Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 2, 1890, Page 3

THE OMAHA BEE |THE NEWS IV THE BLUFFS. COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO, 12 PEARL ST\ Pelivered by Carrier 1nany part of the H. W. TW.TON, . - . LEPHONES: ity MANAGEIR MINOR MENTION, K. Y. P. Co. Council Bluffs Tumber Co.. coal. The tramp brigado vesterday consisted of Justthirteen. It was an unlucky number but no casualities occurred during the afternoon The air yesterday contained the tirst sug- gestion that has heen given to humanity in thissection of the country that winter is nearat hand. “Iwant to tell you one thing that may interest the public,” said City Murshal Tem pleton yesterday morning when asked the nevitable reportorial question, *1 am gong to enfor the snow ordini this winter if we have SIOW at all, The ordinance property owncrs o clean the snow from the sidewalks in front of their premisesas soon us tho storm that deposited it there had coused, and I am going to do my best to mduce all classes of citizens to comply with it. Heveto. fore a few of the business men on the pring streets have been required to keep their walks clean, but 1 think the ordinanco should be generally cnforcea, When the snow storms come and people neglect to shovel or sweep the drifts from their walks notify them to do so, and if wiil not comply we will the tramp brigade all winter at this business, and charge up the expense to the property owners, I think this will bea little "bit bet- ter than arvest and prosecution under the or- dinance, and will resultin getting the walks cleaned more quickly. PERSONAL FPARAGRAPH R. Fondaand wife are back from an ex- tended eastern trip, having been absent about two months, C. Taylor has returned from the ecast where, with E. R, Fonda, he attended the grand lodge of the Brothernood of Locomo: tive Engineers, Henry Melrose and Miss Minnie Belle Van Horn, both of O were married Sunday atthe residence of Isaac n, on Hight street, in Council Bluffs, A. Overton officiated, Mr. and Mrs. G. W, Dalton have returned from Portsmouth, [a., where they have been visiting Mr. and ker. Mr. Baker and Mr, Dalton e themselves exchang- ing war remini s, both being old sol- diers Captain Jacob Schmidt of Buffalo’s police force took wulook at the Blufls yesterday under the guidar of his old friend, George Rudis. Captain Sehmidt's mission west is to secure a man who 15 under arrest in Omak: and who is wanted in Buffalo for embezzle- ment. Joseph Hatch, the young negro who was charged with stealing an overcoat from M. Blank, the little old man who runs & small store on the corner of Broadway and & i yesterday mor proseoution to cstablish cle the fact that the coat was stolen, B. J. Elzra, a passenger on the Northwest- ern bound for St. Louis, created a distur ance at the transter last night and was take to the central station by the patrol wagon charge of disturbing the peace and inte tion placed against him, He had $1 his person, but he went into the sewer the remainder of the drunks, 8. Hoover, who has charge of the Chauta qua grounds, lost & fine horse on Satur that was due to his son's prediliction for carrying arevolver. The boy had led the animal from the stable to a watering trough, and while the animal was drinking he at- tempted to pull an old fashioned pistol from his pocket. The hammer caught in his clothes and the weapon was discharged, the bullet striking the horse in the sid A wound was inflicted from which the horse died in a few hours, The famous drummer boy case, which was set for trial in Judge Schurz's court yester- duy morning at 10 o'clock, was continued until Monday at the same hour on motion of the defendants. A. W. Askwith represents the prosecution and A.T. Flickinger the de- fense, Among the witnesses who have been summoned to testify to the alleged fact that Johmny Jameson's drum is a nuisance, were Hon. George . Wright, Miss Jennie Mac- Connelland Sol Foster, The Pottawattamie County Fruit Growers and Gardeners’ association will hold their annual meeting Saturday afternoon at the conrt house at 22 o'clock, December 6. There will be election of officers and other impor- tant business. At the same date there will bean exhibition of fruits, vegetables and grains, 1o which everybody is cordialty invited The exhibit is free and the doors will -be open to the general public at 1 o'clock and during the entire afternoon and evening, At S o'clock there will be a lecture in the court room ubove on *The Sugar Beet Industry.” Also g music and an original poem by e . W. Crofts. The entive programmo 1s free and is intended to awaken increased lnterest in the frpit and vegetable products of the county, Rev. C. A, Beobe & Co. ire going out of tho re tail trade and will elose out their fine lincof Indies’ writing and ofice desks, book cases, chiffouiers, parlor tables, parlor and chambes suits, folding beds, plain and fancy rocke cabinots, mivroms, ete, ete. for cost. less than Money toloan at straight 5 per cent per annum, E. S. Barnett, agent. . Buy your coal and wood of C. B. Fuel Co., \30 Broadway. Telephone 136. —_—— John Maher Discharged, The caseof John Maher, who was charged by young Smith and Reed pf uttering forged paper, was called in Justice Schurz’ court, yosterday, and after the submission of a little important testimony on the part of the de- fense, Maher was discharged. he aischarge was obtained upon evidence of the two prosecuting witnesses, Before the trial ,the prosecuting attorney ordered them to o to the bank and present the check that had been given them by Maher purporting to come from Erank _H. Reed. They did so immediately after the bank opened in the morning, and were somewhat surprised when the cashier without a word handed them the $10 for which the check called. This statement they were compelled to admit in court, and the prosecution at once fell to the ground and faher was promptly discharged, The other cases against the two boy: carrying concealed weapons were ulso di missed, as it could not be shown that they had any weapons on their persons and none were found when they were arrested and searched at the city jail. Chinese goods, Japanese novelties at No. 380 Upper Broadway. Odd Christmas gifts. Jim Long. Scott House, Best §1.00 per day house in the city. Rallroad Men's Meeting, An mteresting railroad men's mecting was held yesterday in the Young Men's Christian assoclation, Nearly double the number of railroad men of the previous Sabbath were present. Rev.J. T. Mackay gave a good talk to railroad men, Much interest is manifested in this work for railroad men. Meetings will be beld next Sunday at 2 p. m. in the associa- tion rooms, A good man will be secured to adaress the meeting. All railroad n:en in vited, ———— A Christmas Puzzle. ‘What shall we buy for the holiday: this puzzles you come in and see our holiday attraction: brilliant diamonds; gold and silver watches and chal quaint, novel, new tterned jewelry, rings, bracelots, necklaces, ockets ; gold-headed canes; solid silver and plated ware: too many novelties to name; You must see them to appreciate them, the; are so artistic and beautiful; visitors wel- come to seo our display, C. B. Jacquemin & Co., No. 27 Main st. If e J.C. Bixby, steam nheating, sanitary en- gineer, ™43 Lifo builling, Omaha; 203 Mer riam block, Council Bluffs, The Manhat e Manhatun sportiug beadquarters, 418 Broadway. % " work | James MoKinley Killed by a Fall from the Baldwin Building. SEEKING A CHANCE TO INVEST MILLIONS. The City Council Enjoys a Fight for Charters by Two Rival Rallway Companies—Johnny Maher Discharged. A fatal accident occurrel on the new Baldwin building | o'clock yesterday afternoon. At that hour tha masons engaged on the walls were ascending the ladders to commence the afternoon’s work, and one of thvir number, James McKinley, started to go with them. He had not been at work for | several days owing to necessary delay caused | by the carpenter work. He was not in fit condition to go to work, and when he started toascend the ladder he was advised not 10 1o %0 by his fellow workmn, The build- ing has only reached the second story, and it was only a fourteen foot ladder the un- fortunate man attempted to climb. He per- sisted in going to work, and had got a little o halfl way up the ladder when he lost his hold and fell “kward, striking squarely on his head on the floor below Several of his comrades saw him fall, and instantly ran to bim. He was limp and unconcious when they reached him and picked him up. Blood soon commenced to trickle from cars and nostrils, He was hastily carvied into Camp's drug store adjoining, and Drs. Mac! and Se berts summoned. They reached him in a fow nts but he had ceased to breath before they got there. An examination showed that death had resulted from a dislocation of the neck and a fracture of the spinal column near the base of the brain, Undertakers Lunkloy & Porter were sum- moned and the dead man was conveyed to the home of his family on the corner of Broadway and 16th streets, M. MelKinley been in the employ of Wickham Bros. for the past twenty years, and was one of their mosp faithful and trusted employes. He was filty years of age, and leaves o wifeand family of six or seven childr The cause of the coron an inquest. death was so apparent that lid not deem it necessary to bold ——— A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. We Have One to Talk to You About. BUSINESS FOR OY()U AND BUSINESS FOR U Experience has proved to you and us that the time to make hay is when the suu shines. ‘The sun is shining for the buyer this season and the seller has to come to time and sell his @oods in the season they are bought for. We have an overstock of goods and right now is the time to sell it—we know it! The is unfavorable for the dry goods 1e, but, we propose to sell our stocik, if low prices will doit. We will offer tomorrow and during this week sueh attractive bavgains in cloaks, jackets, wraps, misses' and children’s cloaks, underwear, and all heavy clothing at such prices that it wHl pay anyone who studics economy 1o lay in their goods for the season, Ourstock is all fresh aod of the latestand bost, sty Our holiday department, which is the ac- Kknowledgzed center of attraction, will be opon to the public after Monday. It takes up our entire tnivd floor and consists of the latest, choicest and rarest novelties that the Amer- ican and European markets produce. A trip through our house and the various depart- ments will convince every loyal citizen of Council Bluffs that our institution is not b hind the times, but the leader of all estab- lishments in the nortnwest. Everybody cor- dially invited. Call ana see u: Hexny E N & Co., Broadway and Pearl street, Council Bluff o Wanted—Boys at American District Tel- egraph oftice he City Council. T'he meeting of the city council last night was pre-eminently a gathering of the city fathers vo discuss charters and francl: 5 They were no little common everyday fran- chises that people are in the habit of asking of the city, but were franchises and charters asking the right to invest capital in amounts that reach well up jinto the milhions. The two principal charters asked for were by the Twin City street ralway company and the Interstate bridge and stre railway company. Tho former was to take the place of the charter granted at a previous meeting, but which the mayor neglected o s12n, and which the company re- fused to accept on account of the numerous restrictions that had been placed upon it by the council. The Twin City company is backed by J. W. Paul, who has invested sev- eral hundred thousand dollavs in Council Bluffs realty in the vicinity of the river, and a powerful corporation back of hun, The other charter is asked for by the Iast Omaha land and improvement company, backed by unlimited capital in the hands of some of the most progressive and aggressive men in Omahla. Both companics propose to build and operate street car lines across the river and throughout the two cities, The latter company poses to construct a £1,200,000 bridge ov r connecting Council Bluffs with The interests of both are antag. competitive, and the councilis s by a lively fight. The Omaha Bluffs electric motor line and pany has shied its castor into the engaged in_ahot fight against both of the new companies, The council is inn trying position, ' but the general public is jubifant, confident that out of all the turmoil only gen- eral good can comey assuring additional ties to bind the interests of the twin cities and a 5 cent fare both ways. . T'he ordinance submitted by the Twin City company differs siightly from the former one amended and passed by the coun It is al- most a verbatim copy of the Omaha motor charter, and relieves the company of some of the restrictions that were deemed too em- barrassing incorporated by the council in the rejected one. Iu the cha ubmitted by the Interstate company every provision incovporated vy the council in the ordinance rejected by the Twin City company is voluntariully added. The charter was prepared jointly by Finley Burke, esq., and the attorneys of the lana company in Omaha, and is candid, fair and explicit. “1f 1 thought there was a scheme to it, if I thought the com- pany did not intend to comply with every provision, if Ithought fora minute that the intention was not to build a bridge and a railway system of the character described, T wouldn’t touch it,” remarked Mr, Burke. SBut I know what L am talking about, and 1 know what is coming, 1 know that all the company desire a charter under which it an build and operato its bridge and lines, 1t is as fair a charter as can be drawn, without subtilty or disguised loopholes through which the company can sneak out of its obligations to the city and the people.” The charter is very brief and explicit. Tt grants the right to build and maintain street railway lines on all the streets of Council Bluffs and East Omaha, except Broadway west of Sixteenth street aud other streets exempted, It runs for a period of twenty- five years and asks no exclusive vights, As to the construction of lines on paved streets it places itself under the usual restrictions, and agrees to pay for the paving between the tracks and one foot on each side on all streets llu\‘«l before the tracks are laid, and to pay the cost of all new paving without protest. The company agrees to erect and maintain lights atall street inter sections where other lines are crossed. The company agrees to commence work of con- struction within six months from the date of the charter, and to complete and have in oper- ation its lines from the business ceater of Council Blufts to within a rea- sonable distance of the business center of Omaba within three years, and to construct lines and occupy ali other streets nawed within ten years. 1t provides that on any of the streets ot occupied by that time the right to construct lines shall be forfeited. The requirements of the interstate law r garding 0 pooling or pro ratiug are complied ast Omaha, tic and unded Council idge com- ng and is THE OMAHA DAILY BEE T'UESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1890. with, The fare from any polat on the com- ny's lines in the two cities s xed at 5 cents, and @& pro- vision is incorporated that no prorating arrangoment shall be eitered into with any company paralleling its tracks by w more than 5 cents shall be charged for continuous passage to and from any points within or becween the two cities, Another important sion provengs the company charging for the carriage of any baggage or parcel weighing ten pounds or less, iese are important features of the char. terand were incorporated with a view of mecting all the objoctions the council offered to the Twin City ordinance. The council “had a prelimine over the matter in a meeting of the commit- tecof the whole yesterday afternoon. They met at 5 o'clock in the back room of the new patrol house, Mr. Paul, representing the Twin City company, and Mr, Woods, who is looking after the interests of the other or- ganization, were present. Before Mr. Paul entered the room Mr inform the council that his company was in no manner engaged in a fight with Mr. Paul and his company andwere offering no objections to the granting of any charter the other com pan might ask ~provided it was not an exclusive one. The discussion was informal and occupied the time of the members until the supper hour. There wasa full attend anee of members and interested parties when the council re- assembled last evening, he chief interest centered in the fran- chises 1o be asked for and the larze audien present listened to the reading of the bills and the routine committee work and reports with a good deal of impatience. was presented by Frank Cook containing about two hundred names of prominent citi 7ens assuring the council that they appre ted the efforts of the T City street ral way company to compete with the Counc Bluffs and Omaha railway and bridge v, thereby insuring improved se rates, and thatthev felt confident that the Twin City company would do_all in i to enhance the value of proper y. knowing that oneof the pr officers has been purchasing lavge properties for the past four years, and they therefore asked the council to grant t jarter asked for. But the consideration of the charter went_over until routiue business was com- pleted. A petition was presented by A. C. Graham and others asking for the construction of a levee with “strect filling’® consisting ot three- inch plank with earth embankment. levee is asked for the protection property in the northeastern por of the city, and is to commerce at the embunicment of the Nortnwestern rail- road at the southeast corner of Lake View E.u'k nd to continue south along the river anle in connection with the United States sutwork lying south of the lake, Iynster filed her acceptanceof the ‘¢ railway ordinance recently granted for “onstruction of a motor line "t Mynster ngs. The grading estimate of T. 0'Hearn for work done on Benton street was presented by the chairman of the finance committee, Approved and the general estimates ordered t0 be assessed against the property. A simi- lar report, was made ou the estimate of C. R. skirmish of Woods took occasion to | Mitchell The assessment of a loton Lower Broad- way belonging to Mrs, B. J, Shubert was ro- duced one-half for the year 180) owing to cal error of assessor. . etitition presented earlierin the even- ing asking for the constructon of o levee north of the city was granted and the clerk instructed to advertise for bids to be re- ceived two weeks hence. The proposed levee will be 6,400 feet long and wide enough for a good roadwa; Several approved The matter of chief importance, that of the street car franchise, was then brought up by a communication from the Twin City com- pany refrretting the fuilure of the other char- ter and submitting the new on The ma yor presented the petition of ¢ asking for the immediate granting of the charter and the rules were suspended and_the ordinance was passed to its second reading, Alderman Smith moved to refer it to the committee of the whole, and was sustained by the council, Mr. Paul and Mr. Mercer were present and consented to the action by their silence. “The Interstate compauy's charter was then introduced and read. The twentieth rule was suspended and the ordinance was ad- vanced to the second reading. A motion was made to refer the matter to committee of the whole, but before any action could be taken Mr. Woods, in the interest of the company, begged the council to take immediate action. Mr. Potter, president of the EastO:maha Land cowpany, was also present, Mr, Woods stated that ~Mr. Potter had just informed him that the subseription books of the com- pany had been opened yesterday afternoon and that $500,000 of tho stock was taken in two hours, Mr. Woods stated that immediate action was important for the rea- son that it would materially assist in ob- taining the charter from the government,and that Mmr. Potter would start for Washington tomorrow prepared to push the matter through as quickly as money and influence could accomplish it. The motion to refer the matter to the committee of the whole lost, and the motion prevailed to suspend the rules and advance the ordinance 10 its sec ona reading. At this juncture Colonel Daily an appeal to the council to refor tho nce to the committee of thes as was done with the Twin charter. Mr. Shugart also asked that consideration of the ordinance be defer but the council continued to discuss the Inte te ordinance section by ion with a view to amending when approval could not given. Section two was changed to read veets lying in territory wost of the ouri river,” instead ofin_*East Omaha," Section three was amended to exclude uti Kighth street and any and all other ceets thut may be hereafter designated for rd purposes. Noother amendments were suggested as ous sections were read until the final s on was reached, reiating to the time in which the work of construction should be completed. The section was discussed at length, but no material change was made, A vote being taken, the interstate ordi- nance was passed and the council adjourned to Wednesday night, when the Twin City ordinance will be taken up. Gents furnishing goods, especially the latest in neckwear, at Ottenheimer’'s, 414 Broadway. srand grading contracts were —— Scolt House. 85 ct. meal L Another Chaffee Meating, Anothier meeting in the interest of Chaffee was held in the Seventh ward last night, at which Lawyer Bartlett was the principal speaker. He delivered a long harangue, the burden of which was that Chaffee was no boodler, 8 Sam MclLeod and 1Ed Walsh pre- sented sworn facts about the re- cent primary which were very em- barassing to Chaflee and his followers. Young Kennedy sawd that he didw't know anything about tne facts, but he didn’t be lieve Tk Bre, MoLeod referredto some of Chaffee’s followers as sewer suckers, Chaffee admitted that he had voted against the eight-hour law because he believed that ten hours was not too long for hived men as long as they got 20 cents an hour After P.J. Quealley and others had de- nounced Tir Bek 1o their hearts' coutent, the meeting adjourned. - Use Hall's Vegetable an Hair Re- newer aud your thin gray locks will thicken up and bo restored to their youthful color, vigor and beauty. [ Workingmen Endors: Specht. A meeting composed of eighty-five laboring: men of the Sixth ward was held last even- ingand nominated as their candidate for councilman the Hon. Christain Specht. bkl L Another Eighth Ward Candidate, Fred ¢, Weymuller has announced himself as an independent_democratic candidate for the council in the Eighth ward, —_— nflammation of the Bladder Aud enlargement of the prostrate gland, can be cured by using The Excelsior Springs, Mo., waters, Major Cryed of the Engl been Visiting Omaba fri sh army, who has for Philadel phia . ————— The only railroad train out of Omaha run expressly for the accommodation of Omaha, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Chicago business is the Rock Island ves- tibuled limited, leaving Omaha at 4:15 p. m. daily. Ticket office, 1602 Sixteenth #nd Farnam sts., Omaha, AMUSEMENTS, A Straight Tip® with James T. Powers in the steller role, was Madd .known at the Boyd last evening and weu a well-deserved success, The play 1s a delightful atire upon racing and the patrons of Shdopswead Bay, Mon- mouth, Washington PAk hud even our own tracks will readily recogufm the types of characters introauced, 8§ tyue to life, person- ages who live in the quarter streteh, and very often die there. Tt is full of human interest, forit breathes of natute in her sunniest moods, There is the suggestion of clover, of green fields stretehing far away to thé horizon about it, and it recalls incidents in all our lives, our first day in the crush of a4 race track, Somo there be who will sadly recall those aays and sigh for ‘‘what might have gbeon,” while others will congratulate — themselves that fhey escaped tho Moloch of the course with- out losing their clothes. nindividually and collectively Tip" is produced by the stron compeny on the voad. It is made up of brightést lights among the farcours, aded by one of the most unctuous _comedis ans the American stage can boast, James T, Powers, o last seen In Omaha Mr, Powers has had the benefit of three scasons at the Casino, ~ New York, under the management of Rudolph Aaronson, and has 0 rounded and perfected his art that he leaves nothing to be desired. His interpreta- tion of the role of Dick Dasher is about as clever a bitof acting s has been seen onsthe local stage for many years. ] Next to Mr. Po comes Poter F. Daily who is inimitable as the *‘dead game spo Jack Pots. He bringsto the role a versa- tility and a humor which is thoroughly de- lightful and is an excellent “feedor'” for th chief fun maker, His success, however. 80 pronounced that he quite di honors with the sta Dennis Dolan is cleverly ampersonate John Sparks, a member 6f Harrigan' pany for years, The training he received in that excellent school has fitted him for this tor, which is the Irishman you meet “A Straight ost farce com- Gormam, & former stellar attrac- tion, is quite content to play Abner Haw- kins from Maine in the present organization, and he plays it mighty well, too. A bit sug: westive of Richard Golden in “Old Jed Prouty"—still it is an _impersonation that will command attention anywhere. F. T Ward's characterization of a tramp is a delicious bit of work, clean cut and in- cisive, and he makes the character stand out as 0nc of the big features of the perforn Emma Hanley, as Kitty Dolan, giv finished portraiture of athorough woman of the world. May bea bit’ over: done, but none the less delightful on that ac count. She has beauty, ability and suficient chie to make her in a fow years the leading soubrette on the stage. This is saying a fil'cnb deal, but her work justifies all that can o said of it, All the other characters are equally e taken and the farce comedy is tho best seen in Omaha. STRATOUT TIPS, Dick Dasher in reading the pedigree of the horses : Ice Water, out of Pitcher, by Bell Boy. Cashier, out of Town, by Compulsion. Skyrocket, by Red Fire, out of Sight. Grover, out of Ofice, 'by Harrison, He will start again in 1502, Ecimgtes Pears' is the purest and best soap ever made, et < SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Serious Stabbing Afray. About 2 o'clock Sunday morning Anton Matacke, James Rouse and Joseph Soupol on their way home got into a controversy end- ing 1 a free-for-all fight, Colonel Bowie 1ules, in which the whole party was more or less cut or battered up. ‘They have been ar- rested and placed under $500 bail each to ap- pear before Judge King., Mr. Matacke to answer the charge made by James Rouse, of hssault and battery, wWith intent to kill and Mr. Soupal of disturb- g the peace, James Kouse received a cut witha fkmfe across the left cheek from the ear to the mouth, a prod on the left side of the face, a deep cut in the left side and soveral less painful wounds, While Mr. Rouse was being cut Ap” he was making Mr. Matacke have the appearance of badly cut up sausage and bloodworst. SRS i To the admirerof an extra dry wine, Cook's Sparkling Imperial recommends itsclf. Its boquet is fire; it,s naturally fermente PARAGRAPHS. PERSONAL Mr. Herman Kountze left on Saturday for ew York, via the Burlington. A. M. Kitchen wasa New York passenger on the Burlington fiyer Suuday. Paul Morton and Joy Morton and wife went to Chicago Sunday afternoon. Milton Bavlow, cashier of the United States National bank, is in Chicago. Twelve members of the Straight Tip”” company are registered atthe Barker, Henry Newman of New York, who has been visiting his uncle, Hon. J. M, Tharston, returned home Sund Licutenant Chittenden and wife left over the Burlington for New York en route to Naples, Italy. They will sail on Thursday in the Aunchor line steamer Devonia, Nebraska People Abroad. Cmeaao, Dee, 1.—R. W. Oliver of Kearney is at tho Stermaa. Mr. and Mis. A. K. Greene, Miss R, Green and Miss M. Green of Omanaare atthe Tremont. W, T. Barlow of Omahais at the Auditorium, S Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrap for chil dren teething, softens the gums and allays all pain. 25 conts a bottle, ——— DIED, THOMAS—Anna, infant daughter of J. D. and Julia Thomas, on the 30th inst, Funeral at 10 0'clock a. m. today from 612 South ‘Thirtieth street. e The new offices of the Great Rock Island route, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam \n, are the finest in the city. hem, Tickets to all points eastat lowest rates. i Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Pl il ing Papilllon Man Held Up for $16, “John Smith” was the name given to con- ceal his real identity bya man from Papil- fion who spent Saturday night in the city and went away poorer, but wiser and sadder. Mr. Smith came to buck the tiger and teach the local bloods how to manipulate the ictures on the green cloth. With only §16 at midnight the party were driven out of room where they had beengambling, and copting the proposition of one to go ross tho tracks to another room to play all night, they started and had only gone a short distance when one of thé gang garroted the verdant and unsuspecting Mr. Smith while others went through his pockets and relieved him of his money, $16, and then bade him re- trace his footsteps. Mr. Smith slept in_the depot, having no moncy to pay hotel bilis wnd in the morning was 50 sleepy that he could not be awakened for the early Papillionirain, When last seen he was running south after the train with no hope of overtaking it. ———— Gessler's Magic Hoad ache Wafers, Cure al headaches in 20 minutes, Atall druggists - Railraad Notes, J. H. MeCoy, who has been yardmaster of the Union Pacific for eight years, has been succeeded by K£d McNeil! , A, C. Hinckloy has' béen appointed master mechanic of the Utah diyision of the Union Pacific, succecding George C, Byewater, There is & brand new rumor afloat in Union Pacific oficial circles. It is to the effect that Sidney Dillon is to be president of the road butashort time and wili be succeeded by Marvin Hughitt, president of the Northwest- ern systewm, Bee Bldg. - A President Arrested. Gurnng, 1. T., Dee. 1.—President Rags- dale of the Commercial Nutional bauk, which suspended last week, has been arrested under indictment charging him with violation of the banking laws. e A cough, cold or sore throat should not be neglected. Brown's Bronchial Troches are a simple remedy and give prompt relief. 25 cts a box, ERVANT YELLE An Unsuccessful Attempt to Rob the Residence of W, J. Broatch, Last night about 8 o'clock a smooth-faced young man, roughly dressed, called at tone residence of . ex-Mayor Broateh and asked for a night's lodeing, Mr Broatch and the servant eirl were all that were in the house at the time. The fellow was told to goto the city jail if he wanted & bed for the night and he parted. Fifteen minutes later he walked v in at the kitchen door witha chief tied over his face and cautioned the servant girl to keep still and he would do her no harm. His advice was simply the signal for aserics of as lusty and piercing screams as ever startled the stillness in the Fourth ward, and clapping his Lands upon his cars the man made one long leap out of the door and put off at the speed of a jack rabbit run- ning from alion, Tom Lahey, o well known crook, was ar- rested half an hour later in the vicinity of the high school, ana is believed to be the man who attempted the vobber el vl Y ROBBED IN A BATH ROOM A Thief Gets Away with $:300 and Two Gold Watches, Two prominent Iroad men indulged in a very expensive Turkish bath last night atthe bath rooms under Boyd's opera house, “They AV their clothes to th oftice clerk, who put them in the locker, went through he motions of locking 1t, and then handed oue of them the key, us usual, to keep until such time s he might call for their property. When the bath was over, about 1 o'elock, the gentleman found that the clerk had departed and about £300 in cash and two fine gold watches had gone with him. He had deceived them with regard to the locker and had rifled their pockets of all their valuables as soon as he got them in the bath, The fellow was a new man at the bath house and the proprietor was astounded when he learned of his treachel The proprietor will make theloss good, o course, and_the detectives ave after the thief. His name is William s, ali Allen Hardy, and 1s known as a very smooth 0 in his wi He worked the proprictor of the bath housé quite re- markably in securing a position where his cpportunities for stealing were very favor- able, b The Visible pply. Cricaco, Dec he visible supply for the week ending November20, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade as follo Wheat. Corn Oats Rye Barley... Dr. Birney cures h, Bee bldg. Seiign e Robbea of His Roll. John Hegway had a woman of questionable character, named Ella hea, arvested last nightupon a chargeof grand lavceny. He claimed that the woman stole a watch worth 0. Dr. Birney cures eatarrh —— - The Potts Go Under. Derroit, O., Dec. I.—The embarrassment of the Potts salt and lumber company has developed into an absolute failure and an as- signment has been made for the benc the creditol The assignee says the 030,662, and the liabilities, or debts, Bee bldg. - Dr.Birney cures catarrh, Bee bld.g - Failure in T xarkana, TExARKANA, Ark, Dec. 1.—The tional bark suspended this mornin banlk officils assert the be only and liabilities § The Fire Record Bav Crame, Wis,, Dec. 1.—The streot rail- way, light and power company’s power louse burned today. Loss £25,00) the city in darkne: nd stre drawn by hor @ being o St i s eatarrh, Bee bldg. REALLY nwritten H st cat Contest of 1854, Colling of Mussa- in an interview a day or ago, during which he discussed presiden- tion possibilities; expressed great doubt as to who the democratic candidate for presidency would be in 18¢ s o shington letter to the D ork Press. Almost in the same breath he made use of the following significantand ominous language: **Bla great strength lies in his capacity I agile mind, his fullness of ur and his eminence in the vepul rty furnish el of most extraor: dinavy strength, democrats must not be too expectant. Mr. Cleveland carried New York in 1882 by a plur 2,000. Then he ran tor gov as a eandidate for pr dent,his plur s bavely 1,100, This was only 1-100of "1 per centof the popu- lar vote, yet that small margin decided the presidency of the United States. In 1888 he lost the state by a plu 1 per cent of the popular vote, and thereby the democracy lost control of the country.” General Collins’ views have provoked not a little conment among leaders of both parties heve,and the nipand tuck battle of 1881 has been discussed almost as eagerlo as the coming struggle in 1892, There ave many republicans and not a few democrats who today conscien- tiously believe and furnish what appear to be indisputable evidence that Jumes G. Blaine, and not Grover Cleveland, se- cured the electoral vote of New Y ik in 1884, and therefore was fairly elected President. It will be recalled that in the hours of turbulentexcitement which followed the November day upon which the nation voted the cainpaign commit- tees of both parties claimed to have won a vietory. The democrats insisted that upon the face of the returns they had carried New York. First they put the plueality as high as 100,000, Gradually it dwindled until finall they conceded their willing- ness to aceept an advantage of but little over 1,000 votes. Tt was anotorious fact that hundreds of ballots cast for General Butler at the Long Islund city pols were counted for Clevelund, but the repulb- lican national committe, though at first so inclined, at last concluded. not to make a contest. A bit of unwritten history was fur- nished to the Press correspondent tod. the details of which afford strong ¢ dence that, granting Cleveland all the fraudulent votes counted for him in Long Island city, he even then failed to carry the state by from 3,000 to 5,000 votes, Between were then tions in WAS BLAI TED? Some Interestin of the ernor. 3,000 and inmates Queen Kings and Richmond counties. Some were paup: ers, otheas decripit old tars enjoying haven of rest in Sailors” 8 nu while still others were but temporar confined in the several charitable hospi- tals maintained by the s Thegreat majority of the male inx s in these in- stitutions voted, and investigation Gemonstrated the fact that by far th greater portion ef them cast their bal- lots for Grover Cleveland, Friends of Mr. Blaine, thoroughly convinced that he had been elected, employed counsel, Lists of men who had voted from these institutions were procured, and upon a consultation of the law experts declared their opinion that none of them were en- titled to excrcise the right of franchise in the precinets at which they had cast their ballots, Though not a ' few repub- lican lenders urge that a contest be made 5,000 of men institu- l {n the courts, proceedings were not in- stituted “for fear," ns the Pres cor spondent’s informant put i, “‘of a repeti- tion of the scenes of 1876." A court of appeals decision handed down years lator seems'to have established the ineligibility of theso charity pationts to vote as they'did, Had it been deliv- ered provious to the electionof 1884 little doubt is entertained that vl Mr. Blaine's friends submitted their ense to the proper tribunal the man from Maine would have succeeded Chester A, Avthur as presidont. One.of the counsel engaged to aid in the inquiryas to whether Blaine or Cleveland s entitled to the electornl vote of New York in 1881 said tothe Press corrvespondent tonight w of this decision no exists in my mind that, hl investigation® been pross courts would have declaved the Knight' president. We found bey tween three or four thousand cases similar to that of Silvey, Great doubt, howeveras to the intefprotation of the law was exprossed by vory able jurists, 1 can assure you that had the court of appeals rendered this verdict three days previous to the election of 1851, instoad of three years aftor, there would not vbeen o democrat president from loast, lost the republican party should de accused, even so unjusgly : 1870, of steali the pre of those highin the coun chicken hearted perhaps. But let me assure you that had such politieal manager as the late Chanbler been at the head of the republican national committee the issue would have been made and the courts would have been asked to determine whethe or not James G, Blaine was not_legally ¢hosen chief Magistrate of the Nation, : Gratitude s rie bt the grateful people, that 8 8. 8, has cured, ] Adarcd them ineara he the Plumed . made of the party vir e cians Lad d W up in the thousa of Huntintburg, ars 1 was afitic el with th t baftled the skl ph ble, number Oscar Wiles says: “Fory Ky ablood taint of the best PHYSICIANS. vo aflecte lmy ¢ e until 1 Lam thankful to The dis was almost blind. say thit afew lott'es of 8. ol me entire’y. Ny eyesight s plet y wsord, and my health is better than it las been for yoars."” Bo 'k on Booland skind's The swift Specific Co., Atlinta. Ga &, 8., enr com- goaeral os {ree. Drs.Betts xBetts Physicians, Surgeons and Specialists. 1409 DOUGLLAS S'TRERT OMAHA, NEB. 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