THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAT , JAXUAttV 12 , 1000.
REPORT OF OIL INSPECTOR
Giffin Giraj Account offlis Stewardship for
\ Seven and One- Half Moathsi
7) ) _
MAKES A B/D / SHOWING FOR EDMISTEN
Collection * \onrly llnlf nn Mtirli
for ndnilftlcii'N Kiillrc Trrin of
I-'our Yi-nrN The
Tor It.
LINCOLN , Jan. 11. ( Special. ) The re
\ port of Stnto Oil inspector Ottflln tor the
seven and one-half months cmlliiB January
1. 1SOO , la of a character that will be ex
ceedingly damaging to the boom of J. 11.
I'Mmlstcn for the appointment of clerk of
the supreme court. During the period cov
ered by the report the rucelpls of the of-
life amounted to $11,307.20 and the expenses
to $7OS8.84 , leaving a balance of JI.2I8.S8 ,
of which all but $218.38 was turned Into
the treasury.
A comparison of this report with those
of the former oil Inspector , J. H. KdmUtcn ,
shows that J. II. OafTln turned Into the
treasury during seven and one-half months
ncaily half an much as Hdmlstcn turned In
during his entire Incumbency of four years
and also Indicates what'an appallng elate
of rottenness existed In the oil Inspector's
Office while the Intter was In charge.
Only a few months after Kdmlstcn as-
Rtimetl the duties of his om.cc , over four
yearn ago , ho sent In to the auditor a hill
of expenses for a trip to a point In Kouth-
wcRtorn Nebraska , white his report of work
done showed that on the day ho made the
trip he Inspected 117 barrels of oil In the
northern part of the Btato. Mr , Edmlstcn
was appointed by Holcomb as a reformer
and when his large expense accounts were
( | itcfltlonecl H wan explained that more oil
wcs being used by the people of Nebraska ,
necessarily Increasing the work cf Inspection
and the expenses of his office. The follow
ing IB a statement of the number of bar
rels of oils and gasoline Inspected and the
fee * collected from May 15 , 1893 , to Janu
ary 1. 1DOO :
Barrels. FPCR.
May IU2S .172.SC
.IIIno 11.Ml 1,1 aft. .10
July ' . 11.509 1.15U.OO
August 12,07s i.arr.fii :
September 16,118 l.fill.W
October 21ft7t J.107.10
November 21,17 < > 2.117.GC
December 11,931 1.493.1C
Totals 113.072 $11,307.2C
The salaries nnd expenses of the depart
ment for the period covered by the report
were : May , $439.1 ! ) ; June. $915.59 ; July ,
$926.17 ; August , $912.89 ; September , $916.36 ;
October , $1,025.14 ; November , $087.11 ; 1)2-
cembcr , $936.10.
Cornell \VII1 AVnH.
Auditor Cornell announced this mornlnp
that ho would wait for a decision of the
court before proceeding to collect the few
due the state from the Insurance companies
licensed by former Auditor Eugene Moore
U was erroneously reported In a local shecl
that has for several months been endeavor
ing to secure the good will of the auditor1 !
ofilco , and Incidentally the publication of the
annual Insurance notices required by law
that Mr. Cornell would withhold the licenses
of these companies until they made good
the shortage of his predecessor. It was as
serted that such action would bo taken It
save the taxpayers of the state the expcns <
of endless litigation.
Auditor Cornell Is In favor of allowing th (
courts to dlvldo the liability among th (
various companies that were licensed bj
Moore. Of the fees collected by him aboul
$9,000 was paid Into the treasury , and whal
companies deserve credit for the payment
ho thinks , Is a question that should be re
ferred to the Judiciary.
The Tonl,6flli BlhUjlUubllshlnBji ompany ol
this city fn corpora let ! with Ifio'secretary d :
fitnlo today. The capital stock of the "ccv
concern Is $50,000 nnd the Incorporators an
John H. Mickey , F. M. Estabrook and Johi
M. Stewart ;
The Equity Sheep , Land and Cattle com
pany of Crawford filed articles of Incorpora
tlon today. The capital stock subscribed I :
$100,000 , principally by Leroy Hall , L. M
Freeman nnd C. S. Freeman.
The Munich lie-Insurance Fire company o
Munich , Germany , was licensed today b :
Auditor Cornell.
Horticultural Society.
The Nebraska Horticultural society ad
Journed at noon today after the conclusloi
of the following program :
"Where Shall Wo Plant Our Plum Or
chards ? " Noah Hodges , College View ; "Va
rletlcs Deal Adapted to Nebraska , " J. A
Yager , Fremont ; "Planting and Cultlva
tlon , " U. N. Day , Tokamah ; "Gathering am
Marketing , " B. T. Hartley , Lincoln ; unfln
Ishcd business.
Matthew Oerlng of Plattsmouth was hi th
city yesterday to arrange for taking testl
mony In the case where W. W. Coates mad
a -bid - of $16,000 on some property put u ;
for sale by the Fitzgerald estate , afterwar
refusing to make his bld'good on the grouiv
that the estate did not fulfill Its agree
inent. He also alleges that several men wh
were Interested In his bid refused to assls
him when It came time to put up th
money.
At the close of the meeting of the Stat
Historical society last night the followln
now members were admitted : Charles I
DeKrance , S. J. Alexander , Clyde Barnar
of Table Hock , Mrs. J. A. Barrett of Llncolt
N. 0. Abbott of Lincoln , r. J. H. Wlnnel
of Lincoln , General John M. Thuyer of Lin
coin , W. W. Watson of Falrbury , Major C
Anderson of York , James North of Colmnbui
M. M. Warner of Lincoln , Miss Sarah Har
rls , Eugene Mtinn of University Place , Mn
R. \ YFurnas of Drownvllle , A. K , Goud
of Lincoln , K. 0. and Frank Miller of Lin
coin , Mrs. T. J. Wllburn of Lincoln , Mrs
C. S. Paine , W. S. Heltzmnn ot Lincoln , Mr ;
S. Klrkpntrlck Harmon of Avoca , Hev. T. V
Lyons of Western , IS. ; . Hanks of Nomah
and A. T. Richardson ,
.InUe IH oil Ili'llucmv. .
RED CLOUD , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Spoclal.- )
Last night aboul 9 o'clock Oliver Hedge
living north of the city , drove to town t
attend a ledge meeting and hitched hi
homes to a post In the street. U was no
more than ten minutes before two mo
were seen to unhitch the team and drlv
away. Hrdgo was at once notified , bu
thinking some of his friends were playln
a practical Joke , ho paid no attention t
the warning. Nothing has been heard c
the team yet.
Veu MMiticr Cliaiimrn Front.
GRAND ISLAND , \eb. , Jan. 11. ( Sp
clal. ) The Dally Ilt-publlcan has been sal
to Augustine llros. , who will change tli
polltlca of the paper from republican t
populist. The publishers have been fc
name time running a weekly paper at Gran
Island called the Free Profs.
ItPdnclilK ; Kuril ! MorltriiKCft ,
HAYES CENTER , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Spt
clal. ) The mortgage record of Hayes count
for 1S93 ehows : Form mortgages Fllei
$5,909.82 ; released. $16,769.90. Town raorl
gases -Filed , none , released , $2no. Chattel
mortRp.ges Filed , $137.fllU2 ! ; released. J.'S-
fS577. Total , filed , $ l.l.SSS.M ! ! ; released.
( ? o,555.67.
I'ltlHT OVI5II TllltHi : MILLIONS.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Interesting Ktlilenre I'rotnlird In
Trlnl of tin * Mile * Will CIIMC.
FALLS CITY , Neb. . Jan. 11. ( Special
Telegram. ) Judge Thompson of Grand Is
land Is holding a special term of court hero
this week , hearing the celebrated Ml.cs
will case. Yesterday the entire day wa-
taken up with arguments for a continu
ance asked for by the contestants.
The suit Is brought to set aside the will
of th late "Colonel" Stephen I ) . Miles , a
pioneer Ncbroskan-nnd an old-time govern
ment mall contractor. An estate valued at
13,000,000 la Involved.
Samuel Miles , one of the sons of the de
ceased , asks the court to set aside the Judg
ment rendered when his father's will was
probated , because he bellevea ho has evi
dence to prove that n later will was made ,
giving him n largo share of the property
which his brother , Joseph It. Miles , obtained
under the former will. His petition Im
plies that Joseph knows of the more recent
will , which I * said to have been drawn In
1897 at the St. James hotel , St. Louis , and
haa cither destroyed or Is suppressing It.
Joseph Miles denies the charges and asks
the court to let the probated will , which
makes him principal legatee , stand. This
will was probated In 1884.
After much argument n motion of the
plaintiff for a continuance was overruled.
This Htarted a fierce wrangle between the
opposing lawyers , that resulted In Judge
Charles Glllcaplo and Judge Isham Ucavls
being lined $25 each for contempt of caurt.
Judge Stall was then sworn off the bench
and Judge Thompson of Grand Island was
called.
A Kansas City attorney , who Is leading
counsel for Samuel Miles , will , It la as
serted , produce some sensational evidence In
substantiation of his clleut'H claims. The
time today was consumed In arguments as
to the admlEalblllty of some of tha ! testi
mony.
( trenl Itciluctloti In .Mortivauo * .
COLUMBUS. Nob. . Jan. 11. ( Special.- )
I'latto county has reduced Us mortgage In
debtedness during the year 1899 over $200-
000. For the year ending December 31 , there
v/orc filed with the county clerk 615 real
estate mortgages , amounting to $505,531.31 ,
and during the same time there were released
768 , representing $700,969.10. During the
year eight deeds In foreclosure were filed ,
This Is a vast Improvement over the year
of 1898 , when the mortgages filed amounted
to $491,823.79 , and these released aggregated
$187,432.89. In that year there were nine
teen deeda in foreclosure filed with the
clerk.
AVreMtllliK Mnteli : U llunilioliU.
HU.MBOLDT , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special.- )
James Gnlcnt'.n , who says he Is state cham
pion , and Jake Hillabrand , claiming to he
the middleweight champion of Germany am' '
known as the "German Sampson , " had s
wrestling match at the opera house lasl
night , witnessed by a good-sized crowd
Charles Lynch of Falls City was referee am'
the rounds were five and three minutes each
Both falls were won by Galentln. The con
testants were comparative strangers to the
local sports and the result was that the
betting was not heavy.
Commercial Cluli for IIitNdiiK * .
HASTINGS. Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special.- )
Nearly 100 representative business men mel
In the city hall last night for the purposi
of organizing a Commercial club , and alsc
discuss sugar-beet growing. Mayor Flshei
presided. A committee composed of J. W
Clarke , Ezra Laughlln , A. H. Cramer , Marl
Levy and William Brach was appointed tc
'
ncminato officers. Many'farmers and other ;
who raise sugar beets , were present and ii
was learned that sugar-beet raising Ir
Adams county Is pro.fltablo and decided thai
a Bcot Sugar Growers' , association be raadi
an auxiliary to the Commercial club.
Telephone Directors Klectcd.
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special.-
Stockholders of the Humboldt Telephom
company held their annual meeting las
night and elected F. W. Samuelson , S. A
Tucker , F. R. Butterfleld , Q. A. Cooper ant
A. H. Fuller directors for the year. Tin
finances of tbe company were found to hi
In good shape and a 5 per cent dividend wa :
declared on all shares of stock. The com
pany was organized about two years ago.
Hev. AVliltmer on the X
PERU , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special. ) Rev
Whltmer of Tccumseh lectured before the
students of the State Normal last ovenlnf
on the race problem. He said that as illit
eracy among the negroes has dlmlnishec
crime has Increased accordingly. Manj
startling declarations ns to conditions wen
made. Mr. Whltmer believes that the dls.
franchlscment of the negro will help qult <
materially In the bettering of conditions.
Sixth niNtrlut Court Calendar.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Speclal.- )
Judgea Grlmison and Hollenbeck of th
Sixth district have arranged this calendar
Platte county , February 19 , May 21 , Novem
ber 19 ; Morrlck county , January 29 , May "i
September 10 ; Colfax county , March 5 , Jun
18 , December 3 ; Nance county , February C
May _ l4 , September 17 ; Dodge county , Feb
ruary 12 , May 21 , November 12.
Too Unity 1'eople to Suit Him.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Ncnzele Slstek , a farmer In th
northeast part of Buffalo county , was to
day adjudged Insane. Slstek spent nln
months In the asylum In 1896 , but was released
leased because he was thought to have bee :
cured. He recently began to think ther
are too many people living and had mad
up his mind to kill a few.
Metlioillitt Conference nt Oxcooln.
OSCEOLA , Nob. , Jan. 11. ( Special. ) Th
second quarterly meeting of the Methodla
Episcopal conference year will be held nex
Sunday , On Monday evening Rev. Chario
W. Savldgo , pastor of the People's churc :
of Omaha , will bo here. He will bring hi
evangelical singer with him and will hoi
a series of revival meetings ,
For Selling I.lqiior to n Hoy.
STOCKV1LLE , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special. ) -
Charles M. Ammldown of Eustls pleadci
guilty to the charge of selling Intoxicatlni
liquors to a minor and was fined $65 b ;
the county Judge. Ammldown Informed th
court that ho would see that no more llquo
was sold to boys at his place of business.
Theodore Nelnoii Ileiil for .Murder.
KEARNEY. Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Thcodoro Nelson was taken bcfor
County Judge Yoat this morning on th
charge of having murdered his father. H
waved examination and was held to the ills
trlct court , which convenes here January 2 !
Ho Is in Jail.
Hey lllex of ttnxollne IliiriiN.
STELLA , Neb. , Jan. H. ( Special. ) Be
Tlmcrman , the boy BO badly burned by guc
olino Sunday morning , died at 10 o'clock thl
morning. His condition was not thought t
bo critical until last night. The funen
will bo held tomorrow afternoon.
t'hanue In it Iiiiniher I'lriu.
OSCEOLA. Net ) . , Jan. 11. ( Special. ) I
F. Henderson , who has been In the him
ber and coal business In this city for
number of years , has sold out to the Chi
rage Lumber company and the latter wl
take possession tomorrow.
Saline County Kiirinem In Semiloii ,
CRETE , Neb. . Jan. 11Special. . ) OvprSC
are In attendance nt the Saline county farm
era' Institute. Today was Bohemian da
and the race was well represented.
One Harvard IliutU liny * Another.
HARVARD , Neb. , Jan. 11. ( Special. )
Tha Union State bank has bought out t !
First National bank. The management ol
the First Notional Is now engaged In clrslng
up such business as has not been trans
ferred. This leaves Harvard , n town ol
1,200 perple , with one bank.
MU'TH DAKOTA I'OMTIOXti TALK
lleiiiililleannilrnntn | for ( iox-rnnr-
< hli | I'ptllKri'M'n Friend * Aetlvc.
rinilRB , S. p. . Jan. 11. ( Speclnl.- )
Several months will yet elapse before anj
political nominations will be made In Soutl
Dakota , but the present Indications are tha
rcnomlnatlons will fill out most of the republican >
publican ticket except those- for governoi
and secretary of state. The names belli !
heard In connertlrn with the govcrnorshli
are \V. H. Roddlc , M. F. Orely of Gary
George W. Snow of Springfield and A. 0
Rlngsrud of Elk Point and Thomas Tharsoi
of Canton.
The only nvowe-d candidate for secre
tary of state who has as yet appeared Is E
H. Warren of Spearllsh. The Black Hill :
section will support him.
W , S. Glass of Watcrtown Is In the flcli
as .1 candidate for congress , hut will < mec
with a strong opposition from the frlcndi
of the present congressman , who sccmlngl ;
has no Idta of withdrawing from the race
Populist candidates are yet remaining Ii
the shadow and It looks as If they Intern
to force the campaign on the Pettlgrew Is
sue alone. At least a prominent membc
of that party said a short time ago that \ \
case the party had any majority whatevc
In the next session of the legislature ther
\\ould not be another "Kyle deal. "
The only gubernatorial candidate of tha
party which has so far come to the sur
face Is W. T. LaFollctt , but It Is rcportcx
that Thomas H. Ayres of Vermllllon am
Judge Joseph Moore of Dcadweod will b
candidates for congress. Two years agi
all tbe populist strength was lined up fo
the election of the governor , while thl
year the energy will bo for the leglslatlv
ticket , and to gain that end everything els
will bo sacrificed.
AVhnt the Killlor * AVIII
SIOUX FALLS , S. P. . Jan. 11. ( Special.
The program committee of the South Da
kotn Press nBEoclatlon has Just complctei
the program for the regular winter meeting
to be held in Sioux Falls January 18 and 1 ! !
It Is given herewith :
"Docs It Pay to Be an Independent Ed
Her ? " N. C. Nasli. Sioux Valley News , Can
ton ; "Can : i Brother Editor Be Truly Grca
and Good and Disagree With Me ? " C. R
Bruce , Union County Courier , Elk Point
"The Pilnt Shop In Franklln'ei Time , " H
Stough , South Dakota Monitor ; "Tho Couu
try Editor , Should Ho Be n Political Phllan
throplst or a Business Man ? " Levl D. Wall
Miner County Democrat , Howard ; "An Hou
In the Hell-Box , " discussion ; "Tho Edlto
as n Liar , " Will O. dough , Egan Express
"Tho Building of a Daily Paper , " J. Tom
llnson. Jr. , Sioux Falls Argus-Leader ; "Th
Hand that Holds the Pencil , " M. C. Browr
White Lake Wave ; "Mutual Insurance fo
Country Print Shops , " C. R. TInan , Graphic
Klmball.
Secretary Schlosser has received informa
lion , which Indicates that the meeting wll
bo even more largely attended than thos
in the past.
Shield In Trouble
CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. , Jan. 11. ( Spe
clal. ) Walking Shield , a Rosebud Indlai
was today brought before United State
Commissioner Tldrlck , charged with bavin
stolen n horse from a Lymun county sattlei
Ho was held to appear before- the nej
United States grand Jury , which meets I
Deadwood next unonth , and in default i
a ball of $300 has been confined in the Brill
county Jail. Walking Shield , who has th
reputation of being a very bad Indian , wo
escorted from the reservation to this clt
by a party of heavily armed Indian pollci
About twelve years ago he was arraigned fc
a similar offense and cccifined in this snm
Jail , from whlph , ho subsequently , qscapc
and , swlir.cnlng the Missouri river , succeedc
In effectually eluding the officers sent in hi
pursuit.
DeniHvooi ] IlniikH Xniiie DlreeiorN.
DEADWOOD , S. P. , Jan. 11. ( Special.- )
The First National bank has elected thes
directors : O. J. Salisbury , Salt Lake Cilj
T. J. Grior , Lead ; P. E. Sparks , Sturgi
and D. A. McPherson , Dcadwood. The ol
fleers elected are : President , O. J. Sallsburj
vlco president , T. J. Grler ; cashier , D. ;
McPherson ; assistant cashier , J. L. Der
man.
The American National bank elected thcc
directors : Harris Franklin , Ben Baer , Job
Trcber , W. E. Adams and William Seltl
all of Dcadwood. Owing to the fact th ;
there was not a quorum present no office ]
were elected.
C'lty Iniirovi menIM nt Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN , S. D. , Jun. 11. ( Speial.- )
The city council , nt a recent meeting , d <
elded to order the construction of ne
sewerage In the residence portion of tl
city , the total cost of which Is estimate
nt $9,227. A new artesian well Is also undi
consideration and bids for the constructlc
of both well and sewers will bo called fi
at once.
Droti In HonieNtnUe Denied.
LEAD. S. D. , Jan. 11. ( Special Teli
gram. ) Telegrams have been received fro
New York City denying a reported drop :
Homcstnko stocks. One telegram said thi
100 shares stock were offered yesterdi
for $72.50 , the last sale being $74. The n
port of the drop was not generally bcllevt
i by holders of stock In the Black Hills.
Hot Sprln N Stiioco Plnnt Sold.
HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , Jan. 11. ( Special
J. M. Brolsford of Lead City today pu :
chased the sheriff's certificate of sale i
the stucco plant In this city. It U undci
stood that the mill will be repaired at
started up about February 1. H was one t
the best-paying enterprises In the west ut
til It became Involved In litigation.
Canton Croeer r'nllH.
CANTON , S. D. , Jan. 11. ( Special. ) I
T. Idegaard , a grocer , this morning cnai
an assignment In favor of his creditors , nan
Ing Slmcn Ulrlrkson as assignee. Ills usse
are $1,500 and liabilities the same.
Coal Miner * Strike.
PITTSnUKG , Jan. 11. Thrco hundn
men employed In the coal mines of tl
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing con
pany's plant at Xalrnnu struck for hlghi
wages today. They demand from 10 toper
pe-r cent liu'reafo. Thii coal supply of tl
works Is shut off by the utrlke.
KIUINIIN NoteN nnd Comment.
The tf.mperanco revival at Lincoln Centi
has netted 500 pledge signers.
Kansas made 1.163.CSO pounds of checso tl
lust year , valued at $101,731.20.
Antelopes uro making their appearance :
lurgo drovt-8 In western Kansas.
The panned Kansas Jackrabhlt us It a ]
nears on the menu uml of the Paris cufc
is "Jaurasge do Hahbltte. "
Fish Commlfsiniier Wiley announces 1
will plnrt 600.000 black lia H in Kansas ne :
rpring , provided miUiclcnt water fan 1
found.
Sam Trlplett of Ixibetto county has bef
Hlven u medal for bravery , us ono of tl
crew of the Marblehead who cut the cab
ut Clenfuecos.
The sheriff of Bourbon county IK In r
cclpt of the following very polite eon
munlcation from a citizen of Lltehllcld : '
wish 'that you would fee Mr. und tu
him to raturn mv wife vtliom he * borrowi
from mt ) without my knowledge non
tnonthti ago. "
KIUIKUS has \a \ ; podtolllces. of whlqh 1
are presidential olllees , lirst class ; 19 neeoi
class and 111 third class. This state
. eleventh In number of presidential olllee
'Of ' the 1/A2 foiirth-c'luss oltlees 03J n
money order olllees. Kiuifcus Is twont
fourth In population , twentieth In number
olllces and twenty-sixth In expenditures p
capita.
In bis Introductory to "Tho Kuns ,
I'cxioh , " a volume of isn pages Just Issin
Secretary W. 11 Uarnes of the Sin
Horticultural society he says : "Kansas
the homo of 4,0.7(2 ( bearing und 1.933.il n
yet benrlnT peach trees and by the is
. census stood sixth on the list of peai-h-pr
( luring slutes. with 1.7Pfc.7Sl bushels reporte
1 being 100,000 buthels mure than California
PLAN SWEEPING ADVANCES
Railroad KUo Makcri Hava Meeting
Scheduled for Next Weak ,
PROPOSE TO INC1EASE EXISTING RATES
WeMern Trunk Line Committee , Gov
erning ; Frelulit 1'linrupn of 1'rlnel-
lint WeMern Hondo , Contem
plate * llndlcnl
Next week representatives of the freight
departments of the lines west of Chicago
and the Mississippi river , belonging to the
Western Trunk Line committee , will meet In
Chicago. An official forecast Indicates that
the rate makers Intend to further disturb
rates. In every Instance , however , proposing
to increase present tariffs or otherwise
change existing conditions so that the rail
roads will be financially benefited.
The railroads operating Into Omaha be
longing to this committee are the Burling-
I ton. the Northwestern , the Milwaukee , the
Rock Island , the Illinois Central and the
j Missouri Pacific. Whatever action the com
mittee as a whole takes roiatlvc to the In
creasing of rates Is faithfully abided by on
the part of the railroads having inerabcrshlr
In the committee.
Through the agency of this committee the
general advances In 'western freight rates
i have been recently accomplished and addl-
I Uonal advances and Increases are now con-
I tcmplatcd. The most sweeping change thai
| has becu prcpcsed and which will come ttf
| for consideration Is a plan to make a Hal
| advance In fourth and fifth-class rates of I
! cents per 100 pounds , applicable betweer
Chicago and Mississippi river and Mlssotir
river points. In case such a pronouncci
measure should bo adopted the fourth-das :
rate , at present operative in the tcrrltorj
In question , would be advanced to 30 cents
per 100 pounds , nnd the fifth-class rate woulr
bo advanced to 2.1 cents per 100 pounds.
The rate' makers urn not through with tht
subject of cotton piece goods. The uucstlot
of new and Increased rates for shipment ;
of this nature lies been up before the conv
mlttce at its last two meetings. At th (
first cno the freight officials decided upoi
a marked Increase In rates for shipment !
of cotton piece goods.
Jobbers and manufacturers handling these
goods united In such a strong protest that
at the subsequent meeting of the committee
the angry shippers were placated by .T
postponement of application of the Increased
tariffs. Discussion of rates on shipments
of cotton piece goods Is on the program foi
'the ' next meeting , at which time ultimate
decision will be made as to whether or
not to place In effect the Increased tnrlits
agreed upon some weeks ago. The terrltorj
Involved Includes Chicago , Mississippi rlvei
points , Minneapolis , St. Paul and Missouri
river points.
Some enterprising freight' official who be'
lleves the railroads are not getting theli
full share of prceperlty has rccommcndec
that the Western Trunk Line commlttei
cancel the rule , long In force , which per
uilts the return of agricultural Implement !
for repairs to the manufacturers fron
whom they were purchased. This questloi
will bo discussed at the meeting next week
Among other propositions which an
scheduled to come up Is one contemplatlni
the abolishment of class A rates on ship
ments of buggies , and the application o
higher rates ; another to advance rates 01
fertilizers shipped In less than carload lot :
from the Missouri river to Ohio river am
Memphis , on all business destined beyom
these latter points ; another fixing tin
amount of compensation to be allowei
shippers of live stock for furnishing heddlni
for stock cars. Consideration will also b
given the rate on fl6ftr" shipments fron
Minneapolis and St. Paul ' 'to Omaha , Soutl
Omaha and Council Bluffs.
The only Indication of relenting on th
part of the members of the committee In th
matter of advancing freight rates Is showi
In the proposition to consider the re-estab
llshment of commodity rates , previously ii
effect , governing shipments of alcohol am
liquors In territory Including Minneapolis
St. Paul , Missouri river points and Chlcag
and Mississippi river points. At a recen
meeting of the committee1 the commodit
rates on shipments of this character wer
advanced. The plan to consider the rc-es
tabllsbment of the former rates Indicate
that the liquor men have brought cffectlv
prea ure to bear upon the freight official
In demanding that the old rates be restored
HUGHITT ON GRAIN SHIPMENT !
DecrenNe in KiiNtliniind Movement
Strange Farmer * KiijoylnK I'row-
perlty Hold for I'rlcen.
NEW YORK , Jan. 11. President Marvl
Hughltt of the Chicago & Northwester
Railroad company today expressed the opln
ion that the apparent diminution In east
bound traffic of western railroads had bee
somewhat exaggerated by the reports reach
ing tbo east.
"It is not strange. " he said , "that th
custbouml grain movement should sho'
diminution in making comparisons of pc
rlods weekly , monthly or parts of season
when prices of grain commodities are lo-
and when fanners , having plenty of mone ;
hold for better prices , with similar period
when prices were not only attractively higl
but when farmers were not prepared to hoi
their corps even If they chose.
"While grain shipments of some wester
communities may have seemed to fall of
where there had been such diminution , I
has. I think , In a great measure , been com
pcnsatcd for by gains In castbound ship
ments of other classes notably provision !
cattle and packing-house products. The in
creased prosperity of the east und the larg
foreign demand on account of the war nc
cessltles and for other purposes , have cause
n great Improvement In the transportatlo
from thn west of such staples , Just us tli
Increased prosperity of the west has cause
the generally recognized Improvement In th
westbound movement of diversified and well
paying classes of. manufactured goods ,
"Tho condition In the west now Is thr
farmers have had good crops , but arc gcttln
unsatisfactory prices for their grain , thoug
cattle feeding and omo other agrlcultun
branches are paying well. The farmln
classes have plenty 'of money , however , an
are not only In no hurry to part with the !
grain at present market prices , but afc
have money to spare for some luxuries an
for Improvements that have been waltln
for many years. "
Speaking of the complaints of shippers re'
ntlvo to recent freight advances , M
Hughltt said :
"There Is always resistance to any ai
tempt of railroads to get better rates. Thei
Is no resistance , however , when rallroac
lower rates , as they have done more tlrm
than they have advanced them. Cost i
railroad equipment and operation has greatJ
Increase * ! because of the prosperity. Stc
rolls , for Instance , cost about twice win
they did n year ago. It Is Is natural , thcri
fore , that railroad companies should sec
to get their share in the general prosper ! !
Instead of themselves unjustly paying f <
a great proportion of the prosperity of tl
various Industries. "
Mate .Mav KlKlit IciiNe.
BOSTON. Jan. 11. The Prst says tl
board of directors of the Fltchburg ral
i' ' road , at Its meeting next week , will voi
to accept the offer made by the Boston
1 ' Maine for a lease of the former corporatlo
according to a statement made by a rallro :
official having an authoritative position (
thn Boston & Maine.
The executive ccuimlttee of the Fltchbu :
directors. It Is said. Informed the Boston &
Maine * that thrlr offer of 4 per cent for pre
ferred and 1 per rent for the common sto-k
Is acceptc-d so far as they are concerned
and that they will urge n majority vote at
the coming meetltii ; . As the common stnrlj
Is virtually held by the state , the main
contest. It Is claimed , wilt be In the house
when the lease comes to a vote.
ItAILItU VI ) OIM-'U'IAI.M
Suit . \Riiliint I nloii Vnellle Aronwoi
Frelnht nnd l.emil ( Mllolnli.
Officials of the freight and paisengcr de
partments of the three railroads having gen
eral offices In this oily the Union Pacific ,
the Burlington and the Klkhnrn make no
attempt to conceal their concern relative
to the suit which Attorney Oencral Smyth
has filed against the Union Pacific , alleging
violation of the law In the recent change
In charges for shipments of live stock.
According to agreement all the railroads
operating Into Omaha Instituted the change
whereby charges for shipments of live stock
are computed nt cents per hundred Instead
of dollars per car. December 1 , 1S99. Freight
officials argue that In the long run this
basis costs the shipper no more than
formerly , but privately admit that the
change was made expressly for the purpose
of Increasing their freight earnings.
The suit brought by the attorney general
was In a measure a surprise to the railroads
and the general attorneys of the three roads
most vitally affected were unprepared to
make any statement regarding the legal
status of the case. The fact that the origi
nal suit Is filed against the Union Pacific
furnishes but little room for comfort on the
part of the Burlington nnd Klkhorn for
the reason that If the Union Pacific Is found
guilty of violating the law In the premises
they are equally at fault. The same Is true ,
also , of the Missouri Pacific , the Rock
Island , the Omaha , the Milwaukee nnd all
roads carrying live stock to the South
Omaha markets.
John N. Baldwin , who has charge of the1
legal affairs of the Union Pacific in this
state , stated : "I have been away from my
office for the last five weeks. During aiy ab
sence this change In the basis of charging
for shipments of live stock came up. I am
not , therefore , sufficiently familiar with the
matter to express any opinion. The first
intimation I had of any such suit came from
the notice crntalncd In The Bee.
1 must take the matter up from the
very beginning and Investigate It In Its
various phases before I will be competent
to express my views on the subject. "
J. 13. Kclby , assistant general attorney of
the Burlington , stated : "This suit which
the attorney general has filed against the
Union Pacific road Is 0:10 : fraught with very
great importance to the railroads of Ne
braska. An expression of legal opinion com
ing from an attorney of one of the railroads
Intcrcstbd In this matter would bo virtually
giving publicity to the defense which the
railroads expect to make , and that would
manifestly be unwise In view of the undis
puted importance of the suit. "
Ben T. White , general attorney for the
Elkhom , said : "I have given the matter no
] thought in that the proposition has never
jibcen brought to my notice before mention
'
of this suit was made through The B e.
I Consequently I cannot express any opinion
\ In the matter. I do not know. In fact ,
whather or not the freight department of the
Elkhorn has changed the application of Its
former rates on shipments of live stock. "
When Informed that all the railroads had
adopted the new basis of charging Mr. White
stated that In such event he presumed the
Elkhorn would bo as vitally Interested In
the suit as the Union Pacific or any of the
; other railroads.
nOAIlS AIIOI.ISII AlAt COMMISSIONS.
I'nxxencer Aiieiitn of Southeast
Ttill ; Ilntc Airecnte.ii t.
CHICAGO , Jan. 11. General passenger
agents of lines south ot the Ohio river and
east of the Mississippi held a mass meet
ing here today to discuss resolutions similar
to those recently adopted by the Central
\ Pasengor and Trunk Line associations , pro-
' vidlng for the maintenance of rates and the
| complete abolition of all commission pay-
i ments to agents. About forty passenger
agents were present at the meeting , which
was presided over by Francis C. Donald ,
commissioner of the Central Passenger as
sociation.
It was decided to abolish all commissions
February 1.
A few roads In the southwest were repre
sented , but no officials of the Southwestern
Passenger association were present , and the
now conditions will not extend over that
territory.
The abolition of commissions will , it is
said , cut about 50 per cent from the In
comes of many ticket agents.
IiiKiiIlN StiiyN wHIi Din Four.
CINCINNATI , Jun. 11. M. E. Ingalls ,
president of the Chesapeake & Ohio of the
Big Four companies has Just returned from
New York. To the Associated Press he
i made this statement :
"I expect to retire from the Chesapeake
& Ohio as soon as the new owners arc
ready to take charge. There has been ne
change In ownership of the Big Four am :
will not be. I bad Intended to retire fron'
this company and all active work , hut have
changed my mind and will remain presidenl
of the Big Four. "
Santa Ke InereiiMcM
CHICAGO , Jan. 11. The Atchison , To
peka & Santa Fe Railway company hat
signed a now contract with the tralnmcr.
In its employ granting the conductors am
brakcmen what amounts practically to n 1 !
per cent Increase In wages. The agrceraen !
was entered into between General Manage :
Henry U. Mudgo for the company nnd J
C. Ramsey , chief of the conductors , and \V
R. Scott , chief of the brakemcn on the entire -
tire system. The Increase will amount t (
about $450,000 annually ,
No KiioviIedKc of ClinnKC of OvrnerM
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Jan. 11. Presldelil
, John M. Hill of the New York , New Haver
i & Hartford Railroad company was todaj
asked as to the truth of the published re
port that William K. Vanderbllt had taker
stops looking toward securing for the Nov. .
York Central railroad the control ot the con
solidated railroad. He said :
"Wo have no Information on the subjecl
other than that contained In the newspaper ;
and wo have no reason to believe that anj
offers are to bo made. "
Itnlne 1'nv of
CLEVELAND , Jan. 11. The recent de
mand of the engineers employed by the Lak (
Shore road that the salary classification b (
abolished nnd a uniform scale of $3.80 hi
paid for a day's work has been granted hj
the company. The advance granted wll
benefit 200 engineers and amount to ahou
$10 per month for earn man. The pay fo :
yard or switch engineers Is not affected b ;
the new order.
ItiilUrnyoten nnd 1'ernnnnlx ,
W D. Hunhnrn. general ugent at fiat
Francisco for the Burlington , Is u visitor u
headquarters.
I1. M. Entrlkln , assistant general frelgb
agent of the Omaha it St. Lguls , Is out 01
the line for a short trip.
j A. MaelJri-gor. traveling freight agen
for tbo Rio Grande Western , with bend
quarters at 4'hleago , Is In Omaha lookln ;
after business.
j H. Buchanan , general passenger agon
of the Klkhorn , hns returned from Chicago
where he attended a family gathering u
Northwestern passonK/'r officials.
II. A. Lalng , formerly connected with tin
Baltimore. & Ohio ut Qulney , 111. , Is u nov
attach * ) of the freight department of thi
Omahu & St. Louis In this city.
j H. Mc-Brlde , connected with the West
ern Passenger association tit PhlraKo , Is Ii
the city. Mr. McBrlde was statlonexl Ii
Omaha In charge of the local passenge
bureau during the TrunsmlssUslppl exposl
tlon.
It is rumored that tbe Illinois ( Ventral In
tends to run Its passenger trains Into th
Union station In this city by way of th
Klrrtr'rltv Is the Rrnndesl ln\lR0riti ( > r of t e mc. It < uprwhofv all else t >
when combined , as It IH successful o > I lie xptililt.- - of Hie Stile Ko ] < trn Mf I .
Instlttitc. 1SHS l-'arnam street.
as cither medeal | or olee trli .il treatncnt is preen 1 > be
twe 1 separately tinder "proper ndvlctbe combining of these two'grctit curative
( rs bv these eminent ppoo'nllsts produces results nowhere olsv obtnlned itnd I
slblp'lo secure by cither medicine or elce trlellv nlotie. Does It not npne.il tu
intelligence that the two combined will accomplish more tlintt when used m-pari
.HERVOUSMEH-ST. . ? . !
vitality ; weak organs , shattered nervous
p.wtom , caused by overwork , excess-n , ro-
r-ulllng In weakness of body and brnln.
losses In the urine. dizziness falling mem- i
nry , lack of c-onlldence and nmli'.tlon ; pa.no '
In back , loins , kidney * * and other distress
ing symptoms. unnttlng one for business or
pleasure. Our special system of treatment
will cure YOl' . Heitore your physical ami
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RiiR7ElC ! ! Cured by their new meth-
tiUrBUn& ' 1 without knife , tnii.H or
dete-ntlon from worV , v painless , sure and
permanent cure.
WflKJIfnnR ! C. . . Hydrooolo , FV.-elllnK
0MnBSjUu ) L and t > derncss of the
onrans and glands treated with unfallltj ;
East Omuha bridge and the -tracks of tbe
Omaha Bridge nnd Terminal company. To
do this the Illinois Central would have to
run Its trains over the terminal and Union
Pacific trncks to Seventeenth street and
thence back Into the Union station over tbe
Union Pacific traclra. While such a plan
Is known to have been under consideration
Interested railroad men express doubt as to
Us feasibility.
Itod "U'orl.er.s Demand Increase.
PLHVKLAXD. O. , Jan. 11. Next Monday-
is the time set for the decision of tbo Amerl-
Steel a lid Wire company , commonly known
the the Wire trust , on the scale of wages
proporc-d by the National Association of
Rod Mill Workers. There Is little doubt
that tbe company will rofusfe to silsn a sca'o
of any kind , especially us it > n-ently an
nounced a general Increase < ' T'tper cent
in the pay of all employes The rod mill
men are apparently determined to force tbe
signing of the scale , if possible , according
to the reports received from the different
irills of the company.
Xo 1'nloii Iiiiliel for
MILWAUKEE , Jan. 11. At today's ses
sion of the National BiiiUllus Trades' coun-
i i-ll the recommendation for the ostabllsh-
j ment of a union label to be placed on all
bonnes elected by union labor wan not ap
proved. A resolution ruumsting the Bullil-
InfT Trades council ot St. 1/ouls , In con
junction with national olllecrs , to make an
agreement with the World's fair directors ,
making a strike Impossible and to provide
union labor exclusively , was adopted.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
IncrciiHliiK ClomllncNM , Followed by
TltrciitcnliiKT AVentlier , "With Vari
able WindN , lit Nelminlcn ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11. Forecast for
Friday and Saturday ;
For Nebraska and Kansas Increasing
cloudiness Friday ; threatening Saturday ;
variable winds.
For South Dakota Threatening Friday ;
fair Saturday ; westerly winds , becoming
northwesterly.
For Iowa Fair Friday and Saturday ;
variable winds.
For Missouri Fair Friday and Saturday ;
northerly winds ,
Local Itceord ,
OFFICE OF THE WKATJIEU BUREAU.
OMAHA , Jan. 11. Omaha record of tem
perature am1 precipitation compared with
the corresponding day qf the last three
years :
19)0. ISM. ISO' . 1S97 ,
Maximum tempcraliiro . . 15 : : i : ! l 42
Minimum temperature . . 2ii at an 22
Avtrami temperature . . . . 3(1 ( .12 ! U Hi
Precipitation T 'I1 .01 .W
Record of temperature and precipitation
n < Omaha for this day and slnco March 1 ,
U9D :
.Mirmnl for the day Is
Exee s for the day IS
Accumulated excess slneo March 1 171
Normal rainfall for the day 02 Inch
Doliclency for the day 02 inch
Total rainfall Hince Marcl ) 1. . . .20.10 Inches
Deficiency slnco March 1 1.40 InchcH
Uillcieiicy for cor. period , 1SS. ! ) . : i.31 Inchea
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S97..1D.U3 inches
Itcnort from HlnfloiiN nt H p , in.
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER.
Omaha , clear
North I'lattP , partly cloudy. . .
Salt Lake , fiiowliig
Cneyenne , cloud/ ;
Hapld t'lty , cloudy ,
Union , cloudy ,
WHIIaton , cloudy
St. Ixiuls , cloudy
St , I'aul , cloudy
Uavmport , partly cloudy
Helena , cloudy
KariHUK City , clear
liavio , clear
IJIsmarck , cloudy i 24
Oalveston , clear i Ml
T Indicates truce of precipitation.
LI C'll'S A. WIOLSH.
Local Forecast Ofllctal ,
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