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The Omaha Daily Be: VOL. XXXVIII NO. 203. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORXIKM, FKBtfUAUV 10, 1909 TWELVE PAGES. SINULK COPY TWO CENTS. A v RAILROADS HARD MT - Storm Which Strikes This Sec' Monday Demoralizes Traff Y -f. MOST SEEI0U8 TO WESTWA Trains All the Way From an Hour to Twelve Hours Late. NONE OF LINES ARE TIED UP Snow and Cold Wind Benders it Im possible to Make Time. OMAHA GETS LIGHT END OF IT While Temperature Is Low and the nind High There 1 Lee Snow 1 ana Either to the North or Wfil. Tlie railroads wcro the worst sufferers from the cola wave which struck the entire t.orthwest Monday and Tuesday. Ixwally the snowfall wan not heavy, but to the weft mid north it wan considerable, and driven by high wind. It made the progress of trains uncurtain, they . being from one to twelve hours lata en all lines to the west and north. At 7 o'clock last night there was no Indication of a letup In the Sturm. Huron and other points (o the north upoi tod snow still falling and tempera tures below aero. Locally It was 4 above situ at 9 o'clock and some snow falling. The velocity of the wind at that hour was thirty-four miles per hour, which was al most the maximum for the day. Beginning win a coia, drizzling rain Monday afternoon, a change of weather came over Omaha and Nebraska Monday night which. In some sections of the west, was more severe t.han the storm the latter ptirt of January, or in the last sixteen years. In Omaha the mercury fell from 37 above to 3 above and the wind kept up a vigorous howl Monday night after the rain ceased. Trains are having a worse time than they had In the last severe storm when the wind velocity was alxty-slx miles. The storm conditions prevailed through out the state. The western limit of the storm was at Cheyenne, where the maxi mum velocity of th wind was thirty-six miles during tha early part of the Tues day, but had fallen to thirty-four miles per hour at 7 a. m. Railroads Are IIrd Hit. For the second time this winter the rail roads of tha west are battling with the wind and snow, with cuta filling faat, trains stalled,' wires down and the anow till falling. The rairt of Monday after noon turned Into snow In the evening, the wind Increased Its speed to a gale and the mercury fell aa the cold blaata worked their way from the northwest. During tha atortn of two weeks ago the northern roads were caught first and so Tuesday morning no word could be received of. Ua..wo, Pi.. Paul trains, aa .tha wire were duwii" The early morning train from Sioux City arrived about on time. Wires ' were down on the Northwestern line west of Fremont and no word reaches Omaha from that section of the state. The North western started a train for the northwest at S o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the train being made up light to help It through. Trains Caught la Snow. The Union Pacific had the worst trouble to report of any of the lines. Three of Its through trains were caught In the snow west of Qraud Island, where snow plows and extra engines were necessary to ex tricate them. This was done after about twelve hours' delay. The trouble started when a motor car got stalled and h'.id trains Nos. 3, S and 15 back of it until It could be dug out of the snow. Tha snow piled up around tha waiting trains until they were unable to move and had to be pulled out by additional engines from Grand Inland. The track was cleared about noon Tuesday. Snow plows were also called Into use to help clear the track. Snow was general all over Nebraska. The Hurling ton reports ahow that at T o'clock Tuesday morning there was from four to twelve Inches of snow all over the Lincoln division, with snow still falling, a heavy northwest wind and the thermometer rang ing from '4 above to 10 below. Trains from the east were practically on time, but the trains from the west word being caught by the storm and were getting later and later. A slight derailment on the Union Pacific bridge forced the Burlington trains to come In via Plattsmouth, and the fast mall arrived on time. The Burlington trains to the northwest were reported from one to two hours late and the trains from the .northwest were about four hours late. The Missouri Pacific arrived two hours late and tha Wabash but one hour late. J THIS WAKR Or THR STORM Street Lamps Repaired la Tlrar Roofs Let Water Throngs. Over street arc lamps were put out of commission by the storm of ten days ago and City Electrician Mkhaelsen says that he managed to have them all repaired Just In time to catch the present storm. The last storm broke lampa I nail parts of the city, some of them being an smashed up that repair was out of the question and new lamps, had to be bought. Following the storm of the last week In January the electric light compsny ordered from a Chicago house 100 street lamps, instructions being given to send them by express. But forty lamps were sent which indicated that the storm did damage In oilier cities. The rain of Monday night showed to many resident of Omaha that they suf fered damage by the high wind of two weeks ago that they did not discover at the time. Many roofs of Omaha let the water through, drawing that the wind had torn Off me.ny tiles and shingles. Several people on one Farnam street car coming down Tuesday morning told of the sort of experience with the rain, several In teriors being considerably damaged. The wind Monday night blew down quite a section of the hand rail along the 8ix teiih treet viaduct. The Union Pacific sent out a repair gang to replace It before any pedestrians, in the blinding anow, should walk off the viaduct. The wind was strong enough to rase a few unsightly signboards, but no such raid as waa made on window glasses two weeks ago occurred. All of the schools were kept open Tues day despite the storm and the attendance at most of the buildings was good. The Beals and the Omaha Heights schools closed at noon and the children were aent home early, aa these schools are In the out yfng districts, but the regular evasions were held in the other buildings. tKS MOINF.8. Ia., Feb. t The pre dicted bltasard reached lewa at 4 o'ciork (Continued on Second Page.) SUMMARY OF THE DEE 1 TVrdnesday, February 10, 1f00. t?eri-i-.. a nw 1909 FEBRUARY 1909 '1 MON TUE WED TMU FRI SAT 2 3 4 5 6 3 9 10 II 12 13 : " cl -w iq iq -ytx 3 24252627 2v TXS WIATIIX. FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL. BLUFFS AND VICINITY' Wednesday. clearing, with slowly rising temperature. FOR NEBRASKA Wednesday, fair, with lowly rlRlng temperature. FOR IOWA Wednea lay threatening, with snow flurries and colder III east portion. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Org. 5 h. rn ID u. m 10 7 a. m i; H. ni 3 fl a. in 2 in a. m 2 11 a. m : 12 m 4 1 p- m 4 - p. m 4 3 p. m 4 4 p- m 4 5 p. m 3 p. m 4 7 p. m S R p. in 3 9 p. m 4 wAsaraaToir. House insurgent divided yesterday, seven of the "rules reformers" submitting a re port of their own that does not go so far as that advocated by the conference. rage 1 President Roosevelt sends to congress the report of the Country Life commis sion and accompanies it by a special mes sage. Page 1 Senate committee reported against big issue of bonds for the construction of the Panama canal. Several senators mad speeches in favor of sea level canal. The house discussed the bill for administering the canal zone. 'Fag 1 XiEOISLATXTX. Jerry Howard's woman's suffrage bill goes on general file In the houso after a warm debate. Fags 1 Weather bare senators from the senate chamber and adjournment is taken until today. Page 1 Senator Klein of Gage Is blown against a tree and painfully, though not seriously, injured. Page 1 roBxioxr. King Edward and Queen Alexandra reach Berlin and are cordially received by the kaiser and the public. Page 8 X.OCAX.. Storm reaches Omaha early Tuesday morning. Wind Is high and temperature low, but not enough snow falls locally to impede traffic. Trains from the west, however, are all delayed by drifting snow. Page 1 Reports from Omaha banks ahow an In crease in bo Ui deposits and loans. Page 4 Revenue department brlnga express com pany to time in the matter of showing books with records of liquor shipments. , : . , Cold wave brings memories .of busy times to the visiting plumbers and dele gates from the southland are frosen up. Page S Northwestern road plans to build into the Colorado coal fields. Pag 4 Difficulty experienced in securing a Jury to try Goodell on murder charge. Page 7 CO&nCEKCXAXi AITS UTDtJonUAL. Live stock markets. 'Page 11 Grain markets. Page 11 Stocks and bonds. Page 11 XOTIVX5TS OP OCSAV STZAlflXXPS. Port. NEW YORK CHERBOt'RO... CHERBOURG... OLAKOOW ALEXANDRIA.. Arrived. Hod. ..California. .K. W. der Orosw. St. Paul. Amertka. , Corinthian. Carmanta. OIBRA1TAR . Koenlg Albert.. QUEEN STOW N Lualtania. GIRL VICTIM OF CRUEL ASSAULT Outrage Disclosed Br Finding; Young Woman tnconsclous On Lonely Road. PITTSBURG. Feb. . Unconscious, shot through the hip and arm, her body a mass of bruises and her clothes torn to shreds, waa the condition of Flora, Ellsworth, 23 years old, a victim of a cruel assault, when found late last night at Shamrock, forty miles east of here. A rigid Investigation has disclosed no clue to the identity of her assailant. The young woman is a domestic. Early last evening she started from her employ er's home along a private road to a gro cery store. When midway between the house and the store she was attacked. From the girl's condition, it Is evident she fought desperately. BLANCO DISPATCHES PRINTED Spanish Taper Shows General Op posed surrendering Cnba to United States. MADRID. Feb. 9. The Imparcial today publishes tho texts of certain historic cablegrams exchanged between the Spanish government at Madrid and General Blanco at Havana relative to the surrender of Cut to the United States in the summer of 1NW. General Blanco strongly opposed the capitulation of the army and expressed his confidence In his ability to continue the campaign for many months. The govern ment responded that the critical position of the Spanish forces created the doleful necessity of suing for peaue and further more that a continuance of the struggle probably would entail irreparable disaster and woe. FATALITY IN LEITER MINE Two Miner Drown la Wild Scramble Following a Slight Ex. ploaloa, ZE1GLER, 111., Feb. 9. Two miners were drowned In a wild scramble for safety In the Letter coal mine here today, fourteen others escaping without injury. The panic was caused by a slight explosion In the worklna. which did comparatively little damage. VENIRE TO TRY STANDARD Jnds Anderson Preparing; for Re hear! a of Salt lavolvlag Klae of Twenty-Mae Mtlllona. CHICAGO, F. b. . -Judge A. B. Anderson In the United Stales distrii I ourt today issued an order for a venire of I5i) men to appear February 26 for service in the retrial of tb famous Standard Oil 19,240 000 fine. REPORT ON COUNTRY LIFE President Sends to Congress Conclu sions of Farm Commission. DISCONTENT IN FARMING CLASS More Co-Operation, Better Schools and Improved Social Opportuni ties and Means of Communi cation Are Urged. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. The president to day sent to congress a message transmitting the report of the country life commission. After the document had been read In the senate Mr. Heyburn moved that It be printed and lie on the table and this order was accordingly made. The president's message transmitting the report Is as fol lows: "To the Senate and House of Rpresenta tives: . "I transmit herewith the report of the commission on Country life. At the out set I desire to point out that not a dollar of the public money has been paid to any commissioner for his work on the com mission. "The report shows the general condition of farming life in the open country, and points out fts larger problems; It Indicates ways In which the government, national and state, may ahow the people how to solve some of these problems; and It sug gest a continuance of the work which the commission began. 'Judging by thirty public hearings, to which farmers and farmers' wjves from forty states and territories came, and From 120,000 answers to printed questions sent out by the Department of Agriculture, the commission finds that the general level of country life Is high compared with any preceding time or with any other land. If Is has in recent yeara slipped down In some places, It has risen In more places. Its progress has been general. If not uni form. "Yet farming does not yield either tha profit or the satisfaction that It ought to yield and may be made to yield. There is discontent in the country, and in places discouragement. Farmers as a class do not magnify their calling, and the move ment to the towns, though, I am happy to say, less than formerly. Is still strong. Three Ways of improvement. "Under our system It Is- helpful to pro mote discussion of waya In which the peo ple can help themselves. There are three main directions In which the farmers can help themselves; namely, better farming, better business and better living on the farm. The national Department of Agri culture, which has rendered services equaled by no other similar department In any other time or place; the atate depart ments of agriculture, the atate colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts, espe cially through their extension work; tha atate agricultural experiment stations, the Farmers' union, the Grange, the agricul tural presa and other email agenclea have all combined to place within the reach of the American farmer an amount and qual ity of agricultural " information mhlchttf applied would enable him, over large areas, to double the production of the farm. "The object of the Commission on Coun try Life, therefore, Is - not to help the faYmer raise better crops, but to call his attention to the opportunities for better business and better living on the farm. If country life la to become what It should be, and what I believe It ultimately will be one of the most dignified, desirable and sought-after ways of earning a living the farmer must take advantage not only of the agricultural knowledge which Is at his disposal, but of the methods which have raised and continue to raise the standards of living and of Intelligence In other call ings. "Those engaged In all other Industrial and commercial callings have found it necessary, under modern economic condi tions, to organize themselves for mutual advantage and for the protection of their own particular Interests in relation to other Interests. The farmers of every pro gressive European counfYy have realized this essential fact and have found In the co-operative system exactly the form of business combination they need. "Now whatever the state may do toward Improving the practice of agriculture. It is not within the sphere of any government to reorganize the farmers' business or re construct the social life of farming com munities. It is, however, quite within Its power to use Ita Influence and the ma chinery of publicity which It can control for calling public attention to the needs and the facts. For example. It Is the obvious duty of the government to call the atten tion of farmers tr the growing monopolisa tion of water power. The farmers above all should have that power, on reasonable terms, for cheap transportation, for light ing their homes and for innumerable uses In the daily tasks on the farm. Social Advantages Lacking;. "It would ba Idle to assert that life on the farm occupies as good a position in dignity, desirability and business results aa the farmers might easily give it if they chose. One of the chief difficultlea is. the failure of country life, as it exists at pres ent, to satisfy the higher social and Intel lectual aspirations of country people. Whether the constant draining away of ao much of the best elements In the rural population Into the towns la due chiefly to this cause or to the superior business opportunities of city life may be open to question. But no one at all familiar with farm life throuhgout the United States can fail to recognise the necessity for building up the life of the farm upon Its social as well as up its productive side. "It is true that countiy life has Improved greatly In attractiveness, health and com fort, and that the farmer's earnings are higher than they were. But city life ia advancing even more rapidly, because of the greater attention which 1 being given by the citizens of the towns to their own betterment. For Just this reason the intro duction of effective agricultural co-operation throuhgout the United States is of the first Importance. Where farmers are organized co-operatively they not only avail themselves much more readily of business opportunities and Improved meth ods, but It ia found that the organizations which bring them together In the work of their lives are used also for social and intellectual advancement, "The co-operative plan is the best plan of organization wherever men have the right spirit to carry it out, Under thla plan any business undertaking la managed by a committee; every man has on vol and only on vote; and vryon gets profits according to what h sells or buys or supplies. It develops Individual responsi bility and has a moral as well as a finan cial valu over any other plan. "I deair only to tak counsel with tba farmers as fellow citizens. It Is not tha (Continued on Third Page.) IRISH LEAGUE IN SERVICE Home rule Question to Be Mode Altai Issue at Nest General Klectlon. DUBLIN, Feb. 9. Tho national conven tion of the United Irish league waa opened at the Mansion house today under the presidency of John Redmond. The attend ance was Immense, thfl delegates from all parts of Ireland and Great Britain aggre gating about 2, COO. Among the greetings to tho leauo read, one from America containing the wecomlng Intelligence that the sum of fcS.OUO was now on Its way and that another rtmit tancn for tho Irish cause would follow speedily. Opening the proceedings. Mr. Rtdmond emphasized the Importance of the occa sion. He raid: "Ireland's good name Is at stake, and Ireland's capacity for self-government will be Judged by the conduct of this assembly. Therefore everyone who speaks should weigh ' his words carefully." The convention then adopted the usual homo rule resolution and declared that this question must be made a vital ts3ue at the next general election so that there can be no misunderstanding on the other side of the channel regarding what was meant. The mayor of fillgo, who seconded this mo tion, explained thst what Was demanded was "Ireland for the Irish, with our own native government In Oolloge Green." An attempe to tack onto the resolution pledging the support of the convention to the Irish party an amendment Instructing the party to "oppose and embarass the liberal government by every means In Its power," because of Premier Asqulth's re fusal to make home rule an lssut In the general election, was defeated. It became apparent early that Mr. Red mond was In control of the convention, and tho speeches of the Sinn Fe.lners charg ing that the party waa too friendly with the liberals were shouted down. William O'Brien was given a distinctly hostile reception when he opposed Chief Secretary for Ireland Blrrell's land bill. He was constantly Interrupted. At one stage of his remarks, Eugene Cream, mem ber of parliament from the southeast di vision of Cork, rushed to the platform apparently with the object of assaulting Mr. Redmond, but after a sharp scrimmage he waa hustled away. BIG DAMAGE SUIT STARTED Hearing; of Che Against Hospital at Cody, Wyo., Being Held at Sheridan. SHERIDAN. WTO., Feb. 9.-(Special Telegram.) A score of Buffalo Bill's neigh bors are here from Cody summoned as witnesses in the suit of Merko Ferko against Doctors Frances M. Lane and C. A. Bradbury, who conduct a hospital In that city. Ferko seeks Judgment for $25,000, alleging he lost his leg and arm as a' result of the physicians negligence following an accident with the Shoshone dam September 24, 1907. Ferko waa one of the . skilled Austrian laboyera employed ty the igovernment contractor In extensive blasting for the big Irrigation project -"and premature ex pllalon injured Mm-btii.i' on .th left side of the body. Undre agreemtnt to. pay the Lan Bradbury hospital at Cody H per month for each man in their emploment for medi cine and treatment the contractors 'had Ferko removed to that Institution but it is charged that he was ont properly cared for. Later he was placed In another hos pital where It . was found necessarw to amputate his left leg and arm to save his life. The trial of the case opened In dis trict court here this morning, the defend ant tried to have the case go over until the next term of court because some of their Important witnesses cannot be present now. The trial will consume several days. It Is reported prominent Austrians In the east have Interested themselves In behalf of young Ferko. DOMESTIC WOOL IS SCARCE Boston Traders Dealing In Foreign Product for I. nek of Home Slocks. BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 9. Local wool dealera are still trading the foreign product In the absence of domestic stocks. Prices held very firm, but attempts to obtain extreme figures are resisted The market is still looking to the new clip, although contracta in anticipation of the shearing are falling off. From 19 cents to 21 cents for choice of poor clips is being paid In Arizona, where the shearing Is progressing rapidly, the estimated scoured cost landed In Boston being 60 cent?. In the absence of heavy dealings domestic quotations are scarce, but 38 to 40 cems has been paid for Ohio washed declalPd and S3 to 65 cents for fine territory staple. Pulled wools are very active. LABORERS AND POLICE CLASH Armed Police Prevent Laying of of Street Car Tracks One Is Injured. MUSKOGEE, Okl., Feb. .-There was a clash here today between a gang of men employed by the Muskogee Traction com psny and a aquad of police, when the police attempted to stop the men from lay ing tracks on Iiwrence street In alleged violation of a city ordinance. R. D. Long, superintendent of the traction company, suffered two broken ribs. Iater armed police under the direction of Chief Klmsey protected sixty men who began teering up the tracks. A truce was declared later and the matter will be taken to the courts. NONE ASK FOR STRIKE JOBS Reopenlna of Hat Factories Causes No Desertion from Banks of Laborers. DAN BURT, Conn.. Feb. . The hat fac torlea In this city, which have been closed since the strike of the United Hatters in defense of the union label, we? opened to da yto receive applications for employment from Individuals. No applications, however, were received during the earlier hours from members of the unions at any of the twenty factories Involved. The finishers, of whom there are about 1,000 out, assembled at their former places of employment, packed their tools and marched out. TWO BATTLESHIP ITEM STANDS Senate Committee Will Report Fa. vorahly on Provision la Naval A pproprlat Ion. WASHINGTON. Feb. I.-Th senate com mittee on naval affalra today adopted tha provision In th naval appropriation bill for tho construction of two M.0U0-ton battle ships. It 1 expected th bill will be re ported to th seaat tomorrow mi HOLD I some action not provided for in the instrument itself. A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people. Unanimity is impossible. The rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible; so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left First Inaugural Address, March 4. 1861. CANAL AFFAIRS IN CONGRESS Senate Committee Reports Against Proposed Big; Bond Issue. SEA LEVEL MEN TO FRONT Number of Senator Advocate Change to This Type House Discusses ' Bill for Government of 7.one. WASHINGTON. Feb. S. The senate today discussed the type of canal that should be constructed at Panama. Senator Kittredge, chairman of the com mittee on Interbceanlc canals, precipitated the debate ' presenting an adverse report on the Hopkins bill authorizing tho sec retary of the treasury to issue bonds to the extent of 1500,000,000 for the construction of the canal. Reading a statement of expendi tures on the canal to date he declared that the compeltlon of the lock canal would cost 1400,000.000 and Insisted that a great mistake had been made In not adhering to the plan for the building of a sea-level waterway across the Isthmus, which he said would be cheaper than the lock canal. Senators Foraker and Teller both Joined Mr. Kittredge in declaring the belief that a sea-level canal should be constructed and Mr. Kittredge said It was not too late to abandon the lock project. A long executive session was held and at 6:12 o'clock p. m. the senate adjourned. Government Bill In House. For nearly six hours the house of repre sentatives today discussed the bill, ma terially changing the methods of admini stering the Panama canal sone and con structing tho canal. Amendments almost without number were aimed at the meaa ure, but with one or two exceptions they failed of adoption. Consideration of the bill wss completed, but because of a threat ened roll call by the opponents of the bill alnd the hour being late, Mr. Mann having it In charge, did not auk. tor a veto, At 8:20 o'clock "the 'house adjourned. LINE FORMS AJ LEMP TRIAL Rush for Scats at Sensational Divorce Hearing Make Extra. Ball IS Necessary. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9. There was no -abatement in interest in the Lemp dlvorCe case when the trial was resumed today. Mrs. Lemp, who was on the stand all day yes terday, waa again under cross-examination, and she showed the same poise that she exhibited yesterday. ' Many of her answers were so direct that the attorneys for her husband, William J. Lemp, Jr., were almost nonplussed. So many auditors sought places In the court room that extra bailiffs were required to handle the crowd, late comers being formed In line und ad mitted only as a few seats were occa sionally vacant in the court room. HARRIMAN CASE STARTS AGAIN Taking of Testimony In Union Pa- clfle Merger Resumed at Cincinnati, t CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-TakIng of testi mony In the case of the government against the Union Paclfio Railway company, E. H. Harriman and others was begun before Special Examiner Sylvester G. Williams today. About thirty-five witnesses will bo examined, including prominent railroad men, receivers and shippers of this and other Ohio towns, subpoenas having been served during the last week. The case, which was filed a year ago In the United States court, seeks to break up what Is claimed to be a merger of the Harriman lines. IN DEATH VALLEY MINUS FOOD Party of Prospectors Iteseued By Relief Expedition Just In Time. SAN FRANCISCO, Febi .-The Melrose party of seven persons which left Nevada recently and became lost In Death Valley region, has been rescued by searchers, who found the lost prospectors huddled together In a cave In the Panamint mountains, where they had taken shelter from the heavy showers. For three days the men of the party had been without food, the scanty supply being sufficient only for the two women and children. DODGE FOR ALLISON MEMORIAL General Visits Des Moines to Ask Legislature for 9100,000 Appropriation. DES MOINES. Feb. . General Grenvllle M. Dodge of Council Bluffs arrived in the city today for the purpose of appearing before the senate committee on appropria tions of the Iowa legislature to advocate the expenditure of JKX'.aO for the construc tion of an Allison memorial In the state of Iowa, The form of the memorial has not been decided upon, but It Is under stood that a monument Is the one most favored. MISS WALSH SHOWS NO GAIN Noted Actress' Attending Phyalcina Bay She Did Not Spead Very Good Night, KANSAS CITT, Feb. t. Th condition of Miss Blanch Walsh, the actress, who Is ill at the University hospital in this city, waa unchanged this morning. Th attending physician said that Miss Walsh had not spent a very good night, but that he noted no chang for th wore la her condition today. tfBrahamJiiiicoliiSaid tbat in contemplation of universal law and of the constitution, tho union of these Btate3 la perpetual. Perpetuity Is Implied, if not expressed, In the fundamental law of all national governments. It Is safe to assert that no government proper ever had a provision in its organic law for its own termination. Continue to execute all the expressed provisions of our national constitution, and the union will endure forever, it being impossible to destroy except by ! NO CHOICE FOR SENATOR Deadlocks la Illinois and Wisconsin Give No Signs of Breaking. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Feb. 9. On the twenty-ninth ballot for United States senator the total vote In the Joint session was: Hopkins, 73; Foss, IS: Stringer, 64; Slvurtleff, 14; Mason, 4; McKlnley, 1; Sherman, 2; Lowden, 1; Calhoun, 1; P. W. Gallagher, 1 ; Frank McDermott, 1 ; M. L. McKlnley, 3; E. J. Ralney, 1; John J. Mitchell. 1. Constitutional majority of Joint session 103. Majority of members present and voting, 93. MADISON, Wis., Feb. 9 The eighth Joint ballot in the Wisconsin legislature for United States senator today re sulted in' no choice. Senator Stephenson received fifty-eight out of a total of 119 votes, lacking two of a majority. Both houses of the legislature today adopted the report of a conference com mittee for an investigation of the senatorial primary election. Senator Isaac Stephenson has prepared a statement showing that his expenditures In the last primary election campaign were $107,793. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Scnator La Follette of Wisconsin today gave out a statement denying -eport that he Is using his efforts to prevent an investigation of his colleague. Senator Stephenson, on ac count of money Stephenson is alleged to have spent to assist LaKollette In his cam paign. Senator LaFollette says he courts tho fullest Investigation. END OF THE MERGER QUERY Senate Committee May Call No More Wltaeases In the Steel In vestigation. .WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. It Is not prob able that the senate committee on Judiciary will pursue Its inquiry into th merger of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company and the Uorted .States Steel corporation. ' Since bearing tha statement of Grant B. 8chley of New York, who managed the af affalrs of th party of financiers which bought control of a majority of the shares of stock of - the Tenneessce concern and later sold it to the steel company with the sanction of President Roosevelt, no decision has been reached to call other witnesses. Some of the members of the subcom mittee, which has had charge of the inves tigation, have opposed calling as witness Judge E. H. Gary and Henry C. Frick, the two officials of the United States steel cor poration, who called on President Roosevelt in November, 1907, and were given to un derstand that the government would not interfere with the absorption of the prop erty of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com pany. The senators have taken the posi tion that the committee already knows all that could be learned from Messrs, Gary and Frlck. NEGRO CLEARED OF MURDER Joe Hopkins, Ottnmus Suspect, Re leased and Jealousy or Rob bery Now the Theory. GTTUMWA, Ja.. Fob. 9,-Witb the re lease for lack of evidence of Joe Hopkins, the negro government meat inspector, charged with the murder of Clara Rosen, a white girl, the police are now working upon a new clue. A button, evidently torn from an over coat, was found In the abandoned cellar where the unfortunate girl waa thrown. The chief of police asserts that they may be able to connect this button with a sus pected person. Hopkins was released upon the motion of the county attorney upon the grounds of lack of evidence, to hold him. The release of the various colored suspects dispels the theory of a vicious as sailant and the motive now being worked upon Is plain robbery and jealousy upon the part of some disappointed lover. JOHN F. UNDERWOOD INJURED Owner of String of Stores In Ne braska, Wisconsin and Illi nois Anto Victim. NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Sufferlng from con cussion of the brain and a lacerated scalp wound, as a result of being run down by sn automobile on Broadway early today, John F. Underwood of Racine, Wis., who owns a string of general stores In Wiscon sin, Nebraska and Illinois, waa taken, un conscious, to the New York hospital today. Mr. Underwood arrived In this city last night accompanied by several of his buyers, he was starting out for a walk before breakfast when the automobile struck him. A cab was called and h waa hurried to the hospital, where It waa said later that Mr. Underwood had shown improvement and that his Injuries were not considered dan gerous. , LIQUOR BILL IN INDIANA Touillnson Measure Restricts License to Itestaarants Limits Saloons According to Population. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. S.-The house committee of th Indiana legislature on public morals today reported back to the house the amended Tomlinson liquor bill. The commute eliminated the feature of the licensing restaurants to sell uquor and Inserted a scale of license fees for incorpor ated towns and eltlea. An amendment also limits the number of saloons to one for each too inhabitants. Illinois national Haak Falls. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Th comptroller of the currency today announced that the Coal Belt National bank of Benton, III., has born closed by order of th directors, and that Gorg C. Ball has been appointed receiver. SENATORS FREEZE UP Chambers So Cold Legislators Con elude to Take a Say Off. KLEM INJURED BY HIGH WIND Cage County Member Blown Against Tree On Capitol Grounds. COMMITTEE BUSY ON BANK BILL Jerry Howard Gets His Suffrage Bill in General File. EFFORT TO KILL MEASURE FALLS Brown Bill to Permit Removal of Pumlcp Stone From School Lands Killed In House nn T'alrd Reading. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. . (Speclal.)-The high wind, tocether with th extreme cold today, mmlo the "nate chamber a veritable refrig erator, notwithstanding extra efforts to send steam through the pipes at high pres sure When the senate convened, the mem bers were shivering about the radiators and after they listened to standing committee repor's. they quickly moved to adjourn for the day. A number of committees hehl meetings In warm corners during the morn ing, but they did not attack the work with relish, though the house continued to grind away, being on the warm end of the capitol building. Senator Klein of Gage county was Injured whilo making his way to tha atate houso and appeared on the floor with a bulging brow caused by being blown against a tree The scalp was torn from his head by th blow, but there waa no serious Injury. To be on the safe side, the senator was taken to a sanitarium to have the wound dressed. Standing committees reported eighteen bills to the senate and of those, two bills by Omaha senators were Indefinitely post poned. One of these was by Senator Howell providing a system of fees for the collec tion of vital statistics. Another by flksnator Tanner provided a change In the law with regard to the alteration of roads. Senator Randall's bill giving women In cities the right to vote was reported for general file, as was Representative Taylor's bill giving the rtate canvassing board the right to canvass the votea on constitutional amendments. H. R. 80, by Dolezal of Saunders, regu lating the sale of fireworks and prohibiting the use of toy revolvers on th Fourth of July, was reported to the general file, but amended to apply only to revolvers for shooting blank cartridges, and not caps, and providing It shall not go Into effect until January 3, 1910. OIlls Taxation BUI. The joint resolution for a constitutional . amendment to provide joy A system of stsrt jr. taxation on gross earnings, franchises ami any class of property, introduced by Sen ator Ollis, together with Senator Miller has been the subject of some comment. This Is the system In vogue In Wisconsin and there, Senator Ollis says, he has the work of Senntor LaFollette, it has been success ful. The idea is of course to make the corporations pay the state taxes, but the chnngc In the constitution would permit any sort of a tax for state purposes on a uniform class of property. "I havo not figured out whether this system would Increase the taxes now paid by corporations or not." said Senator OIlls today. "One thing Is certain, It would provide a more equitable distribution of state taxes and I am Inclined to think the total levy on corporations would be llltlo If any more than it is at present. "At present thore are many divisions of counties, as for Instance school districts that support railroads, wher no rsvenue Is derived from the roads because they Ho parallel to districts that contain th track age. Thla Is manifestly unfair. Th taxes should be equitably distributed. "By permitting counties to make their own valuation and determine their own levies, the endless bickering between these divisions of the state would cease. It would not make any difference If Douglas county wanted to assess merchandise at one gauge of value and Lancaster de termined upon another. It would hot mak any difference If an assessor In Kimball county valued a horse at $2.50 and If an assessor In ' Pawnee placed a value of IS upon it. The counties would be thrown upon their own resources for revenue sub ject to regulatory laws. I have a letter from Senator LaFollette In which he says the plan has worked admirably In Wiscon sin and that the people like it." Howard Scores a Polat. Though Jerry Howard Is a bachelor, with some years to his credit, he stood up nobly this morning in the house for the women folks and he secured, with the assistance of others, favorable action upon his bill for a constitutional amendment provtdlng for woman suffrage. The bill goes on the general file. The Honorable Jeremiah recalled in his first set speech of th ses sion that Molly Pitcher was a woman and three or four other persons who names are mentioned In the history of the coun try were also women. Then BoeltS of Merrick county, the man who blew out the gas, talked against women voting he cause he held their minds were Inferior to those of men. Boelts, by the way, repre sents the same county that once honored Itself by rlecting W. T. Thompson to the legislature. McC'oll of Gage county called attention to the fact that Boelta la a baoh elor, because Boelts had accused Jeremiah of wearing that same brand of citizenship. Scheele of Svward felt aure the place foi , the women was In the home and that n good housekeeper" would leave her hoin to go through the country to the polls. Kill Browa Bill. Brown's bill to give authority to tha state land commissioner to permit the tak ing of pumice and other cleansing proper tics from school lands was killed on third rev ding after it had gone through the com mittee of the whole unnoticed. Th effect of the bill would have been to give to sums coproration a monopoly on the pumice in Nebraska and the members waked up to the fact In time to swat Mr. Brown's meas ure. Though recommended for indefinite post ponement by the standing committee Boyd' bill to exempt from garnishment 7t per cent of the sajary of the wageworker, was placed by the houso on general file, fol lowing a debate In which a doxen mem bers took part. Shoemaker Asks JMor Tim. Km met Solomon, comptroller of Douglas county, was before th Judiciary aommtltaa