The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED J UN 11 10, 1871. OMAHA, THUltSDAY MOKH1NG, JANUARY 22, 1903-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY T Hll EE CENTS. 1 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 (Continued oa Second Page-) 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. 1 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