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The Omaha Sunday Bee. PAGES 1 TO 10. PART I. ,jy"ai'X"-,!tsxaMx,ai,siiMii KSTAHLISIIED JIM; 10, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY JIOliiUXG, FKIJKUARY 22, 190U-TWENTY PAGES. single corv nvi: cents. 3 IRISH FIGII1 IS OVER landlords and Tenants All Agree, on Term of Land Purchase Bill. EACH SIDE BELIEVES OTHER IS SINCERE Unionists Join Nationalists in Pressing Got emment to Act 8ped;.y. LACK OF CASH ALONE SEEMS TO BAR WAY CHOATE ATTENDS A DINNER Rrliraa to !, la Time for the OpraliK Session of Parliament. DUE TO WASHINGTON National Exchequer, Depleted by War, Not Able to Bear Extra Burdens EFFORT WILL BE MADE, HOWEVER, TO ACT K Oar (on.Mrri It Possible lrftnl Opportunity Will He Allowed to Up Awuy, Kea If l.oaa la Seeeaaary. Occasion Marked by Uncommon Attendance and Excellent Address?.. DR. ANDREWS DISCUSSES CITIZENSHIP LONDON, Feb. 21. The Interested partlei In the Irish land question, Irish national ists, landlords and tenants, are now (or the first time In the history of Ireland in agreement upon the hnca of the Dublin conference. Thejr have also Joined, forces In bringing pressure on the government to make Secretary Wyndham'a forthcom ing bill agree In spirit with the recom mendations of the conference, and all In dications point to the bill conceding those demands. It will be Introduced In Parliament at the end of March, and If pasaed will ac complish what Mr. Hedmond and Lord Dunraven agree In saying will be one of the "most extraordinary, peaceful revolu tione ever effected," It Mr. Wyodham, for lack of funds or other causes, falls to meet the views of the conference, he will have on his hands, to quota Mr. Redmond, "an Ireland such aa the world has never seen." In thla view such a strong supporter of the government as the duke of Abercorn concurs. Mr. Redmond adds: If thla agreement of keenly opposing par ties lacks fulfillment through the gov ernor's refusal there will be twice as many counties under the ban of the crimes act as there were' prior to the present truce. This truce will be continued until the mean ing of the bill Is revealed. A great na tionalist conference, at which Bourke Cock ran of New York will be one of the princi pal speakers, will meet In Dublin In April to take action on the subject. Amused at the Results. The duke of Abercorn, who Is president of the powerful Irish landlords' associa tion, which at first declined to join the earl of Maya In a movement to Join the nationalists, but later signified Its assent, frankly admits that he Is amased at the results achieved and at the "happy topsy turvydom" now prevailing In Irish politics. Asked if he thought the nationalists were sincere in their professions of willingness to settle the long-standing grievances by a compromise, he emphatically expressed his belief in their complete sincerity. The duke could not conceive, that the govern ment would "stand on any quibbles" when the solution of the .most serious problem of the empire was within Its grasp. He thought the process of changing the hold- inns from the landlord to the tenant might possibly cost $5,500,000 annually, adding: "It surely would be cheap at that price. Neither Mr. Redmond nor Lord. Dun- raven believe the transfer of the land would Involve more than $1,500,000 an nually, and both think that the economies resulting from the cheaper administration would greatly reduce this figure. If they did not eventually quite wipe out the necessity for state aid in the payment of differences between the maximum price the tenant can afford to pay and the minimum price the landlord can accept. Lark of Funds la Drawback. The Irish unionist leaders are of the opinion that the whole question might be declared settled In advance if the govern ment was not so "desperately hard op." In consequence of this lack of funds, Mr. Wyndham's bill will not be Introduced until after the presentation of the budget, so that any money to carry out the provisions of the bill wilt not be included In the year's taxes. Chanoallor of the Exchequer Ritchie while quite sympathetic toward Ireland now fares v more serious financial sltua tlon and more blfer proteats against over, taxation than have confronted any chan (ellor In recent years. ' The phenomenally small government ma ' Jorltlea since Parliament reassembled are indications of the storm which Is brewing over Mr. Ritchie's head. ' He must also float a new Transvaal loan before October, and the government, tor this reason. Is paralcularly anxious In thla respect. Consols, yesterdsy, were at the lowest point reached this year, and Inquiries made at Anglo-American banking houses, such as the Morgana. Sellgmans and Speyers, reveal the fact that there Is no Indication of the United States subscribing to a loan 81 nee the last war loan was so largely underwritten In New York the Interna tlonal monetary situation baa completely changed, and the firms here say the Amert eax.s now need their capital for us at home. Easy to Float Lm. One financier said: "!f the government would bring out a loan that would really provide means for cettllng the Irish ques tlon, tbey would get more underwriting than they would know what to do with, both here and In America." Mr. Redmond was asked point blank If he thought the landlorda were in earnes He replied: I have every reason to think they are JuMt as anxious as we are tu settle. If Mr. Wyndham bring In a bill on the lne of the decision arrived at by the Ii.itilin conference the greatest step in the industrial and xk'1I hlvtory of Ireland will have bwn accomplished. More lhan that. It will he a moat Import ant step toward home rule. Cnder the new tem the landlords will live In Ireland, tlertve benefit from their property and be gin to take a new Int. rut In Irish a n" i Irs. They will then see the necessity fpr an extension of local government and will rwntually become aa anxious aa ourselves to secure home rule. Chancellor Exalts George Washington as a . Perpetual ModeL JOHN L. WEBSTER ON ANOTHER PHASE Constitution the Then of a Schol arly Address Deallna; with American History. Representative Omaha Oitisens Pay High Tribute to His Memory. Cr.p right. J9H.1. by Pres Publishing Co ) rtD. zi. i.tv lorn "uiiu!.,...,....,.,,,,,,,,,,, ............tinir Cablegram - Special Telegram ! - All the j Vfln". HUD a APtnlUALOANyut rtu.noLX women of the Inlted States embassy will attend the first court on March S. Mrs. and MUs Choste have gone to the south of France to remain until the end of this month, but they will return March 1. Mrs. Henry will attend with her daughter. Mrs. Clover and Mrs. Ridgely Carter are re maining In town to be present. Ambassador Choate returned to London In time to be present at the opening of Parlia ment and to attend one of the Parliamentary dlaiiers on Monday night, going later to the reception at Devonshire house. After the state procession on Tuesday Mr. Choate had a luncheon party at Carlton houre terrace and Secretary White had a few people also, Mrs. White having come over from Ireland for the occasion. Most of the embassy people attended the performance of "Resurrection" at His Majesty's theater on the second night, when the king and queen were present. Captain and Mrs. Clover gave a dinner party at their house on Park Lane, taking their guests on to Tree's theater. Mr. and Mrs. Ridgely Carter were of the party. Mrs. Carter wore a robe of soft rream lace and had on her neck a collar of turquoise and diamonds. Mildred Carter, their little girl, is still at school in the United States Their other child. Bernard, has Just gone to an English college, but later they mean to send h'm to Harvard. When Mrs. Clover returns to Washington about April 1 she will take her two pretty little girls with her. Neither has ever been to an English school, so they have all their American ways. They say ,they love London and are sorry to go, so their parents promised to let Doral have her first season In London and a presentation at Buckingham palace when ahe is 17. She Is 12 now, tall, very fond of horses, rides well and any morning early she may be seen on the Row riding with three other girts who also live on Park Lane, and three grooms following. Mrs. Clover means to go to her mother's place In California for the summer. Nellie Post, Lady Barrymore's daughter by her first husband, the late Arthur Post, was one of the principal debutantes at the viceregal drawing room in Dublin castle. Miss Post resembles her mother. Is a tall, handsome brunette and Is much admired. Miss Muriel White, daughter of the secre tary of the United States embassy, wss her constant companion In Dublin. BEAUTY IS AJA DISCOUNT t sarina Makes a t heau-e la the Per sonnel of Her Maids of Honor. (Copyright. by Press Publishing Co.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The I czarina marie an evrranrdtnarv transforma tion in her suite at the last court. Hitherto her maids of honor have been chosen from among the prettiest girls at court. This gave umbrage to the majority of the court ladles, who are not pretty, so this time the czarina surrounded herself with a retinue of somewhat withered flumes, who have seen younger days, uncharitable persons say. The czarina Is said to have been also In fluenced by a desire to place temptation to flirt out of reach of the czar. The effect was a tremendous personal triumph for the czarina. She appeared in soft rose-colored silk In empire style, her Washington's Connection with the j finest diamonds and pearls studding her CITIZENS UP IS ARMS Representative Omaha Ken Protest Against Proposed Be venue Law. OPPOSE PLAN FOR TAXING FRANCHISES RAISES AMERICAN PAPERS Preach Joarnallat Speaks of Ills Impressions of Thla Conntry. "Washington" was the same at the Omaha club's dinner last night. Eloquent and learned men spoke earnestly of the first American, paying fitting tributes to his many-sided genius, bis high conception of citizenship and bis unfaltering adherence to the convictions he had formed after due deliberation. It was a representative as semblage of Omaha men who had gathered to listen to these addresses, and the occa sion, the third annual event In honor of the great president's birthday, was made a notable one In all respects. It was 8:13 o'clock when Edward' Porter Peck, president of the club and toastmaster of the evening, Introduced Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the University of Nebraska, who responded to the toast: Washington, Our Perpetual Model In Cit izenship." Dr. Andrews said in part: There Is no more Interesting or amazing fact In American history than the persist ence with which Waehlngton keeps before the public mind aa the foremost American. We honor many other citizens. e par ticularly honor Lincoln, and next after him Grant. We honor McKlniey. Lincoln, Grant. McKlniey are great names In thla republic and will forever be. It Is, how ever, clear th.it no one of these men Is thought of as occuDvinir nuite so high a niche In the esteem of the American people as Washington does. This Dre-emlnence Is the more remarkable In view of the fact that Washington's character, like all earth's greatest charac ters, passed through Its mythical period. Soon as those were dead who knew Wash ington personally, all his deeds and char- cteristlcs were magnified to superhuman proportions. He was thought to be a greater general than Napoleon or Welllng- Kin. i ir a. uri u i.fkc im. ,,,,,,,.., giant like Hercules, a saint like Thomaa a Kempls. Then came reaction. Critical study revealed that Washington ww alto gether human, having faults like other men. only no doubt Tes numerous than most: that he had a hot temper leading on one or two occasions to emphatic profanity. and so on. Safe to Know the Troth. bodice, while she wore Peter the Great's famous tiara of diamonds and emeralds with an egg-shaped ruby In the renter, reputed to be worth IS, 000, 000. She looked an empress every Inch snd it was remarked that the czar's eyes followed her every where. He danced only with her. (Copyright. 19ns, by Preea Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. tl. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Pan! do Huy, the editor and publisher off the Petit Parlaleo. has returned from the United States with great admiration for American ways and met bode. He said today to the World correspondent. "One thing that struck me was the frank way In which the managers of American newspapers open their doors to all comers, even competitors. I found a great deal of fraternity and no Jealousy. We do not do that here. "Being specially Interested In newspapers, visited the paper factories and found them much larger and better equipped than ours. In' America they turn out 1,500 tone dally. In Prance we think we have done marvels when we turn out 150. We make money on circulation; the Americans fre quently lose on that, but gain enormously on advertisements. "I think our way of 'miking up' a paper is better than the Amp n way. There think, the headlines are too cloee to. gether, or are too frequent. In the details of a printing office the Americans are far ahead of us. 'Since my return to Paris I have been arranging for the Introduction of several American features in the Petit Parislen, such aa an electric proof press and an auto plate machine, like those employed by the New Tork papers. 'Another thing I would like to see Intro. duced here is a newspaper cuttings (refer ence) department, which in the New York offlcaf is a model arrangement. "Toe interior organization of the Ameri can newspapers, as a rule, is superior to ours. "The New York reporters took my breath away. I noticed that the American papers pay comparatively little attention to poli tic, while In France a paper with no poll tics could not exist. 'Business first' la the American's motto. He wants news In the paper, and then. If he has the time, he reada politics." BERNHARDT'S TOMB COMPLETE Cireat Actress Haa Mar" Maanlflrrnt Fin i at- lug Pla' ,5V of a (Copyright, 1908, by F PARIS, Feb. 21. t blegram Special Tr hardt's grew so me f coffin made and '" matter of past purposes of adtK ubllshlng Co.) ork World Ca l.) Sarah Bern . ordering her own tt for a bed ia a whl"h served the tg much better than her pet snakes anf-lger cats. But. was it for advertising purposes? She has followed up her coffin exploit rig orously In her later years by supervising the erecting of her own tomb in the Pere la Chaise cemetery In Paris. It would seem that both of these morbid freaks sre merely the evidence of an eccentric nature, which may also be responsible Indirectly for her great genius. The tomb Is bow completed. It Is a granite structure, severely plain and pierced by four arches. Inscribed upon It In plain,' bold letters Is the single word "Bernhardt." It stands close to the tombs of Talma, Rachel and Mile. 'Mars, so when the "Divine" Sarah goes to her final rest she will at least.be sure of illustrious com pany. THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for N'ehrnsVn Fair S mday and Warmer In East Portion; Monday Fair. WARNINGS OF EARTHQUAKES French Savant Hna a Scheme Transmit tins T hi eta Over the World. for (Copyright. 19CJ. ty Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. 21. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) A method by which warning of earthquakes may be sig nalled by the combined use of the seismo graph and the telegraph was explained by Prof Llpman at the recent meeting of the Academy of Sciences. The elasticity of the earth's surface is such that the slightest selsmio shock may be transmitted to the furthest end of the world. Prof. Llpman would take advantage of this to unite all the obrsrvatories having seismologies! instruments by telegraph wirea ao disposed that when the first seis mic Impression should be received, aa usual after aa earthquake, all the other ap paratus connected would signal the earth quake's approach, for the electric fluid moves more quickly than seismic wavea. QUICK LUNCH FOR LONDONERS AFTER THE NEWS OF RUSSIA Proprietor of London Paper Seeks to Havo Censorship Relaxed. (Copyright. 14 by Press Publishing- Co.) LONDON, Feb. II. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Alfred Harmsworth, the proprietor of the London Dally Mall, has gone to Russia to see If he can arrange with the Russian authorities for a news service from St. Petersburg for the Dally Mail. The arbitrary interfer ence of the Russian censor haa made It impossible tor any newspaper correspond ent to aeod news without being expelled. If Mr. Harmsworth gsis the censors ban relaxed it will he the biggest achievement et his career. But. and here the great wonder comes In, this critical study did not in the slightest diolodga Washington from tne pinnacle of fame on which he had stood from the first. It was found safe to know the truth about him. When criticism had unearthed the very worst that could be said, touching his lire, conduct ana character, intra sioou forth , aa Incomparable manhood, an -unparalleled citlsen. - It Is worth while to inquire Into this mar velous power of our greatest American to keep hla position as leader in spite of the mighty rival! time has raised up. This cannot be because hie career Is removed from our time by a century, since study has ao brought before us the events of his life that we know actually more of him than we do of Lincoln and almost aa much aa we do of McKlniey. One consideration helping to explain his primacy is that Washington s cltisenship had many aides or aspects and that he was a model In each. He was - first In war" and also "first in peace" a warrior aa well as a statesman. Because his double presi dency came after his military work and has gotten Itself recorded much the more fully, many admirers of the great -nan al most forget his extraordinary talent as a general. It la, however, oafe to say that if he had been a military man and nothing else he would have ranked with the fore most. Less of a Politician. Again Washington was less a mere poli tician tun Lincoln, it is wen Known mat at one uertod Lincoln was a politician and little If nothing more politician not In the worst sense and yet certainly not In the besC. He was a party man, bent merely on advancing party men and party measures Before he seriously settiea aown to nie great statesman life mUsion. No such period occurred In Washington's life. He was always too serious and too patriotic for mere partisanship. Washington got and aept his eminence without resort at any time to any political aevu-e or contrivance. He never participated in any factional work or descended to any of the ruses eo common among men whose mentality Is on the political and not on the statesmanship plane. With these traits of our great flrit citizen, that his civic character had many facets and that he was never a politician in anv objectionable sense, went other civic excellencies, each helping to constitute him for all time the mode American. For one thing he held a Just balance between Anglo phobia and Anglomania. He respected Great Britain. How could he help doing so. knowing that all that was beet In our Institutions came from that source? But whatever Jacobin ranters might say to the contrary, he was never unduly or inappro priately oreetulous to the Br'ttsh power against which he had boldly drawn sword in the caree of the thirteen colonies. Expansionist, hnt .Not Jingo. Washington was also a model American in being an expansionist without being in any sense a Jingo. Jefferson is often re ferred to s the leader and father of Amer ican expansionist policy. No so. Washing ton was before him In this. Washington was the great expansion protagonist. With him. moreover, expansion was not mere theory. He himself croesed the mountains Into the Mlsr.isi.lupl valley, a paihtinuer and a pathbreaker, in effect doing vnore to enlurga westward the borders of America than was accomplished by Jefferson in the Louisiana purchase or by McKlniey In the Spanish war. On the other hand, the great tn.iii at no tune lunK to a jingo spirit. He dli not wish war or conquest merely for the rake of It. lie advised agalnnt en tangling alliances and I'M the country through one of it mot critical period. When we recall the fact that we are voters and citizens of a republic he made more than any hundred, more than any thousand other men. shall we not strive to tie as I road and as good a citixen as the first citizen of the republic? wssslsftss nnd the Const Itat Ion. Mr. John L. Webster responded to the toast, "Washington and the Constitution." In his opening remarks Mr. Webster briefly but succinctly sketched tbe condition of the country during the four years from 17S3 i to 1787. when the colonies were united BELIEVE PRIEST IS CHRIST Ptlrrlms Tramp Tils Hundred Miles to Worship "Father John." (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing- Co.) CRON3TATrT. Roaate, w-eh tl. (New York World Cablegram-;-Special Telegram.) Eight pilgrims have "arrived here after tramping 900 miles to worship "Father John of Cronstadt." whom they believe the Christ. They were sent home by train by the authorities, who have don" everything, they oan, though without avail, to stamp out the peasants' belief In the. divinity of this priest. When Father. John left Petersburg the other evening. In spite of the secrecy al ways observed about his movements. - a considerable number of people gathered at tbe railway station and he had to he es corted from bis carriage by twelve stalwart gendarmes, who Joined hands and formed a ring about him. .The women in the crowd threw themselves on the ground and tried to craw! Inside the ring to kiss his feet or even his garments. Proposed Amondmsnt Would Destroy the fruits of Long Fight. CORPORATIONS TO EVADE ASSESSMENT Suggested Measura Would Allow Many Millions to Escape Taxation SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING TO STATE People of Nebraska aa Much Inter ested aa the People of Omaha la Hatisg aa Eqttltahle Val uation Made. Thirty-three representative citizens adopted unanimously the following resolu tions at a meeting called suddenly by tbe tax committee of the Real Estate exchange at the Commercial club yesterday after noon: Whereas, It Is reported that amendments are in contemplation to the general revenue bill which haa been prepared by a special committee of the Nebraska legislature. which amendments provide that street rail way, electric light, water and gas com panies, shall be assessed only on their tangible property and in addition to an amount equal to one year's grofs receipts, which said additional assessment on the groan receipts is to be In lieu of a tax on the franchises; and Whereas. Such amendments would mean that the value of the franchise would be grossly undervalued to the extent in the case of the Omaha corporations of millions of dollars; and W hereas, Such principle and method of franchise assessments would If carried out In etate. county and city taxation, greatly lower the aeeessments at present standing against the Omaha franchfsed corporations and would result in the undervaluation of franchised corporations not only in Omaha, but throughout the state, and practically undo all the work accomplished during the f'ast two years by the public agitation and Itigatlon toward raising the valuation of such corporations to Just and reasonable figures; therefore be It Resolved, by the citizens of Omaha In emergency meeting assembled. That we unqualifiedly condemn said proposed amendments; that we regard the threat ened passage of the same as a great public danaer. and that we call upon the public. the press and the Douglas county delegation to vigorously oppose tne same, ana mat we earnestly ask that said Imuglas county delegation use all the power it possesses to prevent the passage of said obnoxious amendments. Action Prompt and TTnunlmous. This resolution, which explains Itself, waa framed by W. S. Poppleton. Introduced by Dr. W. H. Christie, seconded by F. D. Weed and was adopted without dissent. The only amendment to Its original form was sug gested by Victor Rosewater, who desired the Importance of the proposed legislation to other cities and towns than Omaha set forth. The tax committee of the Real Estate exchange had called tbe meeting at one hour's notice for 4 o'clock. The citi zens present Included tha following: Page. 1 Irish Land Flaht ettlrrt. Pnye Tribute to Wsnhlssisa. Omnha Protests on llerenne Bill. Hartley Cartly Answers Reporter. 9 Talk of Artmlttlnar Two States. Rill for Openlna Part of Hoaennd. 8 tevrs from Nehrsnks Towns. Progress of the l.lllle Trial. 4 Titled People Offend the King, side I Ichta on London Police. 5 Sons of Revolution T1sno.net. Kelson Defends Charter Hill. Pnat Week In Omnha society. Where Thermometers Connt. T front Iowa Towns, ft AtTnlrs In Connell Bluffs. 10 Sportlna Events of the Day, Mx Victims of Hotel Fire. Kmplor Tnrtles of Tracy. 11 Indian Ponlsg for the t'ntnera Crude System of Accounting. Confession of Foreign Consul. Life of a Well-Round Rook. Topics for Women Who Trnvel. IB In the Domnln of Woman. IS Amusements nnd Music. 14 Editorial. IB "tart on Sew Army War College. Canal Treaty Ip In the Sennte. 15 Story, "Flower the Corn." 19 Markets and Financial. 'JO Bantu Huya the Bennett Stock. KEEPS LIPS SEALED Ex-State Treasurer Bartley Gives a Curt Answer to an Interviewer. PRESENT BUSINESS IS HIS OWN AFFAIR Indicate! He Consider! Term la Peniten tiary Has Paid the State. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi Hour. Dear. Hour. Den. 0 a. as 14 1 'p. m Z 8 a. m l.l 2 p. m 21t T a. m ..... . 12 3 p. m :tl ft a. an 12 4 p. m .12 Sauna 1.1 Bp. m...... no 111 t. m in Hp. m 2tt 11 a. m IS T p. m 2M 12 m 20 PROPELLERS UP IN THE AIR European Inventor Builds Craft for lee In Trop . . . leal Waters. Xovel T. I. McCague. John L. McCague, J. H. Mcintosh. H. F. Mcintosh, T. J. Mahoney, Euclid Martin, Li. P. Ferine, W. S Poppleton, A. Tu Reed, Victor Rosewater, Robert Hmlth. John Bteel, Mel Uhl. W. Q. I're. V. V. Wead. B. R. Bsll, W. H. Bell. O. 8. Benawa. A. O. Charlton, Dr. W. H. Christie, )aid T. Cole, Robert Cowell, LiOrenzo Crounne, J O. Detweiler. William Fleming, J. A. Gates. W. T Graham, C. F. Harrison, G. M. Hitchcock. Herman Kountxe, Proeeedlaa-a of the Body. Mr. Detweiler called the meeting to or der and suggested as chairman former Got- DIDN'T BET, BUJL0ST MONEY Costly Experience) of n German Parmer with a Brace of Sharpers. Henry Srheurle. a transient German from North Dakota, was too shrewd to bet on the unlocking of a padlock, but he lost his money Just tbe same. Saturday after noon Scheurle was accosted on South Tenth street by two men who exhibited a friendly interest In him and the North Dakota wheat crop, and finally drew .him into an argument about opening a padlock they had. Scheurle was willing to argue, but when he waa asked to bet that he could cpen It he backed up. "I've got money all right," aald he. "and I'm game, but I won't bet on that." "Let's see your money," said the pair, and the German handed over his pocket book. One man counted over $43 in bills and handed back the pocketbook. After a while the fellows left, and when Scheurle wsnted to buy a cigar In the Burlington station later, be found his pocketbook didn't contain a cent. DECLINES TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION Reports Credit Him with Collecting In Large Sums on Loans. HOLDS HEAVY CLUB OVER MEN WHO OWE Legislators Inclined to Want Souse Information and Money Before Releasing the Bartley Bondsmen. (Copyright. Ian. by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Feb. 21. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Count Zeppe lin, an air ship Inventor, Is experimenting at the Lake of Constance with an automo bile launch. It Is an odd looking craft, having propellers In the air instead of In ernor Crounne. who presided. F. D. Wead ! able escort to the cnurch. announced the object of the meeting. In addition to his address at this meeting, "An emergency exists," e declared, "and j the governor has agreed to talk to the mem it aoDears that an Immediate mass meeting bers of the congregation of the First Meth- of as many citizens aa we can get together j odlst Episcopal church and to talk to the la imnortant. Accordlnr to the newspaper children ounng tne tsunaay school session dispatches from Lincoln, efforts are being j at noon In the Flret United Presbyterian made in the Joint revenue revision commit- cnurcn, iwenty-iourtn arc. ixwge tee to change the method employed in tax ing franchised corporations. It the pro posed changes become a law, then the two years' fight that the citizens of Omaha have been making to secure equality in tax- the water. The launch Is very light and atlon will amount to nothing and we will has a draft of only one foot. On the dack have to begin all over again. In the case Is a kind of platform, to which is attached of the street railwsy company we figure a propeller made of aluminum, having two that It will reduce the assessment In this screws 37 Inches long by 14 Inches broad I city about 3.200,000. meaning a difference and 1H inches thick. A petroleum motor of twelve horse power is the driving force. The speed of the launch in calm weather is estimated at fifteen miles an hour. It seems hardly to touch the water. Count Zeppe lin's object in building such a peculiar craft was to supply the want of a suitable boat for tropical waters, where aquatic plants binder the use of an ordinary boat. The Idea of aerial propellers is the result of the count's ballooning experiences. BOURKE COCKRAN IN EGYPT Before Helsrsisg ew York Lawyer Will Give Irish Some Advice. (Copyright. WS, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Feb. 21. New York World Cablegr&ni Special Telegram.) Bourke Cockran is now in Egyrt. where he will stay some .weeks, msking a trip to Khar toum. While in London he was welcomed, as usual, alike by "smart" society and by the Irish leaders. He lunched with John Redmond, the chairman of the Irish par liamentary party; T. P. O'Connor, William O'Brien and John Dillon In taxea, computing with, a 10-mllI levy, of 132,000. The method will work against equitable taxation In Omaha, and has no good reason to stand upon." W. S. Poppleton waa called upon to speak and said: "We spent two yearr and a lot of time and money to obtain the equitable assessment of the franchised corporations. The matter was fought out by public agi tation and in the courts snd a fair and Just valuation for taxation at last fixed upon the corporations. It aeems outrageous to think that the legislature Is going to vitiate our sccomplishment. . The adoption of the pro posed amendments would place us back where we were, would mean another long fight in the courta and while tbe present changes may be for country districts only, tbe Injection of tbe principle Into taxation is wrong and will have a pernicious influ ence. In time It will creep into municipal taxes. I believe that all the citizens who stood for equal taxation will be with as In the coming fight to prevent the enactment of these provisions Into law." khonld Send Out Wsrslsg. had been resting easily during the day and John L. McCague aald that the meeting J a rather favorable opinion of his chances of waa called together more to anticipate recovery was expresses oy tne nospital su Pros pert of Kattsc la a Hurry Wor ries the People of Great City. (Copyright. 190S, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 21 (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The pros pective opening In the ctty of London of American quick lunch counters by G. H. Wyman has called out serious warnings from the medical fraternity on the dangers of Increased facilities for getting food. It has also provoked a counter movement among London's leisurely business men. Tbey have started a country lunch club whose members lunch together three times a week at soma country place with suitable train service. They began with a lunch at Guilford, twenty-nine miles down tbe Sur rey railroad, the Journey there and back and the thirty-seven minutes for lunch taking from l:t to aa p. so. under the Articles of Confederation. Ho pointed out how anarchy and disorder reigned, and quoted from Washington's letters to show his prophetic foresight of the condition toward which the country was drifting. The attitude of the several parties Into which the peorje had divided wai also made clear. Of the initiatory steps to a constitutional convention, taken by Virginia at the instance of James Madison, of the election of Washington as a dele gate, and of the effect of this action on tha people of the otbsr states Mr. Webster spoke, and then went on: George Washington so loved his retire ment from public strife that he hedtated t attend the convention. It required th per- uaslve Influence . Madison and Edmund Randolnii anil He, y Knoa to have him accept in is new resonsible duty. One of the letters of General Knox to George Washington Is of more than passing Inter est. In which he said: ' For 1 take It for granted that however what might be done than to condemn meas- He originally intended to sail for New ures that were known to be advocated. He York at the end of March, but he has de cided to delay his departure until the mid dle of April, in order to attend tbe na tional convention! in Dublin on the 14th, having been summoned to pass on the British government's promised land pur chase bill tor Ireland. Mr. Cockran is interes'ed In a big scheme for promoting an Irish industrial revival, which. It is expected, will be launched early next year. BIG PRICE FOR A SMALL JUG Frtehes Klsrht Hundred Dollars tanit it la Old and llonrll. Be. XCeallnued oa Second rage.) (Copyright, by Press Publishing Co 1 LONDON, Feb. 21. New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) A small Jug. nine Inches and a half high, made of Fulham stoneware and dated 1581, fetched t00 at Christie's this week. It had been in the possession, of a church at West Maillot. Kent, over 400 years. Its brown surface Is splashed with red, orange, green and purple. Its neckband and handle are of silver gilt. It la rositlvely devoid of charm except In the eye of a connoisseur, but brought three times the price ever pald tor suck aa article at Christie's. thought the meeting should sound a note of warning In order that the legislators might know that Omaha was watching t'ue matter. "The franchised corporations should be given to understand that a timti can come when forbearance will cease to be a vir tue," he declared. "Street railway, elec tric light and telephone companies have been knocking on the door and begging per mission to enter Omaha during the past year. It Is not yet too late to admit these J At New Tork Sailed: Vaderland. rivals to the present corporations ana throw (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 21. (Special.) "It anybody thinks for a holy minute that I am going to come back from the penitentiary after serving six years, snd tell him any thing about my present business he's d badly mistaken," sentpntlouely remarked Joseph S. Bartley. ex-statc treasurer of Nebraska, to a correspondent for The Bee this afternoon. "I am trying to attend to my business the best I can and It doesn't make a bit of difference to me what people say about me," continued the man who defaulted to the amount of over :'00,0o0, as he wheeled around from his desk In hla office In the Richards block. "Is it not a fact. Mr. Bartley. that you are collecting In money hy monthly In stallments, on loans you made while you wero state treasurer?" was asked him. "That is my business and I refuse to talk about it," was the quick and decisive re ply. "Isn't It a fart that you are maintaining yourself by means of loans you made while state treasurer?" was asked. But this inquiry brought no mora satis factory response than the first one. "Isn't it true, Mr. Bartley, that on a recent occasion, one of your customers be came delinquent In his monthly payment of $.")0 on the loan he had received from you and that you wrote him a letter, threatening him unless he came to time with the payment snd that he came to time forthwith?" wss the next attempt at probing. Bartley threw back his head and laughed one of those cynical laughs and then looking rather annoyed, said: "Who told you such a thing as that?" Not In Dlscnsalon Business. Bartley simply will not discuss the past or the present either. Insofar as It relates to his money-loaning Industry, which. It Is said, has attained considerable propor tions, nor will ho talk about the movement on foot to secure the release of his bonds man from the obligation they owe the state. nor of that celebrated mysterious "cigar box" and Us contents. He Is a sphinx so far as all these msttcrs are concerned. His lips are sealed and be regards It nobody's business If he haa become an opulent money lender on money that belongs to the state of Nebraska. He rests secure In the knowledge that the persons to whom he has farmed out these embez-.led funds are his victims and no such little thing aa an Investigation by the state legislature Is likely to disturb tbe equilibrium of his financial prowess. "I have not asked a single member of this legislature to support this resolution to release my bondsmen," said Bartley. "Then you know that the resolution has been drawn up and that an effort really is being made to secure the release of your bondsmen?" was Interposed. Evidently annoyed at hta unguarded statement, he replied: "Well, what I know of It Is wfcwt I have learned from the newspapers." While Mr. Bartley may not he able to Inspire the most Implicit faith In every thing he says, no one who could talk with him ought to donbt his word when he says he Is not bothering himself about any movement for tbe benefit of his bondsmen. It's a 100 to 1 shot that this Is the least of Joe Bartley's troubles. It's a safe bet that Bartley has decided to let the bonds men look out for themselves, though there Is no question but that he Is thor oughly Informed as to every detail of the movement to secure tbe passage by this legislature of the resolution for tha re lease of these bondsmen. As for his own release from anything that might be construed into a legal obli gation to the state, Bartley Is evidently not concerned. He got the only releaso at the hands of Ezra P. Savage that he cared anything about. The other release is not essential to the success of his pres ent vocation, which Is said to be In a moet nourishing condition. As to any pledge made by him or his friends that. In consid eration of his release from the penitentiary he would address himself with all possible power to the remuneration of the state for tbe money he had embezzled, be It far trass Joe Bartley to worry. sua-a-estloni Which Takes. It has been suggested that before Bartley and his sureties are released on their official bond the legislature should pry Into the He ! mysteries of thla remarkable case and as certain the amount or proceeds teat nas been realized on tbe valuable contents et that mystic cigar box and claim It all la the name of the state. And this suggestion haa struck a responsive chord. The wis- Captain felly Lectures. dom of it has appealed to thoughtful mem- Captain Ely. the modern "Binbad of the ! bers of the legislature. But we trouble GOVERNOR MICKEY TO SPEAK Proa-rasa is for Him to Make Three Addressers Darin the Day. 1 Governor Mickey is to be the principal speaker at a patriotic meeting to be held in Kountze Memorial church this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The members of the Grand Army, Union Veterans' union. Millard and Thurston Rifles, Omaha Guards and Loyal Legion are to be In attendance. There also will be other speakers. Previous to the hour of meeting the members of the Grand Army posts and the Union Veterans' union will gather at the postofflce building for thj purpose of giving tbe governor an honor- WATER COMMISSION MEETS Informal Session Held to Tnlk Over Prospective Duties of the Members. The appointees of Governor Mickey on the new Omaha Water commission held an Informal meeting Friday at which they dis cussed their prospective duties, the re quirements of their official bonds and the details of their organization. ' While noth ing definite was agTeed on, the consensus of opinion appeared to be in favor of mak ing ex-Governor James E. Boyd the chair man. Although the time for organization under tbe law does not arrive until the first Wednesday in March, another In formal meeting probably will be held before that time to arrive at a more definite understanding. WOODS' CONDITION CRITICAL Colored Man Shot by Detective Helt feld Takes a Tarn for the Worse. Harry Wood, the negro who wss shot by Detective Heitfeld Friday evening in the Midway saloon, while the former was re sisting arrest, was reported at a late hour last night aa in a critical condition thorltles, but he later grew worse. Sea," gave one of hla characteristic lec tures before the boys of the Young Men's Christian association and their parents Sat urday evening, which was largely attended and lnterstlng. The feature of his lecture waa Captain Ely's experience on a whaler and hla sailor yarns. Hla lecturs was il lustrated with whaling and sea faring weapons which he exhibited. Movemrata of Ocean Vessels Feb. 21. for wide open tha door of competition, creating losses to the established corporations that will be far greater loan the payment of Just taxes." Mr. Wead said he thought the time had come for a vigorous protest. There ia no reason to doubt that the proposed changes in tbe revenue bill are contemplated, he affirmed. "There is one point we must not lose sight of," he continued, "and that is while tha Douglas county delegation is busy knocking out these objectionable Na tures and succeeding In tne endeavor, tbey are not to lose sight of the matter of rail way taxation. It has been suggested that the franchise-tax matter haa been Intro duced to divert attention from the railroad tax reforms." Victor Rosewster was asked te speak on (Continued ea Fourth Fags.) Southampton; Luclana. for Uverpool t'arthaictnlan for Glasgow; Graf Walder- Cherbourg and Ham Ia Bavoie, for New see for Plymouth, burg. At Havre Bailed: York. At Liverpool Arrived: Belgenland. for Philadelphia. Billed: Campania, for New York. . At Southampton Billed: Minneapolis. from London, for New York, and passed ni. financial condition. At Malta Arrived: Moltke. from New York via Punchal, etc., cn a cruise. At Antwerp Arrived: Nederland, from Philadelphia. At Astoria. Ore. Sailed: Euphroslne, for Australia. At Portland. Ore. Sailed: Riverdale, for Amsterdam. At Algiers Arrived: Kalsertn Maria Ther esla. from New York via Funchal, etc., on orient cruise. At Rotterdam Balled: Ajnaterdim, for New York At San Francisco Arrived: Nippon Maru, from liong Kong; Banning, from Navltiad. Bailed: G. P. Hitchcock, for New York; Angola, tor liong fceng. seems to be In deciding how to go about thla difficult task. No doubt ample proof could be obtained to show conclusively that the centents of that cigar box haa yielded and Is still yielding a big Income to Joseph 8. Bartley. The statement waa made to a correspondent of The Bee a day or two ago by a gentleman who professes to have Incontrovertible ev idence, that Bartley has made loans enough and of sufficient character to keep htm and his family In comfortable circumstances the rest of their days without aoy work on his part, except to see that hla "Interest" is promptly and regularly paid. Said this gentleman: Bartley has no cause for anxiety about He baa enough money loaned out to enable him to continue his extravagant habits as long as ha Uvea." Little substantial hope Is entertained of getting at any uaeful facts as to the notori ous cigar box and Its contents. The co terie of people who sou id give Information on this point la ao small and the respective positions are such as to warrant no hona whatever. Bartley has refused to say a word. Ex-Governor Holcomb, who went Into office as Bartley commenced his second term and testified to having accepted the alleged securities presented to him by the