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ESTABLISHED J UN 11 10, 1871.
OMAHA, THUltSDAY MOKH1NG, JANUARY 22, 1903-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY T Hll EE CENTS.
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FARCE NOT YET OVER
Democratic Senate in Colorado Formally
Eoldi Joist Ee lion.
REPUBLICANS IN BOTH HOUSES STAY OUT
VoU for Senator ia Fut, but Abstentions
Prevent Election.
UPPER BODY CONTINUES IN TWO PARTS
Majority Sleep on Cots in Legislati, Ealli
While Minority Lie Lew.
MEMBERS SEEK INGRESS BY WINDOWS
Fa seated Representatives Provide
Rope aad Lddera wltk Which to
Stoma Citadel and Hrraptm
Desks Taken from Tkeas.
DENVER, Jan. 11. A Joint sslon of ths
two branches of the general assembly for
the election of United States senator was
held today, but only democratic members
participated and there was no election.
After concurring In adjournment of the
house until Friday the democrats proceeded
to the Benate chamber, where the Joint
esslon was called to order by Senator
Adams, president pro tem of the democratlo
senate. Thers were present twenty-six
Senators and twenty-five representative,
total of fifty-one, which la the number re
quired to elect.
Three republican senators were In the
chamber during the session, but withdrew
before ballot was taken. Senator Theo
dore McGuIre, a democrat, also retired
after the Joint session had refused to ex
cuse him from voting, leaving only fifty
members present. Several members ob
jected to the proceedings on the ground
that the Joint session was Irregular, and
Ave democrats besides McQulre refused to
vote. On the Joint ballot forty-five votes
Were cast, all being for Henry M. Teller.
The Joint session then adjourned until noon
tomorrow.
Claim Session Is Invalid.
The republican leaders say that any ac
tion the Joint session may take Is Illegal
nd Invalid, as the bouse bad adjourned.
They agreed to the adjournment in order
to give the two senates a chance to make
peace and they did not anticipate the plan
Of the democrata to bold Joint session.
After the house adjourned without per
mitting a Joint session the point was rataod
that no ballots taken on subsequent days
would be valid because the statutory pro
vision had not been complied with today.
The legal advisers of the house managers
aid. however, they were satisfied after a
careful examination o( the federal and state
constitutions and the statutes of the United
States and of Colorado that tt was not
fceceseary for the assembly to meet today
to compare Journals It tt did not see fit.
It was admitted that when the two houses
did meet It would be necessary to go ahead
with the balloting and that one ballot must
be taken 90 each legislative day there-
after.- ' ;' ' "
Mr. Stewart, one of ths republican man
agers, said the subject had been gone over
carefully by able attorneys who were unan
imously of the opinion that it was not
necessary to meet in Joint session today or
tomorrow.
Ths republican senators held an execu
tive session today, Lieutenant Oovernor
Slaggott presiding, and at Us conclusion
the members said, there was "nothing to
give out." They adjourned until 10 to
morrow. All efforts to bring the two senates to
gether have proved unavailing.
Speaker leads for Claimants.
Republican candidates for the hotwe,
rho were defeated in the election, began
to arrive In the city this morning, soma
of them saying that they bad come in
response to telegrams from Speaker San'
ford. The supposition I. that they have
peen caiiea 10 oe id rviuiuun 10 i.ko i
seats should the house determine on a
general unseating ot the democratlo mem
bers. Three republican senators, Drake, Com
fort h and Wood, have deserted the chamber
ever which Lieutenant Governor Haggott
presides, leaving only six regularly elected
republican senators In thst organization.
Comforth and Wood, It Is said, have signed
a pledge not to vote for Wolcott for sens
Jor. Oovernor Peabody has not yet recognized
the Haggott senate. When ssked to do so
he replied: "There Is nothing before me
at this time to consider; when the proper
time come. I will consult constitutional
attorneys and then determine which senate
body I shall recognize under the law."
The democratic senators held possession
Of the senate chamber all night, sleeping
on cots. They have held practically a con
tinuous session since 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
Ladders and ropes were found this morn
ing In ante-rooms ot the house gallery.
Who placed them there is not known, bjt
It Is presumed the purpose was to afford
means for the democrats to enter the
house chamber If an effort should be made
to exclude them from the Joint session.
The ropea and ladders were removed.
Bill Is Hefused.
The democratic senators adjourned Tues
day's session at !0 o'clock and today's ses
sion Immediately convened. No repub
lican senators were present. The emer
gency appropriation bill carrying $50,000
for salaries was passed unanimously on
third reading and sent to the house for
' the purpose of ascertaining whether the lat
ter would recognize the democratic senate,
Ths house secretary declined to receive
the senate appropriation bill, thus refusing
recognition.
The house transacted no business, but en
motion of Dolph of Colorsdo Springs ad
journed until 2 o'clock Friday. AU mem
bers except one democrat voted for the
xnotlon to adjourn.
The democratic senators adopted resolu
tion, providing for a Joint session and sent
them to the house, but the messenger was
not permitted to enter the house chamber,
Demo. rat Ic members of the house began
TJiinf into tne senate cnaruoer at noon
and the Joint session was held there.
After all the democratic representatives
had entered the senate chamber and the
Joint session was oponed Senator Bare la
democrat, protested aalnst further pro
ceedings. A debate oa the regularity of
ths Joint session ensued.
Chairaaaa Hetaars to Resign. 1
D. B. Falrley, chairman of the republican
tats central committee, whose resignation
was demanded at a meeting of ths commit
tee oa Monday, ha. refused to comply with
this demand and ts still conducting ths
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TRCOPS AFRAID OF ARTILLERY
Drill lrr(Fl Says Moorish Soldiers
Thlak Gnus o- 'Sataale
TANT.IER -Tun tl. No COU.. t.
here from Fei todsy. The roads t,.
this port ami the capital are flooded.
An English drill sergeant In the service
of the null an httf given the following de
tails of the rotnpojitlon of the sultan'!
army: He says the Imperial force. num
bered about 125,000 men. Including
Sheree'fian bodyguard of 2.000. all of whom
were armed with Martlnl-Hcnry rifles. O!
the remainder, 30 per cent were armed
with Imitation Martini-Henrys, manufac
tured In Fez, and the balance carried old
flintlocks and muzzle loaders. The ar
tillery consisted of twenty breech-loading
Krupps, twenty-three brass muzzle loaders,
twelve Maxims, firing Martini-Henry car
tridges, and twenty-one other machine
guns, the latter, however, were decided
unreliable.
It was almost Impossible ta tralntthe na
tives to handle artillery, aa they believed
cannon to be the Invention of the devil.
Many refuse altogether to serve the guns.
The pretender's forces evidently had been
drilled In the European system of warfare j
and were decidedly superior to the sul-
tan's troops. Any sudden, decided success
by the pretender would be likely to pre
cipitate wholesale desertions from the sul
tan's ranks.
SAYS KAISER HAS FREE MIND
Count von Bnelow Finds Emperor's
lltrraarn Awkward, bat Likes
Ills Strong PrraonalHs.
BERLIN. Jan. 21. Chancellor von Bue
low, replying In the Reichstag today to
an assertion of Herr Rlchter, the radical
leader, that the country and the crown it
self were harmed by the too frequent ut
terances of Emperor William without con
sulting his ministers, said:
In a constitutional stMe the leading
statesmen must reckon with the Individu
ality of the monarch. The stronger that
Incil vl.i jnlty all the more Is he inclined to
Influence the state's affair, which does not
aways facilitate the statesman's official du
ties, but the strongly marked individuality
of a ruler Is a great advantage that cannot
be overestimated. I have found many per
sons abroad that long for a monarch of ac
centuated personality. Nobody should blind
himself against the grand lines in the
character of our emperor. He has a free
and unprejudiced mind and there la noth
ing petty in him. Whatever you blame
in him, he Is no Philistine. If you wish to
make attacks, direct them against me.
The chancellor, later, referring to the
remarks of Herr Liebermsnn von Sonen
berg, said he recommended Emperor WH
11am to, recelre the Boer generals If they
sought presentation through the British
ambassador. General Dewet accepted, and
then changed his mind.
PLAGUE ST0PS ALL WORK
Maaatlaa Residents Hare Hotklng to
Do Have Watch Houses
Burn.
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MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21. The poor people
of Mazatlan are unable to leave ths city
an being without employment daily throng
the streets and watch patients being car
ried to the hospital.
Nightly crowds of panic-stricken men and
women rather In the streets to watch the
burning of houses in which cases of plague
has occurred. Nearly all the famine's of
well-to-do people have left the stricken
city and the others will leave as soon as
possible.
The charity fond has thus fsr reached
$50,000 for the benefit of the plague suffer
ers. The official bulletin reports for Saturday
last show six deaths and six new cases.
On Sunday there were four deaths and three
new caoes. Seven cases discharged frqm the
hospital were taken to the barracks of the
fort called the "Thirty-First of May."
where they will remain for ths present,
j Forty-five patients are now In the hos-
1 puai.
hYRE MIGHTIER THAN SWORD
British Actors Combine Drama
Opera, Calling Hesult Poetical
Maalo Play.
aftn.fl
LONDON. Jsn. 21. At the Shaftesbury
theater tonight Julia Nellson and Fred
Terry scored a great success In a venture
some experiment, a combination ot drama
and opera entitled "For Sword or Song,"
which is described as a poetical muslo play.
The book is by George' Legge snd Louis
Calvert, while the music Is written by Ray
mond Rose.
The play provoked memories of "The Bo
hemian Girl," the animating idea being to
show that the lyre ia mightier than ths
sword. Miss Nellson sang well, but she
was handicapped by playing a male char
acter. Louis Calvert was Included In the
cast.
GUIDES ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
Wltaesaes Say That la tho Reaaoa
Why tho Natives Wero
Killed.
MANILA. Jan. 21. In the Major Glenn
court-martial today Frank Remar and
Harry Prescott, the civilian scouts, who
commanded the detachment which killed the
native guides In Samar, teitlfled.
The witnesses said the guides tried to
escape and that they ordered them to be
killed. Washington Corn, a scout, cor
roborate! Remar s evidence. All the wit
nesses testified that Major Glenn did not
order the execution of the guides.
Ths prosecution showed that ths testi
mony ot Corn and Remar conflicted with
that given before the Inspector general.
Tbe testimony closed today. The argu
ments will be beard 0 Saturday.
Betweea Italy aad Argeatlao.
ROME, Jan. 21. The minister of posts
and telegraphs. Elgnor Gamllbertl, has
announced that at the reopening of the
Chamber of Deputies he will ask for an
appropriation of $150,000 to erect wireless
telegraph stations tor a servlcs between
Italy and Argentine The work will bo'
directed by Marconi.
Amnesty o Exiles.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. Jan. 21. Advices
received here from Hayti announce that
Governor Nord has Issued a decree grant
ing amnesty to over 100 Haytleo. exiled
here. Letters which have reached here from
Santo Domingo say the political situation
In that republic la unsettled.
Strive to save Historic Buildings.
VENICE. Jan. 21. Ths municipality of
Venice has voted further credit of $70,000,
to be devoted to the restoration of historic
buildings- A total ot $2W),0UO has been
spent to this end.
FAVORS THE LEASING BILL
Secretary Hitchoook Hikes Export on the
Dietrich Measure.
""0 , FEDERAL JUDGES FOR NEBRASKA
tendril not So Certain lie Will aeesre
tko Chairmanship of the Irrl
B at Ion Committee V Ire
Tsstse, Peeesael,
(FYcm a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. (Special Tele
gram.) Secretary Hitchcock today trans
mitted to the senate committee on publlo
lands a favorable report on Senator Diet
rich's blU at authorizing the leasing of
grazing lands In the state of Nebraska.
While the report was written by Assist
ant Commissioner Richards, the secretary,
as is customary, transmitted the bill to
the committee with a favorable Indorsement
thereon. In his report Mr. Richards states
that the bill makes preference In favor
of actual and bona fide homestead settlers
and owners of private lands to lease ad-
Jolnlng publlc whlch ,re of the char.
OT,d.j lo th. .... .. i. ,h-i.
natural condition subject only for live stock
grazing purposes and not capable of irri
gation. The assistant commissioner then goes on
to recite the general terms of the bill
and as to 'the disposition of the net pro
ceeds accruing from the leases he says:
"I think the bill makes a wise disposition
of the net proceeds accruing from leases.
The people of the public land states have
long considered It to be a hardship that
no revenue should be directly derived from
the large area of publlo lands lying within
their boundaries, for the control and pro
tection of which It is necessary for them
to furnish all the machinery of government.
Under this bill one-fourth of the net re
ceipts will go to the county and one-fourth
to the state, while the remaining one-halt
goes into the fund for the reclamation of
arid land, which promises so much for the
development of the arid and semi-arid re
gions." ' Touches oa Fencing-.
Upon the subject of fencing, of which so
much has been said and written during the
last six months. Governor Richards has the
following to say in his report on the leas
ing bill: "Notwithstanding It is prohibited
by law, it is a fact that considerable areas
of land In several of the public land states
and territories have been Inclosed with
fences and are used for grazing purposes
by private parties, associations of Individ
uals and In some instances by communities.
In some Instances the summary removal of
these fences would work a hardship dis
proportionate to the benefits whtch the pub
lic would dertvs from such removal. Vari
ous unsuccessful efforts to obtain legisla
tion upon this matter have, been made and
others are now contemplated, but owing to
the near approach of the end of the session
of congress It is probable that unless this
bill become a law there will be no legisla
tion of this character during this sesssTn,
in which event this office will have no dis
cretion in enforcing the act of February 25,
1886."
...In closing .his report the assistant com
missloner says: "It will be observed, that
this act applies only to the state of Ne
braska, In whtch state there is a large area
of public lands which are only valuable
for grazing purposes, where It is thought
I . 1 a ..I T , ,rBCl"
be tr ed l b perhaps less danger of In-
lurv to nuollc Interest than tn inr nthor
of the public lsnd state or territories
P" -"!.": A !..e"..:
win rurnlsn a basis for the enactment of
basis for the enactment of
law. of more general application, for the
final .ettiement of the vexed question of
the proper disposition to tt made of the
publlc grazing lands."
Otherwise Fences Come Down.
Senator Dietrich, in speaking of the re
port, said that it was as favorable as the
most exacting homesteader could wish;
that It discussed the question most clearly
and that It now devolved upon the legis
lature of Nebraska to say whether the
delegation in congress from that state
should move for the early consideration
and passage of the measure. He said that
he had received most emphatic statements
from Secretary Hitchcock; that fences on
the public domain in Nebraska would ba
pulled down should congress fall at this
session to take action upon this much
vexed question. He stated be had no opin
ion to give out until after tbe legislature
bad acted.
Two Judges for Nebraska.
There Is every reason for believing that
tbe bill dividing Nebraska into two Judi
cial districts will become a law before tbe
dose of the present congress. It in under
stood that the president is In favor of the
measure, as It would solvs by Its own mo
tion a most intricate problem which con
front, the president, namely, the choice of
a United Slates district Attorney. It Is
still further understood tuat the Nebraska
delegation is a unit for the measure. Mr.
Burkett. who ha. been most active in be
half of the division of the state into north
and south Judicial districts, told a Bee rep
resentative today that he would have a
hearing before the full committee on judi
ciary ot the bouse next Friday. He stated
that the subcommittee of Judiciary had had
the bill under consideration snd had agreed
to a favorable report upon the same, thla
committee being composed of Julius Kahn,
California; Henry W. Palmr, Pennsyl
vania, and R. L. Henry, Texas. This com
mittee will report Mr. Burkett's bill to the
full committee on Friday, when the rep
resentative from the First Nebraska dis
trict will ssk that the senate measure,
which Is Identical with Mr. Burkett's bill.
I be substituted for the bill which he intro
duced In tbe present congress.
Should tbe senate bill be favorably re
ported upon, as now seems most likely, It
will have consideration under a call of com
mittees, and as the Nebraska delegation
stands as A unit behind It, there is evry
reason to believe that Senators Dietrich
and Millard will shortly have additional
patronage thrust upon them.
Congressman Burkett today, after con
siderable labor, was informed by the Post
office department that bis application to
Increase the amount allowed for horse feed
for nine mounted carriers In Lincoln had
been granted. Each carrier will receive
$275 a year for horse fod, thus equallzfng
the amount allowed Omaha carriers.
Moadell Hot So Bare.
Representative Mondell, who had hopes to
succeed to the chairmanship of the com
mittee on Irrigation, made vacant by the
death of Representative Tongue, does not
fed ss sure of the place as be did Irame
dauly after tbe vacancy occurred. Mr.
Reeder of Kansas rank. Mr. Mondrll on the
committee. It waa thcught, however, that
a. Mr. P.eeder was chairman of the commit
tee on c.ilrane be would relinquish his place
on the irrigation committee to air. MonSelL
(Coo United ea Fifth Page.)
TOM HORN PLANS TO ESCAPE
One of Hem la the Plot Weakens aad
Gives tko Whole Plan
Away.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Jn. 21. (Fpeclal
Telegram.) An attempt was to have been
made tonight to liberate Tom Horn, the
condemned murderer of Wllllo Nlrkcll, but
ons of the conspirator weakened and ex
posed the plot. Frank Herr, a cowboy,
was engaged by Horn's friends to communi
cate with the prisoner and arrange the de
tails of escape. Herr stole a saddle and
was sentenced to three months' Imprison
ment In the same Jatl In which Horn Is
Incarcerated. Horn communicated with
Herr and gave him written instructions
what to do when he, Herr, obtained his
freedom. These provided tor the purchase
of dynamite with which the waif of the Jail
was to be blown down at a time when Horn
was exercising Id the corridor. A saddle
horse, with guns, ammunition, provisions
and clothing, was to be stationed In an
alley near the Jail, and other provisions
made for the escape.
The letters and other evidences of the
daring plot are In the possession of the
officers. Horn denies Horr's story, also
that he wrote the letters, out experts say
the writing is that of Horn. Extra pre
cautions to prevent a delivery will be taken
from now on. Horn's case Is now In the
supreme court, where arguments will be
made for a new trial, but It Is expected the
petition will be denied and that Horn will
be sentenced to be hanged some time In
July.
TEMPORARY HUSBAND ASKED
Alleged Blackmailer Advertises for
Spouse Who Mant Take Cash
aad Get Divorce.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. y the arrest of a
man said to be. William Furlong, an al
leged ingenious blackmail scheme has been
stopped.
The police say Furlong advertised In New
York and Philadelphia tor "A gentleman
who would be willing to marry a lady he
has never met and from whom he would
be expected to secure a divorce as soon as
possible after the marriage."
The advertisement said H was necessary
in order to settle an estate for the lady to
marrv. and her husband would receive
120,000.
Each applicant received a circular In
which he was asked to send $1. for a pic
ture of the lady.
The police say 6.000 answers wero re
ceived, and that Furlong also secured money
by advertising for applicants for a position
Furlong had handsomely furnished offices
In Wall street.
When arraigned the prisoner gave his
name as J. V. 8. Scudder and was remanded
for forty-eight hours aa- a suspicious char
acter.
PLAN FOR BIG GAME PRESERVE
Boston Men aad Jadaro . Baxter
Oaaaha Anions; the laeorpor
ators of tko Company,
BOSTON. Mass., Jan. 21. Ppeolat Tele
gram.) Boston sjb. Oieahr have. In
corporated the Rocky MtruniaJn Country
club under Wyoming laws, fsr- the purpose
of establishing a big' game preserve fifty
ii ..- .irk .inhknuu at fcnliin.
B,I yv - at tn ot the Rockjr moun
tain's and bordering upon the Lramie
. ITl," The tract adiolns a great govern-
tract adjoin, a gre.t
ment loresl reserve. M. r . uicsinson 01
Boston is president, DeForest Richardson,
; .,,.., f wmmin.. vice president:
....
Cbarles Dickinson. Boston, secretary.
""rl" w1' iu,
. I""" Van Horn, head of the Laramie
! Hahn's Peak railroad, treasurer. Judge
Irving Baxter of Omaha and Hon
Otto
flrmim are trustees. A nolo field, stables,
kennoi. .n if links will he provided and
the eluh will he ooened next Juns. ,
Tho .ri,ic nf incnrnnratlon were filed
at Cheyenne today.
.
MESMERIST MAKES MURDERER
Ohio Suspect Claims Dead Man's Wife
'Hypnotised Him aad Bug
grated Crime.
CLEVELAND, 'O., Jan. 21. The defense
in the trial of Charles Janaskl, charged
with the murder of Ignatz Wlurkowsttt last
summer, today alleged that Janaskl was
under the hypnotic Influence of Mrs. Wlur
kowskl, the wife of the murdered man, and
that tho crime was committed upon her
suggestion.
A medical expert testified today that an
examination of Janaskl showed him easily
susceptible to hypnotism. The doctor made
him believe that he was talking to Mrs.
Wlurkowskl in his cell when the woman
was not present. The prosecution objected
to the admission ot this testimony, but
Judge Neff told the Jury that they could
take it (or what It was worth.
WYOMING MAN IS ELECTED
Civil Engineers Appoint Elwood Mead
Director of American
Society.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. The fiftieth annual
meeting of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, which Is to continue for two
days, begun here today. More than 500
members, including many from California,
Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Colorado,
Canada and other places, are in attend
ance. 1
The following officers were elected:
President, Alfred Noble, New York: vice
presliientH, I. K. O. Hoeeiaren, Cincinnati,
and Jame.t D. Schuyler, Angeles; treas
urer, jotwpn M. Knaip, fw xorR; direc
tor, Alfred Craven ot Yonkers, Joseph O.
Osgood of Plalnrleld, N. J., Georgu 8.
liuvidHon of Pittsburg, K C I-wla and
Hunter McDonald eif Nashville, Tenn., and
Klwood Mead of Cheyenne. Wyo.
JEWS ESCHEW NAME HEBREW
Decide to Call atloaal Conference to
Consider Dplritaal aad Iatel
lertaal Matters.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 21. Today's session of
the biennial council of the Union of Amer
ican Hebrew Congregations was taken up
with tbe hearing and discussion of reports
of the varlcus committees appointed yes
terday. A resolution providing for the sub
stitution ot the word Jewish for Hebrew
in the name of the organization was
adopted unanimously.
The union also decided to take steps to
call a conference of tbe various Jewish
bulles and congregations to consider spir
itual and Intellectual matters pertaining
to the Jews ot America within the next
two years.
Pope's Death ot Vet.
ROME, Jan. 21. The rumor that the pope
ts dead is without foundation. The pontiff
(are a number sf lone audi tacts toda
SAYS OMAHA YARDS SUFFER
Zenyon Tells Interstate Commerce Commis
sum Chicago is Aided by Eaiiroaii.
CATTLE CARRIED EAST BY FAST TRAINS
Claims Shipments to Windy City
Travel Mark More Rapidly
Than Cars Consigned to
Nebraska's Center.
CHICAGO. Jan. 21. Representatives of
live stock interests of Omaha, St. Joseph
and Sioux City took turns today In ex
plaining to the Interstate Commerce com
mission that Chicago Is favored In rates
and train service over those cities.
W. J. C. Kenyon, manager of the South
Omaha stock yards, said it stock trails
maintained the same rate of speed used
from Cumberland to Omaha In going from
Omaha to Chicago it would take them
thirty-eight hours to get there Instead of
twenty-three as at present.
Shippers to Omaha were further ham
pered by trains arriving in the afternoon
Instead of In the favored hours of the morn
ing.
Mr. Kenyon said shipments to Chicago
had not decreased and he knew of no con
ditions which required a change of the
formr relative rates between live Stock
and manufactured goods.
Horace Wood, assistant general manager
of the St. Joseph exchange, gave similar
evidence und Edward McVann, commis
sioner of the Sioux City Commercial club,
said lu his opinion the present adjustment
of rates was pretty fair as between cities,
but with Chicago having a trifling advant
age. It developed through Mr. McVann's testi
mony that shippers usually secured the ad
vantage of unused portions of bills of lad
ing so that the actual stock rates from
Sioux City were considerably lower than
the rates on the product. He further de
clared that If the commission lowered the
present live stock rates Into Chicago he
sbonld ask the Iowa commission to lower
the distance tariffs accordingly.
If the hearing results In a decision that
there should be a reduction In the' rates
on live stock from Missouri river territory
to Chicago, the railroads may be compelled
to meet a number of claims for the differ
ence between the rate as decided upon and
that which has been charged. These claims
If they are filed by all of the shippers who
have paid or may hereafter pay the higher
rate, will amount to millions of dollars.
FINDS RELATIVES AT WILL
Chinaman Twice Arrested for Evading-
Exclusion Law Produces
Carle aad Father ta Court.
OGDENSBURO. N. Y., Jan. 21. At a hear
Ing of Chinese cases here today one of
many Chinese prisoners was recognised as
a "ringer." He gave the name of Kee
Yen and bis cunntng in evading the ex
clusion law was shown.
He was arrested on July 29, 1901, on the
Cansdlan border, west of Malone, taken to
Malone Jail snd brought ttr Ogdensburg for
Malone Jail snd brought tor Ogdsnsburg Tor
trhlft-BuC6cht.nfJ'Br3s1rt'ttt TKal
that ho was the prisoner's "Uncle,1 and
! that the boy was born in the United States.
i en was uepurieu iu nuug nun iruui
San Francisco on January 30. On Decern-
er " he again appeared on the bordr
I " below Malone. expecting to be taken !
, , p . M hat trla, .
uia come Dre nnotner commiss oner.
I His arrest was made by Marshal Smith of
D irHonshnrir vhfl Vtrntlo-ht him hrfl Vh(rA
. -' 0 . TV ' . " '
- " .K .,.
"J;'"" r t"!
had learned English In Jail and recognized
' the officers.
I TnH.v T 11 a Ulna, . p Vftpk murrhiint.
' swore that he was the prisoner's father
ai tne ooy was noi nere at eue nine ul
! the first arrest and that the prisoner had
I no Boston uncie. lue ning was r-
resiea ior perjury anu rommuieu ior me
rand Jury- Kee Yen wil1 deported
again.
M'CORMICK JJRGES PEACE
A ska Implement Men Kot to War
Too Strenuously Against
Trusts.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 21. Before the an-
nual convention of the Western Association
of Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers
here today, Cyrus II. McCormick, president
of the International Harvesting Company
of America, spoke on the harvester com
bine, so-called. The Implement men started
a campaign against the combine shortly
after the organization of the company and
It was stated today that Mr. McCormick
had come to this conventicn In the Interest
of peace. It was at Mr. McCormtck's re
quest that the executive session was held
today. Harmony was the keynote of his
address and bis remarks were applauded
frequently.
Tbe discussion that followed was at time,
heated. A majority of the delegate, have
already signed contracts tor 1!K3 and sev
eral of them denounced the contract of the
combine In such emphatic terms that they
were frequently loudly apriauded. .
A motion to refer the question to a com
mittee with power to act was made, but
after some debate it was decided to allow
the committee of the National Federation
of the Rc-tall Implement and Vehicle Deal
ers Association to continue tne ngnt
against the combine.
The question will be taken up again to
morrow, when the matter of reciprocal In
surance will also be discussed.
G0VERNMENTWILL CHANGE
Harvard President Says Educated Men
Will Evrntaally Administer
Nation's Affairs.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 21. Charlc. W. Eliot,
president of Harvard, addressed about
sixty of the alumni of that Institution to
nlejht at he University club. Dr. Eltot
snld that universities had undergone a com
plete revolution within a generation or two
In methods of management and study.
"Within the last few years," he added,
"four new professions have develop 1 en
gineering, In Its four distinct branches of
civil, electrical, mechanical and mining;
applied chemistry, architecture and land
scape gardening."
Of the four probably architecture was
probably the most laborious and should be
ranked as ono cf the most learned. Thers
was a time when tbe lawyer, tbs physician
and the clergymau were alone called pro
fesalonal men, but members of the four vo
cations Just named were quite as much pro
fessional men ss those of the legal, medical
or ministerial professions.
Eventually eduested men would rule the
government, and it behooved the universi
ties and colleges to be thorough la prepare
tlo ot their studtnta,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Colder
Thursday; Friday Kalr.
Trmperntare at Omnha Yesterday I
llonr. Dear. Ilonr. Dear. I
ft a. ai II 1 p. m X
a. aa 12 p. m Hit
7 a. m IV a p. m ..... . Il-V
8 a. m 12 4 p. m 31 ;
a. m 12 IV p. m 3 7 I
10 a. m in p. m l
11 a. m IN 7 p. m 3l
12 a St Hp. m
O p. 111 30
FOR M'KINLEY CLUB'S BANQUET
Final Arrangements for the Affair
Which Is to Be Given Xext
Thursday.
A large representation of tho McKlnley
club met at the Millard last night and
gave a final boost to the club's banquet, to
be at the Millard hotel the evening of
Thursday, January 29.
The speakers now counted upon are Gov
ernor John H. Mickey, Governor A. B. Cum
mins or Iowa, Deputy Attorney General
Morris Brown of Kearney, Congressman
elect Hlnshaw, C. F. Reaves of Falls City
and Captain C. E. Adams of Superior.
The banquet Is to be at S o'clock and an
hour earlier there Is to be a reception In
the hotel parlors, at which the following
are announced to act as receDtlon commit
teemen: Senator M. A. Hall, Herman
Kountze, General John C. Cowln, Charles
J. Greene. Victor Roewater, Jirige I. F.
Baxter, II. II. Baldrlge, E. M. Martin, Judge
I). M. Vlnsonhaler, M. P. Dodge, Jr.,
Charles A. Goss, A. H. Waterhouse, Sidney
Smith, P. A.fWells and B. G. Burbank.
The banquet committee comprises C. O.
McDonald, Nathan Bernstein, E. S. Park,
H. P. Leavltt and C. P. Foster.
The ticket committeemen have not re
ported recently, but at lat accounting cov
ers for 125 had teen sold. In rtspanse to
several requests for "further particulars."
President Frank Crawford appointed C. E.
Adams, Jr., and Dan J. Riley to meet re
publicans of Council Bluffs and Trank
Crawford, Charles B. Prlchard and Clyde
guot lad to meet those of Lincoln.
MILLER TAKES THE MILLARD
Concludes Deal with the org Heirs
and Will Assume Control la
February.
From a source considered authoritative
It was learned last evening that Rome
Miller, lessee and proprietor of the Her
Grand hotel since the spring of 1899, yes
terday leased the Millard hotel from the
Sorg heirs for a term said to be ten years.
Mr. Miller was .not reached last night,
but it'ia understood that he will take pos
session February 1, upon the retirement of
J. E. Market a: Son, and that be plans to
make the Millard like the Ilor G-and. an
European house. It Is understood further
that he contemplates extensive improve
ments at his own expense, and that he has
named $20,000 aa the amount which he may
Invest in that work. '
His lease of ths Iler Grand does not ex
pire for nearly two years, and ha has inti
mated that he has no idea pt relinquishing
J nt holriWiK, but expects
- f fcoiiBv: twr&r.-CH
to run both
The final negotiations for the Millard are
fBd to have been closed With s Council
muni attorney lor me oorg esmie. jnr.
I Market has not been formally notified ts
yet. but knows of the deal
MOTOR LINES OUT OF OMAHA
gellgmans Aanoaace that Sis Differ
ent Roads Are to lie Ballt
This Year.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. (Special Tele
gram.) The Seligman banking house here,
which under the title of a $15,000,000 cor-
poratlon called the Omaha A Council Bluff.
oireei nanway compauy hub reerunj en.u
over an ene uuuui uu euuaun muua
i streeet railway lines, announce to Investors
anu eqmpiurui uuuorino iuav iu-j nut i
once construct 200 miles ot suburban lines
in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Hav
ing leased for nlncty-nlne years the Coun
cil Bluff, ft Omaha Bridge and Motor com
pany, including the bridge over the Mis
souri and the Council Bluff, lines, they
will build a $75,000 power house In Omaha
and equip It snd at once extend six lines
1 in six different directions from Omaha and
one from Omaha into owa. When these are
finished a number of other lines will be
j built from Omaha into Iowa territory.
OMAHA MINISTER GETS CALL
1 ,
Rev. K. P. Trefs Invited to Take Pas
torate of Blnghamton (X. Y.)
Church.
Rev. E. F. Trefz, pastor of Kountze Me
morial Lutheran church, hag received a call
to the pastorate of the First Congrega
tional church of Blnghamton, N. Y., but
he has not decided to accept it. A. J. Par
sons and Charles E. Lee, acting as a com
mittee for the Blnghamton church, were
in the city last week and heard Mr. Trefz
. ... fcih ,, . ., ..
preach, atter which they made h m the
proposition. It 1. said that the name of
Mr. Trefz wa. given to the Blnghamton
people by Rev. Newell Dwight Hllll. of
Brooklyn Mr. Tref, Intends to go eaBt
within the next six week, to preach at
Dr. Hillis' church in Brooklyn and he .ay.
he may .top at Blnghamton on hi. re-
,
MAY SUE ST. LOUIS' OWNERS
Delayed Passengers Retain Counsel
with Idea of Claiming
Damages.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. At a meeting of j
the passengers who arrived on St. Louis !
last Friday Mr. Berne) of the passengers'
committee waa authorized to engage law-
a . .Ln ... v .
for damages should uoh a course appear
I desirable
Movements of Ocean easels Jaa. 21.
At New York Arrlveni Nomadic, from
Liverpool; Frieslunrt. from Antwerp. Balled
Philadelphia, for Antwerp.
At Liverpool Arrlve.i Canadian, from
New York, ttdlled Melgenlund, for Phil
adelphia, via Queenstown; Teutonic, lor
New York, vlu QueeiiHlown.
At Cherbourg Arrived ejraf Waldersee,
from New York..
At Klnaale Head Paiinl Germanic,
fre m New York, for wueentown and Liver
pool. At Gibraltar Palled -l,ahn, from Genoa
and Naples, for New York.
At Hamburg balled Memphis, for San
FrantiM'o.
At Hong Kong Arrived Inrlra Vella,
from Portland, Ore., via Yokohama; Yang
Tse, from Tacoma, for Ixin.lim and Liver
pool: Kiiiprtr of India, from Vancouver,
via Yokohama.
At Harry-tulled Wyncr, from Antwerp,
for New York.
At boutruimpton Soiled Auguxte Vic
toria, from Hamburg, fur New lork. via
Ckerbouxg.
LABOR MEN OBJECT
Postponing ef City Election Will Delay
Work on City Contracts.
Bill to Kill Feal Estate Exchange Bailrotd
Tax Assessra nt Flan.
IS A HARMLESi MEASURE ON" ITS FACE
Fowler Sends in & Communication on he
Normal School Question.
PLEADS FOR ADDITIONAL INSTITUTION
Jefferson County Farmers Ask I.egl.
latnre for Belief from Railroad
Discrimination Regard
Ins Cars.
(Kmrn a Staff Cur respondent)
LINCOLN, Jan. 21. (Special.) A delega
tion of organized labor men from Omaha,
headed by H. G. Stevenson, business agent
of the Trades and Building council, was in
the city today and left protest, from ten
labor unions of Omaha (.gainst the Saund-ers-Giloert
bill to change the date of the
city election in Omaha from the first Tues
day in March to the first Tuesday In May.
These protests are frjra tbe paperhangera,
painters, stcamfitters, plumbers, bricklay
ers, arainlayers, retail clerks and ths two
unions of hodcarrlers, black snd white.
They represent a large rumber of the or
ganized labor men of Omaha. The protests
vere placed In the hands of Senator
O'Neill of Lincoln, who will bring them be
fore the tpper house.
"We trotest against this bill tor do po
litical reason," said Mr. Stevenson. "We
arc against It be:r.use It Is against us and
the Interests cf the city of Omaha in gen
eral. It the city election Is held In Msy
Instead of March it will retard the letting
of 'municipal contracts for building and
construction work at least two months,
which will run tbe season late ' Into ths
winter and have 'the disastrous effect ot de
priving a large number ot men of work and
the city of needed improvements. We will
do our utmost to cecure the defeat ot the
bill in the senate. While I have the pro
tests of but tm organizations with ms in
writing I have the verbal protest, of every
one In the city."
Senator. Saundcr. .aid today be Intended
pushing his bill with all possible vigor and
hoped to have it pus. the senate, since the
Gilbert bill had passed the house. He at
tempted to discredit the protest, which
were brought down, saying:
"I'll bet they were all run off on ths
same typewriter."
The fact Is, however, that but two of ths
protests were written with a typewriter,
the remainder being written with a pen
and all contained the ret poet ve seals.
, Labor Men's Views.
' It is believed that had this delegation
ot worklngtuen brought their protests- to
t-facln,:tba-.lxonsa Tunfday "oro-thn bill,"
was nlaced' e.n Its iiftl pfcisuga tl rould
have been defeated. Mnrsman of Douglas,
who championed the bill at that time, In
formed the house In emphatic term, that
the bill was merely a local- measure and
was cot opposed by any faction or Interest
In Omaha, but, on the contrary, was en
dorsed by all political parties. When this
speech was lead In The Bee It crested
much surprise among those delegates, rep
resenting several thousand voters, who
tame here today to raise. their voice and
that of their fellow workmen against this
bill. One of the delegates, discussing the
bill, said:
"It U a simple scheme ot Saunders, who
is a candidate for mayor of Omaha, to
..rennthe his ehacces In the nrlmanes.
, He ha8 Csured cut that if he can get the
election postponed he can have a more
faV0rable opportunity of winning out at
, ttie primaries, it is a coeer political plot
and, as a matter of fact, is not endorsed
by any political party, es a psrty, of Omaha,
as the man who uttered tnat statement
well knows."
The alleged scheme of amending the bill
In the senate by tacking on a provision
designed to prevent Mayor Moore, from
holding a third term as mayor seem, to
be In disfavor and in fact, never did get
very much further than tbe start. It ta
feared and wisely so by the men bach
of It that It would have the effect of dis
gusting outside members, who would then
defeat the original bill. A senator from
Lancaster county and ens or twj others size
tbe situation up, declaring that It I. a
local matter with Omaha snd preposterous
for a small coterie of politicians with per
sonal designs to ask the legislature ot the
state to aid (hem In ths consummation ot
their petty schemes.
"If Omaha wants Mayor Moores a tbW-d
time," said ono, "lot it have blm. He
seems to have given satisfaction sufficient
to warrant a third election.'
Killing by Bark Door Method.
v " , . 7, I , """" am'
by Currle ot Dawson which is interpreted
... . . . . . .
" ch'm t0 lh Om.h.
, Real Estate exchange bill authorizing the
' commissioner of Omaha to levy his own
: "essmen.s on the railroad property within
the city limit. Instead of taking ths flgur.s
, ff e h k"""
,,on' ThB b"' U Z , . 'rm
and betrays an evident attempt at con-
A VIM - - IntnutiiM I. 1 U , - .
coaling its real purpose or the purpose at
tributed to It.
The design of the bill 1. to amend a
certain statute which will conflict with that
portion of the statutes sought to bs amended
by the Real Estate exchange measure so
as to produce the result of Invalidating the
measure and ot sacrificing the Currle bill
in the same way, allowing thereby, ths
present law to stand. This naturally would
be tbe result If the two bills passed both
bouse and senate and the ultimate object
of tbe railroad Interests in defeating the
i attempt to compel them to pay their fair
I . , ' . ,v ,
i a a i n,u iu uiuaut uuilj lunriuii
oe accompiisuc j. ,
What the Bill t henars.
Ths bill seeks to smend section 7 of
chapter vil of the Compiled Statutes of
Nebraska, but In it. title omit, mention
ot the chapter, saying merely that It 1.
"a bill for an act to amend section 7 of
an act entitled, 'An act to make taxes a
perpetual lien upon certain personal prop
erty from March 1 In each current year
and declaring the same personal for ths
purpose ot taxation, approved Februaiy 1$,
1877, and to provide for tbe levying of taxes
on such property for state, county, pre
cinct, township, school and rosl. district
snd municipal purposes and to repeal said
original section as it now stands.' "
The new words In the bill are these, re
ferring to ths taxes: "Shall be levied for
state, county, precinct, township, school
and road dULrict and tuiuUtlpel puruwses