THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATTTRDAY , , TUIAr 'JO , 185M > .
REPORT SHOWS PROSPERITY
Qnarterly Statement of Earnings Filed by
Port Arthur Ronto Receivers.
FREIGHT EARNINGS LARGELY IN THE LEAD
Hecclvrrs Inform United Staten Cir
cuit Court that Anne ! * of Port
Arthur Arc Greater Than I.la-
Mllllcs by
In the United States circuit court at Kan-
Bag Cltv the receivers of the Kansas City ,
Plttsbure & Quit Railroad company have
filed their flrst quarterly report , which
covers two extended exhibits one for the
main line and another for the Texas dl- j
vision. The exhibit covers everything on the I
main line from Acrll 2S to May 31 , and
shows that the gross earnings were $328-
374.39 , with operating expenses amounting ]
to $213,681.03. The net earnings were $114-
793.36 , but acalnst this amount taxes are
charged In the sum of $9,185. maklnc the
main line's actual net earnings for May and
two days of April , $105,608.36. The earnings |
wore subdivided as follows : Freight , $272-
820 ; passengers , $40,985. , The receipts from ,
ell sources , including all moneys turned over I
tiy the former receivers , were $103,794.27. | |
Disbursements amounted to $302,216.29 , leav I
ing a balance on hand May 31 of $101,577.98.
On the date of the report the current na- ,
nets wcro $661,809.93. and the current lia I
bilities , $568,840.13. I I
The report of the Texas division covers '
a period from May 3 to May 31. During
this tlmo Its gross earnings wcro $17,905.34 , I I
with oporatlnc expenses ot $13,081.98 , leav
ing the net earnings , $4,823.36. This makes
the total net earnings for tMay , $110,431,72.
OLD OMAHA H.VIMlOA1)nil'.S 11UATII.
John lliirnM , Veteran Union I'nclllo
Hmuloye , Ulcn at Dallas , Tex.
Old-tlmo railroad men In Omaha and the
west -were pained to lenrn thjs week ot the
death of John Burns In Dallas , Tex. Every
body used to know "Jack" Burns , ns ho wns
familiarly called. For many years ho was
connected with the train service department
of the Union Pacific nnd to the veteran em
ployes of the road his death Is especially
nad news. When ho left the Union Pacific
lie went to the Montana Union In the capac
ity of general manager and held that posi
tion until two yeara ngo , when he accepted
the superlntendoncy of the United Verde &
Pacific , the rood belonging to Senator W. A.
Clark of Montana and operating between
Jerome , where the United Verde copper ralno
i is located , and Jerome Junction , where it
connects with the Santa Fo.
Burns had always had a hankering after
political llfo and last year ho left the Clark
road and made the rnco for sheriff of Yava-
pal county , Arizona , on the republican ticket.
JIo was defeated In the election and re
sumed railroading , entering the train serv
ice of the Southern Pacific between Tusca-
rora nnd El Paso. This position ho hold at
the tlmo of his death.
New Depot and Yard * nt IfoldrcKe.
HOLDREGE , Neb. , July 28. ( Special. )
Extensive preparations for improvements
are being made hero by the Chicago , Bur
lington & Qulncy Railroad company. They
have notified all the elevators and ware
houses and others holding leases on the B.
& M. right-of-way to vacate nt once > , as the
company needs all of their ground for track-
ago nnd switches. This affects three largo
elevators , numerous warehouses , coalsheds ,
ono largo broomcorn warehouse belonging
to C. M. Sheldon , three icehouses , the Hold-
rcge coal storage and produce exchange nnd
Dashec & Kronqulst's mammoth retail and
jomSlng InTpIement houses. The prcseht'
depot will bo moved , and additions built for
a freight depot and a fine new passenger
depot will shortly -bo built to take Its place.
The sidetracks of the railroad company hero
now are wholly inadequate for the volume
of business done.
Local War nt Slonr Fall * .
J. A. Shepard , secretary of the Western
Passenger association , was In Slou.t Falls
this week nnd his presence there is said to
liavo been occasioned by a storm cloud which
hung heavily over the passenger situation In
that city. Mr. Shepard' met the local ticket
agents In n secret meeting and It has leaked
out that the trouble which required the
> i presence of the secretary of the association
( I was owing to charges preferred against the
Northwestern agent , H. C. Chcynoy , for per
mitting Chicago llckets to bo sold at loss
than the authorized rate. The complaint was
made , it Is said , by the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul. The Northwestern line , which
runs Into Sioux Falls 4s the Chicago , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha. Secretary Shepard
will review the evidence In the case nnd
make his report from Chicago.
Wyoiutnur Hot Si > rlMK * Hnllr'oail.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , July 28. ( Special. )
Secretary of State Chatterton , who Is secre
tary of the Wyoming & Southern railway , re
turned today from Saratoga and the Platte
valley. It Is expected the grading for the
now road will bo completed by September 1.
Efforts are being made by the engineer corps
to change the projected route so as to avoid
the construction of two of the sis bridges
across the Platte river. Ycstor.liiy n contract
wns signed toy Messrs. Chattcrton , Smiley ,
Rumsey nnd Weaver , owners ot iho Saratoga
Hot Springs property , ami tl'e reprcsouta'lvo
of a Boston party of Investors providing for
the organization of n stock company , which
will put the property In first-class condition
by the erection ot a sanitarium and hotel ,
making It a health resort second tmly to thj
Hot Springs of Arkansas.
Money to Complete the lliillroad.-
RAPID CITY , S. D. , July 28. ( Special. )
At n meeting of tbo business men of this
city last night W. T. Coad , president of the
Dakota Pacific Railway company , stated that
money enough had been secured for the
completion of the road from this place to
Myetlc , on the B. & M. , nnd In nil probability
it will bo in operation by January , 1900. Ho
aid all that Irt necessary Is for all these
having claims against the company to make
nn assignment of them and place them lu
escrow so that his company would not bo
embarrassed by them. A commltteo has
been appointed to look after the matter.
Enlargement of Southern 1'nellle.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 28. At n meeting
of thd shareholders of the Southern Pacific
company held today , thtro was nn affirma
tive. vote upon the proposition to Increase
the company's capital stock from $150,000-
000. Jo $200.000,000 , At the meeting 06,500
eha'res wcro represented , moro than the
necessary two-thirds ,
The decision to Increase the capital stock
wai approved , na it was part ot a scheme
for the financial organization of the. Cen
tral Pacific and Its consolidation with the
Southern Pacific. The stockholders of the
Central Pacific arc to surrender thfllr stock
Into the Southern Pacific treasury nnd they
will then receive an equal amount ot South
ern Pacific stock , eh ft re for share.
.Vctv limn and Dakota lload.
FOIIT DODOB , la. , July 28. ( Special. )
The sheriff's Jury has completed the work
of appraising the damages to ( ho farmers
In the southern part of the county , through
whoso farms the Marsballtown & Dakota
railroad will pass. The road will pass
through flvo farms In Webster county. Work
on the now road Is In progress and the
line will bo in operation soon. The effort
Is being made to push the road to comple
tion and distance everything In the line
of railroad building In Iowa this year.
Yenr's lltisluesM on orthwentcrn.
CHICAGO , July 28. The fortieth annual
report of the Chicago & Northwestern RalN
road company , Issued today , showed that the
net Income for the year was $3,635,325 , a net
Increase of $1,316,407 over the preceding year.
Gross earnings amounted to $38,016,313 , an
Increase ot $1,065,752. Passenger earnings for
the year wcro $8,067,625 , freight receipts
amounted to J28,165,675 and the revenue from
express , mail and miscellaneous business
footed up $1,793,010.
May Mean Great Northern Hzfcnslon.
HURON , S. D. , July 28. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A special from Minneapolis this
afternoon brought to the city President Hill
of the Great Northern and Chief Engineer
Stevens and Secretary Clark. After spend
ing a short tlmo in the city they drove over
the country In a southwesterly course.
Senator Pettlcrow , who arrived from Sioux
Falls , accompanied them. It Is believed this
means an extension of the Great Northern
cither to Chamberlain or Wheeler , from this
placo.
Union I'nclllc Considers Offer.
TACOMA , Wash. , July 28. C. S. Mellon ,
president of the Northern Pacific railway ,
In nn Interview today , admitted that the
Union Pacific had been offered a half In
terest In the Northern Pacific from Portland
to Tacoma and terminals in this city on
advantageous terms.
JVcw llnllruad for Nebraska.
PIERRE , S. D. , July 2S.-(3pecUl ( Tele
gram. ) Articles of Incorporation were filed
hero today for the Spaldlng & Cedar Valley
Railway company of Nebraska for the con
struction of a line of road from SpaMlng
to Cedar Rapids In Nebraska.
liny ChlcaKo .fc Alton Honds.
NEW YORK , July 28. Goldman. Sachs &
Co. , bankers , announce that they have
bought the $10,000,000 of now Chicago &
Alton 3 per cent subscription bonds , "when
Issued. " The price paid for the bonds has
not been made public.
Hallway \otcn and Personals.
W. F. Evans of Topeka , assistant general
attorney for the Rot It Island , was an Omaha
visitor yesterday.
W. F. Curry of Denver , traveling auditor
for the Burlington , visited the Omaha offices
of his road yesterday.
J. A. Munroo , freight traffic manager ot
the Union Pacific , loft last night for Chicago
cage on a short business trip.
John C. Collins , who has been agent for
the Kansas City , Plttshurg & Guff road at
Port Arthur , has resigned to accept a posi
tion ns general manager of the Port Arthur
Channel and Dock company.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Bandy
of the Qulncy route , accompanied by his
family , arrived In the city from Qulncy yes
terday. Mr. Bandy Is here to combine bust-
ness with plcasuro and will visit the expo
sition.
A crow of sixty-six negroes was brought
In from Arkansas yesterday afternoon on the
Missouri Pacific nnd transferred to the Rock
Island.1- They were routed for Esthorvlllo ,
la. , where they will work nn the grade of
the Illinois , which Is headed for Omaha.
It is. stated that the precedent established
by itho Santa Fo route , which two years
Ago qulfhatidHng Its own coar , will be fol
lowed by the Missouri Pacific nnd after Oc
tober 1 contract for hauling the coal will
bo let to the lowest bidder. The Santa Fo
saved money by making the change nnd
the Missouri Pacific hopes to profit equally
as well.
The Omaha Bridge and Terminal company
will begin laying tracks within a few days'
to connect from Thirteenth and Webster
streets with the Burlington nt Tenth nnd
Chicago streets. When the differences be
tween the company and tho. Union Pacific.
nro settled the company will bo prepared
to complete its long contemplated work ot
construction.
William H. S. Wright , who has been pur
chasing agent for the Chicago , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha road since Its organi
zation In 1888 , has resigned the position and
will become northwestern sales agent for
the Illinois Steel company August 1. Mr ,
Wright wag ono of tbo best known officials
connected with the Omaha and has many
friends in this city who wish him weir in
his new line of work. His successor As
purchasing ngont Is Isaac Sodden , who has
been Mr. Wright's chief clerk.
EGBERT'S MIND UNBALANCED
Son of the Colonel Killed In the Plill-
InnlneH Snlijcot to Extreme
Melancholy.
San Francisco papers , in reporting the art
rival thcro of the hospital ship Morgan
City , tell ot tbo nffitctlon of James Egbert , I
Twenty-second infantry , son of Colonel Eg- |
bert , who was killed In battle In the Philip- 1
pines. Colonel Egbert was well known In
Omaha , especially in army circles. The
ship brought over two soldiers , ono of them
being violent. Young Egbert , however , is
merely subject to extreme melancholy. It
Is believed that brooding over his lather's
sudden death brought about hla mental con
dition.
The soldiers who died on the voyage nroro
not burled nt sea. The remains Vtl.or& , put
In hermetically sealed caskets and
'brought ' on to San Francisco. Dr. Cardwcll ,
who was In charge , says that the sick men
began to Improve noticeably as soon as the
Philippines were left , tout that eomo of them
will yet remain in the hospital for some
tlmo.
Among the army officers who came en. the
Morgan City was Captain T. W. Moore of
the Twenty-second Infantry. The Nebraska
men on board -were the following :
Corporal Frank Fouke , Company K ; Cor
poral Charles T. Knapp , D ; Artificer John'
D. Keoney , F. Privates , Henry M. Heck-
man , G ; OJugcno D , Shaw , A ; Frank C.
Timey , A ; Ixula Brown , P ; John Z. de
Turk , I ; Noah O. iLand , E ; John J , Bloom ,
D ; William 31. La Rue , K ; Herman W. Ben-
eel , I.
Bo good to yourself and good to your
friends. When you treat a friend to whisky ,
glvo him the best. Harper Whiskey is the
beverage for your friends and for you.
Military Movement * .
Troop M. Sixth cavalry , has bdcn ordered
to move from Fort Reno , Okl , , to Jefferson
barracks. Maier George S. Anderson of the
Sixth cavalry Is ordered to Jefferson bar
racks to abaunie command of the post. Cap
tain Hardy of the same regiment has been
tn command ot Jefferson barracks.
To cure that Gout drink
Most highly endorsed by best physicians
° 1'uxton , Gallagher & Co. , distributers ,
]
t\fr\r\\twrf * .
if cvui wiiuic. Sold by Bhcrman & McContu-ll Drug Co.
$ SS * < S < > a > SXIX > ® < s
DUN'S ' REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Volnmoof Payment * Through OlearlneHouso
In July Much Larger Than Last Year ,
FREEDOM FROM LABOR TROUBLES HELPS
SlKiilflcnnt Ailvnnce In Iron find Steel
I'rlcc * Wool In lit Good Demand
and Cotton floods Are
NEW YOHK. July 28. n. O. Dun & Co. ,
In their Weekly Hevlew of Trade , will say :
There is certainly room for sorao decrease
when the volume of payments through the
clearing house in July is 47.2 per cent larger
than last year , and 69.6 per cent larger than
In 1S92 , the best of all previous years. Bo
great an advance would warrant an expecta
tion of eome setback under ordinary cir
cumstances. This year th6 freedom from
labor troubles to July 1 Is followed by some
signs of a tendency to strike , because great
works are committed far ahead and cannot
halt without loss. But Interruption of busi
ness by labor troubles of all sorts has been
less than In any other July for years.
Nor is the movement of products hamp
ered. Western receipts In July have been
18,803,826 , bushels against 7.309,333 bushels
last year to date nnd of corn , 20,485,261 bush
els , against 9,173,355 bushels last year , even
the latest week showing largo gains over last
year. Exports of wheat from both coasts
wcro 0,939,280 bushels , flour included ,
against 8,883,192 last year. Corn cjcporls
also conttnuo surprising , 11,684,621 bushels
for the month thus far , against 6,767,963
bushels laet year. In spite of largo foreign
buying , cotton declined to 6.12 cunts.
Official returns make the Iron output for
the flrst half of 1899 only 6,289,170 tons ,
and a decline of stocks outside of the great
steel companies of 288,140 tons , and net ex
ports were probably over 100,000 tons.
While the Increase of steel companies stocks
would probably make actual consumption
less than has boon estimated , It is much
larger than ever before , and yet appears
rcss than the production In June , while the
production has much increased this month.
Meanwhile , no advance in prices Is signifi
cant and a slackening of dem.iuj lnBomo
Important branches. The heavy rise in
prices naturally cuts oft much buying for
an advance and retards for consumption. All
records are broken in the Conncllsvlllo out
put of 190,700 tons coke for the week ,
18,964 ovens yielding and only 631 idle.
Copper Is strong at IfHt cents for lake , with
spot scarce , and lead weak at 4.55 cents , but
tin Is quoted at 31.66 cents , London lead
ing as usual.
Manufacturers have been buying much
wool , It is stated , but less , the last week , al
though many are taking sample boles.
Goods are In fair demand , but no further
change In prices Is mentioned. Sales in four
wenka have been 46,770,600 pounds , of which
38,954,800 were domestic ; in 1897 , with a new
tariff coming speculation took 46,109,200
pounds , normal consumption being about
that quantity. Cotton goods are stronger for
bleached and the general tone is good In
spite of cheap cotton.
Shipments of boots and shoes from the
east in four weeks have been 394,379 cases ,
against 360,539 cases last year , and in 1895 ,
the nearest previous year , 351,359 cases.
Leather continues strong and scarce with a
combination of packers lifting prices of
hides at Chicago , so that many of the tan
ners are quitting that market.
RalFroad business for July shows the
largest Increase , in any month this year , 16.1
per cent larger than last year and 10.4 per
cent larger than in 1892.
Failures for the week have been 151 In the
United States , against 225 last year , and 20
In Canada , against 26 last year.
WEEKLY CLEAniNG HOUSE TOTALS.
of IlniilneBS Transaction *
toy the Associated IlaiikH.
NEW TORK. July 28.-The following
tatolo , compiled by Bradstreet'a , shows the
bank clearing at all principal cities for the
week ended July 28 , with percentages otln-
crcasa and decrease 'as compared with the
corresponding1 week of last year :
DOMINION OP CANADA.
Not Included In totals because containing
other Items limn clearings.
'Not Included In totals because of no
comparison for last year ,
imAnSTKEET'H FIXANCIAI , HKVIEW.
_
t
Activity of Trailing ou the Stock
Exchange Iln Ileen SI ( Mr.
NEW YORK , Jury 28. Dradstreet's Fl-
nanclai Review tomorrow will say ;
Speculation Is still without important
movementi and the activity of trading on
the Stock exchange has been at a low ebb
all week. The professional traders supply
nearly all the actual interest , the public la
taking HUle and ithe pools and large op
erators r < st while tbeae conditions prevail ,
London bus not been a factor and tbe mar
ket there and abroad Is experiencing tbe
usual mldtummer dullness ,
Ae far u tbe railroad share list if con
cerned , the favorable crop prospects and the
large Increase * In current carnlnps reported
by some Important lines , to s.iy nothing ot
confident predictions that tonnage win con
tinue heavy during the remainder of the
year , keep up steady to strong tone and
facilitate short-lived rallies from time to
time. This process boa been particularly
noticeable In connection with the grangers
and southwestern stocks. A tew of the spe
cialties have been the object of manipulation
and even the Industrials shared to scmio ex
tent In the bullish Influences.
The last named portion of the market Is ,
however , on the whole neglected. Foreign
exchange has been steady and dull at below
the gold point and fears of a renewed
movement of epcclo to Europe are laid
aside. Indeed , AS noted elsewhere , the Lon
don market and the foreign financial press
are Inclined to dwcir upon .the probability
of having to supply n demand for gold from
this side In the autumn and winter , when
our cotton and grain exports assume their
expected activity.
The unwonted firmness of the money mar
ket hero has certainly been a factor ot
Increasing Importance this week. The mar
ket was too dull to eay that there has de
veloped any positive bullishness. The fact
that the Now York bank reserves are low ,
that money docs not come back readily
from the Interior and that the supply of
funds for both calf and tlmo loans has been
reduced to such an extent that Interest
rates are decidedly firmer and It costs ap
preciably moro to carry stocks nro , however -
over , calculated to affect speculative senti
ment.
It Is appreciated that the activity of gen
eral business Is creating nn enlarged de
mand for money In the circulation and
there Is an idea that when this Is supple
mented by the needs arising In connection
with the crop movement thcro may bo ft
scarcity of funds for speculative purposes.
The disposition In some quarters Is , In fact ,
to preach conservatism and to regard these
conditions as llnblo to check further im
provement In cither speculative or Invest
ment varucs. Time Increased demand on
the street this week , or rather the supply
has been smaller and 4 to 4 4 per cent nro
the rates generally quoted , while call money
has held unexpectedly flrm at 3 % to 4 per
cent.
cent.These rates have not , Indeed , been BUfll-
clently high to Induce liquidation , but In the
absence of any marked augmentation of the
New York bank reserves they nro cited as
Indications that an autumnal "boom , " based
on good crops and railroad earnings , is
not a certainty. The subsidence of the
street railway strike In New York has
lett the market Indifferent to manifestations
elsewhere of the same character.
IlKAlJSTttEET'S UI3V1I2W OK TRADE.
Special Activity In Iron anil Steel
nimlncin Reported from Chicago.
NEW YORK , July 28. Bradstreet'B to
morrow will aay :
Weather conditions had the principal1 ef
fect upon the volume of current business ,
which Is , however , larger than a year ago ,
and restricted speculation , therefore limit
ing the volume of bank clearings , without ,
however , exercising any noticeable effect
upon the volume of business. Official sta
tistics of pig Iron production for the flrst
halt of 1S99 point to the largest production
on record , having been Insufficient to off
set current demand , and stocks at tbo close
of the- hart year are far below what they
were at the opening or at this time ono
year ago.
Special activity In the Iron and steel In
dustry Is reported at Chicago , where heavy
advances have been made In finished prod-
uts , and numerous shipments are reported ,
not only to Ohio and Pennsylvania , but as
fear east as Boston. Every blest furnace
in the Birmingham district Is expected to
be In operation by the advent of autumn ,
but production for the last part of the year
1899 , which promises to bo enormous , has
all been booked. The glass trade is re
ported particularly active and conditions In
that Industry are reported to bo the best
for years past.
The cereal1 markets note llttlo change in
prices , but trade opening seems to favor
steady demand and few fluctuations , in view
of admittedly large takfpgs by foreigners.
Liberal rains attho , south , particularly In
the Atlantic coast states , bavo Improved
cotton prospects and ' a' nllght shading in
prlco is'rto bo noted for.dheweek. .
Among the metals tin- has displayed ex
ceptional strength , .largojy , , Jn sympathy
with heavy advances abroad , claimed to
have a legitimate basis In heavy increased
consumption , without a corresponding out
put of the raw material1. Smaller arrivals
and heavily reduced stocks of raw sugar ,
added ito largo sales of reflncd , have re
sulted In an advance In the former product.
Lumber la strong In price and some build
ing operations are reported Inteferedwith. .
Northwestern shipments Of white pine are
very heavy for this season. Tobacco is
flrm and tobacco leaf Is scarce , pointing
ito good prices being realized by holders.
Among the textiles cotton goods retain nil
their old strength. The fall demand for dry
goods Is Increasing , but complaints of slow
delivery arc more frequent.
Manufacturers of woolen goods are pur
chasing more freely and for fine grades
prices tend upward , although thcro Is less
speculative buying reported at leading mar-
Business failures of the week number 170 ,
against 174 last week , 219 In this week a
year ago , 259 In 1897 , 294 In 1896 and 221 in
1895. Canadian failures for the week num
ber 18 , against 19 last week. 34 In this week
a year ago , 32 In 1S97 , 37 tn 1896 and 24
In 1895.
Wheat , Including flour , shipments for the
week aggregate 1,386,432 bushels , against
3,408,073 bushels Tast week , 2,371,872 bushels
In the corresponding week of 1898 , 2,343,021
bushels In 1897 , 2,648,748 bushels in 1S96
and 1,460.917 bushels in 1895.
Since July 1 , this season , the exports of
wheat aggregate 13,797,292 bushels , against
10,312,810 bushels last year and 8,346,547
bushels In 1897-98.
Corn exports for the week aggregate 3-
700.320 bushels , against 3,666,294 bushels last
week , 2,601,821 bushels In this week a year
ago , 1,482,715 bushels In 1897 , 1,495,812 bush-
clB in 1896 and 694,865 bushels In 1895.
Since July 1 corn exports aggregate 16-
017,497 bushels , against 10,6S7,469 bushels
during the same period a year ago and 9-
237.321 bushels In 1897-98.
Did You Ever Smoke ?
A clgnr that you were never satis
fied with from the tlmo you lit It until
you throw It away in disgust ? a cigar
that when you clipped the end off It
crumbled In your mouth a cigar that
tasted like brown paper and had an
odor like a piece of Manila , U. S. A. ,
rope ? If you are much of a smoker
you have done nil these but never
when you smoked n barrister 10 cents
for the old man S cents for thn llttlo
Barrister same cigar , only smaller.
Ask for the Barrister.
Wm. F. Stoecker
Cigar Co ,
THE BARRISTER AGENT ,
1404 Douglas.
We've ' Got 'Em ' Running
There never wns a tlmo In our twcn-
ty-llvo years of business In Omaha that
wo had any competition that wo con
sidered competition a look at our mag
nificent display of the very best pianos
manufactured convinces anyone and
now wo'vo made a special effort to show
instruments manufactured purposely for
us wo Invlto all exposition visitors to
see our "Klinlmll" display In the Lib
eral Arts building then coroo to the
store and see what wo show In others ,
such as the Knnbc , Kranlch & Bach ,
Whitney , etc. low prices and easy
terms.
Y. M. 0. A. park racing meet July 20.
A. HOSPE ,
We celebrate oar 35th bailnew out *
Trr rr Oot. 23rd , 1806.
Music and Ait. 1513 Dougla *
RECENT RESERVOIR RULING
Commissioner Herman's Construction of Law
Changes Aspect Very Materially.
OPINION OF A LAND OFFICE OFFICIAL
IlCRlHtcr Wcckcn of O'Nrlll Ofllcc
llcllcvcn Hint Xcir HulcH Will
\ulllfr Nearly All the
Original FllliiK .
S. 3. Wcckcs , rcBlstor of the United
States land offlco at O'Neill , arrived In the
city Friday afternoon and expects to remain
here for n. day or two looking after busi
ness matters. Ho then will take a , trip
to the lakes of Minnesota. Mr. Weokos con
siders that ho Is entitled to a. short vaca
tion owing to the crcat amount of work
he. tocethcr with Receiver "Dick" Jcnnesa
of the O'Neill land office , was comnellcd to
do a short tlmo ego when the reservoir fil I
ings wcro deluging the land offices In west
ern Nebraska. During the rush at filings' ' I
Mr. Wcekcs states that his office received
over 1,700 applications. The late ruling of
Commissioner Herman of the cenernl land
otnco has chanced the complexion of the
reservoir situation considerably. Speaking
of this matter , Mr. Woekos said :
"Wo hav * Just received Instructions from
the commissioner of the general land office
to notify all these who uiado filings upon
land under the reservoir act that It will
bo necessary for them to make new applica
tions , conforming with the requirements laid
down by the department In its recent rul
ing. In case the applicants fall to do so , the
entries will bo canceled.
"In my opinion not ono In fifty of the
thousands of entries which wcro filed after
the reservoir act took effect will bo able to
conform with the now requirements. These
Interested have acquainted themselves with
the new rules , which provide that for a
reservoir of 250.000 gallons capacity , forty
acres can be reserved ; clchty acres for a
reservoir of 600,000 gallons capacity , and
160 acres for one with a capacity of 1,500,000
gallons. No reservation can bo made within
two miles of n. crock or a stream , only
ono quarter In a section can bo reserved ,
the land cannot bo fenced and the applicant
must needs elvo a detailed and satisfactory
account of the purpose for which he desires
the land , In order to convince the depart
ment that ho Is not securing it for specu
lative purposes.
"Under these provisions the land Is prac
tically valueless , especially for the cattle
men , who arc , In the majority of cases , the
ones who made the original filings.
"When the law first went Into effect cat
tlemen gobbled up section after section of
vacant land , and they believed that they
would bo able to use this land for pasturage ,
but that point in the recent rullp ? , which
forbids the reservation of moro than ono
quarter In a section , docs away with any ad
vantage which might bo derived in this di
rection.
"I am Inclined to think that the depart
ment will refund the fees paid Into the
land offices 'by ' the applicants who
are absolutely unable to conform to the new
requirements. For Instance , a man who
under the law , as It was first construed ,
filed on a section and paid a filing fee on
four quarters , will probably be refunded
the amount ho paid upon three of the
quarters , as under the late decision ho can
hold but one. "
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The best salvo in the world for cuts ,
bruises , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever
sores , tetter , chapped hands , chilblains ,
corns , and all skin eruptions , and positively
cures piles , or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Trice 25 cents per box. For solo
by Kuhn & Co.
EXPERIMENTS AT FORT MEADE
Government Sink * Artcnlan Wells
vrltli Flattering : Success Fnrnilujj
in Black II11U.
H. E. Perkins of the First National bank
at Sturgla , S. D. , Is in the city en route to
his homo from the cast , where ho has been
on business for about a week. In speaking
of affairs In his portion of the Black Hills
Mr. Perkins eald :
"Sturgls is located to the couth of the min
eral regions of the Black Hills and Is situ
ated in the midst of a most fertile agricul
tural section. The army post of Fort Meade
Is within a short distance of our city and the
government has been conducting an experi
ment there which promises to prove of un
told value to the neighboring country , by
sinking artesian weirs. It was first believed
that a depth of at least 2,000 feet would have
to bo reached before the water would be
found , but a splendid flow was encountered
at a distance of 600 ifeet below 'the surface.
There seems to 1 > e no question but what this
Is the ordinary depth which will have to be
reached In order to encounter a flow of water.
For Nervous Exhaustion
there is no remedy equal to
Horsford's ' Acid Phosphate
Genuine bean name Hertford's on wrapper.
This btlnc the cnse It will practically revo
lutionize farming In that region nnd mnkc
of that portion ot the Dlack Hills one of
the most dcMrnblo agricultural flcMs In the
west. "
| SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. )
'At the meeting of the Board of Educa
tion last night a site for A school building
In the Second -nard was selected , The lots
chosen are Nos. 10 , 11 nnd 12 , lu block 17 ,
nnd the price Is $2,900. The bills as pre
sented and read follow :
James Schneider , Nineteenth and V streets ,
* 2,900 ; John McMillan , Twentieth and 0
streets , $2COO ; Joseph Kavan , Eighteenth
nnd Q streets , $1,200 ; J. C. Allen , Twen
tieth and 0 streets , $2,000 , ; J C. Allen ,
Twentieth , between 0 nnd I' streets , $3,600 ;
J. C. Allen , Twentieth , 'between O and P
streets , $1,900 ; Joseph Kavan , Eighteenth
nml P streets , $700 ; Joseph Kavan , Nine
teenth and 0 streets , $2,000 ; Joseph Kavan ,
Eighteenth and Q streets , $2,000 ; T. J.
O'Nell , Nineteenth and 0 streets , $2,600 $ ;
Joseph Kavan , Nineteenth , near O street ,
$1,600 ; Martin Tlghc , Eighteenth and O
streets , $1,000 ; August Paper , Twenty-sec
end and 0 streets , $1,475.
Bcforo the bids wore opened Colonel Loll
suggested that after all the bids had been
opened and read the roll bo called nnd
each member bo given an opportunity of voting
ing for any ono of the sites. This plan
was deemed fair and expeditious and would
allow voting until a site was chosen , A
selection was made on the flrst ballot. The
vote of locations follows : Brcnnan , Eight
eenth and Q streets , $1,200 ; Bulla , Tnen-
ttcth and 0 streets , $2,900 ; FIccncc , Eight
eenth and Q streets , $1,200 ; Frcltag , Nine
teenth nnd O streets , $2,500 ; Locchucr ,
Eighteenth nnd Q streets , $1,200 ; Lott ,
Twentieth nnd O streets , $2,900 ; Hyan ,
Twentieth nnd O streets , $2,900 ; Wyman ,
Twentieth nndt 0 streets , $2,900 ; Roberts ,
Twentieth and' 0 streets , $2,900.
When Secretary Ryan read the result of
the vote President Roberts announced that
the thrco lots at Twentieth and 0 streets ,
submitted by J. C. Allen , had received the
necessary five votes and he declared them
purchased. Some llttlo grading will have
to le donu to this property and bids for this
work will be advertised for ns soon as prac
ticable in order to have the ground all
ready when the contract for erection and
completion of the bulldlnc Is let. It was
decided to erect an eight-room brick struc
ture and Architect Klewlt was Instructed
to prepare plans at once. When ready these
plans will bo submitted to the board for
approval. Mr. Allen was requested to fur
nish an abstract of the property to the
board's attorney at his earliest convenience.
PoNtofllcc to lie Moved Today.
The postoffice will bo moved from Its
present location to the new building at
Twenty-fourth and M streets this evening.
In order to facilitate moving operations
Postmaster Etter has decided to close the
office at 5 o'clock , an hour earlier than
usual. The doors will not ho closed and
these having lockboxes will bo able to ob
tain their mall , but the stamp , money or
der , registry and general dejlvery windows
will bo closed at the hour mentioned.
An outmalllng rack for the now office was
received yesterday and was set up , but as the I
furniture has not arrived the mall clerks
and carriers will bo handicapped on account
of having no city or general delivery racks.
Temporary arrangements will bo made by
the postmaster so that all mall will be
handled as promptly as usual.
On Sunday the public will call at the
new postofflco for mall between the hours
of noon and 1 o'clock. Ono window in the
large screen has been set apart for the
carriers , and the public will be served at
this window. As the cas and electric light
fixtures have not arrived the local electric
light company will make temporary connec
tions and place a few lights In service.
Tuesday next the now building will bo In
spected by government Inspectors and If
satisfactory will bo formally turned over to
the government by the contractors.
Mayor Unwor'ii Accident.
Mayor Snsor was not Injured by his acci
dent of Thursday night , but ho offers ono
or two suggestions which might prevent ac
cidents of this kind In the future. It will
bo remembered that the mayor stepped off
a moving car at Twenty-fourth and B streets
and was struck by a bicyclist. The bicyclist
was clinging to the railing of the car in
order to eave pumping up the hill and ha
could not let go In tlmo to avoid striking the
mayor. The mix-up was awful and the wheel
was smashed Into little pieces. The mayor
thinks motormen should pay moro attention
to stopping when people \\nnt to get off and
that the conductors Miould sco to It that bU
cycflsts should not bo nllonrd to hold on to
moving cars , Complaints nro frequently
heard about the neglect of motormen to stop
when men ro to get off , or on for that mat
ter nnd nn Investigation by the street car
managers might reult In bolter service.
OfUpcrn Wolf nnd Dolors Si
Acting Chief of Police Alllo has laid Offi
cers Wolf and Deters off for ten dajs each
for sleeping on duty. The t\\o officers wcro
found nt No. 2 lire linn a night or two ago
sound asleep. Deters was stretched in a
chair In front of the fire- hall , while Wolf
nas stretched out on n bale of hay Inside the
building. Deter. ) admitted that he was asleep ,
but Wolf Insists that ho wns tired and won
only taking n llttlo rest. Acting Chief Alllo
nnd Officers Montague , Hydock and Deters ,
however , assert that Wolf was sleeping ,
Storrx tn Close Sunday.
The Sunday closing movement of stores
seems to bo becoming quite general. It was
staled yesterday that between thirty-five and
forty storekeepers had elgnod an agreement
to keep their places of business cfoscd all
day Sunday , This movement was started by
the Retail Clerks' association and naturally
the members of the association are qulta
proud of their achievement. Signs notifying
the public that the stores will be closed on
Sunday wcro displayed In quite a number ot
wludons yesterday.
iMnirln City GONM. |
Henry Slonno is nt Langdon , Mo. , enjoy
ing the fishing.
Mrs. George Kerr , Twcnty-Qfth nnd I
streets , is seriously sick.
The mem he re of the Eastern Star will
picnic at Seymour park on August 1.
Norrls Dickinson nnd wlfo of Harlau. la. ,
are the guests of Mr , and Mrs. 0. B. Hill.
The Infant child of Mr. nnd Mm. A. Ban-
domic , Twenty-eighth and R streets , was
burled yesterday afternoon.
W. H. Ovcrton , secretary of the Young-
Men's Christian association , Is expected
homo from a trip to Lake Geneva , Wls. ,
today.
The fire department was called to Twenty-
first nnd N streets jcstcrday on account
of a gasolineBtovo explosion. There was
no damage.
Mites Mitchell , nt present chief of police
at Swift's , but for a number ot years ft
deputy sheriff , has announced himself as a
candidate for sheriff on the republican
ticket.
Mrs. Amanda Nelson died nt the homo of
her brother , C. F. Luellcn , 820 North Twen
tieth street , yesterday. Funeral cervices
will be held at the Luollcn residence this
forenoon. Rev. R. L. WheoFer will offi
ciate.
At a recent mooting of the Ladles' Aid
society of the First Prcsbjterlan church
the following officers wore elected : Mrs. C.
M. Rich , president ; Mrs. B. H. Elliott , vice
president ; Mrs. McBurney , clerk ; Mrs. E.
H. Roberts , banker.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia be
cause ita Ingredients are such that It can't
help doing so. "The public can rcfy lipon it
as a master remedy for all disorders arising
from Imperfect digestion. " James M.
Thomas , M. D. , in American Journal of
Health , N. Y.
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blanks and other
information.
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
Deformity Brace Vnnatnoturer * .
108 Farrmm OMAHA.
Op. Paxton Hotel.
Mr. Frederick Hatter-
Ana Colonel Nlncl arc great friends-
Fred wears the colonel's clothes and
the colonel wears Fred's hnls nnd both
of them get their money's worth fact
Is everybody gets more than they pay
for when they get a hat from Mr. Fred
erick Hatter the young men that Avlll
be the llowers of the Midway this sum
mer are the yovmg men that wear his
hats a beautiful coarse braid straw
the very latest nt $1.M ) . We have
straw hats at $1.25 , $1.00 , 75c , COc and
down to 25c for men or boys every
hat shaped on a conformatcur.
Y. M. 0. A. racing meet July 20.
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
The Lending lint Man of the West.
120 South 15th Street ,
To Order-Talk No , 42-
Did you ever try to buy glasses and
could not find a pair that you could nee
through ? Did you make up your mind
from this that you did not need glasses ?
Did you go on suffering from hendacho
and eye Htraln because there was 110
relief ? This lias been the experience
of hundreds of people. The Hecret of
the matter Is that'they need glasses
made for them. No ready-made glass
In the world will over flt their eyes or
prove a benefit My business Is to take
the measure of the eyes and order
glasses made especially for thorn. If
there nro weak muscles or defective
nerves I sco that the glasses put them
In normal condition.
J. C. Huteson ,
Manufacturing Optician ,
KoiInUi , Camera * inao iouuin st.
nnd Supplier. OmaLn ,
Next to a Dongola Ride
The small boy takes to our shoes the
$1.00 kind for kick as much ns ho will
ho can't kick them out they're uiado to
wear good plump uppers nnd solid
eoles don't think wo'vo them In only
small sizes bring your boy In , no mat
ter how big his feet we'll lit him for n
dollar and a half thcro must bo some
thing to these shoes besides our talk
er why do the same pcoplo como again
and again and always buy those $1.00
shoes ?
Y. M. 0 , A. park racing meet July 29.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaka'a Up-to-date 8ho * Hu %
1410 1'AKNAAI STREET.