Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-24
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Gal Dealers Complain at Railroads Not
Making Prompt Deliveries,
SHORTAGE OF CARS THE TROUBLE
While Nothing Like Famine H.
Threatened supply Of Fuel il
said to he Low Just
Now.

ably worried about the DELAY in the re-
ceipt OF both anthracite and bituminous
coal The assertion Is made by the local
dealers that orders sent in two months ago
have not been filled yet and the blame is
placed on the railroad companies
The trouble is not at the mines" said
one dealer last night but with the rail-
roads. Orders for coal were placed early
enough and reports from the mines are
TO the eject that cars for the hauling
of coal cannot be secured"
Another dealer said there was an
abundance Of coal in transit but the rail-
roads had been crowded so In moving
crops and live stock that cars laden with
coal were showed off on sidings to wait
tmtis the big rush is over.
While the crowded condition OF the yards
IN South Omsh a has been relieved to some
extent. there still remains on tracks in the
vicinity OF this city a large number OF
cars Of coal and merchandise which is
badly wanted at this time. Local dealers
are hopeful the cold weather will hold off
for a couple of weeks yet in order to give
the railroads chance to get the coal now
In transit 10 it's destination Complaints
are made to the railroad offices every day
about the rapidly growing scarcity Of coal
and promises are freely made to rush ship
ments
so tar the packers nave plenty Oh steam
coal in sight with several days supply on
track IN the yards, which is being held
in reserve.
Orders Construction Pushed.
Before leaving for the west General Man
ager Mohler of the Union Pacific ordered
Acting Engineer Huntley to push the con-
struction of the viaduct across the tracks
at u, street. Surveyors started to work
again on this bridge yesterday, but were
stopped by the rain. II is the intention of
~ the Union Pacific to have this bridge
opened for travel just soon possible
next year. AS for the building of a viaduct
across the tracks at f street, Mr.. Mohler
stated to Councilman Adkins a day or two
ago that this bridge would be built just as
soon as the company got its tracks in the
northern portion of the city Strengthened
out Mr. Adkins infers that work on the f
street visduct is to be started early in the
spring
Imposes Heavy Fines.
Acting Police Judge Mckay is certainly
proving himself a terror to evil doors. In
the nine days he has been on the bench
he has Imposed fines amounting to 500 and
The bost OF it is he has collected the money.
Judge Mckay is particularly hard on row.
lies and those who create disturbances. 1t
takes a pretty good talk to get away
from a fine or Jail sentence when ar
raigned In police court these days. The
police ere pleased at the assistance Judge
Mckay is giving them in maintaining
order In the city.
Catch Basins Need Cleaning.
quite q number of catch basins In the
central portion OF the city is in need Of
cleaning or flushing During the heavy rain
Thursday water ran down N street with
,onsidera BILE velocity The catch basins at
Twenty-sixth and streets did not carry
m the water fast enough and for several
hours there was a miniature lake at this
point. other catch basins were in a similar
condition and showed that good flushing
is needed before the weather becomes too
cold
Rain stops work.
Thursdays heavy rain put a stop 20 out
Of door work. 1t was with great deal
OF regret the contractors on the Twenty
fourth street paving laid the men on for
the day as the work is progressing so
nicely. Every day counts now and an
effort is being made TO get Twenty-tourth
street paved on the east side from to o
streets before cold weather. Workmen en-
poyed on the Union Pacific depots were
compelled to quit early in the day and
even the street force was given holiday.
- All Of the unpaved streets are again in
| bad condition on account OF mud, but no
bad washouts were reported. On account
of the rain considerable of the work just
completed by the city road machine will
have TO be done over again.
Police officials Disappointed.
Considerable disappointment at the out
come Of the William Connors shooting case
is shown by the police department In
August. 1902, Connors became engaged in
a row in the Third ward and shot George
. Johnson, . policeman. and injured a
woman. Not long ago Connors was located
IN Chicago and brought back. Before
securing reqmsition papers Chief Briggs
had Johnson sign an affidavit that Connors
was the man that shot him. When the
case came 20 trial Wednesday Johnson
declined TO swear that Connors shot him
and so the case was dismissed. The city
Is out.something over 500 in bringing Con,
pors iack and there seems to be no way
~ recovering this amount from johnson.
No Market Thanksgiving.
The South Omaha Live Stock exchange
has decided to close the market at this
point on Thursday. November 80 Genera
Manager Kenyon OF the Union Stock Yard,
company said yesterday that all live stock
arriving on Thanksgiving day would b,
yarded fed and watered and cared for as
usual. Buyers and sellers will observe the
holiday and the scales at the yards will bt
closed all day
Cashier Carson Resigns.
Charles Carson, for about eighteen year.
cashier az the Union Stock Yards company
rendered his resignation 10 the MANAGEMENT