Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
HURRY WORK ON NEBRASKA
Strike Troubles Have Delayed Construction
on the Big Battleship
MORAN BROTHERS SETTLE WITH MEN
Army Promotion Examining boards
Receive Orders to Convene at
Forts Robinson and
NiObrara.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

WAShlNGION, June l5.--NSpeclal lele-
gram.)-Informatlon was received today at
the bureau of construction and repair OF
the Navy department from Moran Bros &
Co. of Seattle. Wash. who have the con-
tract for building the battleship Nebraska,
that all the labor troubles which they have
encountered in their work have been amic-
ably settled and that henceforth work
upon the battleship will proceed with ex-
pedtion.
Nebraska is to be first-class battleship
and designed to make nineteen knots. For
months the Morans of Seattle have had
difficulties with their men and strikes have |
delayed the work of construction. These |
difficulties have now been adjusted and |
work upon Nebraska will be pushed as
rapidly possible.
According to a statement issued by the |
bureau Of construction and repair Moran |
Bros. & Co. had up to June / completed 20 |
per cent Of the work on Nebraska called |
FOR by their contract. Now that the labor /
difficulties have been satisfactorily ad- |
justed 1t is believed at the Navy depart
ment that work the new naval vessel |
will proceed with great rapidity and that |
the Moran company will even yet be able |
to complete its work within the time speci- |
fed by the contract
1t has been decided by the supervising !
architect OF the treasury to substitute a |
| copper roof for tin on the new federal !
building at Cheyenne, Wyo. This change |
of material was authorized today and will |
cost 5000 additional. The contractors to
roof the Cheyenne building are Messrs |
Forster & Smith.
Army Examining Boards.
The following board of officers is ap-
! pointed to meet at Fort Robinson for the
examination of officers for promotion:
| Captains Samuel Freeman, Carter johnson, |
| Harry Cavanaugh, Tenth cavalry; Contract
/ Surgeon Preston Kellogg, First Lieutenant
| Augustus Hart. Tenth cavalry, recorder.
More than one surgeon cannot be detailed
on this board without manifest injury to
the service. Second Lieutenant Walter
Scott, Tenth cavalry. will report to the
above board for examination.
The following board Is also appointed to
meet at Fort Niobrara for the examination
of officers for promotion: Captains Joseph
o'Neiil Michael Lenihan. Joseph Leitch,
| Twenty-fifth infantry; First Lieutenant
Major Shockley, assistant surgeon; Contract
| Surgeon Ira Brown and First Lieutenant
| Charles Bates, Twenty-fifth infantry, re-
corder. Second Lieutenant Julian Dodge,
| Twenty-fifth infantry, will report to the
above board. for examination.
Big Railroad Figures.
The Interstate Commerce commission ma
prepared a summary OF its railroad report
| for the fiscal year closed June 30 1902
The total singe track railway mileage
/ was 202 Al having increased during the
! year SPA miles. This increase was greater
than that for any other year since 1890.
The states and territories for which an
increase in mileage in excess of 100 miles
is shown. are: Arkansas. California.
| Georgia, Idaho Illinois, Indiana. Iowa,
Louisiana. Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri.
Montana, North Dakota, Ohio. Texas,
| Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin. In
dian Territory, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Including sidetracks and double tracks the
total trackage is 274195. There were A,22s
locomotives and 1.64O22O cars not including
private cars used during the year OF
these &c 991 were in the passenger service. |
The total number OF employees was 11S9,315. !
The amount paid in salaries and wages was
/ $676, ,02S 592. The compensation OF the rail-
way employees for 1902 is equivalent to sos
per cent of the operating expenses OF the
railway companies and 3e.1 per cent of
their gross earnings.
The amount OF railway capital outstand-
ing on June 80, 1902, was 81, 1884, 1872 ,964, or
$50 SO1 per mile. The funded debt was
Sc 1oe, ,sSl ,669 The amount of capital stock
|
so per cent OF the total amount outstand-
ing. Omttng equipment trust obliga-
tions, the amount of the funded debt which
paid no interest was s294,17524S
The number of passengers carried was
$40 S7S sos and the number of tons of freight
III, ,OS9, ,347
The gross earnings of all the roads for
the year were 81 726, SSO,267 and the gross
expenses 81 S.116,24S.747 The total dividends
declared for the year were sls5, ,421, ,2S9.
The total number OF casualties TO persons
on account of railway accidents was 70, 25O,
including s.5ss killed and 64662 injured. or
railway employees, 1853 were killed and
50 524 were injured. The number of pas
sengers killed was 345 and the number In
iurCd was 6,6S3. One out of every 4Ol en-
ploycs was killed and one out of every "a
was injured. One passenger was killed for
every / 1,sS3 T06 carried and one injured for
every g72H carried. Ratios based upon
the number of miles travelled, however
show that 57,O72,2S3 passenger miles were
accomplished for each passenger killed and
1885, ,272 passenger miles for each passenger
injured.
Ask Aid for Russian Jews.
Through their representative association
| B'Nai Birth the Jews of America today
laid their case for action on behalf Of the
| Russian Hebrews before President Roose-
Welt and Secretary Hay.
The interviews with the president and
Secretary Hay were extremely satisfactory
to the council, although it soon became ap-
parent that positive action could not be
| Immediately had upon the subjects nearest
TO them namely. the betterment OF the con-
dition of the Jews in Russia.
The massacre at Kishineff was the prin-
cipal topic OF discussion.
The council besought the president 10 use
his good Offices to secure the ear of the
czaT They declared that he was being
deliberately kept in ignorance by the
! bureaucrats OF the terrible treatment being
meted out to the Jews In every corner of
Russia where they were allowed to reside
They expressed a conviction that II the
czar knew Of the indignites and atrocities
practiced upon the unfortunate Jews who
were still his loyal subjects. he would GER
tainly take steps 10 alleviate their con-
dition.
They said nothing about the refusal OF