10 TTTTC CTMAIIA DAILY TVEE : SUN DAT HI , 185)9. ) Comparative Statistical Review of Omaha's Most Pr 'ous ' Year. SLAUGHTERING THE MILLIONS Eonth Omaha Year's ' Record Most Qrati' fying to All. GREAT INCREASE IN CATTLE AND HOGS 1'lnurca Mum Inn Illinium * Diini' tiy ( lie Knllroiuls anil tin * Prlri-M I'uld for ninvr.'iil Kind * of Sfni'K. During the sixteen years that the South Omaha stock yards have been open thoie has been a steady Increase In the volume of bus iness , bnrrlng occasional upa and downs duo lo very short or very heavy crops of corn ntul other feed. The year 1S99 has afforded no exception to the rule , there having been n considerable gain In the number received of cattle , hogs and sheep , as compared with Him previous year. The total number of cars of nil hlndu cf meek has been the largest In the history of the yards. Some Idea of what the figures given below wean may be gained from the fact that the iotal number of cattle , hogs .mil sheep Itainllcd during the year arc valued at $50- fc09,420. The tables given below arc worthy of careful study as showing the steady growth and development of the business at South Omaha. The tables of rcielpts and FhlpmentH by railroads will be of especial intcnnt an Indicating the section of the country In which the stock originated. Itecclpt.N for IS1M ) by .Month * . Total arrivals of slock for the twelve months of the year show a considerable gain In cattle and hogs as compared with previ ous years IIB follows : Total receipt * for the year by months : Month. January . . . 41,719 C07I 4.C3S February , 43r > 5l 131,074 100,52,1 475 , 3.910 March 4C.S77 152,031 579 4.SS2 April 00,3321 109 I79 | 1.9. 4 S.V ! May fiS.31l | 72,073 , 781 juno 5iISB | 201.77s | ' 1.772 0,35i July 51,111 203.319 , 4S22i'i ! | 5,127 5,373 August . . . . 80,142 183.039 0.307 0,002 Hopionibor 120.900 1l ! > ,573 | 131 , 7,593 October . . . 12X.073 11,2.1701 135.S1I 0,02. ! , 7,337 November . SO.th'i ' 20S.2I91 71.110 3.0JS 0,191 December , 53,323 _ ; 1SS , 9) ) | 4BOlti | 1,102 3,015 I 1 Total year , . | S37,5C32 | ,21CIS2l | , OSG,319 , ! 3l,233iS,770 | ; . J- Total 1S9S. . . | S12,2II2 | , ,101,3S71 , | 10,39:107,011 ! Total Hhlpmcnts for the year by months : tn oi 0 ° . i ; "c * " " Month. o' January . . . 9,15' , I0i58 : February . . 11,013 27.571 ! March 12,0tfi G2.C33 72 April 12.1S5 SOS .12,301 105 May 8,282 2,50.1 2JS34 | 425 Juno 0,853 4,7,9 ( 3..WSI 1. . 391 July 10,032 11,320 18,531' 4 t8ii ; August . . . . 30,711 j 3,510 25,701 , 5 1,432 September . 00,027 55,02i ! 7 , 2,8211 October . . . . C3.11C , I. 2.OH November . 40..1S3 25,055 ! 2 , 5H 1,4.53 December . 21,011 7,741 , 1 , 19.11 73) Total year , , | 2SS.I74i 23,999 ; 312.2I < 130,191112,513 ri'otal 1S9S. . .1322,1911 172.0.n | 4S3,171 | 7,010110,587 for Slxtffii VarM. . Total . | 7S l.71filS.I33,17i | | 3,75I.3T,3 | 10 .513 for SKIciMi Yi-arN. Horses Years. I Cattle. I Hogs | Sheep. and Mules. 1SS4 83,1591 .0. 2.0P9I 119 ISSti S2.S14 75.2131 S.318 1.50S 74,017 111.116 1.S01 lHi,27fi 15ls7 ! M.4GS l.SSj 1SSS SI2.2K3 12S.710 : ssn 228,757 17S.21S ! IS,51S JRM 2S9..W 2SS.70' ! CO.CS1 1S31 209,57,1 21S.SJO S7.-22 S.1S1 38U2 287. ICS 353.fc.S7 S3.2TO 12,033 j 1EK1 IKW.SS9 X63.3ISI flii.279 9.112 i 401.2311 112.1S1 0,111 27I.027 ! ' 3,072 112.C17i ' asm ; . 2U.22I 70,430 140.211 I'IGIS 3S97 . S3.0IJ1 203.0171 2,133 169S . 172.021 43'1.17l 7.010 288,1711 23,9391 312,217 Totals | 3.7ll,002 ! | 3,011,0271 2OC9,97I | 100,970 Ilrvi > ii In. Under Iho head of "driven In" arc grouped the supplies from the nearby country not In cluded in tjio table of receipts by railroads : I | I Horses IMonths. Cattlo. Hogs. | Sheep. | and i 1 | Mules. < ! ltv HNI < mid South Omaha PncUhiK , Under the head of "city use and South Omaha packing" Is given the real key to the disposition of the stock receipts of the year. , The HgurcB are : The receipts nnd shipments by cars on till thu .railroads since the yards opened are as follows ; Year. Shipment. . Receipts. 3RS4 . 4.17J 4,50.1 1KS3 . 6.TJT S.OU7 11,047 1E7 . 10.013 2S.277 ISfc . 1I.51D 31.077 ] & ) . 13 Rill ,21I JSW . 17.51'J 81.705 -j W t . 1 J , G03 49. 'J 1KK2 . 17.5S1 M.ttfl 17,570 13.130 17.1 1 C1.32a tl.700 38.SS.4 . ' H.OSO 44,75 $ i 18,517 59.S23 . 07,011 1S9U . 12.513 65,770 l.nrKCHl lteceltn | , Lure t rvroliitH of ntnok In one day. rutllt Si'iiteniber is , | SW ! . . in,093 llegsJuly 31 , 1HU4 . . 20.0SI SheepN > v ml" r 7 ! ' ' . > < . . . 15S l Horses und .Mules July 21 , mi . SIG I C'ars Octnl.rr 3. 1S99 493 Lnrgcst receipts rtf stock In ono week : Cattle Week ending October 31 , 1 < 99. 3 < . .lli ; Hogs-Week ending July 31 , 1SOI H , S37 Shrpp-Week ending Mnreh 31 , IHU. . . . 51,051 Home * ntul Mules August 31 , ISO. . . . 2,191 Curs-September 30 , 1SH9 2.1S7 Largest receipts of stork In one month : Cattle-October , 1 99 12 , C73 lloK December , U9S 282.201 Shrcp-.Maroh , 1S93 162,061 llorcos nnd Mules September , 1SU9. . . 7,5 % Cars October , 1M 9 i 7,557 Largest receipts of stock In one yenr : OUtle I'M 852.451 lloss--lS9ri 2,2I0.4 < 2 Sheep IMiS 1.0S5.131 Horses nnd Mules 1893 3l,2fV ( Mrs 1S9J CW.7TO llniimof I'rleeN for Cuttle , .Monthly , for Vcnr ISIM ) , \ uluatlon of horses , $415.GSO. iiKf of PrltM-N for HOKH .Monthly for Months. ! tlf-nvy I'kgl Mixed I Llcht 127557500 His. 230G270 Ibc. ' 1500223 lb. . Valuation of hogs , $21,012,500. Avt-riiKw W ' | KI ; < of HOJJM. Showing the monthly average weight of hogs sold on this market for ten years : Ilnnut * of rrlrt'M f - . - ( > r Slu-cp , .Mondilj- . for Vuir I.SIMI. | Native | Native IWestornlWostorn Month. | Sheep. | Lambs. ] Sheep. | Lamb.s. Jan . . . . 13 23fl I 7511 25 ' 5 001.1 ( KXif4 ,10'4 ' 2VM ! 90 Fob . . . . 13 25fl 4 504 257 5 Of | 3 OOfi'4 45,4 , tmn 90 Jlarch . 13 23 < ! (3 Of4 ) | 25Sf9 0 : > I3 2.VT3 10 I 235i 75 April . . ' 3 r.OflS 00'4 BOW 5 50 3 00175 35 4 25S7G SO May . . . 13 50T5 S0l | 5013 2Vf(5 ( i'5'l ' 25f(0 S3 Juno . . 753 | mttr so4 ; 23f/0 0) July . . . lit OOiTM 7311 i5Ti7 ! ( 00'3 ' Wti I 15,4 , CttfiO OJ August | 3 50f(4 504 ! i3Tj > 5 00 3 23H4 ; ! 3i4 25770 33 Sept . . . | 3 251(1 4011 50W 5 5013 25Ti t 2514 25775 23 October 13 00fl4 40'4 23'ir ' 5 00'2 ' 7iW4 C04 | COS 5 0.3 Nov . . . . | 3 C0f(4 ( C04 | 23 ® 5 5012 70W1 5014 00775 25 Dec . . . . 2 751I GOJ1 25CfI'5 502 | 75SI 504 | cogs 50 'Springlambs. . Valuation of sheep. $1,300,000. PARK AND BOULEVARD SYSTEM Ht Connecting : l.lnk Ilotivocii I'nrks IN foniieteil ! , lint Knt - of Second end IN In Ionh ( . The Board of Park Commissioners has made material progress In the park and brulcvnrd system during the past year. It entertained the hope at the beginning of' 1&9U of completing the Twenty-seventh street boulevard from Burt street to Hnnscom park nnd the continuation east to River- vlow park. The portion between the two parks has been completed and thrown open to the public. Where the boulevard crosses the railroad tracks on Vlnton street , north west of Krug's brewery , an Immense amount of grading has been done. The work at this point cannot be entirely finished until the opening of spring. The tracks will eventually bo spanned by nn Iron viaduct , for which the contract has already been signed between the city and the Union Pacific nnd Burlington railroads. The structure v. ill bo GOO feet long and fifty feet wide. After crossing the tracks there will be a speedway to the southwest one- half cnllo long by 100 feet wide nnd perfectly level. This stretch will bo one of the most attractive sections of the boulevard , as it will command an extended view of Omaha , South Omaha ami the river for miles. The portion of the boulevard from Han- scom park , north , may never become a real ity if suits pending In the district court are decided unfavorably to the city. The sf.mi of $30,000 was appropriated fnr the con demnation of property along the route , and of this all but $ ! 10 was provided for by the appraisers. Thlrty-ono clalmantu , however , have secured transcripts from the city clerk and will attempt to secure a larger award of damages. If the Judgments aggregate more than the margin mentioned above the project will necessarily be abandoned. In the way of park Improvements very llttlo has been done , owing to the scanty levy allowed by the council. The funds at the command of the board wore so limited that it was dldlcult to keep the parks even presentable. Private parties subscribed for the maintenance of Bemls park , but In Han- Hi'om park many flower-beds were loft empty and the grass was only cut on a portion of the reserve. Miller park was practically abandoned to the weeds , No Improvements were made on the thirty-acre addition to Rlvervlew park , but In the park proper anew now and commodious bear pit was con structed. The membership of the park board changM during the year , G.V. . . Llninger succeeding J. C. Wharton and J. L. Brandcls succeeding C. U. Bates , who IH still acting as secretary. Mnrrllllic MCCIINCN for tlic Yi'lir. Figures from the records show that ISflS was not quite so busy In hymeneal circles ns ISilS. This In accounted for by the fact that during the Tranflmlssisslppl Exposition many couples from a dlstanco were married hero while attending the great show. The OXCCFB of ISU8 over 1899 was sixty- Hcven licenses , ns Is shown by the follow ing llgurea for each month for the two years : 1S83. 1S93. January 70 .1 February 75 71 March 07 ts April Hi Mnv 77 91 June Ill H'l July 93 91b August 13' b > .September 147 120 October 205 171 November V-S 1211 December M 130 Totals 1.3(4 ( 1,217 Sultch Knulnc lilt * n Street Cur. CHICAGO. Dee. 30. A switch engine of the Eastern Illinois road ran Into a street car today , hurling the ear llfly fwt nnd Injuring thrix * passengers , names unknown The conductor motorimui nnd two passen gers escaped serious Injury by Jumping , The car was completely demolished , FACTS ABOUT COUNTY FUNDS from Hook * In ClorU llnvcr- \y'n \ ( MllcitliiUc Uooil ( "oni- iutrnlv < * Shoulim. The old year hns boon a busy one for the force In County Clerk Havorly's olllce.Vttli the Immense nmounl of current business the books linvo not yet been brought up to date. In comparison with former years thorc la inn rxccFs In collections over 1898 , while In 'disbursements ' Ilin figures run nboitl the same. Figures nro given complete for the calendar year 1SOS. but only for the first cloven months of 1SS9 , ns the books will not bo completed for the December showing until some tlmo next week. The following Is the assessed valuation for 1SSIR and 1S99 , fiscal years , also the levies anl the bonded Indebtedness : 1S9S. 1S99. Assessed valuation.$21.023,532 11 $21,020,214 01 Total atiiti ? levy 1GJ,30I ( 5' ) 17S.4IO 27 Totul county li'Vy. . . 323SO" > 00 ; \ii5,4S3 \ 03 Llonded Imlobtodn'SK 975,000 0 < ) 975,000 0) ) I Tim bonded Indebtedness Is itemized as ' follows , there being no change In the figures for the two years : . | l"r | I When When Class. | Ct. | Am't.l Issued. Due. Refunding S | $2fiS,0KIJuly $ ( | 2 , 18S7Jtlly | 2 , 1907 Funding . . fi 1BS.OOO July 1 , 1891Jllly | 1 , 1911 linprovm't A , 150,000.Ully | 1 , lS92Jllly | 1. 1912 Refunding , 119,000 \ Jan. I , lS95.Ian. | 1 , 1915 Exposition 100,000 Jan. 1. 1893Jnn. | 1,1918 DoUglnH All 180,000 Jan. 1 , ISiSiJan. 1,1918 Total .1 For the calendar year of 189S and the first eleven months of 1S99 collection figures are as follows : Collections On hand nnd Jan. G. transfer ? . Funds. 1S9S. 1898. Total. General $27.04941 $193,94147 $221,50091 County load. . . 8,303 'M 20,20380 31,134 70 Urldgo 3,43131 21,33191 2I.7SG 2 $ Sinking 1,05191 34,0033 ! ) 33,05530 Soldiers' relief. 345 89 5,803 OS 0,208 97 Douglas Add. judgment . . . 19,415 17 41,50199 C3.920 IB $00,202 03 $323,933 07 $3SG,19G 32 Less fees for above collections - 0,028 11 Net J379.5GS IS Collections ' On hand and Jan. 1. transfers. Funds. 1893. li > 99. Total. General $39,70089 $189,11030 $228,90723 County road. . . 10,150 59 20,50022 36,03081 Bridge 3,31312 37,71901 41,0f,2 10 , Sinking 89042 43,20125 44,10007 Soldiers' relief. 41578 0,03191 0,19709 Douglas Add. judgment . . . . 30,927 73 5,84715 20,771 88 $35,500 83 J30S , 198 93 $393,99.1 70 Less fees for above collections 0,357 10 Net $387,012 GO Signifies eleven months. Disbursements of county funds for 1S9S and cloven months of 1899 are explained In the subjoined figures : 189 1S99. * General fund $193,15883 $200,01910 llond 24.I5797 23,83310 Uridgo 33,272 89 18.810 21 I llond sinking 39.741 70 23,023 03 'Soldiers' I rulief 5,71740 4,525 OJ Douglas Add. Judg't. . IS.OOS 84 1,503 56 Houil Improvement. . . . 15,190 3S " " ' Exposition bond 103,993 01 ios'ui Totals $123,01801 $232,17811 'Signifies eleven months. Comparative resources that Is , the bal ances of county funds on hand the first day of December , 1898 and 1899 are as follows : Balances Dec. 1 , 189S. Dec. 1 , 1S93. General fund $118,070 84 $ S5,351 91 Head fund 12,17080 10,131 02 Bridge fund 20,12900 28,071 12 Bond sinking fund BS.03S 73 G1.905 SS Douglas Add. fund. . . . 35,192 89 34,470 50 Soldiers' relief fund 3.9S9 SO 4,970 OG Head Improvcm't fund 0,110 53 0,010 53 Exposition bond fund. . SM ) 32 529 73 Funding bond fund. . . . 472 SS 472 SS $2G1OOS 51 $232,521 40 Of the above balances , the sum of $58- 032.18 should bo eliminated on account of amounts of money tied up In broken banks which have been thrown Into siiHpcnso ac counts by order of the county commissioners. TASK OF LEVYING THE TAX Iteiil nml 1'crnonnl VnliintloiiH Arc y InerciiNeil During ; ( lie 1'iiNl Venr. No department of the city government Is closer to the taxpayer than that presided j over by the tax commissioner , who lays the | foundation for the revenue necessary to meet the public expense. The return made by the nsscEKOra upon which the taxes for 1900 will bo levied as compared with the assess ment for 189D Is an follows : 1S99 , 1900. Lands . . . $2,271,220 $2,253,270 Lots . 12W3MO ! 12W2riO'l ' Additions . 11,123,820 14,275,213 Ordinary personal . r > ,009Ta : ! 5,091,533 : Hunks , railroads , Insur ance , telephone nnd Pullman curs . 1,085,139 1,131,559 _ Totals $35,023,3'i4 $33,317,139 ' During the sitting of the Hoard of He- I view for thirty days , only forty-seven nppll-1 cations for the correction of assessments' ' were mode. Of this number tbo board dla- | mlf-sed nineteen for want of grounds , leav- | Ins twenty-six upon which an actual change wan made. This showing Is remarkable when It Is remembered that the asseeomont roll Includes something like 75,000 different pleceh of real estate and over 10,000 personal nsLceBmentB. The changes and corrections ' made by the Hoard of llovlew this year , compared with ono year ago , Is as follows : . Lands . J2.S5S.imo $ 2.211.015 ' Lots . 12.400.20J 12.559,013 Additions . 11,072,010 14.23I.SW Ordinary personal . 4,935iyj 5,349,330 iiankH , railroads , Insur ( i ance , telephone and Pullman cars . 1OS3,133 1.131,559 i , Totals I3I.87S.119 $33,537.009 I In 1897 the Board of Review reduced the I original return $2,387.007. In 1S98 the board | foi.nd It necotjsary to make a reduction of i $145,105. while In 1S99 It only made nn actual i reduction of $60,195. The nut result of Its j labor , however , was an Increase of $1&1,200. I accounted for by a number of assessments | on personal property omitted by the depu- 1 ties and added by the Board of Review. i The personal assessment for the year 1900 Indicate a material Increitso In the number of tuxpaylng residents found In the city , as compared with 1899. The 1S99 list con- tufned about 14.000 personal assessments , ' whereas thu tax list for 1900 will contain 10,220 , an Increase of over 2,000 , SOUTH OMAHA'S ' PROSPERITY Tbreo Million Dollars Expended oil Build ings During 1899 NATIONAL BANKS DO A LARGE EU5INESS n\cclleiit Showing italic li.v tinI'ost - olllce IncrciiNe In I'opulMtlon Mu- iilcliiiillty In Fairly (10011 I'M- iiiinelnl Ciindlllon. During the year 1899 South Omaha ex pel Icnccd the greatest prosperity In Its his tory. tory.About About 300 building permits were Issued , calling for nn aggregate expenditure of $3- 000,000. Among the prominent and expen sive buildings erccteil are the poalolllce , Armour's cooler nnd warehouse , Ouy C. liar- ton's hip livery stable , St. Martin's Kplsco- pul church , the Lewis block , Olasgow block , Murphy block , additions to Lincoln , Wrat Side and Hrown Park schools , new school building at Twentieth and O streets , car shopb at Cudahy's , new' glycerine factory at Cw'ahy'n ' , smoke houses at Hammotid'6. The majority of the permits Issued called for dwellings and over sixty were erected at a ccsl of over $1,000 , while fully 200 houses costing below $1,000 wore built. The principal Improvement at the stock yards was the paving of the hog division with brick. Several million brick were used in this work , nnd the unpaved portion of the hog yards will bo paved In the spring. A new hog division Is partly constructed which when completed will have n capacity of 10- 000 hogs. The construction of this division wan stopped by the cold weather a short tliiK- ago , The railroad equipment of the Stock Yards company has been Increased , and the switching service rendered the packers greatly Improved. Fully $100,000 In" been spent by this company during the last twelve months In Improvements of a permanent nature. s In ( Jood. The three national banks report an un usual amount of business during the year and deposits show a remarkable Increase. On December 1 , 1898 , the deposits at the three banks amounted to $4,159,490.23 , while oil December 2 , 1S99 , the published state ments show deposits amounting to $4,579- 710.28 , an increase of $420.220.03. 1'c.stofllce receipts amounted for 1899 to ncr.rly $60,000. Domestic money orders Is sued during the year numbered 7,200 , and amounted to $48,221.70 , an Increase over the year 1S9S of $4,407.94. A slight decrease In U'o number and amount of International moi.cy orders Issued Is noted. Domestic money orders paid numbered 9,401 and amounted to $89,531.50 as compared with 8,540 Issued in 1S9S , aggregating $75,991.33 , an Increase of $13,500.21. Receipts from the sale of stomps and stamped envelopes were $59.703.82 as compared with $50,939.59 for the preceding year , an Increase of $8- 821.23. The erection of an extensive brick manu facturing plant was commenced about De cember 1 and will be completed In about a month. The machinery In this plant Is valued at $50,000. The Omaha Gas company laid twelve mile.s of mains during 1899 and the Omaha Water company about six miles of mains. Permanent Improvements have boon made also by the Nebraska Telephone company. I'oiiillnf Ion IlierciiNlmr. A largo Increase In the population Is shown over 1898 , estimates by the directory canvassers and others being that South Omaha now contains fully 20,000 people. The municipality Is In fairly good con dition financially. Its bonds arc selling at a premium and there has been no Increase in the general Indebtedness. All obliga tions are- being promptly met and the credit of the city is first-class. During the year $70,000 of general Indebtedness bonds were refunded at 3 per cent Interest , and $22,300 refunded at C per cent , making the total bond issue $92,300 for the year. No paving was laid In 1899 , but over $15,000 was spent in district grading. At least $3,000 was spent by the city in keeping the strceto and alleys In repair. Over three miles of wooden sidewalks and about the same of permanent sidewalks were laid. Ono new sewer , 1,400 feet in length , is in course of construction. The births numbered 302 and the deaths 300. Seventy-two electric street lights are now In UPC , an increase * of twenty-two , aa com pared with 1898. Quito a number of additional fire hydrants wore located , making the total 185 , at an annual rental of $60 each. The police department is composed of seventeen men and the city jail Is In a good sanitary condition. Eight men constitute the paid fire department , with two hose wagons and a quantity of hose , The city owns the fire hall In the Third ward , erected at a. cost of $3,000. Taxes have been paid much more- promptly In 1899 than any year In the municipality's history , which Is considered an evidence that the residents are prosperous. The real estate , market was never in a better condition. Investors are buying largely , and many lots aroi being sold to laborers who propose owning tholr homes. NOTABLE DEATHS OF THE YEAR .11 liny Prominent Citizens nml rlonce.r ItvHldontH I'nNN to the Majority In Int Twelve Montlix. Omaha has lost a number of citizens by death during the year whoso absence will bo noted for a long time In the fields of ac tivity which they occupied. Many old resi dents , the remnant of that pioneer band which built Its cabins on the banks of the Missouri In the ' 50s , have also dis appeared , The most noteworthy death of the year In Omaha was that of Alvln Saundcrs , whose life had been Inseparably connected with the history of the city nnd state. From his accession to the gubernatorial chair of the territory In May , 1SG1 , until his death en November 3 last , Governor Saunders In variably acted the part of an unsellli h and public spirited citizen. Another pioneer whoso death occurred dur ing the year was Mrs. George L. Miller , ono of the first women to cast In her fortune with the settlement at Omaha. In n recent lecture before the Women's club Dr. Miller described the hardships which the women of that early day bore without murmur and the part they played In molding the primi tive western civilization. James I. Gilbert was nl ) nn old resident whoso death occurred during the year , Mr. Gilbert ns a business man and public of ficial had lieen known nnd respected by the citizens of Omaha for many years. The- deatli of Dr. Dcnlse last January removed another well known face from the band of early residents. Other pioneers who died during the year were W. R. Bowen , for nearly twenty-five years grand secretary of the Nebraska Masonic grand lodge ; Michael Maul , whose undertaking establishment was for years a familiar landmark. T. L Klm- ball , the veteran railroad man. Christian Hartman M A I'pton , who was instru mental in the platting of peveral cuy ad dltlous , K. L. Bicrb-jv. cr , genera ! uiauugcr of the Omaha Water company ; J. II. Me- Ardle. C. K. Sunnier of the Omaha lxnn and Trust company , Adolph Bowman nnd Mrs. Mary Arnold. One vacancy , which will be difficult to nil , was catitwd by the death of Hev. John Mac- Quolil , pastor cf the First Methodist church , who succumbed to an opirailon for ap pendicitis last March. Anolher death , which the city 1ms not ceased to mourn. Is that of Chief Martin While of the police depart ment , who was suddenly stricken two months ngo. Chief White , with n email force under his charge , cleared the city of crime In a way which won him the praise of property owners. [ CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES I'ri-liiht roininlUuo a > < MV Srhcdnlf , \ < . .Iniiiuirj- , ST. LOUIS , Dec. SO. The following changes In rates have been promulgated by the southwestern freight committee : Hffcctlve January 3 , 1900 , rate of S9 cents per 100 pounds will apply on petroleum resi duum , In tank cars , carloads , from Chicago , III. , to City of Mexico , via nil rail routes ; rates to and from other points not being i effected thereby. I IClfcctlvo January 1. 1900 , rates will apply on carbide of calcium , carloads , minimum I weight , 30.000 poumlti , from St. Louis. Mo. , via all rail routc to City of ' .Mexico and j ( I'nrhuca , Mexico , $1.39 per 100 pounds ; to | Monterey and San Luis 1'otosl , $1.23 per 100 pounds ; rates from points In denned territo ries to bo made on comblnatlniis of locals ' from Mississippi river crossings. j Kffectlvn January 2 , 1900 , the following rate will apply on wrapping paper , carloads , from _ Sugarland. Tex. , to Kansas City. Mo. , 25 Vents per 100 pounds , subject to mini mum weight of 00,000 pounds ; to Kansas City and St. Joseph , Mo. , Atchlson and Leavonworlh. Kan. , . ,0 cents per 100 pounds , subject to minimum weight of 30,000 pounds. Kffcctlvo January 2 , 1900 , carload minimum v.eight 24,000 pounds , will apply on rlco from St. Louis and points in defined territories to Texas points. WINDING UP RECEIVERSHIP Xow Oiviiprn of I'Ktnliurc .t fiiilf In 11 Hurry to ( Jpt I'oNKon- nloii. ST. LOUIS , Dec' 30. John W. Rates and Mr. Lambert of the Kansas City. Pitts- burg & Oulf reorganization committee and Max I'am of counsel for the commit tee have held a conference here with Re ceiver Fordyco relative to the affalrH of the Oulf line , which will soon bo taken out of the hands of the federal court. Presi dent Feltou of the Chicago & Alton , who represents the interests of the Ilarriman syndicate- the reorganization , was also present at the conference. The new owners nro anxious to get pos session of the property by March 1 or April 1 at the latest and some of the mem bers of the Philadelphia committee are coming out the second week in January to go over the line and inspect its physical condition and requirements. The com mittee consulted Colonel Fordyco as to all matters of detail connected with the prop erty and Its management , and there ap pears to bo no obstacle In the way of the new company assuming control of the line within sixty or ninety days. No selection of a president or manager has yet been made , 'but ' several names have been suggested to the committee and an announcement may bo looked for very soon. RAILWAY AUDITOR A SUICIDE I'rlnU 11. HOKTM , lpMiouilrnt , Kills lllniHelf at UlN Ollluc in ( irniiil Itllpldn , GRAND RAPIDS , Mich. . Dec. 30. Auditor Uriah B. Rogers of the Chicago & West Michigan and Detroit , Grand Rapids & Western railways , committed suicide this noon by shooting himself through the head while sitting at his desk in his private office. Death was instantaneous. Despond ency over a long illness probably caused the deed. Rogers was appointed auditor for the newly consolidated Pere Martjuetto sys tem day before yesterday. IIL'HMXCJTO.V ' I'l'SIII.Vn XKW MNKS. K.xteiiNlonn Soutli of Alliance Coni- nli-teil toortli rlnttiIttver. . The new extensions of the Burlington from Alliance , Neb. , to Hartvlllc , Wyo. , and Brush , Colo. , arc now complete na far as Northport , n station on the north Bide of the Plntto river , 33.S miles south of Alliance. The bridge crossing the North 1'latto river from Northport to Bridgeport , on the south side , Is Hearing completion and the road will run through to Bridgeport by February 1. From Bridgeport the Brush extension will bo continued southward , while the line through to Hartvlllc will be extended along the north banks of the Platte river from Northport. It is the Intention of the Burlington to push the ft inpletlon of the Hartvlllo branch with all possible haste. Tills plan of pro cedure strengthens considerably the general belief that the Hartvlllo extension Is merely the preliminary step for a road through to Ogden , and the haste of the Burlington Is believed to bo duo to the fact that there Is a well dellncd rumor In railroad circles to the effect that the Northwestern Is also looking toward Ogden with a possibility of begin ning work on an extension of Ita Hlkhorn line from Casper In the curly spring. Olllclnl announcement comes from Burling ton headquarters that the road will reach Bayard , the first station wr t of Northport on the Hartvlllo extension , within six weeks. The distance of this new line from Alliance to the Nebraska-Wyoming state line is 87.9 miles and it is about IS miles thence to Guernsey , which will bo the principal town In the Hartvlllo region , There will bo three stations touched by tula extension In Wyo. mlng between the state line and Guernsey. With the Burlington line completed through to Bridgeport during the coming month thu distance schedules of the new matlons will bo as follows : DUtnnco Distance between Irom stations' . Stations. Alliance. , 0.0 Alliance 0.0 C.S Letnn C.t 0.8 Banner 13.0 , 8.2 Angora 21.S 12.0 Nortjiport 33.S 2.7 Bridgeport 310 ! The stations nml the distance from Alliance nn the Hartvlllo extension from Northport to the state line nro as follows : Dlstunco Distnnro between Irom stations' . Stations. Alliance. O.o Northport 33.8 11.8 Buyard 15.0 10.0 Mlnularo &r'-0 9.0 ( ierlne Ol.U 9.4 Sunflower Il. 0.3 Collins 8".3 7.0. . . Nebraska-Wyoming state line . . .Vi.'J Stock ( "nttliItntCH Continue , Owing to the pronounced opposition which was inan'fcsted ' by cattle dealers and ship pers the railroads belonging to thu Western Trunk Line committee have decided not to , apply the fat cattle rate to stock cattle ahlp- j mcntB between points east and wwit of the ' Mississippi river. The question will be further - j ther considered by the railroad omciaU. i When " became known Hun iho railroads intended to abolith the stoi k > u'if. rale ; u > ) subnuuio the fa cai'le tai.ff which .jnld liavo inuunt an mireaae of "j per , < ni iho cattlemen aud ohij'lH'ro ' most atfeocd Uy uih a proposition concentrated their efforts to ward securing n postponement of such ac tion , and the jccent statement of the rail roads containing the information that the stoek cattle rate will continue In effect shows that their efforts were successful. s IN I'linmiiT IMCP.VHT.MKNT nml .toiilln Itcslun Tliolr I'o- NtlloiiMltli tinfnlon t'nclllc. Several chnngos will be made In the Union Pacific general freight ollloes January 1. A , S. Ullllngs , Jr. , who has been with the de partment for the last ten years and has oc cupied the position of chief rate clerk , has tendered his ieslgn.ition and will accept n pcrltlon with the Illinois Central ns chief elcrl In Its local ofllccs. Clarence V. G.tl- Inpher , who hns also been In the general freight olllro for many years , \\ili succeed M * . Hillings. Jcseph S. Joplln , who has also been con nected with the Union Pacific for many years , will resign his position In the general f i eight olllccs and leaves soon for Hlehmond. Ky. , where he haw purchased n nourishing cr.al business. Mr. Joplln was connected with the Union Pacific general claim depart ment for about six years and for the last tliee years has been In the general freight ofllce with the exception of about one yo.ir. which ho spent In Manila as chief clerk to Quartermaster Samuel It. Jonea. j i Three .Mlolilunn l.lurn romlillird. j i DETROIT. Mich. . Doe. 30. At midnight 1 tomorrow the Pcro Mnrqtietto Railroad com pany will take full ehnrgo of all the properties - ; erties of the Flint & Pero Marquette , De- I trolt. Grand Rapids & Western and Chicago j & West Michigan linen , and the combined I ' Michigan system , with an aggregate * mlli > - ago exceeding 1,900 miles , will 1m doing the j business of the three. It is stated today ! as probable that the consolidated oftlces will I be located In the Union station , Detroit. A deed transferring the Flint & Pore Mar- quetto's property to the Pore Marquctte company was filed at Saglnaw today. Oulf Hii < ( > lv > rN ( Jlvi-ii , l KANSAS CITY , Dec. 30. In the federal court today the receivers of the Kansas City , Plttsburg .t Gulf road wcro given a Judgment for $00,000 against the Kansas Pity & Northern , connecting road , for cash advanced nml also for a share of , the gen eral expenses of the Port Arthur system from September 17 , 1897 , to April 1 , 1S9" ) . The receivers also got a judment for $21- 73S.7S against the Omaha , Kansas City & Eastern road and for $20,901.05 against the Omaha & St. Ixiuis road. I'roinolloii lor . \ . 1 * . Tinnier. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. . Dec. 30. Albert P. Tanner , general agent of the Minneapolis & St. Ix > uls road at St. Paul , has been promoted meted to succeed General Superintendent T. B. Clarke , who becomes general manager of the Iowa Central. The appointment takes effect , at once and his title will bo super intendent of transportation. Tanner Is n comparatively young man , having come to the St. Louis from the Santa Fe. Hallway Not ON and I'crNoiiiil * . AV. K. Itoyster , general agent of the Mo bile .t Ohio at Kansas City , Is an Omaha visitor. Harry K. Moores , city passenger agent of the Qulncy lines , Is In Chicago to spend a few days. He is accompanied by Irs. Moores. Dana .McNeil . , chief train dispatcher on the Black Hills division of the Rlkhorn. with headquarters at Chndron , was In the city yesterday enroute to his home. Accom panied by Mrs. McNeil he bad . pent the holiday week visiting relatives in Iowa. Kobert S. Iluble of Denver will assume his position us traveling passenger agent of theUrlon Pacific , with headquarters In this city , January 1. .Mr. lluble mieeeeds "Gus" Styles , who Intends to continue railroading reading , having under consideration several flattering propositions. I'liimlicrh' Daiier. The ipltimbers. gas and steamlltters enjoyed - joyed a dance In Germanla hall Saturday night and ! there was n big ciowd In at tendance. D. I' . Clifton and JUIsn Clara Dolpsnn led the grand march. There were twenty-eight dances Tiesides innumerable extras and everyone present had a great time. The committees were as follows : Master nt curenionlos , Joseph Buggy ; ar rangement committee , II. W. 'MeVon ' , Peter Green. Charles H. Baxter Joseph O'f'onnell , Charles Bryan and D. I' . Clifton ; floor com mittee , H. W. MoVc.i. D. P. Clifton. John Cnvnmiugh. Josoyh O'C'onnell , John lllchn , William Kruuse and William Jeffries ; door committee , J. K. Mullnne and John Lynch ; reception committee. Peter Green , K. HohlfT , Henry Kruger , Duncan Chapman and Rob ert Taylor. MuchlnlifN' I'nloii Kiitorlnliinirnt. The members of the Machinists' union enJoyed - Joyed a smoker Saturday evening In Labor temple and the program was received with vociferous applausv. The following people took part and reflected credit on the union by their ( performance : Opening address , James Calg ; piano solo , Prof. Boo ; song , J. Cole ; imiPle.nl duo , uMcKenna and Austin ; quartet , North Omaha Quartet ; violin solo , Sunborg ; vocal sulo. "Walter Bell ; comic recitation , Ilobert 'Murtln ' : refined banjo trio. Morrow , Smith and llulle ; bass solo , T. 'Broadhurst ; zither solo , John Blxton ; address , Asia Taylor ; song , ( Mr. cluuson ; monologue. Jack McKenna : solo , Ilobert LIndberg : piccolo solo , 1C. Tobln ; Imperial quartet , Messrs Miller , Kvnns , Stiles and Clawson ; vocal solo , Mr. Ford. Irlnh liomc llnle Meeting. A call has been ISSUCM ! reriuestlng all who favor home rule for Ireland to attend n meeting to bo hold at SU. I'hlloinena's hall , Ninth and Howard streets , at " , p. m. to day. H be.irs the signatures of thu follow ing Irlsh-Amerlenns of Omaha : C. ,1. Smytl' . James McLeod , M. P. O'Brien , John F. C'ond. G. Holmes , T. J. Nolan. W. Lee , Henry Fanner , P. M. Tobln , C. V. Calhi- gher , Ilev. A. Judge , I. J. Dunn , Patrick Duffy , T. A. Donohoe , Ilov. J. U. Kngllsh , James Itimeh , P. < - ' . Heufey. John ( jiiliin , Thomas Tallon , John F. Murphy. Kd Hayden - den , John J. Mahoney , .1. K , Illley , ,1. J. Brecn , John Hush , Dr. "W. J. MnCrnnn , C. M. O'Donovun , W. M. llyan , M. J. Grady , Ilev. James Ahern. Xi-tv Hull" ii } ' Service for OlilriiKO. CHICAGO , Deo. 30. The first train In augurating the passenger service on the new Northwestern eluvnted railroad was run today from the Lincoln nvcnuo station around the loot ) and return. The comple tion of this road has been delayed for years. In accordance with thi ; agreement whereby the time for finishing thu road was limited to January 1. 1900 , under penalty of for feiting $100.000 to the city , during the last two weeks work has been 'pushed ' night and dav. The stations nro not all erected nnd only oliu line of tracks laid. The llnu taps the north side of the city , which IIIIH Jilth- erto has been at the merry of crowded cable ! nnd trolley eers. Thn cost of the work is estimated at j'j.OOO.UOO. .Sulndlcr ICnov Sentenced , PITTSHIMIG , Dec. 30. Ilobert J. Knox , alias J. B. Bennett , who was arrested in New York recently as a member of u gang of swindlers operating In various parts of thn countr ) , was sentenced to four years and a hnlf In the Hivurslde penitentiary to day by Judgu White of the criminal court. Knox wan convicted of forgerv on two counts. Knox was nlMi lined J5UO on each indictment , lie Is u brother of u prominent Presbyterian priaehcr und u nopl-Oiv of John Jny Knox. former comptroller of the treas ury. Schooner SunU , CriMV ItcNcucil , CHAULKSTON , 8. C1. , Dec. 30.-The steamer Margaret It. Iloper reached this port today from New York with the cup- tain nnd crew of eight men of the schooner Funnla B. Brown , which left hero on Do t-ember 21 with phosphate rock for Haiti- more , on December 20 the Iloper and Brown collided , the latter sinking near North Hal- torus , off thn North t'arollmi coast. The collision was due to a mistake In signals. i Iarc * ' IlnnL Cli'iirliiKN nl St. ! , OIIN. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3 < t. The hank clearings of Ht Louis during the > ear 1899 were nearly fJW.OOO larger than In IMS. The annual clearing statement Issued today shown thai the cle.iriiiL'K In l iU wore $1,63S,3V,20.I | , aeulnut $ l.rG42.2 ( ! for 18b8. The t > uhtnck Were J21UW.U1. against $1M.01I.7M ! last year. . \il\iuicc I'rlc'e o : Null * . ( " 'HATTANOOGA. Tenn . De ; ! ' -Hjrd. warr- .li-ali-i- . .ell uci Ih' ' s iUtli li. v . ! - tKl-1 1 Id U' ' ll ' ! -'lll llilAlMIll ,11 , S . . -I , i i < \ inai i " 'In i wll I- i < U , i it n r' - f i 4ii H I'M \ \ * ' * , , i * 11 A * fr i " < u * if u > w in \ \ t „ < ) \Hi t' 1 ' I' - - 'I < l > H I < I O j ul tin. i iced } auv.ii , i it : tr-ti tit I fiue TRUSTS MAY GO TO CANADA Dominion Cnvcritnirtit 1'ropnrltiK ( it .MnUo Strong Hill for flint ( . 'In * * of Aliu-flcim rors NRW , YORK , Her. 30. The World tomor row will say : Canada is preparing to make a strong bid for that class of American corporations known ns "trusts. " A representative1 of the Dominion gov ernment 1'as arrived In this city to confer with representative of Rcvcr.il of the largest companies having their minor ofllecs In Now York. Proposed ami-trust legislation and the rapid spread of the anti-trust spirit are mainly responsible for thla move toward Canada. The Idea Is probably the broadest and the boldest ever conceived by the corporation Interests. It Is stated that they have Ions since despaired of obtaining favorable treatment through the enactment of fedora era I laws , for the reason that It would be necessary to amend the constitution of the t'nlted States before this could bo done. If they no to Canada , however , and or ganize themselves under British la\\s , they will enjoy what Is practically national ex istence under color of British chartered In stitutions. Individuals \vho are citizens of the United State * would become by such In corporation at least partial subjects of the British crown. They personally would not be British mibjccts , but their corporal IOIIR would enjoy the privileges of British sub jects. The trust people declare that they arc now harrassed and subjected to potty annoyances j In various states. They assert that by ob- | talnlng national charters from the Oana- I dlan povciument they would free themselves - ! selves from state Interference and could be sued In this country only through the United States courts. STOCKHOLDERS SEE BOOKS Mummer * of AVIilsUy Truxt A ( lord Tlii'iii Kvi-ry I'ncllll.v for .So Dolnn. NK\V YORK. Dec. 30. I'rcsldent S. M. Hlee'B willingness to have the stockholders' committee Investigate the nlfnir.s of the Dis tilling Company of America has ri'sulti'd ' In this announcement : "Thu call heretofore - fore jssued to the holders of the preferred and common stocks of 'the Distilling Company - ! pany of America by the committee of In quiry of stock In suspended and the stock deposited will bo returned to the depositor without charge on the surrender to the Mercantile Trust company of Now York of the trust receipt issued therefor. "Tho committee. Is about to enter upon a full Investigation of the affairs of the com pany at the request of 'tho latter , whose directors have offered every facility for a thorough examination. Upon the conclusion of Its Investigation a report will bo Is sued to the shareholders. " NO MISSOURI EXTRA SESSION ( iovcrnor Slrahonn AViintn I.mr Tnx- 1'raiit'lilNCN lint 1'ri-wcnl I Ini ; , < OK- i.sliituro AVouIilNot I'IINM It. JEFFEnSON CITY , Mo. , Dec. 30. Gov ernor Stephens has bcdn considering the ad visability of calling an extra session of the legislature to pass a law taxing franchises. He has asked members of the legislature for their opinion ns to the advisability of doing r 5a so. A majority have replied that they are " , * * * * * favorable to such legislation , but said they did not believe the present legislature would pass a law to that end. For that reason tha governor today gave out the statement that bo would not call an extra eeHsIon. He thinks the next legislature will pass such 3 law. DEATH RECORD. HiAVonlil Xot Vote for Alli-ii. NEBRASKA CITY. Nob. , Dec. 30. ( Spe cial Telegram. ) John Sinclair died at his homo at Burr today , after a year's Illness ol Brlght's disease. While representing Otoa county in the legislature seven years ago ho cutno Into prominence as one of a cotorlo of straight democrat , to whom wan applied the Hobrlquct , "Tho' Dig Five , " on account of their refusal to Join with the populists ) in the election of Senator Allen. He had resided In this county since boyhood. For several years past he had charge of the grain business of Paul Schmlnko ' & Co. at Burr. He leaves a widow and several chil dren. KnriiH-r ICK | Vi-ry Suddenly. HtKMBOLDT , Neb. . Dec. 30. ( Special. ) Lester Wilson , a farmer , died suddenly at his ihomo near the city yesterday and an autopsy will bo held to determine the cause. Wilson was about 40 years of age. Two young women were visiting at the fam ily homo when Wilson cn'torcd ' the house 1 and dropped Into a chair , saying that he did not foci well. In a few momenta he was attacked with pains In his stomach , fol lowed by convulsions , and expired In about thirty minutes. A physician , who was sum moned failed to reach the dying man In tlmo to aid him. John Sinclair. Yesterday Postofflco Inspector D. J. Sin clair rocclved IIOWH of the death of hlK brother , John Sinclair , at hl.i homo nt Burr , Nob. The funeral will bo held Monday nft- iirnoon , with interment at Nebraska Oily. Dcceabod was a prominent business man of Burr and was a member of the Nebraska leg- iBlaturo six years ago. Ho had been sick only about n week. Oil ! York County llenlileiil. YORK. Neb. . Dec. 30 , ( Special. ) Mrs. Caroline M. Wells , aged 82 years , widow of S. M. Wells , who died here about alx years ago , la dead. Mrs. Wells wan the mother of Mrs. C. C. Cobb and H. M. Wells , editor of the Crete Vldotto , and had been u rojl- dtiit of York since 1875. The funeral sorv- Iccs were held lit the Congregational church. IlllrNtH II Illoilll VfHNI-1 CORTLAND , Nob. , Dec. 30. ( Special , ) Z. S Yarnell , u prominent business man of thin place , died last night by the bursting of a blood vessel In a lit of coughing. | l was u soldier In the Civil war. Ho cuiflo to Cortlaml about twenty years ago , % _ _ _ _ _ Kir .lumen I'n net. LPNDON. Dec. 30. The death Is an nounced of Sir James Pagot , In Ills gfllh year. FIRE RECORU , , I'nrt of nn fill .Mill DcKtrnycd. ST. LOUIS. Dee. 30. A special to Iho Post-Dispatch from Llttlo Rock , Ark. , says : Three large seed houses and ono of the meal houses of the Connumers' Oil company's mill , owned by Chicago capitalists , together with 200 tons of meal and about 3,000 tons of need , were burned today. The loss , which will bo total , Is $80.000 , with $10,000 Insurance on the 'building. The main building , containing the machinery , was only slightly damaged. Two hundred men arc thrown out of work. lllMiNlroiiH I'lnnicM ill rVeucnxlle , K i ,1 NKWt'AKTU'J. Ind Dec. 3Thc ( ) most t dii-iiKiriiui lire in thu ln tory of thlu to.vn in'uy ' d--ir.jed a business block in llio HUH ) t , nei Hight business ilrms and the ' -uriii bunli wrre burned out The lots B noi occu i-ti