THE OMAHA DAILY KEE : 'SUNDAY. JANUATIY 24. 1807.
SIXTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR
Basis of the Bnttlcmont with the Union
Pncific.
GOVERNMENT GETS A GOOD RETURN
Chairman 1'oivern of the I'll el Hi ! ItnmU
Committee KvprcHNCM HlniKcIf nx
Well I'lcaxeil it lilt the
I'liHCI Price.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. ( Special Tclc-
grjm. ) Judgri Powers , chairman of the house
committee on Pacific railroads , speaking leThe
The lice loday as to the upset price which
the reorganization -committee of the Union
Pacific had proposed to pay to the govern
ment for'Ita Intereat In the property , said :
"Tho amount U greatly In excess of that
v.'hlbh ' I believed Iho government could ne-
curu. U amounts to almost CO cents on the
dollar , and that at a tluic when conditions of
business are most perplexing. Had but oU
cents on the dollar been provided I would
liavo been among the first to urge Its speedy
accoitanc6 ) on the part ot the government ,
believing that It was n happy IPSUO out of
thu nlluatlou. The comnvlltee will probably
hold Its meeting on .Monday to consider the
cabinet commission bill In relation to the
settlement of the Sioux City & Pacific and
Central llranch. If the Central Pacific meets
Its Interest to obligations , as I understand
It Is in condition tit do , default will but
pushed off a year , nnd II Is not , therefore , a
probable subject for legislative action. What
action the committee' will take I am not a
llbor'.y to say , but 1 believe the commission
idea Is looked ttpi > n with favor. "
Now that General J. C. Cowin , speola
counsel of the government , hnb been per
milted by Judge Walter Sanborn o
the United States cl.cult court to
commence piocccdlugs In Uio dia
trlct of Nebraska against the re
coivc-rs of the Union Puclllc as part of tli
agreement entered Into between the govctu
mcnt and the reorganization committee , ant
nx thu llrtU step toward the settlement of tli
government Indebtedness , It may not bu ou
of place lo tell n story of Ihe anxiety nt
lachltii to Iho making of the agreement be
twcfil Attorney General Harmon and the re
organization oommlltcu. The utmost EC
crccy W.IH cniolnt'd ujion evcryoiis on the
Indite of the plan of agreement , but Hunt
hiKton's minions learned of Iho new scheme
and they commenced lo tli row obstacle ? ) li
Us way. They systematically went abou
the capitol , giving It out that without tbo
Central Pacific was In the deal nothing conh
como of Iho proposed plan of settlement
Tlicso covert Insinuations led Union Pacific
people In both houses to watch every turn
of the gams , lesl some reiuliil'lon of Inquiry
or legislative expression bo railroadci
through ono or both branches , that would cf
fcctually nullify all thai had been done It
the way of agreement atid block further pro
ccduro. U was a Week of anxiety In con
( sequence , but nothing occurred until today
when Senator Allen Introduced n resolution
of Inquiry as to the terms of the agreement
which was passed by HID ticnalo , Genera
Cowki having been Just fifteen hours ahcat
In carrying out Ms Instructions from Genera
Hoaill" : ' . special counsel of the covernmcnl
and Judge Sanborn.
LINING UP FOR A NICE TIME.
There will bo a galhorlng of clans hero
between now and Monday lo lay wlcge lo the
BtMiato Judiciary committee , which meets ci
Monday , to further consider the nomlnatloi
of W. II. Mellugh. General Manderaon am
Juilgo Woolworth , who were in New York
today , are both expected to reach here tomor
row. Leo Sprallen , cashier of the Nutlona
Dank of Commerce and a power with younr
democracy , came In today , while C. J
Smyth , although coming on other business
is expected to take a hand In the matter
.Senators Allen ami Thurston , However , ex
press the belief thai Mellugh will not bo
confirmed. It is as pretty a battle oi < has
been seen about the capital , and the prom
inence of those1 Interested on both sides Is
attracting great attention throughout the
east.
east.Senator
Senator Allen filed his report today with
the committee on Indian affairs as lo Iho
findings In his recent trip among the Oaagc
Indians of Oklahoma. The report Is sensa
tional In Its nature and will undoublcdl >
bring out Information of n startling 'charac
ter aa to thu manner In which license holders
among the Osagcs have been able to lobb >
through congress bills appropriating vast
Hums of inonox to these blanket Indians
which the traders In turn have taken from
the Indians. It attacks the manner In which
border traders are kept out of the reser
vation and from compelling with licsnscil
traders , and rccommendu the transfer of the
agent. Colonel Freeman , to other fields ol
usefulness.
The bill granting a pension to Mrs. Isa
bella Morrow , widow of the late General Mor
row , has passed the lionso and gone to the
president for his signature.
Senator -Allen today presented the resolu
tions of the state- senate of Nebraska recog
nizing the Independence of Cuba.
NOW UE-FORE CLEVELAND.
The bill recognizing the military tclcgra-
/ phera was signed by the vice president last
KI night and has gone to the president for his
I odlclal recognition.
Ex-Senator Paddock called at the Interior
department today , but nothing was done
In Iho Otoo and Mlwourt Indian land matter.
Mr. Paddock will leave hero tomorrow for
Texas , whore tli ? house committee on rivers
and harboru will make an Inspection of
Bablno Pass.
Senator Pelllgrcw offered an amendment to
the Indian bill today , authorising the secre
tary of the Interior to pay to the Pawnee
trlbo ot Indians In cash a per capita of $50-
000 out ot their trust land money on de
posit In the United Stales treasury.
Louis L. Walls of Clinton , la. , has been
appointed a railway mall clerk.
J , A. Johnson of Kearney , Neb. , Is reg
istered at the National ,
W. A , Latta lias been appointed postmas
ter at Sappa , Harlan county. Neb.
General Superintendent While of the Post-
ofilco department issued onlern today that
Postmaster Martin Is to dispatch the Inner
registered sack for Lincoln via the Omaha
and Nelson railroad postofllco. On Sundays
the nack goes via Pacific Junction.
Henry J. Lowe was today commissioned
postmaster at Mullen , Harriett F. Snyder nt
Vcrdurctto and James F. Itnaii'll at Fandon ,
Neb.
\IMVN for the Army.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Second Lieutenants John II. Wholly ,
Fourth Infantry , and Fred W. Station , Four
teenth Infantry , have been ordered bsforo
the board at Sun Francisco for examination
for promotion.
Second Lieutenants Harry H. Hrandholtz ,
Sixth Infantry ; Henry T. Ferguson , Twenty-
third Infantry ; Henry C. Learn.ird , Nine
teenth Infantry : Peter Morsay , Third Infan
try ; Paul A. Wolf , Third Infantry ; Henry
G. Lyon , Seventeenth Infantry ; George I ) .
Moore , Eighteenth Infantry : Willis Ullno ,
Twelfth Infantry : Ernest 11. GOSH , Eighth In-
far try , and Charles C. Clark , Ninth Infantry ,
have been ordered bfaro the board at Fort
Lcavonworth , Kan. , for examination for pro
motion.
Extension of leave of absence to Second
Lieutenant Ernest 11. Gcas , Eighth Infantry ,
has been further extended ono month ,
OlueI'enHtx the AniliiiNNiiilorx.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. Ono of the moot
nctabliidinner. ) of ) ibo season was given to
nlKht by Secretary and Mrs. Olney In honor
of a number of members of the diplomatic
corps. The gucsta wereIho French ambas
sador and Mme. Pulenotro. Iho Mexican
wlnlsler and Mme. Romero , the Netherlands
* * ) Wlnltcr ! ! and Mrs. do Weckerplef , themlniu -
tcr of Norway and Sweden und Mrs , Grips ,
the Urazlllan minister and Mine , Mendonca
tbo Guatemalan mlnUter and Mine , Arlnga
t'cnator and Mis. Frye , Senator Daniel , Rep.
rroentttlve and MM. Illtt. Mr. and Mrs
Henderson , Hon. and Mm. John W. Foster
nml Hon. Robert A. Adams.
dilutee to 1't-y It Attain.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. General KHz-
nugh Leo's eon has been given another
chance lo wear the epaulets , owing to the
Kuod olllces of Representative Tucker of
\ Irglnla , who has reappoluted blui as a
cadet at West Polut , with the consent ol
the academic hoard. This was the only
practicable manner of continuing him In the
army.
Representative DC Armond of Missouri
has performed a like ofilco for Daniel Ilond ,
another cadet who was In n predicament
Ilko young Lee , owing to deficiency In
studies , though 'liond ' resigned with knowledge -
edge of his failure. Hath hoys will join
the fourth class In Juno next and start
afresh In their careers.
TI : > SIO.V : IIIAMS i.v
I'rolinlile Penei-fnl Settlement Hulled
ivllh DellKlH.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The mall from
Ilrltlbli Guiana jtiH to hand Indicates thai
the effect of the prospective arrangements of
the boundary difficulty with Venezuela has
been to relax the Icnslon which prevailed
there and permit the Ilrltleh colonial
authorities to diminish the precautions that
had been taken to prevent .tho possible
forcible seizure of territory claimed by the
lirltlsh In tlie Uruan section. Heretofore a
police guard has been maintained al Uruan ,
lnit It Is announced that when the term of
the present police contingent ihall have
expired an Indian postholdcrvlll be sub-
I'tllulcd for service at this outlying station.
Such an official will , It Is said , be able to
maintain the lirltlsh territorial title not the
less effectively tlmn the police , while the
men will not be exposed to the malarial In
fluence that has so often proven fatal.
It. Is also announced that the Venczulean
government has paid over the Indemnity
demanded In respect cf what Is known as the
Uruan Incident , when certain of the Ilrlllsh
colonial police rtatloncd there were arrested
by Vcnozulran guards , thereby causing some
1 ' heated feeling for a time , and even Ihrral-
) enlng to defeat the consummation of the )
peaceful pelllemont of Uic whole boundary
I1 dispute by arbitration. The money paid over
. has been allotted as follows : To Inspectors
' Ilarncs and Uakcr , who were the principal
victims , 600 each , and to the police con-
Btiiblcs composing the garrison , 100 each.
The lerms ot Ihe treaty arranged bclwecn
the United States and Great Ilrltaln for the
settlement of the boundary dispute arc
regarded In the colony of Guiana as on the
whole very favorable for Great Ilrltaln , and
'It In confidently expected that the result of
the arbllral Invcrllgallon will bo to confirm
the llritlsh claim In every material
particular. The colonists have been warned
to prepare thcmselvM for a possible de
parture from tlio Schomburgk line In the
upper basin of the Ciiyunl , but It Is said there
U no fear of their retaining the whole of
tlie northwesl district , which , after all , Is
the most Important territory In dispute.
I.V.I1 Itns TIIK THKATY'S CIIA\CKS.
Senator * See ICnurlanil'H llanil In Alln-
iNter ItoillKnex'N Coiiiinnnleiilion.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. Senators gen
erally realize thai iho communication of
Minister Rodcrlgucz In regard to the Nlc-
arnguan canal franchisee , which * was sent
to the senate yesterday , is liable lo have
Immediate effect , not only upon the canal
bill , but nlEu on other pending and probable
able- legislation , Including the general Anglo-
American treaty. I
Senators generally express the opinion lhat !
( be first consequence will be to aoml the I i
bill back to tlie committee on foreign rela- '
lions. It Is a matter of conjecture , how
ever , how long the bill will remain In the '
committee If recommitted , imt In that event
It U not considered probable- will be re t
ported In time to be considered during the |
present sesvion. Quite c < s Imnortant as the .
effect upon the Nicaragua bill Itself Li the
Inllucnee which Ihe communication is likely
to have upon the arbitration treaty. Many '
senators believe that the new position as- j
sumed by the Central American powcra lo
the result of IJrltish Influence- , and the ef |
fect Is to cause thrae who hold this belief j i
lo stand aloof from any alliance with Uns-1 !
land. Members of the committee on foreign I j
relations freely express the opinion In prl- ;
vnte conversation that the effect of the com-1
munlcatlon will be entirely against the i
treaty. The committee on foreign relatlona
. .
. . . . . . . , . iui
ujrw iMVV.Ullf * IIU1IIIU J IU l trt U
up thetreaty. .
Late today the friends of Hie Nicaragua
canal bill were considering Iho advisability
of amending the measure so as to meet the
objections made In Mr. Rolerlgui-z'a letter
nnd It now seems probable this course will
bo adopted. The contemplated bill will
provide , -among other things , for securing
to Nicaragua the contract percentage of
stock and for the proper representation of
lhat country upon the board of directors.
They think lhat with the bill amended In
these respects they can prevent Its recom-
mlttmcut when n motion for that purposa
Is made , as Is very likely to be early next
week. It Is believed this motion will be
made by Senator Vilas.
PUIII.ISIIIJUS OPIMISI * I.Ot l > II1I ,
ne mill Slor'.v 1'llliern I'Mp
Olijeet to It.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. The senate com
mittee on postolllccw and poalroaris resumed
Its hearing on the Loud second-class mail
bill today , Orvlllo J. Victor , chairman of aNew
Now York committee of publlshcia , being the
first to be heard. Ho said the bill was to DIP
Intereat of express companies and opposed
to Iho Interest of the public , which demands
good and cheap literature. .Mr. Victor called
attention to the largo amount of government
matter which la carried free , which would ,
ho said , go far lowurd accounting for the
Pcntolllce department deficit , and createl a
genera ) laugh at the cxpcno of the com
mittee by reading a newspaper extra char
acterizing most of this matter ns "congrca
islonal buncombe/ ' John Elderkln of the
Now York Ledger Hlatod that under the
proposed law such papers as the Ledger
would bo excluded from Iho privilege of
being entered as second-class matter. S. S.
McClure addressed himself especially to
Senator Chandler's proposed amendments to
the Loud bill. Ho-asserted thai ono of ihoie
lhal referring lo distribution through the
news agenclca would have the effect of re
quiring publishers of magazines to organize
their own uyotem of distribution and lima
both Increase Ihe coat as well as decreube
the circulation of tholr publications. Any
addition to the cost would render It 1m-
poialblc to publish 10-cent magazines. To
advance the price of magazines to If. centa
would be lo cut the circulation In two.
Senator Chandler ualil he did not propcue
to prcsj his amendment.
J. S. Ogilvle denied the assertion , which
had been made at the hearing last week , lhat
some of hU pnblicatlonu were Indecent. Ho
ntecrtcd thai Iho government was under an
implied contract with the publishers to main
tain present rates.
Yatcs Hlskey of the American Railway
Literary association favored the bill.
David Williams , proprietor of the New
York Iron Age , submitted a written argu-
monl In favor of Iho bill. Senator Chandler
staled that the hearings would close next
Saturday.
IT UMAUMD : I.A.VD < ; IIA\T.S.
Conferreex Airree on Atlanlle .V Paellle
IteorKiinl/.iitlon Hill ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. The confcrrccs
of the two houses reached an agreement to-
lay on the bill fop the reorganization of
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad. Many of
ho provisions contained In the hou.iu
imendmcnts are retained , but the language
if most of these was changed. As agreed
o the bill authorizes a reorganization of
the old company , granting It all the prlvl-
eges and franchises of the original con
cession. It Li also to be subject to Ihe
same obligations and duties of the old con
cern toward the United Stales as toward
other credllore. The capital ntoek of the
lew corporation is not to bo allowed to ex
ceed the amount of the mortgage , except
upon the payment of cosh for additional
stock , the secretary of the Interior to ap-
irovo the same. The purchasers are to bo
required lo rclliuiul.ili all claims to the
company's unearned land grant. The pro-
Islou Inserted by the house that the com-
lany shall be Incorporated In each stale
hat the road traverses Is omitted In 'the
agreement. i
Mllnnkiiliiiil In Wi
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23-Lllluukalatil , the
lawullan cx-quccn , arrived here rather un
expectedly this morning. Her Intention to
visit Washington at this time had not been
anticipated and her entry nag us Mmplo an
any one's could be. .Accompanied by Miss
( la Nabaololena and Joseph Helclullu of
lonolulu and F. N , Palmer of Hot-ton the
queen wa driven to the Shoreluim. Rather
atlgucd by her trip , the r Urd ana refused
her wit to all callers.
ilSKS FOR UNIFORM SYSTEM
Comptroller Eckels Desires State Banks to
Pull Together.
STATE BANK STATISTICS HARD TO GET
N n Communication on ( he
Subject to Hit * ( JoveriHir * of
the Vnrlonn SlnU-M. Text
of the I. utter.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. Mr. Eckels , the
comptroller of the currency , has sent the fol
lowing letter to the governors of all the
states , relative to state banks : "I have the
honor to direct your attention to the act of
congrcto passed In 1873 , Incorporated Into
the revised statutes of the United States
as section 33 , authorizing the comptroller of
the currency to Incorporate In his annual
report to congress In addition to specific In
formation relative to national banks a state
ment exhibiting under appropriate heads the
resources and liabilities and condition of the
banks , banking companies and savings banks
organized under the law of' the several
states and territories , such Information to be
obtained by the comptroller from the re
ports by such banks , banking companion anil
savings banka to the legislature * or officers
of Ihe different states and terrllnrles , and
where such reports can not ue obtained the
deficiency to be supplied from such other
authentic sources as may bo available.
"Since that date and In compliance with
this provision of law reports Issued from this
bureau have contained all possible Informa
tion obtainable In respect ot the condition
of banks and banking Institutions. As you arc
doubtless aware , there Is no other oillcer of
the United Stated charged by law with Un
duly of collecting and publishing banking
statistics , and It Is therefore necessary that
the comptroller shall have the required In
formation , mid In order that the moat satls-
facto'-y results may be obtained that the
data may be compiled approximately , at
least , from the reports of the aame date. At
present there are a number of statco which
make no provision for the submission of re
ports of the banks of the state to any pub
lic oillcer ; others which provide merely for
an annual report of resources and liabilities
of Incorporated banking Instlliitloi : . ? ; and
slill others which provide for the compila
tion and publication of quite complete re-
luriid. but too late In the year for use by
Ibis bureau In the
current report
; conoe-
quently In such Instances the information Is
not available until about n year after Ita
receipt.
"In order that uniformity In time nnd
manner of reporting may ba secured I have
the honor to suggest that the attention
of the legislature of your state bo called
to the subject and that It be requested to
enact such legislation as will result In the
submission lo a designated public official
.of the state of reports of condition by all
banks , banking Institutions and - prlvato
banks doing business In your state lit
the same dates on which nallonal banks
are required to make their reports to the
comptroller of the currency. Provision
should also be made for the prompt tabula
tion and publication of these returns.
"I enclose for your information forms
for reports of condition and of dividends
and earnings , furnished to nallonal banks
by Uils bureau , nnd suggest that similar
forms bo adopted nml used by" state bai..cn
nnd bankers. A copy of my lust report
to congress , containing a compilation of the
nallonnl bank act and a digest of national
bank decisions , together with other Information -
formation regarding foreign and domestic
systems of banking , has been addressed to
you.
you."I
"I trust that at the earliest practicable
date you will give this matter careful con
sideration and make such specific recom
mendations to your legislature on 'the sub
ject ns will result In the enactment of laws
whereby the comptroller of the currency
may fully comply with the act of eongresj
hereinbefore quoted. "
MnelilfiM Arrives at
WASIIJNOTON. Jan. 23. The Muchlas has
arrived at Kangkok. whither she was sent
at the request of Mr. Uarratt. United States
minister to Slam , r.3 the result of an as
sault by the Siamese upon United Statc.i
Vieo Consul Kellett.
Dully Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. ToJny'a treasury
statement shows : Available cash balance )
$22S,32 > ,014 ; gold reserve. $113,332,090.
HAS XO TMIi : TO HAT IHtKAKPAST.
CallerH Come lie-fore .MeKInley I3a < M
UN tloruliiK Meal.
CANTON. O. , Jan S3. President-elect
MeKInley hrd not finished his breakfast thlu
morning before a dozen callers sent In llielr
cards for a conference. The early morning
trains brought three d'atlngulshcd Indiana
citizens , Senator-elect Charles W. Fairbanks ,
National Executive Commlttecman W. T.
Dnrolii and Supreme Court Judge L. J.
Monks. They reached Canton at 9 o'clock
from Cleveland , where they had been to
confer with Nallonal Chairman M. A. Hanna.
They were driven directly to the MeKInley
homo and \\ere soon In consultation with the
president-elect.
They left on the 1:05 : train for1 IndlanspolK
Senator r'alrb.iuln aald to nn Associated
press representative tint their vtalL had no
special political significance and was of a
confidential nature. Mr. Durbln said that
a great many matters had been talked over
during the Interview , but < ho wea not In a
P'oltl-Jii to disclose their mature. It Is said
that ho was led to believe that his state
would not have a representative In the next
official family.
"Wo are greatly InlcrcsteJ , " he saM , "In
Mr. Hanna. and many of our pecplo would
like to see him In the cabinet. I am con
vinced that Major MeKInley dcairco to have
a thoroughly business administration , nnd
with Mr. Hanna and Mr. Sherman In tile
cabinet , he would have whal ho denlrea.
Mr. Sherman's selection Is wise one. and
Mr. Hanna should bo hh colleague. There
In regrel expressed In many quurtcrs that
Cornelius N. 1111.33 of New York did not
accept the navy portfolio , as ho Is one of the
best buslneja men In the country.
The 10:35 : train brought
ox-National- Chair
man T. L. Carter of Montana and Senator
John L. Wilson of Spokane. Wash. They
were met by Captain Iloagland and driven
directly to the major'a houac. Ex-Chair
man Carter , when seen by the Aaioclated
pivas representative- the station , silil their
vtalt had no political significance ; that they
were * hero to talk over a number of mattern
with the major and would leave for Washing
ton at 2 o'clock.
Theodore Slcrn. a member of the Louis
ville , Ky. , common council. Is here. It la
understood that he came here to say a gsod
word for Hon. at. John Doyle of Kentucky
for the cabinet. Ho had a conference with
Major MeKInley during the morning.
Mnstcr Gf.inger J. P. ItrUhnm of Delta.
Captuln C. Henry and M. E. Williams. C. K.
Theme , superintendent cf the Ohio Experi
mental station at Wojstcr. George W. Allen
of Akron , and K. A. Dorthlck of Mantua , met
In Canton by appointment this morning and
called on Major MeKInley In a body. Mr
Ilrlgham. as Is well known , Is being urged
by the agricultural Intercuts of the central
went for the agricultural nnrir/iiin nr ih
now cabinet anJ haa many endorsements
Members of the delegations Informed the
Aiaoclatcd prei that their vlait hail been
satlflfactqry , although nothing definite had
been accomplished. Their scrlouj embar
rassment , they wld , was the fact that Mr
nrlgham was a resident of Ohio , from which
one member of the cabinet Is already chosen
They feel sure , however , that a practical
farmer , such aa they ask , will bo named for
the position.
In llehnir of CnollilKe ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The New Eng
land senators have agreed to unite In the
recommendation of T. Jefferson Coolldgo of
Massachusetts for the office of secretary of
the treasury In Mr. McKlnley's cabinet. This
conclusion wan reached today after a series
of conferences , In which the entire Now
England delegation In the senate parllcl-
patod. Senator Hoar led In the movement
and made It his business to BCO all the New
England senators and present to them the
advantage * of having n. man from the oast-
crn states In this position. The movement
was precipitated by the presence of ex-Sen
ator Cheney of New Hampshire and Gen
eral Wells and Mr. 15AHdn of Massachusetts
here on their waytiiomo from Canton ,
whither they went In Mr. Coolldgc's be
half. These gentlcmoa-rcported to the sen
ators that while they had received no posi
tive assurance from Mn'lMcKlnlcy they felt
that the contest for.the appointment lay
between that gentleman 'and ' Mr. Gage and
that the outlook was. very encouraging.
I.YSIAX .1. (1AMI3 tit&'DY TO ACCHI'T.
Will TaKe the TrenNiiry Portfolio If It
in OfTeriMli | < o Him ,
CHICAGO , Jan. Jj.rrThe following was
received by the Associated press at 4:10 :
this afternoon :
"In view of statements and queries now
current In the public press relating to my
name In connection with the secretaryship
of the treasury , I deem It proper to say :
"First , that I have not been Undcred the
appointment to that position.
"Second , should that office bo tendered to
me , I should not feel at liberty to decline.
"Third , If Mr. MeKInley Is considering my
name In connection with the treasury portfolio -
folio , but shall finally determine upon some
other man for that high office , I shall feel
no sense of disappointment or chagrin , but
shall congratulalo myself lhat personal
sacrifice In many directions Is not required
of mo. LYMAN J. GAGE.
"Chicago , Jan. 23. 1S97. "
CHICAGO , Jan. 23. A meeting of the di
rectors of the Kltsl National bank , of which
Lymnn J. Gage Is president , was held today
to decide as lo whether the business of the
Institution would per.mlt Mr. Gage's with
drawal to ncocpt the treasury portfolio In
Prtaldent-clcct McKlnley's cablnqt , should
the place be offered to him. Sonic opposi
tion to Mr. Gage's acceptation developed , but
It was finally decided to leave the matter
entirely to Mr. Gage.
When Interviewed on the mailer , Mr.
Gage said lhat he had not yet decided upon
hli course , but thai he would do so during
the day.
iuiMiis TO SKXATOH WAT IISIA\ .
State Aiulltor Is Caustic In UlH Com
ments on HIM Critic * .
DBS MOINES. Jan. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) State Auditor McCarthy today Is
sued a reply to the attack on himself by
Senator Waterman , charging that the au
ditor's mistakes In estimates led to tlio state j i
deficit. He says It Is true th.it the biennial ! ,
report of the auditor a year ago Indicated j I <
that there was In sight revenue amounting to
$91)3.000 ) for extraordinary appropriations : :
this was a clerical error , and the statemenl [ I
should have Indicated only about $551.000. i
Hut Mr. McCarthy declares that after his re
port was transmitted to the approprlallnns ,
committee , he discovered the-error and called ] |
the attention of the appropriations chairmen j
in both houses to It. He says this was done
In ample time to avoid overapproprlatlons. I I
The eommlttcemcn nay thai the discovery
was not made until too lute to prevent the
approprlallons ; In fact , after the session was
at nn end , and It was discovered , not by '
thn auditor , but by the secretary of the sen
ate committee on appropriations. The au
ditor la very caustic In his comments en the
criticisms of himself , and says the senate n
year ago. If It had been so earnest about re-
Ircnchmenl as ll now pretends to be , might
have cut off some of Its employes. Instead of
Increasing the number by len.
KAVOIIS TIIK TIIUHK-51IIIS 1,13 VY.
j
.South UnKotfi lloiiNin Cotiimlttee Ite-
portN on the Aineiiilment.
riDnilB. S. I ) . , Jan. ' 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In Jolnl scusion todcy the vote was : '
Piekler , 53 ; Kyle , 33 ; hotlcbj , 13 ; Plowman. ]
II ; Goodykountz , ti ; scattering , I. An effort
Is bJlng made to consolidate , the anti-Kyle
forces on 0110 man beforujMoaday , but with
out success as yet. i
In tli3 senate today the Wheeler railroad
bill us32d. Dills were * Intrhducod giving
slate certificates for ten year * to graduates
nt ( ho tinrmal ilfiMrtniferiftlf nnv university
In the state nnd for coiirts-of conciliation.
A rerolutlon against the gold standard and
retirement of greenbacks was divided and
tMo first portion received a party vote , while
the second port-Ion received a number of
republican voles.
In the house the committee- reported favor
ably on the constitutional amendment al
lowing a 3-mlll state levy and a deflciencj
levy Instead of 2 mills alone , the prcqe.it
.limit. Bills were Introduced compelling rail
roads to fence tracks and several bills re-
! a'n" ! to assesinicnt ard taxaHon.
Speaker Colvlii Is yet too ill to attend
LWi.Cons nnd Representative Daly presided.
The storm has tied up Ihe Iraln carrying
e'.f. ' cash to the bank.i and the iiajsenners
on that train are now lunching on snow balls
down near Hlshmore.
Will Ilnllnt for Postmaster.
CHAMBERLAIN. S. I ) . , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
The republican patrons of the Chamberlain
Fcstomce , at. a meeting called for the pur
pose , decl-led to hold nn eloctlon In thU
city a week from today for the purpose cf
ctlcrtlng a postmaster. No one but repub
licans will be permitted to vote , and those
voting must bo bona fide patrons of the poat-
oflice. There arc rlx active candidates for
po-.amaster in the Held , W. H. Troth , 0.
W. Covcrston. Gcorgo Knowles. Fred H.
Dodge , T. A. Stevens and P. .11. Hardt , and
much Intereat Is manlfe.stcd In Ihe result of
the election.
llnllotliii ; for Senator.- ! .
BOISE , Idaho , Jan. 23. The senatorial vote
today : Claggett , 28 ; Dubols , 20 ; Nelson , 13 ;
J. C. Rogers. 2.
SALT LAKE. Jan. 23. Following was Iho
result of the firot ballol for Ecnator today :
Thatcher , 23 ; Henderson. 13 ; Rawllns. 15 ;
Powers. 1 ; Neleker , 1 ; Lawrence , 1 ; Hen-
nott , 3.
OLYMPIA , Wash. , Jan. 23. The first Joint
ballot today for United States senator re
sulted : Denny. 2 ; Turner. 24 ; Squire , 0 ;
CllniSI ; Daniels , C ; Winsor , 7 ; ocattcrlng ,
3 ; absant , 8.
All ) KOlt Sim'WItBCIvKl ) SRA.MHX.
VeNNi-1 GIU-H Axhore on What IH Known
UN Craveyaril Shoala.
VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass. , Jan. 23.
Captain Haymar and crew of the Gay Head
life saving station and Captain Cook , wreckIng -
Ing master of this port , left hero at daybreak
this morning to go to the relief of the bark
Isaac Jackson of Portland , Me. , which was
reported ashore at Pasquo Uland last night.
The Unlte-I States revenue cutler Dallas haa
aeo ! started for the scene. The bark went
on In a thick sncw squall , and-grounded harden
on that part of the Island known as "Tho
Graveyard , " ono of the moat treacherous
spots along the coast. H lies , In a dangerous
position and It U feared will.bea ! , total loto
and only in calm weather cab'the place be
approached In safety by a craft of any nlzc.
The fate of the crew Is unknown. The
Isaac Jackson Is of 571,820 llonaM5 , feet
long. It was built at Deerlnft Me ; , In 187-1.
It Is laden with salt from a West Indian port
and was bound for lioston. ' '
_
AVeekly JlnnU Statement.
NEW YC-RK Jan. 23. The Veikly bank
slalemcnt showa the followingcjufnges : Reserve -
servo Increase , $4,895,275 ; lojns , ] f decrease ,
$1CCO,500 ; specie Increase , { 1,31,2.fOO ; legal
tenders lccier.se , J5,105SOO ; deposit * . Increase ,
JG.003,1100 ; circulation decrease , f20r00. ( ! The
bankH now hold 157,067,800 la excess of the
requirements of the 25 per cent rule.
Hlilii StarlN irllli MiitlnoiiN C'revr.
NEW YORK , Jan. 23. The lirltlsh brig
Electric Light , which sailed from Staplcton
on Tuesday with a mutinous crew for Rio
Grande du Sol , was compelled to anchor In
? amly Hook bay until yesterday , where It
shipped a new crow. Whllo being towed
down the bay there were eomo divisions on
board the Electric Light.
AelrcNN NfenreM a Dlvoree.
CHICAGO , Jan. 23. Grace Joinings , who
U known on thu stage as Grace Vaughn , and
a member of "A Hunch of Keys" company ,
wiui granted a decree of divorce today on
the ground of dwertlon. Her husband was
Andrew Jennings , son of A. It. Jcnnlnr.H , n
man of wealth and prominence In thlr city.
o
Wlilmv ( Join Heavy D
ST , LOUIS , Jan. 23. A special to the Poat-
Dispatch fiurn Frankfort , Ky , , ay : Ily
n decision of the court of appeals today Mary
Kelly , wife of Jamev Kelly , an exprcea me-
ucngcr , killed In 1S92 , waa given 110.000
da.nages against the Louisville & Naalivlllo
railroad.
GOVERNMENT TO FORECLOSE
Salt Against the Union Pacific Railroad
Oompnny Commenced Yesterday !
COMPANY DECLARED TO BE INSOLVENT
Petition tin * lleen IMI.-.l In the llnlteil
Slntex Circuit Court In Till * City
mill DefeiiilnntN Are to Ait-
mvor by .Mnreli 1.
Shortly after noon yesterday the general
petition for the foreclosure of the govern
ment mortgage on the Union Pacific
rnllrotul property was filed In the of-
. flco of the clerk of the United
'
, States circuit court In this city. The
i papers were brought to the olllco by the
prlvato secretary ofV. . It. Kelly , general
|
counsel for the road. The petition for foreclosure -
closure Is n printed document , embracing
thirty-seven printed pages , signed by Judson
Harmon , attorney general of the United
Stairs ; by George Iloadlcy , special assistant
to the attorney general , and by John C.
Cowln. special counsel for the United States.
With the petition were three other papers.
One was the appearanceof HID attorney gen
eral for the United States in the case
by John C. Cowln. Another was the
petition by the attorney general asking
that tbo receivers of the Union Pacific be
made parties to the suit , and the third was
an order by Judge Sanborn that tnu receivers )
ba made a party to the suit.
The petition for foreclosure begins with a
statement of the action brought by the
United Stalls through Its atlorney general
against the Union I'aclllc llnllroad com
pany , the receivers of the property , and I' .
Gordon Dexter and Oliver Ames , as trustees ,
the Union Trust company of New York as
trustee , J , I'lcrpont Morgan and Kdgar V.
Adkins as trustees , and the Central Trust
company of New York as trustee.
It says the Union Pacific company nt pres
ent Is the result of a consolidation of the
Union I'aclllc Hallroad company , the Kan-
EOS Pacific Hallroad company mid the Don-
vcr Pacific Rallrojd and Telegraph company -
pany , and embraces all the rights , titles ,
Interests , properties and franchises of all
tlicso reads. It follows this with an allcga-
tton Unit the Union Pacific Hallroad com
pany Is Insolvent and In the hands of re
ceivers.
The petition then describes the organiza
tion of the Union Pacific railroad , and recites
all the acts of congress In relation thereto ,
showing how Ihe provisions of Hie several
acts have been complied with by the com
pany , and by the government. It sets out
flint Ihe amount of the first mortgage M
$27,229,000 , which Is represented by the
trustees made defendants In the suit. The
second mortgage Is placed at 5-7.230,012.
It also asserts that there has been no pay
ment on any of the bonds except that paid
by the government.
The petition also recites the building of
the Unlop Pacific bridge between Omaha
and Council Itluffs and the Issuance of bonds
as provided for by a special act of congress ,
and mentions .1. Pierpont Morgan and Kllsha
Adkln'i ' and the Central Trust company of
New York as trustees for these bonds.
It says that of tha bonds yet to mature
$15 919,512 will como due January 1 , 1838 ,
and ? 3,167,000 January 1 , 1S99 ; that all other
bonds have matured and have been paid
by the United States , and that the value of
the security held Is not sufllcicnt to pro
tect the debt.
CONTINUATION OP RECEIVERS.
The petition then gives c , history of the
lltlgallon in wl Ich Ihe road has been In
volved , and thows by what steps Ihe dif
ferent defendants have been brought In con-
n nn * In > II-1 Mi t Vin etn on It at va t Vi n t nn
October 13 , 1S93 , a suit In equity was brought
and which resulted in the appointment of the
receivers. That on January 21 , 1S93 , F.
GorJon Dexter and Oliver Ames , misled ,
brought suit selling out the priority of their
lein , and the fact that default had been made
In the payment of the amount , a suit which
Is still In court. The Union Trust company of
New York Is a trustee on a mcrtK ge made by
the Union Pacific Railroad company on
Dcceir-'ber IS , 1873 ; that J. Pierpont Morgan
and Edwin F. Adkins are tnietecs on a
mortgage deed dated April 1. 1S71.
The petition then asks lhat the court
determine the priority of Ihd different liens ,
and how much money will become due after
the decree shall be Issued ; that the Hen of
tlio Unltul Stalca bu adjudged lo bo In Ita
proper order a lawful Incumbrance upon
the railroad property ; that the court de
termine which , If any , lien Is prior to the
lien of the Untied States , and thai provision
be made to protccl said prior Hen ; lhat
upon Ihe non-payment , after a reasonable
time , of the amount which may be ascer
tained by > hls court to be due and owing to
the United States government , after
giving all proper credits , said
Urn mortgage , and all statutory rights of the
United Slates may be foreclosed and the
premised and franchises embraced therein
eol.l and the proceeds paid Into the treasury
of the United States and applied lo Iho
credit of the company ; that the mnstcr-In-
chanccry make a true description of the
property of the road , subject to the lien of
the United States and liable to be cold to
satisfy cald lien ; lhat the receivers of the
road be continued lo this cairee for the
protection and preservation of the Intcrcatn
of all parties hereto.
Attached to the petition arc llirco ex
hibits. Exhibit "A" Ehows the amount of
the bonds Issued to tha railroad by the
government and the dale of Ihe Issue. Ex
hibit "H" shous the amount of the Interest
paid by tlie- United Stales on the bonds issued
to the Union Pacific Railroad company , the
tntcrert paid by the company , and tlio balance
of Interest due the United States. Exhibit
"C" shows the amount of bonds In the sink
ing fund of the Union Pacific road on January
1C. 1S'J7.
It U nowhere set out In the petition when
the defendants shall make answer , but
according- Iho rules of the court the
answer day will bo Monday , March 1 , 1897.
The property Included In the bill Is
designated as the line of road extending
from Council Illuffs , la. , to Ogdcn , Utah , In
cluding tlio terminals and all rights and
ftauchleca.
VIKWS n.Vl'HKSSKI } JIV OIWICIAI.9.
t'nloii I'aelllo Will lie Itxelf
A Kill n.
The officials of the Union Pacific arc plainly
plcascil at the final outcome of a matter that
139 been debated for so long. All of them are
wary of being interviewed on the fore
closure , and following tho' example ect by
President Clark , say that the time for them
to speak for publication has not yet arrived.
Ono of the officials , when told that the
jlll in foreclosure had been filed yesterday ,
paid : "To tell the real truth that's one of
the best tilings that ever happened to the
Union Pacific. Now wo can break away from
Iho government and operate the roud along
better lines. Wo can do business as other
roads do , free from any entanglement with
the court.
"To be sure , It's a long way to look ahead
to the complete solution of the affair , but
not so far that we cannot ice In the dim
'uture what the final solution will be. There
Is no doubt but that the Union Pacific and
Ihe Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
will continueas ono railway lo all Intents
and purposes , even after the segregation of
: lie latter.
"Tho Union Pacific system will bo Itself
again. Us permanency Is assured. The wc t
will SDO one of the greatest railway systems
In operation over known and the entire trant > -
nvlssourl territory will bo benefited. The
iresenco of two men representing Vandcrbllt
ntcrestn , Mctsrfl. Dcpow and Hughltt , on the
reorganisation committee ) naturally fiuggcsta
closer relations with the Northwestern , but
I think there will bo no changeon this ac
count. The line from Council Ululfs w'cst-
ward will continue to bo separate , and I
loubt If Its management Is changed at all. "
.Sale or tlie Motion Orilereil.
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 23. Judge Woods
n the circuit court today entered a decree
of foreclosure In the suit of tbo Farmers'
Loan and Trust company of New York
against thu Louisville , N. A. & C. ( Monoii )
tallroad company , tinder a mortfiago bear-
UK the date of January 1 , 1SSO. The dale
of the nalo has not been arranged , The
ipset price U $2,600,000 $ on railroad prop-
Do SKiiton's pooil now nt llnnscom
park nnd dcy's pit voton houses wld
llri's In 'oin-l tltik tk'ro for to Itoop your
foot warm but th\v coino In handy to
lljlit do "StoecUors" what 1 jiot on do
way out wiy every botly kwiw do
"Stoivkpr"-- ! got It at two jilacos cumin'
out It's do blcfjost ton cunts worth fern
n nlokol I over pit.
W. F. Stoecker ,
CIGARSAM ) 11404
Smoking Goods , j Douglas St.
wO
erty , and $2,500,000 on equipment. A cash
deposit Is required from bidders of $25,000
on railroad and $25.000 on equipment. ( J. A.
Vatiburn was appointed special master to
make the sale.
SK.V.VTOH AM.n\ WANTS TO KXOW.
Culln for Information Relative to the
1'nloii ' Pa elite Koreeloiure.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The senate con
fined Itself strictly to business today , passed
Ing a large- number of bills , Including those
for a statue to President Lincoln at. Gettys
burg , Pa. , appropriating $300,000 to pay
ono of the old claims of the late John
Roach for use of his ship yards and reclassifying -
classifying the railway postal service.
Over 100 pension bills were passed during
the da'y , thus clearing the calendar.
A resolution by Mr. Morgan was agreed
to , requesting the president for all corre
spondence on the Nicaragua canal since 1S&7 ;
also a resolution by Mr. Allen asking the
atlorney general for Information IM to the
reported Pacific railroad settlement between
the executive authorities and the reorgani
zation committee of the road.
Mr. Allen's resolution reads ns follows :
"Rcsolve-d , That the attorney general bo ,
and he is hereby , directed to Inform the
Bonale whether ho hiia entered Into an agree
ment or stipulation with what Is commonly
known as the reorganization committee of
the Union Pacific road respecting the fore
closure of the government lien thereon , nml
the amount. If any such agreement or stipu
lation has been made , said organization com
mittee Is lo bid In Ihe event of the fore
closure of raid Hen ; and also send to the
scnale Iho full text of such agreement or
stipulation , together with the names of the
persons comprising the reorganization com
mittee , as well as the authority he may have
for beginning such foreclosure proceedlngo
or entering Into such agreement or stipula
tion. "
ChrlNtlan Kiuleavor Convention lln < e .
CHICAGO , Jan. 23. The officials of the
Christian Endeavor society have notified the
roads of the Transcontinental Passenger
atrtoclallon and Western Passenger aMocla-
llou lhat there Is a strong probability thai
the convention of the organization will not
be held In San Francisco , n.s planned , but
In Philadelphia. The Christian Endeavor
people make no complaint about the rater
that have been proposed for the meeting
but they do object to the clause In the
agreement covering the business that pro
vides for the division of the traffic. This ,
It Is claimed , by the roads , practically de
stroys the chance of the transportation
committee ot the Christian Endeavor so
ciety receiving as many side privileges as
has been customary to the members In
former years , and the committee Is disposed
to object.
ConllrniH a Uallronit Hiiinur.
MILWAUKFE. WIs. . Jan. 23. Gennral
Manager H. T. . Whltcomb of the Wisconsin
Central lines confirms Iho report of the for
mation of nn entirely new through freight
line from Wisconsin and Minnesota to the
Atlantic seaboard at Norfolk , Vn. , via Manl-
lowoc. Ho said : "The extensive facilities
referred lo are al Manllowoc Instead of
the Flint & Pcro Mnrquctte , and by these
routes with the Norfolk & Western , thus
reaching the seaboard. The present an
nouncement Is duo to the arrangements that
are being made with connecting lines every
day. "
Proceed * with I'uuillMBI.e lxlal Ion.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. Chairman Pow
ers of the Pacific railroads committee of thu
bouse Kays that the determination of tbo
government lei foreclc.se Us Men against the
Union Pacific will not affect the action of
his committee in preparing and urging Ihe
adoption of the cabinet commission bill.
The Central Pacific , Sioux City and Central
Branch arc still subjects for legislation.
The Central has not defaulted , and if the
sinking fund Is applied II will not be In
default until next January.
oIiiK to Denver to File Suit.
DENVER , Colo. , Jan. 23. The clerk of the
United States district court In Denver lias
received a telegram from General John C.
Cowln , special counsel In the Union Pacific
foreclosure fiult , announcing that ho will ar
rive In Denvtr tomorrow to file a bill for
forecloaure of the government's lien on the
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific lines.
I'nloii Pnullle Ili-eelorn Itatlfy.
NEW YORK , Jan. 23. The government di
rectors ot the Union Pacific railroad held a
brief meeting this afternoon and formally
ratified the decision of Iho attorney general
to foreclose on Ibo properties of Ibe Union
Pacific & Kansas Pacific and also the agree
ment made with the reorganization hyndlcato
committee.
Santa I'e Orilereil ( o Iteport.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan. 23. United Stales
District Judge Foster today granted a writ
to compel the Santa Fo company lo make
Its annual report to the Interstate Com
merce commission , The report was duo last
July.
ItolHvny Xotex anil I'erHonalN.
A bill IIOM been , Introduced at Washington
as an amendment to the Interstate commerce
merce- - act , which provides that all agents
authorized by a railroad company to nc\\ \ \
Its tickets must bo given a certificate by
the company , and this authority must bo
conspicuously displayed In the office or place
LntlluH1 licro'H Roiiiutliliii ; now ft filint-
liifj nlioe la taiIf Mkln Iiunvy soleH It'n
11 Ktylu tlmt'K iKi'ii wanted lnit thu prlcu
liorolofnru ! mn boon HO lilgli IIH to make
them miKtilalilo wo'vo Hindu tlio iirluu of
tlii'so new OIIOH Sii.fiO you can Bland
Hint tlio vamp IH of Ki'iiulno calf ami
tlio tops of heavy kid niaUltiK n. nice
clo8o lit to the ankle now cola too.
DREXEL SHOE CO , ,
110 FAltNAM STREET
where the tickets nro eold. The bill also
piovldrs thai the railroads must buy all
unused portions of tickets.
The Interstate. Commerce commission has
been reqmvtcd to furnish the sennto with
all tlu > testimony adduced so far concerning
the movement of grain to the gulf , and the
rates charged for transportation thereof.
Chief Engineer Pegtam cf the- Union Pa
cific has Just returned from Payette , Idaho ,
where ho went to inspect the new Bleol
brl,1gi > erected by his company. The new
structure Is satisfactory to the chief and la
said to bo the bent of the nineteen epans
that have boon put In between Pocatello anil
Huntlngtou.
Superintendent nurklngham of thr > Union
Paclfio's car service yidleiMay was very
proud of n fnr.l run Engineer Cunningham
made Friday with Ihe "Fasl Mall" Iraln.
The train lefl hero Friday afternoon
heavily loaded with fifteen well filled cars ,
but It went Into Cheyenne yesterday right
on the dot.
The railway commissioners of Missouri are
condemning Iho Chicago .t Alton road fop
using the gate Bystem on Its trains and
compelling passengers to purchase tickets
before entering the cars , ns well as for en
deavoring to have the other roaJs ado-it a
similar system. The atlorney general , how
ever , lins nil0,1 , that the comiultttlaiicr hava
no power to abolish such n syntem and that
if liny relief la desired It must be secured
through the legislature.
The proposition to abolish the up
town ticket olllces In Council llun" ) ban
been referred to a special committee ot
the Western Paftvnger association , whcro
It Is expected thai Ihe mcsmire will dlo a
natural death. The committee Is composed
of representatives of all the railroads having
ticket olllces in Council Illuffa. ll Is certain
lhat the movement cannot succeed , as the
Union Pacific , the Rock Island and the
Wabash road" ? nro emphatically opposed to It.
The Grand Central railroad station at
New York Is to be practically rebuilt al n
crflt of $500,000. Plans for the rcconstruc-
llon are almost complete , and work will
be begun as soon aa possible. The managers
of the various Vandcrblll llnrs have for
some lime considered the matter and have
now decided that the Increased travel hni
made Immediate action necessary. The
cramped quarters have lore-ed many Im
portant ofllclals to seek rooms In adjacent
office buildings. Two new tjtoMea will bo
added to the present structure to give room
for all Biich ofilccfi.
The federal grand Jury at Now Orleans Is
raising a grr.it disturbance among traffic
malingers cT southern roads by inquiring Into
the payment of rebates. It haj Just Indicted
L. S. Theme , llilrd vice president and Iratllo
manaircr. and 13. S. Sarcent. neneral frclcht
agent of the Texas & Pacific railroad. Thi-y
arc charged with violating the Interstate )
commerce law by giving rebates and dls-
crlmlmillng in freight rates. The regular
freight rate on cotlon from Texas points la
75 cents per 100 pounds. The Texas & Pacific
is charged with having given the firm of
Martin. Wise & Fltzhugh a rebate of 15
cents a bale , nnd with warehousing rottoti
free of charge. The rebates given amounted
to $9.lfiS.PO. Other railroads nro being In
vestigated and further action la expected.
TleN Cut on ( overnnienl Iti-Nervatlon.
DENVER , Colo. , Jan. 23. Major J. 1J.
Urockcnborough , agent of the laud offlco
Invcsllgallng limber depredations on gov
ernment forest reBcrvatlons In Colorado ,
has discovered 25,000 railroad tlea piled up
along the railroad that were cut on the
South Platte forest reservation. E. A.
Kecler of this city , who has been Identified
with the tramway company , Is charged by
Major Ilrockenborough wlt'i buying and
selling Umber cut upon government land.
Kecler denies the charge.
AST OF TODAY'S WKATIIHIl.
I.oeal SIIOMHI Continued Colil vtltk
North WlnilN \rlmiskii. .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. Forecast for
Sunday :
For Nebraska I-ocnl HIIOWP , followed by
clearing ; continued cold wciitlicr ; north
wlnilfl.
For South IJnkotn Fair , but possibly
light local HIIOW In eiistern portions ; con-
tliuied cold ; north winds.
For Colorado Threatening weather , with
snow and colder ; norlli lo easl wlml .
For WyomliiK Local Knows ; continued
cold ; northeast \vlmln.
For Mlfxourl Snow , with north wlndaj
much colder , with a colil wave.
For Iowa Snow , probably followed by
clearing weather ; continued cold ; north
winds.
For Kansas Snow ; colder , with north ,
winds.
I.oeal Iteeoril.
OFFICE OF THE WKATHER IJUP.EAtT.
OMAHA , Jan. 23. Omtilm record of rainfall
nnd temperature compared with cor
responding day of tbo past three years :
JS37. 1S30. 1593. 1S34.
Maximum temperature. . . 20 19 13 /
Minimum temperature , . . . . / H ! J4
Average temperature . 10 16 G 7
Rulnfall . T .00 GT .1C
Record of tompcrnturo ami precipitation
at Omaha for Iho day nnd since March 1 ,
18M :
Normal temperature for the day . 10
Deficiency for the day . u
Accumulated CXCOBS Blnco March 1 . 201
Normal precipitation for the day. . .02 Inch
Dellcluncy for Iho day . 02 Inch
Tolal precipitation slnco Men. 1 M.05 Inchon
Excels nlnco March 1 . C.31 InclUH
Deficiency for cor. period , 1MW1..11.I3 InohtH
Deficiency for cor , period , IS33. .15.11 Incbeu
VrXcro. . Dclow zero.
T Indicates trace of precipitation. J
K. A. WELSH , '
Local ForecuHt Olllclul.
Emil Liebling
Concert Pianist.
Says i "I use the Klmball
Piano exclusively , because It
meets my requirement * la every "
respect. "
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