Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, J871.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1903-TEN TAGES.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
WILL REFUND BONDS
BecrsUry Bhaw Ansonnosi Important
Monetary Meaiura.
INVOLVES ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
Will Exchange Thm and Four Par Gents
for Tws Per Gents.
ISSUES CIRCULAR GIVING FULL DETAILS
Aotloa ii Looked Upon by 5w York u
Emergency Factor.
SECRETARY MAKES AN EXPLANATION
la lateaded to Pravlda BaaU far la.
creaelaar Clrealatlea la Caaa af .
trlaareacy la tha Meaey
Market.
WASHINGTON, March . Ths aecreUry
of tha treasury today published a circular
announcing en and after April 1. 1903, he
will receive for refunding under authority
of section 11, of the act of March 14. 1&00.
to an amount not exceeding 1100,000,000,
any of the bond of the I per cent loan of
190S-191S, and the 4 per cent funded loan
of 1907. They may be surrendered at
price yielding to the Investor an Income
of i 1-4 per cent per annum, and tha new
bonds will be issued la exchange at a
premium of I per cent. Accrued intereat
on both old and new bonds will be calcu
lated to date of exchange.
There are now outatandlng about $97,
000,000 I per cent bond and $233,000,000
four of 1907. which are affected by the
circular Issued today.
There are alao outstanding about $446,
000,000 of tha I per cent consols of 1930,
Issued under tha act of March 14. 1900.
These t per cent bonds were Issued In 1900
at par under provisions of the refunding
act. . If the new bonds were to be issued
now at par there would be a profit to the
ownera of the bonda, taking the present
market valuation a a basis, of about 4
per cent for the I per cent bonds surren
dered, and about 1 1-1 per cent for the
four of 1908.
The secretary desire to obtain an equit
able share of this profit tor the govern
ment, which I the reason for charging a
premium of 1 per cent under the new bonds
to be Issued.
The circular will contain full particulars
for the guidance of those who desire to
avail themsetvea of the privilege of refund-
, ing and will be aent to each owner of
reglatered bonda of the two loan in que.
tlon.
The f per cent bond of 1904 will not be
received for refund under thl circular, but
will be reserved for redemption. They ma
ture February 1, 1904. The secretary stated
In explanation of hi action that lie d.
ired to put out a larger amount of I per
eenta, which would ba available to Increase
circulation In case df a stringency.
naw iun&.irew ins oner or sec- I
rotary Shaw seemed to oome aa a surprise
to bond brokers, some of whom . professed I
to b unatld W Understand it scope or pur
port. It waa generally looked upon as aa
emergency or relief measure. Inasmuch a
the offer will releaa from $5,000,000 to
$$,000,000, the amonnt depending entirely
upon the proportion of $s or 4s turned in.
Ona broker thourht the nrnnnaltlnn waa
dealrnad ta Induce hanka to tn.r.a- thai,
circulation. Nobody could trace any con.
nectlon between the offer and tha coming
Panama canal payment. I
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CARMACK STANDS WITH BRYAN
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ays Caaeldate for
p ealdent Mast I
' Ba Mas Who Sapportea tha
Rehraakaa.
WASHINGTON, March II.-enator Car-
mack of Tennessee, recognised aa one of
the aouthern leader. In the national demo-
cratlc oarty ora-anlsatlon.- In an Interview,
today, adopted William J. Brran'a clan of
ltmlnatlng from the Hat of presidential
candidatea all democrat who refused . to
stand for the Chiaaa and Kansas cit niat-
form In 1894 and 1900.
Senator Cannack remove Olney, Cleve
land and Shepard from the possibilities
with the statement that no man would be
acceptable to the democrat, of the west
and south who did not support the party
and It platforms In the last two presiden
tial campaign.
"I do not look upon thl. determination,'
aald Senator Carmack. "a. dealing harshly
with those men who have not been sup
porting the democratlo party, but as a mat
ter of party policy. It w nominate a man
who did not aupport the ticket In 189 and
1900, there would be thouaanda of demo
crate la every part of the country who
would refuse to support him.
"I see It actually urged as aa objection
to Judge Parker' nomination that ha voted
the democratlo ticket In 1898. It there I
any obstacle to party harmony, it la in the
arrogant attitude of aoma of the bolters
toward tha regular, not In the attitude of
the regular, toward the boltera."
Mr. Carmack waa naked what he thought
of Mr. Cleveland.
'"I never think of Cleveland," he .aid.
"He doca not atand the ghost of a show of
being nominated."
WILSON PREFERS CABINET
See rotary of Aarrtealtaro Doea
Seek Iowa College
Poet.
Hot
WASHINGTON, March 2. Secretary
nuwa aaia tonignt tnat he waa not a
candidate lor the office of president of the
Iowa State Agricultural college. He haa
been connected with the Institution here
tofore.
While he would much appreciate the
henor of election to the office. It la known
that Secretary Wilson would not resign
hi aeat In the cabinet to accept It, aa he
I greatly Intereated In th work of tha
Department of Agriculture.
SHAW IS BUYING SILVER
Secretary af Troasary Makea Par.
ohaee Aeeoaat of Philippine
Colaagre Aet.
WASHINGTON, March 24. The secretary
ot the treasury this afternoon purchased
150.000 ounce, of silver at 49.1 cent. . an
ounce, delivered free at the Philadelphia
mint.
Thla purchase wa mad on account cf
th Philippine coinage act.
ley Ivllie tiia lepiaiaer.
PEORIA. III., March M-l-anlle Zelne.
aged 1J, Lust night shot
and almesi In-
latiliy allied ma eiepiamer, i nance
Krauae. a farmer, aged . The latter wa
abuelua the buy auuther.
CHASE IS WORTH A MILLION
Which Actoli for Loaf Search far
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la Farts, !(,
PARIS. March :. United State Conu1
General Gowdy today gave out an Inter
view In which he touched on tome of the
remarkable featur - In the cae of the
young man, Mose ' ' 'ft Chase, of Lafay
ette, ind., whos " 'it had been the
subject of diligent C'' . everal year.
It follow In the raafti.'Vy f ent made
In theee dlspatchee las.
mid Interesting detail, x
t add
Mr. Gowdy says, In part, tha
dividual, one of them being j
prosecuted the search for Chase uno : t
personal Instruction. M. Lehlne, the pre
fect of police, and Mr. Foauet, a police
commissary, also gave the conaul general
every assistance.
Chaae wa found In the private aanltar-
lum here of Dr. Comar. After an exam
ination by two French physicians, who pro
nounced him to . be mentally unsound.
Chase wa removed to another sanitarium.
Mr. Gowdy say he understands that the
estate of Chase la estimated to be worth
f 1.000,000, mainly In land luated in Ben-
ton Muair- Indiana, inherited from his
grandfather. The statementa of Mr. Gowdy
also set forth the names of the various
prominent contesting Interests in Cincin
nati, Indianapolis and elaewhere.
Mr. Chase's father la represented here by
M. Cacbard and Attorney Balrd of Lafay
ette, Ind., who la associated with Addlaon
C. Harris of Indianapolis, the former min
ister to Austria. Mr. Gowdy has not yet
decided wbother the boy will be retained la
Paris or transferred to America.
TO BE BURIED IN PARIS
Faacral af tha Late Major Ocaeral
Ir Hector MacDoaald Is
to Be alet.
PARIS, March 26. The body of General
Macdonald, who committed suicide yester
dayr waa removed to the British mortuary
chapel, where It will await shipment to It
final resting place In Scotland. The French
law requires that the bodies of suicide be
taken to the morgue, but owing to the
urgent desire of the British officiate that
the body of the distinguished officer be not
deposited In the public morgue, the usual
legal requirement waa waived.
It waa said at the British embascr that
no ordera have been received from London
concerning the disposition of the body and
it Is said that the family of the deceaaed
will make the final ' arrangement. Both
the officials of the British embassy and the
consulate general of Great Britain disclaim
any knowledge of the existence of any let
ter which were reported to have been
i,uni,n the room wner" the en,rU k,,1M
himself.
Mr: Engl Is, the British consul general,
aid to the Associated Prea correspondent:
"I have been personally assured by the
commissary of police that no aucb letter
have been found."
There I evidently a desire on the part of
the officials to ahle'1 the memory of the
general out of sympathy for his family.
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lMNNU I DC I nene
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Doctova Will Met AlUrMr Orate
Leave Warm' Climate to Go -to
Dahlia.
' LONDON, March ' 18. Former Congre-
man W. Bourke Cockran of New York will
not be able to be present at the conen
tlon 01 Irlsh nationalist to be held in
Dub,,a on Aorl1 14 ,or tne Prpoee of con-
KMnn luo purcuus um -
troduced In the House of Common yester-
K,y - HI. doctor. .ay must not leave
I wa-m .1 m.t. rtf Vtvnt until Mav aa
lungs are seriously -aneciea ea no win
tnererore remain at Assouan, jonn itea
mond, ' the Irish' leader, ' and other Irish
membera of the House of Commons, deeply
regret the fact that Mr. Cockran will not
, be present.
' They maintain the same attitude toward
the land bill, reserving serious criticism on
the measure until the tax la published
I nd "re awaiting the decision of the con-
ntlon before committing themselve. to a
wnmia poncy.
' The comments of the afternoon news-
paper, of thl. city and of the provincial
paper, on the measure merely reiterate the
opinion, expressed by the morning papera.
EDWARD IS IN GOOD HEALTH
Movemeats of Klaa; Coatradlet Stories
to. Effect that Ha Is Rot
. 'Wall. , .
LONDON, March The vague sugges
tion of the Liverpool Post that King Ed
ward Is Id poor health and suffers -om
depression does not find confirmation In
well Informed quarters.
The king la frequently aeen in public
and la apparently In excellent health and
spirits. He went to visit the eat! of
Derby at Knowsley park, Lancashire, and
la to see the grand national steeplechase
at Liverpool tomorrow. ' He will start for
Lisbon oa Monday, and then will go on a
yachting tour.
Queen Alexandra is to leave the same
day to spend three weeks at Copenhagen
which I hardly compatible with the aug
geatlon that King Edward la In Ill-health
SEALING FLEET iS UNREPORTED
Seveateea Daya Have Passed Since It
- Departare and Dlaaster la Now
tMarh Feared.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. March 26. None of
the veasels of the sealing fleet haa returned
to port, although they have been gone sev
enteen daya. It la feared that the vessels
have either been froien Into the floes or
forced Into the northern bays, remote from
aay telegraph station. . Much anxiety pre
vails, becauae it la very unusual for the
fleet to be absent so long without being
reported.
The weather ia extremely aevere. being
marked by furloua galea and I intense
frosts. Tha sealing crews must have suf-
tersd considerably, even if they have es
caped dlaaster.
May Abolish Grala Tax.
LONDON. March 24. According to the
Pall Mall Gasetta, Chancellor of the Ex
chequer Ritchie ia likely to abolish the
grata tax In the forthcoming budget, mak
ing a reduction ot I pence In the Income
tax. Thla belief, however, ta hardly borne
out by the chancellor's recent statement to
a deputation of grain dealers.
Conservative la Named.
MADRID. March 24. Senor Rodrlguei
Saa Pedro, a conservative and a lawyer.
i ns been appointed to succeed Finance
Minister vi:averae. wnoee resignation yes-
I terdav waa due to the demands of tha war.
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STEEL PLANTS ARE MERCED
National Steel Comrsny i the Fame o;
New Oonoera.
TO BL CONTROLLED BY STEEL TRUST
All af tha Smaller Coiapaalcs Wiped
Oat la Order ta Simplify Opera
tloa aad Redaca Taxes
oa Capital.
TDtrvTnv W T U.-.t. aa A 4I1
mera-er war I -rf fn tha nfflpi nt I ha i
secretary of atate today, merging the
erican Steel Hoop company. National
el company and the Carnegie company.
?Kh.?ed,COerPTt,0n l be,.inWI1 "Ireka Benevolent .ociety has undertaken to
the National Steel company, with a cap- looh , fn, th .,. ,,..
Italltation of fS3,000,000. The combined
capital of the old companies amounted to
$252,000,000.
By thl merger the new corporation will
save over $7,000 each year In tees paid to
the state of New Jersey.
The director of the new corporation
are W. E. Corey, C. M. Bchwab, F. H. Gray.
W. W. Blackburn and Thomas Murray.
The officers of the company are W. E.
Corey, president; W. W. Blackburn, ec-
retary-treaaurer; W. C. McCausland, aa
atatant treasurer; J. J. Campbell, assistant
secretary and auditor. All the new officers
are from Plttaburg.
Will Simplify Oparatloa.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. March 2. Tha only
explanation offered In Pittsburg for the
filing of artlclea tor merger - at Trenton
today by subsidiary companies' of the
United State Steel corporation la that the
latter 1 about to carry out ita plan of
merging all It constituent ' companies,
practically abolishing the aubdlvlelon of
the general corporation, and having the
parent concern become the operating, aa
well a the stockholding concern.
This plan will do away with the individ
ual organizations, such aa the Carnegie
Steel company, the American Sheet Steel
company, the American Tin Plate com
pany, the National Tube company, the
Federal Steel company,, the American
Bridge company and all underlying con
cerns operated separately.
It will alao simplify matter, considerably.
and by arranging them a. department, of
the general corporation there will ba prac
tically no change In method., while a tre
mendous saving In capitalization tax will
follow.
At nreaent the United States Steel cor
poration pay. a tax In New Jer.ey bn It.
general capital, while each of the under
lying comnanle. pay. a tax on it. Indi
vidual capital, although it I. represented
In the general capital of the corporation.
In other words, the corporation la paying
taxes twice on It capitalisation.
The officer of the new corporation are all
official of ,the Carnegie company.
Blearer Merger Nat Coaaldered,
NEW TORK. March 28. Elbert H. Gary,
chairman of the United State. Steel cor
poration and a director of the newly in
corporated National Steel company, .ay.
the question of merging all or aome oi me
other constituent companies has not yet
been considered. The merger of the com
panle. aa reported today, -he add., were
decided -upon, soma months ago and wa.
made for the sole purpose of promoting
economical administration.
-The outstanding .hare, of the three
merged companies, preferred or common
are to be exchangeable or convertible Into
.lock of the consolidated corporation at the
rate of one-quarter share of the conaol
Idated corporation for every share of the
merged companies.
NEW IRON MERGER PLANNED
Malleable Intercuts Propose Glarantle
Comblaatloa of All Compaalea
-la Coaatry.
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DETROIT, March 2. The Free Preea to
morrow will aay:
The. real meaning of the recent Increase
In the capital stock of the Michigan Malle
able Iron company la explained. The Amer
ican Car and Foundry company took the
larger portion of the Increase. The Michi
gan Malleable Iron company haa also ac
quired a large holding in the American
Steel and Fouolry company, thus virtually
amalgamating these three concerna.
"The ldeaxf a combination of all. the
principal malleable Iron concern In the
country haa not been abandoned," aald W.
C. McMillan of the Michigan Malleable Iron
company tonight, "aad there will be a meet
ing of malleable iron Intereat. next month
at which the project will , be thoroughly
discussed."
STRATT0N JURY DISCHARGED
Jndge Decldca to Have Hew
Called la Box to Hear tha
Evidence.
Mea
COLORADO SPRINGS.. March 24. The
second day ot tha contest over the million
ot the late W. H. Stratton wa given over
to hearing argument by th lawyer, of the
executora of the wlH on the one hand and
the .on, Harry I. Stratton, on the other.
On the adjournment ot court at goon all
arguments had been completed and Judge
Seeds announced that he would render a
decision probably later In the day. The
point to be decided la whether the present
panel ot Jurymen ha. been tampered with
by the- attorney, of the sen and heir, and
If thla la established then the present pansl
will be discharged and a new venire called.
The hearing ot the will conteat on It.
merit, will follow later. Judge Seeda de
cided thia afternoon to discharge the. pao d
of jurymen.
MAY. IGNORE INJUNCTION
Chicago Election . Commissioners Lo
cally Advised ' that Jadae
Exceeded Powers.
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CHICAGO, March 26. The election com
missioner were advised by counsel today
to Ignore the Injunction Issued by Judge
Hanecy In the Lorimer-Durborow congres
sional conteat. County Judge Carter haa
been asked to add his opinion and upon his
decision will rest ths action of ths board.
Attorney submitted a written opinion
declaring the circuit court baa no Jurisdic
tion and that the Injunction is contrary to
law. '
KANSAS BANK IS ROBBED
Three Mea Wreck Vaalt at Grceas
hnrg aad Escape with Small
Sans of Moaey. ,
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GREENSBURG. Kan.. March 26. Three
me.. early today wrecked the vault and aafe
of the State bank of Oreenburg with dyna
mite aad got away with $400. They escaped
en a freight train.
NOT FIT FORJjEAVY LABOR
Roamaalaa Artlaaaa Are hy Mistake
Seat to California for Wark
la Field.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. A party of
nineteen Roumanians, who were sent here
recently by the Industrial Removal society
of New York. , consigned to Simons ft
Thompson af this city, have been aent to
the country and put to work preparing land
for vlnrjard.u They are physically unfit for
thla labor and tad to give It up.
Another party of Roumanian, reached
thl. city on Monday, sent by the same peo
ple. State Labor Commissioner Meyers haa
The
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Roumanians told him they were brought
m month n of tne flrst
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look out for the lateat arrivals.
CommlasloBpr Meyer, says that at a con
ference held In his office Simons t Thomp
son explained that they bad arranged with !
the Industrial Removal society of New Tork
to send them laborers. They deplored the
action In sending artisan out here to be
put at heavy work for which they are to
tally unfit.
Commissioner Meyer, mill communicate
at once with the New York organizations.
SINKS VESSEL BUT SAVES CREW
Red Croae Line Steamer Silvia Briars
Wrecked Sailors to Port aad
Reports Accident.
CITY ISLAND, N. Y., March 2. With
a hole stove In Ita port bow extending from
below the water Hoe to the hawser pipe and
measuring eight feet by four feet, the Red
Cross line steamef Silvia, in command of
Captain Farrell. from St. Johns, N. F., and
Halifax, N, S.. botind for New York, ar
rived her today 1 On board Silvia were
Captain Pellen an.' hi crew of the Rock
land, Me., ichoone O. M. Marrett, which
wa. In collision w th the steamer off Gay
Head, Mass., at 1:45 o'clock Wednesday
night.
Marrett aank In five minutes after, the
accident ' and nothing from it was saved.
It had a cargo of coal aboard and was
bound from Port Reading. N. J., to Rock
land, Me. The mate of the 'schooner
Horace Box ot Thomaston, Me., waa severely
Injured.
O. M. Marrett wa. a two-masted schooner
of 156 ton., built at Booth Bay, Me., thirty
four years ago, and was owned by the
Rockland and Rockport Lime company of
Rockland, Me.
MORE OF SKINNER'S DEALS
Transact lone of Questionable Natare
Are Still Bel n ar. Braaarht to
Iaveatla-atore notice.
BOSTON, Marcn M. U. . L. Edward, a
clerk, was in charge today of the office of
M. F. Skinner, the mining Congress street
broker, having been plaeed there a keeper
by creditor ot Mr. Skinner, who did busi
ness under the firm name of M. F. Skinner
Co. ; ,
- It was learned today that another Boston
bank Is Interested ic ftklnoer'. bond trana
actions. This banV holds three of. the
East Hampton bonds, and It la not known
whether they rare of the, genuine or the
bogus description, as none of tb officials
of the town of East Hampton ba seen
them.
Skinner wa. treasurer, of the Illinois
River Railway company of . Ottawa and
Marseille. III., and it Is said that an In
vestigation of his account i being made.
Inquiry will be made concerning $R,000 of
the company' funds, whtch should be held
by the Boston National bank. from the Illi
nois River Railway company.
GOVERNOR AS HIS ESCORT
Roosevelt to Be Accompanied from St
Loals ta Dcavcr hy Colorado'. ,
Execatlve.
DENVER, March 26. Governor Peabody
and staff will probably act aa escort for
President Roosevelt from St. Louis to Den
ver after attending the exposition ded
icatory service. The governor ha been
planning to taXa hla ataff and the George
W. Cook drum corp. to Philadelphia to
attend the launching of the cruiser Col
orado on April 25, and he has received a
letter from President Roosevelt Inviting him
to meet the presidential party In St. Louis
and accompany It to thla city. The Invita
tion will probably be accepted.
MILWAUKEE. March 26. United , States
senator Joseph V. Quarlea, who haa reached
Milwaukee from Washington, said today
that the most Important apeechea to be
made by President Roosevelt on hla western
trip will be made In Milwaukee and San
Pranclsco. He aald that the president him
self gave him thla information. . ,
FATAL WRECK ON 0MAHA ROAD
Twilight Aanex Collide with Logging
Train, Slaying Fireman aad
' lajorlng Engineer.
HAYWARD. Wis.. March 26. In a wreck
oa the Omaha road tonight the Twilight
Annex collided with a logging train, tele
scoping the engine, mall and baggage car.
Fireman Frank Bapen of the passenger
train was killed and J. Ci Hlnre, the pas
senger engineer, was badly bruised. No
others were hurt.
A blinding snowstorm made it impossible
to see more than a abort distance.
FREIGHT EMBARGO RAISED
Lake Steamers Aid Eaatera Railroads
to Resame Normal
Traflle.
CHICAGO. March 26 Eastern railway
line today gave general notice that tho
embargo which haa existed for montha
agalnat traffic from western lines haa been
raiaed, and the eastern lines are again In
normal condition.
The situation waa relieved aomewhat hy
the loading ot about 2.000,000 buahela ot
wheat on lake steamer, to await the open
ing ot navigation.
PREACHER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Shoots Himself Twice la' the Faee
ad Says
Ho Wanted to
Die.
ALTOONA, Pa.. March 26. Rev. J. C.
Grlmea, who haa been attending the Penn
sylvania Methodist conference here, shot
himself twice In the fsce today. He ia lo
a aerloua condltlcn.
Mr. Grtmea aald he Intended to kill him
self. He Is said to have been suffering
with melancholia, and late last night he
wandered to a railroad roundhouse and there
attempted suicide.
MOVE AGAINST TllE FENCES
Special Agent of Land Department Detailed
to Western Nebraska.
ORDERS ISSUED TO hIM ARE EXPLICIT
la Addltloa to Seciac that Fearea Are
Removed Ho Is Ordered to laves
tlsete Charges of Fraad
alaat Eatry.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, March 26. (Special Tel
egram.) W. A. Richard, commissioner
general of the land office, today ordered
Special Agent W. D. Defreea to proceed
from Crookston, Minn., to assume chsrge
In the Alliance land district In Nebraska.
Special Agent Defreea Is to take up the
work Inaugurated by Colonel John 8. Mosby
tn ratter ot the Hlwl fencing
ot
the public domain and kindred subjects In
the Alliance and North Platte ' land dis
tricts. . Thl designation of Special Agent
Defrees Is significant In that It Is the In
itial step looking to the ultimate over
throw of all fencea which may have been
erected by cattlemen contrary to law.
It will be recalled that Colonel Mosby
made a rather complete and exhaustive ex
amination of the condition then, and ren
dered a report which atartled the depart
ment regarding the practlcea of cattlemen
and their agents, who endeavored to gain
possession of vast tracts of public land and
fence them In for grazing purposes. Cplonel
Mosby' report created quite a furore at
the time.
The Nebraska delegation in congress con
ferred, and after many meetings with Lien
In congress from Wyomiug, Washington
and other western states and southwestern
territories attempted to get through con
gress a bill which would permit the leasing
of public landa In Nebraska to cattlemen.
The secretary of the Interior finally con
cluded he would give consent to the leasing
proposition, and a letter was sent to con
gress by Mr. Hitchcock acquiescing In tha
leasing proposition. Mr. Lacey, chairman
of the public lands committee ol the house.
had been consulted and eventually agreed.
but the leasing bill tailed, and now nothing
remain, but to enforce the existing stat
ute, and pull down all illegal fence.
A. the most flagrant violation are aald
to have occurred In Nebraska, the eye. ot
the department naturally turn in that di
rection. Special Agent Defreea 1. to take
up the Investigations heretofore prose
cuted by Colonel Mosby, and his directions
are said to be of such an explicit character
that ' abuses complained of will be over
turned root and branch. ,
- laatractlona Are Positive.
Mr. Defreea' Instructions embrace a rigid
examination of all allegation ot trend re
garding entries upon publlo land, and a
thorough Investigation of alleged Illegal
fencing. Special Agent Defreea 1 a man
of experience and mature judgment and
ha the entire confidence ot th commis
sioner of the general land office. It 1 be
lieved at the general land office he will
proceed upon hla new dutlo. In an Intelli
gent manner and with the utmost firmness
carry out the Instructions of the depart
ment., which 1 .imply, that the law regard
ing illegal fencea must be enforced. Special
Agent'Defree. was appointed from Indiana
and ha. been three year. In the service.
The newa of the death of William R.
Annln at Phoenix, Arts., today waa received
by hi many friend in thl city with pro
found sympathy. While hla death did not
come unexpectedly, hope, were held out
that he might recover In the climate of
Arizona. Lately, however, Mr. Annln'.
letter, to hi. friend, in this city, while
exceedingly brave, were very pessimistic.
Staler Not Talking.
James Staley, superintendent . of the
Yankton training school for Indians, arrived
In Washington today to look after several
matter, connected with hla official work.
Among other things he aecured permission
to purchase $2,600 worth of seed wheat lor
the Yankton Indiana and hope before re
turning home to make arrangement for
Immediate payment to the Indian of money
du tbem under the treaty of 1858, amount
ing to $20,000. Asked regarding the charges
of offensive partisanship made against him
by members of the South Dakota delega
tion In congrea and the effort ot th
delegation to have him removed on account
of them, Mr. Staley said:
."Regarding-thl matter I have nothing
to say, a it would be manlfeatly Improper
for me to make any statement concerning
the matter, which 1 being handled by my
superior officers. ,1 am perfectly willing
to abide by their decision."
Roatlae of Departmeat.
Ned A. Parker, Oscar Brewer and Samuel
C. Bute have been appointed regular, Dan
lei Knight, Guy Lucas and William E. Bute,
substitute rural free delivery letter car
rier at Stanhope, Ia.
The National Park bank of New York ha
been approved as reserve agent for the
First National bank of Colman, S. D.
The corporate existence of the National
Bank of Ashland, Ashland, Neb., ha been
extended until the close of business March
26. 1923.
The p.ostofflce at Holcomb, Phelps
county. Neb., and Vernon, Van Buren
county, Ia., have been discontinued.
Civil service examinations will be held
at Beatrice. Fremont, Grand Island. Hast
logs, York, Neb.; Atlantic, Boone. Clarlnda,
Clinton, Cedar Falls, Fairfield, Fort Dodge,
Fort Madison, Independence, Mason City,
Iowa City, Mount Pleasant, Red Oak, Shen
andoah, Washington, Oskaloosa and Web.
ter City, Esthervilte, Crest on, Newton Ia.;
Aberdeen, Mitchell, Deadwood. Huron. Lead,
Yankton, 8. D.; Laramie and Cheyenne,
Wyo., May 2 and 6 for clerks and letter
carrier, in postoffice in the cities named.
These Iowa rural free delivery routes
will be established May 1: Charlton, Lucas
county, two additional routea; area covered,
thirty-three square mllea; population, 955.
Cincinnati, Appanoose county, one addi
tional; area, fifteen square miles; popula
tion, 60S. Dean, Appanooae county, one
route; area, sixteen square miles; popula
tion. 675. Ex'lne, Appanooae county, one
route; area fifteen square miles, popula
tion, 500. Lucas, Lucaa county, one addi
tional; area covered, seventeen squsre
mllea; population, wt. Mystic. Appanooso
. ..
couaty, one, route; area, twenty-two square
miles; population, 625. Numa, Appanoose
county, one route; area, aeventeen square
miles; . population, 480. Oakley, Lucaa
county, one route; area, alxteen square
miles; population. 485. Piano, Appanoose
county, one additional; area, aeventeen
square miles; population, 430. t'nlonville,
Appanooae coupty, one additional; area,
sixteen square mllea; population, 475.
Postmasters sppointed: Nebrsska. Rich
ard D. Campbell. Welsaert, Custer county,
vice P. L. Allen, realgned. Iowa, Abraham
W. Buell, Marab, Louisa county.
Antl-t'la-arette Bill Passed.
MADISON. Wis.. March 26 -The a-H
cigarette bill waa pawted In (he aaembl'
tlav without a ,-word of debate. It r
hlblt the manufacture or sale nf cigarette!
or cigarette pjr and taka effect July L ,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Friday. Satur
day, f air and Warmer.
Temperatare at Omaha Yeaterdayi
Hoar. Dev. , Hoar. Uer.
ft. a. aa 4.1 1 p. m 3
6 a. an...... 4ft a p. m SS
T a. m 4t J p. m SS
8 a. m 47. ' 4 p. m 34
ft a. m...... 40 Bp. m...... 114
10 a. m 4S A p. m...... B.'l
11 a. m 41 T p. m 81
Una. S8 Hp. m
P. as W
FROM THE KEYSTONE STATE
Throw Haadred Former Peaasylva
alana Get Together la Reaaloa
at Myrtle Hall.
About $00 natives and resident of the
Keystone state, with their families, assem
bled laat evening at Myrtle hall. In tb
Continental block, to enjoy the annual
meeting ot the Pennsylvania club. The
affair was in all respects a delightful one.
From 8 to S o'clock the evening was
given over to the reception ot friends, get
ting acquainted and greeting old acquaint
ance. After this happy feature Chairman
W. O. 8hriver called th assembly to order
and a very Interesting program followed.
Mr. H. H. Baldrlge delivered the address
of welcome and Mrs. J. B. Drterbach re
sponded. Owing to the extremely inclem
ent weather two numbers of the program
were omitted, as the persona who were de
tailed to provide tbem were unable to be
present. A pleasing recitation wa. that
of Miss Katie Swartzlander In telling
"How Judy OShea Saw Hamlet." Mia.
Mabel Leachy followed with a aong and the
program concluded with a piano solo by
Miss Carrie Rbyn. ,
Then followed an auction ot pound boxes
of divers substantial and mysteries, from
which a very comfortable sum waa realized.
The auction over, a dainty luncheon wa
served, and following It th evening waa
given to dancing and such other social
diversions as suited the Pennsylvania in
clination. The happy affair continued until
a late hour.
SUN, SLEET ANDA SNOWFALL
Omaha Experlcaccs Them All la tha
Coarse of One Brief
Day.
Nobody ordered It. and, so far as could
be ascertained by diligent Inquiry, nobody
particularly wanted It, but some more
snow fell last night just the same.
As a whole, It was a day of diversified
cussedness. Sun flashes alternated with
rain drops through the forenoon. During
the afternoon It alternately drizzled and
rained. At 7 o'clock It waa sleet and at
10 o'olock the elect became real snow, and
tmpiou. pei son. who had been saying
Hang it" and Confound It" all through
th day began to say things ao very much
worse that they really cannot be quoted.
It wa not a heavy snow, but Juat that
wet, mean kind that make a fellow' feet
feel Ilk a pair of leaky boat and hla face
feel like It had been bit with a cistern
rope.
The mercury, which had stood at 45 at
10 o'clock In th morn'cg, ' fell steadily!
until at 19 o'olock la the evening It wa
below 28.
BR0ATCH REVOKES HIS ORDER
Notlflea Twelve Saloon Keepers that
They Need Not Close Next k
Sunday.
- The Broatch order, which closed twelve
saloon of Omaha last Sunday, has been
withdrawn, and once more 'here la no dis
crimination as to the day off between i he
drink dispensers of the city so far the
board is concerned. Patrolmen from the
police ttation were sent around yesterday
to notify all persons Interested In the
dozen saloons that they would be per
mitted to run as heretofore next Sunday
without police Interference.
Now that the tempest In the teapot Is
over and Mr. Broatch has shown hi power
it I not uninteresting to know that the
order on which the saloon were closed laat
Sunday never came up before the board for
formal action, and that ao far aa the board
ia concerned the order was the work of
one man that man presumably the acting
chairman.
COLOR LINE JS NOT RAISED
No Negro Delegates Are Present at
the National .Council of
Women.
NEW ORLEANS, March 26. With no
negro delegat preaent, tha National
Council of Women of the United Statee
opened their session today. Mra. Mary
Woods 8wlft presided and only general
officers and president and delegatea ot
affiliated organization and patron of the
council were present.
The session wa. behind closed doors and
the press committee announced that the
meeting would be exclusively devoted to
fhe transaction of business pertalnins to
council work.
Many of the delegatea to the suffrage
convention were present. The only public
meeting of tbe council will be held to
morrow evening, when Miss Susan B.
Anthony will prealde , and speak on th
organization of th council.
LABOR WARS GONE FOREVER
Blahop Spalding Sny Strikes Will Be
Replaced hy Arbitra
tion. PEORIA, March 26. Bishop Spalding In
an Interview today gave It-as bis opinion
that the period of strikes In the United
State haa passed forever and that arbi
tration would be used in the future.
The bishop thinks the precedent estab
lished by the anthracite commlasion will
do much to bring about thl state ot affaire.
Movements of Oceaa Vessels March 241.
At New York Arrived Neckar, from
, uenoa ana iaiiira; meiiuiiiuiee. nuin iu-
, don an(1 Southampton. Balled-La Chim-
pagne, for Havre; iroser ivurrursi.
firemen, via I'lymouth and Cherbourg.
for
At Tenerlffe Arrived Luxor, from San
Francisco, etc., for Hamburg.
At Queenstowr. Arrived Germanic, from
New York, for Liverpool, and proceed A.
Billed Oceanic, from Liverpool, for New
York: Frleu.and, from Liverpool, for Phil
adelphia. At London Sailed Minneapolis, for New
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Nomadic. from
Portla'nd. Balled Numldlan. for Halifax.
N. 8 . and St. J.itin, N. R . via Movll.e.
At Glasgow Arrived Ethiopia, from New
York.
At Browhead Passed Bylvanla, from
Breton, for Queenstown and Liverpool.
At Havre Arrived La Lorraine, from
Kew York.
Al Naples Arrived Kalaerln Maria The
reala. from Jaffa and Alexandria, for Vllle
fruuih and New York, returning from
Mediterranean and Orient crulae.
At Alexandria Ba led New Kngland,
from Genoa and Naplea, for Boston,
RUSH BILLS THROUGH
Horn Members 8troggl to Get in Ahead
of ths Sift.Dg Oomm Use.
SOUTH OMAHA CHARTER ONE OF BILLS
fieanlU in Warm Debit Over ths Firs
and Polios Boa s Section.
KENNEDY SHOWS UP NONPARTISANSHIP
Shelly Takes Occasion to Tell How ' Wioked
t His Horns City Is.
BOARD IS PRESCRIBED AS A CURE-ALL
Senate la Committee at the Whole
Complete the Reveaee Bill nai'
Reports It for Paeaawe vl.
Few Ameadnseats.
REVENUE PILL Is completed In enate
committee of the whole, no ImiO.tan
amendmenta being adopted exrep thoaa
1ti1oi'1 hy the committee on finance.
Howell gctx one through for benefit ot
accident ieirance cominle.
SOLTH Oa-aHA CHAKTKK precipitates
hot tight In the houee over thi appointive
police board leature. Kennedy makea a
plea for home rule and glitlly, Moraman,
- TenEyrk and others of DouKlas telega- ,
tlon proceed to aveert that corruption
' runs not In Magic City.
LINCOLN MONUMENT appropriation Is
pHsae'l by the houee.
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL bill favorably
reported from committee of the whole ot
' the house.
A1M C HNMKNT discussion rife. House
member Tavor April 4 . and. senate In
clines to remaining In session auother
week.
(From a Staff Correspondent ) ,
' LINCOLN. March z6 t Special TelegramI
The Twenty-eighth Nebraska legislature,
In committee of the whole ot the senate,
brought to an end all consideration ot tha
revenue bill and reported it back for pass
age tomorrow, and tho houae approached the
time when the sifting commute la to aa
ume charge of the great bulk ot bill, on
general fie. Thla committee begin. Its
work tomorrow, the fifty-sixth day.
With the session nearlng an end, th most
popular question now 1. the time tor final
adjournment. The sentiment In th houn
favor Saturday, April 4, while tb aenatora
want to extend operations on week longer.
Th joint committee appointed to determine
thla matter will meet with Governor Mickey
tomorrow. All tbe governor had to aay on
the subject tonight wa that he wanted
things to com to an end without working
on Sunday.
The revenue bill goes before the senate
tomorrow for final action, amended In but
two or three unimportant paitlcular. ex
cept a waa done by the revenue commit
tee. Howell ot Douglaa aecured the adop
tion of on amendment 'today placing acci
dent Insurance companies on the .am baal.
ot taxation a. flro and lite; Pemberton of,
Otige amended It so a. to deduct per.onal
property and real eatate of corporation,
from the capital stock whan otherwise as
sessed, i .... i
The South Omaha charter bill escaped,
tbe lifting eommlUee hopper la th house
aad the Omaha charter bill waa engreaeeeV'
for third reading In the senate without fur-t
tber consideration in committee of, the
whole. Hall of Douglas opposed this course.
1 Tbe house adopted the report af th4 com
mittee of the whole in recojani 'n.-rnjr for
passage the bill to erort a mu.viment to
Abraham Lincoln on the eapltol ground,
at a cost of $10,000, not Including the marble
from which It 1. to be carved. Thl. is
already on the state house grounds, having
been presented some year, ago by tbe atate
of Tennessee. (
Rushing- Kill Atoms?.
This afternoon In th houae when mem
ber began to rush to get pet measure' ad
vanced beyond reach of the sifting commit
tee, which starts In on Its work tomorrow,
Douglaa county member embraced the oc
casion to wash out some dirty linen, dealt
a blow to home lule government and se
cured tbe advancement and order tor en
grossment for third reading of H. R. 267,
the South Omaha charter bill, which im
pose on th people ot that city a fire and
police board appointed by the governor,
such aa now controls the destinies ot
Omaha. '
There is to be but one difference In th
makeup of theae hoard. Tbe one that I
to assume charge of tha political affair
In South Omaha I not to Include the mayor
a an ex-ofBclo member. This ia dun to
perfect the scheme which underlies the
bill of Inflicting punishment upon political
adversaries.
The fight oa the bill today, though one
sided, was very crisp. But on member
from Douglaa county lifted hi vole
against the bill and for home rule. It wa
Kennedy. He plead with the hous to re
sist this attack on home rule In the inter
est of good government. lie pointed to the
present conditions in Omaha tor example
and aald:
"We have a Ore and police board tn
Omaha that was appointed by . the gov
ernor of the state. Th faction that ae
cured Its appointment argued that it vas
done to take tbe board out ot politics. So
I direct your attention to a board 'oat of
polltlce.' It I a travesty. It Is absurd
t) si.y this board is out of polices. It 1.
nothing in the world but tbe creature of a
political gang that waa seeking to appease
it. hunger for more power. It actually
dominates tb politic, of Omaha and I
doing so perniciously and to the serious
detriment of good government."
Example at Noapartlaaaahlp.
And then the speaker drew attention to
tbe action of the board, or at lesst the
action ot one member, U. J. Broatch, In
arbitrarily closing fourteen saloons cat
Saturday night and Eundaf lnply to ac
commodate tbe wlshe. c' a political pal
who wanted to avenge hla feellnga upou
opponents.
"Last Saturday night," said Mr. Kjn
nedy, "we bad an examnlo of the non-
political character of thla anti-home rule
board. One member. Broatch, closed d"wo
fourteen saloons that sold Meti beer and
kept tbem closed all day Sunday .a tight
a a drum while other saloons, the remain
ing 234, kept open in all parta of tb city.
It waa done for pur apU work. I am
not taking any sides In this fight between
Broatch and hi political enemies, but I
cite this to show what corrupt and per
nicious power are at tb dUposal of these
governor-appointed board.
"Now t M attempt to saddle upon South
Omaha thl sort of a thing 1 nothing but
an attempt at evening up old political sores
and I ask if it la fair for these political
factions to come down here to thl legis
lature and aak It to settle thee old dis
putes. Let these things be fought out at
home. If tbe cfflclala In Omabs or 8outh
Omaha do not suit the people they have
tre rlpht and power to change tbem."
Gilbert then made a forcible reply to
Kennedy. He said:
"The majority of the democrats and re
pubUcana of couth Omaha petitioned the
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