Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1902, Page 1

IFABLISHED JU THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. A, SATURDA OMAH Y MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1902-TWELVE PAGES, HUNDREDS ARE DEAD Have Boen Disastrons. CITY OF CHILPANCINGO 1S DESOLATE Talling Buildings Destroy L.’*fi.‘ ‘aay of the Inhabitants “ . ——— 4 PARISH CHURCH CRUSHES WORSHIPERS hter Ocours Edifios, Greatest § in Naered PROPERTY LOSS MEANS RUIN TO MANY New #200,000 Sugar Mill, Just Fitted with American Machinery, De- royed=Troops € ed Out to Succor the Populnce, MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17.—One of the most terrible disasters In the history of the state of Guerrero s reported to have oc urred late yesterday afternoon. An ex- tremely violent earthquake shock ‘was felt hilpancingo, causing a great loss of ifo and injuring many persons. Detalls from the stricken district are very meager, but scattering reports received here indi- cato that probably 300 persons were killed and as many more injured. It Is known that the state capital, the Parish church and many business houses and residences were in ruing and that there is much suffering as a result of the awful seismic disturbance. One of the edifices that suffered most was the federal telegraph office, which explains the scarcity of news thus far, Meager detalls finally began to arrive ere. The telegraph lines and apparatus at Chilpancingo were badly damaged, but the employes, all of whom were uninjured, quickly proceeded to erect an improvised telegraph office on the outskirts of the oity. The number of deaths was greater in the parish church than any other single place, as & crowd of worshipers was gath- ered there for the afternoon service. The solld masonry walls and the roof came toppling down on the worshipers and many of those within were killed. Troops Work for Rescue. The War department has ordered troops in the neighborhood to co-operate in the | hannesburg | On being informed that he was not bound | | been written by Dr | Intima work of rescue. Until this work is com- pleted it will be impossible to accurately learn the number of victims. It Is belleved, however, that this is one of the most de- structive earthquakes that ever occurred in Mexico. The greater part of the popu- Iation of the city are now camping out under tents around the town, which Is five days' journey from the national capital. Earthquake shocks were felt in many other cities and towns. In Mexico City the earthquake occurred at 5:07 p. m. yester- day and was of such violence as to shake the most substantial bulldings. The Pan- American congress was in. session at tho time and many of \the dclegates were greatly alarmed. The first movement here ‘was one of trepldation and was very sharp. It was followed by an y oscillatory movement northeast to south-southwest. The duration was fifty-five seconds. The damage in this city was slight. Short Shocks the Wo The #tate of Guerrero has always been the focus of selsmic disturbances. Reports recolved here state the shock was very severe at Chllapa. No casualtles are so far reported from there. The duration ef the Chilpancingo shock was less than that in Mexico City, having lasted fifty seconds, againat fitty-five seconds at the capltal. Up to 11 o'clock tonight no further news had come from the stricken city. The earthquake was also intense at Iguila, in the state of Guerrero, destroying the parish church and many bulldings. Among the Iatter was the sugar mill of General Fris- bl The mill had just been completed and fitted up with American machinery at @ cost of $200,000. The property loss Is immense throughout the state of Guerrero. The Assoclated Press correspondent has Just seen a private gram from Chilpan- d family ai fe; many DENIES CHARGES OF CRUELTY Britlsh Government LONDON, Jan. 17.—~A blue book Issued | today on the subject of the concentration camps in South Africa contains further de- talled explanations from Lord Milner, the British high commissioner, and Lord Kitch- ener, to the causes of the excessive in the camps, and refutations of of cruelty. Lord Kitchener emphatically denles Com- mandant Schalkburger's allegations of for- cible removal and exposure of sick women and of rough and cruel treatment of women and children, and “I offored Botha to leave the families and relatives of fighting burghers in undis turbed possesalon of thelr 'ms if Botha ‘would agree to spare the farms of the fami- Hes of surrendered burghers. Botha em- phatically refused, saying: ‘I am entitled 1o force every man to join, and It they do mot joln to conflscate their property and leave their families on the veldt. " The blue book gives statistics for the month of December last, when there were 217,017 inmates of the camps and 2,380 ths, of which number 1,767 were chil- MOVING PAST THE CRISIS Germany is Saild to Ne Recovering from Adverse Economic Co BERLIN, Jap. 17.—Replying to an inter- pellation in the Reichstag today, Count von Possadowski-Wehner, secretary of the interior avallable showed that there were not more than 7,600 unemployed in Berlin, thelr num- bor having been kept down by the efforts of the various federal departments to pro- vide them with work wherever thls was possibly The secretary of state assured the Relchs- tag that the government hoped that healthier agrioultural conditions would be created #o that the country laborers might again prosper on the land. This statement from Count von Po dowski-Wehner was taken as a direct bid for support from the government in con- neotion with the tarift on grain. / The cpeaker further warned the country mgainst the danger of overproduction and eald that Germany would soon be past the 1ndustria] crisie, NR. KRAUSE PLACED ON TRIAL of Johanneshurg Faces Charge of Instigating a Murder, Former Governor LONDON, Jan. 17.—The trial of Dr. Krause, the former governor of Johannes- burg, on the charge of inciting Cornelius Broecksman, the public prosecutor of Jo- to murder John Douglas Fos ter, an Foglish lawyer who was on the staft of Lord Roberts, opened at Old Baliey to day. It the prisoner and his friends had aen suspected of a design to explode dyna- in the court the precautions against miesion of unauthorized persons o ave been more stringent. Every one Josely scrutinized and compelled to produ 4 a card of admission The prisoner rleaded not guilty and the solicitor general, Sir Edward Henry Carson proceeded to detail the facts already testl- fied to In the police court. Broecksman, whom Dr. Krause Is alleged to have incited to the murder of Foster, was exqeuted by the British in South Africa In the course of examination of the pross censor of Johannesburg it transpired that the postoffice officials. there were in the habit of sending to the censor all let- ters addressed to the United States consul, Mr. Gordon. The lord chief justice asked it such lotters were subject to censorship. to reply, the censor declined to answer the | question. The evidence in the case was wholly & repetition of the facts already cabled. The defense submitted that no | statutory offense had been committed, as | there was no evidence that Brocksman bad | ever recelved the letters alleged to have | Kraugo, The lord chief justice, Baron Alverstone, that he would deliver judgment tomorrow. NO DEFENSE OF CHAMBERLAIN Modificatio; Speech Deemed Unnecessary by Commoners, LONDON, Jan. 17.--A. J. Baltour, the government leader, replied tn the House | of Commons today to a series of questions in regard to the reference in the recent speech of the German imperlal chancellor, Count von Buelow, to assurances received by Germany on the subject of the utter- ances at Edinburgh of Mr. Chemberlain, the colonial secretary. Mr, Balfour de- clared that no assurances had been asked by Germany, but in unofficial conversation Lord Lansdowne, the foreign secretary, had pointed out to the German ambassador that Mr. Chamberlain had made no charges of barbarity against the German or any other army. In the opinion of the government nothing was required to be sald either in the direction of qualifying or withdrawing the remarks of Mr. Chamberlain. Replylng to another question, Mr. Bal- four saild Colonel Arthur Lynch, the re- cently elected member for Galway, who Is sald to bave fought on the side of the Boers in South Africa, would be arrested fmmediately atter landing on British sofl. GERMANS SECURE CONCESSION Anatolia Rallrond Receives Permis- CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 17.—An irade has been promulgated approving of the final sonvention for the construction of the Bagdad rallroad by the German Ana- tolla raillroad. A guarantee of 17,000 francs per kilometer i6 promised. The line will be carried to the Persian gulf, but the proposal to fix the terminus at Kowelt is abandoned, owing to political considera- tions. The concession for a line of railroad con- necting the Bosphorus with tho Persian gulf is regarded as oxtremely important, politically and commercially. When com- pleted 1t will bring India within approxi- mately elght days of London and it will open a new Internatlonal granary and bring a considerable part of Asia Minor under German influence. The German conces- slon conflicts serfously with the Ruestan plans for the extension of the Siberlan rallroad toward India NO EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS Not ns Trading Captives Carrled Out at Tol Are COLON, Colombla, Jan. 17.—~(Via Galves- ton.)—No exchange of prisonere took place at Tobaga yesterday in spite of the an- nouncement that an exchange was to be effected then. The government commis- siopers and Captain Meado of the crulser Philadelphla walted five hours frultlessly for the appearance of liberals having the government prisoners in charge. { It is reported at Panama (hat General Castro recently engaged a detachment of the revolutionary forces and defeated them, though most of the liberals escaped to their vessel. Another report says liberal ships have been chasiug the government gunboat CHANGE AT THE OMAHA POST Capwain William R @reve te Amist De- ment of Missonri, ANOTHER INSPECTOR AT SOUTH OMAHA Hogh Kennedy's Petition for Governe ment Ofclal is Granted — Cruzen Starts for New Duties in Porto Rico. (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.--(Special Tele- gram.)—Captain Willlam R. Grove is re- lNeved from duty as assistant to the pur- chasing commiseary at Chicago and will proceed to Omaha for duty as assistant to Major Albert Niskern, Department of the Missouri Niskern will then proceed to Chicago for duty as chief commissary of the Depart- ment of the Lakes Congressman Robinson recently called upon the chief of the bureau of animal industry for the purpose of having the government appoint an inspector to inspect meat at the abattolr of Hugh Kennedy, who 1s engaged in the packing business at South Omaba. D. E. Salmon, head of the bureau, today sent word to the congressman that his request would be granted and that an Inspector would at once be assigned to Kennedy's abattolr as soon as the new appropriation is avaliable. Two years ago Kennedy made application for an inspec- tor, but at that time it was not deemed advisable by the department to grant the request. This s an important matter to Kennedy, as ths ordinances of Omaha pro- hibit the sale of meats which have not been inspected by the government. The former application was refused by the de- partment for the reason that Mr. Kennedy was not at that time doing an interstate trade, but his business has grown to such an extent that the government now feels warranted in assigning an inspector to his pla Ex-Senator and Mrs. Thurston enter- tained at a largo reception tonight at their new home on W/ oming avenue. The army, navy and legislative circles were largely represented. Cruren Off for New Post. A. R. Cruzen, wife and son left for New York to day and will sail tomorrow for Porto Rico, Mr. Cruzen's new post. The temporary embarrassment resulting from the refusal of the solicitor general of the | treasury to approve the bond of Mr. Cruzen | because it was issued by a company not| having an agent in the island, was ob- viated yesterday by the Amerlcan Security | company's serving notice on the secretary of treasury that it would put an agent In the Island at once. Mr. Cruzen's bond thereupon was approved. “The whole question in reference to the Cheyenne and Standing Rock leases,” said Senator Gamble today, “Is whether the In- dlan office has been too hasty in making them. I belleve that it is the best thing for the Indians that the grazing lands should bo leased, but I aleo believe that the own- ers of small bunches of cattle, a few hun- dred each, should have been given a chance to combine their interests. THhis they could not do under the plan adopted, and I think a better arrangement might have been made which would have given our own people a chance to lease lands at perhaps better fi ures for the Indi No Serlous » of Po) Cardinal Martinelll, papal delegate to the United States, has recelved no advices from Rome concerning the reported fllness of the pope. Nevertheless the cardinal s ready to start for Rome at a moment's notice to take part in the conclave which would meet ten days after the death of the pope to elect a new pontiff. “A cardinal is never notified of any illness of the pope,” sald an attache at the Catholic legation today, “unless the physicians announce that there is imminent danger of death. When this announcement is made the cerdinal secretary of state ca- bles the head ot every nuncio and apostolic delegation throughout the world. The first official news here will come to Cardinal Martinelli. It will be his duty to notify the church in whose jurisdiction his hote 18 situated. The bells of that church will be tolled constantly and in this way the people will be told that the head of the Catholic church s dying. Every cardinat and apostollc delegate will do likewlse, and Catholics all over the world will congre- gate In their various parishes and pray for the departing successor of St. Peter." Captain H. E. Palmer, chalrman of .the national committee on the sanitarium for old soldlers at Hot Springs, 8. D., i here to help push Semator Gamble's bill, which has been favorably reported by the senate committee, Department Notes. Jessle Jacob has been appointed postmas- ter at New Helena, Custer county, Neb., vice B, Smith, resigned. Miss Emma E. Groff of Missouri Valley, Ta., kas been appointed clerk In the Des Moines pension agency. The condition of lowa banks December Boyaca In the direction of Chiriqul. Both reports are unconfirmed. The government fleet will probably be ready to eall this evenin, FOREIGN TRADE OF GERMANY Exports for the Last Yea and Imports Fall on, Increase BERLIN, Jan. 17.-~The official provisional estimates of the foreign trade ot Germany for 1501 give the lmports at 5,567,600,000 marks, o decrease of 76,000,000 marks from the imports of 1900, The same authority glves the exports for 1901 at 4,769,000,000 marks, which Is an increase of 7,000,000 marks over the exports for the preceding year, The actual values of these imports and exports are much smaller than the figures here given, insomuch as the foregoing amounts are based on the price of goods prevalling in 1900, OSCAR WANTS NEW INCOME TAX King of Sweden Advocates Progres- sive Laws in Opening Par- nme STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17.—King Oscar opened the Swedish Parliament in person today. In the speech from the throne his majesty expressed the earmest hope that the house would grant the credits neces- sary to render efcient all branches of the army and announced the introduction of bills extending the franchise for the elec- tlon of members of the second chamber. providing for a progressive income tax and establishing an imperial Insurance office. The king concluded with the expression of hope for a continuance of the good rela- tions between Sweden and Norway and the other forelgn powers, 10, exclusive of Des Moines, shows: Loaus and discounts, $60,471,427; gold coin, $1,806,- 690; lawful money reserve, $4,542,617; In- dividual deposits, $59,698,052; average re- serve held, 26.64 per cent. Postoffices established: Nebraska—North Star, Nance Harrison I Patten postmaster. Wyoming—Story, Sheridan county, Nathan H. Gallant postmaster. Nick D. Gindback of Sioux Falls, §. ., has been appointed fireman in the Postoffice department. These rural free dellvery routes have been ordered established March 1: lowa—Comanche, Clinton county; area, twenty-eight square miles; population, 540; Herbert Wilkies carrier; Dixon, Scott county; area, thirty-three square miles population, 610; Horace G. King carrier. South Dakota — Hartford, Minnehaha county; area, thirty-four square miles; pop- ulation, 576; Henry D. Borcherding carrier. Millbank, Custer county; area, seventy-two square miles; population, 1,140; E. J. Hin- man and C. Porter carriers. Sherman, Min- nehaba county; area, seventy-one square miles; population, 1,152; L. B. Locke and G. H. Swenson carriers. The postoffices at Allen Grove, Scott county, and St. Joseph, Grant county, S. D., will be discontinued. NO NEWS OF THE MISSING SHIP Dritish Sloop-of-War Condor Has Not Yet Arrived at Destin tion in Hawall, county, HONOLULU, Jar. 10.—~The British sloop- of-war Condor, long overdue from Victoria, has not yet arrived at this port. Active work has begun on the Kona Kau rallroad, which is to start from about chief commissary, | Major Albert | Kallua, on the Kona coast of Hawali, and run across the western and soutbern coast of that island, NEELEY CONTRADICTS REEVES Denles Giving Over the Four Thou- and Dollars to Make Books Tally, HAVANA, Jan. 17.—The cross-examina- tion of Estes G. Rathbone, ex-director ot ports of Cuba, at today's session of the court which is trying the charges growing out of the Cuban postoffice frauds, brought out no new facts Counsel for W. H. Reeves, ex-deputy auditor for Cuba, who 18 also on trial, en- deavored to put the responsiblity on Rath- bone for the neglect on the part of Cuban post, as failing to render monthly state- mwents. Rathbone insisted thot It was Reeves' duty to report irregularities of this kind. C. F. W. Neeley was called and examined by the fiscal. Neeley said that he recelved his appolntment from Wash- ington and that Rathbome had made him chief of the finance bureau of the Cuban postofice department after the organiza- tion of the Cuban postoffice system. He sald that when the stamps wero burned certain amount was reserved for collectcrs but he did not know how many, and when | the sales to colloctors fell off he gave the| eurcharged stamps to Semor Moy: stamp clerk In the Ha ing Moya to sell them. He asserted that he took the mon®y re- qpiting from these sales and put It in the It. Neeley made no record of these stamps, nor did Moya make out a requis'- tion for them. In answer to the flacal's question as to why he had made no such record, Neeley explained that insofar as the new issue of stamps was concerned records were kept in his office of the de- nominations sold, {n order that he might be in a position to know what denomina- tions to order from Washington. As to the matter of balancing the account, the stamps he turned over to Moya had no bearing theredn Neeley said he was charged with the whole amount of the value of the stamps delivered and that these he must aceount for either in stamps or money when called upon to do so. For this reason, he sald, it made no difference whether these Mova sales were recorded. Instead of the mps he sald, he had put the money in the vault, Necley denled having any interest in the Cowan Printing company of Muncle, Ind., and sald he had not recelved $3,000 as com- mision from the Lock Box company that put in the lock boxes in the Havana postoffice. He explained that this company was the lowest bidder for that work. Neeley was confronted by Recves, who reiterated his statement that Neeley gave him $4,600 before leaving to make the books tally. Neeley answered that this was not 0 and that he was with an employe of the postoffice at the hour named by Reeves. At the request of Neeley's counsel, this employe will be summomed to testify. Necley sald he drew his salary for the coming month before he left Havana for a Cuban na office, instruct- the United States. The defemse will con- | tend that this action shewed that Neeley | needed money and under the circumstances would not give Reeves any. OUTLAWS ESCAPE AT NIGHT Men Whe Killed ’I'wojn.ra!- After Deing Surrounded by Posse D appear Durty Dirkness. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, Jan. 17.-~The outlaws who killed the sherift of Caddo county and his deputy, who were believed last night to be surrounded by a posse twenty miles south of Anadarko, are thought to have made their escape under cover of darkness. No trace of them could be found at daylight. The outlaws, it ts now belleved, belong to the old Miller gang, whose haunte are in the breaks of Little river A telephone message from Anadarko late today says the outlaws have again been surrounded, this time in the Keechi hills, thirty miles southeast of Anadarko, in a rough country, from which it is almost fm- possible to' drive them. The officers are guarding every avenue of escape and will try to starve the gang out. GUTHRIE, Okl., Jan. 17.—A company of soldiers left Fort Sill to ald the posses in the pursuit of the highwaymen who mur- dered Sheriffs Smith and Beck Wednesd morning. It is announced that the men are surrounded in the brush at the headwaters of Beaver creek near Rush springs. The bloodhounds tracked the robbers to that point from Apache and were then called off, not being allowed to enter the brush. The posse then surrounded the brush and began a siege while awaiting reinforcements. It was for this place that the troops started. FARMER FIGHTS WITH WOLVES Defends His Life Against Pack of Viclous Animals with Seri- ous Renults, ST. PAUL, Minn,, Jan. 17.—A special to the Ploneer-Press from La Crosse, Wis., says: After a desperate struggle with a pack of wolves, Clay Halesrud, a well-known farmer, residing about ten miles north of here, lles in a critical condition. His physiclans say he cannot live, Last night Halesrud was awakened by a disturbance among the animals in his barn- yard. Going out, he was surrounded by a pack of wolves, He attempted to regain his house before escape was entirely cut off, but before he had gome twenty feet the wolves were snapping and snarling at his heel The farmer attempted to defend himself with a club, which he had snatched up, but several times he was forced to the ground with the wolves upon him. Each time, however, he mauvaged to fight them off until he regained his feet. Fighting his way inch by inch, he finally succeeded in reaching the door of his dwelling, and, half fainting, he staggered in and drew the bolt. Wolves have been so numerous and their work so destructive in this vi- cinity of late that an organized effort is being made to hunt them down. SCHLEY’S FIRST ADDRESS is Expected to Say Some- thing of National Intereat at Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 17.—Rear Admiral Win- fleld Scott Schley has reserved his first public utterance since the recent famous Sampson-Schley controversy and court of inquiry for a Chicago audience. When the hero of Santiago stands before the ban. quet board as the guest of honor of the Hamilton club at the Auditorium a week from tomorrow night it is expected he will say something of national interest. Official announcement was made to this effect today. Just what the tenor of the admiral's remarks will be is not definitely known, but it is said for some time the ad- miral has wished to be placed In a position where he could make a public statement ven brief in character, but under eircum- tances removing him from chance of of- ficlal or other consor, WILL HOLD FAIR ON TIME 8t Louis Doos Not Intend te Delay We Expeiti CONTRARY REPORTS OFFIC'ALLY DENIED Executive Committee Issn Specific Complete Repudintion of Rumors of Postponing the Great Event, ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.—"Whereas, the fub- llc press has agltated the question of post- ponement of the Louisiana Purchase expo- sition, “Redolved, That under the act of congress |and under every plan of the board of di- | rectors and executive committee the expo sition will open and close in the year 190 These resolutions were unanimously |adopted at a meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion company this afternoon, to set at rest statements coming from Washington to the effect that the world's fair might have to be postponed from 1903 to 1904, [that the Loulsiana Purchase | might not be held until 1904, created sur- | prise among those who have from the first | consiste | the 1908 William Loulsiana world’ H. Thompson, treasurer of the Purchase Exposition company | from Washington expressed his surprise. A call for a meeting of the executive committee was speedily jssued. In absence of President Franmcis, W. H. Thompeon, vice chairman of the commit- tee, presided. Those members present were: Charles Knapp, Howard fott, Murray Carleton, L. D, Dozler, Campbell, A. L. Shapleigh and ridgo Jones. The matter for which the mecting was called was discussed at considerable length, all present being of the opinion, it was stated, that the original intention of the holding of the world's fair in 1903 should be adhered to. It is well and generally understood that Prestdent Francls, the board of directors and the executive committeo are working harmoniously for the opening of the fair in 1903, The following dispateth was sent today: “To the Sccretary of State, Department of State, Washington: In behalf of the city of St. Louls and of the directors of | the Loulsiana Purchase Exposition com- pany, we desire, most earnestly, to solicit your assistance to the end that St. Louis muy be Included in the ftinerary of Pri Henry. A formal invitation will be for- warded by mall. “ROLLA WELLS, Mayor, “DAVID R. FRANCIS, President.” Among the roads whose managers are sald to be figuring on connections that will enable them to operate passenger trains between the two points are the Santa Fe, Burlington and Northwestern. It is not helleved that any of these companies will seck to effect permanent through lines be- tween Chicago and St. Louis, but rather will attempt to lease or secure a one or two years' lease and a contract with some of the many existing short lines that cover the state which could be utilized as through routes If necessary. Many of the small Breckin- lease trackage rights for their local business was with. train not Franecis Firmly Den! WASHINGTON, Postponement, Jan. 17.~Ex-Governor Francis tonight in response to a request from the Assoclated Press made the fol- lowing statement regarding reports that the Louisiana Purchase exposition would be postponed: “I was much surprised to learn that a statement had been printed to the effect that had virtuslly admitted that the fair would be postponed. I have never advo- cated mor contemplated such action. On behalt of the local company I desire to say that it can be ready for the exposition in 1903 and will be ready “When some newspaper men asked me today if the fair would be pustponed und 1 made a negative reply I was asked it we could not prepare a better fair in 1904 than in 1903. I replled, ‘Yes,' and so can we prepare a better fair for 2004 than for 1904, 1 cannot say why this statement should be construed as an admission that the Loulsiana - exposition would be postponed from the date fixed by congress and an- nounced by the president in his proclama- tion inviting foreign countries to particl- pate. “Some of the European governments have sent replies declining, and one object of my administration to bring additional pressure on such governments to reconsider their conclusion. 1f, however, they refuse to do s0 it would not mean that St. Louis would not have exhibits from those countries, as our commissioners would make appeals fo manufacturers and others exhibitors therein. One or more of the forelgn coun- tries have glven as reasons for thelr decli- nation that they have not time in which to prepare. Whether the governments so de- clining would participate in the event of a postponement has not been ascertained. “I am still in conference with the State department and trust that within the next few days some plan will be evolved whereby foreign governments that have dec ined can be Induced to reconsider. “It,” continued Governor Framcis, “the State department or the administration or congress should desire this falr postponed in order to glve forelgn gKovernments a longer time in which to prepare I have no doubt the local corporation would readily cede to such wishes." “Do ycu expect that such a contingency will arise?’ the governor was asked. 0, 1 do not expect it, but firmly be- lleve that everything will be In readiness and the fair will open on time.” SECURES ANOTHER SENTENCE Preacher Released from Ohio Peni- tentlary Goes to Michigan Prison for ud, DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 17.—Judge Swan of the United States district court today sen- tenced Rev. G. F. B. Howard, who had previously pleaded guilty to using the mails to obtain money under false pretenses at Horton, Mich., to two and a half years in the Detroit house of correction. Howard, who is well known throughout the country, was arrested by a United States marshal in | Columbus several months ago as he left the Ohlo penitentiary after serving a nine- | year senience and was brought He made an eloquent and pathetic mercy, but Judge Swap, although he was much effected by it, sald that scutence must be imposed. here. visit here is to ask the department and the | The dispatches from Washington quoting | President D. R. Francis and Director Busch | of the world's falr company as intimating | exposition | when shown the Assoclated Press dispatch | the | | James roads, it is sald, would be very willing to | provided | interfered plea for | l [ | | Much longer time than tly adhered to the statement that| s fair would open and close in | | stooped over and raised Berger's arm, but | the land from (he present holders. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebragka—Generally Fair Sat- urday, Except Snow In K Portion; Colder Sunday; Northwesterly Winds. Temperature ha Yesterdny: Dew 3 an 51 52 L 45 D TWO MEN ARE ASPHYXIATED Die In Ol Tank While the & Seraping tance Stdes from CINCINNATI, Jan. 17.—Harry Hagemeyer and Charles Berger, laborers at the Proctor & Gamble soap works, were asphyxiated in a remarkable manner in an oil tank today Both men were at work pumping a tank of cottonseed ofl from a tank car on the track into another tank. The oil is what is known as the second produt of cotton- soed ofl. 1t is as thick as molasses and considerable of the product remains on the sides and bottom of the tank after the pump has exhausted its efforts. Workmen then | enter through a cupola on top, scrape the | oil remaining on the sides and bottom to- | gether and scoop It up. Berger went into | the car tank to do this part of the work. was necessary for him to clean out the car had elapsed before 1 and a search was made. and another employe looked the cupola and saw Berger lying wnward at the bottom. Hagemeyer dlately descended into the tank. He Hageme through dropped it almost instantly, out, ““Ob, let me out!" fell dead and, crying INDIANS GET THEIR MONEY Redakine Become Peaceable on Re- celving Payment for Land Titlen, DOWAGIAC, Mich., Jan. 17.—Today every man, woman and child in the Pottawattamie tribe of Indlans received from Attorne; Robert Baines of Chicago a check for $100. Yesterday the probate judge of the county Interfered and dir that the money should not be paid to the Indians, but to their guardians, Today the matter was argued before the judge and it was shown that the Indians were badly in need of money and the court withdrew his objections, allowing the pay- ment.to he made. Tonight the Indians are in a very friendly mood, and some of the younger ones are celebrating, but there is no disorder, For the money thus paid the Indians surrender their equity in very valuable lands along the lake front in Chicago. The purchasers, it Is said, will endeavor to es- tablish the tribal rights to the property In question, thelr purpose being to wrest THROWN FROM WRECKED TRAIN Five Passenger trom Track, but Only Three Seri- ously Injured. LAFAYETTE, La. Jan. 17.—The fast Southern Pacific passenger train, which left New Orleans today, was wrecked this after- noon at Code station, twelve miles east of this city. Five passenger cars were thrown from the track, but only three persons were seriously hurt. The injured: Dr. Smyson, Solcum, Ala., Jurics, . Dr. Bocker, Detroit, leg hurt. Mrs. C H. Lambert, Buffalo, N. Y., jured internally, The injured were brought here and sent to a hotel and are reported as doing well. ORMAN WILL ISSUE THE CALL do Will Convene a Special Seaslon. internal in- Governor of r Legislature 1 DENVER, Jan. 17.—Governor Orman fo- day announced that he will Issue a call to- morrow or on Sunday for a special session of the legislature to consider the following subjects: The revenue bill which was attacked by the trusts and pronounced unconstitutional in part by the courts; the control of the corporations, especlally rafiroad, by a com- misslon or other, an employers' liabllity bill and a measure for financing the Gunni- son tunnel and canal for irrigating pur- poses. PREACHER KILLS STEPSON raged Man Plunges and is Fatally Wo Himself, ALTON, TI1, Jan. 17.—The Rev. Mr. Gid- ding tonlght stabbed to death his stepson, Harry Highfield, and was himself perhaps fatally injured, sustaining two fractured ribs, besides Internal Injuries. The affair took place three miles east of Shipman, 1l The tragedy was the culmination of a feud of long standing between the father and son, dating from the marriage of the boy's mother five years ago. Highfield had just returned from years' service in the Philippines. SAYS COULD NOT LIVE ALONE Young Woman K Herself for a n Accused of Wife Murder. three MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 17.—Miss Edna Cook committed suicide late tonlght at the Com- mercial hotel, where she rented a room for the purpose. She left a note saying that she could not live without Charley Pittser, the discharged soldier who shot his young bride to death on Tuesday. Pittser, It is &ald, tried to shoot this girl at a Yorktown dance a month ago, but prevented by Marshall Leonard. Miss Cook went to see Pittser in jail last night, Movements of Ocean Ves) At New York—Arrived: Catheglan, from Glasgow: La Savole, from Havre; Colum- bia, from Gerioa and’ Naples. At Boston—Arrived: Ultonia, from Tiver. pool and Queenstown. At Antwerp—Arrived: Klek Franclsco via Bt. Vincent, ¢, V. At Singapore—Arrived’ — Tenka, Senttle, etc.. far Liverpool. At Boulogne—Safied: = Amsterdam Rotterdam, for New York. At _Hamburg—Arrived New York At Havre—Arrived: Vow York At Bouthampton—Arrived: New York, for Antwerp. Al Qu atown—Arrived: ‘ew York, for Liverpool At Liverpool—8all fax and St Johns, N. B s Jan. 17, from San from from Patricla, from L/Aquitaine, from Zealang, from Cmyrlo, from Paristan, for Hall- Numi- Arrived: dlan, from St, Johns, and Hallifax. . At' Havana—Arrived; Battleship Illinols, At Browhead- Passedi - Tauso, 1rom New York, for Ldvergool DEMAND EQUAL TAX Real Estate Mon Make Complai Corporation Assessments. INSIST ON TAXING FRANCHISE VALUES Aps Offer Valuation Figures Based FRANCHISE OWNERS MAKE AN ARGUMENT wyers Deny Beard's Right te Make Changes WATER COMPANY ASKS FOR RECUCTION Session of Equalization Board Fn- Hvened by War of Words Between Hascall, pleton and Hall ~No Action Yet. An army of blacksmiths could not have kept order at the Board of Equalization meeting yesterday afternoon. President Karr broke several gavels into splinters and shouted himself hoarse in his attempt to reconcile members of the Real Estate exchange and friends of thy five franchised corporations whose assessments the Real tate exchange Is secking to have ralsed 100,000, or three hours and a half the war kept up, to the great amusement of several hundred representative men, who gathered in the council chamber to hear the poration assessments discussed. W, Poppleton, fnterlocutor for the Real Es- tate exchange, and R, 8. Hall, attorney for the Omaha Water company, were the most bellicose of the orators, and came danger- ously near to blows several times during the afternoon. The meeting was like an old-fashioned country debating soclety. The opposing factions lined up on different sides of the hall. It was announced that the afternoon would be divided Into periods and that speakers for the exchange and for the cor- porations would alternate. The plans mis- carrled. From three to thirty men spoke much of the time. ods Poppleton, It was a polite meeting until W. § pleton took his turn at Before Mr. Poppleton reachcd his seat Councilman Hascall explained with care that the corporations had some interest- ing things to say of Mr. Poppleton and had filed a complaint stating that he has $20,000 worth of personal property under cover. Mr. Poppleton resented the state- ment and declared that it was a false- hood and had been prepared by some per- son who was Interested in having corpora- tion assessments cut down. As he spoke he looked at R. S. Hall, who resented the affront and exclaimed “I want you to understand, Mr. Popple- ton, that I had nothing to do with filing a charge agalnst you and do mot care to have you stare at me whefi you make such statements. “Oh, I thought It was you. You are al- ways adopting such methods,” Mr, Popple- ton retorted. ‘The repartee that followed was a little too strong to go on record. Mr. Popple- ton demanded that it be shown what prop- erty he has in hiding. Councilman Has- call suggested that $400 worth of property is sald to be silver plate. Mr. Poppleton denled that he had any such amount of sllver and denounced the man who had circulated a report to the effect that he has not made houest returns to the tax commissioner. Pop- the corporations. ar of Wordn Continues. The war inspired by Councilman Hascall's remark continued throughout the after noon. Friends of Mr. Poppleton attempted to prevent Councilman Hascall from gain- ing the floor to make Interpolations in the speeches of their champions, but the coun- cllman was not awed by thelr hissing and jeering. F. D. Wead was the first speaker of tho afternoon. He made a detafled statement of the property of the five corporations under discusssion and urged that a total increase of $3,000,000 in thelr assessments would bring them up to practically the ame basls upon which realty is sed. C. F. Harrison followed with a plea for the increase of the corporation assessments and showed the disparity between them and the assessments upon The Bee bulld- ing, the New York Life bullding and other well known structures. The first speaker for was W. W. Morsman. He spoke in the in- terest of the Nebraska Telephono com- pany. He expressed surprise that the Real Estate exchange had not asked his company for information concerning its property and contended that the real es- tate men have no data upon which to base thelr claim that the company is not sessed high enough. Mr. Morsman stated that the personal property of the com- pany can be replaced for $400,000 with new materials and argued that the assessment of $109,000 is great enough when the d%- preciation of the property is taken into consideration, School Board Protests. M. F. Funkhouser presented the resolu- tion of the Board of Education asking that the a ments of the corporations be In- creased and empowering the attorney for the Board of Education to mandamus the counell In case It refused to fucrease the assessments. The communication was read to the board and was greeted with loud applause from the real estate men. BE. M. Fairfield presented a protest from the water works company and asked that the assessment of the company's personal property be reduced from $675,000 to $390,- 000, He named cight mercantile companies in the city which are paying taxes on from 8 per cent to 19 per cent of the valuation of their stocks, judging from the amount of insurance carried by them. He also named many prominent citizens of Omaha and gave the amounts of personal property upon which they pay taxes, as follows Herman Kountze, $4,075; A. L. Reed, $500; Alvin Saunders' estate, $520; Frank Mur- phy, $1,800; Guy C. Barton, $4,300; W. 8, Poppleton, $660; H. W. Yates, $1,150; E. A. Cudghy, $2,000. Granting that the sums upon which these men pay taxes represent 40 per cent of thelr personal property, the entire amount of their combined personal property would be $36,276. Mr. Fairfleld #ald 1t was absurd to maintain that these estates have only this small amount of personal property and urged that an in- crease be made In thelr assessments, the corporations Many Interents Reprewe “The Commercial club, the Real Estate exchangs, the press and the citizens of Omaha are & unit in demandiog an increase U the assessmicnts of tho franchlsed ovi+