Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 2, 1894, Page 2

2 j\l:\l&!flS HIS l’liSlTl()N' PLAIN Something of Interest to Employes of Rail- road Ocrporations. RIGHTS OF THE MEN TO GO ON A STRIKE Caldwall Defines the Right to pd the A thut Wouald Taken by His Court in Su, Kvent. Judge Strike Be an Larrie Rock, Ark, Jan. 1.—Apropos of the threatened strike which to have ken place on the Northern Pacific and the ent order of Judge Jenkins at Milwaukee, enjoining the stri the subscquent order of Judge ( Su. Paul, the fol will be of deep § interest eneral admission of the receivers of Northor + devolves upon the United States circuit court ut Milwauke That court is called the coure of primary jurisdiction, tho receivers hav ing first appointed and the prop: erty turned to them under the orders of the court. But it was nec that the United States court in the states through which the road runs should confirm for this district the action of the Milwaukee court. This was done by filing procuring auxiliary receiverships state, All orders of the court of primary Jurisdiction requiring to be enforced 1n the other ‘states are usually entered ~when presented to those courts. Bub a gentleman in the city from St. Paul says the United States circuit court in that city refused to entor that part of the order of the aukee court enjomning the officers labor organizations from ordering n strike on account of . reduction of their wages, but did enter so much of the order s enjoined the cmployes in case they struck from interfering with the property or t men employed to take their places. When Judge Caldwell was appealed “to for infor mation on this point he d wis re and Adwell at Towing Jublic Th the been over ssary in_each clined to sny more than the writs issued by the two courts will disclose the difference between them. What Would ie ilis Action. Toan Associated press reporter who asked Judgge Caldwell if there was any danger of @ strike on any of the roads in his cireuit in the hands of the receivers ho answercd there was not, 80 far he know. Upon being asked what he would do if a strike was threatened on account of a reduction of wages on any of the roads for which hie had appointed receivers, he replied I veceivers should apply for leave to duce the existine scalo of wazes bofore act ing upon the vetition, I would require them 10 give notice of the application to_tho offi- cors or representatives of the several labor oveanizations to be affected by the proposed chuuge of the time and place of hearing, and would also require them to grant such oflicers or represel uves leave of absence, and furnish thom transportation to the place of heaving and substitutes while in attendante, and Iwould Tiear both sides in person or by atiornays, if they wanted attorneys to appear for them. The employes of a road in tho hands of a re- coiver ard of the receivers them- selves, and, . are eutitlod to be heard upon any proposed order of the court which would affect the whole body of employes. Would Give Them Tim. «f, after a full hoaring and consideration, I found that it was just to reduce the scale of wages, 1 would give the employes ample time to accept the scale. But they would not be enjoined from quitting tho service of the court, either singly ov in a body : in other words, I would not enjoin thom from strik- “fugz, it if they made their clection to strilke, I would make it plain to them that they must not, after quitting the service of the court, interfere with the property or the oyeration of the rond or the; men emploved to take their place “A United States court can rexdily be the meaus to effectually protect the property in 118 possession and the persous in its employ. I huve in one or two instances pursued the policy I have indicated, and “the differcnces were sutisfactorily adjusted.” WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—There is somo con- cern in congress and the exceutive depart- ment to kuow whethor the troubles of the Atchison, Topela & Santa Fe Railrond com- pany will affect the investigation into the affaivs of the different departments which the Joint congressionl committee of the two houses 1s making. It is a fact which does nouseem to b generaily luown that Mr. Joseph W. Reinhart, president and one of 3he receivers of the road, is the chief expert of this commission. He' wus employed be- f his exceutive and organizing abil and was ullowed to employ two stunts before ho would agree to accepu 3 o has never given detailed attention to the investigation, but has directod the work of his nssistants and ha: been ablo to accomplish much without giv ing it his nctual presence. It is presumed, therefore, that the work will be prosecuted us bofore and that the increasea time n ALY 10 be given 1o tho affairs of the Atchi- son under n receiver will not interfare with the covernment. The experts emplooyd under Mr. Reinhavt are at present investi- gating tho affaivs of tho Treasury depart- ment, and while it is not understood that they are uuearthing any mares' nests, iv is said that they are finding mang places which thoy ave of the opinion chanwes o mado that will result in the simplifica tion of the service and the curtailment of ox pen No other department has yet investigat under the terms of which it was authoriz it has until Mareh, 185, to coutiuue 1ts work, there will bo ample opportunity to go through all the exccutive departments quite thoroughly if the commission thinks iv worth while to do 0. Thero is no thought among membors of the commission but that Mr. Reinhart will continue his conneetion with the work, i ardless of the complications of the vailroad. olution by d 1o sit, Northern Pavifio ¥ St Pavr, Jan. 1L-—Tho tweon the Northorn Pacific mittees and the geacral munager aud genoral superintendent were resumed today, the cengzinoers closing their statement, to o part of which the munagors acroed. Receiver Oakes will ba kept fully ndvised as to the avzuments of the men and then, uftor consultution with nhis co-receivers, iv will be ccided, whother or not the roceiv shall i with the wen i requesting the cou the terms of the order, which fifto effect today relative te wages schedules. Tho divemen will present their viows tomarrow, ana the conductors will follow, Grand Chief Clavie huving avrived today nployes. conferences be- grievauce com and " Porrrann, Ore., Jan. Davgherty and Pook, the commissioners ap- pointed hy congress to investizato the af SERIES FIVE JANUARY 2, lsf&. ST B R T B B COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio. cure this superb souveniv series bearing different dutes with 10 cents m coin to ART PORTFOLIO DEF'T, Bee Office, Omaha. bill and | to | o roport of Pacifie railway, is ex I'hiis report revives the tion lease, It is that the lease will Prescott appolated fairs of the Union pected tomorrow talk of the Oregon Navi now confidently belidye bo terminated and C. P. receiver. Biected OfMoers. Tenre Havre, Ind., Jan, 1—The stock- nolders of the Torre Haute & Indianapolis rond (Vandalia) held their annual meeting at the general office of the company today and clected the tollow! g _directory: Wil tiam McKeen, John G. Williams D. W. Hauve, Jamoes McCrea, John . Davidson and J. I Brooks of Pittablrg The stockholders of the rre Logunsport Railroad compuny elected the following directors: William R. McKeen, John G. Williams and George E. Parringtun of Terre Haute, James MeCrea and John E. Davidson of Pittsburg. New Train Serviee, KAN#As Crry, Jan, 1~Two now tween Kansas City aud Leavenworth beau put on- by the Burlington ra The new tra‘as loave Kansas City at o.m. and 6:50 p. m. daily wnd arrvive from Leavenworth at 9:05 4, m. and p.m. his gives the Burlington seven regular trains ach way between Kansas City and Leaven- worth daily Hauto trains bo have ™ SaN Fraoisco, Jan. 1.-—-OMcials of tho California Trafo association announce that thoy have secured the 100,000 subseription necessury to keop the North American Navi- gation company in the fiell as a compatitor in the New York freight trafiie T'he funds were required to make good the company's contract with the Pan-American Railroad company. RS S — THE NATIONAL LOBBY, 1ts Presence ns Appnrent aund Its Power as Potent as Ever. Consider the lobbyist. He toils not at briefs: neither does he spin long speeches abthe bar. Yot he lives and dresses d talks like a latter-day Solomon. Now and then the old-timer laments the decline of the profession of lobbying. He tells of the days of land grants and of subsidies and of government contracts, and gloomily asserts that opportunities are not what they were for the lobby. The old-timer is mistaken. He is out of date back number. There is new blood in the lobby. It does not complain. It is doing quite well. The old-timer has changed. He is grown stale. Lobby- ing is as profitable as it ever was. In some respects lobby methods may have changed, but only énough to conform to other modern improvements. The arts and the stratagems are much the same as they were, and the spoils of the b usi ness are as handsome as ever. Why, it was only a few weeks ago, writes a correspondent of the Giobe- Democrat, when panic stricken people all over the country were clutehing at their remaining bank notes that the lobhy divided 262 50. This was the dividend—*"“pndd'n” was what one lob- byist hilariously ealled it—on a single logislative appropriation. It passed right from the hands of the United States treasuver to the lobby. There was no waiting on the parties who had retained the lobby on contingent con- tracts. There was no risk of repudiated promises. The government scparated the appropriation. To the beneliciarios named in the bill was paid $1,514,031. To the lobby was dishursed at the same time in treasuvy dvafts, as good as gold, of such convenient amounts as were in- dicated by lobby managers, the re- maining $ 5 At that hour cur- veney was selling for a round premium in the broker shops of New York city. The government reserve was shriuking. Men with bank books went begging for small change. Public confidence was zon Atsuch a time the lobby cheer- fully walked up to the oftice of Uncle Sam and cashed its drafts. And the only question that was asked was *‘How will you have it?” - It is a mistake to talk of the decline of the lobby. There is still big money in the busi 5 here are more shrewd men living in Washington today by the wits in legislative mat- n there ever wer It takes a little time to mellow recollections and loosen tongues. That is why one hears more ahout the sharp tricks which the lobby did some years ago than about those of the immediate present. To il- Instrate, it may be said that it is much cusier now to get at the finuncial details of the lobbying for the World's fair ap- propriations thet it was when the bills were before congress. Names and figures are fortheoming readily. Anex- member of congress brought with him on one trip from Chicago %30,000 in cash for use when the earlier World's faiv legislation was pending. And when - the souvenir coin scheme was pushed, by which the United States was 1o coin and give to Chi- cagro, 2,500,000 half dollars to be sold for #1 apiece, the gentleman having the proposition in charge disbursed $100,000 to the lohb; The anthority for the statement of the amount is an ewinent membor of the lobby, who received a slice of the $100,000, 'On that occasion the business was done in such a public way that the lobby laughed. After the bill had been passed the representatives of Chicago notified the lobbyists to ap- pear at a cortain hotel on a certain day The lobbyists went there and were paid off in turn iike any other laborers worthy of their hive. It is not claimed that money went to members of congr who voted for the desired World's fawr logislation, 13ut money and official em- ployment went to ex-members of con- gress, and to atives and personal friends of membors of congress. d2la SURPRISING MORT Fignros frem the O of Thicty=Thron St Threo-quarters of all the farms in the United States are owned free of incum- brance. Only one-fourth of the total number of farms in the United States ave mortgaged. The average mortgago veprosents only one-third of the value of the farm upon which it is secured. The | total amount of farm mortg in whole country hardly “one-tenth of all our farms, In 1880, nearly one-fifth of the mort- gage indebledness rested on farms; but in 1880 furin mortgages rey ented only one-seventh of the conntry’s total indebt- eduess on real estate. Out of every 100 families on American farms in 1890, forty-seven owned farms they lived on and worked, Four-tifths of the amount of ws and homes was incoveed for the commendable purpose of buying and im- the property, and w like pro- vtion of the number of farms and 1es wore mortgaged for the swme The total real estate mort- t existed in the Unitad 1880 s estimated osqually divided on lots and no! tracts, 1800 the total amount brance had move thau d 4 per vent of it wus on acves, and 66 per ut on urban propecty, The total mort- gages on actual farms were about $52 { 000,000 in 1850, and ten years later were about 875,000,000, an increase of 350, 000,000 in the decade. During these ten years no loss than 600,000 new farms were crested iu the west and south, 1f ouly one-half of them carried the average slze wortgago this would resdily account for the increuse in tho total debt on farm: Mortgagc on other acre tracts than farms proper were in 1890 about $1,163,000,000, or an inorease of $438,000,000 during the de- cade. GAGE FACTS. Interestin At Con- is in 00,000,000 o In of such incum- bicd, but only Minshall and Herman Hulman, sr., of Terre | the | | | evening the floor | In the grand v 9 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JANUARY NEW YEAR'S DAY 1§ ONAHA Three Thousand Attend Young Men's Chris- tian Associntion Reception. CONCERT AND GYMNASTIC EXHIBITION 1 Hundred Deop In to Recewve the Compliments and the C the Woman's C1 th ales of During Afternoon. Judging from the throngs who attended the Young Men's Christian association recop- tion given yesterday m 4 to 10 p. m., this foature of the is as popu- lur us ever. It is estymated that fully 8,000 persons re- ceived the grootings of the assoctation in the faces and words of the ladies, who had re of the o sion. The rooms on both floors were prettily decorated with festoons of evergreens, potted plants and the cut flowers that maoe every tablo a conter of beauty and fragrance. Refreshmonts, consisting wiches and cakes, wers servel, while music was furnished by the association orchestra under the leadership of Mr. Adelman, late concert master of the Trocadero quartet of Chicago. Assistance was given by Mr. Thies, clavionet; Mr. Engel, trumpet; Mr. Hanuch, bass: Messrs. Dann, Pinder, Abbott and Bush and Miss Pindor. The orchestra had twenty pieces. The program wis Priests March from Athalia...... . Mendelssohn Melody in 1Y 3 Rubinstein Washington Post March i L Sousu Gavotte—True Hearts . o Bennet Duet for Trampets—I Would That My Love Mendelssohn Fond Dove Schileppe association’s work of coffee, sand- Pair Dove, O Potpourri—0 1l De Beriot ....Rabb Violin Solos o O i Cavatinn. S Wesh Me. Adelman Solos were sung by Miss Francis Roeder and Mr, Abel. Mrs. Matheson gave o re- citation wnich was much enjoyed In the evening an exhibition was given in the um and an bour's oxcellent seen in the auditorium. The ladies who assisted in receiving were: Mesdames A. P. Tukey, C. H. Gardner, A T. Rector, C. F. Weller, 'C. A, Starr, W Fischer, J. 0. Philliopi, 1" 8. Waltemeyer, Frank W. Ober, George M. Tibbs, I. W. Car- penter, Myra MeCleliand, H. P. Haullock, CGieorge B Inghss, H. G. Candee, J. J. Wood- Annie Ficld, John Gordon, Charles 1. L. Fitehett, Frank Hartigan, b, MecEachiron, E.N. Bovell, Godfrey, G. N. Hicks, J. C.'Calderwood, Frank C De Long, Andrus, Frank Brown, Baldrige, Frani White, A. L. Campbell and Acheson Misses Estella McChesney, Mattie Can- rtin, lthel Wilcox, ' Jessie Stella Faris, Ruth Tnez Haskell, Wini- Bartlott, Mai Taylor, Mabel Mamie Ham- Duryea, CoraMa Godso, 'Mae Fawcett, Weller, Muy Sanford, fred Smith, Amy Watts, Ev et Moore, Maggic Adele Fitzpatrick, Sallie King, Hattie Ivans, Fdna Nellie Randolph,+ Lizzie Mor- Kelley, Gamble, Devolt, Hallock, Bauman, Ober, James. Tukey, Phillippi, Josselyn, Van son, Philbrick, merson, Winter, Brown, Ringer, Preston, Hyde, Downs, Nott, Burnes, Breckonridge. Gi Ross Fleming, Dora Wood, May Sargent, Bessie | Dumont, Alice Fawcott, Fannie Wilcox, James, Burnett, Tabitt, Crandall, Stearns, Prat, Corby, "Kimbal, Drake dnd Cham: ors. woMA JI3 RECEPTION, Delightfully Informsl and Dainty Affair Enjoyed by Several Hundred. The Omaha Woman's club, represented by Mesdames Tillson, Squires, Woodman, Baker and Estabrook of the house and home committee, ertertained between 300 and 400 women of the club, their husbands and friends at the Commercial club rooms yester- day afternoon. ‘The rooms wore decorated beautafully. The eiegance, bud, better than elegance, the convenionce of rooms is never proved until several hundred people assemble in them. The Commercial ¢lub rooms proved them- selves quite ndequate. No one was crowded or overheated. ‘The swilax and pink roses, the pictures on the walls, which Mr. Whit- more so kindly loaned for the occasion, added an air of homelikeness which made the rooms very cheerful. Mus, Judge Savage, president of the club, who was lookiug her brightest and hanpiest, nasisted by Mrs. Dr. ‘Towne, received the guest in that tactful manner which made cach one feel as if the occasion would have boen fncomplete without his presence And the ten. 1 was i the tea and the coffee thut the women came out Strong. Simple refreshments, consisting of a cup of ten ov coffee and wafers was all. But the duntiness and perfection of the service wade it scom complete, and a8 one of the ladies laughingly suid, “you kaow we could not have auything elaborate because we are giving everything possible to the poor this winter, and,” with & touch of seriousness, “we think It I8 right, t00.” Mrs. Esta; brook and Mrs. Woodman presided at one table and Mrs. Duryea nnd Mrs. Richurdson the other. The guests, who were of Omaha’s best people, old anil young, charted and lauched, wore informal, sociable and happy, in the mauner of men and women who are met togother for the purposo of enjoyment and not for the purpose of outshining in dress. The wonien are under oblization to mem- bers of the Commercial club, who did all in their power to make things go off well and easily, aud to Mr. Donahue and Mr. Balduft for favors. For the Firemen's Beneflt, Avmory hall almost failed to hold the multitude desirous of attending tho sixth anuual ball of the Omaha Piremen’s Bonevo- lont nssociation last night. Throughout the of the large building was packed o its utmost oxtent with peoplo who wished to swine their partners in the civele. 'ch at the opening Chief followed by Captamn_usnd Upon the flovr wers noticed wany of the veteran firemen in_uniform fromi Omaha as woll as Council Bluffs mong the lutter being noticed ex-Mayor Rohrer and other prominent citizens Henry Pundt, A. Cabn, Joe Teahon and Chavles Fisener, the latter now a captain of the Durant hose company, were in attenduuce as. members of this city's Veteran romen’s associution. George A. Coulter acted ns master of ceremonies with J. C. Farrish us assistant. The ar- vangements committeo consisted of Chiof J. Gulligan, Thomas ‘Tobin, Georgo A Coaltor and Josoph Lanls, The reception com- mittce comprised M. ¥, Rolrer, J. J. Barnes, Pire and Police Commissioners Hartman and Coburn, D. P. Beard ana Charles Fischer. On the floor comuiitioe wo P, Georga 1, Windhoim, Thomas Tobin, W Larnost, 0. Movrell, G. A. Williams, 'P. Ciuive, W. % Ginder, Gioorgo Miller ‘and Mulvihill Galligan led, Mrs. Windom. Dempsey, H Me- M Ineers’ Ball “T'he second annu 1l of David Gilbert council, No, 2 of Nebraska, American Order Steam Engincers, was given at Washing hall last night. Although not as attended as was verhaps de [t occasion thoroughly enjoyable for thoss W. Perkins acted as master of ce he various committecs comprise L. Miller, H. L. Gavlick, W. B. Anstin, J. W. Bouk, ' J. H. Monteomery, 1% Galivan, T, J. Wokoff. G H. Gregory, W. H. L Gus Wicklund Walter Gilbert, 1. M. Coffman, Willinm Harels, C. 1. Weeks and Willinm Loo - led by the M Dexv Jan. 1 T'wo men w'tempted to bold up an eleotvic car on the Eighth wvenue lire last night As the car stopped at Altn stroet a man stepped in front of v shod the heaalight with a club. He wado i dush for Lhe motorman, who drow o revolver and fired at bim. He ran and u second shot was fired. He gave a yeil and his arm fell Lmp at bis side. Meantime o second man waus trying w0 board the car. but as the molorman had tureed cu the full on well was present mies Joh sived, ptor N and sni then current ho was loft behind. Thers were only four passenguds 18 the car. ANISH ;L&‘ SNOKE [CONTINURD PROM PIRST PAGE. | | months of #7381 | pense for that vim Inatitacd fok the Deaf, The Institute fd)' th Deaf consumed dur. ing the last quivue#! of 1802 268 tous of coul, or an avernge consumption of three | tons per day. The uverage prico paid was $2.46 per ton, maldde nitotal of &6 . or an ro daily expondituro of $7 During the first quarter of 1803 this institution arew on s fund for fucl and lights to the amount of A total for the six months of $1,404 06 and a daily average outlay for U two auarters of $7.50. 1 omo for, the Friendioss. The Home for tho Friendless at Lincoln | used during the last” quarter of 1802 105% tons of coal, an average of one and one-sixth tons per day. 'Ihe average price paid was .05 por ton, 1 \ total for the quarter 415 and an averago daily outlay of Daring the first quarter of 1803 this instivuvion paid for conl $790.08, making o total for the twoquarters of £1,421.18 und an avernge daily expenditure for the six months of §7.55. apd o datly average ex- TR, Giri' Industeinl Sche The Industrinl School for Girls at Geneva cousumed, during the last quarter of 1502, ninety-one tons of conl e daily con sumption of one ton. The \we price was .45, making the average daily cost §3.45 and the total outlay for the quarter £311.10. Forthe first quarter of 1893 chis school paid out $165.50, making n total for the two quarters of #79.60, and an_nverage daily ex- vense for the same time of §2.11. Soldiors’ and Sailors’ 11 The Home for Union Veteran Soldiers and Suilors at Grand Island consumed, during the last quarter of 1802, 158 tons of coal, an average of oneand two-thirds tons per day. The average price was $3.20 per ton, making a total expenditure for tho quarter of $491.0, and an average aaily cost of £.40, For the first quarter of 1503 the home paid for coal $1,8%5 84, muking a total outlay for the two quarters of £2.880. 14, and an av: daily expense during that period of $13.2 Comprenensively Compared. To show the relative cost of hieating build- ings without eivine the cubiccontents of sach and showing the rosults accomplished would be unsatisfactory in itself and unjust to the managemement of the lurger institu- tions, and i the following table will be found the contents of the various buildings and the cost of doing o stated amount of work me. Building. 19QUIDAON “Sutpring 9 81 5T AAEID ST 400D} SO <1995 000 204 Supva J0 1800 2681 ‘10quiavaq pue | "49q0190 0} 1800 53441 3UITA 105 180 York Life. Butlding. City Hall..... Lincotm ~ Asy- lum . “l1.888.108 Hastings Asy- Tom Avof g2 otk % Tunt = |1,541,32001 .83, 104832 searncy R 7 3 2,774.93).. ¥ I or X FoobleMind'd 1.120,150/ . 925.00/ Institute for | i . h.'lfil!fll y 65!.18‘ 191.30 5 534,15 School | | GIrls. ... ... | 03] 31110 Milford Home. L7, 580,12 Asylum for Biind. 109 676.48 Force of theFigares. These flgures show tlie heating that was done at the varions institutions, and what it cost, as well as what it . would have cost cach of them had they heated as cheaply per 1,000 feet as was done in T Bee building. The ‘l)ru‘),urison is made with Tue BEeE building because it requires a great deal more steam for power purposes than either ot the other Omahu budldings, the city hall or New York Life. and in this manner much more than offsets the power used at any of the state institutions for lighting and laun- dry or other purposes for which power is used by them. This comparison, while not showing so disastrously for the state insti- tutions as would be the case 1l compared with the city hall av 69 cents per 1,000 feet, or the New York Life at 54 cents, throws all the odds on the side of the state institutions, and still they appear at an expensive disad- vautuge. In the matter of relative heating and light- ing the city hall and the New York Life are almost identically placed, and it will be seen that the public building is not as cheaply maiutained 1n peoportion as is the private one, as the comparison is manifestly as fair a one as could possibly be made, yet even the city hall teaches a lesson in the matter of public economy that canuot be gainsald or misunderstood, showing conclusively that thousands of dollars are being needlessly ex- pended cvery year under the pretense of necessary exponditures for the heating and lighting of state tnstitutions. t was claimed at the time the disclosures were made that led to the impeachment of the state officials at Lincoln that the state of affairs e ing at the Lincoln asylum was an isolated case and that everything at the othor institutions was going along as it should, but the figures given hero show that excessive bills were allowed for heating at nearly all the l. ints where state institu- tious are located. Getting Worso Instead of Better. Instoad of showing vetrenchment, the ostimates made for the present quarter how an creased demand ove what W made a yoar ugo. During the last quarter of 1802 the Hastings institution bought and paid for 700 tons of coal, and for the following quarter, which was the fiest throe mouths m 1898, the total outlay was §2,202.15, representing 033 tons; yet for the first three montns’ of this year the estimate for that institution ealls for 1,020 tons, an incrensa of nearly 62 per cent, which, at the average price heretofore paid by that wstitution, would cause an increased expenditure for the quarter of §1,300 over the same period last year. Tne ofticial record shows that investiga- tion of the aMairs of the insane usylum uv Laucolu did not prevent tho excessive pur- chase of coal for that institution during the last quarter of 1892, as a single entry s the purchase on December 28, under Dr. Bowinau, the then supetintendent, of 50,442 pounds of coal. or 203 tons, costing $3.20 per ton, a total of &HM35L Duriog the months of January, February and March following, while the same individ was [n cliarge of the institution, . coul was purchased for that institution amounting to 20.04 for a period of throe mouths and thrge days, or $00.44 a day for cach of those mimety-three days. The ronder ean draw his -own deductions after compuring those figures with the cost of of maintaining threclarge Dbuildings in Owmaha as o Low generally business meth- ods have been adopiad:in the management of public affairs in- tie dtate of Nebraska, when it is known thag, while 1t was dosting that institution ovengi a day for coal the total cost of heatiog ‘e Bee building, Now York Lifeand Owmabascity hall con was but $41 a day hearney's 133500 991,00 90.00 $1,092.04 865,47 2 | 2,470.20] 483.60 wihilnous Example. A striking proof of the extravagan last yeur's expendiudrés (s found ia th ures relating to coal'for ghw Kearnoy Roform school, which instivatiof! is under vhe super- intendence of Johir Mallalicu. Thore was purchased forfhat? institution Decen ber 23, 1802, 670 tonsof coal, which, us dis. closed by the record, cost §2,802.53, Tho de livery of this great amount of coal suggests o the mind the spec tacle of a long train cotaining thirty threo cars pulling up to tho insti tution to be delivered of their load. From Il the estimute made for this institution for the ensulng quarterit might bo supposed that the coal included in the bill referred to would have carried the institution through the fivst quarter of 1803, but another eutry in the record shows Lke purchasoe on ary 98, 1864, of 430 tous at o cost of #1.5: a total of 1,120 tons at a cost of 543,10 for the months of January, February and March. Inasmuch asthe estimate for the present quarter calls for but #55 tons & long-suffering uud iuaulvent public can bo pardoned for wanting to kuow how it happened that' under the same superin- tendent and with the same amount of work to be done it required 1,120 tous of coal year for the same period as will bo Ly S5 tons this year. ‘This seeming incon 189 L gruity may oxplain the failure of Tir Bur, after repeated efforts, to obtain from the Koarney institution any figuros as to its cuble contents, and the evidont intention of the management to mystify may likewise furnish an_answer to the query that has so long been floating sund over the state, as to what has ooeasioned such a mushroom growth of povulists within the bordors of the commonywealth of Nebraska, Moere's Another Funny Thing. Another discropancy that manifeses it- sell upon tho pages of the record is the sur prising differ at the Home for the Friendless and the Lin coln Asylum for the Insane. The home is situated in South Lincoln, while less than a mile across the valley is the Hospital for tha Insano. The asylum switeh is, as o matter of fact, on the same section line as the home, und through the intervenin valley run the lines of the B, & M., Union Pacific and Atchison & Nebraska, from either of which roads coalcan be hanuily de livered to_ eith wstitution, with no material difforence in the cost Of delivery. Yot, notwithstanding these facts, the rec ords show that the_home has boen payingat the rate of #5709 to 86,40 u tou for its supply of coal, while the same grades of conl I been furnished to the asylum for from to #4380 per ton. Thoe bulk of the coal furnished at the home is of the highest priced quality, and the gross extravaganee at this instivution, swhich is at least partially under the management of two bonrds, 18 shown by the fact that iv costs £50 per 1,000 feet to heat the hoine, while it may also be interesting to know that the name of a prominent memoer of the Lan custer delegation in the lature appears on u greater number of the vouchers show. ing conl furnished this institution at these e ive figures. somo Others that Burn Coal. It must not be supposed that all the oxpenditures for coal are included in the figures, as the state house, State university and State Normal school at Peru have to be heated, but they have not thus far been considered, as the institutions heretofore named are under the care and supervision of the State Board of Public Lands « Buildings. _Additional approprint amounting to $21,000, were made for thesd three institutions by the last legisiature, waking a grand total of 122,000 for the iten: of fuel and lights alone for the yea 180054, Admitting that all the paid for has been use apparent to any fair minded person that the state has been puying too much for the heating of 1ts institutions, and that theve is 10 reason why public institutions should not be as economically managed and conducted as are those owned by private individuals or corporatioms. Furthermore, a valid reason is yet to be givon why it is necessary for the Stato to pay from 2,74 to $.05 per ton for coal that can be bought at the mine for from 50 ocents 1o §1.50 per ton.especiully in view of the fact that the state has an official Board of Transportation clothed with power to fix coal rates, a Board of Pablic Lands and Buildings entrusted with the economical operation_of the state institutions, und a Board of Purchase and Supplies directed by tatute to sccure to the state the most ad- antageous prices for commodities necded in the various branches and departments of the public service. ———— THERE’S MILLIONS IN IT. conl bought and , it ought to be Interest In the Battle for the Biythe For- tune is Renewed. SaAN Fravcisco, Jan. 1.—The long contest over the four or five million dollars left by the late Thomas H. Blythe has developed another promismg sensation. Late Satur- Auy afternoon there was filed before the state supreme court a notice of a motion o postpoue hearing before that tribunal of the appeal from Superior Judge Coffey's de- cision declaring that Florence Blythe is heir to Blythe's millions. Sensational afidavits accompanied the notice. In brief the afidavits which were filea by attorneys for claimants opposing Florence Blythe, the illegitimate daughter, charge thattne girl's attorney, Attorney General W. H. Hart, made over to George K. Bates a contingent interest in the Blythe estate amounting to $100,000, simply because Bates was a brother-in-law of Chi ef Justice Beatty and might influence that jurist in rendering a decision favorable to Hart's client. Several months ago, how- ever, Chief Justicé Beatty learned of his relative's interest in the estate and pub- licty announced that he was disqualified from participating in tho case, though ne then gave no reason. Chief Justice Beatty has since said in_an interview that his knowl- edge of the relative's interest prompted him to do so. The attorneys of Florence Blythe declare | made the that the new chare to gain ume heaving. Their explanation of the Bates interest i3 _ thaty early in 1890, before Judge Coffey's decision in the girl's tavor, und before Chief Justice Beatty's last nomination to the office which he now holds, Bates advanced 5,000 to Attorney General Hart to be usedn the interest of the girl. For this loan he was to receive 10 per cent of General Hart's entire fee, which was to be 7ig per cent of the entire estate, if he won the case. Bates declares it was simply a gumble by which ho riskod $5,000 on the possibility of receiv- ing a veturn of probably $50,000. s CAUSE OF SCAMIDT’S WOE. s were simply and postpone s Ercing Wife Brings to Her Tomo a Strango Malo Companion. I have stood this so long that I think I am going crazy,” exclaimed R. W. Schmidt of BOY South Sixtecuth street yesterday ovening, when he requested the polica to arrvest his truant wife. He cialms to be a ‘hard working sign painter, and related that whilo ho and his wife were out walking last night she man- aged to give him the slip while he went iuto 4 house to collect u bill. Beiug unable to find hier he returned home alone ana hid him- sl in the house to wwait her coming. When she eame she had_brought with her & mule companion, Schmide says he gave chaso, but the ovher man proved too much of W sprintor for him and escaped. His wife in the meantime also disappeared, and now he desives the uid of the police in setiling his domestic troubles, Ll Lonaviiie’s Ore Output. Leaoviiir, Jan, 1.—The ore output of Lake county for 1503 is figurod at $8,679,174, un in- over 1502 total out- from 1879 to 1503, inclusive, le PERSONAL PARAGRAPAS, 1%, 1. Galbraith of Alblon is a city visitor. Garrett of Broken Bow is at the L', hall is registered at the Millard from Den . 2. Baker of Corning, Ia., is stopping at the Merchunts. Matt Daugherty Ogalalla last nigh W. IZ. Whitcomb of Pender is among the yecent arnvals in the city . B, Schneider arvived in the cily yester day from his Lome in Fremont W. ti. Deaving, clerk of the district court of Cuss county, is visiting in the city Geovge W. Baxtor of Cheyenne arrived the city yesterday and 5 4 guest at the Paxton Isane P, Snow i the Massachuseits Mutual ompany of Springlicld, Mass. The following Nebraskans are at boteis: J. N, Kilian, Columbus: A. (. Hastings; W. Paul, St. Paul; Guy J and William Keim, Lincoln: . D. York; George Koch, Litehfield: George Brooks, Bazille Mitls; 1. A. Mosher, Hay ings: G. I, Palmer and Fred Palm Girand Island: M. B. Thompson, Albion: Fraonk I, Jveland, Nebraska City: W. T Richardson Diovid City; H. Billmun, Nebr K iy At th Morcer W. N. Dekker, Omah: R, Kerr, Salt Lake City; ‘1. B. Hood Centenl Clty: J. A, Morris, Salt La Kdmundson, F out: H. G Omaha; J. Zipfel, Omaha; T Omaha; H. L. Whitoey, city roll, la.; Alexanaer Malteurose, S ! W. Haxter, Cheyenne; L. Hugglr cago; (. K. Baker, Beatrice; Miss Park Missouri Valley; D. C. Watlace, Tekamah, ame in from his home in > prosident of Life Insurance is in the city socond Hull, e sell, W ne | nee In the price of the coal used | . B [WIL GOVERNOR Lawyers L JACKSONY tion for a loaso of Mi W, Tho post] dnesday more time Th pulling oft will be clare marti cided that n assumed ¢ Tv is thoir ¢ that, Law Mitcholl fro Richburg o not, be blds any y Assuran. ing that bo night r court tomc said that h until changed hi clubona | tainments. of concerts with a danc In order ¢ tertainmen: any dificul program wi midnight The club talent, but services of o much of the terfering w is 10 aid pense ses, it defr without so the start. take caro of the magni Tue club lic goes. not. by any nelping ha worthy nat they are cc the means Omaha, The first in January date and eatertainm chess tourn Columbia. day trom P follows: "l'rim (Hyme: fifiy-three o ihryard Ruy Lopez moves. Princ baire: ton ton Hurvard moves, The final nds: Col Hymes (U made the b ing suffer: at the clo . DY each; Ewing with 1 and ing the student sh: Harvard athletic col member of whether mone in uny athl NEW You the opinion other contest will “Why do “Idon't U out. 1 hav will be a lon believe out.” LouvisviLL stakes 1o be the Louisvi are puid in has been ¢ stukes of course is 0l train upon, ful meeting entered inte Guire, the | Tim McCoy, We, the u rounds one Ath of por cent o W. AL Wac 1L Hovy ing Editor ehlldren: it Ans, -No OwATIA, Ne tor of T shother Ga or bia Ohoar Aus. - Wh DENYER, “Buck’ M to buck his elthior Pote of this city side. Itis place at the this ciny New Bru f the New to the Legnlity of the Fight writ of athlotic elub is very 1uso ady for the oded, With a view to placing the Omak 1504 the executive committoe of tha tion has decided to have a series of these ontertainments This fact will I'he object of the in tho for the coming se is ns well to a considerabie sum, ved by the members of the club Omaha Cricket muec call for some outside aid. meeting with encouragement from the pub- The business with the O, place will endeavor of the elub will be to best class of people of the community, and it is to be hoped that in so doing it wiil meet with a proper response. Close of the vollege © New York, Jan, gumes Trom Yale. Queen's gumbit; won In twenty-fi French defense: Hurvard’s New Rales. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. athletie rules, which are to pui athletics, went equal severity all term since entoring the university shall bave en- gaged for money in any athletic competition for share of the or who shall have of a livelihood hn Suys Thoytl Not Flots Well, it's was the reply. Corbett Louisvillo 15, will close bright for a su $1,250 and $1 The follow nerew!ih deposited CouNci, BLuers, la, 1 Billy Woods Al et HEARD WEDNESDAY Arguments on the Habeas Corpus Case of | Mitohell and Oorbett. MITCHELL WILL INTERVENE or the Club Insist that the Pro- % Belore the Court Will Net= ror Good aud All e, Fla., Jan. 1.—The applica- abeas corpus for the re- tehell and Corbott will be arguea . instend of tomovrow ponement fs to give the governor to file instructions if he has any sanguine tolay of that it 1o de- the fight 1possible al law af Lawyers say for the governc * tho courts have de 10 law is to be violated, uuless he e arbitrary powers of o dictator spinion that he would hardiy do s add that requisition for 1 Mississippi on the part of the ffair will not issue; that it can the statute of limitation for: jcedings at this late day. es hiave been received this morn th pugilists will be_in the city to- ssion of the criminal wrow. Late last night Corbett o would not como to dacksonville but it is said that he has s mind. ye RICKET CLUR PLANS, 1ta 10 Bo Given for the se of Ralsmg u Fond. n Cricket the season of associa enter- These latter will take the form and recitations and will conclude o, o allow those attending such en- ts to get to their homes without ty ana ata reasonablo hour the nclose before proper footing for Il be brought to will avail itself of purely local whis will be of & high order. The such as are enlisted to contribute will _be unpaid cnable the club to realizo as o proceeds as possiblo without in- ith the success of the venture, concerts and dances ving of the club's ex- son. These cxpen- know, will amount to and could nardly be alone me inconvenience, especially at Once on 1ts logs, 50 to speak, the ctub vl be quite able to f itself, although at the outset tude of the necassary outlays defr committee foels sanguine, as far men of this city are meuns, backward in giving a nd to enterprises of a praise- ure and that the more so when ouvinced that their liberality is 1o an end—the advertising of concert and dance in connection 5. C. will take placo some time and timely mention of the exact be forthcoming. I'he make these ents suitablo to the tastes of the es8 Tourney. 1.—~The intercollegiate ament resulted in a victory for She wou both of her games to- rinceton. Harvard also won both The games resulted as (Roberts) against Columbla {lian defense: Columbia won in novi Spauniding) ;- Hurvard inst won in Yale) Ross); thirty-four Columbia (Li- (Bwing) against Columbia. declined; s 10V (Hewins) ag Hurvard won (Skinn forty nst Yale in of rvard, the colleges Yale, 5; and total scor lumbla, 843 1 3 und Hewins (Flarvyi lual scoves, nelther hay: position of the player of tho tourney was as follows Howlins, b; Skinner and Libalre, Spuulding und Ross, B Hlum Jan. 1.—Today the new iy Harvard o full eftect. They apply to football, base- track athlotics. In defin- amateur tho rales say no all be allowed to represent university in _ any public ntest either inaividually or any team, who cither hefore or stako or a money prize or a fees or admission taught or enguged or sport as 4 means a entrance etic exer K, Jan. 1.—John L. Sullivan is of that if Corbett and Mitchell face in thering on Junuary the be a draw. you think that?” asked the re- s sunply my opinion, that's all,” Hink either man will bo knocked not any idea whetner the fight 1z one or a short cue, but 1 don't will ever kuock Mitchell Gokey Club Stakes. ! Jan. 1.‘The ontries for the the spring moeting club, commencing May | The prospects are All sLakes ict of datos Thero uro five r, e run at le Joek January 15 cessful meeling. ad ol ish now wefully ave $1,000 each and three of §2 0 respoctively added ne of the finest in the country Lo and eve pndition fora succoss- is present. Two Mios Wil Meet. \g articles of agreoment were » Saturday evening by Dan Mc Cansas City middleweight, and , tho South Omaha man OMARA, Dee, 80, 1893 signed, ngres to fight fifteen I Tron Next Sunday aftornoon, January, At Susseman’s, for 65 aod ) the gate recelpts, or forfeit the DANIEL MCGUIRE JiMOLCCoY Witnesse: 161, MAN c0 af Lute Quest \ the Sport of Tkl bott any S0 how muny?--Sabscriber L that L am aware of Dee, 29.-To the itew: T i erison, the famous and oblige . sibsc Sporting Ed| W bot state ockny, 18 white b L e o Aga It is reported here Chicago has offered ativo, Billy Woods, against | v Maher ov “Denver Ed Smith for a purse of §,000 to $3.000 a proposed to have the fight Luke > Mauhattan Beuch iheater in Jan. 1 Carthy of Silenced n Uyoione. ronu, Mass. . Jan. 1. AL Lha rooms oro Strong, the so-called Denver cyclone, and Patsy Downoy of this city, fought a six round contest for & purse of soveral hundred dollars. Downey made a fool of tho cyclone, although the latter outweighed him twelve pounds G o Contest, Torrka, Jan. 1.—The fifteon-round match betwoen Frank Bradshaw of this city and Juek O'Keefe of Kansas City was fought here tonight. It was a very tame affair, and the reforee declared it no contost. ————— TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS, day Josso Hart, & At Huntsville y an Infurinted 18-yont-oid boy, sow Jackson park with its relics of the World's falr went into the possession of the publie yestordny As i wiy of sottling a quarrel James Phil- 1ps shot wnd fnstantly killad Charles Frazor at Krebs, 1T, Sherlft Seott and posso of Frosno, Cal., Who aro after Chris Byvans and Ed Morell, are sull unhonrd from The s publishing and printing louse of J.W. Burke & Co. of Atlunta, Gie, his been placed in the hunds of recelvers. The Peerloss, W, Vi, conl miners st body toduy igainst the & t roduc Tho strike threntens 1o be a long one Tho body of Lucy Stone, the philanthroplst and defentior of the rights of woman, wis in- cinerated in n crematory at Forest HIL near Boston Saturday Groen Burton, Mr Mitehell wore arro duy charged with t Dinitnny last July Frid ternoon, while at his farm, Jerey Kelly, an old and prominent business man of Watdrtown, 8. 11, wus shot and killed by neighbor named DEmpsey . Clay Soxton, one of the most prominent cltizens of St, Louls, died Suturday night. He Wils for twen 1 yonrs chief of tho fire lepirtmont was city colloctor for four yenrs, Q. Hoover, who lins handled since 1871 cor- respondence for many uewspapors, besides editing tho ~Massiiton, 0., Independent, dropped dead on the Sstrects of that city yosterd f 3 It {5 estimated thut four-ffths of the read clothing operatives of Boston are unemployuc and at o muss ing 1t was decided to parade through t < next Thursday and mooting in Faneutl hutl The boiler of the locomotive pulling the through freizht for St. Louls exploded near Higeinon, Ark., yesterday. Hewd Brakeman Loss was instantiy Killed, the dreman fatally 1thu englneer serlousiy injured. A 1nob formed near Graffenburg, Ind., last night to lyneh'Bob Cogswell for his atteript to murder Mrs. Darlington of. that place. The officers hoenme atw:m «d for” the sufaty of tho prisoner and spiritod him out of Jali. Albert Kirschuer of Terra Haute 18 trylug to convince the authorities that he is afive. About a yenr wgo another man beoring the same nume and a striking rosemblance o Kirschner committed suleide in thut city. Sherli Matthews of Tacomn reached Balti- nore yesterday with requisition papers on Governor Brown for Samuel 1 1Tart and Frank A Dinsmore, recently president and cashior, pectively, of the State bank of Buckley, Wash. Miss Barrowcliffe Alu., yoste was' killed K In tion and Mrs. Gay and 8, D et Lucas, 1., yostors o brutal murder of Fred the oung woman who was assuuited and ‘robbed and nearly mur- rsey Olty Friday night {n a vacant 15 semi-conscious in the Lospital yester- ternoon and the chan s for her recov- are fair. L ndelsyille, Ky, Aftoen Ginrksviile, on the Loutsvidle & thr ng ladies nged 13 1o 20 w ing Chiristmas presents at the residence ot J. F. Shelton, when Miss Shelton pleked up o re- volver, and sindng it ae Miss Allen, daughter of _Squire Allen, one of lher gudsts, saldi SWatshout, 1 will shoot.” Instantly ‘s loud report ring'out and Miss Stelton beheld her companion fall dewd nt her foer. —— et ration. Dealer: milos from Nushvillo, o examin® Baby—Wa- Quick, John, the baby's fallen into the buckwheat ja Quick, on your life! Absent Mindod Student--No hurry, a great principle is involved. That child, madam, has reversed the plan of the solar system-— *What do you mean, you fool?" “Don’t you see, madam, that the son sets in the yeast?"! Lo Will Huve Some Fignting Now. WiLKESBARRE, Jun. 1.—Agents of the Bra- zilian government have secured about a dozen Grand Army veterans in this city for service in Brazil. ' The men are experienced soldiers and will recoive $30 per month. TO0 KEEP HER YOUTH, & woman must keep her health. All the * beauti- flers” in the world won't do as much_for you as Dr. Plorco's Favorlto Pro. scription. With that, you can s the good that's done, as well a5 feol it. That regulates all tho wo- 'manly functions, improves your digestion, enriches your blood, brings re- reshing sleep, and builds up, strengthens, and ro- pairs overy part of your system. In overy one of tho “female complaints” and weaknessos that make women old and miser- able, the * Preseription ” will certainly cure. It's 'the only guraranteed remedy. It i doesn’t beneflt or cure, in the casé of every weak or suffering woman, she'll havo her money back. You pay only for the good you get. There's the very best evidenco that Dr. Bage’s Catarrh Romedy will cure your Ca- tarrh. It's this promiso, made by tlie makers of the mdicine: *If 'your Catarrh can't bo oured, no matter what your caso is, we'll pay you $500.” AMUSEMENTS. BOYD'S st HIGH‘]‘._ THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, MY, 2. LAST PERFORMANCE OF MR. GUS HEEGE, 1IN YON YO];IEPN LUMBERMEN'S LIISIT \WYOMAN, PERFORMANCE HEAR THE SEiTHE ACROBAT AND THIE GORGEOUS SCENIC POSITIVELY THE LAST TONIGHT FOUR NIGHTS = Bovn s lfli BRAND SPECTACLE BEonNING JANUARY 4. THURSUVAY MATINEE SATURDAY, CHAS. H. YALE'S ALL [ iSohtron, Goryheun uiloce AL Hulf n Hunc LENDORS, balcony, 600 i usial prie Sireeti' eatre CARLETON OPERA CO. THIS EVENING: NANO MATINEE PRICES, 25 CENTS, 'Matinee Tomorrow EDEN MUSEE 15!5 DODCE STREET, WEEK OF JANUARY 18T, THE ROOSTER STRING BAND STAGES -2-SHOWS—~8 2 Bedford Athlatic club touight ONE DINE, NO MORK