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TERMINAL TAX BILL
Fottei Id trod ice i the Meunre in the Lower
Bouse of Legislature.
IDENTICAL WITH ONE KILLED LAST SESSION
Dooglat Delegation Beady U Hake a Tight
for Each t Meunre.
LANCASTER MEN ARE NOT SO ACTIVE
Strong Fore in the Legislature Will Tight
It to a TicisL
STANDS IN WAY OF. ANOTHER MEASURE
Nut la Harmony with "ehem ta fon-
tolUtt City at yoy Tails
Machinery T VlJrnlred '
(TYom a Ftaff
LINCOLN. Jan. a -Terminal
taxation le
Jected. Foster of Dm
afternoon Introduced
T'epondent.)
"rial Telegram )
T Ton ha? hern pro
si sin the house this
to tax railroad
terminal In Omaha, K iroln and South
Omaha for local rurp which open? up
the fight. Foster's bll Vntlral with II.
R. 830. Introduced In 1 iuee at the la
session by Representative Ton Eyck ol
Douglas and defeated. Foster", bill Is H.
R. 130.
The Douglas county members promiee to
work for a law that will make- possible the
taxing of the valuable railroad terminals
for municipal purpoaea.
"W are here to do what our constituents
want done," and "we will aupport and fight
for any auch tneaeure receiving the lndorse
ment of the Omaha Real Estate exchange."
were assertions made today by members of
the Douglas delegation, when asked If they
would support this proposition.
It may as well be understood at the out
set that this or any similar bill will have
Junf as hard a fight to make Its way
through the legislature as was encountered
two years ago. for there are strong mem
ber on the floor of both houses ready to
take up the cudgel against It and the rail
roads are prepared to resist It Just as they
always have done.
There Is no evidence at present that any
of the Lancaster county members will fight
for this bill any more than they did two
years ago. Joe Burns was asked today
what be and his colleagues proposed doing
and replied: '
"Well, no sr. sir. do you know. I haven't
given tbe matter due consideration yet. and
I really don't know what we shHll do."
Injures Another Plas.
Just what degree of enthusiasm the Fos
ter bill will arouse In Omaha iB not appar
ent now. but one. thing seems certain and
that Is that if It should by any combination
of circumstances wind Its way through the
devious labyrinth its predecessors triad to
travel It would constitute a bar ta the con
templated action of combining the city and
county taxing departments of Omaha and
Douglas county, so strenuouuly advocated
by tba most prominent and active business
men In the metropolis. It will be recalled
that only last week thirty-six of Omaha's
leading cltlsens petitioned the delegation In
the legislature for the enactment of certain
laws and that ths abolition of the city tax
commlseionerehlp and the combining of the
two tax departments was one of the chief
objects asked for. Aa the Foster bill fol
lows out the provisions of the Ten Eyrk
bill and makes the tax commissioner the
assessor of the city, thereby continuing
that office, it conflicts with the other prop
osition and also with the contemplated
charter revision.
In Omaha, according to the Foster bill,
the tax commissioner shall be elected fo?
a term of three year, but In Lincoln and
South Omaha for ohly two years. His first
duty, under this measure, Is to assess and
value all real and personal property and
all franchises not otherwise exempt from
taxation at their fair cash value. The pro
visions as to deputies, listing and assessing
property, making out blanks and other rou
tine duties pertaining to the work of as
sessment and taxation are identical with
those of the old hill.
For the violation of any of the provisions
of this act the tax commissioner or any of
til deputies (ball be charged with a mis
demeanor and upon conviction shall forfeit
his office and be fined fl.OflO or imprisoned
in the county Jail for not more than six
months.
Taxation f Terminals.
Section 88 of the bill provides for the tax
ation of the terminals for municipal pur
pose. It rends as follome:
Ra iroad and telegraph property assessed
by the state hoard of equalisation as pro
vided in section 40, shall be apportioned
by the county clerk among the respective
precinct, townships, school districts and
road districts in hich the same may tin,
entered on the list Hnd collected by the
county treasurer; provided that In the cities
where the taxes for school purposes are
entered on the tax list by the city authori
ties and collected by the city treasurer,
the proper city authorities shall take the
said apportioned valuation and enter upon
the tax list the said valuation and assess
ment for school purposes and the taxea for
the same shall be collected by the city
treasurer. But. In all Incorporated cities,
towns and villages the valuation and
assessment of railroad and telegraph prop
erty for municipal taxes other than for
school purposes shall be made by the
officers authorised by law to value and
assess other properties.
Safety Deposit Baak Fund.
Jeuvenat of Boon, one of the bankers
in the house, has kauncned a movement fur
a law requiring every state bank In
Nebraska to establish and maintain a
safety deposit fund. He intends making
a persistent fight for this proposition. His
hill provides thut mi rh such hanlr ahull
Met muidrn for this DurfMuie one.tenth nf th- I
per cent of its deposits.
ROUTINE PROCEEDING B OF SENATE
Stare, lime Caaasaird Bill Fa.
area by AIL
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 23. (Special.) The senate
certainly needed its "general manager"
this afternoon to keep It out of the kinks.
Nearly the entire afternoon was spent in
the committee of the whole, and for the
moat part discussing a bill that all were
In favor of. The bill was H. R. 84. provid
ing that 818.000 be transferred to the general
fund from the Norfolk asylum fund and
thence appropriated to the Lincoln asylum
fund. While the senate believed in ths
bill, It feared that the wording was not
Just exactly correct. This led to Innumer
able amendments being offered and a dis
cussion in which nearly every member took
part. The result was, as was apparent
from the first, the bill was recommended
for passage.
The bouse bill appropriating money for
Incidental expenses of the legislature went
through in a whoop with the emergency
clause. It gut through, however, by the
akin of Its teeth, for the reason that so
niany senators mere absent there were only
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EXPECT VLADIVOSTOK FLEE.
Ire Admiral Kamlmara and H
.nudron Watching far
Its Advent.
TOKIO. Jan. 23. ill a. m vice Admir.
Kamimura left today to rejoin his flei
It aas recently announced that the Ru
slan Vladivostok squadron was believed
have been repaired and It was thought
might come out at any moment.
The Navy department is strenuously pr
paring for the second stage cf the war.
turii.g the year the Japanese have cat
tured twenty-three blockade runners, c
which thirteen were Ruffian and sevc;
British. The recent captures of co.
imiunl to about 2T,.0tio tons
Tiie Japanese sacrificed seventeen ve
sels while blockading Port Arthur. Th
Russians sank nine transports and met
chantment.
Three hundred officers and 17.511 mer.
prisoners of war from I'ort Arthur, have ar
rived In Japan to date A majority c
them have been sent to Tengachaya fi
Hamatera.
GENERAL. STOESSEl. IS CRIT1CIKI
Raaslasj Admiral gays the Surrrndri
Was a Disgrace.
TOKIO. Jan. X. A Russian admiral who
has Just Joined the prisoners from Fori
Arthur now in Japan has given to the cor
respondent of the Associated Press an ex
tended statement covering the defense ant1
surrender of the fortresa. He character
ixes the surrender before the garrison han
reached Its extremity as a disgrace, hitterlv
criticises Genera Stoessel and lauds Gen
eral Kondratenko, commander of the Sev
enth East Siberian Rifle regiment, as ths
true hero of the defense of Port Arthur.
The admiral says that Vice Admiral Mak
aroff. who commanded the Russian squad
ron at Port Arthur and who went down
with the battleship Petropavlovsk on April
13. dictated the policy of Inactivity on the
part of the squadron, taking the ground
that It would be hopeless owing to the In
feriority of the Russian naval strength tc
engage the eet of Vice Admiral Togo, and
that It would be unwise to divide the force
defending Port Arthur by running ships to
Vladivostok or to neutral ports. The ad
miral admits that bitter friction existed
between the nrmy and navy, and Intimates
thnt there Is a probability of inquiry lntc
this matter by court-martial. He insists
that the Russians destroyed their warship,
at Port Arthur beyond any possibility of
salvage by the Japanese. The statement
follows:
"The first Japanese naval attack on Port
Arthur was an absolute surprise to lxth
the Russian army and navy. I admired the
manner In which the Japanese handled
their ships and the remarkable way In
which they concealed their movements, but
they erred on the side of caution. If In
this first attack they had launched all
their torpedo boat flotillas against the Rus
sian ships, which were In a condition of
unepreparedness. Instead of sending In only
a few vessels, they could have executed a
dlsiftrous coup in the main by destroying
practically every ship in the harbor."
RTOESSEL'S LAST PROCLAMATION
Further Itrilitsarr, Bays the Russian,
Meant Dally Mar err.
CHE FOO, Jan. 28 Steamers from Fort
Dalny with Russian refugees from Port
Arthur arrived here at 1:30 tonight, but
owing to the prevalence of a high gale the
passengers could neither be landed nor
transferred.
There are over 2.OU0 Russian refugees now
here. Owing to the lock of houses for
their accommodation, they will be trans
ferred directly to three Russian transports
which are waiting to take them to Odessa.
One of the passengers arriving on the
Junks today brought a. copy of General
Btoessel b final proclamation to the gar
rison, dated January In It the Russian
commander reviews the glorious record of
the defenders and refers to the alow, re
sistless tightening of the Japanese cordon,
to the ceaseless rain of great shells, which,
he says, nothing could resist, and to the
utter exhaustion of the resisting power of
the fortress.
"It Is apparent," the proclamation says,
"that further resistance would be merely
dally murder. It Is the duty of every com
mander to avoid the useless sacrifice of
lives, dt is not hard to die for one's coun
try', but I must be brave enough to sur
render." In concluding, General Btoeesel said that
the fortresa had done its work. There was
no longer a fleet to be protected. A vast
Japanese army had been crushed. It was
pointed out, and kept from Joining the
armies in Manchuria against General
Kouropatkln. General Stoessel thanked of
ficers, soldiers and civilians for their de
votion, and .then announced his surrender,
"with full consciousness of ths sacred duty
I perform."
General Btoessel's last act before leaving
Port Arthur was to kneel and say a short
prayer, and then , to kiss the ground he
had held for so long and so valiantly de
fended. SEW CABINET IS NOT LIKED
Vatican Coldy Receives selection of
Orsea Premier.
ROME. Jan. 23. The announcement of
the oumpoeltion of the new French cabinet
was received coldly at the Vatican, where
the belief prevails that althojgh the min
isters will tie more moderate they will con
tinue the late Premier Combes' program
for the separation of church and state, as
approved by the Chamber of Deputies be
fore M. Combes' resignation. StUl definite
opinion on the subject Is reserved until
after the ministerial statement of policy
is made to the chamber.
PARIS. Jan. 23. President Loubet re
ceived M. Rouvier who announced his defi
nite acceptance of the mlsaion for the
formatlcn of a cabinet. M. Rouvier later
held a mettrng with MM. Eugene Etlenne
Gaston Thomson, Raymond Poincare,
Henry Berteaux. Ferdinand Dubief, Blenvu
Martin, Joseph Ruau and Jean Dupuy, who,
with M. 11 cause and one other still doubt
ful, will piobaLlj constitute the new
ministry.
JAPANESE BATTLESHIP REPAIRED
Another Oat A boat Completed and
Ready for Service.
VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. 23. With the
arrival today of the steamer Alhaenian
eemes news of the reference tp the re
ported loss of the Japanese battleship
Tashima, the Yorodiu of Toklo reporting
that the battleship was saved and has
been repaired. Its guita have been re
mounted. The Kobe Herald says a new vessel is
about to be completed for the Japanese
navy to replace one of those lost at Port
Arthur. The same vessel brought news
that serious riots are reported to have
occurred at Seoul.
Americans have made rich finds of kero
sene and coal near Ping Tang. Cores.
Cmker Will Nlelt New Yerk.
LONDON, Jau 2S Richard Croker sallk
for New York Wednesday on the) Kalaer
Wllhc'.tn imt tirueae
aRST PRESIDENCY SUPREME
cnator Bmoot Under Tiro of Crou-Examination
at Hands of Prooecntioa.
IKS OF APOSTLE THATCHER'S CASE
ays that Polities Was Not Prlarlpal
(tie of Troakle Betweea (aa.
dldate ana the Church
Authorities.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The senate in
rstigation into the protests against Bena
r Bmoot will be closed this week. The
i oss-examination of the respondent ter
minated earlier than expected and several
ihtr witnesses tor the defense were ex
. mined.
It was announced Just before adjourn
ment by the committee on privileges and
lections that only a few more witnesses
.vould be put on the stand. Except for
ome doc umentary evidence, the investiga
lon may conclude tomorrow.
The cross-examination of Senator Smoot
eeulted in an absolute refusal to testify
n regard to the endowment ceremonies,
.ie also asserted that It was not his busl
ies to call to account President Smith
it the Mormon church, because Mr. Smith
iad admitted to the committee that he
as living In violation of the laws of the
.and. Three other witnesses refused to
Jivulge the character of the endowment
ceremonies.
Relative to the trial of Apostle Amos
Thatcher following his differences with
the church over politics, Senator Smoot
.ald he would not want to say that politics
wus the principal cause of the differences
lietween Thatcher and the church, but ad
mitted that it was one of the reasons for
the trial.
Judge Taylor arked If the fight against
Thatcher was not led by the church and
the witness replied that the Deserrt News,
the church orgaNi, charged that Thatcher's
candidacy was "anti-church." Judge 'Tay
lor took up the iKilltlcal manifesto, or the
rule which required officials of the church
to obtain leave of absence, which Apostle
Thatcher had disapproved and which he
refused to obey. As It was read, clause
by clause. Senator Bmoqt endorsed the
statements made by Thatcher In that con
nection. Judge Taylor aeked if Senator
Smoot saw any criticism in the statement
of Thatcher that the church was getting
out of its proper function In Interfering
in function of the state.
First Presidency Supreme.
"I do not think there was any charge that
the church was trying to influence the ac
tion of the legialature." answered Senator
Smoot. "That weuld be wrong and moat
reprehensible."
"The first presidency is supreme In every
thing pertaining to the church," said Sena
tor Smoot, in answer to a question by
Chairman Burrows. He also said, In ex
planation: "Of course, when it comes to a
question of revelation, that Is to be binding
upon the people of the church, the presi
dent himself receives it and it must be
accepted by the people."
- "Do I understand you to aay that the
apostles are not prophets?" asked Chair
man -Burrows.
"I say they are sustained as prophets,
but I do not think a man Is a prophet at
any time unless he speaks by the spirit
of prophecy. In other words, I do not
believe that a man has always that spirit
of prophecy with him."
"Do you think the president of the
church communicates directly with God
has direct revelation?"
"If God desires to speak to his people it
would be through the president of the
church."
"Dues God speak through the apostles
in the same way?"
"Oh, not in the same way. An apostle
has no more authority in a stake of Zlon
than its president has, unless sent by the
head of the church to act In the stead of
the stake president."
Belief 1b Prophecy.
In an endeavor to ascertain the proper
procedure In a difference between church
men Judge Tayler asked If there was au
thority to condemn a member of the prlest-'j
nooa.
"I think the Lord has given any man
the right to do it," was the answer. "If
one of
the Lord's servants should do a
. . I
me i wouia condemn him and I
bring charges, after first going to him per- I
sonally. it is a rule of the church that i
wrong
church that
a person aggrieved should go to the person
offending before condemning such person."
In answering a question as to his belief
In modern prophecy Senator Smoot said:
"Men SDeakine oduv umiar th. iu..i
" luajiu
titin of the Lord their counsel Is Just ai
good as that of the prophets that spoke
under inspiration In ancient days."
Senator Burrows Interrogated Senator
Smoot regarding the details of the endow,
ment ceremony.
"How long did it take to perform this
ceremony?"
"From the beginning to the end. about
three or four hours."
"How many went through with you"
"Thirty or forty."
"State what you are able to recall of it "
"I would very much prefer not to "
"Why not?"
Feel Vow Is Binding.
"For conscience reasons. 1 made a vow
not an oath, with my God. not with any
man. not with the president of the church
or with a living soul, but l riM .
vow that I would keep these endowment ' Pudlotlng the expressions of Delegate Ran
ceremonles secret and not reveal them to ' da" B uin unauthorized by the union.
anybody, and I have kept that all my life I
and if 1 went out of the church tomorrow ! THEATER' MANAGERS ENJOINED
.rmojoea out or the church until I
was gray-headed. I woukt never feel that
It was my duty or' tuut 1 should divulge
what little even 1 remember of them "
The senator was asked a number of other
question, regarding the ceremony which
lie preferred not to answer.
"Do you know why the oath of serrecv
was imposed?" secrecy
"It 1. purely a religious ordinance-refer,
abso utely to a man . hereafter, and ha,
nothing whatever to do with anything
other than man . relation to hi. w a
2 .1 ' n or"nnce In th
wis ruie teat It
vealed."
be not re.
The senator said he did not belong to
any other secret church organizations
Do you know how much money u MlJ
Into the church annually tn tithes?" oaked
Senator Ovann.- ooaea
"I could not say except as a
"As much as tl.Ouu.Ooo?"
guess.'
'Some years more and some v.... , .
understand." "' 1
Church In Business.
"How is this money expended?"
"Well, there is about IHo.oou for educa
tional Interest.; about tlOO.ooo fur the feed
ing of the poor, a great deal for the ex
pense, of missionaries-" at this point Sen
ator Overman Interrupted, saying that all
he wanted- was information as to the extent
of church investments In Industrial and
commercial Institutions.
'The church has some money so Invested
but a email per cent of the capital of these'
Institutions." said the senator. He then
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BRYAN HAS 0T LOST HOPE
Sees Signs ef Dvmorratle Nirtory la
the Nest ( an
palgw.
NE WHAVEN, Corn., Jan. S.-Wllllam
J. Bryan was the guest of honor at u
dollar tnquet given tonight In Warner
hail. Mr. Bryan made It an occasion for
Indicating the reeon why the democratic
party was so overwhelmingly defeated in
the lost campaign and also stated what
seemed to him signs cf promise for a demo
cratic victory In the next presidential cam
paign. He said l'i part:
Taking away the prsnnnl popularity of
Mr. Roosevelt in the campaign mere would
be much left in the results to encourage
the democrats. For a quarter of a leimuy
the government has been drifting farther
anr tarther from the people and ihiss rule
and corruption have twen Increasing. But
It was a good sign that the inucp mleiit
voter asserted himeelf In the last e.ection,
and 1 have bwti surprise at evidences ot
help that the ruiMral element H getting
since that t-lec tion. We have found jursons
n horn we did rot suspect f such a ten
dency, helping along good democratic ways.
VV hen 1 was invited recently to speak 1 be
fore the senate of that corruptlon-ridtleu
Indiana. I preached god demcrai(c doc
trine on two texts, one taken from ;he
message of the outgoing republican gov
ernor and the other taken from the message
of the incoming repubHcan governor. And
Indiana is one of the most corrupt of
states, with all due deference to the pride
you have In your own Connecticut.
Wrong, as It develops, brings Its own
remedy and In this country within tlie next
four years will come the movement to
brliig back power U the people. In i'ret.1
dent Roosevelt himself there have leen
smptoms of reform tliat I for esse had no
susweion of. 1 scanned his conduct and
could n't believe thnt refor was to lie ex
pected from him. Hut since election lie
has dime several things. First, he an
nounced that he wouid not bgain te a
candidate for the presidency. That gave
him independence. 1 read in his message
his views ahout the publication of cam
paign contributions. Thnt will do more
than anything else to clean up campaign
ing. Then he recommended more power
for the .Interstate Commerce commission.
I want the democratic party to forget
Itself and to help the president carry out
whatever is good. If we help him and
he does not succeed he will nevertheless
help us educate the public as we could not
alone and then we could make a Btronger
fight four years hence.
LABOR TROUBLES ADJUSTED
Amoiaremrtt Made that There Will
Be Tfo Strike oai Penasyl.
nils Road.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 23 The strike sit
uation on the Pennsylvania railroad has
been amicably settled. There will be no
strike. This announcement was made today
after a conference of less than an hour's
duration this morning between General
Manager Atterhury of the Pennsylvania
railroad and Grand Master Morrissey, vice
Grand Master Lee and the board of adjust
ment of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men. .
The following Joint statement was Issued
by Mr. Atterbury and Mr. Morrissey:
Mr. Atterbury has accepted Mr. Morria
sey's proposition on the Jersey City situa
tion. Increasing the wages of the con
ductors tend brakemen in the Jersey City,
H'arslmus, Cover. Greenville, Meadows,
Newark and YVaverly yards to the stan
dard rates of New York harbor, togetiier
with other working conditions.
Mr. Morrissey has accepted Mr. Atter
bury a proposition of January 7, as modi
fied by the results of e conferences of
the last few days-On ,igard to erak-ien
assisting the (Hmn. both to go into ef
fect on January 1. 1PV
Mr. Atterhury will, in addition, take and
put tnto fffevt within a reasonable time
such other measures of relief not only to
the brakemen, hut also to the firemen as
have leen discussed and offered by Mr.
Atterbury and suggested by the commit
tee. DR. WATSON'S TRIAL IS BEGUN
Prominent Beaver Physician Is
Charged with Having; Poisoned
His Wife.
NEW LONDON. Mo.. Jan. 23 The trial
of Dr. Taylor J. Watson of Denver, Colo.,
on the cnarge or naving murawea nis
wife by poisoning her while driving In a j
buggy with her, near here, on July. 6, 190t. i
began here today In the Ralls county clr- !
cult court, Judge David H. Bvby presiding.
Both sides stated they were ready for
trial and the selection of a Jury' was com-
menced. It Is believed the taking of te I
Umony will begin by Thursday. j
Mrs. Watson was found dead along the
HB,ae ,ana .
farther Alone, half conscious. He claimed
roadside and her husband was founa
. i . j ... .
the hoI"e had ru" BWay and tbrown botn ;
fr0m ,he v,inlcIe- LnUr h wa esteo
on the charge of having poisoned nis
wife. Her death caused a sensation in
this vicinity. Dr. and Mrs. Watson re
sided In Denver, but were here on o visit.
'Lilt It
REPUDIATES RANDALL
Wyoming I'nlon Kays It Did
Authorise Kspreiaions of
Its Delegates.
Sot
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 23-In the Mine
Workers' convention today Patrick Dolan '
of Pittsburg led a movement to have the j
constitutional amendment excluding bar- j
keepers and saloon keepers from member
ship lay over for a year. W. H. Hosklns j
of Ohio led the temperance forces. The !
debate lasting two hours ended In a de- j
elded vote for the immediate o)ratlnn of j
the amendment. The convention declared
strongly In favor cf co-operative stores, j
The Dieti, Wyoming, local wired the I
president of the district, who Is here, re- ,
Canadian Amusement Company Starts
Suit to Break I n Dramatic Trust,
vthlch C ontrols Forty Houses.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 23 The Sparrow
Amusement company of Montreal secured
a temporary Injunction In the United State
court here today a gainst the circuit man
agers controlling bookings in some forty
cities, who were ch urged with conspiring
to prevent the appearance of various show
In theaters of the Montreal company. Th
suit wus brought five weeks ago under
the anti-trust law and a Judgment by de
fault had been entered earlier In the pres
ent munin, out mis wan reopenea naiur-
day, when arguments were heard by Judge
Thompson, who announced his decision to
day. SANTA FE OFFICIALS MEET
Question of f .W,01.(HX Bond Issue Is
Be Voted On by the Stock
holders and Directors.
TOPEKA. Kan., Jan 2J -Santa Fe offi
cials are gathering In Topeka tonight for
the meeting of the stockholders and di
rectors of the road here tomorrow. They
will vote on the proposition to issue fM.
.) In bonds. Among those t ho wilt
attend the meeting Is President Ripley
and ThArd Vice President Kendrlrk. Ther
is some opiosltlon to the Issuance of the
bonds, which is being led by Director ft.
lP. Cheney of Boston,
NO RECESS FOR RUSSIAN DEAD
Mr. Baker' i Resolution to Adjourn Voted
Powi in tbo Houao.
MARYLAND REPRESENTATIVE IN A SWOON
Proposition to Control the Railroads
la the Matter of Rates Is DIs.
raised by Bargees
of Texas.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 -The session of ,
the house today was devoted entirely to
consideration of bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia. There was an echo of
the disturbances In St. Petersburg v ester
day when Mr. Baker of New Tork moved
that an adjournment be taken out of re
spect to those who were killed In the clash I
w!th the Russian troops Th only afflrma
tlve vote was recorded by Mr. Baker him
self. A little later the proceedings were I
Interrupted by Mr. Pearre of Maryland
txing seized with a nervous convulsion, j
necessitating a brief recess. He soon ral- I
Med and was conveyed to his home. The f
proposition to control the railroads In the
matter of rates mas discussed at length by
Mr. Burgess of Texas and briefly by Mr.
Hepburn of Iowa.
Hepbnrn on Railroads.
Summing up his remarks, Mr. Burgess
said that an opportunity was now presented
for members of the house to rise as a party
and vote for legislation which will restrict
the railroads. The matter, he said, resolved nee for Vnlted States senator. Dr. Petti
Itself Into the question, "are you with John has declined the proposition. To the
Roosevelt or are you with the railroads?"
Crltlciring the house for Its refusal to
adjourn in respect to the memory of the
persons killed In St. Petersburg yesterday,
Mr. Baker (N. T.) said he could not con
ceive how the house could be Indifferent to
such a condition of affairs. The house, he
snld, had devoted the day to "the little,
paltry, petty district squabbles In the city
cf Washington." while It had Ignored what
he termed the Russian horror, "a crime so
unprovoked, so wanton and so shameless
and cruel that the whole clvlllxed world
stands aghast."
Mr. Hepburn (Iowa) took Issue with Mr.
Burgess regarding a portion of his remarks
on railroad control. He first congratulated
Mr. Burgess for pledging democratic sup
port to such a measure.
Mr. Hepburn vogorously asserted that
every shred of legislation now on the stat
ute books regarding the control of rail
roaJs came from republicans and repub
lican bodies. He charged that the demo
crats on one occasion had two years In
which to amend the law, but that no rec
ommendation of any kind or character waa
made by their committee on Interstate com
merce. Mr. Littlefleld (Maine) said congress must
do one of two things reduce appropriations
or increase the revenues.
At 6:05 p. m. the house adjourned until
tomorrow.
SO VOTE OS STATEHOOD BILL
Senate Passes Fortlflratlons Bill
After Rejecting Amendment.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Mr. Beveridre
made another ineffectual effoit In the sen-
ate today to have a time fixed for voting
on the statehood bill. The opposing sen
ators expressed an unwillingness to vote
In the bill until the amendments shall
have been disposed of and Mr. Beveridge
would not consult to a vote on them with
out an agreement extending to the bill It
self. The fortifications bill was passed after
rejecting the amendment striking out the
provision for insular fortification.'
When the senate met Mr. Perkins (Cal.)
presented the credentials of Mr. Frank P.
Flint. The credentials of Mr. Lodge
(Mass ), Wlnthrop Murray Crane (Mass.)
and Mr. McCumber (N. D.) were also pre
sented.
A house bill was passed creating a new
division of the circuit and district courts
In the Eastern district of Missouri.
Mr. Spooner presented a Joint resolution j
appropriating .,ouo to pay tne necessary
expenses of the inaugural ceremonies. The
resolution was passed.
A resolution, presented by Mr. Patterson,
directing the secretary of war to transmit
to the senate a list of any officers on the
retired list who are detailed for special
service was passed. 1
The fortifications appropriation bill was
then taken up. Mr. Teller criticised the
apparent lack of system in fortifying the
Insular possessions. He asserted that forti-
flcatlon was useless unless the entire coast
wan fortified. He was not in favor of
any great expenditure, on the Islands, with
the future policy In view of ultimate-
turning them over to their Inhabitants,
"As long as we keep them they constitute
our weakest point for an attack by an ,
enemy.." he .said. Mr. Teller said he had !
noticed In the morning papers that we :
were about to take another island, "that j
we are guaranteeing the stability of the j
island of Santo Domingo." He did not feel
so much like complaining as to the wvy ;
we came into possession of the Philippines
as be did about the administration taking
on a new burden. "It Is a great Job." he
added; 'it means an army In Santo Do-
nlnvn ' '
I deny," he said, "the authority of the I
executive department to make an agree- ;
ment or contract to bind the people of the 1
United States in th. way indicated. It
an assumption of authority upon th. ex- '
ecutlve. I want some lawyer In this cham-
ber to tell me where the president get, !
that kind of authority."
Mr. Teller reviewed the departments of
government and held the action of the
wecretary of state a pros, violation ot
the executive and an assumption of the
rights of the legislative department. While
this one violation might not amount to
much, It might be followed by others until
the executive power would be the supreme
power of the government.
Mr. Perkins (Cal.) replied briefly to Mr.
Teller a. to his remarks relating to the
Philippines. The Island, were United States
territory and the Improvement propose
were necessary.
The amendment was further discussed by
Messrs. Cannock, Gorman, Bacon and
Money, all of whom favored It. Mr. Money
based his support on the fact, aa he said,
that If the provision for the fortification
of the Philippine Islands is left in the bill,
It will look as If w. are there to stay."
He expressed the opinion that the Japa
nese were the natural protectors of the
Filipinos If they need a protector, which
he did not believe to be the case. He be
lieved the Philippine people needed no such
assistance, but that one of the principal
reasons for acquiring the Philippine
islands was found in the desire to have a
base near China from which to operate
when It ooroes to the partition of China.
The amendment was voted down, 17 to SS.
a party vote. The bill then passed.
When the Joint statehood bill was taken
up Mr. Bate continued his speech tn op
position to that measure.
Mr. Beveridge suggested that a vote be
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NO CHANGE IN MISSOURI
Fifth Ballot for lalted States Shows
Saaae C oadltlom mm Last
ta tek.
JEFFERSON CITT. Mo Jan. S The
fifth ballot for I'nlted States senator to
succeed Francis M Cockrell. the first to-
I day, in Joint session, resulted In no change
! In the deadlock, and was as follows: Nied-
rlnghaus, ; Cockrell. 79; Kerens. ; l'etti
Jctin, 1. There ai one pair In the house
and two in the senate.
One democrat, Erlckson of Gentry, was
absent. Kerens received his same nine
votes. Richardson of Jackson continued to
vote for Pettljohn. Brown of Grundy,
who had been a-tirent on account of Hinges,
was present snd voted for Mi drlnghaus.
This left 1 votes in Joint session, with
elghty-flve, necessary to a choice.
Nledringhaus men have offered to give
Dr. A. C. Pettljohn the speakership of the
house If the Kerens men will support
Nledringhaus, the republican caucus noml-
I Associated Press he said
'I could not accept the proposition under
the present circumstances even If Speaker
Hill should resign and the place was offered
me. I could not accept the place and I
could not control the Kerens men to vote
for Nledringhaus anyway. They are stand
ing for Kerens, and I sou Id not change
them."
The republican mass meeting called to
day by the republican state executive com
mittee, through Vice Chairman Bothwell.
to discuss the senatorial deadlock and en
deavor to devise means for coming to a
conclusion, convened in the hall of repre
sentatives. Near the close of the meeting,
after a committee had presented a set of
resolutions and the meeting hud gone Into
executive session, J. E. Goodrich of Kansas
City made a brief, caustic speech and left
the hall, declaring he had been denied the
right to address the meeting In open ses
sion. LAFOLLETTE CHOSEN SENATOR
tvernor of nltroitli Geta Ml Ont
of 107 Votes at the Republican
Senatorial Canons.
MADISOJJ, Wis., Jan. a. Governor Rob
ert ' Lafollette wus tonight, in the repub
lican caucus, chosen for United States sen
ator -to succeed Joseph V. Quarles. The
governor received 66 out of 107 votes on
the Informal ballot, which on motion was
made formal. Upon a motion to xn,ake th
nomination unanimous, a few . member
rase to their feet and voted against li
BT' Queries received & votes, the
ttlher lff dfrlded between three ca-
drtates.
MILL WEN HOLD CONFERENCE
Matters Concerning the Trade Dis
cussed In Private by Gather.
Ing of Operators.
A half dozen or more of mill and flour
men met at the Murray yesterday after
noon for conference regarding the milling
and flour trade. Among those present wus
C. L. Melllenx of Wahoo, Mr. Goodrich
and others. Asked in reference to the pur
pose of tl' meeting. Mr. Goodrich said:
"Our meeting has nothing to do with the
present stir In grain rates. We have noth
ing to do with grain rates. We ore here
Just for a little private conference, and
have nothing to give out that would inter
est the public."
GOVERNOR MAKES AN ARREST
Mississippi executive Takes In Man
Accused of tommlttng
Mnrder.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Jan. 23 A special
from Jackson. Miss., says: While Varda-
man was returning home today on a Yazoo
& Mississippi allty train, he arrested Jim
Hannah, colored, charged with killing two
mrn m Holme county. The governor
learned that Hannah was o nthe train, and
borrowing a pistol from the conductor went
to the forward ooach and compelled the
ngro to surrender. The accused was
Identified,
SOCIETY TO IMPORT WOMEN
Vnlted States Inspector, la Colorado
Make Arrests for Violation of
the Immigration Laws.
TVKBIQ. Colo. Jan. 23 -United State,
I'mlgration Inspector. Adam, and Smith
Bve rre"te Iaenr' anJ ,wo, mnu
J-'Ph'ne and Sarah Harteaus. ail French
'ub)'ct'' f,or ,olat'0n f. V?e lmml"on
law"; " ta "at ,th,e man, ta th
f 'mt for " ty for Import-
i"t ""'"ru luiu una luuiiu j iui iiiiiiiuiai
pui poses. This Is understood to be part
of a general move against the leaders of
the society.
THE PEABODY-ADAMS CONTEST
Reports of Sine Experts Show Thnt
In Klneteen Precincts Large Num
ber of Votes Were Bad.
DENVER, Jan. 23. -The Joint legislative
committee which Is considering the Peu-body-Adams
gubernatorial contest today
received the reports of nine handwriting
experts on the ballots of nineteen precincts
examined by them. Out of a total of 4.079
votes the experts deemed 1,138 tote fraudu
lent. One of the experts found that out
of 23 ballots In one box 181 had never been
numbered as provided for by law.
TEAMSTERS T0G0 ON STRIKE
Three Hundred Men Employed nt Chi.
cage Packing Houses
dull Work.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21 A strike of 800 team
sters against the packing firms of Nelson
Morris A' Co. and Armour dc Co. has been
voted by ths packinghouse teamsters'
union If such bttcsmc necessary to procure
the reinstatement of three, men discharged
by the packers.
The discharged men were accused by the
employers of dishonesty, but It is s Urged
by the teamsters that the companies failed
to prove their charges.
MOSCOW
IN TERROR
Aipeet of the Situation There the Bmine M
at 6t. Petersburg,
DARKENED P0RN0rS OF CITY IN PANIC
Sullen Crowdi Patrol Itreet, hut Boldiert
Decline to Fir.
TROOPS IN CONTROL OF ST. PETERSBURG
Etorei gnd Eouiei Clsied and Door, ud
Windows Barred.
FIRE ADDS TO rw.RO . OF THE REVOLT
Admiralty Works Are Ahlaae si4
Worm men Fernpe from Deemed
Building by Jumping from
Flamlna Windows.
BT. PETERSBURG, Jon. S.-The gen
eral strike in Moscow is proceeding on ex
actly the same lines as the St. Petersburg
strike The proclamation and methods are
Identical.
Strike Spreads la Moscow.
MOSCOW, Jan. p. m. Employe ot
the Brokiey Metal work to the number of
I.ikiC met kt :W this afternoon and left
the works, formed a procession, marched
through the streets. The strikers visited
the Bytln Printing works, the largest es
tablishment of1 the kind In Moscow ana
belonging to the millionaire publisher
8ytln, and Induced the men employed there
to strike. The works closed at i p. m.
BULLETIN.
BE V A 8TOPOI Jan. 2J.-fU a. m.) ThO
vast admiralty works here are abl.se.
The fire broke out Immediately after the
second signal for beginning work was given
at 7 a. m. The flames buret simultaneously
from different part, of the works and the
whole building was so quickly Involved
that men In the modeling department
barely escaped by Jumping out of the win
dows. Energetic measures prevented the
flames extending to the docks. The fire
was under control at 1:S0 p. m. The cause
of the tire Is unknown.
Artillerymen laser Arrest.
8T. PETERSBURG. Jan. 28. Davldofl.
the captain, and Kurxeff, the senior officer
of the battery from which the loaded shells
was fired on January IS, striking the Im
perial pavilion and other buildings, have
been arrested.
BIXLETIK.
BT. PKTERSBl KG. Jan. 23. Interior
Minister Sviatopolk-Mlrske at 11 o'clock
this morning telegraphed oraera to clone
the headquarters of the 'Worktngmen's
uaiwn. This .wus dene by the wcrkua
themselves without police Interference.
Bl LXETTX.
BT. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2S.-The police
have closed all the gunsmiths' shop, and
firearms and other weapons have been re
moved from the windows and locked up In
the cellars.
The city Is filled as yesterday with sensa
tional rumors, among them being one that
Grand Duke Alexis and Berglus are already
on their way to the frontier.
M. Pobedonostseff, procurer general of the
holy synod, is seriously 111.
BULLETIN.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23. Emperor
Nicholas is completely prostrated by grief.
He Is represented to be almost In a state
of collapse over the situation. In the mean
time everything awaits his decision. All
the schools are closed. Every window In
Grand Duke Berglus' Bt. Petersburg palace
was broken by a mob during the night.
BULLETIN.
BT, PETERSBURG, Jan. 2S.-It is ru
mored that Emperor Nicholas will Issue a
manifesto tomorrow declaring Bt, Peters
burg to be In a state of sleg.
BULLETIN.
BT. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2S. 01 a. tn.v
Up to this hour there has been no renewal
of disturbances. The city Is quiet.
BULLETIN.
BT. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2S.M K p. m.
No clashes between the strikers and the
troops occurred during the afternoon.
There was a report of troops firing on the
crowds In the Nevsky Prospect, but it
turned out to be incorrect.
BULLETIN.
Severe Measures nt Moscow,
LONDON. Jon. 23 A dispatch from Mos
cow to Reuter s Telegram company says:
"The deputy prefect has Issued a proclama
tion warning the public, Ln view of th
strike, to avoid assemblages and process
slons: otherwise the same severe measured
will be adopted as at Bt. Petersburg."
Bt LLETIN.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 2J.-(I:22 p. m.)
This afternoon the city again resembled an
armed camp. Strikers continue to drift to
ward the Palace square and the Cossack,
and police are having more and more diffi
culty ln keeping the crowd, moving.
BT. PETERSBURG. Jan. 24.-8. 2 a. m.
A rejx.rt has gained .currency that the
striker. Intend to storm the market on
Vasslli Ostrof and seise the provisions
there.
At Kolplno, twelve miles up the river, a
body of workmen who had started for St.
Petersburg to Join the strikers ware stopped
and fired upon by soldiers. Account, as to
the number killed or wounded conflict.
The most startling feature ln the situa
tion tonight Is th news that several fac
tories in Moscow hve closed and th
workmen in the old capital of Russlr. ar
repeating the tactics of their fellow-'.ork-men
of the new cspltal, marching from
shop to shop and from mill to milt, de
manding that the establishments be shut
down. The whole city is reported t be
in a state of great excitement over the
news of the bloodshed here yesterday,
which has precipitated Immediately th
strike that hud teen planned for Wednes
day. A rising at Mosoow is more likely to
have grester results industrially and po
litically than that in Bt. Petensburg
According to private reports the work
men in several other big cities, notably
Khurkoff, where large locometlv works)