fl'lll.'. Mi ill A n A1T.V TIWW. WIMIl t V lM.'imit.i.ti ...... FIRE AT THE CUDAI1T PLANT TUbm Otuami ths Building OcchpUd by fbtrmtomtictl Departmint. LOSS OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS rirrnicii Do f I mill Work, nmpllp flic I'nlliirr n( City nml I'rltiilc Hitler I'Jii ii ( m to (lite , (liioil l'ri'nrr. Klro nt the Ctiilaby pocking plant In South. Omaha yesterday caused i loan of not less than 130,000, but the Insurance carried on the building and Block amounts to G0, 000. The flro originated In the pepsin dry room and was under good headway before an alarm' whs sounded. Whon the whistles blow for a Rcnnrat alarm tho packers and tho Stock Yards company Bent fully equipped dcpartinettts to assist tho city de partment. Klflcen lines of hoso wora lsld as rapidly as possible, hut thern was a lack of press ure, nml to make matters worse tho Cudahy pumping stRtlnn failed to work. This gavo tho flro a cood headway. Superintendent Colllus of tho Omaha Water company secured additional pressure by telephoning, and then tho pumping" en Kino was'renalrod, so that there was from nlnoty to 100 pounds of water pressure. Ily bird work tho llrmcn kept tho flames confined to tho pepsin department. This building Is now n total loss, although tho wnlln aro still standing. Tho Inflamablo contents of (be building mado n great smoke and ratified the Impression to prevail that tho entlro Cudahy plant was on Arc. .i 11 ii n lie I it I l,o. In speaking of tho flro E. A. Cudahy said that a largo stock of, extract of beef and prepared pepsin was destroyed. Thero would bo no financial loss to tho company, nolther would there bo nny delay In flll- lng orders now on band, ns stock would bo secured from tho other Cudahy houses. Tho building which was destroyod was erected about fourteon or fifteen years ago nnd whs rolnsurcd only a short tlmo ago. Mr. Cudahy paid his compliments to Chief Kttor, Assistant Chief Holland and tho packing house firemen nnd Invited all to supper with him when tho flro was oxtln gutshed, nt 0 o'clock. While considerable oxcltoment was caused by tho blazo, tho fact that It was confined to ono building shows that tho flro-flghtlng force aid good work. Hundreds of pcoplo gathered around tho plant to vlow tho flro, but tho crowd In no way Intcrfored with tbo work of tho de partment. About soventy-flvo peoplo will bo thrown out of employment temporarily whllo a now building is bolng erected. ARMOURS SUSTAIN BIG LOSS .Sixty Thomniiil INittiiiln nf Mrnt De stroyed In Indlnn Terri tory 11 mi I. MELLEN WILLN0T RESIGN flAR (JF UNIONS IMMINENT gypsum DEALERS SAY NOT YET AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA resilient nt iirtlicru I'nclflr- Jlnltes Aver Mini llennrleil MV.tert. ( .....i.i.. i:iiiilinllu Drnliil. of Con- V ntluii Inn .Not lie Perfefle.l lle- timieii iteporM. Orgtiuir for Wtstsri Labsr Union Apriati fori- i-u Month. in Ltctl Fi.U. hi. I'ALIi, Dec. 20. Charles S. Mellcn, Thd rfliort nf tho nrrnnljatlnn nf president of the Northern Pacific, tonight cvnxtim intnr.t nf ihn authorUcd a plain statement that ho had FIGHTS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR blnatlon which will havo one of Its ills-! ASK ATTORNEY LAMBERT FOR A REPORT CouuoilmiB Object t Apprainmsnt ti Lund Tattn b; Illin.li Osutral. not resigned and does not contemplate re signing. The statement by inference sets at rest tbo reports of antagonism In tho report of James J. Hill and outlines In conclso form what may be expected in N'drthern Pacific affairs following the or ganization of the Northern Securities com pany. Heports that Mr. Mcllcn would resign havo been periodic for moro than n year. I'reslileiil (ioiiiiporn .liny lie Ptiri'Fil to 'nt 1'n. Itl OrKntilser in Mlxsnnrl Vnlley Territory to Protect III OrKniilxntlnii, trlbutlng office in Omaha is looked upon as prcmoture by the representatives of those Interests In this city. At this tlmo there aro two houses dealing Ui this product in Omaha, the Illue Valley Plaster com r.any, which handles the Kansas produ.-t almost exclusively, and tho J. Ii. Daker Plaster company, which handles the product of mills In Kansas and Iowa. The man Tho Western Labor union has decided to alters of neither company would sneak imn& Mr Tnllnn rtl,nA,.tA.l tlin.rt iinlll lnnl-U I L .. . ' . . I . t. . . . ..... .....v.. v..alLnu...vu mew uiini luniRiin carry me war mio me enemy a country, ino suojcci oi ice ruinoreu comoilialion, ex- whon he dictated tho following resume of and with tho beginning of the new year cept to say that It would not bo effective me situation: win bo at work nrcnnMnir unions of ilm until January 15. that It had been Kvnrtrt Thero Is no foundation In tho Atntementn I different trnilnf nt Mtaamirt rlv.r nnlnta I fnr AAVprnl mnntlm nnd Hint ivhon It tB eltVVV0!,!-'.. 'V,,l,Wn W"'1. wived from Denver yester- fected It would Include practically nil tho such Hotlou, Tho Northern Pacific Is being W that J. II. Armstrong, a special orgnn- mills In tho west, opcraie.i miopent cntiy or other railways lCr of the Western Labor union, had It is stated on good authority, however, have been ! connocteflVlti! il and I "have stnrtml from Denver nnd would be In Coun- that when tho new combination Is formed no knowledge of a conteiniilatcil chnnge In ell Illuffs Friday to Institute unions which It will Include the nine Valley Plaster Its policy or curtailment of tbo plans hen- wilt nfflllato with tho western oreanUatlon. comnnny nnd will not Include the ltnk.'r To mv nilnrt" vPi!t PTiremelv imfortunntp. Armntrong Is commissioned ns a regular or- Plaster company. The mills In Iown and both to the rnllway nml the public, that ganlzcr of the United Association of Hotel Kansas will bo In tho combination, while b"l..KUnLff -nnd M-tUMnt Kmployes, nnd it is under- those of Texas will ho independent. Tho Securities company nnd Its relation to this stood that for this trip he has been given Unker company, it is said, Is offering nil progeny. rrnciiciuiy xne pnme purues power as, general organirer or tne western oujcction to tuo larmation or tno comblna Sn.? lJtm fi)r;V ffi I-nbor union, to organize nil trades In this tlon and might enter It were It not for an to intericre in iih policy tnan iiurnig tno I junmiiciion. iuuuiujuucui umui.ii ui mo uusincss wnicn wliolo period of my otllclal connection with This visit of tho Western .Labor union or- It conducts, nnd it may be that tho KVDsum tun tr trnrtfi ti i " . . Atl rilindtlnno. nf tnrrn iiiv tiin in. i,n,i.,i ganlzer to tho Missouri river means, In business will ue dropped by this company upon by tho highest court In tho land and tho opinion of thosa who hnvo had ex- and tho manufacture nnd sale of Its special nil It minim Mhntili! nntlnntlv nwnlt Its ,lr- cision, ii nil any uitemiiv meantime to preju dice public opinion Is harmful and llablo to Do deprecated. HOLD MEETINGMF POSSIBLE norernnm Are Anxloua to Cnrry Out l'lnns for Antl-MerKer Cnnferenee. perlonce with tho work whoro the rivals aro product alono bo continued. stronc. that labor affairs In Omaha and vicinity will bo In a deplorable condition NEGROES KILL WHITES tor somo timo to como ir tno organizer re ceives tho encouragement which bo hopes will bo accorded him. Tho fight between the Westorn Labor union and tho American Federation of Labor has been on for several years In tho west, particularly in the states of Colorado, Mon- DUEL Ti .rnroes Wounded mid One May Die an Hi'Kiilt of Hoir. nillMINOHAM, Ala., Dec. 20. In n cen tana, Utah and Idaho. Tho Western Labor eral fight between white mon and negroes union was formed by the association of t Chlldcrsburg yesterdny afternoon, a whllo certain local unions In those states which man and his son were killed, while n white wero not connected with International boy and ono negro wero wounded. With conferenco of governors nnd other olnclals ,otM composed of the representatives of great difficulty a g.neral outbreak was pre to ho held In this cltv December no. , one trade. y.cncJ- 1,10 nogroeH nro now In jail nt which Rteps will bo taken to provent, If nUTTE, Mont., Dec. 20. A special from Helena says: Governor Toolo has re calved a telegram from Governor Van 8ant of Minnesota to tho effoot that tho llliji'i'll.iti IWvit on the Point (tint Atl tin Appraiser Appointed by County Court Were lteol ilelll of t til n Ii ii. Tho American Federation of Labor, whllo Talladega. Tho dead: nnuolhtn , enn.nii.tniinn of tlm vrtw claiming Jurisdiction over all parts of tho J. Ilini), mlddlMgcd white man. Pacific and Great Northern linos, ns con- Unltc, stn,r8 J,nlJ 1.Ut,e, nlt?ntlon to th! template.1 by the Northern Securities com- leaving the Isolated unions to stand pany, Is nBsurcd. or ,n" aB her mlKnt while It devoted Its Governor Toolo was naked tonight whether u ,l ru ""wo" lu VIa I"1'" luu y"-11" tho death of Qovemor Itogers of Washing- "nl08- . . ao amo" "' ,ul uiu num uuiuil nuiu uitiiiuit'it wiiu iiuciiiii- ton would Intcrforo with tho holding of tbo not belle hold HUK1IRN 11IIID, his son, aged 15. Tho wounded: Tom Holly, a togro, probably fatally George Illrd, while, shot In tho legs, Tho troublo gref out of a crap game, tho negroes Having rplirroled over tho winning. I 1 I .... - 1 . ... t .... I ..... . .1 . ... I T" ... 1T-1I., .. 1. n . .. . -.. . . ..... . . conference. Ho replied that ho could ' u'u 10 luu "" "u -" , " "nv ol 1,1 u v1' w"cn say positively, but ho had no reason to ? pa th1olr PrfPtlon of tho expenses of J. Illrd a wl.ltoj man, came up nnd nd- vo that tho mooting would not t, " '"""i" rauo wuur. ' ' lu HIop ngnting. jionoy timo to timo appeals woro sent to tno ex- uucoming angoron. at tno interroroncc. fired exccutlvo board of tho American Federation on Illrd, mortullv wounding htm. lllrd'u to bis sldo and ono of 'gro Holloy, Inflicting n RAM RH&n MPW MnVC cnnUAQn asking for assistance nnd for organizers In two eons rushed nHILnUHU ncn WIUVC runWHOU thowe8t- Tno8( nppCaIs met with Indlffer- thorn shot tho ll Dnrln .Mlller'n New I'onlllon Cnutrn Severnl l'roniollons on ('rent t Northern. enco on tho part of tho governing board until many of tho local unions wero forced fatal wound. Ily this tlmo t Of negroes wero firing on In solf -protection to throw up their Intor- both of tho boys? and they began to seek national charters and tako charters from shelter. Kucbcnlrilrd went to his father. tho Westorn Labor union. ThU union, wiio was dying, aid was ordered by George ST. PAUL. Minn., Dec. 26. J. W. Ula- being composed cntlroly of unions in tho Woods, a negro, bon, general western traffic manager of tbo mountain country, paid strict attention to to remain by liN Great Northern, Is to becomo vlco prcsl- tho wolfaro of tho component unions. Un- move was shot dr dont January 1, succeeding Darius Miller, llko tho Amorlcan Federation of Labor, Its of George Woods who was mado president of tho Chicago, rules provided for a strlko fund, which was again. Georgo Brd was shot In tho legs GUTHRIE, Okl., Doc. 20. A flro that started in Chickasaw, I. T., on Christmas day Is still burning, but under control. Tho estimated loss Is $75,000. Tho Armour Packing company lost 00,000 pounds of meat andt tho two banks wore damaged greatly. Oil Ilellnery nt I'll tnlinric. riTTSDUna, Dec. 26. Flro broke out In Dollngor Ilroe.' oil refinery on Smalltnan etreet about kl:80tblH afternoon and on ac count "of tho inflaramablo material tho flames spread rapidly. Tho building was flllod with barrols and tanks of oil and the heat caused many of them to explode. Tho burning oil ran down to tho tracks of tho Allegheny Valley railroad and also to Jolly's foundry and four three-story brick dwellings. Adam Schubert, a plumbor, Is supposed to hnvo been killed. Tho cause of the flro is not known, but. Is supposed to baVo caught from lights used by plumbers who were working lu tho collar. At 2:D0 p. m. tho firemen reported tho flro under control. Durllngton ft Qutncy. John C. Eden, tret- flo manager of tho Eastern Railway of Min nesota, becomes general traffic manager of the Great Northern and W. W. Droughton, assistant general freight agent of the Northern Pacific, goes to tho Eastern Min nesota In Mr. Eden's place. These appointments havo been made and 111 bo officially announced beforo tho end of tho week. BUILDING ON THE INCREASE Construction of llnllrnada UnrliiK Clnnlnar Year Lnrfccnt fnr I'levcn Years. CliloiiKO Grain Klcvator. . CHICAGO, lice. 26. Flro tonight de stroyed tho grain elovator of A. V. Mueller nt Fifty-fifth strcot nnd tho Pittsburg, Fort Wayno & Chicago railroad traoks. Tho loss on machinery nnd grain Is J200, 000. Families who resided In nearby cot tages wero driven from tholr homes by tho flames. ternatlonal trado organizations could not I siella J. Hobson. wider of thn into n.'nf CHICAGO. Dec. 26. Flcures nronnred bv ony maintain themselves, but could render ti. Hobson. nnd Mr. lobson'n nnth.immi .... . . ... .. I . . l aaia.nrnn . . n Intnrnn Hftnn In llinan . .. I . tno itauwny Ago snow mat raiiroaa duim- "'-" ' . uaugnter ueorgia, wfe entitled to tho lng In tho United States during 1901 has organizations, clnlmlng sovereign powers 50,000 estate. In nniounclng his decision been greater than it has been for eleven ovcr 11,0 trades, organized locals In the j,iK0 Coulton said tbiro had never been years previous, tho total npproxlrantlpg 'nrgor cities. In many of thcao places nny justification for tlti attack mado on the ,017 miles or lino, in 1890 tho total was "lu,u "" "i,1vj u"iu" ",u picanings upon mo ietimacy of tho child ,670 and In 1000 was 4,437 miles. trades atllllatcd with tho Western Labor UOrn at Lot. Angeles sica tho death of Mr. Tho construction for tho year added to umo" nnu lncro wns nn mc"mlc cla8U Hobson. No tcstlmonj'had been Introduced tho total thn total mately 19!t,370 miles. wcsl wncro me Amencun v eucrnuon or Kavc notlco or oppeal; Tho brothers and . Lrfiuor ami us nuiiiaieu uomes wero Biroug. sisters objoct to tho tldow nnd daughter NEW BRANCH IS COMPLETED Th flm- attcmpt at rc,n,,nUon on tno P-t getting the Mtito ami; the Inttcr's counsel Ul WIU 11VDICIU Ulirai uuiui, nuo i.iu iui uiu- OOICCI. lO IIIO IJIing 01 tHO COUTt thllt til,. . I a I , I ,1 . I 1 n. I . . . . I lion oi rivni uuiuns in umi cuy. i iiusb wlu nolds as to tne nahlncr of nn nxppntnr Hock Islanil'n Kxteimlnn from Liberal Vet Heady for Ve. I.OHH lii the Tliouniuids. IIATTIESnURG, Miss., Deo. 26. Flro brnko out today near tho Gulf nnd Ship Island depot In somo frnmo buildings and thoy woro soon burned to tbo ground. The loss Is estimated nt $10,000, with Insur anoo ot $30,000. Stores at Liberty. . BEATRICE, Nob., Doc. 28. (Special Tele ram.) I'iro cany today destroyed two largo general merchandise storcB, a barber shop and millinery storo at Liberty, In this county. Tbo loss is estimated at $20,000. ItiitldlnK at Halting. HA8TINGS, Nob., Dec,. 26. (Special Tol .egram.) A buggy shed bolonglng to John Taris was damaged by flro tonight. There was no Insurance. BROOKLYN IS CALLED HOME Rente) ' KIiik"IiIi Will lie Iteiilaeeil liy IlnlnliiMv In Must. WASHINGTON, Doc. 26. It is said ot the Navy department that orders will go for ward In a few days directing tho cruiser Drooklyn, the flagship of Hear Admiral Ilemey, commanding tho Asiatic statlou, which is now at Nagasaki, Japan, to pro ceed homo to tho United Stntos. Rainbow, now at Now York, will lonve ihortly fnr Cavlto, whoro It Is to take the place ot Drooklyn as the flagship of tho coaimnnder-ln-chlot of tho Asiatic station On Its way to Cavlto by way of tho Suos, Rainbow will put ashoro a detachment of leamen drafted for service on tho European Itntlon. Whon Admlrnl Homey loaves for borne the command ot tho Asiatic station Mil fall upon Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgeri. Admiral Remey's departure will ,be followed at a short Interval by that ot Rear Admiral Kcmpff, Junior squadron com ra&nder on tho station, WHITE HOUSE REMAINS CLOSED President Proposes to Have One Weclc to lllmnolf and Denies All Visitors, WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Tho Whit Houso will remain clospd until N,ew Year' flay. Only visitors having urgent and Im 'portant business will bo seen by tho presl 'dent during tho coming weok. Mrs. Rooso volt and tho children, with Dr. Rlxcy, will rail down (ho Potomac this afternoon on tho government yacht Dolphin. They will bo gone several days, A portion of thn tlmo will bo spout at a club houso on a Island near Quantlco, Va., about twenty miles from Washington, and Dr; nixey and young Thoodoro, Jr., expect to have somo duck shooting from tho club's blinds. Tho proildent will remain hero whllo the family la awny. He will entertain some ot his Irliuds at luncheon and dinner each day. to run. The boy begged father, but on failure to 1. Charner Wocds, father then shot tho elder illrd freely spent In many hord fought contests Lwbtle escaping. i largo crowd of whites Dctwocn employers nnu empioyeu in tno quicxiy gatnerec ana surrounded tho western communities. negroes, capturliii them nil nnd took them KnconriiKeil nt One Time. ,0 Talladega. Fdi a whllo it seemed as If I n rnnn rlnt vrmilil llt V, .. i -i. While tho western organization confined h"", 1"1 "A V,r? "'1 m It. .l,.ll . ll,. .m.llni. .,, ". .". IMl-tCIUUU an nnd fnnk thn hurden of the flcht from tho shoulders ot tho American Federation Labor, tho latter then muttorlngs woro heard from tho "" ' wo lliiiiiireil ma Kitty 'I'liou , ita"i.tS"0.t MOTHER ANlDAUGHTER WIN new society, although, oven I , Miners' union against tho miners affiliated with tho western union. When tho development of manufactures and trades In tho larger cities of the west reached a point whero local unions ot ln- Mtm il'boIlnrM. PUEDLO. Dec. 26. county court today udgo Coulton, In tho decided that- Mrs . Trades hnd Labor nssombly. with tho ro- IE.SIO.S I'OIiWKsJrunx VIITEIIAXS, suit that for sevoral months tho meetings of that assombly havo been occasions for War SurvlvoJ lleinemliered ltv iiiuliiau, ian., wcc. i no itocu tno greatest uisconi, nt times almost i n..Ji . sland extension from hero to Santa Rosa, amounting to riot. The American Fcdera- J N. M., was completed today. Tho El Paso tlon forces havo had tho best of the con- WASHINGTOB Dec. 26. (Special.) Thu nd Eastern, which Is building from Whlto test so far, but tho troublo Is still nt Its roiiowing wesirn pensions have been Oaks to Santa RoBa, will not bo finished bo- height. granted: I 1. ir. i,r.,i. .1 I mi ..-i -i .... i...iin... ..... ii .Li. i iHsue oi j-iccrjuur i: .uiu uwii'iH; .v. nt.vt. tiiiuu,, luuiiculiuiiii i .nisnuuii invi iL-uiiuij titin mini iuiD i Nebraska irrense restorrttl t will bo made and tho California turned to tlmo been accorded to tho American Federa- etc. Jiuncs' Ciinoily, 'Arcadia. tl jrolmUn' tins line, i no iinn irom ncro to ui I'ftso I lion oi j.nuor aou us antes, uut mere nave rum, jiiniuniin, jiuih-h n, iiosncK, Alex ...111 -11 1.- . ...!-- 11 1, ta.n.i k .ii. ,i. nndrla. 18. iflKlniil widows Snprl "ill uii uv uiiuut v vv. r inmuu iiitUiUbUlllVUl. I Ul'Cll UHlii; uiuiliiutiiiD uu iuu jmik Ul 1UVU1 I -ri.-(i nnit-hmlif-- 10 liVnnno n ' ; . , unions on occount of the action of tho x- Cairo, $S Wiewnl (widowZ-Speciul nc- ccuiivp council oi mo ieuernuon in no: crura uucvuu jv, uury jjoncrnmnn, in- RnnHi Tin It ri Orli?l nnl wld nma cnAAi i course of PrcwWont Oompors ana his as- nccruetl Dectlber 10. AlUo M. Van Blvko . . . .... i.i.i. aln. 1.--IK. 11 ' socuiicB mis ucvu Krvuiiy cruiciscu, es- I niuuA , .win, pcclally by tho plumbers and n few other L!r.l?Ia,: r'slnal-Harmon T. Chnppel, affiliated organizations, who claim that the ' L federation has endeavored to build itself Wmiilnn'ii Christum Tree, up nt tun expense oi mo irnne unions com- Alpha car No. 1, Woodmen of thn posing tho body and that ono union has World, gaviiv ChrlMtmas tree, followed ANOTHER LINE TO THE SOUTH llaltlmore A Ohio llallroRd Complete ArratiKementM for Hale of ThroiiKli Tickets. BALTIMORE, Dec. 26. It Is announced that tho Baltimore & Ohio railroad has comploted arrangements effective at once for tho salo ot through tickets between tho north and south via Washington In connec been pitted against another where this UiriL '!TC'2?8L!I1,' '1I..',alL" would answer the purposes of tho managere hundred box! of candy wero distributed nf tliA fiirlnrntlnn. At tlm snmn tlmn nn I nmonir thtl illdren ttrcSent. An nrlflrnuu tlon with the Southern railway aud havo Lnnni n ih n.,n,.,ui .t..,.i, .. was dellvcrelliy Sovcrelgii Clerk John T. nrnrttrnllv ooencd another ttatewav tn thn . T .. X . t ... Yates, and Jbuautlful dol was given to practically openca nnotiKr gatewaj to tno American federation tho locals in the Mis. nttin mi jthn Finns. nnmmiiiv nf . BOUth. Rnnrl vnllev havii without pYrpntlmi i!aiMpi1 ciunl). by members. An Interestlnir . i... a.. i .i i reniuro oi iiirnieriiiiiiincni. wns ine com- 1'rlnter lieinyii union 1'nelUe. " " floiiipum Muy Act Soon. NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Tho board of dl rectors of the Union Tactile railway hold a Ab soon as word was received from Den short meeting today. It was tho Intention ver announcing tho visit of Organizer Arm to give out tho annual report, but a delay strong, Fred Haumnn, organizer of the on tho part of tho printer mado ll neces- Waiters' union, which ainilates with the sary to postpono this until tomorrow. American Federation, took a forco of riion Tho directors discussed routine matters and started for council uiurrs, wnero no and declared .tho regular semi-annual dlvl- will Immediately organize local unions of dend of 2 cer cent on tho preferred stock I that society, thus heading oft tho first at- of the Oregon Hallway and Navigation tempt of the western organizer. It Is be company, payablo Jnnunry 2. This issue of Hovod In local union circles that as soon as stock Is owned almost entirely by tho the president of the American Federation Union Pacific Railroad company. hears of the visit of Mr. Armstrong ho will place a paid organizer In the Missouri val- uiur HKvinir in mileage. jey nnil that every town whero tho Western TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 26, Tbo Northorn Labor union can gain a foothold will bo Pacific railway Is proparlng to shorten Its covered by the federation. There nro In main lino In this state by nlnety-nlno miles Omaha a number of tho members ot tho by building tho Llnd-Ellcnsburg cut off various trados who ore not members of tho petltlvo drllljotween tho membora of tho tenm tor thiVntes' modal, won by AVIUIs H. Yates. It3. McIColvoy wns master of ceremonies. Members of tho city council object to tho appraisement made by a sat of men ap pointed by County Judge Vlnsonbalor In the Illinois Central caso nnd a letter hns been sent to City Attorney Liimbcrt benrlng on this subject. Mr. Lambert is requested to report n't tho next meeting whether ho has nppenled or objected to tho appraisement made on the ground secured by tho Illinois Central. It will be remembered that this railroad company Ignored tbo city nuthorltles en tirely when It came to securing certain streets nnd alleys In tbo northern part ot the city. Instead of npplytng to tho mayor nnd council tho railroad company wont di rect to tho county court nnd commenced L'omlcmnntton proceedings. Judgo Vinson linlcr nppolntcd a set of appraisers, overy ono being an Omaha man, and this was not considered right by tho officials hero. Now nn nttcmpt Is to bo mudo to appeal from tho report of tho appraisers and bring tho matter beforo tho council tn tho usual man ner. lilt extlmilliiir Mldewnllc llciutlrn. Ily direction ot tho council City Attorney Lambert has been requested to glvo uu opinion ns to tho llnblllty of property own era In enso of nccldcnts caused by defective sidewalks. What the council wnnts to know Is whether or not It enn enact a law or pass an ordinance holding abutting property owners responsible for nny damages caused by such property owner neglecting to keep his Bldewnlk in good repair. The largo number of damage cases havo set tho city olllctals to thinking and something will cer tnluly bo done to put the walks lu better shape and thus put a stop to the accidents which are constantly occurring. Mil nil- City Gossip. Mr. T. J. Nolnn Ih on tbo sick list. Puckers nro still cutting lco nt tho lakes near South Omiiha. Since tho wnrm weather set In building operutlotiH havo bccii resumed. Thero will bo nn Interesting sparring uout at ivoutsKy h nun tonigiit. Mrs. nnd Mrs. Frank Mnrvel of Hillings, Mont., nro hero visiting friends. Tho South Omaha National bank paid Hh taxes, amounting to Jl,3"0, yesterday. The paved streets nro In a filthy condi tion unit aro badly In need ot cleaning. Miss Agnes O'Connor, supervisor ot tnuslo lu the public schools, Is still seri ously III. Local roal dealers say thero Is no scar city of bituminous roal, an shipments nro coming in every day. John Pencils' saloon nt Twenty-seventh nnd W BtrVetH woh broken Into last night nnd nix bottles of whisky stolen. IiiiIIiiiin nt West 1'olnl. OI'TIIHIU, Okl., Dec. 26.-C1overnor Pleasnnt Porter of tho Creek Nation Iuih bfoii successful lu his efforts to havo Con gressman De Grnffenrold of Texas prepare n bill to present to congress providing for tho admission of Indlnn boys to West Point. LOCAL BREVITIES. Mnry Mnllny has secured a divorce from Patrick Joseph Mnlloy. David McCourt hns been granted a divorce from Drldget McCourt. Winifred S. Warwick has applied for a divorce from Arthur L. Warwick. Tho December party of tho Winter club will occur Saturday night, December 2S, nt tbo .Metropolitan clubhouse. Tho Eagles of Omaha nnd South Omnha wero entertained Inst night by their brothers of tbo Council IlluffH uerle. C. n. Dnvls 1wh sold thn Woodman grnln elevator, located lit Seventeenth nnd NIchobiH streets, to J. Gardiner Haines and Nathan Merrlam. Two girls wero bom In Omaha Christmas day. Ono Is tbo daughter of Archie Waters, who lives nt f18 South Seventeenth street, nnd tho other tho daughter of Thomns W. Whlttaker of lilt South Thirty-Unit street, The Fraternity gave Its neml-weekly danco at Crelghton hall last night. C. F. Knttlkcn noted ns master of eoremonles nnd II. M. Eck headed tho reception com mittee. About soventy-tlvo couples wero present. Tho mnln room of tho Tenth Street City mission was tilled with children, men nnd women last evening, tho occasion being a storeoptlcon lecture on "Tho Llfo of Christ," presented by ltov. Fluke nnd Will Stevens. John Martin, who died at Cnstlo Honk. Wash., on December 10, left papers showing tlmt ho formerly lived In Ncbrnska nnd owned land within twenty mlloH of tho city of Omaha. Men who worked with him In Waslilimton assert that he bud a wlfn nml a son In Nebraska. Tho funeral of John Deacon will tako ntneo from St. l'cter'H church nt fl nVlnrir haturday morning. Mr. Deacon died Biid denly biHt Tuesday whllo on n visit to his sister In Anamosn, In. Ho leaves a widow and ten Hons and ilauuhtcrs. nil of whmn aro residents of Omaha. Tho North Omaha Ivv t.enf Tim club gavo tho fnrcn, "A Dox of MonkoyB," ut Magnolia hall, Twenty-fourth Btreot and Amen avenue, last night. Tho proceeds of tho entertnlnmunt wero given to tho Sara toga Congregational church. A largo crowd attended tho entertainment. Tho leading roles in tno mugiiiuiie force wero we I ilayed by 8. 8, Hamilton. D. W. Houston, Mrs. Cole, Miss Mnudu Kimball ami mihm Dot McKonnn. Frank Gallnher and "Green Tumbv." fnr. merly messenger boys of tho Omnha Mes senger Exnrcss. went Into tho otiir.i nf iim company on Fnrnnm direct about !) o'clock iimi nigiu uuu ucciiubo mo nignt clerk ro fused to take a drink with them or to nllow them to drink In tho house, started in to rid tho place of messengers and furnlturn. They Anally managed7 to get out from under thu crowd of messenger boys and escaped with their lives. Thu night clerk received a black eye. I across Yakima valley. This cut oft will bo 110 miles long and will save a wldo detour to tho south which tho main lino now takos from Llnd to North Yakima aud thencn north to Ellensburg. The work will cost about U.000,000. KILL TWENTY-TWO FILIPINOS hnny ot th0 unlons- unions and It Is expected that theso men will be brought togother and organized into rival unions by Organizer Armstrong be fore ho returns to Denver. Labor repre sentatives say that it this Is dono it may mean the reduction ot wages In the differ ent trades and possibly the destruction of Desperate Hand to IU...1 Kncounter MAYOR REMOVES TREASURER ' In tlorne South of HatniiBtia. Ilurfitlo oniclnl Chanted with Mlnno- !riiirlut Inir Fnnds nf the City, WASHINGTON, Deo. 26. Tho War do partment today Is advised by Ocneral unauee nt Manila tnai company r, l wenty- BUFFALO, N. Y Dec. 26.-Mayor Dlehl first infantry, had a desperato hand-to-hand formally removed City Treasurer I'hlim ",'l"u"" " " '"! Duum oi oerst today, after concluding the Invest!- iminiiisus urvvwuvv iwomy-iwo Of eat on Into thn charirrs nralnst htm nf ml.. the enemy wero killed. Patrick O'Connell conduct In misappropriating funds of tho irwiYCil nu ui) uuiu wuuuu in tno leil 1 -ltv cheek, Private Carney received fclx bolo cuts In the neck and shoulders Mortality HtatUlles. Deaths William Lnuer. 921 Douclns. aired M; Alexander Hylander, Douglas county hospital, aged CO; Sarah June Downs, 1(13 North Thirtieth, aged 76. At tbo samo tlmo tho mayor directed tho city clerk to call a meeting of tho common council to elect Gerat's successor. Shampoolnc and hair aressioc, J5c. la connection with the Hathery, 211-220 Bit bundles. Telephone 1711. I Ayers Yigor 1st hair-food. It feds, nourishes, ingorates the hair. Igoes right down toihe hair-bulbs, suplies needed e 1 aien ts.gives tone an1 strength. jyer's Hair Vigor wi not do impos- si(e things; yet sometimes, nd always, a most marvelous growth of haf follows its use. ,And it always re stfes color to gray hair, all the dark, rii color of youth. "Have used your Hair Vigor for 30 years. 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