Nebraska Newspapers

    Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1003 TEN PAGES.
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VALUE OF RAILROADS
E. Rosewater Present Argument Before
State Board of Aisenment
STARTS OUT WITH PERTINENT QUESTIONS
"Where it the Value of Implements
and Terminal Facilities?"
ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN ON DOWN GRADE
Earning Power and Tangible Property
Hate Been Greatly Increased.
COMPARISON WITH VALUE OF FARMS
Claim that Railroads Ara Assessed oa
Greater Portion ot Valaa Thaa
Lssst Related by ttaa
Speaker.
(From a Start Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, May 13.-(jSpe.lal.) "If ' it
a tact tbat the railroad of Nebraska ara
distributing the value ot their terminal
properties throughout the countiej of the
state, wny la It that the assessed valua
uoo per mile at this time la lower thau It
was m 182?
' If It la a fact that during these years
railroad property has been improved and
has lncreaae.1 In value, then why la It that
the assessed valuation has not been In
creased?" These questions were among other that
dward Kosewatcr asked the State Board
of tquslization to consider In making up
lis assessment rolls on railroad property.
To the boaid he aubmltted amonj others
these figures on a few railroads, taken
from the reports of the various state audi
tors, to' sustain hia position thai rauroad
property la Nebraska was grossly under
valued; Asteament per mile,
lb86. lu.
B. A. M Iu,is l.vs
omuna at Southwestern .- '
onion pacitio ... .
a. C. P... 4UJU
In lb&l the Union Paclflcywas assessed at
su.sai, Omaha ac fcouthwestern at alu.,
and the B. M. at HuS-4! per mile. The
total decrease in tna railroad assessment
baa been on thesa tew roada over H.ww.tM).
Valuo'of Tangible Property.
The full membership ot the board waa
.iui . .n Air. KoSewater began his
ia.llc for a Juat assessment of railroad prop
eity at 11 o'clock. At noon a recess waa
t.k.n unth l;iO .o'clock. Mr. Rosewator
nt-,nuut hla Idea to the board aa to how
to mmt at the tangible pruperty and the
value of the franchises and - during the
afternoon discussed several of tne roaaa
separately, refuting by facta and figures
the boaated claims of the railroads that
they were blng taxed on one-third of the
actual value as compared with lands and
farm properties at' from one-tenth to ona
. fifteenth. ...'.''. ' 1 '
. t rr Mt tha value of the tangible prop-
jty - t ' th railroads ha counseled . the
-ktfd tn btitin on the lant-of-wey and find
i-, I out Just how much la used for rauroaa pur
poses and how much, is leaaea ior larming
minuius. Reaardinc this he called atten
tion 4a h. f rf that the Union Paclflo has
a right-of-way of from SOO to 400 feet. Then
ha ukt the board should take Into consld-
erstlon the roadway and bridges, and find
out Just what It would cost to replace them.
The original cost ot these, he said, would
have no bearing on the present cost. He
would then consider the cross ties and the
coat of replacement. .
In answer to a. question from Governor
Mickey, Mr. Rosewater suggested that It
would not be a bad Idea for the members
of the board personally to Inspect some por
tions of the road. The valuation of track
age should also be Included In the board's
calculations. In former years, he aald.
wrought rails were used that weighed from
fifty-five to sixty pounds, and now most of
the roads are using steel rails that
4 weigh from eighty to 100 pounda. The old
rails cost $26 a ton. according to the report
of the Board of Transportation, and the
steel rails cost from SIS to $40 per ton. The
lowest price paid for these wi In 1SSS.
when they cost $25 a ton. , "
Property Improperly Reported.
The depots, grounds, tool houses! water
tanka and terminal properties should also
be considered. The terminal properties, Mr.
Rosawater declared, were not reported In
the proper form by the railroads, and no
estimate could be placed on them from the
returns. He- advised the board to thor
oughly Investigate the value of the ter
minal property personally. The unclaimed
land and lots In which the railroads had
equity should be deducted from the returns
on the tangible property.
On the matter ot franchises Mr. Rose
water said this was a moat Intricate prob
lem. To get the value he said the board
would do well to take the value of the
stocks and bond ot the railroads based on
an actual value during the last alx months
and from that deduct the value of the
tangible property. The difference, he aald,
would represent the value ot the franchise.
Mr. Werton asked what waa the supreme
court decision on this same proposition.
The answer waa that the supreme court
had not acted on the matter at all. Mr.
Roaewater said the court had been asked
to compel the board to alt again and con
sider franchises, but Inasmuch aa the re
lators had been heard by the board on th
matter the court would not Issue the writ.
In the Omaha case the court ordered the
board to sit again.
Cltea PTecedeats.
Mr. Rosewater told the board that if It
was right to tax street railway companlea
on stocks and bonds It certainly was right
to tax rallroada the same way. He called
attention to the provision of the constitu
tion that says all persons snd corporations
should b ' aaseaaed on both property and
franchises. A franchlae was a privilege tq
do business, and every railroad that had
a franchise had a monopoly because the
people were forced to patronise 1C Before
the Interstate Commerce commission In
lose Mr. Rosewater said be argued tbat
railroads levied tribute on all producta
within twenty mllea of the road, and he
ati'.l held to that. He showed that rallroada
eould Issue bonds to the full value of the
roada and that the private Individual could
- not mortgage hla property at more than
from 40 to o 'per cent of its value. While
the speaker said there was nothing definite
In the statutes which the board could fol.
low In assessing franchises, he again called
attention to the constitution and said tbat
other states and tb United States supreme
court had set the precedent.
Mr. Rosewater contended that a railroad
should be considered as whole. Inasmuch
aa the rallroada returned their properties
a whole. If th ruada are to be con
sidered separately, be held tarh branch
must show Its earnings and there waa no
(Continued on Second, Fag.)
MANCHURIA IS OPEN TO ALL
Rwasla Explains h Movements of
Her Troops Thrsssh the Die-
listed Territory.
PEKIN. Msy 12 The Russian charge. M.
Plancon, has glvtn reassurances regarding
Manchuria. He has Issued an official notice
that all Marchurla Is open to foreign travel
nd adda that pass- -s are no longer nec
essary.
Tfhere wtre 600 ,'''', N "ldlers at New
Chwang. who were re,., ' ' ut the date
fixed foi the evacuate h same
number returned to New C ' t ap
pears that the Russian force". '
turned to the LI a forts merely N-
forts as temporary resting places' t
journeying southward to their station vA
the peninsula.
.POPE NAMES HIS CARDINALS
Head of the Catholle Cfcwrch Notifies
Those Whom He Will
Honor. ..
ROME May 12. The pope has definitely
decided to appoint cardinals at the next
consistory. The following prelates have
already ben Intormed of the Intention of
the pontiff to beatow the red hat on them:
Monslgnor Nocella, secretary of the col
lege of cardinals; Monslgnor Cavlechlonl,
secretary of the congregation of the council;
Monsignor Talianl, papal nuncio at Vienna;
Monslgnor AJutl, papal nuncio at' Lisbon;
Monslgnor Katschthaler. archbishop of
Salzburg and Monslgnor Eisher, archbishop
of Cologne. The consistory is likely to
take place June 15. or June 22.
KAISER LOSES A LAW SUIT
Railroad Wlna Case When Emperor
Forblda Passengers to Cross
His Land.
BERLIN, May U.-Emperor William lost
a case instituted by a private railroad
which alleges that Its passengers were
forbidden to pass slong a highway cross
ing the Imperial country seat at Kadlehne,
West Prussia. The provincial court de
cided that the railroad could obtain no
redresa from his majesty. The company
then carried the case to the highest fed
eral court at Lelpslc, which yesterday set
aside this decision and returned the case
to the court of first instance.
ROYALTY VISJTS EDINBURGH
King Edward and Hla Queen Are
Given a Royal Reception
In Scotland.
EDINBURG. May 12.-The city of Edln
burg was in holiday attire today and im
mense crowds of people warmly greeted
King Edward and Queen Alexandra as they
proceeded from Dalkeith castle to Holy
rood palace, where they held a court and a
levee, the first of such functions to bo held
In the historic palace for eighty years. On
their arrival at the palace th king and
queen received a number 'of public ad
dresses. Presentations . to their msjefetles
followed.
FRANK IS AGAIN "POPULATED
People Retarn. to Afflicted Town
. . When Experts Report on - .
Slides.
FRANK, B. C. May 12.-Frank has been
reoccupled,' with the consent ot P. W. J.
Haultaln, premier of the Northwest Ter
ritory, and " the town, which has been
completely deserted for nine days. Is now a
scene of life and activity.
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS MEET
.
Twenty-Ninth Biennial Convention li
Called to Order ta Pitta,
burg.
PITTSBURO. Pa., May 12. Nearly 8.000
delegates and their friends were present In
the Old city hall today when Grand Chief
Conductor E. E. Clark called to order the
twenty-ninth biennial convention of the
Order of Railway Conductora of the Unitod
States. Canada and Mexico.
Little business was transacted at the
opening session other than perfecting the
organisation, addresses of th officers and
the reading of the reports of the various
standing committees. This evening there
wi:i be a public reception In Carnegie Music
hall, when addresses of welcome will be
made by ihe city officials, with responses
by Grand Chler Conductor Clark and Mrs,
J. H. Moore, grand president ladles' aux
iliary. Alvin theater waa crowded at the first
session of the ladles auxiliary. Mrs. Moore
had charge of the exercises. One of the
most Important subjects to be considered
by the auxiliary will be the Increase of
aeatn benenta.from $300 to SjOO.
j cuiucx iur i no np convention Is a
warm one. Salt Lake City, Denver, Boaton
and Buffalo have committees at work lining
up me delegates ror the respective nlacea.
ana ine Dusiness men of each city have
representatives here that are trying to in
fluence th delegates to vote for their
places. On day during the latter part of
the convention the Buffalo contingent will
run a special train over, the Buffalo,
Rocheater A Pittsburg railroad to their
city for th delegates. In this way they
hope to win the convention.
LEAD WELCOMES WORKMEN
Five Hundred Delegates Bronght
I ' an Two Special
Trains.
LEAD, S. D.. May 13.-(Special Tele
gram.) Five hundred delegates to th
meeting of th grand lodg of th Ancient
Order of United Workmen, which la held
this year In Lead, arrived today on two
special tralna. The city has been placed
in holiday dress for the occasion and thi
arriving delegates were given a splendid
reception by the ' members of th local
lodge and the cltliens of the city generally.
The first meeting for bualnrss will be held
tomorrow. Among th arriving delegatea
were representatives from the various
lodges of the Degree of Honor from North
and South Dakota, who also meet In grand
assembly in this city during the week.
This evening th visiting delegates and
their ladies wer given a reception at th
opera house. x
POET STODDARD Is DEAD
Raoamntlsm of the Heart End th
Life of Celebrated Liter,
srr Man.
NEW TORS. May IS. Richard Henry
Stoddard, the poet, died tn this city of
rheumatism of the heart today. Mra Stod
dard died less than a year ago and bla son.
Lortmer. Is also dead. Mr. Stoddard was
born tn Massachusetts in 1X
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ordinance Increasing Number of Wards Pnt
Through Beoond Beading.
TWO ABSENT AND TWO YOTE AGAINST IT
April Appropriation Ordinance Passed
It boat Board of Pablle Works
Employes Being Included.
Th ordinance to redistrlct th city Into
thirteen ward was Introduced at the coun
cil meeting last night by Councilman Has
call, sccording to program. Under sus
pension of the rules it was read th first
and second times by title and referred to
the Judiciary committee, of which Council
man Hascall is chairman. Burkley and
Mount war absent and the roll call on
th suspension of the rules found only Zlm
man and Hoy voting against such pro
cedure. Just before the close of the meet
ing, actuated by Councilman Zlmman, the
council sgreod to meet this morning at 10
o'clock in. general committee meeting to
discuss In public the proposed rearrange
ment and increase in the number of wards.
Two of the four councilmen, accused of
being Implicated In an attempt to extend
their stay In' th council declnr they had
no intention -of trying to hold over. They
wer Trostler and Karr. Whltehorn. also,
said that he had no disposition to hold
over, while Councilman Hascall. credited
with being the chief plotter, made a ramb
ling speech assailing Edward Rosewater,
but failing to deny specifically that h does
not wish to serve longer In the council than
his term of election calls for.
Approximately it is proposed to create the
four new wards about as follows: The
Tenth will be carved out of the south one-
third of the First and Second wards, the
Eleventh will be made up of the west one-
half of the Seventh and the south one-third
Of the Ninth, th Twelfth from the 8ev.
enth. Eighth,. Ninth. Eleventh and part ot
the Third voting districts of the Sixth, or
about all of the south one-fifth of this
ward; th Thirteenth U to consist of th
north two-thirds ot, the Sixth ward, laav
Ing th ward to be designated as th Sixth
sandwiched In between th Twelfth and
the Thirteenth.
The present Third. Fourth and Fifth
wards are left intact, while th Eighth
ward is scheduled to lose a small slice In
th rearrangement
Bonndnrles of th Wards.
As given in the ordinance, the boundariee
of the wards that will be created and re
shaped will be Ilk this:
First Commencing at th MIntiH vivo.
and Leavenworth street, west to Thir-
leenin, soutn to u&ncroit and east to river.
Second Commencing at Thirteenth and
Leavenworth, south on Thirteenth to Vin
ton, sou tli west to Spring, west to Union
Pacific right-of-way,-norinerly to Twenty
fourth, north on T wenty-founh to Leaven
worth, east to Thirteenth.
Sixth Commencing at west city limits
and running eaat 6a boulevard avenue to
Thirty-sixth, north to finkney, sast to
Twentieth street boulevard, south on
Twentieth street boulevard and Twentieth
street to Willis avitaue, west on Willis
avenue and across At 41, ldlewtld addi
tion, to ' Twenty-tomth, north to Lake,
west to city limit t Vth oh limits to point
of beginning. ' i , . 1
ie vn i b c iimn uu. .'Mr :at-JT wen ty-fourth
and Leavenworth, west to Thirty-sixth,
south to south city limits, east to Union
Paclflo right-of-way, northerly to Twenty
fourth, north on Twenty-fourth to Leav
enworth. Eighth Commencing at Sixteenth and
Chicago, north on Sixteenth to Nicholas,
went to Twentieth, .north to south line of
E. V. Smith's addition, west on south lino
of addition to Twenty-second, south to
Seward, west to Twenty-seventh, south to
Indiana, west to Twenty-seventh avenue,
south to Chicago, eaat to alxteenth,
Ninth Commencing nt west city limlta
and Seward, east to Twenty-seventh,
south to Indiana, west to Twenty-seventh
avenue, south to Dodge, west to city limits,
north along limits to Seward.
Tenth Commencing at east limits and
Bancroft, west to Thirteenth, north to Vin
ton, southwest to Spring, west to Union
Pacific right-of-way, south to city limits,
east and southeast to point in east city
limits in river, northerly along east city
limits to point of beginning.
Eleventh Commencing at west city limits
and Dodge, east to Twenty-eighth, south
to Leavenworth, west to Thirty-sixth,
south to south city limits, westerly along
limits to Forty-second, south to south city
limits, west to southwest corner of city,
north to Leavenworth, east to Forty
eighth, north to Dodge.
Twelfth Commencing at west city limits
and Seward, east to Twenty-second, north
to south line E. V. Smith's addition to
center of Twentieth, north to Willis ave
nue, across lot 41, ldlewtld sddltir.-i, to
Twenty-fourth, north to Lake, west tfcity
limits, south to Sward. - '
Thirteenth Commencing at west city lim
its and Boulevard avenue, eaat to Thirty
alxth, north to Pinkney, east to Twenty
fourth, north to city limits, west on limits
to northwest corner of city, south along
west city limits to Boulevard.
Hascall Stirs lp Strife.
This was the first time the council has
convened during the month and there was
much business to be disposed of. The work
entailed a lot of acrimonious debate, which
Councilman Hascall precipitated on every
possible occasion. The April salary appro
priation ordinance was given Its final read
ing and paased without the public works
employee being Included, a communication
on the subject transmitting vouchers from
Comptroller Westberg having been referred
to the Judiciary committee. This was ac
complished only after a spirited bout be
tween Hascall and City Engineer Roae
water. ' in which the latter defended the
Integrity .of the board,, while the council
man poured vials of invective and abuse
upon It. and especially upon Chairman
Rosewater.
An item for $1.10 for inspection work per
formed by John Hoye, father of Council
man Hoye, at the Capitol avenue market
house, wna strlckon from the appropriation
aheet at the inatigatlon of Hascall. Coun
cilman Hoye found It necessary to explain
as a personal matter and said that while
Councilman Hascall asserted no work wss
don on the market house during April, a
a matter of fact as many meji of trades
other than those on strike had been em
ployed ther as during any period sine
construction began. He said h waa wlll
Irs to have the Item held out and a full
Investigation made. Th matter was placed
In the hands ot th committee on public
buildings and property, not until, however,
some very personal remarks had been ex
changed between th two councilman.
Belt Lin Agreement.
City Engineer Rosewater submitted an
agreement with th Belt Lin Railway,
whereby th Una agrees to accept the ap
praisement made for property appropriated
for the Saddle Creek sewer and .roadway,
provided that wherever th city wishes to
build the road through the high railway
embankments the municipality will share
part of the cost. The city. In caa th road
ta built, will make th openings and exca
vation and build th abutments, whil th
railway wfll build tb bridge or ma
sonry, as th eity may elect. Meanwhil
th sewer may b projected through th
culverts already existing. Th agreement
was approved by tho council and th mayor
directed by resolution to sign IL
Th selection of John W. Alvord of Chi
cago as th enrbwr who will represent th
city in tb water works appraisement was
spprovad by th council as soon as tha
iCiinilnnad an. Sernnd Page.)
OMAHA BUILDING PROGRESSES
Contractor Eapeeta to Hav th Itrne
tar Completed Abend (
Tim,
(From a Staff Correspondent-
WASHINGTON. May 12. (Special Tele
gram. ) Supervising Architect Taylor stated
today that advices from Omaha seemed
to Indicate the extension- of the Omaha
public building would be completed con
siderably before th time called for In
the contract, February, lfKJ4. Mr.' Taylor,
tn speaking about the matter, said that
had not the local strike Interfered with
the work he believed the building would
have been finished by November ot this
year, but notwithstanding labor condi
tions, he thought the building would be
turned over to the government thirty days
before the time set for its completion. In
case th contractor turns over the build
ing on or about December 1, furnishings
and equipment fof the .building will b
ready to be dellveied and put In shape Im
mediately. Under the present regime ef
forts are being put forth to complete
the buildings within th period of their
contracts th supervising architect be
lieving that a public building should be
constructed with a much speed aa is re
quired by a business house or corporation.
It Is true ther have not been many
buildings built under th direction of the
government that hav been completed be
fore the contract period expired, but Mr.
Taylor has Insisted upon business meth
ods In his department and aa a consequence
contractors hav been held more closely
to their contracts than ever before.
: Assignment plan for th new postofflce
buildings st Cheyenne and Boise are now
being prepared. These plans cover as
signment of rooms to the several officials
who will occupy them. It Is expected they
wilt be completed- within th next few
days and the matter of their furnishings
wtll be at once taken up. W. M. Sawyer,
Inspector ot furniture .of the Treasury d.
partment, has beer ordered to proceed to
Cheyenne and Boise with, a, view of in
stalling tha furniture, electric lights and
other accessories ot these buildings on or
about June 1.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
One Iowa Postmaster Gets a Raise
nd Another Is Cut In
I ft alary.
(From a Staff Correspondent.) '
WASHINGTON. May 12.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Under the annual readjustment of
the salaries of the postmasters, Eldora, ia
will be increased $100, whtl that of the
postmaster at Primghar, la., will be do
creased $100, aftu July 1. ,
Albert N. Shumsrd of Ragan. George B.
Francis of Tork. Neb., Herbert G. Temte
of Bryant, 8. D.. were today admitted to
practice before tb Interior department.
Reserve s gents approved today: Tootle
Lemon National of St. Joseph for Nebraska
Cltv National of N brask. City, Neb. : Na
tional Shoe and Lther of New Tork for
Des Moines Nation I of Des Moines; Ham
ilton 'National of Chicago for First Na
tlonal of Eldora: Vestern National of th
t'nited 8tars of New Tork for First Na.
tional ci Gladbtook, J. rV ' ' - . .
iA.M6.t.M a nn'nf.J - K7HranluAfiAffnue1
M. Ptnkerton, Inland. Claroounty, vice E.
J. Sachtjen. resigned. Iowa Charles F,
Burger, Galva, Ida county; A. C. Gossett,
Juniata. Buena Vista county. v South Da
kotaGeorge Calder, Pioneer, Edmunds
county.
ELEVATOR FIRMS CONSOLIDATE
Oao of Them ' Own Two Concerns
Operating In Omaha Terrl- :
tory.
. CHICAGO, May 12 -(Speclal Telegram )
It Is likely that the Arms of Bartlett,
Frailer & Co. and Carrlngton, Patten &
Co. "will be consolidated July 1. Two of the
Junior partners In the first named firm. H.
H. Petera and H. E. Roycroft, retire July
1 because of 111 health. Th consolidated
firm would make probably th largest grain
and security concern In the country. Th
firm of Bartlett. Frailer & Co. was formed
here In ISS7. Its grain Interests can be
Judged from the fact that it has three ele
vators here, two at Jollet, owns the Trans -mlsalsslppi
Elevator at Omaha, the West
brook Grain company at Omaha and the
Weaterrj Elevator company at Winona. It
has memberships on the New York Stock
exchange, Chicago Board . . of Trade and
other exchanges east. It has Its own bouse
at Liverpool. The concern of Carrlngton.
Patten- Co. has two elevator establish
ments here, on at Dubuque, on at Cairo
and numerous smaller establishments Tt
operates the grain elevators of the Illinois
Central railway.
CATTLE TO BI QUARANTINED
Strict Measures Will Be Adopted to
Prevent tho Spread of
' the Mange.
DENVER, Colo.. May 1-What will b
tha most extensive quarantine of cattle In
the west for years will be In effect within
a few days as the result of th general
prevalence of th mange. Governor Pea
body will today Issue his proclamation'.
Other states and territories to the number
of six or eight will come under th same
rule before th end of the week.
Cattle from the Mexican border to
Canada will come under theaa regulations
and practically all of th territory from th
Rocky mountains to th Missouri river will
be affected.
L0BECK NAMES HIS DEPUTY
Fred H. Cosgrove Annonnced aa th
Hew Depnty Camp-
trailer.
City Comptroller-elect Lobeck announced
last nigh that he will appoint Fred H.
Cosgrove as deputy In his office, which he
assumes May 25. Cosgrov won out . over
a number of contestants for th place. H
has for a long time been identified with
local democratic politics and managed the
successful Hitchcock congressional cam
paign last fall. He was endorsed for th
deputy comptrollershlp by most of the
leading democrats ot tb city.
SOVEREIGN CAMP IN SESSION
Woodmen of tb World ta Session at
AITwanlteo ' Listen to
Short Talks.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, May EL Th elev
enth biennial session of th sovereign camp.
Woodmen of the World, convened in this
city today with about seveoty-flv dele
gatea ra attendance. Short talks on fra
ternsllsm wer delivered by F. A. Faulk
en berg of Deuvar, W. T. SurrLlg of Black
Rock, Ax., and olhrra,
WORKMEN START BUSINESS
Grand Lodge Lues No Time in Getting
Down to Practical Work,
SOME CHANG. S ARE MADE IN THE LAWS
Baprem Foreman Miller of Missouri
Delivers an Interesting Ad
drosa at th Afternoon
Session.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., May 13. -(Special
Telegram.) The tenth biennial session of
the grand lodge Ancient Order of United
Workmen of Nebraska was called to order
at the Bartenbacb opera house at 10 o'clock
this morning by Grand Master Workman
Jacob-Jaskalek. A full representation ot
th various local organizations of th or
der was present. All trains of last night
and this morning carried large numbers ot
delegates. The hotels wer soon well fllled,
but th local committee had so well or
ganised tha hospitality of th citizens that
2iC rooms in private houses were thrown
open to the visitors, and the latter had very
little difficulty in finding their places of
lodging by the assistance of a corps ot
messengers. Th only unpleasant feature
connected with this arrangement lay In th
fact of the rainy weather, some of the
delegates being lodged six or seven blocks
from the meeting place.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
tempi purchased two years ago by th
grand lodge as th permanent headquarters
of tho organization, is now the headquar
ters for all committee work. The sessions
of the lodge sre held st th opera house,
which commodiousl seats 800 people. Upon
the call to order committees were at once
appointed as follows: Press committee, V.
O. Rewlck of Carleton, N. J. Lude of Re
publican City snd W. H. Huse of Norfolk;
good of th order, C. W. Miller of South
Omaha, J. P. Houghton of Chadron, C. H.
Denny of Falrbury; auditing, C. Schaeffer
of Fremont, E. P. Wells and George Mer
rlam. A committee on distribution was
also appointed with Congressman Burkett
as chairman. Th rules of 1901 were
adopted to govern this session of tha grand
lodg.
Th greetings of this lodge were extended
to the grand lodges of Iowa and South Da
kota, both of which are In session at this
time.
Some Changes la Laws.
Tho report of tho committee on law was
th first to be taken up. - Tha committee
recommended various changes, a number
of which were adopted. It was recom
mended that the finance committee shall
consist of tha trustee only, thus relieving
the grand master workman from duty on
the finance committee. It was also decided
that local lodges be permitted in the fu
ture to fix their own fe for initiation. On
a recommendation' of th committee on
law th guaranty fund was so changed
that it could be legally applied to th pay
ment of beneficiary assessments and is now
called the guaranty beneficiary fund.
- Supreme Foreman W. IL Miller of Mis
sourl was present at the opening of tho
grand ledge. Ho mad a few appropriate
remarks and befor tho session ends will
be heard from In an Interesting address at
som length on the'Good. of the Order.'
The giand loge adjourned t"rioon"t6
meet W 3 p. In.'
Supremo. Foreman W, H. Miller of Mis
souri was Introduced to the grand lodge by
Grand Master Workman Jaskalek this af
ternoon and made. an. extended address on
the principles of the order and th work
ings ot th grand and supreme lodges. His
remarks on the guaranty fund were a clear
cut exposition of the causes for th same.
arising out. of th unequal adjustment of
the old relief law, that th plan was the
result of an effort to substitute an equitable
and Just system and to meet something that
the old law did not contain. His objection
to the guaranty fund was that It .did not
go far enough, that it was a good thing,
but not enough ot a good thing; that up to
the age of 58 years there was no deficiency
In the sum raised under the present plan.
but after that period of life It rapidly In
creaaed. In other words, the amount that
twelve assessments would rats under the
classified plan In Nebraska would pay all
claims' up to C8, but from then on It would
not do so. He hoped for an amendment to
the law that would cover this deficiency.
When this had been accomplished the
poorer Jurisdictions could pay their death
claims without Inconvenience and the cause
of protection would be greatly enhanced.
Upon the law of mortality ha spoke at some
length, upon the theory that this matter
was fixed by a natural law and could have
no change. It was not subject to supply or
demand and In no respect a commercial
commodity.
- Increase of Hazard.
He explained tho ' Increase of ha-
zara ana uiusiraiea Drieny tn amounts
of money It was necessary to raise at varl
ous ages to insure permanency. In connec
tion with this matter he argued with much
force that there must be a practical plan
of collecting these funds. He declared that
Nebraska as a young state and young
peopld had enjoyed exceptional prosperity
and hoped it might continue, but he warned
the order to be watchful in preparing for
the higher rate that would eventually come
with increasing age risks. He explained
that the grand lodges of the order should
be drawn closely together to more perfectly
protect themselves In- time of need. His re
marks about the supreme lodge being any
thing but a pleasure excursion were given
much attention, and in this regard he men
tioned th fact that the classified aaseaa.
ment plan which had been so strenuously
opposed aa calculated to drive the old men
out of the order was originally framed by
a commission of old men and passed by a
lodge in which a large majority of the
members were of advanced ages. He closed
with an eloquent dissertation on the rela
tions or tne cnurcn ana the order, pointing
out the fact that th fraternal system of
which the Ancient Order of United Work
men was the founder snd the pioneer In
development is an agency for putting Into
successful practice th principles snd doc
trines th church teaches.
Upon completion of the address the min
utes of th last meeting at Nebraska City
wer adopted as printed and without de
bate. Resolutions wer read and referred
to th proper committee. The report of
th commute on distribution was read and
adopted. Tb resolution of the finance
committee, fixing the rat of mileage at 1
rents per mile and th per diem at t?. with
$5 for special committees and a limit of
four days, was adopted.
Nominations for Offleer. '
Tb nominations for grand lodge officers
wer then mad as follows: Grand master,
Jacob Jaskalek; grand foreman, Georg m!
Murdock; grand overseer. J. D. Brayton;
grand recorder, Silas R. Barton; grand re
ceiver. Frank " J. Morgan, Wlllianv A.
Ureenwalt, A. K- Dame. Paul Anderson,
A. Whitney. Ami! Palmer-, grand guide!
J. C. McElhenv. Sylvester Friend; grand
watchman,' H. C. Keister, C. R. Gray, is. N.
Welnbremer. Mr. Plckard; grand medlcil
examiner, M. V. Gaga, Charles Roaewater,
(Ccollnuad an. gwrnnd Pag.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednesday,
Warmer in West and Central portions;
Thursday Fair and Warmer In Southeast
Portion.
Temprratnre at Omnha Yesterdnyi
Hnnr. Dec. Honr. Dec.
R a. sn aa 1 p. m 1
Ha. m tct p. m
T a. m B4 91 p. m
H a. m gtt 4 n. m 3
On. m ..... . K4 ft p. m HS
10l.il AO O p. m a
11 a. m J T p. m H2
IS m.. MO A p. in...... HO
9 p. m R
TO MEET GERMAN NOTABLES
Special Committee Will Receive th
Emissaries of Emperor William
la Omaha.
Omaha has about completed its arrange
ments for entertsining, tomorrow, th party
pf forty-four German landlords snd agri
cultural experts sent by Emperor William
to spend May and June investigating
American agricultural and stock rsislng
methods.
A. 8. Huberman. Robert Haaker, Louis
Raapke, Dr. R. S. Lucke, John Rosicky,
W. H. Schmoller and L. O. Simons, ss the
committee having In charge the reception
on behalf of local Germans, has Issued,
through Its secretary, Mr. Simons, Invita
tions to about forty-five prominent citi
zens. Irrespective of nationality, to act on
the general committee. This commute
will be at the Union station st :30 Thurs
day morning, when the visitors arrive over
th Northwestern.
After th usual welcoming courtesies the
committee will board the train and go
with the distingulahed visitors to South
Omaha, where the committee will b aug
mented by the South Omaha committee.
The whole party then will b divided Into
four delegations, each of which will b
shown over a different part of th stock
yards and packing houses. At noon all
will reassemble at the Exchange building,
where the packing companie will hav a
luncheon In readiness. After the luncheon
there wilt bo' some short addresses snd a
general intermingling until 2:30, when the
party will take special cars provided by
th street rsllway company for a trip back
to Omaha. The first stop will be at th
Bennett store, which will conduct a brief
receptldn, and the next stops will be for
an Inspection of the city hall and The Be
plant and building.
After this the cars, which will have been
switched meantime onto Fifteenth street,
will be boarded again and the party taken
to the Stors Brewing company's plant on
Sherman avenue, where Mr.' Storz. who
extended hla Invitation some weeks ago,
will serve an elaborate German lunch.
From the brewery tho paMy will go to the
station to entrain for Kearney and Grand
Island.
South Omaha promises to distinguish It
self when the distinguished Germans ar
there. As a preliminary step, its citizens
hav had special badges made, bearing
the emperor's picture In a medallion sur
mounted by" the eagle and followed by th
words, in German: "Th Germans ar
alwaya welcome." ,
HAS REASON 0R . BEING MAD
Proprletor- oT f-Ofal " 0mKtf "tjoljago
Find Bnn-geatlT Slga'oa
Window.
The 'proprietor of a1 local barber college
to fortune and to fame unknown is so mnd
h can't tnjoy his meals. H is swearing
at unionists, nonunionlsts, the polio forca.
th block watchmen, th county sheriff,
the district marshal, th United States gov.
ernment, mankind and the. unlvers. He
has, he says, been a law-abiding,. God
fearing man who never did anybody else
any harm and who therefore has a right to
protest over present Impositions and perse'
cutlon.
The source of his plaint Is his shop's front
window and th sign printed thereon. It
seems that the other day a crowd of non
unionists swarmed Into the establishment
with rush numerical strength as to rattle
his students. Every patron had a camel's
hair lambrequin under his chin and a man
on th back of his nck which wer a
tough as a willow hedge and which th
embryotlc barbers were Invited to tak off
for nothing, as per advertisement on the
shop's windows. With fear and doubt the
students tackled their task, but before the
last of the bunch was disposed of razor
blades had been chipped into saw blades
and the barbers were moist with perspira
tion and nervous fatigue.
Quite naturally there was many a slip
and consequently many a cut. Th caustic
sticks were tn constant demand and some
of tha last men shaved had fancy designs
carved in their physiognomy. Th pro
prietor was sorry, but didn't sea how 11
could be helped and didn't feel Ilk paying
back anybody's money because nobody
had paid any for the shave. But thera
wer lngrat.es in the crowd, h declarer'
with much profane emphasis, for the next
morning he found on his shop windows, li
large letters ot red, this admonition:
"This Shop Is Unfair. It Employes Non
union Meat Cutters."
MORE DOCTORS OF MEDICINE
I'nlverslty of Nebraska Will Gradnni
a Class Tbnrsday After
noon. Tha College of Medecln of tha University
of Nebraska will hold Its first annual com
mencement In Boyd'" theater. Thursday
afternoon, beginning at 2:30 o'clock. This
Is the first class to finish under the new
connection, the school formerly being In
dependent as the Omaha Medical college.
Dr. Daniel R. Brower of Chicago ts to de
liver an address on the "Art of Ms-dlctr,."
H Is a graduate of the Polytechnlcal col
lege of Philadelphia; received degree of
M. D. from the University of Georgetown;
A. M. from Wabash college; LL.D. from
Kenyon college and St. Ignatius college.
He Is professor of nervous and mental dis
eases In Rush Medical college and In the
Woman's Medical college. Northwestern
university. He Is the author of numerous
monographs and a textbook on Insanity.
Kansas Farmer I Killed.
WELLINGTON. Kan., May 12-Samuel
Fox. a wealthy farmer, was gored to death
In his paatur near this city by a bull. Ills
body was crushed and badly mangled.
Movement of Ocean Teasels Mny 12.
At New Tork Arrived: Cevte, from Liv
erpool: Sardegna. from Naples; Dl Tor
rtno, from Genoa; Kriedricn der Grouse,
from Bremen and Cherbourg. Bailed: Syl
van!, for Liverpool.
At Sagres Passed: Hejiperta, from Na
ples, fur New fork.
At Glasgow Arrived: Colombia, . from
New York
At I.ordon Arrived: MLnnetocka, from
New Yi r
At I Jverpool Arrived: Commonwealth,
from Loatun. Sailed: Cltnnla, for Boalon;
Aurania. (or New York.
At Port Said Arrived: Telemacbua,
from 'Antwerp, (or Seattle.
At Queenstown Arrived: Oceanic, from
New York, for Liverpool (wnd proceeded).
At Auckland A rrived (previously): Si
erra, from San r"miumcu, via Honolulu,
toe axdaajc. it. B. W.
UNION ENJOINS NOW
Waiter.' Organization Oomp'aini to Court of
Businese Men's Association,
MAKES SPECIFIC CHARGE Of CONSPIRACY
Bays Business lien Plan to Disrupt All
Labor Organisations,
HINTS OF BRlBtRY AND CORRUPTION
Allegations 'of Boycott and Intended Vio
lence and Intimidation. '
DICKINSON ISSUES RESTRAINING ORDER
Enjoins Bnslness Men's Association
from Exercising Discrimination
Aunlnst Members of Labor
Lnlons ia Any Way.
Th principal and only very material d
vtlopment tn the strike situation yesterday
afternoon was the adoption of retaliatory
tactics by the waiters' union. lis business
agent, C. E. Hart, with L. V, Ouy of th
Central Labor union's arbitration commit
tee, had Attorney John O. Velser secure
Judge Dickinson's signature to a temporary
restraining order directed against members
of th Business Men's association and re
turnable May 25, th dale ot th honing on
th order secured by the employers from
Judge Munger In the federal court.
This order of ths district Judge Is on th
cross-complaint of Buelners Agent Hart In
which th latter alleges a conspiracy among
th business men to break th union by en
forcing discrimination against all employ
ers of union help. The' gist of th order I
that the business men ara forbidden to do
what the cross-complainant charges they
Intend to do with this object In view.
Except for this action th union men
were practically inactive, though a num
ber of unions held meetings lan night and
discussed the situation In a general way. .
The other side to th controversy took
one decisive step. Th master butchers met
and decided to refuse to continue longer
under the contract signed May 1, now de
manding that employes under them tak
their places as Individuals without regard
to union requirements or directions. This
requirement was embodied In a seal drawn
up by the butchers themselves.
The Business Men's association met at
Schlitz hall from 8 to 10:30 o'clock, with
between BOO and" 000 men present and heard
the conference committee's report of th
proceedings with the governor Monday. Th
report was submitted by Chairman Euclid
Martin of the committee, and was received
by th association without other action
upon it. Th matter of taking back strik.
Ing employes was discussed, Chief Donahu
reported on police conditions and Saturday
night was selected as th tlm for th next
meeting of the association. -"
At last night's meeting of th city coun
cil Councilman Zlmman Introduced th res
olution drawn' up by Mnyor Moore sbmi
days ago dlrectjng thfrt Hereafter the cVtw
mploy teamster t"th wag .seal liv
manded by th union, th resolution win
adopted, Hascall alone voting against it '
Walter Secure Injanetlen.
For the first tim in the history of th
United States, perhaps, a labor organiza
tion has appealed to th court for an In
junction against employers during th
progress of a strike. This unprecedented
action was taken in Omaha yesterday by
the Walters' union which Hied a oomplalnt,
with Judge Dickinson of the district court.
In which it was alleged that th Business
Men's association of this city la a local
branch ot a national organization that has
for its purpose the annihilation ot organ
ized labor by unfair and unlawful means.
Pending the hearing of th case Judg
Dickinson granted a restraining order en
joining the members of the Business Men's
association from carrying on thalr cam
paign against th unions In ths manner in
which the Walters' union alleges it Is
being conducted. .
Yesterday afternoon John O. Teleer, as
attorney for the Walters' union, appeared
before Judg Dickinson at his horn on
Twenty-third street and presented to him
a cross-complaint signed by Charles T.
Hart, , business agent of the union. This
cross-complaint Is filed as a part of the
suit of the restaurant proprietors against
the unions and tha writ Is made returnable
th sams day. May 25. The cross-complaint
Is directed against not only the owners of
hotels and restaurants, but against the per
sons who brought Injunction ' proceedings
against the Tesmators' union In th fed
eral court, which Includes the proprietors
of all of the transfer companies and a
number of wholesale houses.
The complaint was presented to Judge
Dickinson sbout t o'clock by Mr. Ttlser.
who was accompanied by L. V. Ouy of the
arbitration committee of the Central Labor
union and C. T Hart of the Walters' union.
The Judge carefully read the cross-complaint
and compared It with the restralnlnc
order which waa submitted at th samo
time. Ha hade only two changes in the
order as aaked by tha attorney, one per
mitting th parties enjoined to pay money
to lawyers and another making it posslblu
for them to prosecute th case pending In
the federal court
Allegations of th Complaint.
The complaint upon which th order was
based asserts that th Business Men's as
sociation of Omaha is a local branch of an
organization of national scop which has
for Its object th destruction of labor
unions; that tha defendants are members of
this association and that they hav formed
a conspiracy whose object Is th destruc
tion of the waiters' unlou and all other
unions; that In carrying out this conspiracy
I they have by threats of Injury to business,
! by threats of boycotting and of refusing to
I sell supplies, "forced other persons and firms
I Into tho organization; that after such per-
sons have Joined th association they are
placed under a heavy fin In case they em
ploy union labor ot recognize unions; that
they have refused to sell building material
to contractors who hav agreed to employ
union labor, and that as a result of aald
conspiracy no contractor having any agree
ment with union labor has been permitted
to purchase material for construction, and
that over fifteen contractors who had such
agreements have been unable to execute
contracts; that the members of tho Busi
ness Men's association Bar threatened
members with personal violence and loas of
employment and with blacklisting unless
they will give up their organisation; that
the defendants and th association bar
collected a larg sura of money for th un
lawful purpose of bribing offlrers aud dele
gates of unions; that they hav a larg sum
of money to pay out to members of th
association who wfll lock out their em
ployes who belong to unions, and that they
ar making payments to said members who
bar don So.
The cross-complainants further allege
that the defendants hav by threats of
vial sues and Injury to business prevented