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rHE Omaha j Daily Bee. i ESTABLISHED JUKE 11), 1871. OMAHA, Pit ID AY MOKN1XG, JANUARY 17, 1D02TEJS" PAGES. SINGLE COPY mVtt CENTS. PARLIAMENT IS OPEN Iifliih Lawmakm Iatriitoid to Tkaif Labtri by Kiif Id ward. HIS MAJESTY DELIVERS ROYAL SPEECH 1m Laiilj Applaidid TJpea Hit Apptaraic with Qatta Aliiaidra. CEREMONIALS ARE TO CUSTOM ' Si Irilllaat Ipaotacla ii Pr.''v Parma- tion f Bjal Pricis'si. t AMITY KEYNOTE OF EDWARD'S ADDh- Halation with Amerlen Referred tn In Grntlfyiuar Term HrKretn Cnntln nance of Hner War-Mnltahnry Criticise Government. LONDON, Jan. 16. King Edward opened 1'arllatnent today with n ceremonial In all essential respects similar to that of Feb ruary last. The procession to tho Houso of Lords was of tho ramo character as that witnessed on tho occasion of tho first Par liament of .King Edward's reign, while within the upper houso wero soon the naino pageantry, tho samn historic dresses and tho snmo rovlvnl of ancient forms. After robing, King I'M ward and Queen Alexandra entered tho House of Peers nnd occupied their thrones, beneath a canopy, with tho prince and princess of Wales on cither sldo of them. Tho other members of tho royal family wcro seated ou chairs at tho foot Of tho steps leading to tho throne. Tho gentleman usher of tho Black nod, General Sir Michael IHddulph, having sum moned tho speaker and tho members of tho House of Commons, his majesty read tho speech from tho throne. Tho speech was not a very Important ut terance Ills majesty reterrod In terms of gratification to tho world tour of tho prlncn and princess of Wales, expressed regret at the fact that tho war In South Africa was not concluded, said ho trusted tho decision of tho sugar confnrenco would lead to the abandonment of bounties, nnd noted the conclusion of tho Isthmian cnnal treaty. Friendly with Xntlnna. Tho speech opened with n rcfcrcnco to tho tour of tho prince nnd princess of Wales. "They wcro ovorywhero," said the king, "received with demonstrations of tho liveliest affection nnd I am convinced their presenco served to rivet moro closely tho bonds of mutual regard and loyalty by which the vigor of tho emplro Is main tained." Referring to Or eat Britain's relations Vlth foreign countries, the king said: "My relations with the other pewers con tinue to bo of a friendly character." Contrary to expectations, tho king's ref erence to tho war was Just, as Indefinite as the sUteroeniaottAbo subject mndlu tho ' Mat t half 'dotes message from" the '.throna. "I regret," said his majesty, "that tho war In South Africa Is not yet concluded, though tho course of tho operations has been favorable to our arms, tho area of war largely reduced and Industries are being resumed in my now colonies. In splto of the tedious character of tho campaign my soldiers throughout havo displayed a cheer fulness In tho endurance of tho hardships incldont to guerilla warfnre, and a human ity, even to their own detrlmont, In their treatment of tho enemy, which are desorv tng of tho highest prnlse. Tho necessity for rollovlng those of my troops who havo most felt tho struln of war has' afforded me tho opportunity of again availing myself of the loyal and patriotic offers of my colonies, and further contingents will shortly reach South Afrlcn from tho Dominion of Canada, tho commonwealth of Australia and Now Eealand." Itefera tn Cnnnl Trent-. In regard to tho sugar conference tho apeech says: "I trust Its decision may lead to the abandonment of tho system by which the sugar producing colonics and homo manufacturers of sugar havo been unfairly weighted In tho prosecution of this Impor tant Industry." Then camo the following clause: "I have concluded with tho president of tho United States a treaty, tho provisions of which wilt facilitate tho construction of an inter oceanic canal under guarantees that Its neutrality will be maintained and that It will bo open to tho commerce and shipping of all aatlons." Next followed references to tho Anglo- Brazilian treaty, to tho referring of tho British Gutana-Brnztl boundary question to the arbitration of tho king of Italy, to tho necessity for tho continuance of famine relief measures in India and to tho death ot the nmeor, "whoso son, Ilablb Ullah, has expressed an earnest dcslro to maintain tho Irltndly relations of Afghanistan with my Indian emplro." After announcing that tho estimates havo 'been framed as economically as duo re Sard for their efficiency rendern possible In 'tho special circumstances ot the present exigency," the speech closed with mention ing proposed legislation, ot solely domestic interest, with tho exception of a bill to facilitate tho sale and purchase of land In Ireland. Retire Amid Cheers, Their majesties then retired amid a fan fare ot trumpets nnd attended by tho same regal ceremony aa accompanied their entry Into the bouse. Tho crowds which lined tho route from Buckingham palaco to Westminster to view the procession wero not nearly so largo as on the occasion of tho last opening of Par Lament. Guardsmen, assisted by hundreds ot pnllco, kept tho spectators back, but they had little to do. Only a few attempts at decoration wcro visible. What, with tho two central figures so easily scon and so gorgeously clad, nnd tho brilliant escort of Life guards, whose band kept constantly playing, the public was ro warded for Its long, cold wait by a spectacl of considerable Intcrost, though, o far as unrestrained public enthusiasm was con e'-rned, It was nothing to what occurred earlier In tho day when tho guards' rein forcements left their barracks enrouto to South Africa. The guardsmen tramped through tha dark streets of tho metropoll at 6 o'clock In tho morning, accompanied by an uproarious mob of civilian friends signing songs to tho accompaniment ot th band. The songi and music, however, did not drown the crying of women, who clung to the necks nnd arms of almost every mnn of the contingent. Dnua (lie llnynl Hone. On alighting nt the royal entranco of th houses of Parliament, beneath iho Vlctorl (Continued on Seventh Pago.) RECEPTION T0THE PRINCE llenr Adiulrnl Ktun Commit with German Aiuliiiiiilnr llcunril Inir ArrntiKeiuent. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Rear Admiral It. I). Evans, who has been charged with tho preparation nnd execution of the naval program at tho reception of Prlnco Henry of Prussia, called on Dr. von Holcben, the German ambassador, at tho embassy today, and consulted hlra regarding tho arrange ments for tho naval welcomo to bo ac corded tho distinguished visitors. Admiral Evans will keep In closo touch with ho ambassador and tho embassy officials In order that no may conform his own ar rangements to those of tho visiting party, notice of tho tatter's plan being conveyed from Berlin to the embassy nt Washing ton. It may bn stated that tho Kron Prlnz "yjlhelm will not dcvlato from its courso d go first to Hampton Bonds, ns hereto fore reported, but will bear Prlnco Henry llroctly to Now York, where tho naval emonstratlon proper will tako place. The tallowing squadron has been assigned to Hear Admiral Kvnns by tho Navy depart ment to welcome tho prlnco: Kingship, the battleship Illinois; protected cruisers Olympic, San Francisco nnd Cincinnati and tho cruiser Hartford. Whllo detailed arrangements for tho movements of this squadron havo not vet been made, Admiral Kvnns states that tho csscls probably will rendezvous at Tomo- klnsvlllc nnd possibly Join the Imperial yacht Hohcnzolorn on Its way up the" At lantic const from tbo West Indies nnd es cort it to Now York harbor. Admiral Kvnns will havo with him tho samo stnff that was selected to accompany him to the Asiatic station. Captain George A. Converse, ns commander ot tho flagship Illinois, will be his flag cnptaln; .Inutcnant Frederick L. Chapln, his ling lieutenant; Lteutcnnnt Thomas Washing ton, flag secretary, and several other naval uldes. NKW YORK, Jan. 1C Wnllaoo Downey of tho firm which Is building tho new yacht for tho cmporor of Germany left for Wnsh- ngton today. He Is to confer with the Gorman ambassador and tho Washington authorities ns to the plans for tho launch ing of the yacht. GIFT FOR MISS ROOSEVELT lniidiimev Prrm-nt Will He llrouiilit from Germany hy Prince Henry. NKW YORK, Jan. 16 Prlnco Henry of Prussia will bring from Ocrmnny it hand some present for Miss Altco Roosevolt from tho emperor In recognition and as a sou venir of hor part An tho launching of tho now royal yacht. Announcement of this fact was mndo today in a dispatch to tho Staats Zoltung from Berlin. Tho cablegram also said that Prlnco Henry had been di rected to arrnngo for aquatic sports be tween American and German tars In the foreign ports whore they meot. Tho German government has ncccpted Mayor Low's offer of tho uso of West Thirty-fourth street pier for tho Imperial yacht Ilohcnzollcrn during tho visit to tho lty of Prince Henry. Tho acceptance Is accompanied by an exbrcaslon.of thanks In tho natrfb of Prince Henry7r"'"'" ?tr' KIEL, Jan. 16. Hohenzollcrn's crew, numbering 311 men, aro now on board that essol. Tomorrow will bo spent In stowing extra coal. Tho departuro of the yacht Is fixed for Sunday at tho latest, but It will put to sea on Saturday If tho Ice threatens to closo tho canal. Tho bandmaster of tho Second naval dt Islon music corps, which Is to furnish n band to go to tho United States on Hohen zollern, camo hero from Wllhelmshavcn yesterday to recolvo special Instructions from Prlnco Henry. Tho latter directed him to practlco dally during tho voyago, playing favorite American aire. Tho band consists of forty picked men from tho eighty-four constituting tho Second division corps. Theso forty men reached Kiel today. ST. LOUIS WANTS THE PRINCE Malinger f World' l'nlr Will In- vlte Gerninn Xnlilr limn to Visit the City. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16. Efforts nro being roado by officials of tho Louisiana Purchaso exposition to havo Prlnco Henry of Oer many visit St. LouIb when ho comes to this country noxt month. At World's Fair headquarters Socretnry Walter B. Stevens statod this afternoon that President D. R. Francis and Director Adolpbus Busch, who nro In Washington, had called on Secretary of State Hay In regard to Inviting Prince Henry to visit St. Louis. They wcro of fored tho heartiest co-operation by tho State department nnd tho opinion was ex pressed that tho undertaking would meot with success. It has not yet beon docldcd how Prlnco Henry will bo cntortnlned whllo In St. Louis, but thore will probably bo a visit to tho alto of tho Louisiana Purchase ex position and a banquet and reception. OFFICERS CALL ON LOGAN ltnllirny Detective nml Wyoming Mnr- linl Knll to Identify Mnn in Kiinxvllle Jnll. KNOXVILLE, Tcnn., Jnn. 16. W. T. Canada, chief of detective of tho Unlou Pacific railway, nnd United States Marshal Hazell ot Cheycnno, Wyo,, nrrlvod today. They wero roported In a Cheycnno dispatch aa coming hero with a requisition for the man held hero as Harvey Logan. The offi cers deny this and say they came south to look after somo coal Innds In Alabama and merely camo via Knoxvlllo to sea the sus pect. Mr. Canada never saw Logan In his llfo. Both officers went to tho Jail today ami talked with tho stupect for some tlmo Governor McMIllIn hns notified local offi cers thnt In no caso will he honor a requi sition for logan without giving duo notice to appear and present tholr side of tho case, RANSOM FOR MISS STONE Ilr. Peet nml Chief with Money to Ornirnmnn Htart Secure Mil. alnnnry'a Ileleuse. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) hAuU.mua, Jan. 16. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Garglolu chief dragoman of tho American embassy at Constantinople, uud Dr. Peet, secretary of tho American mission, have loft Serres for tho frontier, taking tho money rnnsom with them. They hopo soon la secure the release ot Miss Stono and Mme. Tsllka. Clerrlniul line Urlvluu, PRINCETON, n. J Jan. H5.Former President Cleveland 1ms sufficiently recov ered from his Illness to onjoy short drives Into tho country. Today ho uiul Mrs, Cleveland drove through tho streets nml a short dlstaucu out ot town. Mr, Cleveland loouea wen. ALBAN PLANS HIS ATTACK Oalimblaa Commander it Ezptctid W Ea oinatar Eatmj Taaj. MOUNTS MIRE SHIPS WITH ARMAMENT i General Plnr.n Skirt Const for Idle Troops nnd Klicht with Insur gents ,'m tteenis Im minent. COLON, Colombia, Jan. 16. General Al ban, commander ot this district, has, after several changes ot plans, appropriated tho South American Steamship company's steamer Lantaro, on which thrco guns will bo mounted. It has a speed of from twelve to fourteen knots. Tho stcamir Chuclto, recently purchased from tho Pacific Steam Navigation com pany by tho Colombian government, will mount one gun. Its speed Is estimated at sixteen knots. Tho Colombian government fleet, there foro, is now larger and fastar than tho enemy's fleet. The Colombian gunboat Iloyaca has gone to Chlrlqul for 300 troops. Thu report that Llbcrtndor Is to enter the Colombian servlco Is not authentic. Tho news of accidental fighting botween government troops near Rio Ilncha Is cor rect, but no definite details can bo ob tained here. Later In tho day tho Colombian flag was hoisted over Lantaro utul over Chuculto. Both vessels nre now being armed. General Plnzo sailed from hero this after noon, skirting tho const In search ot Idto troops. On the return of the Colombian gunboat Boynca to Pannma tomorrow with troops from Chlrlqul It Is expected General Al ba n will attack tho revolutionary troops. Tho exchanged prisoners have been taken to Taboga on a Balling vessel In tow ot Darlcn. Tho government has sent the exchanged liberal prisoners to Taboga In a sailing csscl In tow of Campos Serrano. The United States cruiser Philadelphia will safeguard tho exchange of prisoners which Is to take place today. REVOLUTION AT STANDSTILL naiirrei'tlonera In Vciiesueln Are llelil nt liny liy Government Troop, WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curncoa, Jan. 16. (Via Hnytlen Cable.) Tho Venezuelan revolutionary steamer Llbcrtndor (formerly tho Ban Rlgh) was sighted Tuesday even ing near Capo Coders, cast ot La Guayra, It Is supposed It landed arms there. It Is said numbers of Insurgents aro In the field In that vltlnlty. CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 16. General Muto, tho revolutionary leader, Is mastor nt sea, for President Castro's fleet does not dare attack Llbertador. Tho government troops, however, watch tho coasts so well that tho landing of arms and ammunition nearly ImDOSslblo. Tho only Important suce.cssfullnlngtook jPlnca January, ;9 near ATucput.fcro. much ammunition and General Rlera were safely debarked. According to tho last reports received here regarding tho whereabouts of Llber tador, It was recently at tho Dutch Island of' Arubn. It passed January 9 In view of La Guayara, aand accidentally carried nway tho mast, of a small schooner. General Mato thereupon paid $150 to tbo captain of tho schooucr nud towed It two miles to a harbor. Tho Impression which prevails here Is that tho revolution Is not progressing. Tho difficulties resulting from tho attempts to pass arms nnd ammunition through tho government ronder success of General Matos problematical. Generals Mcndozn and Fornez, the in surgent leaders, notwithstanding their lack of resources, aro not yet crushed. Tho reports of uprisings In Guayara and other points remain unconfirmed. FEEL SURE OF THEIR CAPTIVE Ofllcer Are Convinced New Orlrnnn Mnn la Kdwnrd Kern Wnntcil In Gotham, NEW ORLEANS. Jnn. 16, T. E. Manners. under arrest hero under suspicion that he Is Edward Kern, wanted In New York on tho ehargo of robbing Mr. Thcabaud, still denies that ho Is Kern. In his possession was found a toilot eot marked "M. E. T.." which Is supposed to belong to Mr. Then- baud's hrothor, hut Manners says tbo letters aro his own Initials reversed, a practlco which ho says Is not uncommon. He has engaged counsol, but no legnl steps havo been taken In his behalf. Klein, one of tho men arrested on tho chargo of robbing Manners, makes a state ment In which ho says ho and Rogers know Kern nnd called on Manners at tho hotel Klein says Manners did not ' deny his Identity nnd they wero frank enough to call his attention to their knowledge of nn $8,000 roward; that ho them told them that thero was over $8,000 of Jowolry In tho trunk nnd Instructed them how to got away with It, saying ho would collect damages from tbo hotel and moot them In Atlanta for a further division of tho spoils. When they brpko open tho trunk It only contalnod few hundred dollars worth of stuff and tho pollco pursuit prevented tho Atlanta trip. They became convinced that Manners had Btmply fooled them In ordor to cscuno and so gavo him away. Sheriff Marroro, who Is holding Manners, says the description fits that of Kern. He haB beon notified that Mr. Thcabaud and Now YorK detectives aro on tho way to Now Orleans to ldoutlfy tho prisoner. NEW YORK, Jan. 16, Captain Titus of the detectlvo bureau said todny that ho was euro tho man arrested yestorday In Now Orleans was Edward Kern, tho former vnlot of Paul O. Theabaud. Kern stolo about 190,000 worth of Jewelry from tho Theabauds two weeks ago. Lato tbls even ing Captain Titus received tho following telegram frevn Sheriff Marrero of New Orleans: "Man answers nil descriptions. Identity. Says It Identified will without requisition. I think safe tlclpate." Denies return to an- Mr. Theabaud, accompanied by Detective Sergeant John r , Kelly, left for Now Orleans tanisni. EXPECTS TO VISIT AMERICA DUpntch Sny Count Von Wnlderaee uud Wife Will Come In April. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The Staats Zeltung today prints a special dispatch from Ber lin which states that Count von Waldorseo and his w)fe will visit America In Ap-ll 'iue aispatcn says mat the trip Is wado for tho Held marshal's health. STEAM OBSCURES SIGNALS Cnune of Wreck nn Given hy Engineer of New York Cent ml Trnln; 4 NP.tt' YORK. .In. 16. VThc coroner's In quest to determine tho josponMblllty for tho death of seventeen pts'ens In tho New York central tunnel wreck1 Inst week was begun today. Coroner "Scholcr presided. District Attorney Jeromo (inrt attorneys rep resenting the various interests at stake wcro In attendance. ThuTitJjtrlct attorney addressed tho members ottho Jury, saying, In part: ,w "It may bo that thore Vero ono or more persons criminally responsible tor the death ot tho . victims of thlsi. disaster. It Is your duty to sny whetubr these victims camo to their death through criminal negli gence of somo person. This Is your prov lnco and If you go bcyondjtyou yield perhaps to public clamor and you do not thereby aid the causo ot Justice.' William T. Dcvlne, a passenger on tho Now Kochcllo train, tcstltled that tho trnln had been standing still for about a minute before tho collision. Policeman Patrick H. Ytx said ho asked Whlscho, engineer of tho Wl tte Plains train, what had caused the accident, and Whlschq replliil: "There was a trnln passing and the rmoko and s(eafn shut off tho signals." During tho afternoon session Joseph II. Franklin, manager of the Grand Central depot, wns on the stand. The district at torney questioned him. He admitted that ho had received many complaints from tralnmcnt regarding tho signal light In tho tunnel. Theso men hud called his atten tion to tho fact that on foggy days tho lights could bo seen only a short distance. 'So, especially durlug the winter months n Now York," District Attorney Jeromo asked, "thero aro many days on which tho signals In tho tunnel can be seen only a very ohort distance?" Witness admitted this wns the case. Ou the day of the wreck, howover, ho consid ered conditions wcro very favorable. Ho said that 323 scheduled trains ran through tho tunnel every day. Mr. Franklin said ho was under tho or ders of President Newman of thn Now York Central nnd President Hall of tho New York, New Haven & Hartford road. He hnd spoken to them about the tunnel lights when they had takon htm to task about trains being late. Nothing In particular had been dono about tho complaints of the cnglncors. Answering Mr. Jerome, Manager Frank lin admitted that the murky morning on which tho dlsnstcr occurrod was tho first tlmo Engineer Whlscho had takcu a pas senger train through tbo tunnel. Counsel for Whlscho asked to put somo questions to Mr. Franklin, but tho district attorney objected and tho coroner sustained tho objection. Adjournment was then hnd until tomorrow. 1 TO ADMIT THE UNEMPLOYED Constitution of IlrotherhooiIAaaoclii- llon la Amended In Fnvnr of Those lint of Work, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, -16. Tbo Unltod Brotherhood of Railway; Employes today adopted several nmendnjeafs, to Jts con stlrutlon.ahd. appro4iflW-WfiVtlrJ ing admission to membership to all thor ough railroad men temporarily out of em ployment. It decided that Its president shall bo elected by popular vote. Any local lodge can nominate a candidate for president, but bo must bo seconded by four divisions In good standing before his name can be accepted. Tho votes in each division will bo separately canvassed and tho results sent! under seal and slgnaturo ot the of ficials 'of tho division to headquarters. Tho board of directors Bhull havo ox- cluslvo appcllato jurisdiction In all mat ters except Initiation or Investigation of officers' conduct. Its membership, It was decided, Bhall In cludo engineers, firemen, conductors, train men, telegraphers, freight handlers, sta tion men and clerks, switchmen, section men, cprpenters, car repairers and shop. A fifth division has been formed In Chi cago. BIG TERMINALS FOR SEATTLE Itnllrnnd Kzpeet to Spend Ncvernl Million nollnra on Ynrda nml Depot. ST. PAUL, Jnn. 16. Thomas Burke, Great Northern counsel at Seattle, has held sev eral consultations with Prcsldont Hill this week. It Is said that Mr. Burko will return to Seattle, authorized to tell tho peoplo of that city of tho settlement of tho vexa tions of the union depot and terminal prop osition. Two years ago the Great Northern nnd Northorn raclftc wero at loggorhends over tho Senttlo question. Each had plans Neither road would glvo In, and tho wholo plan was abandoned. Tho new terminals, It Is reported, will cost $1,600,000, and the now depot $300,000. Several roads besides tho Great Northern nnd Northern Pacific will uso tho depot. Tho plans art) some what different from thoso ot two yoars ngo. Tho new yards will bo two blocks wldo and a mile long. Tho plans aro said to Include, tho building of an Imracnso stcol viaduct to South Se attle at an expense of sovcral million' dol lars and the building of nnotber lino to Everett, whoro storago 'yards aro to bo laid out In ordor to rollevo Senttlo ot tho congestion of traffic. SUBPOENA HILL AND MELLEN rcderiit Hxniiiluer Dcmniid Presence of MnKiiule I" the Power Cnae. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 16. James J. Hill, president ot the Great Northorn and of tho Northern Securities company, and Charles S. Mcllen, president of the Northern Pa clflc, havo been subpoenaed to appear beforo Special Examiner Mubcy of tho Uulted States court to give ovldenco In tho Potcr Power cobo at 10 a. m. January 25, In this city. As C. W. Bunn, general counsel for tho Northern Pacific, must appear before tho Interstate Commerce commission at Chicago, January 24, and as tho Mlnesota merger caso comes In tbo United States su premo court January 27, It Is possible thero may bo an adjournment of the Power hear lug. Remove Cnnn of Trouble. CHICAGO, Jan. 16. Presidents nnd execu tlvo officials of western roads, who havo been In session in Chicago for the Inst three days considering tho freight rato situation, adjourned today until February 11, without having accomplished anything tangible. The causo of tbo trouble was removed, howovor, by tho withdrawal of the notlco given a short time ago by tho Rio Oraudo roads that they meant to act Independently of tbo western traffic agreo ment. UiNlTT AHEAD ON RECOUNT Jndft ViiianaaUr'i OaaTisi QItm Rapab- lican Small PlaraUtj. MILLER WILL APPEAL FROM RESULT HxeliiHlnn of Ilnllol tinder Declaim of Supreme Court llrliiK About Iteversnl of Ileaulta Given Ont hr Cnnvnasera. Tho recounting of the ballots cast for county clerk In wards and precincts of Douglas county contested by Charles unitt. republican nomlnco, wns finished yesterday, tho result showing a majority for Mr. Unit! over Harry C. Miller, tho democratic nomi nee, who hnd been given a mnjorlty of thirty-two by tho official canvassing bontd and who took possession of tho offico Thurs day morning of Inst week. Mr. Miller will rctnln the ofllco for tho present nnd make an effort to hnvo the uncontested precincts rccanvnssed. Falling In this, ho will appeal to tho district court and evcntunlly to tho supremo court, ex pecting to win there by securing a reversal of tho ruling of Justice Harrison In tho Mauck-Brown contest (KSth Neb., 382) of December, 1899, by which ruling Judge Vlnsonhaler hns been governed In this pres ent proceeding, and which results prac tically In tho disfranchisement of tho voter who makes other than a perfect cross In marking his ballot. Precinct Itrroiinted. In his petition, Mr. Unitt nsked nnd se cured a recount of tho ballots cast In nil the precincts of tho First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth nnd Seventh wards, of tho First, Fourth and Eleventh precincts of tho Sixth ward, of tho Third, Sixth. Seventh and Eighth precincts ot the Eighth ward, of tho Fourth precinct of tho Ninth ward and of tho following country precincts. In addition to nil ot South Omaha: Douglas, Jefferson, Millard, Waterloo, Benson, Chi cago, Elkhorn, East Omaha, nnd Florence. Tho mnjorlty he has gained In this recount cannot be given officially uutll It Is an nounced by tho court this morning, but somo ot tho Miller men concede that it will ho nt least five. Mr. Miller himself would only say, when seen Inst evening, that tho result would bo very closo. Mr. Unitt nlso declined to go Into figures, but snld: "You may sny for me that ns far ns mv petition Is concerned, tho counting Is fin ished nnd I have a majority." Miller' Ilnnla for ClnlniN. Mr. Miller sold: ."In this recounting I hnvo lost on technical errors In marking ballots thirty-two moro ballots than has Mr. Unitt by the samo fault. So far as tho real Intent of, the voter wns represented, my opponent gained Just nine votes, leav ing my majority still twenty-three. I shall retain tho office and Frldny morning my nttorney will argue to sncuro lenvo to amend our nnswer to tho petition that we may secure a recount of tho ballots In tho wards and precincts not contested bv Mr Unttt. It It should evcntunlly becomo necessary for this case to go to tbo supremo coiif tilLtavo nd -jjoubuof . .thw.rcvrrl lot tho Harrison decision, which was rendered under tha old election law, nnd which has resulted In so many of tho votes In this election being thrown out becauso of errors In voting which wero purely technlcnl." The recounting of the ballots hns occu pied the tlmo of tho county court to tho oxcluslon ot all other business slnco Janu nry 6, except during two days when tho proceeding was continued In courtesy to Lyslo Abbott, ono of tho attorneys In whose family a death had occurred. HOTEL CLERKS COME HIGH Witnesses In Ciiliun Cnae Wnnta Forty Dollar n Dny for Ki lienaea. HAVANA, Jan. 16. At tho trial of tho chargos growing out ot tho Cuban post offico frauds today tho examination of E. G. Rathbono, ex-dlrcctor general of posts of Cubn, was concluded, Counsel for W. H, Reeves, ex-deputy auditor for Cuba, re quested tho privilege of cross-examining Rathbone, which was accorded. Tho cross- examination will begin tomorrow. During todny's bearing Rathbono wns questioned further relative) to tho furnish Ing' of his resldcnco In El Ccro, Havnna, from tho postal funds. He Bald ho could not havo been expected to furnish his official residence from prlvnto funds; that ho had not known how long bo wns going to remain In Cuba and. that General John R. Brookes, cx-mtlltary governor of Cuba, nnd Goneral William Ludlow, ox-mllltary gov ernor of tho city of Havana, had furnished their official residences from government funds. Tho examination of Rathbono did not bring out nny strong points for tho gov eminent, tho matters touched upon Involv ing only small amounts compared with the large amounts of embezzlement aliened nnd bolloved to bo out of proportion to tho son tenco asked for by tho flscnl, In most of thn incidents tnken up during Rnthbone's examination It was only a question of whether ho had boon authorized to irinko tho expenditures In question, and thero wns a lack of evldonco showing criminal Intent. Tho matter of the exponses of tho wit nesses who havo been brought hero from tho United States to testify In theso cased is now worrying tho postoffica officials. Tho clerk ot a Now York hotol, one of tho wit nesses, who was brought hero to show that Rathbono hnd lived extravagantly while at his hotel, hns put In n bill to the govern ment ot M0 a day for exponses, whllo the extras charged bring tho total for two weeks to about J1.000. ALL P0PULISJS WILL MEET Minion Purr uud Their Allies Pre pare for State Ciiin pnlKn. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16. J. II. Cook of Carth ago, Mo., Frank E. Rlchoy of St. Louis and Dr. Joseph E. Campbell of St. Louis, re spectively chairmen of tho populist stato committee, middle-of-the-road populists and national commlttca ot public owner ship party, have Issued n call for a stato mass convention of what is known as tho allied party, to bo hold at St, Iuls Febru ary 20. Tho objoct of the convention Is to noml nnto a state ticket, consisting of three supromo court Judges, a Judgo of tho St. Louis court of appeals, n superintendent of public Instructions and also to porfect state, district- and county organization and eloct delegates to the noxt national conven tion. All citizens of tho stato In harmony vtfth the' platform of tho allied party adopted at Knnsas City September 17. nnd In favor of Independent action la opposition to both old parties, nro Invited to partlclputo In tho convention. CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebrnska Fair Frldny; Sat urday, Colder; Westerly wind. Temperntnre nt Omnhn Yeslerdnyl Hour. Dcu. Ilonr. De. n n. in ii I 1 p. in .'n ii n. m mi u p. in :tu 7 n. ni it p. ill :tH S n. in lit ! p. in :ih f n. in...... i!( , p. in...... ft1 10 ii. tn 'Z'i (I p. in !t? 11 n. in J,-, H p. ni I" 12 in :io s p. iii it- it l HOLD UP PASSENGER TRAIN Seven Mnaked .Men Itoh Kxprra nnd Mnll Cnr In Indlnn Territory. FORT SMITH, Ark., Jnn. 16. Tho south bound Kansas City Southern passenger trnln wns "held up" last night at 11 o clock half a mllo north of Splro, I. T., by seven masked men. Tho express nnd mnll car wero entered. Tho local safo In tho ex press car was opened, but nothing secured from it. Tho robbers tried to open tho through safe, but failed. Then they rifled tho mall car, and, It Is said, secured a quantity of registered mnll. Tho sceno of tho robbery Is fifteen miles from Fort Smith. A report today from thero says thnt United States marahnls aro scouring the country In search of tho robbers. Thrco suspects, miners, havo been arrested and taken to Potenil, I. T. Railroad nnd express officials decline to statu how much booty was secured. It Is snld that tho robbers got nway wlht $2,000. KANSAS CITY, Jnn. 16. Tho Kansas City Southern train held up at Splro, I. T., wns regular pnssengcr tralu No. 1, which loft Knnsns City ytstcrday f.t It a. m. It was duo at Splro at 11:19 last night nnd at Fort Smith nt midnight. Officials nt tho general offices In this city up to 1:30 p. m. todny professed to know no details of tho robbery. OFFICERS FIGHT ORE THIEVES Despernte llntlle Knur Hundred 1'eet Under Ground on llntlle Mountain. vir.Tfin. nolo.. Jan. 16. A desnernto battlo 400 feet undor ground betweon oro thieves nnd officers and trusted employes occurred In tho Independence mine on Bat iin mnuntnln this mornlnc. Between fifty nnd scventy-flvo shots wero exchanged be tween tho opposing pnrtice. ijco uiocKnor, a member of tho company's force, was shot twice, but not seriously Injured. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Jan .16. Kerch Kuykendnll, known ns tho "Filipino Kid;" Hnrtlcy J. Lako ond John B. Fredcnstoln wero arrested this afternoon by tho sheriff on suspicion of being tho men that early In tho morning gained entranco Into tho 400 foot level of Stratton's Independence mlno for tho purpoBo of extracting hlgh-grado oro, nnd who on being found fought tholr way out after having seriously wounded Leo Glockncr, ono of tho men stationed at either end of tho slope to capturo thorn. CORNERS MEN IN A CANYON HlicrlCf Wire for "Help Whllfc, Posse' Gnnrda the llldlnw Plnce. ANADARKp, Okl., Jan. 16. A messago was received lato tonight from Sheriff Por ter of Gnrfleld county, who Is In command of a posso of men hunting tho outlaws who killed tho sheriff of Caddo county nnd his deputy, Baying that he had tho fugitives cornered In a canyon In tho mountains nbout twenty miles south of here nnd was holding 'his own from a fortified position. Ho oBkcil that nBslstnnco In tho way of am munition nnd a lnrgo forco of men bo sent him as hastily as possible. Fifty armed men left ns soon ns they could completo arrangements. PAPER BOXMAKERS" MEET Western Mntiiifncturcr Dlacna Mem bership Controversies In Their Convention, INDIANAPOLIS, Jnn. 16. Tho Western Association of Pnper Box Manufacturers Is meeting horc. Tho association Is made up of paper box manufacturers nnd makers of mnterlal for pnper boxes In tho territory botween Denvor nnd Pittsburg. Tho offi cers wero In oxecutlvo session today. Mem borshlp controversies nnd personal affairs wero discussed. A banquet wns hold nt tho Hotol English tonight. Mllwaukeo was so lected as tho place of tho noxt meoting In Juno. John E. Barr nnd II. A. Beard ot Denver wero admitted to membership. BRIDGE OVER RIVER GOES DOWN Two Trolley (,'nr nnd Knur Tenuis Prcclpl tilted Into the Itlver. i . INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16. This afternoon tho center span of tbo West Washington street brldgo crossing Whlto river gavo way with tho weight of a work train consisting ot two trolley cars nnd four teams. Twelve workmen woro preclpltntod Into tho river,, but all woro rescued allvo. Four wero In Jured. Two horses wcro drowned nnd two had to bo killed on arcount of tholr In juries. Tho flro department and ambulnnce corps wcro called and nldod In tho work of rescue EXACT CREDIT FOR SCHLEY Ilnltlmnre Tiupnyer Will I'lnro linn nn Any Text Hook nt Accredited, BALTIMORE, Jnn. 16. Tho Bnltlmoro enuntv tnxnavnrs' convention lino nlnn,i n ban on any textbook which does not glvo Rear Admiral W. S. Schley crodlt for tho naval victory at Santiago. A resolution wan nnftxnri rnlllni- mnn t. . . . r .,'u. , .) Baltlmoro county delegation In congress to havo a law enacted which will prohibit thn uso of such books In tho schools of tho country. Movement of tleenn Veaanla .Irfn, lit. At Now York-Arrlved-Penniylvnnla, from Hamburg; Germanic, from Liverpool. Balled Ln Gascogno, for Havre. At Yokohama Arrived Empress of India from Vancouver, for Hong Kong. ' At Ht. Vincent. C. V. Arrlvcd-Memphls, from Tueoma. San Francisco, Guatemala, etc., for Ilninburg. At Movllle Arrived Numldlan, from St. ioiiii, i, mi'i juiiiiitx, lur Liverpool. At Glasgow Hailed Llvonlan, for Phil ndclphld. At Qiieenstown Hailed Westernlund, for rniinnmpiim; lciuc, lor kow yorK, both irom Liverpool. At London Sailed Minnehaha, for Now vorK. At Liverpool Hailed Dominion, for Port lund. .Mo. At Philadelphia Arrived I'ennlnnd. from Antwerp. At tho Lizard Passed Zealand, from 2cw York, for Southampton and Antwerp, CUMMINS IN OFFICE Thiisan.1 Witatu His IiavgaratUa ai QtTiratr afltna. IMPOSING CEREMONIES AT AUDITORIUM Praoitiiaa of Difc-aitatiti Eicttd j Fir Oaapaiiii of Militia. INAUGURAL ADDRESS COVERS MANY POINTS Bptaki f EtIIi af Omiapitalixatlta aad ThioUlIig af 0optltlea. CONSIDERS DEFECTS OF TAXING LAWS llnllronda Come In for n Shore of Ilia Criticism Propose CIimiikc In tho Statutes fur Assess ment. (From n Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINES, Jan. 16. (Special.) Th stato administration changed today nnd II Is now Governor A. B. Cummins nnd Lieu tenant Governor John Ilerrlott. Tho pro- grnm so carefully arranged was carried out to perfection. There wns no hitch any where, nor anything to mnr tho pleasure of tho occasion. It was nn especially pleas ing occasion for Des Moines people, because It was thn first tlmo ln tho history of thn stato when ono who hns long been n resi dent of the city has been Inaugurated gov ernor of the stnte. It wns nlso nil occasion long to bo remembered becauso those- pni- tlclpatlug In It represented nil of what might bo called tho factions In tho repub lican party and ln other parties. It wa.t strictly n non-partisan nffulr. Mnny repre sentative men wero hero from nil over tho stato nnd many ot them attended not onlv thn Inauguration, but nlso tbo reception at tho stato houso In tho evening. It was a beautiful dny for tho Inauguration. At 1:20 o'clock tho two houses met ln Joint convention In tho stato houso nnd took n recess. Tho members proceeded to tho oast door, whero thero stood a guard of five companies of tbo Iowa National Guard companies from Oskatoosn, Dubu que, Sioux City, Davenport nnd Den Moines. Two Governor Greet Knell Other. Tho retiring governor nnd his military escort met thu governor-to-bo ln tho oxecu tlvo offices and tho party proceeded to tha east door, and, under tho lend ot tho Iowa band nnd tho military companies, tho ontlrn party, Including all stnte officers and mem bers ot tho legislature, proceeded to tho nudltorttim. Thero wnH a Inrger number ot persons on tho street than nt nny In augural parade for many yenrs, owing to tho unusually fine weather, and tho party wns cheered ns It passed through the princi pal streets of tho city. Tbo sceno at', the auditorium was a grand one. Tho hall was packed from bottom to top and tbo stage was Oiled to overflowing. Tho' Tioxes,'AvhlclT,"nabi uiertf-tilsautlfullv decorated for the occnslon, wcro filled With women of prominence nnd distinguished guests of Governor Cummins. .Votuhle ou the Mtiine. At tho front of the stngo wero soated Governor Shaw and Governor Cummins. Senator Allison nnd Sonntor Dolllver, ex Governor Larrnbco and cx-Govcrnor Jack son, Lieutenant Governor Ilerrlott nnd Lieutenant Governor Mllllman, Bishop Mor rison, Chief JiiHtlco Ladd nnd members ot tho supremo court and tho Iowa stato offi cials. Tho proceedings wora simple. Music wns by tho Grant Glco club. Lieutenant Gov ernor Mtlllmnn presided and tho Invocation wnu by Bishop Morrison. Chief Justlco Ladd, administered tho oath of offico to the now stato officials. Tho Inaugural nd dress of Governor Cummins wns then de livered by him. Ho wob eloquent nnd Im presslvo nnd Bpoko with Intonsu earnest ness and freedom. Tho address was re ceived with many manifestations of pleas ure. InniiKiirnl Address. Tho Inaugural nddrcss of Governor cum mins wns n documont of consldcrablo Icncth. Governor Cummins mado n gracefully Impresslvo acknowledgment ot his sonso of . tho honor nnd responsibility that had boon put upon him by his fallow citizens. Espcclnlly did h oxpress his prldo in bolng a citizen of a stato which stands bo pro-eminent in tho great sisterhood of states. "Theso observations," ho said, "do not mean that wo havo finished the fight. Tho years to comn hnvo victories to bo won nnd will bo crowded with op portunltles to bo embraced. I turn from nn Inspiring retrospect to n hopeful fu ture." Tnklng up tho topic of reform, ho snld: It Is eminently npproprluto upon this nc rnslon to rovlevv somo of tho duties of cltl zcr.shlp, to ro-i'xamlno somo of tho ques tions which engago thn public, mind, anil to ugaln rrsnlvo to promote with our utmost mdeavor tho causo of good government. Iho oxperlenco of thn world establishes be yond controversy that nothing is moro helpful In tlm solution of tlio, problems of states and tuitions than a constant discus sion of tbo plans suggested for tho reform and betterment of tho rules of society. It Is unfortunately as common an It Is un patriotic to sneer at tho Idea of reform and to derldo thn reformer, tint tho sneers and derision proceed either from a corrupt lienrt of an unthinking mind. Reform and betterment In laws urn as essential to thn advaiien of tha republic as Is tho growth In Its Indufctrlnl llfo. 1 therefore, rnnko no apology for tho belief that many of tlm questions propounded to us by tho tivolu Hon of tho tlmo havo not been adequately answered. On tho other hand, ho who predicates his demand for chango upon tho hypothesis that what wo have Is wholly bad and proposes overthrow rather tlmii a gradunl approach toward hUher ein elency in government. Is a s-iporllcial agi tator, who dooms himself to rtefoat by Ik norlng thn fundamental law of mankind. Iho true friend of progress recognizes that what we havo Is good, hut percelveM that wo may havo better. He sees llfo nuil energy lako on, from tlmo to tlmo. now forms nnd phases, and lie knows that gov ernmont, to ho just nnd effective, must adapt Itself to t (hi changing re .i U.ni 'of mon nnd tho varying tendencies of tho iiko He understands that this general n has something moro to do than to glorify t Tic past nml enjoy tho fruits of Its victories' Touclilnu' nn Tmata, Much attontlon was devoted to the con sideration of Industrial combinations. In tho ovcrcapltnllatlon nnd threatened mo nopoly enacted by them, Governor Cum mlng sees tho greatest ovll. Ho said; My observation leads me to bcllove that many of tho largo Industrial combinations would not have been proposed or affected had It not been for tho knowledge that thn promoters or organizers could mnko stupendous fortunes In thu mero operation of consolidation. It Is said, and I believe It to bn true, that morn tlmnpi per centum nt tho Btnck of every trade combination now Inexlsteiico Is puro llctlon, and the oppor tunlty to gamble upon tho stock oxclumgei In worthless storks lias been uppermost In tho minds of Uiom) who have been most a' tlvo In bringing togethur theso organiza tions. Every cnrnor.itltm i.houlil tin n . quired to liavu Its capital stock paid for (Continued on Fifth Pate.)