Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1902, Page 1

[ — THE OMAHA AILY BEE. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY — - MORNING, FEBRUARY TEN PAGES. co PY FIVE CENTS. REPLIES TO WHEELER Representative Gillett Answers Kentuok: iane’ Phiiippio en "'Fluskeyism.” WHEELER REAFFIRMS HIS SCATHING WORDS th Demeerats Regist=, Their Protest Apaimst Xis 7 4w , DON'T WANT PARTY uuog.” ’-“CIILE ” @illett Points te Evil Influences of & ponent’s Remarks. PERSONAL AFFRONT TO FOREIGN NATIONS Dwells Upon the Value of Interna- tional Friendship and Denounces Such Actions as Harmful to America Abro: WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-~The speech of Mr. Wheeler of Kentucky in the house last Friday, when he bitterly assailed Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote and criticlsed the official preparations for the reception of Prince Henry, had a sequel in the house today during the debate on the Indlan ap- propriation bill, Mr. Gillett of Massachuseits in a halt hour’s speech declared that the intemper- ance of Mr. Wheeler's language carried its own condemnation. Nevertheless, he (Gil- lett) grievously deplored such an aftront to a forelgn country. During the course of the speech two dem- verats, Robinson of Indlana and Thayer of Massachusetts, disclaimed any sympathy with Mr. Wheeler's utterances. These utterances drew from Mr. Talbert of South Carolina the statement that he desired to share in the responsibility for the speech, every word of which he sald he _endorsed. Mr. Wheeler himself subse- quently replied to Mr. Gillett, reafirming what he had sald and declaring that he would stand by his words, whether they were discreet or not. He read a number bt letters, telegrams and one cablegram from London commending his utterances. Irhe incident was the feature of the day. Bill to Redeem Silver. Earlier in the session Mr. Hill of Connec- tcut and Mr. Shafroth of Colorado dis- pussed the former’s bill to redeem silver In gold. ‘The Indian bill itself was not touched in the speechmaking. Mr. Burleson of Texas made a speech on the subject of trusts. He spoke of the ptrenuons one who had succeeded to the presidency last fall and contrasted his Min- peapolis speech last summer with the ut- ton. Before his flency he had spoken of “trust barons” and monopolists; afterward of “captains of in- 1 of which, he declared, indicated controlled by the Jorces in ‘the republican party which bhad In the past protected trusts My 5 foltowed with an lm;": speech in support of his bill to make silver dollars redeemable in gold. He said that If the treasury refused to exchange gold for silver the people would lose con- fidence and disaster would follow when the pinch came. Experiences a Warnin Past experiences should be a warning. Commercial conquest of the world awaited this natlon when it became impregnable in {ts Industrial and financial strength. ‘When that was secured it could have no wival elsewhere. Mr. Gillett then made a speech criti- clsing Mr. Wheeler for his attack on the president, Secretary Hay and Lord Paunc fote last Friday. The more dlsgraceful such utterances ‘were the more notoriety they achlieved, he sald. Such remarks, he sald, addressed to @ forelgn country naturally made an im- pression abroad. People there knew noth- ing of the man who gave notice to them; they only knew of his official position. On that account, he sald, the stigma of the gentleman's speech attached to all of the members here. If every one of the gen- tleman’s friends told him' what he thought of him, Mr. Glllett sald, there perhaps would be some strained friendships. Partisans Disclaim Responsibility. At this point two democrats arose and @isclaimed sympathy with Mr. Wheeler's remarks. Mr. Robinson (dem.) of Indiana, amid republican applause, declared that the democratic party could not be beld re- sponsible for his statements. “I have made no such charge,” observed Mr. Gillett, “but if the gentlemen on the other aide do not agree with Mr. Wheeler they should say so. This brought Mr. Tidyer of Massachu- petts to his feet with another statement that Mr. Wheeler spoke for himself. It ‘was unjust and unfair, he declared, to charge the democracy with being in with Bis utterances. “One after the cther,” sald Mr. Gillett, ‘with an amused smile, while his colleagues ‘were convulsed with laughter. Mr. Talbert of South Carolina jumped up and sal “I desire to say that I want to take my whare of responsibility ‘for that speech. I endorse every word he sald and I am sorry be did not go further. I believe those who belleve as he does should say so and not be infernal cowards about it." Good Wil of Nutions Val Continuing, Mr. Gillett said the good will of every nation was valuable to the United States and that it was exceedingly unwise to fling a taunt in the face of great people. Personally, he said, he wa not in eympathy with the worship of roy- alty. There were only two classes in this country who regarded birth. One was the aristocratic class of the great citles and the other the class which refused to rec- qgnize refinement, culture or education if 1t was tainted with color. But he had be- Ieved that the visit of Prince Henry wa & proper oocasion for & sultable demon- stration of good will. Our relations with Germany recently bhad been almost stratmed and here was an opportunity to dlsplay our friendship. Wheeler Makes 1y. Mr. Woeeler replied to Mr. Gillett. He @sclaimed the idea that on last Friday Se bad spoken for any ope except himself, though he believed that many people be- Woved us be did. He sald be bad lnnumer- able letters and telegrams from - different parts of the country coutaining unstinted praise of bis speech. Mr. Wheeler then began to read some of the communications he hac received. In Teply to & Qquestion from Mr. Borelng (rep.) of Kentucky, sald few of them were from Kentucky. He read a telegram trom Rochester, N. Y., signed “A Litelong (Continued on Becond Page) ADMIRAL EVANS GIVES ORDERS Outiines Plans for His Captains at RNeception of Prince Henry. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Rear Admiral Rob- ley D. Evans today issued orders to the captains of his fleet concerning their duties on Washington's birthday, the day Prince Henry is expected to arrive. First, the orders direct that at § a. m. the vessels of the squadron will “full dress” ship and remain so dressed until sunset. At merid- fan a national salute will be fired. When Kron Prinz Wilhelm, having on board Prince Henry, arrives, the admiral and his staff will board it at or near quar- antine. When the liner passes Admiral wans' squadron the vessels will man the Aary tops, turrets and ralls. A salute “twenty-one guns will be fired by each #hip, the German flag being broken at the main at the first gun. At the last gun of the salute each vessel will haul down the German flag and rehoist the American flag. When Hohenzollern holsts the imperial standard a salute of twenty-one guns will be fired by each ship of the squadron. After the imperial standard has been sa- luted, commanding officers of the squadron will visit Hohenzollern and pay their re- epects to Prince Henry. The ships of the squadron will be illuminated with electric lights and mottoes furnished for the pur- pose from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. The builders of Emperor William's yacht said today that the platform around the yacht would only accommodate 200 people. These will be Prince Henry and his party, the president and his delegates, and such others ag can be accommodated. Prince Henry will visit Columbia uni- versity on February 26 at or about 11 a. m. He will be met on the university grounds, directly in front of the main entrance to the library, by Prof. Willlam Carpenter Villard, professor of Germanic philology, and the secrotary of the university council, who will conduct the visiting party to the lbrary building, through the main entrance, where the officers of instruction will be presented in a body to the prince. Wallace Downey of the shipbullding firm of Townsend & Downey will go to Wash- ington tomorrow to make the final arradie- ments for the launching. At the dinmer and reception at the University club to the prince, on March 7, the guests will include the German ambassador, the German consul general, Rear Admirals Evans and Barker, Adjutant General Corbin, Major General Brooke, Colonel Bingham, Commander Cowles, Assistant Secretary of State Hill and Admiral von Baudissin and his ataft. There will be no speechmaking, but the health of the prince will be proposed by ex-Judge Henry E. Howland. POLICE WILL PROTECT PRINCE Washington Department P Spe- cial Precaution Against Injury to German Visitor. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The police de- partment of the city of Washington has taken extraordinary measures to insure the bodily safety of Prince Henry and Lis staff on the occasion of his visit to the capital, d also: to prevent any unpleasant inel- , 80 far as advance precautions and police protection ean. NPT Major Sylvester, the chiet of police, has been iy consultation with Assistant Secre- tary Plerce at the State department on this subject and today acquainted the as- sistant secretary with the detalls of his plans. In substance, these contemplate a considerable augmentation of the Washing- ton detective force, and such measures as will cause the detention or expulsion from the city of all susplcious and questionable characters, beginning now and carrying these measures forward until the prince has left Washington. FETES FOR GERMAN COUNT Philadelphians Give Reception Rear Admiral von Baudissin of Hohenzollern. to PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18—Count von Baudissin, rear admiral of the German navy and commander of the imperial yacht Hohenzollern, who is in this city as the guest of Lawrence Johnson, brother of the admiral's brother-in-law, Alfred Johnson, wes tendered an Informal luncheon this afterncon at the University elub. This evening a reception was given o his homor by Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Johnson at their home. About 200 invitations were sent out to prominent members of Philadelphia’s soclety to meet the distinguished forelgner. Toward noon Admiral von Baudissin availed himself of the opportunity of secing something of Philadeiphia in & carriage, and when he returned from his drive he was entertained at the University club, after which he pald several soclal calls. WANT CONGRESS OF POWERS Boer Delegates in Thanking Cochran Outline Method to Stop the War, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Representative Cochran of Missouri two weeks ago Intro- duced a resolution inviting Paul Kruger to visit the United States as the guest of this country. Yesterday Mr. Cochran re- celved & letter, signed by three members of the Boer delegation quartered at Brus- sels, thanking him and all who are sup- porting his efforts and for the intere they are taking in the two Boer republic: The letter reviews from the Boer stand- point the causes which led up to the war, and declares that Great Britailn invented pretext after pretext to bring on the con- filet, and that its whole purpose w: to secure the extemsive gold min of the Transvaal In pursuance of a settled n tional poliey to comtrol all gold mines wherever possible, either by purchase or selzure, In order that Great Britaln may command the world's industries. The let- ter, enclosing appeals to “herole and gen- erous Ameri; to intervene in behalf of the Boer: ys “Since England will not permit friendly Intervention, Invite it to a congress of the nations and see whether such a congress called in the interest of peace will be ignored. England would not dare to re- fuse to attend such a congress if called by the United States and participated in by four o five of the power VANDERBILT'S CAR DERAILED Priva Coach of the Millionunire Jumps Track, but No Ome s Hurt, ELKHART, Ind, Feb. 15.—The engine drawing a Lake Shore passenger train con- taining the private car of W, K. Vanderbilt was partially derailed this morning at Kendallville. Cinders and ice clogged the frog at & crossing, causing the accident. The passengers were shaken by the sudden stoppiog of the traln, but uo one was burt. GOVERNOR CETS MORE TIME Case of Omaha Commission Oontinwed Until Fourth of March. [QUALIZATION HEARING IS ED Dectston Likely to Be Annoupced To- day Whether Portions of Alter- native Writ Shou Stricken Out. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 18.—(Special.)—The time allowed Governor Savage to appear and show cause why he does not appoint a fire ond police commission for the city of Omaha has boen continued by the supreme court to March 4. The alternative writ of mandamus issued in this case two weeks ago was returnable today, but by general consent the time was extended to emable the attorneys to prepare their argument. Briefs on behalf of C. C. Wright, the re- lator, were filed with the court this morn- ing, and Ed P. Smith, representing mem- bers of the existing Board of Commission- ers, appeared with an extended argument in favor of the governor's contentions. Mr. Smith asserts that the governor dis- claimes any intention to intimate by his re- turn to the alternative writ that there is any desire on the part of the court to en- croach upon his powers or duties as gove ernor, but feels that the issuance of the writ prayed for would be an unwarranted use of the powers of the court, and that he would not be performing his constitutional duty did he not protest to the fullest ex- tent. The argument begins by calling at- tention to the three powers of government as created or divided by the constitution— legislative, executive and judiclal. It is contended that the constitution expressly forblds any person or collection of per- sons constituting one of these departments from exercising any of the powers or dutles properly belonging to elther of the others. Mutual Limitations. This constitutional provision, as it ie viewed by the attorneys defending the re- spondent, forblds the governor of the state from either directly or indirectly exercis- ing any control over the court or in any manner direeting it in the way in which its duties shall be performed. And it places a like limitation upon the court and forbids it exercising any control over the chiet executlve or in any manner directing him as to how duties devolving upon him as governor ehall be performed. Further along the line of jurisdiction it is con- tended: “Under the provisions of our constitution the powers of the three departments of the state are not merely equal—they are ex- clusive in respect to the duties assigned to each; they are absolutely independent of each other; they are equal, co-ordinate and independent. It was the intentlon of the framers of our constitution that they should remain €0. Neither equality or inde- pendence can be sald to remain it this court has got the power to direct the gov- ernor in any manner in the performance of the duties which devolve upon him as gov- ernor. e _court _has the power.ip. m%. to act, then the governor ia mot equal, is not independent and his powers are not co-ordinate with the powers of this court. Should this court attempt to control the governor In the discharge of any of the dutles pertaining to his office as governor, you would be taking one step in the direction of absorbing the functions of the executive department of the state. This we submit should not be done unless the case is such that the court is driven to such course by an unbroken chain of pre- cedence from which there is no escape, ““We have been unable to find any adjudi- cated case where the relator sought a against the governor the relief sought in this case. The provision of our constitu- tion defining the three departments of gov- ernment and denying to the members of one department the right to exercise any of the powers belonging to elther of the others, is a famillar provision and is found in the conatitution of nearly all, if not all, of the Cites Justice Marshall's Rull Responding to the argument of the at- torney gemeral, the relator, C. C. Wright, calls attention to the holding of Chief Jus- tice Marshall, which is: “It is not by the office of the person to whom the writ fs directed, but the nature of the thing to be done, that the propriety or impropriety of issulng a mandate is to be determined.” Mr. Wright contends that this rule has been accepted by all tribunals, holding that the judiclal department has jurisdiction over the chiet executive to compel the perform- ance of a purely ministerial duty imposed by legislative enactment. He asserts that the governor is bound by law to appoint the commission and that it is not an au- thority or duty placed upon him in terms or by implication under any constitutional provision, He says the authority to provide & fire and police commission is & legislative authority and the power conferred fs im- parted from the leglslative department to the executive, Hearing in Equalization Case, Hearing was begun this afternoon in the case wherein Willlam G. Shriver and George T. Morton are seeking to have the supreme court issue a writ of mandamus to compel the city council of Omaha to sit a8 & Board of Equalization and investigate complaints against the assessment of co porations. The appearance was before the main court, Judges Sullivan, Holcomb and Sedgwick taking part. City Attorney Con- nell was present on behalf of the council. He insisted that the complaints against the assessment could not be heard again and ihat to allow & peremptory writ of man. damus would be to require the councilmen to violate the law. The argument of City Attorney Comnell was mainly as outlined in The Bee this morning. The argument today was mainly as to whether certain portions of the alternative writ shall be stricken out. A decision on this part will probably be given tomorrow. Actlon as to whether or not empto later, the per- PRINCE GETS HIS SENTENCE Accomplice in Murder of Drother-in- Law Goes to Prison for Two Years, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 18.—William Prince was today formally sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Judge Davis over- ruled & motion for & new trial, and the prisoner decided not to appea Prince was found guilty of complicity in the murder of his brother-in-law, Philip H. Kennedy, contracting agent of the Mer- chants' Dispatch Transportation company. Prince’s sister, who did the killing, was given a ten years' sentence, and her father and another brother are still awaiting trial for complicity in the affalr, writ shall be issued will be taken | ALL PARTIES WIN VICTORIES Stralght Tickets and Allled Forces Share Honors in Pefinayivania Local Elections. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18. — Elections were held throughout Pemmsylvania today for municipal and borough officers. There was no general vote for either county or state officers. In some gections of the state the recent heavy snowstorm had made the roads almost impassable and a light vote was the result, but in most sections a heavy vote was polled, especially in the larger cities. Good order prevailed in the various contests, general politics not being an element in the fights. Thue, ir. Philadeiphia the eandidates sup- ported by the city leaders swept every- thing, electing all the candidates for the more important offices and mearly all the ward offices. This also included a big ma- jority for the $5,000,000 improvement loan. On the other hand, Pittsburg was car- ried by those opposing the state and city administrations, the independent repub- licans having formed ecoalitions with the democrats under the head of the citizens’ party. In the other cities state and local fs- sues were fought out. Scramton elected P. W. Costello, democrat, for mayor. Wilkes- barre elected a republican mayor, Charles H. Price. Reading gave 8350 majority for Edward Yeager, democrat, for mayor. At Harrisburg Vance C.:McCormick, the democratic candidate for mayor, is elected by 2,000 majority. McCormick fs but 29 years of age and was captain of Yale's foot ball team of 1892. At Lancaster anti-QuAy republicans joined with the democrats against Chester Cummings, the Quay republican candidate for mayor, but Cummings was elected by nearly 1,200 majority. At midnight a conservative estimate at Pittsburg indicates that the administra- tion has saved five out of nineteen select and twelve out of fifty-one common coun- cilmen. Republican city chalrmas, J. 0. Brown, concedes the election of Larkin, citizens’, by about 5,000 majority, but would give no figures on council. PITTSBURG, Feb. 18.—After one of the flercest and most stubbornly contested campalgns the heaviest vote ever cast in a municipal election in Pittsburg was pollgd today. Returns mo far received make it almost certain that the repub- lican administration has been defeated by the republican-democratie, or - citizens’ ticket, by a good slzed majority. Republican Chairman Brown claims that Jose E. Lewls, the present incumbent, has been elected controller by 5,000 majority. The citizens' chalrman, on the other hand, claims the election of John B. Larkin by 10,000 to 15,000 majority. While numerous fights took place at the polls and much bitterness was shown, Rothing -serious transpired and only four or five arrests were made. The fight for controller was' the prinel- pal battle, but in many wards the contest for councilman was almoat &s excith The indepengents claim to have elected sufficient number of councilmem to give the fusionists a good-sized v orking minor- oRGHTER OF WIGE PHEsioeT | i £ A Miss Alice Morton is Married in Wash- ington to Winthrop Ruth erford. NEW. YORK, Feb. 18.—Miss Alice Mor- ton, fourth daughter of former Vice Presi- dent Morton, and Winthrop Rutherford were married today in Grace Episcopal church by the Rev. Dr. Huntington, rector. The wedding was simple in the extreme, there being no bridesmaids and no decor: tions in the church, except two boquets of ascension 1illes that filled the vases on the alter, The ushers were Winthrop Chanler, Eger- ton Winthrop, jr., J. Border Harriman, ‘Willlam R. Travers and Herman Duryea. The bride was gowned In heavy ivory satin, severely plain, with a train of Brus- sels e that was caught with a slender spray of orange blossom and fell over the trail of her gown. She wore no jewels and carried an {vory prayer book. Those present included the Marquise de Tallyrand, Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ker- nochan, Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Iselin, Mr. and Mrs. Bay- ard Cutting, Mr. and Mrs. Cornellus Van- derbilt, Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Twombley and Dr. and Mre. Webb. INDORSES POSTAL SERVICE Publishers’ Associa Powtmaster Genera ing Second Clas m Commend Act Repeal- Privileges, NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—The American Newspaper Publishers’ association held the first day's session of their annual meet- ing at the Waldorf-Astoria today. About 100 publishers, representing newspapers from coast to coast, were prese day's business was confined to a sion of toples relative to advertising de- partments. 8. H. Kauffman, president of the assoclation presided. The meeting adopted this resolution, which emanated from the board of di- rectors: Resolved, T the American Newspa- per Publishers’ assoclation endorse the action of the postmaster general of the United States in his efforts to confine second-class privileges to the publica- tions entitled to such privileges. Five years' extension of agreement be- tween the employers and International Typographical union and the International Printing Pressmen’s union was brought up by the committee on arbitration. James M. Lynch, president of the typographical union, was present and advocated its con- tinuance. After some discussion the ques- tion was left standing, to be settled before the meeting finally adjourns. TRIAL OF CHARLES WOODWARD Trouble Securing a Jury in Case of Alleged Murderer of Sherifft Ricker. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 18.—(Special Telegram.)—The trial of Charles Wood- ward, charged with the murder of Sheriff Ricker, was opened at Casper today, but & jury was npot secured. Twenty jurors were examined and a venire Issued for thirty more. It is believed a jury will be secured by tomorrow night. The attorneys for the defense, Bennett and Hesch, made & motion to postpone the trial, on the grounds that the sessiom laws of 1901, under which the jury is being or- nized, are iovalld, but Judge Branel overruled the motion and the work of se- curing & jury proceeded. The prisoner seemed to be In & better mood today than at any time since his ar- rest. He talked and laughed with those about bim. A ~ CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Markes House Ordinance Uw: Passed Over Mayor's Vate. usly MAYOR DECLARES SCHEME IS ILLEGAL Argues That Municipal Authorities Have No Right t¢ Turn Over Public Streets to Be Used for Private Profit. Two important matters came up for con- sideration before the city council at its regular meeting last night. One was the introduction of an ordinance bonding the city in the sum of $190,000 to fund out- standing indebtedness, and the other was the mayor's veto of the city market house ordinance. The refunding bond ordinance, after vigorous objection from Lobeck, was read the second time and referred to the judiclary committee. The market house project was carried over the mayor's veto by a unanimous vote. The market house ordinance was passed at the meeting of February 2. It proposes to locate the house on Capitol avenue, be- tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, and to appoint a board of three appraisers to mssess the value of the property com- demned. Mayor's Veto M The mayor's veto follows: To the Honorable, the City Council of the City of Omaha.—Gentlemen: I return here- without my approval of document 347, passed by your honorable body at your last regular meéting. The matters involved in this pro- posed ordinance are of large importance eral public interest and I have given reful consideration before taking final action in relation to them. 1 think it is pretty generally conceded that the city ought to have a market house. The people differ quite radically, however, as to the quesiion of location, character and cost of the structure. The proposed ordinance {s the preliminary step in a plan to permit a syndicate of interested property owners to erect a_mar- ket house on_that part of Capitol avenue vacated by this ordinance, such structure to be elther owned or operated by them until the' revenues therefrom reimburse them for the money expended, or else to be owned by the city upon the city obligating itself to repay the money loaned by the promoters, This scheme has several very serious difficulties. In the first place, If the plan is to have the syndicate remain the owners of the bullding until the city purchases, the question arises whether the municipal authorities have the right to turn over to private individuals, without compensation, publie streets to be used for private profit, particularly streets which have been paved curbed and sewered at the expense of abutting property owners, some of whom are adverse to such a plan. 1 doubt very much whether such a scheme could be legally consummated. Antagonistic to Charter Powers. In the second place, if the idea is to have the city own the market house, subject to llen "of the promoters, this plan is an- tagonistic to the charter powers of the city, which provide that the municipality can only borrow money by means of a bond issue to be approved by the people at a speclal election. In my judgment, therefore, neither of the roposed plans can be legally carried out. Another serious question to be considered 1s the desirability of the proposed location. Qther things belng equal, the market house should be erected as near as possible t the geographical center of the city an o the center of population. I am advised _that the omp&l ‘nia streets, while the center of popula- tion, according to careful figures, has been located at about Nineteenth and Farnam streets. A glance at the map shows that the Capltol avenue location is not a de- sirable place for a permanent —market house. It is clear at the east side of the clty, neither business nor residence prop- erty, and the center of business is rapidly moving further away from it to the south All_indications point to further movement southward and westward. Again, 1 am opposed to the erection of a cheap makeshift market house. In the building of a market house we must take into consideration the future of Omaha as well as the present. In the course of five or ten years Omaha will double in popula- tton and this must be borne in mind. Suggests Creditable Market House. I would suggest that a proposition be submitted to the people at the next Novem- Dber election to vote $200,000 of twenty-year 34 per cent bonds for the erection of 4 creditable permanent market house that will answer the needs of the city for years to come. Under the plan now being urged of private ownerghip the cost as proposed is to be about 335,000, and it would take six or seven years to pay off this amount With interest if $7,00 were paid yearly. The {nterest at 3% per cent_on $200,000 amiounts to but $7,000 per year. Surely, if the cheap makeshift proposed on Capitol avenue will Produce $7.00 per yenr there ought to be no dificulty in doubling that amount with a suitable bullding at a desirable location. Such a buflding could be made to accommo- date a fire company and the money now aid for rental of one engine house could Be Savea, A market house of the kind indicated would be much more than self-supporting from the start and the excess could be placed in a sinking fund to care for the nds at their maturity. Thus, at the end of twenty years Omaha would have an up- to-date market house and grounds, all pald for and our cltizens would not be burdened with taxes for the same. A large majority of our cltizens are op- posed to the Capitol avenue plan for the Teasons I have given. Opposed as I am to the erection of a cheap makeshift bulld- ing under a scheme of doubtful legality, ana being impressed with the prospects of our greater Omaha, T am compelled to veto the proposed ordinince. Respectfully, FRANK E. MOORES, Mayor. Hascall Favors Ordinance. Hascall took the floor after the reading of the veto and spoke in favbr of the or- dinance. He said he thought the language of the mayor's message was misleading. | “The locality is the best that can be se- cured,” sald he, “and will be the best for many years to come. It is in the heart of the city’s densest population. Those who live in the so-called residence districts in the suburbs would have to take a street car or carriage anyway to come downtown, 0 it would be no accommodation to them to have the house established a few blocks farther west.” Lobeck opposed the entire proposition of bullding a market house, and thought that $200,000 had better be spent in bullding underground conduits for electric wire which ‘are now a menace to life and prop- erty. “But since we are to have a market house,” said he, “I guess the Capitol ave- nue location is as good as any. Trostler made & speech in favor of the ordinance. “I favor municipal ownership,” said b electric light plants.” When put to a vote the ordinance was carried over the mayor's veto unanimously, the following voting to sustain it: Lobeck, Hoye, Hascall, Trostler, Zimman, Burkley and Karr. Whitehorn and Mount were not present. For R ding Bond Issue, An ordinance proposing to bond the city in the sum of $190,000 to take up outstand- | ing Indebtedness in the sum of about $17 000 in the form of 7 per cent warrants, was introduced and placed on its first‘reading. Lobeck moved that it be placed on file. | Hascall objected, and moved that, after the second reading, it be referred to the judi- clary committee. He sald: “We are al- lowed under the city charter to pass an ordinance bonding the city in any sum less than $200,000 for refunding purposes, and 1 thiok if we are to preserve the city's credit we should pass this ordinance. We must elther do that or repudiate.” Hoye thought it would be wise to take up “whether of market houses or of CONDITION OF THE WEATHER|RETFAGE MISS STONE Forecast for Nebraska—Fair in North Snow In _South Portion Wednesday; Thursday Falr; Northwest Winds, Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Dew. Hour. Deg. 17 . m . 28 . m. . 25 . m. . 26 . m. 26 . m. 27 . . m. . m. BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER Remains of Murdered Man for Which Three Thousand Dollars is Oftered. s 20 a1 22 24 11 12 m... KANSAS CITY, Feb. 18—The body of Noah Long, tke old man who, according to Rhoda Taylor's confession, after belng robbed on the night of January 30 was thrown from the old southern bridge which spans the Kaw river between Ar- gentine and Armourdale, was found today not forty feet from the spot indicated by the woman's confession. There were no wounds on the body, and the doctors who held an autopsy over the body decided that the man's death was caused by drowning. The body was found by some laborers who were trylng to release some sand scows from the fce. They will recelve the $3,000 reward offered for the body. The coroner immediately summoned a jury, which will hold an inquest tomor- row. The finding of the body corroborates the statement of Rhoda Taylor that the old man, after being robbed of the $120 pension money he had recelved that day, was thrown into the river. Henry Dona- hue, jr., and James Goff, according to the confession,threw Long Into the river, but David Moran, Marjorie Donahue and Rhoda Taylor were all parties to the robbery and all are held on suspicion of complicity in the murder. Their preliminary hearing is set for mext Wednesday. INSURANCE RATES ADVANCE Twenty-Five Per Cent Increase Con- templated East of Rockies as Result of Big Fires. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—The Journal of Com- merce tomorrow will say that at a largely attended meeting of fire insurance com- panies held Tuesday afternoon a resolution was adopted which provides for an advance of rates throughout the United.States, east of the Rocky mountains, with the exception of New York city and its Immediate vi- clnity. The resolution, as given by the Journal of Commerce, gives the reason for this advance that losees have been very great and during 1901 a remarkably large number of fire insurance companies were forced to liquidate. The Paterson and Waterbury conflagrations, coming on the heels of a bad year, necessitated prompt action. It was agreed that throughout the country rates shall be advanced 26 per cent on mercantile stocks, in all bulldings, except such as are occupled as awellings above the grade floor and on frame store bulld- ngs; ‘ales ‘o i ntnutattufing Mk and other special hasards which have not been rated under revised and reported schedules within one yesr. GIVES BOND IN BRIBERY CASE Kansas City Man Will Answer Charges in the Franchise Trouble at St. Louls. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18.—Robert M. Snyder, the Kansas City financier, for whom a bench warrant was lssued by the grand jury Sat- urday, charging bribery in the Central Traction franchise case, reached here from New York and has given bond in the sum of $5,000 to Judge Ryan for appearance in court. Mr. Snyder later left for Kansas City. | KANSAS CITY, Feb, 18.—Robert M. Sny- der, whose name has been connected with the Central Traction bribery case in St. Louis, arrived here today. Mr. Snyder was accompanied by his attorney. “There is not much to say about this affair,” sald Mr. Snyder when questioned by a reporter, “and I would rather be ex- cused. “I don't wish to discuss the matter in any way. I have been advised by my attorney not to talk about it.” TRAINS PLOW THROUGH SNOW Follow Closely Behind Track Clearers to Get from Station to Station PLATTSBURGH, N. Y., Feb. 18.—With more than two feet of loose light snow al- ready on the level throughout northern New York, a severe storm, the third of the season, started yesterday and still con- tinues. A foot or more of snow has fallen and the wind is blowing half a gale, The freight trafic on all rallway lines was abandoned and all efforts centered on keep- ing the main lines open for passenger traine. The branch of the Delaware & Hud- son running from Plattsburgh to Moore's Junction, twenty miles in length, has been abandoned. The passenger trains follow closely behind the plows, which in gome cases were driven by three engines. LONG LINE OF ELECTRICITY mission of Power from Missouri River to Butte, Sixty- Five Mile: HELENA, Mont., Feb. 18.—The largest and longest transmission of electricity In the world has just been completed by the Missour! River Power company, trans- mitting power from its dam and plant at the Missour! river to Butte. The length of this line is sixty-five miles, crossing the maln range of the Rocky mountains at an altitude of 2,700 feet and a spur of the main range at almost an equal height. At present this line conveys 12,000 horse-power, | but it is intended to double the construction of another dam. The transmission line con- sists of two complete lines on parallel poles of three lirge cables each. Republican is Elected. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Feb. 18.—George L. Shepley of this city was today elected lleu- tenant governor by the legislature. The | vote was 73 for Shepley, against 2 for A. A Archambult, democrat. 'The office ~was made vacant by the death last December of Governor Gregory and the consequent | acession to the chair of the chlef executive by Lieutenant Governor O. D. Kimball Movements of Ocean Vensel At Liverpool—Arrived: Saxonta, ¢ York Antwerp—Arrived: York New York—Safled: Kalser Wilhelm der Grosse, for Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg, Arrived: Marla Theresa Kalserin, from New York. At Bellly—Passed: Phoenicla, from Ham- burg, for New York 18, from Kensington, from Bulgarian Brigands at Last ®ive Up Their Leag Suffering Oaptive. REPORT COMES FROM THE PARIS PRESS Ostlaws Get Ransom and Deliver M 1o Amorioan Agents. REV. MR. TSILKA PLACED UNDER ARREST Okarged with Cemplioity in the Kidnaping of the W, HUSBAND OF MIsS STONE'S COMPANION Excitement Prevails Over the Appre- hensfon of the Tallka Man Whe Was Formerly a Co-Mission. ary with His Wife, PARIS, Feb. 18.—~The Temps this even- ing publishes a dispatch from Constanti- nople which announces that Miss Bllen M. Stone has been released by the brigands, who have held her captive since Septem- ber 3 last, and has been handed over in 800d health to the dragoman of the Amer- fean legation. The dispatch adde that “Rev. Teilka" has been arrested on the charge of com- plicity in the kidnaping of Miss Stone. The companion in captivity of Miss Stone was Madame T. S. Tsilka, a Bulgarian, wife of Mr. Teilka, a teacher of Samakov. Miss Stone, when traveling with Madame Tsilka and s party of about fitteen friends, was captured by brigands in the district of Salonica in September. Since then vig- orous efforts have been made by the United States government and by friends and rela- tives to obtain the release of the mission- ary. The brigands demanded a ransom of £25000 (Turkish), but only $72,500 was collected for the ransom, and this sum was pald over to the brigands February 6 by M, Garglulo, chief dragoman of the Amer- fcan legation at Constantinople, and W. W. Peet, treasurer of the American mission at Constantinople, who met the brigands on the road to the Podromon monastery. Training of Mme. Tallka, Mme. Tsilka was educated at the North- fleld seminary. At the time of recelving her American tralning and education she was Miss Stephanora, a Bulgarian. Having been converted in childhood to the Chris- tian belief, she came to America, after hav- ing refused to marry the man of her pa- rents' choosing. Dr. Dwight L. Moody be- coming interested in her welfare, found a place for her in his noted school. Having finished her education at that school, she became a trained nur: ‘While engaged in her professional duties in the Adirondacks, she became acquainted with Mr. Tsilka, a Macedonian, who had also been ecducated in the United States. At that period he was preparing for a medical missionary. _Soon after the nunpl? n of their school terms the couple mai and went out as missionaries, Miss Stone s one of the memibers of the forelgn board of missions. She has been attached to the Salonica missions eince 1878. She was born In Roxbury, Mass., and her home is in Chelsea, Mass., where her mother resides. Four of Miss Stone's brothers are in business in Boston. LONDON, Feb. 18.—Rev. Tsilka, who, according to the Constantinople correspond- ent of the Paris Temps, in a dispatch announcing the release of Miss Stone, had been arrested on the charge of complicity in the kidnaping of the missionary, is the husband of Mme. Tsilka, Miss Stone's com- panion. It was announced recently that the au- thorities suspected Rev. Tsilka of cotn- plicity in the abduction of the missionaries, SEND APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT Bel an Pro-Boer League Asks Pr dent to Prevent Kritzinger's Condemnation, BRUSSELS, Feb. 18.—The Belgian League for the Rights of Man has addressed an ap- peal to President Roosevelt, asking him “for the love of God" to Intervene to pre- vent the condemnation of Commandant Kritzinger and other: Commander Kritzinger was captured by General French in December. His trial began in South Africa February 15, KEEP REGIMENT AT SHANGHAI Germany Considers it Necessary to Support Interests in Chi BERLIN, Feb. 18.—At a meeting of the budget committee provision was made for the maintenance of the German regiment at Shanghal, asserting its presence there was necessary in order to adequately sup- port German Interests in China. A ma- jority of the committee assented to the de- mand. FIND EIGHT HUNDRED BODIES Uncovering Work of Earth Cauc nd Alding the Survivors. ke fn ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18.—The bodies of 800 vietims of the earthquake at Shamaka, Transcaucasia, have thus far been recovered. The treasury has given 50,000 roubles for the relief of the destitute. In the villages ~urrounding Shulmaka 270 persons were killed. COUNT TOLSTOI GROWS WORSE After Gaining ndition Suffers n Relapse Strength and His is Critical. LONDON, Feb. 18.—The Moscow corre- spondent of the Dally Mail says that Count Tolstol has suffered a relapse, that his fever has returned and that his heart is weak. PROF. PEARSON IS DROPPED Trustees of Northwestern Accept His Resignation as Mem! Faculty. CHICAGO, Feb, 18.—At a mesting of the executive committee of the board of trustees of the Northwestern university It was decided to accept the resignation of Prof. Charles W. Pearson, whose criticisms of biblical miracles have provoked so much discussion. This ction of the trustees will take effect immediately and they have nnounced they will not consider the mat- ter agaln unless public opinion demands it, l