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    TTTE OMAHA DAILY BEEi WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
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1SSURAXCE TRUST ALLEGED
Ta Tin Conptiiet InTolred in Action
Oamnisnotd at Lincoln.
DIFFERENCE IN VALUATIONS OF LAND
Mur lastaaees Stat Beard Dees
Xat I.lka Arrnlirainti Made
ay ra'a af Caaaty
From av Staff Correspondent.
''LINCOLN, Jan. JO. (Special.) Alleging
that the foreign Insurance compantea do
ing- bualnemi In Nebraska are In a trust to
keep up Insurance ratea and that theae
Companies maintain a bureau In Omaha
and Lincoln for the purpose of filing In
surance ratea, B. If. Shoemaker and Char lea
A- Shoemaker, today filed a protest with the
auditor against the Issuance of a license
lo the following named companies:
Hartford of Connecticut, Cnderwrlters
r New York. Commercial I nlon Assurance
company of London, TWJ'hoenlK of New
Tork. Phoenls of London, German Amer
ican of New York, Verman of Free port.
Continental of New York. Insurance Com
pany of North America. Home Insurance
company -of New York, London. Liverpool
and Globe, pf Liverpool, England.
The protests set out that trie Insurance
companies hare violated the trust laws of
Nebraska In that they have entered Into
a combination to fix the ratea to be charg.d
for Insurance; the amount of commissions
to be allowed agent j and the nvnner of
transacting, fire insurance business In this
tate.
That the said companies have agreed
between themselves and other companies
In like business to employ and have em
ployed for all of them a common agent to
til the rate of Insurance on buildings upon
which they write Insurance throughout Ne
braska, commonly c:illej ' the Nebraska
Inspection Bureau agent, which agency Is
owned, conducted or controlled by one A,
O. Beeson with, headquarters at Omaha,
and said Beeson also employing for all of
the said compenles as an assistant or
common agent one Daniel H. Hartwell at
the city of Lincoln.
It la asserted that theae two men have
fixed the re'.e of Insurance throughout
Nebraska at exorbitant ratea. It la as
serted that these two men keep a aet of
books In which la listed all the Insurance
properties. In the state and owing to the
trust It Is Impossible for any one to get In
surance below the rates theae men fix.
All pollclea that are written have to be
reported to these two men, the protest al
leges. It la stated that by reason of this
alleged trust tho ratea In Nebraska are
M to 40 per cent higher than a Just rate
and that much higher than they would be,
were the trust dissolved. The protestants
ask that no license be Issued to any of
the above named companies.
DIoTereaee la La ad Valaatloa.
The discrepancies In the value placed
upon school land by the county commis
sioners In some counties and the appraise
ment by the three freeholders selected by
the Board of Educational Lands and Funds
has given rlaa to the belief that the county
commissioners are prejudiced In favor of the
leasees of the land who desire to buy.
Recently the county commissioners In one
county placed a value on a piece of land as
follows:.. Seven tracta of forty acre each,
130 an acre; one tract of forty acres, $:&.
The board refused to accept the appraise
ment and ordered It reappraised by a non
tntereated board of three freeholders. These
men valued the land as follows: Five tracts
at tU an acre; one. tract at US an acre, and
two tracts at $40 an acre. The commission
era placed a total value on the land of S9.40O,
while the disinterested appraisers valued It
at tlt.000. Another tract of land In another
county comprising 1,33 acres was valued by
the commlsslonera at 118,880, while the ap
praisers appointed valued It t-t $28,990.
In a number of caaea the lessee of land la
willing to pay the higher appraisement,
while In others they object. It is the belief
of the board that the county commissioners
residing In the county with the lessee of the
land who desires to purchase prefer to place
a low value on their land rather than bring
down the displeasure of . the lease upon
their heads. Thua the commlsslonera place
the burden on the State board. No appraise
ment la ever accepted by the board until
Land Commissioner Eaton or his deputy
have personally examined the land and
passed upon the appraisement. The law
gives the board the right to order a new ap
praisement whenever it thinks the first ap
praisement Is not the value of the land.
Calver Back Iroaa Gaara Meetlaa"
Adjutant General Culver returned this
morning from Washington, where he had
been attending the meeting of the Interstate.
National Guard association. General Culver
brought back with him the office of vloa
president and lb chairman ahlp of the com
mittee, on armories, and his colleague.
Colonel Evans, brought back the chairman
WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU
h'fw People) Realize the Importance of
Good UiaTeuoii I nUI It la Lost.
Many people suffer from dyspepsia and
do not know It. They I eel mean, out of
aorta, peevish, do not sleep well, do not
hav a good, keen appetite, do not have
th Inclination and energy for physical or
mental work they ono bad. but at th
aam tim. do not feel any particular pain
or distress In th atomach. Yet all thla la
th result of poor digestion, an Insidious
form of Dyapepala which can only be
csred by a remedy specially lu tended to
cur It and make th dlgeatlv organa act
naturally and properly digest th food
stan. Bitters, after-dinner pills and nerve
tonics will' never help th trouble; they
don't reach It The new medical discovery
does. It Is called Stuart's Dyapepala Tab
lets and Is a speclflo for dyspepsia and
Indigestion. It cures because it thoroughly
digests all wholesome food taken Into th
stomach, whether th stomach Is In good
working order or not.
Stuart's Dyapepala Tableta, by digesting
th food Instead of ' making tha worneut
stomach do all th work, give it a much
needed rest, and a cur of dyspepsia la th
natural result.
.When you are nervous, run down and
sleepless, don't make th common mistake
of auppueiiia Bsrvuus j.imn o
treatment and fill your stomach with pow
erful nsrv tonics, which make you feel
good for a Uttle while, only to fall back
farther tha aver.
Your nerve are all right, but they are
starved: they want food.
Nourish them with wholesome, every -day
food, and plenty- of It, well digested, aud
you caa laugh at nerve tonica and medi
cine.
But th nerves will not b nourished from
a weak, abused stomach, but when the dl
geatlon has-been mad perfect by th ua
of this remedy all nervous symptoms dis
appear.
Who ever heard or a man or woman
blessed with a vigorous digestion and good
appetite being troubled with their nerves?
Good digestion means a strong nervous
syatem. abundance of energy and capacity
to enjoy th good thing of life.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will certainly
art - your stomach and digestive organs
right; they can't belp but do It. because
they sourish th body by digesting th
food eatea and rest th stomach.
Yoa get nourishment and rest at on and
ths earn timer In d that to all th worn
out dyspeptic needs to build Mm up and
give aow Kf to every orgaa and an added
teat to IW plaasur.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a Ood
send to th army of man and womea with
weak stomachs and nerves and Justly
snortta tho claim of batng on of tho most
worthy medical discoveries of lbs tim.
hip of th committer en medical affair of
the guard and the secret ar ship of the as
sociation, i
Gaaa Warlei'i Office Pays. '
Game Warden Carter has done a thrifty
business during the past year, and the fines
collected and the fees paid Into hla office
have paid the expense of the department.
The licenses and fees for the year amounted
to t6,JTl a difference of S3.047 In favor of
the state. The' expensea do not Include
what was spent at the fish hatcheries, but
this will not amount to more than 4,000.
Last year the licenses amounted to 16,14,
while this year Is, Ml was realised from
licenses. The Ones last year amounted to
12.11. while this year the fines amounted
to 81.482. In 1905 there were sixty-seven
arrests made.
Baaka lacreas Capital.
Four banka have increased their capital
atock within the last twenty-four hours.
Those which have notified the State Bank
ing board of the Increases are: The A ra pa
ne e State bank, from $16,000 to I2S.0UO; Bank
of Union. $5,000 to $10,000: Bank of Ashton.
14,000 to $10,000; Bank of Sargeant, $10,000 to
$12,500.
Casaanlttca May Be Call eel Seea.
Chairman Warner of the republican aU.le
committee mad bla first appearance in
federal court here today as United States
marshal. Mr. Warner brought with him
Crawford Kennedy, a Lincoln ornament,
who is serving In the capacity of bailiff
to the court. The chairman waa besieged
by Lancaster county politicians to know
when he Intends to call the state commit
tee together to name the time of the state
convention.
"I have not had time to think about the
state committee very much, as I have been
too busy getting acquainted with my new
duties. However, I ahall find out what
the members think of the matter and then
I shall call the committee together. So
far I have heard no expressions about the
time of the committee meeting, and I Judge
there is plenty of time yet to act. I ahall
write to the members of the committee
in the near future and ask them when they
think it best to call the committee to
gether." state Asks Rehearlag.
Attorney General Norris Brown today
Hied a brief In the supreme court In sup
port of his motion for a rehearing In the
case against the State Journal company.
This case, which the state lost. Is one
wherein the Journal company Is alleged
to have sold supreme court reports to the
value of $6.000 upon which the state owned
the copyright. The state brought suit for
this amount.
Picked rp la Dying Cendltloa.
Minnie Wolf, known aa Margaret Wall,
died at a local hospital this afternoon. The
woman was picked up on the street here
Saturday night and taken to the hospital.
where she died after great suffering. It
Is said her parents reside In Fremont.
MOVING AGAISST BOY ROBBERS
Addltloaal Arrests May Take Place at
Blair.
BLAIR, Nb.. Jan. SO. (Special.) The
arrest of Ed McManigal and his preliminary
examination yesterday upon a charge of
complicity in the wholesale robberies
that have taken place recently In this
city, together with the additional evi
dence of Harrison and King, who have
been already sentenced for their crimes.
has created quite a sensation and much
Interest among Blair cltlxens, McManigal
will put up a fight, although he admits
that he was in the burglary of the Hall
barber shop, and was bound over to the
February term of the district court In the
sum of $500, before Justice De Temple yes
terday. The admission of these three
cover the burglaries at th Arndt hard-
war atore, Struve'a saloon. Hall's barber
shop, Rlchter's saloon and Mayle's store
where th Jewelry and watches were
stolen. - There are some three or four still
at large who hav been partners In this
gang in helping to dispose of th stolen
goods. The evidence goes to show that
Mike King haa been the brains and mov
ing spirit as leader of the gang even to
attempting to coerce soma parties into lo
cating th money drawers in tha saloons
and atorea of nearby towns for th pur
pose of burglarising them.
Sheriff Muncke and tha city officials have
been untiring In their efforts to unearth
this gang and have brought out th fact
that sine the lid haa been ahut down on
gambling in tha saloons for boys of thla
age the homes of several cltlxens have
been opened for these boys to play poker
games In and for which the beys admit
they stole the goods to obtain money to
play with. If sufficient evidence can be
obtained against such parties they will be
prosecuted as far as ths law will allow,
Talking of Oil Prospects.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Jan. JO. (Special. )
There was a well-attended meeting of the
business men of the city yesterday to hear
th report of th committee appointed to In
vestigate the proposition of securing leases
for the purpose of boring for oil and coal.
Th commltte reported that It had been un
able to secure an outline of a plan of action
which it could recommend. D. W. Cook,
chairman of the committee, stated that Mr,
Maupln. ths man who proposed to do th
prospecting, waa securing leases at Lincoln
and other places In the state and that he did
not appear to be pushing work wbeio b had
begun. Ha aald It seemed to be th opinion
of those with whom h had talked that It
would b better to raise $10,000 and prospect
with local capital than to mak th lease
as they are. Th whole matter seems to
hitch upon the lack of acquaintance with
Mr. Maupin and hla backers. The land
owners hesitate to make a twenty-year
lease to people whom they do not know
The meeting adjourned aubject to th call
of tha chairman, and In the meantime W,
N. Farlow will try and bring Mr. Maupln to
Beatrice and. hav him put matter In
shape that will be satisfactory to the people
If he Is unsuccessful a move will be made
to raise the money and do the work with
local capital.
Palater Drowas Hlssself.
8IDNEY. Neb.. Jan. SO. (Special Tele
gram.) The body of John E. Hart, a re
spected ci'.lrcn of this city, waa found In
th Cary pond, five miles south of Bridge
port, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hart waa
a painter by 'rude and had several largo
contracts In Bridgeport. On Thursday night
he was feeling despondent at the' hotel In
Bridgeport where he stopped. He asked for
some matches and told the night clerk
that these would be the last he would ever
use. His disappearance on Friday caused
a searching party to be organised and tha
whole country waa scoured. His body came
to the surface of the pond yesterday and
Coroner Bassett and Sheriff McDaniel were
notified at once. The verdict of the Jury
was: "Deceased rame to his death by
drowning while laboring under temporary
aberration of the mind." The remains
were brought her today and tha funeral
will occur tomorrow from the family resi
dence. Hart waa U yeara old, was a resi
dent here for more than s quarter of a
century and leaves s widow and four
daughters.
1,14" at Nebraska City.
NEBRASKA CITT. Jan. 0.-8pclal.) At
the instance of the Anti-Saloon league
Sheriff Donovan has served notice on Mayor
Kressen demanding that he enforce the
Blocumb law. Thy demand that all screens,
blinds snd curtains be removed from sa
loon windows snd tha places remain closed
on Sundays. Tha saloons have been dosed
an Sundays for several weeks. The Anti
Saloon league claim that some saloons are
selling liquor oa aim day, aad to stop this
practice they demand th enforcement of
the Blocumb law. Mayor Kressen will not
take any action In the matter, but haa re
ferred the enforcement committee, A. B.
Aucklna, 8. F. Davis and John W. Merrill,
to the county attorney.
TOOSER ME START SOMETBTXQ
Show the Older Heads at Blair Haw
t Boaaa Towa.
BLAIR. Neb., Jan. 30. (Special.) Th
Toung Men' Commercial club, recently or
ganised In this city and composed of th
younger portion of the business men of
Blair, la pushing to the front with a teal
that astonishes the members of the old
Commercial club, organised a year ago
under the most flourishing prospects for
success and which ceased to breathe In
about ten days after spending nearly Its
lant dollar In an elaborate banquet. Th
new club has secured th building of a new
collar factory here and today a meeting
was held In the Maple hall, at which there
was present over fifty of the business men
and over $15,000 was subscribed for the new
factory. A brick building 40xW, two stories
high, will be erected, with a track fronts ge
on lots which have been offered for that
purpose.
Articles of Incorporation were adopted and
the directors of the new company are T. H.
Clarldge of the Castellar bank. D. Z. Mum
mert of the Cltlxens' bank, Chris Schmidt
of the First National bank, Kd Matthlesen,
Charles Ross, C. C. Crowell, Jr., and Dr. K.
R. Stuart.
The officers of the new Commercial club
are: Dr. C. R. Mead, president; Oscar Oil-
bertson, vice president; K. V. Capps, secre
tary and treasurer; Ed Carver, Ed Mat
thlesen and K. A. Peterson, board of direc
tors. The new club has under consideration
several offers from parties seeking locations
for business of different kinds.
Troubles of Nebraska Conple.
WAtKEOAN, 111., Jan. 30. (Special.)
Mrs. William H. Herbert of 8prlng Grove,
III., has filed suit for divorce In Mcllenry
county 'against her husband, now living at
Humphrey, Neb. She charges that she was
obliged to leave him because of cruel treat
ment. They had six children and a few
days ago her husband kidnaped two of
them, Annie and Joule, aged 8 and S, while
they were attending school at Spring Grove
and haa taken them to Nebraska. She fears
he will try to get the othera and asks an In
junction to restrain him from so doing. He
has also threatened to kill her and ah asks
the court's protection therefrom.
Severely Injared by Horse.
KEARNEY. Neb.. Jan. 30 (Special Tele
gram.) 8. W. Thornton met with a serious
Injury this morning, the exact extent of
which cannot yet be ascertained. He was
working in a stall with a horse when the
animal, stepping suddenly to on side,
crushed him against the partition. A num
ber of ribs on the left side were fractured
and Internal Injuries sustained.
Accidentally Kills His Wife.
BE.VKLEMAN, Neb., Jan. SO. (Special
Telegram.) Mrs. Edward Kennedy of Max
last night lost her life as a result of a
revolver falling from the pocket of her
husband and being discharged. The bullet
ranged upward, passing through the heart
and causing Instant death. Dr. E. F. Fuqua,
coroner, conducted the Investigation, which
developed these facts.
IVcwa of Nebraska.
BEATRICE Farmers from all parts of
the county say that the fall wheat Is look
ing well.
HASTINGS Tho United Evangelical
church at Shiloh. ten miles west of here,
was dedicated Sunday by Bishop Hell of
Chicago.
WOOD RIVER The geese and ducks ar
seen flying theso days, but they do not seem
to give the local nlmrods a chance to get a
shot at them.
TORK-At the horse sale of Pendell &
Brown, held here, no horse was sold for
less than $100 and most of them brought
over $150, a few bringing over $2U0. n
BEATRICE Charged with cutting down
trees within the corporate limits of the
city. Dr. L. W. Studley of this city was
fined $30 and coats in police court today.
YORK-County Assessor A. J. Martin haa
made his appointments of assessors of the
different townships, and this year appointed
one aasessor eacn tor eacn wara in me city
ot lorK.
BEATRICE Theodore Thomas, for the
past six years traveling freight and pas
senger agent of the Burlington, with head
quarters at Beatrice, has been promoted,
with headquarters at Denver.
WOOD RIVER Charles Baugh. an old
settler here, has Just returned from a visit
of several months in lrelund and Germany
reporting a pleasant time and confident that
ne win return next year ior a long visit.
HASTINGS The funeral of Lloyd Kil-
gore, who died in an Omaha hospital last
week, was conducted at the family home
by the Masonic order Sunday. Mr. Kllgore
was a conductor on tne Burlington raiiroaa.
PLATTSMOCTH Harvey W. Morrow of
Omaha, a special examiner for the bureau
of pensions, was in this city today. An ef
fort ia being made to have Dr. E. D. Cum
mins removed from the Board of Examiners
tor Pensions.
BEywTRICE The funeral of th lata
Thomaa Crosby waa held yesterday after
noon from the home of his daughter, Mrs.
A. H. Rolland. The services were very
largely attended, interment was in iiver
green Horn cemetery.
YORK In reports of collections and dis
bursements of the various county officers
for the year 190o the register oi deeds col
lected. Ii.vi3.au; county judge, ii.wu.yu; cleric
of district court, $&&&; sheriff, $968.92;
county cleric, xz.3TO.lb.
BEATRICE The farmers of Hanover and
Logan township pulled off a wolf drive yes
teriiay, but because of the fact that one
line waa not represented all ot tne wolves
five In number, escaped. Many rabbits
wer slaughtered in tne roundup.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Lydia C. Butter
baugn..wlte of J. J. Butterbuugn. died yes.
terday of stomach trouble at the family
home, 10U8 Sixth corso. Blie has resided in
this city for many years. The deceased
leaves a husband and six children.
FREMONT Antolne Flrmin. proprietor
oi a notei at uouge. waa Drougnt oown
here today on a complaint filed by one of
hla family, alltglng mat he was a fit sub
ject for confinement iu the asylum for the
Insane aa a dipsomaniac. Ills is the second
case brought in thla county under that law
WOOD RIVER-Justice Brlttln held Juve
nile court yesterday and nad oerore mm
four boys, ranging from s to 15 years of
age. on a charge ot catching a playmate the
Saturday nigi.l previous, tying Ills hands
and otherwise giving him a good scare. The
Justice gave the boys a good lecture and
turned them loose.
ALBION Jteports have been received by
the sheriff for several days that an insane
man, apparently a stranger In this county,
has been wandering around in the southern
part of the county. Sheriff Evans made a
search for him Sunday, but failed to find
him. He is reported this morning about
tie miii-s west oi here and the sheriff, ac
companied by several men, has again gone
In pursuit.
HASTINGS County Attorney Olmstead
haa recommended to the Adams County
Board of Supervisors that hereafter all
publication of delinquent tax lists be paid
for at the statutory rate. It has been the
practice in the past lo assess the full
amount allowed by law for advertising and
to allow the publisher from one-half to
two-thirds. The board has taken the mat
ter under advisement. v
FREMONT Clark Robinson of Scrlbner
has brought a suit In the district court
against his partner. Charles liooili, fur a
dissolution of their mercantile business and
an accounting, lie alleges that the firm
began business June 1, lj6, with a capital
of ll.uXi and now haa a stock of la.. 1)0, with
$5.w Indebtedness; that Booth has drawn
out more than his share, and that the firm
books are not In proper shape, lie wauts a
receiver appointed.
PLATTSMOCTH-TIi women of the
Methodist Episcopal church have organised
a Women's Foreign Missionary society in
this cliy. with the following o Ulcers: presi
dent, Mre. C. C. Wesoott; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. C. S. Polk; second vice president,
Mrs. J. E. Houlgate; corresponding secre
tary. Miss Margaret Mapes; retarding Sucre
tary. Miss Margaret ltennle; mile box
swretary. Miss Mabel Kreese; treasurer,
Mrs. J. D. McBrida.
GORDON Pntl II. Lambert, an old tim
cowboy, who date his advent into this
country at least a dcd before the lale
Sioux uprising and who even then was not
counted an ordinary unfledged game cock
erel, perpetrated a surprise on his many old
time friends last week by hieing himself
away to Brown county, without a word of
warning, and returning a few days later,
bedecked with connubial smiles and aocum.
Danied by a strange but prepoaaeaniiui lady.
ahum he has siuc been Introducing to bis
bewildered friends as Mr. Lambert. The
surprise was complete, as Is Fhtl's cup of
Joy. They will make Gordon their future
home.
HASTINGS Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klstler.
who were seriously Injured In a runaway
accident Saturday morning. ar slowly re
covering. While traveling at t high rate of
speed one of the wheels of their carriage
went over the side of a brides. Mr. and
Mrs. Klstler fell twenty fee', to the ground
below. It was several hnuro after the acci
dent before either regain 1 consciousness.
Mr. Klstler'e shoulder wan broken and he
was badly bruised about the face and body.
PLATTSMOUTH The broad smile that
rame on the face of the Ice men one morn
ing a week ago, when the mercury regis
tered aero, has all disappeared, as sine
that time during th rnl.idle of th day the
mercury haa been In the vicinity of SO de
grees above, but for the last two days has
reached 54 degrees above. The honey bees
have gnn to work removing their dead
from the hives. Some men commenced this
wek to trim their fruit trees and grape
vines. The frost Is going out of the ground
very rapidly.
GORDON When will this long stretrh of
fall weather let up and winter begin la the
Question that one hears propounded every
ny. Nothing quite equal to this balmy
weather has ever been experienced in north
west Nebraska even by the old timers. For
weeks and months the weather haa been aa
warm and delightful as September or Octo
ber. No Ice on the ponds and creeks and
Ice men are beginning to wonder where
they will obtain their supply for next sum
mer's use. It Is a paradise for stockmen,
who have scarcely fed any hay yet this
winter, and the indications now are that
there will be a large quantity cf hay left
over for next year.
GORDON At th annual meeting of th
Sheridan County Agricultural society, held
in Gordon, the following officers were
elAotMl for 1jK- r IT fi.tU, r-.tHnt tr
P. Mills, vice president: H. G. Lynn, secre
tary: W. E. Brown, treasurer; W. K. Young,
feneral superintendent; J. C. Jordan, O. A.
ieywood, George Helmer, B. A. Wilkinson.
J. W. Geaty, Joseph VanBusklrk. C. H.
Monnler, L. A. Beckwith, J. D. Staiiffex.
directors. The date for holding the fair at
Gordon waa fixed for September 25, M and
27, 1908. The treasurer's report showed all
premiums for 196 paid In full and all bills
to date paid snd a surplus of $150 In the
treasury. With th rapid development of
the farming Interests of Sheridan county
the fair compares very favorably with
many of the old settled counties of the
state, and In the vegetable line probably
surpasses any county exhibit In the state.
BUSINESS OF STEEL TRUST
Karalaga for Last Qaarter Thlrteea
Millions la Excess of game
Period a Year Ago.
NEW YORK, Jan. SO. The directors of
the United States Steel corporation at
their meeting today declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 14 per cent on th
preferred stock. Marvin Hughltt of Chicago
was elected a director to succeed the lata
Marshall Field. Net earning for the quar
ter ended December SI last were $33,738,688.
an increase of $13,819,964 as compared with
the same quarter a year ago. Unfilled or
ders on hand December 31 were 7,606,08$
tons, an Increase of $.008,883 tons. ,
The unfilled orders on December 31 broke
all records of the corporation.
With the quarterly figures at hand It Is
shown that th net earning for th year
are approximately I119.SS0.182, compared with
$133,308,7(3 in 1902 and $S3.17,E21 In 1904.
the corporation's best and poorest years.
Following the usual deductions. Including
the dividend on the preferred stock for the
last quarter, the surplus for the quarter la
placed at $16,416,563.
The surplus for the corresponding quarter
of 1904 was $3,833,338.
The sum of $9,000,000 waa aet aside from
the quarter Just ended on account of ex
penditures mad and to be made for ad
ditional property construction, etc., and for
contemplated appropriations and expendi
tures. No such charges were made In the
last quarter of 1904.
Races at tha Rink.
There will be an Interesting race at tha
Auditorium tonight between Miss Kan and
Miss Mustaln. These young women are
about evenly matched In speed and a hot
race may confidently be expected.
On Thursday night about ten or a doxen
newspaper men will try. conclusions In a
mile dash. Manager GiUaa has arranged to
have a force of carpenters repair the floor
after the newspaper men's race so that
sLatlng may be resumed with little delay.
On Friday night there will be another free-
for-all.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today aad Tomorrow la IV
braaka, Iowa, loath Dakota
aad Kaaaae.
WASHINGTON. Jan. . Forecast of the
weather for Wednesday and Thursday:
For Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri Fair
Wednesday and Thursday.
For Iowa Fair Wednesday and Thursday;
wanner Thursday.
For South Dakota Fair and warmer
Wednesday. Thursday, fair.
Loral Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Jan. $0. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
vars: 190s. isos. 1904. 19u3. I
Maximum temperature .. 40 15 28 4T
Minimum temperature ... S3 3 IS 19
Mean temperature 36 8 23 33
Precipitation 00 .19 .u4 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
irom tne normal at umana since March 1,
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature S4
Excess for the day 12
Total exoess since March 1, 19(6 10.39
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
Deficiency for the day 02 inch
Tnnl rainfall since March 1 .. ..29 99 inches
Deficiency since March 1, 1906.. 1. 89 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1906.... B. 00 inches
Excess for cor. period 1904 1.98 inches
Reports from Stations at T P. M.
Station and State Temp. Maxl- Raln-
of Weather. 7 p. ni. mum. fall.
Bismarck,, clear 6 10 .00
Cheyenne, clear 42 60 .00
Chicago, clear 34 40 .00
Davenport, clear , 24 38 .00
Denver, clear 44 5t .ft)
Havre, cloudy 44 60 .00
Helena, part cloudy 60 6u .00
Huron, clear Id 26 .Oil
Kansas City, clear 42 4S ,00
North Platte, cloudy 4S 8i .09
Omaha, clear 32 40 .00
Rapid City, clear 36 44 .
St. IOuIb, clear 44 46 .00
St. Paul, clear 2 2 .(
Salt Lake City, cloudy. .,.24 28 T
Valentin, clear M 40 .an
Wllliston, cloudy 20 23 .go
1 indicates trace of precipitation.
I'tbrsary Weather.
The following data, coverlna: a nertnri nf
thirty-five years, have been compiled from
the weather bureau records at Omaha, Neb.
They are issued to show the conditions
that hsve prevailed during tha month In
question for the above period of years,
uni wusi not De corn ruea as a forecast of
the weather conditions for the coming
month.
Month of February for thirty-five years.
Temierature Mean or normal tempera- '
ture, J4 d-grees. The warmest month was
that of 1X77. with an average of 34 degrees.
1 no coinesi montn waa that of 1875. with
an average of 14 degrees. The highest I
temperature was 7 d.-grees on February I
2. 1M. The lowest temperature was 26
!egree on February 11. !. The earliest .
date on which tlrst "killing frost oc
curred In autumn, September U, 1901. Aver
agx date on which nrst "killing'' frost oc
curred In autumn, October 12. Average
date on which last "killing' frost occurred
In spring, April 16. The last date on which
last "killing" frost occurred in spring.
May 19. Rt4.
lrecipltailon I rain or melted snow!
Average for the mouth. .074 inchea. Aver
age number of days with .01 of an inch
or more, seven. The greatest monthly pre
cipitation was 3.09 inchea In 1881. The least
monthly precipitation was 0.04 Inches In
ls73. The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any twenty-four consecutive
hours was 1.64 Inches on February 6. 181.
The greatest amount of snowfall recorded
in any twenty-four consecutive hours ire
cord extending to winter of 184-6 only)
was 8.0 Inches on February 9. 1KH.
Relative humidity Average 7 a. m., $1;
aver.ixx I p. m., TS.
tlouds and weal her-r Average number of
clear days, ten: partly cloudy days, ten;
cloudy days, eight. '
Wind The prevailing winds have been
from the northwest. The average hourly
velocity o' the wind la 9.S. The highest
velocity of the wind was 49 miles from
the northwest oa February 4. ls.
Station Omaha. Nebraska.
lute of iaaue January 90, 1!L
Dash ( t Indicates below sero.
U A. WkXalH. Local f orecaster.
THOMPSON SEES PRESIDENT
Talks Over Duties of His New Position tad
ths SsbrMit Situation.
LIVE STOCK INTERESTS ASK HEARING
Ckalrsaaa Hepfeara Coaseata It Taey
Rave Teatlasoay Bearlag ts la
Jary to Stork la Lead lag, bat
lie More Argaaseats.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) This was a strenuous day for David
E. Thompson, the new ambassador to Mex
ico. At 10:30 he had a conference with
President Roosevelt, which, while not of
long duration, was sufficiently extended to
permit felicitations on both sldea being
given and then some general talk on polit
ical conditions In Nebraska and the cen
tral west were had. On the termination of
the conference, which Mr. Thompson said
was exceedingly pleasant to him, he called
on the secretary of state, where another ex
change of courtesies waa gone through
with. At noon Mr. Thompson lunched with
Senators Millard and Burkett in tha seriate
restaurant, and later on, having the right
0 the floor of the senate and house of rep-
resentatlvea, by reason of his position, he
repaired to th house aide and met the
members of the Nebraska delegation In th
house cloakroom. With theae dutlea dona
Mr. Thompson later called formally on the
Mexican ambassador and Braslllan minis
ter, an amenity which had It been over
looked might have caused complications.
Mr. Thompson leaves for Nebraska tomor
row and after looking after some business
matters there will leave for his new post.
Stockmen May Be Heard.
Congressman Kennedy filed with th In
terstate and foreign commerce committee
of th house today a petition signed by th
Union Stock Yards company. Clay. Robin
son & Co., Rosenbaum Bros, dt Co. and
fifty-three others, live atock firms of South
Omaha, praying for an extension ot the
time limit of shipment on live stock from
twenty-eight to thirty-six hours. Later Mr.
Kennedy had an Interview with Chairman
Hepburn aa to whether any additional hear
ing would be had regarding the bill now
pending before that committee and whether
the live atock interests would be heard, th
human aide of the proposition having been
heard today. Mr. Hepburn replied that if
there were persona who had a practical
knowledge of the injuries received by cattle
In loading and unloading by reason of th
twenty-eight-hour limit he would b willing
to hear them, but he would not permit any
more arguments on the question. Mr. Ken
nedy tonight wired the stock yards com
pany these facts, and if they had any wit
nesses who had first - hand knowledge ot
such Injuries to aend them on at once.
Hlnsbaw oa Rate BilL
Congressman Hinshaw today mad a
speech ot thirty minutes on the Hepburn
rate regulation bill, which became the con
tinuing order after the morning business,
Mr. Hinshaw was listened to with great In
terest by a large number of the house mem
bership and made a most favorable Impres
sion.
Wilson Commends Pollard.
Congressman Pollard today received from
Secretary Wilson an extremely laudatory
letter commending the congressman s
speech made last week when tha urgency
deficiency bill was under consideration. In
behalf of a larger appropriation for meat
lnspectora growing out ot the demands
of German lmportera for American meata.
Th secretary said he wanted to express
to Mr. Pollard his sincere appreciation of
the forceful, clear and lucid manner in
which he hadjMGeented the needs ot the
department In extending our exports of
farm products and removing the prejudice
as to our meat products abroad., -
Big Pasture for Buffalo.
Representative Burks of South Dakota
has a small herd of native buffalo In hla
aectlon of state and he would like to pro
tect them If possible. Today ha introduced
a bill authorising the secretary of the in
terior to withdraw from entry and to lease
for a period of ten years not exceeding
$.000 acres of the publlo domain in Stanley
county to be used exclusively for the pas
turage of these animals. The bill la safe
guarded to the extent that no land ahall
be leased except such tracts aa may have
been subject to homestead entry for a pe
riod of fifteen years, and that the secre
tary of the Interior may at any time can
cel the lease and restore tha lands to th
public domain.
E. Rosewater at Capital.
Mr. Edward Rosewater. editor of Th
Omaha Bee, arrived in Washington today
for th purpose of talking over with the
postmaster general mattera In relation to
the forthcoming international postal con
gress which meets in Rome In April next
and to which Mr. Roaewater la one of two
delegate, the other being Captain Brooke,
chief of the foreign mails division of the
1Z
L li
Taking effect February 11th, the Burlington and Northwestern Pacific Com
panies will jointly establish an additional daily through train service from Omaha,
Lincoln and Kansas City to the Northwest Billings, Butte, Helena, Spokane, Se
attle, Tacoma and Portland. ' '
New Schedule: Leave Omaha at 4:10 p. m. daily, arrive Deadwood next af ter
noon at 4 o'clock, Butte and Helena second forenoon, Spokane second night, Puget
Sound third noon, Portland that night.
Equipment: Through Chair Cars, Dining Cars, Standard and Tourist Sleeping
Car service to Seattle and Portland.
Important Change of Time in Black Hills Service: Commencing February 11,
the Omaha-Black Hills train for Hot Springs, Deadwood and Lead will leave Omaha
at 4:10 p. m. daily, instead of 11:10 p. m. as heretofore.
Other Northwest Service: Daily train will continue to leave Omaha at 11:10
p. m. for all principal Montana, Washington and Puget Sound points.
East Bound Service From the Northwest: In addition to the present train, No.
42, from the Northwest, a new and additional daily through train service will be es
tablished from Portland and Puget Sound in connection with the Burlington's new
train, 44, leaving Billings at 10:30 p. m., arriving Omaha at 7:10 a, m. the second
morning.
I f
The moring train service from Omaha at 9:10 a, m.
Bow.
L. W. WAKE LEY.
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT,
Omaha, Neb.
3C
OPERATIONS AVOIDED
Two Grateful Letters from Women Who Avoided
Serious Operations. Many Women Suffering
from Like Conditions Will Be Interested.
When physician tells a woman, gnf
fertafr from female trouble, that an
operation Is necessary it, of course,
frigh tens her.
The rery thought of the operating
table and the knife strikes terror to
her heart. As one woman expressed
It, when told by her physician that she
must andergro an operation, she felt
that her death knell nad sounded.
Our hospitals are fnll of women
who are there for just such operations!
It is quite true that these troubles
may reach a stage where an operation
is the only resource, but such cases are
much rarer than is generally supposed,
because a great many women hare
been cured by Lydia E. Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound after the doctors
had said an operation must be per
formed. In fact, up to the point where
the knife must be used to secure instant
relief, this medicine is certain to help.
The strongest and most grateful
statements possible to make come from
women who, by taking Lydia hi. fink
ham's Vegetable Compound, hare
escaped serious operations.
Marcrits Bran. Treasurer of St
Andrew's Society, Indianapolis, Ind.,
writes of her core as follows.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
" I cannot find word to express my thanks
for the good Lydia E. Plnkham's eeetable
uompouua aia me. 1 ne aoctor saia 1 couia
not get well anient I had an operation for
the trouble from which I suffered. I knew I
could not stand the strain of an operation and
made up my mind I would be an invalid for
life. Hearing how Lydia E. Plnkham's
Ask Hrs. Plnkham's Advlce-A Neman Best Understands a Woman's Ills. 4
s 1
Postofflce department. Mr. Rosewater will . willing to violate a pledge to observe an
have an Interview with the postmaster gen- I agreement In orier to support a union
era! tomorrow morning and later will sea
the president before going to New Tork.
In order to arrive in Rome in time for the
Initial meeting of the congress, Mr. Rose
water will be compelled to sail early In
March.
Dr. L. H. Beck haa been appointed pen
sion examining surgeon at Superior, "Keb.
Poatal Mattera.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska En
dlcott, route 1; David F. Chancellor, car
rier; George N. Chancellor, substitute.
Iowa Badger, route 1; Lewis Myrland, car
rier; I. O. Dorhum. substitute. Pilot Mound,
route 1; Irvln Owen carrier; George D.
Owen, substitute.
Rural routes 1 snd t have been ordered
established March IS at Wolsey, Beadle
county, S. D., serving 730 people and 114
houses.
DIAMONDS Frenxer. 15th and Dodge.
EMPLOYERS RELY ON CONTRACT
Hope IsIobi Will not Jola Haste
smiths la Effort a to En
force Demands.
NEW TORK. Jan. 80. Indignation la ex
pressed among the employers of the build
ing trades over what was characterised as
sn attempt to use the United Federated
union and the American Federation of La
bor to fore unions under the arbitration
agreement to violate It by striking In aid
of the housesmltha. This statement was
made public today on behalf of the em
ployers' association:
"It Is not true that because the open
hop ha been established In the house
smiths' trade there is any Intention of ths
employers to establish the open ahop In
the other traees. They do not believe that
th rank and file of th union will be
Important Change in Service to the Northwest
Two Daily Trains to
Montana, Washington, Puget Sound and Portland
a
Vegetable Compound bad saved other women
from serious operations I decided to try ft,
snd in less than four months I was entirely
cured: and words fall to express my thank
fulness."
Miss Margret Merkley, of 7 Id
Street, Milwaukee, Wis., writes:
Dear Mr. Pinkham:
"Lose of strength, extreme nervousness,
severe shooting pains through th pelvio
organs, cramps, bearing-down pains, and an
Irritable aumoatuon corapeuea m to sees:
medical advice. The doctor, after making
an examination, said that I had a serious
female trouble and Ulceration, and ail vised an
operation as my only hope. To this I strongly
objected and I decided as a last resort to try
Lydia B. Mnxruim s vegetame voropouna.
"To my surprise the ulceration healed, all
the bad symptoms disappeared, and I am once
mora strong, vigorous ana wen; ana 1 can
not express my thanks for what it has don
form."
Serious feminine troubles are ateadt
ly on the increase among women and
before submitting to an operation
every woman shonld try Lydia E.
Pinkham 's Vegetable Compound, and
write Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass,
for advice.
For thirty years Lydia E. Plnkhaml
Vegetable Coayxund has been curin
the worst forms of female complaint,
all functional troubles, inflammation,
ulceration, falling and displacement,
weakness, irregularities, indigestion
and nervous prostration. Any woman
who could read the many grateful
letters on file in Mrs. Plnkham's office
would be convinced of the efficiency of
her advice and Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound.
which haa deliberately broken It.
"The general sentiment Is that If th
unions violate thla agreement, which w
believe the rark and file of the unlona will
not sanction, there would be no more con
ferences over in arbitration agreement.
The employers will simply organise ns
strongly ss possible, so as to be ready for
anything that may happen. We prefer to
believe that they have some sense of
honor."
WRECK ON SANTA FE RAILROAD
Several Persons Injured, btot No Ono
Killed jWhea Cara Go
. lato Ditch. '
QALESBURO. III., Jan. SO. Paasenges
train No. 2, westbound on the Santa Fe.
went Into a ditch at Laura, twenty-five
miles east of here, early toduy. Tha
smoker, chair car - mid baggage and ex
press cars overturned. The conductor and
two passengers were injured, but not se
riously. No person was killed. Traffic 1
not delayed.
PEORIA, 111.. Jan. J). A telephone mes
sage from Laura says eight cars went
Into the ditch. The passengers have been
transferred and sent on to their destina
tion, none of them being ao badly Injured
that they could not travel.
Speechless with Wasdrr.
are th friends of those cured of Stomach.
Liver snd Kidney Trouble by Electric Hit
ters. 50c. Guaranteed. For sale by Sherman
it McConnell Drug Co.
Card of Tliaaka.
Mrs. J. Hayduk and fa-nlly wish to thank
their friends and neighbors, also employes
of M. E. Smith 4 Co.'a factory and all
others for flowers and kind services offered
during their late bereavement.
3c:
will be extended to Broken
J. D. REYNOLDS,
CITY PASSENGER AGENT,
1502 Farnam St., Omaha.
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