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

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 1902—TEN PAGE! SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. LOOKS FOR VICTORY| President 0'Connell of Machinists Unien Prediots Ultimate Success, STRIKE MAY LAST MANY LONG MONTHS Union Will Never Abandon Fight er Give Up Its Objeot. SAYS NO SYMPATHY STRIKE IS LIKELY Mon Do Not Want to Involve Other Uniens in Difficulty. LITTLE CHANGE NOTED IN SITUATION dent, While Com Say More Skilled Worke- from Abroad Are Ready to Go to Work. President James O'Connell of the Inter- national Assoclation of Machinists and Fourth Vice President Wilson met Presi- dent Burt, Gemeral Manager Dickinson and Superintendent of Motive Power McKeen of the Union Pacific in a confer- ence over the shopmen's strike yesterday evening. A ry pleasant feeling prevailed at the meeting, but no change in the strike | situstion resulted. Each side was con- vinced of the justice and equity of its po- sition’ and nothing was done to alter these convictions. The union men's chief object in the conference was to seek some concession | from the officials on the plecework propo- sition, which is the prime cause of the strike. Prosident Burt expressed the be- Jef that the system would operate to the advantage of the machinists and urged that the men glve it a trial for a period of one year, and If at the end of that time they found, as they mow hold, that it is mot & fair system, the company would offer con- cessions. But without a thorough test he was not willing to throw the plecework proposition aside and give in completely to the shopmen. Plecework Pr President 0’'Connell asked that the com- pany set aside the emforcement of the Pplecework scale for the present and let & settlement be made upon other matters at issue, but this did not meet the approval of the railroad officials. They considered the plecework proposition of primary and par- amount Importance and wanted it disposed of entirely before apytbing else was taken up. President O'Connell said after the con- ference: “While we secured no proposition or offer trom President Burt upon which we cen base any hopes of a settlement, and while iWe are as far apart now as ever, we had & very pleasant and friendly. conference. Each side was 80 certain of its own cor- rec that a settlement or compromise ‘was out of tho question.” Mr, O'Connell left last night for Den- ver, Which ejty he wiil proceed to San ncisco, stopping at various Union Pa- towns along the road. He will attend meeting of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor in San Franeisco, Imported Men Desert. Fourteen men reached the Unlon Pacific shops yesterday afternoon at about 6 o'clock from Chicago, where they had Dbeen engaged by an agent of the Union Pacific. Soon after their arrival nine re- fused to g0 fo work at the shops with a trike in progress and left the yar Some of them were seen at Labor temple last night by a reporter for The Bee and sald. ‘We were hired by a man in Chicago, who told us the strike dificulty had been settled and that all but half a doszen men had gone back to work, that we would not be ‘scabing’ and would not be incurring any labilities of trouble to go out to Omaha and go to work. We were to get 38 cents an hour and our board. Several of us are union men and when we got here and learned that the strike was going on we refused to work and walked out.” Most _of the fourteen are blacksmiths. They sald that the company's agent had engaged thirty-four others, of whom they koew, who would be heye by today or to- morrow. ‘The strikers say the unlon {s making no terms for these men to desert the Uniom Pacifie upon their arrival and that it offers them no financial support whatever. Mr. O'Connell arrived yesterday morning from Chicago and addressed the machinists early yesterday afternoon at Labor temple. President O'Connell is well pleased with the outlook on the Union Pacific system. He thinks the strikers have nothing to dls- courage them and everything over which to be hopeful. In discusing the affatre he s 2 The situation certalnly looks bright from our etandpoint. As a matter of fact, mo| strike is desirable; we regret the necessity for such & movement as much as the rall- Toad possibly can, but since it had to come we are satisfied with the progress it is making. fon Paramount. © Quiet Fight. ‘“We have tried thus far and will continue to atrive for a clean, quiet fight, devold of any semblance of violence. We want to| win the contest upon its merits and belleve we can. If any of our men engage In co- vert acts of violence they will not be up- held by the central organizatlon. Organ- ized labor does mot have to devend upon brutal force or lawlessness to gain its rights or ttle controversies with employers. Thus far 1 acarcely consider that & strike | is Teally on, for we are just now at that| stage where you might eay the proposition 1s pending, hearings with the company have scarcely closed and we are but beginning | our struggle; there has been no test of strength on either side yet. However, even | thus far there has been no violence and we | have demonstrated our intention to wage a peaceable fight. Mr. O'Connell was asked this question: | “If this strike runs along for & year or more and the company shows no signs of ylelding, will the machinists, in order to | win, accept plecework, if all other things | are equal?’ Opp to Plecework. “Positively not. We are unalterably op- posed to plecework. Our coustitution for- bids it and the very esseuce of unionism 18 against it. We will never accept ple work, even if the strike should run for five years. Plecework 1s one of the| things which the machiniets' union will not siand for. The system is wrong from first to last. It cultivates the beastly side of » man, that is it prompts and fosters di hovesty among workmen and it imposes unfair conditions upon those who are com- | military occupation of the road KING HASTé;‘S CORONATION Doctors at First Object, but Edward Wil Listen to No Other Plan, LONDON, July 8.—The news that the coronation of King Edward was to be held before the middle of August was published In America ¥ fore it was known here. But the, Londor, s and other papers this morning ¢ %, o Assoclated Press an- nouncement. %y From the same Ip soclted Press learn. #. ing forward of coronat. personal insistence of the s doc- tors were at first opposed to . un early date, but the king declined to ag. ‘e to any other plan. The doctors agree that it will be far bet- ter for King Edward to get through the turmoll of the coronation as soon as pos- sible than to have it hanging over him for monthe. The king has determined not to break up the court at Buckingham palace until after the coronation. He may go on board his yacht for a few days' cruise, but he Is more likely to remain in London until the affair fs over and then take a prolonged holiday. COTTON CRISIS GROWS ACUTE Heavy Reduction of Output Seems Only Salvation in Order to Avold Heavy Losses. + source the As: “at the prees: due to the LONDON, July 8.—The cotton crisis In Lancashire is growing more acute and the trade regards a heavy reduction of the out- put as being its only salvation. A meeting has been called for July 11, to cousider the replies to circulars advocating joint actlon of the spinners in resorting to short time, as was done during the last two sum- mers. The general opinion Is that & cur- tallment of the production on even a more extensive scale than heretofore will be nec- essary to avold heavy losse Prestdent Charles W. Macara, of the Mas- ters' federation says the short supply of cotton and the big discount in the price of future delivery are the maln causes of the orisis. He declares tbat speculators have secured possession of the raw material and that the firms running full time are playing into thelr hands. The only hope for the Lancashire cotton industry is for the trade to act unanimously. MAKES VERY LIBERAL OFFER Morgan Willing to Place All British Ships in Combine at Disposal of Admiraity. LONDON, July 8.—In the House of Com- mons today the parliamentary secretary to the -admiralty, H. C. Arnold-Foster, reply- ing to Willlam Redmend. the Irish leader, confirmed the report that J. P. Morgan had offered to place all the British ships in the new combine at the disposal of the admiralty for the next fifty years on cer- tain terms. He added that the offer has not yet been accepted, because it could: only be dealt with o relation to British shipping gen- erally and the Atlantic trade position, which was being very carefully considered by the government. NO DELAY AT THE VATICAN Answer of the Cardinals to Governor Tatt's Note in Re Deliver. ROME, July 8.—The answer of the com- mittee of cardinals to Governor Taft's re- cent mote on the subject of the friars’ lands in the Philippine islands, will be presented to the pope this morning by Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary of state. The pontiff expressed his pleasure at the celerity with which the business had been dispatched and said, jestingly, “We are teaching the Americans the remowned art of hustiing.” The answer will be trans- lated into French and will be printed. ALL THAT CAN BE DESIRED Bulletin Posted at Paimce Thus De- scribes Progress of King Edwa: LONDON, July 8.—The bulletin regarding | the condition of King Edward, posted at Buckingham palace at 10 o'clock this morn- ing says: The king's progress is all that can be de- sired. TREVES. LAKING, BARLOW. CHAMBERLAIN HAS GOOD NIGHT Progresses Well in Charing Hospital, e Quiet is Essential. LONDON, July &—The bulletin lssued from Charing Cross hospital at 11:30 a. m. r. Joseph Chamberlain is progressing very well. He passed a good night. Ab- solute quiet is essential. in the hospital for the present.” Revolutionists Lay Down Arms. PANAMA, July 7, (Monday.)—General Salazer, the governor of Panama, has re- celved a dispatch from Bogota, the capita Ulloa Leal and Teopllo Garela and their affs, together with General Marina, most important liberal leader of the depart- ment of Tolima, have laid down their & on account of the guarantees offered by the Bogota government. At Carmen General Tecap defeated the liberal forces under General Munos, killing or wounding over 200 men. This general also won a victory over the forces of General Garcia Rovier thus, it is claimed, rendering it useless to cause any more bloodshed To Extend Manila Rallroad, ROME, July 8.—Horace Higgins, manager of the Manila-Dagupan rallroad, who a rived here yesterday, had & conference to- [day with Governor Taft on the subfect of | extending the raliroad to Cabanatuna, New Egija province, leaving the main line near Calumpit, in Bulcan province. The rail- road's claims against were also dlscussed. The discussion was merely pre- liminary and will be continued at Manila. ea Floated. MANILA, July 8.—The United States transport Salamanica, which went ashore Zabales coast July 3, baving om board three companies of the Twenty-fifth regiment, was floated and has arrived here. It ls now discharging its cargo preparatory to being repaired. Earl of A el Surrey. LONDON, July §.—The Earl of Arundel and Surrey, only son of the duke of Nor- folk, died this morning at Arundel castle, pelled to accept it. No, sir, we wili never (Continued oo Second Page.) Sussex. He had been an idiot and a eripple siace his birth, Beptember 7, 1579, He will remain | announcing that Generals Pedroja, Benito, | the government for | Geologioal Burvey Will at Once Take Up Looation of Reservoir Rites, FENCES ON PUBLIC LANDS COMING DOWN Only Trouble that Seems Possible in Nebraska is in the Vielnity of Al- Uance, According to ner Hermann. (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Secretary Hitcheotk, Director Wol- cott of the geological survey and Chief Newell of the division of hydrography had a conference yesterday upon irrigation Director Wolcott, setting aside $165,000 for preliminary work in surveys, etc., &s pro- vided for in the bill. Director Wolcott stated today that this amount of money was all that could possibly be used during the present summer in making preliminary surveys and locating sites for reservoirs. He stated that the subject was 8o vast and the field ao little comprehended that the department would move very slowly In the matter, but that whatever was done would be done for the best interests of the arid and semi-arid west, which is to be vitally benefited by reason of the passage of the irrigation bill. Colonel John S. Mosby of ex-confederate fame, and who is special agent of the land department detatled for work fn Colo- rade, Wyoming and the extreme western portion of Nebr is in the city on leave. Colonel Mosby had an interview with Secretary Hitchcock this morning and In the course of the conversation stated that fences on the public domain in the western part of Nebraska were being taken down without any great trouble. Commis- sioner Hermann of the general land office speaking of the work of removing fences erected by the cattle barous and large corporations on public lands in Nebraska, stated that from Colonel Mosby's dlstrict he had heard little or no complaint, that from other sections of Nebraska, par- ticularly around Alliance and other places adjacent thereto, he had heard many com- plaints as to the high-handed manner in which the cattle barons were usurping lands not their own. b May Be Some Realstance. “While T do not anticipate any trouble in western Nebraska,” sald Commissioner Hermann, “growing out of the removal of fences, still it would not surprise me it there was considerable resistance. It is not the business of the land department to remove the fences. That matter rests en- tirely in the hands of the Department of Justice. All the land department does, through Its special agents, is to motity the offending cattlemen, ranchmen and others who are usurpers and notify them that ihelr fences must come down within a certaln time. Failing to remove fences within the time specified, it is the busi- ness of the 1and office to inform the United States district attorney of the fallure to comply with the law’s demands, and he in turn directs the marshal to proceed to the lands upoj ‘Which the. fences are located with his \srce of deputies and proceed to level the fences to the ground.’” Fight for Land OMce. Predictions bave been freely made re- cently that Senators Dietrich and Millard will be compelled to nominate & new re- celver of the land office at Alllance. The fight between Van Boskirk and Dorrington is growing in intensity as days go Dby. Dorrington has made & strong fight againet J. H. Van Boskirk, who was agreed upon by the senators as the man who should suc- ceed him. Secretary Hitchcock has indl- cated to Senators Dietrich and Millard that unless some one else is selected Dorrin ton will be continued. Dorrington alleges that Van Boskirk was connected ~with rather shady transactions in the selection of certaln lands in the Alliance district, though not directly implicated. Van Bos- Kirk has filed counter charges and @o the war goes on with the inevitable result seemingly of both men having to get out of the way for some mew man. The leave of absence granted Captaln Louts C. Scherer, Fourth cavalry, Depart- ment of the Missouri, Is extended one month. The following officers recently promoted are assigned regiments as indicated: Clar- ence A. Stedman, promoted from major to leutenant colonel, assigned to Sixth cavalry and ordered to duty in the De- partment of the Missouri; Abner Picker- ing, promoted from captain to major, as- slgned to Twenty-second infantry, Depart- ment of the Missouri. lowa postmasters appointed: D. F Cote, Walnut City, Appanoose county; W. F. Briner, Westerville, Decatur county. Rural free delivery service will be | tablished in Towa September 1 as follows | Manson Calhoun county, one route; route embraces an Aare of twenty-two square miles, contalning population of 500. Marion, Linn county, one additional route; area, twenty square miles; population of 360. Ottosen, Humboldt county, two routes; | area, fity-eight square miles; population | of 770. Wayland, Henry county, one route | area, twenty-three and & half aquare mil | population of 500. The postmaster general has allowed ad- Qltional letter carriers for the following lowa postoffices: Des Molnes, four from | September 1 and four from November 1; | Fort Dodge, 1: Burlington, -1, and Du- | buque, two additional carriers to date from | September 1. George S. Mitchell has been appointed stamper in the Fort Madison, Ia., post- | office. | J. Frank Warner of Cheyenne, Wyo., is appointed state examiner of surveys in the general land office. Fred Evans of Grand Island, Neb., bas been appointed assistant inspector in con- {nection with the Bureau of Animal In- dustry. The secretary of the treasury | awarded the contract for heating the ex- tension of the Omaha public bullding to Bellamy & Hornung of Omaha at $19,950 and the contract for the wiring system to Henry Newgard of Chicago at $3,985 | The comptroller of the currency today | extended until July 8, 1932, the corporate | existence of the Fort Dodge National bank of Fort Dodge, la. |SAVAGE PARTY COMING HOME Governor Leaves P PORTLAND, Ore., July §.~Governor E. P. Savage of Nebrasks and party, who came west to witness the laying of the keel of the battleship Nebraska at Seattle on the Fourth of July, started home' to- uight. The party wili go by way of Cali- forala. WORK ON IRRIGATION PLAY| After reviewing the irrigation bill and its | provisions the secretary issued a letter to | HARD HIT Tracks Washed by Heavy Rain n All DI ons From Binle. RAILROADS BLAIR, Neb, July 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—~The hardest rain of the season fell here today, the precipitation belng two and a half inches. All trains on the Elk- horn and Omaha roads are abandoned until tomorrow morning. One mile south of Herman there is nearly 200 feet of track washed out and ome bridge gone. Road- master Walsh, with & work train, just ar- rived from the washout at Herman apd reports a large lake of water around the east part of town and fhree or four houses oft their foundations and washed down against the track. A quarter mlle of track is gone at De Soto, en the Omaha road, and a telephone message says the water 1s dangerously mear several farm houses. The northbound train due here this even- ing at 6:20 lies here on the sidetrack un- able to go either north or south. On the Elkhorn road a haif mile east of Kennard there is & washout of nearly 600 feet and also & bad place about two miles west of Blair on the same road. All bridge and section men on both roads have been ordered out tonight. A large force of men have been ordered from north of Herman to work at the break as soon as they can get there. By telephone tonight reports came in of & heavy fal. of rain from all over the county, a number of wagon bridges being washed out. Foreman Wentworth of the Missourl river bridge on the Elkhorn road, reported tonight that large portions of the ground at the top of the fill west of the bridge were sliding down with terriffic force and trains were delayed there this evening. The water is so high tonight on the bot- tom land east and south of Herman that the farmers are working hard to get thelr stock out of the flelds. PAPPIO CREEK ON A BENDER Great Damage Being Done by Stream Swollen to Flood by Heavy Rains, From Bennington last night a telephone message was to the effect that the Papplo was wreaking havoe fu that neighborhood. This erstwhile purlingbrook, which slides 80 quletly along between its sedgy banks, has been swollen by recent rains until now one who did not know it for the Papplo might easily think it the main channel of the Missourl. For twe or three days it has been out of its banks and the heavy shower of Tuesday evening sent it bowl- ing all over the bottoms along its entire course. At Bennington the mill dam was In such condition at 9 o'clo¢k that it was mo- mentarily expected to go out and release the waters it has held back. J. H. Dehnke, the owner of the mlll, was doing all he could at that time to save his building and machinery from the destruction which im- pended. ¢ At Kennard about farty rods of the Elk- horn grade wfs washed out by the Papplo, making that jart of the track impassable. The flooded flelds of growing grain look like masses ngse and if the flood doesn’t sul totally Tost. TRAINS DELAYED BY WASHOUTS Northwestern in the Worst § Owing to Break East of M ri Valley. With the exception of the eastbound Overland limited, not a train arrived at the Union depot on echedule time last fight. Sodden tracks and washouts made #peed tmpossible. The worst tied-up sys- tem was the Northwestern, owing to a sorlous washout to the east of Missourl Valley. No. 3, due at 4:35 yesterday . after- noon, had mot arrived at 2 o'clock this morning, and the trains due at 2:40 a. m., 5:25 a. m., 10:25 &. m. and 11:20 &. m. were all reported late, with the probabllity that none of these will get threugh before this afternoon. On the Rock Island train No. 6, which was due at 5:43 p. m. yesterday, only ar- rived after 1 o'clock this morning, and train No. 3 was twenty minutes behind time. The Illinols Central had a train, No. 3, which was more than fifty minutes over- due. The Burlington reported no trouble on the main line and all trains on time. River on Rampage. CONCORDIA, Kan., July 8.—The Repub- lean rivet 15 oue foot higher than high- water mark and is four miles wide In some places. Many farmers have been compelled to leave thelr farms for safety, while many head of livestock have been drowned. Corn and wheat is greatly dam aged. A half mile of the Prosser rallroad track has been washed out near here. Rivers Are Raging. KANSAS CITY, July 8.—~The Missourt and Kaw rivers at Kansas City have reached close to the danger line of twen- ty-one feet & result of the recent heavy rains in this part of the southwest and the local weather bureau has warned persons in the bottom lands to guard the interests against a quick rise that Would likely follow another rain. KNOCKOUT DROPS EFFECTIVE Chey: Gambler Visits Low Resorts with Pocket Full of Money is Murdered. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 8.—Special Tel- egram.)—Charles Stevens, a Casper gam- bler, dled at St. John's hospital here today believed, by persons who robbed him Sun- day night when he was taking in the ten- derloin district. Stevens had considerable money and is known to have visited sev- eral low joints. room, he was taken ill and grew worse rapidly. The authorities believe Stevens was given knock-out drops. The case is | belng tnvestigated. COAL VESSELS ARE OVERDUE ate of Insurance Now Paid on Two English Ships. Being SAN FRANCISCO, July §.—Two more coal Iaden vessels bave been added to the over- due list. The British ship Cumberland is now out forty-elght days from New Castle, Australia, for Taltal and 25 per cen: {s being paid on it by the underwriters On the British bark Barlscourt, now out seventy-three days from New c, Iparaiso, 15 per cent is betng paid. The rate on the French bark Breun has ad- vanced to 30 per cent. It iy out 183 days trom Newcastle, Englasd, for Sen Fran- jshee as the result of polson aadministered, it is | | For general purpos When he returned to his | COUNTY EQUALIZERS FINISH Adjourn After Raising Assessed Valuation to $26,208,086. COMPROMISE ON LEVY OF FIFTEEN MILLS Result Will Be §5,670 Less Taxes Than Last Year's Levy Represented— e and District Specials Approved. County's total asses'd valuation.$25,21,086.27 Increase over assessors' returns. 2 Increase over 191 assessment Increase on public service co porations, packers and Stock fards company... o County levy for %2 (miiis) Decrease from county lev. 1001 (mllls) ..o State levy, 1001 (miiis) T Amount of taxes produced in 12,3 579,306 Decrease from taxes produced [ e R b Length of board's session (days) Complaints filed for consideration | Complaints acted upon. | Complaints dismiseed. .. Realty assessment, 1903 | Realty assessment, 1901 | Personal aseessment, 190 Personal assessment, 1901 Bank assessment, 192 Bank assessment, 1901 State assessment. 1902 State assessment, 1901 General fund levy, 1902,'6'm General fund levy, 11, 9 mills Road fund levy, Road fund levy Bridge fund lev: Bridge fund levy, Bond _sinking 1.3 milis zs3znibng 82,881.01 60,430.84 6,063.61 671454 Soldlers’ 0.2 mills........ Boldlers’ relfet 03 mills. At 9:40 last night the County Board of Equalization adjourned sine die. Since June 10 it had had twenty-three all-day sessions and six night sessions. Its actual accom- printed above, which was complled from the board’s own records, as to render a de- tailed report superfluou Figuratively speaking, the doxology of the seesion was sung midst a shower of verbal boquets. Attorney Mcintosh, who pressed on his own behalf and on behalf | of his cllents gratitude and congratulations, | saying: “This is the first instance, in my observation, when an equallzing board in this county has really performed the du- ties of its office. The community should feel grateful to you and the county should Board Makes Its Bow. Chairman Ostrom replied that the board could not have so well disposed of the bus- iness without the aid of the tax commit- tee and it's attorney and thanked them both. Connolly Introduced a resolution of thanks and it was instantly adopted. Chairman F. D. Wead of the tax commit- tee was at home nursing m pet cow that had been stricken with perityphlitis, but W. G. Ure, the morst tireless worker on the committee and the one who has han- dled the figures, sat in his accustomed corner and blushed his appreciation. The total assessé’ valuation was first announced as 925,417Q89.27, or within $80,- 000 of The Bec's fordfst, but it wag. sub- sequently discovered That there had been a confusion In the bank assessments as a result of the varying methods of the as- sessors and this cuts the tofal nearly $200,- 000, to the regret of everyone who has in- terested himself in the proceedings of the board. Divided on the Levy. When the Board of Equalization ad- Journed and the Board of County Commis- | sloners convened the matter of the levy was taken up at once. Connolly talked loudly and long for a 14 mill levy. Hoteldt told him he was only blufing. Hofeldt and O'Keeffe stood for a levy of 16.2 mills in the hope of reducing the county's $130,- 000 floating indebtedness. Harte had re- duced his figure from the 17.2 of last year, for which he pleaded & week ago, and was | with Ostrom for 15.5. Despite their vari- ances, the members compromised on 15 | without much hesitation, influenced largely by what they considered would be a pop- ular clamor for a reduction in levy be- cause of the increase in valuation. Village and School Levies. After the levy was voted several resolu- tions of Hofeldt's were Introduced and adopted. The first provides that for the | purpose of rassing the bond fund, redeem- ing the bonded indebtedness and paylng the Interest on the bonds of bond districts Nos. 5, 26, 33, 59 and 53 the first shall be levied on at 10 mills, the second at § mills, | the third at 6 mills, the fourth at 1 mill and the sixth at 6 mills. The second resolution provided for o levy of 8 mills upon all taxable property in school district No. 27 and of 5 mills upon all that in school district No. 5, | the same being for the purpose of paylng the sums of $174.25 and $84.39 due school district No. 62 for its share of the school property as valued by the superintendent of public instruction when it (district 62) was formed. High School Tultion Levy. The third resolution provides for a levy of 1% mills upon all taxable property in the adjunct school district of Douglas county (which is all of Douglas county except Omaha, South Omaha, Florence, Elkhorn, Waterloo and Valley) to raise the fund with which to pay the Higk school - tuition fee of non-resident pupily of the county. This resolution was ac- companied by reports from the Omaha board president and secretary, who ask $480.75 for nineteen puplls; Waterloo, which wants $173.25 for eight pupils, and Valley, which wants $439.50 for twenty-six pupll The fourth resolution fixed the village levies as approved by the village trustees. they are: Millard 8 mills; Elkborn, 5 mills; Dundee, ¢ mills Florence, 10 mills; Valley, 10 mills; Benson, 10 mills. There is also & special levy of § mills in Florence for water, and sldewalk specials amounting to $26.68 for Benson and $383.06 for Florence, Mclntosh May Go to Lincol The board members are thoroughly in accord with the tax committee’s plan to send Attorney Melntosh and the county at- torney to Lincoln to insist on Douglas county’s raised assessment average being taken into account by the state board when it makes its levy, and this project was dis- cussed at some length last might. When it was dropped, equalization matters seemed temporarily at an end and the commis- sloners disposed of some other business. They appointed J. A. C. Kennedy to act in place of County Judge Vinsonhaler in the Miles will case, the judge baving once rep- resented a party in the actlon. County Register of Deeds Duel was allowed two men at $60 per month each, these men to re- write his office register. A contract wa lot for painting the offices of the sheriff and (Continued on Second Page.) plishments are so fully shown by the table | represented the Real Estate exchange, ex- | CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Falr Wednesday und Thursday; Warmer in West Portion vednesday and in East Portion Thurs: ay. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Dex. 5 oA om.. T2 6 aom. ™ 7oA om.. s1 S a m.. . 81 DA om.. . B8 10 a. m.. o8 11 a m.. . 6 s o7 BEzgzzzss MISS MORRISON SENTENCED Motion for New Trial Overruled and Given Twenty-Five Years in PeiTfentiary. ELDORADO, Kas., July 8.—Jessie Mor- rison, convicted June 28 of murder in the second degree for killing Mrs. Olin Cas- tle, at the latter's home here in June, 1900, by cutting her throat with a razor, was today sentenced to twenty-five years in the penitentlary. Motlon for & new trial was overruled. Miss Morrison, who has gone through three trials, took the sentence with little show of demonstation. The case will be appealed to the s supreme court. At her second trial Miss Morrison was given but five years. A motion for a new trial, a motion in arrest of judgment and a plea that sen- tence be postponed were overruled. Sen- tence was then pronounced upon Miss Mor- rison, who sat down without saying a word or shedding a tear. Bhe was cool and self- possessed. D No emotion was displayed on the part of her tather and brother, and after the judge had given the attorneys fifty day in which to file a bill of exceptions Mies | Morrison arose and followed the sheriff to her cell, accompanied by her father and brother, She passed from the room un- mindful of the ataring crowd. In the hall the aged father and brother sat down be- side Miss Morrison on a bench and dis- cussed the sentence. Miss Morrison sald: ‘The judge has been against me from the first and was bound to convict me. I ex- pected no merey from him and did not get any mercy. 1 don't consider I had a fair trial and belleve the supreme court will agaln reverse the case. Miss Morrison’s three trials have cost the county $12,000. CORN TOUCHES NINETY CENTS Highest Price for the Cereal Since 1802, When it Was One Dollar, CHICAGO, July 8.—8horts In July corn were squeezed again today and the cornered delivery went to 90 cents, the highest price since 1892, when the market touched:31. July closed at 84 cents yesterday, an ad- vance of 7 cents over the previous close. Opening bids today were from 84 cents to 85 cents. Shorts were the bidders, and by running the market up to 90 cents a little before noon they got approximately 250,000 bushels. It is estimated that in selling this much the manipulators of the market made & profiv of $60,000, A most of their 150,000,000 bushels. was purchased belween 61 cents and 65 cents. No excitement was evident in the pit, al- though all were interested in the problem of where the Gates coterie would let the price advance before easing their grip. The price is already far past the maximum, at which Phillips allowed shorts to settle in his first and most successful deal. Shorts who have covered have pald heav- ily for the privilege and those who are still on the wrong side of the market are generally supposed to be in the most s rious predicament of a decade. July corn closed at 87 cents. FIND FAMILY DEAD ON PLAIN Man, Woman and Two Children Be- Heved to Have Been Mur- dered in Oklahoma, ENID, Okl., July 8.—Near Prudence, thirty miles southwest of here the bodies of a man and woman and two children apparently members of one family, mutilated into al- most unrecognizable shapes were found to- day. The bodles had been stripped of all clothing, leaving no means of identification. It Is supposed that the family were stran- gers traveling overland and that they were robbed and murdered by men who then made off with their team and belongings. Prudence is a village of a few houses, oft the railroad, in Woods county. It I8 without telegraph or telephone communi- cation and it is impossible to secure fur- ther detafls of the murders today. MORE TROUBLE FOR SHEEPMEN Miners Threaten to Ki They Herders it urn to Keystone District. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 8.—(8pecial Tel- amie states that miners and eheepmen threaten to fight in the Keystone district south of here. The miners objected to sheepmen grazing their flocks in the dis- trict and drove the herders and their sheep out. The flocks were returned, only to be driven away again and again. There has been al ‘sncounters and the miners threaten to kill the sheepmen if they re- turn. The district is in & forest reserve. potants ddh Sl octmad COURT = 'DISCHARGES JURY to Reach Agree- t in Coffelt Murder Trial in Ka WINFIELD, Kan., July 8.—The jury in the of 0. W. Coffelt, on trial Yor the mur- der iIn October, 1901, of George C. Mont- gomery, the Santa Fe detective, were dis- charged todsy, having failed to reach a verdict. It had been out since last Friday. The case was eet for trial next March. George W. Miller, principal owner of the famous ranch “No. 101,” on which Coffelt was employed, will mext be tried on the same cha Movements of Ocean Vessels July W, At New York—Balled: Pennsylvania for nd Cherbourg. Kalser Wilhelm from Bremen. Yokohama—Arrived: Duke of Fife ma_and Hong Kong Castle, N. 8 Ginges from Tacoma. At London—Arrived: Brasilian from Mo treal from New York via Plymouth and Cher- bourg. Salied: Bremen for New York via Southampton ‘and Cherbourg Gibraltar—Passed: Steamer V verpool—Arrived: k; Numidian from Mont erdam—Arrived: Steamer Bta endam, from New York, via Bologne, Sy N. 8 W. Arrived previousiy: Steamer Blerra_from Ban_Francliseo, via Honolulu, Pago Pago and Auckland. egram.)—Word received tonight from Lar- | W.—Arrived; | At Bremen—Arrived: Kron Pring Wilkelm | T IGNORES FRANCHISES Auditor Wm/ Admite Only Taagible Property Was Assessod. DOES NOT KNOW VALUE OF UNION PACIFIC Belling Prices of Btocks and Bonds Not Oonsidered by the Board. - NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMPROVE MENTS Friends of the Oeurt Oorspiouous During the Entire Proceedings. DECIDES AGAINST HAVING A REFEREE Formidable Array of Legal Talent in Mandamus C Brought by the Bee Building Com. pany. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 8.—(Special.)—The ques- tion of what constitutes a rallroad fran- chise, whether the franchise should be as- sessed for purposes of taxation and whetbes the State Board of Equalization conside:ed and assessed the franchises th making the assessment of rallroad property this year, are all now squarely before the suprem: court and are being argued in their various phases by an imposing array of legal tal- ent, They come to the attention of the court in the mandamus case of The Bee Building Company against The State Board of Equali- zation. This Is an action instituted by Bd- ward Rosewater, editor of The Bee, in which the relator, The Bee Bullding com- pany, 18 asking for the {ssuance of a writ requiring the board to reconvene and reas- wess the rallroad, Pullman and telegraph and to take the fran- chises Into consideration in making the sessments. . On the side of the defendant board, a pearing as friends of the court, are the attorneys for the three principal railroads in the state, and the Pullman company. In the proceedings today they were always at the forefront In the detense, although the attorney general was present in his of- ficlal capacity and guarding zealously the State Board of Equalization against the at. tacks of the attorneys on the relator's side. E. W. Simeral and John D. Howe ap- peared for The Bee Bullding company. M. F. Harrington of O'Neill is assoclated with them in the prosecution of the case, but ap- pears in his individual capacity as a co- relator. Plenty of Attorn. The attorney general so far as is shown by the record is the only attorney represent- ing the defendant board. But on the same side of the case and just as energetic in thelr efforts are John N. Baldw cll Blufts, representing the Union Pacific Railroad company; Ben T. White of Omaba, representing the Northwestern and Fro- mont, Blkhorn & Missour! Valley 1. E. Kelby ot. Onhaha ‘and. Praok of “Lincoln, representing the B and Frank T. Ransom, representing t Pullman company. There are several attor- neya sitting with these gentlemen in an advisory capacity, During the forenoon sesslon of the court General Manager Bids well of the Blkhorn was present and coun- seled with his attorney throughout the pros ceedings. Edward Rosewater of the re- lator was In the courtroom during both the morning and afternoon sessions. s The judges were a iittle late in arriving, consequently it was nearly 11 o'clock when the morning session was begun. The fi halt hour was devoted to some miscellan~ cous matters connected with other cases, | and at 11:30 the rallroad case was called. | The balance of the morning session was | consumed by a discussion as to the course of procedure to be followed in the hearing The attorneys for the roailroads pr sumed at the outset that the relators would submit testimony and evidence, and were quickly apprised that testimony would be oftered. Then the discussion turned to the question of whether to have the tes- timony submitted to a referee or to the court. The attorneys for the relator pre- terred to make thelr showing direct to the court. The corporation lawyers mildly pro- tested, suggesting the appointment of & referes to listen to testimony and examine evidénce. The judges heard the argument and promised a declsion at the opening of the afternoon session, which was set to be~ gin at 1:30, Court to Wear Testimony. When the judges reappeared on the bench at tho appointed time it was an- nounced that the hearing would procesd before the court in the regular way and that any testimony or evidence that might be offered would be given consideration. Two eubpoenas had been issued the day before at:the instance of the relator. One was for Auditor Weston and the other was for Treasurer Stuefer. Mr. Weston was called firat and kept on the stand the tire afternoon. The auditor was first asked to identify the records of the Board of Equalization, which he did. Thess records consisted of the returns made to the board by the various railroads and telegraph companies and the Pullman company; the assessment books in which the grand assessment rolls were kept in tabulated form, together with the minutes of the meeting, and some ports from county clerks as to the stand. ard of value followed in their jurisdiction by the assessors. On crose-examination Mr. Baldwin asked the witness it the board had not consid- ered, in making the assessment, that the railronds were actively engaged in doin business at the time the assessment wa made. This question, which was followed by numerous of & similar nature, brought | torth serious objections from the attorn: on the relators’ side, who contended that they did not constitute proper cross-exami- nation, for the reason that Mr. Weston had been called simply for the purpose of iden« titying the records of his department and for mo other reason. The court was fn- clined to sustain these objections at firet, but afterward was more liberal and the examination took & broad tura, Assumed to Represent Reaspon ., | As to the appesrance of the corporation attorneys, Chief Justice Suliivan, after obe jections had been made, declared: “It will be assumed that the attorneys are here with authority and may represeat the respondents.’ “We prefer not to have them participate in the cross-examination of our witness unlees they consent to be made parties to the sult. We want the record to show that thgy are parties iu the litigation If they are allowed to proceed,” wged Me Harrington The ¢hief justice replied: will Buess you ve no dificulty proving that they