Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 10, 1892, Page 9

= THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. MAY BUILD THE NEW DEPOT Fred L. Ames' Visit to Omaha in Capac- ity of a Peacemaker, OEATH OF EX-PRESIDENT SIONEY DILLON Life and Achlevements of the Eminent Rallroad Rullder and Manager—What He Did for the Union Facifio— |aNotes and Peraonnt The presenceof Mr. F. L. Ames in Omaha means. & great doal for the metropohs. It monns, unloss all signs fail, the settloment of the long and tiresome controversy over the union depot. and the determination of the depot company to hasten th3 work of construction. When Mr. S. H. H. Clark prosented the 1deas of the special committee of citizons ap- pointed to confer with the president of the road to the moeting of the directors held some tima ago, & resolution favoring & speedy sottloment of the controversy was passed and empowered Mr. Clark to conclude the mat- tor upon & fair basis, alike to the company as woll as the oity. But Mr. Clark has falled to write the special committee of citizens to meet him for the reason that he has wanted the helpful as- stance of Mr. Ames in arriving at the con- clusions necessary to the resumption of work upon the present unsightly structure, which 1s the jest of every traveler who has to look upon it. As the largest stockholder in the Utlion Pacific, having $3,000,000 to §10,000,000 invested in its securities, aud at the samo time a large holder of city realty, Mr. Amos will meet the committee this_woek and will endeavor 10 bring the long deferred matter to a focus. - What the Citizens Proposed. Three propositions were made by the com- mittee to, Mr. Clark, Mr. Kimball and others interested with bim in the company. First, that tbe indemuifying bonds which the city was to give to the Union Pacific be can- celed; second, that tho boud to be given by the : Union Pacific to the city covering tne bridge arbitrary be suspendea and the deeas be placed in escrow until the dopot be far wough advauced that it may be occupied, The last proposition is the thorn in theside of the company and upon an amicatlo settle- ment of this point will depend whether the building is to bo resumed. A prominent official who did not wish to be quoted said: “Persons contemplating tho purchase of depot bonds will institute in- quiry os to the title vested in the depot company and should it be found that the title was clouded it would work a hardship ‘upon the company in thesale of its honds. If the citizens’ cominittee will abato tnis pro- position, I have not the least doubt about work being resumed upon the structure.” And this ofticial knew whereof he was talk- ng. fi anyevent a few concessions upon the part of the citizensand the recognition of the city's right by the railcond company to*! didtate certain things will butld the dopot and it looks now as if the concessions would be made while Mr. Ames is in tha city. DEATH OF SIUNEY DILLON. The . E; estdent of wases Away | New Youk, June 9.—Siduey Dillon diea this morning. Sidaey Dillon was born in Nortbampton, Montgomery county, N. ¥, May 7, 1812, at which place his father was a well-to-do farmer. Ho came of storling stock, his grandfather having been a revolutionary sol- dier.. From early childhood bis life was an active one. When a more lad Mr. Dillon began his railroad life as an errand boy on the Mohawk & Hudson railroad, the first raiiroad bullt in his natve state, running from Albany to Schenectady. He next entered the service of the Renssol- aer & Saratogs. Then he became overseer of contracts on the Boston & Providence and other lines, In 1835 he took his first contract and completed it with profit in 1840, fram which time his contracts became very numorous, Mr. Dillon next built twenty- six miles of the Hurtford & Springfield, six miles of the Cheshier and ten miles on -the Vermont & Massachusetts, fo- sides the aoove he engaged in tho ‘construction of the Rutland & Bur- Mngton, Central of New Jersey, Morris canal, Boston & New York Centrah Philu- Yelphia & Erie, e & Clevelaud, Morris & Essox, Boston, Hartford & Erie, the lowa, the New Ocleans, Mobile & Chattanooga, the Canada Southern, Union Pacific and many others. Altogother he was engaged o over forty of the leading public works ot the United States and the contracts amounted to over $100,000,000. In person Mr. Dillon was tall, exceedingly well built, and combined sauvity of manuer with grest promptness of decision in action. He was married in 1841, At Mr, Gould’s suggestion, Sidney Dillon was madoe president of tne Union Pucitic March, 1874, Uuder his munagement t! compuny began payiug dividends in 187 which it continued till April, 1884, in which time 828,050,000 was returned to the stock- holders, thestock advancing meanwhile irom 14 to 18134 1 July, 1881, Mr, Dillon then ' retired from tho presi. dency of the road, but when Mr. Gould s cured control of the Unton Pacitic again Mr. Dillon was onee more chosen president, He held the office until the past spring, when, 8t the annual meeting of tho stockholders in Boston, S. H, H. Clark was clected his suc- cessor. the Union Faelfic A Tribute to His Ability, 41 formed Mr. Dillon’s acquaiutance long bofore I becamo coznected with the Union Pacific, system,” said Mr, Thomns L. Kim- bull yepterday 108 roprosentativo of Tus Bee,” “His lifo was an exceptionally busy one and “he may be said to have died I the harudss of the road which owes to bim, us . much #s to any one, its oxistence. Sidney Dillon was @& man of extraordinary natural attainments and had he been fortunate enough to have received the usuul advantages vouchsafed voung men to- day in education, and it ho bad received a scientific training he would have been one of the big men of the unation. Kinaly disposi- ~tloued, tender hearted and sympathetic, he sttracted men, notwithstanding his some- whit rough exterior. Too wmuch cannot be id in praise of the interest he Lok in the mon in bis employ. In this he was far above the average. 1t is quite the com- mon thing with men of lureo means and great influuce to overlook the humun agen- cles miy are'dompelled to wmply, but Sidney Dillon did.wot belong to that school; hoe was above the meannesses aud petty jealousies of lifo and was a man, every iuchof him. Wnen an unbiased history of the Uniou Facifio railroad comes 1o be written tho Ames family d Sidney Dillon will be honored for the worlk they did tow building this great raliroad system. millionnives as they were, whon the Union Pacific was startod, thoy found mouey vory scarce, the government bonds sold for a song 8ud things hud s very omlugus look. 1 re- member Siduey Dillon onco telling me that o drew bis olieck for the last §16,000 be had in bauk to tide him over & crisis that con- fronted the coupavy founded by Oakes Ames, Oliver Ames, Siduey Dillon and otbers, s & boy Mr. Dillon worked on the first railroad built on the continent, the road from Alhany to Seheneotady, and he followed the business of railrgad buildiug over afterwards. He was a contractor ou the Unlon Pacitic and built much of the railway, Ho was a contractor upon a large scale and bully, if | remember rightly, the water works at New York or Boston. 'He built the uuderground portion of the Now York Central & Hudson tiver railroad, and had a contract for build- lhu:l dv.ha Lake Sore from Ashtabuls to Cleve- “1u talkiog to Mr, Froderick L. Ames this wmorning, whose fattter, Oliver was ted with M niou Puoifie, Mr. Dilion was avoul 84 suppose that ho was thatold. TIn the late crisis which threatened the financial stand- ing of the Union Pacific Mr. Dillon Iabored indefatizably to protect the share holders, foeling that his was a personal interest in trying to save the credit of the company and bis services in behalf of the company were crowned with success, Then came the roac- ton and his death followed.” Rallway Sidings General Superintendent E. McNeill of the Pacific division of the Uaion Pacific sent his resignation to Mr. E. Dickinson June 1, but the fact was not made known until yesterday morning. Mr. R. W. Baxter is ncting suporintendent, with bright prospects of filling the place, Mr. S. H. . Clark, tMe. Dickinson and Mr. L. Ames inspected the shops avd buiidings yesterday and incidentally looked over the ground where the new boiler shops are 1o be erocted on the line of tue proposed Nobrasks Contral railway. It is thought that % urk will ba commenced shortly on tho contemplated improvements. The Northwestern was able to ses the Bur- lington’s eleven sleepers for the Samosets announced, and aunounced for itsell that twelvo sicopers hud been already filled by the Jacksoniau club and friends enroute o the Chicago convention June 19, ‘Phe North- western people say that they will have to di- vide tne train in throe sections to accommo- date the crowds that want to go with the Jucksoninus. From now on itis safe to pre- dict that the rival lines will add a slecper a day to the number, and railroad row is get- ting excited over the outcome. Boxes of cigars, hats, etc., are being wagered hourly as to which road will carry the biggest crowds, Mr. J. R. Buchanan went to Chicago yesterday to interview Mr. Marvin Hughitt of tho Northwostern systom provious to de- ciding whether he wili accept the chairman- ship of the Western Passenger association. Mr. Ben Barrow went to Chicago yester- day to look after printing for the Union Pacific. . Willlam P. Durkee, assistant auditor of the B. & M., will be appointed within n day or two to succeed the late Paul Heinrich as audfor. It is understood tho departments of auditor and assistunt auditor will be con- solidated under Mr. Durkee and the force reduced, & number of the clerks having al- ready been noufied that their services will terminate July 1 g MIKE M'DONALD'S E Two Towa Burglars Send Thelr “Swag" to Her in Chleago, New Army, Ia, June 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—Tho postofiice here was broken into the night of June 2, and robbed of §100 worth of postage stamps. The next morning a package rated as fourth class ‘mail matter, and addressed 1o Mrs. Mary Arm- strong, No. ‘Wabash avenue, Chicago, was deposited in the postoffice at Houston, Minn., a small town fifty miles distant from New Albin. Conforming with the law, the postmaster opened the package to learn if it contained first class mail matter, aod found it to contain postugo stamps and a gola watch, The stamps were of the same de- nomination and amount us thoso stolen from the New Albin postofiice, of which the post- master at Houston had been 1informed, and he nad the two men who mailed tho packago arrested. They were Mike _Cole- man, alias Collins, and Dan Ryan, alias Howard, a pair of crooks Known to the police of this city as safe bur- glars. Investigation at Chicago disclosed the fact that Mrs, Armstrong, to whom the package containing the stclen stamps and watch was addressed, was the divorced wife of M. C. McDonald of Chicago. It is said that Coleman has recently been living at No. 1235 Wabash avenue, reating, a room {rom DMirs. Armstrong. ————— Federal t Affuirs, J. W. Woods and T. Blackburn, the men arrested at Red Cloud, Neh., aud tbrown in jail because they would uot take out a peddiers’ license to enable them to canvass the town without [racturing the ordinance, wera brought up in the United States court yesterday on a writ of habeas cor- pus. They state that they wera unlaw- fully imprisoned and claim the protection of the federal court on the ground that their imprisoument was a violation of section 8, articlo 1, of the constitution of the United States, which reads as follows: *‘The privil- ege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be denied or suspended unless in case of rebel- lion or invasion the public safety requires it and oaly then in such manner as shail bo pre- scribea by law.” ''he case of these two men will be called up some day soon and will be watched by the citizens of Red Cloud with considerable interest, for the forceand effect- iveness of their peddlers license laws will bo affected by the decision. They filed a stipulation agreeing to appear in court on Juno 13, and were released. The case of C. R. VanValkenburg of Min- den agaiost E, L. Merritt of Springfield, Il1., involving a dispute over the sale of some spoiled grain, was called up today in United States court. Joe Pueblo and William Spitman were brought in today trom the Pine Ridge agenocy charged with selling liquor to the Inaians. B Exposition Notes. Charles G. Steele, manager of the agricul- tural department of the Norfolk beet sugar factory, wus at the Coliseum yesterday, pre- puring an exhibit which will represent the beot sugar industry at tae manufagturers' exposition. A few days ago it lookod as if the exhibits would not all be in shapa for the opening Saturday evening, but tho past day or two has chapged the situation very materially, Yesterday the work was pushed with a sur- vrising rapidity, and many of the oxhibits wore almost finished. Prosident Pago, who has beon doing a great deal of hard work in burrying up the slow ones, got a report from every exbibitor yesterday. Every one de- clared that they would bs ready in time and the great majority will be in readiness twenly-four hours in advaace of the time for opening. The building will be swept out and put in order this afternoon. The machin- exy will also bo tested today. e He'll Need it All Now, Christian J. Jorgensen of the defunct Omaba machine works, which were located at Twenty-first and Boulevard, was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charga of obtain- ing money under false protenses. The com- plainant is Mrs. Minnie Michelson, who claims to have loaned Jorgensen $1,500 with which to carry on his business just before he failed, Jorgensen asserts that there was nothing criminal in the mauter. He claims to have much valuable property 1n Denmark, and on the strength of his wealth in foreign lands he secured the loan. Mrs. Michelson now believes he has no such possessions. The warrant for Jorgensen's acrest was issued in South Omaha. e fthe Whisky Trost Arrest®d, 0., June 9.—Louis Green, acuing president of the whisky trust, was ar- restod on the Boston inaictment and required to give boad for his appearance, He refused todoso. The Umted States commissionor then put hin in_ the custody of a United States murshal, His attorney sued out a writ of hubeas corpus, which was ullowed in the Unitea States court and the hearing sot for buum]lg. Green’s object 1s to force a heariug on the 1ndictment here iustead of at Boston, ARSI She's an Object of Pity, Mrs. John Fox 1s about 17 years old and has been married to Joho a little over two yoars. Sheis no brighter than the law al- lows, and Jonn, who is & raliroad man, lived with her a few months after marriage and then put ber into the hands of May Moyer @ disreputable woman, for safe keoping and 85 & meaus of iereasing the family income. Now Mrs. Fox wants someouo to iud a way to sond her back to her howe in Winterset, Ia. Her family is said o be & respaciable one, - - Dr. Biraey's Catsrra Powder ou catwrrh, For sale by all druggists, 50 ceats -WIFE, Louls Green | | FRIDAY ENDORSED BY THE BUILDERS OMAHA, Proposition of the Nebraska Oentral Rail- road Heartily Favored. HOW IT WILL BENEFIT DOUGLAS COUNTY Many Indieations That the Company's Suc- cexs 18 of Great Commercial Tmportance 0 Omaha—Will Afsrd Al Lines atrance Into the City. The regular monthly meating of the Bufld- ers and Traders exchange was calied to orderat 11:3) by President Hussie, The members present were requested to occupy the front seats where they might ba out of the way of the rush which was expected at noon, Their modesty was against them, how- ever, and they froze to the rear rows. Roll- call did not briag out a very vigorous volley of “hears” and then the minutes of tha last meeting were read and approved. The president addressed the meeting and said that if the attendance was any indica- tion of tho condition of the exchange Lo should feol discouraged, but this was not the case. The association was in a prosporous condition. It had within the past six months taken up and disposed of an immenso amount of work of great moment to themselves and the public. When an association like this could get ton competent men to spend ton or fifteen nights in the rovision of the building ordinance, as had been done, he thought the association was an important factor in the city's life, They were hevo to hear committees roport on the organization of the suoassociations compos- ing it Furthor it had bean asked whether the exchange should discuss and express itself upun the question of voting bonds to the Nebraska Contral. The exchango was not in politics but this was not a political question and the exchange ought to take up the subject and express itsell pro or coa. For the cacpenters’ association Mr. Bassett reported that the branch which he repre- sented was thoroughly organized. For tho brick manufacturers the secretayy madoa report of progress. Mr. Drexel reported for the stone masons that on account of changes of various firms more time was required. Mr. Hart, chatrinan of the committee on revision of 'the building ordinance, reportea that. they had just got down to work and had & great deal of it to do. They would report as soon as possible, 1ts Great Importance, The Nebraska Ceutral railway proposition was ther: brought up and Dr. Mercar, who was present, was called for and said that, though not a member, he was pleased with tho exchange's progress. He wanted first to say to the builders thut tho interests’ they had in. charge were much more farreaching than they thought, to the laborers, the occu- pants, the childron living in the houses; the architects and the manufacturers of the material. Those present were intimately connocted with the ife of the city. His own impressions of the railway proposition were firm, fixed and unchangeable, and he would speak of them later, but just now he wanted 10 hear from some one else, Mr. Epencter wanted to hear from the outsiders interested in tho raiiroad—not to getup and talk and then have somo one knock ithem down, They were builders and not talkers. Where was Mr. Dumont, for iustancel Mr. Thomas McCague announced that Mr. Dumont would be sent for and in the moantime the following resolution was in- troduced by Mr. Vierling and seconded by Mr. Drexel: Resolved, That it s for the bost interests of thecity of Om: Douzlus county that the bond proposition now before our citizzns in roference to the Nebrasku Central coupsny und kindred subjects be carried. Mr. Dumont took the floor and explained the various provisions of the proposition, Maybe the proposition was too broad, but in order to securo success he believed that all the provisions should bo included. He had had experience and had been criticised in a former proposition to build a bridze which the peoplo did not want because there was no way of getting into South Omaha. At that timo he had a syndicate to build that bridge, but he was eft without a railroad to use it because of the agroement of the Rock Island and the Union Pacific. He wanted the exchango to understand that the build- ing of this bridge would take down tho bars and admit easteru railways most effectually and that the public was amply guarded in its interest since no bonds were to bo paid until work was done. How It Will Help Omaha, The buildiog of the road would open up conne:tion with roads leading to the lake ports and to the northeast and another to Chicago. A railroad to the northwest had been wanted. Would not this oben com- munication with tue northeast! Omaha was comparatively at a standsull. The bridge would help it along, as the business men present could see without difficulty. Dr. Mercer was calied for and suid that he had always voted for bands for everything 1n the past. He had voted for $250,000" for a Union Pacific depot ana helped to secure a magnificent cowsted, which had becn torn down; he had voted for $150,000 for the Northwestorn road and $50,000 for the South- western bond aud the people knew what had beeu d Ho had voted $250,000 bonds for the Novraska Central bridgs three years ago, They had not kept faith with the people. Ho had voted for the Unlon Pacific depot and the people had not got it. ‘Che guide was the lamp of experience, The newspapers had told only one side of the story; as to what was bohiud they were left in ihe dark. He opposed _tho bonds bocause they were wrong and §75,000 was 100 much money, because be bad no faith in them, becase tHo plan of improvements was not what Omaha wanted, because wo did not want a bridge which would allow people to pass throush the city without a stop over the tops of the houses, Another quostion was the issuing of bonds which would hurt the credit of the city. The moment we vote 750,000 the bond buyers of tho east and in Burope will say look out for Omabua, and the bonds we sell in the future will bo sold with great dificulty,” bosaid. **We have hard times, What shall we aof We cannot own the railroaas, so the papers say, but wo can loase them tho ground. There Is sowething which can bo done now which was on foot when this came up. Itis this: Lot us condemn a depot site on the river bank and a highway to reacn 1t and lease it to a railroad for 100 years and let them pay for every car that rolls over the rails which they shell luy on our high- way as a royalty, This will not be selliug our birthright forja mess of pottage.” Mr. Dumont jo ‘reply said that_the trouble with old bond propositions was.ihat tho peo- ple had taken the word of railway companies and not looked after safeguards. Thecounty can compel the Nebraska Central to comply, with its agreement by maudamus procesd- iogs. He aid not feel that he owed the city an apology for what was done two years ago, He had mado un honest and faithful effort to carry out his proposition. 1t could not be done. Dr. Mercer had never seen tho plans of th present proposition and was not in a position to criticise them, but experienced railroad man had and approved them, How It Will Be Arranged, *Our plans do not vross a single important street at grade but the roud passes either uoder them or over them” he smd. “Our union depot wiil not be up lu tho aireither, but our passonger and freight depots areon grade. The line going through to South Omaba afier crossing Leavenworth parallels the Belt line us & surface las. Dr. Morcor's criti- cisms are basod upon lack of knowledge and information. About hurting the credit of thewity, We are asking for Douglas county bonds.” "All the improvement bonds are as- sessed against the property ou which they ut. Only §250,000 of these bonds are s debt st all. Now to show you how absurd his argument 1s: The last sale of park bouds was at & premium of §75,000. A8 10 bis schemo 1o bulla & publig Bigh- ! MORNING, JUN way, why was it 0ot brought up! Thero was nothing to prévent ihose favoring it rom putting it before tho people. You are not asked to give these bonds because you think we ought fo bave them, but because you get value for yous toney and boom your own property far beyostl tne amount of your taxes," At the close of Mr. Damont's speach Dr. Morcer shot off a bombardment of questions which were very promptly and satisfactorily answered by Mr, Dument. Mr. Epauoter wus opposed to the proposi- tion because b6 “had not read it and thought that theme! was not o maximum rate fixed. Ho hud: reda it since_and bas come to the conclusion [that tho Nebraska Central was protty wéll tied down. The company would nob geta cent until it comn- plied with 1ts agreemont, and paying $750,000 for a §2,000,000 jmprovement was a protty good speculation. Hehad boon opposed to it and talled against it hatii ho had founa out what 1t was. Now ha was {u favor of it. Mr, Dumont asked fof the priviloge of ex- plaining his connection 4vith the former bond proposition which bad been carried two years ago and gave a completo history of the transaction of that time and the reasons for its failure, Favored the Proposition. The following substituto to the motion be- fore the house was introduced aund carried with & whoop: ‘Whereas, The prosperity of all who are en- zed In the buillding business, whether s ors, moechantcs, luborers or in the of m lals, I8 largely dependent upon the growth and prosperity’ of our city and count, nl Wiiereas, The growth of our olty 15 larzoly dopendent upon the development of its co nufactures, and the growth ot county upon the €rowth of the C1Ly: wnd Wherous, Tho oxtension of our raliway fa cilities In necessary and musg tako plice b foro any lurze growth oun be oxpected | manufacturing or In commeree; and. Whercas, We belleve t building of , union depot, terminal system und rafirond proposed by the Nebraska Central Raflway cow pany “will not. only add mnch noeded” facilities at onco. but being planned upon o soals lurze onough to mieot the meods of the futare, and tho terma and conditions uuder which tho subsidies are asked belng such as to muke tho entire property forever open 1o the use of nil d companies upon fair and equal and o standing invitation to the o nee of additional tronds; therefore, Resoived, That the Builders and T o lorso and recommend tots merm- bers and to t publie the propositions of the Nebraska Central Rufiroad company. BRIDG BONDS D USSED, North Omaha Citizens Consider the Ne- braska Central's Proposition at L gth. Eothusiastic citizons of the Sixth ward met Wednesday mnight at tho corner of Thirty-second and Ames avenue for the purpose of discussing the Nebraska Central bond proposition. If the sen- timent of the Sixth warders can be taken ns an_indication of how the genoral vote will be cast on election aay the bonds will be voted by a large majority. The meot- ing was almost unanimously in favor of the bonds, The meeting was prasided over by W. H, Stevens, and Councilman Spacht opened the discussion in fayor of the proposition. He said the proposed railroad and bridge would be a great benetit for Omaha, The project meant work for tho laboring ciasses who necded work, The money wonld be oxpended hero and it would make Gmahs & great city. The county commissioners and city council, he said, had carefully considered the propo- sition and all the necessary safeguards had been made in the iaterests of both tho city and county. This Would Not Go,Down, A young attorney named Kaempfet was thers with two OF throe otfiers from the Fourth and Fifth wards to opposo the ques- tion. Kaompfer tried ta show" when-h e and upriner wero attorneys for the Chicago, Milwau'kee & St. Paul Eunn and that in 1887 property was condemned for. tho Nebraska Central. Mr. Specht-called him down on this and told him such proceedings as ho claimed were unconstitutional. . The young Iawyer further tried 10 make the meeting believo that Mr. Millard and the Union Pa- cific road were at tho head of tue scheme. Ho also stated that to bridges could be built for $750,000, and wanted to know if the projectors of the Nebragka Uentral hud any money with which to construct the bridge. Mr. Specht told Kabmpfer 1 very plain but emphatic lanzuage Yhat reputable busi- ness wmen with &l tho necossary money were atthe back ot the projoct. Ho stated that those who were' apposed to tho bond proposition were ‘either representing some corporation or paid no taxes, Mr. Kaempfer also mide an attemué to an- yzo the proposition and to show the defects in 1t, but he made a_lamentable failure, as Frank Patrick told him he was talking to an intelligent class of people, and it was not necessary for him to read' the proposition, us a Mormon reud the bible, by eliminating that which did not suit him. A Square Fate Proposition, M. Patrick said he bolisyed the proposi- tion was squarc and fair. If the company did not do what 1t agreed to it would get nothing from the city. By voting the bonds men now idle would bd given ewmployment and thousunds of dollars would be earned and spent in the city. The road would con- noct with a half dozen large roads in lowa that would come into Omaha, In every par- ticular the proposition was a good one. It was 8n opportunity of a lfe time to Omaha. The aifiiculty at present with Omaha was that thera were no inducements to capitalists to como to this city, It was an evidence of ood faith on the part of the company paving out §20,000 for the expense of tho election. A man named Nelson opposed tha proposi- tion by the argument that the §750,000 could be more benefically spentin inducing manu- facturing enterprises 1o locate here. He ad- mitted, however, that there should be o bridge, but he could not understana how tho proposition would benefit thecity. He hedged somewhat on his ideas when William McCague, ono of the Iyterested parties in the company, explained the proposition. Mr. McCague spoke of Omaha's great neces- sity for a bridge and terminal facihities, He said many Omahn capitalists would like to invest in the enterprise if it were not for the fact that they wore dominesred over by other roads, The breadth of tho enterprise, bo said, was its salvation. A bridge alone would not be B success, He dido’t thiok that Judge John D, Howe would endorso the prop- osition if it were mot in good faith and for the best interests of Omaha, J. Grant was in favorcof the proposition. He said that the citizens who favored the vonds were surely notv all boodlers aud in the boodle ring as haa been referred to. T'ho road was simply to advauce the interests of Omaha. The kickers, he said, were persons wlho cared nothing about thé prosperity of Omaha, Ho belicved every working- man should vote for the bonds. He thought the Union Pacific robbery should be stopped, Tue president, Mr., Stevens, asked who was presidont of the Nebraska 'Ceutral and Mr. McCague ioformed bhim that Jobhn A, McBuane at present heid that position and that Mr, Dumont was vice presidont, Unlon Pacific Oppoping the Bouds, There was a goneral Noated diseussion on boodlo and rings and the like, and Mr. Pat- rick said while that subject was being talkod about ho desired to sy that he knew tne Union Pucifichad offered §10,000 to defeat the bond proposition, Mr. Nelson was vers sxious to stop the debate ou the boud question and talk ubout sowers, but those who' bad met to discuss the proposition would bave it that wa; The debate was cogtioued ana became protty warm and personsd, after which avote was taken and it showpd that twenty eight favored the propositiod, 'whilesoven kickers from the KFourth and #ifth wards voted agalust it | superintendent of bull Ggorze W Buith, 10, 1892-TWELVE ES. PAG Militia Bogs from Every Direction Coming to the Great Drill. ALL ARRANGEMENTS NOW PERFECT Every Detail flas Been Provi Most Successful Competit Held—Some of the soldicrs Are Already Here, The crowning military event of the year the first grand annual encampment of the Nutional Competitive Drill association, which commences at noon on Monday, June 13, and continues for cight days, is assuming proportions that aro most flattering. Not one of the sixty companies which had entered has withdrawn, and the interest in the affair scoms to bo increasing daily. Every mail brings to Sescretary Aitchison dozens of letters from companies already ontered, mnking inquiries about the camp arraugements, ete. All of the leading papers have gontained at fntervals lengthy reports of the enthusiastic meetings of tho militia companies which are daily being hold throughout the country. *‘Onto Omaha,” is thecamp cry, and 1t is being taken up and achoed by every largo military organization through the entire land, T'he companies are now discussing what they will do, who they will take and what they will wear. Many of the crack drill tewms have purchased com- plete new uniforms and have expended lurgo sums of money for now equipments of the latest style and pattern. There is no longer any question about comicg. Everybody will be here. The cen- tral location of Omaha ana the widespread fame of the hospitality of her citizens and tae sights that are to bo scon within her limits have caught the popular ear every- where and now anxious, eager throngs, eust, west, north and south, are looking forward to an event— a military gathering which has not been equalled since the war. Excursions from the larg citles aud from hundreds of littie towns in Nebrasks, lowa, Kasnsas and Missouri aro being made up, and if the weather clerk can only be compellod to remuin on good bebavior the soldier boys will turn out a show every day worth traveling many milos to see. Detalls All P ‘The traveling passenger agents of the rail- ronds have taken time by the forelock and complete arrangements have been made so that the large crowds which will visit the city will bo safely carried. Many of the honorary mombers of the companies entered for the drill will attend, and scores of the wealthy members will bring their families. Several of the swell companies have char- tored trains, and thoy will pils on all the people the trains will carry. Omaha has one of the finest parade grounds in the country at the fair grounds, and work is being pushed in order to have everything ship shape by sunrise on Saturday morning. T'he association managers have gone to a heavy expense for tho cntertainment of the visitors, and everything possible has been done that will teud to the safety, comforr and convenience of the companies’ and their friends. | _Soldiers from the north, the west and . tho “gouth wll “be-here:aud Oniahw will ‘act as’ tho mavil ‘In which the liuks of orotherly love will be vet moro firmly welded.” Tue squrdy -warrior of tho porth and the agilo zouave of tho south will meot on the field of peace and there enzage 1n friendly bout for superiority in the manipu- lation of muskets, Saturday morning the troops will begin to arrive and from that timo uutil the 21st the streets of Omaha will be filled with gaily dressed troopers, with their yellow trimmed uniforms, gallant artillerymen, resplendent in gold lace and red trimming, and lust, but notleast by any maavs, the mainstay of every army, tho despised “‘doughboy” with his white plumes and stripes. HMard Work to Train, Scarcely any one excopt a soldier can un- derstand the immense amount of work, study and drilting that has to bo done by a com- pany in order to bring it up to the standard and to the state of proficiency necessary to compete for the big prizes putup by the National Competitive Drill association. The companies entered have been drilling daily since April, and in some cases twico a day, morning and evening, As the time for tho encampment drew nearer tho work was jucreased aud drill neld three times in twenty-four hours. For the past month the gatling section of the Omaba Guartls, which will compete for the machine wun prize, bas been working hard and carnestly and its chances for keoping some of the prize money at home is very good. Most of tho boys have been sloeping under their guns 1n order to accustom themselves to tne work and 50 as to have a driil tne last thing at night and the first thing in the morning. Captain Willlam V. Ricaards, U. S. A., of tho Sixteenth infantry, stationed at Fort Douglas, Utah, has been selected by the secretary of war as commandant of the camp, and has been ordered to Omaha. TItis expected that Captain Richards will arnve on Sunday and at once assume command, Yesterday tho advance guard of the Sealy Rifles of Galyeston, Tex., consistiug of geant H. 8. Owen ana E. K. Marrast, arrived 1n the city and went to work at once to arrange the quarters for the command. The Rifles will arrive over the B. & M. at 6:40 p. m. Saturduy and, after roporting at headquarters, will proceod to the camp. Thirty-two tried and true mon constitute the drill team of the “Galveston company, but almost every mom- ber of the company is coming, besides a number of ladies and friends. 1t is the intention of the Omaha Guards to meet every train bearing troops and - act s an escort from the depot to the association offices fu the Puxton block. 1ded For. Coming i a Special Train, GALvESTON, Tex., June 0.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee]—The Sealy Rifles de- parted in & gaily decorated special car over the Sauta Fe railway this morning to atterd the nationol drill at Omaho, where they will compete for the first prize. The team num- bers forty members and is accompunied by & number of citizons. They are scheduled to reach thelr destination at 6:40 Saturday morning. e P SPURNED HER LOVE, lonaire Palge Made Defendunt Breach of Promlse Cas Cuicaco, L., June 9.—A suit for breach of promise of marriage and $950,000 damages has been 1nstituted in the superior court by Mrs, Jessio Hall, & formor actress, whose stage pama is Dora Thea Lewis, agaiust Jumes W. Paige of Hartford, Conn. Paigo is tho mauufacturer of the Palge typesotung machine, Mrs. Hall's attorney says she mede the acquaintance of Palge two years ago while playing in Hartford, He became infatuated with her, and upon his solicitations she quitted the stage and went to live wiib him under promise of marrlage. Paige delayed the ceremony peuding complouons of unegotiations ~ with New York capi- tallsts, under which his typeseuting machine was to be put ou tho market with & capital of $5,000,000. Fiually he said the matter had been seitled, aud tho date for tho wedding was fixed for April 22, last, at Milwaukee. Paige came home one night and severely beat Mrs. Hall aud her mother. A week lator she and Palge left Hartfora for Milwaukee, where they arrived on April 21, There' Paige acoused ber of flirc ing with & good looking clerk, and flually declared he would uot marry her. She claims tuat by threais be fuduced her to sign & coutract releasiug bim, Bbe relurnd o in a ON TO OMAHA IS THE CRY| Hartford, but by tho advies of counsel came to Chicago and began & suit for breach of promise. She claims he promised to give her IS00,000 out of the royalties from the sale of his typesctting machine, It has devolopea today that Mrs. Hall had been {n a justice court & few days ago on a charge of iilegully living with Edwin M. Grant as his wife, On the 8ist day of May, Steven Rogers of Hartford swore out o war: rant in Justice White's couct for the arrost of Jossie M. Halland Bdwin M, Grant, charg- ing them with livine togethor man and wifo without having gono_ through the for- mality of o marriago, The partles were arrested, and on the 8d of J arcaigned before the justice, A contimumuce was granted until Juno 10, Very litue is so far known about tho mat- tor, as overy effort has boen mado to keep tho procecdings quiet. Atthe Continental hotel it is alleged the accused partios registored on the night of May 24 as Chacios Holmor, Now York, and Mrs, L. Wigfal, Enzaveth, N.J. At tho Cortland hotel the couple are said to have rogistered as (. B, Wiison and wife on the night of May . Mr. Paige denies all knowledgo of tho prosecution of Mrs. Hall, and Grant says ho is in no way coanocted with at, P itiia SOUTH AMERICAN GOSSIDP, Revolutionlsts in Brazil Defeated and the Forces Utterly Routed. [Copyrighted 1872 by Janss Gordon Bennastt.| Varraraiso, Chili (via Galveston Tex.), June 9.—(By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Beg.]—Tho Herald corrospondent at Buenos Ayres, Argentino, tolegraphied yesterday that tho sunitary voard refuses to raise quarantine on vesselsarriving from Brazil, There is roncwed activity in the ranks of the mitristas, and thoy uro again organizing clubs for the purpose of opposing tho adber- ents of General Roca. Senator Hannen has been named as minister of finance. . The Matto Grosso revolt appears to be onded. The rebeis ull tled bofora the govern- ment troops arrived, Tho Herald correspondent at La Paz, Bolivia, teloeraphs that congress met at Oruro to canvass tho voto in the racont, presi- aential election. T'he liboral party intends to combat the result {f it is in Baptista's favor, It 18 elloged by the liberals that there was a_ great deal of illogal voting for him, Mendez, the liberal candidate, asserts that ho was fraudulently dofeated. There sooms to be no doubt that Camacho.and Pacheco, Baptista's rivals for the presiaency, aro fomenting revolution, Insulted o Bishop. The bishop of Sucre, while walking in one of tno principal streots of that city, was grossly insulted by a party of young men. ‘When the authorities attampted to arrest them thoy resisted. The row ended with the routing of the police, Bolivia will ‘make & poor showing at ths Chicago exposition. The Herald correspondent at Santingo telegraphs that it was reported last night that Barros Luco had formed & new cabinet but the names are not announced. All the papors congratulate Isidors Erraz- uriz upon his election as a member of the council of state. 1t is gonerally believed that Burros Luco ean form a caalition cavinet. It 1s doubtful wnether the financial views con- tained in Prosident Montt's message can be carried out if such a ministry is selocted. An American ex-army officer named Woods who fought for Balmaceda and after the overthrow of the government escaped on toard tho Baltimore is now fighting on Palacio’s sive in Venezuela, Tho transport Spartan has farrived at Val- paraiso with several heavy Krupp siege guns for the forts. Midister Egan Scored, Senor Trumbull is out with his account of the Itata affair. He scores Minister Egan for his report on the matter to Mr. Blaine and claims that Mr. Egan, not oniy in the case of tho Itata, but throughout the Chillan war, sent unrcliable data to the State depart- ment at Washington. Ex-Minister Manuel Matta, whose ili-tempered reply came so near getting the two couatries into trouble, is also out with o book, in which he makus a similar attack upon the Awerican minister. The Herald correspondent at Montevideo, Uruguay, telegrabhs that the Italiuns refuse to ullow the fiesta in honor of Christopher Columbus to partake of a religious char- actor. Cable dispatches from Engiish sources stato that Harrison is sure of a renomination and that Blaine is nowhere in the race, v Pennlless, Moxtniaz, June 9.—Ex-Premier Mercler of Quebec hias abandoned his private prop- orty and insurance policies 1o his creditors. His frionds In the Quebec district will doubtless come to his aid, The liabilities amount to §0,000, His proverty, it is un- derstood, willonly just cover his debts, so that he will be without a cent. AL e President Polk’s Condition Improved. Wasnixgron, D. C., June 9.—The condi- tion of president Polk of the farmers alliance is somewhat improved this morniug. et o ke LOCAL BREVITIES, Charles Davis and P. J. Byer got intoa fight late yesterdsy afterndon and were locked vp. Rev. C. W. Savidge will baptize vy immer- sion at Cortlandt Beach Friday evening at & o'clock. The party will meot at the People's church at7 o'clock. Meeting of Eighth Ward Republican club at Shroder’s hall, Twenty-fourth and Cum- ing, Saturday ovening, at 8 o'clock sharp. All'members are requested to bo present. By order of president, Joe Rogers, Minne Lewls, Edna White and Celia_ Loe, colored courte” sans, wero arrested this afternoon on a charge of robbing proforred by Julius Storz. Stoiz is & farmer of Butler county, Kansas, who found bis way into the slums with §150 in his pocker. When ho wandered owt his pocket was ewpty. A mass meoting of Bohemian citizens will be held on Sunday afternoon, June 12, at 3 p. m,, atthe new Metz uall, South Thir- teenth street, to discuss the question of voi- ing bonds for the Nobraska Central railroad. The question s whother the city is to go abead, or let somo Missouri town cap- turo the business that ~-operly belongs o Omulia, Mavy Miller, - PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL C. W. Thomas left for Chicago yesteraay. Mr. and Mrs. . A. Thayer went to Chicago yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Brown left over the Northwestern yesterday for Chicago and the east, Mr. and Mrs. John Duffy of South Omaha will ‘sall Saturday for Liverpool via the Cunarder, Servia. C. A. Mitehell, ticket agent of the North- western at the Webster streot depot, left for the eust yestorday, George Swobada and wifo sall for the fatherland July 5, on the steamship Lahu of the North German Lloyd, Dr. 8, R Patten and wife left yesterday for Helens, Mont., where the doctor will reprosent Nebraska in the Anclent Order of United Workmen grand lodge meeting, Charles H. French, Dr. Paul Carpenter, Josenh Lomax and Prof. K, A. Leo of Cedar Itapids, who bave been in attendance upon the State Firemen's touruament &t Atlagtic, were Omaha visitors yesterday, M. M. Hawmlin of this eity, general adjuster of the Phenix Insurance company of Brook- lyn, has returned from Harper and Welling. tou, KKan., where he has been adjustiog the tornado losses of his company. He goes todsy w Jimtown, Colo,, to 100k after losses 10 the recent fire at that place, Mossrs. Hussey and Read, the Om.aha dele- atos to the nationul plumbers' convention, leave Lomorrow Lo aLtead tho session of that body, which convenes this year in Wash- ngion, New Yok, June 9.—[Special Telogram to Tur Br E. 5. Soyder s the Hoffman housp und V. A. Soungscliffe’ at the Metro- politan, are frow Owaba. H, F'. Wywau of Qumaba is at the Plazs notel, o, , TWELVE PAGES, il — 358, { BCLECTIC, TOP AND BOTTOM NUMBER Cotner University's Moedical Faoulty is Finally Provided For. GENTLE PEACE SMILES ON THE DOCTORS All the Bitternoss of the Session Forgotten and Differcnces Adju S0 Ay to Satisty Everybody—Tho New OMcors. WA Although fairly and squaraly knocked out of the box, the Cotner university faculty folks did not propose to give up. Shortly after tho meoting of the State Eclectia Medical association adjourned Wednesday night they neld a conference and decded 10 try to forco n reconsidoration at the morns ing session, and to that end at once entered upon a course of lobbyiag that lasted wntil nearly daylight. They were at it again bright and early, anadid not let up until yesterday morning's sossion was called to order. Dr. Conway was on hand agaln, He bad a littlo speech full of catsup and poppersauce thut he was auxlous to unload. but the asso- clation was a triflo too swift for him. ‘Lhe members anticipated his little scheme, and they set a killing pace that soon convinced the doctor that he was outclassed, and he quit in the stretch, He was barely allowed 10 state that the records misropresonted the case, as ho had resigned instead of being kicked out of tho assoclation. The records were ordered corrected in accordance with Dr. Conway's wishes, the president after wards stating -that thero was no ques tion but that Conway had read the handwriting on the wall and had resigned whilo he hud a chance, instead of waiting to be expelled from the association. He further stated that Conway had been a perpatual oye- sore to the associution and they wewe glad‘to be thoroughly rid of him, They rather had the bulga on Mr, Conway, s ho was out of the association, and therefors mot ontitled to tho floor, and the president ro= fused to allow him to make any additional statement or in any way to further take up the time of the association. The doctor finally picked up his hat in a declaring that e would g0 to & news- paper oftico and set himself right with the world, and iucideatally relieve himself of & few things that he kuow about the associa- tion. The Cotner Trouble Agaln, The Cotner trouble came up again ucder the head of medical colleges, and for tyo hours the faculty adheronts skilfully ens deavored to get in their work, but without success. There was no reconsideration and the move to secure an endorsement of the faculty was a a:smal failure. In order to carry out the intent of the committee report adopted Wednesaay even- ing, a resolution was introduced providing for' tho appointment of a new committee to thoroughly investigate tho case, the coursa of study and methods of instruction followed by the faculty, and conferring on the committes ' power to act a8 1t might seo fit In tho best ioterests of eo: lecticism, at any time between now and tha next annual moeting. Exceptions were taken to the resolutlol and a committee, consisung of Dr, Howand, - of Harvard, Drs. Van Camp and Morton of Omaha, Dr. Lutgen of Brock and Dr. Johns son of Province City, was appoloted to draw up an instructing resolution. to fik- the case and to report at 2 o'clook, 80 that & committce could then be @ppointed that would have full swing. After the meeting adjournea Dr. Curriker, professed to feel that it virtually amounted 10 a full reconsideration of all that was done Just uight, aud that the facuity was to re- main undisturbed for this year at least. He said that the whole trouble was kicked up by a few sorehoads and malcontents, who weré in the minority, but who wanted to vule or ruin. Ho admitted that he and his friends had done some tall lobbying, but ke insisted that it had been successful and that whas tho great beauty of it ull. On the other haud, the opposition denied that thoy haa lov upb at all or that thulr cause whs in any way weakened, and prom- ised to drop the president so hard at tbe af- ternoon session as to make his teeth melt “Thoy claimeu to have the committea on ros olutions and that they would get the investls gating comamittee, too, and then goodby anti-eclecticism at Cotner. ‘They stated that certain causes would be suficient grounds for removal, and that seme members of the faculty would bave to go forthwith, Certain members of the faculty declared that thoy are thore for the ensuing year and therefore could not be removed, but the oppos sition declared that they could be bounced immediately and they there laid the founda= tion for another row to come 0n 4s 800N B8 the present one is off. Everything Adjusted Smoothly, Tho committon was ready with its report when the membgrs reassembled in the after- noon, und recommended the appointment of a committce of fiva to exerciso a genersl supervision over the med cal department of Cotner univer- sity during tho noxt year; 1o examine into the proseut condition of affairs and to consult with tho trustees rogarding the fucs ulty. It was declared to be the province of this committeo to name tho members of the faculty, subject. to the approval of the trus- toes, and it was specificaily providea that none but graduntes of straight eclectio col leges should be thus honored, ‘The report was adopted and the same come mittee that formulatea the resolution and instructions was reappolnted ta carey them out. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:, President, Dr. Ira an Camp of Omana; first vice presi- dent, Dr. 5. D. Howard of Harvard; socond vice presidout, Dr. R. B. Morton of Omaha; secrotury, Dr. A. Oppormann of Aubur’; treasurer, Dr. Cameron of Palmyr board of censors—Dr. J. M. Keys of Omaha, Dr. C. 8. Palmor of Holdrege, Dr. Stutzman of Davenport, It was u noticoable fact that the opposition faction not only came out on top in the fac= ulty fight, but electod all of the new officers as well. ‘Tho faction that had been running things didu’t get s smoll, Dr. W. 8. Latta of Lincoln, the dean of the Cotner faculty, and the father of, the eclectic assoclation in this Atate, took the defeat very much to heart, and resigned his position, but the association wouldn't have 15 that wiy, Both sides insisted that he must stay, and toars flled many eyes at the pros= pect of an impending separation.. Tp the face of such an unequivocal demonstration of respect and esteom for hin, Doy Latts could not insist on the acceptanco of his rehignas tion, and finally withdrew it. Hastings was selected as the place of hold- ing the next moeting, and after a short sea- s0n of routing business the ssociation ad- journed until the third Tuesday-n May, 183, The utmost wood nature wnd harmony pro- vailod at the alternoon session, and the bit- tor wranglo of the preceding evenivg was apparently forgolien, Tho Thembers sep- arated in the utmost good fellowship, Dixon's Lamp Holds Out. The lamp of life now burning for the espe- cial benefit of Mr. Clinton k. Dixon, the sol dier condomned to bo hauged some moaths ago by the United States court, will nov be souffed out unul June 24 Ho has been granted another respite, as the following telegram will boar witness: WAsHINGTON, D. C.. June 6, 1802.—Brad D, luuabier, Unitod Siates Murshai, Omahs, Net: Dispn is again rospited untl Veiday, June # Warrant wmelled, W. i B Miller, Attorney General. This respite was seoured by Marshal Slaugliter ou account of the fact that thy rand lodyo of the Masouic order meets in dmalis next woek, whon the execulion was 10 bave taken vlace. Dixon's attornoy is still bopeful of seours C. B, lug & eemmutation of the death peasity o L it Tmprisounienty < ——