Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 11, 1892, Page 2

o R AR e R A I TR S B B e e — L b e A Rt (44 THE OMAHA DAILY BE#: IT IS ANYBODY'S FIGHT YET Rook Island Strike Not 8o Near Over as Was First Reported, BOTH SIDES CLAIMS THE ADVANTAGE Opgrators and Officials Giving Out Reports That Vary Widely as Regards Facts— What the Claims are ased On-The Situation. ‘ou pays your money, and you takes your choice.” Both sides of the operators' strike on the Rock Island system smile confidently and assure the reporter they bound to win. In fact the company representatives say they have already won, while the operator laugh and say the company is blufiing, and that if ev the Rock Island “our try 1he compan, “There was not a singlo. Rock T freight train left Council Bluffs tod turn the operators, “We have all the men we all moving on time," gent. says need,” says the is only one operator working in and Council Bluffs," the opera- “There were two, but one quit evening. If you want to know what's right, ask the trainmen. They can tell you whether the cars are moving on time or not. We know they are not. The company is trying to scare the weak-kneed fellows back to work, but_the game won't work. We're out to win, and we will win if the members stand firm.” In Omaha yesterday a more confident feeling scemed to pervade the office of, the company. It was reported that passenger trains are arriving and leaving on time, although considerable snow on the Nebraska division interferes somewhat with the speod of trains, Nearly all the offices in Nebraska are now in working order, although there are still a few keys silent at small fons west of Lincoln, but as the train dispatchers have not gone out, and as many of the members of the Order of Railway refused to comply with the order to strike, the road in this section s quite capable of handling passenger trains and through freights. The local business 18 suffering somewhat, but Supermtendent Burleigh hopes to get things in perfect working order before Monday, when business will go on as if nothing h happened. ... The operators 1a “nearly all” the of that three out of fiv idle. F. P. Gillil treasurer of the di at Council Bluffs, | message from C “night: HI0AGO, TIL., Dec. 10, Gilllland, Coun- cil Bluffs, Ta.:" Vi ed. T mien out for three weeks if necessary. everybody out. Report progress. . D. G/ RAMSAY. Some of the Bulletins, All day long the men 1« oint nh-n" the at 6:40 Get, the line.. These, Iy opposite to the | $Hnd bytth Statements made by the « mpany. men plac much supporting solac as these: Dis Mo, All Operators— Chlet Wilke Lwily Trainmen has wired Chier Ranisay s follows: “8tand firm. We must not and cannot lose this fight. 1 will call out all’ Brotherhood of Rallway Trainmen on Rock Island.” DEs Moises, Dec. 10. and_operators—Rock Island officials over the line tryi n(nllnk the strike 15 off. only pussenger irain " celved, T Uyards i the we and Informati istantly re are bound to win. Stand firm . But the in them, and_find in such statements . 10. going This is false, becaus ved shows wo i s is Comtr AY SeriNGs, Kan., Dec. 10.—All con- s on the Rock Island wen't out at 4 p. m. ery conductor east of the river Is out. COMMITTEE. Des Mo In., ., m.—Brother Operator tay With (e O. P "told ot n few days mul victory is ours. 1o the meeting 4t 8:30 p. m. tomorrow (Saturduy) at Stuart. We have great on cment from other rallrond organizations. egation of fific oxception of four up. Come out with us Awice than once. 1f once striking at first opy ours. Beite ot fired. Don't nitue Wil yourselves; ou wil nd if you n : fund of #5000 ¢ your commund, ab. The following nivssage just re- 9, 8:50 p. m.—Do not A1l réports show a victory for COMMITTEE. Some Interest in It. A member of the operators brotherhood in speaking of th STt is belio: Island b prearranged plan settlod on months ago eing aided by all the lines west of Ch in the present strike. It is a repetition of the method used during the memorable strike of the engineers during lln- year 'S8 on the Burlingto ly proven that the compar ad the financial support of other ronds. The methods then used are being used now. A pool was formed by the western roads. Lots were drawn to see which road would re > attempt when.made of its men to sceu 08sic i 80 decided on to receive the b of the other line working? It is bel before the demands m Pacific and Santa Fe ope and was the one selecied as the one to the demands of its men it in turn to s the backing of the other roads. P every prospect that the scheme will not work as successful in this instance as it did in 1888, “The Rock Island adly tied up, and all reports to the o Wy are not based on the facts as they ar Kknown to exist,” ‘Word received by the local committee from ‘Wichita, Kan., is of the most encouraging sort. The committee down there says the men employed by the company to take the strikers’ pla re joining the strikers, = Denylug n Rumor, Another bulletin was sent ont the rumor of the wreck near Horton, Kan., on Friday, but the company denies that there is any foundation for the story in fact. It is said to be the work of a reckless striker, sent out for the purpose of injuring the compuny. Outside efforts have failed to verity the statement, In regard to the strike of the conductors, the company makes the following statement 10 the Associated press Ou10AGO, 111, Dec. 10, Ewing, superin- tendent of the Tock 11and. siys That the rt of a strike of couductors west of the issouri river Is absolutely untrue, That the brakemen's brotherhood will strike in sympathy is also denied by the company. Tue Bee has asked its Chicago represcntative to find Mr, Wilkerson and get 8 statemoent from him in regard to the us.—Rumsay. ‘king pro ra 1s not the same plan now de by the Union repeating NEEDED, Operating Oficlals Clalw to plus of Telegraph Davexsrvorr, Ia., Dec. 10.—[Special Tele- . gram to Tuk BEg.)—As far as the striko of the operators is concerncd this city is now the headquarters of the operating depart- ment of the Rock Island road. Assistant General Manager Allen's private car is side- tracked here and will be until all indications of trouble are over. This point has been se- « lected because it is the juuction of the two lines, and all parts of the system can be commanded from here. A, R. Swiff, super- llbndant of telegraph, and George F. Wil- tendent of motive hmwl Allen. Tel flnuf\siwen i‘xf ahy, which iudicate that the here .‘.’i"‘u.,..m"‘“' Bl Sho blace is vocant | oF one vacan! and there are ten men for it pr-hm ave an Over- line was tied up, that line is | ¥ | wheeloff or mishapofa elegraphers have | {horo are no vacanci | system. | number of sympathize depot | lyn, last | p the | d bulletins | Al Dispatehers | o ‘frizhten operators by | tked, | | were engaged in the strike 11 ed it is, and that months ago | ors the Rock Isl- | | The | eral gri and Kansas City all places are filled. The chief dispatcher at Kansas City wires that he has many applicants for places but_can use none. Roports from General Manager Dunlap of the lines west of the Missouri river state that there are very fow places in his territory that are not filled, and that applicants are. numerous and everything going as usual. On_the 430 miles of the western division in Colorado, only one place is not filled and it can be aty time, . Similar reports come from all points on the The applications are &0 numerous that the offic taking their time selecting none but the best of them Old Men Not Wanted. Among those seeking reinsts H. Johnson, a member of the grieva mittee, formerly agent at Le not get it. Mr. Alien has entertained numer- ous applicants in his car today, all _old _men secking to return, S of the mem- bers of the grievance here, but they hav management, and their visit having no significance, i h from ger Dunlap this 15: “Youean deny all reports boen accidents on lines we: river. We hav kind sin Only one instance of damage to property is reported. The operator at Victor went ot and the instruments were remov from the station. Friday the found eut in three place near thers At Seymour, Ia., thenew operator used his gun Just night. He is a small man named Goldsmith. The two strikers there, with a assailed him in the He fired three shots. 1t is not learncd that any took effect. Goldsmith at once traded his medium sized revolver for the largest one he could find in Vietor and is still_on deck All trains are mo except for' delays “The lines there ave ¢ again closcly on time, appeared to the is regarded as of the Missouri took pli ing as usual through here, the Kansas blizzard 1 now and trains are TALKIN Oficials at Des Moines i Happy Over the Situntios Des Moixes, Ta., Dec. 10.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.]—The expression of Di- vision Freight Agent Loomis, “We've got ‘em,” was revoiced by Superintendent Still- well, Superintendent Gilmore and ovy other Rock Island offici ronched reg; ing the pending strike ofticials state that but three-stations operators on the Des Moi branch—at Agents are operators we the Keokuk ) las Center, 1 churge of these stations, but e not supplied until today. On ud Des Moines branch it is said uin line Superintendent_Stillwell has every office open between Des Moines and Stuart and men at the instruments. Mr. Stillwell met ten operator: Moines oftice today on his. art. Chief Di teher the men, most of whom recent Burlington, Co trouble. The in_the Des turn from Stu- Lindner introduced had struck in_the wr Rapids & Northern all wanted and pre- sented letters. When Mr. left a half hour later he took six of these men e with him to'supply stations e Nearly a score of other in Mr. Lindner's hands. The oftic they will have as well as an agent ut oy Des Moines and Some inconvenienc an agent who is not an operator, ire rare and will be quickly mpetent operators can be had in l.u"u num\u an oper ry station betweel venport by morni sults from putti s has been called for id toduy that they were anything but t1|~ runtled, and would stand by*the order to strike. He declared nd was not in so fine shape the ofticials would have the public believe. e could not say_what would be done at to- night's mey 2 ted at Stuart tonig always been one of the most iilway employes, and in the pn\(nl trouble theiOnder of Kaily Ly Tel raphers men have many friends in the other s of the ser This afternoon notices were sent out for a_union meeting of engineers, firemen, brakemen, - switchmen nd conductofs tonight at Stunrt, to consi the adwisability of stunding by the stri operators. FROM VARIOUS POINTS, Reports Sent Out by Both Sides Concer 1 Status of Affairs, Wicima, K Dec. 10.—The following was sent ont this afternoon from the head- quartersof the Wichita division, Order of Railway Telegrapher Everything this morning looks favorable. Organizers are out on all divisions, and the weak ones that had promised to sub for the company are going out. Union mectings are being held at all prom- inent places and the chances are good for a great strike inside of forty-cight hours, as the company says in future they will de to treal with union men. All those who receive 830 belong to the order line per month whether they or not. L Rexo, Ok, Dec. 10.- operators who_are out end of the Rock Island, men hay but the t regular. Kaxsis Crr The telegraph remain firm on this number of new been empioyed by the company, iin service is still somewhat ir: . 10.—The places of in the Rock Island ansas City have all been l v went back 1o his job. strik to keep other operators from working for the company, but were un- successful and as far as Kansas City is con- corned the strike is of no effcct. ATCHIRON ., Dec. 10.—The Rock Island telegraph ope at’ Rushyille, Mo., who went out on the strike, returned to his key this morning. The operator at East Atehi- son did not quit, Cuicaco, Dee, 10, —( I of the Roclk Island Genial of the statement from Chie that 85 per cent of the men in the telegr department of the road are out and tl thoe system is crippled by the strike. John said reports from nearly every station of prominence along the lin icate that trains are running well and the telegraph stem working as if no operator contem- plated strikin “lll Hold a Meeting, RAND IsLaxn, Neb,, Dee, 10.—([Special to Tug B S McBride issued the following order to the secrctaries of the various divisions Order of Railway Con- ductors, today: “In accordance with article nd 4, of the constitution of the grand division of the Order of Railway Conduetors, the annual meeting of i - unce committee for the Union Pa- stem will be held in Omaha, Neb., on Jan v 10,1 at Hotel Dellone for the “lection of officers and such_other business as may be lawfully brought before it.” One, neral Manager St. cHic Conductors May Go Out, Cuieaco, 1L, De 10, —1It is asserted | tonight that the strike on the Rock Island will read to the conductors, the latter having, it is alleged, decided to go out tomor- row, The officials of the road flatly deny this rment, while the strikers are as firm in rtion that they have promises from the conductors to espouse their cause. e Spanish Grants in New Mexico. In the court of private land claims toda) i announced in the case of the Sonora Nuestra del Rosario grant, covering 20,000 acres in southern Rio Arriba county, and in the Apache grant of 500 acres, near Santa Both were found to be absolutely pe Spanish g made during th century, in which tne law has been complied with in every detail. ——e In Need of Assistance. Prrwssure, Pa., Dec. 10.—The Citl lief association of Homestead has issued a plea for help for nearly 1,000 persons, em- braced in 215 families, who are destitute and in impediate need ’ food and fuel, as a re- sult of the late iron mills strike. Many are said to be actually starving. L Judgment Agnlust Mrs. Potter. NEw Yok, Doc. 10—The sheriff today issued an execution for §2,606 against Cora Urquhart Potter, the actress, better know a8 Mru James Brown-Potter, in favor on 8 ent obtained Wix. 1600, for mna,"ff.‘md in 1857, committee v | | lins Bo Very | | the next s ELOQUENCE FROM DENOCRAT Distingnished Speakers at the Banquet of the Reform Olub. WHAT THE VICTORY OF NOVEMBER MEANS | Promises That Must Be Kept Isnns Give n 1int of Party Poliey Cleveland's Speech - Tssues of the Day Discussed. Lendin rt- Mr. New Yonrk. Dec. 10, the Madison Square g form club dinner to President-elect Grover Cleveland. The prospect of brilliant oratory and wise counsel from the statesmen speakers filled the boxes and gal men and women interested in the welfare of the government. They heard a numbe f the leading statesmen of the democratic party and of the nation, who gave wise counsel The statesmen aside from President Cleve land who spoke we Carl Schurz, Senator Roger Q. Mills of , ex-Gdvernor James E. Campbell of Ohio, General Patrick Col of Massachusetts and Congressman Thomas Johmson of Ohio. William R. Mor- rison of Ilinois was to have made an address, but death in his family prevented® his at- In the concert hall of rden tonight the Re erything was in readiness at 7 o'clock. rranged about 1 came half an hour Jater panied by ex-Secretary Whitnoy, £ Anderson and one or two. others. As tered there was a gencral clapping of hands, to which he bowed. A noticeable feature of the dinner was the number of out of town statesmen present. Almost every state was represented and at least one-third of the 135 at the table were from out of town. As They €at at the Table. The speaker’s table was on the platform, 50 that not only the diners but the people in the boxes and galleries had no difficulty in seeing and, hearing. Fourteen other tables were ized on the floor, in rows seven wide and two deep, eight aisles, extending lengthwise of the hall. At each table were thirty-seven persons. An additional was placed in the assembly room at which twenty members of the club s The pre- siding ofticer announced the speakers. 1t was almost 8 o'clock when the pre of the club, E. Bllery Anderson, rapped for order. Divine blessing was then invoked and the dinner was served While the d was ' in progress tho and galle were gradually filled 1 the last course had been finished mota vacant seat in the house. President Ande the hall, sident. and wh ise following th s stepped to the front, of the platform and announced that dent-clect—. He When the audi- president-elect” the and became almost deaf- When quiet was at length restored and spoke as follows: 's Remarks. ““A plain feature of this gathering which, T am sure, warms the hearts of ull of us, is our cclebration of the grandest and most complete victory gle for right and justic ing of the brightest | generation has secn, bursting from the clouds of defeat and discouragement. ““Let me suggest to you, however, can contemplate nothing more. gra connection with this a age proof it affords that the Americ can be trusted to_manage the government which has been given into their keeping. If | there are those who have been disappointed and disheartened by the extent to which our people have been deceived and mis- led, or who, with fear, have seen of the duty of citizenship open wide the door of corrupting influences, or who, with sad forebodings, have beheld pop- ular’ rule nearing the fatal rocks of a de- bauched suffrage, or who have mourned be- cause appeals to selfishness and promises of dvantages were apparently under. mining that patriotism which alonc justifies our_hope of national perpetuity. let this oc- cason and the events which have led to it istate their faith and theh confidence in countrymen. 1f it has scemed tothose striving for better public sentiment that the disposition was growing umong our people to regard their government as a depository of individ- ual benefits, to-be importuned and threat- ened, to be déspoiled, let them take heed of the evidences now before our eyes, that_there i still abroad in the land a controliing beli that our government should be just and beneficent rule, proud: by freemen, protected by th watchfulness, and returning toall our people with equal hand the safety and happiness it holds in store for them. An Appeal to Patriotism. “If we have le: at an appeal to the patriotism of our men and an hones presentation of political” principles to th intelligence and jndgment are not in vain, the thought must not escape us that while our people will, in the end, repay with the support the political party which addresses tanding and_reason, instead of udices and selfish interests, they revenge themselves upon those who deceiye or betray them. “The national demoeracy and its allies in political prineiple rejoice over the defeat of those whose full of instruction and varning, While we find in our triumph ult of popular intellizence, which we L sused, and o consequence of popular vigil- nce, which we have stimulated, let us not for u moment_ forget that our acecssion to power will find neither this_intelligence nor this vigilance dead or slunbering. We are thus lun\l"hl face to face with the reflection that if we not to be tormented by the spirits which we oursely o called up, must hear, above vietorious shouts, the sall of our fellow countrymen to public duty and must puton @ garb befitting public ser- ence heard the words applause broke out ening. Mr. Cle and our glad greet- ht of triumph our that we than the n people the e sentiment suggested b, which should dw all other: to the responsibility which aw nOW rejoi J , I promises we land, the dif exaggerated. this oceasion, has relation its those who we redeem the mado to the voters of our ulty of our task can hardly be Conditions involving the most important interests must be reviewed a modified, and perplexing problems men; our safefy must be settled. Aboye all, and as the uliimate object of all we do, the rights and the welfare of our people in every posi- tion in life must be placed upon a more equal plane of opportunity and advantag “Tam confident the wisdom of the de cratic party wilt be equal to the emerg and L base my confidence upon the that it will b pat velief otically true,to its princi- ples and traditions and will follow the path marked out by the true American sentiment. Not in a Spivit of BResentment, “We should not enter upon our work in the it of resentu ut, nor in heedless o of any portion of our citi The miss’ m of our party and the reforms we conten . ate do not io the encouragement of jealous animo nor a destructive discrimination between Aumcrican intorests. *In order thut we may hands awe should wvigo delusions which have their ocratic teachings, or in demagogic attempts to deceive the people. Mere catch words, which, if they mean anything, have no rela- tion to sound policy, and phrases invented o please the ear of the victims of cunning greed ought not to stand in our way. Look- ing beyond all these things, we shall find Just w-lm-um-- furnishing vantage ground on Which we can lay out a safe course of action. ““We should strive to rid ourselves and our countrymen of the idea that there is any- thing shabby or disgraceful in economy whether in public or private life. 1f ex- Uavagauce i public expenditure bas pre- vailed in the past, it affords no excuse for its wnuuuam-c,und there is no breach of duty h Ipable as the waste of money held by |;|: ‘u servants for the people of the United States. “Owr government was founded in & spirit begin with free ly oppose all origin in undem- es with | a | | spea | | tions of our people. | wa A AR U AN BN 0 DAY, DEGEMBER 11 of frugality and eeGiomy and its administra tion should not depart from these lines, We need no glitter nor show to_divert our people from turbulent flmfl'ya We have a mo substantial guaranty ' against discontent in a plain and simple plan of rule. in which every citizen has a « In order that this should do its perfect work it is essential that there should eXist amongst our people wholesome and disinterested love for the government, for its own sake, and because it is o heritage belonging to all. Demoeracy's Course “The cultiyation of such a sentiment is not only n high duty s aw absolute necessity to the consummation of the reforms we enter upon. We shall utterly and disgracefully fail if we attempt these reforms under the influence of petty partisan scheming, or the fear of jeopardizing personal political for. tunes. They can only be accomplished when unselfish patriotism, guided by the aspir vegulates the action of v chosen se We, who red sponsibility of making and laws, should begin our preparation for the task by o rigid self-examination and by a sell-purgation from all ignoble and unworthy tendencies, thr iz w0 enter into our motives and d Then may we enjoin upon all our countrymen the same duty. and then may we hope to perform faithfully and successfully the work entrusted to our hands by a confiding peaple At frequent intes with the re executing the Is during his speech the president-clect was interrupted by hearty applause and when he applause lasted several minu Hon. Carl Schurz_was introduced spoke at length on reform in the abstract After Mr. Schurz finished speaking Hon T. L. Johnson, congressman from Ohio, was ntroduced and spo Senator Mills Introduced. Hon. Roger Q. Mills was He said that while he 1 in the splendid demoer ot unalloyed. onerous. To fitly imposed upon it and the néxt speaker, joiced with the club ic victory, his joy labors 'ge the dut the incoming gov ment must keep its pledges. Tt must substitute for the present tariff one that has forits sole purpose the of revenue for the support of the ment. At the same time the leg must see to it that the new nuot only not impair the right of the Amer can people to labor and to market the pro- ducts of their labor, but that the employ- ment of the labor of the whole country shall be the prime object when they s o their measure The next speaker was James B. Campbell of Ohio, He said he did not know just ex- ¢ whom he represented. neur as ho ible to comprehend from the toast as- signed to him he represented the college pro- *s501's on the one hand and the boys who ited the postoffices on the other. He s in ¢ of both. He e the profess because as long as they in the demw tic party the democ su mebody who could T ) would relicve them of A 1 0f the objection t had hurt them in times gone by. e als red the boys A oftic it had made Grover Cleveland president. [Applause.] Othe sman - Breckinrid of Kentucky r-elect Stone of Missouri 1 nd then Senator Carlisle of introduced, ic party,” said Mr form which ould stand th oDfonbnte now and hore declaration way promulgated matured of a wan whose would live in thé “political an the country as loug as comstitutional ocracy had a fi J . Tilden. [Applaus ation Mr. Tilden l d received the majorit of the popular vote, and ought to have re- ceived & major { the electoral vote. [Applau: \ v now had the opportun 4 n into effect, and they “..ul.ul sp it bravely and honest ad and Speak brief addres: Kentucky w he democ “stood on Carlisle. enator C: ¢ concluded President L after thanking the audience for d good night. Speaker Crisp Offended. Speaker Crisp was-among those present Tt was thought he would make an address, | but at 11 o'clock he afose and left the ban- quet hall appurently very much disturbed 1t was reported that he was jll, but this v not the case. Speaker C representative of the Associ was leaving the hall. 0," he said. “What is the reaso 3 “T have ot been invited to “But the A: ated Pres sent all the pa in the country the spe said Speaker Crisp. invited to the dinner, aud the invitation s such thdt 1 thought T was to be called upon to make an address. I prepared one and gave it to the Assc 1t its 1 quest. The Assoc cms 1o have thought th Howey speak tonight.” Mr. Crisp then excused himself and left the hall. reporter then asked for some explanution of Speaker Crisp. Mr. nild frankly said the reason why Mr, isp did not speak was that he had not Dbeen invited to speak. “But Speaker b is a democ tional importance, 18 there any s son why he should not be invited to speak? “Well,” said M, ‘airchild, with some hesitation, “‘there wi democrats of promincnce present t them all to speak, so we had to limit the number of speakers.” There was much d banquet hall because speak. Why They Are In New York, New York, De 10.—The democratic ed States senators, Gorman, Bruce and Carlisle, who came here to devise means for protecting the senate in the interests of that party, were joined this morning by Dickin- son and Harrity of the democratic national campaign committee, They have ranged for a conference this evening, at which the above named, together with Whitney and other leading democrats, will be present. A consultation will be held on the situation in Kan , Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and California, where, it is alleged the republicans are using unfair means to secure control of the stato logislatures. with a view of preventing the democrats from electing United States senators, thus y uting them fmm unr trolling the uext United Stat N tin Maginnis of Montana will be |u|~-'nL m] give information as to the situation in Mon- tana, Wyoming and Kansas will come in for the greatest shavej of attention. The question to be discussed, is whether counsel will be employed to usslst the state commit- tees in their fight 1t is understood tHé"Barty's policy migration and other, gugstions w! talked over, at of na- ppointment in the . Crisp did not on im- i also be Adverse to the Pavr, Minn.,, Dec, A Helena, Mont., special to the; Pioneer-Pre: The first decision of the su[mmvumllul the legal battle for the control of the Mon tana legislature wad’given today, and was adverse to the democrdts, It was on a mo- tion to quash the wrlt ‘0f mandamus served on the Chouteau coiihty canvassing board, and in no way involved the merits of the question. The case Wil come up for hearing Monday. ) g Kentucky World's Fafv 8111 U LouvsviLLg, Ky., Deti10.—The decision of the court of appeals, declaring the World's fair bill unconstitutional, has rendered the Kentueky World's fair commission invalid and the ofice will soou be closed. Should gislature re-enact the bill it will be nec- for the governor to name another ssion. onstitutional, i e—— San Francisco Stockyards, SAN Fraxcisco, Cal, Dee. 10.—The exten- rx yards of the San Franc pany in San Mateo county have been opened and the slaughter of cattle, hogs and sheep has commenced, It is the largest plant of this kind west of Omaha and was organized by Armour, Swift and other Chicago packers, ———— The fleeces of ten goats and the work of several men for half a year ave re- quired to make a genuine cashmere -huwl a yard and a half wide, 892—TW finished the | | ern will not be | mrorate with live woere | | lows tarift bill shall | great | ade | | is the v | of the association Y-FOUR PAGE OVERLAND PEOPLE OBJECT Union Pacific Officials Not Satisfied with Their Share of Revenue, ( t PRORATING MUST BE DONE AT DENVER ongh Business is to | That Co i at Utah & the Basis SALT Lake, U, T., Dec. gram to Tue Ber Assistant General Man ger Dickinson of the Union Pacifie, who is | in this city looking after the affairs of the Union Pacific, today made a statement of | difficulty existing botween his road and Rio Grande Wi n. He says that the Western, Midland and other reach Ogden wanted to Union Pacifie from’ Ogden own line, His road offered a fair compro mise to provate from Denver, giving one-half of the haul and taking one-half, but this not acceded to, and consequently the West able to issue tickets over the | 10. pecial Tele stems which | prorate with the | to points on its Union Pacifie. Mr. Dickinson coucluded his statement by saying that his road had decided to decline business on any such basis and will hereafter 1o company that does not de its business to the Union Pacific at Deive A prominent Rio Grande gives his version of the Western oficial controversy as fol “Under our old armangement,” said the tourist travel was by way of | ke, That rond now proposes to ke ve it a local rate on business from Ogden | ‘Lnnl We do decline to accede this and the result is that ists will go through to Portland | y of Granger without making Salt | © ‘at all. We claim that the Union Pacific has no right todemand local rates from us on through tickets. We don't ask a prorate at all but only a fair division such as will give us an_opportunity to handle the business. To retalinte we h » taken off all | tickets over the Union Pacific and_tr ferred ou ess to the Central Pac M. Dickinson is wrong when he says we de- mand a prorate. ROCK ISLAND OFFICIALS SANGUIN Tmportant Rallroad ings to Be Held in Chieago Next Week. _Cmicaco, T, Dee. 10.—General Manag ol of the Rock Island denics the state ment of Chief Ramsay of the Order of Rail- 's that 85 per cent of th ph departig outund crippled by the strike. is men in the tele that the road is John said today: “Here are uearly every station of our lines and they indic: | running well and that our telegraph system | is working as if no operators had contem- | plated striking. We know uothing of strike. Ramsay is quoted recogiize the eliiefs of the men and conductors and that h ze him if it takes nize everybody ng the label of the Ry vl impor be heid in Chi reports prominen that trains ave train- will compel all winter. who comes o us Island road.” | 1| | ant railv 15w Ao One of these n of the West- association, which in addition to | g the usual routine Dbusiness | probably hear the report of special - committee of managers that | been working out a plan for | the establishment of a te A il be the meeting of_exe the lines H\ the territor of Trafiic association for the purpos ering among other things the question World's fuir rates. A third will e that the general managers of the western roy who have been called together to th estion of passenger their te More interest is manifested in the lust named ‘than in cither of the others, because of a feeling that upon the | conference dependsthe fate of vestern Passenger association. especially called to decide what should be taken in view of the son's t that southwi souri business be exc the agreement. To grant would he to disrupt the refuse it would be to fo will the has of | Mis- | pted from the reques chation while to the Atchison out | ud the result |50 dternative i Alton to_join the diation, in nt the Atchison would withdraw s request. > provisional frefght »greoment adopted by the transmissouri lines will_go into off In ition to the e comm! 8, o ha . the compact provides that on ght the rates shall, in all | be the same as those on westbound shipments of the same articles, duce the ot | lish, | of oreclosure. Dec. 10.—Judge Phillips of the United States court this afternoon granted decrees of foreclosure of mortgage held by the Centr#l Trust company of New York against the Chicago, Kansas City ny for 475,000 against the Kansas City Bridgeand Terminal company for 1,000,000, Walter H. Holm for the- as City, Mo s is appointed master Bridec and Terminal com- | thers s appointed i Chicago, K > sold by the masters in chance to bo determined late These are the_entery augurated by Willard | boomer, and which werc nded by gentleman's failure two years ag: The Chicago, Kansas City & vany is known as the Winner part of it is finished and in op count The Bridge & had compl. A new brid were in- the g that ses that Vinner, com- nal company roach 1o | ver when the Missouri of eastern bondholders theso concerns, headed by Theo C. Bates, will buy in the property under foreclosure sale and then acquire a clear title and com- plete the work. of Southern & Florida, MacoN, Ga., Dec. 10.—The question has been raised as to the validity of the chartc under which the Georgia Southern & Florida railroad operates, The affairs of this company ha ipied the attention of the court for nearly two | yeuars, The road is now in the hands of a veceiver. The bondholders, whose m: interests ave represented by tho Mer ud Loan_company of Baltimore savored to foreclose thy and have theroad sold. This action has been stoutly resisted by the Macon Construction company, which is tryiug to prevent the sule of the The latter holds 4,000,000 of common stock among its assets, and thinks Georgis have s, whereas if not sold at this time | 10 ble to realize from these assets ghborhood of §2,000,000. The ques- tion as to the validity of the charter will delay proceedings until the matter is heard by court 'An application will be made by the bond- holders for a receiver of the bonds, and the court will be requested to appoint the sum officer receiver of the Glorgls Southern & Florida railroad, the in the u In Favor of the City, Jensex Ciry, N, J, Deo. 10.—The New Jersey court of and appeals has de- cided the South Cove water front contro- versy between Jersey City and the Central vailroad in favor of the city. The city re- covers property worth #1,000,000 or more, Made an Incre New York, Dec. 10.—The earnings of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic for the month of November were $142,024, an in- crease of $6,100, s Barred frol Sax Fraxcisco, Cal,, Deo, 10.-~The South- ern Pacifie company has issued a circulay to all gencral passenger ageuts and ticket agents setting forth that after January 1, next, it will uot honof any tickets issued by | the necting o points The latter California fc but t cific withdraws the use of the from the — ‘al CHEYENNE, Local Rates Must e gram to Ture Ber Pacific miles east, t u stecp | front end.destroying several cars and seatter- fug Socinl and K According to 1 iams there is but one discase which, soon ns he sees it, | stand aside, and, | course till the patient is dead. “Of ull the diseascs that menace lutely fatal, common diseaso that invari | its victims spoedily to the grave. | most ruthless of maladies is | bie form of in | genery | and known to the laym | of | entitles it to tion, cancer, places it peorie And malignity which it it extinguishes his life. personality, eliminates the mind, and, steadily w ening the body, leaves toward the lost mere skeletal, vegetative being scarco recognizable as the vestige of his former self; unknowing. unfeeling, mindless, to his h'lcuus at once a tearful memor a ter death to be the fitting climax of so awful a dis- cuso, and hence truer, it should be added that paresis usually selects for its victims tho | intelle | ‘*Select . | have used the pa | does not come unbidden, | necd have no terrors for an | does this, perhaps, is the | inth o stand helpl cut down by disensn is but to feel that his di able; he has sown: to bidden to y denth” is is | humil ‘W. P. McLoughlin intimates, in the beginning of an article that benevolent people would do betier to look | relieve before sending the | help the evicted people ot Ire Then he paints a frightful landlords in New dispossessed home: to thial large cf The chu | bine, the relief of such cases as arise in civil courts where deserving peoplo aro liable to be ev amounts, plas justice meets with a case in sees direct evidence of deserving want, it might be referred to the representa- | F tive of the vestigate and report ba . He then might give a recommendation quired to keep the pe in a home, or give the landlord his do- eree if the circumstance course. direction of reliel before would save victims of poverty from the streets in the biting ters’ homeles: barterin | a home for a sic emaciated sister ov sacrifices throp, to ward off, for a tin evitable *dend wagon’ and ghastly pine box of the city’s morgue. In life in this_country Harper's, Henry Burden MeDow tures a m-lvnw of the race. D a custom of the people, he ys “In ing | the C analogies 10 The tree of life | red is the color not only of man’s blood, but of the universal nition, tion operating to sec both therefore, iv has actually | tary chld “But it has other uses. for instange, is a white barbari fully very nume for present is ang-pio, red puree zovity candles’ and the ‘birthday eggs.’ Aguin, over think of inflicting upon friend or uequaintance such an omen of doath as a white visiting card; Red, in fact, is used joyful occasion, as at m birth of a mule child fully @ mourning. sport, used to drive ment which, though it b rather founded with the use our ehildren make of them upon the glorious Fourth. a matter of fact, Chinese boys and girls are not allowed to tou ments of religious war Pacifle over any con ) Oregon v, The time been northern MADE A SHOW OF THENSELVES MoAuliffe and Moyer Give a Six-Round Ex* & hibition at Ohicago. l/ vin the Canadian P rond has for some arist husiness for the coming season. and it has. lied upon the Southern Pacific e Santa Fo route for _connections, tlar issued by the Southern Pa Shasti route nd what steps to got to Benito, e up ¢ the Canadian Pacific latter road will take . remains 1o be s WERE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR KEEPS Both Men Tnells Their ki ntiflc Dis- Play, but Neither One Hurt in the spilled the Ten. Wyo., Dec. 10 Ateat in twoat T lay. The tiain was going down grade and the latter crashed into the S Stes | Chic T, Doc. 10—Jack MeAulita B Ehampion lightweight of the world, and Billy Meyer, h old antagonist, came toe gether at the ond nent armory for mds tonig The setto, which wase stated to be no slugging mateh, odingly lively and the men needed but slight encouragement to turn the mateh into a vegular fig MeAuliffe's appearance was greoted with loud applausc nothe tators, Ho was followed by Meyer who was received by o rousing g Frank Rheims of Chicago gloves were said to be five 3 but were lavger than that ol the first round the men went at it 3 warily Meyer got ina hard one « Me- Auliffe’s head. The men went to th cor- ners breathing as easily left them Second Round apenin At The n prts b s ittle Viclous rain on the Union brok e v even Lenst. rddies of tea about ——— PROBLEMS OF THE TIMES. smic Questions Disassed in the Magnzines, . Henry six v specifically Will- as must let it run its mith WIS exoe the physician helpless, the Dr. Williams writes in the North ican Review, “onlya few are nbso- Inaced, thore is e ounee but one | In ably brings Thi terri- called demoncia, an s “softening AT and MeAuliffe got in « good one on srecodence over consump- r. Meyer came back at him, but be- Bvights tscnso, 1 shors, | fore he could dounything the timekeepers in bad pre-emincnce, | ¥elled. This round was not overa minute WA it tiils \oro ‘Hot onoughy; 1t | long and tho crowd aisayproved fir vigosduh emphasized by the way in jnggles with its vietim befor It changes hi dothrones reason, wlmost ul- that technicnlly paret nity as when they puresis or A Both men sparved for an the brain,” Phitd Round—MeAuliffe led, susly and jabbed hard and slipped, but w in the fac du falling to When he got up he received more This was decidedly Meyer's round. Fourth Round iffe went at Meyer viciously around and forcing himon fothe ropes. Time was called with the men_ badly mixed up. Fifth Round i for Moye s met he his - knees, hot ones. and Finally ible enough led repeatedly nd ot there nearly every time, Neither man would give ground and “they battered savagely Sixth Round—Both went at it hammer and tongs, and it was give and take, Mac fought savagely and Moyer went to meet him every time he came on. Clinches were numerous and the men were forced apart tw Neither ni ible objective presence. comes in u form ho To muke the image yot sadder, ml members of the community. Pdid Tsay? Rather, I shonld 1ve tense; for paresis [\ Nelthor uy Ruthless as iv | (e Vo | once it has seized a vietim, 1t - e} one who SMASHED 7T SPIDER. ons. And —— dest fact of all | Yimmy Carroll Gives Tke of this buleful disease. Sl Ll : sirong man NEW York, Dee. 10.—Tke Weir, the Bel- lways appall fas pider,” und rtin. Murphy of San weisco, Joe Lewis of Boston, Gec Siddons, the featherweizht, wnd his backer, a well known New York man, met at the oftice of a sporting paper this afte Johmny Griftin and his manage Carroll, who las train for all his contests lu America. W been trying to wrange a fight with G for some time, and his willingness to me Weir began 0 ) picces and the two men wran hour. Jimmy C: listening to the w that he was a © | quit in his fi SYou're a lii was marked in L when the any way and sotto was fin- when not inv Weirn Blow for a ad histor to | but reaping as the words come un- . ‘tho wages of sin is indeed g bitter und ating experienc W th The Need of Lurge Citles, in tho Avena, nearer at home for suflering to money to nd. picture of by the rapacity of the Yori, who last your 20,720 ss of their Afterw: ggested a plan help the deserving poor, whi might well bo applied in angling, finally told Weir g that he saw him ith Billy Murphy *suid the Spider, caused I never quit.’ Carroll suid: punch you SIf you say that again TN any, xh« Spide might com- a lihr stablish « fund for the Wi i ¢ of the ci and 1 can prove it,” Ioltnlokpand of 0 Dlow in the mouth from Car- nd. There w a scramble and ud desks fellon A responsible man should he s ha a strong hold on Carroll's each court, and wheu the with both hands. Editor Lum- which he grabbed Carroll Dy the shoulders pull him off and porter pulled Weir Weir's mouth Inlvmhn" smashed and his d in ley to oo Ty charities, .who would in- < to the just ted Carroll .uwlwu/ui t and then left the office with G . 3 riftin remonstrated with Carroll for his Lumley the charitics 10 pay the amount re- son investigated S o 1 o has issued 1d cover any cight e e el 33; u_challenge, saying that { rfeit that was posted called for such “It would be alittle step in the the real "I Omalb writer, It : of the luckless e being cast into colds of win- might save many o young woman from despurately y vy away her virtue to provide mother, a fretsome, L starving self, Such ve borribly frequent, as the records of the night s =} S Ath i t is being mi s of the club, alleys have | ition n comes,” says the thousunds & £ n wrbinent he bowling and is in_excellent is on the inerex S en overhauled aud patronage cond snows, It e is planning s of on- 1 ents for the hoa view to Wl prov 1o the club, izue of the Omaha \lllh\l(’ viating for and intere in this popular branch of nlll ons and rofuges of the slums. The s ”"'_"'»““:“" e 24 of a little practionl philan-| WG SAICCR T (s ocurod, | § in tho line suggested woula help | Fecto g e el ! and he will orzanize clus atleast, the in-| gy during the ¢ Frée Lo mem- bers, hown by » Why Fireers kers Are Red, ¢ . La., Dec. 10, an interesti ¢ skeleh of Chineso in the December il ven- bing President & ived ¢ vles Dixon of the Olympic club rec the following from New York: Slavin will box Goddard for and 0xpo) Radl it onee 1 Ans wer, nining e ann K, Fox. o a mystical meaning | The follo; nswer wis sent; d, ana clesely connec s 5 |[| ul‘“h,m..mml this meaning with tha tree of life, | Wikl Answe ineso have but followed out ull | thoir logienl conelusion. e the tree of mun; und el They had & rucing lifo. By very defi- | yesterday when Plent W 1o 1 shot, ved is the color of salva- | the handicap, These are the largest odds vo tho honlth of | ever hosted on @ winnins horso i \..‘..u| ¥ o como a suni: | RIS LI IOSE T e 1orso. i, the | & sort of spiritual | Looics and two of these were made by Avthur | £ White, & Mound City sport, who pulled down ent, | just &00 for his §2 Willam r bestowed, even upon — an, which is not cave- Talking of un O v Mastehe up in red The r. Louis, Mo., Dec, 10. gotintio in progre v finish fight between Johnny *Jon= | Daly of this city and Dick Moore of Omaka, who is now in Chicago. Both are welter- wolghts, Au effort Js being uide to got the & Omithia Athletic club to h purse of §51 $1,000, it having already 1suc- f0f he fight will ta Omahi cossiul i we i 1 carly in Junuary l \ it wae y to Train, Sax Francisco, , Dec. 10.—George § Dawson, the Aus velterweight, will hels Lo Leave short] ow Orleans, whei ) fight Tommy of Ch g Mardi Py Gras week £10.000 purse {3 0 tid associnti quick. DixON. ™ sensation at St 1 then, body and soul. precaution—a. ide of lime. No pre wrappe Red is the color of the no Chincse gentlemen would it is always red merally on ovory slage or at the W is only in cases of deceuse or en the red fireoracker is definitely connected with Chine In Chinatown firecrackers are out devils—an employ- ings them into must not be con- ‘o'uluxl for Ryan - DIED, geaeral play, “Noiicea of five Uines or lews unider Urls Tiead, AfLY cents; each additional line ten conts HUSTON - Olive, infant Auuzhter of Mr Mrs, Willinw Huston, on safurday, Decom! 10, 1592 Fuueral notice lute As ...d b thess imiples —Latest U. S, (io\"l Report. Highest of all in Leavening Powe! [{0')2@! Powcler ABSOLUTELY PURB