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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1903)
THE OMAHA DA1L.Y HEEt SATUKDAY, FEBRUATtY 23, V 100.1. LOBBY" OF COUNTY BOARDS 3omaiii ioarr O'KeefTe Saji it ii Working for Co3'.rctoTi at Lincoln. BRIDGE GUILDERS 'SPECIALLY ACTIVE Talks of Panel of Tea Theosaal Dol lars Raised for C'oantr Ofllrers to Pot Throash Konr-Vtir Term Bill. Countjr Commissioner O'Ker-ffe returned yesterday from L'ncoln, where he went to oppose a legislative bill seeking to remove restraint In expenditures en the part of county bcardi and to support soother bill making county surveyors engineers to the board ex-offlclo and making It obliga tory upon them to prepire p'ana and estl mstes for sll Important work and to In spect and check the labor when ths con tract Is performed. He) said: ' "H. R. 112, ss well as one or two other measures that have been Introduced, la framed soltly to favor the bridge trust and to give county commissioners all over the ststs the right to spend money right snd left Just ss they please. If they pay $20,000 for a $5,000 piece of work there Is do check on them to show, and if It la proven that there was an error there Is nothing to prove It was not an honest error. "Ths preient law provides that all con tracts amounting to more than $100 roust be advertised and let on a competitive basis to the lowest bidder. This goes a liing way to prevent steals. Had H. R. 112 as origin ally framed becorre a law, county commis sioners could have their hinds In the pub lic purse st all times without ,feart qf de tection. Yesterday while at Lincoln I se cured the promise of the committee on roads and bridges to report an amended bill making the limit for unadvertlsed work $300. Inspection of Coaaty Work. I am heartily In favor of H. R. 98, which dds to the present duties of the county surveyor. It. provides that preliminary to lettinc contracts for public work bo r.hall. as engineer, ' prepare plana and specifica tions ss matters of record In order to pro vide stsndard upon which conclusions ss to the value of work and material may be based. When tha work Is finished be shall go over it, inspecting both the material snd lbs quality of construction,, snd report bis ladings to the board of, commissioners iu t.rder that they may approve or condemn the work. .."the State Association of County Com missioners is maintaining a lobby at Lin coln, ostensibly for the purpose of pushing through ths bill to Increase the terms of of fice of all county officers to tour years, but Jn reality to erfeve through other measures tis well. This lobby Is working for the bridge trust, favors everything tbst the 'jig contractors want and opposes what tbey disapprove. Commissioners from a'.l over ths stata are constantly in Lincoln, work ing tooth and nail for the bridge builders. "I am told on reliable authority that h fund of $10,000 has been raised by county officers throughout Nebrsska to push through the four-year-term bill. The pro cram as at present arranged la Jo let this Measure lie dormant until tha last possi ble minute, then to try to rush it through. Attached will be a proviso that all county i fflcers hold over until the fall of 1904, when the first election' under the new law vlll b held, county officers to be elected thereafter In presidential years." WANTS PAY FOR HIS FINGERS farmer , Would Hara. ru . Salooa Keepers of Millar Foot the Bill. John Wlese, a farmer near Millard, is rylng to make four saloon keepers of that town pay for the serious results of his rver-lndulgence lu liquor on December 7 last. According to the petition which he Med to tha district court , yesterday he spent part of the day and the evening In the establishments of Herman Oerndorf, Herman Stockman. Chris Koch and John Seamon and became "greatly intoxicated." He asserts that the saloon men continued to sell him liquor after he bad become Intoxicated,' so that when he started for home In tha cold night, he was unable' to . protect himself against tbe elements. After traveling about one-fourth of a mile he fell down and "on account of bis debauched snd Imbecile condition caused by liquor" was unable to rise. He remained there during the remainder of the night on ths snow-covered ground and ' the exposure made necessary ths amputation of all Angers on both hands 'and part of the thumb on the left hand. Previous to the Inoident hs was a robust man of 4$ years. Wieaa sues the four saloon proprietors nd their several bondsmen for $5,000, de claring that be Is helpless cripple for life. Card ot Taaaks. Tbe members of tha family ot Mrs. M. J. McMahon, . deceased, wish to express their gratitude and thanks to those whoso lympathy was so abundantly manifested In their beautiful floral offerings, espe cially the Union Paclflo strikers, Emmot Monument association, the employes ot Browning, King at Co., the Plumbers' union. Fraternal Order at Eagles, Western Union Telegraph employes. Knights and Ladles of Security, friends and neighbors. M. J. M'MAHON AND FAMILY. " Ofttimes nothing profits more Than self - esteem grounded on just and right Well manag'd" Paradiss Loai That the modest self-esteem of the GORHAM Co. Silversmiths is grounded on just and . right, is happily be yond dispute. Enquiry of any responsible jew eler will establish this.., Gorharri silverware has held pride of place for nearly three-quarters of a century; its trade mark is a . guarantee of sound workmanship and sterling material. !$ " 'lT STiSxHO keep K AT THE PLAYHOUSES Waa Kalstathooil Was la Mower." at the tloyil. Kffle Ellsler In Paul Krster's drs mutila tion of Chorion Majir'i romance. "When Knighthood Was In Flower," a play In live acts. The cast: King Henry VIII C. K. Ulbney Kranrls Ir Angoulrme Richard 8herman Hlr Thomas Wolwey Conrad Cantzen puke of HurklnghHm K red J. Urant Duke of Del. nguevllle W illis Rrownn ; harlea Brandon Walter R. Seymour elir Kdwln Caskoden Frank I.. Sylvester Master Cavendish William Chsrle hlr Adam Judsnn ,.. Richard Sherman Page to Mary Tudor. ..). ..Oeraldlne Malone Captain Hradhurst .....Karl Hoffman Host of Bow and String Tavern Harry Clinton Lord Chamberlain Howard Trevette King's Guard Thomas L. Davis First Adventurer C. I . Con-ad Second Adventurer.. ". .L. D. Thomae Servant T. B. McCormli'k. Jr. Mary Tudor (first pr.nceas of the realm) Efn Ellsler Queen Katherlne Barbara Douglas Lady Jane Rnlllngbroke, maid of honor to Mary Tudor Irene Tlmmons M le tries Anne Holeyn, maid of honor to Mary Tudor Sadie Harris Mistress Jane Seymour, maid of honor . to Marv Tudor Anne Athv French Ijidy Pauline Merrill First Lady in Attendance Julia StoddarJ fcecond Lady In Attendance.. Sadie Travers Mary Tudor was accorded a reception at tbe Boyd theater last night that must hive set even her royal blood moving faster. The theater has held larger audiences and audiences more demonstrative, but it never held an audience that was better enter tained or better satisfied. Effle Ellsler csme ss a most sgreeable surprise to those who attended, and really would have little difficulty In convincing many ot the truth of a rumor that gained some currency among the uniformed to the effect that the heroine of t'ae charming book-play Is the daughter ot tbe woman some of us knew and admired in the latter '70s. She simply lays aside with her, sweet garments the' years that have passed since first she charmed tbe American public and comes on tha stage a full-blooded, quick-witted, aglle-llmbed girl, with a mind of her own and a temper that, prior to its passage through the fire of love, seemed tbe quintessence of all the imperlousness of all the Tudor tribe, and a little of the Plantegenet thrown In for a make-weight. Her voice Is tbe same sweet organ of the olden time and under the most perfect con trol, so that It caresses, charms, pleases, commands, rages, storms or frightens with equal facility. Miss Ellsler was trained In a school that gave its students tbe faculty ot reading well, a qualification all too rare in these days, when stars are made while you wait, and she had another advantage, that ot training to do many parts, and any part. Instead of having parts written for her. So, while Miss Ellsler fell a little short of greatness, she was mads what is in some essential regards even mors to be desired, a finished actress. Her experience and perception give her a grasp of. details that might escape a less thoughtful or well equipped person, and she has the fac ulty of giving force and weight to "each word, so that each gets its full value and correct expression. And that this adds to the delicious humor of the part the has must be admitted. ... . Miss Ellsler gets splendid support from Mr. Seymour and Miss Tlmmons. Mr. Glb ney makes a good Henry VIII, and Mr. Cantien Is at home in the robes of the bishop chancellor, Wolsey. Mr. Sylvester might invest the rols of Caskoden with a little more life and spirit and do no in justice to. the putative author of the memoirs on which the play Is based. Gen erally, the' -company Is excellent, and the stags . settings, are most appropriate and artistic.-'' : ' ' ' . ' ' . ' ' ';- To Paul Keater must be given soma praise for tbe excellent tasts and discrim inating ability he exhibited in preparing the Majors book for the stage. Out of not the most promising material he has brought a play of decided merit. He has preserved all the good things ot the story, omitted no salient point, aid has in many Instances improved on the ortginsl. Espe cially is this true in the comedy passages with which the several acts abound. With out taking any liberties with tha flow of events as laid down in the book, he has brought to ths surface the bright flashes of wit and the splashes of sometimes broad and always delicious humor that seemed In ths book hopelessly lost in a morass ot words. Hts situations are logical and his pictures most effective and artistic. "When Knighthood Was in Flower", will be repeated at a matinee and evening per formance today. Pleasant to Take. Tha finest quality of granulated loaf sugar Is used In the manufacture of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy, and the roots used In Its preparation give it a flavor similar to maple syrup, making It quite pleasant to take. Mr. W. L. Roderick of Poolesvllle, Md., In speaking of this remedy, says: "I hsvs used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with my children for aeveral years and can truthfully say it Is the best preparation ot ths kind I know of. Tbe children Ilka to take It and It has no Injurious after effect." Straetoral Iroa Workers tal PITTSBURG, Feb. 17.-Ths structural iron workers of this district, which takes in all points within a radius of 136 miles of this city, struck today against an alleged violation of the agreement on the part of the American Bridge company. ' In Pitts burg 7 skilled and l,0uo unskilled men are out. The strike will delay work on the Fort Wayne. Wabash and Tenth street bridges In Pittsburg and will Us up all structural work ,n the district LOCAL BREVITIES. John Latenser will speak on "Ventila tion" at the -meeting ot the Philosophical society at the Ft x ton hotel at 2:3u Sunday afternoon. George Williams, the confessed high wayman who was -shot by Mrs. Ed Mor rison, was measured and photographed by ths police Friday afternoon. A marriage license was Issued yesterday to I.ar 1 Und of Saunders county and C aroline I. Johnson of Omaha. The groom la aged 60 years and the bride 45. id, Lewis, who escaped from the city all the second day after ' he commenced lis ten days' aentt-npe. waa rnnvht at the l.'nlon depot Friday afternoon and returned to his cell till he serves nut tha remnln1r of hi sentence. One of the large plate glass windows In the west face of Myer & billon's drug store. Sixteenth and Farnam stress, waa broken by the force of the wind about mid night. Several of the street lighting cir cuits were put out of working condition aloo. the wires, heavy with rain, breaking down. Joe Sebrtntr. wanted In this rltv to answer to a charge of grand larceny, waa crougni to omaiia last night by Chief of Detectives Dunn from Dea Maine, where he was arrested on Information from the tocai uepartmeut. The prisoner wan for merly In the employ of the Orpheum theater management and was sent by J. E. L.utsenbgrr. the electrician, with 1& to de posit in a bank. Sehrlng is said to have purchased a ticket for Rock Island. 111.. tth a part of the money. J. B. Fabv of Buffalo. N. V.. limn flnen. rer of Valley Junction, la., and August Smith of Stevens Point. Wis., coming frdu thea widely separated points, were brought ln..ih.r I.. .r.i.. i U 1 1 T . . . -. mini in iiiv ijiirv oiau-ju uet- c use of a half-doaen pairs of overshoes. The first named was srrested late in tha afternoon on South Tenth street trying to sell the footwear, which he hud in a bundle. Alter the prisoner had been brought to the station he said that the other two wer tha real parties lp the deal. These were sr- reaiea ana ins three are now held until ths owner of the overshoes can be found. DIED. HXA-John. aged U years, Friday, Feb fuar . at o'clock. The funeral will be from hla former real- '" HIS William street, to at. Mary s ..we,,, ooum umar.a. eunuay al I y. ui AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Petitions for Grad Of in Four Districts Are Prercnted by Citiicns. IMPROVEMENTS TO COME DURING SUMMER Mayor Kontsky Pats Force of Men to Work Clearing; flutters and Cross walks In Business Section of the City. That there will be considerable grading In South Omaha this summer is shown by the fact that four petitions for grading have been certified to by the city engineer and the city attorney within a week. In the four districts covered br the petitions the city attorney has drafted ordinances which will be presented to the council for first resding at the regular meeting on the evening of March 2. The ordinances so far prepared call for the grading of Twenty-Prst st.'eet, from S to W street; Q street, from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth street; B street, from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth street, and C. street, fr.ra Twenty-sixth to Twenty seventh street. As soon aa the ordinances have been read the first time Mayor Koutsky will appoint appraisers, and then the city clerk will advettlse for bids for the work. At a rough estimate It is figured that 20,000 yards of dirt will have to be moved to place these streets to grsde. In addition to this work there will be a large amount of grading done all over the city. Tbe grading of the big bank at Twenty-fifth and L streets is about half completed. With any sort of weather this work will be finished by the middle ot March. As soon ss this work is finished the contractor will go to work on streets In the eastern part of the city. . The city engineer is now considering a number ot petitions recently filed for grading and will make a report as soon as possible. Cleaning; Crosswalks. Testerday Mayor Koutsky had a number of men at work cleaning the gutters on the main streets snd the crossings In the busi ness portion of the city. During the cold weather tbe mayor saved the city quite a sum of money b." laying oft the street force. Now that the temperature has risen he has found it necessary to clean walks and to open manholes to permit the surface water to enter the sewers. This work Is greatly appreciated, as some of the cross ings were ankle deep in mud, while water still stands In many holes on tbe paved streets. Just as soon as a real warm day comes the fire department will ta called upon to flush the paved streets in the busi ness portion of the city. This flushing will do Sway with a large quantity of mud and accumulated refuse. Jaaaea Kaaka plea. James Kaska died yesterday at his home. Seventeenth and Berry streets, as the re sult of an accident Tuesday noon last. Kaska was leaving tha Swift plant, where he had delivered dinner to a couple of sons, and In crossing the tracks was struck by a switch engine. At ths time of the accident It was not thought that Kaska was severely Injured. He was conveyed to tbe emer gency hospital at Swift's and his bruises dressed. After this he was sent home. The deceased never seemed to rally from the shock and death came yesterday. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the family residence. The interment will be at the Bohemian National cemetery In Omaha. ' . ' .; Police Beeover Stolen. Chickens. Detectives ' Elsf elder' and ' Morton spent yesterday afternoon hunting tor a bunch of chickens stolen from a coop at Twenty third and S streets. After buqtlng for sev eral hours seven old hens were recqvered and were carried to police headquarters. The search was continued, hut no more birds were found. Tbe supposed tblef is still at large. ftewmaa Realaras Position. After two years ot service as chief watchman at the Armour plant H. E. New man has resigned. His place will be filled by Raymond Randall. Mr. Newman will remain until March 1, when he will go back to his home In Indiana to visit relatives for a time. Newman was a member of the Twenty-second United States Infantry when tbil regiment went to Cuba. He was badly wounded and after recovering ha se cured a position on the police force of South Omaha, where he served for some time. After he resigned from the poltcs force Newman went with tbe Armour com pany, Keeaaa Getting; Worse. AI Keenan la reported to bs gradually growing worse at tbe South Omaha hos pital. One brother, R. 2. Keenan of Sioux Falls, 8. D., is here now and yesterday afternoon other relatives were sent for. The attending physicians give little hopes of recovery on account of tbe complications which have set In since the operation for appendicitis waa performed last Tuesday. Maarle City Gossip, J. C. Carley has gone to central New York to visit relatives. A son haa been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Stern, Twenty-fourth and F streets. H. E. Cox. Twenty-third and C atreeta, la, laid up with a severe attack of the grip. Mr. and Mrs. Alonso Burgen, 708 North Twenty-seventh street, announce the birth of a son. Wallace D. Godfrey la at Excelsior Springs, Mo., where he is reported to be rapidly recovering hla health. John F. Bchults left yesterday for Ben nington to visit a relative who was badly Injured in an accident a day or two ago. lin wanner, who recent v underwent a serious surgical operation, was reported to be seriously 111 at his home. Twenty- third ana ii streets, last evening. PENNSYLVANIA CLUB ELECTS Karnes Officers for Uasulnar Year an. I Committees for Annaaf Baao.net. The Pennoylvenia -club held a large and enthusiastic meeting last night snd elected the following officers for the ensuing year: rresiaent, w. u. Shrlver; first vice presi dent, W. 8. Askwlth: second vice nrrsident Mrs. M. O. Maul; third vies president. Joseph Rvdman; secretary, Mel H. Hoerner; assistant secretary, O. G. Irey; treasurer, J. B. Driesbacb. The followlna- are the heada ot the committees appointed to ar range for the annual banquet to be held the latter part ot March: Finance, Joseph Redman; hall, J. B. Diiesbach; program, Mrs. R. Rhyn; coffee, Mrs. J. B. Drleabach; music, Charles Pulse. LABOR TEMPLE MAKES MONEY Treaaarer's Report Shows a Xeat llal aaeo la tea gtroaa; Bos. The Labor Temple association held Its annual meeting last nlgbt and elected the following officers: President, Harry Uc Vea; vice president, A. C Willis'; secre tary, F. R. Johnson; treasurer, T. F. Stur gesa; board of directors. Harry McVea. A. B. Willis. J. B. Hetfleld, Peter Kewig and T. F. Bturgess. Tbe resignation of A. C. Stevenson ss superintendent of Labor Tem ple waa accepted and the directors will elect bis successor st a special meeting to be held Monday. Mr. Stevenson has been THE ILLUSTRATED BEE YOU'RE GOING TO GET an. other ot those numbers filled with pictures cf people when The Illustrated Bee cornea out on Sunday; not pictures ot criminals, or freaks or anything of the sort, but pictures of people you will bs glad to read about and talk to your chil dren about. In addition to these people you Vlll find a lot of pictures of Inanimate things that will Interest you, too, and some of tha best speclst articles tbst have appeared In a long time. Those of you who hsve read The Illustrated Bee from week to week know what a treat It Is; those of you who haven't are wasting time and missing a good thing. Take it up at once. MRS. ROOSEVELT'S LATEST PICTURE is used for a frontispiece. It is a fine picture of the first lady of the land, and the special article that accompanies the pictures is Illus trated by two other fine photographs of the lady, STBEET RAILWAY ICINGS OF AMERICA ar. well worth looking nt, and ' four of them, the acknowledge leaders of tha guild, are used to illustrate an article telling how they came up from obscurity to wealth and Important positions. PARK ANIMALS IN DEEP SNOW ia a page of picture taken by staff photographer at Rlvervlew park Just after the heavy snow of early February. It tells more than a volume of print about the Ufa ot tha wild animal in a city xoo. RICHEST CITY IN EUROPE is the title Mr. Frank G- Carpenter give, to Amsterdam, and he tells how ths millionaires of the Dutch metropolis have and Invested their money. LAND OF THE ARAB KINGS Is a special artiole telling- of the daring exploration work of a pair ot Austrian savants, who , have penetrated the great Arabian deeert and wrung from Its sands a few of their secrets. INDEPENDENT FEATURES ara many, 1 tbe pictures of Individuals are timely, and the customary chatty gossip, entertaining anecdotes and seleoted personal gossip will bs found as usual. Not a department has been slighted., and .'nothing has been ommltted. It you are not how a sub ' scrlber, you should leave your order with your newsdealer today. THE ILLUSTRATED BEE made business agent of the Building Trades council. The report of the treasurer showed that the Income had been $4,6U during tha laat year, leaving a balance In ths treas ury February 1 of $249.18; Next month a 10 per cent payment on the 11,200 loan made from the trades unions a year ago will be made. DENVER THUG IS ARRESTED As Lone Hlgkwaysnaa Is lasaeeten cf Having; Robbed Mnosber ot Places. DENVER, Colo., Fob. 27- Tha police have arrested Garfield Bnyder, a local young man, 23 yeara old, on suspicion of having operated as ths "lone highwayman" who has held up and robbed a number ot sa loons In this city recently. During one ot these holdups on Tuesday night last Officer John Ritchie, who at tempted to capture the much-feared rob ber, was shot and dangerously wounded by him. Snyder, whan, confronted by three detectives at his home, quietly submitted to arrest. - Hs has bean arrested before, It Is said, and charged with theft, and It Is also claimed be has perved time la the state reformatory. ; Ths proprietor of a saloon that was held up on Tuesday, and a friend ot Ritchie's, who was with him at the time, bavo both Identified htm as the robber. It Is also said that property taken from the saloon was found In a trunk 4a Snyder's room. VERDICT IS FOR FIVE CENTS Resalt of l D. Holmes' Salt to He cover Five Tboasand Dollars Damages. A verdict for S cents, where ths plaintiff asked for $5,000, was returned yesterday morning by tha Jury that beard ths case et Louis D. Holmes sgalnst W. T. Seaman. Tbe controversy dates back to 1188, when Seaman transferred certain Omaha lota to Holmes, who new alleges that tbe Incum brances upon them were misrepresented. The transactions were considerably compli cated, and the value ot tbe property entered into the findings. The Jury at first had de cided to allow no damages, but later edged up to the five cent sum. Itrlefa from the t'earts. William C. tluthrle has filed a petition In the district court asking for divorce from Myra I). Guthrie, whom, he asserts, de serted him December 14. 1 b x , though he had been a good and loving hjsband. The cou ple Vi'ere married in Omaha In IBM. I'pon tli application of Christ Evers. JudKe Btuhba has grained an order of habeas col pus, commanding Fred Zeek of Millard to produce Fred Kvera, the I'i-year- oid son or i itrist bvers In court at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. It Is alleged by the father that Zetrk la depriving the boy of his llberti. Judge Dickinson has made permanent the order rrstruluir.g Karl and Martin Jensen from trespassing upon' or interfering with the use of certain property leased by the Oman Field club fur part of Its aolf links The rase Is an old ore, and the efforts of the Jei.sens to prevent the golfers from using the green are well known to the pub lic. Tbey clulnned they had a previous iraaa on me fasiurea mr gracing purposes, Cves Vim and Vigor ma FRANCHISE TALK ENDED Municipal Ownership Contention Conoladei Its Labors in New York. SELIGMAN DENOUNCES TAXATION PLAN Banker Claims American tyuttm of Raisin Local Reveaaes Is la State f Abaolate Chaos, Partly Be cease of Capital Basis. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Tbe last day's session of tbe municipal ownership con vention today began with an address en "How Should Public Service Corporations Be Controlled" by Dr. Charlton T. ,L41.' He said any branch of the civil govern ment which derived Its power from the sovereignty ot the people must control the corporations. In the discussion which followed he was asked what bks sentiments were In regard to the commercial enterprises. "Just as long." be replied, "as men con fuse the functions of governments and commercialism, Just so long will govern ment he corrupt." AH Taxation Should Be Same. A paper on "Regulation and Taxation ot Publle Service Corporations" by Allan Ripley Foots ot Chicago was read by Law son Purdy. Mr. Foots said In part: If It Is correct public policy to secure the best service at the lowest price for use, the policy regarding the taxation of the utilities operated by private or public cor porations should be identical. A public service utility la a public Improvement and should be financed In Identically tha same manner, regardless of ownership. "The Referendum and the Initiative In Relation to Municipal Ownership" wae dis cussed by George H. Shibley, chairman ot the Federation for Majority Rule. Mr. 8hibley said in part: Behind all Questions of nubile policy con cerning municipal ownership are the deeper ana more inevitable ones, w no snail ex ercise the discretionary power aa to those subjects, and how shall this discretionary power be exercised T The discussion was opened by Eltweed Pomeroy of the Direct Legislation league. who said in part: The referendum and initiative Is coming In our legislative aflaJrs, whether we favor it or not. Several ol the states already hava it and in several more It will be uaased by legislatures this winter. The acts are called public option and various other names, but It Is the referendum and initiative. . ellaman Points to England. "Taxation ot Franchise Values" was the subject ot an address by Edwin R. Sellg man, former president of the Federal and Economic association: He said: "How does it happen that this is a problem that Is known only in the United StatesT When you ask an Englishman how much he Is worth he will mention hla Income; Ih this country a man will mention his capital." Prof. Sellgman claimed that the whole system of taxation In America was In a state of chaos. Wheeler W. Peekham opened the discus sion. He differed with Prof. Sellgman In many respects, and added: "What differ ence does It make whether you consider the Income or tbe principal In taxing? Tax the metropolitan railroad as you will, is there any question that the man who rides in the car pays the tax? "When tbe stock ot the Metropolitan Is sjuoted above par It la a disgrace to the atate of New Tork. for they have stolen It In some way, either from a high rate of Interest or In some other way. A tax should he paid either to the general publle or passengers In the reduction of fares." Former Btate Senator John Ford, author of the Ford franchise bill, said foryears corporations paid a tax of soma kind,, and had never questioned it until some one found a way to get rid of It. If Governor Roosevelt had signed the original franchise tax bill there would have been no trouble In the courts. The bill that was signed was amended so that the atate board, and not a local board ot assessors, wss to collect the tax. That clause of the law was declared unconstitutional, but no other part of it. OFFICERS DECLARED ELECTED Daafhters of Revolution Throw Oat Ballots, hat There Are Only Two of Them. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. At today's ses sion of the Daughters ot the American Revolution there was a long discussion over the question of counting two Improp erly marked ballots la last night's election. The congresa finally voted net to count them, and the hoard of directors made its report. Mrs. Fairbanks was formally de clared president general; Mrs. Miranda Tulloch of the District of Columbia was declared elected vice president geaeral. In charge of organisations. Tbe formal an nouncements ot the result ot ths election of vice presidents followed. There was a tie between Mrs. Melon and Mrs. Lockwood, Including these two, one of whom will be declared eleoted later, the roll ot vice presidents general Is as fol lows: Mrs. John R. Walker, Missouri; Mrs. A. O. Foster, Washington; Mrs. Julian Richards, Iowa; Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Illinois; Mrs. F. F. Brooks, Colorado; Mrs, Walter H. Wood, Montana; Mrs. Frank Wheaton, California; recording secretary general, Mrs. John W. Inwlcombe, District of Columbia; corresponding secretary gen eral, Mrs. Mary Mann, District of Colum bia; treasurer general, Mrs. N. K. Shuts, District of Columbia; historian general, Mrs. Anita Newcombe McQee, District ot Columbia. The report ef the committee on amend ments regarding the delegation of the Ju dicial power of the congress, the rock upon which tbe convention split a few days ago, during a heated controversy, was sub mitted. The committee was designed to consolidate into one amendment the salient points of three preceding amendments. The amendment creates a hoard of arbitration for each stats and a court of appeals con sisting ot seven members, to he elected by the continental congress. The Judicial power ot the appellate court Is to extend to all questions wherein a Judicial finding is required, by either the national society or the board of manage ment. The state board ot arbitration Is to settle all matters concerning the chapters of the state. Ths report wss not acted upon when the congress took a recess. The delegates, headed by Mrs. Fairbanks, were given a reception by President Roosevelt at the White House this afternoon. ROBBERS MAKE RICH HAUL Blow Open Safe la Michigan Bank Dollars, GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Feb. 17. Two robbers blew open ths safe ot Hubbard's private bank at Cedar Springs during ths night and aecured between 11.000 and 15.000. They obtained admittance to the bank by means of keys and then opeoed tbs safe with two charges of dynamite. Tbey stole a team from a livery stsbla snd were seen coming towsrd this city. This morning ths sheriff found tbs tesm looss In tbs streets here. The robbers have not yet been captured. GARRETT, lod., Feb. 17.- Robbers last night blew the postofTlce safe and carried away $1,000 In rash and 1300 In stamps. Tha robbers went to Altnons, two miles distant, stole a horse and buggy and escaped. Tbey led a posse of clllccns six hours' chase. POWDER MILL KILLS FOUR Foarth Kiploalon at Kanans Worki llnrla Workmen to Eternity. CHEROKEE. Kan.. Feb. 17. The press mill of the Laflln ft Rand rowdcr com panys works at Truck, eight miles south of here, exploded eerly toTlay, killing three men and Injuring fifteen others, three of them fatally. . . ' bead: 8ANFORD REED. , V LEE PATTERSON. BERT CARR. LON KYLE. Fatally hurt: Jerome Cornell. The explosion Is the fourth since the establishment of tbe works In 18S9. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27. The press mill Is where the powder is pressed, caked and placed into kegs. The three men killed and those fatally hurt were In this room at the time. One of the men, It Is stated caused the explosion by carelessly pounding one of tbe kegs. The bodies of two of the victims wero torn into fragments and scattered to the winds and the press mill, containing 250 kegs of powder, was completely destroyed. The financial loss will be about S2o,QC0. Geaeral Gordon Is Better. JACKSON. Miss.. Feb. General 1. B. Gordon, commander-ln-ei'tet of the United Confederate Veterans, who was tsken violently ill on a Queen ft Crescent train last nlgbt enroute to this city, is reported to be very much belter this morn ing. It Is not thought that his condition is at all serious. FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER Snow In lown, Fair In Nebraska, but Colder In Both, Predicted for 'Tod ay. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Forecast : For Nebraska Fair and colder Saturday; high northwest winds; Sunday, fair. For Iowa Snow and colder Saturday; high northwest winds;. Sunday, fair. For Wyoming Snow Saturday; high north winds; Sunday, fair, except snow In southeast portion. For Illinois Rain or snow in north, fair in south portion Saturday; colder; Sun day, fair and , colder winds becoming northwest and hia-h. For Montana Generally fair Saturda and Sunday. For North Dakota Fair Saturday an colder In east portion; high north winds; Sunday, fair. For Sotith Dakota Snow Saturday; high north winds; colder In central and east por tions; Sunday, fair. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA. Feb. 27. Official record ot tem perature and precipitation compared with tbe corresponding day ot the last three years: , ' 1903. 190J. 1901. 1300. Maxluum temperature.... 3 42 44 24 Minimum temperature.... 13 86 17 5 "Mean temperatjre 34 38 30 20 Precipitation 29 T .00 .01 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March L 1902: Normal temperature Z Excess for the day Total excess since March 1 21 Normal precipitation... 03 inch Excess for the day 26 inch Precipitation since March I.......30.e3 inch Deficiency since March 1 ,.. ,H3 inch Deficiency for cor. period in 1902.. ..4.77 Inch Deficiency for cor. period In 114 45 inch Reports irons Stations at 7 P. J, -3 Wo 3? 32 CONDITION OF THE WEATHER : c : s n ; 3 : - Omaha, cloudy Valentine, snowing North Platte, cloudy Cheyenne, snowing Salt Lake City, mowing... Kapld City, snowlna; Huron, knowing- V'illlston, part cloudy Chicago, cloudy St. Ixiuls, cloudy St. Paul, raining Davenport, cloudy Kansas City, cloudy Havre, cloudy Helena, cloudy Bismarck, cloudy Galveston, part cloudy S5 3 T 22 32 .30 26 34 .01 JS 2 .03 2X 30 .03 1H 36 .10 24 32 .13 12 24 .04 4S 48 .01 64 U ."2 34 3 .02 42 BO .00 42 4S .00 201 2X T 20' 26 .04 12 24 T wi rsi .03 T Indicates trace of precipitation. Snnamnry of March Weather. The following data for March, covering a period of thirty-two years, has been com piled from the weather bureau records at Omaha, Neb.; Temperature Mean or normal tempera ture, 36; the warmest month was that of 1878, with an average of 48"; the coldest month waa that of 199. with an average of 27 i the hiftheat temperature was hb' on March 29, 1816: the loweet temperature waa 7 on March 14, IK80: average date on which first "killing" frost occurred In autumn, October 7; average date on which last "killing" frost occurred In spring, April 16. Precipitation (rain and melted snow) Averane for the month, 1.44 Inch; average number of days with .01 of an Inch or more, the greatest monthly precipitation was 4 M Inches In 1KS4; the least monthly precipitation was 0.18 Inch In 1S71; - the, greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours was 1.07 Inch on March 26, KC: the greatest amount of snowfall recorded In any twenty-four consecutive hours (record extending to winter of ISM -85 only) waa S Inches on ilarch 30, IKJl. Clouds and Weather Average number of clear days, 8; partly cloudy days, 12; cloudy days. 11. Wind-The prevailing winds have been from the north; the hlnhest velocity of thj wind was 62 miles front the nurthweM on March 27, 1880. I.. A. WKI.8U, 1.0c a 1 rorecasi umciui. Library Hoard Mretlnsr, The regulnr monthly meeting of the Omaha Public library board last night was Prevents Baldness With Warm Shampoos of Cuticura Soap And light dressings of CUTICURA OiN'TMtNT, purest of emollients and greatest of kin cures. This treatment at onca top falling hair, removes crusts, gcales. and dandruff, destroys animal parasites which feed on the hair, soothes irritated, itching; surfaces, timulates the hair follicles, loosens the scalp skin, supplies tha roots with energy and nourishment, and makes the hair grow upon a sweet, healthy scalp, when all else fails. Sold throughout tbe world. oVvntcd chiefly to routine buslnese The tnly Htscntrt were IMreot irs Hush ( nt Unison. The reports of the llhrarlnn were ri o'lvd and MIN audlte l nesregailng soma Il.3. A gift of n rare giant fosMI in erihrrt In South Unkotn wa accepted from Mn.lor J. H. Kuihnnan. Two weeks' "ic.tve without pay was granted Miss Par suns of the library staff. 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