The Omaha : Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUME 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1903-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. CONTROL ALL TRUSTS Senator Hoar Earl All Agree u Pressing Dan per, to ,C0AL STRIKE EMPHASIZED GRAVE PERIL ITatioii Beet that Common Alarm U by if'. ! Means Baseless. PUBLICITY AND PROHIBITION THE CURE Should Make Combines Publish Aocounts and Stop Buiino iej Illegally Bon. OFFICERS MUST BE PERSONALLY LIABLE tw Bequlred to Compel Directors ta Accept Obligations Before Asians la Power, with Right ( Coarta to Collect Debts, WASHINGTON, Jan. . In the senate to fly the Vest resolution Instructing tha cotn mlttee on finance to prepare and report a bill removing tha duty on anthracite coal Has considered. v Mr. Vest (Mo.) said the finance com mittee could do nothing and, therefore, be could not see the necessity of Mr. Aid rich's (R. I.) motion to refer the resolu tion to tha finance committee. "This no longer Is a party question," he aid, "but a queatlon of absolute humanity. We are not on the verge of a crista In re gard to coal, but are actually in It. Women and children have been frozen to death and rnjr only solicitude Is to find a remedy for this disgraceful and outrageous condition of affairs." Senators stood dumb, he added, either afraid or unwilling to take any action an swering the appeals of the poor, freezing women and children with a party cry "stand pat." Nothing was to be done with the aacrad elephant of the Dingley tariff law. The senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Lodge, had endeavored to administer a homeo pathic dose in the shape of a suspension cf a duty for ninety days, but If medicine was needed at all. It was In allopathic doses. By referring the resolution to the committee It would have no chance to pass. "Don't we know," he continued, "that when we send the resolution to the finance committee we send It to its execution?" He criticised the Dingley tariff and said there was no more chance today to reduce a single duty in the Dingley act than for him to carry off the capitol building on his shoulders. Mr. Aldich (R. I.) said he desired to make full answer to Mr, Vest, but as Mr. Hoar (Mass.) had given notice that be would speak on his trust bill, he asked that the resolution go over until tomorrow. He took oocaslon, however, to deny certain statements by Mr. Vest, attributed to Mr. Dingley, to the effect that the rates of the bill were made unnecessarily high In order that reciprocity treaties could be made. Trusts Mast Be Rrsrulated. The resolution went over and Mr. Hoar addressed" the senate upon his anti-trust bill. The address of the senator was devoted entirely to the question of trusts and partly to an explanation of bis recently Intro duced anti-trust bill. He began his ad dress with the assumption that all thought ful men are agreed as to the necessity of legislation, state or national, for the con trol of trusts. He said that as yet there had been only apprehension and alarm, but no serious Injury, except In the case of the recent coal strike, on account of trusts. On tho contrary, the progress of our material pros perity had been greater In the past few years than ever before had been knowif and our workmen were better off. Still there Is, he said, actual peril and It is none the less real because it Involves only the future and not the present The senator then took up the discussion or tne effect of the control of vast wealth by Individuals, saying that In such a system there was much to threaten re publican liberty. Moat of the vast fortunes of the present day had been accumulated within thirty years. "Is there anything to render it unlikely,' he asked, "that If one of these vast for tunes has grown from a hundred thousand to a hundred million or a thousand million In thirty years, that. In the hands of the next possessor. In another thirty or fifty years, the hundred million may become a hundred thoussnd million, or the thousand million a thousand thousand million? Is there anything to stoo the accumulation o these snowballs? Cannot the same power and business ability and capital that can control all the petroleum country control all the coal? Can It not control the rail road and the ocean-carrying trade? Can It not buy up and hold In one man's grasp tne agricultural and grazing lands of new and great states and the coal mines and silver mines and copper mines?" Peril In Corporate Wealth But, great ae were the possibilities of the accumulation of great wealth by In dtvtduala, he did not find In such accurau sation tne same peril that Is found In corporate control of st.ch wealth. This was true, he said, becauie the natural man dies and his estate Is dlitrlbuted under the law, while the corporation lives forever. "It ' never goes through the probata court," be said. "Internal transactions are kept secret. It Is not solicitous for Its own honor, ex cept so far as Its honor or reputation Is essential to Its getting money. It has no soul and no conscience. In general, the men who are most powerful In Its manage ment can. If they see fit, avoid personal liability for obligations." The senator said tbat now the great cor poral lona are In good hands, but suppose some Napoleon of finance should come Into the routrol of a thousand million dollars. Would not that possibility be a real public danger? Such a power can make wars or It can prevent wars. It can threaten a community with a coal famine, a wheat famine and It can execute Its threats. He had no tear but that the American people could meet such emergencies, but it were better to forestall them. Points Out tho Evils. Mr. Hoar then took up the question of the trusts as they now exist, pointing out what he conceived to be thslr chief evils, as follows: FirM Destruction of competition. oVcond The manantnieiu of local In dustries t) absentees in the Interest of ahst-ntee capital. Third Instruction of local public spirit. Fourth Fraudulent capitalisation. Fifth Hecrecy. Blxtii-Management for the private benefit of the orhVlHls. Severn h Th P3er to corrupt elections and In some case tu corrupt the courts. F.lshth The want of personal reaoonsib'.l Ity to public sentiment. Ninth The aueviice of personal liability for contracts. Tenth Tha holding of vast properties In (Continued on Scoona Page.) GERMANY PUSHING TRADE Ksports to the I lilted States Khow Lsrge larrra.es la Many Lines. BERLIN, Jan. 6. The budget appropri ates the first Installment of $375,000 for the icmnn exhibit at tha St. Louis exposition places the totsl requirement for this at from 12j,000 to $7.'i0.0OQ. The 'f,ti Mment has been placed at the t. ' ,. -e Imperial commissioners. of the mlnliter of the la- terlor V However ' 8 Item tare: . ( may appeal that an InternatllK. an on the lsraret scale should foS. after the Paala ex- KiKtlnn and hiivn, arret the ibttcptlnn to avoid every uta..ceieKry expenditure may be. an obligation tmponed by the pres ent financial conditions of the country, still the empire cannot clo otherwise than ac cept the uffer to exhibit at the St. Iouls Nxnosltlon after France and Oreat Britain have accented. This decision Is directed not only out t regard for our friendly re lations with the united Btates, nut Dy rea sons of a purely commercial character. The memorandum makes use of American statistics to show that the United Btatss occupies second place among the nations aa a purchaser of German4 goods, Although the total of Germany's exports of raw sugar to the United States decreased In 1901, heavy gains were made In the ex portation of other articles better suited to expoeltlon purposes. The exports of lith ographs and other art reproductions In 1901 from Germany lo the United States amounted to 13,750,000, an Increase of $1, 800,000 over 1900. Other articles were im ported as follows: Tableware and porce- aln, total 14,475,000, Increase $1,025,000; drugs, chemicals and dies, total SIS, 250,00, Increase ll.S25.0O0; toys, total $38,875,000, Increase $275,000; cutlery, total $700,000, In crease $175,000; optical and astronomical nstruments, total $350,000, Increase $130,- 000. It le pointed out thst the German ex Dibits of the above classes of goods at the Paris exposition attracted the greatest at tentlon and that they won many prizes. It agrees with tho view held In' trade circles that the Paris exposition caused the above ncrease In the exports to the United States and that the increases gained a fur ther momentum In 1902. It must therefore be hoped," continued the memoranda, "that our participation in the St. Louis exposition will have a fa vorable effect upon German exports." ENGLAND FILES A PROTEST Objects to Russian Torpedo Boat De stroyers on Waters of the Black ton. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. Oreat Britain has vigorously protested to the Turkish government, against the permis sion granted In September last to four unarmed Russian torpedo boat destroyers to pass through the Dardanelles, Into the Black sea, with the commercial flag of Russia. These vessels were about to start on the proposed trip. The British note says the passage of the Dardanelles by the torpedo boat destroy ers would be a violation of the exlating International treaties snd .that It Russian war ships are thus allowed to use the Dardanelles the BrlOsjavrmrrSrTr-the right to demand similar privileges. The protest hat caused Irritation in Russian circles and concern on the part of the Turkish authorities, who fear that other powers will follow the example of Great Britain. BERLIN, Jan. 6. The German govern ment declines to associate itself with the protest of Great Britain and Italy to the porte concerning the passage through the Dardanelles into the Black sea of four un armed Russian torpedo boat destroyers, and has Informed Russia to that effect. MRS. CHAMBERLAIN HAS TACT Aids Her Husband In His Work of Pacifying People of Month Africa. PRETORIA, Transvaal, Jan. 6. All doubts aa to whether the Boers would participate In the entertainments given in honor of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamberlain were dissipated by the ap pearance of Generals Botha, Delarey and Crcnje at the garden party given by the governor yesterday. Tho attendance of the townspeople, however, was not large. Mrs. Chamberlain is tactfully aiding the eou.'etary in his pacificatory mission. When General Cronje was Introduced she at first did not catch his name, but Immediately she heard it was General Cronje, Mrs. Chamberlain sent for him and engaged in a lengthy conversation with the noted gen eral. STEEL. TRUST IS PROSPEROUS Kama Enormous Profits Dnrlns; Past Year aad Declares Regular Dividends. NEW YORK, Jsu. . The directors of the United States Steel corporation today de clared the regular quarterly dividends on the common and Dreferred stock. A state- - ,! ment showed net earnings for the calendar year, with December estimated, of $132,- $62,000. From the net earnings for the year de ductions are made of $24,528,183 for sinking funds, depreciation and reserve funds, and tor a special fund set aside for deprecia tion and Improvement; $15,200,000 for 'he interest on bonds; $3,040,000 on sinking funds for bonds, and $DG.0u2,869 for interest on the stock. Tb-?se deductions leave un divided profits amounting to $33,S41.665 for the year. Cash on hand Is $54,726,156. The board amended the bylaws by In creasing the number of the finance commit tee, and Henry B. Frlck and Robert Ba. con were elected members. The board approved the action of the finance committee In making the purchase of the Troy furnacea and steel works and the Union Steel and Sharon Steel plants, and the plan for profit sharing and sub. scrtptlon to stock by th board. It was re ported that the stock subscription plan was being well received by the employes, and that within three days after the opportun- Ity to subscribe was given, upwards cf 1$,. 000 shares had been applied for. GAS KILLS ENTIRE FAMILY Bodies Are Discovered Lylasi oat the Floor of m Residence In Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan. I. An entire family was wiped out by asphyxiation last night and the bodies wers discovered this sfternoon. The family resided at 113 Liberty street. The victims are Albert Flnkelsteln, aged 60 years; Etta Flnkelsteln, aged 60. bis wife; Jessie Flnkelsteln, aged 7, a grand son, and Anne Flnkelsteln, an 18-year-old daughter. The tip of a gas Jet waa found on tha floor and the (as waa turned ojl STRIKE NOT YET SETTLED Conference to le Held in Omaha Within Ten Days, AMICABLE AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED President Bart Is tu. Tome West to Renew the Xesrottatlons Here and Roth Sides Are Hopefnl A sf tho Reanlt. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The strike confer ence between officials of the Union Paclfle railway and union labor leaders was re sumed today. There wss a prospect at the opening of the session that It would be the last formal conference In this city and a representative of one of the tabor parties to It made a statement which Indicated tbat some sort of amicable understanding would be reached. His remark was that after today further meetings between the railroad officers and the union men might be simply Informal talks to arrange details. He said that no formal written proposi tion had been submitted or was "under con sideration by either side. The main ques tions were wages, hours and recognition of the union. The dismissal of strike break era was a email matter, he said, which would adjust Itself, because the nonunion men would quickly withdraw after a set tlement between the road and the unions. The labor representatives at the confer ence were .Presidents J. O'Connell of the International Association of Machinists; John McNeill of the International Associa tion of Boiler' Makers and Iron Shin Build- C1D, D LI VI O 11 11 LI DIUUUUI VI lllO . ' I U 1 11--1 uw.'" w. Blacksmiths; Thomas Wilson speaker ot the house of representatives of Wyoming 1 and vice president of the machinists' as sociation, manager of the strike since It be. j gan, and Messrs, Kennedy and O'Donnell of Omaha, representing the local strike , committee of that city. I At the close of today's conference It wae said satisfactory progress had been made and that President Burt would go to Omaha to continue the negotiations there. The un derstanding Is that both sides expect that an amicable agreement will be reached. The sessions will be resumed in Omaha in a week or ten days. After the conference today, a representa tive of the strikers, In explaining the rea sons for the adjournment to Omaha, said that each side to the controversy bad made claims which tha other believed could not be substantiated. The meeting at Omaha would be In the nature of an Investigation. The chief point of disagreement is Involved in the question of piece work, which Mr. Burt strongly favored and which the strikers wished to see abolished. Mr. Burt Is said to maintain that of the 3,000 men out on strike the majority are In favor of piece work, snd this Is one of the points he means to investigate. It Is understood that If he finds this to be true, or if he can persuade the nyn to withdraw their objections, the officers of the union will agree to drop the demand for the aboli tion of piece' work. ' Late yesterday afternoon The Bee re ceived the following dlspatoh from Thomas L. Wilson, fourth vice president of the In ternational Association of Machinists, who has been attending the strike conference In New York City: Conference adjourned to meet In Omaha in Hbotit ten nays with the general commit tees of all trades. We will then meet Mr. Burt and It is confidently expected that a settlement will be reached. I shall speak nt Trenton, Washington and Pittsburg and then return to umatia tor tne conrerence Strikers in Omaha are unanimous in their Interpretation of the day's events. All say It simply means that the two sides to the conference came to amicable and aatisfac tory terms yesterday. At the headquarters here of all three trades involved, the boiler makers, the machinists and the black smiths. Information practically correspond ing to the above was received late yester day afternoon. Tom Wilson, fourth vice president of the International Association of Machinists, telegraphed Sam Grace, the secretary ot the district lodge and of the district executive committee, that the con ference In New York City was concluded and that all the parties to It were coming to Omaha In a few days to meet with the general committee and conclude the settle ment. James W. Kline of Kansas City, ex ecutive committeeman In charge of affaire for the blacksmiths here, received a similar mesage from John Slocum, president of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, and so did Martin Douglas, secretary of the local lodge of boiler makers, from E. F. Kennedy, president of the local district ledge of boiler makers. ' Thinks Terms Hare Been Made, "This Is Just what we expected," said a prominent striker. "I interpret the Infor mation to mean that our representatives and those of the railroads have come to an understanding, and they will now come to Omaha for the ratification ot the terms reached. This Is the only place the strike can be settled, anyway, as it Is hers that the man are who are to determine upon the acceptance of the agreement are located. "I see they ask for meetings with the general committees. That means a man from each point on tho system where the unions are employed. The machinists' gen eral committee comprises the district lodge, nine members In all. The district execu tive committee Is within this, five members. These are all here now, and we will get the others in. "I think that all the men who took part In the conference In New York will corns here, including Mr. Wilson, Mr. Slocum, Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Me Neill." FOSTER'S WIDOW BURNED Hellct of Fantooa Author Probably Fatal Acci dent. Buffers PITT8BURO, Pa., Jan. 8. Mrs. Wylle, the widow ot Stephen C. Foster, the famous writer of old melodies. Including "The Old Folks at Home." was probably fatallr burned today While aitttng In front of an open fireplace the flames caught her clothing and before they were extinguished she was terribly Injured. CARS COLLIDE IN ST. LOUIS Twelve Persons Are Injured In Trol ley gsnuau Caused by Open Snitch. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 8. Twelve persons were injured tonight in a street car col lision at Grand avenue and Palm street one being hurt Internally. The accident was caused by an open emergency switch, throwing a speeding northbound car to the other track In front of a switUv moving southbound car. N. P. OFFERS TO COMPROMISE Other Maes Kot Yet Ready to Answer Trainmen's Demand for Ratstrl ST. PAUL, Jan. 8. The Northern Paolflo today returned an answer to the demands of Its trainmen for a 20 per cent Increase In wages. The company sent an oflr of 10 per cent. The committee ot the Great Western and the Omaha held conferences with the managing Officials f their com panies, but no formal answer has been given. The Great Northern, the Soo line and the Minneapolis St. Louis have not been heard from. A general meeting of the Joint committees will not be held be fore Friday or Saturday. The local committers will report to the general committee of the Northern group. The latter will report to the Western Asso ciation of General Chairmen, composed of the chairmen of the various divisions ot the Order or Railway' Trainmen and the Order of Conductors. There tho whole proposition Involving all the trainmen In the west, numbering many thousands, will b settled. Up to data- there have been absolutely no irritating circumstances.. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 6. The grievance committee of the Order of Hallway Con ductors and Order of Railway Trainmen today formally presented to the general manager of the Santa Fe- a demand for r. 20 per cent increase lni Wages. The road baa not yet taken action, on the matter. .Negotiations between the Santa Fe offi cials and the trainmen's, committee will be carried on this week in the effort to reach an agreement. J ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. t The representa tives of the railway trainmen snd con ductors, who have been meeting here since LT . "..." 7 Jl " k.m l-a h attended a funeral In a body. They are awaiting the return ot Russell Harding of the Mis souri Pacific and President Ramsey of the Wabash, who are absent from the city. It Is stated by a railroad official high In authority, who requested the suppres sion of his name, that the request of the committee of trainmen ot the western sys tems to Increase wages 20 per cent has been decisively refused by all the roads In St. Louts. DECIDE ON HIGHER RATES Western Roads Acres to Raise Frrleht Charges, hut Leave Amount Indefinite. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Steps were taken at the annual meeting of western railway ex ecutive officials today for a general advance In all commodity rates- It was not deter mined how great he advances shall be for this depends upon suggestions from tue general freight agents. The chairman of the western trunk line committee will Issue at once a call for a meeting of general freight agents. The lat ter will formulate their recommendations to the executive officials, who will hold an other meeting for the ptttpote of acting on the "eport. "2 ' The executive officials Y treed that a crisis has been reached and iWonly way to meet it was to advance rates s.Y.bat commodities shall pay transportation -'charges commen surate with increased railway expenses. . To prevent a recurrence in 1803 of de moralising reduced tariffs the officials pledged themselves to adhere to the1 work ing rate of the committee, which places the rate making power In the hands of the pres. Idents and other officiate who have charge of traffic. LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA Object Is to Eaeoarsge People Locate In the Golden Gate State. to CHICAGO, Jan. 8. The Southern Pacific and Union Pacific and oonnectlng lines have given notice through the chairman of the Transcontinental Passenger association to all lines Interested In California traffic that they will put Into effect from February 15 to April 30, Inclusive,, a second-class and so-called colonists' rate of $33 from Chi cago, $25 from Missouri river points, Sioux City to Kansas City, Inclusive, and Houston, Tex., and $30 from St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans to points In California. The object of the low rates Is to en courage immigration and to secure skilled and unskilled labor for cltiea on the coast. W. O. Nelmyer, the general agent for the roads, said: - 'Union labor of the right kind Is desired and the verv highest wsges ere being paid throughout the whole state of California." PENNSYLVANIA STOCK GROWS Shareholders to Be Asked to Aathorlse Four Hundred Millions More. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8. The call for the meeting ot the stockholders of the Pennsylvania railroad for March 1 contains a notification that the shareholders will be asked to authorize an lnurease in the cap ital stock of more than $400,000,000, or nearly double the amount outstanding. TACOMA CARS STILL STALLED Northern Pacific Tracks Will Not Be Clear for Tea Days Vet. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. .---Superintendent Law of .the Northern Pacific says It will take about ten days to clear the main Una of the Northern Pacific between Palm Junction and Ellensburg. There are three westbound passenger trains between Palmer Junction and Stam pede tunnel. One Is at Canton, one at May wood and one at Lester. Most ot the main passengers came into Tacoma last night, walking from the point where the trains are stalled to Kanasaet and being brought from there by a special train. The women and children remaining on the train are being well cared for at the expense of the compsny. There Is a dining car and sleep ers on each train, and there are provisions enough in the dining cars and at the Hot Springs hotel, which is accessible, to last four days". It is expected that the bridge at Martin will be repaired within three days, and that the stalled trains will be sent back to Spokane and brought west over the Great Northern. The main line ot the Northern Paeifle Is open between Seattle and Portland, and trains are moving between these points on scheduled time. From Seattle trains are being sent east over trfe Great Northern. There was trouble reported on that line this morning and tha superintendent said that It would taks about ten hours to repair the damage. With the exception of the Carboranado branch trains are running on all branches. MRS. L1LLIE HELD FOR TRIAL Preliminary Hearing at David City Cornea to Ahmet End. BAIL FIXED AND PROMPTLY FURNISHED Ten Thousand Dollar Bond Given at One After County Judsro An. ounces Ills Decision In Court. DAVID CITY. Neb., Jan. 6. (Special Telegram.) Owing to the general Impres sion, that the defense In the Lillte case would Introduce no evidence at the pre liminary hearing, there was a small at tendance this morning. County Attorney Wailing was put on the stand to identify a stick about six inches long and ono-half Inch thick which wss found under the window sash by W. R. Heath. This was Introduced as evidence. W. R. Heath testified to the finding of this stick under the sash. Dr. Alfred F. Stewart was called and testified that when he first saw Mr. Lillle on tne morning of tho murder he was lying on his left side, with his face to the west. This, It Is claimed. Is a contradiction of his evidence before the coroner's Jury. Mrs. Etta Buelow was the first witness this afternoon. "At tho time of Mr. Lll lle's, death I lived Just across the street from the Lillle home nnd have frequently visited at the Lillle house," she said. "They always impressed me as a couple who wero agreeable and loving. The seemed to be very attentive to one another." On croRB-examlnatloii witness said she had lived near the Lillle home seven or eight mouths and had been at the Lillle home about every week or every two weeks, some times on a visit and tome times on business. "Mr. Lillle was not there when I went on business; do not think he was there at one-half cf tho visits I made," she said. "When I was there on Sunday I should Judge Mr. Lillle was at home. I think tho first time I met Mr. Lillle was In our bowling alley; could not say the first time I met him in his own home." , Conple Seemed Mutually Avreeable. F. F. Ware, the next witness, said: "Us ually pass the Lillle house In going to din ner and returning. I frequently would drop in there. I have seen Mr. Lillle and Mrs. Lillle at lodges and on the street, and they conducted themselves toward each other as husband and wife ought to. They were most agreeable. I never saw anything be. tween them the would lead me to believe that there was anything otherwise than pleasant. Never ssy anything unfriendly be tween them." Ferdinand A. Buelow was the next wit ness. He said: "I live Just across the street and a trifle south of the Lillle resi dence. Saw Mr. and Mrs. Lillie together frequently. They came to my ping pong parlors quite often. They were always very kind, pleasant and agreeable toward one another, never saw anything to the con trary. I first met Mr. Lillie In my place of (business, a bowling alley. They were In the bowling alley Just the evening before the occurrence took place. My wife and I frequently called at the Lillle residence in the evening and as far as I saw and know their relations were pleasant;- it always struck mo peculiarly well." Dr. William Hewitt was the next wit ness. The testimony of this witness cor roborated that of Mr. and Mrs. Buelow and F. F. Ware. Condition of the Pistol. Hermann Taddiken, night policeman, was (he next witness. He said: "I was at the Lillie residence on the morning of the mur der and then again after that during the day. I got there about twenty minutes be fore 6 In tho morning. I saw Sheriff West there, saw a revolver, but did not see West have it. When I first saw It Mrs. Lillle was holding it In her hand. I examined the cylinder and barrel and there was rust in them, indicating that it had not been fired that day. It was rusty on tho outside, revolved hard." WltnesB was given the revolver now In evidence and continued: "I think this Is the revolver I examined In the Lillle home on October 24. Think as near as I can tell It is In the same condition It was when I examined it In tho Lillle houBO that day." At thia time the defense rested. Counsel for the state was in consultation for a few moments, then came Into court and announced they would not introduce evidence in rebuttal. Tho attorneys argued at length tho motion filed by tho defense yesterday evening. On the conclusion of the argument Judge Sklles overrulod the motion and said: "I would gladly thirk this responsibility, but cannot do so. There are three ti'al points In this case the point of entrance and exit of the bullet and the hole in tho curtain and window. The testimony of Dr. Stewart is not probable. The one cold, sperate fact In this case Is the powder burn on the curtain and window pane. I believe It Is a physical impossibility for a man to stand where Mrs. Lillle says he did. I would much rather discharge this defend ant, but do not feel that I can do ao. I feel that she must be held to tho district court." . During all this Mrs. Lillle sat cool and calm, as she has throughout the hearing. As soon as Judge Sklles had spoken the last word there was confusion in the court room and the large audience com menced to move toward the door. Seemingly relieved of the anxiety that has prevailed ever since the arrest of Mrs. Lillle, Judge Miller aBked the court to permit the defendant to give a bond for her appearance at the next term of dis trict court. County Attorney Walling In sisted that the gravity of the crime charged would hardly Justify tha court In admit ting the defendant to bond, but in case the court should permit a bond to be given that It should not be less than $10,000. If the court would do this he would make no further objections to" a bond being given. The court fixed the bond at $10,0u0, which was promptly furnished by James S. Hill, father of Mrs. Lillie, and Leu's Henfling ot Bellwood. CARNEGIE AIDS PHILADELPHIA Offers Million aad Half Dollars with Which to Build Thirty Branch Libraries. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6. Andrew Carne gie has offered to give the city of Phila delphia $1,500,000 toward the extension of its free library system. Under the conditions of his gift, the money Is to be applied only to the erec tion of thirty buildings which are lo be used as branches of the main library. The city Is required to furnish the sites and equip the libraries and afterward maintain tbem at a yearly cost of at least $5,0u0 per building. The main library is not In cluded, the city having already appropriated $1,000,000 for the purpose. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebrnskn-Fair Wednesday snd Thursday, folder Wednesday, with a Cold Wave In North Portion. Temperatnre nt Omaha Testerdayl Hoar. Dec Hour. Dear. ft a. m it 1 ii. m ...... -4 1 fl a. m 21 U p. m 4.1 T a. m Slit p. m 4l N a. ro lili 4 p. m 4.H ft a. m 3t. n p. m 4lt 10 a. m JM p. m 4 4 11 a. m .t:l T p. m 4'J llim 3T Hp. m 4 t p. m 37 HIGH WIND DOES MUChTdAMAGE Plate ;! Windows Blown In, tlns Are Blown Down and Onthulld Inas Wrecked, A full gale at least It appeared to be full coming down some streets from the west and up others from the north, held possession of the city's thoroughfsres laBt night and the few pedestrians abroad mado hard work of It and were forced to Ho to In the lee of buildings and doorways when ever an unusually heavy gust came along. The air was filled with flying debris nnd pieces of tin, apparently roofing, and bits of packing cases. For a few moments tho "Ben Hur" crowds, tacking out into the worst of the gale, made a vallnnt struggle against wind and lingerie, which drew and fluttered like the sails of a barkentlne, and picture hats went by tho board and were brought back from far to leeward by gen tlemen escorts. The center plate glass In the western, half of the Farnara street front of the Nebraska Clothing company was blown In about 10 o'clock. The proprietors were notified and soon had men at work closing the break with boards. The broken glass was 14x12 feet and nearly a quarter of an inch thick. About. 9 o'clock one of Kilpatrlck's deliv ery wagon's turned Into Farnam street from Fifteenth street and was capsized, me wagon was somewhat damaged, but neither the two boys who were driving It nor the horso were hurt. A post sign in front of Boyd's theater was blown down and Officer Mansfield, wbo was standing near it, had a nnTow escape. Sev eral upper windows wero blown In at Ma loncy's theater. A tall showcase In front of a shop at Sixteenth and Dodge streets was blown over and tho sign of the Relia ble laundry at the same corner was blown Into the street. Tho bU transparency of the Salvation Army at 1515 Capitol avenue lost Its glass. The street lights were turned off about 10:30 and tnnny light and telephone wires were broken and crossed. A pedestrian on Eleventh street narrowly escaped a large sheet of tin-which was bounding down thi street. One of the large windows of the Her Grand was smashed and at Wolfe Bros.' tent and awning factory on South Sixteenth street, between Jones and Leavenworth, a heavy awning was torn loose kt about 12:40 o'clock, and In falling crushed In a big plato glass of the front. Reports from out of town show that the' storm, which is of almost hurricane force, covers an extended area and that many tel-egmiilt'-wrres are-dorva la -the region af fected. The wind locally came from north, west by west. From all over the city came reports ot outbuildings wrecked and roofs partially or wholly blown from larger buildtngu. The force of the wind was sufficient to break show windows or burst open doors for Eaton & Eaton, sign painters on Doug las street between Thirteenth and Four teenth; Nlcol, the tailor. Fifteenth street; the City Mission, Sixteenth and Jones streets; Sam Adier's saloon, Tenth and Farnam streets; Blolsky's Jew elry shop, Tenth nnd Howard streets; Joe Epp's saloon on Douglas street; another sa loon at 612 South Thirteenth street, and a store at Twentieth and Martha streets. STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TwentyKlflh Annual Meeting to Re Held at - Lincoln Kt Week. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Nebraska State Historical society will be held in the memorial chapel of the State university at Lincoln, January 13 and 14. The event promises to be very largely at tended and several Interesting sessions have been erranged for. Tuesday, January 13, the first session of the meeting, will be devoted to papers and addresses from the prominent pioneers of the state and members of the society. Among those who will appear on that day's program are: I'resldent Robert W. Furnas of Uiownville, rx-governor of the state; Hon. George L. Miller, Hon. E. Rosewater of this city, D. Y. Mears of Chadron, Cap tain W. R. Maselc of St. Louis, Phil K. Cbappell ot Kansas City. On Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock sup per will be served for the members of the State Historical society, territorial pio neers. State Horticultural society, Lan caster County Old Settlers' association and visiting friends. On Wednesday the principal speakers will be Captain H. M. Chittenden, United States engineers, Yellowstone Park; Captain A. Overton, Council Bluffs; Captain D. L. Kciser, Boocevllle, Mo.; Captain W. II. Gould. Yankton, S. D. ; Captain S. T. Learn ing, Decatur; Captain JameB Kennedy and Captain W. A. Cade, Kansoa City, Mo.; Harry P. Deuel and William J. Kennedy of Omaha. This setislon will be followed by the business meeting. The Nebraska Territorial Pioneer asso ciation will hold an afternoon session Jan uary 14 In memorial rhapel for social rem iniscences and election of officers. Tho Nebraska Slate Horticultural society will hold daily session January 13, 14 and Vi In Nebraska hall. The Lancaster County Old Settlers' association will hold a session Thursday afternoon, January 15, In the old chapel of the State university. MAIL REACHES INDIAN0LA Comes by Itoundaboat Itoute While Postoftlce at that Place is t'!ned. INDIANOLA, Miss., Jan. 6 The Inde pendent mall route established between Indianola and Strahaman on the Southern railway, four miles distant, Is working smoothly and mail is being received two or three hours late. Citltens here are relying upon Senators Moncv and McLaurin aud the representa tives in the house to relieve the present conditions. Nutcuirsli of tier an Vrt.rli Jsu, U. At New York Arrived: Mhkr, from Hamburg. Sailed: Kal-r Wllhtlm tier tirops.-, for Hrenien; lJpuha. for NupltM and (Jenoa; Tauric. for lJverpool. At Genua Hailed: liUui.d Prince, for New York. At Sydney, N. P. Arrived, previously: Aorangi, from Vancouver via Honolulu. STARTS OFF ON TIME Twentj-Eipbth General Astembly of Nebrat'sa Be dm Business. ORGANIZE IN CONFORMITY TO CAUCUS Harrison of Hall and Mock? tt of Lancaster Formally Elected. FEWER SPEJTAT0RS THAN COMMON Opening Session Does Not Draw Bo Well as Two Tears Ago, MEMBERS READY TO TAKE UP THE WORK Senators and ltrpresentatlves Both Take Hold as Thonati lrer ' mined to Make amnion One of Business. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Jan. 6 (Special.) The Twen-ty-eiRhth session of tho Nebraska general assembly convened at noon today, The machinery was set In motion simultan eously In house and senate and the pro grams arranged in the preceding caucuses strictly carried out. The spectators in attendance Included quite a number of former members of pre ceding legislatures In addition to trie usual horde of place hunters anxious to get In on the ground floor. On the whole, gal leries and lobbies were not crowded ns much as they liave been on opening days of tho last two sessions. This Is, perhaps, because there is no impending senatorial contest to add zest to the legislative pro ceedings. Tho halls of both branches of the legis lature presented an inviting appearance, with new polished furniture and freshly dis tributed supplies. Hack of tho presiding officers' chairs the walls are draped taste fully with large American flags centering about a portrait of President Roosevelt In the cennte and a portrait of the late Presi dent McKlnley :i tho house. The desks of tho presiding officers were nlso adorned with floral sprays and In the house the desk that had been assigned to Represent ative Mustek of Nuckolls wc.8 draped In black and surmounted with flowers and two small fiarB in token of bis sudden death last week. Opening- Not Sfectncnlar. The rrts played In the opening scenes by the respective officers and members were chiefly prefunctory. In the senate Lieutenant Governor Steele did the honors as presiding officer, while In the bouse Sec retary of State Marsh called the body to order and gave way to Dr. Wilson of Paw nee, who in turn, yielded the chair to Speaker Mockett. Dr. Wilson ludicrously forgot that there weie any fuslonlsts In the bouse, a mistake quite natural In view of the extraordinary majority of the re publicans. As a result In appointing bis committees he almost Invariably named none but republicans and then having his attention called to It, revising his list by-" adding romcone to represent We minority. The speeches Of both Dr. Wilson and Speaker Mockett were received with ap plause indicating that they accorded with the sentiment of the members. Mr. Mock ett's brief remarks in particular were clear cut and to the point, giving promise that the proceedings will be conducted through out the session In a ctrlctly businesslike manner. Rouse of Hall made a winning play that was not on the program when, by motion, he added a name for chief clerk of the en rolling room to the list of officers elected by the house. The position had not been considered at all by the caucus, and in the usual course of events would have gone to the speaker, along with his other perqui sites. Rouse's motion came as a surprise and went through without a dissent. The complete organization ot the house by the appointment ot the minor employes and the naming of committees cannot be turn Ished before the first part of next week. How the Senate Met. The senate was called to order by Lieu tenant Governor Steele, and after prayer by Chaplain Cressman of Grand Island, tbs roll call disclosed all present. Hall of Douglas moved tbat Reynolds of Dodge, Howell of Douglas and Anderson of Saline be appointed a commltteo on cre dentials. After ten minutes' time given them, on motion of Harrison of Hall, tho committee reported all entitled to seats. Warner of Dakota moved that Hall of Douglas, Wall of Buffalo and Marshall of Otoe be cppolnted a committee to notify Chief Justice Sullivan cf the convening of the renato and escort him to the chamber to administer the oath. After the oath had been taken the rules of 1901 were adopted on motion of Harrison, the senate waa per manently organized and committees cliosen, as agreed upon In the caucus last night. This was done by motion ot O'Neill of Lan caster. Howell of Douglas, Warner of Dakota and Sheldon of Cass were appointed to bring the secretary of state to the senate and administer the oath lo tho employes. When the committee returned without the secre tary It found Chief Justice Sullivan doing the work. Before the committee could re. port, Harrison of Hall moved that the rec ord oe corrected and the chief Justice's name be inserted in place of tbat of the secretary of stats. This brought forth a talk from O'Neill, who wanted the rec. ords to read that the committee could not find the secretary and had brought In the chief Justice. Then the committee objected because Its chairman said It had uothlng to do with Judge Sullivan being there. The name ot Judge Sullivan was Inserted In the motion instead of the tecretary and tbe business was settled. A committee consisting of Day of Nuck oils, Reynolds of Dodge, Jennings of Thayer and Meredith of Sarpy was appointed to wait upon the bouse and notify it of the organization of the senate. Harrison of Hall. Brown ot Keya I'aba and Saunders of Douglas were appointed to act with a committee of the bouse In wait ing upon the governor. The flrt commit tee n ported the house not ready to receive It and the senate adjourned Until 11 o'clock tomorrow. Before adjournment a resolution was passed to pay the chief enrolling and en grossing clerk $4 per day. Tbe senate committee' on committees met tonight, but brought no Work to completion. House Itoutlne. The house was called to order at noon by beeretury, of State Marsh. The roll call showed two absentees, Atwood Ot KeAard and Kennedy of Douglas who Is kick. Rev. Joseph H. Frerson of Milford, chaplain of the larl session, delivered the Invocation. Wilson of I'awuee was elected temporary ihairman, receiving' srveiity-oue republic an totes against the twenty fu sionlht votes cast for liny of Polk. Juuvi nat, Burgess acJ Hogrcfc were ap )