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r-THE OMAHA- DAILY :lEKrTTUESI)AYi JANUARY .0, 1903. SENATE SEEKS FUEL SUPPLY Speaker Urge Sugpemion or Eemoral of . Anthracite Duty. MANY MEMBERS MAKE STRONG MOTIONS ArkiKMt Man Asks for Attorney ieu eral'a Data on Alleged t'oraalae Anion oal- arr Ina; Iloada lo ( ontriit Shipments. WA8HIN0T0N; Jan. 8 When the senate reconvened today few senators were absent. Almost Immediately a discussion begso re tarding the',coal situation. Mr. Lodgo (Mm') prefaced hia Introduc tion of a bill suspending for ninety dayf tho duty on coal with the statement that In New England- there wa much distress swing to the fuel shortage. He wse aware, be said, that inch a bill should originate In the bouse of repreienlatlves, but It was bis dcslr to call the attention of the sen ate committee to the state of affairs.. In his section there was great suffering from lack of fuel and many ' factories might be forced to shut down. The duty of 67 cents' no anthracite coal, be said, could be remoTed for ninety days without Injury to the coal producers of the country. ' . Mr. Culberson (Tenn.) followed with a resolution providing for the removal of the fluty on anthracite coal and asked Its Im mediate ronsnlderatlon. Mr. Piatt (Conn.) objected, saying that It was his understanding that there was no duty on anthracite coal. Mr. Vest (Mo.) took exception to this statement and said that the board of gen eral appraisers and rresideut Roosevelt had decided that such a duty waa Imposed. Mr. Vest also Introduced a resolution on the subject. Another resolution, Introduced by Mr. Jones (Ark.), recited the charge ot W. R. Hearst that tbero waa an Illegal combina tion among certain railroads to control the hlpment of anthracite coal and called on the attorney general for the evidence which It was alleged had been secured by him. The discussion continued until 2, when the resolution went over, being displaced by the omnibus statehood bill. Mr. Nelson (Minn.) addressed the senate In opposition to the bill and favored single statehood, for Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory. Mr. Nelson had not concluded his remarks, when, at 3:60, the senate went into executive session and shortly after ward adjourned. BLAMES PETTICOAT ARMY Congressman Aeeasea President of SnbserTlenrr to Little Wash ington Coterie. WASHINGTON. Jan. 6 The house re lumed work today, but within two boura the machinery broke down for lack of a quorum. The bill to create a general staff In the army was called and an attempt was made to pass It under suspension of the rules, which require a two-thirds ma jority, but opposition developed and leave ' was refused on a division by 108 to 59. In opening the debate Mr. Hull (la.) said th measure had the unanimous endorse' tnent of the military committee. Mr. Steele (Ind.) I would like to ask If this bill does not practically eliminate the lieutenant general from the armyT In other words, would It be possible under this bill for the commanding general In time of war to reside out ot Washington? The lieutenant general I not chief of staff under this bill. Mr. Hay (Va.) He could be detailed as commander ot the army in time of war If the president chose to detail him. Mr. Steele The president can aaslgn any officer to the command ot the army now. aubject to this little coterie this petticoat army here In Washington. Mr. Hay Do you mean the president is subject to that? Mr. Steele That is what I mean. Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) appealed to tho members to vote the measure down now. so that It could come up and be cons Id ered In the regular way. Mr. Hull declared that If the regular bill was defeated now he did not believe It could be passed. In any other way. The vote resulted lug to 59 not a quo rum, and a call of the house brough up only ISO memers, not a quorum, and at 2 the bouse adjourned. MINISTER TO SWITZERLAND Dr. David Jayue Hill, First Assistant Secretary of the State to Bo Promoted. WASHINGTON; Jan. 5. Dr. David Jayne Hill, Orsf assistant secretary of state, will relinquish that post this month to become United State minister to Switzerland. He will be succeeded aa first assistant by Francis B. Loomls, at present United States minister to Portugal. . . Mr. Loom! will be succeeded at Portugal by Charles Page Bryan, who haa been con firmed aa minister to Switzerland, but who has never assumed that post. The president today aent the above nom inations to the senate. Th following nomination were alao sent to the senate: Treasury Surveyors of customs, Thomaa L. Elliott, ' Cairo, 111.; Richard W. Burt Peoria, 111. Btats Consuls, Dr. Hugh Pltcalrn ot Pennsylvania, at Hamburg; William R. Estes ot Minnesota, at Antigua, Wast In dies. - -. Navy-tChaplaln, Johnson McC. Bellows ' Beauty must come . Jb;V to the useful arts, and the distinction be tween the fine and the . . useful arts be forgot ten" Emerson ; ' Gorham ' Silver has helped to break ' down the barrier be tween the fine and the useful arts. Every piece of it, even the most trivial, brings beauty ,.jrtfo our every-day life. It is distinguished also by its admirable work manship and its mod erate price. AO raapoaatble jewelers aeeatt STt.IQ Connecticut; raptajit, Commander" George W. Balrd;, lieutenant . commander 'to ' be commanders, William -Winder, Charles B. T. Moore ana Airrea aieynoias; assistant t surgeon. James T. .DeDfuler Indianapolis; pnmBsirr, iu unn iix .hum v. . uvuicuam commander, John l0ell. Iowa Thomas J. Hoffman, Vail. Kansas William C. Palmer, Jewell; Cad die Smith, Lebanon; Josh Woolen, Man- kato: Sydney W. Gould, Wler. Nebraska Ira I. Taah, Alliance; W. A. Needham, Bloomfleld; James H. Logan, ronca; John A. Anderson, Waboo; William A. Rodger. Gibbon.. Wyoming John W. Crrsman, Green River. Cannot Be Enjoined. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The United States supreme court today decided the case of certain Kiowa and. .other Indians instituted .against secretary tmenema to prevent the opening Of lands in Oklahoma, holding that the secretary woe- within his rights as an executive officer-of the gov ernment and could not be enjolnedi Hence, It the complaining Indians were eniftled to any relief they mast go to the legislative branch of the government and '. not the courts.- ! ' BLOCKADE TO BE MAINTAINED '- (Continued from FlTst Page.) BoliVar -could have made two trips to Cludad Bolivar during the time- It' .waa en gaged. In helping Fantome. The vessel Is owned by an American company. A prize court haa been formed to con elder the validity of the secures of Venex- i, -Ian rrmtt anil In fir th v.lim fit the I " ' .. - - " 1 prizes. This step is ceing lateen irre- i aoectlve of future developments aa to the I possible return of these vessel In the event of arbitration. - NARROW BALL ISSUES DOWN Msssstci Eliminate All Toatentloas Question Rxeept PISTer1 , Con tracts from Arbitration Scheme. CHICAGO, Jan. B. Th , peace confer ence between the National and American league committee win do neia in cmcin- natt on Friday, with the player Question the only one to arbitrate if the National league people accept a proposition made to them today. Neither Ban Johnson, president of the American league, or President James Hart of the Chicago National league club would talk for publication on the prospects for peace today, but Johnson admitted that he had written Chairman Hermann of the Na- tlonal league conference committee and expected a reply tomorrow. . . It was learned late tonight that Presi dent Johnson In this letter asked for . a meeting on Friday, In which amalgamation schemes should be out out and the efforts be confined to an 'adjustment of the va rious clalma for players and the consid eration of contract Jumpers. " Hermann's reply to Johnson's communi cation Is expected to arrive tomorrow and If satlsfatcorr the formal call for the Fri day meeting will be Issued at once. STEWARDS ' MAKE RULINGS . . . , . ... Western Jockey Clnb - Recommends 'Withdrawal at Privileges In .. Certain Cases. CHICAGO. Jan. 6. At their recular monthly meeting; the board of stewards of the Western Jockey club recommended that the following persons ana norses be ruiea off: i.-.-'h - - .iv -' Owners J. Durker. R. E. Forsyth. John Kramer. J - ... Horses Al Lone. -Dronerty of .- Allen Denny Puffy, property of M. F. Carrano ft co.: Bam i. coenran. Dropenyoi w. n. crawrordi rorsa, property or tt. Mccar- ren, Jr.; Fasealc, property of B. L. Bhaw. F. E. Bradbury, trainer, was reinstated. The order refuslnr the entry of Passe Partout was- rescinded. Dates for race meetings were assigned aa follows: Worth Jockey club. April 29 to May zi ana octorjer o to oetoDer si; ttign land Park club, June 22 to July 11. In the matter ol the controversey be tween J. O'Keene and A. H. Zlmmer for the services of Jockey. Grover C. Fuller It was decided that the contract with Zlmmer Is the one now In force. , The Worth Jockey club officials, having sustained the complaint filed by H. V. Bretvogel against jjtlchard Dwyer, report that they nave nnoo uwyer Wy JUDGE ENJOINS TAMMANY Calls on Baecutlv Committee to Sent Devery or Show Cause for Refusal. NEW YORK,' Jan. 6. The regular meet ing of the executive committee of Tammany hall was Interrupted tonight by the service ot an order granted by Judge Gaynor of the supreme court restraining ".the committee from meeting or taking any hction and requiring it to show cause why William 8. Devery should not be given a seat in the committee as a member from the Ninth district. The order la made return able on Thursday. PROBE OHIO COAL COMBINE Grand Jury Called to Investigate Al leged Illegal Fixing of Prices. CLEVELAND, O., Jan. (.The grand Jury wa summoned before Judge Neff in com mon plea court today and Instructed to investigate the 'Charge that a combine ex ists among the local coal dealers. The Judge declared that Information had been procured Indicating that such a combination was in control of the local coal trad. The cost ot soft ooal had been steadily advanced of late until the price wa double that asked six months ago. SCHWAB AFTER STEEL STOCK Takes Full Beneat et ProSt-Sharlng geheme Arranged by Trust. .' NEW YORK. J.n: l.-harl- M. Schwab. president of the I'nlUd JJtate 8teel cor poration, has cabled from Europe to the officer of the corporation, asklpf ' that sixty shares of prf erred stock be allotted him under the offer reoently made to em ployes. BJxty shares la th maximum amount Mr. Schwab could apply for. Vrt' TOY PISTOLS TO , BE BARRED Bill Prohibit Sale of ... lilmle Weapons. ; RICHMOND, Va., Jan. Two bills were Introduced in th stat legislature today to prevent the sale of toy pistols. Publlo feeling is aroused by. the,' recent epidemic of tetanus. The- latest victims were two hove In the same family. Arthur and Eu gene Edelblut, both of whom were slightly woundsd by toy pistols oa Christmas day. Change of Venue Oranted. ST. LOUIS.' Jan. .-The'ease ot Charles F. Kelly, member of the bouse of delegates tor alleged bribery la connection with the suburban franchls deal, came up today before Judge Douglas, On application of the defendant's attorneys a change of venue was granted to Judge Ryan' court, where trial et th ease will beglg WeOa ! PRECIOUS METALS INCREASE -i - -; rr- . . United. 8tat ProdW Mow r Cold and Silver Than Ever. MASON WANTS COAL MINES WORKED Justice Holmea t photo's Law Prohibit ing Gambllsg la Stork and Grain Martina Passed by Califor nia Legislature. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. George E. Rob erts, alrector of the mint, today Issued his preliminary estimate ot the production of toi and sliver In tho United States during 1W2, me total production of gold was 80, 853,810, an Increase for the year ' of 12,198,370, and of silver $31,040,025,, a net increase of $3,325,084. Following la the estimated production ot states: Gold 'Sliver. Value.-. Com'l Value. Alabama I . 5.000 Alaska Arizona California (Colorado Georgia Idaho .... 8.R23.R33 .... 4.1l,(9 17.124.Mt .... 27,5a42 .... 10i,3Mt .... 2,060263 ' a.iM ...... . lO ., 4.13266 4.512,612 .... 6K8.40I) . 2.8X3 . l,IW0.-l5 147.928 7,377,057 .148 ,720.5 4.444 434.100 45,230 30.061 l.MU . 40.7S3 . ,0S5,714 44 S.l&O.OUO 1 Maryland i. Michigan' Montana - .W0 .S90,noo 1120.O00 Nevada New Mexico. - North Carolina. H.4M Oregon South Carolina.... 63.HO0 152 1S2,73 South Dakota...... Tennessee 250.372 T . o V. 0,160. 0 0 Virginia 273 Washington 360. IO0 . 3.756 " yoming- Totals ...$S0,S53.070 $31,040 T?5 81. 70S Klondike 14.562.101. Nomelncl'd,nAla"Ra st3-26 . $.640 Would l-se All -Minesi Senator Mason of Illinois today Intro duccd a bill to provide for the temporary Operation of coal mines, tt. provides that whenever any coal mine Is unoperated and Continues to be unoperated to ttie prejudice of the rights of whe people It shall be the duty of the attorney .general to apply to any Judge of a United States court for a receiver for the mine, who.' if appointed. shall serve until such time as the court shall find, by decree that neither the gen eral welfare nor public necessity require the further operation of eald mine by such receivership. . Stock Gambling- Jllesal. . Justice Holmes f the supreme court of th Unlted Btte todav delivered the first opinion promulgated by him a a member of that court The case wis that of Otto Gassman against Parker and Involved the question as to whether tho stat- constitution of California, prohibiting dealings In margins on stocks, contravenes the ' constitution" ot the United States. The decision . of the California courts which sustains the constitution prohibit ing such dealings, Is confirmed. Justices Brewer and Peckham dissented." Conforms to Published Tariffs. In accordance with a sanat resolution passed last session, the Interstate Com merce Commission today gave a hearing on the question ot - import rates. Import Agent Devlne and General Traffic Manager Whittaker of the Chesapeake V Ohio rail road testified that their road conformed -to the published tariff without exception. Teats for Rhodes' Scholarships. . At today's' meeting of the National As sociation of State Universities' Jt was di rected In ' executive session' tfka't the ap pointments of students from educational Institutions In America to the Cecil Rhodes scholarships In Oxford university must be based on educational and social testa, with no regard whatever for political Influence. This conclusion Is la accord with the trustees of the Cecil Rhodes fund. ' The rest ot the session wa devoted to answer ing questions askfed by George P. Parkin ot Toronto, the agent of- the Cecil Rhodes scholarships In America, ' regarding local educational condition. ' i . Will Take I'p 'Cuban Treaty.';"' Senator Culloro,. chairman of tha com mittee on foreign relations,. had fin. ..ex tended conference with the president today concerning the Cuban reciprocity treaty, which 1 pending before bis committee. - It Is his purpose to have a meeting of the committee -ea .Wednesday ie- -coaslder the treaty, and as soon aa possible afterward he will move for its consideration by the senate. Senator Cullom believe that while some opposition to the treaty ha developed It will, be ratified. Would Prohibit , Plural Wlves.i A Joint resolution was offered today by Representative Parker (N. J.) proposing an amendment to the constitution to prohibit I polygamy. He also Introduced a bill to re store the sale ot malt beverage nd light wines' to soldiers, on arm transport and at post exchange. Make Tart Judge. - The president proposes to nominate Gov ernor Taft to be an' associate justice of the United State supreme court to succeed Justice Shlras, who Is expected to retire next month. Governor Taft will be suc ceeded as civil governor , ot the Philippines by Qeneral Luke Wright. W. W. Rockhlll, the director ot the Bureau of American Re publics, will become vice governor. ' There are already many aspirants for the place which will be vacated by Mr. Rock hlll, but so. far the president ha made no choice. It appears that Governor Taft was offered a place on the supreme bench on the death of Justice Gray,' but tie felt that affairs in the Philippines were In such a atate a to require his own personal at tendance and he sacrificed the opportunity. HSS'rl? lVt the archipelago will be in shape by Feb ruary so that It may well he taken over by General Wright. While Mr. Rockhlll will receive a much higher compensation as vice director of the Bureau of American "T- . "...fh." H--.:h7 of many ambitious plans be had cherished looking to the extension of the present bu reau Into an institution far ' beyond Ita present capacity. . .' Strikes ItnaMs'i Hint (lit, In the United States supreme court to day Justice Fuller announced the substitu tion ot the name of Admiral Henry C. Tay- lor for that of Admiral Sampaon in th prise money case instituted on behalf ot the officers and sailors who participated In the naval battlo ot Saakiago. .. Captain Lawloa Is Major. -' - i The president ha' directed the appoint ment of Captain Louis B.Lawton, Twenty sixth infantry. 'to be major In the Judge advocate general ' department Major Lawtoa 'was badly wounded with ' Colonel Llscom's division at TJeq .Tsln. . Hla injury la permanent.. s Philippines Are Beyond aeaa. Among the decisions by the. United State court of clalma today , wa one In the ease of Irwin against the United States. The court, decided that service In .the Philip pines is 'service beyond the seas, within tha meaning of the Uw at the. time of ita passage. ."' ' Names 'Are Private Property. Representative Fltigerald'TlV. T today iatroduoed a bill making It Illegal ta a as, for advertising purposes th name or pic tures et any living person without having first obtained their consent ln writing. Mr. FUi serai d atd ht action arose from the- recent decision that the mere fact that a picture waa a true likeness and it use unauthorised afforded no- ground for-re dress. - Kead Transport Service. Secretary- Hoot has decided to ask con gress to- authorise the lease of the army transports on the line between San Fran cisco and Manila and to contract with the lessor for the transportation ot troops and supplies betweea . tlese points for .a term of -three years. Under existing statutes cowtract t the kind required cannot be made for a longer period than one year. MAKE WAR ON INDEPENDENTS Coal Roads Will Ceaoe Mnylna Coal and Act Simply as Common Carriers; NEW YORK; ,Jfc'nT t Reports from Philadelphia stating that the anthracite roads had suspended the 66 per cent tide water , agreement with the Independent operator were confirmed today at the of fices of several of the roads interested. In the case of the Lehigh Valley the suspension lasts until March 81. The strongest' pressure, was brought to bear against that road, because of the large number ot Independent operators along its lines. . . The Lackawanna road li a party to the suspension agreement, but not for any fixed period and may. 'cancel ita agreement wltb the independents at will. In discussing conditions which led to the situation Lackawanna official Bald.: This whole thing Is made possible by last years strike. Some time bko free tonnage came Into this market. - It was snapped up by Jobbers and middlemen who sent their representatives to the Independents and of- rerea better prices tnan we pnia. we re fused to Increase our pay. We believed that In view of the urgent, demand we could not consistently apk a prlre higher than $6 per ton at 'tidewater. While thU suspension remains In .force the coal roads will simply act as common carriers for the Independent operators, charging so much per ton ror Drlnglng ineir products 10 mar ket.. It is the opinion of coal road repreecnta- Uvea that actios of. the independents must inevitably inorease the cost of coal to the public. Altogether there are over 100 in dependent operators In the three districts. Their output for jl90Z was greatly reduced by reason of the strike, but In 1901 they produced almost .15,000,000 tons. Deserts to. elude wife Lieutenant Leaves Fort Leavenworth ' Supposedly to Escape Woman Who ' Claims Marftal Rlht. '. . LEAVENWORTHf. Kan., Jan. 5. Lieu tenant Edward O. Perkins, Fourth cav alry, U. S. A., left his quarters at Fort Leavenworth on the night of December 80, on four days' leave ot absence, and has not since been beard from. An effort was made today by creditor to attach his per sonal property. Perkins was Admiral Dewey's orderly' at the battle ot Manila and had previously been a cavalry private His fine .record and the admiral's com mendation woo him a commission in the army." About week , ago a woman called on Colonel Miner, commandant at Fort Leav enworth'K and eatd she was Lieutenant Per kins' wife and had been married to him fourteen years ago at Fort Stanton, N. M. when ho was a sergeant. She said his name waa. ,nqt,Perklns, but Edward O, Raynor, and that he belonged to an old New York'famtly: .- ' 'DEATH; RECORD. - BlahOp Gulataa F. Ropert. HONOLULU, Jan. 6. (By Pacific cable.) Bishop Gulstan F. Ropert, head of the Roman Catholic church In the Hawaiian islands, died last night. Bishop Ropert had been ill for some time and was In dying condition When the Pacific cable was landed at Honolulu. One of the first rues sage aent over 'the new cable, .waa . from Bishop Ropert, who realized then, that, his end waa approaching, .to the pope at Rome asking for his blessing ' Mrs. ' Elisabeth 'Xlnde. ' DETROIT, Mich..' Jan. 8. Mrs. Elizabeth Nln.de, Widow of Bishop Nlnde qf the Meth odist' Episcopal church, died at her resi dence here today,, from acute bronchitis. Four children survive. ' Mrs. Nlnde was horn In Fulton, N. Y. She wa married to Bishop Nlnde in 1857. ' , ' , .Garibaldi's Daughter. J1 "ROME, Jan. S.The daughter Of Oarl bhldl and wife Of General Canxlo, the Ital ian patriot,' died suddenly today at Cap sera. ' She accompanied 1 Garibaldi In all his campaign. , Brigadier General Ell Long. . NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Brigadier General Ell Long ot Plain field, N. J., died here to day. He served li) -the. civil, war and was twice breveted tor gallantry. Senor Sagasta. , MADRID,. Jan. .6. Former. Premier . Sa ga' died at 6:S0thisieventng. A SOLDIER FOUND . what He Had Looked for 38 Years. Many Interesting stories are still told by the heroes, of the late war ot the re bellion. An old soldier of Morris, 111., related hi experience a short time ago. "When I enlisted in the-war," said he, I was strong and healthy and weighed 180 pounds, and when I waa discharged four years' later I only weighed 130 pounds, which waa the result ot a very bad atomach trouble, contracted while In the army. I waa treated by medical men tor a long time, paying out hundreds of dollars, but receiving no permanent benefit. Patent medicines were also highly recommended tor dyspepsia and stomach troubles and I tried a number of them, but got no relief, and in the end was actually worse. I be came, mentally and poystcally a wreck, had no energy to do business and I simply got enough euateaance .from' my food to keep aoul and body together, and wa In pain and misery constantly. -While in thfs oondltlon I met a friend, who asked me If I had used Grape-Nuts. I had not, but had used other prepared food and got no relief, and so had no con fidence in any of them. He continued to urge me to use Grape-Nuts, saying his wife bad become so much Improved In health by ualng this particular food. Bo, partly to please him, I bought a pack age and made my supper that night on Grape-Nuts, fully expecting to suffer all nlcht as the result. To my surprise and areat Joy It agreed with me perfectly. had a good appetite from that time on and Grape-Nuts was my only food for the first four months;, then I began to partake ot other food sparingly. I gained t jry rap idly, mentally and physically, with energy and force restored, and I also gained in flesh, my weight increasing 85 pounds Jn about six months. My stomach, from which I had suffered untold misery for K years, became perfectly healthy, so that I could eat all kinds of food in connection with Grape-Nuts. Today I am tl years old and enjoy good health, and I bellsve Grape-Nuts to be the best of food products, scientifically pre pared ao aa to contain the greatest amount of nutrtmeat and toale properties." Name given by Post am Co., Battle Creek, Mich. FIGHT FOR ROOM ON SHIP Paweigers Beek Transport by Water Whn Trains Fail. MAILS ARE STACKED HIGH IN TAC0MA Haa-laa-N Floods Block Tracks, Isolat ing Sound Cities for Four Llnja and Cutting Off Milk Supply, TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 8. Delayed North ern Pacific and Great Northern trains from the cast have arrived from Portland, with hundreds of passengers for Seattle and other northern points. Owing to the aban donment of the Northern Pacific and In- terurban trains between Tacoma and Seattle- these passengers are flocking to the boats, fully 1.000 people trying to board the steamer Flyer today. The customs agents limited the number to 200, although the capacity of the boat Is BOO. A mad rush ensned and a panic was narrowly averted. Many tons of mall from the east are stacked up on the docks awaiting trans portation by water, among it being the letters and papers which should havu reached the sound cities since Thursday. At South Prairie, Pierce county, the au thorities had to blew up a large Iron county bridge to break a log Jam. The coal mines there are flooded. Five large bridges In this county are gone. Two Men Are Drowned. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 6. Two men were drowned during the flood of Sunday near the town of O'Brien. ' Martin Cummlngs, a pioneer rancher, and Edward Shaunessy met death while trying to rescue stock from the raging torrents. They were In a small boat when a log struck the boat, throwing them Into the water. 1 The water is already receding In the valley and the Weather bureau report In dicates that it is getting colder In the mountains, but the chinook wind is still blowing here. The Inundation ot the val leys surrounding Seattle hns shut off tho milk supply from the surrounding coun try. Coal Is also scarce, but it is ex pected two roads will be open tomorrow. In any event, there Is plenty of wood avail able. The chief damage to farmers Is the loss of chickens and hogs, which were drowned by the hundreds during the high water. The transcontinental traffic blockado which has prevailed since lant Friday was raised thia morning, when the Great Northern got a train through over the Ore gon Railroad and Navigation tracks via Portland from Spokane. The Portland branch Is now open. The Northern Pacific, whose transconti nental tracks are hopelessly -blocked be tween Tacoma and EUonsburg, will use the Great Northern tracks until Its own are opened. All coast lines are cleared In a temporary way. This Is also true of tho Seattle-Tacoma lines, excepting the tnter urban, which will probably be closed three weeks. CANNOT TAX FRANCHISES Kew York State Courts Declare Cor porations Eitmpt from As sessments. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 5. It is said at a late hour hero tonight that the third ap pellate division of the supreme court Jtlll within twenty-foup hours hand down a de cision, declaring the franchise tax law passed by the legislature of 1899 unconsti tutional so far aa It relates to the state constitution. So far $12,000,000 In taxes is Involved, the state by the decision prac tically losing that amount of money and the corporations gaining it, while at least $4,000,000 a year in future revenues also Is involved. The constitutionality of the franchise tax law was attacked by the interested cor porations who operate forty-seven of the largest franchises In Greater New York, on two propositions. First That It violated the home-rale pro vision of the state constitution, in that It gave to the State Board of Tax Commis sioners the power to assess real estate for the nuruoses - of local taxation, a power which Is reposed In local boards of assess ors. Second That It violated the provisions of the national constitution which holds In violate contracts made between Individuals, corporations or other corporated bodies. COLORADO HAS A MYSTERY Man Poisoned by Drinking Whisky Given II I m as a New Yenr'a Present. COLORADO SPRINGS, Jan. 6. Mrs. J. E. Bailey, wife of a coachman of George H. Kllborne, was declared to be out of danger from strychnine poisoning taken into her system last night by drinking from a bottle from which her husband had drank. Ha died at midnight in agony. The caae promises to develop into one of the greatest murder mysteries in the history ot Pike's peak region. Mrs Bailey, since her recovery, tella a story that Indicates that some one deliberately poisoned her husband with a bottle ot whisky given him as a New Year's present. The police and coroner are Investigating and state that it la a case of strychnine poisoning. Mrs. Bailey's condition was brought by her drinking from the same bottle after her husband bad been thrown into convulsions, in order to see what waa In the bottle. WILL RAISE RATES AGAIN Railroads Reported Ready to Add An. other Five Per Cent to Freight Schedules. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Freight rates nearly all commodities transported weatern railroads are to be materially raised during the next thirty days, de clares the Record-Herald. The rates pro jected will be at least 8 per cent higher in all commodity tariffs. The executive officials ot the railroad are actuated largely by the tear that the increased cost of everything thst railroads buy will make the maintenance of the present dividend rates Impossible during 190S. ROCK ISLAND SERVES NOTICE Tells Western Immigration Bureau That It Will Meet Commissions Paid by Other Lines. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. A crisis was reached In the affairs of the Western Immigration bureau when the Rock Island, through Gen eral Passenger Agent John Sebsstlan, aerved notice on the association that the company would protect Its Interests by meeting the commissions paid by western passenger lines and the Southern Pacific on business to Texas, Colorado. Arizona Nevada, Wyoming, Utah and California, nallway Pays Well. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 8. The annual report of the Kausts City Southern railway for tbs fiscal year ended June 80, 1902 shows: Gross receipts, $5,150, fc60. 64, an In crease over last year of $)u7.04; operat log catenae and taxea, 13,744.978; Increase, 231.154. Income from operations, 11,705, !M; Increase I6,R.r0. REPUBLICANS JRE IN CONTROL Oraanlse Lower House of Montana Lefclnlatnre for First Time . In Ten Years. " HELENA, Mont., Jan. 6 The republicans ot the Montana legislature today organised the house for the first time In ten years. Former Governor B. F. White of Dillon wa chosen speaker. ' Augustua Helm was defeated In hi effort to prevent caucus agreements. The out come Is regarded as a victory for former Vnlted States Senator Carter. The democrats organized the senate. The governor's message will not be read until tomorrow. ST. PAUL, Jan. 8. The republican mem bers of the lower house today selected. In caucus, T. W. Pshcock of Wadena as speaker. The contest over the speakership bad been bitter, attempts having been un successfully made to bring In the anti merger suit as an Issue. The legislature will meet In Joint assembly tomorrow at noon,, at which time Governor S. R. Van 8ant will be Inaugurated for his aecond term. ' DOVER, . Del.,. Jan. 8. The threatened deadlock In the Delaware 'egielature was averted when the "two republican factions gave In to .each other, tonight, the Addlcks assemblymen giving the regulars an equal Share of the legislative offices and the first choice, which will be tho president pro tern, of the senate. The speaker of the houfao, next 1n line, will be an Addlcks man. ... DENVER, Jan. 8. The republican mem bers of the legislature late tonight agreed to hold a caucus to decide upon the speak ership of the house. It ie understood all decided to' abide by the decision of the caucus. While tho United States senator ship was not touched on, the decision will have an important bearing on the question. Until tonight the friends and opponents of ex-Senator .Wolcott, while declaring that they 'controlled a majority of the repub lican members declined to enter a caucus. CLOSE CONTEST IN ILLINOIS Flash-t for Speakership ot the House Is Between Sherman -and ' '-; " ' " Miller. SPRINGFIELD, III., Jan. 6. There Is practically no change this morning in the speakership situation. A number of mem bers have arrived, but neither Sherman or Miller has made any gains so far as known. The repoft current last night that Repre sentative Bundy of Centralla might desert Sherman for Mlllep Is denied by both sides. Mr. Miller said' that he and Bundy were close , personal .friends, but that Bundy would support Sherman, and he added that this had been understood all along between them. The Miller men say that they have a fair majority of the caucus and are not seeking recruits.- They will be satisfied to hold heir -present following and have no doubt that they will be able to do this. GOVERNORS START NEW TERMS Wyoming, and. Other Stntea Induot Executives for Second Period. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8. Governor Deforest Richards and the other atate offi cers were sworn in today and an Inaugural ball will be held tonight Id th capltol. MADISON, Wla.V'Tn; r fi. Governor R. N. LaFollette wa Inaugurated for hi sec- oqd term aa governor of the atate of Wis consin at noon today. Following the gov ernor, the .new atate offlcera were sworn In. After the ceremony Governor LaFollette held an informal reception. BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 6. Governor White took the oath of office for his sec ond term today and the other state officer were also inducted Into their posts. , HERRICK IN RECEPTIVE MOOD Will Accept Republican Nomination for Governor of; Ohio If Ten- dered'to Him. . CLEVELAND, O., .Jan. 6.-Colone Myron T. Herrlck," When asked by a representa tive of the Associated Press today If he would be a candidate ror the republican gubernatorial nomination, said: If the republicans of Ohio should request me to be a candidate for governor this year I shall accept their nomination, fully ap preciating the duties and grave responsi bilities of that high office. DIES AT END OF A SPEECH Rhode Island Man Accepts an Offlce and Immediately Expires la Hla Chair. WOONSOCKET, R. 1., Jan. 6. Just as he resumed "hi seat at the conclusion of k speech accepting the presidency of the Woonsocket Board of Aldermen Algernon T. Simmons expired' in his chair today. Eeaemn. ho Cure, Ro ray. Your druggist will refund your money If PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure ringworm, tetter,' old ulcere and aores, .pimples and blackheads on the face, and all skin dis eases. 60 cent. CALL POLICE FORCE CORRUPT Washington Grand Jury Impanelled to Investigate Alleged Ir. . regularities. SEATTLE, Wash;, Jan. 8 A grand Jury, the 'first in King county for seven years, was impanelled today by Judge Bell ot the superior court to Investigate the alleged corruption of the police department and Other Institutions. The Jury began Investigations this after noon by visiting the county and city jails. GOVERNOR TO STOP A ' FIGHT Chief Eseeutlv of Indiana Takea Ex ception to a Boslng El. . - - : hi bit Ion. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 6. Governor Dur- bin haa notified the city officials of Muncle that prize fights in toe guise of boxing ex hibitions will, not b tolerated. The Muncle Athletlo club has advertised a bout-for January 14. On of the posters came to the governor's notice and be called rain-o THE PURE V J k . Vjrtir vurriL In comparing Graln-O and coffea reuieraber that while tbo taato i tb same Grain-D gv health and strength while coffee shatter tho' oetvous system aod breeds disease of the digestive; organs. Thinking people prefer Grain-O and its ben efit.;.. ui v. TRY IT TO-DAY. At grocers ererjuket ; lac aa4 We. per package, la some of the officials and told them there should be no prlre fighting. The police board of Muncle has It order to that effect;,,, It. is reported the club may Ignore the governor a orders. Cotton Crop tor IHOil. WASHINGTON. Jnn. 8 TMie -etis biiresu report on tho cotton glnm-re fr.un the 1 !i2 crop to ami liu hulltig Hccem'wr SI laKt In 9.311 .S3.S hales. 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