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Smartest Styles hi Fall Suits and Skirts
Her you can always find the very swell things a host of clever Ideas constantly displayed by us make the
Brsndots store the style shop of Omaha each one of our fall suits has a touch of Individual style so distinct from
tie usual ready-to-wear garments. You will be more than pleased to make your selections here this year
never has our display been so pretentious every mode offered la absolutely correct. Fashion's light
est demands are fulfilled at Brandels', and no store In the west ean offer a more splendid exposition of
latest styles.
SILK DRESS AND COSTUME SKIRTS
A specially interesting display of silk: dress and costume skirts, made in the moat bewitching array
Of fancy fluffy and dressy ideas nets, laces, peau de sole, taffetas, etc., at$15, SI 7. 60, $19, $'5
saJ up to $51).
We call special attention to one lot of flue sample line silk sKirts some worth up to $20, $9.93
High Grade Tailored Suits $24.50
c how next week 80 fine high grade suits. Including about
35 sample suits at a specially attractive prloe. Suits made
In the new Norfolks, blousea, Francis and Frlnoe Henry ef
fectsthe new anowflake, tweeds, men's cheviot and Scotch
suitings as well ss the popular black and white novelties
some unltned and others with One silk drop 0 C
linings, worth up to $46 on Saturday at 4iuO
Dress Suits Walking Suits
We are now showing the latest designs and patterns In the
new walking suits and dress suits.
Silk Shirt Waist Suits Tbe eastern Idea that has
created a flurry among those who delight In pretty and at
tractive novelties these suits mads with all the new ideas
tn trimmings and colorings prices $19, $24.50, $29,
$39 and up to $69.
Golf Skirts $4.98
An entirely new assortment
of tbe late style golf skirts
In almost ten new patterns,
made of the new novelty
goods and meltons with
beautiful cord designs and
pleated effects all the col
ors, grays, oxfords, browns,
tans and blues, choloe at
4.98
Silk Skirts $7.50
The greatest silk skirt val
ues ever offered made of
good taffetas TfUh the new
fluted ribbons and wide
rows of ruffles around the
bottom over-drop linings
actually worth $12.50, at
7.50
New Fur Scarfs for Early Fall
The new sable fox with two large brush
tails, extra ful and fluffy, n C f
$12.50 values, at 1 JJ
Other scarfs in the new Isabella and .table fox furs
at $14.85, $19 and $25.
Children's School Cloaka Childs' school reef
ers and box ooats in all colors at $1.50, $1.98,
$2.98 and up.
Childs' school autotnlbles, all colors, at -$1.98,
$2.98, $3.98 and $5.
Fall Millinery at Special Prices
Celebrated Alland Street Hats
We are the sole agents for the fa
mous "Alland" Hats In this state rm
and can safely recommend them as (
value for the money than any other
hats manufactured In the United
States, at
4.95
Ladies' Trimmed Mats, $2.45
Thousands of trimmed hats of velvet,
braids and silk, tnsilly trimmed by ojr
nesi Rrusi. siier copies cy rele
bratefl milliners These hats
should easily command H.00
we offer them at
2.45
Ladies1 and Children's Beaver Hats 95c
lfto dozen Imported German beaver hats, In
black white, pink, Unlit blue, castor, brown,
navy blue, royal and new green fx m
sold everywhere at 12.00 V3C
we offer them at '
Ladies' Trimmed Hats at $4 95.
Here Is where we excel. We positively pro
duce the best trimmed hat at $4. that It is
possible to procure with the use of right mate
rials and matured artistic labor. Our hata at
this price Bre just aa good aa many i
stores ask double for 4iV3
special value, at
Trimmed Street Hats 95c Basement
Lots and lots of many styles of street hats
all of '.he very newest designs
actual $2.00 values,
at
50c Chenille Braids at 15c Yard
160 pieces entirely new patterns In all the
very best shades, lnclu dints white and blnck
chenille and felt braids th nunlnr -
60-cent kind, at, a iSC
IV v
yard
$1.25 Chenille
Felt Crowns at 69c
mm
95c
Hundreds of pretty patterns of ohenllle and
felt crowns now so popular In white, black,
brown, navy, green castor, cardinal and r c
pearl cold In. most stores at 11.26 ilVf
pedal value at UW
50c Angels Wins, 10c Piece.
Hundreds of dozens of black and all colors-,
also castor and brrvwn and white and blnck
combinations angels w-lnns In the new- tv
est patterns easily worth 15c a pair C
on sale at, a pair .. . ivv
$1.25 Natural Pigeons at 5c
t boxes bin natural pig
eons In handsome mottle va
riety none so popular m
easily sold else flnf
at ll.25-at
50c Steel Ornaments, IOc-ISc
25 (trose of new style r
genuine ateel orna- 1 1 If
mnts everv one nor-
feet and generally sold
elsewhere at 600
at
I5c
Embroideries
15,000 yards of high class embroideries,
lnsortlngs tnd galoons tn all widths and
styles made of finest cambric, nainsook
and Swiss many worth Ja a regular way
up to 600 a yard on bargain counter, at
5c, 10c and 25c
25c Laces at 5c Yard
350 sample pieces of lace
including torchons, valsand
eilk chantillas instrtings
and galoons choice on
bargain square
at, a yard S C
only t-W
25c Handkerchiefs 8k
Ladies' and men's all pure
Irish linen handkerchiefs
all widths of hemstitching
medium weight and sheer
linen worth up r
to 25 cents O2C
Tremendous Sale of Fall Dress Goods
Goods of the greatest fashionable merit stock our counters. The dalntest and
prettiest conceits of the year are here in almost endless variety.
Black etamine canvas, 48 in. wide 59c
Cheviot, 66 in. you pay $1.25 elsewhere, at 59c
Black mistral etamine, 56 in. wide 75 C
46 in. etaminers'iroor.. 75c
CO in. Granite melrose, good $1 value, at. . .60c
Keal English broadcloth, $1.50 grade, at. . 1.00
. , NEW WAISTINGS
Tour eholee of the very latest walstlngs AQn m mi fiQr
200 etylea to select from sVW anu VV
7Rr English broadcloth, silk t r(
'OC finish, 11.60 quality, at "U
wide
1.00
Wool erepe, very fine
for party wear
0.1 1 - Tailoring tweeds, M In. wld
,'T. .7. ,r. H t v . r O VC I6-01. cloth, needs
tints, 11.35 quality, at..
Zlbellne, extreme fash
ion,
line,
. all
colors
1.00
no lining
Panama worsted suit
ings, shaggy and snug.
1.35
Black and white, navy and white flared Scotch worsteds, the height of fashion, $1.75 value, 1.25
Cream Panama, for waists, jackets and dresses, the craze in fashion's circles, at 1.10
Special Sbowitig of Evening Silks
Extraordinary display of Paris silks for evening and reception costumes, direct Impor
tation, swell patterns (exclusive) In grenadines, plain and fancy crepes, soft clinging
Liberty, satin, lmprlme, Dresden and floral effects very elaborate and some plainer
effects In white and black costume silks. The entire collection worth up to $5 a
Ti". 1.00, 1.39, 1,50 and 1.98
New Velvet Walstings Over 75 different atyles in new autumn velvets. They
are all the rage for shirt waists and entire dresses elegant new hair line velvets In
the new green and blue combinations beautiful Persian velvets, dots and geometrical
effect In metallic print velvets new wide hollow '"7C-, AQ- -4 y g"
cut costume cords special Monday, per yard ... JL OCt VOC) liAU
New Crepe de Chine 100 pieces beautifully Cnihed 24 in. all bilk crepe de
cbene every shade of the rainbow, black and white this is a 7rt
regular $1.25 quality special Monday at, yard Ui 2w
New Silk Velours 50 pieces new silk velours in email and large dots, 2 and 3
tone cotublnntlnns plaid velours, Roman strips velours .Louis XIV velours news f(
snake kln effect velours all new shadings worth up to IJ spec.nl Monday at I.vfl
-bi!!ld Bonnet Silks
All tbe new weaves in dress silks. These fine w Vr
black L,vons silka ars matnhlnxs in hnmitv. 3 k'-
rf j
26-In. Bonnet Black Taffeta, worth 11. Oo m e
a.t UOC iisa
W-in. Bonnet Black Taffeta," worth $1.7' fQS&i&P
atn.Bo.n"!! .re..I!y.wor!h.$2!?r.... 1.25 2 ydLnn'
S4-ln.'Bonnet'Bla!k"peau'de Sole, OS l.l.t&V'"' I
worth 11.76. at I.rf-O IT
27-ln. Bonnet Black Peau de 6ole, 4 sr nt .
worth 12.00, at mJf mmim mimra
SILKS ON BARGAIN SQUARE
On Monday we will put on sale on bargain square a huge lot of odds and ends
of silk of different weaves much of our beet silks will go at this remarkable
sale all silks priced at
39c, 49c, 69c and 75c
French Flannels 39c
Our first showing of a complete line of
French flannels, in all the leading
ariyiea) and plam colors of grcsns, reds,
blues, rose, ( pinks and cream; also
figured French flannels in Persian and
other new designs, especially adapted
for ladles' waists, house gowns, chil
dren's dresses
oa bargain square
at, yard
39 c
$1 Dress Goods at 69c
Having purchased all the single pleoes
of dress goods from the largest manu
facturer in th world we will place
them on sale Monday. They are In
black goods of every Imaginable weave
mixtures for tailor made suits, cloths
for rainy -day skirts; every yard guar
anteed to be worth
$1.25 and more on
bargain square
orth g
Basement
Department
Dress Goods
For Monday we have placed on sale,- as
displayed for the past tweek In our
large window, a new lot of all wool
and part wool dress goods. In checks,
plaids, also camel's hair effects so styl
ish for children's dresses and ladles'
waists; every yard guaranteed to be
25c quality, in base
ment dress goods
department at ...
12ic
I'i'oS Kid Gloves at 59c
Nearly 10,000 pairs of ladles' high grade
kid gloves bought from the largest New
York Importers and termed "mended
gloves." A. very small lot have slight Im
perfections, hardly noticeable and not de
tracting In the least from wearing quali
ties all new fall shades and all sites
many made of the best real kid leather
and would sell if bought
In regular way from
- $1 to a pair on
. bargain square at ...
59c
A Seasonable Talk About BLANKETS and COMFORTS
Never In our history have we been In a position to show such an Immense and comprehensive line of blankets
and comforters as we now have ready for your Inspection. It Includes everything from the cheap cotton blankets up
to the very finest production of the California mills. In comforts, our assortment la very complete, from the low
priced cotton comforts up to the elegant silk covered eiderdown.
AT 40 AisD 60 A FAIR Tv"e are auowlug uico, laagu AT $S.0 A IV.IP. 10 cases cf fins weel blankets, In T.h'.ta.
double blankets. In white, gray or tan.
AT 98C A PAIR Very large and heavy cotton thread
blankets, in white and mottled. These, are the biggest,
heaviest, most sightly blankets we have ever shown for
the price 9 8o a pair.
AT $L25 AND $160 A PAIR All the extra large and extra
heavy cotton thread blankets, 12-4 sise and B-lb. weight.
In white, gray, mottled or tan, and every pair of them
exceptional value at tbe price.
silver gray or tan. full size and very heavy. These are
specially good value and at least one-third less than they
can he bought a month from now.
AT $3.98600 pairs of extra large and heavy silver gray
wool blankets, nice, clean, long fleeced goods, with plenty
of site, weight and warmth.
AT $.98 AND $5.9S A PAIR 20 cases of Very fine strictly
all wool blankets, in white, gray and tan. These are
nice, fleecy goods and make tbe most elegant assortment
we have ever shown at those prices.
COMMISSION CLEARS DOCKET
iisiftants te Snprsms Court Will Havs
Wsrk Doit When Tsrm Expires.
LIFE OF THE BODY WILL END IN APRIL
Member of the Commlaston Telle of
tbm Oowdltton ol the Snpreme
Court Docket at This
Time.
I.
I The commission authorised by the laat
legislature to assist the supreme court of
the state of Nebraska In disposing of the
eases on the docket will cease to be opera
tive after April 1. 1903, and the court will
return to Its condition of Inadequate num
' bars at that time unless some provision Is
made for a new commission at the coming
session of the legislature. The present
commission consist of nine members, ap
pointed by the Judges of the supreme court
and for the purpose of handling cases Is
divided Into three divisions of three com
missioners each. They hear and determine
the law and tbe facts In such cases ap
pealed from the lower courts as are re
ferred to them by the supreme court, and
the findings of the commission are then re
ferred to the supreme court for formal ap
proval before they become effective. There
are few cases where the finding of tbe com
mission have not been sustained by tbe ap
pointing body.
What It Has Dose,
When the commission was appointed
there were approximately 1,850 cases on
the docket of the court and that body was
disposing of them at the rate of about 30
per year, so that It was six years behind
la Its work. New caaoa were being added
at the rate of about 625 a year, so that
there was no hope for a change In the con
dition, and whenever Important cases were
Died In that court and advanced, aa was
necessary to secure early relief, they threw
the ordinary cases still further behind.
.When the commission was appointed and
organized the plan of referring a certain
number of cases to eaoh division each two
weeks was adopted. The supreme judges
told the members of tbe commission to take
all the time they desired to consider each
case, but as they were receiving a certain
number each fortnight, members say that
they felt then and still feel that the court
expects them disposed of, so that they will
not pile up before the commission. For this
reason the commission has worked rapidly
sod since It was appointed more than 2,090
casee have been disposed of by the court
proper and the commission together. Since
the commission was appointed there has
been added to the docket approximate
1,175 cases and there remains about 750
oases on the docket. Aa the commission
still has six months la which to work :t Is
believed by the members that the docket
will be cleared by tbe time their appoint
ment expires.
No Time to Write Oplaloaa.
"The work of tbe commission shows
Just about what Is necessary In the way of
permanent relief of the supreme court,"
said a member of the commission. "We
will dispose of more than $.000 cases In
the two years for which we are appointed
and leave the court docket practically
. clear. Tbe cases will average 625 a year.
The court can dlsposo of about 300, or at
least It has been doing that and so It will
require a few more than twice the present
number of Judges to keep abreast of tbe
work. The number ebould be somswhat
aeater than this for It Is certainly a fact
that the. present court, acting tn as many
cases as It does, cannot give the considera
tion required by wise Judgment in any
case. The decisions are possibly oorrect
enough and will no doubt stand with the
decisions of any court In the land, but
while this Is so the court Is compelled to
deal with conclusions rather than with
reasons. ,
"It has been used as a reproach against
the court of Nebraska that its declsfbns
sre not as frequently cited in other courts
as tbe decisions of supreme courts of
other states. The fact Is probably true,
but the only reason for this Is perhaps the
fact that, while the Judgment of the Ne
braska supreme court Is as good law as
tbe decision of any other court, tbe mem
bers have no time to write exhaustive
opinions and cannot give the reasons tor
tbe decrees which they make. The mere
fact of a decision rendered in a certain
case is of no advantage to the lawyer
practicing In another court and Judges In
other, jurisdictions will give little weight
to a decision of which they know not tbs
line of reasoning adopted by the Judge ren
dering the decision. Here In Nebraska
for years a Judge having once determined
a case has been unable to give it further
consideration. Every moment taken to
prepare an opinion is one taken from the
consideration of another case, so that the
opinions have been brief, and while tbe
Judge has reached a conclusion In his own
mind he has not the time to formulate the
logical steps toward that conclusion in
language that can be used to elucidate
principles of law.
Jndses Reed Relief.
"For this reason as much ss any other
the membership of the court should be
Increased to a number larger than Just
enough to dispose of the business of the
court in the present manner. It will be
seen that each of the Judges are render
ing decisions at the rate of about 100 a
year, exclusive of the work 'of the com
mission. In other states supreme Judges
dispose of from twenty-five to fifty cases
a year. Is it any wonder that the Judge
of other states are cited as authorities
more frequently than the judges of the Ne
braska courts? Is It any wonder that the
opinions are considered faulty In many
cases where they would be deemed just
could the Judge enter unon an exnosltinn
of the line of thought which led to the
conclusion?
"The coming legislature cannot perma
cently Enlarge the supreme court. Its size
Is fixed by tbe constitution, but It can
create a commission to remain In offloe
until tbe constitution can be amended to
permit of a permanent increase In the
body. Taking the present condition of
the supreme court docket thto considera
tion, the legislature might be wise in pro
vlilng tor a commtslon of three at least,
and these could keep the docket fairly
clear until the court could be expanded.
Two divisions would be better than ono.
or six commissioner rather ! tv...
but three are almost imperative for It 1
unjust to litigants, to lawyer and to the
judges to permit the cases to accumulate
on the docket as they have done in the
past."
Omr Locamatives la Jaaau
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with the Japanese railroad officials, because
they are cheaper and better than those made
in England, which 1 another very Important
victory for American products. In medicine,
we also have the best remedy for stomach,
liver and bowel complaints that science has
ever been able to produce, namely. Hoe
tetter's Stomach Bitters. It will cure any
one suffering from dyspepsia. Indigestion,
belching. Insomnia, nervousness, or malaria,
fever and ague. A trial will soavlnoe you.
PROSPERITY OF RAILROADS
Intsntats Commerce Oemmiisisn Givti Ont
Oomfsrting Statistics.
MORE MILES AND MORE EARNINGS PER MILE
Year Ending- Jane SO, 10O1, Most
Prosperous Ever Known to the '
Great Transportation Line
of the Country.
Statistics of railways In the United
States for ths year ending June 30, 1901,
disclose a remarkable state of general pros
perity In this great and important Industry.
In nearly every department of the business
enormous gains havs been made over the
year Immediately preceding, which was
itself a year of advancement and progress.
More miles of track were In operation st
the close of the fiscal year 1901 than twelve
months before; the equipment of the vari
ous roads was better and much more ex
tensive; thousands more men were em
ployed; the capitalization and value of
property was far greater; public service of
the rosds had undergone vast improvement
and produced larger results; earnings were
larger snd operating expense proportion
ately larger.
In not a single brsncn of railroad so
tlvlty was serious retrogression spparent
nor even stagnation. Everything moved
forward and tbe comprehensive tacts and
figures as compiled by the Interstate Com
merce commission In Its fourteenth sta
tistical report afford a really Interesting
It not wonderful subject for study. It is
well worthy the mention that despite the
fact of the Increased mileage of railroads
during this twelvs monms, which puts Into
operation for ths first tims so many new
lines, ths gross ssrnlngs have not suffered
a decline, but. on the contrary, experienced
a substantial advancement.
laerease la Mileaare.
On June 80, 1901, the total single-track
railway mileage in the United States was
197,237.44 miles, this mileage having in
creased during the year 3,891.66 miles. This
Increase is greater than that for any other
year since 1893, excepting 1900, when it
was 4,051.13 miles. The sixteen states and
territories for which sn Increase in mile
age in excess of 100 miles Is shown are
aa follows: Alabama, Colorado, Georgia,
Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana. Minne
sota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, 8outb Car
olina, South Dakota, Texaa, West Virginia.
Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
For the year under consideration the
mileage operated with respect to which
detailed returns were made was 195,670.93
miles. Including track of all kinds, the
aggregate length of railway mileage was
265.366.29 miles.
The grosa earnings for this year from
195.670.93 miles were $1,588,626,037, which
was $101,481,22$ more than for the fiscal
! year 1900. The operating expenses were
$1,030,397,270, having Increased in com
parison with the year preceding $68,968,759.
Gross earnings were In detail as follows;
Passenger revenue $351,356,265, lntrease, as
compared with tbe preceding year. $27,
640.626; mall $38,453,602, increase $701,128;
express $31,121,613, increass $2,705,463; other
earnings, from passenger service $8,202,982,
Increase $41,960; freight revenue $1,118,
(43.014. Increase $69,286,691; other earnings
from freight service $4,065,457, Increase
$719,646; other earnings from operation, in
cluding unclassified items, $36,783,104, in
crease $385,810. Oroe earnings from opera
tion per mile of line were $401 more thaa
for the year ending June $0, 1900, being
$8,128.
The operating expenses ol Us railways
already stated ,were distributed among the
four general divisions-aa follows: Main
tenance of way and structures $231,056,602,
Increase $19,836,081; maintenance of equip
ment $190,299,560, increase $9,125,680; con
ducting transportation $565,265,789, increase
$36,149,463; general expenses $42,666,553, In
crease $3,237,788; undistributed $1,208,766.
The opersting expenses amounted to $5,269
per mile of line, or $276 more than for
the year Immediately preceding. The re
port contains an analysis of the operating
expenses for the year In accordance with
the fifty-three accounts embraced In the
official classification of such expenses, with
a statement of the percentage of each Item
of the classified expenses for the years
1896 to 1901.
Met Earalna-s for lOOl.
The net earnings amounted to $558,128,767,
an Increase of $32,512,463 over that of the
previous year. The average net earnings
per mile were $2,864. as compared with $2.
729, a smsll increase over the year before.
Tbe amount of Income received from
sources other than operation was $179,746,
449, which brought ths total net income up
to $737,875,216. The amount available for
dividends or surplus, after deducting tbe
fixed charges snd analagous Items from the
total net Income, was $241,511,317. The
amount of dividends declared during tbe
year (Including $10,752 other payments from
net Income) was $156,746,636, leaving as the
surplus from the operations of the year end
ing June 30, 1901, $84,764,781. The surplus
for the year 1900 wss $87,657,933, showing
the first gsln of that year over 1901. In the
amount stated for deduction from income,
$496,363,898, are embraced the following
Items: Salary and maintenance of organiza
tion, $532,299; Interest accrued on funded
debt, $262,094,328; Interest on current lia
bilities, $5,526,572; rents paid for lease of
road, $112,644,822; taxes, $50,944,372; perma
nent Improvements charged to Income ao
count, , $31,939,761; other deductions, $32,
681,234. Capital gtoek Account.
The' amount of railway capital outstand
ing on Juns 30, 1901. wss $11,688,177,991, This
amount, on a mileage basis, represent a
capitalization of $61,628 per mile of line. Of
the total capital stated, $5,806,597,104 existed
In the form of stock, of which $4,475,439,721
was common stock snd $1,381,157,883 pre
ferred stock. The amount which existed In
the form of funded debt was $5,881,680,887.
This smount comprised the following items:
Mortgage bonds, $5,048,811,611; miscellaneous
obligations, $545,780,485; Income bonds, $218,
$72,068, and equipment trust obligations,
$68,116,723. The amount of current liabilities
which Is not included in tbe foregoing fig
ures was $620,403,419. or $3,266 per mile of
line. -
The smount of capital stock paying no div
idends was $2,829,021,925, or 48.73 per cent
of the total amount outstanding. Omitting
equipment trust obligations, the smount of
funded debt which paid no Interest was
$361,906,203. Of tbe stock paying dividends,
9.28 per cent of the total amount outstand
ing paid from 1 to 4 per cent, 13.37 per cent
paid from 4 to 5 per cent, 10.47 per cent paid
from 6 to per cent, $.71 per cent paid from
to T per cent, and 6.67 per cent paid from
1 to S per cent. The amount of dividends
declared during the year was $156,735,784,
which Is equivalent to s dividend of 5.26 per
cent on ths amount of stock on which some
dividend wss declared. The amount of div
idends declared In 1900 was $139,597,972. The
amount of mortgage bonds paying no inter
est was $198,675,968, or 89 35 per cent; of
miscellaneous obligations, $78,072,489, or
14.30 per cent, snd of income bonds, $85,
166.746, or 88.90 per cent.
' The number of persons tn the employment
of the railways of the United States as re
ported for Juno 80, 1901, was 1,071.169, or an
average of (48 employe per 100 miles cf
Una. As compared with June 30, 1900, the
number of employes Increased 63,616. or
nineteen per 100 mile of line. The classi
fication of these employes shows that 46,292
were englnemen, 47,166 firemen, 32,092 con
ductor and 84,493 other trainmen. There
were 47,576 switchmen, flagmen and watch
men. Omitting 3,107 employes not assigned
to any of the four general divisions of em
ployment, it appears that tbe services of
88,816 employes were required for general
administration, 343,717 for maintenance of
way and structures, 206,418 tor maintenance
of equipment and 479,111 for conducting
transportation.
The amount paid In salaries snd wags to
employes during the year ending Jnne 30,
1901, it is seen was $610,713,701, whloh was
$33,448,860 In excess of what was paid dur
ing 1900. The compensation of the railway
employes for 1901 Is equivalent to 69.27
per cent of the operating expenses of the
railway companies and 38.44 per cent of
their gross earnings.
The number of passengers carried during
the year was 607,278,121, showing an in
crease for the year of 30,412.891. The num
ber of tone of freight carried was 1,089,226,
440, a decrease of 12,453,798 tons.
Itolllnar Stock in Use.
On June 30, 1901, there were 89,684 loco
motives In the servloe of the railways,
which was 1,921 more than were in use the
preceding year. Of the total number of
locomotives 10,184 sre classed aa passenger
locomotives, 22,839 as freight locomotives,
6,959 as switching locomotives, the re
mainder, 602, not being classified.
The total number of cars of all classes
In the service of the railways on ths data
stated was 1.550,833, there having been an
Increase of 99.995 In rolling stock 'of this
class. Of the totsl number of csrs, 85,969
are assigned to the passenger service,
1.464,328 to the freight service end 60,(86 to
the immediate service of tbe railways.
These figures, however, do not include ears
owned by private companies snd firms thst
are used by railways, as no returns for tbsra
are made to the commission.
.The total number of casualties to persons
on account of railway accident, as shown
for the year ending June 80. 1901, was 61,794,
the number of persons killed having been
8,465 and the number Injured 63.839. Of
railway employes, 2,675 were killed and
41,142 were Injured.
The number of passengers killed during
the year waa 282 and those Injured 4,988.
The corresponding figures for the previous
year were 249 and 4.128. One out of every
400 employea was killed and one out of
every twenty-six employes injured, accord
ing to the ratio of casualties. With refer
ence to trainmen Including In this term
engineers, firemen, brakemen, conductors
and other trainmen It la shown tbst ons
was killed for every 136 employed and one
was injured for every thirteen employed.
One passenger was killed for every 2,153.469
carried and one Injured for every 121,748
carried.
Kalnt Heart Won.
Nashville American: "I can never marry
you," said the beautiful blonde.
"But," pleaded tbe wealthy old man,
"won't you make my life happy for the
short years I will be here? I sm troubled
with a weak and faint heart."
"In that case I accept you."
And yet they say taint heart never won
fair lady.
Chanared Typewriter.
Yorkers Statesman: Church Tou know
French, who keeps the restaurant?
Gotham Oh, yes.
"Well, he wants a new typewriter."
"What's the matter with that good-looking
one he had?"
' O, tbe other day he told her to write and
get the prl?e of frogs' legs, and she ad
dressed the letter to tbe Hop Growers' association."
-EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW"
Railroads iik that Nebraska's Motto Bs
Bsspscted.
WHY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM?
If Assessments Are to Be la
oreased, All Interests
Bhoald Be Raised
Alike.
(Issued Under Authority of the Railroads
f of Nebraska.)
The Information given in the bulletins
which have been Issued has not been with
the idea of entering a complaint In regard
to tbs amount of taxes paid by the rail
roads of Nebraska, or with the Idea of
accusing any ether interest with not paying
Its full share of tax. The question of In
creased tsxstion was pressed upon the rail
roads of Nebrsska by parties who wished to
make It sn issue, either for personal, po
litical, or In 'Ignorance of the true situa
tion, and the railroads felt that It was no
more than proper for them to present the
faots to the people of the state and allow
them to Judge whether they paid their full
share of taxes snd whether it would be
proper or Just to sdd a large sum to their
valuation without making an addition to
the values of other property in tbe state,
and thus create additional and unfair bur
dens for the railroads to carry, which other
Interests would not be called upon to do.
In tbe bulletins which hsvs been pub
lished we have compared the proportionate
amount of taxes which are paid by every
Interest in the state with those which are
paid by the railroads. We have endeavored
to show that tbe railroads of Nebraska pay
fully as heavy a tax as railroads In other
ststes ars called upon to do. It would ap
pear that for years all property In Ne
braska has been very much underestimated
for purposes of taxation. In 180 the census
report shows that In that year the propor
tionate amount of property returned for
taxation In Nebraska wss lees than in any
of the state of the union excepting Ne
vada and Idaho, and In the census of 1900
It will show that Nebraska in that year
reported a less proportion than any other
state In the United States, snd at the same
time the census of 1900 will also show that
the levy for taxation Is higher In Nebraska
than any other state. In 1890 the levy for
taxes was $4.61 for each $100 of assessed
valuation, and In that year It was the
highest levy of sny ststs In the union.
The sversge In the United 8tates only
amounted to $1 .85. In 1900 this tsx levy
will figure about $4 .27. while the rate
throughout the United States will hardly
aggregate more than $1.75.
In this mstter It is for the people of
Nebraska to decide whethur this condition
of affairs should continue, or a reform In
valuation be established. Tbe only position
that the railroads taks in such a mstter
aa this Is thst In any advanced valuation
placed upon them, tbe other property
throughout the ststs should Join In such s
percentage of advancs as would be consid
ered fair.
Our quotation from Mr. Mclatosb's speech
at Lincoln, July 28,' covers ths feature
which should be kept In mind by the legis
lature or the aisessors when such a change
would occur. The constitutional provision
that taxation must be equal guarantees this
protection to railroads as well as to other
property. Most of the figures which we
have presented In the bulletins which we
have Issued have been obtained from offi
cial data, and at any time where eettmates
have been uaed great care has been taken
la using estimates below, rather than above
those amounts, which would advance ths
argument.
The census figures for 1900 sppear to be
very conservative, both regarding valuations
snd aggregates, and we hsvs used a great
many of the figures of the census for that
year. The figures, showing profits In va
rloua lines of business, taken from the cen
sus, sre not "estimates;" they are com
pllatlona of figures given by those in charge
of the various establishments themselves,
snd are indisputable.
In each place 4where estimates have been
made It Is so noted. If the figures pre
sented by the census snd those for tsxstion
do not sgree, the figure presented by flrroi
to the ssaessor would naturally be mis
leading, because of pecuniary Interests In
volved, while, on the contrary, no possible
excuse could be offered for a misrepresenta
tion on the census returns, where individual
figures ars lost In compilation, so that no
Individual would gain or lose by misrepre
sentation. It will be noticed, however, that In a
great many cases we have checked those
figures In other wsys, and, without doubt,
the presentation which we have made Is a
fair one to all concerned. When the cen
sus of 1900 Is completed we predict that,
upon a careful analysis of those returns!
that It will be found that from 10 to 104
per cent of the value of this state, which Is
In railroad property, has psld for a term of
years 15 4-10 per cent of the taxes, and
this being the fact, we leave It to the peo
ple of Nebraska to determine whether It
would be fair or Just to Impose further ad
ditional taxes on the railroads, over and
above what would be imposed on oth-r
property.
The railroads employ In the state of No
braska 18.500 men, and tbey are all tr.tr.
ested la having fair treatment to ra lroad
Investors, ss well ss others.
Itallroads owning about 10 per cent r the
wealth of Nebraska pay 15 4-10 per ceat of
the taxes.
TUB BABY GREBES.
A Beautiful Bird that Suffers to Help
the Fashions.
When you see a woman with a band of
whits plumage almost Invisibly tinted with
blue and green and more strongly with
golden brown ornamenting her hat, says a
writer in Outing, know that from one to
six of these harmless, lovable, sweet
voiced little grebes were stripped from
chin to vent to supply It. And when you
see thst other woman wearing a caps, the
collar of which reaches above her -rs and
ths skirt to her shoulders, snd It seems to
bs mads up of almost Indiscernible sec
tions the slzs of your hand, know that each
section stands for tbe life of one of thess
charming little chatterers. Ths brssst of
the grebe is Its cures. Its feathers are
so tiny snd fine ss to bs almost spineless,
so thickly set they stand on end, and so
delicately colored ss to render adequate
description impossible. Crested grebes are
killed without mercy for this little patch
of rare feathering, snd tbe little marsh
ones do not escspe. - There Is no bird
slaughter for plumags more wanton, un
less It be thst of the egret which takes
the life of the brooding bird for a few
beautiful feathers found on ths shoulders
only at nesting-time and leaves ths young
to die ss they may.
No Sabstltate Offered.
Say what you will about druggists offer
ing something "Just ss good" because It
pays s better profit, tbs fact still stands
that ninety-nine out of a hundred druggists
recommend Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Kemedy when tbe best rem
edy for diarrhoea is asked for, and do so be
cause they know It Is tbs ons remedy that
can always bs depended upon, even la the
most severe and danseroua cases.
