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Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Magic City Gossip.
Harry Christie is sick.

j. II. Thompson iS sick.
M. Goldstein left last night for the east.
Robert Johnson of North Loup is In the
city.
Mrs. Ed Munshaw returned from Lincoln
last night.
A. e. Cutler of Avoca, Ia, is at the Ex-
change hotel.
Max Foote and wife leave today for Mil
waukee for visit.
Rev. j. b. Maxwell breaches at the First
Methodist church today.
Miss Jennie Graham is Ill with typhoid
fever at Olympia. Wash.
Mr.. Il. D. Gould of Fullerton spent yester-
day in the city with friends.
Henry Martin. who has been sick for some
time, is reported much better.
Councilman Henry Mics returned yesterday
from trip through eastern Iowa
Henry Boiling of Hooper was a guest of
the stock yards company yesterday after
noon.
Rev. Joseph A. Flowers will preach in Grace
Methodist church this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
Members of st. Martins Episcopal church
are furnishing the vacant room at the South
On aha hospital.
Glover Leaf camp. Royal Neighbors of
America. will given an entertainment
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Christina Stone. who lived on West
@ street. died yesterday afternoon. Heart
failure was the cause. Funeral today.
Thomas Hoctor wants to sell his registered
st. Bernard dogs, including one fine brood
bitch All OF them have taken prizes at
bench shows.
"A New Preacher" will be the topic OF Rev.
DIR. Wheeler's sermon at the First Presby-
terlan church this morning. In the evening
he will preach on "A Borrowed Sermon"
1t WIS ARA gel ye I rday thai Jaeob Bloom
tho cattle rustler. was 10 waive examination
in police court and be bound over to the nsxt
term OF the dietrict court George Butter
field, the ranchman for whom Bloom worked
when he stole the cattle. is in the city, and
It Is understood that Butterfeld will furnish
bonds for hi1 enploye as soon as the police
judge names the amount.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Receiver for the Beach Line.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 11.-Justice Gaynor in
the supreme court today appointed James S.
Nelson as receiver for the Sea Beach Railway
company on application of William o. Platt
and William Mann, to satisfy a mortgage of
100000. At present several damage suits
are pending against the railway company
owing to an accident on the road on last
Labor day, In which several persons were
killed and many others injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12

DENVER, Jan. 11.--Arguments in the case
of the American Loan and Trust company
against the Denver. Leadville & Gunnison
Railway company and others, on "a motion
for the sale Of the road, were heard in
Judge Hallett's court today. The court took
the cause under advisement. Plaintiff asked
that the Union Pacific be reimbursed for
losses sustained while operating the line.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
HeiI.es Led in the Averages.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. 1.-THE mid
winter trap shooting tournament closed to-
day. The leading averages for the four
days shooting are as follows: Heikes. 933:
Dickey, S2.7; Parmalee, 92.5; Connor, 92.5;
Gilbert, 923. Parma.ee leads today's aver
age with percentage of 81. o.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair and Colder with NOrtherIy
Winds for Nebraska.

WAbHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE forecast Tor
Sunday is:
For Nebraska and South Dakota-Fair
and colder; northerly winds.
For Missouri and Kansas-Fair and colder
with a cold wave; northerly winds.
For Iowa-Fair and colder; northwesterly
winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
JUDGE SCOTT CHANGES HIS MIND
Concludes that lie Does Not Want
an Equity Docket.

| Concludes that He Does Not Want
IN Equity Docket.
| petition is being industriously circulated
| asking Benjamin s. Baker to surrender the
| criminal docket of the district court to Judge
| Cunningham II. Scott.
| The petition is addressed to Judge Baker,
and is a spicy document. 1t sets forth that
| Judge Scott was elected by the people on ac-
count Of his record on the criminal bench. and
while 1t lauds Judge BAKER for his well
known ability as criminal lawyer and ex-
> presses confidence in his ability as judge, 1t
states that it would be more satisfactory to
the people If judge Baker would give way to
Judge Scott. He ia requested to confer with
Judge Scott with a view to exchanging dock
! cts with him.
This petition was started Friday by
George Stryker and some half dozen sigma
lures were received in a short time. Several
copies were prepared for circulation. Stryker
stated yesterday that 1t was proposed to
obtain 1000 signatures to the petition and
forty copies would be circulated II necessary.
He said there was no objection to Baker, but
Scott had made record on the criminal
bench and wanted to stay there. Moreover,
no said Scott had been assigned to one OF the
rooms in Tho Bee building and he would not
hold court In that building.
When the dockets were assigned by the
present bench Judge Scott asked for one Of
tho equity dockets. 1t is stated en- the very
next Monday to formulate rules for the
present term, an ironclao ruie will be adopted
providing that majority Of the seven judges
shall decide all questions. This has been
talked over informally and has practically
been agreed on. With this rule In force It
will remain for the entire bench to say
whether there shall be change in the as
signment of dockets.
One OF the petition circulators made a
descent upon the Offices in the city hall
Friday afternoon lie waD met by q re-
fusal to sign the paper on the ground that
Scott had asked for an equity docket and
did not want the criminal docket. To this
the crculator replied that Scott knew OF
the petition and had said that he would take
the criminal docket II he could get II. This
statement being doubted, a messenger was
sent to interview Scott and returned with
the information that the move was not only
known to the ex-judge Of the criminal court,
but was with his full consent and endorse
ment.
Investigation among attorneys discoEed the
fact that the move to transfer Scott to the
criminal court met with their hearty ap-
prOval, but further inquiry revealed the fact
that the attorneys who favored this idea
practiced only In the equity courts
Judge Baker stated that he had seen moth
Ing OF the petition. "The people undoubt-
Baker, but 1t seems to me that the seven
judges OF the district bench are In better
position to know what assignment OF d0ckets
will best subserye the interests OF the people.
They have designated me for the criminal
docket and ! know Of no reason why ther,
should be any change, nor do / think there
will be any,"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Could Not Agree ,yIth His Chief.

SAN FRANCISCO, dan. 11.-Chester H.
Speers. who has been assistant general pas
senger agent of the Atlantic & Pacific rail-
road for the past eight years. has resigned.
The cause Of his retirement is said to be
senger Agent Byrne at Los Angeles.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Tappen COM
mittee Of holders of consolidated first mort
gage bonds Of the Kansas Pacific railroad
has accepted, subject to the approval of a
majority of the bondholders. the terms Of
fered under the plan of reorganization of the
Union Pacific railway. meeting of the
certificate holders was held ON January to
ratify the action of the committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 11.-Only one
game was played in the International chess
tournament today. when Stenitz (blacl) de-
feated Pil,sbury (white). after forty-fve
Tschigorn was unwell and did not meet
Lasker. The record Of the players follows
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Mnher Looking for Trimming aunrterr

DENVER, Colo. Jan. ia special to the
Times from El Paso says: Peter Maher,
the pugilst. his manager, J. J. Quinn. Peter
Burns. John Quinn, Phil Corey. Jerry Mar
shall and N. X. Wheelock arrived today
from Pttsburg. Maher is locking for train
ing quarters here.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12

The Omaha Fair and Speed association
has just issued. in pamphlet form. reports
for 1895. They are illustrated with cuts OF
the state fair buildings and appended is a
map of the state fair grounds. A history
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Deposits of Rea,Iing Stock.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE deposits of
Reading stock and bonds under the reor-
ganization plan are more than S5 per cent
Of the whole amount outstanding and the
success of the plan is ibw considered to be
assured.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
3 SOUTH OMAHA NEWS
Saccsceececoeeooeecceeeeees

Arrangements are about completed for the
charity ball I'd be given next Friday evening
by the South Omaha Board OF Charities. 1t
has been decided to give dances at the fol-
lowing halls: Young Mems Institute hall,
Twenty-fourth and o streets; Sanger hall,
Twenty-sixth and N streets: Ancient Order
of United Workmen hall, Twenty-siXth and
streets; knights of Pythias hall, Twenty
fifth and N streets. musical and literary
entertainment will be given at the First Pres
byterian church. The program is:
PART I.
Prologue .......... Rev. Dr. Robert Wheeler
Jubel Overture-Piano Duo :."..:.....;;.,
Miss Ethel Honey, Mr.. sigmund Landsberg.
'i0H Mr' ro' Glbin ' Haster Council Biuffs '''
Vocal Solo Miss Jean Boyd Mullen
Gypsy Rondo. from First Piano Trio.
Messrs Huser. IctovsKy Landsberg.' "
Kaiser Quartet for Strings ....;....., Haydn
First violin A. Hustler; second violin, ]. I.
Cook; viola, R. Thiele; cello, s. b. Le-
Piano solo-Flrst Concerto .Mendelssohn
Allegro Confisco ......................
Mr.. .sigmund Landsberg.
trombone sosE Mr.. Aibin Husier. 0e'e''e'
Aufforderung Auto u zum TAM go. c, NJ. Weber
Miss Ethel Honey, MeSsrs. LandsDerg,
Hustler, Cook, Lotovsky.
Rev. Irving Johnson, pastor of st. Martins
Episcopal, one of the workers in the charity
field, in speaking about the charity enter
tainment said:
"There is not a city in the northern lati-
tudes of the United States that does not do
something at this season of the year for those
who are unprepared for this rigorous climate
and still more rigorous times. South Omaha
Is not behind in this particular, and, what
ever others may think, there is not more
warm hearted community than this in Ameri-
ca. Her rough exterior covers a warm heart
and the generous support that last years en-
tcrainment received is a guarantee of the
success of this one. A splendid program
has been made up by Mr.. Sigmund Lands
burg, in charge of the entertainment to be
given at the Presbyterian church On Friday
evening, while Gibson. Wilcox and Smiley
ara doing everything in their power to make
the ball a success We want to have 1t
distinctly understood that one ticket will
admit bearer to all of the entertainments
once"
While it is noticeable that the interest in
tho charity ball is not so great as last year
1t is true that the people who are out of work
do not number as many as last year at this
time, and the business men of the city have
not been called upon daily to feed destitute
persons. There is some suffering in the
city, but very little. as compared with
year ago. Since winter set in the police
have only been notified Of three cases Of
destitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Great Racing Mare Dead.

MEMPHIS. Jan. n.-chris Smiths fine
racing mare. Maid Marion. holder of the
worlds fve-eighths and mile and twenty
yards records, died at Montgomery park
lnlaX
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Two Nebraska Men Recognixed.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1I.-secretary Smith
has appointed WILDER !. Cram and Frank
A. Webster Of Burwell, Neb.. appraisers OF
the Fort Hartsun abandoned military reser-
vsticn.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Approved Selections OF Lands.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE secretary Of
the interior has approved selections Of 67.7S4
acres of land in the Redding. Cal. land dis
trlct. made by the Central Pacific railway, as
successor to the California & Oregon rail-
way under the latters grant.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Movements of Ocean Vessels, Jan. II

AT San Observation-Disclosures from
Hong Kong and Yokohama. Diparted-Af-
rid, for Hong Kong and Yokohama; United
states steamship Philadelphia. for Santa
Barbara
Al Liverpool-Arrived--L from New
York
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
Held to the District Court.

Yesterday Judge Gordon held Charles
Atherton to the district court in bends Of
$500. Atherton il one Of the boys who is
accused OF having stolen sixty billiard balls.
The other two boys implicated. McVey and
Mulett. have already been bound over In
sumo Of $500 and $500 The stolen property
was found In the possession OF the boys. =,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
WANT The LANDS PATENTED
Union Pacific Interests Seek to Secure Per-
feet Titles to the Grants.
ARGUMENT BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Plcn TINT Settlers VIII No Longer
Purchase the Lands with the Cloud
of the Government Claim
on the TITLE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-(Speciai Tele-
Sr1m.)-A large delegation Of Union Pacific
people and attorneys connected with trust
companies having interests in Union Pacific
securities were present at a meeting Of
the house committee on Pacific railroads to-
day. called for the purpose Of discussing leg
islation relative to railroad lands. E. Ellery
Anderson, government receiver OF the Union
Pacific; Wheeler II. Peckham, attorney for
tho Union Trust company; Winslow s. Pierce
attorney for various Union Facifc interests ;
A. w. Krech, secretary Of the reorganization
committee and B. A. McAllister, land com
mssl.ner OF the road. were interested spec
tators, Messrs. Anderson, Peckham and Me-
Allister addressing the committee In favor Of
legislation which will remove the cloud on
lands purchased by settlers along the line
OF the Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific and
Denver Pacific which late decisions Of the
supreme court has created, and also laying
before the committee the necessity Of patent
ing up lands as an act Of justice, protecting
people who bought lands in good faith and
have improved and lived upon them Mr..
McAllister presented table, showing that In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
THE WRI1EHs' CArB mas TEA.
The Club Is Now IA Year Old, and Every
Member of II Can Write.

After a year of existence the Writers Club Of
Brooklyn has established itself as ole Of the
institutions OF that city, and is now cele-
brating its prosperity by n series of teas and
other functions. The club met yesterday at tho
studio of Mr.. George w. Bardwell to drink tea.
About thirty-ive members out OF the fifty who
compose the club were present, and enjoyed tho
hospitality OF Mr.. Bardwell and OF Mrs. w. A.
Bardwell. who poured tea.
Il must not be supposed that afternoon teas
are the only literary exercises OF the club. 1t
meets Thursdays. listens To the reading of
pieces by the members. and in other ways pro-
notes the object of its existence. which. to
quote from one nf the mem brrs. is mutual as
sistance in writing and the general advance
tnrnt Of literature"
the organization. Writer'S Club" should not
be taken in q chirographic sense, though thero
is no member OF the club who Cannot write.
Mem brrsiip Is limited To- those who have writ
ten pieces for publication, or of such merit as
Ia afford pleasure 10 the hearers when read.
While II coulu not be said, perhaps. that all Of
tho mem hers have had Their writings pub
llshed. Il, is positively alleged that many OF
them-even = majorlty-have achieved print.
number.
I'VE don't take in everybody" said one OF
the leading members yesterday. "A man has
got to. write something with some sense to It
10 get in"
Among those present Yesterday were Mrs.
Sarah Senncis Court. Miss Cuttings. Mr.. Cecil
Burleigh. Mr.. Drlmar French, Mrs. +. A. Will
dorf, Mrs. j. b. Whitaker. and Mr.. Frank Lee
Earwell
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
ACCIDENT ON THE BRIDGE.
Two wheels OF Ono of the New Motor Cars
Climb Over the RaIIs.

The new motor cars on the Brooklyn Bridge.
in one way or another. have been making a lot
of trouble for the management since they were
put into use at the beginning OF the week by
getting into little difficulties which are yexa-
tious In their effects.
The two leading wheels Of the forward truck
OF one of them got of the track on the New
York end of the bridge yesterday morning and
interfered with tIafic for some time thereafter.
The accident occurred at D:O5 o'clock, The
motor car had Just come IN from Brooklyn with
its train and had pullrd tho train into the station
from where the cable was dropped. IL came
10 n standstill at thr proper place. The pas
sengers did not discover that anything was
wrong. but when they had alighted and an al
tempt, was made 10 START tho motor forward to
take the train Oh to the switch IL was found that
the two wheels had left tho track.
This. like the accident OF lat Monday night.
on the Brooklyn side. Is said 10 have been the
result Of the newnrss and the consequent stiff
ness OF the trucks. which gives them a tendency
to torce the wheels 10 climb over the rails.
The new motors. however, did good service at
once In keeping up communication over the
bridge, They hauled trains back and forth OI rr
the south track until the derAiled motor was got
back into place again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
HusIness Troubles.

Deputy Sheriff Loub has taken possession of
the store OF Max Warns. grocer. at ssB Court
lnndt avenue. on mn attachment ;or $SS2 in favor
OF b. Fosenhahn. which was Obtained on tho
ground that Warns had disposed OF his property.
George Il. remnant has been appointed re.
celyer of the Magic Introduction Company of
81 Broadway by Judge Lawrence OF tho Su-
preme Court on the application OF Treasurer
Joseph Rothschild. The Liabilities are Sll, 332
and the assets $4,000.
The sheriff Yesterday received an execution
for Sl,003 against edward H.. Friedrich and
Edith +. friedrich, dealers in trunks and har-
ness Al u" East 10th street, ia favor OF John ID.
SprOwer.
The sheriff has received execution against G..
avenue, for Si8l In favor of Ella NJ. Hennessy
and ID. j. Bradley.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
BILLIONS FOR PENSIONS.
STARTLING Fro UR ~ FROM THE
PENSION OFFICE REPORT.

The Roll Still crearinr-SS sS,785 Paid 60
S,7S1 Pensioners who Reside In Foreign
Countries-How the Money IL Distrib-
uted Among the States and Territories.
The pension roll is increasing, according TO
the report Of the Secretary OF the Interior.
During the past fiscal year, ending on June 30.
1896, the sum of $l3S, 2l4, 78l was paid to
OTO, 6TS pensioners. This number Is greater by
4.06O than In 1893. when the expenditure aggre-
gated Sl6l, 7T4,2S2, and Ia greater than ever
before. The increase in the number OF pension
ers is accounted for by the death OF old soldiers
and the continued payment OF allowances to
their wives; the decrease in the amount paid
is explained by the death OF invalid pension
era leaving no dependents, and OF pensioners
drawing the largest pensions. On June 80 there
were 495, 0U4 cases pending. of which 1T6.5s5
are original claimants, which promises u further
increase Of the roll during tho coming year.
Tho total amount paid in pensions and the cost
of disbursing tho Same In the last thirty-ono
years is 81. o34, sl7, 100, lacking only S346, 49,
525 of being equal to the high-water mark of
the interest bearing public debt. and is nearly
two and one.half times the public debt as OK
listing on Oct. 81, 1896.
1t may be interesting to know that 1881 NJ
our pensioners reside in foreign countries. and
that the total amount paid to them last year
was $3.50. 1898. Canada heads the list with
1880 pensioners. who received $3.50. 403.
Great Britain comes next with 685 pensioners,
To whom SlO2, 100 was paid. In Germany there
were COL pensioners, who drew So. 1873; and
we have pensionern in nearly every country on
the face OF tho globe and In the Islands OF the
sen. Hero ara solno of them:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
THAT DAYLIGHT METEOR.
It Was Seen In This City rs Well as In
Danbury and RidEewood.

10 Was Seen In This City rs Well as In
Danbury and RIdGewood.
Tho huge ball of fire which was seen to pass
over Danbury, Conn, yesterday afternoon, and
which was observed shortly afterward from
Ridgewood. N. j., was also seen from Central
Park by Thomas Arthur Humnston. an edu-
Gator, who Is well known in astronomical cir
Giles. and by hundreds OF persons who were
crossing the Brooklyn Bridge just before S
O'Clock. AT Danbury It seemed TO come toward
the earth at great speed. and streaming behind
II WAS II bright red tail which was all of twenty
feet long. When seen over R~idgewood the pho
nomenon resembled an electric blaze.
MI. HnmastOu said that the meteor was plainly
visible from Central Park. near West Seventy
Qu, te light at the tins. He said that II became
visible at an altitude Of about fifty degrees. q
little south of east. and descended almost verti-
cally until II reached an altitude of about ff-
cal shape of its head was clearly discernible.
and II had II diameter Of apparently from ten TO
fifteen minutes. The phenomenon. according to
Professor Jacohi OF the astronomical depart
teor. and the only uncommon thing about
1t was that its brilliancy was SO great
that II was visible before sunset. Meteors, he
SAID, were bodies OF matter composed mostly OF
supposed by many to be parts OF disintegrated
comets. As far Gs has been observed they con-
tain chemically no element that Is not found In
the earth. They move usually with great
TO become white hot and luminous. Although
no one has ever seen a meteor fall, m OF
them have often been found on tho earth and
BDRiyzed.
Many persons believe that some OF the ships
that are lost at sea every year are destroyed by
the fall OF meteUrs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
18TH AVENUE FLOOD DAMAGES.
Who Pays Them -Gen. Bntterneid'a Heavy
Loss-D-mocrntic Club Wet and Dry.

Who Paya Them s-Gen. BntterneId'a Heavy
Loss-Drmocrntic Club Wet and Dry.
The ouestion.that is interesting certain per-
sons living in Fifth avenue between Forty
ninth and Fiftieth streets is who is TO nay for
the damage to their houses and lou sehold ef-
fects caused by the breaking of the water
main in the block on Friday afternoon.
1t was Contractor Matthew Baird's men who
set of the blast that caused tho break. w. G..
Bull. engineer for the Department nf Public
Works. who has general supervision of the lay
ing Of the sewer along the avenue. said:
II am not very familiar with the terms Of
Mr.. Baird's contract. but IL Is my impression
that there Is a clause In the contract which
provides that he shall be responsible for any
damage done. This, however. is only an i'm
preston, and may not be correct"
Mr.. Baird's foreman. Andrew Harrington,
said: Tho reports printed about the damage
to property caused BY, this break have been
g,eatly ekagEerated, haven't been able TO
to be responsible for the damage. lie is abun:
there was no one to blame. No unusual charge
Caused ssiA perha Tss as lit little I"u dis sn rtGa. enc Of OI ISs.
ginG and planking as any blast we have had.
We cannot tell until we get to the pipe lust
what caused the flow of water. II was coused.
however. in one OF two ways; either the lar
from the explosion shook two lengths apart at
their %iointure or cracked the pipe"
1t has been practically settled that the pipe
from which the food of water caIne il the
36-inch main on the east side OF the avenue.
1t ia probable that ten. Daniel Butterfield is
the heaviest loser by. tho Hood. He told a
friend Yesterday that his loss would be about
So 5000. In addition TO the ordinary damage
done to the basement OF his house at 90 Firth
avenue, and the damage done to his steam
heating apparatus, there was stored in the
cellar a quantity of tine summer wearing ap-
parel. which was ruined. The Democratic
Club was not able to give n definite estimate OF
its damage.yestCrday because II was impossi-
BILE to make an examination OF the cellar.
There was at one time about eight feet OF wa
ter there. The hot air heater was swampei,
The only. heat in the club yesterday was fur
nished by CRATE fires. II the clubs submerged
stock OF liquors.is daulak I'd the loss will be
heavy.
Contractor Baird told tho manager of the
buckingham yesterday that he would stop all
work .on his contract neat Saturday and not
resume 1t until next spring. The ditch will
be filled up and the Belgian blocks relaid TO
make the street passable.