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The Omaha 'Daily Bee. KfeTAHLlSHEI) JUXL 1!, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1003. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. Mil. Betnrni H.me After Impeding Troop in World Trip. BESTOWS HIGH PRAISE ON JAPANESE Equipment and Fystem Declared Efficient . by American Offioer. MONARCHS OF EARTH CO HOMAGE Emperorj and Kings Extend Courtesies to Ton.iEg Militafj Chief. BRITISH RULER GREETED FROM MID OCEAN DUtlnguUlieyl loir.tt Hend Marconi. Cram to Edward and Rrrflrri Ap- proprlai Reply by Cable oa Landing la Vn York. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Lieutenant en eral Nelton A. Mllee, his wife and party, who hove been -abroad five months, havo In that time been around the world, re turning home on Lucanla yesterday. One feature of the trip across the "At lnntlo was the dispatch of a Mareonlgram to King Edward VII when Luc an I a was eighty miles from the Marconi station at Crook Haven. General Miles sent the fol lowing fnrsfago: Mid ocean greeting, with best wishes for happiness and health, to hi majesty and tlie royal family. To this the following reply was received by cable on the arrival of Lucanla In port today: I have submitted your message to the king. I am commit mud by hi majesty to thank you for your 'goon wlvhe and to say for him that It afforded him much ratliicatloii to recele U at Windnor. jvNULlAS. With the general were Colonel and Mrs. M. P. Maus, Henry Clark Rouse of New York, F. B. Wllborg of Cincinnati, Mrs. Miles and Sherman Hoyt. Colonel Wh,ltnoy was with the party whei they left this ccuntry, but returned tome weeks ago. Gives Story of 111" Trip. To his Interviewers General Miles said: I have been abroad ror five months. 1 left Kiptember 11 for the Pucittc coast and there made an limpoclton in the torts and the coast defences irom 1'Utfet Mound to southern California. On October 1 we nulled on the transport Thomas. We stopped at Honolulu and iw banuwich lfclanria, and tit n nulled for Guam. We touched at the Inland and then continued to the Philippines. We (.petit a moiuu tnerc. 1 examined the mllltHry nituatton and vlHlted the principal stations ami torts and inspected ine troops, i nere were no serious hostilities at that time. The ZO.IVO troops there were In tine condi tion. We went then tq Nagasaki, Hong Kong and Canton The Japanese army Is welt equipped and disciplined, and so Is the navy. When 1 was there they were dis cussing the question of raiding a large find tor the equipment of the inavy. in the army they have most modern appli anees. The Japaneae are ifllcleni In their vystem. ine p; mem or liiapectioii ana routine is much the sumo Ms ourn. Thy pny considerable attention to. drllln, physi cal condition end uvmnaxtlc exercise. The vorps at the Tokio academy numbers about as many Vatlets aa have at West-Point and It is a well constructed and efficient corps. '1 no party went'from Japan to Port Arthur and thence to 1'ekln. 1 remained there a short time. We have there a small detachment of troops, the legation guard, at the capital. Kvcrytlilng there Is qcjlel. We were accorded an audience by the emperor and the dowager empress. They received us with much courtesy and atten tion. We saw the troops of the Chinese army and the troops of the allied forces which are still there. ( Kquals I nlon rarlltc. We were eighteen days going from Pekln to Moscow. The roads are good and the train service excellent. The weallvr was cold at times, but in my opinion It waa no colder than I have experienced In our northwest. The railroads nave as goou roadbeds as the 1'nlon Pacific or tho Canadian Pacific. From Bt. Petersburg we went to Paris, where we spent five aaye, thence to London, where we remained eight days, and so on to New York. We received an invitation to meet the csar, but we were delayed a day and so did not arrive In time. An audience would aave been given uh, but we could not re main. Our invitation waa to a grand ball at the winter palace, but aa we would have had to remain at least another week for the purpose we reluctantly had to forego the pleasure. 1 wbb there rive years ago ' an the guest of the government and all the officials treated us most courteously. m that occasion It was summer; this time It was winter, which Is the best season of the year to obtain an Ida of life in Russia. 1 paid a very pleasant visit to King Edward when we reached England and was most graciously received. Mrs. Miles was not Invited to Windsor through an oversight. It waa not known that she waa with me. or the Invitation would have been extended to her also. The master of ceremonlea wrote a nice letter of explana tion and regret in which he aald the king did not know Mrs. Miles was present or she would have been Included in the invita- in Paris I was the guest of "honor at a, dlrner given at the rHliknce of General; Prugere, commander In chief of the French j army. I (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) Asked as to his plans. General Miles said J iNDON. Feb. 15. (New York World Ca he was going to West Point to visit his , blegrsm Special Telegram.) A ' " strange no n " ' "n - - son, Sherman, If ba could find the time, and was then going to Washington to make his report. "I will Jn no manner forecast what will be contained In my report," he added. The general looks hale and hearty anI he and Mrs. Miles appear as though the trip bad agreed with them. Rons Praises Siberian Railway. Henry Clark Rouse, president of the Mls aouri, Kansas A Texas railroad, who was with Ooneral Miles" party in its tour of the world, returned today. While abroad he Investigated the con struction and equipment of the trsns-Bi- I berian railroad, making the trip from Pekln ! to Moscow in the record time of seven- j teen days, nineteen hours, over the East j Chinese Trans-Siberian railroad. j Mr. Rouse believes the road will be of great commercial value. He finds it well constructed and well conducted and be lieves' It will soon be possible to make the trip by rail from Berlin to the Pa cific coast In less than a fortnight. GARMENT WAR IS PROLONGED Chicago I.abor Federation Refnaea to Seat talon Dele. i i antes. CHIC A00,. Feb. 15. The expected settle ment of the garment workers lockout In Chicago was defeated today when the Chi cago Federation of Labor refused to seat the delegates of the United Garment Work are. The recent New Orleans convention of the American Federation of Labor yecom. mended the amalgamation of tho two or ders, but the special order operatives 'ound fault with the terms of settlemect offered and received the support today of the- Chi cago Federation. Wishes Girls In Vatican Choir. ROME. Feb. 15. Abbe Perosl. director rf the Vatican choir, is sacking t'ae Pope's permission to replace some of the choir boy ty female aopraaoa and soatr alios. PCPE COMMENDS ROOSEVELT peaks Favorably of President's land on II ace Question and the Trasta. (Copyright, i;mi. by Press Pubiinhlng Co ROME, Feb. 15. (New York World Ca Megram tipecial Telegram.) In the audi ence the pope ,rave to Bishop Devan of Springfield this week he spoke of Presi dent Roorevclt's stand on the race Ques tion and warmly commended him for his attempt to secure equality of treatment of all the races. The pontiff's conversation with the Amer ican prelate betrayed the liveliest interest In American affairs and showed that he has closely followed President Roosevelt's policy. After referring in the highest terms to tho president's attitude toward tho ne groes, the pope adverted to his stand against the trusts. He spoke, In terms of thorough approval of President Roosevelt's efforts to check the dominating Influence of the powerful Industrial combinations. Again the pope showed his understanding of American problems and how closely he has followed them, as well as the course of the president, whom he seems warmly to amlre. i ' It was a signal compliment to the Ameri can bishop that he wits received. The pope utterly disregarded the directions of Dr. Lappnnia, who had directed him to coun termand all his engagements. The pope insisted on seeing Bishop Bevan, and dur ing their interview spoke freely of Ameri can affairs. Bishop BeVan says the pope looked to be In excellent health, considering all the reports of his feebleness. Speaking to the World correspondent of his Interview Bishop Bevan said: "I could scarcely conceal my emotion on seeing his holiness looking so marvelously well and strong. He spoke at a man Iu the full possession of his physical as well aa his mental powers. Not the slightest symptom of weakness was discernible dur ing the talk I had with him." COSTS TO SHINE AT DURBAR ( arsons Are ald to Have Spent 9125, OOO for Their Part In the Display. (Copyright. 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 15. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The Delhi xlurbar Is said to have cost the Curzons $125,000. The figure is exclusive of the Jewels for the vlcerlne, especially bought for the occasion. They Included a paruve ot rubles of great value, given to her by her father In commemoration of this his toric event In the antrals of the Letter family. The duke and duchess of Marlborough went to Ceylon after tho durbar. . ' Mrs. Adair Is making a tour through India. MOTHER JAILS SON OF HEAVEN Chinese Emperor Imprisoned by Ap prehensive Dowaarer, W ho Bar . rossili Him with Guards, VICTORIA, B. C. Feb. 15. News was brought by the steamer Olmpla, which arrived tonight, that 1,000 sword bayonets have been seized at Chung Wang Tao. They were being Imported by order of Viceroy Yuan Bhlk Kal, who la now ac cused of deliberately violating the pro tocol made between China and the powers. Pekln correspondence reported that the emperor is Imprisoned and closely guarded by the empress, who, apprehensive regard ing him, has surrounded him with a large guard since the return from the summer palace. SEES SALVATION IN TRUSTS German Minister Holds Combines Alone Able to Meet American Competition. BERLIN, Feb. 15. Minister O. Comerle Meller. In the course of an address In the Chamber of Commerce esterday, said: The Cnlted States will be Germany's chief competitor in the world's markets In the future. We must therefore learn from the Americans to adopt their business methods, the salient feature of which Is the con centration of capital and trade Into trusts. The strong repugnance existing In Ger many against such combinations will cer tainly be replaced In time by a better view, especially after the evils ot the syndicates have been removed. ' SELL SECOND-HAND HOSIERY Fact that They Once Belonged Royalty Makes Them Brlnar n Good Price. to j uirfUHiu ojiw i mejey ( ,., Sltvent- Uc curios were sold this week at luction room. A pair of Queen Victoria's stockings sold for $6, two pairs of Princess Alloe'a stockings brought $7, a pair of Empress Frederick's shoes fetched 12.50 and Dick Turpln's pistol was bid up to 25.. MEXICAN HOUSES TUMBLE Karthqtiake Raises Fears of Fresh Disaster Impending; for Chllpaariuiro. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 15. The state of Guerrero continues to report many and somewhat alarming earthquakes. Chilpanclngo, which two years ago was almost ' des'.royed by an earthquake, now reports another which threw down houses. Chile pa. San Diego and Mexical were also visited by seismic disturbances. CROKER TRIES A NEW TRACK tioinc In for Breeding; Draft Horaca i well as the Thor-oaa-bbreds. (Copyright.' 19o3, by Press Publishing Co.) WANTAGE, England, Feb. 15. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Richard Croker Is starting a stud of shire, or heavy car horses. He bought five sires and mares at Lady Wantage's sale this week for a little over $10,000. He paid $2,500 each for two noted shire stal lions. Coallnar Stations Seen Assured. HAVANA, Feb. 15. Minister Squlera has received a massage from Washington which has given rise to the belief that the naval coaling station agreements will be signed within a tew hours. ' t hoalo Returns to London. LONDON', Feb. 15. Ambassador Choate returned to London tonigbt from his tour through the rountrUs of the eastern Med iterranean aud Egypt. WINTRY BLASTS GENERAL Snow, Sleet, Ice and Wind Sweep Many v Western States. , "ATTLE SUFFER FROM TEMPEST ' 'a; , . MlssnV, ' Ohio, Indiana, Ken. toclor. Territories Re port la, WlrM Brokev 9t TOPEKA, Kan., Fib. 13. The worst bllx zard of the winter prevails over Kansas tonight. Snow, accompanied by a strong north wind, has been falling all day and tonight the temperature Is near the rero mark. Cattle on the western ranges will doubt less suffer. Railroad traffic Is retarded. ARKANSAS CITY, Kan., Feb. 15. A pas senger train on the Kansas A Southwestern Is stuck in the snow between South Haven and Caldwell and the ganta Fe passenger train on the H. A S. division Is In a drift about a mile from Nardln and the engine dead. The thermometer Is about 5 above xero. A high wind drifted the snow badly. Missouri Experiences Rllssard. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 15. Snow has been falling In Kansas City and western Mis souri at intervals during the last thirty hours and It now covers the ground to a depth of Cbven Inches, making It thu heav ies fall of the winter. Through trains are generally late and street car traffic In this city was ham pered somewhat. The telegraph and tele phone companies have suffered slight dam age. The lowest temperature was 12 de grees above sero at 6 tonight, when the prospects were for moderating weather. ST. LOCIS. Feb. 15. Rain, sleet, snow and decidedly colder weather have followed in rapid succession during the last twenty four hours and the temperature tonight. It is expected, will drop to near the xero point. This morning the trees and ground were covered with Ice from the frozen rain that fell during the night. A heavy fall of snow followed, 'and then came a decline In temperature, giving St. Louis and vicinity the worst blizzard experienced In two years. Wh.le no great damage resulted, rail road and street car traffic was somewhat Impeded and telegraph and telepbono lines were prostrated, but not enough to Inter rupt business seriously. Illinois Cars Delayed. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Though more than Ave Inches of snow fell in Chicago last night and today and a high wind prevailed, the storm has not materially delayed rail road traffic into the city. All the railroads report trains nearly on time. BLOOMINGTON. 111., Feb. 15. Snow has been falling in Central Illinois for thirty six hours with no 'prospect of cessation. The high wind prevailing has caused heavy drifts. Impeding street railway transporta tion and also delaying trains on the steam railroads,' SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 15. 8prlngfleld today experienced .one of the most acvor blizzards In years. Street car service was practically abandoned. All trains entering the city were from fifteen minutes to two hours late. Ton'ght the thermometer fell ten degrees in three hours. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 5. A heavy snowstorm has prevailed here for the past twelve hours. All trains are late, tele phone wires are damaged and country roads are almost Impassable. CINCINNATI, Feb. 15. The rain of the past two days was tonight followed by sleet and snow. The same conditions are re ported throughout the Ohio valley with serious floods In certain localities Wires are reported down. Interurban electric lines are being operated only with great difficulty. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15. Three Inches of snow fell here today and It was almost impossible for the street cars to run. The railroad trains were all late and telegraph lines were crippled, wires being reported ! down In many parts ot the state. Kentucky Doca Not Escape, LOUISVILLE.' Ky.. Feb. 15. A drenching rain, which began falling last night, turned into sleet tonight, making the streets of the city dangerous for pedes trians and causing considerable delay and inconvenience to the street railway com pany. In some parts of the city trolley wires were broken by the coating of Ice. Reports of heavy rains and sleet have been received from all parts of Kentucky. PADUCAH. Ky.. Feb. 15. indications point to higher water, the river reaching the danger line, forty feet, today and has commenced to rise rapidly. The rain which set in at 8 o'clock last night, was continuous until 6 o'clock, when It turned to sleet. At 10 p. m. the streets were covered with Ice. and street car trade was abandoned. The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers are out of their banks. Boats are experiencing difficulty In land ing here. FULTON, Ky., Feb. 15. Owing to the heavy rains In the past thirty-six hours the western and southern portions of Ful ton are threatened with inundation. Harris Fork is already over Its banks and the negro quarters of the town are flooded. The river is still rising and 11 Is still raining. Much damage Is threatened. OWENSBORO, Ky.. Feb. 15. There has been a steady rain since yesterday morn ing". All small streams are overflowing. Much damage has been done in this county. Sev eral brldgeswete washed away.. Rough river, Pond river and Green river are higher than ever before. Snow Swf Territories. GUTHRIE. Okl.. Feb. 15. The worst storm of lae winter struck Oklahoma about midnight and haa been raging ever since. Slfet and rain were followed today by a driving snowstorm, a cold northwester accompanying it. On account of their good condition no damage to cattle or wheat is expected. Tha rain waa receded by a dense fog, the only one known to present residents of the territory. ARDMORE. 1. T.. Feb. 15. One of the worst sleet storms In years prevails throughout this section of Indian Terri tory. The storm began late last night with a decided fall In temperature following the heavy rains of the lest few days. Everything In this part of the territory has a heavy coating of snow and It Is be lieved that cattle will suffer much. DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. 15. A bl ztsrd li reported from Amarlllo and Hereford, Tex., and Indian Territory aad Oklahoma. At Amarlllo the anow Is the heaviest In four years and fears are entertained that much stock will be lost. A norther, ac companied by rains, has been blowing throughout the greater portion nf Texas f.-r the past twenty-four hours. 8.y.T LAKE CITY. Utah. Feb. 15.-The heavy fall of snow during the past week (Continued oa Second Page.) ALLIED SHIPSj WITHDRAW British (miner Officially Notifies Vrnesoela that Blockade is Raised. LA GUAYRA. Venezuela, Feb. 13. The blockade has been officially raised. The commander of the British cruiser Tribune, the only British warship here, sent an officer ashore this morning with the announcement .that Tribune would leave this afternoon for Trinidad. The populace Is wild with Joy. CARACAS, Feb. 15. At 3 this afternoon Tribune left for Trinidad. The news from all the Venezuelan ports, exoept Coro and Hlguerote, is that the foreign warships sailed away today. . The government, immediately on receiv ing the news that the blockade had been raised, took military measures ' and sent troops in all directions to crush the revolu tion w'thout giving the rebels a moment's respite. WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Mr. Bowen ex pects to begin Immediately the preparation of the protocols with representatives of the allied powers for the settlement cf their claims. There are eight of them clutinant nations, including , the United States. The protocol with this government will be the first undertaken. BoKcltor Tenlleld ot the State, department will represent the United 8tates. Work, it is expected, will begin tomorow and Mr. Bowen's belief is that matters will move forward with greater rapidity than they did with the representatives of the allied governments. The negotiations with France win follow. and so on until the protocols with all the I unaMled credit nations are-completed. The suggestion has been made that as the unallled nations naturally are opposed to any preferential treatment to Germany, Great Britain and Italy, In all probability Venezuela,' the United States and France will be lined up as repreeentlng the eight unallled nations at The Hague, as opposed to the allies. Mr. Bowen continues to receive numerous congratulatory telegrams from Venezuela on the satisfactory outcome of his work here. One of those which he prizes most highly is from the citizens of La Guayra, through the prefect, which reads as fol lows: The citizens of La GuayTa. through me, felicitate you as the great and good friend of Venezuela. . Various efforts have been made jy rep resentatives of big financial houses in this country to sound Mr. Bowen as to his views on the question .of financing the dobts of Venezuela. Mr. Bowen, however, has Informed all that his mleslon Is en tlrely a diplomatic one, and that he could not consider the financial features ot the matter. ( . WILLEMSTAD, Curacoa, Feb. 14. There is great rejoicing among all classes here at the end of the Venezuelan blockade. Many Bailing vessels that are lying in this port, with cargoes for Venezuela, will leave to morrow. A number of steamers are load ing for the same destination. Heavy loads of coffee are awaiting trans portation from Venezuela to the United States. No one apparently is more glad at the raising of the blockade than-those on board ) blockading -vesselfc ; ' :' " CAST FLOWERS-ON HUNGRY SEA Children Memnrate. Gloucester Harbor Fishermen "Drowned Last Yenr. , GLOUCESTER, Mass., Feb. 16. Nearly 1,000 people crowded Atlantic wharf this afternoon to witness the beautiful cere mony when seventy-four flowers, emble matic of the seventy-four lives sacrificed in the fisheries from this port during last year were cast on the water of Gloucester harbor, by seventy-four children. Fallowing the exercises at the wharf a memorial exercise was held at Memorial hall, at which David H. Robinson . pre sided. Rev. D. C. Charlton read the names of the dead men and brief addresses were delivered, the speakers paying eloquent tribute to the lost fishermen, adding words of sympathy and comfort for their sur vivors. ' These memorial services are conducted annually under the auspices of Gloucester seamen's Bethel, of which the Rev. D. C. Charlton Is the present director. The reeords of the Bethel show that during the psst seventy-two years the deep claimed 5,046 lives from among the fish ermen of Gloucester harbor. Nine hundred and eighty-nine widows and 1.080 children have been left to mourn these tragic deaths. Seven hundred and thirty-two vessels have been lost, representing a total value of $3,443,046. FIRE DAMAGES POSTOFFICE Mall Matter All Saved, hut Flsturea and Other Tenants Softer Heavy l oss. DEADWOOD,, S. D.. Feb. 15. (Special Telegram.) Fire was discovered this morn ing in the building occupied by the Dead wood postofflce. and before It could be extinguished had done damage to the amount of $10,000. Postmaster Bonham and his assistants succeeded In getting every thing out ot the office, so no mall matter was lost. Part of the building was occu pied by the commission houae of F. D. Smith A Co., and this ta ction of the build ing was completely gutted. Smith.- A Co. are heaviest losers. Tuer lots will ex ceed $C,000. The spcond storyof the build ing was occupied as Hw offices and the Deadwood public library, and these were badly flooded by water and the damage to Individual owners will be .heavy. The basement of the building waa occupied a workroom by Seeblck. the milliner, and his loss will be very heavy. ASK FUNDS TCFIGHT' PLAGUE Prominent Mexicans Form Committer, with Diss as Honorary President. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 15. A relief com- mlttee under the naaie ot "Comlte Na- clonal" has been organised here to take the place of the charity committee which haa been collecting funds for Mazatlan. President Liai Is honorary president, but the actual president is Minister of the In terior Corral. Mauuel Mercado. Jr., Is sec retary and Luis Q. Havil treasurer. A circular has been Issued appesling to all governors and mayors foi assistance. In view of the discovery that people leaving Masatlan dodge the sanitary sta tions, and because of the reported appear, ante of the plague at a small town near thst city, the suthorltic have decided to make more strict regulations governing migrations from the stricken port. Efforts In the city are also to be re. doubled to efiect tii eradication of the disea. LINCOLN CAMPAIGN IS WARM Burlington Road el Usual Pljing a Dual Role in the right. FORCES OF R0A.D APPARENTLY DIVIDED Secretly, However, It la Apparent the Railroad Influence. Is Reins; Eacrtcd In Behalf of Adams. (From a 8taff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 15. (Special.) The republican campaign tor the nomination ot candidates for municipal offices, which cul minates Tuesday In a primary, has. been de cidedly mixed and In many respects pecu liar. The Issue projected to the front ba been whether the saloon license Is to be lowered. And now even this issue has been knocked out by the fact that both candi dates for mayor, M. J. Wlnnelt and O. A. Adams, have announced In favor of a high license. Both men stand on practically the same platform, an economical administra tion, and the fight has simmered down until now It Is that Wlnnett wants a third term and Adams wants the office. The latter is at present a member of the 'school board. It Is expected that the outcome of the fight will depend upon the way the Bur lington plays its cards. Ed Blgnell, super intendent of the road. Is said to have been for Adams originally, but It Is alleged on one side that he received a hunch from headquarters to keep out and on the other that he Is atlll using his Influence covertly and effectually In favor of Adams. On the other htnd. J. H. Ager. the no- torlous Burlington pass distributor, Is out for Wlnnett, and the following open let ter explains his position: LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 14 To the Kdltor of The State Journal: About two weeks ago I was correctly quoted by The Journal as personally favorable to the renomlnatlon of Mayor Wlnnett. On the afternoon of February 8 Mr. Holdrege. general manager or tno u. at at. road, m te presence or Mr. J. W. Deweese of this city, authorised me to state that the Burlington was noH opposed to Mr. Wlnnett s renomlnatlon. I have said this to a number of people I have never said to any one that the road favored Wlnnett or that it opposed Adams, and the man or men who say 1 have are Jurt common, every day liars. J. H. AGER. The shrewd ones see behind this the cus tomary tactics of the Burlington to pretend to be out of the fight while dividing It forces so as to be In position to have claims on the successful candidate, no mat ter which one wins. In other words, tho road is playing both ends, although thn powers that, be unquestionably prefer to have Wlnnett beaten as a rebuke for favor ing the Elkhorn at the time It was granted the right to use' certain streets out of which the Burlington people would have preferred to have had it barred. If the Burlington Influence In Lincoln Is still what It . was, and It has always dominated the republican politics of the city with a strong grip, the, Adams candidacy, which has tho backing of the machine built up tor D. E. Thompson in his recent senatorial cam paigns, will be the one to benefit by its strength. Forces Aro Divided Upon the mayoralty fight of course most of the attention ot the people haa been drawn. On that and the tight for mem borshlp on the excise board. So great has the Interest been centered on these that candidate ' for other officers have been mentioned only incidentally. The board Is composed of three imembers, Including the mayor, I and each candidate for mayor is on a ticket with candidates tor the excise board. Three of these are on the Adams ticket and two on the Wlnnett ticket. Both mayoralty candidates affiliate with the St. Paul Methodist Episcopal church Adams being a member of the church board This will occasioiv almost an equal division In the support of the church people, and tho pastor refuses to commit himself. So' little advantage will be gained here by either. . The saloon element Is divided, though It Is thought that Adams will get the greater portion of this vote. With the saloons divided, the churches divided, and two fac tions having been born In the Burlington railroad machine, the mayoralty fight is a most peculiar one. Adams has lined up behind him the labor unions, the county machine, a portion of the Burlington ma chine under Elmer Stephenson, most of the federal office holders and probably the Lin coln Gaa company. Wlnnett claims a ma jority of the business men, that portion ot the Burlington machine under J. H. Ager, and probably the Lincoln Traction company. ' Mayor Wlnnett refused to be a candidate for a third term until after the withdrawal of Dr. Finney, who as a member of the council was an ardent supporter of the mayor. It was after the announcement ot Wlnnett that Adams took a stand for the high license. Upon this hesitancy ,of Mr. Adams in stating bis position on the license questiou the Wlnnett men hope to beat him. Mayor Wlnnett Is making his race on his record as mayor for two terms. lo ci uded in the campaign thunder sent out by bis friends under the head of "For mayor, H. J. Winnett; tor excise board J. C. Harpham and Frank wood, are these figures: .j Four years' municipal management: - City floating debt decreased in four years 118.3Uw.6a Fire losees decreased atxouu.00 police department saved in three years r 8.000.0U Water floating debt wiped out 21,232. 00 Increase in license money last year 12.5OU.00 Winnett promises to continue the effi cient fire and police department aud to conduct , the city government along the same lines he has followed during the laat four years. His friends claim that he haa always stood between the council and the people and prevented the former from a lavish expenditure of Ihe elty money. On the other hand, tho" Adams people claim that Winnett has atrvd between the council and the people, in many Instances, to the -detriment of the people. They claim the large amount of decrease In the city floating debt was due to general prosperity and a collection of back taxes, with which the treasurer and city council had some, thing to do. Mr. Adams said yesterday: "I am in favor of charging saloon men $1,500 for licenses; I favor building up the fire i and police departments and I shall It elected, retain Chief Clement at the brad ot the fire department. I sh..ll remove no one from either of these departments ex cept for the good of the department and Its efficient conduct. 1 am in favor of equallxlug the water tax. I shall conduct the affairs ot the cltv along those line, that will result In the greatest good tor the greatest number." Police Chief f'als a Klararc. A feature that has cut oulte a fl.ur. i ; tne mayorany race u me iaci inn ir Adams j Is elected very probah'y hn will removo from office Chief of Police Hoagland. The I chief is a te-y popular man and there are . mauy who Indorse bis action as an official ! j. iCcollsued on Second Page.) CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Monday Con tinued Cold; Tueeday Fair and Milder. ' -Temperature at Omaha Yesterday I Hour. Dear. . Hour. Dear. n a. m ..... . fl 1 p. m a. m 3 X p. oa U T a,' n 1 S p. m ..... . B a) . m 1 , -4 p. m S (t a. m 1 B p. m 1 a. m. . . . . . . 1 A p. m 1 II a. m...... a T p. m O II n H. p. m 1 O p. to 1 Indicates below aero. M'INTOSH ISF0R THE FADS Member of Board of Education Tells Philosophical Society Ho Favors Chaaaina; School Methods, Hugh F. Mcintosh, editor, populist leader and member ot the Board ot Edu cation, read a paper on "Education" to the Philosophical society yesterday after noon. About fifty members were present. In part Mr. Mcintosh said: "There are not half a doxen teachers In this county who can conduct a school in any other way than by the amusement system now !n vogue. They have not themselves been taught and we cannot exact the Impossible from them. But we can begin to be sane In our educational system Mr conception of a beginning In Omaha Is to do what Wisconsin is now doing, viz.: to go Into the country, buy a farm and establish a county . high school for Instruction In agriculture, manual training and domestic science. This schol could be "made a teachers' training school of the right sort, which will begin to send us teachers who tan conduct a primary school on disciplinary lines as soon as the city school system will tol erate them. "I would construct each new city achool house on the workshop plan make It a school of children's occupations. All Its rooms should be work rooms rather than study rooms. And, of course, when these new school facilities exist teachers who ran teach must be found, Instead ot turn ing the schools over to the old enemy of childhood the teacher who only knows enough to amuse children. 'But a transition of this sort Is slow. We cannot afford to waste so many, lives while waiting a quarter of a century to reform the educational life of a city. I would bridge over the transition period by pushing every fad in our school sys tem to its limit. In the absence of a dis ciplinary system of education I would make It a fad system. I would make. the kin dergarten age four to six years; I would devote plenty of time to clay modeling; I would Introduce wood carving, pyro graphy and basketry. I would make very much of music in the schools: I would develop free-hand drawing so that any pupil In the schools could reproduce with a pencil any picture In his mind. I would introduce needlework and I would teach sanitation In all Ha forms and branches. J would bring the requirements In phy sical culture up to the West Point stand ard. "Then it there were any more tada found which . would .tend to discipline the hand and the eye and the car and the lunga and the tongue, t would chuck It Into the edu cational system In order to crowd out the eye-destroying, nerve-racking waste of digging dead things out of books. The shibboleth of the present educational sys tem, 'correct literary taste and culture,' I would make a term of reproach." MAY DELAY JTHE TAX CASE Railroad Attorneys Say that Baldwin Is Too Busy for a Hearing; Today.,. t Attorneys for the railroads In the case of the Burlington and Union Pacific against the city to restrain the levy ot taxes for 1903 on the basts decided upon by th city authorities say that the case, which la set for hearing before Jud.'e Munger this morning, will not be heard until later, and assign as the reason (be fact that John N. Baldwin of the Union Pacifio "Is so busy that he has not had time to make a study of the case and can not be present at the hearing today," It Is Intimated that for the purpose of hearing the evidence an agreement may be made that all ot the evidence common to both cases may be heard In one ease only and applltd to both, thus saving the time ot the court and materially assist ing in reaching an early conclusion ot the case. , It la not expected that th hearing before Judge Munger will settle the mat ter, aa either aide may appear and th case is ot such general interest that It may reach the United States supreme court before it Is finally determined. HOGS BRING JjECORD PRICES Manley Balo at Lyons Climaxes Re markable Series of Sales I'nder Hammer. T. C. ' Callahan ha returned from a J trlp 0Ter the state, where ho has teen engaged in selling pur bred hogs, Lav ing held six sales from February 9 to 14. At one of these sales, that of Manley A Co., at Lyons, he brought the general aver age of the price ot hogs to a higher pnlut than had eer before been reached In Ne braska. These hogs were Duroc-Jersev and the averaga price received per ani.nal wai t'l, The averaj price rceivcd per animal for the saler was S"5, and -.hn average pries of the various sales as fol lows: J. O. Anderson, Fontanellu, $3S; Manley A Co.. Lyons. $77; E. I. Russell. Herman, $64; Smith Brown, Waterloo. $T; O. E. Osborn, Weston, la., $55.50; .1. H. Roll. Coin, la., $41.60. The Anderjot and Roll herds were Poland-China, the others Duroc-Jersey. Political Mall Curriers Suspended. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15. Seventeen letter carriers have been suspended from the San Francisco postofflce for alleged po litical activity during the November cam paign. , ' Movements of Oroan Vessels Feb. 13. At New York Arrived: Carthagenlan. from Olasgnw and Moville; Gallia, from ! Marseilles, Naples and Gibraltar; Graf von j Walilersee, from Hamburg. Boulogne and Viymowth: Perusla, from Naplsa and Pal ermo: i-niiaaeipnia. rrom -loutnampton ana Cherbourg. At Liverpool Arrived: Cevle, from New York. At Porta del Oada Arrived : Vancouver, from Genoa, Naples and Palermo, for Bos ton At Queenstown Salleil: Ktrurla, from Liverpool, for New York. v At cnerDourg naiiea: t. raui, for New York At I'phant Passed: Denderah. from Ta- 'coma. Seattle and San FTancimo via Val- . At Prawle point: Passed: Hyson, from T a co in a via Singapore and Naples, for liinaon At Brow Head Passed: Baxonla. tenm New York, for Liverpool. At The I Jsard Passed: Zeeland. from New York, for Southampton and Antwerp; Bleucher, from New York, for Plymouth, vneruourg ana imrauurg. LIVELY WEEK AHEAD Plety of Important Bnaineea Scheduled to Come Up in the Lepialatnre, REVENUE MEASURE IN FIRST PLACE Oommittse it Expected to Eeport it to Home Not Later Than Tuesday. SPECULATION AS TO HOW IT WILL SUIT awaBBBBma, Reapportionment BilLii Alio Expected to Pat in an Appearanoe, DOUGLAS A GAINER IF IT BECOMES LAW Orala Elevator Men Gathering; la Force to Flajht .arlalatloa Pro nosed hy tho Farmers' Com Operative Concern. (From a Btafl Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. 15. (Special.) If th program la carried out, this weeji ought to be the busiest of the session. The legis lature has, aa It were, bunched many ot th most Important matters before It and sev eral of these ought to come up for dis position this week. Chief among them I the revenue bill. After wrestling with that proposition tor a considerable pfrlod th Joint committee. It Is aald, will be ready to aubmit Its work to the bouse Tuesday. Other things of moment, such as the McAllister reapportionment bill, th tele phone fight, the controversy over th farmers' elevator bills, and last, but cer tainly not least, the Omaha charter bill, are on the docket for this wek. But It is safe to say that not all of these things will be given a full hearing. It Is supposed, of course, the matter ot reve nue revision will have right-of-way over all other propositions. If this question occupies as much time, proportionately, in the legislature as It has In the committee. It Is likely to consume tho rest or the greater part of the session. Th Interest and anxiety over revenue revision ta at the tensest strain. Everybody Is looking to see what the result will be, whether the pleading voice of 1,200,000 Nebraskans, or the stern dictum of a handful of men, moat of them residents of other states, will prevail; whether the' will of their con stituents or the commjod ot the railroad will govern the legislators in thla su preme moment; whether adequate revenue . revision will be granted, because it I needed and wanted by the state, or whether It will be i denied because It Is ao ordered by the railroads, who resist It that they may -continue to shirk their Just proportion ot taxes. I What Is Claimed for Rill. The revenue bill Is a voluminous affair. It comprises more than the 240 sectlona of -the present Nebraska law. It haa been compiled from the atatutea ot Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and other states. Th man who have constructed it declare It la good and will. If passed, Bat.lsfy- the demands ot the people and the needs of the atate. ' While there Is a great deal of talk about , the fight that la being made by the so called Independent telephone eompanlea throughout the state against the Nebraska Hell Telephone company, t there la lean actual fighting. True, commltteea from the bouse and senate have been appointed to "Investigate rates," to see If they are , exorbitant. These committees are expected to report thrs week, but it la a question Indeed If their reports will lead to the passage ot the bills Introduced at th request of the Independent people to en able them to project their wires Into Omaha and Lincoln. Certainly If the consensus of opinion counts for anything, the chancea of the Independent people are poor. Lesrlalatlro Reapportionment. Representative McAllister ot Deuel county expected to get his bill tor th legislative reapportionment of the stata Into the house laat week, but aa certain provisions ot It were unsatisfactory to members of the senate Ita Introduction waa delayed. The bill met the approval of all the representatives to whom it waa referred, and Mr. McAllister believe It will be In final shape In a day or two, ao that It can be presented with excellent chances of passing. The bill, aa drawn, would give to Douglas five new member In the house, making fourteen, and about two In the senate, making five. The Omaha charter bill la another msaa- , ure which ran againat a snag last week It was thought the Douglas delegation would be able to Introduce It ' the first part of laat week, but It waa hung up be cause of changes, and now, while the plan Is to get It In this week, Its Introduction Is a matter of uncertainty. The grain elevator men began to gather at the atate capitot last week and will line up thla week against the bills In th senate and house providing for farmers' : elevators throughout th atate. Th grain ; men claim the farmers ar not being Im posed on now and get 'all th benefit they are entitled to, or1 that their Interest demand. They are prepared t tnak a formidable fight against these two bills. 1 In connection with fights on bills of. this . nature it Is always worth while ta recall what The Bee pointed out at the beginning of the aesslon, that of th nlnety-nln members of the house fifty-five ar farmer, and the farmers are well repreaented la the senate. They ought to be able to make a formidable fight also. If their cause Is lost, the farmers out In the stat ought to b able to very nearly place th . blame. SHOT BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW Fatal Quarrel Occurs Kear Cnlbertsoa Arising; Over Domeatla Affair. TRENTON, Neb., Feb. U.r-ffipeclal Tele gram.) It la reported ber a man by th nam of Mitchell, living on th Driftwood. southwest of Culberton, waa ehot and killed by his brother-in-law last nlgbt over do mestic affaire. I.ltlle l.ltla-atloa la rsatlsg. WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 15. (Special.) District court adjourned to May 4, which will be an equity session. Out of the forty-seven cases on the docket at th opening ot the term thirty have been dis posed of, leaving but seventeen raaea pending. This Is the smallest number of cases that baa ever been on th docket In the' district court ot Cuming county, 2oO cases having been at one period en tered In that court. Ara Shattered by Shot. FAIRMONT, Neb., Feb. 15. (Special.) The second 'son of James Dorranre, while out hunting, accidentally discharged bis gun. The rharge ot shot entered his arm a 1UU above th wrist and cam out at
