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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
Charged WIN Bank Robber,.

MACON, No, Jan. A-Four men. sus-
pected OF completely I'm the robbery last
week OF a Union, Mo, bank, when $4,000
Fred RaWlins, one OF the men. Surrendered
70 the sheriff and betrayed his alleged COM
federates. because they had refused TO
divide fairly The other three men dis
claim any knowledge Of the robbery. One
Of them gave his name as Thomas Nea OF
ST. and another gave the name OF
j. W. Bower Of Kansas City.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
Bribery TRIAL ReEins roday.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. A-The case OF Charles
+. Kelley. former speaker OF the house OF
delegates, charged with bribery In con-
nectton with the suburban deal, will be
called in Judge Douglas division of the
criminal court tomorrow morning. Kelley
is also indicted on charges OF bribery IN
connection with the lighting bill and per-
Jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05

handed cornsheller, salesman and railroad
grievance committeeman looked on in COM
Portable security and specialized on how
often they could stand for the show at its
somewhat altitudinous prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
MIN Them in the Buo.

II you have loss OF appetite. headache.
constipation or r%iliousness take Electric
Bitters. 1t cures or no pay. Only SOC. For
sale by Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05

TIL low water mark Of railway bank
ruptcies which was reached in 1901. when
only four receivers were appointed, has
scarcely been raised during the last year.
only Ave companies being placed under re-
ceivership on account Of insolvency In 1902,
and these succumbing to difficulties OF long
standing. No road Of any importance has
failed to meet its obligations. The little
New York & Pennsylvania. hfty-two miles.
put through the lreOrganizlng processes
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05

Total five roads. .27s 1880, 900 $S.s45, 600
Total bonds and stocks .............. b.S25,OOO
Estimated. z Authorized.
The capital stock of the Chicago g. South
eastern Is placed at the amount authorized
to be Issued. no further information being
o~btatnable; but a much smaller figure than
S2'oyO,COO would betters represent the value
and thus materially reduce the total in that
column.
Only twenty-five roads, aggregating
1,27O miles out Of the 204 900 miles Of rail-
way in the United States. are now being
operated by receivers on account Of failure
to meet their obligations.
The record Of foreclosure sales also shows
rapid progress toward complete reconstruc-
ton and solvency. In 1902 there were
sold and recognized eighteen roads, aggre-
eating 500 miles and representing a NOM
tnal capitalization Of nearly $4,000. 600.
Progress Of REORGANIZATION.
How rapidly the costly work OF reorgan-
ization has gone forward is shown by a
recapitulation Of annual foreclosures. be-
ginning with 1878. The urinary shows tine
number Of roads to be $40. total mileage
involved. lis, 1O7. and the amount Of money
In stocks and bonds, Sc, 795, O47, 200.
The record OF the year in car and loco
motive building is nearly equal to that Of
last year. when all previous records we're
buTpheHSus Inc neCesSltieb OF the rail-
roads are more clearly indicated by the
orders which have been placed for new
equipment than by the number Of cars and
locomotives actually built during the year,
since the latter figures are merely a state
ment Of the capacity of the various build
ing concerns.
The Railway Age has compiled from its
weekly records a statement showing that
during the year 1902 orders have been
placed for the building Of 1876, 900 freight
cars, 400 locomotives and 1900 passenger
equipment cars Of the various classes, in
GLIDING baggage, mail and express. The
figures have been corrected and additions
made by officials OF the road concerned
and by the manufacturers, and are pre-
sented In detail. A corresponding record
published by the Railway Age on January
3, 1902, showed totals Of 1913, 900 freight
cars, 4.S4O locomotives and 2,S7s passenger
cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
May yet Be saveu.

All who have severe lung troubles need
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
1t cures or no pay, 50c, S1.OO. For sale by
Kuhn G. Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
MEN IN THE CABS CONE NEXT
Firemen and Engineers on Union Pacific
Will Demand More Pay.
TO FOLLOW CONDUCTORS AND BRAKEMEN
strikers Claim the Traiumen and Tel
egraphers Are Fronting at shop
mems Expense end score
the Engineers,

The Union Pacific engineers and 1remen
have mounted the band wagon. taken up
the refrain, more pay" and are preparing
to meet the officials the first part Of Feb
ruary.
First It was the telegraphers who asked
President Burt for more money. They got
It. Then came the switchmen and their
stipends were Increased. Now the con-
ductors and brakemen are in the city and
today will confer with the officials, with
the ~latter's consent, as to an advance In
wages. That they will get it is not doubted.
The engineers and fremen have all thetr
plans laid and have even gone to the ex-
tent Of engaging quarters at the Arcade
hotel February l for their grievance com
mittee, twenty members.
In the meantime the shipments strike,
which began over six months ago, drags
YEARLY on, and IL the men get more pay
and are not forced to do piecework it will
be because the company's power to resist
these demands longer has been vanquished
and it is compelled in its own interest to
yield.
The action Of the trainmen and teleg-
raphers HAD it's origin in that national move
ment planned some months ago and orig
inally published in The Bee. It engaged
the trainmen of every trunk line in the
union west OF New York. 1t contemplated
a general increase in wages on the grounds,
primarily, that the cost of living had gone
up disproportionately with the standard Of
wages. The enginemen also complained
that the increased capacity OF locomotives
worked a hardship on them, The PROPOSE
ton was that all roads should grant the
demands or a general strike would ensue.
The scheme is working with good results.
Most Of the roads approached have yielded
without delay.
Profit Mt trikers Expense.
The claim of the Union Pacific strikers,
the machinists, boiler makers and black
smiths, that their long and expensive
struggle with the company has facilitated
the efforts of the other employees Of that
road in securing their demands doubtless
is entitled to serious consideration With
the motive power shops tied up the COM
pany finds itself in the midst of about all
the labor difficulties It can handle. There
is a strong feeling among the shopmen
against the engineers, as a body, not indi-
vidually.
"They are a set Of autocrats,' says Pres
ident John Mcneil Of the boiler makers.
And a prominent local leader yesterday
said:
Among the engineers are many good
fellows, but as an organization they are
nothing but leeches. They take all the help
we can give them In this indirect way, but
never offer to help anybody else"
The eighteen members of the trainmen's
grievance committee, representing the con-
ductors and brakemen, expect to meet Su-
perintendent Buckingham of the Union Pa
cihc today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
Texas Doctor shot.

WALLER. Tex, Jan. A-Dr. ]. J. Aron-
dale was shot and killed during a quarrel
with 7. Behgord- The cause Of the quarrel
V not known
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
The following table indicates new CON
by years since 1887, inclusive:

The main line mileage Of the United
States at the close OF 1901 was 1ss, 1877 miles,
according to "Poor's Manual and the ad-
dition OF the 5.549 miles completed in 1902
brings the total mileage of the country up
TO 204. S36 miles on January 1, 1903.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05

a WIN hAaNRH t2Osft Hlllt1
The greater part OF the work Of the last
year has been carried on by the large sys-
TENS, which continue to build branch lines
into new and undeveloped territory, and
there has been little parallel building, one
notable exception being the Chicago Great
western, which has completed sixty-six
and a half miles of its 130-mile extension
from Fort Dodge, Ia, to Omaha. The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific system, In
GLIDING the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf and
other acquired lines. has expanded most by
construction and has added 626 miles In
Oklahoma, Indian Territory, New Mexico,
Texas, Missouri and Arkansas. The St.
Louis e. San Francisco and allied lines have
built 500 miles in Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, and
tae Santa Fe system has completed 1856
mffes in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, In
dian Territory and Oklahoma. Some Of the
other large systems have built new lines
as follows: Great Northern, 1874 miles in
Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington,
not counting the extensions built in Can
ada; the Southern Pacific, 165 miles In
Louisiana, Texas. Nevada, California and
Utah; International & Great Northern, 129
miles in Texas: Chicago Great Western, 112
miles in Minnesota and Iowa; Chicago &
Northwestern, including the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and the FIRE.
mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley, ITS miles
In Wisconsin, Minnesota. Nebraska and
South Dakota; Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
raul, % miles in Iowa, Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota; Illinois Central,
"a miles in Mississippi, Kentucky and IL
ainois; Missouri, Kansas & Texas, so miles
in Kansas, Oklahoma. Indian Territory and
Missouri; Texas G. Pacific, SO miles in
Louisiana; Missouri Pacific. 1877 miles in
Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas; oregon
Short Line, 5s miles in Utah.
other New Lines.
Important new lines which do not seem
to be identified with any OF the great sys-
TENS have laid track as follows: FL Paso
& Southwestern. 16t miles in New Mexico,
Arizona and Texas; Ozark & Cherokee Cen
trail. 1872 miles in Arkansas and Indian Ter
ritory; Fort Smith & Western. Sc miles in
lpdian Territory; st. Louis Valley, 100 miles
IN Illinois; Iowa & st. Louis, 60 miles in
Iowa and Missouri; Des Moines. Iowa Falls
& Northern, SO miles in Iowa.
The two important independent lines
which have a large projected mileage each
tn San Pedro. Los Angeles G. Salt Lake
and the Kansas City. Mexico & Orient
have accomplished but little in the way OF
track laying. the former having completed
hut thirty-one miles in California and the
latter but forty miles in Kansas and Okla
homa and twenty-eight miles in Mexico.
However. the Orient line has finished a
large percentage of Its grading and pro-
poses to push the work Of track laying
early in the year.
The following table indicates new con-
Struction by years since 1887, inclusive:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05

cemetery. The pallbearers were: A.
Miller, Colonel A. l.. Lott, J. l.. Kubt-
James Murphy, ]. H. Loechner and p. j
Book. All OF the pallbearers are members
OF the Board of Education.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
BUMPER YEAR
each High V ste7 Mark in Expansion and
Low Ebb in Contraction.
IF8 LINES NuGERoUsi FAILURES FEW
bankruptcy Sccrccr Than In Former
Ycsr re- rs Result Of GcnersI Pros
Icrity that Has swened
Revenues.

SIX months ago, when the Railway Age
published It's summary OF railroad building
rcr the hrst half OF 1902, II appeared evil
cent that the new mileage for the entire
year wo1ld exceed 5000 miles. but the in
ccssant rains during July and August, and
in some portions Of the country during
September and October, seriously intor-
fersd with grsding and %tracklaying, and the
delays thus encountered, coupled with the
difficulty, so widely experienced, of secur-
Ing rails. have prevented the realization
Of our expectations. However, the new
mileage completed during 1902 exceeds that
of 1901. when 5,222 miles Of track we're
laid, and is greater than that of any year
since 1890, when $50 miles were built,
according to the Railway Age. The returns
for the year Just ended are still incom-
plete, and when they are all received Il
Is quite possible that the figures for 1890
will be ecltpsed. As the record stands to-
day, 1t shows a total Of 5,549 miles Of track
laid on S49 lines In forty-four states and
territories from January 1 to December 81,
1902. exclusive of second track and sidinss
and without taking into consideration many
private lines and logging roads which have
been built for temporary use.
Building by Sections
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
Building by Sections

Considered with reference TO grouping
of states as arranged by Poor's Manual, the
new track Is distributed as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-05
Petition for COpenharve.

A petition is being circulated in South
Omaha recommending to Judge Lee Estelle
the appointment of W. J. Copenharve as
bailif of the criminal court. The petition
now has a large number of signers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Cannon Firing, 4th of July
Salute.
Military Concert Band,
Citizens, Business and Flower
Parade,
Bicycle Races, Baseball and
Field Sports, Foot Races,
Races by fat men, Broad
Jumping, Sack Races, etc.
Masked Parade and Baby Pa
rade.
Grand Auto
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Passenger Rate War.

Kansas City, Mo-, June IA
rush of outbound travel has been
precipitated by what promises to be
the liveliest passenger rate war that
Kansas City has known for several
years. The war began in Kansas
City with the cutting of the round
trip rate to Indianapolis to $40.
Tickets sold to-day for $14.50 for
the round trip between Kansas City
and Chicago and SO so the round
trip rate between Kansas City and
st. Louis. The indications point
to a protracted rate war, with the
prospect of the cheapest excursions
known for several years between
Missouri River points and extreme
Eastern points in NewEngland with
correspondingly cheap rates to in
termediate pionts. The competition
was started by the granting of a
cheap rate for the Y M. C. A. summer
school at Chicago. Then the meeting
of Modern Woodmen at Indianolis
was made another excuse for cutting
rates.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

I cannot too strongly impress upon
you the necessity for great care in the
examination and licensing of teachers.
Under no consideration should an in
competent person be employed to
teach in the public schools. We can
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Reduced Rates on All Railroads
Rev. F. J. Tyler.

Rev. F. ]. Tyler, Columbia,
Tenn, writes that after years of
prayer and thought he has deter.
mined to devote great deal of
his time in future to Bible tea ching
and revival work. He is pastor of
one of our churchs at Columbia. An
assistant pastor will be employed to
allow Mr.. Tyler as much time as
may be necessary. He writes that
he has given twenty years to pains
taking, systematic and prayertul
study of the Bible, and that his
plan will be when invited to conduct
a Bible school for from three to five
days, or longer, teaching his hearers
how to study the Bible and speak
ing on such themes as 'Christ and
the Bible" The Holy Spirit in the
Bible" and "The Bible and Right
Living" Blackboards and charts
will be used to illustrate these les
sons. He asks correspondence from
the weakest churches, as we'll as
from all others, and adds: II will
go anywhere-to city, town, village
or country Mr.. Tyler's work is cor
d1ally indorsed by Charles E.
Manton, D. D., Paris, Texas; Rev.
E. E. Morris, Lebanon, Tenn, and
many others who have heard him
through a series of meetings.
Presbyterian.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Robt. Scates, of Shawnee, Okla,
an old-time Union City boy and
brother of VIM. E. Scates, of this
city, was last Monday united in
marriage to Miss Leona Bell Moore
at the home of the brides parents
at Grassland, Ky. Mr.. Scates was
accompanied by his friend, Mr..
Ownby. Miss Moore spent some
time in Union City on a visit with
Miss Bessie Scates and made many
warm friends. She is an accom-
plished lady and a charming com
panion for the gentleman who
claims her hand Mr.. Scates is en-
gagged in the railroad business in
the West. He is genial, popular,
a man of integrity and character,
highly esteemed by friends at his
old home here, and there are many
kind wishes and congratulations
for him and his pretty bride as they
journey west to their new home. A
number OF summering places and
points of interest will be visited by
them.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

school. The other schools of the dis
trict should be primary and graded so
that the district will have a system of
graded schools running through the
primary and secondary grades just as
are found in the cities.
County High Schools, where estab-
lished should be the head of the pub
lie school system of the county, and
pupils should be encouraged to attend
school until they have finished the
secondary and high schools.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.
The University of Tennessee is the
head of our public school system and
you should see that the scholarships
in it, as provided by law, are all filed.
If you have not had applicants sutfi-
cient to fill these, urge upon some
worthy young men or women in your
county the necessity of taking advan-
tage of the great opportunity offered
by this institution.
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS.
AS outlined to you at Il e conference
for education held in the city of Nash
vile in April, you are urged to hold
educational rallies or meetings in
every district in your county. Urge
the people to come together and dis
cuss freely matters pertaining to our
public school system. Organize your
county by having good central COM
mittee, and under it district commit
tees, and carry on the work of an edu-
catlonal campaign in a systematic
way. On these comittees bring into j.
service influential men of your county.
Urge the people to keep their chill
dren in school through the entire
term. Create a sentiment in favor of
longer terms, better schoolhouses, bet
ter facilities, consolidation and grad
ing of schools.
Wishing you success in your years
work and assuring you that 7 am
ready to cooperate and help you Il
any way, I am, very sincerely
SEYMOUR A. MYNDERs.
State Superintendent
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Dark Side of Life.

Nashville, Tenn, June 14.-Rev.
John Carrel, claiming to be a Meth
odist minister from Arkansas, was
arrested here tonight on charge of
disorderly conduct. He and woman
were found together in an alley and,
when flushed by the police, both ran.
At the station Carroll said he was
studying the dark side of life in a
large city from a ministerial stand
point. He put up deposit for his
appearance in court.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
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not hope Tor better schools until we
raise the standard required of our
teachers.
You have no right to grant certifi-
cate to person who has failed as a
teacher or who is of doubtful char
acter. The fact that a person holds a
certificate from State Institute does
not justify you in issuing him a GER
tificate if you are not satisfied as to
his moral character. In brief you are
INSTRUCTED to license only persons who
are in every way worthy, capable and
thoroughly qualified.
You are to exempt from examination
only persons holding diplomas from
the Peabody Normal College or certifi-
Gates from the Peobody State Insti-
tutes, or such persons as have been in
regular attendance at the County In
stltuteS and have shown by previous
examination and successful expert
ence, under your observation in the
schoOlrOom, tnat they are worthy of
such consideration, and these cases
should be very few. AS sarule, would
not encourage duplicating certificates
and | instruct against this.
TIMES OF EXAMINATIONS.
County Superintendent are di-
rected to hold public examinations at
the following times and to give no
private eXaminations:
Annual examination-At close of
County Institute.
Second eXamination-First Friday
and Saturday in August.
Quarterly Examination-Firs Fri
day and Saturday in October
Quarterly eXamination-First Fri
day and Saturday in January.
Quarterly xamination-First Fri
day and Saturday in March.
COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The new Roll of Honor certificates
provided for the Peabody State Insti-
.tutes will be good for four years, but
hey are not certificates to teach. The
holders thereof will be entitled TO
county certificate from you upon pre-
of said Roll of Honor GER
tificate if they are in other respects
worthy. The following clause has
been added after the words "for four
years." provided the holder hereof
has attended the County Association
and complied with all other regula-
lions made by the County Superinteh-
lent"
WORK OF INSTITUTES AND AssoCIA-
TION.
L sincerely hope that this year, in
I'll OF your teachers meetings, you
will give attention to the subject of
Improvement of methods in our pri-
nary schools. In any successful
chool system it is very important T
hat the foundation be well laid. Good c
Urinary teachers are few and our 9
chools need improvement in this par t
ocular department. a
'R1MARY, SECONDARY AND HIGH b
SCHOOLS. 10
Our law provides for three grades of K
chools and as we now nd e the civil f
nd school districts coextensive, l
rge that where practicable not more !
han one secondary school be estab
ished in district, and that children :
rom the entire district be allowed to {
axe the secondary branches in this
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Decisions Of Cases on Obion Docket
Handed Down by Court in Session
at Jackson and Proceedings of In
terest to our Citizens:
A second decision by Justice
Shields in the case of r. P. Nor
ris, administrator, against e. H.
Ligon, coming from Obion county,
new principal of law was an
nounced. Mrs. Sallie McMurry
of Obion county died, leaving a
will by which she devised certain
real estate to her granddaughter,
Sallie Hawks Ligon, absolutely,
provided she arrived at the age of
81 years, but should she die before
reaching that age without issue
then the property should go to
Henrietta Hawks. Before arriv-
ing at 81 years of age Sallie Hawks
Ligon died without issue, leaving
her father, the son,in-law of the
testatrix, as her only heir at law.
Whereupon, the father as heir at
law of Sallie Hawks Ligon, sought
to contest and set aside the will of
Mrs. McMurray on the groand of
her incapacity to make a will,
averring that if Mrs. McMurray
had died intestate the granddaugh-
ter, Sallie Hawks Ligon, would
have been her heir at law.
1t was held by the supreme
court that any right which SalIie
Hawks Ligon might have had to
contest the will of her grand
mother was not on such property as
would descend to her heir at law
out of the line of blood of the
testatrix, and who could not have
maintained such contest had she
been dead at the death of the tes
tatrix. 1t was therefore held that
Ligon had no right to contest the
will and the bill was dismissed.
Justice w. K. McAlister render
ed a decision in a case growing
out of the property rights of the
heirs of Mrs. Sallie McMurray
above referred to styled Henrietta
Hawks by next friend against E.
Ell. Ligon, in which the decision of
the chancellor was affirmed. The
suit was one in ejectment brought
for the possession of some eighty
three acres of land held by E. H.
Ligon. This case also came from
Obion county.
In the chancery suit of H. l..
Bedford and others against w. H.
Bedford.
S. w. and j. P. Robertson
against Bernheim Brothers, Obion
county. Neil, j.
Judgment against surety for
debt held erroneous.
Junius Caldwell against the
State; Obion county. Neil, j.
The defendant, Junius Caldwell,
vas convicted and sentenced to
,wenty years for murder in the s
second degree. Held there was
10 error and the judgment was af- ;
irmed. The Caldwell case was 5
eversed two years ago when life I
entence was imposed by the lower
ourt. a
State against E. F. Caudle; C
)bion county. Wilkes, j. The :
defendant was indicted for fraudu-
ent breach of trust, and on motion a
be Indictment was quashed be- e
ause it failed to aver distinct s.
verment of intent to defraud. Il
1eld that the action of the circuit = !
ldge was proper and it was af- $,
rmed. Il
H. Hawks VS.. E. H. Ligon, 2 il
)bion chancery; affirmed. fl
w. H. Reed VS.. B. w. ShipIey.
Obion law; affirmed.
VI
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

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