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The Omaha Daily Bee. EhTAllLISIIEIl JUNE. 11), 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHXI3G, JANUARY 3, lOOa-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. X JUSTICE FOR .NECttO!UEW IN EFFECT resident Eooserelt Take Firm Stand in Miwisaipri Case. WILL NOT TOLERATE PROPOSED OUTRAGE Attempt to Foroe Colored Woman Out of Postoffice MeeU Bebuke. OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE CASE Incumbent is Shown to Bo of Irreproach able Cbaracter. COLOR AROUSED SOUTHERN PREJUDICE Iteslatnutlon Forced by Threat of Vlo lence and Bark Condition Udhi t'loalnn- at Office Until Attor ney General fan Art. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The feature of the cabinet meeting today was the decision to close permanently the postoffice at In dlanola. Miss , from which the postmaster, Winnie M. Coi, col( red, resigned- under compulsion a few days ago, since which time the office has been closed. The bondsmen have brought the matter to the attention of the authorities here with the view of being relieved of the responsibility of the accumulated mall. The postmaster general has had a thor ough Investigation made and has become satisfied that the woman was obliged to resign under duress; in fact, that her life waa endangered. Having represented this state of affairs to the cabinet, after a long discussion, the decision above noted was reached and the office will not be reopened until the people In the district are ready to accept this woman as their postmaster. During the afternoon the president dis cussed with several members of the cabinet other features of the case of Mrs. Cox, Postmaster General Payne being in confer ence with the president for an hour or more. It was decided finally to lesue a formal statement concerning the Indianola case. Secretary Cortelyou, for the presi dent, made public the following: Statement from White House. "The postmaster at Indianola, Miss., Is Mrs. Minnie V. Cox, a colored woman. Ehe served three years as postmaster under President Harrison. When President Mc Klnley came In she was again appointed, in 1897, nearly six years ago. "Her character and standing in the com munlty are endorsed by the best and most reputablo people In the town. Among those on her bond Is the present democratic tate senator from the district, together with the leading banker of Indianola and an ex-state senator from the district, aleo a democrat. "The postmaster and her husband own from $10,000 to $15,000 worth of property In 8unflower county. The reports of post office Inspectors who have tnveatlgated the office from time to time show that she has given the utmost satisfaction to all the patrons p the office;, that, she Is at all times courteous, -talthful, competent and honest In the discharge of her duties. Her moral standing in the community la of the highest. Her reputation Is of the best. Few offices of this gratle in any state are conducted better. "The postmaster recently forwarded her resignation to take effect on January 1, but the report of Inspectors and informa tion received from various reputable white citizens of the town and neighborhood show that the resignation was forced by a brutal and lawleaa element purely upon the ground of her color and waa obtained under terror of threats. The mayor of the town and the sheriff of the county both told the postoffice Inspector that if she refused to resign they could not be answerable for her safety, although at the same time not one word waa said against her. Dosilimta Ask Relief. "On January 1, the bondsmen of the post master telegraphed that the postoffice wss closed; that the postmaster claimed that her resignation wua in the preatdent'a bands to take effect January 1, and that there had been no advice of the appointment of her successor. "The telegram closed with the state ment: 'Prompt action by the president necessary for the relief of busijess Inter ests, which are being injured solely by the action of the lawless element of the town, is wholly secondary to the preservation of law and order and the assertion of the fundamental principle that this government will not connive at or tolerate wrong and outrage of such flagrant character.' "By direction of the president the fol lowing was aent to the bondsmen: " The poatmaster'e resignation has been received, but not accepted. In view of the facts, the postoffice at Indianola la closed. All mall for that place will be forwarded to Greenville. The case will be referred to the attorney general.' " Talk, of Foreign Affairs. The remainder of the meeting waa con sumed in the discussion of foreign affairs, chiefly the conditions in Venesuela. Secre tary Hay presented a statement ahowlpg that no dcnults responses have been re ceived from any of the allied powera to President Castro's last communication. It la evident that further negotiationa will be required to bring th partlea to a final agreement, but it la not doubted that this will succeed. Cuba waa the other subject which en grossed the attention of the cabinet and there was an anxious discussion of the prospects of the pending reciprocity treaty, the decision finally being reached to press the treaty forward on the aame lines toward ratification. MUST STAND TRIAL ON CHARGE Plea In Abatement Filed by Defend, ante In Ronflla Case at Deaver la laavrlllae;. GOLDEN. Colu., Jan. 2 Judge DeFrance of the district court of Jefferaon county today sustained the motion to overrule the plea in abatement In tho embracery cases transferred from Judge jchnion'i court In Denver and set the rasrs for trial April (. The defendants, 'H. H. Tammen. former Tollce Judge William Thomas. D. J. Saddler and Robert 8cbrader were indicted for an alleged attempt to secure the conviction of W. W. Anderson when he waa tried on the charge of having attempted to murder Fred O. Ilontlls and It. H. Tammen, pro prietors of the Denver Post, by bribing the Jury. Anderson was acquitted sod Judge Jchneon called a special grand Jury to In vestigate the charges of bribery arising uut of the. trial. The defendant claimed that Judge Johnson had arbitrarily selected a Jury which would Indict them, but Judge lk France lu hi decision today held that Jkdge Juhusoa had sot eicdd hi au-thuilty. lOwa-IUli Licensing! Art Provides Severe rrmmUjr for Persona Convicted of Drnakeanese. LONDON, Jim. 2 The first notable case under the new licensing act, hlch went Into effect yesterday, came upon a London police court today, when 8lr Chr"' Al lan Law son, the Anglo-Indian nt. , editor and writer, applied for a ui.. ' against Lady Lawson, whom he descrli. aa a habitual drunkard. The aummona wan granted. The new act enables either husband or wife to aecure a aeparation in the case of habitual drunkenness and allows the police to arrest an inebriate anywhere, except in a private bouse, whether disorderly or not. After conviction drunkards are blacklisted for the space of three years. It they at tempt to obtain drink during that period they are liable to a fine, while the person supplying them Is fined $5 for the first of fense and $100 for the aecond offense. Im prisonment Is provided for drunkenness of a pereon In charge of a child under 7 years of age. POLICY ONE OF CONCILIATION Jen It Appointed Governor of Panama Said to Represent Change of Colombian Ideals. PANAMA, Colombia. Jan. 2. Dr. Facundo Mutls Buran. the newly-appointed governor of Panama, atisumed the duties of his office this afternoon. The appointment as gov ernor of Dr. Buran in succession to Gen eral Salazar Indicates a new political atti tude, on the part of the government and a policy of conciliation. The appointment haa been well received in all circles, and especially by the for eigners. During his first Amerlcsn gov ernorship, from 1898 to 1899. Dr. Buran was noted for his economic reforms. It is believed here that the national gov ernment has made changes In other depart ments. The import duties on merchandise, wines and liquors, which were revised consid erably during the revolution, have been reduced by a decree published today to 10 per cent advalorem, the rate collected before the revolt. ARCHDUKE MAY BE ALIVE Leopold, Rrother of Crown Prlneesa of Saxony, Makes StartllagT Statement. VIENNA, Jan. 2. Archduke Leopold, who assisted his sister, the crown princess of Saxony, In her elopement with her chil dren's French tutor, haa made the sensa tional statement, to a reporter of Die Zelt, that Archduke Johann Nepomuk Salvator, who renounced his title and took the name of Johann Orth, and was supposed to have perished in a shipwreck off the South American coast. Is really alive. Johann Orth was, or is, an uncle of Leo pold and of the crown princess. Like his nephew, he left court to go with an actress, Frauleln Mixxl Strubel, who was with Jo hann Orth when he disappeared. - Archduke Leopold. aaga a.RellYa. his uncle is living with the Archduke Louis Salvator, brother to Johann Orth, and also the present grand duke of Tuscany. Arch duke Louis Is eccentric and spends ten months of the year on a tiny Ionian Island, the rest of his time on a yacht. FIGHT, FOR JUNBORN CHILD Trouble Retween the Crown Prlneesa and the Prince Assumes New Phase. BERLIN, Jan. 2. The Saxon court le de termined to make an attempt to obtain pos session of the expected child of the crowq princess, according to the Boersen Courier, and has instructed Its chief police agent, Schwartz, at Oenoa to keep a sharp lookout and avoid deception by the substitution of another child. The Intention of the crewn prince Is to claim the fatherhood of the child and edu cate it at the Saxon court. TURKISH COMMANDER KILLED Bloody Rattle Takes Place Between the Balararlaa and Tarklah Troops. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 2. In a recent fight between Bulgarian and Turkish troop at the village of Brenovo, in the Monaatlr district, fifteen of the latter were killed or wounded. The Turkish commander was among the killed. The Bulgarians, who were barri caded In a house, aleo sustained losses, but the survivors escaped. CONFESSES TO EMBEZZLEMENT New York Man Admits Having- Taken TO.OOU from Ills Employers In Three Years. LONDON, Jan. 2 O. N. Elder wa re mandYd at the Guildhall police court charged on hi own confession with having embezzled $76,000 from hi mr,in. employers, Brown, Shipley Co., the American bank ers. The embezzlement had been going on for three years. C'omplnlna of Discrimination. BERLIN, Jan. 2. The Commercial Treaty oclety ha issued a circular complaining of the United States customs treatment of German goods. In part It Is aa follow: ,. , , ' mis tsrtii 10 English "It I quite characteristic that annoyance has not been applied to or Belgian, but exclusively to German goods. There Is a system in the matter, i twj , aforesaid, shall be by bin. pre It answers the new German tariff, which j scribed, either ty general regulation or by strike at leading article of American ex port with .extraordinary severity. We have every reason to complain of American tariff treatment and custom practice, but the course adopted by Germany is likely !o have the opposite effect from that wished." Forests In Phlllpplaes. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. Two repre sentatives of the forestry division at Wash ington, who have been making a prelim inary survey of the wuoded sections of the Philippines fur the guvernroeut, arrived from the Orient c3 the Jup.oete liner American Maru today. They ar Clifford Plnchot and Cecrge D. Honour. Both geu tlemen are enthusiastic in speaking of the wonderful extent and value cf the forest In the tslaiids. Their report will be cf value to lumbermen Mil others who ar Interested In developing the resource vt the new possessions. Bret llarte'a Small Kstale. LONDON, Jan. 2 Letter of administra tion of the eatate of the late Bret Harts have beea granted. The total value of the estate I placed at Sl.ive. HOAR'S ANTI-TRUST BILL Measure Ho Asked Leave to Submit it Now Completed. IT WILL GO TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Text of Propoaed Lnw Which Is In- tended to Operate la Placing- He ' ff atralat on Monopoly is Mad ' ' . Known to Public WASHINv. ?. Jan. 2. Senator Hoar haa completed and-ioday made public the anti trust bill which he asked leave before the senate adjourned for the holidays to in troduce. The bill goes to the committee on Judi ciary, of which Senator Hoar Is chairman. Following la the full text of the measure: Be It enacted, etc., that the provisions of the statute of February 4, INS", chapter 104, entltltd "Ar act to regulate commerce,' ami all addition thereto, and of the stat utes of July iks. chapter W7, entitled "An act to protect trade anil commerce against unlawful restraint and monopolies," shall continue In force and shall in no wise be held to be limited, restrained or repealed by this act. Section 2 That the attorney general is authorised to employ any professional or other assistance which may be deemed necessary or desirable to prosecute of fenses under this act, or under the acts hereinbefore mentioned, to which an ad dition, or to make Investigation Into tne same, and for that purpose the sum of ISiiO.Oi to. or so much thereof as may be necessary, Is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Kec. if 'that from and after the 30th day of June, In the year 19u4. no corpora tion. Joint stock company or other associa tion whose stockholders are not personally liable tor their debts, created by any slate or territory, shall engage In commerce with foreign nations or among the several states, or continue to csrry on such com merce unless It shall comply with the fol lowing conditlona: Conditions Which Are Imposed. 1. It shall file a statement in the office of the Interstate Commerce commission, signed and sworn to by Its president, its treasurer. Its general manager and a ma jority of its directors, or by the persons exercising the powers usually exercised by such officers and directors of such corpora tions, joint stock companies and other associations, on or before the lath day of September, in the year 1903, or before the 15th clay of September In each year thers after, tile a statement for the year ending with the 15th dsy of June In such years, respectively, showing: 2. The amount of Its capitnl stock. 8. The market value of such stock. 4. How much of the same has been paid in full in rash; or if the same has not been paid In cash, what has been received by said corporation. Joint stock company or other association in lieu thereof and the value of whatever shall have been so re ceived by It. 5. The names of all the officers and directors of said corporation. Joint stock company or other association and all agents Intrusted with the management of its affairs 6. The amount It has paid in dividends during said period, the rate of percentage of such dividends and time of payment of the same. Stock In Other Corporations. 7. A statement of all the stock owned by It of an other corporation. Joint stock company or other association, specifying the corporation, Joint stock company or other association, and the number and value of shares In esch; the amount of lta own stock held by other corporations. Joint stock companies or oth-r associations, and the value thereof, and the amount of stock In other corporations. Joint stock companies or other -associations held 1n 'trust for It, or In which It has any Interest, directly or indirectly, absolute or conditional, legal or equitable, specifying the corporations, Joint stock companies or other association. H. An undertaking signed by said officers, general managers and directors that they will comply with the provisions of this and all other laws of the I'nlted States in the management of the affairs of said cor porations, Joint stock companies or other associations, and that they accept the pro visions and liabilities of this act and th obligations by it Imposed so long as they shall continue to hold or exercise said offices or authority. This statement shall be In addition to all statements now or hereafter required by the Interstate Commerce Commission or by any other public authority. The attorney general of the I'nlted States may at any time require of any corpora tion, Joint stock company or other asso ciation o engngeri. any statement he may think fit In regard to the conduct of Its business. And he may especially require any such corporation, Joint stock company or other association to give a list of all contracts- or transactions entered Into within the twelve months preceding such requisition. In which It hns sold any article or product, or carried nv article or prod uct at a rate less than the ordinary market price, If such article or product had been sold or carried by any other person than the party to such transaction. And he may further require th reasons for such dis tinction and the circumstances attending the same. As to Competitors. Sec. 4 That every person, corporation. Joint stock company or other association engaged In commerce with foreign nations or among the several states which shall enter Into any contract, combination or conspiracy, or who shall give any direc tion or authority to do any act for the purpose of driving out of business any other person engaged therein, or who for mich iturtmse shall in the course of such commerce sell any product at less than its I fair market value, or at a less price than It Is accustomed to demand or receive therefor In any other place under like con ditions, or undertaking that It shall not be sold again by the purchaser or rewtraln such sale by the purchaser, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a tine not ex ceeding fa.ouO or by Imprisonment for not to exceed one year, or hy botb of said punishments, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 5 That no corporation. Joint stock company or other association shall engage In commerce with foreign nations, or among the several states, a majority of whose stock is owned or controlled or held In trust for any manufacturing or other corporation, which. In the course of Its manufacture or production, conducts its I business, or any part thereof, in a manner wh1,,h wouid lm prohibited by thia act If It were so conducted In the course of such commerce with foreign nations or among the several states. Books Subject to laapertlnn. Sec. ft That nil the books of record and papers of every corporation, Joint stock ...mi i.u ix nr nlhP u iihi u I n t i n unuu.ail f.i commerce with loreiKn nations, or among I the several Kilted, (hull be subject to In spection by the attorney gercrnl of the i I'nlted States, or by any agent he miy i dt 8iKnate for that purpose, and such tor- poratlon, Joint stock company or other as- soc'atlon shall. at such times aa he shall I nriHhn nrnka Miifh furtli.- p.liirm t'.rt- special oirection. Sec. 7 Thut any president, director, treas urer, officer, corporator, cui.anner or agent of such cor-orllon. Joint stock company or other association who shall In Its behaif . nut H-hit I u ihia .ir.t ir.it. I Kit ..4 tn ... corporation. Joint slock company or other I ar-ociatlon. or who shall support, vote for. ! aid or noe'.. or take part In doing such ac j lion by said corporation, joint stocK eom ! pany -r other usEoclatlon or any instru mentality tnerror. snail re name to tne peraltles hy tu'.s act provided. tiec. f That no corporation. Joint stock company ir other Huocl'itlun, after the 3'.h rinv of Jure. shall manufacture or produce any article which In the course of busii ss Is hril lt.iall) sold and deliv ered t-eyend tne slate in which it la manu factured, whether by s.iM corporal on. Joint s'.rek rompuny or other association, or bv sutwe 'iirnt purchasers thereof, which shall, in the course of Its own domestic luit-ioe do any of the arts or things pro Int.Hen to be done bv this act. shall engage ii: cmiurrce witn foreign nation, or umong the several 11 r-v. :--ihHt stork ci n-'t any any ornora'lon. Joint or olner assoc'ation thet sha.! huve Leer. lce adjudged to hive vloUtfit the iroUi is of the art or either cf the a.'ls n'.-ntlored In section one hereof. b'th f.iinl Judgment of any court havlnz Jh siiciion of the question, in any civil suit or proceeding which stld corporation. (Continued on Eighth Pas.) MINORITY WANTS A CANDIDATE That Is Reaaoa Cook County Democ racy Electa Mitchell a Member, Says Wllaoa. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 2. National Sec retary Wilson of the I'nlted Mine Workers tonight discussed the action of the Chi cago Cook County Democracy In electing President John Mitchell to membership. He said: "I know there has been a lot of talk In Illinois lately regarding Mitchell's politics. There has been talk there of bringing him out for governor. But the amusing part of the situation is that while they have been talking in Illinois of making him the dem ocratic nominee tor governor. In some east ern places there haa been talk of him aa a running mate for President Roosevelt in 1904. 'The truth of the situation, so tar as Mitchell la concerned, la that he la not taking any part in politics and he has no Intention of entering politics. He Is not a partisan In any sense of the word, neither am I for that matter. We both try to keep as nearly neutral aa possible in politics. I do not know Mitchell's private political views, but he has voted for dem ocrats and republicans. He generally votes as be thinks he should, regardless of the politics of the candidates. "We understand the talk of running any of us for office. The offer generally cornea from the minority party, which considers us as available candidates. I was urged by the democrats of my district In Pennsyl vania thia year to run for congress, but I thought the offer came because the demo crats were In the minority and they con sidered me available. Iff the republicans had been In the minority :i might have re ceived, the offer of the nomination Just the same. RIVAL FOR BOARD OF TRADE Western Union Telegraph Company Is to Furnish Quotations of the Open Board. .- . CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Arrangement which have been completed between the Chicago open Board of Trade and the Western Union Telegraph company bid fair to make the former Institution a formidable rival of the larger one across the street. On next Monday morning the quotations of the open board will be put on the West ern Union wires an hour in advance of the figures furnished by the Chicago Board of Trade. It Is underfstood that the open board and the telegraph company have entered Into a contract covering a period of ten, years, the telegraph company paying a remuneration on a graduated scale, a nominal rate for the first few years, to be increased each twelve months. It is also anuounced that negotiations have been consummated whereby the old open board building on LaSalle street will be remodeled by the Illinois Trust and Sav ings bank, which controls the property, for the benefit of the open board. With commodious quarters and the co operation of the Western' Union, the offi cials of the open board tee no reason why they cannot cut a noticeable figure in the commercial transaction of LaSalle street. - - - ' WHISKY FAMINE fS PROBABLE Supply of Six, Seven and Eight-Year. Old Said to Be Several Million Gallons Short. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 2. The Courier Journal tomorrow will say: "Only 4.000 gallons of the whisky made in 1895, 1896 and 1897 remain in bond, and the whisky dealers law was so framed as to plainly read that are alarmed. About 7,000,000 gallons of the property of the railroad compsnies six, seven and eight-year whisky is used should be assessed at one-two-hundredth annually, and the dealers say there will not part of its actual value and all other prop be a gallon In bond by July 1. Heretofore ertv at Its full value and yet that was there has always been more than was con sumed and a famine Is a problem that was never before considered. The leading deal ers claim the condition may result in the whisky made In 1895, 1896 and 1897 being cornered, and the prlres doubled. In this event the blenders, who use most of six. I seven and eight years old, will be compelled to use goods made later. "The small sunnlv Is due to seversl causes, principally to a limit being placed on the amount of whleky made In 1897. The output of Kentucky was 12,000,000 to 14,- 000.000 gallons less than usual. The output In 1895 and 1896 was about an average, but because of the big reduction In 1897 there was a shortage In six. seven and eight-year whisky from 12.000.000 to 14,000,000 gallons." MAY AGREE FOR ONE STATE Indications Polntlnar Towards Com. blnlnn" Arizona nnd Xew Mexico Into One OrKanlsatlon. DENVER, Jaa. 2. A special to the Re publican from Santa Fo, N. M., says: In . In. n...u.u . n -.. tr a ii..., ii .h.i.. man of the territorial central committee,?' . , ,. , of the democratic party In New Mexico announces himself In favor of admitting Arizona and New Mexico as one atate, with three representative in congress, the capital to be fixed for ten year at Santa Fe. He bad Just returned from Chicago, where he had an Interview with Senator W. H. Andrews, a close friend of 8 nator M. S. Quay, and his announcement today In favor of Joint statehood is supposed to represent the views of Senator Quay In caso It should not be practicable to fjres the omnibus statehood bill through the senate. President Roosevelt also declared ta u ueciuivij I J statehood who i hat h. la In New Mexico workers for have lately spoken to him i favor of Joint statehood for Arliona and j N Mexlco Mr Honewell says a bill ef- j 1rw r'lu- nupemeu iiji a uui ei fectlng the merging of the two territories Into one state will be introduced probably aome time next week. MRS. DOCKERY IS BURIED Rudy la Placed to Reat la tirnve (lose to Thoae of Seven Children. CHILLICOTHE, Mo., Jan. 2 With a simple ctremony the bedy of Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Docktry, wife of Missouri's gov ernor, was laid at rtst In the Callllcothe cemetery thia afternoon, having arrived from Kansas City at 2 o'clock on a special train over the Burlington. The weather was cold and dismal. Prominent perilous were here from every portion of the state and several hundred made up the cortege to the cemetery, where the body was placed In n grxve elose beade those of seven of the Dockery ehll- t . Ill u All Chllllcothe waa In mourning, business having been suapended In compliance with a proclamation issued by Mayor lllrsch. A delegation of men from Gallatin, Governor Dockery's home, brought several beautiful fluil plecea. ) EOOAL TAX ON RAILROADS Charter Revision Meeting Takei Decided Action on tie Proposition. NOTHING DEFINITE ON OTHER LINES Mayor Authorised to Appoint Addi tional Members to Committee to Report at Adjonrned Meeting Next Friday Slant. Resolved, That it Is the sense of this meeting that the clause, "Provided, that the tax commissioner shall take the valua tion and assessment of railroad property within the city limits from the returns made by the State Hoard of Equalisation to the county clerk," should be eliminate)! from the charter of cltlea of metropolitan and first class, and that It Is so Important and unjust that our legislators are hereby Instructed to give Immediate and specific attention to Its repeal. The unanimous adoption of the above resolution and a request to the mayor to appoint ten additional members to act with the charter revision committee represents the definite action taken at the general meeting held in the council chamber last evening. The gathering showed a good representa tion of the city members of the Douglas county legislative delegation and Real Es tate exchange and the heads of the various city departments, but the mayor, at whose suggestion the meeting was called, did not put in an appearance and only five mem bers of the council were there, while the Commercial club was not present at all. One of the early arrivals was L'eutenant Governor McGilton, who remained through out the session and was an interested par ticipant. The members of the legislature who were present were: Senators C. L. Saunders and M. A. Hall and Representa tives D. W. Gilbert, W. B. Ten Kyck, W. T. Nelson and E. M. Morsman. The council was represented by President Karr and Councllmen Lobeck, Hoye, Zlmman and Hascall, and the various city departments by Tax Commissioner Fleming, Deputy Tax Commissioner Lewis, Health Commissioner Ralph. City Engineer Rosewater. Building Inspector Carter, Comptroller Westberg. Chief Salter of the fire department, and Thomaa P. Mahammlt, W. F. Johnson was thR sole representative of the school board. The delegation from the Real Estate ex change numbered ten members, Including C. F. Harrison, president, and A. O. Charl ton, secretary of that body. Renl F.state Men Open Pp. The meeting waa called to order by Pres ident Karr of the council, who stated the, the call had been Issued at the suggestion of the mayor, who was not present, and suggested that a presiding officer be elected. W. T. Graham waa chosen chair man and W. Q. Ure as secretary, and Mr. Karr then stated briefly that the purpose of the meeting was to afford an oppor tunity for representatives of the different interests of the city to make susgestlons as to needed changes in the city charter and the members of the Douglas county delegation had been Invited there to hear the auggestlons. After a pause in which It appeared that all were waiting for someone else to take the initiative, F. D. Weed of the delega tion from ttur Real. Estate exchange Intro duced the resolution printed above with a few earnest remarks urging its endorse ment by the meeting. He said that sec tion 98, to whlch'tnl resolution applied, was the one portion of the charter which most demanded revision, and a member of the legislature should be Inspired with all the eloquence and logic of a Patrick Henry to advocate this cause. The peoplo of the state would cry out with one accord If that Just exactly the effect of that clause quoted In the resolution. Hurst Ion of Constitutionality. Councilman Hascall said that the repeal of that clause would only be "scratching the surface" and that to effect the desired result It would be necessary to revise the state law upon which the charter was based He argued mat tne action proposeu wouiu be contrary to tho constitutional provision hat taxation must be by uniform method and upon a uniform basis, and that rail- road property could not be assessed on "oe basts In Omaha or Douglas county and an another basis in the other counties of the state. Mr. Ure argued that the clause of the law which the resolution sought to reach was unconstitutional from the fact that It prescribed a different method for taxation of railroad property from that upon which any other class of property Is taxed. The repeal of the clause would, be declared, be In keeping with the constitution. E. Rosewater said he thought Mr. Has call was right aa to the constitutional re quirement that all property should be as sessed upon an equal basis, but he did not I kIhaa null, .ha mamm onnilrilftlill tinnn It rte reierreu to inn phhbuk.3 ui iuo mw many year ago which constituted the gov ernor, auditor and treasurer of the atate a board to tax the railroads by themselves and distribute the tax according to mileage of the roads, and said that while property generally was assessed at only 15 per rent of it true value it wa not so 'conspicu ously a hardship that the railroads wero only required to pay upon S or perhaps 4 per cent of the value of their holdings. At that time also the railroads were not so valuable as now, and their Just pro- ! portion of the general tax would not be so , f reat as now. But since the policy had j be0 adopted of assessing property at . full value the discrepancy In railroad tt Its axa- tlon d hecome a serious question hnd I one that urgently demanded attention. i Time for Action Mr.. Rosewater recalled that even In the years past there had been mass meetings to protest sgalnst the inequality of railroad taxation and aaid that now It had hecome so rank that the west half of the Union Pacific bridge, which could not be replaced for 1500.000. to say nothing of Its earning capacity. It Is certainly lime for action. He believed that for the relief of the city cf Omaha tho legislature need do nothing further than to repeal the clause cf the law pointed out In the resolution, and as a citizen of Omaha he would be satisfied with that, but as a citizen of Nebraska br would not be satisfied, for his desire Is to see the railroads pay their fair proportion of tsxatlon In every county of the state. The constitution, be said, require that cities shsll assess all property on an equal basis, and that Include th railroads, the same as other property owners. Mr Wead arruod that the taxation of railroad property In cities Is purely a local question. Just the same as a local tax. 'or pavement In front of the general 'fries building of one of the companies. Andrew Rosewater said that every, county was permitted to pursue a different method (Continued on 8c oud Page ) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Saturday, ami probably Sunday. Temperature at Omaha Vraterdayt llonr. near. Hour. l)f. ft a. nt s:n l p. m a a. m :in a i. m xt T a. m :t s p. m HO H n. m ;i4 4 . m 114 W a. tu n If p. in St VI to a. m :.n tl p. m It n. nt .11 T p. m Xt 12 m W M p. m HO l p. m 1W WILD ENGINE KILLS FOUR MEN Crashes Into Rutland Kler, Pilled with Paaaenaers, lint Only the Crews Meet Death. BURLINOTON, Vt.. Jan. 2. A wild en gine running from Burlington to Rutland on the Rutland, railroad crnshed into the northbound flyer from New York tonight at Shelbourne. The crews of both engines were killed and a brakeman who was riding on the wild engine was probsbly fatally hurt, and nearly every one of the flyer's crew were Injured more or less seriously. No passenger were hurt, although many received bruises. The dead are: DENNIS MAHONEY of Rutland, engineer of the flyer. R. COWEY of Rutland, engineer of the wild engine. JAMES FITZPATR1CK of Tlconderoga. ! fireman. 1). N. CHASE of Rutland, fireman. The cause of the accident Is not defi nitely known, but Dr. Stewart Webb, pres Ident of the road, says that he believes that Engineer Cowcy, who had charge of the wild engine, had figured that the flyer would be late, as it usually was, and that he could run to Shelbourne for a siding before the uptraln reached that place. To night the fixer was on schedule time. The Impact of the collision was terrible and only the heaviness of the flyer pre vented a greater dlsaater. As It was, both engines were totally demolished, the boiler of one exploding with a terrific report. MRS. TINGLEY ON THE STAND Denies Flatly that She Said Life at Loma Would Make Marriage Relation Unnecessary. SAN DIEOO, Cal., Jan. 2. Mrs. Catherine A. Tlngley was placed upon the stand as her own witness In rebutting the testimony of the defendant In the trial of her action for libel against the Los Angeles Times. All of the principal charges made against her in the Point I soma institution of which she is the official head were read to her and she denied thorn ad seriatim. She was a cool, deliberate witness and In answering the many details that were evolved from the question took most of the afternoon. She had a ready explanation for such of the charges and Inferences as she did not repudiate. She stated with much emphasis that ehe had not withheld food from children, aa was related In the deposition of Dr. An derson of San Francisco, but on the other hand. It was one of her theories of the child rearing that the Infant should be fed every half hour. 8he flatly denied what Lours Fitch of Hartford," Cotto.,' had testi fied to in alleging that she had stated that life upon Point Loma would evolve a state which would make the marriage relation unnecessary. An Incident of the day was the refusal of the trial Judge to permit the Jury to go to Point Loma to view the Institution, although It was strongly urged by Mrs. Tlngley' counsel. COLORADO BANKER IS MISSING James II. Robin, President of Rank of Sllvrrton, Disappears, Lrsrlng Mobilities of a.'HHMMNJ. SILVERTON, Colo., Jan. 2. Owing to the disappearance of the president, James H. U.hln n .. I. ail . . l .. I u,... "'o i o..:..Uu ... o today by the cashier A. H Munde. The bank Is capitalized fbr 130.000 and Its 11a- bilitles are estimated to be about $.100,000. .vu.u. . ..... ,........ o.ut,iu.u..,. nas not Deen Been since yesterday. It le Hld he has been acting strangely of late and the theory of his friends is that he has become demented and wandered Into the mountains. Acting on that theory tho sheriff has sent several parties out to , aearch for him. The creditors met tonight and appointed I a committee to Investigate the banks' con- dltlon, provided Mr. Robin doe not appear tn a day or two. MARSHALS MEEJA WATERLOO One la Killed and Two Others Se verely Wounded by Pnknown Man They Tried to Arreat. MCURTAIN, I. T Jan. 2 Three United State deputy marshals, Sam Sor rels of Klntalt, Ralph Scargall of Mc curtain and another, whose name has not been learned, were shot by an unknown man who resisted arrest today at Coal Creek, a small town on the Kanaaa City Southern road. Deputy Sorrels wa killed Instantly, the other two deputies being severely wounded. While the deputies were attempting to ar rest the man he suddenly drew two re volvers and opened fire. Freeing hlmsel: from arrest with the weapon, he disap peared across the country and has not been apprehended. WHY HIGH COAL RATES PREVAIL 4 hlcniio il Council Committee Hears Btntementa of Dealers aa to t' the faaae. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Testimony from wit nesses representative of the mine owners, wholesalers and retailers of coal was heard today by the city council committee on railroads, having In charge the Inquiry into the cause of the present high prlres of soft coal. Out of 150 Invitations sent out by the committee nearly forty were responded to. Tb'j committee It-terrogated the dealers, but all the testimony was to the effect that a combination of economic rauoea and the Jaw of supply and demand have caused the present lack of coal and consequent high prices. Movements of tlceun eaaela Jan. 8. At Movllle Sailed Corinthian. Liverpool, for liulifax and Ht. John. from At IJiietnstown Arrived Cymric, from New York, for Liverpool, and proceeded. Balled Merlon, from .Liverpool, for Huston. At Hrimtii-ail, Iec. 21 i'ud Noiaadlc, from New York, for Liverpool. At New rlea ns Departed Clarke and barges, for Ht. l.oois. At Liverpool Bailed Hovlc, for New York. At Am werp Arrived Nsderland, from Philadelphia. At f uinampton Arrived St. Louis, from New V oi k. At I'rook Haven Passed Etrurla, from Now Vurk, tor yueeustuwu and Liverpool. LILLIE CASE DRAWS More People With to Attend Thai Can Gain Admission to Court Boom. DOCTORS DESCRIBE THE WOUND IN HEAD Member'of Coroner' Jury Alto Placed on Stand by the State. MAKE SOME EXPERIMENTS WITH REVOLVER Conclude Weapon Wu Close to Head of Victim and Ala to Window. DEFENDANT TALKS TO A BEE REPORTER Telle How She Waa Sweated br Cor oner's Jury at Time When She Waa 111 Points Ont Some Inaccuracies. DAVID CITY, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special Telegram.) When court convened thia morning the room was filled to lta utmost capacity, showing conclusively that Interest In the Llllle murder rase had not dimi nished during the recess. Mrs. Llllle ar rived at the court room accompanied by her parents, Mrs. Gelslnger, her sister, and Sam Llllle. Dr. S. C. Beede wa the first witness. He said: "I was called to the Llllle residence on October 24, arrived there about 5:30 In the morning, found Mr. Llllle breathing heavily, -i""B. " - """' inrowa somewnai to ins souiu. i nanru Mr. Llllle from which direction the bullet bad been fired. She answered from the west side of the bed. We removed the pa tient to the hospital, when we enlarged tho opening In the skull. "Found grains of powder In the edge of the wound and for about one-eighth of an Inch around the wound. We also made In cisions for the purpose of locating and re moving the bullet. From what I had been told a to the direction the bullet had been fired I supposed the bullet would be found on the right side of the head. Fired at Close Han ere. "I assisted Dr. 8ample In the autopsy that was made. "The bullet entered the skull about one and one-half Inches In front of and a little above the right ear and was found In the has? of tho brain and about one inch behind tho left ear. "At the time I thought the bullet bad been fired from a distance of about two feet or more. The fracture of the akull would Indicate that it was fired from a closer range." The doctor, by the use of the skull of an adult person, demonstrated to the court the point whore the bullet entered the head and also where It waa found. On cross-examination the doctor said when he arrived at the Llllle house that morning It was about daylight; that his opinion a to the distance the shot was fired le based on the powder burn and that when be first saw Mr. 1.1)11 that morning hi head wa lying etraighti there might have been a variation of an Inch. On Indirect examination the doctor said that In hi opinion tho pistol must have been very close or Immediately against the skull. Dr. H. K. Burdlck wa the next witness called. He Is a partner in the David City hospital. He wns present at the hospital and examined the wmind In Little's skull. With the use of the skull of an adult per son the doctor demonstrated tJ the court tho point whore the bullet struck and where it was found. Tho witness sub stantiated tho testimony of Dr. Beede. Testimony Refore Coroner. Long before court convened this after- non the largo room was crowded and manv were linnhln tn vat In tiMpln. ' ' distance and remained In the hallways, John D 8pnigue . flrgt w He w a member of tn, c0roner'e Jury, ..0ur attention was called to the wound ln uui,,'. nead bJP , coroner. I remained there during the entire time of the autopsy. Mrs. Llllle was a witness before the cor oner's Jury; she described the manner In which the killing was done. She said the was awakened by a man standing by the bed pointing a gun at her; she rolled oft the bed Just as he shot. She got up Imme diately and went Into the girls' room, called them and told them that a man had shot Harve. She said he wa a man about the size of Mr. Llllle. She could plainly see the man, but she could not distinguish his features; that he might have had a mustache, but was sure be did not have whiskers; If he wore a mask It wa a tight fitting one. She said the man stood about half way, lengthways of th bed and about one foot from the bed on the west side. "In showing the coroner's Jury the posi tion of the burglar, she stood almost erect, possibly leaning a little forward. I think she said the bead of the bed wa out from the wall about ten Inchea and the foot of the bed about two feet. The distance from where Mrs. Llllle aald the man stood' to the window la about six feet and from the curtain to the window glass Is from four to six Inches. The second time we were In the bedroom we examined the hole In the curtain, window and screen closely. On of tho Juror held a revolver over the bed, placed a man on the bed, placed another on the other aide of the bed to take the place of Mrs. Llllle and I took a pencil and tho renrll was slightly elevated, that Is, the outside was a trifle higher than the hole In the glass. The holo In the glass was a round hole and the hole ln the screen was smaller. The screen was not lorn." Identify Window and Curtain. The window was brought Into court and partly Identified by the witness. The win dow glass Is powder burned about two Inches In diameter. The powder burn Is still plain on the glass. Tho window cur tain was also produced and Identified a the curtain taken from the window In the Llllle bedroom. The hole ln th curtain made by the bullet la about one-halt Inch In diameter. The powder burn on the curtain is from three to four Inches In dlsmeter. The window and curtain were admitted in evidence. Witness gave an outline of tho tests made by the coroner's Jury as to the distances of powder burns on window glass and lac; curtains. His evidence In thia respect was substantially tho same as that of Coroner Sample. The window sssh, glass and cur tain which was used In making th testa by the corecer' Jury was Introduced In evidence and witness portrayed to tha court the position of the window and cur tain In making the trsla. In the test mads at a distance of six Inchea and more there was no discoloration of the glass or curtain, but at a distance of three Inches the pow der burn wa about th same a on th glaaa and curtain In the Llllle borne. The attention of the witness wa called to th time two ot the Jurors lay on the ft 1
