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 ;
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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
