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GERMANY IS HONEST
Cantet Undanuind EewiTH for Snipicioni
Entertained in America.
HAS NO ULTERIOR DESIGNS IN VENEZUELA
Official World Hai Hot Thonjat f Gaining
Territorial Footheld.
ALL OF ITS CARDS ARE ON THE TABLE
Prominent Editor Artcnished at Way tie
Fnblio is Milled.
LAYS IT AT DOOR OF BRITISH INTRIGUE
Doe t See that Visit of rrlnee
Henry , Haa Drawn Two
Nations Any doner
Toirtkrr.
Copyright, 1903, by Prea rubllrhlng Co.
BERLIN, Jan. II. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Dr. Theo
dora Barlh la the leader of the liberal
left wing In the German Reichstag, and
probably the ablest man In that assembly,
next to Deputy Dobel. He la personally
acquainted with President Rooaevelt, knew
"President McKlnley and has traveled much
la America. Dr. Bnrth has made the fol
lowing statement to the World:
"The reason suspicion of German policy
la growing In America Is because America
does not understand Germany. Oermany
understands America still less. But I can
sot explain the dislike growing up against
thin country.
"I am convinced that neither in the for
eign ministry nor In the marine Uilnlstry
la there any feeling but a sincere desire
to carry out this Venezuelan mutter In a
spirit friendly to the United States. The
best proof of this is the alliance with Eng
land. "No one who knows Ccancellor von Bue
low or the whole trend of Germany's for
eign policy can believe that Germany en
tertains plans either In Central or South
America. There may be people in high
places who want to carry out the policy of
the rough, but these are not in the gov
ernment nor responsible.
"I am In correspondence with former
- Ambassador White, and his vlewa on this
question coincide with mine."
Dr. Frankfurter, the chief editor of the
Boerzen Courier and ono of the best known
uthorltlea in Berlin on foreign politics,
eald:
"I am utterly at a loss to explain the
growing suspicion of Germany In America.
Germany has no ulterior motive. Every
card It haa Is on the table. It la an in
Justice to Germany to suppose that It la not
playing thia game fair. No one here
dreams of colonial aggrandizement at the
expense of the Monroe doctrine.
"I am astonished that so Independent I
people aa the Americans will allow them
elves to ba influenced on this question by
England.' I am fully perauaded that Eng.
luh iLtrlgue Is at the- root of all the grow
Ing dislike of Germany in the United States
"I thought that after the magnificent re
ception given to Prince Henry the two na
tlone would draw nearer. I am dlsap
olnted. They have not been thick friends.
They can never bo with their rival com
merclal interests, but they ought to rim
to tolerate one another."
SOUSA PLAYS FOR THE KING
Compelled to Return Mce Snm
Ticket Purchasers to Make
the Date.
Copyrlght. ions, by Tress Publishing Co.)
LONDON Jan. SI. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Sousa and his
band played to tight before King Edward
and the royal household at Windsor castle,
giving a different program from tho one
at the concert at Sandringham. In order
to do this, 1n obedience to the "command"
of the king, as such royal Invitations are
atylcd after ancient custom, the band had
to travel by apecial train from Sheffield to
Windsor, and Sousa had to return 13,000
which had beea paid for tickets for a
concert arranged to be given in Man
chester tonight. He Will visit Manchester
later In his tour. . .
Sunday morning at 2:30 Sousa and his
band will leave Wlndaor In a special tralu
for Holyhead and on Monday morning will
reach Cork, where a concert is to be given
on that night. On Tuesday he will go to
Dublin and give a "command" performance
before tne viceroy and Irish court In
Dublin castle.
Sousa' tour has been exceedingly ue
teasful, but the strain of these long night
journeys, which cannot bo accomplished
her as comfortably as at home, is telling
acvercly upon his artists.
AWAITING AN ENTERTAINER
Colorado and Sew York Millions Ei.
peeled to Cot a Swath
In London.
(Copyrlght. la, by Tress Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Jan. 31. (New Ycrk World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Mrs. New
house, who Is about to return with her
husband from Colorado, is negotiating for
a large mansion near Park Lane. It Is ex
pected that she will entertain lavishly
there during the coming season. Mrs.
8amuel New house moves in one of tho
"smartest" sets of London society. h.er
beauty, simple, charming ways and delight
ful entertainment making her a great fa
vorite. Her niultl-mlMlonatre husband has
loaded her with couly Jewels including a
Tiffany necklace of pearls estimated to be
worth $250.Oii0. yet she seldom wean thera.
Mr. Newhouse was born in New York,
went to Colorado and became a mining and
railway king. He la the head of tha syndi
cate which built the much-talked-of "Flat.
Iron" skyecraper at Fifth avenue and
Twenty-third street. New York City,
LARGEST BARRACKS IN WORLD
Jtaaslaa fioverasnrnt Complete Moa
Frontler. (.Copyright. 1M. by Pre Publishing Co.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. SI. (New York
World Cableg.-sni Special Telegram.) Tho
Rusilan ministry of war haa Just finished
the largest military barrack !u the world
In Warsaw, near tha German frontier. It
will contain 5S.000 soldiers, or two Russian
army corps, rovers nearly 200 acre and
has modern Improvements. It cost over
$8,000,000, nearly double the amount ap
propriated (or educational purposes.
GOSSIP OF PARIS THEATERS
Artists Mho Co Abroad Lose Their
Popularity In the French
Capital.
(Copyright. 13. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Jan. 31 (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Michel Mor
ten, who wrote the adaptation of Count
Tolstoi's "Resurrection," which Is now be
ing rehearsed In New York and London. Is
adapting Paul de Courcelle's new play fir
Sarah Bernhardt, taken from Goethe's "Sor
rows of Young Wrrther." which will be
produced in the trag"dlrnne's theater in
Paris, February 20. Mr. Morton says:
"De Courcelle's play provides Mine.
Bernhardt with another male part. She
described Wert her as 'The Hamlet of Lovo'
and la very enthuniastlc about the charac
ter." Mr. Morton's adaptation will be simple
and poetic in treatment.
Speaking of "Resurrection" Mr. Morton
says it will he produced simultaneously In
New York and London, February 17, coin
ciding with the hundredth night in Pari1!.
Mr. Kemper of the firm of Wagcnhals &
Kemper, managers, arrived on one boat
and went back on the next, having spent a
day and a night with the playwright re
hearsing "Resurrection" all the time. Mr.
Morton said: "He has the true concep-
Hon of the play and I am convinced that i
the New York .production will be equal 10
the French and English versions. While
here Mr. Kemper bought, r.ll the costumes,
furniture and bibelots for "Resurrection."
They are now on the way to America. I
promised Mr. Kemper that on the first
night n New York before the curtain goes
up I will send a cable telling how the
play was received In London the same
night. So much Interest Is taken lu Mr.
Tree's production that the Figaro will send
a special critic to London for the opening.
The effect which will be produced by "Res
urrection will be to Inculcate in the peo
ple of America Tolstoi'a 'Gospel of Human
Tenderness to the Fallen and Despised. "
While American authors and playwrights
are Invading Tarls, some old favorites are
rapidly losing ground.
The fate of Uernhardt's latest production,
'Therolgne de Merlcourt," Is evidence that
the actress' popularity Is waning. The
play Is a splendid historical spectacle, ap
parently having nil the elements of sue
cess. Is beautifuly staged, has over sixty
speaking parts and cost an enormous
amount of money to produce, yet It has
been a disastrous falliir. The only ex
planation is that Bernhafdt's drawing pow
ers are falling. Her frequent tours abroad
also have cooled the admiration which
Parisians formerly had for Bernhardt, and
her latest one. In which she accepted
money from Berlin audiences, was a sore
disappointment to her friends.
Bernhardt, only makes money In the
French provinces and abroad. Were It not
that she has a Paris theater on a twenty
year lease, and that In order to secure the
municipal subvention ahe must give a cer
tain number of performances annually In
the capital, her appearances in Paris would
be even rarer. '
Coquelln, too, makes a great deal more
money in America, England and Germany
than at home. So he has given up the
Theater Porte St. Martin arid will make a
new tour lasting till 1904. His great popu
larity with Parisians Is past. When the
German emperor received Coquelln the na
tional press was filled with violent protest
against his unpatriotic conduct. Now that
he has repeated the offense, the best thing
he ran do is to tour. Even Mme. Rejan,
another great player, Jeopardized her popu
larity by touring abroad. Her reception on
her return from South Amerltta was dis
tinctly cool. Parisian theater-goers like
to keep their artists to themselves.
SCORES WHOLE COMMUNITY
Startling Arraignment In London
Paper of the People of Nor
folk and Suffolk.
(Copyright, 1903, by Tress Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jnn. 31 (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The release
of William Gardiner, a choirmaster and lay
preacher, after two trials for the murder
of Rose Harsent, a beautiful servant, in
tho Suffolk village of Peasenhall, ends one
of tbo most mysterious and sensational
murder rases tried In England in many
years. Tho evidence was purely circum
stantial. Although convincing In some par
ticulars. It left room for doubt, by which
the prisoner has benefited. It was only
because the Jury could not place confidence
in the testimony of Gardiner's fellow vil
lagers, and the belief that perjury and
slander are Indulged, in by East Anglian
yokels without stint or compunction, that
the prosecution failed.
The Daily Mall published an article
signed by a person long in East Anglia
(Norfolk and Suffolk) painting the con
dition of general lack of morality among
the East Anglian peasant In language
never applied to a civilized community.
This writer, whose indictment haa
aroused extreme Indignation in the districts
affected, says:
"Baby tongues lisp such converse aa
would be shameful from the most aban
doned and profligate, and tho loudest pro
fessor of religion are the worst offenders.
Their attendance at church or chapel is but
a hypocritical cloak. The most callous
frequently Is the shining ornament of the
church.
"In addition, the habitual vice of un
truthfulness obtains to an Incredible extent.
No villager would consider whether he
should tell the truth or net from any
other point of view than his personal ad
vantage. To He, if it be profitable. Is a
mere matter of course, and long habit has
given these people the power of sticking
to meir lies in mc race or overwncimlag
evidence."
KRUGER'S HEALTH NOW GOOD
Climate of Meotone Bolt the Former
President of the Boer Re
public Perfectly.
(Copyright. 19-13. by Tress Publishing Co.)
NICE. Jan. 31. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The World
correspondent Inquired of Paul Kruger's
secretary If the Boer ex-president's health
had Improved.
"He is very well," the secretary an
swered. "The climate of Mentone suits
him to perfection. He certainly will re
turn next year If he la sat ill in Europe."
Being asked if Mr. Kruger had taken any
step toward obtaining permission to return
to South Africa the secretary relapsed into
Dutch and declined to be further drawn
out.
A few days ago Mr. Kruger drove a
short distance to the Italian frontier to
visit th Museum of Prehistoric Relics,
founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, and the
cave adjoining It. This was only the sec
ond time be has left tbe villa sine his
arrival in November, although he goes
daily Into th garden.
FRANCE MOST ASTUTE
Delays Entering Veneiuelan Muddle Until
Last Possible Moment
SEEKS TO BREED TROUBLE AMONG POWERS
Diplomats See Attempt to Flay Britain aid
Germany Against Each Other.
HOPES TO CREATE BREAK WITH AMERICA
Friendship of United BtaUs for Allies Given
as Canse for Demand.
BERLIN EXPLAINS HITCH IN SETTLEMENT
Kilirr'i tiovernment Say Thirty Per
I rnt of Custom Offered Is to I n
elude Thirteen Per Cent Al
ready Hypothecated.
(Copyright. 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Jan. 31. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) The hitch in
tno Venezuelan negotiations caused by the
French demand for equality of treatmeut
in the settlement of claims, haa caused a
great' disappointment here, where the Ven
ezuelan trouble la regarded as a danger
which was needlessly assumed by the Brit
Ish government.
The French Interposition at .thia stage
Is held in diplomatic circles to be an ex
ceedingly astute move by Foreign Minister
Delcasse, as it Is calculated to keep the
question open, to the detriment of the re
lations between Germany and England, and
of both with the United States.
M. Delcasse remained inactive until
Germany and England were about to be ex
tricated from the muddle and the point he
has now raised is thought to be more dlt
ficult of arrangement than any heretofore
in dispute. All this only intensifies the
annoyance felt here over the short sighted
conduct of the British ministers, who seem
to have entered Into the affair unmindful
of or oblivious to the complications bound
to follow their action
Although' Foreign Secretary Lansdowne
has been too 111 to go to the foreign office
or to receive the diplomatic corps, the
American charge d'affaires, Henry D.
White, has had conferences with him at
Lansdowne house during the last two days.
The oiarquia has also received the German
ambassador.
Oonht America's Aster,
Austin Chamberlain, postmaster general,
represented his father at the annual dinner
of the Jewelers and silversmiths at Birm
ingham tonight. In replying to the toast,
"His MaJcBty's Ministers," be devoted the
greater part of his speech to Venezuela.
He said after the British government had
decided to seek satisfaction for Venezuelan
outrages and to demand guarantees against
their repetition, it had been approached by
Germany and requested to co-operate with
that country. Courtesy made It impossible
for the British government to decline, and
now It would bedtBhonorable to withdraw.
The government, was fully aware of Its lia
bility. Replying to a suggestion that the pres
ent course might Jeopardise the good rela
tions between Great Britain and the United
States, Mr. Chamberlain said he would re
gard that as a calamity to the civilized
world. There was no nation whose good
opinion Great Britain valued as highly as
that of the United States. But be thought
It Incredible that the United States should
take umbrage because no nation so loyally
supported the Monroe doctrine as Great
Britain.
In conclusion, he said he was confident
America would look in a friendly manner
on efforts to secure that redress for British
subjects which It would feel to be its first
duty to obtain for American citizens.
France Wants Ita Money.
(Copyright, 1903. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Jan. 31. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) "The question
of preferential treatment of the allies in
the payment of claims against Venezuela
will not be settled in Washington," said a
high official of the French Foreign ministry
today to the World correspondent, "but In
London, Berlin and Rome, and a friendly
solution only seems possible through the
withdrawing of the request tor preferential
treatment."
He added:
France's position Is the same aa that of
the United States.
It looks to me a If the nowers that have
employed the blockade ami uel other I
drastic measures against venesuela are
reaping an advantage from thes coercive
tactics, while those that employed arbitra
tion and other pacific meaaures France,
the United States, Belgium, Holland and
other powers are In danger of being in
terfered with. ThHt is why the French
and the American interests are identical In
this matter. But It is not alone a Franco-
American question. The Interests of all
! neutral power are involved that Is our
point of view.
We have taken no measure against any
power. All we have done aince the be
ginning of the crisis was to notify the
Venezuelan government and Mr. Bowen, at
Washington, that we have claims which
were admitted b-fore the beginning of the
trouble and that we expect them to be
respected. We are perfectly willing other
foreigner should get their money, but we
do not tnttnd that their action shall pre
vent us from having ours.
We do not want to bluff We are not
the German emperor. We know finite well
that It would not Increase sympathy for
France In the United States to say: "Here
In an occasion wheri our Interests go hand
lu hand: let us Henri an ultimatum. '
It is only a question of money, and it la
the tame for all thn powers Interested.
The varioub governments are now recon-
idertng the position In view of th? new
j urUlllIli Germany and Italy
ty ine action or ureal
Thn lone of ne French press show that
,ne ejnori,ii writers fear tbere will be a
I renewal of hostilities by the allies In
! Venezuelan waters as a result of the pres-
ent complication.
The Temps point out that the world'
chief Interest is to secure an end to the
whole affair, "which is beginning to be
viewed as another Maximilian blunder.
Germany Explain Hlteh.
BERLIN, Jan. 31. The apparent hitch
in the Venezuelan Legotiations at Washing
ton is explained In the following manner:
Venezuela hypothecated to France some
time ago 13 per cent of the customs re
ceipts, which constitutes a priority claim
upon the Venezuelan customs. The block
ading powers are quite willing to recog
nize this in a sense, but President Castro
wants it to be understood as constituting
part of the SO per cent offered to the block
adiag powers.
As the latter would then only have IT per
cent left, they regard it as inadequate and
b-nce are cot willing to accept.
It is believed bere that the blockade
will pot be raised until Prt-aldent Castro
yi'iti on this point.
Allie Aro I.lttle Disposed to Yield.
WASHINGTON. 31. Ths answers of tbo
(Continued on Second Fag.)
EXPECTS LONGJO GET WELL
Doctor Gives Hopeful View of Former
Secretary of the Jisty'i
Condition.
BOSTON, Jan. II. Some encouragement.
more than at any time In the last forty
eight hours, was given at 8t. Margaret's
Infirmary tonight after the doctors had
made their visit to former governor John
D. Long.
The bulletin from the bedside was as
follows:
Mr. Irfing passed a comfortable day. His
condition is now a little better than at
the same time last night. He has been
lens Incoherent In his speech and at times
quite rational. He Is somewhat stronger.
Mr. Long was In the care of his nurses
from early afternoon until well along In
the afternoon, without a formal visit of
either Dr. Cabot on Dr. Cutler, although
both were at his bedside between 8 and
10 o'clock. Dr Bpoener arrived a little
later and took his customary charge tor
the night.
"Mr. Long has Improved during the day,"
said Dr. J. W. Spooner, his physician,
"and If he continues to do ao for two or
three days more, I believe he will recover.
Under the present conditions, If nothing
turns up. I expect Mr. Long to get along
all right."
STONES STOP STREET
Connecticut Striker Mob M
and Force Trolleys
Retire.
WATERBURY. Conn.,
strike condition. In ty
reached the proportions
Every car sent out fr' .
greeted with a valley t
points and no car escapev
windows.
31. Tho
y tonight
.eneral riot.
barns was
ios at various
.without broken-
Thousands of people filled the streets and
the police were powerless to control the
mob and were at length forced to order
the Connecticut Railroad and Lighting
officials to call In their cars. The request
was compiled wltb and the last car pulled
Into the barn at 11:15 p. m., escorted by
the police. One metorman was injured
so severely by a stone that a car etarter
had to take his place. Several other
motormen were badly hurt.
FORTUNE IN ART TREASURES
Marqoant'a Collection Ketches T03,
019 When Put Up to
Anetfon.
NEW YCRK. Jan. SI. The sale of the
art collection of the lato Henry O. Mar
quant, which has been in progress for over
a week, closed tonight, with a total of
$705,019, of . which 3234,.'64 was realized
today.
The distribution of the collection has
been attended by art connoisseurs from
Europe, as well aa every part of America.
The great majority of the treasure will,
however, remain In this country.
The piano which Nvas designed for Mr.
Marquant by Sir Alma Tadema, R. A., with
a painted panel by Sir Edward Poynter.
P. R. A., and which la said to bave cost
150,000, was bought b William . Barbour
Tor $8,000." : - " " '""'
DRAW KNIVES AT CARD GAME
California Gambler Quarrel Over
Stake and FIsht to
1 t .'yPealth.
REDDINfi' falV Jan. 31. Two men, Lee
Barnes and George SUverthorn, fought a
duel to the death in a small cabin twenty
miles from here last night. SUverthorn Is
dead and Barnes cannot live.
The men were gambling for small stake's
and quarreled 'and both resorted to their
knives, weapons with nine-Inch blades.
They fought desperately, both receiving
numerous wound. Bilverthorn Anally fell
to the floor of the cabin, mortally wounded.
There was only one witness, and he saw
only the end.
TWO BURIED IN SNOW SLIDE
Force of Men Now Kagsged In
Sin the Bodle Oat of the
Debris.
Dla;-
CHETENNB, Wyo.. Jan. 31. Charles G.
Comer of Greeley, Colo., and Peter Laure,
a French Canadian, both employed by the
Boston Smelter company at Grand En
campment, were sent out Wednesday to re
pair the tramway telephone line.
Four miles from station No. S of the
tramway line they were caught In a snow
slide and killed. Searching parties are now
trying to reach the bodies. The slide was
800 feet long, 250 feet wiJe and fifteen feet
deep.
WOODMAN'S C0NSUL TO QUIT
Korthrutt'a Health Will Not Allow
Him to Continue In Lucra
tive Office.
MEXICO, Mo., Jan. 81 In a letter re-'
celved here today from W. A. Northcutt,
lieutenant governor of Illinois, and head
consul of the Modern Woodmen of America,
he says the state of his health will compel
him to resign his post as head consul. The
position pays a salary of 15,000 a year.
An election will be he!d at. Indianapolis
at the annual semlon of the order on
June It.
FLOOD DANGER ls"PASSED
Plttsbara- Water Recede When
Blockading lee Float Down
River.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Jan. 31. The flood has
passed Pittsburg for the present and the
river is running free of ice.
Tbe Ohio at Davis Island dam had sev
enteen feet six Inches, and wsa falling
slowly at 9 o'clock. Tbe Allegheny at Herr's
Island dam had twenty feet eight Inches,
and the Monongahela at No. 1 dam had
twenty feet three Inches. Almost all the
let In the Allegheny baa run out.
BRYAN TO ATTEND BARBECUE
Promise to Assist Jeffersoa-Jacksoa-I.larola
Leaajar'a t.ath.
4
erlng.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 31 A letter was re-
reived tonight from William Jennings
Bryan, stating that he would attend tbe
barbecue to be given here on the evening
of February 12, under the auspice of tbo
Jefferson-Jackson-Lincoln league.
Other who have accepted invitation to
peak are: W. K. Hearst of New York,
Mayor Johnsoa of Cleveland and Clarence
Darrow of Chicago.
CONTESTS ITS TAXES
Burlington load Takes Initiative to Fre-
rent Boise In Assessment
o
FILES ITS CAS IN THE FEDERAL COURT
Temporary Bestraining Order Issued
Against City Authorities.
HEARING SET FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Company Insist! Assessment by Stats Board
is Legal One.
ONLY RAILROAD VALUATIONS INVOLVED
Union Pncllle Has Betas Similar Pro.
reeding and a Similar Order
of Court Issues In that
(.
Initiatory steps have been taken by the
railroad companiei to settle In the courts
the question of the right of the municipal
government of Omaha to awes those por
tions of the propertiea of the railroad com
panies which have previously been as
sessed by the State Board of Equalization.
Action was begun in the United States
circuit court y-eeUrday by the Chicago,
Burlington Quincy Railroad company
and a temporary order of the court waa
Issued restraining Tax Commissioner
Fleming and the members of the city coun
cil from acting upon the assessment of the
property of that company for the tax of
lt03. pending the hearing of an : ppiicatton
for a temporary writ of injunction. Thu
hearing of this application is set for Feb
ruary 16 at 10 a. m. and in the meantime
the members of the city council aro re
strained from acting upon the assessment
a returned by Tax Commissioner Fleming
and passed upon by the Board of Review
and the city council acting as a board of
equalization, or upon any other assessment
than that made by the State Hoard of
Equalization; and Mr. Fleming as tax com
missioner Is restrained from delivering to
the city council his "pretended assessment
for the taxes for the metropolitan city of
Omaha for the year 1903 upon the proper
ties assessed tn the name of the Omaha &
Southwestern Railroad company, and tho
Omaha and North Platte Railroad company
as raised by the Board of Review."
Doe Not Tie Up Whole Levy.
The attorney for the Burlington road
In this case are Greene, Breckenrtdge and
Klnsler, and Mr. Breckenrtdge said yester
day that care bad been taken to so draw
the petition as to involve only the prop
erty of the railroad company and obviate
any necessity of tying up the whole tax
levy during the pendency of this suit.
Further discussing the cae, Mr. Brecken
rtdge said that If lha temporary writ should
be granted by the court It wouW be reason
able to expect that the answer would be
filed In May, and tn that case the final
hearing of the case on its merits would
come up In November. However, It might
be possible that lho case from It nature
would' be Vet forward and taken up with
more ' promptness than would be expected
in the regular course of business.
The pleadings on the part of the Bur
llng'oo company a orator, in the case set
forth the return of the Burlington property
by the company to the State .'Board of
Equalization for assessment , aa required
by law and the assesment made by jthat
board, and further relate the action of the
tax commissioner In making an assessment
of the property and the action of the Board
of Review, and finally the city council act
ing as a board of equalization.
The Burlington company In this action
retains the ground taken in the proceed
ings before the Board of Review and the
Board of Equalization, denying the Juris
diction of the tax commissioner or any
other municipal body to make any assess
ment upon thr.t. portion of Its property
that has been assessed by the State Board
of Equalization.
Similar proceedings were begun by the
Union Pacific company and a similar order
of court was issued 'in that case. -
t'lty Attorney Connell's View.
City Attorney Connell knew nothing of
the proceeding until called upon last night
by a reporter for The Bee. He said:
"Of course we shall have to meet the
proposition involved, sooner or later, and
may as well do so "now. This only serves
to emphasize th necessity of legislation
that will do away with all grounds for
controversy. I think the legislature should
Immediately take auch action as will bar-
monlxe the present law and make clear
the right of the "city to assess railroad
property for the purpose of municipal taxa
tion on the same basis as the property of
Individuals and of other corporations Is as
sessed.
'Just what steps the city will take I
am unable to state until I read the bill.
I am going to Lincoln Monday, to remain
over Tuesday, and will then read the bill I
filed. After that I shall be better prepared
to state what the position of the city will
be."
ASK NEW RIFLES IN HURRY
Government Instructs Massachusetts
Armory to Hash Shipment of
Krsg Weapon.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 31. Orders have
been received at the United States armory
here to rush the shipment of 100.000 Kmg
rifles to arsenals over tho country.
The original cause of the order was th
passage of the militia bill, but tbe rush
feature of the order 1 held, locally, to
have a apecial cause.
Movement of Oeeaa Vessel Jan. 31.
At New York Arrived: La Loralne, from
Havre. Sailed: Patricia, for llambure;
Ktruria, for Liverpool; Minneapolis, lor
London; Lu (Tiampagne, for Havre; Kroon
lund, for Southampton and Antwerp.
At Havre Sailed: La Hreiaarne for New
York.
At Southampton Balled: Mesaba. for
New York, and passed Hurvt Custl? at 1:30
p. m.
At Antwerp Sailed: Finland, for New
York.
At London Arrived: Manltou, from New
York. At Liverpool Arrived: Devonian, from
Bos'on; Iancastuiian, from New York;
t'ymric, from New York. Sailed: Ivernla,
for New York.
At Gibraltar Passed: Commonwealth,
from Naplfs. for Boston.
At yueeimtown Arrived: Luranla. from
New York, for Live' pool, and proceeded
At Rotterdam Sailed: Kyndhani, for New
York.
At Bremen Called: Neokar, for New
York.
At Faya). Azores Arrived: Tbe United
States gunboat Machias. rum Bermuda.
At Yokohama Arriveil: America ilini,
from San Francisco, for Tlong Kong; Glen
ogle from Tacoina ; YlOiMara, from Seat
tie; Tartar, front Vancouver.
At Hong Kong-Arrived: City of Pekin.
from Ban FthbcIdco: Duke ot Fife, from
4Tacom
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebrnka
Sjnday; Momluv K.nr.
-Fair and Colder
rage.
1 Germany Is Dentine Fairly
Assert France Seeks Trouble.
Haltrnnri Knjuln City A sscssuient.
I.lttle Done by l.ealslatnre.
2 fonaressnian Itnmnle Dead.
Knallsh ".Indent's Mrw of Trusts.
9 Sew from ebrnskn Towns.
Saxon Prince Renounce Throne,
4 Senate Psora the Army It 1 1 1.
Panama Treaty I In Danaer.
Rock Inland Stockholder Protest,
re Affair at South Omaha.
( tilraso Sell t 'oat at Cost.
A Week In Omnhn Society.
7 Schwab Denies He I 111.
Miner and Operator Deadlocked.
H t'onncll Ilia tin and Iowa ew.
Man Shot nt III Own Door.
Weekly He lew of Snort.
lO Snortlnu Kventa of a Day.
tilve America Concession.
13 In the Domnln of Woman.
1.1 Aniuaenicnt and Mualc.
14 Kdltnrial.
1,1 llnhhl Simon on Sabbath Schools.
Father of life Innnrnnce.
If Story, "Seven Secrets."
1U Market aud Financial. ,
tt( Baptist to lluild a .New Church.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
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41
BUSY HOLDING UP SALOONS
Three tinmea of the Kind Heportrd, In
One of Which Kobber
In Wnnnded.
The holdup pair was busy again last night,
entering tho saloons of Walter Brandrs at
Tenth and- Mason streets, and Tom Kirk
land's at Seventh and Leavenworth streets.
From the first of these they took $18 anil
from the latter $15. Brandos shot twice
and wounded ono of the men, but they
were able to escape. Frank Schrupa, who
runaSa saloon at Ninth and Douglas streets,
opposite to the one hold up Saturday night,
told Sergeant I)empney that his place had
been entered and $lti5 taken. It was alno
reported that" two men tried to enter the
Metz brewery shortly before .the Kirkland
holdup, but did not succeed.
The Brandos holdup occurred at about
12:30 o'clock. The saloon has three doors,
ona at the corner of the building at tho In
tersection of the streets, another on Mason
street and the third at tho weat end of tho
house off Mason. Walter Brandes, Ed Krath,
the bartender, Lou Herman of 1208 Pacific
street. Kabe Haley and Will Thorp of Pa
cific Junction were present when the af
fair came off." The two men', one wenrihg
a red and the other a white handkerchief,
with leveled revolvers entered the door at
the rear of the building. Brandes waa
standing by the side door opening, on Ma
son street as they came through the swing
lug screens whlclj dlvldo the room In tho
center. "Hands up!" commanded the holdup
men. The proprietor put his hands up with
'the otiiers, and then JumpAd out thn doorv
He took his 38-calher revolver ' from his
pocket and entered the back door through
which the holdup, men had come.- One of
these, hearing bis footsteps, said, "Who's
thai?" The other saying. "I'll fix that big
stiff," started for the arreen.
Brandea on the other side replied, "You
will, wliryou?" and flred twice. He was
ahout ter feet from the screen and could
see the legs of the robber Just on the other
side. He charged through the doors and
out the front door, wbro he saw a man
running towards the viaduct. He gave
chase and fired twice. The fleeing man was
Will Thorp.
The robbers ran west on Mason :to
Eloventh and then south. They had taken
the money from the register, $16, and were
searching Erath when the shooting began.
A piece of the handle of a large revolver
and the flattened bullet were found and
tbe place was spattered with blood. The
two holes In the screen were only four
Inches apart. Brandes had on a $150
diamond ring 'and Erath's week's pay lay
on the back bar.
Klrkland's was entered at 11 o'clock.
Walt Nelson and Tom Steven were the
only ones in the house. The holdups rifled
the till of $15 and went through Nelson's
pocket. They were rough with him be
cause they did not get more money.
Schrupa Says be was held up at closing
time about 11:30. when five men were pres
ent. It is thought odd that he did not
report the holdup to the polios ln tho
regular manner. He says there was $165
in the register.
BOOSTS HOWELL'S BUSINESS
Fire and Police Hoard lfke Arbi
trary Hole on Bond for
Policemen.
One of the rerent orders of the Board of
Fire and Police commissioners turns a neat
little bit of buslmfS into the way of Sen
ator Robert B. Howell of tbo Douglas
county delegation to the legislature. Tho
board recently designated a certain fidelity
bond rompxiy as the one in which all po
licemen should be bonded. It turni out
that this favored company Is represented
In Omaha by Senator Howell, who Is in
the Insurance business. '
Thirteen of the new policeman recently
appointed passed the muster of examina
tion and are directed to give the bond la
Senator Howell' company at once. Twenty
others who have given Individual bon'''
were also directed to get bonds from th i
favored company In-stanter. All the rest
of the force is required to secure these
bonds aa fust as their present guaranty
bonds expire. Some complaint Is made by
the men who bave sun-tits like John A.
Creighton that they should be forced to
the expense of giving bond in a guaranty
company and others are of the opinion that
the board baa acted rather arbitrarily In
directing them to forsake the companies
they have heretofore patronized, and which
were found satisfactory by other boards,
and take out new bonds In a new com
pany. Of course It Just happens that Sen
ator Howell Is agent for tbe company the
board has decided to favor with its busi
ness. ' Klsg's Heat for Sale,
LONDON. Jan. 31 Tbe Hill of Tsra.
to rich In historic memories, will shortly
be sold at auction in Dublin. Until the
sixth century it was the chief seat of tbo
Irish kings. Tbe last important gathering
on the Hill of Tara was in 1843. when a
gigantic meeting was held there under the
auspices of Daniel O'Connell, who urged
the repeal ot the union.
TAKING THINGS EASY
Little Effort Made Teiterday t Transact
Business in Legislator.
CONSEQUENCE IS LITTLE IS ACCOMPLISHED
Talk in and Around the Capitoi it All
of Revenn'e Revision.
SOME MEASURE WILL BE READY IN WEEK
Committeemen Annonace Tbey "Will Fut in
Tim Indnstriously.
SOME DOUBT ABOUT CHARACTER OF BILL
General Opinion It Will
eral Overhauling of
Law Instead of
Measure.
Be m Oea
Present New
(From a Staff, Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. !- Special.) Pursuant
to arrangements made yesterday, both the
house and senate today adjourned until
Monday, February 9, at 2 p. m., to afford
time for the Joint committee, on revenue to
complete Its work of framing a revenue
bill. Thn house was In session a little
over an hour, convening shortly after 10
thia morning and adjourning at 11:45. There
were but flfly-two members present at roll
call and many of them were not In their
seats until their names were called the
second or third time. The senate held un
til noon.
Revenue revision, naturally, la the topic
of general conversation, with the signifi
cance of the week's adjournment as a side
light. It required a hard fight to obtain
this week for the committee and now that
it has been obtained nothing short of a
genuine, complete b)ll providing for proper
revision of the revenue laws of the state
will be expected yet that such a measure
will bo ready for Introduction at the end
of thia Interim la by no means certain. It
Is a big task to accomplish in a week and
while the committeemen, most of them,
think they can make it, others entertain
grave doubts and adhere to thn theory that
tho committee will require further time.
Ex-Speaker Sears, ono of the prominent
member of this committee, feels confident
that tho bill will be ready at the end of
the week and other members have expressed
similar vlems. The proaent revenue law
contains 240 sections and It will be neces
sary for each one of theso to be dealt with
separately and carefully, so that Jnyone
pan see what la before the committee. The
committee has decided to hold morning,
rfternuon and night meetings every day
from now until Jho legislature reconvene.
The gentlemen appear determined to do
something.
Take Present Law mm Baal.
Whether fragmentary or complete revis
ion will be the result of the committee'
work Is atlll an unsolved problem. Repre
sentative Douglas of Rock county is au
thority for tho statement that nothing but
amendments ot tbe present statute will ba
attempted, not a complete new law. The
present Nebraska revenue statute haa been
taken as the basis of operations.
'Fragmentary revision Is what th rail
roads prefer, since tbey have not been
successful thus far in blocking tha per
sistent movement for this reform. It la
still the purpose of these corporations to
head off any action along this Una. If pos
sible, but their success is fraught With em
inent danger. It ha been arguqd' that
the majority of the Joint committee la
friendly to .railroad interests,, and -while
there Is a question as to this, It la entitled
to serious consideration, yet the assump
tion that a majority of the men on this
committee would arbitrarily favor tbe rail
roads in theperformanre of the grave and
Important duties before them probably
should no't be entertained. Of course It la
truo that one of the house members of
this committee Is a paid employe of tire
Burlington and one of thn senate membera
a paid employe of the Elkhorn and It also
is true that what la known as the "organ
ization" factions of both house and senate
are well represented. So that in any event
there Is no great fear that the railroad In
terests are going to suffer.
Senator Brown, chairman of th Joint
committee, this morning voiced thn senti
ments of his colleagues when he said:
"We have started out on this Important
work and all we ask la for the people to
suspend Judgment ontll we have completed
our task. Then will be the time to make
comment and criticism: it'a too early now."
Sears I Confident.
Ex-Speaker Sears aald last night la re
ferring to thn work ot the committee:
"I was very much afraid we wer not
going to be given this week n which to
do this work. Some member took the
liberty to cast aspersions upon u by Insin
uating that we would trifle away th time
and not sincerely deveto our efforts to
framing a revenue bill. I am eorry our
motives have been thus Impugned, for we
want and intend to do our best and If we
are unable by the end of tbe time allotted
to us to produce tho bill expected Ot us.
It won't be our fault. We will have soma
sort of revision and something will be bet
ter than nothing. But I do not apprehend
a fa tin re lo complete the work."
SerVpus complaint has been made by cer
tain numbers of the house committee on
finance, ways and means of tbe Jmpossl-i
bility of getting other members ot tbe'
committee down to work. 4
"No committee in - thn house Is con
fronted wltb more important work than
this one," said a member today, "and yat
we .have actually done nothing. It haa
beet Impossible to get our committee down
to business. We are now covered up wltb
pressing matters, matters that should hav
been at tended' lb long ago, and still nothing
is done. :Th result will be that we will
come to tho'-ed of the session with our
hsnd empty Ikd be caught In a snap and
for-td to wind , bp affairs In a shape that
will reflect' discredit, if not dishonor on
the entire committee, when not all will be
to bianie. ' One very essential thing for
this committee to do Is to go over the af
fairs of all the state Institutions, ascertain
the need of each, both as to employes and
material, and then as to financial appro
priations. Unless we take hold of this
right away It will be Impossible for ua to
complete It. Then when tbe session Is
bout over representative from these va
rious Institutions will crowd In bere and
submit their numerous demands and we
won't know whether ibey are all Just or
not. the resu'.t being that we will bave to
either allow them and run the chance of
doling out money unuecessarlly or cut
thin don when they may really need
the money. There Is too much mystery
about this sort of thing."
Two BUI on Railroad Taxes. '
8enator Hall of Douglas by "apecial re
quest" thia morning Introduced a bill pre-