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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
81. Louis General Market.

ST, LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. a-wHEAT-Fu-
lures, lower; cash, strong; track, No. 2
red cash, s1.09h@1.l0 No, 2 hard. sI040
L.07; May, A.07A; July. s7iSc,
coRN-Lower; track. No. 2 cash., 5So:
oATS-Weak; track. No. 2 cash. 49h9
5014c; May, 5o1lc; July, 45Ac; No, ? white,
5lha62c.
R~YE-Lower at 75c.
FLOUR-Dml; red winter patents, A.S0R
$40; extra fancy and straight, S415d4.70
hard winter, clear, $3.50.
SEED-Timothy, S200@3.40
CORNMEALS$319.
BRAN-F1rmer; sacked. east track, 800
HAY-steady; timothy, ss.OOa1L.OO; prai-
rie, SS.O04i1.O0
IRON COTTON TIES-N!N.
.BAGGING-7Sc.
HEMP TWINE-7c.
PROVISIONS = Pork. lower; IobbIng.
S1650 Lard. steady; prime steam. 5000
$50, Dry salt meats, unchanged; boxed
extra shorts, 1871; clear ribs. tS2; short
clears. $3.50. Bacon, steady boxed extra
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
Quotations of the Day IN Various
ODDITIES.

NEW YORK, Dec. SE-FLoUR-Receipts.
10, 900 bills; exports, $500 bbls.; market
S. 25a5. s5; winter straights. A.65Q4. 70;
Minnesota bakers, $A20q4.50; winter ex-
tras, $3.65q425; winter patents, 81 15a6.25;
winter low grades, $3.55q4l5. Rye. flour,
steady; fair to good. $i0O04.2 3; choice TO
fancy, S430d455. Buckwhea flour, dull at
$2.90a240 per 100 lbs.
CORNMEAL-Steady; fine white are yell
low, $1.45@150' coarse, Sl.4Oq1.45; kim dried,
RYE-Dull; No. 2 western. size +. o. b.
BARLEY-steady; feeding, 6Sa69c C. l. f.
New York.
wHEAT-Receipts, 5000 bu. exports,
135, 800 bu.; spot market easy; No. 2 red
$1.07A@d169. ]eevator; No. 2 red. 81, O9h, f. o.
b., afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, $ll9h,
I. o. b., afloat; No. 2 hard winter, SLlS9s,
predictions for big Australian shipments
next month and prospects for snow In the
Missouri valley, wheat was weaker today,
but rallied near the close on covering. Last
prices showed hq5sc net decline: Decem-
Der closed at $i.J9Fs; May closed at Slip;
'V GyoRN@Reeeipts, l As, 400 bu.; exports,
$500 bu.; spot market steady; No. 2, CSC;
elevator. and 66tc, f. @; f., afloati No. 2
afloat. Option market was firiner and
covering and fair c~learances closing Aq1Rc
net higher. December closed at S63sci May
closed at 6S≻ July closed at 6SSc; Sep
TENDER closed at $3.50.
OATS-Receipts, $1,000 bu.; exports, 5,1O0
blu spot market quiet; mixed, g to 81 lbs,
54a54hc; natural white, % to e lbs 54@57c;
clipped white, 80 to 20 lbs, 561zQ62c,
FEED-Steady; spring bran, s29.25.
HIDES-Dull; Bogota, lS%@SGAc; Gen.
PROFESSIONALISM, steady; family, $500
@17.50; mess, $13, so; beef hams, $26.OO9
2S.OD; packet, $14.50q15.50; city extra India
bellies, $s.5Oq9.25; picked hams, $s.0oq9.5O.
Lard, steady; western, $9.7Og9. sO; refined,
fPssafdy; fi4 s1S;7'i fam SHmDo sF7.5Ssol sSis?'sa5 short
clears, $2oa6oa2S.oO; mess, si6.5O@i7.OO.
TALLoW-Quiet; city GO per pks)'
RiiCE~ouiet;' domestic, fair to extra. 2%
@6kc; Japan, nominal.
BUTTER-Ffrm; held, creamery, COM
mon to specials, 23QSOc.
CHEEsE-Ftrm; state full creams, spe-
cials. 14hq15hc; September, colored or
white. fancy, iic; october. best, 1SNc; late
fulls to specials. shQl1%c.
EGGs-Firmer; state; Pennsylvania and
state, Pennsylvania and nearby. brown and
mixed, fair to choice, 3lq33c; western FL SITS,
POULTRYVAfive, quiet; chickens, 12hc;
western Chickens, 1692Od; western fowls,
1oq12hc; western turkeys 12a2Sc'
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8l.-WHEAr-un-
changed DeGeember SLcO1s; May NSlh:
NJ: 3 hard. S7cg$i.l; No. 2 red, N.O68l07;
No. 3 red, $1.0lql05.
CORN-Unchanged; December, 56hc;
My My: 6S%oi July mi&eS S7'f "a &C. GaS 40. SS %b I miT Sse
No. 3 white, 5Sc.
OATS-Unchanged; No. 2 white. 4s95Oc,
No. 2 mixed, 4744Sc.
RYE-70q73c.
HAY-Steady; choice timothy, IS. 7591o.0 90;
choice prairie, $S.50qS.75; choice alfalfa,
$l3. 506114.50.
BUTTER-steady; creamery, S2c; pack
ing stock, 19c.
rent receipts. 26i5c.
Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat, bu......,.... -, $500 1890
Corn, bu..............,.... Sl,uO Io,UO
oats, 4,VOO 1l,OVV
Options at Kansas City:
ArticIaa Oman Ht0b Tou N1oaa
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
ST. Joseph Live stock Market.

ST. JOSEPH, Dec. A.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head. Market active and
strong; steers, $4.25q70O; COW and heifers,
S2.75u5.25; calves. $4.O0QS00.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head. Market 10c
higher; top, 1896; bulk of sales, &.5Od5.9O.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 1900
head. Market steady to weak; lambs, $500
q7.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
Milwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE, Dec, 81. - WHEAT
ern Sl09l.i May, 1.07A asked.
CORN-Steady; May, 61he.
pies. 59d66c. SON"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
-sToCKHoLDERs, MEETING.

n STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
The South Omaha and Western Railroad
Company, for the election Of seven directors
and The transaction of such other pushes
as. may come before the meeting, will be
held at the office of A. L. Mohler, corner
Of Ninth and Farnam streets, Omaha,
Nebraska, on Wednesday, the thirteenth
day. of January, A. ID. 1909, at IL o'clock
a. ~. T. NJ. ORR, Secretary.
J-1-d-19-t
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

shorts, s1O.s71k; clear ribs. S1O.25; short
clears, 1850.
POULTRY - Steady; chickens, 1O1kc;
springs, 12c; turkeys, 14c; ducks, ukc;
geese, SIC.
bUTTER-F1rm; creamery, 2iGS2c.
E~GGS-Steady at &c, case count.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
Articles.l Open. High Low. Close Yes'y.


wHEAT-No. 2 hard, 99kcds1.OOh No. 8
hard, 9h@9}1ac; No. 4 hard, 95kq96c; No.
9 spring. 97cQ$1 90.
CORN-No. 2, SIC; No. 3, 5S1c; No. 4, SIC;
No. 2 yellow, 5S&c; No. 3 yellow, 5SRc; No.
3 white, 5515c.
OATs-No. 8 mixed, 45%946kc; No. 3 yell
low, 46hq46&c; No. 8 white, 46Aq47Ac; No.
4 white, 45%q46Ac.
RYE-No. 2, Tic; No. 8, zoe.
Car Lot ReceIDtH.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

County treasurer to Mary I. Miller.
block 2 and eh block A, Mount
douglas Second addition .........$ ......
Estella +. Ryan to II. b. Lemere,
Charles W.. Wetmore and wife to
of SIC lot 10. Glses' addition. . 5000
Mlssopgl VALLEY Land & Live Stock
Herman zobish and wife to Katie
Omaha -; 1900
Sons, lots 2 and 8. block 116. Omaha.
except south 81 feet of lot 2, and
a. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
RosewateFs northi12 feet of south a
aEeet OF west % feet of lot 2 and
north Il feet of south A feet of cast
10 feet Of lot 8, block ZIG, Omaha. 800
Sinner & tChase Co.. to Jennie M.
Ellis. lot 4. block 2, Boulevard park $50
boulevard Park Improvement com
'fnany to- Sinner & Chase Co,
william S. Frazier and wife to
Thomas Irwin, lot Is, block 6, AL
o. b. Ackerly to James II. Bulla, 81
lot 3, block ia, South Omaha..... 90
Charles E. Reiter and wife TO 9. p
Cannon. lot II, block 6, Kirkwood
william s. Heaton to NJ: P. Jordan.
n2rth 41% feet lot p block L. INN
TIE Mecaeue investment company to
William X. Potter, lots to Is. FL
josephine SSrS ii. Wietiidenfeiii;er to Has
tinTs a Heyden, lot s., block 8,
.Patrick's Second addition ......... 2
Hattie KelpIn to Andrew C. Mcintyre
lot 2. Cain place .,,,,s....,,...... 5000
ELLEN NJ. Hicks and husband to Jose
z rhine, Austin, lots IS and 10, block .,
a, Jerome park l2,0OO
Thomas A. Creigh and wife to Nels
and May Clausen, lot As.
N nraGe r. Breed TO Julia T. Brewer.
eiot .. block TS. South Ouaha......... 1900
Mary BRUINS to Anton KOchonovitz
and Matsorzata K0chonovitz, lot 12
MACK 81. South Omaha. ............. 100
,1SAhra ska Investment and Improve
avunnt esmnany to Thomas G, Rich,
T lsts :. s, Q, 10, II, II, Wright's
-nface I,@o
FT-ed p. Smith and wife to Minnie r.
Swan, lot 10, block 8. Plainview... LIB
Total ....... sos, 40
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
Peoria Market.

3 yellow, 57%c; No. 8, B7Ac; No. 4. b61kc.
oATS-steady; No. 5 white, 4s1sq50ci No.
I white, 4Sikc.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
duluth Grain Market.

northern, H.1OA; No. 2 northern, Sl.Ogk;
December nyo; May, h.lOhi July. a.lOh,
OATS-4shc
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
snow Friday Rnd Rising TemDera-
ture After Cold Night.
rsrfA A Dec n lQnR

.H L-H H-" OANAAAAg DGGs 0As ApN&
osThe area OF high pressure with cold wave,
noted In the northwest Wednesday morning,
has spread over the entire country firm the
Rotkya mountains east over the Ohio valley
and lake region and south to the gulf. The
temperature In the upper valleys ranges
from zero over northern Iowa TO % below
Al North Dakota. and freez ng weather ex-
teaAda south to Arkansas and east over the
0iIfo valley and lake region. Snow flurries
accompanied the cold wave over the eX-
ffeme upper Mississippi and upper Missouri
valleys during Wednesday and light SHOWS
in Montana. Wyoming and the Black Hills
follow the cold wave this morning. The
disturbances central over the upper lake re-
glon Wednesday morning, continued rap
lalv eastward. accompanied by rains, SHOWS
and high winds and Is disappearing off the
upper Atlantic coast this morning. .Condi-
Tons are favorable for. light snow In this
vicinity tonight or Friday, with continued
edid tonight, followed by slowly rising tenn
perature Friday,
Record OF temperature and precipitation
compared with the corresponding days OF
the last three years 1908. 1917. 1906. 1875.
Minimum temperature -. q e e 3ss
deficiency in precipitation since March l.
EDetciensy corresponding period in 1907
Deficiency corresponding period in 1906,
sS l. A. WELSH. Local FOreeaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

ST. LOUIS. Dec. G.-CATTLE-Recelpts,
22S head, including 900 Texans. Market
strong TO le higher; native shipping and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
Articles, open. High. Low. CLOSET Yes'y.

sNo. 2
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Firm; 1Oc higher; winter patents,
S4.BQ5. 20; winter stralghts, SA45d4.SSi spring
straights, $4.10q5.O0; bakers, &.O0QA25.
WHEAT-No. 3 spring, sl.0SA-
CORNING. 2. 6Sa5Shc; No. 2 yellow, 5sh
.oHTs-No. 2 white, sic; No, 8 white. 4S%
9611Sc.
hYE-No. 2, 74c.
BARLEY = Good feeding, b9c; fair to
choice mailing, 61@64c.
SEEDS-Flax, No. l northwestern, $1.511s.
Clover, contract grades, $50.
PROVISIONS-Short ribs, sides Qoose),
S7.srkdS.37h. Pork, mess, per Dbl, sl462h
@14.75. Lard, per 100 lbs, $9.45. Short clear
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
oTFICE CoNsTRUoTING -QUARTER-

OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QUARTER
master, Fort L~eavenworth. Kansas,
BeremDer e, S.-Sealej proposals, in
tripficate, will be received here until 100
a. m, Central time, January "a, 1909, and
then opened for constructing a storehouse
for officers property, etc, at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kansas. Full Information and blank
forms of proposal furnished on APP
plitation to this office. Plans and spe-
cifications may be seen at this office,
the office of the chief quartermaster, De-
pertinent of the Missouri, Omaha, and
Master Builders exchange, Kansas City,
Missouri. United States reserves the right
"a accept or reject any or all proposals, or
any part thereof. Envelopes to be endorsed
proposals for Public Buildings and ad-
dressed to Captain VIM. =. Davis. Quar-
termaster. D-30-J-1-2-25-26
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
LivsrpooI Grain Market.

LIVERPOOL. Dec. A-WHEAT-Spot,
No. ? red western winter. easy, 7s ndi fu-
tares, barely steady; March. Is Tsd; May
coRN-spst. steady; new American mixed
Ofa GalYeston), IS SID; futures, quiet; jan
uary, IS SAdi March, Is 2Ad
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

On the Produce exchange today the but
diaries, 2l1taa7c. Eggs. firm; at mark,
cases included, 26Q29c; firsts, SOC, prime
firsts, SIC. Cheese, steady at 14d15c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

OFFICE OF THE CONSTRUCTING
Q-uarterfnaster, Fort Crook, Nebraska,
Dec. y, l90G,-Sealed proposals., in triplicate,
wilt be received at this office until IL o'clock,
a. m, January 4, 1909, and then opened, for
installation of plumbing in one double set
of N. G o, quarters for civilian empIoyes
at Fort Crook, Nebraska. A guarantee for
10 per cent of amount of proposal must ac-
company each, bid. Plans and speciffca-
tons may be seen by intending bidders at
the office of The Chief Quartermaster,
Department of the Missouri, Omaha, Ne
braska. and at this office. Necessary blank
fofy1s and full Information furnished upon
duplication here. The United States re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
Envelopes containing proposals must be in
dorsed Proposals for Plumbing, to be
opened January 4, 1909,'' and addressed to
ing Quartermaster D29-30-31-J1-2
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
YOUNG SOCIETY MAN
PASSES BAD CHECKS
A. L. j. Weber Is Arrested
for Uttering Worthless
Paper
Attributes His Difficulty to
Failure of the Hamilton
Crate Company

A. l. ]. Weber. former manager Of
the Hamilton CRATE company of Oak
land, and well known society man on
both sides of the bay, was arrested by
Detective Burke in Oakland yesterday
on the complaint of E. S. Euphrat of
the Construction service company. who
charges him with issuing fictitious
checks.
Two checks for SIS each were given
in payment of a bill for advertising
service during the existence of the
crate company, now defunct. This was
several months ago, and Euphrat gave
Weber an extension of time in order
to redeem the paper. Failing in sew
eral promises to do so. Weber was
given until Saturday to pay. and his
failure resulted in his arrest yesterday.
Weber, who is the son of prominent
New York capitalist who died some
years ago and left him a large fortune,
attributed his present difficulty to the
failure of the Hamilton CRATE COM
pany In which his money was invested.
and to the extrava gance of his wife,
who is now suing for divorce.
Soon after coming into his inher-
itance he married Miss Goldie Bosthow.
a society bud and the daughter of
Mrs. Susan Bosthow of 1895 Chestnut
street in Oakland. and for time the
pair cut dash in society on both sides
of the bay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
OF MAYOR
PRACTICALLY SURE
More Than Necessary Number
of Signatures Declared Aft
fixed TO Petition
W. D. Stephens Named Candi-
date for Opposition to Los
Angeles Present Executive

Los ANGELES. Feb. AT a meeting
of members of the chamber of COM
merce, Merchants and Manufacturers
association and Municipal league OF
this city. called by the Municipal league
this afternoon. w. D. stephens was
named in resolutions adopted by the
meeting TO be candidate in opposition
to Mayor A c. Harper. petitions for
whose recall are now being circulated.
stephens is a former president Of the
chamber of commerce and a well known
republican. The present mayor is a
democrat. Stephens did not accept the
nomination. although he was present
and addressed the meeting today. and
another meeting is 10 be called by the
league at a near date. when an accept
ance or declination of the Office viii be
made.
The Municipal league, under whose
direction the work Of securing names
on the recall petitions is being done.
today established agents along the
principal business streets in conspicu-
Gus places with large placards an
nouncing that voters may sign petitions
there. The announcement was made at
the meeting today that more than two
thirds Of the required number OF names
to bring about the election for the
mayors successor have been placed on
the petitions. The number required Is
5000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
BENEFIT WILL BE
BIG SOCIAL FETf
Young Women Rapidly Making
Dances Perfect Under Direc=
ton of Miss Lila Stewart

Ranking as the greatest social event
of the season and founded on motives
of charity, the 'kirmess," which is to
be held at the Central theater on Feb
ruary II, Is, 10 and 20, promises to
reap the proverbial harvest of gold"
for the San Francisco maternity home
and the children's hospital Rapid
progress in the last few days has
marked the dancing drills in the Nor
man room of the Fairmont hotel, under
the direction of Miss Lila Stewart.
Dances of the hours. of the nations,
of the seasons and of fluffy ruffies girls
are included in the program and sew
eral hundred of San Franciscos smart
set buds will take part.
The ''kirmess" is new in San Fran
cisco. The pretty debutantes and ma
irons who will carry the "kirmess' to a
successful finish are new to the spot
light. Thus, in addition to its natural
mixture of the weird, the dreamy, the
picturesque and the dashing, the "kir-
mess Will have the added luster of
newness in all its features.
Further plans for smoothing the way
of the event will be formulated at a
meeting today of the joint board of the
two beneflting institutions. Mrs. John
Metcalf is secretary of this board
which meets every Tuesday at IL
O'Clock. in the H H Bancroft house.
Jackson and Broderick streets.
Haig Patigan, the noted artist, has
designed and donated clever poster
for the event
The following will take part in the
dance of the hours:
Afidnight-Aiss Helen Leavtt Miss Emily
du Bots, Miss Marie Louise Foster Miss Minna
Van Bergen Miss Dorothy Baker
Evening-Miss Helen Hinckey, Miss Amelia
Simpson, Miss Helen Bertheau. Miss Aimee
Raisch, Miss Katherine MacAdam.
NoOn-Miss Enid Cunningham, Miss Dorothy
Everett Miss katherine Kingston.
Dawn-Mlss Juleta Gapn Miss Laura Smith.
Miss Elene Brewer Miss Marjorie Brown Miss
Marjorie Shenbard Miss Nathan
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
SEASON FOR GROUP
NOW AT HAND
WOMAN WHO KNOWS BEST
GROUP REMEDY IN
DEMAND.
Goose Grease No Longer Depend
ed Upon Because Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy
Is Better.

CFrom the Atchison, Kan, Daily Globe.1
This is the season when the woman who
knows the best remedies for Group is in de-
1nand in every neighborhood. One of the
most terrible things in the world is to be
awakened in the middle of the night by a
whoop from one Of the children. The Group
remedies are almost as sure to be lost, in case
of Group, as revolver is sure to be lost in
case of burglars. Geese are not very good
to eat, but they are in great demand because
of their grease, which is good to put on
cloth and tie around the neck of
croupy patients. Jewish families nearly
always have goose grease on hand. Most
children, when they have Group, refuse to
take the remedies offered them. The only
thing to do is to hold their noses and make
them take it. There used to be an old fash
Toned remedy for Group, known as hive syrup
and tolu, but some modern mothers say that
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy is better and
does not cost so much. 1t causes the patient
to throw up the phlegm" quicker, and gives
relief in shorter time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
Hetch Hetchy Grant Reported
FavOrably in the Ma
tiOnaI House
Measure Misses Pigeon Hole by
Narrow Margin of One
Vote
San FranciscanS Determined
They Can Push Measure
Through Present Session

WASHINGTON. Feb 1.-The house
public lands committee today reported
favorably by the close vote Of to Z
the Smith resolution granting to San
Francisco certain rights in Lake Flea
nor and Hetch Hetehy valleys. Al
though the bin was reported favor
ably II was st srst thought by Repre-
sentative Julius Kahn and others back
OF its fortunes that the close vote and
the fsat that a minority report will be
hled wsulq place it on. the shelf for
the. present congress. The principal
objection held by those forming the mi
noritys gsas that san Francisco had not
that the desired. concessions were a
present necessity nor that water could
not be secured elsewhere than in the
national park
After a conference tonight among the
san Francisco citizens comRittee and
. after Representative Kahn had a talk
with Speaker cannon. the situation as.
sumed a brighter aspect. The Califor-
MA delegation now feels confident that
1T can push the resolution through the
house in a fight on the floor If the mat
ter can be called up and q chance for
debate afforded Kahn viii lead this
hghe
So confident are the Calffornians that
they can get the resolution through
the house that they have already taken
steps 10 impress the senate with the
necessity for action at this session.
Dr. Gianinni City Attorney Long and
ex-Mayor Phelan had a talk today with
Senator Flint and some OF. the members
Of the public lands committee of the
senate, and they finally secured an
agreement that this committee should
meet next Wednesday to- begin hear
ings on the question Of the grant
NEWLANDs UNFRIENDLY
Senator Newlands Of Nevada is not
particularly friendly toward Hetch
Hetchy and some trouble IS feared from
him. It IS understood that he may
feel like having. a pretty free debate
before allowing the Hetch Hetchy reso-
luton 10 come 70 a vote in the senate.
The minority is headed by Chairman
Mondel. His main objection is the
first proviso OF the Smith measure.
which he believes attempts TO dispose
Of certain water rights which the gov
eminent has no authority TO relinquish.
Others Of the minority held out from
the viewpoint Of nature lovers" re-
fusing TO have the national park en-
croached upon for municipal purposes
Those voting favorably were: French.
Mcclure, Gaines, Hammond. Rowland
smith, Robinson, Pray.
Those against the bill were: Mon.
dell, Volstad. Parsons. Hamilton, Fer
lis. Craig. Gronna.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
GOVERNMENT GETS
THOUSANDS ACRES
United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals Settles Question of
Old Railroad Lands

Among the % decisions handed down
yesterday by the United States circuit
court of appeals there was settled in
favor of the people of the United States
the question of title to thousands of
acres of land In San Bernardino county
to which the Southern Pacific company
has long claimed title. The dispute dates
back to the early days in California,
when the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
company obtained certain lands from
the United States government.
No actual work was done by the rail-
road whose rame included the two
oceans. In turn the Southern Pacific
company came into possession, accord
ing to the contentious of the corpora
ton, of the grants made by the federal
government to the older railroad COM
pany. These lands were held for years
by the Southern Pacific, and in some
cases tracts sold TO a second person by
the corporation.
Suit was filed some time ago by the
United states to quiet title to these
lands. The government held that the
earlier grant was forfeited when the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad company
did not fulfill it's part of the contract by
not building, and the land was therefore
never earned. The forfeiture of the
land by the first railroad was not de-
cided until after the Southern Pacific
came into possession, and that their
title was not valid. The decision went
against the Southern Pacific in the low
er court, and appeal was taken, which
was affirmed by the higher body.
GOVERNMENT LOSES $4,000
A decision of the United states circuit
court in favor of the United States
against the American bonding company
was reversed. The judgment of the
higher court costs the United States
$4,000, which the lower court had or
dered paid. The action was relative to
the dredging of a channel in San Pablo
bay. The contractor not doing the work
according to the contract. the work was
taken over and finished by the govern
ment. The government according to
the court of appeals, went outside of
the letter of the contract. The North
American dredging company had the
original contract. The action was in
stituted by the government against the
dredging company's sureties. The surety
did not consent to the change. and the
court held that it was not liable for the
aduluonal cost arising out of the con-
tract.
ToBACCoNIsT LOSES
The American tobacco trust was de-
MED temporary Injunction against n.
Anargyros of Oakland the manufac
turer of Egyptian Nemesis cigarettes.
which had been allowed by the United
States circuit court. The Injunction
was issued in the suit brought by the
trust to prevent the Oakland manufac-
turer from using the name of Anargy-
ros
The Judgment OF. the United States
circuit court was reversed in the suit
involving $4,000 brought by the United
States against J. III. McMullen and r.
Percy Wright. in which the govern
ment won The defendants were sure
ties on the bond of a dredging eomnanv
that failed to fulfill contract at Port
Royal, S c.