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SWAYSE NOT GUILTY
Federal Judge Acquitted on All TweWe
Charge by the Senate.
VOTE- IS ALONG PARTISAN LINES
Generally Vote "Guilty", Republican!
"Hot Guilty."
NEARLY TWO-THiRDS FOR ACQUITTAL
Only Thirteen Vote Cart Againit Using
Pritate Can.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL IS PASSED
senate Approves the Mcaaure After
a Ion Debate la Which the
Toller ol the Admlnl
f tratloa la Dleued.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The senate
today concluded the Impeachment trial of
Judge Swayne by acquitting him on all the
charge made against him In the articles of
Impeachment presented by the house and
then passed the naval appropriation bill.
The voting on the Swayne case began at
10:10 o'clock, twenty minutes after the sen
ate convened and continued until 11:45.
There was no discussion, all the time being
consumed In taking the twelve ballots nec
essary to dispose of each of the articles.
The highest vote for Impeachment was
thirty-five votes and the lowest against
waa forty-seven. On the two artlclea charg
ing the use of private railroad car only
thirteen votes were cast for conviction.
The larger votes were largely along party
11 nee.
The naval bill waa discussed by Messrs.
'Gorman, McCumber, Blackburn, Carmack,
Hale, Lodge, Martin, Perkins and Teller.
Mr. Hale' again criticised the too rapid In
crease of the navy and Mr. Lodge defended
the policy of the administration In foreign
matters and In naval Increase. The naval
bill as passed carries a total appropriation
Of 1100.800.000.
Iwsfst Case Takes Cp.
The senate, sitting as a court of Im
peachment for the trial of Charles Swayne,
district judge for the northern district of
Florida, today acquitted him on all of the
twelve artlclea of impeachment brought
by the house of representatives. On none
of the articles was there even a majority
tor conviction, although It required two
thirds to convict.
The closest vote waa on the last article,
the contempt case of W. C. O'Neal, when
thirty-five senators voted guilty and forty
seven not guilty, while on two articles only
tiUrteen senators voted for conviction.
The voting for the moat part waa on party
lines, though there was not a strict align
ment on any article. At the conclusion of
the voting the presiding officer directed the
sec.etary to enter an acquittal upon the
records and th court then adjourned with
out day.
Judge Swayne waa not in the senate dur
ing the roll calls, but in the president's
KjKW4h.iuat.haok f-4.ha xhsmtxia. -The re-
A
suit' of each ballot was sent to him by his
attorney. Five of the house managers at
tended during the proceeding.
' ' Detail of the Voting.
The voting on the impeachment case
began at 10:10 today on the first article,
which charged Bwayne with certifying a
false claim for expenses. The vote was:
Guilty, 33; not guilty, ilk
The detailed vote on the first article follows:
Oullty.
Bacon.
Bailey.
Bard.
Bate.
Berry.
Blackburn.
Carmack.
Clark (Mont.)
Clay.
Cockrell.
Culberson.
Daniel.
Foster (La.)
Gorman.
Klttredge.
Latimer.
WcCreary. 33.
Mot Guilty.
Alger.
Alee.
Allison.
Ankeney.
Bull.
Beverldge.
Burnhaiu.
Burrows.
Clapp.
Clara- (Wyo.).
Crane,
t'ullom.
Depew.
Dick.
Dietrich.
Iiolilver.
lUlllngham.
Drydeu.
Dubois.
Klklns.
Fairbanks.
Foraker.
Foster (Wash.).
Fry.
naton.
McCumber.
Mc Entry.
McLaurin.
Mallory.
Martin.
Aloney.
Morgan.
Nelson.
Mewlunds.
Overman.
Patterson,
ffttua.
Simons.
Hlone.
Taliaferro.
Teller.
RIOTS IN PROGRESS IN WARSAW
Police Fore la tnahle to Tope with
the Situation at Preseat la
Polish City.
WARSAW. Feb. 27. p. m. Murderou
attacks orcurred today on solitary police
men or small patrols In the streets of
Warsaw causing the greatest anxiety to
the authorities, who are at a loss to
know how to protect the policemen. The
force of police which Is entirely Inadequate
consists of only 1.000 men to a population
of 800,000, of whom at least 4,000 are known
to be roughs and criminals of the most
desrrt class. Reports are current to
day at the murders will be continued
unt 'he number of policemen killed
eqi total number of persons killed
tnuary disturbance,
ets are now Infested with beg
1 the main thoroughfare are
safe for pedestrians after nlgh;
eral hold-up were reported ye-
In
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'0 p. m. According to reliable informs-
tl reaching Warsaw today, the poiana
pnnMi.t revolt. In view of the fact that the
peasant number 7,0o0,ono out of a total
population of 10,000,000, will. If It spreads,
result In disorder far greater than any
thing that has arisen during the present
agitation. The peasants hitherto have not
figured to any great extent In this agita
tion, which Is confined to the 2,000.0ii0 work
men In the cities and towns. The social
ists recently sent emissaries Into the coun
try districts for the purpose of stirring
up the villages. According to reports, they
met with speedy success. As 75 per cent
of the peasants are unable to rend, they
are easily led away by socialist oratory.
The movement began at Pruszka and
extended at once to Plotzk. It first reached
serious dimensions In the district of
Siedlce, where a majority of the Green
Catholics, or I'nints, reside. These, being
exceedingly embittered by religious perse
cution, quickly Joined In the agitation and
approached the landed proprietor for a
demand for an Increase of 60 per cent In
their wages. In many Instances the peasant
strikers resorted to violence. Disturbances
have been reported from nearly forty vil
lages where striker burned government
alcohol shops, the authorities making no
attempt to Interfere.
KIEFF, Feb. 27. The maid servants of
this city went on strike today and paraded
the streets. The Cossack were called out
and they dispersed them, arresting many.
GORKY'S GLIMPSE OF LIBERTY
Novelist I Released on Ball and la at
Onre He-Arrested.
8T. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.-11:50 p. m.
Maxim Gorky had but a short glimpse of
liberty today. Released on 33.000 ball, the
noted author waa Immediately rearrested
and conveyed to a place of confinement
pending deportation to some distant city
or province where Ills continued residence.
It is thought, will not be so dangerous to
the welfate of the government as it would
be here In St. Petersburg.
The release of M. Gorky was effected
by order of Governor General Trcpoff, after
the friends of the writer had overcome
obstacle after obstacle and won the grudg
ing consent of helrarchy and officials to tho
signing of the mandate admitting him to
bail.
JAPS CROSS SniKflE WYIR
Pickett of the Russian Vanguard Are
Driven in Sunday Evening.
FIGHTING AT CHE AND DA PASSES
C'sar's Men Succeeding In Holding;
Position After Sustaining Heavy
Losses Flanking; Movement
Begins.
Ml'KDEN. Feb. 27. The Japanese crossed
the Shakhe river last evening, having driven
in the pickets of the Russian vanguard.
Russian supports came up and stopped the
Japanese advance.
On the right flank all Is quIetVbut move
ments of Japanese indicate an attack of the
Russian rear at least In the way of a
demonstration.
Heavy firing continued today to the east
ward. The soldiers of the Tslnkhetchen division
are In good spirits in spite of the heavy
losses they have sustained, and the neces
sity which compelled them to retreat. They
are elated by the execution they wrought
upon the Japanese, whose bodlen were piled j
hill at Tslnkhetchen.
Yesterday afternoon there was a violent
storm of heavy, wet snow. The tempera
ture during tho night moderated.
Jap Occupy Two Passe.
The Russians report that the Japanese
are In possession of Tallng and also the
pass between Tallng and Koutaling. The
occupation of Tallng threaten Fusharn,
Lleshan and Hlegeasway.
Tallng is regarded as of considerable
consequence to the Japanese In their opera
tions against Mukden, as waa Motlenllng
in relation to Liao Yang.
In case the Japanese push forward on
the southeast their operation will be
among the hills.
Russian Hold Pass.
MADYADANI, Manchuria, Feb. 27. After
fighting cf the most desperate nature the
Russians remained yesterday evening in
possession of Che and Da passes, against
which the Japanese had been fling
ing themselves madly from noon until dark.
The Russians, who were greatly outnum
bered, sustained repeated attacks, some
units losing as high as 70 per cent In killed
or wounded In hand-to-hand fighting with
the bayonet.
In order to hold Da pass the last reserves
were sent to the firing line.
The Japanese turning operations In the
region of Geuto pass was checked by a
battalion of Russian Infantry and several
squadrons of cavalry, who repulsed the Jap
anese with heavy loss.
The Japanese also tried to advance on
Nangou and Vanupudal, but were repulsed.
The present operations commenced Feb
ruary 19, when the Japanese made a night
attack on Habe pass, seven miles south
of Tslnkhetchen. On February 20 they at
tacked Vtni pass, seven miles southwest
of the Tslnkhetchen positions, which them
selves aro far In advance of the general
front of the army. The Russians made a
counter attack February 21 and temporar
ily gained ground, but In the evening of
February 22, In the face of superior num-
The release waa also the act of the all- ber they were flanked, and. retired Pi the
powerful governor gerral,"THMr ts Utiwtl!
lng to allow sueh a firebrand to be at large
in the capital of which he la practically the
supreme ruler.
M. Gorky knew nothing of the governor's
decision when the door of the- Cell which
had been his home for the past five week
swung open. Ill disappointment, there
fore, waa pitiable when, Just as he was
passing out of the great gate of the
fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, he was
gain placed tinder arrest. His appearance
Indicated that hla health had suffered from
the effects of his confinement, even though
the rigors of prison life had been relaxed In
hla favor.
In the custody of two officers of the de
partment of aecret police, which Is charged
with the protection of members of the Im
perial family, M. Gorky wo placed In a
closed carriage and conveyed to the head
quarters of the ecrct police In a house
formerly belonging to the poet Pushkin,
where he will spend the night, pending the
receipt of orders assigning his place of
future residence.
Galllnger.
Gamble.
Gibson.
Hale.
llansbrough.
ileyburn.
Hopkins.
Kean.
Kearn.
Lodge.
lhg.
Mot omas.
Millard. ,
Penrose.
Peikimi.
ijuurles.
plait (Conn.).
Proctor.
Piatt (N. Y.).
Scott.
bmoot.
Bpooner.
tsiewart.
Warren.
49.
The vote on the second and third ar
tide, being similar charges, resulted In
each cae-2 guilty, 80 not guilty.
Clark of Montana voted not guilty on the
second and third articles, and this was
the only change from the first.
The fourth article related to Swayne'
us of the private car of the Jacksonville
Tampa & Key West Railroad company.
The vote resulted guilty 13, not guilty 63,
The senator who voted guilty on the
fourth article were: Bailey, Berry, Black
burn, Carmack, Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel,
McLaurin, Martin, Money, Morgan, New
lands and Pettus.
Ne Charge Sustained.
The fifth charge waa similar to the fourth
and the vote wa th sum as the vole on
the fourth.
Toe sixth article charged Judge Swayne
with nonrealdence In the district. The vot
was; Guilty, 31; not guilty, M. Th vote
was the sam a on the aecond and third
article except th vote of Dubois and Gib
son, whiuh were for conviction for the first
time, and Clark (Mont.), who voted for con
viction, and the vote of Klttredge, which
waa for acquittal. The seventh article was
similar to th sixth and the vol was:
Guilty, M; not guilty, 63.
Th eighth article related to the contempt
case of K. T. Davis. Guilty. 31; not guilty,
U.
On th ninth article th vot waa: Guilty,
31; not guilty, 61.
Article 10 related to the contempt case of
Simeon Belden and the vot was: Uullty,
31; not guilty, 61.
Article 11 waa similar to article ten and
the vot waa the same.
Tli twelfth and last article waa th con-
r Unapt ca of O'Neal and the vote waa:
Vllty, 3i; not guilty, 47.
J his acquitted Judg Swayne of all
Jo-go.
nahila an the Vivil RIM
ion Mr. Proctor presented th conference
report on the army appropriation bill and
It waa agreed to with debate. This tall
Carried th provision relating to the pay
REBELLION
IN
YEMEN GROWS
Arab Who Tire of the Turkish Rule
Are Causing; Trouble.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 27,-The Insur
rection In the province of Yemen, Arabia,
I assuming alarming proportions. Almost
the whole country southward of Sana is In
revolt and town of Katuba and Tals have
fallen Into the hands of the Insurgent
Arabs, whose forces are constantly In
creasing. Defective transport renders the dispatch
of Turkish reinforcement ' most difficult.
Great rumhers of camels are perishing on
the rond, while large number of troops ar
deserting.
KEW CATHEDRAL IS CONSECRATED
Dedicated In the Presence of a Bril
liant Assemblage.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Emperor William's
Mecca for Protestant, the Evangelical ca
thedral here, was consecrated today in tho
presence of a most brilliant assemblage,
among whom were delegates from all the
Protestant nations. The service wa sim
ple and stately and was enriched with won
derful music.
Bishop Potter of New York and a long
list of American clergy sent a lengthy tele
gram of congratulation to the emperor.
)
(Continued on Sixth Pag.)
JUPITER HAS SEVEN MOONS
Director of I.lck Observatory An
nounce the Discovery of
a New Satellite.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27. W. W.
Campbell, director of LJck observatory, an
nounced today that another satellite of
Jupiter has been discovered by Assistant
Astronomer Perrin of the Lick observatory
staff. It will be known a the seventh
satellite. The discovery was actually made
on January 4. but announcement waa not
made until the present time.
In making public the dircovery Director
Campbell says:
The direction of this seventh satellite
from Jupiter on the evening of February
22 was t7 degrees east of north and it's
distance from the planet wa lit minutes
of arc.
Its motion Is carrying It southeasterly at
the rate of 1 minute per day. Its apparent
motion around- Jupiter is in the direction
that astronomers would describe as di
rect. The apparent motion of the sixth
satellite, on the contrary, is In the re
verse direction. Whether these satellite
re actually revolving around Jupiter in
the same direction as the five Inner satel
lites or in the opposite direction cannot be
stated now. It Is certain, however, that
the planes of their orbits make a consider
able angle with each other and thnt they
make large angles with the plane of Jupi
ter's eiuutr. The distances of the two
Futelllte from Jupiter are not very un
equal, in both cm sen. both lying within six
and eluht millions of mile. Their corre
sponding iiertcxls of revolution around the
planet would therefore he axven or elaht
months In each case. Three two satellite
promise to be among the moot Interesting
bodies la our enlii solar system.
fortified line at Tslnkhetchen.
The Japanese stormed Beresneff hill
throughout February 23, simultaneously en
filading the Tslnkhetchen positions with
artillery and outflanking the Russian In
fantry. 1
The Russians evacuated Tslnkhetchen on
February 24. and retired fighting a stubborn
rear-guard action and halting at Da and
Che passes.
Crossing of Shakhe Confirmed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 28.-2:15 a. m.
Accordlng to the Associated Press dis
patches from Mukden, the Japanese, Sun
day evening crossed the Shahke river, but
the place of crossing waa eliminated by
the censor. The advance wa checked by
Russian reinforcement. This is the most
Important news from, the front tonight.
Fighting Is continuing on the Russian left
flank with Indications that the Japanese
are planning a demonstration against the
center, but Russians believe their positions
are Impregnable.
Aside from the news of the resumption
of the Japanese attack on Gauto pass the
War office has no dispatches from the
front and does not attach great signifi
cance to the fighting eastward saying that
the forces engaged are comparatively
small though they are suffering heavily.
The Associated Press dispatches verify this
conjecture. The position at Tslnkhetchen,
about seventy miles east of . Mukden, Is
far advanced In comparison with the
general line and the retirement of the
Russians was only as far as the general
alignment, but the dispatches Intimate
that the Japanese are now concentrating
against the whole left flank which Is being
heavily reinforced In preparation for ex
tensive fighting.
A correspondent of the Associated Press
who has Invcrtlgnted personally the reports
that large force of Japanese are In Mon
golia says they do not exceed 600 Japanese
and 3,000 Chinese bandits.
Kouropatkla Report.
General Kouroputkln In a dispatch dated
February 26, announces that the Japanese
have commenced cannonading In the direc
tion of Gauto and Wanfun passes.
Yielding to the demand of the United
States, Russia has not only ordered the
officers of the cruiser Lena, who violated
their parole, to return to San Francisco,
but has reduced them one grade as pun
ishment. The only excuse offered was
their youth.
Turn Russian Flank.
7 p. m. A dispatch from General Kouro
patkin tit-ted February 26 aaya:
The enemy Is continuing the offensive
against th front of our Tslnkhetchen de
tachment and has turned both its flanks.
The Japanese have also advanced against
Kantle pass, turning our left Hank, but all
Its attacks on Tangu and Beydallng nave
been repulsed. Its offensive movement
against Bomapuds haa alxo been repulsed.
At some positions our riflemen forced the
Japanese outposts to retire.
Colonel Gorsky was severely wounded.
Japanese Shell Mukden.
NEW CHWANQ. Feb. 11. (Via Tien
Tsln, 6 p. m.) According to a person who
haa Just returned from the front the Japa
nese are shelling Mukden with eleven-inch
mortars. The bombardment, which was re
cently commenced. Is further reported to
have caused great damage fay behind th
Russian line.
Advices from Chinese source say that a
general engagement Is In progress all along
the line. The heaviest fighting is reported
to be occurring on the Japanese right, and
General Kurokl is said to be sweeping far
north and threatlng to crumple the Rus
sians back on the railroad. A special
force is reported to be moving from the
south and east, with the Intention of cut
ting off the Russians' communication by
railroad from Vladivostok.
CAPITOL BILL GOES THROUGH
Soath Dakota taper Body Passe the
Houae Measure by a Good
Majority.
PIERRE, S. P., Feb. 27. (Special Tele
gram.) The clearing up of the wolf bounty
bill and the Mitchell building bill by the
house action today, and the practical clear
ing up of the capitol building bill by the
senate action, will clear away a lot of
"timber" for future work, and from thla
time on It will be a rush to get as many
bills out of the wny as possible before the
closing night. Both houses rushed work
today, the house beginning at 10 o'clock In
the morning and the senate holding a night
session for the purpose of considering the
caucus bill, and passed It.
The cnpltol building bill was the center
of attraction In the senate for the after
noon, and as it was nut reached until Just
before adjournment a large crowd was on
hand. The supporters were counting on
thirty-seven votes on final notion and se
cured thirty-six, with but thirty necessary
to carry It. Wagner attempted to push hi
amendment providing that no money should
be available until JliO.OOO had accumulated
In the treasury, but thl wa voted down
by a decisive vote. The Frieberg amend
ment wns then sccepted, allowing the use
of the funds as they accumulated, and the
bill passed, which require It going back
to the house for concurrence. There Is now
enough on hnnd to secure plans, and put
the grounds In condition, which will allow
beginning of that work at an early date.
The senate rushed through a long string
of senate bill, the principal of which were
the amendment to the oil bill to allow Kan
sas oils to come In at a gravity test of 42,
which passed without discussion; others
being to place building and loan associa
tions under control of the public exami
ners; allowing school districts to contain
more than one congrOf'slonal township; pro
viding that Judgment In Justice court shall
be good for ten years; authorizing reassess
ment for local Improvements when first as
sessment has for any reason been set aside;
providing for the organization and control
of trust compnnles, and changing the date
for collection of personal property tax by
tho sheriff by distress from July 1 to Octo
ber 1.
The house scared up several scraps for
the afternoon, and did not get through as
much business a the senate. The horse
Inspection bill brought up the never end
ing contest over the varying Interests of
the eastern and western parts of the state,
with Craig and Brown of Sanborn fighting
the hill and Clark, Tubba, Shaw and Hall
asking for the meausure, with the western
members winning out' and carrying the
measure by a good majority. The next
contest was again the east against the
west, with the same outcome, on the wolf
bounty, Increasing the annual bounty from
$",000 to $10,000 a year. On thla the Black
Hills members themselves split, Shaw of
Lawrence opposing- the bill to the point
pf voting against it. but It secured the re
quired two-third to make It a law.
The house bills disposed of by the. house
were to give cities power to sell or lease
waterworks, which Is one of the Sioux Falls
bills to settle their tangle; making city
councils a part of the Board of Equalization,
which wer passed. House hills killed were:
To require the Stat Board of Medical Ex
aminers to publish an annua report; giv
ing artesian welt drUWs a Hon ' on land
for their " pay, and gitv-lng circuit court
Jurors $3 a day and mileage.
The houae made law of senate 'bills em
powering counties to fund outstanding in
debtedness; requiring the Agricultural col
lege to make annual exhibit at state fair;
prohibiting the purchase of old metal from
minors; appropriating 000 for a live stock
exhibit building at Mitchell, and the wolf
bounty. The caucus bill comes up In the
house as a special order tomorrow.
NEIDRINGHAUS GIVES IT UP
Missouri Candidate Releases Support,
ers on Condition That They Do
Not Vote for Kerens.
KAN8AS CITY. Feb. 27.-A special to the
Times from Jefferson City says: At a cau
cus tonight attended by sixty members of
the legislature who have been voting for
Thomas E. Niedrlnghaua for United States
senator, Mr. Nledrlnghaus made a speech
In which he said- he would release his sup
porters from the republican caucus obliga
tion to vote for him provided they would
agree upon a candidate other than R. C.
Kerens.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb. 27. Two
conferences were held tonight and both
were secret. It leaked out tonight, how
ever, that tho members supporting Nled
rlnghaus decided to vote for him again on
the Joint ballot tomorrow, and after that
an attempt would- be made to have the
Kerens men aelect a mnn upon whom the
votes would be concentrated by both sides
In a elTort to end the deadlock. But falling
In this, the Nledrlnghaus supporters will
return to him and stand by him until tho
end of tho legislative session, even if no
senator Is elected.
The members of the Nledrlnghaus caucus
appointed a committee consisting of Smith
of Franklin and Harrington of Adair to
call upon R. C. Kerens tomorrow and ascer
tain if possible what he proposes to do In
senatorial matters. The Nledrlnghaus men
will hold another caucus tomorrow night.
A new factor was added to the senatorial
race on the thirty-third ballot of the legis
lature deadlocked over the selection of a
successor to United State Senator Cockrell
when Representative Casey of Miller county
bolted the force of T. K. Nledrlnghaus, the
republican caucus nominee, and voted for
Colonel D. P. Dyer of St. Louis, United
States district attorney.
Representatives Moberly of Dekalb and
Sllverwood of St. Cbarles also deserted the
regulars," voting for Lieutenant Governor
McKlnley. The vote was as follow: Nled
rlnghaus, 45; Cockrell, '87; Kerens, 12; Mc
Klnley, "7; Dyer, 1; Godfrey, 1.
HOLDUP LOBBYISTS BUSY
Number of Bills Already Introduced at In
stance of These Hen.
ONSLAUGHT EXPECTED TO BE MADE TODAY
Presence aad Action of These Men
Cause Much Indignation
Among the Member of
the Legislature.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 27.-(Special Tele
gram.) On the eve of the fortieth day of
the session the gang of hold-up lobbyists.
Infesting the state capital Is putting in a
busy night. Between them and the rep
retentatlvea of legitimate corporations an
interesting fight Is being waged under the
surface. A tangible effort wa made late
today to run the holdup fellows out of the
city. While purt of the ga f ras had the
temerity to withstand the i n..laUght others
have been absent, but are expected back
tomorrow.
At least three hold-up telephone bills,
one against the Street Railway of Omaha
and two calculated to bleed the Tullman
Car company are known to be In existence!
and plans have been made for their Intro
duction. But it is believed, since the mat
ter has been exposed, members of the
legislature who otherwise might Innocently
have been seduced Into presenting the bills
will now be on their guard.
In this gang of hold-up fellows are three
ex-members of the legislature and one the
father of a member and one a veteran at
the hold-up business who wa officially
and publicly by the legislature excluded
from the state capital ground and build
ing four years go. Seven fellows con
stitute this gang and most of them reside
In Omaha. Two live out In the state.
Offer to Kill Bill.
A brazen Job was attempted In Omaha
today by the hold-up man who was casti
gated by the legislature In 1901. He ap
proached a certain Farnam atreet loan
agent and asked for a certain considera
tion to kill H. R. 290. which Is a bill re
lating to chattel mortgages. The bill la
In the hands of the house Judiciary com
mittee. This wa the second viBit of this
kind which this lobbyist has paid to the
loan agent and each time he Wa turned
down with a thud. Another loan agent
on south Bixteenth street connrms me
statement of the Farnam street agent. Ho
did so over long distance telephone at 7:30
this evening and both men said they were
ready to make affidavits to what they said.
In view of these facts the fate of H. R.
290 it is admitted Is not going to be hard
to determine. x
Another one of the brazen things at
tempted by these hold-up fellow during
their carnival of rascality wa revealed
to a correspondent of The Bee tonight by
a member of the house from out In the
state. This man said:
'This man (naming a certain hold-up
lobbyist) came to me In the Llndell hotel
and offered me a bill which he said ho
would like to have Introduced. I smelled
a mouse at once and hesitated, but upon
further consideration I decided to take the
bill from him and see what could be done.
I" later" told him to give mc the bill.' He
refused and I snatched It from his hand,
tore It into fragment and threw the rem
nants into his face. I have not heard
further from him or any of hi gang."
Plan Fall to Work.
All of these hold-up men are well known
In legislative circles. Their presence to
night In the Llndell hotel lobby, where leg
islators were congregated, caused consider
able excitement. Some of the legislators
who have felt it their duty to rid the leg
islature of such characters proposed pub
licly to take these men In hand and see
that they left the city. But oher counsels
prevailed. As a matter ot fact, the nefarl
oub work of this set of Individuals has not
prospered as they hoped and decent people
feared. The notoriety of the character
involved waa largely responsible for this.
Although tomorrow Is the last day on
which bills may be Introduced In the house
without unanimous consent and Wednesday
in the senate, a move Is on tonight to take
official action tomorrow looking to the ex
pulsion from the state building of all theao
persons engaged in this manner of employment.
Cowboy Leave Deadwood.
DEAD WOOD, S. D., Feb. 27. Captain
Beth Bullock' cowboy left Deadwood to
day by the Burlington for Washington, D.
C, to take part In the Inaugural parade.
There war sixty la the pwly.
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WILL PROBE UTAH SCANDAL
Committee Appointed to Go to St.
Louis aad Examine Work
of State Fair Commission.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 27.-The legis
lative comitte that Is Investigating Irreg
ularities In th financial accounts of Utah's
commission to the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position today appointed Representative
Joseph, Stookey and Gandry as a commit
tee to go to St. Louis and turn over every
detail of the commission work at the fair
Forged vouchera aggregating more than
$2,100 already have been Identified.
FIFTEEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Explosion In West Virginia Coal
Mlae Is Followed by
Fire.
WELCH. W. Va., Feb. 27.-Flfteen men
are known to be dead as the result of the
explosion In shaft No. 1 of the United
States Coal and Coke company, The num
ber of dead may be even greater, but It Is
Impossible now to explore the mine because
of th 0rt which U still burning.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
OFFICER KILLS YOUNG WOMAN
Chicago Policeman Murder an
Heiress With Whom He I In
fatuated nnd Commit Suicide.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Miss Mary Catherine
Mulvell, an heiress, wa murdered today by
Daniel Herman, a policeman, whose love
she had refused. The crime was committed
In the moMt fashionable part of Michigan
boulevard at a time when the avenue was
filled with pedestrians and carriages. Her
man, after killing the young woman, made
hi escape, and tonight committed suicide
In a lodging house at 3165 Archer avenue
by shooting himself through the brain.
The young woman was returning from
St. James' paochlal school, where she fre
quently acted as a subtescher, and had
reuched the corner of Twenty-ninth street
and Michigan boulevard when she met Her
man, who had evidently been waiting for
her. What passed between them will never
be known, but suddenly Herman seized the
girl's arm, drew her close to her and fired
three times. One bullet passed through her
brain, one tore off a finger of her right
hand and the third missed her.
The crime was witnessed by a score of
people. A large number of officers were at
once detailed to search for Herman, but
nothing waa found or heard of him until
tonight, when it was learned that he had
killed himself In a room In a lodging house
on Archer avenue.
Herman became Infatuated with the girl
through hearing her play at St. James'
Catholic church, where she acted a or
ganist, and had for a long time annoyed
her with hla attentions, constantly urging
her to marry him. Herman haa been a
member of the Chicago police force for
several years, acting a a, "plain clothes"
man. For about one year he had been on
furlough.
Temaeratare at Omaha Yeaterdayt
Hour. Deg. Hour. Peg.
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H a. m ao II p. m 411
r a. m sen a p. m n:i
H n. m SO 4 a. m ST
a. m St 5 p. m AM
1 a. m 81 p. m R.1
It a. ni 3.1 T p. m Ri
111 m 40 M p. m A)
tt p. m 4H
FERRY BOAT STRIKES THE ICE
Old Craft Sink with Large Number
of Passengers Who Are
Saved.
CAIRO, III., Fov. 37. Th ferry boat
Katherlne, which pile between Cairo and
Bird' Point, wa struck today near her
by a large piece of Ice and aank In aeveral
feet of water. Many passengers were
aboard the boat. Including number of
Cairo traveling men, and a panic followed
the sinking of the vessel. The passengers,
after much difficulty, were all taken off In
safety.
The Katherlne Is an old boat and haa
been In service many years. Ten years
ago It waa overturned In th middle of
the Ohio river by a aevere storm and g
dozen cr more live were lost.
HEAVY DEALINGS ON 'CHANGE
Inlon Partite Stock Among the Lead
er In Active and Irregu
lar Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-The speculative
excitement of Saturday waa carried over
Into today's stock market, but profes
sional operators held to their traditional
policy of selling to take profits In a
strong Monday morning market. The con
sequence was a highly Irregular move
ment of prices.
The volume of dealings wa as large
as that of Saturday and the distribution
of the dealings amongst different Issuea
was better than Inst week. The late fa
vorites continued the most conspicuous,
however, the great trunk line stocks and
faclflcs absorbing a large share of atten
tion. New York Central and Union Paclfla
were very heavily sold to take profits,
while Pennsylvania continued Its upward
movement, serving as a sustaining Influ
ence. During the first hour of the excited trad
ing Union Pacific was carried 1 under
Saturday, New York Central ll4 and Mlnne
apo.ls, St. Paul A Sault Ste. Marie 2H.
After the profit taking had spent part of
Its force, very large buying orders were
put Into the market and New York Cen
tral spurted to 161. St. Paul to 181, and
Pennsylvania was lifted 1 over Baturday,
making new high levcla on the movement
for all three stocks. Union Pacific only
got a half over Saturday and the renewed
pressure to realize on that stock unsettled
the market again and there were feverish
reactions. Southern Pacific was the next
feature to come Into prominence and waa
rushed up to 7014 on on absorption of long
strings of a thousand share blocks and
upwards.
Southern Pacific waa the conspicuous fea
ture of the day and its rise to the neigh
borhood of 72 served to support the other
speculative leaders, but whatever they ran
up they encountered heavy selling t realize
and continually fell back. The market waa
kept in an Irregular state by these con
trary movements and there were period of
decided dullness. The day' dealings, how
ever, mounted up to a large total.
The evidence of heavy realizing through
out the day prompted a pretty general
Belling movement at the last and prices
sold off to the lowest of the day.
MAY WHEAT. TAKES A TUMBLE
Nearly Four Cent a Bushel Taken
from the Mny Option.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27. The price of wheat
for May delivery broke nearly 4 cents a
bushel here today. At the same time tho
July option old off 2H cent. The sharp
incline was due to aeneral liquidation, par
ticipated it by many of tbe tare holder. '
. Th flnrt slgna. ot a collapse of the May
deal brought out nUmerou stop-loss orders,
thus Increasing the weakness. May opened
at 31.18 to practically the closing
figures of Saturday. Initial quotations on
July were at $1.0 to 31.01H- An advance
on May to $1.18 was followed by a audden
drop to $1.14Vs- From tl-01 July sold off
to WH cents. The market raTTled later on
covering.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. There was a sharp
decline In the wheat market here today.
May fell 2 cents on excited trading. There
was a rally from the low point, but later
the market turned weak again and the de
cline was resumed.
The market steadied again and regained
half Ha loss, closing to 1 cent under tho
final of Saturday, Influenced by the sur
prising strength In corn. The latter mar
ket closed to H cents net higher.
DEPOSITIONS JN CODY CASE
Nothing New Developed From Wit
nesses Examined in North
Plate.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Feb. 27-(Speclnl
Telegram.) The depositions of John Mur
ray, G. J. Cohn, Mrs. John Carroll, Mrs.
Beach Hlnman, Mrs. W. Hlnman, Mrs. J.
H. Horshey, Mrs. Minor Hlnman, P. II. N.
Sc-hleslnger, Mrs. Lester Walker, Mrs.
George Finn, Mrs. Frank Builard and others
were taken here today for the defense In
the Cody divorce case, and the depositions
of George Hoover and Mrs. Hoover and
Mrs. George Vroman for the plaintiff. Wit
nesses for Mrs. Cody simply corroborated
the testimony given by her witnesses at
Cheyenne last week. They told of the ques
tionable house In Cottonwood canon, near
Fort McFherson, of Cody's visit to his home
here on Christmas, 1901, and of the affec
tionate farewell he bade his wife, klHsing
her ss he boarded the train. They also told
of the high character of Mrs. Cody, stating
that they had never heard her use profane
or vulgar language and had never Been her
drink intoxicants.
The witnesses for Cody told of the bad
temper of Mr. Cody on the ranch, how
she compelled employe to leave, etc.
Mrs. Cody will go on the stand tomorrow
and will confine her testimony to denying
the charge made by her husband. It Is as
serted by her attorney that she Is ready
at any time to forgive her ihusband and
welcome him back home providing he will
publicly deny the poisoning charges.
MORTON OFFERS A REWARD
Doaglaa Man Will Pay for Informa
ttoa Concerning Whereabout
of Missing Doctor.
John Morton of Douglas, Wyo., Is In the
city and haa offered a reward of $30 for
Information that will lead to the finding
of Dr. Mortimer Jesurun, who left Ies
Molnea a week ago last Sunday on a Rock
Island train and is reported as having sent
a telegram home from the transfer station
at Council Bluffs, sine which time he has
not been seen nor heard of by his friends.
His aged mother is nearly prostrated at
her home In Douglas. The case grows more
mysterious a the day go by, as there is
no apparent motive for the strange disap
pearance of th man.
Movement of Ocean Vessel Feb. 87.
At New York Arrived: Kronnland, from
Antwerp; Menominee, from London. Sailed;
Perugia, for Kaplea,
At Hmyrna Arrived: Arabic, from New
York, on cruise.
At Ixrndon Arrived: Mlnnetonka, from
New Yorv. ,
At Gibraltar Arrived: Cunnple, from
Boston) Princess Irene, from New York.
At Bremen Arrived : Main, from New
York. Sailed: llrHiiileiiburg, fur New York.
At Dover Arrived : Finland, from New
York.
At Plymouth Arrived : Kron Ir1nz Wll
helm, from New York.
At Alexandria Arrived: Moltke, from
New York, on cruise.
MERGER FOR CITIES
Lee Has a Bill for OonMlidatioo of 9maha
and Sooth Omaha.
TWENTY PER CENT VOTERS CALL ELECTION
Majority Vote Neoeesary to Effect Merge?
of Two Municipalities.
IDEA POPULAR WITH DOUGLAS MEMBERS
M, F. Harrington Compile! Bate Bill and
Bedford Introduces It.
MORE STRINGENT THAN PREDECESSORS
Railroads Halher Like the Idea el
a Multiplicity ot Hills, Haplng
Thereby te Divide Force
of Opposition.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 27. iSpecial Telegram.)
Representative Lo of Douglas this after
noon Introduced a bill to provide for th
consolidation of Omaha and South Umaha,
It provides for the union on petition of 20
per cent of tho voters of the two iltle and
ratification at the polls by a majority.
The entire delegation from Douglaa haa
displayed a f.iendly attitude toward th
principle of consolidation. They have vary
ing Ideas as to how the merger should b
brought about, but all aecm to agree that
auch a union would bo a good thing If a
majority of the voter of the cltle favor It.
'I am In favor Of consolidation of th
two cities whenever a majority of the
voters there want It," said Representative
Clarke. "I have pot read this bill yet, but
that la where 1 aland on the question. "
Provision of 11111.
This bill make precisely that provision,
in that it stipulates that the consolidation
proposition must be ratified by a majority
of the voters. Tho context of the bill fol
lows: Section 1 That whenever a petition or
petitions slgneu by 20 per cent of the elec
tors duly registered for the last preceding
election in any city of the metropolitan
claws, and a like petition or petitions signed
by au per cent ot the e.ectors duly registered
for the last preceding election In any city
of the first class with s population of be
tween 2,0u0 and 40.WU, lying contiguous to
such metropolitan city, shall be presented
to the governor requeellng a consolidation
and merger of tho municipal goveriuiienta
of said cities, It shall be the duty of the
governor to appoint three electors of said
cities, not more than two of whom shall
reside in either city, who, together with tne
mavors of said cities, shall constitute a
board of commissioners to provide and ar
range the terms and conditions of said con
solidation and merger. The said board of
commissioners shall meet forthwith and
formulate a proposition embodying the
terms and conditions of the proposed con
solldatlon nnd merger, specifying therein,
among other things, the time and manner
of transfer of public property and funds,
the apportionment of public debt of the re
spective municipalities, tho safeguarding
of grant and franchises made by said
cities, the execution and performance of un
expired contracts, and report the same to
th governor within thirty (20) days from
the date of their appointment.
Sec.- J It shall be the duty e the gov-
ernor upon the filing or said report by the
board of commissioners, duly signed by a
majority of the members thereof, to Issuj
a proclamation reciting, the filing of such
report and submitting it for ratification at
an election to be held in each of the cities
proposed to be merged, said election to be
held In the same manner a election are,
now held to fill vacancies In the member
ship or tne lower nouse m mo iifwioiuir.
The terms of the consolidation and merger,
as formulated and adopted by the board pf
commissioners, shall be set forth as briefly
, ,. ho on tho official ba lot. and the
proposition shall be as follow: Shall the
cities be merged? Said official ballot to be
prnpared in tne rorm ami mainici ""J"1 ,
vided by law-Tor the preparation of official
bf a't said election a majority of the voter
In each of said cities voting on said proposi
tion vote for said merger and consolidation
the mayor of each of said cities shall,
within ten (If) days thereafter certify said
fact to the governor of the state, t'pon
the receipt of certificates of the mayors of
said cities showing that said proposition of
merger carried In esch of said cities, it
shall be the duty of the governor to fix by
proclamation n date on which the merger
of saM cities shall take plnco and become
effective, which date shall not be less than
thirtv f301 davs or more than sixty (fio) days
after the date of the election, and on and
after said date the said cities so merged
shall be and constitute one municipality
and a citv of the metropolitan class.
Provided, that the limitations heretofore
provided by law ns to the Increase of area
or extension of the boundaries of any city
of the metropolitan class shall not apply to
any cities so merged under the provision
"'provided further, that all officers of the
cltv of tho first-class shall be abolished by
said merger, but that no elective officer or
officer appointed for a fixed term In said
city of the first-class shall be deprived of
the emoluments of his office for the unex
pired term thereof, but that paid salaries
and emoluments shall bo allowed and paid
bm other salaries are allowed and paid by
the cltv r the metropolitan rioss.
Spo 'h That no more than one proposi
tion for merKer shall be submitted at any
special election in any such city or cith'B In
any one year.
Farmer Members Combine,
Behind closed doors at the Commercial
club rooms tonight sixteen farmer members
of the legislature organised to secure the
passage of legislation affecting the farming
and shipping interests of tho state. It wa
agreed among the member of the combi
nation not to meddle with any other legis
lation than that In which they were di
rectly interested. Kach one present wa
appointed a committee to invite tried and
true farmers to Join the organization and to
report at the next meeting to be held
Thursday night. It also voted to expel
from membership the first person who gave
out any Information concerning the doing
of the organization at ony of Its meetings.
Representative Kinst of Johnson county
began to speak a oon as the farmer
reached the clubroom and told the object
of tho combination was not to work for the
enactment of radical legislation, but to se
cure the passage of Buch meusure u would
afford relief to the agricultural Interests.
Incidentally one of the first question dis
cussed by the first combination of the ses
sion was tho direct primary election bill,
and with the exception of one or two mem
bers of the organisation It was the senso
of the meeting to oppose any such legisla
tion. The excuse given by those who spoke
against the direct primary, and nearly all
expressed themselves, was that their con
stituents were not in favor of euch legisla
tion, holding that it would be more of a
help to the cltle than to the country dl-
trlcta. Consequently the farmer' combina
tion will work against direct primaries.
Freight Hate Discussed.
Freight rates were dlncuKscd and Caldwell
and Junklii each advocated the Indorsement
of hi respective nieasuro, but no action
waa taken. The majority of those present
thought the railroad commission waa a
good scheme, but the people needed Imme
diate relief from the exorbitant freight
charge. Down In the southeast part of
the state, It was said, the freight on fruit
waa entirely too high for the fruit men to
make a xuftlelcni profit on th.lr crop.
Bridge legialatlon occupied some of the
time of the meeting and It wa agreed that
some brlilise inoasur should be enacted,
but Just what, the furmers faled to agre
upon. Senator laverty, who was th only
member of the upper house in attendance.