Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1903, Page 7

1 § { ¢ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: RALROADS BUMPER YEAR| toy Senveer n% Resnlt of General Pros= Than in Former Yesrn 1erity that Has Swelled / Revennes. 80 months ago, when the Rallway Age | pulitshed its summaty of rallroad buflding | for the firzt half of 1902, it appeared evi- went that (he new mileage for the emtire year would exceed 6,000 miles, but the in- cossant rains during July and August, and in some portions of the country during Boptember and October, seriously intor- terad with groding and tracklaying, and the delays (hus encountered, coupled with the dificulty, 86 widely experfen of secur- ing rails, have prevented the realization of our expectations. However, the new mileage completed durlug 1902 exceeds that of 1901, when 5,222 miles of track were laid, and {s greater than that of any year sinco 1890, when 5,670 miles were bullt, according to the Rallway Age. The returns for the year just ended are still incom- plete, and when they are all recelved ft is quite posaible that the figures for 1890 will be cclipsed. As the record stands to- day, It shows a total of 5,640 miles of track aid on 349 lines in forty-four states and torritories from January 1 to Decemler 31, 1902, exclusive of second track and sidings and without taking into consideration many privete lines and logging roads which have been bullt for temporary use. Bullding by Sections, Consfdered 'with reference to groupimy of states as arranged by Poor's Manual, the new teack is distributed as follows: New England states . 95.06 miles Middle states Sovive, 9.00 miles Central northern states . miles Aouth Atlantic states ........... 533.15 miles Gulf and Mississippl states .... 481.57 miles Houthwestern states ,570.11 miles Northwestern states . %9.39 miles Paclfic states 426.44 miles The greater part of the work of the last year has been carried on by the large sys- tems, which continue to bufld branch lines into new and undeveloped territory, and there has been little parallel bullding, one notable exception belng the Chicago Great Western, which has completed sixty-six and a half miles of its 130-mile extenston from Fort Dodge, Ia, to Omaha. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific system, in- cluding the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gult and other acquired lines, has expanded most by construction and has added 626 miles in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas. The St. Loufs & San Franoisco and allled lines have bullt 609 miles In Missourl, Arkansas, Texus, Indlan Territory and Oklahoma, and the Santa Fe system has completed 185 mMes in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, In- dian Territory and Oklahoma. Some of the other large systems have built new lines us follows: Great Northern, 194 miles in Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington, not counting the extensions bullt in Can- ada; the Southern Pacific, 165 miles fn Louislana, Texas, Nevada, California and Utah: International & Great Northern, 129 | miles in Texas; Chicago Great Western, 112 | iiles In Minnesota and Iowa; Chicago & Northwestern, including the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and the Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missour! Valley, 178 miles in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Tnul; 9 miles in Iowa, Minnesota, North | Dakota and South Dakota; Illinois Central 74 miles In Mississippi, Kentucky and II- linols; Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 80 miles | in Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and | Missouri; Texas & Pacific, 63 miles in Louisiana; Missourl Pacific, 137 miles in | Louisiana, Missourl and Arkansas; Oregon | Short Line, 58 miles in Utah. Other New Lines. Important new lines which do not seem 10 be Identified with any of the great sys- | tems have laid track ae follows: El Paso | & Southwestern, 161 miles in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas; Ozark & Cherokee Cen- tral, 132 miles in Arkansas and Indfan Ter- ritory; Fort Smith & Western, 56 miles In Tudian Territory; St. Louls Valtey, 100 miles in Tliinois; Towa & St. Louls, 60 miles in Jowa and Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern, 53 miles in Iowa. The two important Independent lines which have a large projected mlileage each —the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake | and the Kansas City, Mexico & Orlent- | have accomplished but little in the way of track laying, the former having completed ‘but thirty-one miles in California and the Iatter but forty miles in Kansas and Okla- homa and twenty-elght miles in Mexico. However, the Orfent line has finished a large porcentage of Its grading and pro- voses to push the work of track laying early in the year. The following table indicates new con- struction by years since 1 Inclusive: 184 oees The main States at the close of 1901 was 198,737 miles, according to “Poor’s Manual and the ad- dition of the 5,549 miles completed in 1902 brings the total mileage of the country up t0 204,336 miles on January 1, 1903. Are Few, The low water mark of rallway bank- ruptoles which was reached in 1901, when only four recelvers were appointed, has scarcely beeu ralsed ‘during the last year, only five companies being placed under re. celvership on account of insolvency ir 1902, and theso succumbing to difculties of long standing. No road of any importance has falled to meet its obligations. The little New Xork & Pennsylvania, fifty-two miles, ‘was put through the reorganizing processes Always the Same " Good Oid BLATL BEER The Pride of Milwaukee BSend Postal Card for New Brochure which tells why BLATZ BEER 18 RICHT BLATZ MALT-VIVINE (NON-INTOXICANT) TONIC FOR THE WE AK All Druggists or Direct VAL. BLATZ BREWING €O, Milwaukee OMAMA BRANCH, 1418 Douglas St Tel, 1081 | | i |and the chinook winds which melted the | plement dealers’ of recelvorship and foreclosure in three montha, with great finaneial improvement; the Clfcago & Southwestern, which had been in a chronle state of impecuniosity for years, has been bought by a strong company and placed under a receiver for the purpose of straightening out the title, and the three other little roads in the list 1ad mever been successful. The record of miloage and obligations is as follows ROADS PLACED UNDER RECEIVERS Bonded Capital Miles. = Debt 8t N. Y. & Pennsylvania 52 § 510,000 § & 0 Chicago & 8. E 127 396,000 12,500,000 Carollna Northern..... 40 000 500,000 Georgetown & Western 60 500,000 Kansas & Southern. Total five roads....278 $1,890,000 83, Total bonds and stoc! e * Estimated. t Authorized The capital stock of the Chicago & South- | eastern Is placed at the amount authorized | to be isaued, no further information being | obtainable; but a much smaller figure than | 250,000 would betteryrepresent the value and thus matertally reliuce the total in that nolumn. Only twenly-two roads, aggregating 1,270 miles out of the 204,000 miles of rail- | way in- the United States, are now being | operated by receivers on mccount of faflure to meet their obligations. The record of foreclosure sales also showe | rapld progress toward complete reconstruc- tion and solvency. In 1902 there were sold and reorganized eighteen roads, agere- gating 693 miles and representing a nom- inal capitalization of nearly $40.000,000. rogress of Reorganization. How raptdly the costly work of reorgan- fzatfon has gone forward is shown by a recapitulation of annual foreclosures, be- ginning with 1878. The summary shows tne number of roads to be 670, total mileage involved, 115,107, and the amount of money in stocks and bonds, $6,795,047,000. The record of the year in car and loco- motive buflding is nearly equal to that of last year, when all previous records were surpaased. The necessities of the 1+ roads are more clearly indicated by the | orders which have been placed for new equipment than by the number of cars and locomotives actually built Auring the year, sinco the latter figures are merely a state- ment of the capacity of the various bufld- ing concerns. The Rallway Age has compiled from its weekly records a statement showing that during the year 1902 orders have been placed for the bullding of 185,000 freight cars, 4,700 locomotives and 2,700 passenger equipment cars of the various classes, in- cluding baggage, mall and express. The figures have been corrected and additions made by officlals of the road concerned and by the manufacturers, and are pro- sented In detall. A corresponding record published by the Rallway Age on January 3, 1902, showed totals of 193,000 freight cars, 4,340 locomotives and 2,87 passenger ca May Yet Me savea. All who have severe lung troubles need Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, It cures or no pay. G0c, $1.00. For sale by Kuhn & Co. WATER INVADES THE HOUSES Many Familles Rescued from Par- tially Submerged Houses in White River Valley. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan, 4—White river overflowed its banks near O'Brien statlon, | fourteen miles below Seattle at 3 o'clock this morning. The people of the town were | awakened by the water in many casos | creeping into thelr beds. | A rellef train was ordered from Seattle | and on arriving with boats the rescuing | party found several families, the women and children of which were huddled on chairs and tables In order to keep from the water that was more than two feet | deep on the floors. All persons were taken to places of safety. No lives are reported lost, but much property has been ruined | or lost. Tonight the floods are subsiding and no further danger is feared. Not since 1869 has there been such floods | in the White river valley. The present one was caused by the recent nine days' rain heavy snows in the Cascades. Announcement was made today by the Great Northern that the Madison bridge | would be repaired Monday evening and the | first break in the trafic blockade would be | made during the night by the arrival of an overland train. It will carry four days' mall. There is no telling when the Northern Pacific main line will be open, but prob- | ably not for several days. Tonight the | Portland division was clearéd and the first | train in two days came in from the south. All the coast lines from Seattle north, with | the exception of the Whatcom line, have been cleared and this latter will not be | in operation until some time tomorrow. Large forces of men are at work on the line between Seattle and Tacoma. The aunouncement is made tonight that it will be opened at noon in a temporary way. The Seattle-Tacoma interurban line prob- ably will mot be in operation for several weeks so great is the damage. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. J. H. Holt, a ranchman from Miles City, Mont., is at’ the Paxton George Bogart, a banker from Shenan- dosh, is at the Paxton hotel. Mrs. H. Sues Arts and A. Arts of The Hague, Holland, ‘are at the Iler Grand. W, A. Follett and wife of Atlantie, Ia., are mpending a day or two at the Mlilard. John P. Bleeg of St. Louls is among the late arrivals for the implement decalers convention. P. A. Sorg and W. H. Dechant of Mid- dieton, O., prominent in the tobacco world, are registered at the Millard. E. T. McCarthy of Cambria, Wyo., who has enticed the smile of fortune from oat a Deadwood mine, is at the Millard. P. A Sorg of Middleton, O., Interested in the Millard hotel, and W. I. Deckenty of the same town are at the Millard. Messrs, James, M. F. and V. Dumond are a trio of vaudeville artists with this week's Orpheum show who are at the Mil- lard. W, A. Irwin of Red Oak, Ia., and M. J. Powers of Beatrice Neb..' are merchants stopping at the Murray while in Omaha on business. John 8 Hogan, Fender; Leo Tobin, North | Platte; A. C. Crose. Shenandoah: ¥. Har- | Webster, Tekamah, mong t the Merchants' hotel. Captain W. M. \\'nflm‘ acting Inspector | of the department, will go on a tour of inspection_this week to include Fort Sill, Jefterson Barracks and Fort Leavenworth. Henry O. Nilsson has returned to Lincoln to resume his studies at the university, atter spending the holidays with his par: ents. r. and Mrs, J. Nilsson, 175 South Tenth street A. Willey of Chisage, R. W, o Anaconda. Mont., E Plommana v of Richmond, Va., and Charles E. Aiberts of Minneapolis | are’ among business visitors registered at the Iler Grand W. I Clover of Cozad, Albert Stern of Logan, Ia. F. L. Landon of Sfiver City, In., and W. F. Petell and W. Hansen of Fremont afe at the Arcade for the im- convention LOCAL BREVITIES. Tom Wilson of Cattison, N. J.. and James Burk of Chicago are held at the eity jafl as suspicious charscters Frank Warrin, son of Court Reporter Warrin, will this morning be Ill:’n by Sherifr ywers to Lincoln for recommitment to the Insane asylum. Warring has been out for some tims on parole. but was found 10 ke in a eondition which did not allow of his lberty . Elwcr Wormsley of South Omaha was last night arrested and will answer to th charge of assauit and battery, It is osed that he is the man who struck puise Cohen of 11§ Capitol avenue in the eyes and tried to choke her Baturday night. The eyes of Loulse were swelled sbut, so that she could not see for a pum- ber of hours. i | tent | which began over six months ago, drags | Sultan Recognizes 1is Brother and | son killed MEN 1Y THE CABS CONE NEXT Firemen and Engineers on Union Pacifio Will Demand More Pay. TO FOLLOW CONDUCTORS AND BRAKEMEN Strikers Claim the Tralnmen and Tel- egraphers Are Profiting at Shop- men's Expense and Sco! the Engineer: The Unlon Pactfic engineers and firemen have mounted the band wagon, taken up the refrain, “more pay,” and are preparing to meet the officials the first part of Feb- ruary. First it was the lelegrapliers who asked President Burt for more money. They got it. Then came the switchmen and thelr stipends were Increased. Now the con- ductors and brakemen ere in the city and today will confer with the officials, with the latter's consent, as to an advance In wages. That they will get it is not doubted. The engineers and firemen have all their plans lald and have even gone to the ex- of engaging quarters at the Arcade hotel February 1 for their grievance com- mittee, twenty members. In the maantime the shopmen's strike, wearily on, and if the men get more pay and are not forced to do plecework it will be because the company's power to resist these demands longer has been vanquished and it is compelled In Its own interest to yleld. The actlon of the trainmen and teleg- raphers hasi its origin in that national move- ment planned some months ago and orig- inally published in The Bee. It engaged the tralnmen of every trunk line in the unfon west of New York. It contemplated a general increase in wages on the grounds, primarily, that the cost of living had gone up disproportionately with the standard of wages. The enginemen also complained that the increased capacity of locomotives worked a hardship on them: The proposi- tion was that all roads should grant the demands or a genmeral strike would ensue, The scheme is working with good results. Most of the roads appréached have ylelded without delay. Profit at Strikers’ Expenwe. The claim of the Union Pacific strikers, the machinists, bofler makers and black- smiths, that their long and expensive struggle with the company has facilitated the efforts of the other employes of that road in securing their demands doubtless s entitled to serious consideration. With thé motive power shops tied up the com- pany finds itself in the midst of about all the labor difficulties it can handle. There is a strong feeling among the shopmen against the engineers, as a body, not indi- vidually. “They are a set of autocrais,” says Pres- ident John McNeil of the boiler makers. And a prominent local leader yesterdsy sald: “Among the engineers are many good fellows, but as an organization they are nothing but leeches. They take all the help we can give them in this indirect way, but never offer to heip anybody else." The elghteen members of the trainmen’s grievance committee, representing the con- ductors and brakemen, expect to meet Su- perintendent Buckingham of the Union Pa- cific today. Xip Them In the Mua. It you have loss of appetite, headache, constipation or ©lliousness take Electrie Bitters. 1t cures or no pay. Only 50c. For sale by Kuhn & Co. MOROCCAN WAR NEARS END Pretender's ¢ use Loses Sup- porters Immediately, TANGSERS, Morocco, Jan. 4.—According to official pews received here from Fez the adroit move of the sultan in bringing his brother, Mulai-Mohammed, to the cap- ital has attained the desired object of de- | priving the pretender to the throme of his prestige, and the latter has retired, dis- | credited, to Taza. He has been deserted by 2 number of local tribes, who dispersed to make sure of their booty. Buhamara, the pretender, having claimed the Intention of enthroning Mulai-Moham- med, his rebellion has no longer any reason to continue, as the sultan has publicly reconciled himself with his brother and Mulal-Mohammed has made a solemn entry | into Fez, acclaimed by the populace. | The sultan has announced the appoint- | ment of Mulal-Mohammed as governor ot the province of Fes, thus disproving the rumors that Mulai-Mohammed aspired to the throne. When this had been done, ac- cording to the officlal authority for these statements, the tribes around Fez -swore fidelity to the sultan and denounced Bu- hamara as an imposter, whom they would prevent from coming to Fez. All immediate danger has disappeared. The routes from Fez to the coast are open. It is sald the sultan is now preparing a large expedition with the intention ot crushing the rebellion. Advices received here from Fes, under date of December 29, are to the effect that the members of the Haina tribe, who were fighting for the pretender, have declarea their alloglance to the sultan. Twenty thousand troops have reached Fez from the Sus district. The sultan has placed his brother, Mulai- Mohammed, in command of the expedition against Buhamara. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS KILLED Wreek on Southern Railway Causes Injury to Twenty-Seven People and Death to Engineer. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 4.—A passenger train on the Southern railway, bound from Atlanta to Birminghawm, left the rails last night near Weems station. The baggage | 1903. orth Te We never tire of telling the story of yYneeda Biscuit. We do not believe that lovers of good, whole- some food ever tire reading it. Uneeda Biscuit are the result of two ideas. That soda crackers could be made better than they had ever been made before. That it was pos- sible to convey them to the home fresh, crisp and clean. The importance of the soda cracker as an article of daily consumption, made this worthy of extraordinary effort. True, many people laughed at the idea of so much thought—time— labor—capital, being devoted to a soda cracker. But the greatest industries of the greatest country in the world have been developed from smaller things than a soda cracker, and so it seemed worth while to make the best soda cracker that could be made and to place it on the table as good as it had been made. To do the first required the selec- tion of the best materials, of the best equipment, the highest skill. the second upset all traditions. oldest bakers said To do The there was no way to keep a soda cracker good. Busy Night for Stage Hands and the Company in Gereral. PEOPLE HUSTLE FOR PLACES TO SLEEP Omaha Hotels Already Filled and the Subjects of the Great Caesar Have Hard Time to Find Beds. Mr. Ben Hur of Jerusalem, Palestine, r- rived in Omaha from Minneapolis at 7 o'clock last night, accompanied by his mother, his sister, Tirsah, his erstwhile triend, Messala, old Arrius, the galley mas- ter, the three wise men of the east and four coach loads of other folks. -With him there came also seven baggage carloads of the Roman empire, four 100-to-1 shots from the running stable of Shiek Ilderim, eight other, but less speedy, chariot horses from rival stables in Rome and Louisville; four camels for the journey of the wise men; sixteen property men with a reputation, with an ‘worry. Awalting these arrivals there were at the Boyd theater fifty special property men under Stage Manager Clark; an orchestra enlarged to twenty-four pieces; two sixty- horse power motors perched high in the fly balconies; an army of 125 supernumer- arles of sizes acjusted for every impersona- tion from flower girls to Roman soldiers, and a stage bared to accommodate sixty drops (four times as many as the average well staged production); four carloads of set pleces and the cradles, tracks and three panoramic canva reproduction of the chariot race. Sunday Work Was Plenty, insatiable desire for work and All Sunday morning the musiclans played and replayed pleces, new to many of them | to convey the because written especially epirit of the scenes of the Wallace book. All Sunday afternoon and for several hours Sunday evening the captain of supernumer- fes drilled his raw recruits, the Roman soldiers at the Crelghton hall and the flower children at the Schlitz hall. And all day Sunday and for eight hours Sunday night the stage crew worked, piacing the settings in the order in which they will be needed and experimenting with chariot cradles on the stage tracks, during one of which experiments a ball-bearing roller slipped from its groove and created | general havoe. This morning and mail cars rolled down an embankment and were demolished Although the train was filled with pas- sengers, Eugineer White was the only per- His mangled body was found under the locomotive. Twenty-seven passengers were slightly injured A relief train Birmingham. The p: mained on the ties. | The derallment occurred on & curve and | was caused by the spikes in the rails be- ing pulled out by & preceding freight, which had gone three miles with one of the wheels on the ties. When the loco- motive pulling the long train from Atlanta | struck the insecure ratl it left the rafls | and turned over, crushing Engincer White to death. The combination express and | mail ear split in two lengthwise, part of | | bt the injured to senger coaches re- it falling against the wreckage of the bag- gage car. The wreckage was cleared and traflic re. sumed today. Bribery Trial Be Today. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4—The case of Charles F. Kelley, former speaker of the house of delegates, churged with bribery in con- lon with the subw n deal, will be divisdon of the iminal court tomorrow morning. Kelley is also indicted on charges of Bribery in ;‘A:‘r_x'n«uan with the lighi bill and ’cr-l little Orlental world is to assemble on the Boyd stage at an early hour for the most stupendous and quaintest full dress re- hearsal ever seen in Omaha. The newspapers and the general public have been making considerable fuss over Mr. Hur and his folks, yet notwithstanding this and the additional fact that he has slways beem very particular in his cholcs of companions (except, of course, while In the mavy as an oar stroke), some of his closest companions had diMiculty last night in getting under roof in Omaha. Lodzing Places Were Se: Ben himselt was all right because he Is getting $100 per week now and can afford to pay for the braid on a bell boy's clothe but some very distinguished Roman sen tors had to give up to some very obscure Nebraska implement dealers Wwho had spoken to the hotel men first, aad the three wise men of the Bast had to give up to three still wiser men of the same na tionality, but from points less far east- ward, such, for instance, as New York. Utica -and Yonkers. Amrah and Tirzah found accommodations finally, but some of the other women and girls had muckh bard luck as if the leprosy were not a out of thelr systems, and they tramped about from hotel to boarding house unti well into the night before the last founc places, Mosawhile tbe common, wart-) ' V\‘P%‘::Iu of Kansas City, s necessary In the | the | this whole | WHEN BENAUR CAME TO TOWY | | nd a flerce, electric-wired stage manager | | | | Iling That no one expected it any way. . That people were satisfied to eat them stale, as they had been in the habit of doing. And so it fell to the lot of younger minds to do this unheard of thing—to keep a soda cracker good until eaten. The result was the creation of the In-er-seal Package with red and white seal. An invention that kept out the air, moisture, dust germs, that first retained the natural flavor of the bis- cuit, keeping it crisp and fresh until it reached the table, and so Uneeda Biscult became a reality. The little thing that seemed hardly worth while became a great thing that seemed hardly possible. To-day over 300,000,000 packages have been consumed by the thought- ful people of this country and the de- mand is ever increasing. That Biscuit. is the story of Uneeda Some day we will tell it over again for thebenefit of those who are still ““satisfied’” with the stale and broken crackers that come ina paper bag, when they can get Uneeda Biscuit whole, fresh, and clean. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY banded cornsheller, salesman and railroad grievance committeeman looked on in com- fortable security and speculated on how | often they could stand for the show at its | somewhat altitudinous prices. | RCADS ARE YET BLOCKADED | Northern Pacifie und Great Northern | Trains Stalled by Effecis of Chinook Still Raging. | e | TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 4.—There was| nothing doing on the Northern Pacific to- | day, not a train leaving the city, and the | rallroad oficials are unable to make any | f\definite statement as to the future. The Chinock still prevails and water is pouring down the Cascades in torrents. At Martin, on the east glde of t tunnel, there is a washout of nearly 300 feet, while several places between the tunnel and Ellensburg are under water or the tracks covered with mud. To sum up the Alficulty the Northern Pacific is struggling with, there are five washouts on the main line between Castle Rock and Kelso. There are innumerable slides all the way from Cosmopolis to the terminus on the Gray's Harbor branch. The Auburn cut-off Is under water for miles. Nearly a mile of track is gone in cne place on Green river. Five or six, minor washouts are reported between Les- ter and Palmer. ! The big washout at Martin is followed by a succession of washouts and landslides ali the way to Ellensburg. The South Bend branch is under water and covered with elides from Willapa to the terminus. i The company has two passenger trains tled up at Maywood and 1s taking the best care possible of the passengers. There are slides ahead and washouts behind, and ar- rangements are being made to get supplies | to the tralus. There is no way to get the | passcngers out at present, owing to the washing_out of all road bridges in that | section. | Not a county road can be followed | mile in any direction. | One passenger train s bound up at Les- ter, where the passengars ore being cared for by the raiiroad. No communication is | poseible cither way until the water shall | have abated. The Great Northern Is in exactly a sim- llar position. Tralus were directed over | the Northern Pacific because of the bridge at Meadow Brook being carried away, but betore they were gotten through the | Northern Pacific was also blocked. GCDFREY HUNTER THREATENED | Kuew of Conspiracy Against His Lite | and that is Why Killed | W. H. Fitsgera | LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jin, 4.—A relative of tormer Minister Godfrey Hunter of Gu temala has received a letter from Sam Cas tleman, formerly of Chicago, but who is now in Guatemala, saying that Godfrey Hunter, §r., who killed W. H. Fitzgerald in Guatemela City, had been threatened with assassination prior to the killing if he refused to leave the country. Accord- Ing to Mr. Castleman thirty-six witnesses at the investigation of the shooting by the Guatemalan government say tbat six men had formed a comspiracy to shoot Hunter. None of these men, the letter 1s now in Guatemala City, while two are no longer | in the republic. | | { Mr. Castleman further says that the shots which killed Fitzgerald were fired In self-defense. He also says that Secre- tary of the Legation Balley had been | threatened by the alleged couspirators. Charged with' Bank R, MACON, Mo., Jan. 4—Four men, sus-| pected of complicity in the robbery last week of a Unjon, Mo., bank, when $15,000 was secured, were arrested here tonight Fred Rawll one of the men, surrendered to the sheriff and betrayed his alleged con- federates. because “they had refused to divide fairly.” The other three men dis- claim any knowledge of the robbery. One of them gave his name as Thomas Nea of and another gave the name of ery. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA| Council Jommittee Expeoted to Report Upon Important Measure. lPROPOSITION OF THE BURLINGTON ROAD Indieations Are that the Council Will ¥ Which tension of the Ra road Yards, vor the ® Plan, Mennx At tonight's meeting of the city council it is expected that ¢he judiclary committee, which is composed of Welsh, Queenan and O'Connor, will turn in a report on the ordinance Introduced a week ago in relation to the vacation of certain streets and al- leys in the western part of the city. It is understood that the Burlington road wants to trade a patch of land on Boyd street for a strip along Thirty-sixth street. Some alleys in a gully are also involved. Just what the committee will report is mere conjecture, but it has been inferred that the council will favor the ordinance for the reason that it will mean an ex- tension of the railroad yards in the west- ern part of the city. At the present time a steam shovel Is working night and day, making a cut 400 feet In widih through the hill west of the yards, for the purpose of laying tracks from the Burlington yards at Thirty-sixth and L streets direct to the new cattle yards at the stock yards. It is understood that more room i needed by the Burlington for its sidetracks, and therefore it has asked the city to vacate Thirty-sixth street from I to L street A rallroad official stated yesterday that the vacation of the street and the alleys asked for will mean some mctive rallroad construction here in the spring. The ldea | 18 to run tracks down from the Burlington yards right into the cattle yards, thus making a short cut, saving not only time, but giving shippers much better service. Manager Manchee Transferred. It was reported several days ago that T. D, Manchee, manager of the Swift plant in this city, was to be transferred to Chi- cago and that an eastern man would take his place. This report was practiclly verl- fled by telegrams from Chicago ycsterday. Mr. Manchee has been the manager of the plant here for several years and it is said that he was quite popular among the em- playes of the company. The change in management will, it is asserted, take place about the middle of the present month. Howe Gets Vaeation, Robert L. Howe, general manager of the Armour interests here, I8 golng south for a months's vacation. In his trip Mr. Howe will visit most of the principal southern cities and he may go as far as the City of Mexico. While Mr. Howe is away W. E. Plerce. head of the boef department of Armour's at Chicago, will remain here and act a8 temporary manager. Petition for Copenharve. A petition is being circulated in South Omaha recommending to Judge Lee Estelle the appointment of W. J. Copenharve as balliff of the criminal court. The petition now hes a large number of signers Anna Fitle's Funeral, Funera! services over the remains of Miss Anna Fitle were held at the First Presby- terian church at 2 o'clock yesterday after- noon. Rev. Dr. R. L. Wheeler delivered the address. The church was crowded with friends of the deceased. Beautiful floral offerings from friends completely covered the casket. Dr. Wheeler spoke most feels ingly of the life of Miss Fitle and men- tioned the esteem in which she was held by her many friends bere. He spoke also of the sad blow to Frank Fitle, foster father of the deccased. The music was specially arranged for the occasion and Miss Jessio Carpenter sang one or two se- !lections. Imterment was &t Laurel Hil cemetery. The pallbearers were: A. Miller, Colonel A, L. Lott, J. L. Kube., James Murphy, J. H. Loechuer and P. J Bock. All of the pallbearers are members of the Board of Education. Week of Prayer. The week of prayer will be observed by the Protestant churches of South Omaha by the holding of unicu services The first of the series of meetings will be held at the Baptist church, Twenty-ffth axd L strects, this evening, Dr. R. L. Wheeler will deliver a sermon on “The Church Militant.” Tuesday cvening services will be held at the Presbyterfan church, the subject being “Missions,” with Rev. M. A. Head as leader; Wednesday evening Di- sciples’ church; tople, “Speclal Work Among the Young,” Rev. Andrew Renwick in charge; Thursday cvening, Rev. Lean- der Lane will conduct services at United Prosbyterian church and will preach on ““Nations and Their Rulers.” Services on T'riday evening will be held at the Method- 1st church, with Rev. George Van Winkle in charge. His subject will be “Ministry of the Gospel.” These services will com- mence promptly at 7:30 o'clock each evening. Muxt Build Sewer. Members of the city council and the city engineer have agreed that two catch basins and « sewer 400 feet in length must be bullt from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth streets , on H street. An inspection of this ground was made a few days ago by & committes of the council, in company with the engi- neer, and the opinion of all was that an emergency existed, and that in order to ve the street from washing out and caus- ng damage to abutting property the storm water would have to be taken care of by the construction of & couple of catch ba- sins and the building of a sewer. Plans are belng made now for this work and opera- tions will commence as s00n as the weather will permit. Regular Board Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education will most likely be held this evening. For the past six weeks the meetings of the board have been few and far between and-it may be that to- night's session will be short. Arrange- ments were made prior to the holiday va- cation to pay December salaries, so that only ordinary claims will have (o be con- sidered tonight and such mew business as may be brought up. Magle City Gosslp. uy Colllns 1s home from a two weeks' thern trip. The city schools open usual hollday vacatiop. Mrs. Denna Allbery has returned from a week's visit with friends in lowa, today aftcr the Homer Peyton is here for a few days from Bt. Louls. He Is visiting his par and friends. Albert Mudre and Joseph Milcer came from Lincoin yesterday to att neral of Miss Anna Fitle. Rev. A. M. Head of the Methodist church preached ‘a’ sermon last evening on the tople, “The White Horse and His Rider.” The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith, Twenty-sixth and N streets. was buried at St. Mary's cemetery yesterday afternoon. MAY SEEK THE FEDERAL COURT Packers at St. Jo i the fu- eph Aguinst Whom Finding of ¥ Compact in Made May Appes ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 4.—An effort will be made by the packers of this city, alleged |to be tn & combine to maintaln prices, to get thelr cases into the federal court It state authorities make an attack on the charters of the corporations, The finding of the master in chancery {that @ combine exists gives the attorney general an opportunity to administer & nominal fine. He has not indicated what further action he will take exan Doctor Sho . Tex., Jan. 4.—Dr. J. J. Aron hot and killed during s quarrel gord, The cause of the quarrel i not known.