Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1890, Page 2

GEN.<LEESE'S OPEN LETTER, The ‘Document Forwarded to U. 8. Attorney General Miller. GROSS VIOLATIONS OF LAW. fhe Union Pacific Company Oharged with Misappropriating Fundsand Other Breaches of Faith with the Goyernment. A Strong Arrargnm Liscony, Neb, Jan, 24 Bee. |-—The following open letter from Attor- ney General Leeso to Attorncy General Miller at Washington was pluced in the mails in this city last night: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S Orrice, LINCOLS, Neb., Jan. 21, 1500.—Hon, W. H.'H. Miller, Attorney al United States, Wash ton, D, ( Dear Sir; 1 desire to oull your attention in &n open letter to a subject which is of vital importance 10 the people of the United States and more particularly to the west, espocially Nobraska. It is in re~ guri to tuo gross violations of law by tho Jnion Pacific rallway company. You will yemember that section 5,2 the acts of 1578, United States statute, page 1,017, for- bids the Union Pacific railroad company from making any mortgage on,or giving plodges of its property, or future arnings without tho ousent of congress, Tue law is blain and weadily understood by anyone who will read, ud notwithstanding this positive law, the nion Pacific railway compaay has grossiy violated itssplainest provisions; for, without the cousent of congress, it 18sued in 1870, col lateral trust bonds amounting to $4,852,000, In 1883 another like issue was mado of £4,500,000, On Januarv 13 it issued nud guaranteed Orogon Short Line bonds, 814, 00,000, This g ateo cost the Union sacific annually £300,000. In 1880 iv issued and guaranteed St. Joo & Grand Island bouds for $7,000.000. This wuarantoe cost the Union Pacific road in 1558 $140,000. In 1888 it issued and guarantecd tho Union Pacific, Lincoln & Colorado railroad bonds, $4.400,000. This guarantee cost ‘the Union Pacific railroad that Year $11,000. It also leased and guaranteed dividends on the stock of th Oregon Railway & Navigation. compan; ‘I'his guarantee cost the Union Pacific rail way in 1558 £340,000, ‘and in 4850 $700,000, And now proposes to issue and guarantes the Denver & South Park railroad bonds to . the amount of $2,200,000. The stock of this Jast montioned rond was purchased for $i,- 000,000, and the road has never earned its operating expenses, In 1858 its earnings toll ‘short of the operating expenses $172,000, i Under the not of 1878 the assets and net varnings of the Union Pacific railway have “heen made subject to the lien of tho govern- auent, and the president of the road, in his tostimony before the Union Pacific railway commiission, tries to excuse the violations of Jaw in wasting the assets and net earnings, By saying that he acted under the advice of counsel; tMat is, under the advice of counsel that he employs, he has used the money that should have been upplied to the puyment of tho government debt, for the (3murpose of construetion and the purchase of ,Bbout 2,500 miles of branch lines that fail to carn the annual interest on their bouds, by £1,600,000. This deficiency is paid by the Union Pacific railway from its net earnings. Wnen ‘we come to consider these branch line trans- , motions, and the participation of .some of the directors therein, it looks suspicious to say tho least. Then, again I find on examination that §9,000,000 have been pad on land grant bonds from the earnings ot the Union Pacific rail- way . mstead of from the proceeds of the land grant sales. These lands, as far as Nebraska is. concoerned, were sold to a fa- vored few at a nowinal price, wheo, by a lit- tle judicious advertisement the lands would have brought their full yalue. The remain- nder of the lands are being used in paying off before @eaturity the third mortgage or sink- jng fund bonds, when the act of 1578 covers Ahe asscts of the ronds and makes them sub- ject to the goverument lien (seéction 9, chap- ter 06, act of Muy 7, 185), and should be preserved for that purpose. Some two mil- 2Jion five hunidred thousand dollars (2,500, 000) In bondg inferior to the lien of the gov- ernment havé been paid off in 1380, It is true that the United States supreme court has held vhat the government had no right to the income from lands as net earn- 4ngs, but the earnings of the road have been used to pay the land graut bonds, 3§ ‘Again, the directors have also used as: sots and éurnings of the Union Pacige rail- ¢way 10 partly construct a rival road, consist “Ing'of the Oregon Ramlway & Navigation company, the Oregon Short Line railroad, “and the Denver & Iort Worth raivoad, and 1 am strongly inclined to the belief that the traffic which properly belongs to the Union Pucific railrond through Nebraskas, is.being (iverted over the rival road. If such should -be the case,the object is plainly visible, It is “that the government lien oun the Union Pa- cific rallroad will be rendered valueless should the government be forced ta take forcerosure proceedings, The fact is appar- _gut that the directors of the Unlon Pucitic Talroad cling 1o the belief that the branch lines have been created out of the net earn- ings of the road thut should have been used as dividends and paid to the stockholders, claiming their dividends haviug been diverted into branch roads they « by right should ow! ich branch roads, T'nis is the claim that will be made when the government calls for a fiual accounting. Chese facts are mentioned, and should you ; eonclnde to act promptly in the matter, a Jarge nmount of valuablo assets belonging to the government lien, would be preservea that. are now being diverted, . Then again, Nebraska is groaning under extoftionate freight charges, our granaries ure overflowing with a bountiful harvest, ‘hut our farmers are unable 1o send the same 1o market on account of the high rates of (-transportation. The Union Pacific railroad being u creature of congress, refuses to obey the ordors of the transportation board of this state regulating the local freight rates, and clwiming federal protection which is . cheerfully given, - Under this state of facts, their local rates {"are unjust and unreasonable, and oppressive 10 the people, but are protected by our fed- wral courts. The unsubsidized roads wake their rates a trifle lower and thep turn to the rates charged by the Unicn Pacitic as a precedent for thefr authority, i Itisneedless to call your attention to the volitical revolution in lowa brought about 1 by excessive freight charges, and if the rates in~Jows which cuused this ereat change of sentiment Were oppressive, what can wo ex- pect of Nebrasia, that pays ffom 100 to 830 per cent greater ruten than are now charged 1o lTowa for similar services. ‘These are facts that the present adminis- ¢ tration must meet. Should congress pass the extention bill it will entail upon the people of “ this state the puyment of that enormous debt th ill last for generations to come. And 1 solemnly protest in the nawe of an out- raged people, against the extontion of tit overament debt until these violators of the aw have been brought to justice. In June, 1886, a resolution was offered in the houso calling on the attorney general to enforce the law against tie Union Pacific railroad, The resolution was reported favoravly by the judiciury committee, but for SOIE reason unknown 1o ne,the subject mut ter was dropped, Now, | will- usk what reason have we to ;I beliove that these same persons who have so < grossly violated the act of 1573 and 1873, will comply with thenew act! Will they not act an the same manner under the new law if it should puss; and then say that they actod under the udvice of counsel! It seems to me that the udvice of such couusel should be approved by the altorvey geueral of the United States, or some higher power than ~themselves, whan the security of the gov- ernuent lien 18 atissue, The new act, if ed, will confer a large subsidy on the Julon Pacific road, and rob the government of, & large amouut of property due it,as well @s all pecurity for the nal repayment of the ~|nlm~l{;. Allthis will certainly be secured to the overnment, should av investigation and rogecution precedo the passage of the aet, It will give confidence to the western peo- ?ln, t the preseat administration will do ‘s o without fear or favor. It will in~ o people of the ecast, that no more tribute in WI.wWh:ldlroAlzm.wml;rg:. yllllNlm ol 080, Wi lesire ocal b Ne ;mqfimn Very Truly, Wa. Leese, v Attorney Geoeral of Nehraskh. g s The Wool Mark °t 1308708, Jgu. 24— [Special Telogram to ., Tnx Bek | —Thero have been large sales of ‘wool uur'yg’mfput week, tohe total trans- Special to Tue | action footing up nearly 2,400,000 pounds. Still_manufacturers are not anxious about supplies, but have taken hoid in most cases because the pricosat which wool was offored showod some concession from the previens viows of holders, ‘Territory wools h. tolt this movement chiefly snd quit o sales of these have been o od basis of bi(@5% for fine, 1 n_and for medmim s have n offered on the seoured basis of 553 In Texas wool the have been sal spring at 22 e and of fall 170 20¢ Californin wool s quict at 50 57e for spritg and 45@30 for fine. In (Goorgia wool the been” sales of 110.000 pounds at Fine unwashed fleeces soid at 19 fn washed ciothing wools mothiug of 0 e and prices remain tho X sctions arc firm at for Michis He for Ohio, with con siderable sales of the former. Pulled wools aro in steady demand at 30@3e for super and 22@c for extra. Foreign wools are firm but quiet, or fine © Oregon - - L TRARFL That Organization ' Large For Its Cloth Crrcaco, Jan, 24.—[Spe elogram to Tiw Bee,|—~The Ceatral Traffic association is yetting too big for Its clothes. Chairman Blanchard has just issucd an official call for A reorganization meeting to be held in Chi- cago February 5. There 18 no trouble in tho association asido from its growth beyond the limits contemplate id the mecting 18 to discuss the atatus of the old and ~the new contracts and consider the report of the com - mittee appointed to solicit increased momber ship and the report of the committee on or- ganization of a passcugor department, CENT SSOCIATION, Perm tted to Make tha 18:Cent Rate, Cuicaao, Jan, 24.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee,| ~Cnairman Walker today granted permission to the Atchison roud to make the 15-cent hog rate {rom other southwestern Missouri tiver points which he had previ ously allowed the Atchison to make from Kansas City. The reduction in itseif is a sorious one, but as showing the tendetey of the reduced rate to spread it has a far more serious aspect. The 18-cent rate was granted the Atchison when the Alton announced its intention of making an 18-cent rate from Kansas City, The rates at Omaha and other northern points have so far been maintained, but there is an uneasy feeling among westorn freight men which makes the freight rate question even more out of gear than the passage question. No other changes in rates havo vet been made. The Atchison 18 conteruplating an even moro sensational move in the putting on of a fast passenger service 1u competition with the Union Pacitic- Northwesiern line, The Atchison officials had no idea of the nossibilities of their route 48 4 @ passenger route until tne Nellie Bly special train had rolled nto Chicago. The distance between New York and Sau Fran- co was made in sixty-eight hours and twonty-two minutes, an average, including ht miles an hour. But the 0 Mojave only averaged twenty-eight miles an hour, the average on tho Atchison division proper being very nearly forty-three miles an hour, including stops. Atchison officials were in conference today on the subject of fast passenger serv~ ice and think they will certainly establish the new venture, The matter will be de- cided next Tuesday. o INTERESTING TESTIMONY. Ex-Stnator Daggett Gives Away Cam- pazn Secrets, New York, Jan 24.—The proceedings before the referee relative to the printing bills of Tailmage & Martin for work done in the last presidential campaign for the ropub- lican party were today much enlivened by the testimony of ex-Semator Daggett of Brookiyn., At the request of General Dudley and James P. Foster, he was asked to pre- pare circulars to be seut to different classes of voters. One was sent to those who voted for the gyandfather of the president and who could be relied upon to feel a sentimental in- terest in the campaign of the grandson, An- other circular was for first time voters and General Dudley explained that it was neces- sory 1o tickle young fellows 80 they might see thoy were getting atiention. There were also circulars to suit the ovinions of mana- facturers, for those who had voted for Cleve- land and might be expocted to vote for Har- rison and for those who voted for Bluine and might not vote for Harrison, He said he was instructed to go to the national cowmittee and get funds. The checks were made paya- bie 1o Mr, Foster and he turned them over to him, Daggett said General Dudley had unfolded tohim a good plan to raise funds, but he hoped the reforee would not require him to give away that secret of the orgamuzation, and no questions were asked boaring on it. He sent. out millions of documents, an average of 25,000 circulars daily, always by mail, however, as the vostal service then was under the control of the other party and they could mot put full confidence in it. Charges had once been made while,the re- publicans were in power, that the’ trais had been lightened of democratic postal curds while crossing the rivers, and the same kind of churges might have come in ot the time in question. -— SAN FRANUISCO SHOCKED, A Prominent O Shot By a Be- trayed Husband. Sax FraNcisco, Cala., Jan, 24.—Louis L. RBromwell, president of the California tnsur- ance company, was shot and badly wounded this morning by G. C. Pratt, genearal agent of the company. The shooting Las caused o great sensation. In explanation he said he had recently been sent to Japan by Brom- well, and upon returning a week ago rocejved from his wife the confession that she had veen seduced by Bromwell, Afterobtaining the evidence confirming this Pratt went 1o Bromwell's office, oharged him with the crime and then shot him, Both men are widely known in business and social circles, Pratt was married twenly years ago and canie here from Chicago several years ago He has two sons, , Bromwell is married and has a family, Bromwell declines to imke any statement, Pratt says the reason for the shooting grew out of the fact that his wife, by reason of her betrayal, bad become insane. e A DEFAULIEIC SULCIDES, The Cashier of the New York Post- offics Kills Himself. New Youx, Jan. 24.—George Lounsbury, cashier of the postofiice in this city, shot and killed himself this afternoon at his home in Huekensack, N. J. Invesugation developed the fuct that his accounts were short 1o the amount of §20,000, He has been away from the city for three days and this morning sent @ telegram to Postmaster Van Cott, stating that he was confined 1 his house by illness and would attend 10 his duties as soon as he got betigr... Van Cott being suspicious that ull was rot right, set about iuvestigating Lounsbury’'s accounts and discovered ihe shortage, Lounsbury had to make daily de- Pposits at noon and bad the handling of $15,000 or 820,000 per day, He was thirty years of age and married, aud besides his salary as cashier of the postoltice had an fncome of 5,000 per year from u feed store in Hacken- suck, He has been cashier since 1850. His :'.)unl’lluluou have been voufied that he de- sulter. Al e SPARKS FROM THE WIRES, A hurricane has caused immense damagze in Germany. News from Rio Janeiro states that a de- falcation of 90,000 pesos has bezu discovered in the telegraph department. The general term of the New York su- preme court has afirmed the conviction of lerr Most and Lis seatence to oue year's imprisonment iu the peaiteutiary. . e Investizgating tho Wreck. General Superiutendont Dickinson of St. Louis arrived from St. Louis yesterday af- ternoon to question the employes of the Mis- souri Pacific road w.regard to the wrecks of Tuesday and Weduesday. Division Super- intendent Rathburn, of Atchison, iKan., is also here. o investigation took place n Mr. Dickinson's private car at the Webster streel depot, The asssistunt divisision superintendent of Omaha furnished the local testimony. Newspaper reporters were barred. THE OMAHA DATLY BEE: $ATURDAY, JANU SQUARE. WITR UNCLE SAM. Land Recsiver Steinmotz of McUoolk Dsnios that He is Short. IN DEFENSE OF MR. HUDSON. The Nebraska State Press Association Listens to Some Able Papers and Elects Oficors — About the State. nwa Dentes that He is hort. McCook, Nob, Jan, 2h.—( al Tele- gram to T Bes.|—Tie Bes of Jauuary 21 ontained in its Washington dispatches a statement thut doos 1njustice to Jacob Stein- metz, recewver of the United States land office at Me(look. Mr. Stoinmotz o was uppolnted recoiver of the McCook land office duriny a vacation of congress, and gave the requisite bond and took possession of said oftice November 1, 1836, and when con- gress assembled in 1887 his appointment was confirmed, and as required he gave a new bond dating from the datc of his confirma tion aund remitted to the treasurer of the United States the amount due for the term between his appointment and confirmation when 1o gave new bonds, and _your cort pondent has seen the receips for the same, also o letter of January 14, 1850, where the department says that thereis a balance in the nds of tho government to the receiver's it on ms 1857 bond of tho act amount of the deficicncy given the Associnted Press dispatches, and ask the roceiver to credit himself with 'it, as they do not kaow what to do with it and" do not want to carry it longer on_their books, This amount should be placed to Mr. Steins metz's credit on s 1336 bond, which is the exact amount of the same_and has been in their possession since 1857, Steinmetz says this 18 tho work of G. burn, who was kicked out of the offico as a_special and whoaided ex-Commissioner Sparks in his at- tempt 10 unsettle the titles to land in Ne- braska and Kansas. In Defenso of Mr. Hudson. Lixgouy, Neb,, Jau. 24.—T0 tho Editor of Tug Bee.—Sir: In your paper of January 22, 1800, morning edition,you head a dispatch from Wastington, D. C., in large letters. “T'wo Unfaithful Stowards’—*Receivers Steinmetz and Hudson Short in Their Ac- counts”—"Thoy Will Be Dismissed,” etc. T onclose you i copy of lotter written_ yes- terday by Mr. K.-K. Haydon, cashier of the State National bank, Lincoia, Neb., to Hon, Lewis A. Groff, commissioner general land office, and ask 'you to pubhsh it in your widely circulated paper as an act of justico to me. Very respecttutly, B. T. HUDSON, Receiver of the United States Land Ofice, Lincolu, Neb. [Copy.| Tap STATE NATIONAL BANK OF LINCOLY LixcoLx, Neb., Jan. 25, 1800, Hon. Lewis A. Groff, Commissioner of General Land Ofiice, WasHington, D. C. Dear Sir: Mr. E. T Hudson, receiver of the United States land office at'this place, has a lotter from William M. Stone, acting’ commissioner, of January 7, 1800, suying he (Hudson) is indebted i certain sums to the Unitod States, and this morning dispatohes from Washington say Mr. Hudson is short in his accounts, Mr. E. E. Brown, president of the Stato National bank, is on Mr. Hudson's bond and bad me examine tho matter, and in company with Mr. N. C. MeArthur, 'collector of cus- toms at this place, and Mr. C. H. Gere, postmaster, we have made an investization 'and find_ béyond @ question of doubt that Mr. Hudson holds duplicate certificates of deposit from the First National bank of Omana, Neb., covering the amounts claimed to bo due. Mr. Hudson also has a letter from Mr. J. R. Garrison, acting comptroller of the treasury, of January 6, 1890, saying one of the amounts in question, $2,065.33, had not. been credited him for the reason ‘‘covering warrant had not been issued.””. The other. amount in quostion is $164.08 and Mr. Hudson holds certificates showing this tohave bean de- posited with the First National baak, Omaha, Neb., July 18, 188. The amount of £2,065.33 is covered by deposits July 13 and August 81, 1880. I think a great injustice has been done Mr. Hudson, and knowing you as I do, feol certain that'you will inves- tigate the mattor and sec justice done hum. Very respectfully, K. K. HAYDEN, | Signed Cashier State Natioual Banic. Nebraska Press Association, Keanxey, Neb., Jan. 24—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee,|—The morning session of the Nebraska State Press association was taken up with the reading of papers and dis- cussion. M. A. Brown of the Kearney Hub read a paper, ** 'he Long Haul vs the Short Haul in Journalism.” This was followed by & paper by C. W. Hyat of the Fremont Flail on “Independent Journalism.” F. M. Kim- mell of the McCook Tribune read an excel- lent paper ov “Which Should Rule—the Counting Room or Editorial Room?’ A spirited discussion foliowed each paper. This afternoon the editors were escorted abput the city and to the industrial achool and lake. Whnen the meeting was called to order this evening the coutmittoe appointed to draft resolutions on the death of Hon. Henry W. Grady reported that they did not deem it propor 1o burden the records of the association with matter that wus foreign to it,as they had never been called upon to do the like for any of its own mem- bers, while thero were hundreds of eminent journansts both north and south of Mason and Dixon’s line. Resolutions were adopted praising the Union Pacific and B, & M. roads for extending courtesies to the association last June, at the time of the editorial excur- #ion to tae northwest. Beatrico was agreed upon as the place where the next anuual meeting will be held. ~ George P. Marvin of the Beatrice Democrat was electod president and F. G. Simmons of the Seward Reporter was elected secretary and treasurer. The following were elected vice presidents from their respective congressional districts: Frod S. Hosler, Pawnee Press, first; George Cleaver, Orleans Pret second: M. A. Brown, Kearney Hub, third. The following were selected s _delegates to the national convention at Boston next week: H. M. Bushnell, B M. Correll, M. A. Brown, Lew Wessel, Ross Hammond and George Whit- comb. The association adjourned tonight after a splendid banquet at the Midway. A Viotim of Misplacea Confidence. Newront, Neb., Jan. 24.—[Special to Tre Bie |—Joseph Grimma of this. place is evi- dently the victim of misplaced confidence in some fhknown maiden of Hastings, Neb., signing herself Emma Burget. Saveral weeks ago Mr. Grimme inserted an adver- tisement for a wife in the Heart and Hand which resulted in the receipt of several let- ters from various parts of the country, One from Hastings, Neb., however, was espe- cially businesslike, stating that she had written some parties at Newport and found ne was all she desired in a husbapd. - She also sent her picture and a request to send 0 as a guarantee of good faith ana she would meet him at Norfolk January 20, where they would be married, She stated she was a school teacher and had considerable money saved and being an only child woula come into quite an inneritance some day, as her father was quite wealthy, Mr. Grimme sent tho 850 to her address and last Monday, clothed in bis wedding gurments, felt boots sud a clean shave, be departed for Norfolk. Inquiries at the Pacific hotel, where they were to meet, showed no'such party had ar- rived, Grnmme retursed from Norfolk to- night alone and disconsolate. Allegea Rioters Acquitted, Mixpex, Neb, Jan. 24.—[Soecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—This place 1s in a state of confusion over the arrest of several prom- inent farmers near the towu. About sixty farmers were uding an auction last Saturday and a general riot ensued, in which several parties were injured. The trial came up today before Judge Adams, The defendants were acquitted. . Coming Hotel Change at Columbus. Corumuus, Neb,, Jan. 24.—[Special Tele- grum to Tus Bee,|—~L. H. Webb, now en- gogea ln the dry goods business, has about { Bus. completed arrafizements to purchase Georgo Lehman's intorst.cin the Grand Pacitic ho Mr. Webliwgamilmr wit hotel life, having been in the husiness at Fullerton bo. fore coming. he Mr. Lehman will take o rest after t fiva years' sorvico as a landlord. At an - Barrett-Thornuill Murder Case. Avnory, Nebsxidin, 23.—[Spocial to Trw The DBaMratt-Thornhill gurder case is in the courts berp at present. Last Juls Henry Thornhil shot William Barrett, kil ing him instautly, and then gave himaself up to the officers. ' regular panel of jurors was exnausted and Judgd Post issued a spe cial venire for wwénty-four jurymen, and it is thought, that ¥he.sdlection of a jury will be completed todayl Ixcitemont runs high, and the court house is inadequate to hold tho throng who come from miles around to hear the evidence and see the nrisoner. aots Awarded. |Spocial to T Waterworks Cont MixpEN, Neb., Jan. Bee.]—<The city eouncil, after a two days' session, awarded contracts for the water works as follows: A, F. Cook, Omaha, the pumpiug machinery and water supply; Por ter, Jackson & Co.," Chien , the standpipe and boiler; Tamaqua manufacturing com- pany, the hydrants, and_the Galvin valve and hydraulic company, Detroit, the vaives, The balance of the bids were rejected and new bids asked for, tho council considering them too high ana’ not consistent with the coutraces awarded, y at Aurora. Tan. 24.—|Special to Tin fo blowers tackled the postofico it again, This makes the third time this safe has been blowa open. An entrance was effected by tho rear door. The regis- terod lottors and money were kopt in a littlo drawer insido the safe, which the burglars drilled into, but were evidently frightened away befere completing their work. Attempte Avnonra, Not Bee Burgla A Norfolk Hotel Ohange. NoRFOLK, Neb, Jjan. 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee, | ~The Tilleabure hotel of this city changes proprictors the first of next month. L. J. Reno, an old time citizen of Norfolk and well known all along the Chi- cago, Burlinglon & Quincy railroad in Iowa for many years, has purchased this property for a consideration of §22.500. Now Enterprises at Wilbur. WiLsur, Neb,, Jan 94.—(Spocial Telegram to Tne Bem]—The citizens of Wilbur met last might and considered propositions for building a woolen mill, a paper and linseed oil mill at this place, Committees were ap- pomnted and the parties were assured the amount they roquired would be raised. bk iahaydanaton SLAVIN'S AMBITION. He Wants to Arrange a Fight With Either Sullivan or Jackson. NEW YorK, Jan, 24.—|Special Telegram to Tne 1386, ]—A noted English sporting man writes from London the following interest- ing letter to a friend in this city: Frank Slavin has decided to postpone his departure for America until after his mar- riage to Miss Iidith Slater, a very protty young lady, formorly of the Guild Hall tavern and now ‘of 'the Nayland Rock hotel at Margate. Thid accounts for Slavin’s great fondness for Margate. You know he trained there for his fight with Smith, The big Australian will not meet anybody out- side of Sullivan,or Jackson. He is after the championship of the worid, and will not return homoe until he has fought for it, so that Kilrain or McAuliffe have no chance of getting- on a match with Slavin until he has met John L. orthe colored chumpion, Jem Mage is trying hard to_get himself in some wory of condition for his four round contest with Charlie Mitchell, The veteran boxer will be just sixty years of age on April Snext. He istrainiug at Mr. James Harvey’s at Hastings. Mitchell is doing no. training whatever for the match, A Selca oS AMERIOCAN DRESSED MEAT. D A Canuck Legisiator Warts the Duty .on It Doubled. OTTAWA, Ont., Jan. 24.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—In the liouse of commons this afternoon the member for Westmoreland drew tho attention of the house to the enor mous increase in the consumption of dressed Americad meat in the maritime proyinces. Nine years ago the importation amounted to 800,000%pounds, but Chicago houses have since worked up a trade there representing nearly 4,000,000 pounds annually. The Canadian farmer, unprovided with refriger- ator cars, cannot compete with the Amarican producer, and the member urged parlisment to double the duty, His petition will be duly considered. L ———— Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions. WasmNGTON, Jan. 34.—(Special Telogram to Tue Bes.]--Pensions have hoen granted to Nebraskans: Original invalid—Jnmes E. Pierce, Adams: Silas E. Hall, Plattsmouth; John W. Risk, Battle Creeic; Henry Eber- bart. (deceased), Wymore; Horation A. Swasey, Soldiers’ home; William F. Herrington, Harvard; Anson W. Thorn- ton, Beaver City; Bcnjamin F. Miles, Dawson; M. Ritterbush, Cookston; John H, Halladay, Beatrice; John Rose, Garman; John G. Young, Ord. Restoration ana increase—Jadies M. Mitchiell, Stanton; Hiram Damon, Deor Park. Incréaso—Will: jam Barnett, Inland. Reissue—dJames Cor- bin, Hustings; Wilson P. Hargor, Holdrogo, Original widows, eto.— Mary M., widow of Henry Eberhart, Wymore; minor of S amuel P. Driskell, Fairbury, Towa pensions: Original invalid —-Shelton L. Culp, Muscatine; Johun Eilliott, Marks; William Law, Liberty Centre: Abram John’ son, Smitbland; William Harman, Van Meter; Thomas A. Zinn, Roland; George Culp, Sigourney; Timothy Spence, Knox- ville; James P. Ayerult, Quasqueton; Fran- cis A. Burch (deconsed), Des Moines: Phillip Henderson, Brandon; Lou's Hayes, New- ton; David H. Armstrong. Washington; Jumes Bothard, Delta; Benjamin Carter, Lawlor; Williain Gordon, Lennox; John W, Clinkinhend, East Des Moines: Leander B. Damon, Villisca: Jumes M. Stevens (deceased), Dudley; Charles Hester,Osceola: Samel J. Stokes, Sanborn: Washington H, Rigby, Mechanjcaburg; Jacob Goodman, MacKey; Joseph W, O'l3rien, Oxford; Noat Deols, Norwalk; Benton Wheoler, 'Spirit Lake: John A. Bonewall, Montezuma; Dayid Boatty; Cascade; Isaac' W. Abbott, New- market; Thomas Evaus, Htuart. Dalcota pensions: = Original invalid—Har- low M. Beobe, Broadland; Charles M. Mor- ritt, Huron; Franeis M. Law, Rapid City. Tucrense (navy)—Graves P, Norgard, Can- ton; Joseph S. Psayy Sioux Falls, —~— 4 Charged Wity Horse Stealing, Last Christmas &ve ‘a two-your-old mare was stolen from' wlice half & mile north. of Clarinda. Charlés ‘Roberts was suspected of taking the unjmgl, Ho skipped out, and Sherift D. B. Skipger of Pago county re-. cently obtained eyidince that Roberts was really the thief,‘anél that he had come to Omaha and enlitfgdin the army and was now vntat the fort, The sherif communi- cated with Genepal fVheaton, who told him he could have hisuin. Yestérday tho Page couuty official afrived in the city and will take Roberts bagk 10 Clarinda tod ay. Fiiee Notos., A colored mpa mamed John Cobb was jailed last nightd eharged with stealing & bucket of coal Ivom the Omaba coal, coke and lime company’s yards. Joe Warren, John Snyder and F. A, Smith were locked up charged with stealing §15 worth of gloves and socks from a Six- teenth street establishment, The police were notified.about 9 o'clock that an old woman named McCarty bad been put out of a shantly oun South Teuth street, near Joues, by u constable. She hag, itis said, been told repeatedly to leave the house, as it had to be torn down, but had retused to d«[) m ‘The police gave her shelter for the night, - Building Permics. Peruits were grauted by Superintendent Whitlock yesterday as follows: E. G, Elsasser, one-story frame coftage, Bouth Twentioth and Castellar ... ... Mrs. A. P, Buttertiold aod Heury Crft, um-«nr‘!'(rnm- addition to wzugu. South Twenty-fourtn and Woolworth. TWO permits, Aggregating. . eoes - 50 600 s 81,200 25, ARY 1840, TWO WOMEN IN THE CASE, Sensational Developmants in Millard Hotel Suicide. tho HIS IDENTITY ESTABLISHED. And a Chapter of Counrt Throws Additional Light the Affair—More Shoots ing Predict on Hix Namo is Henry Cook. Learning that Mr, Maul of Drexel & Maul, undertakers, had said ho formerly knew the man Cook, who committed suicide at the Millard hotel Thursday night by shooting himself, n Beg reporter called on him last night to ascertain what he had known, As there had boen groat uncortainty as to tho identity of the deceased, the reportor’s first quostion was whetber Mr, Maul was posi- tive on that point. With a cynical and toss of his head, Mr. Maul replied “Certainly 1 knew him. 1 knew him waoll, and there's not the slightest doubt about its being the same Cook whom people said burned his houss outat West Side, on the Belt line, and skipped to Oklahoma. **How long had you known him1"! “I don’t know exactly, but u long time." “Did he havo a wife hero in town “Yes, and sho was horo about ¢ this evening." “*Has she seon the remalns, identify them 1" continued the “Yos, and was torribly affected by the sight, exclaiming: ‘That is Houry's hair, and his nose, but somehow the rest of his face don't look right. I wouder if iv could not be him.’ ' “That final strange, wasn't i “Perhaps so, but not any more strange than some other things you will hear later.” “What's the nature of these‘other things?’ “*Well, therc's a sensation in the case, and a bigone, oo, You'll hear of some more shooting before this matter is cleared up.” “‘What do you mean by that?" **1 moan that there's another woman in the case, She was over to Heafey & Heafey's undertaking rooms twice today, and she says that the body—Cook’s—is that of her husband.” “Describe the Mrs. Cook who was here to 506 you, and whom you say you know to be the real wife of the dead man," “She is a slender, dark complexioned woman about thirty years old. She has three children, one six r4, another about four, and an infant about a month old. She and Cook wore married 1n Toronto, Canada, and her father is now a well-to-do boot and shoe man of that city. She has been in very straitened circumstances all this winter— supported by the county. She and Cook had trouble last summer, and I think both of them applied for a divorce.” ing over to Heafey & Heafey's, wharo the body lay, the reporter found one of the firm and Coroner Harrigan there, and asked them who this other woman was, Coroner Harrigan replied that for what he considered the best of pri- vate reasons, and in order to get to the bot- tom of the mystery that had developed, he would withbgld her name. He said she did not claim, so far as he had heard, to be the deceased’s wife, but simply an old friend, who nad evideatly become much attached to Cook. She met him first about eighteen months ago. She came from Chicago and was now employed 1n a clerical capacity in this city. She was of good figure, about thirty-two years old, blue eyes aund ladylike in apvearance. The reporter next hunted up Clerk Mooves of the district court, and with him soarched the records for proceedings insti- tuted under the name of Cook. The result was productive ot throwing a great deal of light on the mystery. . As the following will show the dead man’s name is beyond all doubt not “E. J. Cook,” a8 he registered it at the hotel just before killing himself, but Henry Cook, as the other party to the litigation, noted bolow, is Annie L. Cook, the same womaun who called and was unable, as she claimed, to identify tha dead man; this fact being established by Mr. Maul, Here is the substance of a petition for di- vorce filed by Henry Cook in August I “That ssid plaintiff and defendant wero married about the month of March, 1852, at Torpnto, Canada, and that said plaintiff has resided at Omaha, Douglas county, state of Nebraska, for two years last past; thatduring the whoio of the plaintiff's and defendant’s married lifo said plaintif has conducted himself towards said defendant us a loving, fuithful, chaste and devoted husband; * * * that said deiendant * * * hus been guilty of continual el and inhuman treat- ment toward said | iff for two yeurs last past, and during said period said defendant has been guilty of extreme crudlty towards said pluintiff; wherefore, said. plaintift de- mands and_prays thut he may be divorced.” On September 11, 1889, Mra. Cook, the Mfondaat, filed a brief answer to the above petition, denying each and every allegation. She also filed, on the same ddte, a petition for alimony, which sho suys she is “wholly anu entirely without . means to defend” his action for divorce, or to support herself during its pendency, and states that ‘there are now living two_chiidren as the issue of said mar- riage (with- Henry Cook), the names aud ages of which ave as follows: Henry Pen- man Cook, aged six years, and Thomas Lay- ton Coolr, aged two years, and that both of said children are and have been in (her) support; * * * that the plainiff (Henry Cook) i8 possessed of the following real extate, to-wit: Lots 15 and 16 in Greenwood addition to the city of Omaha, in the county of Donelus, state of Nebraska; two town lots in the city of King Fisher, Oklahoma; and 160 acres of land s Oklahoma, and forty acres of land near the city of Elkhorn, Neb, all of which real estate is entiroly or almost pad for, and that his interest in said real estate is of the value of $4,000; that sad Henry Cook is ossessed of porsonal property of the vuluo laugh o'clock and does sho reporte mation was a little in Records | peated, and tho_third time Edwards told Silver he would%ive him the note if he (Sil- ver) would give him 5. Silver refused and Edwards took the horse and 8ol it, but still kept the note. He now eues o recover on this O Note, 1 Auit has been brought in Justice Anderson’s court to recover - The License Board. The liconse board res hearing pro tosts yesterday afternc Prostests chiarg: 1ng “open on Sunday' against Cimming & Murphy, 512 South Thirteenth street, wera the first to bo taken up. Oficers Ormsb, Clark and Curry testified to thinking thoy had soen somo persons go in the back door of the place. This sctmod to bo consilered by the board s rathor thin support of the protest, and, taking the case under consider ation, proceeded to the noxt Otto Lund, 1517 Faroam stroot, up to o e of selilr day testifiod th whom he found serubbing o and who ho thought wi influence of liquor at the time, some wineand beer. Ofcer 10 the sanfe thing. Jobu J, Kaling, 1520 South Thirteenth streot, against, whom thore were 1o protests, was granted w license, In oxecutive seasioh the licenses to tha foilowing epon, 1306 Douglas; H 2 Leavenwort South Thirt Farnam; Charies Bratdos, 916 South ‘Tenth Mary A. Bankhart, Fort Omati; nnd C. H. Yates,t5ieventh aod Farnain, filed appli cations for relicaring, which were referred. A ™ Florencoe appenines, The Reoding circle mot on Wednesday evening at the resiicnco of Mr. Weas Owing to the inclomency of the weather roll call showod but olaven mombers to bo present. Tho wext mecting will bo at the as called a man 100m 000 under tho sold him Cox testified board granted August (€ Schlieste & Murg Lund, 1 ey Cumming nth: Otto ¥ of $1,000; that he earns $10 per day at his business.” A third filing by Mra. Cook, on the same day, is & vetition for the care and custody of tho children, and charges that Henry Cook, her busband, abandoned the little ones, and has contributed nothing toward their -ur~ port or maintenance; that heis a man totally unfit to be intrusied with the eare or custody of the children; that he is a man of violent passions, quick to anger and s cruel and + inbuman: that ho has “repeatedly assauited and wounded and greatly bruised” her and the chidren, and that one of the children still bears upon his forehead scars from wounds inflicted by said Pplaintiff; that said assaults bave been fre- quent, severe and painful upon ber and both of tho children. ‘T'he court records further show that on May 14, 1888, Annie L. Cook commenced proceedings against ‘Henry Cook to recover 8 deed which he had obtained from ber, she alleges by misrepresentation. She ' also charges that he borrowed $70 of her and pever paid her back, and she \repeats her al- legations that be treated her in a terribly brotal mauner. . No final action was had regarding any of these pupers 80 far as the rocords show. At the request of Mrs. Annie L. Cook, at the time of her call last evening, Mr. Maul, who, as previously stated, 1s &n old ac- quaimtance, telegraphed her brother-in-law, Robert Cook, Boston, Muss., of the suicide and asking advice. After considerable hesitation Mr. Maul told the reporter that he was of the opinion thut Mrs. Lflak’l intimation that she did not fully identify the remains was owing to the circumstances in which she parted from her husband. A, He Wants the Eartn, Dell R, Edwards, the man who conducts the loan sgency In the Barker block, bas brought suit against Meyer Silver, who keeps a grocery store on South Sixth street, to recover §110 on & promissory note. Tue note was secured by a mortgage on a. horse. Silver paid the uote in fuli and an exorbitant interest and then demanded the mnote, but Edwards refused to give it up, telling Silver 10 cowe up in & day or two and he would give him the aote. This proceeding wus re- residence of Mr. Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Hall entertained a goodly number of guests at their pleasant residence on "Lhuraday evening. P’rogressive euchre furnished entertainment for the evening. An exciting and interesting gato was played, which resulted i the carrying off of tho head prizo by Mr. A. Cole and ths booby by F. M. King. ~ Among those prosent wer Mrs, ). Coling of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs, . H. Walker, Mr, and Mrs, Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs, Wobcr, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, Mrs, Raymond, Misses Weasa, King, Losli Bondesson, Plant and Holtzman, Messrs Cole, Bondesson, Simpson, King and Weber. R. L, Powel, who is boss on _the ico for L, W. Wright, was ted and finod §3 and costs for assaultiug ono of the workmen on Thursday. Given to the Blufs, The Continentals and the Councii Bluffs teams played a spirited gamo of polo at the Coliseum fast night, the Council Blufts team winning by a scorc of 61t65. On the merits of the play the game should have been awarded to the Continentals. One minute tefore the close of the second inning ono of the Blufls players committed a palpable foul, but the referoe would not allow it, and the next moment they made a goal. Tho con- tinentals very properly refu to play the gawme out and left the rink. The Letter Carriers’ Dall The third annual ball of the Omaba Lettor Carriers’ association will be given at Exposi- tion hall Monday evening, Fel y17. The object of these balls is to replenish the fund for the payment of sick benefits. The organ- ization is a deserving one and will certainly be remembered by citizens generally when the tickets for the coming entertainment go on sale. e L Exprlled From the Union J. W. Hudson, late engineer of the Omaha Milling company, was found guilty of con- duct unbecoming an engineer at a meeting of the union of stationary enginecrs last night, and expelled from the association. Hudson's offense consisted in attempting to sell his situation. to a man totally incompetent to fill it e AMUSEMENTS. The Grau opera company presented *“Tho Brigands” to a large and fairly approciative audience at Boyd’s opera houss last night. The performance on the whole was interest- ing and elicited considerable avpluuse. e Marriage Lacens s, Only one license was issued Shields yesterday, as follows: Name and Residenc { Malon Lininger, South Omaha 1 Virginia Andrew, South Omaba. .. S _ Dr. Birney, practice limited to ca- tarrhal diseases of nose and throat. Rooms 248 to 250, Bee building. z ek The Toiet Table, To cleanse the hair and promote its growth, rub the yolk of an egg well into the seald, and rinse outthoroughly with soft warm water. . Salt as a tooth powder is better than almost anything that ean be bought. It keops the tecth brillinntly white and the gums hard and rosy. For the face oatmeal made inw a puste with two parts of glycerine and one of water may be applied at night under a mask, as a complexion im prover. Mr. John I.. Davis, in the Journal of Pharmacy, asserts (having fully tested it in his own case) that a preparation of ane ounce of sulphur and one quart of water, repeatedly agitated during i vals of a few hours, and the head saturated every. morning with the clear liquid, will, in a few weeks, remoy every trace of dandroff from the scalp, and the hair will become soft and glossy Borax water will iustantly remove all soils and stains from the hands, and heal all seratehes and chafes. To make it: put ernde borax invo a bottle ana fill it with hot water. When the hovax is dissolved add more to the water, until at last the water ean absorb no more and a residum remains at the bottom of the bottle. 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