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TTbATTV Rl?!? ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. 3MA1IA, WEDNESDAY HORNING, MARCH 25, 1903-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. Omaha PACKING FIRMS UNITE Omaha' Company Eti Combined with 8ix Other Lesser Ooncerng. 8IG MEN HEAD JlEW CORPORATION Swifts knd Armour Figure with Other i m thi Original Director. HOPE TO DO $150,000,000 BUSINESS J. F. Lyman ii Named at President of National Company. CAPITAL IS PLACED AT $15,000,000 w Jersey Graata Paper Aathorlslasl Hawses ta Antlftatlt aaa Trad TL'ader Larger Competitors Dlrcctlaa tal CoatreL. .rfUCAOO, March !4. Several of the mallar packing plant of Omaha, Chicago and elsewhere have united under the name of the National Packing company, with 115,000,000 capital. J. P. Lyman la presi dent of the company. The company be beeo Incorporated In New Jersey and It la announced that the following are the companies purchased: 1. Omaha Packing company. 1. Hammond pecking company. 2. The O. H. Hammond company. 4. Hutchinson Parking company. e. Anglo-American Provision company. . United States Beef company. 7. Fowler Packing company. The purchase. It la stated. Is mad for Investment, with the Idea of doing a busi ness of between $140,000,000 and $160,000,000 a rear.. The directors, whose names follow, are all Interested in the big packing companies of Chicago: J. P. Lyman, J. Ogden Ar mour, O. r. Swift, Edward Morris, P. A. Valentine, Aruthur Meeker, L. F. Bwlft. . B. P. 8wrt, Ira Morris, James D. Btandlsh, Kenneth K. McLaren. J. D. 8tandlsh Is secretary and treasurer. CONSUL WARNS THE JAPANESE Contrary ta Law of Japes for Them ta Go from Hawaii to Ceatlaeat. HONOLULU. March 17. (Via Ban Fran cisco, March 24.) Acting Japanese Consul Okobe has issued a proclamation warning bis countrymen against going to the United States from here, declaring that the trip la contrary to the law of Japan and also that Immigration and labor , agents who have been securing recruits are misrepresenting the conditions. The governor haa signed the act to make the old Hawaiian flag the official territorial flag. . A concurrent resolution Instructing the secretary af the territory to fly the flag over the capltol building was adopted by the house of representatives yesterday. H. Bcullln, son of a capitalist of St. Louts,, accidentally shot himself on tba ateamer Siberia between 8an Francisco and .this UyvH had-plMod a M-eellber re ' volvef In a drawer In his state room 'and ' when he opened the drawer the weapon struck the side and exploded. The bullet lodged In his right thigh. Scullln was a through passenger, but wss put ashore here and the X-ray will be used to locate the bullet. The wound la not believed to be serious.' W. R. Castle, jr., will leave In the near future to take a position as Instructor In English literature at Harvard. Ho Is a descendant of one of Hawaii's earliest mis sionaries and an alumnus of Harvard. WOMEN NAME NEW OFFICERS aaaa B. Anthony Selected aa Honors ary Prealdeat by SanTraa; Convention. i NEW ORLEANS. March 14. The' prin cipal business of the woman suffrage con vention today was the election of officers. These were selected: Honorary president, Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y.; president, Carrie Chap man Catt, New Tork; vice president, Rev. Anna B. Howard, Philadelphia; correspond ing secretary, Kats'M. Jordan, New York; recording secretary, Altoe Stone Blackwell, Boston; treasurer, Harriet Taylor Upton, Warren, O.; auditors. Mary J. Coggeshwn, Des Moines; Laura Clay. Lexington, Ky. DIVIDE CAPITAL - BY THIRTY Chain aaa Steel Company Red ace took -from Slaty Mllllea ta Two Millions. ' ' NEW YORK. March 24. Stockholder of r the United Chain' and Steel company today approved the directors' recommendation to reduce the capital from $80,000,000 to t2.000.000. The reduction follows a recent decision not to acquire a number of Arms for which the company was negotiating. It also was decided to change the name to the Union Iron and 8teel company. HEAT SLAYS TWO IN ICE CAR Llaht Fire la Refrlsrerators and Are Burned to Death While Sleeping. ELLENSBURQ. Wash.. March. 24. Michael Hunt, a waiter of Tacoma. ant Frank McCluskey of Lake City, Ore., were found dead today In a refrigerator car. They built a fir in the car and went to leep, being smothered and burned. Rabat Inaaalty Tbeery. PIERRE, 8. D., March 24. (Special Tel egram.) The state, In rebuttal in the Lln ney trial, placed on tbe witness stand a number of resident of Blunt who had been In constant association with Linney, none of whom had ever seen anything which would lead them to believe that he was insane so far as hi actions went to show. The principal witness In rebutttal was Dr. James U Green, the superintend ent of the Nebraska hospital for the insane at Lincoln. The caae, aa shown by the testimony, waa read to him and he was asked what the condition of the defendant was at the time of committing the homi cide la July last, the doctor holding that on such a state of facts the defendant was sane. On cross-examination he elated that the action of the defendant la North Da kota would Indicate Insanity at that time, , probably brought on by acuta alcoholism, and further that the lapeea of memory tes tified to might mean either mental aberra tion or Intense preoccupation. The after nooo la being put la by the attorneya In presenting pleas, State's Attorney Goodner and John F. Hughe for the. state and Horner Stewart tor the defense. The case weal te the jury late this srtalng. ' INCIDENT IS NOW CLOSED Farmer British Minister ta Caracas Says t'aaleasaat Thlaa-s, bat Matter Is Dropped. 'it,... , 'i., ""ti . 24. Oibson Bowles, con- servafi r . inn In the House of Commoni V,, -flection of Mr. Haggard, the It.. h minister at Caracas, on Mr. Ru. . .he secretary of the United States legation at the Venexuelan capital. In the Venttuelan bine book re cently published, and asked Premier Bal four If his majeety'a government had been called upon to make amends to the gov ernment of the United States therefor. . The premier acknowledged that Secretary Hay had called the government' attention to the passage referred to. '.. Mr. Balfour added: "Sir Michael Herbert has Informed the secretary of state that the passage escaped his attention, other wise It would never have been published. I need say no more than that an error of this kind, however regrettable, may occur In any department, especially when under going an exceptional strain." The blue book referred to was published February 1. It contained an official letter from the former British minister of Car acas, W. H. Haggard, to the foreign secre tary. Lord Lansdowne, dated Trinidad, De cember 20, concerning the alleged illegal detention of the British schooner Harry Troop by the Venesuelan government In an unhealthy place from May to November, 1902, whereby the crew were decimated by dysentry, Mr. Haggard said in this letter: "I regret to say that it would appear that I placed too much faith In the com plete accuracy of the statements of the secretary of the United 8tates legation, W. W. Russell, as to the improvement la the condition of Harry Troop, etc., when he saw It. "These statements may probably be ac counted for by the facts, which appear un doubted, that Mr. Bo wen was most anxious, for reasons best known, to himself, to represent the conduct of the Venesuelan authorities In the most favorable light pos sible, and that be had inspired his subordi nates in the same direction. To put It briefly, Mr. Russell did not dare to say a word outside the legation contrary to Pres ident Castro' mode of proceeding." WASHINGTON, March 24. This' matter concerning the aspersions cast bv 'Mr. Haggard, late British minister at Caracas. directly upon Mr. Russell and indirectly upon Minister Bowen, Is declared her to be a closed Incident and there is not the slightest disposition to pursue the question further. Mr. Haggard haa left Caracas for good end consequently cannot again come In con tact with the officials of the American le gation, while bis successor, Mr. Bag-Iron-sldes, the present minister, through a resi dence at Washington for several years, when Lord Pauncefote was ambassador, became Imbued with the American spirit to a degree that Is expected to prevent fric tion. TOWN OF SURIGAO RETAKEN Amerleaa Official aad tbe Fore I a; a era Ara Fauna Safe by the Ceaatabalary, MANILA, March tt. Th town' -of Burl gao. In the northwestern part of the Island of Mindanao, which, waa captured .Sunday by ladronee, waa relieved today. The American officials and foreigner were found to be safe. , Eighty ladrones, led by ten escaped con vict, participated in the attack on Suri gao. ' They had twenty rifles and forty boloa and succeeded In surprising and rushing the constabulary barracks and stampeding the constabulary.. Inspector Clarke . was killed at the first rush. The ladrone cap tured eighty rifles. ' The American officials, the women and the foreigners sought refuge In the govern ment building, where Treasurer . Kelly,- a former Indian scout, assumed command. The defendants were armed with shotgun and ' refused the summons of the ladrone to surrender. They held out until tbe town was relieved today by a force of constabu lary sent from Tacloban.. . The ladrone fled at the approach of the constabulary. . Three companies of United States Infan try will reach Surlgao tomorrow and then probably will start In pursuit of the la drones. The government force operating In , Albay province, Island of Luion, have established a concentration sone In the center of that province, twenty-seven miles long and ten mile wide, and bav a aeries of detachments of troops following the la drone. WASHINGTON.- March . 24. Secretary Root today received a cable from Governor Taft announcing that the affair at Surlgao turn out to be an escape of prisoners sen tenced to long terms for ladronlsm, who, with sixty -or eighty of their fellows, re turned to Surlgao and suoceeded In sur prising and rushing the constabulary bar racks, obtaining constabulary arms and ammunition, killing Constabulary Inspector Lewis M. Clark and thus taking command of the town. HAVE TOO MANY HOLIDAYS Raaalaa Aathorltlea Decide that the Laborlnsr Classes ' Do "Hot , , 'Work Eaeaarh. 8T. PETERSBURG, March 24. The Rus sian authorltlea have decided that - the laboring claases have too many holidays and the officials are taking steps to stop what they characterise aa being a growing evil. . The minister of agriculture ' Is the prime mover in the effort to curtail the ob servance of festivals, which, he says, In many places total as high as 140 yearly, seventy-seven of them falling in the sum mer.' the most Important season for agri culturists. The n.lnlster arranged a special confer ence, which discovered that, many of the holidays celebrated are not prescribed by the church, but are merely based on local custom. The council of the empire was therefore appealed to and an official notification will be Issued by the police and local officials to the effect that voluntary work on hoi Idaya Is not prohibited by law. Tbe clergy will also be enjoined by the holy synod to explain to the people tbe true meaning of Christian featlval and to urge dropping some of the holiday which are not connected with the church. PRESIDENT BELITTLES REVOLT Nlrarasraaa Executive Saya Rebela Ara Surrounded aaa Will Sana Be Destroyed. NEW YORK, March 24. President Ze lays haa cabled aa follows: MANAGUA. Nicaragua. March 24. Oo March 1 a small uprising occurred In a Dart of the Department of Contales. east of Lake Nicaragua. The government has surrounded tne Insurgents and will loon destroy them, """he remainder of 'he coun try Is completely tranquil. kklaya. LAND BUSINESS IS BRISK Government Belli Fonr and Three-Qnarter Millions Worth Latt Teat, POOR ROADS HAMPER THE RURAL MAILS Prealdeat Makes a thenars la His Program aa Will Take Si Lobs Rid at Oread . Islaad. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 24. (Special Tele gram.) A statement Issued today at the general land office relative to the cash sales of public land during the first halt of the present fiscal year shows that thero were 23,011 entries, coveting 1.663,613 acres, for which the government received $4,747, 163. 'A compared with the corresponding period of last year a very remarkable In crease I shown. . This . Increase Is due largely to the operation of the so-called timber and atone act. During the last half of the fiscal year of 1902 there were 7,47 entries, covering 767,002 acres, for which the government received 22,719,284. W. A. Richards commissioner of the gen. era land office, who ha been confined to hi bed 'during the past week with an at tack of grip, has recovered sufficiently to be at hi office. Commissioner Richards, though not fully recovered, wa able today to sign up hi accumtrlated mail and hopes within a few days to be quits himself again. C. E. Guernsey; president af the Wyoming stats senate, who baa been in Washington several weeks, left for Cheyenne tonight. Jones Golan; to Southwest. Indian Commissioner Jonea leaves Wash lngton tomorrow morning for an extended trip through the southwest. Mr. Jonea will visit several Indian reservations in New Mexico and Arlsona 'and Incidentally cross tbe border Into Mexico to look Into some private business, being somewhat Interested In Investing his surplus caah In copper mines In our sister republic , Poor Roads Hamper Malla. A circular has been sent out stating the. difficulties rural free delivery is encount ering because of bad roads in many section of the country. It 1 pointed out that ap plication for service, which are turned down each day on account of bad roads, are rapidly Increasing. Friend of the system fear It will not be long before tbe number of rejected route will affect o many peo pie that the cry of favoritism will be raised, with the result that congress will do away with the entire scheme. This, pos slbly, Is urged as an argument for the Im provement of roads both by counties and states, and for active participation of the government In the work. Chance Nebraska Program The very latest Information relative to the president's intention as to hi forth coming trip to Nebraska will doubtless create some sore spot. Mr. Roosevelt; re spondlng, to urgent requests ' of Senators Millard and Dietrich, today, made. known his wishe aa to his contemplated stop at Grand Island, Neb.. He will arrive there at 2:20 a.- tri., April 26; and leave at 2:20 p. ra.' The . president today officially notified Senator Millard and Dietrich that tf would be hit pleasure upon reaching Grand I- land to take a horseback ride of at least twenty-five miles.- The president suggested that upon hi arrival at Grand Island he may be In need of outdoor exercise and hoped, that a 'brisk gallop would be Invig orating and trusted that the senators would accompany him. Senator Millard, it is expected, will remain In a Pullman car or take a dogcart for a ride over the hill while hi colleague Is with the president on his gallop. The president desire rhost of all to "rough ride" to tbe Soldier' and Sailors' horn and there take supper with the veterana. Roatlne af Departments. These Iowa rural letter carriers were ap pointed today: Davenport, regular, Carol M. Adams; substitute, James E. Murray. Deep River,' regular,. Ira Hopwood substi tute, Mrs. Hopwood. Centervllle, regular,' Clarence C. Bryan;' : substitute, Claude Bryan. Elliott, regular, Fred W. Sandell; substltase. Ellas Ashburn. Fredericksburg, regular,' Fred W. Eygabroad; substitute, Dora Eygabroad. Guthrie Center.' regular. Herbert W. Myers; substitute. Ruby Myers. Hampton, regular, Aaron W. Monroe; sub stitute, Elisabeth Monroe. Kanawha, regu lar, 1 .Thomas H. Thompson; substitute, Knute Landy: 8tanton, regulars,' Charles A. Malmberg and Arvld Johnson; substitute, John . F. Malmberg . and Adolph Johnson. Yale, regular,' Ulysses G. Flckes; substitute, J. H. Flckes. . The Citizens' National bank of Cedar Rapids haa been approved a reserve agent for the Citizens' National of Belle Plaine, First Nationals of Grundy Center and In dependence and "Leavttt .and Johnson Na tional of Waterloo, la.; Cedar Rapids National of Cedar Rapids, for Confmerclsl National of Council Bluffs. First National of DVsart, Forest City National of Forest City, City Nationals of Marshalltown and Mason City, First National of Thompson, Fayette County National of West Union, la., and First National of Ceylon, Minn.'; the Merchants' National of Cedar Rapids for First National bank of Crystal Lake and Independence, la.' " The postofflces at Birch, " Pierce coanty. Neb., and Griffin, Boone county,' la., have been discontinued. Edwin R. Pease haa been appointed, sub stitute clerk in Fremont (Neb.) postofflcs. W. S. Wllmarth, Jr.. of Verravllle, 8. D., and Claude C. Campbell of Clay Center, Neb., have been appointed railway mall clerks. , Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Rich field, Sarpy county, Henry L Lowry, vice A. Becker, resigned. Iowa Vlele, Lee county, Francis L. Keran; Westerville, De catur county, Edward Sanders. The poatofflces at Over, Neb., Cornell, la.. Carpenter, S. D., and Cumberland, Wyo., become domestic money order offices April L . . An additional rural free delivery routs will be established May. 1 at Gretna, Sarpy county, Neb.; area covered, , twenty-five square miles; population served, 460. The postofflces at Rescue, . Saunders county, Neb.; and Olson. Fremont county, Wyo., have been re-established, with Mary Palensky and Fred B. Morris postmasters, respectively.' The Citizens' State bank of Wiener, Neb., was today authorized to convert Into the Citizens' National bank of Wlaner, with I&o.uoo capital. . Will Make Money far Islands, . Secretary Root has been la cable corre spondence with Governor Taft and It has been determined te sell 23,000,000 of tem porary certificates for tbe purchase of silver bullion for coining into pesos. Tbe certif icates bear 4 ' per cent Interest, are free from taxation and run for one year.. They will be Issued in denominations of 11,000 each, made payable to bearer. .These err tlflcatea are to be sold In this country. Ths Insular division of tbe War depart- (Continued on Fourth Pag.) WILL PUSH THE CHARGES Kansas City Pll Department te Aeeae4 ojf Maay Serloas Irregularities. KANSAS CITY. March 24. The invest!- gallon of tbe police department, started by charges of crooked work, filed last week by City Jailer Todhunter before the Board of Police Commissioners, has already devel oped sensational disclosures and will be pushed. Todhunter, In his testimony, declared that the Jailers bare made, a practice of taking money from prisoners who havs any service rendered them and also havs regu larly taken money from a lawyer for throw ing cases his way. Other chargea made during the Investigation are to the effect that a sergeant and other officer at the Central station havs stolen from drunken prisoner. ' Another case testified to wa that of a prisoner who was released without trial upon payment of $125 to a lawyer, who was. It waa testified, escorted te the man's cell by city detectives. These detectives Ister, it was stated. went with ths prisoner to a pawnbroker's shop that he might pawn his diamonds to secure the money. Something of a aeneat!6n was caustel when Sergeant Snow, who had been directed to produce the police record of arrests In the Westport district to show the entry of the arrest of a man from whom Todhunter was accused of having received some money was called. The record had been mutilated, four sheet having been removed. Later Chief of Police Hayea, who was on ths stand, said Jailer Todhunter had lied when be said the police commissioners had ordered him removed. ABBOTT STARTLES HEARERS Propounds Theories Elaborated la Hie Book, "The Theologry' of aa Evolutloatst." NEW YORK. March 24. Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, somewhat startled his bearers - at a Methodist minister's meeting by pro pounllng some of those religious theories that he ha elaborated In hi book, "The Theology of an Evolutionist." The bible, according to Dr. Abbott, la merely a record of human religious expe riences. "I have - a respect for the old theology," he said "and today I cannot doubt tbat the change from the old to ths new thinking In religion Is important,' rad teal and revolutionary. "The typical departure. Is the recogni tion of what was once called the 'Carpenter Theory of Ood'a Creation of the World.' , "Tbe bible la not a book In which fifty or sixty writers tell what Is religion, but it Is a record ' of, their religious expert ences, a reoord of their consciousness of God. They . were human, they were trn perfect men, those who wrote the bible. They stumbled aa w stumble." . BAD BLIZZARD IN MICHIGAN Temperatare la Below Freeslaar aad Mack Fear 1 Felt far Safety DETROIT,' March.- !Y'"-Dipstche. from western Michigan' report tbat one of the worst bllssard of the winter la raging In that section of the state, with the temper ature below freezing. Much fear Is-felt for small fruits and peaches. ' At Benton Harbor and ' St. Jo seph much damage ha been done by the wind. The big atore of H. L. Bird Co., at the principal corner of Benton Harbor, la wrecked by the wind and lta stock and fix tures ruined. BLACKLISTS ARE PRIVILEGED Jodft-e Koasalts Libel Claimant Seek ing; Damages from Armour at Company. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 24. Judge Halsey In the circuit court today decided that so-called blacklists are privileged communications. Valentine Gerhardt was accordingly non-suited in his libel action against Armour Co. and William G. Lloyd, the Milwaukee representative of the pack ers. Gerhardt claimed damagea after he had been refused a aupply of meat because a prevloua bill had not been paid. FAIR CASE JS POSTPONED Jadtie Delays Hearlaar AJleared Wit nesses of Millionaires' Deaths Till April. NEW YORK. March 24. In the auprema court today Justice Greenbaum postponed until April 7 the examination of two per sons alleged to have been eye-witnesses of the cutomoblle accident by which Mr. and Mrs. Charles 8. Fair were killed. Mrs. Fair's relatives opposed the post ponement. while Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, Mr. Fair's sla ters, asked to have the hearing delayed until June.' MOVES HOUSE TO ESCAPE LAW Claimant ta Dakota Property Dodarei Injunction and Takea It ta Minnesota. GRAND FORKS. N. D.. March 24 A hurry call went up for an Injunction last night to restrain Mrs. John Jacobson from moving a house Into Minnesota. ; Ownership was- claimed by both the woman and Phil Wett, between whom pro ceedlngs were pending in the trial courts, STROLLER CONFESSES THEFT MlaalaaT Opera Slnser Caasht with Compaay'a Cash la His Packet. MILWAUKEE, March 24. Gilbert War field, the missing member of the Sylva Opera company, was arrested at Eagle Wis., and confessed to robbing Treasurer Nordlinger of $2,700. He had nearly the full amount of tbe stolen property in his possession. CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH Mather Larks Them la Hoasa While She Gaee to a Stare. . KANSAS CITY, March 24. -At Kansas City. Kan., today two children. Asa and Charles Blgelow, aged 4 and 2 years, son of O. W. Blgelow, were burned to death In a fire that destroyed their home, the mother having locked them la while she went to the store. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Order of Oonrt Prevent! Passage of the Bosewater Fnnohise Ordinance. NEW BILL COVERING SUBJECT INTRODUCED Ordlaaaee Practically Identical with the Oae Covered by Restraining Order la Read Twice aad Referred. An Injunction Issued by Judge Guy R. C. Read of the district court prevented the city council from passing the Andrew Rose- water electric franchise ordinance pending on Its third reading last night. But the In junction did not prevent the council from ordering the first and second reading and the necessary publication of an Andrew Rosewater' electric franchise ordinance without the amendment by a voto of 8 to not voting. The ordinance as passed I Identical with the original ordinance but was read as an entirely new ordinance. The restralnlng order was signed by Judge Read and directed against the mayor and the members of the city council. Indi vidually and as a city governing body. The order was not given until five minute of 8 'clock last evening and was served at once on the members of the council, reach ing them before the council was called to order. Stephen Rice, a laborer In the em ploy of the New Omaha Thomson-Houston Electrlo company, Is made thj relator 'n the order, which directs that ths council be enjoined until a hearing before Judge Read on March 30. Attempting to paes the pretended ordi nance, being document No. 8247, without tne amendments thereto made by the said mayor and city council, and from sui- mlttinsr to the vote of the electors of said city the proposition to grant the franch aj mentioned In said ordinance and rrom tax ing any steps therein as in relation to the (ranting of a franchise under said ordi nance without the amendment thereto and until said ordinance as amended haa been published for two week In two dally papers of said city, and from In any way grafting or giving unto the said Andrew Rosewater for himself personally or for hi i benefit any franchise ax described In said ordinance and from entering Into any con tract in relation thereto with the sail An drew Rosewater or any person or persona representing his Interest therein, until ths further order of this court, and that the hearing" for temDorarv injunction be set before me for 9:45 on the 811th day of March at courtroom No. e In The Bee building. Baala af the Petition. The petition cltea that the council's ac tion of December 22, Injecting the amend ment to make tbe franchise privilege gen eral never has been reconsidered and is still In binding force; that the ordinance aa amended never has been published In any Omaha paper and that hence the coun cil is without authority, under chapter xlta of the Compiled Statutes of 1901, to grant the franchise; that in the same chapter of the .statute It Is made unlawful for any officer of the city to be or become In any manner Interested or In any way partake of the advantages and projects of any contract or work or letting to be made under the au thority of and by the' city council; that any contract, franchise or special privilege, and that any such contract work letting or spe cial privilege or franchise attempted to be granted would be against public policy, In vtolatlon Of the' city charter and void. In cldentally. It la added that Andrew Rose- water la city engineer and, hence city officer,, a part of whose duties la to auper- Intend all work upon tbe street and ad vising the council aa to tho advisability of the letting of all contracts and the grant ing of all franchises. . Council men Hascall and Mount were late in arriving at the council meeting, a were also the copies of the restraining order a Issued against the councllmen. In fact, the restraining order and the detained council men arrived within a few momenta of each other. , Hascall Urates Delay. On the first suggestion of the reading of any ordinance before the council Council man Hascall waa on his feet and declared that the members were risking contempt of court in moving a hondsbreath in any or dlnance matters. City Attorney Connell was then called upon to give hi opinion In the matter and he declared that be waa abso lutely certain that the ordinance matters to come up during ths evening were all without tbe terms of the order and could safely be taken up by the council. Never theless Councllmen Whltehorn and Mount refused to vote from fear of the order of the court. The other six of the council all voted on the Rosewater franchise and In the affirmative, so tbat It waa passed through Its first and second reading and waa ordered published in tbe Omaha paper for a period of ten daya. From the time that the resolutions of the Real Estate exchange and ths South Side Second Ward Improvement club, fa vorlng the Rosewater franchise ordinance were brougut up for reading Hascall proved 'himself an obstructionist, arguing tuttly that the franchise and all that, pertained to It was a dead Issue and could sot be men tioned so long aa the restraining order 1 In force. , Rosewater Waa Prepared. In the course of the evening Andrew Rose water said: "Mr. Wright, who prepared the petition and dragged In Stephen Rice as the plaintiff, at the last moment before nung his papers, I in tbe employ of Mr. Nasn. 1 have known this and that they were batcn lng something for several days, and I was not unprepared. I had another ordinance all ready to be Introduced tonight and pub lished immediately, so that if tbey beat me on tbe first one I may atlU be able to catch them with ths other. "But that Mr, Nash'a forces can defeat the first one seems bard to believe. I don't see how a district Judge can brush aside the council' In such a manner as this. It is Just aa If the supreme court would try to step In and decide what congress shall do, for a city council -la nothing less than a reflection of congress. After the ordi nance Is passed a court might, with perfeei propriety, pass upon Its vslldlty, but to review it In advance and decide whether or not It shall be passed Is quite another mat ter." City Improvemeat Beads. Tbe council also passed two ordinances through their first and second readings providing for the Issuance of $195,000 of city bonds for paving, sewer and engine house Improvements and building. The first one provided for the issuing of $50,000 worth of paving and aewer bonds during each of the years 1902, 1904 and 1905. draw, ing 4 per cent Interest and not to be sold below par. The money Is to be used for paying the cost of paving, repaying or macadamizing the street Intersections snd spaces opposlts alleys In front of prop erty not subject to paving taxes and for ths building of city sewers. Ths second ordinance provided for the Issue and sale of bonds to tbe amount of $45,000 for the building of engine houses in tbs city. Both bills were referred to the Judiciary com mittee after their second reading. The appointment of Clayton W. DeLa mater, George W. Warabam and Ole C (Continued on Second Pag.) CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednesday, 'i'hursdsy Fair In Kaet; Rain snd Colder In Western Portion. Temperatare at Omaha Yraterdayt Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Dec. 1 i, n M 1 p. m SM e a. ta x: ' X p. m 87 T a. m ...... a p. m 40 a a. m...... an 4 p. ni 41 D a, n Ill B p. m 41 10) a. m SM tl p. m 4tt 11 a. m...... aa T p. m I J m.. ....... 8.1 ft p. m art v p. m ST TAKE TWO TRAYS OF DIAMONDS Pair of Thieves Work Neat Trick at Habermaan'a Jewelry Store. Two trays of diamond rings, containing twelve gold bands set with stones, valued In tbe aggregate at nearly $1,000, were stolen from tbe jewelry store of A. B. Hubermann, corner of Thirteenth and Doug las streets, Tuesday afternoon between 12 and 1 o'clock by two well dressed young men, who made their escape. Two men called at the store at a time when only Mr. Hubermann and Charles Whipple, a clerk, were there. Having pre viously been seen to examine a watch which was displayed in the window, Whipple granted their wish to Inspect the time piece when they stepped into tbe store. While he was waiting upon tbem the tele phone rang. Mr. Hubermann told the clerk to answer it and be continued In the pros pective sale. Shortly after Mr. Whipple's return tbe young men stated that they would call again tor the watch and departed leisurely. They walked northward on Thirteenth street. After they had left, the case con taining the diamond traya was found to have been opened and two traya of rings missing. Believing that frlenda had per petrated a Joke, no thought of a theft was entertained until two hour later. Chief of Detective Dunn was then notified and went to work upon the case. The thieves are described as about 22 anl 17 years of sge. The oldest, about five feet seven Inches in height, wore a dark suit and had a dark complexion. The youngest was about five feet four inches In height and light couplexioned. The proprietor of the American Pawn shop, Wolfe's jewelry store and two other store on Douglas street report that two strangers, bearing the description of the young men, called at their places of busi ness and endeavored to work a similar game Monday evening. While one exam. Ined jewelry the other wandered into the rear of the atore. Nothing ha been missed by tbe owners of tbe stores. Up to a late hour last night the police had been unable to unearth any clue lead ing to the discovery of the identity and whereabouts of the robbers. It is the Idea of Chief of Detectives Dunn that tbe pair are eastern professionals of some standing and skill snd tbat they got clear of the city some time before the police were noti fied of the robbery. - RAID ON THE TIGERS' LAIR 1 South Omaha Gambling; Fixtures Ara , Grabbed at , Instaaee of Vj. Dana. . ' '' 1 Armed with the necessary papers from Justice Foster's court. Sheriff Power and several deputies went to South Omaha at t o'clock yesterday afternoon and seized two wagonloada of gambling fixtures at Myron Sherman's, 406 North Twenty-fourth street, and Thomas Jorgenson's. . Berlin sV Healy's, at 2402 N street, was visited also, but no seizure made, the only objects in sight being an Inoffensive table and four eminent gentlemen engaged In a de lightful game of whist thereat. To accomplish tbe raid the sheriff di vided his force, two men going to each place and all at the same hour. The fixtures seized were taken to the court house and stored In a basement apartment. Of the proprietors of the places only Myron Bherman appeared In Justice Foster's court. He was placed under $500 bond and the hearing set for March 31. Tbe complaint against Sherman and Berlin at Healy was by I.. J. Dunn, and that against Jorgenson by Guy H. Roberts. NEW BLACK HILLS "RAILROAD Minneapolis Capitalists Propose ta Tap Coal Country Betweea Bsr llagtoa anal Elkhora. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 24. Article of Incorporation were filed today of tbe Wy oming & Black Hills Railroad company, to operate in South Dakota and Wyoming, with $2,000,000 capital. Lewis C. Twombly will be president and general msnager and tbe following Minne apolis capitalists are Interested in the en terprise: A. E. Johnson, Phillip 8. Harris, Carleton L. Wallace, Edwin G. Potter and Alpha E. Hoyt. This road will be about 100 miles In length and will open up a vast coal country. It will connect the Burlington and Chicago at Northwestern systems. BRIBE CHARGES DELAY SUIT Judare Foatponea Strattoa Will Caae ea Aceaeat of Alleged Corruption. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. March 24 -Th e Strstton will ease was called at 10 this morning and an adjournment lmmedl ately taken till tomorrow. The continuance wa caused by the senaa tlonal affidavits of Harry Berry, Homer Snyder and others that tbe attorneys of I, Harry Stratton had tampered wlth the jury. Senator E. O. Wolcott announced tbat Harry Berry could not be found In the city. DIES IN PLACE OF FISH Missouri Man Blewa to Blta While Exploding- Dyaamtte ta River. ST. J08EPH, Mo., March 24. Edward Vandeventer, aged 32, of Mound City, Mo., was killed near there today by the explo slon of. severs!, sticks of dynamite used In killing fish In the Missouri. Movements af Oreaa Vessels March 24. At New York flailed Calabria, for Gib raltar, Leghorn and Naples; Kron Prlns uneim. lor uremen, via i -lymuuiu sum Cherbourg. ' At Boiflv Passed Patrlida, from New York, for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Ham burg. At Antwerp Arrived Finland, from New York. At MovlUe Arrived Tunisian, from St. John. N. B.. and Halifax, for Liverpool At I.ondon Arrived Minnehaha, from New York. At Liverpool Arrived Cevic, from New York. At Rotterdam Arrived Amsterdam, from New York. At Plymouth Arrived Patricia. from New York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg, ana procecaea. STDEFER DENIES AIL Saji He Never Profited a Cent from Anj of the Bond Transactions, NELIGH TOOK BURT COUNTY COUPONS Be Did Not Enow of Date Whin Thtte Bonds Were to Be Sold. WERE DELIVERED TO HIM ON JULY THIRD Burt County Treasurer Rayi He Wrote Stnefer Abont Them. REPORT ON BARTLlY INVESTIGATION I'nable to Final Any Evldeaee af the Kalrteaee of the Maeh Talked of Clarar Boa' or at Pri vate Loans. STL'EKKR INVESTIGATION continues. Former state treasurer denies he ever profited a dollar from bond transactions. Hays Burt county bonds were delivered to him July 3 ami paid for. Denies being advised of date of sale. Burt county treasurer testifies to writing lilm offering bonds. FI'RK FOOD bill passes senate sfter sena tors representing cities vainly try to have It amended. . ilAHTIJCY committee flies Its report to ef fect that famous "cigar box" was evi dently a myth. No tiaoe found of where Hartley had loaned state money. Former Governor (Savage received registered let ter requesting presence, but did not rep.y. CLAIMS bill occupies most of the lime In the honne. Kffort to tack on appropria tion to pay beet augar bounties (alls. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. March 24. (Special Telegram.) The Stuefer investigation committee and the senate revenue committee took the cen ter of the stage early this morning and held It until midnight. The former con tinued Its examination of witnesses In the Burt county bond case and the latter, put In the day and ulght trying to resist the onslaughts of franchlsed corporations to force their way Into that section of ths rev enue bill providing the gross earnings fran chise method of taxation. In the meantime the house pegged away at the claims and current expense bills, increasing the grand total of the former and recommending It for passage. The senate passed the Hanna Junior normal school bill and to cap the climax, the house committee on investiga tion of ths so-called Bartley "cigar box" submitted a report of Its perfunctory pro ceedings. In yesterday's report ex-Stste Treasurer Stuefer, by a typographical error, was made to say that he employed W. T. S. Ncllgh to conduct the purchase of tbe Burt county bonds, when as a matter of fact Mr. Stue fer distinctly said he "had not" so em ployed Mr. Nellgb. He stated that he bought the $80,000 worth of bonds from Ne- llgh, giving him two checks of $70,000 and $10,000 respectively In payment. - 1 The examination today began at 7:20 a. aai with Mr. Stuefer on the stand-' The other. witnesses were Attorney General Prout. J. K. Hancock, Franklin Everett,- John k Piper, B. D. Beck of Burt county, N. Fod- rea, bookkeeper for the atate treasurer, and W. T. S. Neligh of West Point. ' One of the principal point brought out by Sears, attorney for the committee, came through tbe testimony of Fodrea, who re ceived the Burt county bonds for Mr. Stue fer when they were delivered to his office at the capital by Neligh, July 8, 1901. Fod rea said he made the entry on the bond book of the transaction. - The entry was: "Purchased July 6, 1901. on a basis of S4 per cent, coupons detachable to equalise, rate, except a bonua of $560 In coupon not detached." The point developed wa that that part of the entry beginning with the word "ex cept" wa made "a long while," to use Fod rea'a words, after ths first part of ths en try. Sears sought to show that this waa added after he had made publlo the fact tbat $550 in coupons were In tbe treasurer's office, attached to the bonds and not ac counted for. , Fodrea .could not be positive as to dates. ' Attorney General Prout, In hla testimony. stated that It waa at hi suggestion that this latter entry was mad. He said Mr. Stuefer cam to him aftsr Sears' publica tion of the affair and asked for advice as to how to account for this balance la eoupons of $560. The attorney general said he told htm simply to make tbat notation on his books. Stuefer replied that he was afraid Sears then would accuse him of doctoring hla books. "No matter what Sears says," rejoined Mr. Prout, "if your books are not correct, correct tbem." , The entry was then mads by Fodrea. Neligh merely recited a history of the Burt county bond transaction, ssytng bs had bought the entire issue of $80,000 on his own responsibility and sold them after ward to Stuefer a atate treasurer on a cash premium basis payable In coupons, and that this gave him $3,450. He said not another coupon beyond this amount wss cut oft and that Mr. Stuefer did not realize a cent'a profit from the deal. Nellgb showed the original contract on which he bought the bonds from the supervisors of Burt county. He said be finally offered and gave par and a premium of $800 for the t per cent bonds and lost by the transaction. Getting; Dowa la Baslaess. . The Stuefer investigation was resumed at 7:30 this morning with Mr. Stuefer on the stand, under cross-examination by Bears, attorney tor the committee. He was cross examined by his sttorney, J. H. Van Dusen. In answer to questions by Seers aa to why hs did not buy certain county bonds called to his attention by Sears, Stuefer said he was unabls to buy them because he could not afford to pay a premium. He then admitted that he had paid a pre mium on state warrants, explaining that it waa easy to keep these accounta on bis hooks. He further statsd that hs had not searched for such Investments, as hs deemed that tbe duty of the Board of Edu catlonal Lands and Funds, and not tbat of ths stats treasurer. Referring to a sum of stats money deposltsd In ths First Nstlonal bank of Omaha, Stuefer said In answer to questions, that the money drew 2 per cent Interest, payable monthly, but that he did not collect It at such Interval, but allowed It to accrue for about on year and then collected It and turned It Into the general fund, which then was kept separate from school moneys. On cross-examination by Van Dusen, Stuefer said ths first knowledge hs bad of ths Intention of Burt eounty to Issue refunding bonds cams to him la March, 1901,' befors ths bonds were Issued In July through J. R. Sutherland of Tekameh. Ho denied having been advised Of the date of Issue by any Burt eounty men or newspa pers and said that he was Ignorant of the exact date on which the bonds wsre Is sued and advertised for sale until it was too late to bid on them. He further autsd that he did Be know Nsllgh waa
