The Omaha Sunday Bee.
PAGES 1 TO 10.
PART I.
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KSTAHLISIIED JIM; 10, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY JIOliiUXG, FKIJKUARY 22, 190U-TWENTY PAGES.
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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.
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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
