Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 3, 1894, Page 2

THE OMAHA Another Bcheme for Bolving the Problem of Years in Railroad Financiering, REILLY’S BILL INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE Unlon Pacific Reorganization Committee's Proposition — Whero it Differs from the Attorney General's-Provis- lons of the Eighth Section. WASHINGTON, May 2.—Representative Rellly of Pennsylvania has Introduced in the house a bill prepared by the counsel for the committes undertaking a reorganization of the affairs of the Unfon Pacific Rallway com- pany. As hereto'ore s ated, the bil. is the same as that proposed by Attorney General Olney with the exception of the eighth see- tlon, which relates to the foreclosing of the llen of the United States whenever there is a default In respect to any obligation or condition that exists in favor of the United States upon the company. The following are the provisions of the sectlon in the bill, submitted by the counsel covering proceed- ings of this kind: Whenever there is a default in respect of any obligation or condition for which any len now exists in favor of the government upon the property of the company, the at- torney general is authorized to enforce the claim and foreclose the lien by sale or oth: wise, by proceedings in the court of appeals in the District of Columbia. Any sale to force a lien for the United States s to em- brace all property of the company subject thereto wherever situated and all the fran- chises with respect to said property. The property 1s to be sold to the highest bidder, subject to any prior lien or encumbrance thereon, and for a sum not less than tho amount of the debt to the government for the payment of the redemption of which the Jien exists, including interest to the confir- mation of sale. At such sale the attorney general, it in his judgment the Interests of the United States so require, may bid the amount of the debt, including interest. In case the portions of the railway of the company subject to liens In favor of the gov- ernment are purchased at any judicial sale, for the satisfaction of any debt of the company or for the enforcement of the lien thereon, by or in the interest of persons agreeing to a plan of re- organizatfon, conforming to the provizions of the bill, such persons on filing in the office of the secretary of the treasury coples of the decrees of sale and of confirmation under which such purchases are made and a cer- tificate signed by a majority of them ac- cepting the provisions of the bill and speci- fying the corporate name of the reorganized company adopted by them and naming fif- teen directors who are to be directors for the first year, shall be a corporation with the samo powers and franchises that are now possessed by the Union Pacific Railroad com- pany; and such corporation, instead of the Union Pacific company, shall have all the powers, rights and franchises in the bill in terms granted to the Union Pacific Railway company or sald rcorganized company in- cluding the right to exchange for a discharge the claims of the United States against the company and its property by issue and de- livery to the secretary of the treasury of new bonds of said corporation to the amount and secured in the manner provided in sec- tions 1 and 2 of the bill. In case of such purchase the property s to be used to carry out the plan of reorganization and is to be charged with a trust for the complete exe- cution therefor. 1t is provided, however, that if, under this plan, the United States receives bonds of such new company in liquidation of its debts the president is to appoint five directors of the company to serve for the first year with fitteen directors named in the certificate of organization. After the first year the board of directors is to consist of fitteen persons chosen by the stockholders and five govern- ment directors; Any reorganization plan adopted may provide that seven of the direc- tors to be chosen by the stockholders shall be chosen annually by the holders of pre- ferred stock, to be issued pursuant to said plan and the remaining eight directors by the holders of the common stock of the com- pany. New Order in Sight. An important order affecting cases wherein the wages of the employes of the Union Pa- cific railway are concerned will be entered in the United States district court of Wyo- ming In a few days, in conformity to the order fssued by Judge Riner in the court for the district of Kansas and Judge Hallett in Colorado. The order will be to the effect that where judgment has previously been ob- NUMBER 8. Send or bring FOUR coupons and ton cents fn eoin to this officn and recelve the Sth par of this superb work—the slOry of the War 10ld by the leadlng generals on both sides. MAGNIFICENTLY ILLUSTRATED, SERIES NO. (0. DICTIONARY, Only that number of thy baak eorrasndi . i 1th the serles number of the coupons presented will be delivere L NE Sunday and Thras Weelk-day oupons, with 13 cantsin oin, will buy one part of Tho American Encyclopadie Die- l tionary. Send orbring to Thy Beo Ofllce. Mail should be addres: 8] DICTICNARY DEPARTNENT SERIES 3, May 8, 1894. DK OF THE BOLDES Bring 0 Coupons with 25 conis H (no stamps accepted.) Bo sura to state the number of the werk desived, Send only once in 2 weoks, as books are pud- isnod oaly that ofsan. Address Atemorial Departmont, Omaha Fas on £ sent by mail with ) conts m coin ! tained against an employe of the company a transcript of the same may be filed in the United States court and the order will be issued directing the recelvers to retain 10 per cent of the amount of the judgment from the wages of the employe each month, to be applied upon the payment of the same until the whole amount has been lquidated. ANXIOUS FOR A SETTLEMENT, State Board of Transportation Sends Petition to Justice Brower. LINCOLN, May 2.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee.)—The State Board of Transporta- tion held a somowhat hurried and agitated session today, and adopted some resolutions a little out of its usual line. The following is a copy of the resolutions, and they go a long way toward explaining themselves Whereas, There are now pending In the clreuit court of the United States for the district of Nebraska the cases of Olf Ames and others against the Union Pacif Railway company and oth: corge Smith and others agninst the Ch ) & Nor western Rallway company and others, k erick L. Ames and others against the ) sourl Pacific raliway company and other: Henry L. Higginson and others against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallway com- pany and others, Samuel W, Allerton and others against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Kailway company and others, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway company against the Board of Transporta- tion of the state of Nebraska, and Whereas, Sald actions are brought in safd court for the purpose of restraining said defendants, including the Nebraska State Board of Transportation, from enforcing or in any manner attempting to_enforce or put into effect or operation, house roll No. &3, commonly Known as the maximum rate act, as passed by the Twenty-third session of the legislature of the state of Ne- braska ~and approved by the gov- ernor April A fEois act “An Act to Regulate Rail- roads, to Classify, Freights, to Fix Reason- able Maximum Kat:s to be Charged for the Transportation of Freights Upon Bach of the Rallroads in the State of Nebraska and Penalties for the Violation of and The validity and constitutional- ailed by the plaintiffs be it d of Trans- portation of the state of Nebraska here by respectfully and urgently roquest Hon. 1 J. Brewer, assoclate justice of the preme court of the United States for t! Eighth judicial eircuit, and partici- pate in the hearingtri J'and rmination ¢ said scveral suits therein pending at Omaha, date as can be fixed by his said actions, and being entitied: to Provid: this Act, Whereas, efore Resolved, 'hat the president and secre- ry of aid Board of Transportation are hereby directed to transmit a certified Judge copy of these resoiutions to sald David J. Brewer, associate justice of the supreme court of the United States, at Washington. ON THE DOWN RADE, Pagsenger Rate Cut is Made for Those Who Visit Western Points. General Passenger Agent Lomax of the Union Pacific is developing qualities as a fighter which were thought to be entirely foreign to his disposition. For months past the all-absorbing topic in passenger circles has been the question of {mmigrant rates to the west, and more hard words have been said over this problem than over any one question that has arisen in railroad circles for years. The Union Pacific having pro- ceeded to make hay while the sun was high during the World’s Columbian exposition, in the matter of securing contracts on foreign business, has been knocked from post to pillar, resisting the onslaught of rival roads desirous of breaking up the combinations effected by Lomax's road. But thus far the combined opposition of the roads has accomplished little, and the general pas- senger agent of the Overland route now an- nounces that his road will make a $15 round- trip rate from Missouri river and Ne- braska points for the American In- stitute of Homeopathy June 14. League of Republican clubs, June 26; Im perial Council Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, July 24-27, and Leagues of American Wheelmen, August 13- 18, all of which meet in Denver. This rate is also good to Colorado Springs and Pueblo. It is asserted at Union Pacific headquar- ters that the Burlington and Rack Island originally announced the $15 rate for the American Institute of Homeopathy and to protect its business in the west the Unfon Pacific announces the same rate for all the other conventions which will be entertained at Denver this year. Whether these rates will remain as at present announced s quite a serfous ques- tlon for the railroads, the indications being that long before the meetings convene lower fares will be announced. 1t is a year of unrest in railroad as well as commerefal circles, and there is a notice- able disposition on the part of railroad companies to get out of associations that will not permit manipulation of rates, in order that earnings may show stability in- stead of a decided decrease, as is now pre- dieted. All indications point to a fight over the rates promulgated by the Union Pacific, in Which case the publle will not be the suf- erer, - CENTRAL PACIFIC DEBT. Attorney Tells How it Is the Company Did Not Meet Its Obl gations. WASHINGTON, May 2.—Central Paclfic matters today occupied the attention of the house commitiee on Pacific railroads. Charles H. Tweed of New York, counsel for the Central Pacific, submitted figures show- ing the debt of the company to the govern- ment, which he sald is, in round numbers, from $62,600,000 to $65,000,000, of which $28,- 000,000 15 principal and the remainder unpaid interest. There are about 860 miles of the alded portion of the road. Besides this there are several nonaided portions of the system In California not subject to the goy- ernment lien and on all of which there is a specific mortgage. The whole system Is under lease by the Southern Pacific company. Mr. Tweed was asked why it was the com- pany had not made any provision to pay the annual interest amounting to $1,600,000 on the government debt. He replied when the acts authorizing the construction of the roads were passed it was believed the charges for government transportation would be suf- fictent to provide for the Interest as it ac- crued, It was also intended that § per cent of the net earnings of the property should be retained as a portion of the sink- ing fund. None of these expectations had been fulfilled. The lculations as to the amount of the government's ex- penditures for transportation charges had been made on the basis of what they were before the road had been built and when the transportation was by overland routes. Mat- ters thus went on until 1878, when the Thurman act was passed, which Mr. Tweed sald was another step in the direction of providing for the government debt. The Central Pacific, he sald, had been under lease by the Southern Pacific since 1885, at first at an annual rental of $1,200,000, and then at $1,360,000 in excess of its fixed charges. There had been a deficit in the earnings below the rentals each year from when it was over $100,000." The last year in which a report had been malde, the decrease was over $500,000. The committee adjourned at the end of Mr. Tweed's state- ment, Affairs on the Great Northern Move Along Evenly After the Strike. ST. PAUL, May 2.-As a result of the settlement of the orthern strike last night the men have started to work at a number of points along the line and today everything 1s running as well as could be cxpected after such a long tie-up in el freight and much of the passenger business In the yards here fuil ero at work getting all trains out p Iy on time and the men were feoling particularly jubl- lant ¥ had considerable reason to feel happy, for nearly yihing they demanded was granted, the volunteer business men's arbitration deolding in favor of the restora- tion of 15 per cent of the last summer re- ductions. supplemental statement gives the Information that the company has pra- pared notices of a restoratio of the wages for common laborers and had rod the pay of engineers and Aremen Rollway Notes. General Agen® Nash of the Milwnukes left for Chicago last night Dr. W. J. Galbraith, ehief surgeon of tne Unlon Pacifie, left last night ‘or Galvestc Tex., to presile over the raeetingy the of the Natlonal Assoclation of Rallway Sur Keor hich meets in that city May t-11 Pr nt Galbraith anticipates the largest meeting of the assoclation In view of tus | Ked membership Which oceurred Gur- ing his administration, OMAHA AFTER THE PENNANT Western Association Championship Seacon Opens This Afternoon. IT PROMISES TO BE A LIVELY RACE Clubs Well Balanced and All Able to Play Good Ball-Arrangements for the Local Opening—Yesterday's Games in the Big Leagues. Today is the day the cranks have been yearning for. This afternoon, old Jupiter Pluy permitting, the Western assoclation champlonship season will bo opened at the Charles Street park. Rock Island will be Omaha's opponent, and a worthy she may prove, for there is no team in the new body that has any license to beat her. The afternoon will be signalized by a parade of the principal thoroughfores This will consist of the Union Pacific band, the two teams, and eity officials, base ball magnates and reporters in carrlages. There will be a grand, good time all 'round, with flying flags and open air concert at the grounds, and all the other etceteras of a galla occasion. Every fan in the city is on the tip toe of expectation and should the sunshine he will turn himself loose this afternoon with a whoop and a hurrah. If the interest and excitement which has marked the spring practice season can be taken for aught, this afternoon will start off the greatest epoch in base ball the Gate Clty has ever experi- enced. From every quarier it is the same old story, every ono is enraptured over the return of this greatest of all outdoor sports. And this is not only the case here, but all over the country, the same feeling prevails. ona A tidal wave of enthusiasm is sweeping over the land. Already throughout the confines of the union there is something like a half hundred base ball leagues in full blast. Five or six thousand men are making a good living out of the bat and ball, and fully 500 cities and towns are in the battle for championship honors. Verily, base ball is the national pastime, and he who fails to appreciate this fact is an obstruction to his own progress. Eight clubs will start in the Western as- soclation race this afternoon, and opening games will be played in four of the eight cities represented. Omaha, Des Moines, St. Joe and Lincoln are the favored ones. Rock Island, Jacksonville, Peoria and Quincy fur- nish the opposing teams, these cities being the eastern half of the association. “PLAY BALL." At 3:30 sharp the gang wil start the chase. May it be both a stern one and a long one. The teams are all on the scratch, with a fair fleld and no favor. At sundown there will be a quartet of victors, and a quartet of victims. On whom will the gods smile? The teams are evenly balanced, and It will require necromantic perspicuity to foresee the result. May Omaha be among the laurel bearers, and may she, six months hence, gallop in under the wire ahead of all_competitors! But will she? Of course that is a question that cannot be safely answered until next September. It is safe to say, however, that the Rourke family will not disgrace the great city they repre- sent. They are a lot of gingery colts, and must make a creditable race. Anyway, they have an even chance with the other seven cities. Captain Rourke says he will make it good as third, under_any circumstances, and fs strongly inclined™to believe the pennant will float over the Charles Street grand stand in 1895. He has never been connected with a likelier town, so nicely balanced in all its details, so harmonious, determined and ag- gressive. “With our share of good fortune,” he ob- served, “I thiuir ~&'ll be tbreast the lenders when they entes the stretch in September. I cannot see where any team In the associ- ation has any the best of us. We are strong In the box, and will be stronger when Alex Whitebill gets here, which will be some time this week. Whitebill is the pitching phenom picked up by Sloux City, you know; the fel- low who let Pittsburg down and out with but four hits and no runs. Wat- kins has kindly released him to Omaha. He wants us to win and we want him to win. I have two excellent catchers in Moran and Fear, an infield that is up with some of the best of them, and an out- field of the giltedge sort. We can all hit and hit hard, and I don't see how we can lose.” But the opening game takes place today. Charles Street park will probably see a great crowd within its fences, especlally if the weather is fair. Mayor Bemis will give the boys a start with a bit of oratory, and toss the new ball into the diamond. The city council and city and county officials are ex- pected to turn out in a body. Invitations have been sent them. The first feature of the afternoon will be the parade. At 2 o'clock the Omaha and Rock Island teams, officers of the two clubs and all invited guests will take open car- riages in front of Bandle's, and preceded by the Union Pacific band, traverse the prin- cipal streets. At half-past 3 the two teams will face each other as follows: Omaha. Position. McVey First Rock Island. .... Cantillan Munyan ' Connors Rourke - Hill Boyle Lynch Waod . Katz Seery . . Andrews Moran . Sage Boxendale Somer TeRD iioiscia Zies Nothing the Matter with the Umplre at Kansas City this Time, KANSAS CITY, May 2.—Kansas Clty gave the Sioux Citys the first defeat of the sea- son today and thus took the lead In the race. The game was a claely contested one, abounding in hard hitting and sharp flelding. The visitors made a great rany at the bat in the ninth inning and almost pulled the game out. Attendance, 2,000, Score: Kansas City 34110010 0-10 Sloux City” . 0020103028 Base hits: Kansas Cit 14, Errors: Kansas City, Barned runs: Kansas Cit Two-base hits: Nichol riever, Three-base hits: Nichol, Danieis, Marr, Gonins, Stewart. ' Home runs: Go- nins.” Double’ pla. Sharp, Manning and Klusman; Gonins and Stewart. Stolen bases: Ul:lck, Hogriever, Marr. Dases on ball Daniels, 1; oft Jones, 3. Struck out Danfel by Jones, 1. Hit by pitched bal Daniels. “Passed bails: Donahue, 1; Kraus, 1. Time: One hour and fifty-five minutes, Ump Baker. Batteries: Daniels and Donahue; Jones and Kraus. Toledo Lacked u Pitcher. DO, O, May 2—The Toledos found elves' without an available pitcher y, and in the middle of the first inning Rettger was sent to the bench and Hemvy, the right fielder, pitched the remainder of the game, He was hit hard and often, the 13; Sioux City, Sioux City, 4; Sioux City ), Gonins, Hog- TOL] visitors holding the lead from the start. Score: Toledn 20000800 2-17 Indianaj; 502331200 *® lo, 13; Indianapolis, 14. 1; Indianapolis, 1. Harned dianapolis, 1. First on 6; off Phiilips, 8, Struck 3 Home a ay. pase hits: Two-base ‘hits: Miller, Leldy, 2), Phillips. = Sacriice hits Hatfleld to Conng y Dauble plays: By Phillip ) Carney. Hit by pitcher: by Henry, 1. Passed balls: Westlake, Time Fwo hours and ten minutes. Umpire: Batteries: Rettger, Heary i nmers; Phillips, and Westlake. Attend- T60. Close Game at Detroit. TROIT, May 2.—The Detrolts were de- feated today, Grand Rapids overcoming the home team's lead in the ef inning. It was a cred ind. Score: 010000 00000112 i ; Grand Rapids, rand Rapids, 4. Ear Grand Rapids, 00 irrors: Detroit, 3; Detroit, 2; ran Balz, . Wheeler. Double Wheeler, Parker and Carruthe jlenalyin and Barle (2); Evdrett, Glen garle; Carvci, Cross and Glenalvi George and Sples. ‘Biruck out: By Rhine 3; by Balg, 2 Time: One hour ‘and fif minutes, Umpire: Sheridan. Attendanc 4,000. Hatteries: Balz and Krelg; Rhines and Sples. Brewers Get a starter. ay 2. Milwauk MINNBAPOLIS, ssence of the game today n th cited people. The hame gkam outbatted and outfielded the visitors, but their hits were not in the right placg.’ Sgore: Minnenapolis eudip e300 -8 Milwaukee « 040, k 00320323 °86 Base hits: Minneapalis, 16; Milwaukee, 11. Minneapolly. ((; * Milwavkee, 3 Barned runs: Minnefipolls, 4; Milwaukee, 6. Two-base hits: “AfcGuire, Newman, Langeford, Luby, Oarr, Hastings. Home runs: Hulen, Crooks,MeCauley. Stolen bases: Crooks, Wilson.' Diouble plays: Cling- man, Shields and Carey. Time: Two hours and five minutes. Umplire: McDonald, Bat- terfes: Parvis, Frazer,and Burrel; Lohman and Hastings. g Standing of the Teams. Played, Won. Lost. Pr. Ct, Kansas City Sloux City ... Milwaukes Minneapolis Indianapoits . 7 Grand Raplds’. 8 Toledo 8 Detroit . 7 1 ] omruanan PR —— NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES, Throw Cost Boston a hington. A wild throw by Herman Long's Wil Game at W WASHINGTON, May Long in the seventh ve Washington a lead which Boston could not overcome. Score: Washington . 02000003 1-6 Boston 13000000 0-4 n, 6; Boston, 4. Hoston, 3. "I Base hits: Washingi Washington, 1; runs: Washington, 4;' Boston, 0. Two-ba hits:’ Cartwright and Maul. 'Stolen bases: McGuire, Hassamer, Redford, Abbey, Lowe rors: and Duffy. Double plays: Long and Tucker. First on balls: Off Maui, 5; oft Stivetts, 4. Hit by pitched ball: Hilre (2). Struck : By Maul, 1; by Stivets, 1. Passed McGuire. "Wild pitche: Maul, 1; Stivetts, 1. Time: One hour and forty min: i Hurst. Batteries: Maul and McGuire; Stivetts and Ganzel. Brooklyn Beaten by an Amateur. BALTIMORE, May 2—Brown, a Balti- more amateur, pitched his first entire game today and did’ very good work, holding Brooklyn down to séven hits and two runs. Attendance, 3,500. Score: Baltimore 1200200218 Brooklyn . 00200000 0-2 Base hits: Baltimore, 12; Brooklyn, 7. Errors: Baitimore, 0: Brooklyn, 2. Earned runs: Baltimore, 3. Two-base hits: Bonner, Brodie, Griflin, Corcoran, Robinson. Stolen bases: McGraw, Brodie. Double plays: Griffin and Corcoran; Daly and Foutz, First on balls: Off Stein, 1; off Brown, 2. Hit by pitched ball: ~ Keeley, Struck out: sy Stein, 4; by Brown, 3. Passed balls: ~Kins- low. 'Wild pitch: ‘Stein. Time: One hour and forty minutes. ‘Umpire: Stage. Batter- les; “Brown and Robinson; Stein”and Kins- ow. Taylor's Nico Work. NEW YORK, May 2—Taylor had New York at his mercy in today's game, He struck Van Haltren out in the ninth inning with two men on bases and only one hit needed to tie the game. Score: Philadelphia . 1021101107 New York. 1011000115 Hits: Philadelphia, 11; New York, 10. B rors. iladelphia, 4; New York, 4. Earned P runs: New York, 2.° First on ball oft Taylor, 2; off Rusie, 3. Struck ou By Taylor, 2; by Rusle, Home run: Rusie. Two-base hits: \\'urc' Van Haltren, Sacri- fice hits: Cross, 2 n_Haltren, 1. Stolen bases: Cross, Tiernan. Double plays: Hall- man and Boyle. Wild pitch: Rusie, 1. Left on es: Philadelphia, 9; New York, 6. Time: One hour and fifty-three minutes. Umplre: Lynch. Batterfes: Taylor and Clements; Rusle and Farrel. Standing of the Teams. Played., Won. Lo;t. Pr. Ct. Cleveland 7 7.8 Boston . 7 3 70.0 St. Louis [ 3 66.7 Philadelphia 7 4 63.6 Baltimore Al ] 4 60.0 Pittsburg % 8 4 55.6 Cincinnati . e ) 4 50.0 New Yorik . 4 [ 40.0 Brooklyn . 4 6 40.0 Louisville 1 3 6 33.3 Washington . 3 1 80.0 Chicago . T 8 11 RACE TRACK RESULTS. Southern Record for Seven Furlongs Broken in a Great Race. NASHVILLE, May 2.~<That the Nashville track Is lightning fast was demonstrated in the several events today, and especlally in the Kirkman handicap, when Ray § went seven furlongs in 1:88%s, breaking the south- ern record for the distance and only win- ning by a short head from Somersault, who was a nose in front of Ducal. Favorites and long shots broke even on the today. The attendance was the largest since the opening. Results: First race, six furlongs: Iilinols won, Ad- ygcate second, Chow Chow third. " Time: ‘Second race, one mile: Jim Hogg won, Tip second, Wauhatchie third. Time: 1:41%. Third race, seven furlongs: Ray § won, Somersault second, Ducal third, Time: 1:26% Fourth race, four and a half furlongs: Woodfield won, Miss Alice second, Zeritania third. Time: 5. Fifth rac, one mile: Linda won, The King second, Falero third, ~Time: 1:42. Sixth race, one mile: Crevasse won, Miss Knott second, Tem Kelly third, Time: 1:42}5. Bookies Smitten at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2—Weather warm; track fast; attendance fair. Results: First race, six furlongs: Trentola, 114, Madison, (9 to 1) won; Sezs'de, 97, Chevali r, (4% to 1) second; Currency, 104, Weaver, (10 to 1) third. Time: 1:14%. L'ttle Tough, Ledalia, Red Rose, Morton, Boole, Iiisdale Chief and Joe Frank also.ran. The bookies were hard hit, the talent playing the first three as finished. Second race, one-half mile: Bellicose, 113, ‘Wilkins, (3 to 5) won; Marigold filley, 112, Peter, (4 to 1) second; Sea Spray, 1 Whalen, (2 to 1) third. Time: 4. Umatilla, Milroy and Kittie L also ran. Third race, one mile: Hydy, 109, Lloyd, (2 to 1) won; Lonnie B, 109, Sullivan, Tirx, 8, R. Jones, (4 to'1) third. 42, Sir’ Reel, Infernor and The Lark also ran. Fourth race, three-fourths of a mile: De- bracey, 111, Madison, (5 to 1) won; Motto, 98, Chevalier, (8 to 1) second; Romolus, 97, Boyd, (2 to 1) third. Time 4%. Rear Guard, Hydrangia and Romaire also ran. Fifth race, five furlongs: Midget, 103, Boze- man, (7 to 5) won; Hercules, 109, Seaman, (@ to 1) second; Kathleen, 102, Shaw, (2 to 1) third, Time: 1:02. Chartrouse, Queen Bee, Vandelight, Annle Moore, Noerle and Bill Howard also ran. East St, Louls Results. ST. LOUIS, May 2.—First race, five fur- longs: Vandyke won, Pestilence second, Perchance third. Time: 1:06. Second race, one-half mile: Momus won, gzluguzlne second, Ida Margie third. Time: Third race, five furlongs: Arthur Davis won, Helena second, Minnie Macklin third. Time: 1:0614. FFourth race, five-eighths of a mile: don won, Belle of Fermoy second, Shanks third. Time: 1:05. Fifth race, one mile: My Emblem second, Sir Rae third. Results at Hawthorn HAWTHORNE, May 2—Iirst race, nine- Hern- Flora Partner won, Time: 1:48. sixteenths of a mile: " Liltlan C won, Mede second, Burgundy third. Time: 1: Second race, declared off. Third race, one mile: Patrick won, Cal- houn second, Ethel W third. Time: 1:8%. Fourth race, three-fourths of a mile: Po) Gray won, Daisy R¥aR second, Woodru third. Time: 1:18. Fifth race, three-fourths of u mile: St. Nicholas won, Lizzieidacduft second, Nat- tie Howard third. W 1814, Sixth race, three-fourths of a mile: George Towne won, Miss Clarke second, Pretender third. Time: 1:1f Runol ROBY, May 2. Leonel won, Mothé of Roby. rst frace, flve furlongs: Pearl second, Some More third.” Time§ 1 Second race, one-h| mile; Key West won, Tevena Second, Elberon third.” Tim 53, Third race, mnine-| enths of a mile: Wandering Nun W, uke F second, Sal- vage third, Time: o arth race, eSS urths of o n;uv: agle Bird wan, Digo second, Play or Pay third. “Timi iy Fifih race, ninessixteenths of a mile: Courtney won, Con Lucey second, Charm third, Time: 1:0L bo GOSSIP OF THE KK, Driver Dick Tilden Dangerously Injured on Frack at Denver. (Special Telegram to Tiiden, trainer and driver INVER, —Dick May for Clinton Brigg w seriously injured today at Overland park by, the hopples throwing his horse when at full speed. M'COOK, Neb., May 2.—(Sps 1 Telegram to The Bee,)—The articles of incorporation of the McQook Driving association were filed with the county clerk today, with a pital stock of $5,000. A w ted president; E. L. secretary, P."Walsh, treasirer. The track 18 being put in splendid condition and new ables and a la amphitheater are belng ting will be held in put up. A spring nu | Jine, fédwing the Lenver mee lng, and the lurgest purses ever ered in stern Ne- braska will hung <« Babcock £oes to Deny 0 yme of the horsemen ere tOmOrrow. track will enter the ' miners Amerfean assoclation and every effort will be made to briog a_good fleld of horses, LONDON, May 2.—The Chester cup of £700 In plate or specle, €500 given by the Chester Race company and {200 glven by the duke of Westminster, added to a swoep- stakes of {20 each, for §-year-olds and up- wards, was run today at Chester and was | won by Lord Penrhyn's Quaesitum, 4-year- old, carrying eight stone. Dare Devil, b longing to C. Perkins, 6 yiars old and o' rry- Ing nine stone, was second, Spindle Leg, the property of T. Wadlow, 4 years old and carrying seven stone, was third. A cham- plon prize Cheshire cheese of the value of £4 was given to the owners of the first, second and third horses rospectively, There were thirty-one entries. The course was two and a quarter miles. TOLEDO, May 2.-—Katle Barl, 2:21%, by Barl, died at the Ketcham farm this morn- ing. ' She had won more money in 1803 than any other horse on the American turf and her owner, George H. Ketcham, had re- fused $20,000 for her. CHICAGO, May 2--The United States cir- cuit court 6f appeals has rendersd a de. cision in tho Balgowan-Kingman race liti- gation, which has been pending since 1590, The owner of Kingman s again defeated and the prize money Involved, $11,003, be- longs to Halgowan's owner, CHICAGO, May 2.—~The board of appeals of the American Trotting association today decided to hear tomorrow the testimony in the sensaticnal trotting case conn, 1 wth | the great Columbian free-for-all race won by Alix, Morris Jones' game little mare, in the ninth heat i Opening at Lincoln. LINCOLN, May 2.—(Specfal to The Bee.)— Manager Hickey today telegraphed an ac- ceptance of the terms offered by Whitehall, the pitcher recently released by Sloux Clty because he declin-d to play Sunday games, Another pltcher named Johnson has also been signed, making two twirlers by that name In the Lincoln team. The season will open toomrrow with as much eclat as Manager Hickey can corral with a brass band and a lot of carriages. Mayor Welr, members of the city councii and prominent officlals have accepted in- vitations to participate in the carriage pro- cession which will march to the grounds tomorrow afternoon and the mayor will open the league season with a brief ad- dress. The Quincy team is expected this evening and as it {3 one of the strongest in the Western assoclation a lively game is expected, Tteed Kent, a former citizen and base ball expert of this city, has been appointed as one of the four Western assoclation umpires and will be here tomorrow. B e TONGE ON BALFOU COLO. The Secretary of the Manufacturers' change Has Been There, Secretary Tonge of the Manufacturers’ ex- change has just returned from a visit to Balfour and expresses himself as very favor- ably impressed with that new gold mining camp and confident of its future. He says there are already about 200 buildings erected, including two general stores and one gro- cery, carrying an aggregate stock of about $12,000, three meat markets, two lumber vards, one dry goods store, one hardware store, one clothing and shoe store, three blacksmiths' shops, two carpenter shops, two bakeries, a paint shop and a barber shop. Considering that the first building was erected on last Thanksgiving day, this is a good showing. There are also in the town four civil and mining engineers, two assay- ers, a public school, with scholars in regular attendance, the number increasing weekly, while Rev. Mr. Dwyer will commence the ercction of a church in May. “Over 2,000 mining claims have been staked,” sald Mr. Tonge, ‘‘which, however, do not cover to exceed one-fourth of the likely ground, and over 1,000 assessment holes have been dug, Inclusive of shafts ranging from twenty o eighty feet in depth. The deeper shafts and many of the prospects show, on assays, very encouraging gold- bearing material ranging from $10 to $200 per ton. Only one mine as yet has a steam hoister, but several others have ordered or are about to order hoisting and pumping plants, and there is a disposition to obtain such machinery from Colorado manufactur- ers. Boston, Denver and Colorado Springs capltalists are interested in a few -of the properties, on which development work will now be pushed with every likelihood of very satisfactory results at an early date. In the meantime, however, the great need of Bal- four is capital, many of the ten-foot prospect holes having been dug by practical working I from Leadville, Aspen, Fairplay, ‘Alma, Cripple Creck, etc, who by reason of lack of financial means are willing to transfer a one-half interest in such a property to any one fvho will furnish the amount necessary to sink an additional foot. In this way outside capi- talists can for a comparatively small sum acquire a one-half ownership in what may prove a very valuable property, with the minimum of risk of loss. Tho discoveries which may follow the pending development work on the few of the proporties already over thirty feet deep may, within the next month or two, raise the terms on which interests in prospects can be acquired. “Cripple Creek parties are locatiog in Balfour because the former district does not possess the long, continuous veins which Balfour has, and also because a man of limited capital can get in Balfour a much better showing for his money than he now can at Cripple Creek. The fact that Bal- four is within five miles of the line of the Colorado Midland railroad, and that the in- tervening country presents no engineering Qifficulties, justifies the prediction that the development of the mines will guarantee early rallroad connection. In the meantime an eight-mile stage drive from either Spin- ney or Hartsel, over good roads, furnishes easy access to the town, and every mine in the district can be reached by buggy." —_———— DR. DITTMER NOT INDICTED. Ex- Prominent Sloux Falls Physiclan Escapes from a Serious Scrape. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 2.—(Special to The Bee.)—The circuit court grand jury yes- terday returned five indictments. As no ar- raignments have occurred yet It is Impossi- ble to ascertain whom they are against. The grand jury failed to find an indictment against Dr. M. E. Dittmer, a prominent physician lere, who was bound over last fall on the charge of having caused the death of Matilda Halgren by perform- Ing a_criminal operation. J. A. Cavanaugh, a banker of (his city, was bound over several months ago for assault with a deadly weapon on the person of H. C. Newell, but the grand jury also failed to return a bill against him, ~ The jury in the $7,000 damage suit brought by C. C. Champeny against Sheriff Knott failed to agree and were discharged. Fire Monday morning destroyed the wheat house owned by Cargill Bros., the coal sheds and two frelght cars belonging to the Mil- waukee rallway company at Artesian. The family of J. A. Balley was living in the sec- ond story of the warehouse and their furni- ture was entirely destroyed. Mrs. Balley and her 6-year-old daughter escaped in their nightclothes. The loss will reach up into the thousands. John Tilford, once an inmate of the peu- itentiary here, is again in trouble, which may result in his being returned to the pen- itentiary. Several years ago Tilford was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary for attempting to derail a Homestake pay train in the Black Hills. He was released from prison on a habeas corpus writ. Hix attorneys claimed that if he was gullty of the crime for which he was convicted he should have been sentenced to life imprison- ment, and giving him a shorter sentence was illegal. He has now been bound over for shooting @ man in the house kept by May Brown, a woman with whom he was in love, e Fairbury Hotel Change. FAIRBURY, Neb.,, May 2.—(Special to The Bee.)—G. W. Fink of the Commercial hotel at Fairbury has sold out to C. H. Partridge, who now runs the Lepin hotel at Hastings. Possession will be given June 1 and during the interim Mr. Fink will look for another location. FRIENDS OF SILVER CONFER | Large Gathering of the Friends of the White | Metal, | CONGRESS OF BIMETALLISTS IN LONDON Ropresentatives Present from Many Nations ~They Favor International Agree- ment for Free Colnage of Gold and Sitver at a Fixed Ratlo. LONDON, May 2.—The finternational bi- { metallic conference under the auspices of the | Bimetallic league was called to order in the Egyptian hall of the Mansion house toda ex-Lord Mayor vans presiding. Lord Mayor Tyler was unable to be present The proceedings opened with an address by the lord mayor, after which Prof. Shields Nicholson read a paper on the “Fall in the General Level of Prices in Relation to the Appreciation of Gold, and the Divergence in Relative Value of Gold and Silver.” During the afternoon Rt. Hon. A. J. Bal- four, the conservative leader In the House of Commons, delivered an address, and he was followed by a paper by Leonard Cour- tenay, M. P., on “The Practicability of Maintaining a Ratio Between Gold and Sil- ver Under an International Bimetallic Agree- ment.” A discussion ensued. A banquet will be given this evening to the English and forelgn members of the conference. g FOUR HUNDRED WERE PRESENT. There were about 400 delegates present at the opening session today, among them being Brooks Adams of Boston, Mass.; Mr. Vanderberg, president of the Bank of The Netherlands, Amsterdam; Henry Gernuschi of Paris, president of the French Bimetallic league; David Murray, president of the South Australian Bimetallic league; Thomas Salt, late president of the Bankers' instl- tute; Sir Malcolm Fraser, agent general in London for Western Australia; Rt. Hon W. Lidderdale, ex-governor of the Bank of England, and a number of prominent forelgn and British financiers, as well as many members of Parliament. The object of the Bimetallic league is to urge upon the British government the neces- sity of co-operating with other leading na- tions for the establishment of the free coin- age of gold and silver at a fixed ratio. Among the letters of regret was one from Archbishop Walsh of Dublin, The archbishop sald that he was specially glad to see the conference discuss the aspects of the case in which Ireland was most deeply concerned, namely, the ruinous effects of the present artificially created dearth of money upon husbandry and its interests. Concerning the currency question generally the archbishop wrota; “I can only say that the experience since a year ago will but serve to strengthen the conviction of the irrisistible strength of the cause of international bimetallism. The practical feature of the recent experiment tampering with the currency of India ought surely to be sufficient to finally check any further development of the disastrous doc- trinary policy which has so long held ground in England.” EMINENT FINANCIER'S OPINION. The governor of the Bank of France, M. Magnin, also sent a letter applauding the alms of the conference, saying: “‘The silver question imposes itself more every day upon financiers. The whole world requires its so- lution in its general interest. It Is intimately bound up in the commercial and industrial prosperity of all nations. I am a resolute partisan of the rehabilitation of silver.” Prof. Francis A. Walker wrote applaud- ing the “‘gallant, gaining fight for the resto- ratlon of silver to its historical place in the currencies of the world, which the Bimetal- lic league is making.”" Prof. Andrews of Brown university, Provi- dence, R. I, wrote: “Our cause is making rapld progress and we are certain to suc- ceed.” During the discussion which followed the reading of Prof. Nicholson’s paper Dr. Arendt, a member of tho Prussian diet, de- clared that bimetallism was making progress in Germany and he thought if an interna- tional conference was held mow it would have very different results from the Brussels confrence. The feature of the conference was the specch of Mr. Balfour. He said that many who were suspiclous of the double standard and bimetallic system now recognized, in view of great impending dangers, that the best safeguard was to rehabilitate silver as one of the great instruments of the monetary transactions of the world. It was absolutely necessary that the monetary functions of silver should be restored i business was to be carried on upon a solid basis. The dif- culties of an international agreement, ho insisted, were merely as to the detalls, and If any question should be set- tled by an international agreement surely this one should be. Mr. Balfour claimed the action of the United States had forced the Indian and British governments into the sys- tem now prevailing, adding: “We ought to enter into an agrecment with the countries of the world for a bimetallic joint standard. The solution of the problem is easler than it will be five years hence. Great is the re- sponsibility of those who keep England in stupid, selfish fsolation in this great ques- tion." INTERNATIONAL RATIO PRACTICABLE, Mr. Leonard Courtenay, M. P., followed, contending ~ that an international fixed ratio was practicable If based upon the nor- mal production of gold and sit The banquet to the foreign delegates this evening was held at the Albion house. Ex- Lord Mayor Evans presided. Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, formerly president of the hoard of agricuiture, proposed a toast to the success of the conference and addressed a few remarks of welcome to the delegates. M. Henri Cornischui, president of the French Bimetallic league, responded to Mr. Chaplin’s remarks Sir William H. Houldsworth, who was the delegate of Great Britain at the monetary conference at Brussels, offered a toast to tho guests, and in the course of his remarks expressed regrets at the absence of the American representatives. M. George de Levellye of Brussels and Dr. Arndt of Germany responded, Dr. Arndt sald tho proceedings of the conference pointed to the fact that another banquet would soon be held to celebrate the solution of this great question B Court Martial for Lieutenant WASHINGTON, May feutenant . Maney of the Fifth infantry, who ently acquitted at Chicago of the murder of Captain Hedburg, will be tried for the offense again, this time by military law. A court-martial has been ordered for the purpose, assembling at Fort Snelllug May 23. The detail is: Colonel Mason, Third infantr: onel Bath, Becond In- fantry; Colonel Birne, assistant surgeon general; Lieutenant ' Colonel — Hawkins, Pwenty-third Infantry; Lieute Colonel Bach, depuly Surgeon general Colonel Kellogg, Fifth infantr Colonel Kent, Fifth intant Colonel Randall, Ninth “infan Hamilton, Pifth’ cavi Captain Seventh infantry; Captain For alry; Captain Browne, Elghteenth infa With' Licutenant Colonel Darresk, judge ad- vocate. — Man and Woman Fight. Mrs. Cecilia Trotter, 1107 Chicago street, was arre by Detective Dempsey last night, charged with fighting. ‘About half an hour previous to her arrest Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Baking Powder ‘r‘nu-r Hanson, a blacksmith employed at Christensen’s shop, Fourteenth and Jackson strects, was sent to the station with his head almost beaten to a Jelly and a couple of knife wounds fn his face, one right under the eyes and the other near the ear. He sald he went to Mrs. Trotter's house to got some washing and was assaulted by a man known as Pete, for what reason he did not know. Mrs. Trotter also had a bad cut over the eye, where sho had been struck by a plate, Which sho claimed had been hurled at her by Hanson. - NEBRASKA LOYAL LEGION. Eleoted Last Night M Grand Island In June. At a meeting of the Loyal Legion, Ne- braska department, at the Mercer hotel last OfMcors K at night the following officer were elected: Commander, C. W. Plerce, Lincoln; senlor vice commander, Colonel J. E. Summers; Junior vice commander, Colonel D, W. Hen- ; recorder, Major Horace Ludington; Istrar, Lieutenant 1. B, Bryant; treas: First Lieutonant William Wallace; chancellor, James T. Kinsler, all of Omaha, A council of administration consisting of the following officers was also appointe Captain . B. Lawrence, Captain W. W. Morsman, J. T. Joselyn of this city and ex- Governor O. A. Abbott and Lieutenant McClay of Lincoln, Among those present from outside points were: J. H. McCla . H. McClay, Jr., C W. Plerce and C. A. Piorce of Lincoin and Colonel John 8. Hoover of Kearney, Other business transacted was the fixing of the date of the next mecting of the com- mandery, It will be held at Grand Island June 1. Jo o, Falr for Nebraskn Thursday with Local In the Early Morning. WASHINGTON, May 2.—The Indications for Thursday are For Nebraska—Fair, probably preceded by showers in the southeast portion in tho early morning; cooler in the eastern and warmer in the western portion; north winds, ming variable, For Towa—Showers and probably local storms; cooler; winds shifting to northwest. For Missouri—Showers and probably local storms; cooler south, shifting to northwest winds. For South Dakota—Fal winds, becoming variabl For Kansas—Falr, exc eastern portion; cooler Fatal Boiler Explosi RALEIGH, N. C., May 2.—Two hoilers at Robertson & Goldwin's lumber mill at Will- lamstown exploded yestorday. There wero fitteen persons in the buildings and all were injured. TIsaac Bright was dead when taken out and four others are dying. - eral of those Injured were women who had taken breakfast to their husbands who were employed there. —_——— Jewelry Stole Miss Rachel Page, a domestic employed at the Albany hotel, 2101 Douglas street, com- plained to the police last night that a gold ring and a pair of eyeglasses were stolen from her room early in the evening. e A Vin Lectures. Mr. Leon H. Vincent will lecture at the Lininger gallery this evening on “‘Carlyle,” Friday evening on “Ruskin,” next Monday evening on “Thoreau.” RII\Y ¢ TAILOR warmer; north pt showers in_the northwest winds. their with us for spring dors 2O == RE placing HEY realize that— Nicoll's fabrics and gar- ments are worn by the best dressers— and that the prices are within their means, Trousers— $ 7 e f0=a el Suits— $20-25-30 Cash Makes Low Prices, ,:)/kM TAILOR 20'7 So. 16th 8t, ~—to orde AMUSEMENTS {5th Street Theater| S Tho Greatest Succs = A Prisoner for Life== THE GREAT PRISON QUARRY. SEE THE OUEAN BY A\IUU.\JIAH.II'IE Matineo Wednosday and Saturday SES DOUGLAS STREET THEATER. OMAHA'S POPULAR FAMILY THEATER | WEDNESDAYS LOAY } AT MATINEES £ ““THAT PRECIOUS BABY” Matinee, 10¢, 20c. Night, 20¢, 80e MAY BRETONNE CO. 4 ofall Comedy Dramas, %