INK RBIURSS TO TUB CITY
Vice President of the New Union Pacific
Again in Omaha.
.BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS CALL HIM BACK
Hurt PurnncN tlic Inspection
of tlic SyNleiii iotltltiK Xciv
in Tin I on Pacific Affair *
I i to Ilci orl.
Oliver W. Mink , first vice prcsldent-ctcc
of tlio Union Tactile railroad , returned to
Omaha yesterday. Since Now Year's day
ho lias been out with the Inspection party o
President-elect Hurt on the Nebraska dlrl
slons of the Union Pacific and left the party
nftcr the Inspection of the Kearney & Black
Hills branch yesterday ,
To n Hoe reporter this morning Mr. Mini
Mid : "Wo Inspected the main line of the
Union 1'aclflc as far west as Kearney am
nlflo the Omatoa . & Republican Valley acid
the Kearney & Black Hills branch. These
Appear to bo In most excellent condition
President Uurt and the other members of the
party have proceeded further west and wll
Inspect tlio entire line. I cannot say Jut
liow long they will bo gone , lint probably
about a week. I returned to Omaha. In order
to keep several engagements I ' 1 < ul * lcro fo
this week. I shall bo hero for several days. '
lu reply tea question about the policy o
the new management , Mr. Mink said : "No
changes have been announced , and If any are
contemplated r do not know It. Prealdon
Hurt has made no announcements of anj
changes , or of the adoption of any now pol
Icy. As for the tlmo for the transfer of the
property from the receivers to the new own
era , I know nothing moro about It than I dlt
when I was hero last week. I said then
thought the transfer of the property mlgh
bo made about February I. There has bcei
nothing happened within the last few days
In Union Pacific affairs that may bo regardet
iw news. The newspapers have prlntei
everything that has transpired up to date. '
JUIUTIS AFKAIHS
' . \KPiit Orr TnlkM
Aliout 1,11" Mm- .
Harry Orr , general paFeengcr ngcnt of the
Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad , was In
the city yesterday , wearing a "Port Arthu
Uouto" block In his buttonhole. Ho called
on all the passenger ofllclals In Omaha this
morning to tell them what a great thing the
now north and south line was , and botcow
mouthfuls at luncheon explained the merits
of the Port Arthur route to these who sa
at the same table. Ho tallm of nothing ulse
thinks of nothing else and aomo one has salt
that ho has a map of the Port Arthur route
hanging beside hla bed so that ho can studj
the attractive features of the system when
ho wakes up In the middle of the night.
To n Bco reporter Mr. Orr slid : "Can1
tell Just when we'll bo Into Omaha , but ex
pect to bo running through trains from hereto
to Port Arthur , Tox. , within thirty day
now. Oh , yes , we'll lie In hero a long time
before your exposition , and we're , going to
do all In our uowcr to help make It a sue
cess. I believe nothing definite has been de
cldod about the means of entering Omaha
at least I know nothing about the tormina
or trackage arrangements. "
"How's Port Artfiur ? "
"Well , I don't know. I'm not fully posted
I haven't been t cro for nearly two weeks
Ocio has to stay right there to watch tha
place grow. Two big piers , electric lights
and a start being made onan electric railway
Ono of our porters told mo the other day It
was beginning to look just like St. Louis
Within sixty days wo will have- steamers
runnlog from Port Arthur to Liverpool. Our
freight department will 't'hen ' bo able to do
something never before attempted 'In 'tuls '
country ; through billing will bo made from
points In this country to Liverpool and other
European ports. That's n fact , and we've
got enough stuff billed through to Liverpool
for our first steamer to fill 'ihrco ' stwmers
Ono of the shipments consists of 5,000 pounds
of flour from Leavcnworth , Kan. , to Liver
pool. As t'no custom now Is on foreign ship
ments , ono has to ship 'to ' eastern port , anil
then rcblll the shipment to the foreign
destination. Wo'ro going to do away with
rebllllng. "
1MSSI2XGI3R MI3.V STII.Ij ANXIOUS.
ITiiHcttlciI Condition of AfTulrH UK Ite-
Kiird.x tin ; ClilonKo HntvM.
Passenger circles were still greatly dis
turbed yesterday over the unsettled con
dition of the homeseekers' excursion rates
Up until noon none ot the local roads had
been advised ot the action taken en the mat
ter at Tuesday's conference in Chicago. It
Is understood that at the olllc'e of all ot the
Omaha-Chicago lines In the latter city yes
terday round trip tickets to Omaha were soli
for $ lti.GO. The published circulars of none
ot the a-oads authorize the application of the
homcseekors' excursion rates to Omaha am !
Council Bluffs , thouglv some of the circulars
authorize the rates to cities further souil :
on the Missouri river. AH a result of the
lack of definite Information on the subjecl
the Omaha passenger men are somc-
what at sea on ttio matter. The
prevailing belief is that some of .the
roads are making a mighty effort to have all
thchoniescekors' excursln rates that ore
scheduled for January. February and March
abandoned. In fact ono passenger man said
ito The Bee that If the weaker lines InnlsJ
on applying reduced rates that were Intended
only to carry settlers to the farming sections
of the west to the regular travel between
Chicago and the Missouri river cities the out
come would surely bo that the strong lines
would get together and agree to protect
themselves by withdrawing their homeseek-
ors' excursion rates announced for January ,
February and March.
II. It. 'MrCnIloiittli * * Promotion.
The announcement of the promotion of
Jllram II. McCullough , freight traffic manager
of the Northwestern , to bo third vice presi
dent to succeed ! ( Horace G. 'Hurt ' , created no
surprise In local railway circles. The pro
motion was foreshadowed by The Bee last
ivcok , and has been looked upon as an event
certain to happen by well posted railroaders
( or ooino time. 'Mr. McCullough Is 47 years
old nnd Is tlio son-in-law of President Mar
vin Hughltt. Ho has worked 'himself ' up
jtrom the foot of the ladder , commencing
' railway service as a traveling freight agent
for the Illinois Central In 1S7G. He held
this position until 1879 , when ho waa ap
pointed division freight agent of the Wlnona
nnJ St. Peter road. In 1SSI ho secured the
position of division freight agent of the Chicago
cage and Northwestern , and a year later
was appointed assistant general freight agent
of itho road. In 1SS5 ha became general
freight agent , 'holding ' this position until
October 1 , when , upon the retirement of
\V. H. 'Newman ' , ho was made general trafllo
manager , 'Mr. ' 'McCullough ' has long been re
garded as 'tlio coming man on the 'North '
western system , Kvor slnco Kdwln AV , Win
ter left the Northwestern system it has been
Whether Itching , burning ! bleeding , scaly ,
crusted , pimply , or blotchy , whether simple ,
ecrofulou3orhereditary , , from Infancy to ago ,
speedily cured by warm batha with CUTICDRA
Soil- , gentle anolntlng3 < wlthCuTlconAolnt- (
went ) , tlio great skill cure , and mild dosca
of CiiTicuiiA ItisoLVCXT , greatest of blooil
purifiers and humor cures.
! * > 11 thromhaut Iht vwU. Porrti Pica AKD CNIM.
* ' * uiio.
plow ! Humer. * * fte * .
VtXAut ililr ml lUlj mrra.
that II H MtOulloitgh would bo
the mai traltic I tip to lake the pa ; ? of I'rc.i
Went Marvin iHughll' , The transfer of Mr.
Hurt to the presidency of the tnlon Pacific
made roEsible another suitable aivnnco for
Mr. McTullough. The ncx ! promotion looked
for la that of 'Marvin ' . .highlit , Jr. , who now
holds the position of general freight agent.
LAST PAVMH.Vr O.V t'MO.V PACIl'IC
Hroriuitilzniloii ComniKtro Pny * the
fiovrriitncnt tSll < lOll.
NEW YORK , Jan. 6. The Ust paymen
to the government by the Union Pacific re
organization committee ( or the Union Pa
clflc railway was made today , a check to
$3,500.000 ( round figures ) being dcposltc-d a
the subtreasury. The payment conclude
practically th'e financiering ot the Union I' *
clfic reorganization and the payment of the
debt of $5S,000KK ( ) to the government. The
reorganization com'mlttcc and the reorganize !
company arc now entitled to take posses
slon of the road. There are some overdue
first mortgage bonds to bo psld off ( abou
$1,500.000) ) , the holders ot which refused to
assent to the terms of the reorganization
committee and deposit their bonds. The
master In chancery fixed January 20 at * the
date for the payment ot these bonds. The
holders of these bonds lose almost 15 per
cent by not participating In the reorganlza
tlon. They will receive par and Interest for
their bonds now , or almost $1.0314The
bonds which were deposited are .now selling
at $1.16. For these the holder * will ro-
cclvo par In the new bonds andi CO per cen
'n new preferred stocks.
Annual
The annual elections of two allied corpora
tlons of the Union Pacific railroad were hclc
at the Union Pacific headquarters Ln this cit >
yesterday. Directors for the ensuing ycu
were chosen ns follows :
Omaha & Ilepubllcan Valley Hallway Com
pany Oliver Ames , E , Kllcry Anderson , Ed
win F. Atklnc. S. H. H. Clark. P. II. Cou
derl , John W. Doanc and Oliver W. Mkik.
Omaha ft Elkhorn Valley Hallway Com
pany Oliver Ames , E Ellery Anderson , Ed
win P. . Atkins , S. II. H. Clark , Frederic II
Coudcrt , John W. Doano and Oliver W
Mink.
On Mcnday last the annual election of the
Union Elevator company of Omaha was hcli
at Union Pacific headquarters , nnd the fol
lowing directors elected : E. Ellery Anderson
S. II. II. Clark , Frederic n. Coudcrt. John AV
Doane , N. Mcrrlam , Oliver W. Mink and
William Wallace.
I'rcslilout Hurt at Clu-ycuuc.
CHEVENNE , Wyo. , Jan. C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) President Hurt of the Union Pacific
with General Manager Dickinson and other
general officers of the company , reached here
this afternoon. They made a hurried inspcc
tlon of the shops and other company prop
erty nnd proceeded west nt C o'clock. Mr
Hurt had noth'og to say concerning the
future policy ot the road or the formation
of Its management. The road will probably
remain In the receivers' hands until February
ruary 1. Mr. Hurt expressed himself ao
pleased with the physical condition of the
road and na confident that it would do a
satisfactory amount of business. The part }
will reach Laramlo tonight and remain' there
until tomorrow morning.
ririiiiil Trunk lOarnlnurs.
MONTREAL , Jnn. 5. It Is officially an
nounced that the total Isicroaae of t'he gross
earnings of ' .he Grandi Trunk railway system
both In Canada and the United States , in
1S97 over those ot the preceding year is
$703,509.
Mill ml foi-d-M lildl ctou.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Mr. WaUer J
Blandford , private secretary to the attorney
general , was married today to 'Miss Alice
iMldJleton , well knonti In Washington so
ciety.
'ItnlHray Note * und IVr.soiinl.w.
The estimated gross earnings of the Ilock
Island for the month' of December were
$1,518,110 , an Increase of $250,975 over the
estimated gross of December , 1S90.
Vice President Warner of the Missouri Pa
cific-Iron Mountain has returned to St. Louis
from New York , after a conference with
President George Gould and the directors.
C. B. Adams , .the. well known car service
agent of the Wabash , has been promoted to
the newly created position of superintendent
of transportation , with headquarters at St.
Louis.
C. lA. Beck , having resigned the position of
assistant second vice president , Is appointed
general purchasing agent of the Illinois Cen
tral company , with office at Chicago. J. F.
Wallace Is appointed assistant second vice
president of this company , with office at Chi
cago.
An electric railroad from Qulncy , 111. , to
St. Louis , through Pike nnd Calhoun coun
ties , Is the subject that Is said to bo now
engroeslng the attention of people along the
proposed lino. The length of the road would
he about 14G miles and half that distance
would bo through a country having no rail
road now nnd In which largo coal rcpoalts
and a bed ot novacullto are reported. The
road would carry both freight and passengers
and the estimated cost is from $12,000 to
$15,000 a mile.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Fergu
son of the Northwestern Is In the city mak
ing arrangements for the educational tour
ot the eastern trnfllc representatives of the
Northwestern to the Transmlssisslppl Expo
sition early In the spring. The date for the
excursion has not yet been definitely fixed ,
but it will probably be about April 1. In
company with General Agent Kuhn and City
Passenger Agent West Mr. Ferguson visited
the exposition grounds yesterday and ex
pressed himself as agreeably surprised at the
progress being made with the big buildings.
F. W. Angler of the Union Pacific has been
given charge of the company's traffic bus
iness in the Grand Encampment mining dis
trict of Wyoming and Is preparing to exten
sively advertise the same.
\cliriinkiuix Kavorcil ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Comptroller C. G. Dawcs has ap
pointed John B. Cunningham of Llncota na
tional bank examiner for Kansas. This ap
pointment is understood to have been personal
on the part of Mr. Dawcs andi will In nowise
Interfere with any name Senator Thurston
may recommend as eucccasor to Mr. Howry ,
recently resigned.
The appointment of Charles II. Morrlll to
bo custodian of the Lincoln postofilco nnd
Incidentally surveyor of customs at the port
of Lincoln waq received some tlmo ago as
likely to occur. Representative Strode stated
that while the appointment was not offensive
In any sense to him , ho had not been con-
mi lied about the matter , Senator Thurstcn
having made the selection by right of his
being senator.
Dr. C. AV. iMcDufDn was today appointed tea
a position on ' ! ho pension examining board at
McGregor , la.
IloliiKTH of .VoIirilHliu Stll It-Hindi ,
WASHINGTON , Jail. 5. ( SpecML Tele
gram. ) Senator Allen , ill' addition to making
a speech on uho immigration bill , presented
miscellaneous petitions from German resl-
dcnta of Nebraska , opposing the tYieu.tgo of
Bald bill. Ho also Introduced relief bills an
follows : For James B. M , Bright of Grand
Island , $30 ; Ersstuo A. Buck of Bellwood ,
$ .10. Senator ) 'Allen , also filed the resolutions
adopted at the American Sugar Growers' so
ciety opposing annexatlcn of Hawaii ,
Representative Stark Introduced the follow
ing pension bills : John AV. Ohngemacii of
Friend , $50 ; S. G. Bryan , Ashland , $30 ; Ben
jamin W. Walker , Gcrmantown , $30 ; Uollin
Tyler , Odell , $30.
Representative Strode presented bills for
ho relief of ' .Martin V , Harbour , $72 ; ( Minerva
J. Barnes. $20 ; Emma Thurstcn , $30 , end also
introduced a bill for Mrs. Marlon Law ECU of
Lincoln , $10,000.
io I'oHfoflli'cM ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The postofilco at Randolph , Neb. , by
order of First Assistant Postmaster General
( oath , boa been changed to the Shedtn&n
building at a reivtal of $120 per annum.
TlinrKlon ArrlvrH ,
AVAJ3HINGTON , Jan , G , ( Special Tele-
; ram , ) Senator and Mrs. Thurstoii arrived
n Washington tonight and have taken up
quartern at the Cairo.
Major Ilul 'r > vorlli Much Improvi-il ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. Benjamin P. But-
erworth , commissioner ot patents , Is re-
lorted much Improved , In a dispatch received
icrb today. . * -
DEBATE C1VILSERVICE LAW
_
I ( Continue 1 Ifjm First P fre , )
< ugh ; io crltlulfo member. * of the c&blnet for
furnishing to the senate precisely what It
ha < i asked f. r.
Mr. Cockrell thought It was o "catch" resolution
elution which had been framed by the sena
tor from Illinois ( Mr. Cullom ) , but he
thought It was unnecessary to consume the
time of congress In the dlsctisltm of this
question unless there was a desire on the
part of the president's party to tie his hands.
Mr. Culloin ( rep. . 111. ) the author of the
resolution calling for the Information. In the
course of some remarks bearing on It said
In a general wiy that ho was In f.ivor of the
civil service law. Ho was free to say , how
ever , that modifications In Its operations
might be made with advantage.
Mr. Cullom was Interrupted by Mr. Allen
( pop. , Neb. ) with the charge that the civil
service law was openly and daily violated
by the holds of departments. "Aa It Is now
administered , " ho said. "It Is a bus and by
word among the people. "
Hcsumlng , Mr. Cullom said ho had no
Information as to the specific violations of
the law , but ) howould like to have thu whole
matter Investigated , as ho was sutlsflC'l that
the authorities were fir from carrying out
the original Intention of the law.
Mr. Jones ( dem. , Ark. ) declared It was
evident that the authors of the law had not
Intended tint Incftlclcnt persons should not
bo removed by the heads of government de
partments. Ho held that the executive heads
of < lei > artnient,3 , ought to have the right to remove -
move Incompetent employes without refer
ence to the action or opinions of the civil
service commission.
At 3:10 : p. m. , on motion of Mr. Carter ,
the senate went Into executive session and
teen after adjourned.
UKI'-omi THK CIVIIJ SUIIVICK UVAV.
Hciiiilillcnn To until tlp HUM It * Xcn
Illll I'ri-pm-oil.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The bill for the
reform of the civil service law , which has
been drawn iby a special committee of the
republican members of the house opposed to
the system In Its present form , makes sweep
ing changes In the present system , the mosl
Important of which \a \ the establishment of
a five-year tcnuro of office for these govern
ment employes who are brought within the
terms of the bill. The measure limits the
application of the civil service system to nhc
departments In Washington and 'to ' sucl :
other localities where the total number ol
employes exceeds twenty-five.
The appointees are commissioned Tor
twenty-live years , with the power of removal
clearly outlined and vested In the arix > lnt-
Ing olllcer. It 'Is provided that no removal
shall too made for political or religious
causes and In case of removal the caused
shall bo specified and the papers made a
record of tha offlco.
All persons now In the public service
are to' terminate their service five years
from the time the net takes effect. The
measure recognizes the general eligibility ol
thcsd persons for rcappolntmeut.
It Includes In the service postal clerks
and letter clerks In ofllccs having ten em
ployes. It limits the regulations to clcrko
whoso compensation Is from $900'to $1,800
per year and Includes as clerks , copyists ,
computers , counters and draughtsmen.
It Is pointed out that the essential Idea
of the foregoing iblll L ? to take out of the
civil service all responsible and' Important
offices , limiting It only to clerks In
Washington and certain large cities and In
thcso cases fixing a 'tenure of ofllco o * five
years. The members of 'the specl'al commit
tee framing the hill are well plcared with
their labors , saying that the original pur-
po > 3o of the civil service has been retained
and that its radical expansions have been
cut off.
As the result of the conference of the
republican members of the house opposed to
the existing civil service system , the bill
outlined herewith was adopted unanimously
with a few amendments. Representative
Evans or Kentucky was Instructed to Intro
duce the measure In the house tomorrow.
It will then be referred to the committee
on civil service reform.
A steering committee , to wait on. the com
mittee1 on rules to secure the flxlng of come
date for the consideration of the proposed
legislation , and to ascertain the sense of the
house and the exact support that wilt be
given It , was appointed as follows : Messrs.
Grosvenor , Ohio ; Hepburn , Iowa ; Evans ,
Kentucky ; Pearson , North Carolina ; Qulgg ,
New York ; Lacey , Iowa , and Steele , Indlnna.
The conference was held In the house in
terstate commerce committee room , and
about twenty-five members attended , includ
ing Messrs. Hepburn. Grosvenor. Pearson.
Steele , Llraey , Larimer , Drown , Brownlow ,
Barber , the entire West Virginia delegation ,
Belknap , Ileeves , Pugh , Shattuck , Evans ,
Brownwell and Fenton.
The report of the special committee , which
has been going over the various civil service
bills on the calendar during the recess as
a basis for the ono mow framed , woo made
by Mr. Evans. When the section relating to
postolllcos was reached , Mr. Steele of In
diana moved to strike out the provisions
which exclude part of the postal service from
the operation of the law. This , however ,
was defeated , and with the exception of
several minor suggestions and changes made ,
there was a general unanimity among the
conferees.
The leaders of the movement are not yet
able to definitely fix the number of govern
ment oflices affected by the bill , but say It
will certainly leave 60,000 positions under the
civil service rules , while there are now over
87,000.
It Is asserted ! that there Is a majority In
the civil service committee In favor of modi
fication of existing laws. An effort will be
made to have the bill reported to the house
by Friday and action had Immediately.
HAWAIIAN1 THIiATV' ' HI * ( MONDAY.
Senator Diivlw Will . \n\a \ Dully CoiiKliI-
< m I Jo 11 of MvUNiirc.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Senator Davis ,
chairman of the senate committee on foreign
relations , gave notlco In the senate today
that ho would call up the Hawaiian annexa
tion treaty In executive- session on Monday
next and ask the senate to consider It each
day thereafter until the treaty should be dis
posed of.
Senator Davis' announcement was pre
ceded ty some active work on the part of
the friends of the treaty prior to the opening
of the senate and also on the floor after the
senateconventd. . They do cot feel absolutely
- tire of securing the sixty votes necessary to
ratify the treaty , but are today hopeful of
getting that number. It was positively an
nounced that the republican sldo of the
chamber would be a unit on a vote , Senatom
Morrlll , Hoar and the two or three republican
senators who were classed at ? doubtful prior to
the holiday recces now being considered as
committed to the treaty. The supporters of
the agreement also expect to have the aid of
the silver republicans , with the exception of
Senator Pettlgrew. The populists will be
divided and a majority of the democrats will
bo against ratification. The democrats , 'how
ever , have given up any Idea they may have
liad of making the annexation , question a
party I--a no and It is believed that this ac
tion will nave the effect of Increasing the
itllrmatlvo vote on that side of the cham
ber. There Is no doubt that the situation In
China Is largely respcnslblo for the Improved
prospect of the treaty , as many senators hold
the opinion that for the United States to
lesltato In this matter at the present critical
.lino would bo to manifest a serious weak
ness.
The advocates of the treaty announce their
ntcntlcci to make few speeches , but they ex-
icct stubborn resistance from Senators
WhitePettlgrew , Gray and others.
I'l * SII.VI3R UUUSTIO.V.
Senator Tel I rr Introilnrt'N n Coni'iir-
ri'iit UoHoliillon.
WASHINGTON , Jan , C. Senator Teller today -
day Introduced a concurrent resolution do-
daring the bonds of the United State * pay
able lu silver dollars and asserting that to
restoreto their coinage such silver coins
us a legal tender In payment of said bonds ,
principal and Interest , Id not In violation
of 'the ' public faith nor In derrogatlon of tlio
rights of the public creditor.
The resolution Is lu the language of the
resolution Introduced by Hon. Stanley Mat
thews In the Forty-fifth ) congresa and which
panned -both houses.
Senator Teller's purpose Is to secure a
vote on the resolution , which received an
almost /two-thirds majority when previously
considered , The resolution was referred to.
Some VerpRecent Opinions :
idl ; < orlnl In T1IK PtTI\M > OIIOMVIIn | - '
odltorlnl cnIoty ( < eiiieiit of n periodical ( lint
over niiponreil li\ \ , il \ * imiicr.
:
"Amons thehlKh-rlAi'S'T ' + H'rfdlonls of the country , the Hevlcw
cf Ilevlcwf hns mfirtc n j.UW'uf Its own , which It lioldii without
i rUal It * il < p.i'tmenti ntAtn n. Rrent variety of subject * , which
I n't ilvntt with In n. fniy nihtl nttrnctlvc manner , nnd yet in n
lm i < i ot high. lntclllifnc . Jtldenls with current nfTnlrn , n well
n * with hlttoiy , llternturo nd tirt , occupying n field lietween ,
' loutn Il m i n.1 llternturej tnl fhowlnp munth by month HIP Flu-
nlllf ncc tit the ehlef muyfiufnlii of the time. U Is nn original
I ni'hlevement In tlic9m klt i < .of a mnRntlne. "
T CHAIU.KS K. TH\VIX ,
"I with to fend you fi 'wtffil of concrnlulatlon upon the even
i level of lilgli excfllewc nl'which you maintain each number of
the llevlew cf llevlovn. 4fil\veie ! to bo put on nn IMnnil nn < l
nllo ed to have nnly nne miMlcntlon n month , I s'.iouM certain-
I ly n k that Tha AmerlWM { Monthly to that one. "
TillTlOXAll MAA'/.1M' ! , lloxtottl
I "Titen comes the American Itovlew of Ilevlewtlthout n peer
t nn educational factor. No person can read this periodical
| with > ut belns thoroughly coiucrsant with the world's affairs In
art , llteratuie ixnd tclenco. "
I Dr. KIMVAIID BVISHKTT IIAI.Kt
. . "I read every number of the llevlew of llcvlews with new
* ardor" > , Edited by ALBERT SHAW
Till : PI.AI.V im.U.Klt , Clevolnnil , Oliloi
I "Dr. Shaw'a monthly' hns n place distinctively Its crtvn nmons
pcrlodlca's. It Is n monthly fur\ey of the world nnd an i-plt- FOR JANUARY :
nme nf all there I * of real Interest enpaBlnt ; attention In any
I pait of the wo'ld. The current thought of the time us expressed
In newspaper , periodical , pamphlet cr book. In nlfted-und , confer - PLANS FOE CURRENCY REFORM BEFORE CONGRESS.
. for Its pnKe ? . The o\cntn of. the month arc epitomized
and , where necen ar > ' . lirlelly nnd lucidly commented on to brine A Comparison of
out their real meaning nnd ( ffect. "
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THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. . 13 Aslor Place , Naw York-
ttio finance committee , but aaa , majority of
that committee arc friendly , to silver Mr.
Teller anticipates that Hi .will-toe favorably
reported.
TKAXSACTIOXS J.V ' .MOX13Y 'MARKET.
HecelitM mill nlnliii'f ' ciiu'iitH Con
nected with Union J'a 'lllc Sale.
WASHINGTON , Jan. E. Jii answer to in
quiries as to 'tho ' redemption or outstanding
currency Cs , Assistant Secretary Vandcrllp
toJay said : "There need be n0 fear that
the treasury will contribute to any strin
gency In the money market. Possibly the
treasury in the matter cf receipts on ac
count of 'tlio ' sale cf 'tho ' Union Pacific rail
road has * obtained from , 11,000,000 to $2,000-
000 moro than It has paid out on account
or the currency us , wmcn nave .ucen re
deemed up until itoday.1 At this time cur
rency Cs have bcei redeemed amounting to
principal ? 19,10S,952 and Interest $373,2GS.5C.
Of these amounts ? 1C,078,270 have boon paid
by check , mostly on New York , and It Is
Mfo to say tltot $15,000,000 of this amount
has ibeen made available In the market.
"Tho payment to bo made today by tlio
reorganization committee of the Union Pa
cific rallrcud to the government amounts to
$8,358,401 , all of which will be paid into the
assistant treasury at New York. The la&t
payment of a similar amount was not all
placed in the . ' but de-
trcUsu.'y , $4,000,000 was -
pwltcd with the National City bank.
"January payments on the 4 per cents of
1904 'havo ' just Ibesn made , amounting to
$0,000,000 , nlneten'ths of which goes to New
York. January pensions of some $12,000,000
are also toeing paid , and $9,000,000 of thlo
will ibo paid by Now Yorit. Of course tU's
money Is not all immediately available to
th.3 market , tout day by day It comes Into
circulation , and In the course of a month
It Is safe to say much of it will bo In New
York ibankr.
"On the whole , then , the 'balance Is largely
against the government. The Union Pacific
settlements are practically a setolf and pay
ments on account of Iniercst and pensions
are contributions to the volume of currency
In circulation. If , therefore , there should
bo any stringency In the market It must
arise from BOIHO cause independent of treas
ury transactions :
"Thera is no 'prospect ' of the Immediate
withdrawal of government deposits In Now
York bonks on account of the purchase of
the Union Pacific railroad. These funds will
bo 'withdrawn gradually , as the money Is
needed , and will depend upon conditions ex
isting at the time of withdrawal.
"Tholbalance of the currency Cs outstand
ing today , $10,790,000. includes' $7SOO,000
held by Now York banks as accurlty for
deposits. Of course when these are sur
rendered there .will bo merely a transfer of
funds and no real money transactions. "
ASIC FirilTillSIl uUM'1101'UIATIOX.S.
.Uorw ' .Money XiM-ilcd - < o' M < i-t Home
WASHINGTON , Jon. 5. Tlio secretary of
the treasury sent to congrejssjoday deficiency
estimates of appropriations for the current
fiscal year to 'bo ' InsertedIn ttho urgent de
ficiency Mil. The additional * Items Include :
Salaries and contingent expenses In the oillco
of surveyor general of Alaska , $3,209 ; ex
amination of public landsurveys , $20,000 ;
bureau of American republlcH , $11,07" ; geological
logical survey , $04,319 ; 'IniJIau ' services , $20-
CSO. , ,
Postmaster General "Gary " , lm asked for an
additional Item of $20.000 fontho enlargement
of the space of 'the New 'Vock.Clty postolllce
building In the way of widening the streets ,
removing a sidewalk , etc , , The postmaster
general also has submitted additional esti
mates of JK ! > < 1,070 on account ; of the effect of
the sale of tbo Union ' 1'acUlc railway for the
appropriations lor the flscaj.year 1899 , '
ClIK'-'M Civil StTvW 'VIISWM ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 'S.AMthaugti ' the
treasury ofllclals are retlcmt on the subject
there are good reasons for the belief thai
Secretary Gage's letter In response to the
senate's civil service resolution sent up to-
day'la practical ! ) ' ' In substantial accord ) with
the views of the president and it Is altogether
probable that In the absence of congressional
action en the subject ho will Issue new rules ,
which will carry Into effect the changes sug
gested by the secretary ,
Siiiiit < ContlniiM XomliiiitloiiH.
WASHINGTON , Jen. 5. ( The senate today
confirmed these nomination * :
To bo United States consuls general :
Charles M. Dickinson oC New York , at Con
stantinople ; H , A. Mudger at Panama.
To be consuls : Church Howe of Nebraska ,
At Palermo , Sicily ; I' . . C , Hanna ot Iowa , ati
i San Juan , Porto niFo ; John Jenkins of Ne
braska , at San Salvador , Salvador ; James W.
nagsdalo. of California , at Tien Tsln , China ;
William K. Herzog of Illinois , at Zlttau , Ger
many ; George I' . Pcttlt of Pcnsylvania , at
DUjBeldorf , Germany.
Archibald Av , Young of Indiana ; to bo sur
veyor of customs for the port of Indianapo
lis , Ind , ; Edward A. Schlckner ot Tcxar-
kana , Ark. , to bo receiver of public moneys
at Camden , Ark.
Also a number of promotions In the navy.
HUYAX .KOIfc JIIIXISTEK TO CIIIXA.
Semite Must Fueltlic UKSIIC oil Con
tinuation.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. The name of
Charles Page Bryan to be minister to China
was presented to the senate In executive ses
sion today and referred to tbo committee on
foreign relations. When the nomination was
first received from the White House the vice
president withheld it from the senate at the
request of the president , who was Induced to
prefer the request by senators opposed to
Mr. Bryan's confirmation. The nomination
has been held up thus for three weeks or
more , but Mr. Bryan's friends accept the
release of the nomination as Indicating that
the president desires confirmation.
IMniiH of ( lit- Indian KxliIliH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. G. ( Special Tele-
Brain. ) The division of education of the In
dian office Is taking'preliminary ' steps toward
making an Indian educational exhibit at the
Omaha exposition. No plan has yet been de
cided upon by Indian Commissioner Jones ,
'but he said today that the Indian oillco
would endeavor to surpass the educational
showing madeat Chicago and recently at
Nashvlllo In the exhibit at Omaha. To
supplement the educational exhibit it has
been suggested that Chief Architect Frlo-
buss of tlio Ini'lan ' ofilco prepare plans for
models of the old Indian school buildings
and the modern school plants recently erected
at Hapld City and Chamberlain , S. ! ) . , in
order to demonstrate the advancement In
school architecture made by the Indian oillco
in recent years. It is understood that the
plan of the exhibit at Omaha will bo an
nounced In a short tlmo.
AiiU'iiilmiMit ! Kyle.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Kyle today introduced an
amendment which ho proposes to offer to the
bill making appropriations for rivers and
harbors as follows : For Improvement of
Missouri river at Klk Bend , S. IX , $07,300.
Twenty thousand dollars of the appropria
tion of la t 'May is still available , making
$57,300 for the purpose. For Improvement of
the Missouri river at Yankton , $100,000 , and
at Pierre , $100,000.
Xt'WN Tor thu Army.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 5. ( Special
Telegram. ) Additional Second Lieutenant
Frank K. Ferguson , Third artillery , has been
assigned to a vacancy ot second nontenant ,
light battery K. First artillery.
Leaves of absence : Lieutenant John W.
Barker , Third Infantry , extended ono month ;
Majoj1 Lewis Brechemln , surgeon , extended
two months ; Captain William 0 , Owen , as
sistant surgeon , , extended ono month.
Would ISxci'i'l .SiiVi'ii lOluiiloj-CH ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Secretary Sher
man sent to tlio senate today Ills response to
the resolution asking the heads of depart
ments for suggestions as to changes In their
department. Mr. Sherman recommends the
exemptions of the heads of bureaus and the
chief clerk of the State department from
the operation of the civil service law ,
l.oitil'H Mill lMTt < ' | iorl 'iI.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. The committee on
postolflcrn and poatroads reported the Loud
bill remedying abuses In the privileges of
eocon'd cla s mall matter to the house today.
Chairman Loud , In making tha report , said
congress must stop the second claw matter
abuses or the government ahould go out of
the postal business. *
Money for Ciilmn .Mil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. The fund which Is
being collected at the Department of State
for tlio relief of the suffering Cubans was
today Increased by the receipt of $091 , the
Bum of the collections so far made by the
Washington Star ,
AilniUfoil < o J'rai'llvo.
WASHINGTON , Jan. C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The following attorneys were au1-
milled to practice 'before the patent office
today ; 'Edward ' H. Bvans , PCS Molnca , la. ;
lira. Ada Ulen , Laramle , Wyo , .
LEITER HAS NOT SOLD OUT
Big Chicago Speculator Still Owns the
Grain Ho Bought.
SAYS HE CAN AFFORD TO HOLD II1S WHEAT
IniltoiitlniiM I'olut < o tlic Fact Oivtierx
Wmit nt I.onHt 1 ( > Cm IN Above
JtuIliiKT J'rlc-e for
. ; CiiNli AVIivni.
CHICAGO , Jan. C. Humors which were
persistently circulated last olght to the
effect that Joseph Leiter had closed coij-
tracts for tlio disposal ot the greater part
of his vast accumulations ot wheat to New
York and Baltimore exporters who had placed
it In Eurcpo were positively denied today by
Broker George B. French , who represents
the Leiter interests. On account of the known
fact that numerous bids have lately been
received from exporters for the high
quality wheat In the possession of
the Lelters , the reports were
received with some credence. Mr. French
stated emphatically today , however , that
there was no truth in the reports. If the
Loiter wheat has licen sold , the price paid
for It , judging from the reception given to
some ot the Inlying ordere for the cash article
received today , was much higher than ruling
quotations. An offer to buy 100,000 bushels
from a prominent holder at about 2 cents
over the iMay price was refused , the broker
being told that his bid would have to bo
about 10 cents over the present May price to
get the wheat. The Leiter people say It Is
a waste of time , In their present frame of
mind and with their views , to talk of selling
their wheat at the present prices. They add
that they have a profit and can afford to see
it their views are not right.
Private advlcci ? from the east Indicate that
behind the Lelters Is $30,000,000 that will
eventually own and control over 30,000,000
bushels ot cash wheat for better prices. If
this bo true , the refusal to ( sell cash wheat
today would Indicate that they propose to
hold on to what Wheat they now have and
to Increase their holdings very largely or
largo oaough to discourage to a great extent
short selling aa a business.
l.OOAI. IIKKVITIKS.
"Slcppy" Smith , arrested for tlio larceny
of an overcoat from II. J. Duncan , was given
thirty days * the county Jail by Judge Gor
don. ,
W. S. Wedge was yesterday re-elected sec
retary of the Builders' and Traders' ex
change , The other officers were elected on
Monday.
Andrew Merllng and John Duncan , who
have been arrested numerous times on petty
charges , were tai'i glvtci ten days In the
county jail by Judge Gordon.
Nolllo Hartwlck , arrested on suspicion of
having taken a valuable ring from U'llllam
Kosslart , was discharge. ] ' by Judge Gordon
yesterday afternoon , as It was found that she
had nothing to do with It.
Work commenced yesterday on the
third story of the Armour building at
Thirteenth and Jcoea streets , The walls , with
the oxceptlcci of the rear cmt > are being built
of pressed brick wlili sandstone trimmings.
After a Vacation of the holiday season the
bible class for the study ot the Sunday
school lesson will reconvene at the Young
Men's 'Christian ' association 'Saturday at 4 p.
in. , with iltev. F. A. Warflold In charge. The
class Is open to everybody.
Special service at the "Gardner Memorial
Parish House , " Capitol avenue and Klglit-
eenth street , on Thursday. "The Kplphany"
at 9:30 : a. m. Holy communion and a slfort
adnrcErt will bo delivered , A rocclal meeting
ot all the Boclotlea will bo held ,
A complaint has been Hworn out In police
court charging Iftull Ilolmanvllh the em
bezzlement of $170 belonging to Alonzo Keith ,
Ilolman was arrested a short tlmo ago on a
charge of Jarccncy as bailee , hut the Informa
tion was found to 'bu uot applicable to the
case.
The department of oratory of Hie Woman's
club will give Its third public recital at the
First Congregational church tomorrow aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock. A very excellent program
has been arratigcd , consisting or recitations ,
musical selections and a farce entitled
"Murder Will Out. "
Last December the local postofilco reached
the high water mark month In the ealo ot
postage stamps. The total sales aggregated
over $28,000. The highest amount ever re
alized from this , source in any ono month
before 'was ' about $27,000. This record waa
made about five years ago.
Ben Cash , a laborer engaged In the yards
of the South Omaha Coal company , ' neap
Thirteenth land ( Mason streets , fell down a
thirty-foot embankment yesterday afternoon
and was quite seriously injured. Ho was
picked up and taken to St. Joseph's hospital.
Ills injuries are of an Internal character.
The local members ot the Modern Wood
men of America will tender tlio head' officers
of the order a reception at Myrtle hall on
next Monday evening. The head officers will
ho In tlio city at that time In attendance at
the trial ot the case of the i.Modern Woodmen
of America against the Union National bunt
In the federal court.
The Ice Carnival and Lagoon management
have < concludcd to malto Saturday forenoon
at the Exposition grounds specially attract
ive to the children by making the price of
admission G cents during the hours of 8 and
12. The Ice has been In tplendld condition
during the last few nights and Manila , the
Ice export , is making good his word to keep
It In good shape.
The value ot the goods which passeil
through the oillco of the collector ot cus
toms at this point In the month of De
cember was some $100,000. Thin figure is
considered quite remarkable , the monthly
record being ordinarily about one-half ot
this amount. The goods which are not duti
able consist principally of gold , silver and
copper ere and personal effecta.
BAUUBT .Tncol ) II. . ngcil fil years , nt Ills
Into residence , -)2.'t ) North Thlrty-nlntli
street , January fi , 1SUS. The funeral will
leave the residence for Union depot at 5
p. in , January G. Interment at Dunlap , la.
I.'OHKCA.ST . FOIL TOIIAV'S \VI3AT1IISII.
; lie rally Knlr , with So n ( Invent
: 'U'lnilM.
WASHINGTON , Jan. D. Forecast for
Thursday :
For Nebraska and loa'a Generally fair ;
southwest to west winds.
For South Dakota 'Fair ' ; colder ; north
westerly winds
For MIsHourl Fair , preceded by Fliowcm
In southoaHt portion ; southerly winds.
For Kansas Generally fair ; northwesterly
winds ,
For Wyoming Fair ; variable winds ) .
LOCK I IK-iMiril ,
OFFICE OF TUB WRATHI5U mmBAU.
OMAHA. Jan. fi. Omaha record of rainfall
and tomporaturn compared with the corresponding
spending day or the last three years :
IMS. JS37. IbOO. 1893.
Maximum temperature . . .42 15 yj so
Minimum temperature . . . -0 3 'i IK
Average temperature . . . . 31 0 10 21
Halnfall 00 T .00 'K
Uncord ot tempornturo nnd precipitation ,
at Omaha for this day and xlnco March 1 ,
Normal for the day , 19
KxceH.i for the day. . . , li ?
Accumulated excess Blnco March 1. . . . . . . 3GD
Normal rnlnfiill for the day 03 Inclr
I > etlclen < 'y for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall tdnco March 1. . . ID.SO Inchon
Deficiency since March 1 10.S8 Inches
ICxccHH tor cor. period. 1800 4.HI Inchen
Deficiency for cor. period , U05. . . ll.Ofl Inchta
Iti-iiorlH from SfalloiiN nt H 1 > . m. ,
Sevcnty-llflli meridian tlmo.
H
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Via
STATIONS AND STATE OF
WEATilliJt.
Dnialm , clear . .
Xorili I'latto , ( clear .
Knit IMia ( Jlty , cloudy . . .O'JM '
ClicytiiiKi , clear . .O'JM
Hiijild City , clear . M
Huron , clear . .00
Clilr.iKO , clcnr . , .00
Wllllrton , clour , 'X ' )
Kt. I uls , cloudy . ,
HI. Paul , partly cloudy ! oo
Davenport , cloudy 4t
Heluia , partly cloudy . .00w
Knnnim City , cloudy .00M
Havre , clear M
lIlHinurck , clear . .01
eiulvetton , I'urtly ' cloudy. . . .ot
T Indlcutai Irura of precipitation ,
U AWlSItSII , Locul Korecait Omclol.
Don't Stop
Tobacco
like li/HI-ll 110 , tin col/
( IK. or l Utr * U Lg'iJi
Mruv < Ul or or ui (
-Oontly
Weans ,
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