Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Sunday Bee.
1271
PART I.
PAGES 1 TO
ESTABLISHED JUNE JO, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOEXING, DECEMBER 15, 190 1 THIRTY-TWO r AG JSP.
SINGLE COL'Y El YE CENTS.
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FRANCE IS RUSHED
Ohctmi IIm Haadi Fall Irjing U Oliar
Up Xuiinm
MUCH TO DO BEFORE THE ELECTIONS
DiioauUni f lirlaui Utaitrii Game
Muck Dilaj.
THREE STAR ORATORS ARE DEVELOPED
Jjtap Iito Fama by Maklnj lUtiiticj
Bttatifal.
SEARCHLIGHT ON AMERICAN METHODS
Undents of VnnUcp Ilunliic Idcn
3lny Seek lo I'lilnml Ilia
Pnniiiua C'unitl Upon (lie
United Muln,
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Dec. II. (Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Tho French
Congriss, which hiin wasted much tlmo In
purely partisan wrangling, Is working night
and day rushing through national and local
business which should demand the cooleit
deliberation. Btill, with lone discussion
annul on merchant marine subsidies, a
new law of reform for colleges, pensions for
aged worklugmon nnd the coul mlnoin' do
mands, and with the wholo budget to be
Bono over, It Is hard to sco how Congress
can possibly clear the ground boforu tho
elections.
Tho cessions nf tho Inst week wcro
mainly rcmarkablo for threo Important
speeches, which will rank with tho most
brilliant efforts of Webster and Oambcttti.
Alexandre Itlhot, n bitter enemy cf
Premier Waldcek-Houssoau, occupied ono
wholo sitting with a fierce nnd able do
tiunctatlon of1 the present ministry's finan
cial record.' Minister Caillnux'e answer, oc
cupying two days, was fully equal to
Klbol's nttack. M. Calllnux leaped Into
great fa mo with his single speech.
Camlllo Pcllctan, a veteran radical lender,
also Hcorcd a peroonnl triumph, speaking
for two days In support ot tho budget com
mittee's resolution that all state appoint
ments for public worship bo utrlcken out.
Theso threo men, nH Qlndstono used to do.
transformed dry budget questions Into
beautiful, lofty symphonies of DgureB.
To Study Amcrteuii Commerce
Laznro Wollllcr, ono of tho most pro
gressiva business men ot Franco, called for
New York today aboard the steamship La
Shovlor, accompanied by Ilnron Lagotcl
lcrle, also n pushing young financier. Doth
are sent by Minister of Commerce Mlllerand
to study tho atato nud federal financial
methods, tho tax Hystem, tho civil Bcrvlco
and thouo trusts which aro likely to affect
French trade In such things as steel, pe
troleum nnd sugar.
Slnco tbo mission wan announced M.
Wolllcr has rofused to dlvulgo tho exact
nature of tho government's purposo until
today, when ho said to tho World corre-
rpondent: "Thcro Ih nothing mysterious
about our trip. Tho elementary business
principle Is to study a successful people
You Americano nro successful. Wo arc go
ing to study you. Tho French government
has Instructed mo to report anything which
amy advnntngoously be udaptod to our pub
lie llfo or prlvato Industry and to recom
pond any niensurn of tariff modification
likely to pronioto commerce between Anior
ka and Frnnce. As tho government's cn-
roy I oxpect to find the best xourccs of In
formation opened to me. Ilesldes, Ambas
lador l'ortor has kindly voluntoered to fa
Sllltuto things with tho government at
Washington."
It Is rumored, though not admitted, that
one purpose ot M. Welller's mission Is to
nee what can bo dono to savo the Panama
canal. It Is felt here that M. Ilutln tried
to conduct negotiations overcraftlly and
thus Jeopardized tho Interest Intrusted to
him. M. Welller Is magnetically straight
forward. It Is said that by simply relying
Dn tho forco ot hlB acts he may yet save
the da?.
ROSE, SHAMROCK AND THISTLE
All Threo I3mlirolurcil on KIiik Ed
Ttnrd'a Ifiulrrjnckct for
Coronation.
(Copyright, 19)1, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 14. (Now York World Cu-
blcgrnm Special Telegram.) Solomon In
all his glory was not arrayed aa King Ed
ward will bo at the coronation. A part ot
bis costumn Is now officially disclosed. Ho
will wear a cloth-of-gold undorjuckot, em
broidered with palm brunches, tbo roao
Bbaturock nnd thistle In Jewels.
Ho will also wear a stolo with tho cross
of St. George, tho royal crown and tho
floral emblems woven In gold thread. Ills
capo will be dazzllngly magnificent, dec
orated with silver eagles, Hour do Us nnd
roses, Tho flour de lis rctera to England's
former rule ovor Frnnco.
Brain specialists declare that thero Is no
prospect ot the beautltul Helen Vandorbllt
Wackernian recovering her reason. She
lias now suffered from ncuto mania forty
days.
Mrs. Wnckcrman Ib still making dally
calls nt tho United States embassy and
consulute, but tbo officials thcro cannot
understand what sho wants. If alio would
Kuurnntoe to tnko her daughter homo to
America, Secretary White Informed Miss
Helen, ho could get her released by tbo
lunacy commissioners, but tho mother has
dono nothing to carry out that suggestion
It would take two nurses and a medical
man to sco tbo unhappy girl safely acros
the Atlantic.
CHARGES AGAINST SIR REID
Ilapnillutc t'orrfniiiiiulnit'n liii)iutn
tlou of Hint Fa I th lit Itcvritl
Ihk Mutters,
(Copyright, 1001, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 14. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram,) Sir We
tnyss Reld writes to tho Times, In
dlgnantly repudiating Us New York cor
reeepondont's roltorated Imputation of bad
faith In revealing tho tenor ot tho conver
eattons Held recently had with minister
and other prominent public men In Wash
ington relatlvo to tho South African wa
The Times correspondent plainly Indicates
tbnt be has been authorized by tho minis
tcrs whom Held met, to accuse Reld ot
breach of faith In publishing, though with
out names, the substance of confidential
conversations nnd of misrepresenting wha
a said. Wemyas Reld'a personal renuta
tton la so high hero that theso charges have
CAuaea amaiouienU
NATIONALISTS ARE HOPEFUL
enrly Ilcccil( f Itcdmoiiil' Pnrty
lilt luorute Their 1'ollimers
In Ireland.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
DUBLIN, Dec. 11. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho man
ner In which John E. Redmond nnd the
other Irish delegates have been received
In tho United States has Invigorated the
nationalists nnd caused tho llrltlsh govern
ment to take a much morn serious view of
ho situation In Ireland than It took before.
Irish Secretary Wyndham Is reviving
coercion proiccutlons In order to check the
rapidly growing Influence of tho United
Irish league. Two members of Parlia
ment, Connor O'Kolly and John Hayden, to
gether with several other leaguers, havo
lready been summoned before tho coercion
courts for making speeches In which they
advised their constituents to boycott tho
men who have taken tho farms from which
the tenants have been evicted.
Tho tribunal consists of two resident
magistrates, who may be dismissed without
notlco by tho !ccroy It the sentences they
Imposo are not severe enough. Experience
has shown that theso magistrates almost
Invariably Impose tho utmost trm within
their power six months' imprisonment with
hard labor. O'Kelly and Hayden have re
peated tho offending spcechca since they
wero summoned.
The United Irish league Is one of tho
most formidable organizations that has ever
confronted Dublin cnstlc.
All portents Indlcnto a stormy winter In
Ireland. Tho farmers havo stopped hunt-
ng In Koscommon as a reprisal on the
landlords.
In Limerick tho tenants who wero evicted
from the O'Grady estnto twenty years ago
and hnvo Hlnco been supported b,y the IrlBh
nationalists' organization havo Just been
reinstated In their holdings at half tho
back rents they wore evicted for being
unnblo to pay. There Is no agrarian crlrao
tho country, tho policy of tho lengno
elng passlvo resistance to tho unjust exac
tions ot the landlords.
GOVERNMENT AS PAWNBROKER
Vnluulilc from CnMIe Art- Scl.eil
Sutlnfy Pnrt of n Lord'
Helit.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
VIENNA. Dec. 11. (Now York world
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho old
Vienna Mont do I'lctc, tho government
pawnbroklng Institution, has been rosim-
Itnted In n splendid pnlaco decorated with
an enormous eppper Imperial eagle, and
lready a deposit worthy of tho placo has
een received In Its collars. Count Fran
cis Fnlkenhalm, lately vice president of
tho Austrian House of Lords, hud to fln-l
so much money for a brother, who wa3 a
cabinet minister for twenty yours, and a
pendthrlft son that his threo fine properties,
Walpcnsdorf, Rlttcrschlag nnd Ottedorf,
wore sequestered. The lord s debtn woro so
largo that even tho valuables In tho cnstlo
of Walpcnsdorf wcro seized and deposited
n tho Mont do I'lnte, where they nro to
be sold singly to the highest bidder.
The objects are so Interesting thut thero
will bo lively cqmputltlou..for them,- Thoy
Includu old Vienna nnd Sevres porcelain.
Gobelin tnpestry, Chinese vases, Greek
pottery, Ivory carvings, porphyry Jars, the
tablo sliver which many brides of noble
descent brought Into tho family, a col-
cctlnn ot historical relics, nmoug them
tho pen .with which tho holy alliance was
signed, n collection of arms, another of
coins nnd medals, ancient and modern
ewols nnd 200 valuable pictures.
JILTED FOR A MILLIONAIRE
Yoiiiik A nil J' (till err Kill llliunclf on
CcttliiK MiikIiik Clt-l'n
(Jl 1 1 tn n t it in .
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
HOME, Dec. 14. Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Olorglo Slnl
galla, an Italian officer of 22,' has blown his
brains out because a singing girl lu a Ho
man theater would havo nothing to say to
him.
Frauleln Denys Is a golden-balred daugh
ter of Vienna of extraordinary beauty.
SlnlL-ulla snent a fortune on Jowolry for
her, only to find she was already engaged
to a Homau millionaire. Slnlgalla engaged
room in a house opposite her lodging
and spent a day watching her and writing
poems on her beauty. Theu ho sent hor
an ultimatum. She returned his letters
with a tow cutting remarks. Then ho klllod
hlmsolf. Tho pcoplo of Homo got to know
about tho tragic nffalr aud howled with
rage before the gtrl's rooms. The police
advised her not to appear again until tho
popular fooling against her had subsided.
DETAILS OF THE POPE'S WILL
IIIm Ni-plMMtH lisped to Clulni
HlH Al'OUUIIllllil'll
Million.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. Doc. 14. (Now York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Somo details of
the popo's will nro given by tho Homo cor
respondent ot the Figaro, who has had long
nnd Intimate relations with the Vatican.
Tho pope'B ncphows, It Is said, oxpected
to claim tho accumulated millions which
the Italian government allows annually to
tho pope that la to Bay, tho JGOO.000 a year
which is placed at his disposal, but which Is
withdrawn at tho end of every flvo yeurs
under proscription.
Tho popo has decided that nothing of his
allowance shall bo touched. His small per
sonal fortune goes lu equal distribution to
his live ncpuowB of tho Peccl family. Tho
fortune ho leaves as pontiff Ib placed under
the trusteeship of threo enrdlnuls, of whom
Cardinal IMmpolla Is chief.
BRIDGE ACROSS BERING SEA
Project for Steel Spiiim from IhiiiiiI
to InIiiiiiI for Tlilrty
rivc Mile.
(Copyright, 1901, by Tress Publishing Co.)
ST. l'ETEHSHUHO, Dec. 14. (New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) A
company of American, Hussion and French
capitalists has been formed, according to
Siberian newspapers, to span Boring sea
with a steel bridge, to connect tho Siberian
rullwoy with an American system.
If tho project Is realized a person may
travol by direct train from New York to St
Petersburg, Ilcrlln, Vienna, Home, Paris or
Madrid.
Tho strait, which Is thlrty-flvo miles wide,
Is dotted with Islands, which might sorve
as supports for tho brldgo.
HtiBsla's minister of ways and communlca
tlon, Prince Khlkoff, who is looking Into the
matter, Is in active correspondence with
American engineers regarding the fcaslbll
ity ot tbo undertaking.
ENIGMA TO ENGLAND
Lord Konberj'a Attitnd TJidio!pirabl
bj lharptit Witt,
COUNTRY WAITS HIS MONDAY SfEECH
Thtniaadi Will Iwarm to Lura Hii
Viewi of War.
POSSIBLY HE MAY FAVOR THE B0F
Eria
at Tkat la Fhdi thi T
Arm i Opin.
GENERAL BELIEF IN HIS PATRIOTISM
DIM rurtnl li" flic Desperate Outlook
of flii Country' 1'nrtiiitc, the
People Turn to Former Pre
mier for Snlvntlon.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Dec 14. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Lord Hoso
bery's reappearance In tho political nrona
at Chcstorflold next Monday is awaited by
tho wholo country with almost unprece
dented Interest. He Is to speak nt a gath
ering of Derbyshire liberals. A railway
shed has been prepared to accommodate
fi.OOO people and provision has been made
for an overflow meeting of 3,000 more. Lord
Hosebcry has preserved tho secret of his
present sentiment regarding tho war with
such complete success that all parties aro
on tiptoe ot expectation, not devoid ot
anxiety. It 1r not even known whether this
Is to bo n single, spasm of activity or tho
beginning of a campaign to reconstitute
tho liberal party nnd regain Its leadership.
The earl's Jingo tendencies In tho past scorn
to point inevitably to his embracing liberal
Imperialism, but, being by temperament an
opportunist and addicted to dramatic sur
prises, it Is posslblo ho may throw In his
lot with Sir Henry Campbell Banncrman
nnd tho bulk of tho liberal party, who nro
more courageously advocating conciliation
and appealing with Increasing force to the
humanity of the nation against persevering
lu a war of extermination.
Silent iin the .Sphinx,
Hoscbcry's capacity for preserving his
own counset Is phenomenal. This reticence
has resulted In placing tho local organizers
of the Chesterfield meeting in nn extraor
dinary predicament. Being absolutely In
tho dark as to tho lino ho proposes to
take, they havo been unablo to draft nny
resolutions for him to speak to. They ap
pealed to Mr. Asqulth, the liberal Imperials'
leader, for guidance, but he confessed that,
although ho recently paid a visit to tho
carl of Hosebcry, ho was entirely unnblo to
ndvlso them what kind of resolution would
suit him
Tho liberal Imperialists of Parliament
are going to tho mooting In a body In tho
hopo that tho earl may como down on their
side of the fence, But they would not. bo
surprised If ho disappeared over tho other
eldo. This instability of purposo would
not lndlcato that Lord Ilosebery Ib the
stamp of man fitted to lead the country
nt this momentous crisis in Its fortunes,
but tho truth Is tho people are so thor
oughly disheartened by the present minis
try's inaptitude and aro so distracted by
the desperato outlook that they nro willing
to throw themselves Into Lord Iloscbery's
arms despite his failure as premier, be
cause ho Is not committed to either Bldo
on tho question of war and thero is a
deep-rooted popular bollef In his patriotism.
CrentrNt Opportunity of VenrH
No public man In England has had such
nn opportunity in fifty years. Hut Lord
Hoscbcry's llfo haB bcon one long oppor
tunity and his grasp has over been fecblo
nnd uncertain. His friends dcclaro that
tils nervous system has been so shattered
of lato years that now less than over Ib ho
capablo of any sustained effort
Physically ho has deteriorated far more
rapidly than his years warrant. Hestless
ness has developed In his case Into a dls
case. Ho rarely sleeps threo successive
nights In any ono of his houses. Ho Is
perpetually making aimless Journeys' up
"ul ow me country, rusning on on mys
terlous visits to Vienna, Naples and nil
manner of unlikely places, wbcro ho no
sooner arrives than ho leaves again
His character Is a puzzle, his ambition Is
n puzzlo and his present political attach
mcui is me greatest puzzlo of tho day.
ninplriiK- the Pciti-koch.
Tho exhibition nt tho duke of Norfolk's
houso of tho regulation robes, approved
by the king and queen, to bo worn by the
peers and the peeresses at. the coronation,
has been followed by a Btorm ot protests
from tho peeresses. They aro preparing
a petition to the queen asking her con
sent to a mollification of their coronation
costumes in ut least two particulars.
They nvcr that tho drees, as designed. Is
utterly destructive of flguro becauso of
the thickness of tho velvet nround tho
wnlat. Thoy also object to being com
pelled to weur ermlno next the threat,
regarding It ns ruinous to the complexion
and most unbecoming. Thoy cannot un
dcrstand how tho queen over sanctioned
such an "unsmart" costume and thoy vow
they won't adopt It In any way.
The peers have not complained so far,
though It needs an Apollo, of whom thero
aro few examples In the Houso of Lords
to wear their red velvet, ermine-trimmed
robes and sllver-gllt coronets with dls
Unction.
FAMOUS BEAUTIES ABROAD
One of 'I In-in Ih l.lUrly to lli'coiiw
MnieliloncvK of Orniomti
.Somo Uny.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 14. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Among th
famous beautiful women in high society
who arc attracting notlco nt this tlmo are
Lady Arthur Hutlor, an American, Lady
Kveiyn wnru, Lady Mabol Crlchton and
Mrs. Hnrry Asplnwall. Lady Arthur, who
before her marriage was Miss Ellon Stager
(daughter of Ooneral Anson Stager of Chi
cago), may become marchioness of
Ormonde somo day. Her husband la tho
heir presumptive. Sho Is devoted to Ire
land. Lady Evelyn Ward and Lady Mabel
Crlchton are sisters, tho handsomo daugh
ters ot tho countess ot Erno. They, too,
aro very fond of Ireland, but unlike Lady
Arthur nutler, they aro Irish girls by
birth. Lady Mabel was the prettiest of tho
brldemalds nt the wedding of her cousin,
Leila Crlchton, another Irish beauty, when
tho latter became the wtfo of Sir John
Milbank. Iidy Kvolyn Ward married one
of Lord Dudley's brothers, Gerald Ward,
two yearn ago, a few days before ho started
(or tho war In South Africa,
YVETTE GUILBERT'S NOVEL
Mntlnor fllrl .Mnrrtcn fllnnc Hero nnd
Tlicr Live UnliiUMilly
liter After.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Dec. 14. (New York World Cable
gra neclal Telegram.) The literary
se K of the hour has been caused by
y unccmcnt that a novel by Yvcttc
- Is abcut to be published. The
correspondent has secured the main
of the graphic story, which deals with
t nfatuatlon of a lovable but ill-balanced
.Inec girl for a stage, hero. After a
i-lod of photograph worship and admiring
ttoM begging autograph, tho actor, who
.s not a bad sort ot a fellow, meets tho
heiress nt her splendid residence. He is
naturally stag&crcd at the eight of unex
pected luxury He had begun to make
fun among his stage associates of tho girl's
ove, but now ho discovers In himself u
tnste for refinement.
Tho pnreuts oppose a marriage and an
elopement follows. In two years the
girl's money Is squandered, and tho actor,
Indulging his vanity, has filled tho houe
with queer parasites, mostly connected with
the stage. A child Is born nt this Junc
ture. Doth Idolize tho babe. Want soon
drives tho father and mother upon tho
stage. Flrat they play legitimate roles,
but as tho years roll by tho couple gradually
fall to the lowest variety halls.
The author vividly depicts tho woeful de
tails of life spent In fear of landlords' evic
tion, pawnshops and unspeakable boarding
houses. Thcro Is a harrowing sceno at the
death of tho child. Tho boy, G years old,
lies upon a billiard tablo in a cafe, whore
tho wandering couplo are giving an enter
tainment. Tho wife, in dccolletto dress, Is
passing a plato as tho boy passes away,
crying "Mamma, take mo home."
"Thcro Is no homo," tho mother sobs,
while tears melt tho paint on the faces
of husband and wife. i
Tho book ends with n dremal chapter
showing tho crazed parents still In the
gaudy dress of tholr performance, alter
nately carrying the dead boy In their arms
at night In strange towns, unwilling to go
to tho morgue, nnd without a sou to glvo
them a resting place.
Paul Ilourgct, nftcr reading an advance
copy, wrote to yvotto uunocri: "lour
first effort places you among tho literary
artists of tho first rank. I havo not read
such slgnlflcnnt, grnpblc fiction since Do
Maupassant's death.
Mile. Oullbert has utlllzod her Amerlcnn
experiences nnd tho scenes In threo chap
ters arc In tho United States.
NEW FASHION IN VIOLINS
Vllirntlnir McHinnlNm IlrMKiiciI to
llnnlilf Amntrum lo Piny
I, lite Mnntcrft.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 14. (Now York World
Cnblegram-rSpecial Telegram.) A new typo
of violin was Introduced to a largo audience
recently by J. E. Muddock, who describes
It thus: "Tho vlbratlor'iiof tho strings
aro conducted by means an ordinary
violin bridge, which Hstsfcipon a rocking
lover, to the diaphragm andjresonntor. Tim
lever supporting tho brlJg"ioocllla(M Jntrrr
ally upon tho body of the Instrument, tho
end bolng attached to n diaphragm of alum
inum by a small connecting link. Tho
diaphragm is held In position between two
indln rubber cushions by means of a
specially designed holder fixed upon the
body ot tho violin by two bracKets. At
tached to this holder is tho trumpet or
resonator.
'Tho body, or main support of tho in
strument, is In no way employed for sound
purposes. It simply holds tho various
purtB of the violin together nnd sustains
tho enormous pressure of tho strings when
tuned. Tho discord diaphragm Is perfectly
free to vibrato, tho result bolng that when
tho strings are set In motion by tho bow
tho brldgo and rocking lever vibrato ac
cordingly, nnd thus every vibration Is
transmitted to tho diaphragm. Tho
diaphragm sets In motion tho air contained
in the resonator, tho resonator augmenting
and distributing tho samo to the surround
ing atmosphere.
"Tho rich, mellow tones supposed to
como only after at least a century's playing
of a violin require no forcing. The
slightest contact of tho bow will bring them
forth and make the player imagine hlmsolf
a better player than ho really is."
BRITISH WIRES DEMORALIZED
All Inland Commnnlcnflnn Completely
Driikcn Down for Tvro
Dnyn.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 14. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) All Inland
telegraphic communication In the British
Isles has been completely broken down
for two days, owing to storm. Tho mid
lands, tho north of nritaln and Ireland,
wore altogether cut ofT for forty-olght
hours and tho Atlantic cablo companies aro
unable to accept messages, except on tho
understanding that there would be a dolay
practically indefinite. Tho telegrnph wires,
which chiefly run alongside tho railways,
were down everywhere. Such breakdowns
are not Infrequent, but the postal depart
ment's excuse for not laying wires under
ground Is that tho development of wireless
telegraphy may soon render tho existing
system antiquated.
RAILWAY TO CROSS SAHARA
Importniit Nllrnle of riiimpliiite Ili-iU
Cnlculiitfri to Stwll the
Trnllle.
(Copyright, 1M1. by Press Publishing Co.)
PAHIS, Dec. 14. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Interest In
the French project to build a railway across
tho desert of Sahara has been revived by
tho discovery of Important nitrate of phos
pbato beds beyond the Touhat oasis. Tho
government experts are Inclined to think
the beds extensive enough to supply fer
tilizers for the whole World. If so, the
problem, "How lines between Algeria and
Congo could bo made to pay, Is solved
The colonial government, which has been
studying the building of a strategic narrow
gauge road would subsldizo heavily the
proposed commercial rallwuy.
SHOPLIFTING
BUSINESS
Aliicrlrn ii llrlilc of n I'rriiiiliiniin U
I'oreuil to Adopt it In Sup
port IIIm.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co,)
PAHIS, Dec. 14. (Now York World Ca
blegram Spoclnl Telegram.) Mary Lov
esquo, whoto maiden namo was Mitchell,
a native of Hoston, wan sentenced yestor
day at llordiaux to five years In prison for
shoplifting. Eight years ago sho mar
rled a Frenchman who taught her tho
business and compelled her to support
him.
TAXES FOR OMAHA
Bcari of RitUtt Makii Iti Fiaal leturni
n Aiituminti.
FIGURES FOR FRANCHISED CORrORATIONS
Iccreasti Art Had ia All of tht Fit
Caapaaiet.
PAY ON $250,000 MORE THAN LAST YEAR
Om a UillltB Dillari Lm Tiaa Fleming's
Estimate.
HE REFUSES TO JOIN IN COMPROMISE
Ilntlln mill y.ntirlnUIn Itntnr Only
7M:t,HI More Tlinii CoiupnnlCM
Were Willing; lo
Admit.
AnNoimiiiM of I'rnnelilscil ('nrpnrn
1 1mi n of Omnliii.
1901.
Omaha Water Co. J 45o,i)
Street It. It. Co.... 75,U
Omaha Clus Co.... 3S0.W0
Thomson - Houston
Co no.oro
Neb. Tele. Co M.ouo
19.12. Incr'so.
$ 575, JI25,0rt)
BfW.O) 7S.IPC0
lOtUW) 2l.0"0
117.500
prj,310
7,5 0
24.310
$1,500,000 $1.751,S10 $2M.S10
Unless tho city council sees fit to mnke
a nut In assessments mado by tho Hoard
of Review, the franchlsed corporations of
Omaha will pay taxes upon $230,000 worth
more pertonal property In 1902 than they
paid on during tho present year. An In
creaso haB been mndo In the assessment of
every ono of tho flvo companies. The re
turns ot the Hoard of Review aro $1,015,190
less than the sum nt which tho assessments
of tho flvo companies wcro fixed by tho
tax commissioner.
IMciiiIiik lief unci lo Compromise.
Tax Commissioner William Fleming
might ns veil havo remained away from
last night's session of the Board of Hovlcw.
Ho announced that ho would stand on tho
assessments originally made on the fran
chlsed corporations In tho city of Omaha
and refused to make any compromise. Tho
othor two members of tho board, John W.
Hattln and E. Zabrlsklc, took turn nbout
In making and seconding motions nnd whon
tho session ended at tho stroke of twelve
tho assessments on the personal properties
of tho flvo franchlsed companies having In
tcrests In Omaha wcro llxcd at sums ag
grcgatlng only $143,810 more than tho
amount tho companies returned In the
showing mado to tho tax commissioner.
City Attorney Council wns present at
tho meeting and wan called upon to express
his opinion concerning tho right of a cor
poration to deduct Its Indebtedness from
the valuation returned for tho purposo of
taxntlon. Ho stated that the ruling ot tho
supreme court concerning tho tax commls
alonr.r of. tho city of Lincoln -showed ifcat
tho tax commissioner holds his ofllco
legally nnd Is authorized to assess taxes
by a different plan than that sot forth In
tho revenuo laws of the state. Mr. Connoll
did not make a posltlvo statement concern
ing tho exemption of a corporation s In
debtedness from taxation.
Differ About lnilrlitrdnmn.
After Mr. Connell's statement Mr. Flem
ing declared that ho believed tho indebted
ness ot corporations should bo assessed and
tho other two members of tho board Inti
mated that they thought otherwise. Tho
first corporation whoso assessment was
considered was the New Omaha Thomson-
Houston Electric Light company. Mr. Za-
brlsltlo amended that tho company's assess
ment bo fixed at $110,000. He finally moved
that It be Increased to $115,000 and upon
motion ot Mr. Dattln tho sum was fixed at
$117,500.
Next came the assessment of the Ne
braska Telephone company. Upon motion
of Mr. Zabrlsklo tho sum upon which the
company is to pay taxes was fixed at
$109,312. After a brief discussion, tho as
sessment of tho Omaha, Ons company was
fixed nt $400,000, or $20,000 more than tho
Ulird of Review ngtecd upon beforo tho
Real Estate exchange waited upon it.
Tho assessment of tho Omaha Street
Railway company was ndvanced from
$476,000 to $550,000, upon motion of Mr.
Zabrlsklo. Tho water company's assessment
was the last under consideration. Mr.
Fleming refused to approve of an assess
ment of loss thnn $1,000,000 for tho com
pany. At flvo minutes until 12 o'clock Mr.
Hattln moved that tho sum upon which tho
company shall pay taxes bo fixed nt $575,000.
Mr. Znbrlsklo seconded tho motion nnd tho
Board of Rovlew had euded Its work.
Tnlilr nf CnuipnrlNOiia.
Tho following table shows tho assess
ments which Mr. Fleming returned for 1902,
the assessments which tho companies asked
to have made on their property and tho
assessments which tho Hoard ot Hevtow
agreed upon;
Reduction lionrd'a
Flemlnu. Sought. Action.
Omaha Water Co..$l.ono,oxo $ 45O.000 $ 575.000
Omaha Street Ity.. S27.0N) 475,000 6V),000
omaha una wo.. .. tsj.uiju ssu.wo w,uw
ThoniHon-Houiton
Co 125.000 110.000 117,500
Neb. Tele. Co 125,000 93,000 109,310
Total $2,797,000 $1,50S,000 $1,731,810
The following tablo shows tho assess
ments made by tho tax commissioner, tho
Hoard of Review and tho Hoard of Equali
zation on tho personal properties of tho live
franchlsed companies for tho year 1901:
Hoard of
Tax com- Hoard or Equnll.
mlHsloner. Review, zatlon
Omaha Water Co.. $1,000,000 $ 500,000 $ 4.'0,ouo
Omaha Street Ity.. 1,000,000 475.0HO 475,00.)
Omaha OnH Co 750,000 USO.uuO &S0.00O
Thomson-HoiiHton
Co 125,000 HO.OiK) 110,000
Neb. Tele. Co 150,00) 85,000 85.000
Totnls
Protest
$3,025,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
from Sinuller Cnrporntlnnn,
Early In tho evening a number of protests
from emallor corporations wero considered
nnd tho Hoard of Revlow discussed tho
taxation of sugar In transit. Assessments
varying from $50,000 to $125,000 wero re
turned against tho American Sugar and
Refining company, tho Standard Beet Sugar
company and tho American Beet Sugar com
pany. There was considerable doubt ex
pressed by tho members of tho boord as to
tho right of tho city to collect on sugar
brought horo for distribution and all threo
of tho members agreed to havo un assess
mont of $10,000 mado upon each of the
threo companies.
Tho following changes wcro mado In the
assessments on personal proporty of mer
cantile Institutions:
Jtriliictlnn Hoard's
Fleming. Sought, Action,
Hayden Bros $ 80,(i0 $W,93 $75,o)
Allen Bros K.Ono 47,5m) .(7,500
Boston Store 60,tf) &o,l) 55,l)
M. E. Smith & Co .... 120,000 75,(X) 95,000
byrne Hammcr Co... 00.0W 49,000 47,600
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11 True MilnlHiito for Tri'iinury.
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I I . ill us riii, Mil m mill .V.uali'ill ote.
KcIiocn of l.oeitl Anteroom.
IB I'rotcM AuuliiM the School Tn.
OiiiiiIiii Triiln Selieilute Dliiputeil.
HI l,iil Week In Onuilin Society.
IS IMKorlul mill Cotumriit.
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i.'( Mul Pny III It Hoiil Jobs.
.Mother mill lllKlier Uiluciitlnii.
-I Hlft In the IIiimc Hull Cloud.
-.'I nrllllii I-iiet Into IMIIpliio.
HlKli School .NyMciu I l.ncklim.
1!4 Woiuiini Her Wn mill Wlilina.
SB Chief of CoIoiiiIiIii'n l.lliernl.
i!tl ",n Other Wny," liy Walter llcxniit.
-7 I'nele Sum find III lInnl.
I'll nli-iil Perfection of Mini,
.'to I'iiIiir of (llcl-'I Inie llurKlnr.
Pure Witter Iruni Hie .Mllpi.
ill Condition of IIiinIiicnm In Oiunlin.
Coiniucrc Inl nud I'luniieliil Mntter.
'Ii! lilNiiruuce .Men Cry for More.
SENATOR SEWELL IS SINKING
Xpw .lerxey Stiiicnmiin tin ltrluir
unit the Unit I .Miiiiientiirlty
llxprcteil,
CAMDEN. N. J., Dec. 14. United States
Senator Sew ell, who Is III at his home here,
suffered n relapse this afternoon, nnd his
condition Is now considered precarious.
Since Ms return trom Ashevllle, N. C,
Senator Scwcll had been Improving until
today. Tonight ho Is resting quietly and his
physicians say ho is In no Immediate dan
ger. CAMDEN. N. J., Dec. 15. Shortly after
midnight it wnB stnted that Senator
Srwoll'B death was momentarily expected.
SIGNALS OVER THE OCEAN
SlKiior Mure mil i:tnlillnlie Coiinniiul
eiitlon liy Wired' Tele Krnpliy
vtHli lliiKliilid.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Dec. 14. Slg. Marconi
announced today that ho had received elec
tric signals across tho Atlantic ocean from
his station In Cornwnll, England. Ho ex
plains that beforo leaving England ho had
mado plans for ncrompllshlng this result,
for whllo his primary objrrt was to com
munlcato with ocean liners In midocean, he
hoped also to succeed In attalnlnn the won
derful scientific nchlevemont of wlrolcss
tolegrnpby across tho Atlnntlc.
Slgnor Marconi's stntlon In Cornwall is
most powerful. Ho possesses an electric
force generated thero n hundred times
greater than nt his ordinary stations. Bo
foro ho left England he arranged that tlto
electrician In churgo of tho station, which Is
located nt Poldhu, should begin sending sig
nals dally after a certain date which Slgnor
Marconi would cablo him nftor having per
fected Mis arrangements hero.
In view of tho success uttcndlng theso
trials Slgnor Murronl will, for tho present.
disregard tho matter of communicating
with trnnsntlnntlc steamers. Ho will re
turn to England next week nnd will conduct
tho experiments from Poldhu himself. IIo
explnlns that tho grent electrlcnl power
thcro will enable him to send moro effec
tive signals.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14. "The similarity In
tho slgnnls received by Marconi and those
Teslu assorted ho received from Mars
strikes ono ns singular," said D. C. Grunt.
a Chicago electrician. "Tho letter 'S' in the
Marconi code Is tho humo as that of tho
Morso alphnbot. It consists of three dots.
"When Tesln received what he belloved to
ho a messago from Mars It enmo In tho
form of tho letter 'S,' which he was pleased
to comparo to tho trinity. It strikes mo
Marconi may havo received his message
from tho samo source I have llttlo doubt,
however, that It camo In somo way from his
nun In England If he says it did,"
ADOPT COMMON CODE OF RULES
Olllclul of Western Itnud Take
Americiiu Itullu ny Ao
eliitlon'n NjMtem.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 14. A confer
once of tho leading operating ofllclals of
tho Union Pacific, Oregon Short Lino nnd
Oregon Railroad nnd Navigation companies
was held In this city today for tho purposo
of adopting a new set of rules for tho threo
roads. Thoso who took part In tho con
ference woro General Manager Dickinson
and Superintendent of Transportation
Buckingham of tho Union Pacific, General
Manager Bancroft of tho Oregon Short Lino
nnd Superintendent O'Brien and Assistant
Superintendent Bulkley of tho Orecon Hall
road and Navigation company. It was de
cided to adopt, with some changes, tho
Amerlcnn Rnllway association's codo of
rules. This will cause a number of changes
to bo made In tho present rules ot tho
roads.
CONCLUDES JJS SESSIONS
PrcHliylc rlnu IIcvInIoii Committer
Submit 11 Teutiitlve Stiileineiit
of Xeiv Creed,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Tho Presby
terian committee on creed revision con.
eluded Its sessions hero this afternoon
Before tho adjournment tho commltteo
finished n tentatlvo statement of the re
vision by declaratory and appointed a ub
commltteo. comported of Judge Edward S.
Humphrey, Rov. E. S. Nichols, Rev. D. M.
Frntor, Rov. D. W. McKlbbln and Dr.
Moffatt, to whom was referred tho sub
Jcct of textual revision. The subcommittee
was directed to submit Its report at the
meeting of tho full commltteo to bo held
In Philadelphia on February C, 1902.
.Movement of Oceuii Veel Dee, 1
At Now York Arrived Pretoria, from
Jlambiirg. Hailed Lucanln, for Liverpool;
Pennsylvania, for Hamburg; I.ahn, for
(inniM una isnpies; .Mnnsuum, lor Hotter
ilnm; Kaiser Wllhelm der Orosso, for lire
men; Muultou, fur London.
At Boston Arrived I'ltonln, from Liver
At Hull Arrlved-Glnniorgunshlro, from
Portland, Ore.
At lluvre Sailed La Suvol, for Now
At Liverpool Sailed Cumpanla, for Now
FROST KING'S FURY
Cantral Wait Faela Uj Olasp f tb Fripid
Monarch from thi Nona Fole.
OMAHA GETS UNUSUAL DOSE OF COLO
Miroary Drapi to Yrj Naar Lonait Ki
9txii for Dtcmbir.
LARGE AREA COVERED BY THE COLD WAVE
Exttit ilmoit Rotohti Smritj in Ita
litaniihiaf Ialt.
BETTER THINGS ARE IN STORE FOR US
I'oreciiMter Wrluli Promise (lint
Oiunlin Will (Set Wiirmcr Wcntlier
Within cl Tiveut) -I'our
Hour nt 1, ennt.
ForccnM for Nctirunkn I'nlr Siiinluy
nud Mouilnyi Wurmer .Momlii) Vnrl
nlilc Wind.
Tempprndire nt
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luillcnte lleloiv Zero.
Tho cold wavo rolled nt Its highest, or
rather nt its lowest, ycHtorday, nnd today
Omaha hopes to begin emerging. Tho
dclugn of frigid weather Is not nil past,
but tho rnst must breast tbo worst of It,
for Omaha hns tho promise ot Forccnstor
L. A. Welsh that locally thcro Hhall bo
only tho tapering end of It from now on,
with tho temperature at 5 or 6 degrees
below this morning and n gradual rltm
through tho dny and Monday.
At 7 a m. nnd nt S a. m. yesterday tho
reading wns n trlflo more thnn If, degrees
below, which mndo tho dny tho coldest In
nny December sluco tho bureau was estab
lished, thirty-nno years ago, with two ex
ceptions recorded In 1879 and 1SSI.
At no hour yesterday did tho mercury
get up to tho cipher. Its nearest approach
being nt 4 o'clock, when It wns still 3 de
grees below. Tho first rending nt 6 a, m.
found It hovering nt the It mnrk, nt 7 it
went down to Its extreme and then begun
Its gradual upward climb ngaln. Aftor tho
o'clock maximum tho course wns down
ward ngnln nnd by 7 p. 111. It wns 6 do
grecs below. Through tho night tho fall
continued, If the nenHntlous of tho pcopln
are a correct criterion, but official con
firmation of this could not be obtained, n
no readings are given out by tho bureau
after 7 p. ra. Saturdays,
Iteport from Other Stntlon.
Tho readings taken at 7 p. m fully bear
out tho promlso of Forecaster Welsh that
tho wavo, which had Its origin far up in
tho northwest, would trnvol n well-defined
courso to tho Atlnntlc nnd gulf consts.
Chcyenno reported 8 nbove and clenr; St.
Louis reported zero and clear; Grand Junc
tion, Colo,, reported 22 nbovo" nnd clenr:
Chlcngo reported 0 bolow nnd clear; Holena,
Mont., reported 20 nbovo nnd .1 of nn Inch
of snow, melted measurement; Kansas City
reported zero nnd clear. Othor western
tomperntures wero: North Plntte, 12 be
low; Valentine, 16 below; Lander, 4 be
low; Rnpld City, 12 bolow; Pueblo, 4 nbove;
Dodgo City, Kan., 2 abovo and clenr. The
lowest eastern reading reported wns IS
below nt Detroit, where thero had nlsn
boon n fraction of an Inch ot snow. Sault
Stc. Mario reported 2 abovo and qulto
cloudy nnd St. Paul 14 bolow nnd clear.
In Iowa, Davenport, 8 bolow nnd clear;
Dubuquo, 10 below nnd clear, nnd Dos
Moines, f! below and clear. Omaha tom
peraturo had Its nearest counterpart at
Wllllston nnd Bismarck, N. D., both of
which roportcd 16 below nnd clenr. Huron
wan four degrees wnrmcr. In Texas it
wnH 38 nbovo nnd clenr at El Pnso and 6
ahovn nnd clenr at Amarllla. Thcro was
no precipitation to speak of, except at De
troit and Helena, nnd thoro It wns hardly
worthy of tho tltlo.
Cold Hotlicr ItnllronilR.
Railroads nro thus seen to hnvo had
nothing to contend with but tho wind nnd
tho extremo cold, but that wns sufficient
to delay tho trains on lines both west and
cast and nt tho Omaha postofTlco tho forco
had a double burden In rchandling mall
which had mlBsnd regulnr connections,,
Ab for the city of Omaha, It displayed
its usual fortitude and mado tho bent nf i
somowbat unexpected and bail Job. Tho
needs of tho poor wero given hiiBty atten
tion and tliu coal man had calls to makn
at bins largo nnd small. For n whllo In tho
afternoon tho Htnros had n fair business,
but not anything llko what had been ex
pected for a Saturday so nenr Christmas,
and It Is tho unanimous sentlmont ot tho
business clement that less cold nnd morn
snow Is Imperatively needed. Mr. Welsh,
however, declines to promlso this desired
precipitation at any Immediate or doflnlto
date.
FINDS NEBRASKA PREPARED
Colli Wnve Iln Mllle Terror for flir
Stockmen, Wlin llnve flood
Shed nnd Aliiiiiiluut liny,
KIMBALL, Nob., Dec. 14. (Special Tolo
gram.) Snow haB been falling In thin pnrt
of tho atato for several days aud tho prairie
Is covered to a depth of eight Inches
Tho temperature has boon fulling nnd reg
istered 20 below zero this morning,
NORTH LOUP, Neb., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Sovero cold weather struck hero Thurs
day night. Tho tempornturo fell to 10 bo
low zero nnd nt uo tlmo Frldny did It rise
abovo 8 below. Last night it tell to 22
below.
VALENTINE, Ncb Dec. 14. (Spocial.) -This
part of tho atato Is covered with
snow to tho depth of from four to six
Inches. Tho weather has bce.n warm nnd
os there Is scarcely nny wind the snow
does not drift. Most ot tho ranches aro
provided with, plenty of hay nnd good
sheds. Tho rangos being covorod with
snow, tho stockmen nro compollod to feed
hay, ot which they havo an ampin supply.
ATKINSON, Neb., Doc. 14. (Bpoclal.)
A dcnlslvo nnd sudden change In tho
weather struck this placo Thursday night
Tho ground had been covered with about
four Inches of snow nnd nt 7 a. m. Friday
the thermometer registered 20 below zero,
A cold northwest wind has been blow In t;
and cattlomon entertnln fears for tholr
stock.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Doo. 14, (Special.)
Tbo government thermometer hero showed