Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1893, Page 2

WORK OF THE LECISLATURE Time of the Senate Largely Spent in Olear- ing the General File, PACKWOOD'S SWITCH BILL SENT BACK Could Not Pass Because the Printer Was Slow—Dysart's Depot Bill Dies—House spent the Afternoon on Woman's Suffrage. n Chaplain Snyder approached the throne of divine grace after the opening of the senate this morning he thanked God for the harmony, pure patriotism and wis- dom of this state and this legislature, and that the present session had not been dis- graced by the scenes of turmoil and con- fusion which had prevailed in othet states The Jourual was then read in its entiretly despite a motion from Senator Everett to suspend further reading. Dysart was the objecting senator, and his reason became ap- parent when, at the close, he objected to the approval of the journal. He based his ob- jection upon the ground that the actionof the senate last Tuesday by which the general appropriation bill was taken from the com- mittee on s and means and placed on general file to be considered in committee of the whole next Tuesday evening was not in accordance with the rules. Ho raised two points of order at the time which were de- cided adversely by the president. He brought them up again this morning and ap- pealed from the ruling of the chair. Senator Moore demanded a call of the house. The doors were locked but a few moments, however, when the call was sus- pended and Mattes moved that the appeal be lafd on the table. The motion prevailed, Dysart alone voting against it. Senator McCarty from the committee re- ported that senate flles 6, 40, 41, 48 and 55 had been correctly engrossed and were ready for the final action of the senate. P1s wore introduced and read the first time as follow By Mullen—To amend sections 4275 and 4237 of the consolidated statutes. By Stewart—To create a state loan agency; to prohibit the manufacture and Salo of lcomargatine; to make countics the unit of assessment for teachers' wages; to amend the statutcs relating to fees, and to regulate the publication of notices by county and court officials. By Lobeck-Requiring the attendance and instruction of all persons between the ages of 8 and 14 years at_some public or private school, prescribing the qualifications of such school'or schools and of the teachers, pro- viding for the appointment and duties of truant ofticers, cte. By Scott—To amend section 1071 of chap- ter xi of the consolidated statutes. By Correll—To amend the laws relating o county officers. By Gray—10 amend the road lawsof the state. By Mullen—To authorize county clerks to advertise annually for bids for the furnish- ing of county supplies. Bills on Passage. The regulation number of bills were read the second time and referred to the appro- priate standing committees, after which the senate took up and passed the following bills: Senate file No. 44, by Moore, providing that all persons in Nebraska shall be en- titled to the same civil rights. Senate file No. 03, by McCarty, enacting a substitute forsection 1832, chapter xviii of the consolidated statutes, 1t provides that withm twenty days after a day fixed by the clerk to heat an application to locate, va- cate or alter a public highway, notice shall be served on each owner or occupier of land lying in or- abutting the proposed road, such notice to be served in the manner provided for the service of original notices in actlons at law. Such notices shall also be | publisbed in some newspaper for four con- secutive weeks and posted in at_least three pnl::lu places along the line of the proposed road. Senate file No. 60, by Moore, requiring notaries public to write after their signature’s in all papers signed ofiicially, the date of the expiration of their commissions. ate file No, 7, by Graham, nmum\m seotion 5025 of chapter'I of the consolidal statutes, The sectjon as amended provides that it shall be the duty of the county clerk, clerk of the district court and county treasurer and the treasurer of the village, town or city where a_levy is contemplated, to certify to the sheriff when requested tho amount and character of all liens existing against the lands ana tenements levied upon. Senate file No. 48, by Gray, providing that registers of deeds verify by rroof reading all co‘llm, the expense of any corrections to be paid out of the county general fund. The senate then took a recess until 2 o'clock. Enlivened by a Row, Afterrecess the senate was called to order promptly at 2 o'clock with a number of the members absent. Immediately after roll call Senator Dale moved a call of the house. The doors were closed and the sergeant-at-arms dispatehed in quest of the missing senators, ‘They were brought in one at a time and at the end of thirty-five minutes further pro- ceedings under the call were suspended and the senate then took up and finished the order of business left icomplete beforo re- cess. The following bills were read the third time and passed : Senate file No. 55, by Tefft, providing for the augmentation of the state libraries and the library of the State Historical society. Senate file No. 40, by Scott, providing that the State Board of Health may reyoke the certificate of any practicing physician who is addicted to the use of intoxicating drinks 10 excess. * Serate filo No. 41, by Scott. providing that all counties having a population of 17,500 shall elect a register of deeds. It was Qis- covered that it had not been properly en- pssed and was recommitted. Senate file No. 6, by Packwood, requiring ¥ailroads touching at common points to build transfer switches, was taken up. Graham objected to the passage of the bill, and wanted it sent back to the committee on railroads. He asserted that he had been in- formed by one of the secretaries of the State Board of Transportation that in all cases ‘where transfer switches have been found necessary they have been ordered by the board. He did not believe the railroad com- mittee had properly considered the matter. This statement brought Senator Mullen, chairmanof the railroad committee, to his feot. He denied the imputation that his gommittee had not given the bill proper con- sideration, In response to & query from Senator Graham he said that he had not asked the railroad commission. He wouldo't ]‘,:[} the commission’s opinion on any railroad Further discussion on tho bill was shut off by the discovery that the amendments made in the committee of the whole last Tuesday had not yet come from the printer. The . president "decided that the bill was not properly before the senate, and it was until a later date. Senate file No. 10, by North, providing that tration of voters shall ouly be made in having a population of 10,000 and over. The bill relieves a4 number of smaller cities of the expense of registration. ~ Senator Moore offered a motion directing . Director General Garneau of the Nebraska Columbian commission to forward to the senate within five days the specifications under which the Nebraska state bullding at Chicago was built. The motion was carried without dissent Dysurt's Depot Blll. . The senate then went into committee of the whole to consider bills on general file, with Senator Harris in the chair. Senate file No. 59, by Dysart, providing that :dt ;u'uma- and ww':- h:‘lhe "n.u:i yeachs four or more systems of rallro; z\rh rlllryoldl shall build and maintain lon depots. Senator Mattes brought matters to a focus moving that when the committee vise it yocommend that the bill be indefinitely post- pl.’“urt offered a substitute to the effect the bill be recommended for passage. W-nouhunh-uum the author of stated that he had expected consid- opposi| measure, 1l w_-‘:fi'&‘: Onlhnl"lm.l‘ Jnoolll’. As far as the former city was concorned, he said, it would bo an oasy matter for the sev- eral lines of raflronds centering fa that city to run their passenger trains around to thi foot of Farnam_street on the freight ear tracks and erect the union depot at that point. He wouldn't insist upon expensive depots, he said, and he would be Just as well satisfied with a devot costing 81,000 as with one costing £1,000,000, Mattes sald tnat if the would nlso _offer a bill bill passed he requiring all store- | keepers to place their stocks of goods in a store, 50 that customers would not ed to run around over town in search of anything they might want. The bill was indefinitely postponed, Sena- tor Dysart and five independents voting in fav f its passage. Senato filo No. 112, by Moore, providing for the incorporation of universities, was amended and recommended for passage. Anti-Pinkertonism For two hours the senators wrestled with the bill offered by Campbell to abolish the Pinkerton system in this state. The bill was objected to by o number of the senators on the republican side, not for the reason, as they all explained, that_they were opposed to an anti-Pinketton bill, but they were against tho bill as it stood. They desired to amend it s that a sheriff or other peace offi- uld call upon any bystander to assist him in an_emergency without incurring the risk of being fined an excessive amount, or imprisoned. The independents who cham- pioned_the bill evidently took objections to the form of the bill and some rather lurid spoeches woere made on their side of the chamber in the two hors Finally 45 the committee rose without reaching any adjustment of the dificult between the two parties. The senate ad- Journed just in time to allow the members to et to their hotels for supper, and both sides are preparing themselves for a final bout over the bill to-morrow iscussed. Flood of New Bills Turned On—-Woman's Right to Vote Discussed. LiNcoLy, Neb., Fob.28.—(Special to Tne Bee.]—Forty-four new bills were introduced in the house this morning. Among them was one authorizing the governor to. employ counsel to assist in recovering the money due thé state from the defunct Capital Na- tional bank and appropriating $3,000 to de- fray all necessary expenses. Kruse's foint resolution proclaiming the penitentiary contract null and voud and call- ing upon the governor and Board of Public Lands and Buildings to take possession of the plant and begin suit against Mosher and his bondsmen for nonfulfillment of contract, was read a first time and laid over. Johnston introduced a bill appropriating £3,000 to defray the expenses of investigat- ing cach and all of the state institutions. The house went into committee of the whole, with Lockner in the chair. and after a long discussion reported for indefinite postponement No. 78, Lui '8 bill providing for a commission to revise the laws, and pre- pare a civil, eriminal and political code: An adjournment was taken until 2 o'clock, muny of the members going out to the Home of the Friendless for dinner. Woman's Right to Vote. At the afternoon session the house went into committee of the whole, with Porter in the chair, immediately after roll call and took up the cor tion of house roll No. 212, Lingenfelter's bill conferring full suf- frage upon women. It brought on a spirited debate that was listened to with keen relish and enjoyment by the crowded lobby and gallerics, . The introducer of the bill declared that the women of the c wanted to vote, but his statement was immediately called in question by Carpenter, who said that the purest, noblest and best women in the coun- try did not want to vote, were opposed to the granting of municipal suffrage and would not zo to the polls in the event that such a bill was passed. Smith of Holt, Higgins and Woods favored the measure, but Horst jumped into the ring against it. Higgins raised the pof Horst was not competent to talk on the sub- ject, as he was a bachelor, but the chair overruled the objection on the ground that there was no means of kuowing how long the gentlemun would remain a bachelor. Horst held that the section of the consti- tution referring to “iale persons” as electors would render such a law unconstitutional. He was backed up by y’ Johnston of Nemaha, who held that if it was desired to pass such a bill the constitution should first be amended and then legislation enacted accordingly. Beal, Robinson and Ford talked in favor of the bill, and Suter arrayed himself with the opposition. Dobson and Felton talked long and earn- estly of the inherent rights of all, and the special privilege clause of the independent testament. Felton told how much better prepared women were to vote than the fo eign scum that was allowed to take out p pers after being in this country but. thirty days. of order that Defended the Immigrants. Goldsmith entered a protest against the casting of any more aspersions on the for- eigners who had come to this country and become citizens. It required a division to settle the matter when the vote was taken on the motion to recommend the bill for passage. The mo- tion was defeated by a vote of 38 to 46, but, in order to prolong the fun, or rather to re- serve a little of it for another occasion, it was announced that the motion had pre- vailed by a vote of 44 to 30, The house then took up No. 100, Kessler's bill conferring municipal suffrage on women, and it was recommended for indefinite post- ponement by a vote of 87 to 36, No. 56, Berry’s billamending the questions to be asked by assessors, was recommended for passage. No. 166, Stevens' bill designat- ing taxable property, was next taken up. g‘ho bill was discussed for an hour and a half, and was then recommended for indefl- nite postponement by u vote of 36 to 35. When the report was submitted, a Jittle later, it was rejected, and the bill was re- committed, despite the efforts of Stevens, who said that he was satisfied that it was doomed toan ignominious death, and all he wanted was to see it decently interred, Higgins' bill, providing for an additional judge in the Twelfth judicial district, was recommended for passage after being so amended as to call upon the governor to fill the place immediately, pending the next gen- eral election, Peculiar Vote on the Report. The report on _the universal suffrage bill brought on a skirmish, aud the motion to adopt the report resulted in the tie vote of 40 to 40, but it was annouunced that it d carried by a vote of 45 to 3. The members have no hopes of carrying it when it is put upon its passage, but thoy are hustling for votes, and offering trades where they cannot get them otherwise. Thero is littlo proba- bility that it will pass the house, and.nono whatever that it will get through the senate. as rejected and the bill ordered engrossed for pussage. Tbe house then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Bills on First Réading. The following bills were introduced and read a first time during the morning session: By Farnsworth re definitely de- seribe the boundary of Keya Paha county. By Dobson (by request)-—To enable the state of Nebraska to recover such mone, as may be used by the general government. By Sheridan— divide counties into sen- atorial and representative districts, By Woods, chairman of committee on schools, lands and funds--To cancel, annul and set aslde certain contracts of purchase of lots in Lancaster county and to provide for the repayment to persons holding contract of purchase thereof, of such sums of money as they have paid to the state therefor. By Jenkins—To prohibit the manu- facture, sale, keeping for sale, giving or furnishing to any ‘person cigarettes or the material for their composition, and to pro- vide a penalty for the violation thereof. By Sheridan-To regulate the sale of flluminating oils and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act and to repeal chapter xx1 0f the consolidated statutes of Nebraska for 1801, entitled “Iluminating Oils.” By 'o wmend section 17 of the criminal code. By Oakloy—To provide for the appoint- ment by the governor of & prison agent to aid discharged prisoners, By Oakloy—To provide for the education of prisoners In the state penitentiary and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts in con- fliet herewith, By Nasou—To amend section 531a of the code of eivil procedure. By Nason-~To regulate public warehouses, warehousing, shipping, weighing and inspec- tion of grain, By Porter—To appropriate certain monoys known as the “mormt fund." received by the state treasurer made undoer an act of con- gress of the United States approved August 80, 1800, By Cooley—To aménd articlo 110 of chap ter Ixxvii entitled “Revenue,” of the g d statutes of Nebraska. ohnson (by request)—For the relief of ph W, Bru: Olson—To prohibit coal de: cities from selling and delivering coal b, tail wichout first weighing the same on city scales, and to provide a puuishment for the violation of this act. By Olson—To create a ditch fund several counties for the maintenance repairing of ditches, By Smith of Holt—To create the office of chaplain for the Soldiers and Sailors home at Grand Island, Neb., and for the appoint- ment of a chaplain and to define his dut and to n‘)prnprlnh‘ the sum of $1,200 to the chaplain for two years. By Jonnson—To amend section 200, chap- ter ii, of the consolidated statutes of N braska, entitled ““Animals.’ in the and pay numeration, return and taxa tion of all colonies of b in the state of Ni braska in the same manner as other person: property, except a special tax to promote the oo and honey interests of the state, and to provide for an appropriation for the said purpose. By Wilson—To amend chapter ii of title viii of the code of civil procedure and to repeal said chapter if and * chapter ii of title xxx of d code. By Wilson—To amend section 80 of chap- ter xxii of the compiled statutes By Brockman (by request)—For the pr ection and adwvs ment of the live stock interestd of Nebraska, and for the establish- ment of a bureau of live stock industries in Nebraska and appropriating money therefor. By Mr. — —For compiling, certifying and publishing the statutes By Higgins—To regulate the duties of the chaplain of the state penitentiar; By Howe—To amend section xlvi, entitled *Publ nces, statutes of Nebraska of 1891, By Newberry (by request)—For an act requiring all persons, corporations and co- partnerships to pay their employes each week, and providing a penalty for the viola- tion thereof. By Van Duyn—To amend soction 477, | compiled statutes of 1959, entitled ** s, and to repeal said section y Cain—To amend Ae| s 3431, 3432, 3433 of the consolidated statutes of Nebraska of 1891, and to repeal said original sections. By Sheridan—To amend titlo i, time of commencing civil actions. By Sheridan—To amend section 3985, chap- ter xIvi, of Cobby's consolidated statites of , chapter consolidated To repeal section 8206, chapter xlii, consolidated statutes of 1891 By Goss of Douglas—To provide for the parole of prisoners, to place the power there- for in the governor of the state, and defining the duties of the governor and of officers in connection therewith. By Wilson—To amend sections 3043 and 3044 of the consolidated statutes of Nebraska of 1801 and repeal said seetions. By Gafin—To authorize the governor of Nebraska to employ counsel and to institute proceedings for the purpose of protecting the interest of the state of Nebraska in the matter of the failure of the Capiial Ngtional bank and appropriate money to defray the expense thereof. By Johnston—Directing the legislature of Nebraska to select one committeeman to in- vestigate and examine into the accounts, edings, vouchers, expe business connected with the Insane hospital at Lincoln, Insane asylum at Norfolk, State penitentary at Lincoln, Reform school at Kearney, Home for the Friendlessat Lincoln, Soldic and Sailors’ at Grand [sland, Indus- trial _home at Milford, Institute; for the Blind at Nebraska City, Deaf and Dumb institute at Omaha, Institute for the Feeble Minded at Beatric State university at Lincoln, Agriculture Ex- periment station at Lincoln, State Normal sckool at Peru, State Board of T sporta- tion, State Board of Educational Lands and Funds, State Board of Educational Lands and Buildings, Live Stock s missioners, State Board of Purchases Supplies, State Board of -Equalization, State Board of Pharmacy, State Board of Print- ing, State Board of Escheats, Labor bureau, Oil inspection, State Board of Agriculture, State Board of . Hortienltural Society, and to select a suitable attorney and such clerks to aid him in such work, and an appropriation of $3,000 to defray expenses of said commit- teeman, attorney and accountants. By Cornish—To amend section 84 of an act entitled, “An act to incorporate cities of the first class, and regulating their duties, powers, government and remedies.” By Grifith—To amend division 15 of section 2892 of consolidated statutes of Nebraska. By Withnell (by request)—For the reim- bursement of W. L. McCague of moneys paid to the state of Nebraska. By Goss of Douglas (by request)—To pro- vide necessary assistants and clerks for the county court, and provide for the disposition of the fees and for the payment of such clerks and assistants in counties having a population of over 150,000 inhabitants. By Goss of Dougias (by request)—To amend section 3027 of the consolidated of Nebraska of 1891 compiled by J. l'o amend un act entitled “‘An act to incorporate ci of the frst class and regulating their duties, powers, govern- ment and remedies;" approved March 20 1880, as amended by chapter viii. of the laws of 1891, and to provide for the constructionof viaducts and the payment of the costs thercof, and the assessment of damages to property damaged for public purposes in such cities. By Ricketts—To provide for the office, ap- l)olnlmenb. duties and salaries of a plumbing nspector and an assistant plumbing in- spector in cities of the metropolitan class, By Felton—To secure a further and better roturn of property for taxation £nd prevent omissions of property from the tax lists and vunish willful omissions from the same. By Felton—To amend sections 3756 and 8757, \',hurlel'xliv..of Cobby's statute entitled Public Instruction.” By Ricketts—~To prohibit life insurance companies from making discriminations be- tween white persons and colored persons, and to provide punishment for making such discrimination. Newberry introduced a concurrent resolu- tion relative to the indebtedness of the Union Pacific railroad, and requesting Ne- braska reprosentatives in cougress to take steps to collect the sam: Rickett's Clvil Rights Bili LiNcoLy, Neb., Feb. 23.—[Special to Tug Bk, ]—Many people in Omaha will be inter- ested in the fact that the new civil rights bill passod the senate today. “The bill* was introduced in the house by Dr. Ricketts, the well known colored member from Douglas county and in the senate by Senator Moore, at the former's request. ‘The bill includes taurants in the listof public places at which no distinction can be made in regard to color. ‘The main feature of the bill, however, lies in the fact that any violation' of the law may be brought to the attention of = the _police court instead of the justices court under the old law, and that the penalty prescribed is a fine not to exceed $100 instead of fine and imprisonment. The bill will, it is believed by its author, very materially assist in the enforcement 'of the law and at the same time create a better feeling betwecn the races. Omaha is the only city in the state affected by the provisions of the bill. -—— O1d Resldent Dead. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock Rasmus Rasmusson, an early settler of Omaha, died at his rooms, 518 South Sixteenth street, Mr. Rasmusson was well known among Omaha business men, having been in this city for over thirty years, the first ten of which were spent in the hotel business and later seven in a drug store. The aeceased was 53 years of age, was married twenty years ago, and leaves a widow. For some time past the deceased had been failing, and his death was not a surprise to the friends of the family. LS Movements of Ocean Steam: At Brow Head New York, for Liverpoo At Lizard—Sighted York, for Bremen. At 'Boston—Arrived—Roman, from Liver- pool. At Philadelphia—Arrived—La Flandre, from Antwerp. New Yor Quotations. NEWw Youk, Feb. 23.—Kxchange was quoted as follows today: Chicago, 80 cents dis- count; Boston, 10 cents to par; St. Louls, 75 cents discount. February 28, ermanic, from from New ohnson (by request)—To pravide for tures and all | GREAT NOETHERN IN OMAHA — Traffic Arrangement with the Sioux Oity & «» Pacifio. o — HAS TARIFFS TO! AND FROM THIS POINT |- Reasons Why Jish 111l May Not Build Into Omaha s Expounded by & Competis Yerfstod View, of A telegram from Sioux City published yes- terday announced with a great flourish of trumpets that the Great Northern and Sioux City & Northern had issued a joint rate cir- cular announcing that the rate on shingles, lumber, logs and similar commodities from north Pacific ¢ t points to Omaha and oux City would hereafter be 55 cents per hundred pounds. The dispatch went on to say that this rate was put in a fow months , but was withdrawn because the roads had to divide the rate with the Canadian Pacific, the Great Northern mnot yet being completed to the coast. ‘‘The rate proving unremunerative it was withdrawn to the great disappointment of the Mis- souri river cities. Now, as soon as this coast line is done, Mr. Hill puts in the rate, which is an important reduction from those that bave been in force, It has been the pro- nounced policy of the Hill system to encourage the shipment of _ west- ern lumber to this section, and the business grown Tn the last two years to be an important one. ~Although the gher than from the pineries of nd Wisconsin the cost of produc tion 1s less in the far west and with the sistance of such encouragement as that ex tended by Mr, Hill the western lumbermen promise to sceure a large trade In this sec tion.” When Mr. A. H. Merchant, assistant gen- eral freight agent of the Eikhorn, was shown the telegram he pronounced the ne | rot,” the d to have been made by the Great Northern and the Sioux City & North- n being in effect more than a year, Until recently,” said Mr. Merchant, he Great Northern has not, been in @ position to get much business traversing a_territory where little business originates, but now that it has vome in competition with the Northern Pa- cific and Union Pacific it has to hustle forall the business it gets from the Pacific coast In fact, there are more railroads to ndle the business than there is business, which makes the competition keen, But the assertion that the two roads above men- tioned had put in this rate .is all bosh, as it was in effect a yearor more ago, and only applies to shis the other commodities not being included in the tariff. “Some time ago I read in Tue Bee that the Great Northern was casting its eyes toward Omaha and contemplated build- ing from Yankton down through Nebraska to this city. The truth of the matter is that the Great Northe s been in Omaha for a ng time, traffic dprangements with the ioux City & Northérn and the latter's con- nection with tne Elkhorn giving the Great Northern access to/the Nebraska muvtropolis. The Sioux City & Northern joins the Great Northern atq Garretson and this iV the Nomhern road an out- let to the rivers towns. ‘We have brought lots of lumber and shingles through from the Gri Nopthern and we have issued any numb ariff sheets with lake points and the sound country included showing that the Great Nopthern was a competitor for busine: Jim/Hidl is a shrewd railroad man, but he is not-coming to Omaha as long as he can secure the present trafiic arrange- ments, which arewery much less than if he had hisH own line direc from Yankton toj@maha. Then the distance (>t South Dakotu via O'Neill is quitei miles further than by the Elkhorute Sioux Ci up to Yankton. AL these con: must_ be . thoughts ofyand theicanclusion is that Jim Hill4s simply using thesituation as a blufr,” AFFAIRS OF THE READING. They Are Assuming Better Shape—President Parsons of the New England Resigns, Urica, N. Y., Feb. 23.—The federal district court has appointed as veceivers of the Reading railroad for the northern district of the state the same men recently appointed in Philadelphia. New YorE, Feb. 23.—At a special meeting of the New York & New England road this morning President Parsons and Directors Parsons, Day, Lummins and Flower re- signed. Flower says the road is positively under the control of the Reading. President Parsons’ letter of resignation reads thus: “Several months ago representations were made to me that a controlling interest inthe stock of this company. had been acquired by parties who desired to assume the manuge- ment of the road, My personal preference at that time was, if such representations could have been verified, " to retire from the charge of the road, but it seemed to me my duty to remain throughout the year, to return the property to the stock- holders who had intrusted it to the present management and permit the selection of a succeeding one to develop upon them. Recent developments have been such as to convince me that by so doing the in- terests of the company have in no way been prejudiced. In view of the approaching annual meeting, it seemed proper to now make known my intention of retiring from the management and I herewith tender my resignation as president of the New York & Now England Railroad company-to take effect March 14, 1893, Paylng Off the Employ Puraperruia, Pa,, Feb. 23, —Receiver Me- Leod, when he was seen regarding the res- ignation of President Papsons of the New York & New England, said: “Tam not in position to discuss the matter at this time. In response to the query whether he or any one representing vhe Reading would succeed Mr. Parsons, Mr, McLeod smiled significantly and said: “Thatds o question I cannot answer at this moment, but may later on.’ Immediately after the anuouncement of Mr. Parsons’ resignation a meeting of the Reading directors was called. The Read- i y were started before noon and being disbursed all along the line. There were no new developments today in the affairs of the v, Mr. McLeod said it would b ys before any plan could be devised.. iy PN OMAHA RAYES R Ay Resuft of the Cdmfiletion of the Great Northern,to the Coast. Siovx Crry, In., Feb. 23.—The Great Northern and Sioux & Northern roads have issued a joint circuld’ atinouncing that the rate on shingles, lumber, logs and similar commoaities from Nérth Pacific coast points to Omaha and Sioux (jl.y will hereafter be 5 cents per 100 pounds:: This rate was put in a few months ago, but was soon after withdrawn becausd the roads had to divide the rate with the Canadian Pucific, the Great Northern not¥ien being completed to the coast. The ratg |:S:ving unremunerative it was withdrawn, bub is now put in force again, aniu” Rules ComfiitLpe In Session. CHI0AGO, 111, Feb" 28— The committee on uniform tram rules of the American Riilway association met in this city today. It has under consideration certain proposed modifi- cations in the standard code of rules, and the deliberations will probably exte two days. The committee will pre port to be submitted to the assocl its next meeting mith. assistant general manager of e Shore road and secret of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, has issued a call for the annual meeting of the association. The place set for the meeting is Cumberland Gap park, Harrogate, Tenn., and the date is March 21. Transcontinental Magnates. Already the railroad magnates are on the wing toward the Pacific coast to attend the transcontinental meeting which will be held at the Hotel Corousdo, San Diego, on or about the 1st of March. Mvr. J. A. Muaroe, freight trafic manager of the Union Pacifie, 1ft Wednosday for Den- vor and after finishing up his business there will g0 on to the Paoiflo const, W. M. Sege, froight trafo managor of the Rock [sland,and John Sebastian, general passenger and tioket agent, nocompanied by their wives, will go through _today, arriving vin the Rook Inland's No. 4 and taking tho Union Pacific's No. 2. PAC MAIL INVESTIGATION, ople on the Pacifie Const Toen Made to Suffer, Wisningrox, D. C,, Feb, 23.—The Panamh- Pacific Mail investigation was resumed to- day and the ific Mail end of the investi- gation was taken up. formerly traftic manager for the Gould roads, but who now is a representative of chants Traffic association of Cali- , which proposes to put on a line of steamers in opposition to the Pacfic Mail company, testified that there had been a compact between the transcontinental ilroads and Pacific Mail company. The railroads paid the Pacific Mail a subsidy and reserved the right to say what clusses of freight the steam- ships should carry andalso_the fixed rates. The amouut of freight the Pacific Mail pany might carry monthly was also strictly limited. Witness understood that the P: Mail company was a government_subsidize line and that the roads in the T - nental association had received government aid. It was through their sceret agreement they sought to prevent the people from getting the benefit of full competition Mr. Leeds said that he had made a ¢ tion of the burdens paid by the le of Cal- 10 How the ifornia for transportation within the state | the | only. The gross Southern Pag the state of ( earnings of Ad company alone in nin amou ),000,- d of the population. ifornia_should be d 00,000 annually * the tht from San Francisco miles, 75 cents per 100 pounds which would carry the same New Yorlk to W try than California could st 1. E. Oppenheim, ot the Panama road, was e: the reason the Panama did not repew its contr Mail company was beca pany wished to gain its indep He further said that in the aegotiations for a new contract with the Pacific Mail his com- pany insisted on making rates, but the non- ren was the result of actions of C. P. Huntington in the matter. General John Newton, president of the company, corroborted the testimony of Mr. Oppenheim, and the committee adjourned. to Fresno, 3 was charged, freight from No other coun- reasurer amined. Heo s Rallway company the Pacific ilroad com- Rallway Couplings, K. C. Morehouse, goneral freight agent of the Elkhorn, is in Chicago 1G. W. Holdrege, general ma the Burlington, is out on the line today. K. St. John, general manager of the Rock Island, is spoken of as a candidate for mayor of Chicago. W. W. Johnston, gene lington for the Bl quarte E. M. Ford, traveling passenger agent of the Union Pacific stationed at Des Moines, is in the city for the day. E. Dickinson and L. H. Korty are out in- specting the Omaha & Republican Valley line. They will be gone all weck. Colonel Jack Dowling, city ticket agent of the Burlington, has a hat_ full of Kansas City, where he rusticated for several day this week. ager of 1 agent of the Bur- ck Hills, was at head- e IR TO ADVERTISE OMAHA. Appropriate $10,000 If the People Approvi g There was nota very liberal turnout of citizens last evening at the meeting of the council, and it looked as if a damper had been put upon the proposition to advertise Omaha at the Worl fair. Those present, however, were enthusiastic supporters of the proposition, and several red hot speeches were made in favor of the idea. The coun- cilmen maintained silence until the citizens had expressed themselves, and then they turned. to and in a practical manner ex- pressed themselves, D J. Donahue, the president of the Ne- braska Development company, detailed the plan for advertising the city, and thought that about $10,000 would be required to carry the project through. In response to requests Colonel Chase, President Gibbon of the Board of Trade, Thomas Kilpatrick, G. Gilmore, Mr. Hay- den, Mr, Hunt and W. ¥, Lovenzen expressed their views, as did Mayor Bemis. Without exception the gentlemen were in favor of the project and believed that the council should appr &»ri:\lo the necessary mone, They believed that the city would never again have the opportunity to be advertised in a manner that would bear such excellent results. Mrs. Briggs, the Nebraska member of the national board of lady managers, was pres- ent and addressed the council in response to the request of several members. Sne told of the progress of the work and what was ex- pected of Omaha by the members from other cities and states. She urged the necessity of taking the proposed step, which will rebound to the credit of the city. City Attorney Connell said that the coun- cil ehad no legal authority to appropriate money for the purpose, although he believed the project was a good one. The councilmen took a hand in the discus- sion, and while they realized that they had not the legal pow nuppm&rlulc the funds, Mr, Munro, Mr. Jacobsen, Mr. Hascall, Mr. sasser and Mr. Wheeler were disposed to vote the money and take the consequences, The other members were favorable to the and were willing to vote for the ap- propriation as soon as they were satisfiod that public opinion was with them. The following resolution offered by Mr. Wheeler and adopted, Mr. Bruner being the only member voting in the ne ive: That it Is the unanimous opinion of the city council that the proposition sub- mitted by Mr. O'Donahue, president of the Nebraska~ Dovelopment company, who pro- poses to exhibit the food productsof Nebraska sk state building upon tho nds at Chicago during the , 15 a good and properly advertise have full ity of the se, #nd that the Council Wil o in the hones 5 of thi s of the city council wil unds to ald inpaying the n ponsex of the work, provided the the citizens of Omaha shall be expressed in favorof such an expenditure not exceeding $10,000, The matter will be taken up for final action Tuesday evening and will be the first order of business transacted. The finance committee was instructed to look'into the proposed plan of the Nebraska Development company and -report Tuesday evening. The council adjourned to meet Monday evening for the purpose of consi garbage question and the crem: nance that was recently introdu PE AP, At the Mercer: J. McDonough, San Fran- cisco; J. A. Tnslee, St. Louis; A. H. Bird, Deadwood; J. H. Barron, Lusk, Wyo.; E. J. Bell and _wife, Laramie, Wyo.; L. Emery, Moline; M. D. Caman, Oxford; T. B, Irwin, Gordoun; C, K. Burnham and wife, Tilden; T. M. Sheaff, Fullerton; L. Paire, Sanders | 3. A, Coombs, Geneva; K. H. Farrell, Beatrice, At the Murray: C. R. White, Chicago; R. M Miller, Minneapolis; Ed M. Friend, Chi- F. ¥. Elliott, Philadelphia; 0. J. and daughter, Long Piue. Neb. ; O, : Chicago; Heury Simon, g omb, Quincy, L7 R. K Poyton, Chicago; A. L. Seeligman, New Howurd_ Tutile, Chicago} O. R. New York; L. Mayer, C. R. White, Dean M. Jenkins, Detroi Cuicaco, 111, Feb, 23. to Tue Bee. |—Grand Pacific s Flin Omaha. Great Northern—Charl . Ba ker and wife, Omaha; Fred B. Smith, Ne- braska City. Palmer—B. B, Lang, Omaha; . Kearney; M. Kohn, Lincoln, Deutsch, Beatrice, Sherman—L. H Havscom, Council Bluffs s AMUSEMENTS, The attendance this week at Wonderland and Bijou theater indicates no lack of inter- est in the beautiful play, ‘‘The Miner's Oath.” This theater is receiving the pat- ronage of & class of people who appreciate clegram Mr. Leeds, who was | the | wood noting and who lke nothing so well as a strict hnhungul tho mirror up to nature, and it is teushfully done by the company this week. The specialties which procodo the draman are also the best ever presented at this house, and the beautiful souvenir | which is handed to every lady visitor also has attracted numbers of people who never visited this theater bofure. These souvenirs will be given to the lady visitors at every performance. MITCHELL-CORBETT NO CONTEST. All Negotiations Betwe the En A In Harmless Talk, New Yonk, Feb, 28, —Charley Mitchell has made a public decl tion that he will not meet William A. Brady, Corbett's manager, in Canada, Saturday, to sign articles, de spite the fact ho gave his word that ho would, This afternoon he said ho now | wants the 10,000 stake money deposited in New Orleans Before Mitchell loft the Gednoy house this | afternoon he issued a lettor in which ho says | in substance that he came to this country for | no other purpose than tc fight Corbott. In ngements for the fight Pugilists order to complete ars he has conceded point after point to Corbett, mply to convince the public that he wa: to fight. After conceding pr: overything he says the tened arrest if the deposit of $10,000 is e or the articles signed. Mitchell says he is not ansious to be sacrificed upon vhe law's altar for violation of statutes against pugilistic encounters, He remaaks that there was no objection to prize fighting until he came to this country, and hé proposes that Corbett meet him somewhere, where articles may be signed without transgressing the laws. To ' this end he suggests ow Orleans. 'The statement that Mitchell desires the money posted in New Orleans has caused consternation among the man- agers of the Coney Island Athletic club, as it 3 ns that Mitchell wants to fight in Louisiana and not in the north. It i d that Corbett will insist ypon fighting before the Coney Island Athletic club, so it is most likely the match will fall through. Brady, it aid, will drop Mitchell and h with Peter Jackson on Mon- and Mitchell met tonight and ‘moeting resulted in the proposed trip to da being abandoned and the match g virtually declared off. Mitchell will 0 to New Orleans with Jim Hall and se him in his fight on March 8 with Bob simmons. If Corbett desires to open negot tions there it is all right, Mitchell s he docs not, he will return to England, NiacArA FarLrs, Ont., Feb. ‘There is no truth in the report that the chief of the On- tario police has received ‘instructions to ar- rest or in any way interfere with the Mitch- ell-Corbett party” when they come here to ign articles for their fight. * The town coun- cil at a meeting last Monday night unani- mously decided not to interfere with the fighters on th. 1, and the mayor says he will not rebel against the action taken by the local authorities, MiNNeAroLts, Minn., Feb, Fighter James Corbett is sick at his hotel in this city suffering from the effects of a severe cold contracted Tuesday after taking a five-mile run. His company gave no performance to- night. Welch Lasted | Burraro, N, Y., Feb, 2 this city and Al O'Brien lightweights, met in Buffalo Athletic purse of $1,000 and of a like amount. Both men had ti hard for the event and entered the ring in perfect condition. O'Brien was the favorite in the betting and was liberally backed by the delegation of Philadelphia sports. O'Brien won in the tenth round by a knock out blow. The fighting was fast and inger | esting throughout. Welch surprised the crowd b; ‘his clever work, but was clearly od. PROSPE Kounds, -Billy Welch of of Philadelphia, the of the club NG IN UTAHL Some Desultory Shooting with a Casual Kill- Ing Now anda Th GreeN River, U, 1., Feb, —Reports have Just been received here of the jumping of 6,000 acres of rich placers at the foot of Crescent cresk gulch in the Henry mountains. Three hundrod desper- ate vrospectors on the ground are guarding claims with Winchesters. These partics are from the San Juan and came up by the Dandy Crossiug. The townsite i also involved. Desultory shooting is fi quent. No one has yet been killed. Two saloon outfits from Salt Lake add fuel to the flames. “The prospectors, after experiencing disap- pointment and privation on_the San Juan, are determined to protect at all hazaras their new locations. . Rumors ulso provail regarding shootins on Gardners Bull creek townsite. This cannot, however, be corroborated at the present writing. More than a hundred prospectors have crossed the Colorado river bound for Henry's niountains within the last week. Work on the ims on Upper Cr cent creek is being pushed as fast as p ble. A rich strike is_reported on S Elliott's east extension of the Bromide. SR EXTENSION OF T'HE BURLINGTON, Work to Begin on its Portland, Ore., Line in » Short Time, Portraxp, Ore., Feb. 23, Wozk will begin on the extension of the Burlington road from the present terminus of its grade at the eastern Idaho line to Portland within three months at the furthest,” said u gentloman who is in a position to know the plans of the “Q" road to a Telegram reporter today. ~ “Bonds of the Burlington are to be issued for the extension of the and will b floated by the Edin- burgh National Bond Assurance company, which company has also placed the bonds of the Great Northern road. Lt will not be the policy of either the Burlington or the Great Northern to mvade the territory of the other. First the Burlington will be extended in a direct line to Portland, and & branch of the Great Northern will b run down to con- nect with the Burlington at or near Boise, Idaho, thence running to San Francisco and each line will be tod by the other road.” BREVITLES, a Turnverein will give its grand Turner hall, Nineteenth and ovening hull, well known in Omaha, died last night at St. Joseph's hospital, after a long illness. Arrangements for the funeral will be made today M. Wintrobe, a young peddier not long over from KEurope, was thrown from his horse last night at Tenth and Dodge streots aud quite serfously injured. James Sterling, who claims to hail from the Oregon coast, was picked up last night by the police because he had too much sil- verware o his person whicl ould not ac- count for and which was supposed to be stolen. Chief S rec nipht from Chicago mask ball Harney st Mrs. William ived a teleg last ing that John Coons, who is wanted here by~ the Omuha Mattress company for embezzlement, had been ar rested, und requested thut an ofiicer be sent & Bear, one of the Sioux Indians in company [, Second infantry, got loose down town last night and was arrested for being drunk. The police found the Bear a hard man to handle, but finally got him to a cell, where he spent the night daucing and how!- ing. The police detectives last night placed G H. Smith und arrest on the charge of sus- picion. 1t is expected that today the more EPISCOPAL MISSION BEGUN Opening Discourse of Algernon 8. Orap- SKETCH OF AN INTERESTING PERSONALITY Sormon on “What Shall it If He Galn the Whe Lose Profit a Man World Probably the most eloqunt priest of the Episcopal church heard in Omaha for years inaugurated a ten days' mission at cathedral last evening, the beautiful church being crowded to its fullest capacity. to hear this man who comes as a herald of the true faith, Algernon S. Crapsoy Is in many sonses a remarkablo man, He has the face of o soldi and never was there a more humbler soldier of the cross than is the missioner at Looked at full face he is not unlike the pie- tures of Napoleon, but without the “Little y or hauteur. On the contr zo0d nature, with ened J a sacred cantata withal it sometimes takes on the the sub-bass yot of in an orwan, and thrills with just as much powor, Judged from his work of last evening, Mr, Crapsey would secm to be & for never have the of this city se tone born missioner Ipiscopal ¢ h people n 80 many innovations along the line of nccepted church ritualism, Not content with preaching from the pulpit, he od from the chancel and pleaded from a ir near chancel rail. Dividing his L arts, he broke its continuity with prayer and’ song, and yet with the power he 50 well knows how to use he gath- od the threads dropped in the course of the course and weaved them into garments of h texture. Sitting iu a reverential posi- tion ne hancel steps, talkin Deauty and sublimity of the soul and of its ssion, he seemed like an_ instructor of old, at whose feet the wise men sat and gathered wisdom from his teachings The Miss Rev. Paul Matthew mission, read the wh Crapsey read the lessons. The Faith Looks Up to T y after which the missioner said a pr: and invoked the divine Trinity. He then as- cended the pulpit and announced his text: St. Matthew xvi., What shall it profit n the whole world and lose hi gun. {of the associate Rev. M hymn “M, then sung, Lord and Jesus Chr d the speaker, familiar to our ears, for they ched until they seem to have by readbare, Our ve of our aviour, Are most ave been ' worn -y familiarity with them ms to have taken away from them much would_otherwise ~ be regarded startling. In explaimng the words naturally recalls that our blessed Lord spake by hyperbole to best reflect His meaning just as spcakers of tod ) to make their meaning more ctear, and still clothe their thoughts in beauty of imagery. But, not- withstanding that preachers would have you believe that these words must be taken with a grain of thought, I will, by the grace from God, show you that these words are to be taken literally, that they ave not words of madness, nor visionar nature, but full of truth and of sublimity as well. he preacher then defined what a humak soul was, remarking that at first sight a soul seemed to be a very little thing, th are so ¢ of us. Mr. Crapsey then defined the s that vital living thing which is ou wd went on to say that it had many velous facultics, that of ing most predominant, by which identity through all the Everything that comes & our eyes or is here stored up iu that wonderful storchouse. Man o Free Agent, But, said the missioner, joined to the mem- ory is that great quality of judgment ¢ ing our lives ruk’l‘ by immutable laws not by haphazard as some people would have us believe. He then passed to a considera- tion of the emotional faculties, telling of the beauty of love, of the wickedness of hatred and spoke cloquently of the love between husband and wife, brothers and friendfand the hate between brother aud brother. ~ He drew beautiful pictures of life and the de- pendence of it all upon God, showing by argu- ment upon argument that the words of Christ were to be taken in their literal char- acter. The viceof profanity, of vanity and covetousness, the swelling tumors of pride and importunce w denominated as diseases of the fosh which could only be alleviated by the All Wise Physician work- ing through the soul In ciosing he askcd all the people to go ho ne and without arguing the question witl their neighbors, go into their closets and sce whether they were afflicted with the diseases enumerated Services will bo neld at the cathedral as follows: Early communionat 6:30 to8; with doctrine of instructions being the under- lying basis of the mission, at 10 ; address to women at 4 o’clock and full m at 7:45. At noon Mr. Cr ak to men in the vacant room jus t floor of the New York Life building. as one It Will Be Falr Today and Slightly Colder Throughout the State, WastNTo, D. C. Forecast for Priday: For Nebr pstorly winds; slightly colder in eastern Nebraska. For Towa—Fair: westerly winds; slightly coolor, For South Dakota—I generally fair; northe colde zht local snows, but slightly Looal & Ovrick oF TiHE WEATI Feb. 23.—-Om rainfall con past four ye A 00 0l 00 t showing the condition of tom- nd precipitation at Omaha for the farch 1, 159 1 tomperature. the diy . 282 102 Deficlency 5042 Normal p Doficiency f Deficiency since Koports fro STATIONS. wonwdnIL Knnsas City Denver...... ... Salt Lake City Part cloudy. Snow. |Cloudy. Part cloudy 201 {8now. oudy. Bis: Qu arek ppelie. serious charge of grand larceny will be placed against the prisoner, as the police claim he is implicated in the stealing of a arge quantity of flour. Rl ast Ofclal, Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S, Gov't Report. Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE