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Omaha Daily Bee. KKTA1IL1KHKI) JI'N'K in, 1S71. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMItEU 24, 1903 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THUEE CENTS. The RIOTING IN CHICAGO Attempt to Start S'.ats Street Car VL Precipitates M nth Trouble. STONES ARE PILED ON SEVERAL TRACKS Pa'.ermirjed Effort ii Mala to Citable the 0-ble Cr Lines. SHOTS FIRED BY POLICEMAN AND CREW Out Man Be'iered to Hare Been Shot Dur ing Fraca BLISS AND DARR3W STILL CONFER Uilrr as mm Airrrmrnl Has Been HmrkrA Which Both Sides n Accent Without Stultlfylng Tbfmflfl. C'HK'AiiO, Nov. 21 While preparations were bring completed for the opening of the Slate street cable line, not heretofore operated during the strike of employes on the Chicago City railway, rioter engaged In pott. ng mrs out of commission before the cart, were started running. An effort was also made to blockade Ar cher avenue, where It was apparently be lieved cars would be run today ax a result of the State street line opening. Quantities of rocks were found to have been wedged and dumped on the tracks. Police were sta tioned only at street Intersections, except hrre trouble was 'hotight moet likely to occur. Fewer policemen were detailed to ride mi the cars today than -durlng last wrek, Serious Rioting-. A serious riot occurred at Forty-nrst and State treta when the. trains arrived at that point. Many shots were fired by the police and one man la believed to have- been hit by a bu)let. while several were knocked down by the officers. The cars encountered obstacles all along the line. After removing apikes from the table slots at Fifty-seventh and Sixty-first streets, the first train was blocked at Korty-firHt strtet by Iron rails placed across the tracks. The police began to remove the obstacles when from behind a fence came a volley of stones. The police charged the rioters with revolvers drawn. A run ning: fight then ensued. In which the police fired upon tho mob. By this time a crowd had collected about the cars and an other charge by the police was made upon them before the obstruction could be re moved. At Twenty-ninth street another mob blocked the cars and threw stones. . The police charged, beating mtny persons se verely with their clubs. Five trains were put In operation on the Elate street cable line, which movement was made whllo the board of directors of tbe railway company wsre busy formu lating an answer to the latest proposition Of the strikers. ' More trouble was encountered by the State street cable traina on the return trip near Forty-second street. While the traina were flown town the mob systematically choked the cable slot with stones and scrap Iron and blockaded the tracks with heavy sttel rails. Hundreds of men, women and boys then awaited the return of the police with stone ready to heave at the trains. Men arid women were reported to have been knocked down In their own doorways. Sot res of rioters and bystanders were wounded by the clubs of rhe police. Conductor Shoots at Mob. During- the thick of the fight at Forty first street Mrs. Charles LJtt. a passenger on the first car. Jumped from the car and, braving the revolver shots and all sorts of missiles, ran thoroughly frightened to a place of safety. Windows had been broken tear where she sat, and her face was cut by glass. Conductor J. J. Prenter, In charge of the first car, drew a big maga sine revolver and fired shot after shot Into the fleeing mob until his weapon was empty. At Thirty-ninth street the police resorted to strategy and drove a crowd of men Into a saloon. Then they surrounded the building and allowed no one to leave toil II the traina had proceeded. Shortly after S p. m. Attorneys Bliss and Darrow left Mayor Harrison's office, where they had been In conference for over an hour. To Interviewers after the conference Mayor Harrison and Attorney Darrow expressed themselves hopefully of a quick settlement, the mayor even men tioning tomorrow as the time when the strikers might be back at work. Attor new Parr"ow said that It was now "only a question of phraseology." Attorney Darrow said an agreement had been reached which both men and com pany could accept without stultifying themselves. The agreement so far as ar ranged, Mr. Darrow said, provides for a day of not more than eleven" hours and not leaa than nine a day's work, to be completed In not to exceed fifteen hours' time. It further provides that the wage schedule shall be arbitrated and that all men on strike who have not committed deeds of violence shall be taken back by the company. Trouble at TUB aery. Two nonunion men who had ap plied for work at the plant of tha American Hide and leather company. a here a strike is on, were severely wounded by two strike sympathisers today. The men who did the shooting escaped. It Is said that they were being attacked by the crowd. Two men, Joseph Placehesky and Anton Zlmmersky. are suspeoted by the police of having done the shooting. They formerly belonged to the union and left It to seek work in the tannery. They were turned away by the foreman and as they left the place were set upon by a crowd of rioters. The men opened fire and two of their assail ants fell to the ground. The rest broke and ran while the nonunion men made their escape. book! Brtarbter at Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Nov. 23. The grievances of the street car men against the Pittsburg Hallway company have about all been ad lusted. Reatn Urr. national treasurer, who came here front headquarters at Detroit to take charge of affairs, says that the company is disposed to show the men fair treatment and all talk of striking has been abandoned. STROMBOLI CAUSES TROUBLE Load Esplosloa oau l-'reuuent Krup tloas Seem to Indicate Im minent Dlsturbaners. NEW YORK. Nov. 23. Telegram from Catonla. report that ratrles of lound ex plosions and throning out of Incandescent matter t-how that the sotlvlty of Btronitx.li la augumentir.g, suvs s J 1 dispatch frum Nsplva. NO PEACE FOR SAN DOMINGO attempt to Compromise Falls anal niBiliardBiesl Mast Vow Continue j'l I'ntll City Pulls. A, V f - f'1 MINOO, Republic of Sen Du nn x ''. Nov. Z". President Wos y till,';.- 4y '"t" bring about a peace able u ''v ' with the insurgent-forces which ar. ,hi" r,t'. today enm- niippiuiieti the TJ.'lKlur. stes Minister Powell, r, the minister of llavtl and the .; ilsh consul to visit th.i Insurgent camp. 'Vonieiiently an armistice was agreed upon, to expire at noon, and the pence commission conferred with the insurgent lenders. The latter, however, re fused to entertain the peace proposals and demanded the surrender of the city, but thy prolonged the armistice until tl o'clock this evening, after which hour the bom bardment of Ban Domingo was resumed and will be continued until the capital falls. The I'rl'ed State minister's residence whs destroyed during the previous bom bardment. The Inhabitants of this city are In a state of panic. The Itallnn third-clnss cruiser Llg-unla and the Dutch armored cruiser Deruller have arrived hero. The Dominican warship Presldente went to Asua de Compnstelu. about sixty miles from here last night. The sanitary condi tion of San Domingo Is good, but the poor are suffering from want of food. The price of provisions is very high. RUSSIA THREATENS COREA Minister of Tsar Say That Hermit Klnsrdom lust Xot Open Yonstampho. LONDON, Nov. 24. The Dally Mall's To klo correspondent says that tho Russian minister at Seoul has addressed another note to the t'orean government declaring that if Corea should Ignore all warnings and persist In opening Yongampho to for eign trade Rusla will take active steps to deal with the altuatlon. The Corean government has replied, strongly objecting to Russia's Interference an a violation of Corea' s sovereign rights. A communica tion to the same effect, according to the correspondent, was sent to tho Japanese minister at Seoul. The questions arising from the affray be tween Japanese and Russians at Chemulpo have not been settled yet, adds the corre spondent. WIND TEARS STEAMER LOOSE Mighty Iteutrhland Is Set Adrift at Hamburg by the Stiff Storm Saturday. RKRLIN. Nov. 23. -The high winds which have been sweeping over Germany for twenty-four hours, accompanied by a heavy rainfall, clntlnue to delay traffic and In terrupt telegraphic communication and have caused several railroad accidents. At one point the wind started several freight cars Which were on a switch, their speed accelerated and finally they ran onto tho main line and collided with an express train. No one waa badly hurt. The Hamburg-American line steamer Deittschland during the- storm on Saturday tore out the piling to which it was moored while' unloading at Hamburg and went adrift. The mooring chain and the pile struck the vessel and croke a plate for ward. It Is now at Cuxhaven and will go to Kiel or Stettin for repairs. KAISER RECOGNIZES PANAMA Directs tho German Authorities, to tilvo New Republic Recognition at Once. BERLIN. Nov. 33 Emperor William has directed the German authorities to offi cially recognise the Republic of Panama. Announcement of the recognition of the new stute Is expected daily. Nothing has been arranged for the em peror's vacation In a warmer climate. He haa simply said that after Christmas he wishes to go south for a while. It is con sidered likely that he will go yachting In the Mediterranean. ' Lord Lonsdale has arrived here on a visit to Emperor William. A royal carriage was sent to the station to meet him. He stated that he Is not the bearer of a letter from King Edward, but has simply come on a private visit on the Invitation of the em peror. THREE YACHTS FIRST COMPETE Clyde Sportsmen Plan to Put Deslsju. ers In Competition Before Com ing; over Hero. , GLASGOW. Nov. 23. The reported Inten. tlon of Clyde yachtsman to challenge for toe America's cup was today confirmed by the Glasgow Herald. The paper adds: "The latest suggestion on the subject, which is favorably received. Is that Measrs. Coatee, Clark and Donaldson should head three separate syndicates and have three yachts designed respectively by Watson, Fife and Mylno, the yachts to be raced throughout the summer and the best one to be selected to challenge In 1906." SULTAN SAID TOHAVE CANCER Sick Man of Knrope May Bo Doomed, , but Declines to Risk nn Operation. NEW YORK, Nov. 23. The sultan of Turkey, frequently alleged to be (II from one disease or another, is now alleged by the Vienna correspondent of the Herald to be Buffeting from cancer of the Intestines. He is said to have refused to undergo an operation. Italy's Halers Keturn. PI8A. Italy, Nov. 23. King Victor Em manuel and Queen Helena arrived here to day on their return from their visit to the king and queen of England and proceeded to the royal residence at Roesmore. FOLK ABANDONS PROSECUTION Has Judge McDonald Solle Indict ment of Kmll Kelsenbarsr, Oueo Sentenced for Uoodliag. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23. The Indictment against Emll M. Relsenburg, once sen tenced to three years' imprisonment on conviction of bribery In connection with the suburban franchise deal, was nolle prosaed by Judge McDonald today, on mo lion of Circuit Attorney Folk. The circuit attorney's action marks the abandonment of the prosecution. JEFFERSON CITT. Mo., Nov. 23 On ap plication of Prosecuting Attorney R. P. Stone, who Is under indictment on a charge of anipting bribe money. Judge Hasell to day granted a change of venue. The case will go before a siectal Judge, who will be elected. Prejudice was alleged by t be de- fcudduL NEWS IS PRINTED TOO SOON P.efect of Catholio Propaganda Lectures Confreres on tho Subject SOKE CARDINALS HAVE OTHER OPINIONS Matter Drought 1 p at Meeting; Yester day, but It Seems That tho Leak Has Sot Been Stopped. ROME, Nov. 23. When the cardinals composing the congregation of the propa ganda met today, they received a sharp reminder that they have at their head !n the person of the prefect of propaganda. Cardinal Gottl. a churchman of clearly defined and strong opinions. Those present at the meeting were Cardinals Agllardt- Vannutellt. Stelnhubcr. Segt.a. Plerottl, Cassetta. Martlnelll, SutoUl. Mathlue, De I .A Wolpe and Gooti. The cardinal prefect In his opening ad dress referred most earnestly to the bad impression on both the pontiff and him self by the receipt of remonstrances from apostolic delegations and from cardinals abroad against the publication of decisions of the propaganda before they had been Informed of these decisions and even be fore the decisions had been ratified by the pontiff. This matter hod gone so far, said Cardinal Gottl, that the results of the meetings of the propaganda were known In the Cnlted States even before the meet ings of the cardinals had been actually concluded. Continuing Cardinal Gottl said he had In the strongest manner called to the at tention of all the clerks In attendance on the congregation of the propaganda that It was their duty to obative the most com plete secrecy and he wished to recommend the same course, not only to the secre taries, Mgrs. Vaccla and Savelll. but even to the members of the sacred college them selves, although he added that he did not suppose for a moment that any of them would condescend to lower their dignity by action contrary to the spirit of the law relating to the affairs of the propa ganda. Some Believe In Publicity. Several cardinals greeted the speech of the prefect by saying "Good, good," while others considered the speech Inopportune. These Hatter thought that no damage could be done to the Interests of the church by the publications of which the cardinal pre fect complained, as 11' was known that, while the decisions of the propaganda were not valid until ratified by the pope, It was pointed out that the decisions of the congregation were rarely rejected by the pope. Some of the cardinals expressed the opin ion that It would be assuming too much In these days of wireless telegraphy to hold that tho announcements of appoint ments made by the congregation could be leisurely given by mail after going through so many hands. One cardinal Jointed out that 4h9 cardinal prefect evidently had not considered the fact that In the matter of time, Rome was six hours In advance of New York. The congregation next diecusaed the ap potntmerU of several btehorvs- and arch bishops, Including a successor to the lata Archbishop Katxer of Milwaukee, Wis. It Is reported that the congregation decided to propose to the pope tor the latter posi tion the name of Bishop Messmer of Green Bay, Wis., but this report could not be verified. KANSAS CITY KICKING HARD Committee Earoute to St. Paul Bear Ina- Threat Asralnst Great Western. KANSAS CITY, Mo,, Nov. 23.-SpcIa4 Telegram.) Commissioner Trlckett of the Transportation bureau. Chairman Parker of the Board of Trade Transportation com mittee and other members of this commit tee left tonight for St. Paul to meet P. C. Stohr, traffic manager of the Great West ern railway, tomorrow and present a threat of boycott of his line by Kansas City in. dustries unless the Maple Leaf forthwith grants Kansaa City grain dealers a propor. tlonal rate to Minneapolis equal to the one President Stlckney has declared for Omaha. Stohr offered to compromise with Kansas City by making the reduction in tha Omaha proportional apply only to grain originat ing In Nebraska. The grain men refuse to accept that as a settlement. They do not think It could be enforced legally and If It could they do not propose to be cut out of the Nebraska grain without a fight. They made the appointment to meet him tomorrow to say that Kansas City must have the same rate as Omaha. ODELL TO SEETHE PRESIDENT Goes to Washington nt Invitation of Chief Executive and Will Hot Talk. NEW YORK. Nov. 23. Governor Odell arrived here tonight en route to Washing ton, where he Is to see President Roose velt. He left the city at midnight. When asked If he would give the reasons for his trip to Washington, Governor Odell said: "I received an Invitation yesterday from the president asking my presence In Wash ington." He declined to say whether It was a pri vate matter or official business that waa taking him to the capltol. DANIEL FROHMAN IS MARRIED Weds Marcaret llllnston. Who Will Continue with Jnpanese Ma-bllnaale Company. NEW YORK. Nov. 23 Announcement was made today that Daniel Frohman and Margaret Illingtou, who Is playing the leading part In "A Japanese Nightingale" at Daly's theater, were quietly married yesterday by Judge Henry Bischoff of the supreme court. Mini Illlngton will con tinue In the 'Jipanese Nightingale" until the conclusion of her contract with Klaw & Erlang3r, when she will retire from the stage. TO SELL SUGAR DIFFERENTLY American BeSalnjr Company An nounces w System or Code of Price Making. NEW YORK. Nov. 23 The American Sugar Refining company haa announced a change In Us selling terms and reduced tha list prices II rents per 100 pounds for all grades, making standard granulated 1.55c. This price Is net, less 1 per cent fur cash In seven days, and 6 rents per I'M pounds from Invoice. No further discounts or gratuities are allowed, thus eliminating the ID reuts per lto pounds formerly in forte and making the net cost unchanged. REYES USES GENTLER WORDS Ha Who Talked 'of War on Friday Pays Prett Compliment v on Saturday, 4- i, Nov. 2X-T WASHINGTON, rem'. Zt.-Rear Admiral Coghlsn, commander of the Carlbbenn squadron, cables the Navy department from Colon, under date of November 21, that General Reyes, the speclul commissioner of the ling,ta government, tenders his sin cere thanks to President Roosevelt and Secretary Root for his gracious treatment at Colon by our naval forces. Admiral Coghlan confirms the press dispatches that General Reyes has departed for Washing ton via Port Limon rW a conference with Dr. Amldor, a member of the Panama com mission, and others In the Pnlled States. Before his departure he Informed Admiral Coghlan that the Panama government had cabled Dr. Amldor of his arrival. Admiral Coghlan further states that General Reyes expects tc- make smlraMe relations with the special commissioner of Panama now In Washington. The Navy department also has received a cablegram from Rear Admiral Glass, commander-in-chief of the Fad lie squadron, from Panama, under date of November 21. Stating that the conference of General Reyes and the authorities of Panama was without result and that Oeneral Reyes had sailed for the United States. It Is believed here that aside from a proposition for Pan ama to assume a portion of the Colombian debt General Reyes mission is to advance the proposition that the capital of Colombia be transferred to the "city of Panama. This Is equivalent to the annexation of Colombia by Panama. The opliiion In official circles here Is that though fluttering, the proposi tion will be rejected y the Panama com missions, i COLON, Nov. 23. A decree was Issued at Cartagena November 19 setting forth that no steamers shall be allowed to clear from Cartagena for Colon or enter Cartagena coming from Colon. All tho foreign con suls and steamship agents, at Cartagena have protested, without effect, against the decree. PERRY WAIVES PRELIMINARY Former Mayor of CSrand Rapids Slides His Bribery Case on to tho Supremo Court. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Nov. 23.-Ex-Mayor George R. Perry, charged by Lant K Salsbury with bribery while the Oar- man-Cameron water deal was In progress, waived examination In police court toduy and was bound over to the supreme court for trial. Perry furnished ball In the amount of $5,000. Alderman Ryan has pleaded guilty to the Charge of having received $325 as a bribe from Lant K. Salsbury for his assistance In pushing the water deal. Schrlver w,is arraigned In the superior court today and after pleading guilty waa remanded for sentence. It la expected that sentence will be deferred, as Bchrlver will be a witness) for the state in the other prosecutions. He haa already told the prosecuting attor ney what he knows of the deal. In addi tion to the confessions of Aldermen Ecbrtver and Ghysela several other alder men have confessed to. their share in the deal and are expected., to become state's witnesses. Their u.mexr, nut yet known, however. Schrlver Is to appear December 12 for sentence. Ills ntory differs from Silsbury's confession, Ir. that he says he rec Ived 1325, while Salsbury says he was given &lot). It develops that Salsbury was to have re ceived $125,000 cash when the deal was put through end that he, was to have been given $100,000 In bonds of the water com pany which waa to have been formed. NEELY CANN0J HAVE CASH t'nlted States Judge I sea Severe Lss guas;e In Holding- Aaralnst Him. NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Judge Lacombe, In the United States circuit, today handed down an opinion overruling the motion made by Charles F. W. Neely, convicted In Cuba of appropriating $45,375 of Its pos tal funds while acting as director of finances of the postofilce in Cuba, to va cate the attachment filed -by the United States against $20,0u0 cash ball deposited by Neely with the registrar of the United States court In this district. Neely's coun sel had moved the dismissal of the at tachment and civil proceeding on the ground that the act of amnesty passed by the Cuban congress In May, 1902, whereby all Americans convicted of crime In Cuba during the occupancy of the Is land were pardoned, removed with It all penalties and disabilities and that the money therefore be returned to him. The United States, which brought the action prior to tho passage of the amnesty act, contended that the money so deposited properly belonged to Cuba, from which government the defendant had embexsled It In his opinion Judge Lacombe says: "It Is difficult to understand by what process of reasoning a provision as plain as this amnesty act can be so construed aa to transfer tho title to property from the true owner to the thief who stole It." COTTON MILLS ARE CUTTING Promised Reduction In Wages Is Made and Many Mills Are AfTect ed. ? BOSTON. Nov. 23. The first of the numerous reductions In -jvagea announced In the cotton mills of southern New Eng land states and a doxen points outside of that territory went into effect In all but one Fall River corporation toduy and at a number of outside mills. Although about 32,000 operatives had been cut down, no general strike occurred In any mill. To day's cut averages 10 per cent and places the pay schedules on a basis with those paid here previous to the advance of March. 1902. The reduction affocted seventy-eight mills In Fall River operating nearly 25.U00 hands and about a score of corporations elsewhere in New England, employing about 7.000 operatives. The Fall River Iron works, operating four cloth mills, will cut down wages next Monday and on that day also nearly all Rhode Island and Con necticut manufacturers will adopt the lower schedule. A cut In New Bedford will go Into effect In two weeks. ZEIGLER'S CASE UP MONDAY At That Time Governor of Hi York Will Hear Applluatlon for Remot e I. ALBANY, N. Y.. Nov. 23. Governor Odell today announced for Monday, November 30, a hearing upon the extradition of William Zeieier of New York, for whom the gov ernor of Missouri has made requisition. X.eigler has been indicted in Cola county, Missouri, upon charges of having supplied $1.Ujo with which to bribe members of the Mlsxiuii legislature la certain baking pow der legislation. SUMMERS TALKS WITH RM Neither Willing to Give Ont Anything Which Parsed Between The. MORE CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL PLACES One Kntry for Mnrshalshlu nnd Two Additional Ones for Omnha Post mdtstrrsh In Senatorial Committee Places. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-I Special Tele gram.) This has been District Attorney Summers' day In Washington. Lost week Senator Dietrich occupied the lniiortant place In the public eye but positions have shifted and the man who succeeded In bringing an indictment HK.ilnst Nebraska's senator is now in evidence. Toduy Mr. Summers had a prolonged conference with Attorney General Knox. The result of that conference Mr. Hummers and the attorney general refused to make known. From n friend closely nssoclated with Mr. Summers It Is learned Mr. Summers, in addition to going over with an attorney general the evidence, presented to the grand Jury In the Dietrich Indictment purposes while here to secure copies of the bond of Jacob Fisher, the lease on the present pustotllce building at Hastings and letters referring to the change of the postofilce site from the Grand Army of the Republic hall to the building the government now occupies In Hastings. Mr. Summers tonight stated thut present conditions precluded any utterance from him; that he was padlocked but he hoped to get through with his business at Wash ington and leave for Omaha tomorrow night. He waa the guest of Senator Mil lard at dinner this evening. No Agreement on Judge. The Iowa delegation after four fruitless ballets today to determine a successor to Judge Shiras adjourned till tomorrow at 3 o'clock. Tresent conditions seem to in dicate that there Is a deadlock among the seven members of the Iowa delegation, upon whom devolves the selection and It is Just possible no agreement will be reached until the regular session of con gress. When the southern delegation of Iowa had a choice of a district Judge de volvlng upon them it Is said that they bal loted lor ten week.1, finally compromising upon the present district Judge, Smith Mc pherson of Red Ouk who was then a rep resentative In congress. Candidates for Federal Plums. Senator Millard has received endorse ments for John J. Thompson of Lincoln as a candidate fur United States marshall for the district of Nebraska. Two other names have been added to Senator Millard's list of candidates for postmaster at Omaha. William Wallace and D. T. Mount, these making eleven or twelve candidates for the position. As an appointment Is not due for the Omaha postofilce uutll the middle of December Senator Millard stated toduy that he possibly would not fake up the successor ' to present potniatlr, Joseph Crow, until after the Christmas holidays, and as for the successor to the present United Stutes marshall for the district of Nebraska he thought that the' matter could well afford to rest until his colleague would have a chance to participate in the selec tion. Sautb. Dakotane Favored. The South, Dakota delegation saw the president this morning, on matters relating to state patronage, but bo far as could be ascertained, nothing was agreed upon. In this connection It la interesting to note that both the South Dakota senators In creased not only their committee assign ments In the senate, but were given more advanced chairmanships. Senator Gamble going to the head of the Transportation committee, and being assigned to a place on the very Important committee of the District of Columbia, while Senator Klt trldge goes to the head of that on patents and is given one or two minor places In ad dition to retaining his present position on interoceanlc canals, which Is changed from a minority to a majority committee, with Senator Hanna at Its head. ' Changes for Kebraakans. Senators Dietrich and Millard do ' not benefit by the changes announced In the makeup of committees. Senator Dietrich retains his old committee to Investigate trespassers on Indian lands, while Senator Millard retains the chairmanship of "The Potomac Flats committee" as It Is face tiously called by his colleagues. Senator Dietrich goes off the coast defense com mittee without gaining any other position, while Senator Millard goes off the Missis sippi River Improvements and Revolution ary Claims and is given a place on the committee to audit and control the con tingent expenses of the senate. The Iowa senators retain the same com mittees which they held In the Fifty-seventh congress, Allison at the head of the Appointments and Dolllver chairman of the Pacific railroads. Senators Warren and Clark, of Wyoming, retain their same com mittee chairmanships, the former of claims and the latter on railroads, but Senator Clark goes to the committee on Indian af fairs In place of Clapp of Minnesota. Charges Against bajnmls. Charges against J. I J. Bammis, collector of Internal revenue for the north district of Iowa, wherein he Is charged with hav ing exacted money from a deputy collector to pay the sulary of another deputy col lector, bus gone to the president for final consideration. Secretary Shaw waiving- the right to pass on the matter by reason of the fact that Mr. Sammls comes from his home state. It Is expected he will shortly decide whether Mr. Sammls Is guilty or not. Additional time has been allowed the collector to file supplemental statements in controventlon to the affidavits made by his former deputy. Postal Matters. Rural carriers appointed today: Ne braska, Malmo, regular, Detlef Arpf; sub stitute, Bern hard Pagler. Iowa, Blockton, regular, John C. Whltten; substitute, Trln nie Whltten. ' Rural routes ordered established January 2. Nebraska, Elba, Howard county, one route; area covered, thirty-five square miles; population, 616. Iowa, Mount Ster ling, Van Buren county, two routes; area covered, forty-two square miles; popula tion, 1,205. Soldier, Monona county, two routes; area, fifty-four square miles; pop ulation, 1.010. Iowa postmasters appointed: Nevlnvtllee, Adams county, Guorge Schwab, vice A. T. Joy, resigned; Thayer, Union county, Ralph Bishop, vice R. J. Wilson, resigned. The application of J. H. Moorehead of Falls City, John Holt, B. V. Morgan, Wil liam Uhllg, J. H. M1IM and others to or. ganlxe the National bunk of Humboldt. Humboldt. Neb., with $?J. capital. Ijiu been approved by the comptroller of the cur reiwy. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forcnst for Nebraska Fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Tempera! ore at Oumha yesterday! Hour. Ilea. Hour. Ilrs. R a. m :tt 1 p. m Ill t n. in .IT it p. m T n. in ...... .t. a p. in H.t H a. in ..... . ,I'J ' 4 p. ni id f n. m nil it p. ni ::t lO n. m Srit II p. in 3'J It n. m Si T p. ni "t ia in it H p. m 211 l p. ni KM GO TO OPEN LUCIN CUT OFF Officials of llarrlnian System Leave Omnha In Special Train for the Wrat. A. special train, cnrylng Southern and Union Pacific ottlclnlB ami a small party of newspuper men, will leave Omnha Tuesday at $:30 a. m. over the Union Pacific for Ogden, where the Ogden-Lucln cut-oft will be formally opened. The train will consist of eight cars and the party these: President E. II. Harrl man of the Southern Pacific und head of the ll'arrlman system, and parly from New York; President H. O. Burt and party of the Union Pacific, Including Oeneral Traf fic Manager J. A. Monroe, General, Pas senger Agent E. 1 I-onmx, Chief Engineer J. B. Berry, General Solicitor W. R. Kelly, D. O. Clark, superintendent of the Union l'aclllo Coal company: President A. J. Earllng and party of the Milwaukee; Sec ond Vice President J. A. llarnhun and party of the Illinois Central; J. C. Stubbs, traffic director of the entire Harrlman sys tem, and party of traffic officials from Chi cago; General Manager G. W. lloldrege and party of the Burlington & Missouri River; Alfred Durlnw, advertising agent for the Union Pacific, with a small party of spe cial press representatives, embracing the Omaha papers, and such other officials of the Harrlman western lines as may Join the party at the lake. The train will be a geclal and will be run through at a rnpld speed. The dedica tion of the new short line, which crosses the Great Salt lake, measures a distance of 102.5 miles, and clips off Just forty-three miles from the circuit, will take place at noon Thursday and be made an occasion of Thanksgiving. A golden spike will be driven as a means of uniting the old and new lines and the officials will drive this spike. COMMITTEE MUST GO TO CUBA Investigation of General Wood Grows to Proportions Necessitating Sucb Action. WASHINGTON, Nor. 28. Tho senate com mittee on military affairs will designate a subcommittee to go to Cuba to take testi mony regarding the conduct of General Wood. The personnel of tha committee has not yet been agreed upon, nor the number of members. It Is asserted that so much has already been said about the conduct of General Wood In Cuba that It will be necessary to examine witnesses In that Island, who cannot come to the United States. ... The committee on military a flairs Wny continued the Investigation of charges against General Leonard Wood. The committee adjourned until Friday. Captain Bardens testimony had no im portant bearing on the charges. Favorable action was taken on the re quest of Major Rathbone for the Issue of subpoenas for army officers and permission was given him to prepare a list, with state ments as to what he expected to prove by each. It was determined this evening that in order to save time, a subcommittee would meot tomorrow morning In order to con tinue the Investigation. SENATE CONFIRMS OFFICERS Two Hawallans and Many Army Of ficers Meet with Its Approvoal. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The senate to day In executive session confirmed the fol lowing nominations: George R. Carter, Honolulu, Hawaii to be governor of Ha waii; Sanford B. Dole, Hawaii, district Judge of the territory of Hawaii. Other confirmations were: Rrleadler Generals: Jared A. Smith, Jac ob B. Rawies, Stephen W. Groesbck. John it. Mvrick. Ijouls H. Rucker, Theodore Baldwin, William P. Rogers, Peter C. Haines, Charles A. Woodruff, John H. Page, William L. Haskln. Charles W. Miner James M. J. Sanno, Charles F. Robe, James W. Rellly, Edwin B. Atwood. Frank G. Smith. George B. Kodney. Almond B. Wells, Peter J. A. Cleary, John B, Bab cock. Consuls: Thomas J. Cummins, New York, at Puerto Cabelio, Venezuela; I,ee Berg bolz. New York at Three Rivers, Que.; Martin B. Backett, New York, at Prescott, Out.: Edward K. J. Sullivan, New York, at Erseroum, Turkey: David N. Wilbury, New York, at Barbadoes; W. II. Bachter. New York, at Niagara Falls, Ont.; Dean R Wood. New York, at Celba, Honduras; Willis Sweet, Idaho, attorney general at Porto Rico; Frank S. lngalls, surveyor general of Arlxona. Ber-elvers of lynd Offices: William B. Hodfc-e. Jr.. at Guthrie. O. T. I -st masters: Iowa F. W. Wilson, Ot tumwa. Kansas Richard T Mussnn, Elk City; O. C. Bllllnrrs, Marlon. MonMns O. H. Drake. Choteau. North Dakota H. R. Aslakson. Edmore. ATTORNEY WILL BE TRIED Cases Against Missouri Prosecutor Will Be Tried Before Two udra it Year. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. Nov. 23. Cir cuit Judge Hazell today set the ca.ies against Prosecuting Attorney Stone for hearing, two of them before Judge -Lon-gan of the Pettis county circuit court on January 4 and the other two cases before Judge Davis, of the Saline county circuit court on February 5. Judge Longan will try one rase of al leged bribery and one case of alleged Il legal acceptance of foe and Judge Davis will try one case of alleged Illegal ac ceptance of fee and alleged acceptance of railroad pass. FILIPINO WOMAN MAY ANSWER Suit for Divorce by Army O tiler r Is Held I n In Kan. as. LEAVENWORTH. Kas., Nov. 22 The suit of First LieuU-nant Sidney Burbank of the Sixth Infantry against Mrs. Conception Vasquez, a PHloinu wom.u. to annul an alleged fraudulent marriage was not taken today aa wus cxM-cled. it waa said to night tc.ut the rase wcul 1 not be tried until after tha Filipino woman l:u I umpje notice of the. affair and whs given time to mak a defense. The twenty das' limit alloael by 11. Kansas lew in a divorce suit has expired and it was txected that a decree would bo secured by default. REVENUE LAW FAULTY Two 8apreme Court Commissioner! Decidl Act ii Constitutional. INSURANCE TAXATION THE FATAL FLAW Otherwise Fair to Ttxptjera and Wei Adapted to Purpois, COMMISSIONER KIRKPATRICK DISSENTS Submit! an Opinion Differing Vitally from that of Duffie. ACTION DOES NOT CLOSE THE CASE At First SlttlBf of tbe Supreme Court Proper In December Aramnents Will Ro Made Rased on tbe Opinion. (From a 81 aft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 28. (Special.) The rev enue law enacted by the late legislature haa run the gauntlet of the supreme court commission and so far as the validity of the law as a whole is concerned It stands. The insurance sections, however, by two of the commissioners woe declared void and of no effect. Three opinions were filed, the original by Commissioner Duffle de claring the law unconstitutional because of the Invalidity of the Insurance sec tions, being the basis from which Com missioners Klrkjjatrlclt and Letton dis sented. The latter followed the reasoning of Judge Dufflo In finding the Insurance section bad. but held that because of this the law In lta entirety was not unconsti tutional. Commissioner Klrkpatiiok held that the law In Its ever' section waa con stitutional. The result of this, aa voiced by several well known legal authorities, will be, should the supreme court find with the ma jority of the commissioners, that the old law will prevail Insofar aa the taxation of Insurance companies is concerned. The matter came ' before the commis sioners In two mandamus rases filed by Ralph P. Rreckenrldge and II. H. Palmer of Omaha, who sought to compel Tax Commissioner Fleming to enforce tho old revenue law, declaring that tha 'new one was unconstitutional. The matter waa of such Importance that the supreme oourt appointed the above commissioners to hear argument In the case, after which the court proper will hear argument by the attorneys, based on the opinions filed, on December 1. The commissioners, after agreeing upon a general Idea of reasoning, selected Com missioner Duffle to write the opinion. Judge Duffle reported Saturday afternoon, but the other two commissioners failed to agree with him and the matter was delayed un til this afternoon. The Insurance sections declared void are: Insurance Section Declared Veld, Section Oi. Each end every fire Insurance company organized under the laws nf anv other state or country and transacting busi ness In this state, shall be taxed In the county, town, city, vllluge and school dls trlct where the agent conducts the business, upon the gross amount of premiums re ceived by it for insurance wrlttert upon property within the 'stale during the pre ceding year. Such gross receipts to be taken as an Item of property of that value and to he assessed and taxed on the same percentage of such value aa other property. The agent shall render the .list and be per sonally liable for the tax. If he refuses to render the list or to make affidavit that the same is correct, the amount may be valued and assessed according to the best Informa tion or tne Bsnessorj Section 59. Kvery life Insurance and acci dent Insurance, or life and accident Insur ance company organized under tho laws of any other state or country and transacting business in Nebraska, except fraternal ben eficiary associations and such mutual com panies as operate on the assessment plan, have no -apltal stock and make no divi dends and whone scheme of Insurance does not contemplate the return of any percent age of earnings or profits to policy holders, shall, ot the time of making the annual statement aa required by law, pay Into the state treasury 2 per cent or the gross amount of premiums received by it during the preceding calendar year for business done In this state, Including all Insurance upon the lives of persons residing In the stats, whether such Insurance was written during such preceding year or prior thereto. At the time of paying said taxes Such com panies shall take duplicate. Section no. Kvery surety company organ ized under the laws of any state or country other than the state of Nebraska, ana tranvacting business In this state, shall, during the month of January of each year, make out and file with the state auditor an Itemized statement verified by the president or vice president and secretary, showing In detail the gross receipts from all business transacted In this state during the preced ing calendar year, Including the gross pre miums on all surety bonds or obligations of , every kind, und shall at the same time pay Into the state treasury as a tax on such buHlnens. 2 per cent of such gross receipts. No certltlcate shall bs Issued by the auditor to Htiy surely company or igent thereof, authorizing it to do or continue business in this slate while any such percentage or tax remains due and vnpald. Section 61. Kvery life. Are or accident In surance company, or surety company, or- fanlzed under the laws of this state, except raternsl beneficiary associations and mu tual companies that operate on the assess ment plan, have no capital stock and mske no dividends, and whose scheme of insur ance doe not contemplate the return of anv percentage of earnings or profits to fiollcy holders, shall be taxed In the county, own, city, village and school district where the agent conducts the business upon the gross amount of premiums received by It for all Nebraska business done within the state during the preceding calendar year, less amount of rame ceded to other compa nies as reinsurance through regularly au thorized agents in this state and leas pre miums returned on canceled policies. Such (cross receipts, less reinsurance and cancel lations shall be taken as an Item of prop erty of that value and be assessed and taxed on the same percentage of such value as other property. The agent shall render the )il and be personally liable for tho tax. If he refuse (o rendwr the list, or make affidavit that the same is correct, tho amount may be valued and assessed accord ing to the bet Information of the ssKSsaor. Tho opinions follow: Holds tha Law Valid. Tho opinion of Commissioner Kirkpatrlck la aa follow: The length of time that I feel Justified in withholding the opinion of Mr. Commis sioner Duttle is such that 1 can only briefly outline my views of the nuiteriai secitoiiM conxldereo. 1 concur in ills i pinion In all parts except so far as he holds sections i, i'J, tin and $1 Invalid, and fiat auch sec tions were an Inducement to the paiaage nf the act and that Uie enl.'re d muxt for mat reaaon bti held unoriiltutloiial. Mr. Commbaloiier Dutlle In his opinion pre sents two objections, nu'ti of which is of great force; and yet I am not prepared ti say thut they are of such control. log force and iinixii tance as to render the entire measure unconstitutional and Inoperative. The nr: t objection Is that while soctlon SK. thai every lire Insurance company or ganized under the laws of any other stata or country d ing business In this slate shall be laxnd In the cou::ty, city, school cixtr.et, etc., In which the agent does boMneas, Uhh the grows premiums collected by It for the previous year as an item of property, very many other Insurance companies do businejts, or, at least, are permitted to dn buriiieaa in the state without being stib-. Jnied to taxation upon their sros pre miums as an item of value. Anie-ng this ihu-K of tuinpriiiies are cugg.-xled plate IflaMK, tornado, live slock, and other com panies. It is not toutendtvl that ahy of the comikti.ies laxt mentioned will u.ider provision nt tlie tu t -e tsxu'l ot iiiuii any ttnKihle r,ro:eiiy which Ihev 4 may have In the suite, tilher real or per