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    The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTAHLISJIEI) ,1UKK 10, 18TJ
GAINS FOR NEBRASKA
Butt Dilejatisi Iicroim Its Staidlng
Dndir Nivr Aiiljaentt.
EVEN DEMOCRATS ARE BETTER PLACED
Itaator Diatrich Rccimmtadg Thru Ktw
ri'.mtiutt.
NE IS EDITOR EDGAR FOR BEATRICE
Mr. Millard Alio 8ugcsU a Fin
Ghangia.
Vail
RUMOR ABOUT THE LINCOLN LAND OFFICE
Kennnrtl ."nlil ttt He Wllllnu; tn Keep
It In the. riimllj-Public lltill.l
liiKft for MrCnuk nml
nriinil Inland,
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (Special Telo
gram.) "Speaker Hcndcroon Is evidently
determined to have congress adjourn early
In June," said one of tho leaders of the
Ijoubo today, "bocnuse It Is most unusual to
appoint tho committees within ten days of
the opening oi thn legislative scwlon. Hoa
ilereon Is foxy. He wants to get to tho
country In good season Ho nlso wants tho
republicans to get through their absolutely
necessary legislation and go home without
giving the democrats a leg to stand on.
That accounts for the early announcement
of the committees."
Nebraska Increases Its standing In tho
comraltteo assignments over the Fifty
sixth congress. Mercer remains at tho hcud
of public buildings and grounds and retains
his position on District of Columbia.
Uurkctt, with his assignment on appro
prlattons, Is made member of a subcommit
tee having chargo of tho District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill. Ho Is splendidly
taken care of. This commltteo alone will
glvo him all tho work ono man can do, In
addition to looking after the wants of his
constituency.
Tho democratn of thn Nebraska delegation
nro much better placed than at the last scs
clon. Nevlllo gets agriculture and Irriga
tion of arid lauds. In both of which the
west Is vitally Interested. Koblnson goes
to revision of laws ami reform In civil
service. Shallcnbergcr also gets reform In
civil service and the alcoholic liquor traf
fic. Stark has mllltla, his old assignment,
and exiendlturc In the War department.
Martin of South Dakota goes to public
lands and public buildings and grounds,
while Uurke Is given the place held by
Sonator (Iambic, when In the house, on In
dian nhairs.
Mondcll of Wyoming holds his former
commltteo assignments, but advances to the
front a file or two, owing to changes In the
personnel of tho committees to which he
has been assigned, military affairs and pub
lic lands. .
Iot iiintcr for Xrlirnnkn.
Senator Dietrich today recommended the
following postmasters for appointment; 0.
W. Jackson, nt Fairmont, reappointment;
"W. II. Edgar, at Beatrice. Mr. Edgar Is a
member of the state legislature and editor
of tho Ileutrlco Express. Tho only opposi
tion to Mr. Edgar's appointment camo from
tho present postmaster, who desired a re
Appointment. Tho senior senator from Nebraska also
recommended Conrad Hubor at Blooming
ton, vice William T. Brttton, resigned. Mr.
Huber Is chairman of tho republican county
central commltteo of Franklin county and
lias tho endorsement of tho leaders of the
party in that section.
Senator Millard sent tho following rec
ommendations to the Postotllce department:
K. E. Shermun, reappointment, at Valen
tino, Cherry county; Jnmcs L. Stewart of
Randolph, Ctdar county; Charles H. Snyder,
Tllden, Madison county; W. H. McNeal,
"Wayne.
Kcnnnril nml Lincoln I.nml Ottlee.
There Is an unconfirmed rumor to tho ef
fect that Thomas Kennard, register of tho
Lincoln land office, has Intimated that he
will resign If ho can have hla son appointed
to tho place. Whether Senator Dietrich will
look upon this favorably cannot bo fore
told. Mercer today presented a number of
measures designed to nsslst the district ho
represents. He not only Introduced a bill
to amend tho charter of tho Omaha Brldgo
and Terminal company, permitting It to
erect another draw span over the Missouri
river near Council Dluffs and Omaha, but ho
also Introduced n new bill granting tho
right to tho South Omaha company to build
a railway, street railway, motor vehicle and
foot bridge across the Dig Muddy at South
Omaha, surrounding the building of tho
fcrldg-e with tho safeguards prescribed by
former acts of congress, placing the plans
and specifications In the hands of tho secre
tary of war. It Is understood that T. W.
Illackburn is attorney for this company. He
nlso reintroduced his subtrcasury bill for
Omaha; also a bill for tho relief of Henry T.
Clarke, which has bcon In congress over
elnco the completion of Fort Crook, and
growing out of the uso of certain buildings
on tho slto of Omaha's new- army post, for
which thu government Is alleged never to
have paid: also a bill to Increase the pen
elon of General Stanton and to restore the
status of tho Nebraska militiamen who
served during tho Spanish war, providing
that tho act of 1609 bo extended to Include
officers and privates of the Nebraska stato
mllltla and provisional mllltla.
IlilllitliiKH nt McCook noil (iriiiul Inland
Congressman Shalleubergor Introduced
bills for public buildings at McCook, np
jiroprlatlng $50,000, and at Grand Island,
With nn appropriation of $125,000.
Congressman Uurkctt Introduced a bill
dividing Nebraska Into two Judicial dls
trlcts with the l'latte river as the divisional
line. This measuro Is liable to have consld
erable opposition, as It Is well known that
tho' present officials of tho federal court
are apposed to making two districts out of
Nebraska on the ground that tho business
does not warrant tho division.
Elmer Stevenson, to be Internal revenue
collector for Nebraska; J. J. Langer, to bo
consul ut Soleugen, Germany; John Jen
kins, to bo consul at San Salvador, and
George Heimrod to be consul general at
Bamoa, wero confirmed today by tho senate,
Representative Martin of South Dakota Is
preparing two bills for the relief of settlers
on the Illack Hills forest reserve. One o
them authorizes tho settlers in the reserve
who mudo their selections on unsurveyd
lands to perfect title and uutborlze the land
commissioner so to readjust the selections
as to niako them conform to the legal sub.
divisions authorized by the regulations. Ths
other bill relates to those settlers who
mado selections before the reserve was
(.Continued on Second fa go.
HEAVY REWARD IS OFFERED
President of Hunk Will I'ny Tire
Tliotismiil Dollnr for Cunhlcr
unit Money,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. I. W. Hell
man, pteoldcnt of the Farmers' and Mer
chants' bank of Is Angeles, has author
ized the offering of a reward of $2,500 for
the arrest of It. J. Fleishman, tho abtcond
Ing cashier of the bank, and an additional
reward of $2,500 for the return of the
money taken by Fleishman, amounting, It Is
said, to $100,000.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 10. I. W.
llellm'an, president o! tho Farmers' and
Merchants' bank, from which II. J. Fleish
man absconded with $100,000 of the bank's
money -ived in Los Angeles from San
Fran . 'ay anil has taken charge of
affairs .
that theri. '".
nk. There Is no Indication
., . any Interruption of the
business of t. r extensive withdraw
als of deposits . f. tho defalcation of
Its cashier. The -"ount of money
taken by Fleishman been deter
mined and will not bo jorough ex
amination of the books . .ken made.
President Hcllman is con'ftu i(t that there
will be no loss to tho Farmers' and Mer
chants' bank, as Fleishman was under bond
and owned considerable valuable property.
'SAN JOSE, Cal.. Dec. 10. Sheriff Lang
ford arrested a man at Santa Clara tonight
whom he bcllovcs to bear a close resent
bianco to It. J. Fleishman, the absconding
Los Angeles bunk cashier and will hold him
for further Investigation. Tho man gives
the name of I). F. Dudley.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES CO.
Another liicoriiorntlnii for the
Krntiillrcmcut of Itnllronil
HoiiiIn,
.lit-
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The Commercial
Advertiser has tho following today:
"Thero wero filed papers under the laws
of New Jersey this afternoon which appar
ently Is Intended for n combination like
that embraced In tho charter of the North
ern Securities company, which Is absorb
ing tho securities of tho Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and other northwestern
rnllwoyn. Tho title of this new combina
tion Is tho Southern Securities company,
and except as It differs In certain provis
ions which have been the subject of ad
verse criticism it Is substantially tho same
ns to object, powers and privileges as the
Northern Securities company. Its nomi
nal capital Is $100,000. but It can increase
tho amount nt its pleasure. Who and what
are behind this new charter are not dis
closed on Its fnee, and tho names of the
Incorporators do not convey any Informa
tion." COPPER CONTROL PERFECTED
Mctnl fIIIiik Compiiny Contritcl for
Plve Ye.im' Output of All
f.i'nilliiur Concern.
BOSTON. Dec. 10. Thomas W. Lawson
Itsued a statement this afternoon, In which
ho says: "I was ono of tho original owner
of the United Metals Selling company. !
have disposed of my holding. I can also
vouch for tho fact of tho disposal of the
dally holdings of Amalgamated. They were
Bold by tho estate, tho selling having been
begun last Saturday."
Mr. Lnwson said that control of the
United Metals Selling company had
changed and was now owned Jointly by
tho Amalgamated Copper company, the
Rothschilds and the Calumet ami Hecla
Mining company. He declared that the
Metals Selling company had contracted to
buy, for five years from January 1, tho
copper of tho Amalgamated, Calumet and
HecU and Rio Tlntos mines.
RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED
Altiint Secretary of ,nvy Frnuk W.
ItncKctt Return to HU
I.nw Practice.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The presldont
has accepted tho resignation of Mr. Frank
W. Hackett as assistant secretary of the
navy, to take effect next Monday. His suc
cessor, Mr. Charles H. Darling of Ver
mont, who Is expected here in a day or
two, will relievo him of his official duties
on that day. In the correspondence that
took place between Secretary Long and
Mr. Hackett, mada public today, tho lat
ter explained that ho was compelled to
give up his offlco and return to his law
practlco, and Secretary Long expressed re
gret that this was necessary.
BASIS OF IRRIGATION ACT
IlninnliroiiKli-VcwIiinilN 1)111 I .Selected
uclcii for Arid I, ii nit
I.cuIkIii t Inn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. At a conference
of tho senators and loprescntatlves Inter
ested in the legislation for tho Irrigation of
arid lands it woo determined to make the
Hansbrough-Nowlands bill tho basis of ac
tion and this measure is now being per
fected for united support. It provides that
tho proceeds of tho sales of public lands
shall bo set nsldo ns a fund for arid lands
reclamation and Irrigation.
PRESIDENT FILLS THE VACANCY
Decide on .Inline Friiucl II. linker
fur Seventh Circuit Court
Of llllllllllll.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. It was nn
nounced after tho cabinet meeting tcday
that Judge Francis E. Uaker had been de
cided upon by tho presldont for tho vacant
Judgeship In the seventh circuit of Indiana.
CORONATION DATE IS FIXED
Klnw IMvinril Dctlnllcly Decide c
llic Sixth of xt June in
the Dii)'.
LONDON, Dec. 10. At a session of tho
prlvll council today King Edward definitely
fixed Juno 6, W02, as the date for his coro
nation. It. was also decided that Parlia
ment will meet January 16.
Siiimv In .Ncltrimliii.
WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 10. (Special.)
Snow Is again falling heavily. About
three. Inches covers the ground, Th
weather Is cold und raw, with a northeast
wind.
TRENTON. Neb., Dec. 10. (Speclul Tel
egratn.) It has been cloudy and damp all
day. About 2 p. m. n heavy snow began
to fall and is falling faster nnd thicker as
night comes on.
LEIGH, Neb., Dec. 10. (Special.) Snow
began falling hero last night and continued
during tho night and forenoon. Fully six
Inches of snow has fallen and the Indica
tions aro good for more, Tho weather Is
not cold and ths wind li quiet.
OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY MOKrNG,
MIXUP IN OHIO POLITICS
Coifirucf of Ltgiilatort Aromti Intirut
in Haaia-Forakir Camps,
ALLEGED SCHEME TO ORGANIZE SLATES
George II, Cox nml Gntrruur .nli At
frnct Attention ! Their Presence
and Former Acts lis n Medliitor,
IrulnK Pnrt)' llurniony.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 10. Quite a sensation
was caused here tonight by the action of
thirteen members of tho legislature from
Hamilton county, who were called together
because of reports current during the past
week of a contest between the friends of
Senator Forakcr and Senator Hanna over
the organization of the legislature, which
meets January 2. The party caucuses will
be held In Columbus three weeks hence for
the nomination of candidates for president
pro tern of the senate, speaker and speaker
pro tern of the house and all other olllcers
In tho legislature. The republican caucus
will not organize until the senate has or
ganized. It Is said there Is Information from Co
lumbus that Senator Foraker is seeking to
organize tnu legislature and some of them
nro working with a view of opposing the re
election of Senator Hanna two years hence.
."No Opioltlou to I'ornUcr.
It Is considered that there will be no op.
position ivhatuver to tho re-clcctlon of Sen
ator Forakcr next month, but Charles L.
Kurtz Is rredltcd with being tho bead of n
movement at this time which, for purposes
of prestige, Is opposing Senator Hanna two
years hence. Mr. Kurtz headed a fusion of
republicans and democrats In the legisla
ture, two years ago in opposition to Sen
ator Hanna and It Is claimed now that ho
Is preparing, under "tho Foraker banner,"
for another light ugatnst Hanna two years
hence.
In this connection Gcorga 11. Cox, tho re
publican lender In Hamilton county, the
home of Senator Foraker, has been ap
pealed to repeatedly by both sides, but has
refused to Join either faction. It is con
ceded that with the Hamilton county dele
gation solidly back of him lie would hold
tho balance of power.
I, ('live the Mutter to Cos.
Tho three senntors and ten representa
tives of Hamilton county tonight discussed
the contest between the Forakcr and the
Hanna men for control of th legislature
and Invited Mr. Cox to the meeting. He
made a statement of tho pending troubles
and urged tho delegation to work for party
harmony without regard to personal prefer
ences. Ileforo adjourning tho delegation adopted
tho following resolution, offered by Senator
Ho9ea:
Resolved. That tho Ilnmlttou county del
egation to thu Ohio legislature, hnvlng
thus fur been benetited ly the advlco and
counsel of Georgo II. Cox, hereby ngrco to
oe govorneu uy ins niriner nuvicc in tne
matter of the organization of tho senate
und house of representatives.
It Is underntood that Mr. Cox In opposed
to the slatca that are said to bo arranged
and that he will act ns a mediator for har
mony. Much significance is nlso given hero
tonigat to tne fact that Governor Nasli I
was In the city today aud In consultation
with republican leaders.
HANNA PLEADS FOR SUBSIDY
Ohio Scnntor Ailill-in-.cn llimton .Mit-
clinnt nt Annl verniiry
('clchrntlnn.
IIOSTON. Dec 10. The Doston Merchants'
nsioclatlon met at tho Veudome this even
ing in celebration of its twenty-fifth anni
versary und was entertained by four men of
national reputation, who mnde spirited ad
dresses, chiefly along political lines. Post
master General Charles Emory Smith spoko
on reciprocity, Hon. Kogora Tarhlra, tho
Japaneso minister, on the subject of com
mercial relations, Senator M. A. Hanna on
tho whip subsidy bill and Henry Watterson
of Kentucky on "Kentucky and Massa
chusetts. '
The8 were the principal guests, but at
tho tables were many men of stato prom
inence, Including Hon. P. A. Collins, mayor-
olect of Boston; Congressmen Conroy and
Naphcn, and Marlon E. Taylor of Loulsvlllo,
Ky. During the evening General Collins
hed an Impromptu reception and received
many telegrams of congratulation.
Lieutenant Governor John L. Bates, tho
first speaker, represented Governor Crane.
He extended the welcome of Massachusetts
to tho guests.
Men-hunt Murine In AVenk.
Senator Hanna was the last speaker. Ho
confined his, remarks entirely to the ques
tion ot 8hipsubsldy and tho latest bl)l for
that purpose which has been presented to
congress. Ho referred to tno fact mat tno
American nation Is today supremo in the
agricultural aud Industrial business of tho
world but Is at the very lowest lu regard
to Its merchant marine From tho highest
point In 1S61, when wo carried 02 per cent
of tho foreign trade, he said we have de
creased until today American ships only
carry 8 per cent of tho foreign tonnage.
Senator Hanna said:
Wo aro now building a magnificent navy
nnd shall continue until wo are second
to no nation. We should also build some
thing for that navy to defend. Tho
amount paid nnnually by American mer
chants Into tho pockets of foreign ship
owners is $2,ijO.C). No country on tho
face of the globe could Htand that drain
but tho United Stntes, and why need wo
stand it? We can see how thn subsidy
is affecting England In Its war with
South Africa. Its vessels have been taken
for transporting Its troops nnd munitions,
whllo tho raw materials from our lines,
etc.. are lying on our docks, awaiting
transportation abroad.
Mr. Hanna spoko ot tho bill Introduced
Into congress last year and declared that
tho bill which was presented last Monday
had been simplified and modified to meet
the objections to tho former one. Ho de
clared that tho prcsont bill was designed
to benefit American owners and American
capital only and that If something was not
done to protect the American merchant
mariue soon every channel for trade, every
hole would be plugged by merchants of
England, Germany and Franco, until tho
Americans would have to fight to got In.
Ho declared tho only solution was to
place the American merchant marine on nn
equal footing with that ot other countries.
By figures he showed that the European
countries are paying subsidies amounting
to $25,000,000 n year. He bespoko tho sup
port of tho merchants of Boston for tho
new bill.
To Ahmorli Victor Fuel Co.
DENVER. Dec, 10. A meeting of the ill
rectors of tha Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany Is to be held hero tomorrow and It
Is said tin final nrniuiicments will tic mudn
for tho nbsiorntlon of tho Victor Fuel com
liunv. thn chief rotnuetltor In I'olnrndn ot
the Fuel and Iron company. Tho Victor
company controls most or urn iiitiiminous
mines In southern Colorado. It lx cnnltut.
Ized for $-.',6oit,OuO nml. Its output Inst year
was tuure uiuu j,wv,vw ivus oi tuiu.
DECEMBER
DEMOCRATS Wlfc IN BOSTON
Mayor lllectril by 1.it rKrt Mnjorlty
of An- Cn ml til ii ? In Uuurter
of Century.
BOSTON, Dec. 10. Tho democrats com
pletely overwhelmed the republicans In the
city elections today, General Patrick A.
Collins being elected mayor over Mayor
Thomas N. Hart by the largest plurality in
n quarter of a century. Tho democrats
llkewiso obtained control ot both brunches
of the city government, elected their street
commissioner, Salem D. Charles, and prac
tically all their candidates for the school
commission. As usual, tho city voted
strongly In favor of license.
Tho result of tho canvnss was fully as
much ot a surprise to tho democrats as to
their opponents. The most sanguine demo
cratic prophet last night claimed only
7,009, yet this plurality wns nearly tripled.
Two years ago Mayor Hart defeated Gen
eral Collins by 2,21$ votes and polled some
thing over 40,000. This year tho total re
publican vote for mayor was a trifle over
3.1,000, tho smallest given ii party candidate
for mayor slnco 18D3, despite n registration
almost 50 per cent larger than then.
Yet General Collins received over 52,000
votes, tho largest In the history of tho city,
and ho carried eighteen of tho twenty-live
wards. The republican loaders were In
clined to blame tho weathjr tonight, but
this does not account for Jhe tremendous
gains mado by tho democrats In republican
warde. 1
Naturally there was grea excitement in
tho closo wards and In South Boston two
prominent republican politicians wero ar
rested on suspicion of huvlng obtained
repeaters. This, however waa tho only un
fortunate feature of the day.
Republicans in Massachusetts were not
quite ns successful In the eighteen city
election.- held today as they were In the
fourteen held last week, for, oltbough they
carried eleven to the democrats' four, the
other three being nonpartisan contests, tho
republican mayors were defeated, whllo tho
party suffered almost a rout In this city. In
Worcester Mayor O'Connell, a democrat,
was defeated. In Woburn Mayor Fceney
defeated the present mayor nnd tho city
changed from no license to license. In
Chelsea, where thn republicans swept tho
city, there was r. change from nn license to
license for tho first time In eleven years.
In Ncwburyport, where license has had a
firm hold for twenty ycats, tho city voted
no by over 300 majority.
One of tho stubborn contests was In
Salem, where Mayor Muley's administration
wns endorsed by the vote, although it had
been fiercely criticised. The majority
acalnst license was reduced from C3S last
year to 73 this year There was likewise a
warm contest In Cambridge. Tho dcmocrat
succeeded there In electing John McNamcc
over .Mayor Dickinson by 135.
DEPENDS ON THE ROCK ISLAND
Problem of the l'ntit Time Western
nml Northwestern Tritlim
.More Complex.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Tho Record-Herald
tomorrow will snv: Tho fast tlmu nrob-
lcm between Chicago and the'A,ra and
nui in caicrn Kmunuyn i? uciumiiiK mum
complex. Additional difficulty wns' ndded
yesterday when General Passenger Agent
John Sebastian of tho Rock Island de
manded thnt In considering tho question
Denver he ndded and that any solution that
covered the other Gateways must be one
that will Include Denver.
To this proposition thero has not been
assent and apparently thero will not be.
Should this prove to be the case today It
Is problematic what the Rock Island will
do In view of tho refusal of the lines to
Include Denver. At the meeting called
yesterday for tho purpose of discussing
tho situation a committee was appointed
to canvass the lines nnd then draw a plan
of solution for presentation at a meeting
toduy. This commltteo Is made up ot thu
following:
George Charlton of the Alton, P. S. Eustls
of tho Burlington and W. B. Knoskcrln of
tho Northwestern.
If the position of tho Rock Island Is
strictly adhered to it Is likely that the
committee will bo unable to agree upon
any plan.
The Northwestern officials aro not ready
to lengthen the time of their "Overland
Limited," claiming that this train should
not be considered as an Omaha or Denver
train, as it carries few passengers for the
former nnd none for the latter city. Tho
St. Paul people, however, Insist that by
taking the "Overland Limited" It is possl
bio for travelers to rcaeh the Northern
Pacific coast points In less time than It
Is possible to do bo by the St. Paul gate
way. There seemed to bo a disposition to ar
range for u common tlmo between all the
gateways and It may bo possible that this
will be the solution. The Northwestern of
Ilclals In the event would bo obliged to re
fuse Omaha passengers on this limited.
WITHDRAWS FR0M COMPACT
Southern Pnclllu Aiiuouuccn It Iuten-
, tlon to Nullify It Military Agree
ment At 1 1 Ii Other IloniW.
ST. IXIUIS. Dec. 10. Tho first session of
a meeting of tho Transcontinental Passen
ger association, that will probably take- up
tho time of the next threo or four days,
began hero today with tho representatives
of most ot the roads prettcnt. Chairman
Carloton submitted a long docket of sub
jects to bo considered nnd acted on.
General passenger agents of western
roads havo been much disturbed by tho de
cision of tha Southern Pacific to withdraw
from tho military agreement and Interpret
It ah indicating n combination or alllanco
with tho Santa Fe to control all Pacific
coaBt passenger business. In announcing
Its Intention to no longer bo a party to the
military agreement the Southern Pacific
sold Its action was not dictated by any do.
sire to cause i disturbance of rates In mili
tary business, but because conditions have
changed since the agreement was made.
Its object Is to bring about at this meeting
a reconsideration of the entire situation
nnd tho adoption of methods that wllf meet
present requlremouts.
MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER
I'll in 1 1 ' of Mian Cropaey .nr Relieve
Her JJcntl, hut Give
It CIIMOII1,
ELIZABETH CITY. N. C, Dec. 10. Tho
family of Nell Cropsey. who heretofore
have clung to the belief that she was alive,
aro now of tho opinion that she Is dead,
but do not state tho basis for this change
In their opinion. A member of the com
mittee of five In chargo of tho search for
the missing girl today said:
"Wo believe wo will produce the body of
Nell Cropsey within twelve hours."
Miss Carrie Cropsey, a cousin of tho
missing girl, tonight said: "Tho family
aro nt a loss for any explanation of the
mystery. We now bellevo Nell la dead."
11, 1001 TWELVE PAGES.
C1TT COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Anotatr Btitraining Order it Iuii in tki
Kailr.i. Fight
MAYOR SUNS FOR THE ST. TAUL LINE
tlurlliiKton Promptly Get .IiiiIkc Ilnx
ter to Hold I'p Action I'nilcr Nriv
OrUliiHncc Site Su
Kcsteil for Market.
With its approval by Mayor Moores the
ordlnnnce permitting tho Chicago, St. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha railway to build,
opcrato nnd maintain a track along Eighth
street between Farnum and Howard streets,
last right became a law. Within an hour
from tho tlmo this approval wan read to the
council a restraining order was Issued by
Judge Irving F. Baxter of the Douglas
county district court, preventing the North
western people from proceeding under the
ordinance. Tho order was at the Instance
of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulney rail
road. Attorney Kelby nnd other representatives
of tho Burlington road were present at the
council meeting As soon ns the approval of
Mnyor Moorts wns road they hnstcned from
tho council chamber to tho office of Charles
Green, another Burlington attorney, whero
the application for nn Injunction, already In
skeleton form, vas hnstlly finished. Judge
Baxter meanwhile was awaiting tho Bur
lington representatives, nnd all proceeded
to the courthouse, whero the restraining
order was Issued.
Hearing wns set for December 17 beforo
Judge Fnwcott, Service was at once secured
on Superintendent Strickland of tho Ne
braska division of tho Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railway.
Text of the Order.
Tho order prevents tho railroad till after
thn hearing and adjudication "from In any
manner proceeding to obtain permission or
authority to occupy nny portion of Eighth
street scuth of Farnam streot or any por
tion of Howard or Harney streets between
Ninth nnd Tenth streets, or from attempt
ing to construct any railroad tracks upon,
ncrots or through the portions of said
Eighth, Harney or Howard streets afore
said, and from proceeding to condemn any
portion of the plaintiff's station, grounds
and yards aforesaid; also from Interfering
with the plaintiff in excavatlug its grounds
and preparing the satno for uso In con
structing its depot building and other
buildings thereon.
"And the defendant is further enjoined
from doing any other thing sought In snld
petition of plaintiff to be enjoined and not
enumerated or specified In this order."
Mil? or Moore' Approval,
Mayor Moores" approval was accompanied
with a complete explanation ot his action,
as follows:
MAYOR'S OFFICE, nee 10,-To tho
Honorable, tho City Council of tho City of
Omaha Gentlemen: I havo the honor to
report that I havo npproved document No.
.1,13, piusyoil by your honorable body rt
your special meeting held December 2, 1011,
This document is nn ordinance uruntlnc
ptfi mlxsWn to the Ch.v.to Hi. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha Railway i.j...i.aiij- to lay
u railroad truck nlong Eighth street be
tween Fiirnam and Howard streets in the
city of Omnlin.
I did not return the ordinance nt your
last regular meeting. December 3. an tho
matter wa. one of large public Interest
nnd I desired mom time to convince myself
of Its merits nnd to give nil conflicting In
terests nn opportunity to be heiird fully In
reference to It. Accordingly, 1 have taken
the full eight dnyn allowed under tho
charter In order that no one might feel
that snup Judgment had been taken.
After hearing tho arguments of nil par
ties ami studying' thn mntter carefully, I
am convinced that this ordlnnnce Is n wise
one. The growth of Omahn In tho last live
years has been largely attrlbutahlo to the
large Incrense In Its Jobbing Interests dur
ing that period. Tho prospects Indicate that
the progress of the city In the next decade
must come largely from tho same source.
Already many munufncturltiK nnd whole
tale establishments are looking toward
Omaha ns a likely plnco for location. They
have found, however, thnt one railroad has
a monopoly on almost the entire wholcsnlo
district and that to build In that district
would be to cut themselves off from all
hopo of competition in freight rates.
I.nre Territory l)elrnhle.
It is nlso deslrnble nnd essential that
wholesalers should have access and an
oiicn door to the largest possible territory.
Tho Burlington nnd Northwestern systems
supply different unctions of tho cn intry In
the main anil each offers to the prospective
inanuiuciurer ami jouner a large lerriurv
not yet mnde available by the other. Tho i
great demand today Is for better nnd in- :
creased trackage facilities nnd Omahn has
been hampered in its growth by i' In
ability to meet this demand.
'inn nnsjnce or tins nrninnnrn win liriiii?
about healthy competition, wlil double the
available territory open to our wholesalers
and will help to mnko Omnhn what wo nro
nil anxious to have It be tho greut Jobbing
ci-mcr oi me west.
As to tne new frelcnt deuot for thn Ilur.
ltngton railway, I would say that If their
Interests require it. the depot will be built
nnywny; If not, they would not build It
even If this ordinance failed of pasrage.
tho jiuriiugton owns practically all tno
property from Fifth to Eighth streets be
tween Far.iam and Howard streets nnd
does not lnck for location for a frelcht
depot if they desire to build. Their pro.
posed pian provides inr mo cuy s closing
Eighth stret nnd turning over to thorn to
bo covered by tho proposed structure. I
would veto the closing of Eighth street nnd
turning it over to nny private Interests.
Omaha has been fostering monopolies
long enough. What we want now Is com
petition Public Interest nnd not prlvnto
benefit must be considered hereafter.
I havo thereforo npproved tho onVUance
ns 1 believe It to bo a desirable measuro
from the standpoint of the public. Respect
fully, ' FRANK K. MOORES.
Muyor.
Attorney Sheeun'a Comment.
Attorney James Sheean, who has engi
neered tho fight for tho Northwestern
lines, was feeling satisfied. When told ot
tho restraining order ho said:
"We expected It. Wo had not contem
plated going to work on our trackago down
thero Just yet anyhow, as wo ore still in
voluminous litigation In the United States
court with tho Burlington over this mutter.
"This action of the council aud mayor
In passing and approving this ordinance
will be vnluablo to us for uso In going be
foro tho courts to dissolve tho twolvo or
fifteen other injunctions already In ex
istence. "As matters stand now thero Is an order
from the federal court telling the Bur
lington and our road to each build Its
crossings down thero nnd forbidding us to
Interfere ono with the other. Our road
now has tho permission of the city In ad
dition to this order. It tho Burlington re
fuses to perform Its sharo we can go Into
federal court and nsk for marshals to see
that tho work Is done. Then If tho Bur
lington Interferes wo can havo It up fur
contempt of court."
City Market Pluce,
The opening of proposals at tha city
council meeting offering to sell tho city a
market place site brought to light nine
such propositions, the prices asked rang
ing from $17,000 to $62,000. Tho offers wero:
From Andrew Murphy, south half of
block ICS, between Fourteenth nnd Fif
teenth on Jackson. Price, JtS.'i") cash.
From Payne-Knox rompany. lot 5. 0. 7
nnd S. block 1'.', nt Fifteenth and Jones
streets, 13Jx'.'iil feet. Price, J33,i10.
From John A. Frenzer, agent, lots 1, !.
3 and 4, block &9, on Cnpltnl uvenuo between
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GIVES STARTLING TESTIMONY
Allnut Sid He Wn Ordered to
Driin- Serum from llenil Horse. Itr
MilthiK In Thirteen Dentin,
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. The second session
of the tetanus Inquiry commltteo organ
ized to fix tho respontlblllty for thirteen
deaths following the uso of city anti-toxin
was commenced this afternoon In Mayor
Wells' oillce. Martin Schmidt, assistant
city bacteriologist, offered most startling
testimony. He declared that Dr. Amand
Havnld, tho city bacteriologist, had directed
him on October 3 to prepare for distribution
the scrum drnwu from the horse "Jim,"
which had been shot thu day before because,
it had tetanus.
"Dr. Ravold told me." said Schmidt, "that
tho serum could bo safely used, us tho
horso had not been affected with tetanus on
September when tho drawing was mado.
"I knew," tho witness continued, "that
the scrum was poisonous and unlit for usa
on human beings, but I felt that I could
not question Rnvold's orders, so I went
ahead and carried out tho orders."
Tho witness repeated his recent assertion
beforo tho coroner that tho poisoned scrum
waa sent out to physicians without having
been first tested on Guinea pigs.
"It was difficult to obtain good Guinea
pigs," said Schmidt. "All tho available pigs
had been used for tests during the sum
mor and heneo wero not In a fit condition
for nntl-toxln tests.
"I do not know of nny tests of tho last
drawing ot nntl-toxln being mado. It such
tests had been mado 1 would hivo known of
It."
Schmidt testified that the scrum was kept,
unlabeled. In tho Icebox nnd thnt tho draw
ings ot different dates were known apart
only by tho memory of the colored Janitor.
NEGROES SOLD INTO SLAVERY
tine of Their Own Itnce Involved In
Aliened Kilter
prise. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 10. A special
to the Age-Herald from New Decatur. Ala.,
says: Ben Milam, colored, an ex-slavo of
Lawrence county, Is under arrest charged
with an unusual crime.
It l alleged that 5111am has for Borne
time been engaged In kidnaping negroes
nnd selling them as slaves to the white
manager of a Tennessee .river Island some
miles below Decatur. It Is ald Milam
would Induce negroes to accompauy him
to the Island with tho promise of Bccurtng
positions for them on tho plantation at
suoa fcgeb, and' that whe'n thy reached
thero hii would sell them In bondagV. the
negroes being confined within tho (stockade,
from which escapo was almost Impossible.
It Is said that a young negro who re
cently escaped from the island told tho
story nnd caused tho arrest of Ben Milam.
He reports that a kidnaped negro has been
confined on this Island ns a slnvo for seven
years.
MURDERS WIFJAND CHILDREN
I'rencher Become Violently Innnne,
Kill Fmully nml Com
mit Suicide.
HOUGHTON. Mich., Dec. 10. John Kin
nun, minister of tho Finnish Evangelical
Lutheran church nt Copper Falls, Me
wano county, murdered bin wife and two
children and committed uulcldo last night.
Klnnun wns 40 yenrs of ago and was uni
versally respected.
One son, a deaf mute, was recently sent
to the Stato School for tho Deaf at Flint,
Mich., and was killed on hla arrival thero
by a passing train. Klnnun brooded over
his son's death, and last night became vlo.
lently Insane. Ho first cut his wife's
throat with a kitchen btitcberknlfo and
then murdered hla two younger sons with
the same weapon The oldest boy, aged 13,
escaped, screaming with fear, and when
the neighbors reached tho house nil were
found with throats cut and dead. After
killing bis wife and two sons Klnnun had
fired tho house and cut his own throat.
Tho flames wero easily extinguished. '
NEBRASKANS SEEK IN VAIN
North Pintle mill l.cinly Itclntlvc
I'enr lln rm Hit Come
to .IcNMle Allen.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. (Special Telegram )
Relatives of Miss Jesslo Allen, a hand
some girl of 22, fear sho Is either being
held a prisoner In this city or that sho has
been murdered. A week ago sho arrived
hero from Jersey City, N. J., on her way to
North Platte, Nob., whero sho was to spend
tho holidays with relatives. At the North
western etatlon sho discovered tho loss of
all her money, quite a largo sura. She
telegraphed this fact to Eugene Paddock of
Lcmly, Neb., who forwarded transportation
and money, which Is new hero, but no trace
of tho girl can bo had. It Is fenred sho was
lured from the station by the hopo of re
covering her money nnd has been foully
dealt with. Sho was attractive anil stylishly
dressed. Tho police aro unable to get a
cluo to her whereabouts,
NOTABLE INDjAN LAID AWAY
Duck AVjilf, Who MlKiieil the I'.cliotn
Treaty In Tenneee
In 1M4I1.
GUTHRIE, Okl.. Dec. 10. Duck Wolf, a
Creek Indian, aged 84 years, was burlod
by his trlbo yesterday near Kufalla. Ho
was present In 1S46 and was one of tho
signers of the New Echotn treaty In Ten-
nessoo, tho last treaty with tho Creeks
beforo their removal to Indian Territory.
Mincmrnt of Occiiii Veel, Dec, 10.
At New York Arrived: Mnnltou, from
London: Kaiser WUhelm dcr Orosse, fram
Hremcn. Sailed. Cymric, for Liverpool;
Columbia, for Naples.
At London Arrived: Ilavorford, from
Now York via Southampton, for Antwerp.
At Rotterdam Arrived: Ryndam, from
New York.
At Cherbourg Sailed: Barbarossa. from
Hrumon. for New York. Arrived: Graf
aiuersee, from rvew l orK via Plymouth,
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At Philadelphia Arrived: Oregonlan,
iroiii nun i rtiiicisco, uonoimu, etc., via
St. Lucia-
At Liverpool-Arrived: Ciimbroinan, from
Port land.
At Movllle Arrived; Astoria, from New
York, for Glasgow,
At I'lymouth -Arrlved: Graf Waldcrsee,
from Nuw York, Xor Hambuiif,
10 BUILD THE CANAL
liiattr Utxg ai it tha Anthir of th
Ganitractitt Musart.
ASKS ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILLION
IiTtita Oaitral af Nlcarapaaa Watiinaj iu
Unitii Statu Biari.
AGREE ON NYE'S PHILIPPINE BILL
Dtmocratio Btiattri Held ExioatWt liuioa
Oauoas.
EXPECT TO VTE ON THE MEASURE TODAY
Scnntor l.mtKC Delivers Adilre on
McnrnRiin t'nnnl Treuty Point
lull Out AiUiintiiuc tllcu
to rutted Stilted.
WASHINGTON. Dec. lO.-Scnafor Morgan
today Introduced h bill providing for tho
construction of tho Nicaragua cnual. Tho
bill provides nn aggregate of $1SO,000.000,
of which K',000,000 Is made Immediately
nvallHblo and of which aggregate sum such
amounts ns aro necessary to bo appropri
ated by congress from tlmo to lime.
The control of tho canal and of tha canal
belt Is vested In a board of eight cltlrcn
of the United States, In addition to ttvi
secretary of war, who Is to bo president
These members of tho board are to bo paid
a salary of is.000 a year each and they nro
to bo chosen regardless of political nflllli
tlon. There la n provision authorizing tho
establishment of a regiment from tho reg
ular army on tho canal bolt to guard It
properly nnd courts nlso nre arranged, com
pliant with the laws of grants of Nicaragua
nnd Costa Rica. There is nlso a provision
making the divisions of tho canal during
tho construction and thero Is to bo n chief
engineer and two assistants on each divi
sion, tho chief to rccclvo n salary ot $0,000
and tho assistants $3,000.
Semite Taken I'p the Trent y.
Tho senate today after routlno business
upon motion of Mr. Ixidgo at 12:45 p. m.
went Into executive; session.
After a number of nominations had been
confirmed Senator Lodgo called up tho Hay-
Pauncofote treaty aud made n brief state
ment regarding tho convention. Tho sen
ate then adjourned lu order to glvo tho
democratic caucus commltteo an opportu
nity to hold a meeting.
Mr. Lodge contended thnt tho now
trcnty does awny with nil tho objection-
ablo fentures of the treaty of tho last con
gress and enumerated tho partlculnrs In
which tho revised ngreemctit conforms to
tho action of tho scnato in tho last con
gress, when the old treaty was beforo It. Ho
analyzed tho new treaty from beginning
to end, showing that lu specific, tcrma It
nbrogntos ' thoA Clayton-Bulwe r treaty of
185V, which, ho said, had stood constantly
In the way of tho construction of an Isth-
mlnn canal. Tho abrogation of this treaty,
ho contended, wns a most important
achievement, nnd ho did not bcllovo that
tho United States should or would loso
an opportunity to mako secure that con
cession. Given 1'nltcd Stole Control,
Senator Lodgo also called attention to
tho omission of paragraph ono of artlcln
threo of tho words, "In tlmo of war as In
time of peace." He ald that lu tho old
treaty tho paragraph read: "That canal
shall be free and open. In tlmo of war as In
tlmo of peace to the vcsbcIs of commcrco
nnd of war of all nations on terms of en
tire equality, etc."
Ho urged that tho emission of this
phraso had tho effect practically of leaving
tho United States to do with tho canal in
tlmo of war according to Its own good
pleasure.
Ho also referred to tho fact that rule
seven In tho treaty of tho powerB regu
lating tho control of tho Suez cnnnl, which
hnd been embodied In tho original Hay
Paunccfoto treaty, had been omitted In
the revised draft. Ho quoted this rule,
which provided that "no fortification shall
bo erected commanding the canal or the
waters adjacent, etc."
(onceloim Are Ample.
This, he said, was a material concession
to the United States and was quite sufficient
to meet tho objections mado against that
agreement, that the United Status would
have no powor to protect Its property. It
practically left tho United States frco to
fortify the canal In caso It should bo con
sidered dcslralilo to do so nnd was In lino
with the omission of the restriction keep
ing tho canal open In tlmo of war. Tho fact
that tho Invitation contained In tho old
treaty to tho various powers to glvo their
adhcrenco to tho agreement had bcon elim
inated from the new convention, ho said,
wns nnothcr compliance with tho action of
tho senate on tho original treaty,
Theso concessions, Mr. Lodgo urged, wero
ample and ho contended that they wero ot
such a naturo as to rendor tho now treaty
acceptable to all American citizens who
wanted to sco a canal constructed.
Practically, ho said. Great Britain had
agreed to turn tho cntlro management ot
tho canal over to tho United States not only
In time ot peace, but In time of war, and nn
ono could doubt thut In caso of hostilities
tho United States would be nt liberty to
construe tho omission of tho clause In rule
1 as having this effect.
Senator Culberson asked Mr. Lodge It It
was not truo that article vlll of tho Clay-ton-Bulwer
treaty establishing tho general
principle of neutralization was retained in
tho now agreement, but Mr. Lodge replied
that whllo thero waB a declaration to thn
effect that tho general principle of neutral
ization established by tho urtlclo wns still
to bo kopt nllve, tho wholo tenor of thn
new treaty vas to neutralize and cancel
tho old agreement. Ho did not consider
that tho urtlclo would bo of effect any
longer. It is understood that tho treaty
will be culled up tomorrow.
Another Aiitl-Anurchlat lllll.
Senator Galllngcr Introduced in the scnato
today a bill to protect tho president, vie
president, persons in tho lino of successloc
to tho presidency and ambassadors and for
eign ministers. Before presenting it ho ex
plained that the bill was prepared by Hon.
Edward Aiorlcli, United States dUtrlct
Judge of Now Hampshire.
Tho hill provides for tho punishment by
death ot any person who shall Intentionally
kill, or who with intent to kill shall as
sault the president of the United States,
the vice president, persons In succession to
the presidency, ambassadors nnd mlnUtors
of foroigti countries rcsldont in tho United
States. Tho samo penalties aro prescribed
for persons who shall Incite others to any
of the foregoing deeds.
Tor threatening to kill tho president or
I