Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 14, 1889, Page 5

THE MILWAUKEE IS BARRED. Kts Bntrance to the Oity Opposed by the Union Paocifio. VERY EXTORTIONATE DEMANDS, ‘What it is Worth to Oross the . Bridge ~Live Stock Itatos—Rail road News and Notes. Milwaukee Shut Out, For some time the Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt. Paul has been figuring on an entrance to Omaha, and running solid trains in and out of the union depot. Last weeck General Agent Nash, of the for- mer road and ropresentatives of the Union Pacitic met in Chicago for the purpose of eof- fecting such an entrance. When the Milwaukee people submitted their propositiop, the officials of the Union Paciic made a demand which fawrly made the hair stand on the heads of the Milwau- kee folks. The former was willing to cnter into the deal on the following terms: That tho Milwaukes pay a rental of $12,000 r year as a base of interest on gooo,om alleged to have been expended in the construction of the bridge; that the rev- enue accruing frowm the freight and passen- business between Omaha and Council luffs on the Milwaukee be turned over to any; that the Milwa: kee pay the cost of hauling its trams hetween the two cities, the Union Pacific 80 use its own engine and crow, and that the Milwaukeo pay an established scale for the same. There were other charges heaped on of minor importance, but so unreasonable were the demands of the Union Pacific considered that the controversy came to a close. A well developed plan for the construc- tion of a bridge ucross the river in the north . part of the city or a trifie to the north of the electric motor bridge has been brought to light, A well-known capitalist and citizen ‘who is_interested in the new project said: “We are now gradually shaping matters which tend toward the construction 8 new brldfi north of the motor bridge. ‘The people hind the new bridge project are substantial, and our remedy is to constriot a bridge costing $100,000, with double track, and allow the Iowa-Chicago ines to cross over it. The moncy that would required to construct @ viaduct on Tenth stroet could be voted as a bonus to the new concern. When this 18 done, then sir, wo will demand that the Union Pacific forfeit its valuable tract of land that was ceded to it under conditions that have grossly been {gnored.” Live Stock Rates. Through private telegrams received in Omaha, it was learned that the fight between the Kunsas City-Chicago lines over the live stock patronage at Kansas City has not been ended through the agreement of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul to hand over a portion of its live stock business to its com- petitors, The Milwaukee annonnced its fwillingness to release 1ts patronage in favor of other lines, but added that in case the shippers desired to transport vheir stock over that road, the request would not be denied. It now transpires that the shippers have taken the matter in hand and come to the conclusion that, by patronizing the Mil- ‘waukee, a reduction would be made by the other lines, and as yet the live stock traffic of the Milwaukee has in no way decreased. Another theory advanced is that the Mil- ‘waukee has been making overtures to the shippers in the line of special rates, and that it cut deep into the business without ever having been discoyered. The telegrams an- nounce that . all probability a cut in live stock rates will follow. Green and Robinson. Mr. John H. Green, city passenger and ticketagent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul at this place, has tendered his resigma- tion, to take effect to-day. -On Saturday Mr. Green will take charge of the passenger and ticket department of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City at Des Moines, to which position he has been appointed. P. 5. Robinson, now general agent for the fast freight line at this place, it is saiq, will be appointed city passenger and ticket agent of the Milwaukee, to succeed Mr. Green at this place. Mr. Green and Mr, Robinson are both young men -and were formerly connected with the general passcuger department of the Union Pacific. ‘hey have both thor- oughly acquainted themselves with its rail- road business and are rated as reliable and competent men. Resort to Arbitration, The trouble over the rates on ore at Den- * wer, through which an injunction was issued againss the Union Pacific, has been taken ‘out of the courts and will be disposed of by arbitratfon at a mceting called for that purpose Saturday. W. H. Newman, until recently third vice-prosident of the Missouri « Pacilic, has been chosen arbitrator by the Union Paoific, Colorado Midland and the Denver & Rio Grande, the three roads inter- ested in the controversy. The matter to como up at the meeting Saturday will be tho guestion of the rate on ore from Leadville to Denver, and as joint arrangements are nec- -essary 1n order to eqalize its trafic, the roads decided to resort to an arbitration. General Traffic Manager Mellen, of the Union Pa- gific, who has been in attendance at a meet- ng at Chicago, has started for Denver and i1l ropresent bis road in the meeting. Railroad Notes. A. T, Merrill, general tickot cogo, Milwaukee & St. Paul, has arrived, Suverintendent Resseguie of the Nebraska @ivision of the Union Pacific, bas returned from the west. W. J. C. Kenyon, general passenger agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Northern at Bt. Paul, is ia the city. The purse picked up at the B. & M. pas- senger depot, Wednesday, was returned to the owner, Editor C. H. Sloan, of Fremont, Philo Preston, father of James Preston, contracting ageut of the Chicago & North- western road, is in the city on a visit to his his son. This is the first visit the gentle- man has paid to the west since 1854. At that time ho visited Minneapolis when she was & meironolis of 2,000 souls, having made the journey on mules from Madison, Wis, Mr. Preston is engaged in the retail boot _and shoe business at Willimantic, Conn. He \ds in the enjoyment of good health, and will . #leavo in a couple of days on & trip to the «mountaiu resorts of Colorado: On his re- turn he will go to Minneapols to renew ac- naintance with some of the settlers whom e left there more than a generation ago, Mr, John B, Harrison, of Springfleld, 1L, says that ho had btood trouble for quite a time; his tonsils were swollen, eruptions over his hunds aud face, followed by alysis of the face, which was all velieved y Swift's Specitic, and after the la) of soven years there has been no sign of a re- turn of the disease. R A $300 Ohemisr. Dr. Ralph was asked if he had any one in wiew whom he would like to see appointed Lo the office of city chemist. In reply ho said that there was & gentleman whom he wouid recommend for the office, but that he didn't care to make his predeliction kuown at the present tine. The mayor is drafting the ordinance, and Dr. Ralph says that he will have ft ready to be .presented to ' the gouncil within & few days. The former has been at the work now about a month. The eompensation will be fixed at $300, und the ofice is to be filled by the mayor With the conseut of the council. Dr.d K.:lpl;»:xd?l:d what the claimant ‘wouls o o do. J“Make analyses,” said he. “Of what! Uik, principally. sHow many anaslyses must he wake a weelk! H“As many as he is asked to, “How many are uow They Visit Omaha in Grand Style and Enjoy the Sights. The Cedar Rapids delagation to the fire- mens’ tournament at Council Bluffs arrived in Omaha about 9 o'clock yesterday, and spent the groater part of the day in viewing the sights and commercial districts of Omaha. The delegation, known as the “Fire Police,” arrived in threo special conches, and consisted of the following prom- nts of Cedar Rapids: Captain J. J. Snouffer, eapitalist; H. D. Coe, jewelor; G. M. Olmstead, manufacturer; E. K. Lari- mer, wholesale and retal_merchant; George Noble, of the firm of Lynch & Noble, trans- for company ; L. Benedict, insurance; Sena. tor John Henderson: W. K. Taylor, dry goods; A. T Averill, president Cedar Rapids Natlonal bank; E, I Foster, president Soap Creek Coai com- any; M. J. Gates, boot and shoe merchant; 3. W. Towsley, gencral agent of the Chica- ®o, Milwaukee & St. Panl; John S. Ely, general manager of the harvester works; J. ©. Stoddard, city treasurer; F. C. Olmstead, clothing; W. P, Henderson, adjuster Farm- er's insurance company; Warren Harman, attorney at law: A. C. Taylor, jewcler; H. V. Ferguson, vice president Iowa land com- pany; T, C. Munger, E‘un[danl Cedar Rapids pimp company E.'R. Shaw, vinogar and pickle manufacturer; Charles E. Putnam, cashior Merchants National bank; P. W. Gifford, boot and shoe manufacturer; James L. Beaver, cashier City National bank; A. 8. Lawrence, of Cook & Lawrence, whole- salo crockory merchants; P. C. Frick, of Frick & Cook, wholesalo grocers; John Yuill, books and_stationery; L. W. Mans- fleld, capitalist; John Matur, druggist; E. A. Higby, cold storage; H. B. Sautter, of T, M. Sinclair & Co., packers; W. W. Higby, wholesale and retail hardware; B, W, How- ell, wholesale millinery; J. S. Anderson, in- surance, and J. H. Smith, president Farm- ers’ insurance company. The fire police are not firemen. When a fire occurs, each man possesses the authority of a marshal of police. He may give orders 1o policemen or citizens with a " view to pro- tecting life and property. Only property holders and men of standing in the commu- nity are eligible to membership. The mem- bers are obiigated to attend fires, and may be found at them when they take place. Each membor wears a gold star, on which are the letters “F'. P.” in blue enamel. "The police gave a dinner at 12 o'clock to the council and invited citizens, which lasted until 2 p. m., at which time the party re- turned to Cedar Rapids. Bvery woman-in Omaha—we say women because men are usually too busy to look after such smull matters— should insist on the head of the house procuring some reliable medicine for use in case of a sudden attack of colic or cholera morbus in the night during the summer. It is not pleasant to hunt up a physician after midnight, nor to go down town and route out a druggist at that hour. Talke our advicoand procure a 25 or 50-cent bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhcea Remedy. It can always be depended upon and is not unploasant to take. —— A MEDIO'S CHATTELS. Litigation Over Them in the District Court To-day. The case of Mrs. Dugan against William Mack, recently appealed from Justice Ander- son’s court, will probably be’put on trial to- day. It is a small replevin sut, but seems to have occasioned a great deal of trouble. Mrs. Dugan is the owner of a store on South Thirtcenth street, which she rented two years ago to Dr. Bullard, who kepta drug store there. He gave her s mortgage on his fixtures as security for rent. The doctor failed, closed his doors ana went away. At the time of his disappearance he was indebted to Mrs. Dugan for about $50. The latter took possession of the property covered by her mortgage. Other creditors, Willlam Mack among them, stepped in also and proceeded to take possession of such Roods and chattels as they could find. Some of the property claimed by Mrs. Dugan fell iuto their bands. She at once replevined it, stood trial before Justice Ancerson, and won. Mack appealed to the district court, and soon as Judge Groff gets through with two small cases now before him he will hear 1t. Another suiv of §5,000 on accouft of the Farnam street disastor Kebuary 4, has been commenced against Max Meyer, the city of Omaha, Alexander Polack, E. B. Wiest and John A. Wakefield. It is brought by Oliver H. Swingley, as administrator of the estato of Thomas Houston, who was killea in the falling building, Houston was employed in the printing shop of D. C. Dunbar & Co. ‘When the crash came, he was carried down to the basement and thrown on the boilers, where the escaping steam so scalded him that he died soon after being foun Charles Wilhams, a_rather tough-looking young man, was tried before Judge Hope- well for the commission of a crime against nature. After hearing the testimony, Judge Hope- well decided that it was not sufficient to con- vict Williams, and, on motion of County At- honey, directed the jury to return a verdict of not'quilty, which was done. Fred Freeman and Peter McDonald, two young fellows, arrested for breaking into Union Pacific freight cars, were on trial be- fore Judge Hopewell. Henry H. Nolan, the ehap who shot Mrs. J. E. Gibson one Sunday night three or four weeks ago at the corner of Thirty-second and Chicago streets, will be put on trial to-day. The jury in the case against James Hujek, charged with selling whisky on Sunday, yes- terday aTternoon returned & verdict of guilty, sustaining the action of Judge Berka's court. The case of Michael Brady agamnst the Water Works company, claiming $1,900 dam- ages for injuries sustained by beng caught in a caving trench while in the employ of the company, was commenced in Judge Grofl's court yesterday afternoon. County Court, John C. McMahan commenced suit in the county court, yesterday, against Anna M. Doolittle for the coilection of §360 on prom- issory notes. E. P. Gleason & Co., of New York, com- menced suit in the county court, yesterday, against Sarah B, Elliott for $253.64 for goods sold and delivered. United States Court. The contest for possession of little Eveline Miller, between Mrs. Miller and Burius, was again heard by Judge Dundy. For a disordered liver try Beecham’s Pills, —— A. O. U. W. Commitiees. The officers and two committees, on laws and finance, of the A. O, U. W., which con- venes in this city next Tuesday, will meet at the Millard hotel this worning. Su- preme Master Workman C. M. Masters, of Sparta, Wis.; Supreme Recorder M. W. Backett, of Meadville, and the members of these committees arrive this evening. John Frizell, of Nashville, Tenn , is chairman of the committee on laws, and Charles Babst, of Pittsburg, ehairman of the committee on finance. ——— That hu.cluni coug hean be so quickly cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We guarantee it. For sale by Goodman Drug Co. Omaba and the 8 Edward Twazak, Willlam Bookhoff, John Haumer, Robert Wrudt, Louis Meyer, Phillip Matters and H. Bous, members of the Concordis Maennerchor, went to Grand Island, yesterday, to attend Sangerfest which begun there lust night. They will remain there until the close, next Monday. Members of cther singing socie- ties of the city will take a trip down during the week, but as individuals only. e s An Impe: Necessity. ‘What pure air 1s te an unhealthy lo- cality, what spring cleaning is to the neat housekeeper, so is Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla to everybody, at tnis season. The body needs to be limroughly renovated, the blood purified and vitalized, the germs of Jisease destroyed. Scrofula, 1t rheum,and all other blood disorders are cured ‘:y Food’s Sarsaparilla, the wmost popular and successiul spriag wmedicine. THE A MONS ER SALE OF SUMMER GOODS, ‘We commence today the most stupendous sale of thin Coats and Vests, We advertised last week that we have closed out the entire stock of a manufacturer of summer goods at figures that will enable us to sell them this season AT 50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. The warm weather is here and the goods are here, and we are ready to make Sood what we promised. The goods are on our counters on the second floor; we are sorry we can't keep them on the ground floor, but there is not room enough for them there, as they will fill nearly one- half of the entire floor. takesyou up, Still you need not climb any stairs, as the elevator We have thin Coats and Vests enough to supply every man in Omaha, and we ought to sell every Coat and Vest there is sold in Every man, who values money--and who Omabha this season, does not--ought to buy his summer outfit of us. nowhere. We will give you some of the prices, but that does not tell much, Competition is THE GOODS TELL THE STORY, and only by an inspection of the goods can a correct idea be formed of the wonderful values we are offering in this sale. Thousands of Flannel and Seersucker Coats and Vests. in very neat and tasty patterns, at 70c, for which other dealers ask $1.50. Very fine Flannel Coats and Vests, in handsome plain shades, at 95c. No handsomer coat and vest is shown elsewhere for $2. Elegant Mohair Coats and Vests in all the new shades; excellent goods, sty- lish cut and all well made, at $2. The regular price for theae is everywhere $4. One lot of extra fine ALL WOOL Flannel Coats and Vests, solid and hand- some colors, at $2.75. Don’t make a mistake, this is one of the finest flannels made and STRICTLY ALL WOOL. Other houses are offering a cotton mixed flannel for that price. We have no sample pieces of these goods and cannot send any C. O. D. For this sale all mail orders must be accompanied by cash, Nebraska Glothing Gompany Corner Douglas and Fourte enth Streets, Omaha. OPPOSING THE ASSESSMENT. How Property Owners Want the Val- uation Changed. Complaints against the rates of assessmont on property are commencing to come in at a lively rate and are being filed with the county commissioners, sitting as a board of equalization. The attorney for the Ezra Millard estate, which was assessed in a lump at $15,200, protests and wants the property divided into thiree parts, because it is owned by three individuals, and each de- sires to pay his own taxes. W. L. Selby, who has an addition to South Omaha, complains that his lots at 850 each are assessed too high. He calls attention to the fact that last vear this rate was reduced to $20 for inside and $40 for corner lots. The same valuation is asked for now and on the ground that lots so far from the city are not worth as much this year as they were last. Hugh G. Clark complains of the rate which his property in the First, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth wards is rated atand wants a reduction. The board was not in session yesterday. e Cushman’s Menthol Inhaler, cures catarrh, headache, neuralgia, asthma, hay Fever. Trial free at your druggist. Price 50 cents. Robbed and Fined. James Harbaugh, of York, filled up on drug store whisky on Wednesday and came to Omaha. He had $40 on his person when he reached this city. He hired a hackman named “Mike to carry him about the cizy, and when he got inside the carriage he fell asleep. *‘Mike” drovae to the central station and surrendered Harbaugh to the police, Yesterday morning the fellow found that he had been robbed of #30. ‘‘Mire’ appeared at the police station and demanded huck fare from Harbaugh. The latter immed- fately pointed out the hackman to the police, claiming tl he believed the driver had robbed him. The latter turned very red in the face and beat a hasty retreat. Harbaugh was fined §6,50 for drunkenness. An Indolent Organ. ‘When the liver is indolent, as it must nec- essarily be when it fails to secrete the bile in sufficient quantities to mee the pequire. ments of digestion and evacuation, it should be set at work with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The heaithful stimulus to activity imparted by this incomparable alternative, speedily evinces itself in a departure of the uncomfortable sensations in the right side; the nausea: fur upon the tongue; indigestion, and sicik headache consequent upon macttvity of the liver and the diversion of the bile from its proper channel, Irregularity of the bow- els is always and painlessly reformed by the corrective mdicated, which is infinitely to be preferred, both because it is safe and more efficacious, to blue pill, calomel, and drench- ing purgatives of every class. It cures and prevents fever and ague, and rheumatism. Want Water Connect ions. The residents of the Central Park, Mon- mouth Park, Denman Place, Draid Hill and Portland Place, It is said, are angry over Mr. Wheeler's course at the last meetiug of the council which killed the resolution pro- viding water privileges for them. A large number of fine residences has been built in these adaitions and the owners claim that in case of a fire they will be at the mercy of the flames. These citizens say that they have to dig from seventy-five to one hun- drea feet for water, which entails a great expense, and the water secured Is far from being as good as that from the Missouri. Have a Drink, Water mains are being laid on the follow- ing streets at present: Davenport, from “further disturbance, Thirty-second to Thitty-third; Fifteenth, from Vinton to Clara; Sixth, from Center to Hickory; Ontario, ffom Agnes to Spencer; Thirtieth, from Ca$s to California; Cali- fornia, from Thirtieth to Thirty-first. About ive bundred’ pounds of ico will ba put in the fountain on ‘Fifteenth and Far- pam to-morrow, and.the ater will bs turned on for the benefit of the thirsty public. Whitehouse as a Veteran, It1s reported that considerable of a breeze was raised among the veteran firemen in Wednesday’s parade, because Mr. W. J. Whitehouse was refused a place in the ranke by an under marshal, because he did not have a veteran badge, although he is a mem- ber of the association, A member of the veterans left the ranks on account of the treatment received by him, The case is to be investigated at the next meeting of the association. Mr, Whitehouse was a fireman for seven years, and is a veteran. Barglarfes. There seems to bea gangof thieves in the city which confines itself to petty thefts. Nearly every night for aweek past, they have made successful raids on some private house or store. The following burglaries were reported at police headquarters yos- terday morning; James Fry, at 1107 Williams, misses his silyer hunting case watch. Hans Shenima, who keeps a store at 2215 Cuming street, reports the loss of two boxes of cigars, two bottles of bitters, and $2.50 from the money drawer. W. A. Lindsay, at 712 North Sixteenth streot, was robbed of 200 pounds of copper wire worth $45. The fashionable ladies’ corrective tonic is Angostura Bitters, the world renowned tonic of Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. Ask your druggist. QUEER FUNEKAE PARTY. A Mother Fights at Her Child's Burial and Kicks the Coftin Over. Sr. Joserm, Mo., J une 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—A disgraceful story is related in connection with a funeral that took piace n the north part of the city a day or two ago. Three sisters were living in the vicinity of North Eleventh street and Highland avenue. A baby of Mrs. Warren, one of the women, died, and being very poor the neighbors were called on for assistance A coffin was purchased, and & neighbor owi ing a team and a wagon offered his services to ‘earry the ~woman and dead child to the burying ground. On the way to the graveyard, the mother of tho dead child got lnto a dispute with her sister about who had the last lookr at the corpse. The dispute grew 80 warm that the two women jumped from the wagon, grabbed each other by the hair and indulged in one of the most disgraceful fights that ever occurred in the neighbor- hood. After the hair pulling had ended the women again took their places in the wagon and the burying place was reached without Arriving thero the coftin was placed on 8 chair at the edge of the grave, 'and while the preparations were beiog made to complete the services the mother indulged in a fit of hysterics, durin, which she kicked over the chair, knocke the coflin 1o the ground and rolling 1t into the grave. The womun has since removed from the neighborhdod, much to the relief of the other residents, — Lutherans Endozse Prohibition. PIrrsnuno, June 18.--At the thirty-fourth bienniul session of tng Lutheran church of the United States, which convened todny, a resolution endorsing’ the proiibition amend- Tent which 18 1o banvotad on in_ this state this month was unapjiously adopted. 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Thousands cured, §#~A friendly lotter or may save you futare suffering and shame, aud add golden years to lite, No letters an- oered unloas scoom purisd by d cents in stampa. ddress or call on DRS. BETTS & BE' 1408 Farnsm Srteet. Omaha, NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK U. 8. DEPCSITCRY, OMANA, NEB, Capitai.. . WA Surplus Jan. 1st, 1889.. .. OFFICERS AND DIREC YATES, President, 8. REED, Vice President, A K. TOUZALIN, RSB ab. AUGHES, Caskiar BANK, THE IRO Corner 1%th and Farnam Sts, ransactel. ‘TA GUITARS ADE BY A Generui Bauking Businexs JHE B§ ' THE WORL Report of Supreme Gashier and Supreme Accountant = OF THE —= ORDER OF THE TRON HALE, Annual report of the Supreme Accountant, William F. Lander, and Supreme Cashier, M. C. Davis, showihg the condition of the Order, financialiy and numerically, for the term covering the tima from December 81, 1887, to January 1, 1889, as submitted to the Finance Committes of the Order at its 8ession held in Indianapolis, February 11 to 18, inclusive. For the Year Ending December 3l, 1888. 1. BALANCE SHEHT. Amount of net or ledger assets Dec. 31, 1837... LR II. INCOME DURING YHAR 1888. Membership fees. Annual dues, Assessments $ 19,04200 3 26,428 16 .- 200,717 75 Total paid by members. Cash recelved from all othe #10,870.42; Problem Solved, 82, Total income. ... Total ... III. DISBURSEMENTS DURING YEAR 1888, For death clatms (185). JFor Clnts oF S1okines ol 88 Total paid to members. #1,064,503 38 All other expenaitures, v Postage, oxpross and tele 09: vonchers, & Lonns, #2100 al branches, 810,144.10; pape s and commttoss, £5,604.5 1 exponses, $14,034.00. .01; copyrizht, §40,00. ice employes (Tgtal expense footings, items 3 to 9, $62, otal disbursements. .. 307 20 15,162 ) 4 35 Sal Balance Dec 81, 188... IV. INVESTED ASSETS. Cost value of real estate, no fncumbrances Cost value of Jersey City. N. J., bond. Cash in office.’.......... WXiRek Reserve fund ih hands of iocal Dranches Reserve fund in hands of supreme cashier, Total ledger or net assets.......... V. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES. Claims for benefits adjusted and nof yet due (83) Claims in process of adjustment (141). omi Claims resisted (2 1014 05 Total (1,081 claims), . $ 119,788 50 VI OONTINGENT RESOUROCES, Asgessmon Assossmon Total due 5 Office furniture and suppiies.... . 000 Estimated vihio of real 6state over Gost: Total resourcss 8 158,940 09 2)0 00 1,150,001 88 81, 8 1 38 Qlaims unpaid or resisted Dec. 31, 1833 (1,091).. $ 110,798,560 VII. MEMBERSHIP. Number of members January 1, 1830 (social members not includea). 20,0 Number of membors january 11885, ... 7 ;??.'M Net gain during year 1558, Numbper of Benefiv Ceriiticates fasued Number of Denelit Certificatos issued during year 1838 (female). Total....s wounine 20,408 WILLIAM F. LANDER, Supreme Accountans, e — REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, INDIANAPOLLS, Ind., Feb, 15, 1889, To the Supreme Judge, Oficers and Members of the Supreme Sitting, and all Members of the Order of the Iron Hall, Greeting: FrIENps—Your Finance Committee have made a thorough and careful examination of all t§™ Dbooks, vouciers, documents und accounts, which included bills and vouchers of the Suprems Ju tice, Supreme Accountant and Supreme Cashier for the year ending Decomber 1, 1884, and cafy verity the reports hereto annexed, and submitted to us by the above-named officers as being cof rect. ‘The office work for the past year has been of immense magnitude, owing to the rapid increase o membership and general prosperity of the Order, and it 1s most gratifying to the,Committee to Dbeable to state that the oflicers have kept their work promptly up, and everything in a business like and proper manner, Tne clerical expanses of the managoment of tho Order have besd keph 88 10w us conslstent with effective work, and tho clerks employed are paid but moderate salarie We find sixéeen clerks employed from efght to six o'clock, all actively engaged in their respective duties, Inthe vuultsof the offices we found all papers and vouchers systematically and safely are ranged aud secured, and the Supply Room contained the suppliosas stated by the Supreme Trus tees 10 be on hand. We reiterate the statement in our last Report tnav the good judument of the Supreme Officers be commended in securing the headquarters of the Order in 0 central and proms inent a location, and inasmuch as the growth of the Oraer demands an increase of the facilities in the handling of its business, wo suggest to the Eexecurive Committo and Supreme Trustess thas they authorize the erection of an additional building on tne vacant lot adjoluing the Home Office (and now betonging to the Order), as the property 1s rapidly increasing in value, and the neces sity of addittonal room seems apparent to your Committee, SICK CLAIMS. We find upon examination of the “Sick Claim Depariment,” that all claims proper] are paid with promptness, When claims are delayed at the Home Office, it i3 o‘»’nnl:g .,'3.,:?1’5‘,"3 the want of additional proof required by the Supreme Dledical Divector, and in muny cases siok: claimg are gent to the Home Office irregularly made out by the oflicers of the Local Branches, ang have to be returued for correction, which causes a delay in their payment, All clatms in ,'mm‘ shape, are, by our personal knowledge (obtained from the books of the office), paid within twenty, ' five duys after being roceived e EXPENSESB, The genera! expenses of the Order for the past year have only been 848,421.08, of which 814,08% have been expended n legal expenses, showing actual business expenses to have been only $34,357.08 In referring to the above statement as to expenses of the Order, we would call the attentio of the members to the well-known fact that the Order has been forced into expensive Htigation ig* soveral States in its defense, which necessarily called for heavy outl Notwithstanding tais, tho expenses of the Order, we tind in comparison with other Fraternaty Orders, have been much less than any of them, thus showing that this Order fs succossfull properly and economically managed; and we congratulate the members on its m-nu:emauz.wlflqx has placed ftas the leading Beneficial Fraternity of the day, Whilst the Supreme Justice has been actively at work in the fleld, constantly traveling from one end of the country 1o the other, as occasion required. aud sololy i the fotersst of the Ordoex, tho Dils, as presented by him, show only an ouulay of expenses of 82,4185, which tncludes cay fare, hotel expenses, telegraphing, postage, etc., which we think is extremely moderate, Thi§ amount has been verified by the Commlites by itemized accounts kept by the Suprems Justice, end nosw on file in the oflice of the Supreme Accountant. “Phe Committeo would further state that, while they found the accounts of the Suprome Ace countant sud Bupreme Cashier corract as stated, the cash balances on hand were fuily verified te us by the reports from the banks where sald money was deposited, 2 FINAL BENEFITS, We have examined all ¥inal Beneiit Claims, and stato that all payments have been regulaly made in aceordance with the constitution and Laws of the Order, and all Rellef Fund Certificates have been properly indorsed, either by the beneficiary or legal heirs, In conclusion, your Committes congratulate the membership everywhere,on the present proge perous condition of § 113 grand fraterity, Rvery just claim has been prompily paid and every obligation has been met. From tho best information obtainable at the office, all suits now pends ing in sevoral of the states, upon questions of legality similar to those which have been 8o sues cesafully met in Missourt and Massachusetts, will result in signul victory to the Order. We cag state to tho membership that these matters are kept to the front, und that no advantage can be taken of the Order's intorass by thoss designlng its defeat. We commend the wtt siven to these matters, and feol assured in guuranteeing that the order will make greater m in progress than ever before, Yows in U, P. P, K. ¥. LAMB, Chalrman, J. H, ECKERSLEY, A, 1. HOSMER, Becretary, BTATE OF INDIANA, | ™ Makiox Couxry, | % Betore me, # Notary Public in and for the county and state aforesaid, personall, oared D. Bomby, Bu}x eine Justice, who, belug duly sworn on oath, says that the mov» an ?3"’ W truo covy of tho report of the Finance Committeo of tie Supreme Sitting, Order of Nu‘\}‘ a8 fl'ljul in lllfl;)llhwrml] ll.fubl‘u:ry 15, 189 bscribed ntestimony whereof, ave hereunio subscrl name and afixod my n seal Indlanapolis, tis 166 diy of Sarch, As D. 156 o FOWITAND T ARGl seal a8 (8EAL.] : Notary Fubliey %l“luln'm Committee, Bupreme Sitting, 1. 0, H,