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TFIE 0MAI1A DAILY BEE.' "FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1905. 694. Bee, March 2, 1003. Redf ern Corsets Redfern Style "S" Deslnned for the woman tall, but not over I round in outline. Makes much of the form, ehap Intr it into the right proportion. for fashion's need. ft,. oJToot cs inert la small anu rouuu, wuu .long- Hue at the batfk and under arm,. the. corset giTlng the Hoclded Btralght-front pdseV ' - THIS MODEL WAS DESIGNED IX CONJUNCTION WITH THE "SECUKITt" RUBBER BUTTON HOSK BLI TORTERS, WHICH ARE ACCURATELY PLACED ON tr rtinxirvT mn THE PROPER FIGURE RESULTS. 'nnt hn.'utV whalebone. The corset may be had in an-excellent ainooth Coutllle or Batiste. - Price $5.00 Y. M. C A. BoUdlmr. ' Comer Sixte.ntk and DougU Stfeetfc nlng. Cady and Laverty of the senate: derdea. Hogrefe,. Lord, reabody, Whlthall, Ernest, Anderson of Hamilton, Mcl-eod, Bender, Hoare, Bolen. Perkins. Meradlth, Jones, Caldwell. rTshbaclc. Baddler. John son. Doran, Bedford, Thompson, Davla, Ilermnnsen, Luce, Junkin, Currie. McLeod presided at the request of Chairman Ernat. ROUTINE rHOtEKDINGS OF SENATE Resolution 'for Constitutional Con vention Is Killed. (Prom a Start Correspondent.) LINCOLN.' March" -lSpcelal.)-In the committee tit the whole with Cady in the chair, the senate this- morning Indefinitely postponed Tucker's bill for a Joint resolu tion calling for a constitutional convention. The Vote waa 12 to . Sheldon moved the bill be Indefinitely postponed and in hla talk for hla motion he told that the same propo sition had been voted on at the last elec tion and the people had declared emphatic ally that they did not want a constitutional convention. Wall. Mockett and Jennings each spoke against the measure. Wall said he had worked faithfully in support of tha constitutional amendments and ha did not want thesa amendments killed by asking for a convention. Tucker, Saunders and Jones itpoke for the bill. Tucker said all the lawyers were for It, while Jones said the average man knew nothing about the constitution and had not even read tha present one. For this reason he said it was a difficult matter t6 carry an amendment, and therefore wanted 'a' convention. 3aun- tiers said the state' had outgrown the con stitution -and that something had to be done. A number of amendments had been killed by the legislature and if the members would not take amendmenta he believed the convention then waa the best thing. B. F. 70, by Whaley,. allowing the owner ship of electric lighting plants by cities of the second class, was recommended for passage.. 8. F. 166, by Harsh, to prevent discrimina tion by railroads In the matter of forward ing cars to shippers, was recommended for general file. The following bills were passed: H. R. 30, by Douglas of Rock-A bill to permit rraternal orders to incorporate. H. R. 6fi, by Burns-A bill codifying cer tain sections of the Insurance statutes re lating to tiling securities with the auditor. H. R. 17, by Casebeer A bill to authorise the tise of the State university cash fund for the general uses of the university. . H. by Knox A bill authorising the Peru . Normal to buy .library books with matriculation fees.' The seuatt. resolved Itself Into committee of the whole immediately after noon, with Epperson of Clay In tha chair. S. F. 21,, to regulate the passing of steam engines along the public highways and over Bridges, waa indefinitely postponed. ' It. R. 27, which exempts cemeteries owned by private parties from taxation, waa rec ommended for passage. H. R. 90-The bill , provides that In heritance .tax, now paid, into the state freaap.-y . shall be ' paid to the counties in whlc money la collected and used in the improvement .of the public highways. It was fecommended for passage after Considerable debate. Cady objected to the bill, holding that any general law by which revenue was derived should not apply to any particular county, but that all coun ties should share In the revenue collected, i He held the passage of the bill would es tablish) a bad precedent. Jones, Sheldon, Tvieker, Mockett and others spoke for the measure. S, F.. 40s Providing for the selection of grand and petit Jurors, was ordered pre sented for third reading. . H. R. 61t-To provide an appropriation for the burial of indigent soldiers was recommended for passage. The senate concurred' In the action of the houa In killing the emergency clause on 8. F. .8, the county engineer bill, and also an the house amendments to B. F. 6, the juvenile court bill. 'On reports of committees the following bills were placed on the general file: . 8. F 1S8, by Gibson South Omaha char ter amendment bill. 8. F. 190, by Saunders Requiring that plats of additions to cities and towns havo attached Certificates showing that there are no unpaid taxes. S. F. 1, by Meserve Regulating contracts for exclusive water works privileged fur term of twenty-live years. 8. F. 144, by Laverty -To confer on cities of the second class right of eminent do main for sewers and clrulna. . F; 173, by Thomas To require owners of hotels not provided with tire escapes to tlx permanently attached ropes in each roomi 8. t 70, by Whaley To authorise small cities and villages to Issue bonds for municipal lighting plants. B. Fi MS. by Tucker To cure defects In title to. lots In vlllnges upon twenty-five yearsunriltfputed adverse possession. 8. -,F- J'-7, 'by Epperson Providing for paymerit of costs in police court in cities of the irst class. 8. f . )67, by Tucker To authorise sale of . school lands for school, church and cemetery use. 8. y. , 166. by Harsh Requiring railroads to provide aide tracks and cars to all shippers without discrimination. R. H. 71. by Scllley Regulating con tracts for street lights and granting of franchises fur such light In cities. 11. R. 71, by Cravens To authorise lay ing of walks In cities and villages without if card to grade. U. R. 27. by Clarke Regulating affairs Of cemetery associations. H. R. 4S, by Warner Providing a uni form plan of issuing teachers' certificates. H. R. 49, by Ernst The twins factory bill. .....' HOP8r RESTORE ALL SALARIES. Last Chans ' Blade ' la Commutes Report Is Reversed. (From a Stall Correspondent.) LINCOLN. March 1. (Special.) When the) house convened, at 10 a. m.. Hunker riimlog. fuslonlat. offered a resolution to reconsider the toU of yesterday by m-hlrh the salary of the deputy secretary of state, as Itemised in the-salary appro priation hill was cut from si.suu v The resolution carried unanimously, leav ing the salary at 11,800. as fixed by the committee. This was dons on the grounds h.. other, such reductions were restorea. H. R. I. by Dodge of Douglas, the Omaha Water board bill, came back with the sen ate amendments. Lee of Douglas saia an th amendments were satisfactory to him. but he desired to add one more, to provide for no salaries to the water boara mem bers until the city had acquired the water works, and he wanted the bill referred to conference, commute for this purpose The speaker ruled that he might afk for this privilege If the senate amendments more not concurred In. The senate amena ments were concurred In, and Lee did not get the bill recommitted. When 8. F. . by Beghtol of Lancaster, tha county engineer bill, came up for pus- sage, after having been once defeated and revived by reconsideration, Lee raised the point of order that the bill was dead, since but fifty-one votes were cast for the recon sideration of the former vote, thirty-three members being absent Lee's point was that It required two-thirds of the member ship; and not simply of those present, to re consider. The speaker overruled this point. The vote on the bill, with the emergency clause,' was 53 to 27, lacking fourteen votes of two-thirds necessary to carry the emergency clause. Clarke of Douglas moved to strike out the emergency clause. This carried and so did the bill by a vote of 54 to 25. .-. These bills were then passed: S. F. 87. bv Cadv of Howard Authorizing State Board of Public Lands and Buildings to sell a section of school land to uaruei L. Johnson, now occupied by him. 8. F. 8, by Mockett of Lancaster The Juvenile court bill. Emergency clause. H. R. 20, by RlchardJon of Madison Ap propriating 135,000 for rebuilding the old wing of the Norfolk Insane asylum. Emergency clause. H. R. 136, by Horn of Nemaha Appropri ating $32,000 for a fireproof library building at the Peru Normal school and a heating apparatus, sewer and steam tunnel conneu- i tlons. H. R. 166, by ward or narpy uiving me right of eminent domain to electric and ln terurban railway companies. H. R. 110, by Junkin of Uosper To protect trade and commerce against unlawful re straints and monopolies and to prohibit the giving or receiving of rebates on the trans portation of pioperty. H. R. Hi, by Copsey of Cug.ar To pron.blt shooting of English, China or Mongolian pheasants. Englbh and Belgian partnoges. English black cocks or any other imported bird. H. R. Its, by Wilson of PawneeTo per mit owners of contracts for lease of educa tional lands to perfect their titles under the law in force prior to 1879. H. R. 219, by Burgess of Lancaster To five warehouses a lien on goods left with hem. H. R, 139, by Jackson of Antelope Au thorizing appeals from county levies to the district court and emergency clause. H. R. 18. by Meradlth of York To per mit drainage by tiled or open ditch Into national water courses. H. R. 187, by Clarke of Douglas Chang ing the ottering or giving of a bribe In Jury cases from a misdemeanor to a fel ony. , . H. R. 210, by Clark of Douglas A re called antl-pollcy and lottery bill, said to be directed against suit clubs and emer gency clause. The house defeated H. R. 230, by Parker of Otoe, by a vote of 47 to 43 under a call of the house. It prohibited the sale of liquor within 400 feet of a school. H. R. 220, by Fitle of Douglaai giving pub lishers property rights In news' twenty four 'hours after its publication,'' was lost by a. vote of U to 46.. Dodge of Douglas submitted a motion that the house resolve itself into a com mittee of the whole at 10 a, m., Friday, take one hour at noon for recess and when it adjourned it be until 2 p. m. Monday and that no on be excused. Dodge said this would give the members time to go home and attend to private business Saturday. Jahnel of Washington said he observed Dodge was absent a great deal. Other members thought It was the duty of the members to give the state their time. Dodge withdrew that part of the motion relating to excuses. While this motion was pending Jones of Polk moved to ad journ and the motion prevailed at 4:20 p. m. EFFECT OF ARTS IN SCHOOLS ialumot Mima a Poivdor Perfect In quality. Moderate In prloe Director of Manual Training In Itew York Speaks Hlarhl of Tkin, MILWAUKEE, March 2. James P. Haney, director of manual training in the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx of New York Ctty, read an interesting paper before the department of ' superin tendents National Educational association convention today. The paper treated on manual training In the elementary, high school andxollege curricula, and was illus trated by a series of charts, ; . . 'The Arts," (drawing construction 'and design) act as a moral and disciplinary agent through the periods of development," said the speaker. "They cultivate habits of cleanliness, system nd order They Inculcate perseverance sndjjioti .rup Ideals of. aclf reliance and honestr'Tney , lead by interest and ' are undertaken, willingly and with avidity. Discipline in their pres. enoe. becomes mora natural' and rational the atmosphere of lh school room is mad by -these, lea abnoraial, Xbey give pleasure in their doings, and serve to keep the child In school." . ; . - , ' . Miss Jan Addams of Hull House. Chi cago, the well known aoaiai worker, spoke briefly regarding the child laborer and as sertd that the stat had a right to expect more help than It 'had received from the great body of publlo instructors. Miss Addams was followed by Calvin M. Woodward of St. Louis, Mo., who. spoke on mental training. The convention adjourned sin die after passing a resolution pledging Itself to us Its best endeavors to secure sufficient compensation to enable teachers to prepare themselves properly for their work and to Justify them In remaining permanently In the profession of teaching. I.ca-lalators Before Grand Jary. INDIANAPOLIS. March . Thirty mem bers of the Indiana legislature testified to day before the grand Jury In the bribery investigation. Each member stayed but a few minutes, and one member coming out of the room SHid hs knew nothing about any bribery In the legislature, either at tempted or accomplished. llTLER HEARING BROADENS Kith Interesting Testimony Secured Re garding the State Architect NEGLECTS STATE FOR PRIVATE WORK Mark of that Dona lader Ills Direc tion Was Along; Extravagant rinna. According; to Testi mony of Witnesses. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March l-Speclal.)-The sub committee of tha claims committee prose cuting the Investigation into the state architect matter Is accumulating consider able evidence relating to Mr. Tyler's methods of conducting the affairs of his office for the stat and for himself. Today the committee listened to testimony by Architect Craddock of Lincoln, who said Tyler while state architect had engaged In a great deal of outside business for himself. It also heard Thomas E. Htbbard, chairman of the visiting board. He said things under the supervision of Mr. Tyler at the Milford home were In a bad condition. He cited on case where a stream waa pollute. i with sewerage and the water then pumped back for domestic use. The attention of the committee waa called to a claim for $11,700 In the deficiency appropriations bill put In by Tyler for the construction of a tunnel to carry one-elghth-lnch pipe for heating at this home. The committee is informed that th legislature, nor any other authority, ever ordered this work, and Mr. Hibbard, who stands 6 feet, declared that he ac tually stood erect and walked through this tunnel. The further the Investigation goes, the committeemen are reported as saying, the worse things look for Tyler. Scope Is Widening. The scope of this investigation is widen ing day by day. Governor Mickey has given testimony before the committee and it Is understood he told many things dam aging to. the record of the architect. Slate Treasurer Mortensen also has testified. Rev. L. P. Ludden and' T. J. Majors told the committee they were unable to get the state architect for work at the Peru Nor mal school, except when they advertised for plan and specifications to be paid for in cash. Then they said Tyler submitted plank and asked for pay, the pltms being submitted to Mr. Ludden. At both the Peru and Kearney normals, they testified, It had been necessary to employ an outside architect. Mr. Fiske, an architect of.Lln ooln; General Gage and W. P. Hestor also have given testimony to the committee and they stated Instances where Tyler did out side work while holding the state office. .The committee la In receipt of such In formation of a number of buildings over the state where Tyler had submitted com petitive bids with other architects at a time when he wss employing extra help In his office at the state bouse and for which help he submitted claims to this legislature. Representative Ferrar and Senator Shreck of-Hall and York counties respect ively testified before the committee in a meeting tonight at the Lindcll. hotel. It was learned before the meeting that Mr. Ferrar was expected to state that Tyler had secured the adoption of his plans for the new library building at Grand Island, a private Job, and owing to a misunder standing with the contractor waa frequently up there looking aftar the work. Senator Shreck was expected to tell that Tyler, while state architect, had, gone to York and spent a day or two trjlng to secure the adoption of his plans for a new school building. The senator is a member of the Board of Education in his couuty, or was. This meeting tonight, like all the others of th committee, was executive and It waa not possible to secure confirmation that the tw6 legislators' did give the testi mony which It was learned beforehand they were expected to give, but it Is sup posed things went off as planned. Favors Certain Materials. Specifications are on file in th land com missioner's office showing where Tyler has favored certain manufacturers of brick and Other building material and that he prao- tlcally has eliminated all- competition be cause of the simple fact that but one bid der could supply the kind of material speci fied in the plans. Btate Treasurer Mortensen, a member of the State Board of Publlo Lands and Build ings, testified that the board hod been held accountable for many mistakes which Tyler made. He admitted the expenditures made for the Milford home were one succession of errors. He made the cnustlo assertion that In his Judgment a good carpenter at a salary of S1.200 a year would be a great Improvement over Tyler. Mr. Mortensen said he had frequently questioned Tyler about the affairs of his office, but had no way of "arriving at the truth." The feeling Is growing more pronounced every day' against the methods Tyler has pursued and that he will be ousted and his office abolished seems unquestioned. A subcommittee of the senate railroad committee is wrestling with a conatltu tlonal proposition. 8. F. 92 provides that electrical railroads shall have the power of eminent domain. It Is proposed by the committee to amend the bill so that in laying its tracks the , Interurban Railroad company will be compelled to bridge over or go under tracks of other railroads which It crosses. Th matter - has been referred to a subcommittee to see if suoh an amendment is germnln to the bill and whether stich amendment would make the bill unconstitutional. The senate committee reported bock to tke senate for general file this morning H. R. 4, the bill to establish a binding twine plant at th penitentiary. ' The committee amended the bill so that the 2200,000 to start the plant shall be raised by an issuance of state bonds. These bonds are to be bought by the permanent school fund and are to bear 2 per certt Interest. Former Senator B. W. Reynolds of Dodge county, a member of the last session, is here today to work against the passage of 8. F. 178. This Is the bill introduced by a special committee defining what property Is exempt from taxation. The bill does not except the private normal schools, of which on In located at Fremont. The senator wanti this class of property exempt from taxation. mm What 9s the Difference THE question many a 'five dollar hat-man hat asked after trying a McKibbil? The "Difference1 is worth laving If you've been wearing a Five Dollar hat, put on one of tha fa mous standard, fully guaranteed M Iiafs the next time you're hat buying and . see if you can detect any difference in any thing but the price. S3 Live Dealers $3 Monday night, no candidate having been agreed upon. A proposition to mske Warner, who received the highest vote to night, the candidate for tomorrow in Joint ballot, was defeated. ALL RUSSIA IN TURMOIL (Continued frorit First rage.) place In several parts of the city during the afternoon. At the leather enamel works two work men fired several shots at two of the dlrec tors as the latter were leaving the factory. The shots did not take effect and the as sailants escaped. A military patrol attempted to arrest some striking Jewlnh shop assistants, who were engaged in forcing shopkeepers to close their premises.' The strikers fired on the patrol repeatedly, but without Injuring any of them, and then escaped. During the day tne police arrested 840 striking Jewish shopkeepers and assistants. May Stop Una Supply. The question of gas supply Is causing much alarm. The director of the company today notified the governor general that the stock of gas on hand Is sufficient to last only till Saturday. -Unless the government Intervenes and compels the strikers to re turn to work the city will be In darkness by Sunday night. The gasworks have been operated by soldiers for four weeks past, under the supervision of foremen who did not Join in the strike. In consequence of the soldiers being without experience the machinery has become so dirty that it will be Impossible to continue the manufacture of gas without qualified workmen. Th foremen, who have been working forty-two hours at a stretch, are unable longer to bear the strain, During this morning's disturbances strik ers stabbed a foreman of the gasworks, who died tonight. The other foremen are panic-stricken and refuse to work longer. Unless the authorities take action the directors of the gasworks will telegraph a report of the situation to the minister of the Interior tomorrow and disclaim further responsibility. If-appears that the chief point of contention 1 the strikers' demand for the discharge' of forty German engi neers. The company Is a German concern and hence refuses : to comply with the de mand of. the trik-4rs. - In view of possible disturbances on, Saturday and Sunday the Ifas complications, are adding greatly to the danger of th situation. . o,ke Etn, Moscow. MOSCOW. March 2.-The strike area In the city and suburbs Is extending. There are now 60,000 men out Colds Canae Soro Throat. Laxative Broma Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy, removes th cause. Call for the full' nam and look for signa ture of E. W. Grove. 25c. MISSOURI DEADLOCK STILL ON Republican Caucus Vnable to Agree I'pon Nomine to Succeed Nledrtnghnns. JEFFERSON CITT. Mo., Mareh t-The caucus of republican legislative supporters of Thomas it. Nledrlnghaus wss resumed tonight in an endeavor to select another candidate and effect a settlement of the deadlock On the Joint balloting for United States senator. There were forty-seven members present. The first ballot resulted: Warner, 28: Dyer, ; Wamsley, 9; Nagle, J; O'Bannon, 1; Self, 1; Burton, 1; Hill, 1; Had ley, 1; Russell, 1. . A number of ballots followed with prac tically the same result, when the names of several of the candidates began to drop out. Twenty-three ballots wer taken, the final ballot resulting: Warner, 19; Dyer, 6; Me Indoe, 3. Th caucus then adjourned to mrtt again I MISSOURI RATE LAW HEARINGS Knnsn. city Shipper. S.y Proposed Measure Will Work Serious Injury to Their City. KANSAS CITY, March 2.-fhe State Board of Railroad Commissioners was in session here all day, listening to the evl denee of local shippers relative to the pro posed maximum freight rate schedule. The testimony of the shippers here did not favor the proposed schedule, all of the witnesses saying that it would work a serious injury to the business interests of Kansas City. At the conclusion .of the hearing here tc- night the commission Invited the Kansas City shippers to send representatives to the final hearing to be held at Jefferson City March 14. The commissioners will hear the evidence of shippers in other Missouri cities on the following dates: March 3, St. Joseph; March 4, Jopltn; March , Springfield, and March 7, St. Louis. RAILROAD BILL IN KANSAS Conference Committee Agrees I'pon Senate Dills Which Will Be Re. ported to Both Houses Today. TOPEKA, Kan., March I. A railroad bill has been agreed upon by the house and Senate conference committee and will be reported to both bodies tomorrow. The con ference committee has agreed on the senate bill with an amendment providing that the assistant attorney general to be appointed under the provisions of the law shall have authority to make complaint against any railroad which he believes is charging ex cess rates for freight. The bill is prac tically as it left the senate, except the prosecuting attorney is given more power under the amendment. ' FOUR REPORTS AT DENVER Gubernatorial Contest Committee Very Much Divided as to tha Facts. CHAIRMAN STANDS WITH THE DEMOCRATS Reaches Conclusion In Different Man ner, hut Derides that Adams Should Be Retained, While Majority Want Peabody. DENVER, March 2. Four reports were filed with Lieutenant Governor Jesse A. McDonald by the gubernatorial contest committee, to be presented today to the Joint convention of the general assem bly, which will decide after hearing argu ments, whether or not Governor Alva Adams shall surrender his office to former Governor James H. Teabody, who con tested the election. Fourteen republican members of the com mittee, a majority of one, finally signed the report in favor of ousting Adams and seating Peabody, which wss prepared by counsel for Peabody, but six of these com mltteemen declared that they reserved the right to vote as they saw fit after hearing the arguments In Joint convention. They said they signed the report merely to get the matter before the assembly. At the final meeting of the committee yesterday afternoon for consideration of the contest the Peabody report waa signed by thlr teen members. One of these. Represen tative C. E. Dungan, subsequently with. drew his signature, notifying Chairman Griffith by letter that he had signed "through misunderstanding." Two other republican members of the committee, Sen ator Alexander and Representative Alfred Stewart, who refused to sign the report at the meeting yesterday, changed their minds during the night and their signa tures were attached to th majority report when It was presented today. Senator Alexander nad previously filed a report in favor of declaring the election of a gov ernor null and void, creating a vacancy, to be filled by the lieutenant governor. This method of solving the difficulty received no support from the other members of the committee. Democrat and Chairman Agree. The nine democratlo members made a re port recommending dismissal of the Pea body contest, because no case had been made by the evidence. The fourth report, which may prove to be the most important, was prepared by William H. Griffith, chairman of the com mittee, and bears In addition to his signa ture, those of Representatives J. A. Mc Intyre, C. E. Dungan and J. B. Thompson, all of them republicans. This report sets out that there waa shown to have been fraud in forty pre cincts In Denver, which was not disproved by Adams. However, it also sets out that Adams proved by his evidence that sixty of the 104 precincts attacked by Peabody were proven to be without fraud and that the election in them' was regular. On this account the report says Adams still has enough votes to give him a good sized plurality and election. The con clusions are the same as those of the re port submitted by the democratic members of the committee, but they are reported In a different way. At the beginning of the report the minority republicans recommend that the contest filed by Peabody be dismissed, as he did not receive a plurality of the legal votes for governor. Chairman Griffith and the three other representatives who signed phe report find that there was much fraud perpetrated by the democratic party in Denver, but that it was confined to forty-eight-precincts. They recommend that the votes of these precincts be excluded from the total. "Facta In the Case." The following are set forth as "facts:" That the contestor asks that the returns of 104 precincts in the city and county of Denver be rejected. That th only legal evidence of fraud Introduced by contestor to sustain the re jection of the returns from fifty-six of said precincts was that of the experts on hand writing and in regard to the practice of fraudulent voters. That so far as these fifty-six precincts sre concerned the evidence of the contestee most successfully discredited and contro verted the handwriting experts and con tradicted evidence of the contestor. That to reject the returns from said flftv six precincts Is to disfranchise ll,0u0 honest voters without any Just or legal reason. That if said flfty-alx precincts are not rejected the case of contestor fails, even though all his claims of fraud In outside counties are sustained, by a plurality for the contestee of 1,812. The report says the evidence concerning the outside counties ' was conflicting and that Adams' plurality Is 3,819, "after hav ing decided every question of doubt in favor of the contestor." That this conclusion was reluctantly reached is evidenced by the following para graph In the report: Before closing this report the undersigned desire to say that It has not been an easy or pleasant task for them to file this re port and thus dlfTer with their republican colleagues on the Joint contest committee. Their desire and inclination was to be able to decide in favor of the contestor and Join with their said colleagues In findings and recommendations to that effect. They have taken this step only after most mature and deliberate consideration of the evidence In the case. Consideration of the reports of the com mittee was postponed today by th Joint convention of the general assembly owing to the death of Edward O. Woloott, former United States senator from Colorado. The general assembly appointed a committee to draft resolutions in memory of the late senator and adjourned until tomorrow fore, noon. King, John W. Parker, Michael Sheedy and Colonel W. A. Williams. POLICY HOLDERS IN SESSION Fight la Begun for Mutuallsatlon of Equitable t.lfe Assurance Society. NEW YORK. March 2.-A committee of policyholders of the Equitable Life Assur ance society met today, with John D. Crlm mlns, vice president of the City Trust com pany, as chairman. The meeting was held In the offices of Boardman, Piatt Soley, counsel for th policyholders, and a bill tor submission to the legislature and providing for the mutuallsatlon of the Equitable so ciety on radical lines waa discussed. An other meeting will be held tomorrow, the committee stating that a large representa tion of policyholders will be present. Mr. Crimmlns said tonight that It Is the Intention of the committee to permit the holder of a one-year policy for $1,000 to have Just as much voice In the management of the affairs as the holder of a large amount. In a formal statement he said the com mittee would ask the society for a list of policyholders, particularly in New York state. This request he believed would be acceded to. He also Indicated that the policyholders who met todny were In favor of the mutuallsatlon of the company. CZAR'S MEN DRIVEN BACK (Continued from First Page.) DEATH RECORD. William Robyn. BT. LOUIS, March 2. Wllllrfm Robyn, 1 years old, the organiser of the first sym phony orchestra west of Pittsburg and who tor many years had taken a leading part In all musical enterprises In St. Louis, died today at the residence . of his son. Prof. Alfred Q. Robyn. Mr. Robyn was born In Holland and cam to St. Louis In 1837. Jnmea Smith. NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 2. James Smith, known widely to Yale graduates and follower of Yale sports as "Pop," died sud denly here today of heart disease, sged 87. For a quarter of a. century or more he fig ured as a "mascot" at various Yaio ath letlo contests. Mortality Statistics. The following births and deaths have been reported to the Board of Health dur ing the twenty-four hours ending at noon Thumday : Births Max - Rubensfeln, 110 Bouth Sixth, boy; William Baxter, S030 Marcy, 3lrl; Joseph Van Wle. iST8 Blnney, boy; . C. Bchuits, 2602 Taylor, boy. Deaths-Llllle Firth, 513 Vllllams. 19; Mary Caka, 128 Poppleton avenue, 28 days; Mrs. S.irah E. Ellis, 3S30 Manderson, 83; Richard F. Fagun. 629 North Forty-first avenue, 49; Catherine Daub. SHU North Twenty-fourth, 64; Mrs. Crowe, 934 North Twenty-fourth. Always w Remember the fall Jam HaxfttJve Uromo Qmxiino CamCoUiaOntty,CtWm2 Day OB vary bos. aso FUNERAL OF GECLS. B0UTWELL Massachusetts Pay Honor to tbe Memory of Distinguished Cltisen at Groton. GROTON, Mass., May 2. The common wealth of Massachusetts today honored the memory of George Sewell Boutwell, once governor and formerly United States senator and secretary of the treasury. Numerous officials, coworkers and towns men attended the funeral, which wa held at the town hall, and clergymen of all the religious denominations in Groton participated In the service. . The state was officially represented by Governor Douglas and council and by delegations from the state senate and house of representatives. In addition there was present delegations from the Grand Army of the Republic, the town officials, the executive commlttse of the antl-lmperlallstlc league of which Mr. Boutwell I presldont, ten member of the United Irish league of America and many other minor delegations. For two hours during th forenoon the body lay in state at the town hall. Mr. Boutwell' pastor. Rev. Pemberton H. Cressey, of the Unitarian church, offi ciated at th service, assisted by Rev. George M. Howe of th Congregational so ciety. Rev. Charles 8. Turner of the Bap tist church, and Rev. Dr. Endlcott Pea body, head master of the Groton school. No eulogy was delivered, out of respect of the desire of the Boutwell family. As the body was borne from the hall all the church bells In Groton began to ring and the chimes in the chapel tower at Groton school played a muffled peal. The burial was In Groton cemetery. Th honorary pall bearers were: Former Gov ernors John O. A. Brackett, John D. Long and John L. Bates and W. P. Wharton, C. Blgflow, Erving Wlnslow, Oabrlel Brad ford, Dr. Samuel A. Green, George A. tlnued throughout March 1. The losses were Insignificant. Japanese Capture Villages. GENERAL KITROKI'S HEADQUAR TERS IN THE FIELD, via Fusan, March 2. During the night Japanese infantry swept forward from the hills and took three small villages in front of Wltosan, on the plain close to the river, which has been the scene of many outpost affairs. One column advanced northeast and cap tured the town oi Kodales, thirteen miles from Wltosan. The engagement there was not severe. The aril lery duel Is contlnul g In the east and is most active about Wltosan, but the cannonading Is neither as heavy nor as un ceasing as heard from the westward. The batteries of both armies have maintained their positions and are exchanging volleys of shrapnel acros., the villages. One village, which the Japanese occuplrd, was subjected to a fierce bombardment of solid shot, but the two companies there stuck to their positions. Japanese Cavalry Busy. NEW CHWANG, March 2.-(V!a Tien Tsln) A detachment of 400 Japanese cav alry with one gun raided Sinmlntin, about thirty miles east of Mukden, this after noon. With the gun trained on the main street, the troopers ransacked the railroad buildings and Chinese Inns. For months Sinmlntin has been the head quarters of contraband trade and the Japa nese heretofore have not Interfered. On the arrival of the Japanese at Bin- i mintln the streets were quickly cleared, the Chinese went in hiding and the great crowd of Greek and German traders became panic-stricken, but the Japanese did not touch their carts, which were waiting to make a night trip to Mukden. Three Cos sacks were discovered. One of them was killed. The others escaped. The Chinese report that previous to their entry Into Sinmlntin tbe Japanese dis persed a small body or Russian scouts, capturing fifteen of them. On the completion of their examination of Sinmlntin the Japanese withdrew to Pauchlatun. An engagement is expected, as it is known that Cossacks are not far distant. Ten thousand Japanese troops are re ported to be three miles south of Pauchla tun, artd numbers of Japanese In Chinese clothes are along the Koupantse line. It la possible that the Japanese may seise Sinmlntin, as It has long ben deneutral ized, owing to Russian traffic there. There are large accumulation of stores at Chen chow and Koupantse. Sinmlntin is now quiet. Th Japanese hold all the roads, t On all sides are groups of Chinese whispering together and ex pectant camp followers who are anxiously awaiting instructions to pass out with their laden carta. It is reported here that General Kouro- patkln'a left has advanced six miles. Eavelopes Russian Left. HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL REN- NENKAMPFF, Near Madyadanl, Man churia, March 2. Via Mukden, March I All the Japanese attacks today on the new Russian positions, a few miles north of Oubenepusa, were successfully repulsed but the forces defending the Russian left flank were unable to withstand the ad vance of the Japanese, who enveloped the front and left The village of Kudyas!, north of Hemanda pass, a few miles east of the highway, waa captured by the Japa nese during the afternoon. The retreat of the division on Madyadanl la seriously threatened. Russian Left Dislodged. TOKIO, March 2 (5:30 p. m.)-Advices from the headquarters of the Japanese armies in Manchuria show that the Japa nese activity on the extreme right con tinues. That wing is pressing forward and Is dlBlodging the Russians. A dispatch from headquarters says: Our force In the Singklng (Yenden) direc tion is occupying iaingnorneng and I nofl pursuing the enemy northward. We cap. lured large quantities of provisions a' TBlnghoc-heng. Our force at Henhsu Is rrnriiinllv rilalnrio-. Ing the enemy from his position, thirteen miles northeast of Bentslaputse, and from another position seven miles northwest. The nrst position is lour miles west of the sec ond. Our force has pressed the enemy northward of the Bhakhe river and has oc cupied Bunmupaetzu, l laochlnhutun and Sunhupoats, three miles north of Waito mountain. The enemy has many field and heavv siege guns on either side of the railroad neretoiore unused and Is now shelling us. Japa Fear Russians Will Ran. LONDON, March 8. A dispatch from Toklo to the Daily Telegraph states that th Japanese are endeavoring to force a de cisive battle in Manchuria, but It is feaied General Keuropatkln will retreat, fighting a rear guard action. Reports from the Bhakhe river Indicate, says the some correspondent, that the P. us- Investments We nre continually fur nishing our depositors with good, safe invest ments. Our facilities are at your disposal. 4 PEIt CENT INTER EST paid on deposits. Oldest and Strongest Savings Bank in Ne braska. CITY SAVINGS BANK S. E, Corern 16th and Doug as Sts. slan morale Is seriously Impaired and that there are numerous voluntary surrenders, not only of Toles and Jews, hut of recently arrived European troops. They relate that rumors are current In the Army that Gen eral Kouropatkln has been recalled, and knowledge of the Internal troubles In Rus sia causes a deep Impression In the army. Reports are current at Toklo, but not con firmed officially, that- the Japanese hava occupied Sakhallen. 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