Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-13
Nebraska
GOULD LINE MAY ISSUE BONDS
Nebraska Commission Issues Permit
for Twenty Million Loan.
MONEY IS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
President Bush win Not say that Any
Of the Money f. 90 BE Ex-
pended In This
state


LINCOLN. June u Especial AFTER a
hearing the state Railway commission,
represented by Commissioners Furse and
Winnett, today granted the Missouri Pa
CHIC officials permission TO issue 10000 900
worth OF three-year per cent notes and
half that amount Of per cent bonds to
serve as collateral security for the notes
The Soo.000.O0O win be used equally for the
payment OF floating indebtedness and for
improvements on fits lines. whether anv
part Of the amount 20 be expended on i'm
provements will go to Nebraska was not
given out by the officials who were here.
The Nebraska Railway commission Is
sued an order August 9. 1903. authorizing
the Missouri Pacific to issue ss3.251.OcO OF
stock in exchange for capital stock Of the
consolidated lines Of the company.
In November. 1900, the commission gave
the Missouri Pacific authority to issue
10 $4,000 OF per cent bonds to run fifty
years $40 10000 to be used to defray in
debtedness and for b tteJ ments and $4,000
10 be used to acquire a mortgage on the
st. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern rail-
road and -. 900 for extensions and better
ments
It is said the Missouri Pacific prefers to
issue short term notes at this time for
t5oOoO.OOo instead OF bonds because OF the
7'AAAA~aANy III atiilDk DOUuhs
At the Commercial club at noon Presi-
dent Bush sand his party were entertained
At luncheon. Afterwards they met num-
bar OF EAncoln business men and discussed
matters with them informally
Case of alleged Lobbyists.
The Board OF Regents will hold meet
ing In this city tomorrow at which action
may OF may not be taken in the case OF
Brnf Erftgkh -
Drs. WEIGH and, Cuuet of the medical
college. alleged 70 have, been connected in
a way with legislative lobbying.
Mr.. and MRS. Barth Home.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Bareh and son
orbor returned yesterday from trip which
has included large portion of Europe and
Asia Most OF their time was spent in
Egypt Turkey. emma and Japan In the
interior OF China the Lincoln man asserted
there was stili much. hostility toward
Americans and in many communities It
would not take much. he believed. to start
hostilitiea
Coileeting Occupation. Taxes.
Following instructions given to him by
the mayor and the city council, Chief Of
Police Hianbsr has had his patrolmen and
police officers calling on business houses
which owe licenses and occupation taxes
TO the city and which were due on June l.,
Hsckmen. secondhand dealers, pool han
men, junk men and pawnbrokers are the
class which have been canvassed by the
local police force IN their efforts to make
these backward collections.
We~foyera Wants, Two Nominations.
Judge Hillam H westover of Rush
vile. judge OF tho sixteenth judicial dis
.trict haspfiled nomination papers asking
that his name be placed on both the demo-
oretie and popqliet primary tickets. on the
detndcfatiu ticket of his own request and
on the popullst ticket by petition OF TWEEN
ty-five popuiists. In sworn statements
Judge MISSIONER asserts that he affiliates
with the populist party and with the demo
cratic party. The popuIfst petition is
headed By @ r. Kelley of. Nashville.
Governor AIdrteh an Ohio.
Governor Aidrsch Is in Ohio and Presi-
dent Pro TEN John II. Morehead OF Rich-
arducn county II acting governor Gov
eFncr Aldrlch win speak Wednesday OF
this week at Columbus. o.. at the COM
menoement exercises OF tho Ohio State uni
voruity and win deliver an address Thurs
day az tho Ohio university at Athens. He
WIN them leave Tor Conneal,t O., and visit
hlB father and mother and sister, who
reside there ia win remain at Conneaut
over Sunday. t8
Ins9Fnnss Merger Approved.
STATE Auditor Barton has not yet ap-
!. proved the reported consolidation OF the
Uni0n Firo Insurance. company of IancoIn
with the Woodnen Fire Insurance. com
pany Of lincoln. The Onion FIRE Is a
mutual company and Anditov Barton viii
ask Attorney Gaperai Martin for an opinion