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The Omaha Daily Bee Looking Backward This day In Oninhn, ten! twenty ami thirty year nito. See our Editorial page. THE WEATHER. Snow VOL. XL1I-XO. 213. OMAHA, I'M? I DAY MORNTNU FKBRITAKV TWRLVK SiNdLlO COPY TWO (MONTH. WiADERQ ROT LIKELY TO ESCAPE WITHOUT : TRIAL OF SOME KIND ' t Official Investigation Probable Either on Murder or Embezzle ment Charge. 1IEW ADMINISTRATION SWORN IN Deposed President and Vice Presi dent Hear Crowd's Shouts. THREE THOUSAND ARE KILLED Latest Estimate Places Number of Wounded at Ten Thousand. HUERTA AND DIAZ AT WORK Report thnt Titer Arc Not (iettliiK Alone Well Together Discounted by Numerom Friendly Con ferences: They llolil. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20. That Fran cisco Madera will get out of Mexico with out having to face official Investigations of one charge or another now appears Improbable. He already has been charged with responsibility for the death of Colo nel Riveroll, whom he Is alleged to havo ahot at the time of his arrest In the palace. A committee of deputies now has asked .that Madero he forced to account for moneys expended by the administration. This committer called on President Heurta this afternoon and urged that Madero be held accountable for theldc Pleted condition of tho treasury. The last details of the organization of Mexico's now ogvernment wore completed at 4 o'clock this afternoon, when the members of President Ileurta's official family took the oath In tho yellow room In the palace, Immediately above that oc cupied by tho deposed president and vice president Frank D spiny of Soldiers. Unablo to witness the scenes from their room Madero and Saurez were ablo to hear the pluudlts of tho crowds in tho street and In the big square In front, and the buglo calls of the united army. Significant of tho birth In battle of the new administration was the frank display of soldiers and the effect on the crowds was not lost. It served as a reminder that even If It were Hot a military dictatorship that had been established the present admin istration was of much sterner fiber than that which had Just fallen. General Felix Diaz was among thoao In the yellow room when the ministers too kthe oath and heard Iluerta pro nounce the formal time-honored phrase: 'If youdceep this" oath, the 'country., will rewardyojJif.l'ou. do not, it will call j'ou to an accounting." General Diaz was present, ostenelby In no official capacity, but meroly as a private citizen, which he become many months ago on resigning his commtstlon a general In the regular army. Mndero Sneers. Madero and Pino Suarez betrayed In their faces the chagrin and humiliation which they must have felt, according to officers of the guard. Neither deigned to aek questions as to what was happening in the room above, but the conversation of the guards served to acquaint them with the proceedings. A sneer 'showed on the face of Madero, but the dejection of tho former vlco president was too great, apparently, to permit h play of other emotions. , Meanwhile tho attitude of Zapata and Gomez, leaders of the southern and northern rebels, is occasioning anxiety. The closest estimates ohtatnable of tho casualties during the fighting in the streets show that about 3,000 persons were killed nnd 7,000 wounded, These are ot government figures, nor will the gov ernment be able to make any reliable calculation. In most cases no- official records were made of tho bodies, which were gathered up, carted to open spaces outride the city and burned. Numerous Instances are known In which whole families were wiped out by ex ploding shells or by trio pepetrating flro of machlno guns. The great majority jf tho dend were non-combatants, Including h large proportion of women and chll- Ill Cll. . Estimates us to tho loss of property I are necessarily Inaccurate? There Is no I doubt that the damage amounts to many millions. J liny of Fugitive's. These arc the days of fugitives. The families of thosp who stood high In favor with Madero. fearing retaliation, have fled from the city. The wife of ;L"'rris,z; suburb but the other members of the, family 'are supposed to he in Aera Cruz. It was Mid that the ex moment wu , i ' to be deported from v era , ru mui. i . it ! 1,! ; suhstltut" for a this exile was to be a substitute for a trla, for the murder J-"' whom he was accused of killing at tho Bme of his arrest in. ine national iwim-f, , The formal accusation was made against him by Attorney Carlos Salinas before the attorney general of the republic nnd It was declared that the charge was to be left pending t-hould he attempt to re turn to the republic. Another report was that the govern- (Contln1 ued on Page Two.) The Weather For Omaha Council Bluffs and Vicinity Snow, not much change In temperatuic. Temuersiture at Ominlin Yeslerilny. ' Hour. Deg. sumr vrrroDTT- !! S:::, S wuiuit ijjunniuc f,;- j,;. Jo k a. in w a in 20 10 a- in tl u m J l 12 m 1 p. m 16 2 n. m .1 3 !. in 4 P- in iX ! p. in 7 P in X 7 I Pi M a P in 2 Attempt to Confuse Expert in Hyde Trial is Futile KANSAS CITY. Feb. 20. -Attempts by the defense to shako tho testimony of the state's expert witness. Dr. Ludwlg Ilek toen of the t'nlverslty of Chlcngo. failed at today's session of tho Hyde murder trial when the expert calmly stated that things ho had advised In a book written several years ago were quite applicable to present day conditions. On cross-examination by Attorney Walsh for tho defense Dr. Ilektoen ad mitted that In, performing an autopsy on ' Swope's body lie had not followed in stitutions set forth In his own hook on tho technique of nutopMes. which said frozen bodies should not be thawed with hot water. "That book was written In Dr. Ilektoen sold. "Since that time methods of embalming have changed somewhat and methods of conduotlngatitopRtes also have been altered. Were I to revise my book today I would change those state ments." Dr. Ilektoen on redirect examination klenled there wcro Indications about ,1)10 body of Chrlsman Swopo that he hiul "led of typhoid. Judgo Porterfleld announced today that he probably would have to rule out all testimony relative to Chrlsman Swopc un less the state produced stronger proof that his death was Irregular. Suffragettes Burn Pavilion m London; Two Under Arrest LONDON. Feb. 20. Suffragettes paid another havoc-working visit, to the Key Botanical Gardens today and fired a largo refreshment pavilion, which burned to the ground. Two women wore Injured. The two young women taken Into cus tody gave their names as Lillian Lenton and Joyce Locke, each 22 years old. They were caught while running away from the scene of the flro. Each carried a bag containing a dark lantern, cotton soaked In oil, a hammer and a saw. When brought up at tho police court, the magistrate refused to allow them ball. They were told by the court that their offense was not political, but highly cri minal. Miss Locke thereupon hurled at the magistrate a big law book, which nar rowly missed his head. She then fought desperately against the wardens who were assigned to remove her to a cell. On the previous occasion three months ago. Miss Locko threw one of her shoes at the head of an- Aberdeen magistrate, Sho was charged with carrying ex plosives to a hall where Chancellor Lloyd George was to speak Man Whose Daughter Was 'Shot is Sent to Jaiffor Burglary NKVADA, Mo., . Feb. :20Li M-. Duff, whose daughter, clad In. ijien's garments, was slain here Wlle bdth of them were running' from Claude Heedle, a Sheldon farmer, jyho 'dBCoVi'ed them In his corn crib, was found guilty today of breuklng Into Bc'edlo's barn and was sentenced to two years In the penitentiary. Duff's defense wasthat his daughter, mentally unbalanced, had left home In thu night and that he had followed lier to Beedle'a barn. He sajd he was trying to persuade her to return homo when Becdlo discovered them. They started to run and Beedlo fired, killing the daughter and wounding the father. The charge against B'eedle of killing the girl was dropped by the prose cutor. Cook Shoots Women When Discharged i SACItAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 20. Because he was discharged, a Japanese cook, whose name Is not known here entered the home of H. B. Armstrong, two mile? from Davis, early today, firing flv.i shots at Mrs. Armstrong and her' young daughter, according to wqrd received by the local police. All of the bullets ar.i said to have taken effect. The Japanese was shot through the neck. The Jananei escaped. Mr. Armstrong. w:io was In th, house during the shooting, was uninjured Latest reports were that the women were .. .. 8,111 nllvev-,v' CONGRESSMAN-ELECT BARTON MARRIES MISS METCALFE LINCOLN, Feb. 20. Congressman-elect Silas R. Barton of the Fifth Nebraska district and Miss Ellen T Metcalfe weio district and Miss Ellen T Metcalfe weio ' 'e oniy uuugiuer or Wd'ard L. Metcalfe, assistant editor of trvnn m nmmnnor nni writ i rM ir i - " ' , ' - iholn" - for Washington congressman-elect will bed-. 1 mcnlUerB of tho lwo famlllM, : tended the ceremony. . - , LINCOLN'S EX-REFORM MAYOR HELD UNDER ALBERT LAW (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb. Feb. 20.-(8pclal Tel egram.) A complilnt waflled by County i Attorney Strode today against Don L Love, tho former reform mayor of Lin coln and the present treasurer of the progressive state committee, for an al leged fracture of the Albert law. In that he owns property being used by Mrs. Tucker at 1132 N street as a house of prostitution. Affidavits were filed from the chief of police and others that the place had a ibad reputation TR0ITSKY CATHEDRAL BURNS; HISTORIC COLLECTION SAVED ST. PUTEMSmmG, Feb. JO.-The TroltBky cathedral was destroyed by fire today. The great collection of pictures, carvings ami precious relics which had been gathered in the building sinre Its election in 1703, by Peter the Oreatl was ,aved- SMALL UNITS MUST REORGftNlAE PARTY Victor Rosewatcr at Washington Declares He Has Great Faith in Future of Republicanism. LEADERS CANNOT PREVAIL Township, County and State Com mittees Must Act. STRONGER AT NEXT ELECTION Editor of Bee Looks for Early Meet ing of Committee. MAY CONFIRM NEBRASKANS Humor tlint I'imt nmut rrx Will Secure Tlirlr Office on Compromise on I'll rt of Democrat L'iiiincm In tercut nt Cnpltnl. (From a Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-(Spectnl Tel cgram.) After tending to a number of requests by friends in Omaha In and about the various government depart ments, Victor ltosewater left this after noon for Baltimore. He will leave tor Omaha tomorrow. While tho mlssto-i which brought Mr. ltosewater and Mr Kennedy to Washington on behalf of the Commercial club does not bear Im mediate fruit, they have gone home feel ing that Omaha will be taken care of when the time Is propitious, especially with reference to army and Immigration matters. The Washington Post, which Is carry ing expressions of prominent and in fluential republicans as to the advisabil ity of holding a national convention .n the early fall or winter for the purpose of outlining somo common grounds for action looking to reorganization of the party, prints the following Interview with Mr. ltosewater this morning: "Among republican lenders In Washing ton the proposition for the culling. of a convention of the republican purty, to be held next summer, has occasioned mor or less Interest. Tlint such a convention may be called, but not for the purposes outlined by former Governor lln.liey or Senator Cummins, seems to bo agreed upon. t Committee to Meet .Soon. "Victor ltosewater. former (ruling chair man of the republican national commit tee, who Is in Washington, said at the New Wlllard, the probability Is that a convention will bo called to consider a cnango In the ba sis of representation at national conventions. Mr. ltosewater Is o longer a member of tho natlonnl com-, mlttce, but he understands that the re publican committee will meet within the next few days. " 'It is my Judge men that a national convention of the republican, party may be called to take up the- propo'sftloii for a change In the basis of representation In national conventions,' said Mr. ltose water; 'It can be called for no other purpose, surely. So far 'as reorganization of the party Is concerned I have no chapges In my views. " 'I believe If there is to be a reorgani zation of tho party,' It 'must come from within and not from suggestions or ef forts of tho so-called leaders. The smaller organizations, such nB the town ship, county and state committees must start the work for reorganization, If there Is to bo reorganization, " 'It cannot be accomplished by start ing it from the top and working down ward. I have faith In the republican party. It will show up a great deal stronger In the next election than In the last; that Is a certainty.' " "" Nebraska I'ontmnsters. Now that the) rumor Is revived that the democrats of the senate will endeavor to confirm the president's nominations af fecting the army, the navy and tho ma rine corps and jiosslbly some others, it Is Interesting to note thnt all of (the nom inations affecting Nebraska ale pobtmas tpr. with the single exception of John Pearl Pulver o be first lieutenant In the medical reserve corps of the army dating from Ocber G. 1912. The postmasters whose nominations are held up are: December 3, 1912 Charles F. Leetham, at .St Paul; reappointment; commission expired December 17, W12. John Illng, at Hooper; reappointment. commlsMnn expired May 2t. mi. December 0. Charles W. Meeker. Ht Im perial: reappointment; commission ex pired December 17. , Moroni H. Tyson, at Klmwood, vice itiiii..M1 I Qafrxinl rofllailPfl. (Continued on I'ape Two.) A Glance -wr Bill. Now , SetUon 1 of said bill provide, for the crciu(jn of ft waUr aletrlcl congnK of Omaha. South Omaha. Dundee. Florence " anV rreolnct a part of which Is sup- by the'Omaha water plant, which said district may be extended without limit at any time by proclamation of the Water board. . b," rr,!!"1 V,V imai u rutin tunot'tiuv hhj uwm - of tho new .district. Section 2 of "the bill provide that the proposed water district shall be a boSy corporate with "all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes" (what- ever that may mean). This power Is cer tainly exceedingly sweeping, If It mean anything, undefined, uncertain and, per haps, very dungerouii. 8ald section also provides that the Water board "may purchase, hold and sell personal and real property." Whofe property dot this mean and what prop erty? Nobody knows, . Also tills section provides the board may have control of "Its afcsets." WJiat are they? It also provides for the board'n control of wiiter. price regulation, etc., In and outside of the district. i Section S of the bill, for fear l( might be ovci looked. alw provides that the pres ent Water board shall be the Water board of the proposed .water -district Keotlon i provides that, in case of va- cancy on the board, the board shall flit ill, not until the. next general election, but J for the remainder of the term, which From tho Cleveland Plain Dealer. ALUMNI FAVOR REMOVAL Ex-Nebraska Students Show Their Attitude on Vote. THREE TO ONE OUT IN STATE The Alumni S ton it Ten to Two In Appro vii I of llrKcnt' Urriim mendntloii to Consolidate .Sellout. Alumni of the University of. Nebraska who live In Omaha, nnd Lincoln are agreed that the reluoval of tho univer sity enmpusr to the .state fnrm will 'better the condition of their nlma mater. He turns from the Cornhusker graduates of there two cities' show a largo majority In favor of removal. In Oinuha, out of a total of IIS votes, only five are reg istered against taking the big school to the farm. In Lincoln, where some of the graduates arc Influenced by business In terests, the vote shows htt In favor of removal and seventy-nine opposed to the nfove. Out In the state tho graduates have voted more than three to one for re moval. The total VQte which has come Hit thu office of the secretary of the Omaha Alumni association, the body that has been taking the -poll, Is nearly 1,200. Heplcs contlhtie. to-arrVf! eaqh (fay,'th, total mall 'for .each, forti'-JJlght hours bringing In ftte"eri" and twenty. Moat of the answers are yes, the averdgo dally vote showing approval qt tho action of the r.egenlsHcn to' two. .Many Wrlle Letters. Many of the alilmhl W.io favor removal write letters' urging Omaha alumni .to do all they can to get tho legislature to take action that will brng abqut removal. Home of the letters state thnt the Uni versity of Nebraska will take it, position with the small Hchools of the west within twenty yearn unless the school of agri culture and the university are united on the farm campus. An alumnus at Seward, where tho grad ntes of Nebraska -were reported to be In favor of extension and not removal, de clares tlmUtho local association .there- Is controlled by it faction which Is moved to action by certain Lincoln business men, and that a resolution favoring ex tension wnB "railroaded through and that a majority of the Seward alumni are strongly in favor of taking the school to the farm." FRANK ROMEO EXECUTED IN SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE CITV. Feb. .-Frttnk Romeo, an Italian miner who murdered A. V. Jenkins at Price, Utah, two years ago, was executed by shooting at the Btato prison at 8 o'clock this morning. In tho record time of three minutes after stepping from nis ceil ne was iea into me prison yard, strapped to a chair and shot. Romeo collapsed when, he faced the firing: squad, He confessed his guilt to the gov ernor yesterday.- at the Proposed Water District Law VI P it ' T Before the House, 111 A.N OMAHA ATTOIINKY. mlght bo almost tlx )'ears. This of course, Is not In accord with all other offices of this stato which are filled .by appoint ment. County commissioners, the vacancy is not filled by. the board, but by other county officers. ', t'nder section 7 of the bill the board Is gWen unlimited power and authority to extend the water plant? as fnr as It sees fit, and at any cost, and also suld sec tion provides, that the board shall have power and control over nil streets, alleys and public grounds within said district. without leave or license 'from anybody nnd also may appropriate private prop- erty for Its use. However much the wishes und desires of tho Water board may con-! fllot with the city management or the! city's comfort and safety.- In Its stieets, all must give way to the desire of the Water board. " Said section also provides that no In dividual wator plant can be used within said district without obtaining a permit from the Water board, and then also the samo shall be voted upon by the voters of the district. Said section alto provides that tin board may, at any time, vail any person before the board and make them testify on any matter the lioard deems proper Said section also provides nil account shall be audited with the secretary. The Water hoard (hall also fix all water rates and may determine what Is 1 reasonable In anv particular case. In j other words, the board may discriminate TpPl Show Perfumery Thefts Reveal Candy Man Leads Triple Life K A N't! AS C1TV. Mo., Feb. S0.-(Htcclut Telegram.) Investigation of perfumery thefts at a drug store led this morning to the arrest df IL J. Hall, a candy maker, 2,ycars old, and to the discovery, nccordlrfff to statements taken by the police, that Hall Is wanted for the aban donment, of a wife nnd cilld at fit. Joseph, Mo., and' hns been maintaining two households In Kansas City. The police ' say Hull has been living at tl7 Whlttler place with Julia Mar shall, 20 years old, whom he Is nlleged to have brought to this city from Lincoln, Neb., flvo months ngo, and supported at 917 Central avenue Allco Hackney, 21 years old, also said to have been brought from Lincoln a few weeks ago. At the apartments In Whlttlar place a number of bottles of perfumery al leged to havo been stolen, j were recovered. At tho Central avenue house It was stated that Miss Hackney had given several bottles of toilet watpr In pay ment of rent. Halt denies bringing either of tho girls to Kansas City, and denies that ho had anything to do with the theft of per turnery., declaring the women are re sponsible, ' tfibh of ttiajijtU;liI.ayi. Unl had promised to inarryTier- as soon :ns he could obtain divorce from hit wife. Thl Hail-also denies. Morgan Sends for an Italian Specialist I.ONUON, Feb. 20.- The Kxchange Tele graph cbmpany published a dispatch from. Homo stating that I'rof. Glusseppo Ihistlanelll, tho best known medical specialist- In Italy, was today summoned to Cairo, Kgypt, by J. I'lcrpont Morgan. It Is said that the professor will leave this afternoon and Is to remain with Mr. Morgan until he sails on March 10. Another dispatch from Home says Mr Morgan telegraphed, stating that his con dition had greatly Improved, but thnt he wan sending for I'rof. Ilastlanelll ns a matter of precaution. HIGHLAND FALLS, N. ,Y., Feb, 20. Thero was shipped from hero today by express to Cairo Kwypt, a case of fresh laid eggs and a quantity of butter for J P. Morgan, who has been III there. Tho eggs and butter are from Mr. Mor gan's farm here. RAILROAD MUST PAY $22,200 FOR WOMAN'S LITTLE FINGER 8I3ATTLH, Wash.. Feb. 20. A Jury to day awarded J22.30O to Mrs. Anna L. Valentine, wife of L. L. Valentine. Chi cago, furniture manufacturer, because tho door of a Northern Pacific car wus slammed upon her little finger, necessi tating nmputittlon at the middle knuckle. The accident occurred on a train bound from Seattle for PortUtnd. O f If i 1 J Carefully -Analyzed In Its water rates, whether. It he for Mill Ilea' I puroses, friendship or other wise. This section Is also drastlo 'as to the things required of tho water user, and the wutcr may be out off for non payment of rents, negligence In .paying for plumbing, non-tnalntenancc of mains etc. . . , Said ,1(111 ulso provides that the . board may do all the work of putting In malm, in fact, all kinds of work In oxtcntdons and otherwise, without advertising and without cotitraoL This provision would d " we didn't have a righteous and honest Water board. w,"u" vu ",u "ul "ftvo. f1"'11 bourd has the entlru say of how many employes and what their salurlei shall be. except, perhaps, the general I manager and the board Itself. Section 12 provides, "Any person wh-j shall willfully Interfere with or obstruct any employe of said inetroolltau water district In the discharge of his duties shall be deemed guilty of a mis. demeanor nnd shall, on conviction thereof, be punlrhcd by a fine of not ovarSHO, or Imprisonment In the count Jail foe. not over sixty days, or both '' It would teem this Is a pretty drastl measure and provision To Just what extent the water board would have lt employes Immune from overriding ! the rights and privileges of u citizen not clear There Is nothing In tin (Continued on Page deveu ) OPPOSES FREIGHT RATE CUT Nebraska Railway Commission Is sues Statement to Legislature. x - i SAYS MUCH IS AT STAKE Knncfment of I.mv ('nttlnir Tnrlffn . AViiii Id Knilnnirrr Kfflcnc)' nf All Acid of Commission Nom- (.'rented. (From a Btnff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb, 20.-(8peclal.)-The Hallway commission has Issued the following statement regarding pending into legislation: "On Thursday morning a nupibcr of the legislators, consisting of Messrs. Keckley, Palmer. Hlchnrdson, Norton and tlollen, called upon tho Hallway commission for Information 'It) the matter of pending rate legislation, at which meeting all commissioners were present, "During the course of tho conference the question was asked of tho commis sion, whether or not tho pending rato legislation would hamper the work of the commission. The commission con curred unanimously In the following answer to that question: "Tim commission 'Is Just as ce.alous as any .member of this legislature to scctiro reasounhlo freight rates for the shippers, 'of this state, and t Is ot the Opinion, that the pending- rrite legisla tion. If enacted, would seriously hamper It In securing reasonable rates Jor the followTng.rnnsonst ' "Immediately utw?ii the organlcatltm of the commission and after n stidy of tho rate question, the commission was satis fied that class rates In the slate of Nr hrnska were tbo high, anil Unmade an exhaustive study nnd spent' thousands of dollars In examining and' ahnlyilng several minion wayuiiis on throe or tlpi main roads of the stato of Nobraska on Intrastate shipments In the state of Ne- t orasica. rue uata so collected, complied .( In compnet form, Is' In the records of ths ' commission, 1 tirnernl (Inter Imiiieil, 'Am n result of Its study the commis sion, under ditto of July 0, 1309, Issued Its genernl order No. 19, setting forth a tentative schedule of class .rates based on instances, and required tho railroads of tho state to appear and show cause why such schedule should not be adopted. Hearings were had under this order The holding of Judge Sanborn In th Minnesota rato cases hns deterred thn commission taking final action In thli matter, as they felt It would he useless and a, wasto of time and money to at tempt to further reduce rates In th, state of Nebraska at thlB tlmo until tho supreme court of the United State should finally pass upon the question presented In the Minnesota rate case. Many questions vital to the correct so lution of the rate problem are presented In that case, the four most Important questions being: Whether or not the fixing of state rates by a state authority constitutes a direct ( Interference of reg ulation of Interstate rates. If Judg? Sanborn's ruling In this respect Is sus tained by the supreme court, the state legislatures and commissions will b? without Jurisdiction to regulate the In trastate rates within their respective states. (Inrsllon of Knrnlnws. "Second, the question whether' railroads nro entitled to earn on the unearned In crement and upon properties and moneys granted to thorn by the government or donated by various municipalities, various cities, counties, townships, etc, If the su preme court, hoHa that they -are entitled 'to earn on the unearned Increment, It will so Increase values of the carriers within this stato na to render It necessary' for tho 'commission to modify and revise the figures which It has at present under con- (Continued on Page,Threc.) Classified advertising is not poetic ' N It's plain, unadorned business getting yopy, and . it attracts persons who want what they want when they want it. They don 't 'look for oratory, rhetoric and flowery talk they want facts, and thoy look to The Heo for the facts. They believe The Bee, and therefore Bee want ads get the attention of people who are sincere. One answer from a Bee ad is worth moremuch more than from other ads. Put your ad in tho paper that brings results you know you can dopeud upon. Tyler 1000 LEGISLATORS ROAR AT MANY LOBBYISTS, BUT NOTHING MORE Third House Numerous and Active at Lincoln Buttonholing Mem bers Everywhere. .LIKE TO SEE PUBLIC "ROASTS" Members Willing to Read Censure, but Submit to Aots. , I HOWELL ON THE FIRING LINE 'Now Reinforced by Weed and ! O'Brien on Water Bill. I STOCK YARDS AND TELEPHONES Members Threaten to MnUr Kx ninplc of Nome' Special A Rent, but No Our Looks for Lit it to lie Applied. ( Fiom a tSaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. !X'.-(Hpeclal.)-Wheu It comes to resolutlng against the viola tion of laws nnd Investigating officers of other departments of government tho democrntlo house of representatives, to bo known In history ns the "school fur the development of detectives," Is right up to snuff, hut when It comes really to doing anything along the line of Its good Intentions, thero' Is nothing to It. A bunch of lobbyists hero Is working over, time right on tho floor f the house and In tho hotel lobbies they corral members nnd discuss legislation wtlli them, abs3 lutely contrary to the law, which tnakcH such proceedings a felony. The members "beef" and growl about the activity of the lobby nnd want lob bylsts "roosted" In public print, but not one has shown a disposition to bring the law to boar on these persons. During the last few days several parties have been mixing It with tho members In behalf of .the stock yards, affecting which there are several bills pending Among those who have been down nro General Malinger tlucklngham, John II Watklns, Tom MoPherson and Jess Whit more. It, 11. Howell has been here almost all winter trying to prevent Senator Mncfar laud from getting any amendments tacked onto the Omnlin. water district bill. He has now been Joined by F, D. Wcad and Dave O'llrlen, members of the Water board, who are workllig with him. Mr Howell cannot see the fence which Is sup posed to separate tho . nhecp froln the goats, but all legislative gates look like gas to him and he Is as much at home on the floor cf the house or senate "button holing momhers ns he Is In h quiet corner at the Hole).' ' '' " Members' havo complained of tlun activ ity of thn men named above, as they have against IC. M. Momman, jr.., rind Ov Jl. Pratt, representing lthro telephone pcopl. 'Members havo threatened tf) make Hh example- of some of these Hpecla) agents, btit lip orwhellovcM thern Is a,-member of the. "dbmocratlo house who will ever do anything about It hut "roar," nnuKMunow puth onh ovkr ftecfire Advancement of Hill lie , qnlrliiBr I'niul III vestment. (From (It Ktkff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. 20. -Bpeciat.) - Hon Drifeaodow, Foster and Brain were ablA to put one over on the Insurance lobby this afternoon before tho Insurance com mittee of tho hoise when" they secured a favorablo report qn pruesedow's bill to colnpel life Insurance companies dolnr business In Nebraska to Invest 76 per cent, of their Income on Nebraska busi ness In this state. Elmer Stephenson nnd a big batch of other Insurance men tiave been Industri ously fighting, tho bill before the com mltto ut they wcro Unable to head off tho Douglas members who wanted It passed. Druesedow had prepared a statement, which was read to the committee today, It set out that the .object of the bill iit to prevent a concentration of a colossal amount of money In Wall street to b used In speculation. The statemrht showed that Morgan hod paid f3.000.000 for $100,000 worth of stock In the Kqultable Life of New York, which could pay him but $7,000 a year. He did this, Druese dow said, In order to get "control of the money of the company to use It. The statement Insisted that the enact ment of such a law would work no hard ship on tho Insurance companies, but would be of great benefit to the people of the state. IIOU9K WANTS CONVENTION' 3lnn' Member Ileeoiumend Hucli Mrnaare He Adopted. (From a Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 20.-(Speclal.j Though the senate killed the bill pro viding for a constitutional convention, tho house this afternoon recorrimendet" uch a measure for 'passage. In th committee of the whole1 It received "fifty five votes, which Is not enough' td pass It on third reading. Mailer); explained that , the people (Continued on Page Two.) J