Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1890, Page 5

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This simple statement is the best comment I can make upon the National Life of Vermont, a Company of which nothing but praise can be said, Thanking you on behalf of the beneficlaries for the prompt payment and assistance you have personally rendered us in the matter, I am Yours respectfully., cned) Reliable, energeticagents desiring are to represerit the Nationay are invited to address M. L. ROEDER'&BRO., M’g’rs OMAHA, NEB. W. A. PAXTON, " Administrator. ————————— e \Tmfl‘l e Insurance Co OF VERMONT. ENDOWMENT BOND And OPTION POLICIES ORIGINAL WITH AND ISSUED ONLY —BY THN NATIONAL LIFE THEY PROVIDE FOR ANY EMERGENCY Guaranteed Cash Value. Guaranteed Paid Up Policy. Guaranteed Exterded Insurance These policies are negotiable same as P K any bond or stock, and are cndorsed by the wealthiest and shrewdest bankers, mevchants, lawyers and actuaries of America. Juder these policies you know exact- 1y what you have, and if you need your money more than insurance, you can getit. Under these policies you have invest- ment, protection and the use of -your capital. TPor particulars call on or nddress, M. L. Roeder & Bro. MANAGERS, 401-402-403 PAXTON BLOCK, OMAHA, NEB. KICKING. Complaint to Be Flled Before the Interstate Commission. WHY NEBRASKA IS A STRCNG SHOWING MADE. Dany Urgent Keasons Why Rates Should Be Materially Lowered —Arrested for Forgery—The Capital City in Brief. Before the Interstate Commission. T'he following petition will be filed before the interstato commerce commission on its visit here next weelk, by the boara of secre- taries and Attorney General ILeese of the state board of transportation: The state board of transportation of the ‘state of Nebraska, complainant, vs the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad com- pany, the Chicago & Northwestern railrond company, the Union Pacific railroad com- pany, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pucific railroad company, and the Missouri Pacific railroad company, defendants, The petition of the above named complain- ant respectfully show. 1. I'hat the state board of transportation of tho stute of Nebraskas, complainant, 18 a board created under and existing by virtue of the laws of the state of Nebraska, and has by the laws of the state of Nebraska the power and suthority to regulate, supervise and control all raiiroads operated by steam in said state and engaged in the business of common carriers, 2. That each of said dofendants is a dnly incorporated railroad company, and that each of said defendants are engaged in the trans- portation of passenvers aund property be- tween the states of Nebraska, lIowa and Illi- nois; aud that euch of said defendants oper- ate 1n_connection with their main hine of railroad a large number of branch lines of railroads 1 the stateof Nebraska, which are owned by the defendants respectively or operated by them under contracts, agree- wents or leases; and carry passevgers and Property between the cities of Omana, Lin- coln, Grand Island, Beatrice, Hastings, Fro- mont, Kearney and various other shipping hin said state, ana the City of Chts d various other cities in the state of 8. That the stato of Nebraska is largely an agricultural state, and produces vast quanti- ties of corn and other grains; and that the greator portion thereof 18 shipped to Chi. cugo, St. Louis, New York City, Baltimors Pbiladelpbia and other eastern market und that there is now vast quantities in the state of Nebraska ready for shipment to eastern mar over the lines of raitroads managed, overated wnd controlled by the de- fon dants respectively; and that the greater portion of said grain is transported over said lines of railroad aforesaid to the said city of Chicago, which is the general and Dbest market for all the grain produced and shipped from points witkin the state of braska, 4 That the rates of transportation charged, demanded and veceived by each of said defendants for the transportation of enrn from points in Nebraska, to Chicago, 'L, wre s0 high, uureasonuble, exorbi- taut and - ex; ve that the producers and shippers of Nebraska ure unuble to aship IF corn to sald market, and said exorbitant d excessive rate amounts to prohivition shipments, hat brior 10 the taking effect of the iLtorstate commerce law, cach of said de- “fendunts charged and recoived us o just and reusonable rate for transporting corn to the Chiengo warket the sum of lde per 100 pounds from the city of Lincoln, Neb., and common that the said sum of lic . per 1W pourds was less than the published schedule of said defeadants rates, but by a sysiom of rebates, draw backs, under billing aad other sinular dovices, the said sum of e por- 100 pounds, and 'no more, was the actual sum received for said service, by said defendnnts. 6. That since the said interstate law has Saken effect the rates of the mlo-nn&huo bosn giaptly incsemsedy aud. thab Lha zals now ¢emaaded, charged and recewved from the city of Lincoln and common points isthe sum of 20c per 100 pounds to the suid city of Chicago afovesaid. 7. Your complaints allege that the sum of 2¢ per 100 pounds for the transportation of corn from Linccln, Neb., and other common points to Chicago, IlL, 18 & just and reason- able rate for such service, that tuo rates now charged by the defendants on corn are excessive, unjust and unreasonable as com- pared with the rates ctarged by saw defend- ants on otlior commodities, 8. That the quantity of corn shipped from Nebraska to Chicago and other eastern warkets has increased at least 100 per cent. in volume within the last five years, and that the coat of operating said defendants’ rail- roads have decreased, and therefore, the expense and cost of the transportation of cozn within the said period, between the said points aforesaid, hus materially decreased. 9. That Nebraska is so situated geograph- icaily that her producers and shippers of corn’ are justly entitled to the great advan- tago of water transit between Chicago and the eastery markets: that the producers and shippers of corn in the state of Ncbraska are continvally discriminated agaiust by reason of u systom of differeatials ia effect hetween Lincoln and cowmon points, and Chicago and St. Louls aforesaid, in favor of St. Louis and against Chicago. AL 10, That the distance from Nebrasia points via the St. Louis route to the eastern markets is greatly in excess of tio distance to the eastorn markets via the direct Chi- cago lines. 11. That the rates charged on corn from Nebraska points to Chicago are greater than from Chicago to eastern markets, while the #* tance from Chicago to the castern mar- kets ia double the distance from Nebraska to Chicago. 12. That th actual cost of the construc- tion of the railroads from Nebraska to Chi- cago is loss than onec-half the cost of the construction of the railroads from Chicago t the essitern markets heretofore men- tioned. 13. That the stock of tho defendants is floticious: thal the construction or purchase of their lines of road has been paid for out of money received from the sale of bonds issued by the directors of the aefendant roads: that no money Las been paid by tne stockholdes for the stock that they have re- ceived, but the sume has been issued and de- livered o them in an amount equal to the amount of bonds issued; yet the said de- fendants demaund, charge and receive such rates for transportation of persons and pro p- erty as will yield a dividend of S per cent per annum on stock 1ssued as aforesaid, after deducting all operating expenses and fixed charges, SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION, For n second and further cause of action the complanants charge and allege that the defendants are b cogaged in t transpor- tation of coal from points withou. .1~ state to points within the stato of Nebruska, that the rates charged, demanded for the transportation of coal by said de- feudants s aforesaid, are unjust, 288ive and_unreasonable; that the dealers in coal in Nebraska, are compelied to accept coal by the car load uccording to the weigats fur- nished at the mines and distributing points; that the railroud companies fix the rates at 80 much per tou for trausporting the same according o the sald mine weights; that ie wany instauces the weights us charged for at the mine or distributing point, ana upon which the dealers of Nebraska are com- pelled to pay falls short from two to eght 10us po CAr. THIKD CAUSE OF ACTION. + Tuat the defendant and each of them have failed, neglected and refused to fur- nish & sufficient number of cars for the transvortation of corn offered them for sbipment from points n Nebraska to points without the state, and also refused to re- ceive from other raillroad companies and transport ou thewr lhine of railroad curs losded with coal from poiuts without the state to points within the state, and also re- fuse to purmit their cars to be londed with oorn at points within the state of Nebraska to be shipped to points without the state, when said pomnts without the state are be. yond the terminus of the line of defendants ralroad. Wherefore, the petitioner prays that the defendats may be required to snswer the charges herein set forth, and that after due hearing and investigation of the same av order be wmade commandiag the defendants to coase aud desist from said violation of the 80k W coglale cemamerse, sud (Vr suoh Obber and received® and furtfler order as the commission may deem necessary in the premises. LEW WALLACE CAN'T COME Jo view of his inability to attend the recent reunion of Nebraska veterans at Plattsmouth, as he had calculated upon do- ing, Geveral Lew Wallace wrote as follows to Governor Thayer: My Dear General: There is no use talk- ing.” I would like above ail things to attend the reunion of the Eirst Nebraska ot Piatts- mouth, to which you so kindly invited me: but the grip has me, and seoms determined not to let me go. The doctor forbids my go- ing any place. Please represent me to the survivors of that glorious organization. Theirs was the first regimental voliey I heard in battle. Iremember how it awoke all the blood in my body. 1 also remember how the ‘“Johnnies’” wilted under it. Truly your friend, Lew WALLAC ARRESYED FOR FORGERY. Thomas Norman caused the arrest of John F. ruller, a well known abstractor, today on the charge of forge! Norman says that Fuiler presented a eckk to him for $15, duly signed by McBride & Bell, prominent real estate men, Knowing that they were perfectly responsible no reaudily cashed the same and Fuller pocketed the cash, On pre- sentation at the German National bank it was pronounced a forgery and the sequel 18 as stated. Heretofore Kuller has been:con- sidered porfectly responsible, and his friends express the utmost surprise at the commis- sion of the crime. BUPKEME ‘I'he following cases were filed for trial be- fore the state board of trausportation toda; Loroy S. Winters vs John L. Means error from the aistrict court of Adams county. : Aulunan, Taylor & Co. vs Stephea P. Buckmaster et al, on appesl; George W. Sprague et al. vs Frank C. Fuller et al;: Nichols, Shepard & Co. vs J, L. Miller, and Gazella M. Jones vs Nathan A. Sherman, on error from the district court of York county. COURT CASES, CAPITOL INTELLIGENCE, Avril 22 about 32,000 ucres of Blaine county school lands will be put on the market and sola. Fred Kretchmer, special agent of the interstate commission, was at the capitol to- day vreparing for the inquiry into the alleged diseriminations on the long haul freight rates. i The Cockle Separator Manufacturing company of Milwaukee, Wis,, domesticated by filing resolutions and articles of incorpo- rations today. The company has a capitul of $25,000. The Buiiding Loan association of Dakota of Aberdeen also domesticated by filing articles and rosolutions of acceptance as required by law. This company has an authorized capital stock of $300,000, The General Conference association of the Seventh Day Adventists of Battle Creek, Mieh., also complicd with the laws of the stato as aforesaid. Its object is to diffuse moral and religious knowledgo and in- struetion, maintain publishing houses, edu- cational institutions, ete. Authorized cap- ital stocis £500,000, Auditor Benton received $10,000 of Louis- (ille precinet bonds for registration today. These bouds wern voted construct a freo wagon bridge across the Platte river at that place. CITY NEWS AND NOTES, Tone Pacific T IL‘RI‘I(‘[\ company will open a branch office in the Windsor hotel in a few days. Hon, T, H. Benton York as soon as the cowmission gets t! on msurance by Bud Lindsay flre this morning. Sheriff Bovd of Omaha was 1 the city today. He brought dows Henry Gordon (colored) a paticut for the bhospital for the insane. j A store robm at the corner of Twentieth and J streets was burglarized last night. The amount stolen is not yet known, The weekly Herald, J. ). Calhoun’s new domocratic paper, appeared today. - - Mrs. Harry 13. Lord returued home last Wednesday trom her hewe, while there her father, Dr. William Ballard, aged seventy- two yoars died and was buried with Masouic houors, he being a Mason for nearly thirty- »ix yeors. Dr. Berney, the catarch specialist is spend- ing Sunday in Lincolae will leave for New interstate commerce ugh with its work here 1088, restaurant was gutted by THE THEATERS, The Grand presents this evening Miss Helea Blythe, supported by her owu superb company, appearing in “Mother's Love." Miss Blythe is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Many with greater names do not posses one- half the ability of this lady. She has been educated 1n a splendid school. Her methods are perfect. Every climax in “‘Mother's Love'” is reached by the most legitimate meuns ana without cant. Dame nature has been bountiful to Miss Blythe and given her a magnificent physique, Her features are perfectly ‘classic and 8o ex- pressive as to fairly speak the chought be- fore it is uttered. Sunday, Monday and Wedvesday “*Mother’s Love’ will be given, Jora the Creole” or ’Article 47" will be presented Tuesday evening. A charming comedy entitled, “Surprises of Divorce, or the Lottery of Love,” will be produced for the first time in Omaha at Boyd’s opera house Thursday evening. “*Surprises of Divorce” is the latest success from Daly’s theater, New York, and is spoken of as a revelation w comedy work. Adoiphus Doubledot is # man who marries a woman with a woman’s rights mother, She is one of the original Bloomers, a real terror, and the source of all the trouble. On the day of Doubledot’s marriage to Diana her mother forces them into @ row and a divorce is resorted to. T'wo years after Doubledot marries the wom- an he really loves, Jo. and fora short time thera is happiness. Jo's father, Buttoreora, goes to Hot Springs for his health. While there he falls in with Diana and her mother, and, not knowing that Diana is his son-ine law’s divorced wife, marrics he! From this time on the fun arises from t compli- cations made by the queer relationship of the people, and when Doubledot is saddlea for a second time with his orivinal mother-in-law, after floeing from tier through the mazes of the divorce court, the situation is provocative of much mirth. The engagement 18 for three nights and o Saturday matinee, Aundrew J. Seymour, the mind reader, will be the attraction at the Kden-Musee the coming week. Mr. Seymour says of him- self: “Iinvite criticism. 1 challenge skep: tics. Idefy the detection of anything that tends towards decepuion or fraud, I will tell your age, your name, your oconpation, number of your watch, combination of any sufe, number of the house in which you live, or name of the street, number of bank notes, checks, ete, I will locate any mark or scar upon your person, any ache or pain; can tell whether a person arrested for theft is guilty or iunocent, If guilky, through an excited condition of the mind, cun locate tne stolen goods. 1 will relate the theories ‘of psycho logy, spiritualism, psgehic force, Christisn science, mesmeria involuatary action of ¢ matter, mind cure, Of course the ma- jority of the people will say that I cannot perform the above feuts. ‘'To those who doubt, 1 simply say to them to come and wit- ness my exhibitiou and subject me to any test they may deem proper.” Senor Pablo de Skrasate, violinist, and Bugen D'Albert, pianist, = also Madame Berthe Marx. planist, who ‘are announced to give a farewell concerl at the Grand opera house on Mouday, Mutch 17, are suge to draw, not alone a crowded house, but an audience made up of the very best people of the eily. Senor Sarasato is unquestionably the greatest violinist ‘Neing. ln any city of Europe he communds the very largest salary and is always sure of drawine largo audi- ences of the best and’ most refined people, for this subtle Spaviard conveys to s hearers through bis violin a kind of music that s inaescribable in its five, its smoothness aud its charm. A clated wilh Sarusate, ana as much desery- ing to bold an equal place in the estimation of the public, 1s the woaderful Eugen d'Al bert, who, 1f Surasate is termed “the wizard of the violin," deserves to be csiled the “‘magician of the piano.” [ Albert, although @ young wmau is recognized as the reatest planist of the day. He accomplishes on the punoforte the most remarkable feats of techuical display and to an smateur musi- cian one hearing of D'Albort is a liboral wusical education. In order to make the programme as comwplote as possible and to present a coucert of the very hivhest order, Mr. Abvey bas cogaged in conjunction with the two grest artists mentioned above, Mme. Berthe Marx, who is & card in herself. The sale of seats will commence Thursday, March 18, at 0 o'clock sharp, Numbers will be given at 8, Next week, commencing Monday ovening, March 17, J, . Hill's famous Union Square theater company will present at the Hoyd Lyaney Hosenfeld's laughable comedy, “A Possible Case,” for threo nights and mati- nee. Both play and players come with the strongest endorsement of the press of all the principal cities of the country. The play 18 pure comedy and said to be fiiled to repletion with amusing situations and ludicrous com- plications, Prominent jn the cast are such artists as M. A. Kennedy, Bello and Herbert Archer, Helen Kussell, Henrietta Leander. Some special scenery is promised, said to be the finost ever carriod by a traveiing organi- zation, If the megotiations now peuding betweén J.S. Lindsay aod J. H. Morrissey for a sea- season of summer opera at_ tho Coliseum aro consumated, Mr. Morrissey will bring out from New Yorka company headed by such woll know artists as Laura Bellini, Attelia Claire, Camille Monrl, Emma Berger, Clara Poole, Madam Eugene Bonor, Charles Turner, Frank Baxter, W. H. Lawton, Ed- ward Connell, Myron Miana, Herman Gerold and Sig. G. Tagliapictra. He will give all of Gilbert & Sullivan’s productions, as well as other poputar operas. The negotiations are t0 be entered eituer in a contract or refusal by the 15th instant. There has been quite a number of very pleasing home talent concerts at the Young Men's Christian association this season. Last Thursday evening the concert by Mr. I’ S. Robbins and a few oi his pupils was highly artisti Mrs. Robbins' renderiog of impromptu No, 8, Op, 142, places her fore- most among our lady pianists, Henrietta Roese, aged cight vears, whose playing of the Clementi Sonata, No. 4, entire from mewory was reniarkable. Messrs. Hussoy and Roeder showed to great advantage. ‘The Sutorui, Mandolin and Guitor club were favorites, and the numbers taken by Mr. Robbins showed a clear perception and great executive ability, —— The Underwriters. Awmong the numerous reasons advanced by those present for the forming of an under- writers’ association, the following scoms to be the strongest and the one most generaily advanced : “Wherever lLfe insurance underwriters’ associations have been formea there has beeu brqught about a more honorable cou- petition, and many unsound aud_unworth, n1zetions have been prevented that wi ving the public. Considering that i Nebraska alone nearly thirty millions of in- surance I8 bewg curried, which sum is rap- idly beiug enlarged, the necessity of a better protection to the policy holders und to the companies becouwes apparent, especially so since snide insurance concerns reap their prineipal harvest from the smallor policy bolders and the working classes who, as a general rule, do not have the opportunity of becoming as well posted as the bankers or merchants who carry a large amount of o~ surance protection I'ha Life Underwriters' association of Ne- braska will have headquarters at Omaba and will hold monthly meetings. Florence ltems, Mr. C. Kerle and Miss Julia Turner were married on Wedoesday at the home of the bride's parents. The couple are very popu- lar aud their many friends wish them much happiness. They have gone to Kun sas City, where they will spena the honeymoon, after which they will return to Floronee, where they expect to make their future home, Miss Lizzie Weasa has been spending the past week with her sister, Mrs. Thompson of Omaha. Mis: A. U, Grifien of Elkhorn spent the week visiting b er parents und old Florcuce friends, Mrs. J. Chapwan of Ariington is the guest of Mrs. . Cnapmin. The Messrs. ber of Wayue made a fly ing tripto hear Patii in Omana and stopped over night with their parents. Mr, and Mrs. L. Simpson gave a progress-. ive euchre party Tuesduy evening. It wasa very enjoyable affair and resulted 1 tho careyiog off of the head prizg by Mr. Hall and the booby by Miss Emma King. ‘I'he building for the hosw cart will soon be erected. ‘The lumber is wiready on the ground. ‘The contract for buildiug the sidewalks was awarded to Frank Leach, whose bid was 17% centa per foot for a four foot wolk. St ot The Postoflice Site Deficiency. Mr. Byron Reed was askedylast night what truth there was in the report that there was o deficieucy in the approriation for tho postofiice site. He stated that he had heard nothing of the matter except what had ap- peared in the newspapers and could not say what there was in it. “The time has not ex- bired,” said Mr. Reed, “in which . anpeals may be taken from the decision of the ap- praisers, and if appeals are talken no one can say what the deficiency will be. I don't know whether there is a deficiency now or not, but if appeals arc taken 1t may amount to 40,000 or $50,000," Mr. Hitchcock statea that he did not know whether or not thera was a deficiency. ‘It all dopends,” said he, ‘on whether tna expenses of the appraisewent, ete, can be charged against the amount appropriated as payment for the block. Ex-United State Attorney Pritchett says this expense must be charged against the United States court fund, but I don’t know anything about it and haven't paid any attenticn to the matter lutely, as [ am heariily sick of the whole business,” ——— Contest ot Gymnasts, On Monday, March 10, will occur an inter- esting contest for prizes among the gymnasts of the Young Men's Christian association at the association hall. Gold medals are to be awarded to tho winners, The best gymuasts are in continual training and an nteresting contest i3 expected, Judge G. W. Shiolds, C. A. Goss and F\. N. Connor are to act as judges. The following are the features of the programme Music--Vocal S Indian Club Drill Horizontal Bar Cli Distance Diving. immerman oluntary o | ize, Gold Medal * 124 prize, Silver Medal wereee..Class ‘and Volintary Exercises S { 1st prize, Gold Medal Hop, Step and Jump. § a9 phize Silver Medal Tumbling—Single and Doubie. i Music—Vocal Duett.. ... ...Messrs. Zimmerman and Carlson L ( 1st prize, Gold Medal YVaulting,. 20, Silver Modal Wand Drill.... ... 4% Class ‘Three Board Jumps. Medal 1 2d prize, Silver Medal 1st prize, Gold Medal * 124 price, Sitver Medal ..Class arlson Judge C'arkson High Kicking, . Dumb Bell Driil. Musie—Vocal Solo Prescotation of Medal The High * chool Laghts, ‘the engineor of tho high school saysa dynamo with sufficicut power to run all the lights needed to light the high sohool grounds could be run by the steam heating apparatus without any aaditional expease except for the dynamo itself. The engineer is a prac- tical electrician and would be willing to run the dynamo without oxtra pay. Mr, Wehrer, a memboer of the board of education, has said be will introduce the matter iu the board and favor its adoption. The Turner Masquerad 1he masquerade ball given last evening by the Turners at Germunia hall wus cune of the wost enjoyable and successful uffairs yet given by that society, despite the numerous counter attractions of the ovening. The cos tumes were varied and original, some being rich, others grotesque and the majority cowic. A more brilliant panoramu of bistor- ical and fanciful characters hus rurely been seen, The success of the affair was duo Iargely to the personal efforts of Hou, Philip Angres. Pl i Advertising Omaha, Secretary W. N. Nasou of the board of trade bas propared and issued & neat twelve page folder, of a sige conveniont for plucing in envelopos with letters, etc, showine a large number of facts and figures regardiog Omaba, A large number of these folders bave peeu printed sud Mr. Nason has an nounced he will supply them free to wer- chants and Jobbers who desire to send them 10 their customers. 'Y TEACHERS, COUN How They Spent a Morning at the Oourt House. The first meeting of the Douglas county teachers’ association under Superintendent Matthews' administration, was held in dis- trict court room No. 8 yesterday, commencing at 11 o'clock. At that hour wsixteen lady and fourteen gen- tlemen educators were present, the ladies occupying seats on one side of the room and the gentlemen opposite, In the absenceof Mr. O, J. Scott, who was programmed for & paper on ‘‘leaching as a Profession,” the morniug exercises wers opened on ‘‘The Teachers' Influence,” by Mr. J. T. Parker. The writer deprecated the tendency among teachers to follow their vocation only Os 4 Ineans 1o secure @ some move lucrative position. The teacher can only bave the best influence over his olars when he has a growing sense of tha obligations of his position as instructor of growing minds. The paper was discussod by Mr. Allen and Mr. Messinger, closing the morning programme. Iu tho afternoon, after a rocitation by James Ellis, jr., a briof report was made by the various teachers of the enrollment, at- tendance and eeneral condition of the schools under their chargo, A paper on the “Old and New in Primary Iustruction’ was read by Miss Lizzio Veach and aiscussed by Mis Kdith Hart, Carrie Brigham, Mamie Wessa, Jessio Noyes and others, The meeting was closed by a general dis- cussion of the topic: “Shall our schools ba graded and confined to a course of study " Orchard bill Whist Qlub, The Orchard Hill whist club was euter- tained last Tuesday at the elegant residence of H. B. Coryell, on West Sqward street. Mrs. Coryell's abilities as a hostess will answer for the fact that nothing was left undone that would add to the pleasure of the evening, and that all enjoyed them- selves. Tho playing was keptup untila late hour, aftor which all partook of the elegant repast furnished by the hostess, with appetites sharpened by the excitement of the evening's playing, The following members of the club were present: Mr, and Mrs. W. G. Bohn, Mr. and Mrs, I 3 Weeks, Mr. und Mrs. Dr. W. R, Baily, ana Mrs. H. ). Neely, Mr. and Mrs. Perfect, Mr, and Mrs. G. H. Webster, M and Mrs. A. B. Curpenter, Mrs, ( Blazir, Mrs. J. C. Harnard, Miss Jennie Adams, Miss Jessio Johns, Messrs, A, k. Campbell, W. I. Cooper and W. A, Austin, Ile invited guests of the hostess were Mrs, I"annie O. Linn, who 18 @ prominent attor- ney of Chudron, Neb, and ner daughter, Miss Linn, both well kuown society people of that place: Miss K. T. McCartney, Mr. and Mrs, J. ¥, Wagner and Mr, Eugone ‘Thompson of Omaha. The prizes were won by Mr. G. H, Webster and Mr. A. E. Camp- Il, while the boobys were tuken home by Dr. Bailey and Mrs. A. B, Carpenter, ke Mareinge License. Liconsos were issued to the followiog parties by Judge Shields yesterday : Nume and residence, { Jumes D. McClary, Omaha. 1 Allie Casey, Alton, Ill...,, { Swan 1. Bergeson, Omaha 1 Betsio Petorson, Omaha, .., { Robert Baliwin, (colored) Omaha. { Katio Small, (colored) Omahs. . . the Het. When the Santa Fe train pulled in from the south this evening a man was seen to emerge from the water tank of the engine looking more like a drowned rat than a human being, says & Wich- ita, Kuan., special to the St. Lows Glabe-Democrat. It was Dun O’Connor, who had travelled in these dump quar- ters from Purcell, [ T, It seems that at Purcell he had bet the conductor of the train %25 that he would ride to Wichita without paying his fave, The money was put up and O’Connor quietly rented part of tho water tank from the fireman. Of course the conductor never thought of looking there for his maw, waud cousequer .y lost his money, He Wo