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ESTAHLISUED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1903 TWELVE PAOES.
SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS.
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! 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-
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EMPEROR TO ACCEPT DEGREE
Holer of German Empire la to Be
Made Doetor of
Uwi,
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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
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