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1 The Omaha Daily Bee. j:sTAULiin:i juke 10, isti. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOR2JIHO, FE1.UUAKY 10, 1003-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY T111.EJ2 CENTS. LAST ACT IN STRIKE Curtain Rings Up on Closing Bcene of Booeetelt'i Arbitration. COUNSEL START CLOSING ARGUMENTS Speeohei Will Last All Week and Then De cision Will Come. M'CARTHY TALKS FIRST ON MINERS' SIDE Likens Mitchell to Men Who Made Ameri can History in the Past BAER IS TO PRESENT OPERATORS' CASE All Day Tbnrsduy Reading President la to Hare Floor, bat on Fri day narrow Will Bam Ip for the Mea. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Feb. 9. Ariruments for and against the United Mine workers, which will continue before the coal strike commission for the next six days, were begun todsy, when the miners, through Daniel J. McCarthy of Hazlcton, made the opening argument. Mr. McCarthy was followed by former Congressman Brumm of Mlnersvllle, who made a general argument, and Henry De marest Lloyd of Chicago, who confined his efforts to the question of recognition of the union and yearly trade agreements. The operators will begin their argument tomorrow, continuing three days, and clos ing with George F. Baer, president of the Reading. Then Clarence 8". Darrow of Chi cago, the principal, counsel for the miners, will take all of Friday and Saturday until adjournment in summing up and In an swering President Baer. President Mitchell la expected here dur ing the week. Whether he will address ths commission depends upon developments. Lawyer, Begin Their Talk. Among those present when the session opened was President Baer of the Reading, who was present for the second time since the Investigation began. Mr. McCarthy immediately began his ar gument. He said. In part: America has been a history-making na tion since i the Declaration of Independence. The age in which we live Is the most pro gresHlve the world has ever known. Rapid development has been made in every brHnch of set i' nee and industry. Not only along scientific and industrial line has progress been made but also along sociological lines. The condition of mankind Is steadily im proving because of thle phenomenal devel opment, yet this development causes the condition which now confronts us. In all ages there have been times when It became necessary to redreas certain grievances or wrongs, and it always seems as though Providence provided the proper instrument at the proper time to accom plish the desired result. We find a Moses to deliver the people of Israel, a Napoleon, a Washington, a Lincoln, a Orant, a McKinley and a Roose velt. These have all labored in the cause of humanity and liberty. Just as the clouds hung heavily over the mine workers of this country, a new star appeared to dispel the clouds in the miners' life. This star has not risen In the east, but in the west John . Mltch.aU. ....... ,.r First Miners' Organisation. The first practical miners' organisation was effected at Bt. Clair, Pa.. In 1888, and was known as the Miners' Beneficial asso ciation. It entered into an agreement with the coal companies and established the S3 basis. This continued for some years and was broken by Franklin B. Qowen. From this time until 1883 wages were at a very low ebb until the advent of the Knights of Labor when they began to im prove until the 1887 strike, which marked the end of this organisation. This was followed by the 1'nlted Mine Workers of America, who, in 19k, succeeded in organ izing the entire region. The miner in his work requires an enor mous amount of energy. The coal must all be handled at least twice, the slate and Impurities picked out and all work done in a foul and vitiated atmosphere. The miner's work Is exceedingly dangerous. "he miner who would avoid all the dan gers which lurk In the depths of the mine could never work a day. He Is constantly subject to accident and death from gases, explosions, premature blasts, falling qoal, props breaking, cars running away, etc. Restriction of the Output. The companies made a streiuous effort to Show that tne miners were restricting me output of coal since the strike, but from the preponderance of evidence It is shown without contradiction that the miners could not secure anything like a suflU-lent num ber of cars to make anything like a fair day a wages. The subjects of the weighing of coal, recognition of the union and the Status of nonunion men are all exhaustively bandied by Mr. McCarthy. In conclusion he said: On account of the great increase In the -cost of Uvlna at least a M per cent In crease in wages U Imperative. With all the arguments In favor of the recognition of the union there is none stronger than the huh character of the miners leader. John Mitchell has been through the fire and tested. His honesty and sincerity of nuroose has never been questioned. He tunda out boldly in his sterling Integrity. and like the diamond In the rough, the more you rub it the brignter It amnes. Lloyd Pleads for Vnlon. Henry Dcmarcst Lloyd followed with an elaborate argument In favor of the miners' demand that their uulon be recognized He said In part: The miners want more than the mere recognition of the union. They want an agreement for the negotiation of contracts and settlement oi grievances, witu pro vision for arbitration If necessary. Ar rangements of this kind are every year becoming more common in r.urope anil in this country. This voluntary system and the compulsory arbitration of New Zealand are twin brothers, traveling by converging paths toward the same goal Industrial The most precious power of all fur the pacification of Industry, the power to pre vent disputes from beginning, will be ab sent unices the commission exercises the iower it has to provide a permanent remedy. There are probably not half a dozen trade unions in the world which could stand without ruin the exiH-nses of such an arbitration as that which the I'nlted Mine Workers of America are glad and proud to have had accorded to them. Proceeding, Mr. Lloyd reviewed the re sults la Great Britain of trade contracts between capital and labor. In one trade a period of U0 years of unbroken murders, riots, larceny, machine breaking and strikes were brought to an end In this way. Iraae Arguments Will Succeed. Continuing, he said: In America these agreements are becom ing more and more common. Conspicuous examples of their success are shown in the foundry trade, the printing business, long shoremen and others. The testimony of the employers is practically unanimous that strikes have been stopped, discipline has been restored among the men, equality of competition given to the masters and busi ness security increased by release from the danger of labor troubles. The unions have been faithful iu keeping their contracts and moderate in their demands. During 11 2 disputes were settled In the Illinois coal fields. Klgh'.y per cent of these were agsliiat the men, but they were all obeyed. There has Urn no mine strlk of Jny importance since these relations were ivslsbilnhed, where the arrangement prevails, but there have been serious strikes elsewhere. The mine workers of America have never gone on strike ufnlnst the employment of lion-union men. The easirst objection of all (onUnu4 oa Third Paf FIGHT NEAR MANILA CITY liXlronnri Kill limprrlor and Tno Other Mfnkrri of Constabu lary Pir, MANILA, Feb. 9. A force of 100 con stsbulary under Inspector Kelthly yester day defeated a body of 200 Insurgents near Marlqulna, a small town riven miles from Manila City. Th" TaKement was severe ana resulted in tb ''"i ' Inspector liar- l. 1 -. 'M, 'I Kin nu'i uur iijilu u Hillary and wounding of two othefa..", The enemy left fifteen d. wounded. Inspector Harris' horre. Atlanta, Ga. The body of insurgents formed the naln' force of the Irreconcilsble Oenersl Kan Miguel. The constabulary were divided Into three detachments, which were scout ing In the Marlqulna valley. The detachment commanded by Inspector Harris csme upon the enemy who were In a, strongly entrenched position. Inspector Harris fell at the first volley, being hit five times. The constabulary, although outnumbered, held their position until Inspector Kelthly with the main force arrived, when the enemy were p'ut to rout. Their headquar ters were captured and burned and the constabulary seized the records of Oeneral San Miguel, who claims that he succeeded to 'the command of the insurrectionary forces when the other generals surren dered. He has only a handful of men under him and his operations have been of no consequence. The wounded Americans are all severely injured. MAY RESTRICT CUBAN CITIES Insular Government Thinks of Keep ing Many Drenches of Municipal Affairs in Central Hands. HAVANA, Feb. 9. The organization of the government will be fully completed when the provisional bill now under dis cussion in the senate and the municipal bill In . the house of representatives are passed. There Is considerable discussion as to whether complete autonomy should be granted cities In the management of mu nicipal affairs. The national government Is still attending to the sanitary work, street cleaning and park work In Havana on the lines initiated during General Woods' administration. Some congressmen hold that It would he unconstitutional for the government to permanently conduct any municipal affairs. The government favors the federal con trol of the sanitation and street work of Havana, at least, snd the majority of the senators are of the same opinion, but It is questionable whether the house will con cur in such a proposal. PRINCESS RECALLS GIRON Finding Saxon Court Obdurate De rides to Contlnne Life of Choice. LONDON, Feb. 9. An agency dispatch from Brussels asserts that M. Giron Is re turning to Geneva In response to an urgent appeal from the crown princess of Saxony The princess having failed to obtain, per mission to see her sick child, considers It futile to make any further concessions to the Saxon court. MUNICH, Bavaria. Feb. 9. The Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of the non-reignlng house of Tuscany Is willing to become reconciled to his daughter. It Is said, on the following conditions: Absolute separation from Gtron. The grand duke, of Tuscany to fix her place of residence and select her entour age. It Is regarded as certain that the prin cess will accept the ultlmstum. SAMOAN ISLAND AMERICAN Formal F.xerclses Mark Transference of Power at Tntnlla Last Month. TCTCTLA. Samoa. Jan. 27, via San Fran Cisco, Feb. 9. (Correspondence of the As socisted Press.) January 16 was the day appointed by the cruimandant of the United States naval station at Tutulla for the people to receive the president's reply to the Instrument of cession given on April 17. 1900. Lieutenant Commander Mlnnett, U. 8 N., attached the medals sent by the Wash' Ington government to the coat of each chief as he was called up to receive the greeting and present. One of the most Interesting incidents of the day, and which was accepted by the people with many loud cheers, was the presentation of the United 8tates flag to tho Samoan Guard. IMPROVEMENTS FOR HAWAII Six Million Dollars Keeded to Con struct Buildings aad Bridges and for the Hoads. HONOLULU, Feb. 9. (Ey Pscific Cable.) Superintendent of Public Works Henry E. Cooper hss furnished Governor Dole with his estimate of the needs of the Island government, and they will be trans mitted to the legislature for action. Superintendent Cooper says that in the next two years his department will require $0,600,000 for public Improvements, includ ing the construction of bridges, roads and buildings and for running expenses. u . ... .V , . Vw . T v . OT.a.-u k'j iuhu buu eugsrna luai u uiu lor securing $4,000,000 be introduced in the legislature. CLYDE OVERFLOWS BANKS' ladaatrlal District Near Glasgow la- ndnted nnd Dosen Extensive Works Flooded. GLASGOW, Feb. 9. The River Clyde burst its banks above Glasgow today and inundated the Industrial district of Ruth slein, where a doxen extensive works wers flooded. The main road was ten feet under water and many houses were rendered Unin habitable. Several residential districts south of Qlasgow aUo were flooded. Elsewhere in Scotland traffic on the rail roads has been stopped, bridges swept away and houses hsve collapsed. No fatal ities have been reported. ISTHMIAN WAR CLOUDS BREAK Guatemala Report as Flghtlag Hon duras and Salvador la Dispatch to London Paper. LONDON. Feb, 10. The Daily Mail this morning publishes a dispatch from Guate mala declaring that war has been pro claimed between Guatemala on one side and Salvador aad Honduras an t&e otaer. ALLIES ASK TOO MUCH Germany and Italy Demand Large 8am In Adv&noe of Arbitration. BRITISH PROTOCOL MEETS BOWEN'S FAVOR Berlin aad Rome Will Have to Mod Ify Terms of Documeata Pre sented Before Ceatro'a Kavoy Will Agree to Sign. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. Although Mr. Bowen and the other negotiators are closely guarding the provisions of the several protocols. It Is understood tonight that de mands exist In the German and Itallun agreements, as they are at present drafted, which Mr. Bowen cannot agree to concede. These provisions ore for an Increased payment by Venezuela prior to The Hague's decision regarding preferential considera tion. It Is reported that Germany asks. In ad dition to the (27,500 cash already agreed to, a certain percentage of the customs re ceipts until the remainder of the $40,000 demanded In the original ultimatum to President Castro is paid. Italy, It Is believed. Is Insisting on a similar demsnd, though the amount asked for In its ultimatum was more than $300,- 000. i Would Require Klabt Months. Both Oermany and Raly suggest that this money be paid in monthly Installments out of the customs duties, but even under this arrangement it would require eight months for the payment of the entire sum. It Is the principle, however, to which Mr. Bowen so strenuously objects, snd which he has Informed the German and Italian envoys he cannot subscribe to. Until their protocols are relieved of these objectionable demands, Mr. Bowen says, they must remain unsigned. He contends that Germany and Italy are insisting on preferential treatment while nominally re. ferrlng It to The Hague. It Is the firm opinion of both the Italian ambassador and the German minister that. these demands are the result of a serious misunderstanding by their foreign offices of certain phases of the negotiations, which were supposed to be settled. They are using every effort to have this misunder standing cleared up and have informed Mr. Bowen that they hope to submit their con. ventions to him In a few days. Mr. Bowen made It plain that he will consider any requests they may advance. but will not yield to the extent of signing the present German and Italian protocols. Published reports that Germany Included In its protocol a demand for an apology from President Castro or his resignation are Incorrect. The British protocol Is reported to be satisfactory as drawn. The reports thst come from Caracas are to the effect that, great suffering Is being inflicted upon many Innocent persons, and the foreign residents are bearing more than their share of the rigors of the blockade, because their more complex wants are not to be satisfied with native food. . It Is believed that Italy Is not likely to prove an obstacle to the winding up of these negotiations. Baron von Sternberg, the German mln. lster, spent some time with the British ambassador and with Mr. Bowsn at the latter's hotel today. Fear Retaliatory Duties. LONDON, Feb. 9. It was authoritatively stated this evening that while no serious point has arisen to Jeopardise a satisfac tory settlement of the Venezuelan troubles minor difficulties are delaying the signing of the protocols. The Foreign office and the embassies here today were busy discussing queries from Washington regarding the phrase ology of the protocols. Italy's difficulty. It is said, apparently arose from Slgnor Des Planches learning that the British pro tocol Insisted on a renewal of the commer clal treaty with Venezuela and Italy de sired assurances thst no differential duties would 'be imposed subsequent to the set tlement. It is considered In London that Germany Is likely to advance a similar contention, all the allies feeling, to quote one of their representstives here, "that Venezuela is not likely to feel too friendly after the episode Is closed and might nullify all the terms by Imposing retaliatory duties." March Against Rebels. CARACAS. Feb. 9. A force of 200 men, with fifty horses and 200 guns, under com mand of Minister of War General Ferrer, left Caracas this afternoon in the direction of the seaport Huigerote, fifty-five miles east of Caracas. Ths object of the expedition Is to attsck a body or 1.600 revolutionists l-nder Gen eral Monagas, who is reported to be too feeble to attack the government, but strong enough to devsstate the district around Rio Chlco, province of Mlrado, sixty miles southeast of Csracas. Even ardent revo lutionists seem to recognize thst President Castro Is master of the situation. The government troops captured the town of Guaitre at noon i.nd are now march ing on Rio Chlco. PREACHER WOULD BE HONEST Belittles the Reported Phenomenal Spread of Methodism, Saying Faith Is Declining in Parts. NEW YORK. Feb. 9 The Rev. Dr. J. II. Buckley, editor cf the Christian Advocate, j caused a sensation st a meeting of Meth- "lodist preachers here today. The previous speaker, D. D. Thompson, editor of the Northwestern ChrUtiuu Advocate of Chi cago, had spoke in a most enthusiastic wsy, declaring there had been 1,500,000 converts made by the Methodist church In the last four years. Dr. Buckley disputed the sccurscy of the figures. He declared the statistics showed that Methodism was actually declining In some of the eastern conferences at any rate. He believed In looking at the facts, and be declared It was a grievous mis take to take an over-optlmistlc view. His atatemeDts were vehemently opposed l by the other members of the meeting. WOMAN USES PISTOL She Shoots Her Assailant, Who Then Almost Murders Her. MONONGAHELA, Pa., Feb. 9. During the night an unknown man forced his wsy Into the telegrsph offlcs at Walston station snd assailed Mrs. Wilson, the operator. Mrs. Wilson shot the man, snd this so enrsged him thst he beat her slmost into Insensibility and then tried to burn her to death by forcing her head Into a stove. The arrival of a freight train, however, frightened lilni and he fled, leaving bis vic tim unconscious. Mrs. WV.scn is the wife of ex-Mayor Wil son of this city. She is a handsome wui&an. afeA 10. liar conditloa la critical. FRENCH SUSPECTS ARE HELD Men and Women Arrested op Reach ing Hew York, Charged with Parisian Murder. NEW YORK. Feb. !. The Immigration authorities tonight detained as prisoners on the French line stesmshlp La Bretsgne two psssongers st the request of Coudert Bros., lawyers, acting for the French min ister of foreign affairs. The prisoners are Henri Thiboeuf, a Frenchman, and Marie Petto, a young woman who comes from Belgium. t Their names appeared on the list of the ship as M. Mongodln and Mme. Jouanne. The man Is held on suspicion of murder snd robbery and the woman is charged with having been his accomplice. On December 1 last a middle . aged woman living at Bols de Colombes, near Paris, was found in her home stsbbed to death. The police dis covered that two men, both well dressed, had called at the house on pretense that they wanted to hire an apartment. One of these men Is said to have been Tho boeuf. Thohoeut and the women took their ar. rest In an equally unconcerned manner. Tboboeuf said he was a deserter from the French army and that for that reason bad come to this country under tho name of Mongodln. Ho denied all knowledge of the crime. All the papers and baggage of the pair were sealed up snd will be turned over to the French authorities. MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE William Hooper Youn Pleads Guilty and Gets Life Sentence to Prison. NEW YORK, Feb. . William Hooper Young, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to life Imprisonment. Judge Herrlck explained that he hsd ad vised Young's counsel to change his plea and also advised the district attorney to accept It, this action being taken because of the prisoner's mental condition. Ac cording to the report of the doctors, he was not Inssne In the legal aspect of In sanity, but from a purely medical point he Is not sane. In sentencing the Justice said: "There is no occasion now for ms to make any re marks to the enormity of your offense. You are aware of the penalty of your crime. The sentence of the court Is that you be confined In state prison at Sing, Sing at hard labor for the term of your natural life." For the first time since the esse wss called Young walked into court today with out assistance. Ills eyes hsd lost their look of vacant terror, and he sat straight In his chair looking at the court. His responses to the questions of -the Judge, howeve. were made in an Inaudible voice. He showed no sign of perturbation after sentence had been passed.' . 'FRISCO FREE FROM PLAGUE For Sixty Days K Scourge Has i Case of Dread Been Dis- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.' 9-Medlcal men are all said to now agree that there Is no plague here now, and thst all the danger, If any ever existed, hss long since passed. Every vessel now clearing from this port Is given a clean bill of health, showing that there has not been even a suspicion of plague here for at least sixty days. In this the local health bosrd agrees with the federal quarantine officers. The health of ficers are now prepared to assert positively that San Francisco Is a clean port. In view of the fact that there is posi tively no trace of the disease in the city. Dr. Vincent P. Buckley has issued the fol lowing statement: "Dufing the last sixty days no esse of bubonic plague has been discovered In this city, and at no time during that period has the Board of Health, of which I am a member, recorded any case of that dis ease. In view of this fact, vessels clear ing from this port are given clean billa of health. "It Is with a great deal of pleasure thst I make this statement and at the same time denounce as false any and all state ments contrary to what Is herein con tained." SUICIDE ENDS STIRRING LIFE Man Who Braved Hostile Kaffirs aad Edited New York World Slays Self. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 9. John W. Pratt, a well known newspaper man and lawyer, committed euicide this morning dur ing a fit of Insanity. He killed hlms?lf with a shotgun in the bathroom of his house, the charge piercing his heart. Hs bad been mentally unbalanced for a year, but never morbid or violent. Mr. Pratt was an Englishman who went to South Africa when a young man. There he wits a successful wool merchant and afterward published a newspaper. By a daring ride alone through a country swarm ing with hostile Kaffirs be saved a British settlement and received a gold medal and the thanks of the British government. About 18S0 he came to New York snd his detective work In certain criminal cases as a reporter for the Dally Tribune gave that paper a temporary prosperity. For a time Mr. Pratt was managing editor of the New York World under the former ownership of that paper. He is said to have primed the first zinc etchings ever used In newspaper Illustra tion. HCLDS MIDDIPS RESIGNATION Annapolis Superintendent Refuses to IetaHaslng Victim Leave Academy Easily. ANNAPOLIS. Md., Feb. 9 The resigna tion of Midshipman Robert 11. Pearson has not been accepted. Fearson has b?en given a leave of absence. Superintendent Brownson hopes that the New Hampshire youth will reconsider bis action, and will not send the resignation to ths Navy department until Pearson has had an opportunity to discuss the matter with his friends. Members of the third class are still restricted from all liberty. NINE COAL JDEALERS FINED Chicago Jary Mulcts Fuel Mea In .VM Each for Rrstralalng Trade. CHICAGO. Feb. 9 Nine officers and di rectors of ths Retail Coal Dealers' asso ciation of Illinois snd Wisconsin were to- dav fined $500 for conspiring to restrain trsde. The formal verdict was returned only to Lvava 1a way for a but trial. HENDERSON IS UNDECIDED Speaker Bars Stories About Hit future Plant are All Premature. BILL TO ADMIT FINE STOCK DUTY FREE Soath Dakota Senators Vrglng Mat i ters of .Interest to Their State Before the Indian Com mittee. (From a Stsff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. (Special Tele grsm.) Considerable Interest has been manifested In the future of Speaker Hen derson, who retires from congress ou Msrch 4. Various reports hsve been cur rent to the efiect that he would associate himself with lsw firms, corporations, or en gage In other lines of business for which bis legal knowledge and his extended con gressional experience have qualified him. The latest announcement purporting to forecast his Intentions wss to the effect thst he would succeed the lste Hon. Thomns B. Reed as member of the law firm of Simpson, Thstcher tt Bernum of New York, probsbly Inspired by the fsct that Speaker Henderson succeeded Mr. Reed ss speaker of the house. When asked totfay ss to the authenticity of this report and. others current, 8pesker Hnndorson ssld: "I have not reached any decision what ever as to my future movements after this session of congress closes." Railway Safety Appliances. Tremendous pressure Is being brought to besr upon members of the house represent- I stives by members of railway employes' associations and representatives of rail roads regarding certain features of a bill reHtlng to safety appliances which Is still unreported from the house commlttes on interstate commerce. Speaker Henderson, who Is receiving numberless petitions from railway employes throughout the weet, nn l who is greatly lntirested In the measure, stated today that he was using every effort to bring sbout the passage of this bill if It could be done, but he had found tho task uphill work. He said that he was the first man to place a safety appliance bill on the statute books. If those interested In the measure csn get together upon some common ground the speaker said there would be no question as to the bill coming up. Job for a Dairyman. la view of recent resolutions adopted by the Iowa dairymen. In convention at Ce dar Rapids, and of the action of other sim ilar conventions held In Wisconsin, urg ing thst a practical dairyman be placed In charge of the dairy interest In the Agri cultural department it Is probable that Secretary Wilson will shortly acquiesce in the request of the dairymen of the country and make an appointment along the lines suggested. "For some time," said Secre tary Wilson today, "we have been casting about for a thoroughly practical dairyman to put in charge of the dairy interests In this department. We have requested the civil service commission to frame a eet of questions which would enable us to secure e practical man. It might be well for dairymen to aid the department In securing a man. who would ftll.the requirements mutually desired." . Breeding Stock Cornea Free. Senator Harris of Kansas today intro duced a bill regulating the importation of breeding animals, which is of particular Interest to breeders of registered stock In Nebraska, , Iowa and states further west ward. The bill proposed by Senator Harris amends the existing law as follows: Any animal Imported, specially for breed ing purposes shall 1 be admitted free, whether Intended to be so used by the lm nnrter himself or for eale for such pur- pone; that no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure breed of recognlxed breed and duly registered in books of record es tablished for that breed; thst certltlcate of such record and of pedigree of suoh animal shall be produced and submitted to custom officer, duly authenticated by the proper custodian of such book of record, to gether with affidavit of owner, agent or Im- i porter that such animal Is the Identical animal described In said certificate of rec ord and pedigree; that the secretary of agriculture shall determine and certify to the secretary of the treasury what are recognized breeds and pure bred anlmnls under the provisions of thle paragraph. The secretary of the treasury may prescribe such additional regulations as may be re quired for strict enforcement of this pro vision. Dakota fenators Busy. Senators Gamble and Klttredge of South Dakota have been wrestling with the senate subcommittee charged with the preparation of the Indian appropriation bill relative to Indian matters in South Dakota. It is understood that as a result of their work the subcommittee will recommend an ad ditional $1,000 for Flandreau, making In all about $65,000 for this school alone. The Item of $25,000 for the Insane asylum at Canton. S. D.. will in all probability be changed Insofar ss Its verbiage is con cerned and the clause of last year's bill adopted instead. The amount appropriated will be the same. The senators also submitted the Rosebud treaty as passed by the senate last session and asked that it be made a part of ths Indian appropriation bill. Should the sub. committee fail to act favorably upon It, it Is tho Intention of the South Dakota sen ator to present it to the full committee, although it Is extremely doubtful tf the In dian commlttes will attach it to the bill In view of a rule it has laid down regarding neW legislation being attached to an ap propriation bill. Commissioner Jones on Isst Saturday made a vigorous contest before the senate Indian committee to strike all Indian agents on those Indian reservations where allot ments have been made. Senators Gamble and Klttredge protested against this action in ths strongest possible terms, as they recognized thst it would wipe out nearly all agents In South Dakota and substitute for agents thus eliminated bonded superin tendents, which the senators do not want. Personnl Notes. H. G. Kratz and wife of Sioux City, who have been In Washington for several days. wers presented to the president todsy by Congressman Thomas. Representative anf Mrs. Martin of South Dakota, who have been on a tour of south ern cities with a subcommlttes of the house committee on postofflces and post roads, returned to Wsshlngton todsy. F. J. McShana, and wife of Omaha are In the city on a visit to their daughter, who Is attending school here. Representative Walter I. Smith of Coun cil Bluffs arrived from Iowa yesterday, where he went to attend the funeral ot Congressman Rumple. While suffering frcm a slight cold, which kept him In hie hotel today, he expects to be In the beuse tomorrow. Representative Sballenberge- today filed with the committee on military affairs ad ditional affidavits in support of his bill to grsnt a medal to Georgs W. Churchill of Clay Center, Neb. Friends of Churchill, who durlug the civil wsr wss a private la Compsny I, Twelfth Wisconsin volunteers. (Continued oa Third Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fnlr Tuesday. Probably Warmer In Southwest 1'ofllon; Wednesday Pair snd Colder. ' Temperature at Omaha yesterday! Hour. Hen. Hour. Dea. n a. m ...... 1 1 p. m ...... -to Ma. m IK V p. m 4:( T a. m 17 H p. m 44 S a. m Ill I p. m 4:1 a. m Ill 5 p. m...... 41 10 a. m it I A p. m :tl 11 a. m T p. m H 13 m (l p. m HH 9 p. m as BURNS TWO DEAD MORTGAGES Ilanacom Park Methodist Congrega tion Wipes Out Evidence of Former Debt. Thin, blue wrrnthe of curling smoke, rising slowly to the celling In tie sudlencs room of the Hnnscom Park Methodist Episcopal church marked an important epoch In the history of that denomination Monday evening, when two mortgages, ag gregating $S,600, were given to tho flames before a large congregation, composed of the members snd attendants of tho church. The Incineration of the paper was the obliteration of nearly the major portion ot the debt which has hung over the church during the post ten years. One of the mortgages destroyed was known ss the Sumner mortgage, and was given April 13. 1893, and represented an obligation amounting to $6,000. Ou that had been paid interest aggregating $,1,588. The paper was discharged August 2. 1901. The other obligation was the A. B. McCon nell estate mortgage, held by the heirs In Woodstock, 111., the face value of whlrh was $2,600. I'pon this had been paid In terest amounting to $1,600. This paper was discharged January SO, 1903. During the last ten years tho church has paid upon Its debt. Including Interest and principal, $18,1S8, while there still remains against the property another mortgoge amounting to $7,400, which, by pledges soon maturing, will be met during the coming fall. Of tho money raised $5,000 hss been during the four years of Rev. C. C. Clssell's pastorate. The evenjt last evening was characterized by speeches delivered by Peter Whltner, John Dalo, In whose home the Hauscom church was organized In 1886, the mem bership at that time being twenty-two, and which has since grown to 350; W. P. Hsr ford, Presiding Elder Jennings snd Rev. Mr. Cissell.' During the everlng a musical progrsm was rendered. A luncheon fol lowed the close of the exercises. WORKING F0RA NEW WARD Worth Rnd Peonle Ask Division of Fifth and Sixth nnd Cre ation of Tenth. Ernest Sweet, as chairman of a commit tee recently appointed by Interested psr ties, is circulating a petition to be sent to tho legislature, asMng that body to create a ward out of that portion of the Fifth and Sixth wards lying north of Pratt street. The petition sots forth the fact that tho northern parts of those wards sre prsc tlcally undeveloped, so that the conditions, there are much different from the condi tions in the more thickly settled portions of the wards; that these conditions make it impossible for one councllpian to jive necessary attention to the northern parts of each ward, and for that reason the conditions in the northern pert of each ward being similar, it Is desired thot It b? placed in one ward. The petition Is being generally signed by the residents of the district affected and will be presented to the legislature Wednesday, about 450 signatures having been secured. IMPROVERS OF NORTH OMAHA Debate on School Building- and Divi sion ot Wards Takes Their Time. At the irieetlng of the North Omaha Im provement club last night J. J. Smith, from the school committee stated that tho burning of the Beals school recently muy have the effect of delsylng the construction of the new Monmouth Park school. The people of the Vinton stree district also have gotten together In asking for a site for a building In that neighborhood. In the discussion it developed that $25,000 ap propriated to construct buildings last year had been used for other purposes, princi pally Improvements. The question of dividing the Fifth and Sixth wards and creating a tenth ward was considered at' length. On the vote the club was practically unanimous In favor of dividing the wards on Pratt street, all north thereof to be In the Tenth ward. The wbmen of the neighborhood will meet with the club next Monday night to report upon the formation of a society whose object will be to beautify the north ern pert of the city. SMALL FIRE AT NEW SHOPS Kot Much Damage Done, hat (Blaso Creates Considerable Excite ment for a Time. At 11 o'clock last night the staging under the spex of the root of the new Vnlon Pa cific shop building, known as No. 2, was discovered to be on fire and an alarm turned In. The shops fire department wss at work when the city firemen arrived. The less will not exceed $150. The build ing has been under construction for only about a month and is not more than half finished. The roof consists of steel girders and glass, with considerable temporary woodwork below. This csught fire, prob ably from coals from the riveting fo:ge which was left on the staging by the work men at 6 o'clock. The blaze being at such aa altitude attracted considerable atten tion. The steel work was not Injured by the heat. W. K. Yanderbllt t.ocs West. W. K. Vanderbilt, with a party of friends, came in from the east ovtr the Northwest ern laat niKi't and went out on the I'nlon Pacllic on his way to California. The party U occupying a Yamlerbilt private car. Movements of Oceaa Vessels Feb. 9. At New York Arrived: Lu Ilretagne, from Havre; Anchoria. from DIuhkhw-. Balled: Kuieerin Maria Theresa, fur i-'un-chul, Madrrlu, Alexandria etc.; Victorian, for IJverpool. At Havre Arrived: I -a Champagne, from New York. At Southampton Arrived: Kroonland, from New York. At Glasgow Sailed: Cnrean, for Boston. At Sagrrs Passed : Calabria, from New York, for Marseilles, etc. At (ilasgow Arrived: Laurrntlan, from New York and Hamilton. At Hreinen Sailed: Main, fwr New York. At Rotterdam Arrived : Rotterdam, froin Ntw York via Plymouth and Houloisne. At Marseilles Arrived: llespeiiu, from New 1 ork. fur Naules. At iondou Arrived: Minneapolis, from ntw tor. M BILL Ml MONTH Member of Committee Saji it Will Take That Long to Complete the Work. SNAP JUDGMENT TAKEN BY MINORITY How the Karsas Bill Was Takon as Basis After Being Once Tnrned Down. ' BAD BLOOD AMONG DOUGLAS MEMBERS Efforts to Defoat Water Works Bill Geta Delegation by ths Ears. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CENTER OF FIRE McAllister ot Deuel County Has Ilia Reapportionment Bill Ready for Introduction Some Time Today. (iYom a Ptnff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 9. (Special Telegram.)- "In my Judgment It will require at least A month for this committee to complete Its work In proper shape," said a member of tho Joint revenue committee tonight in ref erence to the task confronting a subcom mittee appointed to codify all the revisions of the revenue law made by the committee at large. This committee consists ot thesd members: Senators Brown and Pemberton. Representatlvea Thompson, Sears, LoomiS and Sweezy. Its work Is to whip Into snap all the fragments of revision thus far pro-, duoed by tho main committee, whose work; Is Incomplete. Then tho main committee is to resume operations and play for the goal by means of the codification of the auboom mlttee. Vnder tho circumstances, therefore, the Introduction of a revenue bill Is a very Indefinite proposition. Certainly there is good reason for the general opinion that no such bill will be ready this week and protx ably not for a month, as the member quoted Intimates. This member doea not look for any sort ot complete revenue; bill, but merely a few amendments. Ry this same gentleman the substttut Ion of the Kansas bill for the Nebraska law last week was explained. "Four of tho committee were absent," he Bald, "and that left ten at the meeting; six of these voted to repudiate the committee's former action in taking the Nebraska law and substituting therefor the Kansas bill. Four opposed it. The four absentees were also against it, so you see the trick was turned by tha minority." He admitted that this apllt the rommitteo into two factions and cava Just grounds for the statement that minor. Ity and majority reports would eventually be made, nut of course, ss hs indicated, there may be a reconciliation before; that time comes. ' It can be definitely announced that ths committee has discarded the plan of as sesslng all property at its fair cash value and adopted Instead the Iowa plan. Urged by John N. Baldwin, to list at full vaiua and assess at one-fourth. Trouble. Over Water Works, The activity of representative at" ,fM Omaha water works to secure the suioUU ' ment of the Howell-Qirbert act, compelling Omaha to acquire and operate ita own wa ter- works plant, led to a moat unusual proceeding in the senate today, and occa sioned considerable Ill-feeling between certain members from Douglas county and Lieutenant Governor McOilton. J. M. Fairfield, E. M. Fairfield and At torney Woolworth, all representing the wa ter works company. In their vigorous et forts at overthrowing this newly enacted law, have had distributed throughout tha senate forms of affidavits which, filled out 1 nnd signed by senators, will show that tha signatory partlea swear that H. R. No. 6T was cot read in full In the senata the third time before being passed. . On this basis the water works people declare, their determination of knocking out this meas ure, even though It has acquired tha gov ernor's elgnsturc. Without having been read In full the third time ths water com pany's attorneys, as hss already been stated in The Bee, claim the act is illegal and can easily be defeated. . This afternoon in open session ot ths senate Lieutenant Governor MoOllton ad vised members of that body to refrain from affixing their signaturea to affidavits of this character. The fact of a presiding officer advising members of a branch of the legislature in such manner led to considerable excite ment. The lieutenant governor's action was naturally Interpreted as Indicating but own friendliness to the Howell-Qllbert act as opposed to the course being pursued by the water works people. When asked regarding his motive Mr. McGllton said ha understood that many senators had already signed this affidavit, and as ha strongly Indorsed the measure he took this means, not only with the thought of preventing further signing of ths affidavit, but ot placing himself on record in the matter. Gilbert Not Worried. Speaking of ths vigorous fight that la tie lng made to overthrow this law, Repre sentative Gilbert, a Joint author ot tha art, said: "We are not In the least disturbed Over what our enemtes are doing. We are con vtneed that they can never Invalidate this act. Their course In making this fight on such a minor technicality Is evidence enough that they themselves admit tha le gality of ths act and realize that It would be futile to attack it on any grounds In volvlng Its legality or constitutionality. We have the opinions of the best lawyers that the bill Is all right. The peopls ot Omaha want It and it will stand." The FairOelds claim to have tha signs turea of a number oi senators to their affidavits, but would not give out any names, as they said they promised to keep them private. They seem to feel reason ably sure of yet securing the defeat of this law. Their opposition has led Gilbert and other members ot the Douglas delegation to remark that "this proves that the Omaha Water Works company was not behind ou bill." XaralnK Water Board, During the day the Douglas county del egatlon caucused on the mstter of reoom mendutlons fur the water board to be ap pointed by Governor Mickey under ths pro 7ltous of ths Gllbert-Howell bill. In this work they had the assistance ot Chairman Charles A. Goes of the Douglas county re publican committee and William F. Gurley, who came down from Omaha tor the pur pose. After consultation it was deotded to recommend to the governor that he appoint a board consisting of Isaac E. Coogdon, Guy C. Bartou and Milton Barlow, repub licans. and H. W. Ystes, W. A. Paxton and Euclid Martiu. democrats. Governor MJeksy says he is getting a ?real desl of advice; ou this point by mall und otherwise. Hrirsur Men Not llurinoaloaa. There is little, doubt of a lack ot bar mouy amoag lbs revenue committeemen