Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1891, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE CHARGED WITH CONTENPT, Yesterday's Developments In the Union Pa- oifio-Milwankee War, THE CONTEST IN THE LOCAL COURTS. General Manager Resseguie's Retire- ment—Gould and Director Plam- mer—Meek's Mexican His- slon—Railroad News. The United States court room presented an active appearance yesterday, There was a brilliant array of legal talent interested in the celebrated injunction case of the Milwau- kee aguinst the Union Pacific, On the side of the Milwaukee were Messts. Poppleton, Woolworth and Montgomery of this city, who woce leading counsel,and besido them sat John T, IVish, the general solicitor of the Mil- waukee at Chicago; John W, Carey, general solicitor of the same ¢ sadquarters at Milwaukee: M. E. al solicitor of the [tock Island rc eral of the losser lights from the both roads, table sat Fon. John M. Thursion P, Wag, oral - attorney for The latter insisted, e only came to look on. ninal case was the first on the docket upied the time of the court until » minutes before the hour for the law how- about fi noon adjournment, In that five minutes Mr. Montgomery calied the attention of the court to an afi- davit filed yvesterday in which an official of the Milwaukee road certified that the agents for that roud had sought each day to cross the river In accordance with the torms of the contract with the Union Pacific, but had been prevented from doing so by the of thelatter. Mr. Montgomery argued 1s of the Union Pacific rds the United auso the transferring of the tho latter court also transferred the restrain- ing order of the lower court, which thereby remained in force the sume as if it had been an order issued by the United States court, An adjournment was taken until 2 0’clock before any further argument was had on this point. P’Whien the court met. in the aftornoon Mr. Pisk, for the Milwaukee, asked that an order for attachment of the Union ofiicials for contempt be issued. Mr. ton, for the Unfon Pacific, claimed order had been issued by the federal court and that tho violation of ~the orders of the lower court, should not be considered by tho federal court. Judge Dundy rofused to issue an order without a hearing of the case, and tho urguments wero proceeded w Mr. Poppleton opened the ar outlined to the court the contract between the Milwaukee and the Union Pacific roads, taking the answer filed by the defendant to show thut tho signing of the contract by tho proper ofticials was_admitted, which, he claimed, divested the defendant’of all right to claim that the contract was invalid, Referring further to the answer of the Union Pacific, Mr. Poppleton read that the Uuion Pacific was importuned by the Mil- aukee to enter into the contract, the contract had never been properd ument, and He argued that the executive com- muttee of the Union Pacific had author- fzed the execution of the contract, and he charged that ev tive comimitieo had received tho general and sweeping sanction of the board of directors, frrespective of the character of those acts, Rouding further, Mr. Poppleton called tho atfontion of the court toa passage in which the Union_Pacific repudiated the contract with the Rock Island road, alleging that, tho carrying out of these contracts would inter- fere with the proper discharge of the dutics of the Union Paciflc to the government of the United States, and_would iuterfero with the proper operation of the road. Another clause in the reply was read, in which it was stated that the government di- rectors had never ratitied the contract and act of the execu- that this was another ground for declar’ ing it illogal. Mr, Poppleton Meld that the Union Pacific d was an independent party and capable of making tontracts without the necessity of the approval of the United States through its ropresentatives in the di- rectory. He heid that no attempt had been made by the board of directors to revoke the contract, but an arbitrary method had been taken to'declare upon the validity of the con- tract without leave or license of the secoud party thereto. Taking the contract between the two roa M. Popploton proceeded to analyze it ~“Tho defense, bo said, claimed it was n leaso, He held it was simply o contract for terminal facilities in the cities of Omaha and South Omuha, giving the Milwaukeo the right to Tun over the tracks between these points and the manufacturing districts of both cities, using 1ts own motive power, in consideration of an aunual rental of '$45,000, payablo monthly. Mr. Poppleton claimed that the contract was a fair one, for which the Union Pacific was to receive ample consideration. The statement had been made that the terminal facilities of the road in Omaba were worth £5,000,000 or $6,000,000, and according to the contract they were to Teceive u rental equal to5or per'cent, which ko consiaered am- o, P'Ho argued that the Milwaukeo and Rock Tsland would have had & bridge of their own had theynot been decoyed into a contract with the Union Pacific. Speakiug of the contrac waukee and the Union Pacific, for terminal facilities wheu the new depot should have been completed, Mr. Poppleton charged that, an view of the' declaration that the contract in question wasillegal because the Union Pa. cufio had 1o vight to grant tho use of its tracks and bridge to othier roads, the en- tranco of any castern roud (o Owaha was im: possible as long us the Union Pacific stood ike o watchdog at the entrance to the city. Taking the statement that the agreement in question was a lease, and thatthe Union Pacific had the right to abrogate it, Mr, Pop- pleton procecded to show that tho agrocment re noue of the distinctive characteristics of a lease. The Union Pacific ro- tained full control of the tracks, which the Milwaukee was allowed to run over; was bound to keep the tracks in ropair and re- servod tho right to govern the movements of the luttor's trains, ‘The Union Pacific com- pany did not abrogate_ono scintilla of its power in the contr It was ouly & means whercby the Milwaukee might reach Omaha with its passengers and freight without the annoyanco of the exchange on the lowa side. Nota word in the contract related in any way to franchises, or the releasiug of any part of the control of the Union Pacific over its road, and it could not be dubbed a leasein the legal meaning of that word. 1t was a contract and provided among its terms that all differonces should bo settled peaccably by arbiteation, Ho claimed, therefore, that neither party had the right to declare the contract illegal and void. After quoting from numerous authorities to support his stand, Mr. Poppleton referred to the practice whidh is rapidly growing in this country of making the trafic of the counnf puss over the roads which now exist instead of covering the lwd with parallel roads at an outlay of millions of dollars, He charged that the present case was not a con- flict between the Union Pacific, the Milwau- keo and the Rock Island, but was a contest between an irresponsivle and ruth- less power, which was slowly reaching out 1ts tntacles to oppress the whole community, and the people. These people had, after long suffering, cried out for relief, with but little prospect’ of getting it. Mr. Poppleton then read from the proceed- ings of the interstate commerce commission relatine to the contract between the Union Pacific and Rock Island, giving the latter runniog orivileges over' the tracks of tho former between Topekn and Kansas City, The commission found that the contract betweon these two roads was a legal one, and the Union Pacific bad in no wise suffered in any way from this contract, but that the goneral business of the country had been improved by obviating the pecsssity for the coustruction of parallel nes. After quoting from numerous suthorities 10 show the right of the Union Paciflc to logally mako such coutracts as the ono in uestlon, Mr. Poppleton procceded to show o effect of the state law upon the question, quoting from the ebraska statutes an act giving roads In existence before the passage of the act nuthority to make contracts for {he "use ‘o thelr tracks. He claimed that s Aol I‘llbo‘fllll ou the question. He quoted also from the act of uan“greu of between the Mil- » ‘perpair, February, 1871, giving the Unlon Paciflo power to bridee the river, and outlining the powbrs and duties of the company in its con- trol over the bridge, He held that the com- pany was required to allow other roads to croms the bridgo at & reasonable compensa. tion, That it was not intended that thotrains of other roads should be hauled by the en. gines of the Union Pacific road, but that they should te hauled by ' their own motive power. It was absurd to say that this act meant that a full moving train might not enter upon the bridge and cross to the point of destination with its own engine, The tendency of ull legislation was towards the continuity of lines, and this could not be aceomplished by the means proposed by tho Union Paafl Haying thus reviewed the case in full, Mr. Popploton charged that the defendants camo into court with their hands red with the blood of violence, and he held that they should bo made’ to purge themselves beforo coming into court by replacing the property they had destroyed. He held that the plaintiffs were entitled to a restrain. ing order, upon the face of the showing and in view of the violence of the Union Pucific, until the latter should have restored tho property displaced and have shown cause why the injunction should not be made per- manent. At the conclusion of Mr. Poppleton's ar. gument, Judge Dundy directed the officers of the Union Pacific to show cause, by 2 p. m. today, why they should not be held for con- tempt. Gould and Dircctor Plummer, It is now openly charged by interested par- ties in the fizht between the Milwaukee and Union Pacific that Government Director Plummer of the Union Pacific is being used by Gould toimpress the officials at Washing- ton and to endeavor if possible to enlist their aid in the wizard's schemes for freezing out the Milwaukee and Rock Island roads from Omaha, Mr. Plummer, it is claimed, went to Washington at the instigation of Jay Goulda short time ago and appealed to the secretary of the interior to declare tho con- tract with the Rock Island and St Paul roads null and void because was agalnst public policy and calculated to injure the government’s interest in the Union Pacific, Government Dirvector Plummer was formerly a member of the large grocery firm of Plum- mer & Co. of New York, which made a bad failure about a year or so ago. Mr. Plummer was somewhat of a politician in New York, and consequently succeeded through the in- fluence of Jay Goula and prominent Noew uring the appointment tor of the Union Pa- since tried to rehabilitate Yorlk politicians in s of government inspe ific. I strange,” said a prominent official, aman holding so important a position as government_dircctor of the Union Pacitic stould nov have_sufficient intelligence to un- derstand both the meaning and import of a contract as plain and simple in its provisions asthoone between tho Union Pacific and Rock Island and St. Paul roads.” Meck’s Mexican Mission. General Manager Meck of the Coloradoand Fort Worth divisions of the Union Pacific, whose resignation has been accepted, has, it is said, a fortune ahead of him ir: some Mexi- can_investments, He has secured grants from the Mexicangovernment giving himthe sole right to introduco electricity into the City of Mexico for lighting and. {ransporta. tlon_purpos His plans aresaid to include the building of 200 miles of clectric railway, and as ho has a corner on the business, he 18 sure to make money. His concession is con- sidered ono of the most yuluable ever granted by Mexico. Mr. Resseguie's Retirement. General Managor Resseguieof the Montana division of tho Union Paciflc has been re- lioved and W H. Bancroft, late of the Rio Grande & Great Western, appointed tosuc- cced him. This change wis reported in these columns several days ago. Mr. Resse- «uie has been unfortunato in his management of the division and the retirement s the cul- mination of a bitter fight that has been made against him over since he has been connected with the Union_Pacific by certain_ officials of the company. His resignation takes effect Junuary 15 —_— MORSE'S. sSpecial Boys' Clothing Sale—Curtain and Window Shade Bargains for This Week—Embroidery Sale Now on. Will offer Tuesday morning one hun- dred boys’ heavy winter overcoats with capes, sizes 4 1013, for $1.75. Another lot of boys' heavy wool cape overcoats selected from our $4.00, $4.50, 00, $0.00 and $7.00 lines, we will close out all at $3.75. Boys' warm winter suits in chocks, plaids and .fllri‘mn reduced to $2.90, A lotof boys’ knee pants, good qual- ity, suitable for winter wear, stock of odds and ends, only 89c. We have about one hundred boys’all wool kilt suits in desirable patterns, and perfoct fitting, which have sold at from $5.00 to $6.00. We have decided to sell the entire lot at $2.75. Men’sund boys’ furnishing department, Farnam street wing. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT, Bargains this week. 18 puirs only. Tomorrow we will offer 18 pairs Irish point lace curtains, 54 inches wide by 8} yards long, at $5.00 This curtain has sold for 8,50 all season. 150 odd shades. We have about 150 0dd shades made from very best hand- painted opaque shading, and Scoteh Hol- land, mounted on Hartshorn spring roll- ers, which we will close out at 25¢ each, Tomorrow only 1,000 curtain poles in ebony, cherry, black waluut, antique onk, maple, ash and-mahogany, trimmed with brass trimmings, complete 20c @ach, Remnants of furniture coverings, fringes, muslins, laces, silks, ete., will be sold regardless of cost. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. R THAT “ONLY" ANNUAL, A Mass of Inaccurate and Worthless Figures, J Early in the70's Tug Bee concelved the idea of publishing the first annual review of Omaha's financial, commercial and indus- trill growth. Bach succeeding year was rounded out by these records of unsurpassed proghess and prosperity. The one object always held in view In compiling these ex- haustive facts and figures was that of accur- acy and reliability. Inflation was tabooed from firstto last, primarily because it was unnecessary and always because it was in every senso ill-advised and unywise. Inshort, Tux Ber's Reviews have been standard goods. Every otlier year Tie Bre's annual has been illustrated and the aruistic work was the best that money could secure. In_tho alter- nating years the reviow has not been illus- trated, special efforts having been directed toward comprehensive and absolutely rell- uble statistics of the year's record of advance- ment, Iu recent years compotitors have essayed torval Tug Bek Annual. But their efforts havo been dismal failures. They have thrown upon the city & mass ot half-cooked stuff, made up of glittering gencralities, in- flated figures and loaded down with errors and inexcusable blunders. The paddod and distorted figures of ono year wero bolied and rendered ridiculous the next. Protending to be a credit to the city, they worked irreparable damage to her iunterests, Their circulation, however small, shoutd by all means have been suppressed. Juuuary 1 Tx Ber issued the most com- plete and accurate review ever pubiished. Its reliability cannot be successfully attacked. Let it speak for itselt, A would-bo rival or imitator published on the sume date an alleged review. A more abortive issue never left a newspaper office. Au lllustration of the comparative worth TUESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1801 5 of the reviews from a statistical standpoint i3 given in the reports of the wholesale trade. The bogus sheet claims that the city has 306 wholesalo houses, It gives a purported list of 107, leaving 200 unaccounted for. Tum Bee cliimed 206 wholesale houses, gave a list of 150 of them with the capital invested and thelr aggrogato sales for the year, Among the jobbers that sheet found five dealers who wholesaled coal, coke, cement, lime, etoe. Tuk Bee accounted for fourteen such firms, The bogus sheet found eighteen prodice and commission dealers, Tue Brr gave a list af twenty-nine such firms with their year's business, Our contemporary dodged tables on the capital invested and sales of the jobbers, Tur Bregave both, The bogus sheet's figures regarding the manufacturingindustriesare on a par with its Jobbing reports. It claims 113 manufacturing establishments for Omaha, but does not give any details of their work, Tie Bek gave a list of manufacturing establishments and aresumeof the year's business of most of them. In this départment the abortion re- ported sixteen brick manufacturers. Tie Bre gave a list of twenty-nine, of them with thelr individual and aggrogate products. The bogus sheet : reportod fourteen cigar manu facturers, Tk Bre found thirty-five. The bogus sheet had reports from four car- riage and wagon makers; Tue Bex reported the business of eight of thom. The bogus sheet had three sash manufac- turers ; Tie BeE roported ten, with their bus- iness, employos, ete. Tur Bre found three soa five planing mills, one saddle manufactory, two boiler factories, one wall plaster factory, an asphalt plant, a feed cooker, a plating works and a dozen or so other manufactur- ing plunts that were not mentioned at allin tho “only annual.” While the “Own and Only satisfied itself with giving the receipts of live stock at the South” Omaha yards for the year,ss com- pated with forner yoars, Tk receipts and the shipments as well, both by months and years since tho opening of tho yards. Tie Bee gave the percentage of the consumption of the receipts, the lowa re- ceipts, the cattle and other stock driven in, the percentages of inerease in eve depart- mont, the men employed and wages paid by the stockyards company, reports of inspectors and ofticials, all items of interest that were overlooked by “the only." There can beno comparison at all bet ween thetwo reports of the yetr's work of tho packing houses, The “own and only” con- tined its report to throe-fourths of a column of very meagre and incomplete figures, omit- ting the Omaha packing company's houso entirely from the hist, Tue Ber devoted five colunns o the most complete report of the packin business ever published. The aggregate business of the houses was given supplemented with a dotailed statement of the business of cach house and a recapitula- tion showing the disposition of stock, tetal slaugh terings, averago weight and cost, ship- meuts in car lowa, the production in pounas and the value to a ceat oi Mo year's busi- Allof these features were absent from y annual.”? According to the latter the banks of South Omaha have a combined paid up capital of £200,000, and deposits ageregating $1,191, 103, The facts are, as published in Tue Be manufacturers, an- nual, the paid in capital of the South Omaha banks aggregate 337,000 and deposits are held amounting to $1,692,165. These com parisons could be carried to any length. Tne business men of Omaha should enjoin tho puolisher of tho **Ouly Annual’ from circolating it. Ll LIQUOR LICENSES. Several More Granted at Last Night's Session of the Board. All members of the fire and police commis- sionexcepting Mr. Smith wero present at last night's moeting. A chargo against OMcor Godola made by John Henry and Louis Marley of Lincoln wasread and set for hearing on Monday, January 11, Oficer O'Brien was granted s ten days' leavo of absence. Charles Mayers, who was appointed as a special police oflicer for tho Union Pacific, tendered his resignation, which was accepted. Tho resignation of C.' H. Pringle, o fire: man, was presented and accepted. A communication from tho council author- izing the purchase of o five alarm box was read and placed on file, Tho board then resolved itselfinto a license board to examine the bonds of applicants for snloon licenses. There were about twenty applicants presont with their bondsmen, and the board proceeded to ascertain the pecuni- ary ability of the bondsmen to become sur ties on license bonds. The following licenses wero granted : _ William Schmitd, 612 South Ninth strect; Peter Fedde, 72+ North Six- teenth street; Edward Maurer, 1212 aud 1214 Farnam street; Claus Hansen, 819 South Seventh ' streot; Jacob Hopald, 713 North Sixtcenth street; Henry Bie: 1140 North Sixteenth street; Jeppe J. Grais 701 Loavenworth street: Justin Kessier, 1214 South Thirteenth street; Henry Pundt, J roam_streot; John H. Weitzel, 213 South Thirtcenth streot; Krug Brothers, 2201 South Thirteenth ‘stroet; John Andnt, 1500 South Sixteenth streot; August (. Stephan, 1306 Douglas street; Benton Silloway, 310 South Fourteonth stroet; Littlo & Mo- Taguo, 1309 Farnam streot; Henry Grack, 2602 Walnut stroet; Lous P. Johnson, 2123 North Twenty-fourth street; M. K, Gillgallon, 1136 Chicago street; Juseph Landrock, 1264 South Sixtenth street: H. Schafer, #24 South Thirteenth street; Will- 1am Young, 416 South Sixteenth street’; John Boyer, 1637 North Twenticth street! John Boyer, 2530 Lake strect; Thomas J. Foloy, 112 Donglas street; John Gulk, 1814 Mali- tary avemie: Louia O. Hibben, 220 South Thirteenth street; Daniel Mo Coy, 83 South Twelfth street A.'B. " Audrows, 04 Douglas stroet! Julius Nagle, 612 South Thirteenth street; Riley Bros, 1800 Douglas street; Gustav Brudla, 424 North Sixteenth street; Charles Sharpow, 1224 South Thirteenth street; Shank & Prince, 522 South Tenth street; Storz & Iler, 103 North Fifteenth street; Storz & Iler, corner of Eighteenth and Grace streets; Charles Thies, 1520 South Thirteen th street; Amelia Ficldgaro, 20 South Tenth street; Woolestein & Co.,222 North Sixteenth street, ‘The board then adjourned to meet this afternoon. MAD e e e Y CALLS FOR BIG GUNS, Frontier Settlers Reducing the Stocks of Omaha’s Ammunition Dealers. The Indian outbrealk has at least been the the means of oxhausting the supply of rifles atevery hardware store in Omaha, and addi- tionalorders are coming in by every mail which the dealers are unablo to fill, A Bep roporter visited the wholesale houses and soveral of the retail hardware stores yesterday, and found that there hadnot boen aritle of from 40 1050 caliber on hand for several days. id one of the dealers: “Eyerybod¥ in the worthern part of Nebraska and Southern Dalota wants a gun and wants it pad. Up nt time we could have sold more guns il we had only them in stock, and I have reason to believe that the same is true of néarly every hardware house in the city. Wo have also sentouta large quantity of ammunition, but still nave some on_hand. The bulk of that shipped out consisted of 40- 50 cartridges. 1 just reccived an order for twenty more rifles, but of course could not” fill it. Thoy don't scem t want any shotguns, although there is every reason to beliove that if no rifles are tbe sccured the settlers i the threatened districts will be glad to have any kind of a tirearm, e The Caucus Lash. If there was ever ono thing morethan any other against which Dictator Burrows has been waging relentloss war for vears, it is the party caucus. The caucus has beon do- uounced by him year in and year out as the trap where independent men are bound hand aud foot und deliverod at the. dictation of the majorit: Times have has become changed, and Burrows the foremost oaucus boss of the state. To sure, he cills the caucus @ conference, but the conforence into which he hascoralled the wndependents of the legislature differs in no feature from the regular party caucus, not omitting oven the boss that swings the party lash and throutens everybody with dire veri- geance if he dare disobey the mandates of kiug confereuce. This only goes o show that the new party is rapidly adoptiog all the old methods which its leaders have been con- demning, Lokl Lo 3 G, C. Hobble and family left yesterday for St Augustine, Fla,, for the bilanco of the winter, returning in April or May noxt. SOME AMERICAN TREASURES Rich Jowels Doposited in the National Museum at Washington. MEDALS, CUPS AND COINS, ORDERS, The Sultan Makes Wives of Diplomats Happy by “Presenting the Order of the Shekeft for' Life. The most valuable jowels in the na- tional museum in Washington, D. C., are the relics of our great men near the entrance, These are worth tens of thou- sands of dollars in intrinsic value of the gold and jowelsof which they made, to say nothing of the workmanship, says the Jeweler's Woekly, There are swords by the dozen sot with diamonds, guns inlaid with precis stones and canes which have heads of gold in which gems are imbedded. A guard is detailed to watch them night and day. Each case has a burglar alarm connected with it, and the least meddling would set an clectric bell ringing and call the museum army togethoer, The Grant collection {s one. It is made up of hundreds of gold articles ex- quisitely engraved and brought together from all parts of the world, of rare stones, of china more valuable than though it were of solid gold, and of other articles which, if melted down, would fully pay the president’s salary for a year or more. Inone case thore is a completo col- lection of gold and silver coins of Japan, which hasa wonderful numismatic value, as it is the only completo set in exi tence, except one in the Japancse troas- ury. Some of 4he gold coins are a quar- tor of an Inch thick and as large around as thetop of a dinner pail. Seven of them cost $5,000, and there are perhaps a hundred in the collection, In another case there ave hall a dozen large elephant tusks which the king of Siam gave to General Grant, and there are six pioces of costly jade given him b cf e princes of China. All of the swords presented vo him are there, and many of them have dinmonds setin the hilts, The sword given to Genmal Grant by the sanitary fair at New York has asolid gold head, representing the Goddess of Liberty, which has two rubies, two diamonds, and two sapphires set in it. The sword of Chattanooga has fourteen diamonds embedded in it, and many of the gifts which he received | from foreign monarchs are of gold set with diamonds. . One of the medals which are inthe collection contains $600 worth of gold, and isas large around as the bottom of atin cup. The gold articles in this col- lection would fill a peck measure, and many cities seem to have given General Grant a gold box ¢ontaining the papers in which their frecdom was presented. The box which he received at Ayr,Scot- land, is as big asa cigar box, and is of solid gold. The city of Glasgow gave him astill larger one, beautifully chased, and the gola box which he received from the city of London is a wonder of artistic workmanship, bearing an en- graving of the capitol on one side and of the Loudon Guildhall on the other. En- ameled onits golden surface arethe union juck, the red, white and blue, and the goddess of liberty shaking hands with the British lion, Theroe is a beautiful cigar case of gold from the king of Sinm, a model of the table on which ILee’s surrender was signed in solid gold, and a solid gold in- vitation card as large as a postal cara and about four times as thick, which was sent to General Grant in a solid sil- ver envelope, inviting him to a masked ball atSan Francisco. There are a num- ber of silver menus, a gold-handled knife which the miners of Idaho gave him, gold-headed canes set with dia= monds, and medals and other articles of gold. % The order of the Shelekat, which the sultan gave to Mrs. S. 8. Cox, is also kept ineghe national museum. It is a star larger around than a trade dollar, which sparkles with more thana hun- ered diamonds. These diamonds are set. in gold on brown, gold, and green enumel. The stur has five polnts, and there ate twenty-six diamonds on euch point. It has a beautiful ribbon sash connected with'it, and wasgiven to Mrs, Cox one night at tho sultan’s palace when she went there to dinner with her husband and ate Turkish viands served up by a French cook on gold plates. After the dinner was over the sultan brosentod this insignin, She thought, i am told, that she was to have it for- ever, but it seems that his majesty only lends such presents for life, and when she dies it ii to bereturned to him. The wife of Minister Straus was decorated with the same order, ahd she will have to return it in the distant future, Unecle Sam has a vast collection of the Jjewels of savage He has silverware made by the Indians of Arizona, ornaments from Aliskaand great brace- lets and anklets of gold, r and brass from India. Oneof the most curi- ous necklaces in his collection is one of human fingers, which the men of some of the Indian tribes woar, and there is one made of sixty-seven human teeth, with holes pierced at the roots to string them. This necklace was ten inches long, anda number of teeth evidently nec filling. It came from the K islands, and was found in 1840, Another necklace was made of human hair, into which the tusk of the walrus was woven. It was about two inches thick and twenty inches long, Another savage “fideklace is one of human and dog teeth combined, and there are necklaces of stone, of gold, sil- ver, copper and buass of all shapes and sizes, gathered from all parts of the world. It is difficult to appreciate the size of the National musenm. It is growing more rapidly than Jonah’s gourd, and it is now ono of the best organized muse- ums in the worll. It surpassos any other in the line of 'Indian antiquities and matters connetted with America, and vast additions from all parts of tho world aro recolved.pvery year, Alroady the building whiel, was construced o foi years ago for itis picked to bursting, and a new ono will havt to be built very soon, el B dl Whooping _cough, croun, sore throat, sud- den colds, aud lung troubles peculiar to chil- dren, are easily controlled by promptly ad- ministeriag Avors Cherey Ivectorul. “This n-,mndf' issafe to take, certain in its sction, and adapted to all constitutions. L AINSTANTLY KILLED, A West Point Sportsman Accident ally Shoots Himse Wist Poix, Neb., Jan. 5—[Special Tele- fram to Tue Bee)—Sunday noon Fred Leffort and Carl Matson went hunting four miles south of town, aud when uear the farm of Nicholas Maack, were alled ia by Mr. Maack, who bad some Dbirds and skins for Leffert to stuff. While the weticles were being brought Watson and Leffort sat down. Watson had Lis gun be. tweon his knees with the barrel resing against his abdomen when, by some means unknown to anyone, the gun was discharged, tho bulk of * the _shot ponetrating his head divectly under tho chin and a0 his ~ breast, reaching the heart. Considerable shot also lodged in the abdomen. Matson gaveone groan sud rolled tothe floor. Leffort jumped (0 his rescuo in time to catch the falling forn. Matson Is @ married mau with two childron A Polso HasTiNGS, Tole- gram to T I'he janitor of the South ward school building, this morning notified tho police that he found, upon drawing water from the well that supplios the school child- ren, & box of rough on rats. The supposition is that the dastardly act was committed by aneneny of the jinitor, as the bhox must have been placed in the well some time Sat- urlay night. But for the accidental dis- covery by the janitor, wholesale poisoning would nocessarily have followed. The mat- ter has been placed in tho hands of polico for investigation, Fire at Wilcox, Wirrcox, Neb., Jan. 5—[Special to Tue Bee. |- The residence of I, W.Moore, cashior of the State bank here, burned this morning botweend and 6 oclock. Cause unknown, probably a defective flue, When discovered the fire was breaking through the roof and the members of the family, who wero aslecp in the sccond story, had o make their escapo in their night clothing. Some of the furniture from the lower story was saved, but the cozy howe isin ruins. Loss, about $4,500; insur- ance, §2, Nota stailrond Man. Histites, Neb., Jan. 5.—[Specil Tele- gram to Tk B Annie Paulick, one of the runaway girls supposed to have been en- ticed from hero by a certain railroad man, was found at Sutton last night, Her parents today filed application to have the wayward gitlsentto tho reform school at Kearuey. “The petition was granted ana she will be taken tomorrow. Your correspondent learns today that no railroad man was imalicated in tho affairas reported in several papers. nate Creamery. Neb., Jan. 5—{Special to nuary 8 tho creditors of 3 firm of Furer & Pearsoll, who had creameries at Fairfiell and Daven port, metin this place and elected S, M. McKelvy ignee, There aro about cight bundred tors, mostly farmers, who wero selling creim to them, Mr. Furer madea prop- osition tothem thatif they would_ give him the management of the_creamery he would pay themw 100 conts on the dolla Joe Grimes' Company. Beatnice, Neb., Jan. b.—|Special Telo- gram to Tie Bee. |—Captain Joo W, Grimes of this city has received tacit authority from the governor toenlista company of cavalry Gy oot for the Indion war. Captain Grimes hus His vocapany roll about completed now. The boys will furnish their own horses aud only ask for arms, ammunition and prov- ender. Tihey will take thoir chancos with the loglslature for anappropriation for pay- ment. A Hunter's Accident. Tarsracr, Neb., Jan, 5.—(Special Telogram to Tue Bik.|—Fred Berlett, son of Banker Berlew of this place, was seriously wounded this morning by the accidental discharge of a 8s.caliber revolve in his own hands whilo hunting muskrats on his furm, seven miles south of tho city. Tho ball ponetratod the left leg about midway between the thigh and knee, taking a downward course, Generous Clay Center. Ciax Cexter, Neb, Jan, 5.—[Special to Tue Ber.]—A car load of clothing, groceries and grain will be shipped from this point to western sufferers on Tuesday of this week. Our people have contributed very liberally to the call_for aid. The cholera i3 raging among logs in this locality, some purtios near by losing as high as 100 head in aweei’s time, Joscph's Ambition. Taisrace, Neb, Jan, 5. —[Special Telogram to Tar Ber.]—Ithas been for many months an open secret fn alllmce cireles that Tal- mage would furnish acandidate for the post- mastership of the house in the person of Joscph W. Smith, who left for Lincoln this afterioon. Mr. Smith has s good following and bis friends are coufident of his success. 1t Will Not Happen Aga Nesraska Ciy, Nob., Jan. 56— [Special Telegram to Tie Bre.|—The county commis- sioners today redistricted Nebraska City, in accordance with the law, miking each ward a separate precinet. It was the lack of this, upon which the decision declaring Nebraska Clty precinet bouds illegal, was bised. Bluff Poker. Nennaska Crry, Neb., Jan. 5 — [Spectal Telegram to Tnz Brr.] —Six negro tramps attempted to run things tosuit themselves on a Missouri Pacifio passenger train from Omaba last evening and the passengers wero badly frightencd. A brakeman was com- velled to crack the leader’s skull with a poker before the gang could be controlled. —— MEXICO THE REFUGE. Land Purchased There for O ccupa- tion by Russian Jews, CuicaGo, Jan. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee.|—*It looks pretty much as if Mexico were to be the asylum of the oppressed Jows of Russia,” Henry Richard- son, acitizen of the southern republic’s capi- tal remarked this morning. “A short time ago a movement to contribute to the relief of the Russian Jews was started in San Fran- clsco. It acquiyed momentum rapidly, an d when a subscription of about $250,000 had been collected the movement started to skirt the Pacific coast. It has met with most gratifying success and negotiations are al- ready under way for the pur- chase of 1,000,000 acres of land along the west coast of Moxico. Ishould not be surprised if the purchase bad by this timo been made, Sothis tract will be divided into smull furms and settled by Russian refugees, whose passige will, 1 understand, be vaid for by somo foreign Jowish socoty. All the refigees, or nearly all, are farmers. The land to which they will be sent to sottle is excellent for agri- cultural purposes and Mexicowill be glad to have them.” Nebraska, lowa an 1 Dakota Pensions. WAsniNGToN. Jan. 5.—|Special Telegram to Tur Ber.|—Pensions were grantea today to the following Nebraskans: Original— Jucob A. Walfe, Prague; Robort. W, Oliver, Kearncy; James A, Petty, Beaver Crossing. Additional—Jacob A. Wolfo, Prigue; An- thony Martin, Waumeta; Daiiel E. Morley, Decatur; Henry Swartztager, Lodge Pole. Increaso—Samuel B, Pearl, Lincoln; Daniel R. Ball, Nelson ; David A, Wither, Verdigrs, ue—dJacob S. Rutnerford, Beatrice, R aud " inorease— Willizm 'Austn, New- castle, Towa M. Thonas, Mornin special act; Willlam Stone, Lamett s L. Lockle, Pomoro Jumes Mabelfey, Red Oak; William ¢ Marsh, Aurelin: Pote Weber,'Marcus; John Patierson, Sibley; Joseph MeGure, Des nes; Cilvin Lantis, Correctionville; William Lawrence, Parkersburg; William Lansing, Brayton; Bradford G. Ostrander, Lawler; Samuel 'Phillips, Diognai; Silas Willlam Reynolds, Des Moaines; John C. Piper, Irw Additional —Simuel M. Bd- mond, Vinton; Benjamin F. Cowgill, Villisca John ' Mullins, Grinnell. ~ Increase--Gieorze W, Montin, East Des Moines; Charles C. Blackstone, Miles; John W. Clinkenbeard, Enst Des Molnes ; Thomas L. Ellioty, Green® wich ; Oliver W.' Morris, Conteryill ward Harris, Ortonville, 'Refssue—David H. ochran, Colfax ; Worthington MeNeal, Mys+ tic, Relssuo and inerease—Richard Cook, Fontanclle; Harry C. Brown, Polk City: Original widow Blizaboth G widow of Goorge Spry, Des Moines; Alice ., widow of George L, Carpenter, Oclwein, e S Mrs. L. L. Kellogg and _Mrs, H. R, Ble ey of Sious Clty returued home yosterday from an extended visit with Mrs. M. K. Me bs of Levington, Orlginal—TIstam Sun, ! Sioux, but on the ‘contrary had siready begun to cut down rations in “violation of all treaty obligations. The secretary denounced statenonts as unqualifiedly false, The reportof starvation nong thoe Sioux was & That is the Title of the Head of the New | pure fabrication, ¥or ten long years, the ernment in fullfillment of its Croaty’ obli- x I3 Counoil gations had been feoding the Sioux in idl ness. Somo of them, however, were thrifly fi and good citizens, but the large pros o a thriftless and indolent soty perfectly willing to spend their time In idlo- PRESIDENT THOMAS J. LOWRY. A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION. a—————— ness and i floding fault with the government on every conceivs John Groves Remains City Clerk— | ghlo protoxt. The treaty of 1877, the Wind Up of the Old Coun- secretary sald, obligated the government to furnish them iwith & cortain amount of food, cil's Affairs —A New Deal Tonight, clothing, imploments, horses, cattle, oto, until they should become self-supporting. After ten yoars clapsed, during which time the goverument spent millions of dollurs with o view to placing the Indians on & solf-sup- POrting basis, members of CONETSS yory prope erly bogan to inquire whether it was the pur pose of the government to continue indefin- itely and forever the policy of fooding the Indians who persisted in Hying o fdlenoss, They thought itabouttimeto test theirability upport themsely And s0 the appro- priation wasrodu 100,000,110t 8 very lares amount when compared with the vast sum which the usual a fon ealied for. Thereupon the Tudian immediately began to complain, but made no effort toward foeding Tho fncoming council will b strictly demo- eratic in its organization for the coming yenr, and Thomas J. Lowry will bo {ts president. This conclusion was reached yestorday evening after an eight hour caucus of the ten democratio membors of the council. Morcarty, Osthoff, Donnelly, Cooper and Lowry were tho candidates before the coun- cil, and it was only after a long consultation and the taking of countloss ballots that the choico fell to Lowry. limself, ' Ho occupiod o western tervitory A dozen candid up for tho clork- | containing thousands of acres of productive ship and the selection caused almost as much latd. He was supplied with everything work as did that of tho prosident. It was | DECPSSY toimprove and raiso good ‘crop | 4 but preforred to do nothing and let finally decided to retain John Groves, the | ernment continue to put food into f preseut incumbent, this compromise being | 1t was tru necessary o seeure th consent of Morearty f thoso peoplo s and Osthoff to Lowry's election as president, | hing and he the s mouth, the sccretary thought, that uld be compelied to do' some: ul lost patience with thoso 1d S v sld the Tndians in their idleness. Hao T'ne result of the caucus was quictly given | WhO upheld the T . out when the old councll was callod to order | SCETY regretted that tho recont mctlon of to wind up its year's busin L which was the military had resulted in bloodshed, and ho congratulated himself that his department was inno means resp onsible for it, — - D BY HIS DOG. donein a session lasting The first subject for the council’s consid: cration wis a messige from the mayor urging that some action bo talen looking to the ercction in_some public placoin Omaha of a suitable and appropriate monumentto tho ss than an hour. A Chicago Saloon Keep r Owes memory of the late General George Crook, Life to His Now found land, The mayor named J. S. Collins, John A, | g et Creighton, G. W. Liniugor, J. M. Woolworth | , C111€100, Jan. 5 —(Special Telogeam to i Dr. Georigo T Milley s o committoo to | Tk Bre.] —Frank Kovpek, asaloon keeper on considor thosubjoot and report upon aloca- | Hancock, and his wife owe their lives to s tion and the probable costof such & monu- | Nowfoundland dog. The family occupy ment. The recommendation of the mayor | uuartments over the saloon, The fire started was concurred in, Contracts were approved as follows : With tho World-Flerald for the tising: with George A. Coagland f atan carly hour in the rear end and soon filled the avartments stifling smoke. The dog, which of the room bove with chained Tumber; with James St sod; with the | behind the bar, managed in some way to Omaba printing for blanik books, | break the chain and bounded throngh th stationery and ofice supplies; with I, C, | glass doors leading up stairs, Koppek and Festuer for blank warrants, ote; with tho | his wifo wero stupefied with smoke. Whether Polsrok for other city blan| tho barking of the dog aroused him or Dr. J. P. Lord’s bill for 0 forrecording | whether the dog draggel hun out of births and deaths for the monthof March, | bed Koppek does not kiow, bub April and May came up again, and on | At auy rate, - when = he came Wheelor's motion was Iafd upon the tabl to his senses he foind himself lylng on tho A resolution tloor near was adopted declaring that the window with tho dog beside hereaftor the board of public works shall let | him alternately barking and licking his face. contracts for paving by districts instead of | Kapped saw the fire enting its way up tho lettingall contracts for the yearat asinglo | Stair case, and mannged to getout of tha. window and turn in an alarm. When the firemen came he took his wifo down from the report of tho appraisers for the changze of the | Window, where he had placed her out of tho gradeof Hamilton street from Twenty-fourth | reach of the flames. 'The dog, which was t Lowe avenue was received anda referred to | badly cut in jumping through the glass door, the committce on grades and grading. disappeared and cannot be found. He is & A fow ordinances of minor importancowere | splendidspecimen of theNewloundland breed passed and the council of 1800 adjourned, and has saved two or three people from The republicau es songht aneigh- | drowing boring cigar store and played high five until a lato hour. The democratic contingent sought a convenfent restaurant and cele- brated the consummation of their efforts in sccuring an crganization for the coming year’s work, Wanted—Good and permanent em- ployment for a T CRu U T e and gontlemen. Callon or address Cook | @ & Acres, Hotel Casey, Omaha. —_—— H HIS HANDS ARE CLEAN, [ The Seccretary Congritulates Himself ‘Ihat He is Not Responsible. Wasmyaroy, Dec. 5.~-Secrotary Noblowa s questioned today as to what action had been taken on the recommendation of General Mi that Indian agentsof South Dakota agencics borelieved from further duty and that their | = places be filled with military oficors. The secretary said ho did notcaroto discuss the matter further than to say the subject had not been mentioned to him by any one with authority. 1t is believed, however, that should General Miles' recommendation be submitted to lim by the president for his views the secretary would strongly oppose the t The secretary spoke with some carnestuess of the reports which have been in circulation OperaBouffe Co. vecently to tho effect that the Indians were ] ina starving condition ard that the pending In Byrme & Kerker's Charming Comic ment had not kept its agreement with the The Most Powerfal Company of Comedians tn A CARTERS| ‘i htdcin these Little Pills, ITTLE They also relieve Dis-| tress rom Dyspepsta, In- PILLS. letting, 3 A protest against the accoptance of the IS, IR L LU Boyd’'s Gomsu MONDAY, JANUARY 4. A Grent Attraction. SPARKLING MUSIC! aigestion and Too Hearty Eating. 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