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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI-NO. 182. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1907-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. f CITY RUINED BYJUAKE Ronton, Jamaioa, Praotleallj Destroyed bj BeUmio Disturbance. CONFLAGRATION FOLLOWS THE SHOCK Wrecked Buildinet in Bntineu Section Qn'okly Licked Up bj Flames. LESS THAN HUNDRED LIVES LOST Sir James Perensson, Dirtinraished Ere; liihman, la Amonc Dead. SEVERAL HUNDRED' PERSONS INJURED No Amerioana or Englishmen Are Reported Unsinc. GREAT MILITARY HOSPITAL DESTROYED . . . Forty SoMiir Are Reported ' In This Building Only Mew; Report! Received of . Disaster. V' SUMMARY OF THE BEE Wednesday, Jimarr 1. 1ROT. 1907 January 1907 BUM MOM TU( WtO TNH a AT ' I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 J Til W11TKEB. FORFVA8T FOR NEBRASKA Snow and and warmer Wednesday. Thursday fair In went, nnow In east portion. FORECAST FOR IOWA Cloudy Wednes day, probably snow; warmer In west and central portions. Thursday fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. 6 a. m a. m 7 a. m 8 a. m a. ni...... 10 a. m....... 11 a. m U m Deg. Deg. 10 Hour. 1 p. m 2 p. m 8 p. m 4 p. m 6 p. m 6 p. m 7 p. m 8 p. m ' 9 p. m DOMESTIC. Intensely cold weather accompanied 'by unusually deep snows prevails In Mon tana' and North Dakota. Fag- 6 South Dakota retail merchants meet at Mitchell and promise support to their officers In defending suit brought by Chi cago mall order house. Fags 6 John Mitchell addresses United Mine Workers' convention at Indianapolis. Fag 6 WASKTJT QTOBT. NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Kingston, th picturesque capital ot the Inland of Ja maica, has been devastated by a violent earthquake. Details of the disaster are lacking, as direct communication with the stricken city baa been cut off. The land lines had been reconstructed to within five miles of Kingston Tuesday - evening and from meagre reports received through such channels as were open It has been learned that many of the most Important build ings have bt-en destroyed and that there has been serlons loss of life. ' 8o far as the reports indicate the fatali ties number leas than 100, though the hos pitals are filled with Injured and the Hat of victims may be materially increased. Kingston and the other points of interest ot the !taiiu are at this season of the year thronged with tourists from both America and England and the greatest ap prehension is felt for the safety of many persons who had recently arrived at the Jamaica resorts. The most distinguished of these were members of a party of English statesmen, agricultural experts and men of affairs, who, under the leadership of Sir Alfred Jones, had arrived in Kingston within the past few days to attend an agricultural conference there. Among those In the com pany were Hall Caine, the novelist; Vis count Montmorres, H. O. Arnold-Forster, Blr Thomas M. Hughes. Blr Thomas Bhann and others of equal prominence. ... hrk Comes Mnidar After noon. The first great shock was felt about $:80 o'clock Monday afternoon and names Im mediately sprung from the wreckage to carry on the work of destruction.. Tuesday afternoon the fire was still burning, al though it was believed to be under control. ino Myrtle Bank hotel, the principal hotel at Kingston, which probably shel tered the great bulk of visitors on (he Is land. Is reported destroyed. . The great military hospital was burned and forty soldiers are reported dead. hit James Fertiusson Is snld to have been Instantly killed, but according to London reports no other Englishman Canadian or American Is believed to be missing. The extent of the destruction which has been wrought in Kingston, a city which already bears the scars of a number of disastrous visitations of fire, earthquake and cyclone in years gone by, is still left largely to the Imagination. The city is one of low lying buildings, clustered along the shores off on of the finest and most securely land, locked har bors In the West Indies. The population, which numbers 60,000, Is largely made up ot native glacks. Favorlae Resort of Toarlsts. Many steamers carrying tourists to ' Jamaica were enroute to the island when the earthquake occurred, but It so hap pened that, according to schedules, none of the ships from New York or Boston was In Kingston harbor Monday afternoon. The Prtni Waldemar of the Atlas servioe of the Hamburg-American line, which sailed from New York, January 3. Is due at Kings ton tomorrow, as Is the Frlni EJtel Pried erlch of the same, which sailed from Colon, January It. The Royal Mall line steamer Tagu. which sailed front New York for Rarbadoes, Janu ary ?, was- due at Kingston January 12, and was scheduled to. and In all probability did, sail from Kingston oq Sunday. The officials of the Hamburg-American line attempted to communicate with their agents' In . ' tor Burkett seeks an appropriation '.000 for purchase of additional KT'i-, Fort Robinson. Fag 1 Ncf jj railroad tax cases set for argument In the supreme court January4 SI. Far 1 Senator Spooner in an extended speech on constitutional basts of military law, upholds action of president In discharging negro troops. Fags 6 FOX.ITICAI.. Nebraska republican members of the legislature vote for Norrls Brown and fuslonlsts vote for W. H. Thompson for United States senator to succeed J. H. Millard. Brown Is elected. Far 1 BUI for a commission to revise the con stitution and present needed amendments will be offered soon in the Nebraska leg islature. It will require Immediate action. Fag 8 Senate shows a disposition to keep down the pay roll. Fag a A. Norby Is appointed a member of tho South Dakota Board of Regents and Nicholas Treweek is reappointed mine in spector. Fag 6 roRExaar. Kingston, Jamaica, partially destroyed by earthquake and Are. Fag 1 BTZBRA8XJL. Action of Omaha's mayor in lifting the Sunday lid stirs up liquor matters In Lincoln. Old charges may be pressed to hearing. Fag 3 Rachel Engcl of Grand Island, who wan shot In the back last August by. John Hamlin, a slighted suiter, succumbs to her injuries. Hamlin will b charged with murder In the first degree. ' Fag 3 '"Construction ot fhs Nebraska Central will begin at once at the Hastings end. Far 3 X.OCAX. Civic Federation file charge against Chief Donahue for not remaining on the lid and board sits January S, for hearing. Faff 1 SFOBT. Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic asso ciation will control qpllege sports In the state. Base ball schedule for 1907 Is adopted.- Fag 6 COUNCXX. BX.VFF3 &B7 IOWA. County board finally rescinds contract for printing and orders advertisement for bids. Fag Official canvass in Iowa shows Cum mins' plurality falls below 20,000. Fag 9 CASH FOR NEBRASKA POST Bnrkett Will Strive to Secure $140,000 for Enlargement of Fort Bobinson. IMMIGRATION BILL HUnbUP IN CONFERENCE January SI get by Sap rente Conrt for Argument of Railroad Tax Cases Appealed from Nebraska . Federal Court. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan- W.-tSpeclal Tele gram.) Senator Burkett today ' introduced an amendment to the sundry civil appro pi latlun bill when It cumes up for dis cussion In the senate, providing for an ap propriation of $1J,UU0 for the purchase of about 18,000 acres of land adjacent to the Fort Robinson military reservation. This additional land. If secured, and its pur chase has the endorsement of officials of the War department, will be used for lay ing off a rllle range, and broad fields for practice evolutions of cavalry and artil lery. ' Immtaratlon BUI liana; I p. Representative Kennedy received today a telegram from Chuilea 8. Elgutter of Omaha, president of the Independent Order ot Bnal U'rith, In which Mr. Elgutter states: "Our Jewish citixens learn with regret that a restrictive and oppressive Immigration bill is pending In congress. Request your aid in the present as in the past to prevent unusual and oppressive legislation. Believe existing Immigration laws a sufficient safeguard." Immediately upon receipt of this tele gram Congressman Kennedy took up with the house committee on Immigration the mutter complained of and ascertained that the bill was In conference with small chance of Its getting out, as the house conferees were Insisting that their amend ments be accepted in view of their broad ness and general acceptability on the fiart of the foreign born citizens. Mr. Kennedy wired Mr. Klgutter as follows: "Bill in conference. Conference committee meets Thursday. Provision In bill as It passed the house Is all right. Trouble Is with senate conferees. Will do what I can for you." Favorable Report oa Gnns. The house committee on military affairs today reported favorably on Senator Kltt ridge's resolution presenting two old and obsolete guns to the state of South Dakota for military purposes. These guns have been in the state for a number of years and considerable of sentiment attaches to their keeping, having been used by a bat tery of the National Guard ot that state. These guns are the property of the United States and Senator Kittrldge's resolution proposes to turn them over to South Dakota, where they will have a place in the arsenal. guests and passengers oh board, which gave It a total passenger list ot more than 100 persons. , News Reaches hondon Late. The news of the disaster reached London too late tonight to become generally known to the public, but It Is certain to cause widespread consternation and anxiety and it will bring home to the Imagination of the British people th eterrora ot an earth quake in a way that even the San Fran cisco catastrophe failed to do. Owing to the active efforts In recent years of Joseph Chamberlain and Bit Alfred Jones the commercial development of Jamaica has made the island much beter known and it has been greatly In favor as a winter resort. scatter Reported Favorably. The senate committee on finance today ordered a favorable report on the nomina tion of Arthur F. Statter, to be an as sistant secretary of the treasury. Amendments to Indian BUI. Senator Kit t ridge today served notice that he would press the following amendments to the Indian appropriation bill when that measure reaches th senate: .To pay cer tain Sioux Indians at th Rosebud agency $8,209 for losses claimed to have been sus tained by them "on account of property taken by the military of the United States In 1878-1878, , as reported by J. M. Lee, Ninth Infantry, acting Indian agent; for completing the industrial and domestic building and veneering the old building at the Indian school, Flundreau, 8. D., 13,000; for erecting laundry building at Canton (S. D.) Indian Insane asylum, $6,000. Bill for Game Prenerve. Representative Martin today introduced a bill for the protection of game animals, birds and fishes in the Black Hills forest reserve. The bill provides that the presi dent I authorised to designate and set -aside to carry out the purposes of the measure sections eight, seventeen, eigh teen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-nine, thirty and thirty-one. In township three (east), and section one. In township four (south), two (east), and section six. In township four (south), three, east of the Black HUH meridian. In Custer county. South Da kota. A penalty for violating the law through hunting or trapping therein Is a fine of not exceeding $1,000 and the offender may also be Imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year. Date for Railroad Tax Cases. Chief Justice Fuller today fixed January tl for argument of the railroad tax cases between the state of Nebraska and the railroad Interested, the suits having been commenced by ex-Attorney General Norrls Brown. There Is one case on the call for next Monday, but it is understood that the case will not be argued, so that argument in the railroad tax cases may be com menced Immediately after the reading of decisions. RAPID WCRK AT SPOKANE Interstate Commerce Commission May Complete the Present Hear Inn: by Wednesday Right. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 15.-8uch rapid progress is being made in taking testimony In the hearing of the city ot Spokane to compel the railways to lower their freight rates from eastern points that It Is be lieved the taking ot testimony before In terstate Commerce Commissioners Prouty and Lnne will be concluded by tomorrow night so far as this city Is concerned. Much of the, testimony being offered Is In reference to comparative rates and the distances to which Spokane jobbers can ship goods. Tomorrow the railroads will have their inning. From present Indications they will base their defense mainly on the theory of water competition, compelling lower rates to coast points, and will also set forth that average profits of operation for a term of years are not exorbitant. They point to the prosperity and- growth of Spokane as evidence that the city is not suffering from existing freight rates. A. W. Doland, manager of the Spokane Drug company, testified that In 1902 General Agent St. John of the Great Northern gave out a memorandum of a new freight sche dule prepared by that road, showing reduc tions of 15 to 35 per oent In class rates from the east to Spokane. Instead of putting this schedule in force, another was Issued In February, 1893, leaving out all the big reductions, the greatest cut made being 16 per cent. Larue Pernlne, superintendent of the Spokane Dry Goods company, wholesale, testified that reductions of freight rates on dry goods were followed by reductions In the prices charged to consumers. "We are unable t compete in Wallace, Idaho., and other . jpoints In the Couer IVAlene mining country with the coast Job bers. Their rate to the coast and back is less than that cn which we can lay down goods in the same territory," stated B. L. Gordon, a wholesale grocer of this city, in his testimony. "Is it not the fact that there is a whole sale house in WaHace and for that reason you are unable to enter that territory," asked Chief Counsel Cotton of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company. "No, sir; it Is because there- is a large wholesale house in Portland," was the reply of the witness. "How far outside of Spokane can you ship sugar?" asked Attorney Bausman of Seattle. "As far as Cheney, sixteen miles from here," said the witness. "On a large number of commodities we are unable to sell goods outside of the city limits of Spokane In competition with the coast Jobbers," stated Mr. Gordon. He stated that the only commodities on which a lower rate was given to Spokane than to coast jobbers was on articles similar to these manufactured here, thus tending to retard the growth of local Industries. A. A. Kraft, engaged in a wholesale saddlery business, testified that about two years ago an old freight rate was discovered which allowed Spokane to ship in on term equal with the coast. As soon as he began to ship under this rate the railroads cancelled It, the witness attributing this action t the influence of the coast jobbers. This afternoon's -session of the comniis sloners was largely devoted to the offering or' tabulated figures -by the attorneys for Spokane. Nebraska's Latest- U.S. Senator w . a ... ; 4 J NOKRIS BROWN. CASE FILED AGAINST- CHIEF Chareei Lodced with Police Eoard and the Fight Opens. MAYOR DAHLMAN DEFENDS HIS ACTION Proclaim He Is Conservator o( Peace and la Ready to Back lp Ills Order to Donahue. Elmer E. Thomas, for the Civic Federa tion, vesterdar filed with the noara FILIPINOS HAVE NEW PARTY Federals Alter Name and Make mud for Chance In Govern ment's Policy. Dc MANILA, Jan. 15. Governor General Smith, accompanied by Commissioners Shustcrs, Tavtra and Luzurilga, Is making a tour of the northern provlnoes. He h is received an address from Mariano Crlsos tomo, who arraigns the government for coddling the Filipinos and chargesthat its conciliatory policy is making the people a nation of weakings, unfit to govern them selves. He asks the government to adopt vigorous measures to restore self-reliance. The suspension of the land tax is criticised of Fire and Police Commissioners charges " bein unnecessary and as causing the PITTSBURG FLOOD RECEDES Minor Matters at Capital. Representative Kennedy 1 advised that The Right Hon. Sir James Ferguson, mentioned in the foregoing dispatch wa sa man of considerable prominence. He served in the Crimean campaign with the Grenadier guards an dwas present at the his bill increasing the pension of James battles of Alma and Inkerman, wher he McQuude of Omaha from $13 to $24 has was wounded, and the siege of Sebastopoi. been signed by the president. He was several time a member of the Mr. Kennedy's bill increasing the pension House of Commons. He wa under sec- of James H. Davison of Blair from $12 to Jamaica, but received tonight I retary of state for India, and the Home t-i was favorably reported by the commlt- Rlvera Are Falling Slowly, bat Dam age In Vicinity of Smoky City s Is Heavy. PlTTSBUinO. Jan. 15. After reaching a stage of twenty-two feet, the waters In th rivers are gradually receding tonight and all danger ot a serious flood is passed for the present. The high water Is falling slowly, but rain and snow are falling throughout western Pennsylvania tonight and Indications point to another rise In a day or two. High water In the Youghlogheny river In the vicinity of Connellsvllle, Pa., threatens to destroy the immense reservoir of the Mountain Water Supply company. People living along the southern hank have taken to the hills and tonight houses along the hilltops are crowded with refugees. The Conemaugh river at Greensbung, Pa., is higher than at any time since the Johns town flood. All the coal mines in the Irwin, Pa., field are flooded. Thousands of miners are idle. LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. lo.-Heavy rains have been falling all over Kentucky for four days and report today show that every river and prominent stream la at flood tide. In eastern Kentucky thousands of logs are being swept away and railroad bridges are being washed out. Two wrecks have occurred on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad and all through eastbound trains are being sent by Cincinnati over the Louisville & Nashville railroad. CINCINNATI, Jan. 15. Th Ohio river continues to rise at the rate of two Inches au hour and has passed the danger line of fifty feet against Chief of Police Donahue, me charges setting forth that the chief, throneh hla order of last Saturday, di rected the members of his department to desist from their lawful dMtlos of arrest ing saloon keeper who allowed their places to bWoffen dn Sundays--The, ohargea jrer to have been filed Monday evening, but owing to an adjournment by tho- board they .were held or yesterday afternoon, when the board agreed to meet at t o'clock. The time for hearing the charges was set for 2 p. m. Wednesday, January 23. Mayor Dahlman Tuesday morning said he gave his order to Chief Donahue after careful consideration of the matter and would do th same thing again if the oc casion arose. Chief Executive of City. ,,r i.i.in ih muvnr said, "that I am chief executive of this city, elected by the people to represent them, and until the supreme court decides to the contrary I shall Issue orders to the police depart ment when I believe such orders are for the common good or are expedient. As for the order In question, it is a plain proposi tion. A large majority of the. people want the saloons open on Sunday, with proper restrictions and regulations. The saloon men are paying a high license and high rents. Many of them cannot make ex penses without the Sunday trad. "I want this question of authority settled for good. ' But In my mind there Is no ques- country to suffer from luck of needed Im provements. The address strikes a new note and politicians fear it may mean the organ ization of a new party. The federal party demands the removal ot Commissioners Wprcester. Dr. .. Freer, director of the government laboratory; Dr. R. P. Strong of the bureau of science and Health Officer Helser. Dr. Freer Is Wor cester's brother-in-law. The work of the laboratory Is criticised and a Filipino health officer is wanted. The party has changed Its name to that of "Progressive Filipinos" and has adopted a program advising the cutting down of the government's clerical force. Its. pro nouncement has caused surprise, as the party heretofore has been conservative. governor of Bombay In 1K86. City Practically Destroyed. HALIFAX. N. 8., Jan. 15. D. Budge, the only on cablegram, that from Holland Bay, which said that the sheck felt there was alight, and that no damage was done at San. Antonio. Report to Colonial once. LONDON. Jan. 15. The Colonial office to night received confirmation of the terrible disaster which has overtaken Kingston, Jamaica, in a dispatch from Hamar Gteen wood, M. P.. sent from Holland Bay at the east end of the Island. Th telegram says that Kingston has been ruined by an earthquake, which occurred without warning Monday afternoon at $:&). A very large number of buildings and dweU- 1 quake and fire; staff all safe, w lth the Ings were destroyed, either by earthquake I exception of one member, who is seriously injured." departments In Lord Derby's third and in I te on invalid pensions Mr. Disraeli first administrations. He I The pension bureau has allowed David was made governor of South Australia In 8- Condron of South Omaha a pension of 1.S6X, governor of New Zealand in 1873 and Representative Kennedy presented to the house today the resolutions adopted Janu ary 1 at Kansas City by the Western Fruit NEBRASKA OFFICES FILLED Prealdent Flames Several Postmaster In the State, Ineladln Of flclal at Benson. manager of the Halifax and Bermuda Ca- 3on' a.ppr,',n "n r- ble company, received a cable dispatch to- prlation of InO.000,000 for rivers and har- or by the consequent fire. Th military hospital was burned and forty acldlers were reported to have been killed, together with several prominent cltl sens and many other of the luhabltans of th city. Sir James Ferguson Is reported to have been killed instantaneously, but no other Englishman, Canadian or Americans are missing. Th city Is quiet, but disciplined worker hps needed. The governor of th colony, Sir Alexander Bwettenham, assisted by Sir Alfred Jones, la directing affairs. Up to this hour the foregoing u th most complete dispatch regarding the Kingston dlaster that ha been received her. Th ubsone of details 1 accounted for by the breakdown In cable communication, but th announcement that no Englishmen, Cana dian or Americana are missing will greatly reassure th public concerning th fat of th usual number of tourists and others who are apeodlng th winter In Jamaica, or who were attracted there by the agri cultural and cotton conference. Th party on board the Port Kingston only arrived at Kingston on Friday last. Th Port Kingston, in addition to th mem- stir Aii red Joaos' (iqr, bad mr FAMILY FEARS HYDROPHOBIA Father I Dead and Cared for H In Treated. Thoao Are Mho Smith on Fortiaratlona BUI. Speaking on the fortifications appropria tion bill in the house today, Mr. Smith of Iowa said that to man th guns the Taft board wants mounted would take more than 65,000 men and cost $,0u0.000 a year. "It Is because of th rapid growth of an Institution which is expensive," re marked Mr. Smith, "not In what it costs to establish It, but what It costs to maln- PITTSBl'RG, Jan. 15. Lying In constant I uln 11 that 1 have lway restated too fear that the next hour may find them In rap'"1 progress In fortification, th throes of hydrophobia and remember- "l Jn hearty believer in the 'big lng th struggle ot husband and father 1 'tick.' but I do not believe In carrying a WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The president sent to the senate today the following nominations: Postmasters: Nebraska F. Israel, Benkelman; J. H. McGulre, Benson; W. R. Pedley. Bertrand; H. K. Langevln. Curtis; F. R. Wild, De Witt. Colorado . W. Bhuter, Holyuke K. nmltn. Metrooo Is: G. run1eri In the nlnpmnt and .,n.i,irl vk aizer. west rwiom; inompson, neiie expended in the enlargement and extension , T Dtaosway, Henry; C. D. Clark. of the public building at Fremont, Neb. vttoa. Iowa-J. H. Dunlap. Clarlnda: W. H. McClure, Fimtanelle; G. A. Sedgewlrk, Hawarden; A. H. BJorgo, Kensett: C. E. ! bora, and especially endorsing the project for the improvement of the Missouri river. Senator Burkett today Introduced a bill PAY OF RAILROAD ENGINEERS Terms of the Nevr Schedule Agreed Vpon at the Chicago Conference. ALL VOTE FOR BROWN Bepnhlioani in Legislature Bodeem Tint Fledce to the People, SnusnnnausBnM SENATOR CHOSEN BY SINGLE ROLL CALL Only formal Ratification in Joint eision Kow Remain! for Body, NO fUSS OR FEATHERS ABOUT ELECTION Each Branch Frcoeeda in Doe Order and with Appropriate Decorum, GOV, SHELDON INTERESTED SPECTATOR Sits with Speaker In House by Invita tion ot that Body and with Men tenant Governor in Senate Daring Roll Call. (Fnom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 15. (Special.) By sep arate ballots cast In each house the Ne braska legislature really elected Norrl Brown of Kearney United States senator today, although the formality of proclaim ing the result and Introducing the new senator will not take place until a joint session Is held tomorrow noon. Senator elect Brown will succeed to the full six year term of Senator Joseph H. Millard of Omaha, who, although he had an nounced his candidacy publicly and never withdrawn it. failed to receive a slngl vote fir re-election. Each republican In both houses, with the exception of two, who were absent, answered the roll call by rising In his seat and repeating th name of Norrls Brown, the republican con vention nominee, while each fuslonlst cast his vote for W. 11. Thompson of Grand Island, the nominee of the populist and democratic state conventions. The house voted at 11 o'clock In the morning and' the senate at 12 o'clock noon. Not a sign of a break was noted anywhere beyond the nervous blundering of Senator Clarke, who in responding immediately after a fusion senator who had called out W. H. Thomp son repeated the name of W. 11. Thomp son and then quickly corrected himself so as to be recorded for Norrls Brown In the house the vote stood 67 for Brown and SI for Thompson and In the senate 28 for Brown and 5 for Thompson. Th two absentees were Representatives Bulrd of Valley and Rlchardapn of Gosper, each of whom had been excused on account ot Illness, Joint Session Today. A joint session of both houses will be held at I'i o'clock tomorrow and Mr. Brown will be notified of the action of the two bodies and Invited to address the legislature. A record of the proceedings will be furnished Governor Sheldon and the new senator will be given his certificate of election. He will take the oath of office at Washington. ChiUrman W. B. Rose of the republican state committee, who managed the prelim inary fight for Mr. Brown, telephoned th action of the two houses to tho new sen ator, who was at hla home. Immediately after the vote-was taken and announced. The new waa no surprise to th former attorney general. He received It In his usual happy manner and , expressed his pleasure at the action of the legislature, and at the same time acknowledged th grava responsibility which ha been put upon him. Routine of the Law. The election of Mr. Brown cam a a mat ter of routine business before each house, and In neither was there any demonstration at the announcement of the presiding offi cer that a new senator had been chosen. In the house, a: the time the vote was taken there were rew visitors present, while the senate was comfortably filled with member of the house and others. Governor Sheldon and Speaker Nettle', it sat with Lieutenant Governor Hopewell while the vote was be ing taken In the senate, and Governor Shel don was beside Speaker Nettleton when the roll waa called in the house. The governor came Into the lobby of the house shortly before the hour set for the special order of business, and was recognised by Tucker of CHICAGO, Jan. 16. A . final settlement! was reached here today between committees representing the railway managers and the i locomotive engineers. The agreement made nil A - u.nu, n 9 ITtr William, Canada. St. Paul. Chicago. St. Louis ww New Orleans to the Pacific coast and south th,8 Cha",r '" """J to the Mexican border. The new schedule unanJmoUB'y T.w" " .r!0" lO inO BOUl UTBIJB IIIO "IITBUBI 1-1 lO IIVUR Is to go into effect February 1, and will i members loudly applauded him. " .... ., ,HMon I have ' t a ,nl tion as w .;k a, for Affect about 27,000 engineers. The term, of ZZZ.Zl. x,... l.- tike?!!- and 1 .lUmU W BlO J ' A. . , in W. I1WUIW UjrciPWI icui:mu CXV the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners "" the woaru 01 rirc nrpr. at this ' Frieght engineers receive a flat Increase having the authority to give orders of mi ( of enU day of tpn hourB of ,ega 1(J0 character to the chief or ponce, toe nin . miles or less overtime pro rata Is absurd on the face of it. For Instance, the mayor is required by law to oe access ible at all times and if he leaves the city he must file a notlc with the city clerk, Kngineers In switching service, first class yards are advanced to 3.7d per day of ten hours or less; second class yard advanced to $3.50 a day of ten hours or less, over time pro rata, .,. ,h. nrealdent of the coun- i rransrer rates on t-T.icago Den lines m who then notifies the president or me couii day of ten n()Ur, ovfkf. Ume pr rata ell, while the police commissioners are ai , ,n the work traln and s,.rvlce the l'berty to leave the city tor wwh i time and adjourn meetings from tim to time. One commissioner may not give an order by himself. One of our district Judges has ruled that the mayor is the chief ex ecutive and conservator of th peace. "I do' not know what the commissioners will do with the charges I understand are filed, but I do know that I will back up my poeltlon." Tribute to Van Dnaen. At yesterday afternoon's meeting of th Fir and Police board the, following resolu tion waa adopted on the recommendation of Chief of Police Donahue: Resolved. That the Board of Fire and Police Commlswloner commend Patrolman ii vn nimen for his biave behavior and the conscientious performance of his hours are reduced from twelve to ten per day. In the passenger service, engineers on engines having cylinders under IS inches In diameter receive $1.75 per day of 100 miles or less; on engines having cylinders 1H Inches or more in diameter $4 a day of 100 miles or less. The engineers asked for an eight-hour day, but withdrew the demand when the managers offered other concessions. BRIDEGROOM FAILS TO COME Nephew of Lloyd Osborn Will Not Marry Missouri Girl a Announced. CHICAGO, Jan. 15. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Springfield, Mo., says night from v illlam Sullivan, manager ot ; the Bermuda Cable company at Kingston. 1 T-V, uh.nk I. A , T ,1 1 .. , n . 1 "a 1 "Nearly whole of city destroyed by earth- ! duty In making the arrest or jonn niimin, tnat the marriage or Miss Lonone Ulxon Jandu" A cop?V this rSlon , ' Springfield to Joseph Eddy nephew of .oread I on the records and a copy Lloyd Osborn, the novelist, which was to ent to Mr. Van Dusen. This resolution has reference to a robbery C. i at the Her Grand hotel, $700 being stolen by Plttman. Chief Donahue recommended that M. J. Sullivan be appointed as detective, with nav accordingly. The chief's recommenda- b held here Wednesday, ha been post poned Indefinitely. Miss Dixon received a telegram yesterday from Eddy saying ha would not be there Wednesday to marry her. Many wedding presents had been received o'clock announced th hour had arrived for a vote for United States senator, and In the senate at 12 o'clock Lieutenant Gov ernor Hopewell made the same announce ment. Th federal statute providing for the vote wa read and the roll was called. Not a single republican, democrat or popu list broke faith with the people. Each ! voted as he had been Instructed to vote by his state convention, the republicans I going on record for Norrls Brown and the democrats and populists for W. IL Thompson. First Pledge Redeemed. In so tar as the republicans are concerned the election of Mr. Brown mean pledge No. 1 in their platform has been faith fully kept, though every art known to cor poration lobbyists ha been employed to get the members of the liglslatur to break away from them. Each failed and each stand of th opposition has been mor feeble than the one before, culminating la the humiliating spectacle witnessed In th house yesterday when the Investigation resolution offered through th fuslonlst member. Van Ho use n of Colfax, was voted down almost unanimously. When the legislature first arrived In Lin coln a delegation from Omaha came down to find some comfort for Senator Millard and for several days worked on the members, but without, success. Not a republican wa found willing to respond to their entreaties. This delegation left, but there remained th railroad lobby, which was also behind th and this lobby tried In i."r,m.dy.' .-"vr.-.. Mt'!"' ! tlon was acted on. Mr. Sullivan was pa (Wan. Kensington. Mlaourl-J. C. 'Lark', i trolman seventeen years and went to Ire Steelville. land a year ago, returning lust October, when he was reinstated on the force as a detectlv. The chief reported that Mr. Sul livan made a splendid showing since given a tryout in the detectlv department. Exempt Ellison and w'lnshlp. The chlet of police made a report on the case of Fred C. Wlnshlp, a private detectlv with local police authority, and France J. who died last week, a victim of a mad dog's bite, a whole family is undergoing th Pasteur treatment at Mercy hospital In this city. Th six persons who are taking th treat ment are Mrs. Alice Black and her two sons, her daughter, Mr. Bula Owlngs; Mrs. Owing' husband and D. 8. Gordon, all of Hanlon. wher Mr. Black died several days ago after suffering from hydrophobia for nearly a week. Howard Black was bitten by the same dog that caused hi father's death, but th physician ordered all who helped cave for the dying man to com to Pittsburg and tak Ca treatment. tick so large that we will be worn out with It mere weight -and cannot wield It when th hour of emergency comes." Mr. Smith expressed th conviction that (be United States could make Its own powder If It so desired. He explained that the language of the license given by naval officers who have invented smokeless pow der waa Intended to enable th Navy de partment to produce this powder with th payment of royalty. He remarked fur ther that under the license the government might buy from the Navy department for the War department unlimited quantities ot this powder wll&oul th payment of aujF rftjralty. BRYAN SPEAKS AT SPOKANE Xebraakuu Declines levltatlou to Join the Spaalsh War Veterans. SPOKANE. Wash.. Jan. IS. Wliilam J. Brvan. who snoke here tonight, was vis- ' Ellison, former superintendent of th Ne tted by a delegation of Spanish war vet-i bnuika Humane society and a deputy sheriff erans today and asked to become a mem- of Douglas county. The chief presented to the board a ouncn oi correspondence pur porting to show that Wlnahlp and Billion have recently been engaged In a certain "detective" transaction Involving the search for on Charles Hlnes, said to have taken $&0 from Mr. Delia Callahan of 1117 Leav enworth street. Winshlp la said to have made certain representation to Mrs. Calla han, who engaged the man as a private de tective, and Is said to have told the police , he wa to have given fcJlison $l for his share of th services. The board directed the chief of police to divest Wlnshlp of ber. He declined, saying Jestingly "I have never thought that my military record would look well underscored." When reminded that Prealdent Roosevelt Is a member, be replied: "I am not traveling as much on my military record as he is." at th Dixon residence snd the guests from Millard movement, and this lobby tried In Hi.mnr. had beirun to arrive. Mis. vain to gt a republican to in trod ace th Van Housen resolution to cast a cioua oa the reputation of Norrls Brown. Only at Dixon is said to be prostrated. Her friends are wondering why Eddy cannot be here Wednesday and whether he is coming at all. He was graduated at Drury college, and has been In California. 1 Strike la Ohio. YOUNOSTOWN. O.. Jan. 15 A strike af fecting about V hollermakers In this city, Mies and New Castle was called today. Ihe men ask recognition of the union, an advance. In wages ranging from i to 15 rents a day and a shortening ot Ui siiiv (Continued SUttl fageJl YOUNG FAIRBANKS INDICTED Son of Vlee President Charged with Perjury in Securing; Marriage License. STEUBENVII.LE. O.. Jan. 1S.-A sen sation was created here today by the grand Jury returning an Indictment for perjury against F. C. Fairbanks, son of Vice Pres ident Fairbanks, for perjury In swearing relative to his marriage to Mis Scott of Pittsburg. The charge Is that Mr. Fairbanks went to Steubcnvllle, disguised himself a a workingman and said that h was a resi dent of Adams county and that Mlsa Scott was a resident of the county. On this statement be secured a marriage license and was married aod th coujjl liumedl awly Ml twWtt. .. th last minute of the last hour a fuslonlst waa secured to do the Job. At the joint session tomorrow th law require the reading of the Journal of both houses on th matter of voting for a sen ator. The only roll call will be to record who Is present. Mr. Brown has already been elected and the session tomorrow la merely a formal ratification meeting. Suspicious of Trolley BUI. The house railroad committee began to wrestle with house roll No. 1 tonight, which is a bill fathered by Representative Lee of Douglas, relating to th acquisi tion ot suburban trolley lines by street railway companies. Some member of th committee were disposed to look with de cided suspicion upon ths measure as if there were Something concealed about It not visible to the nuked eye. It was sug gested it might be a scheme to lay track under guise of a trolley system to be turned over utter to some steam railroad octopus. The bill was finally put over , iCnulluuWl vo Svcoud Pg-j ,
