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ESTABLISHED JUKE 11), 1871.
OMAHA, Pit ID AY MOKN1XG, JANUARY 17, 1D02TEJS" PAGES.
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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
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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
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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;
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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.
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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.)
