Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVI-NO. 182.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1907-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
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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
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Forty SoMiir Are Reported ' In
This Building Only Mew;
Report! Received of .
Disaster.
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SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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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.
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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
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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
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