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BUSTER BROWN'S VALEN-TINE-NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE The Omaha Daily Bee. SHERLOCK HOLMES EXPLOIT -NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TIIUIISDAY MOHMXO, FEHHUARY 9, 1905 TEN FACIEI. SINGLE COFY Til H EE CENTS. COUNT OF THE VOTE Theodore Roosevelt Formally Eleoted Pres ident of the United States. CONGRESS MEETS IN JOINT SESSION Official OanTass of the fietnrns Brines Great Crowd to Galleries, LOUD' APPLAUSE FOR MISSOURI Announcement of First Break in Solid South Greeted with Cheers. HOUSE DISCUSSES THE RATE BILL A on Predion Day Both Repub licans and Democrats Claim Credit lor th Origin of the Measure. WASHINGTON, Fen. i- Although the result of the presidential election was known early In the evening of November. It was not until today, when the senate and house met In Joint session that Thco ,dure RoosevHt snd Charles VV. Fair banks were officially declared to be elected president and vice president respectively for four years, beginning March 4, 19oS. This quandrennlal function of congress at tracted to the house chamber, where the electoral vote was canvaSHed, an Immense gathering, prominent among the auditors being Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roose velt, the president's sister, Mrs. Cowles, and Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, wife of the vlqe president-elect. President Pro Tern Frye of the senate, presided and delivered the announcement of the result of the count which showed that Roosevelt and Fairbanks received 334 electoral votes and Parker and Davis 140. The whole proceeding consumed exactly fifty minutes, thereby establishing a new record In counting the electoral vote. For two hours preceding and for three hours, following the Joint proceedings, the question of freight rates regulation held full sway. As on the previous days of the debate, both republicans and democrats claimed the credit for originating the pres ent legislation. Discussion of the Rate Bill. The house again met an hour earlier than usual, the subject of the regulation of freight rates still being under considera tion to the exclusion of all other business. The galleries were crowded In anticipation of the Interesting ceremony of counting the electoral vote,) which Is set for later In tho day. N Today's discussion was opened by Mr. Thayer (Mass.), who congratulated the president, the republican party and the majority of the committee on Interstate and foreign commerce for adopting what he declared to . be a purely democratic measure. After characterizing the Hep burn bill as being also a democratic meas ure, he charged that it had been pulled down at the instance of the president as not meeting with his aoDrubotlorv.. Th. rfr$burif tjlil.' he s'afd, no more resembled the Townscnd Hill, which represented the position of the administration, than a Jack rabbit does a race horse. ' Charging that an opportunity had been lost to the democracy by offering Hn inade quate substitute to the Towneend bill, Mr. Shobcr (N. Y.) said a similar mistake had been made at the St. Louis convention, when, In spite of the desire of the rank and file of the democracy and the cry from Industrial centers, tho party had been lured by the false hopes and promises he:d out by the Belmonts, the Ryans and the Cord Meyers of Wall street and trust fame, Into disregarding the wishes of the peo ple and thereby accomplishing disaster for the party. Declaring his intention of standing un reservedly by President Roosevelt on the subject of relating freight rates, Mr. Van Duscer (Nev.) said there had been no more courageous action than that of the presi dent since the days of Andrew Jackson, because the president had taken the lead far in advance of his party. Mr. Each (Wis.), who assisted in framing th Townsend bill, summed up the argu ments for and against that bill up to the present time Borne, ho said, had regarded it as the most important legislation since the rebellion, while others had contended it amounted to nothing. Such extreme views he held to be indicative of the fact that the bill was what It was claimed to be a compromise. He then, In- a long speech, Justified the action of the majority of the committee in providing the special court of transportation feature, upon which he said opposition seemed to be cen tered... Mr. Orosvenor (O.) ridiculed the demo crats for their claim to credit for rate legislation. Ho provoked laughter when he declared that "following our footsteps, toe- marking our tracks, camping tonight where we camped last night and begging to be taken on board is not a new policy or principle of the democratic party." Count of Electoral Vote. At I o'clock Doorkeeper Lyons of the house announced the arrival of the presi dent pro tempore and the senate of the United States. President Pro Tempore Frye at once mounted the rostrum to the right of Speaker Cannon. At the same time the Inlaid mahogany box containing the electoral votes was deposited on the speak er's table and opened, the senators in the meantime taktngaeats on the right side of the chamber. While they were being seated the members of the house stood up. President Pro Tempore Frye presided. The tellers of the two houses, Messrs. Burrows (Mich.) and Bailey (Tex.) of the aenate and Gaines (W. Va.) and Russell (Tex.) of th house, then took their places at the speaker's desk and the certificates were read by each teller In turn. The states were called in alphabetical order. The first mention of President Roosevelt's name came when the vote of California wn announced. It was the sig nal for applause from the republican aide. At the suggestion of Senator Cockrell (Mo.), to save time, the reading of the subsequent certificates In detail was dis pensed with, the result of the vote being simply announced. Intense Interest' was shown by th oc cupant of th galleries, which were densely parked. At every mention of the names of the candidates thatr respective admirers applauded. ' The announcement that' Maryland had given on vote for Roosevelt and Fair banks was greeted with applaus and hand clapping by th republicans, which was re newed by democrats when the further an nouncement was made that Parker and Davis had received th remaining seven votes. Applause for Mlssoarl. There was marked demonstration by the republicans when Missouri's eighteen votes SEES CONNECTION IN CRIMES Assassin of Senate Procurator Friend of Former Murderer at ' llelslngfore. HELSINGFORS, Finland. Feb. 8.-A con nection between the assassinations of Gov ernor General BobrlkotT of Finland In June last by Eugene Schaumann and Procurator General of Finland Solsalon Solnlnen last Monday by Karl Hohenthal has been estab lished, it being learned that Schaumann and Hohenthal lived at the samo boarding house and were warm friends. Hohenthal approved generally of Schaumann's deed, but ded to an acquaintance that he wa e opinion that It was not very mai commit suicide afterwards, con side was Schaumann's duty to "face the ' In such a case If unable to escai - e report that" Hohenthal took polso. -e entering the late procurator goner, . artment does not accord with this id tho cool manner in which he rck lis pistol, as later established, and ex . 'd shots with Soininen's son and at e speaks volumes for his de termina lo many shots were fired In little mi n a minute that the apart ment wt .d with smoke. The police as yet have not made any arrests, but domiciliary visits and searches are ex pected soon of the assassin's rooms and other places. There are no outward In dications of the crime. The city Is calm and the newspapers give brief details of the shooting but under orders do not dis cuss it. . MEDICAL STI DE.T9 ARE OX STRIKE Impossible to Attend Military Acad emy While Police Intervene. ST PKTERSBL'RG, Feb. 8. The stu dents of the Military Academy of Medi cine today struck on the ground that owing to police Intervention It Is Impossible to carry on their education. They demand that the academy be closed until freedom Is granted them. The police have forwarded to the em ployers of labor a list of prominent strikers, asking for their Immediate dismissal. The director of the Nevske naval construction yard refused compliance and other em ployers are similarly disposed, because many of the blacklisted men ure skilled artisans who cannot easily be replaced. The police of Odessa have seized con signments of revolvers and cartridges destined for the strikers in the Caucasus. CAPTAIN'S BOAT IS SAVED Boat Crew and Passengers of Damara Reach Land. HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 8. Anxiety con cerning the fate of Captain Gorst, of the Furnlss line steamer Damara, which was wrecked on the Nova Scotia coast last night, and fourteen other persons who left the steamer In a life boat, was set at rest today when news was . received that the boat had reached land. The party came to shore near Pleasant Point and had suf fered little 111 from their experience. Aiaing the persons on board the life boats were four passengers. Including two women. Word was also received here that the steamer had sunk In ten fathoms of wator. KINO OSCAR 19 INDISPOSED (iir Prince f Swedes Xon Actual Rolcr of the Realm, STOCKHOLM. Feb. 8. King Oecor la in disposed and unable to transact state busi ness. At today's session of the council of state he handed over the reins of gov ernment to Crown Prince Gustaf until further notice. , ' This is not the fiiyt time that King Oscar, who is 76 years old, has entrusted the crown prince of Sweden and Norway with the reins of government. He was com pelled by 111 health to do so in January, 1899, atjd It wai reported at the time that the people of Sweden and Norway wished htm to abdicate. The king resumed power In Januury, 1901. i SUIT AGAINST JOHN MITCHELL A. D. Wales, Who Want 200,00 for Aliened Services to Miners, Ap. peals from Court Order. BING1IAMTON, N. Y.. Feb. 8. Attorney A. D. Wales, who has brought action against John Mitchell, president of the United 'Mine Workers of America, for 120V 000, claiming to have furnished a plan for settling the great coal strike, has served upon John J. Irving of this city, attorney for Mr. Mitchell, an order notifying him that he (Wales) has taken an appeal from the order of Justice Lyon, which requires that a bill of particulars must be filed with Mr. Irving. The bill of particulars, which will be con sidered by the court, was to contain the plan which Mr. Wales claimed he fur nished to Mr. Mitchell and on account of which the stftke was settled. The bill was also to contain the names of the persons present when Mr. Mitchell engaged Mr. Wales to furnish the plan. It was because Mr. Wales did not wish to tell these things that he appealed and the appeal, will probably be argued at the next term of the appellate division at Al bany. The order of Justice Lyon also stated that Mr. Wales should give an ac count of his expenses In connection with the settlement and from this particular part of the order Mr. Wales did not ap peal, but furnished the account to Mr. Irving. GERMANS WIN IN TURKEY French Ambassador Will Go to Paris to Consult Foreign Minister. TRIES TO SHUT OFF SULTAN'S FUNDS Deutsrh Bank Comes to Relief of Porte with Cash and Se cures Orders for War Material. (Continued on Second Pag.) UNION PACIFICSANTA FE DEAL Frlck and Rogers May Represent Former Road on Directory of Latter. NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-H. C. Frlck and H. H. Rogers wore elected directors of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway com pany at a meeting of the Atchison board of directors in this city today. Messrs. Frlck and Rogers are both Inter ested In the Union Pacific Railroad coin pany and are understood to enter the Atch ison as representatives of the Union Pacific. Mr. Frlck succeeds K. D. Kenna and Mr. Rogers' takes the place of General J, G. McCullough. Mr. Rogers also becomes a member of the executive committee In place of B. F. Cheney. It Is understood that Mr. Kenna, at present vice president of the company, will shortly retire from that position. CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. S. Germany's victory in capturing the contract for the re-armament of the Turkish artillery threatens to result In a serious disturbance of Franco-Turkish political relations. Th6 French ambassador here, M. Constans, pro poses to leave Constantinople eoon for Paris to consult with Foreign Minister Delcasse. Meanwhile the ambassador has Informed j tho Turkish government that the French market Is closed to any fresh Turkish loan. Tt-weflk Paaha, the foreign minister, tried to compromise the matter, offering to settle the Syrian railway question In a manner natlsfnrtnrv in the Frenrh claimants and to purchase military equipment to the amount of $2,3O0.0Hu In France. The ambas- I sadnr, however, demanded the expenditure of 16.000,000, being one-third of the value of the new armament with French gun fac tories and the complete satisfaction of the French demands regarding the railroads. These terni3 the ambassador declared to be final and not having received a reply Feb ruary 6, the ambiissndor Informed the Turk ish government that he refused to continue the negotiations, adding that the French market was closed to further Turkish loans. As a result of this notification the Ottoman bank withdrew its proposals for the pro jected loan ond notified the minister of finance, Reshnd Pasha, that It would not entertain any request of the government lor advances. The Deutsch bank then came to the porte's aid with an offer to assist the treasury. The Germans are thus for the moment in complete possession of the finan cial field and an trade has already been promulgated ordering the purchase of all the new guns In German factories, but It lias been decided only to rearm sixty bat teries at present lnsteady of 142, as origi nally proposed. So Politics In It. PARIS, Feb. 8. The officials say the complications with Turkey over the pro posed loan and the ordering of guns for the rearmament of the Turkish artillery are more commercial than governmental, although the authorities here are taking an active Interest In the affair owing to the magnitude of the French commercial interests involved. The official version of the situation Is as follows: Turkey desiring a new loan, offered to give a contract for IrtO heavy guns as an inducement for securing the loan. There after a syndicate of German banks under took to float a loan and arrange with the Krupps to furnish 100 guns. It recently developed that the Krupps were not likely to be able to deliver the guns within the time Turkey desired owing to the present extensive demand for artillery. Thereupon Turkey again turned to French banking and commercial quarters, which were un willing to furnish the loan without also furnishing guns. The matter Is now pend ing, with the expectation that the porta at a meeting .oday or tomorrow may decide to. reopen, the question, with the view to placing both the loan and guns with French firms. In the meantime Admiral Constans was given large liberty of action,, the steps he has taken being In the main toward hastening a favorable decision. The officials continue to regard the ques tion as largely commercial, although they are seeking to assist French Interests. They state positively that the question does not Involve political complications. Feellnsr tn Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. . Considerable In terest has been aroused In diplomatic cir cles by the dispatches telling of the French crisis at Constantinople and news of the movement of M. Constans, the French am bassador there. Is being anxiously awaited. Although diplomats here are without offi cial Information regarding the situation, it Is known that the French government has for a long time been toncerned over the Increasing activity of German Interests in the Ottoman empire and Germany's latest victory in securing the contract for the re armament of the Turkish artillery is looked upon as the culmination of a aeries of German triumphs In Turkey, which In the opinion of some, are due to the growing Intimacy of the Berlin government with the porte. CHARGES AGAINST WARREN Wyoming? Senator Accased of Padding Senate Pay Roll and Fencing tn Government Land. CHEYENNE, Feb. 8. A concurrent reso lution was Introduced In the state senate today by Senator Kelster (dem.) relating to rumors of serious charges against United Stntes Senator Frsncls E. Warren and demanding a triple Investigation by the state legislature of Wyoming, by the senate of the United States and by President Roosevelt. The resolution was promptly tabled by a vote of 18 to 5. Senator Patrick Sullivan was the only republican who voted against tabling the resolution. The charges mentioned In the resolution were as follows: That Charles M. Smith, brother-in-law of Senator Warren, was kept on the senate payroll at Washington as a clerk of the committee qn claims (Senator Warren, chairman) at a salary of $2,200 a year, while In fact he never served in such capacity in Washington, but stayed In Cheyenne all the timo, turning his salary over to Senator Warren. Thnf Hiram Sapp similarly collected $1,440 from the government as assistant clerk and turned the money over to the senator, while remaining In Cheyenne. . That Francis E. Warren, son and name sake of the senator Is drawing pay as an psslstant clerk of the committee on claims. although having been absent from Wash ington and a student at Harvard univer sity. That Senator Warren leased a building to the governfent to be used as a postofflce while a United States aenator. That Senator Warrefi has, in violation of the federal statutes, fenced in a vast area of government land. That Senator Warren used his Influence to secure from the federal government a contract for lighting Fort D. A. Russell at Cheyenne for the Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power company, of which he was in corporator, and Is a principal stockholder. FREIGHT RATES IN KANSAS Senate Passes a Measure Preventing Discrimination Between Different Scctloas of the State. TOPEKA. Feb. 8 The senate today passed a bill prohibiting discrimination of freight rates between different sections; communities, etc., and providing penalties therefor. The bill was designed to strike the Btandard Oil company, and to protoct oil producers and consumers, but It la far reaching and affect all Industries, H0CH ON WAY TO CHICAGO Alleged Bigamist Formally Turned Over to Illinois Authorities In New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Johann Hoch was formally given into the custody of the Chl cugo officials today and arrangements were at once completed for the prisoner's re moval to that city to answer to charges of bigamy. In the custody of a Chicago detective Hoch started for Chicago on the Lacka wanna railroad late today. CHICAGO, Feb. 8. Curare, the most subtle and deadly poison known to modern science, is believed by Dr.'Ioseph Springer, formerly coroner's physician, to have caused the death of Johann Hoch' wives. Dr. Springer is convinced the fatal drug was probably administered by means of en gagement of wedding rings. "By turning the Inner edge of tho ring," said Dr. Springer today, "or making It rough or sharp In any manner, applying tho curare on the rough edge and then slipping the ring on the finger so as to cause the slightest abrasion of the. skin death would follow. It would only be nec essary for the slightest quantity of the poison to reach the blood. One-sixteenth of a grain of curare is fatal." NINETY DAYS FOR FRAUD City Detective Green of Denver Plead Guilty to Staffing a Ballot Box. DENVER, Feb. 8. City Detective William H. Green pleaded guilty In the criminal court today to the charge of "stuffing" a ballot box at the election of November S, 1904. It was alleged that Green, with others, cast 587 fraudulent ballot In the I precinct commonly known a "Green county." Green wa sentenced to Jail for ninety ! day, the term to be coincident with the six month Imposed by the supreme court for violation of Its Injunction. In pro nouncing sentence Judge Johnson said: "I know you deserve more, but I am centering In you the hope that you may come out of this a better man. Assert your manhood by declining to be the tool of unprlnclpi4 election chiefs." Other Informations against Green wer nolled. Edward Bweeney pleaded guilty to con spiracy to make a false count a a Judge at the lute election and wa sentenced to ninety day In Jail. Thl sentrnce, too, I to run coincident with the four month' sentence passed by th suprein court on Bweeney for contempt. POSTAL BOODLERS IN PRISON Machen and 'the GrotTs Reach West Virginia Penitentiary and ( Await Warden. MOUNDSVILLE. W. Va.. Feb. 8. Former head of the free delivery system of the Postofflce department, August W. Machen, with Diller B. Groflt and Samuel A. Grolf, who were sentenced to imprison ment In the Moundsvllle penitentiary a a result of the postal investigation, ar rived from Washington today. Eleven other prisoner were also In the party.' Machen and the Groffs had nothing to say and appeared unconcerned. Owing to the absence of Warden Haddox the prisoners will not be assigned to their duties until his return Thursday. ; Samuel Groff is broken In health and will not likely be put to work for some time. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Word reached District Attorney Morgan H. Beach today from Toledo, O., that Dr. Lotenz, who was convicted with Machen and the Groffs in the postal fraud cases, will be brought to Washington by his bondsmen on Monday. This will be satisfactory to the district attorney, who, in view of Lorens's severe Illness, Is not disposed to have him run any tlsk by forcing hrt-r-fo mm to Vftsh Ington when ho As not able to travel. It will be necessary for Lorens to -come to Washington to be formally surrendered by his bondsmen asm preliminary to being sent to Moundsville penitentiary. . INDICT MITCHELL'S PARTNER Federal Grand Jury Charges Asso ciate of Oregon Senator with Perjury. PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 8. The federal grand Jury which Is Investigating the land fraud cases tn which the government con tends that it has been defrauded out of lurge tracts of public land in this state today returned three Indictments. A. H. Tanner, law partner of United States Senator John H. Mitchell, - Is in dicted for alleged perjury in giving testi mony before the grand Jury on January 31, 1906, during the Investigation of charges agulnst Mr. Mitchell. Hamilton H. Hendricks, an officer of the Battle Creek Land and Live Stock com pany, is indicted for subornation of perjury in connection with his testimony before th grand Jury on January 16, 1906. Henry Meldrum, ex-United States sur veyor general of Oregon; George F. Wag goner, chief clerk in the surveyor general's office; David W. Klnnalrd, examiner of surveys; Rufus S. Moore, surveyor, and John W. Hamoker and Frank J. Van Winkle, notaries public, are Indicted on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States government of public lands in cen tral Oregon. TWO VESSELS FAST IN ICE Gale Ragtag Off Coast of Newfound land and Both Will Prob ably Be Lost. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 8. An ice floe packed against the harbor Tuesday evening nnd two vessels, the brig Energy, bound In ward, and the brig Idonla, outward bound, were caught amid the masses. Tugs tried to reach them, but failed. The Energy signalled that It was short of provisions. Men who were sent over the ice with food were caught In the blizxard this afternoon and their fate Is unknown. Three men who traversed the floes from the Idonla as volunteers to carry mes sages for help reached land safely at noon. It Is feared that both vessels will be de stroyed tonight. The gale Is growing In In tensity. There will be little chance of rescuing the crews If the vessels go down. SENATORS TARE THEIR TIME Hearing on Alaskan Railroad Project Goes Over Until Friday. HINSHAW DISCUSSES THE RATE BILL Speaker Caanon Stands In the Way of Passage of th Omnibus Public Building Bill on the Groand of Economy. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 8-Speclal Tele gram.) Representatives of the Transalaska road, who expected. to appear before the senate committee on territories this morn ing, were greatly disappointed to have the meeting of the committee postponed until Friday next. Tomorrow they will appear before the houBe committee on territories, which will hold an adjourned session for the purpose of hearing all Interests in re gard to railroad legislation in Alaska. Hlnshaw on Rate Bill. Congressman Hlnshaw, who addressed the house yesterday on the rate question, stated today that he took up ten minutes of times In order to show that the Ne braska delegation was behind the president In regard to railroad rate legislation; that wherever possible the delegation stood with the administration. Mr. Hlnshaw developed a line of thought not heretofore touched upon regarding rates for private cars, con tending that the bill will reach owners of private cars as well as railroads. Cannon Opposes Building; Bills. Until Speaker Cannon can be brought around to the recognition of an omnibus public building bill that measure will not be Introduced. The bill Is prepared and ready for Introduction, but unlike commit tees having appropriation bills In charge the house committee on public building and grounds creates only a condition, while the appropriation committee provides the money for carrying out of projects recom mended by the public buildings and grounds committee. Speaker Cannon stands out agf.inst an omnibus public building bill. Representatives are laboring with him evory day to permit the Introduction of the measure and give time for its consideration, hut "Uncle Joe" remains obdurate. He recognises that If a bill of $10,000 000 should go to the senate It might be raised $5,000,000 In that body and so Chairman Glllett of the house committee Is laboring with Chairman Fairbanks of the senate committee to keep the appropriations within a reasonable amount as passed by the house. If this agreement can be reached It la believed that Speaker Cannon can be Induced to withdraw his objection to an omnibus pub lic building bill. As the bill stands ready to be Introduced Grand Island, York and Plattsmouth, In the order named, will get appropriations for public buildings, while Kearney and Columbus will receive appropriations for sites. Chance for Shoshone Bill. Senator Warren and Congressman Mon dell appeared before the senate Indian af faire committee today and after an ex planation of Senator Warren' bill opening the- ghfinnne. rwtfrvation to, settlement the senate committee decided to attach the bill to an appropriation measure. Senator War ren's bill does not contain the section giving a preferential right to Asmus Boysen of Council Bluffs, as contained In the house measure and which led to it defeat. War ren's bill, however, contains a provision not In the house measure, that the water laws of Wyoming shall not apply to the reservation until after the Indians have made their selections under the Irrigation project. Senator Gamble of the Indian committee secured an Increase from the amount car ried in the appropriation bill as It passed the house of $5,000 for an office building at the Cheyenne river ngency. Chief Charger and eighteen Indians, who sacrificed their ponies and put their lives In Jeopardy to rescue Mrs. Julia Wright and Mrs. Emma Doo'.ey, who were captured by the White Lodge band of Indians In 18G2, are to re ceive $300 each for their services. The Gamble bill, Introduced at the sug gestion of the.Ynnkton Indians, setting opart twenty acres of land at the Yankton agency to be used as a park In which !s to be set up monuments to departed chiefs, will also be made a part of the Indian bill. JOHN J. RYAN IS ACQUITTED Criminal Charge Agwlnst Alleged Promoter of Get-Rlch-Quick Concern Fail. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 8. John J. Ryan, who was Indicted on the charge of having em bexled $800,000 In a "get-rlch-qulck" scheme, and whose trial was called today, will be acquitted by the jury selected to try his case, under Instructions from Judge Foster, who early tonight sustained the demurrer filed by Ryan' counsel to the state's case. A Judge Foster had dis missed the Jury until 10 o'clock tomorrow before hearing the arguments of the coun sel for the state and the defense on the demurrer, the case could not be completed ton'ht. lolled States Lose Cae. WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The United State court of claim ha decided the cus tom case of Narclso Basso against th United States. Busso wa fined for bring ing goods Into Porto Rico at the time of the military occupation of that country un der the act relating to smugg.lug. Th mat ter was brought to the court of claim, which decided in favor of Bao. ADAMS INTROJJUCES EXPERTS Defense In Colorado Election Contest Accuse Republicans of Stuffing Ballot Boxes. DENVER, Feb. 8.-In the Adams-Pea-body gubernatorial contest this afternoon the democratic attorneys Introduced their first expert testimony. Two handwriting experts, testifying on four precincts In Las Animas county, stated that out of 1,449 ballots 692 repub lican and. fifty-three democratic were writ ten by four or five persons. The vote of one of these precincts, known as Primero, for governor, was not counted by the county canvassers, as the polls had been moved by the republicans to a place not authorized by the county authorities, but the republicans, intending to include this precinct In the returns for Peabody, had their expert examine the ballots. Omitting Primero precinct, Adam makes a gain of 410 votes should the other three precincts be thrown out. The most important witness of the after noon was James P. Solan, democratic com mitteeman for the Fourteenth precinct of the First ward of Denver. Canvassers had declared they could not find fifty-seven of the people who voted In thl precinct. After looking over the list Mr. Solan de clared he knew personally thirty-five of the fifty-seven. A Peabody expert had declared there were 188 democratic ballots In this precinct written by two or three persons. The wit ness identified 163 of these voters. Three witnesses Identified their ballots today. HOUSE EXPELS C0MERF0RD Illinois Legislative Committee He port HI Charge of Corruption Are I'nfouaded. . SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 8,-Frank D. Comerford, a representative from the Sec ond senatorial district of Cook county to the Forty-fourth general assembly, wa today expelled as a member of that body and hi name stricken from the roll of the house assembly. HI expulsion wa the climax of a series of sensational charges of corruption and attempted bribery made by Mr, Comerford against members of the Illinois legislature In a lecture before a law college In Chicago, which were investi gated by a special committee of the house appointed for that purpose, which found, after protracted sittings and listening to a great muss of testimony, that the charges brought by Mr. Comerford were utterly unfounded. ' NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Snow, Followed by Fair and Much Colder, with Cold Wave Thursday. Friday Fair. Continued Cold, Utah orthwest Winds. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday I Honr. Dec. Hour. Dear. A a. m Ill i p. tn...... 2l a. m Ill 2 p. m t' 7 a. m...... l.t a p. m VO a. m in 4 p. m St f a. in Ml ft p. m. 22 10 a. m IT p. m 21 11 a. ni in T p. m 2l VJ in lit H p. m 20 p. m 1 COLD WAVE FLAG IS HOISTED Weather Bureau Predict Cold Ware with Snow and Hlah North west Wind. Iast night the weather man put out the cold wave signal and Observer Welch an nounced there wculd be a decided fall In temperature during the next twenty-four hours, accompanied by snow and a high northwest wind. Telegraphic reports from the northwest portion of the state are to the effect that the worit storm In years Is raging there, with heavy snowfall and the wind blowing a gale. The temperature last evening was not low, but should It become colder, as seems probable, before the storm abates heavy loss of stock on the rangqs Is feared. LINCOLN, Feb. 8 Advices from Hast ings and Aurora, west of here, say the worst blizxard of the winter Is raging at those places. Heavy snow is falling, the wind is high and the temperature falling. The storm Is moving eastward. DYNAMITE EXPLODES IN MINE Three Men Instantly Killed and Many More Injured by Accident at Calumet, Mich. CALUMET, Mich.. Feb. 8.Ten thous and pounds of dynamite stored under ground In a magazine at the eighth level No. 3 shaft of the North Kearsarge branch of the Osceola consolidated mine exploded today, killing several men, thiee of whom have been accounted for and In juring many others. The force of the ex plosion was felt for miles around and men working In other portions of . the mine some distance from the scene of the ex plosion were knocked down by the con cussion. The cause of the disaster is shrouded In mystery and may never be discovered as William Pollltt, Jr., the man who was In charge of the powder, was probably blown into thousands of pieces, no trace of him having been found up to this hour. The list of the known dead: WILLIAM POLLITT, JR., in charge of the magazine, single, aged 26, blown to pieces. MATHEW KASKALA, a miner, blown to pieces. PETER KULPA, a trammer, suffocated, aged 35, married, leaves wife and three children. The more seriously Injured were: William Wills. Peter PutaJa. ' Gus, Donald. Joseph Novle. Benjamin Orchard. John Novle. It is feared that four or five other men are' still, In th mine. .It m they- e-ro cer tainly dead. " " ' TRYING TO SAVE MURDERESS Pennsylvania Legislature May Ask for Commutation of Sentence of Mr. Edwards. HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 8. An effort to secure the passage by the legislature today of a resolution requesting the Board of Pardcns to commute the deth sentence of Mrs. Kate Edwards to Imprisonment for life was defeated In the house on a techni cality. The resolution will be offered again next Monday night. It recites that the fact has-been ascertained since Mrs. Ed wards' conviction that sho Is an epileptic, and therefore Irresponsible. READING, Pa., Feb. 8. The attorneys for Mrs. Kate Edwards and Samuel Grea son ure making preparations to appear be fore Governor Ponnypacker tomorrow In their behalf. John H. Rothermcl, counsel for Greason, has recently returned from St. Louis with a statement written by Mary Edwards, In which she exonerates Greason from mur dering her father, John Edwards. As a result Mr. Rothermel will appeal to the Board of Pardons, asking a rehearing of the Greason case. Mary Edwards Is the daughter who was arrested as an accom plice in the murder of her father. After her mother's conviction she was released, having been the principal witness against her. , GIRL MISSING FROM SCHOOL Mis Olive Teinpleton of Sawyer, Wis., Disappear Inder Circumstances Suggesting Foul Play. BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich., Feb. 8. Miss Olive Templeton, 18 years old, has disappeared from the Adventlst college In this village. Mis Templeton attended chapel exerclsea last Thursday morning. Since that time no trace of her has been found. Sheriff Tennant ha detailed a core of deputies on the case, and today St. Joseph river was vainly dragged for sev eral miles in the hope of finding her body. Miss Templeton Is a daughter of a wealthy business man at Sawyer, Wis., and came to the college last September. Her father, In a telegram to the sheriff, says he sent his daughter to the college so she could escape the advance of a young man. In Miss Templeton' room was found all of her clothing, even to the hat and cloak she was accustomed to wear, her money and all other belongings. DISCUSS WATER BILL E, Bosswater Presents His Objections to Measure to Senate Committee. NEW PHASE J)F RATE WAR Burlington and Northwestern Dupll. cate Rock Island Turin Into Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 8. Reduction In the grain rates from Iowa point by the Burlington and Northwetern road wa the principal move made today In the west grain rate war. Both roads put on new schedules equal to that made by the Rock Island several days ago. The rate Is now 12 cents per luO pounds from Iowa to Chicago. The rate of the Northwestern goes Into effect tomorrow and that of the Burlington next Tuesday. Movement of Ocena Vessel Feb. N. At New York Arrived: Oceanic, from Liverpool. Balled: Cevle, for Liverpool; Teutonic, for Liverpool.' At 81. Thomas Arrived: Prlnzessln Vic toria Louise, from1 New York. At Movllie Arrived: Sicilian, from Hall fax. At Southampton Sailed: Kron l'rlnx Wllhelm, for New York. At Yokohama Arrived: Kanagwa Maru, from Seattle. At Dover Arrived: Pennsylvania, from New York. At I Jverpool Sailed: Haverford, for Philadelphia; JdaJUe, for New Xurk, POWERS GRANTED ENTIRELY TOO BROAD Contract Renders Board Powerless to Reduce the Water Rate HOWELL BECOMES PERSONAL IN REMARKS Makes Threats of What He Proposes to Do to the Editor of The Bee. INFORMED HIS TALK FRIGHTENS NO ONE Other Member of Water Board Par tlclpate, but Their Remark Ara Free from Personalities or Rerrlmlnatlons. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 8-(Spedal Telegram.) Froin 4 o'clock till 7 this evening the sen ate committee on municipal affairs pa tiently sat and listened to arguments for and against the Omaha Water board bill, H. R. No. 8, drawn by R. B. Howell and Introduced by Dodge of Douglas and took no action. During the course of the debate between R. B. Howell and Edward Rose water the sparks flew and the fireworks became most luminous. Following the precedent of Representa tive Dodge, who wa the first man In tho legislature to speak on this bill and who In his maiden speech in the house placed the flght upon the low level of abusive per sonalities, Howell struck a menacing atti tude and launched out into a most vicious personal attack upon Mr. Rosewater. Mr. Rosewoter advised Mr. Howell, in return, of certain evidence In affidavit form which he had in his pocket that would be embar rassing to Howell If disclosed. His anger rising to the point of fury, Howell dashed over to where Mr. Rosewater was seated and exclaimed: , "Gentlemen, I propose that this man shall spend at least one year of hi remaining days In your penitentiary for what he has s.ild of ma." Mr. Rosewater assured Mr. Howell that he was perfectly willing to face the court, for he could substantiate every word he had uttered here or elsewhere concerning Howell and his public record. I. E. Congdon, Dr. A. H. Hippie and J. F. Coad, with Howell, as members of the water board, were present nt the hearing and all save Mr. Coad participated In th debate. Dr. Hippie and Mr. Congdon, how ever, did not participate, nor did Mr. Rose water with them, In personalities. Senator Saunders of Omaha, an earnest advocate of the water board bill, as chair man of the committee, presided. The other members of the committee present, were Senator Mockett, Jackson, Hughes and Gibson of South Omaha. Others wer present. . .v . ' State Objection to BUI. Senator Saunders first' Invited Mr. Rosa water to address the committee as to h(s objection to the bill. Mr. Rosewater took' the position that as the bill had paused the house, It was tho place of Its friends to first state their case. Mr. Howell dis sented from this view, so Mr. Rosewater consented to speak first. Mr. Rosewater recited tho history of ths water works in Omaha. He showed that by the contract entered Into with the water company September 4, 1883, the city did not have the right to Increase the water rates until the expiration of twenty-five year, which would bring It up to September 4, 1S08, and that therefore, the city did not have the right to do what the provisions of this bill called for.' He relteruted his weli-known policy of municipal ownership and said that, Under proper regulation and in due time he was earnestly In favor of acquiring the water works, but he ob jected to law making It compulsory for tho people to acquire the water works through a source not in harmony with previous contracts entered into by the city. The chief objection Mr. Rosewater found to the bill was the provision by which it conferred upon the water board absolute and unlimited powers.' He saw In the ope rations of this provision great dangers to the interests of tho city. He said this bill and the original Howell bill were li.tro duced under the false pretext that the peo ple of Omaha were struggling aralnst some great conspiracy to secure possession of the water plant, when every man who was Informed on the subject knew this to be untrue. Ho also said the water company was anxious to sell, to unload Its property on the city, becauae that property, under the enormous rise In the price of gteel and Iron, had appreciated In value. He urged the evil of the "legislature taking Orr.aha by the throat," saying to the city: "You have got to buy this plant, whethar you want to or not at the figure fixed by the apprulsers, who are working under th water board." City Powerlea to Prevent. Mr. Rosewater met and answered the charge that the city council had not done its duty In securing possesion of the water plant by showing that according to th, terms of contract existing betweea tin) city and the water company the tlm ha4 not arrived for the council to exercise this function. He conceded water rates In Omaha to be high and wanted them re duced, but challenged Mr. Howell or any of the men present to show that the rat could be reduced under thl bill. In the course of his remarks he showed most conclusively to any fair mind that the Omaha Water company had never cast a straw In the way of the passage of the bill or the original Howell act put Into law two years ago. He aald It was beyond contradiction that the water company wa In favor of both bill. He favored the pur chHso of the water work at the proper time, and after the city had bought tb works, he said, then let the water board be constituted. He showed that great trouble would arise when the purchase was attempted under this bill, for the plant extends to I ooutn wrnaiiK ttnu inc. Jin uues noc proviae l how that portion of the plant can be taken ! nvAr lte mnA there 1m where, tha i.nmr.rtu would insist on franchise value entering Into the appraisement, since the South Omaha part of the contract does not expire until 1913, five years after Omaha's, and tho extension of the contract certainly would operate as a franchise right. He named eminent lawyers who had taken this view. The Issuance of bonds without the ratification of the people, which thl Mil enabled the board to do. Mr. Rose water pointed to as ;ne of Its mort dan gerous and objectionable provisions. Iloitell Starts I't-rm nsllilr. Mr. Unwell was next to fpeak. He slt certain statements of Mr. Rosewaler's had mad It nereasary for Mm to indulge In personalities. He then plunged in and created such a confusion that ha did not