THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1007.
NEW VALUtS ORDERED TAKEN
Boyd County Land Cases in Fair Way
to Ei Settled.
ELEVATOR SIDETRACK DISPUTED
Missouri Faclfle Road Denies Riant
of Railroad Commission to
Oral One Pat UoTrm
is State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Nov. 18.-(Fpeclal Telegram.)
- A reappralsement of the Boyd county
lands In dispute was today ordered by the
Hoard of Educational Lands and Funds,
thus paving the way for final settlement
of the dispute that haa been before the ,
courts and legislatures of Nebraska for
several years.
The valuation of the land will be made
by the county commissioners of Boyd
county as It existed on September 1, 16.
When this Is satisfactorily agreed upon, the
settlers will be given the opportunity to
buy their present holdings from the state
at these figures.
In November, 1906, sn appraisal of the
land was made at from W to $15 an acre,
lu the following May Land Commissioner
Eaton, fixed th valuation at from f-'O to $30
an acre.
Road Denies Jurisdiction.
The Missouri Pacific road In Its answer
to the complaint of the Manley Cooperative
Oraln comnanv. asklna- for a sidetrack to ,
Its elevator, declare, the railroad commia-
alon has no Jurisdiction In the case and !
i, ut i, w,.... i. .i..i- i.i.r.iotf. traffic . 1
should come before the Interstate Commerce
commission.
In addition tha Missouri Pacific says,
tinder chapter eighty-nine of the .session
lawa of tha stste, which Is the Cone law for
the enforcement of the Harsh elevator
sidetrack act, action against the road must
bo taken In the courts. The road says a
suit la alrearfv nendm In the Nebraska su- wnere lie remained during most or me oay. i " ,u"tlM ,la "'".T r
sun is aireaay penamg in ine jveorasKi au , " the allver anniversary of the establishment
pre me court Involving the matter and E C K Dl'F TO BID AIR BRAKE . of the order '"' De appropriately cele
that It should be determlnod In this way. j ' brated.
Furthermore, the road asserts there Is
no need of further elevators at Manley. as
the business is handled there with existing
facilities. ,
Want a to Restore Old Rate.
The Missouri Pacific has applied for per
mission to restore the old rate of 2H cents
on stone and stone screenings from Weep
ing Water to Omaha and Lincoln. This
comes up In a cross petition to the request I
of the Lincoln Commercial club for the man lines, whereby a representative of tho
rate of 2 cents now charged from Weep- company, the trainmen, a disinterested per
ing Water to Omaha. The road says the ; son and membera of the press are called
rate of t cents la too low. It now charges
1 cents for hauling stone and screenings
from . Weeping Water to the Junction of
either tho Union Pacino or Northwestern
roads.
The Burlington put In effect a 2 cent
rate on Omaha and Lincoln hauls and the
Missouri Facltlo was forced to meet it.
Order In Switching- Case.
The Stale Railway commission today got
out Its formal .order on the application of
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific to
change switching rates in Omaha, as an
nounced several days ago it would do. The
order merely sets out that the commission
grants the request of the Union Pacino
to reduce its charge for switching cars
to the Inspection track from $3 to $2 and
it refused tha request of the Missouri
Pacific to rearrange its schedule.
Appropriation May Lapse.
The 19.500 appropriated by. the, late legis
lature for bunding a brick addition to the
hospital at1 the Soldiers" home at Grand
Island Is liable to lapse back Into the state
treasury. The State Board of Public
Lands and Bi lldlngs Is not going to make
any more permanent Improvements A .the
homo until the title to the property Is
iiulcted In the state. The bill provides that
this appropriation shall become available
only after the title Is vested In the state
Wjien the board, made an effort to get the
tangle straightened out some of the origins
signers refused to sign tha deed until the)
had been paid $2,000. This the board hac
no authority to pay. Attorney Genera
Thompson then brought suit to quiet title
In tha state. Should . tha state lose the
suit then the board will not make any more
permanent Improvements. Should the state
win the ault, there will be nothing to pre
vent the legislature from removing the
home to Milford should It desire.
Heretofore It has been tha custom for the
adherents . of Grand Island to urge that
II was provided In the deed that the home
should not be removed from tha Hall
county town. Inaaamuch as tha orders
of the board have been disobeyed at Grand
Island and the board has had considerable
trouble managing the home, there Is a
disposition on the part of the individual
members to assist in any movement tend
ing to move the home to Milford. Thla
matter was dlucuased at the board meeting
this afternoon. Though none of the mem
bers ' will be quoted all are very much
Incensed at the way they have been inter
fered with.
The suit brought by the attorney gen
eral To quiet title In the state will be
argued lu the supremo court tomorrow. Mr.
Thompson will argue that the state haa a
clear title to the land on which the home
1 locaua V whether the home la removed
or not.
Refuses to Trast Htate.
Because Henry Allan, clerk of the dis
trict court at Grand Island, refused to
credit the state for 10 cents, the state
rime very near being shut out of court
in tho matter of an application of the old
soldier who asked for an injunction to
1 evert the State Board of Public Lands
and Buildings from collecting a per cent
of the pension monoy of the members of
the Sildlers' home. Attorney General
Thon-pson sent out a demurrer some days
ugo to rx flUd In the ca. Today he re
ceived a letttr from the clerk ef the court
Haying the necessary money had not ac
companied tho letter, therefore he could
not file the papers. As this was the last
dsy upon which the papers could be tiled,
M. Thompson telephoned to a local lawyer
to take the money to the clerk for him.
Candidate Keeping; Unlet.
Tho publication of tha .names of pros
pective candidates for state offices this
morning failed to scare any of them off
tha track. One of the candidates men
tioned will make a specific announcement
anon that he Intends to be a candidate,
but each has set out In earnest now to
fuel the public pjlse.. and unless the signs
are encouraging there may be some with
drawals before long. None, however, to
day would stand to hava his name with
drawn, 1 Clarke Haa liases.
lUrr'sun Clarke, the Omaha murderer
who haa beta sealenoed to ba executed
Dtvtunbrr 13. l.as written another letter to
Governor Sheldon asking permission to
aka up a collection to defray the expenaea
CHEAP, EFFECTIVE. PALATABLE.
APEN
HUNGARIAN NATURAL PURGATIVE WATER.
I of advertising that he Intends to apply
for executive clemency. Oovernor Shel-
I don haa passed th matter tip to Warden
Bnemer, who an Id ha had no objections to
Clarka taking up hfa collection. Clarka
haa hopes that he will not be hanged, so
he aald thia morning.
Clarka haa decorated hla cell with ple-
,urM " 11 ,n9 rlrMl inking ceii at
tha prison. Ua keeps it scrupulously clean
and spends practically all of hla time read
ing or writing letters. He has numerous
cans of meat, baked beans and other ed
ibles stacked away In his cell, which he
has bought for his own use. Ho Is par
ticular about what he eats and his only
kick at the officials Is regarding his food.
He wants dessert every day. Dessert Is
served the prisoners at regular Intervals
and Clarke Is treated like the balance of
the Inmates. He believes he should be
gvlen delicacies often, Inasmuch as he oc-
copies a different position from nearly all
of the other prisoners.
A number of visitors to the penitentiary
this morning stopped at Clarke's cell.
"Did you get your dessert today?" asked
Warden Beemer.
"Yes, I got It all right today," answered
Clarko with a smile, "but it don't come
often enough."
It was suggested that a man about to
be hanged shouldn't worry so much about
what he had to eat.
"Oh, I'm not worrying much yet. I still
have hopes." And the condemnd man
laughed as though the gallows was the
last thing he was thinking about.
Overcome by Gas.
Claude Mapes, employed by the Nebraska
Telephone company, was found unconscious
In a toilet room at the company building at
n early hour this morning. He had been
overcome by gas, which was pouring out
of a Jet In the room. He was taken to his
home and will recover.
Mane Henry at Lincoln.
Colonel Watterson of Kentucky delivered
a lecture at the Wesleyan university to
night, and a large number went from Lin
coln to hear him. Mr. Watterson reached
Lincoln yesterday afternoon and Immedl-
ately went to his room at the Llndell hotel, i
Vepdct , SrconA collision Investln.-
ration Under New Rule.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Nov. 18. (Spe
cial.) The engineer's air brake did not
work well when first applied, was tha main
fact brought out by the Investigating board
In determining the causa of the Union Pa
cific wreck at Lexington Friday, which is
the second such accident to be Investigated
under the new rule adopted by the Harrh
In to decide.
Extra Union Pacific freight engine No.
180; ran Into the rear of the train of ISCi
at Lexington Friday at 9 a. m. The board
of Inquiry found the facts to be that the
air brake worked perfectly a half an hour
before the accident, when No. 1SC6 stopped
at Cozad; that the train was charged with
a line of air at the time, that tho air
worked Immediately afterward, on Inspec
tion, and worked perfectly from Lexington
to Grand Island, though putting on a
heavier load. It wan therefore concluded
the engineer erred In Judgment In applying
the air too lute and in the speed of his
train at the distance signal near Lexing
ton, which was closed against htm. It
also developed that the flagman of No. 1866
had not gone back, as was his duty, but
was instead attending soma hot boxes.
This disregard of the rule, however, would
not, it was shown, have caused the wreck.
The testimony. ehowed that Engineer Shell-
day. recently from the Rock Island, saw
No. '61'a caboose three miles from Lexlng'
ton, and It was a bright, clear morning
The testimony was unanimous that the en
gineer's air brake did not work well when
first applied, and that he finally put on
the emergency.
The result of the collision was that three
naicars. Between me cuow.e ana ine rest
v tsaln m-sa Ka.1v atrio.hA Kln.
w. i. .........,,, w.s,
niea or snoveu uui uvvr ine xorwara
ars. Four men were In the caboose, but
hey were uninjured, due to the lighter
are ahead of them, which prevented the
aboose from being demolished.
This is the first wreck investigation here
under the new rule of the Harrlman line
and the second on the road, the first hav
ing taken place at North Platte some
months ago. -
SHUMWAY OX TRIAL FOR I1IS LIKE
Only Qne
Juryman Secured Daring
First Day.
BEATRICE. Neb., Nov. W.-(Speclal
Telegram. )-Wlth the court room packed
to the doors the case of R. Mead Shum
way, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Sarah Martin, waa railed before Judge
Kelllgar this afternoon. Shumway waa
brought from the county jail to the court
room by Sheriff Truda and Deputy Sheriffs
Burke and Ashenfelter at 1:30 o'clock.
Tim nrl.nn.r wa. rWn .havrxl .nd al.
though he showed little slSns of nervous-
ness. one can see at a glance that prison
life Is telling on him.
The work of emnanellln a iurv from
"
the special venire of 175 men was begun
immediately after court convened and
when an adjournment was tsken this even
ing only one juror had been secured.
For the protection of the prisoner strang
ers or suspicious looking characters were
searched at the court room door by two Beaver C,ty Wednesday, lie has been do
offlcers lest they should have fire-arm. , ln a thrtvlna businesa lately In mink and
concealed about them. About 100 residents
of the Adams vicinity, where the murder
waa committed, were in attendance at the
proceedings this afternoon. Many of them
are wltnesaes, while many came here to
attend the trial. The crowd so far has
teen orderly and the officers are of the
opinion that no attempt will be made to
harm the orlitoner. A lurv Drobablv will l
not ba secured until tomorrow evening and
possibly not until Wednesday, when the
Introduction of testimony will begin. Many
were discussing (lie case on the streets to
day and the outcome will be watched with
considerable Interest by residents of this
locality.
Shortly after S o'clock this evening a
crowd of thlrtv-flve men vliilted the ronntv
Jail and made a demand on Sheriff Trude
to turn over the alleged murderer, R.
Mtad Shumway. Sheriff Trude Informed
the party that Shumway was not In tha
JaJl, and upon receiving thla news the
crowd quickly disappeared. It la under
stood Sheriff Trude, immediately after
court adjourned thla evening, secreted the
prisoner, and hla whereabouts w unknown
to anyone except the officers.
kraaka News Notes.
WEST POtNT-Newa haa been received
In the city of the death, at Pueblo, Col.,
of Mrs Herman, wite of Rev. C. C. Her
mann, the formal pastor of the German
Methodist Episcopal chrrch at West Point.
WEST TO I NT J. P. Mulllnan and Albert
Heller, two progreaaive farmers of Cuming
county, are each feeding Smi head of sheep
on their farms. Thla industry apparently is
I
A
gmwlng Into favor In thla section of tha
i ale.
VALENTINB Valentine lodge No. 305.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held a
meeting at their hall In this city Saturday
evening, when degrees were conferred by
the Alnsworth team. Before the conferring
of degrees they attended the Kugate
O'Leary wrestling match in a body.
TECUMSEH The Burlington Railroad
company paM Its OT taxes In Johnson
county In full Saturday without protest.
Local Agent R. O. Prysdale presented
County Treasurer John Ward with a check
for $17.249. . . the amount due. Thla Is
about the same as tha tax on the property
last year.
TEKAM AH While out hunting yesterday
Todd Fullen had his thumb shot off his
left hand. Fullen. In company with three
other hunters, were in a two-seated wagon,
when a bunch of chickens got up at the s da
of the wagon and they all shot at them, ono
of the loads tearing off Fullen s thumb at
the second Joint.
VALKNTLN K At tho High school de
clamatory contest held In the opera house
Friday evening. J. D. Gould, humorist, H.
B. Hornby, dramatical and Miss Gertrude
Cjlngley, oratorical, were the winners and
they will represent Valentine at th north
west Nebraska contest to be held in Chad
ron. November 1!9.
TEKAM AH The poles for the new elec
tric lighting plant have arrived and work
was commenced putting them up this morn
ing. The power house Is almost completed
and Mr. Bortenlanger, the contractor, has
been Informed that the machinery has all
been ahlpped, so it Is expected the plant
will be In operation by January 1. IMS.
Valentine-John H. Miller, a Cherry
county rancher, died In this city Yesterday
noon after a lingering Illness caused by
stomach trouble. He was brought to this
city aome time ago for medical treatment,
but received no relief. By Mr. Miller's
death, one more veteran of the civil war Is
gone from the ranks of the Grand Army,
and his comrades acted as pall bearers
at his funeral.
STANTON Corn husking Is being rapidly
pushed in this county under the Ideal
weather conditions prevalent In this part
of Nebraska. There have been but two or
three days since corn picking commenced
that work had to be discontinued on ac
count of the weather. Bevel al have fin
ished and northeast of this place corn Is
averaging between thirty and thlrty-fiva
bushels per acre.
WEST POINT-The West Tolnt lodge of
the Modern Woodmen of America has In
augurated an active campaign with a view
of doubling the present membership of the
lodge, which Is now over 100. State Deputy
Hemes Is now in the city and a deter
mined effort Is being made to reach the
FALLS CITL The store belonging to tha
Great Western Sales company at this place
was robbed Saturday night by three tramps
from Kansas City. They secured about
$2io worth of dry goods and started for
Atchison, where they were caught by the
chief of police. They were In possession of
the goods, but denied the theft and refused
to state their names. They were brought
back to Falls City and placed In the county
Jail, where they will be held for trial.
FALLS CITY The man named McLane,
who has done a series of robbing stunts in
Fulls City with another man's wife for an
aide, was sentenced to three years In the
penitentiary by Judge Ruper at this place
Saturday afternoon. The woman was given
ten days In the county Jail. The Judge
said ho made tills distinction In the pun
ishment because McLane seemed to be tha
moving spirit, and the thefts would not
have been committed but for tha man.
WEST POINT Corn husking Is being
rapidly prosecuted In Cuming county, with
a fair average yield, the crop running
about thirty-five bushels per acre. The
weather during the entire husking season
has been extremely favorable, so mush so
that very little, if any, corn will be left
In the fields for spring husking. Very
little farm produce la now being marketed,
duo to the low prices prevailing. Farmera
are holding their stock and crops for a
raise.
AUBL'RN Superintendent O. J. Kern of
Winnebago county, Illinois, is In this vicin
ity giving a series of lectures' in which he
is promoting the consolidation of district
schools In this county. Mr. Kern Is a su
perintendent of wide reputation and ha
contends that the district schools should
consolidate, the different districts contrib
uting toward the maintenance of free
transportation, thus giving the children
living In the country the same advantage
of the graded schools as those who live in
towns. Mr, Kern lectured in the Methodist
Fplscopul church nt Huwe this evening
and will then go to Peru.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Cnrlona Features of Life
In a Rapidly Gmnlsg
State.
A dressed turkey left on the editorial
doorstep would be the best evidence that
. the blrd of paradiBe had not entirely dis
appeared from this propinquity. Fremont
Tribune.
Nebraska Produce Sam Johnson, the gar
dener, sold a turnip Friday which weighed
four pounds. Sam was at a loss to know
whether to sell the vegetable by the bushel
or by the ton, but finally compromised by
selling it at the pound rate. How stuff
does grow in Nebraska! Central City Non
pareil. i
iM;"-"""1B'r uroai una arrangea lor
ironi curiam 10 do piacta in me
opera hou" 88 8O0n ai raPld artlst8 can
! Palnl H be quite a relief to tho
many who patronlzo the house, and In the
absence of proitrams to read, arc confronted
by the same old advertisements that are so
ancient their hair has become snow white.
Custer County Republican.
Unhappy Men Who Won The men about
! town have had considerable fun With Henry
8truve 8lnce lcctln day wanting to know
. when he wa" Soln" t0 0uallf5r for the offlc9
ot """blo. to which he was elected.
' John McKeen waa the other unfortunate,
,1 4-1... ...... yi 1. Y7.V, . I 1 t 1 . SU.
iiu tuuiuy it--1 a r auci nut icnurj iiieiu
certificate, of election along with the other
Buccesful candidates. Blair Democrat.
Sport A. E. Robinson, the veteran melon
raiser and trapper of Holllnger, was in
skunk sklna and can make aa much as a
county official in that line and have a
whole lot more fun. Beaver City Tribune.
Parishioners Rejoice Editor Varner of
the Adams Globe Is liable to excite the
envy of every other publisher In the state.
Ha has made such an improvement in the
paper that his parishioners have empha-
, "lled tnelr nidation by frequent gifts
nf nn Rnrt nr another Rif.!ilt.a LAnlnir
him well aupplied with provisions, he is
often banqueted, and inspired by excur
sions Into the country, lie Is receiving
royal treatment, and must deserve it or he
wouldn't get it. Beatrice Express.
Corn The Farmer's Wealth and His Pro-
. t"on-A. Nature Fake-While John Chyba
' waa corn n l"m near Center
! tha other tay, he heard his dogs making
i terrible fuss about something nearby and
went to see what It was about, lie soon
discovered that they were tangled up with
a good slsed timber wolf. The wolf was
standing them off auccessfully, but was
considerably worried. Chyba was only a
short distance In the field and the moment
the wolf saw him he made for him. Hav
ing no other weapon at hand he grabbed
an ear of corn and with a throw that must
have been mighty well directed and had a
good deal of steam behind It he landed It
aquare between the eyes and the ferocious
beast bit the dust, to end It all with a shjrt
struggle.. Mr. Chyba skinned the wolf and
will have the hide tanned to remember his
wolf experience by. Western Wave.
Oaisks Wrestler Downed.
VALENTINE. Neb.. Nov.8peclal.)-Wll-liam
Fugate, the Cherry county yrestler,
tnrew Jack O'Ltary of Oiraha in one of
tl.e pr .-u iet bouts ev. r held in this city
Saturday evening. OXeary won the first
fall in an even twenty-ona minutes after
an liilensely exciting contest. Fugate won
the next two fulls In nine minuira and
eislit and one-huif mlnulea res-t1vely.
Afier the first fall O'Leary seemed' winded
u tl althouKh he put up a plucky contest
and showed grit he uas l.ol the same.
O leary was the l'ghter of the two, meifh
ing Lai uuiids and Fugale
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MANDERSON STARTS QUERY
Figures on Effect of Government
Ownership of Railroads.
DISTHBBS TAXABLE VALUES
General Points Ont the Vast 8am Paid
In Taxes by Roads Which Other
wise Mast Be Raised from
Other Sources.
CHICAGO. Nov. IS. Raymond, In the
Chicago Record-Herald, has the following
to say of a recent visit of General Charles
V. Manderson of Omaha to Washington:
When General Charles T Manderson of
Nebraska was here the other day he
started the Interstate Commerce commis
sion on an investigation which seems likely
to put a quietus upon the arovernmont own
ership theories of his distinguished fellow
citizen, William Jennings Bryan. When he
waa in the aenate from Nebraska, General
Manderson achieved a reputation as one
of the strongest debaters in that body as
well as a hardheaded lawyer. He has re
cently written a brief on the subject of
government ownership which has been
passed around extensively among railroad
managers and public men.
While here Genera! Manderson communi
cated his views to the Interstate comtneree
commissioners, and they expect to prepare
some figures on the subject whl:h will
show how disastrous to states and to in
dividuals actual government ownership of
railroad lines would be.
General Manderson. In his Informal brief,
the substance of which has been com
municated to President Roosevelt, who is
against government ownership in every
form, calls attention to the serious effect
the transfer of the railroads to federal
authority would have upon taxable values
in the different-states and territories. This
Continual headache may
lead to serious trouble.
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caffeine, found in coffee
nor any other harmful in
gredient. Postum is made of clean,
roasted wheat and a small
amount of pure molasses,
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377-9
Naw
feature of the argument has been referred
to briefly by different people, but It haa
never been brought out so clearly before.
Property of Uncle Snm Exempt.
All the property of the United States
is constitutionally exempt from taxation by
the ststes, and even Ita promlsea to pay are
equally Immune from contributing to the
support of the local government. Govern
ment bonds are exempt from taxation In
every form, and so is a pontofTlce building
or fort. It follows, of course, that if the
government .hould purchase the railroads. Bers and employes from the roads them
from that iutant all tholr property would , "elves. Tho Importance of this will be
be freed from taxation by state, county sPn when it is n numbered that the United
and municipal authority. Campaigns havo 1 States cannot be sued. In case of wreck,
been conducted in various states, and J th people killed and Injured would merely
notably In Wisconsin, Iowa and New Jer-
sey, for tho purpose of compelling rail
roads to bear their fair share of the bur
dens of the state. The tendency la every
where to Increase the ratio of rallrond
taxation and to force great corporations
to list not only their right-of-way and
terminal facilities, but also their rolling
stock and every kind of tangible property.
It is probable that few people who have
not looked into the subject have any idea
of the paralysis of values in different
atates the withdrawal of all railroad prop
erty from taxation would produce.
Itall Taxes 08.O3,2S8.
According to the generally accepted fig
ures the railroads of the country in 1906
paid taxes aggregating 68,9u3,2(8. ' It is
said that these figures are far Inside the
mark, because they do not Include In many
states certain Indirect forms of taxation.
The amount Is increasing every year
through natural causes. The railroads have
been forced to purchase costly terminals
and to build large switching yards and
similar facilities at every important junc
tion point.
in gTeat rauroaa center., line unicago
and St. Louis, railroad property, If hon-
estly listed, would amount to enormous
figures for taxation purposes. As it is the
twenty-flva roads In the Chicago rajlroad
association are said to have paid about
j..'JW,'.o taxes tor me lust year, reopie
who are acquainted with the situation
say it is a moderate estimate to put the
amount paid by railroads Into the public
treasuries, not one dollar of which goes to
the federal government now, at about J100,
Oue.ouo The capitalization of the railroads of the
United States is somewhere in the vicinity
of $12,000,000,000. There I. a vast amount of
watered stock and of bonds which do not
j represent much physical value. After elim
i Inatlng all of these fictitious values and
I allowing for depreciation of roadbeds, ter
minals and rolling stock, it I. safe enough
to assume that the railroad property of
the United States Is far In excess of S6.000,-
(AOOO.
Direct Increase In Taxation.
This Is a big Hum to take away from the
state and local taxing authorities. It means
that an equivalent value must be added to
all of the private property In the country
so a. to produce a tax rate which will ren-
der the same return. This, of course. In-
volves a direct increase in taxation for
every property holder In the United States.
Furthermore, the disproportion would grow
instead of becoming less. The transporta
tion lines of the country today could al
most double their facilities without de
stroying their chance of securing profit
able business.
The government, if it took over the rail
roads, would hava to Increase their carry
ing capacity enormoufly, and this could
I be done only by taking still more from
I the taxable values of different states. The
addition to the tax rate In railroad cen
ters like Chicago and St. Louis would
22 to 36. Price),
drab coutll. Hose supporters
to 36. Price. 83.
BROS.. M'Frm.
Broadway
York
amount almost to confiscation and the gov
ernment would bo forced, after it had
bought the railroads, to muke some com
per.tatlon to tho Btates for this enormous
shrinkage in revenues, amounting every
year to a good deal more than 1 per
capita for every man, woman and child
in the United States.
In addition to this feature the Interstate
Commerce coi.inilKion has been asked to
get tip some figures showing the amount
of damages recovered annually by passen-
proviae a Dasis ror claims wnicn ultimately
would nave to be passed upon ny con
gress. Practically speaking, under govern
ment ownership recovery of damages from
railroad accidents would cease because con
gressional legislation is a Flow and uncer
tain process and meritorious cases would
generally be passed up while frauds would
recover money.
It is said by thnso who have looked Into
the matter thnt tho amount of damas-s
paid by railroads every year, not only
for accidents bu( for destruction of prop
erty in transit or on line, has grown to
I startling proportions.
SUGAR WAR IS IN
PRflPFPT
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Russia Inclined to Break Away from
the laternatlonal Con
vention. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 18 A personal
conference was held In this city yesterday
between Foreign Minister Iswolsky and the
ambassadors of the sugar producing coun
tries regarding the adherence of Russia
to the international sugar convention, the
i discussion of which ouens tomorrow at
Brussels.
It can be sta ed that Russia
wm accept the international regulations re- I
gardlng sugar only In returt. for great con-
cessions. Russia's financial condition la
such that it has been forced to realize on
Ita treat accumulated stock of suuar. This
must bo turned Into cash and the private
rate of discount is high, not less than VI
per cent. The diplomats here believe that
the failure to win over Russia will spell
the doom of the Brussels convention and
precipitate a gigantic atruggle In the mar
kets of the world.
Proposed Change In Trnnl. Hales.
LONDON, Nov. 18 At the annual gen
eral meeting of the I-uwn Tennis associa
tion today a proposal was made to alter
the rule respecting service providing the
American l.aan Tennis association shall
agree to alter Its rule After discussion
tha matter waa referred to the council In
order to obtain the opinions of leading
players. The proposal is that the server
shall pluco both feet llrmly behind the base
line before serving and slisll not by run
ning. Jumping or stepping change this po
sition before the service is delivered.
Bedford Unable to Play.
CORNING. la., Nov. 18. (Special.) The
Corning High school font ball tea'n was to
r.luy Bedford High school her Saturday,
but received woid Thursday that one of
tliA W... If. Oil I...VS hhil u ftr In
I practice and tins broke up the t.-an. Lenox
' was appealed to and came up with a town
team. Hutchison, quarterback for Corning.
lent Ih IimII (in 1). klckuff utiil mu.i.. u
touchdown In one minute. The final score
was: t'ornlng, Ci; lenox, 0. VIH'sca Hign
school piajs here Thanksgiving day.
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lonts's Band at the Auditorium.
Tha two concert, given by Souxa und hla
band Sunday at the Auditorium were
well patronized by lovers or band music.
The afternoon progrum was much bettor
lu point of selection of numbers presented
than tho evening's. It is hard ut best for a
brass band to render to the satisfaction
of munic-lovers the numbers which huvs
been made sacred by orchestras, but Mr.
Sousa gets all there is out of the Instru
ment under his wonderfully capable
baton.
Miss Jeunnctt'i Powers played her way
Into tho hearld of her uudlenccs ut both
matinee and evening performances. At
the matinee she gave, In a delightful man
ner. Hies' "Adagio und Mot Pel petuum,"
and the evining Gelozo s Caprice "Slav,"
responding to an encore with Sciiubert'a
Serenade, played In good style. Jlcr
bowing Is very good, hut she lacks In
poise, which will inobubly comtj with time.
Miss Lucy Allen Is tho possessor ot ail
immense voice of very good runge, but
strained in manner of singing. She I.
apt to keep a little lower than tho highest
tones demanded, and too much given to
fc'ld'nsT from one tone to another. Despite
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j . . . ' v. n...i. ui.i 51 n , o In fn.BDi:u Ilia ttUUl-
enco very well by her rendition of "Ellra
beth'a Prayer" from "Tannhauser" at tha
afternoon concert, und Meyerbeer's
"Roberta" at the evening.
Mr. Clarke Is a fine cornetcst a good
char, beautiful tone Is heard from lila cor
net. Mr. Sousa was, as ever mora than
gracious with his encore numbers, giving
all tho old popular airs as well as many
' ncw onPB- 1118 m0"t interesting numner on
the evening program was the Straus.
j nu"iher "Till Eulensplegel's Merry
' Pranks." The afternoon program was
j dignified by the opening number. "Lea
' Preludes," followed by several of 'ag-
neriun numbers. Mr. Sousa gave sev
eral of his nioio Intricate compositions
which were very interesting, showing what
a bandmaster can do In heavier work aa
well as tho catchy inarm. J. McC.
MUCH ROYALTY AT DINNER
Three Kings. Five Queens nnd Sixteen
Prlnees and 1'rlnresses at
Windsor.
WINDSOR, Kng., Nov. lS.-Today will
long bo remembered In Windsor as fha
occasion of an event probubly unique In
history. At Windsor cast In' u luncheon was
served in the state dining room to a party
consisting of three kings, five queens and
sixteen princes and princesses. The royal
guests were the king and queen of England,
the emperor and empress of Germany, th.
king and queen of Spain, tho queen of
Portugal and the queen of Norway. Sev
eral interesting photographs of 'tho group
of monarch and then of the entire party
was taken.
The roval borough was unusually lively
with crowds of slshtseers watching the ar
rival of the royal guests und the. other
Incidents connected with such an unusual
gathering.
1 KV Is
Music
" How are your Dowel?" the doctor always
asks. He knows bow important la tbc ques
tion, of constipation. He knows that inac
tivity of the liver will often produce most
or over ou yesrs.
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