THE OMAHA DAILY .BEE : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 9 , 1808 ,
INVESTS IN SCHOOL FUNDS
Btato Hoard ) Discussing Its Holdings of
County Securities ,
FOUR P R CENT THE MINIMUM INCOME
Hope * Yet ( o 8tcnre thr Dntmln *
C'onutr , Ft in ill nit Ionic , bat Will
Not IIIII the 1'rcmlnm At-
rcndy Offered.
LINCOLN , March 8. ( Special. ) The State
Hoard of Educational Land * and Funds held
a meeting today , and finding that there Is
till a chance to get the $189,000 Douglas
county funding bonds , made a bid for them
In which It In figured for the ntato to get n
net Income of 4 per cent for the bonds. At
the meeting the board purchased $36,000
Butler county funding bonds. The latter are
4 % per cent , but will net the state an even
4 per cent. These bonds , as well as the
Douglas county ( ( .sue , are to be part of the
Investment ot the permanent school fund
In the last fourteen months the board has
invested about $450,000 of the fund In this
manner , most of It drawing more than 4 per
cent and none below that rate.
Land Commissioner Wolfe Intended today
to lease the state penitentiary lands to the
highest bidder. There wcro three quartcr-
eoctlons to bo leased In this way and as the
land In these tracts Is not very good It was
not expected that there would bo much com
petition. But the commissioner was sur
prised to find about thirty farmers In his
office when It came limn to auction off the
lenses , Indicating that there Is a big demand
for Nebraska land and that the manifesto of
Labor Commissioner Kent that farming docs
not pay has had llttlo affect on the real
farmers. The tracts leased brought the state
$210 , Milch Commissioner Wolfe considers
a good price , considering the quality of the
land. The mate IIBH four qquarter-sectlons
of penitentiary land , two In Lancaster
county and two In Scward. One of the tracts
In Lancaster had already been leaecd at the
rate of $400 per year. The leases made to
day were taken by the people who are al
ready occupying the lands and the arrangement
mont IB that they may continue to keep the
land at the same price until the legislature
orders a sale of all the tracts. Mr. Wolfe
says It In probable that the next legislator
v > lil order them sold.
LOOKING UP TUB nAILUOAD.
Some parties living In the counties through
which the proposed North acid South railroad
1s to run were at the state house today to
Inquire Itvto the rumor of the new enter
prise , ami to find out by the articles of In
corporation the actual route of the line. It
I Is learned that the company Inquired of the
' * - - < - * - secretary of state the amount of fee re
quired for the filing of the articles , and upon
being Informed that the fee must be paid
direct to the state treasurer , Immediately
wrote back for the flame of the treasurer , In
order that a check for the $2,000 might be
made payable to him. The Information was
given and the order from the company to
fllo the articles Is expected during the week.
The state officials are not yet ready to
elate whether a special session of the Icglnla-
turo will be called. The governor has sent
for a complete copy of the opinion , and ex
pects to go through It carefully before male-
' Ing any announcement. Other prominent
fiHlonlsts who were interviewed expressed
doubt that an extra session would bo called.
They agree that had the opinion been ren
dered latit fall a call for a special session
would surely have benn made , but at this
time of yeav , with about one-half of the
members of the legislature on the farms , the
season would bo such a bu > 3y one that a spe
cial term would be a real hardship to many
of the membprs. One or two called atten
tion to the fact that there had been a num
ber of resignations since tbo last session ,
and that there exists' a doubt that a rate
bill could obtain the required majority. It
is admitted that a failure to pasi the bill
after having called a special session for that
purpcae would have a very damaging effect
upon the fusion party , and that In any event
there would bo much complaint about the
expense of tbo extra session. It Is the gen
eral belief that the governor will not make
up his mind as to whether he will Issue1 the
call until he baa learned the wishes of the
majority of the members.
The following notarial commissions were
tesued today : Ezra E. Howard , Edgar ; Ed
ward Hooper , Grand Island ; D. B. Spanoglc ,
Red Cloud ; A. J. Thatch , Madison.
The Ittncr Brick company , with a capital
ot $15,000 and headquarters at Omaha , has
filed articles of Incorporation. The stock
holders are II. H. Ittncr , Ernest A. , 'Ella lA.
and Henrietta N. Ittner. The Harris Stock
and drain company , with headquarters at
South Omaha , also filed articles today.
The legislative Investigating committee Is
getting ready to go out of business and there
yet remains of the appropriation almost $400.
It Is quite likely that the committee will
make' another raid on this and reduce U
down to about $200 , leaving that amount to
bo turned back Into the treasury. In order
that they may tell the people that they saved
omo money to the state.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
At a meeting of the school board last night
tt was decided to unlto with the members
of the City Improvement society in an effort
to beautify the public school grounds In this
city. It was also decided that the now High
echool auditorium should not bo let for any
entertainments for private gain. All school
entertainments and lectures of direct Inter
est to pupils may be admitted after approval
by the board.
The Union Veteran Republican club met
last night and elected officers for the coming
year as follows : President , J. D. Garner ;
vice president , W. J. Blystone ; secretary , R.
C. Halett ; assistant secretary , D. T. Cook ;
treasurer. Brad P. Cook ; marshal , R. T.
Fried ; assistant marshal , J. II. Valentino ;
corresponding secretary , J. H. McClay. The
club announced Its approval of the action
of the executive committees ot the various
republican clubs of the city.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Lin
coln High school was held In the High school
auditorium tonight. The following program
of short addresses was enlivened by music
from the school : A. II. Watcrhouse , prin
cipal. "Tho Morale of the High School ; " C ,
M. Parker , "Lincoln's Pioneer School
Boards ; " E. T. Hartley , "Lincoln Schools
From 1883 to 1890 ; " music ; A. W. Field ,
_ _ "Modern High Schools. " Tomorrow afternoon -
noon the alumni will have charge of the pro.
gram and a number of reminiscent speeches
have been prepared for the occasion. In tin
evening Mrs. S. C. 0. Upton will talk or
"Woman's Place In School Management , " II. .
II. Wilson will give a picture of "An Up-to-
Date Board of Education , " and Chancelloi
MacLcan will discourse on "Lincoln Hlgl
School Problems. "
L. S. Wilson , a member of the scnloi
class of the law school , has been electee
as a teacher of history nnd moral phll
osophy at the Lincoln Normal eummci
school.
John W. DeWltt , aged 66 years , died a
bis homo In East Lincoln yesterday after
, . noon. The funeral occurs tomorrow after'
ECZEMA
' Most Torturing , Disfiguring ,
Humiliating
Of itching , burning , blooding , scaly skin
and scalp humors Is instantly relieved
tly a warm bath with CuTicuiti SOAP ,
: a single application of CUTICUKA ( oint-
[ nicut ) , the great skin euro , and a full dose
of CUTICCRA RESOLVENT , greatest of blood
purifiers anil humor cures.
( yiicura
REMEDIES speedily , permanently , and
'economically euro , vrliou all else fails.
Pnrrn D.l 4 l > CHI * . C * r. Rote Tr p4. ItaliA.
CV * " " * W Curt l.irtj Htl 4 ro ! l HIIWW , ' trie.
.lllX 4 IkulllrJ t/
cuncviu uw.
noon. The deceased leaves a wife and three
Aitignltn.
Mlsj Ilnttcrflfld , who has charge of the
art decoratloiu of the State building at the
exposition , nan returned to Omaha , after
havltiK uillsted much Interest and sained
yiliMr. | ] Information hero ( gwarda carrying
out her woik.
Shr-rlff Welli of Webster county orrtvd
hero thla afternoon and took charge of J.
\V. Well * , who 1 * accused of having stolen
ft team nnd buggy at Hed CloJd last week.
Secretary flnrry reports that the Cuban
Kellef commlralon hag shipped to the Cen
tral Relief commission at New York one
cap of flour and four cam of corn. One
car of corn , at the rcyucst of James Chit-
tick and C. O. LuuJ , who collected It In
Waytio township , Custer county , will bo
cuttlRncd to Sagua Ia I Orandc , Cub .
J , H. Clay , who was appointed a few days
ago to take the place of Harvey Valll , has
declined to accept- the honor. It Is probable
that 'tho plnce will be left vacant until the
spring election.
The grand Jury today brought In Indict
ments against a number ot gamblers.
Omaha people at the hotels : At the Lin-
dell Leo Herdman. W. K. McFarlane , C. P.
Erlckson , J , H. liarktnson , A. L. Olrard.
At the Lincoln J. W. Hosier , A. M. Jeff
rey , John A. Ki-ug. C. W. Hose.
Trio
TKCUMSKH , Neb. , Match 8. ( Special. )
Prof. IJJmun.l Thorp and Miss Lucy Clarke
resigned their positions as superintendent
and principal respectively of the Tecumseh
city Hchools at N special meeting of the
board last evening. Two bojs , who weie
u BOiirre of annoyance to the teachers , had
been expelled and the teachers Insisted that
the expulsions bp for the rest of thla year
The board upheld the teachers In the ac
of expulsion , but differed with them Iti re
gard to the tlmo It should continue. The
board contended the boys haJ rights which
must be recognized and protected In the
matter and as the boys had shown a deslrn
to re-enter school under proper amends and
promises the board wanted to and did re-
nstall them. The teachers Insisted they
ould not handle the bo > a and that they
were a menace to > the school , and so do-
' .ermhied were they that when the boys were
elnatalled they Immediately resigned and
; > o.ltlvely refused to have anything to do
ivlth the schools as long as these boys were
n them. County Superintendent Adklns
presided over the High school today nnd a
professor from Peru Is coming over tomor-
ow to Ictid temporary assistance.
Call for Slate Convention.
SIDNKV , Nfeb. , March 8. ( Special. ) In
a local paper appears the following , over
ho signature of Luclon Stebblns , one of
ho flint to embrace populism In Nebraska
and elected to the legislature on that ticket ;
The following call Is Issued by mo by
, 'Irtup oC authority conferred upon mo by
: ho Nashville mid St. Louis conferences of
the people's Independent party. A stnto
convention of the people's Independent
arty of the s > tnto of Nebraska will bo held
at the city of Kearney , SIny 23 , lbt'8. ' to re-
rganlzt ! the people's Independent party nnd
o nominate ticket for the Htutc olllcus
o bo voted for in November , 1S9S governor ,
leutcmint governor , treasurer , secretary of
atnte , auditor , superintendent of public
'amis nnd bulldlng-a and superintendent of
) Ul llc Instrno'.lon nnd do such other busi
ness ns properly belonps to the convention.
The bixslH of representation will be one
Jplcsate for every fCO votes' ' , or fractional
part thereof , cast for John H. Powers for
governor In ISM. The clelcRatlon Is limited ,
that the delegatra must bo straight pee
ple's party men , that the convention may
bo able to control Itself. Hut conferring
visitors , regardless of past party affiliations
aru Invited 'to ' attend.
A sic to lie MtiNtcrtMl In.
HASTINGS , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. )
Adjutant General' ' Barry was In the city last
evening and con'ferred with the members of
the State band on the question of mustering
the band In s a Second regimental band
of the Nebraska National Guard. The boys
have signified their desire 'to ' enlist and the
adjutant general expressed himself an being
favorably impressed and will in all prob
ability make a favorable report. The band
la composed entirely of Hastings boys and
is recognized as ono of the best musical
organizations In the state.
Local politics are warming up. The repub
licans held their primaries this evening and
selected delegates to the city convention
which will be held Thursday , when candi
dates for mayor , aldermen , treasurer and
city clerk will bo named. The citizens' con
vention will bo held Saturday.
'Fremont ' iltrmir.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. )
The Platte river at this point la very low.
The ice has all gone out of the channels
and there is but llttlo left on the sandbars.
There will probably be no heavy spring rlso
at thld place.
A small IIOUPO on South Main street be
longing to J. H. Walkup of Saunders county
took tire from some unknown cause last
night and was totally consumed. The house
adjoining on the south was considerably
damaged. Neither of the buildings were
occupied. Lees , $175 , no Insurance.
The funeral of Mrs. E. C. Jensen , who
died yesterday at Wahoo , was held this1 af
ternoon from the Danleh Methodist church.
Mrs. Jensen was 67 years of age and had
been a resident oft Fremont slnco 1871. She
leaves four grown-up children.
Kearney Itciiubllcun City Convention.
KEAUNEY , Neb. . March 8. ( Special.
The republican city convention for the pur-
p33o of putting a full ntralght republican city
ticket In the field this spring , was held at
the city ball last night and the following
nominations were made : Mr. B. O. Hos
teller ; clerk , George E. Ford ; treasurer , C.
D. Ay res ; police judge , E. E. SquUes ; mem
bers of school board , Rev. H. W. Trueblood
and N. P. McDonald. There were 100 dele
gates present , being the full representation ,
and the convention passed off pleasantly and
haitnonlously. In accepting the nomination
Mr. Hosteller made a clear , clean statement
of his position regarding municipal affairs
and what ho should endeavor to dj If elected ,
Tbo cpccch met with hearty approval cad wan
adopted as the platform for tbe ticket during
the spring campaign.
ColiimliiiN Xotex.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. )
A special election has been called for March
29 , just ono week before the regular spring
election , to submit a proposition to Issue
$25,000 bonds with which to purcharo ground
and erect a modern , up-to-date school buildIng -
Ing for the city. There Is hardly any doubt
that the bonds will tarry.
Miss Kato Conway , employed at the
Clother house , met with a distressing acci
dent last evening while In the discharge ol
her duties. She accidentally turned a pan
of boiling-hot grease upon her right hand
and 'forearm , burning and scalding her In a
frightful manner. She was attended by a
physician , who says ho can rave the mem
ber , but It will bo several weeks before she
will bo able to resume her duties.
ItoNelanit IleiiiN ,
UO3ELAND , Neb. , March 8. ( Speclal.- )
The Modern Woodmen of America organized
a. camp hero Saturday night with sixteen
charter member ? . The following are the
officers : M. C. Kcrnow , V. C. ; W. F. Dun
can , W. A. ; Dan Sunday , escort ; D. S ,
Burkhard , clerk ; F. S. Joynt. banker ; P. E ,
O'Donald , watchman ; Frank Echternach
ecntry. A supper was served after the in
itiatory ceremonies. Twenty-ono visitors
'from Junlata were present.
The measles arc making a complete swecf
of this vicinity. Nearly every family In the
community has had from ono to eight down
Two deaths have occurred , Mary 'IJelrlger
aged 17 , and Elmer Henry , aged 17.
llenervnl of Farm Work.
NELSON , Neb. , ( March 8. ( Special. ) The
advent of 'March ' has brought mlth It a re <
newal of farm work for the season of 1S9S ,
Not since 1892 has the ground been in such
excellent condition ag it now is. The snow
which fell at frequent intervals all wlntei
has kept the ground In the best possible
shape for winter wheat , of which there Is a
large acreage In this county. There will 'be
but little spring -wheat KO\VU , owing to the
month of February being totally unfavora
ble for sowing.
Jail llrenker HeturiiH.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , March S. ( SptC'
lal. ) Ray Raphael , ono of tbe prisoners wbc
broke out of tbe county jail last Friday
nicht , returned Sunday and after remaining
In biding one day , gave himself up to the
officers Ho related that HejnoIJi and
Qurge , tbo worst criminals in the bunch ,
WM la hldlag la day. tack elout tweat ]
mllca from the city nd the Sheriff at once
went out occompalncd by two deputies and
Raphael , It rr a found that the men bid
been there and that to that extent Raphael's
( itory was true , but the men had flown , Ka-
ptoel Irs again an Inmate of the jell
nnd It Is not y t known what dlspceltlon will
be made ot him aa. many doubt the alleged
good faith In dU story.
nl Wnnnit.
WAUSA , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. ) The
wave of prosperity has utruck this city.
Never In Its history has eo much" building
and Improving been done as at the present
time. A sufficient amount of money has
been subscribed to Insure the building ot a
Methodist and a mission church.
A large Increase of Immigration to this
portion over previous yc\us Is a welcome
sign ot the times.
Seven carloads of live etock were shipped
from this point one day this week to the
South Omaha market.
Improved machinery has been put In tbe
cnamcry and other necessary facilities
ad-led which when completed will make it
ono of the bett In the state.
Rev. Mr. nuttier ( Methodist ) has closed a
very successful series of revival meetings.
The North Nebtasku Townsllo company
ha completed n plat of ar addition to the
city.
KnlRlit 'Arnoit Caxe.
DLAIR. Neb. . March 8. ( Special. ) Nearly
the entire day In the Knight arson trial has
been given up to the testimony of the de-
fuiso In on attempt to prove the Insanity
of Mr. Knight. The defense Is also
attempting to prove that the stock
of merchandise In the store at whole
sale price was worth much more
tban the Insurance carrleJ. The case can
not reach the Jury before tomorrow evening
and possibly not then. The general Impres-
lon Is that the state has put up a much
stronger case at this trial than It did at
thu former one , while the defense Is miToh
woaker.
Mllltlii Company Ollleem.
o.V , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. )
Company , Nebraska National Guard , at
Its regular weekly meeting last Saturday
njght. elected First Lieutenant Lee D. Bald
win as captain In pCaco of Bd M. Short , who
recently resigned on account of business
matters which compelled his absence from
the city. Captitn Baldwin Is one of the
most popular members of the company and
's well qualified for the duties ot hla new
tosltlon. AVIlllarn Moore was cected first
-leutenant , to fill the place made vacant by
Mr. Baldwin's promotion.
Itiiiin.wny Girl
HUMBOLDT. Neb. , March 8. ( Special. )
Alpha , the 12-year-old daughter ot H. D.
Clark , a well known farmer living near
Brock , this state , on account of a threat
ened punishment , left homo one night re
cently nnd started out In a southerly dl-
recllon , traveling al ! night clad In only a
light house dress. Officers here were noti
fied to watch for her and the following day
nho was locate , ! at a farm house near here ,
where she had "tupped to rest und get some
thing to eat. She was taken back by her
father.
Kliiieit IteniK.
ITHACA' , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. ) The
executive board of the Saunders County
Sunday School association met last Saturday
at Wahoo to arrange plans and a program
for the annual meeting or the association In
Juno at 'this place.
The flno weather of the last few days has
started the farmers out for spring work.
Some have begun cutting stalks. Some ex
pect to sow spring wheat this week. The
roads are In excellent condition.
\vliriiNka City \eivn.
NEBRASKA CITY , March 8. ( Special. )
It appears that the city will not be able
to refund Its bonded debt of $227,000 at 4
per cent. The time advertised for filing bids
expired yesterday without a single offer hav
ing been received. The city clerk received
letters from several concerns doing a bond
brokerage 'business ' protesting against the
low rate of Interest and expressing a willing
ness to bid on 5 per cent bonds.
l Hole Im lllw Heel.
BATTLE CREEK , Neb. , March 8. ( Spec-
la ! . ) Lost evening some of the Battle Creek
boys were opt practicing going to Cuba , when
Clayton Church gpt a hole shot through hU
heel by Charley Hansen , making a very
bad wound. The doctors operated on it this
morning but are unable to decide how it
will result.
Farmer IlrenkH IIIn Wrliit.
AINSWORTH , Neb. , March 8. ( Special
Telegram. ) Chris Eddy , a prominent
farmer living five miles south of here , fell
from his windmill tower , breaking his left
arm near the wrist. ,
Hurt In n. Hunaway.
BANCROFT , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. )
H. L. Keefe of this city was badly brulwd
In a runaway today while driving to Pender.
NehriiMkn.e v XateN.
The Otoo County Teachers' association will
meet at Palmyra March 11 and 12.
Elgin IB to have a creamery and part of the
machinery Is already on the ground.
The creamery at Wood River has been
completed and la now In operation.
From the extreme western part of the
state ccmca the report that more land will
bo put Into crops this year than ever before.
A popular subscription of about $1,150 has
rained to send David Miller of Beaver
City , to Klondike , the subscribers to the
fund to share in the profits ot Mr. Miller's
labors en a prospector and miner.
Nate Norwood ot Edgar lest his watch the
other day while working ever the flour or
feed bins In the mill. He doesn't know Into
which ono he dropped It , but scene one who
buys Edgar flour or meal will find a prize
In the shape of a flne gold watch In tbe
cack.
Farm mortgages were filed In Dawes county
during the lant six months ot 1897 to trie
amount of $6,922 , while the amout ot those
released during the eame period was $18,577
During that time city mortgages to the
amount of $5,678 wcro filed and $9,441 re
leased.
The Atkinson Roller mills are preparing
to build a flume about a mile and a quarter
In length. They will cut through from the
river about a mile above the town to the
mill. The ditch was surveyed several years
ago and this spring will bo put through. The
new improvement will give a splendid power
and a much needed milling facility.
TO CUHR COU1 IV 0.\K DAY
Take Laxative Brome Qu.nlne Tablets. Al
druggists refund the money it it fails to cure
25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. an each tablet
The Omaha Weekly Bee and New York
Weekly Tribune one year for 90 cents. You
can have The Bee sent to your friends In the
east and toke the Tribune yourself.
HV.MIMAI. .
AVInter-Jolumon.
LOOMIS , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. ) The
marrl'igo of Miss K. L. O. Johnson of this
city and Dr. L. H. Winter * of Curtis. Neb.
occurred hero today. Mr. and Mrs. Wlnte
departed today for their future homo In
Curtis , Neb. Dr. L. H. Winter Is a brothe
of Phil E. and Charles E. Winter of Omaha
IlurrelJAdrlanee.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. )
Mr. H. A. Burrel of this city and Miss Effle
Adrlanco of Jamestown were married las
week at the residence of the bride's father
Rev. Jacob'Adrlance. Their marriage wai
considerable of a surprise to the friends o
the groom.
Drop the .Vetvupaper Gun : Hill.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Marcii S. There wns a
conference of Governor Black , LleuUnan
Governor Woodruff , Speaker O'Grady , Sena
tor Ellsworth nnd Senator Krum over the
Kllsworth newspaper bill which passed the
senate lust week and which newspapers
throughout the state have assailed as an
attack upon the liberty of the press. As a
result of the conference , the bill , whlcl
was to have come up In the assembly today
was not call up , and the probability Is
that it will not be pressed for passage.
Dividend fur Wentern Uulon.
NEW YORK. March 8.-The executlv
committee of the Western Union Telegraph
company has recommended the payment of f
the regular quarterly illvldenU ol lli per ;
cent.
CHEAP RATES TO THE COAST
Rate War Takes a More Fjciint Form from
the Norfii'1' '
CUr ON NORTHERN RQUJES IS DEEP
- r. Jn
O ui nil a. Line * Not Yet Decided oil
Meeting the &atcyi { . JRedncllon ,
but Knurr 1il'1 ' < lr-t the
Matter Settled.
Passenger rates to thet'nWthwe t territory
went tumbling down again .on TureJay morn
ing when the See line an flounced n rate of
$20 first-class and $10 second-class from
Minneapolis and St. Paul to Vancouver ,
Portland , Tacomn and Seattle. Some Idea
of the chcapncfe of travel via the northern
transcontinental lines may be gleaned from
the statement that one may now travel from
New York to Portland for $35. To use the
vernacular of the street , "It's cheaper to
move thin It la to pay rent ; " and It's much
cheaper to travel than It Is to pay board.
Whether these deeply cut rates will be ap
plied through Omaha and other Missouri river
gatewajs to the Pacific const Is a matter
that has oot yet been determined , and will
not be until the meeting of the general pas
senger agents of western lines , which has
just been lia.Ull called by Chairman U. O.
Caldwcll of the Western Passenger asaocla-
lon. The meeting will bo held In Chicago
on Wednesday morning , convening at 11
o'clock. A number of the passenger men of
Omalia will be In attendance. They are as
yet not united on any plan of action to
ecommend to the association. Sonic of
hem are firmly of the opinion that the best
course Is to meet every cut made by the
northern transcontinental Hues In orJer to
lold all the Klondike and other northwcflt
business for the lints through here. On the
other hand , some of the passenger men argue
hat demoralization In passenger ratrs on
lorthern lines need not necessarily Involve
he lines through here In a ruinous rate war ,
and that It Is far more profitable for the
Omaha lines to maintain a * good rates as they
can , even though they lose some Klondike
mstnees , than to carry their through busi
ness , as well as that to Intermediate points ,
at a loss. These two Ideas will run amuck
t the meeting In Chicago.
LOCAL DEMORALIZATION.
In the nieaowlitle there Is no doubt what
ever that the bulk or the business to the
northwest Is being carried by the Canadian
i'aclflc , the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern to the detriment of the lines
. ( trough luce. While It Is conceded that
: ho great majority of the prospective argo
nauts bound for the Klondike country have
already started It Is believed that a con
siderable amount of other travel to the
northwest Is being attracted by the cheap
ratiw. Persons who Intended to travel In
that direction during the spring or sum
mer arc planning to start now In order to
take advantage of the reduced rates. Whtu
one can travel clear across the continent foe
ess than he can ordinarily go from Omaha
o the Pacific coaet , the inducements to hurry
ils trip are so graat as to have sDmc weight
Locally the rates arc still held at $25
first class , and $20 , second class , for points
In the northwest. The rules provide that
nothing but the rebate plan of half the
regulation fare on arrival at destination
shall bo applied on Individual 'tickets , but
It's an open secret that this rule Is not be
ing closely observed In this vicinity. On
Saturday the Union Pacific caught the Bur
lington In a trap on this kind of a break ,
but the latter line got out of the difficulty
by stating that the plan for reduced rates' '
did not become effective until Sunday , and
until that time any old rate could be applied.
The one community that Is strenuously ob
jecting to the present i reduction rates
offered to the northwest lies In and about
San Francisco. The Southern Pacific , the
line that absolutely controls all business In
and out ot 'that city , has so far refused to
be a party to the cheap rates andas a re
sult all tbo business Is going to the coast
cities further north. Naturally the Cali
fornia merchants say they have a kick com
Ing , but they bad so many kicks agalns
the Southern Pacific that no one pays atten
tion to them any more.
MISSOURI PACIFIC VKOSl'KHS
Good Year In Siiltc of Flood * nn
Yellow Fever.
ST. LOUIS , March 8. The annual meeting
of the stockholders of tbe Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain Railway companies was held
In this city today and the report for th
year 1897 was submitted In detail. U showed
the following results of operations and com
parlsons with 189C : Grtes earnings , $24,805 ,
451 , aa increase of $2,793,490 ; operating ex
penses , $17,454,111 , an increase of $962,787
not earn logs , $7,351,339 ; total net Income , $8 ,
177,611 ; charges against Income , $7,682,499
increase of $367,601 ; surplus , $495,120.
The report then says : "While adverse gen
cral conditions which prevailed In 1896 con
tlnued during the early part of the year
accentuated by the high water in the spring
and again in tbe fall by the yellow fovc :
epidemic , the results shown are those ot a
prosperous year , there- having been un In
crease in freight train mileage of nearly 1
per cent. The statistics , of passenger traffic
compared with tbe previous year , ftiow a tie
crease in the number ot passengers ear
rled ot 236,164. This is due to the continue ,
decrease In _ the commutation business
caused by electric c r competition. Prelgh
traffic statistics show an Increase In ton
carried of 1,034,461 , end .In tbe freight earn
ings an increase ot $2,705.398. The In
crease In tonnage wee largely In bulk groin'
although other agricultural products serves
to swell the total increase , there being a
Increase In the movement of Arkansas cot
ton duo to the largo crop. The movement o
merchandise and manufactures after tti
harvesting ot crops Increased on the Mln
sourl Pacific 85,000 tons , and over BO.OOi
tons on the Iron Mountain. The averagi
rate per ton per mile shows a slight de
creane.
iMOST TOO ' .H.YXY FOIl RAILROADS
.IMnn to Itrlnrmtc Vtty Ticket OHIee
IllopkiMl for tilt' 1'reMont.
fTho Northwestern city office will remain I
Its present location for a while at leant
Whllo the suit for the ejectment of th
ticket broker occupying the adjoining offic
was won In the district court It Is llkcl
that the mutter may bo appealed and kep
In the courts for some time yet. The North
western U ready to make Its Improvement ,
to the property an soon as It can get pos
session of the adjoining office , but the ticket
broker refuses to move 'out unless duly
compensated by the owner'of the block for
giving up a promised1 privilege to remain
In the present location. ' 1
The Missouri PacIfldMilln somewhat of
a dilemma regarding tboremoval of Its city
offices also , it to deslroUBtot getting away
from the present location1 before the opening
ot the exposition , but has. had-considerable
difficulty In securing an' available location.
The property at the morthwest corner of
Fourteenth and Farnam streets Is under con-
elderattou and officials of the * company at
St. Louis have been wired to coino here
to Inspect the property. eBut there la an
other tangle in this m tter , Smith & Wil
liams , the firm occupylpfti the store next
to the corner , recently secured a three
years' lease oa the plaqo , and do not pro
pose to wovo. Whether , /the corner prop
erty 'will be largo enoufh , to answer the
demands ot the railroad porapany Is a ques
tion. .
I.urninlf to ll < - 'Aluuuloned.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. . March 8. ( Special
Telegram. ) In an interview at Laramlo yes
terday General Manager Dickinson ot the
Union Pacific Imparted the Important Information -
formation that Laramlo Is to bo abandoned
aa a division point on the road. With the
Improved motive power now In use trains
can be run through from Cheyenne to Raw-
llns , 193 miles , and the necessity of an in
termediate division point nb longer exists.
Mr. Dickinson said also that tbo matter me
chanic's offlco at Laramle would be re
moved < to Cheyenne within the next thirty
days and that there Is llttlo hope of any
Of the men recently discharged from the
hope being re-employed. The Laramle
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine.
Tor fits , Epilepsy , Hysteria , St. Vitus Dance.
Any exciting cause which disturbs the
equilibrium of the nervous system is liable to
bring on some terrible mental or nervous dis
ease , Indigestible articles of food , intestinal
worms , loss of sleep , irreat exhaustion , grief ,
'
anger , constipation of the bowels , piles' and
uterine irritation are among- the most frequent
of exciting causes of epileptic affections. Per
sons afflicted with nervous disturbances usually
inherit a tendency to nervous weakness. All
who are afflicted with any of these troubles
should remember that Dr. Miles' Restorative
Nervine is a speedy remedy for nervous troubles
of every description. It soothes and refreshes
the weary brain , gives the torture.1 nerves a
rest , and permits them to recover their tone and steadiness. It restores health.
Mrs. E. F. Denny , Pnllsmlo , Neb. , In snonklng of her tlnUKlitor's sickness ways : "Mrarlo lia l St.
Vltus daiicu noavly three years. Wo tried several physicians but they only helped hr tempo-
rnrlly. At last she lost control of her limbs entirely and her mind wns so nifected that" she
forgot everything oho ever knew. When everything else failed we began giving her Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine. At first she continued to grow worse but In u couple of weeks we could see
a change for tht better , and from that day on , her Improvement was steady. Owing to her
very low condition It required several months : to complete a cure , but now my little girl Is aa
healthy and fat as any mother could ask , and her mind Is as clear as n l ell. "
Dr. Miles' Remedies are for sale by all druggists under a guarantee first
bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on heart and nerves free. Address
Dr. MILES , MEDICAL CO. , Eikhart , Ind.
Boomerang says of the matter : "This In
dicates the removal of all of our railroad
people to Rawllns and Cheyenne. Most of
the trainmen arc married men nnd It means
the removal of many families , aggregating
several hundred people , from this city. "
Manager Dickinson and party are making
a general Inspection of the road and ore
cutting expenses wherever possible.
GUI.K 'ROAD ' SI3EKIXcT I3XTEXSIOXS.
Xt-KotlnlliiK for the Purchase of Two
Short Southern I.liu'H.
LITTLE , ROCK , Ark. , March 8. A very
Important deal Is on foot which. If carried
out , will result In giving the Kansas City ,
Plttsburg & Gulf railroad , a direct line from
Mena to Memphis. The deal Involves the
purchase of the Llttlo Rock" & ( Memphis
Short Line and the Little Rock , Hot Springs
& Gulf and the building of about thirty miles
of new track. The Llttlo Rock & Memphis
has been on the market for many months
and Its sale ban been repeatedly advertised
and postponed , the bonded debt of the road
being so heavy as to deter purchasers from
making any offer for the property. It was
given out today that the Plttsburg & Gulf
Is after the road.
A representative of that system was In
Little Rock Saturday with Receiver Fink.
They made a thorough Inspection ot the ter
minal facilities in Argenta and left in the
afternoon for a tour of inspection. Should
the Pittsburg people get the Memphis road
and the Llttlo Rock , Hot Springs & Texas
they could , by completing a gap of about
twenty miles between Little Rock and Benton -
ton and extending a short distance west of
Hot Springs have a direct line from Mcna
to Memphis and a trunk line from Kansas
City to the Mississippi river.
Kiinlnecrx' Conference Clone * .
CHEYENNE , March 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The conference of the state engi
neers of Colorado , Nebraska , Kansas , Utah
and Wyoming which has been in progress
here sings yesterday closed tonight. It was
agreed that the western slates are greatly
In need of more systematic and extended
methods than are afforded by present legis
lation for the most effective use of the water
employed In , Irrigation and for Us equitable
distribution. In order to effect the desired
Improvements each of the engineers will in
the Immediate future prepare a comprehen
sive plan in , line with the conditions as ex
isting In his own state. After a comparison
ot thews plans all will probably join In a
memorial for state and national legislation
necessary to carry the desired plans into
effect.
Opciiliipr nt Xeiv Ilnllronil.
FORT SMITH , Ark. , March 8. The first
train on the new Arkansas Central railroad
went from here to Charleston this afternoon ,
bearing the Commercial club and other
prominent business men as guests of the
company and In honor of the occasion.
Twenty-six miles of the road will be In opera
tion In ten days and construction to Little
Rock and Memphis will be vigorously prose
cuted. Within forty days two other new
railroads will bo completed to Fort Smith ,
the Choctaw , Oklahoma . & Gulf , and the
Kansas City , PltUburg & Gulf.
Cnt the Rnte * to Chlcnffo.
SAN FRANCISoO. March 8. The Coua-
dlan Pacific has announcsJ that beginning
tomotrow it will cell tickets out ot San
Francisco at the following rates : To St.
Paul , $25 first-class and $15 second clacs , to
Chicago , $36.50 first-class and $26.50 second
class ; to New York , $40 first-class and $30
second class. Tbe rates to Chicago and St.
Paul are new rates. The rates to New Yorx
remain undisturbed. The rate war to proving
a bonanza to vessels running from this city
to British Columbian points.
Riillroail XoteH iinil Pemonnl * .
George Walthorn , general attorney ot the
Montana Union railway , Is in the city from
Dutte , Mont.
Vice President George B. Harris of the
Burlington Is In the city , en route from Lin
coln to Chicago , on one of his regular trips
over the line.
Locomotive No. 8S8 of the Union Pacific ,
the cab of which was damaged by a broken
driving rod , has been quickly repaired and
Is now doing regular work again.
The March Issue of the Corn Belt , the
agricultural monthly publication of the Bur
lington , devotes two pages to the exposition ,
a good sketch being accompanied by views
of a number of the buildings.
Joseph II. McConnell , superintendent of
motive power and machinery of the Union
Pacific , la at Laramlo , Wyo. , Inspecting the
shops there with a view to removing some
of the machinery to other shops.
The local passenger association has a case
against the local onto ot the Kansas City.
PltUburg & Gulf road , which is alleged
to have cut the rate on a ticket to a point
in Indiana to tbe extent of $1.50. The mat
ter will be duly investigated by the "low
Joints. "
Omaha freight men were much surprised
to learn of the resignation of E. C. 1'almcr ,
general freight agent of the Iowa Central
railroad. Mr. Palmer resigned on Monday ,
March 7 , to go into private business. He
will bo succeeded by J. N. Tlttemore. for
merly general freight agent of the DCS
Molues , Northern & Western railroad. No
appointment has yet been announced for the
latter place.
Omaha railroaders regret to learn of the
death of T. Coverdale , father of Robert
T. Coverdale , formerly connected with the
Union I'aclflc In thla city. The deceased was
74 years of age , and was well known in
Omaha and other western cities as a pioneer
hotel man. Ho died at Salt Lake City on
Monday night , after a brief Illnees. His eon ,
Robert T. Coverdale , went with the Oregon
Short Line at Salt Lake City on the separa
tion of that line from the Union Pacific rail
road.
road.During
During the preacnt week Senator Petti-
grew will. If an opportunity present * itself ,
call up In the senate tbe bill which hat )
parsed the houee and has been favorably re
ported by the senate committee on Indian
affairs , granting to the' Nebraska , Kansas &
Quit Railroad company a right of wa :
through tbe Indian Territory. Edwart
"To a man up a tree , " it looks as
though Nicoll the Tailor , was doing
all the tailoring of Omaha. But we're
not. Half a hundred orders yesterday
and as many the day before is but
a faint hint of what our spring trade is
likely to be.
We're ready for a big trde We've
made preparations for ci Record Break
ing Year greater stock larger store
better facilities , additional salesmen
increased cutting force.
This year we're going to put in our best licks on the fel
low who has been paying fancy credit prices. AVe're going to
try tp convince him that it pays to trade with 'Nicoll. We're
going to convince him of the saving by dealing with a cash
House. If he's open to conviction the task is easy.
Trousers $4 to $12. Suits $15 to $50
Spring Overcoats $15 to $40 !
209 and 211 S. 15th St. - - - Karbach Block
Rymer of New York Is the president of the
company , and the International Banking and
Trust Guaranty company will act ca trustee
for the bondholders. The "prospectus of the
company , which has just been Issued , shows
that the company proposes to Issue $26,000,000
In first mortgage bonds for the construction
of the road. The bonda , which are to bo gold
bonds , paying 4 per cent interest , are to
mature in 1948.
There are 'three ' little things which do
more work thai any other three llttlo things
created they are the ant , the bee and
DoWltt's Little Early Risers , the last being
tbo famous little pills for stomach and liver
troubles.
MeeUiiK ) of tinDcrlhlok CIuli.
Last evening at the Hayden annex the
Dcrthlck club held ono of Its bl-wcekly
meetings. The president was ntipcnt nnd
Miss Klmbnll , the Pecretnry , presided. The
program IAHS rendered under the direction
of Miss iMnrgaret Rend and was devoted to
the compositions of John Sebastian lincli.
The Idea Is abroad that the muxlc of this
composer Is about ns Interesting : as the mul
tiplication table nnd that .i whole evening
of It must bo dull Indeed. The performance
by the Derthlck club proved the contrary.
Bach wns Interesting and enjoyable. The.
program was -well selected In order to give
variety and Uach has written music which
anyone can enjoy If he Is In a , receptive
mood. The characterization was read by
Clement Chase nnd the analyses by Miss
KnlKht. A two "part Invention was played
by 'Mrs. Hummel , n prelude , and fURUo by
Miss Head , the gavotte , In B minor by Miss
Candeo and the great Toccata and Fugue ,
arranged and umiillfled by Tauslff , by Mr.
Giihm. Miss Hamilton ? ang "My Heart
Kver Faithful , " The Bach-Gounod "Avu
Maria" was contributed by .Mrs. Street and
Miss Bo wen Bang ithe sacred song "Forget
Mo Not. "
FOIIKCAST FOIL TODAY'S WKATIIUH.
ThrrntrnliiK. with I.ocnl SIIOT MJ
ColilvrpXnrlhWFNterly Wliiiln. I
WASHINGTON , March 8. Forecast for
WedneKday ;
For Nebraska Threatening weather , with
local snows ; much colder ; northwesterly
winds.
Kor South Dakota Cloudy nnd threaten
ing weather , with local snows In southeast
portion : coldfr : northerly winds.
For Iowa Cloudy , threatening weather ,
possibly with light snow In northwest portion
tion ; decidedly colder Wednesday night ;
winds' ' becoming northerly.
For MlKsourl Fair ; colder In northwest
portion Wednesday nlelil : southerly shift- |
Intr to northwesterly winds. l
For Kaunas Partly cloudy , possibly with
light snow In extreme northwest portion ;
much colder Wednesday night ; winds be
coming northwesterly.
For Wyoming Fair ; colder In eastern portion
tion ; northerly winds.
Iteiiortv from Station * at N | i , in.
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
U A. WELSH , Local Forecast O.llclal.
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