Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 1, 1895, Page 2

THE OMAIA DA ILY BE¥: TUESDAY FORECLOSURE PRAYED FOR dholders of 8t. Joe and Grand Island Want the Road. CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY CHIEF PLAINTIFF Action Taken in Sequence of Defanlt in In- ~“lerest Payments—Separate Recelver Asked for to Serve Until a Sale s Made. The Central Trust company of New York has filed an application in the federal court asking for the appointment of a separate re- ceiver for the St. Joseph & Grand Island rallway, In July, 1885, the Grand Island road Issued bonds to the amount of $7,000,000, secured by a corrveyance to the Central Trust com- pany of all’ its property and franchises, Ona of the stipulations of the mortgages was that in case default was made In the payment of any Interest on any of the bonds issued 1t would be lawful for the trust com- pany to foreclose the equity of redemption and to sell or dispose of the property. In the petition, the Central Trust cini- pany reviews the case and the agriement and #ays that the Grana fsluvl road made default in the payment on May 1, 1894, of interest due on that day. This was followed by another default of payment in November, 894, the date of the semi-annual instal nent of interest and the coupons which be- ame due and payable May 1, 1894. The petitioners now ask that a receiver be appointed on the foreclosure suit of the Cen- tral Trust company of New York versus the St. Joseph & Grand Island railway et al, claiming that the sum of $7,420,000 with in- terest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on $210,000 from May 1, 1894, and on $7,- 210,000 from November 1, 1894, is due tho complainants. The petitioners pray for relief and ask the ald of the court, secking the foreclosure of the mortgage of July, 1885, and that a recelver or receivers be appointed to take possession of the rallway property in ques- tlon, with power to operate the road and pre- serve the same until the sale thereof may be decreed by court and to secure the earn- ings of the said railroad and properties to the use of the bondholders, and with such other powers and authority as are usually possessed by receivers in like cases. They further ask for a writ of injunction, conformable to the prayer of the bill, to be issued to the said railway and its officers and to James H. Benedict, Isaac H. Brom- ley and Frank K. Pendleton, and also peti- tion that they should be served with subpoenas commanding each of them at a certain time and under penalty to be therein specified to be and appear before the honor- able_court to answer in the premises and to abidé by the order and decree of the court. The complainants are represented by But- ler, Stillman & Hubbard of New York. - EFFECT ON UNION PACIFI General Solicitor Thurston of th Pacific, speaking of the suit in for brought by the Central Loan and Trust com- pany on behalf of the first mortgage bond- holders of the St. Joe & Grand Island, said: “The bill is an ordinary foreclosure bill and is exactly in line with other bills of foreclosure brought on various parts of the system. I am not advised whether the bond- holders will ask for the appointment of a separate receiver or ask for a continuance of the present receivers, pending foreclosure proceedings. 1 do not suppose the Union Pacific or the receivers would care to con- tinue the present receivership over the Grand Island unless the bondholders desired it. As a matter of fact, the Grand Island zoad has really been under separate man- agement for, several years, and is so today, under the general receivership. Mr. Rob- inson, the general manager, has full charge of the property, and has operated it strictly in its own interest, the management, of course, being friendly with the management of the Union Pacific, and, as I believe, they were mutually beneficial. A separate re- celvership for the Grand Island would scarcely affect the Union Paclfic situation at all. | The two systems are no: so related as to furnish much through business from one to the other, and, in all probability, under a separate receivership the exchange of busi- ness and division of rates would remain substantially the same.” As a matter of history, when the Ames suit was brought, the St. Joe & Grand Island, together with the Kansas City & Omaha, ‘were parties to the suit, and the same re- celvers continued the separate operation of the St. Joe properties distinct from the Unlon Pacific. It Is also"well known that the St. Joe never paid a dollar of its interest Indebtedness, simply because it was never in a money-earning condition. It has been foreclosed ‘several times, and this is only another of the phases through which a non- paying property has to go. THRERE WERE MANY CAUSES. Altogether They Defeated the Forming of a Transcontinental Asroclation. It develops that the fallure to form a transcontinental association was the result of several compllications instead of the one reason assigned by Chicago papers, the boy- cott of the Union Pacific. The Canadian Pacific absotutely declined to B0 into an agreement for & dlvision of the west-bound immigrant business, and refused to relinquish the present exorbitant differ- entials in effect via Port Arthur, St. Paul and Vancouver. The pecullar attitude taken by the Sante Fe and Southern Pacific in the settlement of their Southern California differences, whersby it was inténded that the lines via Ogden should pay part of the indemnity asked by ~ the Sante"Fe of the Southern Pacific proved & stumbling block. It seems that the repre sentatives of the Ogden lines, in the discus- sion, entirely cverlooked the fact that the basis proposed by the Sante Fe and Southern Pacific would actually decrease the revenue of the lines east of Ogden from §2 to $3 on every ticket, single and round trip, sold to southern Californta points, via [ After the divisions of tickets to southern California points had been carefully figured over by one of the Ogden lines, and an estnate of the shrinkage In revenue, “ligh weuld have had to be borne by the lines' between the Missourl river and Ogden, amounting to nearly $30,000 per annum, on a very conservalive estimate on the small bus- iness done in ‘94, and this matter had been lald before some of the Ogden lines, a very large sized sensation was at once lald open, and the Southern Pacific gpiven to understand that its Ogden connectlons did not propose to shrink their revenue to help pay the Santa Fe's exorbitant demands. - Another question prolific of trouble was raised in regard to the so-called personally conducted excursions, which is acknowledged to be cne of the greatest sources of demoral- dzation to the transcontinental situation. The exorbitant commissions pald by these excur- lon sgenciea to the ticket agents for the sale of tickets for these excursions, which commissions are borne by the railroads back- Ing these agencies, is causing anxiety on the © part of sowme roa Then the loss to the various cperating departments of the tran: gontinental roads In hauling back from the Pacifie coast emply ca; The tourist cars, whioh comstitute the equipment assigued these exeursion agencies, in which these per- sonally conducted excursions are carried, have (o be hauled back cne way empty, but on this the car mileage has to be paid, Whether filled or empty, at & cost of many thousand dollars o the operating depart- ments of the transcontinental roads. While 80me of the lines were in favor of the aboli- tion of these expensive attachments, othe: were Bot, but it is admitted (hat something showld be done if & transcontinental agree- ment Is reached, whereby these personally condueted excursions can be done away with. These facts, now for the first time made pub- l: destined to play no ineonsequential the l:ol:nun lo form a transconti- tion. ble criticism is heard in rallroad garding the masterly inactivity Ahe Union Pacific toward the ef- ade by the transcontinental an agreement. These criti- the Unlon Pacific people Indignant that the poition of th sailed A Bee reportér asking Mr. Lomax what the real attitude of the Union Pacific was relative to the proposed transcontinental agreement, elicited the reply that since the Union Pacific withdrew from the Transconti- nental assoclation in November, 1892, pri- marily on account of the boycoft instituted against the system on excursion busihess, it would not become a party to another trans continental association unless the boyeott was lifted, and when the discussion of a new transcontinentai ag-eement came up at the first meeting in Chieago, November 28, the Unfon Pacific took the position then that it would have to be understood from the start that the boycott would have to be raised Assurances were given that if other diffi- culties between other lines could be gotten out of the way there would be no difficulty in settling the hoycott to the satisfaction of the Unfon Pacific. In consequence the Unfon Pacific attended every meeting from that time up to the meeting of December when an endeavor was made to get an agre ment of all lines, irrespective of the gene-al transcontinental agreement, to raise 'rate and this before any of the existing difficulties had been settled. Tze Union Pacific naturally declined to attend the meeting called to con- sider this proposition until it had the neces- sary assurance that the boyeott would be lifted and the differential rates through Port- land, which have forced the demoralization of transcontinental rates, were withdrawn. In response to requests to attend the mee ing it restated its position, but could get no satisfactory action, and consequently ab- sented itself from the meetings last week Now, however, a call has been made for a meeting Thursday, January 3. to take up the matters which so seriously affect the Union Pacific, and that road has signified its desire to attend this meeting, and it s hoped that the obstructions presented by the other lines will be gotten out of the way General Passenger Agent Francis of the Burlington s t the telegrams relati to the probable disagreement of the com- mittee endeavoring to form a Transco tinental Passenger assoclation were mislead- ing. He criticises the action of the Union Pacific in remaining away from the meet ing, when an attendance upon the mesting might increase the revenue of the “'Over- land” system thousands of dollars by its agreeing with the majority of the roads in an advance in rates. He thinks the Santa Fe-Southern Pacific differences could be har- monized, but deprecates the disposition of some roads to remain outside, while other interests are at work endeavoring to patch up an agreement. “It the lines absolutely necessary to the perfaction of an agreement remain away from Thursday’s meeting, then 1 feel pretty confident that the meeting will adjourn with- out delay. We have labored hard to bring about an understanding and if we fail the fault will rest with those who have shown little disposition to aseist in the work of the passenger representatives who have been in attendance upon the meetings ever since the first meeting was held LAND WILL BE Overland” should be ov Effort Will Be Renewed Thursday to Re- vive the Transcontinental Association, CHICAGO, Dee. The net earnings of the Burlington road for the month ending pyember 3) show a, de of $338.018 from the same month of last y The net carn- ings of the road from January 1 to Novem- ber 30 have been $2,531,620, a decrease from the net earnings of the previous year of $1,08¢ The Union Pacific hes announced that it will be represented at the meeting of the western roads on Thursday next, and will take part in the effort to revive the - ciation agreement. It will, however, insist on the abolition of the boycott against it. The Soo line has gone on record by declar- ing that it will not send o man to Chicago to discuss any eastbound business. It is not known what the Canadian Pacific will do, but the general opinion is that it will not be represented at the meeting. If it is not the other lines will go ahead and attempt to form the assceiation without it. According to the Railway Age, the num- ber of roads placed M the hands of receivers in 1896 was thirty-eight; mileage, 7,025; bonds mvolved, $196,647,0.0; capital stouk, $199,144,- 000; total bonds and capital stock, $305,- 791,000. 'This is a strong decrease from 1893, when the roads going into receivership num- bered seventy-four, mileage, 2310, and the total of bonds and stocks, $i,781,046,000, COAL ROADS COMBINING. Pennsylvania Company Coming Into the Enstern Coal Combine. NEW YORK, Dec. 31,—Representatives of the anthracite coal companies are holding a meeting here today to arrange a basis for. the production of 1895. The most sug- gestive thing about today’s proceedings was the fact that Willlam Joyce, general freight agent of the Pennsylvania, was present and took part in the deliberations. His company has never co-operated with the other coal roads, and its indepéndent attitude has done ‘more than any one thing to make the monthly agreements inoperative. It has always been allowed a percentage, but the radical way in which it has increased its output over the amount allowed has been a_cause for apprehension. It is proposed to effect an organization of the coal roads into an associntion, modeled after that of the Trunk Line association, in anticipation of the passage of the law permitting pooling. Reorganization a Fallure, NEW YORK, Deec. 3L.—The Olcott-arle reorganization committee of the Reading railway met this afternoon in this city, and at the close of the meeting issued a state. ment to the effect that the plan of adjust- ment dated October 1, 189, has not been assented to by a sufficlent number of in- come bondholders and stockholders to make the same effective. The committee now holds over a majority of the general mort- gage bonds, and have, In accordance with the bondholders’ agreement of May 17, 1894, and their circular of October 1, 1894, notified the trustee of the general mort- gage to bring suit for the foreclosure thereof and to press such suit as exped|- tiously as possible. Hailway Notes. Judge J. M. Thurston and W. R. Kelly of the law department of the Unlon Pacific returned from St. Paul Sunday morning. The Wabash is domiciled in its new quar- ters on Farnam street, west of the Paxton hotel, and George Clayton gives It out cold that he proposes to have the finest railroad office in Omaha. The room seems particu- larly adapted for the uses of the Wabash company. The furniture has been entirely repainted, and there Is a delightful cosiness about the place, In keeping with the road which occupies the new location. It will seem strangoe not to see the Wabash signs at the corner of Fifteenth and Farnam streets, but this s a progressive age, and old land marks are fast dlsappearing, “AlL that glitters is not gold,” but the gold -in the ‘medal reccived by Dr. Price’s Baking Powder at the California Midwinter fair Is genuin LR Hooked for Missourl. Marshal Abe Wilson of Cralg, Mo., arrived in the city yesterday with Messrs. Rifte and Allen, a couple of Craig merchants, to take a look at Harry Kelly aud Andy Ryan, two men under arrest on the chargs of hold- ing up and rabbing Emil Fishel a fow nights Aago. The stores of Riffe and Allen were burglarized on the night of December 22, and about $300 worth of clothing and jewelry taken, When Ryan and Kelly were ar- rested a considerable amount ef jewelry and some mew clothing was found on them. Marshal Wilson easily identified Kelly as having been in Craig on the day before the robbery, and sald that he was then suffering from a pistol shot in the chin. He gave Kelly money to buy his dinner. The mer- chants positively identified the clothing and Jewelry as haviug been stolen - from their stores. e -—— Thinks He Was Her Hushaad, Mrs. Arthur Russell, 105 Pennsylvania ave- nue, Rochester, N.. Y., has written to the chiet of police, asking for further informa- tion regarding an item which appeared In Rochester papers about a ycar ago, stating that while a double weddiug was in progress near Omaha, Oscar Russell, ene of the bride- grooms, was shot and killed by Herman Ecklenkamp. ~ Mrs. Russell says that her husband left Ler about two years age, and not having heard from him since, she s elined to the belief that the man who was killed w. her husband and that he had come out to this part of the country and changed his nune from Arthur to Oscar. — Biroke Through the lon and Drowned. *SAG HARBOR, L. I, Dec. 31.—Frederick Glover, riding his bicyele on Long Pond, a\:l\t through the lee and was drowned to- ¥y TWO SENATORS T0 BE CHOS Wyoming Legislature Has a Double Duty to Perform this Year. CARZY A CANDIDATE FOR RE-SLECTION Francis E. Warren, Nowever, Mas a Bet- ter Chance for the 1 L3 Term and Carey for the Short One. CHEYENNE, Wryo., The senatorial contest ot discussion in time, and interest Dac. 31.—(Special.)— is the principal topic Wyoming at the present in the final outcome will unabated until the legislature set- question. Two United States bo chosen, one for a term of six years to succeed Joseph M. Carey, and one for four years to fill the vacancy occasioned by the failure of the l:gislature two years ago to elect a suc- cessor of Francis B. Warren. | Senator Carey is a candidate for re-election. Ex-Senator Warren Is also a candidate for the long term sematorship. The fact that these gentlemen are the leading public ‘men | of the state, both being residents of Cheyenne, makes the contest of more than ordinary interest and importance. Four { years ago, when the state was first admitted to tho union, they were both elected to the positions to which they now aspire without difficulty, but the conditions have changed materially since that time. Wyoming is a large state and her industries are diversified and widely separated, con- sequently there is serious and obstinate ob- Jection to alowing both of the senators to come from the southeastern corner of the state, even (hough they do reside in the capital city. Early in the contest the balance of the state demanded that Cheyenne should decide between Carey and Warren, in order that the favorite sons of the several counties on tho outside might have an open field in the contest for the second place. Warren's friends appeared to be largely in the ma- jority in Laramie county, and the announce- ment that he was the unanimous cho'ce of his own county’s delegation was received with hearty approval all over the state. The several candidates concede Warren's election to the long term and a majority of them are willing that he should bo elected the first thing, n order to remove one of the disturbing elements from the contest. They arguo that it Warren is elected to succeed Senator Carey the latter cannot consistently become a cand'date for the short term. The friends of ex-Congressman Clarence D. Clark, who is easily in the lead for the four- year position, may, however, insist upon the caucus taking up the election of the candi- date to fill the vacancy first. They will no doubt reason that by adopting these tactics it will be easier to force a combination with tho leading candidate for the long term, thus absolutely insuring the election of hoth. Thus far Senator Warren has held aloof from all alliances with other candidates, aud he asserts that he intends to do so until the end. His friends say that he expeots to he elected solely upon his merits, and does not ask to be carred upon the shoulders of any other candid Senator Carey has come home from Wash- ington and is making an aggressive personal ivass. About a month ago he purchased a plant and started a daily paper in Chey- enne, the other republican papers of the city having declared for Warren. The sen- ator has since been endeavoring to explain his position on the financial quest'on through the editorial utterances of his paper. By what process of reasoning - Senator Carey's friends figure that he has a show of election is ‘not known. He will not get more than one vote, and very likely not/that, out of the Laramie coun'y delegation. - Con. verse county’iwill probabiy give: him thres; but Where he expects to get the other twenty- four necessary to insure his election Is a problem that those who pretend 1o know how the several delegations will stand on the Informal ballot are unable to figure out. For the short term senatorship, ex-Con- gressman Clarence D, Clark will have the unanimous support of the Uinta and Sweet- water county delegations, and he has the as- surance of the support of sufficient members from the northern counties to Insure, him twenty votes on the first ballot, His friends claim’that these will stay with him as long as thers Is any possible show of success. Hon. J. C. Davis of Carhon county, Judge M. C. Brown of Albay and Judge Jay L. Torrey of Fremont will have the backing of thelr “respeciive counties, Carbon has six members in the legislature; Al- beny, seven; - Fremont, three. W strength the several ~candidates w levelop outside of their respective countles is purely a matter of conjecture, In the event of any prolonged squabble Judge Torrey is considered the most formidable contestant, As an organizer and experienced parliamentarian ' he ‘stands without a peer In the west. The years he spent lobbying for the bankruptey bill, of which he fs the author, has given him an experience in na- tional affairs: that will be a great advan'age to him in his canvass. He resides in the northern part of Fremont county, and is the only candidate who doss mut (ive along the Ine of the Union Pacific railroad. Northern Wyoming has never had a répresentative in congress, and there is a feeling in that sec- tion that they have been neglected and over- looked, The legislature convenes January 8, but under the United States statute balioting for senators will not be begun until the 22d inst. The democrats are not taken into considera- tion in the speculations on the senatorial contest. There are not enough of them to cut any figure. The republicans have forty one majority on joint ballot out of a total membership of ifty-five in both houses, there being just three democrats In the house and four In the senate. Two of the latter are holdover members, but ona of these, Senator Hurt of Natrona, is so il that he will not be able to attend the session, Two years ago the democrats, with the ald of the popu- lists, were able to organize the house, and after unseating two republican members, had a majority of three on joint ballot. Nat- withstanding this, they were unable (o agree upon a senator, and the legislature adjourned ufter accomplishing scagcely anything. continue | tlzs the senators are to COLONEL CODY'S BIG SHOWS, Buffalo Bill Wil Have 'Threo on ths Road Next Yoar. CHEYENNE, Dec. 3L.—(Specfal.)—Colonel W. F. Cody, known throughout the clyilized world as “‘Buffalo Bill" of the Wild West fame, accompanied by his wife and daughter, was in Cheyenne yesterday em route from Denver to his home at North Platte, Neb. He was the guest of old friends who knew him when Cheyenne was but a pioneer sett!2ment, and “Buffalo Bill" was acting as a_scout for General Custer and other army officers, who were endravoring to protect the pioneers from the ralds of the bloodthirsty Siux and treacherous Crow Indians. “I bave come to Cheyenne,” said Colonel Cody, “to look after the purchase of 160 head of native horses for my Wild West show. | use Wyoming horses nearly altogether. They are more spirited and better lookers than any other horses I can secure. 1 also expect to engage some Wyoming riders during my brief stay here. Bert Shanks and Angus McPhee, two Laramie eounty cowboys, were with me last year. They wece the best riders 1 ever bad in my show. ‘Nate Salisbury, my partner, and I will have three Wild West shows in operation next year. The principle show will be known as the ‘Wild West and Cougress of Rough Riders of the World." - This show will open in Philadelphia the 1st of May. After leay- ing Philadelphia, we will take In the prin- eiple cities of the country, traveling in a spe- clal train of 8fty-six cars. There will be 600 people and 650 horses with (his show. I do not belleve that I can afford to come west of Omaha, the exgnn of operating the show will be $4,000 a day. I will travel with the aggregation and assume personal charge of the show. “Another show will open in New York on May 15, and the Wild West performance at Clicage will be opened on Decoration day. These shows will employ 300 people each, and will be kept running during the entire mmer. Mr. Salisbury will spend his time between the New York and Chicago skows. 1 shall not agtempt to go to Burope again with my show fext summer. Nebraska PHi#oners at Slons Falls, SIOUX FALES, 8. D, Dec. 31.—(Special)— Deputy United; States Marshal Hubbard of Nebraska has brought here H. C. Thompson and Patrick Fitederald, each sentenced to one year and one (momth in the penitentiary for robbing the prstofice at Plattsmouth, Neb J. B. King and:;Bdward Nolan have been brought here froms North Dakota. They also get thirteen ) months each for postoffice robbery. PaulbBreshanan while marching on to Washington st join Coxey's army com mitted some crimeat Fargo, N. D)., for which he will servesa ypar and ten days in the penitentiary here. AP, BUSY ISSUING LICENSES. Applieations rd Yesterd Board of Fire and Police Commls- met as a | board yesterday | afternoon and spent over three hours in con sidering additional applications for saloon licenses. Most of the time was oceupied in cussing the question of lssuing iicenses saloons that had wine rooms attached |and the result was a general deeision to act in accordance with the previous deter- mination and on the recommendation of Chiet Seavey that no license should be issued to oon that had more than one wine room. Che question arose on the application of Captain O'Donahwe, whose saloon appeared on the list submitted by f Seavey as having three wine rooms. Commissioner | Caburn took the position that if thers was | any saloon in the city where criminals were accustomed to resort and where girls were debauched, no license should be granted But he beiieved that the recommendation of the chief of police should have specified these places. The board, in his opinion, had no right to refuse a license to a person who had complied with all the legal require- ments and against whom no protest had been filed solely on account of the gen:ral ac- cusation which had been presented by the chiel of polic Mayor Bemis and Commissioner Hartman, on the other hand, decared that the board could not do otherwise that to act on the recommendation of the chief. He had thrown the entire responsibility on it and it must insist that lic.nses be not granted in these Finally, Captain O'Donalyie agreed nove the wine rooms and with that understanding the license was granted and the protest overruled. Similar action was taken with the appli tion of Louis Gol Ninth and Capitol avenue, 1123 Douglas, and George 924 Douglas. BEach of the applicants promised to remove the wine rooms and received his iicense. The applica- tion of Mr. Tierney for a license at 102 South Eleventh street was refused cn account o the protest from the Board of Rducation against issuing a lic:nse to a saloon opposite to or adjacent to a school building. The location mentioned is across the street from the Dodge school. Licenses were lssued to persons, against whom no prot A. Getteman Brewivg con ¢ S'xteenth; Harry W. Cowduroy eventeenth; Rosa Hunziker, 802 South Thir- teenth; John Kelkinney, 3i1 South Seven- teenth; Claus Rohner, 724 North Sixteenth; John 1. Lan & Schlank, 1219 Dolglas 314 South Fourteenth; Ed Maurer, nan Nick Yager, 1108 Farvcam; Riley Bros. 111 rnam; Charles Block Douglas John Marhover, 1524 South Twentietli; Erast Meyer, 111" 'South Fourteenth; Charles Nordenberg, 611, Narth Sixteenth; Stocker, Nocth (Thirtieth; Mohr, 622 South. Thirteenth; I 1019 Farnam; Sputh; Omaha pany, Ninth and Jackson; Herman hauser, 1024 . Sopth, Thirteesth Brooker, 218 South, F ftesnth; Nyberz & Berg, 111 North, Sixtgenth; M. V.. Cword South Sixteenth;: Richard Wilde, 112 nam; Gillin & O'Brian, 324 South Fifteenth; C. W. Reed, 124 North Fourteenth; Thomas Collopy, 1601 Vinton; Justice Kesler, 1214 South. Thirteenth. = I - The Board of Jife and Pollce commissions ers held a short sessipn last n'ght to hear protests. The following applicants were granted licenzes upon agreeicg (o remove the wine rooms now in their places of busi- ness: Michael Muller, 301 North Sixteenth; A. B. MeAndrew 3 South Fourteenth; Adolph Brandes, 1201 Douglas; Mrs. B, C. Tuthill, 1517 Farnam; Louls Lauritsen, 1109 Farnam: Mathias Thaller, 1806 South . Sixteenth; Thomas C. Douglas, 502 North Sixteenth: Andrew Hemmel, 128 North Twelfth; William Young, 124 North Fifteenth; Edgar Rothery, 23 South Eleventh; J. H. Larkins, 311 South Sixteenth; William King, 1124 Chicago; Gus Cary, 1120 Farnam; Christ Rossen, 1625 Howard; Peter O. Hansen, 1335 North Twen ty-fourth; Peter Stach, 1801 St. Mary’s ave- nue; Kelly Bros., 1324-Howard; Willlam F. Garrity, 123 North Tenth; August G. Stephan 1306 Douglas; Dominick Hert, 123 North F. nth; Peter Wickman; 1513 Howard; Daniel Ying, 906 North Sixteenth; Frauk 3 16 North Sixteenth; Hans Hemmingsen, 621 Pacific; Walter Brandes, 1013 South Tenth; Hermann Schaeffer, 324 South Thir eenth; Emil Gall, 902 and 904 Douglas; Henry Roen- feldt, 623 Nerth Sixteenth; William McKenna, 2801 North James Quinn, 1024 North S| d Quinn, 1102 North rd, 1012 North Twen- 2123 North rge Number of the I iranted by | The sioners nse to | | c the following sts appeared 624 South South Stein- 100dley nth; B i A, J. Qvistga fourth; J. T. C. Rumohr, Twen:y-fourth. The complaint against Hans Peterson, 1502 Webster street, was diemissed, and a license was granted. arles . Bouffier, 1924 Clark street, was charged with keeping his saloon open on Sun- daye. The testimony showed that the salcon was Kept open, but by the bartender, con'rary to orders, and upon Mr. Bouffier's agresing to conform to the law, he was granted a li- cense, Pifty-one applications remain yet to be acted upon, Good housekeeping can be re science with tho ald of Dr. Pri Baking Powder. duced to a s Cream WANT RIEBE CALLED BACK. Omaha Germans Compialn that He Nas Worsted Them in Husiness Transactions. A number of Omaha Germans are endeavor- Inging to secure requisition papers for the return of the person of F. C. Riebe, in order that he may be compelled to settle up a number of business transactions which he has had with ‘them. Ricbe s sald to be in Denver and Assistant County At- torney Day has consented to draw the neces- sary papers for the man's return. A number of Germans have been consulting attorneys with a view to bringity aetion against Riebe, alleging that he huscduped them oui of a gocd many hard easned dollars, One of these persons was Gustve!Knosp, who llves on South Seventh steset/ According to Knosp's story, he wanted to buy a lot in Corrigan's addition to South OniMa and had Riebe act as his agent. This was (wo years ago and after a contract hdd/been drawn up for the purchase of the los}ihe claims that Riebe told him that he coulddnet get a deed for the property until the ‘administrator of the Corri- gan estate had swtfed the title. As time went on Riebe would ko to Knosp and tell bim that he would®have to have small amounts, $10 to $45,'% pay taxes and fr other expenses. This vontinued until some- time ago, when Risbe 131t the city and Knosp has not yet succ¥edéd' in recelving a title to the lot. He allegh?'that he has paid about $200 to Riebe, whleh ls as much or more than the original bf the lot. Since Knosp has rfecited his tale of woe to an atiorney Mrs. Studell has come to the front. She pald, so she alleges, $90 to Riebe to secure a divoree {of her from her hus- band. She has not neceived her decree of separation and claims that there is no evi- dence on tho court records tending to show that she is entitled to ope. It is sald that Riebe employed an auorney to attend to the divorce case, but mever paid him anything and the deeree will not be issued until the fees are forthcoming. Since then other peo- ple have been getting together and comparing notes with about the same results and they have come to the conclusicn that they have been swindled and they want the man brought back that he may be compelled to make an accounting of the money which they bLave given him for different purpose Ly Death of M Feanlmore Coopar, COOPERSTO N, Y. Dec. 31.—Miss Susan Fennimore Cooper, daughter of James Fennimore Ccoper, died of apoplexy In her 824 year. JANUARY 1 | betare the 1895 WORSE THANFIRST REPORTED Death List at the Delevan House Fire Foots Up to Seventeen. HAD LITILE TIVE TO HILP [S°APE. AlL of the Missing Ones and All of the Dend but Two are 1oy es—Ono Fireman Among Killed. and One the Guest ALBANY, unable persons who fire. possible that Dee, 31 for were in They say that these persons may hotel, it is quite probable are hidden in the ruins That a number of corpses lic beneath the ruins seems most probable. Chef Querena Tomagni, who was on the top floor when tho y of fire was given, tells a terrible tale ot what he saw, ‘I was in my room,” he said “when some one yelled ‘fire.’ The hall was filled with smoke and I found the stairway was blocked with flames. I turned to run the other way On the floor of the corridor lay three human beings. Whether they were men or women I could not say. They were shrieking for help. “I could not stop to help them. The flames were leaping along the corridor and 1 was losing my senses from the awful smoke that tendered life in the y almost im- possible. 1 passed over them and they grabbed my legs. It was by main force that I pulled myselt away and found a window from which I lowered myself five stories by means of a rope. I do not know what be- came of the unfortunate beings. 1 do not think they ever escapes of the Delevan house fire in- hours go by, and where this morning nine ons were reported miss- ing, the list tonight is increased to seven- teen. The full list of missing is as follows: RS. FRANCIS HILL, from Chicago. NORA SULLIVAN, chambermaid. MARY SULLIVAN, chambermaid. MARY CARR, chambermaid. ANNIE DAILEY, employe. BRIDGET FITZGIBBONS, employ AMELIA TOM MEYERS, TA STORNEY, N DILLO AGNES WILSON, chambermaid. RAE YOUNG. employe. KATE CROWLEY, chambermaid, TOM _CANNON, hall ma PERNANDINO' BELLETTI, fireman, RICHARD TE worked kitchen. AN kitchen, ONLY TH The police are number of the hotel while it is now be in that their to ount a some bod man. hambermaid. laundress. in UNKNOWN ITALIAN, worked In THER ESCAPED, Mother and Five Child Ow ELLSWORTH, Wis., De f Michael O'Connell, in the town of Bl Paso, Pierce county, burned and Mrs. O'Connell ind five children perished in th Mr. O'Connell slept below and wa by the fire at 2 o'clock. He had just time to escape in his night clothes, His wife appeared at a window and dropped one child and returned T the others, but did not appear again. e e A feast worthy of Epicurus could be pr pared with the aid of Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. No is perfect without ft. 2wl POPE DIRE the Secret Socleties How it Originated. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3L.—Owing to mis- apprehensions, caused by the publication of a statement that the ban of the church of Rome has been pronounced against all secret sceicties, and in order to secure from them their opinions thereon, Mgr. Satoili autharizes the Assocated press to make the following brief statement of facts. to set at rest mis- apprehensions and possible misrepresenta. i Burned in Their 31.—The residence FROM TiL Decree Agal and archbishops of the United States have taken counsel with respeet to three societies, namely, the Odd Fellows, the Sons of Tem- perance and the Knights of Pythias. The archbishops decided that the whole question should be submitted to the Apostolic see. In a communication from His Eminence Cardinal Monaco to Mgr. Satolli, the action of the general congregation of cardinals, to whom the pope committed the question, is mad: known. The congregation, after con- sidering carefully the matter, made a de- cree. This decree the pope fully confirmed and gave it complete effect. The decree is, therefore, transmitted to all _archbishops, bishops and other ordinaries of the United States, to be by them carried into effect Mgr. Satolli has acted merely as a medium of transmission. But in view of contradic- tory and confusing reports emanating from various paris of the country, the facts are thus briefly stated. aring the Diphtheria Cure. 1INGTON, Dec. 81.—Five horses are now under innoculation here for the purpose of producing blood serum for the cure of diphtheria. Two of them are the property of the marine hospital service and are quar- tered at the agricultural experiment station. The remaining two are the property of the district health officers. Past Assistant Sur- geon J. J. Kinyou reparing the toxines. WA Cash f tho Year. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The cash balance in the treasury at the close of business today 3,022,892; goid reserve, $86,870,145. - ICIPAL LEAGUE, Half & Dozen New tocieties Admitted to Its Mambership. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 31.—The Citizens league of Los Angeles, the Improvement com- pany of San Francisco, the Citizens assocla- tion of Chicago, the Ballot Reform league of Louisiana, the Civic federation of Chicago, Good Government assoclation No. 1 of Jersey City, N. J., and the Baltimore Union for Public Good, have been admitted to the affiliated membership in the National Municipal league, George Burnham, jr., of Philadelphia hag heen elected treasurer of the National Municipal league, vice R. Fulton Cutting of New York resign e ARE INDEBTED TO NICHOLAS, el NATIONAL MU Rasslan Exiles b Restoration of SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.—The 2,000 Russians in the local colony are refugees and exiles no longer. The young czar's wed- Qing day ukase has removed the brand that was upon them. The first copy of the im- perial proclamation has just reached here, and it has thrown the whole colony into a transport of delight. The Russiacs now in this city came here for the most part by way of Siberia, Many of them had been exiled, and nearly all of them deprived of their social and property rights in their mother country. A prominent Russian aid that he dia eve that 0 Rejoion at the Thelr Rights. thers was a single ome of his countrymen living In San Francisco who could have safely returred home under the rule of the former czar. Under the laws then enforced In Russia, the children of exiles were not given any ri & which the father did not possess. Many members of the colony had been sent to Siberia for minor offenses, such As neglect to pay taxes. Some have grown wealthy in San Francisco, and they may re- | visit Russia, be restored to citizenship, and even to former property righs - ~ © Digestion to nervousness, fretfulness, peevish- | ness, chronic dyspepsta and great misery | Hood" arsaparilla is the remedy. Tt tones the stomach, creates an appetite, and gives a relish to food. It makes pure blood and gives healthy action to all the organs of the body. Take Hood's, for Hood's Sarsaparilla cures, Leads Hood's Pills bacome the favorite eathartie with overy one who tries them. 25, OF TRADE. Dignified Denlers Indulging In Flghts with Flonr Sweks, | CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—The annual New Year's revel on the Board of Trade was ob served with unusual enthusiasm. The mar. | ket was neglected during the last hour, and | at the tap of the bell at noon every trader on the floor was long on sacks of flour and short on dignity. The galleries were crowded with people who had come to see the fun, | and the performatce was fully up to expec- tations, When the market closed the opened. The festivities began when a series of bloodeurdling yells and a vivid imitation of the ghost dan A short, fat trader with a high silk hat, who was leading the voeal exercises, was suddenly cut short in his musical flights by the swift descent of a bursting sack of flour. WIith the signa overy man on the floor entered energetically into the attempt to pound every other man with a flour sack. Hats were battered and hurled toward the ceiling; coats were torn, men were upset, and for half an hour a merry war was waged in a mist of flying flour. When the st flour was exhausted the robbed of barley, oats and corn, and the air was full of flylng missiles until the ox- haustion ended the fun. When it was over the pit looked as though it had been struck by a blizzard, and the traders resembled a choica collection of tramps. Played Susie Instead of Horse. CINCIN —Instead of the usual wild horse play by members of the Chamber of Commerce on the last day of the year, the mischief-loving members their propensities in that direction tod: listened to an orchestral concert, the pl using the aggregated grain tables for a plat- form. Pillow —— rateful as showers to the parched earth is the flavor of food cooked with Dr. Price’ Baking Powder. ——————— THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM, Anniversary that Is Likely to B Three Prisoners at Pitts] PITTSBURG, Dec. 31.—By the confession of the real murderer it is likely that Andrew Toth, George Rusnak and Michael Sabol, who are serving life sentences in Riverside peni- tentiary for the murder of Michael Quinn, will be released. On New Year's day, 1891, the Carnegie Steel company had trouble with its laborers at the Edgar Thompson Steel works at Brad- dock. Abcut 700 Slavs and Hungarians were employed at the works, among them the three who are now in prison. On the night of De- cember 81 a crowd of the strikers descended upon the works, but were driven back. Tha following noon the mob attacked the works again and quite a battle ensued. Michael Quinn, an engineer, was struck on the head and fatally injured. The next day a large number of arrests followed, among them being Toth, Rusnak and Sabol. They were tried and convicted of Quinn's murder and sentenced to be hanged, but later thelr sen- tences were commuted tolife. imprisonment. A short time ago two Hungarians quarreled near Scranton and each had the other ar- rested. One of them sent to the police of- ficials and told them that the other prisoner was a murderer, having killed a man in a riot at Braddack on New: Year's day, 1891. The police investigated and became convincad that the story was true. Attorney Blakely, who has charge of the case for the convicted men, will leave for Scranton today or to- morrow to complete the evidence that he will lay before the pardon board ol g PANSY BLOSSOM BUTLER'S CASE. ng Joy to arg. Does Not Think He Is Insune, Though His Memory is Bad. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3L.—When ex-Con- gressman Butler, who has just been identified in this city, after a long and unexplained disappearance, was shown the Associated press dispatch from his brother, R. W. But- ler of Cleveland, he said that he had re- ceived no message as from Dr. Butler. He repeated the statement that his mind was a blank as to his departure from home. He also said that he did not think he was insane, as he felt none of the symptoms ac companying insanity, The book agency for which Butler been canvassing since No- ball | CHALLENGE T0' THE CHURGH. Knights of Pythias Official Asks for Proof of Oharges Made, DENIES THE ORDER IS ANTI-CHRISTIAN Charges liely Made, the Grand Asks that bllely Answered or Disclaimed, nesota ST. PAUL was mailed J1 city Dec The following letter this today, being given to the Associated press at the same time: “ST. PAUL, Dee. 31.<Rt. Re mer, Green Bay, Wis Right Your interview dated en Decembor ). and reported Tribune in re d to the church, putting the ban o and the Knights of Pythias, is entitled to | Speclal consideration from the fact that you offer an argument in justification of the bans Your argument is stated as follows: ‘Thers has never been Catholics belonging to degrees of any ot these secret in those degrees men are only together for mutual benefit and pleasure. But in the higher degrees the principles and teachings of these socleth are distinctly wanti-Christian and contrary to the of the Catholic church. If the lower lodges were separated from the hi circles of theso orders no objection would be made to them, but as all are a part of the same organization they must all come under the ban.* Your words, Right Reverend Sir, are clear and explioit, and if your argument can be sustajued they explain fully the ban placed on those o= cleties by the pope, but I deny the charge You make against the order of the Knights of Pythias, and I publicly challenge you to prove your asgertion. You owe this to the American public, to your own church and in a special manner to the societies on whom your accusation falls. My demands, made with the greatest respect, are “First, That you prove that a radical dif= ference exists as to the principles and pur- poses between the lower and higher degrees of the Knights of Pythias—a difference such 48 to make the higher degrees worthy of condemnation, while the lower are innocent. ond, That you prove in those higher | degrees ‘the principles and teachings of those societies are distinctly anti-Christian and contrary to the principles of the Catholic church “I may add that though de to all these points, 1 hope you will give special attention to your charge that the ligher degrees are anti-Christian—a charge which certainly should not be made lightly. As your interview was given to the publie press, I consider it my privilege and duty to give this reply the same publicity, Re- specttully, F. HILSCHER, “Grand Ch Knights of Pythias of Minnesota o The popularity of C amberlain’s Cough Remedy and the high esteem in which it fs held leads us to believe it to be an article of great worth and merit. ~ We have the pleas- ure of giving the experience of three promi- uent citizens of Redondo Beach, Cal.. in the use of the remedy. Mr. A. V. Trudell says: “I have always received prompt relief when I used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.” Mr. James Orchard says: “I am satisfled that amberlain’s Cough Remedy cured my cold.” . M. Hatcher For three vears I have used Chamberlain's Cough Rem- edy in my family and its results have always been satisfactory. Reverend Sir . Wis. the Chicago eree of the Roman 1 the Odd Fellows in any ohjection lower socletie to the as band, principles ring a reply ellor, “The World Over.” That's how M I Da Rock, Towa, wants the menced its use in the ¢ trovible, and health. She used of her s speedily restored to and this is what she say ‘‘Ozomulsion cured me perfectly, I shall recommend it tor consumption, and all discases of the lungs.” Thousands have written us just as Mrs. Lyons dees. They axe grateful, they have been cured, and want the world to know it. The pecul ure about OZOMUL- SION is that it cures. Tt produces posi- tive results, and does it quickly. It is The Kind Physicians Prescribe vember 24 reports his accounts straight and speaks Lighly of his success and intelligent presentations of certain books he was selling, CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 31.—Dr. Butler re- ceived a telegram this afternoon from his brother at Indlanapolis, saying that he was all right and bas been employed by E. J, Helll & Co. of that city since November 24. It is the doctor's opinfon that his brother .has been suffering from a low fe VINTON, Ta., Dec. 31.—Mrs. Walt Butler says mot a word has been heard from Mr, Butler. The Indianapolis dispatches say he arrived there November He did not dis- appear from Oelwein until the evening of No- vember 22, Mrs. Butler is firmly of the opizion that Mr. Butler Is either dead or in- sane or she would have heard personally trom him before this, B NO COMMENT W% NEEDED, OMAHA, Dec. 31.—To the Editor of Th Bee: A report In this morning's Bee of the publication of the papal de forbidding Catholies to remain members of certain se- cret socleties demands a word of explana lon. The report regarded ns fuct of considerable significance that the ilar it not tended by a single word of mment or specific direction from the and this enhances a feeling before existing that no special effort will be made to 0] The above fact Is of no_ signifi ever, since my duty was simply to publish the decree, = From the moment of its publication it bound priests and people alike, and it m by virtue of the supre p - Ich enacted it, and not by of any tion which I could give it, If, the I abstained from any comment, it was not bec the decree had not my ap- proval, but ot was entirely uncalled fi ing existing made to enfc the decree it ment, namely, thor i 1 effort will be decre NO, because vides for Its enforce refusal of the who may refuse it. As how far the prove a d the numbe Dre e up th r religion than sever thelr connection with the socie- ties in question. RICHARD SCANNELL, “ ‘Brown’'s Bronchial Troches' are excellent for the relief of hoarseness or sore throat They are exceedingly effective.”"—Christian World, London, Eag Happy New Year and May You Wear Diamonds, JEWELER, 16TH AND DOUGLAS RAYMOND. tfor Coughe, Colds, Ccnsum;tion, Brcn~ chitis, Asthwra, the aft:r efficts f Pneumcnia and.La Grippe and all Ful- monary Complaint:; Sorofula, Go eral Debility, Loss of Flesh, Anamia and all Wastiog Di e s: KUIN & CO., 15th and Douglas-sts,, Omaha. Stockholders’ Moeting. e-Andreesen Hardware . 7, 1894.—Notice is stockholders of the Lee- n Hardware company that ting of the stockholders of the company will be held at the offices of the sald company, 1219 Harney ot, in the city' of Omaha, in the state of Nebraska, on Tuesday, Junuary 3, A, D, 3'o'clock p. m., for the purpcse of dting a board of directors for the eoms pany 1o serve during the ensuing year, and to fransact such other busiuess as may be presented at such meeting, Attest H. J. LE, President, . M. GLASS, Secretary. Wp D7 M to J 8 Sun ar be ®100 K, The above reward will connty, Nel delivery_to th ' Joseph Shea i Adams count i1all county, Address Island, 1 AMUSKEMENT fioy p’s HAPPY NEW YEAR. SOLSMITH RUSSERLIL. MATINEE TODAY AT 2:30. “‘q POCR RELATION.?? TUNIGHT AT 8. «PEACEFUL VALLEY.” TOMORROW (WEDN DAY) NIGHT, “A POOR RELATION.” gallery will be open for the New e tickers, Ke ecsh, COPULAR M P1R | it 190 W, J. BURGHSS, Manager, W YEAR'S GRE Toduy wt 3:40-Ton'ght at 8:lk uUHfli\an: They are ull right ln “FINNIGAN’S BALL.” MATINEE-Wednesday Batur Week Dey Ok i county formeriy. nd wanted In nd larcenys sheriff, Graij 1526 M7t prop and_ N Nebraska, shraska, for P. Dean, N COMIN G- BHIP IN THE NEW YEAR BY Learning to Dance. 3 CLASSES IRET DAY JREN, SAT M JOIN MR. FOR ADUL AND MRS, MORAND! 5 TODAY, THE OF 1895, AT 8 P. M. CHIL URDAYS. 10 A. M. ADVANC. PRIVATE LEASONS OUR SPECIALTY,