Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-15
AIR LINE TO CAPITAL CITY
Runner that Union Pacific is to Build from
Omaha to LinoSln.
ROAD ONLY HFtY-oSt MILES LONG
Line Ultimately 20 BE Extended TO
Central City or Grand Island.
shortening Haul 60 Coast
FIFTY Miles.

lVINhIu Win otClNtu lNNtttHN W Ah' a.
OF the rumored plan OF the Union Pacific
railway looking to the construction Of an
air line from Omaha to the Capital city
\ by which the latter 10 to become a main
! line station on the Hartman system. These
rumors come from apparently authentic
sources, the program providing for an ex-
| tension of the Lincoln line on to the west,
| tapping the present main line either at
| Central City or Grand Island. This plan,
II carried out. would shorten the main line
| mileage nearly fifty miles, factor in this
era If railroad mana cement well worth
! the consideration OF the Union Pacific sys-
tenn. Surveys have already been made Of
| such line between Lincoln and Omaha,
and a so-called air line fixed the mileage
I at forty-one mies-four miles less than the
present Burlington line between the two
| cities which Is now the short line.
Lincoln also has aspirations in other d.
rections I'm the railroad extension line. The
officials of the Southwestern system have
been approa ched on the subject of building
a connecting link between their Hastings &
Superior lines, this link to run through
southern York and Seward counties thence
coming straight east TO the Capital city.
VIII Advance Insurance Rates.
The wholesale and retail dealers of Lin
/
tined soon to encounter gradual boosting
of fire insurance rates. 1t is reported that
| an increase In insurance rates on several
| large stocks OF goods i'm the city has been
| decided on, and that in one instance the
increase has been demanded. 1t Is claimed
that considerable addition was made to
| the rate on the Raymond Bros. & Clarke
| company stock. Some have suggested that
this il because OF the condition of the
city water department, but the records
show a better water pressure maintained
during the last three months than during
any similar period in recent years.
One explanation OF the increases decided
upon is that the rates the properties
included on the list scheduled for increases
have been too low in the past, compared
| with rates charged on similar risks in this
city.
Charged with Insulting Women.
Herman Koch and Thomas w Calkns,
aged a. and 81 respectively, and both mar
ried men with families, were arrested by
Detective Malone at l O'Clock this morning
on the charge of accosting and Frightening
women on the streets Misses Mona Wilson
and Lena Zeig were the complanants,
alleging that they were going home from
a party and were stopped and insulted by
the two men. The alleged offense occurred
within a few blocks of the police station,
the young women hailing a Messenger boy
and bringing an officer on hurry up call
to the scene. The two men spent Sunday
In Jail and will be tried Monday in police
court
New wing To state House Proposed.
Advocates of the proposition to ask the
legislature to construct second building
on the state house grounds for the particu-
l
the clerk and the state library have en-
countered so many protests. the latter
based on objections to destroying the beauty
and symmetry OF the surroundings, that
they have mapped out a new program
The new plan is to submit a proposition
for new wing to the capitol on the south
side, the same to cost 900. 1t is pointed
out that the state house. during legisla-
tive sessions, is much too small for the vari-
Gus needs to which the capitol is put, and
! that the proposed wing would not mar the
building INTELLECTUALLY I'm any sense. 1t is
further cOntended that the new wing should
he made absolutely fire nroof in order that
the supreme court records and the state
| library, the latter being one Of the largest
in the west, might not be v constant
danger OF destruction, IS now the case
Y. NJ. &. A. Cottage Burned.
! Inc IRE ntIlltSlS Is SUN pursuing tie
Young Mems Christian association OF Lin
coin. Less than two years ago the Young
Mems Christian association quarters al
Thirteenth and streets were destroyed
, by fire, the association losing several thou
sand dollars In property beyond its nsur-
ance. canvass for subscriptions Melted
4 enough money to repair the quarters aud
, also to build a new gymnasium. which is tc
: serve later as wing for an entirely new
building, the entire plant to cost in the
, neighborhood of $4,000. Early this morning
a cottage belonging to the association, only
a few feet from the new gymnasium, was
found to be ablaze and The flames had
gained such Roadway that the fremen could
only check their spread TO the adjacent
buildings. while the cottage was practically
Quilted. The loss is estimated at $500. only
half of which is covered by insurance
Addresses 10 Republican students.
There is no lack OF political cnthusias IN
AT the State university, and the university
mems republican club has larger mem.
bership this year than ever Last year al
Memorial hall a meeting of the club was
addressed by Robert Cowell OF Omaha and
DR. II. j. Winnett OF Lincoln. candidate.
on the republican ticket for railway com
mlssioners. and ]. C. F. McKeayon end Il
p. Brown. republican legislative candidate,
! i'm Lancaster county. Mr. Cowell made q
brief but pointed address, urging the young
voters to keep in mind that the republican
ticket in Nebraska this fall stood TO
Rooseveltism in all that II implies anc
that the young man about to east his frs
vote should feel it both a duty and a pleas
ure to ally himself with party which ha,
given the nation such a splendid executiv,
| as the president The other candidate,
also addressed the meeting, after which
they were introduced personally 10 tn,
members OF the club A committee of clul
members was chosen to arrange for organ
lied roofing at the republican meetings Il
he held in Lincoln during the closing week.
of the campaign
, Teachers Meeting at Emerson.
EMERSON, Neb., Oct. Especial )-Th,
: northwestern Nebraska teachers meetinS
held here yesterday was great success
over 300 teachers being in attendance. Tn,