THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FKIJllUARY 7 , 1892-S1XTK13N 1'AGES.
DR. L GILLETT , President DR , A. V. ROBINSp , , E. W. CLANCY , Treasurer.
C. E , COOKE , Vice-Presideni Medical Director. W. C. BROOKS , Secretary and Mgn
H NSTIT
In the State of Nebraska , South of the Platte River ,
OPENI PATRICE Feb.
HJ , Thursday , . , . .
FOR TERMS and INFORMATION
Addre
( OiOl
C. BROOKS Secretary , .
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BEATRICE ; NEBRASKA :
Sflll RETAINS POSSESSION
Governor Thayer Ttfill Now Await His At
torneys' Decision.
NO PROBABILITY OF AN EARLY CHANGS
UumnrDeelareH That Lieutenant Governor
Majcirn 1 Authorized to ItocnRiilza
Uo\crnnr IJoyil'H Title If Clruiiui.
Htanvcs Warrant tbo Act.
LINCOLN. Nob. , Fob. 0. [ Special to Tim
Bnn.1 The air has boon thick with rumors
today concerning the gubernatorial situation
but it may bo said emphatically tbat abso
lutely nothing has transpired to change the
situation from Its status of last evening. Ono
report had It today that Governor Thayer
bad tbls forenoon sent n , communication to
Governor Boyd informing him that ho could
take possession at onoo. Tbls report was at
onoo found to bo untruo. Governor Thayer
will bo guided solely by the advlco of his
attorneys in the matter , and until they corao
to some definite conclusion no action will bo
taken. Tbls rauuh mny bo said : A decision
hi the case will in no ways bo dolavod by the
nbsouco of Governor Thayer from the stato.
If tbo attorneys who are advising Governor
Thavor ni'd In whom the governor has
placed the disposal of tbo case arrive at any
conclusion next week , and that conclusion is
favorable to Governor Boyd , ho will bo ten
dered possession of lib offio * at once and
without further delay.
Lieutenant ( lovnrnor Major * bt Charge.
During the nbicnce of Governor Thayer
n Texas Lieutenant Governor Majors will
assume the executive functions of the omco.
Ho was verbally notified of tbo proposed
nbsonco yesterday afternoon and signified
Ills intention to bo at the ( rovornor's ofllco
Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning , The
sensational statements that ho will turn the
office ever to Governor Boyd as soon as
Governor Thayer is boyoud tbo limits of the
slate are , It Is hardly needless lo say ,
entirely without foundation. A definite un-
drstaiiding has boon arrived nt and Jho
l tuation Is exactly tbo some as It would bo
If Governor Thayer was to remain at homo.
It Is stated upon the best of authority that ,
Lieutenant Governor Majors has In bl pos
session a written document fully authorizing
him togivo way to Governor Boyd whenever
the attorneys who have the matter under
ndvlsomonl authorize him to do so. It is
further bellovcd that Governor Boyd fully
xindorstands the status of the case and will
patiently await developments.
Nothing but good words have boon ex
pressed for tbo dignified position that Ima
boon assumed by Governor Boyd during the
past wee i' . His refusal to add an element of
bitternoas to the discussion and his apparent
willingness to let matters take their course
unimpeded by any hasty und Iliad vised move
on hu part has won for him the admiration
nud commendation of men of all parties.
Attorney LantbrrUonM Vluw * .
Attorney G , M. Lambortson was keen this
evening lu regard to the conference held by
Governor Tbavcr's attorneys at Omaha j os-
torday afternoon and was asked tor his view
of the status of the case. Ho said that Gov
ernor Tbayor's attorneys will pome to no
conclusion in regard to the matter until a
certified capy of the recent decision can bo
secured. The clerk of tbo United States supreme
premo court writes in reply to their request
for a copy of the decision that tbo decision
has been printed and Is now in the hands of
Chief Justice Fuller for correction before
being tout out. Any correction made by the
chief justice will bo lu the nature of chaugos
in tbo grammatical construction of sentences ,
punctuation , etc. , and will , of course , not of.
feet tno decision itself. As soon as a copy
of the dectnon van be secured It will bo poa-
ilblo to coma to lomts conclusion. Mr , Lain-
liorliou declined to say juat bow soon a copy
of the decision CAD be secured , but tbo infer
ence li that U will como wlthiu a very few
Until it is received it U morally cer-
tain that there will bo no further develop
ments of Interest to the public.
An Olllulal Opinion. ,
State Superintendent Gaudy today ren
dered an opinion on a matter of no little im-
portunco to school boaras and school teachers
all ever the state. The question has fre
quently arisen within the past few weeks as
to whether a teacher is entitled to pav for
time lost on account of the school being
closed by order of tbo board on account of
sicuness hi the school , such as diphtheria ,
etc. It has always been held In this slate
bv former superintendents ttat under such
circumstances a teacher could not collect pay
for the tlmo so lost. The Injustice of this
ruling has always been apparent , but the de
partment has had no official de-
ilccislon on the mooted point
from the Nooraska supreme court or
from the court of any other stato. Hecontly ,
however , the supreme court of Michigan
handed down an opinion which covers the
case and it is upon"this opinion that Superintendent -
tondont Goudy based his decision today.
ItVlis Too l.ifKf.
An error was discovered today in ono of
the county reports on mortgaged Indebted
ness which might have led to the most rnis-
cihovous results when the state report was
tubulated and the total figures Incorporated
in tbo annual report. The county clerk of
ono county in tbo state reported tnat the
farm mortgages filed for record in bis county
for the month of January aggregate I $770-
8b5.Ji. ! : This amount scorned so largo in com
parison with former reports from tbo same
county that Chief Clerk Downs of tbo statis
tical bureau at once made an investigation
which resulted In a very material modifica
tion of the figures reported , Tlio proper
amount was found to be ? 7,70S.So. Had the
first amount reported been incorporated In
the annual report the calamity orators would
have howled themselves hoarse in their
frantic efforts to show that the mortgage
indebtedness of the state was piling up ut au
unprecedented rate.
Nelhim Wentoier Appellln.
An interesting caac found Its way Into the
district court today. Kelson Wostover
bad some tlmo ago been appointed adminis
trator of tbo Carman estate and afterward *
another administrator was appointed , When
ho settled with Widow Carman ho offered
her sotno 1,000 worth of notes In settlement
of u final claim ofM70 , which latter amount
ho haa boon ordered to pay into court. Mrs.
Carman accepted , but afterwards wished to
withdraw from the agroemeut. To this
Westovor agreed , but the attorney who bold
the notes for collection , and who bad suc
ceeded hi collecting some of them , refused to
glvo up the notes until ho hud been paid his
fees. Both parties refused to pay the foes ,
and thD prohato court ordered \\'ustovor to
pay them. Tbls bo declines to ilo , and has
appealed the case to tbo dlsliiot court ,
Oildn anil liniti ,
Hurry Chaffco who was charged with
forgery was. today bound ever to the district
court. In uofault of bnll ho went to jail.
Mary E , Whitman , arod ! M , dropped dead
at uer homo near this city last evening. Her
death U attributed to heart failure.
Mis.s Evn Howard , au oitlmaulo young
girl 17 years old , died at the homo of her
parents at it late hour last night irom the
effects of n severe attack of the grip ,
Ono-twclfth ol the votes In the Waltn-
Baker contest have boon canvassed and they
show a not gain of seven voles for Mr.
Walto , Baker's plurality was 141.
IHSXrtttt Jl.lS A JUG F.lILUltK.
\ Vent era Farm Mortgage Trust Company In
thu Hands of the SheHir.
DBNVKII , Colo. , Feb. 0. Tbo Western
Farm Mortgage Trust company Is in trouble.
An injunction was Issued yesterday , re
straining tbo present manager from con
ducting any further business , and asking
that a receiver be appointed. A suit was
alto Instituted by Henry Anstico asking for
the payment of a (1,000 debenture bond and
Interest on tbo sarno for ouo year.
Nor Is this all. Deputy Sheriff Hay last
night took possession ot the ofilco and
fixtures of the company , armed with two
attachments ouo of f75 for Siumf & Steurcr ,
and tbo other for f 1,035 for B. M. Fowler.
Rumors for some time past have boon detri
mental to the company , and on Monday a
meeting pt tbe eastern ttockholders took
place la Rochester , N. Y. A largo number
of the largest stockholders are eastern men ,
and own many thousand dollars worth of
stock. Most of these attended the meeting ,
and what was done bas not yet been
ascertained. Two reports have been received -
coivod hero. Ono is that tbo meeting had
voted $ 200 to tide tbo company ever the dull
season , which amount , it is claimed , is sufll-
clent to put the concern on a basis on which
by peed management its reputation con bo
sustained.
The company was organized about seven
teen years ago In Lawrence , Kan. , and has
done a business which annually amounted to
several million dollars. It has at present
ever $10,000,000 scattered over the country
from Maine to California , as well as many
largo loans in England. In August ,
IS'JO , the company was reorganized and in
corporated tinder the laws of Colorado , with
headquarters at , Denver.
The "Hold yo'ir ' wheat circular" was the
cause of t' ' failure , as the farmers
were holding tnelr wheat and bad no
money to meet their debts. The officers
claim that if given time thocompany will get
on its feet again.
No moro attachments bnvo been levied on
tboVcst \ Farm Mortgugoand Trust company
of this city. Thii only now move in the
matter was in the appointment this after
noon by the district court of Georpo W. E.
Griffith of Denver as receiver of the com
pany. The officers of the company say that
embarrassment of the company is only tem
porary.
Jtcittrlneil from Il pohlng of AHsetn ,
LtwiiKNCC , Kan. , Fob. 0. Judpo E. E.
Shaw of Loavenworth , ICan , , attorney for
Abram S. Brewer and Cbarlcs Biddlo of
Pennsylvania and other btockuoluors filed
suit in the district court today against the
Western Farm Mortgatre and Trust company
of Lawtvonco and Denver , Missouri Valley
Land Company and American Real Estate and
Trust company of Denver , asklnc that they
bo restrained from disposing of their assets.
The petition alleges that officers of various
companies arc manipulating the business to
the disadvantage of the stockholders. Tem
porary restraining order was issued by tbo
court. Tbls suit is brought in vlow of at
tachments sued out against the Western
Farm Mortgage company at Denver yester
day.
day.Dr.
Dr. CuUiinoro , oeulist , Boo building
AllllKiiTKn AX ALI.KUKI ) 3IIXii > TIStt.
Ilov. A , SamiioUorciik'HRci In Jail for WorkIng -
Ing tb ItiillroiiclH.
Ciutuao , 111 , , Fob. 0. In a letter to Chair
man Finloy the Hock Island call attention to
u person now languishing in the county jail
hero who represented himself to that road
as Itov. A. Samuels , a duly ordained minis-
tcr of the Calvary Congregational church of
this city. On this representation a clergy
man's half faro per milo ticket was furnished
him and it was afterward found that bo had
sold it to a broker. The man was arrested
while selling clergymen's permits , of which
ho bad several. Tko Hock .Island notifies
Chairman Finloy that the ticket Issued by
that company has been bullntincd.
iiun Aniioii * .
NOIIKOI.K , Va. , Fob. 0. Early this morn
ing the British steamship Polynesian of tbe
Allan line , bound for Baltimore from Liv
erpool , ran ashore near tbo lighthouse at
Capo Henry , She bad on board au assorted
cargo and had boon out from Halifax since
the 2nd Inst. She is lying easy , 1,500 yards
from tbo beach , with the crew all safo. Tbo
bteamor Rescue , with barges , cables and
anchors , has gone to her assistance.
Mom New York CrankUin.
NEW YOIIK , Fob. 0. A crank who gave his
name as Peter Leonard was arrested curly
this morning in front of Inspector Byrnes'
house. Ho hns been hanging around there
for some days and says that Inspector Byrnes
has ( T > 00 of his mouuy , which the Inspector ,
bo claims , Invested III the Louisiana lottery ,
and ho wants hit money. The crank was
tanen to Bellcvuo hospital for examination.
hliot Through I bo llntlii ,
CUSTEH , S. D. , Feb. 0.-Special ( Telegram
to Tin : Bee. ] William Carl Jacques , aged
8 years , accidentally shot himself with a re
volver. The bullet entered tbo inner corner
of tbo loft eye , ranging upward through thu
brain , cautiai ; Instant death.
CHECKS GO WITH THE BIDS
County Oommissioners Establish a Prece
dent After Much Oonsideration.
WHERE DOES THE COUNTY CLERK FIGURE
I'lno Combs anil Whisky , Uxnl In Fornaril-
Ine rulillr Health , Will He 1'altl lor
by the CountWhrn Prop
erly Ordered.
The Board of County Commissioners held
the regular weekly meeting yesterday after
noon. Most of tbo tlmo was consumed by
Major Paddock. His first move was to roast
County Clerk Sackett and It happened in
this way :
At a prior meotinir Mr. Sackett had been
Instructed to iuvito bids for furnishing
groceries , meat and soap for the county
hospital ; Ice for the court house and jail , and
lumber for bridges. Following out these In
structions , the clerk had so advertised and
the usual number of bidders bad responded.
The bids without being read were opened
and referred to the respective committees.
Mr. Sackolt asked what was to become of
the certified chocks that accompanied the
bids. Ho stated that in some instances when
bids bad boon banded him , upon being In
formed that they contained checks , bo bad
given receipts.
Duty of the County Clerk.
Major Paddock arose and demanded to
know by what right the clerk assumed the
authority of receipting for bids or chocks.
The olds were the property of the board , and
the clerk had but ono duty to perform , that
of receiving the papers and turning them
over to the board ,
Mr. Sackott understood that the checks
were made payable to his order , and for that
reason ho fell that bo was personally re
sponsible for their safe keeping.
"What riBht have you to assume such a
proposition ! " demanded Major Paddock.
"Tho bids , you know , are to bo turned over
to tbo chairman. " '
Mr , Berlin stated that'-'s'uch ' an Idea was
the greatest assumption'jUpon the part of
Major Paddock. Tbo lijw'was clear and pro
vided that all bids should lie received by tbo
county clerk. Ho deflou tbo major to show
any law by which the ctiairman or any other
member of the boarci hadfauy right to touch
tbo bids until after thoyworo opened bv the
clerk and referred to tblf proper committee.
Tbo chair did not know where tbo chocus
should go. Ho thought'hoy ( might romiuii
with the bids ana passTnto the hands of tbo
committees , and agaiii bo thought they
might bo left with the clors to be locked in
the vault. -1'1
Mr. Berlin Insisted that be did not want to
bo fold responsible for ; miy of the checks.
He was not the chairmah6f ; any committee ,
arid In fact was only a small minority.
Major Paddock was otlho opinion that the
chairman of a committeenvas tbo responsible
party , and that such chairman was capable
of looking after any checks tbat might get
Into his hands.
Chairman Timmo then rendered the opin
ion that tbe checks would bo safer In the
hands of tbo clerk , but upon a vote being
taken bo changed , and they wont with tbo
bids Into tbo bands of tbo committees.
As boon as that matter was settled Major
Paddock offered another opinion , which waste
to tbo effect tbat according to bis way of
thinking when bids were referred they
should bo scrutinized by only the members
of tbo commltUo having them In hand , Such
bids were the property of such committees
and should not bo bandied by any member
not on the commllteo. The democratic ma
jority , which constitutes nil of tbe important
committees , viewed tbo matter In that light
and tbo suggestion was adopted.
Tbe bond of the German Savings bank In
tbo sum of tsU.0,000 for tbo safe keeping of
tbo county fuudc was approved ,
Mu t Never Uo ItC lu.
Major Paddock indulged in another little
talk. Ho staled thai bo had examined the
drug bills of Alfred Schrooter , $92.90 for the
month of November and $90.55 for tbo month
of December , 1891 , and hud found them cor
rect. The articles charged had boon fur-
nishod. though some of thorn had not bean
furnished on the orders of persons who were
very high up in authority. Ho bad found
that tbo counlv had been charged with winos
and liquors , toilet articles and otbor things
that were moro ornamental than useful , but
In most casfts the purchases were of articles
that were for tbo public health. Ho hoped
that In the future the druggist would not
accept ordcn from persons in supposed au
thority , but would deal exclusively with tbo
county physician or the county commis
sioners when trading with Douglas county.
Witb that understanding the Dills wo-o al
lowed.
The bond and contract of H. B. Mayor for
constructing a nile bridge over the north
arm of Cut Off lake was presented and ap
proved. For this bridge the county pays at
the rate of $4.SC > per linealfoot. , The bridge
will bo about 500 foot In length.
W. A. Sherar asked to bo appointed constable -
stable of West Omaha precinct ; referred.
The board received information from tbo
officers of the insiuio asylum at Lincoln that
Douglas county bad six incurables in that
institution , and tbat they should bo removed
at the earliest possible'data.
During tbo pendency of u discussion of
whether the clerks In tbo ofllco of probate
judge should bo paid out of the general fund
of the county , or whether they should bo
paid out of tbo foes of the ofllco , the board
adjourned to moot again Wednesday after
noon.
Jt.lISKI ) A 1'OUUIIMl.
Kvlilenco In the Trial of Major Overman by
Court-Martial ,
CI.EVKI.AND , O. , Fob. 0. At the Overman
court-martial today Colonel Gardner , for the
accused , admitted that Major Overman re
ceived $ ) ,150 from a firm atSaginaw , Mich , ,
as an engineer officer , and failed to account
to tbo government for It ; it was also ad
mitted by Gardner the major received
sums of nionoy said to have been received
by him in specifications of the first
charge , and tbat ho failed to
account therefor , but tbo fact that such re
tention of funds was unlawful or that moncv
wns intended for military service is denied.
Several witnesses wcro then examined.
Evidence was introduced by the prosecu
tion to show that tbo defendant bought for
his own use a lot of pearl-handled knives
and charged them to tbo government as bag
screws. Evidence was also Introduced to
show that William Harris , who was ac
counted for on the pay roll as watchman ,
boatman and guago reader , was really em
ployed ns Major Overman's coachman.
Mr. Lamson , u member of the dry goods
firm ot Lamson Brothers of Toledo , produced
a bill for cambric , amounting to $2.60. Tbo
voucher for thU , It is claimed , was raised to
$ -2 , ( > 0 and credited to machinists' ' services for
help and for material. Mr. Lamson said ho
did not furnish machinists or material to
Major Overman. Court adjourned until
Monday ,
fianTixa .iu.i/.v.r HII.L/.s.ir.
AntU Will ICiule.uor to Capture Duvld'a
himp Coin cut Ion.
NEW YOKK , Fob. 0. Tbo following has
been Issued by a committee of members of
tbo democratic party who are opposed to tbo
calling of a party convention In February ;
The state committed has oullod a conven
tion for the : d of I'obiuary for the manifest
purpose of forestalling public opinion and of
InlliiHiioliiK thu political action of other status
by an apn.iront . iin.inliiionti dulogutlon ot Now
Yoik lu favor of thu preferred candidate of u
majority of the committee.
'I hit ; action of the state committee woluivi )
opposed and shall continue to opuoso to the
end that all democratic : eleoloift of the stale
shall havit full opportunity to bo represented
and hoard ,
Tbo notlco concludes as follows ;
In our Judgment you should fight at the
primaries to elect uolngutos who regard the
"snap" convention us detrimental to the tiuu
IntuithU of the party , and who , In taking
their seats , will movuthut the convention dis
solve without taking action and , nbovo all , wo
counsel constant ami earnest devotion to the
great Issue * wliluh uurrlod the party to vic
tory In 1MK ) , and ubsolutii loyalty to 1 he. can
didate who shall be declared by the national
convention of the p.irty to bo the best and
truest representative of these principle * ,
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Dr.Cullitnorc.oy o undour.Boo building
RAISED ITS SWITCHING RATES
Excessive Charges Made by the Union
Pacific for Handling Oars.
COMPETING ROADS ARE THE SUFFERERS
( inodH Transferred to Itlinl Lines by Tea inn
An Kmlcavor to Control Omulm'H
I'relght Business Opinion * of
1'roinlnnnt WholcHiilu UeilerH. :
The Union Pacific railway has entered on
another spell of grief. It raised its switch-
in ) ; charges last week , and now it has n
pretty little- light on Its hands. Arrayed
against the big government corporation nro
all tlm otbor railroads entering Omnba , as
well as many of the manufacturing and job
bing linns.
Union Pacific officials say the advance was
miuio because the old rates \vero not re
munerative. Other parties to the contro
versy think it a schema of the Union Pacific
to freeze other railroads out of Omaha busi
ness. One of the first results is n loss of
revenue to tbo Union Pacific because other
lines are handling the goods of tnoir cus
tomers by tourn Instead of paying the in
creased tribute demanded by their com
petitor.
Most of the warehouses of the big shippers
having trackage are located on the Union
Paciilc. That company exacts n toll for
every car load of freight transferred to or
from other lines. Mont of this toll falls upon
rival roads of tha Union Pacific , because
most of the business is to or from competing
points. For example , there arb. four other
lines to Lincoln , and any on a of them will assume -
sumo the switching charge if it is possible
tlTeroby to got a consignment away Irom the
Union 1'acillc. So , too , in phlpmonts other
roads , in their eagerness for business , will
pay the toll for handling cars from their own
trade to warehouses located on the Union
Pacific track.
Most of the towns having merchants who
buy in carload lots of Omatin houses nro com
petitive points , and the Jobbers are not
particularly nffcctcu ; but in tbo cnsa of ship
ments to noncompetitlvo points like Chailron
on I ho Klkhorn or Minden on the 1 ! , it M.
the Omaha wholesaler has to pay the switch
ing charge.
Controls the Sltimtloti.
The Union Pacific controls tbo situation In
the jobbing dUulct of Omaha , and has
divided it Into live switching districts.
Under the now tariff botwoeii points in the
same district , i * 1 ; between points in one
district and points in another the charge
varies from * ! to it. According to the testi
mony of tbo jobbers these figures are an
advance ot from lt ! : > < to 100 per cout over the
old charges. Tbo tariff has been Increased
In Instances from ? 3 to $ i , from $3 to 1 and
fromf'J to4 ,
Mr , Benjamin Gallagher of Paxton &
Gallagher , said in discussing the matter :
"Tbo action of tbo Union Pacific is out
rageous. For a witching a car from our waru-
housoto the D. & M. , a distance of loss than
tbroo blocks , tbo old cbnnro was f i and now
it has been raised to ft , Kathor than submit
to tbo robbery wo are buying our goods
transferred by team and that only costs f3 n
car load. Wo have sent consignments to
competitive points on the Union Pacific which
puid that road ( SOO to IUOO pnr car for trans
portation , enough to pay 'tho increased
rovouuo from switching charges for a month.
It may bo a wholesome lesson to divert a few
such shipments to competitors , The jobbers
of Oiuubu nro not dependent on tbo Union
Pacific on transcontinental business , and
they ought to unite In resenting the notion of
that robber concern by giving their fur west
ern business to another lino. It looka as
though tbo Union Pacific olllclals were tryIng -
Ing to bleed Omaha to pay dividends on
watered stock , but tboro U some consolation
In knowing that they are not successful , and
that big sums are going to Omaha draymen
instead. "
Mr. Euclid Martlu oi 1'arllu , Orendorf &
Martin said : "Our switching charge ha
boon increased from $2 to $4 , although thoB.
& M. track is only two or tbroo blocks from
our warehouse.Vo have boon too busy to
glvo the now schedule much thought , but 1C
Is a matter of considerable Importance. Wo
are loading ninco cars todav. Customers
frequently buy a half cor load of goods of us
and direct us to have the car switched to
another firm's warehouse for the balance of
its load. That means a switching charge ?
and the annual aggregate of thcso items Is a
big sum. The increased charge seems to ute
to bo unreasonable and unwarranted. "
Trying to Cobble All tint lliiHlne s.
Said Mr. Dudley smith ot D. M. Stcelo A
Co.'H looks to mo Hk3 a scheme of the
Union Pacific to gobble the business to com
petitive points. If tbo other railroads should
lofuso to pay the switching charge the jobbers -
bers would naturally sbip by the Union Pa
cific. As a matter of lact the competing
roads have refused to submit to tbo In
creased toll mid are hauling goods by team
rather than pay the switching charges. Tbo
old rate from the Elkhorn tracks to our
warehouse was $ ! > . Now it Is M.'o ro-
colvod fifteen oars of flour from Minneapolis
tbo other day by way of the ( Jhlcago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , and that road
delivered tbo goods to us by team. Ordinar
ily it takes a day and a night for consign
ments from Minneapolis to roach Omabn , and
then throe or four days to switch the oars
from the Webster s'root yard to our waro-
bonso. The fifteen cars of flour were clcllv-
erod to us by team inside of n dnv without
cost to us , so that wo cannot complain about
that. There goes a load now , " pointing out
of the window to n aniy , "that tbo II. & M.
Is taking to its cars by team rather than pay
the switching charge , because It can do It
moro cheaply that way. "
Mr. John S. Brady of McCord , Brady &
Co. said : "Tho action of the Union I'.icillo
will not affect our linn materially , H looks
Ilka a light between tbo railroads , On
freight having a low tariff like coal ana
lumbrn heavy switching charge might prevent - ,
vent the Milwaukee and Hock Island from ,
being as active comDotitor.s us they havq
boon. The B , fc M. asked us if It might
transfer our consignments by team to Its
cars. Of COUMO wo made no objection , us
tbo railroad boars the expense , and the
Union Pacific is losing the switching rovo-
nuo. The Union Pacific has controlled the
situation , but Its competitors may bring it to
Uino yet. "
Dr. Cullimoro , ocullHt , Boo building.
OliJeeU to llm Committee.
Nisw OHI.KANS , La , , Fob. I ) . The followln
loiter from Hon. A. Leonard , republican
nominee for governor , to Chalnniiii Cage ol
the republican slate central committee , exl
plums itself ;
Bin : Tim campaign ooinmlltoo ivhlch you
Imvo appointed Is not. In my opinion. In Imi-
miinv with the HcnilmuniH or the lutu Mate
uon\uiitlon of thu republican party. 1 bollovo
Unit con vontlon mount uhut U sail , At all
events , so fur : ib my volco In It ttuut , 1 niuuiit
what 1 num.
1 must , tliurefora , ( liiollnu toco-opur ill ) with
that committee , lluclt of all loader * standfj
the lomihllciin pirty , To thopuity I IIIIPOH ! i.
J.et us hope the parly will take sueli act.on i.a *
will bo acceptable to nil republicans.
I'rolltH from the Illif I'aelu'rM.
BOSTO.V , Mass. , Fob , fl. A circular ha
boon Issued by the Chicago Junction Hallway
and th < ) Uuion Stoclc Yards company calling
a meeting of the stockholders March 1 to
change tbo by-laws and approve the contract
with Armour , Morris , Swift nud others.
The circular says the livestock purchased * * *
by those packer * at the yards for the com
pany are a source of o\or BO per cent of tbo
Income of the yards and the removal of these
pankers would result In corresponding 103ft
to the company' * Income.
Ki'iimrkahlo DccUlon l > yu Tetnt ( , 'ourt ,
liAi.vr io.v , Tex. , Fob , C. The stup uu
promc court has rendered a remarkable de
cision in tbo ca e of Turner vs the Missouri ,
Kansas & Texas road , Cross ami Kddy , re
ceivers. John Turner's mother sued for dam
ages and secured judgment for the death of
her son , who was killed on the railroad , The
case camu up on appeal and tbo judges decided -
cidod tnat Inasmuch as tbo law o in ltd men
tion of receivers ai > liable , they cannot bo hold
responsible for damages ,
Dr , Cullltnoru , oculist , Boo building
