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The Omaha Daily Bee CITY PRIMARIES TODAY ALL PARTIES Polls Opsn 12 M. to 9 P. M. WEATHER FORECAST. For Ncm-asks-Fair. For tow - Partly clnurtv. For weather report see rage VOL. XX XVII I NO. L'4(. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKNIXd, MAKCH ;;,, wm TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. LIVELY FIGHT WITHINDIANS Deputy She riff i Surround Band of Fifteen in House Rear Crazy Snake'i Home. ONE KILLED, EIGHT C' TO Offic V 1 I J " t , Remainder Flee, with Close Pursuit ORGANIZED RESISTANCE AT 1 i, - Indians Divide Into Small Grouj-Vi'' nJ ', Timm V OI1U aAViVUi W aWVraaN ROUNDING UP THE RENEGADES Soldiers Arf Divided Into gonads and Irarrk of Hill. rontlnaea rrlioacn Takfa to Hick orr ironnds. OKLAHOMA CITY. Ok!.. March .-A detachment, of Crasy Snake's band of bel ligerent Indiana was surrounded by deputy snrriffs this efternoon near Craiy Snake's home and lively battle ensued. More than J00 ahota were fired and one Indian l killed. Bight Indiana were captured and the remainder fled, with the deputies In pursuit. There were about fifteen Indiana In the band that hod taken refuge In a house. The deputies had tracked them for some distance and were Informed by a farmer of their location. Advancing from all four sides, the posse fired a volley at the frail house. The In diana rushed out. scattered among; the trees and made a valiant defense. The posae. firing an tlie wnue, sieaouy au--aneed and soon routed the band. None of those captured is seriously injured, but it la known thut a number of Indians were hit by the posse's shots. Crazy Bnake's band apparently has broken up Into numerous small groups. It seemed at nightfall that each was trying to accomplish his own escape, without re gard for the grand dreams of the chieftain, to realise which they were called together Sunday by the amoke of aignal fires. All effort at organised resistance seemed to have been dropped with the sinking of the sun. Eight ladlaas Captured. The militiamen seemed well able to cope wllh this latest phase of the situation, however, which became evident late this afternoon. They, ton, ecattered out Into bands. They Invaded the hilly and wooded districts of the Creek nation In a deter mined effort to hunt down both leaders and members of the war party. The wis dom of this policy at once became evident, for by 7 o'clock tonight they had captured the following prominent members of Crazy Snake's forces: Little Tiger, a sub-chief. Katey Iatrney. Jlnimle lUw. , " . W. R Taylor. Totn Jeffries. John, l-ewis. Abo Buwies. Simla Harje. who Is not related to I hlltl Hnrjo. Most of these were heavily armed. The captives were started for the camp at Hickory Grounds, under heavy guard. Orders were Isaued that the search be kept up and numerous parties went out during the early hours of the night to round up the renegades. As rant aa they are captured they will be hurried to Hickory Grounds, which will be estab lished soon as a reconcentrado camp. By this means the military authorities ex pect to avoid a pitched battle, but re garded it aa certain taht numerous smaller engagements would be fought. The Indian killed by the posse was the only fatality of the day reported to Col. onel Hoffman. There are numeroua rum ore of engagements here and there, with varying numbers of fatalities. One story told that a posse of farmers near Oheco tail fought a large band of negro rone fades and killed twenty... This, wllh simi lar reports cannot be confirmed. A very Oisquletlng condition exists throughout the troubled district, however, and almoat anything In the way of a fight would not be surprising. Deputy Sheriff Frank Jones early today reported to his superiors at Chetocah that he believed his posse had part of Crazy Snake's band aurrounded. Including the chief htmaelf. This gives rise to a story that the leader was killed. No conflrma Hon of this could be obtained and It prob ably Is Incorrect as nobody could be found tonight w ho had seen the Snake during the y. Indian Retreat to Hill. As the troops prepared to enter upon the activities of the night it waa thought that the Snake had carried out hia last night's Intention of seeking refuge in the Hickory Hills and that he waa supported there by Some of his leaders. Scores of cowboys and frontiersmen, all expert gun fighters, Joined the militiamen In the chase during the day and evening. They know the rugged country aa well as do the Creeks. These men declared that If Craxy Snake was anywhere In the dis trict, he would le run down before morning- v Despite all liif talk about Crasy Snake the mlllila officers have et to find any body who has seen him since 8unday morn ing. Their only real knowledge that he ia commanding the Indians personally la the Information choked out of his son by the deputies when they hanged Mm by the neck until he exprcuscd an anxiety to talk. The young man may have been misleading the deputies at that, aa he Is a smooth one. The militiamen, though, insist they have tht beat of reasons for believing they are near to capturing the Snake and ending Ms uprising. Sold lent Brgts) Paraait. ML8KOUEK. ukl.. March 39.-Cp lo noon today that had been no encounter be tween the stale mililia, marching upon Crasy Rntke and hia band of Creek In dians and negro allies, according to the beM Information available here, and the 1 1 oops were still pursuing the reds. It Is if port d that Oraay Snake, rearing arrest, haa made hia escape, deserting his follow ets and la now on li'.s way to Washington t.i lncercede with the Great White Father. The mala portion of the soldiers, under command or Colonel Roy Hoffman, Is pushing northward In aearoh of the chief and his men. Sfveral other detachments of militia are doing police duty snd led by fanner scouts familiar with the country are petroling the country for miles around Hickory camp looking for any refugees 'hat may be hiding in the mountains and Umber. Soemingly authentic reports today from (Continued on Third Page.) Fines Arc Levied in Union Pacific Short Line Cases Railroads Assessed $3,000 Each and Ererett Buckingham $1,000 by Judge at Salt Lake City. SALT IAKK CITY, March S.-In the t'nltd Blates district court toduy. Judge Marshall fined the Cnlon Pacific RMllroad -..company. the Oregon Short IJne. the Union -'aclfle Coal company and J. M. Moore. anagnr of tlu I'nlon Pacific Coal com- 1.1,000 each. -erett Buckingham, former division Co manager of the Oregon short nine "Tlned H.OI0. t The fines are the result of a suit against the coal company and two railroad com panies by the D. J. Sharp Coal company of this city who alleges that the defendants had consntred and had refused to haul coal previously purchased by the Sharp company. These charges were sustained at the trial by a Jury which found the de fendants guilty of conspiracy in restraint of trade and In violation pf the anti-trust law. An appeal to the supreme court of the United States will be taken. TCverrtt Buckingham is now general man ager of the stock yards at South Omaha. Rumor Servian King Will Flee From Belgrade Influential Party in Parliament is Agitating Against Present Ruling Family. lJXDON, March .-Special dtspatehos received from Home and Vienna give ru mors that Peter, the king of Servla. and all the members of his family are prepar ing to leave Belgrade. The message from Koine says King Vic tor Kmmanuel has received a letter from Belgrade that King Peter and his sons are going to Switzerland. The king' sug gested that the youngest son of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro take the crown of Servla. The king of Italy, according to this dispatch, does not oppose the ab dication of King Peter, but will urge that Peter's son, Alexander, succeed him. The dispatch from Vienna saya an In fluential party In the Servian parliament Is agitated against the Karageorgevltch dynasty, the family of King Peter, and discussing either the Duke of Teck ' or Prince Arthur of Connaught as possible successors to the throne. Bandits Kill Head of Posse City Marshal at Trenton, Mo., Fatally Wounded , in Battle with Safe Blowers, THUNTON. Mo.. March 29.-Whlle head ing a posse of citizens who were in pur suit of two safe blowers. City Marshal George Caraway was shot and probably fatally wounded here today. The robbers escaped. The safe blowers had robbed two stores at Splekard, near here, and escaped on a hand car. LjxvU authorities were notified and were at the right-of-way Just outside Trenton armed and ready to meet them. Instead of coming on a hand car, however, the robber arrived on a train. They were soon located by the (mean and a lively exchange of shots ensued. Caraway dropped wllh the first volley, disorganising the pursuers and In the excltment the rob bers again made their escape. Three of the robbers were cornered this i afternoon by the posse of the McCue farm, two miles south of the town of James port. There was a hot exchange of shots and one of the robbers was shot and killed. The two others surrendered. Honor for Omaha Girl at Wellesley Miss Gertrude Schermerhorn, a Junior at Noted Women's Col lege, Made a Scholar. BOPTON, Was.. March IS. Among the Wellesley college girls who have received the highest scholarship swards announced vintarilav In rhanel is Miss Gertrude Scher merhorn, a pretty Junior from Omaha, Miss Schermerhorn so clistingulHned herself In her college work that she Is nnul ; a Wellesley college scholar, a notahle dis tinction. The honors are awarded the Juniors on the basis of one and one-half years' work. They were established for the purpose of giving recognition to a high degree of excellence In academic work and of showing appreciation of loyalty to the high Intellectual standard the college seeks to maintain. Mlsa Schermerhorn Is very popular at Wellesley ami fellow students are congratulating her today on her new honors. Primary Today First Ward. District. 1st VM 8. Slh St. iNI-fc"! Pacific Si. ;ld 17-13 8. loth rit. till 19 Hancroft St. Necoad Ward. isi-2t. e. r.tth st. 2d li Vinton St. 3d-loJ:l Vinton S. 4th- 1""4 Vinton tt. 6th-:j4 8. ltith rit Third Ward. 1st 151 Webster St. 2d-3l 8. !0th St Si- 313 N. ljih M. 41 h 410 S. l ull tl. 5lh- S. 13lh ft Foarth Ward. 1st 1811 Davenport Si. 2d -'.' 8. lxth St. Sd-TIS 8 lih St. 4ih-31 8 Sun tt. 6t It 2Jtl Davenport St. 4ih l.4R Sliermsn Ave. tin 113S N. 16th Si. Sixth Ward. lst-1118 N. 'J4th 81. id -171 N. IMth St. 8d-Si4 N. Mill St. 4ili-212! Military Ave. Seveath Ward. lst-271 Ijvenworth St. M lo-A Georgia Ave. (burn, 3.1-1 3.W Park Ave 4th 2X"6 S. 33d St. (barn. r. Flabth Ward. l-it-1M Itlh Si. '.'d-i: Cuming 8t. 3.1 ! Cass St. 4ih-2415 Cuming St. Tolls open 12 noon to 0 o'clock in the evening. Names on ballot rotate. All political parties nominate at this primary. DIVERSE VIEWS ON THE TARIFF Congressmen Bombarded with Letters and Telegrams on the Various Schedules. MEMBERS INCLINED TO BALK Hinshaw of Nebraska Has a Confer ence with the President. OPPOSES NUMBER OF SCHEDULES Chief Executive Quoted as Favoring Light Duty on Necessaries. BURKE WHIP FOR THE SPEAKER Detailed to Find Oat Jnst Hon Many .tan. Be Mastered to Vote for Itale Limiting" ' Amend- niriits. From a Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, March 29. (Special Tele gram.) With so many divergent Interests proasing for consideration In the tariff bill. Chairman' Payne and his assotiatea on Dm- ways and means committee are seri ously debating the quest'.on whether It would ' riot ' bd wise to permit a vote on the particular, schedules which are upper most in the minds of the American people seemingly, by reason of letters and tele grams now being received by senators snd representatives, than to bring In a rule shutting off all debate and vote direct on the amendment. WTille It Is admitted that the present tariff bill, as framed by the ways and means committee of the house, . Is a colossal measure and gen erally acceptable. It has so many points of attack that communities most affected sre up In arms, and In consequence thou sands of telegrams and tens of thousands of letters are pouring In upon members of congress In support or opposition to sev eral most Important schedules, lumber, oil. tea, countervailing duty on coffee, gloves, stockings, hides, until the congressman's life Is not a happy one. Congressman Hinshaw saw the president today end presented to blrn a schedule of duties for which he could stand and against which he was opposed. Mr. Hin shaw Is In favor of free lumber, he wants the countervailing duty on oil taken off, aa well as the countervailing duty on cof fee. He is in favor of free hides; against the duty on gloves .and "fominst" the duty on stockings. Mr. Hinshaw doesn't hesitate he say that Lucius Lltteauer, maker of gloves of Oloversvtlle, N. Y., who at one time talked of establishing a glove factory In Omaha, is the African In the woodpile and who, through his asso ciates, raised the duty on gloves. Where President Stands. "Mr. Hinshaw. while not quoting the presi dent, said that he was in favor of lowering fhe rintfos on :the- Tiee series of life and that he believed he would so stats If neces sary In a message to congress If conditions demanded such a declaration. The con gressman from the Fourth district gave It as his opinion that an Income tax as It affecta dividends on stocks would be entirely constitutional and that an excise tax on corporations would be within the limits of the supreme court decisions. Just whether Mr. Hinshaw reflected the presi dent's Idea or not on these questions Is not known, but they are Interesting at least. Representative Burke of South Dakota has been detailed as a special scout on behalf of the ways and means committee to canvas the house on the tariff question with relation to particular questions In controversy. Speaker Cannon ia desirous of passing the Payne tariff bill at the earliest possible moment and so are the other ultra protectionists, but there are a large number of republicans who will ! not vote with the msjority for a hard and fast rule prohibiting amendments under the five-minute rule and In consequence Mr. Burke and two or three other adminis tration men have been deputized to go alout among the majority for the purpose of sounding members and ascertaining Just wher they can be relied upon to support the ways and means committee In the pur rase of the hill. It Is expected a rule will be brought In covering amendments on the larger dif ferenceslumber, hides, wool, cotton, sugar, tea. coffee and hosiery-permitting amend ments to there individual schedules and that the rest of the schedules will be pasvd en hJoe. That Is the situation tonight. Conference on Indian Lands. Mr. Burke today had a conference with the commissioner of Indian affairs rela tive to hastening the nllnltment and ap nralaenient of lands in Nerth and South j Dakota so that registration can take place this coming fall. The commissioner lntl mated that If the authority to Increase the number of appraisers could lie enlarged It would be possible 'to complete the work this year. Mr. Burke will co-oporale with Senator Gamble In endeavoring to get a resolution through the present special ses sion of congress granting this authority. Representative Burke has Introduced a bill extending the right of commutation to persons who made a second homestead entry a'ho were deprived of right under (Continued on Second Page ) - Where to Vote Fifth Ward. Math Ward. IHstrlrt. Diatrtet. 1st 3-4 Sherman Ave. 1st Cuming St. id Jb Sherman Ave. 2d iCL'7 Cuming St. 3d 1 Sherman Ave. (barn.) Sd 3:ii4 Davenport (barn, r.) 4th 211 8. :th St. (barn, r.) fcth-2914 Karnani St. Tenth Ward. 1st IMS S. Kith St. I'd IS J Iavenworth St. Sd 2121 leaven worth St. 4th MM 8. lih St. Rth-144S 8. 13th 81. Elrvrath Ward. r.) lst-4 Hamilton 8t. Sd SJ Farnam 8u ) 3d 34 Leavenworth 8t, 4tb-T6 8. rth 8L Twelfth Ward. 1st 441s N. 24th St. !d 3f24 Ames Ave. 3d Solo Corov St. (barn, r.) 4lh-2yu9 N. L'llh St. From the New York Herald TARIFF TALK IN TBE HOUSE Mr. Moon Denounces Democratic Cau cus for Disciplining Bolters. LUMBER, COAL AND SUGAR RATES Cash man of Washington Pleeils for Protection on Lamher and Mr. Scott of Kansas for Free Lamher. WASHINGTON. March 2. The tariff question was again discussed In the house todsy In a ten-and-a-half-hour session. Mr. Moon (Tenn.) scathingly denounced those of his democratic colleagues who adopted the caucus resolution disciplining the twenty-three democrats who supported the Fltxgerald amendment to the rules, fur niahed the only exciting Incident. Those who spoke on the tariff were Messrs. James of Kentucky, Cushmaa of Washington, Kennedy of Ohio, Gillette of Massachu setts, Scott of KaWfc Pole's of Macsg chusetts, Delkma of vicliigah'and Hull of Tennessee. C'nsamaa Pleads fo Lamher. Mr. Cushman of Washington, the new republican member of the committee on ways and means, pleaded for better protec tion to American lumber and for a duty on coal. The democrats, he snld, had char acterized the bill as Iniquitous, but while there were some features not entirely to his liking he die not condemn it as a whole. Mr. Cushman's declaration that the con ditions were far better today than they were under democratic rule was disputed by Mr. Welsse of Wisconsin. Mr. Welsse declared that In the Uiat eighteen months 40 per cent of the laboring men of the country had been out of work and that there had been failures to the amount of $889,000,000 In the last two years. Mr. Cushmtn got vociferous applause when he said: "The laboring man haa traveled a mighty distance since you and your party were In." addressing himself to Mr. Wlllson of Pennsylvania, who had Interrupted him. "The laboring man," he continued, "has traveled all the way from a dime's worth of liver on credit to a dollar's worth of porterhouse on cash, and that represents a mighty and unmeasured distance In the chart of domeefio economies and national prosperity." Mr. Cushman declared free coal was not a republican doctrine. He referred to the Increase In the value of farm and other producte and also of land during recent years and said the advance In the price of lumber had not been an unfair one In coin pa rlson. Scott for Frre Lnmlirr. Mr. Scott of Kansas declared that lumber ought to be put upon the free list and contended that the duty on hides ought to be restored, that the duty on tea should be removed and that an additional Internal revenue tax Bhould he levied upon beer. He also opposed the enactment of a federal law taxing Inheritance. Mr. Scott argued that the rate of duty on zinc ore as carried in the Payne bill taken In conjunction with the duty on spelter would Inevitably close the Kansas smelters. He contended that (Continued on Third Page.) Spring is almost here. How about new gowns? Is your springsewingdone? Now is the time to be looking for a dressmaker. You can find the one you want most easily by looking over their ads on the want ad page under the head of Dress makers." They each teJ the kind of worlt they do. These are the ones' who want your work, and people who bow they want your trade are the onea who will take car of It after they get It. These are the ones who are enterprising and us to date. Tbey are Itusineaa peopj. That's the kind whs will satisfy iyou. Have you Mead. LLa wtteU. Snta tod ay t "WHILE BUSINESS WAITS. Shoots Aunt and Kills Himself in Denver Mansion Father-in-Law of Former Governor McDonald Commits Sensational Crime While Insane. DENVER, March 28-John Collins, father of Mrs. Jessie McDonald, wife of former Governor McDonald, today shot and fatally wounded Mlsa Sarah Nichols, and then killed himself. The shooting took place at the McDonald home, 1151 Logan avenue. The motive for , the shooting ts unknown. Collins came to Denver recently from Pennsylvania. Miss Nichols was Mrs. McDonald's aunt on her mother's side Collins is believed to have been insane. Nebraska Alumni ; Dine in Chicago Former Students at State University Will Hold Informal Meeting and Social Gathering. CHICAGO. March 29. iSpecial Teiegram.) Alumni and former students of the Uni versity of Nebraska living in this city and vicinity enjoyed a social gathering laat night. It was In the form of a business meeting and an Informal dinner and was held at the I'nlon restaurant, convening at S:30 o'clock. A number of prominent alumni were present and gave addresses and matters concerning the betterment of the university and the alumni association received atten tion. CENTRAL PAYS REBATE FINE .New York Railroad Plead Kallty to tilting Commission on Coop erage Shipments. NBIV VOKK, March 39. The New York Central & Hudson River railroad com pany, through its attorneys today pleaded guilty to the charges of rebating in con nection with transportation of cohperage supplies and raid a fine of 110,000 In the United States circuit court. Effort to Save Last Act ACBl'RN, N. T.. March J9.-Murmurlng a prayer for her soul, Mrs. Msry Farmer was quietly led to the electric chnir In Auburn prison shortly after 8 o'clock this morning and executed for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Brennan at Brownville 'aat April. The execution of Mrs. Farmer the sec ond Infliction of the desth penalty on a woman by electrocution in this state was effected without sensation., incident. Five women, two of whom were prison attend ants, were witnesses. Father Hlekey, spiritual advisor of the condemned woman, following the execution gave out a state ment signed by Mrs. Farmer, in which she declared that her husband, James Farmer, was entirely Innocent and knew nothing of the crime until fter It had been com mitted. Dr. John Gerin, the prlaon physician, said that the woman was dead after the first shock, but as there was still a tremor of muscular reaction, two succeeding con tacts were given. State Elect rielan Davis waid that 1.840 volts and seven and one half amperes was the strength of the cur ent that passed through the woman's body. After Wsrden Benhain had announced that the physicians had pronounced Mrs. Farmer dead. Dr. Rdward Spitzk. of Phila delphia and Dr. Charles Iimlert of the Pathological Institute at Wards island, N. Y., performed the autopsy. The slatement which Mrs. Farmer pre pared yesterday before she was taken to the condemned row waa written by herself and addessed to Father Hickey, who told her that tf she could trvithfully exonerate her husband she should do so. Tne state ment signed in the presence of a notary and dsted March 18. follows: "To Rev. J. J. Hickey: My husband, Jainea D. Farmer, never had any hand in Sarah Brennan death nor never knsw bnytbing about tt till the trunk waa opened. I never told him anvthing what had hap pened. I (eel be baa been terribly wronged. BALE REMARK DRAWS FIRE Minority Balks on Committee Sessions with Only Republicans Present. ELKINS COMES TO DEMOCRATS' AID Weet Virainla Senator Charges New Kaaland Is Overrepresented, While Sooth and West Is tailored. WASHINGTON. March 29. -Objection was made in tho senate today to a statement by Mr. Hale that the finance committee was holding dally sessions on the tariff bill. The criticism came from Senator Bacon, who said he understood that only certain members were present. He referred to the fact that the democratic members of the committee were excluded. The discussion camn about shortly after Mr. Hale had presented an Older to the senate that until otherwise ordered no huslnrrs other than the house tariff Mil, executive business and routine morning hustness should be considered. "Perhaps I ehould have said subcom mittee," explained Mr. Hale. "Is It not usual to give the minority representation on subcommittees?" asked Mr. Bacon. "Not on tariff matters," replied Mr. Hale, which rejoinder provoked general laughter. Defending the course of the majority, Mr. Hale said what was being done by the republican senators waa only customary. The democrats, when In the majority, had resorted to the same practice of excluding the opposition. Joining with the democrats In their pro tests. Senator Fllklns, republican. West Virginia, declared himself and his stale to he of the south, the Interests of which he said, were being "crucified." He as scried that New England waa over-re pre sented on the committee, while the great middle west and the south were not repra sented at alt. He declared thst he had been unable to get a hearing unless he would agree to come in "under the yoke," Klklns .Pleads for Deni'f -rat. Mr. Klklns referred to the fact that the democrats In the house had had no op portunity to criticise the tariff bill before It was reported. Exception waa taken by Mr. Gore, and (Continued on Second Page.) Husband of Mary Farmer James D. Farmer was not at home the day the affair happened, neither did James D. Farmer ever put a hand on Sarah Bren nan after her death. Again I wish to say as strongly as I can that my husband, James D. Farmer la entirely Innocent of the death of Sarah Brennan, that be know ingly had no part in any plans that led to It and that he knew nothing whatever about lu (Signed) "MART H. FA-RM Kit. "Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 28th day of March, 1909. "B. F. Wlnegar, Notary Public. Cayuga county." Separated by steal bars and an Interven ing screen, husbsnd and wife apent their final hour together In quiet converse. The women attendants were in (lie room and Just without the door a prison guard was within call. The final word between them waa spoken, a last goodbye, the weeping husband returned to his cell and the hap less woman led down the narrow corridor. F.arly this morning Father Hickey Joined the watchers at Mrs. Farmer's cell door. In the pale ochre light of the corridor the woman and priest prayed together, the last sacrament was administered and Mrs. Farmer said she was not afraid to die. Father Hickey said the meeting between husband snd wife last night lasted for over an hour. The priest said: "Mra. Farmer seemed anxloua lo obtain the lateat news from the folks at their old home and little. If snythlng, was said about the execution. When the time tame for the final parting Mrs. Farmer aaid, 'Goodbye, Jim, If I don't see you In this world I will In the next' " lacked In his cell in a far-away corner of the prison, Jim Farmer, the husband, prayed during the hour of his wife's ex erutton. She had told him she had to die at dawn and that aha had made a state ment that he waa Innocent of the crime. The man verged en collapse from grief and he frequently gave way to teara. The husband will not be taken back to the 'death row" until Wtdneeday morning. UP IN AIR ON D0N0H0E BILL Legislators Much in Doubt Whether or Not it is a Corporation Mfasure. ASSAILANTS VOW THAT IT IS Attitude of Douglas Senators Tends to Befog the Issue. VOTE AND WORK AGAINST IT Have Always Lined Up Hitherto in Favor of Corporations. D0N0H0E DEFENDS HIMSELF Lively Debate l tbe Senate Over Motion to Recall the Measnre, Which la nted Down by a RlaT Majority. (From a Staff Correspondent.) l.TNCOlN. March St. (Special. -Every body here Is up In the air over the Dono hvie bill now pending In the house, whloli places the public service corporations In the control of the Stale Railway commis sion. They cannot understand how. If It Is a corporation measure. Rnnscm and Howell can be lined up against It. when Ihey havo been the spokesmen of the cor porations on every olher measure. Neither is the onslaught from the World-Herald, which has stood for so many corporation measures. Inspired confldenco. The most plausible explanation la that Ransom and Howell got Donohoe to. go to the front, and fixed up the deal for It to pass the senate with their votea against It. For Howell and Ransom to vote "no" on a corporation measure would be the best boost they could give It since they have 1 had their corporation table exposed so often. The effect of the World-Herald's de lirium is indicated by what several demo cratic memliers of the house say. The bill is pretty sure to be lifted by the sifting committee so that the members cf the house will have a chance to take a stand on it out in the open. Slap at Dooaias Mrmbrre. The democratic sennte gave a direct slap at the Douglas county senators and the World-Herald today by refusing to recall from the house S. F. 3M, by Donohoe of Holt, the bill placing the regulation of all public service corporations furnishing elec tricity, water and gas In the hands of the railway commission. By a vote of 10 la 20 the members stood by Senator Donohoe in a fight he made against Senator How ell's motion. A public hearing on the meas ure before the house Judiciary committee will take place tomorrow afternoon at t o'clock, though the committee, Chairman I Wilson says, la by a strong majority op posed to a favorable recommendation. ovnair unnonon aeienaea nimseir agiiinc the charge that he had been a "chump',' as he expressed It, and an unknowing tool of the corporations In a speech which abounded with shafts directed at the slstej men from the metropolis and in which he declared that far from being a measure, Hint would permit the public service cor porations to escape their dues, It would take from the city councils that have been admittedly unable to cope with corpora tions, (uestloiis over which they have wrestled In vain and would place future valuations of their properties In a board equipped to accomplish the work expertly and honestly. Senator Howull charged the bill was In troduced at the behest of the public service corporations, who sought thereby to avoid the drastic ratn cuts and occupation taxes imposed by city councils. He said he had been Importuned to Introduce It before it waa placed in the hands of Senator Dono hoe and he had refused because he waa a champion of the people, and always would be aa long aa he could shout home rule, either senators had received letters from them in favor of 4 lie bill, he said. "Why, If the corporations didn't want II, they would be here fighting It," declared; Senator Howell. Ilunohoe Defends Himself. "The World-Herald has aeen fit to at tack me because of my position aa intro ducer of this bill," declared Senator Dono hoe, "and it has become a personal matter with me now. Thla bill waa prepared by the county attorney of Lancaster county and la copied In the main from the Wis consin law, a copy of whose session laws of 1907 I hold here and which la In the main word for word with thla bill, exoept for certain changes made to conform with the fundamental laws of Nebraska. That looks as If the bill waa dictated In Omaha doesn't It? "I have aubmltted this bill tOkjui attorney In whom I have every confidence, not hav. ing the time as a m umber of the senate to go Into this matter In detail, but I am assured that his study of the provisions has revealed no 'Joker.' "It only means that when a city desires to take over the property of a municipal corporation the valuation shall be declared: by a commission properly equipped to make It and expert enough not to fix that valua tion from U, "00,000 to $3,600,0110 higher than Is right. There are many provisions of thla bill which have not been touched upon at all In the attack upon the bill and all t ask Is that the senate do not re call and choke this bill off without a hear ing, aa Is the purpose of the mover of the motion." Both Senators Ransom and Howell pro fessed absolute confldenco In the Integrity of Senator Donohoe. but they Insisted he had been deceived. Senator Hnm was grieved at the al tltude of the metropolitan press, and de clared newspaper men don't know every thing and usually know nothing about a proposition, but declared the expose of this bill wss a long felt want In the elate. The bill was an effort toward centralisation. It was void because it did not attempt to repeal existing statutes vitally affected with respect to franchises and In fact it was municipal ownership. The senator opposed this, cited the Omaha Water board experiment aa a t200,0f sera, pie of munictinl control and Insisted the bill was a "pipe dream f a theorist." "If the citizens of any city sre not honest enough to elect honest city councils they should suffer the consequences," he de clared. fenalor Donohoe and Senators . Howell and Ransom here engaged in a three cornered argument as to the effect of tne bill on Ci millions In Omaha, The vote to recall the bill lost St the following vote YeaeBeMe. Buck. Hatfield, llosaa