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.
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'(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.
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(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. ,
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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.
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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.
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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. JOSEPH, Mp' FebwAlinectlng
of negroes called to protest 'galnt , the
"Jim crow" bill now before th feglalatpre,
tonight adopted resolutions calling on
President Roosevelt and congress to with
hold tho $5,000,000 appropriation for the
St. Louis World s fair, , . ., ' ... ,
In case the "Jim crow" bllj iecpme, a
law prominent negroes In the state , say
they will send an Influential delegation to
Washington to use every means possible to
secure the withdraws! of the. .World's fair
appropriation.
PRAISES WOMAN, - SUFFRAGE
Wyoming; Legislature , Declare jr
male Voters Have Aided Cease :
: ' . - -Tv.i.nrt -ff. nei-iT
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 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. . .....
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