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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED ,IUXE 10, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. ROM WASHINGTON fbicngo Holds Many Meetings in Great Patriot's Memory. SENATOR HOAR IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Fays Earnest Tribute to Father of Country Twice in the Day EASTERN CITIES KEEP GENERAL HOLIDAY Sew Tork and Boston Observe Anniversary by Cessation of Work. BIG BANQUET IS GIVEN IN ENGLAND Dnke of Devonshire and Others In alat on Friendly Relation Which Now I'nlte Briton and Ita Oneo Estranged Daughter. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Public schools, banks, the Board of Trade, the Block exchange and all city and county offices were closed today Id honor of Washington's birthday and ap propriate exercises were held by various societies. A meeting was held In the morning at the Auditorium attended by the pupils of the public schools, at which Frof. George E. Vincent of the University of Chicago and Miss Jane Addams of Hull House wore thu principal speakers. In the afternoon Senator Hoar of Massa chusetts addressed a large audience com posed of the members of the Union League club and their friends. The singing of pa triotic songs by the audience formed part of the exercises. A banquet was given this evening by the Union League club at which President Bancroft proposed the toast, "The Orator J of the Day, to which Senator Hoar re Uponded. Frank W. Gunsaulus. President Eliot " f Hs arvard and Blshoo Gailnr of Tennessee ' were too other speakers. Sew York Keeps Holiday. NEW TORK. Feb. 23. While there was no official celebration, today was generally obrerved aa a holiday and there was a very generous display of bunting. Tho public schools, federal, slate, county and city offices, exchanges, banks, etc., were closed and In the down town district llt i tin b'irilnetis was transacted. Moat of the retail stores were closed. The weather sas bright. Military Veterans Forgather. BOSTON, Mass. Feb. i3. Army veterans' reunions, patriotic meetings and other events were Included In the observance of Washington's birthday In this city. General William Boj'h, commander of the Salvation Army, addressed large audi ences In Tremont temple. The holiday was quit generally observed In the larger cities of New England. Britons Aid Celebration. LONDON. Feb. 23. The dinner given to-" 'tlghr by thff-inerlivwi society hr honor of Washington's birthday waa the occasion for a brilliant assemblage. The duke of Devonshire and Lord Lon dondeny, members of the cabinet, offl- daily voiced the good will of the British government, while such representative Eng lishmen as the lord mayors of London and Bristol, the lord provost of Glasgow, Lord Strathcona and Lord Rothschild, and the following members of the house of com mons: Sir Charles Dilke, J. H. Oalztel, Sir Thomas Dewar, Sir Edwin Lawrence, Eb enrier Parkes, Sir Gilbert Parker and Jo seph Welton, all gave expression to their hearty wishes. Among the well known Americana pres ent were Ambassador Choate, Consul Gen eral Henry Clay Evans, Standford Newell, minister to The Netherlands; John Barrett. T. W. Crldler, Lord Fairfax, Marshall Hal stead, Colonel Hunsiker, Halsey C. Ives of the St. Louis exposition. Captain Piper, t deputy police commissioner of New York; all the United States embassy staff and many foreign representatives of the St. Louis exposition, , Slgnor Marconi was also present and was most warmly received. The duke of Devonshire, proposing the toast of the president, referred to Mr. Roosevelt as a man who bad made his mark M succescfut civil service reformer, a ,Qilnt military leader and an eminent ttfsman. in whom he saw an Intelligent a earnest friend of England. "Never In anv nrevlous time." aaid the duke, "have Anglo-American relatione been i more cordial. Both peoples are in fairly good humor with themselves, and so It Is unlikely they should be In a bad humor with each other. "I welcome the tendency ou the part of the United States to take a larger and keener Interest In affairs outside the Amer ican continent." War W'oald Be Error. Ambassador Caoate. following In the same strain, declared that war on any sub ject between Great Britain and America would be not only a great calamity, but an unspeakable crime. Mr. Francis eloquently described the mo tive and scope of the St. Louis exposition. Ho gave detailed figures, showing the care with which the money was expended to make every phase of the exposition per fect snd useful to the European exhibltora and vUttors, He referred to the first great Interna tional exhibition in London. Since then England had always been fully represented at every universal exposition. He urged that the country should not be behind band at St. Louis. "No guest." he added, "will be more wel come. I feel some delicacy in referring to our consanguinity, neither would It be be coming in the president of this universal exhibition to designate aa the aeat of honor the place at the table to be occupied by th- mother country. You need no assur ance, however, from the exposition manage ment, from the bead of our government or from the American people that do one could y bnor us more nor anyone be given prered kicace over you. We feel Justified in tre- dieting that the attendance will not only be universal from within the limits' of our country, extensive and populous as It Is, but thai clllsens of every civilized country tn the globe will visit us In representative numbers." John Barrett proposed the health of the "British exhibitor" and in the course of bis remarks urged the United Kingdom to make of the St. Louis exposition another Durbar. Toner Presides la Berlin. BERLIN. Feb 2 J. Two hundred Ameri cans in this city celebrated Washington's birthday with a supper and dance al thu Kaiserhoff. Ambassador Tower preside! A must, al entertainment preceded the dan- ting. QUEEN RECEIVES AMERICANS Italian Kln' Wife thai lout vUU slaltors From Across the "ran. ku.u., Feb. 23. Quern. v.A-vday re- eclved iu private auaicme . -vr- Mm. Frank Mnrrl. . It, leans cago, Miss Halstead Boyland. Mrs. an Brldgeham and Mrs. and Miss Gaw of Th..; adelphia, Mr. and Mrs. Osy of Homi, Miss Harrison of Baltimore, Miss Pendleton, sis ter of the former United States minister to Berlin, Mr. and Mrs. Norton of Berlin, Mrs. George Lea Peabody of Boston, Wil liam Appleton Potter, brother of Bishop Potter; Miss Marlon H. Simmons. Leonard M. Thomas, second secretary of the United States embassy here'; Robert M. Wlnthrop, secretary to the United States legation at Berlin; Mr. and Mrs. W. Hollsn, Mrc. A. P. Woodworth and Miss Elbel Brownson of New York. The four last named were also presented to the queen-mother. All tho Americans afterward participated in a court ball, which assumed special significance, as It was the first to which foreigners have been admitted during the present reign. The queen conversed at length with the Americans present, inquiring of Mr. Potter after his brother, Bishop Potter, whom, she said, she knew well by reputation. Queen Helena congratulated Secretary Thomas on his appointment to the em bassy at Rome and chatted at some length with Mrc. Avery about children. The bell was a great function. Tho members of the diplomatic corps and the leaders of Roman society wero among the 2,000 guests. WHOLE ISLAND SNOWBOUND Newfoundland Cannot Even Estl tlmsts When Trains Will . Reach neatlaatlons. ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Feb. 23. The trains which were snowbound In the Interior having secured relief, are now moving backwards to their starting points. It was impossible for the trains to attempt to cut their way through the snowdrifts across the summit of the Island. Another blizzard raged last night, add ing to the snow drifts. An eastern train with forty-three passengers reached Nor rls Arm this afternoon, and is now on Its way to this city, but It Is unknown when It will arrive, owing to a rain atorm and a subsequent frost coating the tracks with Ice. A train which left St. Johns this morning was unable to proceed half a mile from the station - owing to the Ice, and had to return this afternoon. The western snowbound express Is slowly retreating toward Bay of Islands with fifty-five persons aboard. It was deemed unwise to keep the train near the summit owing to a possible long delay before that section of the railroad Is clear. The pas sengers will be housed at Bay of Islands. The passengers of the express, which also carries large American and Canadian In coming mails, aro likely to be detained at Bay of Islands for some time. KING EDWARD GIVES LEVEE President Francis ( It. Lonls Fair - "rrsaaai ;- IS ' rronlui Prlvnta Aadlance. LONDON. Feb. 23. King Edward held the first levee of the season In the throne room of Buckingham palace. Ambassador Choate and the other members of the United States embassy were among the diplomats present. The king was attended by the prince of Wales, most of the cabinet ministers and all the great officers of state. Mr. Choate presented among others P. R. Francis, president of the St, Louis exposition. After the levee the king sent to ask Mr. Francis if he would like to be received In private audience and receiving an affirma tive reply promised to fix a date. Mr. Francis will attend today's debate In the House of Commons on War Secretary Brodreck's army scheme. During an Informal conversation which Mr. Francis had with Lord Lansdowne on the subject of the St. Louis exposition, the foreign secretary manifested keen Interest In the fair and promised it every possible support. Mr. Francis anticipated an early an nouncement of the apointment of a royal commission to arrange for Great Britain's participation In the exposition. PLAGUE NOT YET STAYED Mnsatlan Prisoners Immirrd In Boll . Ring While Jail Is Dis infected. MAZATLAN, Mexico. Feb. 23. There was only one death from bubonic plague today and that at the observation station. There are thirty-five patients at the laz aretto, with the condition of eight doubt ful. Two hundred persons are now Iso lated. The bull ring is now being used as a prison, as the jail Is undergoing disin fection. Among the new cases two occurred among the sentries at the military hos pital and one was that of a servant girl, who died a few hours later. Her employ ers, who live next door to the governor, are now In quarantine. Governor Canedo Is active in all pre ventive measures and - shows great per sonal courage. He refuses to leave the city and go back to the state capitol umtl the plague la stamped out. TO WED AUSTRIAN COUNT Bister of the Khedive Ohtnlas Divorce front Egyptian Heabaud and Goes to Vienna. CAIRO. Feb. 23. Princess DJemll Tous- ! soun, sister of the khedlve and wife of I Prince DJemll Toussouu, recently msde an unsuccessful attempt al stlf-destructlon by taking poison. The act is said to have been prompted by Jealousy. Tba princess subsequently left Egypt on board of one of the royal yacht a, refuaing to see her husband. Her highness went by way ot irieeie to Vienna, wnere it is ssid she Is abct't to wed an Austrlsn count. A, divorce has already been granted. BALFOUR GIVES ASSURANCES Snya House Will Have Ample Op pur. taalty Discuss Merrnntlle Murine Arrangement. 'LONDON. Feb. 23. Replying to a ques tion In the House of Commons today, Ger ald Balfour, psvaldent of the Board ol Trade, aaid the general lines of the agree ment between .the British government and the International Mercantile Marine com pany had been determined upon and the bouse would be given an opportunity to dis cuss the arrangements before it was finally concluded. HAS HOPES FOR IRELAND Lord Dunraven Considers Land Question as Good as Settled. ALL DEPENDS ON TERMS OF COMING BILL -over n men t Follows Suggestions ynlnt Conference l.i( Con- t.iord Friction Will Certainly End to Good of Empire. LONDON, Feb. 23. The earl of Dunraven wss Interviewed tonight regarding the re sults of the Irish landlords' and tenants' conference In Dublin, of which he wss chairman. He spoke hopefully regarding the prospects of legislation. Lord Dunraven said: The u tern nee of King Kdward and of British public men. the temper of Ireland, the reception of the concurrent report -by the public and the action of the govern ment since are all favorable. Indications also point to the sucrees of the govern ment Irish land hill, which, if it contains a Just and generous offer, will mske the first impres.ilon,, on which all depends. The Mil, if drawn on the lines suggested by the conference, will Insure a tn settle ment ana remove the cause of friction In Ireland which Is reacting unfavorably, not only on Oreat Britain, but throughout the empire and on our kindred In the United State. Lord Dunraven replied to the adverse criticism of the report, saying the con ferees could not lay down a specific formula to be adoupted. They were obliged to deal with the matter on the broadest lines. In considering both the Interests of the nation and those of the Individual landlords and tenants. He did not think that the gov ernment would be able to specify a strict formula wnlch, if attempted, would con fuse tho Issues. The minor details of any plan based on voluntarism must be left to the purchasers and sellers. The confer ence only sought to formulate the condi tions under which It would be possible to complete the transfer of the land within a reasonable period. His lordship concluded by saying he did not think that the demand on the state treasury would be disproportionate to the benefits gained. GOWDY BEGINS AN INQUIRY Conanl General to ' Make Official In vestigation Concerning Stolen Property of the Fairs. PARIS, Feb. 23. Consul General Gowdy has opened an official investigation Into the charges that valuable furs which be longed to the late Mrs. Charles L. Fair were changed after her death for Interior articles. A box containing the furs had been re ceived here from San Francisco, and the seals were broken today by Mr. Gowdy, In the presence of all those who bad a part In handling the articles up to the time of their shipment to America. . Edmond Kelly, representing the Fair es tate, and M. Chanel and Grumwaldt, who appraised the original garments as being worth. $31, 200, were among those present. When the box was opened, a short cloak and a mutt were, .disclosed, both of juicer ordinary appearance.' ' " ' -" M. Chanel said positively that the ar ticles were not those he had appraised. M. Grumwaldt waa not so positive whether the articles were the same. Representa tives of two forwarding companies traced every movement of the peerage from the time It was turned over to them. Messrs. Gowdy and Kelly questioned the various parties and later Mr. Gowdy re quested the appraisers to submit tomorrow a written appraisal of the value of the arttclea shown today. CANADA HANGS ARBITRATION Remonstrates Against Appointments Mnde by United States to Boundary Commission. OTTAWA. Ont., Feb. 23. The Alaska boundary commission was discussed at a meeting of the cabinet today. In an Interview tonight a cabinet min ister sale that while It might not be proper to say that a protest had been made by Canada against the nomination of Senators Turner and Lodge to represent the United States, a remonstrance had been made on the ground that Canada was not being fairly treated in the matter. When Canada gave way to arbitration by a tribunal It waa with the understanding that three Judges of the United States supreme court would be appointed to sit o the case with British and Canadian Judges of repute on the other side. The United States, he said, has failed to carry out this clsuse. Instead, the United States government has appointed, particu larly In Senators Lodge and Turner, men who csnnot be called "impartial Jurists of repute," as required by the treaty. On j the contrary, they are looked upon as men wno are strongly antagonistic to Canada's claims. Until an answer Is obtained to this remonstrance Canala will not name tta commissioners. SAN D0MING0 GIVES WAY Agrees to Settle American Claims as Asked by tailed Slates Minister. SAN DOMINGO, Feb. 23 The Domlni clan government has notified the United States minister, Mr. Powell, that It will accept his proposition in regard to the Roa claim and has requested further time to consider the claim of the Clyde com pany. The treasury office officials here have paid Mr. Powell $1S.750 aa the first in stallment on the Improvement company's claim, amounting to $4,500,000. The Dom inican government has agreed to pay dur ing the first year 1225.000 la monthly in stallments of $17.6iiO. The political situation In Santo Domingo Is not settled. Dlsturbancea have oc curred at Bara Hora on the aouth coast. The minister or war has assumed com- mand of the troops. RAILROAD GETS FOUR SHIPS Canadian ParlOn Cloaca Megotlatloas for Four Vessels of Klder. Dempster t'ompuny. LONDON, Feb. 23. The negotiations for the purchase by the Canadian Pacific of four Beaver line ateamers from Elder-Dempster were concluded today. The price paid Is not yet disclosed, but it Is said to be about $7,500,000. The deal Is regarded here as having an importan. bearing on the proposed fanadiau fist mall service, as It probably will elimi nate lb tender of El lor-Dempster A Co. therefor and leave the Canadian Pacific la a belter position to secure the contract. MAY YET BE MEAT MERGER E. E. Bobbin of tho Omaha Packing Company Slated tor Chairman f the Board. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. The Post today says: Plans practically are complete for the merg ing of the Interests of the firms that com prise the beef trust. Unless something un foreseen arises April 1 will see the official announcement of the Incorporation of a se curities holding company which eventually may control the meat business of the world. Unlike the popular Idea of the packers', merger, however, for the time being It Is not to embrace everything In sight, nor Is It to be capitalized at $500,000,000, as an nounced for the United Statea Packing com pany. Further, tho plans contemplate no friction with the federal courts because of the recent decision of Judge Grosscup against the packing house combination. The nucleus of the great combination of worldwide Interests Is to be the merger of the smaller Independent plsnts bought last year by the big packers preparatory to the general merger planned at that time. The securities to be held by the new corporation are those f he G. H. Ham mond Packing company, the Omaha Pack ing company, the An'o-Am. rlcan-Fowler companies, the St. Louis Beef company and the United States Dressea t'eef company, and possibly several of the outside stock yards now controlled by Chlcngo Interests. Chicago will be the headquarters of the combination, but as far as the publ'c Is concerned there will ! no Immediate change In the operation of tan Indlv! lual plants under the new ro&jme. It Is planned to lead the new securities company with present officials of the individual com panies, Instead of the big nackers them selves, or those, immediately associated with them In the "Rig Six" companies. The slate of officials for the securities company has been preaperd, and Is said to contain the names of J. C. Melvin and J. P. Lyman of the Hammond Packing com pany; Frederick Cowan ' rf the Anglo American, and E. F. Bobbins of the Omaha racking company. Probably ihe last named will be chairman of the boa id of directors. It is not known definitely what will be the capital of the securities-holding company, but it Is thought the figures will be tn ex cess of the purchase price of the companies to be combined, probably something like $50,000,000. : DARROW REFUSES '; TO RUN Finally Decides Sot to Contest May oralty of Chicago with Car ter Harrison. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Clarence S. Darrow tonight announced that he would not make the race for mayor of Chicago. In giving reasons he said for many years he had represented laboring ieople In their litigation and he felt that he could not abandon this work for that of the position of mayor of Chicago, He dvlared that. In company with John Mltchf ;l and Samuel Compera, he had arranged vome measures intended to benefit organize labor through out tho country, and did I t feel that ho should give this up to ek a political office. - Ha qclar4 klrnovJt In itnvCT 'oJfr-inV.ntiii-t nlclpal ownership of public ' utilities, . but said that before such things could be brought about in Chicago there must be state legislation, and that he could further this by his position In the legislature of Illinois more than by anything be could do as mayor, where he would be compelled to enforce the laws on the statute books. SIX FOUND FROZEN STIFF Three Mexican Women with Their Children Snccnmb to Texan Cold. GOLIAD, Tex., Feb. 23. The bodies of six Mexicans, three women and three chil dren, were found frozen to death on the river eight miles above here. The dead: ISABEL RODRIGUEZ, 40. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ, 2f ANITA RODRIGUEZ. ALAM RODRIGUEZ. ROSE REGRIGUZ. HELEN VASQUEZ, 13. The bodies were lying close together, their position showing that the women had tried to protect the children. They were with friends on the south side of the river on Wednesday and were put across in a skiff by Tomas Vasques after which they started for a camp on the north side of the river, two or three miles distant. It Is supposed they lost , their way. NEGRO ENTITLED TO DINNER Court Motets Pullman Company In rM for Refusing Blnck Man Food. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 23. In the United States court here today a Jury awarded $500 to Rev. Henry P. Johnston of Camden, a colored man who sued the Pullman Cat company for $10,000. Johnston Is editor of the Christian Ad vocate and on March 25 last, while riding In a Pullman car between Richmond Va., and Washington Bought service In the din ing car. He claimed that he was refused food by different subterfuges, ' notwith standing he applied threee times. Finally, when all the passengers had been served and the employes were eating, he was of- fered food. NEGROES THREATEN LYNCHING One Black Shoots Another nnd Mny Be Strung Ip Soon. ENID, Okl.. Feb. 23. Black Pearl, a negro pugilist, shot Jim Jones, a negro from Topeka, In a saloon last night. Pearl and Jonea had engaged in a fight earlier in the evening and at 1 Pearl made a tour around the city with a double-barreled shotgun. Finding Jones In a saloon, ha emptied both barrels Into his body and ten gave himself up. Excitement runs high among the negroes here, and talk anions inrm indicates mat mey will at tempt to lynch Pearl. SLAYS SELF WITH FeNKNIFE St. Joseph W'euiaa Gashes Throat While Despoadeat Over 111 Health. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. 23 Mrs. Eliz abeth Barr. wife of George W. Barr, a prominent buslneas man, was found dead In her room at the family realdence. Tod South Ninth street, with her throat cut. A penknife covered with blood waa In her right band. Mra. Barr bad Lee a in ill b:alth fur Jiue lima. STATE GETS U PENALTIES Supreme Court Affirms Decision in the Bock Island Case. EMASCULATES PUBLIC BUILDING BILL Senate lues the Pruning Knife nn the Measure Introduced in tho House by Mercer'a Com mittee. Krom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. (Special Tele gram.) The supreme court today ren dered a decision through Justice Shires af firming, with costs, the decision ot the appeal from the circuit court of the United States in the case of Frank N. Prout, At torney General of Nebraska, appellant, versus James C. Starr, Samuel W. Allerton and the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railroad Company. The case lnvloves s suit instituted by th9 state of Nebraska March 10, 1900, to recover from the rail way company $310,000 as penalties for vio lations of the maximum freight law of Ne braska which went- Into effect June g, 1893. fixing minimum rates for the transportation of freight upon railroads in NebraFka, re quiring carriers to reduce their charges to limits prescribed by statute, and im posing penalties for violations of lis pro visions. The decision which was affirmed was adverse to the state. Cuts Ont Appropriations. The senate today passed an omnibus building bill, but It makes the house bill, which Is still on the calendar, look llks a past participle. The measure passed substantially as reported to the senate by Senator Fairbanks. The house bill re ported by Representative Mercer contained considerable "pap" In the wny of new legislation, and Immediately after Its pro visions became known there were protests among the guardians of the treasury of the popular branch of congress and Its managers decided It best to permit tho senate commiftee to deal first and cut, trim and emasculate at will. This program was carried Into effect and many cltiea whose r3presentatlves on the house side gained recognition for appropriations for sites for new public buildings are lett out in the amended bill as amended and and adopted by the senate. The public building bill as passed by the senate will have the sanction of the leadens of the he use snd pass that body this week. The bill as reported to the house by Representative Mercer, called for an appropriation ot $10,000 to purchase sites for York and Grand Island and also $8,000 each for sites for postofflces at Web ster City and Mason City, la. The senate struck these Items out tn spite of the faci. that Senator Dietrich and the senators from Iowa were most persistent in urging their adoption. Lincoln Gets In.. The senate retained the house item rela tive to the public building at Lincoln, Neb. Tho new federal building at Lincoln Is scheduled, under the bill passed today, to eost $350,000. It also provides for the sale of ths present postefllce to the city of Lin coln at a pnjca ot less than $50,000. The amount of the appropriation- for the1 federal building at Council Bluffs Is in creased from $247,847 to $253,847. The sec retary of the treasury Is authorized to purchase a tract of ground lying Imme diately west of the ground now owned by the United States. The ground authorized to be thus purchased Is thirty-seven feet wide and extends south from Broadway to the alley and the secretary is not permit ted to pay more than $6,000 for this strip of realty. The senate bill also provides for the ex penditure of $170,000 for the erection of a postofflce, courthouse and land office at Pierre, S. D. The appropriation for a public building at Yankton was Increased by the senate from $50,000 to $80,000. A provision Is also made to Increase the limit of cost of the public building at Centervllle. Ia.. to $40,000. A paragraph In the senate bill also car ries $179,000 for new building at Evanston, Wyo. i Ask Place for Merces. While today was to all Intents and pur poses a holiday for average citizens of the District of Columbia, President Roosevelt and congress worked overtime, so to speak. The president had really a busier day than usual,, and his congressional callers were even mora numerous than for some t'me. A delegation from the house of representa tives was on band bright and early, repre sentatives from twenty states to ask Mr. Roosevelt to give a good position In the government service to Representative David H.Mercer, who Is about to retire from the house after a long service there. ' Representative Burkett of Lincoln pre sented the name of Mr. Me?cer to the pres ident, requesting that the outgoing con gressman from the Omaha district might be given something equally as good in point of salary, at least, as that of con gressman. President Roosevelt replied Jocularly that If the needs of Nebraska were to be con Mcred aa taking In a territory from Mary. ! land to North Dakota, there should be no special difficulty In landing a good Job for somebody. Representative Burkett replied that he did not want any appointment which might be graciously given to Mr. Mercer to be charged up against the general political patronage pot of Nebraska. The president said that he generally sup- posed that when an appointment was sought on bchair ot any citizen oi a sovereign state he generally concladed that state would be willing 13 hsve such appointment chargeable to it. Representatives Sibley, Lacey, Cushman and Cromer made speeches commending David H. Mercer, but really beyond a sort ot general "Jolly" the president gave no in dication as to what he may think ot the onslaught upon htm by Mercer's friends. The committee was quite modest In niak f Ing suggestions to the president, merely j naming such good things as the appraiser 1 ship at the port of New York, a position - on the Isthmian Canal commission, as ' sociate Justice of the iumt court of the District of Columbia and a Justiceship on the court of claims. The ro"iniitte prob i ably could not think, on the spur of the moment, of any other vacant places Mercer could be Induced to accept. Favorable Report on Rosebud Treaty, Senator Gamble today secured a favorable report at the bands ot the committee on Indian affairs on the amended treaty to open up a portion of the Rosebud agency to settlement. The South Dakota delegation called upon Epeaker Henderson today regarding the Rosebud treaty and urged upon him the Importance of permitting the amended bill to come up. It is believed' that, under the terms cf the bill as todny reported to the senate, wbleh are identical with thoaa of (Continued en Second Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Tuesday. Kx cept ,Snow In Southwest Portion; Wed day Fair. Temperatare at Omaha yrsterdayl Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg S a. 41 a. T a. t a. ft a. to n. 11 a. .11 :vi Kit U7 x XT ItU II it i ..... JIT iiM at : ;ui st UN lit ENTERTAINMENTS LAST NIGHT Several Society Affairs, Where There Waa Speaking, Muale and Dnnelng. The thirty-ninth anniversary of thj founding of Pythlanlsm wss appropriately observed Monday evening by members of Nebraska lodge No. 1 In tbelr lodge rooms In the Continental block. The hsll was filled- with nearly 400 knights and their guests, who enjoyed nn excellent musical and literary program. Included in the numbers were an address of welcome which was delivered by Chancellor Com mander Slnbaugli, who spoke upon the ob jects and aims ot the order; a violin and piano duet by Master and Miss Slsbsugh; a piano solo by Mr. Latovsky; a vocal solo by Miss jCadv. and a 'cello solo by S. R. Latovsky. One of the plessing features of the evening was an address made by J. C. Lalng of Denver, Colo. The speaker sent a phonograph record of his discourse, which was reproduced and wss very warmly re ceived. Prominent among those present was Col cnel George H. Crager, the father of Pyth Isntsm In the west, who brought the first lodge of Pythlans to this city, the first or gsnized west of the Allegheny mountains, and who came to Omaha from Philadelphia. He Is also the first member In the Veteran Pythlans' association. Included in that as sociation, which Is composed of members who hove been Associated with the order for twenty years or more In this city, are Messrs. J. Q. Goss, O. 8. Wood, M. H. Hoer ner. Fred Herzke, W. W. Bingham, J. Had field. A. CarStens, S. Trostler, all of whom were present at the celebration. The even ing's pleasures concluded with refreshments and a dance. The Catholic Order of Foresters, assisted by the Woman's Catholic Order of Forest ers, held another of their regular enter tainments and dancing parties In the 1 hurst ori Rifles' armory Monday evening, which was largely attended. During the evening a vocal solo was rendered by Miss May O'Brien, which was followed by a one- act farce entitled "A Regular Fix." which was given by the Lyceum Theatrical com peur. . During the evening refreshments were served by the ladles, after which dancing was enjoyed by nearly 125 couples. Yah-mun-dah-sls tribe of Red Men gave an entertainment Monday evening In its hall In the Continental block, which was very largely attended and which consisted of an interesting musical and literary pro gram. During the evening an address of welcome was delivered by Attorney Ritchie, which was responded to by C. K. Holiday. The program v was followed by dancing. The seventeenth annual ball of Overland lodge No. 123, Brotherhood ot Locomotive Firemen, was held Monday evening In Washington hall and proved one ot the most enjoyable events ever given under the auspices of the lodge. The hall was thronged with nearly 150 oouples. F. K. Chandler officiated as master of ceremonies. CAPTURES A BOLD FUGITIVE Officer Baldwin Arrests Man Wanted In Minnesota. After Lively Chase. Herman Hofmelster, alleged burglar, con fessed Jail breaker and fugitive from Jus tice, was captured Monday afternoon by nuicer Dan Baldwin after an exciting chase in the factory of the Bemls Bag company. The chase ended when the fugitive was discovered In the dark recesses of the boiler and engine room. He Is now In the city Jail awaiting to be transported to Morrlstown, Minn., where be Is wantad. When Hofmelster was brought to the sta tion he was immediately examined by Cap tain Moatyn, to whom be made a com plete confession. He stated that he and a friend entered a mill at Sheffield, Minn., by breaking out the office window, and stole twenty sacks of flaxseed, which they sold for $22. The sale of the plunder result'ed tn their ar test. They were arraigned on the charge of burglary, bound over for trial and taken to the county Jail at Faribault, from which Hofmelster recently esped. He arrived In this city about a week ago and found employment with the Bemls Bag com pany. When placed under arrest by Officer Baldwin Hofmelster asked .permission to go to an upper floor of the building and change bis clothing. While ascending the stairs he msde a bold dash and quickly disappeared behind a large stack of bags. The officer knew that his escape could only be through one door. This he guarded, notifying others to watch the windows. The employes took up the chase and after considerable search the prisoner was found In the boiler room. Captain Mostyn will notify the Faribault sheriff that his man Is In custody here. It Is thought a reward Is on Hofmelser's head. When led to bis cell yesterday afternoon Hofmelster Informed Jailer Kirk that he would never be taken back to Faribault alive, as he would commit suicide at the first opportunity. He Is being cloaely watched. JAIt RUNS OUT OF COAL New Mexico Conncll Protests Against Mine Owners Who Fall to Supply Fuel. SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. 28. The coal famine Is growing serious In this city. The penitentiary baa been out of coal for six weeks. A special meeting of the city council has been called to protest against the action of the coal companies which have coal mince only twenty-five miles from Santa Fe. Movement of Ocenn Vesaela Feb. 23. At New Tork Arrived: Belgravla. from Hamburg; I -a C'humpaKnu. from Havre; huhemlaii. from Liverpool; Kt. Paul, from Southampton. Sailed: lan astrian, for Liverpool. At Gibraltar -Passed: Lahn, from Genoa and Naples, fur New vork; Karamrnla, from Napks, for New York. At Plymouth Sailed: Patricia, for New York. At Southampton Arrived: Finland, from Krv York, lor AntWfrp. At Uverpool Arrived: Ivernla. from New Y rk via Queensiown. At Malta Arrived: Kaliwrln Maria The rn from New York, for Alexandria, etc., on a TLile. At ;iai-ow Arrived: Pomeranian, from New Yoik. At Hun'bnrg Arrived: l)end'-rah. from , Tatoma, am San FrantUcu via London. FILE REVENUE BILL Special Committee Submit! Result of a Month's Labor to House. NEXT PROBLEM IS "WILL IT BE PASSED?" Committee Itself Not Entirely Unanimout in Favor of Measure. SOME CORPORATIONS ARE DISSATISFIED 1 Railroads Believed to Favor It, but Atti tude is Hot Certain. STATE BOARD FIXES THEIR VALUATION Taxation nf Terminals Is as Badly Mnddled aa Ever nnd Ho Organ lard F.ffort Apparent to Push the Bill. (From a Staff Correspondent. LINCOLN. Feb. 23. (Special.) Now for revenue legislation. The revenue bill was finally introduced in the house todsy. It was placed on the desk of the chief clerk this morning and read for the first time by the clerk this afternoon. The reading of the measure, which comprises over $0,000 words, consumed two hours. The bill U entitled: "A bill for an act to provide a system of revenue and to repeal articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of sections 4, E, 6, 7, S, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of article vlt of chapter Ixxvll Com piled Statutes of Nebraska tor the year 1901." It was Introduced by J. A. Douglas, George L. Loom Is, W. T. Thompson. W. G. Sears. F. A. Sweezy, O. J. Warner and W. H. Wilson, the special house commit tee appointed by Speaker Mockett to act Jointly with Senators Brown, Pemberton, Fries, Saunders, Day, Anderson and Rey nolds In tho framing of a revenue bill. Tbe committee has been at work about a month. It Is the belief that the bill, after lta sec ond reading, will go directly to the general file and not be held in the house revenue committee. Xot 1'nnnlnious for Bill. The fate of this bill Is decidedly uncer tain. That there Is opposition to It cannot be doubted. Even the committeemen who framed and Introduced It are not wholly agreed as to all Its provisions. Then tt ia a notable fact that the ultra-revisionists are far from satisfied. It remains to be seen, however, what numerical strength this faction possesses. Certain corpora tions, falling to obtain 'he concessions sought for In this bill, are known to be ar rayed against It. For Instance, the street railway and electric light concerns, which wanted to bo taxed on their tangible prop erty and gross receipts as franchises, the same as the telephone, telegraph snd ex press companies, are displeased. The rail roads, according to railroad lobbylata, ar1 satisfied with the measure. Whether the statements thus made public are reliable to not fully knows. It Is believed the rail roads would Just as soon and . a llttlo rather see no revenue bill passed and for that reason will conduct an underhand fight against the bill. One member of tha committee, however, said today the bill made little. If any material change In rail road affairs. Railroad Influence In the leg. Islature has no', waned by any means from the beginning ot the session, when It was generally admitted to be great. Bo these corporations, it may - be admitted, have strong potentialities whichever wsy they choose to develop them. Tbe revenue bill Is sn admixture of sev eral laws or fragments of laws on this subject. Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, California. Indiana and Nebraska have contributed. according to the statements ot the eomnitt- tee, to tbe making of this bill. The gen eral basis of taxation Is to have property listed r.t its full cash value and taxed at one-fifth. One-fourth, as in Iowa, was about to be adopted, but was finally set aslds for tbe one-fifth basis. Shifts Some Burdens. This bill will not, so one ot its authors says, materially increase the volume of taxes In Nebraska. He said tt will have a tendency to equalize the payjaent of taxes by bringing a certain class of notable tas shirkers to time and thus throwing upon their shoulders the bulk of ths burden which their former evasion cast upon tha shoulders of the remainder of the people. In this way ho thocxlu tha railroads would be made to pay more taxea, pos sibly. That clause Inserted In the bill last week providing that street railway, gas, electric, waterworks, telegrsph, telephone, express and mining companies be taxed on their tangible property and tn addition on their gross receipts ss their franchises, was at the very last moment this morning changed, so as to Include only telephone, telegraph and express companies. Thus It subjects the other companies to taxation by the same method heretofore prescribed, on full value of franchises and other prop erty. Officers of Omaha and Lincoln cor porations, notably of tbe two street rail way systems, appeared before the commit tee last week, or at least before Individual members of the committee and Insisted that the new method of franchise assessment would not lower, but might raise their taxes, yet argued that they would not ob ject to this as It would afford a mors direct and definite system and enable them to escape politics and complicated litiga tion. The argument carried, yet failed to satisfy all the members of the committee and the result was that thia morning. Just before the bill was Introduced, this change was made in this clauae. It was con servatively estimated that had this clause remained as the street railway magnstst desired, the taxes of the On.aha Street Hallway alone would have been' cut down In one year $32,000. It Is explUned that under telephone and telegraph companies Is also Included pipe line and oil companlea, ao that ths Stand ard Oil company will receive the benefit ot this new method of franchise assess ment. Filing Railroad Valaes. Returning to this matter of railroad as sessment the bill puts everything up to the State Board of Equalization by en larging the member Jhlp of that body and providing new means for it to gather all In formation necessary to the assessment of these corporations. The method of listing property at a full cash value and taxing st one-fifth holds good with reference to railroad as well as all other property. But the provision governing this matter speci fically states that the Board of Equaliza tion is to tlx the ruling basis of assess ment. Tbe board Is to make returns to every county clerk In the state ss the basis of levy for county, township, precinct, city, village, school and road districts and this return sbsll Include: First The number ot miles of tracks in V.'i i T -4
