectly
Justifiable manner is a work icqulring tlmo ,
trnnqullity nnd conscientious Investigation
The attempt to make the work re illy nnd
completely reliable will bo continued by
Iho editors , whoso final revision of Its pages
will be made without fear , favor or affec
tion.
PULITZER'S HOME DESTROYED
I'ulillnlicr New York Worlil tMiffe.ru
Io l Plrc Tun Women
.Sor\iint Klllcil.
NEW YORK , Jan. 9. The handsome resi
dence of Joseph Pulitzer , publisher of Iho
New York World , at 10 and 12 East Fifty-
Hfth stieet , was destroyed by fire today and
two women seivanta were suffocated or
burned to death The total loss Is Estimated
at about $300,000.
The origin of the fire is variously ascribed
to electric wiles , the steam heater and an
open lire. It started about 7'30 a. m , while
Mrs. Pulitzer , her daughters Constance and
Lulu , 12 and 14 years of age , and Herbert ,
n boy of 3 years , nnd 4tho housekeeper nnd
governess were asleep. Mr. Pulitzer nd hla
ton Jcseph , Jr. , were at Lakevvood. There
were sixteen servants in the house.
The servants In the house and the passersby -
by discovered the fire about the same time.
There was not much smoke , but the llarncs
spread rapidly and were soon beyond con
trol. Mrs. Pulitzer got her children together
nnd with the aid of their nurses got them
safely to the street and then to an adjoin
ing dwelling. Several of the servants had
narrow escapes , one of them making his
way out of the building by way of the loot.
Ho said that ho saw Mrs Jellett on the roof
and that she went back to get a bag contain
ing Christmas presents. When the firemen
found the body of the housekeeper on the
toil floor the bag wan in her hand. It con
tained n number of silver trinkets nnd fancy
articles. The woman's body was partly
burned.
The body of the governess , Miss Mont
gomery , was discovered after several hours.
It was found In the ruins on the third floor.
The vvomnn had only had time to put on n
skirt and bath robe with a pair of slippeiH
before she wns overcome Her body was not
badly burned , showing that she had prob
ably been suffocated
While the firemen of Engine No. 40 , In
charge of Lieutenant Harry Hauek , were at j
work on the third floor , after the flic was
out at 10 15 , the flooring gave way and let
them all about a do/en men fall to the
second floor. All but Hnuclc escaped Injury ,
nnd ho sustained a laceration of one leg.
The fire spread rapidly after Its start.
The firemen sent In a second nnd then n
third nlnrm , bringing a great number of
engines and other apparatus to the scene.
Reserves of police were cnlled out to keep
In order the big crowd which had tome to
see the flames , which were spectacular because -
cause of the wind fanning them fiercely
Mrs. Pulitzer , who is n nlcco of Jcffernon
Davis , had a number of Jewels In n safe In
the house which was burieM In the ruins.
She eald that everybody had time to get
out of the house after the fire started , ns
there was smoke only for some minutes
before the flames.
The building was completely suited by
the fire , none of the stairways being left .
and the rooms belns burned out The contents - I
tents were an entire loss nnd these alone ,
It was estimated , weio worth $150,000.
Street t n r urM ,
CHICAGO , Jan. fl The barns of the South
Chicago Olty railway at Hammond , Ind. ,
were destroyed by lire early today. Thirty -
tvo cars were burned The loss , fully cov-
| crcd by Insurance , Is placed at $150,000.
Miss Florence Newman , who has been a
' great sufferer from muscular rhrnumatism
I says Chamberlain's I'nlu Balm la Iho only
! temedy that affords her relief Miss Newman
resident of the village
man Is n much respected
lage of Clray , N. Y , and make this htatc-
mont for the benefit of others sllmllarly
al'.llcted.
lllr.'UlHirn Will Win iiiNi : > .
FRANKFORT , Ky , Jan -Th" ) bom.o
. balloted for Fnlte.l States senator with
' the following result' Blackburn , democrat ,
1 67 ; Bradley , republican. 4.
p Ono democtatlu member , Ray , was
In the. seiiHto the ballot for senator stood :
I Blackburn , 22. Bradley , 12 Senators Creu-
shaw and Mi Council , populist ? , voted for
' Bl ickburn. anil llay.s and Alexander , the
I two antt-Blackbuni men , were not present
The joint assembly will ballot tomorrow.
' and on account of ilniibt .IH to whether the
ballot ( .bould eiccur toclity or next Tuesday
| the proceeding of today and tomonow
will bo duplicated on the corresponding
uf ncM week
i l.altor Meeting fur
MILAVAUKKE. Jnn 9 At todav H s-
! firm of the National Dulldlng lindet C'oun-
ell of America two Importanl rettulutloiiH
I wein isdopteel The council , sifter consider
able discussion , passe (1 a resolution i.mlora-
Ing the petition to congress of Susan B.
Anthony , asking cimgrchs to emut u muiH-
uro whlcl ) will give women the privilege of
tliii voting franchise
A resolution endorsing the demand of the
Biothtrhood of Bollcrmakerh und Iron
Shipbuilders for un eight-hour day was
also adopted
ADDS MUCH NEW EOCIPMEST
Union Pacific Appropriation of SI,714,306 ,
for Now Oars in 1898-09 ,
LARGE INCREASE IN CARS AND ENGINES
Annual Report Shows
Total Cnr liiilinirtit to HP 17171 ! ,
irltli nil ) l.oconiotH rx J
In I'rt-lKilit Capiie-it ) .
Iho annual report of the Union Pacific
railroad company for the yenr ended June
30 , 1S9U , shows the addition of much new
equipment In the time Intervening from
February 1 , 1898 , whcti the new corporation
took charge of the main line
In that tlmo 5,845 new cars were added
and within a short tlmo after June 30 this
number was Increased by 1,111 additional
cars , purchase of which had been provided
for during the fiscal ycnr covered by the
report. This new equipment Included 3,600
box cars , 1,500 stock care , 528 Rodger ballast
cars , 15 coaches , 13 chair cars , 1,000 coal
cars and one new diner. Tor the payment
of this additional equipment the dlrcctots
had appropriated the sum of $1,71-1.306 , a
portion of which was to be expended so far
as necessary for the purchase of new en
gines. The locomotive equipment Juno 30 ,
1S91 , Included twenty-two moro engines
than February 1 , 1898. The new locomo
tives added were one S-vvhcelcr , 19\24-lnch
cylinder , four 10-whoelern , 20x28 cylinder ;
eight 12-whcclers , 21x30 cylinder , eight
consolidation , 20x21 cylinder , two com
pound , 22x34x21 cylinder. The total locomo
tive equipment on hand Juno 30 , 1899 , was
549 engines.
The total car equipment on hand was 16-
061 , an Increase of 4,652 since February 1 ,
1S9S. Of this total number 292 cars are In
cluded In passenger equipment and 15,058
freight equipment. The discrepancy In the
number of cars' Increase and the total num
ber of cars ndded during the period from
February 1 , 1S9S , to Juno 30 , 1899 , Is ac
counted for In the abandonment -\nd dis
position of all cars that had passed the
dajs of their usefulness.
Commenting upon the showing of car
equipment the report states thnt after al
lowing for cars destroyed or worn out and
retired from service during this period , the
cars added from February 1 , 1898 , to June
30 , 1819 , Increased the total capacity of the
freight car equipment nearly 74 per cent.
With the addition of the 1,111 cars which
were received subsequently to June 30 , 1899 ,
and have been put Into service , there has
been a total Increase of 82,3 per cent In the
carrying capacity of all revenue freight
cars , since February 1 , 1818 , leaving out of
account the cars of that class which have
been withdrawn from service since Juno 30 ,
1899.
TO
Mee-Hnsr of Writ cm Trn clliiK
PrclplilKCIIH < > January ltl.
A meeting of the Western Traveling
Freight Agents' association will bo held In
Rockford , 111. , January 26 , and It is the In
tention of all the Omaha traveling fre'ght '
representatives to attend the gathering.
An Informal meeting of western traveling
freight men was held In Davenport , la. .
March 3 , 1899 , at which time a lesolutlon
was adopted appointing a committee to
formulate a constitution and by-laws for an
organl/atlon to be called the Western Trav
eling Freight Agents * association. This
committee consisted of P. M. Rose of this
city , traveling freight agent of the Union
Pacific , W. W. Wlnton of Davenport , di
vision freight agent of the Milwaukee ; J. I.
Deans , n Davenport frclgh man. and F. M.
Day , division freight agcat Davenport for
the Rock Island.
The meeting to be held January 26 Is for
the purpose of receiving the report of the
committee and tt > complete the organiza
tion. Invitations have been received by the
Omaha freight men , which read In part :
"Rockford Is a largo manufacturing cen
ter , and the day will bo spent In visiting
the principal Industries. The business
meeting will bo held nt 7 p. m. , followed by
n banquet nt 9 , for which an Interesting
program has been prepared. "
HOAI1S STV.M ) J1Y 1'HnSKNT
More Than One-Half of Mileage in
I'tilte-il SflltoN In Conference.
NEW YORK , Jan. 9. Seventy-five rail
way executive officials , representing over
fifty rnllrond lines , mostly In the wast and
southwest , met In this city to consider tntiff
matters.
Among the prominent western officials
present were 13. T. Jeffries , president of the
Denver & Rio Grande , v\ho presided at the
meeting ; President Fish of the Illinois Cen
tral , President Hughltt of the Chicago &
Northwestern , President Rlpley and Vice
Piesldent Morton of the Atchlson , Topeka
& Santa Fe , and President Miller of the St.
Paul.
Action taken at the meeting practically
Insures support of the present rates by
ir.oro than one-half of the railway mileage
of the United States at lenst until the next
meeting to bo held In this city In March.
MIINN Mrflliiu : of I'linxcMiuror Men.
CHICAGO , Jan 9. The Tribune says : A
mass meeting of the general passenger
agents of all thr > roads In the country will
be held at the Auditorium hotel In this city
on next Thursday for the purpose of bring
ing about an agreement to stop the payment
of commissions on the ealo of tickets and
to sccuro more stability In passenger rates
While freight rates are being fairly well
maintained , passenger rates continue to be
In a state of demoralization.
Hilt lo Start Stool IMaiit.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jnn. 9 It Is reported
thnt James J. Hill , president of the Great
Northern railroad , Is about to add a mam
moth steel plant to his other properties
This plant Is to bo located nt Great Falls ,
Mont. Its primary purpcao will be the
manufacture of steel rails , bridge steel and
other articles especially required In railroad
construction.
Iliilinnv NotcN mill PcrnoualH.
C Sanderson , soliciting agent foi the
Mohllo & Ohio , Is In the city from Kansas
City
L C Sndd Is the mime of the new Bur
lington traveling passenger ngcnt at Pitts-
burg , Pa
Bert Urnncli , the popular traveling- pas
senger representative of the Urle , Is in the
city from Chicago , calling on his friends.
W J Stone-Burner , superintendent of
transportation of the Quincy line , is hero
from Stnnberry , SIo. , looking after busi
ness affairs.
MISSOURI OLEO LAW VALID
\Vllliln I'oiiIT of a Stale to i\cluila
IiaKalloii ArlloloN Manufactured
la Another Since.
ST LOUIS , Jan 9. Judge Adams In the
circuit court hero In deciding the rase of
C Scheltlln. commission man , for violating
the Missouri statutes pertaining to oleo
margarine , sustained the state law prohibit
ing the sale of oleomargarine colored an
butter
Scheltlln contended thnt the law was un
constitutional so far as It affected him , In
that the oleomargarine which ho sold was
procured from another state He was
granted a writ of habeas corpus from the
United States court.
noii.im
cr KlofTor IN Killed In the
S'oiuth .Soup Factor ) ,
DUBUQUB , la , Jan. 9 The boiler of
Beach's boap factory exploded this after
noon , VN recking the boiler house and engine
room and n portion of the main building
Mnthlcw Kleffcr engineer , and Be nnrl
Drccse operator of the glycerine machine
were burled In the ruins Urce.se was rn-
cued , but la seriously hurt. The dead body
of Kleffer was taken from the ruins to
night.
MUCH GOLD IN SMALL AREA
IJiiurmoii * Output < it
Miitulnril Moiirj Mrlnl
In HliifU Hill * .
DKADWOOD , S U. Jnn " _ , Special }
Ulnck Hllli people arc awakening to the fact
thnt the output of gold from this ( list Hi i Is
remarkable when the extent of country tint ,
produces the gold Is tal.cn Into conslder.i-
tlon. The nroa cf Lnwroncp county which
la the principal county In the Hlnck Hills
In the production of gold , U about "JO
square miles Not nil of this area Is miner-
nllzed by any mean * , but there Is npproxl-
tnately a tract of ground fifteen miles squato
Inhlch mlnctj can bo undo and ore mined
In n profitable manner. The output of the
entire lllack Hllla for last year was n , llttlo
oxer $9.000,000 and all of this amount came
front the mines of Laurence count } , with
the exception of about $1,000,000. Not moro
than six square miles of country In the gold
bearing nreti ha\e been developed Into pro
ducing mines. This makes an output of
$1.333333 for c\ery square mile of mining
ground developed.
The avorngo depth of the mines that line
ploduced Is about 300 foct. rigurlng the
output of $8,000,000 as coming from the entire -
tire mlneiMllzcd area , which la fifteen miles
tquare , It even then gives t'io ' Inrgc sum of
$35,555 to the square mile. Colorado mining
people arc claiming $83,333 per qunio mile
for the district In Gllpln and Clear Creek
counties , between Ctnti.il City and Idaho
Springs Lawrence county In the Ulack HIllH
can rightfully set up n claim of over $1,000-
000 per square mile of surface In the six
square miles of developed ground. The- out
put per square mlle for the Transvaal Is
about $11,000. The difference between the
rich Colorado district and the mining dis
tricts of Lawrence county Is that there are
today more than ten times as many mines
In steady operation In the Colorado section
ns In Lawrence counts * , i
III\IUM ; DOWN ON Tim VKTIJH v > s .
Cemituiiiiiliiiit IInn of ( lie soliltcrn'
Home MrcmuliiK : - 17m Hurt.
HOT SPH1NOS , S. D , Jnn. 9. ( Special )
Nineteen of the veterans of the Soldiers'
Home were called before Commandant Linn
and given ten days on the "picket rope , "
as they express It , because they were not In
at "tups" at ! > 30 Saturday night. They had
all been down town attending the annual In
stallation of the onicers of the Woman's
Relief Corps. It was 10 o'clock when they
reached the home , making them Just thirty
trinities later than the rules allow without
n permit from the commandant. The nine
teen gray-haired veterans look their pun
ishment philosophically , although there Is an
undercurrent of discord when they remember
that these little social events planned and
executed by the -women of the Relief corps
nro principally Tor the enjoyment of the
veterans.
On Sunday one veteran expressed Ills great
deslro to attend Sunday school , as he had
an Importanl engagement upon Iho program
and offered to freely submit to five days
longer upon the "picket rope" If he might
only be permitted to attend to his engage
ment that day. But he was refused. Com
mandant Linn has not forgotten that It was
the Grand Army of the Republic organization
of this place , sustained by the corps , thnt
parsed the recent resolutions censuring the
Home management for attempting to meddle
with the lights of suffrage of the members
of the Home.
issA\r : : YSYMMI SCAMJAI , .
Popnllit I'arly In Hit * s nto Iiijureit
HOWARD , S. D , Jan. 9. ( Special. ) Just
now the aggressive cc-iipalgn pinned by
the reformers Is receiving something of a
wet blanket. The best efforts of their
shrewdest men are needed to smother the
scnndnl nt the state hospltol for the Insane.
Specific charges of drunkenness. Ignorance ,
neglect , Incompetence nnd dishonesty hnve
been made nnd the proof Is so abundant
that the Board of Charities nnd Corrections
deliberate ) } refused to take the testimony
of some fifteen emplocs who resigned their
positions because of the conditions prevail
ing In the institution. This Is doing them
more harm than damaging testimony by
the witnesses would have dene. Indeed , a
thorough Investigation , conducted with judi
cial fairness , would have relieved the party
of responsibility for the acts of the super
intendent and his assistants. As It is the
people arc Indignant
There were , In years past , a good many
old soldiers who were populis's The dis
loyal attitude of the party leaders has driven
many of them back to the republicans and
the tenacity with which the party sup
ports Superintendent Lynn , who tried to
disfranchise n ( majority of those living at
the home , IB finishing the vvork.
To Kntortulii n MlNKloiinrj Soolotj.
SIOUX PALLS. S. D. . Jan 1. ( Special )
The Woman's Baptist Porelgn Missionary
Society of the West will meet here April 17 ,
18 and 19 The district under Jurisdiction
of the society comprises the stntes of Col
orado , the Dakotas , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana ,
Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Mis
souri , Montana , Nebraska , Ohio , Oklahoma ,
Utah , Washington , West Virginia , Wisconsin
nnd Wyoming and Indian Territory and New
Mexico. This will be the first time the
foclety has held Its meeting In the north-
vv est.
\VorUlnc for SulilliTH * IIonr IIIH.
MITCHELL , S D , Jnn. 9 ( Special. )
George A Sllsby left for Washington , I ) . C
Ho Is one of a committee appointed by the
National Grand Army to urge upon con
gress the Importance of locating a national
soldiers1 homo at Hot Springs , this state
Such a measure has been before congress )
twice and each time pissed the senate but
failed In the house.
Milli-r ( ' < iliiliil < -lill dull Ollli-er * .
SIOUX FALLS , S I ) . , Jan. 9. ( Special. )
The Commercial club of Miller has cleted
these officers for the year President , S.
V Ghrlst , vice president , 1'cter Gross , sec
retary , Kreil Sweclland , treasurer , N
Johnson ; directors , J. 11. Baldwin , L D
Swcctland and John Pusey.
lllurU HIllH I'lonciiKlllid. .
LEAD. H D , Jan , 9 ( Special Telegram. )
Duncan McQualg , nn old resident of the
lllack Hills , living on n ranch neni Hpear-
llsh. was killed tculght by the overturning
of n load of huy In this city. He was 70
years old
Di'lciriid- ) I'orl Worth ,
PIERRE , S. D. . Jan. 9 ( Special Tele-
gr.im ) Governor Leo today appointed
James N. Douglass of Plerro as state delegate -
gate to the meeting of the National Stock
Glowers' convention at Fort Worth , Tex.
*
Soulli DaKotii > MVH > < > f < > n.
AlceHtfr Is to have I IIP. Mate shooting
tcurnument this year The dnte has not
jot I'oeii llxex ]
The Catholics of Mplletto hnvo uur. h.ihoil
the nceesiMrv pround nnd will ere. t , i tine
now church liulldlni'
T W < 'hlld. a pioneer machine \ mf \ ,
tnent dealer of Melletto , him d'HpuExl of a
half interest In hlh business to C ! L Ua k
mow
The new < rtamery at I'arktr IIHH torn
inniuc'd operations W H Ileeren is presl
dent Tim ircamei > Is fitted with m-dern
machinery
The ownership nml management of the
riandrr.iu roller mills have chanced Air
HHte-s retiring S 12. Twluhell & Co la the
new firm name
Among the South Dukoia towns which in
tend to Imorpoiatn In the nc-ar future U
Revlllo , Grant county. A.t a mpMIng of
Governor of Oregon , o
use your Pemna medicine in my family for colds
and it has proved to be an excellent remedy. "
1 the citizens n vote dlnilotpd that ( hex wer >
. unanimously in ftivor of liuurporntlnK.
< 'hnneellor Is eiitovliiR a building boom
i imtvvltlmtnmlliiK It Is the middle of the vvln-
I ter Ameny the new luilldlimn nre n new
elivntor , hotel mid nuuhlnu warehouse
Itrjnn lo Sioiik | at Cliicliiiuill ,
OlNCINNATt. Jan 9 Ariatigeinents foi
the mass meotliiK for W J Ilrvan nt M
sic hall , Jammrv 17 , have been eotiipleled
In the Hamilton Pouiity litmetnllli umn
rll Fn t- IHi i lulis of Ohio , Indiana nn 1
Kentucky lur-e lioeti Invited Pi H II
Riemolln l chuli man of llio entertainment
commltUo and H Orm" l'ciU of the < > -
eorl eommltti'o Mr Urvuni nibtoit will
be "The 1'ollllcal Piobliins of the Tlnii'i
Ilrvan will bo at FianUfmt 1 < \ . on J.inu
arv It ! to participate In colt litatttiK the re
election of Si'intoi r.l.U'kburu and will "tup
hero on his oaMi-in tour.
MONC.H to lie I'd iiiaiiont Uocolvcr.
BOSTON. Jail 1 Colonel George W
o ei , ptisldtMit of the First Ward Nation il
ib ink h in I "en named liv Comotrolli r
Dawes lo be permanent icrolver fni the-
llioadw.iv Natlnnil bank Oilmiot ttlose <
will not take charge of the built fo ! ntVt
thlity < livs 'Mr Wins , the tempoiaiv re
ceive ! , o\pfo ! ! to pav a dividend of oO per
cent within thlrtv d.ijs
n Note * nml C oiniiicnt *
'Iho Jomvn Creamery < ompntiy at Itelolt
pild In 1S J to 1 iOO pations $11. ! w > o for in'lk
'I he bur.1 * ( Inno'-lf * In Barton lounty
amount to 53G1.9.U K > , being about $13 per
en .11 tn
A cotnpinv oT Dctiolt ciplt illsts has boon
ImorporaU'd with a capital of JJ'.O.iKW to
operate the suit mines at Ktngmnn
SJor ov covv , the piopeity of W M
Snvdci of Hllvoulnlc. furnished milk In ono
youvtithilint for the family and lo pro-
din o l.'JKik.lounilK of lititter
llsnnllv at Its Jiintiiuy term thcie Is n
big batch of applications from luwvors to ,
bo iiilm'ttcd to nractlio In the Hiipreme
couit So fai tlilt , term thcio has not been
nn application
The school hell os ic AtchHmi eoulilv
mo ulvvais let ! 'unlocked so that tiamis
iii. get In without buil.liiR the locks
Th" school ilmlois huvo found out by
I-i cheaper plan.
c'Npeilenco that that - tic
Kansas lunks are liUlo 11,011. than pub
lic depositories til i yoiir. Thch trouble Is
not In flouring money , but In KOttlns de
posits lo.mc-d at a , ) . > . \\S \ \ nite Mam of
them luvo had almost utnibio the legal 10-
serve on hand foi slmi nil's
Six Scotchmen , some of whom had taken
out their Hist pipers tvvoi.iy yeais ago ,
appeared before the district judge nt Ael -
lliiKlon the other dnv , itiimiiccd theli .il-
Icclanco to Queen Vlctiflf and became
full-Hedged citizens of the United States.
MlNMiiirl nml MlMNonrlaitH.
The police of Hannibal made blO arrests
lost ycni.
Scdalla business men have organized a
Con : "i"clul club
Oeorge Johnson , a Hannibal negro , Is
said to be a millionaire
The Burlington's old intiiidlinuso at Pal
myra Is being lorn down
A lot of BlytliLihilo people Who went to
Texas 11 yar IIKCI are rtovv anxious to pet
bac's. *
IIlBgln vlllo people nio utssntlslled with
their electric light service and have asked
the city to Iminovc It.
Hannlbil collected JIJ.OOl In eltv taxes
last month , the largest receipts In u single
month In the hlntory of the town
If the space which the engineers of Jlnry-
vlllo are ) ushiK In the newspapers there lo
discuss Ihe advisability of stialKliteninK
the One-llundicd-and-Two River w.is sold
at regular rates It would be sullklunt to
pav for the woik
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
I'nlr AVe-eliM'silit ) mil Thtii-Milny
V. : u li'lileVlmlM In lovvu
mill Ni
WASHINGTON , Jan 0. Forecast for
Wednesday and Jhursduy :
For Nebraska Fair Wednesday nnd
Thursday , variable winds.
For Iowa Fair Wednesday and Thursday ,
colder In eastern portion \\cdnesday , north
erly winds.
For South Dakota Fair Wednesday and
Thin Pdny , warmer Wednesday In northern
portion , vailable winds.
For Mltsourl Kali and colder Wednesday
preceded by rain In soutlipatit portion , fair
Thursday , variable winds , becoming north
erly.
erly.For
For Kansas Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day , northerly winds.
For Wyoming Fair Wednesday and
Thursday , variable winds.
I , eon 1 Itcceiiil.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Jan 3 Omaha iccord of tem-
pcntuio niu1 pioclpitallon cntnpatc.il vvllli
the corresponding day of thu last three
years :
1910 1SW 1S5S 1SD7
Maximum trmicralnrc. l . 4- 10
Minimum teinpc'intnre . . ss 11 ij a. >
Aveiagp tempeiatiiro . . , .17 L'l , ! > j ,
Picclpltiitliin . . . . . .11 00 00 OJ
Record of tcmppiature nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day and hlnco Match 1 ,
1199.
Noimiil for the day is
UxtesH for tlio day ] n
Ac'euinnlalPil excess slurp March I . . . 41J
Normal lalnfall for Iho day . . . . Clinch
Di'llrlem y foi the day cjlmli
Tctnl rainfall HIUI | < Marili I .M.lOlntlKB
DellelPlic-y H'IIPP March 1. . I Mm lie's
Urlle lene v foi em iierlod. 1SDG . 3 1)1 ) Im hi s.
Uellelpniv fni eor. poilud , 1 97 10 do ln < hi h
Iti-niiil fioiu ntiitloiiH nt S p. in.
( STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER.
Omaha , eloudy
North PlnltP. cle.ir
Kilt Lake , cloudy I1 ! ! !
Cheyenne , clear i. . .
Knplil Clly. elc.u
Huron , ele.ir 20
Wllllelon , clcir
Chli-ngo , Mining tt
Kl 1 onls , eloudy
Davcnpnn , cloudy , , &
ilolcna , cloudy
KniiMis Clly , e-luudy Rhi
I la vie. cloudy RhiI I
lilHinank I
Unlvoston , cloudy , . . . . 111
T Indlcatih U.ue of pree Ipltntlun
1,1 cirn \VILSII : ,
Local Forecast Olll lal
Mutt ) | tli > Hle'lints xvlio
llllll Ill-l-ll Njtt'lltlcMll
MOM iiiltttll Hut ! the
iMtintUeiiiMVer of
Dr , Bennett's '
Electric Belt
N notltlni ; Nliort nf
tiilriii'iitoiiN ,
Aftci ninny years of In-
defutlk ilr ! Miuly ami rose -
so 11 ih nnd to iliiK. over
alert lo take idv.intnKo
of the i nu"o nml elToit of
elise ibo ami In Mtvl out the1 tcmcdltl aifout
most speedy to rffeet a cure , my luconipivr.x-
bio Illritilc Belt ts the grand ami Iire-
proaohnblo n suit 1 hnvo humliuls of
wmild-bc imltuois but cninnpiNons .iro
odiousou inU hi as well liken the tal
low illp of the ii i t to the all light of the
piosont Mv Hell has Intel changeable b it-
ti ri coll' ! thit ean be iinowid at iny tlmo
no other bill ean be re new til at iinv prlio
The oloilroiles on mv Hi It are eon tiui toil
of Mft , ch imols-iovoreil ib.ibv sponges , eon-
UilnlnK water cells tint keep the sponges
0 imp , and Is the most .subtle mnUuni
through whlih to eonoy Iho ciiric-nl of
I'le-ctrlelly Impel e eptlblv from the utility
In the llelt to the t > ystim Not least In
Its wonderful notion ami pniamuunt ex-
lollcmo Is my l > leitrlial Susncnsoiy , al o
non-bin hint ; , given tree to malv pure-hnscrs
of my Belt
1 fJUARANTHD to cure all dNenses
which icsult In a huk of VITALITY or
NUKVU FORCi : 1 have a lex-old ot 3.1K <
cuios In this state aUiiie , theio H no ine n
work , no commenting bv my method , but
always AB3OLU 1 i : i crtnlnty M > Bolt Is
n nosltlve eure. for SIIMINAL IMPOTHN-
CY. LOST MANHOOD , SPERMATORR
HOEA VARICOCIM : : AND GENERAL
DEIULITV RESTORES SHRUNKEN
AND UNDEVnUOPEU PARTS ( M'RES
RHEUMATISM ill anv foim. KlDNin ,
1 1VER ami BLADDER TROUBLES. CON
STIPATION DYSPEPSIA. ALL FEMALE
COMPLAINTS , ETC.
Jlr. A. iMcSweency , 1O)3 ) Corbctt St. ,
Omaha , Neb , writes to Dr IJcnnctt :
"Some few weeks ago I puichafed one nt
your Belts , and after wealing same for ten
weeks I find that mynrlcocclo of throa
years' standing has been entirely cured ,
and will say that 1 am n. much tvtrongef
man In ovoiy respect thnn I was before I
commenced to u e Dr Bennett's Elcctrlc-nl
Belt To all who are skeptical In regard
to the merits of your Belt 1 will cheerfully
tecommend It us to what It claims to cure. . "
Call upon or write mo today T will Bend
vou FREK for the asking , my new 1LLUS-
TRATE.D . book , testimonials , etc If ybu
nro Buffering you should not eloluv , act ; it
once , and you will soon be one of the count-
lp s army ot MADE NEW men and
women who proclaim the metllH of my Belt.
AelJress
Electric
Company ,
HOOIIIN I. to 12O , DoiiKlnx Illook , Opp ,
Ilu : ile-nn * . Corner Killi unit Io < lt
St . . , OM 111 A , M3II.
OFFICE Hot P.S-From * " 0 n in to S JO p ,
m Sundays From 10 30a m to 1 p ni.
BUFFET LIBRARY 8ARS
Best Dining Gar Service ,
[ Spi _
Oicjesfcs what you eat.
Ii ai tllielallydltfpsts thofoo'i and alrla
mil'jre in and
strcnclhcnlnK recon-
Btiuctlnp the exhausted dlgcsMvc or-
funs. Iu h the latPt-t dlbcovori'ddiKost-
aia ana tonic. IN./other prcpuiutluii
can approach It in ellli'leney It In-
staiitly relievesuml permanentlycure
Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Heaithurn ,
jMntulcnce , Sour Ktmnach , Nausea ,
BickHcaUachcGnatialBluCiampsuna
'JiloUieiresultsoflniiH-rrectdlRcstioa.
° ' noted l-y r c DjlVltc Cc Chtcono
Ilf tiireicnaii.nieuniiilntr ] > iriirkt > | ill luni. TtirHO
wliu liu ; n ti. I iho n , rl ( ! ' 1 i t rnun ill iii > not ilnul t
Hi n initnrfiil nlll i U. ' Uut in , I IIK-C u I ulvit
tli B int-uii in iif.ur Irtiilunil > > u ulll Im iiHtitnulicd
lit tlitf in irn IIH I rns < IU ( Ji n > iiur , nt'il ) ti con *
Viainnaiiil ) Mirtlil ii , ni thnt Unit tills 'nut I loocl
purlllcr tvillri > c\i-n iimnUl.an iKililincil fur II
! ) liurktiirt'ii "tlilD romiKiund
run il mo at t i inli t.ti'ia'iili ir <
l.D.fl' l Hjinl l.uiubuui ) Il.ad luK
ot beni | { ciircil
( „ ' H. lloss , Norttl War , Ohio.
Tor bale livulldruK l t . Thirty il UTS'
< troalian'it f'ir Sic ; ncrmity iluj f lr < ut
wont Me , hU moBtbK' treatment jl.W.
10 rt'tt trfatnif nt irtr
IMC. W S. HIMtkllAUT , Clnr" = atl , O.
' I' ' . ' ? ! " > ' A
lrlj "HI contlilco
the mo--t cktpticul
of Ita nuperlur
merit ,