Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1902, Page 1

ol THE OMAHA ‘SUNDAY BEE. PABS 1 TO 10. SOl e o ol ol o o e = = NE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEQRUARY 9, YA WEAR ENGLAND 0UT Transysal Btate Beeretary’s Prediction is . for Ten Years' War, o MES WITH OMINOUS SIGNIFICANCE Disoouraging Dispatches Refleot Dark Views of Kitohe BLOCKHOUSE SYSTEM PROVES FUTILE Other Tactios Needed Against Such o Mebile Enemy. SCANDALOUS WASTE OF THE ARMY FUNDS Oattle Captured from Boers Sold T! or F Times Over to the Gov- ernment, at Increase of Price Each Time. (Copyright, 1%2, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 8.—(New York World Cablegram--Special Telegram.)—A copy of & letter was recently discovered in Pre- toria, addressed by Transvaal State Secre- tary Reits, at Prosident Kruger's request, when war became inevitable, to certain . members of the Volksraad (congress), whose determination was doubted. This letter advised them that if they entered into the war at all it should be with a stont resolution to see it through, as it | would last ten years. The letter stated that the officlals of the republics did not hope to defeat England in the fleld, but their plans and resqurces would enable | them to wear England out in that decade. One prediction has a particularly ominous significance fust now, In view of the dls couraging dispatches this week from the Pretoria correspondent of the Times, who reflects Kitchener's views. Th als- patches warn the government L war cconot be ended by the blockhouse system In the face of an enemy so moblle as the Boers are. Provisioning and gar- risoning the blockhouses is straining the Pritish transport and relief resources (o the breaking point, although it is admitted that Hottentots are being largely employed b in cosnection with the blockhouse system. The waste of the army from diseasé in January, the worst month for enteric feve acluded ten officers and 526 men dead, while eleven officers and 144 men were Xilled fa action, the total casualties being elghty-seven officers and 2,663 men. Inco tence and Corrapt! The war department remnant scandal, the treasury having been swindled out of many millions of dollars, betrays only one of the many directions in which incom- petenze and corruption have conspired to bleed the British taxpayer in connection ‘with this awful wa From South Africa comes the positive statement that the bulk of the vast herds @t cattle captured from the Boers was sold by the military authorities to the South Atrican Cold Storage company at from 4 to 6 ceniy & pound, the company selling the eattle 2 ‘Lack Again to the military, after a Mv«nnmut’:‘nmum‘ In some districts in Cape Colomy, it I8 alleged, loyal colonial farmers, acting in collusivn with certain military officials, con: trived to sell horses and cattle to the British military suthorities three or four times over. These scandals were discovered months ago, but the war department quietly cashiered the officers implicated, instead of fmprisoning them, hoping by that means to Xposure. N The government's present policy is to postpone all inquiry till the war ends, trust- ing that it may find some further pretext 1o evado it altogether, or, at the worst, by means of one huge chaotic investigation, to confiise the issues and dissipate the ret eponsibllity. These moves are recognized and feared by the government's own sup- porters, but their hands are tled by dread of encouraging the Boers if the govern- ment ls embarrassed. NOBILITY'S SPRIGS OBSTRUCT Their Conduct A, Tolerated Becauge They Are Relatives of Prime Minister, (Copyright, 1%2, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 8.—(New York World Ca- blegram —- Special Telegram.)—Parliament » 'was exceptionally lively this week, Lord Hugh Cecll, favorite son of the marquis of Sallsbury, with a few other sprigs of pobliity associated with the high church party, obstructed the passage of the bill to legalize marriage with a deceased wite's sister by lcitering in the division lobby of the House of Commons and defying the Yequests of the tellers appointed by the speaker to register their votes. At the last session, when certain Irish members refused to ents the division Jobby after challenging a division, the speaker promptly ordered in the police to drag them from their seats. This week ‘when the prime mini ‘s son, nephew and their cousin, Earl Percy, refused to leave the lobby, they remained not only un- punished, but unrebuked. They were al- lowed, in fact, in deflance of the order and will of the vast majority of the house, to carry out their object of preventing the bill from being committed. Then on Thursday night Colonial Secre- tary Chamberlain raised a brief but bit- ter storm by attributing the opposition of the Irish members to suspending sitting under the new rules during the dinner hour to the poverty that made “cheap dinners™ & consideration to them. This contemptible taunt, coming from a minister, too, sent a shudder through the assembly, and when PELTS EGGS AT A DEPUTY Comely Woma ens am Other- French Chamber, (Copyright, 1%2 by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. 8.—New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—A comely matron with a grievance, greatly enlivened an otherwise dull session of the Chamber of Deputies this woek by pelting at Deputy Paulmir with overripe eggs. Admiral Rieuner was in the midst of a learned discourse on the budget when the woman. standing in a public gallery, began to hurl the eggs, at the same time uttering shrill epithets, into the semi-circle of deputies below her. . She aimed at M. Paulmir, but while he successtully dodged, several oth- ers were sadly bspattered. A stampede of deputies appeared imminent, but a panic was averted by the woman's prompt arrest, Another humorous scene occurred during the debate on a bill to regulate the hours of coal miners. The first section of the bill, adopted by a large majority, pro- vides that eix months after it passes a day's work shall be limited to nine hours. two years later to elght and a half hours and two years after that to eight hours. All the elements opposed to the repul lican party combined to defeat this vital paragraph, but were unsuccesstul. In the discussion Deputy Aynard pro- duced tables showing that the death rate in the last ten years is only 2 per cent among the shareholders in the coal mines. An American burglar named Vincent Bownes, who was caught robbing the Amerl- can section of the exposition and sent to prison, was pardoned a week ago, after having served elghteen months of his three-year sentence. The same day he sent a threatening letter to Police Com- missioner Lentz, who had him arrested. Last night he broke into M. Lentz's apart- ments and filled a bag with jewelry, money and every valuable article easily carriod away, including a fancy revolver which lay loaded on the table. Then he cut with sols- sors every article of clothing of M. and Mme. Lentz and finally woke them both. Just for the pleasure of insulting and jib- ing them, covering his victims all the time with the commissioner's own revolver. After the burglar left the bedroom, Lents heard him lingering in the dining room downstairs, evidently taking a farewell drink. The police commissioner hastened to dress as best be could in his mutilated garments and gave chase. A few blocks away the pursued burglar came up with a crowd of bibulous night owls, halted. pon Lentz, collared him, shrieked and accused the police commis- sloner of having tried to rob him. An eager crowd of volunteers hustled the commissioner to the mearest police sta- tion, while the accuser slipped away. Liane De Pougy announces that she in- tends to retire from the stage to devote her- It to literature. 1902-TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE ©O PY FIVE CENTS. NORTH PO} Dr. Ussohut?" o Parfosts Plan for & e Discovery. oy AMERICA WAY BUILD STRANGE VESSEL Rantes-Dument Btill Figures ex Flight Over Louwisiana Purehase NAVAL EXPERTS ENDORSE THE NEW FUEL Btiquettes of Ooai Dust asd Petreleam Reuse Enthasisem. SHOES TO MAKE WATER-WALKING EASY President Loubet Has an Astol ter with the Faithfu (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. $.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Dr. Unschuts- Kaempfe, promoter of the much-discussed submarine Polar expedition, has arrived here from Vienna to confer with some French scientists, who will accompany the party next year. Dr. Unschuts-Kaempte says he elaborated the plan at Munich a year ago and has now perfected and tested the model of a power- ful submarine boat capable of rapld prog- ress at & depth of ninety feet, which, he says, is sufficient to clear the ice in the coldest reglons. He will go as far north as possible in an ordinary Arctic vessel, then, with his submarine boat, he hopes to reach the pole in four days, breathing oxygen re- newed chemically. The doctor is confident he will be able to rise to the surface often, openings being numerous in the Polar seas. Polar scléntists agree on the theory that the water at the pole proper is mot frozen. The submarine 1 will be bullt in France or in Amer- fca, according to which country makes the better bld for it. Santos-Dumont arrived here from Monte. Carlo on Monday and returned today. Hie time in Paris ‘mostly spent In ascer- taining what arrangements he could make for going io America with profit to himselt and inspecting the work on his new ninety- horse power pavigable balloon. French navy experts, after exhaustive tris enthusiastically endorse the new fuel discovered by a French engineer recently, called petroloum briquettes. By a secret process petroleum is made semi-solid, then mixed with coal dust and the mixture is pressed into hard bricks. It constitutes the best navy fuel, makes neither dust mor ashes, is easily stored and bandled and an equal volume represents four times the EVICTIONS FOR CORONATION Owners of Houses Along the Line of March Bargain with Would~ Be Spectators. (Copyright, 1502, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 8.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)-—Now that th . mdhmflfl!flflufi-fln& the procession, are evicting their tenants wherever possible, as was done at the time of Queen Victoria's jubilee. The greatest sufferers are the poor people occupying rooms overlooking the route on the squalid streets on the south sila of the Thames. Extensive plans have been prepared for erecting stands along the route, and ridicu- lous stories are published of colossal prices alloged to have been refused by house- holders at favorable points. The king, it is declared, has expressed severe disapproval of the efforts of aristocratic householders to utilize the coronation to make money by letting their houses to Americans, and at the same time evading their duty as providers of entertalnments. The duké of Devoushire goes to the res- cue, as usual, promising to give a fancy dress ball more gorgeous than that during the jubllee. ' Lords Salisbury, Rosebery and Lansdowne also have signified their inten- tion of giving grand entertainments. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain is plan- ning a great reception for colonial visitors, to be attended by the king. His similar effort at hospitality at the jubllee proved a tremendous flasco. Owing to inefcient police arrangements the streets got so blocked with carirages that the then prince of Wales and balf of Mr. Chamberlain's bldden guests never succeeded In getting near the house he had hired for the ocon- slon SCHWABS LEAVE FOR HOME Steel Magnate Declares He S and Found Rest {n Change of Occupation, (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 8.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Speclal Telegram.)—Charles M. Schwab, with Mrs, Schwab, left London this afternoon for Soéuthampton on their way to New York. Mr. Schwab said concerning his reception by Kiung Edward: “1 was honored by being received by King Edward. Beyond that I cannot say an; thing on the subject, nor have I said a word more to anybody.” ““Have you enjoyed your trip to Europe, Mr. Schwab? the correspondent inquired. jever in all the years I have been com- bave I enjoyed it more." ‘“You do not sppear to have had much of & rest,” it was suggested. “You have bad & busy time.” “‘Oh, 1 could not sit st!ll and do nothing,” Mr. Schwab replied. “That would not be rest to me. T find rest In change of scene and occupation. I have found it and never Mr. Dillon hotly characterized it as “dirty and insolent” the speaker did mot demand from him the withdrawal that such language under conditions of ordinary provocation would have incurred. TO BREAK THE OIL MONOPOL Russian Government Plans to d ard's Field for New Marke (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) ST. PRTERSBURG, Feb. 8.—(New York ‘World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The Russian oll trade fs becoming more and more depressed Small owners are bom- barding the government with petitions for casler terms, as they camuot make both ends meet. Many of them applied for-help in cash, offering to mortgage their well security. The gover Bt has a plan to reduce freights on oil to the frontiers of the Russian empire in order to open pew markets where the Standard Ol com- pany has a monopoly. The governm: s ia correspondence with the ministers of trade In Austria, Germasy and Turkey on the subject. felt better.” Mr. Schwab certainly looked well and was in high spirits. MILLION SUBJECTS IN PRISON Caar Squanders Thirty-Five Dollars a Year in Buying Them Books and Papers. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 8.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)— Russian prison statistics lately published reveal some startliog facts. Four years ago the number of prisoners in Russia was 764,373, Now il has risen to 842,729, If the inmates of the military prisons, the peas- ants in houses of correction and the pris- oners in trancasplan jalls were counted, it would be found that 1,000,000 of the sub- jects of the czar.are inearcerated, ot in- cludisg the Siberian exiles, who mumber 77,160, nor the 3,328 conviets in the Sagha- lin prison. The budget sppropriates about $6 per prisoner a year, the expenditure ag- gregating 37,500,000, of wifieh amount $35.55 is squandered on books amd papers for million prisoners. heating power of anthracite coal. ‘The management of the Paris Alpine club bas just received from Vienna several of the Captain Grossman water shoes. Hx- periments made on the Seine at Bologne, though not quite successful owing to ti lack of practice, demonstrated that ti Austrian invention really practicable. Grossman's - which,_somewhat » , enable, - the experienced walker to glide rapidly on the wa In yesterday's trials the men seemed like skaters on the fjce for the first tim Equilibrium was preserved with difficulty, but after a few ‘duckiugs each mau was able to travel laboriously some distance. The ifiventor claims he can walk on water three times as fast as on land. Persistence of Military Orders. Presldent Loubet, while walking alone yesterday in the grounds in the presi- Qentlal palace, reached a secluded bench d started to sit down to contemplate for & moment the wintry landscape. A sentinel near by, seelng the move- ment, presented arms, because he knew the president, but sald: ‘Don’t sit here, it is atnst orders.” The president remarked: “What foolish notion has got Into your head, young trooper?” and again began to sit down. The soldier, & hard-headed peasant, sternly lowered his bayonet, shouting as he did so the warning of French sentinels. The president thought he had a lunatic to deal with and went away without further insistence and an immediate in- vestigation showed: that while M. Faure was president that park bench was his favorite resting place and that more than three years ago the bench was repainted and a sentinel was placed there in order, o prevent the president sitting there,” and acquiring fresh paint. Despite M. Faure's death and fifty changes made in the presidential guards since then, senti- nels ahve bees continued day and night, winter and summer, with stereotyped or- ders to “prevent the president siting ther Among the soldlers a legend finally grow up that the bench was over a subterranean magasine of ammunition intended for the defense of the palace In case of riot. OBJECTS TO BEING CAGED sian Husband Seeks to of m Wife Whose Je: Grows Un: able, Be Ria (Copyright, 132, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. 8.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Speclal Telegram.)—Pretty Mme. Ravelote's love for her husband is so in- tense, ha declares, that he cannot endure it longer, so he bas asked the court to grant him & divorce. Among other things which M. Ravelote alleges to substantiate his com- plaint that his wife's affection and jealous temperament are intolerable, is that three months ago be casually mentioned at the table that a certain woman he was as- quainted with before he married would coms to town within & few days, whereupon the young wife flew in & towering rage and threw the crockery about, doing great dam- age and endangering his life. Peace was made after several hours of stormy argu- ment, and he promised not to see the woman in question during her stay in Parls. Nevertheless, his wife remained suspl- clous, and he testified that _ghe caused to be constructed, unknown to him and Iu a dis- tant room of their house, a cage like those used in menageries, into which, wit the help of & powerful servant maldand cue h- she thrust bim, lntending to keep thus imprisoned until he woman who b excited her jealousy left Parls. ¢ Ravelote alleges that he would nol thave sed until then bad ot his brother happened to call and discover the situation: The captivity lasted, the petitioner aserts, three days and three nights, during which time the wife passed food through the bars and left her husband to sleep on the cage ficor rather than risk letting him out. The wife was not represented in court, and the judge issued an order for her ap- pearance & fortnight bence to “corroborate | or deny the petitioner's incredible charges.” ] i LOVELIEST WOMAN OF THE DAY BIG CUT IN TARIFF Disew Amon, ndon People Set- ties the Mantis Upon Co. tess of Wikwiek, Beventy-Five Per Ownt Reduotion Urged R for Philippine Exports. (Copyright. 1%2, by Pess Publishing Co.) ——— LONDON, Feb. 8—(New York World Ca- | .\ oner o covennoRS TAFT AND WRIGHT blegram—Special Telegham.)—"“Who among soclety women will go down to future gener- —_— ations as having been the loveliest and Tost interesting female of Ber day?" was | 0% Priess and Dull Market Said to discussed recently in & eompany of well Require Pretection. known people. It was finally agreed by all that the countess of Warwick undoubtedly is, as ome expressed “the only great woman who may be sald teustrike both the popular imagination and that of smaller and more select circles of diary and letter writers, who make history in these mat- ters, 1 One of the company, afterward recalling the discussion, summed it up thus: “Of course the secret of the countess’ personal popularity is not far to seek. The fairl who presided over ‘Daisy’ Maynard's christening endowed with extraordinary charm of mann of heart and the quick wit so denied to the other- wise fortunate possessor of exceptional loveliness. “In these days people forget quickly, but I fancy many can remember Lady Warwick's wonderful girlish beauty in the days when she was still a debutante and at & time when it was more than whispered that she | (he purpose of introducing a cablegram he was on the eve of becoming the bride of | hag received from Acting Governor Wright our most studious and serious-minded royal | yrging a reduction in the tariff on Philip- prince. The fact that {bis same gentle|pine articles imported into the United and kindly royal personage lived to act as| gtates from the Philippines. He eaid this best man at the wedding of Miss May- | cablegram was in response to an Inquiry nard and the then Lord Brooke, showed that | trom himselt as to the effect of a reduc- even in these days the most CHATMIDK|tjon of 50 per cent. The reply of acting women of our time know how to succeed In | Governor Wright s as follows: doing what so many Women fall to do,] MANILA, Feb, 4.—The publfc session of LOWER INTEREST RATES ALS® ASKED FOR Taft Says Geld Dollar Should Be Basis of Oofnage. RETENTION OF NATIVE COIN n of United States RECOMMEN Belleves Adopt! Price of Wagen. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Continuing his narrative before the senate committee om the Philippines, Governor Taft today re- verted to his testimony of yesterday for turning & lover into a friend.” sugar ard tobacco tnterests favor a reduc- Chiet among the rivals of the countess of | tino of i per cent at least. A reduction of X o tas mos - Warwick for the distinetion of being the | hipfiive “The sugar price Is now very jow. reigning beauty of her tlme were the | The Buropean market is very dull on ac- marchioness of Loadonderry, Princess gount o “overproduction and low price; Henry of Pless, Mrs. Goerge Keppel, Miss beet sugar planters here have los! Muriel Wilson and Lily 3 The heavily by caraboa, machinery and other- The engagement of the earl of Lytton to wise. Sugar cultivation Is in a bad condi- ton. Memorials recelved from the Sugar Miss Pamela Plowden, ) last yoar was | SrOVorS ascociations of Negros and Py reported engaged to the millionaire Lord Howard De Walden, has execited great in- y ask for free trade for this reason. | think a reduction of 76 per cent on suj and tobacco would be a measure of relief and have cxcellent political effect. terest. Lord Lytton is four years younger than his flance, who is 20. He is compara- Regarding Wealth of Friars, tively poor, but intends to devote himselt| Senator Rawlins questioned Governor to politics, being an_exvellent speaker, | Taft concerning the holdings of the friars. clever and energetic. The marriage is not one the dowager countess of Lytton would have planned, but her son has pleased him- self. CONTEMPT FOR THE NOBILITY Curious Motive of Marquis Who Seeks to Sell His Title to & Wealthy Wite. The governor eaid he thought the geperal opinion to the wealth and holdings of the friars had been greatly exaggerated. He 414 not believe, for instance, that they had three-fourths of the property owned in the city. That, however, the religlous orders have ~eady cash, was true, as was evidenced by the fact that they make loans. He mentioned a case in which the friars had advanced monmey to promote a corner . in hemp, which had afterward failed be- cause of irregularities on the part of the manager. Governor Taft said that the Philippine government s desirous of purchasing the Manila property beld by the friars and tha it also would be desirable to secure their holdings of agricultural lands. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 8.—(New York World Ca- blegram—S8pecial Telegram.)—Mystery still enshrouds the identity of the marquis who offers to marry “a wealthy lady, age and looks immaterial,” on payment of $75,000 In connection with the loaning of money by the friars, Semator Lodge asked about the necessity for a banking law, and the witnoss replied. that such s law s to the future husband. But the identity bas been narrowed down by o employing the process of exha holders of that title, the mar Fillipino bank, the gay bachelor of 70, and reputed to be the |largely by the church and being the only worst landlord in Ireland. Clanricarde lends money under the name of Sanguinettl, 15 a noted art conni r, is eccentric In drey and habits, {s an inveterate ecymlc and s sald to be a miser. General gossip is that be makes his own clothes, and their ;‘;‘,’ch:? e e e extraordinary cut would bear out such &|pe gajd, “that much of their land has supposition. come to them by death-bed conveyances, Those who know him declare that he 18| byt {his charge is not borne out by a capable of this marriage freak, not 80| yracin, g g of the title. The truth is that the much '::;‘ the‘ money, though that would be | friars have the best tities In the Island |A cho‘:‘ll Itnlon, as from sardonic delight and even where there have been irregulari- n bringing contempt on his own order of | tjo5 the statute of limitation would pro- nobility, by which he is boycotted. No one | tect the title. He sald that according to the charges one method of extending the holdings of the orders had been by extending their irriga- tion systems over .adjoining lands. “Something after our own method of watering stock,” sald Senator Proctor, re- terring to irrigation encroachments. Sen- ator Proctor also asked where the friars had secured money with which to purchase their lands, and this iuquiry led Govern Taft to say that the fees for the marriage funerals, christenings, etc., had.been so high as to be complained of. These charges for marriages, had, be said, led many couples to live together fllicitly, but that Most Land Secured by Pure He sald there had been some grants of land to the church orders, but that as a imagines, if he is the seeker after mar- riage in the way outlined, that he would live with the marchioness so obtained, but it is the presumption that he would thus simply sell her the right to bear the title. The lawyers acting for the mysterious mar- quis have had no bona fide offer. The earl of Crewe, who married Lord Rosebery’s youngest daughter, chased Wharncliffe house, has pure Curzon street, It directly faces the site of the duchess of Marlborough's slowly rising town mansion, but has much more extensive area. Lord Crewe intends to start a political Mayfair, for $45,000. salon to aid Lord Rosebery In regaining & controlled | " THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Ne¢braska. v—Pn\r in B ow t, Sn in West Portion, Sunday and Probably Monday; Northerly Winds. 1 Boers Plan to Weary England. Submarine Voyage to North Pole. Pig in Philippine Tariff. To Keep Back Corporation Books. 2 Cold Wave Maintains Its 8 Nebraska Against Missou South Dakota School of Mine: 4 Conwuls Stay Neutral at Pana Growth of American Small Towns. 5 Has No Fear of Agnostie C de. ‘South Omaka and Its Afair: e Last Week in Omaha Soclety. Woman's Club and Charity Work. 7 Omaha Guns Defeat Kanans City. Farmer Hurns Throws the Turk. mell Bluffs and Great Western. Heroes. ip of the Week. Record at Stock Yards Marks that Cancel Citizenship. Douglas nty Payroll Increased. Workmen Swarm to New Shops. Rates Compared. 14 Editorial and Comment. 15 Volces Betray ¥ Teeth of Yankees 17 Echoes of Omaha Anterooms. 18 Condition of Business in Omsha. Commercinl and Financial Reports 19 “No Other Way,” by Walter Besant. 20 Revenue from Delinquent Taxes. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterday: Des. Hour, e a 1 p. om. [ 3 2 p.om 10 o 8 pom 11 -2 4 p.om 12 o 5 p. m 1 1 6 p. m 10 2 7 p.om N 5 Below Zero, — ey PRESIDENT GOES TO GROTON Will Join Mrs. Roosevelt at Bedside of Thelr Son—Patient Rests Well, GROTON, Mass., Feb. S8.—From the meager information obtained from the physicians in attendance it Is learned that the condition of Theodore Roosevelt, jr., is as comfortable as could be expected tonight and that no decided change in his symptou: bas occurred during the day. The phys cians look fer 10 material improvement for at least a day or two and will be satisfled it he shows no change for the worse during that period. Mrs. Roosevelt, who arrived at the school this forenoon, has been in constant attend- ance upon her som, and her presence has cheered tho lad wonderfully. President Roosevelt is- in direct communication by wire with the sick chamber and is kept In- formed of everything that tranepires there. Mrs, Roosevelt will accept the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gardner while here. Mr. Gardner is a patron of the Groton school, as well as bemg an instructor. He is wealthy and has a fine estate near the institution. Most of Mrs. Roosevelt's time will be spent with the sick boy, so that it 01 the courtesy of the Gardner family will be erlods of reat. school that there was absolutely no cause for alarming reports as to the condition of Theodore Roosevelt, jr. The boy was, if anything, slightly improved, and there was no change for the worse that would call for the president’s presence. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—President Roose- velt and Secretary Cortelyou left for Gro- ton, Mass., at 12:40 on a special car at- tached to the regular night train over the Pennsylvania road. Just before leaving the president received a telegram saying his son Theodore had slept all the evening and that his condition appeared quite favor- able. Dis olntment at Charleston. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb. 8.—The great- est dlsappointment is felt in all circles here at the abandonment of the president’s trip te Charleston. Arrangements looking to the occasion as the great day of the ex- position. Everything will have to be called off, as the president was the central figure of the program and the only feature prace tically for the occasion, the celebration of Lincoln day was incidental to the presence of President Roosevelt. T0 KEEP BACK BOOKS Franchised Corperations Make Fight Against Distriot Oourt’s Order, NOT ANXIOUS TO PRODUCE THEIR RECORDS Atterneys Present Metion, to Quash the Subpeenas Insued. CONTEND COUNCIL IS WITHOUT POWER ASSESSMENT CASE GOES OVER AGAIN Real Estate Exchange's Side of Ar- ment Will He Presented M Morning, When Court May An nounce Dects| The hearing befors Judge Dickinson on the motion of City Attorney W. J. Connmell to dissolve the restraining order preventing the city council from levylng the 1002 tax on the present assessment grew (o un- expected proportions Saturday and the court was compelled to order a continuance until 9:30 Monday morning. Attorneys for the five franchised corporations of the ity now seek to quash the subpoenas that re- quired not only the presence in court of the officers of those corporations, but also that they bring with them the fecords, books and 1901 financial statement of each of the companies. Councilmen Testily First. Owing to the memorial meeting of the Omaha bar in courtroom No. 1, which the attorneys wished to attend, and the hearings on the Redell cage and the subway injunc- tion before Judge Keysor, which demanded the attendance of the city attorpey, the proceedings before Judge Dickinson were a until 11:40. Councfiman C. O. Lo~ then put on the stand, and told of ignored by the majority members being when he tried to block the council’s action summarily disposing of the applications for hearing on protests of the real estate men against the assessments approved by the Board of Equalization for the corporations. Lobeck was on the stand until noon, when a recess was taken until 1:30. Councllman H. B. Zimman was then called and testified that the majority members of the board had denled him any light on the subject in the meeting of Monday morning, Jan- uary 20, and that Chairman Karr, sub- servient to Councilman Hascall, had denied Lobeck the privilege of explaining his vote. Call for Secretary Goodrich. Attorney J. H. McIntosh, representing the real estate interests, wished D. H. Good- rich, secretary of the Omaha Street Rall- ‘way -company, called as the next witness, but the latter was not in court and the attorney demanded a bench warrant for his arrest on a charge of contempt of court. The attorney for the corporation at hearing into the camp of the corporations and started arguments that will end anly atter McIntosh shall have opportupMy Mon- day to reply. = The attorney for the street rait¥fly tom- pany sald that Secretary Goodrich .was quite willing to appear, but contended that the demand for the books and records was purposeless and unreasonable, George E. Pritchett, attorney for the gas company, contended that any officer of that company might be a custodian of the rec- ords of that company, but had . mot the right to expose them and make public the company's business without the company's consent. W. D. McHugh spoke briefiy for the water company. Contention of the Corporation. The principal argument, and the one that created most comment at the time and afterward, was that advanced by E. M. Morsman, secretary of and attorney for the telephone company. He sald: The law has created a tax commissioner and deputies as the primary tribunal for ascertalning the value of property for pur- poses of taxatior and has provided a board of review to review the judgment or ascer- The exposition directors will meet to- night to consider the situation. in most cases the obligations thus taken were observed. Advocates Lower nt. Again referring to the financial inter- ests of the Philippine archipelago, Gov- ernor Taft said that interest rates are s high as from %0 to 26 per cent and that it is very necessary that there should be authority for granting franchises to finan- clal concerns which would reduce the la- terest charges. As to the colnage, Governor Taft sald that it is desirable that the gold dollar should be established as a basis. He also advocated a token coln which should be exchangeable for gold and the parity as- sured by the United States. This, he said, is the plan of the commission, and he be- Meved it wise. This plan embraced the colnage of & Phillppine peso and the circu- lation of this coin, he thought, should be confined to the islands. He thought tbat uniess the commission was authorized to make good the token money there would be trouble, as it must be borme in miad that the Philippines administration s not as strong 8s that of an established na- ton. Danger in Ad Referring to the suggestion that United States money should be adopted, Goveruor Taft said that If this were done it would bave the effect of increasing the value of the peso to the extent of 50 per cent and this would unsettle transactions. This plan also would have the effect of raisiug the price of wages and disturbing business relations. Taking up another point of administra- tion, Govertor Taft advocated the right to appeal In certain cases to the supreme liberal leadershin. Soclal Influence counts enormously in English politics, and, as Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman’s party has littl Rosebery’s capture of the leadership is certain iIf he can be brought to exert himself. ARCHDUCHESS IN A BALLOON Next Time He Goes Wil Take His Litt) to Bear H the Archduke Daughter Company. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co) VIENNA, Feb. 8.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Archduke Le- opold has given your correspondent the fol- lowing pereonal statement of his experience in his balloon ascent: “I am very proud of the results of this balloon voyage, as it was the first, and has been undertaken independently, and I am glad to give an account to your paper. I would not have induced tbe archduchess to accompany me had I not been confident of safety. The only fear was that she would suffer from cold, but the archduchess, who was covered with a fur rug, bore the voyage irably. She was iutensely in- terested all the time. The weather was clear, although there were featherly, float- ing clouds above the balloon. “We passed Bruen at a moderate height, the houses resembling brick toys. The finest view was obtained over the snow-cov- ered mountains. The Glatz woods were im- mersed in the deepest smow. Here the temperature was 9 degrees below zero (Pahrenheit). The balloon was perfectly imotionless in the still air, while under- ting New Money. peath & terrible storm was raging, break- ing the branches of the smow-clad trees. The nolss caused by this storm on the mountains was exsctly like that of & rag- ing ses. court of the United States, especially such cases as would iuvolve the relationship of church lands to the government. This he thought necessary because of the proba- bllity of prejudice on the part of the local “We followed every kilometer of the bal- | courts. loon's voyage, by the aid of Instruments, on | He urged the granting of power to the maps fastened to & table. The frontier be- | commission to give franchises for steam tween Austria and Prussia was passed at|and electric rallways and lighting plants Patchkau. After passing Muensterberg the | and also made an argument for authority balloon began to sink over & wide fleld near | to create a bomded debt of $4,000,000 for Stetnkirch The landing was compara- | local improvements in Manila. tively easy and successfully accomplished. It is, he sald, especially desirable that “Our sclentific instruments worked well | there should be electric lines in that coun- the whole time and some interesting re- | try because of the difficulty of getting sults were obtained. The average speed |about in a tropical climate. He thought during the four quarter hours which | no franchise should be perpetual. the voyage occupied was seventeen kilo- | He also would have a wider margin meters per hour. given in the matter of cutting timber “This was my twentieth and the arch- | There is magnificent timber through the duchess' fth balloon ascent. I will tak g ——_——. @y lttle daughbter zext time" (Continued on Becond Page.) EIGHTEEN HORSES BURNED Animals Perish in Flames Which De- stroy Large Vehicle Plant, NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—The Shadbolt Manu- facturing company's manutactory in Brook- Iyn Is in ruins this morning. The concern manufactured carriages and automobile trucks. The fire was discovered soon after midoight and within half an hour the walls fell in. In the stables were eighteen horses and all these were burned. The loss to the Shadbolt company is estimated at $200,000. One floor of the building was leased to J. K. Parker & Co., manufacturers of walsts. The loss to this firm is placed at $15,000. Half a dozen firemen were hurt; may di three FIREMEN LOSE ALL CONTROL New Jersey. NEW YORK, Feb. 9<Fire broke out shortly after midnight in the carsheds at Paterson, N. J., and the flames, driven by a brisk wind, spread to surrounding build- ings. The First Baptist church has been completly gutted The office of the Pat- erson Guardian is burning and that of the Call is threatened. The electric lighting system is disabled and the town s in darkness. Assistance has been called from nearby towns. The damage will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. TI firemen have no control of the fire. DOCTOR DYING OF SMALLPOX Opponent of Vaccinatio: Exposes Himself tracts Violent Case, BOSTON, Feb. 8,—A sensation was caused toright by the aunouncement of the Board of Health that Dr. Immanuel Pfeiffer, who voluntarily exposed himself to smalipox at the hospital of Galloupes Island about two weeks ago, is {1l with the disease in its worst form and cannot live. Dr. Pfeifl is ome of the strongest opponents of va cination in the state, and recently appeared before the legislative committee to urge the repeal of the compulsory vaccinatlon law. Having the courage of his convictions, be went to Galloupes !sland and completely exposed himself to smallpox. tainment of value by the tax commissioner and his deputies, and when the tax com- missioner and his deputies and the board of review hawe each acted and fixed the value no matter what the property may that is the final and conclusive. deler- mination of the value for purpose of 8- tlon, use the law has created no other triblnal with power to determine the ques- n. "The board of review, under the law, may substitute its own judgment of value for the judgment of the tax commissioner apd his deputies, because the law created the board for that purpose and invested it with that power. Counell Without Pow. The city councll, sitting as a board of cqualization, has no power to nssess prop- erty or to review the assessment: o by the board of review. This wlrg was taken away from the city council by the new charter and given to the board of re- view, which was created by the new char- ter. Under the old charter, the city coun- cll, while sitting as a board of posressed the same power s board of review now possesses. That it _could substitute its own judgment value of property for tazation for that of the ng officers, and had jurisdiction to entertain the complaint of any Individ- ual that the property of another was as- sesaed too low and to hear evidence as to its value and increase the assessment if the evidence warranted it. But under the us merely to equalize correct ervors in the lsting or valuation of property foi taxation. The power to ualize or correct errors is not equiva- lent to a power (0 reassess or to substitute the opluion of the council as tu the value of property for that of the officers in whom the law has reposed that power. A mere difference of opinion as to the value f property betwsem the city council a The board of Tevlew is not an error such as 18 contemplated by the statute. Board of Review Final. The law having given the tux commis- doner and his deputies in the fgal in- stance, and the board of review ultimately, to determine the value of property urpose of taxation, thelr action od conclustve and there can he the value of such it 18 the right is final no other evidence of property for such purposes. of every property owner in the same tax- ing district to have the value of his prop- erty ascertained by the same methods and by the same officers in order to secure uni- formity of judgment as to value Councllmon Lobeck was called to the stand at 11:40 and asked Dy Attorney J. H. Mclntosh If the council as & board of equal- ization ever considered the watter of the assessment of the public service corpora- tions ofter the meeting of Friday, January 17. He answered In the megative. Lobeck Gives Testimony. Responding to other queries, part of them by Attorney Mcintosh for the real estate interests, and pari of them by City At- torney Counnell, he sald that it was true that after the adjournment of the meeting of January 17 “no attention was pald by the council to what had occurred &t that me~:- ing:" that the eighty-elght protests in ons resolution snd thirty-one in another “‘were overruled arbitrarily and witbout give