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FUNKRAL OCCURS SUNDAY
On that Day tha Late Mrs. Thunton Will
Eo Laid to Beat ,
SERVICES TO BE AT ALL SAINTS' CHURCH
flenntor Thiirxton Arrive * ntVnnn -
Inirtoii with IIU AVIfe'a Ilc-
' ' Minimi nnit "Will Lenvc ( or
O in all a Toilnjr.
WASHINGTON. March 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Thnnston with the remains
of his wife arrived at 10 o'clock tonight , over
the Southern railway from Jacksonville ,
Fla. , where the transfer was made from the
Atlantic Coast line. The body of Mrs. Thurs
ton came through from Florida under per
mit of the Board of Wealth of that state
and will be continued to Omaha under the
same regulations , except that the permit will
be stamped here by the Washington health
officials. The body Is cr.easeJ In a rough
lead casket packed In charcoal , as prescribed
by the regulations at quarantine stations.
Immediately upon the arrival of the train
the remains were taken charge by Nebraska
friends and placed In n private room until
the special car of the Union Pacific could bo
put In order to receive the corpse. The
florist at once began the work of decoratln ;
the car for reception of the remains , assisted
by a number of ( Mrs. Thnrston's personal
friends. There was an Immense concourse
of people present to receive Senator Thurs
ton , the flr < st to greet him being his son ,
Clarence. Assistant ( Secretary ot War
Mclklejohn then escorted the Senator and
' his son to the Cairo , where they will remain
until they leave for the west at 3:40 : p. m.
It was Senator Thurston's deslro to leave
on the Pennsylvania limited , but owing to
the makeup of the train and the heavy
rolling stock It carried It was thought bolt
to stop over hero until 3:40 : , arrangements
having been completed 'to attaqh the car at
Chicago to the llurllngton train out at 5
o'clock , so that It will bring the special car
Itito Omaha at S Sunday morning ,
i SEIIWCmS IN OMAHA.
It Is the Intention to have public services
nt All Saints' church at 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoc i , the object of this being that the
Thurston Hlfles , city authorities and civic
societies have nskpJ to bo allowed to partic
ipate In the exercises , Uev. T. J. Mack y
having been asked to officiate at the ocrvlce.
Speaking to a newspaper man who
ennio through from Key West with Senator
, Thurstoo , he said that the body of Mrs. )
V Thurston was embalmed en hoard the yacht ,
there being a feeling that phoiild the re
mains bo allowed to go ashore there might
bo quarantine complications arising which
would necetsltate burial In Sagua La Grande
and tinder the laws of the Rpanlnh countries
two years would have to elapse before the
body coulJ bo removed. Itathcr than run
nny risk U wus decided to prepare the body
for transportation on shipboard , which wus
done.
Mrs' J. Ellen Foster , advocate genera ! of
the National Relief association for Culm , of
which Mrs. Thurston was vice president at
large , presented to Senator Thurston a num
ber of resolutions expressing their deep af
fection for their dead member.
The following constituted the delegation
which met Senator Thurston at the depot :
Senators Allan , Carter , Hansbrough , Holt-
felt and Shoup , Sergeant-at-Arms Bright ,
Representatives Mercer , Strode , Maxwell ,
Stark , Sutherland , Greene , Stewart of Wis
consin , auditor of the treasury ; W. E. An
drews. Colonel W. H. Michael , chief clerk of
the State department ; M. J. Hull , chief ot
bureau , War department ; F. W. Ctnvans , as
sistant , Department of Justice ; L. W. Fowler
and wife. Captain W. H. Woodward , C. E.
Magoon , Mrs. W. E. Andrews , Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster , Mrs. C. M. Pepper , Mrs. Alfrel Gan
nett , Mrs. T. F. Schneider , Mrs. Stewart and
the Misses Stewart of Wisconsin , E. P.
Reynolds , Jr. , C. H. Plrtle , D. J. Mott , Henry
n. Allen. Miss Lena Shoup , Mrs. John J.
Ingnlla , Mrs. Willis Mcore , George K. But-
lln , W. H. Wheeler , E. M. McKlnney. John
Herman.
K. lllHUCi : PASSES AWAY.
Death Ifiid IlectL Anticipated far fler-
rral liar * .
WASHINGTON , March 17. Hon. Blanche
K. Bruce , register of the treasury , died thl
morning at 8:15 : Mr. Bruco's death had been
expected for several days. Ho Buffered from
a complication of stomach troubles which
at first appeared not serious , but last week
bo lost strength steadily , and toward the
close of the week It became apparent that
Ills vitality was ebblng"rapldly.
II r. Uruco's only child , a son , Roscoe C.
( Bruce , IS years old , arrived here yesterday
from Exeter , N. H. , where he U taking a
preparatory course for Harvard. The funeral
will take place on Monday. The services
will bo held at the Metropolitan Methodist
( Episcopal ciurcli ( colored ) .
Blanche K. Bruce was born In Prince Ed
ward county , Virginia , March 1 , 1841 , and
therefore was 57 years old. He was ot
'African descent , was born a slave end re-
celved Uio rudiments of education frcni the
tutor of his master's son. Ha taught school
for a time la Hannibal , Mo. , and later be
came a student at Oborlln. In 1S69 ho be
came a planter In Mississippi and was ap at
pointed a member of the Mlsalssslppl levee
hoard. He was elected sheriff or hie county
end subsequently superintendent of educa
tion. In 1875 be was elected United States
senator ai a republican and served until
IMarch 31 , 1881. He was a number of every
republican national convention held since
1SGS. In 18SI be was appointed by President
Garflcld register ot the treasury and later
was appointed recorder of deeds of the Dis
trict of Columbia. About elx months ago
Jio Mas again appointed register of the treas
ury by President McKlnley. Next after
Fred Douglass , Mr. Bruce had long been re tn
garded as perhaps the most conspicuous man
' ot his race.
MlBOItttATVIZK I.I.VE OP TUB till-MY. In
Hull Introduce * an
Important iJIrnnnre.
WASHINGTON. March 17. Representa
tive Hull of Towa , chairman of tbo house
committee on military affairs. Introduced a
Mil today reorganizing the line of the army.
It Is a * sweeping measure , making many
changes In the existing system. It makes at An
the peace organization ot each regiment of to
infantry , In service hereafter , embrace one
colonel , ono lieutenant colonel , two majors ,
ten captains , twelve lieutenants , ten second
lieutenants , ono tergcant major , ono quar S-
termaster sergeant , ono chief musician two -
principal musicians , two battalions of four
companies each and two skeleton or un
manned companies , the organized companies
to bo constituted as now authorized by law.
It Is provided , however , that nothing In the
bill uhall bo construed as abolishing the
otflco ot chaplain lu each regiment of colored
troops.
Section 2 provides that In tlmo of war C.
the president , In hla discretion , may estab
lish a third battalion for each Infantry regi ton
ment , consisting of four companies , to bo
supplied by manning the two skeleton com
panies and by organizing two additional
companies.
The vacancies of commissioned officers In
the additional companies shall bo filled by
promotions by seniority In the Infantry date
and by appointment .
* as now.
The bill authorizes the president In war to
tlmo to increase the regiment to not ex tin
ceed 125 men for each Infantry company , sh
100 total enlisted for each
cavalry troop ,
13.
200 total enlisted for each battery of heavy
ortlllcry. 173 total enlisted for each battery Its
ot Held artillery and 150 total enlisted for xu
each company of engineers. The quarter
master , commissary and veterinary ser ca
geant * are to have the pay and allowances toi >
ot sergeanti ot their toimi
respective arms. mi
1'IUX KOIl TUB COMI.XQ CAMPAIGN. tl
ReuiihUenn tn
Lrailer * Hula an Itu or-
tnnt Conference. 8LV
WASHINGTON. March 17. An Important at
conference wn held Uat night nt the Bi
Arlington hotel between Senator M. A.
Ilanna , chairman ot the republican national
committee ; Charlei Dick , iecretary ol the
* i \ committee ; Jowpb W. Babcock of
ommlttee , and HeprcaenUtlrti OveritrMt ot
ndkami and Hull o < Iowa , members ot the
alter committee.
The conference waa for the purpoie of out *
Inlng the coming congressional campaign
ind arranging for a division of the work be-
weon the national and congressional com
mittees. Heretofore the national committee
_ an not taken a conspicuous part In the con
gressional campaign * , but 4t It said thit tlM
closest relations will exist between the two
committees this year and that their re-
pectlve headquarters In this city will
actively co-operato at every point.
The meeting , held In Senator Hanna'a
com , lasted several hours and may bo said
o olgnallze the Inauguration of political
work for the current year.
> OMI.ATIf 1IY TJIK PIIESIIJKXT.
Tim SeilRCTi-Iek Snmnl for I'afttninMtrr
at York ,
WASHINGTON , Match 17. The president
today sent thefo nominations to the ser.cuc :
Postmasters Missouri , S. J. Klelnschmldt ,
Hlgglnsvlllc. Nebraska , O. L. Rantz , Hum-
boldt ; T. E. Sedgewlck. York. California ,
13. S. Ncwcomb , Coronado ; S. F. Kellcy ,
San Bernardino : G. P. Wood , Modesto ; G. B.
Dexter , San'a Monica. Colorado , H. H. Ou-
bendorf , Manila. Idaho , W. H. Andrews ,
Salmon. Illinois , S. P. Wood , Parmlngton ;
J , R. Camp , Uushnell. Iowa , J , C. Har-
wood , Clarion : C. Vanzant , Wilton Junction ;
D. J. Adlum , Mliuourl Valley ; W. L. Oooton ,
Greene ; C. II. Wecrsloy , Alta ; C. H. Ander
son , Anamosa ; G. L. Wilkinson , Neola. Kan
sas , J. H. Cornwell , St. John ; S. H. Knapp ,
Clyde ; T. A. Sawhlll , Concordla.
Att.U.N'ST DI3LAYS OP TUB MAILS.fllsc
Amendment Offered tn I'ontofflcc AJI
Iiroprlntlon Hill.
WASHINGTON , March 17. Senator Allen
has proposed an amendment to the postfllce
appropriation bill , appropriating $100.000 for
continuing necessary and special facilities on
trunk llnea from Chicago to Omaha and Lin-
coin , Neb. , and Denver , Colo. , and points
west thereof. No part of thta appropriation
Is to be expended unless the postmaster
general shall deem It necessary to the postal
service , and In any contracts under this
provision It Is to be expressly stipulated
that all through mall arriving at Chicago
and bound west shall bo carried In the car
In which It shall reach Chicago , or bo there
transferred on track from ono car to another
without being hauled by carts , wagons or
otherwise from one station to another.
OAH1CS FOIl JIUHAL VHKK 'DULIVERV '
Ioimf Inerenwea A | > i > rnirlntlon for
tillXew Mn 11 Servlee.
WASHINGTON. March 17. No political
questions were discussed In the house today.
Tlio whole session was devoted to the post-
office appropriation bill , which was taken up
for amendment under the tlvc-mlnute rule.
The questions which consumed the major
portion of the tlmo related to the allowance
of clerk hire at postolficcs and to rural free
delivery , Increasing the appropriation for
the latter from $150,000 to $300,000 , and do-
featlng the proposition for Increased clerk
hire.
New * for tin Army.
WASHINGTON. March 17. ( Special Tolo-
gram. ) First Lieutenant William II. Smith , .
Tenth cavalry , has been detailed for duty at
the United , States Infnitry anl. Cavalry
school , Fort Leavcnworth , Kan. , rellevlug
First Lieutenant Thomas H. Slavczs , who
will Join his troop.
Captain Francis J. Ives , assistant curgeon ,
has been relieved from duty at St. Francis
Barracks , Fla. , and ordered to Fort Wlngate ,
N. M. , to relieve Assistant Surgeon Adrian
S. Polhemus , who Im ordered to Fort Colum
bus , N. Y.
Captain William E. Parvlanco , assistant
surgeon , has been relieved from duty at
Fort Columbus , N. Y. , and ordered to Fort
Morgan , Ala. , for duty.
First Lieutenant Henry A. Webber , as
sistant surgeon , has been ordered to Fort
Reno , Okl. , relieving Captain Allen M. Smith ,
who will proceed to Fort Hamilton , N. Y , ,
for duty.
First Lieutenant James S. Wilson , as
sistant surgeon , has been relieved from duty
at Fort Clark , Tex. . . and ordered to Port
Caswell , N. C. , for duty.
First Lieutenant Thomas S. Bratton , as
sistant surgeon , has been relieved from duty
at Fort Nlobrara , Neb. , and ordered to Tybeo
Island , da. , for duty.
The following transfers have been made
In tbo Fourth Infantry : First Lieutenant
Ernest V Smith , from company I to com
pany H ; Firat Lieutenant Fred W. Sladen ,
from company H to company I ; Second Lieu ,
tenant Joseph C. Castner , from company H
to company K ; Second Lieutenant William
A. Ralborne , from company K to company
F ; Second Lieutenant John H. Hughes , from
company F to company H.
An army retiring board , with Lieutenant
Colonel John H. Patterson , Twenty-second
Infantry , as president , has been detailed to
meet la Omaha , Neb. , for examination of
offlcer.j for retirement. Major William C.
Shannon , surgeon , baa been ordered before
the board for examination.
First Lieutenant Charles R. Jfoyes , Ninth
Infantry , Is detailed as professor ot military
science and tactics at Iowa Wesleyan uni
versity , Mount Pleasuit , la. Captain George
W. Crabb. Fifth artillery , has been retired.
The resignation by Major George Andrews , by
assistant adjutant general , of his commis
sion as captain of Infantry ( Twenty-fifth )
regiment only , has been accepted.
First Lieutenant James Baylies , Tenth In
fantry , has been relieved from further duty
the University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa
county. Alaoamo. and will proceed to Join
hla
cei
Condition- South Dakota ) Hank * , wh
WASHINGTON , March 17. ( Special Tele- the
gram. ) The comptroller of the currency has bet
received a report ot the condltlou ot Soutb ton
Dakota National banks at the close of bu&l- the
ness February 15. Compared with the reAg
port In December last , the tanks have dei
strengthened loane and discount , while ft cat
falling off Is shown In Individual "deposits
and average reserve. Loans a-nd discount. . ! W
the current statement are $3.3:2,287 ,
against $3,327,958 In December. Individual me
deposits have been reduced from $4,178,407 to
Decmeber to $4,093,906 , and the average the
reserve held by the banks has dropped from rej
35.95 per cent to 32.17 per cent. rec
I'ertalnluir to Poittofllci * * .
WASHINGTON , March 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The contract for carrying mall be
tween Laramle and Walden , Wyo. , was
awarded to Sudlo L. RIley , at $1,566 a year.
order was Issued removing the poatofTlco
Pierre , 8. D. , from Ite present quarter *
H. R. Homer's at a rental of $240 per
annum. A. W. Wortman was appointed was
paymaster at Kelly , Story county , la. , and
Robert Mirtyn at Andovcr , Day county ,
SD. . was
mn
Svnnte ConUrnmoiulniitloiii. . -
man
WASHINGTON , March 17. The senate to
day confirmed these nominations : by
Albert L. Loveof Livingstone , Mont. , reg ices
ister of the land oftlce at Bozeman , Mont. The
Postmesters : Missouri J. C. Ilrocaw. Har- H.
riumvllle ; S. Lederer , Poplar Hluff. Iowa
A. Lisle. CUrlnda ; W. S. Gardner. Clin
; P. MacLean. Crcston. Kansas W. T. state
McElroy , Humboldt ; C. P. Towasley , Great '
Uend ; W. H. Varcho , Plttsburg. a
FOOD TO SPARE AT DAW
Plentj to Eat in the Land of Gold atd
Ice.
MAIL CARRIER COMES IN FROM THERE
Drlno the Jame Old' ' Storr of Rich
Striken and < Jrcnt He-
tnrnii from tlir Old
Claim * .
SKAGWAY ! , March 10. ( Via Seattle , March
17)- ) Ben Atwater arrived here last night
from Circle City and Dawson , N , W. T. ,
bringing 100 pounds ot mall from the above
places. Atwater's former home was In , Mor
risen , III. He went to the Yukon coun'.ry
InAtw 1SS6 and has resided thcro ever since.
Atwater says there Is food enough In the
Klondike country to last the present population
tlon two years. As a consequence of the food
scare , the output of the mines will "up cur
tailed. Ho estimates it at about $3,000,000.
Atwater says that many claims which were
considered : 'to ' be only wildcat properties on
various creeks , are turning out well. Domin
Ion Is paying finely and will have a big clean
up next spring. Sulphur and Hunker arc
also good and so Is Indian. There Is quhe
U settlement at the mouth of the Stewart ,
but no reports have as yet been received
from the prospectors who went up the river
early In the winter. On Walsh creek , flfty-
'two miles below the nig Salmon , dirt has
bee found which yields 75 cents to the pan.
A stampede occurred from Circles City about
January 10 to American creek , about 300 men
leaving for that section. Atwater met 300
or 100 from Dawson making their way
thither. American creek Is fifty miles from
Forty Mile , and about twenty-five miles be-
low the International boundary on the
Alaskai side.
AlaA
A courier from Mlnook arrived Just be
fore Atwatep left , with fifty pounds of mall.
This Atwater brought out. The courier had
a quantity i of gold from Mlnook and lie
elated that the prospectors had struck It
rich there. Atwater says thcro are but few
cases of scurvy and the hospital has hut
three or four inmates. The general health
ofI the people lu good.
ofDe United States Commissioner Smith and
Deputy | United States Marshal McGlnlss
closed all the gambling houses there Wednes
day night. It Is said that an arrangement
wa : made whereby the gambling would be
restricted to so-called legitimate games ant
all "sure things or bunco games will bo
prohibited.
The weather for the pat'i ' week has been
mild and the warm south wind iliul the sun
are playing havoc with the winter trail
which follows the river eight miles. Hun
dreds of people arc making their way over
the divide , however , undeterred by wind or
weather. The streets are muddy beyoni
conception. The strike of ilio longshoremen
at Skagwuy for 75 cents an hour has been
declared off by a vote of the local union
The wages now paid Is 50 cents an hour ,
the steamship companies agreeing not to
.employ Indians In hauling freight on the
docks.
RECEPTION TO JOHN DALY
( Continued from First Page. )
nnd quartered. " She did not seek alliance
when she built her Alabama to destroy our
navy and when she pave every moral sup
port to those who attempted to destroy
our union. Nor did she seek alliance with
thla government whenever In the assertion
of our rights we Insisted on enforcing1 the
principles of thu Monroe doctrine.
Kesolved , That n copy of these resolutions
bo given the guest of the evening nnd that
a copy bo sent to Lord Salisbury with the
request that ho lender It to her Brlttunnlc
majesty , whoso peaceable reign of sixty-
one years Is darkened by the epectral shad-
lows of 1,000,000 Irish victims , who fell under
the tortures Invented by her philanthropic
government.
HOSES Fen DALY. '
The resolution waa unanimously ,
and with a shout. Immediately thercafte.
Misses Catherine Casslday and Haggle Scan
Ian , secretaries of the Garrycwen club of this
city and the Sarsfleld club of South Omaha
respectively presented a beautiful bunch o
rosee to Mr. Daly with a card containing thi
following :
"Compliments with a cead mlllo falltht
from the ladles of the Garryowcn and Sars
field clubs of Omaha and South Omaha I
Jchn Daly ifrom the city of the violatei
ity.
Freedom's battle once begun
Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son
Though baflled oft , Is ever 'won. ' "
A quartet consisting of Messrs. Swift
Drcnnan , Miller and Rush , sang the "Mln
strel Boy. " The last address on io pro
gram followed , and wae delivered by I. J
Dunn. Mr. Dunn epoke of the many In
etancei England hao broken faith with tbi
and other countries and Insisted strenuous ! }
against the United States entering Into anj
allllance , commercial or military , with her
The final number on the program was a S
Jules Lumbard , "God Save Ireland. "
AGENT JOXISS I CALLED HACK
Secretary UH Hear * from the Indian
Depot
Secretary Utt of the Commercial club han
received a telegram from Congressman Mer
that Agent Jones of the Indhn bureau i be
who was expected hero In connection with
matter of the Indian supply depot , ha4 av rc
been unexpectedly called back to Wajh'ng ' ha
, but will bo In the city some time durlnr hame
latter part of the month. While heiv
Agent Jones will select the building for the JJ
depot and will make arrangements for Its
establishment by May 1. gn
The Commercial club th
proposes to give the
aft
Washington ; official quite a time. Ho will he
met at the depot Lu
by a delegation of buslne * !
men. For a while ho will be turned over pol
not
the exposition people and
token out to
fro
grounds. Afterward he
will meet the
les
representative busltipua mon of the city at c thi
reception and will be tendered a banquet. the
it
Dnlly Trenaiir ? " SlnlPinoiit.
WASHINGTON , March 17. Today's elate "
ment of the condition of the treasury shows tote
( to
A\allablo caah balance , $220,133,532 : gold re
serve , $170,332.007. wa
mc
oil
(2vrumii-American * ( Irurnnlzo.
A large meeting of German-Americans
held last night In Mueller's hall , Eigh "
teenth and Vlnton streets. Tlio nssombb not
for the purpose of 'forming ' the Ger
man-American State Alliance of Nebraska men
a-nonpartlsan organization to gain for Ger
Americans their due recognition In
politics. Quito a letiRthy address was made
I'rof. Helao regarding the political serv for
of his countrymen In the state utter It
whldh a state organization was formed
following state olllcers were elected Just
Engelmati , state president ; Georgi.
Ranch , first state vice president : I/ouls so
Itocbllng , second gtate vice prenldent ! I'rof are
Hi'lse , state organizer ; J. Zimmerman This
treasurer : I'eter Wetland , state sec the
rt'tary. The local officers will bo elected a lines
later meeting.
a
Drex 1 L. Shoomnn Ls for St. Patrick's
iy and his country ami If there's going
> bo n flsnt you'll fliul his shamrock to thi
10 forefront Just like our ? : i..r > 0 men's der
dert
loca rtalit In the load of them all
l.M . ) Is the popular price tills year ami On
s going to continue to bu popular tin ? val
Uo we've started Is ou a penulno willow
1m
nlf ninilo up In the new nntty bull dos
e not the old clumsy ntyle linml 0111
iad with brass eyelets nnd books Its lUK
shoo ; wo tire willing to stake our ropu- a >
itlon on and for ? 3.50 you've never eal
i'ii lt equal Such a shoo usually sells Wll
! M-00 and | 4.50 but you know we
the
Ire values.
enj
3rexel Shoe Co. .
* PARNAJI STKEKT.
IBKOHMIKUTHni
iovnnrntu IntrtiMP to Mnkr- the
1E Union 1 Pnclflo nitlftiworful Itnnri.
'Everyone ' In .
Union.Pflctflc , circles l anx-
ously awaiting the .r plpt ot news from
< on York regarding jtjp , prospective absorp-
Ion ot the Oregon Short Line. It Is com
monly accepted as ifWrtaln fact that the
ecrganlzcd Union Pacific now controls the
Oregon , Short Line , fanTP that It will be a
mere matter of form , fp.iannounce that fact
and to assume charge of what was once a
ranch of the parent' s tem. Nothing defi
n(0 | ( regarding the transition ot the Short
. .tin Is known bero.jg General Manager
) lcklnscn of the Unlofi/Pacific eald to Tne
Jco on Wednesday , bufsbmethlng Important
n the I way of news "Ib 'dally expected from
New York. ,
NevT | | /
The latcat report that Is agitating the
Jnlcn Pacific comes' ' frbm Denver. It was
brought there by a railroad man of high
standing rnd of unquestioned veracity. Thin
gentleman said : "The Union Pacific now
controls ; the Oregon Short Line , and will
soon assume formal charge of that valuable
property. But there are other moves In the
; ; rneral scheme of rehabilitation of the old
Jnlon Pacific system of much greater Im
portance to Omaha. It la neil known In
Colorado that negotiations looking toward the
o"u'j control of all the Union , Pacific , Denver &
3ulf railroad , except the line running to
Texas , and the Colorado Midland railroad
jy the new Union Pacific Railroad company
lave bciii vending recently , and many rall-
oad men believe that they will ultimately
Jo carried to completion with the result
that the Union Paclflflc will control the
greatest railway system In the state of Colo-
ado. At present the t'cilon Pacific \a \ weak
; n Colorado. It hasn't even Its own line Into
Denver , but corner ) In fioni Julcsburg over
the Unicn Pacific , Denver & Gulf.
As tbo Colorado Midland and the Denver
& Hlo Grande railroads throw all the busi
ness they can to the Hurllngton , the Hock
Inland , the Santa Fo and the Missouri Pa
cific roads eastoound frcm Colorado , the
Union Pacific Is practically left without any
Colorado feeders. This was not so tn the
days before the division of the big system
Into parcels , and the newcomers do not care
to have such a condition as now exists con
Unite any longer than they can help. The
Colorado Midland proper runa from Colorado
Springs to Grand Junction , across the state
of Colorado. With It and the Union Pacific ,
Donvcr & Gulf as feeders the old Union Pa
cific would again bo In a position to compete
with all other roads for Colorado business.
Such a process of centralization would make
the fight for traffic very keen between the
Denver & Hlo Grande and the other lines
cast of Colorado on the ono hand and the
Union Pacific with Its now feeders on the
other hand. With the Colorado Midland nnd
the best part of the Union Pacific , Denver &
Gulf in ltn control the Union Pacific would
compete with the Denver & Hlo Grande nt
every Important point In Colorado. The Col
orado Midland has only recently come oul
of the receiver's hands , and Is in a gooc
condition to bo absorbed by a strong system
,
like the now Union Pacific. In railway cir
cles in Colorado such a consolidation as this
Is really expected. '
There has been mucti gcaslp printed In
come papers about the -control of the Oregon
Hallway and Navigation company by th
now Union Pacific. The future of the Hn _
from Huntlngtan west has been linked with
the fortunes of the Oregon Short Line ,
a matter of fact they are two entirely cepar
ate though closely connecting railroads , am
Union Pacific officials In this city whll
looking for the abacrptlon of the Oce oa
Short Line do not antlolrate that the Orcgoi
Hallway and Navigation company will b
likewise takan In. TKioKJrcat Northern , the
Northern Uaclflc nnd the Oregon Euort Lln <
are the roads that own"iTnd control the Ore
gem Hallway and Navigation company , am
the two roads first named are not likely t <
yield very much to 'ou6h a strong competl
tor as the Union Pacific.
A Union Pacific rcpredcntitlvo said to Thi
Dee : "There Is no Indication that the Union
Pacific wanti the Oregon' Hallway and Navl
gallon company. Wo do 'Want the Oregon
Short Line , and if wV g t a hold of tuat you
can depend upcu It ItinC tbo relations will
the Oregon Hallway and'Navigation ' company
will be very friendly/-1 The latter la no
needed by the Union"Pacific , for It has to do
business with the Short Line whether 1
wants to or not. imnT'Unlon Pacific get * I
'the Short Line ; which Ifrtt-thlnly will , lt'v '
will have Just as mucH _ of a hold on the
navigation company througb its traffic rela
tions as U wants , without owning even a
controlling interest In Its stock. "
FREIGHT KATES IX AWFUL SHAPE. ot
Audits KorROt tlint Any Suck TIiliiK
na TurlR IH In. . ExlNtrucc.
Demoralization In passenger ratea to the
in
northwest ; haa been plainly evident of late ,
but llWlo publicity has been given to the
startling deviations from publishing tariffs
by the freight departments of all eastern and
southern lines in and outjOf Omaha. West
bound rates are being maintained fairly well ,
but It has been eo long since any of the
eastern freight men quoted tariff rates that
they tavo forgotten what they are. Such a
statement would probably be denied If put to
the repreeenta/llveo of any of .tho . eastern lines
point blank , but when not talking for pub
lication the freight men admit that the'rates adj
are about as badly demoralized as they rec
were last summer , when the tariffs were cac
pushed under the freight desks for keeps. pro
On ( January 1 all the western lines from speF
Chicago agreed that rate cutting should '
Pa
cease. It was widely published that on and
Inti
after January 1C there would bo no more
the
rate cutting by Omaha-Chicago lines , and
that any agent found quoting anything but cor
affi
tariff rates openly or surreptitiously , would i
held strictly aiccountable for his viola InIS
tion of orders. Like all other New Year's
resolutions this ono was duly observed for adj
del
awhile , but within the Ust thirty days It
mil
hco become so shattered that It Is known
wh
more In the breach than In the observance.
It 1 Is an actual fact that such startling low ant
chs
rates now prevail among the roads here that :
sul
Uio , agents ar not making any wrl
great effort to solicit business. As wrlA
the < pessenger men are not running
of
after travelers to the northwest who can
buy tickets to any of the north Pacific coast
points for $10 each , so the freight men are
hustling to any noticeable extent for
freight that must be carried for considerably
less than tariff rates If It is secured. In
this demoralization each line to accusing all ed
other lines of slashing the rates , while
alone i Is endeavoring to maintain the tariff.
Ono ( prominent official said to The Dee :
"Our freight men are not making any effort
get business. At the rates our compet
itors are quoting , which wo must meet If wo ind
want the business , there la absolutely no
money In It for us , and wo prefer to let the
other lines cet the business at their cheap
.
The representative of another line said :
"Rates are In terrible , shape. They have SUt
been so bad for a long time , and they IMa .
were In no worse condition Ia8 year. My Agi
are not after the business at the rates W
being quoted by other lines. Wo're taking 1
what business comes along , but Instead of Shi
being out after It , we're1 staying In , playing Ha
revenge. That's al | I' want , and If I get Mr
I'll make eome of these other freight men Ha
sick. " '
Itates are down cast Af ; Chicago also ; not
far down as west 'of 'Chicago , but they I
not within spcaKlng distance of tariff. db
sad condition of affairs was brought to
attention of the executive officers of the Ka
east of Chlcagoi'thi''othcr day , and as Cl <
result a general order hs been Issued that eel
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iVCmitl.VG FOR HAILHOAD I EACE.
Committee Pnrtliilly lAftreeM Upon a
Plan , of Cn in pal mi.
NEIW YORK. March 17. The committee
otpla passenger agents appointed to devise a
pla for the settlement of the rate war In
the northwest mot today. The members of
the subcommittee appointed to take action
n the matter were present , and a minority
eport was made.
repT
The minority report was signed by J. U.
Vatson , Now England Passenger assocla-
lon ; D. O. .Martin , Trunk Line association ;
and 'A. J. ( Smith. They reported that the
ontentlons and differences between the
iranJi Trunk , the Canadian Pacific , and their
espectlvo connections , .were so sharply
Irawn and defined as to preclude 'the ' adop-
lon of a base of adjustment acceptable to
hose Interested.
They request an Immediate and equitable
tdjustment of all questions in dispute and
ecommmend that the contending parties
4ch submit to the meeting In writing the
iremlsea for the contentions of their re-
ipeotlve companies as follows :
First , all questions In which the Canadian
'aclflc < and the Grand Trunk llnea are alone
nterested ; second , such questions as affect
he interest and territory of the respective
ompanlca ; third , such questions as directly
fleet the companies or other lines Interested
the questions submitted.
Should the contending companies fall to
idjust the differences submitted , such un-
letermlnad questions will bo promptly sub-
nltted to a disinterested board of arbitration
vhrao decision shall bo binding for one year
ind continue In effect thereafter until
haoged fey mutual agreement or arbitration ,
lubject to thirty days' advance notice In
vrltlng.
Arbitrators shall be elected , one by each
the principal parties to the contention
ind the two selected shall agree on a third
irbltrator. Such full board ot arbitration
hall bo lelected within ten days ot the
idoptlon of this resolution , whose hearings
hall be held within ten daya from the se
Ion of the third arbitrator and decision
endered. within ten days from the date of
tearing.
No reduction In current fares nor In-
Teased allowance of commissions shall be
nade pending tbo decision of arbitrators
that from April the distribution of em-
grant traffic from the port of New York
hall bo resumed and regulated as In effect
February 1 , 18M.
The report was accepted and the following
onimlttee was appointed to hear the whole
lubject and report at a meeting tomorrow :
.lanager McNIchol , Passenger Agent DaTls ,
\gent .Heaford anl General Passenger Agent
Yhltnoy.
This committee will confer with Mr.
Shaugnessy of the Canadian Pacific , Messrs.
laves and Reaves of the Grand Trunk line ,
. Newman of the Great Northern and llr.
lannaford of the Northern Pacific.
Clover Leaf lluyx I/ukc
ST. LOUI9 , March 17. J , E. Davenport ,
SUtrlct passenger agent of the Toledo &
Kansas City ) road , commonly knowu as the
Plover Leaf , has received word front Re
ceiver Pelree that two of the nne t etcam-
We want to niak s , It ! very emphatic
at : Mr. W. T. Sltepard and his won-
rful collection of jiqla lnss bric-a-brac
Uiirlov-Laces , etc.will not be In
nalia after Saturday night Xo such
iluable uud rare collection was ever
flight to Omnlm before and every
le should take this opportunity of sco
ff these treasures as two days only
c left we would advise our friends to
.11 early Many of these are for sale
lillo money could not purchase some of
em Yet buyers and visitors are
liially welcomed.
A. HOSPE ,
nslc aid Iri. 1613 Douglas
ers on the lakes had been purchased and
would be used in the travel between To
ledo and the summer resorts of the north.
The line runs from St. Louis to Toledo ,
and ever since It was opened has con
nected with steamer lines to lake points.
Recently , however , R. P. D. Pelree , re
ceiver of the road , decided that It would
bo to. the road's advantage to own and
operate Its own steamers.
HATES roil EXl'OSITIOSf THAVI3L.
Lucul 1'unaeiiicur OHcn IIuvu the Mnllor
In llniiil.
There Is some prospect that the matter
of providing reduced ratea for the Trans-
mlsslsstppl Exposition will soon bo taken up
by the general passenger agents of wtatern
lines. The matter la now In the hands of a
sub-committee of passenger agents ot local
lines. The general committee met about
four months ago to discuss the work of se
curing reduced rates for the exposition. The
matter was at that time referred to a sub
committee , consisting of E. L. Lomax.gen-
oral passenger agent of the Union 1'aclflc ,
and John Francis , general passenger agent
of the 13. & M. The sub-committee baa not
yet made Its report to the general com
mittee.
The other lines In the Western Passenger
association , as well as the passenger as
sociations In other parts of the country , are
waiting for the local committee to make IU
report before taking any action In the mut
ter. At a recent .meeting of western llnca
lu Chicago It waa agreed that whatever
rates should be recommended by the general
passenger agents of the llnm entering this
city should bo accepted and participated In
by the other lines. A little over two month. )
will Intervene before the opening of the
exposition. The World's fair did not secure
the advantages of cheap ratea to Chicago
until the fair wast well advanced. This was
duo to the tardiness of Hue ? there agreeing
on reduced rates.
ItAILHOAUS UBT TIUKD WAITING.
Make n Mlni > eil 1tntr Itrnrnrillcai of
the Aiitl-Sriiliilnir Illll.
OHIOAGO. March 17. Some time ago the
western roads decided that they would not
grapt reduced rates to several of the largo
meetings of the year until they saw whether
or not congress would pans the anti-scalp-
Ing law. They were afraid that In the event
of Its not being passed they would have
again the old demoralization In rates itbat
has confronted them after all the largo gath <
erings.
The Cuban 'trouble has prevented congress
from taking any action on the antl-scalpliig
law bill , and now the- reads have been com
pelled to make rates for tvvo of .the meetings
which they declared they would not < 1o until
after the fate of the bill was settled , They
have voted In favor of a rate of ono faro
plus $2 for the meeting of > the American
Medical association at Denver In June , and
for the annual meeting of the Elks In New
Orleans In the early part of May.
Attend Wlilte'N Funeral.
CHICAGO , March 17. The patsenger offi
ces of the Chicago roads were bare of offi
cials today , all the men being in Highland
Park to attend the funeral of the late \V. F.
White , passenger tralllc manager of the
A'tchlson. ' The services were held In St.
aisry's Catholic church In Highland IMrk.
anl the Interment was In Calvary cemetery
In Chicago. The pall bearers were all as
sociates of Mr. White In the service of the
Atchlsrn road.
Wlll > LlMV Illltl'H < l > TfMII.
CHICAGO , March 17. Notice V.MB today
given by the iliurlington and Rock Island
roads that to meet > the competition of thu
southwestern roids they will make a rate
of oiis fare for the round trip for the meet-
In ? of the iMaatcr il'lumbero , ti be hold at
San Antonio , Tex. , April 13 to 10.
Knllroiiil .VoU'N iiiul l'cr oiil : * .
General Passenger and Ticket Agent Bu
chanan of the Elkhorn has returned from A
western trip.
Elliot Marahall , general agent , and K. n.
McVlety , city paeienger und ticket igent of
the Hurllngton , are In ttio city frcm St.
Joseph , Mo.
W. O. Severance , formerly ancnt of the
Elkhorn at South Omaha , who has been
seriously 111 at Manknio , Minn. , for some
tlmo , Is in the city aamowhat Improved.
Lines cast and south from here will make
a faro of one and one-third regular fare for
the round trip to Washington , May 2-7 , on
account of the National Congress of Mothers.
Thu route of the flurllngtcn'u St. Louis
tourist car service to Portland has been
lohanged. These earo now run via .ho 'H. ' &
'
M.'s southern division from Table Hock to
Oxford , Neb. , Instead of via Lincoln.
Freight Traffic Manager Munroo of the
Union Pacific and General Freight Agent
Crosby of the 1J. & M. hove gone to San
Francisco to attend the meeting of the
Transcontinental Freight cssoclatlon , which
will convene tboro on Monday , March 21.
The St. LouU Globe-Democrat sayi : "The
bitter rivalry between the/ Union Pacific an *
the Hock Island seems to be Increasing In
Intensity. Following the Union Pacific' bl
reductions In tlmo between Kansas City and
Denver , the Hock Island U now out with an
announcement that , beginning next Sunday ,
It , will put on two new flyers botwean Kan
sas City anl Denver , > to make the run In
fifteen hours and fifteen minute * . Thla goes
the Union Pacific bettor on actual running
time , and further reductions are looked for.
In view of the fast running between Chicago
an ] Denver , It U expected that thu Chicago
roads and the St. Louis-Kansas City rojda
will shortly reduce their running tlmo. They
must do something It they are to hold any
of the Colorado traffic. The Hock Island
will have Its now engines with seven-foot
drivers out of the hopi In thirty days , anil
by May 1 It Is eald that the 'Hock Island
will Inaugurate a service from Chicago to
Denver faster than anything In the country. "
i'juiiini ; TO A riiUM/K'uvrnim. '
Joint Dillon KviilaltiN the Quietude la
Irlxh 'Affair * .
LONDON , March 17. John Dlllcn , tha
Irish nitlonallst Uader , presided tonight at
the rationalist banquet at the Hotel Cecil to
celebrate St. Patrick's day and the evcriU
of ' 98. There wore 700 guests.
Mr. Dillon road a letter from Mr. Gladstone
urging the unity of Irish parties , und a telo-
KiMphlc reply was sent thanking him for hit
"mighty championship of the Irish c.iufe. "
In tbo coureu of bio speech Mr. Dillon
said ; "Tho present quietude In Irish affairs
U only the prelude to a thunderutorai , "
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