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.ESTABLISHED JUXJS 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TIlUtlSDAY MORNING , OCTOJJBK M , 1 SOT TWELVE I'AHES.D SINGLE OOl'Y JTIVE CENTS.
STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS
Interstate Commerce Commission Makes Its
Annual Report.
RAILWAY SYSTEMS OF COUNTRY REVIEWED
IroKrrxM In Ailopllim .Safety Ai- |
| i 1 1 IK-CM Ca filial I rat loti AvrraurN
Ifll.'I.IKM Per .MillccloViitN ( o
iillIllo- : < -H Illlll I'll
WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. The ninth sta
tistical report of the Interstate Commerce
commission for the year ending June 30 ,
1SOC , gives Interesting Information concern
ing the mileage , equipment , number of em
ployes , capitalization and valuation , accl-
( IcntR and earnings and expense of railways In
the United States for the year named. One
hundred and fifty-one roads , representing 30- (
47C miles of operated mileage , were In the
hands of 'iccclvcrs on June 30 , 1896 , a de
crease of eighteen from the previous year ,
The capital stock represented by the railways
controlled by receivers was $742,587,638 , and
the funded debt was $ ! )09,733,7GG ) , , The total
railway mlloago on Juno 30 , ' 1896 , was 182-
776 , an Increase of 2,119 for the year , Georgia
showing the largest Increase , viz. : 233 miles.
The number of locomotive. * In se vice was
33,950 and ot cars of nil kinds 297,019 , an
Increase of 251 locomotives and 27,088cars. .
Of the total cirs and locomotives 448,551
were fitted with train brakes and 545,583 with
automatic couplers. The number of freight
locomotives with automatic couplers was
3,373 out of a total of 20,351 , and the cars In
freight service fitted with train brakes was
379,058 out of a total of 1,221,887.
An Interesting featu'e of the report is a
summary showing the amount ot compensa
tion paid to the railway employes of the
United Statra , who aggregated 820,620. Their
aggregate compensation amounted to over CO
per cent of the total operating expenses ot all
railways , a slight decrease from the preced
ing year.
Mudi data on the capitalization and valua
tion of railway propeity Is contained In the
rope t. Tlio amount of railway capital , II Is
shown , was $10,566,865,771 , which , assigned
on a mileage- basis , shows a capital of $59,610
per mile of line , and , If current liabilities
lie Included as part ot the capital , $63,06S
per mile of line. The amount of capital
Block was $5 226,527,269 , ot which $969,956,692
was preferred A fraction of over 70 per
cent of the capital stock iiald _ no dividends.
The total dividends amounted to $87,603,371.
Passengers carried during the year num
bered 511,772,737 , an Increase of over 1.000-
000 , compared with the previous jcar , which ,
however , showed a decrease of 33,266.837. as
compared with 1894 , Freight tonnage
amounted to 765S91185 ; , the largest ever re
ported for railways lu th's ' country , and an
Increase of nearly 70,000.000. Gross ea n-
Ings amounted to $1,150,169.376. an Increase
ot nearly $75.000,000 , resulting In n net In
come over $33,000,000 larger than the previous
year.
Nearly 1.900 employes were killed and al
most 30,000 Injured during the year , an In
crease of fifty In those killed and over 4,000
In the number Injured. One hundred and
eighty-one passengers were killed and nearly
3,000 Injured. The number of persons "other
than employes and passengers" killed was
4.406 and those Injured 5,845. Those figures
Include casualties to persons reported as
trespassers. For every 4H men employed
on railways one was killed , and for
every twenty-eight men employed one
was injured. Ono trainman was killed for
each 815 trainmen employed and one train
man was Injured for each ten men employed
The number of passengers carried for one
passenger killed was 2,827,471 and the num
ber of passengers carried for ono passenger
Injured was 178,132.
I'lISHIM ! AX IvhliUMTY OI.AMI.
1'erii ItiMiiicNd'il to Hurry l'i > with' KM
Ail.iiiNtim-til.
WASHINGTON , Oct 13. The State depart
ment has again directed the attention of the
government of Peru to the desirability of
closing the long pending MacCord case. In
which Indemnity Isasked for the Imprison
ment In Peru of Victor MacCord , an Amer
ican citizen. The note Is firm In tone and
speaks of the patience which the United
States haBexcrclsed _ In the many delays at
tending this case. No time Is specified for
the settlement. In response to this note the
1'eruvlan minister , Senor Eguigearen , deliv
ered to the State department last Saturday a
memorandum covering the question as viewed
by the Peruvian authorities and also express.
Ing a eleslro to close the matter. As to the
State department's exprccslr.n that the United
Stated has oxerclsed much patience on the
.subject , the Peruvian minister pointed out
that Peru has not been responsible for delays -
lays , as the .first claim was made In 18SS.
Hlnco which time there have been periods of
| months nnd In two cases several ) ears of
Inaction on the claim.
Mr. Sherman's answer to the memorandum
la being awaited with Interest.
1NVITI-3 AIIHIIIIIA.VS TO KXIIIIIIT.
Kvi.oslllon to Hillflil I'll < ! < I'ulilli-
I'litrnmim- Turin ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. The I'ostofilce
department has received data regarding the
general Italian exhibition to bo hold In Turin
next year and Invitations have been ex
tended for further American exhibits , The
executive committee has announced that the
moot noteworthy feature * Is the special standIng -
Ing nf some of the exhibitors , Including many
flrst-clats firms , who wilt construct expen
sive plants , mostly In the electricity and me
chanical Industry department. Rome and other
munlciiulliles will join In thu affair. Italian
colonies In the Argentina republic , Brazil ,
dtgypt and Australia will contribute exhibits
and all foreign builders may show their ma
chines or mechanical appliances In the "flal-
lerla do Lavora , " which wan set In working
order by an Italian firm. A national lottery
for thQ benefit of the exhibition , with a large
number of prizes , has been sanctioned by the
promoters ,
\ | ipiiliitiiiiitH liy Hit1'rinliltMit. .
WASHINGTON , Dot. 13. The president has
made the following appointments :
To be consuls of the United States : Tolbot
J. Albert of Maryland , at Brunswick , Ger
many ; William A , Plckett ot New Jersey , a
Ilholms , Franco. To bo collectors of customs :
John S. Uethclt , for the district of Richmond
Va. ; Jesse W. Elliott , for the district ot
Newport News , Va.j William II , Sheppurd.
for tha district of Avulachacola , Fla ,
The president has appointed the following
postmasters : Colorado , Caitral City , Henry
J , Seats. Illinois , Blue Island , J. 0 , Kile.
Iowa , \\lntorset , A. L. Wood. Missouri ,
Albany. George W , Shoemaker ; Maryvlllo ,
John G. Grems. North Dakota. Ellcndalo ,
P. S Goddard ; Lisbon , H. S. Oliver. Okla
homa , Alva , William C. Douglass , Texas ,
Albany , Henry Pslm : Itasca , G , B , Clark ;
"WhltcktMiro , Jacob Mayfietd. Washington ,
Cheney , Alexander Watt.
I'rciii-ti \olili-iiiiiii MlMtliiK ,
, , WASHINGTON Oct 13-Quldo de Pala/sim-
FAlconnvl , who Is Bald to be a French noble-
man. living for the past two yearn at 1740
AVrlgh'wooil avenue , Is missing , and his
friends ate uroatly worried lest harm has
omo to him. The only news that has come
of h'm flncc hu left homo In usual Bood
Merits , plvlng no Intimation of an intended
Jivmiey was formation from the French
cuiaul thu the man had been In his olllco
TiH'niU/ last week. The missing French
man has bocn engaged since coming to Chicago
cage an an Insurance broker.
Hiilly TroitHiirv Statc-iiK-nt ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 13 Today's tateiipr.t
of the condition of the treasury shows :
AxUlable nih balances , $211,389,014 ; gold
reserve , $149,901,319 , ,
CALLS i-nitsovAr , TAXISS IM.KOAI , .
.SI. 1,011 If. Mllll IMdllll III.Illll Of ItlKlllH
In AiiHiVcr ( ii a Suit.
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 13. Attorney John Mc-
Cann yesterday ( Ilex ! In Judge Tally's court
an answer' the ? suit brought by the city
against William H. Applcman , McCann's
client , for personal taxes for the years 1894
and 1S95. The doftnse set w.J by McCann la
virtually the slngld , tax theory and this Is
the first tlmo It has licon pleaded In this
country In such a case. It Is called the
"bill of rights eloftnkb" and Is based on the
bill of rights clause of the Mlssou 1 con
stitution.
A number of suits far iicrsanal taxes are
pending and Mr. McCann proposes to resist
payment of them all on this ground. Tha
attorney argues that personal properly , being
the gain of personal Industry , should nat be
subjected to Interference by a tax. Its owno-
Is entitled to enjoy It , free from all restric
tions as to use or Jurisdiction by the state.
but It cannot be held Inviolate If Its possessor
must ( lay a duty on It. U Is further argued
that thu only prn.ier and just method ot taxa
tion Is bnd assessment and taxes and reve
nues from public franchises.
The defense Is unique and tha decision Is
anxiously awaited by freeholders nnd
lawyers , as victory will mean the overthrow
of the present system ot taxation.
\IAUI.Y \ MILLION is Tvvoi.vnn.
Krlcmlly Suit AuriiliiNt tin *
of Colonel Crotkrr.
S'\N FRANCISCO , Oct. 13. An action , U
law , said to be a friendly suit , was Instituted
yesterday by the Crocker Estate conipany
against Heiry Scott and C. E. Green , ex-
ecu'.ors of the will ot the late Colonel Crocker.
The amount Involved Is $921,109. The Pacific
Improvement campany Is named as co-de-
fcnJant , because It has In Its possession the
securities which represent alleged Indebted
ness or obligation. According to the com
plaint , there existed at the time ot Colonel
Crocker's death nn account by which the
Pacific Improvement comyany acknowledged
Itself Indebted to him to a certain amount.
After his death the account wns transferred
to the estate of Charles F. Crocker. Thb
Complaint states that this sum really belongs
I to the Crocker Estate company , being hela
by the deceased as trustee , and If the court
should not so decree the executor of Colonel
Crocker may set up a claim for It. The
complaint Is sworn to by William V. Crocker ,
\ico president of the Crocker Estatecom -
iany.
IM.A.VS Te > CAPTl'UIJ TIIK SCHOOLS.
VCTV Soliiniifor I'roiiacatliiK Dc-lix' Sn-
-lal lnioirauy Idt-iiN.
TOPEICA , Oct. 13. The Kansas contingent
of the social democracy , promulgated by
Eugene V. Debs , has laid the plan to cap
ture the schools and colleges of this state.
The state club organized here Is only the
beginning of a crusade which Its promoters
expect will sweep through all the state
schools and colleges of Kansas. Hock or
the scheme are some of the populist leaders
of the state , . 'and ' most active In the work
; f organization are appointees of Chief Jus-
lice Doster of the Kansas supreme court.
The plan ns outlined today Is to employ
teachers In the various state educational
Institutions who are In sympathy with the
Dels Idea , and then to organize clubs of
the social democracy among the students , so
that when they go out into the world as
teachers or la. other callings they will be
fitted to Inculcate the new doctrine.
ISXl'KCT A IIISCISIO.V OX MOXDAY.
.Vt'iviKi.-iii | > rH Anticipate an Opinion In
Maximum Hate Cusp.
NBW YORK , Oct. 13. A .special to the
flerald from Washington says : "The Union
Pacific , Burlington , and Chicago & North
western railroads will , It la expected , win
their cas > e against the state of Nebraska , the
opinion In which will be handed down on
M-mlay by the supreme court.
Justice Brewer ot the supreme court , sit
ting In circuit , two years ago , decided an
Injunction against the state against enforcing
the Nebraska law of 1893 , the legality of tno
provisions df'Whlch was called Into question
by those railroads , and it Is believed the
opinion of tlio supreme court will be In ue >
c rdance with Ihlsinjunction. .
cns JIT WITH cuunics.
Confer ( is to Sli'iiH to Itf-slNt tlit-
UaivCr -i-li Treaty.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 13. A special to the Re
public Irom Chelsea , I. T. , says : Upon the
Invitation of Chief Ispurbecher of the Creei !
nation a delegation of Cherokee full bloods ,
among them Assistant Chief Swimmer , all
prominent anti-allotment leade-s , are now In
attendance at the present session of the
Creek council at Okimilgee. Ttitso Indians
are strictly against any change In Indian
territory , judicially or otherwise.
They have been Invited to help resist the
ratification of the Dawes-Creek treaty.
Xe DKSHi.VS OX IvAXSAS PACIFIC.
Ui-i-t-lvi-r of ( inlf lloiiil IK-nli-H Current
linniorN ,
DENVER , Oct. 13. Speaking of the re
port published In the Deuiver Times to the
effect that the Gulf road , after Its reorgani
zation , Intends to ope'rate the Kansas Pacific
road , Receiver Trumbull said : "The story
Is the boldest piece of fiction Imaginable.
H Is absolutely without foundation for two
reasons : Fltst , General Dodge Is not en
gaged In any buch deal. Second , The p'an
of reorganization of the Unlm Pacific , which
Is expected to take effect within a few
months. Includes the Kansas Pacific. This
plan of the Union Pacific was promulgated
some time ago , and has since then been
publlo property. "
AXSU'IOIl IS KXPUCTKIl SATUIUY. .
KiiKlaml Will Tlit-n DIxrloNp UN Alti
tude * Tim aril Silver Conft-i-i-iu-i' ,
NEW YORK , Oct. 13. A London cable to
the Evening Peat says. "I understand that
the British government's reply to Senator
Wolcott nnd the other United States bimetal
lic commissioners Is to be given on Satur
day , after tlio cabinet meeting. Meanwhile ,
a memorial to the chancellor of the ex
chequer , Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Is being
extensively signed by bankers , dlscounl
houses and merchants , protesting agalnsl
any action In the Interests of silver , espe
cially as to thu reopening of the Indian
mints , until the full sense of Parliament
can be taken. "
Trial at Alli-Bfil Train Huliln-r HI-KIIII
KANSAS CITY , Oct , 13. Taking of evl-
elenco In the cnse of John Kennedy , al
leged leider otwfhe gang that robbed the
Chicago & Alton train at the fnmomi Blue
Cut near here December last , was begun In
the criminal court this morningIn outlin
ing1 Its case , the defense Intimated that
"manufactured" testimony Is to be u&cd In
the hearing ; Prosecutor Lowe promises n
conviction. TMy Is the lirst case of the
kind that has come up In Jackson count }
since the law wn pasbed making tinln rob
bery punishable by dentil. At u previous
trial the jury fulled to agree.
lli-et Snirnr Fiit-torlt-H for Colorado ,
DENVER , Oct. 13. Plans contemplating
thu Investment of from 1500,000 to $ i,000X , ( >
by eastern capitalists In sugar factories am
refineries have been consummated here , am
an agreement has been slined by lee farm
em pledging themstlvea to the cul'lvutlon
of 1,000 acres of sugar beet for the purpose
of supplying the material to these factories
nntl refineries with which to carry on the
liuliihtry. It U expected that a sugar re
lining bimlneM * amounting to } 1.500,0A ) a year
will be established In this state.
Arnold's llroiuo Celery t-urtt scadacnci
lOc , ? 5c and KOn All druggists.
llrotlii-rlioniU Mi-t-l In Si-i-n-t ,
PEORIA , Oct. 13At the conference of
the railroad brotherhood ottlcials this morn-
Injf the committee uppo'nted ye tJrtloy ma o
a report , which was considered , but no
acted upon , ami In which federation wua
referred to. Further Information la refused
SHORTAGE IN APPLE CROP
'rices at Present Ara Skv Hleh and Tend
ency Still Upward.
DEPEND ON MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS
U'orlil I.ooUn to TIlONi * SIICM for UN
Stiiil | > OlirlllB tilt'
Sl'IIHIIII ( JOIIllItlOH Ot
i tinCroiM ,
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 13. The Republic nays :
'Tho world Is , looking to Missouri and Illi
nois for the main portion of KG apple supply ,
n the eastern states , In Canada , and In Nova
Scotia the crop has been a failure , while oven
at homo the yield falls behind that of last
ear. Late apples have been Injured by the
routh , and commission men generally looker
or the shortest apple crop In years. What
rutt has already been gathered and that
vhlch remains upon the trees Is not of firs'-
lass quality. As a rule the npplca arc small
pud lack flavor. Hero and there Isolated
orchards have produced a. first-clars quality
of fruit , but such Instances are rare. In
Calhoun county , Missouri , conditions were
favorable and prices have been paid for or-
hards In that district which should make the
country rich.
"The seapon has been favorable for or-
chardfi situated upon the lowlands , owing to
hu extreme dry epell which has prevailed
or some tlmo In the apple districts. In the
)7.ark.i for Instance , the crop Is said not to
10 up to the standard In quality and quantity ,
B compared to the yields In that district dur-
ng former years. The universal shortage
las , of course , sent prices to the skies.
Within tie ! last month there has bocn an ad
vance of about 7B cents on the barrel , and
rom present Indications apples will be sell-
ng at the enormous price of $3 per barrel
n the near future. The rapid and keen ad-
vancu In prices Is regarded as but the uat-
11 al sequence of the general estimate that
ho crop will be about 10 per cent leas this
year than the yield of last.
"Tho most favorite varieties of eating ap
ples , such ns the gcnltlng , wluesap , northern
spy , and russets , are very scarce , lien Davis
3 about the only apple on the market In any
luantlty. It Is probable thut these who are
'ond of their genltlng or wlncsap will have
o pay pretty dearly for them this winter. "
S TO SUIS THK GOVnil VMI3V1' .
Ht-iivy IlliniumClnliu for ICIIIIimr of
.Mli'Ki-il ( iliitiili'i-cil HorsoK.
PIERRE. S. D. , Oct. 13. ( Special. ) R.
louseau of Cheyenne river , who suffered the
oss of a laige number of horses this sum
mer , which stock was killed on the order
of the Indian department as glandcrcd , has
taken the preliminary stops towaid a damage
suit against the department. He places his
damage nt nearly $27,000 and will sue for
that amount. He reports all that portion
of the country between Moreau and Grand
rivers to have been burned over last week
and thousands of acres of range destroyed.
He had not learned If there was any loss of
stock by the fire. He also reports wolves
very numerous between the Cheyenne and
Moreau rivers , the coyotes being more nu
merous tha never , as they have good living
'rom the remains of calves and colts klllcit
jy the large ibuffalo wolves , which are doing
a great deal of damage In that way.
Find n IH-iul Mail un KcNorvntlnii.
PIERRE , S. D. , Oct. 13. ( Special. ) Agent
Ash of Lower Drule came up to this city
Sunday , and reports that while on his way
ip he , with others , stopped at a point about
twenty-five miles down the river from hero
and buried the body of on unknown white
nan , which had been found lying on the
prairie. The agency physician , \vho was
along , eald the body was that of a man about
25 years of age , and had been dead for sev
eral days. There were no papers nor any
marks on the clothing of the body by which
t could be Identified. Ho also reports hav-
ng sent In estimates for a reservoir at the
agency for the purpose of utilizing the new
artesian well for Irrigation purposes.
I'll nil llnililliiKN Hum.
ADEUDEI3N , S. D. , Oct. 13. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Fire last night destroyed a barn ,
granary , 500 bushels of wheat several horses ,
r. large quantity of hay , farm machinery and
other materl.il belonging to William Naftz-
ger , near Columbia. The fire Is supposed to
have been set by Mr. Naftzger accidentally.
No Insurance.
nitS IMiACKll DMJI'Ml AltKKST.
't'rr MnrirliliiK oil HlnliTviij-N Xi-ar
IUriult Mliii'N.
PITTSHURG , Oct. 13. The deputy sheriffs
at the Do Armlt coal mines made a raid on
the strikers atSandy Creek this morning and
arrested fifteen men. Including the members
of the brass band. The strikers were march
ing on the public road and were halted by the
deputies about a quarter of n mile from the
tipple. The band refused to stop playing and
the entire party was placed under arrest
without resistance. The prisoners were
brought to this city and taken to the slier-
Ill's ofilce , where a hearing will bo given
them this afternoon. The members of the
bind took their arrest good-naturedly and
played their Instruments as they were es-
-orted from the railroad station to the slier-
Iff's office.
Chief Deputy Evans said the men were
riotous and ho feared trouble. This Is de
nied by the strikers. Superintendent Do Ar
mlt assorts that the three mines of the com
pany are now running to their fullest ca
pacity ,
I'Vtv rnili > rtiikvrH I'ri'm-iit.
MILWAX'KKE , Oct. 13 , The sixteenth nn.
nunl convention of the Funeral Directors'
Association of the United Stntcs opened In
the Hotel Pllstcr today wl'th ' but thirty-four
delegates present. The morning spsalon was
taken up by the nddreBH of the president ,
John II. Sharer of Alliance , 0 , In the mat
ter of legislation , he mid , it WUH gratifying
to know that the prospect of Inlluen.lal co
operation on the line of statutory profes
sional requirement IB looking- brighter than
ever beiforc. He spoke of the growing senti
ment In favor of free lectures and i.ran-
tleal demonstrations tiia't are now popular
nt Htata association meetings , and In the
absence of a thorough course at one of the
regularly established schools of embalming ,
advocated attendance nt mate nsBOcla'lon
meu ings.
Xiilloiuil Sanitary ANHOclatloii ,
NASHVILLE , Tenn , , Oct. 13.-Tho Na
tional' Sanitary association met today. Dr.
P. O. Young of Lexington , Ky. , the presi
dent , presiding. Papers by Dr , Charles S.
Henedlct. health olllcer of No- York City ,
and Dr. Thomas C. Craig of Brooklyn were
rend and discussed. The association elected
the following otllcers : President , Dr ,
Charles K , iHenedlct ; vice presidents , Dr. H.
G. McLean and Dr. P. L. Jewell , both nf
Brooklyn ; Dr. 12. A. Wilson , Meriden , Conn. ;
secretary nnd treasurer. Dr. Thomas B ,
Veale of Atlanta , Ga. New York Cr y was
selected as the next place of meeting ,
tntrrlciiu llouril of MM | | OIIM.
NEW HAVKN , Conn , , Oct. 13. The ses-
Hlon of the American Board of CnmmU-
bloners for Foreign Missions today opened
with u business session. The report of
the. co-oparutlou committee for the New
England dUtrlut was read nnd u idmnur
report by C. H , Case of Chicago of tiiu il s-
trlct co-operative committee of the Interior.
The morning was consumed In read'nR of
a piper on "Succcfs of 'Missions" by Itev.
Juddon. D , D. , of HoMon ,
'
IliK-Ulrn'n - .
The best alve In thff world * for Iut3 ,
bruises , sores , ulcers , gait -rheum. rVver sores ,
tetter , chapped bends , chilblains , corns and
all skin eruptions , and positively cures piles ,
or no pay ic-qulred. It Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price
25 cent * per box , For eale by Kuan & Co.
Ifo-J * . .
TA\XHIl AM ) HIS I'AIITY IX OMAHA.
ItllnolM * CiMomor Stx-nUii Kiitliu < < liiN-
tU-nllv of tlu * . i\io ltloii.
Private cir No. 2 of the Illinois Central
railroad , bearing Governor Tanner of Illinois
and a number of friend * , paused at the depot
yesterday afternoon long .enough to allow the
gubernatorial party to receive the greetings
of Omaha friends. Uctld't- the governor the
party consisted of Johri W , bates , president
of the Illinois Steel cornp/iuy / ; Isaic. L , Rudd ,
prtsldcn' of the Harhi Wire consoMJatlori ,
and John Drake , prcsucpt of the ImlMn.i ,
Illinois & Iowa rallroaSl , 'The men arc all
accompanied by their wives ? and are on their
tctutn Ironi a three wc U'Vflshlng and hunt
ing trip through the IJIatk Hills and In Cole
rado. 1 J
When a Uco reporter wa admitted to the
parlor of the car the Rovcrnor and his
friends were holding a friendly teaslon over
the greit American card tame. Glancing up
with a courteous acknowledgment the gov-
euior noticed the new d , ot which was as
suming visible proportlms without. He con
gratulated the city hcamly on the acquisi
tion of a metropolitan stitlon.
Speaking of the participation of hla state
In the , Transml&slcslppl Exposition Governor
Tanner said that the $45,000 appropriation of
Illinois was significant of only the smallest
part of the Interest felt. Farmers and
mrnufacturers alike know from experience
the gooj which came from advertisement of
that sort. The governor gave the assurance
of his personal attendance during next sum
mer. In speaking of his non-altendinco p /
Nashville he said It was univoidable and
commented upon the fact that his name li.ul
been hissed liy the people of Tcnntssee. "Hut
then , they hissed mo when I was down there
thirty-three years ago , " said the governor ,
with a laugh , "and It Isfnot so surprising
that they ihculd give ma the same treatment
again. "
The governor has gained rest end refresh
ment from his western trip. After the visit
to the Hlack Kills the .party went direst to
Colorado Springs and Maflltou , and then to
Denver In tl ne for the Festival of Mountain
and Plain. The men of the party then pro
ceeded to Lcadvllle and Grand Junction ,
from which place they ppnetrated some dis
tance In search of deer alotig the Rio Gr-nde
river In the old Utts reservation. The party
met with good sport and among them won
several pairs of antlers.
niiivc : srrr ox CHAIX COXTKCT. .
Connor HolilM Ills firnlii for a
I'rlci- .
The sensational rise In the g-ain maiket
last August Is directly responsible for a sonip-
wliat peculiar suit that was , Instituted In the
county court yesterday afternoon by the
Schrclner-Flack Grain conipany of St. Louis
against James A. Conner ot this city.
In the petition that has been filed It Is
represented tl'at In February of this year the
grain company ente'ed Into a contract with
Connor by which the latter was to deliver to
It In July 25,000 bushels of white corn at a
price of 22 cents a bushel. When July
arrived , however , the boom In tlie market was
on and Connor apparently wanted a bigger
orlce for his co'n , as he refused to deliver.
The grain company therefore extended the
tlmo of delivery for one month and agreed to
pay Connor 2C cents n bushel for his > corn.
Seemingly , Connor wanted a bigger price
still , for he again failed to deliver.
In view of this 'failure to fulfill the con
tract , the grain conipany says that It was
coirpclled to buy the 25,000 bushels from.
someone else , and that itj. had to ray $625
more for it than' It wouldjiave pald.f | Con
ner had fulfilled his contract. Therefore It
Is suing Connor to recover 'this difference.
SUICII1K OV KOIOJim POIjICEMAX. .
Prattle JoliiiKon'N . Aft ] Surprint' * hi In
Oll ANHIIf1 latCM.
The members of the police force ot this
city express surpri&e at the suicide of ox-
Sergean.t Frank Jolmsoji , who ended his
troubles Monday by drowning at Chappell ,
Nob. Johnson called at iplfce headquarters
cbout ten days ago and jhad a short visit
with Cai tain Mostyn. Ho stated he was em
ployed by a photographic supply house in
Chicago and was doing \vfll.
Johnson was appointed 'to the police force
In this city In 1888 and served until 1$01. In
ISS'J ho was shot " In the arm by
Sam Snydcr , a pawnbroker at112 South
Tenth street , who mlsto9kjhlm for a burglar.
Johnson was placed on special service for
about a ye r en account of Injuries sustained.
After leaving the force lie served as a Co
lumbian guard at the World's fair and sub
sequently moved from Chicago to Chappell ,
where , he resided up to the time of his death.
The deceased left a wife and one child.
You can't alto d to rltlc your life by al
lowing c cold to develop into pneumonia or
consumption. Instant relief and a certain
cure are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure.
ItiiiK'ix'iI Out ot aYn < rIi.
Martin Hoggs , n farmer from Le Hey , 111. ,
was buncoed out of a silver watch while
traveling- around In the lower end of the
city yesterday afternoon. Uoggs met n
couple of men Who gave the namea of
Charles H. Kgan and U P. Steele. Steele
told the farmer that he ought to get a now
watch chain , and taking the watch from
HoRKf , the three went to the pawnshop of
H. Lnnlelup , 1121 Farnam street. ' While
there figun and Steele gave Hoggs the wllp.
Later they returned to the pawnshop and
gave the watch to the proprietor for pjy-
ment In part for a gold watch. The men
were arrested and Dogg was retained an
complaining witness. The Watch was re
covered.
American Lady Corsets are the Best.
Iilc'eus .
Licenses to wed have been Is.sued by the
county Judge to the following parties :
Name and Residence. Age.
Alois Franc , Council UrUffs . 25
Tercsle Hnmerlnk , Omaha . 21
Jens Lnrsen Gundcrsen , Omaha . .10
Elizabeth Anderson , Omaha . , . 20
Oscar 13 Kng.ler . , Omntja , , . 2.1
Iila Greenfield Wedge , Omaha . , , 21
GustaviiH I'almer , Omaha. . SO
Hllma C. Illooni , Omipa . 20
Frederick H. Moyep , Omaha . 24
LIHIe M. Adams , Omnlin . . . 20
Disfigurement for life by burns or scalds
may be avoided by using Do Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve , the great remedy for piles and
for all kinds of sores and skin troubles.
IIIUJVITIKS.
A permit has ibeen Issued to 'Anton Slllka
to build a two-story tramp dwelling at 1-155
South Fourteenth street ,
Lyman A. Page was yesterday bound over
to the district court on u charge of adultery
with the wife of Nick Vager. Ho was held
In default of $ t > 00 bonds ,
G , A , Deal reported to the police yes
terday that sneak , thieves broke Into his
room at 107 South Seventeenth street and
stole $25 worth of clothing.
F. D , Hadlcy , traveling passenger agent ot
the Illinois Central , was In the city yes'.urday
from Sioux City , la , Ie | reports business
elong the Illinois Central as very good.
Warrants charging Albert Thompson and
T. S , Rlggs with assault and battery have
been sworn out by .Mrs. Peterson , 1509
Webster street , The rom , while .drunk
Tuesday night , brofto Into her bouso at the
number given ,
The cnly thing the , Advisory Hoard found to
do ycsteiday was to dllow'a ( ew small bills
and Instinct the chief of police to detail an
officer to watch for pepple who are In the
habU of dumping night , soil at various points
iru'ldo the city limits.
The scheme to open Twenty-ninth street
from Harney tj Half Howard , ha * been side-
trackej. The cojnc'l ik-clJed that there was
no immediate necrsilty for the Improvement
and that the cost would 'bo considerably In
excess of the 'benefits ' to bo derived ,
Only one or two of the new kindergartens
recently ordered by the Board of KducitHi
have been opened. The delay Is on account
of the lack of desks and other supplies ,
These have been telegraphed for. and tha
remaining schools will probably tie opeued
by the first of the week.
ARCOISC poms OF. LAW
Taking Evidence in Suit Against Hartley's
Uoudsmon Temporarily Suspended.
CASE HINGES ON INTERPRETATION OF LAW
fiMiNf Co ii If it tin Unit Hartley Out4
Aetoil UN Trc-aBUrer , Iteiu-c Mix
II < IIIINIIII > | I Art * UeleitNiMl
from Liability.
Was It ncccEaary that ex-Stato Treasurer
Bartley should have filed his bond with the
secretary of slalo on the first clay of lil-i
seconil term , 'January 3 , 1S93 , Instcul of four
da > s afterward , January 9 , In order to le
gally become state treasurer ? If so , wns
not the olllco of ststo treasurer legally va
cant during this term , Hartley simply acting
In the capacity of treasurer ? If so , again ,
| mo not his bondsmen entirely released of nil
i liability for the lull a million dollar dcfal-
I cation lathe state treasury , since they
j signed his bond with the understanding that
! hu had beci ) properly Inducted Into thu of-
I llco and that they would be responsible only
tor his acts as legal stile- treasurer and not
( at his acts In any other capacity , even
though It la so cloenly related as the posi
tion of acting state treasurer la ?
These questions of law , dlvesteJ of their
legal phtaseobgy , must bo cleared awiiy
before thu suit that thu state has Instituted
against Hartley's bondsmen to recover tuo
dedication can proceed any further. They
aiu of the highest Importance. If Judge
Powell decides them In the affirmative It will
close the cee. The sUte will full to re
cover the money. The stoke of over $500-
003 will be won by the defendants.
It Is ono of the main defenses of the
bandsmen that Hartley never legally entoicd
his odlce , because ho failed to llle the bond
by the time fixed by the statutes , and U.U ,
therefore , l.'lb ' bondsmen are not liable for
Ills acts. .ThU defense was developed on
Tuesday afternoon , and some testimony was
Introduced In support of It , but before the
bondsmen got vary far the state objected on
the grounds that the defense has no founda
tion In law. This brought the question dl-
itctly to the front , and It was decided to
glvo It clear way until It was settled.
STOP TAKINQ EVIDENCE.
The defendants argued In fa\or of their
defense all Cay jefc-terday , cloblng at1
o'clock. Al day tojay the state will light
Its position. The defense has the closing
argument and will probably occupy at least
a portion of Fiiday. Therefore the chance
tor the further Introduction of evidence this
week seems slight.
When court convened yesterday morning
Attorney and bondsman John II. Ames ,
who argued for the bondsmen , advanced the
startlim ; argument that Bartley had never
been legally state treasurer at any time dur
ing his second term of ofllce through neglect
and failure to have hla bond approved and
filed before thetlmo fixed by the statutes
and law , and that since he had not been do
juro state treasurer , even If he was In fact
acting In that capacity , his bondsmen were
not liable for his acts because they had
signed ( he bond only on condition that he
was properly Inducted Into ofilce as provided
by law.
"Hartley was treasurer .only by sufferance
of the governor , " said Atttorney Ames. "Gov
ernor Holcomb could have removed , him any
day- , without * Irupeaphtuont , Dartley might
have , left'"hls-Office any day without resign
ing , ' and he could not have been compelled
to perform the , duties of the state treasurer
by mundimus. "
THEORY OF ATTORNEY AMES.
Attorney Ames Insisted In the beginning
that Hartley could not have become treasurer ,
according to the statutes and court decislonii ,
unless he took the oath of office and filed hit
bond on the first day of the term to which
he was elected , January 3 , 1S95. The bonds
men insist that the bond was not filed until
January 9 , and therefore they Introduced the
evidence yesterday to show that the endorse
ment on the bond , showing that It had been
filed on January 3 , 1895 , had been "fixed. "
Hut even If the bond had boon really
brought to the secretary of state's ofilce on
January 3 , 1895 , Attorney Ames maintained
that It could not have been filed at that
time , as ho Insisted that the bond must have
been approved by the proper officer , the
Kovorr.or , .before It could have been filed.
The bond was not approved by Governor
Holcomb until January 9 , 1895 , as the
Ir.btrument shows on Its face.
Thus , through the failure and neglect to
have the bond approved nc.l filed on January
3 , 1895 , Attorney Ames held that the ofilce
of state treasurer became vacant and Hartley
did not occupy It as actual state treasurer.
Inasmuch as the bondsmen- had made a con
tract to be responsible for Hartley's acts ae
state treasurer , the attorney asserted that
they could not bo held liable for his acts in
any other capacity.
Attorney Ames resumed his argument when
court recon\cned In the afternoon and con
tinued for a brief length of time. He was
followed by Attorney B. E. Ilrown of Lin
coln , who Is also one of the defending bonds
men.
BROWN SUPPORTS AMES.
Attorney Hrown's argument was a comple
ment to that of Attorney Ames. He spoke
along the line tint the failure to file the
bond at the stipulated tlmo rendered Ipso
facto or of Itsolt the ofilce of state treasurer
'
vacant. Therefore , ho met a possible argu
ment of the state that the sureties ought to
have given notlco that the ofilce of treasurer
was vacant , and their bond was of no worth ,
Immediately alter the failure to file a bond
rendered the ofilce vacant. Atto'ney Ilrown
maintained no such notlco would bo required
where thu olllco was made vacant by such
neglect. Attorney Drown went further and
read authorities to show- that the tpprovlng
power of the officer whoso duty It was to
approve the bond ceased at the tlmo ( ixed by
the statutes , as the limit at which the trcas-
urcr must flic his bond , According to this
Governor Holcnmb had no authority to ap
prove Hartley's bond after January 3 , 1S95 ,
It was 4 o'clock when Attorney Drown
completed his argument , and Judge Powell
adjoinncd court In order to find time to ex-
amlno the many authorities that had been
cited. The state will commence its argument
this morning.
lliiM'IHICA.PllIMAItlKS A1IH TODAY.
Plaet-N Where ( InVoterN Will CUM I
Their llnllolH.
The primaries to select Hoard of Education
delegates to the city convention , which will
bo held In Washington hall Friday night , will
occur from noon to 7 o'clock this after
noon. The voting places are located as
follows ;
Flrt Ward 1703 South Tenth street.
Second Ward Fifteenth and Williams
streets.
Third Ward 1120 Capitol avenue.
Fourt Ward 307 South Seventeenth street
Fifth Ward Erfllng hall , on Sherman
avenue.
Sixth-Wa d Willis block , Twenty-fourth
and Grant streets ,
Seventh Ward 1314 South Park avenue.
Klgth Ward Twenty-fourth and Cumlng
streets.
Ninth Ward Twenty-ninth and Farnam
streets.
Small fill ) , rafo pill , best pin. Tie Witt's
Little Early Risers euro biliousness , consti
pation , sick headache.
IlllllOlM llllllUlTH' ( ' < > llClltlllll. .
PEQIUA , Oct. 13. The seventh unnunl
convention of the Illinois Bankers' associa
tion bCKun at the Grand opera house In thli
Jlty this morplng will * u large attendance.
It wn opened with prayer by Dr Samuel
HeiiderMrt Moore , pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church , after wnlc-li O. J.
Ualley of 'I'foria delivered the address of
welcome , v
' Ib superior In
Dr. DayU' Anti-Headache
every way to all remedies for headache.
KKTTIMJ \nVFOIl HKMIM'It.VTIO > .i
Conftinloii Arlnrn O or Uonxtrucllun
Plaeeil I poll tin' l.im. *
The offlcliU copies of the election law of
1S97 have Just been received by the city offi' j
clals , and , according to thn construction , the
roctlon providing for the registration of voters
ers Is similar to the law of 1S91 , which pro
vided for five days of registration , Including
Tuesday of the fourth week Wednesday of
tlie third week , Thursday of th J second week ,
and Friday and Saturday of the , first week
preceding the November cloctlftr ) , Tlio elec
tion law of 1S95 changed this lei provide for
three da > s of reglfltratlon as follows ; Thurs
day of the third week Frldiy or the occomt
week and Saturday of the first week pre
ceding the election. No one has had any
Intimation that the law has been Again mod-
11 fled In this particular and the arrangements
I for the registration have been nude under
i the law of 1S95. Hut now It Is discovered
that ( section S of the 1S97 law Is an exact
! copy of the old provision of 1K91 and that five
I days of registration are required , In that
I case the first day of registration was Irnt
I Tuesday and ycsteiday w s the second and
I no provisions made for registration on
cither date. City Attorney Cannoll and Clerk
tllgby arc of the opinion that the change in
the law Is a clerical error , resulting from the
fact that the clerk who prepared the copy
copied the section from the law of 1S91 , In
stead of from the amended law of 1S93. Mr.
Hlgby telephoned to Lincoln for InformUlon
1 on this point , but ho linn been unable to so-
1 cure a reply. In the meantime ) the arrange
ments for registration are being completed In
accoidance with the law of ISflli.
The supplies for the registrars are all reruly
for delivery this morning and the
| booths are suppcued to be open for reglstra-
tlcn purposes at 9 o'clock. Owing to the
fact that the city council neglected to mike
tin necessary arrangements to move the
booths until lasf week less than half the
booths are lu place and In the remalnlnc
districts the registrars are being left to shift
for thoir.eelves. They are provided with no
authority to secure quarters end on t'jo face
of the action of the council. It Is presumed
that the members of tint bt > Jy propose that
the reglstiars shall set their tables against
a telegraph polo In the open air and get
along without protection from the weather.
COXNIUKHIMi THIS I.IUiAI , 1MISIJ. .
Miiyur lloliln OIT In SlprnltiK Wan-nuts
for Flremeii'H 1'a.v ,
The wanants on the general fund for the
salaries of the members of the fire depart-
meri' have not been drawn by Comptroller
Wistbcrg , and no action will be taken In
this tespcct until after the appropriation
ordinance has received thu signature of
Mayor Moores.
The mayor said yesterday that he had
ict entirely decided whether he would veto
: hc ordinance or not. .He wanted to have
: he firemen paid as soon > as It could possibly
jo done In a legal manner , but he would
nvestlgate carefully the question of whether
laying the warrants from the-fgineral ! ; fund
was legal under the charter , * , .
The councllmen who favored the ordinance
contend that while the transferor Ih0moniy
: o the fire fund might bs Illegal , there Is no
provision that would prevent the council from
laying any sort of an obligation from the
general fund. Other members declare that
: he proposed action amounts to the same
thing as a tianster of the amount to the
Ire fund , and is therefore equally prohibited
ay the charter.
xnw oiuiiXAxria KOII
SIUM-III ! Perinltn (11 iNNtie | li < It-r Ccvlalii
ClIIIllltlOHN.
Councilman Burmester has Introduced an
amended engineers'ordinance which modifies
the terms of the old ordinance to some ex
tent. The fee for an original certificate
remains at $5. but the fee for the annual
lenowal Is reduced fiom 53 to ? 1. A
provision Is also Included by which the Hoard
of Engineers Is authorized to Issue n special
liormlt to operate low pressure gravity steam
heating plants at a pressure that does not
exceed twenty pounds , the permit to be
iood only for the particular plant specified.
This provision Is designed to meet the com
plaint that In several cases men arp pro
ve ntcd from running a plant t' this
character on account of the requirements of
the examination. It is urged that dn en
gineer's qualifications are unuccessary In
theee cases and that the pres&uf .ordinance
works an * unnecessary hardship. ' . "
CnilTIKICATUS OK XOMIXATIO.V
Four TIc'kclM fin Iliillot lit ( lie CfiiuliiK
nu-ftiou.
The certificates of nomination of nil the
county candidates who were so'cctod by the
late conventions to run for office at the
coming election have been filed with the
county clerk. , There will bo four tickets
on the blanket ballot but the frco silver
republican , the democratic and populist
tickets will bo alike.
According to the county clerk's Intepreta-
tlon of the law yesterday was the last day on
which convention nominees could file their
certificates. Nominees of new parties , how
ever , can make their filings until October IS ,
and petition nominees until October 21. With
drawals of convention nominations must be
filed by October 23 and of petition camllr
dates by October 23. Nom'raatlons ' to fill
vacancies must be filed by October 25.
WAIIHAVr I''OH ' CIIAMII.KU'.S AHIU3ST.
of Ht-i'klt-pN lllicli' HlilliiK IN
I'rrfiMTiMl.
Dr. II. G. Miller called at the police sta
tion jesteiday and tecured a warrant for
the arrest of William Chandler on the charge
of reckless bicycle riding.
Upon the evening of September 3 William
Chandler ran Into Mrs , Frank "Ander
son near the corner of Sherman avenue
and Clark street. The woman was thrown
violently to the pavement and received "In
juries which had kept her In bed over since.
At the time of the accident Chandler ex
pressed his regret and offered to pay all
expenses , This agreement , however , ho has
failed to keep. It Is protablo that other
charges will be brought against Chandler , as
It is likely that Mrs , Andcraon'H Injuries
will bo permanent ,
There Is no need of little children being
tortured by eeald head , eczema and gklu
eruptions , Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo
glvea Instant relief and cures permanently ,
HoiiilN for Slri-ct Iiiiitrovciiu-iilH ,
The ordinance which authorizes the special
district bonds to pay for the Farnam and
Center street paving contemplates an Issue
of $24,000 In bonds on Center and $12,000 on
Furnam street. The bonds draw 4 % per
cent Interest , payable annually. On Center
btreet there are twenty-four bonds of $1,000
each. One Is duo In ono year , two In two
years each and tlirco each In the seven fol
lowing years. The Farnam street bonds arc
also for $1,000 each , Four of them ao ; duo
each years for the first three yours and five
far the next six years ,
ArriilKiniK'iif of the KiHtnrn ,
Jttteph , howls and Auguit Kastner , the
three men charged with murdering Officer
Tledeman lust summer , when they are al
leged to have been Interrupted by the police
In the act of looting a saloon at Thirtieth
and Spauldlng streets , are to be arraigned
In the criminal court'on the charge of mur
der In the first degree this afternoon
or Saturday , The three men are confined
In the county jail , Police Judge Gordon
having held them to the district court with
out bail ,
CIiiiiiilii > rliiln'M CoiiKli Hriiu'ily Super
ior to Any Otlii-r ,
George I ) , Fecord , the well known con
tractor of Towat'ila , N. Y. , sajs ; "I have
used Clun bcrlaln's CoJgh Iloincdy In my
fdtully for a lung time nd have found It
superior to any other. "
The above testimonial Is from a promi
nent ct ! | n h-ro. A. C. Tuck , Druggist , N.
TowanJa , 'I V.
EXISTS ONLY AS A MEMORY
Pictures of Once Proposed Union Station All
That Now Remain.
WALLS OF ABANDONED DIPOT DISAPPEAR
CroiinilVlilcli llu- .MruolurtFormerly
Oociiili > il In to lit * Covrrrd
tilth .Iliiltroitii TrauKn
I anil
Workmen yesterday completed fllllna
up the excavations made for the cellar of
the abandoned union depot and the last ro-
mlnder of tl.o proposed Institution has now
disappeared with the exception of a few
pictures hanging In the offices of the Union
Pacific headquarters , showing how the union
depot was to have appeared when completed.
The ceiemonles attendant upon the legal
elcath of the defunct Union Depot company
have already been held , and the effort to
build a union depot at Tenth and Mason
streets will remain only as a memory.
What was to have been the cellar ot the
abandoned depal has now been completely
filled with earth brought from South Omaha
bj epcclil trains from the excavations for
Armour's packing pltnt. Yesterday a
gang of men was set to work leveling the
suifuco ot the ground that has been tilled In ,
and within thirty days track layers will have
put In four additional tracks to the Union
Panlllo yards. These adfttlciul tracks will
afford accommodation fur handling freight
tmlns and switching cars tha , . has long been
luiiauded by the great amount of traffic
landled through the Omabi depot yards.
The new track , ? will ho connected with the
n.iln tracks of the Union Pacific at points
cast and went of where thu present depot
sheds stand. Not only will the completion
of tluso tracks give greater room for the
storngo of cais , but It will ullow more trains
to bo sent by the depot wl'hout Interfering
with the passenger service.
TEARING DOWN THE WALLS.
The building material , that had been used
n thu construction of the story nnd a half
of the LU'lon depot that wis to bo has
jcen divided betwecni HIP Union Pacific and
ho Uiirllngton railroads , the two companies
hat wore tiustecs of the defunct Union
Depot company. Most of the brick In the
w&lls and part of that In the foundation
ilera has been used by the Uiirllngton In
.lie construction of the foundatloi'i ami Inner
walls of Its new structure now building.
The heavy stone that was largely used In
hi' foundations of the old monument of the
'nlon Depot company lias been taken by the
Tnion Pacific and used In. the rebuilding of
lie roadbed and tracks across Seventh street.
The excavations were made to a depth of
iliout five feet. The instructions to the-
workmen were to- dip cut the brick and the
stone so far as It would pay. It was a pretty
lard job to tear down some of the walls and
ho piers of masonry , as they bad been most
solidly constructed. Superintendent Nichols
of the Unloi-i Pacific said ho never saw any
mllding have such strong foundations as
huso of the depot building just torn down.
Most of the piers were torn down by means
of a steam engine , to which heavy topes were
ittachcd.
On the cast side of the Tenth Btreet
viaduct workmen have torn away what were
Intended for the approaches ot the old depot
from the viaduct. They are engaged In.
building "extensions " for the support of. a
sidewalk along the cast side of the viaduct
corresponding to that on the west side , and
will preibably have It completed wRnln a
fortnight. _
KiiHli-ra liallronil Mt-a Arrive.
Colonel S. H. Dick , chairman of the Hoard
ot Directors of the Plttsburg , Bessemer &
Lake Erie railroad , Is , In the city with
a party of other ofilclJls of the railroad com
pany. The railroad property which they have
In cbargo is a line 121 miles long running
through the uorthwchtoin corner of the Key
stone state , from Lake Eric to a point just
north of Plttsburg. The party is cnroute to
Greeley , Colo. , where they are Interested In
a proposed railroad. Yesterday was spent
lu calling on General Manager Dickinson of
the Union Pacific , and other piomlnent rail
roaders.
Kcr CII < N HUH ! lionml ItaloH.
CIIIPSGO , Oct. 13. The Chicago , Mil
waukee & St. Pcil road today made n sensa
tional cut In st'cnd class passenger rates
fiom St. Paul to New York by way of
Chicago , In connection with the castbound
steamship business. H took $10,50 off the
late. The action was taken to meet See
line competition. The 'Milwaukee & St. Paul
will moot whatever latcs the See line may
make. The cut will undoubtedly bo met by
the other Clilcago-St. Paul roads.
VCYV Car I'Vrry l.lut * at .Mllwaiilcuc.
MILWAUKEE , Oct. in. The Detroit ,
Grand Rapids & Western railway , which Is
a part of the Chicago & West Michigan sys
tem , has purchased dockage In Milwaukee *
and will begin to operate a car ferry line
between this city and Muskegon on Decem
ber 1. Thiy will put Milwaukee In connec
tion with thirteen seaboard fast freight
lints , . i
I'uHhi'iimrKC.I i \iljoiirii. . '
NASHVILLE , Oct. 13. The American As
sociation of Traveling Passenger Agents
closed Its annual session today , Elliott T.
Monetto of Chicago was elected president ;
R. C. Cowardln of St. Louis , vice- president ,
nnd Mr. Landeman of Columbus , O. , sec
retary. _
L. E. Uoswell has just been elected freight
commissioner of thu Qulncy (111. ( ) Freight
bureau.
Freight Traffic Manager Munroo of the
Union Pacific lias returned from an extended
eastern trip.
II. C. Robinson , a prominent bsan dealer
of Iloston , was a caller at the Missouri Pa
cific offices lierr. yesterday ,
Charles Andcison , osslstint city ticket
agent of the Rock Island , has returned from.
a two weeks' trip to New York , Philadel
phia and Washington ,
General Manager W. li. Doddrldgo of the
Missouri Pacific & Iron .MounUln railway
came In ycHtciday on a special train from
St. Louis , accompanied by Aralstant General
Freight and Pafscnger Agent Phllllppl and
Bcycnl oilier officials.
The annual meeting of the General Pas
senger Agents' National u Eoclatlon will beheld
held In Bt , lyiuls next week , opening on
Tuesday. Thu principal address will bo de
livered by Percy S. Kustla , gcner.il pabson-
ger agent of the Burlington ,
The report that the Kale1 of a Union Pa
cific ticket from hero to Portland for $30 ,
or $4 less than regular rates , at the Union
Pacific city ticket olllco , was dUcuised at
Monday's meeting of the Local Passenger
association , was Incorrect. The sale of tha
ticket that has caused so much talk was
not made until after the asioclatlon meeting
had adjourned.
W. II , Gummcre , general baggage agenTof
the I ehlKh Valley , and a party of friends
from Philadelphia , packed thrnugn Orr.aiu
Tuesday "afternoon en remle to Denver. They
occupied a private car of the Lelilgh Valley
railroad , wbich was attached to Burlington
train No. 3 , and were bound for the annual
meeting of the general baggige agents rf
American lallroads , which will ho held In
Denver this week.
W. David Lincoln , diperlntcndent of car
service of thu Oregon Snort Line , will sooty
return to Omaha and occupy his former
position , chief clerk to Superintendent Buck
ingham of the Union Pacific's car service
department. He will succeed William C ,
Bartlelt , who for the past elx montlu hau \
discharged the duties of the office with
great ability and with pleasure to there
having business with the olllce , Mr , Bait-
lett will SBiumo another position In the
department.