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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. JANTARY 1. 1905.
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RA1LR01DS UP TO THE TIMES
Linti Centeriae at Omaha Make Eitndd
IfflpnTetnanU ii Plants.
BURLINGTON MAKES GREATEST STRIVES
Millions Spent by Hill Road In Ira
preve Its Track and Service, and
Others Show Xotahle
Adrmrr.
It ta doubtful If any previous year will
how aa many Improvements viewed from
a spectacular standpoint aa those made by
the railroads centering at Omaha flurlne;
the year which has drawn to a close. They
hava been Improvements that appeal more
strongly to the public Interest than usual.
They have been Improvements out of the
ordinary. They have been remarkable for
the splendor and magnitude. Magnificent
servioe has replaced service already beau
tiful, commonplace has been lifted Into the
realms of the artistic, and the ordinury has
given place to the extraordinary.
Steel viaducts have supplanted those of
wood, grades have boen blotted out, turves
have been changed Into straight lines, dis
tances have been shortened and echoes
never before disturbed by the shriek of the
locomotive whistle httve been awakened
from their death-like slumbers.
Whether observing the changes from the
spectacular or from the less dramatic view
points one purpose Is evident, one common
law has) governed all thee achievements,
one slogan hnng over all as plainly as
though It WPre penciled In the brilliant
colors of the rainbow; this is progress.
Rvery change has been a step forward.
Some of these stepa reach a long way Into
the future, but all of them are striking ad
vances" over the accomplishments of the.
pat.
In railroad Ufa there Is no past. There -Is
no yesterday In railroad parlance. It is to
morrow, next year or half a century from
now. Railroads rarely make Improvements
for the present. They make them for the
future. The Introduction of a news tele
graph service on the t'nlon Pacific is one
of the triumphs of the hour, but is only an
other step into the future; the rolling pul
acos introduced by the Milwaukee and the
Northwestern on their splendid overland
trains are successes of today, but ihey were
built for the future; the enterprises of the
Burlington In this state are an achievement
of yesterday, but then they were for tomor
row. Ilnrllog ton's Expensive Improvement.
The Burlington has laid went of the MIs
aourl river this yeur over 150 miles of
elghty-flve-pound rail, half of which have
been laid on the southern main line, with
the Idea of bringing thla lino between Ne
braska and fit. Louis to the atandard of the
line between Omaha and Denver. To tho
system's equipment of approximately 48,000
cars huve been added 2,000 forty-foot, 80.000
pound capaolty box cars and 2,0fjn coal cars.
To the passenger equipment there was
added aeventy-flve eighty-foot chair cars
and conches for high grade, long distance
travel between the east and west. Forty
five miles of new sidetrack have been built
to permit greater freedom In tho passing
of trains. At an expenditure of $8,000,000
In western Iowa the Burlington has about
completed Ha long-cherished plana for an
almost perfect railroad between Omaha and
Chicago. Next spring the second track will
be laid upon the new roadbed west of Red
Oak, ona track having been finished and
now being In operation. The new road Is
built with a maximum grade of thirty-five
feet per mile, as against seventy feet on the
old line. The new Una has a maximum
curvature of 1 degree, aa against tVj for the
old line. In round numbers the Burlington
has apent 115.000.000 to get the line it wanted
between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Fifty large locomotives have been added to
the equipment.
t'nlon Pmcllla Innovations.
- One of the most notable achievements of
any railroad in any time waa the tele
graphic newa service which waa made a
feature of the Overland Limited trains of
the Union Pnclflo. It Is doubtful If the
company Itself realized the effect this move
would have upon the publlo mind, but
there is no mistaking the impression made
several days later, when the passenger and
advertising departments were flooded with
letters of Inquiry, not only from various
parte of tho country, but from other coun
tries. Another feature which the company
haa added is the new composite observation,
cars, which are in future to be a part of
the equipment The company has made a
great many improvements to Its roadbed,
already one of the finest In the country,
but it haa taken out eurvea, reduced grades
ond Improved viaducts and rolling stock,
besides making many additions to Its splen
did equipment. One of the Important Im
provements of direct interest to Omaha
waa the completion of the Bancroft street
viaduct.
Chlcaa-o, Milwaukee St. Van I.
When the history of the Chicago, Mil
waukee A St. Paul is written for the com
ing fiscal year it, too, will make a proud
showing. The lust report of the company
shows that the simple cost of reducing
grades has been nearly $700,000. One of
the largest Improvements of the company
Often leads to pov
erty. No real
woman ever soli
ber heart for the
luxuries of life.
But many a woman who has gladly faced
i poverty for the man she loved, may well
aocbt her wisdom when pain becomes
the mate of poverty. If she were rich,
aha thinks, she could find a way of cure.
SSSOO
FOB WOMEN
WHO CANNOT BB CURED.
The proprietors sod makers of Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription bow feel fully war
ranted in offering to pay fO ia legal
money of the United States for any case of
Leucorraea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus,
ot Falling of Womb, which they cannot
cure All they ask is s fair and reasonable
trial of their assent of cure.
Ton have my heartfelt thanks fbr year kind
sdvtce to me." writes Mis. Oca, Fletcher, of io4
Vicious aate. Os.lt, Ontario. Was troubled
wftb catarrh ef uterus for over a year. The
doctors Mtd I would have to go through aa op
eration but I commenced to eat Dr. Fierce'
Faaonu r-mcripuoa snd 'Ooldca Medical Dis
covery also hu Lotion Tablets ' sad Aatiaapiio
and Healing Buppoalisriaa.' Now I aaa coov
? lately cured, ahct Being tia bottlea of Dr.
wrev's aaedidawa. I aaa gla to any kts meai
dsc has auds sse a saw woaaaa.
, Weak and sick women are invited to
consult Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, IS. Y
thj letter, ret.
. Dr. Fierce 'a Pleasant Pellets are easy
land pleasant to take. most eflecttra
Uxadaxa,
has been the elevation of Ms tracks in Chi
cago, at an expense of $39.31. About 100
miles of double tracks have been built and
miles of extensions have been made to
Ita 7.000 miles or track.
Notable Improvements made by the com
pany during the year have been the comple
tion of fifty-eight steel bridges, aggregating
600.000 feet and which have replaced about
1.000 feet of wooden viaducts. A solid, new
train has been added between Chicago and
Kansas City, and the magnificent composite
observation cars added to Its Overland Lim
ited trains. It haa also addM nineteen of
the largest and finest type of locomotives,
275 box cars, sixty stork cars, besires a
large amount of passenger equipment.
Illinois Central's Activity.
During the pest year the Illinois Central
Railroad company has made many Im
provements along Its line and has provided
firllltles which makes It rank with any
line hetween Chlrago and Omaha. Be
tween Waterloo and Fort Podge the grades
have 1 een reduced, so that heavy grades
are now unknown between those points,
they being practically twenty-six feet to
the mile over the entire division. The line
between Waterloo and New Hartford was
diverted, so as to avoid heavy grades and
curves. These- Improvements have placed
the Omaha division In the het physical
condition. The new bridge over the Mis
souri river at Omaha ha-s provided for the
Illinois Central a passageway for Its trains
from Council Rluffs to Omaha. The struc
ture Is one of the finest and most ex
pensive of Its kind In the country', being
a double draw bridge, each draw 626 feet
In length and the largest bridge of this
type In the world. '
On (he Wabash.
One of the engineering feats of the Wa
bash company was to bridge the Mnnonga
hela river at Pittsburg at an enormous
cost. The viaduct Is said to be the largest,
eantelever bridge but one In the world.
In securing terminals at Pittsburg the
rond has absorbed the Wheeling & T.nke
Hrle. and It has erected the finest single
station In the world at a cost of $1,250,000.
One enterprising achievement was the erec
tion of the station at the World's fair
grounds In Pt. Louis at a cost of $50.v0.
A feature of this enterprise was the addi
tional track system put In and the shuttle
tram system, which enabled the company
to handle SO.onn people an hour. The St.
Louis improvements and the new trains
sent Into that city from the north and
east were the subjects of flattering com
ment during the fair.
Hock Island System.
An absence of meteoric growth and
spectacular achievements drew attention
to the Rock Island. Improvements have
been mude, but they have not betrayed the
boldness and dash that have characterized
the Improvements made by the road In
other years. Tho company has established
upon all of its lines a system of fast
freight trains like those now In service
between Omaha and Chicago. The road
haa boen extended Into Dallaa from Fort
Worth, and during the year a community
of Interests have been formed v i the
'Frisco system. One of the chariot a made
by tho company was to establish a general
agency In Omaha, which Is practically a
branch of the headquarters, and enlarges
the authority of the local officials.
Clilcaaro Sr Northwestern.
A new depot at West Point was a big
event in tho Nebraska history of the
Northwestern, and is one of the few Inr
provements attempted by the road during
1904. The station was completed at a cost
cf $16,000 and was opened to the publlo on
December 1. The company has also put
Into service new combination cars, which
are the admiration of the traveling public.
During the coming year the company will
begin the extension of tho east line of
the Shoshone reservation, which will re
quire the building of about 106 miles of
track from Casper. The line presentB some
engineering difficulties near the headwaters
of the 8veetwater, but the cost of the
line, It la believed, will not exceed $26,000
per mile.
Chloasre Great Western.
The Chicago Great Western made few
Improvements. - The rolling stock and other
equipment was put in splendid shape a year
ago, and while there has been some recon
struction and improvements, made neces
sary by the natural wear and tear, there
has been nothing unusual. One of the big'
gest improvements made by the company
in Omaha was the erection of the freight
depot, with all the necessary trackage for
terminal of this kind. Rights-of-way had
to be purchased at a large expense and
enormous fills had to be made west of the
Sixteenth street viaduct. The company has
also laid the foundation for a grain eleva
tor and it Is expected that the building will
be up by spring. All the grading for the
sidetracks has been done.
Missouri Pacific's Oft" Year.
With the Missouri Pacltlo it was an off
year. Some improvementa have been made,
but the efforts of the company have been
directed to parte of the Oould system, in
which Omaha la not directly Interested. It
is expected that the' coming year attention
Is to be given to the passenger service of
the Missouri Pacific to put it on the same
footing with competitive lines. During the
year the company's local office was moved
into its elegant new quarters at the corner
of Farnam and Fifteenth atreeta and it now
boasts of one of the showiest ticket offices
In the city.
Street Hallway Company.
Among the passenger-carrying llntsi whioh
have not been idle the last year, and In
which the local publlo Is particularly In
terested. Is tho Omaha & Council Bluffs
Street Railway company. During the last
year the company has added fifty new cars
to Its system. The company lias recon
structed Its Dodge street line between
Tenth and Farnam and Twenty-fourth and
Lelce streets; the Harney street line from
Tenth to Eighteenth, from Twentieth to
Farnam and from Twenty-tilth, to Dodge;
the Sherman avenue line from Clark to Lo
cust and from Valley street to Missouri
avenue on South Thirteenth street, which
connects up the South Omaha, Missouri
avenue and Albright line. Construction
work has also been done In South Omaha,
from Q street to the Sarpy county line and
on Leavenworth street from Fortieth to
Forty-eighth street.
The company. Is completing a new power
station at Eighth and Jackson streets.
which Is provided with the most modern
equipment. This plant will keep pace with
the requirements of the company for the
next fifty years. A new car larn has been
created at Twenty-fourth and Vinton streets
to accommodate seventy cars
DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL
Iosnatea farad for an Expense ef
Maintenance Dartaf the
Last Year.
Following Is the report of the number ot
Inmates of the Douglas County hospital at
Fortieth street snd Foppleton avenue for
months for the year ending December 81,
1904:
January 241IJuly 192
February 2t6l.Auguat 194
March 24 September 1x4
April 2:t7'()i tober lt
May 2 November 174
June Decumber lad
The cost of maintenance of the hotpltul
during the year ending January 1. 19u6, wee
I16.77K 19. This estimate does not Include the
purchase of drugs, but does Include the
board of the superintendent and neveesary
lielp. The report la submitted by Thomas
afoCleneghan, superintendent.
S0CII1 OMAHA YEAR'S RECORD
Deficit ia Receipt, at Stock Yardi u
Conparsd with 1903.
BIG STRIKE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDITION
Demoralisation of Market Di to
Tlenp at Packing Honsea He
salts In Lower Prices and
Redeced Shipments.
The year l!4 will not go down In hle-
tory as a banner year for live stock at any
of the leading markets of the country.
South Omaha faces a deficit, as compared
with 19f3, In the receipts of cattle, hogs
and sheep, of about 16h.S23 head, and in
horses and mules of about 6. 984 head.
which makes a total decrease of all kinds
of stock amounting to about 174. SOT head.
Chicago for the ssme period showe a total
loss of nearly JOO.CO head. Taking the
four markets most closely connected with
the territory tributary to Omaha, namely.
Bouth Omaha, Chicago. Kansas City and
Bt. Joseph, a total decrease In the re
ceipts of cattle Is noted amounting in
round numbers to S20.000 head. In sheep
there was a falling off of approximately
llll.oro head. Hogs, on the contrary, showed
an increase of 2S4.0O0 head. These figures
go to show that the deficit at South Omaha
was not brought about by purely local con
ditions.
Dne to Rig Striate.
The general opinion among live stock
men Is that the strike of the packing
house employes last summer, whloh lasted
for about nine weeks, during which time
all the markets of the country were in a
demoralised condition, is responsible for a
large part of this decrease. Consumption
of ments during that period was of course
restricted to quite an extent and that had
a depressing effect upon prices after the
resumption of business. Western ranch
men, as a result, held back as many cattle
as they possibly could In the hope that
another season would see better prices.
Owing to the shrinkage In the receipts
of stock, and also to the somewhat lower
level of prices for many kinds of stork, the
farmers and ranchmon of the country
have not received as much money for their
live stock as in some former years. This
decrease, while hard to compute accur
ately, would undoubtedly run Into the mil
lions. In comparing prices with 19(8 it Is
found that choice native beef steers have
averaged a trifle higher, but this advantage
has been more than offBet by the fact that
the tendency, especially since the strike,
has been to sell off the common stuff and
hold back the better bred cattle. That was
particularly noticeable in the receipts of
western cattle, ranchmen apparently figur
ing that It would not pay them to carry
over their common cattle, but that they
could afford to hold back thoso of better
breeding.
In hogs the average price for 1904 runs
between 75 cents and $1.00 per hundred
lower than In IMS. This decrease is' of
course partly offset by an Increase In the
receipts. Sheep and lambs have averaged
a trifle higher than during 1903, but that Is
counteracted by a marked decrease In re
ceipts. Cattlemen Suffer Moat.
But while the total valuation of the live
stock marketed during the year showed a
falling off from 1903, it la probably true
that cattlemen alone have suffered. Their
losses In many cases have been enormous,
and In the case of western ranchmen have
brought many of them to the verge of
bankruptcy. Hog growers found profit In
the business snd prices on that line could
be considered quite satisfactory, though
not up to tho level of the last few years.
Sheerhuen enjoyed the greatest prosperity
of all. Not only did their live stock bring
very remunerative prices, but the steady
advance In the price of wool has made
them big profits. In this connection It may,
at first thought, seem rather strange that
sheep receipts show a decrease for the
year, in spite of the flourishing condition
of the sheep industry. The however. Is
accounted for very largely by the high
price of wool. The upward tendency of
the wool market has made sheepmen very
bullish and they saw greater profits In
holding their lambs for their crop of wool
In the spring than they did In selling them
for mutton laBt fall. For the same reason
many yearlings and even 3-year-old weth
ers and ewes were carried over simply for
their wool. It Is reported that great quan
tities of wool have been contracted for
next spring at 20 cents and 22 cents, and
some are so bullish as to think the up
ward trend of the market will not be
stopped before the 30-cent mark Is reached.
Records for tlto Year.
From a study of the tablua given below,
showing the receipts, shipments, etc., at
South Omaha for the year 1904, with com
parisons with former years, it will be seen
that while 1904 waa not a banner year, a
few records were nevertheless broken. On
September 36 the receipts of sheep were
the largest In the history of the yards,
amounting to 38,137 head. For the week
ending September 30, receipts of sheep
amounted to 118,079, which was the lurgest
number ever received during one week.
The receipts of horses and mules on
September 12 were 2,407, a new record for a
single day's arrivals. The receipts of hogs
for the year 1904 show an Increase over
1902 of about 63,560 head, but that is not
up to the banner year of 1901. when 2,414,002
head were received.
South Omaha now ranks fourth in cat
tle, the order being, Chicago, Kansas City,
St. Louis and South Omaha. In hogs and
sheep South Omaha, takes second place,
being exceeded only by Chicago.
The following tables refer to South
Omaha:
Receipts of Stock Twenty-One Tears.
Horses,
Cattle.
1884 Ut.603
Hogs.
3,w6
152,6.4
147. U19
Sheep, aiuio
6,693 489
1086
116.963
148,616
19,484
41,490
79,422
172.138
162.617
2,027
10X6
1X87
18XS
im
Ik'JO
1D91
1892
1893
lb
l:o
m
mi
lxtti
lsw
ISM)
1901
1903
llrUl
lau4
2,999
3.344
6,271
7,660
6,ou9
ZI9.377
1.056.624
356,923 l.bi.t47
473,094 1,224,091
616,337 1,702,723
lu3,B73
li9,at
601,uu2 1,637,3a?
8,i51
766,069 1,613,3X4
188.6X8 14.113
262,273 U34.1
243,945 8.294
11)4,870 7,077
S58.0U6 9,347
627.1HO 8 572
821,613 1,932,1177
683,103 1, 186.726
6X0,578 1,216,370
812.V4S 1,010,921
612,244 2,101,807 1,0x6,136 10,398
. 827.633 2. 216.483 1.086.819 34 255
. 828.204 2.2o0,i)26 1,276,776 bi,Ht
. 818,003 2,414,062 1,314.841 36,391
.1,010,815 2,247,428 1,742,539 42,079
.1,071,177 2.231.U07 1,863,703 62.829
SHt.lsrj 3,U)8,627 1,754,366 46,845
saipuiriii oi biock i weuiy-une Years
Horses,
Cattle. Hors.
18S4 .' 83.468 762
1m6 82,844 75.213
18X6 74.617 186.999
18X7 156,276 154.674
1X88 212.263 81V.UV6
18-9 226.767 178.218
1XH0 2X9.507 28.763
1B91 2lS,67g 238,850
18M2 287,408 3X3,887
18iQ 306.8x9 303.548
1XSH S20.UF, 401.231
IX! 274,627 98.671
1X9 241.224 70.450
1X97 865.176 83.061
ll 323,104 172,024
1XHS 2x8.474 26.8VU
19U9 274.479 56.996
1901 848.260
1902 864 8a1 1HK.708
IMS Sol.361 60,80
19.4 260.nO 210.787
Sheep. Mules.
419
1.608
1.84
1.836
4.094
6,850
4.540
8,181
12,009
9.113
6,111
8.118
19,146
69.4-.8
128, 71
98.558
90.6X1
87,22i
83.2u0
96.278
112.Jl
140.244
3.17
483.171
842,247
652.234
6oJ 61
6h3,250
829.199
816. Wi
6.590
4.613
2.463
7.46
30.1 VI
64.645
84 a.9
39.9.9
11.X06
45.723
Average Weight of Mega.
Htatement of the monthly averaae welaht
ef hoka sold on this market fur the last ten
yeur a
1896 1X96 1897 1898 1899 1900,1901 1902 19U3 I'Mi
Jan
194' 275 2991 271 22 2571 2341 3o8! J42 260
IVI .TO "M' .-Kl i-i .8 2J1 Sift, Jl
211! 261 m. 9Wj 2471 248 2J2i 220 2uoi 235
216 26l .! Mil 247l 2:i 232 22X1 2471 2:16
IMar
217 268! 2781 267J 51 1 ZS B4 2jo 84fl ui
Jiinr! ?2I' J75 XX ! 2V W 542 2S?l 2Mi 233
July
v4 St.' a' 2.-4' il svs 2.'-4 -X
Aug.
Pept
Oct
Nov.
I?c..
US' 272" Zl 2f 24 140' 2."' 14: 244
2. 2S2i 275 M ; I-" ? 2M 27a' -;2
44! JXs fi 7t 3f 24f. 25'.', IX, 27f' 231
fil 2i 179 f7t 2Mi 2:o 2V2 2i7
280 2bl & 274' 2 2i2 212 20 3 'Mo
I .a r area t Herelpta.
Largest Stork Receipts In One Day
Cattle, September 29. 1902 13,
Hoga. July 31. 14
Sheep, September 26, 1M 88.
Horses and mules, September 12, li4.. 2.
Cars, September ii, ll"'2
Largest Stock Hecelpts in One Week
Cattle, week ending September 30. 192. ft
Hogs, week ending July 31. 1M4 btt.
Sheep, week ending September J", 1'"! US,
H'wee and mules, week ending June
3D, 1!X .
Cars, week ending September 30, 1902.. 3,
l.nraeyt Stoc k Receipts In One M'Uith-
Cattle. September, 19u2 Km.
Hogs, December. 1W -s-
Sheep, October, 19X? l'2
Horses and mules, June, l!iO 11
Cars, June. 19U3 8,
largest Stock Receipts in One Year
Cattle, 19H3 1.071,
Hoaa, i;l 2.414
Sheep, 1903 ! 1.&3.
Horses and mules, 19X W
Cars, 1903 ri
Total Receipts for the Year by Months
Months.
January .
February
March ...
April
May
June ,
July
August ...
September
October .
November
December
Total yr
Total 1903,1.071. 177;2.2;il.0ti7 1.SU.1,73,62.82,K.770
Total Shipments for Year by Month.
1
Months.
? I ? Qt
j? ? ? j r-
: ; : 2 I 9
7.tt lSt.SSs'j 1RB1 l.fltitfl 6.'173
I 6ti.S13! 221,7i 14V4. 2.2!2! .60
Sfi.H'9. J!.337j 14.4M. 2.24ft. 7.7C2
KUHfil !34,2:W 12.24S 1.6291 7.7W
6H.4;a 262.7X3 ' 62.474! 1.1471 6.
67.21! 2M.M1 44.S4.1I 4.5ft,! 6.oM
J9.ft4! 1fl.4'6 4;,2:it' 7.'fn 3.2fii
61.439 ll.1ii! 12rt.4.l!' .xn-
1M.2X6 135.437 S0v9L'- i:..-S 7.7M
121, VA 126.059 S'W.4"1i 7.435' 7.9--I
10J.R92 1K2.732 1X1.0211 8.1!i 7.616
6S.176I 213. 1S3) S7.8.XOJ l.uSSi 6.324
9 14, 192 2. 299 ,627l.7M..'!G5. 46.R45 XI .035
n a -
T"
: ?
2T, t!!)9 1.137' 741
32..VJK1 2.1 W 'iX5
January ..
1S5I
694
155! 13,
71 11.
64l 6.
i 8
172' 30,
1211 91.
975! 21,
4K4 9,
15il 9,
311 9.
feDruury .
March ....
April
May
June
July ,
Aiigust ....
September
October ..
November
December ,
Kll
2'iXt 4h,6!iXl 1.W4
634 1 24. til; 1.7241 1.071
L'O! 11.579. USS, 6KK
x7: ,7Ct 4.6391 f.6
.f'S'ii 20,'Hlll 6.523' X14 I
003 ' 70.II12; 7.7S7I 2,321
,802 2WI9! 7.350: 2.902
2"5,OUj 7.297 2.913 .
,452 122,327! 2.!K' 1.X11
0S9, 39.514 1.1171 994 ,
-I
Total, year.. '260, 770'21O,7S7 S1S.995: 15.721 16.923
Total, 1903... .1301,3311 50.8o9 S92.199 61. Sjo 17.121
Driven Into Yards,
Horses
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep, and
Months
Mules.
Jnnunry 1,402 1.IK0 7.S75
February l.ol'l 3.531 ll.wy 1
March 1.X37 3,41! 6.974
Anrll 1.71S 4.2'Ct 6 795
May 1.P21 3.'l 4.M4 1
June 1,114 4. 214 2,457 52
Julv 44.1 1,2"'' 4 2S
August 4N n. 7S 215 13
Pept mber 3" 2 291 1S3 1
flCt'hT 545 l.XnS '2'H 83
November 457 2,C. 2,474 1
December 1.719 !.4fi8 1.C10
Total, year ....12.804 34,474 44.334 1 80
Total 1903 11,847 3 517 46.28 506
City I'se and nth
Oinnha Parklnar.
Horses
Months. Cattle, Hog
Sheep, and
Amies.
January ..
February .
Mirch
Anrll
May
June
July
August ....
September
October ...
November
December
.. 67.7)6
.. 63.69S
.. 69 393
.. 70.213
.. 64. 09
.. 4699
.. 23.219
.. 40 675
.. 66.357
.. 71 fl
. . f 9 72
.. 49.528
1K4.237
221.536
W.717
222. 3H3
217.445
255.4X3
75,v!iX
8,ffl4
11I.3I-.1
1I5.W2
17" 1-65
204.663
126.495
8
107.912
119.2X9
97,040
61.333
34.104
2X.424
44.494
91.446
100.3HO
7 1"7
60.940
7
33
17
39
224
243
830
31
7.1
200
Total, year. . .673.033 2,087.005 919,010 1.234
Total, 1908....76&S7O 2,177.961 938,928 958
FEDERAL COURT EXPENSES
Marshal's Forre I'nnsunlly Rosy Dur
ing; Summer and Jndirea Cor
respondingly Active.
The work of the ofllce of the United
States marshul for t he Nebraska district
during the year 1904 U the heaviest in its
history. This is especially true of the
quitrter ending September 80, In regard to
the amount ot work done and amount of
money collected. Much of the Increase Is
due to the litigation growing out of the
packing house strike during tho summer,
which began July 12, and was followed by
the Injunction of July 20, Issued by Judge
Munger against 2,000 or more strikers from
interfering with the strike breakers in nny
way. This Injunction necessitated the serv
ing of a large number of warrants and
other processes. Prior to April 1 one of
the deputy marshals received his compen
sation in fees, but after that date all dep
uty marshals were paid their salaries direct
from Washington; as a consequence there
are now no fee officials connected with the
marshal's office. The earnings of the office
are In excess of all expenses for which the
office is directly responsible.
An offlclul connected with the Depart
ment of Justice at Washington, recently
in the city, highly complimented the oillcial
force of the murshal's ofllce for this dis
trict and staled that In the manner of
handling the public business and general
accounts the Omaha office runked first of
any In the United States. Following is the
report of salaries, fees and expenses und
earnings for the year ending December 31,
19u;:
Earnings:
January 1 to March 31 t 2,747.57
April 1 to June 30 1.901. SO
July 1 to September 30 4,(r77.02
Uctooer 1 to uvccuiDer n
3.401.50
Total
Disbursements:
Salaries, foes und expenses..
.$12,127.89
.$ 6.050.01
. 172.SO
. 16,371.48
. 6,3.17.95
. 1.325. 25
. 2,215.74
Fees of jurors
Fees of witnesses,
Support of iu lsoners
J 'ay of bailiffs
Miscellaneous expenses
Total $48.1X3.23
Excets of earnings over expenses, 17,077.88.
United States circuit cuurt: New cases
docketed during the year 1904, 141. How
ever, there were 355 old cases on the
judge's docket in various stages of litiga
tion, bringing the total number of cases
on his docket during the year up to 496.
of these 232 have been disposed of, .includ
ing old and new cases. Among the most
important cases disposed of during the
year were the political cases ugalniit Sen
ator Dietrich, which were docketed, tried
and disposed of. The Agnes Frtzzel against
J. C. Hoot libel cases for $60,000 occupied
the longest time for a single trial thirteen
days, though collectively the strike cases
extended over several weeks. Other no
table caaes disposed of were the ullegcd
postofflce conspiracy casts. In which Mitch
ell and Erwln of Alma were the defendants.
snd that of Elliott Lowe. These two were
political cases, and both ware dismissed
as wanting sufficient proof to bring about
s conviction.
District court: Caaes docketed during
the yeur, 132; disposed of, including old
cases, 230. Bankruptcy cjsea tiled, 109; dis
posed of, 88.
Find a Near Comet.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 81 -The naval oh.
servatory here was notified last night by
cable from Kiel. Germany, of the discovery
nf a comet by Borrelly of Marseilles, right
ascension 1 hour 14 minutes, south decline
tion 10 hours no minutes. Tills comet was
immediately looked up and observed by
Messrs. Hammond and Wright of the naval
observatory staf
BIG DEALS IS REAL ESTATE
Isms Notabi Tran&actioni Completed
Daring Tsar Just Olaisd.
INDICATIONS OF GREATER CITY GROWTH
Brandela F.nterprlae, -the Great West
ern Activity and Y. M. C. A.
Moves All Worthy of More
Than Mere Mention.
Durlr.g the last year there have been, In
addition te the usual run of real estate
transfers, several that deserve more than
a passing mention. This Is so not only be
cause of the amount of property and money
Involved, but principally because of the
significance they carry with regard to Im
mediate development and promise for the
future. Chief among the changes of own
ership of real estate consummated during
the year are the purchases by J. L. Bran
dels & Sons, by the Chicago Great Western
railroad for freight and grain terminals,
and the Kountze Memorial church prop
erty, bought by Judge Neville for Improve
ment as an Investment.
' The Bramlcls deals take In the property
comprised In a full half of a very valuable
city block. This Includes the Young Men's
ChrlHtia.n Association building n,t Sixteenth
and Douglas, the property next west on
Douglas street, known as the Qlencalrn
hotel, and the Dufrene and Horbach prop
erties, running to Seventeenth. The total
amount of consideration was $343,010; $2on.oo0
fur the Young Men's Christian association
corner, $52,000 for the Olencalrn, and $90,000
for the Dufrene and Karbach pieces. The
McCague Investment company liandlol
tlicMe deal!.
First Step In (irent t-lnterprlae.
Tha securing of this most eligible busi
ness location by the firm of J. L. Hrandeis
& Sons Is but the Hist step lit what they
propose (.hull be one of the greatest busi
ness ventures ever made, perhaps. In the
transmlssisslppl country. A building In ell
respects worthy ot the site has been
plunned, and will in good time rear Its
stately proportions thereon. It will be
seven stories In height and of the most
modern construction, from tho standpoint
of architecture and of comfort and con
venience for the transaction of tho firm's
Immense business. It is tho intention of
Uie Messrs. ltrnndeis to begin construction
of the new building as soon as the many
neccssi details of bo vast an undertaking
can be perfected. Whllo the comploted
bulldlnig can hardly be looked forward to
for Beveral years, because of existing
leases. It is a certainty of the very near
future. That Its erection on the site
chosen will be of great benefit to all sur
rounding properties there can be no ques
tion. Chicago Ureal Western's Doals.
The bettor part of the yeur was con
sumed In the acquiring and the clearing of
the newly purchased railroad and grain
terminals. On the fifty acres of land In
cluded In this deal there -were about 120
houses, many of them substantial build
ings, and about 150 owners had to be dealt
with by the McCague Investment company
In closing up the transaction. The exact
amount of money that changed hands can
not be given, but It can safely be ap
proximated as $500,000, for the land alone.
No timo has been wasted In pushing the
Improvements for whose accommodation
the land was secured. West from Sixteenth
street to Twenty-sixth street, the new
freight terminals of the Chicago Oreat
Western road are already In, warehouses
and tracks, both being now In use. Be
tween Tweivty-Blxth street and South
Omaha are the grain terminals. The In
dependent elevator, to be of 1,000,000 bush
els capacity, is now under construction,
and that this is but a beginning of the
great Improviyncnta that will In future
distinguish this section of Omaha seems
well assured. He would be a bold man In
deed who would venture to outline the
limits of growth possible to such a setting
for transportation, trans-shipment and ex
port, as exists In this particular part of
Omaha. Ita promise Is of the brightest
and its field for expansion practically with
out horizon at present.
Y". M. C. A. Purchase.
Georgo & Co., as representatives of a
syndicate. In April last sold to tiie Young
Men's Christian association the Turner
property, located at the northeast corner
of Sixteenth and Howard streets. The con
sideratlon was $115,0o0 cash. The lots have
a west frontage on Sixteenth street of
132 feet and u south frontage of 132 feet
on Howard. Such a very central and
eligible location Is peculiarly adapted for
the building the Young Men's Christian
association proposes to erect for furthering
its work In Omaha. A structure worthy
of the location and commensurate with
the importance of the great organization
from which It will take Its name will be
erected without any more delay thun Is
absolutely necessary to properly shape up
the many details entering Into such sn
enterprise. Its erection will most fittingly
(ill In a corner that Is entirely too valuable
to be allowed to stand vacant for any
length of time, and should prove one more
incentive to the owners of centrally located
business property to decorate their lots
with structures that will be spoken of aa
among those of the very first class by
visitors ns well as by our own people.
The sale to Judge Neville of the Kountze
Memorial church property, at the north'
east corner of Sixteenth and Harney, was
practically a cash transaction, the sum
being $90,000. The property has a west
front on Sixteenth street of eighty-eight
feet and a south front on Harney street of
nlncty-nlne feet. On the property the new
owner has erected a substantial building
of three stories, so built as to allow of ad
ditional Btorles being added at any time.
All of the space available in the building
has practically boen rented, and that Judge
Neville has made no mistake In his invest
men Is the general view.
Outlook Very Kncooraglng.
Mr. John I McCague of the McCugua
Investment company was pardonably san
gulne In speaking of the outlook for all
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klnda of Omaha property from this time
on. He Intimated that some other deals
of large proportions may be looked for
during 190. but as yet they are not far
enough advanced to be given publicity.
Mr. Charles George, one of the best
posted and most conservative of local real
estate and Invistnient men, discussing the
past year and the prospects for the com
ing one, emphasized the fact that there
Is very little or no speculation In Omaha
-eel estate at this time.
"My observation." said Mr. George,
Meads me to say that during t lie past
year there have been more homes of nict-
erate but substantial type built In this
city, many for personal occupancy by their
builders, than for several years past.
Froperty Is being bought for actual im
provement by the home seekers, and th.it
ta what counts in the solid growth if a
city. Our prospects for the coming year,
too, are exceedingly bright and encourag
ing. Conditions locally and In the sur
rounding country are right for a steady,
healthy and substantial growth. There Is
nothing that the ordinary man can now
see to prevent Omaha from going ahead
with a sure progress to the realisation of
its destiny as one of the great home cities
as well as one of the great commercial
cities of the United States."
EDITOR PRINTED TOO MUCH
Telle of Gambling by Functionaries
and Finds Himself In tier
man Jail.
BERUN, Dec. SI. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) A case has Just been tried nt
Oldenburg which Is In many aspects sensa
tional. Horr Schwertznert, editor of the
Oldenburg nesidenzbotc, has been sent to
Jail for twelve months for writing articles
accusing Herr Ruhstrat. minister of Justice.
education and religion in the grand duchy.
of perjury. Some months ago the Kesnl 'iiz-
bote published il series uf articles ill which
the minister was accused of high play at
games of chance and various other revela
tions were made reflecting on this gentle
man. Herr Ruhstrat brought an action
ngalnst Schwertznei t, and, ns a witness
in the trial, point blank swore that since
he becaino minister he had never played
games of chance. The result of the trial
was that Schwertznert waa sentenced to
six months' imprisonment. Before be was
called to undergo his term In Jail the editor
wrote the articles which wera the subject
of the second trio!, which boa just 'con
cluded. In these articles Schwertsnert said
that Ruhstrat had sworn an untruth,
knowing it to be untrue. The trial revealed
the existence of an extraordinary state of
affairs In the little capital.
The minister. Herr Ruhstrat, when ex
amined as a witness, adhered to his state
ment thut In the restaurant where he and
his friends played he had Indulged In no
games of chance since his elevation to his
present post. He sometimes played poker,
among other games, that was all. Asked
If poker was not a gamo of chance, he said
It was not, ami that courts of Justice hod
left it an open Question.
A waiter named latumu deposed to the
heavy playing which went on with Ruh
strat as one of the players. He said that
the minister was the maddest gambler
among the company. Tho gentleman often
borrowed money from witness and from
the landlord. Once, when the lundlurd de
clined to advance any money Ruhstrat took
the key ot the safe out of the landlord's
pocket and went with htm to get money.
Another witness swore that the company,
as a -rule, only left off play at daylight.
The officers who were engaged in play
went straight from the tables to their
morning duties In barracks.
A waiter named Meyer swore that he
also lent the players money. When he
happened to come near the table they used
to throw tholrrs and S-mark pieces at his
head. He made It hla business, he said, to
come aa often as possible In the vicinity
of the players, as it was an easy method
of obtaining considerable sums of money.
The players were also in the habit of
brushing silver off the tables and leaving
It for the waiters to pick up. When the
maids came In the morning to tidy the
rooms the players were still at work. He
overheard - a young lieutenant say to a
friend Ot his, to whom he had lost 3,000
marks, and who Insisted on being paid
next day, "If that is your last word you
will And me tomorrow In the river."
As a matter of fact, this officer's body
was shortly afterward taken from the river
Huute.
Meyer swore positively that he saw Ruh
strat pluy games of chance after he had
become minister. He was confronted by
Ruhstrat and three other witnesses, who
swore to the contrary, but even when
warned by the Judges regarding tha gravity
ot his statement and its possible conse
quences Meyer adhered to his evidence.
The president thereupon ordered ills im
mediate arrest.
In the course of his evldonce Meyer
stated that three uf the Judges on the
bench and the crown prosecutor himself
were often seen by him gambling. These
dignitaries thereupon volunteered as wit
nesses and admitted that they had played,
but said it hapiiened before they exercised
their present offices. This apparent personal
Interest of the court In the question at Jsue
gave occasion to the defending counsel to
move for a change of venue, but the court
refused to consider the objection as valid.
Arguments on this point led to stormy
scenes In court and defending counsel con
sidered themselves so III used by the presi
dent that they threw up their briefs.
It may be added that the editor, Herr
Schwertznert, alleges that he is very badly
treated in prison. He Is compelled to work
at straw treating for eleven hours dully.
The trial, with all Its accessories, has cast
a terribly lurid light on the administration
of Justice In Oldenburg, and en what la
going on behind the scenes.
EGYPT CONDEMNS BACKSHEESH
Official Manifesto Says System Pro
motes Idleness and Retards Civ.
Illsatlon of People.
LONDON, Dec. SI. (Bpeciai Cablegram to
The Bee.) The official manifesto Issued by
the Egyptian government in deprecation of
the indiscriminate giving of "backsheesh"
is attracting the attention of other resorts
frequented by British tourists.
This Is hardly surprising, for the docu
ment was couched In vigorous language,
exposed the evil consequences attending
the mistaken generosity of strangers, spoke
Of "degrading mendacity," and cnndemnral
the practloe as tending to promote idleness
and retard civilisation.
The British consul at Nice agrees that
some Immediate action In the matter la
desirable In Ms district, but Is of the
opinion thut it will be futile to attempt
reform by any legislation. "L'nless you can
punish the 'snub' who wishes to buy con
sideration by contemptuous and lavish tip
ping the evil will continue unabated." Is
the opinion of another prominent resident.
At Nsplt the prefect of police, while re
gretting that official warning agulnst
"backsheesh" is impossible, said that the
authorities would gladly welcome any offi
cial action.
At Algiers the police regard the subject
with some difficulty, as begging for "back
shetah" chlrfly occurs In small villages
of Katllle, or on the roads in the inland.
Tourist agencies are, however, prepared to
take some stepa in the matter and will
probably issue placards bearing the Egyp
tian manifesto translated In English, tier
mas snd French. These will be placed Id
prominent poe'tlons in the hotels, restau
rants and tourist offices.
No manifesto l required In Monaro.
"There are no beggar her-," says the chief
of police "Naturally there are poor, as lit
other places, but nowhere In the world ar
they s.i well provided for. Beggars on
the highways and bywaxs are not per
mitted. They are escorted to the frontier."
The authorities st the casino strongly
prohibit "backsheesh" in every form wit hi
the exception of closkrom tips. Only last
ear a wealthy Englishman playing for
IiIkIi stakis, ot being caught 111 the act
cf giing a I'Hi s to a croupier, was called
befc-re the directors and had Ignomlnously
to npoloarize under finally of having the
doors of the g.imHInK rooms closed to him.
Seeral English toiirlsts who visited the
Mosque of Pi. Sophia on the occasion of
the 27th of Hamaxan were charged 4 shil
lings each. On being informed of this the
sultan was much annoyed and decreed that
In fut ire strangers should be granted free
admittance to the mosaic.
YEAR WITH JHE CHURCHES
(Continued from Page Nine.)
stn-et Just west of Twentieth to move
Into a new home at Twenty-sixth and Cap
itol avenue. Tho new home was oecuple.l
late i it iH'cr-mbor. The building, which
was Iw'gun In July, Is three stoifles high,
and rovfrs thirty by fifty-eight feet of
ground, it Is of frame and has thlrty-flvn
nniiis Tin" cost was $10,on0.
o..e ot the veiy most important changes
was the sale of the Young Men's Christian
association huihllrig about a year ago to
the firm cf J. I,. Rimndels & Sons. The
old quarters, which had long been Inade
quate, were foI.I fT t ".lt'0. This a 11 owe J
the association to pay off a small debt still
owing on the building, to buy new lots and
to have small fund left for building The
ground, l.'O feet square, at the northeast
corner of Sixteenth and Howard streets
w.is purchased In the early summer.
Fisher & I.Hwrio have twn engaged ns
architects and the plans will be decided on.
It Is thought, Diis spring. The idea is t
put tip a Hix-story building, with stores
below and one or two floors of dormitories.
The association waa given tho right to re
main in Its old building for two years front
the date of the sale.
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UPRIGHT PIANOS
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Wagner, Itosewood
cuse
Hale, parlor size
upright, ebony case
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84.00
96.00
Gilbert, sweet
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.122.00
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tone
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Singer, walnut
case
Bradford, dark mahogany flnlsh.
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new ITatiVV
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ChlekerhiK, tine con
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155.00
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ir..." 164.00
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Stelnwny
at
Weber '
at
Stcner
at
Hteifer
nt
Cramer
at
350.00
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285.00
238.00
215.00
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