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GAGL ANSWERS RESOLUTIONS
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Advance ? Good Reasons for Depositing
Money in National Banks.
PREVENTS SERIOUS DANGER TO TRADE
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WASHINGTON" , Jan. 10. Secretary Ongo
today sent to congress his replica to reso
lutions recently Introduced In the senate
by Allen of Xubrnska nml In the liouso
by Sulzcr of New York. Tho" text of his
reply , which Is an exhaustive exposition of
the management of Hint branch of the treas
ury finances under his administration , relat
ing to national bank depositories , contains
nbout fl.OOO words , which Is supplemented
toy special reports from department officials
relative to special Inquiries In the resolu
tions , Including copies of over 1,000 letters
on the subject under consideration. In sum-
wins up his reply to the Inquiries tbo scc-
xotnry 8nyn :
"Flr t That the reason for utilizing na
tional banks as depositories for public mon
eys , na authorized by law , when the receipts
of the treasury wcro exceeding Its expendi
tures , has been to avoid tbo disturbance to
'business which the withdrawal of largo sums
of money from nctlvo circulation to the
treasury vaults must Inevitably cause. The
policy thus pursued by mu hao boon the es
tablished policy of the government for many
years and a departure from It under similar
conditions would certainly cause disastrous
results * .
"Second The reason for directing the In
ternal revenue receipts Into depository banks
at this tlmo Is that the revenues are now
largely exceeding disbursements from month
to month nnd seem likely to do so for an In
definite time. ThlH condition would bo a
menace to thb business world It assurance
were not given that , this surplus would be
diverted from the treasury vaults to public
depositories where , for while secure to the
Eovcrnmcnt , It would remain available to
business use.
.Done . for Conveniences
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"Third The reason for directing all of the
Internal revenue receipts to ono depository
was that It Is more convenient to first col
lect the receipts of numerous olllccs Into ono
Ilaco"nnd to make the desired distribution
from It , than to give now Instructions dally
to 113 collectors. The tnost convenient
ngency to effect such distribution Is a bank
which Is a member of the New York clearing
house.
"Fourth The reason for selecting the Na
tional City bank ns such distributing ngent
was that at the tlmo the order was Issued It
was ono of but two banks which had offered
bonds sufficient to cover the amount of the
dally deposits. Its bond deposit was ? ! , -
000,000 , and that of the Hanover National
ibank Jl.9liO.GOO. The National City bank
was , therefore , the ono most naturally
chosen. Of tno sixty-eight banks applying
for a share of the deposits the National
City bank , the Hanover National bank and
three others , applicants for over $800,000
each , are the only ones out of the sixty-
eight constituting group ono which have
not boon supplied the full amount for which
they had offered securities.
"Fifth The custom house property was
nold to the National City bank as the highest
bidder on July 3 , 1S99. Under the terms
of the sale It had the option of paying in
cash all of the purchase money at any time ,
or any part It might elect above $750,000 ,
which sum It was absolutely obliged to pay.
3t exercised this option by choosing to pay
$3,215,000 , leaving $ . ' 0,000 yet due. No deed
will bo'C.-ecuted until full payment has been
made.
Same .Mndvc IIH Oilier DciioMltn.
"Thp payment received was turned Into the
treasury 'by ' deposit In the National City
bank , It having been the established cus
tom of treasury officials , under the coun-
BO ! of their legal advisers , supported by
decisions of the supreme court , to consider
moneys on deposit to the credit of the
treasurer of the United States In designated
depositories as moneys In the treasury.
This deposit was made In a depository bank
tor the eamo reason that other deposits
liavo been made In them , viz ; Because to
withdraw the currency Into the vaults of the
treasury , where Is was not needed and could
not bo utilized , would have required a with
drawal of credit that was being extended
In commercial circles and to that extent a
disturbance to the natural order of business
would have followed. To have required Its
payment by the National City bank to an
other designated depository would have been
an ungracious discrimination without sub-
Btantlally changing the fact ,
"Finally , under my administration of the
Treasury department no discrimination in
favor of ono bank against another has been
made. Generally speaking , when au in
crease In depository banks was desired , all
have been equally and equitably considered
In their respective relations to the treasury. "
Doforo proceeding to respond to the resolu
tion specifically , Secretary Oago gives a gen
eral review of his whole course In the
branch of public finances concerned with
national bank depositories , as follows : He
notes the provisions of the statutes which
limko "all national banking associations
designated for that purpose by the secretary
( of the treasury depositories of public moneys ,
except receipts from customs , under such
regulations as may bo prescribed by the sec
retary. "
"That statute became n law Juno 3 , 1SG4 ,
fend Its first marked recognition was In the
refunding operations of 1S79 , when Secretary
Sherman thought It necessary to place with
national bank dcpmltorlcs Bums of money
( which reached as high as $279fi4-G-t5. | Sec
retary Falrchlld In 1SS7-SS , during a period
of abnormal receipts of revenue. Increased
Ibo number of depository banks and allowed
euch banks to accumulate balances reaching
$61,516,000.
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"On March I , 1897 , there wcro iriTnatlomil !
l > ank depositories holding a total of $16-
tt98-J10. With few exceptions , these Insti
tutions received deposits
from Internal revenue
onuo collectors and remitted to the sub-
treasuries any surplus over the amount of
the ilxed balance which they wore per
mitted to hold. The amount of public do-
posltH remained about the same during the
flrst six months of this administration. In
November began those Inrso payments which
resulted from the highly successful euttle-
taent of the Union 1'aclllc railroad Indobtcd-
ICBB 'payments ' , aggregating J5S , S,223. It
TOO MUCH MONEY.
I'M II. on I In1'nliilr. .
A man ate a heaping saucer of Grape-
Nuts every morning because they "tasted
BO good. "
In about ten days ho began to turn
ogalnst the food , and finally lost the pleas
ure of his favorite dish altogether.
The same thing happens to a child who
catH too much honey or candy , or any
other good thing. The system gets more
than It needs and nature revolts , In order
to prevent further overfeeding. ( .rape-Nuts
furnish u condensed food , and when eaten
In moderation give ono a delicious iUh )
every morning that U looked forward to
with pleasant anticipation. When not more
than three heaping teaspoons are used ut
n meal the system quickly absorbs all of
the nutriment , and the person discovert ) this
fact by hla Improved feeling ofo health and
strength , Use tirane-Nuta steadily , but
avoid excess.
was thought expedient n a part of this
enormous transaction to utilize for n few
days the services of depository banks , with
the result that at the end of December , 1897 , i ,
auch deposits had Increased to $19,182,717. j
The reason for this action was to avoid the
Injurious effect on trade and Industry of n
too sudden withdrawal from public uses Into
the vaults of the treasury of no large a sum I
as $ BS,000,000. Ily the end of May , 1S9S , these
public deposits had been reduced to $28,239-
3S9.
"Soon after this tht > government was con-
fionted with the necessity of raising Imme
diately n largo fund for war purposes and ,
acting under the authority of the war rev 1
enue act , the people wcro called upon to
subscribe to an Issue of $200,000,000 of bonds. '
"On the day the 'books were opened the j
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National City bank of Now York and Its as- ! 1
toclatcs offered to take at par and accrued
Interest any portion of the bonds that might |
not bo subscribed for by the public nnd j i
on the same day J. I1. Morgan & Co.
and their associates , numbering fifteen of
the greatest financial houses of the country ,
also subscribed to the entire Issue of $200-
000.000 or any part that might not be sub
scribed for by the general public.
Wimlil Dlnturli UuNliirnx ,
"It will bo readily recognized that the
absorption of $200,000,000 $ within the space
of n few weeks could not fall to disturb most
seriously the general business of the coun
try. The secretary of the treasury feels
some measure of Just pride that the finan
cing of the war loan of 1898 was accom
plished without the slightest Interruption to
that revival of commerce and the Industries
of the country which has made the present
n period of unexampled prosperity.
"Ily the end of 1898 the number of na
tional bank depositories had been Increased
to 31(5 ( , located In forty-three states and ter
ritories and holding $94,800,000. The New
York banks wcro able to control more bonds
and qualify themselves In larger proportions
than the banks In the Interior cities. With
n view to securing n moro equitable distri
bution of the funds , the secretary , early In
1899 , designated forty or fifty additional de
positories , and , whtlo thus Increasing the
depositories outside of New York City , heat
at the same time drew down the balances In
the New York City banks.
"With the beginning of the present fiscal
year the treasury was feeling the Influence
of the revival of commerce. For the six
months ending with December 31 , 1889 , the
excess of receipts over expenditures ag
gregated $21,020,000. This absorption of
money from an uctlvo use Into the treas
ury , where It could servo no present use
ful purpose , was a source of apprehension
to tbo public and of anxiety to the depart
ment. The situation was Intensified by the
fact that the fall movement of currency to
the Interior for the movement of crops
operated to reduce the cash reserves at all
commercial centers. The secretary was In
disposed to Increase deposits In public de
positories and , In order to avoid that ho
offered to anticipate Interest on the public
debt , and later offered to buy $25,000,000 of
bonds. The movement toward stringency
In the money market had assumed too great
a momentum to be averted by such means.
"December IS a financial panic occurre.1.
Prices of Investment securities fell ruin
ously. Interest rates rose to fabulous rates
and a general constriction of the money
market was apparent. While this state of
altalm found its most violent expression In
the security market , It excited a state of
anxiety and alarm throughout Industrial
and commercial communities. The situa
tion was bHlleved to bo so grave as to
Justify the utmost Interference. The re
ceipts of the treasury for December , it was
perceived , would exceed the expenditures
by $7,000,000 or $8,000,000. Under these con
ditions a peculiar responsibility was thrown
upon the treasury.
"Tho statutes conferred authority to j
place public' money , except customs. In I '
designated depositories and gave power to
relievo- the situation without possible preju
dice to the treasury's needs. It was there
fore announced December IS that the secretary - j I
tary would deposit Internal revenue collec !
tions'with depository banks to the amount
of $30,000,000 or $40,000,000 should so much
be applied for. "
From this point on the secretary makes
direct answer to the congressional Inquiry.
His principle of action has been to so manage -
ago the receipts nnd expenditures as to !
produce the least disturbance In that part j l
of the money supply which must be at the I
eervlco of commercial and industrial use. ] I !
Since June 1 , 1S9S , the receipts of the treas
ury have amounted to $1,100,000,000. By the
aid of depositories the amount In the treas
ury at the close of any quarterly period dur
ing the time never rose moro than $29,500,000
above the average for the whole period.
Tables presented show that substantial
equilibrium waa maintained at all times be
tween tbo relation to the supply of money In
the treasury nnd the supply In commercial
uses.
llfliitloiiH AVItli National City Ilaulc.
Taking up the history of the governent's I
connection with the Hanover National and ] I
the National City banks , specifically Inquired 1
Into by the resolution , the secretary shows
. that the National City bank was appointed ! I
;
! a depository July 1 , 1S94. It was used as a ]
j depository for Internal revenue collections j i
until the bond sale In 1893 when the then |
secretary of the treasury deemed It advisable ]
to use that bank , together with four others ,
as depositories and nbout $73,000,000 was deposited -
' posited with those banks. When another Is
sue of bomlB was made In February , 18 % , the
then secretary of the treasury again used the j '
I
National City bank and the Hanover Na- j '
tlonal bank as depositories , each for nearly i ;
$10,000,000. Late In 1S97 moro than $58,000- 1
' 000 was to bo paid Into the treasury as the '
result of the Union Pacific settlement. To
avoid thi ) transfer of so largo a sum from i
public uses to the treasury vaults , the Now j I
i York banks were Invltod to qualify as tern- I i '
depositories. Eight banks so qualified , ' !
tha National City for $24.000,000 nnd others
I
I for smaller amounts , These deposits were
! gradually withdrawn by transfer to the uub-
| treasury until the several balances wore
\ finally discharged.
When the $200.000.000 war loan was made
It W.IH seen that the paying Into the treas
ury'of such n sum could not bo otherwise I '
than n dangerous thing for the public In
terests nnd n useless thing to the govern
ment finances. The treasury announced to
the national banks Its desire to place tem
porarily on deposit a portion of this amount
nnd nil banks , without regard to size or lo
cution , were Invited to qualify as temporary
depositories. All applications were ac
cepted. None were refused. The National
City bank deposited $11,000,000 of bonds , nnd
the balances paid on this account never
exceeded $11,000,000. The Hanover Na
tional depoeltcd $11,000,000 of bonds and re
ceived n balance never larger than $11,000-
000.
Hull * III' ClINIOIII IlllllHO ,
The connection of the National City bank
with the Kale of the old custom house prop
erty In New York Is described In n memor
andum prepared by the supervising archi
tect's office. In that connection , however ,
the secretary calls attention to the allega
tion that ho has violated the law by deposit
ing the proceeds In n bank depository , when
tliu net decreed that the proceeds should
bo deposited "In the United States treasury. "
Every United Stntes depository bank Is ,
within the meaning of section 51B3 of the
revised statutes , a part of the United States
treasury. The moneys which may bo de
posited In such a bank include all classes
of receipts except customs , and when such
moneys are deposited In such a bank to
the credit of the treasurer of the United
State ? , they are "In the treasury" Just ns
much as If ( hey wcro physically on deposit
In the treasury vaults nt Washington.
Tbo secretary cites decisions of the su >
premc court which establish beyond question
the legality of bis action.
The comptroller of the- treasury , wlios *
'decision Is binding upon the executive branch
i
ot the government , holds "that money Is
paid Into the treasury ot the United State *
by bejng deposited with the treasurer of the
United States hero In Washington or to his
credit with an assistant treasurer or In any
national bank of deposit. "
That has been the rule governing the ac
counting officers of the government for many
years. Letters from thirty or forty years
of service In the treasury , showing that
money deposited In n depository bank Is n
much deposited In the treasury of the Unltea
States as when deposited In any nub
treasury. The customs property was solrt
July 3 , 1899 , to the National City bank foe
$3,265,000 $ , which amount was $190,000 larger
than that tendered by the next highest bid-
der. August 28 , certificates of deposit wcro
forwarded to the department covering
$ . " ,210,000 credit ns covering the proceeds ot
the custom house property In the general
account of the treasurer with the National
City bank , n depository bank. The treasurer
duly accepted the fund ns n deposit "In the
treasury. "
It was subject to his Jurisdiction nnd or
ders. Subsequently the National City bank
wns ordered by the treasurer to transfer to
the subtrcasurcr or other national bank de
positories sums aggregating $3,600,000.
No rent has been paid to the National
City bank for the government occupancy
for the reason tht such payment awaits
appropriation by congress.
The correspondence between the depart
ment nnd the National City bank Is quoted
showing the refusal of the department to
glvo the National City bank Its full balance
of $4,000,000 except concurrently with nil
other banks in the first group , the balances
of the National City bank nnd the Hanover
National bank being built up pro ratn with
all other banks.
DEBS PEERS INTO FUTURE
Aimxlle of I.nlior Will Speak on
"Looking Forward" Working
Moil Still Surfer HitrtlNlilnN.
Eugcno V. Debs , apostle of labor and so
cialism , arrived In Omaha yesterday mornIng -
Ing nnd will probably remain until Friday.
His lecture on the theme "Looking For
wnrd" will bo given this evening In Boyd'n
opera house. Mr. Debs had expected to
lecture at Sioux City last night , but owing
to a misunderstanding his Onto there waa
canceled. The members of organized labor
In Omaha have made extensive arrangements
to give their leader a cordial welcome on
the occasion ot his appearance here , u >
they believe ho will further their cause ma
terially with the general public.
Mr. Debs has Just finished a tour through
the coal mining and lumber districts , where
ho found labor conditions still far from Ideal ,
"Thero Is much greater activity In many
lines , " ho said , "and while wages have
slightly Increased the wago-worker Is stilt
a wage slave. Ho Is still receiving a dis
proportionate share of the wealth he creates
nnd there will soou bo a renewal of the
cry of overproduction duo to the under
consumption ot the masses. "
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Judco Dickinson ot the equity bench Is
unable to hold court on account of illness.
B. & 'M ' eamp 2722. Modern Woodmen ,
gives a mask ball at Sixteenth and Capitol
avenue tomorrow evening.
The Franciscan sisterhood lias opened
negotiations for the erection of a new
chapel just north ot St. Joseph's hospital.
The building Is to cost $16,000 and will bo ot
brick and stone.
The Joseph Schlltz Brewing company has
betom the erection of a two-story brick
building on tbo oust side of Sixteenth street ,
between Howard nnd Jackson. The lower
doors will be rented for store rooms , while
the upper story will bo arranged for lodge
quarters.
William Pierce , charged with stealing a
collarette and cape of beaver fur from a
guest ot the Paxton hotel , was arraigned
Wednesday before Police Judge Gordon. He
waived preliminary hearing nnfl wns placed
under fiOO .bonds. The stolen property IB
valued at $53.
Morris liachmnn has filed suit In county
court against the Street Railway com
pany , asking ; damage ? on accouir of per
sonal Injuries alleged to have been
sustained. The peculiar part ot It Is that
the plaintiff asks for only J200. Usually
a big figure Is named In such suits.
The Street Car Employes club , numbering
ISO , held a social and supper Wednesday
nlR'ht in Its rooms at Twenty-fourth and
Ames avenue. The guests of the evening
were the car employes 'Who were not club
members. Several hundred were present
and the occasion was In all respects a suc
cess.
cess.The jury In the federal court In the case
of William Miller , charged with tlv ; rob
bery of the liostolllce at Farnam , which
was out all day Tuesday , brought In n
verdict of guilty. Miller will probably be
arraigned at once for the robbery of the
Merna jiostolllce , and will likely plead
eullty.
A meeting1 of the directors of the Com
mercial National bank was held Wednesday
afternoon to elect olllccrs for the year 10W.
Those chosen were : C. W. Lyman , presi
dent ; "W. G. iMnul , vice president ; Alfred
Mlllard. cashier , and R. F. Pagan , assistant
cashier. A dividend wns declared in an
amount not made , public.
John AVeldon pleaded guilty to the theft
of a quantity of railroad iron and wns
given thirty days by Police Judge Gordon.
Ho was arrested by Sergeant Hudson and
Deteetlvoti Dempsey and Jorgenaen while
attempting to sell a wheelbarrow full of
switch-guard plates to a junk dealer. H'e
had borrowed the wheelbarrow.
The recounting of ballots In the Thomas-
Oordon police judgwhlp election contest
case Is ptlll In progress before Judge Vin-
Honnnler in the county court. No decisive
results have yet been reached , but Mr.
Thomas , who was the republican candidate
nt the hist election , and who was declared
defeated , continues to bo hopeful.
Ed Malloncy , a faro dealer in a South
Omiiha gambling house , was arraigned bo-
fore Judge Gordon Wednesday charged with
assault with "Intent to do great bodily .
barm" and was released under a $700 bond.
Maud Terrace , Inmate of a disorderly hou.se
at 909 Capitol avenue , is his alleged victim ,
It Is claimed that he beat her brutally while
she wan 111 In bed.
For th n xl two or thre days , or pos-
dlbly lonsor. the Board of County Com-
mlsaloncrs will bo In session as n committee
of tbo whole tor the purpose of considering
salaries of court liouso employes , tbo num
ber of employes required by tbo different
departments , and t < o on. The work has
scarcely begun yet. It IB not likely that
any radical chanzes will be made.
Notice has been served upon City At
torney Council to the effect that John O.
Yelsor has taken his Initiative and rcferon-
dum mandamus action , directed against
City Clerk Hlgby , to the supreme eourt ,
I where It will bo beard as an original pro-
eeeedlng January U3. This Is the name ac
tion which Attorney Yelser attempted to get
through the district court.
All of the jurors In federal court have
been excused for the term , which will
terminate Saturday. The only CBHO of Im
portance yet to come up U ihi > Fair und i |
. Jin-kens habeas corpus case , which will be |
beard Thuriday. On Monday the court
olllclals will go to Lincoln anil open a
three-weeks' term there. The petit Jury for
the Lincoln term Is not called to meet
until Thursday ,
The Uemosinonlnn Debating socloty of the
Omaha High school will hold Its monthly
meeting Friday In room 43. This program
has been prepared : Humorous reading. Mr.
Tlndel ; debate. "Resolved , That the gen
erals rather .than the men have won the
great decisive battlet ) of the world , " af-
Ilrmatlve , Messrs. Arnold and Hamilton ;
negative , MCPSTB. Gordon and Robinson ;
violin nolo , Mr. Rces.
At the annual meeting of the Christian
Endeavor society of the Kountze Memorial
church the work of the year was discussed
nnd . > lans for the future were outlined. U
was decided to hold nn "Evening with Lin
coln" on the anniversary of the martyred
president's birth next month. The pastor.
Rev. Mr. Trcfz , will repeat his lecturu nn
Lincoln and the services of a well known
contralto have , been ( secured.
In the federal court Howard J. Whit-
more , receiver for the defunct First Na
tional bunk of Nellgli. has brought suit
against Dun'.cl L. Upton of Nellgli to re
cover noon a note for Jl.tiOO. given to the
i bank In W > nnd bearing 10 Der cent In
terest. Receiver Wbllmore alleges thai In
1 1893 thn note was wrongfully withdrawn
from Ilia porsnsslon of the bunk und ho
believes It to have been destroyed.
The September term of the district court ,
which was to have adjourned January C ,
but which wns held over beyond that
limit on account of the L. I ) . Holmus con
tempt catse before Judge Kstellu. ulll
end us soon nr the few remaining
odds and ends uro cleared up anil
then thern will bo no more eourt until
February. Judge Estcllo has continued the
Holmes casu until the next term.
NEW SERVICE IS ANNOUNCED
Omalm Road Will Inaugurate Changes in
Operation of Trains Sunday ,
ST , PAUL LIMITED TO USE UNION STATION
TrnHlo Airroontcnt v Hh Sliiux Ofy
I'nolllu ( Jlven Slmrler l.lnc and
Reduce * Time to .Mliino-
notii Twill C'ltle.i.
Ofllclal notice Is given of n frame agree
ment between the Chicago , St. Paul , Mlnne-
, npolls & Omaha nnd the Sioux City & Pacific
1 roads , by which the former line will In
augurate a now plan of operating Us pas
senger trains between Omaha and Minneap
olis and St. Paul over the Sioux City & Pa
cific tracks to Sioux City , beginning Sunday ,
January II. This nlso means that the Union
Pacific passenger station will bo used by
the Omaha road for Us through trains , In
stead ot the Webster street depot.
For nearly two years the Omaha road has
operated Its St. Paul limited over Its own
tracks , running to Sioux City , on the Ne
braska side of the Missouri river , via Emer
son. The agreement entered Into with the
| Sioux City ft. Pacific glvos the Omaha road
a shorter line to Sioux City , by means of
the former's direct route to Sioux City on the
, Iowa sldo of the rlvp , nnd will make a per
ceptible lessening In the time between
Omaha nnd the twin cities. The distance
over the new route , between Minneapolis
and Omaha , Is 382 miles , which Is twenty-
two miles shorter than the mileage of the
Omaha tracks , via Emerson.
lleglnntng with Sunday the through St.
Paul limited train will leave the union
station nt 7:30 : p. in. , giving the passenger
for northern points on this line an oppor
tunity to eat his evening meal at homo or
nt his hotel Instead of In the diner , which
has been necessary licretofore because of
the departure of this train from the Web
ster street depot nt 5 : [ > 5 p. m. This train
under the now schedule will reach St. Paul
the morning after leaving Omaha at 7:23 :
and Minneapolis at 8 o'clock. The south
bound limited will leave Minneapolis In the
evening nt 8 o'clock , St. Paul at 8:30 : , nnd
reach the Omaha union station nt S:15 : the
next morning. Heretofore this train has
arrived In Omaha nt the Webster street
depot at 9 a. m.
This train will continue the same equip
ment which has always made It noted as
ono of the finest trains operating Into
Omaha. There will be through sleepers be
tween Omaha nnd St. Paul and Minneapo
lis and between Kansas City , St. Paul nnd
Minneapolis. The latter connection will bo
made by transferring the through Kansas
City sleeper to the Kansas City , St. Joseph
& Council muffs trains at Council Illuffs.
A change In the tlmo of tbo day train
operating between Omaha and the twin
cities will also be made. The through day
light train which has left the union depot nt
5:55 : n. m. will , beginning with Sunday ,
leave the union station at 6:50 : a. m- arriv
ing In St. Paul at 7:45 : p. in. and Mln
neapollsat S:1C : p. m. Th'jro will be no
change In the tlmo of arrival of this day
train from the north , It being scheduled to
reach Omaha at 11 p. m. , as at prcuent.
Officials of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Mis
souri Valley traffic and passenger depart
ments are pleased In a new service which
will also go Into effect next Sunday , where
by the time between the Black Hills and
Minneapolis and St. Paul Is shortened twelve
hours by means of connections between the
Omaha road at Norfolk Junction nnd this
Elkhorn's Black Hills express. In order to
bring about this connection a train will leave
St. Paul at 7:10 : a ; , m. and Minneapolis at
7:40 : n. m. , over the Omaha road , passing
Sioux City at 5 p. m. nnd reaching Norfolk
Junction at 7:40 : p , m . In time to connect
with the Elkhorn'K Black'Hills express which
leaves Omaha at 3 p. m.
NOUTIIWISSTHHX K.VPAXDS PII2I.U.
ImiiiKiirntrK Jfow Sorvln- Into Ilnvcn-
Iiort mid ltn < * lc Inland.1
A new passenger schedule has been ar
ranged between the Chicago & Northwest
ern and the Davenport , Hock Island &
Northwestern , the -latter being the new-
company which recently constructed n new
line from Clinton , la. , to Hock Island , 111. ,
spanning the Mississippi river with n nev >
bridge. The new schedule became effective
January 8 and by means of this connection
the Northwestern now has a line opened to
Davenport and Hock Island from Clinton.
The four passenger trains arriving at Clin
ton from Omaha during the morning be.
twecn the hours of 1:50 : and 5:35 : connect with
a. train leaving Clinton dally at 0:15 : a. m.
over the Davenport , Hock Island & North >
western , nrrlvlng nt Davenport at 7:45 : a. ra.
and nock Island fifteen minutes later.
A night express leaves Hock Island at &
o'clock and Davenport at 9:20 : over the
"Trl-Clty route , " arriving at Clinton nt
10:55 , affording connection with the Norths
western's westbound night train which
passes through Clinton nt 2:30 : a. m.
The Chicago special arriving at Clinton
at 4:45 : p. m. connects there with the trait ,
leaving at 5:30 : p , ra , , reaching Davenport
at 7 p. m , nnd Hock Island at 7:20 : p. m.
In addition to the night express a west
bound train leaves Hock Island ut 2:15 : p.
m. nnd Davenport at 3:03 : and , arriving nt
Clinton at 4:30 : , connects with the westbound
Northwestern trains leaving Clinton at 5:20 : ,
9:30 : and 9:55. : A morning train leaves Hock
Island at 9 o'clock nnd Davenport twenty
minutes later which , nrrlvlng at Clinton at
10:55 : , affords connections with the Northwestern -
western westbound trains leaving Clinton
at 11:35 : am. . and 1:30 : p. ra.
ILLINOIS CK.vril.\l < AMI II3.\VEH.
Komi Said in lti < S < M-UIIK | mi Kiitriuirc
( it ( lie * Coliirnilo CnpKnl ,
DENVER. Jan. 10. ( Special Telegram. )
According to current report hero the Illi
nois Central Is seeking entrance In.to Den-
ver. Official confirmation of the report is
unobtainable , but several facts glvo It moro
than a semblance of truth. Recently "ho
Denver , Boulder & Northern road wns in
corporated and secured ( terminals In Den
ver. This roaJ will bo built nt once to the
coal fields twenty-five miles west of Den-
ver. But the trackage facilities It has ob-
.talncd In Denver lire far moro extensive
than the plans as given out call for , and
are almost 'the ' last opening to the buslnoss
railroad center of 'Denver. ' The Boulder
road Is backed by people closely connected
with the 'Illinois ' Central nnd the latter road
Is bellovcd to bo figuring on a Colorado coal
supply.
Even though the trunk line might not
want to use Its terminal for many years , It
could well afford to glvo the minor line
substantial backing If some of its appar
ently stronger rivals should attempt to
carry out the avowed policy of oxtormlna-
itlon. Additional reasons for giving credence
to the report nro the facts nhat the Illinois
Central has reached weut as far as Omaha
already nnd that It Is known to have an eye
on western business.
\ MV TriiiiNi'oiitliiriitiil IInc.
SIOUX CITV. Jan. 10. Slnco the fore
closure sale of the terminal properties hero
the Great Northern controls the Sioux City
& Northern and has consolidated the two
roads with branches' ' of the Oreat Northern
Into the Wlllmar & Sioux Fulls. Both the
Sioux City roads use the terminals nnd ob
viously the \vish of the Oreat Northern' ' must
ho greater now than ever to own the tracks
and station , as otherwise It might bo shut
out of Sioux City. Money has been appro-
printed within the last week for the ex-
pnnsion of the Wlllmar & oloux Falls , In-
eluding , It la said , extensions to Denver
and Omaha , Railway nnd business men
hero nro expecting dally the announcement
that the Oreat Northern will take the mag-
nlflcnnt terminal properties off the hands nt
the Philadelphia owners. It will be n dec
laration that Hill Intends to ctirry his Sioux
City & Western line to connection with the
southwestern lines at Denver and thus make
a new transcontinental line.
Frulf ShllMipm ( Ji-l Cniu'i-xiliino.
LOS ANGELES , CM. . Jan. 10. H Is said
that the railroads have conceded the most
essential points naked for by the shippers
In the controversy over the routing of cars
of oranges from southern Cnllfornlo to
eastern points. About thirty carloads ot
oranges nro going out each day.
FsOLTII OMAHA NEWS. \
-J
fc A'O ' ft A A I-A O.Mft O r- -
From present Indications January will be
the 'banner ' month In the history ot the city
nt the treasurer's office. Moro iicople arc
paying taxes this month than ever before ,
nnd Deputy Gallagher nnd Asslstntit Bur-
ness are kept on the Jump during office
hours making out statements of taxes nnd
taking tit money. Ono fonturo especially
noticeable Is the calling for personal tax
statements. Prior to the present tlmo prop
erty owners paid taxes on their realty and
allowed the personal tax to go unnoticed.
A short tlmo ago a largo number of personal
tax statements wcro sent out nnd the ret -
t turns nro now coming In. Persons who
'
never before pretended to pay personal
taxes nro calling nt the treasurer's office and
settling. All the largo corporations have
paid the 1S99 tax , but cnnny small property
owners did not get around before the tax
was declared delinquent , nnd these nro now
crowding the office dally , paying up In order
to stop the Interest which the treasurer ( Is
empowered to charge on nil delinquent
taxes.
( Along about February 1 , or as soon ns the
present rush of business is over , another
determined effort will bo made Ho collect
personal taxes. Every resident of the city
who Is behind In payments will be notified
of the amount due the municipality , nnd If
no attention Is paid to the notice steps will
bo itnken to collect the debt. The law nl-
lows the treasurer to levy upon goods suf
ficient to pay the amount of 'personal taxes ,
and It Is itho Intention' ' to make such seiz
ures unless the taxes nro paid. The rapid
payment of taxes nt this tlmo and the many
payments by people who have hertofore Ig
nored the calls of the treasurer nre consid
ered nn Indication that the majority of the
residents of South Omaha are In a prosper
ous condition financially. A largo number
of out-oNtown property owners nre also
sending In to the treasurer for statements.
Another OrnilliiK I'etltlnn.
A petition Is being circulated for chang
ing the grade of Twenty-third street , be
tween O and Q , and those signing agree to
waive all damages which may result by
'tho ' alteration of the grade. The Intention
is to make a cut ot about ten feet at P
street. This portion ot Twenty-third was
being graded when cold weather came on
and put a stop to the work. Three moro
days of good weather , however , would have
finished It. 'In ' the original grading , done
last fall , a cut ot eight feet was made at
P street , but It appears now that property
owners are not entirely satisfied with this
and want more of the hill taken off. Dan
Hannon has 'the contract for the original
grading , bu't ' If the new petition goes
through bids for the additional work will
be advertised for and a. new contract en
tered Into.
I'or Hi Ii School IIonilN.
Moro than likely a proposition to vote
bonds for a new High school 'building ' will
bo submitted to tbo voters of South Omaha
at the spring election. This question wns
brought up last year , but It was decided
that n general election was a bad time to
submit such a proposition on account of
other interests. With nothing at stake
but a local election H Is thought that the
voters will give more heed to a bond prop
osition nnd not omit to vote on it , as has
been the case when such questions have been
submitted at general elections.
Dr. Wolfe , superintendent of public ln
structlon , is greatly Interested In the pro
ject and Is preparing data to bo submitted
to the people In case It is decided to brine
up the Issue in April.
Iloyiil IIlKhlninlor Rlc
Dunoon castle No. 63 ot the Royal High
landers elected these officers Tuesday night :
E. E. E. Rldgway , Illustrious protector ; Dr.
II. J. Aberly , chief counsellor ; P. A. Wells ,
worthy evangel ; C. Christiansen , secretary
J. p. Smiley , treasurer ; Isaac Meyers ,
warder ; 0. W. Hclvey , sentinel ; E. C. Long ,
chief of archers ; B. J. Hansell , chief of
spearsmen ; J. M. Tanner , A. P. Matson , R.
A. Carpenter , prudential chiefs.
It la the intention of the lodge to give an
entertainment nnd social at Masonic hall on
the evening of January 23 , and a committee
composed of P. A. Wells , J. M. Tanner , C.
Christiansen , C. W. Dean and J. B. Smiley
will look after the details.
"lli'nlcr" JniiifN Will Flulit.
"Divine Healer" Silas J. James Is prepar
ing to resist any attempt of the Council
Bluffs authorities to arrest him for com
plicity In the death of Miss Ethel Tales.
Yesterday ho engaged Messrs. Button & Lam
bert to look after his Interests and fight
the serving of requisition papers. A mes
sage was sent to Governor Poyntor by Mr.
Sutton requesting a hearing In case the Iowa
authorities apply for a requisition. In cose
the Council I ) luffs oOlcqra try to take James
without requisition papern an Injunction
will bo Interposed. James declares that
ho received only 60 centu for his services ,
this sum being given him to pay his car
fare.
Soc-rei MnrUor Cntlli * .
According to the Denver Live Stock Record
the Colorado Cattle Growers' association has
a unique secret cattle mark which has re
cently enabled the association to place cer
tain parties in Jail at Hugo. The associa
tion Is able to prove the cattle of Its mem
bers by filing a small hole In the top of the
animal's horns In which are placed two tln >
shot and a piece of paper. The hole Ir ,
then carefully closed and all trace removed.
Charles W. Kindle and Lewis Kindle did
not know this , and they were arrested for
appropriating cattle belonging to the asso
ciation. The Identity of the cnttlo stolen
was established by the secret marK ,
Kri-ctlon fit IlnrlliiKton Depot.
Work on the new Burlington depot at
Thirty-sixth nnd L streets has commenctfl
and It Is expected that tbo structure will be
completed In the course of two weeks. The
depot Is being divided Into a waiting room ,
office and baggage room and will bo plenty
large enough to furnish ample accommoda
tions for some tlmo to come. As the In
terior Isto bo ceiled Instead of plastered
cold weather will not Interfere with thp con
struction. When the depot Is opened U lu
thought that some arrangement will bo
made for conveying passengers nnd baggage
to and from the city nnd the depot.
"Ily ( iOHNlp.
Iowa Is shipping largo quantities Of hogs
to this market at the present time.
Oily Attorney Montgomery has gone to
Ohio to attiTHl to tioniu legal business.
William Schneider at.d wife. Thirty-eighth
nnd S streets , report the birth of u daugh-
tc.\
tc.The
The police recovered an overcoat yester
day which bad been stolen from Dr. James
Kolly.
The directors of the Live Stock cxchanco
will mei't Monday to cluct a secretary and
treasurer.
Joe Lee , who wns kicked by n horao at
Urewer'H livery stable Monday nljjht. U
receiving the best of treatment ul the South
Om.iha hospital nnd was reported home bet
ter voterdnj' .
Thirty cnr.i of corned beef left ChK.iKO
last week for the British troops In the
Trnnavnnl.
Oirlcers of the Woman's Relief corps and
the locnl Grand Army post were imtilU-ly
Installed last evening.
Kur-pp , the tailor , 1ms removed to Omaha
mill MOK.V Is preparing- open bootblack
parlors In the room vncnU-d by him.
The lire deimrtmcnt wns culled to Twenty-
sixth nnd T sticetB yesterday by the burn
ing out of a chimney. The loss wns trilling.
The stock situation In Arlr.onn Is riportcJ
to be nil that can be rivalled nnd c , i'tlc-
men nro looking forwnrd to n prosperous
year.
year.William
William Hniinon nnd pIMcr Xeille of
1/mil-nllle. Ky. , are In the. city , tbo guests
of Mrs. W. J. MrCrnim nnd Mr * . A M
Ualliigher.
The eholr ot the Episcopal church will
meet nt the home ot Colonel nnd Mrs. A. U
Lott , 10J7 North Twenty-second street , Fri
day cvenliiK.
A tompor.iry organization of the loeul
building contriictorti has bcon formed.
Permanent ollleers will be elected at a
meeting to be held next week.
Jaek Walters , assistant superintendent ot
the fnlon atooH Yards company , has re
turned from Chicago , where he spent ten
days visiting frlemln nnd relatives.
Aro-hlo Laldlaw , tlie new chute bouse ,
clerk at the stock yards , In rapidly he-coin
ing acquainted with the duties of his tiosl-
tlon nnd will undoubtedly make a very ac
ceptable clerk.
The "women ot the First "Baptist church
will give n missionary tea at the home ot
Mrs. C. L , Talbot , Twenty-second nnd J
streets , Friday afternoon. Mrs , Sly of tbo
Child Saving Institute , Omaha , will deliver
un address.
Eugene T. Hggort of Armour's and Miss
M. Smith wcro married at St. ABHOH' cliun li
yesterday morning. After the corrmony
weddliiff breakfast was served nt the borne
of the bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Smith , air. and .Mrs. Hggert will reside In
Chicago.
JOHN W. TOUSLEY IS DEAD
KoriniT Oiiinlin Pioneer PIINMCN A ny
ill MlniiuniHiIlN , l.i'in Inn .Many
.Mourner * .
John W. Tousley , who recently died nt
his homo In 'Minneapolis ' , was for twenty-
two years a resident of Omaha and is well
remembered by surviving pioneers. He located -
catod lu Omaha lin 1S57 , when : thls city was
only a frontier village , nnd remained hero
un'tll ' 1877 , when ho removed to iMiniie.ipolls ,
where ho continued to reside until death
took him nwny.
iMr. Tousley's prominence was mainly
ncchlcved In religious work , but ho wns also
energetic In commercial and industrial lines
and from itlmo to tlmo ho added much to
the upbuilding of Omaha , In a worldly us
well as spiritual way. It was while liv
ing in this city that Mr. Tousley wns
licensed to preach. Ho entered the aie > th-
odlst ministry and was nctlve In mission and
Sunday school work from the very bcgin > -
nlng. For nine years ho was superintend
ent of the First .McthodlBt Sunday school
of this city , and although bo lived three
miles from the church , ho did not miss a
session of that school for 470 consecutive
Sundays. Ho earned distinction as one of
'the founders of ( Methodism in Nebraska nnd
after removing Ho ( Minneapolis ho wns
equally active In church extension. In Min
neapolis ho branched out In the real estate
business nnd erected many buildings for
tenant purposes.
( Mr. Tousley was n native of Connecticut
nnd was nearly 75 years old. Ho was mar
ried In Troy , N. Y. , In 1847 and leaves a
wife and several children. His sons are
all prominent In business nnd religious cir
cles.
cles.Mr.
Mr. Tousley of late years had Interested
himself especially In behalf of men who
nre addicted to the drink habit. He held
temperance meetings In various parts of
Minneapolis and It Is Bald that he brought
'about ' many reforms. Despite his advanced
years iMr. Tousley remained active until
within a day or two ot his death.
ROBBED EMPLOYER'S HOME
In AIIION Iloyuo ( lie Police Capture nn
Old Offender IJriMTlor from
the Army.
Amos Boyce , alias Sullivan , was arrested
Wednesday by Detectives Dempsey and Jor-
gcnswi , charged -with robbing the homo of
his employer , T. F. Gillnn. At the tlmo of
his arrest be was wearing a part of the
stolen clothing. Being Identified by Mr.
Glllan , Boyco pleaded guilty as charged and
was locked up In the city jail.
The police regard this as an Important
capture. Boyce , besides ibelng a notorious
thief and an old offender , Is a deserter from
the United States army. He has been In
cutody ot the Omaha police several times
before ,
T. F. Glllan Is proprietor of a dairy be
tween Albright nnd Avery , about seven
miles south of the city. Boyco had been In
his employ only a few days. On the night
of December 18 ho was left alone In charge
of the house while the family went to the
city and ho made the most of this oppor
tunity to ransack the premises nnd steal
everything of value that could bo carried
away. The stolen goods represent a value of
nbout $150 and consisted principally of
clothing and Jewelry.
Size doesn't Indicate quaiUy. Beware ol
counterfeit nnd worthless salvo offered for
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. DeWltt's Is
the only original. An Infallible euro for
piles and all skin dlseaecs.
TIII3 IlKAI/TY .11 AH 1C KT.
INSTRUMENTS placed on locord January
10. 1WO :
" \Vnrrn illy UeertN.
K. J. Glllls to William Ashton , und
i/ . lot 12 , block 15 , Kountze Sd idd..S W )
Da'nlel Kepler to Peter Urown. no nw
2-1G-10 . J'8W
Same to Francis Brown , nw nw 1-
10-10 . I'600
H. F. Palmer and wlfo to Atlantic
Realty company , lots 25 , 20 , 29 and
32 , lilocV. 10 , Bemls park . J
John Iliillenbpi'k and wlfo to L. Pcdon ,
part no 8\v 10-15-10 , lots 3 to 10 , block
21 , Waterloo . L'03 '
J. 13. George to George Rlcknnl , , lot
17 , Maloncy add . 1 < < *
I ) . < < ! * .
Sheriff to Newton Lund company ,
part nVj so BW 20-1B-13 and property
In Florence . iW\
Same to W. H. Holier , lots 15 ami Hi ,
block JU , lot a , block 5 , IntH 5 und li.
block 4 , eMs lot 7. block C , Central
p.irk . 2 2
Sumo to II J. Twlntlng. lot n. block
"R , " LOWU'H add . lli'i
Total amount of transfers . $8,120
® KT3ABIESflftKff
.Cordon's Condensed Milk Co. , N.Y.
THE SURE ROAD
. .TO
H E A UTH
REACHED BY
THE TIMELY USE OF
THE BOSTON STORE ,
to hoar the famous
Queen of Beauty ,
nnd Culture
, Jan. 16 , 2:30 : Ji
lilx will lie Mine. Title's Iiint lec
ture In OniiiUu.
Ladies
Wo are pleusad to announce a lecture by
Madame Ynlo on "Woman's Health and \
Physical Culture , " to lie given at Uoyd'3
Opera House on Jan. 16 , at 2:30 : p. m. , but
fiorry to inform you that tills will bo Mme.
Yale's last lucture In Omaha , as she Is to
retire from the lecture platform. Wo
strongly urge thee who arn not enjoying
perfect health to attend this lecture , as
Mme. Yale Is recognized ns the Greatest
llvlns health scientist she will tell you
bow lo net well and bow to stay well.
Ainu * . Ynle. will dellne the close relation
ship between health und beauty , and point
out to women wherein they are responsible
for their own condition.
Tickets.
The tickets for Mme. Yale's lecture nro
now ready ; they may be obtained at our
drug department. On this occasion we will
Blve a ticket good for reserved ent to
Slmt > . Yule's lucture , with any purchime of
Mine. Yale's remedies advertised below.
Those Ue-vlrous of securing seats should get
them In advance , as they will doubtless all
ho taken -before day of lecture ; and we
shall ijlve the best scats to the first i > ur-
chasera. We shall commence tomorrow
mornliif ; to give a ticket with each purchase
of Mine. Yale's remedies , and continue giv
ing them out as long no they last.
Special Features
Mme. Yale will appear in magnificent Irri-
porlcd KOWIIS. She will give a
Physical Culture Act
as usual , new facial exercises and an ad
vanced system ot Facial Massage will bo
demonstrated from the siago.
The Indies of Omaha , as wall us elso-
whe.rt , owe a great doht ot gratitude to
Mme.ali , who bust tauuht them so much
and shown them by actual and practical
demonstration the science of correct living
and the happy results.
We are Mme. Yale'H agents for Omaha ,
And we shall , therefore , continue to carry
a full line of Mmo. Yale's Hflenllllc health
remedies nnd toilet preparations.
Mme , Yale's Health Remedies
Her Our
Price. Price.
Mme. Yalo's Frultcura ( for Fe
male Weakness ) J1.03 .75
Blme. Yalo's Illood Tonic ( Puri
fying the Blood ) 1.00 .75
lime. Yale's Antiseptic 1.00 .75
iMme. Yale's Digestive Tablets
( for Indigestion , etc. , small
size ) 50 .40
.Mine. Yale's Complexion Tablets
( large. Hire ) 1,00 .75
< Mme. Yale's Complexion Tablets
( small KZC ! ) 50 . < 0
'Mme. ' Yale's Fertilizer Tablets
( small size ) 50 .40
Mme. Yale's Natural Beautlfiers
iMme. Yalo's Hulr Tonic , re
stores health and color to the
Imlr und Mops It from fulllns :
creates Its growth U.CO .73
'Mmo. Yale'a Skin Food ( small ,
for Wrinkles ) 1.50 1.23
Mme. Yale's Bust Fond ( small ,
for developing neck , bust and
arms ) 1.50 1.33
'Mnii1. ' Yalo'H Complexion Face
Powder , three shades , Pink ,
White. Brunette 50 .40
Mine. Yale's Complexion Blcach
( for .Moth Patches and I.lver
Spots ) 2.00 1.73
Mine. Yale's Connexion Cream
( for softening nml rcllnliiff the
Skin ) 1.00 .75
Mine. . Yule's Hand Whltumir
( makcH the linmlH soft , deli
cate und white ) , 1.00 .76
Mine. Ynln'n Elixir of Beauty
( Bkln Tonic ) 1.00 ,76
Mmo. Yalo's Magical Secret ( for
eoftoning water ) 1.50 1.25
.Mine. Yalo'H Oreul Hcott ( small ) 1.00 .75
Mine. Ynlu'B Jack Iloso IXWVCH
( Mrjuld Kongo ) 1.00 .75
Mine . Yale's Jack Hose Buds
( Lip Salve ) 1.00 .73
( Mme. . Yale's Fauo Enamel whltn
and pink ) 1.50 1.23
iMme , Yalo'fi Mole and Wart Ex
tractor ( small ) 1.00 ,70
uMme. Yale's Lily Skin Whlti-ner 1.00 ,76
Mine. Yulo'H Cumpluxlon Brush. 1.00 .73
.Mine. Valu's I.a Fretltla ( for
Freckles ) 1.09 .70
Her Our
I'rlco. Price.
Mull mill J\liri-MM nrilrrn promptly
.Utfiiilril to ,
MMC. YALE'S BOOK ON BEAUTY
( ilvcn A > u 5 lit Our DriiK Driuirliiicnt ,
CHARGES LOW.
RflcGREW ,
SPE , IALIST ,
Trent all Perms of
DISEASES AND
DISORDERS OF
MEN ONLY.
22 Ycari fxptrltnct ,
l2V nin Um h
EI.Et'TIIICITT and
UKUIl'Ali Treatment
' 'ciiiiil inul.Yarlcocrli\
btrlcl urc.Syplillls , J.ojBut Vigor and Vitality.
rritKSnVAUANTIIIlD. Clurcrslow. nOMIi
TIHAT.MK.NT. : JSo.iU. Cnnsuliatmn and Exanii
Inatliin Krcr. tlur c.H in toC ; TioUii n
cor.ilia , .
CURE YOUR3F.LFI
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irntatluui or ulcurntloul
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