Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1900, Page 2

THE OMAHNA DAILY cngo this morning twenty minutes late and the Colorado express arrived but six min utes behind schedule time. The Colorado express train, which pulled out of Denver turday night four hours after the strike was declared, arrived in Kansas City to- day twenty minutes late. The California train, enroute east, arrived in Kansas City today four hours late. One hundred operators were employed today, It was stated, at the Santa Fo head- quarters, to take the places of strikers The new men were being hired, It was sald, 1n all sections of the country. Though the company officlals claim to have the situation well in hand and that both passenger and frelght trafic will be tspatched tomorrow without deluy, indi vidual telegraphers who walked out here elaim that the union men knew what they were dolug when they walked out and de- clare that the strikers will fight the battle to the bread and water point If necessary Members of the telegraph order have been assured that they will be provided with means to keep up the battle and support themselves and familles lNfornin Shippers Are Warrled. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Dec. 0.—As & esult of the strike of the Santa Fe tele- ph operators, 325 men of this city have been thrown out of work. In the large ma- chine shops of the Santa Fe company an erder was posted saying “The shops will be closed until further notice.” The strike has caused consternation among the orange-growers and shippers of this city as, if the strike s continued, it will undoubtedly result in a very heavy loss | to the orauge dealers. An average of 100 cars of orunges s being shipped from tols | vicinity dally. Thousands of boxes of frult have been picked and are ready to be shipped and nearly the entire crop is ready | for shipment. There are over 500 car 10ads of oranges billed from this city to the east, and if the strike assumes the pro portions which threaten the oranges wiil probably be sidetracked. The Santa Fe company Is making a supreme effort to rush its frult to its destination. Every avallable engine 18 being pressed into sery- fee and yardmen and tralnmen are work- ing overtime. All the operators on the Southern Cali- fornia rallway, of which San Becnardino is the headquariers, have obeyed the order ot thelr president and quit work. No attempt has boen made to fill the positions left va- cant. The local train dispatcher of the Santa Fe road at Los Angeles announces that all trains were on time and that the strike| would In no way interfere with trafe He declared that fn all less than sixty operators had gone out west of Albuquerque and of these forty belonged to the division botween Albuquerque and Mojave, six to the San Joaquin Valley division and five or x only to the southern California divislon. In this city only four operators quit work. The strikers' places have been filled in every instance, according to the dispatch- | er's statement. There Is great reluctance on the part of members of the order who have good positions to go on the sympa- thetle strike. POLK CLAIMS ALL IS SERENE Manager of Gulf, Fe Afiirms That Runs Smoothly. GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 9.—L. J. Polk, manager of the Guilf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad, tonight made the following re- port “At 3 oclock this afternoon everything was running smoothly. We are gaining ground rapidly in the matter of Installing | new agents and operators and will continue to do 80 even more rapldly from now one. Our business is not suffering in the slight- est degree. For Sunday our business has been very good indeed. We are running tventy-one trains on tho Northern and Iwelve on the Southern division. So far as the volume of business handled s con- corned It would never be known that there | was o strike on. Today we put nineteen | new operators to work Seven new men came to us yesterday and twenty last night. Of the first lot four deserted and of the second lot nine. The deserters, I am in- formed, were Order of Rallway Telegraph men, who simply came down here to har- ass us. This morning’'s mall brought me | a large number of letters from all over the state, making applications for posi- tions as operators and agents. In addition to this we expect to receive enough men from other quarters within the next two Aays to operate our road with competent men from one end to the other.” KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 9.—Local Santa Fe ofclals gave out the following state- ment of the strike situation tonight: “Chicago division had 150 operators. Seventy-scven of them went on strike, twenty-two new operators were placed to- day. The eastern division had 105 and lost twenty. The middle division, the main line and the Hutchinson cut-off had sixty- five and Jost twenty-four, The western division had seventy-six and lost sixty-six Nearly all important points are supplied with operators today. The New Mexico division had fifty-seven and lost twenty- four. All places were filled between Raton and Albuquerque today. The Rio Grande division had twenty-three and lost seven. The Oklahoma division, main line between Wichita and Purcell, had forty-five and lost thirty-five. All Important places ex- cept Purcell are provided for today and Purcell will be taken care of early in the morning. The Southern Kansas division maln line and Girard branch had forty-one | and lost thirty-three. Tho Panhandle di- vision main line had fifteen and lost nine. All tmportant places are provided for to- day. The Southern Kansas & Texas had six and lost two. Business has moved today in very good shape. Passenger trains are running practically on time with no more delay than is usual. Stock trains are being handled and there is no accumulation of cars at ary point. Al shops will be open and work resume as usual tomorrow. A telegram from the general superintend- ent"of the Gult, Colorado & Santa Fe at Cleburne, Tex., states that thirty-two frelght trains ran on the northern division of the road yesterday and twenty-nine traing on the southern division, which equals the average dally trafie of the road during the last month. LO8 ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 9.—Regarding the strike situation, Gereral Manager W. G. Nevin of the Santa Fe railroad today made the following statement “S0 far as the strike of the telegraphers on the Sarta Fe railread west of Albuquer- que 18 concerned, it has been a fallure since the order was Issued. On our valley dl- vislon every telegrapher is either at his post of duty or his position has been satis- factorily filled by a new employe. On the southcrn Callfornia division all vacancles are filled with the excoption of at four un- fmportant stations which have been tem- porarily closed. On the Albuquerque di- vislon tho striking operators practically stampeded this morning to regain thelr forsaken places. All but four of the offices on this division have been filled with the old ewployes and thoso statlons wil) be supplied with new men at once. On the Arizona division the telvgrapers at the terminal and Important polnts did not quit Yom- l.fimr Will be roused to its natural duti and your billousness, headache and constipation be cured If you take Hood’s Pills #0ld by all druggiets. 35 ceuts, | move by posttively | uptown | auiries of To; | ger |t | stitute | tons work and the places of the strikers at the other telegrapl ofices elther have heen filled or will be Monday. All passenger and freight trains are running on schedule time, with no Interruption to traffic." The str have lssued a statement in which they say they are violating no part of thelr contract with General Manager Nevin in instituting a sympathetic strike in behalf of the men of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, OPERATORS DEFEND COURSE Statement Glven Out at Topeka Explanation of Alleged Viol tlon of Contract. TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 9.—The following Information is given out by the strikers’ representatives At 8 a'clock tonight practically all the telegraphers on the Atchison, Topeka & | Santu I'e propor are still out.’ A few men returned to work this morning under the Impression that the strike had been called oft and were later on Induced to join the strikers. Later in the day they were a‘l out to & man, west of Emporia. Not a man Wil retirn to work unless their grievances are sottied in the fullest possible manner. Some of them have already other prospects offered thein on other roads and wiil accept If the Santa Fe management persists in Ity present course, Men from different places all along the line wired in to the train dispatchers’ office here asking the condition and whether the strike would continue, They were Informed that the strike was practically settied and tho only thing for them to do was to return work. This many of them did and it began to ook some thing Iike the strike was ended. Soon the condition of affairs be- came known to the operators of this city and they immediately ange In the condition started to make i busied themselves gettin of nffairs. They | the situation along the ‘S the real news of ine, with the re- sult that the ope The rallrond com ors went out again then met this laat ordering all the strik out of the office and away ys. No comm ation« can to some of the few who are Operators where there are telegraph offices have beon In that manner, whila those in smaller places will be reached in another manner befors noon tomorrow. The strik- ers belfeve that by the tmo mentonedl they will have the strike at its full height | and that traffic of all Kinds on the Santa | Fe will be tied up. The fact de ped today that numerous operators along the line had not vet o n ves strike was genuine, ers to uta, from the Kk thus be sent yet working reached ved themse that the order for th When telegraphic in ka tfofled t) bring satisf torv answers operators by twos and thre sl ym varlous parts of the state began to | Tive In Topeka to get at the real truth of the situatlon. Once here they appearsd to be convinced and Immediately returned to thelr homes determined to remain on | strike untll the company would make | pence. Men came here today from as far west as Newton to find out the s'tuation They had heard «o many confilcting forts over the wircs that they were at oss to know whether to go out or not 8omebody has been industriously sending out reports that the strika was ended Then would go out reports that the strike order was genulne. Some of the onerators who were not informed in the mat fused to go out untll they became con- vinced that thev order wae genulne. Thev remembered their experience five years ago, | when the hogus strike was ordered by 4 Dodge Clty operator. Tonight none of the | depot operators are working in Tope'n In the general office two are working. One {8 a new man and the other !s not a mem- ber of the order. Operato er 10+ Hold a Meetin A meeting of operators from Topeka and surrounding points was held here this after- noon. After a thorough discussion of the matter it was unanimously agreed that the situation looked very bright for the ope- rators. Mentlon was made In the meeting of the claim of the company that rula 30 of the agreement between the operators and the company had been violated. In reply to the contention of the company on this point the following statement was kiven out tonleht by I C. Badgley, local chalrman of the grie ce committee “Rule 30 {s not violated by the men re. fusing to work. This rule only applies when a revision of the schedule is desired when the general chalrman gives thirty days’ notice. It would be fallacy to pre- sume thut we would have to give the com- pany thirty days' notice before we would stop working and not require thirty duys' notice from them ‘Whilst the Atchison, Topeka & Banta F» schedule has been violated time and agatn by the company we are not striking for a revision of our schedule, It 18 simply a sympathetic strike with the Gulf, Colorado & Banta Fe men and means a great deal to organized as well as unorganized lobor “Speaking of violation of the rules let me refer to rule which reads: ‘Day ope- rators will be allowed one c cutive hour for dinner between the hours of 11:30 . m and 1:3 p. m.' A number of men in the ral n)l]r*u here have been obliged to tuke r dinner at any hour, ranging from 2 to 4 p. m “The company also violated rule 4, which provides that at offices where two operators or more a employed ten consecutive hours, including one for dinner. will con " 's work. The operators a thus worked nine hours, but when deduc- tlons are made for absences it I8 figured up on the basis of ten hours' work.” Trouble Iin Kansas Commences. TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 0.—Considerable dif- ficulty attended the operation of the Santa Fe trains today. Aunouncement was made last night by the offelals that all trafns | would run on time, and that all kinds of froight would be handled fn the usual quan- titles. All the trains were run on time- card schedules. Tho troubles commenced this morning when the Callfornia limited train, No. 4, came in from the wesi four hours late. When the train reached Emporia it was confronted with the strike conditions to such an extent that it was held up for some time awalting orders. None came and the train started. When it reached the first small statfon the danger signal was out and it had to stop. The process was repeated at all the small stations be- tween Emporfa and Topoka. The limited nover stops at the small stations under ordinary conditions. The offcials were much chagrined to find that their favorite train had lost so much time. No. 2, an- other Callfornia train, due in Topeka at 2:30, dla not arrive at all and the officials of the road do not exactly where to look for it. No. 6, from the west, arrived nearly on time. Instead of being a long train of nine coaches, as it usually fe, it consisied of only three coaches, and was pulled by two englnes. This was done to preciude tho possibility of any delay, as it is a matter of the utmost importance that all trains run as nearly to the time lMmit as possihle, It received no clearance at any statlon. All the trains from the east were from one to (hree hours late, the Chicago train being the latest Travel today has been unusually light. | The Atchison train, which s usvally | crowded with passengers on Sunday, had | only ffteen people today, People are | afraid to travel on account of the possi- bility of accidents. The fast mail service | west was all right this morning and road men hope the same condittions will | prevail tomorrow. They will not express an opinion, bowever. The dispatchers’ ofice here 1s unable to | control traMe over the cutoff from Argen- tine to Emporia and unless better condi- provail no passenger trains will be run on the cutoft tomorrow. West of Em- poria (he train dispatehers can only guess 6 to the whereabouts of trains. Some talk has been heard of bringing tho long- Alstance telophones Into requisition to sup- ply tho place of the telegraph. The super- intendent of the eastern division has had no sleep for two nights, He expects to be | compelled to make another trip over tho dlvision tomorepw or Tuesday. Dispatches recelved here tonlght fudi- cate dissutisfaction among the tralnmen in some division poluts. At 5 p. m. General Chairman Newman re celved the following message from R. Long of Denver: “Everything solid understand the west end trainmen are out Tralumen of the Guif division have given the oficfals until 9 a. m. Monday to settle.” A dispateh from Galveston says: “Gult men sre standing firm and everything is very encouraging.’ Chairman Newman wires from Wichita that Santa Fe tralnmen west of Wichita are threatening to go out umless the strike 18 settled. 1 | and far- ment in r | in WORK OF THE P(lSTUFH(Ei Charles Emory Smith Gives an Account of His Department's Service. BRIM FULL OF INTERESTING STATISTICS anct Comes WASHIN portion of master gen To the F submit department 30,1900, on of the ( Nel the ITON, I the ann eral ‘resident the annual report of the for the pvern at 1 People. ee, is A ual 9.—Following report of the the honor_to Postoffice ar ending J have fiscal “T'he financial operations of the depurtment for t the followlr Ordinary pe Recelpts fr ness ast fiscal year are tem g st 8t n me shown brieily in nt enu y order busi- $100,509,4 14555 Total receipts, all sourc Total expenditures for the y Excess of expenditures over re From that the elpt thi T expenditu than for th for the yea; #1,220,088 lews than that wing is nues and expenditure which has been transmitted to The foll of the trea June 3, 15 Total_posta Add T pe increase 1901 Istimated revenue for 1901 year s s statem evenues | hundred miillon mark 3 we prey T 1899- 1900 sury, for 1 revenu cont fo end 5,385,688.70 it 1t will be observed \ave now passed the also that while the over $6,000, us fiscal vear ) was but $5 355,69, belng t the provious year, in estimats of the rev of the postal service, the sccretary fiscnl year ending r th o estimated ing June $12,854,579.00 7,676.602.00 $110,031,1 Add 6 per cent for estimated in crease year ending June 0, Estin Estimated expenditure Deficlen; ed reven oy, 1 902 6,601,870.00 for 1002 M2.00 $116, ue stimated....$ 4,634,307.00 Rural Free Delivery. The delivery au proved’ to striking ud lines alrca service, ca point, is or constant st The admirable railway | eulminaty. time, obtain the straightest line tho least ha distribution in great uring th be the n aching feature of postal dev t time 1ces, b y well rried to ily the FURE 1 1 of the andiing extraordinary extension of rural frec last two salient, years has wignifica most had other been along es. We have ut they have settled. ‘The the highest sgical outgrowth of r the quickest dispate sifice I only the incessant effort to say “Ihe frequent and rapld ties, now of stripping the telegraph in local use the periection of concentrated orgunization Al these ments of method which k eral mo velopments of an establish Kural ire clently trie immediate appparent &8 corre postal rec ably follow circalation iterature. ruling mar diffused a commun! placed on rms, as hi enhanced abie and and measur mistaka and the n_progre o me ana d It st " 5. by of the | A more Kets u d the pro ton ana a sure « their impro tial condition of the servic able ben Its int other 1m ) pace wit 58 are the natural 4 system now its cffects. suits are ¢ soctal and busi- 1d 50 swells the tuction i3 invar \crease n the erlodical dge of prices 18 julcker. lon I3 h gen- a many h su “The arly L large press aceurate Know nd varying ducer, with his larger intorma soting. ' h been shown in mar become ement 18 the es The material and un- pads efits are signal We are now carrying the postoffice to the door of 31,000,000 of and clties complicated work of carrying th to the dool over L0000 squa On July very’ rout fiscal year, Ow, this ni July 1, became 2514 Hehed, covering avi 9 1900, The tas| of by r 1 s ¢ under a mber wa the adlable, had 1 miles 180 in there ppropriation Ople massed In 0wns before us 18 the more postofiica out 21,0W,000, scattered miles of territor, were 391 rural de- operation. Within _the n appropriation of $4oU,- 5 increased to 121, On of §1,750,0m on November 16, located and estab- nggregate length, wd N in 842 wquare miles, divided among forty-four tates and terrifories and serv- ing a popu of appHcat awaiting ac more than 1nt fon: the existing servic more. will carrying not less tha als rlets, J5 0t takin net result delivery to a the eligible portion of stand has Estimated ‘The closs the of 4,30 nail 300,00 bout an ng @ of the e 1,000,000 gross o n of 1,801,624, conservative exhibit, The number At that date and investigation was enough to double every day brings esent fiscal year 0 routes in raiion, daily to the doors of o residents of the rural y and the the rural’ free or wl would extension of square mile the country, st $20,665,600 Deduct estimated savings from Dedii from star rec discontinuance fourth-class offices of..$2 estimated suvings discontinuance routes elpts ot 759,400 of 0,000 ] annual cost of ru- fr [ deliv s t ee Dpe ery hat rural f xtended practically over the whole at nt flsc 750,000, less would « an A anr year substantially day to every door In the Postal han tal cost of less appropriation for the for this purpose iy $l,- lay of $12,000,000, un- nands shoa'd come tuke the mall every land. than After reviewing at length the frauds un- earthed in Cuba postal affairs, efforts of the department and the to check them, the postmaster general goes on When the immediate wrong and offenge of infidell and more office, fact that | held for a which carri and it Tho cases the courts merits acts w arraign hose imy than orc Its turpitude wak enhanc the betra t was eople ul the e pa were brought to as taken to right the the wrongdoers, Th Jlicated was more than light ¢ to the confldence reposed in them malfeasance In d by the trust were our wards, sacred obligations, st mnation to the custody of trial 18 expectid linary Al of who tarly y Money Order §: b, statl the p tho medi always o conditions few yeurs enhaiic while t ness for 1898 amour for the y The total 1900 am. in Cuba ment re Tho total money-orde 30,297 out ¢ in"the last fiscal v extended tc The exte talands of t Hawall has been carofully furthared b postal syst pendent of monies der the su of poxte’ of Dur added to t making the | 322 carrl 1 over total 512,14 m of the harmony g the stics of T fnterest with The fm bee sh ir h creas {scal ted o e 190 0 ansictl mted to $255.670 nd Porto Rica « tivaly numbs busine 76,685 United States e off nafon Porto Rl this d m b )y 1 eryision Cuba fis list ) n er irev he t were th of this service the of the busin, money- der system are becalse they” fluctuate prevai‘ing business wprovement of fhe last n continied and even own by the fact that 1 the money-order busi- year 189 over that of 320,204,472, the _increase ver 1599 was §50,711,604 ons for the fiseal year Orders drawn | for the pay- € 35,081,850 and $1,842.542 of postoffices at' which #8 18 transaciod 18 now postoffices in operation At the close of the h facllities having Leen fices during the vear. this svstem {n th the Philippines and supervised and cpartment. The Cuban oW practically inde- rations of the order system of that isand are tin- of the director vear sixty of fr imber mploye 1 ofMces we v offices at which 15,- ear amounted to Mail Transporiation. Statistios ond ass o length of nual travel amounted to 4 comrared with the prec tncrease 5 shown of 1 routes and in length annual tray 45,55, During the vear contracts for mail servic contra. i the sec most of sulted in a nual the fact th was made | the given 1n ant postmaster at the end of the fiscal year the ber of {nland mail routés was i 0,08 1 el The was $55,146,059.76, ond south decred rate of expenditure at ar n the an Ratlway At the 1208 Yines « tion throuzl length of services of eled u dlstanc mands 1po se of th f traveli hout th 176.960 m 8,704 cler! of 2 n the raflway the report of the sec- ral show that )l num- . 9, having niles, on which the an miles. As cal year an 1,040 miles miles in total cost of this an increase of $2,06 vy o here was a reletting of on the star routes sectlon, includin atates, which £ $79.612.48 n the an- notwithstanding ddition of per cent inual mileage Mail o flscal yoar there were ng postofiices In opera- country, having a total fles und requiring the ks, who, In crews. trav- The de- ce re. o servi 00,872,785 miles. mall werv quired the use of 3.6%8 cars and parts of cars, 2 apartm mated that mail were st t ratlw its on _steamboat 13,792, handled, Ay tles and 72 lnes. It is eatl 7160 pleces of ordinary together with 19,850,198 \ oars In ¢ post- | 121,276,349.00 | lop- | Ty and secure | been wufh- | $M4,- | BEE: MONDAY, packages, cuses and sacks of registered matter and the errors of all kinds amounted to but one In eve 10,175 pleces distributed. | 1 ‘Kret to state that 'I!r- wns a slight Incrense in the number of castalties occur- ring in the rallway mail service, the total ounting to 248, of which 4 were killed, 57 serlously Injured and 187 slightly Injured My previous recommendation for legisiation foF the relief of the families of these clerks who are killed while on duty 18 again eac- negtly renewed The Wum of $2,014,307.96 was oxpended by the department during the year for the transportation of forelgn malla. There wers 15,804,108 pleces of mail matter distributcd In transit by the clerks of the ocean mall service, Postal Revenue, The postal revenue from all sources was as follows: Sales of velope: and Secor stamps, , newspa postal card class postage rates), paid In money.. Box rents | Money order roceipts . Letter postage, paid in money, Frhn‘lp:l\l\ ba‘ances dus from orelgn “postal administra- tions . Miscellancous receipts Fines and penalties Recelpts from unclaimed dead letters v o stamped en- per wrappers g 8.0c000 $ 94,013,609 63 (pound 147,327.67 vep 40,14 14,43 Total recelpty $102.864,570.5 cess of expenditures over re- celpts v 5,386,088, 7 The expenditures of the postal service for the year are shown, by Itmes, in tho following statement Transportation of the m raflroads . Compensation of postmasters Free delivery service ... Compensation offices comp ¢ clerke T post- of rallway lerka ., "o portation of the malls star’ routes Rallway * postoffice Transportation malls . Rent, llght and fuel for first, sgecond and third clasy of- fices B Mall messenger wervice X Manufacture of stamped enve- D8 Transportation resuintion sereen wagon service g fon of the mails on teamboats Speeclal deltvery rervice Wl depredations and postoffice pectors Mall bags and catchers nsportation of th ctric and eable Ufacture ¢ stampe . Transportation Kpecinl facilit Manufactura of e Miscellancous expenses for post- Including furnfture Balance due forelgn countries It blank books, ets; for money order service Reglstered p kaxe, tag, official nnd dead letter envelopes Wrapplng twine B saiees Renting of canceling machines. | Statlonery for postoMees | Experimental’ rural freo deliv- oty ; | Phetmaring | Stamne Eatabilehment postoffices at post- £38,00.02 5,041,338.55 car merve of " forelgn 1,801 94 81 915,186.19 506,875.12 of "the or mals othet malis cars postage the pte tal cards malls 1196 100,13 143.663.05 780,06 06 987.52 10000 % .11 64,991.03 a20,433.17 9,965.78 61,857 31 $106,778 19153 res under twenty-one ftems of appropria- and rating of "temporary military posts Ixpendit | “imalie | tions 471,107 penditures for 3 1 ac the $107,240,208 13 during the of previous ir punt 490,959.66 $107,740,257.90 Detai of Admin tion, Durlng the year a total of 534,087.914 pieces of stamped paper was issued to post- masters, having i face value of §97,687,17154, | an incréase of $7.53,111.83, or 8.38 per cent, over the preceding year. The recent Innovation of selling stamps bound in small books, suitable for carriage in the pocket, has proved exceedingly popu- | 1ar with the people and the sales are grow- | Ing with each month. During one month | recently 421,820 of these baoks were sold, An_issue of stamps in_commemoration of the_Panamerican Exposition, to be held in Buffalo next yvear, will be made and ap propriate deslgns illvatrating modes methods of tcansportetion have been adopted for them | The records of the department show that 18,422,049 pleces of mail were registered in {he various postoffices during the year, 2,020,713 ofMctal (free) and 15,382,036 for the public (paild). On those registered for the public the sum of $1.231 45448 s cotlected as_regletry fecs, showing an Increase of 14.77 per cent, nearly double the per cent of Increaso for the previous year, that belng 7.48 per cent. The percentage of increase i the number of articles registered during the year (1452 {s nearly fivo times that for the previous year (311 average vearly rate of in last preceding twenty years pleces, or 349.71 per cent There were 7,120,990,202 pleces of mall mat- ter of all kinds handled in our postoffices during the year. These were divided as follows: Letters, paid and free, 3,309.754,607; postal cards, o8 50; newspapers and periodicais, Known as second-class matter, 36,098,977, third and fourth-class matter, 21,968, Second-class matter was matled by pub- hers and news agents to the extent of 15,999 pounds and the postage paid thereon amounted to $3,525,880.9. To form a falr estimate of the total amount of thir class of matter malled annually the weight of that which is matled free in countles of publication should be added. This gives a total of 450,045,881 pounds, which represents the gross weight of second-class mattec carried fn the malls last year at the rate of 1 cent a pound. Malllngs of matter of thin character were made at 9,642 postoffices, an_increase of 179, Speclal delivery stamps were used to the vallie of 3627.874.90, and the expenses of this service amounted to $477,184.9 After ducting the cost of manufacturing and in dental expenses it 1s shown that the gov- | ernment realized a profit of $147,820.9 from the special delivery service. and exceeds the crease during t by 1,541,165 | | | Changes in OMces. There were 3,60 postoffices established during the year, being an increase of 635, and discontinuences ‘were made to the | number of 1912, which s 407 more than daring last year. In expianation of the large Increase in the number of offices dis- continued, it may be sald that owing to the extension'of the rural free delivery system many fourth-class offices were found an- necessary and _were, therefore, dincon- tinued, the salaries of the postmasters thus dispenked with amounting to $12,259. With- in the same period 15142 postmasters wers appointed, of which 707 were of tho presi- dential grade and 14435 of the fourth class AL the close of the fiscal vear there wers S8 postoffices In the United States. The number of first-class offices Was 101; second clas, _third-olass, 3187, and’ fourth- clans, 3 | " On'June 3, 190, the aggregate | of postmasters’ bonds then in wis | $124.504.518. The amount lost to the govern- | ment through insuficient bonds was only $12.518.75, which is a decided decrease | compared with the preceding year | In the course of the year a fotal of 1,626 arrests were made for viclations of the | postal lnws. Of this number 119 were post- masters, 20 assistant postmastel 45 8 In postofMices. § rallway postal clerks, etter carrlers, 39 mall carriers, 19 em- ployes in minor positions. The re wera not connected in anv way with convietions were secured and 5% c trie in th United Btates convictions we 6 case were pending at the close of the vear. In the State courts 61 cagcs were disposed of, con- victions resulting in 49, and 28 were pending. During the last fiscal year 98 clalms of postmusters for losses’ resulting from burglary, fire or other unavotdable casualty were considered and allowances made to the amount of $80,230.30. Of this number, however. were claims which had been previously disallowed, but which were re. open upon receipt of additional evidence and allowed. Of the total of 084 fms consldered during the year, 1 been filed In previous years, id Wwere pending at the close of the fiscal yeur Claims to the numbes of 112 Ived durlng the fiscal year ending . and a total of 422 remainea un- its close, Of the total amount al ses $12,777.77 was for post 9% for postage stamps and stamped paper and $11.79 78 for money order funds. The sum $17.182.62 was allowed for losses by fire, $48,048.78 by hurelary, 3507058 by robbery and ‘larceny, 3$1,136.92 while in transit_from postofiice to depository offices and $7%5.08 by miscellaneous causes, On Julv 17 1869, the Bertillon system for the {dentification of criminals was added us an auxiliary to the inspector service. Even At this early stage the system has conelu- slvely monstrated its worth and it will be made a4 permanent feature the work for the suppression of crimes against the pos- tal laws, mount the 1899 T June #, funds, ation Neede. The following recommendations for legis- latlon by congress were included in my last anuual report and are now renewed: That an act be passed to punish persons who by force attempt to enter a car or apartment [n a car used for the distribu- ton of mail, or who may aseault & rallway DECEMBER aindor | 1900. 10, mall clerk while dutfes as such That a statute be enncted providing for the compulsory separation by publishers of lass mall matter. While the ma {ority of the publishers have shown 4 will ngness to undertake this work at the ro. quest of the speclal officer in_charge of it a few are unwilling to co-operate with the Eovernment in this matter, which saves ex pense to the department and facilitates dis- patch of mail. That the Interstate commerce law amended to prohibit common carriers wit, telegraph and express companies, or any of their employes, from aiding and abettng in the green goods or lottery swindles, or any other scheme carried on partly by mail and partly by common car: rier, and which {s in violation of the postal lawk That a statute be enacted authorizing postoffice Inspectors to take out search war- rants whenever the same may be necessary in_the presecution of their officlal dutles. ‘That ‘an appropriation be made for the purpose of constructing lookouts fn post- offices wherever, in the opinion of the post- master general, they may be needed. That provision be made for the payment | of incidentul expenses incurred by Jocal of- ficera or others in the arrest, detention and keeping of prisoners charged with viola- | tions of the postal laws until such prison be transferred to the c of nited States marshal — in the discharge of his be to- #1,000 Worth of A. H. Thurness of Wills Creek Coal Co., Buffalo, O., writes: “I have been aficted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, passing gravel or stones with excruclating paln. Other medicines only gave relfef After taking Foley's Kidney Cure the result was surprising. A few doses started the | brick dust, like fine stones, etc., and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a new man. Foley's Kidney Cure has done me $1,000 worth of good.” Tuke no substitute. Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's drug store, South Omaha JEFFRIES AND WITTE CONFER Champion Pro Clowe Tralning Soon and Will Meet Any of the Dig Throe, W YORK, Dec, 9.—Herman J. Witte of Cluclnnati today saw James J. Jeffrios in this clty relative to the boxing contests which it {s proposed to pull off at Cincin- nati between February 1 and 14 next in| the big convention hall. Jeffries made an | arrangement with Mr. Witte to postpone all his theatrical engagements after Janu- ary 1 and to go Into training. He told M Witte that ho would fight either Fitzsim- mous, Ruhlin or Sharkey, Fitzsimmons pro- ferred. 1t he cannot get a match with Fitzsimmons he will fight Rublin, providing the last named beats Maher n !is Phila- delphin fight. If Maher gots the best of the fight fn Philadelphia, Jeffries will not meet Fitzsimmons, but will then take on Sharkey. Mr. Witte announced that the Cincinnati people were willing to put up $5,000 and each one of the two fighters who appear | must put up $1,600. Athletics at 8. U. T |, JOWA CITY, Ia, Dec 8—(Special)— | The outlook now s that the athletic teams af 10 will e s good as 'or hetter hin | thé teams of 1000. The track team will have at least two trips outside the sta North- western at Evanston and an interenllegii o | meet at Chicago. Then there s the ua! | meet with Grinnell at T City and toe | state meet at Des M There Is talg that the men would also like o meet with elther Wisconsin or Michigan. The chances | for a winning team In base bail are ve | good. “The team will play scme of colleges In the state and the contests wi Nebraska and Kansas are not remote pos- sibilities From present indications the 191 foot | ball team wlill be as good or better than | this year. Towa's chances for a good re ord niext year are fully ax good as those of any of the conference ecolleges. E center; Little. guard: Coulthard | Walters, Selbert and Herbert, | tams and Dye, quarterbacks of thi | team, will be 'back. There ts much good | | material in the second tcam. The gren: need will be men to take the positton of lowa's famous backs, Morton and Edson Chicago, ~Northwestérn, — Michigan and either Tllinofs, Wisconsin “or Minnesata will be among the conference colleges to play us. There {s a general feeling thut games with both Minnesata and ‘Wiscna- #in ghould he arranged, !f possible, and from what transpired last scason lowa will be on thelr 1is(s. a 5 year's | ireat St.-Day Cyele Rnce. NEW YORK. Dec. 9—The sixth annual international six-day bieycle race at Madi- son Square Garden was started at midnight tonight before aver 6,000 people. The race 18 held under the ausplces of the Amerl- n Bleycle Racing assoclation and four- | teen riders of International reputation be- gan the 142 hours' grind. They represente as many pairs, who will race for the al doys as teams. No man will be allowed to ride on the track more than twelve hours in a day. but the two men In a team may relieve ‘one another at any time it suity themselves. At the end of the six davs' racing $4000 in prizes will be distributed among the riders. The score at 2 0. m. was: Elkes and Me- Farland, 49.2; Simar and Gouwoltz, 49.2; | Plerce and McEachern, 49.2; Babcock and Aronson, 49.1; Waller and Stinson, 40.1; Mil- ier and Walthour. 48.1; Turville and Glmm, 49.1: Frederick and Fisher, 49.1; Colgan and Dickerson, 49.1: Dubols and Krebs, 49; Kiser and Ry 49, Miller and Accountrier, 49; | McLean and' McLean, 49; Albert and | Bloecker, 45.9. mua Works Off the Cold, Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure o | cold In one day. No Cure. Na Pay. Price 25 cents. Stops the Coug! | | DEATH RECORD. Oldest In Hallir Serviee, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9.-—Willlam N, Jackson, secretary of the Unfon Railway company, and the oldest man in active rail- road service in the United States, both in years and polnt of scrvice, died here today. He was past 91 years of age and had been & resident of Indianapolis for nearly three quarters of a century. His first rallroad service was with the first railroad built in the state. South Carolina Statesm COLUMBIA, 8. C., Dec. 9.—John Laurens Manning Irby, who served this state in the United States senate from 1890 to 1896, dicd at his home at Laurens today. He was the most remarkable political organizer this state has produced and was but 36 ars old when elected senator. He welded together the dissatisfled elements which | elected himself and B, R. Tillman to the | United States senate. Bright's disease caused his death, Author of fancheon. ST. LOUIS, Dec, 9.-Y\ugust Waldauer, & widely known professoibof music, died here today of a complication of diseases, aged | 5 years. He was best known as the au- thor of “Fancheon,” in which Maggle | Mitchell made a hit some years ago. Prof. Waldauer played first violin In the or- chestra that accompanled Jenny Lind on her tour In this country Thomas Mulviniil. Thomas Mulvihill, well known in Omaha as the old-time bill poster and sign ad- vertiser, and a member of the firm of Boyd & Mulvihill, lessees of Boyd's opera house, | died at noon Sunday after an illnes of several years. Arrangements for the fu- neral are not yet complete Oldent Mawon Liy DENVER. Dec. 9.—Adnah Adams Treat | died here today, aged 108 years and § months. He had long been the oldest living Mason in point of age and the second oldest Muson in polnt of time connected with the order. FIRE RECORD. on HBrick Dec. 9.—~The plant of the Cleveland & Canton Brick company was completely destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, $50,000; covered by insuranc Pt LS Read Wed, Geoge W. Read, a musiclan o will be married in Denver on De to Miss Adah Walker of Perry, will make thelr future Springs, Celo, malia, Ia heme at Color: | rich tomerrow. | now leaves unfon depot at BOFTENS th CURES W1 edy for DIARRHOEA! ask for and take no other kind. NEELY (ASE E T0 BE A TEST Eupreme Court to Hear Arguments Involv- ing Government in Uuba. EXTRADITION FOR TRIAL IS RESISTED Alleged Embe: Unconstitutional=( That Unite %ol Autho WASHINGTON, Dee ~The supreme court tomorrow morning will hear argu- ments In the case of Neely agalnst Henkel, involving the right of the United States to extradite Neely for trial fn Havana for the alleged embezziement of the Cuban pos- tal funds. The court has specially ns- signed it for argument on that day and it {s at the head of the call Neely was arrested in ew York for the alleged embezzlement of $67,000, en- trusted to him as the finance agent of the Depariment of Posts. Circuft Judge La combe held that the evidence disclosed probuble cause and ordered Neely's deten tlon pcnding the action of the executive Neely then applled for a habeas corpus on the ground that the act of congress authorizing the extradition was unconsti- tutional, as an attempt to. legislate for a forelgn country with which the country is at peace. The case, therefore, involves the question of the constitutional relations between the United States and the fsland of Cuba and will be the first of the cases which will determine the power of this government to govern tcmporarily or per manently the islands acquired by the ‘reaty of Paris. The grounds set forth in the ap- plication. for the writ are that since the treaty of Paris the United States Is with- out authority to occupy or control Cuba and that the military government which there order of the president is exists by illegal and in violation of the constitution John D). Lindsay and Delancey Nicoll of the New York bar will argue the case for Neely and the gevernment will be rep sented by Assistant Attorney General James M. Beck. LVERYBO] Y DELIGHTED, Newh oy Dandraff Germ Permanently d Cures Baldoess. Quintne and rum and a whole lot of other things, are pleasant to rub on the scalp after washing It free of dandruff, but not | one preparation of the general run will cure the dandruff. A germ causes dan- druft and falling hair. It is necessary to kill that germ, to be permanently eured of | dandruff, and to stop falling hair. New- bro's Herpleide will positively destroy that germ, o that there can be no more dan- druff, and so that the hair will grow lyxuriantly. Jestroy the cause, and you remove the effect.” Bank ¥y 9.—(Special T A delegation of Pawnee couaty republicans came to Lincoln tonight to urge the ap- peintment of Walter Hartwell of Pawnee City as state bunk examiner. They will precent a formal request to Governor Diet- . J. Wood of Table Rock 18 an applicant for the same position and will probably be represented tomorrow by several of his townspeople. Governor Dietrich will return to Lincoln tomorrow and will remain for the mceting of state officers-elect on Friday. “Quicker Time to Chieago, The time of “Chicago Limited,” via Ili- nols Cel railroad, has been reduced fifty minutes between Omaba and Chicago. Tratn 45 p. m. and arrives at Chicago 9:30 a. m., instead of 10:20 &. m. as heretofore. The “Limited,” with its superior equipment and fast time 's Just what you are looking for. Try it. Tlck ets and sleeplng car reservations at 140! Farnam street Swedish Town Vistted by Fire. STOCKHOLM, Dec. §.—A fire at Borlange, near Falun, has rende el 160 persons home- less and caused damage to the amount of | 500,000 kroner. Lake Malar is frozen and shipping almost entlrely stopped. One steamer fecbound Through carelessness eight persons at Sand Viken have been poisoned by drink- | ing tea. Three of them are dead Painter of Animals K NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—John M a ‘well known artist, aged 10 y cidentally killed today by fa window of his residence. Mr. cAullffe was especlal'y well known In connectl with his pletures of horses and had b working on orders within the last we leaving several i1 pletures of uable horses. Mr. MeAuliffc was born in Ireland, coming to New York In 1847 His Bldow, three sons and one duughter survive er. legram.) is 18 led, McAuliffe, IS, was ace ng from a e Tewkabery Flies High in Mexico. W YORK, Dec. 10.—The World th's broker. HAYE k who it G horseman and man-alo; ared from his offices i this city 20 last, leaving creditors vainiy loo ng for sump estimated at $3m.00) entrusted o hi is dolng u thriving business in th exic ¢ he in living in_opulenc an ' assumed name and enjoying the friendship of Ligh offictals tn the republic of Mexlico @reeecceccece vreresvevy [to 9 p. m Spaulding & Co.; Chicage Sterling ¥ ‘Silverware for Chrsitmas, Our “Suggestion Book"” mailed on application. Spaulding & Co. Jackeon Boulevard Cor. State St " DR. MCCREW Office open Chica s m continuousty irom Sundays from § a m 6 "'CHARCES LOW (Dr. Mourew at age 68.) THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SPECIALIST n the treatiuent o1 A EASES ANL DISORDERS ONLY. 26 years' expericnce. 15 yoars n Owabh VAR(COCELE AND HYDROCELE A PERMANENE CULE GUARANAEED IN A riw AN S—without Lung, or ‘088 of Ume. I'bs QUICKEST ana MOST NATURAL CUMRE that yet boen dis- covered. 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NEE and Dougias Sts., OMAH T ARREW ; BRAND "KATONAH:"| CRESWELL 25¢each' 2 for25¢ SRS obraco AMUSEMENT: Metropolitan Grand Opera AT THE Auditorium, Lincoln Dec. 12th. aurice Grau’s great company of 226 people, Includimg Edouarde de Reszke, Mclba, Adams, Cam- punari and othe in “Romeo and Jullette' matinee—"Lucia" Speclal rates and accommodations for Omaha poople. % evening THE STAR MILWAUKEE Blatz 7MaItTVIva Cxon-intoxteant.) An Invaluable Tonic All Druggists. VAL BLATZ BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE. l | OMAHA BRANC 1412 Douglas St. TEL. 1081, essssssssssssesssresese of MOTHERS for their CHIL- WHILE TEETHING, with PER- CESS, I'T BOOTHES the CHILD, | GUMB, ALLAYS all PAIN! | "D COLIC, and 18 the host rem: Sold by Druggists rt of the world. R sure and 8. Winslow's Soothing Byrup,” | Twenty-five cents | n every o S | EEACURES all Kidney Diseases, Back: ache, oo, At 1ru gl or by I Trree book Dr. B. J. Kay, Sura‘'cgs, obe., ot NoY. Inquire at Hospe’s for particulars. OoREIGNTON TONIGHT, 8:16, ''THE ORPHEUM SHOW. SEVERUS SHAFTER, Ifim Famous Troupe N wsky. . Cressey an* Rlanche Dayne, Davenport Jack Norworth The Comiograph Weston and Herbert E Will Johnson, and Lorello Louise Dresser Hertio Fowler never changing: I3y s and fhe; kalery, 10c. Matinees esday, any part of house, %c; chil- 1e; gallery, 1c, Batarduy and few' front rows reserved, S0c, ba children, 10c; gallery, nings, reservi dren, day of house, W e BOYD'S— i) TONIGHT AND TUES Tuesduy, JAMES A Famous Comedy Drama, Shore Acres $1.00, 10¢. odward & Burgess, Tel. 1919 DAY Bargain Mt 2-50c Prices, %o, e, Next Attraction- L] day, Dec 14-15-Matinee Haturday, LAN, in SVANITY FA Friday and MIsS COG Packed! Tlundreds Turned Away! The Whole Town Turned Outf AGD'S TRUGACERD ivino 220 Matine 10c_and 2c-Night prise 10¢ c—Bmoke It you like. GAY Hum Scribner MORNING ¢ Truly the Fremier Hurlescue Organization of the World, Two burlesques: ~ “Blue Tirds of Bro wa on the Beaeh' and “A Gay Receptio; Mul-Kaye's Visit.” Buperb ollo, Buy uts now, use ORIES!