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SHERLOCK HOLMES' STORY NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE The Omaha Daily Bee. BUSTER BROWN'S CHOST NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE It ESTAHLISUED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1903 TWELVE PAOES. SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS. 4 ) BOMB FOR i , RRflMn n if ! Uncle of Otar Assassinated While Driving in Streets of Moscow. MISSILE THROWN BENEATH CARRIAGE Vehicle is Blown to Pieces by Force of the Explosion. THE ASSASSIN IS UNDER ARREST He is a Member of the Noted "Fighting Group" of Revolutionists. NEWS SHOCKS ST. PETERSBURG k It Is Not Believed that the Crime f Will Have Any Effect on ? the Proponed Re- forma. j MOSCOW. Feb. 18.-4:20 a. m. Within the wall of the far-famed Kremlin palace and i almost underneath the historic tower from which Ivan the Terrible watched the heads of his enemies falling beneath the axe on the Red square, and within a. stone's throw of the great bell of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergius. uncle a,nd brother-in-law of Em peror Nicholas and the chief of the reac tionaries, met a terrible death shortly be fore t o'clock yesterday afternoon. The deed was committed by a single ter rorist, who threw beneath the carriage of the grand duke a bomb charged with the Fame high-power explosive which wrought Minister won Plehve' death. The missile was packed with nails and fragments of Iron and its explosion tore the Imperial Victim' body to ghastly fragment which strewed the enow for yards around. Every window In the great, lofty facade of the palace of justice was shattered and bits of Iron were Imbedded deeply in the walls of the arsenal a hundred yards away. The assassin belongs to the noted "fight ing group" of the socialist revolutionary party, which has removed other prominent officials and long since passed sentence of death upon Grand Duke Sergius. In the Shadow of Death. The grand duke knew that he stood In the shadow of death. He was the recipient of numerous warnings and elaborate prep arations were taken to insure his safety, but all the resources of the gendarmerie, secret police and soldiers proved unavailing against an attempt almost exactly duplicat ing the procedure that caused the death f Minister of the Interior von Plehve last :ily."l was the lrOhy'uf fate that Berglus. f t talrlntr rfifuwo In hill eountrv villa dur- . - ... - EMPEROR TO ACCEPT DEGREE Holer of German Empire la to Be Made Doetor of Uwi, I I ( Jng the strike troubles of a month ago and later seeking even more secure shelter In the palace Within the Kremlin walls, should be killed while proceeding to the gover nor general's palaoe beyond the walla, and which be had abandoned to enable the po lice to better protect him. Grand Duchess Elizabeth, who was daily engaged in preparing comforts for the sick and wounded In Manchuria, was about to drive to the palace to join her hus band. When she heard of what had be fallen the grand duke she was driven In haste to the scene of the tragedy, and knelt, hatless and coatless, on the blood stained snow and murmured prayers for the welfare of the soul of her slain con sort. Seen of the Crime. The scene of the crime was the great open triangle within the Kremlin, bounded by the arsenal treasury and courts of Jus tice, in one angle of which is the Nicho las, or little palace, where the grand duke dwelt. At the opposite corner Is the Nikol sky gate, the exit to the town beyond the ramparts. A few minutes before the bell of the gate sounded the hour of 3 the equipage of the grand duke emerged from the gates of the palace and proceeded, fol lowed by sleighs containing secret police. It swept at a smart pace towards the gate, passing Ivan's tower, the great cxar bell and long rows of cannon captured from Napoleon in the winter retreat of 1812. ' In a minute the carriage was In front of the courts of Justice, where the walla of the triangle approach, forming a narrow entrance to the Nlkolsky gate. There a man clad in workman's attire stepped for ward from the sidewalk and threw a bomb which he bad concealed beneath his coat. A terrible explosion followed and a hall of Iron pelted the grim stone walls of the arsenal and courts of Justice. A thick cloud of smoke, snow and debris arose. When It had cleared a ghastly sight was presented. Oraad Duke's Head Torn Off. On the snow lay fragments of the body of Grand Duke Berglus, mingled with the wreck of the carriage. The grand duke's head bad been torn from his body and re duced to a shapeless pulp and the trunk and limbs were frightfully mangled. A finger bearing a rich seal ring was found lying several yards away. The crimson tint and smell of blood were everywhere. Only a few fragments of cloth indicated that the body had been clothed. The coach man lay moaning with puln beside a deep hole in the pavement. The homes, dragging the front wheels of the carriage, had dashed off, maddened with pain, to sink dying before they reached the gate. The sound of the a illusion was heard throughout the city anu even beyond the rtver. A crowd began to assemble and to handle grim evidences of the tragedy while they discussed the affair in awestruck voices. Police officials rapidly gathered, but before anything could ie done toward collecting the scattered fragments of the body. Grand Duchess Elizabeth drove up In an open carriage She had dropped her work at the headquarters of the Rod Cross and sped to the scene of the crime without waiting to don her street wraps. Bhe broke down at the sight and dropped to her knees sobbing. After a few minutes she was led away. Then a stretcher was brought and. covered with a plain soldier's clouk, th remains of Sergius were borne to the Choudoff Cloister, where officers and members of the grand duke's suite had uaavMlLSed. A""lo Attempts to Escape, The asausxln was thrown to the ground and stunned by the force of the exploulon; but he quickly arose and ran toward the gate, attempt'ng to escape. Ills haste and the blood streaming from his face, where RERLIN. Feb. 11. Emperor William will accept the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Pennsylvania. It will be conferred upon him In absentia February 22, at the same tlmo that It Is bestowed upon President Roosevelt. Instructions have been cabled to Baron von Speck Strrnburg, the German ambassador, to represent the emperor. This Is the first Instance, so fsr as known. In which a reigning sovereign has taken an American university degree. ( Charles Curtlss Harrison, provost of the university, wrote to Ambassador Tower a few days ago, saying the university would be pleased to bestow the degree of doctor of laws on the emperor In recognition of the exchange of American and German professors. Mr. Tower had the opportun ity of telling the emperor that the univer sity Is one of the oldest and one of the most respectable American Institutions, and that It had conferred the same degree July 4, 1783, upon George Washington. The emperor said he appreciated the distinc tion and accepted the honor with pleasure, ure. FIXD THE IIODV OF PAKEXHAM Brtl-h Major Suddenly Disappeared . Search Was Made for Him. . IN, Feb. 17. The mystery sur- rou the disappearance of Major Har. ,nham while on his honeymoon at Fc if ie, Kent, last week, has been partial, d red up by the discovery of seashore near there today, im was a son of General and hie mother was a m Clarke of New York. - ry 7 in London Miss he late Lady Annes- hls bod Major " Ralph Pak daughter of He married Mnrkhnm sift ley, and wis st 4 with his bride at hotel in Folkestone. Three days after the marriage Major Pakenham went out for a stroll, telling his wife that he would not be long. The next day his overcoat was found in the harbor and a note In his pocket said ho wns sick and had no prospects of getting better. Major Paken ham contracted enteric fever during the Bouth African war. Hl'KGARIAW DIET Ilf SESSION Senior. Member Calls !fev Body to Order at Ilnd a Pest. BUD A PEST. Hungary, Feb. y17. The newly elected Diet met today under the presidency of M. Madarasz, who occupied the chair by right of seniority. In declar ing the session open M. Madarusz said the new standing orders introduced in the preceding parliament were illegal. The debates, therefore, would be conducted in accordance witji the old rules. ' The entry of Count Albert Apponyl and Francis Korsuth into the house was the signal for warm applause from their followers. Excitement at I.ods. LODZ, Russian Poland. Feb. 17.-10:03 p. m. The news of the assassination of the Grand Duke Berglus created a deep impres sion here. The air Is Ailed with disturb ing rumors. It is reported that the locked out men will on February 20 call out the workers in the smaller factories. . The mobilization of troops is hourly ex pected and trouble is believed to be cer tain to follow. Lodz is quiet tonight. ;N French to Balld Warship. PARIS, Feb. 17. Minister of Marine Thomson announced to the cabinet that the construction was about to begin of an armored cruiser of the largest type, similar to the Ernest Renan, to offset the armored cruiser Sully, which recently went on the rocks In Allong bay and which is considered practically to be a wreck. The new cruiser will be named Wsldeck-Rous-seau. German Battleship Aground. BERLIN, Feb. 17.-The German battle ship Woerth grounded in a fog yesterday off Kiel. All attempts to get it off have hitherto been fruitless. The vessel lies high on a sandy bottom. A rising storm from the west Is rendering difficult the work of floating the warship. CZAR CONSIDERING PEACE Matter is Formally Laid Before Ministers at Conference Thursday. EACH PERSON IS BOUND TO SILENCE Suggested la High Quarters that la tlmatlon of Terms Has Reached Russians from Toklo Through I'niiaal Channels. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 17. (:40 p. m.) The Associated Press learns on ex ceptional authority that the question of peace was formally considered by Emperor Nicholas and his ministers at the con ference held at Tsarskoe Belo yesterday. No particulars are obtainable, as before the discussion began the emperor exacted from each present a solemn promise not to divulge the slightest hint of what trans pired. The belief Is, however that the possible conditions and terms were under consideration. It is suggested In high quarters that some intimation of terms had reached the Russian government from Japan although It la certain that it did not come through the regular diplomatic channels. 2 a. m. Even In the midst of the excite ment caused by the assassination of Grand Duke Sergius, there has been a noticeable and sudden revival of peace talk. It la even Intimated tthat Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia is the bearer of personal represen tations from Emperor William on this sub ject. While It Is positively known that the question of peace was discussed between Kmperor Nicholas and Prince Frederick Ieopold yesterday, It is Impossible to ascer tain what, if any, conclusions were reached. Too Early for Mediation. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.-Alfred It Love, president of the Universal Peace union, which has its headquarters In this city, has received a letter from Secretary of State Hay In response to Mr. Love's sug gestion' thnt the government should make an effort to bring about a cessation of hos tilities in the far east on or before the coming anniversary of Washington's birth day. Mr. Hay's letter is as follows: I have had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 9th Inst., In which, expressing the appreciation felt by the Universal Peace union for the interest this department has shown in the cause of peace in the for east, vou ask renewal of efforts in that direction at this time, which you think is opportune. This government has naturally watched with keen solicitation the course of the struggle In Manchuria and within all proper limits has successfully1 endeavored to cause the neutrality of the neighboring territories to be respected. The president has been equally solicitous to see the war closed by nn honorable peace, and If an opening for his frlendlv offices to that end should ap pear he would gladly act In whatever sense might be practicable. So far no indication of any disposition by the belligerents to invite or accept the klndlv offices of any power has been ap parent On the contrary each has made It known that suggestions to that end from without would be regarded as Inadmissible. This government, however, does not relax Its watchfulness nor abate Its desire to see peace prevail, and to do toward that end whatever'humnne duty may counsel or op portunity permit. I am, sir, your obedient servant. JOHN HAY. ORIGIN OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS Money to Pay Coat of Governor Folk's Election Raised by Four of His Friends. ' ST. LOUIS. Feb. 17. The .committee ap pointed by the house of representatives to investigate contributions mude in the re cent campaign met here today. Nelson McLeod, a prominent democrat was the first witness. H said E. 8. Lewis, J. C. Roberts, Virgil Rule and others raised be tween 221,000 and $22,000 for use in Folk's campaign for governor. He gave $1,500 himself. The money was obtained from men of both parties. McLeod said he would lay before the committee tomorrow vouch ers showing where the money was obtained and what was done with it. He said the money was used for printing and organiza tion, the distribution of literature and other legitimate expenses. John C. Roberts, the second witness, tes tified he had personally contributed be tween $1,000 and $3,000 toward Mr. Folk's campaign for nomination. After Folk was nominated he contributed $100 to the dem ocratic campaign fund. Mr. Roberts further testified that prior to the nomination of Folk he attended a meeting at the residence of Edward 8. Lewis, at which Nelson McLeod, Virgil Rule, John C. Roberts and Mr. Lewis were present and each man pledged him self and the group as a whole pledged it self to raise the sum necessary to defray the cost of Mr. Folk's campaign for the gubernatorial nomination. Mr. Folk had no knowledge of such a pledge having been given nor of the money having been raised, Mr. Roberts stated. CHARGES AGAINST GOVERNOR Chief Executive of West Virginia Ac cased of Corrupt Practices by Legislators. CHARLESTON. W. Va, Feb. 17. Sev eral attacks on Governor White and Gov ernor Dawson, elect, now secretary of state, were made today by state senators on the floor of the West Virginia senate, and a resolution was passed ordering an investigation of the verbal charges. A resolution seeking Impeachment proceed ings was emaculated so as to pass as nn order of Investigation. The resolution as passed contains the following provision: Senators Marshall. McGlnnls and Carri nn nr. constituted an Investigating com- ) mlttee to probe corruption charges rnadi! on the floor of the senate. In newspaper reports and wnatever may m gamereti from the four winds. In a speech that was rampant with charges of illegal practice on the part of Governor White and Secretary of State Dawson, Senator Caldwell delivered a fierce tirade against these officials. Cald well was followed by Senator Cornwell, recently democratic candidate for gov ernor. Senator Caldwell In making his charges on the floor said Governor White was guilty of dividing with the secretary of state the fees of the latter office In con sideration of appointment. Caldwell also said a letter had been sent out from New York by a Charleston attorney offering to secure a reduction In license tax on foreign corporations In consideration of half of the decrease secured by legislation. He asserted that White and Dawson were back of this letter. All of these charges, to gether with the charges that senators had accepted bribes to oppose or advocate pending legislation, will come under the review of the investigating committee. (Continued oa tkeoud Pago.) FIREMEN'S DEMANDS REFUSED Directors of New Haven Road Sus tain the Action of President Mcllen. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. The subcommittee of tho directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad met here today and considered the grievances presented by the firemen's association. Later the an nouncement was made that a decision had been reached to the effect that the posi tion of President Mellen, who rejected the flremon's demands, had been sustained. This was made known by Secretary John G. Parker of the company after he had com municated the committee's findings to the firemen's organisation In New Haven. Major Bromley, the press representative of the company. Issued a statement re viewing the history of the difficulty and ilt lii ring that the company would have the support of the locomotive engineers. The company, Major Bromley said, sua net looking for a striae, but bad made prepara tion fur ui OFFICER SHORT IN ACCOUNTS Captain do Lafltte Asks for a Board to Place the Responsi bility. SAN FRANCISCO," Feb. 17.-Orders have bnen Issued from tfle War department ap pointing a board to investigate and report on an alleged shortage of the accounts of Captain .Jacques de Lafltte, quartermaster of the transport Logan, now in this port. This board. It Is stated by Captain de Lafltte's friends, Is appointed at his own request, as he Is held responsible for the funds, and he asserts that there Is a short age in funds which were beyond his control. It is necessary that the quartermaster of each transport take $2,000 or $6,000 in his safe on each trip, as all payments of em ployes must be made in specie. On the re turn trip from Manila Captain de Lafltte was 111 and confined to his bed moat of the way across. While he was 111 the money was in the charge of subordinates, and the investigation demanded is to fix the re sponsibility. If possible, for the alleged shortage. FIRST BREAK FROM ADDICKS Sis I'nlon Republicans Divide Their Votes Anions; Three Other Candidates. DOVER. Del., Feb. 17.-When the gen eral sssemblv met In Joint assembly today six union republicans broke away from J. Edward Addlcks. Tbey divided their votes among T. Coleman Dupont, regular repub lican; Henry A. Richardson, regular repub lican, and former Secretary of State Caleb R. Layton, union republican. Only one bal lot was taken. It resulted as follows: Ad dlcks. 15: Baulsbury, 20: H. A. Dupont, 9; T. Coleman Dupont, 4; Henry A. Richard son, 1: Caleb R. Layton, 1; total, 50. Neces sary to a choice, 2tJ. The democrats and the Addlcks repub licans forced an adjournment until tomor row. This la tho first break from J. Edward Addlcks since he became a candidate for J United States svnator in l&Ji. COMMISSIONERS DRAW PAY Facts In Relation Panama Ball road Made Public Before th House Committee. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. -The Panama Railroad company Is capitalized at $7,000,000. Its gross assets are SttJh&O.OOO, of which $12,- CR.Ono Is the value of the road, real estate. equipment, terminals and steamship, the balance being cash and treasury assets. The bonded indebtedness nf the property is $3,159,000, of which the company owns $R87,- The gross earnings of the company for the past eleven months were $2,861,358. The expense of operation was $1,840,94, fixed charges, which includes $250,000, the annual payment to Colombia; Interest on mortgage. $92,000; acquisition of bonds by the com pany, $140,000; leaving a balance of $583,374 to be applied to dividend This statement was presented today to the subcommittee of the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce, charged with an investigation of the affairs of the company. 1 Other Information developed at the hear ing was the fact thai the members of the Panama Canal commission, who have been elected directors In the company, receive the regular compensation of other directors, namely, $26 for attendance on the bimonthly board meetings and Commissioner Parsons $10 for attendance on the biweekly meetings of the executive committee. Each one of these director-commissioners is credited with one share of the stock of the com pany on the books and draws the dividends declared on the same. Admiral Walker, chairman of the commission, Is credited with 100 shares of the stock on the books of the company. i The Investigation today was participated in by the full committee and Director V. H. Brown and Vice President E. A. Drake were examined. William Nelson Cromwell, general counsel for the company, was pres ent, A feature of the session was the ques tioning of Director Brown by .Chairman Hepburn of the committee. "What Is the total cost of maintenance of the New York officer" "I should say. It was less than $100,000 a year," replied Mr. Brown. "What are the salaries paid?" "I do not carry the details in my head. I could not answer." "Can you come within $50,000 of it?" "I don't care to guess." "What Is your position?" "I am a director." "What is your salary?" "I have no salary." "No compensation?" "I. have a compensation of $10 upon at tending the meetings, twice a week of the executive committee and $26 upon attending the meetings twice a month of the board of directors." "Then there are twenty-four and 104 meetings to be attended. Are these meet ings pretty generally full?" "Reasonably well attended." .' "What other salaries are there?" "The president's Balary is $10,000 a year; the vice president has a salary of about $6,000. There is a secretary's salary, an auditor, traffic manager, purchasing agents and various others." "What was the , gross amount of fees (you call them fees) received by you from the Panama Railroad co,5rv"i .it last year?" "Something less thafc or iUxAt $10,000.".. ' Referring to Vice President -Drake's testi mony, Admiral Walker, chairman of the Isthmian Canal commission, said: "None of the members of this commission holds stock in the Panama railroad personally, but do officially as members of the board of directors and only In their official capacity. In order to enable them to be legal; mem bers of the board of directors the stock had to stand in their names and the one dividend that has been paid to them has been endorsed over to the treasury. I hold stock individually because I bought it as chairman of the commission and by di rection of the secretary of war and it stands In my name as chairman. I bought 101 share of the stock and gave out six shares to other members of the commis sion in order to qualify them legally for directors. Consequently, ninety-five shares of stock stand in my name. None of the stock is held by members of the commis sion except In their official capacity." MRS. CHADWICK IN COURT ' She Appears to Plead to Charges Against Her In Bankruptcy Proceedings. CLEVELAND, Feb. 17. When the hear ing of Mrs. Cassle L. Chadwick's bank ruptcy case was called today Mrs. Chad wick, attired in the same costume that she wore when she appeared in the United States district court on the day of her ar rival from New York, appeared to plead to the charges against her. Apparently she was today enjoying ex cellent health. She walked briskly Into the court room and displayed none of the nerv ousness that marked her bearing when last seen In public. On the contrary she was perfectly calm and collected and frequently smiled when conversing with her attorneys. She examined each of the claims against her in a critical manner and rejected a number of them wholly or 'In part. Among those repudiated by Mrs. Chad wick was the claim of Freda Swanstrom, her maid, who presented a sworn statement showing that her employer owed her for seven months' service at $45 per month. Mrs. Chadwick declared that she did not owe Freda so much. SVhen a small bill for a manicuring set was passed to Mrs. Chad wick for examination she disdainfully tossed It back to her attorneys saying: "Why, that is absurd. I never owned such a thing in my life." The claims taken up at today's session of the court were generally of minor im portance, none of the big accounts being passed upon. The hearing was adjourned RANGE CATTLE NOT SIFFERIXti Reports Brought Into Sturgls Show Them In Good Condition. BTURGIS, B. D., Feb. 17. (Special.) The cold spell has abated. It lasted nearly a month, with the thermometer ranging all the way from zero to 35 below. There was very little snow, but the wind blew quite hard at times. This Is said to have been the most severe weather sines 18S4. Reports from the ranges seem to be uni form that the cattle ore holding their own and suffering neither from lack of food nor water. Last year at this time the range stock was weak and many were dying. The season Is now so fur advanced that even should there tie a severe storm or two the stock have the flesh to carry them through without loss. This is very encouraging to stockmen. Fire Hundred Arses Short. VALE. S. D., Feb. 17. - Special. )-Aceord-Ing to reports there are' still In the neigh borhood of frJO acres wanting to Insure the south branah of the Belle Fourche irriga tion project during the present year. If this acreage is subscribed by March 1 the south side will go forward with the north lde, otherwise the work will be delayed (or ons jear PRESSURE ON THE SPEAKER Petition to Induce Him to Give Public Building Bill a Chance. CHANGE IN STATE IRRIGATION LAW WANTED Action of Nebraska State Board on Leavltt Petition Pleases Officers of the National Reclamation Service Bureau. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-(8peeial Tele gram.) A petition was In circulation today in the house of representatives which re ceived numerous signatures, urging Speaker Cannon and the committee on rules to bring In a rule whereby the omnibus public build ing bill may become considered before the close of congress. Speaker Cannon has Intimated In strong terms that he does nojt believe that even the small bill reported from the committee on public buildings and grounds should pass at this session. A very considerable num ber of members who have a finger In this small "pie" think otherwise and are en deavoring to secure sufficient signatures to their petition to convince the speaker that a majority are against his economical trend of thought. Speaker Cannon was at the White House today and it is thought took up with the president the omnibus public building bill In conjunction with other appropriation bills. Time Too Short for Work. Representative Martin of South Dakota had a talk with officers of the reclamation service today relative to the Belle Fourche Irrigation project. It seems that the na tional Irrigation act and the state laws of South Dakota sre at variance, and It is de sired that certain amendments should be made to the South Dakota state laws In order to conform with the national act. There are certain state laws within the territory sought to he Irrigated through the national project and laws governing these conflict as to time for completion of plans upon which the United Btates is ahout to begin work. The state of South Dakota has passed certain laws placing a time limit upon those to whom charters may have been granted for private irrigation work, and such laws will seriously conflict. with the plans of the United States as to the Eelle Fourche project. The United States cannot complete Its project within less than three years, and the South Dakota Irriga tion laws relating to private enterprises call for a much shorter period for comple tion. It is the desire of the reclamation serv ice to have the South Dakota laws so amended that all may harmonize with the provisions of the national Irrigation net. Cannon for South Dakota. The senate has passed the joint resolu tion of Senator Gamble providing for tho donation of condemned cannon to the Uni versity of South Dakota to be placed on the campus of the university to commemorate the valor of those who fell in the service of their country during th"! Spanish-American war. Representatives Burjce and Martin will call .the resolution up-ia the. house at the earliest 'opportunity.' Money for the Missouri. Senator Gamble today gave notice that when the river and harbor bill comes up in the senate he will ask to have adopted the following amendments: Improving the Missouri river at Yankton, S. D., $50,000; Improving the Missouri at and adjacent to the mouths of the Jim and Vermilion rivers. South Dakota, and for protection of their banks by revetment In order to prevent overflow, $40,000. Favorable report was made to the senate today on a bill which provides for the cor rection of the military record of George H. PIdge of North Loup, Neb., and grant him an honorable discharge. Pldge was a member of Company H, Ninth New York heavy artillery and was convicted of being absont from his command without leave and dishonorably discharged. The bill has passed the house. BUI for Alaskan Government. Senator Dietrich today Introduced a bill to provide for an Alaskan government board, a delegate to congress from the ter ritory and for other purposes. In brief tho Dietrich bill provides that the Alaskan gov ernment board shall consist of a governor, who shall have been a resident of Alaska not less than two years, and three com missioners for AlaBka, who with three other persons, each elected by the people of Alaska, one in and for each Judicial district, to be designated as the government board. Report on Cornell BUI. The house committee on military affairs has ordered a favorable report on Repre sentative Kinkald'o bil granting Charles H. Cornell the right to erect a dam across the Niobrara river on the Fort Niobrara military reservation and to construct and operate a trolley or electric railway line and telephone and telegraph lines across that reservation. A. W. Nash and wife and O. E. Burnke of Omaha are visiting Washington, and were among those who viewed the unveiling of the Frances E. Wlllard statue at the cap ital today. Action Pleases Newell. F. H. Newell, chief engineer of the recla mation service, expressed himself as much pleased with the news Just received from Lincoln that the Nebraska State Board of Irrigation had granted the application filed by tho United Btates for a permit to divert pnd utilize w'ater, which application was contested by Iavltt In order to secure the approval of an application filed by him Im mediately subsequent to the. application of the government. This action of the state board is. from Mr. Newell's point of view, a practical demonstration of the hearty In terest of the state of Nebraska In the de velopment of the government irrigation projects. Tho reclamation service welcomes this opportunity of showing what can be done under the reclamation act for lands which would otherwise remain arid. It Is under stood that Mr. Leavltt's application covered only a small portion of the land which will be irrigated by the government. This ac tion by the state board assures the Irriga tion of lands In Nebraska by the govern ment, becauBe work has already been begun on the outlet tunnel of the proposed dam at the Pathfinder reservoir near Alcova, Wyo., and it Is believed that work on the main canal will be commenced next spring. Refuses Extradition Warrant. PIERRE. S. D., Feb. 17. (Special Tele gram.) Governor Elrod held court today In the extradition rase In which the Michigan authorities sought to secure the run-ody of Judncn P. Onltra on a charge of big amy. W.'M. Smith of St. Joseph, Mich., appeared for his state and C. P. Hates of bloux Falls for the defendant. A requisi tion was granted several dn ago and withdrawn for the purpose of a hearing, and it was shown that Goltra was granted a divorce lefore remuriylng. On this the warant was refused NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Saturday and Warmer In West Portion! Sunday, Fair. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayl Hour. Dev. Hour. He. B a. m 18 1 p. m JM O a. m lO 2 p. m T a. m IT 3 p. m SO H a. m ll 4 p, in ST n. m IN ft p. m X in a. m Ill A p. m 27 11 a. m T p. ni Sit 12 m 22 Hp. m 22 O p. m 20 CODY CASE IS SENSATIONAL Royalty and Railroad Maanate'e Wife Mentioned ns Co-respondents In the Case. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. 17.-(Specl.il Telegram.) The Cody divorce case devel oped a number of sensational features to day and the family quarrel will now at tract International interest. Mrs. Parker, who lived with the Codys at North Platte for severni years, testified that Mrs. Cody told her that the colonel had been on In timate terms with a certain roynl person age on the occasion of his first tour of Europe. Mrs. Cody had also told her that he had been on intimate terms with the wife of a prominent eastern railroad mag nate. Witnesses also testified that Mrs. Cody had poisoned some valuable hounds given to her husband by the csar of Russia and that another valuable dog owned by the colonel she had ordered killed by a farm hand; that Mrs. Cody aarrled a vial con taining a drug which she gave to the colo nel to get him under her power; that she carried a vial containing strychnine; that she used foul and profane liinguage; that she kept a cellar full of liquor and thnt she drank the liquor herself; that .she whipped her daughter, Irmn, with a buggy whip and burned her face with lighted matches; that Mrs. Cody said If the colo nel was dead she would sell off the North Platte property and move to Denver and marry a young msn and be happy; that she consulted fortune tellers In Denver and Battle Creek relative to her business rela tions with Cody and In an effort to learn a method by which she could control him. On cross-examination the attorney for Mrs. Cody was able to weaken the testi mony of Cody's witnesses very materially In spots. Cody will close his case tomor row night and Mrs. Cody will begin her defense Monda;'. REBUTTAL IN PEABODY CASE Only One Session Held and Little Testimony of Importance la Introduced. DENVER. Colo., Feb. 17. Nothing of Im portance has yet developed In the hearing of testimony for former Governor Peabody In rebuttal of the defense of Governor Alva A. Adams in the gubernatorial con test. The principal witness today was W. H. Dlckfon, speaker of the house. He testi fied that he had tried to have 4.000 names stricken from the registration list of Den ver before election, because he alleged they were either fictitious or the names of peo ple who had ' moved. Arter Introducing evidence before the eloctlcii commlKlon for an entire day, he .asked for a -ruling on the names which he claimed were shown to be fraudulent. The commission refused to give a de cision until the testimony on the names was In, and, realizing that he could not complete this testimony before election, he abandoned the case,' No night session was held. HUNT REFUSES TO TESTIFY President of Defunct Chicago Bank Defies Efforts of Officers to Examine Him. CHICAGO. Feb. 17,-Wllliam H. Hunt, president of the defunct Panamerlcan bank, this sfternon defied the officers of the federal court when he was summoned to appear before Referee In Bankruptcy Wean for examination. Judge K oh Intuit ordered that Hunt be examined at i o'clock this afternoon regarding his' personal assets. Counsel for Hunt demurred to the order, but was overruled and Hunt was ordered to appear before the referee. At 2 o'clock it was announced that Hunt had flatly re fused to leave the Jail. Late in the after noon Judge Kohlsaat Issued an order fur a writ of habeas . corpus, directing the sheriff to bring Hunt before the referee on Monday morning. If he refuses to appear at that time he will be taken to the court by force. PHOTOGRAPH MARRIAGES VOID California Court Knocks Out Scheme to Import Japanese Women for Immoral Purposes. BAN ' FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-9uperlor Judge Cook decided today that Japanese photograph marriages are illegal In the United Btates. This decision was rendered In habeas corpus proceedings instituted to take a Japanese girl from the custody of the Japanese Woman's Home. The girl, who is 15 years of age, was sent to this country against her will, she declares. Her parents told her she was to become the brldo of a prominent Japa nese, to whom she had been married by photograph. She will be returned to Ja pan. It is alleged that the photograph marriage scheme Is being used for the purpose of Importing Japanese women for immoral purposes. SNOW AT EL PASO, TEXAS Traffic In Southern Part of That State Is Again Virtually Sua. pended. EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 17. Snow Is again falling all over this section and railroad traffic Is tied up or badly crippled. The Rock Island trains have not recovered from the bllstard of ten days ago, but are again In snowdrifts and traffic Is virtually suspended through Kansas and New Mex ico on that line, the trains being diverted by way of Fort Worth. Owing to the rain and cold the California fruit shipments through here have greatly fallen off. Cars are said to be short and growers are not picking I he fruit, it Is stated, as they fear it will perish In the lowdrlfts before it reaches market. an Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb. 17. At New York Arrived : Graf Waldfri.ee. from Hamburg; Amsterdam from letter- Ctim. At Curacao Arrived: Prlnseraln Victoria I Lulrte, from New York. 1 At South-iinnton Arrlvfd: Mongolian, fr.m New York. At tjUHi-nstown Arrived: Lucanlu, from New York. I At Algiers Arrived: Arabic, from New I Yi.'l-. I At Gennu Arrived: Deutsc hhiud, from ;N- v ' At Muville -Sailed: Biclliuu, for Halifax. MIXAL BILL IN Measure Prepared at Instance of Real Estate Exchange is Introduced. DIFFERS FROM ONE BEATEN LAST SESSION Takes No Taxes Awaj from Rural Distriots bnt Aids to Those .in City. TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS DEFEATED One Had for Its Object ' Increase in Salaries of Bute OfEoers. MUCH TALK OF THE BINDER TWINE BILL Measure Shows 1 nexpected Strength; In the Senate and Indications Are It Will Pass That Body. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 17. (Special Telegram.) Proposed railroad leglslntlon and constitu tional amendments had their Inning in the house today. A terminal taxation bill was Introduced by Clarke of Douglas, a pro posed constitutional amendment by Dodge of Douglas for a railroad commission and the two proposed constitutional amend ments by Saunders of Douglas, which passed the senate, were defeated, that Is, Indefinitely postponed. Clarke's terminal taxation bill is one drawn by T. J. Mahnney as attorney for the Omaha Real Estate exchange. It dif fers from the measure Introduced by Fos ter of Douglas and defeated two years ago, In seeking to fortify the point which proved most vulnerable In the last legis lature, namely, that such a law would di vert tax receipts from the country dis tricts and give them to the cities having the railroad terminals. It makes this tax simply a new one, a fourth tax, as It were, without affecting the present status In force in the country or subtracting a cent from their revenue. Dodge's proposed constitutional amend ment provides for a railroad commission of three members, who shall Ije elected In 1907, for terms of one, two and three years, respectively, and at salaries of 12,600 each a year. The Cady resolution in the senate fixes the salary at $3,000. Otherwise it la about the same as the Dodge bill. Defeat Proposed Amendments. Saunders' bill, B. F. 102, provided for a five-sixths Jury law, and S. F. 103, both of them proposing amendments to the consti tution, provided for a rearrangement and increase in the salaries of state officials. Both bills come up two years ago and went down to defeat, ' In the defeat of both the Saunders pro posed constitutional amendments In the house this morning the old-tlmo antagonism of this form of legislation developed stronger than ever. The debate and action on these bills left no room for doubt that this legislature, like so many of Its prede cessors, actuated by public sentiment, was opposoa to constitutional amendments. And in this connection grave 'doubts have been expressed regarding - th " passage of the Cadv and Dniltf ronrttrrent tAnliiHnna fnn a constitutions! amendment cresting a State Board of Railroad Commissioners. Yet there Is a very pronounced sentiment In favor of a railroad commission and the belief prevails that. In view of Nebraska's avowed determination to follow and sup port President Roosevelt In his railroad legislation, the people at the polls will vote differently than they ever have on consti tutional amendments pertaining to matters of railroad regulation. This then Is re garded now as a vital matter, and If the legislature passes the amendment bills the next legislature will be elected on strictly a railroad or anti-railroad platform. It Is determined to bring the issue to a test now and the feeling finds expression among many of the strongest members that this legislature cannot afford and will not dare make the mistake of defeating the attempts projected to bring about this railroad leg islation. What of the Ernst Blllf What power Is back of the Ernst binder twine plant bill? That Is a question which members have asked themselves and each other since the senate this morning de feated the Sheldon motion to defer action on the Ernst bill, which has passed th house, until all appropriation matters were out of the way. Senator Sheldon's motion was carried yesterday and this morning de feated on reconsideration moved by Cady of Howard. True, Representative Ernst Is making a most persistent nght for his bill and simultaneously Is doing his utmost to thwart the efforts fit certain powers to de feat It. He has, openly, In a resolution, which was lost In the house, charged the Lee Broom company at the penitentiary with being In the combine to kill his bill In the senate. In this resolution he ssgsfi that the legislature investigate the matter of wages paid the convicts, or the stats for convict labor in the broom factory, charging that though the contract price for such wages is 60 cents per man a day, the wage being paid is but 42 cent. Mr. Ernst says he has sought In vain to procure a copy of this contract.. None ! on file In the state house. The auditor's office was supposed to have had one, but Warden Beemer Ih said to have secured It. The warden also has the duplicate. Re quests by Mr. Ernst for a copy of the con tract have failed to bring It to light. Ha wants to know when and by whose au thority the cut In the price of these wage was made. One View of Contrnct. The contract in effect was made under Governor Savage. It expires April L As a matter of fact a certain state official says he thinks a misconception of the term of this contract has been formed. The con tract, he says, does not provide for a flat price of 60 rents a day, but a graduated scale of wages, of which 60 cent Is the maximum. He is convinced no arbitrary reduction has been made In violation of the contract. Mr. Ernst charge that Warden Beemer Is fighting his bill also. Warden Beemer Is opposed to the bill on business prlnc-' pies. He points out that If the binding twine plant Is established at the peni tentiary the broom factory will havs to go; that both Institution!, could nor be operated there unless another building was erected and that It Is not thought of now when legislative appropriations re already more than popularly approved Of. lie also point out that while a high a 223 men convicts have been employed ill the broom facto.-y, the binding twine plant would afford employment for only seventy flve men and that by this i;roces the state would lose at least I'JoMO a year. That Is Is reason for opposing the Ernst bill. Tho Lee Brcom company's reason is obvious. It wa a surprise to many when th Ernst bill passed the house. It wua gen erally believed its defeat in the senatg , 9