The
Adam Schaupp Coal Co.
Office, 1234 O. Yard, 18th & R. Bell 182; Auto 3812
INCORPORATED 1886
Twentieth Annual Statement
rF THE
Union Fire Insurance
Company
RESOURCES:
Gross Premiums on Unexpired Policies $326,087.77
Deposit. Notes and Cash . 8238,067.77
Bills Receivable and Due from Agents 1,2'J2.5:
Furniture and Fixtures 981.90
Miscellaneous ' 14.61
Total ..$238,956.87
Losses Paid Since Organization $321,34532
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT:
Business Written During the Year 1902 o. 454,379. 00
Business Written During the Year 1903 7,063,6!K).O0
Business Written During the Year 1904 , 8,455,302.00
Business Written During the Year 1905 8,601,737.00
Business Written During the Year 1906, $9,230,794.00
THE UNION FIRE INSURANCh
laws of 1873, which is the only i
limits the liability of the assured to
contract.
OFFICERS AND
. P. WATKON, Pres. E. H. MARSHALL.
J. P. DONOVAN CYRUS KELLOGG
A GUARANTEED
PIANO FOR $165
rOU who work for your money want the greatest pos
sible value that your money will command; here it is:
A hndiome and richly-toned
case, ivory key, full metal plate, all wool hammer; every
string teted to over 1,000 pounds.
. HjsrK m w
Eapecially priced at
PAYMENTS MADE
NOT OTHER MUSIC STORE IN THE STATE CAN OR DARE
TO OFFER A PIANO ANYWHERE NEAR AS GOOD FOR $165
THE
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AND
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Ross P. Curtice Co.
112 5
TO BRING INDUSTRIAL PEACE.
Meeting of Trustees of Roosevelt No
bel Prize Foundation.
The Initial meeting of the board ot
trustees of President Roosevelt's Nobel
prize foundation for Industrial peace
took place at the ofllce of Secretary
Straus of the department of commerce
and labor In Washington, who Is one
of the trustees. The others present
were Chief Justice Fuller of the su
preme court of the United States; Sec
retary Wilson, of the department of
agriculture; Marvin Hughitt, president
ot the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road, representing capital, and John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, representing la
bor. Steps were taken for tho perma
nent organization of the board of trus
tees and some discussion was had as
to the work to be taken. An act ot
Incorporation will be asked from con
gress, the trustees being named as in
corporators. MANY DEAD IN MINE.
Appalling Disaster in Works of Rhen
ish Prussia.
A firedamp explosion occurred In the
Reden coal mine at St. Johann-on-Saar,
GOAL
back of our claims is what
makes our words import
ant in the whole city. You
will find no better or clean
er coal. Try one ton and
see how much further it
goes than the kind you've
been using. We'll send it
up whenever you say. You
can order any way you
like-mail, telegraph, phone
messenger, or in person.
STATEMENT OF 1906
-VtPANY is incorporated under the
.ual insurance few that absolutely
the amount stated in the premium
DIRECTORS:
Sec'y T. J. BROWNFIELD. Gin. Mgr.
W. A. WAY
Piano, in genuine Mahogany
k.oo
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TO SUIT YOU
MUSIC
STORE
STREET
opposite Saarbueck Rhenish Prussia,
and caused the loss of from 150 to 200
lives. The mine Is owned by the Prus
sian government. Seventy-seven bod
ies have been brought out and fifty-six
corpses were known to be under
ground. Only fifty live men have been
brought out, and of these the doctors
says at least thirty-five will die, as
they are frightfully injured, through
having been hurled against the walls
of the galleries by the force of the ex
plosion. Caught In the Machinery.
Chailes C. Hungate, secretary of
the general superintendent of the Om
aha Ice and Cold Storage company,
was instantly killed Wednesday at
Cut-Off Lake, just north of Omaha,
where he was superintending the ice
harvest, by being caught in the hoist
ing machinery. Mr. Hungate was thir-ly-four
years of age and leaves a fam
ily. Body Burned to a Crisp.
Mrs. Albert Houck, Pittsburg, Pa.,
was burned to a crisp at her home.
Nothing else was burned, not even the
table on which Mr. Houck found her
lying. Foul play is suspected.
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AND
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ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
It is a deplorable fact that compar
atively few men leave property of any
amount behind them when they die.
Even the Industrious, capable and the
taving are often prevented by adverse
circumstances, sickness, accident,
financial reverses and other things
fiom making substantial provisions for
their families. The question that con
fronts the wage earner of today is,
What would happen to my family if
I should die or get killed In an acci
dent? This is a very serious question,
indeed", and every man should pre
pare for this critical period, for no
une can tfcl; when death is going to
overtake .thnxa. Insurance is the only
relief for the workingman. It is better
than a bank account or any other in
vestment, as you can not only get in
terest on your money after a certain
period of time, but have your life in
sured at the same time, and you are
assured that in case of death your
family will not be left in want. Among
the Insurance companies of this city
we know of no better one than the
Aetna Life Insurance company, which
is represented by our friend, Mr.
Dwiggins, located at rooms 9, 10, 11
and 12, Oliver Theater Building. We
also want to inform you that they are
going to move Into their new offices
in the Richards block, about Febru
ary 1st.
THE GLOBE DELIVERY CO., 112
NORTH THIRTEENTH STREET.
Concerns which add naturally to the
general completeness and welfare of
our city, and which are known to hold
a fair attitude towards labor, are cer
tainly entitled to our endorsement and
should receive every encouragement
and patronage from our people
throughout the year. . Reference Is
made in particular to The Globe De
livery company, which is known to be
strictly fair, worthy of highest en
dorsement and should be given an
increased share of business in its line.
We find them in all actions most fair
and courteous towards labor and we
wish this firm the success due their
earnest efforts and conscientioi . busi
ness methods. The Globe Delivery
company are rendering a superior
class of service in the delivery busi
ness. The company delivers parcels
and baggage to any part of the city,
also light and heavy freight. When
you have any work In this line to be
done, call Automatalc or Bell, 1122 and
a wagon will call at your house. Re
member The Globe Delivery Company,
112 North Thirteenth Street.
DIERKS LUMBER & COAL CO.
In the line of lumber and coal the
Dierks Lumber & Coal Co. are serving
the people of Lincoln well. By a broad,
liberal policy of conducting its busi
ness it has gained an advanced posi
tion before our people. As a result of
this' spirit this firm has the esteem
and good will of many wage earners.
The lumber trade is one that is natur
ally associated with the progress of
Lincoln. This company is fully identi
fied with this progress. The trade of
this company is steadfastly on the
increase. To assert a positive fact,
the Dierks Lumber & Coal Co. are
alive to those features of trade that
are not only requirements, but neces
sities, in the success of any business.
In all transhactions with this company
its patrons have been well treated and
satisfactorily served. This well known
company has been in business since
1S80 and has built up a large and sub
stantial business. . On many occasions
this company has manifested a most
friendly interest in the cause of labor
and is entitled to our hearty co-operation.
When you need anything in this
line remember the Dierks Lumber &
Coal Co.
NEBRASKA CENTRAL BUILDING &
LOAN ASSOCIATION, 1409
O STREET.
Institutions that encourage thrift
and offer opportunities for saving are
of much importance to wage earners.
Every man can save, if only a little. It
is not necessary to have a bank ac
count, but some form of continuous
saving is imperative. The Nebraska
Central Building & Loan Association
fills this need. The office of this com
pany is located at 1409 O Street. This
association is recognized by men of
finance in Lincoln as operating with
most liberal concessions and its sta
bility is universally recognized. We
urge a better and more direct affilia
tion with this institution. When young
men and women determine to capital
ize the premium of their earning
capacity, they are face to face with
the question: "Which is the best in
vestment?" The investment is that
which gives you absolutely good se
curity for the money which you in
vest, together with a fair profit on the
amount invested. The result of co
operation is demonstrated in the Ne
braska Central Building & Loan Asso
ciation. It has no equal, and it is well
for the thrifty persons of every com
munity to be thoroughly familiar with
this saving institution, which has held
true to its details, eliminating all spec
ulative features, and which stand to
day fully deserving of tho confidence
and trust the people have given It.
If you are thinking of building a
house, and Uied of paying rent, give
this association a call and they will
be glad to talk the matter over, with
you.
MURDER AT ALLIANCE, NEB.
Roy Barnes Fatally Shot by Roy May
nard, Aged 22.
At Alliance, Neb., Roy Barnes, son
of T. H. Barnes of the 3urlington din
ing room Stations in that section, was
shot and killed by Roy Maynard, a
former employe of the dining room at
Alliance. Three shots were fired at
Barnes, all of them taking effect. Two
ranged through the neck and one Into
the breast. Maynard gave himself into
the custody of the city officials and
was later taken to the county jail by
Sheriff Winter. The shooting was con
sidered deliberate and unprovoked.
GH0STHAUNTSR0AD
MERRYMAKERS DISTURBED BY
INCONSIDERATE SPIRIT. '
Apparition Wandering on Highway Be
tween Butte and Rocker, Mont.,
Believed to Be That of Recent
ly Executed Murderer.
Miles Fuller's ghost haunts the road
between Butte and Rocker and its
first appearance was made as a party
of merrymakers was on its way from
Crystal Springs to Butte, says "the An
aconda Standard. The nigh ' was a
dreary one and clouds cut ofivthe lit
tle starlight that would otherwise
have been in evidence. The time was
just midnight, that popular hour when
graves are supposed to yawn. The
tally-ho had just topped the little raise
below the Sunrise saloon, when the
horses stopped, snorted in terror, for
their eyes had caught the gleam of
something white. An Instant later it
came out of the darkness, and the
sight was so appalling that the pas
sengers actually fell out of the carry
all and fled shrieking toward Crystal
Springs. The horses were petrified
with terror for a moment and then
fled panic-stricken through the dark
ness, the driver in his fright being
unable to control them. The tally-ho
was almost completely wrecked and
the driver and horses escaped serious
injury only by a miracle.
As soon as the passengers arrived
at the springs they told of the fright
ful vision they had seen, and the dan
ger in which the driver had been
placed. Immediately a party was
formed to hunt up the driver and lay
the ghost. The driver was found be
fore going far, for he had swung the
horses towards the springs and he still
had control of them, although the
wagon was wrecked. The poor brutes
were actually wringing wet with
sweat of terror and were trembling
so their teeth rattled. "I have the
horses all safe," said the driver. "Go
up there and see what has frightened
them," and the rescuers hurried on
only to see a shadowy, phosphorescent
object disappear over a hill towards
Rocker.
One of the men who saw the ghost
is positive it is that of old Miles Ful
ler, who was hanged in Butte a few
months ago. Fuller used to be a resi
dent of that section of the country
and the people there say there is no
doubt that his spirit is now haunting
the road. "The sight was a terrible
one," said one of the passengers.
"When the driver stopped his horses
I looked out, and coming directly to
ward us were two people on horse
back. One was a woman shrouded in
white and riding a white horse. She
was leading a horse so black that he
only made a faint shadow against the
darkness, and upon his back was a
figure bound in straps and with a
black cap tied over his head. He sat
on that horse like a soldier. We only
took one look and then we fled, but
we searched our, souls for screams to
tell how frightened we really were,
and we were not content" until we
got into the shelter of the hotel at the
springs."
Many of the residents of Rocker
corroborate the truth of the ghost
story. -..It may be that some one is
playing a practical joke, but that is
not bel;eved by the superstitious, and
a nun.ber of schemes are being
planned whereby the ghost will be
laid to. rest again. Why Fuller's spirit
should be accompanied by a woman
is a nlystery which his best friends
cannot' solve, as he was classed as a
woman hater during all of the years
he lived in Montana.
Rails Are Evener. '
The fact that within the past 20
years two-thirds of the unevenness in
railroad tracks has been done away
with on certain lines was discussed
at a recent meeting of the American
cademy of Sciences. '
The improvement has been brought
about principally through new de
signs and methods of manufacture of
rails. A "track indicator" car, travel
ing 20 or 30 miles an hour, sums up
the inequalities, the "ups and downs"
in the rails for each mile traversed.
Formerly the "total inequality" per
niile amounted to six or seven feet,
even for the best roads; now it has
been reduced to only 18 or 20 inches,
and thi3 remnant is said to be due to
dents in the rails.
It has been pointed out that the
improvement, which may be carried
farther,' brings with It heavier locomo
tives and cars, longer trains and high
er speed.
ON THE WESTERN RAILROADS.
Big Locomotives Smoothly Overcome
Some Remarkable Grades.
That the cost of operation of one of
the big western limited trains is an
enormous Item may be conjectured
from the fact that in the 2,309-mile
run from Lake Michigan to the Pacific
coast these heavy trains mu3t sur
mount an altitude of nearly 7,200 feet,
from a height of 586 feet above sea
level to Chicago, the initial point. This
climb may be realized when it is
learned that the Pennsylvania rail
road in crossing the Alleghanies has
to ascend not more than 2,000 feet
from an altitude of 700 feet at Pitts
burg, and almost every one knows
what the grade is on the famous
Horseshoe curve. When the trans
continental train reaches Los Angeles
it has descended to a bare 266 feet
above the level of the Pacific. Small
wonder it Is then that the eye of the
connoisseur in mechanics gazes In ad
miration upon the monster locomo
tives of the latest Pacific type turned
out by the Baldwin shops for the
draught of these heavy trains across
the Rockies and the Sierras; and
even the amateur in railroading can
see from the observation car as the
train speeds along that the roadbed
is perfect, the grades and curves as
easy as they could possibly be made,
the ballasting all that could possibly
be desired and the locomotion as even
as though the train were propelled
along a glassy surface smooth as a
tranquil pond.
Yet the 2,309 miles from Chicago
to Los Angeles are covered with an
average of about 35 miles to the hour.
Of course this comparison suffers with
the 50 stiles per hour maintained by
the 18-hour trains of the Pennsylvania
and Lake Shore railroads between
New York and Chicago, but It must
be remembered that these roads have
reached the utmost perfection in rail
road equipment. Their right of way
for a long distance is occupied by
four tracks and none of it by less than
two; that the distance on which the
speed is maintained is approximately
but 900 miles, against the 2,300 miles
of transcontinental roadway under
discussion, and of the 2,300 miles by
this route only 488 of it is double
tracked.
But they are learning fast how to
railroad in the west.
EAGLE CHATTERS HIS TEETH.
U. S. Consul Says Pan-American Rail
way is Only a Dream.
Our former consul to Para grows
almost hysterical when any one says
"Pan-American." He coruscates puns.
He even provides the American eagle
with teeth. '
The great "Pan-American railway'"
is a beautifully taking conception, he
sarcastically exclaims in Colliers. The
American eagle shivers in every pin
feather and his teeth chatter with de
light at the mere suggestion.
But however glorious this may be
for the great American eagle, when
the average American citizen proposes
to send his own private "ten-dollar
eagles" a-railroading, especially a-pan-railroading,
he wants to know how it
is going to pan out and where the
"pan" is going to dump after the
"scoop" is made and where the eagle
is going to light when he comes
down.
Except on extensive plans the rule
of railroad building is to follow the
water courses, where nature has al
ready done all the ,-necessary grad
ing. The Pan-American railway dreamer
proposes to shove a railway more than
5,000 miles lengthwise through moun
tains from Panama to Patagonia, cut
ting at right angles every valley and
hill for thousands of miles, through a
nearly uninhabited region the great
er part of the distance. It is perfectly
safe to predict that no railroad will
be built" along that route very soon.
A continuous lino of railway may
some time in the far distant future be
in operation from New York to Bue
nos Ayres, but it will never be used
for carrying through freight between
those points. As long as half an
ounce of coo) can be made to move a
ton of cargo a mile on the open ocean
no born Yankee is going to send his
freight by rail to the Amazon valley
or to Rio or to Buenos Ayres.
"Doggone Little Timber." '
Ora Miller, of Des Moines, chief dis
patcher of the Rock Island, told the
following story recently:. "While
making a trip over the Northern Pa
cific we stopped at a station in the
attractive valley of the Yellowstone
river. Several of the passengers
sought the right of way for a breath
of fresh air and a limbering jaunt
alongside the train. The mountains
could be seen in the distance; a
rugged setting to the almost treeless
landscape. Presently a member of
the party addressing a passing citizen
in the garb of a cowboy said: 'What
is the name of this town, my friend?'
" 'Well, pard, I 'low it's Big Tim
ber, Montana.'
" 'Big Timber?' repeated the in
quiring gentleman with some surprise.
'I'd a-thought they'd a-called it Little
Timber and doggone Httle of it!'"
Landslip on Siberian Railway.
As the result of continued rain
storms, the Trans-Baikal railway has
been washed away and damaged at
several points, while the railway run
ning around the southern end of Lake
Baikal has suffered very much from
great landslips between the stations of
Baikal and Slyuryanka.
Two trains have been overwhelmed
by these landslips; two soldiers were
killed, several of them were injured,
and many of the cars were wrecked.
Scientific American.
PRAYED FOR NEWS
SUPPLICATION OF REPORTER AN
SWERED. Remarkable Incident That Started
Humble Newspaper Man on Road
to Fame Told of Prince
. , Consort's Death.
Newspaper "scoops" are, usually, of
little account in the journalistic world
of England. Yet it was a "scoop"
and a most remarkable one which gave
Thomas Catling, the veteran London
editor, his first step up the ladder.
Mr. Catling, after half a century of
work on Lloyd's Weekly London
News, has resigned and left active
journalism on the first of the year.
He was succeeded by Robert Donald,
managing editor of the Dally Chroni
cle. Mr. Catling's memorable "scoop"
was no less than the announcement
of the death of the prince consort,
Queen Victoria's husband. It occurred
on a Saturday evening, just 45 years
ago.. .
The prince consort was ill, hut his
death was not expected. There were
no reporters at Windsor castle except:
ing Catling. Douglas Jerrold was then
editing Lloyd's. He wanted a report
on the condition of the prince's Ill
ness, but there were few news agen
cies in those days and his staff of re
porters were busy. So. Jerrold drew
on the composing room and because
of his smart and active look, selected
j uut, vauius, iiieu uue ui uie cum-
posltors, to go down to Windsor. Mr.
Catling, in telling the story himself,
says that when he reached Windsor
It was nearly dark and raining. He
was. refused admission.. " :
i nere was no one at the main gates
him information. He wandered about
in the rain for a couple of hours,,
prowling around the outskirts of the
castle, hoping something would turn
up. Wet, cold, miserable, realizing V
that he had dismally failed on his first
assignment, Catling determined to
walk once more around the castle be
fore going London ward. He offered
up a little prayer, bareheaded in the
ram, asKing ior neip in his need.
That prayer was quickly answered..
The guard had just been changed and,
as Catling passed one of the solitary
sentries at a little wicket gate, he ob
served that the man was in tears. In
reply to a question tne man said word
had just been taken to the guardroom
that the prince consort had passed
away.
Catling got hurriedly such particu
lars as the sentry knew and was then
off in T .ill fl fin T-To raanhail T.lrwd'o
News office shortlv .after midnleht.
The paper published the story and
"scooped" every paper in the world.
The death was only, "unofficially" an
nounced by England some hours later.
The composing room saw Catling no
more. He was at once given a po
sition on the editorial staff and five
years later was promoted second in
command, or chief sub-editor, as it is
called in England. Eighteen years la
ter he was appointed to the editorship,
which he has held ever since.
A Woman on Women.
For selfishness and inconsideration,
commend me to a woman traveling,
says the Saturday Evening Post. She
will . deliberately occupy two seats in
a street car; see other women stand,
laden with bundles, without offering to
move up, and otherwise try to prove
to ' everybody with eyes In their
heads that they, these women, have
no manners at all.
' Yet, if you called at the houses of
such women, I have no doubt in the
world that you would be courteously
received; their best would be at your
disposal, and you would otherwise dis
cover that they had some claim to the
title of ladies but never from their
manners in public -,
And, far from displaying good man
ners themselves, many women are in
capable of appreciating good manners
in others. If a well-bred woman does
move up to make room for a standing
woman, how often is the first woman
thanked? Sometimes not even a bow
or a glance is given!
Ask men how often they are thanked
(once in 20 times) for giving their
seats in a car to women.
Tools Cheap at Junk Shops.
In every large city will be found
places where second-hand or junk
tools are sold. Tools of all descrip
tions, adapted to every branch of
mechanics, can ' be bought at . prices
ranging from one cent up.
A good-sized paint brush brings two
cents, a carpenter's hammer five
cents, a pick or shovel 25 cents, a rip
saw ten cents, and so on. According
to Popular Mechanics, the . average
price is less than one-tenth what the
new article would cost at a hardware
store, and the tool is often just as use
ful as a new one. . . ;
Some of the stuff in the motley col
lection comes from unredeemed
pawns, some from junk dealers and
a good deal from parties of whom no
questions are aslted.
Frequently quite valuable tools and
instruments can be had for a mere
song, as most customers want the
tools of ordinary use requiring less
skill to handle. ;
Enjoying His Ailment.
Blobbs What a disagreeable old
fellow Grouch is.
Slobbs But you muse remember he
suffers from dyspepsia."
Blobbs Suffers? Why, I believe he
actually enjoys It.