Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1903, Page 2

moft Important measufes which was Intro- duged 1g, that body was by Anderson of £1lne, to make county treasurers and their #%4demen respousible for personal taxes wileh it 1s the duty of the treasurer to col- |v:t and which they failed or neglected ta 'Nelll of Lancaster which would prohibit any person under the akd of 18 from operating an elevator. i Names the Fusionists, The tusion members of tho semate have alrgady been “dubbed” the “XXXX brand.” The member from Boyd, who carries a Mecha-Java name, was the {nspiration, as- sisted by a mistake of the secretary of state In enrolling the name. On th prepared the name is spelled “Coffee,” but the senator assures his colleagues that ho 14 hot the product of a bean, but a Coffey. | Whether he belengs to the XXXX or some ojiér branch of the family, Mr. Coffey is the youngest member of the senmate, and 1ikb the youngest member of the house, is 27 years of age. Hae represents about 6,000 votes, scatiered over Holt, Garfield, Wheeler, Boyd and Keya Paha countles. Aundl a majority of these voters are repub- liean, or, at least, a majority of them voted for Governor Mickey. Mr. Coffey is a Bardware merchant at Spencer, Boyd cousty, and besides is a director in the Royd County bank, a member of the school béard and a village trustee. Since coming to Lincoln he has been placed upon seven committees, and is chalrman of the com- wittge on public charities and corrections. Senator Coffey Is preparing a bill to es tablish a polite court 1" all towns and vil- lages. The emacimedt of such a law, he atd, would prevent so many changes of venie from one justice of the peace to an- other, thus preventing delays and often the defeat of ‘justice. The comimlttce on South Omaba, headed and A ¢éharter reviston of by Mayor Koutsky H. Murdeck, held a protracted star chamber session with the' Douglas dele- gation this afternoon and tonight. The comifiittes Yhought: with: it a bill for char- ter amendments’ which was submitted to the delogation. It will lfkely be introduced the first of the week. ROUTINE OF THE SENATE Delay in Recelving Bills From Printer Compels Short of Body. Sesstons (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 15.—(Special.)—Senator Hall of Dougias had the hoior of presiding | in the senate this morning during the read- ing of bills. Lieutenant Governor McGilton was called from the senate chamber and | fnvited Mr. Hall to the chair. with ease and dignity. Senate tle No. 1 was printed and distrib- uted among the members and by tomorrow many more are expected from the printer. 1t is the delay in getting these bills that for the past two days has caused the senate to hold half-day sessions. This morning ten bills were introduced, among them be- ing one by O'Nelll of ‘Lancaster prohibit- ing the employment of persons under 18 years of age acting as conductors of pas- senger or frolght elevators. This bill, it is id, bad its origin in the number of acci- dents that have occurred in Jincoln owing to the carclessness or mishandling of pas- r elevators. The usual road bills and the treasurer's seal bill were introduced. Anderson of Sallne fntroduced the first tax bill, making the county treasurer and his bondsmen responsible for personal taxes unless he makes efforts as enumer- ated in the bill for the collection of taxes. In speaking of the bill Senator Anderson sald: d This meadure s meant to remedy the existing evils in regard to tax collectio The county treasurers are altogether too lax and the state is losing wmuch good money that {t might have If a effort was made by the county officials to ot In the delinuent taxes. ‘The law pro- le# how he shall proceed and i he does not do it the state has‘a clear cuse again him. At the present time county treasurers are collectors of all taxes “ex officlo,” but they and thelr bondsmen are not respon- sible for those not pald in. He does not use He presided any rigld measures such as he should 10 | urge on the delinquents and the result is that the unpald tax list 1s hinmense and is | constantly {ncreasing. Under the proposed law, if the taxpaye. does not come up, the county treasurer must levy on his goods not exempt and sell them to pay the taxes. He must ln\'tlllllle every case and report it to the state. The law provides, however, that the taxpayer whose goods have beer seized may have them back by paying up any time before the eale. Contract for Journals, Lieutenant Governor McGilton called the nate to order at 10 o'clock. After roll’ call, and prayer by the chaplain, Assistant Secretary Wheeler read a portion of the Journal. This was dispensed with by mo- tion. * Pemberton of Gage read a bid from Dora Bachelor to furnish the senate with dafly Journals tor $300 for the entire session, and she was awarded the contract. Before the introduction of bills for first readipg Lieutenant Governor Me Gilton left the chair and called- Hall of Douglas to take his place 8. F. Nos. 27 to 40, inclusive, were read & second time. After the Introduction and reading of the following bills the senate adjourned at 11 o'clock until Friday morn- ing. The committee on ‘munieipal affairs, at a meeting this morning, decided to report favorably on senate file No. 1 in regard to the purchase of the Omaha waterworks, in. troduced by Howell ot Douglas, 8. F. 4. by O'Nelll of Lancaster—Act to t the employment of persol under je of 18 to operate_any passenger or elevators. & ¥, 41, by Fries of Custer—Act to pro- lo for 'the ‘gathering, compilation and publication of agricultural and Industrial statistics, providing penalties and repealing Bection T ‘chupter xxxIxb, Compiled Stat: utes, entitled “Indusirial Statistl and amending section 2, chapter lxxvil, Tom. plled Statutes, entitied *'devenue.” 8. F. @, by Umstead of Polk—Act to ction 2, ehapter Ixxvili, Comptled ited “'Roads.” Amended that be mot less- than forty nor more 8.F. &, by Umistead of Polk (by request) —Agt- 10 provide for a landlord's lien upon all grops grown Upon leased premisos and upon any other personal property of the tenant _which has' been used on the premises during the term of the lease. 8. F. 4, by Anderson of Sallne—Act to provide for officlal peals of county treas- urers. B.'F. 45, by Anderson of Saline—Act to amend section 1, chapter xxv, Session Laws of 1801, entitied 'An’act to provide for the appolutment of commissioners of the su- reme court, to reguce court commission rom mine to six, nok to effect present com- missloners. . 8.°F. by Anderson of Saline—Act to amend seetions 87, 8 and %, article |, chap- ter ,lxxvi, Compilpd Statutes, making THIS IS IT, Koow by the sign . ures Rheumatisw, Neuralgis, Stiatiea, L 0, Sprains, Bruisvs, n:n::l. Stiffuess introduced a bill | slip | county treasurer and his bondsmen respon- sible f rAonal taxes, uniess treasurer proce niney delinquents aw provided by th 8, F. 47, by Beghtol of Lancaster—Act t require county trgasurers to have and kee an_ official seal 8 F. 4, by Jennings of Thayér aménd section 2, chapter 1xxvill. Compiled Statutes, entitled “Roads,” changing width of publi¢ roads from sixty-six to forty-four feet S.F, 0. by Howell—Aet to amend section 12, subdivision 1% chapter lxxix, Compiled | 8tatutes, and to Provide fof, school districts M metropolitan Cities, paying the cost of the bond furnished by the treasurer; allow- ing school board to fix bond S F. 5, by Sheldon of Cass—Act to au- thorize the boards of county commisstoners r_supervisors to make contracts for th construction and reparation of bridges; empowering county commixeloners to use thelr own judgment whether work or purchase material and employ labor; changes two-thirde of the levy of the current year to 8 per cent before c tract is let. Act to DAILY GRIND OF THE HOUSE Sears’ Resolution Precipitates the First Debate of the Ses- siom. (From a Staff Cofrespondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 15.—(Special.)—Immedi- ately aftor the house convened this morn- ing Sears of Burt ealled up his resolution of the previous day that no buflding ap- propriation bill should pass before the enactment of a revenue law, made a forefble speech in its support and moved its adop- tion. | Mr. Sears, thus precipitating the initial | debate of the present session in the house, argued along comstitutional grounds that the adoption of his resolution was impera- | tive as a means of insuring the effacement of the present state debt. “This resolutfon is not aimed at stopping any ordinary appropriation for the actual benefit of this state,” sald Mr, Sears “Neither in its purview does it contemplate the blocking of any laudable appropriation bill. It is simply to give us time to reflect upon this - momentous question and see where we, as a state, stand. “The constitution prohibits a state debt of over §100,000, and the state has sur- passed that limit by the enormous and almost appalling sum of $1,900,000. This is startling and we must go no further. “Appropriation bills aggregating $550,000 already have been introduced in the house. While not questioning the virtue or justice with you, gentlemen, to see that some proper and adequate means be provided for first relieving this state of its tremendous | debt and then of meeting these new de- mands. {f this 1s not dome, if we do not call an immediate halt in this perilous course which our state is pursuing, we will be contronted at the end of this blennium by a debt exceeding $3,000,000. People Cry Hi “Duty says stop. Listen, and you will hear the warning volee of an impatient constituency, crying, halt. We may not be responsible, as a body, for this stupendous debt, but we are responsible for its obliter- ation. Let us not, I beg of you, shirk this grave, this unavoldable responsibility. “One way to raise this needed revenue is to enforce our present law by remedial or specific leglslation, and without this there can be no increase in the recelpt of taxes. We cannot expect larger assessments with- out a new revenue law. “f am afraid of delaylng action in this matter. I think there i¢ not a member of this house or of the senate, or an intelll- gent voter in the state who I8 not eon- vinced of the imperative necessity for prompt and herole action in this respect. It we proceed with the passage of various appropriation measures before we provide for the enactment of a revenue law, we are building & superstructure without a foun- drtion. ’ “Let's go back to our ponstituents and y we did our duty toward wiping out this fllegal debt.” Sweezy Wants Time. Sweezy of Adamy offered a motion to send the Sears resolution to the committeo on judiclary for a period of ten days ia or- | der to give the members ample time for due_consideration. “This matter is so Important that we need further time to reflect. 1 have no de- sire to defeat or obstruct the resolution. I agree with my colleague from Burt that this debt simply must be discharged, but I think 1t is too early to take this sort of action. Appropriation bills ean also walt ten days,” sald Sweezy. Memminger of Madison did not want the Sears ‘resolution to go through if it would cut off money for improvements at the Norfolk asylum. Gregg of Wayne solved the problem by moving that the Sears resolution go over another day and become the special order for Friday. Nelson of Dou, chairman of the com- mittee on judiclary, expressed approval of this motion, deprecating the plan to take it out of the hands of the house as a whole, by referring it to his committee. Atter Thompson of Merrick had added his approval to the Gregg motlon it passed, Sweezy himselt offering to withdraw his prior motlon. Bills from 61 to 85 were glven their sec- ond reading and referred to committees and thirty-nine new ones were introduced. The house adjourned at 8 o'clock. New Ho Bills, H. R. No. 8, by Mangold bf Douglas—An act to amend section 12, article 1, chapter i, Complled Statutes, making it mandatory on county boards'to pay. county agricul- tural socleties by warrant on general fund not exceeding § cents per capita In =ounty. H. R. No. &, by Gilbert of Douglas—An act to change the date of Omaha gity elec- tions from .the first Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday In May. Same as Baund- ers'-bill in senate. H. R, No. 8, by Shelly of Douglas—An act to prevent and punish the desecration of the flag of the United States by a fine of $100 or imprisonment of thirty days, or | both. H. R. No. 8, by Good of Nemgha—An act providing for. the paxation of telephone and express companies, requiring an annual statement to the state auditor of value of stocks and bonds and all personal and real property and empowering the auditor to demand any other imformation; imposing |a une of $i0 per day for delay of state- ment; provides for valuation by state board .40, 'by Mendenhall of Jefferson— t providing for a levy of #) mills tax | o urposes by two-thirds vote of people in dlstrigts of more than 180 school population. Y H. R, No. 91, by Riggs of Douglas—A bill to prohibit imported pelice o per, onn)x)l’ dutfes of such otdc| H. R. No. # act to require practice medicine to pass examination by state boavd of heaith, H. R. No. 9, by Hoberts of Dodge—An act creating ety road dlatricts for im- proving roads leading into cities and defin- l“f thelr powers, government and dutfes. 1. R. No. 8, by Andepeon of Knox—An act to require publication’of Aelinquent tax sale notices in German,” Bopemian and | Bwedish newspapers. ’ H. R No. %, by Robbins of Hage—An act to authorize the preparation of an official statute to make It admissible in evidence | and for the purchase of & supply thereof Ly the state and appropriati 000, H. B. No. 9. by wct 10 gonstitute the county surveyor e - | officio founty engineer in addition to his popers and Jutiee of county surveyor. R, 9, by Thorpe of Garfield—Act to vacate all ‘of the townsite and the streets and alleys thereto of the town of Willow spri . . 98 by Douglas’ of Knox—Act to amend section 10108, Code of Civil Proce- dure, relating to Wrb from county or courts. Justice to district £ o H. R. 9, b Gr-:' of Wayne—Act rel to meeting &nd powers of distriet 00l boards. . R, 10, by Hanna of Cherry—Act to blish funior normal schools and appro- o vidi that three of tl at Alliance, McCook \alentine H. K. W01, by Kittle of Sherman—Act to ratve -tax levy 40 townships Tor voad pur- % from 2 to § mills. to contract | of a single one of these measures, I plead | by Wilson of Pawnes—An' plicants for permiseion (o | ny arner of Lanchster—An | appropriating 100,00 tor bulldinge and hy quipment, improvements, purchase of ock and other educational facilities 1 of Agriculture, University. ot Lincoin. . 108, by Jones of Otoe sections 68 and 54, Countles and tiat In Douglas sioners shall be elec vote. H. R. 104, by Junkin of Frontler—Act (o provide a department In one of (! hos. pitals for the insane for the detention and tréatment of dipsomaniacs, | briates and those addicted to the e u ot rs and other narcotics R, 105, by Loomis of Dodge—Act to prohibit trdp shooting or the shooting ot live birds. H. R. 106, by Bacon of Adams—Act pro- yiding for making six wells in the state of Nebraska for the purpose of determining whether petroleum, coal or gas exists and can be gotten in paying quantities, and ap- propriating the sum of $0,00 or %0 much taereof as necessary; wells to be located at Chadron, Lexington, Culbertson, Colum- bug, Ponca and H. R. 7. by Act to amend chapter xviil, entitied nty Officers,” providing inty county commis- d by the entire county cesslve Yok of Douglas—Act to amend s icle 1, chapter ixxvli, entitled Complled Stat- utes, making It the duty of county boards to bring all taxable property to the stand- ard of Valuation prescribed by law and as- sess all persons and corporations in propor- tion to their property and franchises and providing for publicity of records. H. K. 115, by Gregg of Wayne—Act ‘o ameénd section 13, subdivision 7, chapter ixxix, Compiled Htatutes, relating (o re- | ports’ of school district officers H. R. 1%, by McClay of Lancaster—Cura- tive act o allow Lancaster county to elect commissioners by vote of sntire county. H. R. 121, by Jones of Otoe—Act to amend section 1, Onths-( i R chapter x, entitled “Bonds and ficial.”” Curative 2, by Jones of Otoe—Act to amen- section chapter xxvili, Complled Stat utes, fixing salaries of deputy county offi cers'In counties from 18.000 to 25,000, H. R. 1, by Douglas of Knox—Act to amend sectlon 128, chapter xvi, Complled Stututes, limiting the indebtedness of cor- porations and to repeal sald original sec- tion: repealing two-thirds of capital stock limit of indebtedness to be contracted by rallroads, nsurance companies and bond and trust companies, H. K. 124, by Knox of Buffalo—Act to au- thorize the organization o* mutugl insur- ance companies for protection of domestic live s H. R. No. 108, by Ten Eyck of Douglas— An act to amend section 75, article i, chapter Ixxvil, entitled “Revenue,” Com: | piled Statutes,’ repealing all limits on rate of state for géneral or sinking funds or for school tax. Emergency clause. H. R. No. 108, by Ten Eyck of Douglas— | An o1 to require all raliroad companjes to piovide their engines with dump ash pans. and to prohibit employes from going under locomotives to empty ash pans. H. R. No. 110, by Ten Eyck of Douglas— An ‘act to amend section 98, chapter xiia, entitled “Citfes of the Metropolitan.Class," Complled Btatutes, repeals - proviso in Omaha city charter requiring tax commis- sloner to accept valuation and assessment of rallroad property in city limits as fixed by state hoard. H. R. No. 111, by Gregg of Wayne—An act to amend section 1, subdivision 3, chapter Ixxix, Compfled Stitutes, relating to elec- tion 0t school district officers. H. R. No. 112, by Dernfer of Cass— An act to authorize boards of county com- missioners or supervisors to make contracts for the construction and reparation of bridges In their countles. H. R. No. 113, by Warner of Lancaster— An act to provide for indictment, informa- tlon, complaint and summons against and service upon corporations in criminal ac- tions, H. R No. 14 by Gregg of Wayne—an act to_amend section §, subdivision 8, chapter Ixxix, Complled Statutes, relating to print- ing of state superintendent's report. 1. %R "No. 115, by Gregs of Wayne—An act providing for ‘deputy county superintend ents and fixing their duties and compensa tion, by county commissioners, not to ex- ceed two-thirds the salary of county super- intendent, H. R. No. 116, by Gregg of Wayne—An act to amend section 8 subdivision 6 chapter lxxix, Compiled Statutes, relating to power of trustees of high school dlis tricts, H. R. No. 117, by Gregg of Wayne—An act’ to amend 'section 6 subdivision 7, chapter Ixxix, Compiled Statutes, relating to teachers' certificates ed by county superintendents. H. R No. 11, by Gregg of Wayne—An act to amend section 11, subdivision 4, chapter Ixxix, Complled Statutes, rélating to ployment of district school teachers. FUED ENDS-IN A TRAGEDY (Continued from First Page.) punctured. Gonzales is of Spanish descent, being the son of Ambrose Jose Gonszales, who, with Narcisso Lopez, were engaged in the struggle for Cuban independence in 1884 In a statement before the operatlon, Mr. Gonzales made it plain that he sought to avold a collision with Tillman, who was walking with two senators, and he cut across the pavement and passed by without touching or speaking, and Tillman pulled his pistol and fired. Gonzales then said to Tillman again, you coward!" Tillman, after the shooting, walked out into the middle of the street, where he was arrested and taken to the police station. He met there by severa* of his friend but said nothing. The police took from him the long range mazagine pistol, which con- tained one empty cartridge. A large Colts revolver was also taken from him. Gonzales sald he saw Tillman two days before and Tillman saw him. As to sending any message to Tillman, he sald be had not done s0. And he was positive Tillman shot before he said a word. At midnight the surgeons issued the fol- lowing bulletn as to Gonzales' condition: “Puls 112; respiration, 31; resting easily. “Shoot ———— PASSENGER DIES IN TERROR Fright in Storm on Board Ocean Vessel Results in Heart Fallure. NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—The Spanish steamer Montevideo has arrived from Cadiz |atter what its commander sald was the | worst voyage he ever made. Merli Francesco, a native of Italy, ome of 190 steerage passengers, died of heart | disease, superinduced by terror, on the twelfth day out. | Heavy seas boarded the vessel, smashing deck house, a section of the starboard of thelr checks. | The water rushed through every possible | opening tc below decks and soon everything | above and below was & mass of jce. | ‘The steerage passengers were terror- stricken. They spent most of thelr time on their knees before rudely constructed shrines, which they placed in every corner of the steera LEAVES MONEY FOR HER PETS Pecullar WIIl of Mrs. Charlotte M. Hoyt is Filed at Tim onl TIFFIN, O., Jan. 15.—What purports to be the last will of Mrs. Charlotte M. Hoyt, wite of the New York multimillionaire, was filed today, dated September 9, 1902. | It post dates the other two wills, Judge Dunn of Tifin, who was in charge | of her interests since her removal to Tiffin {of the estate, valued at several hundred | thousand dollars. Her father, Casper Guss of Tiffin, gets $100 & month during his life, and the New York Humane society $50 per month for the care of her pet Steamer 1s on Fire. TRALEE, Ireland, Jan. 16.—The British steamer Manchester Merchant, from New Orleans, December 2, for Manchester, an- chored 'In Dingle bay today on fire.” At- tempts are being made to mcuttle it. The crew has been landed. The fire broke out January 12 s, Find prompt, sure cure in Buckl Arnica Salve, aleo eczema, salt burns, bruises and piles, or 8o pay. 856, For sale by Kubo & Coy res . { the Atlantfc Coast line, said that company | | small lines. | buy a box of candy. rail and lfting the starboard lifeboats out | | be a loss. | two years ago, is bequeathed the residue | 16, 1903. NORGAN TELLS OF MERGER| Olaiins He Engineered Balo of Lonisville te ‘Btop Bpecnlation. FORGETS NUMBER OF HIS PARTNERS Detalls Escape Memory, nate Not Kvem Recollecting How ftute Banking Hends. Trust Mag- Many Co NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—J gan was the pripcipal witness before the | interstate Commerce commission today. The lnquiry was relative to the alléged | merger of ‘the Louisville & Nashville and | Atantic Coadt llues. Mr. Morgan, how- | ever, did neét ald the Investigation much, as the alleged deal had taken place so long ago that all detalls had escaped his memory. He could not even recollect how many partners he had. Kentucky Makes Comp Plerpont Mor- | The inquiry is *he result of the complaint | of the Kentucky Raflroad commission that the interstate commerce law was being vio- lated {n Kentucky by the alleged merger. Henry Walters; chairman of the board of owned a controlling interest in six or more Five directors of the Atlantic were also directors of the Loulsville & Nashville. They offered to buy the Louis- ville & Nashville, having heard that Mor- | gan had got conmtrol of It, and knowing | bankers could not operate it. There was no agreement conditional on securing contrd), and no understanding by which the Aflagtic Coast, Louisville & | Naghville andiS6utbern were. operated in | harmony or ufifler one control. | Mr, Elliott, president of the Atlanti~ Coast | line, ‘torfohgrated Mr. Walters' testimony ‘and’ #alq* . “We bought the controlling stock of the Loulsville & Nashville just as you would It was wrapped up | and ‘delivered to us, and we pald $50,000,- 000 for it. A portion of the shares was controlled by Mr. Hawley and Mr. Gates and the acceptance of our offer was sub- ject to the approval of Hawley and Gates.” Det J. Pierpont Morgan began his testimony by saying he was the head of his firm and had ten to twelve partners, he was not sure how many. He had nothing to do with the purchase of the shares, except to approve the contract when made. The deal was explained to to him by Messrs. Perkins and Steele, when he returned from | Bufope last spring, and presumably a con- ference was held with Mr. Gates about the Louistille & Nashville stock sale, but he was not present at it. He was never a director in the Southern, but thought his partner, Steele, was. He could not remember the preliminaries of the Monon purchase, though he might have known all about them at the time. A sentence In & pircular sent out by Mor- gan & Co., advising stockholders of the Southern to make no change in the man- agement until after the settlement of cer- tain matters which might affect thelr lines, was read, and Mr. Morgen was asked to explain 1t. " 'We were trylny sald he, “to prevent anyone getting hold of the stock as they got hold of the Loulsville & Nashville, and knocking it intg & cocked ha ‘Witness considered it important to the Southern to hold'the Loulsville & Nash- ville together.' ‘The option of the Ga stock was obtained on April 15, and he did pot know in August who would buy it. ““Mr, Gates had the ytock," sald Mr, Mor- gan, “and operated a pool which controlled it. No one knew what he was doing. I took the stock away from Gates and put It where it would not hurt the Southern. At the time: we sold it we held It for others. “Let me tell you the story: We found that Mr. Gates and his associates had control of the Loutsville & Nashville. The Northern Pacific experience of the year before made us aware of the danger to the Southern stock_and so we made arrangements with Gates. I knew the sale to the Atlantie Coast rallroad would not be disturbing to the railroads of the south.’ Only Interested as Banker. Continuing, the witness said his interest in the whole transaction was merely as a banker. He denied that the Soutbern enything to do with the purch: or of the Loulsville & Nashville. His desire was for the maintenance of the general business situation in the south and he deemed it unwise that the stock of the Louisville & Nashville, which was for sale, should be “‘at the merey of stock speculat- ing firm: “DId you recommend the Southern rall- road to secure the Loulsville & Nashville stock?” asked Commissioner Prouty. “Why, no, sir,” Mr. Morgan sald. “They could not hold it. They are parallel and competing lino Charles Steele, one-of Mr. Morgan's part- | Escape Morgan, Questioned by Mr. Young, Mr, Steele said there was great anxiety about the situation early in April and It was feared that a corner in Lousville & Nashvilie stock was | planned. He learned that Mr, Gates had | control of a large amount of the stock and sent for him, Mr. Steele sald there was a | conference and It was thought wise that the road should be in conservative hands, As a result an agreement was entered into with him and his assoclatessthat a certain amount of stock was to be secured and held. Mr. Steele sald that Morgan & Co. were anxious that no interests detrimental to the Southern should control In Loulsville & Nashville, “What profit aid J. P, Morgan & Co. make on the transaction?’ asked Mr, Young. “It has not been worked out yet,” re- plfed Mr. Steele with & laugh. “There may No other witnesses being present commission adjourned uptil morning. MERGED TO KEEP CONTROL Northe: Says Company Was Formed to Re- tain Power Over Roads. . NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Testimony taken in this ety since Tuesday last in the hear- | ing of the sult brought in Miunesota to | test the validity of the Northern Securities company, was made public today. The principal New York witnesses al- ready examined are George F. Baker, presi- dent of the First National bank, and Samuel Horn, both large stockholders in the merged corporations and members of the | board of directors of the Northern Securi- tics company. Mr. Baker said he had been for some years the owner of several thousand North- ern Pacific shares and was regarded as one | of the coterie of Great Northern stock- bolders which included President Hill, Jobn 8. Kenmedy, D. Willis James and others who habitually co-operated with Mr. H 1l In voting their stocks. So far as he was concerned he under- stood the purpose of the Northern Securi- ties company to be that this coterle of stockholders should so intrench fitself as to be able permanently to control not only the Great Northers, but also the Northern Pacife, the tomorrow Securities Director | case of Chile | was no | vored nation | that the mc | jects will be published. Kalver's 6 ment Would Willingly Slgn Agreement with Amerien, Declares Tarift BERLIN, Jan. The debate in the Relchstag on the most favored national | treatles was continued today | Herr Bernstein, soclalist, sald the reso- | lution meant a tariff war, and that tariff wars should not be entered upon lightly with a country like the United States, or with Argentine, whence German drew a large supply of wool. The suspension of the most favored nation treatment in the had resulted In decreasing Germany's relative exports to that coun try, yet Germany continued buying nitrate of soda there in the same way. Germany must have Aferican wheat. Neither Rus- sla fior Austria was able to supp! enough. Therefore a trade war would mean desrer bread Count von Manitz, the agrarfan leader, expressed astonishment that the govern tent bad not denounced the treaties be- fore December 81, considering that agri- | cultural products In Germany did not pay | for the cost of production. “This year is wholly unjustified,” he sald, | “for the United Statés has much greator intercst in trading with Germany than we with them.” Further, referring tary's declaration that longer entitled to the home secre- | the United States to the most fa- treatment, he criticized the government for omitting to inform the Reichstag in due time of its suspension. Count Podowasky Wesner again discussed the treaty relations with the United States, saying the government would be glad to conclude a tariff treaty with America. Pro- céeding, he sald Supplementing my remark let me add that the exist relations with the United States rest on the (l"«lu? with Pruesia made in I8, the validity of which was upheld by the Reich stag in 1885. We we f the opinion that the most tavored n principle existed unconditionally In or¢ words, that all concessions made b one of the states fo must be extended to the such concessions were made or afterward. But the of a diYe t opinion. Dingley tariff, under which the -United Statcs’ governmént con- cluded two treaties with France and a series of agreements with other countries. Acting upon our interpretation of the treaty we asked for Germany the conces- sions made to France, ard it was then the United States’' divergent views came to our knowledge, Washington having pointed out t favored natlon principle re- ferred only to conditions antecedent to the treaty of 1828 We then began negotlations to remove this point of controversy by maintaining the status guo toward the United States, but “upon the condition that the United States grant us the same concesslons as made to France under the Dingley tariff. The American government did 5o, but we regarded it as undesirable to the agre ment before the Reichstag, because, as a matter of fact, the United ates conceded nothing new. APPROVE POLICY OF SMITH Drastie Measure Necessary to End the Insurrection in the Island of yesterday & commercial a third country other, whether before the treaty United Btates was Then came the MANILA, Jan. 15.—Six officers, Wwho served in the island of Samar, tes.ified to- day before the court-martial which is try- ing Major Glemn for unlawfully killing seven prisoners of war in Samar. The witnesses mostly detalled the en- emy's acts of barbarity, such burying persons alive, mutilating live and dead per- sons and torturing and murdering prison- ers and natives in sympathy with the American . The defense produced an order of Gen- efal Lacban direeting the use of poison against Americans. The court admitted evidence the cap- tured report revealing additional features of the plot which led to the m: ere. The witnesses agreed that the policy of Brigadier General Jacob H. Smith was nec- sary and that it ended the Insurrection in Bamar, Captain Smith testified that the friendly natives who were refugees in the moun- tains In his district petitioned to be al- lowed to return to the town and promised to support the Americans. Captain Swayne, sald the witness, told Geueral Smith they would die of starva- tion if left in the mountains and General Smith, the witness added, said: “Let them die. The sooner they are dead the sooner we shall bave peace.” ENGLISH ARE TOO BACKWARD fon Expr by Member Parlfament After Visit to the United Statem. op! ot LONDON, Jan. 15.—Bpeaking at the open- ing of the automobilp show here today, Sir Alber K. Rollitt, M. P., who was chair- man of a delegation from the Londan Chamber of Commerce to the recent cele- bration of the opening of the new building of the New York Chamber of Commerce, reiterated the complaints against British backwardness, compared with American enterprise, in the use of labor-saving ma- chinery. Referring to the coming automobile show in New York he said he hoped the British manufacturers did not intend to retive from such international contests. He expressed the opinfon that they should be strongly | represented at the St. Louls exposition and | that the British Parliament should assist them in so doing, as the German Reichstag | did in the case of German manufacturers. | The speaker also said he thought that | Parliamentary interference was largely sponsible for Great Britain’a backwardn in automobiles. POLICE ACCUSED OF BRIBERY Berlin Newspaper Creates Seusation by Making Cert % Against BERLIN, Jan. 16.—The local sensatio: of the day 1s a page exposure of Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, which, In the past has | been able to galn possession of lmportant circulars and information, of what purports | to be an attempt on the part of the political police to bribe one of jts employes to re- veal the secrets of its office. The employe.referred to, a man named Stofen, was oftered $15 monthly for his services. He mccepted the first bribe and turned the money over to his paper, which warned the police agents that all the in- formation possible on this and other sub- | WILL IGNORE SENATE RULES| Colorado Lieute Sensation in the Legisla- ture Hal DENVER, Jan 15.—Licutenant Governor Haggolt caused & semsation in the senats today by declaring that he would refuse to | recognize the senate rules insofar as they provide for the assumption by the secretary of the senate of the duties of presiding officer. He declared that such a rule w unconstitutional No occasion for 8 test has so far arisen, but it Is thought probable that serious trouble will occur if both sides remain firm. TO CUKE A COLD IS ONE DAY Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tahists. Al druggists refund the money If it falis te cure. B. W. Grove's sigoature is on each box. 3o | | thie RECIPROCAL TREATIES | National Board of Trade Delegates Ask Trade Agreements with All Nations. APPROVE CUBAN AND OTHER PROTOCOLS Call on Congr Aet at Once in Securing to Concessions from Franee, Germany, Connda and Other Conntries. WASHINGTON, Jan, 16.—The third an- nual convention of the Nationali Board of Trade came to an end today. The question of raciprocity was probably the ‘most Important topic introduced today. It was brought to thy attention of the com: vention by the report of the committee through Nathan G. French of the Illinols Manutacturers’ assoctation. Sapports It The report w Wheteas, The rocity Treaty. follows: necessity for the estab- | ishment of better trade relations with othet | and natons, through such adjustments o ‘esslons as may be deemed mutually advantageous and now generally recog nized; therefore, be it Resolved, That the of National Board | Trade urges legisiation on the present na- 1l congress regarding reciprocal trade relations along the lines laid down by the late President McKinley in his last address at. Buffalo and by President Roosevelt n his recent message to congress, including the ratification of the treaty with France and the other ‘treaties negotlated under the administration of President McKinley now pending in the senate, and further urges the negotiation of treaties on same lines with Germany and other coun- tr Whereas, There has been submitted to country by ihe representatives of Cuba a_treaty of reciprocity with ~ the United States providing for the admission into Cuba of the products of the United States with reduetfons of 20, %, 30 and 4 per cent from their present tariff and for the admission of the products of Cuba int the United States at a reduction of 20 per cent; and Whereas, By the Platt amendment we recognized that we are under obligations to make a treaty snch as is now presented to us and which it is distinetly to the ad- vantage of the country at large as well as ; therefore be it That the Natlonal Board of Trade respectfully urges the immediate ratification of this treaty with Cuba by the of the Unjted States as, The Hay-Bond treaty of reci- ¥ with, New Koundland would be of large benefit to the business interests of the country as a wrole, be it Resolved, That the National Board of Trage regpectfully urges that the said treaty be ratified by the senate of the Unitéd States. Whereas, Man for man, the Canadian people are the best forelgn customers that the, United States possesses, :nd Whereas, Unless more favorabla rela- tions can be establiehed between those two countries. there is danger that the market we now possess in the Dominion will be seriously curtalled, to the loss of all classes of_American producers, (herefore be it Regolved, That the 'Natlonal Board of Trade respectfully petitions the president and the congress of the United States and the American members of the Anglo-Amer- jcan joint high commission to do all that lies In thelr respective powers to secure a trade treaty between the two countries upon the broad basjs of reciprocal conces- efons. Resolved, That as a step in this direc. tlon the National Bqard of Trade favore the measure now before the United States senate authorizing the president to remove the duties upon Canadian coal in return for similar action by the Dominion of Can- ada with regard to coal from the United Btates. NATHAN FRENCH, Acting Chaieinan. ISRAEL P. RUMSEY. G. WATSON FRENCH. JAMES W. BALE. A mincrity report was submitted, signed by John Hopwell, Henry W. Peabody and J. T. McHugh, which read: 4 ® exct e ‘Wa concur in_ the M&nfi‘um"m closing lines. of the first ?l{l. mi ‘orlt; "‘?rapart‘ was ‘unanimously adopted. / 2 Fears Financial Panic, Mr. Lane safd experience had shown that adversity usually followed prosperity, and looked forward to a great panic, the great- est ever known, because of the expansion we have had. He considered réciprocity of immeasure- able benefit to the country at large. The report of the committee on immi- gration laws, submitted by G. Waldo Smith of New York, was adopted. It urged om congress the importance of prompt and tavorable action to prohibit undesirable fmmigration by means of educational tests and favored a more stringent naturalization law, ¢ A. T. Anderson, for the committee on postal affairs, submitted a report, urging universal 1-cent domestic letter postage. Tho report was adopted unanimeusly. Monopoly Keeps Up Price. An extended hearing was given today by the house ways and means committee to representatives of manufacturing interests favoring the passage of the drawback bill. W. H. Seaver of the National Wire com- pany sald that steel billets and raw mate- rlal cost about $10 a ton less abroad than at home, and in answer to a question added: “At the present time we can buy it abroed and pay the duty cheaper than we can buy 1t at home. Conditions, however, he sald, were some- what abmormal, “Is there.any One COMpAany Of COrpora- tion that contrdls the price of raw material in. this coubtry?" wi ked. should say ¥ replied Mr. Seaver; “that being the United States Bteel cor- poration.” ‘What has been the action toward rals- ing or lowering prices?” Mr. Grosvenor asked. “Their policy has been to retaln the prices at such a high level that the inde- pendent concerns have found it very diffi- cult to live,” replied Mr. Seaver, Representative Swanson (Pa.) asked Mr. Seaver: “When you sell your finished product do you sell it abroad at less than you sell it at home?’ “Yes, sir,” was the reply, “because we get the benefit of the drawback The manufacturers argued that the pass- age of the bill would greatly increase the | export business of the country. F. H. Cramp of the shipbuildiog firm sald that steel billets cost $27 a ton abroad and $45 here.. 1t cost more under ordinary con- Qittons to bulld ships here than abroad, because. of the bigher price of labor. Chiefs of Constabulary. A favorable report.today was authorized by the senate commjitee on military affairs EURALGIA CAN BE CURED. e of the house bil allowing offeers of tho army to serve as chief and assistant chiefs of the Phillppines constabulary. The bill provides for ome #uch chief and four assist ants. The measure also authorizes the use of the Philippines scouts in assisting the constabulary Tn the campalgn of the burealt of animal Industry against the epldemic of foot and mouth disease in Massachusetta new and unlooked for obstruction has developed and threatents considerable trouble.. The De- | partment of Agriculture has been Informed | that Dr. Thompson, one of the federal in- #pectors, has been fined $15 by a local court for alleged cruelty to Animals. The report says the inspector was hasing a herd killed and two cf the cows had to be struck more than once. ‘If the experts of the department.’” retary Wilson today, ‘e to be crim- | Inally prosecuted In Massachusotts they | may have to abandon the undertaking alto gother, In which case the state of Massa- chusetts will be quarantined and permitteil to eradicate tho disease within ftself ““One thing is' very certaln—the quaran tine will not be raised from that state until this work s accomplished. Of course, Dr Thompson's case will be ‘appealed and fought through all the courts if necessary.” Trust Bill s Delayeq. said The following statement was glven out late this afternoon ‘by some of the house judiclary committee, which is charged with | the preparation of wn anti-trust bill: We have had a conference with the at- torney general and we have been informaily considering, among other things, his sug gestions, as well a¥ discussing the general form of the legisiation. No definite action has been taken by the subcommittee and we ghall not be_prepared to report to the full "committee ‘before the early part of next week. One of the objects of the committee's talk with the attorney general was to get the bill in strict Jegal form, so it will stand the test of the courts. Americans to DIg Canal. Senator Morgan introduced . bill today which {8 intended to insure to Americans | the benefits to be derived from the con- struction of the proposed Interoceanic canal. It provides that contracts not made with cltizens of the United States or of countries through which the canal passes for the construotional work shall be void. No Action on Canteen Question. The house committee on military affairs today by resolution decided to take no ac- tion at this session on the canteen question. The committee also authorized a favorable report on the bill, placing Brigadier Gen- eral Merriam, retired, on the list of retired major generals. President to Attend Unvelling. Colonel J. C. Bonner, president ot the McKinley Memorial association at Toledo, 0., today invited the president to attend the unveiling of the memorial. The date will be fixed to suit the convenience of the president should he be able to attend. Six Millions for Agrigulture. The agricultural bill has been prepared by the house committee on agriculture. It carried approximately $6,000,000, about $87,000 more than the current appropria- tion. Badly Blocks Business. There were only two confirmations In to- day's executive sesslon of the senate, as Senator Balley announced that he would oppose unanimotis consent to the consider- ation of business until he received assur- ances that his bill making Port Arthur, Tex., & port of entry would be considered. He complained at the failure of the com- mittee on commerce to report the bill. FAMILY TRAGEDY IS COMPLETE Hugh Tevis Dies in Honeymoon, Wife Follows and Now Daughter Also Passes Away, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.—Alice Boalt Tevis, the 10-year-old daughter of the late Hugh Tevis, dled today of acute Bright's disease. Her mother was Alice Boalt Tevis, who dled shortly after the birth of her daughter and her father, Hugh Tevis, ‘who married Miss Baxter, a famous Denver beauty, died in Japan while on the homey- moon. He left half his immense fortune to the little girl who passed away toda; The dead girl was heiresa to several mil llons, having inherited vast w I.Il.ln ‘from the’ unadulterated Witch-Haze Al others aro :;-‘numwm dangerous, DeWtt's Witch Hasel Saive for Plles; s, Bleeding. R Boil ), Tetter, Sult Rbeum, and 4l oiber Ski DSAWE PREPARED BY E.C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago AMUSEMENTS, BOYD'S| "~ i is TONIGHT AND' FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY MATINEE, The Great Comedy Success, Are You a Mason? It is to Laugh, Leugh, Laugh! PRICES—~Mat., #5c, Ho. Night, ’:c, B0e, 6e, $.00 ot e AT, WILLIAMS **¢ WALKER ** “IN DAHOMEY."” PRICES-Mat, o W Night, %e, to $1.00. Beats mow on male. cAstanTON elephope 1631 Matinees Thursday, Baturday, Sunday, 2:15; Kvery 'Night, 5:16. HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE John T. Sullivan, Miss Atherton and company, Thorne and Carleton, The Rosi- nos, Leslie's D Harrigan, ‘Alice, Roy: mond assisted by Bessle Penn-Guard, and the Kinodrome Prices, 10c, e, be. TIMETRIED 25 YALUE PROYED Bottle HOTELS. A Nisth and The MILLARD."esiu?: Omana's Legding . Qmanys Ledln ECIAL FEATLR LUNCHEON, FIFTY CENTS 1230 to2p m JUNDAY, 6:30 p. m. Steadlly increasing business ulo; -u'&nlu.o-u‘l of this val T her eIy, CHICAGO. OMAHA.