Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-15
COMPLAINT on GRAIN RATE
Omaha Firm Objects to Charges on Mixed
Consigr ment Of Grain.
TALK ABOUT SUCCESSOR TO RICHARDS
Congressman Lacey from Iowa, Vow
Chairman of House Committee on
Public Lands. il Among
those Mentioned.
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WASHINGTON. Nov u-tSpecial T,c-
crarn.y-Thc Interstate Commerce comm.s-
sion today received a petition from the
NiuscIu Grain company. with headquarters
at Omaha. protesting against the North
western railroad and tho Fremont Elk
horn d Missouri Valley railroad. complain
irr of certain alleged excessive rates
charged 10y these companies ou shipments
of grain mixed in character, from Colon
Sch. and also from BlairStoWn, Ia 10
Chicago These two shipments ar" sup
rosedlv cited as test cases The Nn''IA
Grain company pr7ys that the railroads
mentioned above be directed to desist from
maintaining and enforcing their rule dc
uyirg the privilege of shipping oats In the
same cars with other grain. The ailroadS
. q is dvorred, where corn and oats were
/ shipped In thp slme ,ar t.,aed the same
ne two shipments and collected double
DuarE, for tho transportation of these
cereals The complainant is corporation
. existing under the laws Of Nebraska. nav
ng ITS principal of1ces at Omaha, and rs
/ cugaged in buying grain OF all varieties
at various points in Nebraska and Iowa
and contiguous states and shipping their
purchases I'm carload lots by railroad to
market points in other states.
Inlh OF HNcnhEuN SutfFNENi'
who President Roosevelt will appoint
commissioner Of the general land Office
90 succeed w A. Richards is a question
which is Just now agitating the minds Of
the clerks Of the general land Office and
/ attorneys who practice before that dc
partnent.
Thus far but two names have been SUE
gestcd. these being Major John +. Lacey
who will have served at the close Of the
Fifty-ninth congress the Sixth Iowa dis
trct for sixteen years in congress and Is
now and has been for several sessions
chairman Of the committee on public lands
and Assistant Commissioner G., F. Pollard
whose friends are prepared TO suggest his
name 20 the president as being worthy OF
further promotion. Mr.. Pollard Is an Ohio
man and has been I'm the general Ian,
once for some years, having been promote,
from the position Of chief Of the specia
service division TO the assistant commits
soncrship upon the retirement OF John H
Fimplc. also an Ohio man.
Minor Matters at Capital
Alexander Pollock has been apponto'
postmaster at Hoyel. Hand county, :. u.
vice Anna Rymal, resigned.
Rural route No. has been ordered es
tablished january at West Union. Fay
. eLle county Ia, S'lN Atb ~ l'Dii' 'A'''
ninoty-cight families.
New Counterfeit Note.
The United states secret service an
pounccs the discovery Of a new cOun
: terffet SO Buffalo" United States note
This counterfeit note is apparently
I rhoto-Iithographic Z production, printed o
I two pieces Of paper, with silk hher
- distributed between them. The face o
= the note is grayish black The number
] ing. seal and large Ten are Of 500
o color and workmanship. The check lcttc
. and plate number do not appear in III
2 lower right hand corner. The back of tn
Z note is a dark blush green. By itself thi
q counterfeit is apt 60 deceive, but whe
. handled with genuine notes the marke
% difference in the color Of the back shoul
4 Lead 10 its immediate detection.
r Call Tor Bank Statement.
. The comptroller of the treasury toda
c issued a call for statement OF the cor
= ditlou of national banks at the close c
n business on Monday. November Is.
Cutter 20 Assist ship.
Al the request Of the Portland core
: chamber Of commerce the revenue cutt,
: 7'hetis. now at Port Townsend, has bee
=, ordered 20 take on board supplies an
proceed to sea in search of the British sh
Ivernia. which was last spoken of Torti
on October Il. by the British ship Sicil
md which it is feared has met with q 81