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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
STATISTICS oN RAILWAYS
Interstate Commerce Commission RE-
ports for Year Endins
Jane 30, 1901.


WASHINGTON, Aug. z7.--The Interstate
Commerce commission today issued a sum-
mary OF the annual report on statistics OF
railways in the United States. covering the
year ending June 30, 1901. The number
OF railways In the hands Of receivers on
that date was forty-fve, a net decrease OF
seven, as compared with the corresponding
date Of the year previous. The capital stock
represented by the railways in the charge
Of receivers was $40, AIS, 257. funded debt
$54. LAS, $50 and current liabilities Si4,1ss,-
$50. These figures show a decrease in can
ital stock represented as compared with
1900 Of S5s,61s,5es and in funded debt OF
$50, e44, 360.
The total single-track railway mileage in
the United States June 80, 1901, was 1877
237 miles, this mileage having increased
during the year ASA miles. The operated
single-track mileage in respect to which
detailed returns were made was 1876, ST.
miles. this mileage including 5,6Oe miles of
line on which privileges were granted. In
GLIDING tracks Of all kinds the aggregate
length Of railway mileage was 265. s66 miles.
an increase Of $3.50 miles.
There we're 1854 locomotives in the
service OF the railways, which was 1891
more than were in use the previous year.
~ NOldl nuLubtE Ol CATS OF all classes In
the service on the date stated was 1,55a,-
sSS, there having been an increase Of 90
s95 In rolling stock OF this class. The
number Of persons In the employment Of
the railways OF the United States June 30.
1901, was 1.o71, 1853, or an average Of 54s
employees per 100 miles of line. As com.
pared with June 30, 1900. the number OF
employees increased 81, 51e.
The amount Of railway capital outstanding
was 81, 6ss.1 III. 991. This amount on a mile
age basis represented a capitalization Of
$61.62s per mile Of line. OF the total cap
ital stated $5,s06 .5s7, 104 existed in the form
Of stock, Of which s4,475, 439. 721 was COM
mon stock and 1881, 157 $50 preferred stock.
The amount which existed in the form Of
funded debt was S.. sS1, $50, 1897. The amount
Of current liabilities which is not included
in the foregoing figures was $500, 400, 419, or
$3,26e per mile Of line.
The number OF passengers carried was
607, 27S, 121, showing al increase for the year
OF 30, 412 1871. The number of tons Of freight
carried during the year was 1,0s9, 226, 40, a
decrease of 12,45S. 1893 being shown. The
gross earnings from the operation Of the
railways In the United States were $685.
see. 0s7, being t101, 4s1. 223 more than for the
fiscal year 1900. The operating expenses
were 81, 900, 3s7. go, having increased In COM
parison with the preceding year s6s, s6s. 75s.
The total lumber OF casualties to persons
on account Of railway accidents were ST.
7s4. the number Of persons killed having
been s,455 and the number injured 1889. OF
rsilway employees 2.675 were killed and A.
142 we're injured. The number Of passen-
gers killed during the year was 2s2 and the
lumber injured 1888. The number OF per-
sons other than employees and passengers
killed was 5.49S, and injured 1908.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
PENSIONS FOR WEsTERNERs
Survivors OF the Wars ~enerOus
Remembered by the Gem
eraI Government.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-(special)-The
following pensions have been granted:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-(speciai.)-The
following pensions have been granted:
Issue Of August 2;
Originals: Noah Hickman, Dorchester.
Sc: Richard P. Maddox. Lincoln Sc. In.
crease. reissue, etc.-WiIliam Steele. Ne
braska City. $. Widows. minors and de-
don, IS.
Iowa; Widows. minors and dependent
Seiatiyss-Elizaheth J. Muck. clarinda, &S;
South Dakota; or~iginals7Joshua v. R.
Issue of August 4:
AeoraSka-Increase. reissue, etc.-Elias
Quinn, Burchard. S.: Isaac N. Alderman,
Oasis. n7i Joseph Z. Spencer, Beemer S:
aaron s. McCarter. Wymore, t2 Mexican
Iowa: observation-disclosures W. Harmon.
Lucky valley 81 InGseese reissue, etc.-
G: Dickens. West Union. S.: Mark. w.
psvenpOrt, sIi; James R Minor, oskviils,,
Leander Q. Gam, pes Moines. Sl7; Wf-
liam l. Ray. Fort Madison, SO. WILSON'S.
ElRiSri DO sRs % 8 Mssicsn FS aslS'
ley s.. Cox. Rawlins, $40.
South Dakota: Increase. reissue, etc
Charles II. Palmer, Mitchell, $40.
Issue OF August 3:
Nebraska: Widows. minors ana depend
eent reiauves-Lucelia NJ Moore, Harvard,
Iowa: Increase. reissue, etc.-Wuniam
NicOl, Usage, s.; Nathan BigeloW, Soldiers
Home, Marshalltown. Sl2; Alva Il. Jarvis.
Wayerly. SO; Henry G. randall Shell
Rock, $50; Horace A. Chapman, Manson,
S.; Leander d. Green. Usage. N2; BEN
lamin Kingsbury, Ames. SO; Samuel Mot
fatt, Tyrone, $40. Widows, minors ana de-
pendent relatives-Minors OF Charles Sim
plot. Dubuque. N2
Issue OF August 8:
Nebraska: Originals-Henry SehIke. De-
catur. s.; o p. Whitzel. Geneva IS (war
with SPAIN. Increase, reissue, etc.-Jos-
eph ]. Lichty. Lincoln, SA
Iowa; Originals-John b. Smith, Soldiers
Home. M~arshalltown, S. Increase. reissue.
etc.-Ttdense w. Lane. MOraVta. So
Widows, mirrors and dependent relatives
Mary Jan Baker. Clarinda, 9I2.
Wyoming: ortginals-John A Mason.
Dubois, S.
Issue OF August 7:
Nebraska: Originals-Frederick White
head. Wood River. g: william Balfour,
Nebraska City. S.; John II. Mills. Spring
neld, $40 Increase. reissue. etc--James
Divert, Dorsey, 80. Widows, minors ana
dependent relatives-Nancy Hight. Norfolk.
Iowa-originals-winiam whitney. New
Hartford, So; Edward Black. Jesup. $. In
crease. reissue. etc--J6cob T5d5T. Eddy
Vile, IS; Jerome 8eabury, Union, so; seth
B. Stevens. Mason City. aI widows,
minors and dependent Notwithstanding
d Jones. Unique. =; Lsvina r. Felt.
wyoming; originais-Nelson T. Wood.
SoldierH' and Sailors Home. Cheyenne. 81
South Dakota; Origiaals-cha-les {.
! Brunsoman- Elkton. "a
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
BISHOP TO BE A BUSY MAN
San Francisco PreIate TO Have Charge
of Conferences I'm Nebraska,
Iowa and Kansas.

SAT FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.-Bishop J.. w.
of the Methodist Episcopal church
Will leave tonight for the east, to be absent
three months.
During this time he will have charge
of the German Methodist conferences in
Minnesota and Iowa, the Swedish confer
ences In Kansas and Nebraska and the
English conferences In Iowa. oklahoma and
Indian Territory.
He will also attend the FIRST great ma
tional missionary convention at Cleveland,
o. In the middle OF October. and will par
ttcipate In the conference Of bishops OF the
Methodist Episcopal church at Saratoga,
N. T., and the annual meeting of the Mis-
sionary and Freedman's Aid and Church
Extension societies OF the whole Methodist
denomination at New York City.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
MUST NOT BE roo ACTIVE
Department InstructH Postmaster as
to what Degree He May Par
ticipate in Politics.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.-The part which
postal employees are to be permitted to take
In a political campaign is outlined in the
following Instructions which Acting Post
master General Wynne has addressed to a
postmaster who sent a letter Of inquiry:
In reply to you letter you are informed
that you are not prohibited from joining a
poliical club, nor making voluntary hnan-
clal contributions outside of a government
delegate to a county, state or congressional
convention.
You should not, however, serve as chair
man of a state or county committee, nor
take active part in conducting a political
convention, nor make yourself unduly
prominent In local political matters,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
LOCAL BREVTlES.

The meeting Of the Seventh Ward Re-
been postponed one week on account Of
inability to secure the tent which the club
expected to pitch on Park avenue this
week.
Mary A. Byers is the plaintiff in a suit in
the district court whereby she seeks to
recover 1900 as damages to the east lie
feet of lot /, Bartlett's addition, by reason
OF the grading Of Thirtieth street from
Leavenworth to Mason street.
Anna Rasmussen has filed suit in the dis
trict court for divorce from Chris Ras-
mussen, TO whom she was married in this
city April .. 1894. The complaint alleges
desertion dating from jun 9, 1900, and the
plaintiff asks the court TO restore her
maiden name, Anna Trilllty.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Julius g. Cooley has returned from a
trip 10 southeastern Nebraska on legal
ton are greatly interested in the Ak-sar-
Ben festival and will come to Omaha in
force,
through New England. He will meet Mrs.
Towne in Vermont, she having been with
friends about Boston since June. After q
visit 20 his alma mater, Dartmouth college,
In New Hampshire, they viii return by way
of Philadelphia aud Lansing, Mich.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
DEATH RECORD.
Jessa HeIrer. Hebron.

HEBRON. Neb., Aug. s7.-(special.l-
Jesse Heller. q resident of this city, died
here yesterday.'He would have been 50 years
old today. He was buried this morning from
the Christian church. where an impressive
funeral service was conducted over his re-
mains by the pastor, Rev. X. A. Shell.
Many Of his old friends and comrades were
present. Morton posta No. II. Grand Army
Of the Republic. OF which deceased was
q member, escorted the remains to the
Cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

was made by the president, Emlin McClain.
Of the University Of 1owa College Of Law.
who said in part;
Lawyers and Judges will alike bear me
out In saying that the elaborate textbook
opinion In which a whole branch Of the
cation to the facts OF the case In hand. is
confusing and often absolutely misleading.
and the time necessarily expended in dis
cided in that case Il a source OF constant
veNation. / think / may safely say that
the bulk Of reported opinions could easily
now appals the lawyer and the judge as
he sees the new volumes Of reports carted
the reduction would be brought about by
writing a memorandum only I'm one-haif
the cases and putting 1t in such form that
the case could not possibly be cited In
support Of any proposition whatever. Then
in cases where opinions should be written
the length of the opinion could be greatly
reduced by considering only the points Of
some practical Importance, and as to which
an opinion is worth while, and, finally, the
discussions. Of the points which are worth
While could be made much shorter by the
statement only Of ultimate facts, instead
OF celebrating the reasons and facts which
the Judge considers and rejects in reach.
for which he Is willing to vouch.
There Is no indication that the common
law system OF determining and administer
ing justice can be. or ought to be, radically
changed. But IL lies with the legal profess
sion, composed Of LAWYERS and 1udaes. to
mnp : we th ma system that a II nay apprSseh
so often declared II to be-the perfection
OF human reason.
A paper was presented by Joseph II. Beale
Of Harvard and the University of Chicago
law schools on the First Year Curriculum
for Law Schools"
The Bar association, in general session
this evening listened to papers by Judge
M. d. Chalmers OF London, Parliamentary
counsel to the British treasury, on "Codih-
cation Of Mercantile Law" and Judge A. NJ.
Eaton Of Providence, R, l.. on The Origin
of Municipal Incorporation in England and
in the United States"
Montgomery for Nebraska.
The association elected a general counsel
from each Of the states and territories, in
GLIDING the following: Alaska, Melville G.
Brown OF Juneau; Arizona, Everett z. Ellln-
wood Of Flagstaff; Arkansas, John Fletcher
Of Little Rock; California, Charles Monroe
Of Los Angeles; Colorado Lucius w. Hoyt
of Denver; Idaho, William w. Woods of
Wallace; Illinois. Lester l.. Bond OF Chicago
Indian Territory, G. L. jackson OF Musco-
gee; Indiana, William p. Breen Of Fort
Wayne; Iowa, C. G. Cole Of Des Molnes,
Kansas. John D. Milliken Of MCPHERSON;
Missouri, James Hagerman of st. Louis;
Montana, w. f. Sanders OF Helena; Ne
braska, C., S. Montgomery Of Omaha; New
Mexico, Thomas D. Catron Of Santa Fe;
North Dakota, Burieigh F. Spalding Of
Fargo; Oklahoma Territory, Henry E.. Asp
of Guthrie; Oregon. Charles H. Carey Of
Portland; South Dakota, Charles o. Bailey
of Sioux Falls; Tennessee. e. c. Camp Of
Knoxville; Texas, r. c. billiard Of Sherman;
Utah. Charles s.. Varian OF Salt Lake City;
Washington, c. H. Hanford of Seattle;
Wyoming, Charles N. Potter of Cheyenne.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
FIRE RECORD.
Harrison, Idaho, In Danger.

SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. 27.-A special 10
the Chronicle from Harrison. Idaho. says; A
hot nre Is raging here and the entire town
is In danger Of destruction. The hre started
In the Cameron Lumber eompany's plant
about 1850 D. m. the supposed cause being
a spark from an engine. The Cameron plant.
valued at $4,000. IL already destroyed. A
high wind Is blowing toward the east.
Should II turn toward the town there Is lit
tie hope OF saving Il. The citizens are night
ing the nre. but are almeSt ~pOworless. as
the water works throw but feeble streams.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES
Omaha Passes the Million lark and
Keeps Up IFS Lead for
second Place.

CINCINNATI. Aug. 2T-(speclal Tels-
gram.)-Price Current says: Offerings Of
hogs have been reduced. Total western
packing is 2s5, 900. compared with S25, 900
the preceding week and s75. 900 last year.
Since March the total is 9.ls5 900, against
II, 1856. 900 a year ago. Prominent places
compare as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
GeorEe w. De Haven.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, Aug. 27.-George
W. De Haven, pioneer circus proprietor. is
dead here aged IS. He was the FIRST show
man to inaugurate the railroad" circus
and also introduced Roman hippodrome
races In circus performances. De Haven
had organized thirty-three different cir
eusses. Interment will be at Polo, Ill.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
o. P. MeGarvIe, TeIeErapher.

Los ANGELES. Aug. 40. p. McGarvie,
q we'll known commercial telegrapher, is
dead At his home in this city. aged 81 years.
He had been employed in the local Western
Union ONCE for the last two years. A widow
and one son survive him. also two brothers.
one living In New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Extended inquiry concerning present sup
ply of hogs in western states results in
an indicated decrease OF IS per cent COM
pared with a year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
susse.t. Rsisetlon % pla..

Keep the body healthy at this season BY
using PriSkly Ash Ritters. 1t is a neces.
sary condition to successfully resist ma
larial germs.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
rev. Thomas GaIIaudet.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-Rev. Thomas Gal
laudet, d, D., a Protestant Episcopal clergy
man. who was noted for his work among
deaf mutes. died at his home In THIS city
today. He was born At Hartford, Conn. In
1922.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Follows neglect Of throat and lung dis
eases, but DR.. Kings New Discovery cures
such troubles or no pay, Doc, tl'OO.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Ed J. Brennan was on the streets yes
terday calling upon cid friends. Mr.. Brsn.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28


A sewer is now being laid from Twenty
NTH and U streets to Twenty fourth and
Q streets. This sewer when completed
will cost about $500 and will be paid for By
the property owners and will be known as
a private sewer. The necessity for this
Improvement has been apparent for some
time and complaints from the Board OF
Health forced the property owners to take
steps to improve the sanitary condition
OF the locality included in the district
mentioned. A twelve-inch sewer Is being
laid and this is considered plenty large
enough TO last for a number Of years.
Hospital Bennett Tonight.
The first Of q series Of dramatic enter
tainments to be given by the young peo-
pie OF South omaha for the beneht Of the
local hospital will be given tonight at
the sloane building on T~wenty-nfth street.
\ pastoral drama called Home. Sweet
Home" will be produced. Some changes
have been made in the interior arrange
ment Of the ground Moor Of the building.
and as a large number Of tickets have
been seld q is expected bat the re-
eeipts will assist materially In maintain
ing the hospital. Entertainments will also
be given on Friday and Saturday even
ings.
Magic City Gossip.
Ed ]. Brennan was on the streets yes
NaEnaU nHnNA0 naAa ~ NNa
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-23
CARMICHAEL DIVORCE SUIT.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 15.-Mrs.
Alice NJ. Carmichael yesterday filed SUIT
for divorce from her husband, DR..
Duncan A. Carmichael, who was Qua
rantine officer at this port a short time
last year. The charges is desertion.
The CaTmichaels were married in 40
nolulu on July 2S, 1899, and in the fol-
lowing May it is alleged, Carmichael
struck his wife with such force that she
was knocked down. She ran away
from her home and remained until June
4th. On July %, 1901, it is claimed DR..
Carmichael again struck her. He left
her the following day and the couple
have since been separated.
On December Gath, last year, Mrs.
Carmichael sued for maintenance. pc
titioning for $l75 a month in addition 10
her private income. DR.. Carmichael,
who is still connected in the East with
the government quarantine service, re-
ceiYes $500 month. Mrs. Carmichael
has one child the issue of a former
marriage
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-23
PART II.
MADE HERO OF BRIGAND.
Greek Make Idiots of Themselves Over
a Robber.

ATHENS, Aug. 9.-Panopoulos, the
notorious Greek brigand, had an enthu-
siastic ovation from Patras to the pris-
on at Rios.
Flowers were thrown at his carriage,
and women endeavored to embrace
him. He behaved like a royal parsOn-
age, taking off his hat and waving his
hand in recognition of the cheers which
We're given him.
On arriving at the prison he was con-
Quoted to a comfortably furnished
room, where later in the day the Gov
ernOr, with much ceremony, introduce
ed the visiting magistrates, who on
their part treated the brigand with the
greatest courtesy and consideration.
All the newspapers have been pub
fishing long accounts of his dOings and
sayings, with the result that the people
have begun to regard him as a ma
tional hero. He is allowed to receive
visitors at the prison, which is daily
crowded with people eager to converse
with the brigand.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-23
BEATS PAPA TIA.
An American Who Walks Over Every
Old Thing.

BLOEMFONTEIN, August 9-Nr.
Schi.ling, an American, who is travel
ing around the world on foot, arrived
here yesterday.
He left New York on August g. 1897,
clad in a suit of newspapers, hatless,
bOotless and penniless. He has under
taken for a wager of $4,000 to COM
plete the journey within five years,
neither to beg, borrow, nor steal, and
to have accumulated $1,000. Since
leaving New York he has travelled a
distance of 29,700 miles, and walked
through the United States, Canada,
Mexico, Australia, Tasmania, New Zea-
land, India, Burmah, China, SIAM Jap
an, Siberia, the Philippines, and part
of South Africa. He has still to travel
to Cairo via Beira, Mombassa, and the
Soudan, across Europe, including Aus
tria Russia, Germany, Holland, Italy,
France and England, which means an
other 5000 miles, to complete which he
has just thirteen months.
In the course of his wanderings, Mr.
Schilling has witnessed four wars-the
Spanish American, the Philippines, the
Boxer, and the Boer-been held up by
MeXicans, robbed, and almost stran-
gled b ythugs, mobbed by Boxers, and
fired upon several times. He earns his
living by lecturing at towns he passes
through.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-23

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-Two
North Side city blocks and a third of
another i'm length, all Steel twin screw
ed by two quadruple expansion engines
of 10000 horsepower, modern from truck
to keelson. from galley range to spice
canister, burst out of the murk this
morning off North Heads and on the
breast of the tides flood came piling
through the Golden Gate. A fleet Of
dirty little steam schooners making for
the open and their rock bound holes
that they call ports on the coast to the
north and south saw her coming and
edged into the land as if afraid.
My what a brute said one as she
passed her,
Look at those tunnels" said one
that was going after lumber. They're
like the sawmills at Tillamook"
Biggest l ever saw in this bay"
said another with an upper register
whistle to her nearest neighbor and
then with all the might of her soprano
voices she shrilled What's your name,
and where are you from "
"Humph!" said the big ship.
H"umph! Read it on my brows, you
impudent hussy. It's there in letters
a foot and over deep. Brass they are
and not painted: KOREA"
The little steam schooner hung her
IGdl at the uleuLlOu VI DLdS5-lleI
builders thought paint and galvanized
iron good enough for her-but she had
evidently been brought up well. Before
he passed out Of speaking distance she
shrilled back
Welcome; I'm glad you're here!'
Some sailOrmen say that ships talk
to each other, and if they do that is
what passed this morning in the strait
between the Pacific Mail COmpany's
new liner Korea, the longest vessel
that was ever in the harbor of San
Francisco, and the cargo craft heading
for the sea. Fifty-four days she was
from Newport News, Va, without hitch
or harm.
The Korea in outward appearance be-
longs to the type of the American line
of the Western Ocean Express steam
ships st. Paul and st. Louis, two mast
ed, double funneled, with a long sweep
of a two-tiered promenade deck cut
ting down fore and aft into two I'M
rallied decks where the matches are and
then coming up again into a topgallant
forecastle and poop deck big enough
for ball room floors. She is just the
kind of a liner, like a grand hotel"
that was cheered by the men of the
Bolivar swapping in the sea.
She was born in the yards of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company and is supposed to be
the best that American skill can turn
out with American material. Five hun
dred and seventy-one feet seven in
ches long, siXty-three feet two inches
broad and forty feet eight inches deep
those are her dimensions. She dis