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The Omaha Daily Bee . 2 OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 19M-TEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. r FAVORS SEA LEVEL Jftte Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canala File Iu Report. MAJORITY 0BJIU5 1U tut rnu uako inor Factor. tOST OF OPERATION IS ANOTHER Report Styi Tjp of Waterway Should be Determined Soon. MINORITY FAVORS SYSTEM OF LOCKS t tar That Properly romlnrlrJ ptai WlilU Mot be Liable to Injory be Selassie hocks. WASHINGTON. May That the earthquake which deatroyed Pan Frandaco was an Important' factor In determining tha rote of tha senate committee on tn teroeeanlc canals In favor of a ea-love type la apparent from the fact that feature of tha majority report la a dis cus .on of tha affect such an earth wave might hava on locks and dama. The ma jority report In favor of a sea-level canal , waa submitted today by Senator Kltt- cf radge. On tha subject of danger from earthquakes on tha Isthmus and the pos sible affect on the two types of cannl proponed tha report ey: The recent calamity that overwhelmed ?ne of the treat rltlea has caused many orahodlngs. The assertion that any par ticular apot In the tropics Is exempt from all danger from inch convulsions of na ture aa recently visited California or wrought great havoc near Charleston, S. C, In 1IIH, or changed the fare of nature In southeastern Missouri, near the he- f inning of thla century, would not be azarded by any wise man. That the lathmua of Panama la not exempt, conclu sively appeara and we can have no guar anty that the canal lone will In the future be exempt from aurh disaster. The canal structures that would be most xpoaed to Injury by the passing of an earth wave or violent movement of the earth's surface are the lorks proposed by the minority, whose walls, many hundreds cf feet, or even 2,000 or 3,000 feet long at Outan would, at least soma of them. be more than aeventy-flvo feet high and entirely unsupported on one aide aave for a part of the helghth by water. Probably Katect of Treaabler. If these walla ahould be moved at all the natural and probable result would be In their leaking and so prevent the closing of the gatea an injury for which a auggeatlon of extra gtes on hand would be uaeleas, for no one could guess the extent of the movement. But the moat likely effect of such shock would be the fracture of these locka, in repairing of , which much time months or years might be required, and thus cauee Inter- ruptlon of traffic or the abandonment of ; the canal. "The minority auggesta that the dam at Gam boa. Included in the plan of the board .would be aa likely to sustain. Injury from urn rrtprtiuttoh. as the structure above mentioned. Thla la not the fact. The Gam boa dam la built on a solid rock foundation, reinforced with strong walla and but tressed at either end with walla of rock. It la a structure the least likely to be af fected of any superimposed on tha earth'! surface and iu record la found of any simi lar structure being permanently injured under similar circumstances. Tha side lopea of the Culebra cut would be no more likely to be disturbed than are tha nearly vertical slopes near the divide, that have never been affected. An earth dam on an alluvial basts, aa proposed by the minority, might be fissured if the earthquake passed the locality, and If a crack In the dam or lis base should open the dam would go out, the lock drain and the canal be ruined. am Francisco's Experience. "At Ban Francisco, where the water pipes Were broken, the disaster waa greatly aug mented by thla cause, for the water could not be held In the plpea and directed on the flames. What would happen to the aqueduct, cmdulta, pipes and valves burled In the concrete walla used for filling and emptying the looks cannot be well conjee lured." After reviewing the legislation and the messages of the president on the aubject f the canal the report aaya it la due to tha executive branch that the uncertainties confronting the president aa to his powers In the premises be settled and disposed of affirmatively, once and for all, by the only national authority competent to pass upon the question the national leglalaiure. The division among experte aa to the beat type of canal la treated by the report, which aaya that the concluaion haa been reached that tha following propositions are Irrefutable: That the Ideal canal Is one at Sea level; that Its construction would be attended with no more and probably with leaa liasard than one with locka and dama on doubtful foundations; that tha aea level canal is safer and more convenient than one with locks; that it would take but little longer time to build, that it la aim pier and more economic in operation and maintenance. Lorka Bad Dama Dasiirsat. A chapter of the report Is devoted to the looks and dams proposed by the minority report of the consulting englneere and these are aaserted to be an element of danger. The various accidents to which such mechanism might be subject are re counted and the report asserts that these baxartla can be avoided by the small sacri fice of Unto necessary to tha construction of the aea level canal. The claim la made by the report that ships of sll classes could be' passed through the sea level rsnal In eight hours and that half that time would be consumed In passing ship through locks alone. The cost of annual maintenance is esti mated at $l.ej.(X for aea level and $:,J,ouu tut the lock type. piacusung the advantage of the sea-level canal to the country controlling it In time of war. the repurt says: "If free from sll obstacles to quick transit 11 warships of average slse, moving in one direction, route clear, could be passed from ocean to ocean In leas than a day. "All naval commanders and cnmmercl.il masters of the great national and private v ls of the world are almost to a man opposed unalterably to the Introduction uf any lock tn lift vessels over tha low summit that nature has left us te remove." The majority argues that an enemy could destroy a lock canal much easier than a Sea-level canal with explosives. As to Expense. The ultur.ete final rust of the sea-level serial. aa estimated by the majority. Is IMUO.000, while the cost of the lock type Is regarded as unoertatn. The minority vt the board of consulting engineers estimated the cost at tlja.TX.jno. and to thla the tiAjortty says should be added the interest UJootlaued oa Second Pax ) Chinese to fill offices Imperial nervier Will Be Gradually Removed. PEKING. May 17. -The ministers nf the powers are considering the question of taking Joint action on the customs ques tion. While the Chinese assurances ate plausihle. there are strong evidences that the authorities fully Intend to replace the j foreigners In the service by Chinese when j it is possible to do so In conversation be- j tween foreign mlnlsiers and the Chinese ; officials the latter maintain an Independent j attitude intimating that the question is one with which foreigners have no right to In terfere. It Is considered significant that the edict was Issued without any previous consultation with Sir Robert Hart and Im mediately after the departure from Peking of the ministers of three of the lending power tiONIKlN. May IT -Foreign Secretary Gray informed questioner In the House of Commons today that there wa no rea son to believe that the position of Sir Robert Hart as director of the Chinese cus toms hd In any way been affected by the recent Chinese Imperial edict. COTTON SPINNERS ARE ACTIVE Rrltlah Manufnctnrers Try to Interest tioTernment In Development of African Fields. I.ONIX1" f. v IT A larae ami, Important deputatio, - lfn 11 I'l C" inn iiiti'iii.. Lsncssi . Tvlewed Premier Camp bell- Bannrri . he Foreign office today relative to ti -sil.v for opening new sources of so 'he members of the deputation errp the fart that the cotton trade is "o mgerous position. They pointed out . ' -at Britain Is de pendent upon Anie. ' 75 per rent of Its supply of raw n mid therefore It was absolutely nece j broaden the sources of supply. Th ,nly possible sol vation, it was declared, lay In North Ni geria, but railways were Indiapenslble. The premier was very sympathetic, hut said he could not commit the government to nny promises. He was ready, however, to favorably consider any scheme for rail road construction Involving reasonable gov ernmental assistance. WOMAN'S TfJRTURER IS KILLED Police Officer Who Maltreated Maria gplrldonnvo Shot by an Avenger. TAMBOFF. Russia, May lT.-7.anahoff, a police officer who participated In the brutal maltreatment of 4! aria Splrldonovo, was shot and killed on the streets today by an unidentified person. The avengera of the young revolutionist recently meted out the same fate at BorlssogllebsR to A bra mo ft. the Cossack officer who boasted of his cruelty to her while she was In prison. Maria Splrldonovo. the young daughter of a Ruselan general, shot and killed Chief of Police I.uzhenoffsky of Tamboff. She 1 was condemned to be hanged, but her sen tence was commuted to twenty years' Im prisonment. The girl waa terribly treated in prlaon, Immediately after committing the crime by Abramoft and. another Coasack officer. LONDON WELCOMES TRAVELERS Prlnee aad Princess of Wales Con gtratolated on Retnra from Indian Trip. IONDON. May, IT. The lord mayor and corporation today entertained the prln;e and princess of Wales t the Guild hall and presented them with a congratulatory address In commenorailon of their Irdian tour. Exactly thirty years hsve elapsed since King Edward, then prince of Wales, was the central figure of a similar welcome on his return from his eastern tour. Today's reception was preceded by the usual proceaalon through decorated streets. About too persons sst down to luncheon at the Guild hall Including the German burgo masters who are now visiting London. They were the only foreigners present. Manila Hemp Crop Short. MANILA. May 17.-Exporters report a shortage of the hemp crop amounting to 100.000 bales, valued' at 12.000.000. Rrouth and typhoon In September caused the slump. Statisticians forecast that the pro duction for the first five months of 190 will be 1,000 bales less than for the name time laat year. Prices are high and con tinue to advance. Exportera expect that the crop next year will reach the normal amount. Criticism by Meyer. 8T. PETERSBURG, May 17. The Slovo today printed what purported to be a statement of Ambassador Meyer criticising the action of Parliament and the opening ceremony at the Winter palace. The am bassador has authorised the Associated Preaa to deny In the most emphatic manner that he Indulged In any criticism whatever. He aaya the alleged statement was made out of the whole cloth. British Steel Makers to I nlte. 1X3NDON, May IT. Negotiations are on foot to form a comblue of the steel workers of west Scotland and north of Eng land, extending the present working agree ment In respect to ship and boiler plates, to Include American branches of the trade. Michael Uavltt Belter. DU BLIN. May 17 -Michael Davltt. who was operated on yesterday for the secouj time for blood poisoning, was reported to day to be much Improved. FUNERAL OF CARL SCHURZ Mela Heralle Refaeal of Statesman to Hrtorn lo Ills native I -and. NEW TURK, May 17.-The funeral of Cari Schurs took place today. Private - The Texas senator migKr.ted that it the services at his late home, 24 East Ninety- penalty against both carrier and shipper first street, were conducted by the Rev. I should stand the government would find H. K. Eri.aell, president of Hampton Instl- Itself without witnesses 'n the prosecution tute. Hampton. Ya.. and Dr. Felix Adler.o' offenders. Mr. McCuniber declared that of the Ethical Culture aoclety. later pub- the great trusts are "t'le principal ciiin- j He services were held at the grave In Tar - rytown. N Y., where the funeral party went by special train. METX. Germany, May IT. -It a recalled In connection with the telegram of con dolence which Emperor William sent to the family of the late Carl S.hurs that the emperor had long regarded Mr. Schuix with respect and was aware tliat hii grandfather desired him to return to Qer- many and enter the public service Prince lil.rnarck Invited Mr. Schurs to do ao and the latter tn reply said In substance: "I am afraid I ahall always be a non conformist and could never adapt myself to the Prussian system. No, ii u better for me to stay where I am." RATE BILL AGAIN AMENDED I 8enata Spend Entire Day in Discussing Meunre by Section. ABOUT HALF OF IT IS COMPLETED Provision Giving t ommtssloa Power to Fla Rates Attaeked ae t nennatltntlonal by Sev eral Senators, W ASHING TON. May IT. The senate to. j tive Campbell of Kansas wanted the whole day received another Installment of Ben-j paragraph relating to Investigations of ator Bailey's version of the effort to secure I methods at the hands of Department of an understanding between the democratic j Commerce and Iaihor stricken out. Rcp senntors and the president on the terms of ; resentatlve NorrM contended that It was of the railroad rate bill, and In presenting It i first Importance that an Investigation he Included the memoranda of Senator Chandler to the president on which the charges of hid faith against Mr. Bailey had been predicated. The Texas senator again arraigned his critics In sharp languag". j With the exception of Mr. Bailey's di gression the entire day was devoted to a ! review bv the senate of the amendments ! made In committee of the whole, and cov ered somewhat more than half of the measure. There wss a prospect of com hid ing the rending until the section granting to the Interstate Commerce commission , power to tlx rates was reached, and the , question of constitutionality of that pro- . vision wss raised. The attark was made j . The attack was made j on ihe rlatixe giving to the commission j discretion III the power or presorming rates and a long debate ensued. The question i was still under discussion when the day j came to a close. The clause was sharply j attacked by Senators Teller. Knox and j Foraker. Mr. Knox expressed doubt ; whether the bill would be constitutional even with the discretionary power omitted, and it was Mr. Foraker's conviction that It would not. There was again considerable debate over the pipe line, rehate and anti-pass amend ments and alao of the amendments pro hibiting common carriers from transporting articles produced by themselves. All of these and other less Important provisions were modified. Hnlley Repllea to Critics. Senator Bailey revived the scene of yesterday by having read a letter he had written to ex-Senator Chandler, asking him for anything he had written the president concerning himself and repllea from Chand ler. Including a copy of Chandler's diary, giving a history of his movcinonta on the dav when a certain memorandum was sent to the president. Senator Bailey quoted from the New York Tribune and cnargea the paper in Ita Washington correspondence with "modifying Its lies." He referred to the report that memor andum waa circulated among democratic senators. This be denied, but he charged that the president yesterday showed the memorandum to a republican aenator and a republican member of the house. He said that the Chandler memorandum Impugned no bad faith to him, nor even to the rail- road senators. - Senator Bailey declared that the presi dent did not doubt his (Bailey's) good faith because three days after the memorandum the preajdent, through Chandler, asked him to confer with the attorney geenrsj on the subject. ' Mr. Bailey took op the reply of the Chi cago Tribune correspondent to his denunci ation yesterday and said that it did not meet tha situation. He quoted from It and Intimated that the assertions the cor respondent made were based on Information obtained from the president or some one near him. Senator Bailey said that he had been charged with being Impetuous, rash and dictatorial, but no one had or could charge him with doubt dealing. When such a charge waa made he would brand across the forehead of the msn making the chareg the word "liar" In order "that he might be known and shunned of all men." Anti-Pass Provision Amended. The anti-pass provision was then taken up and a new draft by Senator Culberson was adopted tn place of the amendment 'adopted yesterday. The only charge mad was in phraseology, and all the classos specified yesterday were excepted. Tha provision waa still further amended at the Instance of Senator Hansbrough ao aa to make the penalty apply to persons asking and accepting passes as well as to those granting them. The penalty 1 a fine of from 1100 to 12,000. Senator Dolllver moved to add traveling secretaries of the Young Men's Christian association and the smendment was ac cepted. Senator Hale then moved to In elude "base ball and foot ball players." and Senstor McLaurln "widows and or phans." Both were voted down amid laughter. The amendment, aa modified, waa then finally accepted. The provision prohibiting common car riers from transporting articles of their own production waa then taken up and after some changes in phraseology the amendment was agreed to. There were several efforts to extend the time when the provision shall go Into effect, but they were unsuccessful. Senstor Stone made an Ineffectual effort to have pipe lines excepted, and Senator Piles made several efforts to have the provision apply only to common carriers, whose principal busi ness is thst of common carriers. Switches and Cars. Senator LsFollette secured the addition of a penalty clause to the provision re quiring railroad companies to put In switches snd supply cars to shippers. The smendmenia to section 2, dealing wlth railroad tariff achedulea. were all ac- 1 lrl'm" ",m "ou"1 " 1 peared and aald his road from Sioux City ; giaphed from Philadelphia that he was con- cepted without discussion, and It looked i ""k" P"i'n,e'l an attack of grip ; lo Ashland, ahlch hud not yet been com-! sldering retiring from his position with the for a time as If tne entire section might j hlrh f"r "r"e r'',,y alarmed her t pl,.t,), cost Hl.s a mile to construct. ; Pennsylvania company because of the dis be disponed of very speedily until Sen- I 'nJa' Later, however, she showed , gOIlle f the work, however, lie said, had closures affecting some of his subordinate .on.ht to have ihe unp.ii . ... v..., . (Ara ). liallinger, Knox, M -Cumber and Bailey j Inals In the rebate matter." The Lodge amendment was accepted and the pro- vUi was agreed to after the acceptance of a suggestion by Senator Stone making the penalty clause explicitly ppli able -.o shipper, as well a. carriers Senator McCiiinber pr-nted a suba.itute for hi. provision imposing a penalty for' accepting rebates amounting to three i times the amount received, omitting ihe j Imprisonment pen ' accepted. illy. The substitute was Rate Section I nder Fire. When section 4. granting ajlhurnv to l tie Interstate Commerce commission to px (Continued oa Second I'sge ) "knowingly and wilfully" Inserted In con- " , , . . . . cause or tnis uie ooaro nen tne value or lug . oiiipaiiies. ,n '.u io irmim ..k .v,. ..,. ! d'Hiled change for Ihe worse and Dr. .u,. road at S15.009 a mile, or an usneasmenr ! hmne he never ave Interviews to the B"" S,,U Plotsrre. bate, or dlscrmlnuiing In favor of ,nv W,ley Wa" MUm"',,nd ttl'd "'"a'""rt r,,r 'VN value of $3.(-) a mile. Thla will swell ihe pres. .rid that he would not do so In! "KS MUIN K3' Mar "-(Special -At the .hipper 7 1 precipitated de- h,11" W"h P?"""- A d'""" ' total Increase over last year about $.W ! England. ;.iaUo..a. convention of River Brethren a 2 TM.2 vir2 I n ,l0" "", P"""U " rr'plrB""n w" ""d hy ' in addition. This road, however, aa, no, I r'"""7' ,n.n.,lon. today In the oily. rulstn of the omcU of , Mr.. , Add.soi, Hav d ! Z'Z m""' FIELD'S REPORT SENT IN ment tx-naltv for a violation of the Inter- ' Z , .... , ,, .. The hoard adjourned until 10 o . lo k Mon- i i , " , " , .7 . nieoi iii) k'iihii oi tne inifi- )lfr grandchildren, John Forson l aves , . . . . . . . . , . . I against photography was d acussed, but state commerce law and a nai'l. inuterf ... . ,, , day morning, at which time a formal vote . i omulrlr Document . Referring lo , .. .. , , . . i.ie loii'iiirnr i ami p u i pmea j);tvis. a student at Princeton (Diversity.1 ... , ., . ,, , " nu action taken. Elder Aaron Martin waa western matters at capital nrrls Makes Speech la Favor of Investigating Inlarallaatloa Methods. (From a Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON. May 17 (Special Tele gram.) During the consideration of the bill treating a Bureau of Immigration and Naturalisation rtnd providing for uniform laws of naturalisation In the house today Congressman Nnrrls made a rattling good speech In favor of an examination of the methods pursued by judges and clerks in Issuing naturalisation papers. Repreaenta- i should be made and took exception to the suggestion of Mr. Campbell that It would be humiliating to a Judge to have his acts Investigated. He thought every honeet mail I would Invite Investigation. Although Mr. Campbell's amendment to strike out pre vailed It only carried by the chairman voting In the affirmative, the vote being 60 to S. Congressman Kennedy today received tmm M Snlmkmrra. JL Hnn nf Omuhl S telegram sent from Dea Moines, la , where the Millinery Jobbers' association of the i ransmissoun country is in session, caning ; upon the Nebraska delegation to favor an . amendment to the railway rate bill so thnt ) express companies will be brought under I express companies will be brought under I t he regulation of thi Interstate t 'ominerce commission. .Mr. Krnneoy prescnten ine telegram to Colonel Hepburn, who will be one of the house coiyerees on the railway rate bill and he stated to the Omaha tnem- bers that the matter Would be given serious consideration. Mr. Kennedy then csnvassed the members of the delegation and later replied to the telegram, that the entire N- hraska delegation favored bringing ex press companies within the regulation of the Interstate Commerce commission. Auditor Andrews of the treasury de partment left for Nebraska tonight. He will he In Omaha on Saturday and will go from there to Hastings on business. The senate today confirmed the nomina tion of Patrick M Mullen, formerly of Omaha, to be receiver of public moneys at Juneau, Alaska. Rural route No. 1 has been ordered es tablished July 16 at Battle Creek. Madison county, Neb., serving 450 people and 90 houses. Rural carriers appointed Nebraska: Phillips, route 2, George E. Horn carrier; William P. Marvel, substitute. Iowa: Bon- durant, route 1, William P. Hall, carrier; Anna L. Hall, substitute. Hlnton, route 1, Jane 8. Crouch, carrier; F. M. Crouch, sub stitute; route 4, Floyd Crswford. carrier; Edith Crswford. substitute. Washington, route 2. Floyd McClellan, carrier; Curtis D. McClellan, substitute. ATTEMPT TO R0B TREASURY Soldiers at San Francisco Foil Rob bers Who jTry to Get Caah. 8AN FRANCISCO. iMay 17.-A daring at tempt to loot the sllitreastiry located on Commercial and Kee streets was foiled laat night by soldiers from Company 6 of the Eleventh rnfantry. The soldiers were detailed to guard Cncle Sam'a treasure iron ana inry ciatm uiai me nre was re- j turned by the men who were attempting to loot the safes In the building. Six men from Company G were detailed to guard the treasury last night, three men being I located on either side of the place. At 11:30 o'clock the men stationed on the Commercial street side say they noticed a man attempting to reach the entrance to the building. He was ordered to halt, but Instead started to run. whereupon a guard fired at him. The bullet did not take ef fect and two of the guards gave chase, leaving their one companion behind. Al most Immediately the soldiers on the Clay street side began firing and the one guard on Commercial street says he saw four men run to the windows of the upper story of the treasury building. Guard llamnion waa on Commercial street and he says he Immediately opened fire and the forms In the windows replied with shots from their revolvers. Fully thirty shots were ex changed In the fray, some of the bullets striking the wall of the bulldina on tha I north side of Commercial street. The men were later seen to come down the stairs, but were not again heard of. Attracted by the noise of the battle. Detective Sergeant Taylor headed a detail of police and com menced a search for the would-be looters. He was sided in this work by the National guards, who are stationed at Portsmouth square. The soldiers and police carried lanterns and stopped every person whom they met In the district, but all were able to give a satisfactory account of them selves MRS. DAVIS HAS A RELAPSE Widow of Confederate Prealdeat Again Very III la New York. u NEW YORK. May 17-Mrs. Jefferson Davis, alfe of the president of the south ern confederacy, who Is 111 at the Hotel Gerard, has suffered a relapse and early today her condition was said to be serious. During the morning hours resort waa had to the use of oxygen. Mrs. Davis, who is advanced in years. I improvement ina recently was ue- ,-,.lUnfl nla s;sier, are almont constantly at ,er bedcide Mrs. Davis celebrated her 'inhtic-th birth day on Monday two week. ago. On that day she went lor a dtle and contracted a cold. Tbeie iii a .light improvement In the ' condition of Mr. Davis Hit. morning. Dr. W iley, who is attending Mrs. Davis. , i-aid today that ii- is now suffering from pneumonia. After a sinking upel early to- day he revived and s!pt for several hour., i but owing to her advanced age hopes of her recovery are faint. J Mrs. J. Addison Hotf. her daughter, said today that her mother was mote comfort- ! able tl.au ye.teiday. but na not out of danger. Lair this a'tetnoun Mr. Davis' condi- ' tlon waa untiouiKed a. much improved. woman's Sentence 4 ommnted. TRENTON. N J . May IT -The court of prdont today commuted the sentence of Mr Annie Valentlna to life Imprisonment Mis Valentlna waa under sentence lo be liangert t ilackensark on May li for the mutiier of lu naive. INION PACIFIC GETS BOOST Board Btisei Valuation of That Line Tive Hundred Dollars a Vile. LITTLE CHANGE ON THE OTHER LINES Morteneen aad Mickey Vote for Urrr Increnae on t nlen Pacldc, bat Other Members Will ot Agree With Them. (From a Btsff Correspondent 1 LINCOLN. Neb, May 17.-i8perlal.t-The State Board of Assessment has practically concluded the assessment of railroad prop erty for ism and the result is an Increase of 191,142. not including the Great Northern extension from Sioux City to Ashland. The Increase made by the board last year over the previous year was about tl.ono.nnn and the year before that It was about 19.noO.WtiO. Of the Increase this j-enr the fnlon Pacific gets KU42. the Mason City Fort Dodge gets tlO.OOO and the Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Taul gets $5,mn. The Omaha Bridge Terminal company Is de- j I creased in Its assessment JCO.nnO. All of the I other roads are returned at exactly the j same values as placed upon them last year. with tne exception ot ttie t mon mc.nn . h . N-Or,hwo,torn ln board had little trouM , KrUlnK together Governor Mickey n(1 TrMlnlI.Pr Mortensen voted to assess t,hOc .t am nro a mile and the t fnlon 1 jjorthWMje rn lit an increase of IW a mile. Searle, Katon and Oolusha would not stand for the Increase, but Instead voted to leave the Northwestern where It was and to Increase the fnlon Pacific an as sessed value of 00 a mile. The following table shows the value per mile as fixed last year and this year and the assessed value I An - .1, iu..., L.in. Af.u nf the ' real value. The figures hsve not yet been made of record, hut there will be no change unles something tinforseen happens be tween now and the next meeting: Ass'd Val. per mile 19 iA. Burlington Vnlon Pacific ... $ iW.T.Vt I .te.TMi $ 7.7M an.niz fioMi 12,100 Northwestern 32.ef 32,5"" Rock Island 42.MO 4C.o"0 Missouri Pacific .T7.2O0 37,2l T.44 C. St. P., M & O.... 42.MO 42.6o R.6O0 Pacific. R. In Neb 22.fiOO ,MHl 4.6ofl St. Joe G. 1 M.tfW 32.Sfl 6.5"5 Wllmar br. G. N 2n,0fi0 .on 6,000 Mason C. Ft. L asc.nnn 4nn.on0 ap.ono O.. B. A- T. Co ano.oiio M0.00 loo.ono C M. A St. P TR.'W lon.nno .rio Wabash , . fpO.om wi.nnn lo.oon Illinois Central frO.ono Mi.onn rood Santa Fe 2S,0dfi 2S,m) 5,mi0 Two Votea on I'nlon Pacific. The vote onthe assessment of the Union Pacific came after a long wrangle over the assessment of the Pullman Car com pany. As Inaugurated yesterday the vote waa by secret ballot snd the first re sulted as follows: Two for 170.000, two for 160,600 and one for $62,600. When it waa proposed to take a second ballot, Mr. Morteneen remsrked: "I think we had better compromise this than te take another ballot. Yesterday some ono of you three voted for an In crease on the Northwestern, and when we took the second ballot all of you except the governor voted for the same assess ment. Now. I am willing to vote to make the ajs'sment 162,601 a ; mile,, as one of you have voted." "I'm willing to come down to that also," chimed in the governor, "In cider to get an Increase." "Will you vote with us Mr. Searle," - .1,-1 UnrOnsan ! "I think thafa too high," replied Searle. "Will you vote with us Mr. Eaton?" "Wsll, I will vote when It comes my time to vote," answered Eaton without committing himself. "Then we msy Just as well vote," said Mortensen, and the three members, Eaton, Searle and Galusha voted for the 160,600. while Mickey and Mortensen voted for ffle $70,000 valuation. This Is an Increase In the sssessed value of the road of $100 a mile, or an Increase in the total assess ment of about $96,000. In the matter of assessing the Pullman company Morteneen wanted to add 50 per cent to the value by reason of the com pany having a right to do business In the state. He argued tha care were returned as stationary and that as going property they should pay for the privilege. Attorney General Brown was railed be fore the board and he told the members under the ststutes It waa their duty to as sess the Pullman company on Its physical property only. Mortensen took exceptions to this ruling, and argued for a 50 per cent Increase. The other members of the board, however, with the . exception of Mickey, thought the law plain in the matter. Mor tensen wss asked If he hsd any reason for adding 50 per cent to the value, and he replied he had not, but It was merely arbitrary. After a very atrenuoua debate he suggested that the board fix the value temporarily at what It had been returned by the company and this was done. Keed Discusses Omaha Valuation. County Assessor Reed of Douglas county was here today and discussed Omaha valuatiun informally with the board. He 1. trying to get a higher assess- ment on merchandise in that city he told the board, but he did not know how successful he would be. He also told the board In answer to an inquiry that the real estate owned by the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company had heretofore been valued too high. At the request of the board Tax Commis sioner Hayden of the Great Northern ap- j f)pQ done twice owing to washouts. Fe- will be taken fined as stated HEAD FOUND IN A CESSPOOL iers Jin at Madison. Illinois, Asia for Rigid Inteatlan lion of Affr.lr. MADIfON. Ill, May IT. -After draining the cesspool In which the headless hodv of a ir.au was found yesterday, the head was found An Inquest was held " o lu lime when placed In the cessoool. The verdict returned by the coroners Jury early today wss that "an unknown man had cams to his drsth from sn unknown cause" and recommended a rigid Ivvestl- gatlon. A man named Joe Nelli.. who.e descrip tion tallies aomemhat with that ef the body found, lis. been missing and 1' is be. lleved he .i murdered and his body throan into the p-j1. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Friday and Saturday. Temperatnre at Omaha lealerrfayt Ho"r- Dei. Honr. Peg. ro I p. m MI as rat g . m TI T l It p. m 72 o. tn To 4 p. tn TTt n. m t-i g . m T2 10 a. an T:t H p. m Ta 11 a. m T7 T p. n TI 13m H7 M p. m l p. m (15 h I PENNSYLVANIA PAYS REBATES President of I oil tompany Contra dicts T estimony of Ice Pres. dent Thayer. PHII.ADK1.P1 1 1 A. May IT. That the Pennsylvania Railroad company aave re bates as recently as 19U1 was the charge ! made today by Frank B. Wtgton. head of the Morrlsdale Coal romnmj, before fhe j Interstate Commerce commission. Mr. Wig- ton's statement caused something of a sen sation because of the fact that while the 1 commission was in session In Raltiniore Vice lrestdent Thnver of the Pcnnsvlx ania 1 ra,rond ' hrfore the body and : stated that the company had made no al lowances or concessions since 1S119 Mr. Wlgton gave a detailed statement of the conditions in the soft coal region and ac cused the Pennsylvania Railrood company of discrimination in the allotment of coal cars, citing cases to substantiate his i ; charges. He was asked by counsel for the com mission If he had any knowledge of re- ! bating by the railroad company. He said j In reply that since the retirement of AV. H. Jovre. aenerat traffic manascr of the 1 Pennsylvania railroad, there had been no Within a few rebating so far as lie knew months previous to Ihe retirement of Mr. Joyce, however, he said, he had received rebates amounting to from IT.OOO to $2o,0O on tidewater shipments. Mr. Joyce re tired In June. 1!03. Mr. Wigton also named several other companies, which, he said, had received rebates. K. L. O'Donnell, general superintendent of the Buffalo A Allegheny division, who testi fied todav. told of having been given blocks ! of stock In various coal companies when ho was In charge or the car msinouiion De partment of the Pittsburg division. TROOPS GUARDING COEYMANS Strikers In lly Mood nnd People Fenr They May neatroy Property. COF.TMANS. N. Y., May IT.-Thls vil lage slept under military guard last night for the first time in Its history. The second I Kutfalirn r.f lh. tnth reirlnient cumned out yesterday by the request of Huerlft Pitts of Albany county, Is encamped on the bluffs overlooking the brick yards of Sutton and Sudderly. It was upon these yards that the striking Italian nrickmak.'rs, 00 strong, yesterday made an armed at tack which resulted In the wounding of three men one of whom was Ferlously hurt. The soldiers are guarding the houses of the employers and the villagers last night hud the novel experience of being halted In the streets and required to give an account ot tbemsilves at the point of the hayem-i. The night waa uneventful, but trouble w-as looked for today when It waa the Intention to serve a number of warrants on men charged with participation In yesterday's shooting. It Is evident tint the troops must be here two or three days at least. The strikers are in an ugly mood and the people of the village are fearful of acts of reprisal. After the riot yesterday two parties of Italians tried to purchase am munition In the village and upon being refused threatened violence. SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICAL MIX Both Stalwarts and Insurgents Still Claim Mnjorlty of the Convention. BlOt'X FALLS. 8. D.. May 17-(Speclal Telegram.) Late tonight there Is no par ticular change In the situation with ref erence to the claims made by the stalwart and Inaurgent republicans aa to the result of Tuesday's caucuses. Neither faction has modified the claims as tn having captured enough delegates to control the state con vention. The latest figures given out by the stalwarts give the stalwarts 713 dele gates to W6 for the Insurgents. In the 719 claimed by the stalwarts are the dele- ! gates from Hand, Miner and Sanborn I counties, two of which at least appear cer j tain to have been carried by the Insurgents. The Insurgents declare there Is not the lightest doubt they have carried all three. It this proves to be the case the stal warta will fall short of having the Wo dele gates necessary to control the slate con vention unless they are able to secure I enough delegates to make up the shortage from counties claimed by Ihe Insurgents, but which may send uninstructed dele gations to the state convention. j CASSATT REFUSES TO TALK Head of Pennsylvania Road Declines to Illarnaa Report That He Will Rralgn. LONDON. May IT A. J. Canaan, presi dent of the Pennsylvania comiatny, arrived In leindon this evening. At his hotel Mr. Cassatt declined to discuss the report tele- ! officials In their connection with coal mln- Manners tin i ompany in ! appointed spiritual supervisor of the Phils- Hand, of Congress. I delphla mission. Provision waa made for I UAriHINGTOX. May IT. President- j lulng of a cheap pamphlet setting i Roosevelt today tr.iixrniiied to . ongi ess for,h statement of faith. The sermon. ' the coirpleti report of Commissioner Gar-j bv Hev w- U. baker of Ohio, a aa a schoi ! held on Standard Oil. a synopsis of which 1 ry masterly effort. He is a prautkilng i wiis sent to congress Mav 4. In sending the physician. NO years of age. Of ths dele- complete report to the rire-ident Mr. Gar field iook occasion to answer the cormm nts 4 1 1 ario.M ratlw'ty officers and others on i lie statement lie i, ad made In his synopsis. ontArDC TO Or TDICTi AnAIW , 1 tacky lo Knee Slate Cunrt Fourth Time, j CINCINNATI. May 17. Caleb Powers, j now , lr, Newport. Ky . Jail, was yester- day ordered tark to ttie custody of the Kentucky state courts following the man- date of the 1'nlted St. tea supreme court. Powers will next be arraigned for his fourth trial for complicity in the murdr of William Goebel. CHURCH IN COUNCIL General Assembly of Presbyterian Ohnrrh Besrina Its Work. DR. C0RBETT IS ELECTED MODERATOR Diitinenisbed Missionary Will Treaida Over Deliberations. CONTEST FOR HONOR IS SPIRITED Ballotine in Preceded by Two Honra of Voininatine 8peeobei. ADDRESS OF RETIRING MODERATOR Rev. Itr. J. n. Moffat Kays There Is Danger of Controversy Over Dor trine Interfering With Evangelisation. DPS MOINKS. May IT -After one of tha most spirited contests In recent years Fetr. Dr. Hunter Corbet t. s distinguished mis sionary for many years, waa elected mod erator of the Prrsb terlan general sssemhly late tonlghi. Three ballots were necesssry TO determine the result. The (Insl vote stood Dr. Corbet t, :Ot; Rev. Dr. J. M. Harkley of Detroit. Rev. Dr J. F. "'ndv of Mlsnurt. 4. Five candidates war Placed In nomination end the oratory Ihs4 accompanied the presentation of names oc cupien a renno or more man two hours. On motion of Dr. Barklry the election was made unanimous Dr Corliett. the new moderator, Is a native of Pennsylvania and has for forty five years been engaged In missionary work In China, where his services bate been distinguished. His election Is due to this unusual service and Is an expreaslon of the evangelistic spirit that pervades the assem bly. After his election Dr. Corhett made a brief address of scknowledgment In which he said ho hoped th church would en large Its work of evangelisation at homo and abroad. An Impressive service was held In which the sacrament of the Lord's supper was administered. The Woman's Board of Home Missions held an all-day session and listened to the presentation of reports by missionaries. Address by Dr. Monet. Rev. Dr. J. D. Mortal, the retiring mod erator, preached about "The Mission of the Presbyterian Church," taking aa his text "To every man his work," Mark lj.tt. This being the two hundredth anniver sary of the formation of the first Presby tery In the Cnited Statea, Dr. Moffat de fined "The Mission of the Presbyterlsn Church" as the work of doing Its full share toward the evangelization of the world, of developing among Its own members the highest type of Christian character snd of maintaining and Improving Its own agen cies for this work. In particular Its educa tions! agencies, which, he said, hava been overlooked. He intimated that doctrinal discussions and controversies had at times withdraws the attention of tha church from Its tt prfcme duty and. therefore, that Some other rhurches had' outgrows rt'Trt numbers. Co-operation was dwelt upon and ths position taken that the possibility of ln creaaing the efficiency of the churches tn their rommon work of evangelization should determine the extent of co-npera-tlon. In all caaes In which there waa har mony In doctrine and polity, he said, the churches were In duty bound to Unite, when convinced thst union would Increase their efficiency. Protest Aanlnat Prayer Book. A strong protest against the adoption of the Rev. Henry Van Dyke committee report on "Forms and Services" waa circulated among the commissioners of ths Presby terian general assembly today. There are protests by Dr. W. E. McCaitley of Cin cinnati. Dr. Merle C. Williams of St. Louis, Dr. 8. E. Wishnrt of Salt Lake City and Rev. E. P. Miller of Pana. III. The atrongest protest Is over the signature of Dr. McCauley, In which he says: "Satan does not tremble when he seeks the weak est saint reading out of a prayer book." He protests that the adoption of the re port of the committee will work confusion Instead of order and will be the Introduc tion of ritualism Into the church. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock there will be reports of special committees at the Auditorium and In the afternoon at i o'clock the women's home mission conference at the Central Presbyterian church. In the evening there will be a popular meeting In the Interest nf the boa id of publication' and Sabbath school work. Cnmberlande Walt oa t'onrt. DECATIR. III., May 17.-Attorneys In the law nulla between the unionists and I sntl-unionlsts in the Cumberland Presby terian church today signed a contract to agree as to what points should be brought before the judge, and an agreement will Ue reached tomorrow. lawyers for the union ists agreed that no action should be taken upon the report of the uTnun until the caae In court had been decided. The unionists held a caucus and deter mined to nominate Dr. Ira LandrltU of Nashville. Tenn., for moderator. Thla Is equivalent tn an election, but no una knows when the election will take place, for tbe assembly decided to wait until certain con tests had been decided. The right of four, teen conimlNsloners to tske seats Is oon tcstcd. Dr. Iindrith was formerly edltc of the Cumberland Presbyterlsn and secre t.iry of the Religious Education association. He Is now regent of Belmont college, Nashville. gates i6 per cent are farmers, the nilnistets being also farmers Melhodl.le at Kaneas City. KANSAS CITY, May IT Missionaries from fur and near, at the laat sessions here I today i.r His missionary convention of the 1 MetnnotHi I- r.isc.i.u I chilrrh 1,,M tit .hair Methodlsl aurk In isiious fields. Several of those j on the program for addresses today sre meu and women of note In the church's work of evange.litatlon They Include Dr. George B. iSinyin of San Francisco. He v. Robert Ward ; of India, who told of tha famine lellef In the Uan.de rajnp In that country; Mrs. F. . 1. Oamemell. a inl.eloii.ry stationed at ' Peking, China, 3 L. Mclaughlin ef Man. i Ha. H Earl Taylor of New York, who spoks on aunday school work; Bishop C. It. Kom ' author a id explorer. tjcll, w(o La la