Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-18


The Union Pacific passenger department
reports quite stir about the gold discov-
cries at Grand Encsmpment, Wyo.
Tho earnings OF the Milwaukee for the
1rst week in January were S50i,l26 against
$i14,115 for the corresponding week Of 1897,
an Increase Of $1O00l1.
G. II. Waldo has just been appointed
superintendent Of car service OF the In
diana, Decatur & Western railway, Vice
w Il. Stockton, car accountant resigned
The change Is effective on February 1.
Western railroads are considering the ad-
visability of issuing a one-fare rate from
oil points in Nebraska for the coming as
semby of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
Women's Relief corps and Sons OF Veterans
at Norfolk, Neb.
Horace w Henderson, formerly connected
with the Union Pacific's operating depart
ment in this city, and now associated with
the oregon Short Line In Salt Lake City
was In Omaha yesterday, en- route to Cin-
cinnati. where his sister is quite III.
Stockholders OF the Rock Island have been
notified to meet in Chicago February 10
for the purpose of authorizing the issuance
OF bonds to the amount Of 800 900, 900. The
proceeds are to be used in the refunding
scheme long under consideration
j. C. Brown who has been with the pas
senger department of the Burlington for
many years, has accepted the position Of
passenger agent and agent of the land de.
partment of the Omaha, Kansas City Il
Eastern, with headquarters at ST. Joseph
Mo.
The railroads report constantly increasing
number of inquiries for rates to the Klon-
dixie. On Tuesday afternoon at 4:35 o'clock
a party OF threo Omaha men will leave for
Skagway. They are George Gehrng, $40 South
Thirteenth street. George f. Grueng and
lngvard NJ. Jensen, 46l2 North Twenty
fourth street.
For the monetary conference which will
be held at indianapolis January % to 26
tho western railroads between here and
Chicago and between here and st. Louis
have made one and one-third regular fare
for the round trip. From Chicago and st.
Louis to indianapolis the fare for the round
trip will be one regular fare.
February 1 a new fast freight line, to
be known as the North Shore Dispatch
is to be inaugurated. 1t will operate over
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, the
Michigan Central, the West Shore and prob
ably the Fitchburg. W. j. Mann, formerly
manager of the Blue and Canada Southern
lines, is to be the executive officer.
Kuhn. Loeb G. Co. announce to holders Of
per cent first mortgage bonds Of the Ore
gon Railway d Navigation company, matur-
ing in 1909. that the offer heretofore made
for the refunding of the bonds into per
cent consolidated mortgage bonds, maturing
in 1916 will be withdrawn on February l..
Until then the conversion can be effected
upon a basis Of $1,2l0 in per cent bonds
for 81 900 in per cent bonds, with an ad-
! justment of the accrued interest.
General Passenger and Ticket Agents Lo-
max of the Union Pacific and Wad.oigh of
| the Rio Grande Western, who We're ap-
| pointed a committee to fix the amount of
commissioners to be paid by transmissouri
roads, have made their report fixing the
| following amounts: On traffic originating
on the Oregon Short Line, $1.50; north of
thn Pa wa "
&c Navigation company road, So; north of
! Spokane, So; north of Portland So; from
| points on the Shasta route, s.. The COM
mttee recommends the same payments on
| westbound business.
The pullman Palace Car company has been
| called upon to defend the suit of D. T. Nor
gan, who purchased a berth from San An
| tonic to Dallas, and was, while enroute,
| bitten by a centipede, and, as he alleges,
| permanently disabled He says that he
| purchased a berth properly equipped and
| paid for II and that the company failed to
| live up to it's contract. Presumably from
| these facts, the learned court will be called
| on to pass upon the question as to whether
| a Centipede is a part OF the proper equip
| ment for sleeping car berth. The company
| will doubtless deny the centipede and seek
| to cast him upon the world as a meddle-
| some trespasser, who of his own motion
and without invitation did wantonly, will
| fully and surreptltiously take passage on
| its cars as an acclQent, without tne pay
| mont of fare and unknown to 1t, and, there
| fore that it is not responsible for the bad
| manners of the intruder in committing an
| assault on peaceabe gentleman who only
wanted to get to Dallas. But whether the
| court will take that view of thu case is am
other question.
Here's the way the Colorado railway Off
| cials talk about the Ogden gateway contro-
versy: II do not regard the situation as dis
! couraging," said George B. Dodge Of the Rio
| Grlnde Western. "The Unicn Pacific has
| control but it Is by no means certain that
| the Ogden gateway will be closed to lines
| competing with the Union Pacific. The new
management OF the Union Pacific will not
| take charge until February l. and 1t would
require some time after that for arrange
ments to be completed in regard to the
| Ogden gateway The Rio Grande Western
| kept the wheels turning several years while
the gateway was closed, and | have no doubt
| can do a little better hereafter, even ii
shut out from traffic with the northwest" !"
| Major S. X. Hooper of the Denver q
| Rio Grande is still more hopeful as to the
| future of business to the northwest. There
are too many interests affected" said he,
| "for the Union Pacific to close the Ogden
| gateway again. l believe that even If the
Union Pacific assumed charge OF the Oregon
Short Line it would never again close the
! Ogden gateway"
| SHOOTS HERSELF WITH a PISTOL