Show COAL RUSTLERS HOW THE UNION PACIFIC WAS KV DTJCED TO CUT HATES Coal Stealing Has Been Hoilncefl ton to-n Science in Nebraska and is I Conducted on a Wholesale Plan I I Omaha Feb 15The Union Pacific has reduced the freight on coal 1 per ton in Nebraska from its Wyoming mines in order that the drouth sufferers suffer-ers in the western counties may be better enabled to purchase fuel The work of coal thieves was a factor in having the rate reduced Between Kearney and Omaha five cars of coal are lost to the company daily and at Valley C coaling station on the Union Pacific containing at least 200 souls but live cars of coal were retained last season and yet everybody kept warm and had coal in their bins Coming last evening from Julesburg thirteen wagons loaded with coal were counted in a distance of twentytwo miles these wagons being loaded with coal which had been thrown off the cars while in transit between Julesburg and Brule In fact this coal stealing has become a business and so expert have the rustlers become that a conviction is next to impossible A rustler gets on a coal train say at Julesburer and during the night throws off coal along the road which is picked up by teams between be-tween certain stations agreed upon The trainmen make but little objection to rustler throwing off coal a ruster of con even should they catch him in the act for they realize that many a family is kept from freezing by the coal pIcked up along g the roadway 4 Fj fUJ < |