Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 26, 1888, Page 2

i ¥ - A WEEK OF WILD RUMORS. Foolish Storles Afloat About the German Royal Family. 5 _+ EMPEROR WILLIAM'S ABDICATION. . The Utter Improbability of It Olearly s Shown—Another Physician Sum- moned to Attend the Crown Prince. Sensational Stories Refuted. Copright 1888 by Jame Gordon Bennett.] Beniiy, Feb, 25, — [New York Heraud . Cable—Special to the Ber.|—The week has ‘been noted for the extraordinary number of rumors regarding the royal family and for the revival of the panicky feeling regarding Russian socicties, The rumors concerning the approaching regency and of the ex-cm- peror’s intention then to visit his son at San Remo were from the start manifestly ridiculous and apparently ignored in the ar- rangements made for Prince William to rap- 1dly reach the crown prince in case the sick * man became unexpectedly worse. The fool- ish rumors regarding the approuching abdi- ““'cation of the kaiser came probably in part from certain blunt questions asked at San Remo concerning the probabilities of the . erown prince being again 1n health to live in Germany able to endure the active duties of governing. For a stated purposo it was, it ‘seems, necessary to know with accuracy cer- tain facts regarding the crown actual conditign and prospects. all precautions have been taken prevent even a momentary pitch or farring in the throne transferal which may o the signal for an attack by Russia will be ‘belled without proof by anyone who knows the minute care with which Prussia guards {tself against even the most trifling danger. To suppose the kaiser will abdicate while able to go to the opera or that the crown prince will be asked to surrender his rights until the last extremity is to suppose some- thing as ridiculous as that the crown princess will attenipt to oust her popular son from the I regency if aregent becomes necessary,or that Prince William would risk his popu- . larity by uscless intrigues for tho throne, upon which, without intrigue, he already has one hand. Perhaps one or two of the goBsipy stories are worth denial. Tt is said, for ex- ; ample, that Prince William surlily remains away from San Remo because when last there he insulted his father by ademand for his signature to a cession of throne rights and then quarrelled with his mother over the same matter. Anyone knowing the absolute necessity for having near the aged kaiser some i+ member of his family able to carry out the routine work of Prussia’s executive and ! somewhat trained against the possibility of a double catastrophe will appreciate why the prince remains in Berlin, or, moreover any- one who knows anything about Prince Wil- . liam’'s natural kindliness of disposition and tho strictly enforced family rules which in- ¢ 'sure him the regency in the event of the crown prince’s permanent disablement, will see clearly why the prince could not have # quarrelled with either father or mother over such a question, The drop in Russian stocks has attracted almost as much ttention as these regency " yumors. The fall comes in spite of the grow- ing belief that Germany will cultivate trade ‘while the rest of Europe is fighting over Tur- key. The first marking down of values was due to large selling orders from Russia, but was continued by the scare thus given to small country holders. The Anglo-American Students club was organized Wednesday by forty-two Ameri- can and English students now studying here. The idea is to provide a gathering place for English speaking students where beer is ob- tainable, but not obligatory, and to which temperance men as well as beer drinkers, may come with a good con- science. The club agreed to get together on alternate Saturday evenings. Officers were chosen as follows: H. C. Bierwith, Amherst, Mass. (Harvard), president; W. D. Dowson, Skipton, Yorkshire, first vice president; —— Mack, of Cincinnati (Harvard), second vice president; W. D. Stewart, Scotland (Aberdecn umiversity), secretary; Von- Xienze, Chicago (Harvid), treasurer. Ex- ecutive committee: W. D. Dawson, Stilts, Hartford (Wesleyan); Lamb, Greenock, Scotland; Eidlitz, Cornell; Guener, New Haven (Yale). Mrs. Turnbull, wife of Major Genera? Wal- ter Turnbull, of San Francisco, former owner of the Alta California; gave a recent musi- cale to A. M. Cross, the young composer of Victoria, B. C. Mrs, Turnbull has been .for some months with her family. Among . those present were Mrs. Jessie Wall, Misses “ ‘Wall; Miss Hart, of Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. Moss and daughter, of Chicago, but formerly of Oakland; Mrs. J. W. Preston, widow of the late president of the Chicago board of | trade; Miss Preston; Mrs. J. H. Watermann, of Boston; Mrs. M. N. Princhard and daugh- | ter, of Boston: Rev. Dr.andMrs. Scott, Mrs. .D. D. Bauves, Miss Fales, Boston; George £ Santvanna and H. Hildreth, both holders of Harvard * scholurships; — Preston, of the University of Virginia; W. Waterman, Har- + yard; Miss Burtis and Miss Moore, of Brook- vidyn, N. Y.; Miss Carson, Newburgh, N. Y.; Miss Winkler, Milwaukee. The last four * young ladies arc traveling with Mrs, Shive- " Fick and go soon from here to Maly. Mrs. E. T. Torrey, of New York, and son, 4C, H. Torrey, leave Berlin for Italy next . week. - . Mrs. Robinson, late of the New York stock exchange, and family have returned from 2 their Russian trip and leave Berlin again for */ 'southern Germany next month. ——— ANOTHER PHYSICIAN. Dr Kaussmann, a Strasburg Specialist, n to Treat the Crown Prince. L (Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Hennett.] ' SaN Remo, Feb. New York Herald ,Cable—Special to the Beg] — The crown prince passed a very good night and coughed Jess than usual. Dr. Kuesseman, the cough pecialist of Strasbourg, has been summoned and is expected to arrive to-morrow. The v British squadron arrived at 10 o'clock this morning. The weather 15 raw, with cold Wwinds, and very changeable. The crown prince came to the balcony and waved his * handkerchief at the ships as they lay an- chored nearly in front of the Villa Zirio, The prince wore a uniform. He looked well, He looked at the fleet intently for ten min- utes through a spy glass. Prof. Kuaussmann arrived to-night from Strasburg, He is a refined looking man of sixty-five. To keep his coming u secret u special messenger was sent to the interior to * telegraph him. A consultation will be beld to-morrow. Dr. MacKenzie raised no objec- * tion to his coming, though he saw no reason “gorit. The German physicians here suspect that something is wrong with the crown . prince’s lungs from which they think the blood expectorations proceed. The English “doctors, on the contrary, are of the opinion - that the blood comes from a wound caused ”El the insertion of the canula in the throat. “ alarm is likely to be excited by the ar- pival of Kaussmann, who will remain here two days. Drs. Bramann and Bergmann shortly return. EURGPE'S DIPLOMATIC PLAY. W L fMmeGrand Finale to Take Place on Lo the Battle Field. « §Copymight 1858 by New York Assuoiated Press.] Benuiy, Feb, 25.—The skill of the players THE —— e ——— in the game of diplomacy now proceeding before the eyes of Europe makes its success- ive developement Inthe highest degree in- teresting; but everybody recognizes the fact that the ultimate issue is war, whatever tem- porary advantage diplomatic trickery may achieve. In playing a waiting game Ru has scored the first success. Prince Rismarck's formal invitation to the czar to demand the restitution to Russia of her preponderance in Bulgaria, concealed beneath its apparent frankness, a pitfall for Russian di- plomacy. 1t the czar had in- terpreted the invitation to mean’ that Russsia was free to restore her status in Bulgaria by force the crisis would have been precipitated and Russia would have been drawn into the fighting allies' trap. This has been avoided und the protracted comedy of negotiations will now precede the tragedy of war. Prince Ferdinand will not succumb till he is ousted by force. The cen- tral powers will accept no Russian candidate nor any settlement the czar can propose. Meanwhile Russia has taken advantage of the delay to complete negotiations for a French alliance, to extend the mobilization of her forces and to set troops in line of battloe, with her immense resources re-organized since the discovery of the defects in the transportation and commissiarat depart- ments, Gladstons to the Conservatives. Losvox, Feb. 25.—Gladstone, in an ar- ticle in the last issue of the Contemporary Re- view makes another appeal to thé conserva- tive party. He says the home rule question is one on which both parties-ean co-operate. Enlarging upon the arguments advanced in a former article, he observed that the vast tribute paid for many years by America to the landlords in Ireland had not shocked thie most sensitive, yet forthe sums America has contributed recenlly they had been fiercely denounced. Gladstone thinks America suf- fers in her internal politics from the unset- tled state of the Irish question, the action of the Irish in America being directed not by American, but by Irish motives. Ferdinand's Title To His Throne. ViENNA, Feb. 25.—The Remdenblatt says everyone admits the illegality of Prince Fer- dinand’s sway in Bulgaria. The paper ex- presses the opinion that the initative for ac- tion for Ferdinand's dethronement should be taken by the Sultan, but declares that the other powers, before the first step for his overthrow is taken, desire to see clearly what measures are to he adopted to insure order, ———— FORCED TO DISBAND. The National Opera Company Finally Goes to Pieces in Washington. WasmixaToN, Feb. 25.—After the perform- ance at the new National theater this even- ing the National Opera company decided to disband. Business has been for a long time indifferent in receipts and the return engage- ment this week was simply disastrous. This afternoon Manager Locke announced that the end had come; there were no funds and he had exhausted all means of financial help. Manager Locke states that the deficit of sixteen weeks is §100,000. Seventy-five thou- sand dollars is the loss to himself and friends. Twenty-five thousand dollars is owing to the artists and other members of the company. g Ice Gorge at North Bend. Nowtn Besp, Neb.,, Feb. 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bi —The ice in the Platte river three miles west of here gorged again last night at 10 o'clock and covered the track of the Union Pacific railroad for a distance of three-fourths of a mile, washing out the track and compelling the company to run trains over the B. & M. via David City. Superintendent Blickensderfer arrived this morning and by use of dynamite succeeded in opening the gorge, and the water is now going down. The overflow would have caused serious damage to th@®town had it not been for the large culverts below the gorge which aliowed the water to run back into the river, It is now thought the track can be repaired by midnight 50 as to permit trains to cross, fs e Latest News From China. SAN F'rancisco, Feb. 25.—The steamer San Pablo arrived from Hong Kong and Yoko- hama this morning. China papers announce the death of Gideon Nye, United States vice consul at Canton. Small pox continues to spread in Hong Kong, about two hundred deaths occurring during January. A few additional details are given of the second disaster at Yellow river, which oc- curred December 4, and resulted in the drowning of three mandarins and 4,000 Chinese laborers. The men were at work at the time repairing the damage caused by previous floods. Great suffering is reported from the flooded districts. —_—— Y. oL C. A. Theo interest in the Young Mens' Building Fund increascs as the spring weather ad- vances. Men do not feel liberal on a cold, stormy day, but despite ‘the severe winter somothing is doing. The building committee decided last November that §20,000 was nec- essary to complete and furnish the building. Since that time Mr. Himebaugh has offered, with a few conditions, to give §3,000 towards that amount. Two other prominent business men of this city, who have already given K300 apiece, offer to aouble their subscriptions. Others are considering similar propositions, The 1adies of four of the largest churches are favorably considering the preposition that their individual churches contribute $1,000 apicce. The ladies connected with the smaller and younger socicties have already sromised to raise their proportionate amounts, Tence the outlook for the speedy completion of the building and the provision for the nec- essary amount is most encouraging. nce January 1, 1988, the foliowing amounts have been pledged : W. M. Buroughs, $100; The Wostern Print- ing company, $100; M. F. Sears, $100; J. B, Evans, #100% William E. Hawley, §0; Lawtor, $50; W. A. Saunders, Miller, '#25; L. D. Holmes, $2 erer, $28; B. H. Duncan, $10; son,’ $10; Mrs. . W. D H. Comstock, & Cook, $100. “The following has been collected for the building fund since January 1, 1555: N. B. Falconer, §0: W. H. Rayner, $15; Brick . Books, £5; J. Bleckensdarfer, £0; J. Phipps 3 Markel & Swobe, #100; H. I, Bundy, ¥100; S. Burns, §5: Mrs. . H Comstock, £5; L. O. Jones & Co.. §85: B. I. Lanktor, M. L. Stone, $10; E. Wakeley, §0; D. ¢ Stophens, §22; J. A. Patterson, £10; W. B. Branch, $25; M. L. Curtis, $10; E. 'S. Rowley, 80; George A. Wilcox, 85 Council Bluffs and Omaha sleighing party, §25; J. W. Savage, $20; Frankie B. Millard, §25; James O. Adams, §; W. F. Allen, §5; Lena May Grimes, $5; W. M. Grimes, P. R. Belden, 8; J. J. Burns, £0; J. G #5; G. 8. Be 3 compa Dumont, § M. A, 1. W, Picrson, § #100; C. A. Potter, $100 ) The subjoct of the bible class this morning will be Komans iil. All young men are ing J. M. Wilson will speak at the gospel g this afternoon. Mr. Shook will he present and assist in the soug service with his l‘i!rue!. A cordial invitation is extended to all. The second number of the Y. M. C. A. Notes will be issued the first of the week. Any desiving u copy should apply at the rooms. Some improvements have been in- troduced. . The young men's meeting will be held on Thursday evening at 7:30 instead of 8 o'clock as formerly. At 8:30 immediately after the class in vocal mi under Prof. Kratz will meet and continue for one hour. Full infor- mation regarding this course will be fur- nished by the secretary. The programme at the lyceum Tuesds i i ¢, vocal and instrumental, an essay by Mr. Gibson, a debate upon the question: Resolved, ‘‘That the North Ameri- can Indians have been on-the whole justly treated,” with Messrs.. Finney and Cobb.as the leading speakers. Visitors cordially wel- come. J MR, BLAINE'S DECISION FINAL, An Uneguivocal Declaration From the Maine Statesman. HIS NAME WILL NOT BE USED. Under No COircumstances Will He Allow It to Be Presented to the Next Republican Conven- tion—His Reasons. Plain Talk From Blaine. NEWw York, Feb, To-morrow's; World will contain a three-column interview with Blaine, cabled from Florence. Blaine dis- tinctly asserted that under no circumstances whatever would he allow his name to be used in connection with the next presidential con- vention. He insists on the sincerity of his withdrawal and asserts that he has made up his mind thereto long ago. He considers, first, that any man whose name has been as- sociated with defeat in a presidential cam- paign owes it to his party not to allow him- self to be re-nominated, and, secondly, he is unequal to the facing fatigues, worry and ex- citement of another canvass; all the more, as he would feel himself hurt to work as hard as on previous occasions' Mrs. Blaine and other members of his family are most emphatic mn their approval of his withdrawal, which is definite, and ueithor hasty nor recent in its decision. Blaine will not return from Europe until June and not until after the republican convention. He declines to express himself upon the subject of republican candidatos in the field, but as- serts that he did not retire in favor of any particular one of them. He is convinced of republican victory, basing his conviction in particular on the tariff question. Mr. Blaine said in conclusion: ‘‘You have no idea what relief it istome to think I am now out of the canvuss, and that when I come back to New York in thie summer I shall not be going back there to face reception after re- ception and to enter into the turmoil and excitement of a_political canvass and ean come back quietly, after the convention has decided the result and enjoy my own life in my own way, free, I hope, from further crit- cism or comment.” . g i FIFTIETH CONGRESS. House. ‘WasniNaToN, Feb. 25.—Mr, Tarsney re- ported the bill to establish a life saving station at Kewanee, Wis. Committee of the whole. In consideration in the morning hour, Mr. Springer, under inswuction of the committee on territories, called up the bill for the organization of the territory of Okalhama, and it was considered in commit- tee of the whole. The hour was consumed by Mr. Mansur, of Missouri, in a speech 1n favor of the measure. The floor was then accorded, in committce of the whole, to committee on public build- ings and grounds. The bill appropriating $75,000 additional for a public building at Chatanooga was antagon- ized by Mr. Bland who spoke in opposition to the manner in which the house acted upon measures for the erection of public buildings. Mr. Brown, of Indiana, hoped the commit~ mittee would report favorably every bill that asked the construction of a public building where it was needed. He knew of no better way to use the surplus than by sending it into sovereign states for pubiic buildings. Mr. B\uutr was glad to hear this speech from the other side. It was the expression of an opinion that the house was here to dis- pose of the surplus in wasteful extravagance instead of to reduce taxation. The gentle- men on the other side desired to take the money from the treasury in order to perpetu- ate the a system of taxation which was bur- densome. He oftered amendments, which were ruled out of order, and the bill passed. Mr. Bland renewed 'hus attack upon the next bill. The third bill was the senate bill appropriating $1,200,000 for a building Omaha, with the proposed i priating $500,000 for th but making no appropriation for the build- ing. Mr. Bland, by offering numerous amendments, prevented a vote being taken, and the committee having risen the house adjourned without action, The FPacific Inves tigation. ‘Wasuixaroy, Feb., 2 hacles Francis Aduwms, president of the Union Pacific rail- road, and Storey, counsel for the company, were to-day heard by the senate committee on Pacific roads in support of the proposi- tions made by the Union Pacific for the set- tlement of its indebtedness to the govern- ment. Their arguments were practically the same as those made to the house committee. Mr. Adams expressed the company’s willing- ness to meet the obligations if the burden were so adjusted that it would not deprive the property of those returns which were necessary to every well managed property, and deciared his readiness to advise his peo- ple to accept the settlement proposed in the Outhwaite bill with such moditications as he had already submitted to the house commit~ tee. There was a general impression, which had been repeatedly stated in the papers, that the Union Pacific’s additional security amounted to nothing—that it was all mort- gaged. This was shockingly erroneouf and 1o person, who would examine tho property, would endorse the statement. ~So far as the Union Pacific was concerned its terminal grounds in three cities, Omaha, Kansas Cit, and Denver, would, before the loan matured, be worth twice thewr present value, which was fully $15,000,000, and before fifty vears— tho extension period, which was now under discussion—had passed he did not hesitate to say these terminal grounds would be worth more than the entire debt of the road. Senator Hearst made the point that the grounds could not be made available to ex- tinguish the company’s debt, inasmuch as s bo necessary to the opera- to which Adams rejoinea that the grounds would have their value to whomsoever should purchase the road, and the pueshise mouey for the grounds would be applicable upon the debt. Woodfield Storey, counsel forthe Union Pacific, followed President Adams. Senator Morgan put it to tne counsel, as a peoposition, whether the government could not by execution, although without statutory lien on the branches, and, in its capacity as a general creditor, hold' those branches as security. Storey admitted that at the end of ten years the government might, as general creditor, sue the company and ruin it. 1t might add to its present curity 240 miles of road and_terminal facili- ties, but it.could not touch the 2,700 miles of branch lines. Adjourned. Army Matter Wasmxeroy, Feb, 25.—[Special Telegram to the B! aptain William S. McKaskey, Twentieth infantry, now on leave of absence at Lancaster, Pa., will report by letter to the superinten®ent of the recruiting service, New York City, to conduct the first detach- ment of Dakota. On the completion of this duty he will join his company. By dircctiou of the secretary of war, the unexecuted portion of the sentence imposed by a general court-martial (general court- martial orders No. 152, August 19, 1555, De partment of Dakota) is remitted i the case of Jesse L. Alcorn, late private troop M, Seventh cavalry, aad he will be released from confinement at the Minunesota state drison. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. ‘WasuiNaroy, feb. 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—Pensions were granted for the following Nebraskans to-day: Original invalid—Robert E. Smith, South Omaha. Increase—Charles A. White, Chambers. Original, widows, etc.—Elizabeth, mother of Levi Goodfellow, Blackbivd. Pensions for Iowans: Original invalid— James Grifith, Rockwell City; William L McLean, Sigourney: Edward Horan, Bristol. Increase—Joseph ~ Mulkins, Shambaugh; Joseph W. Dickson, lonia; John Rhine, Wayne; John Grammier, Birmingham ; James Hagin, Atkins; Willlam Powell, Fairfiela; Aundrew Cagley, Vinton; Joun P. Besser, Harper; John T. Sheeks, Iconism; John Lynch, Hedrick; Thomas F. Grinstead, Floris. Reissue—Alexander 8. Perry, Mount Pleasant; James M. Brown, alias Alexander 1 ing a prestige over the cities mentioned. ‘widows, ete. rdan, 'Htone: il M. 'Duncan, ory, Mount Ayr. nal, ;Na-gh. widow oy'r Onfli‘“ Mary J., widow Leslie. National al Notes. Wasmixerox, Feb. ,—The house com- mittee on reform in the ovil servico has agreed to report adversely the bill limiting to four years the ool na of consular, in- ternal revenue, cusf territorial and Dis- trict of Columbia offices also commercial agents, ete,, of th yernment whose ap- pointiments are now for Indeflnite periods. The Lard Investigation. WasmiNatox, Feb, 25.—J. C. Hately, of the Chicago board of trade, to-day made an argu- ment before the seniste committee on agricul- ture favoring the protection of unadulterated lard. Ho described the process of manufac- turing lard in order to controvert the state- ments made by Fairbanks, He stated his purpose to be to convince the comunittee that the Chicago board of trade did not countenance so-called “refined lard.” Hately added that “‘prime steam lard" sometimes contained the heads and intestines of the hog in addition to pure fat. William Kirkwood, of Chicago, stated that in the last ten years thousands of tierces of prime steam lard had been ex- ported to England. This had found its, way, or the most part, into the hands of British refiners. No reclamations had ever been made on account of adulteration. i i BADE HER ADIEU. A Young Man Deserts His Bride On Their Wedding Night. LANESBORO, Minn,, Feb. 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.] —Miss Eva Marshall yesterday demanded that Peter McKay marry her in reparation of certain wrongs alleged, McKay submitted and they were married last evening. As soon the ceremony was performed McKay, who cluims that he was imposed upon in the mat- ter, bade the bride and wedding party good night, bowed himself out, packed his grip and took the night train for the west. Both parties have long lived hereand are well known. o7 OSh ‘Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Fair weather, light to fresh northerly winds becoming variable, station- ary followed by rising temperature. For Iowa; Fair weather, light to fresh northerly winds becoming variable, station- ary followed by slowly rising temperature. ‘or Eastern Dakota: Colder, followed by warmer, fair weather, light to fresh variable winds. —— ‘Weekly Business Review. The effect of the spring-like weather of last week upon the city's trade was very sal- utary. Alllines of business betokened un- usual activity. Agricultural implement deal- ers were especially active, and muchines which had been stored during the winter were exhibited outside the warehouses to the admiring gaze of the many farmers who came in to make purchases. One dealer in- formed a Ber reprosentative that his sales were at least 1214 per cent in excess of the wreceding four weeks and nearly all were extremely well pleased with the outlook for a great increase in the volume of trade and the amount of busingse already done. Whole- sale grocers and produce [commission men all reported renewed rmuv'y,y, and the former are confident thgt prospects for summer's trade were never 8o as at the present ° time. of commercial travelers road indicate that a general feeling of confi- dence exists throughaut all the territory con- tigous to Omaha, anfi-that without doubt they will enjoy a good spfing and summer trade in all lines of merchandise, While large stocks have been laid in already, leading houses are compelled to continue importing owing to a ravid depletion caused by'brders received for early spring delivery, Nearly all deafrs are unanimous in the opinion’ that taken as a whole Omaha's wholesale busincss will, un- less some great finanaial érisis should occur thif year, increase at least’s5 per cent over 1887 and probably a great’deal more. Here- tofore a good portion of Town ang Nebraska trade has been given to St. Joseph and even Kansas City, but recently a change has oc- curred and the business is coming where it properly belongs. A gentle- man connected with one of the leading houses remarked yesterday that he was of the opinion that co-operation on the part of Omaha’s business men would result in gain- Al- ready this city has a good trade north and west and with proper efforts plenty can be secured east and south. Nebraska, northern Kansas, eastern Iowa and northwestern Mis- souri are in Omaha’s territory and their trade should come here. Retail business has bean good for some Dry goods and notions are moving freely and grocers report new activity. Clothing men report good sales. The latter are clos- ing out winter stock in order to prepare for spring goods, which 18 probably the cause for mufih of this, Other retail lines are selling well, Commercial Chips. It is claimed that there 18 in the ports of Fngland, France and Belgium over 50,000 tierces of American refined lard liable to de- tention and contiscation. In the countries named the laws against the adulteration.of food products are remarkably stringent, and if the lard in question is not so branded its owners or consignors are likely to suffer con- siderablo pecuniary loss as well as having their commercial reputation somewhat com- promised, An Oakland, Cal., paper is authority for the statement that the Chicago Packing and Provision company’s packing house in that city will have a capacity for killing 2,000 hogs per diem, but that owing to the scarcity of porkers the first attention of the company wWill b given to beef packing and canning. The company guarantees Chicago prices every day in the year. The large packers seem to be making mat- ters very interesting for local butchers throughout the country. Swift opened up in Cincinnati last week much to the dissatisfac- tion of the small_dealers and Armour is al- ready making inroads in Iowa, Davenport and Des Moines being his objective points, In the latter state a bill has been introduced in the legislature compeliing the inspection of all beef cattle intended for home consump- tion before slaughtering. It is understood that Armour has a strong lobby at Des Moines antagonizing the bill. Armour on Wednesday sent out notice of an increase of half a cent’ a_pound on lard to dealers. The reason for this is supposed to be an increase in the percentage of lard in the compound known as “refined. g Beckeepers' Meeting. The second anunual meeting of the Southwestern Towa, B3eekeepers’ associa- tion will meet at the court house, Red Ouak, In., March 6 and ¥, 1888, PROGRAMNE. Spring Dwindling ‘and How Pre- vented. . ‘WhatTime to Trabéfer and Italianize. Hvring managemgnt of Bees. | What Ave the Mesti; issential Points in Tocating an Apury? ‘What Size, wa&m d Form of Sec- tion for Comb Honey? " Axtracted honey: What should be its price compared with ¢comb honey? Sectional brood., s ¢himbers of hives. 3 Wide frames or sdétion cases for comb honey. ol | The use of combfddl in southwes Towa. o Should the upper story of hives be double or single thickness for the pro- duction of comb honey? . Will it pay to raise bee pasture for honey alone? Open questton box. All bee keepers are invited to attend and take part in discussing above sub- ject, and come prepared with question for guestion box. N ‘We are anticipating a profitable and pleasant meeting. Ladies especially in- vited. E. W, bee “Sec'y, Hillsdale, Iowa, e e A young man with red hair and about sixteen years gld is canvassing for Chi- o paper, claiming to do so for Bar- kalow Bros. He is a frand. Barkalow Bros. .do -not take subscriptions for papers. £ paper shops. 'OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY . 1888—TWELVE PAGES BASE BALL REMINISCENCES. Sketch of the Career of the Famous Union Pacifics. WHERE THE OLD PLAYERS ARE. The Situation of Affairs in Kansas City—Albert Refuses to Take Up the Omaha Defi—- Sporting News, The O1d U. P's. If there ever was a base ball team idolized by the city it represented, that team was certainly the old Union Pacifics and the eity Omaha. And, indeed, richly did they de- serve all this admiration, for banded to- gether as they were, without pretention or ostentation, from among the employcs of the Union Pacific railroad company, for recre- ation only, the record they made was a won- derful one. It was not dissimilar from that of the almost antediluvian Nationals, of ‘Washington, and the famous old Redstock- ings, of Cincinnati. Both of these organ- izations enjoyed one entire season of unbroken victories, and while the redoubtable U. P.'s did not experience phenomenal suc- coss like this, they achieved the greatest triumph of any amateur team within the history of base ball. In the latter part of 1883 they made a tour of Evansville, Vincennes, Terre Haute and Indfanapolis, Ind., Cincinnati and Cleveland, O.; Chicago, 1lL, Minneupolis and St. Paul, Minn., an Cedar Rapids, Ia., playing in_all twenty-six games, out of which number they won twenty-one. This record, which is all the more remarkable when it is remembered that all of the larger of the cities named had strong professional clubs, was never equaled ‘1'-’ a bona fide amateur team before or since. he year following this memorable pilgrim- age, the U. P.’s were still intact, anc the prhie of every man, woman and child in the city, It was during this season when the world-renowed St. Louis Browns came here with flying calors and sounding cymbals. A mighty throng gathered to witness the strug- flo a) excitement was up o ever Tho universal verdict was that the U. P.*s must fall, but when the game was over and the bulletin board showed seven large and elegant runs for the home boys and an uninterrupted row of goose eggs for the russet-legged world-beaters, there was such a scene of unbridled enthusiasm here as was never witnessed before. After this notable victory the U. P.’s went to St. Louis and tackled the Maroons, Henry Lu- cas’ Union team, which embraced such men as Qlasscock, Denny and Dunlap, and wal- loped them to 'the tune of three to two. The Prickley Ash club, & semi-professional or- ganization and the local base ball pride of the Mound city, was also treated to a couple of doses of the same medicine, the first game resulting twelve to one and the second four- teen to four, Thence they went to Evans- ville and “done up” the crack toam there for two straights, the scores being five to two and four to two, Among the Bvute: villes were such players as Lefty Marr, Ollie Beard, Hillery, Jake Thompson, of the De- troits, 'and Lem Sowders, who plays here the coming season. . But what has become of this once famous band—where are they and what are they doing? Such are the interrogations that are almost daily propounded to thé base ball man of the BEE, who is at last, through the gener- ous assistance of one of the best posted base ball men in the city, enabled to furnish this needed information. Harry Salisbury, W. E. Rockwell and Russ E. McKelvy are employed l¥ tie Pacific express company of this hey have all three abandoned professional ball, but will yet occasionally participats in amateur coutests. Irank Ban- le, the finest of all the backstos, is also a resident of this city. He has several good offers for this seasou, but has the managerial bee in his bonnet, and is holding off in order to sce whether he could get hold of the reins of some good team, It 1s safe to say thatany club who signs Frank, as cither player or manager, may congratulate itself on g secured one of the most reliable and straight- forward men in the business, He has count- less friends here who wish him success. Lee Funkhouser is also here. He has renounced the aiamond forever, and is enployed re- muneratively with Mc _ord, Brady & Co., the wholesale grocers. Jac eed s in New Orleans. He plays vight field and cap- tains the Cresent City team. He is a valu- able man. Joe Visner will catch the coming season for the Hamilton, Canada, Interna- tional league team. Charley Whitney, the old stonewall at third, is at his home in Bing- hamton, N. Y. He has been off the turf fora son ‘or two, but will go back again vear it is thought. *‘Give” Taylor is ng with the pioneers in San Francis Jerre Cavanaugh, the catc pressman in one of the Chicago dai Dick Dwyer is another old timer who will henceforth eschew pro- fessional ball. He is in the mail service, and runs in here frequently. Joe Walsh is in the employ of the American express company. but resigns in the spring to rejoin t Omahas again. Billy Foley resides in Chi- cago. He has been shady for a season or so back, but will blossom forth again this year. Charlie Lord, the original manager of the U. P.’s, is now working in a railroad office at St. Joe. He is prominently mentioned in connection with the management of this year's Western league team down there. His teams are winners every time, Brizgs has oozed over the country considerably since the halcyon days of 183-4, He was with the Louisvilles, then the Chicago Unions, and last yo: whooped things up for the Denvers. season he will ‘be found behind the bat with the Davenport, TIL., state league team. Most of the players herein mentioned were with the U. P.’8 in '83, the year of their greatest triumph. It wasin that year when AlSpauld- ng said they could beat at least four of the teams in the National league. Rockwell and Salisbury were the star twirlers, it will be recollected, while **‘Stub” Bandle did the bulk of the catching. Billy Trafley, who ‘was another old U. P. player, and a fine bflt'kstoi\. plays next with the Des Moines team. He has already reported in that city. Afrairs at Kansas City. Concerning the present imbroglio at Kan- sas City, a well posted gentleman of that city writes: “We are having a hot time of it in base ball circles out this way, and before the business ends I imagine the condition of things will be still warmer. If the Western association club sticks—and Menges declares it will do so—1 cannot see how the American people can get through the season with any other result than great financial loss. The position Menges has taken has won him the respect and sympathy of our people here. He has refused to appeal to the arbitration com- mittee with a view to shutting off the Amer- ican association club, but has declared his willingness to let the people show by their patronage which of the two clubs they want to have remain with them. Menges has said but little through the papers, and in this 1 think he is acting wisely. “Have you sized up the men who have be- come id fied with the Association club here! Heim you know. Keenan is an alder- man and runs the saloon at the ball park, and handles Heim's beer. Ieller 1s the proprietor of the dime museum. Whitfield works in a pool room. Clough is an ex- ticket broker and has no means. Gruber keeps a furnishing goods store, is a base ball fanatic, and wants to run the club on and off the ficld. Speas is the only white man in the lot, and I think will before long shake the rest of them. Take these people alto- gether and aside from Heim, they coyld not raise money enough to put a first-rate club in the fleld. Meanwhile the western association club people are going on with their improvements, which will cost from 5,000 to §,000. The rest of the Western league clubs need no fear of Kansas City as a ball town, and they play good ball we will assure them of as big & crowd as though the Association club Qid not exist.” a0 Flashes ¥From the Diamond. mManager Seloe will report in Omaha within the next three weeks. Krehmeyer has signed again, this time with the Albany, N. Y., team, ‘the Western assooiation will pay its um- pires 81,000 und traveling expenses. Minneapolis s reported 48 having with- Arawn its claims to *Chub” Collins. Eddie Fusselback, of last year's Owmabas, will o with the Kansas City American team the coming season. “irick” McSorley, of the Denvers last yoar, will play second and captamn the Daven- port team this season. ‘The Omaha management will not strain itself in an effort to beat Kalamazoo out of Shannon. Kansas City's American club claims to have purchased Catcher Gilligan of the ‘Washingtons. Goodenough, who pitched several games for the Omahas last season, will be with the Galveston, Tex., club this year. The Cincinnati Enquirer says tho Omahas are the best balanced team in the Western association, Thanks, awfully. The St. Pauls play their opening game of the season at Cincinnati, April 4. They will reach Omaha Saturday, the 14th, The St. Louis, Western and American as- sociation clubs have no less than eleven pitchers under contract between them. Ex-League Umpire Grace Pearce has been offered a position on the Western association stafl, says a Cincinnati exchange. But 'tis false. Hank Anson, father of “Babe” Anson, the famous captain of the Chicagos, was in the city several days this week, He resides in Marshalltown, la. C. E. Mayne says he will bet the ‘*‘bank" that his team will win the city league pen- nant. Here's a chance for somebody to make his pile or go broke, Ted Kennedy, of the Des Moines, says the race this year will end in about this order: Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Louis. 1t looks as_if Denver, Pueblo, Wichita, Hutchinson, Lincoln, Leavenworth, Empo rin and St. Joe would constitute the resusci- tated old Western league. They meet at St. Joe to-day. The Milwaukee papers think that Omaha and Des Moines' ball teams are muchly over- rated. They claim that Milwaukee, Kansas City and Minneapolis are equally strong, if not stronger than either, Von der Aho made Jack Healey an offer of 4200 a month to pitch for the Browns next season. The young man's head has been swelled, however, by the offer, and he thinks he ought to have more money. The Champion Walker Flunks. The Omaha sports have finally brought the backers of James Albert, the winner of the late six-days go-ns-you-please pedestrian match, to a show down, as the foilowing let- ter from Billy O'Brien, of the New York Sporting Times, to Patsey Fallon, of this city, attests: New Yorg, Feb. 21, Friend Patsey—Your telegram to hand and hasten to answer. Would have telegraphed, but didn't consider 1t of enough importance.’ We were informed, you know, ‘last week, _ that” o party i your city, Messrs. Biven and Kennedy, would wager £5,000 that Albert never covered 621 in the recent go-as-you- please, that he had a confederate in the shape of a twin brother who did part of the long tramp, etc. I wasin Albert's room ‘when several reporters came in_and showed him the telegram in the New York Herald containing the Bivens and Kennedy offer. I told the reporters if these parties would de- ,msll. the money with you, say $1,000 or $2,000, would cover it in behalf of Albert. That is the last I heard of it. Now Albert would be foolish to accept a wager of $5,000 that he could not cover 621 miles in Omabha in six days, and it looks as if the Omaha gentle- men were looking for cheap notoriety. Albert told me that he would not enter another six- day race under any circumstances, that his doctor had told him that if he did it was at the risk of his life. =0 I guess that settles it. Ever Your Friend, Biuuy O'BRIEN. Sporting Times, 73 Park Row. Prince After the Winner. John S. Prince, the champion local byker, forwarded the following challenge last even- ing: Omana, Feb, 25.—To the Sporting Editor Philadelphia Record: I will race the winner of the six-duy bicycle race jnst finished in your city a 72_hour race, 13 hours a day, or a 48 hour race, 8 hours a day, for £00 or §1,000 aside, the race to be run one week after ‘my race ' with McCurdy, which is set for the 7th of April next, on any fair track in America. 1 mean business and an answer will oblige Yours tri Jdony S. Prixce, Champion 72 hiour bicyclist of the World, P.8.—0r I will bet §1,000 to_ $500 that I can ride my bicycle 1,030 miles in 72 hours, ridiug 12 hours a day’ State Shooting Tourney. The Nebraska state annual shooting tour- ament, under the management of Penrose Hardin, takes place this year sometime in the early part of June. The prospects for an unusually large attendauce and a a generally successful tourney are splendid. Yesterday Mr. Charles Hinsdale, of Newton, lowa, and vice-president of that state's sports- mens association came to this city to confer with Messrs. Penrose & Hardin sbout adopting some system or schedule by which the datesof the Nebraska, Towa, Illinois and Missouri state tournaments will not conflict. After thoroughly discuss- ing the situation, it was agreed that Mr, Hinsdale correspond with the secretaries of the different associations mentioned upon the subject, suggesting to them the advisability of having the tourneys follow each other in sSuc- cession and ascertain their views on the mat- ter. The idea is to have the Illinois tourney take place first, sometime in May, followed by the lowa, Nobraska and Missouri tour- neys, which plan_would make it possibte for foreign shots, who always take part in the different big sweepstakes shoots, to attend all. This plan, beyond & doubt, will be ac- coded to and adopted A Winning Team. Messrs, John D. Hardin and George W. Ketchem returned from Wichita, Kas., last evening. They have been in attendance upon a grand trap shoot down there, and came away handsome winners—Mr. Hardin's shoot- ing being the best scored at the meet. Be- sides several monetary prizes the Omaha team won a scal-skin cap, spring overcoat, huntin coat and belt, box of cigars, a duck call an other lesser prizes. Miscellaneous Local Sporting Notes. Tom Hamblin, an old duck shot, and a jolly 0od fellow, was in the city yesterday. Tom ives at Whiting, Towa, and he says pintails in large flocks have begun to drop in on the warshes, Also that the bars along the “Big Muddy,” are swarming with ducks. J. M. Woods, of Millard, Da., a fine shot and enthusiastic sporting man is in the city. Roe Sues For His Moncy. Aror1s, Mmn,, Feb, 25.—[ m to the Bee.|-The notorious Mc- Curdy-Whittaker-Roe-Tanuer five-mile bic cle race, which created quite a sensation in sporting circles throughout the country, will again come to public notice. Thomas Roe, the wealthy young Chicagoan whose reckless backing of McCurdy, the cyclist, cost him at least §5,000 in Minneapolis, has begun suit in the Hennepin county court to recover the £06,000 which he deposited with J. S. Wood, the final stakeholder. Before Roe left Min- neapolis he said he would resort to cvery legal process kuown to securc the boodle which the clever Minncapolis eombination had captured iu the course of one of the most remarkable ‘‘deals” i had ev been worked by sporti northwest The suit is Thé plaintifl alle was put up, and the rac . A. Tanner and J. L. Black conspired to defraud him, and that Tanner, Black and Wood divided the stakes between them Attorney Worrell demurred to the complaint 50 far as Tanner and Black are concerned. —-— Martin Irons Acquitted. Sr. Lovis, Mo., Feb. 25.—Martin Irons; leader of the Knights of Labor during the Missouri Pacific strike two years ago, who has been on trial here on charge of tapping the telograph wires feloniously during the strike was acquitted today. oo Lo LR Cleveland Homeward Bound. RiciMOND, Va., Feb, 25.—The presidential party, homeward bound, passed here this eveuing only stopping & few minutes for a change of locomotives, A crowd was at the depot and eaught a glimpse of the president and others in the car, None of them had re- tired. Another M. P, Sentenced, DunLiy, Feb. 25, —James P, Flyon, M. P., was to-day sentenced at Kanturk to thr weeks ;imprisonment without, hard labor for exciting to conspiracy ‘N B. FALCONER. Monday. Sateens 080, Calicos 8c, Laoes Bo, All Wool Dress Goods 200, Scrim So. SATEENS, 5c PER YARD, 2 cases of the best quality Do mestie Sateen, 80 inches wide, worth and sold all over town at 150 On Monday our price is 50 per yard, Not more than 12 yards to each customer. REMNANTS WOOL DRESS GOODS AT 25¢ PER YARD. 400 remnants of all wool French dress goods that we have been selling by the yard from 6be to $1 On Monday the price will 'OTCH ZEPHYRS. Fancy Scotch Zephyrs in all rohu‘n.‘}flx\id and strives, at 25¢, reduced from 85¢ and 40c. CALICO, 8e. 2 cases best quality of shirting calicos, in length from 1 to 1 yards, regular price Tie, our prico Monday is 3¢ per yard. CRINKLE SEERSUCKER, 6¢. 1 case best quality, fancy stripes and checks, Seersucker at 6¢ per yard. This quality of seersucker "’T never been sold at less than 2ic. SCRIM ¢ PER YARD. 2,000 yards of plain serim 42 inches wide, worth' I0c—on Mon= dna' our price is 5¢ per yard. 1 ‘ancy lace scrim at 10¢, worth C. l".nnc,v lace serim at 15¢, worth 200 antique lace tidies at 350, worth 7/ 200 antique lace tidies at 450, worth 85¢. 1 case lace striped nainsook at 10¢, worth 15¢. 1 case cream and whito cord checks—very sheer, at 174c, re- duced from 35¢. 100 dozen ladies’ embroidered all linen, hemstitched handker- chiefs, at 10c each, none of them are worth less than 25¢. 60 dozen ladies’ all linen cape collars at 8ic each, worth 15¢. LACES! L 1 5,000 yds of cream lace, from 2 to 4 inches wide, at 5¢ per yardy worth 20c. 8,500 yds of real cluney lace at 20¢, worth 45 HOSIERY! HOSIERY! On Monday we will sell 200 dozen ladies’ Balbriggan hose at bi pair, never sold at less than 25¢. 100 dozen ladies’ silk plaited hose at 50¢ per pair, worth 81,25, SHOPPING BAGS, 10C. 5.000 rush shopping bags at 10¢ —never sold at less than 250, On Monday we will show our Offirst importation of ladies’ broad- cloth in all the new shades—come and see them. N. B. FALCONER. Goodrich Hall Dedication. Goodrich Lodge, No. 144, 1. 0. O. F., 18 to dedicate its new hall on Saunders and Paul streets next Tuesday afternoon. The mem- bers meet at Fourtoenth and Dodge at 8 o'clock and march to the hall, where the ser- vices will be conducted by George H. Cut- ting, G. M., ussisted by Rev. C. W, Savidgo and the 1. 0. O. ¥'. quartette,D. D. MeDopald and H. Powell tenors, Prof.’ Lee, G. and W. Z. Richardson basses. 1In the ove- ning there will be a grand banquet and ball, The following is the programme: Overture .......Gipsy Baron. The Powell Family. Quartet, “In Silent Mud..... 1.0.0.F. Q Zither and Piano. Mrs. Slocum a Duo (sop. and bar) . Mrs. Baldridge and Mr. Krat .Stretezki, Emerson. ) Solo (tenor) “Dreams. ...... D. D. McDonaid. Solo (soprano) ““The Message.... Blumnthal. Mrs. Dr. Baldridge, Quartette, “Speed My Bi L O. Brevities. Yesterday's internal revenue collec tions amounted to $8,831.40. Ed Ball and M. Carroll were arrested last evening for stealing a case of wine from a Thirteenth street saloon. Another reckless driver on Sixteenth street was arrested yesterday afternoon, As he refused to give his name he went into police history as John Doe, with $12 and costs appended to his name. O A valuable horse belonging to W. S. Balduff, the catecer, slipped on the pavement in front of the postoffice yes- terday afternoon and broke its leg just below the shoulder, The animal had to be killed. Peter Rauland, the saloon keeper, who wus before the police magistrate Friday to pay the penalty for fighting, up again yesterday, this time to the charge of hl'\lillf liquor to . He was found guilty and con- tributed $27.50 to the school fund. Neighbors of Hugh McDonnell, who lives on Cuming street, have be mak- ing considerable complaint about a vicious dog kept by him which is dan- gerous to all passers-by. As McDonnell has refused to abate the nuisance, he was arrested yesterday Dby Officer Cusicl uest, he was given a continuance until Monday at 8 p. m. t night Eugen Barnes, a waiter in ew York chop house, caused the tof George Canan, another em- ploye of the same place, on the charge of larceny. Barnes claims that he let Canan hive some of hi® money for safe keeping, but now that Canan refuses to turn the deposit, Canan claims that he merely horrowed the money from Barnes and has been unable to pay it back, and that Barnes has been prompted by malice in making the est. , Feb, 25.—A bitter wind accompanied by snow and a low temperature prevailed here to-day. Telegrams from southern Minncsota and Dakota say the 'm assumcs the characteristics of a blis- there, scriously interfering with railroad op — -~ Destructive Storm, EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 25.—Yesterday af- ternoon a storm visited Haubstadt, about six- teen miles north of here, in Gibson county, on the Evansville & Terre Haute railroad, doing considerable damage to property. Bairns were lown down, and live stock was killed, dwelling unroofed and trees blown ‘ross the railroad track. The telegraph wires are down, and the extent of tho loss cannot be learned. Nobody was killed as furas known. R The Cheyennes and the Reserve, Piexng, Dak., Jan, 25.—The Indians of the Cheyenne Agency Leld another pow-pow yes- terday. The chiefs continue determined to send @ delogation to Washington, Crow Kaugle favors leaving without permission. Settlers strongly favor letting & delegation o, us they think it will assist the passage | tho Dawes' bill.