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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
PARKER TO SUCCEED.
MADE ROCK ISLAND MANAGER.
fakes the Place OF Truesdaie, the Re-
signing Executive Omccr- Promotions
All Along tho inc Civil Service
Principles Prevail

II. A. Parker, second vice-presi6ent
OF the Rock Island road, was yesterday
appointed general manager OF the road
vice w. II. Truesdale, who has been
elected president Of the Lackawanna-
MIR. Parker will have charge OF all
transportation matters, but reports and
communications relative to the freight
and passenger departments will be
handled by the heads OF those depart
ments instead of by the general man
ager. The position OF first vice-presi-
dent Is left open for the present. This
following promotions were also an
nounced, all effective March 1: II.
Cover, general freight agent, to BIO ~
sistant freight traffic manager, with Of
fee at Chicago; L. b. Boyd. general
freight agent lines west of the Missouri
river, to be general freight agent lines
east OF the river, vice II. Cover. pro-
noted; II. II. Embry, commercial
agent at Buffalo, to be general freight
agent'lines west of the Missouri river.
with office at Topeka, vice L. b. Boyd.
promoted. 1t will be seen that all
these promotions have come to officials
already in the service OF the company,
the management preferring to stand
by civil-service principles rather than
go outside for new men.
H. A. Parker has been In the contin-
uous service OF the Rock Island road
since 1865, with the exception OF one
period of less than two years. He was
born at Du Plessis, N. Y, in 184l and
began his railroad career az chairman
on the Rock Island in 1866. Two years
later he was appointed q divisional en-.
gineer. During part of 1868 and 1859
he was resident engineer Of the Fort
Wayne, Jackson e. Saginaw rail-
way, but speedily returned to the Rock
Island road, with which he has since
remained. From 1869 until 1873 MI.
Parker was engaged as extension and
divisional engineer and from 1878 to
1876 was chief engineer Of the Oska-
loosa e Knoxville division. For the
next nine years he was divisional en-
gineer Of the Illinois division and from
1885 to 1889 vice-president and chief
engineer of the Chicago. Kansas q
Nebraska railway, part Of the Rock Is
land system. In 1889 he became assist
ant to the president and q little later
was elected third vice-president of the
company. Two years ago he became
second vice-president.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has introduced a new feature In III
sleeping car service arranging to at
tach an ordinary sleeper In addition
to the regular first.class sleeper now n
service on through trains. Commence
Ing with February 13 one Of these cars
VIII be attached to train No. 6 leaving
chicago $3.50 p. nj. and arriving IN
flttsburg next morning at 6:4b, n
returning leave Pittsburg on No. B AZ
1:2o p. m. and arriving In Chicago
next morning at 10 a. m. Also on
train No. z leaving Baltimore at 2 p.
m. and arriving in Newark ut 10:22e
m. next day. Returning on train NO.
. leaving Newark at $3.50 p. m. ano
arriving at Baltimore at 1888 p. m.
next day. The Innovation will be thas
In these ordinary sleepers Pullman
rates are reduced one-half, so that
passengers have the choice Of payin6
the highest price Pullman rate or take
advantage Of the cheaper rate o~ered
In ordinary cars. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Is the first line to intro
duce this service and its popularity
has been predicted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10

Simpsons writing. Mr.. Simpson had
never had authority TO sign his name.
lie had authority to examine the Ma
tional Aid, but the auditor did not re-
member signing the commission Civ
ing the authority.
Mr.. Cornell was asked about the
missing book and he replied after a
search that he had been unable To find
IL. The book was finally found, IL hav-
ing been put in the vault.
Mr.. Cornell stated that the record OF
fees for examination had been en-
tered In the book from January 81,
1907, to December, 1893. Mr.. Archerd
and Mr.. Simpson had put in aheir fees,
but Mr.. Palm had done nothing as yet,
though requested.
The committee adjourned to meet at
the call of the chairman.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
M R. LIGHTLY UP.
Ex Insurance Deputy Testincs Before In
vestiGation.


v~estigation.
Lincoln, Mch. III. A. Simpson was
TO have testified before the investiga-
ton committee last night but failed
TO show up, and Samuel Lichty was
called. He told how he came to be
appointed. lie was questioned about
irregularities in the office.
His testimony was practically OF the
same character As were his original
charges. He said he had endeavored
to have other states join in u compact
for purposes OF examination. Kansas,
Nebraska and South Dakota did enter
and Missouri and Colorado were about
TO. lie admitted he found out shortly
after examiners had gone east that
they were holding up companies. He
said Simpson had a commission TO ex-
was not signed by the auditor; that
the signature Of the auditor looked
like Simpsons writing.
Turning to the trip Of Mr.. Palm east,
Mr.. Lichty said that us soon a. Mr..
Palm went east all the correspondence
relating TO that work was taken out Of
his hands. The attempted combination
between states for examining com
panies occurred in July and August
and Mr.. Palm went east in November.
He said that at first the details OF
the trip east were allowed TO 60
through his hands, but were soon
taken away from him. lie believed II
was intentional. lie said Mr.. Palm
had been east but q very short time
when no wrote back that the ompan
les were extensive" and wanted &c
know II he could not accept money
from them without making an cxami
nation.
Mr.. Lichty said he had written II
reply that under no circumstance,
should Mr.. Palm do this. Mr.. LIGHT,
said Il was not long after this that h,
discovered the department had gon,
into the hold-up business. lie did no
resign his clerlsship and denounce tn
auditor at that time, 1897, but began
syste.n matte e~ort to get rid of Palm
INIT did not succeed. He took MI
simpson into his confidence to get ri
of Palm, and then Mr.. Simpson wen
Off and went to holding up worse tina
anybody. -.
The committee excused Mr.. LIGHT
and Auditor Cornell was called.
The commission TO examine the M
tiopal Aid association purporting to ,
Aligned by tho auditor was shown !
the auditor. he Thought the sign'
ture was not his. IT iooked like Al
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10

A woman notary public In Denver.
Colo, was married recently. and the
question arose as to what name she
should sign in her official capacity.
The matter was referred to the attor-
ney general OF the state. and he has
furnished an opinion that there is no
authority OF law for women In Colo
RADIO to drop their maiden In
the event OF marriage. She must
therefore sign all documents as be-
fore marriage. because there Is no au-
thority for a change Of names at mar.
rage or any other time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10

Tie Northwestern Legion OF Honor,
Murengo. Ia. writes: we make no
complaint whatever on the account Of
charges made for EXAMINATION OF our
! society by Mr.. Palm. Mr..
Palm charged $780, which we did moi
consider exorbitant at the time.
d. NJ. ROWLANDS,
Eh4FN#I EEFQ.S.Es
The Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
writes: We beg to say that the usual
course taken by the auditor of Me-
braska in passing upon the conditi,u
Of this company has been that pur-
sued, by the department Of most OF the
states In which we do business. =
LCCI tfiJ y. c. ROYCE, ~
" Secretary.
The Royal League OF tBrago wflten
Our Association was examined by o. w.
Palm, about the 9th or, 9Th of. June,
1897. The examiner spert some four
or FIVE days and made a thorough ex-
animation, however, the price was
what We thought was exofbitant, but
was paid without any. question. The
amount paid was $133.90. v We
think that the charges made for such
examinations are excessive and there
should be some legislation enacted to
amend the same. Yours respectfully.
CHARLES Il, PIPER,
Supreme Scribe.
The Firemans Insurance Co. OF New
Jersey, writes: The examination 81
our company made by the insurance
department of your state, was satis-
factory to us and It seemed to be to
La. oul 4L,;r ,hor0ae typra reasou
able. Yours very truly,
DANIEL II. DUNHhM,
President.
The Southwestern Mutual Life As
ISOLATION OF Iowa, writes: Mr.. Arch
ard, as representative OF that depart
ment, examined the books and ac-
counts Of the Southwestern, which vas
satisfactoraliry done, so far as we are
concaend and the charges for the work
were reasonable. l might say that Mr..
Archard went over practically the
same work in one half the time usual
" occupied by examiners who have
done the same work, and that his
charges were more than n half less.
Yours very truly,
President.
The Grand Lodge Of the Ancient Or
der OF United Workmen deny the au-
thority of the auditor to make an cx-
animation and object to a bill OF $500
a day and $500 a day for board and rail
road fare. 1t has never paid anything.
The utual Aid and Accident Asso-
citation of Ohio, writes: The charges
we're so much more reasonable than we
had been in the habit of paying that
we paid them without any objection
whatever.
THOMAS KINNEY,
Secretary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
Pcrfects a Wooden Model.

Hugo Schod of Columbus has jus,
completed a perfect model Of the Union
Pacific 200" engines in wood. The
engine is forty inches long and fifteen
high; drive wheels seven inches; driv-
rods ten inches; and cylinders three
by one and one-half inches. The model
works smoothly, and is attracting
much attention. Mr., Schod has made
several models on n smaller scale.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better II you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our advers
tisers are reliable, they send what
they advertise.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
CRESCENT
EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKA,

EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANsAA
Opens February 2Srd. In the Ozark Noun
tains. Delightful climate. Beautiful soon
cry. Unequaled medicinal waters. Cheap
excursion rates. Through sleepers Wis
Frisco Line. Adress J. o. Plank, Man,
ager, Room II, Arcade, Century Building,
or Frisco Ticket Office, No. l02 N. Broad
way, st. Louis.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
For Her Majesty. prlxss.

London Morning Leader: The queen
will enjoy the range OF some sixty
acres Of private grounds for her morn.
ing drives at Cimiez. This ia due to
the kindness OF four neishboring pro.
prietors In placing their domains at
her majesty's disposal. These grounds
are among the most charming In the
Riviera.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
As Usual.

st. Peter-Are they all heref
Gabriel-All but New York ana
Philadelphia.
st. Peter-What's the matter with
them?
GABRIEL couldn't wake Philadel.
phia and New York had to get her hary
out OF pawn.-Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
Tap New Territory.

Details incident to the construction
of the Atkinson & Northern railway
from Atkinson north to the new town
site of Perry, have been disposed of,
the contract let to a Chicago firm, and
work will begin ut once. The road
will tap one of the most productive
agricultural and stock growing re-
gions of Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
Modest johnny.

His Mamna-'Johnny, think OF that
No less than Si.sl7. OO2 pies were eater
In Boston last year." Johnny-"H'mI
that isn't much. ! en- eat most thai
many myself."-Roxbury Gazette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10

The Capital hotel at Lincoln has re-
Gently passed into new hands, and the
new are considering the advis'
ability Of restoring the hotel to its old
time condition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
Roller Mills

The elevator roller mills at Column
bus, have renewed operation after n
complete overhauling, and an entire
equipment of new machinery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10

"You are nothing but a bag of Y Ind"
sneered the circus tent.
The balloon. in Its indignation.
swelled visibly.
AT least" 1t retorted. II am SELF
supporting. "-Indlanapolls journal,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
Hard Times at Monte Carlo
Heavy players are scarce at Monte
Carlo and profits are decreasing.
American Marines to Leave Psklr

American Marines to Leave Pekin.
PEKIN, March s.-The American
marines who have been guarding the
United States legation are under or.
ders to leave. The Russian and French
embassies have also notified the gov.
crnment Of their intention of soon
withdrawing their guards from thels
respective legations.
She Wrote scenes In . Hal Room"
COLUMBIA, Mo, March 8.-Miss sgd.
ney Powell, daughter OF Tho late Rev.
William r. Powell, died here yester.
day, aged 81 years. She was the au,
thor Of "Scenes In a Bar Room" and
other storiea
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
THE INVESTIGATION.
WORK OF IN AU-
DITOR'S OFFICE.
ks-Insursncc Deputy samuel Lichty and
Examiner Fred Archerd Tcstify-Cor-
rc~spondcnce Favorable to Auditor Cor-
nell Received by Governors Commission
and Captain Fisher.
LINCOLN. March o.

LINCOLN, March o.
The legislative committee invcstigat-
Ing the insurance department OF the
auditor of public accounts has not held
u session since February %.
Following is the testimony OF FIX.
aminer Fred Archcrd and Samuel
Iichty, and copies of letters that have
been written by insurance companies
TO Representative Fisher. The copies
were forwarded TO Secretary Of State
Porter in answer to some questions
asked by the governors commission
composed OF state officers.
Archcrd's Testimony.
Lincoln, Feb. 2s.-Frcd A. Archerd.
bookkeepcr in the auditors Office, was
up before the Legislative Investigation
committee last night and was closely
questioned in regard to his expenses
while serving rs an examiner OF coun-
~ and later as an examiner
OF insurance companies.
The main facts brought out were
that he held the position OF examiner
OF county treasurcrs NJ ST., 500 n year:
that while doing so he did work for
the MUTT investigating committee for
which he received pay. That he had
passes over some reads, and sometimes
paid fare.
Archerd testified In relation TO ex.
nmining several fraternal insurance
companies in Iowa and Illinois. The
charges we're reasonable. He did not
write any letters; did not promise
Cornell any part of fees, and did not
give Cornell any part of fees.
Attorney Fisher questioned Mr.. Ar
cherd In regard to- his examination Of
the county treasury OF Gage county.
The expose bill included $40 for rail.
road fare, s43.5 so for board and si.e0
for stamps, Mr., Archerd said he vas
NJ work at Beatrice three weeks. The
witness was shown an expense vouch-
err dated March 10; 1897, and asked
why he charged up 80. 40 for n round
trip to Omaha. lie was unable to
state why he went to Omaha, but he
said II was often necessary to go away
from the Office he was examining in
order To get necessary facts. He was
unable to tell what constituted certain
incidents charged in his bill but he
knew he spent the money charged In
the bills.
One expense voucher contained an
item OF $40 for board, sl4.50 for five
trips between Hastings and Lincoln,
and 81. 20 for sundries. hrcherd was
asked II he had returned n money
to the state, or had been asked to re
fund any not rightfully obtained.
lie had not.
He was shown the Hastings item o
$40 for board. He noted that the item
totaled $50. so for board. He couldn'
explain the error,
Attorney Bryant asked witness i
he was willing To refund any none,
he had received throug aclerical erro
or Installation. He said he was.
The examination will be resumed L
night.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
a. {. ELLIOTT,
Superintendent.

The secretary OF the National Coun.
Gil of knights and Ladies Of Security,
Of Topeka, Kas, writes: The Knights
and Ladies of Security was examined
by direction Of the auditor OF the
state In December, 1897. The examina.
ton was thorough and fees reasonable
being s47.00, a less sum than the So
ciety has ever paid for an examination.
\.on,. rounooIfulIy
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10
SOME CORRESPONDENCE.

Letters From Insurance Companies Touch
Ing ON CorneiI's Case.
The Superintendent OF the Brother.
hood of America, writes. The en-
animation made by Fred A. Archarl
under authority of John i. Cornell,
State Auditor Of Nebraska. was salts.
factory to us. We found Mr.. Archard
a gentleman in every respect, and rea.
sonable in all his demands upon us.
Ills charges were not excessive and
were lower than they might have been,
according to the previous statement
received by our president on that sub
ject. Yours respectfully.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-14
WARNER NEVER SAID 1T.

a western exchange, relying for its
information upon a goldbug contem-
porary says that General A ]. Warner,
president of the national bimetallic
league has abandoned the silver issue
for that of the trusts
The veteran of a hundred battles,
civil and military, realizes that the
conduct of the war will make Algerism
an issue. while the marvellous. crop of
trusts that has grown up under the
benign influence of the present adj
ministration will have to be accounted
for to the people.
But he makes this emphatic declara-
ton: II have never said to anybody
that silver is a secondary issue.
have said that inasmuch as the next
congress was almost certain to pass a
currency bill, the currency phase of
the money question was likely for the
time being to attract a large share of
public attention (whether the govern
ment or the banks shall issue our
currency. The money question has
lost none of its Importance and 1 do
not think any backward step on this
question will be taken by the Demo-
Gratis in 1900 There will, however, be
other prominent issues-the trusts and
imperialism"
Silver can no more be made a sec
ondary issue than McKinley's mistakes
can be kept out of the next campaign
altogether.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-14
friendly to them than the other is. or

friendly to them than the other is. or
any more wrapped up in their welfare
In opposition to the grazing of sheep
in the Uintah forest reserve, it is urged
that the practice is injurious in its eff
feet upon the water storage facilities
at the head of the streams and upon
the commercial woods of the noun
tains, while the herders are liable to
start disastrous forest fires. But what
ever may be said against sheep graz
ing as to the spoliation of the range,
it is not true that they are herded
among the snowbanks above the tim
Der line, or that they eat the trees.
Neither is it likely that the herders
are disposed to be careless about the
starting OF fires which not only en-
danger the flocks, but deprive them OF
sustenance and necessitate long and
forced drives.
Cattlemen seem anxious to have this
rule of the department rescinded. for
the sheepmen will seek other pastures
il they are compelled to abandon those
Of the reservations. and wherever the
fiocks go they leave the ranges worth
less for horses and cattle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-14
ANOTHER PEACE PROMOTER.

The principle of so-called wireless
biography, which is the application of
the Herty rays, is to be utilized by the
French a. an engine of war Some
time ago the announcement was made
in the Paris papers by DR.. LIE Bon, the
eminent scientist, that he had discov-
cred a process by which warships could
be annihilated from a safe distance
Experiments have been made at the
expense of the French government, and
the results are reported as highly sat
isfaotory. If by the means of proper
lenses parallel electric radiations may
he projected SO that their intensity shall
lose nothing by distance, as electricians
claim and prove by demonstrations of
wireless biography, then an operator,
sitting at the port-hole of a fortress.
watching the approach of hostile fleet,
could, by the same agency. destroy
ironclads as fast as they were sent
against him.
The process, as the French experts
describe it, would accomplish this de-
struction by turning on each vessel a
jet of electric radiatiOns. which, when
they came in contact with the con-
ductors and metallic furnishings of the
ships, would create an atmosphere of
sparks not unlike an electric storm,
and would cause the shells, torpedoes
and magazines on board to explode.
1t is further claimed in behalf of this
mysterious agency of warfare that a
broadside of jets could explode every
shell and pound of powder stored in
forts, and even discharge every metal
lie cartridge carried by an advancing
line of infantry making a charge.
If all the armed powers of earth were
to adopt this method of disarming their
adversaries, there would be little need
Of peace congresses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-14
RELIGION OF THE POOR.

General Booth-Tucker of the Amer
lean Salvation Army is in the
city and held a public meet
ing last night. He is entitled to
a most respectful hearing, not merely
because his abilities as a speaker and
organizer entitle him to it, but he rep
resents power. an influence that is
certainly working wonders in the up
lifting of human souls that seem to
have been abandoned in disgust or dis
couragement by so many religious de-
nominations. His religion appeals to
the lowly, the disheartened, the aban-
doned. 1t puts away pride and teaches
its followers TO forget their own sor-
rows, to take hope from the promises
held out to them, and to looG for 9TH
ers more wretched than themselves to
administer TO their physical and spir-
itual needs and left them up. 1t is the
religion of the poor. 1t lays an AK to
the root of misery and crime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-14
SHEEP ON THE RESERVES.

Another serious clash seems imnni-
nent between the sheepmen of the west
and the present administration. When
the wool growers discovered that the
protection afforded them by the Ding
ley schedule wouldn't cover a spring
lambs tail, and that prices at home
went up or down as the prices abroad
varied, there was pause in the music
of the shears and the murmur of voices
was heard.
The present difference of opinion is
not so far-reaching, of course, but the
sheepmen of Utah are taking a lively
interest in the outcome. The Daily
Stocl1map of Denver says that the at
titude of the administration on the mat
ter of pasturing the waste lands OF the
government reservations will probably
deprive the young state of Utah of a.
business that is worth IS, 900. 900 an
rluaHs to it," 1t appeals to congress
to prevent this utter ruin of one of the
great states Of the western empire"
We are not prepared to admit that
the ruling of the interior department
VIII cause all the ruin and annual loss
TO Utah that the Daily Stockman de-
picts, hut it is certain that the sheen
men of the state are very much put
out on account of this decree and that
they are just beginning to reluctantly
admit that one party isn't bit more