Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEI1HVARY 2, 1903.
dlrd to the dtrlmr.nt of the people." says
another big shipper. "Aridx the freight
schedule time from Chicago to Denver on
II roads has bed lng'benrd twenty-four
hours. That, !. U will lake freight ship
tnpnt from Chicago to Denver one day
longer to , rrh their destination , than
heretofore,'1 Hill's thorj Is that by run
Sing slower an4 handling heavier trains
ibere will ha blxgar gain 4o the railroad
companies. I'Bdonbtrdly so; but It Is a very
sreat Inconvenience to the public. In nr
rylng out that theory Mr. Hill will not al
Uw the freight operating departments he
controls tu inaka dally, runa in tuany por
tions of the state where they have been In
tha habit of doing ao. He Inalata that
every freight train shall wait until it h
t certain tonnage before It starts out, r
Kardless of the Inconvenience this process
may cause the shippers. Prompt shipment
of freight has been one of the great points,
In favor of the Ilurllngton system In Ne
braska; many a freight train has beon ran
t a loss simply In order to keep the train
oa schedule time. Hill's system Is en a
strictly 'public be dammed' basis and
simply means that freight Is not to be
handled by tha railroad company until It
can be done so at the greatest profit to the
railroad company regardless of 4he Incon
venience It rosy cauae the shipper.
"Railroad men who are up to snuS see
whet Hill Is driving at. Of course, a rail
road so operated will naturally make mora
money for the stockholders, but It Is a
blight oa the community through which It
operates. The modern way of doing bust
eera by telephone and telegram Is utterly
balked and vitiated If time la going to be!
lost In forwarding the freight after the or
der haa been received. Every shipper In
Omaha Is driven nearly crazy already on
count of delays In shipment. The rail
road companies assert it Is due t" lack of
cara, but you can readily sea If this policy
of slow shipment la In use now that it will
require a tremendous Increase of rolling
stock to do the same amouat of business
on slow time as has been done on quick
time heretofore."
All oa glow Time.
One week ago yesterday the railroads In
and out of Omaha atretched ttelr freight
train running schedules from one hour to
three honrs on every hundred miles. This
was dona by agreement, and waa simply a
move towards economy of operation. Every
road save the Chicago ft Northwestern
lengthened the running time In thie way,
Tha agreement waa not a hidebound one,
and tha road, though represented at the
meeting at which It waa determined to
take tbla step, decided not to make fje
change for a time, at least. No atten.pt la
made by the operating and the freight de
partments of the railroads Involved to con
ceal this change In 'freight time-cards. It
Is candidly admitted, and tha traffic men
have -very sfrady explanations of the act.
Bald one prominent traffic official:
"Speed costs money. We can run bigger
loads by running slower, therefore- we can
run cheaper by running alower. This move
la a definite atep towards financial re
trenchment, and It la In a measure one of
self-defense. Labor costa more now. Ma
terial Is more expenalve. Tet we may not
raise our rates to meet these advances.
We are not Ilka a coal trust. We cannot
boost the price to ault our own demands.
Therefore we turn to greater economy of
operation aa a very efficient method of
accomplishing the earn end.
Bate for th Roan's.
"And Just now it la a very safa proposi
tion for any road to enter upon. No road
can lose by It at tbla time, as we are all
crowded to the limit with business. At
' a time whea traffic waa light and the com
petition for it therefore very keen, natur
ally the road that held up to a faul sehedule
while .the other tut would est the major
part of the business, but-not so now. , Wo
all have all we cna do," and mora, and we
might as .well do it slow as fast,, and a
whale lot better as far as the coffers of
the railroads are concerned. '-:;'
"Mere business 'common sense- prompted
this atep. It would be a matter of ordi
nary enterprise ', and judgment, at this
time when the roads are so notoriously
abort of motive power, and when every
thing coats ao much,- to tet one engine do
all it can tn the way of a haul and dis
regard the speed. We were foolish not to
do It sooner. But we have awakened to
the altuatloa at laat, and all the past week
there haa been a general slowing up of
freight trains and a general Increasing of
their else and weight.
Embarrasses Snappers.
"Of course this has caused some embar
rassment to shippers at the start. It would
be Impossible to itauurat a change ao
aweeping without some little dlfficultiea
arising at the start, but they have not
been many. Before the operating depart
ments were well accustomed to tha new
order of things ahlpmenta were delayed
aoiue, being held till the trains 'grew to a
siae eufflclent to send out. ' Now we are
getting all that systematized, and there
will not be much tnor trouble.
"Of course the shippers laid everything
'that did happan to, that one thing tha
change la schedule. H-re we r at a time
whea It la trua that every line of railroad
Is congested with husiiMsS, and when con
ditions ara exlatitif oa all lines under
which traffic delay la always aura to occur,
Yet U theaa difficulties, which would tor
tha moat part have happened anyway, ara
charged te our slowing up of time.
Take Aavasttaa; ef tha Nlarkt.
"In many waya this slowing of freight
will not affect the ahlpper a particle. Take
the ease of our Chicago trains from there
here. Every night after tha close of tha
day's business In Chicago a train atarta
for here with merchandise, and the former
achedula waa about twenty-sis hours. That
brought the trains In here about I or
o'clock the next night. There they lay
all night long, as of course no deliveries
could ba made till tha next morning. Now,
It costa money to bring those trains across
at that clip, and now wa are going to aava
jm of that money, without harming the
ahlpper a particle, either. The trains
will now take aeven or eight hours more
tor the trip and will get In at anywhere
front 4 o'clock to In the morning. The
deliveries will be made then at once, but
no later than it the train had been lying
there all night long, and no sooner. The
earns thing holda trua of the service be
tween here and Denjrer. In lota of In
stances where we will add time It will make
absolutely no difference to tha delivery of
goods.
"Of course there's one man that will al
ways hick en the lengthened schedule. That
Is the packer, who geta 1 oent a mils tor
his refrigerator cars, and they won't cover
as many miles la a day aa before. Wa ex.
pected a howl from that source, and we
are already hearing it."
LESS WORK FOR PULLMAN MEN
MasHsa.r-Da.ir, with Old WtH, Is
(Uvea hy ralaeo Car Cos.
pear. ,
CHICAGO. Ill- Keb, 1.' Tha Pullman
Car company haa poated a notice aa
nc-unclng that on April 1 tea hours' wages
will he paid for aloe hours' work to every
man employed la the works. Nearly eight
thousand msa are affected, and more than
t7).000 will be added to the company'
pay roll each month. One thousand extra
men wlil be employed to do the work per
formed in the tenth hour by the aid force.
Vndor the old schedule the mea worked
sixty hours a week. Under the new sjrs
teai they w!ll work fifty-four hours
k, and will have ftwtardsy afternoons
RESULTS IN LEGISLATURE
Event of Lat VTeek of Tar Reading
Importance to tha Stats.
FAIR START MADE BN VENUE REVISION
Other Matters Hav Attracted Tern
orarr Atteatloabat This Is the
All Aaaorfclaa- Toalo sf
Thoaght.V
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 1. (Special. (Last week
was, thus fsr, the most eventful' week of
the twenty-eighth session of the Nebraska
legislature. But upon the deliberations of
this week, even though the leglslsture Is
not in session, hang results of state-wide
Interest, the most Important by all odds
which this legislature will be asked to pro
duce. The formulation of a 'revenue bill,
destined to provide resources for' effacing
the enormous Illegal debt of $2,6u0,000 with
which this state Is burdened. Is the work
to be accomplished before the legislature
reconvenes a week from tomorrow. It waa
to enable the joint house, and aenata rev
enue committee to perfect this work ' that
the ' adjournment waa taken. While the
task confronting this committee la Indeed
an enormous one to perform In ao short a
time It Is said by committeemen that it
will be discharged and that a bill will be
ready for Introduction Monday, February t.
Nearly all cf laat week waa consumed
In debate or action preliminary to revenue
reform, or at least to final disposition of
the revenue bill. ' Mondsy the committee
men began talking about their plans of
procedure and airing their views M to
which would be undertaken, complete re
vision or amendments of the present rev
enue law; Tuesday bight the joint com
mittee held Its first actual meeting and
decided to take aa a baals of Its work the
present Nebraska law; Wednesday night
the committee submitted to the public the
first opportunity of presenting views and
ideas aa to how the work should be under
taken; Thursday night another such open
meeting waa bald, when, aa on tho pre
vious nlgut, citizen tor and against rev
enue revision, railroad representatives be
ing among the latter, appeared and ad
dressed the committee. Then on Friday
night the committee held a private meet
ing and accomplished Us first tangible re
sults. Saturday morning, evening and
night found the committee still busy.
Railroads' Are Active.
It still Is the general 'consensus that If
left entirely to the untrammeled will of
the legislators the universal demand of the
people of Nebraska- for adequate revenue
revision would be manfully met. But there
Is gravo fear that outside influences, chiefly
from the railroads, will -thwart the pop
ular will and block successful work along
this line. Certain It. Is that the railroada
want no revision of too revenue laws, and
equally certain Is it that they are pending
their energies to prevent any
Already the revenue committee has ac
complished some results. It has consid
ered the first forty sections of the present
revenue law and taken tentative action on
several sections. Nothing which has been
done thus far, however, Is final and every
thing will be aubjact to change until the
committee haa completed its work and is
ready to report.
As has been already published, the com
mittee haa taken the Nebraska law as the
basis of its operations. It was the desire
of the railroads that it take the proposed
Kansas law, and the Union Pacific which
has endorsed this "DIH for Kansas, exerted
Its effort a to Induce the joint committee to
accept' this proposed fw s' the basis of
Its work, but' was; unsuccessful.
Two- of the notable events of the week
were the publld debates ,' between railroad
representatives and representatives pf the
people on the question of revenue and
axatton. John N. Baldwin and Ben White,
attotneys for the Union Pacific and Klk
horn, respectively, championed the rail
roads' side and B. Rosewattr, J. II. Mo.
Iatosh, Victor Rose water, E. M. Pollard
and othera sustained the aide of the people.
and the consensus of opinion seemod to be
In favor of the people's champions.
The oroDosltlon of alvinc to the city of
Omaha tha right of levying direct - taxes
on the railroad terminals within the cor
porate limits of the city entered largely
Into this discussion.
Repudiates Land Leasing;.
Of the Important proceedings In the
houss and senate, the repudiation of the
Dietrich land leasing bill In both houses
was notable.
The Perry resolution is the houss to ex
clude professional lobbyists from the floor
and lobbies created considerable stir on
Tuesday, and disappointment the day fol
lowing when It was tabled.
A wave of opposition to the so-called
printing trust swept through both branches
of the legislature, causing considerable
disturbance. The house adopted a resolu
tion ordering an Investigation of the con
tract by which its printing waa done, the
contract having been let to tha Stats
Journal company by the, State Printing
board. ' Tha resolution Instruoted the com
mittee to ascertain whether the houss could
not make its own contracts and secure mors
advantageous terms with this or sVjne other
firm than those which existed.
Nearly all day Saturday both houses were
la a tumult over the question of adjourn
lng a week to give tin. for ths joint rev
enue committee to complete Its work of
framing a bill. It was a most complicated
affair, involving all sorts of parliamentary
devices. It finally resulted In the passago
by ths house ot a resolution to adjourn un
til Monday, February 8, in which the sen
ate concurred. The railroads were sup
posed to haws exercised a good deal ot In
tereit on one side or the other of this
question, but their hand was well concealed
and ths Bght ended without Its betrayal.
to a certainty.
The Gilbert Omaha water, works bill
which waa substituted tor Senator Howell's
bill for the earns purpose, waa finally
pasaed last week. .
NEBRASKA CITY .PROSPERS
All Factories Rssilag to rail Cm
(tacit? aa Boats) Are
EBlargrlaa;.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Feb. 1. (Spe
clal.) The opening of this month finds this
city In ths most prosperous eondition In Us
history. Every factory and manufacturing
plant in the city la in full operation and
several of the larger plants have been
obliged to secure temporary additions to
their plants, aa buslnsss has increased to
such aa extent that their present quarters
were Inadequate. The Morton-Qregson
company and the King Drill company con
template new - bulldinga and additions to
their planta aa soon as the weather per
mlts work to be commenced.
Cots eat at Heavy Fine.
OOALLALA. Neb., Feb. 1. (8peclL)
C. F. Haad, the party who. was fined tiuO
by County Judge Mathews for giving away
samples of whisky, waa released yesterday
by Judge Grimes of ths district court.
Judg Grimes' decision was that the ooin
plaint was not sufficient to Indict.
Iva Ikswt Slaas ml Brakla.
FREMONT. Neb., Fob. 1. (Special.) Ths
warm weather of the past tew daye I
having Us effect oa the Platte river. Tea
terday afternoon there was considerable
water running over the. Ice. and In the
main channel It was beginning to break
up. The river waa quite high when U
froze In. but the Ice la not as thick as
It generally Is, and It will require several
more days of warm weather to !a any
way endanger the bridges.
ELEPHONE FIGHT IS WARM
Fremont t'ltr t'oaaHt Takes Action
Which Wilt Stop Hell Company
frent Dolnar Easiness.
FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.) At
the apodal meeting of the city council hst
evening a resolution, was adopted prohib
iting the Nebraska Telephone company
from putting In any new 'phones or re
pairing, or extending their lines. There
was standing room out In the council
chamber when the council was called to
order. W. J. Courtright appeared for the
Fremont Telephone company. A resolu
tion waa Introduced by City Attorney E.
F. Gray reciting that as the Nebraska Tel
ephone company was opers'lng without a
license and not subject to sny restrictions
or regulations as waa the other company
they be prohibited from erecting any
poles, stringing any wires or cables, put
ting In any new 'phones or repairing or
replacing any wires or cables on any
streets, avenuea or alleys of the city, that
the street commissioner' be directed to
caaae any fallen or broken wlrea or poles
to be removed. Ho said the object ot his
resolution waa to compel the Bell people
to get a franchise, and the only way to
top them was to prevent them from do
ing any more wiring or repairing.
Mr. Courtright, for the Fremont com
pany, thought the resolution loo stringent.
He didn't want the Bell company put out
of existence in Fremont entirely, and In
troduced a resolution to prohibit them
from putting In any new 'phones or extend
ing tholr lines, but permitting them tojteep
In those already In. It waa moved and
aeconded that the resolution of Mr. Court
right be adopted. i
Bhtvely of the Second ward moved to
substitute the resolution of the city at
torney. The motion was seconded, and ot
roll call the vote stood four for and four
against. Mayor Wilson voted yes and de-
lared the motion carried. On the original
motion as substituted the vote stood the
same." The announcement of the result wss
greeted by considerable applause from ths
audience.
The telephone trouble will, undoubtedly
reach the courts very soon. The Bell peo
ple claim that they have a right to do
business here, as they have been permit
ted to put up poles and wires for nearly
twenty years, and have paid occupation
taxea to the city. Thoy claim that the
object of the Fremont company Is to freeze
mem out entirely so they in turn can
have the monopoly of the business. They
Intend to go ahead ssbefore, and when
the street eommlsslbner prevents them
from repairing or doing new work to bring
the question "of their rights before the
oourts In the shape of an Injunction., The
sentiment of the city council appears to
he In favor tot granting a franchise on
about the same terms as that given in
the local company in case one is asked
for, while the position ot the Bell people
s that they have obtained the right to do
business by the Implied consent of the
olty and propose to go ahead anyhow.
FARMERS WANT BETTER ROADS
Present System or Its Admlnlstratloa
Responsible for Mark
WEST POINT. Neb.,Foa. l-Speclal.)
The question of good roads Is being thor
oughly aglteted in thia county. Tha condi
tion of tho roads- leading to. this , city in
particular are a fright. Much trade ,1a be
ing diverted to other points by reason of
the neglect of the 'local boards. The pub
lic sentiment is being aroused, forcible ar
ticles are appearing to the county paper
and a movement ia on foot to remedy the
existing state of things. The Board of Su
pervisors will take the matter up in ear
nest at its next meeting. '
NEBRASKA CITT. Neb., Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) The farmers ot Otoe County are de
manding better roads. J. W. James, one of
tho most prosperous farmers In this county.
In an interview stated that the farmers de
sire a different method of taxation for
country road work. Aa the system Is con
ducted at present each precinct has a road
overseer, who depends upon the county
commissioners for funds to make the roads
Mr. James stated that the poll tax fund
in the county amounted to very little, as
In some districts there were very few men
but were past the age limit and free from
this tax. Mr. James Is In favor of a di
rect road tax sufficient to keep all roads
In passable condition and the election ot a
road overseer tor a township or for the
whole county, who would be responsible
for ths work at all times and not be de
pendent upon the whims of the commls
sloners to secure the proper care ot a par
ticular road.- Aa land values' Increase-In
this county farmers begin to realize the
necessity and value of good jondt. The
movement just begun In this county will
no doubt lead to other countlea joining In
ths movement.
Heady to Hensms Mchtlaar.
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., Feb. 1. (Spe-
clal.) B, P. Eagon, the new superintendent
of the water and light company, assumed
tb management today and announces that
the company will resume Its contract for
lighting ths streets. The city has been
in darkness for several weeks and ths busi
ness ot the city waa partially embarrassed
on account ot ths failurs ot ths water com
pany to fulfill its contraot.
One Mora Mall Carrier.
NEBRASKA CITT. Neb., Feb. I. (Spe.
clal.) A new carrier was added to the
mall force in this City today. Ebon North,
cutt will make the mall delivery la the
suburbs. The addition ot a mounted car.
rier to the fore cuta down the districts
ot ths other five csrriers and ansblea them
to give all ths people s twlce-a-day aarv.
tea.
Gastera Star Eatertalas.
OOALLALA, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
The Ogallala chapter ot ths Eastern Star
gavs a very pretty entertainment laat even
ing at the home of the worthy matron,
Mrs. J. W. Welpton. Ths entertainment
conaisted of a social, with theatricals and
a banquet. Ths rooms were beautifully
decorated with candlea and evergreens, and
ths guests with earnatlona.
Caae roaatr Mortarasrea.
BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
Following Is ths mortgage record for Cage
county for the month ot January: Numjer
ot farm mortgages filed, 12. amount, 151.014;
number of . farm mortgagee released, 43,
amount, 160,862. Number of city mortgagee
filed, 24, amount, 111,174; number of city
mortgagee released, 15, amount, $14,57.
Hew Batldlaa- fir Bask,
BEATRICE, Neb.. Feb. 1. (SpeciaL)-
Flan for a new bauk building to take the
place of the Beatrice National Bank block,
destroyed by fire some tlms ago, have been
let to Architect R. W. Grant. Ths sew
structure Is to cost f 30,000 and will be mod'
era in every way.
TU I'lttf a rni.n I esst OAT
Take LaxatUs Broats Qulalns Tablets. This
signature vy every bos.
COMPROMISE IS SUCCESiED
Diplomats Propos JJw Scheme for Settling
VsnezW.sa Troubls '
FRANCE IGNORES ALLIES COMPLETELY
Imliti aa Old Rlht ta tolleet t'as
tome Dlrertlr and Will Thas Ra
forra Immediate Payment
f Its. Debts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. A compromise
of the demand for preferential treatment
In the settlement ot their claims against
Venesuela has boen submitted to the allies
by their representatives at Washington,
and while no answers hsve been retslved
a yet, there la. reason to believe they will
accept.
This compromise wss suggested hy one
of the representatives of the allies hero,
and while It has not formally received ths
endorsement of Mr. Bowen, It Is thought hs
will not oppose it providing the United
States and other nations outside the combi
nation can not be substantially Injured.
Propose to Modify Demand.
Ths detaila 'of the proposition under con
sideration are not obtainable, but In a gen
eral way It is undaratood to bs a modifica
tion ot the allies' contention that they be
recognized as Venezuela' preferred claim
ants. The plan suggested provides that
for a short period, perhaps six months or
a year, Great Britain, Germany and Italy
ahall receive exclusively 30 per cent ot the
customs receipts ot the ports of Puerto Ca
bello and La Guayra, and at the end of thia
period all claimant nations be placed on
the same footing and the SO per cent be di
vided among the claimant nations In a
ratio based On the amount of each claim.
The proposition is considered as a compro
mise which will allow tne slllee to with
draw their ships from Venezuelan waters
without a serious loss of prestige.
Whether the claimant nations ou'side of
the tripartite agreement will assent la not
known. Tha British ambassador called by
appointment on Secretary Hay this after
noon and It fs believed that some such
plan as thia wa under discussion, the
British ambassador wishing to acquaint
himself with the exact attitude' ot the
United States regarding Lord Lansdowne's
contention tor preferment.
franco Mar Continue Deadlock.
France has It In its power to continue
the present deadlock, for, while 'tha, other
unallled claimants have outstanding
against Venezuela certain unadjusted
claims, all ot the French claims are In a
forward state. France claim that so far
from assisting it In the collection ot Its
Venezuelan claims, the, blockade. If any
thing, haa hampered It, tn that It closed
all porta to commerce aad prevented the
collection of the customs receipts. ..
It is ths hope of the representatives of
the allies In Washington that their gov
ernments will not Insist that the period
for preferential payments be made ao long
as to prevent It acceptance by tha other
nations. By his evident desire tc take up
the negotiations at Washington with all
tha speed consistent with prudence and
good form, Baron Speck von Sternberg ha
gained from the Washington officiate the
same respect that mad him a diplomatic
favorite many years ago. The fact that he
asked permission to waive tha customary
presentation ceremonies which ordinarily
occupy several days has convinced Mr.
Bowen, and, inctdentaily, the Washington
government that Oermany wants the Vea-
esuelan matter' ettled, with all possible
spaed. -..,.- v.
The Italian ambassador, Slgnor. Mayor
dea Planchea,, paid ao official call on Mr.
Bowen thia afternoon to assure him that
the representatives ot the alllea were still
continuing to communicate with their gov
ernments, and hoped to present an an
swer shortly. -
Mr. Bowen returned ths call of Baron
von Sternberg, and remained tor soms tlms
discussing the situation. The German
minister alao received a call from the
British ambassador today. . .
The German minister has cabled at length
to Berlin, atatlng hi, personal views on
the situation. It 1s not believed that he
is averse to accepting the principle of Mr.
Bowen'a proposition,
Franco Takes Firm Stand.
CARACAS, Feb. 1. In reply to Mr. Bow
en's inquiry a to what Venesuela intend
to do regarding the demand for preferen
tial treatment made by the alllea. Presi
dent Castro haa telegraphed:
The Venezuelan government desires equal
treatment for all tho creditor nations- In
Europe and America, keeping In mind In
addition Its dlptomatlo conventions and an-'
lerior aupuiauens.
Ths French legation haa notified the
Venesuelan government that in virtue of
the convention ot 18ST, "'"ranee wa allowed
to collect directly part of the revenues
of several customs houses in Venezuela as
a guarantee far Its diplomatic claims arts
lng out. of the previous revolutions.
France, it la said, renounced forever hy
the convention of 1885 the exercise ot this
right on condition that the interest on
this debt should always be regularly paid.
As payments had not been made, France,
without asking tb authorisation of Ger
many, England and Italy, Intended to re
vive Its right ot direct collectfon,
Ths French charge d'affaires has paid
visits to the foreign ministry, and has
twlcs called on President Castro during
the past " hours. -
FIRE DAMAGES FREIGHT HOUSE
laioa PaciSe Company Saved Serloas
Loss hy Good Work of
Ftromea. ,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Fob. 1. (Special Telegram.)
Fir of uncertain origin in the office ot
the Union l'aclfto freight house tonight did
about 1500 damage to the building and con
tents. The office Is separated from the
freight department by partition and
against this waa atacked household goods
and freight of all descriptions, but by vig
orous work on the part of tha firemen the
flames reached only a portion ot ths goods.
Ths offlcs furniture and walls were badly
scorched and a pile of old records was
destroyed by water.
The firs wa discovered about 7:10 olclock
by s car repairer passing the offlcs. At
that tlm ths bits was running up ths
south wall In the office and soon burned
thiough the roof and leaped high in the
air, making a spectacular sight. A high
wind wss blowing and It was only by hard
work that the flames were prevented from
spreading to the large warehouses of the
Lincoln Transfer company. It la thought
ths fire originated from a atove, but ther
were ao indications of It when the agent
let the offlcs at I o'clock.
VlaT Grala Receipts.
BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.
Ths total amount of grain marketed
this city during ths month of January
stlmatsd at 90,000 bushels of eats, 70 000
bushels of wheat and 150,000 bushels of
com. It is thought this estimate Is a little
low ca ths corn and oats, whea It Is taken
Into consideration tuat much of the gral
was sold to private consumers snd ths feed
stores.
Fralt All Klaat l Data.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. L
rial.) Mr. A. Tipton, one of the largest
fruit raisers In the state, stated that the
fruit prospect tn this county was never
better at ths beginning of February. L'n-
ess something unfirseen happens there
will be a monster crop of small fruit and
peaches la this locality. Mr. Tipton has
one of the lergest cherry orchards In this
psrt ot the country and Is sure that so far
there has been absolutely no damage to the
buds thia season.
BREWERS FAVOR SOCIALISM
atloaal laloa, ot Beer Makers Be
eelves Reports Iraine; Col.
lectlvo Owaershlp.
CINCINNATI. O., Feb., 1. The annual
convention of the United Brewery Workers
began here today with 130 delegates from
unions all over the United States.
National Secretary Julius Zorn and As-
lstant Secretary Louis Kemper presented
elaborate report, both favoring the social
ist propaganda. Their recommendations
were referred to a committee. Aa the or
ganisation oppose "one-man power, there
no president and ther will be a differ
ent presiding officer at each day'a meeting.
The New York delegates were not ad
mitted, their claims being referred to tho
committee on credentials. It was chargod
that the fourteen delegates from New York
represent unions that have been favoring
their local brewers.
The convention la considering the ques-
lon of ro-operatlon with the sociallsta po
litically; affiliation with the American Fed
eration ot labor or the American Labor
union; Jrrlsdlctlon over engineers; local
troubles In different cities, especially in
New York and Cincinnati; making the or
ganization international so as to include
Canada; and the attempt ot the National
Teamsters' union to assume the control of
the beer drivers.
The national executive board and com
mittees were In secret sessions during tha
afternoon and evening.
NSULAR TRADE GROWING
Philippine Imports and Exports Both
Show Gratlfytaa; laereaso Dar
in; October.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Official returns
of Philippine commerce for October, 1902,
Just received, shows considerably larger
mports than In any single month since
American occupation, aggregating $3,279,692.
Two-flftha ot this amount Is credited to the
purchase ot food supplies, and I due to
crop failures In the archipelago.
The exports were valued at 11,847,577,
somewhat above the monthly average based
on shipments during the ten months of
the last calendar year, and an increase over
the earns month In 1901.
For the ten months ended October 11,
1902, Imports, exclusive of gold and sil
ver and government supplies, were valued
at $27,618,014. a material gain over the
same period of each ot the two preceding
years. Imports coming from the United
States have doubled since 1899.
The total value of exporta for the ten
months was $22,086,695, an Increase ot
nearly $3,000,000 over the same period ot
1900. (
WILL CASE IS REOPENED
Claimants to Stewart Estate Brlnw
Witness Over Sea from
Ireland.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. By an order grant
s' by tho Supreme court the will ,of A. T.
Stewart has again been opened for contest.
The old documents are tomorrow to be
submitted to the examination of lawyers
and handwriting experts, In an effort to
how that the old will should be thrown
out -and a new line of heir admitted.
Several witnesses h-ve been brought here
from Ireland and maintained here since
October, who ara relied upon to prove the
pedigree of "holr. ,
The claim l for one-sixiiein oi me es
tate which 1 probably worth from $250,000
to $500,000 If the division can be carried
back far enough and appraised at present'
values. The present suit 1 directed
against the property at Tenth street and
Broadway, which Is estimated to be worth
$3,500,000. "
PRISONER FEARS LYNCHING
Sent to Illinois to Staad Trial for
Bank Robbery Expresses Dread
of Farmers.
ST.' LOUI8, Mo., Feb. '1. Jerry Rlcht-
myer, who ws arrested here several days
ago, was taken to Chester, 111., today to
answer tb charge ot robbing the Bteele
vllle bank. Aa hs left the Four oourts he
Said ha feared lynching.
"I know there is no use to resist going
hack," said the prisoner, - "because they
would get a requisition for me, and I
would have to go anyway, but there's no
telling what those farmers will do. I'm
glad gteelevUle la not the county seat. It
la not tar, though, from there to Chester,
where I will be tailed, and I do feel un-
SHOOTS WIFE'S VISITOR
Hew Jersey Hasbaad Separated from
Srqoe Kill In Help
mete's Room. .
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. -Walter Ramsey of
Harrison, N. J., was shot and Instantly
killed In the apartments of Mrs. George
McDowell In Harriaon. N. J., today. The
shooting was dons by Mrs. McDowell's hus
band, who left the house after the affray,
taking bis wife with htm, and has so far
eluded the police.
Mrs. McDowell later surrendered. Ac
cording lo her statement she was In an
other room when her husband entered and
shot Ramsey. McCowell and his wife had
been living apart for some time.
SCALDING WATER KILLS TWO
I'nknown Person Throws Two Back
ets of Belllaar Field on Sleep
las Newsboys.
' PlTTSBURO, Pa.. Feb. 1. Three news
boy, Fred White 14, Fred Reck 12, and
Fred Hess 12, were so seriously scalded
shortly after midnight that Whits and Reck
will die.
They were sleeping In the areaway of ths
First National bank when some unknown
person threw two buckets of scalding
water upon them. Hess Is the only one
who can talk, hut hs is unabls to glvs ths
nam ot ths person who threw the water.
NOSE BLEEDS FIVE WEEKS
Aeter Dies ( Straaao Complalat
Whleh Bafllea Medical
Seleaea.
BALTIMORE. Md., Feb. L Robert Ed
gar Vance, ao actor, (1 year old, died to
day at the city hospital.
Five week ago Mr. Vance'a nose began
to bleed and be was removed to the hos
pital. Every known remedy waa tried by
the physicians and surgeons to relieve the
sufferer without avalL
MINERS MAY COMPROMISE
Soft Coal Operator! Consider Offering Ten
s Per Cent Increase.
SAY CONSUMERS WILL HAVE TO PAY
Iadlaaa ' Owaer Claims Bflnet'r-Five
Per Cent of Fnel Cost Is Amoaat
Paid In Wasrea to
Mea.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. 1 The scale
committees of the miners and operttors
will meet again tomorrow and reeums con
sideration of the miners' demand.
Expressions of opinion heard today Indi
cated that the aeeslon will be protracted
and that If the miners Insist on ths de
mands already made that ther will be no
agreement, which will mean a' auspenslon
of work on April 1.
Both Bide seem determined and the op
erator say they will never yield' to the
present demands. Many ot them do say,
however, that the miners should have soms
Increase this year and many believe that
an Increase of 10 per cent would be about
right.
W. S. Bogle, head of tha Indiana operat
ors, said tonight that whatever increase the
miner secured. If they scoured any, would
have to be borne by the consumers.
'Over 95 per cent of the cost of coal Is
labor," he said. "The atatement that 1
made In the conference yesterday that if
we granted the proposition of the miners
just ss they made It, It would add 60 cents
per ion to the cost to the consumers, is
absolutely true."
MEXICANS FEAR VOLCANO
Karthqaake Shocks Destroy House
and Drive People Into
Pa ale.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Feb. 1. Reports
from Urlque regarding the earthquake In
that district state that there were four
severe shocks throughout that section, oc
curring on the 22d, 25th, 26th and 27th.
All were followed by loud explosions, but
only slight damage resulted.
Eighteen houses were destroyed at
Guazapares, state of Chihuahua. The peo
ple ot the district are panic stricken and
fear a volcano. Clouds of duat hung In
the atmosphere after each earthquake, but
there Is no Indication of a volcanlo erup
tion. DUTCH TRAINS RUN AGAIN
Dock aad Riverside Mea Are, How
ever, still Oat at Am
sterdam. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1. Work was re
sumed on the Dutch railways tonight tn
pursuance of the decision arrived at by
the operators )at night. The men uro
Jubilant at their victory. The railway
companies were compelled to yield on ac
count of the danger ot famine through the
stoppage of meat supplies.
The lahdr dispute,, which Involves the
dock and riverside workers, is still unset
tled and there la a possibility of further
trouble in other trades.
Qaeea Helena Likes America,
ROME, Feb. 1. At Mr. Meyer's request,
Queen Helena making an exception in this
ense, as her majesty is In mourning for
her grandfather, received In audience to
day Miss Carew, the sister-in-law of Presi
dent Roosevelt. The queen wss most gra
cious and expressed a great liking for
America.
Sationallsts Have Hat Split.
LONDON, Feb. l.-John Redmond, M. P..
toniRht denied the existence of any split
In the nationalist ranks on the land ques
tion and declared that all Ireland waa
ready to accept a settlement baaed on tho
proposals made by the recent conference.
Blsrsest Ship Proves Sueeess.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 1. The Whits Star lin
steamer Cedrlc, the largest merchant ves
sel In the world, which left Belfast yes
terday on lta trial trip, has arrUred here
safely today after a rough voyage.
TAKE OFF TWENTY-HOUR TRAIN
Pennsylvania Discontinues Flyer as
Means to Free Traeks and Lift
Freight Cona;eatlon.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1. The discon
tinuance of the Pennsylvania special, ths
twenty-hour train between New York and
Chicago, will he ordered within a few daya.
Freight congestion Is ths cause.
For several months it haa been found
Impossible to maintain the fast schedule
without a sacrifice to traffic.
B. M. Prevost, third vice president of tha
road, said when asked about the proposed
withdrawal:
We have been dolna everything tn our
power to facilitate the movement of coal,
but feel that we cannot meet the demands
on our system without sacrificing soms of
our fast trains.
On Thursday next the first move In this
direction will be made, when the twenty
hour kim-cIuI between New York snd Chi
cago will .be discontinued. The high speed
st which this train must be run necessi
tates the keeping of the tracks clear to
avoid accidents, snd this Interferes seri
ously with the freight traffic.
The running of this train will not be re
newed until the congestion of freight Is
fully relieved.
ROCK ISLAND PUSHES TRUST
Railroad Corporation Said ta Ba
Behind Schema to Hirge
Iadlaaa Mlaes.
TERRB HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 1. J. K.
Selfert, Chicago; A. M. Ogle, Indianapolis,
and J. H. McCMland of Brazil, represent
ing the Rock Island Interests, ara renew
ing options on Indiana bituminous mines,
which expired January 1, to have them ex
tended to April 1.
The plan is to form a corporation cap
italized at $25,000,000, with U,ovO,ooo com
mon and the asms amount la preferred
Stock. If the deal goes through most of
the compsnles will accapt 40 per cent cash
and tha rest In stock for their property,
The block coal field is not included.
PAY RAILWAY GUARDSMEN
Peaasylvaala Decides ta Give , Mea
Who Served wHh Military Wages
Railway Kept.
PITTSBURG. Ps., Feb. 1. Ths Pennsyl
vanla railway will send out check tbla
week to employe who served during the
anthracite coal atrlko a member of tho
National Guard, In full payment for their
wage on tb railway during tb several
months th lrlk wa in progress.
The distribution is entirely voluntary.
STABBED IN SALOON BRAWL
Colored Mea FUht la Keataeky Bar
aad Oao of Them Dies from
Woaads.
MAYSVILLE. Ky.. Feb. 1. Last aright
Charles Duncan wss stabbed to death here.
Henry Llghtfoot Is charged with the crime.
A crowd of colored men entered Burk'a
saloon late at night, among them Duncan
and Llghtfoot. Later Duncan fell to the
floor, stabbed In three places. No one saw
the deed committed, but as Llabtfoot'a cap
waa found In the place and he cannot be
located today the officers think he did It.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. T. G. Peterson.
Mrs. T. O. Peterson, aged f7 years, died
at her home, $415 Parker atreet, Sunday
morning of pneumonia. The deceaaed had
moved to this city about six months sga
from Manson, la., to which place tho body
will be taken for Interment.
Prosalan Mlaister of State.
BERLIN, Feb. 1. E. Delbrurk, Prussian
minister of state, Is dead.
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