Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 26, 1902, Page 1

{ ! PART L. E 'ABLISHED JUNE 1 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. — = OMAMA, SUND-AY MORNIN JANUARY 26, 1902-TWENTY PAGES. FREE HAND FOR WAR BARK OF THE OPPOSITION IS SILENCED Remorseloss Grinding of Foers Under the Eritish Hoel ACQUIESCENCE OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD Obsmberlain May Parsne te Any Ead Ko Chooses. STATESMEN LIKE BRYCE PREDICT DARKLY Resumption of Control in Cape Colony Postponed Indefinitely and Monater Garrinon Necessary to Subju- .&ate “Annexed” Republics. (Copyright, 197, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 25.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The British government is to have a free hand for its war policy at this session of Parllament, Just as it had at the last. The prospect of Bir Henry Campbell-Bannerman leading a lines has united opposition on anti-jingo been shattered by the developments of the debate on the war amendment to the ad- dress in reply to the speech from the throne. That amendment, halting and self- coatradictory in terms, conciliated the cen- ter section of the liberal party, but failed to concillate the moving spirits of liberal- fmperialism or the anti-war wings. So the government s left master of the Parlia- mentary situation. Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman can do nothing positive without being deserted or attacked by one or the other of (he dissatisfied forces. The op- position has been drawn already and even its bark Iz silenced The ministerialists, except the few who have been in South Africa and appreciate the situation there, are for remorselessly grinding the Boers under the British heel. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's diplomatic pretenses of magnanimity to the Boers were recelved by his followers in sullen pllence, while every reference to rigorous measures was cheered with an enthusiasm proportionate to its ruthlessness. The practical acquiesence of the clvilized world in a continuation of this war of conquest and extermination gives the British gov- erament unfettered liberty to pursue it to any end it chooses, and that opportunity is 10 be fully availed of. Possible Loss of South Afric When a man of international reputation like Right Hon., James Bryce predicts thi *“probable loss of South Africa to Britain' It may be realized how serfously the carry- ing out of the British policy is regarded by responsible statesmen. Mr. Bryce was aeked to participate in a movement to ralse money here to endow a chalr of history in . South Mz:gn»cnlll;e. He wrote in re: plyt “Tt ‘de most & mockery in the frightful state of things in South Africa, with martial law everywhere, interest in education paralyzed, the people unable to move from place to place, an intensity of passion aroused which threatens bitterness for generations to come and the probable loss of South Africa to Britain, to go on the platform with smooth generalities about history, a history which has not ed us from repeating the blunders of 1776, and the dulcet notes of peace when there is no peace.” W. H. Lecky, M. P, the eminent his- torian, whose only indication of his view on {he war has been his explanation of an ap- proval of an arbitration petition, replied with thinly veiled irony to the same fnvi- tation: “It shows no small courage to start such a scheme amid all the present troubles in South Africa. I sincerely hope it may find support among the many rich men in London who e made their for- tunes in South Afric But the scheme Is being proceeded with as & part of the elaborate pretense that settled conditions are now beginning to prevall in South Africa, though it is ad- mitted that even if the war should end to- morrow the resumption of representative government in Cape Colony must be post- poned indefinitely, while British power can only be preserved in the “annexed” re- publics by a permanent garrison of 100,000 men. FAVOR THE AMERICAN BINDING Englinh Author Way Like the Attractive Yunkees Dress Up Their Storfes. (Copyright, 1%2, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 25.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Severe de- nunciation of British bookbinding and un- complimentary comparieons with American binding form a feature of the oplnions ex- pressed in the Carlton Magazine by British authors. Gllbert Parker says: “Bookbinding is far more artistic, original and tasteful in the United States, while the printing fs better here." Eden Philpots complains: “My books aro always dead, flat and tame in thelr Eoglish covers and nearly always bright and attractive as bound in America." lsrael Zangwill says: “Some new books are properly printed becauso their authors glve special order, but the wajority are only describable as shoddy." Bernard Shaw declares: “Well printed books are Just as scarce s well written ones and every author should remember that the most costly books in the world derive thelr value from the craft of the printer, not from genius of the author." Mrs. Arthur Paget Is making such satis- factory progress after the severe surgical operation she underwent Wednesday in private hospital in Wimpcle street th General and Miss Lella Paget will lea next week for Cairo. Mms. Paget cannot see anyone or be moved from the hospital for six weeks GENERAL IS ONLY FOURTEEN Nephew of Late Shah of Persin Proba- bly Holds Mighest Army Rank of His Age. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) MOSCOW, Jan. 25.—(New York World Cablegram-—Special Telegram.)-—A nephew of the late shah of Persla, a boy not yet 14 years old, named Doust, undoubtedly holds the highest army rank of anybody of his 1 in the He has been here some time the age In the world, belvg a g ersian army. studying the Russian langua ‘ways of the Russian people, and 'LONDON TELEPHONE SCANDAL Party Pressure ‘Fn: to Flight the Concerted Effort to Defent the Contract. (Copyright, 19 Pro Publishing Co.) LONDON, 5. ~(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The Lon- dor telephone scandal has .entered upon a new phase. The seventy local bodies gov- erning London unanimously agreed at a conference at the Guild Hall to denounce the new contract between the National Telephone company and the Postal depart- ment 18 a betrayal of the public interest. The business world and the press were of the same mind. Lord Mayor Dimsdale, member of Parlia- ment of the City of London, was deputed by this conference to move an amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the throne in the House of Commons con- demning the contract and demanding that it be cancelled. The sixty-one tory mem- bers for London were pledged to join with the six liberal members in supporting the amendment. The amendment thus pressed would have confronted the ministry with the alternative of abandoning the contract or being defeated. But when Lord Mayor Dimsdale and the London torys went to Westminster their public-spirited resolve quickly vanished under the pressure of the party, and Dims- dale ran away from his amendment, which should have been moved Wednesday. Only when another member threatened to move it did the lora mayor promise to bring it forward next Monday, with the vital reser- vation that he will not challenge a divi- elon, no matter what answer the govern- ment' glves, Being thus secured against defeat, and caring nothing for criticism and exposure, Mr. Chamberlain has an- nounced that the government will not modify the contract in any particular. Present appearances warrant this open deflance of a unanimous non-partisan public opinion in the inte company, whose service has been the worst and the most expensive in Europe, and whose charges, by the grace of the Postal department, are increased 35 per cent with- out any guarantee of increased efficiency. Yet the cabinet ministers, ex-cabinet min- isters, company directors and others who have been concerned In this deal, are “all honorable men.” 1t is contrary to the genfus of English public life that corrup- tion or self-interest can enter into it. An amusing eeries of mishaps delayed Queen Alexandra whén going to the open- ing of Parliament. Her wonderful five- strand rope of pearls, reaching to her feet, broke when she was stepping into her car- rlage to go to Westminster. Some of these priceless gems rolled on the ground. Lord Farquhar, master of the king's household, picked them up and stepped into the state carriage to return them to the queen, but when getting out backward he miscaleu- lated the height and fell on the broad of his back. The alarm of king and the queen gave away to umusement when it was found that their elderly friend was only shaken up and not injured. King Edward s reported to be deeply in- terested just now in such diverso ques- and the desirability of introducing knee- trousers. b Christian sclence undoubtedly has ob- tained a Airm hold of the fashionable set here. The marchioness of Bath frequently testifies at the Wednesday meetings to al- leged remarkable cures through agency. Between Christian sclence, hyp- notic healers and the so-cilled ‘“‘bone-set- baffled the profession, the surgical special- ists are having & bad time. The king's leadings doctors, lish woman of the nineteenth century. dled at the age of 29 of consumption. Her eldest son, the present duke, now 15 years of features, but, it is feared, delicacy also, for he has been ordered to Australia In search of health. The health of the duke of Manchester is also causing anxlety, so he has gone to Davos Platz for the winter, instead of go- ing to Rome ae he had intended. THOUSANDS FOR TROUSSEAU Nina W weously as Bride of Sir Mer- (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. The Bride-to-be, Winans, seau. and magnificent old lace. panne to a good length. the ekirt. Greek lace lar of chinchilla fur, ! quotse blue velvet. blue cloth, embroidered in silver. great many jewe! as wedding gifts. Wife of the Famo Readily Pass a; Daughte: (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) 2. ROME, Jan. of a well known artist be his daughter. She ambitions, yet she shrinks from notoriety, no | mained in France by bis special requeat. t of a monopolist | tions as the eficiency of Christian sclence breeches with evening dress Instead of this ter,” who hae started in Park Lane, where he is sald to cure all manner of injuries and even nervous disorders which have eldest daughter, the duchess of Fife, who was rapidly becoming a chronic victim of nervous rheumatism, clalme she has been almost cured by the ‘‘bone-setter,” after she had been treated in valn by England's The duchess of Leinster was held by many artists to be the most beautiful Eng- She old, has inherited his mother’'s perfection to Be Arcayed Gor- 25.—(New York World Cablegram — Special Telegram.) — Tho ap- proaching wedding of Nina Winans and Sir Merrik Burrell is attraoting great interest. the daughter of Walter ie staying at present in London with her mother, getting a superb trous- The bridal robe is a creation of ivory white orlental satin velled in tucked net A train of chit- fon and lace on a foundation of white is separated from the skirt and fastened to the shoulders with bows of diamonds and again at the walst, with a glittering girdle, after which it flows away Over the traln at the back falls a romney fchu of real lace, the ends of which fall almost to the hem of The veil will be stmple white tulle over a crown of real orange blossoms. The golng-away dress 1 of white cloth, appliqued all around the skirt with old A short bolero has a high col- A three-quarter coat of the eame cloth had & deep collar of tur- Mrs. Winans will wear a dress of pale Some- thing like $7,500 is being expended on the bride's trousseau alone, not to mention the she has already received LOOKS YOUNGER THAN ZOLA Novelist Might —(New York World Ca- blegram — Special Telegram.) — Mme. Zola was pictured recently in the studio here Though not so very much younger than her husband, the fa- mous French novellst, who 1s now in his 624 year, she looks almost as it she might married him when he was a poor, struggling writer and did all In her power to promote his success and Though sympathizing with the self-sacrl- flcing efforts he made for Dreyfus, she took ctive part in the fearful strife, and when her husband went into exile she re- STATE T0 RUN CARS Project to Nave Franoe / Deputier <5 PARIS TAKES CHA?* ’l-"*"l GAS PLANT seduct Direct, /"empany. ,.ilwlyl Gains t Will Not L CREATION OF PURELY AMERICAN SALO! for ' Seciety Men Organmize Protestion Against Ping PORTERS ON WAY TO MEET THE CZAR Lydia Eustis Reported Hetrothed to English Nobleman—Experiments with Searlet Fever Seram Seem Succensful. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Jal 2 (New York World Ca- blegram--Special Telegram.)—The project to have the state buy the railways evidently is galning favor in the Chamber of Depu- ties. Socialist Leader Bourrat's resolu- tion directing the government to negotiate for several important by a vote of 272 to 260, But the eclections are 5o near that the government doubtless will do nothing till the new legislature is Installed. The Paris councll, by a majority of one vote, has rejected the proposition for direct muncipal supplying of gas when the present { monopoly expires, but the city will purchase « plant and leage It to a new company for fifty years. This new company must pay the monopoly $10,000,000, so that the con- sumers may get an immediate reduction of one-third In rates, making the price $1.20 a thousand cubic feet. The decision against municipal ownership of gas s regarded as an expensive victory for the ‘‘boodlers. Public indignation is intense. The first Americam art assoclation in Paris is making extraordinary preparations for its annual exhibit, which will open next week. This year it will amount to the creating of a purely American salon, since women's work {s admitted and all the mem- bers of the Soclety of American Painters have promised to send plctures to the younger organization's exhibition. This latter participation is probably in- tended to kill the spreading conviction that the Soclety of American Painters has se- crotly antagonized the students’ assoclation in order to monopolize the orders and deco- rations. This legend was started when John Alex- ander's resignation was demanded because it was said he was opposed to the policy of extinguishing rising artists. Rebel Against Ping-Pong. Society fnen cannot go anywhere mow- adays without being lassoed into a game of ping-pong, 30 some of them have formed an anti-ping-pong league and wear a dis- tinctive. brtton, so that the women cennot feel offended when members refuse to play, since they are sworn never to participate in “this foolish, unmanly, English pastime." The custom Mondéy receptions at the American embassy have been suspended be- cause of Ambassador Porter’'s absence from town. Mrs, Porter has written to friends here that the kalser received them with charming cordlality. General and Mrs. Porter go from Berlin to St. Petersburg to be presented to the czar. Mrs. Willlam Tiffany, who wi Jennle Smith and a sister of the former wife of W. K. Vanderbilt, long a leader in the American ‘colony in Paris, has been of- fitlally listed for a decoration by the Legion of Honor on account of her untiring charity for French working women. Lydla Eustis, a niece of a former am- bassador, Is reported to be betrothed to an English nobleman. Since her uncle's death she bas been living here with her sister, Mrs. Kinen, and has been getting a hand- some income from singing in soclety, In which she is & favorite. Simultaneously with the announcement that & German physician has discovered a scarlet fever serum the Paris Academy of Medicine publishes the results in fifty cases treated with scarlet fever serum last year, Of the thirty children treated twenty-nine were cured. Of the twenty adults eleven were cured. But the reports say the re- sults were not conclusive, as the usual therapeutics followed conjointly in each case. The serum treatment conslsts in Injecting into a patient an extremely small quantity of blood taken from a person who i8 recovering. COUNT BONI'S SECOND SPEECH Castellune Admits He i Tuunted Into Mak 1t by His Wite, ’ (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Jan. 25.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Count Boni de Castellane’s second speech in the Cham- ber of Deputies, though not brilliant, was not such a painful flasco as his first, deliv- ered a year ago. The count jestingly con- fessed to the correspondent that this sec- ond trial was made at his wife's sugges- tion. She used to taunt him by saying that when he would seek re-election next April the opposing candillate surely would placard every wall in tho these few words In big letters: ‘“‘Castel- lane made just one speech In four years, that lasted exactly forty seconds.” This time Count Bonl held the floor eight mwinutes, His discourse evidently had been committed to memory, for fear of losing the trend of argument, and he disregarded all interruptions. He began thus: “My inexperience will necessarily limit my task, also what could not I say agalnst the disastrous foreign policy which has been followed the last two years he asked Foreign Minister Delcasse which he (the count) disapproved. The minister failed to see any necessity for replyin sllent, only making a sual allusion another orator audible In the nearest rows. A slight emation, Sign Manchurian aty Soom. PEKIN, Jan. 26.—It 1s expected that the Manchuran treaty will bg signed within a week. Diplomats here do not manitest much interest in it, as they do not belleve any written treaties will in the slightest degree affect the policy of Russla in Man- churia. A separate contralt with Russia-Chinese bank secures to the complete control of the railroads and mint lines was adopted | district with ! =4 to | explain several recent forelgn transactions | 80 he remained placid and | to Count Bonl's attack later when answering | The count's deportment was easy and hls diction elegant, but his thin voice was only quaver of the volce was the only sign of the bank CLUB OF BAC?ELOR GIRLS Faucheon Thompson Gets Tomether Kindred Spirits for Corona- tion Season, (Copyright, 1502, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Jan. 25.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Miss Fanceon Thompson has formed a sort of bachelor girls' club, composed mainly of young and wealthy actresses now here, ten in all, for the purpose of remting a house in London, where they can live from now till the coronation. She went ahead a fortnight ago and writes that she has secured a finely furnished mansion, butlers, coach- men, cooks and everything ready for the rest of the members, who will now cross the channel Individually as soon as they can make ready. Miss Thompson's theory Is that by getting together a little company of pretty women thelr sojourn will be made more agreeable, while pooling their resources will allow them to cut a better soclal figure than they otherwise could during the expensive coro- nation period. Sybil Sanderson says no definite date has been fixed for her marriage, but since Count Fitzjames insists on spending the honeymoon in the lovely suburbs of Toklo, Japan, she will not marry until she has filled her present contract at the Opera Comique, which ends in May. Bessie Abbot |s much annoyed because her work in opera Is now etrictly confined to the bird song with Slegfreid, three times a week. After her success as Juliette she haped she would be allowed to give a series of new parts. In consequence of her di appointment she may leave Paris and ap- pear in Amerlca next season Mignon, the 156-year-old daughter of Mme. Emma Nevada, has caused a sensation by her first public singing. The child has inherited not only her mother's striking beauty, but also her woftderful voice. Jean De Reszke also sang at the con- cert organized at the Nevadas' Parls home in order to launch little Mignon. M June Reed, an American violin “‘wonder played some of Mignon's own compositions. Coquelin grieves bitterly over his lack of success in Berlin. He says that after the first night the audlences were utterly un- responsive, probably being unable to unde: stand perfectly. But the kaiser's enthus| astle friendliness fully compensated for the public’s coldness. The kaiser visited the comedian in his dressing room twice, in- vited him to lunch once and expressed the greatest admiration for the intense intel- lectual activity of France, saying, accord- ing to Coquelin’s letter in Figaro: I am of the French temperament myself in many respects. I am impulsive, like the French southerner, for example.' Later he sald: “France is the only country in which the cultured people of all nations feel con- antly interested.” A dramatization of Zola's “La Terre' called “Peasants” in the translation, was produced this week in the Theater Antoine. The critics praised the acting, but find the slow action unsuited to the stage. KING EDWARD SDVEhEIGNS Bank of England Makes the First Issue to Succeed Viotor Co L (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 26.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The Bank ot England has made the first issue, a com- paratively llmited one, of the new King Edward sovereigns (gold pleces worth about $5 each in American money)., The portrait of the king on the coins is in profile, Round the edge s the instription: “Ed- ward VII D. G. Britt. Omn. Rex F. D. Ind. Imp."” The reverse side is occupled by the famillar and beautiful figure of St. George and the dragon, the only chauge being the date, 1902. The last issue of g0ld coins of new pattern was in 1803 and the previous one in 1887, when Queen Vic- toria celebrated her jubilee. Now, as on those occasions, a certain number of £2 and £5 gold pleces have been minted. Half sovereigns have, of course, also been minted, and an issue of the new bronze coinage, ponnies at all events, is expected. Silver, it seems, is not required yet, the amount in circulation now being ample. There will be no general withdrawal of the old colnage. The new coins will simply be issued as the demand for them arises. When sovereigns return to the Bank of England they are tested for welght and if light they go to be re- colned. It s in such fashion that the King Edward sovereigns will gradually, it must be a process of years, take the place of Queemn Victoria sovereigns. Among numismatists there appears to be a doubt wehther the new soverelgn s quite s0 handsome a coin as the last Victorian lssue. ‘The devoted affection of Queen Alexandra and her secretary, Hon, Charlotte Knollys, for one another often been remarked upon by those who know of it as something not only rare, but very charming, for Miss Knollys is outside of the royal caste. Miss Knollys comes from one of the oldest fam- ilies In the kingdom, though one whose connection with the court began as long ago as the days of Edward the Black Prince, prince. Another clrcumstance 18 that her brother, Sir Francls Knollys, occuples in the king's household the same position that she does In the queen's, that of private socretary. It was more than twenty vears ago that Miss Knollys entered the then princess of Wales' household, and her affection and vigllance have never relaxed for an instant. It is an open secret that the court re- mained in London over Christmas mainly because, for the first time for many years, Miss Knollys was incapacitated from ac- companying her royal mistress to the coun- try, and the queen, whose own cold was slight, 412 not care to leave her friend ill and lonely to spend the Christmas days in solitude. WARN OF AMERICAN SWINDLER British Police Declare He Exchanges Forged Notes for Genuine Cash, s Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Jan, 25.—(Naw York World blegram—Speclai Telegram.)—The police are publishing warnings to the people to beware of an American swindler traveling under the name of Count Toulouse Lautree, whose real name is sald to be Hamel. He was in Bremen a few days ago and did a large amount of business in exchanging forged American notes for genuine German notes in gold. Then he came (o Berlin and committed various depredations here, He also calls himself the Duc de Barfleur and says he is allied to the French royal family of Bourbon and Orleans, but is an American cousin. He save also that he is an engineer and has Important business with Krupp, the cannon king of Essen. He bas several times seen the inside of jails, it is asserted, both in Canada and the United States. (Copyright, 190 SUSTAINS HILL'SVIEW | Harriman Says Cempetition Never Perma- nontly Reduoss Traffio Rates. ADVOCATES THE ONE-MAN OWNERSHIP Hiil Owned All Reads People Would Prefis. Bays if Ho THROWS LIGHT UPON ''BLACK THURSDAY" Denies that o Contest Existed for Northera Pacifie. HIS ROAD, HE SAYS, COULD HAVE HAD IT Interstate Commerce Commission Also Questions President Mellon, Who Denlen Agreement on Traflic Allotments, CHICAGO, Jan. 2.—When the second day's inquiry by the Interstate Commerce commission into the community of interest combination of the great railways of the northwest opened today great interest was manifested in James J. Hill's testimony. The United States court room, where the Investigation was held, was crowded with well known rajlway men from all over the country, all eager to learn more of the details of the inner workings of the gigantic Northern Securities company from the master mind that concelved it. Possibly as much interest centered around E. H. Harriman, who organized the Southern Pacific-Unlon Pacific combine and who was Mr. Hill's opponent in the struggle for the Northern Pacific-Burlington control. Mr. Hill was present In court and was scheduled to fol- low Harriman on the stand. Other promi- nent rallway men present who were to complete the investigation were C. 8. Mel- len, president of the Northern Pacific, and George B, Harrls, president of the Bur- lington. Harriman Makes Statement. ‘When Mr. Harriman went on the stand the line of questioning by W. A. Day, coun- sel for the commiseion, led up to a state- ment of the great Wall street panic last May, when Northern Pacific went up to $1,000 a share. Mr. Harriman testifisd that the Oregon Short Line, aided by the Union Pacific, had purchased some $78,000,000 of Northern Pacific stock and that the Unfon Pacific through the voice of its directors controlled the Southern Pacifi It was developed that all this Northern Pacific stock which was held in the names of E. H. Harriman and Winslow Plerce was sold laet summer. An effort was made to learn why the purchase had been made only to sell again and this brought from Mr. Harriman the statement that he was glad to explain the so-called ‘“contest” in the New York Stock excha\ge which resulted in the famous “Black ''hursda; “I don’t think there was any contest said Mr. Harriman. “Some of us, the Or gon Short Line people, thought it would be advantageous to have an interest in North- ern Pacific and purchased stock that was Iying loose all over this country and held by 6,000 or 7,000 persons. We made no cons test for the control of the etock, we pur- chased a majority of the capital stock. We purchased prior to the supposed contest and no stock was acquired during the panic in May." Mr. Day tried to show that the contest for Northern Pacific stock was the fore- runner of the panic on the exchange, but Mr. Harriman insisted that such was not the case. “Some of the stock,” he continued, “‘we had bought in markets all over the world. Some of this was on the way from these various markets to be delivered. In the meantime the sellers borrowed. Questions were then put that indlcated “Jobbing"” had been resorted to in the pur- chase and which brought the reply: “‘The stock was purchased in New York from persons who bought from owners. Then when the so-called contest came and the stock was demanded, the sellers found it difficult to fulfill the contracts. Our futer- ests in every case gave these persons all the time they wanted.” Seek Information Regarding Sal An attempt was made by the commission to draw statements to the effect that the final sale of Northern Pacific stock by the Oregon Short Line (as controlled by the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific syndicate) was only after an understanding or a truce with Mr. Hill and the supposed interests that combatted for Northern Pacific in the panie, ‘ Mr. Harriman sald that after the pur- chase was made he and bis colleagues thought tne matter over again and they thought better to sell again. He implied that it made no difference really who owned Northern Pacific. Commiseioner Prouty asked: “If you had secured a few more millions of Northern Pacific it would have mado & difference, would it not? “We could have had it,” was the reply. The questons as to just why Mr. Harri- man had disposed of his Northern Pacific boldings, what was lost or made by the transaction, and whether Mr, Hill had made some agreement in case the holdings were sold, brought from Mr. Harriman the re- sponse that natural conditions controlled. He said he did not know of any gain made except that his interests found out that they were strong enough to hold their own in Pacific traic. He said his impression was that the Oregon Short Line had not lost by the transfer. He said Mr. Hill had given no assurances of any division of traffic and that the motive of the original purchase had been that of preserving to the Union Pa- cific system the avenues of raffic open to it. “You wish to represent that no one of the other halt of the Northern, Pacific interests made any promise in control?” asked Mr, Day. Snys Romds Have Common Iuterest, Mr. Harriman replied: ‘‘There is a com- mon interest among us all and we believe common interest will be served regardless of holdings. That common interest can be served by natural conditions. Our interests are so in common that we canpot injure others without Injuring ourselves.” Mr. Harriman insisted that the common interest of all systems now affiliated under the Northern Securities company must be con- sidered rather than the so-called “‘Commu- nity of interests.”” He sald he was a mem- ber of the board of directors of the Securi- ties company and Mr. Hill was its presi- dent, but the commission under that com- pany affected rates in no wise until he told how, shortly after the scramble over North- ern Pacific stock, Mr. Morgan had been given a proxy by him in order to sell the stock again. It was understood the sale was effected In cash and to be urities, the latter in (Continued on Second P Page. 1 England’s Hands Free for War. France May Own the Rallways, Harriman Undergoes Ingui eavy Snowfall Over Nebri Western Ovation to Admiral Omnha Witnesses Dumb Hamlet, 1 State hool Funds, rigation Law at Stake, uple to Leave Town. prise of the Omahn Blks, Sons of Omaha Plan to Reorganize Charity Work. Last Week in Omaha Soclety. Omaha and its Affairs, is Awarded the Fight. B neil Blafty low| Mra. Richurdson is A Lall in the Base Ball War, Increase in Transportati Pay of the Postofice Clerk Big Cut in County Payrol Woman: Her Ways and Whims, Amusements and Musical Notes, Editorinl and Comment Business Affairs and Politics. Irade In Omaha. Power. aquencies Agninst the Roa Depots. WELLINGTON, Kan,, Jan. 3 Shawyer, sheriff of Sumner county, today beld a freight train on the Kansas South- western railroad, a Santa Fe holding, for several hours on a tax warrant., The train was run onto a siding at Caldwell and the depots at South Haven, Guelph and Cald- well were altached. For several years the road has been de- linquent in its taxes, but the sheriff, an- ticipating an injunction suit, has withheld action until today. When the road learned of the sherif’s imtention to take action it secured an injunction from the probate Judge preventing the sheriff from stopping the train which carries mail west of Cald- well. Failure to make a $5,000 bond pr vented the circuit court clerk from issuing the summons on the injunction. Late today the bond was filed and the train was re- leased. The road threatens to arrest the sherift for stopping a train carrying mall. SHIPPERS FAVOR THE MERGER Sign Asking Governor Van- Abandon ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 25.—A petition has been signed by grainmen, lumbermen and merchants and shippers of Minneapolis, to be presented to Governor Van Sant, asking that the fight against the so-called merger of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads be discontinued. The petitioners state that it is their be- lief that the proposed arrangement for th2 control of the systems by means of the Northern Securities company will be more beneflcial to shippers than are existing con- ditions. They want stability of rates. they say, and believe that the Northern Securi- tles company will secure this for them. Not only will the shippers of the Twin Citles be benefited by this stability of rates, but all classes of shippers throughout the northwestern states will be similarly af- fected, they say. Petitions of a similar nature are eaid to be coming from other parts of the state. NOTABLE MEN ON COMMITTEE Nation Statesmen Prince Henry of New York. win Be| Recelve 9 NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—The committee appointed by Mayor Low to receive Prince Henry of Prussia on behalf of the city of New York, met today for organization. A number of additions to the committee were announced, among them being: John G. Carlisle, ex-Governor Frank S, Black, ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, General Daniel E. Sickles and Benjamin F. Tracy. The mayor was elected chalrman of the com- mittee; Abram 8. Hewitt, first vice chair- man; Carl Schurz, second vice chairman; J. Bdward Simons, treasurer, and George Wilson, secretary. An executive committee was selected, of which Morrls K. Jessup was made chairman, and Gustav Schwab, vice chairman. SAD ENDING OF LONG JOURNEY Death of Governor Taft's Mother-in- aw to Mar Pleasure of Home-Coming. CINCINNATI, Jan, 25.—Governor William H. Taft's arrival at Cincinnati, which is expected to occur early Monday morning, will be saddened by a death which occurred here today. "Mra. Harrlet Collins Herron, wife of At- torney John W. Herron, formerly United | States district attorney, and mother of Murs, Taft, died suddenly today from heart disease. A reception which had been ar- ranged by the bar assoclation for Governor Taft for Monday afternoon has been aban- doned. VALET New O WNS HIS IDENTITY n He in Bd- York, NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25.—During the hearing today of Klein and West, charged with robbing & man who, claimed to be T. E. Manners of Chicago, hut who was later identified as Bdward Kern, jr., the valet who stole $50,000 worth of jewelry from the Theabaud mansion in New York, Manners took the stand and confessed that he was Kern. He said he would return to New York without a requisition, Vensel Movements of Ocen . Jan, 25, At Genoa—Arrived: Kalserin Maria Ther- esa, from New York, Al Halifax, N. S.—Arrived: Parisian, trom Liverpool, for St." John. At Manjla—Arrived: Adalo, from Port- 1and via Muror At Hamburg- ved: Lincolnshire, from Seattle via St Vincent. At Antw Arrived: Friesland, from New York. Salled: Zealand, for New York, At Glasgow--Salle Sarmitian, for Port- land; Vietoria, for N ew York, At ‘Hayre—Sailed: L'Auhufatene, for New | York. ™ Arrived: La Gascomne, from New Yor | YA Cherbourg—Satled: 8t. Louls, from Bouthampton, New York At Hong Kong—Arrived: Ching Wo, from Glasgow, elc for Be B, At Queensiown-——Ar Etruria, from New York, for Liverpoo) At New York—Arrived: British Queen, from Antwerp. Salled: Penngylvania, for Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbours: Rotterdam, for Rotterdam Boylogne ; Lahn, for Naples and Genoa; Masaba, for London: Ivernla, for Liverpool. At Yokohama~S8ailed: Olymphia, Hong Kong, for Tacoma. from ~|STORM IS SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. GENERAL Nobraska Visited by, Desp 8new, Aceom- ied by Brisk Winde INCHES FALL FROM sIX TO A foot Grows Intense. BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY. Weather BDare, Dro n Sends Warning of ¥, and Points in Nehranka Promptly Fuitil Prophecy, Mere Forecast for Nebraska—Falr tn _ Wel Bnow and Much Colder In' Knat Portion Bunday, with a Cold Wave Monda Falr, not_so Cold in West Portio Northerly Winds, Brisk to Iigh in East Portion. Temperature at Yesterdny Dew. Deg. " P U} 1 1" 18 i i~ 1" 17 14 17 14 17 14 14, o'clock Saturday afternoon the local weather bureau received the order to run up the cold wave flag. Considering the fact that it had been snowing and blowing and that the mercury had been steadily drop- ping in the tube since daylight of Saturday this prediction was most conservative. Old Probabilities was determined to be on the safe side this time, so he waited for the coede the prophecy. indications are.” said Observer Welsh, “that we will have below zero weather, with blustering winds and snow for Sunday. The storm is general through out the state. It will be a blessing to far- mers who have sowed winter wheat, but a bit hard on the live stock that is without first-rate shelter." Though the snow was accompanied by wind, generally from the east and aorth- east, it was vory dry, and consequontly there was little drifting. This fact made 1t possible to run nearly all the street car lines all day and until midnight with few interruptions. The only dificulty was ex- perlenced on the Dodge street line, where some of the cars had trouble in climbing the hill between Sevententh and Nineteenth streets. Six machine sweepers. two from each of the three car barns, were in opera- t'on all day. Each of the Omaha and Coun- cil Bluffs cars pushed a sweeper In front of it while the storm was at its height. The storm was a blow to Saturday night shoppers, and few of them bad the -hardi- hood to venture out. The sidewalks were 40 ciogged with snow us to make foot travel difficult, and the wind rendered um- brellas a nuisance. During the afternoon there were numer- ous calls by poor people at the police sta- tlon and upon the local charities for cloth- ing and fuel. As a result of the spell of mild weather which preceded the storm the stock of second-hand garments at the sta- tion had been permitted to run down, so nearly all who applied there had to be turned away empty-handed. The newly organized city charities is making arrangs- mwents to meet the anticipated heavy de- mands upon it early in the week. Trains Are Delaye Nearly all trains from the west were de- layed last night. First No. 6, due at 4:30 o'clock, got in at 9:40; socond No. 6 was five hours late. No. 2, due at 7:30, arrived over the Union Pacific at 11 o'clock. The St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha No. 5 was one hour and forty minutes late, To a man on the streets the snowfall fn Omaha measured several inches and kept a measuring. Snow plows and sweepers were at work most of the night keeping the street car tracks clear. Lvery particle of snow that fell was driven home and clinched by @ cold north wind that got colder and cold- er as the night advanced. Along the street car tracks and the walks were banks of snow that made a soft place for those who jumped from moving cars and those who slipped on the fcy walks from which the snow had been swept. The streets were almost deserted by shoppers several hours before the usual closing time, and those who were belated falled to see any reason for the poet's adjective in the “beautitul snow." The record of temperatures at 7 o'clock last night, received at the weather bureau in Omaha, showed 10 degrees below zero at Valentine, 12 below at North Platte and 18 below at Cheyenne. At the same time it was 14 above in Omaha, but the conditions that made 14 below in Willlston and 16 below in Rapld City were headed this way and traveling fast. From various stations In Wyoming, South Dakota and Ne- craska came reports that snow was still falling. According to the weather bureau's records there is still a deficlency of six inchg 1901, At 3 o'clock this morning thermometers in the teeth of the wind on the streets of Omaha registered 7 degrees below zero, while thermometers in protected places showed 2 below. in the precipitation since March 1, NEBRASKA'S WHITE BLANKET Six Inches or More of Snowfall s Re- vorted from All Parts of the State, GOTHENBURG, Neb., Jan. 2i.--(Speclal Telegram.)—It commenced snowing hero soon after midnight and has continued all day and the enow is now fully six inches deep on the level. A strong wind from the north set in about noon and the snow is drifting badly. Cattle on the ramge are without shelter and ‘will suffer somewhat on account of the extreme cold weather. Winter wheat and rye are in splendid con- ition and the present snow will afford it ample protection for some time. The tem- perature 18 at 10 below zero nd it is still gnowlng and drifting. It is ( the most severe snowstorms that we i...v had In this section for many yeprs NORFOLK, Neb., Jan. 25.—(Special Tele- gram.)—It has been snowing gently all day until about 4 p. m. Since that time the wind hag been gradually riging and the indi cations are for a wild night and a violent storm. The temperature is now down to zero and it is gradually growing colder. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 25.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Swow began falllng here this morning and has continued all day and the