Omaha Daily
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VOL, XXXVI-NO. 228.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAKCII .11, 1907.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
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TEST TWO-CENT ACT
Ticht Will U Made In Conrta by tha
-i Eailroads of Nebraska.
j SUCH IS REPORT FROM HIGH OFFICIALS
al Attorns?! Are Unnb'a to Confirm it
at This Tims, H:wTr.
$AY ROADS McAN TO GIVZ LAW FAIR TRIAL
Report of Contest iayi Confiscatory Ilea
Will Bt Bu.i of Action.
C1HER LEGISLATURES CN SIMiLAR BILLS
Relief Exists ThU t Merely Rue to
Forestall riMi of Tun
Cent Um In Other
States.
"You can ay thnt a private report from
Chicago authoritatively announces that the
traJIroads of Nebraska affected by the 2
tcent passenger fare are preparing to con
teat that law," suld a rail' d cfnolal to
fl'he Bee yesterday. "I p j. 'Join upon
you the promise that you1'. .'vj o namo
at this time. Tlie fight wi. from
the higher office of the ro '' ''t
Local railroad attorneys ha. ' , tn
Apprised of the ploa to content
but the official quoted asserts tin., ' V
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Uly will receive direct Instructions
a, few days.
"The railroad are now preparing th
plan of attack upon this law In the court
to determine its validity," go on this re
port "The higher authorities brieve the
law will proe invalid, for the simple
reason that, they believe, they can prove
It non-compensatory f-d confiscatory. They
frave gone over the situation thoroughly
awd have their minds made up.
4ate Sheldon's Attitude.
"Governor Sheldon when on the stump
during the pre-election period, argued
against a flat 2-cont law on the ground
that It would prove confiscatory in the
, case of small or branch lines. Other mem
bers of the legislature during the campaign
took similar position. When the legisla
ture passed the bill the governor, you re
call, hesitated to sign It, because he held
to the same opinion as voiced by him dur
ing the campaign, that the law might prove
confiscatory. But the governor finally
signed the bill because he did not wish, if
It should go Into effect and prove consti
tutional, to have It said that he had with
held his support and, together with the
fact, a certain friends of the bill con
tended, without his signature, provided for
Jn the emergency clause, the law might
prove defective. He did not want to stand
In the way of wht.t the majority of the
legislature, elected with him' on an anti
railroad platform, deemed a wise measure.
Slut Oovernor Sheldon and members of
the legislature, we believe, still question
this law." I
V Acted la Good -Faith, 9y Rich.
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John N. Ealdwlnrgeneral ollrttor of th4-
tjit'nlon Pacific, and as such, head of the
J jlegal department of the Union Pacific tn
i ' Omaha, is in the west and could not be
consulted on this report. Edson Rich, gen
eral attorney of the Union Paclflo for Ne
braska, asked if the Union Pacific would
contest the law,, said:
The Union Paclflo placed that law Into
effect In absolutely good faith and with
the Intention of giving it a fair and com
plete trial before testing It in the court.
We wanted to see if It would be compen
satory; If it did, then there would be no
occasion for a legal suit."
Ben T. White, attorney of the North
western in Omaha, who is In authority,
when asked "Is the Northwestern prepar
ing to contest the 2-cent law?" said:
"No."
Tho same question with reference to the
Burlington was asked of James E. Kelby
f the legal department of that road.
"Now. where did that report come from?"
asked Mr. Kelby. "No, the-Rurllngton Is
' not preparing to contest the law until the
law has been demonstrated to be non
compensatory or confiscatory. We propose
o give the law a fair trial and then, rs
we stated when It wa enacted by the
legislature, if it proves bad we will take
What action we, deem wise. Put there la
Mo certainty that this law will not prove
compensatory."
Not Retaliation at All.
And then Mr. Kelby took up the talk
of "railroad retaliation," and said:
"All this talk of the railroads wanting
to retaliate la bosh. They don't want to
do anything of the ort. They want fair
play and nothing elB. and whatever action,
touching what ha been done relating to
their interest we may take, is for tho
general good and not to punish anyone."
The railroad made a mental reservation
t the outset In saying what they would
do toward enforcing this law, Insisting
that they would not prejudice their right
later cn to fight it If they found It wise
to do so.
Inctdontally, the legislatures of some
other state where these some railroads
have Interest are still In session and con
templating similar action on this question
s taken by the Nebraska legislature, and
there Is a belief that the railroads are
deslrou of forestalling legislation with the
impression that every t-ceot law means a
herculean task for the tatc in the court.
XEBHA9KA IS 1 THE LIMELIGHT
Other People aad Pre Are Talking;
Marh of Local Condition.
The brilliant glow of the calcium I re
fU'ctlng in the face of Nebraska Just now.
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eauctnient of the 2-cent law and the rail-
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roads !il)tiuent actions. People and
. ... ...
naners In many cities over the country have
taken up the ultuatlun for study and com
nicnL Here Is an editorial clipped from th
columns of tha Chicago Tribune:
RETALIATION.
The Nebraska legislature has made 3
c.i ls n mile til" maximum pasoemcer tar.
Th Nehiuoku railroad have retaliated by
ahoitsiilng ciue in reuuceii fares.
,T.r,-,'.r! .-,. . c:;:i
been reduced rate for excursions, conven-i
tloiis. fairs, clergymen, hoineaerkera and
theatrical people. There have been some
con. mutation rates. All have been abolished.
hi tho Scent law I not an unalloyed
blessing. tjoino peoplo will occasionally py
tiioi for their transportation than tht.y
imve Item in the tmbit of iiaying and they
will sruinhlu. Hut for th mujoiity th
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If th. , raUruau. had believed that thy
could convince a court that a 2-cent far
could convince a court that a I-cent far i ion or Arvm nooseveit, in preai
win unreasonably low they would presiim- ! win who Is 111 with diphtheria. No t
:::;Lht"n. indi!Te "hat lS!"- W eon
nctlon evm to inoieate Hint iney had
doubts on thst pi.lnt. and rte.emea It
er to accept thnt rute end miike all the
liiles which hrtv recently rnacted
'ur. law.
.btie
the oiile of Nebraska, taken
..UctUely.
will not pay . much for ti una-
.
(Cotttlnuetl ou Brooad lkv.)
SUSIXIARY OF THE DEE
Monday, Mareh 11, lfOT.
1007 MARCH 1907
us - mo rut win u raj sat
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3 4 5 6 789
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17 18 10 20 21 22 23
x 25 26 27 28 29 30
TUB WEATHER.
FORECAST FOIt NEBRASKA Fair
Monilny and warmer In east portion; Tues
day fair.
r' OUTCAST FOR IOWA Partly cToutly
and warmer Monday; Tuesday partly
cloudy.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. De Hour. Dep.
6 a. m ') 1 p. m S3
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7 a. m . .
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9 a. tn. .
10 a. m . .
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5 p. rr.
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11 a. m.
12 m 32
p.
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: O TSTIY.
Governor Sheldon comes out unequivo
cally for the terminal taxation hill and
gives his reasons. Pars I
BX1BASXA.
High school building at Norfolk, valued
between $35,000 and $50,000, burns, with
only $15,000 Insurance. Page 9.
Damage suit growing out of the Mc
Carthy campaign four years ago, Is de
rided In favor of the defendant, who wig
Ned for libel for publication of defence
McCarthy against charges made by op-
V ,Ms. 'age a
y-ioe county authorities attach refrig
erator car of Morris & Co. on claim for
unpaid taxes. Page 9
XiOCAJj.
Robert Weldensall, returned from tour
of globe In Interests of Young Men's
Christlun association, tells of holding
prayer meeting with Bryan and family on
Mount of Olives, standing on very spot
whence Christ ascended to Heaven. Aluo
lectures at the Young Men's Christian as
sociation In afternoon. Page 8
Reports from high official sources gives
information that railroads In Nebraska
affected by 2-cent law are preparing to
contest Its validity in the courts, basing
their action primarily on the ground the
law is confiscatory. Page 1
DOMESTIC.
French line el earner La Savole arrives
in New York after a most stormy passage
In which huge wave sweeps over ship,
smashing doors and flooding the cabins
and staterooms. Page 1
Harry K. Thaw passes a busy Sunday
receiving council and writing letters. At
torneys in the case active preparing for
hearing today. Pag 1
Strike of street railway men stops most
of the cars at Louisville. Pag 1
White robed chole which wa feature of
services at Zlon during Dowle's ascend
ancy, but which was discontinued when
he was deposed, to sing at his funeral.
, Pag 1
IT of lniJ of evangelist prevents
panic when Are break oufsln Aberdeen
auditorium, which is crowded with peo
ple. . Pag 1
WARSHIPS TO VISIT JAMESTOWN
Foreign Nation to Be Well Repre
sented at the Expoaltlon
Exercises.
WASHINGTON, March 10. In addition to
the great Ironclads of the Atlantic fleet,
commanded by Admiral Evans,' the naval
display at the Jamestown exposition will
Include some of the finest vessels of for
eign navies. These are mostly of the
cruiser class, but as the armored vessels
of this type are equal to battleship In
size and scarcely less formidable in ap
pearance, they will make an attractive
showing. The Navy department ha been
advised up to date of the coming of the
following foreign ship:
Great Britain The armored cruiser Good
Hope, flagship; Argyle, Mapstead and Rox
burgh, under command of Rear Admiral
Neville.
France Armored cruiser Kleber and Vic
tor Hugo and another cruiser to take the
place or the Jean Bart, recently wrecked
off the African coast, commanded by Rear
Admiral Thierry.
Japan The cruisers Tsukuga and Chl
tose, under command of Vice Admiral Ilun.
Portugal One cruiser, probably tho Don
Carlos.
Auiitrla The armored cruiser Charles VI
and another cruiser.
Italy (me armored cruiser and one pro
tected cruiser.
Sweden One warship, not yet named.
Braxil One to three warships, not yet
named.
Argentina One to three warships, not yet
named.
Chile The cruiser Zenteno.
Belgium will send a military delegation
and China a military and naval delega
tion. INCREASE IN RAW MATERIAL
Demands of Manufacturers Reflected
la the Custom House
Receipt.
WASHINGTON, March 10. A tatement
Issued today by the bureau of statistics
show that the Importations of manufac
turers' materials continue to Increase. The
value of the Import of raw materials for
ubo In manufacture in the seven months
ending with January, 1907, was $Ji2,Od0,U00,
against $-':,M),000 In the same month last
year, while manufactures Imported for fur
ther use in manufacturing amounted to
I I158.0uO.000. against I123.0w.Oo0 In the corre-
! Pmdlng period of last year.
Crude mate-
'I1 formed 32.2 per cent or . total im-
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port for use In manufacturing and Import
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I for further use In manufacturing 19 5 ner
dent Cement import aggregated $47,u"0,OuO
copper, $13,500,000; raw cotton, $K,50n,0i; urf
cut diamonds, $7.Oi0.Oi0; diamonds cut but
not et, nearly flS.OOU.floO; finer. $24,3:13,000;
hide and skins. $I5.0K.000; India rubber,
$32.0H).0U; pig iron. $H,.1i)0.0CO; llk, $44,500,0(0;
' pig tin, nearly $23,G0u,0u0.
archie roosevelt is better
Out of Danger I'nle Weakened Con
dltlon Should Complicate
HI Case,
WASHINGTON, March 10- Marked Im-
I Pnnt was .hown too., In the condi-
i tlon of Arvbl Roosevelt, th president'
official
t "
rB- Juxey mis evening expressed th
opinion that Archie wan practically out
I oerncd. but that the dtseuw had left him
in a somewhat weakened Condition II.
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i e in in.- wi' j iuuuiu im wen in two or
j tuie Week
MONSTER WAVE SWEEPS SHIP
La BaTois Officer Beport Peters Weather
Darius: Lt Trip.
CABINS AND STATEROOMS ARE FLOODED
nigr Llaer Compelled to Heave to for
Eight Hoar. Bring I untile to
Proceed on Account of
Storm.
NEW YORK, March 10. The French line
steamer La Savole, from Havre, March 2,
carrying more than 1,000 passengers, ar
rived her today after perhaps the most
severe experience of the transatlantic liners
that have recently reported rough weather
at sea. '
The steamer ran Into a series of gales
which Increased In violence until Thurs
day, when a monster Wave swept the main
deck and forced Captain Tournler to bring
his trembling craft to. It drifted eight
hour before the voyage could aafely be
resumed.
This wave, which measured, the officer
say, abojt .fifty feet In height, broke over
the ship from the forward port side. In
a moment ton of water flooded the vessel,
shattering a heavy oak door which opened
Into the corridor outside the smoking sa
loon. Great volumes of water rushed In,
swept along the corridor and then poured
down the grand stairway Into the main
dining salon. The heavy Iron stairway
leading from the main deck down to the
promenade dock was washed awny with
the flood. Occupants of the smoking room
were thrown from their feet and when
upon recovering themselves they opened
the door to learn what had happened, the
wnter from th corridor rushed In upon
them. It Invaded the cabins and state
rooms, many of them being flooded to a
depth of several feet.
TIEUP ON STREET RAILWAYS
Snbarhan Line and Car Carrying
Mall Only One nannlng at
Louisville.
I-OfTBVTTJ.F ' Kv.. March 10. With the
exception of the euburban lines entering
the city and a few cars carrying United
States mall from the postofflce substations,
not a street car moved In Louisville today.
The strike of the union employe of the
Louisville Railway company, which ha
been pending for over a week and which
was declared yesterday, began at 6 o'clock
this morning. The men operating the few
car were not molested in any way. The
detail of police had nothing to do. Picket
were active aind tonight the union leaders
announced that over a fourth of the re
maining nonunion employe had been won
over and joined the union.
The compay officials tonight denied that
they had ordered a force of professional
strike breakers from other cities.
The demands on which the strike la baed
Include: A ten-hour work day, with 22
cents an hour pay. Forty-flve minute for
meal. Pay for extra work to begin when
report for duty 1 made. Time and a half
for overtiipo. . flubssquent employe to
allowed to Join the union. A board of
arbitration.
SEEK TO DELAY RUEF TRIAL
Attorney to Apply to United State
Supreme Coart for Writ of
Habeas Corpus.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. The attor
neys for Abraham Ruef were busy today
preparing legal devices to prevent Superior
Judgo Dunne from proceeding with Ruef's
trial tomorrow on the charge of extortion.
An application to the United States su
preme court asking for a writ of prona
tion was prepared and It will be forwarded
to Washington tomorrow.
United State District Judge DeHaven Is
expected to render a decision tomorrow on
Ruef petition for a writ of habeas corpui
filed on Saturday. At 10 o'clock tomorrow
tensor w. j. o.ggy u.uc.c.
unless restrained by a higher court Judge
Dunne will proceed to empanel a Jury to
try Ruef. Pending his trial It Is probable
that the Judge will readmit Ruef to ball.
Mayor Schmlts also will appear before
Judge Dunne' tomorrow and a date will be
set for his trial on five charges of extor
tion, to wulch he pleaded not guilty Thurs
day. BIG SNOWSTORM IN THE EAST
Public Road Blockaded aad the
Railroad Are Having
Trouble,
PHILADELPHIA, March 10. A heavy
nowstorm, which seem to have centered
along the New Jersey coast and eastern
Pennsylvania, visited this section today.
Snow fell continuously for fifteen hour to
a depth of seven Inches. Reports from
Atlantic City show that the fall of snow
there- was nine Inches, with as great a
fall at other coast point. Throughout
Pennsylvania the storm whs almost a
severe. At Pottsvflle, a fall of eight Inches
1 reported and at Lockhaven there wa a
fall of ten Inches. At Wllkesbarre, 8cran-
ton, Allentown. Harrlsburg and other points
in the eastern end of the state a similar
fall Is reported and In many sections the
I public roads are closed to traffic. The
' storin wa accompanied by a high wind,
which caused drifting and traffic on the
! railroads, particularly in the mountainous
I sections, wa retarded.
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MANY SAVED FROM SUICIDE
i Salvation Army Official Declare Kew
Bureau I Accomplishing
i Good Work.
NEW YORK, March 10. Commander Miss
! Booth of the Salvation Army, as a result
of an analysis of the work accomplished
'. during the ten day of It existence In this
j city, announced today that the antUuiclde
bureau of the army had successfully passed
the experimental atage and that it would
now be added a a permanent feature of
the organisation In this country. Since It
Inception th new departure. It wa stated,
had saved many men and women from self
destruction and proved of assistance to a
large number.
NO NEWS FROM NICARAGUA
Both Waahlrarton Government and
Klearsgas Minister Are la
th Dark.
WASinNGTON. March 10-No additional
advice were received today by either the
State department or the Nicaraguan min
ister, Mr. Corea, regarding the conflict
j between Honduras and Nicaragua, Secr.
, tary Root called at the Whit House twice
1 during the day. but the subject under dis
cussion wa not revealed.
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HARRIMAN INQUIRY ENDED
Coart May Re Asked, However, to
Compel Witness to Answer
Certain Question.
WASHINGTON. March 10. Chairman
Knapp of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion said tonight that so far ss the com
mission Is concerned, tnklng of testimony
In the Investigation of the Harrlman line
Is closed, but that tho commission Is con
sidering the advisability of asking the
United States circuit court for the southern
district of New York to compel Mr. Har
rlman to answer certain questions which
he did not answer to the satisfaction of
the commission during the New York hear
ing. Pending such action Mr. Hnrrlman's
counsel asked to be heard before the com
mission April 4, which request was granted,
and that date wa recently fixed for argu
ments. Chairman Knapp explained tonight that
the commission alone has power to con
clude testimony In tho case and that It
will reserve the right. If It see fit. to re
open the case at any time.
Mr. Harrlman will bave a conference
with President Roosevlt next Thursday.
When Mr. Harrlman's counsel asked for
the hearing on April 4, at which time they
want to present arguments regarding the
contention that the Union Pacific and the
Southern-Pacific are not parallel and com
peting lines, It was understood by the com
mission that if Mr. Harrlman's counsel
desired to submit additional testimony on
that date they might no so and also If
the commission desired to bring out any
new point It would, but that any such
additional testimony, if at all, would be
brief.
Asked If Mr. Harrlman was likely to go
on the stand in such event, Chairman
Knapp replied that If Mr. Harrlman de
sired to testKy ho would be permitted.
BIG CHOIR AT DOWIE FUNERAL
White-Robed Chorus Which He
Organised at Zlon to Sins;
III Reqnlem.
CHICAGO. March W. A touch of the
ostentation that marked the rule of John
Alexander Dowle In the Christian Catholic
church, which Is founded, will be observed
j during the funeral services of the deposed
leader. The wnite rcDea cnoir wnicn was
shorn of Its vestments when Overseer
Vollva assumed control In Zlon Clty will
tako an active part In the ceremonies,
which will be held on Thursday afternoon
In Zlon tabernacle.
Judge A. V. Barnes, one of the few eld
ers of the church who remained faithful
to Dowle, will conduct the services and
preach the funeral lermon, During Tues
day and Wednesday the body will 11 In
state In the reception hall of Shlloh house,
the Dowle residence. Tlie burial will be
at Lake Mound cemetery, at Zlon City,
beside the grave of Dowle's daughter who
died several years ago from burns caused
by the explosion of an alcohol lamp.
No memorial services for the deceased
wore held In Zlon City today, the Only
public reference to A Is death being a tri
bute paid Dowle by on of the deacons at
I the early morning church aervlces. Th
rejrulsr order of - nerV'js was rfooerfd.
Mr. Dowle and Oiadstone, her son, ar
rived at Zlon City early today.
VALUE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT
Steady Increase In Price Holed
Daring; the Past Seven
Year.
WASHINGTON, March 10. According to
a bulletin issued toy the census bureau on
petroleum refining in tho United States for
the calendar year 1904, there were 104 pe
troleum refineries In operation. Their total
capital was $136,280,541; they employed 16,770
wage earners, paid In wage $9,989,367, used
materials costing $139,387,213 and manufac
tured products to the value of $175,006,320.
The principal products, together, with the
value of each, follow:
Burning oils, including the different grade
, of both 1Ium,natlnK an fue, olB tm
jsb; residuum, $3,138,361; paraffin oils
$6,210,279; paraffin wax, $10,007,274; reduced
oils, $16,794,79; naphtha and gasoline, $21,
314,837; neutral filtered oils, $1,942,153, and
all other product, $15,025,802.
The total volume of refined products for
which quantities were reported in 19 were
5,683,490 barrels of fifty United States gal-
of burning oils and 5,811,289 barrels of naph
tha and gasoline.
The various classes of products show
substantial Increases in value between 1900
and 1906, except neutral filtered oils, which
decreased 13.9 per cent, crude petroleum
produced In the United State in 1904 aggre
gated 117,063.421 barrels, of which 2,647,060
barrel were exported and 66,9.S2,862 barrels
used by refineries in thla country.
STANDARD OIL WILL FIGHT ON
Indicted Official Denies Story
Company Will Enter Plea
of Guilty.
that
CHICAGO, March 10. J. A. Moffatt, pres
ident of the Standard OH company of In
diana, now on trial tn the federal court
here on a charge of having received re-
' bates, denied that representatives of th
j oil company had made a suggestion to the
; federal authorities that the company might
i be willing to plead guilty to the indict
ment against it as was published today tn
a dispatch from Washington.
"Any such statement Is without any truth
or basis of fact whatever," said Mr.
Moffatt. "The Standard Oil company la not
frightened by any prospect of conviction.
The company and its officer and counsel
entertain no distrust of the courage or
firmness of either Judges or Juries In tha
federal courts. It look to get the same
fair administration of th law in these
case as any other defendant would get and
It asks for nothing else."
THIRTY'FOUR DROWN IN SEA
tier man Canto Steamer aad Trawler
Sink During a Heavy
Gal.
BERLIN, March 10. A dispatch from
Cuxhaven reports the loss of thirty-four
live by the foundering of two vessels a
German cargo steamer, the George Wottern
and a trawler during a heavy gale in the
North' sea, Th dispatch aay no further
detail hav been received, but Viat It I
believed those drowned
comprised
ill
ttboard both vessel.
Women Bull Klahter Injured.
El, PASO, Tex., March 1ft All five of
the women bull fighter whose farewell ap
pearances In the ring whs the attraction
t the Juares plaza del Torres this after
noon, were injured oy oeing gored or tossed
by the hull. Only one, however, was serl-
Only one. however, waa n.-rl-
ously injured Henorita Herrera, but her
in lories were not fatal. Five thousand
iruu wubeiuted tii. exciting contest.
TIIAW PASSES BUST SUNDAY
CoBfart with Hit CoudboI and Writei a
Rumbar of Letter.
ATTORNEYS IN THE CASE ARE NOT IDLE
Rome Doubt Whether State Will Put
Prisoner's Wife on tho Stand
the First Witness In the
Morals.
NEW YORK, March 10 -Delphln M.
Delmas. senior counsel for Harry K. Thaw,
communicated with his client today through
hi confidential stenographer, who wa ad
mitted to the Tombs early in the day. The
young woman said she had come from
Mr. Delmas, who wa spending the day at
Atlantic City, and after being identified
by Warden Flynn was escorted to th
second tier, where she talked for ome
time with Thaw outside the gate.
For forty-five minute thereafter Thaw
wa engaged In answering a letter from
his mother, and some time later devoted
nearly an hour to replying to a letter
which In the meantime had arrived from
his wife.
In the afternoon Dan O'Reilly of Thaw
counsel called. Upon leaving the attorney
said that he had found the prisoner in
"pretty good spirit." Thaw today at
tended chapel service. He had nothing to
say to newspaper men beyond the message
that he had been warned by counsel that
he should have nothing further to ny and
that his attorney would have to do the
talking.
District Attorney Jerome remained at
his home and was again In conference with
the alienist for tlie state. It Is under
stood that a hypothetical question wa
framed. Assistant District Attorney Garvan
was at the criminal courts building during
the afternoon and assisted the work of the
stenographers who made copies of ques
tion, which later were ubmltted to Mr.
Jerome.
Subpoena server were kept busy through
out the day and made frequent trips to the
criminal courts building and to Jerome'
home.
This evening it was announced at the
home of District Attorney Jerome that he
had finished for the present his consulta
tions with the alienists. No former state
ment was given out.
Nobody in the district attorney's office
ha taken the pains to deny, so far, the
tory published on Friday that Evelyn
Neablt Thaw would be the first witness
called at the opening session tomorrow.
When Mr. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw was asked
today if she expected to be the first wit
ness she frankly answered that she did
not know. She added that he was under
subpoena to appear on Monday morning
and to bring all the letter she had from
Stanford Whit.
It was reported that an Important con
ference of the Thaw lawyer wa being
held at Atlantic City.
COWELL AND PUBLIC OFFICE
Omaha, Man Say If Railroad Com
mission Requires All Time
J
, 'Hr Will Resign. -
If the statement of people who hav
talked with Robert Cowell I true, Mr.
Cowell will soon resign a a member of
the State Elective Railway commission.
He is the head of a large mercantile busi
ness In Omaha and feels that he cannot
devote his time to the' office to whlcn ho
Wa elected without neglecting his private
Interest. If he decides to resign. Governor
Sheldon will be called upon to till ilie
place. The salary has not yet been dort
nitely fixed, but the house bill places It
at $3,000 a year.
The above statement 1 printed in the
Lincoln Journal of Sunday.
"It Is not exactly correct," ay Mr.
Cowell, "though it is true I cannot five
my entire time to the work of the rail
road commission. My private interests
demand part of my time and If, In order
to serve the state as railroad commis
sioner I would be required to give tho
office all my time, I would have to rolin
qulsh It. My action will depend upon
whether the work of the commission will
consume or require my exclusive time.
However, until this Is demonstrated, I am
a member of the commission and will
continue to act with it until such time as
I j fln(J the ornce compels me to give up
everything else. I don't know that It wfll
I do tni,
RAILROAD. MEN TAKING VOTE
Question of Wnsce and Hoar of
Labor I'p for Settlement
by Them.
ST. LOUIS, March 10. Conductor and
trainmen of the St. Louis & San Francisco
road registered their vote today In St.
Louis on the proposition of .the north
western, western and southwestern roads
for adjusting the wage and work day
questions. The ballot was secret.
Conductor and trainmen on all line In
the United State and Canada operating
west of St. Louis, Chicago and New Or
leans are voting on the proposition, but
It is considered improbable that any con
clusive Information as to the result will
be ready, even for officials of the union,
before March 21. The vote wilt be can
vassed at Chicago on that date, and then
the employes' committee will notify the
representative of the various railroad of
the result.
The proposition embrace a demand for
an eight-hour workday and an increase of
about 15 per cent in wage.
POSTAL CLERK ON THE CARPET
Department Object to Organisation
of. Brotherhood of Railway
Postal Clerk.
8AM FRANCISO, March 10. Hugh C.
Shaug, a postal clerk whose run is be
tween Los Angel and El Paso, wa noti
fied yesterday by Division Superintendent
Stephens of the railway mall service ta.u
he would be given three day to show
cause why he should not be suspended.
Shaug was an active promoter of the
Brotherhood of Railway Postal Clerks, and
Induced many of the men of the local
division to Join the order. Hi conduct
1 declared by bis superior to be preju
dicial to the discipline of the service.
InvestlKStlns Ruef Attorney.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10-The mem-
l. ...... ..f t V. u u I'M ml lurv VbMlHrilav hyfan n n
I investigation into the conduct of the at-
torneys und friends of Abraham Ruef, to
learn If they ha1 knowledge of hi where
about at the time they declared under
oath they had no knowledge of his move
ment.
Milwaukee tiets C heap Got,
MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 10. -The Mil
waukee Gaa Liftht company, one of the
nrooertie of tha McMlllin syndicate of
p
I ll
I fioaton. ha announced that in future rates
In Milwaukee will all lie on the so-cent
i bad. Hitherto Illuminating Has has been
sold at $1 aud fuel gas at Ui vents ueU
OFFICIALS IN BAD PLIGHT
Glasgow Men Spend Money nnd Find
I Law Doe Not Warrant
Act.
GLA8GOW. Mnfch 10 (Special.) The un
certainty of the law ha seldom had a more
telling Illustration than In the case of the
Glasgow parish committee, which was sur
charged by the local government board
for the cost of a New Year's treat to the
Inmates of Rarnhll! poorhouse. After an
iqulry It appeared that the councilors sur
charged had signed a check to provide
funds for the January. 198, monthly ac
count In which some $10 out of $100,000
turned out to be Illegal expenditure.
Sheriff Pyle, before whom the question
first came, decided that the local govern-,
ment had not -!ghtly urcharged the signa
tories of that check, as It was not pnyment
to the tradesmen. On appeal Bherllt Guth
rie ha taken exactly the opposite view
and the unfortunate parish official are no
nearer knowing where they stand. It la
regarded as being most unfortunate that
the amount la under $!2f. so that the sher
iff's Judgment Is final, for the case was n
Ideal one upon which to take the, judgment
of the supreme court, and It Is Imperative
that there should be some lullng upon that
point. One of the three jHirtles now held
liable Is the clerk and the Inspector, who
is bound to countersign checks. That he
should personally be held liable for carry
ing out the Instruction of his board seems
a very absurd result of the law. The sher
iff hints that the parish authorities should
not sign check If they are In doubt of (he
legality of the purpose for which the
money is to be applied.
OLDEST WOMAN IN PARIS
Mine. Roblnean, lOT Year Old, Enjoys
Life nnd Expect to Live
Longer.
PARIS, March 10. (Special.) The oldest
inhabitant In Paris Is said to be Mme.
Roblneau, who lives near the Boulevard
Perlore. She camo to this city soon after
the Restoration in 1815 and has never left
It since. She was born in ltXiO and Is there
fore 107 year of age.
Her active life ended when she reached
the age of 109, when she moved to the
Boulevard Voltulre, and from the Boulevard
Voltaire to her present residence. She has
not left her present residence since she en
tered it. She Is a very pleasant old woman
and declares that at her age she gets
plenty of happiness out of life. She spends
most of her time In an armchair in a par
lor hung with fine pictures, one of them,
"The Virgin with the Rose," by Raphael,
and another, an "Ecce Homo," by Calvert.
Her appetltle Is still very good and she Is
fond of snuffing, which she consider the
greatest luxury of her old age. Her hours
are very regular. Early In the morning she
take a cup of chocolate and a biscuit. At
noon she eats some eggs, mashed potatoes,
or peas and fruit, and In the evening at
o'clock, about an hour before she goes to
bed, she takes a bowl of soup. She, drink
only water, sweetened with a little sugar
and colored with a drop of wine. For year
he ha scarcely tasted any meat, and
only once in a while she take a little
breast of chicken. On this diet ah aaya
she still expects to ' live happily for many
ywar.
VOYAGE TO THE ANTARCTIC
Motor Will Be I'sed, bnt Sleigh
Must Try for Magnetlo
Pole.
GLASGOW, March 10. (Special.) E. H.
Shackleton 1 full of enthusiasm concern
In his proposed anarctlc expedition. Much
has still to be settled, however, and If this
newest and latest expedition is to sail this
year a great deal of hard work will have to
be crowded Into the next few months. That
the expedition has been made possible is
due largely though not exclusively to the
Scotch support which Mr. Shackleton has
been able to secure, and It has not es
caped attention that the west of Scotland
I especially associated with the scheme
through Mr. William Beardmore and the
Arrol-Johnston company.
The motor car, which the latter Is en'
gaged In constructing for use during the
expedition, will be worked by aloobol, a
the medium best adapted to the low tem
perature of the anarctlc region. A spe
cial kind of steel which will not be rendered
brittle by the extreme cold will be em
ployed In the construction of the car. As
may be concluded from this latter fact, it
is not Intended to employ the motor In tho
attempt to reach the south magnetic pole.
A aledglng party will undertake the latter
task. The Introduction of Siberian ponies
Into the anarctlc for sledging purposes,
like the employment of a motor car, will
admittedly be an experiment, but o wa
the Introduction of Siberian dogs, which ha
been attended with such favorable result.
No auch animals are native to the lands
within the anarctlc circle, which are vastly
more desolate than the arctic region.
DEATH RECORD.
John Martin Larson,
The body of John Martin Larson, who
died at St. Francis' hospital, Colorado
Springs, Saturday moirlng from pneu
monia, ha been sent on It way to Omaha
In charge of member of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, and funeral ser
vices will be held at the home of his fam
ily, 71 North , Twenty-third street, at 1
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after which
It will be taken to Murray, la., his old
home, for burial. Leroy Triplett of Lake
Wilson, Minn., father of Mrs. Larson, and
Mrs. William Langdon, her aunt, arrived
Sunday to be present at the funeral.
Larson wa 46 years of age and came to
Omaha In 1897, being employed In the yards
of the Missouri Pacific and Burlington rail
roads for seven year, when he went to
Colorado Springs a night yard max ter for
the Santa Fe. He was a member of the
trainmen' brotherhood and an Odd Fel
low, both of which orders will have rep
resentative at the obsequies. He leave a
wife and r-year-old daughter. The funeral
J party will leave for Murray at 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
Intimate Friend of Dickens.
I PAOLA, Kan., March 10. John Turner,
who waa Intimately acquainted with Charles
Dickens, the author, died at hi home here
today, aged VI year. He wa born In
York, England, and eurly in life entered
the British navy. He witnessed the corona
tion of Queen Victoria.
Henry Leeds.
TOPEKA, Kan., March 10. Henry Leeds,
archdeacon of th Kansas diocese of th
Episcopal church, died her today of heart i
failure, aged 4H year. He wa a native of
Ireland.
Neicro shoot Officer aad I Killed.
AMERICl'g, Ob., March 10. William
Reese, a lie.ro. seriously wounded Police
man VVlllium Morris till morning and whs
himself tonight surrounded In a house, and
killed Reese made a desierat resistance,
shooting at the attacking otflcers, but only
succeeding III slightly wounding PollccmaJl
Wlllia
TERMINAL TAX FAIR
Goftrnor the! don Express. Eimsolf
UsequiTocally it, Iu FaTtr.
DOES NOT PROVIDE DOUBLE TAXATION
Dirtritatloa of Vain of Terminals la
Myth at Beit
PARTY IS PLEDGED TO THE MEASURE
Boadi ReoeiTi Benefits of City GaTernment .
and Should Pay for It
WANTS COMMISSION BILL SIMPLIFIED
Ambla-uou In Certain Way a to tha
Power of the Commission to
Make or Chance Kxl.U
lu Rate.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March lO.-(Speclal) "The
railroads of Nebraska should pay taxes
for local purposes on their property located
within cities and vlllngcs Just the same a
other property owner do. I have examined
very carefully the bill introduced by Mr.
Clarke and it should be passed and become
a law. The bill, In my opinion, does not
provide for double taxation, but Is consti
tutional In every respect."
The above statement was made by Gov
ernor Sheldon this afternoon. Continuing,
he snld: "The distribution of tho value of
railroad terminals for taxation purpose
has been In the past a myth. Undr th
Clnrke bill every city and village In the
state will receive more money In taxes
from the railroads than they do now. It
Is a fact that only about one-tenth of the
mileage is In the towns and cities, conse
quently only a tenth of the value of th
terminals are distributed to these towns,
even In theory. It Is foolish to arguo that
the value of tho property of railroad In
all the villages of the state Is not more
.hnn the value of the Omaha and Lincoln
terminals, consequently . when the local
assessors In these towns assess railroad
property they will assess It at more than
the amount which Is now theoretically dis
tributed. Valid riatforra Ilede.
"The taxation of railroad terminals for
city and village purposes Is a plank In th
republican state platform and It should b
carried out as I feel sure It will be. It 1
of great Importance, . as much as any
pledge made to the people by the repub
lican state convention", and I believe that
any member of the legislature who studies
the Clarke bill will see ttfe Justness of th
measure and will vote -for It. There is no
reason why the railroads should receive nil
the advantage of city and village govern
ment and improvement and. expoot tho
people to pay for It. They should be made
to pay their proportionate part of the main
tenance of the city government of every
village and city through which they run.
They will do it under tr-n Clarke bill. That
bill provides the present method of assess. ,
Ing railroad property for otate, county,
school and road district purpose 1 to
remain the same a now. Property located
within the corporal limits of a village or
city will be assessed by the local assessing
officer, who will make his return to tha
tate board. The board will then equnllxe
between the town and cltle. The beard
will be In position to do this fairly because
It will have the value placed on the prop
erty by the local assessor and by the rail
roads, and no member of the legislature
need fear but what every village In th
state will be benefited by tho passage of
that bill."
Simplifying; Commission Dill.
Governor Sheldon 1 not exactly satisfied
with the section In the railroad commission
bill providing the manner in which th
railway commissioner hall make rates,
and very probably he will consult with
Senator Aldrlch regarding a change in that
section. A originally drawn the bill in
section 5 provides the commission shall fix
as soon as practicable a "complete schedule
of rates," passenger and freight, 'im fix
ing of rate is referred to in several sec
tions. The idea of the governor is to have
all this matter in one section In such simple,
plain language there can be no mistaking
it intention and there can be no ground
for technical objections to what the com
mission does.
The governor want it made plain that
the railway commission hall hav power
to reduce a single rate, that 1 If It want
to reduce the rate on corn between any
two points It can do o. He fears that ths
bili could be Interpreted to mean the com
mission would have to get out a complete
schedule of rates for every change that 1
made and have the sam printed and fur
nished all the railroad a Is r.wlded
further along in the bill. The raUt-flxlng
power of the commission are mentioned In
several section in the bill and the gov
ernor believe tht should be done in on
section very imply.
While the legislature ha been making
haste rather slowly Governor Sheldon be
lieve every pledge In the platform will b
kept and he believe there will be no
thought of adjournment until after all the
bill relating to platform pledge have be
come law. While none of the platform
pledge have yet reached the governor a
lot of work will be accomplished this week
I and there is every reason to believe every
! plank In the platform will be enacted Into
j law.
March Stolen on Harvey.
The legislature stole a march on Harvey
when It indefinitely potP"'l h'B forcible
annexation bill. He aecured permission of
the house to have It go over until Monday
and hold It regular place and then left
the room. Then the Lee bill came up and
someone recommended it for passage and
someone recommended that Harvey bill
h Indefinitely postponed. The motions both
' carried. Harvey didn't know about It until
j that night and though he trltd to save
I his bill he was not very much disappointed
i that It went by the boards. He put It in
j merely because h wanted the officer of
I the two cltle to serve out their term arid
i the Breen bill legislated them out of office.
Pullman Lobbyist Tom Benton got quit
a setback last wek when the bill by
Thoina to reduce Pullman rates 30 per cent
wa referred to the senate revenue com
mittee Instead of the' railroad committee.
Thomas la the heud of the revenue com
mittee and very promptly reported tho bill
back for the general ill where It 1 now.
In the meantime the report went out that
the bill had been referred to th railroad
committee und Tom Benton was using all
his spare time working on this committee
and he had been gven time Monday nlglit
to present argument to the railroad com
mittee. When an effort wa made to get
the bill referred back to the railroad com
mute the nat wouldn't stand for V
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