Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-31
LEGAL NOTICES.

| NOTICE.
| TO GENERAL UNSECURED CREDITORS
OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
| COMPANY:
filing general and unsecured claims Of cred
itors against the Missouri Pacific Railway
| Company and referring such claims to Spe-
cial Master. Hob. George c. Hitchcock.
Room S1l. New National Bank of Com
merce Building, AIS Pine Street, st. Louis
Missouri. was entered July Sd, 1916. by
| Honorable William C. Hook United States
Circuit Judge for the Eastern Division,
| Eastern District of Missouri in the Receiv-
ership proceedings against the Missouri Pa
cihc Railway Company:
ORDER.
REFERRING CLAIMS OF CREDITORS TO
SPECIAL MASTER AND FIXING
TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS.
1T IS ORDERED that the holder or hold
| ers of unsecured claims or demands against
| said defendant, The Missouri Pacific Rail-
way Company, and all persons (other than
| the holders of bonds other obligations
| payable by said Railway Company and Sc
cured by mortgage or pledge of collateral.
| the respective trustees Of mortgages or
| trust indentures given to secure payment of
| the same, and the holders of such claims as
| may have been approved for payment by
| orders herein) who claim any interest In. or
lien upon any Of the funds or property in
possession of the Receiver Of said Railway
company, are nerepy required 10 ule btate-
ments Of the nature. dates of accrual and
| amounts of their respective claims and de-
mands, duly verified by the oath Of the
person or by officer Of the corporation
making such claims. with GEORGE C.
HITCHCOCK, heretofore appointed Special
Master in this cause at his office Rooms
S1l to Sl3. New National Bank Of Com
merce Building. AIS Pine Street, In the City
| Of st. Louis. State of Missouri. on or before
the FIFTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1915.
Claims shall be proved on the basis OF
allowance Of interest to August 10, 1915, the
date of the appointment of the receiver
herein, without prejudice to the right OF the
| claimants to claim interest accruing there
after upon the amounts found to be due to
said claimants, respectively, on said 10th
day OF August. 1915.
Any party to this cause. said receiver, and
any party who files his claim or demand
in accordance with this order, may hle
with said Special Master within thirty days
after AUGUST 18TH an answer to any
claim demand filed with him as herein
ordered. and may contest the same. All
| claims and demands SO filed are hereby
referred to said Special Master 10 investi-
gate, hear proof and report thereon both
as to the amounts justly owing thereon, as
to any liens by which they arc secured and
as to the order in which they are lawfully
entitled to payment. The Special Master
may In his discretion hear proofs In re-
spect Of claims contested or uncontested,
IN the lily OF 81, Louis OF ELSEWHERE, ana
shall notify all solicitors of record OF the
times and places of all hearings. and may
adjourn such hearings from time to time
and from place to place. Said Special Mas
ter Is hereby directed TO proceed under this
order with all reasonable diligence and
make and file in writing his report or re-
ports on all claims or demands which have
been filed and presented to him. and all soli-
citors Of record In this cause, az well as the
solicitors of record for the parties present.
ing said claims or demands. shall be notified
by the Special Master, iE writing, and any
Ming of said report or reports, and any
party to this cause. or holding any such
claim demand. filed as aforesaid, or said
receiver, may, within twenty days from
the time Of the filing of any such report of
the Special Master, file specific exceptions
thereto, Exceptions not filed will not be
considered by the Court. and II no exceptions
are hied within such twenty day period the
report or reports shall stand confirmed.
The Special Master herein shall cause that
portion of this order relating to the presen-
tation and allowance of claims to be pub
lished forthwith, once each week, for four
successive weeks in newspaper of general
circulation published, In the City OF St.
Louis, State of Missouri; In 4 newspaper of
general circulation published In the City OF
Kansas City, State Of Missouri; In q news
paper Of general circulation published In
the City of Omaha, State of Nebraska; in
q Newspaper Of general circulation published
In the City of Atchison. State of Kansas;
in a newspaper Of general circulation pub
lished In the City of Pueblo, State Of Col
orado. and In a Newspaper Of general cir
culation published in the City Of New York.
stats OF, New York. r. ."
(slgned) WILLIAM c. HOOK.
United States Circuit Judge,
Dated July ID. 1915. sloJylo-l7-34-s1