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    THE OMAHA PA1LY UEE: SATt-KOAY, .TANlTATtY 17, 100.1.
not ask for a constitutional amendment al
lowing thern to vote. Th only bill the
will auk for, she said, was a bill to give the
wife half of .the' husband's property upon
nil drath.
In epklng oPOie- suffrage bill Mia
Grpgg.sald: "We lha)l not snek to hare
Introduced or .push, for passse any
messure Intended t-cymfeT.:ihe ballot upon
wonifn at this sepalon, of Lha . legislature.'
If would be work wnated. because If we
should. -secure tbdineossary number of
votAs -In the legislature it would be prac
tically Impossible' to secure the adoption
of tha nnrbiwry constitutional aalPnri'meDt
at tbe hand of the people, Past experi
ence has proven tbat aa long at the con
atltution demands a (Majority of all the
votes cast at the election Instead of a ma
jority upon the proposition It la impossible
t6 rarry an amettdtnent. Time after tln.e
amendment! have been submitted, some of
them regarded ns very necessary, and yet
It haa becb found that an'lnsurftclrnt num
ber havn voted upon It.
"Another reation la that we do 'not be
lieve our organization la yet In a position
to do fhe effective work nereaaary to carry
the amendment through to success. Three
years ago tbe Btate Suffrage aaaorlatlon
wai reorgaulted and new lines and new
methods are followed. We have been meet
ing wltb very great-' aucceaa and have, been
securing the active co-operation ot many
men and women. When we have our or
ganization better' perfected we will be
heard from."
SENATORS INDULGE IN TALK
First Onllirrak ( Oratory In I'nper J
Home la Over Revenue Legis
lation. (From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jau. 16. (Special.) For the
first time during the session this morning
the senate broke forth In debate. Oratory
that had been bottled up for over a week
gushed out and permeated the halls ot the
state house, attracting to the senate cham
ber a crowd of persona which filled the
gallery a.id the lobby.' That which caused
the tumult waa this motion made by Hasty
of Furnas:
"I move tbat tbe committee on revenue
be instructed to formulate a bill covering
the assessment 'and collection ot all taxes,
to.be brought In not later than February
The Motion was amended, Instructing the
- committee to, recommend a bill.
Harrison vbt Hall at once objected be
cause he belldveD It was not giving the
committee sufficient time to study the ques
tion. ...
Sheldon ot Cass and Warner of Dakota
wanted the matter deferred, though each
was In sympathy with a revenue measure.
Brady of Boone? wanted the motion made
special order at the next session.
Then cemo O'Neill with an enthusiastic
speech about a revenue law. He wanted
tbe committee to take up the matter at
once. . "I am In favor of the motion," he
said. "The people demand a revenue law
and they should have it. The republicans
1 ' control both houses and the people are
looking to the republicans for relief.
Attracts the Lobby.
"If we paaa this resolution It will show
that we are not hesitating In our duty.".
During bis speech many railroad lobby
ists leaned over the railing and liatened
intently
Hastings of Butler concurred In O'Neill's
talk.' ' " ' ' ' ' , '
Sloan of -Fillmore wat in favor of reT-t
nfce' 14w Wrt'-he-wairfed thebrlfs" already
introduced dlacuased first.
; Hall of Burt spoke to defer and Andor-""-son
of Saline waa ln.favor ot .tbe motion.
i'He desired, however, bat the-senate-Yoni-(mittee
act with the bouse committal,'
il Wall of Sherman thought -the adoption of
the motion would handicap the committee.
Vpemberton of Gage wanted the motion
i made a special order. ' ' ' 1
Brown of Key1 Paha, 'chairman' of the
' revenue committee, was' against the mo
j Hon because he" wanted them to study the
' question In order to get up a bill that
would suit the senators and would pass.
' In the meantime- the- Douglas delegation
. said nothing. i ! '
1 During the debate Hasty understood Har
rison to i that he (Hasty) by his motion
reflected ol he revenue committee. Haety
arase to a question of personal privilege
kui desired to correct such Impression If It
existed, Harrison at once apologized and
said he did not mean to reflect on Senator
Hasty. Harrison of Hall then announced
' ' that the adoption ot the resolution would
mean that all bills would be held until
February, It and. moved that the motion be
i tabled. ' ' t '
' Hall of Burt seconded the motion and
It waa carried.
DIAerencea Over Adjournment.
r The second outbreak ot oratory came
with the motion to adjourn. Tbe first mo
tion waa to adjourn until tomorrow morn
ing. Before all the amendments were
tacked on It waa until 2 o'clock Monday.
Warner of Dakota and Dean of I'helps made
speeches about wasting tlmo, and before
Aha motion was carried a dozon senators
Tied waxed eloquent. To cap It, Lieutenant
Oovocnor McQlllon. after the .amendment
had v carried, put the original motion and
another fifteen minutes waa waated In
getting .straightened out.
Only six bills were Introduced.
Senate Roattae. '
The senate was railed to order by Lieu
tenant Oavernox McOllton , at ,1(1 o'clook.
Roll and prayer by Chaplain Fresson
followed.
Lieutenant Governor McGilton announced
that the entertainment committee of. the
Commercial club had requeued tbe uae ot
,- the aenate chamber and representative ball
In which to give a reception to Hon. D. E.
A DOCTORS BANQUET.
' " SOU Friends as Gaests.
When Dc N. 8. Davis, Dean Emeritus
of tha Northwestern University, reached
his 80th birthday the event, was celebrated
with a banquet at the Auditorium Hotel,
Chicago, with 600 Invited guests. As most
of his long life has been spent studying
health, Dr. Davis la an authority on the
subject. In one of his recently published
articles, he ssys:
"Tha almost constant sense ot wesrtness
Impels many workers to resort to the use
of strong tea and- coffee, the stimulants
In which appear to offer relief for from 1
. to I hours but which only add to their ulti
mate misery by Impairing' digestion and
causing restless sleep at night."
'This Is the truth In a nut-shell," writes
a young lady -authoress of Wheston. Ills.,
"and It decided me to begin using Postum
Food Coffee In place of tea and coffee. I
had suffered 'from impaired digestion and
wakeful nights, was tired all the time and
my brain refused to respond to the demand
made upon it by my profession.
"Almost from the first 1 felt benefited
by ' Postum sad I am 'now 100 per cent
better, train clearer, digestion never better,
weight increased 27 pounds,' iljp, soundly
alt night and awake refreshed In mind and
body.
"My Improvement has been so very
great that at least 20 of my .acqualnlapces
have adopted. Psstunl." Name given by
l'ilum'o., Battle Creek, VI ten.
There Is sure relief from stomach and
buwel diseases and weak heart when
caused by coffee If coffee Is left od and
Tost urn adopted.
I
Thompson. On" motion of Sloan of Fill
more, the senste chamber was tendered
the committee from Thursday noon until
after the reception.
The committee on employes recommended
the employment ot James McShane aa
messenger to the lieutenant governor,
which was adopted.
The commute -on -enrproyes reported to
turn down the request, of the" secretary of
state tor.a.meaarnger and the report waa
adopted. ' "
Prlvat.'ocretary Allen brought a com-
munlcation from' the governor asking con-'
flrmailon of.. the. appointment .of a warden
at the' penitentiary.
Chairman. Howell of. the committee on
municipal affairs, ' reported favorably on
senate Ala N 0.-1 .In regard to. the purchase
of the flm aba water works. . On motion of
Harrison or Hall; the bill- was- placed on
general- file without debate. '
Warner of the committee to assign com
mittee 'rooms reported. ' ' : "
The senate 'went Into executive . seaslon
to read the communication from -the gov
ernor. - '
Cilvea Action Away,
- ; t
After the open aeislon Was resumed Fries
of. Valley gave away the action of the ex-,
rcutlve session by moving -that a commit
tee Bo appointed to notify the governor
that.hla appointment had, been conferred.
-He was quickly squelched by Harrison of
Hall who said, that was not In order and
that the governor would be notified in due
time.
Hasty of Furnas then made this motion:
"I move that the committee on revenue
be Instructed to formulate a bill covering
the assesament and collection ot all taxes,
to be brought In not later than Febru
ary 16."
This was amended to read that the com
mittee recommend . a hill. This precipi
tated a heated and lengthy debate and
was finally tabled, upon motion of Har
rison of Hall.
Hall of Douglas moved to Instruct the
comm)ttce on . printing . to have the mea
sagea of the two governors printed for the
use of the ' house and ' senate. A motion
was' can led to have the committee confer
with the crmmlttee from the house.
Hall of Douglas moved that a request
bo sent to the governor for the Torrens
land tax commission, and his reebmmenda
tion waa carried.
O'Neill of Lancaster moved that repre
sentatives of newspapers be furnished with
a copy of the daily journal. Carried.
After a heated debate the senate ad
journed until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Senate flics numbering from 40 to : 60
were read a second time and the follow
ing bills were Introduced:
Bills Ja Senate. . -
8. F. 51. by Reynolds of Dodge Act to
amend sections 12, 14. '37 and subdivisions
4, 8 anil 54 of section 48. and sections 4,
f-2, 53, 71. 77 and 7ft of article III of chapter
xiil of the Compiled Statutes. Council
man's term of office shall bo two years. If
two counollmen were olected In each ward
the counollmeh receiving least number of
votes shall hold office one year, and the
mayor determines which goes out. record
ing his decision ten days before election In
April, 1903. Mayor, with consent of a ma
jority of council, may appoint city en-
f lneer. clerk, attorney, street commissioner,
Ihrary committee, three members of board
of public worka for two years and chief of
fire department for one ' year. Vacated
streets remain property of city upon the
creation of n street, etc., a committee of
three to be appointed to assess damages.
8. F. 62, by O'Nelll-To provide a lien
for labor performed for the erection, re
paration or removal of any house.
8. F. 53. by Brown of Keya Paha To
establlBh Junior normal schools and to pro
vide for the maintenance of same. Three
to be established In 'districts of Alliance,
MeCook and Valentine.
8. F. 64. bv Hedare of Adams Flxlnsr the
lloblHty- of -subscribers .for, subscriptions- to
.any jiow;pa,per, xnag,azie. or otner. printed
torlbillcal. '
8. F. K. by Qlffln of Dawson To amend
section 89, subdivision 16, of article 1 of
chapter xlv of the Compiled Statutes, re
frains; to Water and Water works, omlttng
clause providing for a bond issue of 10 per
cent, or -Mtv-ased property and leaving the
8. V. 56.- bv Warner of Dakota To amend
sections 2, 3 and 9 of chupter vil of the
tompuea statutes, entitled "Attorneys. :
BLOCKS THE; BUILDING BILLS
Debate on and Paaaaare" of Hears Reao.
lotion Oeenpy Time of
the House.
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 16. (Special.) Spearer
Mockett upon convening the house at 10
o'clock announced that the Commercial
club of Lincoln requested tbe use of Rep
resentative hall Thursday night, January
22, for the reception to D. B. Thompaon.
On motion of Thompaon of Merrick the re
quest ws granted.
This resolution waa introduced by Doug
las ot Rock, which at the request ot Sears
of Burt and by consent of the author was
laid over until Monday:
Whereas, Under the existing revenue law
aa applied and enforced the revenue de
rived for the use of the state does not meet
the requirements and needs thereof; and.
Whereas, It appears to be universally
conceded that In order to raise sufficient
revenue to meet the ordinary and proper
expense of our state government and ap-
firopriatlons for necessary and proper state
iiBiltutiona It la necessary that the revenue
law of the state be revletd; and,
Whereas, The apparent difficulty with
our present and existing revenue law la the
inability to obtain an assaasment of the
property In the state and a collection of
the taxes levied; and,
Whereus, If Is the sense of ihls' houee
that If the existing revenue law shall lie
so amended as to provide for the assess
ment of all the property In the state at
its fair cash value and the collection of all
the taxea levied heretofore, and to be levied
hereafter, the revenue ot the state will thr-n
be adequate for the needs and require
ments thereof: and. .
Whereas, 8udh amendments at might be
proposed by any one member of this body
would be likely td fall -to recelvf the ap
proval of a majority of the members;
therefore, for the purpoae of having a bill
Introduced In this houee to amend the
present and existing revenue law of the
state along the lines herein proKsed such
as would most likely meet with the ap
proval of a majority of the members, and
at the earliest day possible, be it
Resolved, That a committee comprising
seven members of this house be elected,
whose duty It shall be to draft and Intro
duce a bill to amend the existing revenue
law of the atate ao as to enforce the assess
ment . of property and the collection of
taxes; and, be It further
Resolved, That the committee so to be
elided shall Introduce such bill within fif
teen days herefrom.
I move the adupt.Vn of the above resolu
tion. J. A. DO COLA 8.
Debate gears Reaolntlosu
t
Sears then called up his resolution to
head off building appropriations, pending
the enactment ot a revenue law which had
been made a special order.
Memmluger ot .Madison submitted aa
amendment to the Seara resolution, allow
ing the passage of appropriation bills to
repair or rebuild Irrespective ot the enact
ment of .a revenue law.
The motion otEweesy ot Adams that tbe
resolution be referred to the judiciary com
mittee for ton days' was lost by a vote of
M to 7. v - '
Those voting In the affirmative were:
Burgess, SpurUx-k,
Ousel, . . Bweesy,
Good, Wilson 7. .
Mct'lay, ". ' ' .
Those voting in the negative were:
Anderson (Ham ton), Kaveny,
Anderson (Knoxi, Kerns,
Anderson (Kerney),KiUli-,
Hacun,
Knox.
Hartoo,
Becher,
belden,
Caldwell,
Christy,
Coats,
Copy,
Cravens,
Cropsey.
Cuiifitna-hkm, -
Currle,
Davta.
1'rits-Dernler.
Ix-trli-k.
luibry.
Douglas,
Koetter,
l.oomU.
McAllister,
Mcfulloch,
Met lain.
Mangold,
Mt-in in Inner,
Mcndenhall,
Vleradllh,
Mikes;;.
klomiHan,
Kt Utoa (loutla),
, NeUua (fierce).
lerry,
Hamscy,
ilceii.
Kggenburger,
Kellers, 0
Ferrar.
Klshback,
Ford,
F-rledrich,
Frlee.
Gilbert.
Ulshwlller,
Oregg,
Hnnna.
Harmon,
Harrison,
Hcrron.
Hogrefe' '
Holllet,
Hoy.
Hunter,
Jahnel,
Rlhble,
RlgRS.
Bobbins.
Roh-rts,
. Rouse,
Bndler,
Pears,
Phelly.
fhlrmwick,
Phlpley,
Hmlth.
Spier.
Startler,
Stetson,
Ten Eyck,
Thomun,
Thorpe,
Tooley,
Trask,
Johnson.
Vlasak.
Jones (Richardson). Warlrur.
Jones (Otoe), Warner,
Jouvennt, Weborg Sft.
Jonktn, . .
Those not vollng: Speaker, Atwood, Gel
wlck, Hathorn, Kennedy, sick.
The motion of Sears to adopt the resolu
tion was carried by a vote of 78 to 17.
Bweezy, the author of the' former motion,
voted to adopt the resolution.
The affirmative vote was:- -
Anderson (Ham'ton), Kittle,
Anderson (Knox). -Kuni.
Anderson (Kearney), Koetter,
Hartoo, l.onmls, '
Berher,
McClav.
iJelden,
Caldwell,
Coats,
Cirpsey,
Cravens,
Cropsey,
Cunningham,
Davis,
petrlck,
Dobry, ,
Douglas,
Kggenburger,
Feliers,
Ferra r.
Fish back,
Ford,
Frledrlch,
Fries.
Gilbert. . . .
Oiehwiller,
Gregg.
Harmon.
Harrison,
Herron,
iogrefe,
Holllet,
Hoy. : : j ,
Hunter,
Jahnel. ' '
McCulioch,
Mangold,
'Memmlngrr,
Mendenhall, .
Meredith,
Mlkesell, "
Mnnmnn,
Nelson (Douglas),
Perry, .
Ramsey, ' '
Reed,
kibble,
Riggs
Rohblns, '
Roberts,
Rouse, '
Sadler,
Scare.
Shlnstock,
Shipley,
Smith,
Spier,
Startser,
Btetaon,
Sweezy,
Ten Kyck,
' Thompson, -
Thorpe, ,
Tooley, "
Johnson,
TrasK.
Jones (Richardson). VlAiato.
Jouvennt, Waring,
Junkln, ' Warner.
Kaveny, Weborg 78.
The negative vote was:
Bacon, Kerns,
Burgess, McAllister,
Cassel, McClaln,
Christy, Neleon (Pierce),
Currle, Shelly,
Deles Dernier, Snurlock,
Good, . Wilson,
Hanna, Mr. Speaker 17.
Jones (Otoe),
Those not voting: Atwood, Gelwlck, Hat
horn, Kennedy (sick).
8peaker Mockett announced upon tbe
adoption of the Sears resolution that It
changed the rules A tbe house and that
hereafter when the order ot business was
reached, "Bills on third reading," the ex
ception would have to be announced, "ex
cept such bills as carry appropriations for
new state buildings."
Bills from No. 86 to 124 were given their
second reading and referred to commit
tees after reconvening after tho noon
recess.
House rolls Nob. 22 and 80, by Wilson
of Pawnee, appropriating $86,000 and $48,000
respectively for salaries of members and
employes and current expenses ' ot the
house,, were given their third reading and
passed.
The house at 3:30 adjourned till 10 o'clock
Monday morning.
New Bills tn Honse.
H. R. No. 125, by Holllet of Lancaster
An act conferring on cities and villages
the ower to fix tcsVphone rentals and
charges.
H. RNo. 12, by Caldwell pf. Clay To
provide a department . to uu of the hos
pitals for the' insane for the detention and
treatment and parole of dipsomaniac! In
ebriates and those addicted to the excessive
Use of narcotics.
H. R .-Mer-IOT, by Meredith of TorlTo
prohihl.1 Jhe keening of or selling Intoxicat
ing Uoiiofsas. beverage within four relies
of i(y Ljrttert suites army post and to pro
vide' a penalty of $100 to $00 or Imprison-
nurnt.un, areata. . - .
lr. tt. .'; f.lM, by Jouvenat of Boone Tk
provide -for-the-gathering, compilation na
publluution of agricultural and Industrial
statistics, and repealing section 7, chapter
xxxlxb,' Compiled -Statutes, entitled ;r1n
dustrlul Statistics," end amending section
72, chapter Ixxvti,-Complied Statutes!-entitled
"Hi-venue." V.
H. R. No.' 129. by Shipley of Hitchcl(ck
Appropriating the sum .of $50,0UO, or so ranch
thereof as la .necessary, to establish exoerl
mental stations near Culbertson and an
other at or near Ogalalla. Emergency
clause. ;,
' H. R. No. 130, by Cunningham of Hamil
ton To amend section 129, chapter Ixxvlil,
Compiled Statutes, relating to mowing
weeds on public roads.
H. R. No., 131, by Kittle, of Bherman To
amend sections 82, 97 and HI2, chapter XVlii,
Compiled Statutes, relating to fees of road
overaeera.
H. R. No. 132. by Rouse of Hall TO ap
propriate to the uae of the Vnlveraify of
Nebraska the moneys known as "the Agri
cultural experiment station fund," also the
fund arising under the act of congress of
August 30, 1K9U, commonly known as 'Hha
Morrill fund," and also the fund known
as "the university cash fund," carrying
appropriations of $50,000. $30,uu0 and $K6,o0t,
respectively, against the funds named.
Emergency clause.
H. R. No. 133, by Ferrar of Hall To
amend section 4, chapter xllx, Compiled
Statutes, entitled "Libraries," and relating
to the handling of library funds. -
H. R. No. 134. by Gregg of Wayne To
amend section 2, subdivision 7, chapter
Unix, Compiled tjiaiuies, increasing com
pensation of county superintendents. .
H. R. 135, by Tooley of Custer To amend
section 3, subdivision 11, unapter Ixxix,
Complied Statutes, changing apportionment
of st ol funds.
it. 136, by Davis of Wurtalo To reqqutre
couaty boarda to designate couoty deposi
tions, to require -depositary banks to give
bonds, to prohibit deposits in excess of M
fier cent of bank's capital stock and reduci
ng rate of Interest in county funds de
posited from 3 to 2 per cent.
H. R. 137, by Thorpe of Garfield Provld
ln for taxation or personality remaining
in counties lena than a year.
H. R. 138, by Jabnel of Waahlngton To
amend section 70, chapter Ixxvll. article l,
entitled ' Kevenue, to aumonze county
hoards nf equalization to raise or lower the
aggregate valuation of townships, pre
cincts or districts.
H. K. 13. oy wurgess at incaeicr to
regulate the organisation and operation ot
life Insurance companies on the muti'al,
level premium, legal reserve plan.
H. R lft. by Memminger of Madison To
amiSkd sections 2, 3 snd 9, chapter vil. Com
piled Statutes, relating to suiuihiuiu i
.tt4n.vi to bar.
H R. 141, by Memminger of Madison
To amend section 98 of chapter xlla of the
Complied Statutes, nepeais proviso ciauae
In tax commissioner section of the Omaha
city charter. .....
it r K bv Memmlnaer of Madison
Defining the crime of abandonment of wife
nrl rhll.t and Drovldina- -uunishmen: of im
prisonment not over one year or fine of $50
to Sooo, or nne anu iiuirmijuiiiriii.
ll h 143. bv Ore it a of Wavne To amend
section 1. bubdlvlslon 7, chapter Ixxlx of
the Complied Statute, compelling county
on-rintendents to hold flrst-claas teachers'
certificates or university or normal school
dlnlomaa
11. K. 144. by Oregg of Wayne To amend
section 1. subdivision I chapter Ixxlx of
the Compiled Statutes, relating to election
dlMrlct school trustees. , -
H. R. 145. by McClay of Incaater To
regulate the organisation and regulation
of the business of placing and selling cer
tificates, shares, bondj. debentures and
other lnvi-tnient securities and contracts
of every kind snd description on the par
tial payment ana installment pian.
KlaTBt on the Spot
Where rheumatism pains rub Bucklen's
Arnica SaWe, the great healer.' 'Twill work
wonders.' Stop pain or. no pay. 25c. For
sale by Kuhn sV Co. '
Bnrned to Water's Ed(i.
PITTSBURG.- Jan. 18 The packet Co
lumbia, running between Pittsburg and
Morgantown. VV. Vs., was burned to the
waters edge at the Monongahela river
wharf here this afternoon. As far OS
known there were no Uvea lost.
This slt-aniare is on ovsry bos of the genaui s
Laxative Uromo-Quinine Tablets
the rented that
LANDSIIABKSRUBTIIE INDIAN
Metbodi Funned with the Pettawattamiea
.and Nemaha in Kansas.
WHAT AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED
Peculiarly Friendly Business Rela
tions Between the Agent and
Loral Bankers and Real
i .
Estate Dealers.
(From, a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, .Jan. 18. (Special.) At
the Instance -of the Indian Rights associa
tion 8. M. Broslus has been Investigating
conditional at ( the Pottawattamie and
Nemaha ageney.ln Kansas and has made the
following report ot the case:
"Mora . than threa months ago charges
were filed with the Indian department
against the agent that have not been In
vestigated, although ot a sufficiently serious
nature, to demand-that they should have
been given Immediate attention.
"Rev. F. K. Gates, a missionary located
among these Indians for several years,
charges that the affairs of the agency are
not managed In-the best Interests of the
Indians. The . special' cause of the com
plaint grows out of the abuses of the trad
ing system and the -sale of lands of de
ceased allottees, which has been authorized
by -congress. It Is charged that there Is
an apparent combination to secure the In
dian lands at from $11.50 to $18 per acre,
while similar lands off the reservation
command frpm $40 to $70 per acre.
A Close Corporation.
"It Is claimed that tbe Indian agent, W.
R. Honnell. la president of a bank In Hor
ton, Kan., near the reservation, and one
F. t. Hovey cashier; tbat E. T. Letaon
owna shares of he bank stock, as well as
being a land speculator and all around In
dian trader. The private (Office of the
bank Is headquarters ot the combine re.
ferred to In carrying out their plans, and
by 'reason bf ' having access to the Indian
tribal rolls they, secure great advantage
over their competitors, who have not the '
same privilege. It Is claimed that Cashier
Hovey and Let son are present at tbe an.
nulty payments made by the atent to the
Indians, and on account ot having type-
written- lists of the annuities, prepared
by the agent in advance, they almost have
monopoly, and cash checks and collect '
their clalma for money loaned at high rates
as welt as for other debts due from the
Indians. These collectors have a desk on
the only available route for the Indian to
pass aTter receiving Ms check for annuity
due, who Is checked in his course suffi
ciently long for these collectors to secure
their claims, while honest tradesmen who
have furnished Jhe Indian with groceries
acd clothing for his family must stand
back and secure .what they can of the re
mainder. , ...
"The complainant states that It Is the
general belief In the community that Agent
Honnell, together with Hovey and Letaon,
formed a company for tthe purpose of pur
chasing the lands of the deceased allottees;
tba Letaon Immediately set to work to
secure the deeds from the heirs to these
lands, and that they resorted to repre.
henslble means' 6 accomplish' their pur
poses, - M I--'
"Certain; members of the tribes state
und- oath that: Agent Honnell told them
to sign- the deed and they did so because
he was their agent audi believed they should
do' a he deslrwd. They state that they had
repeatedly refoood to sign a deed for the
sane laad whn Importuned by Letaon,
who bad appceahed them - several times
with aa Interpreter (o. Induce them to do so.
Affidavit at an Indian Woman.'
"In, view of the fact that Agent Honnell
was appointed by the government to pro.
lect the Interests of these wards, the fol
lowing recital under oath will be read with
Interest:'
State of Kansas, . County of Jackson, ss.:
Op-Tuck-Wah, of lawful age, being duly
sworn, -upon oath states. That she la a,
Kiokapoo aiiottee-and Is the wife of Albert
Rose; that she is the mother of Edna Ross,
4 minor Kiokapoo allottee; that the said
Edna Ross died oh the 26th day of Julv.
A Di 19u; that K. T. Letson obtained in
some way the signature of Albert Ross,
my husband, to a deed conveying to him
the west half of the northwest quarter of
section 21, 1n township 4, range la. Brown
county, state ot Kansas, which Is the land
alloted to my daughter, Kiln a Reus; that
the said Letson kept after me every time I
went to -Hurton to sign the said deed to the
raid land, and that 1 at all times refused
to sell the land, as my husband is a drink
ing man, and that we should need the said
land for our support. My husband signed
the deed when be was drunk. While I was
in Horton at the date the deed was signed
I was In the National Bank of Horton ,
IrMr. Letson .called me Into Mr. Honnell'a
omce, tne agent, and locked the door and
kept me there for several hours trying to
get me to sell him the land; that 1 did
afterward sign the said deed for Letson be
cause i could not stay there all the time,
and he would not let me go until I had
signed the deed.
I wish to further state that on the 27th
day of July, 1902 (Sunday), W. R. Hon
nel arid E. T. -Letson came to my home
and wanted to purchase of me the land
that was allotted to my daughter,- Edna
Rose (Pa-naa-so). We were then holding
the funeral itervlces. and they called my
husband out and wanted to buy above de
scribed land. Alhert told them that he
thought they might wait until the girl waa
buried. 1 did not want to sell Edna a lant,
and the thought that they would come
there for that purpoae while the child still
lay In the house made me feel like crying.
Mr. Letson and an Interpreter came beck
the next morning and talked a long time
with my husband at a house near ours,
but did not say anything to me, as they
knew f did not want to sell the land, aa I
had sold them one eighty acres for $1,200
on this reservation.
(Signed) OP-TUCK-WAH.
Her mark X.
Attested to by two witnesses.
Crooked Land Deals.
"It is charged tbat while the agency rec
ords are evidently available to Letson, It la
difficult for other persons, Including tho
resident farmers surrounding the reserva
tion, "to secure such Information as will
enable them to Intelligently bid upon any
of the lands available for sale under the
law. Indian police are hired, so the evi
dence goes to show by the combine, and
paid $25 for each tract of land they secure
from the Indians for their masters.
"The alleged violation of law also In
cludes certain Pottawattamie lands In Okla
homa territory, authorised to be sold under
a former act of congress. 'The regulations
of the Indian department required that the
purchase price for the lands sold should
be paid over to the Indian owner In the
preaence of the agent, and no deductlona
are allowed to be made for clalma held
agalnat the Indian selling It. Affidavits
filed show that this haa not been complied
with: and since the returns are sworn to
by tbs officials, there Is a serious problem
presented tbat awaits an Investigation when
It Is made.
"While visiting agencies la Oklahoma
territory and elsewhere during the past
summer quite similar conditions were found
to exist regarding the sale of Indian-lands
aa are alleged to exist at the agency In
Kansas. Fortunately for these wards of the
government, the Indian department decided
to make radical changes In the tusnner ot
disposing' of these lands, and there will be
leas opportunity for fraud. All laads ot
this cbaractsr tbat may be available and
offered for aale muit now be duly adver.
tlsed, so that any person ao desiring may
havs aa opportunity to bid for them." .
' Kills Wife and Himself.
Pl'RDT. Mo., Jan. 14.-J M. Huff, pro
prietor of the hotel here, shot and klll-d
his wlte today and then killed himself.
lomestlo trouble are bvllevtsd lu wave been
the cause eg Ute Uaely.
WOMAN PLANS BANK ROBBERY
Arrest ot Aliened Montann Bandits
Implicates Well Known Female
C Itlirn.
RED LODOE. Mont., Jan. 16. By the
arrest last night of Jack Klrly and "VVllllnm
Judenan for complicity In the holdup of
the Brldger bank about a month ago, the
authorities learned that the robbery was
planned by a woman well known In this
section and executed with the knowledge
of at least eight different persons, all liv
ing In Carbon county. The following have
been arrested: Matt Wallace, Jeff Lindsay,
Will Countryman and Pat Murray.
After a hard sweating Sheriff Potter se
cured an alleged partial confession from
Murray, who says the robbery had been
planned a week before It was pulled off
by Wallace, Klrly and Judenan. Judenan
held the horses while Wallace and Klrly
held up the bank. The three" men returned
to the "Rain" McDonald cabin the follow
ing morning, where Sheriff Potter and his
posse captured them. Murray aays tho
men got into a dispute over a division of
the spoils and a fight nearly arose, because
Klrly, who bad charge of the plunder,
claimed to have lost part of it on the road.
Klrly had about $1,200 to divide. Murray
claims he was Innocent of any complicity
In the holdup.
The authorities expect to make several
more arrests shortly.
HIGHER RATE IS JUSTIFIED
Pennsylvania Company Says In
creased Operating Cost is More
Than Additional Income,
WASHINGTON, Jan.. 16. The Pennsyl
vania railroad, the Pennsylvania company,
the Delaware, Lackawanna A Western and
the Lnhlgh Valley have submitted to, the
Interstate Commerce commission state
ments that the Increase In freight rates on
grain, grain products, dressed meats and
packing house products and a few, ather
commodities are merely restorations 1o a
usual or seasonable basis and are Justified
by Increasing expenses.
The Pennsylvania railroad admits that
during the six, months ended January 1,
1902, It participated In the payment of re
bates on shipments originating at points
west of Pittsburg to the extent of, ap
proximately, $110,000. From then until
June 30 last the Pennsylvania says It paid
no rebates.
While the cost of material and labor Is
an important, factor In Justifying its restor
ation of rates affected by the Increase, the
Pennsylvania charges to Increase Of operat
ing expenses, the difficulty of moving the
large traffic.
The Pennsylvania company Insists that
allowances on rebates approximating
$50,000 or $60,000 were made from July 31,
1901, to January 1, 1902, but that none
since then have been granted. Since May
1 last the average rate of wages has In
creased about 8H per cent.
The Pennsylvania company says that
the matter of advance of rates on grain,
grain products, beef and exports will In
crease Its revenue only $1!0,000 to $180,000,
while the Increased cost of labor and ma
terial will aggregate at least $2,000,000.
WESTERN RATE WAR AVERTED
Passenger Hepresentntlves Practically
Decide on Truce, Though Losing
-- gome Support,
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. War which was
threatening the western passenger situa
tion -on account of differences over the Im
migration agreement may1 be averted.
It is probable that neither the Rock
Island nor the Southern Pacific will come
back Into the Immigration fold, but a reso
lution r.Ul be passed which will settle the
controversy upon the basis of -a truce.
It was found Impossible, owing to the at
titude of the Southern Pacific and tho
Santa Fe to accede to the demands of tho
Rock Island, . which would have - to be
granted before the latter company would
rejoin the bureau.
There was a united opinion that the flay
of rate wars bad passed and that some
settlement should be reached that would
prevent rate disturbances.
RAILROAD SOLD AT AUCTION
Watfash Buys Champaign A South
western for Hundred and Seventy-Five
Thousand.
SPRINGFIELD, III., Jan. 16. Walter Mc
Clellan Allen, master In chancery In the
United States court for .the southern dis
trict of Illinois, sold the Champaign &
Soutbweatern .at Champaign today under
a decree of foreclosure. .
The sale was made In the ease of the
Central Trust Company of New York
against the Champaign & Southwestern
Railroad Company. The property was bid
In by Edward B. Pryor of St. Louis for the
Wabash, that company having for aeveral
years been operating the road, which ex
tends from Sydney, to Champaign. , The
purchase price was $175,000.
CENTRAL BUYS WATER FRONT
Company Decides to Shorten Railroad
i
Tracks and Build Sab.
way.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The New York
Central completed the purchase today ot
practically the entire Spuyten Tuyfel water
front. Tbe land acquired comprises many
acres and several miles of water.
The purchaae Includes frontages on the
north and aouth sides ot tbe United States
ship canal and the Hudson and Harlem
rivers.
The tract will be used In the new scheme
for shortening the railroad tracks. A
terminal station to be constructed with the
rail subway la a project of the near future,
A Guaranteed t'nre for Plies.
Itching, blind, bleeding and piotruding
piles. No cure, no pay. All druggists are
authorized by the manufacturers of Pazo
Ointment to refund the money where It
talis to cure any case of piles, no matter ot
how long standing. Cures ordinary cases In
six days; worst cases In fourteen days. One
application gives ease, and rest. Relieves
itching Instsntty. This Is a new discovery
and It is tha only pile remedy sold on a pos
itive guarantee; no cureno pay. Price Wc.
Hewitt Passes omfortabr Klarut.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16 Dr. Keyes re
ported today that Ahram 8. Hewitt had
passed a comfortable night. He -continues
to take nourishment.
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U 11,15 -Jf CLBTEMRII U
t.-MiE' H UK. . , l',lttl.WJamilWm, S
GONZALES IS STILL ALIVE
Fana Victiat Lingers and llmoat Inspires
Doctort with Hope.
TIUMAN GIVES NEW VERSION OF AFFAIR
C laims He ThouKht Kdltor Was About
to Shoot and Fired First in
Order to Save Ills Own
Life.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Jan. 16. N. O. Gon
iale4, who was shot by the lieutenant gov
ernor yesterday, waa holding his own to
night, but tho crisis is yet to come.
'The best doctors In this part ot the state
are doing all they can to save his life, but
hold out little hope of his recovery. At
the same time Mr. Goniales Is making a
plucky fight for lire. As he has a strong
constitution, excellent habits and a reso
lute will It la thought there Is a chance
that he may pull thrbugh, notwithstanding
his critical condition and the serious na
ture of the wound.
All day long sympathetic crowds gath
ered around ' the bulletin board on Main
street and expressed ardent hopes for the
recovery ot the stricken man. All the In
formation obtainable was the bulletins ot
the physicians posied on the boards, no
one, not even members of his family, being
permitted (o see the patient.
Pray In Schools nnd Colleatea.
This morning when the city schools as
sembled and prayers were said, they In
eluded an appeal to God for the recovery ot
Mr. Gonzales. At tho South Carolina col
lege prayers were' offered for the recovery
Of the stricken editor, and even In the
senate ct amber, where Lieutenant Gov
ernor Tillman.' had presided ahoftly before
the 'shooting, the chaplain prayed that the
Almighty would save the life ot Mr. Gon
iales. Reports of threats against Tillman's life,
In the event of Mr. Gonzales' death, are
baseless, as It is' his wish and' that of bis
closest friends that tbe matter should be
lert for the courts.
It Is thought the crisis will be reached
during the night.
'Lieutenant Governor Tillman took things
calmly and quietly during the day in the
county Jail, where he had a comfortable
room on the second floor. He had some
new furniture brought in and made himself
comfortable. Some visitors called upon
him, but most of the day was spent In con
sultation with hie lawyers.
Tillman la
Statement.
His counsel gave out the following state
ment, prepared by Tillman himself:
I can only say that when the" truth of the
unfortunate affair Is known my friends,
as well as the people, will know now thor
oughly I was justliled in acting aa I did.
The statements already published in the
Fapers are untrue and at the proper time
will- be prepared to show this. Heyond
this I do not, care to make any further
statement. ' r JAMES H. TILLMAN.
It . la .understood Colonel Tillman will
claim tbat he thought Mr. Gonzales had a
weapon in his coat pocket and that he had
his hands in his pocket aa 'though almost
to shoot'.
He Is said to cdntend that he had every
reason to believe that Mr, Goniales was
armed, though the latter'a friends say he
wis not.
Mr. Tillman also will Claim that when
he aimed his pistol the second time 'at
Mr. Gonzales , be , did so expecting Mr.
Gonzales Co defend himself and that he
lowered, his' weapon because there was no
response and not' becaue ot anything Mr.
Gonzales abldr--'- ' !- " ' ' ' ''
REDUCE THREE ASSESSMENTS
(Continued from" First Page.)
an actual valuation of $200,000, and this
year the assessment had been raised to
$312,000, although the company's stock waa
smaller -than last year. The county, he
said,-had assessed tbe property this year
at $40,000, with the. .understanding that
that- gmoawtf want one-sikth ot the - true
value, and' he thought that appralaement,
which would -phace-rthe full value at $240,000,
would be about fair. He said that the
chief competitors of .Ills house located in
Kansas City and St. Joseph were assessed
on much more favorable terms and the
result was that bis firm was handicapped
In competition.
Mr. Andreesen spoke very briefly, stating
that In the assessment of last year the
property of his firm was appraised at a
total value of $162,600 and he had made a
return of that same amount to the tax
commissioner for tha assessment of this
year. The amount was raised by the .tax
commissioner to $250,000 and then cut by
the Board of Review to $225,000, but he did
not consider even, that reduction sufficient
and thought the, amount should be still fur.
ther reduced to $200,000. .
In each of these cases the sworn. state
ment of the firm's representative was ac
cepted .without dissent and the assessment
was fixed by the board as requested.
The Young Men's Christian association
assessment,, was. reduced from $60,000 to
$50,000, which Is considered to bs one-third
of the actual value of its property. The
concession is made on tbe ground that two
thirds of ths property In question. Is de
voted to religious purposes.
FILIPINOS ROAST AMERICANS
Spanish Witness Tells Story of Tor.
ture to Glenn Ca art
Martial. ,
MANILA,- Jan. 16. A Spaniard who .was
at one time held prisoner by the Insurgents
today told the tllenn eourt-martlal that
while he was confined In ths quarters ot
General Lukban he saw , an American
prisoner roasted to death.
Sticks were driven Into ths man's body,
who was slowly turned over ths fire until
dead. The body was then left to be de
voured by hogs.- He did not know the
man's name, but thought he was an officer.
Other witnesses reviewed tbe Bsllnga,
Gallnga and othef 'massacres. The defense
produced a letter written by the Insurgent
leader Guevarra In which he admitted that
the Ballnga massacre waa contrary to the
laws of warfare.
Captain Abraham Buffington of the First
Infantry said Brigadier General Jacob
Smith had frequently offered protection to
the natlvsa and urged them to come Inside
the American lines and Lieutenant Pratt
satd General Smith had directed that tbe
war be waged against able-bodied men, and
not against women and children.
The Year Just Closed
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THIS ' AFTERNOON, TONIGHT
The Great Comedy Success, -
ArfrYbuiSihlasrih?
It Is to. Mtagh, Laosh; Laugh!
PRICE8-Mat.r' 2Sc, io. ftat J6c, 60c,
76c. sum, . ,ji a
Tor Rx Performance Starting
TOMOBHOWl MATI.KK,
WILLIAMS WALKEfl
"IN DAHOMEY."
PRICRSMat., So, Mc Night. to
11.00. Seats now on sale.' -.- .'''--
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Telephone 1531. , , 1
kfatlnsss Thursday, 'Ha turOay, .'Sunday. 1J;
I 'Every Night, H.O. ; . '
'.HIGH CLAS VAUDEVILLE
! John T. Sullivan, Miss Athej-toa and
company, Thome anc? Carletun'. 'The Rosl
has. Leslie's I'ogs, Uarrlgaa -Alice Hay
mot) d assisted by Bessls Penn-Ouard-. anj
the Klnodrome. '
Prices, 10c, 25c. 60c , ' 4 ; y I,
ASSOCIATION COURSE
Boyd's Theater
THURSDAY, JAN'V r 22
RUSSELL C0NWELL
-IN-
THB HEROISM OF A PRIVATE LIFE
(BJiA'lo AT Y, it. C. A.
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Tha III! I -DIV1 "
1110 IIIIL.L.HI1U vmmmwwM, na.o.
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'Umabas Leading Hotel
. si-KiiAL ratrt HK. ; ?
LUNCHEON. FIFTY CENTB I
1? M to I p. in.
SUNDAY, s ki p. m. DINNER. Tl3
sHeadlly Increasing business haa necessi
tated an enlarsemeiit of Uils cafe, doubling
Us Xuriuar tapnUly.
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