Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-03
None Of the above Indebtedness draws in
terest except the general fund warrants.
Treasurer Files Report.

The monthly report Of State Treasurer
Steufer, fled with the auditor today, shows
a balance on hand Of 1892 ,255.3S at the be-
ginning Of business Monday. as against
S512, $500 on hand November /. The re-
ceipts during the month were 1926, 1881,
while the disbursements were 1915 ,s74.10.
Argue Union Pacific Case.
The suit of the state against the Union
Pacific Railroad company, involving some
1925, goo Of penalties alleged by the state
to be due under the maximum rate law
for alleged overcharges, was argued today
in the supreme court and submitted on a
motion for judgment on the report of the
referees. This suit was instituted, with
other of a similar character, against other
roads, by c. j. Smyth while he was attor-
ney general. When the case was submit
ted to referees by the supreme court they
found against the state on the ground that
the law providing penalties was %annulled
by the supreme court decision declaring
unconstitutional the law creating the State
Board OF Transportation. Attorney Gen.
eral Prout has filed objections to the find
ings Of the referees, and it was upon these
objections that the argument was based to-
day. This is the case in which the Union
Pacific is reported to have expended $40, 900
for testimony provided by an expert ex-
animation Of its books.
Howell Case Up in Court.
Considerable interest was manifested
among attorneys In the argument in the
supreme court today Of the case OF Gro
andin against the First National bank OF
Chicago, involving the former Omaha pos
sessions Of the s. R. Howell Lumber COM
pany Of Chicago. which failed in 1891. The
evidence shows that in 1874 Spooner r.
Howell. then a young man, borrowed $1,000
at his old home in Batavia, ILL.,. and went
to Chicago to embark in the lumber busi-
ness. He seems to have gained the conf
dence of Lyman J. Gage Of the First Ma
tional bank OF Chicago, who backed him
in his business, and the lumber business
established by Howell prospered until Il
had yards in many western cities and die
an immense business. In 1891 experts as
certained that the company was on the
verge of bankruptcy and Immediately there
after made an assignment to the Chicago
bank, which included the property of the
company in Omaha. The suit argued to-
day is brought by Nebraska creditors o.
the company attacking the assignment Of
the Omaha property on the claim that tho
Chicago bank has already collected under
the assignment some $24O, 900 more thar
the company owed it when it failed. Thc
Omaha property involved is said to b.
worth about $780, 900. Senator Allison wa,
one of the attorneys appearing in behal
of Mr.. Cages bank.
Think They Are Robbers.
Detective Malone and Chief Hoagland are
very sanguine that in the three men ar.
rested last evening they have three of thu
four men who robbed the Burlington traiI
here SOM weeks ago. The men answer thu
description Of the robbers as given by tn,
train crew, but whether the police will b.
able to fix the crime upon them is another
matter.
That they are professionals seems evident
They shut up like clans the minute the!
were taken into custody. They not onl!
declined to give their names. but refused
to give any information as to their recen
movements. One claims to be a detective
but he will not say anything further thar
that he has a good thing OF II and is hot oil