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THE OMAHA DAILY ItEE: PJUDAY, FEIHlUATlY 20, 1003. movtment will die i a result of premature xpoture. Park nr4 Want More. The proposed increase of the Omaha park und from $10.n to $4n.(V6 annually, a provided In the Omaha, charter-bill, does sot entire) nieef th views of the Omaha Tark board, and -the latter haa wegun efforts to have the bill amended, providing a fund of '$50,004. Tark ' Com ra Jr npt Gonden of .Omaha la hti today In the Interest of thla addi tions! dncreaia. . . . . - "No city In the country of Omaha's size baa an -rtnal! a' park fund," aald Mr. Goaden, "ad Omaha ought not to be asked to Ret along on It. It certainty Is not enough." , , HOWELL BILL HAS HARD TIME Senators Ripress Relief It la Intended , t Preeas ' Oat Small , Companies. ',. '(From a BtafT Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 19. Special.) S. F. 142, by Howell of Douglas, had rough sailing In (he -.senate this afternoon and after a long discussion In the committee of the whole no action waa taken, the hill to retain Ita jilaca on. general file. The Mil provides that before unincorporated mutual com panies ahall have power to Inaure outalde of tha jrmbers of the company or to pay rlTlcera more than $3 per day or to employ eollcttora the company shall deposit with the sfate a surety bond for $100,000. A considerable number of the senators be lieved that It. was a direct slap at the small mutual companies and that It would be the means of driving them out of busi ness,' thus permitting the larger. companies to get all the Insurance. Senator Howell explained at length that the bill would Hot affect soy company now doing business under, tha present law, but that his amend ment protected the members of the mutual companies who took out Insurance. 'Wall of gherman, who has on several occasions displayed a level head, said the bill was not necessary, as members of mutual com panlea guaranteed other members protec tion. k ,0'NUl was against the measure. Brady , of. Boone stated, after Howell's ex planaMon.that, Howell bad failed to ex plain,, and he was against the measure. Other .believed that the amendment would be a deal. law, from the fact that no surety company , would guarsnte the policies of a muuiaj Insurance company, for by doing so the surety company, would become the Insurance, company. Jennings of Thayer offered to amend, by making ihe bond $5Q,00fc .To. save his bill Howall moved that the committee arise 'and report pro gress:; . Prof. A. H. Waterhouse, Miss Kate Mc Hugh and Miss Waterhouse, accompanied by 100 of the pupils of the Omaha High school,, are expected In Lincoln tomorrow to visit the legislature and the university. Today the senate was thronged more than on any other day with representatives of tha various lobbies established here. Con rplcuous among these visitors were repre sentatives', of the Insurance companies. Standing committees reported the follow ing billfhfor general Me: S. F. lfg. denning desertion of wife, hus band or minor child. 8. F. J2T, regarding game and fish com mission and aeaaon for klillag. game. 8. F; 641 ne claim for subscription to newspaper or magazine shall be valid ex cept fpi time ordered. 8. F. , 5, merchandise hulk sale law. 8, F. ,?, providing that courts may order J'tdgEiefcU paid In inatallmenta. : , ;: 8. F, 0, .providing for the supersedeas of cases' appealed to supreme court. S."F..'19, providing for bonds to be given by par$.le selling llqtor. - . . , Senile went Jnto committee of the whole, with Urown of Keys Paha In the chair..- H. . 114, providing foj the printing of the? report , of "A' superintendent, amended that Sprinting te lft, by State Printing boaia"; recommended for passage. H. R, 43. the Burgess $111, providing for tha election of superintendents -of public instruction; recommended for passage. HR. 48, providing for cost of bonds of school board treasurers to be paid by dis tricts! recommended for paasage. 8? ;F. 15, an act to Repeal law giving three days of grace on notes, ete. After discussion the bill was allowed to retain its place and no action was taken. 8. F; 33, relating to the dispossession of tenant holding, over; ordered enrrossed. 8. f:, 12, relating to appeals to supreme court;' ordered engrossed. . 8. F 142, proyldlng; thai' unincorporated mutual insurance companies deposit $100, 000 with state auditor, by Howell of Doug las. After long debate progress wsa re ported.. and commute dissolved. , Senate adjourned at 4.45. ( Now Bills. B. F, ; 1st, by Way of Platte To require all railroad companies owning or operating railroads in the atate to sell 1,000-mlls ticket- to any person making application therefor, to ba used by the purchaser or famltjr snywhere in the state of Nebraska m iue rmuroaa issuing me same, ana nx ing a-maximum charge therefor, and pro viding ,a penalty for the violation At this act. ' . 1 8. F. 197, by Coffey of Boyd (by request) Defining; the crime of abandonment of wife or cuua ana providing punishment tbere for. 6. 'F. 198, by Howell pf Pouglas-To pre vent th acquirement of title to lands by adverse posseaoton or by the running- of the statute of limitations unless the entry be made under color of title or under some bona Tide claim of right or ownership, and iu rnpei an acis ana parts oi acts in con Met herewith. SEARS RESOLUTION WORKS Heads' Off BUI to Appropriate One Maadred Thonaaad Dollars for ' Aarrlcaltnral Coileare. .!' , I (From a BtaftCorrespondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 1. (Special.) The house convened at I o'clock this afternoon and immediately went into committee of the whole, considering bills on general file until 4:30, when It adjourned. . Among the Important bills acted on was H. R. 138, by Davis of Buffalo, providing for a decrease of Intereat rats on county funds in banks from 3 to 3 per cent vand that countiea may deposit money within fib per cent of the capital stock of the bank tnatead of 30 per cent, as now, and that where banka located in the county refuae or neglect to bid on aald mone." or where there are no banka In the county or none having sufficient capital stock, then apy surplus over the 50 per cent that the county may receive shsll be deposited In banks outside of ths county having suf ficient capital stock. This bill waa rec ommended for paaaage, as was also H. R. I. by Jahnel of Washington, changing the method of appraising tne dama.ee in con demnation proceedings by railroads, and If,. R. 61 by Cassel of Otoe, compelling road overseers to open ditches in . April and A Household Treasure GORHAM Silver Polish Facilitates the care of fine silver Contains no injurious ingredients AU reseoosibl jewelwa aacp It a cants a package October and H. R. 148 by Terry of Furnas, allowing uniform V tor sheriffs for serv Ive In Justice, district snd county courts. There waa a reverberation of the noise that went up when, early In the session Hears of Burt Introduced and secured the adoption of a resolution to head off all appropriation measures of a certain char acter pending the passage of a revenue bill, when the committee reached H. R. 102, by Cropsey of Jefferson, providing for an ap propriation of $100,000 for the erection of an agricultural college. The b 11 waa side tracked, after some little discussion, be cause of the Pears resolution. This was the first test to which this resolution was ever put since its sdoptlon. The statement bad been repeatedly made that the reso lution would, ' when teated. prove Inef fectual, but it came out otherwise. - H. R. !6, by Warner of Lancaster, pre cipitated the houae Into a brisk discus sion in which Douglas county members, es pecially Kennedy, figured prominently. It provides that the county surveyor shsll be msde the county engineer and have change of all the work devolving upon the latter. It likewise brought up the old bridge bill discussion snd Kennedy, with much force, opposed the bill and finally secured the sdoptlon ' of an amendment excluding Douglaa county from the operatlon'of the meaaure, whiah In Ita amended form, was recommended for passage. PATCH SOUTH OMAHA CHARTER Provisions Inserted for Acceptance of Mate Board Valuation of Railroads. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 19. (Special Telegram.) The house committee on cities and towns has recommended the South Omaha charter bill for passage, but with so msny vital amendments that the Identity of the orig inal measure Is almost lost. In the first place the bill provides that for assessing railroad terminals In South Omaha the fig ures returned by the State Board of Equali zation shall be taken. This amendment was slipped In and unanimously adopted by the committee while the delegation that had come down from South Omaha to pro test against it was asleep. Roberts of Dodge submitted the amendment. With the proviso in the proposed charter South Omaha wou'd not be allowed to assess the railroads on a full value basis, as provided in H. R. 330, the substitute for H. R. 171, which extends the power to all other municipalities. ' In passing it may be of Interest to men tion the names of the committeemen who adopted the resolution: Gilbert, chairman. and Nelson of Douglas, McClay of Lancas ter, Cropsey of Jefferson, Ferrar of Hall, Cassell of Otoe, Roberts of Dodge, Bweezy of Adams, Becher of Platte. Ths Shelly bill, providing for a governor- made fire and police commission, was In corporated in the charter bill as an amend ment. This was the result of a compromise between the advocates and opponents of home rule, whereby the latter agreed to waive as a consideration to the home rulo faction, who represent the city administra tion, the election this spring of two coun cllmen and the tax commission, allowing the present incumbents to hold over until 1904. It was agreed that the clause com pelling the railroada to maintain repairs on the viaduct, whlh was conspicuous for its sbsenee from the charter bill, should be Inserted. '''.' Under the present regulations there Is no school board election 'this spring and the charter offers no change in this except to provide for an election, should one bo necessary, to vte bonds; 'An amendment was adopted reducing, tha limit iof payment of interest on district bonds from ten to one year. Another amendment "was; adopted pro hibiting, the payment -of any" ef, the 375,000 oyerlau until the olty has voted the proper amount of bonds. ' There was a good deal of chuckling In railway lobby ' quarters . tonight over the adoption of the Roberts amendment, which la a complete triumph for the 'corporations. It is significant, too, in carrying with it the support of two Omaha men,; who, it bed been advertised, were sworn to allegiance to tUe Ten Eyck bill to tax railroad ter minals at their full cash value. The house Judiciary committee tonight heard arguments for snd agalnat H. R. 184, reducing the limit of exemption from $500 to $300. and H. R. 1S5 Xboth by Reed of Johnson), allowing the courts to set aside 35 per cent of an income -to satisfy credl tora. H. Fischer of Omaha, secretary of the Nebraska Retail Merchants' and Gro cers' association, spoke In .favor of the bill and John J. Klrby, representing the Omaha Central Labor union and Gus L. Hollo, the Stat Society of Labor and Industry,' also of Omaha, opposed It. The committee took no action on the bill tonight. The house railroad committee tonight heard argument on the Ramsey elevator bill, but fixed tomorrow morning for final action. TALK OF TELEPHONE RATES Committee) Listens to Storjr of Compe tition In City of Fair, bary. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. 19. (Special Telegram.) The telephono Investigating committee of the senate was in session until 11 o'clock tonight hearing the testimony of V. P. Mus sel 1 man, auditor of the Nebraska Telephone company, and E. C. Hansen, secretary of the Independent Telephone association. E. M. Morsman, on behalf of the Nebraska Telephone company, and C. C. Wright, on behalf of the Omaha Commercial club, cross-examined the witnesses.' The testi mony was a recital of the receipts and ex penditures of the Nebraska company at Omaha and the independent company at Fairbury and the rates charged. Mr. Han sen testified that his company at Fairbury charged $2 per month for business tele phones and $1.50 for reeldencs telephones. The Kebraska company's rates were $1.75 and CO cents, snd that, the prices were lowered when the independent people put in their plant. A representative of the Nebraska com pany said that tha Independent stockhold ers, who were residents of Fairbury, threat ened to boycott any cltiien who did not use the Independent telephone and got out circulars with 100 signatures attached to that effect. It was to save their property that the rate Was lowered, sajd hj repre sentatlve. "... i Mr. Hansen denied that auch a 'circular had been Issued, but admitted that the rivalry between the two lompauies had always been at a evf beat' and that his company had done Its best to gel the busi ness of the Nebraska company; The committee 'will meet agfclrr tomorrow nleht. ' - " . ' ' : SECRET WEDDINGS LEGALIZED Mlssonrl " Senate ", Allowa ' Recorders to Keep Back Xnmra of Part Ira. JEFFERSON' CITY, Mo.. Fsb. 19. Ths senate bill was passed in the senate today which allows secret msrrlages in the state I The bill provides that recorders may re frain from recording marriage lieenses un til after the ceremony is performed and the return msde. which is ninety days aftei Ik-enaea are Issued. Tb bill will be fought in the boue, as it Is considered a step to prevent parents from protecting their , daughter from tmhappg iuarrla STOPS TRUST, .HOLDUPS House Authorises Government to Eefure All Contract if Bidden Combine. NAVAL VESSELS MAY BE STATE BUILT Federal Yards Are' to n Work Tenders Are Refused on Account of Conspiracy to Raise Trlcea. If WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. At the end of a protracted session the house today passed the naval appropriation bill. Many amend ments were offered to the provisions relat ing to the increase of the personnel and the authorization of the new ships to be built. The most Imporlsnt amendment adopted authorized the secretary of the navy. In his discretion, to .purchsae or contract for submarine torpedo boats after investiga tion of their merits. As passed the b(ll provides for three new battleships snd an armored cruiser, two steel training ships and one wooden brig for training purposes, in addition to the submarine boato dlscretlonally author ized. Without preliminary business the house proceeded with, the consideration of - the naval appropriation bill. An amendment was sdopted giving mem bers of congress whose districts are not now represented at the naval academy the privilege of immediately appointing cadets to fill such vacancies. Mr. Pick (O.) offered sn rmendment, which was adopted, to provide for the summary expulsion of any naval cadet found guilty of hazing. When the paragraph providing for the Increase of the navy was reached Mr. Mudd, (Md.) a member of the naval committee, raised a point of order against those sec tions providing that the machinery and material ' used in the construction of the ships authorized should be of domestic manufacture and authorizing the secretary of the navy In case of a combination of bidders to have' the 'ships constructed In government yards. Mr. Glllett (Msss.) sustained the point of order, whereupon Mr. Kltchln (N. C.) appealed. The chair was sustained 109 to 88. Mr. Fitzgerald (N. Y.) raised a point of order against the provision requiring the construction of the ships authorized by th bill "by contract" and the- words were struck out. An amendment was then adopted, rein serting the provision requiring the use of domestic machinery and materials In the construction of the ships. Mr. Taylor (O.) on behalf of the naval committee, offered an amendment author izing the secretary of the navy In his dis cretion to expend $5,000,000 for rubmarine torpedo boats tested and found to be ac ceptable to the navy. The amendment was agreed to, 84 to 47. By unanimous consent the provision which had gone out on a point of order authorizing the secretary of the -navy , to construct the ships In government yards was restored. The committee rose and the naval ap propriation bill was passed. At 5:50 the chouse adjourned. STATEHOOD AGAIN DELAYED Qsajr Resolution to Fix Date for Vote .Goes Over, I'ntll Ts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. When Uia.sen ate met today , a bill waa passed author izing the secretary of the interior (o issue aptent to the city of Buffalo, Wyo., for certain tracts of land. The Quay resolution declaring it to be the sense of the senate that a vote on the statehood bill be taken prior to March 2 went over until tomorrow. A house bill was passed providing for the payment of claims of citizens of Vlr gtna for-damages Incident to the encamp ment at Manaasas and the march from Camp Alger to Thoroughfare Gap, Va., dur ing -the war with Spain. A house bill was also passed amending the pension laws ' applying to remarried widows. - - .- The bill making Sabine Pass a port Of entry In Texas, which has caused con siderable discussion in the senate hereto fore, was considered for a time. On mo tion of Mr. Bailey the bill was amended so as to apply to Texas only. - Mr. Hanna moved to refer the bill back to the committee on commerce, but the motion was defeated 31 to 32. The bill went over without action, when on motion of Mr. Cullom the senate at 12:20, went4nto executive session to consider the Colom bian canal treaty. Senator Morgan (Ala.) continued the speech he begun yesterday. He discussed especially what he characterized as a dis crepancy between the terms of the act au thorising the purchase of the Panama Canal company's franchises and property and tha terms of the treaty. He quoted from the treaty the clause providing tor the leas of the canal sone, and from the act the lan guage of the section authorising the presi dent to acquire perpetual control of a strip of land six miles In width ard charged that the two were utterly Inconsistent. Th presentation ot this point led to an animated debate In which ssven or eight senators participated. In the main the democrats contended that the treaty does not coincide with or carry out the terms of th act, and hat therefore another act of appropriation would be necessary before it could b made effective. The republicans pointed out that th'c lease provision in the treaty looked to the con tinual renewal of the leaae, which in effect, tkey aald, would give tha "perpetual con-, trol" provided for in the canal act. At 6:80 Mr. Quay (Pa.) asked Mr. Morgan if he waa willing to desist. Mr. Morgan yielded an Mr. - Quay moved to adjourn. The vote resulted 15 ayes to 36 noes. ;8eDator Teller (Colo.) . then moved, to take a' recesa. -..",--,'. 'Thla motion also wss voted' down.- The result brought out ja declaration from Mr. Teller5, that . nothing would ; be gained by harsh measures. Senates Cujlom (111.) ac cepted this., view and ' himself moved a. recess until 8 .o'clock. . There was no op position and this senate dispersed a few minutes before 6 o'clock. Whet they reconvened at 8 there were comparatively few senators present . aad the presiding officer scarcely Sad called those present to order when th point of no quorum wss mad. After thirty-five minutes a quorum wss secured and Senator Morgan proceeded until 11, when, on mo tion of Senator Cullom, .the senst took a recess until 11 tomorrow morning.. ... Senator Morgan devoted his evening dis course largely to tha relation of th Co lombian goTernmen. to the Cathollo church. He quoted at length tha concordat between the pope and the president of th republic and asserted that the Isthmian government wss practically controlled 'by the Catholic church and especially by the Jesuit order. This, ha said, would be true in ths canal gone, as well as in other parts of ths country, and if the treaty was rstlfled th Vnlted States would find that it had entered Into an undesirable and un-American alli ance. He was not willing to suspend at 11 o'clock snd said he was quits prepared to continue. ' -' Just before the close ot th session Sena- I renewed. Th new minister, Herr Pell t tot Cullom, souiUt unanimous consent tvj Aruta, vlU tail for Caracas Immediately. fix a time for rot seit Saturday, but Senator. Morgan objected. Senator Quay also said he would object unless an agree ment to vote on the omnibus statehood bill could be obtained. . WHEELS SLIP ON ICE (Continue from first Page.) was picked up three blocks further down the road batween the two tracks. The engineer wss dated at the sight and It wss almost necessary to pull him off the engine. ' Railroad Ksnnerates Itself. . NEW YORK, Feb.' 19. Wslter W. Roes, general counsel for .the .Delaware railroad, made a statement la .regard to the accident. He ssld: At that point we have had A ate ar'd watchman. The laftpr received a signal by bell from Rosevllle about a minute or a mlmiv and a half b'nra the train came end lowered hlggatv. Trie trolley car came down the steep grade, the mntormHn hav ing lost control, and smnshed Into the gate, and the gate Is broken clerr off, showing that it was down. The car crashed Into the front and side of the engine of our train, breaking IT the beam aird part of the steam apparatus of the engine. The side of the cab was also smashed, injuring our engineer. The Leckawsnna has been making exten sive Improvements In the way of track ele vation nenr this point, but unfortunately the work had not reached this crossing yet and on account of this work our engines are subject to ring at every crossing. Nono of our trains run fast In this neighborhood From all the Information there was abso lutely no blame to be attached to the engineer ard the accident was the result of no fault of the Lackawanna. AMES PAPERS ARE HONORED Dnabtfnl, Hswrver, If Physical Cos. dltlon Will Admit of Removal to Minneapolis. 4. , .... . ' CONCORD, N. H.. Feb. 19. Requisition papers in the-case ot ex-Mayor Ames of Minneapolis 'were - honored by Otfcrnor Batcheldor after a hearing" today. It Is considered doabtful If the physical condition of Mr. Ames 'will admit of tin attempt to take him to Minneapolis. lie is at the homecf his Bister If Han cock. : The hearing was held behind closed doors and only the rnjbers of the governor's council and those 'connected with the case were allowed In' the chamber. United States District Attorney Hamblett, rep resenting ex-Mayor .Ames, ststed to Gov ernor Batchelder that owing to the phy sical condition of the mayor he wished to take advantage of a provision of the statute which allowed 'the governor the power to grant extradition, hut delay service of th documents to an appointed time. Mr. Hamblett went Into the details cov ering the illness of Mr. Ames and stated that it was praotlcally Impossible for Mm to be removed from the city at this time. Mr. Fssyman expressed satisfaction with this plan and Governor Batchelder fixed his signature to the papers authorizing the extradition and March 6 was the date set for service. By agreement of counsel in esse the pa pers will Sot be' servfceable until March 5. One ot Mr. Ames'-, lawyers stated that bis client would: return to Minneapolis without extradition it his health would permit. Hit. Dreger the -Minnesota sheriff, said that ht was satisfied that Ame was a Tery sick man and that he had determined to return to Minneapolis and face the charges against hint as- soon as bis health would permit. " '."''" After the hearing Sheriff Dreger dis cussed' thep c. more freely than at any time since his; 4fl?al tn the state. After expresslng-.fbe.f.llef 'thai Mayor Ames hsd determined, .-jtorrqturn to Minneapolis and face the charges as soon as his health would permit, ths sheriff. ssld: I had a long talk with both Mr. and Mrs. Ames at Hancock last evening and they assured me that no attempt would be made to stay the proceedings except on account of the former mayor e health Dr. Conn, the Concord physician who ex amined Mr. Ames at my instigation, re ported that I would be taking a big risk In removing Mr, Ames at this time. I think so myself and I am perfectly sat isfied with the way things have turned out. I shall go to Manchester for a few dav to await Instructions from home, and then probably return to-Minneapolis until March 5. Attorney Hamblott was. reticent, hut as serted that his client would make no at tempt to stay - proceedings unless his health was such that h could not stand the strain of the Journey. . FIRE CAUSE.. OF HEAVY LOSS Theater ssd V. M. C. A. Bnlldlngr , Are Burned In Springs Field, O. SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb. 19. Fire early today destroyed the new building of the Young Men's Christian association, the Fountain Square theater and several ad jacent buildings causing a loss of $325,000, with Insurance of two-thirds that sum. The alarm came from th Fountain Squar theater, formerly known as Black's Opera house. When ths- firemen responded they found flames issuing from the rear of Mitchell's plumbing establishment. There was much delay In- getting water and very , soon the theater and ths Young Men's Christian association building were in fumes. The falling ot on wall ot th theater crushed Mulholland's Jewelry store adjoining and killed three men. Mr, Mulholland and two men entered th stor befor th wall fell to remove goods. The dead: J. H. MULHOLLAND. DORSEY CRANE. ALBERT VOORHEES. Th following building war burned: Williams Bros., plumbing shop. Fountain Squar theater. Y. M. C. A. building, Kauf. man's clothing store, Latferty's queens war shop .and Mulholland's Jewelry store. The origin ot th fir 1 a mystery. Th os is only abouf bslf covered by insur ance ; ALLIES ARE YET SUSPECTED Venesael Feels 'thav Powers I till - - - - Desire to Assist the Rerolntlonlsts. NEW YORK, Feb- 19. Astonishment Is expressed in government' circles here, say ths Herald's Carac correspondent, that nothing' has yet been heard of th return of the Venezuelan fleet, as stipulated In tha protocols. Officials can only explain It as th result of , the desire c( .the allies to assist th revolutionist. British' haval authorities think there is mors trouble ' ahead with Venezuela, - says the Herald's Pert of Spain. Trinidad, rep. resonUtlv. : ' Jhsy say that -, England is determined not to recognize any Castro blockade aad Its vessel will pot hesitate to Br on ships or shore upon any mani festations of Interference ..with British trad in Venezuela , - No instructions have 'yet been received regarding ths delivery ot war ships to Cas tro. ' It is believed her that nothing will be don until th terms of th agreement are received from Washington. - Th German cruiser Falk and th Brit ish war ships Tribuna. Alsrt, Pantocaim and Columbia have arrived. , BERLIN, Feb. Is. It I announced offi cially her that ' diplomatic relation be tween' Germany and Venezuela have been CORNELL PAYS FOR WATER Agreoi to Aid Students Stamping Ont rover Epidemio SIXTEEN FRESH CASES DEVELOP IN DAY Three rolleae'Roya Still Lie gerlonsly III and Members of Faealtr Show No "la-aa of Improvement. ITHACA, N. Y., Feb. 19. Sixteen new cases of typhoid developed here today. None ot them, however, was among the students of fcornell university. Three fever patients were discharged from Cornell In firmary today and sent to their homes. Theee were the first esses to recover In the present epidemic. W. E. Meyer of Brewster, N. Y.; J. E. Woods of Kansas City, Mo., and C. A. Wineburgh of New York City are the most critically 111 of these in Cornell indrmsry at present. There are a number of other serious cases. Th condition of Dr. J. Glf ford snd Prof. W. A. Finch of the uni versity fsculty remains unchanged. Although the general exodus of students of a week ago has somewhat abated, stu dents continue to leave town. Especially are the colleges of art and sciences and the school of law affected, less than on third of the regular students remaining here. There is no Intention on the part of the authorities to close the university. As yet not one of the 1,000 absent students has returned to work. President Schurman this afternoon ad dressed the students in mass meeting upon th present situation. For the last two days there has been a strong student sen timent agalnat the university authorities because of their refusal to grsnt the stu dents' demand that the university estab lish a temporary pur water supply for student boarding and eating houses. President Schurman said that th trus tees refused to grant this demand because the university did not want tc take upon Itself responsibility for the health of the student body. "The university," he said, "asks ao student to remain In Ithaca un der the present condition), and every stu dent must take upon himself the respon sibility of his health if he remains." Ho announced, however, that the univer sity would bear all the expense of any pure water supply system that tha students might institute and operate themselves. This offe probab'.y will be accepted by the stu dents at mass meeting tomorrow. President Schurman further announced that the university Itself will, la two days, open a dining room for students capable of accommodating 300, in which all. possi ble precautions against typhoid fever Still be taken. STEALS TO BUYRARE BOOKS Dead Embessler Committed Crimes to Satisfy Literary and Artistic rrsTinxi. ' PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19. J. Gartner Cassatt. bead ot the banking house of Cas satt and company, today stated that How ard T. Goodwin, formerly confidential clerk of the firm, who committed suicide last December, was a defaulter to the amount of from $60,000 to $80,000. Goodwin killed himself in the company's office and the cause of his act was never made public until today. Mr Cassatt says: . , .- - Goodwlqi'e downfall was due to his love of books. He was an enthusiast over rare editions and expensive bindings. His early embesstements were to gratify his taste. As years passed he found his shortage be coming greater and took more money for speculation in cheap stocks in the hope of recovering himself. I had the. utmost con fidence in Goodwin, as he had been wltl the firm thirty years. Mr. Cassatt denies that the firm would bring urt against other firms or persons in connection with the esse. "Neither bas any person brought suit agalnBt us," hs said, "In connection with Howard T. Goodwin' estate. The affair is ended." DISCUSS NEGRO EDUCATION Teaching- of Asjrlcoltare in Broad Sense nbct of Negro Conference. TtTSKEGEE. Ala.. Feb. 19. The sec ond day's session of the Tuskegee negro conference wa held in Porter hall chapel at Tuskegee school today. This is what is known as th "Worker conference," and is made up in general pf prominent educators of both races and people interested in negro education. Amonr those nresent were gawara w. Frost, Milwaukee; Dr. William F. Meserve, Shaw university, Raleigh, N. 0.; W. F. Graham, John Mitchell, Jr., Richmond, Va.; President E. C. Branson, state normal school, Athens, Ga.; Rev. W. W. Ranley, Hartford, Conn.; President J. 8. Hatha way, N. and I. Institute, Frankfort. Ky. Tha subiect for discussion at tne con ference was the teachtng of agriculture In it broadest sense. Tha methods considered outside school work were farmer' Institutes, instructions for traveling agricultural experts, travel ing' libraries and farmer' bulletins. BOGUS NOBLE IS CRIMINAL Han Who Marrlea on fitreasrth of Title and Wealth Finally Admit Identity. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19. The man serving a month's term at the city work house, who lived her for some time a "Lieutenant Colonel F. Seymour Bsrrlngtoa,'' a member of tb British nobility, snd married a Kan sas City woman who believed his stories of wealth and title, was todsy positively Iden tified as George Barton, a noted English criminal.' ' ' ' A plctur of Barton, received from Scot land Yard, completed the identification, and finally the prisoner himself admitted It, too. Barton said: 'Th crimes that 1 com mitted In England are atoned for. I have served my time and am not out on a forged pardon, as has been stated, and the records ther will show it." Barton wss' arrested several week ago after an encounter with tha brother of Wll helmtna Cochrane of Kansas City, whom be had duped into marrying him. COLORADO TRANSFERS CANAL Lestlalatare Hands Partly Constructed Ditch Over to Federal . ., Antaorltles. DENVER, Feb. 19. Th hous today passed th third reading of th bill to pro vide for th trsnsfer of ths Stat irriga tion canal, known a th Gunnison canal, now in course of construction, to th fed eral government, to b utilized la reclaim ing sands In Montrose and Delta counties under th new irrigation act. I axative ftromo Quinine Cur CoM in Om Day, CripU 3 Day 9m very FOUR KILLED IN EXPLOSION Navy Maaraala at Fort Lafayette niorrs th and Workmen Lose I'helr Lives. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Th nsvy msg axlne at Fort Lafayette exploded this af ternoon, killing four workmen and Injur ing seven others. Fort Lafayette I one of tha old fortlfl ratlona and la situated at the entrance to the narrows on Long Island. , It la reported that but little damage to property resulted. ..The cause of the ex plosion Is not known. . . Forty men wer at work when the ac cident occurred, the gang being composed of civilian workmen and military pris oners. , ..Following the explosion Are broke out and threataned to destroy, the historic old structure. , Fears were expressed that it would reach the . second magazine and cause another dlaaster, but. by heroic ef forts the fire was got well under control and little damage, was done. During the. war Fort Lafayette was used as a military prison snd In It were Incar cerated, besides a large number of captured confederates, msny of those srrested her in New York on suspicion of being south ern sympsthlrers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Admiral O'Neill, chief of ordnance, says several months ago he published orders for the removal ot the greater part ot the ammu nition stored at Fort Lafayette to the new naval magazine on lona Island, forty miles up th Hudson. He assumed that bis order ' bad been pretty nearly fulfilled at the time ot the explosion. In that esse the stock on th Island would be small. CHANGES IN THE CURRENCY President of Bankers' Association Ap points Committee to Co Over the Entire Matter. f ' .NEW YORK." Feb. 19. The president of the American Bahkera aasoclatlon, Cald well Hardy of Norfolk, Va., in pursuance to a resolution adopted by tha association, has appointed a committee to consider th entire subject of. proposed changes in th currency ystem of the country. The com mittee is composed of the following. .H-.C. Fahnstock.-'.vlce president of. the First National bank', New York; C. 8. Falrohlld, president of th New York Se curity, and Trust oompsny. New. York; My ron T.-Herrlck, preaidejrt of the Sooiety for Savings, Cleveland; Homer, 8., King, pres ident Wells-Fargo A Cp. bank, San Fran cisco; O. B. Kounts, president of the Col onial bankt Denver, Colo,; J. J. Mitchell, president of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank; Chicago, and George O. Whitney, di rector of the. Whitney National bank. New Orleans. The committee will select Its own chairman. The resolution adopted by the aasoclatlon expressed unqualified approval "on the en actment of a law imparting a greater de gree of elasticity to our currency system, in order to make it responsive to the de mands, of the business interest ot the coun try." -N DEATH CHANGES DAMAGE SUIT Family Can Collect Only One-Fifth ' ot Amonnt Wanted for Injuries. MARYVILLE, Mo., Feb. 19. (Special.) Henry Huff, whose suit agalpst th Ws bash railroad for $25,000 damages cam tip In th circuit court Tuesday, and "was trans ferred to theVfederal court, iled at hi home neaf Wilcox yesterday. Huff was formerly section foreman at Burlington Junction for th Wabash road, and received serious Injuries In an accident. On the injuries received at this time th suit for $25,000 waa filed. Owing to tb peculiar-law of Missouri, Huff's death makes a material difference in the damage case. Where he could sue for any amount for injuries received, his family cannot recover to exceed $5,000 in case a judgment should ba secured. Had there been a Judgment of appeal pending at the time of Huff death action would continue as befor. RUMOR STIRS UP .BELLWOOD Peoplo of that Section dbject to the Parole of Convicted Banker Gonld. BELLWOOD, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.) A rumor which- conies from sources consid ered reliable here, 1 to tb effect that A. H. Gould, th convicted banker of this place, Is eoon to be paroled from the penitentiary. Th reason assigned for th parol I th sickness ot hi wife and that hid family needs support. The report ha ' greatly stirred up th peopl of Bell wood and sur rounding country, many of whom lost heav ily on account of his peculations. Tha sen- tlment against him after the failure and during the trial wa Intense, and It is not thought her that he has as yet suffered any adequate punishment for hi offense. JOIN NEW YORK ANcTcHICAGO Trolley Are to Ply Between the At lantic Ocean and Lake Forts. I.APOBT1C Ind ' Feb. 19. Th Hobart pi.ctrlc Ratlwav comoanv of Chlcaao is buying a right-of-way between La Port and South Bend for an electric road, wblcn will form part of a system between Nw York and Chicago. . Judca Caloa M. Stone. P. J. Maaterson. n Hanna and O. H. Hanna of Cleveland are also taking option on a right-of-way (or a line between South Bend ana Micnigan city which will be part of another system ba tween Cleveland and Chicago. Senator Hanna ls Interested In this project. Ifo Talk of Revelation. MOBILE, Ala., Feb., 1$. The steamer Espana, Danlelaen . master, from Puerto Cortes, Honduras, , report everything quiet at that port. Th officer . of tb steamer say ther 1 no talk of revolu tion. So far as th mobilisation -ot sol diers is concerned, they say thst while tn port they saw only ten. On Friday morning last a Honduran gunboat arrived In port, but ther wa no demon! ratios. TO CI HE A COLD IX. O.XlS DAY Tak Laxatlv Bromo Quinine Tablet. AU druggists refund tb money tf It fall to sura E. W. Grov' slgnaturs on each box lie. m f J (J U tr 'Monday Afternoon, Feb. 23, THE PHENOMENAL VIOLIN VIRTUOSO' ' In conjunction with Julie Ceyer, Planoforto-Dlrect from their Triumphs In Boston, New York and Chicago. Prices tOc, 76c, $L00 and tLlO. Beats bo w on sal. s POPE TO KEEP JUBILEE Oorgeoui Ceremonies Will Mark Twenty ' Fifth AnniTorsaxj, of Eia Election.- , , MANY PRESENTS. TO BE MADE )H0LY SEE Doctors trae Pontiff to Be Carefnl, hat Aated Prelate Says He Has Many Years to Iteeclve Isltors. ROME. Feb. 1!. Th pope'j Jubilee for the twenty-fifth annlverssr or Tils election tomorrow will be ushered fn ' by a high mass In the basilica, celebrated by Cardinal Rampolla. l,ater the pontiff will' receive the cardinals and ' other dignitaries, who will present him with a gold tiara, tho Jubilee- present of the Catholic world, which cost $25,000. The T Deum will W sung In the evening snd UnW will bo a procession Of all th Catholic asaotAaticroa.': r . The pontiff is personally deeply Inter ested In the ceremony. The' fnnotlon will b held In tha ball ot BeaUflcatlpn,. sit u ated abov the portico of St. . rater's, the peopl bolng allowed to witness ths passage of the pope there, and also in the Sala Ducale and Sala Hog I a. . The thre hall win hold 4,600 irsonsl . Pope. Leo XIU, surrounded, by, the cardi nals and dignitaries of the pontlflclal court, will be carried into the Sedla Gestatorla. He will first receive 3,000 pilgrims, and then accept several presents,, iucluding the gold tiara. The. ceremony will ,end with the apostolic blecslng. . . The Vatican has. been, besieged by ticket eekcrs, as the city is. full of foreigners anxious to witness the unction. . In spite of the precautions taken to avoid specula tion, some tickets have been aold at fabu lous prices. , . ' . .n..(JI ( . Th pope' health is perfect,' but Dr. Lapponl insists, that his holiness, niust be most cautious tomorrow, especially in . view of the trying coronation function, on March 3. The pope objected to Dr. Irponl's pre cautions, aylng am afra nut faithful will think I do not show myself .suiScleot.ly. They will accuse me,, who am. -well, and Strong, ot trying to save myaelfu4 It must be considered that, many.. hgve, crossed tho ocean for the opportunity, of 4olng . nte honor, and it is my duty to orc.!e them." , His holiness, howe.yer,, yielded to hla phy sician's sdvlce, addlngv "Well, pever mind. I will receive others In years to come." . NEGROES OPPOSE FAIR; GRANT Wish Cosgress' to Withhold Vote Be cause of Proposed Missouri Jim Crow Law. ST. 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J9.-Botb. hpuas of th legislature today adopted a Joint resolution strongly endorsing woman --suffrage..- . . . ,-, ,., ,. . .It, is declared to have, been lq vogue. in Wyoming since territorial day 4a 188a, to have raised th standard t candidates, made elections more orderly, improved the character of the legislature, and developed womanhood to a broader use. . ..... KNOW IT:V7ELL. . -; ..' -. 1 : ; ' r. Familiar ' Features Well . Known To ; Hundreds ct Omaha Citizens.;.;; A familiar burden In every hriroa,'3' -1' ' The- lurden of a' "bod tack."' v" '. ' A lame; a weak or art aching bkek. Tell you of kidney ill.: '.! -- Iioan's Kidney Pills will-cure you. ' Here '1s Omaha testimony to' prov tt. " Mr. W. N. Dool!ttle,22M South' lot- St. engineer on the Union Pacrfld R. R. ssys: For two years and a half 1 had" backach. At first I thought very little ot It, but dur ing th winter of ISM ' it gradually grew worse, and I saw that something hsdr tn be don. 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