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OMAIL, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY L, 1011-TWKNTY PA (IKS.
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Omaha
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SLUMP IN STOCKS;
OPINIONS DIFFER
Concerted Support by Fowerful Finan
ciftl Factors Kesult in Partial
Recovery at Close.
IMPROVEMENTS KOT GIVEN UP
Harriaian Linei Will Go Ahead with
, Propoied Extensions.
RATE DECISION CENTRAL TOPIC
Financial Interests Accept Result
with Great Equanimity.
RAILROAD ' MEETING MONDAY
Dn4i of Krilfmi Kifrrit Peeslsaleale
Utwi mm to Fatare and Kspeet
to Appeal to Xeisr Con
mrf Cirt,
NEW TORK, Feb. 24. The shippers' vic
tory over eastern and western railroad In
yesterday's decision of the InterBtate Coin-
were commission enjoining Increased
freight rates was the axis about which the
financial world swung today, both here and
ahroad, and responsible for a period of
demoralisation on the New York exchange.
Railroad head continued to express pessi
mistic; views of th situation and both here
and In Chicago railroad officers, together
with their bankers and counsel, discussed
th eeltuatlnn and decided to hold a confer
anra on Monday.
At these mertlrss. It Is understood, plans
will be made for an appeal to the new com
mere court
Because of the difference In time the mar
ket here had ample warning from London
of the effect of the decision. Prices in Lon
ln for American securities declined from
two to eight points before the opening In
New Yolk and during the day In Ixmdon
it la estimated that the selling movement
of Americans reached tOO.mm shares, the
greater part of which 'was for the New
York account.
Trad lug Heaviest In Yeara.
The trading Is aald to be the heaviest of
any scrslon In London since the Venesuelan
panic Of ISSi and according to private cable
advlcsM such Issues as Heading, l'nion Pa
cllfc and I'nlted titules fciteel were almost
without takers even at marked recessions.
in tlf thy the opening features were
In I ted Btatea Steel, Heading and l'nion I
Pacific, which cams out in initial blocks of j
Sfl.OUO, 10.XA) and ,() shares, respectively, I
and I h ni-li m ransml feom 6. lh Kjtadlmr
to 4 '4 in United States Steel.
Many other Issues suffered greater losses,
among them some standard dividend payers.
. The early slump waa followed by con
certed nupport which appeared to coma 1
from the moot powerful tactors and the
market then became , dulL and partly
stronger. It wan nut until the llnal hour,
however, that the list ' made its greatest
headway low aid improvement and, the clos
ing prices v. ore llrm liotu one to three
points almve the day's low level.
Various expressions of opinion on the tfe-
cislon were uu.red by th heads of .rail- j
inaus, most of whom sought to
mosi oi uom .oukui to fiace m i
most unfavorable and discouraging Inter
pretation on the outcome. This sentiment
was not altogether shared, outwardly at
least, by financial Interests, which seemed'
to take tho roKult with great equanimity.
Decision Defines Mains.
It was pointed out in sine banking quar
ters that the decision more clearly defines
the financial status and responsibility of
the transportation companies and throws
light on certain legal questions which have
heretofore bctn more or lexs obscure. It
is pusxlble that aome of the smaller rail- ;
road, may deem It nectary to enter on i
itviBiii I't I cuv mucin iiu cvi'iiijiii ,
but this, It Is believed, will not apply to
the more important lines. f
There Is authority for the statement that ' 11
the proposud extensions and new contract ' TJpper Chamber Accomplishes Large
on the llarrlinun lines as recently an- I . i nr l t
tiouncd. will not be abandoned. What ef- I Amount Of Work in LeSS
feet. If any, the decision may have on pro- ! Than Hour.
osed railway financing did not develop j
In the course of the day. WASHINGTON. Feb. S4. In less than an
Pending Monday's meeting no official ac- j hour late today the senate voted the
ttou will he Is ken by the railroads and I Hutherland amendment Into the resolu
even then the plana -laid will be of a pre- tion providing for the election of I'nlted
llmlnary nature. It Is pointed out that the ! mates senators by direct vote of the peo-
commlssiuti has not yet issued an order
upon which an appeal can be taken and
it la understood the fltiht iii' lie opened
with an attack on that part of the Mann
Elklns law which gives ths cominlsMon
power to suieiid rales.
ROCK lI.AM WILL K(0.t)nl7.R
Prasldeat Maaae Illseaaaea Probakle
Kffert v( Rate Order.
CHtCAQO. Feb ?4.-The Interstate Com
neree commiaton'a decision agalnat the
Increase of freight rates was delgnated a
negative proposition, one which would show
Its effect In a way that would not be ap
parent to the general public by president
H '. Mudge of the Rock Ixlnnd ralli-oad
atem on his return from New York today,
"We will simply hsve to ko through 'ir
s stems again and hold down to miner
economy," said Mr. Muds.
"It Will be
Insidious trimming down, not appaient to;,,
the general oheet ver. It will nu an fewer
men. fewer extensions tttid fewer improve
ments and all devlxa for ecortono that cun
be utilized. I don t think there will be a
.., i ... it. i.. ,iic iuuiiiii'ii oi III
properties to go ta kaid. ao the economy j
- -- '
ve to roine f i .nu opeiation. i , T 1 "rV T
r"..'. ,.:,r: :rr.";;:iAuto Drivers Invent New
will have to
"It it en
they pay
eight mile road i.uoii.ii to . oni,. t the .
twin cities with Ka. t.n Cty, having bought 1
a title road north of le Molne-c, but that '
will be a paving pi uiKaiiiuii. oi see. '
'rUltroad Jiropei He. had ues.iu u look!
up In value and ahil thli Kill not hse'
more than a temporary effect In .tuck al-
S..a I llO AlliHl.Vll U 111 . .1 . .
: l , , "... :
w..v van VU lUVh.
It won t affect bualneka any that I can see. an, Farnam atrects.
.cept that tiuiainment in purchases inaviuUicer. Is "it."
force a shad off steel, lumber and
pi Ilia.
lion)
In short, the whole effe t
economy and perhaps Mr.
have a i nam e to show
be done. '
will be added
Hrar.deia will
bow li may
M: MIKk tllMHII. IHHEtliXt
Preslaeal ladernood ) lleeisioa
Vtlll ImI rualte hesrli.
Nl-.W Hll'.K. Feb. 14 Tills decision Is
oing to ci tiie public death." aseitd
President Underwood of tli Krie railway, t
coiiiin. mini! Ivm(v o.t Hie tre.ghl rate dc-
no. on il the liitiieiAie foimnene com-1
Busslon ' lUiliunil riituuti lomes fioinl
tCnunu4 en Second Pag
Lieutenant West
is Frozen to Death
Near Tishou, Alaska
Officer Transferred to Sixteenth Since
it Went North Meets Death
in Blizzard.
NOME. Alaska. Feb. I4.-Lleutenant S. B.
West of the sixteenth Infantry, I'nlted
States army, of Fort Davis, was frosen to
death yesterday, five miles from Tishou.
while out In one of the severest bllssarda
ever known here.
Mrs. Davenport, wife of a deputy I'nlted
States marshal and for whom Lieutenant
West was marking the trail, walked into
Tishou through the snow and reported that
Lieutenant' West had been frosen. Deputy
Marraal Davenport went out, found the
body and brought it in.
Lieutenant Solomon R. Wast was 3S years
old and a native of New Hampshire. Ha
enlisted in the First New Hampshire vo!un
leers as a private at the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war and in 1901 entered
the regular establishment as second lieu
tenant of the Twenty-second Infantry. He
went to Alaska with his regiment last June.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. - Lieutenant
West had made an excellent military
record, serving in the tropics and under
the Arctic circle with credit.
His most notable achievement was in the
Phtlippinea, when. In October, 1908. he com
manded one of the detachments under Ma
jor McCoy, which ran down and killed the
notorious Datto All, who had been the
scourge of Mindanao from the beginning
of American occupation of the Island.
Datto All wss strongly entrenched In the
swamps, but West, with other troops,
msde a remarkable "hike" of considerably
more than 100 miles, penetrated the
marshes, took All In the rear by surprise
and killed him. That was the end of the
insurrection in Mindanao.
The announcement that First Lieutenant
ft. B. West. Sixteenth Infantry, had been
frozen to death In one of the severest
billiards ever known In Alaska caused
much anxiety among many Omaha people.
It was thought at first that the unfor
tunate officer was First Lieutenant John
Robert West. Sixteenth Infantry, also In
Alaska. It develops that there are two
first lieutenants In the .Sixteenth by th
name of West.
The bllxrard'e victim Is not known here,
not having been with the Sixteenth when
It was stationed at- Fort Crook. He was
formerly with the Twenty-second and was
transferred to the Sixteenth when the
Twenty-second left Alaska for Texas.
Lieutenant John Robert West has many
warm frlenda In Omaha.
Man Who Hauled Beer
is Found Guilty
Peter Mabie of Mason City Unable to
Convince Jury that lie is a
Common Carrier. .
;IAKON' t'lTT." Feb: 14. -Special. V-The
district court made quick work of the case
of the state against Peter Mabie. Mabie
0reat wHtfTn rtepot to fclle8ed CU8tomers.
nrt th. ,.- n fh., h, Wam.
part or 1'ie common carrier and that the
goods were tn charge of common carriers
from the time they left the shipping point
to the place of actual delivery. The state
contended that the "common carrier" Idea
went no further than when they were de
livered to the agent of the Great Western,
and thi view waa sustained and Mabie was
found guilty. According to the rejiort he
Is hired here by one of the brewing com
panies to deliver Its goods and Is paid fur
,0 ""'"K a regular monthly wge.
.
Sutherland MeaSU
A Jl 1 O i.
APPrOVeU. DV senate
, ' , ;
pie. fixed next Tuesday as the time for
voting on the resolution ltelf. made the
cr.se Involving Senator Iorimer'a seat the
unfinished business and received the Ca
nadian reciprocity bill from the commit
tee on finance.
In addition there was much discussion
of tho order of business.
COLLARBONE IS PATCHED UP
Portlasi of Tllita t'aed to Replace
tHaeated Part Bad l.aagt Plata
nanii Will Recover.
HOT SPRINGS, S. D.. Feb. J4. (Special.)
- Mrs. A. C. I.oveland of Ixnng Pine is re
covering from a remarkable surgical opera
tion performed here. The right collarbone
had to be removed because of a tumor of
the In.ne and Dr. ft. K. Walker filled the
lark bv eliNellng off a section of the tlhla.
n.i, l.r., K,,n nf Ilia lower ftr fashlonlna
,.,.. .ha, an(1 -rine It In Place.
' This tin'- fused to the adjoining parts and
, the won u'i U! ,cct well and be as strong
an ever o, t!iu u-lnj; l.lcntUal bone ma
ilciial taken from the same bodv.
Game "Scare the Copper"
"Scare the cop'' la tne name of a game ,
... ,.. .- . i,,.ff.i of ih Automo-1
i.n. -how. Th. ,.m. P.a.d .t sixteenth
W. It. Wilson, trafflu
The turner where Wilson presides over .
the strands of trsvel Is on the maln'thor- j
ouhfaie between "Auto row ana trie snow
at Hi Audiioituin. This facilitates tbe
lla m of the game.
The ra'-ca of the game aie simple and
knvvpy.
The driver seats himself in a car located
sv at Twentieth street.
oirn the throttle gentiy to full capacity,
jadvama the paik and throw in the high
I tr. If possible, throw off th muffler.
Swoop under the Welcome arch al seven-
two llll'es an IIOU. cio ,--e mmm . ai
ihiv. and P-t on the Klaxon
Now to ire nlet of the p;a.. .
i Unit a B'ock from iix traffic of.rr
I standing the croas.ng. lake alia t lb
SENATE RATIFIES
JAPANESE TREATY
Western Men Mane No Objectic'
Document in Connection -' 1
Kestriction Folic1.
EXPRESS THEIR SOLivlTUDE
Senators Satisfied Change Will Not
Menace Labor Situation.
RIGID PASSPORT INSPECTION
Diplomatic Notes Pledge Mikado to
Prevent Immigration.
CORDIALITY TO BE ENGENDERED
Prompt Aetloa la Coaflrmlaa; tho
-ew Agreement la Kxoected to
BrlasT A boat Mick Mara
Frlradly Relatloa.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. The new Japa
nese treaty of trade and navigation was
ratified tonight after a two hours' execu
tive session of the senate at the conclu
sion of a day crowded with other impor
tant matters. While the apprehension of
western senators that the treaty might let
down the bars to coolie labor was not en
tirely removed, these senators contented
themselves with expressing their solicitude.
They Interposed no objection to ratifica
tion. The action in promptly confirming the
new agreement is expected to do more to
prove the feeling of cordiality that this
country has for Japan than anything done
for many years. It la regarded as a mani
festation of highest confidence 1 the high
civilization of that nation. The effect will
be to permit Japan to enter at once upon
a reorganization of Its fiscal system and
the making of new tariffs with all nations.
Japan's treatlea with other powers are to
expire July 17. That with the United
States, by reason of Its later ratification,
would have continued until the same dufe
a year later had not this government con
sented to its expiration at ths same time
as the others.
Favor to Japan.
Failure to have ratified the new treaty
would have delayed the operation of the
Japanese program for a year beyond the
time when it was planned to put it Into
effect. It would have mcnt much to the
revenues of Japan and the continuance of
the existing treaty with the United States
for another year would not have benefited
this government,- according to the repre
sentations of the State department on the
subject.
When the new treaty waa received from
the president Tuesday it immediately be
came the subject of wrangles. Pacific
cpast senators feared it nilgnt hava an
effect upon the labor situation on the
western slope by reason of the omission of
the clause in the treaty' of 1S94, which 1-1
uptsGfuts, rcusiizing vno ngni ui, cms .
govertvmept.. to iass an exclusion . law. J
rrwi.ns oi me ircaiy explained mat me
diplomatic notes accompaoyinv it definitely
pledged the Japanese government to pre
vent an Influx of undesirable' coolies
through the rigid scrutiny of all passpjrts.
Westera lesstera flat lifted. '
An alien without a passport would, of
course, be liable to deportation. The Cali
fornia senators. It is said, became satlsled
early that the change would not menace
the labor situation In their state. Several
other western senators became alarmed,
however, at what seemed to them un
seemly haste in pressing the senate to act.
They desired sentiment to crystalline in
their states and therefore prevented action
for three days.
Supporters of the treaty endeavored to
show that the presence of the clause on
",e ubJct or immigration In the treaty
of 1W , obnoxious to the dignity and
pride of the Japanese empire, especially
neither it, nor any similar clause, is in
any treaty with any other country.
It was argued farther that the existing
treaty would 1iave expired II another year
and thH country could not hope to Induce
Japan to sign a new treaty containing such
a clause.
After a full discussion today the western
senators said they would not Mand In the
way of ratification, which was accom
plished without a roll call.
TKVT OK THE JAPAN EK TREATY
Most Isaportaat Featare of Cssfritlas
la Htatesaeat Attached.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 34.-The new Jap
anese treaty, the text ot which was pub
lished here today and which now ta pend
ing before the aenate, comprises eigh
teen articles. Most of these cover sub
jects already treated In the existing con
vention, though In many Instances the
language of articles Is changed to make
the provisions conform to modern condi
tions. Perbapa the most Important feature of
the document, which, while not part of the
treaty, la attached to It In connection with
the correspondence. Is the following .declar
ation: in proceeding this day to the signature
of the treaty of commerce and navigation
between Jvpan and the United btates, the
undersigned, Japanese atnbawador In
Washington, duly authorised tv his gov
ernment, has the honor to declaie that
tContinued on Second Page.)
left button on his coat tall with the right
lamp or of the northeast corner of the
isdlstor.
Then shoot. This operation consists of
klmply coasting with the power oft and an
accumulated momentum of eighty miles
on the downhill side.
Under skillful manipulation this play
la
.always successful. The machine approaches
with the graceful motion of a barn swallow
going to dinner , and the speed of a 30-30
1 smokeless,
Wilson hss lest both buttons and all of
his patience, lie can bieok the sland'.ni; I
bios Jump record lor Nebraska at the
sound of a gear shaft.
This Is th tame In ita simplest form
(iun. of th imported auto demonauatui a
have Introduced fancy plavs depending in
large measure oi the location of pedestrians
and h e wagons at ths street Interne tloa
"SN h not siiest them? ' Wilson was
ked.
"Slop "em for n and I will." ha rspHed. J
The
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From the Brooklyn Eagle.
OMAHA SHIPPERS PLEASED
Insist the Contemplated Raise Would
Have Been Burdensome, .
, . i
RAILROAD : OFFICIALS RETICENT
fthlpprra. ay Rallroada Unset Take
Backward Move Beraasa of
the Increase of Tkelr
Baalaeaa. .
Omaha shippers are expressing elation
over the decision of the Interstate Com
merce commission denying the railroads
the right to raise their freight rates. The
local men freely explain that the proposed
raise which might have gone Into effect
March 1 would have affected Omaha ship
ping to an enormous extent, and all 'de
clare that the raise would have been moat
burdensome.
Vice President A. I Mohlcr of the Union
Pacific and other railroad, officials in the
city on the' other hand were reticent in
discussing the matter. Mr. Mohler de
clined to say a word concerning the freitjht
rate situation for publication. - '
From A. C. Smith, president of the M. E.
Smith company, it was learned that the
railroads seme time ao made overtures to
the Chicago shippers to compromise on an
increase of 10 per cent instead ot the M
per cent which they had asked permission
to establish. Mr. Smith said he knew of
no effort by the roads to gain a like agree
ment with the shippers in this city or any
where west of Chicago.
The talk that the railroads, ten of which
directly serve traffic through Oinaha,
would try to recoup by reducing service, to
cut down expenses and withholding all
the Improvements they had contemplated
Is not taken seriously. One of the largest
shippers of the city,- who asked that hia
name be withhold, said that while the
railroads could be resentful their prosper
ity depended on the prosperity of the ship
pers and they were too shrewd not to
recognise that fact.
RallrMda Mast Inprart Service.
Frank Fahs, traffic manager of the Pax
ton A CJallsgher company, talking in the
absence of C. H." Pickens, declared v the
railroads can scarcely reduce the freight
traffic service through Omaha, but must
continue to make Improvements. "It s a
well-known fact." said Mr. Fahs, "that
none of the roads have adequate switching
facilities In Omaha. They, increased the
length of time fr shipments from Chi
cago so that shipments formerly received
here for second day deliver', since Febru
ary 1, have been -twelve houra later for
third day delivery."
The local railroad officials each an
nounced they would pr.-fer i see the de
cision rendered by the Intel slate Commerce
commission beforo diecus-1114 it. In re
gard to whether there would be further
controversy in the case, perhaps taking
the constitutionality of the ruling to the
supreme court they asset ted that as far
as they knew there was no such action
being thought of at present.
"The ruling will of course affect us in
directly as we handle shipments from Chi
cago to our thiough points west of the
Missouil." aald J. A. .Mutiroe, freight traf
fic manager of the Fnlon Pacific. "The
only statement I can make at present is
that the ratea will be charged on the old
schedule. Anything further I cannot say
until I see a copy of thu decision f the
commission."
ELEVEN BODIES RECOVERED
Hraeae Parlies at Toaapah Piad
(vrasra oa :iera ll.a.lred
Kust I nrl. .
TON A PA H. N'ev.. Feb. 24. Th rescue
party In the Belmont mine, which caught
fire esterday, found the bodies of eleven
minors at 1 t"-fiot level of the mine today.
Not all of the miners have been accounted
fur and It is expected that more bodies will
be found at Hie l.luu foot ImI. 1 he fire
ha 1-een vtin.- ilslied
It did no material'
J
damag to the nun.
alp -:'v.v' t,; -
3wi Ulll K-
X-t IL I Lv
War Cloud.on the Border
v-o'.-s;'
vC'K
Dynamite Explodos
; at Nehawka Quarries,
Killing Three Men
Three Charges of Eight Set Off as. Men
Are Tamping it and Death is
s Instant.
NEHAWKA. Neb., Feb. 24.-(Spec1al Tel
egram.) Three men were Instantly killed
at the Nehawka quarries this afternoon
when three charges of dynamite of eight
that were being put In place exploded.
The dead: - '
JOHN HART. "Weeping Water.
HKRT VAN WINKLE. Nehawka.
PET Kit CIARK. Nehawka,
The quarries are located but a short dis
tance from town and are being worked by
Keyea & Bullock of Lincoln. The men were
tamping the dynamite, aa is their custom,
with a steel rod. when three charges that
had already been put In place were set off.
Hart's body was blown ten rods, while
Van Winkle and Clark were hurled about
six rods from the place where they were
working.
Hart leaves a fomlly In Weeping Water.
He carried :,000 Insurance In the Royal
Arcanum. Van Winkle leaves a widow and
one aon In this town. Clark waa a Russian,
whose father la at present in South Africa.
Nothing further Is known of his relatives.
Ship Loaded With
Pilgrims Burned at Sea
Rumor that Turkish Vessel Hurriet
and All Passengers and Crew
Are Lost.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. U.-A Iocs I
newspaper reports the Turkish steamer
Harriet, filled with Moslem pilgrims, was
turned at sea. Not one of the passengers
ar.d crew escaped death. Official confirma
tion of the report Is lacking.
CONFLAGRATION IN HAYTI
Aaz
(ayes, a City of Twenty. Fire
Tboasaad, la Practically
Destroyed.
PORT AI FRINOK. HalU, Feb. 24 -The
rlty nf Aux Cayes has been almost de
stroyed by fire. The flames broke out
yesterday and fanned by the wind from the
north spread rapidly through the place.
Th" momentary loss Is heavy and con
siderable suffering was caused.
The fire burned throughout the night,
the efforts of the firemen and police avail
ing little. There were rumors of Incen
diarism, but Is declared that the origin
was accidental.
Aux Cayes has a population t about
ii.OuO.
Trousers Skirts Cause Riots
in Paris and Madrid Streets
PARIS, Feb. "4 - Incidenia of publio die- T
turbunce accompanying the appearance in
the st reels ot women wealing tha new
troueerx-sklrt iccur daily.
The Avenue de I'Opeia was the scene of
one of the more serious male outbreaks.
TIil woman, having been Kurrotinded by a
laughing. Jeering croud, was unable to
proceed, and a man. taking advantage of
the situation, puictafed a basket of eggs
from a dealer In a side street and distrib
uted litem among the other men, who
pelted the helpless wearer of th new gar
ment until a siuad of police intervened
and aided the woman to escape.
Iioi.l.ts appcer to have artnen amciig tne
bsding Paris rirrr.imakers as to whether
the skirt aill be adopted b women mm a
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FACING VOTE ONLORIMER CASE
Friends of the Senator Say Ballot Will
Be Taken Today. ,
MAY BE . LONG NIGHT SESSIQN
eaator - Reverldce Reaaaies His
Speech and BeveraJ Others Wish
to Be Heard Galleries
Again Crowded.
WASHINGTON. Feb. .-Determination
to get a vote before adjournment was ex
pressed today by the frlenda of Senator
IXMimer who were on hand in force in the
senate chamber at the beginning of the
session.
Dhey made no declaration aa to the pro
cedure they would adopt in the further
ance of thtlr purpose, nor did they say
Just when they looked for Ita accomplish
ment. But they did confess to an under
standing among themselves to press for
a "show down" to the utmost extreme If
necessary.
The whole matter was in the hands of
Senator Burrows as chalriean of the com
mittee on privileges and elections. He re
fused to tak for publication, but to his
friends he aald frankly that there would
be a vote before adjournment of today's
session.
Mar Be Night Neaaloa.
"Does that mean a night session?" one
of his confidants asked.
"It means all and everything that may be
necessary to obtain a vote," the acnator
replied. "We have hut one purpose and
that la to get a vote during the legislative
day. Details will be settled when the ne
cessity arises.
The Michigan senator has behind him a
majority of the "stalwart" wings of both
sldea of the chamber, the veterans who de
clare that the time has come for action and
egree that It must be taken regardless of
hoiira.
The opponenta of Senator Loiimer f?er
not united as to the course to be pursued.
Some were Inclined to fall In with the prop
osition to vote and get the subject out of
the way. Others advocated obstruction
with a view to forcing the case over to
the next congresa.
More gpeeehes (oiulaK.
To this end they gave all posMhle m
couragement to the senators who were
inclined to speak, and it was announced
that after the close of the speech of Sena
tor rteverlrige, who yesterday announced
his purpose to rum today, otlieis. In
eluding Senator Stone of Missouri, would
demand to be heard.
Th's wing of the anil-I.oiimer fi res was
rrelvlng aid and encouiHcenient fiom the
opponents of the I'ansdinn treaty, who
find in the 1-orlmer resolutions excellent
niHtciial for holding off the reciprocity b.ll.
Popular Interest In the case showed no
(Continued on Second Pnue. I
geneisl fafhin. Hut few have been or-
dered thus fsr and these havt gone chiefly
to women from abroad who were shopping
here and wixhed to take home the latest
sensation. Many have been sent to promi
nent bouses dealing In women's wear In
New Vork City.
MAIKII. Feb. U4. Two women belonging
to the most exclusive society circle of the
capital appeared on the streets last even
ing iteming the' new Parisian trouhers
skirts and were fairly mobbed. The crowd,
which grew rapidly to great prport.ons.
MitTounded the exponents of advara'ed
faitldon and after insulting cries theat
eiird violence. A large foice of notice tain
to the ptottction of the aomeu and cleared
the s'rten.
SENATE TO BLOCK
STUDENTS' VOTES
Bill to Disfranchise Them in Towns
Where They Attend School v
Recommended in Senate.
AFFECTS ALL tTHIVERSITY TOWNS
Carried in Committee of Whole by
Vote of 17 to 15.
STOCK YARDS BILL TUT OVER
Senator Ollis Takes More Time to
Make Changes.
OMAHA CHARTER BILL RETORTED
Meaaa.ro omea froaa l oaasaltteo
Hnose etlth Favorable Reoommea
datlon Bill by Bsirtoa Against
Racket ahopo.
(From a Staff Correspondent.!
LINCOLN, Feb. 24. (Special.) A bill to
disfranchise students living in Uncoln and
other university towna was recommended
for passage by th aenate thla morning
after a hard fight against It by th dry
force.
The measure originated with Volpp ot
Washington and is known aa a move to
kill the large dry .vote, which la cast In
Lincoln at almost every municipal election
by students. There are several hundred
young men in attendance at the atate uni
versity and other schools In thla city, who
are counted upon as strong supporters of
th dray policy.
The bill provides that any student or
person who lives In on city and derives
his financial support in whole or In part
from residents of another city shall not
be deemed a resident of the city where
he apends his time and shall not be allowed
to vote. The effect of the bill will extend
of course to other cities and a number
of students at Crelghton university and
other Omaha schools will lose their votes.
The debate was acrid at times and de
veloped aome strong personalties. When
it waa put to a vote in the committee It
carried 17 to 15 and when the commute)
ros to report a motion not to concur mad '
by Brown of Lancaster, who with Belleck,
also of Lincoln had led the fight against
It, was defeated by the same vote. Bartoa
ot Saline did not vote and the split was
along wet and dry lines.
Htock Yards Bill Pat Over.
The settlement of the stock yards fight
in the senate, scheduled for today, failed
to take place, and the bill over which the
senate has fought and eorambled will go
over until next week.
At the present time the bill is ready
for passage, but th friends of the jrlglnal
measure, Senators Ollis and Kemp and a
few of thrlr backers, do not Want It paeaed
until it can be changed. The Albert amend
ment passed yesterday takes away all
penalty. for violation, which' practically
fnillfles the bill. It can pass in tint way.
"because many enomies of stock yard
regulation will vote for It. Ollis Is said
to have the certainty of passing a n.ore
stringent bill If he can gain a little time,
and for that reason he asked that it be
passed until next week. It retains Its
place on the general file and may be called
up at the beginning of every meeting of
the aenate Irt committee of .the whole.
The hoiisj .ipent the day ii rath nn-
eventful conjmlttee of tho whole r.ectlngs,
recommending a number of hills for pis
sage and working through routine legisla
tion. Omaha Charter Reported.
The Omaha charter bill was r ported
from the standing committee in the house
and went on general file with a recom
mendation for passage.
Barloa Darket sihnp Rill.
A sweeping hill against bucket shops,
which mlK lit make regulsr board ot trade
transactions Illegal if It passed, was of
fered In the senate today by Senator
Hertos of Saline. ' The principal amend
ment to the act prohibiting bucket shops,
aa It now stands on the statute books. Is
thst a definition la given including "an
office, store ir board of trade room"
wherein commodities, such aa atocks, grain
or provisions, shall be dealt in without
an actual delivery being contemplated and
accomplished. No transaction is legal
which is terminated by a change In th
market without nr. actual change In tha
possession of the commodity dealt In, aud
It makes any man who allows his build
ings to be devoted to the use of bucket
iliops guilty of a misdemeanor. Th vio
lation of the act In any aort ot dealing
In futures is a felony and la punishable
by lni Hsonmcnt In th penitentiary for
from two to five sears or In Jail from ai
months to a year.
To facilitate in the enforcement of Ih
bill It Is pi u Idctt that every transaction
In bucket shop commodities for present or
future deliveries si. all be accompanied by
a written i einent containing th names
ot the parties to the sal, prices and the
yinco and lime of delivery.
II Olni FA Olt THIRTkEX Hll.l.a
liruaamcn'a Measure Kirniptlnt La
borers Wnxea I Iteeointnended.
(From a Staff Coirepondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 14. -(Special.) Tha house
recommended thirteen bills for passage this
morning, none of them arousing any spir
ited opposition or debate. Grossman's bill
exempting the wsgs of laboring men from
gat iiiohiucnl was one of the most Im
portant. The bill's recommended Included
thV fallowing measure:
H t XI. by Allen of Holt, clearing the
record as to tha election of supreme court
JiidKes. especially that part relating to the
method of IncifaMng the number of tnem
liem vl that tribunal, as ordered engrossed
for third radlng.
II. K. IT;, by Jones of lis., amending the
civil codw to provide that complete record
iiiiist be in foreclosures on real estate ami
in actions for dl voice, was ordered n
Kroheed for third reading.
H. It. 14:1, by tirossman of Douglas, pro
vides that the gariiinhineiit law shall not
apply to the wages or earnings of laborer,
servants, clerks or employes, the present
law exempting sixty day wages previous
to the commencement of action, was recom
mended for engrossment for third reading.
H It. 2A, by Bassett of Buffalo, pro
viding that state health Inspector Instead
of state suvierintendent shall have control
of the distribution of cadavers, wus or
dered eitKrod for third reading.
If. It. 174. by Jones of Clay, requires tlie
clrik of the district court to stamp exact
(tin of filing all papers with him, was or
dered ensrosned for thud reading.
H. Ft. 10. by llciarthy of Cuming, pro
vides thst defects in tha abstract of lit leu
may be roriected by explanatory affidavits
which shall lie prima facia evidence of the
facts, was ordered engrossed for thin!
reading.
H. It Sh. by tjuackenhiish of N'enili
unieiniiiiH tiie cL i) code to correct utetlo.cj
of procedure agilnst unknown heirM of s i
eilate. was ordered eiigroMftsd for third
riailins;.
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