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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXV11I NO. 207. OMAHA, FRIDAY -MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1909 TEN PAGES. 8INGLE COrY TWO CENTS. HONORS TO LINCOLN Omaha Celebration of Cv 'v- on Biff Scale. CLIMAX Will COME THIS Ev ... , .. 8chool Children Hold Forth in Mo ing and at Noon. TWENTY THOUSAND IN EXERCISE3 Will Recite Gettysburg . Addresi in Concert at 12 M. MONUMENT SCENE OF CEREMONY Public Meeting Afternoon and Er. lam at Auditorium Will Be Prla. rlpat Pobllo Observations f Anniversary. PROCLAMATION. To tha People af Omahat Tomorrow, Trlday, February 19, lOS, will ba tha 100th anniversary of tha birth af Abraham Xilnooln, tba great defender af human rights and liberty, a xaaa whoa Da ma aad deeds will lira forever. To give aaob person aa opportun ity to taka part la tba sxerolsee to ba hald tomorrow la memory of that birthday J request that all business plaeec cloaa. Thtse eserclees will ba bald at tba Auditorium la tba afternooa and evening. X bopa to aaa tba building crowded. X.et na hara la Omaha maka tbla a big- day. JAMES O. BAXJ.MAV, February 11, ISO. Mayor. lUTCOtir PAT FBOOBAM. 10:30 Ai M. Addressee " by prominent eltlssns la all pnbllo and parochial schools. 10;30 A. M. High aohool exerelseg at First Methodist church. 19 M. Oerementes at tba Lincoln moa nintot oa high aohool campus. 19 M. Twenty tbonaand aohool chil dren In coaoert recite Uaoola's Gettys burg apeeoh. 8 130 P.S4V Fa olio meeting- at Audi torloum, Sr. W. M. Davidson presldlnr. S:0O t. M. Chief pubUo meeting- of tba day at tba Auditorium, Oeaeral Charles F. Manderioa presiding-. Orand Army aad Confederate veterans will participate. 'Omaha will thus pay tribute to the man who pald'hls Ufa for tho cause of free dom today, Public business will be gen erally suspended and private enterprise is 11 til soma extent observe the holiday. While the day's celebration will cul ininato In the big public meeting at the Auditorium In the evening, there are two a riuiriuii interest and a timely slgnlfl 1'inre that claim first attention. At noon lie, nun school children In concert will re ',c.ile Lincoln's Gettysburg (speech, that Immortal gem of oratorical excellence, whose author In Its delivery thought so llK'itly of It . that he said, 'Th e world will little note nor long remember what we cay here." Jew and Gentile, Catholic and Protestant will Join in the big afternoon meeting at the Auditorium to honor the man who died In the cause of freedom for all, regardless of erred, race or previous condition of servitude. Dr. W. M. Davidson, superin tendent of the public schools, will pre side at tliis great meeting, the unique feature of tho Lincoln centenary celebra tion la Omaha. Rev. T. J. Mackay, rector of All Saints' Episcopal church, will pro nounce the Invocation; Rev. P. A. Mc Govern of St. Peter's Catholic parish and Kev. F. lb Loveland of the First Metho tlist church will make addresses, while Rabbi Frederick Conn of Temple Israel will pronounce the benediction. Holiday Will Ba Uvaeral. The federal building outside of the post office departments; the county court house, city hall, all the bsnks. the public library and many other buildings will be closed today, Lincoln's birthday. As at present advised, the postoffice will be open aa us ual and the ordinary carrier deliveries made. The I'nlted States circuit and dis trict courts will be closed. We con only recognise holidays when the same are pronounced as such by proclamation of the governor of the state," said rostmaster Thomas, "and as such proclamation lias not yet been made we have no other recourse than to continue doing business. There Is no authorised government holiday and we ran only suspend public business when the day la recognised aa a holiday by official pro clamation by tha governor." A. YV. Jeff oris will speak on Abraham Lincoln at the Dundee school, Friday morning at 11 o'clock, the students and teachers of that school desiring to have some special exercises in connection with the centennial celebration. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, will hold a service Friday morning at Cham Itia' building, Twenty-fifth and Farnam streets. The subject of the lesson will be "Freedom." (Service begins at 11 o'clock, tall for All to Celebrate. The Uncoin centenary committee, of which General Charles F. Maudcrson la chairman, has issued a lengthy proclama tion to the citlsena of Omaha asking (or their hearty support In the effort to Justly commemorate tho birth of tha great presi dent on Friday. The proclamation recites tha several arrangements of services dur ing the day and closes with this para graph and verse of poetry; With the full assurance that the citlsena of Omaha will Join with enthusiasm in the observance of this anniversary and with the belief that they will feel it a patriotic duly to participate in aome one of the meet ings planned lor, the centenary committee Solicits your interest and co-operation In the proper observance of tha 100th anni versary of the birth of "The kindly-earnest, brave, fore-seeing man, ' Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame. New birth of our new soil, tha flrat Amer ican." THOMAS BISHOP OF WYOMING Philadelphia Clergy aaa a Elected Western (hargo Brewster In Western Colorado. NEW TORK. Feb.. 11. The house of bishopa of the Prolestsnt Episcopal gen eral convention In seasloaj her today aloe led Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Seymour Thomas of Philadelphia bishop of Wyoming and Rev. lienjamia Brewster of Salt Lake City bishop of wastsrn Ctlorado. SUMMARY OF THE BEE Friday, February la, J90. 909 FEBRUARY 1909 SUM M0N TUt WE0 TMU fHI SAT I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 . 22 2324252627 28 THl WS1TIIA FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND VICINITY-Falr Frldsv. FOR NEBRASKA Partly cloudy Friday. FOR lOWA-Partly cl)udy Friday; warmer In east and central portions Friday. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Dee;. m. . m . . m . . 31 2! L'4 X X 41 44 44 4 47 48 44 43 41 33 DOMESTIC. William H. Tsft reaches New Orleans and is received hy committees with much ceremony when he lands. Faga 3 Z.EOISX.ATXTX. State senate disregards Bryan's wishes and votes to accept Carnegie pension fund for university professors. Page 1 Woman suffrage Is killed by small vote In the state senate. Page 1 wAgjcmoToir. Bill to permit Omaha and Winnebago Indians to drain their lands passes both houses of the legislature. Senator Burkett seeks to secure denatured alco hol still for Nebraska university. Page 1 Senate committee on Judiciary declares Senator Knox Is eligible for cabinet posi tion provided salary Is placed back at $8,000. rf 9 HZBKAIIA. Platlsmouth man has a letter written by Lincoln In which the latter deprecates the mention of his name for the presi dential nomination. Pag-e 3 Hastings Is expecting a record attend ance at tha state Young Men's Christian association convention. Page 3 Winter wheat growers organize at Hast ings for the purpose of eliminating the middleman. Pago 3 XaOOAXk Toung Women'a Christian association receives $5,000 donation from California couple for furnishing one floor of tho new building. Page 6 State rests and defense takes an inning In tha Ooodell murder case. Page 3 Martin Beck of the Orpheum buys all the stock in tha Crelghton Orpheum the ater building. Pago COMKXaCXAX, AMD HTSU8T&XAT. Live stock markets. Page t Grain markets. : Page Stocks and bonds. -. ... Pae MOTXMXMTS OP OCBAH aTSAMgallpa, Port. KBW YORK , NEW YORK NEW YORK BOSTON GIBRALTAR OENOA 4--- UllEENSTOWN... SOUTHAMPTON.. SOUTHAMPTON.. BREMEN NAPLES NAPLRS , NAPLES ArrtTed. , Hemburs .. Samlaod... . Manltou... . Molue.... ailed. .. Seeland. .. Majeetle. Campania. .. Re d' Italia. .. saxonla, ,, Teutonic .,P. F. Wllhels ., Roma. Varoea. .. CraUo. . Cbemnlts. . BILL FOR JAPANESE CENSUS California kea;lslatara Paaaes Measure aad sidetracks Other Aatl Allem Proposals. SACRAMENTO, Cel., Feb. 11. Modera tion on the part of legislators and an evi dent disposition finally to dispose of all measures relating to Jspanese and other aliens characterized the day's session of the legislature. Adopting a suggestion by Governor Gillett, the assembly voted to appropriate $10,000 to defray tha expenses which shall show the number of Jspanese In California and tha pursuits In which they are engaged. The statistics are to be used In consideration of furtlier legislation pos sibly Involving a request by California for an Asiatic exclusion aot. In the senate a resolution by Senator Mark Anthony providing for a special elec tion wherein the voter of California might express themselves on the subject of Asi atic Immigration was defeated by a vote of tS to 12. The report of the committee on executive communications, advising agslnst any anti alien legislation at this time, has been made the special order for today in tha senate, but Its consideration was shut off on a point of order, snd the matter probably will not be again revived. . COUNTY OPTION LAW REPEALED Indiana Hons Passes P roo tor-Tom -llasoa Measare by Vote of ft to 44. INDIANAPOLIS. Fab. ll.-Tha Proctor Tomlinson county local option repeal bill was passed by a vote of 12 to 44 In the Indiana house of representatives today. The passage of the bill followed the hot test debate of the session. It was agreed upon as a compromise measure. There were ten democratic reprcsentstives. however, who voted against the bill. Four republi cans voted for it. Champions of the bill predict it will pass the senate, which is controlled by the re publicans. The bill provides for Incorpor ated town and city ward local option. It would permit only one saloon to 500 inhabi tants and do away with saloons owned by breweries. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN DENVER J. F. MeCartr, Contractor of Martia's Kerry, Ohio., Kills Hla Wife aad Hlnaoelf. DENVBR. Feb. ll.-J. F. McCarty some time this morning shot his wife through the body, fatally wounding her, then blew out his own brains. The motive for Mc Carty s action is not known. The Mc cartys bad lived In tho neighborhood but a few weeks and little Is known of them. Mrs. McCarty died late thia afternoon. MARTINS FERRT. O.. Feb. ll.-J. F. McCarty was a contractor at Martina Ferry and Mra. McCarty waa prominent socially. He has brothers living In Wheeling and Martina Ferry and Mra McCarty also has relatives at Wheeling and Sleubeavllle. The bodies will be brought here for burial. Kaaoaa Coal Maa Dead. LEAVENWORTH, Ken.. Feb. 11 John E. Carr, tha founder of the coal industry hero and well known In coal circles throughout Missouri and Illinois, died bare last night, aged at years, f ,1 f ' K a. m fesn. It a. m SULT " m fjl 11 a. m V: j -J 12 m jj-JT ' r- m KTiKTl) 3 p- m (y cJk 4 p- m 6 p. m mJ?W P- m p. m ' I t n. m EXERCISES AT LINCOLN FARM Elaborate Program at Birthplace of Dead Emancipator in Kentucky. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS Other Addresses Will Be hy Generals Wright aad Wilson, Governor Wlllson and Ei.Got, ernor Folk. ,ta HOGENVILLE, Ky.. ' Feb, 11. Tha cen tenary of Abraham Lincoln's birth will be observed generally throughout tha United States, but nowhere will tha commemoration exercises command more Interest than those to be held In this little town on February IS. Two miles from here, on the Lincoln farm, which has been purchased by a na tional association formed for the purpose. President Roosevelt will lay the corner stone of a memorial building now being erected by popular subscription to mark Lincoln's birthplace and to protect for all times the little log cabin In which tho martyr president was born. The centenary address on this occasion will be delivered by President Roosevelt. General Luke B. Wright, tha secretary of war will speak on behalf of the confed erate soldiers. General Grant Wilson will represent the veterans of t.e union army and Lincoln's native state will be represented by Governor Augustus E. Wlllson of Kentucky. Other addresses will be made by Bishop Galloway of Missis sippi and ex-Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri. Hodgenvllle, which Is near the geo graphical center of the state of Kentucky and not far from the center of population of the United States, promises to become a new Mecca In America and tha Lincoln farm, a second Mount Vernon. Although Abraham Lincoln had other homes, there is a sentiment about his birth place that does not attach to any of them. Ho lived here for tight years, and before he left knew very much of what Mark Twain calls "the model little farm that raised a man." He went swimming In the nearby creek and the light from the huge fireplace In the little one-room cabin he learned his first lessons. Playgrounds of Abe Lincoln. It was In 1S06 that Thomas Lincoln brought his bride, Nancy Hanks, and estab lished the rude little home that three years later was to welcome Into the world the future president. Their's was the rough life of pioneers, the farm was then as It la now, a sterile piece of land, and to make both enda meet the older Lincoln did odd Joba of carpentry In tha vicinity, besides working the farm. The actual necessities of Ufa were seldom lacking, but it was a Ufa of severe poverty. For soma yeara Thomas Lincoln served as a county super visor of public roads, an Important posi tion in that time. Land owners paid their poll tax with pick and shovel then, and on road mending days he used to take little Abe along, both for company and for help. There are old-timera here now who claim that there la not a section of tho eld pik .wittiin - several miles of hla home along which Abraham Lincoln has not played or on which ha has not driven hla ox team. At this time Kentucky offered few allur ments to a poor man, and In 1814 the Lin coln's sold the little farm and moved to Indiana. Subsequently Abraham Lincoln moved into Illinois and the rest Is his tory. But through all the years that fol lowed he never forgot his first home. He rarely referred to It, but after he had be come president of the United States he is known to have said: "When the war Is over I would like very much to visit my old Kentucky home. I remember it well." History of Log Cabin. But he never did return and the farm and little log cabin had a varied history. Thomas Lincoln sold the place to a family named Crettl and it remained in their hands for over twenty years. Its beautiful rock spring waa apparently its one redeem ing featuro and; only recently has anyone awakened to the realisation that those 110 acres had any value beyond their yield in corn and sorghum. From time to time newspapers have announced that the Lincoln birthplace farm was to be sold, but sa a matter of fact it has only changed hands twice since Thomas Lincoln's origi nal transfer. A few years ago It was given into the management of a Rov. J. W. Bingham who removed tho log cabin to the exposition at Nashville and later sold It to some exhibitors who took it about the country as a traveling show. But a year or two ago tha logs were found in a cellar at College Point, Long Island, where it was stored and with ceremony was re stored to its original site. The farm Itself has been the subject of litigation for eeveral yeara and efforts have been made by various Interests to use it for one purpose or another. Many achemea have been auggested from time to time, but none of them have borne any large national significance. Finally In 1906, It was advertised that "on August 28 the Lincoln Farm was to be sold between the hours of 10 and 1 from tha court house ateps. at public out-cry and to tha highest bidder." Dramatle Sale of Old Farm, Mr. Robert J. Collier of New York City had been negotiating for the property and upon the appearance of this notice he despatched Mr. Richard Lloyd Jones to Hodgenvllle wtth Instructions to buy tha place If possible. The day set for the bidding waa on Mon day and as the laws forbade Sunday rail way operation In this neighborhood, Eliza bethtown, twelve miles away, waa as near as Mr. Jones could come by rail before Monday noon. At the little hotel In Kliza bethtown, Mr. Jones met two individuals who ha learned were sent on the same mission as himself. One represented a prominent eastorn merchant, the other a distilling concern which recognised the commercial value of the purs water from the rock spring and tha bottle label bear ing tha inscription "Lincoln Birthplace Whiskey." Both had coma with Instruc tions to "Bid It in" and tha sentiment which they displayed about their mission was intense. It eventually worked their ruin for before evening their patriotic enthuaiasm had bean stimulated to a high degree and by midnight both were peaceably abed. Mr. Jones came hara by boggy aaiiy the next morning and aought out the commis sioner who waa to conduct tha Bale. Wkh tha thought of the two men who were still resting in El lsa bethtown ha tried to per auade tho commissioner to start tha aala promptly at 10 o'clock. But that official was for having It in tha afternoon. Finally 12:30 waa agreed upon aa a compromise. A horse auction tha same day excited more Interest among tha citlsena of the village and It waa but a small crowd that gath- (Continued on Second Page.) PREPARE TOvWELCOME FLEET Waehlagtoa O Ate la la aad Friends Charter Vessels to Attend Home Coming. WASHINGTON." Feb. IX In point of pub Uo Interest tha home-coming of the great battleship fleet promises to exceed the notable departure of tha same vessels. Already Washington officials and others who Intend to go to Old Point on Wash ington's birthday to see the ships come In are finding difficulty In securing accom modations. One result of thla has been a great Increase In tha number of passenger steamers to be chartered for this special occasion. Today the Navy league suc ceeded In reserving one of tha Old Do minion line steamers, with a capacity of 360 persons, which will afford ample ac commodations for the members and friends of tha league and expected additions be tween now and the 22d frist. Forty-eight men have' died on the fleet since It left Hampton Roads in December. 1907, up to the time the- ships sailed from Gibraltar, according to 'the Navy depart ment's flgurea Tha rath) of deaths to tha 16.000 men composing the crews and officers of the fleet Is probably lower than In the ordinary walks of life: Wireless telegraphy Is playing a part In making pleasant for the officers snd men the final stage of the trip, by conveying to the ships the news of the day at home and abroad. The sensitive instruments can pick up the budget of pree news sent broadcast over the ocean by wireless from Cape Cod, Mass.. and from Poldhu, Eng land, for transatlantic liners. KING EDWARD ) INDISPOSED Part of Program Cat' Oat Beraase of Attack of Bronchial Treable, BERLIN. Feb. 11. Kltlg Edward is suf fering today from an attack of bronchial catarrh and, according ,to a local news paper, he has called In consultation a Ger man physician, who ordered him to remain In his room until he was batter. In spite of this, however, the king had luncheon with the officers of tha dragooh'reglment, of which he Is honorary colonel. It had been planned also that the king go In an automobile to Potsdam this mating to lay a wreath on the tomb of Ms sister, tha mother of Emperor William, but this part of the program was not carried out, owing to the very cold weather and tha high wind prevailing. Great weight la lent to the political sig nificance of King Edward's visit In conse quence of the extended private conference which Sir Charles Hardlnga had yester day evening with Prince von Vuelow. The subjects under discussion have not been made public, but the fact that tha British under secretary of tha foreign office waa closeted with tho Imperial chancellor la regarded as highly Important. , aa It Indi cates the royal sojourn Is not a mere visit of courtesy, but Is Intended to Influence the future political development between Great Britain and Germany. FIRE DEVASTATES RUSHV1LLE Five Storo Balldlngs Destroyed Be fore Flames Are Brought Under fVatrot., RUSHVILLE, Neb.j Fab. 11." (Special Telegram.) A serious fire occurred hero last evening shortly before 6 o'clock In a store on Main street, into which Armstrong & Ward had recently moved before com mencing to build their new store. It started In a defective chimney and got such a hold of the ' roof that all efforts to save tha buiiding waa futile. The fire spread to tha adjoining store occupied by John Gruff as a furniture store. Fanned by a stiff Ircexe from the north it burned out flva stcres before It -reached the corner occu pied by Donald Brown aa a general mer chat dise store. In spite of the zero weather, everything pcnible waa done to save the buildings, even to tearing down the last one, but tha flames were not to be denied. Several of tha buildings were insured, together with part of the contents. The loss Is estimated at from 110,000 to $15,000. The streets are piled up with merchan dise, which is guarded by Company I of the National Guard. The burned buildings beknged to H. C. Dale, W. H. O. Morse, Armstrong Ward. M. P. Mayer and Mrs, J. Jack. NEW BISHOP F0R CLEVELAND Ramored Mgr. Kennedy Will Bo Ap pointed Saeressor to Late Bishop Horstmana. ROME, Feb. 11. A consistory of the con gregation of cardinals was held this morn ing, under Cardinal De Lala. It Is reported thst the vacancy In the bishopric of Cleve land, O., waa discussed and that It was de cided to propose that the pope appoint Mgr. Kennedy, rector of tha American college here, to this post. The rumor, however, is Impossible of verification, as all tha members of the congregation, from cardinals to clerks, are under an oath of secrecy. CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. ll.-There have been rumors here for aome time past that Monslgnor Kennedy of tha American col lege at Roma waa under consideration aa m successor to the lata Bishop Horstmann of tha Cleveland diocese. Bishop Horst mana died on May IS last. Mgr. Kennedy was formerly connected with Overbrook seminary at Philadelphia. MISS WALSH CANCELS DATES Probably Will Not Appear oa Stage Again This Season, Owing to Illness. KANSAS C1TT, Feb. ll.-In all probabil ity Blanche Walsh, the actress, who Is confined at tha University hospital In this city, suffering with a severs attack of stomach troubls, will not ba Been on the stage again thia aeason. Physicians at tha hospital today reported Miss Walsh's con dition as still alarming. Tha members of Miss Walsh's compsny left tor New Tork todsy. Miss Walsh's St. Louis and Ksnsas City engagements have been cancelled and It is stated that no definite arrangements have been con sidered for future dates. H. GREEN'S DAUGHTER WEDS Matthew Astor Wilkes of New York ta the Groom, to-Be. GALT. Ontario. Feb. ll.-Mles K. t. Wilkes of this city is notifying her friends In Gait of tha following announcement Made thla week to their family and Inti mate frirnda: "Mra. Hetty Green cf New Tork an nounces tha engagement of . her only daughter. Ml as Sylvia, to Mr! Matthew Astor .Wilkea of New Tork, eldest son of tha lata Matthew WUkea at Crulckston Park, Gelt, OcUrio." W . A lumr i IvSvSi ' m!fl "ball be Having thus chosen our course, without guile and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust In God and go forward without tear and with manly hearts. Message, December 1, 1862. In giving freedom to the slaves, we assured freedom to the free; honor able alike in what we give and what we preserve. Message, December 1, 1862. INDIANS CAN DRAIN LANDS Bill Fasiet Both Houses and Goes to the President. NEW RULING ON WATEB RIGHTS Senator Barkett Making an Effort to leeare a Denatared Alcohol Still at tho Nebraska University Form. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. (Special Tele gram.) Senator Brown engineered through the senate today the house bill enabling the Omaha and Winnebago Indiana to protect from overflow their tribal and allotted lands located within the boundaries of any drainage district In Nebraska. This bill passed the house February 8 and now goes to the president for approval. Rallng on Water Qaesdoa. The secretary of the Interior has Just de cided a question of soma Importance to water users on projects under the reclama tion act. It deals with a situation arising during the pendancy of proceedings for can cellation of an entry and water right ap plication on account of failure to make two payments when due. As It may not always be possible to conclude these proceedings In two or three months prior to the opening of the Irrigation land while the matter of cancelling an entry and water right appli cation Is under consideration. The secretary has Just held that If the water user pays the charges for operation and maintenance due at the beginning of the irrigation aeason, water might be fur nished to him upon the distinct understand ing, however, that if his entry and water right application should be cancelled before the end of the season, hla right to tha use of the water would Immediately cease and ha would also forfeit to tha United States tha amount which had been paid for oper ation and maintenance. This will enable the water uaer to cultivate his land and per haps raise crops while tha question of can cellation la pending. . , ) Tha same rule would". 6f ouVse,M sp' plied so fsr as circumstances permit to the case of lands In private ownership. Denatnred Still at Lincoln. Senator Burkett toaday gave notice of an amendment to the agricultural appro priation bill when the measure reaches the senate providing an appropriation of IM.000 for the establishment of a denatured alco hol distillery on ground to be furnished by the agricultural experiment atation at Lin coln. Senator Burkett In speaking of his pro posed amendment said that he had con ferred with Secretary Wilson and other officials of the Agricultural department and all favor and recommend Ita passage. The senator further said that as Nebraska Is long on hogs, corn, wheat and other cereals, but short on coal, wood and oil, heating and illuminating materials, the state is an Ideal spot for the erection of a de natured alcohol still, having so much raw material from which denatured alcohol Is made. Further its establishment at the experiment station now at Lincoln would obviate the necessity of the purchase of additional ground for a site. It is a central point and farmers interested can readily reach the experiment plant and learn the process through personal observation. Mlaor Matters at Capital. On the recommendation of Congressman Hubbard, Dr. M. K. Miller has been ap pointed pension examining surgeon at Shel ton, la., vloa Dr. N. T. Stewart, deceased. Auditor W. E. Andrews has accepted an Invitation to make an address st Atlantic City, N. J., on the occasion of the Lin coln centenary exercises to ba held there tomorrow night. George A. Meada of Fremont la in Wash ington renewing old associations. Miss Marthena Harrison, granddaughter of tha lata ex-Prealdent Harrison and of the late Senator Alvln Saunders of Omaha, led the cotillion last night at tha fashion able Chevy Chase club given by a party of dancing bachelors and benedicts. Mra Thomas M. Orr, wire of tha assist ant to tha vice president of tho Union Pa cific railroad, is In Washington on her way to Omaha after a visit to Palm Beach, FIVE YEARS F0R ABDUCTION David Horaer Pleads Gallty at Osceola and Takes Sen teace, OSCEOLA, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special.) For the abduction of a 19-year-old girl, tha daughter of Aaron Dorman of Selby, David Horner waa sentenced to flva yeara In the penitentiary here yesterday after pleading guilty. Horner is well educated, being admitted to tha bar a short time ago. He became Infatuated with the Dorman girl while working for her father. He fled with her to Kansas and was captured after a fight. He escsped from the authorities after a gun play and attempted a second abduc tion. He then fled to White Plains. Tenn., where ha waa captured and brought back here. RACE TROUBLE IN ENGLAND Stadeata Tako Dp Cans of Negro and Sceoro Apology la Co art. LONDON. Feb. 11. An attempt to draw tba color Una, creating a naw departure In thla country, mat with signal failure today at Birmingham, where effort waa made to exclude a negro atudent of tha university from tba local skating rink. Tha Incident aroused a heated controversy. The students took up tha negro's causa and hired a lawyer to oppose tho renewal of tha rink s Hoonaa. Tba management of tbo rink apolo gised ta court today and promised not to tonka any Taoa distinction h the future, tfBrclianiliincolnSaig F THIS country cannot bo saved without giv ing up the principle of liberty, I was about to gay I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender It. Speech at Inde pendence Hall, Philadelphia, February 21, 1861. I am exceedingly anxious that this union, perpetuated In accordance with the original idea for which the revolution -was made. Speech at Trenton, N. J., February 21, 1881. HARVARD OPPOSED TO LUXURY President Kllot "aye University Does Not Believe In "esrregatloa. of tha nlch. CHICAGO, Feb. 11. "Harvard uni versity Is opposed to luxury and the segregation of the rich," declared Dr. Charles W. Eliot, retiring president of the university, before the closing general session of the Religious Educational as sociation today. "A few years sgo when I was a stu dent we hsd no gas, we drew water from a pump In the courtyard and when the first carpet was Introduced considerable complaint was made at this evidence of luxury. We don't want exactly these conditions to prevail now, but we are opposed to extreme luxury." James Bryce, ambassador from Great Britain, pointed out what ha aald was the neceaslty of religious teaching along with ethical teaching. He declared that in large sections of the country there was a tendency towards Indtfferentlsm In religion and a diminished reverence for religious beliefs. Advantages and needs of dormitory Ufa for students were discussed today at tha meeting of the department of universities and colleges of tha Religious Educational association. The speakers were: President Charles F. Thwlng of Western Reserve university, Dean Marlon Talbot of University of Chicago, President Richard Cecil Hughes of Rlpon collage, former President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard, Miss Mary Bldwell Brees of University of Missouri, Mrs. Cora Stranahan Woodward of University of Wisconsin and Prof. Charles F. Kent, who led a general dis cussion. Tha afternoon session was devoted to the discussion of the college fraternity as a factor in the religious and moral life of students. Tha sddresses of the session were by Albert P. Jacobs of Detroit, Clar enco F. Blrdseye of New Tork, President Edward J. James and Dean Thomas A. Clark of University of Illinois, President Guy Benton of Miami university and Prof. Ernest H. Lindley of University of Indiana. STEPHENSON'S EXPENSE BILL -. , It Coat Wisconsin Senator Over Hun dred Thousand Dollars to Be Re nominated "at Primary. MADISON, Wis., Feb. 11. An official statement by Senator Isaac Stephenson to day shows that the expense of his candi dacy for the nomination of United States senator at the primary election was tlW, 793.06. The largest single Item Is S53.T29.56, wl Ich was paid to C. M. Hambrlght. John C. Miller, E. H. McMahen. E. J. Rogers, U. C. Keller and others for services tend ered In organising outside Milwaukee county. The next big amount Is 118,486.24 paid to an advertising agency and others for newspaper advertising. For postage he spent 111.390. Printing and engraving firms were paid $7,347.69. Office rent, expenses, including employes' wages, airounted to t4.07O.7a Today's joint ballot, the tenth of tha Wlscorrln legislature for United States senator, resulted in no choice. Stephenson lacked five of election. SPRINGFIELD, III., Feb. ll.-On tha thirty-first ballot tha vote of the Joint ses sion for United States senator today was: Hopkins, 65; Foss, 14; Stringer, 66; Shurt leff, 13; Mason, 3; McKlnley, 1; Lowden, 1; John J. Mitchell, 2; Sherman, X No choice. At the conclusion of the Joint ballot the session arose and will resume Its balloting next Tuesday. DURY MURDER CASE VERDICT Bardett Bell la Found Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter by Denver Jury. ' DENVER. Feb. 11. Within less than two hours after argument of counsel had ended this afternoon tha Jury In tha case of Buidett Bell, who shct Cuvier Dury to death a month ago because he had stolen his wife, returned a verdict of guilty of voluntary manslsughter. Contrary to expectations. Bell did not plead tha "unwritten law," but Justified tha shooting of Dury on tha grounds that ho was defending his own Ufa. Bell Is from Cincinnati and Is the son of a well known scientist. Dury hailed originally from Dayton, O. 1 During tha trial Bell's wife told tho story of her relations with Dury, saying that she was attracted to him by his promise of a ( career on the stage. Tha shooting occurred In the hallway of a room ing house where Dury and Mrs. Bell had been living together. ALICE JOINS MASONS' UNION Honor Coaferred on Mrs. Lesgwortk Preparatory to Laying Cor- GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Feb. 11. At tha meeting of Bricklayers' and Stonemasons' union No. 1 tonight Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Lcngworth waa formally Issued a union card. Thla honor waa conferred in prepara tion for the part she will take tomorrow in tha exercises at tho laying ot the corner atone of tha new Grand Raplda federal bulging. NEW TRIAL FOR SANTA FE ROAD Clrcait Court at Chicago Reverses Decision op Safety Appli ance Law. CHICAGO. Feb. U'.-Tlio United Slates circuit court of appeals today revcised the decUion of tha United States district court in tba case of the Atchison. Torjcka. a. Santa Fa Railroad company, which waa convicted of violating tha safety appliance law, and Instructed tho lnrwer court to grant a naw trial of tha eaaa, DOSE OF POLITICS Too Nauseating; for Democratio Leg islature to Keep Down. RANK SOLDIERS' HOMES REPORTS House Votes to Receive it and Then Expunges it from Record. BACK TO SENATE COMMIT TEE King Has a Bill to Regulate Rates on Crude OiL NO CASH FOR HOG CHOLERA CURE Bates of f aa Discovers a Job Held by a Republican and Proceeds to Legislate Hint at of Office. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. ll.-(Speclal.) Following the democratic caucus last night tha ma jority party, started in both the house and senate to pluy politics this morning. Sheela In the house, snd Fuller In the sensto each Introduced what purported to be a report o fthe committee on soldiers' homes on tha the condition of the two homes, but which wss simply a tirade against the manage ment of ths Institutions. Tha attempt was so rank that In tha house after tha report was received, the action waa reconsidered and tho entire matter expunged from the records. In tho senate the report was re ferred back to tha committee. Scheele accured the signatures of Bates, Raper, Sink and Blystone to tha report, each, afterwards explaining that they en dorsed only that part of the report which recommended the purchase or setting aside of some land for a cemetery at tha Grand Island home. When the report waa read In the house, Nettleton of Clay Insisted that It was no the report of the committee snd thst Raper of Pawnee had been lnsructed by the com mittee to draft the report. 8cheele Insisted thst he and Fuller were tha only member of the committee capable of making tha report because they were the only mem bers who really went through the two In stitutions. The house then voted to receive the statement as tha report of the com mittee. Baes then asked that Ms nsme ba stricken from tha statement because ha had algned it under a misapprehension. He was fol lowed by Sink and Blystone and Raper. Tha action of the house was reconsidered snd then, upon motion of Taylor of Custer, the entire matter was expunged from tha records. Warm Tlmo In Senate. Tho presentation of the report in the senate created scenes similar to those In the house and after a brief fight tho re port waa commuted to the committee on soldiers' homes amid the Indignation of many members of tha majority, though greatly to tha discomfiture of the Douglas county senators, who-were hoping, to make some political capital out 'of tha proceed... F Ings. ' Senator Fuller of Saline county presented the report, which was a copy of tha one presented in the house, lie said tha re mainder of ths committee on soldiers' homes did not know the facts in ths ens and that he had made a personal inspec tion o fthe premises and thought tha re port should be adopted. The presentation of the report, which waa handed to Bcnator Majors ot Nemaha, chairman of the committee on soldiers' homes, five minutes before tho senate Con vened, aroused the fighting blood In the colonel from Peru and he said lu Strained tones, following Senator Fuller, that noth ing had developed in tba administration o fthe two soldiers' homes to warrant the report the aenatora had made. Thara waa nothing to warrant tha charge of misman agement. As chairman of tha oommtttee ha had alwaya stood ready to meat tha mem bers, but there had coma to him no Word or intimation tthey desired a meeting and tho report itself was asurprlso to him. He said he had asked the house committee to meet with the senate committee and dis cuss recommendations regarding the two homes and now as a surprise cams thla re pro t from aoma of the members. It was unfair, without Information, for tha senate to adopt It. There were things in it that should call for a hearing of the persons re ferred to, but none auch had been re quested. cH asked tha persona accused ba given a chance to appear before tha com mittee. Goea Back to Committee. Fuller in reply declared It waa no busi ness of his it the other members of tha committee did not do their duly. He and one member of the house committee, he aald, had been the only ones to maka a thorough Inspection of tha homes and alx members ot the house committee and four of the five on tha senate committee had algned. Senator Gemmlll declared ha had signed the report without understanding Its pur port snd too hastily and aaked that his) name be withdrawn. Senator Cain of Richardson moved that It be recommitted to tha com ml Use on soldiers' homes. Senator King aald there wan nothing but mere rumor In tha findings. There was no declaration of facta. Ha could aee nothing to tha whole affair but tha circulation of gossip. Senator Fuller endeavored to secure recognition from the lieutenant governor tor a motion to have the senate merely receive the report and not adopt it at that time, hut the chair held tha motion of Senator Cain had precedence and with Hofell and Ransom both objecting every Inch of tha way this motion was put and carried. "That Is my ruling." said tha lientenant governor on the disputed point. "Bo me men when they see they are wrong will back up," declared Howell. "I am not backing up,"- said tha pro aiding officer firmly. "The motion of the aenstor from Seward wss entirely In accord with tha rules," de clared Senator Ransom. "I will, enforce the rules to tho best of my ability." declared tha chair, and tho Incident waa ended. Text of ' Report. Following ia tha report submitted: Wa vltilted the homea on the ttth and 16th Instances. At tha Mllford boma wa found considerable discontent among the Inmates; a good deal of fault was found" sxatnst the cook, lie wss accused of in sulting, threatening and pushing the sol diers ii bout and carrying away from the home quantities of provisions One woman in the home complained that she nor other women of the home were not allowed to visit the hospital and wait on the sick. One soldier complained thst he was die charged from the home for na other reasoej or cliargn than writing a letter during tho lata campaign to tha Omaha World -lie raid. Wo have not had lima to Lnvaatigato theos