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J The Omaha. Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI-NO. 200. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY f, 1907-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COrY TIUIEE CENTS. r 4 TWELVE BELOW ZERO Coldest Weather ef the Ceason 6trie Omaha Erly Tuesday Homing. . WARMER ANB SNOW NOW FORECASTED All Day the Mercury Lnrks Down Aronsd the Lower Edees. REACHES EQUATOR BACK UP AT 2 P. M. Tricid Bpell ii feaertl and More 8-ere at . Other Places. CUTS INTO COAL SUPPLY IN STATE Railroads Arc Endeavoring See ta It There la Ka liftrin aa This Account, Hnw trcr. . Hurrah (or Modlcln Hat! Twelve decree below aero at I o'clock Tuesday morning is the oldest weather Omaha haa felt thue far thle winter. The harp decline revived memories of that famous weathervene of the great north west. Medicine Hat, than whose frigidity none worse Is supposed to exist. The mer cury was slow to recede from Its descent. It proceeded upward with measured march, touching 11 below at t and a. m., 10 at 7. then and back to 10. passing the equator and registering 1 degree on the north side at 1 p. m.. The forecast Is for warmer weather with mora snow. For several days the thermometer has been showing unmistakable signs of get ting down to business. In fact the ground hog allayed all doubts on the subject and so people were not taken unaware. But the cold weather Is felt nonetheless. The heavy snows, amounting to about five Inches, made It cold under foot as well as over head. It was the , coldest, not only for' this winter, but since the severe wea ther of two years ago. The minimum last winter was I below, February 14, Valentine Day. But Omaha la still within the Orange Belt as compared with som other points not many miles away. Street cars have been encountering more than ordinary difficulty as a result of the now and chilly atmosphere and yesterday morning on more than one thoroughfare people who toll walked or. waited 'and sometimes fought for a place In a tightly packed car. But the company succeed In handling its cars so as to avoid serious accidents and In fact brought the service up to the normal before the day got very old. L The continued cold reassures Ice men of a surplus of harvest, giving to the oon 1 sumer 4 guarantee against exorbitant prices . next summer on account of the short supply. Extremely Cold Vp Valley. The weather bureau reports that extreme old still prevails up-. the valley and through ths X)akotas, but that it U growing warmer in the west and northwest and that there Is every prospect for slowly rising temperature . in, this region. It . la much colder Up the valley now than It was Mon day and It is possible the minimum ha been reached at Omaha, the bureau says. Locally he thermometers registered IS de grees below aero at I o'clock Tuesday morn ing. 10 ielow at T o'clock and 8 below at 10 o'clock. The extreme cold Is making some of the towns in the state a little short of coal, but the railroads claim they are still able Immediately to handle all calls for coal. A shortage was announced at Kearney and tba TJMon Pacific forthwith sent 'two cars from Orand Island, where they were In watting for Jusf such an emergency. Borne time ago ' General . Superintendent Park bought twenty-eight cars of coal, which have been held at Orand Island waiting for s hurry call. Bootlm sent out a call for seal and that town was supplied In less - - thao twelve hours. COLD vVAVB COVERS MAlfT STATES i Eight Person Reseried Proaam to Death la the Dakota. BT. PAUL Feb. . Twenty-two degrees below aero was' registered by government thermometers today. Most of the other thermometers went to SO below. ' Zero weather has prevailed for seventeen days. For three day past the temperature has been nearly a low a today. In North Dakota to degrees below has ' been eqinmon and there has been much suffering. Railroads have been badly de moralised. For several days past the main lines of the 800, Great Northern and Northern Paclflo have been blocked and many of the branch lines have been at a standstill for weeks. This has caused a coal famine In many North Dakota towns. There have been reports of many people freeslng to death, but these reports have been denied from North Dakota sources. It Is admitted, however, by railroad man agers that the opening of spring will, tell some grewsoma tales of suffering, starva tion and death. In Minnesota, especially to the north and west, the storms have been sever. Today all trains from Chicago were from one to Ave hours late. The 800 line sent out the first train to the coast In a week, but the officials made no promises to passengers that they would get farther west than Portal. N. D. Northern Pacific train from North Da kota point were six and seven hours late, and Great Northern trains from the same locality were from three to eight hours late. It le reported that the 800 line sent ome supplies through on the Thief Rlveq Falls branch, having gotten it open further la the last few days than It has been, since December 11. From Fargo the report, comes that the Fargo-Southwestern sent okit the first train In fifteen days over that line from Fargo. .. I Mcllenry. N. D.. reports that there, have been no trains since December IS and that all fuel. Including gasoline. Is gone. A Fessenden, N. D.. special ay 1 that after a blockade lasting eight days the Soo Una managed to get a train through and In that train was a car of coat That dis trict Is badly In need of fuel. Eight Person Fresea ta Death. BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 6. A telephone assort from Goodrich, a town on th Car Stagton branch of th Northern Pacific, is as the effect that an unidentified woman tad five children were fresea to death there. PIERRE, B. D.. Feb. (.-The bodies of Wesley E. Bank and Robert Chandler, who were frocon to death on their ranch near Hayes, were brought here today. The mea came here recently front ML Vernon, . Ky., and were operating a large shevp ranch. : The bodies are being held for order from Kentucky relative. LINCOLN, Feb. L The heavy anowstorrn of yesterday waa continued this morning la fCeatlnued a fceuond Page.) SUMMARY OF THE DEE Wednesday, February , llNff. ioo7 February ioo? WH WON TVS WtO TNV HI ear 2 5 12 I 8 2 3 10 17 4 II 18 6 13 7 14 15 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 Til WXATHEK. . FORF3CABT FOR NKBRA8KK Fair In east, snow In went portion Wednesday. Thursday snow, with lining temperature. FORrX'AST FOR lOWA-Falr Wednes day. Thursday fair In east, snow in west portion and warmer. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. De. Hour. Deg. 2 ... 1 5 a. m.. a. m.. 7 a. m.. a. m. . a. m.. 10 a. m.. 11 a. m.. li m ,.. 11 ... 11 ... 10 ... 9 ... 10 ... ... e ... i 1 p. m. . 1 p. m. . 3 p. m.. 4 p. m. . 6 p. m. 5 p. m.. 7 p. m. . (p. m. . 9 p. m.. rSaiB&ATXVB. Joint committees at Lincoln have agreed on the railway commission bill aa al ready printed and anti-pass bill, which follows the national law on the same sub ject, rag 1 Alabama enlarges power of State Rail road commission and requires companies to produce bpoks for inspection. Page 1 Senator Heybum offers resolution ask ing the senate to investigate the reor ganization of the Northern Pacific Rail road company. Page S House devotes day to consideration of river and harbors bill. Page In Bailey hearing at Austin, Tex., Sen ator and a witness are prevented from fighting after senator denounces as a lie statement made pn stand. Pag 1 Railroad lobby again shows Its hand at Lincoln by distributing copies of Chicago railroad organ containing attack on ter minal taxation. Pag 1 DOMESTIC). Chicago city council adopta street car franchise providing for 8S per cent fit net income as city revenue and purchase of lines by city. It must be approved by voters. Pag X Storm off New England coast endangers hipping. New York a storm swept and north and west reports low temperatures. Page 1 Defense In Thaw case makes poor show ing In attempt to prove prisoner Insane. First expert witness 1 badly confused and much testimony la ruled out as In competent. Page Unidentified woman and five children are frosen to death at Goodrich, N. D. Pag 1 Court-martial I in session at Fort Doug las, Utah, to try Captain Charles Halght on charges which are not made public No one but Interested parties are allowed In the room. Pag 1 Elmer 8. Dundy, Jr.. known as "Skip," dies at his home In New York, very sud denly, from effects of a cold. He. was 45 years of age and had been very successful aa an amusement manager. ' i Pags; 1 VXBKAEXA- Frank Frlnk, a rejected suitor, kills Miss Bessie Newton at her home at Ponca on the eve fit her Intended wedding to Ed ward O'Donnell. Pag 3 Supreme court spreads on It records and listens to tributes of the late J. M Woolworth. Pag 3 ' A row of business buildings at Callaway la destroyed by fire. Page 3 Mrs. Adplph Cagasen leaves two chll dren locked In the souse while she visits neighbor. She returns to find her home in flames. One child Is smothered In smoke. Page 3 romsiosT. Japanese newspapers and statesmen make light of talk of war with United States. Page 1 X.OOAX. Police are solicited to take out bonds In company of which Representative Har vey, secretary of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, Is secretary, the alleged intent fit W. J. Broatch to gain place on the directorate of the company being the assigned reason. Page ,.7 William C. N orris and B. T. Kayden, re turning from California, tell their opin ion of what Omaha needs to make It a better town. Pag T - Sioux City In an effort U readjust taxes studies th system In fore In Omaha and finds much to copy. Pag la M. A. Rasgorshek, assaulted Tuesday night by unidentified parties. Is con scious, but can give no description of his assailant, and the police force la baffled. Page T The Nebraska Retail Hardware associa tion In session at the Auditorium, and president Roberts advocates an associa tion of all retail dealers. Page X Chief Donahue ordera all sidewalks cleaned of anow. Omaha Toung Women's Christian asso ciation la making an active canvass for $18,000 for the building fund. Blue rib bons mavk thoae who are pushing the ef fort. Pag X3 Carl Reynolds, accused pf robbery, is on 1 trial In the district court. Pago T Judge Kennedy ordera divorcees not to marry, except to be reunited under six months. Pag 4 SPOBT. Tommy Ryan knocks out Dave Barry In fifth round at Hot Springs, Ark. Pag 8 LOCAL COm Oil. BltTTPFS AJf D IOWA. Senator Saunders confident l-cent fare and several drastic railroad bills will pass present legislature. Pag IX WYOMING CASE GOES OVER Greed Jury Will Take l Alleged Lead Fraad la Big Hora Baala Tharsday. , NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Contrary to ex pectations, there was no Investigation - by th federal grand jury today of the Wyom ing coal land entries, due to the fact. It J was said," that the grand Jury spout th day la disposing of a number of routine case, of ordinary federal violations. U was nrltnsatiut- hikvavakP t hut sin ThnruHu tha I ' " . 7 MW ' rranrl mrv wniiln rtynima It a Inmilrv nf , " M. . ' ' , the Northwestern Coal company secured the ownership of e.SuO aerte of Valuable coal lands la the Big Horn basin of Wyom ing. It was stated that a few subpoenas had been issued calling for th attendance of certain material witnesses ta connec tion with the coal Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney O'Brien spent the day at the federal building In consultation with representative of the department f the interior and of Justice who. It was said, came her In connection with th Wyoming CATALOGUE HOUSES EYED Big Conoerni Watched Cut of Hardware Retailers' Contention. i otNDINi OUT I He SPIES wska. Dealers Adapt Hew Consti tution aad By-Laws Bad Ei elade Lienor at Their Baauuets. It Isn't very often that sn organisation whl-h has held five annual conventions In the course of Its existence. Is called to order In annual session without a consti tution and set of by-laws. But such was the case when the Nebraska Retail Hard ware association began Its three days' con vention Tuesday at the Auditorium. After It had been explained that the old consti tution had been lost In a fir, a proposed new constitution and bylaw, which had been prepared In advance, were presented. With some slight changes they were adopted. The association Intends that not all its deliberations shall reach the public ear, for the by-laws provide that while the first day' session of th annual meeting shall be open, all other sessions may be execu tive or not. at the discretion of the execu tive committee. yThe reason given wa that the catalogue houses have men out to spy on the doings of the retailers, and atten tion waa called to the suit of Montgomery Ward against FX J. Mannlx, editor of a trade paper at Sioux Falls, S. D., charging him with conspiracy In restraint of trade, the changes being based on information said to have been obtained from members of the retailer's association. Commenting on the provision of the bylawe. President Roberts Instructed the sergeant-at-arms to be careful, during executive session, not to admit people they did not know. Rep resentatives of the press are to be admitted as long aa the executive committee see fit not to exclude them. Ke Liquor at Banq.net. One regulation adopted Is that no malt or intoxicating liquor of any kind shall be served at any banquet by the association. Membership fees were fixed at $5 and an nual dues at $5, except for associate mem bers among the jobbers and travelers, who are to pay 11 annually. Failure to pay dues within thirty days after they become due will suspend members. Th bylaw pro vide for an annual meeting in February. President Roberts appointed these com mittees: Nomina tin sr J. C. Cornell. Ord: A. C. Newberry, Alliance; C.-P. Schneider, Syra cuse. Press C. F. Schram, Omaha: E. 8. Hay hurst, Loup City: Anton Hanson. Upland. Resolutions 8. A. Sanderson, Lincoln; A. F. Montgomery. Crelshton: P. G. Satt, Wausa; P. F Connant, Benedict; Frank Lahr, Lincoln. Grievance Roy Weaverllng, Peru; Max inug, -oiaregs. Tbe i-.esldent was authorised to appoint a legislative committee of five, which he will announce today. Among other things, this committee la to discus th advisability of advocating legislation to restrict peddling In th country. - Treasurer H. J. Hall of Lincoln reported a balance on hand of $1.329. 29-v, Receipt for 180 were $3,553 , while penfmores were t2.E4.tt. . - ; , , : : . . - - .. , n , : ',. Mr. Hall reported 'for himself and Presi dent Robert a delegatea to the national convention of hardware dealer In Chicago last March. He spoke with pride of the discussion on that occasion In regard to the fight of Nebraska retail organizations to have catalogue house advertisement eliminated from the publications of fra ternal societies. In this connection Mr. Hall quoted from a letter of A. R. Talbot head consul of the Modern Woodmen of America, In which Mr. Talbot promises no catalogue or mail order houses could sdvertlse In the organ of that society after the February Issue. Smoker at Commercial Clab, Last evening the dealers were the guest of the Wright & Wilhelmy company and the Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hardware com pany at a smoker at the Commercial club, and the thirty-two women who came to Omaha with their husbands were the guests of Omaha women at the Boyd. At 2:W this afternoon a reception will be given at the Iler Grand for the visiting women. An en tertainment by the exhibiting manufac turers will be given tonight In the Audi torium. Omaha Is swarming with retail hard ware dealers from all part of the state and factory men from all parte of th union. Every available foot of apace in the Auditorium la occupied by the exhibits of the factories and foreign Jobbers, tbe local jobbers choosing to make their showing at their own warehouses. Almost everything In the hardware line la showir stoves, fur naces, knives, rasora, locks, hay tools, curling irons, kettles, chafing dUhes, chicken fences. ' The executive committee met In the fore noon and looked after details of the con vention, while President Nathan Roberta framed up his. list of committee appoint ments. Th convention proper was called to order at 3 o'clock by President Roberta. After an Invocation by Rev. E. IL Jenka, the hardware men wer welcomed by Mayor Jame C. Dahlman. Max Uhllg of Hold rege, ex-president of the association, re sponded. Prestdeat Robert Talks. "I hop very soon to see the consumma tion of ray desires, namely, tbe federation of all lines of retail business." said Presi dent Nathan Roberts of Omaha In his an nual address. "To Illustrate: An admis sion was mad by th head of one of the largest mall order houses In Chicago. In an interview a short time ago he said if all lines made aa aggrasalv a fight as the hardware men the mall order houses might well look to their laurels. "Federation of all kind of retail mer chandising, while yet in its Infancy, i a atep in the right direction, and I am glad to aay that our state la among the first to take the Initiative. "Postal legislation ta at present being considered by congress. Our hope is In Chairman Overstreet and his colleagues of the house committee that th interests of thA retuJlera of the eountrr will n. K 1 , ,h v, , ... Uw Certaw n,.,.,. . ftrdu. , ou t wor th Uatm of ' "poflUi cta4clt currejQcy tystem,' and as r- ; taller w mint b prepared for any move : In this direction. j "The National Retail Hardware associa tion, through Its officers. Is alive to all these Issues and Is waohlng sealously th Interest of every retail hard war merchant In th country. , "Our growth ha been phenomenal. Up wards of 10,000 retail merchants ar con nected with th state association, and through thern with th national associa tion." Mr. Roberts recommended that th con- (Continued on Second Page.) PANAMA COMPANY FORMED Joha R. MeDoaald Kleeted Prestdeat f Corporation to Construct ( anal lader Oliver Bid. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-John B. McDonald of this city, the contractor who constructed the subway, was today elected president of the Panama Construction company. This company waa formally organised today for the purpose of building the Panama canal In the event that , the contract Is awarded by tne government to William J. Oliver, one of the contractors, and hla associates. The other officers elected were: First vice rjrenlrient and senernl nrnnafpr. W. J. Oliver; chairman of the board, R. A. C. Smith; secretary and assistant treas urer, D. V. Keynolds; treasurer, R. A. Chester. Executive committee: John B. McDonald, W. J. Oliver. John Pierce. R. A. C. Bmlth and R. A. Chester. Board of directors: John B. McDonald, John Pierce. Charles H. Ackers: Robert A. C. Smith, Robert A. Chester, George Pierce. t-atricK T. walsn, William M. 8ayre, rat rick J. Brennan, George F. Harrlman and Robert Russell. Upon adjournment of today's meeting Mr. McDonald announced the formation of tho company and added: "Everything is now ready for the actual work of digging." William J.OHver of Knoxville, Tenn., and his associate, Anson M. Bangs, were the lowest bidders for the construction of the Panama canal but after the government re jected Mr. Oliver's partner Mr. Oliver was given ten days to associate himself with at least two reliable contractors to take up the work under the terms of his contract price. The time given him to make these arrangements and to supply evidence of his ability to. furnish $6,000,000 capital and a bond of $2,000,000 would expire tomorrow. Mr. Oliver has associated himself with nine well known contractors and according to Mr. McDonald all the financial require ments of the government have been met. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. While considera tion Is being given to the question of let ting the contract for the digging of the Panama canal, the work Is going on there at a rapid pace. Numerous reports from time to time have been submitted regarding the progress being made, but a cablegram received at the War department today from Chief Engineer Stevens contained the an nouncement that all prevloua record had been eclipsed. The dispatch follow: "We took out 668,750 cubic yards from Culebra cut In January, about twice , the best monthly record made by the French since Inception of work by Delesseps." The Information is regarded at the War department as Indicating that no tlms I being lost In consequence of the possibility of the work being turned over to private contractors. SCENE IN BAILEY HEARING Lie Passed aad Seaator aad Wltaes Prepare to Fla-ht Whea Others Iaterfere. AUSTIN, Tex.. Feb. 6.-A dramatic scene waa enacted In the Bailey Investigation to day shortly after the legislative committee resumed consideration of the , charges snlnst tha senator. E. N. Vents of Hous ton was on the tand, when Representative Coke, who la prosecuting the charges against Senator ' Bailey, asked Mr, Ments If CoIoMl"-eowart of"Dall- went to New York., to see Bailey while- he' wa there, ostensibly to have his throat treated, but really to attend to business for the Klrby Lumber company. Senator Bailey arose and said that any on 1 who said that to wart went to New York to see him waa a liar. The witness understood that Senator Bailey meant him, and he arose In hla seat and declared emphatically that ha- would allow no man to call him a liar. He as serted that he waa not a willing witness, "but so help me God, I will allow no man to call me a liar," he shouted. Senator Bailey started for tbe witness, who seemed ready to meet him. Deputy Sheriff White stopped Senator Bailey and trouble waa averted. The senator then apologised to the committee, declaring that he bad been Irritated so much during the last few weeks that he could hardly help his action. He asserted that It was bard to keep from denouncing what he knew to be lies. Representative Coke retorted that Bailey had legal advisers who were able to take care of hla interests. MYSTERY IN COURT-MARTIAL No One Beside Officials Permitted to ICstow Charges Agaiaat Cap tain Halght. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. (.There Is much mystery connected with the trial by court-marshal of Captain Charles Halght of the Ffth cavalry which begins at Fort Douglas today. Even the nature of the charge against Halght Is withheld from the newspapers, and the trial will be behind closed door. Colonel B. C. Lockwood, J commandant at Fort Douglas will preside. The military record of Captain Halght Is aa follow: Corporal troop A, New York cavalry 1898; second lieutenant Fourth artillery July. 1886; first lieutenant Fourth cavalry, 1901, Captain Fifth cavalry, 1906; honor graduate Infant and cavalry school, 1903; graduate staff college. 1905; 8. S. Columbia school of mines, 1898. ALABAMA AFTER RAILROADS Stat Commission's Power Is Ei - tended and All Books Must Be Shown. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Fla., Feb. 6 The Alabama senate yesterday passed a bill ex tending the power of the state railroad commission. Tho bill empowers the com mission to examine all books of railroad companies and authorises It to require of ficials to bring these books before the com mission and to summon witnesses. Courts are given discretion in fixing costs against railroad companies In litigation over rates whether the verdict is for or against th corporation. The only concession gained by the railroad Is a denial of the right of the commission to raise rate above a maximum fixed by law. PROBE FOR A HILL ROAD Senator Heybum Would Have Senate Investigate Reorganisation of th Narthera PacMe. WASHINGTON, Feb. t.-Beoator Heyburn presented a resolution In the senate today providing for a special commute of five senator to Investigate the reorganisation of th Northern Paclflo railroad to ascer tain what title and estates are owned by the corporation which was created by act of congress on 'July t, 1864. snd If said fed eral corporation has no title or estates In any property then what reason there Is why said charter acta should not be wholly repealed by congress. The resolution provide for sending for persons and papers, etc. It was referred to the commltle on pacific railroads. COMMISSION BILL READY Expectation it Will Fa Introduced in the House Thursday. ANTI-PASS MEASURE ALSO PROPOSED Follows Almost Identically Alone the Lines of the Provisions of th Federal Iirr on Same' Subject. ' (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 5.-(Speclal Tele- ! gram.) The railroad commission bill has run the gauntlet of the joint committee. and aa soon a copied will b introduced In the house, . probably Thursday. The committee adopted th subcommittee bill this after rjn, making "Only the minor change reported In Th Bee, namely. changing the salary of th secretary from $2,600 and the two clerk at tl.VQ each to a round sum of $6,000, to be apportioned by the commission. The other change waa making it discretionary with the commis sioners whether they Inspected railroad I bridges, and for all expenses of the com missioners to be paid when out on state oualness. Anti-Pass Bill. The subcommittee appointed to draft th anti-pass bill had no opportunity to re port to the Joint committee this after noon, owing. to the discussion over- the commission bill, but will do so tomorrow morning. The bill as practically agreed to Is almost Identical with the federal anti-pasa law. It Is aa follows: Section 1. No railroad corporation own ing or operating any line or lines of rail road In the state of Nebraska shall issue or give any free ticket, free pass, or froo transportation for passengers except to Its bona fide employes and their families. Its omcers, surseuns who are annually em ployed, attorneys who are actually em ployed and receiving a salary of not leas than five hundred ($500) dollars per year, ministers of religion, traveling secretaries of Young Men's Christian association, In mates of hospitals and charitable and eleemosynary Institutions and persons ex clusively engaged In charitable and elee mosynary work; to lndlgent,deatltute and homeless persons and to such persons when transported by charitable societies or hos- fltals and the necessary agents employed n such transportation; to Inmates of the national homes or state homes for dis abled soldiers and of soldiers' and sailors' homes. Including those about to enter and those returning home from such Institu tions; to necessary care takers of live stock, poultry and fruit; to employes on sleeping cars, express and bagKuge cars; and to linemen of telegraph and telephone companies; to railway mall service em ployes; to newsboys on trains, baggage agents, persons Injured In wrecks and phy sicians and nurses attending such persons. Provided, further, Thst the provisions of this act shall not be construed to prohibit the Interchange of passes for the officers and bona fide employes of other railroad companies and their families; nor to pro hibit any railroad corporation from carry ing passengers free with the object of pro viding relief in cases of general epidemic, pestilence or calamitous .visitation; anv railroad corporation . violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for each offense on conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred ($100) dollars and not more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars. ' Heart a a- oa Omaha Charter Bills. "pRePree "tatlves of th Omaha Commercial club, the Real Estate exchange, city offi cials and taxpayers began tbe discussion of the prof "se4 amendments to the Omaha city charter before the house committed on cities and town tonight, and at th con clusion of the, heeling Clarke and Lee of Douglas Were appointed a committee to report a bill the people of Omaha could stand together on. Those who took part In the discussion were City Engineer Rose water, City Physician Connell, Victor Rose water, W. L. Selby of the Real Estate ex change, J. E. George, representing the Commercial club, and John P. Breen, who drew one of the bills at the request of the city engineer. Victor Rosewater and Mr, Selby objected to the Issuance of bonds by the council and mayor to pay current ex penses, and Andrew Rosewater did not Insist on thta section of his bill, . while Breen explained it was to prepare to care for tbe city's business after the consolida tion with South Omaha. The bill provides a maximum levy of $1,500,000. of which $190,000 Is for the police department and the same' for the Are de partment.. Victor Rosewater thought the police funda too large, .and he held the same opinion about the park levy of $75,000. George was. for the large park levy, while Selby wanted, ail the funds cut down, with the possible exception of the fire depart ment, to make the total not more than $1,100,000. All of the speakers seemed to agree that the city engineer should have the appointment of hla assistant and con trol of the street gangs. Dr. Connell argued for IL R. 147, which provide tha city let a contract to some party to haul garbage at no cost to the city or to the property owners. This prob ably will be amended that the contract Is to be let after the bids are advertised for and the contractor file a good bond. The committee tomorrow night will listen to argument on the consolidation bills. Custer county went under the limelight tonight and stayed there for quite a while. It was over Hamer's bill to provide for the division pf Custer county, or rather, to prevent the division of the big. county Into four smaller counties. F. M. Currte and H. M. Sullivan spok for th bill and R. A. Brega was against It. Another meeting will be held tomorrow night and more Custer county history will be exploited. WAR TALK AT DISCOUNT Japanese Make Light at Reports Ema nating f ream Soma Parts of America. TOKIO. Feb. & Afternoon. The press is till silent anent th war cry in som American papera Not the slightest'exclte tnent was apparent here at noon today after this talk was transmitted here, and U was generally Ignored. It la believed that th anti-Japanese agitation by a por tion of the American press will afford proof of the futility of an effort to shake tho profound confidence which Japan repose In President Roosevelt and in the American people generally. Tbe view taken here of the American Japanese situation, arising from th San Francisco school incident. Is Illustrated by th following statement Issued today: "Since the talk of war was first trans mitted from America we hav carefully watched the development of feeling here. There baa not been the slightest excite ment anywher In th country." "The talk of war la completely ignored here and Implicit confidence I reposed In President Roosevelt and hi government Th ebullutlona of the anti-Japanese press of America ar powerleaa to shake Japas's cordiality toward the United Statea." OTTAWA, Ont.. Feb. I. "There will be no war. I would wager my whole fortune If I had one that there will be none be tween the United Statea and Japan," said Tatse Oore Nosse, Japanese consul to Canada, yesterday, after reading press dis patches suggesting the possibility of such a contingency over tbs Baa Francisco school questlog HUBBARD WANTS BLIND DAMS " sssr.iiaiss r-pstei insane la Method of Treatment of Mlaeeurl River. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. (Special Tele gram. Congressman Hubbard of Iowa, who Is Interested In th upper reaches of the Missouri river, proposes when Ihe ap propriation for the Missouri river Is reached to offer the same amendment which applies to the Mississippi river relating to the use of money for dredging, removing Of snags and carrying out continuous contracts. It Is Mr. Hubbard's contention that the chan nel of the river can be largely maintained by the construction of blind dam along the channel at certi'.ln points to be decided upon by a board of engineers, similar to the dnms or water breaks that now hold the channel of the Jamee In check below Richmond. Mr. Hubbard contends that the provision In the rivers and harbors bill re garding the Missouri is wholly Inadequate to perform the work outlined, and it Is his Intention to perfect the bill so that under Its terms satisfactory work may be done. Messrs. Gibson- and Mlsner of Hlnman. Neb., arrived In Washington today to ap pear betore the secretary of the Interior regarding coal leases. Senator Millard Is In receipt of the reso lutions adopted by the Commercial club of Omaha In regard to the proposed redaaslfl catlon of second class mail matter. The resolution also endorses the Penrose bill s a further step in the direction of 1-cont letter postage. A petition has been received by Senator Millard from the varlou women' clubs of Falls City, Neb., representing a mem bership of WO. ashing for the passage of Senator Beverldge's child labor bill, or the passage of some like legislation. The following postmasters were appointed today: Nebraska Mirage, Sheridan county, Frank Hegonover. vice I. D. Hull, resigned, lows Kamrer, Hamilton county. Francl M. Blbler, vice Amos Julian, resigned. The comptroller of the currency approved today certificates authorising the following national banks to begin business: The First National bank of Evanston, Wyo., capital, $50,000. J. .E. CosgTlff. president; George E. Paxton. vice president; Charles Stone, cash ier; Otto Arnold, assistant ashler. These appointments hsve been made In Iowa to fill vacancies In rural carrier routes: North English. Route S, Benjamin H. Butler, regular; Willie S. Balrd, substi tute. Speehta Ferry. Route t, Henry Schu lung. regular; John H. Schulung. substitute. Wayland, Route 1. Harry H. Clark, regu lar; Clyde Clark, aubstltute. Woden, Route I, Emery J. Lewis, regular; A. W. Lewis, substitute. FINE TIME FOR BOOSTERS Royal Entertainment for Omaha Trade Crnsaders Is Planned by Spokane Wlde-Awakes. SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. S. (Special Tele gram.) Boosters., of the Commercial club of Omaha who are coming to tha Paclflo northwest on their annual Inspection tour next June will be Invited to stop off at Spokane at least a day, when they wUl be guests of the. Spokan Chamber, of Com merce, the 160,000 club and the people of the city. The entertainment will oonslst of automobile drives around th city, an old fashioned wtgwasn dinner at Hayden lake, one of Spokane's nearby summer resorts In northern Idaho, and a trip on Coeur d'Alene lake. Ther will b other feature of which no details will be divulged until the boosters reach th city on their special oars. L. G. Monro, president of th Spokan ! Chamber of Commerce will bring th mat i tr before the board of trustee at Its meeting next Tuesday afternoon, soon after which a formal Invitation will be aent to C. M. Wllhelm. president of the Omaha Commercial club. The 160,000 club will also I rorwara an invumiuu euuuw.hu- Ing next Thursday. It la understood two weeks will be devoted to th trip and there will be seventy-five or more In the party, which will travel with Its own car and diners. No stops for Investigations will b mad upon tha east side of Wyoming, aad the trip will be extended aa far as Puget sound and Paclflo coast cities. CHICAGO TRACTION ORDINANCE Coaacll Prepare BUI for Voters by -Which Municipality WUl De rive Reveoae. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. The city council, after a session lasting nearly all night, by a vote of 66 to 1$. early today adopted an ordinance which, If approved by th votera i at the April election, will aettle tha Chi ! oago traction question, which haa been be fore the people for more than -ten years, The ordinance provide that th city shall issue twenty-year franchises to th Chicago City Railway company and th Union Traction company, with the under- standlne- that after six month' notice any tim th city may purchas th street railways controlled by these companies for $60,000,000, plus a cost of rehabilitation. The companies are at once to reconstruct-and re-equip all th lines under the supervision of three experts, on to be appointed by the city and the other two by the two street railway companies. Under the new ordinance the street railway companlea for the, usual fare of I cents will grant univer sal transfer to all parts of the city. The city will receive 66 per cent of the net In come of-the street railways In question. SOUTHERN INCREASES WAGES Trainmen and Yardmen Given Ad ranee Ranging from Six to Twenty-Five Per Cent. 1 WASHINGTON. Feb. t. All conductors trainmen and yardmen of the Southern railway are to receive an Increaae In wage aggregating between $350,000 and $400,000 a year. The advance affects hundreds of men. For several weeks General Manager Ack ert and other officials of the southern rail way have been In conference with com mittees representing the men. A satisfactory adjustment finally was reached today. Th Increaae amounts from 6 per cent, as the minimum to 26 per cent as the maximum. Through freight conductors ar to be paid on a basis of $3.1$ per hundred miles. Local freight conductors $180 per hundred miles; local freight brakemen $2 16 per hundred miles and through freight brake men $1.76 per hundred miles. , FAMILY IS FROZEN TO DEATH t'ntdentlfled Woman and Five Chil dren Ar Fonnd Dead In Sort Dakota- BISMARCK. N. D., Feb. (.-A telephone report from Goodrich, a town on th Car ringtun branch of th Northern Pacific, is to th effect that au unidentified woman and five children wer frosen to death ther last nlghC LOBBY SHOWS HAND Eailroad Representatives Etiok U Fxploded Charge on Terminal Bill CHCAGO RAILROAD 0RCAN TO RESCUE Tsrms of the Bill Itself IxpUolUf Disprove the Ohaxares. THOMPSON SMOKED OUT ON THE PRIMARY Advises Democrats to (can Carefully Any ill rressntsd. THOMAS HAS A NEW TERMINAL BILL Holbrook of Dodge Has Masn- Intended to Settle the Question of Demurrage Drive at Railway Custom. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. S,-(8peclal.) The lata move of the railroad lohby is to -work oa the members of tha Nebraska legislature through th medium of the Chicago Chron icle, which this morning contained Inter view with members of the Illinois legis lature In opposition to the taxation of rail road terminals. Th paper waa bought la large number and liberally stamped with the worda "The Omaha Scheme." and on placed on the desk of each member. Whila the article marked In general has no bear ing on anything now pending before th Nebraska legislature there wss In It, la the nature of an Interview, this state ment : Another thlna that la llkslv" to militate gainst the country Is assessment by Chi cago for the use of Chicago of railroad terminals in that city. At present the Im mense railroad value In Chicago are dis tributed over each mile of track In the state for the purpoee of taxation. What 1 to prevent Chicsgo from cutting the rest of th state out of the taxable benefits of this property? If Chicago Is to exclude th rest of the state from participating In the terminal railroad tax It will seriously cripple the country schools which are now struggling to keep out of bankruptcy., This statement the railroad lobby at Lin coln wanted the members to see and It Is the same argument which the paid lobby ist of tha railroad have been making for years, but Inasmuch as th bill now pend ing before the legislature. Introduced by Clarke of Douglas county, provides specif ically that thla added tax on railroad prop erties shall not take one cent from the school districts in the state nor change In any particular the present method of assessing railroad property Insofar as the state, county and school districts ar concerned, the marked copies of the Chicago paper do not apply to the Clark terminal taxation bill. The section which should ease the mind of any member regarding the diminution of the school funds Is as follows: Section 18 This act shall not apply to, nor In any manner affect the assessment, equalisation, levy or collection of any stale, . county, township, school district or road, district tax, nor shall It affect any axse- ment or levy heretofore made upon any property in the atate of Nebraska. No shall this -act be constm4-t& affect any specific tax which may now or which shall hereafter be provided for by law, upon th property or business of any company or association within this staid. Jones Perrlneat Asiwtr. Incidentally that the passage of ths Clarke bill will add to th taxes to.be paid by the railroad and not take away from the school district, wa shown nicely in a little debate between a railroad lobbyist and Jones' of Polk county two yeara ago.'. The railroad man waa telling how the en actment of such a law would close up many school of th state. "Do you mean to say this bill would tak from th school fund of th state and put the money into Omaha?" asked Jones. "Yes, sir," answered the railroad man. ; "Do you mean to say it will not - In- -crease your taxes: that It 1 merely ohang- Ing the method of distribution of your taxes?" asked Jonee. , - "Tea, sir; It will not Increase our taxes one dollar," replied the railroad agent. "Then what do you care? What ar you . fighting th bill for If It doesn't oost you anything?" Th answer was drowned In th laughtar of the crowd. 1 . ' Hearing on Doable Shift Bill. The senate and house, met in Joint ses sion this morning and listened to remarks by representatives of the Omaha Commer cial club and members of the Omaha Or department for and against tbe Ledr , double-shift fir department bill. Th Com mercial club was her W0 strong. whU only a half doaen of th boy In blu war on hand to look after their aid of .the . case. W. S. Wright, I. W. Carpenter and Frank Guinea talked for tha Commercial club and each laid aside sentiment and talked purely from a business man's stand- point; that It would cost too much money, -would be a burden on the small taxpayers, and would not work for proficiency In the , department. . , Captain Jaacks and Captain Mors denied the cost would be a burden, and submitted : statistics to show that to Inaugurate a two-platoon system would require forty additional men. For th remainder of tag year this cost would be $13,000, and after all the men were receiving the maximum aalary, $80, which la paid after a three yes r service, the added cost would ha . $38,000. Oalne said If the fore was in creased one-third It meant the department cost would be about one-third more. In answer to this Captain Jaacks Informed th legislature that salaries paid th men was . by no mean the only cost for maintain ing the department and, therefore, th argument by Mr. Galne waa no good. Senator Ashton presided at the Joint ses sion. Thompson oa Primary. W. H. Thompson of Grand Island, fusion -nominee for United States senator, who ha heretofore refused to make a statement regarding hla stand on the direct primary, though aasailod and misquoted by num erous publications, tonight, before leaving for his home. Issued a statement. Mr. Thompson la for a primary, he aaid, but h wants th member of the legislature to study carefully th detail of the law they enact HI statement is as follows: I am In favor of the enactment of a prl- , mary law. However, I have not Investi gate the laws In operation In other states. With such scrutiny us I was able to give today 1 was not In favor of endorsing any particular enactment on the question, and have advlptd grbal care and ctution on the part of members of the legislature In com mitting themselves to any particular blH. It means a radical departure from th long established usages in the state. I am per sonally oppesed to any law which would . require a can& ate to pay a bonus for th ; ' privilege of b..ig a candidate for a noml- , nation. Such a law would b unquestlon- I ably unfair to the minority party. I if a law be enacted which should pro- I vide for th prlniii'ies of both osrlie tt he held at the same time snd plate, then I am unalterably pioed to a secret ballot, . for the reason that it would enable design ing persona to force Incompetent and weak ) candidates on the opuoeltlon party. All of j these things should bs very carefully and I conscientiously gone over before any party I or pcrsutut commit themselves ta tae jna- !
