Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1903)
The Omaha: Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUND 10, 181. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. MILLIONS BURN U1J Big Cinoinnati B'.aza for a Time Threaten Entire Bojineu Distriot FLAMES RAGE FOR NEARLY TWELVE HOURS Half a Square in Heart of City ii Totally Destroyed by lire. DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT $2,003,030 Pike Theater and Scores of Offioet Go Up in Oloudi of Smoke. FALLING CUFF SAVES ACTOR'S LIFE Seeks H((ot ea Roof and Seearea Timely liccor fey Dropping Mes sage Penciled Hurriedly om ' Wearing Apparel. CINCINNATI, Feb. J6 This city waa visited with a fire today that destrpyed one halt of a square In the center of the busl neea dletrtct and reused a loss of over 12, ftOO.000. The 'Ore departments of Covington, New port and other Kentucky towns came promptly to the assistance of the local fire men, but It took nearly twele hours be fore their combined efforts got the fire un der control. Crews were at work all the time on the roofs of surrounding buildings, and a general conflagration was narrowly averted. It was perhaps the greatest scare the city ever had, a It was thought at one time that the entire business section was doomed and such would have been the case if there had been a high wind. Joseph Bchaefer and John Kennan were seriously Injured by falling walls, but both will recover. Captain O'Keefe, with seven firemen, was caught on the roof of one of the buildings, and all came bear perishing when the flames broke out under them, but they were rescued In the nick of time, and It la not believed any Uvea were lost. About 1:30 this morning flames were dis covered In the cellar of George Joffe's gro cery building on Fourth street, between Vine and Walnut. An hour later there was an explosion, supposed to come from liquors to storage, and the flames soon afterward shot up through the roof of the slz-stery stone front building, and from that time on for several hours the lire was beyond control. The Pike building was totally destroyed. Including the offices of the United States Express company, the Adams Express com pany, .Whitens restaurant, owned by May nard 4 Kerr; George Joffe's grocery, John D Uaitf la SAslaiiMMt aT ttlnann annfaA. u, ea I 1 1 u e i rsi niui eaaa Mwyawu vuw- tlonery, Henry .Strauss' cigar .store and the offices of tho Pike Theater company on the first floor, the' Pike theater auditorium and green rooms and other offices on the second floor and all of the offices on the third,' fourth and fifth floors. The Seaaoi Good budding, adjoining the Tike bultdlng On'tlia vest, at tha comet of Vina and Fourth streets, waa badly dam age. , v . .'v.1,:- V ; Adjoining- Holla lag Daasgci. The building' adjoining the Pike building on the eaat, owned by the I B. Harrison estate and occupied by the Robert Clarke company,' publishers, and Duhnrs Bros., Jewelers, On the first floor, and others in the upper stories, was totally destroyed. The Fosdick building, east of the Robert Clerk company and Duhme Bros., occupied by he Norfolk Western railroad and others, was bsdly damaged, while the Car lisle building, occupied by the Southern Pa cific Railway company and Smith at Sons and the Cincinnati Trust company, ea the first Door, and very many offices ua the other five floors, were damaged. The front stone wall of the Pike building and these of adjoining structures, swned by Robert Clark Co., and the Duhme Bhos. Jewelry store and the Season "Good buildings, withstood the beat and did not fall. The rear walls of these structures, however, which are of brick, gave way with the falling floors. Iwctpi Across aa Alley. Tha Ore swept serosa the alley known as Baker street and burned the large publish' 1 log house of the American Book company f it the corner of Baker street and other property along Baker Street and did great I damage to the telephone building, ao that VaU telephones- la the city were cut oft for some time. AH the guests In' the Burnett house on Vine street. Just across the street from the telephone building, were called out of their rooms, as were those of the. Gibson, the Emery and the Stagg hotels, whtch were In 'close proximity to the fire. The Kankakee building, which Is diag onally serosa the street from the Season Good building and Pike opera house and Is occupied by the Western Union, the Asso ciated Press, the Big Four and other offices, was threatened and all the wires of the Nvestern Union for hours were In danger, but this location was spared, although It had a narrow escape. It was not until noon that the fire was got under control and the danger of a general conflagration was orer. As It is known that about tweaty people sleep In the Pike building, there were at first reports that several lives had been lout, but none of these reports have been confirmed. Hracaed with Difficulty. There were, however, many narrow escapee. Night Watchmen John Agin and Matt GarreUon and Harry Rich ardson, doorkeeper, ssved six lives by entering the building and forc ing their way through the smoke and rescu ing lodgers, rive men were ssleep In a rear room of the Pike building when they were rescued by hi v lug their, door broken. They were John Mulvern, B. W. getgler, H. C. Btorev, J. F. McDonald and W. C. Asker. All escsped In their night clothes. Agin, Richardson and Gsrretson passed througn the building giving tha alarm until thev had to be helped out of the atructure them selves. J. C. Gsnnon, head of a detective bureau, who Was asleep on the third floor, was wakened and escaped in his night clothes. He lost all the records of his office. Noth ing was saved from the upper floors. Among the losers are Artista John Ward Duoiiuore. Rena de Camp, Elizabeth C. Eckstein and C. A. Meurer, whose studios were lost, with many valuable pictures. Actor Makes Thrilling Escape. The escape of William Jones, the well known Clnclnoatt actor. Just before the roof of the burning building fell, and his rescue half dead from the top of the build ing, waa a thrilling one. Jones' presence of mind, which led him to throw his cuff Into the street below and thus make his whereabouts known, saved his life. When the fire broke out Jooes wss asleep (Continued oa Second Pag.) TAKES THE ALLEGIANCE OATH Former PrenlriVnt Philippine Sprr'' V Court Airrrt to Support the tailed States: MANILA, Feb. 34. Mablnl, former presi dent of the Philippine supreme court and at one time minister of foreign affairs In the Philippine government, who had pre viously persistently refused to tske the osth of allegiance, took the noceeeary oath to day on board the transport Thomas on his arrival from the Island of Guam, to which nlace he waa riennrti.fi after hla mtrrenripr ! In December,' 1899. and was permitted to land. At the request of Mablnl. the hour of his landing waa not announced ao aa to pre vent demonstrations. Rlcerte, the former Filipino general, who- had also been a prisoner In the Island of Guam, arrived here with' Mablnl, but as 'Rlcerte refused to tike the oath of allegiance, he waa placed on board the steamer Gaelic and sent to Hong Kong. ' Rlcerte said he wanted to confer with his friends, and added that he might take the oath before the United States consul at Hong Kog. General San Miguel has evidently made good his retreat to the Morong mountains, as the scouting psrtles have failed to locate him. The ladronet abandoned Bosobosp when reinforcements reached the government troops. STALLED TRAVELERS TRAMP Leave Train Stuck la Snowdrift, to March Across Xewfssad. lnnd. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 26. One of the two blockaded express trains Is moving to-' ward this city, and will probably reach here tomorrow or Saturday. The other has not yet been moved. Twenty of the letter's passengers left the train yesterday, and traveled across thirty miles of unbroken snow fields, car rying wood in knapsacks an .their shoulders and guiding themselves by the telegraph poles. They reached,' an. open section- of the line on this side of the country this morning and are expected to reach here In a few days, the track not admitting of faster progress. The train itself will probably be delayed in the snow drifts another week. EQUIPMENT T0BE UNIFORM English Railroad Owners Have Plaa So that Cars May Be Used 'ladlaerlmlaately, LONDON, Feb. 26. Important confer ences between consulting engineers of all the railroad of Great Britain are being held with the object of deciding on a uni form scheme' for; electric .equipment, whereby the rolling-stock and electrio motors of . the various ' companies will be able to travel Indiscriminately on all tha lines; 'and all the trunks companies practi cally have decided .to ..fise' electrio motors and the suburban lines are only awaiting an agreement on .the' subject of uniformity of plant. " : . -.-,. Slv'otQUala of the traffic and engineering departments of the London ft Northwest ern railroad 'sailed for New Tork yesterday on Oceanlo to make a further study of American methods. Raaslaa Coaaal Mardered. VIENNA. Feb. 26. A dispatch to the Zelt from Constantinople announcea that M. Rulong, the Russian consul at Mltrovlxa Albania haa been murdered by Alblans. The consul state was established In 1902 In the face of the bitter and. persistent oppo sition of the Inhabitants, who did not allow the consulate to be opened until they had been overpowered by a strong force of troops. Offer Pastorship to Campbell. LONDON, Feb. 26. The members of the City Temple have decided to offer the pas torship to Rev. R. J. Campbell, in succes sion to Rsv. Joseph Parker, who died on November 28 last. The formal election will take place March S. Luncheon la Honor of Praacls. LONDON, Feb. 26. Lord Lansdowne, the foreign secretary, today gave a luncheon in honor of ex-Governor David R. Francis, president of the St. Louis exposition, at Lansdowne house, Berkeley Square, this city. Kins; Thanked for Speech. LONDON, Feb. 26 Tbe address In reply to the king's speech at the opening of Par llament waa adopted by the House of Com mons without amendment. BIG MERGER IS REPORTED 'Krlseo, Rock Island, Santa Fa aad Soathera Ara Bald to Be iDltluK. NEW YORK, Feb. 26. Contrary to expec tation, no official statement respecting the status of the St. Louis and San Francisco deal was lsaued today. It ia generally be lieved, however, that matters have reached the atage where only a few unimportant details remain to be settled. President Yoakum of the 'Frisco road had another conference with representa tives of J. P. Morgan ft Co. today, but de cllncd to dlscues the reported deal In any way. The lateat reports indicate that the out come of the present negotiations will dis close a acheme of far-reaching Importance. It Is the general belief that merger or consolidation of the interests In the 'Frisco, Rock Island, Atchison and Southern roads Is contemplsted. The Rock Island, accord ing to current gossip, will be the central figure In the deal. Mr. Yoakum la reported to be slated for the presidency of the Rock Island, which, it is predicted, will dominate the situation. All reporta of terms and similar details are, as yet. matters of conjecture. A ru mor that the Rock Island will take over the Morgan holdings In the Georgia Cen tral aa part payment to Morgan ft Co. for their management of the financial details could not be confirmed. SHORT C0ALCAUSES SUIT Dealer Brings Artloa to Reeaver One Million Holla'ra from Fuel Company. CH1CAOO. Feb. 26. A suit for li.OOO.OOO. growing out of ths recent stringency In the coal market, was filed in the superior court today by H. P. Relgart, a coal dealer and broker at St. Joseph. Mo., against ths Manufacturer' Coal and Coke company. The plaintiff claims be had a contract with the coal company -for five years in whi b It agreed to furnish 2,500 tons of coal dsily. When tbs scarcity of coal occurred it Is said the company refused to keep within the contract. CROWDS HEAR ROOSEVELT "L "hodilti Celebra'a Watlav'a Lifa fr the Religious World. 'A PRESlX "RAISES OLD MISSIONARIES - Claims piry ra Kept Pioneers Straight . ana, Aided Backwoode men to Opea aad Develop Great Western Coantry. NEW YORK, Feb. 26. President Roose velt was the chief speaker tonight at a great mass meeting at Carnegie hall, held "to do honor to the character and labors of John Wesley, the founder of Meth odism, scholar, missionary, philanthropist, preacher, gentleman." The meeting was held under the auspices of the New York thank offering commis sion, which has had charge of the local work of the Twentieth Century Thank Of fering fund of 120,000.000 that has been raised by the Methodists to celebrate the advent of the twentieth century of the Christian era. Samuel W. Bowne presided, with Pres ident Roosevelt on his right, and on the platform were Bishop C. D. Foss, Bishop Walden, Bishop Goodsell, E. M. Willis, Bishop F. G. Andrews, Dr. James R. Dsy, Bishop C. H. Fowler, J. Edgar Leaycraft, Rev. Dr. E. 8. Tipple, executive secretary of the New York Thank Offering commis sion; Rev. Dr. J. W. Johnstone, psstor of the Old John Street Methodist Episcopal church; Rev. Dr. A. D. Leonard, secretary of the Methodist Missionary society, and Rev. J. B. Remensnlder of the Lutheran church. The hall was crowded to the doors and hundreds were unable to gain admittance. President Rooaevelt reached the hall, escorted by a detachment of mounted po lice, at 8:30. y Struggles to Sea Rooaevelt. ; As he alighted from his carriage he was hailed by a young man who was struggling In the crowd and whom the police were trying to force back. "I'm Mike Cronln, Mr. President, and I want to hear you speak," he shouted. Pres ident Roosevelt Instantly recognised him as the driver who drove him on the last stage of hla Journey to North Creek to take the train for Baffalo, after being noti fled of the death of President McKlnley. "Delighted to see you," replied the pres ident, who, addressing the police, .said: Let that man pass." Grasping Cronln's hand, he led, him Into the hall and saw that he had a seat near him on. the plat form. After .the meeting the president In troduced Cronln -to the member of his party and told them the story, of his furl ous night 'drive, along the Adirondacks roads to catch the train, 1 Cheers and hand clasping announced the arrival of the president, who advanced from the rear of the platform,' accompanied by the chairman. When he reached the front of the stage he bowed slightly and then walked over te the. seat reserved tor him behind the reading desk. -.The chairman-then announced tha hymn. "Blow. Ye Trumpet, Blow," by Charles Wesley.. Mr. Bowne, in. Introducing the president. said Methodism la constantly growing, ex cept possibly In a few effete cities n the Atlantic seaboard. President Praise Wesley. President Roosevelt spoke as follows: I am srlad to have the chance of address Ing this representative body of the great church which Wesley founded;, on the com melioration of the two hundredth annt versary of his birth.- America has a pe cullar proprietary claim on Wesley's memory, for It is on our continent that the Methodist church has received its greatest development. In the days of our colonial life Methodism waa t.ot on the whole a great factor In the religious and social life of the people. The Congregatlonallsts were supreme through out most of New England; the Episco palians on the seaboard from New York southward, while the Presbyterian congre gations were most numerous along what waa then the entire western frontier, and the Quaker. Catholic and Dutch Reformed churches each had developments In special places. The great growth of the Methodist church, like the great growth of the Bap tit church, began at about the time of the revolutionary war. Since the days of the revolution not only has the Methodist church increased greatly In the old communities of the thirteen original stHtes, but it has played a peculiar and prominent part in the pioneer growth of our country and has assumed a position of immense Importance west of the Alleghenles. Preachers Aid Progress. For a century after the Declaration of Independence the greatest work of our people was the work of the pioneers as they took possession of this continent. Dur ing that century we pushed westward from the Alleghenles to the Pacific, southward to the gulf and the Rio Grande, and also too possession of Alaska. The work of advanc ing our boundary was the great typical work of our nation, and the men who did It formed a class by themselves. It waa an iron task, which none but men of Iron soul and iron body could do. The men who carried it to a successful conclusion had characters Btrong alike for good and for evil, for together with heroic traits they had those evil and dreadful tendencies which are but too apt to be found in char acters of heroic possibilities. In the hard and cruel life of the border, with Its grim struggle against the forbid ding forces of wild nature and wilder men, there was much to pull the frontiersman down, but together with the rest of the iJoneere went the pioneer preachers. Share' la Coramoa Trill. These preachers were of the etamp of old Peter Curtwrlght men who suffered and overcame every hardship In common with their dock, and who In addition tamed, the wild and fierce spirits of their fellow pio neers. It was not a task that could huve been accomplished by men desirous to live In the soft places of the earth and to walk easily on lite a Journey. They hud to pos sess the eiilrlt of the martyr; but noi of murtyrs who could merely suffer. The pio neer preachers warred against the force of spiritual evil with the same fiery seal ami energy that they and ihelr fellows showed In the conquest of the rugged con tinent. Great is our debt to these men and scant the patience we need thiiw toward ihelr critics. At times they teemed hard and narrow U" thoee whose training and surrounding had saved them from similar temptations, and they have been crltlcl; ed, a all men, whether missionaries, soldiers, explorers or frontier settlers, are criticised when they go forth to do the rough work dial mum Inevitably be done by those who act as the first harbingers of civilisation. Theee pioneer of Methodism had the strong, militant virtues which go to the accomplishment of great deeds. Now and then they betrayed the shortcomings natural io men of ihelr type, but their ahortcomings seem small, Indeed, when we place beslue llieni the magnitude of the aork they achieved. Santa Qualities reded Sow. And now, friends. In celebrating the won derful growth of Methodl-m, in rejoicing at the good It has done to the country and to mankind. I need hardly uk a body like this tj remember that the greatness of tne fathers becomes t the children a shameful thing if thev use it only as an excuse tor Inaction instead of aa a spur to effort for notile alms. 1 speak to you not only as Methodists I speak to you aa American itlisens. The pioneer dai are over. We now all of ua form parts of a great civilised nation, with a complex Induatrlal and so cial life and Infinite possibilities for g:od and evil. The instrument with which, an t the surrounding's In which, wc work, have changed immeasurably from what they were In the days when the rough hack woods preachers ministered tit the moral (CuOtluued a Secoud ?) GET-RICH FIRM INDICTED i Combination Investment Company Mast Stand Trial for Swindling nnd Rmhesslemeat. CHICAGO, Feb. 26. The grand Jury to day voted three true bills against George J. Hammond of the Combination Invest ment company on a charge, of swindling and embeszlcment. Attorney William E. Rafferty. represent ing over 1.800 persons who allege they were swindled by the company, laid before the Jury the history of the company, which at one time did a large, business in this city. When a receiver was appointed for the compsny he found assets of 125,000 and liabilities amounting to S 300 000. No penalty Is to be visited upon H. H. Blaikstone, the alleged Chicago man ager for E. J. Arnold ft Co., the turf investment company. When Black stone was arraigned before Justice Prlndlville today, charged with obtaining money by false pretenses from M. Metle man, the latter'a attorney asked for a dis missal of the charges. O. W. Torens, manager of the Mldcontl- nent Investment company, also raided by tho police, forfeited hla bonds. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Feb. 26 An offi cial statement from the committee of in vestors In Brolaskl ft Co. shows that Bro- laflkl has sold his various pool rooms and withdrawn all his money on deposit at Chicago, Detroit and other plsces. The statement says there were 6,200 in vestors in the concern and the estimated total investment will reach over 11,000,000, $100,000 of which waa from Cedar Rapids. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26. Attorney W. D. Cole, referee In the bankruptcy proceed ings against John J. Ryan and C. ,W. Depp ler, today denied the application of peti tioning creditors for the tppolntment of a receiver. The referee held that the petitioners had no standing In court and sustained the claim of the defendants that shareholders in the Ryan Investment company were equal partners. . SNOW HALTS CHICAGO EXPRESS Kansas Drifts Prove Too Deep for Rock Island Knrthboand Train. TOPEKA, Kan.. Feb.J 26. Northbound Chicago and El Paso passenger train on the Rock Island is tied up by snow drifts between Bucklln and Liberal, Kan.,' with amall hopes of getting through to the Mis souri before Friday. ' . Other trains are reported hours behind schedule time. The heaviest snowstorm In twenty-three years has "prevailed in tha western portion of the ' state, but ia abating tonight. It extends from Dodge City on south and west clear down Into New Mexico.' ' ' At Liberal . the snow is lying twenty four inches'' on the level, while st' Santa Rosa It is twelve inches. No trains front tha west have arrived here today, the Rock Island train due here last night be'ng tied up on a switch at Guyman. All west bound trains are being held at Bucklln. Railway officials hope til it they may be able to get tho line clear and trains run Ding soma time tonight. - TRINIDAD, Colo., Feb. 26. As a result of the recent heavy onowfall In northern Texas and northwestern New Mexico rail road 'traffic In that region Is badly delayed Several Colorado ft Southern and Fort Worth ft Denver passenger and freight trains are stuck - in snowdrifts between this city and Fort Worth. It has been snowing along this line Since Monday evening. The wind haa been blowing fiercely, and the railroad cuts are filled in many places with snow packed to a depth of fifteen feet. NOBLES DO HON'OR TO .AKIN Omaha Man Given a Great Reception by the New Orleans I Shrlners. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26. (Special Tele gram.) Henry C. Akin, imperial potentate of the Mystic Shrlners, of Omaha, was given a reception today and tonight that will long live In the history of Jerusalem Temple lodge of this city. It was the most imposing ceremonial session ever held here, for this was the first time In the history of the temple that a member of tile Imperial council had honored the lodge with a visit. A procession formed at the lodge room this afternoon and, headed by a brass band playing "There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight" and "A! phonse and Gaston," marched to the Grune wald hotel, where Illustrious Potentate John T. Nix and Past Illustrious Potentate George W. Booth received tfie distinguished visitor and placed him In a carriage drawn by four black horses. The procession then moved to the Athenaeum, despite a drlz zllng rain, where the brilliant ceremonial session In honor of the visiting Imperial potentate was held. At 10 o'clock tonight a banquet followed at the Athenaeum, at whtch speeches were made and the honors conferred upon the Omaha potentate. A large number of new nobles were admitted to the rank. POLICE AID SLAVE TRAFFIC Protect Agents Who I. ore Yonng Women to Rnln by Speelocs Promises. ST. LOl'IS, Feb. 26. The Pcst-Dlspatch today says: Startling disclosures of a sys tem of traffic In young women, under police protection, are to be made by the grand Jury as the result of a raid on resorts which began today. There are said to be many agents In rountry towns who dally send recruits to St. Louis, luring them from home with promise of lucrative employment. LATE CANAL MANAgTr DEAD Colonel Rives Passes Away, Leaving Princess Daughter Mourn ing Eail. RICHMOND. Vs., Feb. 27. Colonel Alfred Landon Rives, a distinguished civil engi neer, died this morning at his home, Csstl Hill, In Albemarle county. He was about 71 years old and leaves threJ daughters, the eldest the Princess Troubetzkoy. Colonel Rives waa fc-r aome years general manager of the Panama Cansl company. . ALLEGED B00DLER ACQUITTED St. I.onls Reglatrnr la Tried by City Coanrll aad Freed from Bleme. ST. LOt'13. Feb. 2. Patrick R. Fltzgib bon, city registrar, recently auspended lrom office on charges of corruption, wn tried before the city council today and avuutlted- LACEY OBJECTS TO STATUE Thinks Virginia Would Do Better to Honor President Monroe. NORMS IS LOOKING AROUND CAPITAL Congressman Stark Defends Hew Mil itia Bill from Criticisms Made by Seer York Militia Officers. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Special Tele gram.) Representative Lacey of Iowa Is de cidedly opposed to permitting the erection of the statue of Robert E. Lee In Statuary ball. Grahd Army posts throughout thr west are petitioning their members against prrralt Ing the statue of Lee to be erected by the state of Virginia in the American Par thenon. Representative Lacey, replying to resolutions o! Cloutman post of Ottumwa says 'n his letter: "With James Monroe still unprovided for. his name being in the mouth of every loyal American, north and south, and household word in every part of the globe connected with the living doctrine . on which we all unite, it seems to me thst Virginia cannot afford to sidetrack him and put up Lee instead, whose presence alongside of President Lincoln and Grant In the National Hall of Fame might be considered as a statement to posterity that there ws no distinction In merit between those who fought on the side of the union and those who fought against it." Being of Virginia birth. Major Lacey be lieves he has a right to take up this question with Vlrglnlsna in the house of representatives In a much more personal manner than would a man born outside of the Old Dominion. Continuing his argu ment against placing the statue of Lee in Statuary hall, he says In a letter to Cap tain W. H. H. Asbitry of Ottumwa: "I do not believe that congress wi',1 ever accept this statue, for it ought not to go Into the capltol. .People are asking why Monroe's- statue la not there. They will always be asking why Lee's Is there, should It be erected. There ere already statues of Jefferson In the capltol, though not placed there by Virginians. There is none of Msdlson or Monroe. I said to one of my friends in the house, 'If this statue Is erected, then there ought to be Inscribed on the pedestal as showing the net results of General Lee's life the following debit Items: ( " 'First, one lost cause. " 'Second, one great ' parental Lee eotate at Arlington turned into a cemetery filled with 13,000 union dead. ' " 'Third, one peculiar institution (human slavery) gone into oblivion. The grand old state of Virginia divided, with its coal smd timber . land transferred to a new state and the debts of the Old Dominion still remaining. .Aa a recognition ot these results thla monument is erected to a pure minded soldier and general, Robert E. Lee.' Trachea "Wrong Idea. "To teach conji.ng generationa there Is so difference between fighting under a flag and fighting against It would be a very great mistake. The Statuary hall Is one tor the teaching of the nation. It should not be used to commemorate the actions of those who only fought to overthrow the national government. There should be for giveness and fraternity, tut that does not Involve national abandonment of all dis tinction between taking up aims for 'the nation and fighting on the other side, hew ever gallant the fight may have been." Working for Roaebad Treaty. Senator Gamble and Representative Burke have had several conferences with Speaker Henderson and Representative Cannon today regarding the Rosebud treaty. The members of the South Dakota delegation today stated that they were greatly encouraged and now have strong hopes that they ran secure favorable action upon the amended treaty. Norrls Looking Aronnd. Judge G. W. Norrls, congressman-elect from the Fifth Nebraska district, has ar rived in Washington, to remain until after the adjournment of congress. Judge Nor rls will tske a run around the departments with a view of familiarizing himself with the several branches of the government service. He will get his supply of sta tionery and generally fix himself so that he may properly begin his work as congress man after March 4. Mr. Norrls had little to say In regard to the political situation in Nebraska. As for Washington, he. said It was interesting to him and be looked forward with much pleasure to spending the next two years at the national cap ital. Senator Gamble today made a favorable report on his bill to permit second entries In cases where the first entry has been commuted. Agree on Western Items. The conferees on the Indian appropria tion have agreed and all Items in which Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota were in terested are retained in the bill. B. H. Sullivan of Planklngton, S. D., Is in Washington for a few days. Representative Martin accompanied Cap tain Bullock to the Interior department this morning and a conference waa had with Secretary Hitchcock regarding the man agement of the new Wind Cave National park in South Dakota., It Is desired to se cure an appropriation of $2,500 for the pur pose of erecting certain fences sround en trance to the cave. Secretary Hitchcock is engaged in the preparation of a general set of regulations for the government of the new reserve and aays he expects to promul gate them early in the spring, so tbst they msy become effective before tha summer flood of visitors to the park seta in. Representatives Burke and Msrtln have made the following appointments to West Point: William Elliott 8elbte, principal, Deadwocd; Lyle Hair, Keystone, and Homer L. Rtgga, Edgemont, alternates, by Mr. Martin: and Robert Arthur, principal, Webster, 8. D.; Beatty E. Crlppen, Wa konda, and Clyde H. King, Artesian, alter nates, by Mr. Burke. Stark Defends Militia BUI. Officers In the Mew York National Guard are considerably wrought up over what tbey allege has been gross neglect on the part of congress to legislate Intelligently on the new militia bill. Tbey state that the bill makes no provision as to the man ner ot enlistment and that in some ststes the militia desires to retain the Springfield rifle Instead of the Krag-Jorgensen, which is provided tor as the universal arm In the new bill, and as this Is of vital interest to every stats in the union. Congressman W. L. Etsrk. who baa had as much as anyone to do with the drafting of the new measure, if hot more ao. waa seen today in regard to I ho charges made by the New York state officers. He was asked as to the failure of the militia law to prescribe the method by (Continued oa Fourth Page.) CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for NebraKka Snow Friday. Kx cept Fair In Extreme West Portion; Saturday Fair. Temperature at Omnhn Yeaterdnri Hour. Dea. Ilonr. Den. A a. m 27 1 p. m :ttl a. m 841 a p. m M T a. m 3ts S p. m K H a. m 27 4 p. m :" O a. m 211 R p. m !til in a. in mi l p. m ...... a.'i It a. m r.2 T p. ni 31 12 m 84 N p. sn .14 II p. nt 34 TALKS FOR PHARMACY BOARD President Schmidt Says Reports Have Bern Made and Fees Ac counted For. President J. H. Schmidt of the State Board of Pharmacy, when questioned yes terday In regard to the rtport that the bouse committee on medical societies and aundry laws had submitted a resolution de claring war against the board because ot alleged failure to make yearly reports and render accounts as required by the phar macy law of the state, said: "I t.ad not heard of any Intended action until I saw the evening paper. I was much surprised, as I and my predecessors have made yearly reporta In accordance with the provisions of the lew. My report, which I have here, I sent officially to the governor, the state auditor, the secretary of the state association and to every registered phar macist In the state. I have here my let ter of transmittal, which you see is In dorsed by Governor Savage with a note of thanks. I did not receive any letter of acknowledgment from the auditor, Jhow ever. I have here also the report of my predecessor, Neils P. Hansen, from the year 1901. The only explanation- of the matter that I can think of is that the former sec retaries have sent their riports as second class matter, and they have been opened by clerks and thrown aside. This aeems Improbable, however. "The pharmacy law saya that each mem ber of the examining board shall receive a per diem compensation, and this and all other expenses shall be paid out of fees collected. After paying all such expenses, whatever balance of fees is on band, shall be paid Into the state treasury at the end of the year, there to be held to the credit of the board In rase there shall be a deficit. For 1901 this happened, there being $379.4S overdraft at the close of the year, which orders - were paid this year. For 1902 we had a balance In our favor of $79.54, ao that we are now still $299.89 short. My report gives itemized statements of re ceipts and expenditures, as former reports have done,' only I went more into detail. It has never been the practice of the board to forward its bills and vouchers. These are now kept In binders, and I have turned them over to C. L. Stlllman of Columbus, the new secretary. " PARK BOARD SHORT OF FUNDS All Work Other Thaa that Covered by Special Tasea Will Bo i OnrtnOed. Commissioners ot the Park board de plored the tact, in regular monthly session yesterday 'afternoon, that less than $16,000 will be received from the city treasury during 1903. This will curtail all improve ments and work to a minimum, other than that covered by special taxes. For this and otbef reasons the county government will be urged to donate as large a road fund as possible. Assistant City Engineer Craig reported that the plan of assessment tor the part of. the Central boulevard between Hanscom park and Burt street has been finished, ready for the Board of Equalization meeting in March. Former plans were twice re jected, but It is believed the present method . of assessment is the best that can be devised and will meet with no atrong objections. Provided the schedule Is approved. It Is probable that this large aectlon of the boulevard will be built be fore winter. In connection with the boulevard the commissioners took up the matter of con structing a small viaduct over the new driveway at Leavenworth street near Thirty-fourth. It was decided to advertise for bids for the construction ot the bridge. While bids for all styles ot construction upon specifica tions furnished by the city engineer will be received, II was the sentiment of the commissioners that a handsome arch of concrete, reinforced by interwoven steel and costing about $5,000. should be built. Inasmuch as the work will be permanent and destined to last for sll time, such a course la thought to be the bnat and the mcst economical. Plans had been pre. pared by Assistant City Engineer Craig to show about what was needed to enable the boulevard to pass under Leavenworth street. A communication waa received from the North Omaha Improvement club asking that the park and school boards co-operate In the care and improvement of school grounds and to place them directly under the super vision ot the park board. No action was taken on the letter, It being decided that the initiative should be taken by the school board. Commissioners Evans, Cornish, Craig and Gonden were present at the meeting. CONRAD JORDAN IS DEAD Grip Take l.oag-Llved Assistant Trrasnrer at 5w York Treasury. NEW YORK. Feb. 2. Conrad N. Jordan, assistant treasurer of the United States at the subtreasury In this city, died today st his residence In West End avenue. Mr. Jordan had been 111 for some daya with grip. He bad rallied after the first severity of the attack and appeared to be Improv ing, but today suffered a relapse. Mr. Jordan was born in New York in 1830. During the political campaign Of 1884 Mr. Jordan was sn active wirker in the democratic ranks and In 18S3 was ap pointed by President Cleveland assistant treasurer of 'he United Slates at the sub treasury in this city. After leaving the treasury Mr. Jordan became president ot the Weetern National bank of this city and I in 1813 was again appointed by Mr. Clevc land treasurer at the subtreasury here. Movements of Ocean eaaele Feb. 2U. At New York Arrived PaUtla, from Genoa and Naples; K-titrdam. from Kot terdim: Koenigeu Lulae. lrom Bremen. Hulled I -a 'liampugne. for Havre; Main, for Hamburg. At Prawle Tolnt Pasiied Mesaba, from New York, for London. At Cherbourg 8 tiled Kaiser Wllhelm der (Inane, from Hremen. for New York. At Queenstown Arrived tlerinanlc, from New Yjrk. Balled Oceanic, for New York. At Liverpool Arrived Haverford, from Philadelphia. At Naples--Arrived Trave. from New York, and proceeded fur Oenoa. Al Y'ikoha ma Hailed kinnrean of India, from Hung Kong, lor H hang Qui and Hiogo, Yujlurta and Vancouver. STATE WANTS FEES Resolution Introduced in the House Aimed at the Pharmacy Board. NO REPORT FILED FOR SEVERAL YEARS Threatens Member with Impeaohment ii Tbey Do Not Act Soon. BILL TO PAY THE BEET SUGAR BOUNTIES ' House Oommittea on Claims Makes Favorable Beport on It. SALARY BILL PUTS IN AN APPEARANCE alight Increase in Total Is Made aa t'oinpnred with Appropriations of Session of Two Years Ago. (From a StsfT Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Fob. 20. (Special Telegram.) The house committee on medical socie ties and sundry laws today submitted resolution declaring war against the State Board of Pharmacy, unless the latter turns In all fees arlelng from its work to the state treasurer. The resolution states that the committee finds the board has failed for several years to make annual reports and render accounts to the state auditor as required by law and declares that unless the board flics its report and renders so counts within five days after the adoption of these resolutions proceedings will be in stituted against its members for Impeach ment on the ground of malfeasance and neglect of duty. S. F. 11, providing that three supreme court commissioners shall be appointed for two years, which was ordered engrossed yesterday, has been recommitted, The ac tion was taken this morning, when the bill came up for third reading. Anderson ot Saline led the fight on the bill under a call of the house and after lengthy caucuaslng the vote to recommit was unanimous. - l aloa Pacific Strike, The L'nlon Pacific strike was tsken up In the Nebraska legislature this morning by way of a resolution by Koetter of Douglas, asking for an investigation of the manner In which the United States malls are being handled by the Union Pacific railroad. Tha resolution was introduced by request, pre sumably the desire of the strikers. It states that the United Pacific railroad, ow ing to deficiencies in the care ot motive power and rolling stock, is not delivering the United States malls on lime and Is con sequently injuring not only the state ot Ne braska, but other portions of the United States which have use for transcontinental mall service. The resolution, if adopted, will ask the second assistant postmaster general to investigate the matter with a view to remedying all dclaya. Tha resolu tion was referred to the committee on rail- 1 roads. It brought up by that committee tomorrow,' as is the declared intention by one member, the resolution may pass. Beet Sugar Bounties. After having run the gauntlet ot three legislatures besides the present one, the Nebraska sugar bounty claims, amounting to $48,000 and a little over, are to be rec ommended tor payment by the house clatma committee, which will submit its report within a few days. The report and recom mendation will be made in the form Of a bill, separating this claim from the long list of others pending before this com mittee. The committee has decided that the claim Is a Just one and that the state should not delay payment of it any longer than is actually necessary. . The commit teemen who have expressed opinions teel certain of the bill. The sugar bounty law was enacted by the legislature of 1895 and repealed by the legislature of 1897, before any appropria tion had been made to meet the claims which arose In the two yeara intervening. The proposition was to pay H of a cent to the manufacturers of beet sugar In Ne braska for every pound of their product, providing the factory men would pay to tha farmers who raised the beets the flat price of $5 a ton for their product. The factory men claim to have complied with the law and paid $5 for every ton of beeta bough't during these two years. The sugar factory men say that $4 was the regular price per ton for beets and that by complying with the bounty law in paying an additional dollar for every ton bought they paid out In the aggregate $48,- 000. This claim was presented for the first time to the legislature in 1897 and baa been presented to each succeeding legisla ture and been turned down. There is but one firm Interested in the claims, operating the Grand Island and Norfolk sugar factories, the only onea ia the state at that time. The argument ia not for continued bounties, but simply for the payment by the state of the obliga tion which the factory men assert waa fairly Incurred. Representative Ferrer ot Hall county is manager ot the Grand Island factory. Mr. Ferrar, however, will not project himself Into the contest oa thla bill, should there be one, when It reaches the floor of the house for debate. He la a member of the committee on elalms, but the other members say he haa been rather modest in promoting this claim. Repre sentative Seats, who Is chairman of the committee, says he tegards the claim aa a legitimate one and thinks the state ought to pay it. It has been rumored that there were more claims of this character to ccme, but this is denied by those who are informed on the question. Salary Bill laereased. H. R. 374, introduced today by Wilson of the finance, ways and means committee, is the general salaries appropriation bill, paying the salaries ot state ofneera and those of state Institutions for the coming blennium. The total amount appropriated ia approximately $986,000, an increase of $'0,000 over the impropriations for the last session. In the governor's office the salary of the recording clerk is raised from $900 psr annum to $1,200; the salary of the deputy secretary of atate Is raised from $1,600 to $1,700; deputy superintendent of publie In- I sirucuon, iroui ii.ouu to i.ioc; aepmy lana . commissioner, from $1,600 to $1,700; ste nographer In land commissioner's office, from $M0 to $9'i0; secretary of Stale Board of Irrigation, raised from $ 1.8(H) to $2,000; salary of assistant secretary of State Board of Irrigation, raised from $1,000 to $1,200; the salary of $1,800 for deputy clerk of the supreme court is stricken from the bill, as are the salarlea of three assit.ants to the reporter at $'.K0 per annum. Salaries for the Home for the Friendless at Lin coln are raised to $6,760; salaries for the normal school at Peru are Increased from $47. too to j5,0oo; Hcepiisl for the Insane at Lincoln, the aalary of the matron of 11 200 tor the bieuuifui la tueakea out
