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JAIL FOR LAND MEN
!cnnt? Pritoa Teirai aid Tinei Imposed
bj Judge W. H. Winter.
RICHARDS AND COMSTOCK GET HEAVIEST
One '.ear and Fifteen Hundred Dollars
Each is Ibe'r Sentence.
FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHT MONTHS OTHERS
Charlej 0. Jameson and Acquilla Triplett
Tall Heir to This Fate.
ALL GIVE NOTICE OF APPEALING CASE
Moat Important of Uini Frand Frose
rntlonn, In Course o( W hlrh
Two Federal OfJleere Lose
Positions.
Judge W. II. Munger overruled the mil
lion for a new trial In the ease of Rartlett
Rlrhar1. Will O. Comstock, Charles C.
Jameson and Aqullla Triplett In the United
Btatea district court Monday morning nnd
sentenced tho accused aa follows: Hartlctt
Richards, a fine of $1,500 and one year In
the Douglas county Jail; Will G. Comstock,
11,600 fine and one year In the Douglas
county Jail, and Charles C. Jameson and
Aqullla Triplett, $.V0 fine and eight months
each In the Douglas county Jail.
The attorneys fur the defendants at once
gave notice that they would file a petition
In error, which Is equivalent to an appeal
to the United States circuit court of ap
peals for the Eighth circuit.
The appeal hand was at once fixed at
15.000 In the case of each defendant, which
was promptly (riven.
i Judge Tnlke Briefly.
The preliminary remarks by Judge Mun
ger hefore passing sentence were very brief
and dwelt upon the questions raised by the
attorneys for the defence relative to the
empaneling of the Jury and the character
of the evidence produced during the trial.
"The question was formally asked of each
Juror regarding his knowledge of the law,"
said Judge Munger, "but there waa no
error In that. The question of the disposi
tion of the land and the intention of the
entrymen was fully gone over In the evi
dence, nnd the fact that It was the Inten
tion to secure soldier entrymen who hnd
served Ion nest bore out a possible under
standing as to tho ultimate transfer of the
land. For these reasons the motion for a
new trlnl is overruled and the defendants
are given the usual exceptions,"
All the defendants and their attorneys
were In the court room when the decision
was handed down. Among other specta
tors were Thomas M. Huntington and T.
Ij. Hord and several of the attorneys for
other land and cattlemen who have cases
tendlng before the court.
Judge Munger then asked the defendants
they had anything to say as to why
sentence should not be passed.
Comstock Makes a Speech.
Will G. Comstock arose and, approaching
the bar. said In a clear and distinct voice:
"It Is possible at this time properly to
explain my position In these matters. Inas
much n when this case waa tried no de
fense waa presented. In these land transac
tions we are acting under and by the ad
vice of our attorney, who not only stands
high In his professlson. but. possibly by
reason of his familiarity with the practice
and customs of the land office, was more
capable to give an opinion on the United
States land laws than any man In th
state. His advice waa that we were not
only clearly within our legal right, but
also our moral right, as having prevailed
In the Interior department for the lajt
thirty years at least. This opinion of his
was corroborated by the Interior depart
ment Itself In Us action in the Pea.man
case. In this case an Investigation was
made by a special agent of the government
in an affidavit obtained showing U.e exact
parallel condiUon to tlus case. In which we
have been recently tried, and the Interior
department acting, aa I understjod at fie
time, under the special direction of Secre
tary Hitchcock, Immediately odered a pa
lent Issued for tho land.
Felt He Was Doing Right.
"Relying on thla opinion from two
different sources, I felt tliat I was
doing nothing but what was clearly
within my rights, for certainly the
further thought from my mind was that
in any of theee transactions I was disobey
ing the laws of my country. For we feel
that we have a right to dupend upon our
legal advisers, as well as the Interior de
partment ltsolf. It has been my desire to
so live that when my allotted time should
come people would say that I had always
tried to bo fair and Just and do what waa
right. You, the Jud,e of thla court, la
carrying out your Cuty, cannot InfUct a
punishment that wHI cause me to feci
more deeply the humiliation, and this
brought about without any Intention on
my puxt of disobeying any law. I would
especially ask for your leniency becauss
one of the defendants, Mr. Jameson, who
Is not ft free agent In these matters, sim
ply a subordinate, but doing what he be
lieved was right, knowing and relying upon
the opinions I halt outlined. No man of
mv acquaintance has a greater sense of
honor and Integrity than has he."
Jndae Crll'ta Adda a Word.
After Mr. Cumsioek had concluded Judge
X. W. Crltes of counsel for the defense
suld:
"Your" honor, I wish to corroborate all
that Mr. Coms.ock has said. It has been
the practice In that country for more than
twenty-five years to acquire land In the
general method with which the defendants j
are churged. ' I know this to be a fact j
from many years" resilience in that section :
and as a former land otflclul. This prac
tice has been observed with the cognisance j
and knowledge of high officials and with ;
the approval of the government. I have I
known theno lending defendants for many I
years nd their people before them and I
' have been associated with them In a busl
nesa way for many years. No men .can j
be farther from the Intent of wrong-doing.
These practices having been tolerated for
many years by the Interior department,
these defendants supposed they were doing
right. Tbe case referred to by Mr. Coin
stock Is IdentUal In character with that of
whUh these defendants are charged, and
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have been accepted as the hauls of the land i
Una. We cannot attack the verdict of the I
Jury because your honor will not permit It. j
Xll these defendants wanted to Know wus
what Is the law and how to obey It."
Judge Muviger thereupon passed sentence
and the fifth chapter of th famous laud
rase passed Into hlsturv.
Most Famoue of tho lsi Cases.
Public attention from all parts of the
ountry has been attracted to thla rasa
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SUMMARY OF TUE BEE
Tuesday, March 19, 1WOT.
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FORECAF N i' A N klURASKA Rain
Tuesday . voider In west portion.
Wednesday . and colder.
HiRKCART FOR IoWA Rain Tuesday
and warmer In east and central portions.
Wednesday fair and colder.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg.
6 a. m M 1 p. in 46
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7 a. m X.1 3 p. m 4S
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9 a. m 37 6 p. m 01
10 a. m 30 6 p. m 6.'
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12 m. 46 Dp. m Co
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XiEOXS&ATXTIl.
The house at Lincoln passed the state
wide open primary bill by a vote of '.'3
to 14, with thirteen members absent.
Fag 1
Lee's bill for the annexation of riouth
Omaha by Omaha passed the house at
Lincoln. Fags 1
The senate at Lincoln In committee of
the whole divides twice on the maximum
rate bill, the vote resulting In a tie ench
tlmo. The bill waa put over for further
consideration at a future date. Pags 1
Fusion members of Nebranka legisla
ture hold caucus on terminal tax bill, but
no definite action was tuken. It Is evi
dent, however, Tom Allen will be unable
to hold them In line for the railroads.
Fags 1
Figures published In Lincoln papers,
purporting to exhibit workings of term
inal taxation, shown to bo misleading bo
cause only part of facts are stated. True
condition Is directly opposite the expert's
published conclusions. Fags X
DOMISTIC.
Prices drop on Wall street and bank
ers declare they do not want sudden re
covery as on Saturday. Fag 1
Arguments In the Thaw case will be
pln Wednesday and a verdict Is expected
by Friday nlttht. The Hummel aflldavlt
Is read In full to the Jury. It contra
dicts testimony of the lawyer concerning
It. Fag 4
The Ohio river Is rising at Cincinnati,
but may not reach expected stage.
Fag 1
Vice President Fairbanks makes four
speeches at Chicago, speaking to students,
newspaper men and an Irish society.
Fag 3
FOKEICm.
Several ships are ashoro oft British
coast and two, the Suevlc and Jebba, are
total loss. Passengers and crew are
aved. Fag 1
Two theories exist as to cause of ex
plosion on French warship Iena. one hold
ing discontented sailors responsible and
other claiming electricity from wireless
telegraphy caused accident. ' Fago 1
HXBBASKA.
Frark Hanxellk, aged IS, la ahot by
Androw Cauasen, near Niobrara, while
play'.ng soldiers. Faga 3
Extra Burlington freight crashes Into
a pile driver In Tecumseh yards.
Fags t
John Burner, who struck boys for
whistling and threatened to shoot per
sons making a noise near his room. Is
adjudged Insane at Fremont. Faga 3
John Wyman, Sewnrd county farmer,
starts to buy a horse and drops out of
sight. Fag 3
Broken Bow men organize Tho Brotcen
Bow & Western Railroad company, and
citizens give enthusiastic support.
Fag 3
WASHIHOTOIf.
Stockmen refusing to pay grazing fee
are warned they may be denied privileges
on the forest reserve. Fag 3
Fred Dennett of North Dakota Is ap
pointed assistant commissioner of the
general land office. Fag 3
X.OCAX.
"America for Christ" Is the slogan of
the convention of the Northwest division
of the Methodist Board of Home Mission.)
and Church Extension which opened yes
terday afternoon at the First church, at
tended by dignitaries of the church.
Fag 1
Judge W. H. Munger of federal court
sentenced Bartlett Richards and w. a.
Comstock to fine of $1,600 and year in
Douglas county Jail; Aqullla Triplttt
and C. C. Jameson, $500 fine and eight
months for conspiracy to defraud govern
ment out of nearly 600,000 acres of pub
lic land. Appeal will be filed. Fag 1
Omaha ranks third as primary grain
market of the world, outranking Kan sis
City and outranked only by Chicago and
St. Louis. Fag T
8FOXT.
Fight for prealdency of American
Bowling congress between R. H. Bryson
and Garry Hermann Is waxing warm.
Vandersyde of Chicago makes highest in
dividual score of tournament so far.
Fag 4
Base ball commission at request of
Washington American team re-opens case
of Catcher Starnagle. who Is reclaimed
by Lincoln Western league club. Faga 4
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AMERICA FOR JESUS CHRIST
Bloean Urst Contention Northwest Division
Methodist Borne Mission fioaid.
CMAHA IS THE BASE OF NEW CAMPAIGN
Dlcnltarles of Chnrch Gather In Thla
City to ttlvo Good Start to Militant
Movement of Extension
Work.
"America for Christ" Is the theme of the
first convention of the northwest division j
of the Board of Home Missions and Church
Kxtenslon of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The sessions opened Monday after
noon at the First church with a splendid
program and a good attendance of church
dignitaries and representatives from this
section, and another Interesting program
was given at the same place last evening.
The conxentlon will last today, with ses
sions morning, afternoon and evening. The
public is invited to these meetings, where
It will be given an opportunity to hear
some of the best speakers of the Methodist
church.
By a recent action of the commission on
consolidation the boards of administration
of the benevolent work of the Methodist
church have been reduced fn number and
reorganised. The convention besides arous
ing enthusiasm in the work of spreading
tho gospel in the Tnlted States, will ex
plain how the changes affect the success
of the church In the I'nlted States and
territories and also how It affects the con
tributions. Rev. William Oorst, presiding elder of
this conference, presided at the afternoon
session, and W. P. Harford In the eve.n
Inir. After a quiet hour with Rev. V. W.
McOregor as leader, Dr. Gorst gave the
address of welcome. Rev. O. W. Isham
was unable to be present and his paper
wilt be read later In tha convention.
Dr. Gorst Strikes Keynote.
Dr. Gorst said he believed the keynote
for home mission and churcn extension Is
"America for Christ," and Is the most
Important battle cry before the church.
We put special emphasis on the tremendous
responsibility It is to f.-vre and convince
the foreign people coming to America. He
also spoke of the problem to maintain these
extensions. The home mission and church
extension work Includes two great fields,
evangelistic and church building. He fur
ther spoke of the hundreds and thousands
of dollars which have been appropriated
among the native people In every state and
territory in the union for evangelistic and
church building purposes and also the pro
visions made for reaching the non-English
speaking races that are playing such a con
spicuous part In the western domain. Dr.
Gorst emphasized the fact that the Meth
odist Episcopal church has always been
the church of home missionaries above all
other denominations.
Dr. Georsre Klllott Speaks.
Dr. George Elliott of Chicago, field secre
tary of borne missions and church exten
sion work, was not on the program for
Monday afternoon, but waa called upon by
the chairman, and said: -'
"The Justification of the charch In the
reorganization . of the missionary wnrk Is
apparent. The church Itself haa hardly
been awar of the work done, but It Is now
being brought to tho vision of the church.
Most money raised for missionary work has
been raised on the strength of the appeals
made for foreign missions, with the de
mands for world-wide missionary work,
and yet half has been spent at home. The
time has come for the declaration of a
holy war, for the complete evangelization
of America. We have onlv been playing
at the work of home missions. No church
Is so necessarily a home missionary organi
sation from Its very constitution as the
Methodist Episcopal church. There Is
needed an evangelical revival within the
chiirch Itself in regard to the work of the
church."
Jason I.ee, First Missionary.
Jason Lee was the theme of an address
by Rev. J. A. Spyker, D. D., of Fremont,
who drew many lessons from the work of
this first missionary to the great northwest.
"God Almighty was Incarnated In man,"
said Dr. Spyker, "and If He Is not now to
be found In good men He is surely lost to
the race. If we would know of a great
missionary movement we must know the
men, for they are the principal parts of a
movement of this kind at Its Inception. So
we find Jason Lee, a hero of righteousness,
who worked In the wilderness of the west.
He was born In the first part of this
century and when Jackson was president
he crossed the Rockies. The great west
had been forgotten In the work of the
church. There was but one foreign mis
sionary at that time, and he was In Liberia.
"Jason Lee had a burning passion In his
soul that he ought to be a missionary to
the Indians of America.
"The result of the work of Jason Le
and such as he opened up many new place
of settlement where towna sprung up. Ten
years after Lee went to Salem the town
had 3,000 people and twenty-five years after
wards Oregon waa admitted as a state In
the union.
"Le had the true missionary spirit, the
spirit of self-sacrlflce. It Is a man's busi
ness to be a convert before he tries to
convert others, and Jason Lee had the
right sidrlt He strove to lead men to
liberty whose lives were In bondage."
Tribute to Bishop MeCabe.
A beautiful and 'loving tribute waa paid
to Bishop C. C. McCabe by Rev. E. K.
Ilonman, who said:
"He can truly be called a master mis
sionary. God bestowed upon him special
gifts and he used these special gifts for
the full benefit of his fellow men. If ever
a man paid the full price for his hard work
It was this man. He was not self-centered,
but rather went out of his road to help
others. When a boy of 30 In charge of his
father's store In his home town he was
one of the principal leaders In a great re
vival In his own church. His work so
Impressed the bishop that he was advised
to quit the atore and study for the min
istry. This he did by Waning Immediately
for college.
"When one met Bishop McCabe he was
at once Impressed that here was a man
not centered on self-Interest. He often
sacrificed his own comfort to help ?lergy-
! men In trouble and gave of his private
I funds on occasions too numerous to men
I tlon.
I "He paid the price of thought and at
tention to his speclfio phase of work. Hi
had but one object and that waa to get on
with the work of apreadlng the gospel of
Jesus Christ. He always worked hard
on his addresses and sermons and showed
he had a thorough knowledge of condl
tlons all over the world. His thought waa
centered on the one thing he was striving
to accomplish Ood's work"
Christ Wants Americana.
The last speaker of the afternoon was
Rev. C. M. Bwell. D. D., of Philadelphia,
assistant corresponding secretary of the
(Continued on Third Pago.)
BRITISH STEAMERS ON SHORE
While Star Liner 9itIp and Demp
ater 1,1 a er Jebba Total Losa
on Rooks.
LONDON, Marcn 18. Details received
this morning of the disaster to the White
Blar line steamer Suevlc, homeward bound
from Sydney, N. 3. W by way of Cape
Town, with nearly &XI passengers and crew
on board, show that it struck the Bran
dies roi kc, under The Lizard lighthouse,
at about 10:30 last night and probably will
be a total wreck. Lifeboats and tugs from
The Lizard and Falmouth soon reached th
scene and, together with the Suevlc' own
boats, landed the passengers. The women
and children were first sent ashore. There
were no fewer than 1) children on board,
many of them being babes In arms, whom
the local fishermen and their wives lifted
out of the boats and carried through the
surf to nearby cottages.
A high wind, a rough sea and fog ham
pered the landing operations earlier, but
the fog lifted about 7 o'clock this morning
and from thence forward boats loaded with
passengers were sent ashore In quick suc
cession. By 1 p. m. all the passengers had been
landed, but the crew was still standing by
the wreck.
Captain Selby, commirnder of the Suevlc,
had been at sea for thirty-nine years and
this was to have been his last voyage.
Tho North German Lloyd line steamer
Kaiser Wllhelm II during the morning
passed close astern of the Suevlc, which
was then thronged with passengers. The
wrecked steamer's bow was low In the
water. Its fore compartments were full and
It seemed to be pinnacled on the rocks. !
As plenty of assistance wus standing by, I
the White Star line steamer Kaiser W'll-
1k lm II, which had been going slow for
ten hours, owing to the fog, did not stop,
but proceded for Plymouth, whore It ar
rived shortly after 10 a. m.
Steamers, some of which are described
as being large, are a&hore near Rye, Dun
geness, Dover and Cuckmere. The vessel
ashore off Cuckmere is the British steamer
Newstead. from Novoressysk, Black sea.
Its position Is serious.
LONDON, March 18. Almost within sight
of the White Star line steamer Suevlc the
Elden Dempster line steamer Jebba, from
Calabar, Lagos and other West African
ports for Plymouth and Liverpool, ran on
the rocks under the cliffs near Prawle
Point In the early hours of the morning.
Its seventy passengers, many of whom
were soldiers invalided home from the
went coast of Africa, and Its crew were
safely taken ashore by the breeches buoy.
Heavy seas are breaking over the steamer,
rendering the lifeboats which are standing
by the vessel useless.
The Jebba will prove a total loss.
EXPLOSION SAID TO BE CRIME
French Sailor Arrested for Expres
sing Pleasure for Disaster
to the Iena.
TOULON, March 18. The explosion which
destroyed the battleship Iena, It Is now be
lieved, may possibly have been due to a
criminal - act. A Bailor has been arrested
for having spoken In gratification at the
disaster and the commander of another
warship has tecelvrd a letter threatening
a similar catasrophe to his vessel.
Naval officers are demanding that sailors
affected by the antl-mllltarlst propaganda
be promptly given shore duty.
M. Naudln, the wireless telegraph expert,
has advanced a new theory regarding the
csuse of the disaster to the batteleshlp
Iena, whose afterpart was destroped by the
explosion of a magazine March 12, result
ing In considerable loss of life. He says
that at the time of the explosion It was
noted that powerful wireless currents were
passing and he believes that the vessel's
Isolation In the dry dock resulted In the
accumulation of secondary hertzlan waves
In the "B" powder magazine from the
Bhtp's wireless apparatus and that an out
side current communicated a high tension
spark.
PEASANTS FIGHT IN RUSSIA
Several Killed In Conflict with
Troops Stolypln Orders Ar
rest of Aaltators.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 18. With the
opening of Parliament March 6, peasant
disorders recommenced In several provinces
and apparently are the result of organized
agitation. In addition to an outbreak In
Vladimir province, where BOO drunken
peasants wrecked the government aplrlt
stores before they were dispersed by vol
leys fired by the police, resulting In eight
peasants being killed, fatal affrays between
peasants and police occurred In Saratov
and Kiev provinces, where attempts to take
possessslon by violence of private estates
were renewed.
Premier Stolypln has sent a circular to
the governors, enjoining them to arrest all
agitators, even members of Parliament, and
to take the strictest measures to stop the
disorders and protect the rights of property.
Negligent officials will be held responsible.
NICARAGUA CAPTURES PORT
Hondnrana Leave Piece of Artillery
and Xnmber of Hides with
Ammunition.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 18. The
port of TruJIllo, Honduras, has been cap
tured by the Nlcaraguan naval forces.
The Hondurans left behind them a piece
of artillery, a number of rifles and a
quantity of ammunition.
WASHINGTON, March 18. A dispatch
dated March 16, received today from
I'hllip R. Brown, secretary of the Amor
Ican mission to Honduras and Guatemala
announced a report at Tegucigalpa that
Trujlllo was being stormed by Ni.-a-raguan
war vessels.
VICEROY INSPECTS MINES
German Prince WU1 Make Personal
Report of Accident to tho
Emperor.
BERLIN, March 18. Prince Hermann voi
Hohenlohe Langenburg, viceroy of Alsace
Lorraine, has arrived here to make a per
sonal report to Emperor William on the
mine disaster at i Forbach. The precise
cause for the explosion, by which seventy
four persons lost their lives, has not yet
been decided.
Word waa received today from Forbach
that aeven of the twelve Injured miners are
dead and the other five are dying.
Persian Grand t iller Realarna.
TEHERAN, March 18 -The shah haa ac
cepted the resignation of the grand vliler,
Muohlr Ed Dowleh.
Cruiser Baltimore at Saes.
SUEZ, March IS. The United Statea
cruiser Baltimore arrived her today from
Singapore-
RAILROAD FIGURES FALSE
Statements Published in Linooln
Do Set State the faoU
Paper
TAX EXPERT TABLES UNDER SCRUTINY
Annlysla Shows His Conclusions to Re
Far from Correct, aa Towns Will
Gain and Connty Will Sot
Lose Voder Law.
(From a Staff Ourrespondent.)
LINCOLN, March 1R- (Special. )-Anothr
tax expert, not In the pay of the railroads,
has given out a statement for publication
In answer to the railroad argument against
the terminal tax bill published In Lincoln
papers last Saturday. This expert said:
"The whole question of .whether a town
will gain or lose by assessment under H.
R. ISC turns on three Items of property
bulanced against what may be distributed
for terminals. Divide the tangiMe railroad
proerty into five Items and they will In
clude all of It. Roadbed and main track,
not Including right-of-way; rolling stock;
right-of-way; building and structures; side
and spur trackjs.
"The value of the roadbed and main track
and rolling stock, whether In country or j
city and village, will be the same. But
right-of-way in cities and villages to much
more valuable than right-of-way In the
country. Nearly all buildings ami struct
ures are In towns: nearly nil side and spur
tracks arc In towns. If the greater value
of right-of-way In a town added to value
of building and structures and valuo of
side and spur tracks Is greater than the
towns' proportion of the terminals dis
tributed, the town will get a larger assess
ment under H. R. 192. If these three Items
added up total less than the towns' share
of terminal distribution, the town will get
a U-J! aasesMment under H. R. 192 than
under present system. Of course, franchise
value distributed on main line or attached
to property where found must be consid
ered. '
"Take tho Burlington system. It haa 2,611
miles of road In Nebraska and ,but two
considerable terminals. The terminals at
Omaha are possibly worth $f,ono.ooa The
terminals at Lincoln are ptHlbly worth
$3,000,000, though half of the amount would
cover It, Total terminal value for distri
bution. $10,000,000. Thla spread over the
Burlington's 2.U11 miles of road gives less
tluui $4,000 to each mile. What town on
tho Burlington system with a mile of fin
main line but has more within its own
limits of extra value of rtht-of-way,
buildings and structures and side and spur
tracks than the $4,000 lt8 mile of main line
gits from distribution of terminals? The
Union Pacific aays the reconstruction valuo
of side and spur tracks Is $4,000 por mile
and that la cheap enough.
Inlon Pacific Distribution.
"This same comlltlon la true of all roads
In Nebraska except the Union Pacific. It
will be noticed that the $4,000 per mile dis
tributed Is full value. Including franchise,
so any subdivision having pno mile of the
road gets only one-fifth of $4,000 or $W upon
which to levjc. taxes. How good the rail
roads are to school districts, township and
villages!
"The distribution of Omaha terminals of
the Union Paclflo over Its Wl miles of lines
In Nebraska Is worth talking about, and It
is the only one the railroads dare tHlk
about. The question as shown above does
not affect state, county, school, township
and road district taxes. The question, how
ever. Is 'Will assessment of rallroud prop
erty within the town by local assessor give
as large assessment as it now gets under
unit systemT"
"The Union Pacific last June said Its 9tll
miles of road in Nebraska terminals and
all could be reproduced for $19,700,000. But
the state board valued the property at $r,8,
165,000, an Increase for franchise value of
$38,466,000. That Is. the state board said
that If the tangible value of the Union
Paciflo system In Nebraska Is $19,700,000,
tho franchise value Is almost twice that
sum. The only way to get a value In
Omaha sufficient to give a distributive
value out of Omaha of $15,000 per mile Is
to give the property In Omaha the propor
tion of the franchise value It is of the tan
gible value. If this rule Is followed the
towns on the Union Paclflo even do not
lose under H. R. 192.
How it Would Affect Fremont.
"Take Fremont for example. Fremont
hua the following Itema of tangible prop
erty within Ita limits, aa valued by the
Union Pacific officials, and the aforesaid
tax expert used exactly these flgun-B:
Main line, 1.7 miles, at $1B,Sfi8 $ 26,636
omc ami seconu iracK, sue miles, at
$4,1100
Right-of-way, 2A.S8 acres, at $2,0n0.!i."
Tool house, 10x14 feet
Stock yards
Watchman's house, 5x7 feet
Two standplpws
Passenger depot
Freight depot, 40x100 feet
Tool house, 8x14 feet
Pump house, pit and machinery
Repair sliop, 14x18 feet
weii
Water tank, 16x34 feet "
Watchman's house, 5x7 feet
Section house, 24 x 24 feet
Cool house, 8x10 feet
Tool house, luxlt feet ),
Water softener "
Lime house
Old passenger depot
Watchman's house, 6x8 feet
Coal house, 12x16 foot '"
21.320
61,7611
40
loo
15
S.Ojii)
2!,
7,215
15
tlM
50
6")
1,600
15
250
10
40
9,V1
1M)
7-m
it
125
Total value of tangible property
In Fremont $150,130
If we add franchise valuo, giving
Fremont the proportion of fron
chise It has of tangible value, we
give franchise value of 3nn.?40
And Fremont's assessment would be 400,360
If we give Fremont the franahlae :t
la entitled to, the franchise being
distributed over the main line, we
would adil to tangible lfi2.0no
And Fremont's assessment would be 252120
Franchise Value is Omitted.
"Fremont's assessment now Is $154,679.
The trouble with the list of figures showing
lossea to towns in the tax expert's figures
Is he has in no case Included franchise
value. Fianchlse value, according to the
state board and the supreme court. Is the
largest Item. This put In In either of
above ways will give every considerable
town a much greater assessment and will
give all small towna at last as large as
sessment as It is getting now. The follow
ing shows how the towns will fare:
Present New
Assesnm't. Asseasm't.
North Bend $;,3 - . 74.212
iClarks 67.3H) 71.421
Central City lld.iss fi7Xi2
Islington lls,2S 246. 2W7
I "It Is difficult to predict what assessment
the various towns will get under H. R. 172.
The aforesaid expert did predict, but If
attention be given to detailed figures for
Fremont, I am willing to state that no
local assessor would dare put the figures
as low, and bo the expert'a figures utterly
fall. But he falls no more In that par
ticular than he falls when he says that
flono goes out of Omaha for tha benefit
I of each mile of Union Paclflo system In
Nebraska, for If you will turn to the
(Continued on Second PageJ
EXCITEMENT ON 'CHANGE
Rrrak of Dlstnrblna; Proportions In
Trie of Stocks on Opealsg
of Market.
NEW TORK. March lS.-Exclteniont wns
revived In the stock market by a break of
disturbing proportions In the opening deal
ings. The outpouring of stocks was at
tributed mostly to a rush to realise at tht
buoyant recovery which had been achieved
on Friday and Saturday from the extreme
depression of Thursday. Speculative senti
ment was practically agreed that the re
covery hnd been too violent and too rapid
to be healthful. The wide declines regis
tered In London before the market opened
here shook the nerves of many holders who
had fairly weathered the storm of last
week. Large reductions of the short ac
counts resulting from the rush to cover on
Saturday also deprived the market of an
element of support and there was reselling
of stocks bought at the decline merely for
the purpose of supporting the market. The
conspicuous declines were Northern Pa
cific and Anaconda, S; Canadian Pacific,
3: Union Pacific and Reading, 2; Great
Northern preferred. 2; Smelling, 2't;
Southern Pacific, 2V Atchison. 21; Amal
gamated Copper and Sloss-Sheffield Steel,
2, and a long list of the most active stock
from 1 to 2 points. Prices rebounded al
most immediately 1 to 1H and, while the
recoveries were not fully hold, the excite
ment abuted largely. In banking quarters
the rapid recoveries of last Friday and
Saturday were deprecated and there were
Intimations that repressive measures might
be used to prevent other than a gradual
and orderly recovery.
Tho steol stocks were heavily sold by
commission houses, reports crediting much
of the selling to Pittsburg, Cleveland &
Chicago.
LONDON. March 1R- American securities
opened weak today. On a light volume of
business prices during the first hour de
clined 1 to 2H points below Suturday'a
New Tork closing. Union Paciflo led the
downward movement.
There was a recovery In the first hour
to about parity, the market showing ac
tivity. At noon realization caused a setback
of a point In United States Steel, Union Pa
clflo and Southern TacHlc. Continental sell
ing further weakened prices, but a reaction
In New York prices came In the close,
which was steady.
YOAKUM CALLS ON PRESIDENT
Rock Island Man Visits White Hons
Second Time In Ten
Days.
WASHINGTON. March 18. The presi
dent had a conference today with 11. F.
Yoakum, chairman of the board of direc
tors of the Rock Island railroad.
This Is the second conference the presi
dent has had with Mr. Yoakum within
ter days. Mr. Yoakum has heretolora
declared himself unreservedly In favor of
close co-operation between the railroads
nnd the federal government, and today
he emphasized his previous statement by
saying he was In favor of the closest
possible relationship. He declined to dis
cuss the purpose of his Interview with the
president
Mr. Yoakum left at midnight for New
York. Just before his departure h mad
thla statement:
"I cannot talk about any conference
which occurred at the White House. I
came here on my own initiative and merely
continued a conversation which I had with
the president and the Interstate Commerce
commission last week. That la all I can
say about the matter."
FUSION CAUCUS ON TAX BILL
No Definite Action Taken, bat Ail
Cannot Be Held by Allen for
the Railroads.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, March 18. (Special Telegram.)
The fuslonlsts met in secret caucus at
the Lincoln hotel tonight and discussed the
terminal taxation bill with G. M. Hitchcock
of Omaha, the principal speaker for the
measure. While the fuslonlsts took no
definite action, It is plain that Tom Allen
and hla railroad friends will be unable to
vote the thirty-one minority members
against the bill.
A big crowd of people came In tonight,
but It Is Impossible to separate the railroad
lobbyists from the defendants In the lumber
suit, which begins again tomorrow, and
from the many lawyers who are here to
attend supreme court. Burlington Lobby
ists Frank Young and W. A. Dllworth and
Tax Commissioner Pollard of the Hill road
were doing the honors at the Llndell for
the railroads.
DAN ANTHONY FOR CONGRESS
Leavenworth Editor Will Succeed
Charles W. Curtis, Who la
Sow n Senator.
TOFEKA, Kan.. March lS.-Darrlel R.
Anthony of Leavenworth, editor of the
Leavenworth Tlmea, will have no opposi
tion In the race for the republican nomina
tion for congressman from the First Kan
sas district to fill the place made vacant
by the resignation of Charles W. Curtis,
now senator from Kansas. All other pros
pective candidates for the nomination
withdrew today. The primary election will
be held March 29 and the apeclal election
May 21 The district Is overwhelmingly
republican.
CHICAGO CASH IS COUNTED
Sixty-Two Millions In Snbtreaanry
Checked Over Without Trace of
Mining Amount.
CHICAGO, March 18. The counting of
the $62,000,000 In the local subtreasury to
determine If the shortage of $173,000, dis
covered February 20, was due to a mistake
In bookkeeping, was finished today without
the discovery of anything to explain the
shortage, other than that the money had
been stolen. Captain Porter of the federal
secret service siild tonight that hla de
tectives had learned nothing new about the
disappearance of the money.
MARVIN BOY IS FOUND
Police of Erie, Pan Believe They
Have the Child Kidnaped
In Delaware.
' DOVER, Del.. March 18 The authoritlee
of Erie, Pa., snt for Dr Horace Marv'n
tonight and notified him by telephone that
they believed they had llttlo Horace, the
child who was kidnaped recently. Neither
the Marvlne or the detectives would di
vulge any of the conversation. The boy,
It has been learned, has been shadowed
from Canada down through Port Huron
and finally to Erie.
MAXIMUM RATE BILL
Senate Divides Twice on Measure with Tit
Vote Pach Time.
FURTHER CONSIDERATION IS AGREED TO
lire Abrentees Hay Cbaite EesnH at
Another Time.
HCUSE PASSES OPEN PRIMARY BILL
Measure as Amended it Sent Over to
Eenate for Action.
TERMINAL TAXATION BILL AGAIN
Senate Measure la Received and Rend
First Time and Will I.tkrly Tnka
Place of House Measure
on Calendar.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. March 18. (Special.) Tb
senate this afternoon took up for tha
first time the question of maximum
freight rates when the Aldrlch bill. 8.
F. 326, was discussed In committee of
the whole. The bill provides for a hori
zontal cut of 20 per cent In s'l frelvnt
schedules In force January 1. The mil
allows the rnllroads to go before the nil
way commission and show that any ral-i
Is nonoompensntory andermlts any ship
per to show that tho rule Is unjustly
high. It provides a penalty of from $10.
000 to $25,000 for violations.
After a bitter debate in which mem
bers charged ench other with being rail
road tools the committee of the who)
found Itself tied on tho bill. Two vot
were taken, both resulting 14 to 14. Fl'-"
members were absent, and the opponen?
of the bill assert they will win out by
a small majority with a full senate.
Thomas and Saunders of Douglas both
voted against the bill nnd Buck of Oto
was the only one of the five fusion mem.
hers who opposed It. He Is being charg-4
by the other democrats with repudiating
the promises made by the party during
the campaign.
Patrick of Sarpy and Burns of Lancas
ter clashed late In tho debate, nnd the
words "demagogue," "railroad tool" and
similar epithets wore hurled buck an!
forth across the chamber until the chair
man had to rap for order. There were
also other minor clashes between mem
bers during tho discussion.
The first vote was taken on a motion
of Epperson of Clay to Indefinitely post
pone the bill, and It stood 14 to 14, Chair
man Saunders declaring It lost for want
of a majority. The vote on the motion
of Aldrlch to recommend It for passage
was the same and that motion was de
clared lost. Then Wilcox of Thayer
moved to rise and report progress and
asked leave to take the bill up at another
session, and this motion waa carried.
Why Aldrlch Offers It.
Aldrlch supported hla Mil on the around
It provides speedy relief for unjust rate
and would leave to the commission the
power to adjust inequalities In the law.
He presented petitions from shippers In his
district who, he said, represented $5,OOO,0ui)
worth of property,' asking the law be en
acted. Clarke of Adams opposed the bill, de
claring the methods looked "ragged" and,
the legislature should be "modest" In Ita
demands on the railroads.
King supported the measure, citing aa
an lnatance of Inequality the fact the rate
from Oeccola to Omaha Is practically
the same as the rate from Omaha to Chi
cago, five times as far. He said the bill
would require the roads to go Into court
and show the Justness of their charges.
Patrick In a speech supporting the bill
cited figures comparing Iowa and Nebraska
rates on wheat. For a five-mile haul, he
said, the Iowa rate was 4.6 cents, and the
Nebraska rato 6 cents; for a 100-mlle haul
the Iowa rate Is 8.1 cents and the Ne
braska rate 13 cents, an increase of 60 per
cent over the Iowa rate. Other comparison
showed similar percentages In favor of th
Iowa rate.
Epperson of Clay declared there Is no
demand for a maximum freight rate law,
and he believed the matter should be left
to the railway commission. He said any
rate law passed by the legislature would
hamper the commission. Ashton of Hall
favored the bill, declaring It would equalise
Inequalities between rates In the Interior
towns and Missouri river towns. McKes
son, Gould, Burns and Wilson ' opposed
action by the legislature.
The senate this afternoon attached an
other amendment to the Aldrlch bill con
ferring new powers on the department of
oommerce and labor and then again rec
ommended the bill for passage. The bill
originally perm'tt th governor to order
the Investigation of any corporation, but
by an amendment offered by King thla
power la now restricted to corporation "la
which the publlo haa an Interest."
Primary Bill Passes.
Tho state-wide primary bill, amended bo
that any person may vote at any primary
without telling his party affiliation, passed
the house this afternoon by a vote of 73 to
14. with thirteen members absent. Several
of those who voted against the bill ex
plained their votes, and with the exception
of one each opposed it because of the open
primary amendment, which was adopted
In order to secure the fusion votes for the
measure. After the amendment had been
adopted an effort was made by those whi
opposed It to get the amendment recon
sidered, but It was unsuccessful, and no
further effort was made today to hinder
the progress of the bill In Its present form.
It is generally believed, not only by those
republlcanB who favored the amendment,
but by those who opposed It, that the
senate will eliminate this feature and It
was this belief which led many of tha
republicans to vote the bill aa It Ij smtud d.
The vote waa aa follows:
Yeaa
Aflttna. H(riBlr.er, Qutckanbtuh,
AKlernuo. Hrrloa. hftpcr,
balrd, Hurt, K-dmoD4.
Hr, Hrv. liej, h,
htiM. riMiry,
H.-hr-r,
R.L. Jrnt.oa.
Baundars,
&chott gar,
avu-l lr.
Shubart.
Smiih,
Rpyder,
8'uii,
Talhot,
Talaa-n,
Tuckar,
il,h,
aaroa.
Wtilia.
V, hlihiai,
Wilson,
Worthlux.
Mr. BiMkar Tt
homon. Ji.nn.ou.
Drown, E. W., Jonoa,
brown. E. P., Klt-r.
llurklrr. KIIKn,
HT.m. Knowles.
(larks kulil.
Con, Lhnr.
ruirtire, Lcier,
iMxJga. I,
l'linr&n, I.i-i1on.
Kllr, Mil ul.ouh,
Krnc, M Mtillw,
KH. k'r.
FunX, Mrh.
Oilman, Miar,
Olalui, MurWif.
Grolf. Nuaa,
Nay
Baroaa, Hill.
Spring
(arlla.
Wtwe.
fcarl.tt.
Hialna
Kona.
4 f.