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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1897)
ay THE OMAHA DAILY BEE JUIS'E 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY ! M OWNING , 10 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY ITIVE CKNTS. IIISE OF THE TELEPHONE lU Growth Illustrated from the Expericnco of Chicago. \ , LIGHT ON PUBLIC PECULATION OF TOLLS I' ct n ml riKiireM Cllcltot liy - Olllelnl Iuiiulr > - Into the Pl- 4 umieeK of the Trlviihonc Service. ' , " , J The new Nebraska , law venting , lhe State Io < ird of Transportation yfth tho- power to ' * rcKiiUtcH telephone rates and thc cascs that IMVO been brought for the purpose ot secur ing reduced telephone tolls before both the state board and the district court for Doug las county , make the subject of telephone charges of special Interest nt the rrcscnt < lmo. Per this reason the following extract from the official report just Issued by the Illinois State Ilurcau ot Labor Statistics , al though ro'ntlng chiefly to the telephone In Chicago , presents some pertinent Informa tion. The report rcvids : The latter half of the nineteenth century lias probably witnessed no Invention of greater Importance to the commercial and nodal Interests of the c'vlllzed world than that of thetelephone. . Certainly no other device covered by putemts haw brought such rapid and enormous accumulation of wealth to Its promoters who , on an Investment of a few thousands , have reaped millions Their original capital was , \\i \ \ main , the brains of the Inventor , Alexander Graham Hell , sup plemented by the protection which the patent law In this and other countries afforded the discoverer of new and useful Ideas Twenty ycaw ago the telephone was a scientific wonder Today It Is a necessity of Industrial and social life. At the Centennial exposlt on It would speak from r ie room to another Now It conveys a conversation be- tv. eon Now York and Chicago as distinctly os if the speakers were In the same room Twenty yearn ago there was not a telephone exchange In the country Todav there are over 1 DOO , em.loylng over 12,000 persons nd furnishing service to upward of 300,000 subscribe ! s. The average dally number of tclcphono conversations Is at least 2,500,000 , and the total for the year not less than aoo ooo.ooo The telephone was Invented by Bell , and his rights thereto were acquired by patents taken out In 1876 and 1877 The American Boll Telephone company which for sixteen years by virtue of Its ownership of the Hell patents has controlled the telephone bus1- ness of the country , was Incorporated In 1880 and succeeded In 1SS1 to the pitents and property of the previously existing Bell Tele phone company. At' soon as It became apparent tint the telephone was destined to become a great factor as a common carrier of Intelligence llko the tclegrah , a number of claimants to priority In the Invention of this Instru ment sprang up. The immense amount of mctiey In sight for the successful contestant made tbo lltlcatlon which followed the or ganization of the American Bell Telephone company long and desperate , but In 1888 the supreme court of the United States , In a famouu decision , finally held that Bell was the original Inventor , and that his patents iwere valid. The legal fight against the great telephone monopoly has , however , con tinued with varying results. New companies sprang up In different sections of the coun try , claiming the right to manufacture tele- plioneD under patents taken out by various Inventors , but the business , In the main continued to bo controlled by the American Bell Telephone company until the expiration ot Its original patent In 1893. The fact that It held ratents on Important Improvements trade slnco 187G continued to assure this company the control of the greater part of the telephone business of the country , and Its position today is that of one of the moot gigantic monopolies In the land , notwith standing the fact that the original patent which formed the basis of Its organization expired several years ago. An Indlcat'eci of the rapid expansion of the telephone monopoly Is afforded by the follow ing statement showing the gross earnlngf of the American Dell Telephone company from 1888 down to the beginning of 1896 : Yonr. Amount 1SSS $ JS65,11S 1SS9 4.0H.705 IS'10 -MTWIl 1M)1 ) 4,7 ( i,077 ! , > D,100S ! > 7 IS'U r.,7Sl,07fi IS'll ' 4.SIS.2M 1893 6,1 IU' > 3 A suggestion of flip millions made by the promoters ot th's company may bo found In the following statement of dividends from the organization of the company to the pres cnt time : Yi-tir. Per Cent 1551 ii 1552 11 ISM 12 issi ir > ISSTi 1U issn 10 JSS7 Id 1M ! 18 1K.V.I lt > 1MK ) IS 1SU1 IS 1VI2 IB IK ) . ! IS IS'll Ib'A 1ST IH IS'JC " \i " To July only. Prmn the foregoing It appears that In a period of IPSS thin fifteen years the itocU holders of the Amcrlcin Hell Telephone com- jxiny received In dividends an aggregate of 210 per cent on their holdings ot the shares of this company. The prcjont authorized capital stock of the American Boll Telephone company Is $30 , 000,000 , of which there has been Issued to elate $23,050,000. In 1880 the company began operations In 1SS1 It had 170.471 mllev of wire. ThU was Itcrcesed to 193,213 miles In 1889 , 240,412 In 1890. 2GG,45G In 1891 , 307,791 In 1892 , 350.ISO In 1893 , 39G.G74 In 1894 and 456.928 In 1895. The follow Inn shows the range of quota tions for AWrlcan Bell Telephone stock for a period of years : Yuar. HiKh. Low. 1 9(1 ( 111 0 1 * 'j ' * t * * * * * * * * * tit * * > > * * * is'u i ! . " ! . ' . ' " . ' . ' , ' " ! I ! ! " " " ! ! ! ! ! ' . MS 1C3 IKiU 2U ICti 192 1891 17J In November , 189G , the stock was quo t ml on the- Boston Stock exchacgo at 200. On thin basts the market valueot the $23,650,000 Block outstanding was $48,719000 In addi tion the company has Issued $2,000,000 7 per cent dobeuture bonds , which are emoted at about 103 Taking these bonds at par the maikot va.uo of the securities representing the property of the American Bell Telephone com any wat , In November $50,719,000. In 1SS1 the Chicago Telephone company was orgrnlzcd with a capital stock of $500- 000 to acquire the rights , franch'tcs and bus ) . ne < of the American District Telegraph com pany and the Bell Telephone company of Illinois , The latter company was Incor porated In 1879 and the former In 187S Previous to 1881 these two companies , one- operating inder the IMlton system , and the other under that of Bell , were In operation liero with two rival exchange ? The consolidation was followed by the union of the exchanges and a material re duction In the expenses of operation , The Chlccso Telephone company by contracts se cured the exclusive rlKt-t In Cook and e veral cont'guous counties to the use of the Bell telephone , paying therefor a royalty on , a lianls which Insiders have never been willing to d ic'.ot ? The American Bell Tele hone company became a Urge holder of the stock of the Chlugo Telephone ! compcoy , lu that nay placing Itself In a position to piactlcally control the operations of the latter. No statement has ever been made showingJut't how much of the capital stock of the Chicago cage Telephone company la controlled by the parent corporation. u has undoubtedly varied at different time * , but the Influence of the Boston company on the Chicago off spring hat at all times been very great. The bunlnoi of the Chicago Telephone company grew rapidly from the first , and new Usuew of stock followed each other as HID yearn passed on until In 1S90 the tola ) caJtallzatlon ; was $4,327,600. The earn'ti s of the company kept p > ice with the Increase In capitalization , dividends were Increases ! until at one time as high as 3 per cent a month , 36 per cent per annum , was paid to the shareholders Later , owing to In creased capitalization , the dividend rate was dropped to 2 1,4 per cent per month , then to 2 per cent , 14 ? per cent and finally to 1 per cent , which IP the preEcnt rate. It IB Impossible to give the exact dates ot the changes In ca4tallzatlon and In the dividend rate for the reason that public records on this matter are Incomplete and the officials of the company decline to throw any light on the RiibjccU Thl8 corporation has always been very cecrotlvq about Its builness affaire. At the annual mcctlngs of the shareholders no state ments showing earnings , expenses or other details were given out until the demand for such Information became too Imperative for the officials to resist. Beginning with 1894 very brief statements have been made and are reproduced below : 1S94. 1W. Capital stock . $3,794,00) $3,790,000 dross1 earnings . $1 , (130 ( SOI $ l,7B9"r > 2 1,128,358 1M6,913 Net $ 50S.57G $ 542,839 Dividends 445,511 445.544 Surplus $ r > 3OTC 1 87,294 The Chicago Telephone company pays the city 3 per cent of Its gross earnings , pay ments being made twice a year. Its officials are required to make a sworn statement of earnings , from which Is figured the amount duo the city. The following statement shows payments to the city for a period of years : 1SS9 $20,701 Htl . 26.2J1 1VC . 30'IMI l tt . 33,730 1S9I . 35163 WJ'i . 37,502 ISOtt . * 20,3JI Six months only. It Is very difficult to get a reliable estimate of the money Invested In the Chicago Telephone - phone monopoly , or ono as to the cost of duplication. The officials are reticent , de clining to give out ray Information on this point , but asserting , however , that there Is no water in the stock of their com any , par having been paid , they allege. In cash for all of the various k-aucs While it Is Impossible to find out how much money has been In vested In the telephone business by this cor- poratlcn , It la possible to get a fairly relia ble estimate of charges necessary to main- Mln a telephone service as good as that furnished by the Chicago Telephone company and | ay a liberal return on the cap tal In vested The following estimate of the monthly cost of maintaining a telephone sys tem ki cities of various sizes Is given by several engineers who have had extensive experience In the establishment of telephone exchanges throughout the country : Number of Monthly Telephones. Charges. -1W . $150 to $2 00 JOO to 500 . 250to 3 JO j'O to 1.000 . 3.50 to 450 l.COO to 5.0CO . 4.50 to 550 > ,000 to 12.COO . 5 50 to 7.110 The Chicago Telephone compiny has In u In the city of Chicago about 12,000 tele phones , and Its outsldo connection swells the total to possibly 15,000. Its charge for an office telephone Is $10 50 per month or $125 per year , while for a long distance metallic current circuit telephone the charge is $175 per year. L n , Ingalls , president of the Harrison International Telephcno company , which has telephone exctanges in irony eltlea throughout the west , stated to the writer that a charge of $6 per month or $72 per year would be sufficient , In his opinion , to maintain the 12,000 telephones In operation in Chicago and pay 20 per cent annually on the actual ccst of the plant. S D. Gush- man , who claims to I'avcn Invented the telephone - phone , and who exhibited it throughout the country mray years previous to aplication of Bolt fop his patent , and who has been at the head of several telephone companies which have manufactured and put In Ube telephones , estimates that $5 per month would bo sufficient to pay a very handsome return on a plantoperatlng _ 10.000 telephones In the opinion of'expert engineers , therefore , the charge of the Chicago Telephone com pany In this city is about 100 per cent too high , and the enormous dividends wh ch this company has paid seem to confirm this view. It Is alleged by the officials of the tele hone company that the cost of maintaining a tele , phone service Increases In geometrical ratio as the number of telephones Increases This , is conceded to be true , but even after mak- ng due allowance for the greater com plexity of a telephone service 'n a large city , It Is patent that the profits of the busi ness in a dry using 12,000 telephones and birglng $125 to $175 per annum rauu't be out of all proportion to the money Invested. The market price of Chicago telephone shares has varied In recent years from $400 to about $150 It is impossible tc give abso lute figures on this subject for tbo reascn that very few sales have ? been made on the stock exchange , where an official refiord is kept. In November. 1S9G , the market quota , tlon was about $170. On thLi basis for the stock the market value of the property capitalized at $1,327,600 Is $7,356,920. The fact that the sharea of the com , any sell at nearly twice their par value Is , of course , due to the high rate ot dividends paid. 12 per cent per annum The ability of the com pany to pay these Mrgo dividends Is based entirely cri the tolls paid It by the general public. The present charges are no less than they were sixteen years ago , although It Is well known that the cost of every other public service of similar character has been reduced very greatly In that time As previously shown , the company could un doubtedly earn fair d'vldemls on Its Invest ment , or at least en what It would coot ti duplicate Its plant , If Its charges were cut In two It IH row operating under an ordi nance passed In 1889. In Detroit a telephone company has just begun to serve over 4,000 subscribers at the rate oC $45 a year for business houaea , and when a three-year contract Is made , for $40 a year. For residences the rate Is $30 on a one year's contract , and $25 a year on a : three-years' cojitmct , while the city also secures many free telephones for city use In 1891 Toronto secured a five years' contiact from the Bell Telephone company at $45 for buulness houses and $25 for residences. The contract also provided for the payment of 5 per cent of the gross receipts to the city. OliHtuolen tii Mi-xlmiii Trail e. LOS ANOHLBS , Nov. -Mr Sattley , who loft hero on the steamer Albion about seven svecks ago at the request of t avcral busl- iii as house * ) to Investigate the possibilities of establishing1 trade relations with Mexico , has returned He says tnere Is encourage- irent In t-omti linen , but that It will take time to accomplish much , and besides there U nn obstacle' to overcome In the un- certalnlty of the continuation of thec t > team- slilp line , A now boat , and one well fitted for the coast tr.ulo , ha been built In 13iiK- lir.d and la on the way over , but will probably sail under thu Mexican ling , which makes It exirwtnely dllllcult to enter Ameri can iiortH. v Millie n failure on Illinxt-lf , NU\V YOniv , Nov 9-Charles Schlepel immluecl his wife , Caroline , In their homo In Dam Seventy-seventh street today by HhootliiB her bthlud thu left ear. Death \wissulniOHl Instantaneous Schlcjel then tried to kill himself with a bhocmaker'H knife , luickiiiK his left arm and causing a hevero wound Ho was placed under ai- roHt before he could accomplish Ills pur pose Schltuol's IG-year-old son , Charles , vva held HH a witness Ho eald ho found J13 In his pockets when he dressed , and believes It was put there by hla father with a view to throw Ing busplclon on him , M.lliKilto llllllUer A , MINNHAPOLIS , Nov 9.-A p cial to the Journal from Mankato states thit John A Wlllard , ivell known ns a millionaire of that city and a banker , has madenn as signment. Mr Wlllard estimates las dlreot- liabilities at about I4SO.OOO , All Is secured by what la supposed to bfe ample security und may bo so still. His assets uro l real estate , which was \vorth a few a o considerably over $ J,000OW. INTRICATE BEYOND UTILITY Railroads Pile Bed Tope Around a Proposed Innovation. NEW INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE USELESS Form In Which It Will tic ln ucd So Coiiuilli-nteil n ( u Defeat < hc Object Umlrort Iiy TrntclliiK Men. In oil the local ticket offices and at the passenger stations arc now posted notices of the conditions governing the. , palp of the Interchangeable mileage books , which will be offered to the public on and after November 15. The conditions surrounding the sale are lengthy and Intricate. A synopsln of thcso conditions ban been extensively published , but It will titke probably an hour's consulta tion between the prospective purchaser and I the ticket agent to Insure a perfect under standing of the situation , and then the | chances are In favor of the return of the pur chaser to ask some further questions. During the last few days the local ticket agents have been studying up on the new proposition , and the majority of them are convinced that the system of Interchange able mileage which has been adopted , Is so Involved as to bo thoroughly Impractlcab'e. This Is not the opinion expressed by the gen eral passenger agents who adopted the system - tem , but others who have studied the mut ter have reached that conclusion. A repre sentative passenger man of a strong line out of Omaha says"In my opinion the system of Interchangeable mileage adopted IH Im practicable. I could not afford to say this for publication , but I believe It to be the truth. I remember twelve years ngo a simi lar sjstem of Interchangeable mileage was adopted and the trials of the ticket seller and tribulations of the purchaser were moat numerous That sjstcm was finally aban doned , because it was found to be too Intri cate for everyday Use. and that system was perfectly simple compared with the one which will go Into effect on Monday next. None of the strong lines are In fa\or of this system , and Its adoption has been brought about largely through the weaker lines Thcso will reap the benefit from the strong lines , and I doubt If the ordinary traveler will be bene fited at all. " A prominent passenger official of a Vandcrbllt line was asked his opinion of the new Interchangeable mileage system , and he made the re markable statement that the \erv Intricate system had been adopted to gratify the de mand for such a sjo'em , but with the knowl edge that It would prove too Impracticable for ordinary use. In his opinion the sjatem would be used but little If the commerc'al ' tra\e'crs or others who have strongly urgel the adoption of Interchangeable mileage by western roads should complain , they would be politely Informed that a system Interchange able mileage was In vogue That the new In stitution will not prove popular seems to be the gcneial opinion among ticket sellers , though not shared by their general passenger e gents. ornu\TOIIS OF iiimi.i'soTov novn. MiiNtt-r Mt-clmiiluH mill Siiiit-rlntc-iul- ciltM In Vniinal &CNHOII. The twenty-ninth meeting of the Master Mechanics' assofclatlon and the third meetIng - Ing of the Superintendents' association of the Burlington system convened Jointly yesterday morning at 9 o'clock In the rooms of the Omaha Commercial club. There are over fifty representatives of ' < > liurllngton sysitcm. In attendance , and they come from all the diltcrcnt lines In the Burlington & Mlsbourl Ulver railroad , the Chicago , Burlington - lington & Qulncy railroad and the Burling ton's lines In Missouri O. W. Rhodes , superintendent of motive power of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy , is the chairman of the assemblego. He an nounced that meetings would be held in the mornings and afternoons on Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday. The mcrnlng meetings will be from 8 30 until 12 o'clock , and the afternoon sessions from 2 until 5 o'clock. At these meetings will bo considered topics of especial Interest to those connected with the mechanical and the operating departments of railroads. It Is a reunion of the master mechanics and the superintendents of all the parts of the Burlington family , and a conference on technical matters connected with their re spective labors Among the subjects discussed this morn ing were. "Locomotive Mileage ; . " "How to Get the Maximum Mileage out of Locomo lives ; " "The Safest Manner of Handling Explosives in Freight Cars ; " "Tho Best Terms of Light Signals , " and "Tho Extent to Which Repairs on Coal and Box Cars Are Justified" Mr. Wlckhorst , chemist of the system , Illustrated the effect of nitric acid on copper , iron and other metals about a fieight car , and pointed out the danger of filing the carboys of aciiV to be shipped with more acid than they are meant to hold. In the discussion of the repairs to coal cars and box cars It was brought out that repairs to the old cars , which aie about 30.COO pounds' capacity , are not JuBtlficd to a very grcut extent , ay the new cars now In use are cf 60,000 pounds' capacity. Those prcbent at the meeting are the fol lowing' Oaicago , Burlington & Qulncy Railroad Company G. II. Refs , superintendent freight service , Chicago ; a. W. Rhodes , superinten dent motor power , Aurora ; William Foray Hi , Master engineer , Aurora ; M. H. Wlckhorst , engineer of truck , Aurora ; P. II. Clark , chief draughtsman , Aurora ; H. W. Yates , chief clerk , Aurora ; W. W Ryder , superintendent telegraph , Chicago ; 0. Hargreaves , purchas ing agent , Chicago ; C. I. Sturgls. auditor , Chicago ; D J. Blake , chief engineer , Chicago cage ; S. L Charles , supply ugent , Aurora ; A T. I'erklns , local agent , St. Loula Superintendents J. I ) . Begler. gjnenil , su perintendent , Chicago ; P. C. Ulce , superin tendent Illinois lines , Oalesburg ; C M. Levey , superintendent Iowa llnea , Burling ton ; F A. Delano , snperlntendent territory of Chicago. Division Superintendents II. D J ml son , Aurora ; W. II ThrAPP. . ttaleajnirg ; , W ,0 Besler , Beardstown ; 0. E. Stewart , Ottumwa ; J. H , Dugran , Creston , i . < Assistant Superintendents L A. How land , Chicago ; J. II. McPartland , Ottumwa ; H. S Storrs , Crcston , Division Master Mechanic * H. D. Snilth , Chicago ; A. Ponajth , Aurora ; R.V Colvlllo Galesburg ; J. K , Dcema , Burlington ; J. K Button , Ottumwa ; 10 Jones , Crcston ; J. A. Carney , Beardstown ; L , P Moore , freight claim agent. Burlington & Mltsourl pler Railroad In Nebraska1 T fi Calverl , Kenpr.il superin tendent , L'ocoln ; D Havvkswtorth sunerln- icndent motive power , Plattsmouth ; J. G , Taylor , auditor , Omaha ; \V. I' Durkeu , aud itor , Omaha. Division Superintendents n. Blgnall , Lin coln ; A. Canpbell , MeCcok ; J R , Phclao , Alliance ; C. II. RoJgers , Wymore AcslsUnt Superintendents V 0 English , Aurora , Neb , ; E P Highland. Denver , Cole , D P McParland , Holyoke. Cole ; H. C. Nutt Sherldsn , Wyo. Division Master Mechanics II J. Helps I'lattsmouth ; E S Grt u u , Ha\olcck , R. T Smith , Lincoln. H. It Archibald , McCool. , A. B. I'lrle , Wyraorej J. P. Reaidon , Alli ance. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company S , E Crance , general superintendent , St Joseph , Mo ; P H , Houlahan , superintendent , Brookfield , Mo ; B. L. Crosby. ass'slant to general manager , St. Louis ; Q , B. Dunba , assistant auditor , St. Joseph. Division Master Mechanics P. A Chase. St Jocph , Mo , ; I N Wilbur. Hannibal , Mo ; C , E. Lamb , Brookfield , Mo , Council Bluffs and Kansas C.ty Railroad Company and St Louis , Keokuk & North western Railroad Company : W E , Cun ningham , superintendent , Hannibal , Mo ; Henry Miller , assistant superintendent , Han nibal , Mo. City , St , Joseph & Council BlufU lUHroad Company : O/M Hphl , superin tendent , St. Joseph , Mo.11 ! llE Brldcn- stclti , foreman , Council 111 u Hat , Chicago , Burlington A NOrfharn IMllroad Company : 1) . Cunningham.qsitstant super intendent , L Crosro , Wlsfi Nt Frey , mtstcr mechanic , Grand Crossing. I Yesterday aftcrnosr/s ttneotirK was oven more largely attended titan yHterday morn- Ing's meeting 'Mid ' continued In session until G o'clock. G. W. Hhoclp of Aunmi , 111. , pro- elded and among the gubloeU ( most earnestly discussed were' "The Bt Ubofs for Hound Houses ; " "Tho Practicability fcf ,1'lplnK Cars Not Equipped With Air grates , ! ' and "TJio Feasibility of Adopting M.C. . C. Couplers on Locomotives. " All the subjects were handled by the most prominent mechanics ot the Bur lington system and the discussions following brought out a wealth of Information for the benefit of these assembled , \ stenographic report was taken ot the proceedings aril the complete report of all the papers read anJ . talks delivered will be published later. i .VlOltn DETAILS AI113 WANT13U. Stntlxtlrliiii f InterMtnte Commerce C'niiimlxiloii Wnijtit UepnrtN. In the conclusion of his last annual re port the statistician of the Interstate Com merce commlBfMon repeats ( the recommenda tions contained In previous reports , to the effect that reports should bo secured from expresa companies engaged In Interstate traffic ; that rcorts shbutd be secured from corporations and companies owning rolling stock which lo used In Interstate traffic , and special reports from corporations and com panies owning depot property , elevators , and the like ; and that reports should be s-ecured from carriers by water , so far as their busl- nosD Is Interstate tralllc. The report clews with extracts from recommendations adopted at the National Convention ot Hallroid Commissioners , held at St. Loulu in May last. In support ot the preposition to establish a bureau ot statistics and accounts in connection with the Inter state Commerce commission , an argument j In favor of which vvaj quoted In the statls- | fJcian's report for 1895 trim the ninth an nual report ot the commission , Among the points which in the view of the national convention should be embodied lu a law were the following : "Klrst , it should provide tor the appoint ment of ratlrc-ul examiners by the Interstate Commerce commission , and so define the duties of said examiners as to Insure the keeping of thci booku. ' of corporations subject to the act to regulate commerce accord ng to the principles and rules laid down by the commission. "Second , It should prescribe that annual and monthly reports should bo filed with the Interstate Commerce commission , which re ports should bo passed upon by the exam iners , and In case of discovery of abuses , such Uio should be made ot the reports as may lead to appropriate leg.il remedies "Third , It should provide tyr the establ sh- incnt of a bureau of statistic and accounts , under the direction cf and'ln connection with the Interstate Commerce commlEi ion ; and give tc the commission Ihe right to pro mulgate through this bureaUj rules and regu- latlors according to wh ch accounts should be kept by the corporation subject to the act , to the end that the last clause of the twentieth section of the act to regulate com- meicc may bo made effective. " \n\vs IM.Hsis MIMC Micirru.t. t'lilon I'nellle Comptroller Itrjulcul It ) .Iiiilic > Mliiliorn's Action. Oliver \V. Mink , receiver , 'comptroller ' , second end vice president und prospective candidate for the presidency of the Union Pacific rail way , passed through Omaha ; yesterday after noon , stopping here about two minutes. He was rcturiilng from hls tHp'to St. Louis , Topeka and Denver aril en routq to , Boston. Ho said that the confirmation of the sale of the main line of the Union Pacific was agreo- ublo news to those intercdfeil In the reor ganization. Ho thought the work of reor ganization would proceed rapidly from now on. Just when It would be accomplished he could not say. In St. Louis be had found rretident S II. H. Clark 4n better health than he had been enjoying for some time. Mi' . Clark , he said , would be lu Omaha within a few days Mr. Mink was accompanied by W. D Cor- nloh of St. riiul , appolntel by Judge Walter Sanborn of St. Paul to conduct the fore closure sales. He returned to his St. Paul home last evening. General Manager Dlck- 'inson and General Solicitor Kelly of the Union Pacific went out on tiie line yester day morning to meet Messrs Mink and Cor nish and returnel to tals city with them. Ilntt-N to Clir > Nil lit Ii tMit tun bliow. There was a meeting of the passcngei representatives of all the Omaha n.llroads yesterday afternoon to hear a request for reduced rates to apply from surrounding tenltoiy to this city next week , on the oc casion of the Omaha Chrjoanthemum show President Hospo and Secretary Thompson o. " the Uet ! j D"al < > rs' association appeared be fore the pasbenger officials and usketl that the lowest rate piactlcable Lo granted for this meeting , and said that they bellcvpd a large number of outsiders would bo nt- tr-cteJ here. Af'er u brief conference Ou the matter the "lasseiiEcr men unanimously decided to rec ommend to Chairman CaUHvell of the West ern Passenger association an open rate of one and one-third regular faro lor ths round trip , tickets to be sold from all points within 100 miles of Omaha , both cast and west of the Missouri river , on November I1) and 16 , good for return on November 16 and 17 What action ths association will take on the recommendation is not Known , but It Is believed the rate icqucstcd will bo made by all roads. Oregon Short 1,1m12m CHICAGO , Nov 9 Earnings and expenses of the Oregon Short Line for the month ot September were as follows : Gross , earnings , $534,590 , against $483,178 for the same month last > car ; Increase , $51,412 Operating expenses - penses , $336,909 $ , agaiast $353,8.17 last year ; decrease. $16,958 Net earnings $197,681 , flga nst $129,311 last year ; increase , $68,370 $ From July 1 to September 30 gross earning ) " were $1,595,346 , against $1,078352 for the corresponding period last year ; Increase , $145 183. Operating expenses , $9G7 505 , agalrst $1,078,352 last year ; decrease , $110- 847 Net earnings , $627,841 , against $371,811 lost year ; increase , $256,030. clflc headquarters llnmg ud freight rates with the Oregon Shert Line/ Among the outsid ers present at the mee.tlng'areHobert ' Han- toul of the Northern Iaclfic und John Heeves of the Oregon Short Line C. L. Pierce , brakeraasii and George Ap- plegato , fireman , on a union Pacific frelgnt t'.aln were badly scalded 00 a locomotive- just cus. of Sidney ye.iterijay.1 The arch p'pe of the engine was blown out and Pierce wds scalded badly about botUjlegs. He was taken to Sidney. Applegato wasscalded , about the face , ne-ck and right Icg'and was removed o North Platte for medical treatment Itumors are current that the Chicago Great Western railway la' trying to secmo control of the Iowa Central railway This road runs from Maron City via Marshilltown und Oskaloosa to Peorla , 111. , a distance of 335 miles It has also a number of branch lines In Iowa. At present H finds a Chicago outlet from Nemo over , the Atchlson , Topeka - peka & Santa To , and a St. Paul outlet from Mason City over the Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul road. General Manager Dickinson and General Solicitor Kelly of the linlon Pacific went west on "tho Over'and Limited" yesterday morning to meet Oliver W .Mink , receiver comptroller und soiond vice president of the Union Pacific , mid W. D. Cornish , weclal master for the foreclosure sales. The party arrived hero late thla attemoon , and Messrs Mink and Cornish proceeded to St. Paul at 6:15 : o clock. j SDHIO BjiaiB for Securing Money Ecltl in n Broken Bank , ACCOUNT WITH GERMAN SAVINGS BANK Slioclnl the Cltj unit Solil li > tin- County Kilter Into tin1'Crnin for AilJimtniiMit. Members of the Hoard of County Commls- loners , their attorney , Receiver McCague of ho German Savings bank and his attorney icld a conference yesterday for the pur- > ese of reaching some plan for the adjust ment of the accounts that exist between the tank and the county and the county and the bank. In 1S95 when the German Savings bank ailed It had on deposit the sum of $39,635.05 of county mctiey , the amount having been ilnced theru on deposit by the county treas urer , the Institution having been prior to that tlmo designated as n depository for county funds. During 1895 and prlo thereto the lank had purchased delinquent tax cer tificates aggregating something over $50,000 , most of which tax had been levied agilnst city property for paving , curblag , sewers and sidewalks. Sliico the failure of the Gorman Savings bank the supreme- court has passed i-cvm the spechl tax. question , holding that as a rule they have been Illegally levied and are consequently void. This delslon applies : o the certificates hold by the receiver of the German Savings bank , ns much of the orop- crty Involved Is covered by the certificates that were made the Issilo in the case In the euprenio court. The meeting was for the purpose of dis cussing three claims held by the receiver , who asked that the commissioners tike somu stt-vs to coir pal the city council to refund the tax Illegally assessed and sold. County Attorney Ualdrige contended tint : hu county could not be held 11-iblo for the 1'icgal tax , as It was slinplv acting as the nqcnt for the city In making the silo As suc-h agent ho contended that It e-elvcd 10 benefit , received no money or "o uni'i- ' slon Itself and did not voluntarily make the sale , being compelled to do so by u pie v.son of the state law. He lii'lstel tbat it was not the duty of the county to get out unr. ascertain It the city tax h il bivn le- gal'v levied. Attorney Heckcnrldge for Receiver Mc- Uague , admitted that the conclusions reached 'y the county attoiney were correct , but it was the duty of the county to assist. In taking some action that would compel the : lty to refund taxes that it had Illegally ev led and now held. Ohalrmiin Stenberg of thn Hoard of County Commlbsloners asked how much the tax certificates against the county aggregated and was Informed that the amount was be tween $2000 and $1,001 On receiving this Information , lie said that ns a member of the beard , he was willing to allow the sum as an offset against the claim that the county has against the bank. Receiver McCague icpllcd that such ; nan woum ue saubio.ciory to nun , mil uiai before entering into the onreement ho would have to confer with the court. Attorney Drcckonrldge said the point at issue was how to get back the money from the city. He complimented the county , say ing that there were few Instances where II had Illegally levied a tax. In almost every Instance It had followed the provisions laid down Gy the laws of the state. With the city It was different , as ho knew of many times when bidders at tax sales had been refused permlss'oni to inspect the books to ascertain the methods employed in levying the taxes Before adlournlng the county commis sioners decided tbat they would assist the lecolvcr of the bank If possible In having the city tike some action with reference to the icfutillng of the ta\es Illegally assessed am collected. Time Tii\vnsrnHN SIGN Somt > ( iiii'Ntlnn UN to Win-HUT 11 Mort- KUlic- Will IKix < - < > llti-ll. NKW YORK. Nov. 9. The executive com mittee of the Chicago & Northwestern rail way met in this city today for the pur pose of torn-ally executing the refunding mortgage of $165,000,000 against the road. U could nat be ascertained whether definite action will be taken by the executive com mittee. On the Stock exchange a bet of $1,000 even was offered tnat the Chicago & Northwestern railroad will increase Its divi dend at the next declaration. The report of Hie special committee ap- poliued by the directors of the Rock Island read to consider u refunding plan will be haije.l down the latter l'.irt of this week 01 the curly part of next week. A lepcrt was current InVall street today that the presidents of the anihraclte coal rallrcads have taken under consideration a plan to better the condition of the trudc. It la likely that a restrictive policy may bu adopted. Illinois Co n I r.11 KarnliiKH. CHICAGO , Nov. 9 Illinois Central earn ings for the quarter endcJ September 30 were : Gross caiulngs , $6,505,958 , against $0,199,541 for the corresppud'ug ' period last year ; Increase , $ JOO,117. Operating expenses , $4,779,739 , agaliwt $3C85,8J3 last year ; increate - create , $910,901. Net earnings , $1,726,219 , against $1,303,908 ; Increase , $ ! 95,513. Gross earnings for the month of September were $2,341,281 , against $1,905,036 for the same mcuth last year ; Increase $438,148. Operat ing expenses for the month were $1,761,085 , against $1,319,679 la&t joir ; Increase , $341- 3b6 Net earnings for the month were $638- , U'J , against $585,377 last year ; Increase $94 , . 762 Gross earnings , for the month of Oc tober were $2,353,008 , against $ J,24J,620 for the same month last year ; Increase $109,388. Prom July 1 to October 31 gross earnings were $8,858,966 , against $7,443,161 ; Increase , $1,415,805 , ( 'oiiNlil-r 1'ri'lnlit Itutt-H , CHICAGO , Nov. 9. Uxccutlvo officers of the western roail.i had another conference hero today on the freight rate situation. The practicability of bringing about a restoration ol all in tea which have been reduced below regular turlft WAS discusted at considerable length , but In view of the position main tained by the southwestern reads In regard to rates to and from gulf ports the con- cliulon was reached that nothing could bo done at present to adjust matters. The opin ion was freely cxprec ed that until somu change Is effected In the law us It has been declared to bo by the supie-mo court of the United Stutes there Is llttlu probability of rates belug maintained on a permanent basis ( { .iMNi-iiK'-i * TrntUi * Ini CHICAGO , Nov. 9 , Passenger traffic on the wcctcrn roads Is rapidly Increasing , Late leportr. show that recent earnings arc far in advance of thcso of the corre-spondlng period , last year. The Impiovement noted la not j confined to uny particular class of business It IB pretty equally divided between local ' and through traffic. 1'ri-Hlili-iit ofVnliuNli Komi 111. Ni\V YORK , Nov 9. President O. D Ashley of the Wabaeh railway Is dangerously 111 at his dome here. He Is suffering from J a complication of diseases and It Is feared because of his advanced age , C5 years , the Illneta will terminate fatally. \ llMIIIIMKfllt f'OMIIIlllH LOS ANanLU3 , Cal , Nov. 9 The Los i Angolan engagement of Mme. MoultenorJ , tie Oriental lecturer , has been marred by the suicide of her advance ngont , Huv W T Viiile , a Presbyterl in clergyman Hev Mr Vuulo shot himself In bin room at thu Holltnbt'ck hotel Ho , wns an KnKllshinun , 49 yt-ara old Temporary Insanity duo to an Injury to his brain la the euppoacd causa of the suicide , | | von : or nonet.s corvrv ! ? nnt UKuliiK llonril MiiUi-n .No Cliuime In tinItpHiiIt Urrmly I'rlntril. At noon yesterday the canvassing boaid completed the work of miking the official count of tha bnllats cast at the recent clc-c- Ion , There arc no material changes from ho figures as printed In The Dec on the Horning after the election , Official figures on the bond propositions follow - low : l-x > r the exposition bonds , 12,252 ; agalnnt , 3,707 ; blank bullets , 1,502. Per the poor farm refunding bonds , 12,061 ; agolnst , 3749 ; blank ballots , 1,467. The total vote of the county aggregated 18,762. ' The county attorney has advised that the blank billets cannot bn counted an against tile ban Is. He has alto advised that the bonds have the noccaniry majority and actIng - Ing on the authority of this opinion , the county commissioners have Instructed County Clerk Rcdfleld to advertise for bids for thc- sale of the bonds , both exposition and re funding The canvass of the returns shows the elec tion of the following , all being republicans If not otherwise designated : Judge of the Supreme Court A. M. Post , republican. 0,690 ; John J. Sullivan , fusion , 7,974 ; 1) M. Strong prohibition. 101 ; Warren Swltzler , national democrat , 175 Regents of the State University C. W. K-iley. republican , 9,692 ; John N. Dry den , republican , 9,50 ; R. Von Korell , fusion. 7,433 ; George V Konowcr , fusion , 7,351 ; Mis ? 0 irlcck , prohibition , 123 ; D. L. Whitney , piohlbltlon , 101 ; J. Sterling Morton , national lomoirat , 221 ; J. S. L ° as , national democrat , IOO Sheriff John W. McDonald , republican , 10,510 ; Thomas Hector , fusion , 7.6S9. Probate Judge Irving P liaxter , repub lican , 10,062 ; W. A Andi-rsai. fus'on , 7,762. County Clclk D M. Haverly , republican , 10,034 ; M H. Redflold , fusion , 7,796 County Tica urcr George Ilelmrod , repub lican , 10,074 , Frank D. lllbbard , fusion , 7,800 Register of Deeds T. S. Crocker , repub lican , 9,992 ; 13 R James , fusion , 7,662. Coroner N H Svvansnn , republican , 9,8. ! . ? ; H C. Wheeler , fusion. 7,892 Superintendent of Schools 13 J. Ilodwell , republican , 9,995 , W. W 1311 lott , 7,615 Surveyor George Mcllrlde , republican , 9,918 ; 13 T Youngfelt , fusion , 7,602. County Commissioner , First Ilstrlt ) A. C. Hurte , republican , 2,705 ; Frank J. ICasrar , fusion , 1,810 Justices of the Peace D B. Houck , George Cockrell , A 13 Baldwin , W A. Fos ter , George A Prlchard , 13 1C. Long Constables A. R. Hcnel W. U. Learn , W. A. Hardy , P. W. McGlnnls , W. R. Adams , W. P. Snow den. Assessors Plrst waul , Pred liaison ; S c- end ward , S. II Letovsky , fusloulst ; Third ward , Henry Rhode ; Fourth ward , G L Carpenter ; Plfth word , W H. Mallory ; Sixth ward , F. W. Manvllle ; Seventh ward , Ly- man Waterman ; 13lghth ward. Chris lloyer ; Ninth ward , Simon Tiostlor. South Onrha PliRt word J L Robertson ; Second ward , John Pranok , fusion ; Third ward , Thomas Condon , fusion , Fourth ward , Joseph Wawr- yynklwrlcy. or Tin : \ccvinis. . Hun. I ) . P. MiirKtM , ll.'inl of ( lie Order , \\lll Visit Oimiliu. Hon D. P iMarkcy of Port IHuron , Mich supreme commander of the Knights of the Maccabees and twice speaker of the Michigan legislature , will be In the city on Thursday and will during that lay and evening 'be ' the guest of the local members of the order. Ho will bo accompanied by G. J. Selgle , who Is grand record keeper of the order In the btate of Now York. The two vlsltois will be taken out to the exposition grounds by a local committee on Thuisday afternoon. Every effort will be made to Interest them In the exposition , as the local members are working hard to PO- cure an appropriation for n building on the grounds and think that they are certain to get it with the assistance of the supreme commander. The appropriation will bo made by the Hoanf of Mauigers of the order. In. the evening Mr. Markey will be the guest of honor at a big entertainment at , Metropolitan hill. Extensive- arrangements j have been , made for this affali and It prom ises to outshine anything given by the local members In the past. Ml. Markey will make the snecch of the evening. He draws big crowds. Some 4,000 people have already puld to lirar him at Fort Dodge , la. The two officers ore engaged In making a tour of the west In the interests of the or der. They will go as far as the coast. SLCCiSSl'MJl , HUVIVAI. AT HUKON. 13i niiKclIxt StlrH t'p llotli Cliuri-licN : > iul I'nlillc. HURON. S. D. Nov. 9. ( SpccKl ) The gospel meetings In pi ogress hero for the past three weeks , under the leadership of Rev. M. B. Williams , evangelist , closed Sun day night. The effort ] was a very successful on ? It resulted In bringing Into closer fel lowship the churches1 of the city and adding several score of new members to the church rolls. Spiritually the churches and the com munlty have been greatly benefited. Mr. Wil liams Is a forci'ful , logical und earnest worker and preacher ; fearless and convinc ing , not hesitating to remind the churches of their shortcomings and at the same time presenting gcspel truths to outsiders so clearly that good results follow. The In gathering will continue ) here for some wer-ks , the various churches continuing the meet ings Indefinitely. Piom hero Mr. Wllllims , accompanied byi Prof Alexander , musical di rector , i.nd Prcd Slbert , general assistant , go to Sandwich , 111. , where they will conduct meetings for three weeks. A class with 2001 mombcro has been organised for bible study and arrangements have boon made for an Instructor to eomo from the Moody Institute , Chicago , to take charge of the work. I'OISOV CVlli : KIKM ! TIIIIIIl U'131,1/ . T o Dciitlmlrcii < l > ItcNiilt anil a i Tli I nl IN l ) > JMIJT. DIXON , Cal. , Nov. 9 The Solano county officials are Investigating a mysterious poisoning case which ban already resulted In the death of two persons and threatens the life of a third. The victims are Loula Hollow , aged 40 , the proprietor of a livery stable , and his sister , Susan , aged 30 Their hlied man. lUriino Kline l.s In a critical con dition All three were taken suddenly III yesterday after drinking water from a well lu the rear of the cottage In which they reside on IMaln street , and despite prompt medical assistance Louis Uellcw died at noon and his sister nomet five hours later. Miss Hellott was to bo married to 13 II. Mann and her brother to M'ss Clara Ferguson on Thursday next , The affair h shrouded In mystery as the victims of the tragedy were highly ICMCIITS or \noii Assiuni : < r. Onlj n Portion nl tinDi'liKlitiH Yt III \ ( temljinee. LOUISVILLC , Ky. , Nov. 9. The general assembly of the Knlghtb of Labor was called to order In Hibernian hall , 133 West Market street , thin morning at 10 o'clock by Grand Mauler J R. Sovereign. About eighty delegates were present and fifty more are expected between this time and tomorrow ci&on. Among the delegates tre a number of the most prominent leaders In the move * rncnt In thl country and abroad After the appointment of cormnlttc-cs on credentials , piess , rtc , the meeting ad journed until this afternoon. Many rcfonns will bo urged upcn the president and con- grerti at this Hc'Edon , which will consume a week or more. lliiHliiuiil mill Wife Until LOUISVILLE Ky , Nov 9A Bpeclul to the Kvcnlng Post from Plnevllle , Ky. , auyn. Andrew Vaughn , u promlmnt fanner , imil lilH wife- , were found by nclghboro In their houuc In u dylnt , ' condition thla morning It is Hupposcd Vaughn became mentally unbalanced , anil while In thlu ututu tihot Ilia vvlfu and then himself , MliilxterrrltiH , NI3W YOUK , Nov. -Among the P.IH- Bongcrs who arrived on board thei Hteainer Trleslancl , from Antwerp , were Count O do LlchtcrveldeBulglan minister to Washing ton , and Countess do LJchtcrveltle. JUDGE CORDON AND HIS PAY llis Honor Tirjg of Going to Judgment * Without Emolument ! . < MEANS TROUBL5 FOR COUNCIL COMMITTEE Delay lu DeeUlon from the City rntlicrn Stir * the Juil r li ) to Heroic Aellon lu Self- DcfriiNC , H Is iww < i trifle over seven months since Judge Gordon has drawn a dollar of salary from the city exchequer. Although the poHco magistrate has been In < ho habit of placing his feet under thc , mahogany wltti hla usual regularity during this period , ho line of Into been cogitating upon the ultimate outcome of the matter. Winter Is drawing on and ho may want to buy coil. When the new city charter went Into op eration last March and cut his honor's salary In two ( ho section pertaining tu the ofilcc ot police Judge vvvis declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. According to the decision , handed down by Uio hlghm court , Judge Gor don was entitled to reecho $208 33'4 from the city per month for his services Falling Into line with this decision , Judge Gordon sent a comimihlcttlon to the city council asking that this amount bo allowed him In the monthly | ny roll , refusing at the bitne time to accept a wairant of $100 which had been tendered him under the new charter. Time rolled nlong and kftcr several months u communlcitloii was received by the po lice Judge asking that ho bo more explicit In his demands and make known whether ho Intended to dmvv his silarv under the old charter or bo guided by the new On Sep tember 15 Judge Gordon sdnt another let ter to the miyor and cltv council stating his position In the matter and making' -11 another demand for his salary The com- 41 munlcatlon was referred to the Judiciary committee nrd was then lost to public vlcnv Judge Gordon has ulnco made n close study of the Unwell charter and has unearthed a section which may cause the- members of the judiciary committee to take a turn at thinking It Is section 2f and toads' as follows lows- 13very member of the eltv coune-ll or committee- thereof to whom my mutter Mi til be referred shall leiioit mltliln thirty dnvs from diUo of refeiemo Palluio to so rtport exeipt on account of skKne's , shall bp ipg.irdeil as neglect of duty'ami mibjeet siu.li ini'inbcr , upon eonv lotion thoioof , to a line not to exceed $10 for e.io'i and every city ho shall neglect to nuke such report. The days of grace extended to the Judiciary board expired on Octcber 13 , and the answer to Judge Gordon's communica tion Is now twpnty-llvo days over due. Warrants 'ssued ' by Judge Goulon as a private cltlzc'ii charging nil Infraction of the charter Is not an Impchsiblllty and Is being seriously considered by him to bring Messrs Mercer Ultirniestor , Karr , Mount and Hechcl , members rf the committee , to some decision Should Judge Gordon not receive the satisfaction which may be his duo from the committee ho has recourse under the charter to fine oich member $1,2 > 0 up to the present time , making a grand total for the four committee-men of $ ! > 000 I > OMCI : coru'i's remit HI si\nss. Clt > Cets il IIIuiiK UN l"nr UN Cnxli Ile- eeli | < N Ar > Cone-i-rneil. "Tho city did not receive a cent from pollca court fines last week , " says Pioesecutlng A'- tornoy Miller. "Not during my term of ofilcc , , ! I guess , for that matter , In the history of the court , since it has been conducted upon a metrcsiolltan basis has tbc revenue been so small. There- are a variety of reasons for tills icsiilt. The leniency of the couit in dealing with chronic offenders might be cited as the chlc'f one. 13arly in the week Judge j Goidon sail that he would not sentence or . J line a prisoner until steam heat was fur- - * nishcd , so that in case a fine had to bo served out that the prisoner would not be forced to frec7o I find , however , In looking over the pollco blotter what fev men were fined failed to produce the cash. A fine was served out by Guy Slovens , who was given $20 and costs for assault and tattciy. C. E. Worcester - * cestor , fined $3 and costs for peddling , had the amount remittee ! by order of the mayor and Doc Jones , lined $5 and costs for carry ing concealed weapons , boaided It out w'th the county. In all during the week there wore eighty cases up for trial before the police judge , ranging from burglary and grand Iniccny to drunkeiiriB's and kce-plng a vicious dog. Out of this number seventy- three prisoners were discharged The others are set for a hearing latei In the month , and a few wore bound over to the district court The officers assert that wo do not make enough convictions according to the number ot anests. They point to the figures given to substantiate their complaint It Is aUo , sail that the follce court does not producu j It should These Instances the revenue , u however , show tlat oven where fines are Imposed , It Is Impossible to collect them. " Vrri-Nti-il for 1'lKlitlnu : . Saturday night W. II Tracey , a young man living at Twentieth and Pierce streets , to gether with GeoiKO Thomas and a couple of chums , visited Washington hall , where a dance was In progress. The boys demanded 3 admittance , but were refused. They then j iiroceeded to crtato trouble , and Incidentally knocked S. Potoraon , the Janitor , down. Po- towon landed a couple of times on Thomas' left optic , yelling lustily meanwhile for the police , but In the general melee which ensued the boys got away. Aficr Pctprson's nerves had caltii"il down a mile ho uas disturbed to | find that h'a ' watch and chain , valued at $35 , had dlsappeaicd Tiaccy and Thomas have , been arrested on a cliargo of disturbing the peace , to which another ono of larceny will i probably bo added later. The other two par- 1 tlclpantH In thp affair are still at largo. vin SMIHII itri'oiiTin JIHAD. i\-Coiint ) TreiiHiirer Siilil to Ilnvo lleen Iillli-il nl lloel ; hprhiKN. A rumor wan afloat In the city this morn ing to the effect that Adam Snydtr , ex county treasurer , had met his death at Rock Springs yesterday morning by being run over by a Union Pacific train In-julry at the Union Pacific hP'idquarterB of C. H. Huvous , local agent of the Rock Springs Coal company failed to verify the tepoit No report of any such accident was rocclved by other officials of the company. Mr. Snydcr has been living In Rock Sprlnga fur about a year and a half and has beer operating a meut mar ket , wherein supplies were furnished the miners. His family lives In Rock Springs. .1 One l'oiuliir | leiulilleilli | , C. L Allen , a brother of C 13. Allen of this city , rcBldtH In Hltehcock county , this Mtato. Ho Is a republic-mi , and two 1 yearH ago vvaH electeil county clerk of Hllchroik county by n. majority of nuvc.ii- .tcpii . votrH , being theonly republican elected I/iBt week he was rc-ulected by a majority or thirty nine ThlH year ho wax the only n public an elected on thn county ticket , the other men nil being fUHlonlsta. ItnlililllH Clinrueil > IUl AxHimlt. An Information charging Charle-u Hob- liliiH with in HKHiiuH with Intent to kill bus been Illeil In pollco rouit. Itobblna Is the young man who met Clint Moot head anil J Ixjy at BheUoy HtritUm Hunday night and after a fovv vvoidu assaulted Moor- hi.icl with the return that .Moorliead re ceived a broken Jaw IllxVlfe IN MlNNluir. niigeno AruUrnon , living at Korty-fltst afreet and Patrick avenue , rei > orts his wife , Frankle Anderson , inlxxlnir , and wlHhen thu pollio to locate her The woman loft her hoinii liiHt Huturday night on pretext oC vlHltlriK her mother , who rftildeu at Kear ney. Nothing HlnrcIIUH he-en heard of her. Subscribe for The Sunday lice and read Anthony Hope's great story "Simon