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THE INVESTIGATION.
WORK OFPAST WEEK IN AU
DITOR'S OFFICE.
Iti-tntnranco Deputy HnmnM I.lclity and
Examiner Ifred Arrlierd TrtlfyC'or
rripnnilrnre l'iior,il1n to Auditor Cor
nell Received ly (loToruor'i CoidinUilon
nil Captain I'Mlirr,
Lincoln', March 0.
Tho ioglftlntlvocomitilttoo Investigat
ing tho Insurance department of the
auditor of public necoutitshns not hold
u session since IVbrunry 2i.
Following Is the U'sttinony of Hx
nmlnor l'rcd Arjherd and Samuel
Llchty," nnd copies of letters that hnve
been w'rltton by limur.uiec companies
to Representative riihor. Tho caploi
were forwarded to Secretary of Stale
Porter In unswer to some questions
asked by the governor's commission
composed of state officers.
An lirril'M TrMlmonr,
Lincoln, Feb. 21. Fred A. Archcrd,
bookkeeper In the uuditor'n ofllce, was
up bo'forc tho legislative Investigation
romuilttce last night and was eloscly
questioned In regard to his oxponsos
v hllo serving as an examiner of coun
ty treasurers and later as an examiner
of Insurance companies.
The main facts brought out wore
that ho held the position of examiner
of county treasurers at 51, ,100 n year;
that while doing so ho did worlc for
the Mntz investigating committee for
which ho received pay. That he had
passes ovor somo reads, and sometimes
paid fare.
Areherd testified In relation to ex
amining hcver.il fraternal Insurance
companies in Iowa and Illinois. The
chnrgcB were reasonable. He did not
write any letters; did uot promise
Cornell any part of fees, and did uot
glvo Cornell any part of fees.
Attorney Fisher questioned Mr. Ar
eherd In regard to his examination of
tho county treasury of Gage county.
Theexpe.so bill Included 5). 10 for rail
road fare, 843.50 for board and SI. 50
for stamps. Mr. Areherd Mild ho was
at worlc at llcatrico threo weclts. The
witness was nhoivu an expense vouch
er dated March 10; 1307, and asked
why ho charged up S3. 30 for a round
trip to Omaha, He was unable to
tnto why ho went to Omaha, but he
said It was often necessary to go away
from tho ofUco he wns examining in
order to get necessary facts. Ho was
unable to toll what constituted certain
incidents charged in his bill but ho
knew he spent the money charged in
the bills.
Ono expense, vouchor contained an
item of 810 for board, SM.50 for Ave
trips between Hastings and Lincoln,
and 84. SO for Mtndrlos. Archcrd was
asked if ho had returned any money
to tho state, or hud been asked to re
fund any not rightfully obtulued.
Ho had not.
He was shown tho Hastings item of
S40 for board. Ho noted that tho Item
totaled 833.no for board; He couldn't
explain tho error.
Attorney Ilrynnt asked witness if
ho was willing to refund any money
ho had received throng a clerical error
or mlsealulatlon. He said ho was.
Tho examination will bo resumed to
night.
MR. LICHTY UP.
Ex Iniurancn Deputy Teitllles Before
In-
vrstlcntlon.
Lincoln, Mch. 1. .T. A. Simpson was
to have testified boforo the investiga
tion committee last night but fulled
to show up, and Samuel Llchty was
called. He told bow ho came to bo
appointed. Ho was questioned about
irregularities in the otllcc.
His testimony was practically of the
same character as wero his original
churges. He said ho had endeavored
to have other states join In n compact
for purposes of examination. Ifnusas,
Nobraskn and South Dukota did enter
and Missouri and Colorado were about
to. Ho admitted ho found out shortly
after examiners had gono cast that
they wore Holding up companies. He
said Simpson had a commission to ox
amino tho National Aid, but he bald it
was not signed by the auditor; that
tho signature of the auditor looked
like Simpson's writing.
Turning to the trip of Mr. Palm cast,
Mr. Llchty said that as soon as Mr.
Palm went east all the correspondence
relating to that work was taken nut of
hiu hands. Tho attempted combination
botwecn Btatcs for examining com
panies occurred In July and August
aud Mr. Palm went east in November.
He said that at first tho details of
tho trip east were allowod to go
through his hands, but wero soon
taken away from hlin. Ho believed It
was intentional. He said Mr. Palm
had been cast but a vory short tlmo
when ho wroto back that the compan
ies wero 'extensive" and wanted to
know if ho could not accent money
from them without making an exami
nation. Mr. Lichty said ho had written In
reply that under no circumstances
should Mr, 1'ahn do this. Mr. Llchty
said it was not long after this that ho
discovered tho department hud gono
into tho hold-up business. He did not
rcsitrn his clerkship and denounce the
auditor at that time, 1807, but begau a
gysto.natio eTort to got rid of Palm,
but dlu not bueceou. no iuoh nr.
Simpson into his confidence to get rid
of Palm, and thon Mr. Simpson went
off and went to Homing1 up wursu man
anybody.
The committee excused Mr. Llchty
and Auditor Cornoll was called.
Tho commission to examlno tho na
tional Aid association purporting to bo
signed by tho auditor vrs shown to
thaaudltor. Up thoufr.it tho slgna
ture was not his. ItiooUed like Mr.
Simpson's writing. Mr. Simpson had '
never had authority to sign his name. I
Ho had authority to examine tho Nn-
tionnl Aid, but tlio auditor aid not re
member signing tho commission giv
ing tho authority.
Mr. Cornell was asked nbout the
missing book and ho replied after a
search that he had been unable to find
It. Theboolt was Anally found, it hav
ing been put iu tho vault.
Mr. Cornell stated that the record of
fees for examination had been en
tered in the book from January 31,
1S07, to December, 1303. Mr. Archcrd
and Mr.tHlmpsoti had put Inahelr foes,
but Mr. Palm h id done nothing us yet,
though requested.
Tho committee adjourned to meet at
the call of the chairman.
, SOMECORRESPONDENCE,
f.ottcr I'm in Irmmuirn I'onipiiilr Touch
ing un Cornell' Oimr.
Tho Superintendent of the Brother,
hood of America, writes: The ..
omlnallon made by l'rcd A. A reliant
under authority of John F. Cornell,
State Auditor of Nebraska, was satis,
factory to us. We found Mr. Arclmrd
a gentleman in oory respect, and rcn.
ronablc in all his demands upon us.
His churges were not excessive and
were lower than they might have been,
according to the previous statement
received by our piesldcnt on that bii'.
ject. Yours respectfully, i
A. C. ELLIOTT,
Superintendent.
The secretary of the National Conn,
ell of Knights and Ladles of Security,
of Topeka, Kan., writes: The Knights
and Ladles of Security was examined
by dhcctlon of the auditor of the
state In December, 1S07. The exntnitm.
tlou was thorough and fees reasonable
being J47.00, a less sum than the so.
cicty has ever paid for an examination.
Vo urs respectfully,
.1. M. WALLACE,
National Secretary.
The umlrd Slates 1'ldellty and
Guarantee company of Ualtlmnre,
sends the following letter being a copy
of tho letter written to Mr. Fisher
of the house, and who is a membjr
of the committee: i
We acknowledge the receipt of your
favor of the 0th lust, .relative to the
nature uud extent of the examinations
of the financial condition of this com.
pany, and by the auditor of Nebraska,
and in reply would beg to say that the
condition of this company was exam.
I tied by the representatives of the a it.
dltor of your state on March 20th, for
which a fee was charged of $133.00.
This fee not only included charge for
examination, but nlso traveling expea
rcs, and in our opinion this Is a larger
sum than we should be required to
pay. The examination was made very
critically and thoroughly, every Item
of our assets being checked and vcri.
tied by the securities held In our pos.
hesslon. The gentlemen who mode this
examination from your state, were i:.
lite, courteous, nnd gave no cause for
complaint. Yours very traly,
SEC11KTARY.
The National Union of Toledo, O.,
writes: 1 would state that on or
about May 5th, 1803, O. W. I'nlm, a
representative of John F. Cornell, nu.
dltor of Nebraska, made his appear,
a nee nt my ofllce in Toledo, O., and
stated that he had been tent here to
make an examination of the alTairs of
our society. Such examination was
made by Mr. Palin and was satlsfjct.
ory so fur as we were concerned 'ind
presume it was to the auditor. A bill
of expense amounting to $01.30 for the
expense of attending this examination
was presented ly u. v. i'aim nnu i
hac his receipt In my ofllce for the
amount. I did not refer the matter of
charges to the auditor, assuming that
he had only made such charges as he
was entitled to under the requirements
of your state laws. Fraternally yours,
J. W. MYEItES,
Secretary National Union.
The American llondlng nnd Trust
Co. of Baltimore, writes: We beg to
state that this company was examined
once last year by Mr. O. W. Palm, as.
sistant insurance commissioner. The
treatment received from Mr. Palm was
courteous and we believe that his k.
nmlnation was thorough and careful.
The fee exacted for tho examination
was not exhorbltant, nnd we did 'iot
consider it 'necessary to report the
matter to the auditor for adjudication.
Our correspondence with the Insurance
department lias always been pleasant
and satisfactory and we have no com.
plaint to make. Very truly yours,
DAKH A. MACUETH,
' Superintendent.
The Svea Assurance o. of New York
city, writes: The examination of our
company made by the auditor's repr?.
sentatlves, M. Palm and Mr. Gillan was
entirely satisfactory and the charges
for the same were In our judgment,
reasonable, and uot one cent too large.
Tho examinations appeared to us to
be thorough and pains taking and we
have absolutely no cause for dissatts.
faction. We have sent no letter or let.
ters to Itoprescntatlve Fisher or any
other member of the legislature cou.
corning this matter. As we take for
granted that your purpose is to bring
out tho truth In tho matter we trust
that we may be pardoned for referring
to a publication In the first column of
page 2 of the Omaha Dally llec of the
14th Inst., In which It Is alleged that
Mr. Palm demanded the state agency
for Nebraska of four of our compan.
ies. Mr. Palm never demanded any.
thing nnd the subject of his having the
state agencies of any of our compan.
ies was never mentioned by him. Very
truly yours,
WEED & KENEDY,
i Managers.
In a letter to Mr. Fisher tho sccre.
tary of the Fidelity and Causality Co.
of New York, says: We have no com.
plaints to make about examinations uy
your insuranco department, having
been courteously treated.
The Mutual Life Assurance Co. of
Worcester, Mass., writes to Mr. Fisher
as follows: An examlnutlon.was made
during the last year, I think in April.
i he charge made to ua for it was 5250,
The examination wns made with eour.
teousy aud fairness, I think with on.
tire exactness by the gentleman who
represented the department.
A. G, DULLOCK,
President.
Tl(c Norlnwestern Legion of Honor,,
Marengo, la., write: Wo make ' tie,
jchnrges made for examination of'onr
compiuini, w-nuicverqn ino nccouw oi
society by air. 'rui. w ?iJ,Mr.
Paint charged $50.03, which wo dtd'noC
consider exorbitant nt the time.
, D, M.,H0WLAND3, .
Tho ITartford Flro Insurance Co.
writes: We beg to say thai the usual
course taken by, the auditor bf Ne.
broska In passing- upon the, co'nditba
of' this company hns 'beehf tlrat? pur.
sued by the department of most. of tho
states lit whtch we do lluslhess.
" ; , ! j.:o.moYCE,M
, , Secretary..
, The poynUeJJrtrcifflWM,
OUr association was examined by U. W.
Pdtm, nbout ..the Jith, qr, Cth of. Juno,
1B07.J 'll6e.vnmll, op-it' some four.
or fljediiys rtttd made a thorough exv
amiiintlon, however, tho prico was
what.wcUiough'l'.wacxojmtMtbut
wns paid without.auyqucstlou.. The
Amount paid was $133.00. We
thlni tltat'the charge, tn.ldo fof snob.
examinations are excessive and mere
should be some legislation -enacted to
amend' tho same. Yours respectfully.
CIIA11LE3 E, PIPER,
Supreme Scribe.
The Flremans Insurance Co. of New
Jersey, writes: The examination ol
our company made by the 'insurance
department of your Etatc, was iwtls.
fnctory to us and it seemed to be to
them, nnd their charges were reason,
able. Yours very truly,
DANIEL II. DUNHAM,
President.
The Southwestern Mutual Life As.
social Ion of lown, writes: Mr. Arch,
ard, ns representative of that depart,
ineiit, examined the books and ac.
counts of the Southwestern, which was
Kitlsfnctorallry done, so for ns we are
eoncaend and the charges for the worlc
were reasonable. I might cay that Mr.
Arclmrd went over practically tho
i-nmc woik In one half the time usu.il.
ly occupied by examiners who have
done the same work, and that Itl3
charges were more than one half less.
Yours very truly,
, II. S. IIALBETtT,
i President.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Or.
dcr of United Workmen deny the nu.
thorlty of the auditor to make an ex.
iimina'tioii and object to a bill of $5.00
a day and $3.00 n day for board and rail
load' fare. It has never pnld anythlug.
The utual Aid and Accident Asso.
elation of Ohio, writes: The charges
were so much more reasonable than wa
had been in the lmblt of paying that
we paid them without any objcctloj
whatever.
THOMAS KINNEY,
Secretary.
A Joko Thnt Was I.oit.
Both the motor and trail car wero
crowded with shivering people. Tho
mercury was away down in tho vicin
ity of Zancsvllle. Tho windows had
been finely decorated by Jack Fro3t,
and the stoves wero bits of Little Con
solidated Irony. Tho train reached the
viaduct and tho passenners nulled their
enps down over their cars and took
fresh grips upon tho brass rails to
nvnlil twiner tilnwn Infn tVin rlvop Af I
last tho hollow rumblo under the incetj Df Gngc county members wns
?,,!?, ,S:CRl!?at th,t Car held about the same time for the pur
reached tho castorly division of tho I , . . . , . nn ... ,,,
big bridge, and a moment later tho Po of taking "tops to go into tho
trolley man, knowing thnt ho had regu- Hnywurd column, so nil things conoid
lar passengers who alighted at Water crcd there wero several causes that
street, stuck his head Into tho trail car appeared to bo working toward the
and yelled: "Water." This was too nomination of the lender. The nomU
much for a stout man who had Just', intlon annoarcd to bo inevitable. Tho
prepared to Jump Into tho snow drift I
that was heaped up along the track. I
"No water here," ho said. It passod
n. nf- .. i t... n i
now. If you'd put a few sparks of Lit- 'i'bc knocking over of the h nt full of
tin Consolidated heat Into that stovo, ballots and the motion of Speaker
you might bring it back to water ngaln, Clark to make the nomination una.il
but not otherwise. Then ho looked , mous was followed by great cheering,
back to see whether anybody was The yelling was tulcen up in the cor
laughing or not. Tho other passengers rldors when the news spread and the
wero too busy shivering to laugh, so ha scone was of the wildest. 1 he relux-
permitted a look of disgust to over-
.'''Strrrinr:
muttering things about bloodless cor
porntlons that aro not worth printing
-Cleveland Leader.
'Town llonei."
"A little learning" may not bo "a
dangerous thing," but a '.'file sclenco
la apt so to Intoxicate tho brain that
ono knows not "A fro-t Inard." Ono
day a lady said to William PengoUy,
noted for his discovery of fossil hones
In cavc3, "Do you remember that our
cook onco lived with you?" "Yes."
"Well, yestorday sho and tho nurse
wero heard having tho following dis
cussion: Said tho cook, 'Mr. Pongelly
calls tho bones what ho finds to Kent's
cavern 'Possll's bones; but I say how
can ho know tho bones of tho Tonsils
from tho bonea of other men?' 'Well,
said tho nurse, 'I've heard say as ho Is
uncommon clever; besides, nobody
knows whor the Garden of Eden was,
and If so, why shouldn't It be hero?
And If 'twas here, where else should
tho bones of tho Apostlw bo?' " The
two womon had taken tho word fossil
as synonymous with apostle, or, as thi
cook called it, 'oossll.
Deciding Noret Folnt.
A woman notary publlo in Donver,
Colo., was married recently, and the
question aroso as to what name she
should slen In her official capacity.
iuu luuucr ub luicrreu IO me auor-
ncy general oi mo state, ana bo bail
furnished an opinion that there Is no
authority of law for women in Colo
rado to drop their maidon names in
tho event of marriage. She must
thorcforo sign all documents as be
foro tuarrlago, because thero Is no au
thority for a change of names at mar
rlago or any other time.
For Iter Majeity'a Drives. '
London Morning Leader: Tho queen
will enjoy tho rango of some sixty
acres of private grounds for her morn
ing drives at Olmlez. This la duo to
the kindness of four neighboring pro
prietors In placing tholr domains at
ncr majesty's disposal. Thcae grounds
are among tho mo3t charming in the
Ulvlexa.
NEBRASKA'S NEXT SENATOR.
JUDGE M. L.
TIS HAYWARD
OTOE COUNTY MAN IS MADE
THE CAUCUS NOMINEE.
I.iitodulicruntnrlnl L'.imlltluts Is Hrlcrloil
oi .Second llullot Thing Begun tii
I'muo 111 Wuy nnd llio Ciurii tU
ll.illutlncr nnd Mntlo It- t'tiniilmou.
Lixcoi.x, March 8. Judge M. L.
liny ward was made the unanimous
choice of tho republican caucus for
United States senator last night. Tilts
result came at the end of the second
ballot. Just how that ballot would
have stood will never bo known be
cause the slips of paper that served as
ballots for those who voted secretly
were scattered over the lloorwhen tho
withdrawal of John L. Webster of
Douglas was presented. Prior to the
meeting of the caucus G. M. Lambert
son had informed one of Judge llay
ward's managers that he was ready to
throw his few votes and his influence
to Judge Iluyward. About the time
that Mr. Lambertson was delivering
this cheerful message, Judge Huywnrd
himself was in consultation with ten
or eleven members of the legislature
who had agreed to vote for him when-
n ....!,. ....... t .,,. .. I,!-, A
lh.st b.lllot Ju tho caucus showed forty-
f t , of s,x ovor tho vote
A. , , '. b ..
in the joint convention.
loses a $100,000 residence.
fc'lno Homo of Dr. Ocoreo T.. Miller
or
Onmtitt Hurnml to tlio Ground.
The splendid home of Dr. Ueorgo L.
Miller, standing on a sightly eminence
in Seymour park, near the town of
, Decrtlcld, n short distance from Omn
hn, was burned to the ground recently,
j entailing n loss of nearly S100.000, on
which there Is but S.11,000 insurance
Mrs. Miller, who hns been nn invalid
for years, was "completely prostrated
by tho shock. She was taken to Sey
mour park station on the Missouri Pa
cific and tenderly cared for at tho homo
of Section Foreman Tunkey until sho
was taken to Omaha and is now nt the
home of Mrs. Kellcy at Nineteenth
and Webster streets. For a time Mrs.
Miller's life was despaired of, but sho
seems to have rallied from tho shock.
Speaking of his great loss Mr. Miller
says: "My house was u modern snnd
stono structure of three stories, twen
ty rooms, with n broad piazza extend
ing half way round tho building nnd
un observlug tower on the northeast
ungle that was my joy and pride. Ah,
yes; it is a pretty severe blow to be
burnt out of such a house and homo nt
my age of life, and especially when I
l.avo but llttlo means to start over
again."
Iloller'MIIU Iteiume.
'i. i,.,.,. n,. miiu nt rvinm.
lnH( lmvc rc,iewcd operation after a
complete overhauling, and an entire
equipment of new machinery.
Tap Now Territory.
Details Incident to tlio construction
of the Atkinson it Northern railway
from Atkinson north to tho new town
site of Perry, havo been disposed of,
the coutract lot to n Chicago firm, nnd
worlc will begin nt once. The road
will tap ono of the most pioductlvo
agricultural and stock growing re
gions of Nebraska.
Tho Capital hotel at Lincoln has re
cently passed into new hands, und tho
now owners are considering the advis
ability of restoring tho hotel to Us old
time condition.
HAYWARD.
ntlon of the strain Incident to ono of
the hardest fought senatorial contests
in the history of tho state brought
forth cheers and handshaking among
the members of the legislature. Tho
doors of ths anion room wero opened,
most of the candidates came in, crowds
of spectators pushed their way m and
speeches were ma lu by the successful
and the unsuccessful candidates. Judg
Iluyward wns Instantly surrounded in
his headquarters in tho Lindcll hotel.
In the midst of the cheering a short
call to order wns made to appoint a
committee to announce the nomination
to Judge liny ward. Ho was invited
to appear before the assembled repub
licans and u few minutes later ho np-
i poured and was announced by Senator
bteele as the unanimous choice of tho
republican caucus for United Stntcs
senator.
Judge Hay ward said:
Mr. Chair
man and Uentieinen 1 can t tnanic
you nt this time. It would be impossi
ble to express my feelings adequately.
I desire to express my gratification for
one thing, however, mid that is that
'is that the choice which you have
mm e tonight is una,, .nous, i desire
that every county in the state shall bo
satisfied with what you have done nnd
und that you have agreed gives mo
great pleasure.
"I shall not attempt to say anything
nt this time because I could not. I will
not attempt to outline my beliefs, butl7:20. P nnd arriving In ChicaRO
there s not u man hero or ill tho leg-
u straight Mckinley republican.
"I shall not attempt to say anything
in
the wav of miviec ni tins tune
advice nt this time
further than to ask that the members
of the present legislature learn to get
together more frequently than they
have been doing up to the present and
hold more caucuses. 1 think you will
do better work.
"1 shall not say authlug further. In
the future J shall be at the service of
my party and I desire that all, both
young and old, may feel nt liberty to
come to me nnd that you may nil be
perfectly free to ask favors to which 1
shall be pleassd to attend."
The election of Judge Hnywnrd at
noon today in the joint convention is
expected to take place by the unani
mous vote of the scvcuty-flvo republi
can members.
A NEBRASKA INDUSTRY.
Tho Kcarnef Cotton Milt and tlio Work
It U DohiK.
One of the largest and most import
ant enterprises in Nebraska Is the
Kearney cotton mill. Few people
rculic its magnitude. Tho building
is over four hundred feet Inn? and its
two llooriarc crowded with latest im -
proved machinery. There are two bun -
d red and twenty live operators cm-
ployed and the nnnttnl pay roll amounts
to about sixty thousand dollars. The
output of last week was eighteen hun
dred cuts averaging sixty yards to
each cut or u total of ono hundred and
eight thousaud yards. Tncro is a de
mand for the entire output und the
muslin grades up with the very best
of its class that is manufactured in I
any enstern mill. Tho mllli have been
running almost constantly for several Gabriel I couldn't wako Phlladel
years, only stopping when repairs phla and New York had to get her hari
wero to be made or a general cleaning
up was necessary.
VvttKvt n Wootlf n Model.
Hugo Schod of Columbus has just
completed a perfect model of tho Union
Pacitlc "700'' engines in wood. The
cmrlno is forty inches lone-and fifteen'
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nigii, tiriYu wiiuuin ni-vcii niuiics; uriv
rods ten Inches; and cylinders three
by one and one-half inches. The model
works smoothly, nnd is attracting
much attention. Mr, Sohod has mndo
several models on n smaller scale.
Hard Timet at Monte Carlo.
Heavy players aro scarco at Monto
Carlo and profits are decreasing.
American Marino to Leave l'ekln.
Pkkim Mnrnh R Ttin AtnnrlMn
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marines wno nave oocn gunruing me.
United States legation aro under or-j
ders to leave. Tho Russian and French
embassies hnvo also notified the gov'.'
ernmont of tholr intention of soon
withdrawing their guards from theli
respective JegoUon I
She Wrote "doenei In a njom." I
Comjmmi, Mo., March 8. Miss Syd
ney Powell, daughter of the lato Rev,
William R. Powell, died hero yosten'
day, aged M years. Sho was tho au.
thor of "Scenes in a liar Room" aud
other stories. i
PAEKEH TO SUCCEED.
MADE ROCK ISLAND MANAQEH,
fftkM the riici of Traeitinle, tti H
tcntriff Etooutlve Offlcor rromottont
Alt Along tho I.tne Clill 8cr?tX
XVInolplct 1'reralL j
H. A. Parker, secoud vice-president
of the Rock Island road, was yesterday
appointed general manager of tho road .
vice W. H. Truesdalo, who has been
elected president of tho Lackawanna,
Mr. Parker will havo charge- of all
transportation matters, but reports and
communications relative to tho freight
and passonger departments will be
handled by tho heads of thoso depart
ments' Instead of by lho general man- ."
ngor. Tho position of first vlce-preal-dent
Is left open for he present. Tha
following prdhiotlona were also an-
noudced, nil cflectlvo March 1: H.
Oowcr, general freight agent, to be as
sistant freight trnfllc manager, with of
fice .at Chicago; 12. I). Doyd, general
freight agent lines west of tho Missouri
river, to ho general freight agent lines
enst of tho rlvor, vico II. Qowor, pro
moted; II. H. Lmbry, commercial
agent .at Duffillo, to be general freight
agent-Mines west of the Missouri river,
with ofllco at Topeka, vlco E. D. Boyd,
promoted. It will bo seen that all
these promotions have conio to officials
already In tho servlco of the company. "
the management preferring to stand
by clvll-servlce principles rather than
go outsldo for now men.
H. A. Parker has been In tho contin
uous ecrvlco of tho Rock Island road
since 18C6, with the exception of one
period of less than two years. Ho was
born at Du Plessls, N. Y., in 1841 and
began his railroad career as chalnman
on tho Rock Island in 18C6. Two years
later ho was appointed a divisional en
gineer. During part of 18C8 and 1869
ho was resident engineer of tho Port
Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw rail
way, but Bpoedlly returned to tho Rock
Island road, with which ho has since
remained. From 18G9 until 1873 Mr.
Parker wns engaged as extension and
divisional engineer and from 1878 to
1876 was chief engineer of the Oska
loosa & Knoxvlllo division. For the
next nlno years ho was divisional en
gineer of tho Illinois division and from
1885 to 1889 vice-president nnd chief
engineer of the Chicago. Kansas A
Nebraska railway, part of tho Rock Is
land system. In 1S89 ho became assist
ant to tho president and n little later
wns elected third vice-president of tho
company. Two years ago ho bocami
second vice-president.
Tho Baltimore and Ohio Rallroaa
has introduced a new feature in lt
sleeping car service arranging to at
tach an ordinary sleeper In addition
to lho , first-cla sleeper now in
Bervlen nn thrn,i, tmin mmmenc-'
servlco on throueh trains. Commenc
ing with February 13 one of these can
will bo attached to train No. 6 leaving
Chicago 3:30 p. nt. and arriving in
Pittsburg next morning nt C:45, and
returnlne le.ivo Plttshurc on No. 6 at
,,; """V " '" "" ".
L. next ,, ft,.1Pnin- nn train No.
8 leaving Newark at 8:30 p. nt. and
arriving nt Baltimore at 12:C3 p. m,
, next day. Tho Innovation will bo thai
that
'" moso ordinary sleepers
Pullman
rates aro reduced one-half, bo that
passengers hnvo tho cholco of paying
tho highest price Pullman rato or take
advantage of tho cheaper rato o-ered
In ordinary cars. Tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is tho first lino to Intro
duce this servlco and Us popularity
has been predicted.
Tho Burlington route, advertising
from Its office In Omaha recently, of
fered a cash prlzo of $100 to the per
son who would send thorn the best plan
for encouraging Immigration to Ne
braska. Among the letters received.
wub the following:
"Republican City, neb., January 27.
1899. J. frances, g p: I saw youer add
in your paper aaken ndvlso of bow to
settle nobraska, for my 20 years' expe
rience that tho grato part of ncbraska
is old batchus and Air longcn for
vlfn nr n hniiRpUpnnur nnrl tVin ...l.m
I world is full of old modes and wldoet.
Iiuw li iuu iuiuuaua nuuu uuoyurt
tho old mades and wldocs to nebrask
free thealr woodend bco no further
trublo nbout settlers. I tell you th
wlmen healr that hain't ingaged al
Ecarls then hencs tenth and most of the
' Krles maroy when thealr 15, now 11
' theas old mades and old batchus ko to
keepen house nnd tho men healr that
all tho wldoes healv ship to nebraska,
' you felowes wood just half to put on
extra traines to carray the moo.
At Uiunl.
St. Foter Aro thoy all hero?
Oabrlol All hut Now York
Philadelphia.
St. Peter -What's tho matter
and
with
them?
out or pawn. Juugo.
onr.soENT iiotkth
EUREKA Bl'ItlNQS, ARKANSAS,
Opens February 23rd. In the Ozark Mono-
tains. Delightful climate. Beautiful teen
crJ" Unequaled medicinal waters. Ohep
""l5n Taic. Through sleepers tU
i risco iu
no. AUrcss J. O. Plank. Man-
acer, Room H, Arcade, Century Building,
or Frisco Tloket Onlcc! No. 103 N, Br
way, St. Louis.
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Read the .AdvertUemrnU.
You will enjoy this publication mueh
better if you w ill get Into tho habit ol
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most Interesting study and
will put you In the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tifini-a n,A f.tltfilil. .1... ..! .l.
ii..:.. "'" .,i ,V l"v-' Dcuv ""'
muy uuvcruso,
Modeit Johnny.
His Mamma "Johnny, think of than
No leas than 31,417,002 pies were eatea
In Boston last yoar." Johnny "Hm
that Isn't much. I c'n cat most that
many myself." Roxbury Gazetta,
"You aro nothing but a bag of it lnd "
"neorcd tho circus tent. '
The balloon, In . Ua Indignation,
BVi?i,ted,Bv'8,,V.Iy;f , , , ,1T
lllDtJ,e" V Tn,tr,I' 7 am
,"PP"ug" Indianapolis Journal.
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