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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
10, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAKCII 5, 1002-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
LINKS EAST 10 WEST
Water Storage Bjitem of Irrigation
National Benefactor.
ITS ADOPTION IS STRONGLY ADVOCATED
romotori Bay it Will Benefit Commerce
and Agriculture Alike
BIG MANUFACTURERS IN FAVOR OF IT
Chicago Canal Dp" ''sed ai Illu-tration of
(BOON TO ARID LANDS
'' "HE WEST
-ahorltlr Declare Preside, i It-
arrvoir System Conld Be Profitably
Maintained hy National
' I , Government.
CHICAGO, March 4. J. C. Braden. secre
iary of the engineering board of the Chl
joago drainage caDal, had for hla guesU to
day Judge Cornellua J. Gavin of New Mex
irn and J. M. Glenn, secretary of the 1111-
Bola Manufscturers' association. In a trip
down the drainage canal and inspection 01
tha Rnrtran dam. The secret ot tni ex
suralon lies In the fact that Mr. Garvin, one
pt the supporters of Secretary or tne ireas
tiry Bhaw at the National Business lien's
1ur lust Thursday nlsht. together with
Secretary Bhaw, made a strong argument
associating the presidents reservoir poncy
for the appropriation of money for the
erection of Immense dams throughout the
west In the mountain region for the stor
age of water for irrigation purpose.
In hla speech Judge Gavin showed clearly
the benefits that would accrue to the busi
ness Interest of Chicago, Including the man
ufacturers, by the development and settle
ment of the arid lands of the west. Sec
retary Glenn explained fully the close re
latlons between the manufacturera of this
jdty with ths western country.
Cast of Drain.
Mr. Braden places the cost of the drain
age canal at $34,000,000. raised by taxation
pt this district and borne principally by
the city of Chicago. If Chicago can fur
(ah the funds for an enterprise ot this mag
nitude it should be to the general govern,
tnent a simple and small matter to provide
.the money needed for the construction work
as simple yet so far-reaching In Its benefits
as the building of the dams for the proposed
reservoirs.
Mr. Glenn believes that Irrigation and
the reclaiming of the arid lands of the
tnountain region would result In great and
Unlimited benefit to the manufacturing In
terests of the east. Bald hot
Katlmating that 100.000.000 acres of land
ran be reclaimed to make the most fertile!
farming lends In the world, wo would have
an acreage equal in amount to three states
the sise of Illinois, capable of containing
and supporting a population of 10.oou.OjO
ef people, who will be purchasers and con
Burners of the manufactured products of
the east To the manufacturers of Illinois
this in of trreat Importance in view of its
clue relation and proximity to thl newly
Diene4 territory. " A irreat demand would bi
cieated for machinery In particular. Illi
nois, being ths greatest machinery manu
facturing tate in the union, should profit
most greatly. Not alone would the man
ufactures benefit, for a great, incomprehen
sible demand would be created for manu
factured goods of almost every description,
and a great field opened for the large mer
cantile interests of Chicago and tho east.
Consider Scheme Simple.
Judge Gavin said:
After visiting the drainage canal and Its
jam and controlling works at Ixckport,
and having its workings so clearly ex
plained by Trustee Braden of the drainage
beard. I am led to believe the controlling
Bind the storing- of water In the arid re-
?;lon Is a simple matter, and constructed
n such a manner aa to last for time lm
tnamorial, with absolute safety to tho sur
rounding country and its inhabitants, that
clams of sufficient strength and stability
can be constructed aa the mammoth enter-
rrlxe so sucreanfully completed by Chicago
uly demonntratcs.
The controlling works at Lockport today
In reality are holding back the waters ot
Lake Michigan. If this can be success
fully done, how readily can dams be con
structed where nature has lent every aid
pomlble, and only necessary to hold back
a few thousand aorea of water? This
drainage canal la certainly one of the beet
object lessons for a student of this Irriga
tion problem. Here by the simple turning
of a wheel 960,000 cubic feet of water can
be let out of its confl nee every minute, or
toy another turn held completely at the
will of the operator. This same principle
applied In the arid regions will store suffi
cient water to Irrigate every available
acre ot Irrigable land In the arid re
gions). Nature has provided Innumerable
place where by the Investment of a small
amount of money In the construction of a
dam water sufficient can be stored until
such time end at such season of the year
aa It Is necessary for tha maturing of the
crops.
Heed Aid of Government.
This is beyond the reach of private en
terprise and the agitation and education
Which is going on at present Is for the
purpose of encouraging the government to
aid in this Internal Improvement with the
sole purpose In view ot furnishing homes
for the bona fide homeseeker ana actual
settiar as agalnet syndicates and private
control of government lands militating
against the interests of the masses and aa
att&lnst the development and future pros
perity of the arid regions which, with this
government aid and development, will
toake an agricultural empire equal. If not
superior, to the most favored agricultural
sections of the rata belt,
i The favorable way in which the business
community of Chicago and the entire east
looks upon this mutter and the aid and
Support which they are giving makes the
arid west hopeful of the early solution of
the present condition of affaire, by the
oarly adoption upon the part of the gov
ernment of a policy of Improving their
own property and making homes for Amer
ican cltlsens and building up home indus
tries, thereby making the bulwark of
America's commercial Interests greater
ud stronger than ever.
WON'T AFFECT MONEY MARKET
pnsehar of (aa Fraaelsee Street
Hallways lay No Gold Will
Leave New York.
,
NEW YORK. March 4. Brown Bros. A
to., bead of the underwriting syndicate
fchich has undertaken to reorganise the
leadlrj street railway lines of San Fran
ttuco, have sent out allotment letters call
ing for a payment of 10 per cent of the
Whole, about 1:0.000,000, oa March .
A representative of Brown Brothers A Co.
Hid that special pains would be taken to
hioet the demands ot ths syndicate without
listurbance to the local money conditions.
It has been arranged to make payment by
transfer through the subtreasury, but in
ll probability not one dollar of the 120,
100,000 involved will actually leave this
pity. . -
Will of Jobs B. Sherman.
CHICAGO, March .-The will of the late
John 11. toUierman. founder of the Union
(ttock yards, has barn hied In the probate
court. The ttament disposes of personal
property value.) at ,i.;u
and
realty
amounting to t',&0m. Afier nrovldlim an
annuity for hla widow and other relatives
the lenialudvr of the estate is left In truat
fur the tao rhlldntn of the testator. Mar-
Jaret & burnhain of Evanilon, I1L, and
ubn Q. fiherai&a, of Mount Ctomeos, MWb.
BRITISH POSITION IS SOLID
President of Chambers of Commerce
Has No Fear of Shipping;
Sabaldles.
LONDON, March 4. In bis presidential
address at the annual meeting of the Asso
ciation of Chambers of Commerce of the
United Kingdom today. Lord Avebury
(better known aa Sir John Lubbock) ad
mitted there were disquieting features, but
he said there was no necessity for de
spondency In regard to British eommerce.
Speaking of subsidies. Lord Avebury said
that while French ship owners enjoyed sub
stantlal advantages, on the other hand they
bad been burdened by bounties, subsidies
and protection given to both sugar, wheat
textiles, coals, metals, etc. If the British
ship owners were not bountled they, at any
rate, were not burdened with contributions
to bolster up other trades.
As to the ship subsidy bill before the
United States congress. Lord Avebury did
not anticipate that Inland states would
remain passive and see $9,000,000 In bounty
go to the maritime states without protest
The doubts he had expressed last year
as to the vitality of German commerce
were fully Justified. Germany's complicated
system of bounties had led to more and
more intricate embarrassments. In the
speaker's opinion, the best thing the Brit
lsh government could do for commerce was
to let It alone. The eheet-snchor of the
commercial world was the favored nation
clause, and he trusted the government
would hold fast to the policy of the open
door, and. In the case of north China, urge
the United States, Japan and other na
tions to Join Great Britain In insisting on
fair play for the commerce of ths world.
REBELLION IN CHINA GROWS
Effort to Supplant Maaekorisa Dy
nasty wits Chinese Aseanes
Grave Aspects.
HONO KONG, March 4. The rebellion In
Kwang 81 province la spreading rapidly.
Signs of unrest are already apparent at
Kwe Lin and Nan King the newly opened
river treaty ports.
The Canton viceroy has dispatched troops
to the scene of the disturbance and has
stationed over 1,000 men at Kwe-Lln and
Nan King, for use In case of eventualities.
The rebels are believed to be former soldiers
of Marsyal Sn who wero disbanded on his
promotion. Their propoganda, which ha
spread far and wide. Includes the overthrow
of the Manchuria dynasty, the founding of
a Chinese dynasty, and helping the op
pressed and needy Chinese. The French
are said to be secretly supporting the
rebels.
STRIKERS PAY THE PENALTY
Dispatches from Madrid Are to the
Effect that ttho Labor
Rioters Are Shot.
LONDON, March 4. It Is announced In a
special dispatch from Madrid that a num
ber of ths strikers arrested for participation
In ths recent riots at Barcelona were ahot.at
Fort Monjutch this morning.
A brother of General Moods, ths Carlist
lesder, has been arrested for complicity is
the Barcelona riots and 1wtU be tried by
court-martial. Papers seised at ths houses
of soarchlsts in Barcelona Indicate that a
widespread plot existed.' Strikes were de
clared at Csdls and Ferol, Spain.
Ciar Helps tho Needy.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4. The czar
has sent 150,000 roubles for the relief of ths
victims of the recent earthquake at
Shamaka, Transcaucasia.
Cecil Rhodea Improves. '
CAPETOWN, March 4. Cecil Rhodes,
who has been HI for some time, is Improv
ing. BIG LINER LOSES PROPELLER
Etrarla (pokes West of Aaorea la
Tow of Aaotbor
Steamer.
NEW YORK, March 4. The agent of ths
Cunard Steamship company her have re
ceived a dispatch from London saying that
Etrurla, In tow of the steamer William
Cliff, had been sighted 400 miles west of
Fayal, Axora islands, having lost its pro
peller. '
LONDON, March 4. The British steamer
Ottawa, from Philadelphia for London, has
arrived at Fayal, A lore Islands, and re
port having sighted ths Cunard line
steamer Etrurla, In tow of ths British
steamer William Cliff. 400 miles west of
Fayal. Etrurla had lost Its propeller.
Another report says Etrurla was picked
up when BOO miles from Fayal, west-northwest
of that port. All were well on board
the Cunarder, which according to this re
port, had its propeller shaft broken. It was
otherwiss uninjured.
Previous to receipt ot news thst Etrurla
had been sighted In tow ths reinsurance of
the Cunard liner at Lloyds today was about
guineas per cent. Little business was
done at thst rats.
NEW YORK. March i.-Ths Evening
World prints a dispatch from on of Its re
porters who Is a passenger oa Etrurla.
Ths dispatch, which was taken to ths
Axores by ths oil tank Ottawa, which spoke
Etrurla on Friday, Is as follows:
Etrurla lost Its Droueller and steer.
Ing gear In mid-Atlantic on the evening of
reDruary zn. unnea neipieaa in a heavy
sea all night, making continuous signals.
Too much cannot bs said for the bravery
and coolness of Captain Stephens, whose
example filled the passengers and crew
with courage.
iliey are trying to tow tttruna to the
Azores. Aa I write we are now In tow
of the ateamar William Cliff, but are malt.
lug no headway. Wind and sea against us
and C'ltrr not strong enougn to do more
than hold us steady.
All are well on board and after the first
excitement everything is quiet. They are
trying to laan spars to make a rudder.
Captain of oil tank eteamer Ottawa, from
T'hlladeluhla. has rromlxed to file thin at
first port touched. Captain Stephens wishes
to aaaure ail mat tnere te no aanger.
CATTLE GROWERS CONVENTION
Aadresa of President Laalc
Deal
. Principally with Land
Leaslag.
DENVER. March 4. Tha American Cattle
Growers' association, embracing all cattle
men's associations west of the Missouri
river, assembled at the Tabor opera house
today for Its second annual convention.
F. C. Lusk, president of the association,
called the convention to order. Several
hundred delegates were present. Addresses
of welcome were mads by Governor Or ma a
snd Mayor Wright of this city and a re
sponse by A. C. Cleveland ot Nevada.
President Lusk's annual address was de
voted largely to the question of leasing ths
public domain. Hs advocates ths enact
ment by congress of a law to regulate the
matter. "Untold harm la being dons to
cattlemen." he said, "by ths tree use of Us
pn tills lands for grating purpose, '
WILL APPOINT TAX REFEREE
Supreme Court Sustains Motion in Man
damus Proceedings.
ASKS ATTORNEYS TO AGREE ON MAN
Whoever Is Chosea for tho Place Will
Be Expected to Be at a Hearing
la Omaha Wlthoot
Delay.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 4. (Special. Telegram.)
The. supreme court this afternoon sus
talned the motion tor the appointment of
a referee to tsks testimony in the Omaha
tax mandamus case and gavs John H. Mc
intosh, attorney for ths relators, leave to
file a supplemental affidavit, setting forth
the facts regarding the injunction suit In
the lower court. ,
The court suggested that the attorneys
Interested make an effort to agree on aome
person for ths appointment snd to submit
his name for consideration. It 'is Inti
mated that whoever Is chosea will bs ex
pected to listen soon to testimony snd
argument In Omaha. He will be authorised
to give sn opinion both as to law and
facts, subject, of course, to the court's ap
proval. The attorneys conferred tonight.
but were unable to agree upon a recom
mendation. They will meet again tomor
row.
The court devoted nearly all the morning
session to listening to the srgument on
Mr. Mcintosh's motion for ths appointment
of the referee, but the decision was not
announoed until Just before adjournment
tonight.
City Attorney Connell sppeared in behalf
of the council, and John L. Webster and
W. W. Morsman In behalf of the corpora
tlons, all opposed to ths appointment.
COAST MILLERS COMBINING
Now Company Practically Coatrols
Floor Trade of tho
Orient.
PORTLAND, Ore., March . 4. The Ore-
gonlan says that the largest industrial
consolidation ever undertaken In the. Pa
clflc northwest is belnr quietly worked
Into shape in this city and San Francisco.
The enterprise la an amalgamation of the
Interests of the great export flour milling
firms of ths Pacific coast. No hint has
been given aa to the capitalisation ot the
proposed consolidation, but It will prob
ably be somewhere In the neighborhood ot
110,000,000.
As now outlined the combination will
embrace mills having an annual capacity
of over 5,000,000 barrels of flour. Ths cor
porations Interested In the proposed com
bins are: The Portland Flouring mills of
this city, the Puget Sound Flouring Mills
oompany of Tacoma, ths Centennial mills
of Seattle and Spokane and the B perry
Flour mills of Stockton and Ban Francisco,
Cal. These concerns practically control
the flour trads of the Orient, their 'ope'
rations extending from Vlsdlvostock and
Port Arthur as far south as Singapore. '
NORTHERN, - PACIFIC CHANGES
Its Engineering Department Is Beor-
' .'.aalaed by Chief W. L.
Darling;.
GT. PAUL, March 4. The engineering de
partment of the Northern Paclflo railroad
has been completely reorgsnlsed by Chief
Engineer W. G. Darling, tho change dating
from March L
J. Q. Martin Is placed In Tacoma as
chief engineer In charge of engineering on
all lines west of and Including Ellensburg
station.
F. S. Darling la made division engineer
at St. Paul, In charge of engineering on
all lines east of the Missouri river, vice J.
Bratager, transferred. W. O. Smith
la appointed division engineer, at Livings
ton, Mont., and la placed In charge of en
gineering on all lines between the Missouri
river and Butte snd Helena, Including Butte
station, but not Helena.
B. E. Palmer Is made division engineer
at Spokane and has Jurisdiction between
Butte and Helena and Ellensburg, Includ
ing Helena, but not Butts or Ellensburg.
Assistant engineers will report to the
division engineer and tha latter to the
chief engineer. , .
DISSOLVE FREIGHT BUREAUS
Omaha-Kansas Clty-Chlcaaro-St. Fanl-
Sloas City Compact Falls
Throagrh.
CHICAGO, March 4. Ths dissolution of
ths Chicago-Kansas City, Chicago-Omahl-Bloux
City snd Chlcago-St. Paul freight
bureaus was decreed today by ths executive
officers of the western roads. No action
was taken in regard to ths western freight
bureau.
It was contended that this wss not a pool
or organization that could be ooastrued as
being Illegal, but simply a statistical bureau
for the compiling of records and the Issuing
of tariffs. It Is probable It will bs kept In
tact and that some traffic man will be
elected chairman. The notice ef with
drawal from the three bureaus given by
tne Northwestern on Saturday was met
today by tho Milwaukee snd the Chicago
Alton, which gave similar notices. This
frustrated all further attempt to resuscitate
ths association.
Santa Fo Ro-Electa Officers.
GALVE3TON. Tex.. March i at tt,.
stockholders meeting of the Gulf, Colo
rado Banta F Railroad company, held
today, the old board of director w.. ...
elected. At ths directors' meeting the pres
ent officers were re-elected.
Schwah la He-Electeel President.
NEW YORK. March 4. Tha diraetne. f
ths United States Steel corporation met to
day snd re-elected President Schwab snd
all tho other officers whose terms expired.
Otherwise only routlns business was trsns
acted. From Wakask to Rio Grand.
SPRING FIELD. 111.. M.rrh lrh t
Cotter has reclamed aa trainmaster ..
Bt Loula division of the Wabash railroad.
nsvmg iteen offered a division superln
tendency with the Denver A Rio Grande rail
road. Wlthdrawa from Bar.
HOUSTON, Tex.. March 4. Ths Houston.
East 4k West Texas railroad, a Souther
Pacific property, today gave notice of with
drawal from ths Southwestern Psssnger
cureau.
C. C. Gllaama for Censrreea.
V4"fcTr W1VU0 , . . . , .
K-',va i-n niu., Marcn ine re
publican of the Twelfth district today
nominated C. C. Ollhams of La, Orange as
a candidate for election to congress. Gll
haroa waa selected on the flmt ballot over
lis. Oeorgo B, MMdogaa t i-'"if Ti- jh
SET ASIDE OLD SPANISH LAWS
Commlaaloaera Revise Slatate of
Porto Rico, Mac lag; Radical
ChansrrB.
J
WASHINGTON, VarckJ 4r-Tbe commis
sion to revise . snd cor?! nils the laws nf
Porto Rico appointed by" virtue of the act
oi Apru is, 1900, has sabmltted Its report
to the attorney general. J The commission
consists or Joseph Daly ef New York and L,
S. Row of Pennsylvania and J. H. Lopes
or Forto Rico. The work undertaken was
ths revision snd compilation of practically
all the old Spanish laws.
The commission after aa exhaustive study
of ths 8nanlsh rstem. nroraedeil in m.k.
tha most necessary changes such aa tha re.
organisation of ths Judicial system snd ths
system or local government, the revision of
the laws of mart-lags and divorce and wills
snd Intestacies, and a number of other im
portant branches of the civil and criminal
law. Ths most important work of the
commission was the revision of ths or
gsnio act of Porto Rico, commonly known
as ths Forsker set. The system of local
government proposed by the commission In
cludes a county, city and village organlsa.
tioa.
Under Spanish rule ths Island was di
vided Into sixty-seven dlvlIons known as
munlclplos which wsra subjected to the
strict form of control by the central gov
ernment The mayors wera appointed by
the governor-general and ths members ot
ths town councils were subjects to his will,
in fact If not In law. Local self-government
wss unknown.
Ths commission has tsken a long step In
the direction of local autonomy but ha
placed sufficient power In the Insular gov
ment to guard sgainst the dangers of local
Inexperience or Incompetency.
Briefly stated the system leaves to the
local authorities the management of local
affairs, but prescribes a deflslts standard
of efficiency In the Important
ss sanitation, drainage, water supply, street
cleaning, etc. If the local tarsrnmAnt fall
to meet these standards the insular gov
ernment is given sufficient power to meet
every emergency. Ths habeas corpus act
is another of the lmnortant chinn.
posed by the commission.
NO CLAIM AGAINST TURKEY YET
- 0
Government Will Make Demand In
Mis Stone's Case Until Inantry
Report ' la Made.
WASHINGTON. March 4-1 1 ta
at the State department that tha ttif,,rio
of Mr. Leischmann, the United States minis
ter to Turkey, is liable to be misunderstood
owing to the brevitr of the eahl.i mnnr
that he has preferred a demand upon Tur
key In the case of Miss Stons. The under
standing her is that any action in that
line that Mr. Leishmana may have taken
Is rather in the line of saving all futurs
rights rather than tha submission of an
unqualified demand for the; punishment ot
the brigsnde and a repayment Of the In
demnity given to the brigands. The asme
sort of a caveat either has yeen or will he
filed With tha Rlllffartan AVarnmAW Tk.
legal effect of this action ll simply to save
all rights against either of taaaa m-
mentB or -against both of them, wniiin.
the conclusion of theactiv Inauir ohih
tfto.ftato dIrtawntrfVi4VY,,Cv?
uuuimor lug otusr ageuainto. Alls
Stone's case.- When that Inonirv i nn
eluded. It Is expected that the department
win ne in a position to squarely placs ths
responsibility for tho kldnanlna. hH wh.n
that Is dons no time will bs lost In pressing
tne ciaim ootn for punishment of the
perpetrators or the outrage and for ths
repayment of the ransom, afeanwhiu mat
ing under instructions of the Bute depart
ment, Mr. Leischmann will prefer no spe
cific claim against either Turkey or Bul
garia.
It la possible that the department m
do nampered In its efforts to secure repara
tlon by the peculiar nolltlcal PA 1 1 1 imi as av
lstlng between Turkey snd Bulgaria and the
mammy to aetermlne ths exact measure ot
responsibility for Bulgarian shortcomings,
should it be found thst the Bulgarian gov
ernment itself Is responsible for Miaa
Stone's capture. That Question u nn.
oeing examined carefully.
ADVICES FROM COLOMBIA WAR
Report Are Meager, ksl Indications
Are that Government 1 Thor
oughly Aroased.
WASHINGTON. March 4. Advice fmm
th saat of war In South America are mea
ger. Nothing ha been heard of tha ra
ported Insurgent naval operations on ths
coast or venesuela. But reports from Co
lombia show that ths government is thor
oughly awakened to the formldahla char
acter of the revolutionary outbreak near
tne capital and that a large body of troops
has been hastily ordered from the north t
assist In ths defense of the capital. This
withdrawal may have a considerable Influ
ence oa the campaign on ths Isthmus ot
Panama.
The report came from United States Mln-
tBter Hart at Boarota and in luhit..
stated that I.000 of tbs best soldiers In
Colombia bad reinforced the government
troops near Boxota. Flchtlna- had eon.
tlnued for soma days, but re liable details
had not been received.
MUSICAL AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Brlarht Social Function. Given hr
President and Mra.
Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON. March 4. Tha r.r..M.n
and Mrs. Roosevelt tonight gavs a largely
attended musical at the White House, The
East room and other public portions of ths
house were very prettily decorated for th
occasion. There waa a program of four
double and one single numbers. Tho solo
ist were Miss Leila Livingston Morse, and
Mr. Helnrlch Meyn, with Miss Isabella
Hauser and Mr. Isadora Lnckston at the
piano.
Th guests Included the members of ths
iblnet and their families, tha fnri-
ambaaaadcrs, senators snd representatives
in congress snd a contingent of resident
of society.
CANDIDATE FOR LONG'S PLACE
Repreeentatlvo Moody ot Maaaaehu-
tt I Meatloaed for See.
retary of War.
WASHINGTON. March 4. Irn.m
among ths list of possibilities to fill ths
vacancy to bs mad by Secrteary Long's
retirement from the cabinet la tha n.n.. -
William Henry Moody, a republican repre
sentative from the Sixth district ot Massa
chusetts, sad ssld to be eonsscUd by mar
rlag with Senator Lodge.
Mr. Moody I years of age. a graduate
of Harvard, a lawyer by profession snd
has sarvd tore term la congress, where
he has attained some of ths most Influen
tial aomnvtts asslgnmsau.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Qectrio Light Company Gets Two Good
1'ointa in Its favor.
NEW CONTRACT WITH CITY IS APPROVED
Ordlaaaeo Glvlnar lis Sahway Plan
Life Introduced la Hew Form a4
Pot Over to Special Meet
ing; Today.
Tho new Omaha Thomson-Houston Elec
trio Light comDanr haa cause tn conaratu.
late Itself today, as at last night's meeting
or tne city council It gained two points.
Ths first was the confirmation of tta new
contract with tbs city to Usht ths streets
during the next three yesrs; the second
wss the favorable recentlon of an ordlnanea
providing for putting it wires underground.
The subway ordinance Is. in SDirlt. the
sams as that passed last January, against
which a permanent Intunrtlnn now eiiata
but several technicalities to which the court
took exceptions In ths first ars avoided In
tne second. For example, the name New
Omaha Thomson-Houston Electric Light
company" doesn't appear In the ordinance
Introduced Inst nlrhL tt la nfitl.H i
ordinance providing f jr placing underground
an electric wire excent telecranh and tel.
ephona wire snd wires used for propelling
street cars." The wires affected hv tha
measure are those used for the transmla
slon of light, heat or rawer, and It. la .tin.
u i area mat these be underground by May
1, 103.
Goes to Special Session.
This ordinance was nut unon It nrat amt
second readlnss last nls-ht and referred tn
the Judiciary committee, and a sDeclal meet.
ng ot tne city council was railed for thl
morning "to act upon the Judiciary commit
tee a report." The hour set for the special
meeting Is 10 o'clock, which Is believed to
do esny enough to anticipate a possible In
Junction.
Ths city's new contract with the elect Mr,
light company, accompanied by a $10,000
bond, was received from the mavor with hi.
approval. As the contract had been amended
Since It was laat hefnra tha rnnnnil nnth...
vols was takea on It,' with the result that
it was approved by a unanimous vote ot
eight. Lobeck. who had voted azalnat tt
ween ago, changed his vote.
nn ma memDers ot tne council were
A 1 , .
present with the exception of President
Ksrr, who is ill. and Vice President Mount
presided In his place.
Market House Muddle.
A new market house ordinance waa intro
duced by Zlmman, ths purpose of which
was to extend the property to be condemned
for market purposes one block further
making the market district from Twelfth to
fourteen th on Capitol avenue Instead of
from Thirteenth to Fourteenth, ss the first
ordinance provided. Upon motion of
call,.thls measure was killed In Its incip
ient stats ana the market district stands
as originally defined.
' Haacali said: "If we pass this substitute
ordinance tne effect will be to kill the en
tire market house project, sines it leaves
It uncertain where the bulldlnst ta tn k
erected. If you want to take. In mora tL
fltoif-do-lt by-meana'ef an Ihdepenaeni
ordinance, but don't repeal tbs first ordi
nance. i -
Tros tier said: "I find that there la sn
element In Omaha that is trying to thwart
this council's market house plans, snd If
we hope to successfully combat It we've got
to stand by our original ordinance and not
let them dictate to ua. It may as well be
understood first ss last that tbs market
house Is to be on Capitol avenue, snd not
on Howard or Jones Streets."
Object to ifew Ordinance.
City Engineer Roeewatsr, author of the
second ordinance, said: "This ordinance la
the same as the other, except that It adds
another block of space to the territory al
resdy defined. It was drawn In good 'faith
and for ths purposs of glylng ths gardeners
and others what they want. Thers Is room
for only seventy booths In the territory now
defined and this ordinance just 'doubles that
number."
Lobeck said: "I think we should stand by
the first ordlnanc. Most of the objections
to the Capitol avenue sits, as I understand
it, coma from the Council Bluffs people,
snd if they don't like our arrangements let
them stsy away."
Zimman said: 'The reason we're not
getting good prices for our booth privi
leges on ths Capitol avenue sit is that a
great many of these hucksters snd others
think there is going to be a wholesale market
established In the Howard street district,
which would tend to divide patronage with
the new house. This, of courae, 1 a mis
take. The Capitol avenu market 1 to be
both a wholesale and a retail market."
When a vots was called on Hascall's mo
tion to kill the ordinance extending the
territory of the Capitol, avenue sit all
voted for It except Zlmman.
For Omaha, Beautiful.
An ordinance providing for the planting
of shads trees and for sodding along street
margins, between the sidewalk and ths curb,
and for the levying of special taxes sgainst
abutting property to pay for th same, was
Introduced snd Disced noon Its flr.t ,.
second readings, after which tt was referred
to the Judiciary committee. Major D. H.
Wheeler, author of the measure, made this
sxplsnsUon: "When I waa a memh.r f
ths council In 1894," said hs. "an ordlnanea
la" na wss passed, but was killed by
Mayor Bemls' veto. Since then, until now,
no attempt has been made to, rvi ty.1
project. When ths request csma to ma t
writs this ordinance. I dur un tha nM
and have used a great many of It feature.
It is th only way to preserve a uniform
appearance ot a atreet. Unless th city
take hold of it and place the planting ot
shade trees and tbs laying of aod tn th.
same category with grading, paving and
similar Improvement, to be paid for In
special taxes assessed anlnat ahitii..
property, non-resident property owners will
uegiect to piaot trees and lay sod. snd th
result will be that tha street win h... .
ragged, uneven
this difficulty Is tbs principal purpos of thl
orai nance. it plana that th work Is to
be dons by contract,"
Samuel I. Gordon' Salary.
Th city clerk announced tha. n t
Gordon has sent In- a bill for his "February
salary." which waa th tznl for a vnii.
ot humorou oratory, the burden ot It being
mat mere was no money at hand to pay
tor actual labor, to ssy nothlna of navina
tor th maintenance of a "mosquito court'
down tn the city jail building.
H. C. Walkun. deputy city clerk ..id ki
had embodied the dominant sulrit of tha
"city hail crowd" In four stasias of dog.
gerel. He passed them to Councilman Zlm.
man, who read ths effusion, which plain
tively recite th wall known fact that th
pay roll has baea held up pending the tax
levy settlement.
The city comptroller submitted ths fol-
Continued oa Second ia4
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DENIES STORY OF A RATE WAR
Steamship OCBclal Say Passenger
Fare Agreement Will Be
Fully Adopted. '
NEW YORK, March 4. According to the
commercial Advertiser the various steam
ship lines plying between thla nort and
Europe have finally united In an agreement
as to passenger rates snd although the
wmte Ntar and Cunard lines sre not sign
ers to the sgreement it wss authoritatively
denied today by a prominent steamship
Official that a rata war was Impending.
"On the contrary," said he, "the Cuuard
nd White Btsr lines will In all nrnh.hlllt.
come Into the combination." The present
agreement only affects casaenxer rate.
The parties to the sgreement sre the Amer
ican line, Hamburg-American, Holland
American, North German Lloyd. Cam-
pagnle Generate Transatlantlaue and the
White Bur.
Both the White Star Una and h.
Cunard line had been given unth Febru
ary 28 In which to algnlfy their Intention of
Joining the combination. The agreement
went into effect on March 1.
BIG DEAL IN SUGAR COMPANY
Half Interest In I tah Concern
Said
to Be Sold for Over a Mil
lion Delists,
SALT LAKE. Utah. March 4Tha ir.vn.
Ing Telegram says ' that negotiations for
tne esis or an undivided half Interest In
the Utah Sugar company have practically
been concluded, and that tha deal win h
closed upon the arrival of Manager T. R.
Cutler In New York Oity today. The
amount Involved Is $1,600,000, ths sals being
made on a basis of tie per share.
It was stated by persona interested that
the American Sugar Refining company waa
interested in the purchase. It w.a .to
stated that the Colorado Beet Sugar Re
fining company was ths .real nurchaaer and
that the deal was one ot several contem
plated looking toward the consolidation ot
the beet sugar Interests of the country as
opposed to the cane sugar Interests. Offi
cial confirmation or denial of the
could cot be obtained today.
PITCHED BATTLES ON STREETS
Moh
of Striker Defy
Keep Town la
Police and
UP-
; NORFOLK. Vs.. March 4. A mrvh nf Knn
strike sympathisers today held the streets of
norioiK on wnicn tne main line of ths Nor-
rolk Railway Light company's oars ars
run and ths DOMcs ' wsra unahla tn
with It from noon until sfter dark, when the
cars, which were guarded by detachments
of military snd had run with difficulty all
day, were housed in their barns.
Csrs were repeatedly derailed, wasron
loads of stones were plied on tha track
snd free fights between th military guard
and the crowd occurred at frequent inter
vals. In ons difficulty a sergeant ran a
bayonet Into the arm of II. H. Harmenzef,
a barber. Mrs. Harmensef knocked th
soldier down and discolored the face of
Lieutenant E. R. Gale, who was near her.
CAUSE OF MRS. BLOOM'S DEATH
Three Physician Unable to Determine
Whether She Was Victim
of Violence.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. March 4. fSDoctal
Telegram.) Drs. Stewart, Becker and
Fletcher held a post-mortem examination
yesterday over ths body ot Mrs. Bloom, who
died under suspicious circumstances at her
ranch In Banner county, fifteen miles north
of Kimball, Neb.
The physicians found that Mrs. Blnnm'a
desth was ths result of a fracture at the
bsss of ths skull, which might havs been
produced either by a fall unon tha h.d
by a blow from some flat Instrument. Tha
pnyslctan express themselves ss unable to
stats whether or not death was caussd by
violence.
The authorities of Bsnner countv ara .tut
investigating the affair on the theorv th.t
ths woman was murdered.
SEEK TO BAR SALOONKEEPERS
Knlcht of Colniubu Will Propose
Llonor Dealers' Eaclaalon
front Order.
NEW YORK. March 4. Tha national .in
vention of Knlaht of Columbus henn h.r.
today, Suprem Knight Edward L. Hears ot
Bourn rarmingxon presiding. His annual
address represented th order to bs tn a
very prosperous condition. Th nrincin.1
business of ths convention will b consider
ation ot ths proposed nw constitution,
which Is a rigid exclusion of asloonkeep
ra and liquor dealers from membership in
ths order.
Ths annusl report of National Kvr.i.r.
Colonel Well showed that there were on
December SI. 1901. (09 councils, with . tnt.i
Insured membership of 82,790 and an assocl-
ats membership of 48,018.
NEBRASKA MAN ON COMMITTEE
J. H. Oaeeber ef Bine Sprlasre Promi
nent la I'adevwrlter'
MrettasT.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 1 The annual
meeting of the Nations! Association ot Co
operative Mutoal Insurance - com pan! e
opened her today. President W. I). Forbes,
Des Moines, Is., called the meeting to order.
Th addre of President Forbes outlined
ths phenomenal growth of mutual insurance
companies In the United States. Ths presi
dent appointed this commltts oa creden
tial: I. B. Ystes of Madella, J. H. Case
be r of Blue Springs, Neb., snd H. A. Fley
of Kswsnna, lod.
Movements ef Oeeaa Veaaala, March 4.
At New York Arrived DeuUchland.
from Hamburg.
At Jaffa Arrived Augusta Victoria, from
New York, via Funchal, Ma las, Genoa, etc
At Hong Kong Arrived ring Buey, from
Tacoma, la Yokohama, etc.
At Brisbane Arrived-Moans, from Van
couver, via Honolulu, for bydnry, NSW
At Genoa Hailed Hathor, from Ham
burg, for Han Kranclauo.
At Liverpool Sailed Llvonlan, for Port-
laHl"!
h "foe-Norland, from
Philadelphia, Xur Axtlaerp.
PRINCE ON THE GO
From Early Morning Till Late, at Nig.lt
Orowdi Beaiega Him.
CHICAGO ADDS TO HEARTY OVATIONS
fiojal Visitor Spends Another Day in tha
Western Metropolis.
LAYS A WREATH ON LINCOLN'S MONUMENT
Hears Address by Governor Van Bant on
Behalf of Minnesota Germing,
MILWAUKEE RECEIVES ROYAL GUEST
Thoasaads of Descendant of Hons
of HohoBBollera Knthaataatlrally
Honor the Tlatlnaabed Sclota
la Wisconsin City.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Msrch 4. Milwaukee
wa host to Prince Henrv of
sl hours this evening and gavs a recap
tion that wss highly enthusiastlo and an
entertainment that wss unique.
His special train came In at 4 Vinv
at 10 was away again on ths long run to
Niagara ana wow England. Ths Intervsn.
Ing time waa all alvan btm in tha Men
tion snd entertainment of the royal visitor.
It began with a drive through ths business
snd resident districts In rvl Knn. .
crowd that numbered 200,000. Then thers '
wan a puoiio reception at which Governor
Robert La Follotte and Mavor David a n..
voiced the welcome and the united singing .
ocieuea raised weir voloes in mighty
chorus. There was slso a anlandM indi
cation and a brilliant night run of th Mil- '
wauaee nrs department.
Later there waa a ha nnnat at .Ktv V -
prince met the leading citizens of tbs city
ana siaie. i ns tnousanda of German resi
dents in Milwaukee lolned h.rtii i- ..
welcome of the young prince to whoa house
they once owed allegtence, and veterans of '
the German ware gathered from throughout
" awn o assist in tn reception.
Met hr Knormoa Crowd.
Th speclsl train baarlnr tli. .i ... I
his party ran up from Chicago over the
Chicago, Milwaukee aV St Taul railway and
there was sn enormous crowd at th
awaiting its coming. Thers was a cheer as
me prince augnted. and another loader
than the first when ha entered hi. .
outside the depot grounds. Mayor Ross and
uwirai a.vans entered nia carriage and.
flanked by police and guarded by troopers
Of ths First Wisconsin eavalr th. Jt.i
V , m.w ut a w
through th city began.
Ambassador von Holleben snd Assistant
Secretary of State HU1 rod. in .. .
carriage with Captain Frederick Pabst.
liuauuian oi me reception committee. Jurt
outside of ths deoot 1.000 v.t.r.n. ..
German wars were drawn up. They had
m ureen Bay, Stevens Point,
Port Washington. Appleton, Plymouth. Fond
Du Lac. Racine and other distant points In (
the state and they gavs ths prince a volley 1
of cheers as hs passed them. : Th streets
were blockaded with people and ths soUco
hsd to fight to keep a drlvewsy clear.
Dedicate Rev' Street.
Prince Henry was given the honor ef rid
ing In ths first carriage to roll across ths
new Grand avenue-Wlsoonsln street brldgs,
snd ss this point was reached Battery A.
stationed on ths laks front, fired a saluts
of twenty-one guns.
Ths reception of the prince as hs drove
through the streets wss wildly enthna
iastlo and thers was an ovation when he
entered the exposition building for tbs
publlo reception. As he appeared on ths
tag escorted by hi staff, and ths rs
ceptlon committee the mass chorus of 600
voices sang "jueutscn Lied." There were
10,000 persons packed In . ths exposition
building snd It waa long befors they were
sufficiently stilled for Chairman John John
son to briefly introduce Mayor Ross. Ths
mayor welcomed Prince Henry In behalf of
the city.
The msyor gavs way to former Congress
man P. L. Deuster who spoks In behalf of
the Oerman residents and In their tongue.
Governor La Foilett then welcomed ths
prince to Milwaukee In behalf of ths state
and expressed regret at the shortness ot
bis visit
Captsln Emit Court, who also spoks In
German, was ths last speaker.
Crowd Repeat Cheer.
Th great chorus sang again and as th
prtnes arose to lesvs tbs hall th crowd
broke Into cheers. Hs touched his eap
in saluts and smiled as hs turned to loavs
th stags.
The firs run followed ths publlo reception
snd It mads a spectacle that waa nn..i
and exciting. Thirty-two pieces of sposra.
tus marshaled by Firs Chief Foley, were
raced for a mile at hlah sDa.d ...
two abreast snd 200 feet apsrt Darkness
bad corns snd ths engine lights mads ths
picture all the more Inspiring.
Th prince was then driven through illum
inated streets to Hotel rn.t.r .k.. -v.
-ww. M
banquet was served.
Hundreds of strings of else trio Ughts
vsrs arched acroas Grand avenn and Wis
consin Streets, hundreds ef hiiildin..
outlined In llrht and hth n . ,- .
t the city hall, printed la lnesndescsnt
ugni were tne words "Welcome to Prlncs
Henry." Especially pretty was th light
ing ot ths Court of Honor on Grand avenu-.
When th princ was driven through
ths court ths chlmea In tha a.
Jam Episcopal church played ths national
air ot to unitea mates and German and
Lutheran hymns.
There was a rreat rila Maw if v.. .. i I
and under ths alare of tha lia-hta it i..i
even more attractive than in tha d..nv.
Crowds thronged tbs strsets during ths
""'"i wn in notei raster ss ths com
mon objective, and th night seen wa a
unman, ons.
Prlaco Speak at Baaaaat.
Princ Henry was th attest at a K.nnuat
tonight given at th Hotel Pf later t tha
elttsen of Milwaukee. Th dinner lasted
anout, two hours. The decoration of th
banquet hall wer very elaborate. Th
tabl at Which th nrlnca aat waa tltar.il.
covered with Alabama amllaz, arching
graceiuuy over th place wher Princ
Henry sat.
Tbre toasts were pronoad. thoaa ta tha
president of the United States and thos
to in emperor or Oermany being drunk as
ths orchestra played the national airs of
tbs rsspectlv nations. These were tY!.
lowed by the toast: "Prlncs Henry of
Prussia." Th princ responded aa fol
lows: Oentleman T will mmiaw tn... .1
fop hut a raw m nut-i f
hoaraa, having lost aomethlns. In thl
...... , , ,.,.. j. j , tui, wuicn k nope,
however, to regain. It 1 a pleasure to tn
to thank you fur th hearty waloom you
hava nffar-wt m- In ,1.1- 1 1 k. .
. - - . ... . iwi.17, urn in. jn
and aympatheUo city of yours, th prtn-
f 1 1 1U 1 ... A n.naL .1 . . ..
thrift and induatxy. i have J-aard) It svua