Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1893, Page 2

T T T A SRR PR PETORY .3 7 e o 0 e S e . which together about exhausted ali of those bonds mortenge for such R Pacific gua ment on the bonds, or by lea: 000,000 branches st in in w only part of it which had waluo could have heen r | a little over §2.000,000 and that the rest of | it ser dc oo 1l 2 be 8, its capital stock, for wl 000 in in this deal cil Tength and in detail the by which this was acquired by the Northe P of this loast value of profit was re of the dir te more than £ 000,000 more of pu I are Lailroad comp as collateral security fo transactions the Oregon & dent and Colgate Hoyt in which ern Pacific we as a party o the con a i Pacitic, tions Thomas 1. Onk and fi Pacific call on himself, company, tr i ceoaed these proj obligations of tho Northern Pacihe Railroad company so that in ono year it di i 1e fully extur: between Oakes, as the presid was filed by Rolston’s Loan mortgages of Calumet Terminal and n.ost of tho bran f th re as such ing th O filed without tho knowledge of divectors of the Northern Pacific, kepi in ignorance of the fact that any appli- W not be reorgan| the hands of compol I. the Novther walit upon the re this morning. Wi if pro coming. Ra o trict Judge Hanford a U is sl E G gue th way & Nuvigation br holde of the later, associated himself with the Coal and Iron company. York year. expe 0 almost eve tion ney hopes indicates eral Cook was ville during the haleyon duys of mining catp i the heart Ho ulso had a political pall in 1) man of the vepublican county central cou mitteo ounty legislative ticket with three manager of the P Omaha, Mr. Doughoerty syid: =\ n [ th under the the Onkes. siston board of directors of the Northern anteed the interest by endorse v of somo ¥ railronds, as conld issued purposes which additional bonds of of its system, “in no single in- ance of which have been, or are, the earn gs of the property nearly equivalent to the terest granted.” | In respect to the Seattle, Lake Shore & | estern company the petition declares the any prospective | adily duplicated for | which are disjointed and widely | were of no value whatever and never did, pay the mero | the petition avers | Northern Pacitic on 165,00 ot | time purchased 000 shares of ch thoy paid #1,752 consolidated mortgage bonds. Tt is aimed the Northern Pacific lost 3,000,000 | s lines ratea now. and operation. these lines the wranteed the interest onds, and at the same £00 shares ont of a total of 4 0 not 8t of Lt for Ten Million ns Peranisite go & Northern petitic omplicated 1 Tn respeet to the Chie P fie Raiirond company th It is claimea that for th rty | line the Northern Pacific paid at | £10.000,000 in cxcess the cost or the property and that the said eived and divided among many ors of the Northern Pacific The petition then avers the Chicago prov. 06 be made to earn in the east bonds issued, and that in the endeavor »improve them the Northern Pacific ¢ ny, which controlled the Chicago Northern Pacific company, caused it to 1ssue bonds and also shased the line of the Calumet. Tevminal 000,000 of bonds, 11 of which by the hern Pacifie y and are now ontstanding its debts. in several of these Transcontinental pmpany. of which Henry Villard was presi vice prosident, and wy of the direetors of the North ro interested, was interposed ct, 50 it might make eon, amounting, Northern ompany for # guarantoed It also avers that profit or commission \ the case of the 10 upwards of 530,000, Oakes and Rolston the Sinners. Tt is declared that m all of these transac- vice president, wan of the active part in the Northern Rolston would of the trust stec in most of the mortgages ientioned and on the consolidated mort age, to cortify the bonds, which then, as irman of the finance committee, he pro to disvose of for the purchase of rtics, and that this increased the R. G. Rolston, nance committee, took an folation of their duty to ompany, and ihav as president was loaded of #60.000,000 of | by it for worth- own with the intercst onds issued or guarauteed 268 propertios. For thesn reasons the court is asked to re- 1ove the receivers as incompetent and will agant men. Thie petition then avers that by collusion as president, and Roiston, 1o the trust company, i bill company. the Farmers nd I'rust company. trustees of the the Northern Pacifie, the ies -eiver’; that upon Thomas K. Oakes was to the court for appointment ceiver, for the purpose of continu- control and management of the akes-Roiston party, and which bill was many of the who were or the appointment of i r ho filing of the bill scommended tion for a receiverh A8 NeCeISALY. he bill closes by d ad been prepared or aving the road can- od unless 1ts coutrol is put in ant people, ana the par- now in control, it decles, are not of oyes € Paty mmittee Kecrived The ttee from cuple prointed to vers and appeal for re- the new schedule of wages by Receiver Oates at 11:15 tinst ceived It is thought the confer: ellon inthe afternoon vaiting the results bef: will lust until awd the men ar ore taking uuy tur- . Oukes finaily told the committce that it would prepare a written statemient and esent it to him it would be given an appro ate reply. The men are uow at work on ir statement, which will soon be forth od Auntiior Injunctio . Dec. ‘The Northeen Pacific arlroad com 1y at 10 o'clock last night se ired an injunction from United States Di ainst the employes ilar to the one ied in Milwaukee. njunction is i the hands of deputy nited States marshals, who will see that it served atall points along the line, if ocea on requires. WILL SIZE UP TRE PROIERTY, Tnvests dition ot ¢ way & N 1on Lines. John Dovgherty of New York and General corge W. Cook of Denver among the ts at the Millard. ‘These ved in Omaha direet from 3 of their trip at iis time bemg to inspect the Ovegon 1ail- neh of the Union 1% port to the forcign 5 of that company Mr. Dougherty was former Denver & Lio perts Whi gon It wre o system and r stock comptroller stem and Colorado He bas made Now city his headguarters for the past | Ho is o vailvoad man of wany years cnce, and the same can be said of s ompanion, General Cook, who has oceupicd rung on the ladder from sia- agent to general manager. He has been a receive but has | for the future. As his vrefix he has military inclinations, ¢ departinent commander of ud Army of the Republic of (olo: nd Wyoming during 180) Ma is also ounder of the fumous drum corps which his nawe. e was mayor of Lead the gre Lockies last Col s cha Grande s, of the 1o campatign, when hie ofticiated and won v for the envive oxCop ently ho has boen general olorado Conl and Tron com For the past few months he has been ast looking after husiness interests n of the Iu spealang of their vy ona. Until ros xpers. prosent visit to © will hold shorl conference with Receiver Clark day, and will procect westward soon cafter, The cousolidated bouds of the gon Itailway & Navigation company ave | 1ine inspected. | of intérest SERIES FOUR DECEMBER 29, 1893. THE BR COUPON. World's Fair ArL Portfolio. ) socure 1N this superb souveniv wend or bring alx coupons of this soiles bearing oifforent dates with 10 gents in wol Lo MT PORTFOLIO DEP'T, Bee Office, Omaha. held largoly in Kurope, and the stockholders desire to have that branch of the Union Pa cific system inspected for certain reasons Just at this time. The Union Pacific has ieased the Orogon Railway & Navigation company’s lines, you aro aware, for niney-nine years. This loase was perfected in 18§7. The relations between the Union Pacific and Oregon Railway & Navigation people are cordial and harmonious at _pres. ent, and doubuless will continue so, 1d0 not believe that any dismemberment will be made, 8o far as this branch is concorned. In fact it would be safe to deny all such ru mors. The Oregon Railway & Navigation will not he divorced from the Union Pacit on else I miss y reckoming' greatly. 1 do not o to discuss the matter beyond this, but will state emphatically that the present tour of Mr. Cook and miyself has nothinz at 1 to do with any proposed dismemberment. The foreizn stockholders simply wanted tho They havo their capital in line and mnaturally want to keep posted on the condition of its ment, trackage, business facilitios prospects for paying interest on bond ments. 1 do not anticipate for the appointment of a coiver, a8 was done in inspection will - be the Orvezon Railway pany." Messrs. Dougherty and Cook were ac corded an interview with President Clark of the Union Pacific yestorday, Mr. Clark had been apprised of their visit and a con ference with the oflicials of the company which had been in _progress several hours was adjourned by the receiver to meet the commiitee. It was rumored about head- quarters that the gentlemen above had been uppointed by the bondholders of the Union Denver & Gulf to make an expert ation of the property of the inde- pondent company and report o the com- mittec of bondholders av a meeting to be held early in the new year. Its Outcome a Problem. There is a deep significance 1u the visit, if as Mr. Dougherty says, he and Mr. Cook are cnroute to the west on an_inspoction of the Oregon Raitway & Navieation company Although the Ditch holders of these sceuri ties have signified a desire to continue in the present ble ations with the Union Pacific company the Awmerican holders of the bonds aud stocks of the com pany are vt 80 sure but that mors advan- tageous relations might be formed with another of the transcontinental lines. There isa deep feeling of nterest noticeable in the Sound country and considerable talk is heard to the effect that a receiver for the Oregon Railroad & Navization company will be asked shortly along _the lines of John Evans' petitionin_the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf case. Then, too, the Salt Lake people are becoming ambitious havingths Utah lines establish the quarters in the City of the Mormons, which is giving the Union Pacific oflicials some- thing to think about not originally down on the books. The fact 18, things are cl Pacific cireles and evervbody is looking for- ward tothe annual meeting of the Unioa Pacific company with a goou deal of uneasi- Tess, vested in the nvest application independent, ro the Gulf case. Our confined exclusively to & Navigation com tic in Union REIN Comments of the Enghsh Press on Ils Mislending Statements. Loxnox, Dec, 28.—Tho English press is > on what 1t calls the misleaaing state ments of President Reinhart of the Atchi- son railway system as to the position of that company as cabled to London. 1t is claimed that those misleadin ements were made while the arrangements for tho fling of the billof the Union Trust company of New York for the appointment of receivers were completed, and ivis asserted that affair destroys the last vestige of con- tidence which English investors might have had in Americans. The Daily News says that the Atehison developments have made men distrustiul of the very best American lines munaged by the very best and most solid men in- Amer- ica, Tho Standard douots thata 25 per cent sessment on the par value of the shave la yield cnough to put the lineou its leg n The Financial News says the Atchison “decention’ is in some respects the worst of all deceptions with which investors on this side have been taken in, and expresses the opinion that the swholo busimess is disered- itable to the last degree. The Chronicle British_investor: s that the losses to American railways are due to the bad administration and i operations of railroad magnates of acter which would country, ac not be tolerated in this The Chroicle adds that payment is_often dependont, not on the solvency of the company, but upon the in- terests of those in control, judged from a market point of view. Prestdent Clark af N President S, (1. H. Clark of the Union >acific and chairman of the board of re- coivers arrived from St. Lowis Wednesday vin the Missouri Pacific. Mr. Clark was looking splendidly and he said feeling tipton after his visit to York and s home in St. Louis. “But there isn't anything to tell you re. garding the situation in Union Pacific cir- cles,” said tho receiver to a reporter, “My visit to Now York,while neeessarvily made i tof the company, was very much il Dt liere is nothing definite regarding the organization scheme, although there i many propositions suggested for the relie of thic company. “Tnerc was a full meet of the board of rc witli the ex tion of Mr. 15, Ellery Audersou, who Omaba while I was in New York “Until something definite is formulated it would be amistake on my part to say any- Uinzz about Union Pacitic affuivs.” as New New Track Laid for the Yenr, Cireado, Dey -According to the Rail wily Age the construction of new teack in 1803 s less by about 200 miles than that of cither of the prec and is much iller than in 1870, when total was 2,0 Th it was 0 miles. The totul uumber of new on which new tracks werc laid was “Ihe Pennsy lvania leads with 30 mile new track. The totul mileage for the ited States in January, 1893, is estimatod ailes, only liucs anuary 6 has been sottled on the arbitration proceed Rio Grande Western and connections in rvelnon to the divisions of the through rates, 'I'he lines interested oy the Missouri Pacific, Burlington and the Atchison, as the date 128 hetween the a number of its Chesapenke, Oh1o & Southwestern, NasuviLie, Dec. 28, —A Clarksyille special to the American says: Attorneys for the Chesapeake, Olio & Southwestern Railrond company, for C. . Huntington and the vommonwealth of Kentucky, in the applica. tion for u receiver of said roud, mado before United States Circuit Judge Lurton at Clarksville. this state, today, settied wheir differences this aftornoon and agreed tothe appointment of General Johu Echols and St. Jobin Boyle. The court thereupon appointed them recetvers and fixed the'r bonds at 50,000 each. The court refused to grant injunctions against suits against the road. The receivers will aiso operate the short route” road, und their bonds for this were fixed at #10,000 each Agniust the Aluniie & Pacilic, Pugscorr, Ariz, Dec. 95, —~Avthur Dudloy Vinton, attorney of the Prescott & Arizonn Central vailroad, bias filed & petition for the appolutment of a recciver for the Atlautic & Pacific railroad. The petition is very vol umiuous and consists wostly of u_recital of the numerous suits which he has insti tuted agalost that railroad on behalf of the roud. ho represcnted, which quit business wred months ago. ‘Ihe petitioner incorpo- rates bis disapproval of the sbpointment of Rembartand MeCook as the receivers of the Atchison company. Beyond filing the petition uo action has been taken Bought the N. ¥, & N, Yoxkes, N, Y., Dec. 28.—J. Pierpont Morgan, represeuting the New York Cen- tral, bougnt tho New York & Northern road for $1,000,000 ut tho foreclosure sale Loday. Receiver Wilsor ETorexa, Dec. 25— Rocelver Wilson of the Suuta o has appointed a special secr ary, W. W. Phelps, who began work today Yey e oy THE Phelps has been with the ttock Island road six yoars ns privato secrotary to M. A. Low genoral attorney. Wilson's mail is enor mous and burdened with appiications for positions, NEW YOKK & N W ENGLAND, Farther Complieations In the for n Recelvership, Bostos, Dec. 28 —Counsel for New York & New England railway-today made an at- | tempt toapply for a permanent receivership | in the United States circuit court here. Juage Call, however, was illand could not hear tho application. The counsel attempted to got Judze Nelson of the United States dis- trict court to hear the application, but he | refused. The applicants then took the noon | train for Providenco where it is expected an application will ba made to Judge Carpen- | ter New Yonk, Dec The paperin which Judge Wallaco yesterday appointed Thomas C. Platt to be stemporary veceiver of the New York & New England was filed today in the office of the citsut court of the souttiern disteiet of Now 7 York. T'he bill in complaint makes Theodore 1%, Wood con plainant and the New York & New England company defendunt. The complanant says he belicves tho reports as to the availabio assets are untrue, andj that the.assets are worthless, and that the actual indebtedness is moro than $1.500.000. For more than threo yoars past the company had operated its railway at a loss, increasing every year; the company had not kept theroad in proper condition: it paid §10.000 dividend on its preferred stock in 1801, when Wt had not earned the money; the roadbed has become unsafo; the board of directors managad the company’s affairs in entire disrezard of the interests of the comnpany, and certain of its directors, indiviaually and collectively, have used their position and ofiicial relation 1o the company to further their private inte at its expense. Incldents Cited. ‘L'ho violation of the trafic contract with the Now York & Northern company and the New England™ Termi company ag ment, the leasoof the Providence & Springfield Railway company, the lease of the Woon- socket & Pascoazo Railway company and the leaso of the Meriden, Waterbury onnecti- cut River Railwa cited as in- stances. ‘The company had improperly paia dividends: many creditors are said to be pressing the company for payment and at- tachment suits are impending: large amounts of money will soon fail due; there isno monoy for the January interest, and the cash on hand is less than #100,000. The bill therefore asks that a receiver bo ap- pointed to prevent the disinteration of the rond and to protect tho intercsts of the stockhotders and bondholders. Tho afi- ts were all made on December 26, with coption of Wood's, Grant B. Schley deposes that the firm of Moore & Schley, of which he is a member, holds 15,000 shares of common stock; T. C. Plattsays that the company is insolvent and mustdefault on its interest; he says that the United es lixpress company owns morc than 000 shaves of common stock. Receiver Platt had not taken possession of the New York & New England road this morning, although entitled to do so. Presi- dent McLeod still held the fort in the com- pany’s oflices in the Bquitable building, and though he rvefused to teil further of the situation he said that the polls were to ba open again this afternoon for stockholders to vote upon the | of tho New York, New England & Northe He said he ex- pected to ve able to vote enough proxies to make up the required shares necessary to ratify the agreement, afthough 1t does not appenr what advantaze would be gained by it under a hostile receiver. Applieation Leod and associates Henry ¢ ““Tnese men, upon whose assi Leod had relied ana who were holding a | zood deal of long stock, admit the carrying | out of the clection steal—they not_only sold on him, but went correspondingiy short, therefore. instend of sustaining the propevty were naturally interested in bringing it to disaster. As. a stock jobbing operation, herefore, it was eminentiy suceessful, at the expense of good faith,” At an adjourned meeting of tiio New York & New England stockholders, which con- vened at 2 o'clock today voling was re sumed as to the ratification or disappro of the lease of the New York, New England &Northern railway ;134.000 shares were voted in favor of the lease, although 118,000 would have been suflicient. ~ Mr. MeLeod say the receiver will have nothing to the lease, as it was made before Mr was appointed. Commissioncr Shields went to the ofilce of Mr. Platt today and qualificd him as re coiver in §100,000 bonds. The bondsmen are H. O. Armour and Calvin S. Brice Atwac the Reading. HarTPORD, Conn., Dec. 28.—An attachment of 200,000 in favor of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad was placed on the rolling stock of the New York & New Eogland in Hartford this evening. The papers were presented before the receiver had been ap- pointed and were thus made binding, It | was placed to_cover money loaned by the | Philadelphia & Reading to the New York & { New England. A number of tr: tied up in the yaras. ed AFT Jim BOEs Play rat lnto Dec. 28.—[Special Telegram 10 I'ng Bee.|—The trafiic arrangements be- tweeu the Sioux City & Northern, Burling- ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern, and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific roads have been bro- ken. They have been in_effect about three years, and urder them the three ines formed a oute between oux Cily and Chicago, over which great amount of business was udled. The Rock Island insisted on uking the arrangement, although the ottier roads objected. 1t 18 understood the | Roclk Tsland was infiuenced by Great North- ern interests. I reat, Northern is en- deavoring 1o destroy the business of the Sioux ity & Northern and wreck it, so as to securo absolute control of the property The withdrawal of the joint rates, which becomes effective January 1, will gréatly in- Jjure the Sioux Ci Storx Crry, br Bostox, Dee. n *uit court this afternoon Judge Nelson ap- pointed the same receivers for the Atchison as were appointed by the court in Avkansas. “The application was mado by W. H. Whar ton and there was no opposition. I, W Swift reprosented the company the United States Appoluted Superint Dexvek, Dec. 25, t var Service, weral Suverintendont Deuel of the Union Pacific was today ap- pointed by Reveiver Trumbull as superin- tendent of car service of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad. Notes of the Luilroads. W. . MeMillan, general ageut of the Bur- lington company at Salt Lake, is in the city Mossrs, Dickinson, Munroe, Lomax and K. | H. Wool of the Union Pacitic left for Sal: Lake City last evening, to be gone four or | tive days: I, Coykendall, v President Hol citic, was in the city U Lake. J. R. Phelan, superintendent of the Wyo ming division of the Burlingtor at Allianc | and wife are the guests of Supe ident | Harris of the Omaha Brigge and nal company T'wo magniticent engiues, just completed { for the Union Pacifiy at the shops in this | vity, went out on the road yesterday No. 1811 is a wouster freight ‘locomotive, d signed for the Wyoming division, while No. B4, a beauty of a passenger engine, will be put on the run between Cheyenne and Sid- ney. e W. W. King, one of Omaha's well knowa boys, who has been city ticket ugent for the Burtington in Chicago for the past five years, has resigued his position to take charge of the freight mattersof the Sugar Refining and Glucose trust nected with the tweuly years. General Managers Dickiusou, Holdrege had a conterence yesierday on the pass question. It is presty thoroughly understood that passes outside of railroad circles will be few aud far between this year, and already large-sized bawls arve heard over the action of tue railroads in ;:uuln' off hundreds of uames from their ists. tormerly chief clerk to omb of the Union %a yesterday enroute to Tevr Burlington for the’ past Burt and OMI\HA DAILY I!I'Frl*RIIMY Mr. King has beeu con- | ! ‘fH'I" AT DE PUTTING U WITH INSULT What the Licnn!a‘Bflnflrd Must Pay for Trying to Be Fair. al MEETING GROSS ABUSE WITH FORBEARANCE [ - fitoheock and TFall Terate the Members for inststing on Material Facts in License Protest Cases—Pursus € Snme O1d Tacties The licenso board met yestorday afternoon to try the protested liquorcase of Andrew Nelson According to the agreement made at the last Business Manager Ferl of Ti Bee appeared with the circulation books and Mr. Rosewater stated that he was ready 10 20 to the trial of the case on its merits Attorney Hall, representing Mr. Hitehcock, aded for further delay. alleging that ho was not ready, as he had a case in the United States court, All of the commissioners were in favor of rushing the business through, as to delay matters would be an injustice to applicants. Mr. Coburn suggostod that the board sit in continuous session until the new year and dispose of the cases as rapidly as possible. At this stage of the game Hall withdrew the protest against Nelson, claiming it had been filed through an error. Nelson, who was present, did not understand tho play, and stated positively that he had not paid o cent to the World-Hoerald “Tho board then sot the followine cases for hearing at 7 o'clock in the evening: Irod sieiner, John Boekhoff, H. J. Meyer, A. N Cummings, Frank Degan, Peser Grever, Chavles Metz, Metz Bros., and A. B, MeAndrews Was thy Samo Old Story. AL7:0 o'clock last night the board con- cluded to hear the case of John Bockhoff, and Mr. Rosewater was called to the stand by the attorney for Mr. Hitehcock, Tho testimony was ‘largely a repetition of what had been heard by the board in the other cases, Mr. Hall still thresied over tho old ‘straw in u futile vor to that all the editions of Tus Bre wero 1r, Rosewater explained that T ixinG BEE had always beon almost e clusively a local paper. The Associated press had given two franchises, one for T Monixa and the othier for i EvENiNG BEE. The two papers were as dis. tinev as it they were cailed by totally differ ent names. They wven differed in the edi torial makeup, as the editorials in the morn- ing paper were largely devoted to state and national topics, white those in Tug Eve 156 BEE were mainly of alocal eharacter: Hal's Thnc-Worn Questions. Mr. Hall then went over his stereotyped list of questions in regard to the sworn statement which appeared at the head of the editorial columns, by which he en- deavored to show that the two papers con- stituted but a single publication. In reply to & question as to his” position ut tho time when Judge Keysor made his ruling th the two editions Were'deparate and distinet papers, Mr. Rosewater said that Mr. Hiteh. cock had brought the first smu himsell and had then claimed that the two papers wore distinct. Mr. Hall asked the witness if hé remembered any time before the presént controversy arose when he had contentell that Tne Monsiva Bre and ‘Tue B¥exive Ben were scparate Dapers. Mr. Rosewater said that this was a matter of publié’notbriety. Logal uotices had never been published in but ote edition of the paper and ' even' the canvassers had been instructed to call the attention of sub- scribers to the fagt that the vivo papers were essentially different. °) 1e Insults gho Honrd, Mr. Rosewater snid that: the'fafldayit in quescion stated thd combined circulation of all the papers prigted by Tne Bee [Publish- ing compauy, including that of Tie EvesiNg Bee, Mr. Hull still continued to ask ques- tions sex ng to get at the civculation of Tur Moksing Ber, These were constantly objecteid to aud the objections sustained by the board. Fially he declared that the board wus shutting out evidence for the very reason that they knew it to bo mate This charge was made in anger and was met by Mr. Coburn's firm protest. He said to Hall that 1t was not sy to sit there and take abuse of that sort whon the commissioners aiming vouscientiously to do the fair all parties concerne A question aroso us to whether Mr. Rose- water had mide i COrtain answer to a eer- tain question. “Yes, that was his language,” mayor. Now I am sat blurted out Hall, session said the fied he didn't say it," with emphasis on the now. “You're anoth splied the mayor with a forced smile, seeking to appear uucon- cerned by Hall's insiuation of falsehood. When Mr. Rosewater refused to answer a question respecting tue cireulation of the morning paper, a hundred times decla; immaterial by the board, Hall demande the board that 1t compel him to answ The board stated that it had no powe do so. When the commissioners were hesitating on deciding an objection made by Simeral, Hall again showed his temper by exclaiming impatient +Oh, sustain it; with it.” Treated with Forbearauce, Notwithstanding such conduct on Hall's vart the board had forbearance enough to submit almost continually to contest over immaterial matters, mixed with the insults of the World-Herald's attorney. Overand over again it was brought out that T Morxixe Bee and Tue EVENING Bee were published as different nowspapers und went to totally different lists of sub- seribers N. %, feil, Publishing went wade by Mr to sustain it and de done busincss manager of Tur Be company, reiterated the stat Rosewater in explaining that in the afdayit showing the circulation of “The Daily Bee," the name ~The Daily Bee' was used simply for convenience to in- clude all papers printed by the company save the weekly and Sunday pape i w not the name of a publication. S.Seared by Psoximity to Figu Mr, Feil had on his lap the cu hooks for which Mr. Hitchcock attorney have been how! when the latter saw that the books were really there they were anxious that the 5 bo not consulted, and asked 1o ques about the books, Hitchcock, when put on the stand, 1n 10 state the circulation ot his evening or morning paper, insisting that he would not give figurea on cireulation at all except he bo alloswed to bunch ull aditions of his paper. it Boekhofs laln Statemeont. Mr. Boekhoff was sworn and testified that he placed his liquoy natice in Tie Evexivg Ber because he wanied,to comply with the law and belicved phat this paper had the lurgest cireulationof any newspaper pub- lished in Douglas gounty. ke had recoived a cireular from the World-Herald in which that paper made igs glaims, but ho did not believe that its cirgylation justitied t) claim made. He belioved that Tue Evesixg BeE was the only pypgy in which liguor n could advertise and,comply with the r quirements of the dpw, o case of H. J. Mcxers was continued, The board then coumiered the case of A, N. Frick. The same witnesses, with two exceptions, were called and the ' Hitehcock- Hall system applied, a8 ususl. ‘P'ne board knocked out the latter with the usual fre- queucy. Mr. Williant Dox, eity efrculator of the World-Herald, was seut for. He was placed on the witness stand, but dodged the issue at every opportunity. ' Mr. Hall went out in the lobby while Mr. Hitcheock ofici ated us his substitute. Callgd Down Quce More. Hall returned, however, sud Commissioner Coburn ana Major Bewis reprimanded him in oxceedingly plain English when he at- tempted 1o siur the board after rulings had been made which were uufavorable to him. Mr. Coburn suid that the members of the board were acting impartially and giviug everyboay o fair deal, aud they did ot pro- pose Lo have Mr. Hall reprimaud them for their judgment. Ne. Indigeant Desuselation. At the conclusion of the testimony at mid- niglt, Mr, Rosewaler addressed the board ilation and his 1g for weeks, but Kose water AL HAMO EMBER 29, 1893. and denouncad the methods of tho World- Herald as o maliclous porsecution of liqu dealers. Ho said that records showed that where protests had boen tande by Mr. Hitoh- cock and the liquor dealors in question had subsequontly had their notices inserted in the Worla-Horald in addition to the original publicaticn in the Bvenixa Bee, Mr. Hiteh cock had withdrawn his protest, thus clearly disclosing the motive that prompted him to persecute the peoplo. Mr. Rosewater fa vored prompt action on the pending cases s enough had been submitted for & test case. Ho favored abolishing the lawyers from the case entirely In conclusion he said thore was no noces sity for the malicious and frivolous tactics adopte Mr. Hiteheock, and he thought that it was high time that the rights of the citizens of Omaha were prot ed T'he board will meet again today at Certain Protests Withdrawn, the following 2p.m Protests against were withdrawn "Wilke Sauter, 1046 South Twentioth stree Peter Turkolson, 1113 South Sixth streot Frank Fraucl, 1502 Williama streoti Toomas Cummings, 3834 Sherman avenue; Androw Nelson, 313 South Thirteenth street; Charles Metz, 18156 North Sixteonth streot; Petor Tavint. 2814 Caming st Chirls 504 North Fourteenth — street MeAndrows, 924 Douglas streot O'ltonrn, 1020 South - Tenth Jolin Weitzol, 1517 Farnam streots Burmeister, 102 South Fourteenth Frod Reimers, 1102 Sonth Sixth street Hansen, 1002 South Sixteentl ©. Douglas, 502 North Sixtecnth street; John Tohnson, 2101 Cuing street: John A. Jensen, 2001 Curmning street; Houp & Krunel, Fours teonth and Williams streets; August Wend- landt, 612 South Ninth strect; W. F. Nousen, Twentioth and Plorce strovts; Dugan, It Sixteenth stroot. parties stroet; Chirist street: Thomas Prank One Seaman Kilted aud an Officer Danger- ously Woundeda—Detntls of the Affalr, New Yonk, Dee. 28—~The steamship G. W. Clyde from Turks island which arrived hero today brings reports of an outrage in- flicted on the crew of the American schooner Henry Crosby, which lost her bearings and put into O1d Asua, San Domingo. The first officer and four seamen got into the boat and pulled for the shore. When about 300 yards outa filo of soldiers in the uniform of the Dominican government came running down to the beach and, leveling their carbines at the men in ths small boat. fired. One of the rowers threw up his hands and fell over, The others paused in surprise and affright, when suddenly another volley was sent amone them by the soldiers on shore. This time the first officer was struck. The other three sailors turned the boat about and des- perately pulled for the schoouer. ‘The men were taken on board; when it was found that the tirst ofiicor had received a bullet in the shoulder and several of tho seamen were struck by the balls, A bad wound in the back made' it doubtful if the first ofiicer would recover. A report has been sent to the United States government. e For Next Sui Last might W s Huskers. H. Watkns, who will man- ago the Sioux City team in the new Western league, secured Joo Walsh's signature to a contract, which binds Jae to play short and be tho tield captuin for the team uext su mer. Watkiws told Tie Bee that he now had signed cnough men to take the field with a winning team. His outfit consists of ¥ Marr, first; Ace Stewart, Newell, third; Joo Walsh, shor snins, loft; Jack' M nter; Hogreiver, right; i uss, catcher Frank Parvin and Bumpus Jones, pitchers. in addition Watkins nas lines out for two more pitchers and another catcher. S~ Score in the Wheel Race. New Yok, Dec. 20.—A: 1 o'clock tms morning in the vieyele race the score stood : Mil Miles., | Vi 102 pirt] Martin 907 Albert Hosmer. Waxell Pornises s )| Ashing: Movements of Ocean Sieumers, December 2 At Bremen—Arrived, Havel, from New York. e PEVSONAL PARAGRAPHS, W. L. visitor. C. A. Goldsmith of Deadwood is a 1’axton hotel guest. J. 15, Ong of Geneva is stopping at the | Merchants. Mr. and Mrs. C. turnd from Salt Lake. Edwin 1. Barbour and wife arrived in the city from Lincoln yesterday. P. L. Van Tassel of Yankton, S. vegistered at the Millard last night! Prof. Lange of tfio Institute for the Deaf at Evansville, Ind., isspending a few days in e city. . The following Nebraskans are at Omaha hotels: A. J. Snowden, Kearney; W. M. Robertson, Norfolk; Lester Fox and S. K. | Anderson, Nemaha City; F.J. Winter and . D, Miller, Norfollk; C. J. Hall and son, Cambridge: . W. Roberts, Holdredge; Miss M. Hosford, I'remont: W. T Cretchtield and wife, Fullerton; 1. C. Reuo, Oakdale, Atthe Nercer: H. P. Johnson, Daven vort; J. 1. Tallihee, St. Paul; F. Al Carroll, Memphl 1. Daubenborger, Mrs. A. Gil- lespie, McGregor, fa.; d, W, Shank, Omal W. Shael, Norfolk: R. Van Brunt, Lin- In; G, A. Wilson, I"remont; H. G. Mason, Norfolk; D. Wilson, Lincoln; D." 8. Duscn* Nelson, Neb.; J. W. Hewitt, Portiand, Ak Py LOCAL BREVITIES, A petition has been filed in the oftice of the county judge asking for the probate of the will of ‘Marie B. Thomas, who died on December 14, Tho vroperty is valued at 1000 and_is divided between a husband, ond son and one daughtel The Young Women's Christian association class in physical culture will not meet this weels, as it is holiday season. There will be a New Years roception at the rooms Mon day. ‘The next business meeting is to be the first annual meeting of the association. Judge Scott is listening to the arguments or a new trial in the case ist against the Missourl Pacific company.. The case was tried dur- carly part of the present term of court, ana at that time the jury returned verdict of $8,333.33 in favor of the plaintifr, little girl who was run over by one of the de- fendant's engiues and lost a log. —-— TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. Perkins of David City is a city G. Sprague have re- D, Dom Basgue, T was yestorduy visited 275,000 fire. The Cresent Building and Loar of KL Loty assigned yestorday [ labilities, $40,000, ancls Ruzan hus asked the eity authorities of Chieago to loek Lim up for the winter s he feared ho would set five to Chicago. The reported war In Now Mexico turns out to he nothing but u ramored fight belween American und Mexican sh PO rilsers. X by & association | Asseus, #35 Wend- | gave The Jarge elevators and flouring wills of A W. Doherty & Bro., at Ladoga, Ind. were destroyed by five yesterday. Loss, 850,000, Dr. . W. Reed, a prominent Baptist diyine. yours old, committod suicide by shootis itisel with u shotgun yesterday ab Atlanta G The Puyallup | hej dinn commissi epening the Puyailup | settlement by Hauging was destroyed s, $40,000; 00 A dispateh from Watertown, 5. D., suys that beirs have been found to the millions left by Nicholas Lute fn California. No such million aire 1s known there. A otion was made tn the chancery courl wt Memphis yestorday to sell the Appei Avalanche by Messrs 1A, 1) Gwlnn and 187 Max Sogurs, pany's » by uor fusur gro Who attemptod (o as sault the youug daugliter of a woll kuown farmer near Troy, Ali, yesterday, wis can- tured by i mob and iynchéd The house andall, 4 furimer livin Hohou, Ky.. was burned yesterday morning, and Mes” Randall uud hrew chilaren wore burned (o deith re recelved yesterdey morn the Ashland; Wis., Glast b ary 10 Juae i clghty-five uen are thrown out of work A disastrons boller explosion occurred tie saw mill of A M. MeDonald, four wil uorth of Peru, lad, yesterduy (' which Bid | well-to-do neur FREEDOM % from the aches, pains, 8 and weaknesses pecu’ mh“ liar to womanhood MeDonald and George stantly killed A roport from Evans, the noted MeDonald were in Frosno, Colo bandit, has fust escaped from jafl. City Marshal John D). Morgan nt- tempied to nrrost hin and was shot, but not aangorously injurod, W. E. Baxtor, reprosenting himselt ns eral agent of Murphy, Grant & Co., wholesalo dry goods merchanis of San Francisco, hay boen swindling sovemal vastorn: firms out of sums ranging from $150 to 8200 At amoeting of 300 of the more prominent business mon of Atlanta, Ga., it was decided to begin at once the “Ootton State d Sub tropical Exposition™ which will be rendy for OpEEAtion AbOUL & YOAr from now The labor commissioner of Minnesota 18 husy securing ovidonce for the prosecution of the street rallway officials of 8t Paut, under the rersonnl T1berty Inw, which protects men in 12 L0 1RB0F arganizations tHon, Ernest E. Bullock opened the argn ment for the govorament in the Howard cas at Jackson, ., yesterday, L. T. M Chatittin of Momphis' taliowcs, Yor tho dofonse nd spoke two hours wnd will consume all ths yeenoon todiy A meoting of the dir Switeh and Signal wis hold yestorduy nounced that Anys Chels comes with Doctor Piarca’s Favorite Pre- scription. First it re- lieves them; then it cures them.' Have a litdle pationce, * per- haps, it thoy're seri- ous. The troitbles that come slowly have to &0, Mowly bt go oy will, it you'll faithfully use the rescription,” and they'll go permanently, For ovory *female complaint”™ and do- rangement, or in any “ run-down " and ex- hausted condition of the female eystem, this medicino is the only remedy 8o safe and cor- tain that it can be guarant d. I it doosn't benefit or cure, in the case of every tired or afflicted woman, sho'll have her money back, Chorea, St. Vitus's Dance, Nervous and General Debility, Sleoplessness and_ kindred ailments prompily relieved and cured by it gon- ors of tha Natlonal company of Easton, ', after which ‘it was an< the ‘Company IS seriously om- bareassed financially and that reorganization will o n ATy, Never fn the history of that famon Green for runaway 16v parties nble at A certain and Insting cure, for the worst Catarrh in_the Head, is guaranteed by the makers of Dr. Catarrh Remed ——— AMUSIKEMENTS 15¢h STREET THEATR g TONIGHT. And a seleet company of 20 1 omedians 1 the Laughable Yankes Gonedy "SI PLUNKARD L0OK Qnt ) kor St and his Country Band Para 1 The Funntest Stroct Parud MATINEE SATURDA [6th STREET THEATR ONE WEEK ONLY PRIJES o e | Commencing SUNDAY MATINEE UEG' I SIVGNYE NEW YEAR'S DAY MATINEER THE FAMOUS arleton Opera Co. Prosenting following popular Grotna s did so many eloping ersonyille, Tad., s on Ten young men from Kentucky With thelr swoethonris woro narrelod thore within a fow hours Tho value of live stock recelved at Unfon Stock yards at Chicago for 1893 amounts to over $194,000,000, and the value of the stock shipped aggregates over $70,000,000, Ovor 6,000,000 Tiogs' wore received, the tyiil valuo eing $150,000,000 ¥ County Attorney Stevens Arapahon county, Colorado, reported to tho county bonrd yosterday that Sherilt Burchinell hivd col £1,500 for fares of deputics prisoners when they rod mado no return of fees roc of $3,500. "Thirty days have passed sinee Georgo Wood - rull, w weilthy farmer of Clifton county, Indinnu, has slept. M. Woodraff wis afiicted WIth the same’ strango malady n year ago. when he went sixty-five days without sleep, Ho 15 to all appearance healthy and works vach day. Noar Frankfort, rorvi PRICES. T'm Conil LE « of mount PO2ULAR IKy., Wednesday night, Rob- 't Cogswoll fired two shots at Robert Darling- but missiu l he walked into a ch where services were belng held, and ting the of Darlington in the aisle d polnt blank er, Inflicting o severe wound fn the sh " The Colorado State farmersalliance yoster- day adopted resolutions favoring the froo coluago of silver at the ratioof 16 to 1 and tho coinage of the seleniorage, opposing tin 1ssue of more bond nd demanding for Colo- rado her pro rata of river d harbor ap) s printions for the construction of reservoirs. The grip epidemic has killed four promi 1 Od I, Wis, Indians--Michizan Star, Joseph Bl Johin Stoddard’s wifo and Joseph F. yS wite, Tho fiest three were witnesses | nous Money wmrder trigl. The Is very fu ng the Indinns, pheumonia usually resulting from exposure, The will of Banker George Calvin Magoun was filed yesterday in New York His estato consists of $£120.000 in real estate and §7 000 fn porsonal property. He gives no eh tblo bequests and disposes of his tate among his wife and thvee ehill executors are Georgo I, Crane MeCook The Colorado State Fo yestorday adopted rosolutlo tention of the secrotary of t terior to the fact that timber on the” government lands 1n Colorado 15 being removed by unauthorized and Inwless partics and the need of having special agents on the ground to protect the forests. Four o'clock yesterday morning hurglur, tempted to blow open ault of the man bank at Montford, Wis. “Tho explosion awakened a bourder in @ hotel next door gave the alurm. A armed |m\~|-lml | | the robbers and chnsed them s milo beyund the town. Oneof tho robbors wis wounded | Large Chorus. Elaborate Costumes and captured. ‘MR, CARLETON HAS THE A gang of highy STRONGEST OPERA COMPANY 1%, Bra nrum IN CHICAGO. FOR A TINE BOYD'S THEATRE. —TONIGHT— Eluborate production of the sublime play, DANONAND PYTHIAS | 9. Edgar Owens, as DAMON upper portion of his lett leg. Isuac Misal was | Frank Lindon, as...... ... .PYTHIAS SR hvouih tho right breast. Killing hin | Edna Earile Lindon as .. GALANTHE .|Iu|nl| .'\lll“ll\\“ a s Iky}“ w ur‘\hlxl below And fitty people in the cast. tho knco, wnd_ in'wiiKing around Dot Lonos it Lr g, T UAROLNOE Of 1o Misul hoys was Sonery, | Superl Costumos Wounded: gouaded 2 and Suloof sonts Ahor 2Sth, at the hox office, REPERTDIRE | Nunon" Mikao” *Fra Diavolo." an sty mssoclation alling the at- Tuesday Night Thursday Night Wednesday .‘Llullhv-l Satunday Night Saturdav Matinee | S ymen hound and gagged M, | § Chicago son, the only policeman in the town of 1, O, Weduesdny night, and placed him in cksuiith shop. The gang then visited the general merchundise store of Harshail & MeNish and gwined an - envrance by bursting open adoor, where th o number of decds wnd a small o up of Court at confirni- ale of the property and assets of the Nutional Cordago ¥, which was made in the Unit New Jer k0 week ago. The salo wus made on the petition rs, Edwurd T, Young and . we nand Custer wver Son. agotn, At Pino THill, Rock Castle in a general fight, four men wers wounded. Ben Pike received a hundred hivd shot in his breast and arms nud a pistol ball through the county, Ky. Spectal Prices—$1, opens Dey BOYD’S HAPPY NEW YEAR. | day Engagement g SUADAY, DEC, 3. Now Year's Matine THE COMEDY NOVEI YON YONSON Foreign. Mr. Gludstone yesterday celebrated his S41h birthaay. Wihite a ¢ at the wl linder was heing sunk yestorday £ 10 e used by tho Americian line at Southanipton it exploded and is said (o have cansed the death of several workmen. A Berlin dispateh to the lon Times de nies on Whitt it suys §s the authority that there is uny foundation reporty in clr- culation that there Al dispute, 1t 15 stated that of Gor- many I8 trying to pu apo din- mond, said to be the lurgest in the world and more valuable than the Kohinoor, welghing 971 carats. The Mexlean custom house ut gang house Nov ovolutionists that ses, and also military stores risons Wwill bo rildod A Parls dispateh to the London Stan siys that quite a seare ocenrrod Wednesday night in the Grand Operi house. It wits founded upon the report that the chnin of th great ndelice had - hoon half-way cut Through and would fall during the perform- ance. The Jduelng it wuthor and the orleinator of the Augrio-Seandinavian dialoct Mn GUS HEEGE, At captured of Ttis other custom and light gar- Comedinng, THE LOG JAM. Lk LU CAMP. TH THE FUN OF HE! Sile opens H e prces for res EDEN MUSEE 1515 DODCE STREET, Obon Daily Yrom 1 to 10 1% AL CAT MINSTRELS-KELLEY'S CLIFF DWELLERS - STANLF . MUSICAL TRUNK MAKERS. ONIZ DIMIT ADMITS 1O ALL. OME SEEKERY EXCURSION -TO—— Houston, Texas Over the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, Bohewian Diet opened yesterday at The chiel provineinl uirshl i his s powted out th 1d devot 4 with ‘Tuesday, January 9th One fare for the round trip, to any point in Texas. Tickets good for 30 Days. For Information and Particulars of Great Auction Sale of Lands or Lots Ca.ll on or address A. L. KEMPER, Paxton Hotel, Omaha. Or write to Omaha and South Texas Land Co., 911 Hutchins House Block, Houston, Texas.