Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1903, Page 1

| SINGLE COPY CONTROL ALL TRUSTS Benator Hoar Says All Agree as to Pressing Dang COAL STRIKE EMPHASIZED GRAVE PERIL Nation Bees that Oommon Alarm is by Mk Means Baseles 1 PUBLICITY AND PROHIBITION THE CURE ®hould Make Oombines Publish Accounts and Btop Busine ses Illegally Run. OFFICERS MUST BE PERSONALLY LIABLE Yaw Required to Compel Directors to Aceept Obligations Hefore Assam- Power, with Right of Courts to Collect Debtn, WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—In the senate to- @ay the Vest resolution instructing the com- mittee on finance to prepare and report a Bill removing the duty on anthracite coal ‘was copsidered. , Mr. Vest (Mo) sald the finance com- ittee could do nothing and, therefore, be could mot see the necessity of Mr. Ald- rich’s (R. 1.) motion to refer the resolu- tion to the finance committee. “This no longer is a party question,” he sald, “but a question of absolute humanity. We are not on the verge of & crisis In ry gard to coal, but are actually in it. Women #and children have been frozen to death and my only solicitude s to find a remedy for aceful and outrageous condition of Senators stood dumb, he added, elther afrald or unwilling to take any action an- swering the appeals of the poor, freezing women and children with a party ery “stand pat.” Nothing was to be dome with the sacred elephant of the Dingley tarift law. The senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Lodge, bad endeavored to administer a homeo- pathic dose in the shape of a suspension of a duty for ninety days, but if medicine was needed at all, it was in allopathic doses. By referring the resolution to the committee it would have no chance to pass “Don’t we know,” he continued, “that when we send the resolution to the finance committee we send it to its execution?” He criticised the Dingley tarift and sald there was no more chance today to reduce a single duty in the Dingley act than for him to carry off the capitol building on his shoulders. Mr. Aldich (R. 1) sald he desired to make full answer to Mr. Vest, but as Mr. Hoar (Mass.) had glven notice that he would speak on his trust bill, he asked that the resolution go over until tomorrow. He fon, however, to deny certain s by Mr. Vest, attributed to Mr. Dingley, to the effect that the rates of the bill were made unnecessarily high in order that reciprocity treatles could be made. Trusts Must Be Regulated, The resolutfon went over and Mr. Hoar Rddressed the senate upon his anti-trust bill, | The address of the senator was devoted entirely to the question of trusts and partly to an explanation of his recently Intro- duced anti-trust bill. He began his ad- dress with the assumption that all thought- ful men are agreed as to the necessity of legislattbn, state or national, for the con- trol of trusts, He said that as yet there had been only apprehension aud alarm, but no serious injury, except In the case of the recent coal strike, on Account of trusts. On the contrary, the progress of our material pros- perity had been greater in the past few years than ever before had been known and our workmen were better off. Still there 1s, he sald, actual peril and it is nofle the less real because it involves only ‘the future and not the present. The senator then took up the discussion of the effect of the control of vast wealth by individuals, saying that in such & system there was much to threaten re- publican liberty. Most of the vast fortunes of the present day had been accumulated ithin thirty years. Is there anything to render 1t unlikely, he asked, “that if one of these vast for- tunes has grown from a hundred thousand to a hundred million or a thousand million in thirty years, that, in the hands of the next possessor, In another thirty or fity years, the hundred million may become a hundred thousand million, or the thousand million a thousand thousand million? Is there anything to ston the accumulation of these snowballs? Cannot the same power and business ability and capital that can control all the petroleum country control all the coal? Can it not control the rafl- road and the ocean-carrying trade? Can it not buy up and hold in one man's grasp the agricultural and grazing lands of new and great states and the coal mines and silver mines and copper mines?" Perfl in Corporate Wealth, But, great were the possibilities of the accumulation of great wealth by in- dividuals, he did not find In such accumu-,! Mation the same peril eorporate control that is found fin of svch wealth. This was true, he sald, because the natural man | @es and his estate is dirtributed under the Iaw, while the corporation lives forever. “1t never goes through the probate court,” he said. . “Internal transactions are kept sacret. It is not solicitous for its own honor, ex- cept %o far as its honor or reputation is essentlal to its getting money. It has no soul and no comscience. In general, the men who are most powerful in its manage- ment can, It they see fit, avoid personal Mabllity for obligations.” The senator sald that now the great cor- poraiions are in good hands, but suppos some Napoleon of finance should come into the control of a thousand million dollars. Would not that possibllity be a real public danger? Such a power can make wars or it oan prevent wars. It can threaten a community with a coal famine, a wheat famine and it can execute its threats. He Bad no fear but that the American people ocould meet such emergencies, but it were better to forestall them. Out the Evi Mr. Hoar then took up the question of the trusts as they mow exist, pointing out what he conceived to be their chiet evils, as follows. 4 The management n of local n- the Interest of absentee capital Third—Destruction of local public spirit. Fourth--Fraudulent capitalization. Fifth—Secrecy Sixtu—Management for the private benent o power to corrupt elections nd in some cases o corrupt the courts Elghth—The Want of personal respons! 1y, lo public wentiment. inth—The abeence of personal Mability for contracts. Tenth—The holding of vast properties In GERMANY PUSHING Exports to the U TRADE ed States Show s in Many Lines, Large Iner: BERLIN, Jan. 6.—The budset appropri- ates the first installment of §375,000 for the | Serman exhibit at the St. Louis exposition places the total requirement for thls t from $625,000 to $750,000. The Iment has beeh placed at (he e imperial commissioners. of the minister of the in- x. n | 1 avold évery ui sary expenditure may be, an obligation imposed by the prea- ent financial conditions of the count thil the empire cannot do otherwise than a: cept the offer to exhibit at the St. Louls axposition after France and Great Britain haye accepted. This decision Is directed not only out of regard for our friendly re- ns with the United States, but by rea- sous of u purely commercial charaecter. The memorandum makes use of American statistics to show that the United States occuples second place among the nations as a purchaser of German' goods. Although the total of Germany's exports of raw sugar to the United States decroased in 1901, heavy gains were made In the ex- portation of other articles better sulted to exposition purposes. The exports of lith- ographs and other art reproductions in 1601 from Germany to the United States amounted to $3,750,000, an increase of $1,- 800,000 over 1900. Other articles were im- ported as follows: Tableware and porce- lain, total $4,475,000, increase $1,025,000; drugs, chemicals and dles, total $15,250,000, Increase $1,925,000; toys, total $38,875,000, {ncrease $275,000; cutlery, total $700,000, in- | crease $175,000; optical and astronomical instruments, total $350,009, Increase $150,- 000. It is pointed out that the German ex- hibits of the above classes of goods at the Paris exposition attracted the greatest at- tention and that they won many prizes. It agroes with the view held in:trade circles that the Paris exposition caused the above increase in the exports to the United States and that the increases gained a fur- ther momentum in 1902. “It must therefore be hoped,” continued the memoranda, “that our participation in the St. Louls exposition will have a fa- vorable effect upon German exports. ENGLAND FILES A PROTEST Objecis to Russlan Torpedo Hoat De- royers on Waters of the Black Sea. acale should fi position and hof CONSTANTINOPLE, = Jan. 6. —Great Britain has vigorously protested to: the Turkish government against the permis- sion granted in September last to four unarmed Russian torpedo boat destroyers to pass through the Dardanelles, into the Black sea, with the commercial flag of Russia. These vessels were about to start on the proposed trip. The British nots says the passage of the Dardanelles by the torpedo boat destroy- ers would be a violation of the existing international treatieg and that it Rui war ships are thus alufifl g use m Dardanelles the Bri right to demand similar privileges. The protest has caused irritation fin Russian circles and concern on the part of | the Turkish authorities, who fear that | other powers will follow the example of Great Britain. BERLIN, Jan. 6.—The German govern- ment declines to associate itself with the protest of Great Britain and Italy to the porte concerning the passage through the Dardanelles into the Black sea of four un- armed Russian torpedo hoat destroyers, and has informed Russia to that effect. MRS. CHAMBERLAIN HAS TACT Alds Her Husband in His Work of Pacitying People of South Africn, PRETORIA, Transvaal, Jan. 6.—All doubts a8 to whether the Boers would participate | in the entertainments given in honor of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs. | Chamberlain were dissipated by the ap- | pearance of Generals Botha, Delarey and | Crenje at the garden party given by the governor yesterday. Tho attendance of the | townspeople, however, was not large. Mrs. Chamberlain is tactfully aiding the scosetary in his pacificatory mission. When General Cronfe Wi did not catch his name, but immediately she heard it General Cronje, Mrs. Chamberlain sent for him and engaged in @ lengthy conversation with the noted gen- eral B Profits During Past Year and Declares Regular Dividends. s Enormous NEW YORK, Jau. 6.—The directors of the United States Steel corporation today de- clared the regular quarterly dividends on the common and preferred stock. A state- ment showed net earniugs for the calendar year, with December estimated, of $182,- | 662,000, | From the net earnings for the year de- | ductions are made of $24,528,183 for einking funds, depreciation and reserve funds, and for & special fund set aside for deprecia- tion and {mprovement; $15,200,000 for the interest on bonds; $3,040.000 on sinking tunds for bonds, and $56,052,869 for luterest on the stock. These deductions leave un- Qivided profits amounting to $33,841,665 for the year. Cash on band is $54,726,156. The board amended the bylaws by in- creasing the number of the finance commit. tee, and Henry B. Frick and Robert Ba. con were clected members. The board approved the action of the finance committee In making the purchase | of the Troy furnaces and steel works and the Union Steel and Sharon Steel plants scription to stock by the board. It was re- ported that the stock subscription plan was being well received by the employes, ana that within three days after the opportun- ity to subscribe was given, upwards of 16, 000 shares had been applied for. |of plece work, which Mr. | favored and which the strikers wished to | tory terms yesterday. introduced she at first | STEEL. TRUST IS PROSPEROUS| and the plan for profit sharing and sub- | STRIKE NOT YET SETTLED Oonfersnce to Be Held in Omaba Within Ten Days. AMICABLE AGREEMENT President Burt 1o Come West to Renew the Negotiations Here and Hoth Sides Are Hopeful of the Rew IS EXPECTED NEW YORK, Ja ence between officials of the Union Pacifie rallway and union labor leaders was re- sumed today. There wi & proepect at the opening of conference in this city and a representative of one of the labor parties to it made a statement which indicated that some sort of amicable understanding would be reached. the union men might be simply informal talks to arrange details. He sald that no formal written proposi- tion had been submitted or was under con- sideration by either side. The main qu tions were wages, hours and recognition of the unfon. The dismissal of strike break- ers was a small matter, he sald, which would adjust itself, because the monunion men would quickly withdraw after a set. tlement between the road and the unions. The labor representatives at the conter- ence were Presidents J. O'Connell of the International Assoclation of Machinist John McNeill of the International Assoct tion of Boller'Makers and Iron Ship Bulld- ers, and John Slocum of the Brotherhood of Blacksmiths; Thomas Wilson, speaker of the house of representatives of Wyoming and vice president of the machinists' a soclation, manager of the strike since It b gan, and Messrs, Kennedy and O'Donne of Omaha, representing the local strike committee of that city. At the close of today's conference it was said satistactory progress had been made and that President Burt would go to Omaha to continue the negotiations there. The un- derstanding fs that both sides expect that an amicable agreement will be reached. The sessions will week or ten da After the conference today, a representa- tive of the strikers, In explaining the rea- sons for the adjournment to Omaha, said that each side to the coniroversy had made claims which the other believed could not be substantiated. The meeting at Omaha would be in the nature of an investigation. The chief point of disagreement {8 involved in the question Burt strongly see abolished. Mr. Burt is sald to maintain that of the 3,000 men out on strike the majority are in faver of piece work, and this Is one of the point: he means to investigate. It ls understood that if he finds this to be true, or if he can persuade the men to withdraw thelr objections, the oficers of the unmion will agree to drop the demand for the aboli- tion of piece! work. ' Late yesterday afternoon The Bee re- celved the following dispatoh from Thomas L. Wilson, fourth vice president of the In- ternational Association of Machinists, who bhas been attending the strike conference in New York City: Conference adjourned to meet in Omaha in about ten days with the general commit- tees of all trades. We will then meet Mr. | Burt and it is confidently expected that a settiement will be reached. at Trenton, Washington and Pittaburg and then return to Omaha for the conference, Strikers in Omaha are unanimous in their interpretation of the day’s events. All say it simply means that the two sides to the conference came to amicable and satisfac- At the headquarters here of all three trades involved, the boiler makers, the machinists and the black- smiths, Information practically correspond- ing to the above was received late yester- day afterncon. Tom Wilson, fourth vice president of the Internaticnal Assoclation of Machinists, telegraphed Sam Grace, the secretary of the district lodge and of the district executive committee, that the con- ference in New York City was concluded and that all the parties to it were coming I shall speak general committee and conclude the eettles ment. James W. Kline of Kansas City, ex- ecutive committeeman in charge of affairs tor the blacksmiths here, received a similar mesage from John Slocum, president of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, and so did Martin Douglas, secretary of | the local lodge of boller makers, from E. F. | Kennedy, president of the local district lcdge of boller makers. " Thinks Terms Have Been Made, “This is just what we expected,” sald a prominent striker. “I interpret the infor- mation to mean that our representatives and those of the railroads have come to an understanding, and they will now come to Omaha for the ratification of the terms reached. This is the ouly place the strike can be settled, anyway, s it is here that the men are who are to determine upon the acceptance of the agreement are located. “I see they ask for meetings with the general committees. That means a man from each point on the system where the unlons are employed. The machinists' gen- eral committee comprises the district lodge, nine members in all. The district execu- tive committee is within this, five members. These are all here now, and we will get the others in. “I think that all the men who took part in the conference in New York will come here, including Mr. Wilson, Mr. Slocum, Mr. O'Dongell, Mr, O'Connell and Mr. Me. Neill.” FOSTER'S WIDOW BURNED | the widow of Stephen C. Foster, the famous writer of old melodles, Including “The Old Folks at Home,” was probably | burned today. While sitting in front of an open fireplace GAS KILLS ENTIRE FAMILY {Bodies Are Discovered Lying ol Floor of a © the ence in CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—An entire family was wiped out by aspbyxiation last night and the bodies were discovered this afternoon. The family resided at 112 Liberty street. «The vietims are Albert Finkelstein, aged 50 years; Etta Fiokelstein, aged 50, his i wite; Jessle Finkelsteln, aged 7, a grand- son, and Apne Finkelstein, an 18-year-old daughter. The tip of & gas jet was found on the floor " (Continued on Second Page.) | #8d the gas was turned oa. the flames caught her clothing and before they were extinguished she was terribly | tngured. |CARS COLLIDE IN ST. LOUIS Twelve Persons Are Injur ley Smash Caused by Open Switeh. Trol- ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 6.—Twelve persons { were injured tonight in a street car col- | lision at Grand avenue and Palm street, | one being hurt intermally. The accident was caused by an open emergency switch, throwing a speeding northbound car to the | other track in front of & swiftly moving | southbound car. ) 6.—The strike confer- | the session that it would be the last formal | His remark was that after today further | meetings between the rallroad officers and | be resumed in Omaha in a | 1o Omaba In a few days to meet with the | Relict of Famous Author Suffers|trains between Palmer Junction and Stam- Probably Fatal Asele pede tunnel. One is at Canton, one at May- 2 { wood and one at Lester. Most of the malo ent. | passengers came into Tacoma last night, — walking from the point where the trains PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 6.—Mrs. Wylle, | are stalled to Kanasaet and belng brought tatally | N. P. OFFERS TO 'COMPROMISE Other Lines Not Yet dy to Answer Tra . nd for Rab ST. PAUL, Jan. 6.—The Northern Pacific today returned an answer to the demands of its tralnmen for a 30 per cent increase {in wages. The compamy sent an offer of 10 per cent. The committee of the Great Western and the @maha held conferences with the man ficials af their com- panies, but no I answer has boen given. The Great Northern, the Soo line {and the Minneapolis & St. Louls have not been heard from. A general meeting of the joint committees will not be held be- fore Friday or Saturday. | The local nom-lvnlll report to the | general committee of te Northern group. e Western Asso- | The latter will report ta. clation of General en, composed of the chairmen of the ous divisions ot the Qrder of Rallway Trainmen and the | Order of Condugters. There the whole proposition involving all the trainmen in | the west, numbering mamy thousands, will be settled. Up to dataithere have been absolutely no irritating elreumstance TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 8.—~The grievance committee of the Order of Railway Con- ductors and Order of Railway Tralnmen | today formally presented to the general manager of the Santa Fea demand for » 20 per cent Increase ¥ Wages. The road bas not yet taken a on the matter. _Negotiations betwel Santa Fe ofi- clals and the tralnmel mittee will be carried on this week imghe effort to reach an agreement ; ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan, §—The representa- tives of the railway treinmen and con- ductors, who have been meeting here since | yesterday, did practically nothing today. | Three sesstons were held and they attended a funeral in a body. They are awalting the return of Russell Harding of the Mis- sourl Pacific and President Ramsey of the | Wabash, who are absent from the city. It is/stated by a raflroad official high in authority, who requested the suppres- slon of his name, that the request of the | committee of trainmen of the western sys- | tems to increase wages 20 per cent has been | decisively refused by all the roads in St. | Louts. DECIDE ON HIGHER RATES Western Toads Agree Freight Charges, but Leave Amount Indefinite. CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—Steps were taken at the annual meeting of western rallway ex- ecutive officials today for & gengral advance in all commodity rates. It was not deter- mined how great {he advances shall be for this dopends upon suggestions from tue general freight agents. The chairman of the western trunk line committee will issue gt once a call for a meeting of gencral freight agents. The lat- ter will formulate their recommendations to the executive officials, iho will hold an- other meeting for the pipose of acting on the veport. & The executive officlals! has been reached and 1t wag to advance rates commodities shall pay transportation-eharges commen- surate with increased rallway expenses. To prevent a recurrence in 1993 of de- moralizing reduced tariffs the oMeials pledged_themselves to adhere to the work- ing rate of the committee, which places the rate making power in the hands of the pre idents and other ofiicials who have charge of traffc. LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA Object is to Encourage People to Locate in the Golden Gate State. ‘that a ~risls 1y way to meet CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—The Southern Pacific given notice through the chairman of the Transcontinental Passenger assoclation to all lines interested in California trafic that they will put into effect from February 15 |'to April 20, inclusive, a second-class and so-called colonists’ rate of $33 from Chi- cago, $25 trom Missour! river points, Sioux City to Kansas City, inclusive, Tex,, and $30 from St. Louls, and New Orleans to polnts in | Houston, Memphis California. The object of the low rates is to en- | courage immigration and to secure skilled and unskilled labor for cities on the coast. w. G. Neimyer, the general agent for “Union laber of she right kind is desired and the verv highest wages are being paid throughout the whole state of California. Sharebolders (o Be Asked to Authorize Four Hundred Millions More. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.—The call for the meeting of the slockholders of the a notification that the shareholders will be | asked to authorize an inweuss in the cap- { ital stock of more than $409,000,000, or nearly double the amount outstanding. TACOMA CARS STILL STALLED Northern Pacific Tracks Will Not Be Clear for Ten Days Yet. TACOMA, W sh., Jan. 6.—Superintendent Law of the Northern Pacific says 1t will | take about ten days to clear the main line and Union Pacific and connecting lines have | and | PENNSYLVANIA STOCK GROWS | Pennsylvania railroad for March 1 contains | MRS, LILLIE HELD FOR TRIAL Preliminary Hearing at David Oity Comes to Abraot End, BAIL FIXED AND PROMPTLY FURNISHED Ten Thousand Dolinr Bond Givenm at Once After County Judge An- ces His Decision in Court, | DAVID CITY, Neb, Jan. 6.—(Special Telogram.)—Owing to the general impres- sion. that the defense in the Lillle case would Introduce no evidence at the pre- liminary hearing, there was a small at- tendance this morning. County Attorney Walling was put on the ! stand to Identify a stick about six inches | |long and ome-halt inch thick which was| | found under the window sash by W. R Heath. This was introduced as evidence. | W. R. Heath testified to the finding of this stick under the sash. Dr. Alfred F. Stewart was called and testified that when he first saw Mr. Lillie on the morning of the murder he was | Iying on his left side, with his face to the | west, This, it 18 clalmed, is a coniradiction of his evidence before the coroner's jurv. Mrs. Btta Buelow was the first witness this afternoon. “At tho time of Mr. Lil- | le's, death 1 lived just acrossythe street | from the Lillle home and have frequently visited at the Lillie house,” she sald. “They always impressed me as a couple who wero agreeable and loving. The seemed to be very attentive to one another.” On_cross-examination witness said she | had lived near the Lillie home seven or | elght mouths and had been at the Lillie home about every weck cr every two weeks, some times on a visit and some times on | business. **Mr, Lillie was not there when I went on business; do not think he wa there at one-half of the visits I made,” shi sald. “When I was (here on Sunday #hould judge Mr. Lillle was at home. 1| think the first time I met Mr. Lillie was in | our bowling alley; could not say the first time I met him in his own home.” Couple Seemed Mutn: Agreeable. F. F. Ware, the next witness, said: “Us- ually pass the Lillie house in going to din- ner and returning. 1 frequently would drop | in there. 1 have seen Mr. Lillle and Mrs Lillie at lodges and on the street, and they conducted themselves toward each other as | husband and wife ought to. They were | most agreeable. I never saw anything be- tween them the would lead me to believe that there was anything otherwise (han | pleasant. Never say anything unfriendly be- | tween them.” Ferdinand A. Buelow was the next wit- | ness. He said: “I live just across the etreet and a trifle south of the Lillle resi- dence. Saw Mr. and Mrs. Lillie together frequently. They came to my ping pong parlors quite often. They were always very | kind, pleasant and agreeable toward one another, never saw anything to the con- trapy. I first met Mr. Lillie in my place of (business, a bowling alley. They were in the bowling alley just the evening before the occurrence took place. My wife and [ frequently called at the Lillie residenca in the evening and as far as I saw and know | their relations were pleasant; it always | struck mo pecullarly well. | Dr. Willlam Hewitt was the next wit- | Dess. The testimony of this witness cor- roborated that of Mr. and Mrs. Buelow and | F. F. Ware. | Condition of the Pistol. | Hermann Taddiken, night policeman, was | the next witness. He sald: I was at the | Lillie residence on the morning of the mur- | der and then again after that during the day. I got there about twenty minutes be- fore 6 in the morning. I saw Sheriff West | there, saw a revolver, but did not see West have it. When I first saw it Mrs. Lillie | was holding it in her hand. I examined | the cylinder and barrel and there was rust in them, indicating that it had not been fired that day. It was rusty on the outside, revolved hard Witness was glven the revolver now in evidence and continued: “I think this s the revolver 1 examined in the Lillle home on October 24, Think as near as I can tell it fs in the same condition 1t was when I examined it in the Lillie house that day." At this time the defense rested. Counsel for the state was in :'unaulwl(on‘ for a few moments, then came Into court | and announced they would not Introduce | evidence in rebuttal. The attorneys argued | at length the motion filed by the defense | yesterday evening. On the conclusion of the argument Judge Skiles overruled the motion and sald: would gladly shirk this responsibility, but cannot do s0. There are three vi‘al points in this case—the point of entrance and exit | | ot the bullet and the hole in the curtain | | and window. The testimony of Dr. Stewart is not probable. The one cold, eesperate | fact in this case is the powder burn on | the curtain and window pane. I believe It | {15 a physical impossibility for a man to| nd where Mrs. Lillie says he did. I would much rather discharge this defend- | ant, but do not feel that I can do so. I feel that she must be held to the district court.” During all this Mrs. Lillle sat cool and i calm, as she has throughout the hearing. As soon as Judge Skiles had spoken the last word there was confuslon in the | court room and the large audience com- meneced to move toward the door. Seemingly relieved of the anxfety that | kas prevailed ever since the arrest of Mrs. Lillie, Judge Miller asked the court to permit the deféndant to glve a bond for | ber appearance at the next term of dise | trict court. County Attorney Walling In- i 1 y of the Northern Pacific between Palmer Junction und Ellensburg. There are three westbound passenger { from there by a special train. The women {and children remaining on the traln are being well cared for at the expense of the compeny. There is a dining' car and sleep- ers on each train, and there are provisions enough in the dining cars and at the Hot | Springs hotel, which is accessible, to last tour days. It is expected that the bridge at Martin will be repaired within three days, and that the stalled trains will be sent back to Spokane and brought west over the Great Northern. The main line of the Northern Paeific is open between Seattle and Portland, and trains are moving between these points on scheduled time. From Seattle tralns are being sent east over tMe Great Northern. There was trouble reported on that line this morning and the superintendent said that it would take about ten hours to repair the dama With the exception of the Carboranado sisted that the gravity of the erime charged | would hardly justity the court in admit- ting the defendant to bond, but In case | the court ehould permit a bond to be given that it should not be less than $10,000. It the court would do this he would make no | further objections to' a bond being glven. | The court fixed the bond at $10,000, which | was promptly furnished by James 8. Hill, | tather of Mra. Lillle, and Louls Henfling of Bellwood. CARNEGIE AIDS PHILADELPHIA Offers Million and Half Dolla: Which Bulld Thirty Branch Libraries, with to PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.—Andrew Carne- gle has offered to give the city of Phila- delphia $1,500,000 toward the extension of its free library system. Under the conditions of his gift, the money 18 to be applied only to the erec- tion of thirty buildings which are to be used as branches of the main lbrary. The city is required to furnish the sites and equip the libraries and afterward maintain them at a yearly cost of at least $5,000 per bullding. The main library is not in cluded, the city having already appropriated bLranch tralns are rusning on all brasches. $1,000,000 for the purpose. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER How Deg. Hour, Dew. mo. 20 1 p. m. . 41 m. 21 2 p.m. a5 m 23 8 p.om. an m. 2 4 pom. 4 ™. 25 5 p. om. | m. an 6 p.om. . a4 m. 3 T p.om. . 43| . 87 R op.om. 40 o p.om. . 87 HIGH WIND DOES MUCH D | worst of the gale, made a valiant struggle | | ery wagons turned into Farnam street from Fifteenth street | elry shop, Tenth and Howard streets; Joe Epp's saloon on Douglas street; another ea- | loon at 612 South Thirteenth street, and a | university at Lincoln, | addresses from the prominent ploneers of | program are: | neers, | uary 14 in memorial chapel for soclal rem- Forecast for Nebraska—Fair Wedneaday and Thursday der Wednesday, with a Cold Wave in North Portion. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: AMAGE | | Plate s Windows Blown in, Signs Are Blown Down and Outhu ings Wrecked. A full gale—at least it appeared to be full—coming down some streets from the | west and up others from the north, held | possession of the city's thoroughtares last | night and the few pedestrians abroad made | hard work of it and were forced to lie to| in the lee of bulldings and doorways when- ever an unusually heavy gust came along. The air was filled with flying debris and | pleces of tin, apparently roofing, and bits of packing cases. For a few moments the “Ben Hur" crowds, tacking out Into the against wind and lingerie, which drew and | fluttered like the sails of a barkentine, and | pleture hats went by the board and we brought back from far to leeward by gen- tlemen escorts. ! The center plate glass in the western | half of the Farnam street front of the Nebraska Clothing company was blown in | about 10 o'clock. The proprietors were notified and soon had men at work closing | the break with boards. The broken glass| was 14x12 feet and nearly a quarter of an inch thick. About 9 o'clock one of Kilpatrick's deliv- and was capsized. The wagon was romewhat damaged, but nvl(l\v-r‘ the two boys who were driving it nor the horse were hurt. | A post sign in front of Boyd's theater was | blown down and Officer Mansfield, who was standing near it, had a narrow escape. Sev- eral upper windows were blown in at Ma- loney's theater. A tall showcase in front of a shop at Sixteenth and Dodge streets was blown over and the sign of the Rella- ble laundry at the same corner was blown into the street. The big transp ¥ of the | Salvation Army at 1515 pitol avenue lost | its gla The street lights were turned off about 10:30 and many light and telephone wires wera broken and crossed. A pedestrian on | Eleventh street narrowly escaped a large | sheet of tinwhich was bounding down the street. One of the large windows of the Tler Grand was smashed and at Wolfe Bros.' tent | and awning factory on South Sixteenth | street, between Jones and Leavenworth, a | heavy awning was torn loose at about 12:40 o'clock, and In falling crushed in a big plate glass of the front. Reports from out of town show that the' storm, which is of almost hurricane force, covers an extended arga and that many tel- egruph wires are-down - in -the region ar- fected. The wind locally came from morth. west by west. From all over the city came reports of outbuildings wrecked and roofs partially or wholly blown from larger buildinge The force of the wind was sufficient to ! break show windows or burst open doors tor Eaton & Eaton, sign painters on Doug- las street between Thirteenth and Four- teenth; Nicol, the tailor, Fifteenth | street; the City Mission, Sixteenth | and Jones streets; Sam Adler's salg Tenth and Farnam streets; Blotsky's jew- store at Twentleth and Martha streets. STATE HISTORICAL - SOCIETY Twenty-Fifth Annuual Held Meeting to He Next neoln Weel The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Nebraska State Historical society will be held in the memorial chapel of the State January 13 and 14. The event promises to be very largely at- tended and several futeresting sessions have been arranged for. Tuesday, January 13, the first session of the meeting, will be devoted to papers and the state and members of the soclety. Among those who wili appear on that day's Fresident Robert W. Furnas of Brownville, cx-governor of the state; Hon. George L. Miller, Hon. E. Rosewater of this city, D. Y. Mears of Chadron, Cap- tain W, R. Massie of St. Louls, Phil E. Chappell of Kansas City. On Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock sup- per will be scrved for the members of the State MHistorical soclety, territorial plo- tate Hortfeultural soclety, Lan- ster County Old Settiers’ association and visiting friends. On Wednesday the principal speakers will be Captain H. M. Chittenden, United States engineers, Yellowstone Park; Captain A. Overton, Council Blufts; Captaln D. L. Keiser, Booneville, Mo.; Captain W. H. Gould, Yankton, . D.; Captain . T. Leam- ing, Decatur; Captain James Kennedy and Captain W. A, Cade, Kansas City, Mo.; Harry P. Deuel and Willlam J. Kennedy of Omaha. This session will be followed by the business meeting. The Nebraska Territorial Ploneer asso- | out THREE CENTS, STARTS OFF ON TIME Twenty-Bighth General Assembly Nebraska Bezins Business. of ORGANIZE IN CONFORMITY TO CAUCUS Harrisen of Hall and Mookett of Lancaster Formally Eleoted. FEWER SPE.TATORS THAN COMMON Opening Session Does Not Draw 8o Well as Two Years Ago. MEMBERS READY TO TAKE UP THE WORK Senntors and Representatives Both Take Mold as Though De mined to Make Sessl One of Busine: (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 6.-~(Special.)—The Twen- ty-eighth session of the Nebraska general assembly convened at noon today. The machinery was set in motion simultan- eously in house and semate and the pro grams arranged in the preceding caucuscs strictly carried out The spectators in attendance Included quite a number of former members of pre- ceding legislaturcs in addition to the usum horde of place bunters anxious to get in on the ground floor. On the whole, gal- lerics and lobbles were not crowded as much as they have been on opening days of the last two sessions. This is, perhaps, because thore is no impending sematorial contest to add zest to the legislative pro- ceedings The halls of both branches of the legis- lature presented an inviting appearance, with new polished turniture and freshly dis- tributed supplies. Back of the presiding officers’ chairs the walls are draped taste- fully with large American flags contering about a portrait of President Roosevelt in the -enate and a portrait of the late Presi- dent McKinley in the house. The desks of the presiding officers were also adorned with fioral eprays and in the house the desk that had been assigned to Represent- ative Musick of Nuckolls was draped in black and surmounted with flowers and two small flags in token of his sudden ath last week. Opening Not Epectacular. The parts played in the opening scenes by the respective officers and members were chiefly prefunctory. In the senate Licutenant Governor Steele did the honors as presiding officer, while in the house Sec- retary of State Marsh called the body to order and gave way to Dr. Wilson ot Paw- nee, who in turn, yielded the chair to Speaker Mockett. Dr. Wilson ludicrously forgot that there were any fusionists in the house, a mistake quite patural in view of the extraordinary majority of the re- publicans. As a result in appolnting his committees he almost invariably named none but republicans and then having his attenclon ealled to it, reyising his Mst by dding romeone to represent 1he minority. The speeches of hoth Dr. Wilsoh and Speaker Mockett were recelved with ap- plause indicating that they accorded with the sentiment of the members. Mr. Mock- ett’s brief remarks in particular were clear cut and to the point, glving promise that the proceedings will be conducted through- the session in a strictly businesslike manner. Rouse of Hall made a winning play that was not on the program when, by motion, he added a name for chief clerk of the en- | rolling room to the list of oficers elected by the house. The position had not been considered at all by the caucus, and in the usual course of events would have gone to the speaker, along with his other perqul- sites. Rouse’s motion came as a surprise and went through without a dissent. The complete organization of the house by the appointment of the minor cmployes and the naming of committees cannot be furme tshed before the first part of next week. How the Senate Met. The senate was called to order by Lieu- tenant Governor Steele, and after prayer by Chaplain Cressman of Grand Island, the roll call disclosed all present. Hall of Douglas moved that Reynolds of Dodge, Howell of Douglas and Anderson of Saline be appointed a committee on cre- dentials. After ten minutes' time given them, on motion of Harrison of Hall, the committee Teported all entitled to seats. Warner of Dakota moved that Hall of Douglas, Wall of Buffalo and Marshall of | Otoe be eppointed a committee to notify | Chiet Justice Sullivan of the convening of the renate and escort him to the chamber | to administer the oath. After the oath had | been taken the rules of 1901 were adopted on motion of Harrison, the senate was per- manently crganized snd committeos chosen, as agreed upon in the caucus last night. This was done by motion of O'Neill of Lan- caster. Howell of Douglas, Warner of Dakota and Sheldon of Cass were appolmied to bring the secretary of state to the senate and administer the cath to the employes. When the committes returned without the secre- tary It found Chief Justice Sulllvan doing the work. Before the committee could re- port, Harrison of Hall moved that the rec- ord oe corrected and the chief justice's name be inserted in place of that of the secretary of atate. This brought forth a talk from elll, who wanted the recs ords to read that the committee could not find the secretary and had brought in the | | | clation will hold an afternoon session Jan election of officers. Nebraska Stete Horticultural soct Lold daily session January 13, 14 and 15 in ebraska hall. The Lancaster County Old Settlers' assoclation will Thursday afternoon, January 15, in the old chapel of the State university. MAIL REACHES INDIANOLA Comes by Roundab. Route While iniscences and Tho Postofice at that Place i Cloxed, INDIANOLA, Mids., Jan. 6.—The Inde- pendent mail route established Indianola and Strahaman on the rallway, four miles distant smoothly and mail is being rec three hours Citizens hery Money and McLaurin and tives in the house to relieve conditions between Southern working ed two or the representa the present Movements of Ocean Vessels Jau. 6 At New Mohke, fr. Wilhelm der for verpool land Prince, Naplex enoa—8Sall ork 8y for At Aorangi, ey, N Arrived, pres asly rom Vancouver via ionolulu, hold & session | are relying upon Senators | chiet justice. Then the committee objected because its chairman said it had nothing to do with Judge Sullivan being there. The | | name of Judge Sullivan was inserted in the motion instead of the business was settled. A committee consisting of Day of Nucke Reynolds of Dodge, Jennings of Thayer and Meredith of Sarpy was appoiuted to | wait n the house and motify it of the organization of the seunate Harrison of Hall, Brown of Keya Paba and Saunders of Douglas were appointed to act with a committee of the house in waits ing upon the governor. The first commit- tee reported the house not ready to receive 1t and the senate adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow Before adjournment @ resolution was passed to pay the chief eurolling and en. grossing clerk $4 per day. The senate committec gn committees met tonight, but brought ne work to completion, secretary and the | | | | House Routiue, The house was called t0 order at moon Secretary, of State Marsh. The roll | call showed two absentecs, Atwood Of Soward and Kennedy of Douglas who 1s | sick. Rev. Joseph H. Presson of Milford, | chaplain of the | ievocation. last scesion, delivered the Wilson of Pawnee was elected | sporary chairman, recelving' seventy-ong vepublican votes againat the twenty fue sionist cast for Hoy of Polk Jouvenat, Burgess apd Hogrefe were ape votes g