Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-01

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claims refund in estimating the revenue
needed. The exact increase In railroad val
uation was 34,041, 556, making the total
Sh1 ,112, s14. The principal systems bear most
Of the increase as follows:
Burlington, Cedar Rapids s. Ms 25S,5eo
Chicago, Burlington q Quincy. ",,. de5,457
Chicago, Minneapolis & st. Paul.. gOo's62
ltlVVs0fJ
Chicago Great Western ......"...... 2So.l5S
c E3I = rsiI ST. Paul, Minneapolis so. SSS,, 10
Minneapolis s. st. Louis ...,....... 25O,TS
This leaves but S6s, 76s increase for the
minor lines. The Wabash and Iowa Cen.
trail we're not changed.
About 700 telephone and telegraph com
panies were assessed at an actual valua-
tion Of S6,512, 496, the taxable value being
one-fourth OF this. This makes an increase
in the taxable valuation OF the telephone
and telegraph companies Of 1921, 976. There
are nearly twice as many Of the companies
this year as last. The express companies
were valued at 1886, 273, an increase of 1884,
SOC over last year.
Rock Island Reorganization,
The Rock Island reerganlzers made ar
r~angements today so that the railroad may
continue to do business as an lows corpora
ton in the operation OF their roads by in
WI " aNAh6 ~ III AONa SOAhPoh " NAeOr-
900, 900. The name OF the new company is
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
company. Headquarters are in Des Moines,
with branches In New York and Chicago.
The articles were filed with the county re-
corder and later with the secretary Of
state, and to the state the company paid a
filing and recording fee OF S125, 016.20. The
actual filing was don by John /. Ollie, as
sistant Iowa attorney for the Rock Island.
with headquarters in this city. Mr.. Ollie
refused later to make any statement what
ever as to the plans OF the company or the
purpose OF making this reorganization, pre-
ferring that the other officials make a state
ment In the east. 1t Is limited that the
Atchlson is in the deal, but as to this moth
ing can be learned here. But there are
quite a number of other roads that are now
Writ ually controlled by the Rock Island
which have not yet become a part of the
system. These Will be taken over by the
New Jersey company and ultimately be
turned over to the system as a whole. Tho
belief here is that the low corporation
is to be the operating company, as the laws
Of Iowa are favorable to this. The present
Rock Island company is an Iowa corpora
ton, with headquarters in Davenport. The
Rock Island people were most interested
last winter In securing the passage Of a
bill which would allow consultations under
the Iowa corporation laws. The bill which
was finally got through the legislature was
not as favorable as they had hoped and
the only consolidation they have been able
to effect under 1t is that Of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern.
Prepare TO Meet InjunctiOns
The advisory committee Of the local
trades and labor assembly is making prep
; ~arations to meet the injunctions Of the
Iowa Telephone company. Wesley Stafford
OF Sioux City has been employed as an at
torney in the case, with local attorneys, and
1t is probable that counter suits for In
functions will be brought, though that has
not yet been fully determined. The tele-
phone strikers and their friends and ad-
visers are determined to not permit their
scheme to be baked by a court injunction
They are planning to commit overt acts
and bring the matter into court at once
and seek to gain popular sympathy In thil
way. There has been a partial settlement
Of the strike in Davenport and some Other
cities and the organizers are now workinI
in different parts OF the state where the
Iowa Telephone company has branches.
d FeIIOws' Omcers.
The onhcers of the grand lodge Of low
odd Fellows have Just been announced. al
the election is by mail ballot. Judge z
A. Church OF Jefferson was elected granC
master. receiving 1871 votes, without op.
position. DR.. NJ. W. White Of Sioux Cit
was elected deputy grand master. and WI
v. Tufford Of Clinton grand warden. Their,
were two candidates for grand secretary. R
L. Tilton Of Des Moines. and H. N. Smith
Of Spencer. the former being elected. N. J
Jones of Shelby was elected grand repre-
sentative.
Invited 10 Illinois State Fair.
Governor Cummins today received an UT
gent invitation from Governor Yates Of iii
nois to attend the Illinois state fair a
Springfield on the day that President Roose
welt is to be there. 1t is TO be known a
governors day and Cummins will probabi
attend. though he cannot as yet say.
The auditor Of state today issued a permI
for the Standard Accident and Life assoeia
tion Of Detroit to insure health. This 1
the third company to enter this neid unde
the new Iowa law.
A requisition was issued by the governo
/ today for the governor OF Minnesota tina
, Patrick H. Harrington. who was arreste
: at Toledo. Ia, may be taken back to Free
I born and stand trial for bigamy. Harringto
is now in Jail at Toledo.
EncamPment at OskalOOEa.
The camp Of the Fiftieth regiment. low
! National Guard. at oskaloosa. commenein
6 August 8, Is to be named Camp John
Z Lacey" In honor Of the congressman froE
: that district. who lives at oskaloosa. Thurs
day. August 7. has been designated as gov
errors day at the camp. Colonel Harry !
\ Caughiin Of ottumwa will be In charge {
r the encampment, and the battalion CON
: manders are Majors Dunlap, Bishop an
4 Lambert. Adjutant General Byers has mad
e all the necessary arrangements and 90
cured contracts for the supplies. The ger
a eral orders for this. the last OF the fou
eneampments. are the same as with the otf
: ers. On August IL Governor CummiaS vi
90 to Council Bluffs to attend the reunio
{ Of the Philippine veterans.
school Gases UndeF Consideration
. sat- c,~.rfokandao Rarreft Was busy n