Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-04
EPWORTH LEACUERS HERE
Delegates from East Are Yet and Enter
tanned in Omaha
, MOST RAILROADS CARRY SPECIAL TRAINS
Heavy Rains in Western Nebraska
Greatly Delay Train service on
All of the Roads RUM
ming westward.

a special carrying 300 delegates from Min
nesota passed through Omaha over the
burlington for the convention at Denver
Monday night at HIS and the special with
the delegates from South Dakota and
northwestern Iowa left Omaha at the same
hour.
Tho special carrying tine Rock River con-
ference from Illinois will go west over the
burlington Tuesday at Il p m, and the
special with the Galesburg district will
90 west over the Burlington early Tuesday
morning.
The special carrying 175 people from Ilri-
nois and eastern Nebraska will leave Lin
coin Tuesday night at 6!45 over the Bur-
hngton and the Pennsylvania railroads
personally conducted special in two electric
lighted trains Will use the Burlington from
Chicago to Denver passing through Pacific
Junction Tuesday evening at and $780,
The northwestern Missouri special left St
Joseph over the Burlington at II 80 Monday
night.
Epworth leaguers enroute to Denver are
the guests Of the Omaha members as they
arrive from the east. A committee Of 100,
with Rev. c. c. Cissell, d. D., as chairman,
was at the depot to receive the visitors and
to show them around the city. In addition
those who spent the evening in the city
were rendered a reception.
A big special will leave Omaha Tuesday
afternoon over the Union Pacific and will
have car from Neigh which will join
the train at Fremont, a car from Columbus
and one from Grand Island, car from
Youngstown and one from South Dakota.
The Union Pacific had an extra train
leaving Omaha at II 80 Monday night, to
accommodate the large number who wish
to take advantage OF the cheap rates to
IL .
Rains Delay Trains.
General heavy rain and practically a tenn
pest In the western portion of the state
delayed all OF the trains to a considerable
extent Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the
Burlington being chief sufferer. This road
had not had a train from the west over its
own lines since Saturday until Monday.
the road being repaired at o'clock Mon
day morning to permit of the through
Denver-Chicago trains getting through.
The worst washout on the Burlington was
at Holbrook, west of oxford. where the
track went out Saturday afternoon. AS a
result of great energy the part of the
Burlington officials piles were driven in
this gap while the storm still raging
and a train was sent over, but before
other trains which were on hand could be
sent across the track went out again. This
ing and all of the trains passed safely over
the repair that is stronger than the original
track because of the numerous piles which
were driven in to hold the dirt and rock.
While this track was blocked the
Burlington diverted twelve trains to the
Union Pacific between Sterling and Grand
Island. The line between Red Cloud and
oxford is broken on the Republican river
where the river is running six feet over
its bank. This will not discommode traf-
fc from st. Louis and the south, as the
northern route can be used for the trains
Several small washouts occurred on the
Wyoming line of the Northwestern. but
these were repaired, with the trains de-
layed for an hour or two. The Union
Pacific had several small washouts, but
these were repaired before the time of the
Taft train and there was no serious in
convenience
The Burlington main line is all in goot
condition and the heavy traffic incidenta
TO the Fourth and the Epworth league
business to Denver will not be interferet
with.
Sugar Rates Go Down.
Sugar again has broken loose after the
railroad officials had imagined 1t was tC
be quiet for time and the eastern lines
have announced a reduction or the inten
ton to make a reduction, effective July IS
20 81 cents from New York to Omaha. This
II based on a differential of 3 cents on rate!
from gulf ports. II also is rumored thai
the New Orleans lines will make reduc
ton 10 % cents, and IL this is done a fur
Their readjustment of the rates from thu
east will undoubtedly occur. A rate of 3