Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1903, Page 2

OMAHA DAI LY PEE: THURSDAY JANUARY 15 on thd pay 16l immedliately upon being sworn dd and it urged that they be sworn in as ‘Waon as possible Benatér Hall of Douglas, who says he is begingifig to learn a few thimgs about the legisidiure, unuounced that he was in favor | of dofiig avay with sinecures. I am igno- rant of the number of employes required to do thé work,” he sald, “but | am finding qut. This legislat may not‘be able to cut off “ail the, sinecurgs, but we can in- vestigate so thoroughly that (he next legls- laturetean. 1 dm not & bellevér in having | & number of clerks and employes who do | nothing except draw thelr salarie Thicrtecn, Unlaeky The iénators were lively with their bills and though the body was in session less | than o hours thiricen were introduced | and read, and eight were read a second | time. Hall ot Douglag mtroduced a joint reso- lution for a constitutional amendnfent to the judfciary section, aWlowing the legisla- ture o name the number of supreme Juuges and the valaries Lieutenant Goverpor McGilton is getting | on to his work and is making few mis- | takes.. -Festerday he stopped the secretary | from gafling the roll to allow the chaplain | {0 praggand 1t was only after a whispered | conferiiée with the chaplain that the pre- sidings officer learned that roll call took precedefice over praying in the senate Senator Bechtol ok Imncaster was pre- eented with a bouquet Uhis morning by one of the pages whom He had assisted (4 land. | Routine # The senate was called to order by Lieu- tenant ‘Governor McGilton, and atter roll call Chaplain Presscn prayed. Upon the reading of a portjon of the journal, the see- retary’s yeport was accepted d the read- ing digpensed with The committee on committees reported the scJection of the following committee on apportiogment: Warner of Dakota, chair- | man; .Alden of Pie Harr of Hall, | Drown @f Keya Paha, Pemberton of Gage. Revorpas adopted The 6émmi on _employes reported to employ Wi VA Dodds ot Beatrice as clerk, Edgar McCred of Beatrice as clerk, J. D. llips ot Beaver City as clerk, A. Glenn Williams of Stockville as copyist. Report adepted. Thq committee o ‘rules reported to chatige from Jeffersof's to Roberts' rules of order; that committee on mines and minerals be reduced to mine from twelve, and add a committee of five on apportion- ment; that seven members may second a call of the house instead of nine. A’ joint reeolution by’ Hall of Douglas, providing for an amendment to section 6, afticle xii of chapter vi of the constitution. entitled “Judigidl dephrtment.” The amend- ment proposéd to feave the number of Judges and thelr salaries to the decision of the legislature, after a vote of the people. 1t 4lso proposes to provide for the election @f a presiding officer during the absence ofithe chiet justice by the remaining judges —by lot, it necessary, A committee was appointeil to select com. mittee rooms. Warner of 0'Nefll and Hall of Douglas were appointed. 8. F, Nos. 1§ to 26, inclusive, were read a second time. [The following bills were introduced: Senate Bills, 8, F. 21, by O'Nelll of Lancaster—Act to amend section 13 of article ii, chapter lv, Compiled Statutes, in regard o salarles of seoretaries—amend! to’ charge graduates of reputable dental colleges 520 for certifi- te and others app.aring for examination 3 Members ehull recelve 3 per day out # thus collected. 5 by Jennings of Thayer—Act re- ng county, township, city and village tredsurers te érter delinquent tax on re- celpta given for current year. by Warner of Dakota—Act to pro- for payment of fees (o the commis- T of pul lic lands and bulldings in cer- cases, F. 30, by Warner of Dakota—To amend on 15, article il chapter xviii, Com- Statutes, to change rate of interest unty deposits in local banks from 3 per cent per annum. . 31, by Femberton of Gage—Act opige P")’W of new atapute 000 S Ewo ' €ach, the staté to mhwm wet, .v"' .“Gobbey to prepare and 8, eeedings. ish™ without ‘cost to the state, L F, 32 by Gifin of Dawson—Act to amend’ section 128, chapter xvi, Compiled Statutes, limiting the indebtedness of cor- porations to two-thirds of capital stock, not to include raflrogds. 8. F. 8, by Hal,"of Douglas—Act amend’ sections 1000%and 1021, Statutes, civil procedure, in tenant s declared Molding over when he has falled, neglected or refused to pay rent or any part thereof when the same becomes ue. R 8. F. 34, by Sheldon of Cass—Bill for a :tollcll‘l’l';nlhfe"lhnlflflnn memorizing congress 0 establisl 6 true ‘status of the FY » ) y of Custen—To amend section K subdivision 69, 1‘(’)nmml 4 Statutes, that no educational institution entitied to_ privileges conferred by scctions 6 and 7 unless they have 360,000 invested or ayailable, 8. ¥. 3,'by Fries of Custer—Act to amend i subdiyisian 9. chapter lxxix, of Statutes, reduces interest from. ~to $60,000 of private normal | :fi':':%_’ tling to grant teachers' certifi- 8. F. 36,°by Sheldon (upon requesty—Act to previdesfor the payment of costs In mis- demeanor cases and uits to prevent crime an nies, and (o repeal section M1, chaptér I, Compiled Statutes of Nebraska, compelling Sounty {0 protest in' certaii case il . 37,8y "'Wall of Buffalo—Act to au- thorize ahd requife countles, precincts, townships ‘or towns, ‘cities, Villages and #chool districts, to compromise thelr in- debtedne bond n payment thereof, K chapter Ix of the e BAT SLOW Means Chew, Hist, Fine and Hard but Swailow Slow, to Compiled ting that a sect the cross the table sat a young man,” remarked. an old gentleman from New Albany, Ind,, recently, “with a sickly face, who was sléwly chewing in a fashion which | led me to belleve that his teeth were all in such condition that if he should forget himself and bite a little bit harder, off would fly the top of his head. Finally 1 Temarked = ‘You have to be very careful of them? ‘Yes, indeed,’ he replied, ‘I have no stoniach. My doctor told me to eat slow. No odds what, your hurry may be,' said he, ‘eat slow.' ‘You misunderstood him,' sald I, ‘what the'doctor meant was to chew fast, fine and| bard but to swallow slowly. Now | you are actually committing suicide, tha doctor meant for you to use your teeth. Are your teeth all right? “Yes,' he replied, ‘I can bite clear through sole leather. 1 wonder it the doctor did mean that I should chew hard lostead of slow? Then 1 told him of my experlence in the fodd lipe. I'm a pretty old man now, but, like a’good maay other people, my stom- ach went back on me wne time and I com- menced to study food and the requirements of the body. After experimenting a good deal .} came across Grape-Nuts and was soon’ convinced that this food met all the requirements of health and us a daily diet ts indispensable. 1 not a doctor but It is easy to un- derstdnd tHat the great change from my fo condition to my present good Realth and ability, at the age of 67, to walk 25 mlfles & day, If 6o Inclined, is due solely to @Pape-Nuts and the proper nourishment ay body has recelyed from this valuable crispness of Grape-Nuts gives the teeth gufclent actjon to keep them in good cenditfon its faste is deliclous and the way t I8 prepared corrects any di- gestive . trouble & person may haye. I know mg lease of fife has been remewed for a term of years by its use” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creck, Mich. « | vide | section & | ot the First | that notaries m | |8 w of 1867, and 1l other dcta or parts of s in confilct herewith F. by Hall of Douglas (by request | Act ne conditions of child nd- ency, ne 1, cruelty ent, and to prescribe methods for the protection, dlsposition and supervis of suck chil- dren, and to provide punishment for viola- tion of this act, and to repeal sectiona il 44, 45 and 46, chapter xxxiv, entitled tdlans and Wards,” of the Complled te and _{ll-treat G Eratutes The wenate ddjournéd at 11 o'clock until tomgrrow morning. ROUTINE HOUSE- PROCEEDINGS | ractically Nothug Done Beyond the Introduction of Grist of Bills, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 14.—(Special.)—As soon as (he house had' convened at 10 o'clock this ‘morning Seafs of Burt offered this resolution, which went over under the rules until Thursday: Lesolved As a=tule of this session, That bills carrying appropriations for public buildings shatl not puss to a third reading tll a rcvenue measares shall have pre- viously passed, providing for the payment of the present state’s indebtedness, and from which the amount of such appropria- tlons covid be rajsed by taxation there- under Speaker Mockett appointed D. R. Loring of the First ward, Omaha, head janitor; Milton Connell, clerk of committee on claims, and Eddie Sears page. These .bills were introduced, and at 2:35 the house adjourned for the day: b Bilis in thé House, H R oy Koetter of Douglas—Act to amend section 10, chapter xlly, Complled Statutes, entitied “Interest;" providing thai school district warrants Inmetropolitan citles shall draw 4 pdr cent Interest after presentation for payment H. R by Koetter of Douglas—Act to amend secticn 1, subdivision 18, chapter Ixxix, Compiled Statutes, being section 1 of “Anact 1o provide cheaper textbooks and tor district ownership of the same; providing for free textbooks in the Omaha public schoole H #, by Koetter of Douglas—Act to amend section 15, subdivision 17, chapter Ixxix, Compiled utes, belig section 1s of “An act relative to public gchools in metropoiiian citiesyand to repeal the pro. vision that no expenditure, greuter than $20 shall be voted by the ha school board except by written contract. H. R. M, by Koetter of Dougias—Act to amend section 2, vision 16, chapler xxix, Compiled ‘Statutes of 1901, entitled omipuisory Kducagor, getapingto truant , by Fellers of Platt for the enforcing of the £chool law of the state of Nebr: H. R. 3, by Koetter of Dougl amend secdon b4, Compiled Statute: viding [ Act to pro- ompulsory pro- the election of county commi Douglas county by a vote of the county mend s Compiled tery, tions 4 and 7, Ixxx1v, Statutes, entitled ‘State Ceme- relating to platipg of state ceme- chaper , by Burgess of Lancaster—Act to amend section 120, article i, chapter xviii, Compiled Statut. with amendments 1882 to provide for the appointment of indeterminate number of balliffs in Douglas county at & salary each of §900 a ¥ H. R. 29, by Jones of Otoe—Act to amend section 13 cf chapt.r Ixl of the Complled Statutes, entitled Notaries Public,” In- cr ing from §1 to $2 fee to be paid secr tary of state for Issulng notarial commis- sion, and providing for dellvering it to the state treasurer. H. R. 40, by Thompson of Merrick—Act to amend sections 3 and 5 of_chapter xxxli, entitled *] ads,"” of the Complled Stat- utes, a curative bill correcting certain am- bigulties in the present law. H. R. 41, by Thompson of Merrick—Act to amend ‘sectlon 19 of chapter vil of the Complled Statutes, to increase-the salaries of county atlorneys. H. R. 42, by Burgess of Lancaster—Act to amend section ¥ of subdivision 14 of chapter Ixxix, Compiled Statutes, to allow the Lincoin school board fo increase the salary of its secretary beyond the present Lmit of §720. H. R, 43, by Nelson of Douglas—Act to aménd ‘sections 534, 6% and 55 of the Code of Civil Procedure, ‘relating to proceedings on_error in supreme court. . H. R. #, by Shelly of Dobglas—Act to amend ‘section 32 of chapter xxvi, entitled “Electfons,” providing that patients in hospitals and Infirmaries shall retain their vlace of abode when well. H. R. 4, by Thompson of Merrick—Act to amend section 39 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to costs on error ap- peaied to’ the supreme court. : H. R. 4, by Fglunfl“?f‘ Cass—Act to aménd: ‘section 3 of subdfision 2 of ‘cha ter Ixxix of the Compiled Statutes, to pr vide for notice to be given If at the annua school meeting the sibject of raising laxes to provide for the bullding, purchase or the leasing of & school housé or change of the site of the district school house, will be cousidered thereat. H, R. 47, Ly Cassel of Otoe—Act for the protection of honey bees and fruit. H. R. {8, by Koetter of Douglas—Act to aménd section 12 of sibdivision 17.6f chap- ter Ixxix of the Complled Statutes, and to provide for school districts in men cities, paying the cost of the bond fur- nished "by the treasurer of sucht #chool dlstricts, “providing - that the treasury of the Omdha school board shall he fixed by the board, emergency clause, H. R. 49, by Cassel of Otoe—Act to amend chapter Ixxix, Complled Btatutes, entitled “Roads.” ’ H. R. 8, by Cassel of Otpe—Act to.gmend section 189, chapter Ixxvill, _Opmpiled Statutes, entlied “Roads™ 4 | - 2 1, by. L‘-lurl of Otoe—Agtitg;amend section {3, ch; vl Complled gt T P aR el et H. R, b2, by Tent Eyck of Douglas—Act to amend’ scotion 169, ehapter ' xil, Compiled Statutes, entitled “Cities of ‘the’ Metropolt- tan Clags” allowing old soldiers oF thelr widows to peddle in Omaha without license, H. R. 53, by Bupgess of Lancaster—Act authorizing courts of record, county courts or courts of probate to point adminis- trator, executor, guardian or curator of the estate of any deces rson, infant, in- sane person, idiot, spendthrift' of habitual drunkard, of as tfustee for any convict in the peniténtiary, or as recelver in any legal proceedings, any savihgs bank of the state of Nebraski. H. R. 8, by Teri Eyck of Douglas—Act to amind sections 81 and. 11, chapter xliii, Annotated Statutes, relating to- deposits of securities and care of funds of fraternal socleties. H. R. 6, by Burgess of Lancaster—Act authorfzing savings banks fo take, hold and execute trusts and to act as adminis- trator, executor, guardian, curator and re- celver’ under anyorder of court or other- wise. H. R. 8, by Spurlock of —Bill for & concurrent resolution. memorlalizing con- Bress to establish the true military status Nebraska milith H. R, 67, by Spurlock of Cass—Act to le- r:ll]n- the issuance ‘of bonds for the estab- lshment and maintenance of & heating and lighting system by villages dnd clties of politan | the second class having less than 5,000 in- habitants, H. R. 8, by Loomis of Dodge—Act to amend sections 2 and 3, chapter vil, Com- piled Statutes, relating to the admission of attorneys to the bar. H. R. 89, by Belden of Richardson—Act to define (he dulies of the judges of the county cOurts in certain cases, H. R. 8, by Wilson of Pawnee—Act to provide the payment ot incldental expenses incurred during the twenty-elghth session of the legislature, carrylng appropriation of $45,000, H. K. 61, by Perry of Furnas—Act to aménd ‘sectiop S0la of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to notice of hearing in proceedings for the adoption of children. H. R. &, by Jones of Otoe—Act to amend sectlon 1ot chapter lxi of the Complied Statutes, entitied ‘'Notaries,” providing t be recommended by dis- trict judge, county attorney and reglster of deeds. H. R. 6, by Wison of Pawnee—Act to protect the public health, to prevent the spread of “contagious and infectious dis- eases, and to this end to confer sanitary authority upon and to define the powers and duties of the State Board of ealth and of the secretaries thereof; to provide for the appointment and compensation of A state heaith jnepector; to authorize the establishment of quarantine rules and reg- u'ations; to require local officers to make timely reports of the existence of certaln aiseases; to make an appropriation for palaries and expenses, and to provide for prosecution and to fix penzities for the Viglation of the provisions of this act. H. R. 64, by Douglas of Rock—Act to amend section -3 of the Criminal Code, providing for only fine or imprisonment for ¢arrying concealed weapons on second of- fense. H. R85, by Fellers of Platte—Act for the relief of Samuel Mahood, appropriating $254 to relmburse citizens of ‘Columbus for sup- lying board and lodging to recruit First Nébraska . volunteers in _ H. R. 66, by Wilsos ~C Pawnee—AGt 10 amend section § of artiole vil, chapter lv, of the Compiled Stagitas, relafing in qur: agting regulations H. R 6. by Giibert of Douglas—Act to provide in cities of metfopolitan class, vis. For the ure in certain cases by the mayor and coyhcll In the acquisition of & municipal waer plant, & For the by McClay of Lancaster—Act to | creation of a water board, its organization, its powers, its duties and the compensa. tion of its members and employes For penalties for Interference with water plant or employes of water board in the dis- charge of thelr duties. 4 “For a water | fund.Y 1ee revenues and the dlsbursement and * applicatign a bill Adentical with B9F, 3, b H. R. 68, by Spur ‘ass—Act to pro- yide for 'the paym Bcoste in misde- meanor. cases’ revent orime ana offenses and o repet section $41, CAaD- ter, 1, Compiied Stat H.'R. 8, by Tho of Merrick—Act to amend. chapter x: jole 1, Compiled Statutes, by adding thefeto section 102a fixing and providing for the payment of coroierg’ jurors and witnesses in,case of coroners’ inquest H. R pel ralirond compamies fn Nebraska to af- | diecrimination, to all persons and assocla- tions erecting or operating grain elevators | and “hundling or ehipping grain or other produce, and 16’ provide penalties for the violation thereof, providing penalties for $1,00 tine fur violatlon thereof H. R. 11, b thorize and townships or school dfstricte, debtednese and thereof. iR amend se article i, enue,” raising require counties, town: cities, villages and to ‘compromise their in- issue bonds In payment “ries of Howard—Act 71 and 78, chapter Ixxv A Sfatutes, entitled ""Rev- ounty tax levy from $130 to $1.80 on the hundred; removing uge limit of o }mlru for labor tax on roads. H. R. 78, by Fries of Howard-— !lutlon proposing to amend section 9, article viil, Constitution of the State of Nebraska, relating to the Investment of educational funds, permituing investments of such funds |in reglstored bonds of county, city or school dstrict H. R. 74, by Ten Eyck of Douglas—Act to amend section 16, chapter Ixxifi Statutes, ent, 1 41 istate,” relating to the recording of instruments affecting real estate; emergency ciause H. R ¢ McLain of Seward—Act to amend sect Criminal Code, relating to carrying concealed weapons, unlawful a; mbly and riot, H. R. by Perry of Furnas—Act to amend section 1049, Code of Civil Prbcedure, of executl by Perry of Furnas—act to pro- for the admission of crippled and dis- A children into the Home for the Friendless. H. R provide the campus of the state capitol at the city of Lincoin in memory of the life dnd public of Abraham Lincoln; to appropri- Joint reso- W, by Loomis of Dodge—Act to amend sections ‘11 _and 14, ‘subdivision ii, chapter Ixxix, Complled’ Statutes, en- titling all school districts to thelr pro rata share of funds Irrespective of the length of terms. H. R. 80, by Loomis of Dodge—Act to amend section 24, chapter xxviil, Complicd Statutes, fixing the salary of election offi- cers at 2 cents an hour. H. R. 81, by Loomis of Dodge—Act to Statutes, of teachers. H. R. 82, by Dav vidy disputed sectional und governmental bound- ary lines of adjacent and adjoining lands. I R. 83, by Davis ot Buffalo—Act to pro- vide for the election of a' county auditor i1i each county of this state, prescribing his duties and fixing his salary and amount of his official bond; salary from $1.500 to $,000. H. R. 84, by Davis of Buffalo—Act to pro- vide for disconnecting territory from any city of any class and from any village. H. R."%, by McLain of Beward—Act to amend ‘section 19, article iv, chapter xvill Complled Statutes, entitled *“Counties and County Officers,’ Telating to town boards. HILL ARRANGED TRANSFER Witnesses in Securities Merger Case relating to the qualification of Buffalo—Act to pros Say St. Paul Magnate Appor- tioned Stock. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—The hearing of the case of the State of Minnesota against the Northern Securities Company was resumed Lere today. George F. Baker and W. 8. Thorne, direc- tors of the Northern Securitles company, gave evidence. They sald they had always co-operated with J. J. Hill. Mr. Baker told of several talks he had with Mr. Hill In the fall of 1901 regarding the formation of the Northern Securifies. company, ; He. undews’ stood the purpose of the tompany was t establish a holding company, In which (B permauent or perpetual control of both the Great Northern and Northern Pacific com: panies would be placed. Mr. Baker said he had taken np part i fixing the rate at which the Great Northera and Northern Pacific stocks should be ex- changed for Northern Securities stocks that matter being left almost entirely to Mr. Hijll. Mr. 'Thorne says it 1s his desire to have the Northern Pactfic stcck placed with the holding company, where it would not be- come hostile to or put In opposition to the Great Northern. EASTERN ROADS START FIGHT Vanderbilt Agreement Expires, Grand Trunk Will Enter New York and ennsylvania Detroit. DETROIT, Jan. 14.—The Tribune will say tomorrow, on the authority of & prominent rallroad man, that an agreement has been | reached between the Grand Trunk and the | Ponnsylvania system by which the later will come into Deroit over the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line, recently acquired by the Grand Trunk, and the Grand Trunk will reach New York over the Pennsylvania lines from Buffalo. “It fn true,” said the Tribune's inform- ant, “that the Pennsylvania and the Van- derbllts have had a castiron agreement re- garding this territory. The alllance was defens've and offensivve, but circumstances have changed since the agreement wa made and you will find from now out it is every man for himself.” Vandalin Elects Officers. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 14.—The an- nual election of officers of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis railroad (Vandalia line) was held here today. The annual reports of the officers were read and the following officers were elected: James McCrea, Joseph W. Turper, E. B. Taylor and 8. B. Liggett ot Pittsburg, and W. R. McKeen and Herman Pullman of Terre Haute. The directors elected the following officers: President, James McCrea; vice president, James J. Turner; secretary, George G. Farrington; treasurer, Robert B. Thompson. Protective Bureau is Formed. CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Central Passenger assoclation lines completed a two days’ session today. Approval was given to the plan outlined by Commissioner Donald for organizing a protective bureau. Word was recelved that the Southwestern Passenger assoclation, which originally refused to come in, had docketed the subject for its next meeting. The Transcontinental P senger assoclation will also join, so that practically all the lines in the country will be members of the burea TO ADOPT A NEW POLICY ccessor to Von Holleben Will Ad- vocate Community of I terests Idea. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.~Refétring to the Cologne Gazette's assertion that next to (he late British Ambassador Pauncefote no diplomatist enjoyed in Washington such popularity as Dr. von Holleben, a dispatch to the Times from Berlin by way of London Baron Speck von Sternberg s to be in- structed to work on different lines. He will. try to emphasize the comimubity of American, German and British interests 80 far as he can. His antecedents and sympathies, ft is believed, qualify him for the rol J Doctors See No Ohange. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—The ‘doctors at- tending Abram 8. Hewitt report today that the patient passed the night in comfort. with no obvious loss of strength, but with no gala. , by Ramsey of Gage—Act to com- | ford equal faciiitles, without favoritism or | Knox of Buffalo—Act to au- | precincts, | Compled | 7, by McClay of Lancaster—Act to | for the erection of a monument on | amend section 1, subdivision ix, Complled | for the determination and location of | COAL BARONS CIVE REASONS Tell Strike Arbitrator: Why Union is Not Recognised. LIMITS EFFICIENCY OF WORKING MINER Erle Superintendent and Minor OM- einls Claim Mitehell’'s Organisation Restricts Output De- stroys Discipline, and | 0. 14.—Today's strike | PHILADELPHIA | commission proceedings consisted mainly | o an endeavor by the Erle company to show cause why the miners' union should not be recognized. Superintendent May of the Hillside Coal and Iron company, and the Pennsylvania | Coal company, gave evidence tending to | show that since the advent of the union | the workmen were less efficlent and that a lack of discipline, Mmiting the earning | capacity of the employes, had resulted On cross-examination he admitted that | where the company and the men disagreed | some good might result by calling In a third party. Now Does Much Harm. | Bishop Spalding asked it the men aid not feel timid about making complaints and | witness replied that some possibly were. The instructions to the bosses, he said, were that foremen must listen to the men and that complaints would mot count against them. His company, bo &ald, bad no blacklist and he never heard of one being in exist- ence in the coal reglons, There was no objection to the men in its employ organizing for the purpose of mak- ing complaints, but it did object to the union as now organized, because it brought between the men and the company, whose relations should be cordial, persons who were not Interested In the company and only indirectly with the men. The entrance of the union Into the mines had tho effect of ‘making the work- men less efficient, caused a lack of disci- | pline, interfored with authority, caused tyranny to prevail agalnst other workmen and limited the earning capacity of the | employes. | Captain May produced a notice fssued by | the unjon miners which stated that any man | placing more than twelve inches of topping on the mine cars would be fined $5 by the union for the first offense and $10 for the second offense. Between the strike of 1900 and the late strike there was an average of one petty strike a month in his collierfes. Reverting to the discipline of the men, he sald a miner flatly refused to obey the orders of a foreman and that the latter id not dismiss him'because he was afraid the union would tie up the,colliery by strikes for his reinstatement. Mr. Clark wanted to know It the action of the foreman in not dismissing the offender did not affect the discipline of t‘:‘: men and the witness said it undoubtedly Superintendent May was emphatic in say- | ing that the employment of ceal and iron | police was most essentfal in time of strikes. | The sherilf was unfeliable and from his experlence he found' that deputy sheriffs, a8 a rule, sympathized with the strikers. The coal and fron policemen in the com- | pany’s employ were of good character. Docked to Enforce Discipline, ‘Wayne MacVeagh questioned gegarding the weighing of .coal and the docking sys- tem, and Captain May said the men wero | docked for the purpose of discipline and the company did not seek any advantage through the docking. bass, v s At the time he did not thipk the 10 per cent advance given the men two yéars ugo was deserved. but had since changed his | mind. He did not think the present ad- vance asked for was necessaty and gavo a noncommittal answer when asked if he might change his mind two years hence.’ In answer to & question put by Mr, Dar- row, he said he knew John Mitchell per- sonally, but would object to meeting him as the representativd of the men in the em. ploy of the Erie company, because it would bring n an outsider who had no connection with the business. It was suggested that one of his own men’ might . glve up -eutting coal to look after the interests of the company's 9,000 men, and was asked {f he would meet him for the purpose of settling dificulties, but de. clined to answer. Mr. May admittéd that some of the fore- men were overbearing and concluded his testimony by stating that he thought $600 a year was a fair American living wage, and that he would like. to see all his men earning at least that much. The first witness at the afternoon session was Alexander Bryden of Dunmore, a min- ing engineer who was for many years a mine superintendent. He gave expert tes- timony on the many improvements made in the company's mines in the last two years and gave a history of the fixing of the so-called miners' ton. He declared that the Pennsylvania Coal company gave all its miners an opportunity to earn $3.50 a da: Samuel J. Jennings of Forest City, & gen- eral foreman of the company, said he was able to earn $5 a day as a miner, but on cross-examination - admitted that he only did earn $60 or $80 a month when employed as a contract miner, but cxplained that he was not working full time. Patrick Mitchell of Pittston and George Maxey of Forest City, both miners, claimed that the unlon was directly responsible for restricting the earning capacity of the min- ers. Mitchell sald he was fined $5 by the union because he vorked on the might of the day the breaker did not run. He did not pay and was now out of the union. The only explanation he could give was that the | union wanted all the.jnen to have an equal distribution of cars. Before the 1800 strike | more cars were loaded each day than now. | He threatened to dismiss his laborer if he a1d not load more cars, and the latter re- plied that If he did he could not get an- other to fill his place. The laborer was ot discharged. Witness further alleged that even though be and the laborer were ready to fill more cars the drivers and runners, who belonged to the union, would not deliver them. Maxey's experlence was that' a young, strong man was not permitted to send out more coal than an older or weaker man, It he did get ten or fifteen cars ahead he had to stop until the other man caught up. The president of a local union to whom he com- plained said it was done so. that all would get an equal amount of work, Restrain Child Labor. Lawyers for the anthracite coal operators and the mine workers {if attendance on the strike commission have drafted a bill lim- iting the age of children working in or about coal mines and in mills and factories. The bill raises the ages of boys permit- ted to work in the mines from 14 to 16, and in the breakers from 12 to 14, and in mills and factories from 13 to i4. Night work for females is forbldden between 9 p m/and 7 a m. NEGROES SHOT IN JAIL ANGLETON, Te: night several men entered a cell of the ounty jall In which Ransom O'Neal and | Cuaries Tumstall were confized sad shot them to death. The othef prisoners were warned to cover their heads with blankets, which they did. The bedclothing of the cots occupled by the negroes caught fire and O'Neal had an arm and a leg burned off. The two men were charged with the murder of County Attorney Ed C. Smith at Columbia. CHANCE FOR ANOTHER JUDGE (Continued from First Page.) departmental service at Washington as fol- lows: lowa—Burlington, April 15; Des Motnes, April 10 and 21; Dubuque, April 13; Mason City, April 10; Sloux City, April 7. Nebraska—Beatrice, April 10; Grand Island, April 22; Omaha, April 8 and 21. South Dakota—Deadwood, April 21 and 24; Huron, April 4; Sioux Falls, April 10 and 21. Wyo ming—Cheyenne, April 20 and 21; Laramie, Awril 10. Lemonte H. Spencer has been appointed & substitute letter carrier at Muscatine, Ia.; Charles V. Caldwell at Sioux Fals, 8. D. The gross receipts of the postoffice, at Omaha for the month of Deccmber were $42,141, agafost $37,3%6 for same month of 1901, being an increase of $4,815 The receipts of the Des Moines postoffice were $38,960 and $36,165 respectively, an in- crease of $2,795. A rural free delivery route will be estab- lished February 2 at Dudley, Wapello county, Ta.; area covered, twenty-four square miles; population served, 550. TWENTY PER CENT IS LIMIT Beet Sugar Men Secure am Amend- to (e Proposed Cuban Treaty. ment WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The tenate com- mittee on foreign reli tions today agreed to recommend an addition to tl amendment to the Cuban reciprocity treaty, providing that the reduction of 20 pér cent In the tarlft on Cuban sugar shall not be further reduced by any preferential rate given to any country. This action was taken at the inistance of the beet sugar men. Today's meeting also served to develop objections to other features of the treaty, Senator Taliaferro of Florida made an argu- ment before the committee urging amend- ments to the provisions 1elating to tobacco and cattle, and Senators Bacon and Balley, both democratic members of the committee, indicated opposition to the treaty on other grounds. Senator Bacon offered dh amendment placing the Cuban treaty on the same basis as other reciprocity treaties, with refer- ence to the house of representatives, but the amendment was not acted on. Senator Bafley took positive ground against the policy of securing reciprocal relations with other countries by means ot treaties. He said that such a course is un- constitutional, in that it is an interference with the authority vested In the house of representatives to originate all tarift legis- lation. The amendment agreed upon was in the shape of a proviso attached to the eighth article of the treaty and is as follows: “Provided in force no sugar being the product of the ol of the republic of Cuba shall be ex: ported from sald republic to the United States at a greater reduction of duty than 20 per cent below the rates prescribed by the act of July 24, 1897; and, provided fur- ther, that while this convention is in force no sugar shall be imported into the United States from any foreign country at a lower rate of duty than that imposed by the act of July 24,'1897." The committee did not reach a vote on the mation mude by Senator Bacon to strike out article” vi of the treaty exempting Amerfcan tobacco from preferential ratés glven by Cuba tp American articles, It is claimed that the adoption of the amendment relative to-the reductfon on sugar will have the cffect of Insuring the support ‘of practieally all the republican senators. The opposition to the striking out of the provision regarding tobacco was on the plea of tho Cubans that under It American tobacco might be shipped to Cuba and then exported:from that Island as Cuban tobacco. It Senator Bacon's pending amendment should be adopted the treaty would not become effective until it should be acted uupon by the house. The amendment reads: This treaty shall not take effect until the ame shall have been approved Ly the con- Eress. Senator Bacon was speaking in support of this amendment when the committee ad- journed. There will be another meeting tomorrow. NEBRASKA ADVENTIST PLACED Postoffice Department Finds Sitaation but Will Deduet Sat- urday Pay. for Lewi ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—W. J. Lewis of Nebraska, who recently was appointed tem- porarily to a_position in the Postofice de- partment pending the &ct’lement of the new issue raised beeause of his objections as a Seventh Day Adventlst to working on Sat- urdays, has received a permanent appolat- ment. The matter bas been sdjusted by relieving him from work on Saturday and reducing his salary uccordingly. MOODY IS ABLE TO BE OUT Secretary Recovers from Accident uficiently to Return to the onal Capita WABHINGTON, Jan. 14.—A telephone meseage was received this forenoon at the Treasury department from Secretary Moody | stating that be had sufficiently recovered from his recent accident to be able to leavs for Washington. He will arrive here some time today. FALLING COAL IMPRISONS Missouri Miners Smother While Com- MISSOURI CITY, Mo., Jan. 14.—F. Wil- liam Kellar and Edward Poe are impriscned in the mine of the Missourl City Coal company, the roof of whick fell in today. For several hours after the accident the men were communicated with, but their last utterances to persons on the outside indicated that they were smothering. It is pot expected that more than one of them can be gotten out alive, but their com- rades are working hard to release them Union miners, who are on a strike, sa the mccident was caused by the employ- ment of inexperineced nonunion men. CHRISTIANS ENTER POLITICS Issue Call for Coi tes for President and Viee President. n to Nominate CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—~The committee of the United Christian party has lssued a call for a convention at Rock Island, IlL, on May 21, to recommend candidates for president and vice preuident of the United States who shall stand for the practical application of the golden rule in govern ment and the righteous enforcement of the principies of the initiative and referenduim. that while this convention Is | lsun COMBINING COAL MEN Ohio- afd Detroit Aushorifies Move and Ohieago BExpects Indiotments. COMPANY CHARTERS ARE IN GRAVE PERIL and Plate by, Take Four Hundred Pounds. of Amthracite, COLUMBUS, 0, Jan. 14—The quiet in- vestigation Gov:-rnor Nash has been mak- ing /ot the co:! rituation for several daye ripened into (f g this afternoon, when Attorney Generhi: sheots filed suits againat six Big conl'companies to oust them from their charters. S The companies’ agaiust which sults are brought are: . The New Pittsburg Ooal company, the Sunday Creek Ooal company, the Gemeral Hocking Fuel company, the Congo Coal company, the Interstate Coal company and the Hocking Coal and Iron company. No rallroad company Is implicated in the case. It is charged that these companies have entered into*a conspiracy to limit the ‘output of coal and imcrease and gen- erally control the price. The suits are brought under the state law known as the Valentine anti-trust aet. ’ Indictments Afe Expect OHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Consplracy indict- ments against members of at least three hard and soft coal combjnations doing bus- iness in Illinois and Indlana are expected as a result of the labors of {he grand jury in the fuel famine” inquiry. . . It is considered possible that these in- dictments will include witnesses who have appeared before the investigating body. This, it {s asserted, can and probably will be done through corrgborative evidence se- cured, tending to prove gullt brought to the attention of the grand jury by the witness' own teatimony. i The jurors were Advised tods# it e be- lieved, in what instances the avidence is deemed strong enough to ponvict and true bills may be found®late today or tomorrow. Asgistant State's Aftorney Albert C. Barnes, who s the chief prosecutor In eriminal cages, has t~+ called in to ald in designating the men s¢winst © »> euffi- ciént evidence has been secured and his advent is taken to mean that criminal prosecutions are a certainty. One hundred and ten wagons loaded with coal purchased by funds subs.ribed in re- sponse to the mayor's sppeal proceeded to varfous stationg established throughout the city today for the rellef of destitute ‘amilies. Two hundred and Afty tons ot fuel were thus distributed. Lewnl Proceedings at Detroit. DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 14.—After much in- vestigation for a number of days Prosecut~ ing Attorney Hunt today filed an informa | tion again#t the Detroit Coal exchange, an organization of thirty local coal dealers, charging violation of .the state anti-trust law of 1809 and asking for sn'injunction. In the information Prosecutor Hunt quotes section § of the comstitution ‘of the ex- hange, which declares that members shall not sell coal under the minimum price fixed | by the exchange, and provides a fine for violations of this section by members. Prosecutor Hunt declares that this is in | violation of the anti-trust law of 1899 and { asks for an injunction to restrain the ex- | change and its members from maintaining the exchange or any other combination. Judge Hosmer will hear arguments on the injunction January 26. The municipal coal commission will begin dealing coal, a ton only to each purchaser, on Friday mornl The commission has 2,800 tons of soft coal at the yard and 400 tons on the way. The price has been fixed at $6 per ton. The dealers of the city are asking $6.60. for the eame: coal. The commission will not deliver any coal, the aim being to help the poor -people who have to go to the yards and purhcase in small quantities, but arrangements have been made with teams to be on hand to de- liver the municipal coal at 50 cents per ton. . The best bid receivad for anthracite is $9 at the mine, which would make the cost delivered here $10.71 per ton. ; Hold Coal 1n Milwaukee, MILWAUKEE, Jan. }4.—While thousands of people in this city have been begging coal at any price and have been tupned away dally from the coal ofces, 10,000 tons more than was needed to end all this misery has ben lylng ldle in. storage “at the yards of the Lehigh Valley Coal com- pany, Sixtt and Capal streets. This, in brief, was the discovery made by the alder- men today. Whether the conl was held for high prices is not known, as the agents decline to make a- statement. Importation of Canadian Coal. ST. PAUL, Jan. 14.—President James J. Hill of tho Great Northern Rallway com- pany, when asked for an opinion s to the prospect of relief from the fuel famine by the importation of Camadian coal it the proposed bill passes congress, said: With dutles on Canadian coal abolished a Jatge amount of Nova. Heotis and Cape Hreton coal will reach New England and Will relieve the pressure on Pennsylvania and .West Virginie miges. There s no Ganadtan coal nearer Bt. Paul and Minne- apolls than 1,00 or 1200 miles. which is alite as far as the West Virginia mines. Factory Cleos Down, LA CROSSE, Wis., Jan, 14.—~The Noveity Wood works has laid off its large force on account of being unable to get coal, and the La Crosse rubber mills, employing several hundred hands, will shut down tomorrow it coal is not forthcoming. Several manufac- turers called on the railroads for help, but the reply was they had none teo much for their own use. Familigs are doubling up in many © Burglars Carry Off Coal. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 14.—Burglars ‘ran- sacked the residence of Mrs. Adelalde An« derson of this eity las ening and “car- ried off 400 pounds of anthracite cosl in sacks. They did not touch jewelry and plate. Steals to Save Family, LANCASTER, Pa., Jan. 14.—Alfred Kam- melsberger, who was arrested last night for stealing coal from cars from the Penmsyl- vania raliroad cut-off fn this city, was dis- 1 write 4o lob you know ascarets. | commonced Best for | The Bowels | CANDY CaTrARTIC Ay ] cbarged (bls afternoon. Kham eai1 he had money to pay for coal, bul cduld not get any and he stole it to keep his wite and chiMren from freesing. +The raflroad officlals who had prefegred charges against Lim requested his discharge on the ground that they did not want to prose- cute men in his plight. d 4 Every train of coal passing around the eity 18 boarded and robbed to some extent. The codal tamifie fs now being 'felt fore keenly than ever. “re Railronds to Give Preference. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14(—Representative Dayton (W. Va.) today introduced a gesolu- tion to authorize railroads engaged in in- ferstate commerce 10 transport ¢val from the mines to the market in preference to all other freight, fér a period of sttty days. Tho resolution whs referred to the cominity tee on interstate and forelgn commuree. Topekan Gets Rellef. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 14.—The coal situs tion here is improved and the fomine is partiglly broken. Fifty carloads ef fuel reached the city today and the.logal deal- ers are rushing it to their customers as rapldly. as possible. GENOA, Jan, 14.-~The coal market here, the largest in Italy, is agitated over the scarcity of coal in the United States, A rise In price is expected. Missourt Also. Mevem ! JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 15/ lutlon was presentod in the" hi by Representative Murphy of Si oq!.oul. in- structing the attorney genéral to Investi- #ate any combination of coal dealers that may exist Ih this state and to prosecute yiolators. 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