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The. Omaha Sunda PAH.T I. HEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 12 Always Rsasl THE OMAHA DEC Best & West OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH. 3, 1907-FOUR SECTIONS-TIIIRTY-SIX IV VOL. XXXVI-NO. 37. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. fiT 7TTvv -II W "-r" v pw 4 jstv CHINA IS A PROBLEM Oooideouls Havs Ho Idta of Power of Imperial Baler at Peking. UHY EVIDENCES Of STRENGTH APPARENT -Control of Personal Action of Hativel v - Beemi to Be lasy. WEAKNESS IS APPARENT IF NOT REAL Emperor Professes Inability to Bedeem , Promises Made .to Foreienersi SEVERAL FORCES HAVE HAND IN AFFAIRS Most PowcHal Party I that Cantoa, hat Its Okinl Is Aatl Dyaaatlral Rather Thaa Prorsslve. PEKING, March 1 (Special.) The ques tlon Is everywhere being asked what Is the real significance of the reform movement In China and what will be the outcome of such a movement. That a movement of considerable proportions has begun and that It le going on with gathering strength Is certain, but Europeans In this, as In Other things which pertain to the Chinese, are forced to acknowledge themselves at sea. They are . forced . to admit that the vast problem remain obscure as a whole and that even the most careful observer can scarcely hope to detect the real causes of the apparently Inexplicable contradic tions that mat-k the sltuatl6n. Fifty years ago the prospect of the re generation of Japan would have appeared as hopeless a task as does that of a sim ilar regeneration of China today. There were factors In the Japanese situation at that time that were not understood. Just as . there are factors lh China today that eye not understood. The dynasty and the court are not f Jely to Introduce reforms of their own will, and nobody knows what the strength of the eourt party Is or the strength of any of the various parties for that matter. The "powers that be" have recently Issued or tiers concerning the dress of every subject In the empire and to Uiese orders even the party of "young China" submlta without difficulty or question. Quite recently they have bidden scores of millions of men In all classes of life to renounce within a brief period an Intimate personal habit which Is almost invincible, and many per sons have seemed to think that this com mand may be obeyed. They often aver, nevertheless, that they cannot compel their own officials In the provinces to carry out the conventions for railway construction and other like purposes which they con elude In the most solemn way with for eigners. Peculiar Situation. Naturally the questions are being aeked, Would the reforms be as easy to enforce as the orders for wearing the pigtail, or as Impossible to enforce as the. authorities in Peking declare their railway contracts to bet Axe the emperor and the court as om jSjipotent as the opium edict would eeem to irfsiply or as Impotent as their repeated failures to keep their word suggests? If It . is answered that they are able to enforce edicts which have the support of public opinion and unable to enforce those which ' have cot, the world Is driven to Inquire what Is this public opinion and what are genuine and comprehensive reforms? There are many different things to. be aid concerning public opinion in China. There la the opinion of the provincial of flclnl classes and of the rural gentry, which Is mainly reactionary. There la the opin ion of the students who think they are quite capable of remaking China out of hand on a brand new social western model. There is the opinion of the Canton ese school, which is possibly the most im portent of all. Thle school has behind It a powerful organisation with numbers of wealthy and enlightened members at Singa pore in the Straits settlements and along the Paclfle coast, It favors reform, but the reform which It favors Involves, some times explicitly and sometimes Implicitly, the overthrow of the Manchus. The ques tion Is being asked "what attitude would these several parties adopt If a wide scheme of genuine reforms were Introduced from above, and attempts made to execute it? Fenlsstf Is Hatad. 'What following would they have amonget the e0O.00O.000 of Chinamen, "mostly dumb," who have hitherto lived from century to century as their fathers lived before them? How would the oriental humanity, with Its "ungovernable passions and unfathom able Impulses," acts were the framework which has kept them so long quiescent to break? However, the one point upon which re actionaries and reformers seem to agree is liatred of the foreigner. A class of stu dents is said to be Increasing which does not regard this passion as the corner stone of Chinese nationality, but so far they do not appear to be very prominent. The mandarins naturally hate the foreigner: he is disturbing with his pestilent notions a world with which they are content. The country gentlemen are honest conserva tives, whose detestation of Europeans is rooted in their astounding Ignorance of everything outside - their own districts. The greater party of the students have gorged Itself with the commonplaces of ex treme democratic dootrlne without assim ilating such elements of truth as these may contain, and their snthuslasm renders them an Invaluable tool to the mandarins In their efforts to saddle the foreigners In the eyes of the people with the guilt of their own extortions. How far the more sagacious members of the Cantonese school niay sha- these delusions It Is of course hard to gueiia. They have lived long abroad, and they have accumulated wealth , there. It is difficult to suppose that men of experience, of knowledge end of proved business ability can really believe that China Is able and willing to govern Itself fwtth honesty and Intelligence without for "Vn aid. I How Skips damned. SHANGHAI, March . (Spsclal.V-It Is , proposed to create four squadrons with their naval bases for the future navy of the Chinese empire under the following desig nations: (1) The Liaohal (Tellow sea) squadron with Its naval base at Chaoshan Uland in the Mlaotao group. (2) Phhat (gulf of Pechlll) squadron with Is naval base at Tangcheng In the bay of that nemo on the Shangtung coast near Wel-hal-weL 'i (S) Chehal (waters of the Chusan archipel ago) squadron with a naval base at Hslangshan Uland In that group. (4) Yuen hal (South China sea) squadron with its naval base at Pakhol island of Hainan. The Board of War has resolved to es. tabUao at once a naval academy at Tient sin, and naval schools In Nankiang. Wu- (Ountlnued on stoventh Page.) SUMMARY OF TI1E BEE Sunday, March 8, 10OT. nt m a is . ion 1907 MARCH IOP us ' 3 mo nil wis ri 4 5 6 10 If 12 I.? .6 16 17 18 19 - 22 23 H 25 26 2728 29 30 FORECA8T FOR NEBRASKA Fair Sun day and Monday. rOKMUABl tun HJWA rmr warmer In central and east portions; Mon day, fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg. 6 a. m 24 l p. m I a. m 26 t P. m 38 ? a. m SB P- m 41 I a. m 24 4 p. m 42 9 a. m 26 6 p. m 44 10 a. m 27 6 p. m 11 a. m 2 7 p. m 11 m 29 X.ZOIrATTTa. ' The total number of bills introduced in the Nebraska legislature Is over 1,00. Only one pledge of the republican plat form has been redeemed up to date. X Page 1 muni. Rev. A. M. P. Abbott sues Northwestern railroad at CNeil for a trunk load of ser mons, postage stamps, bunts, charts and manuscripts valued at $13,000, destroyed In depot fire at Norfolk. X Railroads continue to fight taxes by circulating petitions against terminal taxation bill. X. Page 3 Mrs. George Palmer of Henderson Is frightfully burned while saving her baby from her blazing home. X. Page S Fred Neff Is caught by a revolving shaft at MUford and Is unconscious when rescued. X, Page 3 WASKXsTQTOl. Democratic senators organize filibuster against ship subsidy bill that will make passage of measure this session practic ally impossible. X Page Senator Burkett punishes Congressman McCarthy for not getting In line for Munger for Judge by having two postal nominations held up. X, Page a DOHXBTIO. Ute Indians at Fort Meade angry at re port they are to be returned to Utah. X. Page 1 Governor of Connecticut and state militiamen caught In wreck and four trainmen are killed. X Pag E. H. Harrlman, commenting on recent ' Interstate Commerce commfttee hearing, says It developed nothing new but simply accentuated the prevailing "hostility" to corporations and people who are success ful. X. Paffe 8 George Glover of Deadwood, 8. D., who filed suit for an accounting of the estate of his mother, Mrs. Eddy, says proceed ings are entirely In her Interest. X. Page 1 tobxxqw. Great reform movement now under, way In China, but Europeans in that country are unable to fathom the extent of It. X. Pago 1 Proposed income tax in France meets with -storm of protest, the inquisitorial features of the law being specially ob jected to. X. Page 1 X.OOAX Real estate men debate the advisability of setting forth the full consideration in instruments of transfer. XX Page S Union Paclflo authorities order woik stopped on new headquarters building un til further notice, alleging as reason the adverse action of the legislature In paus ing the l-cent fare bill and threatening to pass a terminal taxation law. XX Page Burlington accepts plans for a new freight house and Its equipment, made ne cessary by growth of business. XX Page No announced results follow conference of street railway men's union and stroet car company representatives. X Page 4 Coal men prepare motion for new trial of case of S. E. Howell, convicted coal dealer. XX Page 10 E. E. Thomas declares that suit against officials of the Sioux City and Rock Springs Mining company is Inspired by the Union Pacific Railroad company. X Page 4 Omaha makes large gain In grain trade In February. X, Page 10 BPOBT. Omaha High school wins at basket bfll from South Omaha by a margin of one oolnt In game which goes to extra time. X, Page t Fans contemplate fact reporting season for the Omaha ball team will soon be hero and discussion of merits of new players Is lively. X, Page Miscellaneous sporting news of the day. X, Page Big plans being made for the coming Automobile show. X. Page potajioxax. ajtd comtxBoiAx.. New York stocks and bonds. XX, Page 8 Condition of Omaha's trade. XX. Page 8 Omaha grain market XX, Page Omaha live stock market. XX. fags t kaqasot sbotxov. In the Magazine Section of this number will be found a short biography of Peter Erwln Her; Weldensall on Toung Men's Christian association In Belgium; Chat About Plays and Players; Musical Note and Comment; Missionaries and Immi grants; Carpenter's Interview with King Behansln; Slaughter of the Snowy Heron; Women Who Won the Fight for the Toung Women's Christian association; South Omaha Lays a Corner Stone; Novel Effects In Stripes; Woman In Muny Aspects; Ala Nazlmova and Her Work: Growth of the Minor Leagues; Among the College Athletes; Ned Hanlon's Mighty Task. Tea Pages CKILDBin BECTIOW. In the Children's Section of this number will be found Buster Brown; Jhe Busy Bee's Own Page; Forest World In Winter; a Gentleman George story; Fluffy Ruf fles. Pour Pages TATE IS TAKEN TO PEORIA Mil Aecsiel of Blowing; Opes School Board Safe Mast gtaaa - Trial. CHICAOO. March 2Edward S. Tate, who has been held here or several days on a charge of burglary, was today or dered returned to Peoria to answer to the charge of blowing up the safe of the Peoria school board from wnlcb papers In criminating Newton C. Dougherty disap peared. Dougherty Is now in the Juliet penitentiary. Chief Collins of the local police had declined to surrender Tata, claiming that he should be tried here for burglary. Chief Wilson of the Teoria department made a strong fight to secure his msn and finally was suooessful. FRENCH INCOME TAX vosed Law Dees Not Vest with Hearty . . Approval ii All Quarters. INQUIRY FEATURE BONE OF CONTENTION Too If nob Power Said by Boms to Be Given Aneuors. STATE BONDHOLDERS MUST FOOT BILLS Men Who Lend to Government Not Exempt Under Bill. CHANGE IN GENERAL SYSTEM PLANNED Estimated that New Law Will Raise Nearly Sevea Hundred Million Dollars Other Taxes to Be Lower. PARIS, March 2. (Special.) The pro posals of M. Calllaux. the minister "of finance, for a new system of taxation are now being considered by the Chamber's committee on fiscal legislation. They have received a warm welcome from the social ists, but in other quarters they are de nounced In articles headed, "The Inquisi tion," "Spoliation." The clauses providing in certain cases for an Inquiry Into the amount of a man's Income are especially singled out for at tack. The Figaro's cartoonist depicts the ruture tax collector rifling the taxpayer's private papers, submitting him to the or deals of fire and water and saying, "Now will you tell us the exact amount of your Income?" Another paper describes a deputy as de nouncing the scheme to a friend as a mad act of fplly that will ruin the country. But you will vote for !t7" "Certainly. My electors-" "Do you think the Senate will vote for It?" "I trust not." Here is a Hat of the tsxes to be sup pressed with their annual revenue In francs: 1- Tax 6n land (built on) 91,000.000 ? T on land (not built on) 116,000,000 Personal tax 101,000,000 4. luxes on windows and doors Bn.uuo.oui J. Business licenses Us.OuO.Ouo S..4 pr osnt on dividends of French ocunues 71,000,000 4 per ueiit on dividends of foreign securities 9.000,000 i otanifl and transfer duties on .French and foreigu stocks 109,000,000 Total of receipts suppressed.. ..690,000,000 Some of these suppressions are to be re vived in other forms. No. 3. the personal tax, ie a variable tax. dependent on the number of inhabitants of a commune or town; In the county .lt la supposed to rep resent the value of two or three days' la bor, in Paris It varies In different years from 11.10 to 11.40. No. 4 Is a small tax on front doors and windows looking Into the streets. No. Is raised by licenses, called patentee, which everybody must take out before doing business of any kind. Estimate of Rovsaao. The new revenue Is to be raised thus: X. Tax on incomes: c - . , m ,M, (bu,It on 98,000,000 (ol from lanas (not built on)....t 6u.ouu.uuU le) from investments in French securities 71600 000 foreign securities..., ,. '.. mm.wO Frenca rente Kowouu money on loan, deposit, etc sWoiW (d) Income from commerce, - in dustry 128 000 000 (e) Incomes from agriculture.!..! iLOud'uuo tO Incomes from salaries, pen. , alone .?..... UOOOOuO (g) Incomes from professions tuxouO II. complementary lax on all In COtn)i -.......,,,.., , 120 600 000 III. Replacing stamp and transfer duties by tux on revenue from same securities 131,000,000 Total 694,000.000 Thus M. Calllaux' counts on an Increase In revenue of 1.000,000 francs, which he considers "the smallest margin it Is pru dent to reserve in a fiscal work of such magnitude." The rate of tax is fixed at: Four percent for Incomes from land or Investments. Three and a half per cent for Incomes from commerce. Industry or agriculture. Three per cent for salaries, pensions and the liberal professions, The tax on income from land built on or not built on Is practically unchanged. The renting value of land not built on U de termined In each commune by the comp troller of direct taxes, assisted by a com mittee of the tax collector, the mayor and five other land owners of the commune named by the prefect from i list of ten nominated by the municipal council. Land owners working their own land and hav ing no other source of Income have certain relief when their incomes do not exceed $100. Tax oa Rentes. The tax on Income from Investment will be directly levied on the dividend warrants. as in England, exoept In the case of the, Tencn rentes. The French rentes have been one of the most discussed points of the whole. It Is widely maintained that the government has not the power to tax them, but M. Calllaux maintains the op poelte. He has, nevertheless, been afraid to make good his words and hm ii im posed a tax on the French rente dividends airecuy, out Holders or French rentes are to reckon the Income arising from that source in paying their income tax ac cording to the category each one be longs to. Foreigners resldlns- In Franca m directly or Indirectly dividends from for eign stocxs will hsve to declare such In come and pay taxes: otherwise they will be fined half the Income and a triple tax. The; tax on Incomes from Industries and commerce la based annually on the pre ceding years gains arter the necessary expensee have been deducted from the gross receipts. Ths amount payable la decided annually by the comptroller of direct taxee. assisted by a special committee composed of the mayor, the tax collector and four mem bers designated by the prefect from a list of eight drawn up by the municipal coun cil. The taxpayer must supply the comptroller with all Information that he needs to know the material conditions under which the Industry Is being carried on. The comptroller, with or without the members of the committee, has a right to visit the Industry during working hours. The comptroller will assess the tax. and If the taxpayer objects to the amount he must produce his books before the com mittee. This Is one of the clauses that has given rise to the outcry of "Inquisition" and the fear that the council's politics will Influence the council's decisions. Basis of Farmers' Tax. The matter of agricultural incomes is settled In this way: The worker of a farm Is considered to make a profit equal to the (Continued on Fourth Page.) INTEREST INH0RSE SHOW Americans Will Be I-ara-ely Repre sented at the International Exhlbltloa la Loadoa. LONDON. March lX-(8peclal.) The world-wide interest In the great interna tional horse show which Is to be held at Olympla In the summer is steadily Increas ing In volume. A keen sense of rivalry Is developing, es pecially between English and American home breeders, and although the entries do not close until May 1 next, it Is probable that the original 'estimate of 1.000 horses will be exceeded. Every horse will be a picked specimen and In nearly every case will be a former prize winner. Only a small percentage of the animals will be able to find box accommodations at Olyrtpla, and consequently Mr. Frank P. Euren, secretary of the Hackney Horse society and manager of the show for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land and the continent, Is receiving all sorts of applications from owners of stables In London who are anxious to let boxes for the exhibits. Not only Is Mr. Alfred T. Vanderbllt bringing over his entire stable and many vehicles, as widely heralded, but Mr. E. T. Stotesbury, the Philadelphia banker, will exhibit his magnificent trotting mare for which he paid the record price of $3,000 at Madison Square Garden. His animals will also Include the famous pair of trotters. Preferred and Referrred, valued at about $30,000. Mr. B, P. McGrann. Mr. J. W. Harrl man, Mrs. Gerken, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Watson and Mr. James G. Marshall are among other Important horse breeders who are bringing horses across the Atlantic. It has now been decided to Include heavy draft horses In the show. This extension of the classes has caused some Interesting new American entries, some of which will greatly enhance the spectacular effect of the show. ESCAPADE OF ARCHDUCHESS Void Woman Adde Something to (he History ' of House of HapsbaraT. GENEVA. March I (Special.) A roman tic story of another elopement by a mem ber of the Austrian royal family has Just come to light. It appears that a young and handsome archduchess disappeared myste riously from the court at the end of last November. No trace of her movements could be found for several days, when she arrived at the Hotel Bellevue here," accom panied by a distinguished-looking mnn, who .signed his name on the register as Ferdinand de Szuynl. The archduchess, who wore costly furs, refused to sign the register. For three weeks the couple lived In a most extravagant manner. They went to masked balls at the Kursaal and indulged in every other form of amusement. During the fourth week a lawyer named Stans of Vienna arrived at the hotel and had a stormy Interview with the couple. He en deavored to persuade the woman to return home, but she refused and the lawyer went back to Vienna. Shortly afterward Dr. Joseph Flelsch mann, also of Vienna, went to the Jiotel, and when Tie had been there ten days he succeeded In persuading the archduchess to return with him to Vienna. Szuynl bade her farewell and went to Montreux,- leaving the greater portion of their luggage. Including a number of val uable dogs and beautiful birds belonging to the archduchess, at the hotel. A day or two 'ago the proprietor of the hotel received a cheque from Vienna In set tlement of all claims, and he then for warded all of the belongings of the arch duchess to her home. CHINESE ARE NOT AN ISSUE Mineral Production of Traasvmal Grows, bat Polities Does Not Consider Source. JOHANNESBURG. March l-(Speclat.)-Chlnese labor has ceased to take that prominent part in the Transvaal elections which the events of the past would have suggested, but at the same time the part which the coolies have played In the last year's gold output Is being pressed' home on -the electors, i The yield of gold In 1906 was nearly $125, 000,000, or $18,000,000 more than In the previous year. It is calculated that If the diamond and coal outputs be added the value of the minerals raised In the Trans vaal this year will be $185,000,000. Of this sum $30,000,000 was distributed in dividends, leaving a balance of $100,000,000 to be ac counted for In working expenses and profits to be carried forward to the current year's accounts. When the portion of the divi dends retained in South Africa Is added, It Is calculated that the direct outcome of the activity of the producing mines means a total of at least $110,000,000 put into cir culation In South Africa. On the most con servative reckoning, the Chinaman has been responsible for one-third of the out put, or, tn round numbers, for the addi tion of more than $40,000,000 to the gross earnings of the mines. ART 0VERC0MES BURGLARS Karoly Jaaos Caught Whea he At tempts to Palat Portrait While Stealing. BUDAPEST. March 1 (Special.) Karoly Janos, once a painter of considerable re pute, but of late years known as the asso ciate of criminals, has been arrested under remarkable circumstances. He was ran sacking a house, when he came across the portrait of a very beautiful young woman which had evidently been left unfinished by the artist, the brushes and the paint boxes being scattered about. Forgetting his errand, he picked up the brushes and began to add the finishing touches to the. picture. He wss discovered hard at work by the astonished owner of the house, who promptly sent for the po lice and had him arrested. MUMMY OF QUEEN UNEARTHED Theodore M. Davis Makes Flag a Valley of Tombs of tho Klasrs. CAIRO, March t (Special.) Another sensational discovery has been made at Thebes. Theodore M. Davis, the discov erer of the tomb of the parents of the Egyptian Queen Tele, with all of Its wealth of gold and royal furniture, has Just discovered the tomb and mummy of Queen Tele herself. His costly and persevering ' labors la clearing away the rubbish In the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings and probing al most every Inch of ground there, have been rewarded with many discoveries of unique tn tercet. CLOVER ON EDDY SUIT Bon of Christian Soienoe Leader Tells Why Action ii Started, NO SELFISH M0TIYES INVOLVED Investigation is 8tarted in ths Beal Interest of Bis Msthsr. INTERVIEW OBTAINED WITH TROUBLE Aersd Woman's Every Movement Watched by These About Her. MARY GLOVER ALSO INTERVIEWED Graad-Daaghter Says Mrs. Eddy Is Bafeebled and 1 nable to Attead to Business Matters May Go East Aay Time. LEAD, S. D., March t-(Spec!al Tele gram.) George Glover and his daughter Mary returned from a two months' visit to the east on Thursday. They have spent the two months Investigating the Eddy es tate. In an Interview tonight Glover said: "The suit which we have filed at Con cord, N. H., will be handled by ex-Senator William E. Chandler of New Hampshire, former secretary of the navy and now president of the Spanish war claims com mission, and by John W. Kelley Of Ports mouth, N. H., and our local counsel here Is Judge Granville and G. Bennett of Dead wood. We propose to see into the manage ment of my mother's affairs. We visited Pleasantvlew January 2, going in on the morning1 train and leaving in the evening. We had a three-quarter-hour interview with my mother. She was In feeble condi tion mentally and physically. We had great trouble in getting the Interview. We stayed In Washington at the Elstnere hotel tn con ference with the lawyers for my mother and have investigated every particular of the case. The suit Is not brought In dis respect to my mother, but the proceeding Is made for her real Interests. 1 consider that action has been too long t ed now." The defendants tn the casa Calvin A. Frye, Lewis C. Strong and Messrs. Farlow, Chase, Armstrong, Tomllnson, Knapp and Herring of Concord. The first suit Is brought In the courts of New Hampshire. Additional suits may be brought In Illinois or Massachusetts, either in the state courts or the United States courts. The case calls for an accounting of all transactions In Mrs. Eddy's affairs, restitution If wrong doing appears, an injunction during Jhe litigation and for a receiver. The case will be brought by George Glover, Mary Glover and a nephew, George Baker, of Bangor, Me. Mary Glover tells of her part in the In vestigation In an interview, in which she says: "Our business in the east was purposely kept private. Our stay in Washington was on business only. Father and I are bring ing the present action for grandmother's own benefit and we do not want to be mis understood. . Counsel does not know what minute we will be called east. ' Irs. Eddy Is hedged about by those in authority and our short interview at Pleasantvlew was obtained with great difficulty. Mrs. Eddy la never alone. She is accompanied on her drives by two persons dally and her every action Is watched. The present suit Is brought to see that affairs of the Eddy estate are not mismanaged, as grandmother is enfeebled and unable to attend to busi ness matters." Glover said In regard to a syndicate of wealthy citizens of Concord bringing the suit that It was not entered into by any but those Interested In Mrs. Eddy's wel fare and well-doing. CHANDLER IN THE EDDY CASE Former. Senator Said to Have Crged Soa to Ask for Accounting. NEW YORK, March 1 Public spirited citizens, powerful and .wealthy, according to the World today, are behind the suit Instituted In the courts of New Hampshire by her son, George W. Glover, and other relatives, to secure an accounting of the financial affairs of Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, head of the Christian Science church. The movement was a systematic one and was seriously begun on November 22 last when a man, who is not named, went to Lead,' S. D., where George W. Glover, Mrs. Eddy's only son, lived, to see If he could enlist the son to fight In the mother's be half. The mlssloner had with him two letters, signed by ex-Senator William E. Chandler, who had become Interested In the movement and had consented to act as counsel. One letter was addressed to Glover. It stated that the ex-senator had consented to act as legal counsel concern tng certain questions which had arisen In connection with Mrs. Eddy; that It was Important, for publlo and private reasons, that tbtse matters should be Investigated, and urged that the son should aid In their solution and settlement. The other letter, addressed to the mls sloner, stated what the questions were that had arisen and advised that Mrs. Eddy's son and other relatives should bs Impressed with their duty. If these failed to act. the ex-senator Is quoted as writing, "It should be done by such right-minded citi zens as are in sympathy with the com mendable movement." Soa Acts Caatloasly. The mlssloner, It Is stated, was con vinced that he had before him a hard task, because Glover was known to be extremely loyal to his mother and he had been re' ported as living In affluence on his South Dakota home. Port of this only was true, it was stated. He was found to be In tensely loyal to his mother, but he was found to be poor and had no rich or influ ential friends. When the cose was laid before him, w(,th Mr. Chandler's letter, he consented to act, but made one provision. Illustrating. It is said, his firm intent to be both wise and Just. The plan he pro posed was that of at once seeing his mother and investigating her mental state before he finally committed himself to a move. Glover and his daughter, Mary, according to the story, saw JMrs. Eddy on January $ last, and whatever doubts Glover may have hod as to his duty we;e removed, it Is stated, by the appearanoe and words of bis mother. The World also publishes a long state ment, signed by Glover and his daughter, in which the visit to VI r a Eddy Is de scribed. George Washington Glover is Mrs. Eddy's only child. In December, 1841, when Mrs. KVldy was a years old. she was married to Oeorge Washington Glover, who had been (Continued on Second Page.) RAP AT TELEPHONE MONOPOLY Soath Dakota lions Passes Measure Carblaa- Company After Rad ical Speech hy Glass. PIERRE. 8. D.. March J.BpeclS-1 Tele gramsThe luracr telephone Interest had a harpoon thrown Into It by the house this afternoon In the passage of house bill 210, after a vain effort to substitute senate bill aig. The action to substitute brought Glaus to his feet with one of his radical speeches, in which he charged the senate bill was drawn by representatives cf the Dakota Central and was perfectly satis factory to them, while the house bill was Intended to curb that monopoly. Browne opposed Glass In favor of the substitution, and cited the actions of the Civic Feder ation at Huron on the bill as misleading nd false. Hornby, Carley and Slmonsnn stood for the house bill on the ground that they thought the Dakota Central needed curbing. The bill passed by a vote of 64 after the substitute had been disposed of. The banking committee returned an un favorable report In the house on the bill to make 10 per cent the highest contract rate of Interest In the state. Cable secured reconsideration of the board of agriculture bill with a secretary acting as Immigration commissioner, and It will be up 'again Tuesday. The senate bill to place the duties of fire marshal under the Insurance commissioner was placed on the calendar after defeat ing an adverse minority report. Whittemore attempted to force action on the divorce bill, but was defeated tnrough the efforts of Glass, who desired It to go to committee, expecting It to get Into tho Judiciary committee, but whan It was re ferred It was sent to the committee on privileges and elections, which will return It with a favorable report after amending to cut out the six-month amendment placed In It by the senate. Price tried to smother the bill In the mlxup, but found his efforts defeated. The senate passed practically all the spe cial appropriation bills, giving $SO,000 to Vermilion, $fi0,000 to Aberdeen, $80,000 to Brookings, about $78,000 to Yankton and $15,000 to Rapid City. The senate passed the sntl-elgarette bill. limiting It to those under H. and on recon sideration passed the bill for the appoint ment of city assessors which was killed yesterday. The senate aAVrpted the house resolution for an adjournment at noon next Friday, with a tacit agreement that If the work was not finished at that time the clock was to be stopped. CHIEF OF POLICE ON TRIAL Salt lake City Official Charged with Conspiracy to Fleece Tourists. SALT LAKE CITY, March 1 In the pre liminary hearing today of Chief of Police George Sheets, accused of conspiracy to fleece tourists, W. H. Parrent, who was arrested at Denver as one of the conspira tors, testified that he had paid to the police $100 per week tor protection. Today's proceedings followed the arrest several days ago of Chief of Police Sheets and Detective Raleigh, who were accused of complicity in the conspiracy to rob tourists, the specific charge against them being brought In connection with the rob bery of Alexander and William McVililrter last fall, the McWhtrters claiming that they were enticed into a card game here and were fleeced of about $10,000. Parrent took the stand today shortly after the cose was called before Judge Whltaker In the police court. Parrent de clared gambling hod been his business for years, and that he had followed It In every state In the union except Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut. He sold he had been ar rested once In Dallas, Tex., for disturbing the peace. Parrent detailed the method of the "gang" 'in inveigling the unwary Into card games, and he told how the players were fleeced of their money. He said he fixed It up with Attorney Newton that Chief Sheets was to be given $100 per week and that Attorney Newton was to be gives 20 per cent, of the face value of all checks the "gang" got from their victims, Newton agreeing to get the checks cashed through a saloon friend. Chief Sheets dei.les the story told by Parrent. He says It Is false from beginning to end, and that he never saw Parrent until the beginning of this trial. TROUBLE BREWING WITH UTES Report ' that They Mast Retora to I'tah Caases Great Excltemeat Among the Indiana. STURGIS, 8. D., March t (Special Tele gram,) It was reported here last night that trouble Is brewing among the Ute In dians, in camp below Fort Meade. The re port says that a message was delivered to them saying that they must return to Utah, which is said to have caused the Indians to become greatly excited, and Chief Red Cap said: "At Powder river I told you what I would do. I meant It then. I mean it now. You must do what you promised or I will fight to a finish." Captain Johnson Is said to have told them he woijld do all possible to get an other hearing for them at Washington, but It is reported that all necessary precau tions are being taken at Fort Meade in case of trouble. Everything Is quiet tonight at the Ute Indian camp below Fort Meade. No trouble Is looked for unless they should be returned to Utah. This the Utes may try to resist. Captain Johnson was at Fort Meade Thursday and Friday, going east last night. As to where the Utes will be taken is not given out by the officials. From what can be learned the Utes Intend to stay by what they said at Powder river, that they will not return to Utah. A number were In Bturgis today. They seem well satisfied with the care given them In camp by the government. WRIGHT PLEADS NOT GUILTY Denver Maa Aeeased of Poisoning Wife aad Daoahter Repudiates His CoalessloB. DENVER, Colo.. March J. Benjamin C. Wright of Chicago pleaded not guilty in the criminal court here today to the charge of having murdered his wife and daughter, who died of poisoning last Sunday. Wright has repudiated the confession which he made to Chief of Police Michael A. De laney and says It was given under duress. Wright was examined today by three alien ists, two for the prosecution and one $r the defense. ; Bright Report oa Canal. NEW YORK, March t-Frank Maltby, assistant to the chief engineer of the Panama canal, tn an lpterview Is quoted as saying that with an Increased fores at the tttthmus at the rate things are doing now, be believes ths can! will be built in sight year- AND BILLS Ntbraska Eoloni Reaoh a High Mark in Measures Proposed. CONE AND LEE HAD THE BIG RECORD Each Cfiors Twentt-lwo Bills for ths Consideration of Bona, TERMINAL TAXATION UNDER SCRUTINY Van Members Are Eetklnc Lleht on tho Important Question. M'KESSON AFTER THE GRAIN DEALERS Seeks to Establish Inlformlty la Quotations hy Requiring Dally Reports of Prices to the Labor Bureau, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March fc-(8podal.)-The house has been In session forty-one days and ths senate forty days, and so fsr one pledge made by the republican party to the peo ple has been kept, the election of Nonia Brown to the United States senate. There have been Introduced In the house 568 bills, and in the senate 448 bills, making a total of 1,006, as against a total of T07 two years ago. At that session there were, Including the bills Introduced at the request of Gov ernor Mickey, 423 Introduced In the house and 284 tn the senate. In the house. Cone. Quookenbush and Lee lead In the number, twenty-two being accredited to each, while In the senate Thomas comes first with forty-four. Root of Cass Is second with forty-three, while Saunders of Douglas got In with twenty-one. Gibson has Introduced nine bills. In the house the Douglas dele gation Introduced' bills as follows: Clarke, fifteen; Dodge, sixteen; Harvey, eleven; Barnes, three; Best, five; Lee, twenty-two; Leeder, six, and Walsh, nine. Following Is the record of bills Introduced by the mem bers of the house: Adams TKIIlm II Aldtrson I Know les I Armstrong 1 Kuhl imirt Htkar Tlarnas Barratt . Bram Drat Dlvatone tlolan K. W. Brows.... E. P. Brown Sherman Brown.. Hu.klar Byram Carlln Clark Con ruldtee Darla nods Poran Ihinc&n Kllor Farlr Fletchar Prance Frlee Funk Oilman flllam Oral! Oraan Oralf H agmlatr Hamar rlanaan flHrrtaon ., Hart Harrar Htfftrnii 4t Hanry Hill Howard ......... Hows Janniaon Johnaon Jonaa Kelfer 0 Lahnara V Laadar b 'Una 1 IjOKftdon ( MrCtlllouKh . t M Mullen .... OMiv-ki-jr 1 Marlatt ll Marah J Maatora I Mrttser 4lllllian S Murphy HNHT 32Nettlton .... t N'oyea' ....... irilitar 16Qua,-kanbuah l!Rapr 0 Hedmond. .... TRankel 14R). ha i Rlrhardaoa ,. SHnhrer I Saunders .... Oflrhoettgar ... I Sniddar 4Rhubrt I Smith tBnrdar tHpiingar OStaldrr losiatnausr .... 4 8toll 14 Talbot .....ISThleaaen ... 11 Tuokar I Van Houaan., IVnpalanakr IWalah I Waama tWhlla '.'.'.'.'It '.'.'.'.'.It S 4 4 .... 1 ::::! ::::! lOWhltham I tWhltnaf I 1 Wllaon 4 H Worthing What tho Senate Has Done. Following Is the record of the number of bills Introduced by the members of the senate: Aldrlch Aahtoa Buck Burna (linraatar).. Hvrne (Plattal Clark IKtdaon ,... Rppcraoa nibaon OloTar Goodrich Oould Hanna Holbrook King Latta Luc MrKaaaon 4 .. IDTonnall I .. 4 Patrick W ..17 Phillip I .. Randall la ..10 Hoot 41 .. tBackatt It ..! nndora 11 .. Bibl.7 U ., SThomaa 44 ,. IThomaon I .. IThora ,.. ..11 Wllco 4 .. Will (Cadar) 1 ..14 Wllaajr (Frontlar) .. I Wllaon f .. 1 Terminal Taxation. It Is very evident friends of the terminal taxation bill will have to conduct schools of Instructions for the benefit of members who do not understand the proposition, and are honestly anxious to know what ef fect It will have on the amount of rail road property now being assessed In their several localities. It has Just come to light that one person in Lincoln who, because of the position he occupies, should be In favor of every pledge in the platform whether he "understands" them or not, has at least In one instance knocked on the taxation of railroad terminal. This man was asked by a member of the legislature to explain the proposition to him and ha promised to look It up. A few days later this man reported to the member that he had looked Into the matter and he was un able to say whether It would be right 01 not, "but," he added, "you cannot take , part from the' whole and leave the whole." This member of the legislature expressed himself as follows: "I want to carry out the party platform pledges. I went home and talked to some of my people, about the taxation of railroad terminals. They told me to go carefully Into this matter and see that it did not affect our present valu ation of railroad property, unlees It be to Increase It. I want to feel free to ask some questions about the bill as introduced .and have it explained to me and I do not want to called a railroad tool when I ask the questions." Railroads Arc Busy. Ths railroads have flooded the legislature with their deceptive literature and It has rhad the effect of raising a doubt In the j minds of some people upon whome the rail i roads have no strings and It has, served ! as an excuse for others who are bound j with railroad ties to show a disposition to side-step this party pledge. The railroad lobby la working Its hardest to defeat this bill and it Is an open boast of some mem bers of the giant lobby maintained here, that they have It killed.' Some members Of the legislature who are railroad stalk ing horses will be posted to ask questions and raise a doubt when the bill does come up for discussion, and every possible effort will be made to kill the bill or amend It so It will not accomplish what it is Intended to accomplish. And yet, while the rail roads are working overtime to kill the measure they still maintain that Us pas sage would not Increase their taxes, which fact is apparently being overlooked by members who profess not to understand the bill. MrKassoa's Grata BUI. McKesson of I-aneasttr county has Intro duced in the senate a most important meas ure which h believes will prevent grain dealers from paying i-ss for grain in cer tain localities than they do In others where the railroad facilities and the freight rates are about the same. His bill provides each grain dealer shall mail to the stats labor