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4 THE OMATTA DAILY IlEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 2D, 1002. BOARD MULTIPLIES BY FOUR Xoorsaiei the Assessment of Ten Corpera tioni 432 Fer Cent. RAI?E OF OVER A MILLION AND A HALF Commissioners Practically Follow Line of Tit ronmlim'i Com prtm lart Akfmoi ' Return for Coanty Total fva,.181,TIIJ. At a result of an artlnn of the County Board of Equalization, Friday afternoon, the atock yards company, the fire parkins com panies and the afreet railway, gaa, electric light and telephone corporations will pay taies In 1902 on a personal aseesement of 11,973,700, which Is $1,802,961 more than the lame concerns paid on In 1901, when the total for the ten was 1370.739. This Is an Increase of 4S2.I per cent and, figuring on a ban Is of 24.5 mllU, which was the levy last year, It meana an Increase or $39,272 In taxes. The board also approved an In creased realty assessment of the five pack ers, the Increase amounting to $12,985. Assessors' Total Valuation. From tho tax department last night came the announcement that the assessors' books for 1902 show a total assessed valuation for the entire county of $22,856,854.82, In cluding the state assessment of $763,689.82. Last year the total, even after the board's "equalizing," was only $22,381,792.08, Includ ing a state assessment of $723,122.08, and the bank assessment, which waa $575,258. The board accomplished more during the day thau was promised by the morning esslon, which was entirely consumed by a harangue from Attorney F. T. Ransom, representing the stock yards company, on the Inequalities of taxation; by an argu ment between Attorney Mcintosh and him on a question as to whether the company's agreement with the tax committee of the Real Estate exchange had had a proviso that other companlea must be similarly raised; and by a qulx of Robert C. Howe, general manager at South Omaha for Ar mour & Co.; W. L. Selby, representing Bwlft & Co.; T. A. Crelgh, representing the Cudahy and Omaha companies, and A. L. Sutton, representing the Hammond com pany. Packers Shoot the Chutes. At the afternoon session the board dis posed of aome minor matters and then went at the packers with a Jump. Connolly pro posed a list of assessments on tbelr personal property. Hart seconded the motion, Mr. Selby demurred mildly. Attorney Mcintosh urged. Chairman Ostrom placed himself on record In advance as opposed to the assessment 'which be said he considered a great deal too low; Hofeldt said that he thought the tax committee must have Informed Itself protty well and could be relied upon; O'Keeffe aald the figures looked high enough to him and the vote was taken. All voted aye, except Ostrom. The ease with which the thing was done when tbey Anally tackled It encouraged the commissioners and they took up the realty of the packers. Harte moved to let the assessors' return stand as the assess ment and Connolly seconded the motion. Again Ostrom's wai the only dissenting vote. took Yard and Corporatlona Nest. Encouraged still more, tbey turned to tho stock yards matter and Connolly moved that the tax committee's compromise fig urea of $400,000 on personal and the as sessor's return of $122,700 on realty be ap proved. The motion carried unanimously. "Well, let clean 'em up," aald Harte, and la another, minute the board had unanl , mously approved the compromise, figuring on the personal assessment of all the fran chlsed corporations, except the waterworks, which will be disposed of after the realty assessment are Investigated, a complaint . having been filed against it by a citizen of Florence. The water company made a re turn to the assesaor of $476,010, which the tax committee think high enough. Last year Ha personal assessment was $152,500. The following table show the net result of the afternoon' work: Personal Property. Assessment 19(11. 1902. Difference. tock Tarda $14. MS Armour & Co.. 20.625 Cudahy 28,194 400,000 $ 385.114 M.uoO K.000 74,OiiO 30. OtO 2.7O0 6SO,0nO 45".0OO lOO.onO luO.000 . ftl.8,5 53.8 52.7 Bwlft 21.235 Omaha P'k'g. Hammond ... 11.6JI 13.545 1S.3T5 11,8 535,490 73.000 70,875 Btreet Railway. 114.510 Oas company... 90.694 Electric Light.. Telephone Co.. 27.000 29.125 Totals $370,739 $1,973,700 $1,602,9J1 Par rent of Increase. 432.3. Increase In taxes, figuring on 1901 levy of Z4. mills, S3,72. Tax Committee Amused. When the voting was over the board ad journed for the day, the member pat ting themselves on the back In a modest. blushing way. The member of the tax eommltteo went out into the hall and gig gled. The board had accepted the commit tee' figure on everything except the pack ers and had raised lis total on these only about $11,000. or from $262,333 to $273,800 and this despite the large talk that was In dulged in last Monday, when the committee first presented Its compromise proposals to the equalizers. The committee and the board both expect Comparatively easy sail log from now on. . To guard against any possible future attempt to kick over the traces. Attorney Mcintosh drew up for the board a model of the journal entry to be made In each case, the wording of which will, he says, defeat any effort to retract on the part of the parties taxed, because It makes the board's action stand as a Judgment ren dered In legal and official manner. Danker Appear Monday. The next task laid out for the board Is the assessing of the banks, which should have been done by the Msetsors. This will come up Monday at 4 p. m. Subsequently the board will have to cocslder the realty of the franchise corporations, which, has been returned by the assessors, a follow Btreet railway, $32,025; water works, $87,- IS0; gas company, $42,000; telephone com CHIC EFFECTS In every ladies' coiffure are heightened by the occasional uie of GECE DANDRUFF CORE Keep the scalp healthy and Imparts to ths hair that "flufflntss" of tex ture and touch so much desired and ao difficult to secure. It contain no oil or deleterious Ingredients, and 1 guaranteed to be the only positive cur for hair and scalp ailment. Don't accept imitations Gt the genuine Coke Dandruff Cure In two sizes,' BOa and $1 Coke Cream Foam dVT'l brush Is all you need. Antiseptlj. saves time. Makes finest lather Im mediately. Leaves the skin soft and velvety. Scad 10c for JO-sksvc tube to A. I. Bremer Co., tnlcsro. pany, 11500; rlectrto light company, $14,- f50. The following tabla shows what n doc yesterdsy to the South Omaha companies' realty: Real Estate. Assessment 1M1. 1!"02. Dl.ferenpe Armour $ M.125 gwlft Si. 2-0 Cudahy 7.7k Omaha P'k'... i.2 $ 73 W $ C7S l.Bn l.0 1.250 i.(v) 27.5"0 $3,750 $250,060 Hammond J3.750 Totals $237,075 $250,060 $12.96 Today 1 not likely to be an eventful one with the board, but next week there will be abundant business, a notice were be ing sent out yesterday, Instructing the ap pearance 'of the Omaha Belt line, Omaha Brt.lge and Terminal company, the Barber Asphalt company, Hugh Murphy, Carter White Lead works, Lawrence Shot and Lead company, Llnlnger Metcalf, the laundries, the telegraph companies and about 200 others. Packer Have Their Say. The representative of the packers were certain about the thing their companlea didn't own, but woefully Ignorant of the things they did. In substance, Mr. Howe said that the value of the Armour com pany's personal property In the county is $187,000; that the plant has a capacity of 7.000 hogs and 1,200 cattle per day, but kills on an average only 2.000 of the former and 200 of the latter; that be doesn't know what Insurance the company carries and couldn't easily ftnfl out, as the insurance clerk is resident in Chicago; that all cars used by the company belong to a separate company in Chicago; that he hasn't any Idra of the number of cars In use by the local plftnt April 1, and that he had never agreed to any assessment figure, but had told the tax committee to first see It Its figures were acceptabla to the board. To this last statement Mr. Selby added that his only agreement with the tax com mittee was based on Its figure of $262,000 for the five, and that individual figure had not been mentioned. Chairman Ostrom called their attention to figures In an editorial In The Bee, showing that in the census report the companies' Investment was given as $15,635,418, but they attempted to explain thla by saying that the figure must represent the accu mulated investment of all the years tho companies had been In business, while much of the machinery, for Instance, represented In the total of $1,225,869 had been worn out and discarded long ago. Harte asked If the South Omaha figures were given by Mr. Howe and the latter replied that they were Commissioner Fitz gerald'. Witnesses I'nder Oath, Chairman Ostrom said It bad been de cided to swear all parties, and put Mr. Crelgh under oath. The gentlemen re sented this mildly because the jobbers were not sworn, and Mr. Howe left. Chairman Ostrom said he would have him recalled and placed under oath. Mr. Crelgh said that $470,000 represented the value of the Cudahy plant; that Its capacity waa about the same a Armour'; that It ha 200 cars, 150 of which are assessed elsewhere than Douglas county. The Omaha plant, he said, in generalizing, could be rated propor tionately with the others. Mr. Selby, being sworn, said that $400,000 represented the fair value of the Swift plant; that It capacity 1 4 per cent lees than Armour's; that It own no car and that he know nothing of It insurance Attorney Sutton, also placed under oath. pleaded that the Hammond plant contain not a dollar' worth of personal property, all having been sent to St. Joseph. The boiler and engines, he thought, would be rated as realty, because they are bricked Into the walla. When all had testified the board adjourned. Instructing them to call at S o'clock In the afternoon, when the board promised to pass on the assessments of their companies, FIVE YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATE Mount St. Mary's Seminary tho Last of Convents to Close School Year. The last of the convent to conclude It year's work. Mount St. Mary' Seminary. celebrated It annual commencement Fri day afternoon, the bishop, the clergy and a large gathering of friends being present. The exercises , were held la the chapel which was hung with the class colors, green, lavender and gold, and decorated with ferns and cut flowers. An Interesting program of music and recitations was fol lowed by the conferring cf awards, honor ribbon, laurel wreaths and medal being given. The graduating class consisted of five young women: Misses Ella Kelley, Margaret Breelauer, Veronica O'Connor, Lottlt Frlck and Chrlstene McDermott, tbelr essays all touching upon ths same subject, "Woman," wh'ch had appropriately been chosen as ths graduating theme. The awarding of the bishop's medal for domestic science wa of especial Interest, as this Is ths first year that it has been given and the high stsndlng of four young women in that branch mad It necessary for them to draw for it. Miss Riley proving the fortunate one. The exercises concluded with an address by the bishop, a luncheon for the bishop and clergy following. Throw Out tho "Patrick" Will. NEW YORK, June 28. Surrogate Frank T. Fitzgerald this afternoon handed down hi formal decision and decree in the litiga tion over the two alleged will of the mur dered millionaire. William Marsh Klce. ad- mlt'lng to probate the will of September 26, Ki, under which the Rice Institute of Houston, Tex.. Is the residuary legatee and denying probate of the alleged will of June so. 1!M, commonly Known as tne "Patrick. ' will, under which Albert T. Patrick was the residuary legatee. The eurrogate holds simply that Rice did not on June 80, 19u0, or at any other time sign the Instrument dated January 10, 1 wai, ana "that the signa ture of William H. Rice was not written by the sua William M. Klce." Gaas Puts McFaddea Out. SAN FRANCISCO, June 28. Joe Gana of Baltimore knocked out George McFadden of New York In the third round before the Hnyes Valley Athletic club tonight. The tight was an unsatisfactory one. In the first two rounds McKadden was slow and did nothing but block. In the third Gans landed a stiff left on the law, following It witn a rigni in tne same place, putting Mo Fadden out. USES AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Board of Berisw Passes Finally on This Year's Assessment TOTAL OVER SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS Rumor that Corporation Will Con test Assessments In Court Seem to Lack Foundation Maarle City Gossip. After twelve days' session the Board of Review concluded It session at 6 o'clock last night and the report will be ready today to be turned over to the proper offi cial. The valuation a returned by the board 1 $16,127,844 8. Despite the fact that ninety-four complaints were filed with the board whloh had to be considered and acted upon the work of the board wa com pleted In the same time it wa laat year. Reduction from the return of Tax Com missioner Fitzgerald to the amount of $90, 893.72 were made, leaving the valuation, a had been predicted, above $16,000,000. Tho deduction made were $61,810 on realty and $29,683.72 on personal property. City official are of the opinion that with the valuation turned in the city will be able to get along on an 8-mlll levy. There ha been some talk of a contest by the cor porations, but so far no one here seems to know anything about such a movement, and the city official are In hopes that the val uation as returned by the board will not be contested. It Is asserted that In the event of a contest the levy would be tied up and that all city employes would have to go without pay until the courts decided the matter. More Complaints Aaalnst Miller. It wa reported to the city officials yes terday that Street Foreman Miller had caused the brick sidewalk in front of tho property at the northeast corner of Twenty- 'third and H street to be torn up. Miller asserted that the walk was below grade. City Engineer Beal visited the locality and made a survey and found that the sidewalk was exactly on grade, but that the street wa a little high. After the walk bad been torn up and the brick piled in the gutter about half of the brick disappeared. The owner of the property Is a non-resident. but his agent In Omaha is figuring how to get the walk relaid without additional ex pense to the property. In all cases where permanent walk are laid the city engineer set the line, but these line evidently did not suit the street foreman. New Heating; Apparatus. Bids will ba opened by the Board of Edu cation on July 6 for the purchase of a forty-horsepower boiler to be located In the Lincoln school, Twenty-sixth and F streets. A tubular boiler Is desired and It Is as serted that some radical changes In the Vn.lUff r.1 n . 1 .VI. V 1 I. 1 1 .1 1 ...lit u..h ymut ut luta ituuul uuiiuiug mil be made. As In other cases the board re serves the rlgb,t to reject any or all bids. A certified check for $50 must accompany each bid. It Is understood that the board desires to let this contract as soon as pos sible in order that the building may be placed in first-class condition before the fall term opens. Needs More Hose. A request ha been made by Chief Etter of the fire department for the purchase of more bose. The chief say that at the present time the department has 1,200 feet of rubber hose In good condition and 400 feet in fair condition. The recommendation 1 made that 1,000 feet of bose be purchased a soon as possible. At the present time the city has three hose wagons In opera tion and in order to fully equip these oompanles ths chief want mora hose. Masjle City Gossip. Wallace D. Godfrey returned yesterday rrom. a weex i nsnmg trip. Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. Clark have returned from an extended western trip. No preparations have been made so far tor a ceieorauon oi any Kino, on Juiy 4. J. J. Burt la feeding 1,700 head of sheep at nis iarm si roriy-iourin ana jl streets. The heavy rain yesterday morning did very utile aamage to tne unpavea streets W. B. Wyman has sold out hla business ana is now employed at tne local .Burling ton freight depot. The city prisoners are now at work cut ting weeas on mi streets ana alleys, in stead of breaking rock. Shippers coming to this market say that there will be an early movement of cattle this summer on account or tne nigh prices, The Modern Brotherhood of America will give a box social on the evening of July 4 at the hall In the South Omaha National Dana Duuaing. The funeral of Helena Mella will be held this afternoon rrom tne ramuy residence. Fortieth and W streets. Interment at St. Mary s cemetery. Lieutenant Bruce McCulloch of the South Omaha cavalry troop is minus a gold hat cord. He requests that the finder return tne same to mm ana receive a rewara. Several workmen are now engaged In cleaning ud the machinery at the Him. mond plant and this is supposed to Indi cate mat tne piuni win soon do reopened. HONOR TO JOHN A. CRE1GHT0N Lodae of Elks Presents Him Gold Certificate of Life Mem bership. At a meeting of the Elks' lodge Friday night Count John A. Creigbton was pre sented with a gold card of life membership, 'he presentation address being mads by Judge J. M. Woolworth. The count re sponded with brief remarks. About 200 member of the order were present at ths time, and the recipient of the honor was given an ovation. The card la of solid gold, and Is beautl fully engraved with the lodge seal, enclr cling the head of an elk. These words ap pear In the seal: "Grand Lodge B. P. O. E., U. S. A., Cervus Alces." Other wording appears as follows: "Honorary life mem bership card, Omaha lodge No. 39, B. P. O. Elks. This is to certify that Brother John A. Crelghton Is an honorary life mem ber In said lodge, having become so on the 30th day of May, 1902. Frank Crawford, E. K., Frank A. Furay, secretary, John A. Crelghton, signature of member." The morocco case containing the card bears this dsvlce in gold letters: "Initiated September 28, 1894. Elected lite member May 30, 1902." CORNISH IN THE SIXTH WARD Talks Abont Candidate Who Leans to Hereditary Form of Gov ernment. E. J. Cornish wss the principal speaker at Friday s meeting of the Sixth Ward Republican club. The attendance was not ss large as usual, but ths hall was comfort ably filled. Mr. Cornish devoted bis time to talking of his candidacy tar congress. He said. In part: "Ten years sgo ws went around towa carrying cards bearing the words 'dive the boys a chance. Vote for Dave Mercer.' It was a gcod argument then, and now the other boy want a chance. If a man ha been in congress for ten years hs should avail himself of hla opportunities. When be has been there that time be has had tea years to do many little favors which coat him nbtblng. In ten yesrs hs should be versed In all political history. He should have ide&s on live political questions. If hs baa traveled twice around the world la government transports at government ex pens be ought to have by observation learned enough to warrant his being called Into party consultation to bs called by other publlo officers to eecld grate ques tion of state. I do not know of an argu ment you could msks In fsvor of the ten years' plan that would not be better In the case of twenty years. If a man Is to bold his position for life what Is more nat ural than to take the son which ha grown up under that father' care to succeed htm. This child is best equipped, and from the first term he gets a tenth or a twentieth term, and In turn hands the office to his son then you have a government by hered ity. But this is opposed to the American Idea. We claim that It Is the duty of every man to study public questions. Out of all of our people there are many men who can represent the people. We believe the officer should keep in touch with bis constituents and that It Is your thoughts and not hie which are to be Incorporated Into laws. "If there 1 one man only who can represent your Ideas be should be honored highly, but In msklng that test I would have you place jour standard hlgn along with men like Blaine, Edmunds or McKin ley anything less than this lowers the standard of American statesmen. 'To come back to the point: When you come to decide upon the man wjio I of such extraordinary ability that be can keep from the contest your wardsman, Mr. Pratt, you must show what be ha done for the laboring man, for the cause of freedom, for the republican party, and not advanco the argument that be got a public building at Blair " Mr. Cornish was followed by W. B. Christie, who made a speech calling for good Judgment on the part of the party in selecting Its candidates for offices. In response to calls short talk were made by N. C. Pratt, who took occaelon to re turn the fine compliments paid blm by Mr. Cornish, closing by touching upon national Issues, and by E. E. Morearty, who referred to the state tickets now before the people. MORE PAY FOR PARrTwORKMEN Foremen and Laborers All to Re ceive Better WaaTes After - Jnly First. Beginning with July, all employes of the park board will receive an Increase In wages. This was decided upon at the regu lar monthly meeting of the board Friday afternoon. A month ago the pay of Su perintendent Adams was advanced from $100 to $125 per month, and that of Charles Frlcke, foreman at Rlvervlew park, from $45 to $50 per month. This caused a gen eral demand among park employes for more money. The foremen at other parks con tended that they were just as much entitled to a raise as Frlcke, and the board at Its meeting Friday seemed to share in this view. The result is that J. P. Lowrle, John Mullen, Frits Bondesson, Charles H. Oliver, Ben Hart, O. H. Craig, Samuel Waterman and C. Olson have been advanced from $45 to $50 per month, and the pay of fourteen day laborers has been Increased from $1.60 per day to $1.75 tor eight hours' work. -- Mr. Llnlnger called attention to the fact that the park board had been paying lower wages than any other department of the city government, that many of the park caretakers had been In the employ of the board for ten year or more; that they were skillful and careful In their work, and deserved more pay. The vote for the raise was unanimous. A resolution was adopted signifying the willingness of the board to co-operate with the county commissioner in the paving of Thirtieth street, from Fort street north to the city limits, providing that the county furnishes the funds and that the park board get not less than $17,000 this year a Its share of the county tax. It waa stipulated that the street should be paved with macadam, with a driveway eighteen feet wide. Ths contract for the paving of Eleventh street with asphalt, from Mason to William street, was let to the Grant Paving com pany for $167 per square yard, which Is said to be 20 cent cheaper than any tor mer contract for asphalt paving ever let la the city. A petition signed by Bishop Scannell and twenty-eight other, calling attention to abuse practiced n I Beml park, was received and placed on Ifile. The petition aid that women cannot go to the park In the evening without being Insulted, and that it Is frequented by drunkard and toughs. Additional police protection waa wanted. It said also that the park was In an unsightly condition, and not well kept, and that the present tores of one care-taker should be Increased to two. It suggested furthermore, that two large flower beds be added to the present floral display, and that one be placed at each end of the park. TALK OF PROPOSED CATHEDRAL Bishop and Priests Discuss Subject, but Hake No Definite Flans. The annual retreat of the Roman clergy men of the diocese of Omaha cams to a close Friday evening. Teaterday morning at Crelghton college there was held a synod of the diocese at which the priest of the Jurisdiction were present. Including secular and regular. Matters relative to the rules of the diocese were discussed, but nothing done of Interest to the laity. The proposed cathedral was discussed at the retreat by Bishop Scannell and the clergymen, and It Is understood that the building will certainly be constructed, al though the bishop 1 not ready to make any positive announcement as to the time It will be started. ANNUAL PICNIC0F NEWSBOYS Committer Appointed to Msks Ar rssgemsats for Outing; at Kfsg Fark. Preparations have begun tor the annual picnic of the newsboys of Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs. Tb boy held a meeting Friday night and selected a committee on arrangements. It was do elded that the fun should occur at Krug park, on July $4. The newspapers will again be asked to contribute the necessary cash expenses, tb mother and friend good things to eat and the merchants ths prizes to be contested for. A committee of the veterans of ths street corner, will canvass among the business men shortly, but will accept no money from them. STRANGE MANNER OF SUICIDE Jean Fleet Built Fire and Flaaeed Gaa la Flames, Causing Explo slen and Death. ST. BAZILE. Quebec, June 28. A strange ly determined sulclds took place her to day. Jean Flset, 27 years of sge, loaded an old rusty musket, put the muzzle to his bead and pulled the trigger with bis toe. When It did not explode be built a fire, placed ths gun in ths flames, with ths muzzle against bis breast, and waited until it exploded. Dillon and Davltt ComlasT. DUBLIN. June 28. A meeting of the di rectory of the Vnlted Irish lesgus wa held tbl afternoon. John Redmond, chair man of the league; John Dillon and Michael Davltt were nominated to represent the home organization at the eonventloa of tb American branches of the American league to be held in Boston next October. Con siderable progress wa reported at today's meeting in the formation of .branches and an address wa adopted denouncing tb land bill and urging opea defiance ef tfee coercion courts. 1 . A -zl 4 i in i itm iusj lis mi lit urn twi hs m l m it i i n i r i it i i u u (in ti uii rrti A. uclitoriuixi Stock .Kree From July 1 until October 2Sth, w-Jth eTery fifty Diamond "C soap wrappers pre sented at our Premium Store, 304 So. lGthstreet, we will give one share of OMAIIA AUDITORIUM STOCK, fully paid and non assessable. This certificate of stock in addition to making you a stock holder in the Omaha Auditorium, entitles you to a guess in the Auditorium voting contest', capital prize in which is ?5,000 in cash. It also entitles you to a guess in the semi-monthly guessing contest for a cash prize. ' . This offer IS IN ADDITION TO TnE REGULAR PREMIUMS, which ore given for Diamond "C" Soap, and to which you will be entitled tlie same as heretofore. "Wrappers from out-of-town people will be accepted, and certificates issued there for, if this ad is enclosed with the wrappers. Sample stock certificates and guessing blank will be mailed to any address on re quest, or can be obtained at the premium store. You get stock in the Auditorium; have a chance to win $3,000 or get one of the 999 other prizes. Furthermore you Tatronize Home Industry when you use Diamond jjgf- special Train iHAPOLltlll., Saturday, July 5th, at 8-30 p. m. Via ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. This train is for the special accommodation of the Nebraska Teachers and their friends who will attend the N. E. A. CONVENTION. The equipment of this train will consist of Free Reclining Chair Cars, Tourist and Standard Sleeping Cars. Low round trip tickets, sleeping car reservations and particulars at Illinois Central City Ticket Office, 1402 Farnam Street, or write 1 W. H. BRILL, Dist. Pass. Agt. 111. Cent. R. R., Omaha, Neb., GET. INCREASE IN WAGES Employes of Usited States Steel Corpora tion to BeoeiTS Ten Fer Cent Advance. APPLIES TO UNION AND NONUNION MEN Decision, Walon Has Jnst Bee Reached, Means the Addition af 4,000,000 to tb Annual Far Bo- PITTSBURO. June 28. The largest TOl untarjr Increase ever known In the wages of 100,000 man has been decided upon by the Vnlted State Steel corporation. They will receive an ad ranee of 10 per cent, which will Increase tb annual payroll of the steel corporation by $4,000,000. The adrane applies to union as well a non union men. 8trlctly speaking, ths advance applies to non-tonnage men of every con stituent company of the corporation. This decision has Just been reached by the ex ecutive committee of the Voted States Steel corporation after numerous conferences with ths highest official of ths underlying con cerns. Ths first men her to profit by ths Increase were tho of the Carnegie com any who are not already working on a private scale. The next advance will com to the employe of the American Steel and Wire plants. The advance has already gon Into effect la the Chicago and Jollet, ;il., plant. In ths PltUburg district something Ilk SO.000 mea will b entitled to the Increass. Chief among them will be th blast furnace worker, all day men, laborer and ma chinists. Th wage of th blsst furnace workers and day men of th Edgar Thomson and Homestead steel worker and all furnaees operated by tb Carnegie Bteel company were advanced without notice. Workmen working under a private seal will be debarred from this advance, a well a all coal miners, eok worker, rod mea and tub worker. It I ttmaUd that out ef the total num ber et employes ef the corporation one- ':.lt:,.l - jir ..A .14 a Nebraska third of them are paid on the tonnage basis. It Is expected that the largest Independent steel and Iron producers of the company will grent their day men, laborers, machin ist and blast furnace workers a similar advance. CHANGES ON NORTHWESTERN General Superintendent Ashton Pro moted and Other Advanced Alons; tho Liu. 6IOUX CITY, la., Jun 28. Th Chicago a: Northwestern railway has decided on a number of Important promotions and ap pointments which will be effective July 1. Richard H. U Ashton, general superin tendent, will be assistant general manager. He will be succeeded a general superin tendent by William Cantlllon, at present assistant general superintendent. Thomas A. Lawson, auperintendent of ths Wisconsin division, will succeed Mr. Cantlllon a as sistant general superintendent. The following appointments will bs mads; P. R. Prlne, superintendent of the northern division will succeed Mr. Lawson a super intendent of th Wisconsin division. W. D. Beck, assistant superintendent c the Iowa division, will succeed Mr. Print ss superintendent of tb northern Iowa di vision. O. W. Dally, trainmaster at Clin ton, will succeed Mr. Beck as superintend ent of ths Iowa division.' WABASH GETS TO TIDEWATER Bays laterest of City of Baltimore In Western Maryland Ball road, BALTIMORE, Jun It. Baltimore city's holdings In tb Western Maryland Railroad company were formally transferred to th Fuller syndicate, representing the Wabash railway system, today. Ths check In pay ment for the securities was for $5,517,170. Various Baltimore bank and financial in stitution bad arranged to borrow this money at about S per cent and it wa Imme diately turned over to them. In addition to th purchase price the Fuller syndicate d posited $500,000 In furtherance ef the agree ment requiring a deposit ef $600,000 that th --rif m- Ma. -iissil It reams ai "sagtsgss? Teachers" yndieate will properly conduct th busi ness. Colonel Myron T. Herrlck said today that the board of control to be established la charge of the Western Maryland will only be a temporary one. The plan I to con solidate ths Western Maryland with the West Virginia Central, which the syndics! also owls. Then a board of director will be chosen to manage the consolidated prop erties. Until this I accomplished, ssld Colonel Herrick, the detail a to th cap italization cannot be completed. The temporary organisation wa effected this evening, when the following director were chosen: Edwin Gould, Wlnslow 8. Pierce, H. B. Heoson, Lawrence Oreer and W. H. Mclntyre of New York. Jchn M. Hoed, former president of the road; Leon Green baum, George R. Gaitber and 8. Pavies Warfleld of Baltimore and F. 8. Landttreet of the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg railway. Wlnslow 8. Pierce Is mentioned for ths presidency of tb consolidated road. NEW DIRECTORS ARE CHOSEN Vnlted States Cast Iron Pino and Foundry Company Holds Annual Election. NEW YORK, Juns 2. Announcement was made today of th election on Wadneadar laat of these new directors of tb United 6tate Caat Iron Pip and Foundry com pany: i P. J. Goodhart, David Giles and W. T. O. Carpenter. George B. Hayes was elected president, succeeding Bamuel Thomas, who retired because of 111 health. Mr. Hayes had been th practical head ef the company for th past year. Th other officer are: First vie president, ' O. i. Long; second vice president, A. F. Calla han; secretary and treasurer, B. F. Hortoa; executive committee, Colgate Hoyte, A. C. Overhlll, E. R. Thomas and Anthony N. Brady. Boer Prisoner Start Ham. ISLAND OF 8T. HELENA, Jun 21. Th 11 ret consignment of Boor prisoners, num bering 47$ mea sailed from her yesterday for South Africa. After taking th oath of allegiance to Great Britain th pris oner marched to the boats slnglag the na tional anthem.