Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1894, Page 2

THE — e e L Affairs in the Western Passenger Assooiation All Mixed Up. UNION PACIFIC'S DEMANDS REFUSED usiness Against ively the Emizrant d-The Chances for n Rate War Now Better & Ever Before. n CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—Tho western senger situavion is in an exceedingly eritical shape, and very little is needed to provoke a rate war. ‘Tho association lines have de- cided positively that they will not grant the demands of the Union Pacific relative to the emigrant business, The Atchison, which has acted in a very conservative manner, is quietly getting ready for fight actually begins to make trouble the be music in the air. A % rate from Missouri river to the coast is possibl the prediction is openly made that if the war begins there will be receivers for other lines than the Atchison before peaco comes again. Mr. Caldwell, chairman of the West- ern Passenzer association, General Passen- ger Agent [ustis of the Burlington, Sebas- tian of the Rock Island, and others’ Jeft for Washiogton today to appear before the interstate commerce commission there to talk over the revision of the passenger taviffs. pas- Plond Civil Engineer Dead. Abraham Gottlieb, one of the noted eivil engineers of the west, who bullt the first bridge across the Missourl at Omaha, the B. & M. bridge at Plattsmouth, the North- western bridge at Blair and hundreds of other bridges throughout the country, died suddenly on the steps of the Rookery in Chicago Friday alternoon, before medical aid could reach him. Mr. Gottlieb for many years has main- talned an office in the Major block on La Salle street, Chicago. At the usual hour Friday morning he appeared and none of those about him noticed that he was not in his usual health. He made no complaint, but went about his duties as usual. In the afternoon he went to the Rookery building on business. He went in the Adims street entrance. As he passed through the several doors into the building he was suddenly stricken with an illness which left him too weak to proceed further. He was observed by F. N. Taylor, who is in charge of the Adams street elevators, to stagger toward the marble steps to the right of the entrance and seat himself upon them. Mr. Taylor went to him and asked him if he were ill, and offered to get him a glass of water. Mr. Gottlieb replied he was ill, but doubted whether the water was what le needed. Taylor went after the water, but when he returned Mr.Gottlich was gasping for breath. Physicians were summoned, but before they arrived life was extinet. Abraham Gottlieb was known by many of the pioncers of the Union Pacific, his ability as an engineer being of the first rank. Ho was a native of Taus, Bohemia, and was born in 1837. He has served in many im- portant capacities, one of which has made his name famous. When the work of pre- paring Jackson Park for the World's fair was begun Mr. Gottlieb was employed for a short time as chief engineer of construction. Engincer Gottlieb, Architects Daniel H. Burnham and John Root, and Landscape Engineer Frederick Law Olmsted composed the advisory board in connection with the World's fair. Salaries of Union Pacifle Receivers. Atter slecping on the order made by Judges Hallett and Riner in the Guif case there was observable at Union Pacific head- quarters yesterday a more conservative feeling than = was apparent Frida; and the officials after reading the interview with Judge Thurston published in The Bee yesterday, thought that there was still ‘something left of the road which they have seen passing through the throes of flnancial depression. In the legal department there was a disposition to criticlse the utterances of the New York Tribune and Washington Post as telegraphed The Bee, regarding the salaries of the Unfon Pacific receivers. Judge Thurston said that while the receivers had asked the court to give them $18,000 per year as salaries, Judge Dundy refused to make the order at once and took it under advisement, since which time nothing had been done as to the receivers' salaries, all Teports to the contrary. There was a feel- ing prevalent among the logal lights con- nected with the Union Pacific that the popu- list members in congress were seul to make capital out of the orders of Judges .Dundy and Jenkins, but thought the talked of impeachment would never materialize. As to the receivers of the Union Pacific, they are men without salaries so. far as their connection goes with the Union Pacific. Will Hold on to the Road. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Oliver W. Mink, one of the receivers of the Union Pacific, whea shown a dispatch from Omaha this afternoon to the effect that the Kansas Cen- tral railway, which is a portion of the Union Pacifie, running between Leavenworth and Miltonvale, Kan.. would be disconnected with the Union Pacific system, said the re- port was untrue. “The road in question,” he said, “is but 166 miles in length and all its bonds, except §1,000, are owned by the Union Pacific railway. The Union Pacific also owns all the stock except 34,000 shares. The report of hostile disintegration concern- ing this particular branch is ull nonsense. The road is not a valuable adjunct to the Union Pacitic, as it has not for years paid operating expenses. Still, we hope we can get rid of it ourselves without having some one eise try to dispose of 1t for us." Just w Little Different. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 10.—President Net- tleton of the Memphis road today denied the printed report that the Missouri, Kansas & Texas had made a ninety-nine-year contract by which the Missouri, Kansas & Texas is to to run from Paola to Kupsas City on the Memphis tracks, pulled and operated by Mis- souri, Kunsas & Texas enzines S If such a contract were made the Missouri, Kansas & Texas could not enter the Kausas City Union depot, for that peivilege cannot bo leased away by the Momphis rond. So loug as the Missouri, Kansas & Texas trains comoe in us at present, as Memphis trains, vulled by the engines and crews of that road they may enter the depot, not as Missouri. Kansas & Texas teaius, but incognito as Momphis trains. No Improvement In Sight. General Passenger Agent Francis of the B. & M. arrived home yesterday from Chicago, where he was In attendance upon the meeting of the Western Passenger asso- clation. But Mr. Francis, whea solicited to glve his opinfon of the transcontinental situ- ation was as dumb as an oyster. He stated that he didn't know any more about the matter than had appeared in the newspapers, and when asked to prognosticate what the outcome would be, said he was not the seventh son of a seventh duughter With & cawl or words to that effect, But the sltuation is chaotic, to say the least, the Rock Island’s refusal to allow the Canadian Paclfic 4 per cent differentials complicating matters still more. 01d Conductor Sulcides. Thomas Cahoon committed suicide at Og- den, Utah, a few days ago. The cause as- slgned was a long serles of financial re- verses nvolving the loss of considerable property, the accumulation of years. Mr. Cahoon was well known in railroad circles in this state. He was one of the ploneer conductors of the Union Pacific rail- way. In 1866, when he ran a comstruction traln to the ond of tho track, he was cap- tured by hostile Indians at Plum Creek and partially s Ar..Cahoon was one of tha far conductors on the Unlon Paving run traios in and out of Og- den for the past twenty years. His death Will bo deplored by all who knew him. Moeting Cut Rates. To moet the rates made on secoud class tickets from St. Paul, Omaha, Leavenworth, Atchlson and St Joseph to Helena Montana points by the Great ;l':l‘:’lh-rnunuud Northern Pacific the Unlon Pacific will on Monday put in & $26 rate from the points named, a $30 rate now In effeet. To lino up theso | new rates It is thought a meeting of the \ Montana rate sheet committeo will bo 1 Tuesday in this city, although the Northern Pacific people would Iike to have the meet- ing take place at St. Paul. Unfon Pacific officals are now attempting to fix the meot- ing place for Omaha. Soliciting Committees Appointed. In answer to a call for a mecting Issued by locai assemblies Nos. 2,845 and 10 large number of Unfon Paciflc employes met last night in Gate City hall to talk over the present difficulty between the employes and recelvers relative to wages, Committees were appointed representing the various departments of the service to solicit funds with which to pay the expenses of carrying on the cases in the courts, and seemed to be a general determination lly meet all points raised by the ro- in which the interest of the em- yes were affected. No Union Pacifie ceting. NEW YORK, Feb, 10.—Thero will be no meating today either of the stockholders or rsof tha Union Pacific roud, as has been reported. Receiver Mink said that thers be no meeting today nor would be, to his knowledge, for sevoral we would there ks. Reduced the Lumber Rate, TOPEKA, Feb, 10.—The Kansas Board of Railway Comméssioners today nrdered a re- duction of the lumber rate from Kansas City to Wichita to 1315 cents. T'his is n reduction of 315 cenis in tho rate, the original rate being 17 cents, —— RETURN OF A PRODIGAL. James Kyles Will Stay in Now York if He Can Get The A young man appeared at the police sta- tion Friday night and waited around for a few moments until the roll was called, Then he went down to the Jjailer and asked for a place to sleep. He was told to wait a moment and he would be accommo- dated. While hie was waiting he gave a brief of himself. That he is a traveler and a very extensive one is apparent and he also has the proper proof to substantiate anything he said. His name is James Kyles d his home is New York, where he w born and reared and where his parents now live in well-te ) circumstances. He was like other boys who wanted to see the world and 5o last May he started out. He ran away from home and shipped on board a merchantman. He was what was known as an ordinary seaman and for three or four months he had a very pleasant time. There were many of his own age on board the vessel, and while on this ship everything was smooth sailing. They reached Hong Kong and here again, contrary to the advice of his comp ions, the boy's roaming incli- nations got the better of him and he re- signed. He has an honorable discharge parchment in his pocket and showed it with great pride. He roamed around among the Chinese for a couple of onths and again concluded to leave. This time he shipped on the Empress of China. After a cruise of three or four weeks they steered for British Columbia and landed at Vancouver, They do not carry passengers on this vessel out of Vancouver, so he stowed away and one of the seamen to whom he had told his condition helped him along, and when he could brougnt him food. In this way he got to Sealtle and then to Portland, and then he shipped on the John T. Kelly and was on this boat what is known as A. B., although he said he knew nothing of the duties he was to fulfill. e, however, trusted to luck and when he reached San Francisco he concluded to again resign and has an honorable discharge from the John T. Kelly in his pocket. During his time at sea he had been to the Canary TIslands, Madeira, has been to and seen the China sea, has been up the Yang- Tsi-Kiang, and he gave a very graphic ac- count of the millions of Chinese who make the waters of this river their homes and their only means of livelihood. The discharge he received at Hong Kong was signed by the United States consul there, and for a time that he was in that port he made his home with a wealthy tea merchant, who wanted to adopt him. He said the wealthy Chinese lived luxuriantly there, but that, on the other hand, those who were poor lived like cattle in a pen. When he resigned he decided to return to his home in New York. This he said was thg most unpleasant part of his traveling experienco. He was without money or friends, and he said, “It is not with a rail- road as it Is with a sailing vessel, one can- not work for thelr passage. But I fell back then to where I am going now—home. I sent for some money, and taking §5 I gave it to the porter, and he placed me under a car seat, and this way I rode 1,000 mies, the porter- now and then bringing me some- thing to eat. When I got to Ogden, the end of the porter's run, I-thought to look for employment, but could find none; still I had a pleasant time there, as on my lotters the mayor assisted me greatly. at have you learned by your travels?”’ 1" and the boy laughed a little, “T have learned one thing; that when I get to my home I will stay there." et ASSESSORS DID NOTHING. account Plan to Assess Property on Higher ¢ Makes no Progres:, The meeting calied tobe held in the e- ment of the court houso yesterday after- noon was barren of results so far as the ac- complishment of its object was concerned, but 1f the amuscment of those present is a criterion by which to pass judgment it was a howling success. The assessors and citizens were to meet to discuss the advisability of making the forth- coming assessment more nearly represent the actual value of tho property of the county than has been the caso heretofore. It has been a notorious fact that the as- sessed valuation of this city and county 1 years past has represonted only a small portion of the acvual valuation, Thisis true to the same extent of most of the counties of the state, and on account of it the people of Basis as the low. ion, coupled with the r strictions to the issue of bonds, has made the rrying forward of public improvements an impossibility, It was to avoid this dificulty and enable e market houso and other pro- jeets to be carvied out that it was proposed to make the assessment on a more liberal basis, Only a fow asscssors responded to the call and consequently nothing was accomplished. Mayor Bemis, Oty ‘TI'reasurer Boln, Dr. Mercer and soveral others were present and spoke of tho desirability, if not the neces- of Lhe proposea move, but it was not to bo accomplished at this time. Fred Streitz said that Omaha was already paying more thun its just sharo of the stato taxes, and if the assessed valuation of the property of tho county was raised the city w’uum get Just that much more the worst of it. Iirnest Stuht was there to protest against the schemeand during the course of his ve- marks took ocension to denounce the officers of the city and county who, he said, were drawing great, big, fut saluvies while the common run of mortals who owned property woro compelled to seo their rents decreuso, and it was proposed to in- crease the taxes on wheir property. Mayor Bemis answered that if he was drawiog the salary stated he had ampty carned it in the shape of vetoes of numerous jobs if he hadn't done anything else. As a varting shot he asked Mr, Stuht if ho had not made an effort tu get on ‘the city pay roll at the late election and failed. Aftor this littlo setback Stubt disclaimed any intention of personal reference to Mr. Bemis iu his romarks, and then bravched off on a long dissertation respecting the wrongs of the Union I'acific employes. The meeting did -not -adjoura, but gvad- ually dissolved without anythiog being ac- complished. D Helpless and 1 Another man is lying helpls ly sick at Rescue hall. He came to the city about two months ago and for a time made a very re- spectable Hving cooking and working at odd, Jobs that he was able to pick up around the town. After a few weeks of work, however, he became incapaeitated on account of an at- tack of rheumatism. He was taken to @ hospital and he pxofiuuod very favor- ably toward recovery Hil a couple of weeks ago, when he was discharged as cured. A few days after his leaving the hospltal as against | he again beeame siek, and not having friends or money he went to Rescue hall, where he now lies without food of the nourishing Kind or the care which, If it wero possible for him to recefve it, would restore him to his health His name is Reardon, but he s better known as “English’ on account of his way of talking, He came to this city from Aus- tralia, and as soon as he can be restored to health there is a ssition at the Paxton hotel for him, so they say at the hall. -~ — MEASLES AT RESCUE HALL, Young Man Who IHas Proved Himself Worthy * tricken Down, There fs another case of measles at Res- cue hall. The victim is a young man, probably 30 years of age, and he, like the others, has not a rolative or a friend in the city. He came here two months ago, so he says, and while he searched diligently for mployment, none was to be found, and he was compelled to sek shelter at the hall number of days he as. around the place, * do- work as scrubbing and sweeping and any other task the officlals mapped out for him. He was a very willing fellow and was well liked by the attaches of the hall, and when possible he was given outside work, and once in a while he obtained an odd job from some outside party and made a little money. When he did he was very kind to other unfortunates and instead of doing as many have done who are living on charity, he would pay for his lodging, Ho was apparently well till yesterday, but when the time came for the men to go to work he complained of feeling sick and said lie would like to be excused. He was, and long toward evening the doctor was called and said he was suffering with the grip and that in a few days he will be all right again. However, he continued to grow worse and the doctor was called in again and he found the man all broken out and feeling much wo He at once saw that the case was measlos, and ordered the man to be talen care of as well as was possible in the hall till' other arrangements could be made. The man is suffering greatly, and if he s left at the hall with its poor accommodations to care for sick cases he will fare badly. His name is Bdward Smith and he came here from Joplin, Mo., where he has made his home for a number of years. He has a brother living at Carterville, Mo., and he s the only relative the man has in the world. R et WILSON IN K ANSAS For a sisted ing such cITy. His Condition Not *0 Good as When He Left Chicago—Ho is a Very Sick \ an. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 10.—Congressman Wilson of West Virginia, accompanied by his wife and daughter and Congressman John C. Tarsney of Kansas City, arrived here today on the Santa Fe on their way to Mex- fco. A reception committee met them at the depot and escorted them to the Coates house, where Mr. Wilson later in the day met a large number of prominent local politicians. After the reception Mr. Wilson retired to his room and went to bed, suffering from a high fever. Dr. J. D. Grifith was called and found that his ailment had been ag- gravated somewhat by his trip from Chi- cago. Arrangements had been made for a mass meeting at the Auditorium tonight, where Mr. Wilson would speak. but he eanid not be present. Congressman Tarsney and others addressed the meeting. Late tonight Dr. Grifith said Mr. Wiison was suffering from nervous prostration as well as tonsilitis and that he had had two or_three chills. Mr. Wilson will be unable to leave for Mexico on Monday, and may have to remain in Kansas City all of next week. Thc doc- tor at midnight says Mr. Wilson was rest- ing quietly, but he was a very sick man. D 20 COMMISSIO Decision by the Kansas Supreme Court of Interest to sherifls, TOPEKA, Teb. 10.—The supreme court to- day handed down an opinion in the case of J. M. Wilkerson, sherill of Shawnee county, against the Belknap Savings bank, which de- clares that sheriffs are entitled to a commis- slon on execution sales. The syllabus is as follows: Section 27, chapter 100, session laws of 1803 of the action concerning *the sale and redemption of real estate,” ' is without effect, and,therefore, does not change the commission of sheriffs upon the sale of real estate. The reasons assigned for the decision are that the subject of costs introduced into the statute by section 27 Is entirely foreign to the object of the act; that there Is no ref- erence in the title to the sheriff's fees or commission and that the words “‘prior cred- itor” renders the section vold for uncertainty; that the provisions of the act take effect and begin to run at the point where the sale has been consummated so far as any regula- tion of anything which enters into a sale are concerned. Without » Home. A pitiful case was that which came to the police station last night. It was a man and his wife, and both were without money or friends in the city and had come to the sta- tion to ask permission to remain over night. The man’s clothes were nearly all gone and those of his wife were In a like condition. He gave his name as George Clemmons and he and his wife, before coming to Omaha, lived in Lincoln. At one time they were in_comfortable circumstances there, but Mr. Clemmons lost his position and they were left nearly penniless. Their trunks were taken from them before they left Lincoln in satisfaction for a board bill and this left them with the seanty attire they had when they came to the station last night. - Naturalized i ¢ hinaman, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 10.—Captain W. P. Hogarty, inspector attached to the Treasury department, called on Common Pleas Judge Andrews today in Kansas City, Kan., who on Tuesday granted final naturalization papers to Chy Quon Loy, a Chinaman, and demanded that the judge recall the papers, as they were issued in violation of the law which protibits the natural zation of Chinese, Judge And: s readily acqulesced to the in- spector’s demand and it is probable that Loy will be deprived of his American citizenship within a day or two if he can be found. Inspector Hogarty threatened to proceed against Judge Andrews if the papers were not returned -— Think They Aro the Culprits. LANSING, Mich., Feb. 10.—Attorney Gen- eral Ellis, George Bussey and County Clerk May are under suspicion of being the per- sons who tore the Detroit election records from May's book Thursday night, Ellis and May both admit that Ellis visited May's room earlier in the evening before the theft occurred, but a lady witness says she saw Ellis go up to May's room later. Popullst Editors Meet. DENVER, Feb. 10.—The populist editors of the state will hold a conference in the rooms of Governor Walte at the state house tonight. One of the subjects to be discussed is the proposition to hold a general méeting of populist editors of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska next summer. It is expected that a general plan for the state campaign next fall will be decided upon. Backed by the Vanderbilts. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb, 10.—It 18 reported, on what appears to be good authority, that the Vanderbilts are behind A. G. Condon and W. F. Crosby, who organ- ized the Portland Consolidated company, which has obtained control of all the wines on Battle mountain. The company Is capi- talized at $3,000,000. v Cripple Croek Mine Owners' Dewands. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,, Feb. 10.—A meeting of Cripple Creek mine owners was held here today, at which it was decided to persist in the demand that the miners shall work but nine-bour shifts, Plans were cussed for bringing into the combination 985 which are being worked on the elght- ErUBABiS. Sl b Mormon Misslonaries. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.—Fourteen Mor- mon missionaries will leave here tomorrow by the steamer Monowal. Four are bound for Australia, six for Samoa, two for New Zealand and two for the Sandwich islands, OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY:[ FEBRUARY 11, 189{~SIXTEEN PAGES. SLOSSON FINISHED ~ FIRST Student George Walks OF with the Big End of ths Boston Pot. L —t NAPOLEON IVES' GIVEN A SURPRISE mreful Work of the New York Expert Overcame the, Dash of the Young Nan from the West— Other s porting. arr BOSTON, Feb. 10.~The unexpected has happened, and Slosson has beaten Schaeffer, the Wizard, and Ives in the big triangular billiard match. He will carry away $750 of the $1,600 stake, Schaeffer will pocket $500 and Ives get §250. The final gamo tonight between Ives and Slosson was rather ordi- nary, and only twice or three times was there any brilliant work. Ives did good work with Schaeffer's masses, but the careful work of the Student was too much for him, and the game ended after three hours' duration, Slos- son winning by a score of 600 to 467. The contest was witnessed by about 700 specta- tors. Murphy acted as referee. Ives won the bank for lead and made nothing. Slos- son made one and got rattled and slipped up on an easy one. Ives made eleven and went down for no reason whatever, and the Stu- dent pounded out.one more. Then Ives got fifty-five and Slosson strung thirty-one and a run of luck followed until In the twenty- third inning Ives was ninety-one points behind. Then Ives mado a string of 146 buttons He went down on a simple one and Slosson scored 115. Ives did clever work in the next inning, but it was too late in the game, and the New Yorker finished hin in a run of ninety-six. Score: Tves—1, 11,55, 0.5, 8,9, 34,0, 0, 0, 51,1, 1, 62,8,1,0,2,0,0,0,146,'4,'0, 48, 25467, Slosson—1, 1, 81,1, 8,0, 6, 61, 0,41,0,7, 5,3, 38, 89, 0, 20,'0,'0, 60, 33 1 115, 96--600. Highest runs—Ives, 14€ Averages—Slosson, 21.6: Lves, 16.7. GRIFFO'S A WONDER. Chicago Men Well Plensed at His Showing with Lavigne. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Young Griffo tonight demon- strated that he s the superior of any featherweight America ever saw, not bar- ring George Dixon. Fat and flabby, ten pounds over weight, and that welght hang- ing where every ounce counted a pound—on his stomach—he went In and - clearly bested George Lavigne. Lavigne came on the stage fit for the whole length of a finish fight. ~He had trained down to the penn weight, and appeared strong enough at th end of the eighth round to go thirty more His wind and muscie were conditioned for the severe strain of a fight in which the victor gets a decision ‘only because his opponent is knocked out. When the con- test was over had a table of clean hits been kept it would have showed for Griffo 10 to 1. Lavigne swung, made rushes, bore in on Griffo and fought with all the strength and cunning of his stout little frame, and yet his illy conditioned, overfat adversary, with the con- summate ease andi grace of a MeAuliffe, brushed away his'blows as if they were so many snowflakes: With rapid action in every round, a fight from the time’ the men shook - hands' until the call of time, Lavigne did not land half a dozen clean hits, while Griffo smothered the Michigan lad:~ There were clinches and breakaways all through, aud when time was finally called the men took their corners little the worse fdr the wear and tear of the encounter. Lavigne's face was a study in scarlet, while Griffe was ready to go into active training forills fight with Dixon. The night's experlence, should teach the wild boy from the fdr south a lesson, and it probably: will He' will have to train. George Sller made' a good referee, & MAULIFFE'S LYTEST BREVK, Assisted by Two Friends He Kicks the Head Off Young vitchell. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.—A rough and tumble street fight occurred last night in which the pugilists, Young Mitchell and Jack McAuliffe, played the principal parts. Other actors in the scene were Bd Slegler and John Fox, theatrical men, friends of Me- Auliffe. Late last night the trio pald a call on Mitchell, ostensibly to promote the amica- ble relations which existed between the two bruisers. Early this morning the convivial party started on a tour of the saloons in the vicinity. Harry Corbett's place was finally reached, and more drinks and an animated discussion as to the relative pugllistic abili- ties of Mitchell and McAuliffe were indulged in. It was on the sidewalk, just outsido, when McAuliffe, = together with his two friends, made an attack on Mitchell, getting him down and kicking and pounding him into insensibllity. The police were called, and they proceeded to subdue MeAuliffe in a manner not in accordance with Marquis of Queensberry rules, All were arrested but Mitchell, who was unable to appear in court this morning. Dunraven Drops It. LONDON, Feb. 10.—The Field today says: “American yachtsmen will be disappointed to hear that it is extremely unlikely that the Valkyrie will race in American waters next year. It would have been Interesting to see the America cup races repeated with more canvas and both yachts measured for water line length with total number of persons on board which It was intended to carry during the race. The Americans, of course, are quite right not to risk the reputation, such as it was, that the Vigilant gained last season by having the international trial of speed in an informal manner, or less for- mally than in cup races. At the same time Lord Dunraven is quite right not to race in American waters against inferior craft and to be rewarded by the reminder that the Vigllant would have given a different com- plexion to the races had she entered, Indoor Records Broken BOSTON, Feb, 10.—The fifth annual in- door handicap meeting of the Boston Ath- ltic association was held tonight in Mechan- fes hall. Crack men from all the prominent clubs In the country took part. Bloss, Swee- ney, Allen, Lyons, Lands, Walsh and over 200 other athletes made up a great program. Fully 2,000 persons were present. Swecney broke the indoor running high jump record of sIx feel throe inches, held by himself, by Jumping a quartor inch higher. Bernard Doherty, Dorchester:Athletic club, alzo broke a world's indoor record. In three standing Jumps he covered thirty-four feet six inches. The best previous'racord was made by M. W. Ford of New York, thirty feet nine inches, N it Swedish Skhtitg Champlonships. STOCKHOLM, Feb; 10.—The annual skat- ing champlonships were decided at Salts- jobaden today, thie 'fee at Brunsvick being too weak. The ‘¢rdwn prince and Prince Eugene were presemf. A strong wind was blowing throughous) the contest. The matches resulted: Flye hundred mety. Bden finished together for first place. 50-2-5 seconds; Nadss second, 61 2-5 onds and Ostlund ‘thid, 62 1-5. Ten thousand iiokres race: Eden won, time, 19 minutes, #2 85 seconds; Neilson sec- ond, 19 minutes, 43 4-5 seconds; Ericsen third, 20 minutes, 8 4-5 seconds; Puresst fourth, 20 minutes, 28 3-56 seconds. Fredericksen and Time, sec- Soaking the Fool Sellers, DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 10.—There Is a great kick and squeal in horse racing circles and pool rooms in Dallas. The wire from New Orleans, has become 5o lot that it has been| dropped” In this city. “It came about in this way," says J. L. Jones of the Turf Exchange “The orders that have been sent in from New Orleans have been queered of late, and It appears there s an organized effort to sandbag the pool rooms all over the country. Avhhow, we have been mulcted to the tune of$82,400 in the past ten days and have de- cld for a while. a combine in every lown and ing a gigantic thing out of it to discontinue the New Orleans wire From what I can learn there Is hey are mak- No Longer After Corbett. BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.—Manager Hanlon has abandoned the idea of adding James J Corbett to the list of Orfole pla claims he desired Corbett primarily because he thought the latter would prove a star ball player and had no fdea of using him for a drawing card or kicker. HOT SKATING AT 3 RE\L. Double Events Draw a Good Crowd to See some Fino Sport. MONTREAL, Feb. 10.—The crowd which turned out to witness the double sporting event at the Montreal Amateur Athletic as- sociation grounds this afternoon was compar- atively small, owing to the unpleasant con- dition of the weather. In the two amateur ating races Johnson defeated \Norseng casily. Ho was better equipped than his rival, having a wide bladed skate. Norseng used the narrow Norweglan skate, which cut deep Into the soft ice. Johnson's time for the half mile was 1:36 and for the three miles 10:4 4-5. The professional skating races were more keenly contested. They were one and two miles, The competitors were Breen and McCormick of St. Johns, N. B., and Olat Norvedt of Minneapolis. Breen won both races. Norvedt was second In the one mile, but did not finish the two mile. Time, one mile, 3:25 3-5; two miles, 7:23, The snowshoo races were won as follows: One hundred yards, George Moffat won G. F. Gould, Lashine, second. Time, 13 2-5 seconds. Quarter mile championship Winnipeg, won; G. F. Ransom, second. Time, 1:12 One mile champlonship: R. Davis, Lachine, won; H. Gowan, Montreal, second. Tine, 6 minutes, seconds. One hundred and twenly yards, orge Moftat won; E. M. Cahon, Montr second. Time, 21 seconds, Half mile champonship Gowan second. Time, 2 minut R. K. Grahm, Montreal, hurdle: al, R. Davis won, H s, 45 seconds. Austin is Willing. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Jim Gibbons, brother of Austin Gibbons, lightweight pugilist, makes the following statement: ‘Austin is ready to make a match with Horace Leeds at any time for a purse and side stake. If no offer comes from a club my brother will meet Lecds in private with skin gloves, “I have a letter from Prof. Mike Donovan, offering a $600 purse for Leeds and Austin to go ten rounds at the New York Athletic ciub. T understand the club offered $1,000 for the same bout a few months ago. My brother cannot afford to get to weight for the $600, but if the club will give $1,000 he will ‘come to Leeds’ weight or box him ten rounds at catchweights for the $600 purse. I think this is a.fair offer and should like to hear from Leeds as soon as possibl Opening of the Harriers Season. The following notice has been posted in the Young Men's Christian association gym: Youngz Men's Christian Association Ha riers; The season for '04 will open February 26, All members and all intending to join are ested to be at the gymnasium on Monday and Thursdays of ea week. After the regular class Captain Wood, Lew Anderson or Sec Chambers will be present to give | tion and assistance. Turn out, harriers, and let us make '04 a rouser, HARRY WOOD, Captain. It is hoped that this notice will meet a large response. The club of last year was a great success and did much to awaken an interest in athletics. The '94 runs will be short and easy until the men get in condi- tion for longer and harder ones. Base ball, acrosse and track men age all urged to join. Otsezo \Wants it Bad, NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—James Mitchell, president of the Otsego (Mich.) Sportsmen’s association, has sent the following to the Associated pre: “At a meeting of the Sportsmen’s association held today it was de- cided to offer $60,000 for the Corbett-Jackson mill, the fight to take place on a government island in the Kalamazoo river, one mile from land. The money has been suoscribed by prominent business men of this place, who 80 into the scheme as a speculation.’ Not in Wichit WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 10.—The chief of Dpolice has stated positively that the ten- round mill scheduled to come off here next week between McCarty and Slatterly of New York and Chicago, respectively, shall not occur within the limits of Wichita. Those interested in the fight are not discour- aged, however, and declare the men will meet as advertised, if not here, at some point near by. Mickey Finn Beaten GALVESTON, Feb. 10.—Tom Monaghan, ex-light weight champlon of the state, fought Mickey Finn at the Island City club tonight for $500. It was Monaghan's fight from the start, and he punched his opponent at will. In the tenth round Finn was groggy, and it was plain that he could not stand much longer. He was knocked out in this round. Challenged McAulifre, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.—Stanton Ab- bott, the English lightweight, has written a letter to a paper here challenging Jack Mc- Auliffe to fight at his own welght for either a purse or the gate receipts. Me- Auliffe says he is ready to talk business with Abbbott as soon as the latter puts up the coin to bind a match. Jake Gaudaur Will Row in England. TORONTO, Feb. 10.—Gaudaur has accepted the challenge of Sullivan, the English champion, to row a double scull race on the Thames. Gaudaur's partner will be W. D. Hanton. The race will be rowed after the Austin regatta. For Marrying a Princess. VIENNA, Feb. 10.—As a sequel to the romantic marriage of Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria, her husband, Baron Siegfried, has been appointed an infantry lieutenant in the Austrian army. Chance In Cananda. TORONTO, Feb. 10.—A syndicate of To- ronto and Orilla capitalists intend to offer a $30,000 prize to have the Corbett-Jackson fight take place at Strawberry island, in Lake Simcoe. Sympathetio Underwriters, The Nebraska Life Underwriters sent the following to Secretary Laughland of the Associated Charities last week: Dear Bir—The Nebraska Life Und writers association herewith enclose: o check for $0, to be used as seems best by your organization. We in a position to thoroughly appre- clate the good work done by your peia- tion, and trust this small contribution may be of use to you in alleviating the suffer- ing about us Improvement in the Lumber Trade. DULUTH, Feb. 10.—Lumbermen in this district are beginning to make large sales for water dellvery in the east this spring and at prices at least $1 better than last fall. Sales this week here have been about 4,000,000 feet and there are now on the docks here, sold for early May delivery, over 20,000,000 feet. Lumber manufacturers’ trade has im- proved greatly in the past thirty days. i Offered a Brooklyn Church DENVER, Feb. 10.—Rev. Dr. Tupper, pastor of the First Baptist chureh, returs from his eastern lecturing tour this morning. An hour after he reached home he recelved a telegram from Brooklyn, N. Y., offering him the pastorate of the Washington Avenue Baptist church of that city. Ho will con- sider the matter several days before making a reply. s TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS, Domestie. Schooner Aloha, which left Honolulu Janu- ary 23, reports everything quiet, From various parts of Colorado come a counts of severe snow storms and cold weather. J. A. Smith, a Kansas City, Kan,, popu- list, has been arrested on a charge of crim- inal libel. | Holders of over 92,600 shares of Nicaragua Ganal stock have assented to the reorganiza- tlon plan. A verdict of guilty has been agreed upon in the Colonel Armstrong embezzlement case at Kokomo, Ind. Ex-Congressman James Rush died mut his home at Wilmington, vesterday after a short iliness. General Luctan Northup, commissioner general of the army of the confederate states, dled at Pikesville, aged 83, President Wainright of the Walnright Lofland Del., Brewing company of St. Louls, refuses to treat with the Boer Drivers union. No declsion was reached by the Ohio miners in convention at Columbus to con- sider the proposed reduction in wages The University of Chicago announces an acquisition to the faculty in the person of Prof. Barnard of the Lick observatory Charles Slusher and Jack Donaldson hav been matched to fight to a finish near Hot Springs, Ark., within three weeks, for $500 a slde. President Greenhut says the case of the distilling company against Glasner & Barzen, recently decided at Kansas City, will be ap- pealed. General Master Workman Soverelgn of the Knights of Labor spent Friday in a se crot conference with the labor ieaders at Pittsburg, Pa Joseph Balchek has bean acquitted on the charge of assaulting Willlam T miner. This was the first of the Mansiield, Pa., riot trials. It Is sald on 'change that Ed Pardridge, the Chicago operator, has cleared ove $2,000.000 in the last three months by sell- ing tho market short. H Frauds of state officials in Michigan s still the scnsation at Lansing. The theft of the records Is not expected to hinder the investigation materially. Over a dozen deaths have ocenrred Sherwood, Iron county, Tex., durir th ten days from spotted fover. Victims in less than twenty-four hours A special dispateh from Redondo I Cal, says the schooner W. F. Jewett Porfland, lumber laden, ran ashore day morning during a heavy sale. Four convicted criminals, Thomas Crib- bens, Charles Waerckner, John Dash and William Lochner, escaped from the county Jail at Erie, Pa., yesterday morning. Hon Bdward Blake, ex-liberal leader in Cana and now Irish member of the British House of Commons, was tendered a re tion at the Hoffman house, New York Some miscreants are making determined efforts to fire the Worid's fair buildings. Four attempts were frustrated Friday night by the vigilance of the Columbian guards. Knable & Cooper, dry goods dealers, 35 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa., were closed terday by the sherilf on a judgment of Liabilities, $60,000; assets, $150,000, John J. Ingalls denies his version by Sam Jones. He says he merely congratulated the famous evangelist on his rmon and expressed pleasure at meeting him. The O. A. Armstrong embezzlement trial ended at Kokomo last evening, the prisoner being sentenced to three years in the peni- tentiary. He was deputy treasurer of Tipton county, Indiana. Populist J. A. Smith, who was arrested at Kansas City Friday night on a charge of criminal libel, was released on $1,000 bond yesterday. He retained Mrs. Mary B. Lease to defend him. A mass meoting in the interest of Galusha A. Grow, republican candidate for congress- man-at-large, was held at the Philadelphia Academy of Music. Thomas B. Reed was the principal speaker. 0. F. Foote of Silver City, N. M, at the point of a revolver compelicd the editor of the Albuquerque Democrat to retract state- ments in an article which was published in that paper concerning Mrs. Foote. John E. Mulholland and his_anti-ring party mot in Cooper union, New York, last night. The new constitution w adopted. The exccutive committee will consist of 10 members, two from cach assembly district Officers for 1894 of the American College Bace Ball assoclation are: President, Sehmuck of Amherst; vice president, Searics of Williams; secretary and treasurer, Brown of Dartmouth. Last year's rules stand. The Ohio miners’ meeting at Columbus adjourned last night, having agreed to ac- cept a reduction of 20 cents in the price of mining, The Hocking Valley is taken as a basis, the present rate there being 70 cents a ton. Ill-fecling among the miners at Elm Grove, W. Va., on the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, culminated in a small-sized riot. Some stones were thrown and several shots were exchanged. No one was hurt. Today the 800 employes of the New York & Cleveland Gas and Coal company at Turtle Creek, Pa., received the firat install- ment of their back pay which was with- held by the company in consequence of the hard times. Wellsville, Ind., a town of 1,000 inhabit- ants, is crazed with excitement over an epldemic of black diphtheria, which is car- rying death in_its wake. The schools have been closed and a rigid quarantine has been established. Two men in tentiary told a fellow ports to be the story of the Kendalviile train robbery. The story implicates four men, of whom two are now in business at Fort Wayne. The grand jury indicted Samuel Collier, cashier of the defunct Merchants National bank of Tacoma, Wash., and one of the most prominent ‘men of the city, on the charge of selling a worthless draft on the Chase Na- tional banl of New York for $309. Midland, Colo., is almost deserted. Al the inhabitants have left for fresh flelds and pas- tures new, In the shape of new diggings one mile south of Midland and on the Midland Terminal. A mill test from one property in Hannah Gulch. showed $470 in gold to tho ton. Nineteen editors were present at the meet- ing of the State Reform Press association at Denver last night. Governor Waite, who was elected as an honorary member, advised that the silver plank of the Omaha platform be kept constantly in the foreground of dis- cussfon. Judge Rollins of the Minnesota supreme court has handed down a decision in favo~ of the city of St. Paul in n suit brought by the Minneapolis Mill_company and the St. Anthony Fall Water Power company to pre- vent the St. Paul water board from using the water from Lake Vaidnals. Yesterday Deputy_ United States Marshal Ellis arrested Georgd Polk and Walter Criths at Hartshorne, I. for the murder of Alex- ander Sanier in Birmingham, Ala., last Oc tober, and turned them over to Sheriff Mor- row 'of Jefferson county, Alabama, who brought requisition papers. After a chase of over 7,000 miles George Dressler has been arrested Hanover, Germany, for forging the signature of T. Rt Howard to a postoffice order for $5 at Albuquerque, M. Ho will be brougt back at once. The penalty s fivo years im- prisonment and a $5,000 fine, Arthur B. Linhart of Philadelphia, the attorney who applied for the charter of the Spirit of the Times soclety, of which a large number of rioters in the Mansfield c istrict were members, was called up in court and requested to make n explanation for securing a charter for the assoclation. In the ecircuit court at Wheeling, W. Va., yesterday, Judge Campbell ovel ruled the mo. tion for a new trial in the M 1 Rellly contested will case. Counsel for the ex cutors, Archbishop Kain of St. Louls and Mgr. Sullivan, administrator of the bishopric of Wheeling, then announced that no appeal would be taken. Superintendent George H. Luckey of the city schools of Pittsburg, Pa., has cxamined a number of Roman Catholle nuns who de- become teache There was some to thelr employment, but M Luckey received Instructions from the state superintendent that he should examine them if they applied in their family name and not as wisters. The grand jury of Whitley diana, has returned twenty against James and Thompson Arnol Charles | Whitley and Jesse Arnold of North Munchos- | ter, Sheriff McNabb went puth Whitley today and arrested Thompson Arnold. Jesse Arnold was the president of the First Na tional bank of North Manchester which falled a fow weeks ago. at Tast die ach, from yester- reported eon- the Michigan City peni- prisoner what pur- sire to opposition county, In indictments | ¥o Vienna dlspatches rec officer of the general stalf for florins worth of checks Bank of Bombay Is unable more money, It is announced Times: says that in consequence a in prospect. Marseilles police have taken in tow a gan of counterfeiters. Among tho prisoners the chief clerk of the Credit Lyonna branch in that city and his assistant United Siates Minister ‘Terrell has manded the immediate liberation of Armenians imprisoned at Iskandrum, has backed his demand with a threat of forging -20 to lend a The London squeeze 1s de two and o IT WAS DISCOVERED IN TIMI'_I Desperate Attempt to Liborate a Convioted Felon at Lincoln, Il DYNAMITE WAS TO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED Risky Methods Were te the Rel of the Criminal Women Mixed Up the Afair, Be Used to Socure as Two LINCOLN ing of 11, Feb, excitement 10.—Late this evene was 1 by news tho 1l arranged plot to blow Jail of Logan county, | located having for Its purpose the | Mberation of a notorious local criminal undor scntence of six years in Joliet prison, and awaiting removal there tomo The par- ties implicated in the plot are Arthur Goodpasture, Ida Shells and Georgla Wil- Late last night they appeared at the Jail with three sticks of dynamite with caps fuses attached, with intention of passing them into the jail by the Shells woman to Goodpasture, who has repeatedly i that he would d the penitentiary, b the other p much an unsuccessful up the here, row, lams, and the o before going to aving no consideration for and the s family. Luckily Goodpasture was fmprisoncd in a cell as a prec ary measure, 1t heing known an attempt at escape would be made. The Jall premises were visited last ni but the arrangement to | through a window a gtring, to which the dynamite was to be attached, failed. Daylight investizu- tion showed women's foetprits around the Jail and a ladder re for u A young man, who was in the company ot the girls last night, told the polico of the plot. The srrest of the girls followed. Tho dynamite was found at the home of one, and when tho prisoners were locked up th llams girl confessed her complicity, and added, further, that another attempt would have been made tonight, and should it have failed, then the Shells girl was to explodo the charges from the outside and run the nees of being succossful The excitement was intensified when it was learned that a project was oven ‘discussed and decided upon to blow up the court hovse this afternoon during a session of the court while Goodpasture's application for a new trial was under consideration. The econ- spirators were, however, folled by the mo- tion being called this morning. Goodpastura i the son of a Tennessee parson of the Methodist churchgand has been churgod with various crimes, With indictments for burg- lary and other charges hanging over him, supplementary to the one under which he was convi He was the head ofa des- perate ba of burglars. At midnight he left under a strong guard, handeuffed to a who also goes to Joliet for six year: the flance of Virginia train robber to Joliet last week for ten years for atte ing to rot iger tr Decatur & nsville raflwi November, brakeman who was defe g the train. Her connection with namite plot was to avenge the punishment of her lover. Van nt ipt- in on the Peoria, near hore last They have a new and very certain way down at Rescue Hall of distinguishing the worthy from the unworthy, and it was put in practice last night. There is a system of tickets, and some of them cost 5 cents apiece. Any man who can that he has me to town and the officials have not seen about the ote n night's lodging, but those who have made the hall a regular stop- ping place and who are known to have carned money, and this is determined by a number book, must pay for their lodging a nickel, and if they do not they are not al- lowed to remain at the hall. Last night this test was put-tn practico and about bed time the men were stood up in line and those who should have tickets and had not were told to go and hunt up a nickel and one would be surprised to see how many got hold of a nickel within the space of flve minutes; some of course and principally those who have been there for some time failed, and they were com- pelled to leave, but some of these returned and zaid. Additionnl Building ¥ Henry Voss reports considerable work in sight for the curroat year, though notv quits somuch az in some previous o Ihe largest piece of work is a fovr-story building for Joun Gireen, to go up alongside of the ono " now occupied by the Goodman Drug com- pany. This is to be 60x152 feet, and will cost about 5,000, He has the plans ready for an apartment house to go up at Thirteenth and Leavenworth, four stories in height, 66x70 feet, and to cost about 218.000. He also has the plans ready for a building for J. J. Miller to cost about $15,000. One portion of this is to bo used for a flat und the remain- der fora candy factory. 1t is to be lo- cated at Twenty-eighth and Leavenworth. Mr. Voss is alsoat work on the plans for an addition to the building located on Sixteenth next to California. ‘The addition is to bo three stories high, and will cost. about $21,- 000, He also has the plans prepared for fine residence for John Schuilgen, to bo erected in Kountze Place. o Omaha Fire Los; aha fire department responded to 18 during 1893, as compared to 248 times during 1892, The total fire losses in this clty fo were $315,000, of $200,000 was sustained by the bur the Continental block Deceraber total losses for 1893 aggregated OF this amount $263,800 was incur three largest fires of the the W, field, Shiverick and Farn rect the blazes. Up to date in 1894 the los: aggregated §2567,000. show whom hall previous! just The Or 216 al $488,700. «d by the ke- tor have) i Pulled u Nest of 4 ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.—C; night and today in a thicves' to break the worked fon. Je o last promiso that in- ptures den worst up one of this s gan The arrests Lehr, James Kennedy, Paul La lias ““The Dipper,” Napoleon An- drews, Michael and Pat Cusick, Patrick Me- Grath, John Br Michael Brennahasm— o Koch, alias Ani nyder and stowart, The den was full of valu- s Sous of Omab ons of Omaha for the ensuing year. ident, D. Sutphen; Victor B. Caldwell; secretary, C. T. Kountze; treasurer, Curtis Turner; librarfan, Luthor Kuhns; members of the oxceutive commit- tee, W. G. Doane and Frank Hamilton, - FORECASTS, om ast evening electod They president, TS, viee WEATHEL - Expect WASHINGTON rasts for day: For \ Da- Generally fair; warmer; north winds. Fair; colder i south h winds. Inereasing cloudiness and And western portions S Kota For Inwa east portion; noi For Missouri rain_in the southern northeastern winds. For Kunsas—Snow tuy morning and probably rain southern portiot. Sunday winds extrome ies in the oarly or suow in tho warmer; north Loenl Roe OprICR OF THE WEAT . Feb. 10, Omaha roc ratnfallcompirotwi past four yoar Owaita, ) raturo and h 3 03 Maximum te Mintun Averago th Procipitation Statoment perature wid prup day and sinee Maroh Al L peratur ney for thio day Mt rocinitation c y for tho duy Doficiency since Murcl: | 2 143 34D 03 (noh 03 nch send an Ironclad to the spot. They American citizens, are HIUNY Forecust Olticialy GREORGE ¥ Local - -