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MISSION TALKS DRAW
llvraaThoaiand Peapla Attend the Morninc
Meetine at Anditorimm.
LARGE CROWIS COME IN AFTERNOON
Stellar LirhU in tha Church Address Both
f the Catheriuea.
CALL FOR ENTHUSIASM IN THE WORK
United and Enerratio Church Can
Accomplish Wonder.
VISIONS FROM THE FOREIGN FIELD
tarter Part of the Aftrnaoea Deveted
to Sectional Meeting? Held la
th Vorteo Ckirfhn at
the City.
The do of the second day of the tnter
ynodlcal foreign missionary convention
aw no diminution In the Interest which
was aroused on the opening day by the
mighty speakers and traveler who led the
way. Rather. Interest seems to Increase
as the convention progresses and speaker
after speaker shows that this Is the ap
pointed time to push theyscheme for the
evangelization of the world with a will.
Fully 3.0)0 people were In attendance at
the Auditorium at the morning session of
the mission, and fully as many gathered
In the evening. Two of the most promi
nent men in the Presbyterian church. Dr.
Hunter Corbett moderator, and Robert
Fpeer. senior secretary of the Board of
Foreign Missions, were the chief speakers
In the morning, while In the evening men
also acquainted with the foreign mission
ary work, told of their experiences and
told the way toward a larger work In a
larger field. J. I. McClelland of St. Louis
presided at the morning session Instead of
former Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania,
who was unable to come to the convention.
In the evening David MeConaugh. eastern
district secretary Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions, presided in place of J.
M. Patterson of St. Louis. The speakers
were: J. Campbell white, neio secretary
of the United Presbyterian church and
secretary of the laymen's foreign move
ment: Rer. R. F. Coyle. pastor of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church of Denver and
ex-moderator of the general assembly, and
Rev. S. M. Jordon of Teheran, Persia.
J. I. McClelland of St. Louts presided at
the morning session Instead of former
Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania, who
, was unable to come to the convention.
"The question now before us Is. x !.:
take up our part In doing God's work, the
work of devotion, love and duty? If we
do, we -en a evangelise the whole world be
fore wa die. Nothing can excuse any
church or Christian in denying the last
command of Christ to go Into tha world
and preach the gospel to every creature.
Tha command was not a chimerical one.
No qualifications, conditions or policy were
attached to that command. H laid down
Ills life, for tha salvation of the world and
lis expected that little band of disciples
to go out and shake tha world. We have
ho light to sit down here and assume that
Ilia command wan a mere chimera or a
theory. We should go out and do as Ho
has commanded us to do evangel! the
world." Thus spoke Mr. Speer.
Address oa District Oaty.
The subject of 3ar. Speer a address was
"The District Foreign Mission Responsi
bility of the Presbyterian Church." It was
a brilliant. Ursa and Inspiring call to the
tit Id of foreign missionary duty, not alone
for the church but for the Individual. Mr,
Speer la one of the foremost platform ora
tors of the couutry, possesses a magUQcent
voice, to which la added an earnestness of
' purpose and aval that command the closest
attention of his hearers.
"The subject of my talk to you this morn
ing." said Mr. Speer. "is the result of a
little paper sent out by the Board of For
eign Missions of the Presbyterian church
lut July to all our missions In foreign
lands. Tha time had come for the church
to make some estimate of its responsibility
to Ita missionary duties; to provide the re
sources and to ascertain from what sources
these resources are to be supplied, and to
obtain tome estimate of the cost of mis
sion work based upon the experience
of the missionaries In the foreign
field that It might be laid before the gen
eral assembly in May. The replies have
sot all been received, and It might be'pro
niature to raise this question at this time,
tut I think not.
, Mem mad Moaey.
"It la not a question of what men be
lieve regarding the supply of men and
money for the svar.gelUation of the world,
but how is the church to supply the men
and money. Probably the best thing to be
done wou'.d be fur the men of the church
to confront this problem themselves that
of the practical vangellxatloti of the world
Cannot we co:re to some unity of mind
here? Cannot we reach some more definite
understanding on this matter here In this
convention rather than from an academical
discussion of It at the General Assembly?
If this thing la ever to be don it must be
done now and In the same general way
of any great, practical business achieve
ment, and not aa an undefined chimerical
Scheme. At the meeting of the great mls-
nitonary convention In Hartford In IS
resolution was adopted which said: "In vie
of the signs of the times and the activities
of God, the time has come for the evangeli-1 In Uie ("nltad States, if not in the world,
gallon of the world." At the time of the , and the vast Interests involved Impem
- . - . 1 lively reyuliv and it should be a point of
general conterence 01 iure.u """" -
arlc in China a generation ago, tne aam
prbpusltlon was espoused."
Ma rhoaaoad Workers.
Three year, ago at the csntsnnary annl-
versary of (he establishment of protostant
missions In China, and at the Madras
. Missionary conference a call wa made for
Si.d ..u.ltli.r.l mi.-lonariea aa It was
believed it were posaibt with this addi
. tlon to the missionary ttald the JO,0uO,OuO of
con-Christians tf India could be won for
Christ within our generation. Our own
Individual convention has come at last
Uelieve the sajne thing. Corporats respon- j
aibillty la mater tail y different from th I
Individual man and missions in th active
Held of missionary work. If you can get;
th men you cn evangelize thia great field NEW TORK- rb- 20-Clarence H. Mao
la from ten to twenty-five years. Recent l,iiy' Pr'd-r ot th Telegraph and
word from tiie mission field furnish us CabU Ctxnfny' m,td tne foil"w,n -ths
assurance that It is not Impossible ,0 nouncement this aternoon: "lemenu
do thU thing. Such being the fact, how r,,for "nad " ta "vunf of ln-
mucb this responsibility rests upon us in
tn. th. it few vu
( have been entirely unauthorized. The mat
romlod Dowa to Flaarea. ,' ter aa pasaud urn officially by this com
"IietaUed estimates assiga to th Pre- pany today, however, and it was ordered
Lyterian inarch 1WMS.(M people of different that th salaries of ail operators, traffic
nativities tor whom Jesus Christ died and chief, wire clilefs, asslitant chief orK-ra-wIsjiu
H love ss H love you and me. tor, chief operator and managers be ln-I-:aiU
of you LOuO.tss) peopl her at hum are creased hi per cent on March 1. i:c, and
rvKiHinslbl for the conversion uf luo of that this increase shall not only apply to
' the principal office, -but to all the itHce
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LEOmATXTE.
Senate acts on many measures in com
mittee of the whole and also passes
many of minor Importance. 'age i
Nebraska bouse passes Lee's charter
amendment bill. Fag I
The Nebraska house decides to make the j
railway commission bill a special order
for Tuesday. Pag I
Nebraska senate passes re?vlutlon
memorializing congress In behalf of
woman suffrage. The vote was a tie an3
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell voted sye.
rag 1
Nebraska leirlslattve committee votes to
report favorably on the railroad terminal
taxation bill. Fag 1
Finance committee of the house decides
to raise salaries of number of Nebraska
officials. Fag 1
DOMESTIC.
Attorney Jerome places Evelyn Thaw
nnder strict cross-examination trying to
prove what she told Thaw to be untru.
Fag 1
Governor Hughes a.ks New York senate
to remove Insurance Commissioner Kel
sey. Fag 1
Republicans elect mayor and tax col
lector In Philadelphia, but opposition
made gains In the council. Fag 1
XZBSASXA.
Heavy snow falls In Nebraska as the
floods recede. Fag
Auburn canniag plant will reduce Its
output by one-half If child labor bill be
comes law. Fag 3
WAgXTJrOTOH.
Senate by Yte of 28 to 42 decides that
Senator Smoot may retain his seat.
Fags 1
Surgeon General Wyman complains that
there Is no free hospital for lepers In
United States. Fage 1
Bill for another federal Judge for Ne
braska passes the senate and goes to the
president. Fage 5
FOBXXOir.
Frano bopea trouble between church
and etate ta ended. Faoge
Prof. Bonl objects to raising money
outside of Italy to pay cost of excavating
burled cities. Fage
X.OCAX.
Three thousand persons hear addresses
by Dr. Hunter Corbett and Robert Speer
at Presbyterian missionary meeting.
Fage 1
Nebraska Press association resolves
against Increase In postal rates for news
papers. Fag 4
Gerrlt Fort declares 2 -cent a mile pas
senger rate bill is unfair. Fag 13
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ATTEMPT TO END STRIKE
.Ulssottrl Parlfle Official- and talon
Committee la Conference la
St. I.eaie.
ST. LOriS," Mo., Feb. 20. Negotiations
looking to a settlement of the strike of
the blacksmiths and helpers on the Mis
souri Pacific and Iron Mountain railroads
were begun today between Superintendent
of Machinery G. W. Smith, representing
the railroads and the members of Uie scale
committee of the Brotherhood of Black
smiths and-Helpers, President J. W. Line
representing the blacksmiths.
While both sides expect a settlement
neither would predict its basis, and It was
said that probably another day would be
occupied In deliberations before an agree
ment is reached. President Line of the
Blacksmiths' brotherhood, said:
"All that con be said Is that the men
have conceded! nothing, and they do not
propose to concede anything. It is purely
a business proposition and we will conduct
our part of the negotiations along those
lines."
KELSErS REMOVAL ASKED
Goveraor Haahe Maya lasaraaee
erlatendeat Failed to Per
form Legal Doty.
ALBANY. N. Y.. reh. Governor,
Hughe sent to the senate tkis morning a
special message, recommending the removal
from office of State Superintendent of In
surance Otto Kelsey.
In making the recommendation the gov
ernor says:
With respect to life insurance. Nw York
Is eaailv tha miMt imimrtAiit iiirmilictuin
I honor for the state to maintain a f-arless
1 and efficient sdniinisiration of its suiervi-
department, commanding the confidence
j uf the people.
I I recommend Mr. Kelsey's removal be-
j cto.fai' d'.o Prmbv.r.
tits of the first lm.xirtance. and his
! neglect has demonstrated his unfitness for
! ,h '" confided o b.m.
i t.u u r-imra Willi
' mil twat tA the enmmfrt.e (...I..
PCSTAL RAISE JUST MADE
to!T" p" Cet Aaaoaaced by Presldeot
Mackay, Who Repadlate Flrat
Stalemeat mt Sews.
a ' " """n w"ulu De '
, rwul e.eSr,Mi .nu i.wt company
MRS. THAW'S MEMORY POOR
Defendant! Wifg Fai'a to Eecall anj
Iacii'inU of Her Life.
CROSS-EX M N ATION
IS
SEYERE
Fart t'jf
-.A it ntMaitr tt.mn
red ft Broastht Oat-
ay Pointed oerlee
Asked.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. In continuing his
cross-examination of Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw today at the trial of her husband.!
District Attorney Jerome brought out thei
fact that In 1902 Stanford White deposited I
the sum of $1,350 with a New York Trust:
company with Instructions that it should be '
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paid to Evelyn Nesblt st the rate of 13
week. Mrs. Thaw frankly admitted recelv
lng a number of checks from the trust:" ' '"- .'""b"'
; the nreaent anlnrle nald:
company, but she would not admit mat :
.1 l.l . L... .I..M !
r . . . . I
ceive the money only when out of employ-
. ,
ment. The prosecutor spent nearly the en-
t.re anernoon in iring to maae airs. in..
admit tAat this was true hut as often and..
, . :
In as many ways aa he put the question to i
her. she gave the one answer: "I don 1 1
remember."
Mrs. Thaws Inability to remember a.zm tor tne biennum.
number of things about which Mr. Jerome; 8ute railway commission, three commls
questloned her was by far the most ma-1 ,,onerSi u ,inn each, and 16,0(10 for secretary
terial element In the cross examination.
The district attorney delved into her past j
life with a familiarity as to details and a '
store of general knowledge which at times j
seemed to amaze all who heard, not ex-
ceptlng the defendant's counsel themselves. ;
Pointed Qaeatloas Aaked. I
Mr. Jerome indicated early in his aues-
tionlng that he had no disposition to spare
Mrs. Thaws feelings In any way. He in-'
terrogated her most pointedly as to her :
men acquaintance, of the past. He laid
especial stress on her acquaintance with I
Jame. A. Garland, who figured for the Brst ! e
time In the tase. Mrs. Thaw said she'.
knew Garland before she met White.
"Were not you named as co-respondent
In the Garland divorce case?" asked Mr. )
Jerome. '
hen,
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head w
Mr. Delmas objected. He demanded that
the record of the divorce case be brought
Into court that it might speak for Itself.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the objection,
tut Mr. Jerome withdrew the question.
Mr. Jerome questioned the witness about
her manner of posing for artists, and
brought from her a denial that she ever
posed In the nude. Mr. Jerome did not
mince words. Many photograph of Mrs.
Thaw were Introduced In evtdence. Mr.
Jerome during the morning session plied
the young woman with questions as to what
disposition she had made of the letters
written to her by Stanford White. Some,
she said, had been destroyed and some she
had given to her husband. Whan the dis
trict attorney was pressing for an answer
as to what had become of some of the let
ters. Thaw leaned far over and whispered
to his counsel In a voice audible to those
nearest to him: "Stanford White stole
them."
Attorney .O'Reilly thereupon said aloud:
"Stanford White got them."
"If counsel desires to testify we will. Its)
very glad to have Mm do it." Mr. Jerome
re mark ad sarcastically.
Letters from White.
Later Mr. Jerome Indicated that he had
In his possession letter written by Stan
ford White to Evelyn Nesblt. saying he
would show her the letters to ee If they
would not brighten her memory. He
changed his mind, however, and the letters
were not produced. Mr. Jerome demanded
that Thaw'e counsel deliver to the court
the Stanford White letter, but they made
no response.
Mr. Jerome was assisted materially In
his cross-examination by typewritten state
ments made by Mrs. Thaw' mother and
by Howard Nesblt, her brother. He con
sulted the statements from time to time
and Mr. Delmas let this fact become known
to the Jury by remarking about It
Mr. Jerome's cross-examination may re
quire several days yet. He Jumped about
today from one part of Mrs. Thaw's story
and one period of her life to another In a
way that baffled any attempt to tell how
far he had progressed with his attack.
Ha apparently Intends to take every ad
vantage of the ruling of yesterday, which
allows him wide latitude in testing the
credibility of the witness.
Mr. Delmas. contrary to expectations.
Interposed few objections. He Is evidently
nreparing, however, for an extended re
direct examination, and this, together wfth
Mr. Jerome's cross-examination on th re
direct, promises to keep the prisoner' wife
on the witness stand for an Indeflnte pe
riod. Mrs. Thaw Self-Poasessed.
Mrs. Thaw seemed perfectly self-pos
sessed at every stage of the cross-examination.
At time her vole trembled, but al
most always It was clear and emphatic.
She fenced with the prosecutor continu
ously, corrected him at time aa to as
sumptions drawn from previous answers,
and occasionally told him hi questions
were entirely too long to permit of a proper
answer. The young woman seemed to be
swsyed by the district attorney mood.
When his voice was soft and perhaps in
sinuating, sh answered In the same low
tone. When Mr. Jerome would become
aroused and snap questions at her In a
loud vole, she replied In kind. When the
prosecutor would persist with a question
she bad answered two or three times, Mrs.
Thaw would finally reply with an emphasis
on each word, speaking slowly, distinctly
and defiantly.
The defendant wa always alert to catch
every word. He seemed Impatient at times
at some of the questions put by the prose
cutor and kept up a running fire of whis
pered comment with his attorney a
Jostle ritssrerald Threatened.
Justice Fitzgerald, who Is presiding at th
Thaw trial, received a threatening letter
yesterday. It wa sent from St- Louis and
accused th Judge of siding with Jerome.
The letter threatened to kill Justice Fitz
gerald and District Attorney Jerome If
Thaw la convicted.
aa Who Drafted WU1.
PITTSBl'RG. Feb 20. Attorney John I
McCleave today admitted that he drafted
Harry Thaw's first will and that he wa j
asked to go to New York to testify la his
defense, but had refused. Attorney Mc- I
Cleave gave It a hi opinion that Thaw
was perfectly sane when he drew the In
strument. He said he knew nothing about
th codicil offered In evidence and declared
he failed to recognise any portions of the
will which he had written as those pub
lished In the newspaper.
arilraa Railroad Maa End Life.
EL PASO. Tex.. Feb. il). A private tele
fla.i received here from Mexico Cliy aays
tiial K. E. Jilyner. late general manager of
the Mexutin Central rulroad. diej last
night in Meaico City from wounds Inflicted
by hln. Kit Monday night with a knife
Hut suicide is attributed to despondency
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I the Mexican Central
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TERMINAL TAX BILL READY
Committee Will Report It Tad ay for
t.eaeral File la the
Heeae.
From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 20. 4 Special Telegram.)
The committee appointed to get up a rail
road terminal taxation bill reported favor
ably tonight on the Clarke Mil and the
bill will be placed on general file In the
house and senate tomorrow. The bill was
thoroughly discussed by the committee and
was amended to apply only to railroad com
panies. It will have the unanimous baek-
Ing of the committee and there seems little
doubt it will be passed without trouble.
Tn finance committee of the house has
completed the salary bill and the aggregate
to,al wl considerably Increased over
the appropriations for salaries made two
- only one salary was cut aown
that of the commandant of the Soldiers'
home st Grand Island, which was reduced
t .1 frV.l!v.. V. -V. - - .. wnaA fenffl
. . , ,
Increased
mu. wi , cvr, uiiun.Tr,,
from tl.sso to C.W for the blennlum.
... ,
Attorney general, stenographer. Increased
- m . ... K..nIm
Lan(J commissioner, chief clerk, from liHr
... . ' . . .
to j.tj; draughtsman, tne same: two dook-
keperili from to $iT10 for the blen.
ni..
nlum
SuDreme court, two bailiffs, from tl.800 to
at(j asslstsnts annually.
state Board of Equalization, secretary
j Tnm fifjrn to tl.&O a year.
Normal school at Peru, salaries for teach-
era $91,500 from 171 40.
nrfea t7 fwirt
sries. 175.000
Kearney Normal school, sala
from 47.5"0.
sylum. a year for fourth !
assistant physician.
'". super.mena-
" al7 "om 8W to w w year' I
O.thopedlc hospital. 12.0i.) for biennum.
?,Hs J n' "
" kT .'.0m f
J?Z' ?h lnstltute at 0man'1- from
$27,000 to 1:3.010.
Feeble minded youths, superintendent to
C.ono from $2. IPO; chaplain $200 a year.
Th
timimmee win not mircQUce tne Dill :
until it hears further from the Norfolk !
.u ron mere nor. naving
been agreed upon by the committee from j
rne tnrormation at hand. The university
salaries will not be' Included In the bill.
The Judiciary committee of the senate
will Introduce a bill tomorrow to levy a
license tax upon all foreign and state cor- t would to dl8place the comm!ttee resolu
poratlons from $an0 to $500. The receipts . tlon ,f opiea and it was defeated,
are expected to swell the revenue of the Then tne vote on the committee
sta,te at least $20,000 a year should the bill r!1,(,.ltkin .mended which was aa fol
become a law.
Company I of the First regiment National
Guards will be mustered out of the set- !
vice tomorrow by Adjutant eGneral Culver. 1
The company Is located at Wahoo, and
has failed to come op to the requirements
of the guard.
MAXIMUM RATE BILL IN KANSAS
Hoase Paaaea Bill Red act n Carload
Distance? Tariff oa Fifteen
, Commodities.
TOPEKA. -Kan., Feb. m. The maximum
freight rate bill was passed "Ly the house
today, not a single vote being recorded
against the measure.
The hill makes an average reduction In
the carload distance rates on fifteen pri
mary commodities and many secondnry
commodities considered aa products of
Kansas. The house has made the most
complete and far-reaching maximum rate
bill it could frame and be acceptable to
the courts.
The senate today, by a vote of 23 to 17.
substituted the Fltzpatrick primary elec
tion bill for the Stubb primary bill, which
had already been passed by the house.
The Fltzpatrick bill provides that all
candidates for state offices of all parties
be nominated by primary elections held
on the same date. In case one candidate
of each party receives a majority of his
party's vote. In a case where no candi-
date receive a majority for a nomination
a state convention Is to be held. Today's
action is regarded as a defeat for the
"square deal" faction of the republican
party.
NEW AGREEMENT WITH UNIONS
Arrangements Made fo Prevent
Troable Betweeo Newspaper Pah- -Usher
aad Their Employe.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. -New ag.-eement.
which are expected to avert all labor
Iron hie. hetween the nurtiea afreeted an.l .
guarantee an amicable settlement of any '
matters of dispute, were made at today's
meeting of the American Newspaper Pub- !
llshers' asoclutlon with the International
Typographical union, the International
Stereotype rs union and the National Photo
graph Engravers union.
Although the substance of the new treat
lea wa not made public It was said try
members of the publishers' association that
there Is now a clear understanding between
the publishers and the union.
"Your paper
brought results."
I I
There's a classification In
The Bee that ri other pa
per has.
It's 'called "Apartments
and Flats'" for rent
It does the kind of work
you want, too.
Just read this: '
OMAHA. Feb. 19. 1J0T. '
To tiie Advertising Depart
ment of The Bee, rieven
tosmth and rarnara. City:
Dear Sir:
1 lease discontln&e the ad
of 1-room fiat for rent as
before a week Is over the
ad in your paper brougnt
the results Yours truly.
JOHN CARLEY.
414 rV. 10th.
Here's the ad:
Apartments and Flats.
7-ROOM flat modern except heat.
oppoaite tutors brewery. Apply
410 S. 10th St. t J 5) M6i 21
It cost only a few cents
not much to rent a prop
erty like this.
SM00I RETAINS HIS SEAT
Ifotion to Exclude Fim from tha Senate
lefeated 28 to 42.
TWO-THIRDS VOTE IS REQUIRED
eeehee hy Dabola, Beverldae,
Barrwwa, Haaabreagh, Dolll
er, 5lewlaada sad
Baeoa.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Senator Reed j of tn Washington Playgrounds as-wla-Smoot
retains his seat In the Cnlted States tlon-
senate. This was decided today by a vote Mr Bout ell explained the object 'of his
of O to 2S. ending a long contest. Eighteen i
senators were nalred. mnklna the actual
standing on the resolution il for and 37 ,
against. Senator Smoot did not vote, and I
Senator Wetmore was absent and not ,
Pr :
The Smoot resolution was called up soon j
after the senate convened. Every seat In I
the galleries was filled and during the I
actual voting the standing room on the ,
fliMr (if the aenntit wna nenarrfFit bv mem
... . . . ..Idtles to secure the available arounds at
.-... seldom has there been a proceeding
senate, seldom nas mere neen a proceeding
err-ii t v. 4C?rr I U 1 1 1 lias Viitri "J ur-rrit em j't
affecting the standing of a senator that
has attracted so much marked attention. I
In the audience were representative, of a j
number of prominent women's organisa
tions, which have been active in circulating
and having presented petitions of remon
strance against Mr. Smoot. These women
secured many thousands of signatures to
their petitions.
There have been numermis speeches made I
I'M clou Hinni w naior diiihui ii" hit-.
Resolution to unseat him was reported from
' . .....
tn commlUel on privileges and elections,
! Just prior to the adjournment of congress!
for and against Senator 8mool since the
y,ar Toda, Sector, Dubois, Hans- !
, '
nd Burrows, the
mmittee, spoke
brough, Newlands, Bacon a
latter chaJrman of the com
against Mr. Smoot. while Senators Bev-
,dge, Dolliver and Foraker spoke for
him.
When ,he TOtln ban Mr 8moot
tied , the republican cloak room to await
the result
Senator Hopkins offered hie amendment
to the committee resolution and it was
.nnted. Cndee thia a two-thirds vote
would nare been neceaaary to carry the
resolution, which declared that Mr. Smoot
not entuie1 to hla Klt. Senator Car-
mack then offered as a substitute fas- the
amended committee resolution, a Simple
resolution declaring that Senator Smoot
hnM h. ".TTl!bl ' Th. ff nt thi
lows:
Resolved. Two thirds of the senators
present concurring therein, that Reed
Smoot Is not entitled to a seat as a senator
. Utah.
Yeas
Baeoa, Frailer. Kevlanda,
Barry, Ha la, OTermaa,
Burrowa, Hanabmugh, Pattua,
rannaxk. Hamaawaj, Rajrnar,
Clapp, Klttredaw. Stannous
Clark (Ark), LaFolletta. Smith.
Clar. Latimer. etoaa.
Calbersoa. Mc-Creaty. TUiaaaa tl
Dubois, McLaurts,
buPont. Honor,
Nays- . .
Aierlca,' - Depaw, Lang,
ADm, DilllnahajB, Mm unbar.
Aakaaoy. " rtomvar. xtiltan!.
BeTaridso, Flint. Mulkaly.
blaraburn, Foraker, ' Kaiaoa,
Branoegaa, Frya, Kixoo.
Buikloy, Fwltoa. Panroae,
Burkau, Grangar. Parklna.
Bum rim OK Gambia. Pllaa,
, Clark iMont.). Herbura, Spnonep,
; Clark (Wjo ), Hooklaa, Bmharlaaa.
1 Craaa, Kama. Wkrnar,
I Curtla, Knox. Warran at.
j Daniat, Lodga,
The eighteen senators paired were as
follows
For Smoot and against the resolution:
Allison. F.I kins. Carter, Cullom, Dryden,
Piatt, Proctor, Scott and Teller.
Against Smoot and for the resolution:
Morgan. Bailey, Patterson. Martin. Fos
ter. Mcliiery, Mallory. Taliaferro and
White.
Although It was a foregone conclusion
that the resolution would fail and thus end
the long fight against the Utah senstor.
the roll call contained some surprises. Of
the forty-two votes in favor of Mr. 8moot.
; three were cast by democrat. They were
Messrs. Blackburn, Clark of Montana anl
Daniel. Senator Teller waa paired In favor
of Mr. Smoot. . Of the twenty-eight votM
pgainst Mr. Smoot nine were republicans.
TV. . II.. tlllA. Clann T..
Por.t. Hal, Hansbrough. Hemenway." Kit-
tredge, LaFoilette and Smith.
At the conclusion of the voting there wa
a rush of republican senators to the cloak
room to congratulate Mr. Smoot A largo
number of members of the houae followed
and there the senior Utah senator was
! P"1 00 the back' and hta hanU were
: ehaken ln hearty fashion by the men
, "P"" mr "t ...a ua-nrii.g u.
the long and trying ordeal through which
he has passed. On the floor of the senate
! and in the galleries it was' many minutes
before order could be restored.
Opening; of Dlscasaloxt.
Th proceedings opened with a short
skirmish to secure a division of time among
those desiring to speak for and against the
resolution. When Senator Hopkins sug
gested a division of time there were many
negative observations among senators.
"That I a procedure of tb house where
they have no parllmntary law, and I
object" said Senator Money.
Fifteen minute were occupied In dis
cussing the question of procedure, then
further efforts In that direction were aban
doned and Senator Dubois took the floor ln
opposition to Mr. Smoot He charged that
senator supporting th Utah senator had
taken advantage of all the tactic of special
pleading. When he declared with emphasis
that Senator Hopkins had put the Mormon
j mun n auuve mil uvutrr v nnaiiaa uriauiaa
uons Mr. Hopains sougnt to interrupt.
"I will not yield.' declared Mr. Dubois:
with aiima heat, "rou would not ner-m i f me .
-
to Interrupt you." 01 conrea..... ..v,w-..
"But th .enator 1 making an absolute'"". wtl w" y',"1J1 rtectr """J'
I misrepresentation. shouted Mr. Hopkins
I while the vice president waa endeavoring, ""u,u'', , ' . . . I without any further corroboration that th
to restore order. Blatk- republican received a pluallty , Burllnrt(m termmala ar. di.lrlbuteL" .J
J Continuing. Mr. Dubois amid th. only fair!0 over Edfmond'' the In-ion caudate ; , on f l r
1 w. k a- w o I for receiver of taxes. Th prohibition'...-. ... w
mtrc.iw a.w "tv 11 lii.u, IV', .u I . oinuui
1 had been by th Junior senator from Utah,
Mr. Sutherland. "He would not bare dared '
utter on this floor what other senator 1
uttered," he sdded, "Because he knew bet
ter the actual condition In Utah.'
Mr. Dubois took direct Issue with Senator i
VnnT'a reeenr llat,mdnt' "Pnlv.ainu I
Utah ha ended." '
"Five out of the twelve apostle have
gone into It sine. th. manifesto." asserted
Mr. Dubois. 'Th president of the church
performed the ceremony between an
apostle and his fourth wife," .he added. I
Turning hi attention to Senator Smoot, I
Mr. Dubois remarked, "Senator Smoot Is 1
the son of a polygamlst. Hi father had
four wive. When h reached the age of i commercial associations in this city. Kan
manhood he married ths daushter of . ! C'r- 8t- LouJ' Milwaukee. St. Paul
fourth wife of his father. I would not .
this if It hurt the feelings of the senator.
No on In Utah will blame blm fur It.
Many honor him."
In concluding. Mr. Dubois declared there
were not ten senators who would vote for
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ROOSEVELT FOR PLAY GROUNDS
Prealdeat aya t toll area la titles
Do Schools.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-MunlciriI rlr
rrourds within easy walking distance of
every bey and grl In (he large cities wss
advocated tonight by President Roosevelt
In a letter and by Representative Boull
of Chicago, E. H Brown. L'nlted States
commissioner of education: Henry 8. Cur
tis, superintendent of Washington play
grounds, and other speakers at a "Play
grounds banquet'" given under the auspices
penning in congress.
President Roosevelt In a letter address 1
to CutM Randolph, president of tn
Washington Playgrounds associate.
"rongly commends the renew-d Interest ii!
play and playgrounds throughout the coui'-
,rv- adrccated municipal provision for
rlsyground "for ,vy ch,id as much as
'chools. these to he withjn easy walking
"ance of every boy and girl and piop-
onc orur to vold the necessity of later
. .
d-njoUsblng blocks of buildings to sure
''u ""1"' "'-" c..n,.m.u..
of pUygrOund development In this
city as tending toward making the nation'
capltol a modi 1 city. The letter says:
Play at present Is almost the only method
of physical development for city chil
dren and we must provide facilities fur It
if we would have the children strong Bnd
law-.-iiliilng. If we do not allow the chil
dren to work we must provide some other
r,i,Ce than the streets for their leisure time
" we are to require the parents to rear
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tne state should make the csre nf children
as easy and (iler.su nt ss possible.
"City streets are unsatisfactory play-
f'11 hlMren lv.u
of the dan-
ger. lcause moat gor.d rames are against J
the law. because they are too hot 1111-1
mer. and bocai'se in crowded sections of the j
my irey are apt to rw scnoois or crime.
mu-hav.
mem; and,
since plav Is a fundamental
need, playgTounds should be provided for
every cnnu ss mucn as scnoois.
Neither must any citizen believe that
simply to furnish open space will secute
the best results. There must be supervision
of these playgrrunds. otherwise the older
and stronger children occupy them to the
exclusion of the younger and weaker ones;
they arc ait to get Into possession of gangs;
the ex?rcise and ply Is less systematic and
vigorous when without supervision: and
moreover. In all cities where the experi
ment has been tried It has be-en found that
such playgrounds are not well attended.
RIVfR RUNS IN NEW CHANNEL
Flood Troable at Verrallloo Are
Relieved Wlthoat the Its ot
Dynamite.
VERMILION. S. D.. Feb. 20.-(8pecial
Tcletrram.) During the past twelve hours
the main channel of the Missouri has
worked to the Sjuth Dakota side. For
three miles north along the gorge the sand
bar Is a quarter of a mile wide from ice
to bank. The river Is now clearing out
this bar and running along smoothly. No
loss of land will result frcm the diverting
of the channel from tie Nebraska side.
Families that were driven out will more
back to their homes Friday. .
Warm weather only will now move the
gorge as dynamite will not be used. This
wa decided this afternoon. V. M. Inman.
president of the First National bank f
Vermlllonv guaranteed to stand all the
expenses necessary for the work If tho
gorge was broken by dynamite. BuUcr
Bro. of New 4?astle made an examination
this afternoon, but It has been decided to,
leave the task to the fore- of nature.
YANKTON, S. D., Feb. 20 Speclal.)
For the first time this week Yankton got'
mail from the east, the Milwaukee com
munication having been shut off by the
Vermilion flood. Great unesslnes still
prevails here, owing to all kinds of rumor
that fiords are coming down the river.
PIERRE, S. D.. Feb. 20.-Speclal Tele-
gram.)-The railway service Into this city
Is cut out and will be so for several days
yet. Nearly every bridge alcng Medicine
creek from Blunt to Canning la either out
or so badly damaged that they have to be
rebuilt. Brrne of the equipment of the read
Is between washed out bridges and seven
teen train crews are shut In on this end
of the line. Mall and passenger are being
transferred between here and Blunt by
wagons and It will be the Utt of the week
McTt ny train caB come tnro,?gh
STRIKE PENDING IN BUTTE
Worklagmea'a talon Present De
maad for Tl5t a Day Beginning;
March 1.
BUTTE. Mont, Feb. 20. Notice . was
served today on all employes of a raise In
! the scale by the Butte Worklngmen's union.
This organization Is the largest In the city
outside of the mining trades, and Its mem
bers have been getting $3 a day in Butte.
Their new scale, which will take effect
March 1, calls for $3.50 per day. Many em
ployers will refuse the demands.
The Butte Businessmen's association hss
empowered Its executive board officially to j ineT bill of exception; Beckett's bill making
resist th general demands for higher Public official who fail to enforce law ra
wagea in the camp. movable by quo warranto proceeding D
A shut-down would cut 20,000 men off the',uPreme court, Thomas' substitute corapuU
payrolls. The Amalgamated Copper com- i ry education law. King's bill to repeal
pany pay $2.000. ono per month to It Mon- j tne 1 Vmlll levy by th state for school
Una employes and a strike of the miners 1 Purposes and Hanna and Phillip- measure
would paralyse Industry throughout the
state.
REYBURN WINS THE CONTEST
Repablieaa Elected Mayor of Phila
delphia, bat Cemblaed Opposi
tion Galas Coaaeil leats.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 20. The plurality
1 . 1 . . w. f UuVh..- --.....11 .
; rnuaaoipui. v,. " ' ' T
. , .
; candidate for mayor received 4u& vote and i
the socialist candidate L6&X
While fuslonlsts lost the mayoralty they
made gains in both branches of the city ;
'. 1 . . .
I Councils. inrj amm I "J arail in select
- .
councils.
1 rm nri anu uiieva 1.1 luiiiiiiuii vimiicii and
constitute
tronger minority that has
j existed for many year.
AGAINST PRIZE PACKAGES
I Ossaha Other Towns In Object-
lag ta Freight Ral of
Railroads.
CHICAGO, Feb. SO. Representative of
I Minneapolis and Omaha today petitioned the
railroads of th central and western states
to withdraw their present rule which per -
mlts th shipment of prize with other
goods.
They aakad the substitution of a rule
prohibiting th sending of prise package
wltii regular cotulgnjuea la
ON OMAHA CHARTER
Another Amendment Inzrafted with thi
Eme:cCT Clauw.
TUCKER OFFERS BILL TO END A GRAF
Pro?idej for Contract for Fedinttof Conntj
Jail Prisoner.
1
HOPEWELL BREAKS THE TIE AGAIN
Lieutenant Governor Once Yore Standi Up
for Women in tecate.
MORTENSEN ON UNIVERSITY MONEY
,"or",' "tat Treaaarer Points Oat
Wherelsj Law ghoold Be ChaaaVd
to Provide Proper gate
araarda for State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. jn. (Special.) - The
Omaha charter bill, which places the em
ployes of the engineering department of the
city government on a civil service list
and provides the levy for the various de
partments for the blennlum. passed the
house this afternoon by a vote of 71 to ft. ,
with the emergency clause. It became t
necessary In order to save the emerrencr
clause for the Douglas delegation to secure
, - - .
c"' pf lh nd when this ws
done Reaae DmlianK.iah
I ,k e w""ch",bJ!,n ani1 number
p othf,r fuslonlsts who had voted against
the Mil at the solicitation nf the rw...ta
members rhanireH their vm . .... K
, 'r'r yot to M' Th
m" WB!' Introduced by Lee. and It had the
soiia support or the Dottglss delegation,
Mayor Dah!m.n and a few of hU
friends worked strenuously against.lt
Tucker Introduced a bill In the house
which provides the county commissioner
In counties of over 100.0t.al population shall
let the contract for feeding the prisoner
In the county Jail to the lowest and best
bidder after advertising for bids. Thia
take the Jail feeding out of the hands
of the sheriffs in the counties affected.
Sheriff McDonald of Douglas county waa
still here today trying to get hold of some
one who would sgree to kll the bill, having
failed to prevent It being Introduced.
Stock Yard BUI Show I .
Numerous other measures of Importance
were dumped Into the house hopper this
afternoon, among them being a stock yard
bill by Harrison of Otoe, providing th
stock yards companies cannot charge more
than 25 per cent for corn and hay over th
market price. Another by Cone of Satind
ers, in brief, provide a penalty for viola
tion of the Harsh elevator bill passed two
years ago. It make It mandatory for a
j ralIroad construct sidetrack to an
1vtor or to the site where the elevator
I te bullt- Cone of the opinion th
1 aCB snouia come nrst.
Hopewell Attala Break Tie. 1
For the second time the senate this after
noon went on record tn favor of woman suf- ;
frage by passing Aldrtch's Joint resolution
memorializing congress to suomlt a woman
suffrage amendment to the constitution to
the several states. For th second time,
also. It required the vot of Lieutenant
Governor Hopewell to break the tie on tha
resolution. When the vote came up to
engross the resolution for passage kat
week the vote stood 11 ayes, 11 nay aaat
11 absent. The lieutenant governor saved
th day for th resolution by voting In
favor of It
Today when It cam up for final passage
th vote waa 14 to 1. one senator being
absent and again Lieutenant Governor "
Hopewell cast his ballot for It. The houa
has already killed th same resolution, so
tnere lut!e nihilhood of Its ever reaching
coagTf;tta, Th,re waa no discussion on tb
bin. The vote first taken stood 16 aye and
, but Burn, of Lanctsr flopped
1 to the affirmative and tied the vote. Then
I McKesson moved the- call of the house,
j but this was raised when It was found
Latta of Burt waa the only senator absent,
and he wa out of th city., Th verification
of the vote resulted ln no other change,
so It waa up to th lieutenant governor t
decide the fate of the measure. The roll
call was as follows:
Ayes"
Aldrtca.
Buck.
burns,
Clark a.
Holbrook.
kin.
Naye
Aahton.
Brraaa.
MrKaaana,
Patrick.
goat.
Sackatt,
Thoanaa,
Taoouoa,
Thome.
W I leas.
Wtltaa.
Wllaoa 1.
Ooadriaa,
Goal 4,
Haana,
Laca.
O-Conaelt,
Fkllilpa.
Raaaall,
Kaanaara,
ai Way.
w Uaay ia
fjooaoo.
Epporaos,
Gib
Glovar,
Absent-
Latta.
Bill Passed by Senate.
Sixteen bills were passed by th senate
this afternoon, among them King re
high school bill. H. R. 114, allowing court
teporters 10 cent per loo words for mak.
providing for not less than sis nor mora
than eight Junior normal schools.
Wllaoa's fait Reselatloa.
If argument were needed to demonstrate
th fallacy of the claim of the railroads
that th value of their terminal properties
I distributed over th various railroad line
of the state for taxation purposes, that ar
gument 'was furnished th member of th
house today In a resolution by Wilson of
Custer county to compel the State Board.
of AaaeMment t0 assess railroad property
j as a unit and distribute the aggregate ral.
, " tlon according to mileage. This shows
! tun, vj i .iiuii IIU UW I OVr in an.
. tire system ln the state. The aam appllaa
I to the Union Pacific. Friends of the ter-
n.inal taxation bill, which provide ter-
' mlnal properties shall be taxed locally for
, . -
city and village purposes, believe no betiar
. , .a ,k at A lw t ,1. . .
! " ' " " couia ba
j aeuuieu utait ineic-iurw j tnis resolution.
I which, oft course, wss Inspired by th rail-
any one member has shown his connar.
tlon with these corporations. His resolu-
, tlon which went over under the rules for
one day upon objections being raised by
Clarke of Douglas, was published ln full
last week. .
latverslty rtaanrlal Method.
The methods adopttrd by the regenl of
the University of Nebrsaka ln getting
money out of the state treasury and tnur
j attempt to hoodwink the member of the
legislature Into giving them a free nln in
this matter passed nnder the glaring lime
light thia morning. It hpened when tin.
bouse committee on university and normal
tchools reported for tb general fll He-
