TI1E OMAITA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. JANUARY 19," 1D0
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
ROYALTY MAY BE DEMANDED
Soma Aldermen of Opiiion Citj Ehoild
Beceire Something for a Franchise.
TELEPHONE ORDINANCE IS UP TONIGHT
Review of Proposition Made Com
air Which Have Preceded One
Mow Reeking n Franchise
from the dir.
Some of tho aldermen, who so far have
not taken a Very active part tn the dis
cussions over the Independent telephone
franchise, are c peeled to be heard from
t the meeting of the committee of the
whole this evening, when the ordinance
will come up for further consideration.
Borne of thuo aldermen, it Is said, have
been looking up the back records of the
ltv rminMI u I tha time a ftlmllur oroDO-
sltlon was submitted in 1902. The result
. i-j .1 .,
ji mcir luvrBUKituuiiB nam icu vnciu w
believe, It la said, that the city should
receive some royalty from the earnings of
the company if It Is given a franchise.
The aldermen who are of this opinion
contend that the city has now reached mlai meeting yesterday and elected the fol
that stage where it can Justly demand a ! lowing officers: President, William Arnd;
royalty la return for any franchise it vice president, A. P. Hanchett; secretary,
may give. In April, 1302, when several in- J. J. I less; treasurer, Rrnest K. Hart,
dependent companies were before the city These officers, with the following, constl
ccruncll with propositions for a franchise, tute the board of directors: J. P. Hess, p.
they each offered to pay the city a royalty ; c. Deyol, William Coppock, Charles Konlg-
In return for a franchise.
The records of the city council show that
the Omaha & Council Bluffs Telephone and
) Telegraph company, which was seeking
a franchise for the Independent telephone
system In this city, offered to pay the
city 6 per cent of- its gross earnings and
in addition offered to give a 110,000 liond
to be forfeited In the event of its failing
to Install and have Its plant in operation
within eighteen months from the passage
of the franchise ordinance. Then again
this company proposed a minimum rate
of 2i a year for business telephones and
a maximum rate of 118 a year for residence
telephones:
The Interstate Telephone company, which
at that tlrns was seeking a franchise, of
fered .S per cent of Its gross earnings in
return for a charter. . The rates proposed
by It were as -follows:
Business Rates One ' party, special line,
long distance equipment. 137 Per year; two;
parties on same line, 818 per yea; four 1
car Up on same line. Ill rjer year,
Residence. Rates One party, special line,
long distance equipment, $15 per year; two
parties .on same line, 112 per year; two
parties on same line 110 per year; four
parties on same line, $3 per year.
A toll rate of 10 cents on all Its toll lines
within a radius .of fifty miles from Council
Bluffs, 16 cents fon any distance between '
fifty and aeventy-flve miles, 20 cents for
any distance between seventy-flve and H
miles. Parties paying for "one party, spe-
S' 1 "t- '"'-."ln'ffii, i- "LW
free use of all company's toll lines In Pot
iswauamie county
The Western Iowa Telephone, Telegtaph '
and Terminal company, with which &Iayor
Macrae 'was then prominently identified,
also offered the city In return for a fran
chise to pay "a- reasonable percentage of
Its gross receipts." This company, how
ever, in its proposition to the city stated
that It "did not contemplae a local ex
change with all the resnltant confusion or
having two telephones In every house or
business place that now has one."
The committee of the whole will meet this
evening at 7:30 o'olock.
Matters In District Court.
Marl us. Larsen, against whom his wife,
Marie Larsen, brought s4lt for divorce,
alleging cruel and Inhuman treatment,
turned the tables on his wife and yesterday
was granted the divorce on his counter
petition on the grounds of desertion. The
court further held that the charges of
cruel and Inhuman treatment made by the
wife were not proven. Mrs. Larsen also
failed to secure any alimony as sued for.
It being shown that at the time they
separated Larsen paid his wife the sum of
$3,000 in cash in full settlement of any
claims she might have on their property.
Mrs.. Fannie Rutherford filed original
notice of suit for divorce from Walter
Rutherford, alleging cruel and inhuman
treatment,-
In the suit of Daniel Carrlgg and the
Flrt National bank of this city against
tha Mechanics Savings bank of Providence,
R, J., lha defendant yesterday filed notice
Of appeal. The suit Involves a Hen held
by the First National bank on the row of
flats on Fourth street known as Bancroft
Terrace, formerly owned by Carrlgg.
Mrs. Bells CummJngs, who failed in her
suit for divorce from W, A. Cummlngs,
and has since brought an action for sepa
rate maintenance, has filed a motion In
tha district court asking that County At
torney J; 3. Hess be restrained from acting
as attorney for her husband. Mrs. Cum
mlngs employed Mr. Hess as her attorney
In the' original suit for divorce, but se
cured the services of another attorney to
Institute the -suit for separate maintenance.
The husband then retained Mr. Hess to
defend his interests. Mrs. Cummlngs, in
support of her motion, states that she con
fided certain secrets to Mr. Hess when he
was acting for her In tha divorce suit
which she la afraid he might use against
her In the separate maintenance action.
Plumbing and heating. Bixby at Son.
Admits HIm Name Is Conkllng.
Th young (nan arrested Tuesday after
noon while trying to cash several checks
bearing the forged signatures of well
known buslnoss men of the city and who
gave the name of E. J. Moore, yesterday
admitted that his right name was Charles
C. Conkllng and that his horns was at 840
West Thirteenth street, Das Moines, where
ho resided with his parents. After his pre
liminary hearing had been continued - In
police court- yesterday morning to Satur
day and tola ball bond fixed at $1,000, young
Conkllng sent a telegram to his , father In
Pea Moines advising him of the predica
ment he was In. To Chief Richmond the
young man said his father was a first
cousin of Roscoa Conkllng. He seemed to
realise the poslgon he was tn and spent tha
greater part of yesterday shedding copious
tears.
An information charging hln with utter
ing a forged Instrument has been filed
against him In epnneetlon with his attempt
to cash tha check for $48 bearing the forged
signature of D. J. Fogarty. Chief Rich
mond has notified the authorities at Des
Moines of Conkltng'a arrest, as It Is thought
CHATTEL LOANS
A.. A. CLARK at CO.
Kaiabllaaa. 111.
Sreaa ant Mat St. aver Pure' rh' Star,
Tan raa konoa aa aasanl aa tallla. kanatj
Bousi-kola turnltur ar tut asattal mcumi.
hayaiaata aa suaa aa iiimlpal at an? flat
ta auii .seirawar. aad lat.raat raaueaa accordingly.
All aualuaaa canttdauttal. lowaat ratva. one opaa
attnr araaiui till t at; taluraaj atauias D( a.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28 PEARL ST.",0-'o.."
Lady Attendaat If Da-trad
BLUFFS
he Is wanted there from the substance of
the letter from a brother found on .young
Conkllng.
VAl.tAHI.E BOOKS FOR LIBRARY
General Dodge Makes Prenent of llln
torr ot Philippines,
General Orenvllle M. Dodge has again
shown his deep Interest In this cjlty and
Its cltiiens by presenting the free public
library with a. complete set of the new
"History of the Philippines," comprising
flfty-fWe Volumes. The IJbrary board at
Its last meeting authorised the purchase
of this work at a cost of about 125, but
It now appears from a letter received
yesterday by President Rohrer of the
board that General Dodge had already
ordered a set for the library. General
Dodge r letter to Mr. Rohrer follows:
I have subscribed- for a work of fifty-five
volumes on the Philippine Islands, pub
lished by the Arthur it. Clarke company
of Cleveland, ()., and instructed them to
send the work to the library, which plense
aecept with my compliment as a New
York gift to the library. They will become
valuable In time, as the edition Is limited
to a small number. I enclose a prospectus
?t the work which the Clarke company has
issued.
rnnalna Company Organises.
The Orowers" Canning company, Recently
organized by members of the Grape Grow-
rTn- Shipping association, held its first an-
macher and Robert McKenzle.
Cottage Datroyed by Fire.
The story and a half cottage owned and
occupied by Charles Frldlry, 2646 Avenue C.
wns destroyed y fire last nignt anoui u
o'clock; during the absence of the family.
Mr. Frldley is visiting In Dnyton, O., and
Mrs. Frldley and two children were at
the theater. The fire Is supposed to have
originated from a defective flue In the
kitchen. There was J.VW Insurance on the
houso and $200 on the furniture. House and
contents total loss.
Real Estate Tranafers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
January 18 by the Title Guaranty and Trust
company of Council Rluffs:
Warren Hough and wife to Walter B.
Hough, part lots 11, 13, block 112,
Crescent City, w d t 800
Louis D. Carrier et al to Anna A. Skin-
"" li - DlocK worningsiae aim,
750
Christine Peterson and hujband to .Ed
ward Roth,
lot 6, block 3. Babbitt
Place, w d 450
Three transfers, aggregating $.',000
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Elton E. Wrenn, Omaha 23
Frances Huston. Omaha 18
M. Stock, Council Bluffs 23
Clara A. Miller, Council Bluffs
23
WlamSherlock. Omaha...... 82
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 230. Night. F887.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drugs.
Leffert's glasses fit. .
Stockert sells carpeta
Duncan sells the best scheol shoes.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Pearl street.
Duncan does th best repairing, 23 Main.
Go to night school at Western, la., college.
Choice line of toilet artiaaa. Morgan A
Dickey.
Picture for wedding gift. C. E. Alex
ander, 333 Broadway.
Let us figure on your new house. Wc
will save you money on it. C. Hafer.
Morgan & Klein, upholstereia. and mat
tree makers, moved to i9 ti. Main. Tel. Hi.
Iowa lodge No. 32, Modern Brotherhood
of America, will meet In regular session
this evening In Grand Army liau.
A SDeclal meeting: of the Knights and
Ladies of Security will be held tills even
ing at the iiome of J. B. bherruan, UU
Ninth avenue.
The West Council Bluffs Improvement
club will meet tills evening In tue county
building, corner of Twenty-fourth street
and Avenue if.
William Bherlock and Minnie Collett. both
of Omaha, were married In this city yes
terday alternoon. Justice Gardiner perform
I112 the ceremony.
Missouri oak dry cordwood $6 a cord,
cobs $1.76 per load, shell bark hickory $1
per cord, delivered. William Welch, It
North Main. Telephone 12$. ,,
Drugs, paints and prescriptions at Mor
gan at Clckty.
The Ladles' Aid society of St. ' John's
English Lutheran church will meet this
afternoon at the residence of M.rs. J. L,
Whltaker, 723 West Broadway. .
. Social class No. 1 of the Broadway Metho
dist church will entertain the mumbers and
friends this evening at the home of Mrs.
J. C. Baker, Us North Seventh street.
The Ladles' Aid society of the First Bap
tist church will hold lis regular monthly
meetinir this afternoon at the residence
of Mia. Joseph Robinson, 7& Mill SUaeU
Charles Schroeder of Uarner township
brought to the county auditor's office yes
terday the sculp of a full grown wolf, for
which he received the regulur bounty of $5.
A Woodman circle pin, engraved "M. E.
S.," $10 in cash, suit of cloiha and some
underwear, were stolen from the residence
of W. C. Smith. 66 State siret, a few
nights ago.
Two thieves were frightened away Tues
day night from the smokehouse, of K.
Jenkins, near Latke Manawa. They left
several sacks of plunder, which they hod
prepared to carry away.
Alice, the infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Limerick, 1418 North Eighth
street, died yesterday. The funeral will
be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the residence and burial wll be In Fair
view cemetery.
Bernlce, the Infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Holden. 2131 South avenue,
died yesterday, aged 3 months. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the residence and interment will be
In Walnut Hill cemetery.
Mrs. H. W. Starr, wife of the rector of
St. Paul's Ktitscopul church, leit Tuesday
on a visit to relatives In Houston, Tex.
Rev. M. Star wllngo to St. lxiuls next
week and from there will go to Houston
and accompany Mrs. Starr home.
Mrs. P. DeVol, who was elected one of
the directors of the Woman's Christian
association, has declined to serve, owing
to the fact that she expects to be absent
from tha city the greater part of the year.
Mr. W. W. Wallace has been selected in
Mrs. DeVol's place.
The city has effected a compromise with
Leonard Everett and the latter will now
permit the dredge on Indian creek to pro
ceed widening and deepening the stream
through his land. The city lias agreed to
'build the bridge, across the creek d.-munded
by Mr. Everett. The dredge has now
reached the Everett property.
Horace J. Pulled, formerly of this city,
but now located in banFranusco, passed
through htr Tuesday evening en rout to
Iowa Fall, where he has been called by
the serious illness of his mother, who was
taken sick while visiting her sister, Mr.
Jones, there. Mr. Pullen came east about
four week ago to visit her daughter, Mr.
Ormsby, at Eminetsburg, la. While she
and Mrs. Ormsby were visiting Mr. Jones
In Iowa Falls, Mrs. Ormsby was taken
seriously ill.
T. J. Crummsl of Auburn. Neb., an uncle.
Is anxious to take care of the four children
of Mrs. 6a rah Allgood, who recently killed
herself by drinking carbolic ail J. Th
children, sine the death uf the mother,
have been cared for at the Creche. The
matter will come before Judge Thornell lu
the district court Saturdav, at which time
Mr. Cruinmel and wile will be' on hand to
answer question of the court as to their
ability to provide and care f,,r tho children.
Lighthouse, In tha ParlSo. ', . ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -Th house com
mute on Interstate and foreign commerce
today authorised a favorable report on a
bill appropriating $111,000 for a lighthouse
on the Midway islands. -
WARRANTS ILLEGALLY PAID
8npreme Court Decides Case Brought from
Harrison County.
PARKER CASE BEFOkE APPELLATE COURT
Estate In Which Several Florence
People Are Interested Likely to
Be Settled at an Early
Date.
(from a Staff Correspondent.)
DES HOlNES, Jan. 18. (Special.) Ac
cording to a decision of the supreme court
delivered today In a case concerning Harri
son county, members of boards of super-
visors must not be financially Interested
In the contracts let by the board. The case
was that of Bartol against Harrison county
and the decision of Judge A. B. Thornell
wss modified and affirmed. Nelson brought
suit to enjoin the supervisor of Harrison
county from issuing bonds to take up war
rant which It was claimed had been issued
illegally. It is held that SuiH-rvisor C. H.
Milliard was doing a big share of the work
that it is claimed was paid for Illegally.
The plaintiff in the case dropped out of It.
but issues were made up between the de
fendant and the lntervenors. The county
treasurer paid the warrants with the bonds
after the supervisors had ordered him not
to. The supreme court hold that the
county treasurer was not bound to pay
any attention to the order of the super
visors. Hoffman Is a Student.
Dr. Charles 11. Hoffman, who admits that
this Is not his real name and who has been
accused In the newspapers of being an
Austrian prince, will graduate from StUl
College of Osteopathy on January 26. He
was Instructor of chemistry In Drake uni
versity till It was learned that he was
under an assumed name. There Is no ques
tion as to his great ability and learning.
He refused, however, to show his diplomas.
He went to Still college as profossnr of
chemistry and while acting a Instructor
has studied osteopathy.
Suicide In Wife's Presence.
Newton Ferguson this morning committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a razor
and will die in a short time. Hearing his
groans, his wife rushed to the room and
found him standing In the middle of the
floor with a bloody raror in his hand and
a horrible gash In his throat. She tried to
get the razor from him, but he backed to
a corner of the room and deliberately drew
the razor across his throat a second time.
He has several children.
Another Accidental Shooting.
H. H. Bowers, a fanner near Swan, Polk
county, shot and instantly killed his friend,
P. H. Huffman. Bowers made a revolver
out of the barrel of a rifle ahd took It to
town with him. Entering Huffman's hard
ware store he shouted, "I have something
now that will make you throw up your
hands." With that the revolver exploded
and the bullet entered Huffman's head
Just above the eye. Bowers Is nearly crazy
and tried repeatedly to kill himself.
In Hands of Court.
The supreme court has heard the argu
ments n the litigation over the estate of
John Monroe Parker of Davenport and the
decision which Is awaited will probably not
be handed down till the next term of court.
The case Involves the Interests of the nat
ural children of William Frederick Parker,
h Florence artist. The decision of Judge
Wolfe of Davenport recognized one of tho
children of the Omaha artist as sharing
In tha estate from having been recognized i
by the father. A phase of the litigation
was In the courts of Nebraska. Mrs. Jobs-
phlne Parker-Brlsbin brings the suit tb
recover the entire estate, which was willed j
by her father to Dis aaugnier ana iwu
with the provision that ir eitner were oeaa
the share should go to the others. The two
brothers are dead and left no legitimate
children.
Road Is Not Leased.
President E. S. Ellsworth of the Des
Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern railroad,
sent a telegram to this city today stating
that his road had not bten leased to the
Missouri Pacific.
Butter Scoring:.
State Dairy Commissioner H. R. Wright
has sent out notices of a twelve months'
educational butter scoring. Scorings of
butter will be made each month, the but
ter sold and the proceeds of the sale sent
to the owner. No prizes will be given Dy
the state, but the Creamery Journal will
give a gold medal or gold watch to the
highest, the selection to be made by the
person to receive the prize. The object of
the scoring is to give, the butter makers
Information that will be of assistance to
them. The assistant commissioners will act
as the Instructors. Scorings of less than
ninety-three will not be made known, ex
cept to the exhibitor.
SENSATIONAL TRIAL FOR ARSON
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harvey Get Life
Sentences for Burning- Hotel.
CARROLL, la., Jan. is. After a sensa
tional trial, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harvey
were convicted today at this place on a
charge of arson. They were charged with
setting fire to the hotel at Glldden, which
they were operating over a year ago, for
the sake of securing the insurance. Two
brothers, W. E. and A. W. llobbs. who
were sleeping In the hotel, lost their lives
In the fire.
Harvey and his wife are both 3 years
old, and they have been married only a
little over a year.
The penalty for their crime is life Im
prisonment. Governor Cummins nt Harlan,
. HARLAN, la.. Jan. 18.-(Speclal.)-The
Shelby County Farmers' institute will meet
January 2 and 25 in the court house. Gov
ernor A. B. Cummins will be present the
first afternoon and will be the guest of
honor at the annual banquet the first even
ing, to be given by the Shelby County Ag
ricultural exchange to tne several associ
ated agricultural organization of the
county, and It will be a consolidated meet
ing of the Farmers' institute, Fine Stock
exchange. Agricultural society, Agricultural
exchange. Corn Belt Meat Producers' asso
ciation of Shelby county, la.
Creaton Paper Change Hands.
CRESTON. Ia.. Jan. 18.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Paul S. Junkln of Corning has pur
chased th Advertiser-Gazette and assumed
control. He bought the plant from the
Bkirvtns. who have been Identified with It
almost from Its establishment. Mr. Junkln
Is a prominent newspaper man and poli
tician. NEW CHURCH JSN0W PLANNED
Lowe Arenas Presbyterians to Greet
Brick structure on Site of
Fretent Frame.
The congregation of the Lowe Avenue
Presbyterian church has practically d.-
rld-d to replace the present frame structure
uir the same site at Fortieth and Nicholas
streets. The new building, as planned, will
le At brU k and stone and will cost from
lla.O to .0.rut. Beral architects "have
Ix-en Invited to submit lana and a com
m.ttic u 1 1 ml n 1 1 J to utter.d to the very
Importu'nt in.tirrof ru.-ltiR funds. Further
lliuii llK Ik m r, no U -titille sups liuva
been taken. Vhe need for a new edifice is
realized, and the members of the con
gregation are determined to haVe the new
building Just as soon as possible.
CHILDREN AND THE COURTS
Jadges Lindsay and Berka Addre
Real Estate Esrhange on
the Topic.
The Real Estate exchange had a little
private lecture at Its regular meeting from
Judge Lindsay cf Denver on the Juvenile
court. Judge Berka and Mogy Rernsteln
were also present and added to the weight
of the testimony In favor of such a court.
The Det.ver children's Judge said disap
pointment sometimes follow the Introduc
tion of Juvenile courts, becntiee the respon
sibility Is taken from the parents. He In
stanced a Chicago Italian father who had
I his son go out and break a window so as
J to be put In the parental school where he
i was maintained by tho city. The Judge
pointed out three weaknesses In the Ne
braska law as proposed: That It docs not
make the parents and others responsible
for the conduct of the child, so that saloon
keepers, rigar sellers and others cannot be
arrested under it. Second. It does not de
fine brondlly enough what delinquency
means, anj third. It dos not provide for
paid probation officers. Tt)ls was a mistake,
he holds, for the court could do little with
out them. The Judge added the court In
Denver had In two years cost $12,000 find
saved $270,000.
Judge Berka said every generation Is the
trustee for the next and as It bullded so
lives tho coming men. When parents fall,
he held the state should step In. Under
the present law, the only way to reach
the parents Is under the cruelty to chil
dren clause, and that Is, according to the
police Judge, vory difficult. Referlng to
the army of vagrants which moves from
city to city. Judg Berka sail he believed
In the work house. As It Is now they are
sent to the county Jail to be supported by
the tax payers In idleness. This he fnes
not consider was a punishment, for In
winter It Is the custom of the vag to steal
something In order to be sent up. The
Judgo Grants agitation In all cities, for
the vagrant class floats so It Is difficult to
deal with It In any one city.
WEDDING BELLS MAY RING
Judge Vlnsonhnler Removes All Re
straint from Mrs. Reed and
Charles Cook.
Mrs. Matilda Reed has" now been legally
freed from all restraint and Is again a
free agent, entitled to do us she pleases,
even to the marrying of her roomer,
Charles Cook.
When the hour arlved for making the
return AVednesday morning on the
peremptory writ Issued on Cook's showing
Thrsday afternoon there was no appear
ance by attorneys for Ernest Ward, Laura,
his wife, or for Mary and John Doe. In
stead Ward brought Into court a paper
reciting that his mother la now and has
been for thirty days last pant confined to
her bed by Blckness; that she has not been
restrained or deprived of her liberty by
them; that they have only been giving her
the care and attention needed because of
her condition, have to that end employed a
nurse and done everything else required
by the relationship they -boar to her.
Cook was put on the stand and told of
the barricading of the door by Mrs. Reed's
son, Ernest Ward, aqdht he had been
unable to get in to see tils promised bride,
He ga,d tnat Mr Reed and nlmge)f ar
(l,...d to b- married, and that thev
been preVented from so Unking their lives
by the act8 of Ward and thoae wUh h)m
m the house He waa not askpd a tQ
why h(J defllred ., ma Mrg Rfed nor a$
to any financial dealings with or for her.
There being no further testimony. Judge
Vinson haler et once granted the writ and
instructed Attorney Abbott, acting for
Cook, to draw up the same and present It
to- the court.
OFFICERS OF CONSERVATIVE
Bulldlngr and Loan Association Di
rector Elect After Hearing;
Reports on Affairs.
At the meeting of the new board
of
directors of the Conservative Savings and
Loan association Tuesday afternoon the
following officers were elected for the en
suing year: President, George F. Gllmore;
first vice president, Charles C. George;
I second vice president, J. A. Sunderland;
secretary and general manager, John F.
Flack; counsel, William Batrd.
A report of the auditing committee, con
sisting of Charles M. Wilhelm and Byron
R. Hastings, assisted by Alfred Thomas,
accountant, was submitted, showing the
assets of the company Intact and in its
possession, and cash and cash securities
of practically $100,000 on hand with a reserve
and undivided profit account amounting to
$00,000.
SPEAKERS FOR M'KINLEY CLUB
Men Who Will Make Addresses at the
Annnnl Banquet Accept the
Formal Invitation.
In addition to former Congressman W. E.
Andrews, now connected with ths Treas
ury department at Washington, the Mc
Klnlry club of Omaha, has secured for
speakers at the banquet to be given Janu
ary 28 Rev. A. B. Storms, president of the
Iowa Agricultural college at Ames; Chan
cellor E. benjamin Andrews of the Ne
braska State university, and C. J. Greene
and Howard Kennedy, Jr., of this city.
The acceptance of Major William Warnr
of Kansas City has already ; been an
nounced. CONTROL 0FGRADE CHANGES
Charter Committee Favors Amend
ment that Will Give Mayor and
Council More Power.
At the meeting of the general charter
revision committee yesterday aftemoen
Members Nelson, Tost, Eller and Rothwell
appeared for conference. These decided to
recommend a charter amendment that wtll
give the mayor and city council the right
of Initiative In changing grades and grad
ing streets, the orders to be subject only
to protest from 40 per cent of the abutting
property owners by a petition properly filed.
The meeting was given up largely to a j
cn"m.iiiun 01 Mian jiu cny nau em- i ceruneatea wm issue vesting tne owner
ployes. hlp accordingly.
saVlMrao"3Sj
They act
-for the
Ten .
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MISSOURI PACIFIC'S COUP
Soma If ore Id formation About the Mid
night Tariff on Corn.
CHICAGO CAUGHT ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH
Railroad Men Say the Big Kick
Katarnl from the Windy City,
but Will Avail the Grain
Men There) Nothing;.
"That Chicago has been hit hard by the
gulf movement of grain," said a Burling
ton official. "Is manifest In the kick that
is going up there. In spite of reports to
the contrary, Chicago feels that It has
been mistreated, and the grain Interests
there, I understand, are framing the big
gest sort of a protest. What they expect
to accomplish I fall to comprehend. Th
grain has got away from them and that
is all there Is to It. They can't get It
back now. Chicago was too surs of Its
position and it was caught off Its guard.
There Is a big story in this grain deal, if
you could only get at the bottom of it. It
will come out, but the time is not ripe
and it will have to come from the Chicago
end of the deal.
"The statement that there were about
1. (W0, 000 bushels of corn In the Omaha rle
vators Is about right. The price at Chi
cago was slightly above the export level
and the grain seemed to be anchored here
until the prlca at Chicago rose so as to
warrant It moving there or fell so that
It could be 8oIi In foreign markets. Then
the Missouri Taclflc made a flank move
ment and cut the rate to 3 cents from
Omaha and Missouri river points to the
Gulf of Mexico on export corn and the
whole lot In the elevators here was sold
In Liverpool. Very naturally the corn
moved to the gulf and was shipped to deep
water at New Orleans and Galveston.
Just a Natural Result.
"I'ndcr ordinary circumstances, with
everything equal, there would be no more
reason for pending freight to one sea
board than to the other, and In order to
get the haul to the gulf, which Is a long
and profitable one, the rate was reduced
generally, for the time being, and as a
consequence the grain went south. If the
Chicago shippers, manufacturers and grain
dealers have a kick coming it is against
the Missouri I'ucillc and not against the
Chicago roads, against which their pro
test is directed.
"There may be ground for criticising the
Missouri Pacific for its action In putting
In what Is called its 'midnight tariff' to get
this business, but It was simply a shrewd
move on the part of the Gould lines to
get a profitable haul, and to kick against
the eastern lines will accomplish nothing.
The midnight tariff, to which reference
is made. Is simply a tariff which is put
Into effect without calling undue attention
to it. It Is put Into effect in a legal way,
but competitors are not notified as usual.
They are allowed to And It out, and In the
present case they did not find It out until
the mischief was done and the grain was
In motion."
A Union Pacific oftVlal spoke In a sim
ilar vein and said: "The Missouri Pacific
caught the eastern lines napping. Their
action in putting In the midnight tariff has
stirred up considerable commotion, but I
presume they don't care now. They got
the business."
Opinion of Omaha Men.
A slight difference of opinion seems to
exlt among Omaha grain men regarding
the "midnight tariff" said to have been put
in from Omaha to the gulf. Most of them
declare no such reduction In rates has oc-
curred snd the corn which has moved south
so freely during the last two months has
gone on tne la-cnt rate, some corn is sun
going south, but not very much at this
time. The Rosenbaum Grain company Is
credited in some quarters with having ob
tained a low rate because of offering the
Missouri Pacific a very large number of
cars. Generally It Is considered, however,
Chicago is howling about nothing.
A. 11. Bewsher said: "The Gulf has been
getting our corn because it Is the best mar
ket. Chicago Is hurt and crying, but It can
have all the corn It wants if It puts the
price up where it will pay us. The southern
roads have had all the corn they could haul
for months at the old rate of 18 cents, so
why should they put In a rate of 13 cents?
It doesn't look reasonable."
Rate on Mlgr Shipment.
J. E. Von Dorn thought such a rate had
I been put in for ono firm to move out 1,600
cars. He thought the last of this was now
going south and the lot was nearly cleared
up. He thought other shippers who offered
as large an amount of corn could get simi
lar rates, but the rate had not been open
to the small shippers. A. B. Jaqulth
thought such a rate might have been put tn
for some purpose with the Interstate Com
merce commission, but that It had not been
known here and no corn had been shipped
under It.
Nobody know Just how much Nebraska
corn has gone to the) gulf this season. The
amount Is certainly very large. The move
ment began almost aa soon as the crop was
In and It reached Its height early In Decern
ber. Corn la still going south, but in
smaller amount, and It is all corn sold some
time ago and Just getting shipped.
GAME BIRDS COME HIGH NOW
Ont-of-Season Delicacies Cost i
Omaha Caterer Pretty
Little Price.
ueputy Game Wardens Plerson and
Hunger yesterday afternoon confiscated
thirteen quell and two prairie chickens at
Maurer's restaurant. Steward N. P. Nol
son. In whose custody the game was found
contrary to luw, was arrested and taken
Into JuBtlce of the Peace Foster's court.
The case was disposed of upon the pay
ment oi v6.tsu, the nne ancr costs of the case.
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