Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1894, Page 2

TUNONA Y RITTAY THE OMAHA DAILY BE] oy SATURDAY, will be the clerk of that august body. Among the candidates out for that place are: Frank Wilson of Plattsmcuth, who bus had ex- perlence in that line; James F. Zediker, who. ke a wart, is always cn hand; Ralph W Strow, editor of the Stella Leader; Mayor Geddes of Grand Island, who s also city | editor of the Independent, and C. M. Rigg of Gage, who was assistant secretary of the republican state central committee during the lato campalgn. Casper c.unty has a candidate for chaplain of the house in the person of Rev. M. T Maze, who ran for the legislature on the republican ticket and was defeated. Among Mr, Maze's opponents will be Rev. T. B Gardner, a colored divine of Lincoln, who s ‘pure hs can pray acoeptably for the house For sergeant-at-arms of the house there aro three avowdd candidates. Ex-Sheriff Charles J. Trognitz of Cheyenne county, who failed to s:cure the oll inspectorship under Crounse, s after the Job, as 18 also W. W Carder of Lincoln and McDonald of Geneva It 19 reported that J. T. Evans has been welected by Secretary of State Piper deputy. Jihn . Watson wants to pro tem of the senate, and th want to be secretary of that b ous, including Tim Sedgwick, worked up a big newspaper biom; wenson, editor of the Pender Renublic; Harry Hotch Kiss and Tom C-oke of Lincoln. John Peters started into the race for the office, but when he saw he had be:n distanced he withdrew. Bushnell is also a candidate, and if he does not win it is said he will become Con- gressman Strode's private secretar: Thede Willlams of Gen:va seems to be leading the race for sergeant-at-arms of the senate, but he has a number of com- potitors, The cnly man of the old gang who does not sezm to stand any show for some sort of a berth at the state house this winter s Walt Seely, and it is reported that he has applied for admission to the home for the friendless. as his be president people who ¢ are numer Sy Rheumatism is primarily caused by acidity of the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood ana thus cures the disease. SCHOOL FUND IS NO FUND. Board of Edueation Finds that Its Balance is on the Wrong tide. Much has been said during the year with regard to a probable deficit in the school fund and several spasmodic efforts in the way of retrenchment have been made by the Board of Education to stave off the pros pective bankruptey. Just how serious the financial condition of the board was has not appeared until recently, when the end of the year approaches finding the treasury more completely depleted than any one had im- agined. It is now a matter of record that the school board will be from $65,000 to $70,000 short at the end of the current month. This has been carefully calculated and the figures stated are reliable. The first real difliculty that was experienced was on: month ago when the warrants were drawn for the October salaries. It was found that there was not money enough on band to pay them, and the warrants were carried by the banks until such time as the fund could be reinforced by the license money. There was not a dollar on band with which to pay the Novemb:r salaries, and instead of paying off the teachers and other employes with checks as usual, they were given their warcants ‘and compelled to cash them as best they could. Some of the banks refused point blank to cash the warrants, but arrangements wers finally made through which some of the local banks cashed the warrants and will hold them until the latter part of December, when they will be taken up out of th» license money. In the meantime the banks have presented the warrants at the oilice of the city treas- urer for payment, exd they have been stamped “No money in the fund.” From the date when this stamp is afiixed they be- gin to draw 7 per cent Interest, and It is stated that the reason why some of the banks did not want to cash the warrants was because they did not think the interest was enough to compensate them for their trouble. The extent of the shortage with which the board is confronted may be better realized when it s considered that the entire levy for the year was only 3 mills or $60,900. Consequently the shortage exceeds the origi- nal levy by a considerable amount, While the obligations of the current year.may be met out of the license money by paying 7 per cent interest, in the meantime the prospect that s left for the next year s a serious one. The board was practically even with the world at the beginning of the year. During twelve months it has exceeded its means by 70,000 and with this deficit on hand for next year no one has been able to figure out how the expenses are to be met. The maximum levy is 5 mills and even if the levy should Dbe raised to that amount the increase would pnly partially supply the shortage, to say nothing of the slump in finances that wiil come next year if the present rate of expendi- ture s continued. Just what is to be done in this emergency mo one seems to know. It is stated that there will have to b a general cutting of expenses from the ground up, but even then the retrenchment will come too late. The matter has not yet been brought to the at- tention of the board in an official manner, but it will soon demand recognition. Sev- eral members of the board who were soen yosterday denied that there was any serious trouble in regard to the finances of the board, but the facts which are stated come from the records and cannot be controverted, How moon the board will take official notice of the situation is a matter of speculation. q —_—— . Dr. Winslow Anderson of the University of California reports: I pronounce Dr. Price's Baking Powder as perfect as it is pos- sible for any powder to be made." Sl Ry GUATEMALA BEGINS THE WAR. Reports of a Serlous ¢ haracter Mexican Beundary Line. CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 7.—The latest re- ports from the Guatemala frontier are of a more serious character than any which have as yet riached this capital. It is claimed that a Mexican colonel of the staff of Gen- eral Lullane has been assassinated by the Guatemalavs, and from unofficial sources it 48 reported that a company of the Nineteenth battalion of the Mexican forces has had two mkirmishes with a force of 400 Guatemalan iguerrillas. The first assault of Mexican troops was a harmless skirmish, but the ‘second resulted in two Mexican soldiers being Xilled. The Guatemalans retreated hastily, mnd it is not known that they suffered any ymaterial damage. This particular body of ‘umounted Guatemalavs is reported as still overing about the vicinity of the Mexican . itroops, but it is believed that after making dhe attack they returned to the Guat:malan side of the international line. Should offi- selal information confirm these reports it is {ighly probable the M:xican government will i at once demand reparation in a satisfactory /manner of the outrage. from the General Gourko POSEN, Germany, Dee. 7 seived here from Warsaw, Russian Poland, says that General Gourko, the governor of Warsaw, on Tueeday last received a telegram | rom the Russian minister of the interior ,sonveying to him an order of the czar not {to interfere w'th the affairs of the Roman i-Catholic elergy or to impose any orders upon hem. i$ The dispatch adds that General Gourko {tendered his resignation on December 1, and ‘that the governor general cf Odessa, Pusch Kin, has been de:ignated to succeed him. Resignod. b A dispatch re- Goclatists Demand Lepresentation BERLIN, Dec. 7.—The result of the elec- tion of secretaries of the Reichstag was an- Jhounced today. The soclalist candidate was deteated. . The soclalists demanded representation in Jihe presidential bureau in proportion to their | mumerical strength. But when the presi- jdent of the Reichstag, Herr von Levetzow, ;asked them whether (hey were disposed (o ‘undertake the dutiss connected With such _representation they replied with am em- ‘phatic negative. A Alloged Fours of ¥ o, . LONDON, Dec. 7.—The Morning states that | @t their own request detectives are shadowing 1 Herbert Asquith, the home secretary, Sir | Wiltiam Harcourt, chauncellor of the ex- ehoguer, and ohn Morley, chief secretary of | For the NUST PROTECT THENSELVES 8t. Louis and fan Francisco Bondholders | Issue a Btatement, PREPARATIONS FOR THE REORGANIZATION Best Action s of Bo Interests of All Unity of ‘ssential — Depositors Incur No clal Liability. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The committee formed for the protection of the 4 per cent lidated mortgage bonds of the St. Louls | an Franeisco rallroad, consisting of Fran- cls Peabody, Jr., of Boston and J. Kennedy Todd and Frederick Whittridgs of this city, state the situation in respeet to the bonds 1 s follows The mortgage was intended to secure $50,000,000 of onds to be fssued for certain purposes specified in the indenture, Of that amount $14,000,000 have been issued, of which | about $4,000,000 were éxchanged for the 7 per cent stock of the St. Louis & San Fran- ) company and Atlantic & Pacific second mortgage bonds, The remainder were s ued, 8o the committee is informed, directly | to the Atchison company to the extént of $4,877,100 In payment of the floating debt of the St. Louis & San Francisco company to the Atchison company, and a further amount of $5,000,000 bonds for the guarantce by the Atchison company of the entire issue of $50,000,000. The balance of the bonds 80 obtained by the Atchison company were exchanged for cerfain Atlantic & Pacific bonds, leaving about $6,000,000 in the legal possession of the Atchison company. Most of them arc doubtless pledged. About $8,000,- 000 are therefore in the hands of the public here and abroad, of which the committee already ropresents a large number. The committee considers it necessary to be prepared to take positive action In view of the approaching plan for the reorganization of the Atchison company, and to co-operate in certain legal proceedings contemplated with foreign holders who are working in har- mony with this committes. To make such action effcctive it is desirable that as large a number of bonds as possible be deposited subject to the order of the committee under its plan. No liability Is inourred by the bondholders who may assent to the plan ex- cept for the payment of 1 per cent for ex- penses. MORE OUTKAGES BEPORTED, Stories of Turklsh Brutality Refugeos Coming In. ATHENS, Dec.” 7.—A further story of outrage by Turks has been told here by an eyewitness of the occurrence. An Armenian has just arrived in this city from Hadjin, an -Armenian town, from which . he escaped shortly after the outrage was per- petrated. Hadjin was a town of 1,200 wooden houses, situated near Marash. The refugee states that on the night of October 23 four Turkish officers and two gendarmes set fire to the town, using petroleum to cause the more rapid ‘spread to the flames. An Ar- merfan named Merdakian Garabed, with his mother, witnessed the incendiaries at their work and cried for help. A Turkish official who was appealed to for ald to extinguish the fire refused to permit any assistance. Garabed was seized by order of the oficlals and thrown into prison. Three days later Garabed was killed and his body thrown into the ruins of his burned house. Two refugees have also arrived here from Zeitun. They state that Turkish troops seized Arch- bishop Nigobos, fn the monastery of Four- nout, near Zeitun, together with cleven resi- dents ‘of the village of Zeitun. Thelr fate 15 unknown, MEETING AUSOUKNED UNTIL TUESDAY, Told by ‘Transcontinenial Lines Have Not Yet Per- 3" focted Thelr Agreement. €HICAGO, Dec. 7.—The general meeting of the ‘western roads this morning lasted but a short time and. adjourned without { taking any action, belng stif dependent on the transcontinental lines and their attitude on througli rates. The transchntinental lines hold an all-day sessi:n and fihally adjourned until next Tuesday without *having mccom- plished anything. The general body will not mect again until Tuesday, and will then trail along behind the transcontinental roads as before. The opinion is fresly given by the roads most vitally interested in the formation of a new assoclaticn that it will be fully Feb- ruary 1 before the assoclation is in working order. The ecastern roads are just now suffering a serious falling off in shipments, and they clare that the next statément will show a dccided decrease in the amount of castbound rates. The reason glven is that railways are practically maintaining tariff rates and that shippers are h-lding off. Ordered the Road Sold. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7.—United States Circuit Court Judge Caldwell today, upon the mo- tion of the Manhattan Trust company of New York, trustee for $2,310,000 of the road's funds, issied an order for the sale, after proper legal advertising, under foreclosure of the Sioux City, O'Neill & Western rail- voad, The road has been in the hands of a receiver for some time, but has been rebabil- Itating itself. &kl Railway Notes, Traveling Passenger Agent Jagoe of the Lake Shore is in town, Superintendent Jack O'Hearne of the Chey- enne shops of the Union Pacific was at head- quarters yesterday. - General Passenger Agent Buchanan of the Kikhorn has returned from Chicago, where he was in attendance upon the called meet- ing of lines formerly comprising the West- ern Passenger assoclation, looking to a re- organization of the association. He reports slow progress, and will remain at home for several days or until the roads are mearer an agrecment than at present. ———— In golden autumn or fcy winter Dr. Price's Baking Powder is equally effective. . Spreckels Didn't 1 uy th SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.—1t is positively denied teday that Claus Spreckels has pur- chased the Chino ranch of 40,000 acres in San Bernardino county, with the beet sugar v, the Chino townsite, the Chino Val railroad 1 other u\:]lultumuu'(u. Rob- Oxnard, brother of Messrs. Oxnard, who own the béet sugar factory wt Chino, and| who is associated In business with Claus + was Intervi ed at Spreckels’ office today. He said: 0 such negotiation made and none is in progress or pect.” Sugar Factory 1 le o Froyburg Wi NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 'he American Hebrew unicn closed its' sesslon at noon today. During the proceedings this morning Julius Freyburg of Clncinnati secured con- amid applause, to have his remarks ning the rabbis = on Wednesday stricken from the Members of the executive board were elected. The custom- utions of thanks were passed and a superb silver cup presented to Mr. Solemon Marx of New Orleans. Paid for Rewng u Deputy Marshal. GUTHRIE, Dee. 7.—Late last night four mep-called at the home of King Berry, near Cushiog, in the Sac and Fox country, and riddled him with bullets when he an- swered their knock at the door. They then fired his home and escaped. Berry had been a deputy United States marshal and had bad several tough characters in the neigh- borhocd under surveillance. It Is believed these men were the assassins. e Must Auswer to Sixte tetments. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 7.—Jere Haral- son 18 on trial before Judge Edgerton in | the federal court here on the charge of forgery. The indictment contains sixteen counts, of which seven charge forging vouchers, four forging checks, three forging aMdavits of residence and two with with- holding pension money frem the prosecut- ing witness, Lewls Osbrook, during 1883 and e —— show a Passport or Leave Germany. WASHINGTON, Dec. T.—Ambassador Ruoyon has lnformed the Department of State, under date of November 23, that all | of Louisian; | offic American, a passport, as a condition of eontinuing their stay, and this is sometimes done after a very short sojourn. - WILL SHUT OUT THE ANARCHISTS, Boatner Iy Taking Up the Fight Agalost o Admittance of the Reds. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The effort to prevent anarchists from coming to ' the United States will be resumed In the house of representatives next week if Mr. Boatner in charge of the measure, se- cures from Speaker Crisp the time he exv pects, This measure provoked an exeiting con- test at the close of the last session, but its final passage was cut off by adjournment. At that time the government had received al notification from France that a large number of anarchists, driven out of Europe, o enroute to the United States. taries Gresham and Carlisle were speci anxious to secure legislation In order to cut off the influx of dangerous characters. Sena- ator Hill pushed the anti-anarchist bill through the senate, but it mot *opposition from Messrs. Warner of New York, Goldsier of Tllinois and others in the house, and had to be abandoned for the time being. Mr. | Boatner wiil now take up the contest where it was left off, and is hopeful of securing the passage of the exclusion bill before the holl- days. . Representative Warner of New ferring to the measure, says the necessity for it has evidently gone by. “There was no suggestion in Secretary Carlisle's report,” said Mr. Warner, “‘as to the need of such a bill. There was much ado at the last ses- sion over anarchists about to land, and it was declared the country was in peril. But what has become of the anarchists? They must have been drowned enroute. No one bhas heard of them. It is a singular fact that the men who urge this measure live in the interior from ports where anarchists mighi Dbe feared. - The New York newspapers located at this place where anarchists would be most Iikely to arrive do not believe in the bill.” Mr. Warner’s objection to the bill last ses- slon was that it did not define anarchists, but gave government officials a dangerous authority to call any one an anarchist, and then deport him. The anti-anarchist bill as now before the house provides that no alfen anarchist shall hereafter he permittted to land at any port of the United States or be admitted into the United States, but shali not be so construed as to apply to political refugees or present offenders. P S Ry Yet to be discovered—the woman who was disappointed in cooking with Dr. Price's Baking Powder. e e — BOOKMAKERS COMPELLED T0 QUIT. York, re- San Fraucisco Tulent Too Aective for at Least Five of the Professionals. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.—It is stated that the present race meeting at the Bay District track has not proven a bonanza to all of the twenty-three bookmakers who appeared in the ring at the beginning of the season. Five of them have been com- pelled to leave the ring, and it is stated that their combined losses amount to fully $50,000. Hopkins & Co., Carpenter & Co., Kennedy & Coleman, d Smith and Ell Peart are the “bockies” who have taken down their signs. Ed Corriga gelding, Watterson, dropped dead in the second race today. There was only three horses in the race, and after going half a mile at top speed a blood ves- sel burst in Watterson's head, and he dropped. His jockey, Hill, fcll ‘In' the soft mud and was uninjured. Corrigan paid $3,000 for Watterson.” As usual, the betters ed the winners In the first two races, after that went all to pieces. Sum- 3 st race, six furlongs, selling, maidens: 96, R. Isom (2 to 5), won; Major Hinrichs (8 to 1), second; Head- McClain (5 to 1), third. Time: 3 C., Lochinvar, Keene, Foxhall and My Sweetheart also ran. Second race, seven furlongs: Cadmus, 108, Carr (4 to §), won; Enthusiast, 9, Weber © to 5), second. Time: 1:36. tterson, 102, Hill. 6 to 6), dropped dead. No others ran, Third lro', five furlongs: Clacquer, 108, R, Isom (& to 1), won; Gol: 11 ® to 1), second; Norl: third. . “Time: . 1:0i%. ,fiu Calvert and George Smith a Fourth race, e furlongs: 98, Hinrichs - (4 “to 1), won; Hanford, Jones (12 to 10), ; Sir Reginald, 197, Carr (8 to ©), ‘third. _Time: 1:07%, - Jaké Allen, 'Sam Drown, Norven and ' Gerdius also ran. Fifth race, one mile: Realization, 91, Fiynn (15 to'1), won; Braw Scott, 103, Carr Cockran (1 to 1, (1 to 1), second; Hydy, third. “Time: 1 lorence Dickey, Red Pat, My Luck and Melanita also ran. Schaeffer Crowding on Steam. CHICAGO, Dec, 7.—Schaeffer not only de- feated Ives tonight, but managed to gain 344 points. upon his opponent, putting his total score at 2,375, while that of Ives is 3,000. Schaeffer played a strong and bril- liant game, making runs of 134, 217 and 194, Schaeffer made an average of 62 14-15, sur- passing his own average and coming close to the best average made by Ives in New York, which was 63 1-5. Ives best runs were 122 and 161, The score Tyes—20, 4, 11, 132, 164, 62, 30, 8, 37, 2, 3, 63, 0, 19, 34, 1660 Schaefter—0, 16, 8, 134, 217, 15, 40, 34, 97, 0, 33, °194, 0, 73, 69—644 T Average tonight: 62 14-15, Grand total: Ives, 3,000; Schaeffer, 2,375. Average for five nights: Ives, 40; Schaef- ter, 32 4)-73. Declded Against Bob Kneebs. CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—The board of appeals of the American Trotting association, which has been in sesslon for the past three days, completed its work today and ad- journed. A resolution was adopted declaring that the mare at Wakefield, Neb., declared by R. L. Kneebs and his representatives to be the bay mare Bethel, is not the mare Bethel. Kneebs is now 'in_prison in_Ger- many charged with using she mare Bethel as a ringer. Kneebs has asserted that Bethel is In this country. The board has now upset his claim by its decision. Ives, Schaefter, NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—In the billiard match between Fournil, the French cham- plon, and Tom Galegher of Chicago, to- night Fournil made 100 and Gallagher nine- ty-three point The scare now stands: Fournil, 800; Gallagher. 736. Fournil's high- est run so far is 122; Gallagher's, 17. Woodbine is Now Wild. WOODBINE, Ia, Dec. 7.—(Speclal gram.)—Woodbine normal foot ball again defeated the Denlson team, on the Woodbine grounds. wild with enthusiasm. P e To keep up with the times you cannot afferd to be without Harper's Weekly. Only $4.00 a year. Tele- team 58 to 4, Woodbine s s ki A Pessimist, Atlanta Constitution: “How's crops now?” “Purty good; bus’l reckon it won't last.” “Got a new mule, haven't you?" “Yes; but 1 guess he'll git foundered.” “Politics lively?” “Purty much; but I reckon me." “Is your health good?"” “Purty good; but I reckon I'll ketch the rheumatism.” they'll beat S As Dimly Suggesting Another Reform. Chicago Tribune: Mrs. Thusiasm—I have called, my dear Mrs. Hardfax, in the interests of humanity, to ask you to join with hundreds of our best women In signing this pledge not to wear another sealskin garment of any sort.” Mrs. Hardfax—1 shall be delighted to sign it. Oh, what lovely stufted birds those are on your hat! Where did you get them? narity. Detroit Free Press: The lady was making some remarks about the kind of clothes some other ladies at church had on “The finest garment a wWoman can wear, said her husband, “is the mantle of charity. “Yes,” she snapped, “acd it's about the ouly one some husbands want their wives to wear." ——reee Juck Wabbits Thick in Kansas. GREAT BEND, Kan., Dec. T.—Jack rab- bits are becoming o numerous here that the country is likely to be overrun with them. The farmers complain of the dam- age to young orchards. Bportsmen are kill- Ing them as fast as possible, but the supply seems to be incxhaustible.’ One merchant has shipped over 1,000 this season. —_———— Boller Explosion Killed Oue. UPPER SANDUSKY, O, Dee. T7T.—At dreland. Fears are entertaived of a revival persons sojourning in Germany, not stop- ping at a hotel, are reguired o exhibit som sertificate of mationality, in the case of an Carey, twelve miles north, & boiler in an oil outfit exploded today, instantly kill- driliin, e icholas Goshey of Holgate, O. v eral helpers were probably injured. / DECEMBER 8, | [FROM Not Familiar With, ANOTHER 1I$I CF ''THE BLACK CROOK" ething About the Inner Workings of the Great Spectacular Which Is Now on at the Boyd a New Theater. There are thousands of people who see the “Black Crook” while sitting in the cushioned chalrs of the parquet and dress circle of Boyd's theater, but there only a few, aside from the actors, who have any idea how the big spectacular production appears when watched from behind the scenes. Back of the drop curtain there all kinds of people, mortals and immortals, to say nothing of scenery, spangles, glitter and glory, Yesterday when a Bee man galned access to the stage at the Boyd there were devils and fairies, amazons and supes flying around in what seemed to be an endless confusion. The canvas castles, trees and mountains slipped back and forth across the stage with an airy disregard, and here, there and everywhere at once a gentleman in black was coaching the baliet, managing the stage hands, engineering the innumerable electric wires and batteries, giving orders and answering questions. He was concise, col- lected and cool calmness personified. When the seething caldron of queer looking beings and mixed up scenes was apparently at its worst, he drew back with a warning “hush!” followed by a single clap of his hands. Peace spread her white wings, the curtain rose and a moon silvered valley, silent and deserted, covered the stage. The “Black Crook” behind the scenes has a kaleidoscopie fascination that only the grand spectacular can have. The throng of coryphees and brilliant hued dancers are in odd contrast with the dusty, grimy, gloomy stage property, and sooty stage hands. In the first act his satanic majesty appears at the top of a realistic mountain, and during a blood-curdling oration sends electric fire flashing from his fingers in a decidedly devilsh fashion. Little Staccione does some experimental pirouettes her wonderful toes, and throws herself into the ballet mas- ter's arms with the laughing abandon of a baby, as she winds up with a dizzy whirl. “Take that gum out of your mouth. Did you ever see a devil chewing gum, you block- head?” came In a wrathful sotto voce, as a band of imps came tumbling off the stage. The gum was removed. and a subdued twit- ter greeted the culprit’s breach of sheolian etiquette. » “The jewel ballet to your places,” called the gentleman in black, Mr. McCarty, and an avalanche of jewels followed his order. A little figure rolled in a big woolly blaket coat crept quietly through, and a small voice remarked woefully. “My hardest act. is coming. till you seel are Just walt air when I come offt.” A the blanket coat was left of small flashing feet and o ‘petticoats were whirling ving Fourth of July pin- did her special act with apging scenes and chang- e, the eyes ache and the od nature was paramount. pd a3 fheard; the con- systematic management, ddeas of cursing managers, flirting ball s and beer drinking soldiers were explod@l! It was “business” from the lifting of’ the: curtain till the grand trans: formation scene, ‘when the white and silver robed angel _rerarked solemnly that she was ‘“going to heaven,” and climbed into ¢ machine:of ‘Tapes*and pulleys, went heaven ward and came down again to smear her faca with cold” cream, rub oft the ‘‘makeup,’ yawn sleepily,end remark most urangeli- cally that she was “hungry enough to eat Herzog himself. head dizzy, g Not a profs tusion provs and the old BOYD MAY BUILD ONE. Has Under Consideration the Erection of a Popular Priced Theater Bullding. Ex-Governor James E. Boyd returned from Chicago yesterday morning, and stated to a Beo represcntative that within the past few days he had been approached by several Omaha business men with a proposition to bulld a popular priced theater in Omaha, with him at the head of the enterprise, and was now busy considering the same. The gover- nor said also that he had been strongly ad- vised by prominent theatrical men to get control of the theatrical business in Omaha; that ona management for a regular priced and cheap priced theater would mean larger profits for both the resident and traveling managers and increased benefits to the public. He said that he already had an investment of nearly $200,000 in theatrical property in Omaha, and had been in the business here thirteen years, and the people of this com- munity knew that when he inaugurated an enterprise it was pretty sure of consum- mation. The governor sent for a copy of the ordi- nance now in force pertaining to the con- struction of theaters, and found it to be very materially changed from that of 1891, when the present Boyd was built; that a theater need not be bullt on the ground floor, t it does mot require iron construction, area ways or exits on the sides. Governor Boyd says that a cheaply-constructed,theater might make more money than a fireproof house, but that he would have no hand in the building of a fire trap, such as might be constructed under the present ordinance, and that he does not believe the people of Omaha want such a theater. They want a safe one or none The governor said that he would reach a decision in a very short time, due notice of which would be made, Ed Cooke, the energetic advance agent for “A Railroad Ticket,” which will be at the Empire Christmas week, is not a fatalist, but he is decidedly superstitious regarding his visits to Kansas City, Every time he goes there he hears bad news. A year ago last October he was in Omaha in advance of the “Railroad Ticket,” which was booked for the Farnam ‘Street theater. He went to Kansas City and had been there but a few hours when he heard that the theater had been burned to the ground, destroying all the wardrobe and scenery of Katie Emmett's “Walfs of New York" company. Cooke hustled back to Omaha and made arrange- ments for his:show to play at the old Ex- position building. “A Raitroad ‘Ticket” was booked this sea- son for the Fifteenth Street theater during Christmeas week.! ° Monday Cooke arrived in Kansas City and Tuesday might sat down to supper Wwith’a' party of friends at the Midland. He was ‘telling about the burning of the Farnam 'Street theater a year ago, when a telegratn Was handed him. He opened it and read of “the destruction of the Ex- position building %in Omaha, with all of Katie Emmett's wardrobe and scenery. “I hadn't noticed until that minute,” sald Ccoke, in speaking of the matter afterward, “that there ware fust thirteen people s at the table, Dakhot know whether tha anything to' do with my misfortunes, but I am_superstitions enough to belleve s0.” The one rammmok of ;. Cooke's life Is also c'nnected with! the burning of the Farnam Street theater. 4% was in love with a girl whom he expeatsd % ;marry this son A letter from her was iu the box office of the theater and went up in-smoks with the rest of the conteuts of the bullding. Cooke never answered the letter, because he never re- celved it, and when he weut east last sum- mer he found that bis girl, in a fit of pique, had marrfed ancther Now he sw that he will either build a fire proof theater in Omaha’or ‘refuse to include that city in his advance cfreuit. The 'Ezra Kendall company will keep Its Towa dates, opening in -Councll Bluffs as advertised. ' The company was compelied to cancel its Omaba dates, owing to the burn- ing of the Fifteenth Street theater. st No one who has taken Harper's Magazine gives it up willingly. Price, $4.00 a year. —— Chluess Treaty Arrives in Washington. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The long delayed Chinese treaty has at last arrived in Wash- ND THE CURTAIN e, oz, o0 Part of the Performance the Public Are | It was delayed because the Chi- hing to adopt every precaution, had dispatched the document to the United 8 by way of Kurope, in- stead of by th ter Pacific route. TLate this afternoon 8 ary Gresham and Yang Yu, the Chinese minist xchang . final ratifications, and notk now re to be done but to promulgate th and it 18 expected that the proclama follow in a day or two. AS GOOD AS THE BEST. te Uncle Sam's Latest Naval chines. When the English government, a few years ago, began the construction of eight enor- mous battleships of 14,000 tons displacement, says Cassler’s Magazine, the United States, following sult, authorized the construction of three battl:ships which were to carry the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance These vessels, the Indiana and Massachu- setts, now being bullt by the Messrs. Cramp, and the Oregon, by the Union Iron worl nearing completion. They are of 10 displacement, and are designed fo suc fully meet in battle the best ships of othe nations. Tho hull is prot by a belt of heavy Harveyized nickel-steel armor, seven and one-half feet deep, turned in forward and aft around the bas of the armored redoubts. Tho belt is three feet above and four and one-half feet below the water line. Forward and abaft this belt are three-inch nickel- steel decks, sloping at the sides to four and one-half feet below the water. There is al:o an armored deck over the belt. Coal bunkers are worked over the belt deck, and belts of cellulose six feet thick are worked on the slopes of the armor deck forward and aft. Above the belt armor, and extending from redoubt to redoubt, the side is pro- tected by five inches of armor. The vessel Is cut up forward to add to the maneuvering power and enable her to readily disengage hergelf from an enemy after ramming. Rising from the armored citadel, made by the eighteen-inch belt, are armored re- doubts, seventeen inches thick, extending through the main deck three and one-half teet, giving an armored freeboard of fifteen feet two inches. These redoubts protect the turning and loading gear of the heavy 15- inch turrets. The armament consists of four 13-inch guns, eight 8-inch gurs, four 6-inch guns, six 1-pounder guns, two Gatlings and six torpedo tubes. This represents a welght armament superior to that of any of the latest battleships laid down by other nowers, Fighting Ma- —_—— A Confe 5 Washington Star: “Did ye hear 'bout it?" sald Meandering Mike. “Hear "bout what?" asked Plodding Pete. “Whut Andy Carnegle says. He thinks its a disgrace fur any man ter die rich.” “Dat’s whut it is, too. Er man dat leaves er fortune behind ‘'im sets up er monny- ment ter commemorate 'is selfishness. It is de depth of deggerdation.’ “I know it," replied Mike, with a sign; “but do you know I've got so fur down in the worl' dat I'm hardened. I'd jes ez soon drop a couple o' notches furder an’ be a mi lionaire when I die ez not. I would, honest. Prof. W. T. Wenzell, the well known chemist of San Francisco, writes: “I con- sider Dr. Price’s Baking Powder to be pure and wholesome, and in every way a superior article.’ o — LOCAL BREVITLE Thomas Fornal was arraigned before Judge Dundy yesterday for mailing an improper let- ter through the postoffice to a friend in Den- ver. The regular meeting of the Board of Pub- lic Works yesterday afternoon was devoted to the approval of a few small estimates and bills. Charles Scctt of Omaha and Miss Sherman of Salina, Kan., were uni ringe by County Judge Baxter afternoot. James Roan and Frank Boste were up be- fore Judge Dundy yesterday for cutting timber from government land. They were fined $10 and costs each. W. H. Brown fell off a load of hay in the upper yards of the Union Pacific railroad and sprained his ankle badly. Dr. Towne had him removed to the Presbyterian hospital. James Veboril, Joseph Siroky, Frank Syo- boda and Peter Svoboda were each fined $10 and costs yesterday by Judge Dundy for selling liquor without taking out a govern- ment license. Ben Michels, a farmer, who lives three miles west of Bennington, called at the police station yesterday to report that his house had been entered by thieves and about $5 worth of property stolen. The grand jury at the federal building is still grinding away at the Capital National bank case. A number of new witnesses have been summoned and the investigation is likely to continue for many days yet. There will be a meeting of the Clifton Hill Improvement club at the hall, corner of Mili- tary avenue and Grant street, this evening, to consider very important matters. All citi- Carrie :d in mar- yesterday BANQUETED AT BILLINGS Omaha Oommeroial Olub Members Given & Royal Recoption Last Night. MONTANA DISPENSES TRUE HOSPITALITY Visitors from Nebraska Seo Much to Marvel and Hear Many Words of En- couragement—Ties that Bind Are Now Valaable. BILLINGS, Mont,, Dec. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.) delegation of about twenty-five members of the Commercial elub of Omaha arrived in Billings last night over the new line of the Burlington, which has recently been completed to this city. They w met at the station by a committee from the Business Men's club of Billings, and today has been devoted to entertaining the visitors. They had never before visited the great Yellowstone river valley, and were both surprised and pleased at all they saw y were shown some of the finest and most pro- ductive ranches in the world, and are so pleased with Montana that they have decided to pay It a second visit soon. When the Omaha jobbers ascertained the number and character of the business houses of this city they were brought to a full realization of the importance to Omaha of the completion of the Burlington to Montana. When told one business house alone in Bill- ings pald annually $40,000 for railroad freight they could scarcely realize how a city of only 2,000 inhabitants could do such a large business, Tonight the visitors were entertained In the handsome parlors of the Billings club, where a banquet was served, which, accord- ing to the verdict of the Omaha gentlemen, could not have been excelled in the Gate City itselt. In the popping of champagne corks and the exchange of good fellowship Billings and Omaha were tonight bound to- gother by commercial ties which are sure to redound “to the mutual advantage of both cities, - After the banquet the guests were formally welcomed to Billings by Judge A. W. Mil- burn of the district court. Responses were made by the following Omaha gentlemen A. B. Smith, assistant general freight agent of the B. & M.; C. I’. Weller of the Richard- son Drug company, E. Bruce of Bruce & Co., Danicl Farrell, jr., of Farrell & Co., Euclid Martin of Parlin, Orendorffl & Co., John 8. Brady of MeCord, Brady & Co., Charles A. Coe of the Morse-Coe Shoe com- pany, and George M. Tibbs of M. E. Smith & Co. Judge Matheson, 1. D. O'Donnell, one of the most successful ranchers in Montana, and Hon. Powell McCormick, also spoke, welcom- ing the visitors, but the speech of the evening was made by Hon. T. H. Carter of Hele: who happened to be in Billings. He pictursd in glowing terms the meaning and results of the binding together by bonds of steel the great states of Montana and Nebraska. At the close of his remarks the Omaha gentle- men gave three cheers and a tiger for Bill- ings and Montana, which were responded to in kind by the members of the Billings club on behalf of Omaha and Nebraska. The excursion was tendered the Omaha jobbers by the Burlington, and they have had an ocular demonstration of the new market which the road opens in this city. At 12 o'clock tonight the party left on the return trip, expecting to stop oft at Sheri- dan, Wyo., Deadwood and other points, and reach Omaha next Friday. A L R FORGED AMERICAN SCHOOL BONDS. England and Irefanc Flooded with Them by rm of High Standing. Dec. T.—A telegram received here from Belfast says that £30,000 of Ameri- can school bonds have been placed in Ireland and that £150,000 of the same securities have been placed in London during the last ten years. A large amount of these securities e believed to have been forged, but the exact proportion is not yet known. The work of placing these alleged forged securi- ties is #aid to have been dome by a member of an American banking house. ~ One of the partners of this concern is said to have ab- sconded. The names of the parties con- cerned are not yet obtainable. The school bonds referred to were not listed fn London, but it was stated that they were regarded in the United States as being first-class securities and as ranking in many cases next to United States bonds, The American firm which placed the bonds in Ireland and England has hitherto been considered of high reputation. In many cases the bonds have been held for many zens of the morthwest part of the city are invited to attend. At noon yesterday the Omaha Milling com- pany called up police headquarters by tele- phone and stated that they had caught three men stealing grain from cars, and that they had the thieves corralled. When the police arrived the thieves had escaped. It is reported that during the past few days a St. Joseph company has offered $160,- 000 for the ground on the corner of Farnam and Fifteenth streets, where the Farnam Street theater formerly stood, and that the owners have declined the offer. At the Unity club last night the department of poetry entertained the members. Dr. Mann, the head of the department, explalned the nature of poetry and its varieties. Afte his instruction he read a number of selections from the poetical works of Aldrich. Yesterday C. W. Reed bought of his partner, James Casey, his Interest in the Dellone” hotel and hereafter Mr. Reed will be sole proprietor. Mr. Casey expects in about ten days to go to Pittsburg, Pa., where he may again engage in the hotel business. A large gang of workmen were engaged yesterday fin pulling down the walls of the old Baptist church destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning. The dangerous part of the walls of the old Exposition building were also razed. The wotk drew a large crowd of idle eurlosity seekers. James Morgan was arrested last night on a warrant charging him with adultery. The complainant is a Woman who claims that she 1s the lawfully wedded wife of Morgan. She says that Morgan has married another woman and that the couple are living at 812 North Sixteenth street. Morgan was intoxicated when he was arrested. Judge Allen Fleld of Lincoln appeared in federa] court yesterday and had a number of cases agalnst Bankwrecker Mosher dis- missed. The sults were instituted by de- positors, and in a test case made some time since, the court held- that they were mot propetly commenced. The cases will be brought again in a modified form. H. C. Russell, the new commissioner of public lands and buildings, 18 In the city accompanied by Major H. C. McArthur of Lincoln. 1Tt is stated on good authority that Major McArthur will be the new com- missioner's deputy. Colonel Russell will not afirm or deny the statement, but he does deny the published statement that he intends to make & clean sweep of his office. W. H. Russell of the Mutual Investment company has complained to the police that his vacant house at Thirty-Afth and Franklin streets has been ransacked and fourteen window - sashes stolen. The sashes were traced te Tom Gallagher's house at Thirty- second and Burdetie streets, but when the police went to arrest Gallagher he had flown. Gallagher bas often been in jall for stealing. Charlie Brown, a Chicago lad, ran away from home November 16 and when last heard from trying to reach Omaha. An un- controllable desire to tread pathless forests and to poduce the Indian population is im- pelling Charlie westward. He is 16 years old, of slender build, black eyes and hair, poor teeth and has a large scar above his right . The boy 1s also known as Arthur Brown and Charlie Vandervoort, the latter being his stepfather’'s name. Church Howe, commander of the Nebraska Grand Army of the Republic, and Rev. L. P. Ludden, secretary of the state rellef com- mission, have been in Omaha for two days making arrangements for sbipping supplies to destitute members of the Grand army. It has been decided to handle all supplies in- tended for the old soldiers through tho relief comuisston. Al supplies will be shipped direct to the commission at Lincoln and dis- tributed from there. The rallroads have all granted exceptionally favorable rates. years and Interest has been paid regularly, the coupons being domiciled in the office of the firm in America. The first issue of the bonds was made seven years ago. One of the brokers interested in these securities claims to be ignorant of fraud and has gone to America to Inquire into the mat- ter. ——— Gusollne Stove Exploded. DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 7—By the explo- sion of a gasoline stove on which Mrs. Davis Polsky was cooking dinner today her clothing and that of her l-year-old child was set on fire and both burned to death. M. Wasson, in an effort to save them, was dangerously burnec — Movements of Seagoing At Halifax, N. from Glasgow. At _Bremerhaven—Arrived—Saale, New York, via Southampton. At Glasgow—Arrived—Scandinavian, from Boston, via Halifax, ols Dec. 7. 8.—Arrived—Assyrian, from A7 NWCMERR Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the By8- tem effectually, dispeis colds, head- aches and fevers and oures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of ‘its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeabie substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. 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SOLD by Kuhn & Co., Cor. 15th and Douglass §ta., and J.'A. Fuller & Co., Cor. 14th and Douglass Sis., OMAHA, NEB Pataskala, Ohlo. Consumption Checked Obstinate Case of Catarrh Local Applications lled —Hood's Sarsaparilla Cured. Hood & Co., Lowell, Ma *Gentlemen: —I ought to make known my experience with Hood's Sarsaparills, so that others aficted may learn where to find & rem- edy for that serious and obstinate disease, catarrh. Tt troubled me serlously. I hadadull hing seusatlon fu tho top of my head, and the charge fi o nose, I became s0 g8 1 could do nothing but hawk aid spit, My luiga ware ulso belog rapidly at fected, and fad it not been for rsaps rilla, I would have filled A Consumptive's Grave long ago. 1 have taken about ten bottles of Sarsaparilla, which have effectually Tefore resorting to this medicine, 1 used- all the ecatarrh remddies, inhalants aid tocal application, I heard of. None seemed 0 Hood’s**Cures reach the seat of the disease. In fact I gn v worse while using them. 1 owe my eur d purlf wers of Hood's Sarsa- Haeiitacs Mo B eV o, Pataskata, Obio Hood's Plils cure all liver llls, biliouszess, faundics, indigestion, siok headache. 25 AMUSEMENTE, Prof Bishop's Amusement Cireuit. » sheridan, Wyo. Small but good attrac s on sharing terms, Rallroad throvgh to the oosst, LAST TWO TIMES . TODAY. TONIGHT. Closing the Engagement of EUGENE TOMPKINS' Magnificent Spectacle, THE BLACK CROOK MATINEE TODAY AT 2:30. PRICES—First floor, Glc and 5¢c; balcony, 38 and e, EVENING PERFORMANCE AT 8, NIGHT PRICES—First floor, 3100 aod $L50; balcony, S0c and 75e. NOTE—Last February this same “Black Crook” company played to the larges matinee ever known in Omaha. pa AL s ) 2-M ATINEES-2 COMMENCING, SUNDA A GREAT COMPANY OF COMEDIANS. MATINEE, DEC. ¢ Cosgrove & Grant's Comedians —IN THE— EVERYTHING NEW BUT THE TITLE. N[]7 MUSIO - Nh SOENERY EFFECTS POPULAR PRICES-8c¢ AND #e. Night—Regular_Prices. (FORMERLY FEOPLE'S THEATEL) W do HURGESS, - - . niage BUNDAY MATINEZ, - Deo. 9th T, E » NEW DAZZLER EMPIRE THEATER | 2s7as® LAR Matlnee