Nebraska Newspapers

    he Omaha Daily Bee
' VOL. XXXVII NO. 218.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, VA) TEN PAGES.
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EVARTS ASKS DELAY
As f Emit Burlington Case Again
Postponed in Sopreae Court.
KO KOEE POSTTOJOrP- S TO GO
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Eailroad Beprestnta e to
Try it Karch &
BCEXETT COXITES Vi , T
Topi ci Lech it to Speak on 1a
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At: Discnssfd.
EDTTCATOES BETOEE SEKATOES
Ylslttas lrknol Baiterlaf eadrats ikr
(.arala of ebraaUa Delea-atlaa
t Dlaaer aa Attead
.Vrkrukt dab.
(From a Staff Correspondent t
WASHINGTON. Fen. 36 Once more the
caw of the Sate of Nebraska against the
Chicago. Burlington Quincy Rallway
corrpsny. under fnand&mus proceedings.
and a hlrh in commonly known a the
Nebraska rallrced rase, has been postponed,
this time until the JMh day cf March. To
day a rtipulatlon i u entered Into, signed Iv
fc'.nutor liroan tin behalf of thr state, j
le-presentlng A tun Bey General Thompson,
and Maxwell Evan, representing the rail
road, ard incidentally the Judges ol lhe
federal district court of Nebraska.
were tiled upon to show cause why this
case aiiouid not he remanded to the su
fnnif court if Nebraska, fixing the date
hove mentioned for argument. Mr. Evarta
desired' Ihia postponement on account of
professional drUea rlrea here and suggested
tliat tle time t act In April for argument,
but Senator Brown, representing the attor
ney general, would not agree to this latter
date and a compromise wa effected
whereby March 36 waa r.arued, with a
thorough uncle rulanding that no more post
ponomrrrte would be aiked for.
It ar Left C wafers with Taft.
Senator BuieU, !r Tlew of his speech
In Boston nut week with Secretary Taft.
had a conference today with the aar secre
te ry upon the scope of hla apeech. ita aallent
featurea ard generaJly what Mr. TaXt de
sired the senator to cover. In view of the
fart that tlx se will t the principal speeches
mad on ti occasion of the annual banquet
of the State Republican club of Maaaacha
etta, and that they will be looked upon as
keynotes cf the campaign for Taft delegalea
In the Old Eay state. It waa necessary to
have aome concerted action. A a result
of the confer no. Secretary Taft and Sena
tor Bjrkett will leave Washington Monday
evening and piotably will remain In Massa
chusetts aeveial days after the reception.
Sr wator Hear Edatcmtvra.
The agricultural committee of the senate
today gave a tearing to the educators
bow Is Vaahlngton the Burkett b 11,
whkli provldvs for the teaching of agricul
twi, 4n the norma! schools of the eeuatlT.
. nsurUuJieU. jaser.t and idresbed
ttie commuvee on b'.alf of hie measure..
Among the uachers present were H. I.
Seerley of Cedar Falls. Ia and E. C
Hishepi deputy state superintendent of Ne
biaakA. A oaen other membera of the
committee on agiltultural education of the
NaUenal IMucatlon assciciatlon were siso
present and partitlpattd In the diai-us-sion.
The superintendents espresaed tl em-
selves as well pleased with the bearing and
that they were more inclined to the Bur
kett bill than Is the Xavia bill now before
a like committee of the house.
Maey fer H trice BalMlsg.
The senate committee on public building!
and grour.ds today favorably reported 6ei.a
tor BurkeU'a bill appropriating $.,00 fur
enlargement of the Beatrice posiotfice
building.
Iesieas (or Xrkravakavava.
Smaier Burkett today Introduced bills
gi anting tncreaaes of pensions to VU per
munih ta the following Keoraskans:
Thomas Ck. Wlnsteer, John W. Smith. Mil
Uia L Woodward. Thornton S. Croaiey.
leaTllS'r Dlav Einln.
The republican members of the Nebraska
sWIegatlen will tomorrow night ttndrr tike
visaing school supcrinlendt'tits from Ne
taaka now In convention here, a dinner at
Cutigress hail. After dinner, wh.cta L.
be n tt for t o'clock, ft la expected many
I the superintendents, togetlier witb the
Mebraaka delegation, will attend the first
of the winter and spring emertaii.mentg
of the Nebraska Stata aaaoc.ia.tion, to be
held at Washington deb. There vlll be
speeches from a number of the pres-i.t and
y-residents of Nebraska and mud: oy
ome of the leading artisis of the city. At
the conclusion of the speech making and
u.usicai fea.ures a buffet luncheon will be
Str.ad. '
FU'prttsenistivea Foliard and Boyd tod a;
took the visiting superintendents in ctarge
and duru.g the morning introduced them
to William H. Taft. secretary of war; the
aecM'lary of the treasury, and Auditor An
drews, and later at the capitc-1 arranged
foi.a personal audieno with Mr. Cauuon.
pecker of the house.
Mtnaw Mattam avt CHal.
Senator Oair.Uie today secured the pas
age threugb the senate' of his bill provid
ing an appropriation of fi(A.(iO0 for a new
public building at Huron, a. I).
Senator Oolllrer tuday introduced a bill
ai'propiiaiing tii.(H. inr ettrnding and im
proving the public bullJi-ig at Fv.lt Xodce,
la. RMpreaenLaUvs Conner lnu-oducr-d a
alupliceta of the above bill in the house.
John U. vans of Marengo, la., has
been appointed meat Inspector in connec
tion with toe Bureau of Animal Industry.
postmasters appointed: Nebraska Res
cue, Saunders county. Flank Wirka. wur
M- 1'aie.naky, resigned. loss Irving.
Tama county, A. M. Labdvlna, rk J. o.
Roberta, reeigned.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Buott B!uff, route L Atvin Tortaoit. cir
ri or; Uomar O Fairoluid. suu-.itute.
loma West Branch, route a. Niels P. Mad
son, carrier; Clarence 8cj.t. eubtjiu:e.
South IajLOta Caeour. route 1. Frank J
Br iner, carrier; Raymond OeKernian. sub
, I tltutfc.
au1 AewataatlM CBrse.
The atnate is eiecutive soasion iod
aonfiriiMd the Bominatiun of Ruti H.rn
stiond to be collector of Internal revenue
tor the disirlct of Nebraska.
GREAT NORTHERN TAXES HIGH
Miltiaa aa Be Paid State. Rrmeat
eg Largest 1 earw Baal area
al Caaapaar.
ST PAUL. Mian, Ken. SC. Tt Great
Kertljera Rat'aay company wOl pay the
atats nearly Si.atn.0. in taxe this year.
This is Sus.w. tn excess of 1K4. and is rep
rearmtaUvs or ths taggest year's business
la tha gUalatrr af the coanpany.
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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POP OMAHA- mrNTll. BLUFFS AND
VICINITY Pair Thursday, with rising
te"T prat urr.
FOR Mi.BR.AfK-Fair and rising tem
per tu" Thuredar.
piiR IOWA Fair Thursf.ay. with rising
temperature in aesl portion.
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BOXXRTXC.
At the request ff Maxwell Evarts the.
Burlington railroad case In the supreme
court is postponed until March IS.
rage 1
President Roosevelt in special messace
to congress on "Inland Waterways" culls
attention to pending bills that axe in
tended to permit power consumers to
secure monopoly In use of streams.
Fags 1
Missouri Pacific pay 'car finally starts
on its belated round. Fsfs 1
Standard Oilcompany raisea prioe of
Ohio oil. srags 1
Supreme court nt Texas upholds as
constitutional the fine of $1,600,000
arainst the Waters-Pierce company.
rags 1
iHfendants do not go on stand in the
Hnrrlsburg capitol's fraud trial. Pag- 1
Mrs. Theodore Thomas makes plea for
teamsters to care for their horses.
rags 1
Blirxard rapes In northern Mlrhipsn.
rare 1
Receiver has been named for the failed
Marshalltown bank. Omaha man. who
waa president, remains In jail. rag 1
Representative Dalcell defends the re
publican policies In a speech in the house.
Pagw t
Senate passes the penal code bill, rage- a
Senator Culberson oppoaes the Aldrich
bill. rags a
Mayor Buane accompanies John A- Linn.
confessed embexxier from Joliet, to Chi
cago, rage t
Funeral of Father Leo of Denver is held
with Imposing ceremony. rage S
Logs piled on the Alton line tn Missouri
wreck freight train Instead f passenger,
for which tbey were Intended. rage a
ro&xxM.
Kaiser Wilbelm plans to take long va
cation at Corfu. rag 1
Port urn ewe government finds it impos
sible to pursue the regicides. rags I
Queen WUhelmlna and Prince Consort
are in wreck of carriage. rags 1
W. J. Eryan speaks to the Nebraska
Press asaociation on the newspapers of
the orient rags a
Judre Cornish at Lincoln, holds packers
are not compelled te stamp the net weisH
on packages of meat rag a
rOUTXCAX
Burkett and Taft confer on topics each
is to discuss at banquet at Boston.
rags 1
LOCAL
Railroad managers in session in Omaha
decide to abide fully by the nlne-bour
telegraphers' law. rage
Business men commend war on loan
sharks and say they are anxious to see
them put out of business. rags a
Lincoln Commercial club will be com
pelled to ask aid of Omaha ahlppers to
prevent ordering of rates It does not want
ragw S
William H. Halmea, Omaha attorney
who Is pleading Insanity as defense in
emboxilement case, spent $fc00 In three
weeks of riotous living. rags a
Omaiia business men believe C. A. Rals
ton of Chicago intends to establish laige
car abopa at Seymour park. rags l
OOlCKXSCXAX. AYS ULUll stir.
Live Stock marketa. Pag T
Grain markets. rag's T
Stocks and bonds. rag- T
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KAISER PLANS FCR A REST
Eaaperar af Ger assay will Urn ta
Sew Villa at Carta far
Tlaaa.
BERUN, Feb. SS.-Bmperor William, ae
cord'.i g to the present arrangements, ail
leave Berlin for his beautiful new vifla on
the is.ar.d of Corfu on March 21. The em
peror ds:re to take a more complete rest
at Corfu than as possible for him in Kng
land. A semi-official communication is
sued today says the emperor goes to Corfu
for rest alone, and therefore the report
eriginating at Const ant in aple that ths sultan
of Turkey la sending an extraordinary ea.
baasy to Corfu to meet him. is incorrect
This communication is regarded as assur
ance that no serious complications In 11
far east Is possible, tnasmueh as the emperor
is carrying out the plan for a holiday at
Corfu decided upon several months ago.
The traveling party of hia majesty a-ill
include Prince Fuerster.bera mho nw
recongised at court a one of the emperor's
most intimate mend and the man a hose
counsel the emperor is most likely te seek
in important cases.
j WATERS-PIERCE FINE UPHELD
i Texas a areas C eart Derl(ea Pea.
I ally af fl.a4Ht.4HHI ta Be
Least.
AUSTIN. Tex., Feb. Ja.-Tbe sujrrwne
court of Texas today sustained the Judg
ment of the lower trial court wherein they
rendered a Judgment for $t,iO M0 damage
and ouster from the ' state again-. t.,
Waters-Pierce Oil company fir viulaun
the Texas aaU-truet law.
Tlie rase will he appealed at once to tht
United States supreme court.
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C0NSPIR1T0RS WILL CO FREE
Fortufiiesc Goremmfnt JtUkti Ko
Effort to Punish Ef gicidet.
PLOT AGAEfST E3STTEE DYKASTY
Ere M ft-ea ( .wise Declare
Crews Frlsie La Is Klllew
Father's Mirlmr Before
Oww Death.
LISBON, Feb. 36 The mystery behind
the murder of King Carlos and Prince Lli
Is not likely ever to he completely lifted.
The new Portuguese government prefers
that the crime should be regarded, both at
home and abroad, as the deed of individ
uals carried away by the political passions
of the moment, and inasmuch as the repub
licans are also anxious to clear their skirts
of responsibility for regicide, both sides
are glad to see an Investigation, which
would probe the affair to the bottom,
amothered. Tet there is undoubtedly much
that could be cleared up. It is a matter of
commsn knowledge that there were In
trigues in high places as well as low before
the tragedy occurred and the rage of the
leaders and lieutenants of the two "rota
tive" partiea against which Premier Franco
and King Carlos were warring exceeded all
bounds.
Frasrs Obi I are te Retire.
Premier Franco himself told a friend the
day before be left Lisbon (virtually upon
the order of the government) that It was
Impossible te reveal to the world what he
had learned of the Intrigues of the enemies
of the king and himself, and It was, there
fore, better for htm to retire forever from
the political arena. The connection be
tween the republicans sund the regicides Is
equally difficult to establish. The dis
claimers of leaders like Bernsrdino Ma
chado must be accepted so far as the
"peaceful wing" Is concerned, but this can
not be said of the advanced or radical wing,
as there is plenty of evidence that they
had planned a rising on the night of the
crime.
Whether the plot aimed at the murder of
the entire royal family is likely to remarn
in dispute, as the officials view attempts
to make it ani"" that crown Prince Luix
was killed by mistake. This view, however.
Is not supported by the testimony of eye
witnesses. One of these., the tutor of the
princes, was standing in the arcade at the
corner of Blackhorse square as the royal
carriage approached. He stood with his
shoulder against the shoulder of Boissa,
the man who fired the shot that killed the
king.
(ea Prlaee Kills Mirlfier.
As the carriage reached a point almost
directly opposite him there was a report
from the curb thirty or forty feet behind
the carriage. The tutor saw the king
straighten up, but he had no Idea that a
shot had been fired or that the king was
hit. Thinking the explosion waa that of a
firecracker he turned to the man at his
aide and said: "Take off your hat, it U the
king." The words were not out of his
mouth before the man darted forward, re
volver In hand and running up to within
ffve feet of the carriage, fired pornt blank.
Tii king sank down, and his head fall for
went. In the confusion which followed
the tutor saw the man who had fired first
kneeling in the street with a carbine at
his shoulder, firing shots in rapid succes
sion. The crown prince was on his feet
as the king received the fatal bullet and
the tutor Is certain that it was he who
killed the murderer of his father. Boissa
waa shot Trom tne Troni xnrougn vne iiea-n..
Whether It was the crown rrlnee's bullet
which killed him or not. It is certain that
the prince fired twice for two chambers
of his patol were empty. Ei-erything goes
to prove that the plot was to kill the entire
royal family, thus obliterates the Bragansa
dynasty, and precipitates a change In the
regime.
ELITE CF UMAAT NAVAL BALL
tlx Hre Carets Da a re Till Three
ia the Msraiai with the
A inert ram a.
LIMA. Peru. Feb. 26. Ths ball given last
j night by the National club in honor of the
visiting American navai ui;uci o. m
most brilliant suocess. The elite society of
the capital was well represented and among
those present were the president of the re
public, several members of the cabinet, the
American admirals, the American minister
to Peru. Leslie Combs, and tbs staff of
ths American legation and the members of
the diplomatic corps. The dancing was
continued until I o'clock this morning. The
streots surrounding the club were beauti-
j fully illuminated and the club building
I was tastefuly decorated for the occasion.
I No lass than J0 guests attended the tuno-
tion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. X. The torpedo
boat flotilla, under command of Lieutenant
Commander Cone, accompanied by the
supply ship Arthusa, now on its way to
Magdalena bay, left Taloahuano yesterday
for Callao, Peru, a run of eight days. The
j torpedo boats will reach Callao some days
after the departure cf the battle hlpa.
j QUEEN ESCAPES UNINJURED
Clevtrle Car aaaahes Carrlag-r
Which Holtaae's Baler
Is K la last.
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THE HAGUE. Feb. J. Quen Wilhelmina
and Prince Her.ry. her husband, had a
narrow escape from serious Injury in a
carriage accident which occurred near the
palace today. The prinoe was driving the
carriage in which her majesty wa seated.
In a narrow part of the road an electric
oar coming at full speed, suddenly collided
alth ths vehicle before the prince could
turn out. The impact waa very severe and
ths carriage was badly wrecked, ths
wheels tielng torn off. Fortunately, neither
tii queen nor the prince was hurt. Bar
roajnsty was aomhat unnerved but shs
was able to walk to the pal are. Shortly
afterward aha left the palaos and went to
the residence of her mother in order to re
assure her and prove that ahe tiad not
been injured.
MAYOR CONDUCTS EMBEZZLER
Jeha Uaa Be-loaeed fraaa Joliet Ba-
j rssat af Kaillaa; Health aad
, lakta ta Chic a e.
' CHICAGO. Feb. St. The mayor of the
aefejnd greatest city of America personaSy
escorted from a penitentiary cell at Joliet
to Chicago last night a atlf-ocnfeaaud am
bruler of public funds. Fred A. Buase is
the mayor and John A. Linn, farmer clerk
of the circuit court, is the embexxier. Linn
was convicted of unlswfully taking ga.OiiO
in fee and confessed the theft. He was
la the penltententiary twenty-two months
The reason given for the release is tbat
hi health had faiiod axd that his mind
waa tailing
HARR1MANS SIXTIETH YEAR
Railrewal Mac mate Pats la Birthday at
Omre with His I'saal
tlaatla.
NEW TORK, Feb. E. H. Harrtman
was W years old yesterday. He appeared
at his office st the usual time and re
mained there until time te attend ths cere
monies marking the opening of the new
tunnel under the Hudson river.
E. H. Harriman at the age of 0 has de
cided that he is net ready to follow out
hia intended policy of retiring from active
work and will continue personally at the
helm of his numerous enterprises. He was
m years old Tuesday. He says he will not
even consider , retiring until the complica
tions on the ndustrlal chessboard have
been cleared sufficiently to permit him to
look ahead at a alear path. He say that
until that time ha thinks he ewes It to his
O.Of stockholders and 150. employes on
his system to stay "on the Job."
'I din't want to say how long I will stay
in harness." Mr. Harrtman said last Sat
urday in New Tork. "I looked for some
of this falling off ! business, but not for
one half of what has come."
"A wrong Idea prevails of this relation
ship of capital and labor. We who manage
the roada are not the capitalist. The se
curity holders from whom we borrow the
money are the capitalists and they are
In partnership with tSie wage earners In
trying to make a fair jiroflt in serving the
public It Is our duty as managers to try
to preserve the proper relations between
the different fsctors so far as we can.
But what becomes of our efforts when un
wise government Interference, resulting in
such a condition of distrust as prevails at
present, Jumbles up all the factors into one
conglomeration?
"1 believe things will right themselves
when people have a chance to understand
the situation. I do not lay all blame on
the public or ei-en the politicians. The
railroad men themselves are a great deal to
blame for what has happened and they
ought to recognise It at this time when
they have their own worries with them. If
the railroad men of this country had years
ago learned to trust each other, a great
deal of what has been suffered would have
been avoided. There was a time when they
had a right to makftjgreement covering
traffic and rates, but what was the result?
An agreement was hardly made before
some parry to It violated It. That was the
root of destructive competition.
"There will be work to do when con
fidence Is once restored. There are great
possibilities ahead if we go at them rightly,
in twenty years the population of tills
country will reach axi.OOO.onO.
ROCK ISLAND SECURES STAY
Preaiaeait af aratesa Asles OhJahaata
ta Walt Before Attack
la ST Merger.
GUTHRIE, Okla Feb. US. Asking that
no action be taken without first giving his
company an opportunity ta discuss the sit
uation before the governor and attorney
general, B- L. Wine he 11. president of the
Rook Island system, today telegraphed
Governor C H. HaakelJ here concerning
the published report f e state's inten
tion ta file ault ta dissolve the alleged
merger of the Rock Island and fit. Louis
A San Franoisco railways in Oklahoma.
Governor Haskell,, after a conferenoe with
Attorney General West, wired Mr. Wln
chell that they would meet him or his
representatives here next Wednesday for
a conference. Attorney General West was
to have filed his proposed suit In Okla
homa City today. Instead lie anncunoed
that the filing would be postponed tem
porarily. JORDAN HASJCHURCH TRIAL
Dtscharsea Mealier af fcalatera' Heat
Aaiarrlag Chars ea Ahaat State
saeata He Maa.
MARSHALLTOWN, la., Feb. X. (Spe
cial Telegram.) W. F. Jordan of Storm
Lake, president of the Union mission of
this city and a discharged member of the
Soldiers' home, was placed on trial at the
Methodist church today on charges of
slander, lying, perjury and misrepresenta
tion. Ianlel B. Ferguson of Ids Grove, a mem
ber of the home and church, is the com
plainant. The charges are the result of
statements Jordan is alleged to hove made
regarding J. B. Hilliar of Swaledalc, an
other member of the home and the church
who died last summer. For making these
charge Jordan was tried and discharged
from the home. Jordan waa complainant
in the sensational church trial of Chaplain
Jesse Cola of the Soldiers' home at Hub
bard a few months ago.
DEFENDANTS N0T TO TESTIFY
Peaaaylvaala Csaitol Fraad tax
Will Ptalah Wlthaat Their
Erldraee.
HARR1PBURG. Pa., Feh. y..Taking the
position that the commonwealth has not
made out a case against Contractor J. H
Sanderson and the former state officers.
Snyder. Mathue and Shumaker, on trial
here charged with conspiracy to cheat the
state In the furnishing of the new capitol,
ths lawyers for the defense havs decided
to call none of their clients as witnesses.
STANDARD ELEVATING PRICES
harfh Llsaa Oil Predaet A have Dallar
Mark, far Flrat Tisse ta
1 car.
LIMA, O.. Feb. 2C The Seep purchasing
agency (Standard Oil eompanj advanced
the pries of Lama and Indiana crude oil
$ cents a barrel today, placing th North
Lima product above the dollar mark for
ths first time in more than a year. The
quotations are: North Lima. Hot; South
Lima, it cents; Indiana, kd rents.
M. P. PAY CARJJUT ON ROAD
Start Flaally Mad ta Pay Essplayrs
aa th baald Lla la
Mlaaaart.
PT. LOUIS, Mo., Ftb. X -The Missouri
Pacific payrar. that is ten days late, left
St Louis lata last r.igrt to pay employes
al..ng tlie line. The car ia at Sedalia today.
Th I year of the St. Louis A Iron
Mountain road, which is also late, is
scheduled to loavt her tonight
COUNTY OPTION IN OHIO
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O'LUMkUS. Cj Teh. 3t.-The Rose bill,
providing for county luc-al op: ion through
out t.'ie state, paawd the house til after
noon by a vote of a U) K. Tns bij Las
ptssaj th M aai
MI CAR SHOPS FOR (Mi HA
C A, Ealiton. Oucag-o Car Builter,
Looking for a Site.
SETKOUE PAEK IS FAYOEED
Oaaaha Asaartate af Chlraaraaa Ie
rlare Thla Palat Is Alaaaat t r
taia ta Be e1rete4 for
New Sahara.'
Car shops employing 400 men, to be the
center of a new suburb to Omaha, to be
located at Seymour park, is what several
Omaha business mem foresee In the visit
of C A. Rslston of Chicago to Omaha on
Tuesday and Wednesdsy. Mr. Rslston sn
nounced he waa looking for a site for rail
road car shops for the repair of the rolling
stock of eastern roads which hsve ne repair
facilities In this part of the country. He
spent the greater part f the day Wednes
dsy at Seymour park looking over the
ground. Late Wednesdsy afternoon he left
for SV Joseph.
He was shown over several sites for the
proposed ear shops in the vicinity of
Omaha, including South Omaha. East
Omaha and Seymour pa?., by Commis
sioner Guild of the Commercial club. W A.
PeBord and Messra Shimer and Chase. He
was entertained at luncheon at the Real
Ewtate exchange at noon Wednesdsy and
did not finish the trip to Seymour park
until about Z o'clock, being acoompanied
there by Mr. DtBord and Mr. Shimer by
automobile.
Mr. Ralston seemed fsvorably Impressed
with the Seymour park site, as being the
most advantageous and available for his
purposea. ' Messrs. Shimer and Chase have
submitted a proposition to him for thirty
five acres of land approximately In the
center of Seymour park through which
both the Missouri Pacific and Burlington
roads run and only about half a mile from
the X'nion Pacific The location of the
prqposed Bite is south and west of Deerf leld
station.
The proposition contemplates the Invest
ment of about $150,000 and will employ at
least 00 men. The company is capitalised
at. $500,000. No bonus is asked from Omaha,
the only favor solicited being the moral
backing and support of the Commercial
club and other - industrial and business
bodies of Omaha.
Omaha Ccatral Locatloa.
Mr. Ralston was very fs-orahly im
pressed with Omaha as a site for the pro-
posed plant because of Its central Ioca-
Hon. shipping and freight facilities, and
the further fact thai it is the great gate
way of the continent between the east
and west.
The only ther general plant of the
kind tn the west Is at Streator, III. How
ever, there are general repair plants at
Plattamouth and Omaha, but these are es
tablished for special roads, the Burling
ton and the Union Pacific, which control
them as their own private enterprisea
Much general car repairing ia done at
theae two pointa. but practically all of
the facilities of the shops are utilised for
the work of the respective roads, and
then they hardly meet the emergency.
Mr. rxBord said; "I was much. Im
pressed with the direct business methods
of Mr. Ralston. He knew exactly what
he wanted and It cannot be put too em
phatically that he will accept the Seymour
park proposition."
May Develop Seyaaaar Park.
Mr. Shimer of Shimer Y Chase, said: "I
do not care to go Into the details, but
'can give the assurance that the deal is
j practically settled and that Seymour park
will be the location. It waa not the ques
tion with Mr. Ralston as to the probable
4 r... i. , K . t VIA anna .r. . -V. t ....
jbut the question of trackage facilltlea
I housing his employes, the .central location
and the nearness to the raw material.
He not only In ten da to repair but to build
cara. The enterprise is one of the biggest
that has come to Omaha in recent years
and one of the most Important to the
J western country. The location Is but two
and a half miles from street car fsciltties
and there Is no question but that these
will le extended at once; If not by the
Omaha Street Railway company It will
1 by the interurban lines. An lnterurban
line would almost pay out there now. Thet
jCudahys employ about fifty people there
during the summer time, which Is increased
'to 200 in the winter. The park is a great
natural resort and. is being,. visited by in
' creasing picnic parties every year. With
the establishment of the car ahops out
there a thrifty community will spring up
at once and another wide-awake suburb
will be added to Omaha."
PLEA TO HELP THE HORSES
Ml. 1 headore Thasaaa Bears Chlraga
Teaauters ta B Laa
Creel.
CHICAGO, Feb. . Mrs. Theodore
Thomas, wife of the world famoua orrhestrs
leader, pleaded aith the teamsters of Chi
cago last night in behalf of their horses.
While draft animals that had hauled heavy
loads over the sliptwry streets rested in thelr
stalla, Mrs. Thomas urged before the team
sters Joint council, restrictions and regula
tions favorable to the teamster's horses.
Tte teamsters promised to do all In thew
power to assist Mrs. Thomas, but blamed
the barn bosses and employers for the
apparent cruelties.
Many said, abuses would be corrected if
the city council would limit th , tonnage
per horse that could be hauled thraugn the
streeta
MORE BLACK HAND "THREATS
St. Lals Derlsr Adilard ta Pay Over
Five Haadred Dallara ar
H
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 26. Since yesterday aft
ernoon a polloe guard has been stationed
at the home of Dr. Julius F. Meueatrina,
Mil Washington avenue, a prominent Ital
ian physician, who is the recipient of an
unsigned communication, written In Italian.
demanding $a00 and threatening the pr.ysl-
can with decapitation if he fails to com
ply. Patrolmen sent to the seen thi
morning arrested an Italian who was found
loitering arouad. He Is held pending fur
ther Investigation.
BLIZZARD IN NORTH MICHIGAN
Maat err hioraa la Teare Baglag
aad AU Tra.Be C'asspletely
Blerked.
MARQUETTE. Mah.. Feb. 26,-Tha most
terrific blizzard in year has raged since
last night in upper Michigan. Huge anew
drifts are demoralizing traffic.
W1LKESBARRE, Pa.. Feb. 86The
worst rainstorm in years aept this vicinity
todsy. CrK-ks are overflowing and the
Suspuehnnaii river i rising rapidly. The
entire lower end of Una city is under
waiai
TAFT COLUMN ON INCREASE
Aatelaa. Farms. arar sea Ft Itch
eark lastrart Delegates tar
Hiss.
aUcrrrxucAJi rtrsTBTcnowa.
Tatal aalarasss ta stats eaaraatiaa MS
Total dalagataa already chasaa ITT
rom taxt:
Antelope
Butler
l ass . . .
Cedar . .
Clay ...
. i:
. II
. II
. 1 2
. 14
. II
.102
$
. 10
. m
2
4
. II
Custer
Iouciaa
T'undy
Franklin
Furnas
Gape
Hayes
H itnhooek
Faw nee
Sarpy 7
Ftanton
Thayer 1$
xnstrwetea for Taft aao
vnmstractsa for Taft S3 :
Total for Taft
POX atOOSXTKX.T
Lancaster
Total for ateoaevalt
VIU BTB tfCTID I
Cheyenne
I 'nwson
Jefferson
Platte
Total aninatrnetaa
.an
.H
.. S
.. 11
.. 14
.. 1$
3
as
tfninrtrneted for Taft
TJniB.stre.etea scattering . . . .
10
PAPILLION, Noli.. Feb. St. (Special Tel
egram. The Sarpy county republican con
vention met today in the Knifrhts of Pythias
hall and was called to order by P. J. Lang
don, chairman of the county central com
mittee. The convention was organised bv
electing P. J. Lanpdon chairman and H. Z.
Wedgewood secretary. The following reso
lutiona were adopted:
We, republicans of Sarpy county. Ne
braska, in delegate convention assembled,
hereby reaffirm our ellerlanoe to the poli
cies of the republican party as promulgated
by our worthy president. Theodore Roose
velt, and endorse his firm and patriotic
administration. We regret his determina
tion not to be a candidate a second time for
the high office huh he has filled a lth so
much credit to himself and honor to hi
count tt.
Unsolved. That we reootmlre In William
H. Taft. a clist ir.s-nifched statesman and
loyal champion of the peoples' rights, and
a man who will carry out the progressive
policies instituted under the administration
of Theodore Roosevelt; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby instruct our
delegates to the state and congressional
conventions to cast their voles for delegates
to the national convention who mill make
every possible effort to secure the nomina
tion of W illiam H. Taft lor president of the
United Slates.
We are proud of the administration of
Governor Georre T Sheldon. He has been
a faithful and efficient servant of the people
of our state. We heartily recommend his
tenomlnatlon for the office of chief execu
tive of the state.
Delegates to the conventions a-ere selected
as follows: j
State C. t. Broa-n. Papiillon; J. J.
Zucher. Bellevue: E. S. Nickerson. Forest
City; G. M. Long. Richland; W. H. David
son. Sprlnrfield: J. M. Fox, Forest City;
H. A. Collins, Bellevue.
Congressional J. R. W ilson, Papillion; A.
W. Jcmea. Bellevue; H. J LangSon, Forest
Cttv; Henrv Gotlschr. Richland; Adolph
Nellsen. Springfield: William Boyer, Rich
land; D. S. Fase, Papillion.
The convention was largely attended.
NEL1GH. Neb., Feb. at (Special. V-The
Antelope county republican convention hers
today instructed the delegates to the stats
convention for Taft.
BEAVER CITT. Neb., Feb. 26. (Special
Telegram.) The Furnas county republican !"'' Intolerable interference with ths daily
convention today waa the largest 1n yeara. jHfe of the people as the consolidation of
All precinct were represented. The prefer- jcompanies controlling water power. I call
ence for president had not l.een talsen in your special attention to the attempt of
many of the country precinct and in the I the power corporations, through bills ln
towns there was a light vote. The result traduced at the present session, to escape'
was: Taft. ISO; Roosevelt, ST.; La Foilette. jfrom the possibility of government regu
10: Hughes. 4; Fairbanks. S, Cannon, 2; ilstion in the Interests of the reople. These
Foraker, i. The contest for the endorse
ment of national delegate, which had been
spirited, waa settled by E. B. Perry, state
central committeeman, declining In favor
of A. C. Rankin, w ho a as unanimously en-
dorstd and permitted to select the delegates jthe public. Tet the effect of granting
to the oongresHonal convention. Taft wa ;surh privileges, taken together with rlghta
unanimously endorsed, also Congressman already acquired under state law, would
Norria. jDe t0 s"1' away properties of enormous
PIEJJCE. Neb.. Feb. 3.. (Special Tel?- value. Through lack of foiaight ws have
gram.) Incomplete returns show Pierce .formed the habit of granting without poro
countv republicans voting for Roosevelt, j pensaUon extremely valuable rights
Pierce precinct gives La Foilette 4, Taft .amounting to monopolies on navigable
2, Roosevelt 7. Hughes 1 .streams tnd on the public domain. The
TRENTON ' Ne b.. Feb. 2fi -i Special )- ! repurchase at great expense of water
The republican county convention met pur- lrtht lhu carelessly given sway without
.r,t , e.il alth a rood renreBentatl jn i return has already begun in the east, and
and elected the following delegates to the
state convention at Omaha March 12: C.
L. Allen J R. M"Cormick, C. B. Ireh1
and J H Toumana.
r,. m enr.rressional convention at
Hasting: J. H. Brown, J. H. Cartick.
A. H. Thomas and L. B. McClelland.
Secretary Taft was endorsed for rreal
dent.
BASSKTT. Neb., Feb. 26- Special. -A
republican caucus was held here Monday
for the purpose of selecting ten delegatea
to the county convention, to I held at
Bassett February T
The vote on preference for president was
aa folloa-: Taft. t; Hughe. 1; Cannon, J
Fail-bank. 1: Roosevelt. 6.
MAIL CLERK SERIOUSLY HURT
ard Trala Wkra Teatlbale
rieaed aad Is Crashed Betwer
the Cars.
is
W. W: Adam, a mail clerk on Fur'.inglnn
jtraln No. 2, eastnouna. was serious. y in-
jured betmeen here and Ahland yesterday
afternoon. At Ashland he got out of hi
car to trsnsfer a registered letter to
another train and hi train started before
he wa able t:. get back to the car. Adam. kTy aril5 ,np m(rk Uoali oriayMj no
boarded the train between two Pullrnsns. ;iori(rrr TJ.e development of cur water
but the vestibule a as closed snd he wtr,.,,., kna xUe .ner ation of our forests
unabie io attract the attention of anyone, re tf,, tW() mntil pressing physical netyJs
He held on for s time and then climbed !f th). country. They sre interdependent,
on top of the train, but being clad only in 'and they ahnuld lie met vigorously, to!
hi working garment wa forced 1o climb pettier, end at once. The questions of
down by the cold In climbing doa-n he wa . organisation, power, and appropriation
crushed iff a serious manner between the 'Ir. now before the congress. There la
cr- urgent need for prompt snd decisive ac-
On res'-hing On. aha. A flam Injur!- tlon."
a-ere attended to snd he a-as sent back to '
hi. home at Hasting. DAVIDSON ON THE PROGRAM
RECEIVER NAMED FOR BANK
.
Dr. MarDlaraald af f ershalltevra la -
stltatlaa Mill la Jail
There.
MARPH4I.LTOWN. Is. Feb 2d Sj-
cial Telegram .V A. A. Moore, a director of
the Marhal!t"w?i state hank, a-as today
' sppomted receiver for the Gre-n Mountain
Saving bank., which closed Monday. The
receiver aas sjipo!nte.d n application of
the sste auditor According to the show
trig made in the application, the $10. turf,
capital cf the bank has been exhausted
and in addition there are liabilities of
$l7.7f.li.1S. with assets not to exceJ TS.
St 72 President Stuart B. ?arliarnnd i.
sti.l Id Jatl here, no arrai.geiu nts l aving
yet been made for a preliminary exan,
t.stlon. His bond has been fixed st $10 rtKi.
Macl'iarmid fither, William Mi'Ii r
rnid of Omaha, arrived in the ity
eight. He war in consultation with attor
fem retaiiabd by Lia bob Uaa iniarnluA,
WATER AND POWER
President Send$ If port cf Inland
Commission to Congress.
FAVORS WIDEST DEVrXOPlCEST
With Little Foresig-ht Streams Can Be
Used for All Purposes.
POWEE MONOPOLY THEEATESXD
Attention is Called to Bills Pending
in Congress.
ALL EIGHTS SHOULD BE GUARDED
Perselaal Pasrr Hlathts fchaala' hot
Be t. ruled All Rrtrtti Shea la
Be rata Far Preairl
Aetlaa reseat.
WASHINGTON. Fib. aPresident Roose
velt today transmitted 1o congress 1he
preliminary report of the Inland Waters ays
I'oniTTMssian. accompanying it with a a-
! ctal mcMiape. In which he said in pari:
"1 transmit herewith a preliminary re
port from the Inland Waters ays commis
sion, which a appointed by me last
March in response to a widespread lnteiost
and demand from the people. The basts of
this demand lay in the general and ad-
i mined Inability of the railroads to handie
promptly the traffic of the country, and
especially the rrope of the previous fall.
"The report rests throughout Ou the fun
damental roncplion that every aaierway
should lie made to serve the people ai
largely and In as man)- different ways a
possible. It is poor business to develop i
river for navigation In such a say as H
prevent its use for power, when by a little
foresight it could be made 1o serve b.ith
purposes. We cannot afford needlessly 1o
sacrifice power to Irrigation, or Irrigation
to domestic water supply, when by taking
thought we may have all three.
"The commission recognises that ths cost
of improving our inland waterways will
be large, but far less than would be re
quired to relieve the congestion of trsffic
by rallwsy extension. The benefits of such
improvement will be large also, and they
will touch the dally life of our people at
every point, uniting the interests of all the
states and sections of our country. The
cost and the benefit should be equitably
distributed, by co-operation with the stairs
and the communities, corporations ans in
dividual, beneflcally affected. 1 heartily
concur in the commission's recommenda
tion to this end. Such co-operation should
result in united effort in carrying aut the
great duty of improving our Inland water
ways. While we delay, cur rivers remain
unused, our trsffic is pTiodie.ally con
gested and the material wealth and natural
resources of the country related to water
ways are being steadily absorbed by great
monopollea
Fewer Meaoselr Dlarasaedl.
"Among the. monopolies, aa the report of
the commission points out, there It no other
which threatens, or has ever threatened.
bills are intended to ensble the corpors
tlons to take possession in perpetuity of
national forest lands for the purpose of
their business, where and when they
plete, wholly ailhout compensation to
j M aTr lfmP 'in b- necessary in the west
i-lBO- r'trtlt involving- water power
.nould granted to any corporation In
j perpetuity, but only for a length of tlm,
.sufficient to allow them to conduct their
business profitably. A reasonable charge
should of course be made for valuable
rights and privileges which they obtain
from the national government. The value
'"' l"" c,,lr' """
:nte!y. through the nstural groa-th and
'r development of our population and
! HubM. reach enormous amounts. A
f,lr h're of ,h" incrw should be safe-
" " tP. in.
whose labor it spring. The proceeds thus
secured, sfter the cost of administration
and Improvement has lieen met. should
naturally be devoted to the development
of our Inland waterways.
fchaald Be fce!f-aaartts.
"The improvement of our inland water
ways ran and should be made to pay for
'itself so far as practicable from the ln-
cidental proceeds from water-power and
i0tht.r u,. Navigation should of course
r j.e pu1 , jr,,.,,, return Bill come
Irom increased commerce, growth and
prosperity of our people. For this we havs
kirt.fcdy waited too long. Adequate funds
,bouJ(j J(a provided., by bond issue if nensa-
; .kh .r .ch-i.
I Dlsraaaee Paser at hik
' tagtaa neetlag.
WA6HINGTON, Feb 36 The program
for the fi.rei. K-r seasion of the conven
tion of the d pertinent of superintendence
j of the National Louiaiion rso istion todsy
called f"r no exiet d i deliberation. Thers
j a aa nly one ti.p.c f.r gentral discussion.
namely. "The Nurture of protection of th
I'hysic-al Well Heir.g of Public School
Pupils " AnK.iig those io d:c usaei the
subject aere Luther Gullnk. director of
physical training in t:ie public S' hocls.
New Tork City; G 11. Johns.n, supervisor
of play grounds ani tucat-iii sch'Kila. PltLS
I'Urg. W M I'fcvidh.n. s-ier;iitendent of
pi.bl.t scI.imiIs. OiTal.a. A. H. Voder, su
Ierititetid :.t f s'i.ool. Tacoma; Tbon.a
F. I.arr-.nf ton. c re' tor of i.hysii-al irainir.g
and ati ieties i h k !i....lv Bustuti, and
E C. V'ore tui erti.trim- :.t of Public
ItK't.o.'U. Loa Ai ari.-a. i n.. Itiis was tei
Uwed by Lua ai.i.n.al ,'lj)''.j"ni Inr
I