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Omaha Daily Bee Yomen Bcst Buyers rrr tw. j, ma i,y women orinjrt hest returns to advei users WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Fair. Kur Iowa Fair. I'or weather report sec page 2. VOL. XL NO. JU. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOKXIXd, MAKt'lt 1. 1!U1 -TWELVE I'AUES. SlNULE COPY TWO CENTS. The FRAUD CHARGES 0no Fatal Affray and - NOT SUSTAINED i Sevnal Fights at i Chicago Primaries Homt Committee BaT No C;ganid Effort Is Madt '., rrnpt Elec- j Richard Clark Shot and Killed by Ar tioiu h a. , thur Quinn in Row in the Twenty- V. Second Ward. SENATORS INCmi, -. 'IER WAY ; ' j CHICAGO. Feb 2S.-One killing and fv- Member nt TTnw.r i r Think- I "" "Hoiw disturbances niurkf.1 the Methods Are'i'l ! 'ATETJ , DAN BUTLER IS 1 ' ' Report Aiertl City Clerks Work Is I'.OneSt. SOME MINOR FORMS OF CHEATING It 1 fuimil ln.( 1 here Wan llrpent Inu In 'IMril 'turd and Th:d Hah. Iter II tiinl IWrr 1 i-il on Some Hudiln'i, i Staff Corn spondent I Neb.. KpI. -". - Special LINCOLN Tele- nm.l- Nil Keneval organised effort was 1 made to rot run Oiuahn last election.' ac j nienibeis of the house committee of the I' Klslmi.ee. winch lias completed Its In- eti(itlt ni. 1 his report was presented this afternoon at the opening of trc- day's lull. 'I he report Is slaned In all ineinbers of toe commit ice. The acnaie committees re pott his not yet been siiuiillt'd. The tern i of the hiiuf committee takes up Hie cli.i i lies made hy Governor Aldricli ctiiiut by count. It In held by the commit tee, according to the report, that rubber I anil.- were uftd on verting machines and I bat repfating was practiced In the fiftii pnclnct .if thf Tlif i rf waid. The effect of the rubber bapd la declared to have been Inc.msidei able. I A i oniplete exoneration is Kh en to Uan O'jiirr, rny cieiK oi i.imana, ni ine report, which dt-claies his work "honest and con scientious." The pteseni e of "piofe-sinnal freeholders" at the poIlM Is admit tod by the report, which, however, auKKrsts that these en tailed tirnfeyitinnii m itmv have tieen free-I holders, neverthelehs. It la held by the committee report that the chains that blank affidavits were cir culated, as aliened in affidavits filed with the governor. Is unsustalned. Colonisation in Admitted. Among other charges of the governor which the committee holds was not sus tained Is that of the canting of a greater cle in the Third ward than the total of otlng population for that ward. It la admitted that Greeks were colonized Mt .Mi Houtli Thirteenth xtreet, the pool hall exposed by The Bee. Tlie famous succession of legal opinions handed down on election day Is held to have been legal and proper. The. law Is held to be ambiguous. The report summarises hi finding with ha-diotarnt.tonf. . - ... "We beiieve'that the officials of Omaha by careful Investigation and vigorous pros ecution could provent the recurrence of any frauds in the future and could pro tect the rights of all legal voters and pun ish (hose, who Illegally vote.'- What Ornate Will llo. The senate committee has shown so far no Intention of concurring In the house report. The unmlwiakaoie "whitewash" cnaravier oi mm oouuincni win prooauiy not meet with the approval of at least three members of th esenate committee m 1 1 A lu i. nf ll.Aiii I ui.it 1 , bill II will He In favor of a more severe description of af fairs In Omaha. These two are receiving Some support In the committee discussions from Albert.' who would not be in favor of too strong a document, but would probably sign one mu"h more direct and more searching than the Itouso report. Hoagland w'lll stand agalnat a complete whitewash and Tibbrts is the only doubt ful one. This lineup Indicates that a report mora favorable to the contentions of the governor will appear in the senate when th time comes. Iloase Report In Fall. The report ot the house committee In full Is as follows: "Your committee went to Omaha Feb ruary 1 ,n1 took the evidence of a large number of witnesses and all witnesses who were reported to be able to give the committee Information in reference to said election frauds. We also caused to be opened th poll books of the Third ward of the city of Omaha and made an ex amination ot said poll books. We have also made a personal Investigation no far aa we htt able to do so, of the voting machines, th eplaces of registration, of the number of voters and of other matters per taining to said election. "Tour committee has also fully consid ered th evidence submitted to It by the KAetnor, which Is In toe form of affi dmlts. and U of Mt ' eevldence la here with submitted In connection with th re- f-ort. 1. 1st tSaveemir's Caaraea. Re for commencing our Investigation III Committee made a careful analysis of the governor' message and concluded that th following charges were the material one therein contained, namely: "1. 'Tnat at the election held In Novem ber last there were nearly three times as manv ovtes 0t as the census report ho that there were male Inhabitant in th Third ward of Omana.' "J. 'That latge number of frauds came through th eofflce of the city clerk la and for th dty of Omaha either through negligence, carelessneas or otherwise, and that thousands of Illegal ovtes were cast through corruption In th eway of forged registration certificates going out of the o ffie of th City clerk.' "Thlrdp-Tliat professional freeholders "Thr-That professional freeholders mere stationed around to mak affidavits fur arrangers or anyone who might debtee to ole. y "Fourth -That men who registered at the proper tint but failed to be present at the poll, that their volts were case for them anj ho. "Fifth Te.at In' many Instance during buih primary and election day professional freeholder were stationed In th city clerk office tor the purpose ot aiding oler to qualify; tost they did not know th appiuant f.ir registration, but were In tioducad to hi ni at aald time, and volun teered their assistance after Introduction , and sy'uhout sufficient acquaintance. VfjA.ll.- That there a well directed a. id o,'nned plan to provide all appll- ania for registration on election day with fi eehohlers. e'sld freeholder mould swear tuet lie acquainted nlih said ap- ( .'wuWiiusd M astcvBd fage vl municipal primaries today. Arthur Quinn. kiii of James A. Quinn, former city sealer, and a well known politician. shnl and killed rrl Clark, a hod rattler. In North t'lurk streit. untr West Chicago avenue. 'after the man lind shot Quinn In the foot. j The shouting was the climax of an election ! lolv- 4ulnn lder of Carter H. llarrl- icon forces In tl;e Twenl y-second ward and j was actliiK " special deputy sheriff. ) I'atrlck O'llern and an unidentified man iiiiarrrled oer the election In the heigii i luu hood of the juini shooting. G'llern was stabbed oer the e e, and the man es caprd O'llern will reco er. Charles Klytin. an election Inspector In the Forty-third precinct of the Sixth ward. as arrested on a charge of Irregular con duct. Flection t 'ommlssloner OcernecUl ordered elet Hon clerks In the kigliteenth waid to remove tliflr candidates- badges and com- I mandoil various Inspectors to cease chal- lenging voters. President of Illinois Central Finds His Long Lost Brother; Charles T. Markham Talks Over Tele phone to His Brother Whom He Has Not Seen in Years. HorKINSYILLF,. Ky., Feb. 2S. Charles T. Markman. president nf the Illinois 1 , B. .... I .,.11. ..I . I..., I . U . .1 . .I Lriiuai lainouil, limif v ifm nvu VI lur wnerfBllouU f lll.olhpr John T. M.,.k. ham. from whom he had been separated for forty-six years. John T. Markham. Is 72 years old. and has been working as bricklayer and plasterer In this city for many years. The two spoke to each other over the long dis tance telephone to Chicago today and made positive their relationship, Charles as a baby was taken north from Clarkavllle. Tenn., by his stepfather dur ing the civil war. John Joined the con federate army and after the war located in Ilopklnsville. Land Office Goes to Timber Lake, S.D. It Will Be Moved from Aberdeen Be cause All Public Domain in That Vicinity is Sold. WASHINGTON, Feb. .-The land office at Aberdeen, S. IX,. will be BKrye.rt to Tim ber Ike, t. D, Mur J. .Much rivalry was' iiown by the towns of Timber Lake, Mo bridge and Isabel, when It waa announced that a change was to be made. The change i made because practically all of the public lands In the vicinity of the present office have been take up. TIMBER LAKE. R. IX, Feb. 2R. (Special.) It Is expected the land office will be moved so It can be reopened for business at Timber I-ake about May I. Timber Lake Is a new town and Is the county seat of Dewey county. It already has a population of about GOO. with fine dwellings and sub stantial houses. It Is located in the ceded portion of the Cheyenne Hlver and Stand ing Rock Indian reservations. The acreage devoted to crops In the ceded lands will be greatly Increased during the coming sum mer. Twelve Immense steam breaking plows now are at Timber Iake and other points in the county awaiting the coming of spring, when they will be utilised to break many thousands of acres of virgin prairie land, which this season will be de- ! voted to crops for the first time. DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN PHILADELPHIA Mlaa Jeaaette Lewis Polaona Her Mother nod Nephew. K. B. Mil. den, Jr., and Herself. PH ILADKLiPHIA. Feb. .-Mls Jeanette Lewis, aged 17 years, todsy murdered her mother, Mrs. Sarah Iewls, aged 57 years snd her nephew, Kdward II. Mllden, Jr. aped years, by administering cyanide of potassium and aftorward committing suicide by taking a dose of the same drug. The tragedy cccuired at the home of Kdward H. Mllden, at Telham. a surburb. Miss I .owls' sister, who was the wife of Mr. Mllden. died Isat night in a hospital In the elty and It Is believed th young woman was erased by grief. DAVENPORT YOUNG MAN KILLS HIS STEPFATHER Has Brandenbnrg Rhootn t'lnaa Muen ter, M ko Is Accused of Abusing Ilia Wife. KAVKNPORT. Ia Feb. 28,-Bud Bran denburg. 21 years old, shot and killed his stepfather. Clans Muenter laat night after being told by his mother that Muenter had abused tier After the shooting Rrandmi burg and hi mother went to th police station and gave themselves up. Lads of West Farnam District Work a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Youiignters of th west Farnam dlstiict have evolved a schema for relieving tne residents ot that section of th almighty dollar that Is a effective a It 1 novel. And they have worked it with telling ef fect. Th kid hav attacked th door bell and developed a system to which mors than on property owner ha donated for the good of th caus. Th system Is slinpl In the extreme. At night the lads prowl through the neighbor hood and unscrew the outer portion of th belt, placing a piece of slotting paintx within so as to break th connection. He suit, th bell won't ring. Examination of th batteries and the wiring prov that these are perfect and the onder Is ht is the matter with the bell. The following day some innocent oung exer apars at the house and Inquires If lu dour bell will ring. Uui nuu'l at bomc VOTE ON LOMMER AT UJOJTCLOCK Factions in Senate Compromise by Fixing Time and Making Tariff Board Unfinished Business. ANOTHER NIGHT SESSION AVOIDED Legislative Situation Materially Im proved Following Stormy Passages. RECIPROCITY ADVOCATES HOPE Extra Session Still Considered Prob able Despite Developments. TO RUSH APPROPRIATION BILLS Proposed Increased Rate oa roilig of Advertising Sections of l.iro Magazines Will He Dropped tt Avoid Flllhnater. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The agreement o fth esenate reached shortly after S o'clock to vote at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow upon the resolution to unseat Senator Ixirimer of Illinois and to make "unfinished business" of the hill to rreate a permanent tariff board, materially Improved the legislative situation. This improvement does not by any means wipe out the probability of an extra session of ocngress," but it gave a ea of hope, which was seised upon eagerly by the advocatea of Canadian reclprocit. The storm clouds which hung menacingly low through an all-night session last night lifted materially late today and when an adjournment waa taken shortly after 8 o'clock until II o'clock tomorrow there was promise of a further celarlng of the legislative skies. After a day of constant search for a basis of agreement and amid a scene of extraordinary Intensity of Interest and evi dent mutual Inspiration the pro-Lorlmer senators, most of them oppoaed to the tariff board, and the pro-tariff board sen ators, most of them opposed to Ixjrlmer, "got together" In a manner which cleared the situation and obviated the Impending danger ot another night session. So there will be a vote tomorrow after noon on Senator I,orlmer's case and there is little reason to doubt that It will sus tain Lorlmer. Tariff Board Haa Chance. The tariff board proposition is at least In a materially Improved position. The vote of 53 to 21, by which It was made the unfinished business, would Indicate that should It come to a vote the bill would be passed by a substantial majority. Some go so far as to say It will receive the entire republican vote of the senate. Senator Hale gave notice he would attempt to put five appropriation bills through the senate tomorrow afternoon and evening. These are the agricultural, postofflce, dip lomatic and consular, the fortifications and the military academy supply measures. - It was said as a part of the arrange ment clearing up the situation, it prac tically waa agreed that the' proposed In creased rates on postage on the advertis ing sections of the largo magazines would be dropped from the postofflce bill, ending the possibility of a filibuster on that meas ure. It also was said some other seriously controverted Items In appropriations bills likely to cause delay would be eliminated. If Senator Hale's program Is carried out tomorrow, and there Is every reason to believe It will, the senate will be left only with the sundry civil, the naval and the general deficiency appropriation bills to dispose of. Th senator from Maine warned senators that unless they acted on the ap propriation measures there would be a strong chance that many of the Important Items of these would eventually come In extra session from a democratic house. F.ilrs Session Still Probable. No senator was so sanguine over the Im proved legislative, situation as to predict that the probability of an extra session had lessened materially. Many of them were "hoping" that such would prove to be the case. If all of the appropriation bills should be carried Into law, the only extra session factor that would remain to be disposed of is Canadian reciprocity. The situation with regard to this agree ment cannot be said to have changed, un less It profits, as some hope It will, by the clearing away of other matter, leaving reciprocity to stand on Us own merits. Although made the unfinished business of the senate by a decisive vote, the per manent tariff board bill cannot be said to "off the rocks." The democratic vo'te was almost solid sgalnst the advancement of the measure and Senator Money ,of Mississippi, while pleading with senators to adjust their dif ferences and avoid an extra session, de clared he waa prepared to wage a long fight against the tsriff board. He did not think, however, that aenators should let the tariff board Interfere with other business. , There appeared to be somewhat more of a disposition, however, to bring reciprocity to a vote. Yannsr Wants Vote. Senator Toung of Iowa pleaded with sen- 1 ator " to face the measure squarely and Tio vote so'ldly against It." Mr. Toung seemed psrtlcularly anxloua to bring the "Insurgent aenators to a 'show down.' " as he expressed It, on the reci procity bill. He accused them of being re. sponsible for It because of their maledic tions against the Payne-Aldrlch bill. Th advocates of reciprocity took hope. (Continued on Second Page.) and maybe your has become Infected with the hook worm, volunteers the kiddle. The woman of the bouse admits that th bell la on a strike. The kid then tells her hs can fix It. but tt will be worth 1. All he haa to do la to , remove the blotting paper and th eagerness with which some of th youngster went to th Job and th quickness of th repair proved the undoing of the lads. Just why youngster could make repairs that had stumped even ecpert electricians caused an Investigation among th resi dent, ho had been stung, that finally Jed to the expour of the scheme. The lads worked the game for all It was worth. Often they worked it two or three tunes on woman who were not of an In vestigating turn of mind. But their ac tivities have been brought to a close, so l inrj win iuvdvi'i ii uiiuj iney can fiame up some other proposition to skin i lb uosusactlAf fiubUa, j - From th Washington Herald, X. BRIDGE CASEDISAPPOINTlNG Iowa Railway Commissioners Hard Hit by Court Decision. BELIEVED ARBITRARY WAS HIGH Welsh-Americans Celebrate St. David's Day at Kntertnlnment Prnternnl Companies Wonld Increase Bates. (From a Staff Correspondent. DK8 MOINK8. la.. Feb. 28.-(Speclal Tel egram.) Much disappointment was Indi cated today by the Iowa railroad rommls sloners and other Interested In the suit decided by the Interstate Commerce com mission In Washington on the Dubuque bridge arbitrary. The ease was argued to th commission two years ago by Attor ney General Byers, who had developed the fact that the bridge Is owned In fact by the Illinois Central and hat th bridge arbi trary nf 2i rents , with, f-ight tolls Ms yielded over $8,000,000 the bridge was built. It was expected that th commission j would at least decide that the arbitrary is I too nign ana discriminatory as compared with, the charges for passing over other bridges of like character, and this would be followed by a suit in regard to th Ne braska City bridge. Welshmen Olebrate. The Welsh-Americans of Dea Moines celebrated St. David's day by an entertain ment and rally addressed by Chief Justice Evans and others. This Is the first time the day has been celebrated here. Fraternal Insurance societies of Iowa are preparing a bill they will ask the legis lature to pass that will give them the au thority to Increase their ratea and put the business on a better basis. The bill will be Ilk that which was recommended at the last convention ot Insurance com missioners. The fratcrnals complain that under the present Iowa law they are not permitted to raise rates on old policies and the result is that they are losing money, Itock Island Bays Land. The Kock Island railroad today made purchase of a tract of land In Des Moines with a view of enlarging its freight yards and facilities as a part of the work of Im provement in connection with It new north and south line. The company bought the line to Mason City and will build south to a connection with the Kansas City line and additional room is required her to handle the business. Bow man store to Accept. While no public announcement of the fact has been made It Is known that Dr. John Bowman of New York, Intend to accept the presidency of tr.e State university. He was called here and was consulted before his selection waa made by the board and with the perfect understanding as to what he would do. He has gone east to ar range hi affair In connection with the Carnegie . foundation and will return to take up hla work at Iowa City soon. Mlup ou Two Bills. It transpire that in the house ot rep resentatives a slight misunderstanding de veloped on th last day before the recess In the matter of the status ot th two bills regarding the five-mil limit for saloon In college cities. Two bills were before the body, both Intended to make It impossible to have any saloona open In Iowa City, the commltte In charge recommended one for indefinite postpone ment and held back the other. Action waa taken to kill off th on and then a motion was filed to reconsider which will mske It possible to still consider th legislation. Are your rooms rented? Are they paying you? You tan make them do It. The Bee tan turn them Into silver dollars for you. Call Tyler 1000 and tell the ad taker all about It. Site will prepare a notice for you that will bring recults. She will tell you bow long to advertise and how to gave money on your advertising. Don"t wait. Don't hesitate. Everybody reads Bee want ad. Tyler 1000. Readv to Make a Chance ! Value of Service Factor in Deciding Equity of Charges Interstate Commerce Commission Lays Down New Principle in Case Involving- Freight Rates. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. A notable prin ciple was laid down today by the Interstate Commerce commission In a decision of the case of the railroad commissioners of Iowa against the Illinois Central railroad and other carriers. In brief the commission holds: "The net revenues of a carrier have often an undoubted and Important bearing on the question of the reasonableness of its rates, but the fact that they are greater than the returns on ordinary business enterprises is not sufficient In Itself to justify a finding that the rates are excessive. The value of th service and other factor-1 that enter Into tt.e construction of rates must also be taken Into consideration." , In this case the complainant urged that 3 cents, charged by the defendant lines for the transportation of passenger over the bridge of the Dunleitit Dubuque Bridge company, between Dunleith or East Du buque, In Illinois and Dubuque in Iowa, was excessive and discriminatory. The commission holds that the rate Is not excessive, "when viewed from the standpoint of all the carriers participating in the traffic." Bathtub Trust Case Called in Detroit Thirty-Four Individual Defendants Attempt to Show that They Are Entitled to Immunity. DKTROIT. Mich.. Feb. JS.-The govern ment's criminal case against the so-called bathtub trust came up In the federal court here today when Judge Dennlson heard ar guments on the plea of thirty-four Indi vidual defendants for a dismissal of the case against them on the ground of Im munity. William M. Carpenter, formerly justice of the supreme court of Michigan, ap peared for the defendant and today ar gued that hi client by their answers in the civil stilt at Baltimore were entitled to Imunlty. Special Assistant to the Attorney General Kdttln P. Urosvetior of Washington, ar gued for the government that the answers mnde in the equity court at Baltimore were merely the filing of a pleading, giving th defense an opportunity to limit the Issues aa they wish them to appear before the court. Nearly Four Hundred Persons Are Drowned Five Hundred Fishermen Carried Out to Sea and Only Hundred and Twenty Rescued. ST. PKTKRSBURO. Feb. 2S According to the official report of the fishing disaster In the Gulf of Finland. 00 persons were engaged several miles off the shore of Lav ensarl Island, when on February 23, the ice beneath them broke from th shore and drifted away, carrying the fishermen, with their families, horses and outfits, far out to sea. Ice breakers were sent in pursuit. A three days' search proved futile. In the meantime th floe broke Into sev eral parts, each bearing forty or fifty per sons. In th breakup many fell Into the water and perished. Two parties, totalling 130 persons, were subsequently driven ashore. No news of the remainder has been received. Negro Blood Impossible of Detection by Physical Test BALTIMORE, Feb. t7.-Tr.at expert tes timony as to whether negro blood can be detected by means of superficial Indica tions Is worthless was demonstrated her today In th cas of Luella Leftrldge, 11 year of age, whose sister, Elizabeth, brought suit to hav th child released from a horn for negro children, on th ground that she was of whit parentage. A leading medical expert -testified that he bad examined I.uella and with the excep tion ot a blulfch tint In th "half moon" ot cd ef bar finger nails, bad loung mo POPULAR ELECTION DEFEATED Senate Refuses to Pass Joint Resolu tion by Vote of 54 to 33. MR. BACON ATIEMPTS TO AMEND Georgia Senator Makes Last F.ffort to Bender Measure Acceptable to Southerners. But Effort Is Haled Ont of Order. WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. The senate to day defeated the resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to provide that aenators be elected by direct vote of the ieopl. A fight had been made by the supporters of tho measure as was Indi cated by the vote. Fifty-four senators stood for the resolu tion and thirty-three against it. Though this division showed so large a majority In favor of popular elections the number was not sufficient by four to carry the measure whnh renulrfd m tuo-thlrds tote. , "Immediately after the reading ot the journal the popular vote resolution was taken up. So long had the resolution been before the senate and so carefully had the membership been canvassed by Its support er and It opponents tl.at It was recog nized from the moment the question was brought up that It would go down In de feat. . Though It had been understood that de bate would be shut off on the measure when called up. Senator Bacon, who de terminedly has opposed the resolution as altered under the riutheiiand amendment placing the control of the elections In the hands of congress, hoped to have an amendment adopted that might render the measure acceptable to some o ft he south ern senators. The Georgia senator's effort waa to provide that federal supervision of the elections should apply only In those states wherein the legislatures had failed to designate the manner and method of hold ing the elections. Vice President Hherman ruled the Haeon amendment out of order and the roll call was begun. It was followed with deepest Interest. For a moment It was thought tho calculations would be upset, for when Benator Galllnger'a name was reached tils answer was "aye." Ixoks of surprise were exchanged by many senators, for the long debate on the question had developed no more Inveterate enemy to the resolution than the New Hampshire senator. The clerk had received several more responses before It occurred to Mr. Gallinger that something was wrong. He arose In some haste and had tils name shifted to the nays. The roll call was: Yeas Bailey. Psvls, fixon. Inipont. Fry. tremble. Gore. Gronna, Guggenheim Jones, Iji Follettj, Mot 'umber, Martin, Perkins, Piles. Rayner, Khlvely, Xlmmon". 8mlth (Md ), Smith (Mich.) fcmlth (H. C), Ktephenson, Htone, Miitherland, Swanson, Taylor. Thornton, Warner. Watson, Young. Total. M. Heverldge, Borah. Bourne. Bradley, Brlggs. Bristow, Brown, Burkett. Burton. Carter. Chamberlain Ciapp, Nelson Clark ( W)o ), Newlands, Clarke (Ark.), Nixon. Culberson. Overman, Cullom. Owen, Cummins. I'aynter, Curtis, Nays- Bacon. Foster. Hanlihead, Gallinger, Hrandeee, Hale. Bulkeley, Kryburn, tiurnham, Johnston. Burrows. Kean, Crane. Iode, Iiepew, ixminer, I'lck, Money, IMIIIngham, Oliver, Flelcher, Page, Flint. Penrose, Percy. Itlchurdaon, Root. Ncott, hmoot. Taliaferro, Tillman, Warren. Wetmnre Total. VS. There were four absentees Senators Aid rlch. Frazier. Crawford and Terrell. Had they been present. Mr. Terrell, it mas an- (Continued on Fourth Page.y Indications that h waa of negro parentage rormer Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, counsel for the home, then put on the stand a sister of the girl's father from Pittsburg, who testified they were negroes, that th family had always been considered negroes and that an unci of the girls bad a dark brown skin. Proba tion officer of the juvenile court of Pitts burg produced a copy of the marriage l. cense of the girl s parents, which showed that the father was a negro. Judg Nile remanded th girl to th , negro lfiamutloa, 0LL1S -KILL (JOES OiN GENERAL FILE Senate Likely to Pass Measure in Form to Which It Has Been Changed. PENALTIES WITHOUT VALUATION Possibility Railway Commission Might Order Latter. HOUSE FAVORS A SIMILAR BILL Determined Effort to Klil It in Lower Body Futile. KILLED ANTI-COURSING MEASURE Committee to lni'Maatr stoin of .vndltlHK Accounts on I'art of sin le Makes Recommendation Salary Raises labored. i From r Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. :'S (lSieclal )-The Oil! j stock yards hill hs It was amended In con feti'iiee tins morning was put on general j file hy the senate this afternoon, and unle some senators change their votes, will be passed. The Tnv lor-Polefal hill was simi larly placed by the house. The GUIs bill as amended leaves n penalty, puts the stock ynnls under the control of the rail way commission, but cuts out the provisions for a physical vatunt'on. The nil prising feature of the bill may develop to the sorrow nf the slock yards If they are In truth opposed to a physical valuation. Is that under lis provisions the railway commission might order a physical valuation as a part of lis advisory control. It Is an open question whether or not tassy could do this, but It Is very much more probable that they could than thst any . court order would be Issued to stop them. An actual physical valuation then Is by no means su 'inposlblllty under the pro visions of the bill. When the bill was taken up In the com mittee of the whole there was p. loud Jangle over the rules of procedure, as the senate arose from s former committee meeting without deciding Just what was to be done with the bill. Finally the Ollls amendment. 'Ich was nothing but a complete revision of the bill as oilis and I'lucek had ar ranged It, was Introduced. Albert Aualiiat Penalties. Senator Albert moved as a substitute a more ambiguous bill and one that provided no penalties except by a provision to ex tend over the atock yards the pen titles against common caivlers for violating or ders of tlie railway commission. This wss supported by Albert In a speeen of some length in which he urged moderation and consideration for the commercial Interests of the state. O'lls spoke In favor of Ills bell nnd was siconded bv Sktles and Hoaglaml. Hoag land said Albert's 'aw would be Unen forceable and Inconsistent. Th Albert amendment was. then lost bv a standing vote of 14 to 1" and,. lift? Ollls bill rcciu.i. mended for third readfi.it by acclamation. Whin the committee rose to report Bartos moved not to concur. Tho roll csll stodd on this motion: Ayes Um it It ii sc. Hiirtos. tlorton, .lansen. Kohl. Morehead. Reagan. Smith (Boone), Tunner, Tlbbets, Volpp It. Noes Albert, Banning, Budlhson. Brown, I 'ordeal. Cox tHamllton), Cok. (Kearney), Hoagland, Kemp, I.ce, GUIs, l'slcek. Rey nolds. Selleck, lilies. Smith (Fillmore), Talcott, Varner, Wilcox 19. Test f Measure. The surprise Wss Albert' vol, which was cast to concur In the report against his own amendment. The Ollls recommend ation nn then ucrcptvrl by acclamation and the bill goes on general file. The bill now reads as follows: "S. F. 11. I. A bill fof- ait act defining slock yards, providing for the regulation and control of the Same, giving the Htate Railway commission jurisdiction to regu late tho service, toll and charges thereof and providing penalties, and to declare such slock yards coinmon carriers and re peaMng sections 3b7-a and Sl7-h of Cob bey's Annotated Hatutcs of Nebraska for iiie." "Section 1. The terms slock yards as used herein shall mean and embrace all cor porations, Individuals, associations of In dividuals, their lessees, trustees or receiv ers (appointed by any court of lawful au thority w hatsoever) that now or hereafti r may own, operate, manage or control ny yards and pens, railroad tracks, switches, engines or other motive power, for the pur pose of handling live stork In transit ami for sale and all stock yards are hereuy declared to be common carriers. "Sec. 2. Th Ststn Hallway commission shall have power to Issue orders regulating servlie and charges of all kinds at all stock yards, and the same shall be en forced In the same manner snd under the same penalties aa order regulating com mon carriers provided, that where no other penalty In provided by law for a violation of any such order, ft shall be punishable by a penalty of not less than 100. nor mora than "00 and where the violation' is a continuing one, each day thereof shall constitute a separate offense. section 3. fcvery stock yartls shall han i"le, unload and yard all Car of live stock arriving between the hours of o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m. and deliver into yardes used by commission company, when so requested, within two hours after the final delivery of th same at the tracks of mid stock yard by th connecting rail road, except in cases of unavoidable delay or unusual circumstances. For each half hour's delay In handling and unloading live stock beyond the period prescribed herein any such stock yard shall forfeit and pay to the shipper of ssld live stock or hla agent as doinurragu. wtihln twenty four hours after unloading said live stock, the sum of SO for each car ot live stock so delayed. Kald payment to be made by mailing draft or certified check to agent or owner. Provided, that it any part of the forfeiture described In this section shall be collected by a suit at law un attorney's fee of 16 per car shall be al lowed the plaintiff by th ecourt, but not exceeding II.". on any on shipment. "Section 4. Every stock yard shall keep a record showing the time of delivery and turning over at the yard Of said stock to the commission firm, agent or owner. "Section b. Kvery stock yard shall fur nish sc.-.le facilities sufficient to weigh all live stock without unreasonable delay. It shall furnish yardage to handle all live stock In yards and no charge shall be niade fur yardage whei yard are not furnished. "Section (. That sections 31r-aand 31KT-b of Cobbey's Annotated Statute of Ne braska for 't be and the same are hereby repealed." An attempt to put quietus on all tului