Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 20, 1903, Page 1

ESTABLISHED | | OPPOSE LEASE BILL Two Meetings of Stockmen Express Opinion on Pending Measure BOTH RECORD THEIR OBJECTIONS TO IT Bmall Raisers Prefer Homestead Bill with Tucreased Amount of Land. LEASING GIVES BIG GROWERS ADVANTAGE Larger Interests File Objeotions, but Stand for Lease Principle. DOES NOT PROTECT VESTED INTERESTS | | Also Puts Too Much Power in Hands ot and the Door to Fraud- ulent Entries. of Secretary nterlor Open ALLIANCE, Neb., Jan. 19.—(Special Tele- | gram.)—At the stockmen's meeting th evening there were present representatives | from every county in western Nebraska | and the meeting was of oue mind in regard | to the Dietrica bill for leasing public | grazing lands of Nebras The unani- | mous sentiment of the men in the meeting | was that the proposed bill i pernicious in | that 1t leaves to the discretion of tho | secretary of the Interior che entire ques- tion of whether the lands shall be leased or not, also the time for which they may be leased und the rental for the same. The meeting adopted the following reso- lutions: We, the stockmen of western Nebraska, in convention assembled in Alllance, Neb.. on the 19th day of Jannary, 1908, and con- sisting of delegates representing Alllance, adron, Rushville, Gordon, Hay Springs, Mitchell, Sidney,” Chappell, ~ Ogalalia, Bridgeport, Oshkosh, North Platte, Ells: ‘worty, Mull Thedford, Cleman, Orlando, Central City and the entire western part of Nebraska, to consider the-land leasing bill now before the congress of the ited States, and known as senate file No. 683, introdiiced by Senator Dietrich; that while ‘we as stockmen are anxlous to have an adequate leasing bill and have been work- ing for some such bill for years past to cor- rect the almost intolerable evils of the present very unsatisfactory system, yet We cannot approve the proposed bill. We are unalterably In favor of leasing, but are constrained to oppose the senate bill for the following reasons, to-wit. 1. There is no fixed rental. 2. 1t offers a_premium to speculative and fraudulent entries. 3. There is no limit to the life of the lease except that it shall not exceed ten years. 4. There no_provision prnlecllnf the vested interest of those now engaged in the stock business. 5. That the proposed bill puts too much power into the hands of one man in carry- ng out its provisions. herefore be it Resolved, That we ap- prove that portion of President Roosevelt's message which recommends to congress tho appointment of & committee to investigate Lie conuitions SUITOUNGINg the leasing of the public lands and urgently request con- gress to authorize the president to appoint & committee to fully investigate the conai- tions relating to the dgasing of the pubiic grazing lands of N and pending such investigation and report to congress no further action be taken. That coples of this resolution be sent to tho president ¢ the United Statas and to the senntors and members congress from Nebraska &nd to the secretary of the interior. A commiitee was appointed, composed of former Senmator J. R. VanBoskirk, State Representative Fraak Currie, Represegta- tive George C. McAllister, Senstor W. C. Brown, John E. Evans of North Platte, A. 8. Reed of Alllance, to wait upon the Ne- braska legislaturc and lay their views b fore that body, also before the state senate and before Governor Mickey and request that the Dietrich bill be not recommended by them. Small Men for Homesteads. THEDFORD, Neb., Jan. 19.—(Special.)— At a called meeting of the Thomas County Stockmen's assoclation the following reso- lutions were passed unanimously: Whereas, There is now pending in con- gress a biil, the object of which is to hold the government lands now in the state of Nebraska subject to lease; and, Whereas, 1f sald bill becomes & law it will virtudlly destroy the rights, privileges and benefits derived from the homestead act, annulling the same, to the extent that the' homeseeker cannot go onto the pablic domaln and take governmeat lands with any assurance that he can enjoy the frults of his labors, or that he will, in any suf clent measure, be protected from the herds that are roaming at large on leased lands surrounding him; and, Whereas, The passage of such a law dis- gourages ‘the homesteader and destrys the spirit and intent of the homestead act, which has brought to the human multitude of blessin an act which made 1t possible for that were homelcds, by complying with its wise provisions, to make for themselves and tamilles happy homes; and, ‘Whereas, Ve belleve that with proper amendment, providing a sufficiently largc acreage in the homestead, so that a family may be maintained thereon, that all of the public domain will be rapidly taken by ascwal home bullders, thus extending the beneficent provisions of said law; and, Whereas, We belleve the average stoek- | man, with a small herd would be much | better provided for under such conditions, and would not, In st Instances, at least, be able to lease sufficient land under the | bill to properly protect himself, and on | account fallure to do 8o would be | crowded out by the speculator and large stockmen, and forced to abandon his chosen pursult, the raising of stock and preparing them for the markets of the world: and, Whereas, We believe the whole leasing heme Is wrong In the and pri ple and can only prove disappointing in prac- tice; therefore, be it Resolved, Tha' we admonish congress | and the senate to guard with great care the sacred rights of the homeless and to ex- tend encouragement tu them to occupy these lands, and thereby enable this class | to increase their comforts, educate thelr children and make advancement in the onward march of progress and prosperity. Resolved. That we are opposed to the proposed lease bill, and any and w)l lease dlls, for the reasons stated, and we most | earnestly appeal 10 our senators and repre- sentatives in congress to use every effort otsible to secure the defeat of sala Sease | il Resolved, In the language of the presi. dent's message. “That because of the per- version and misuse of the commutation clause of the homestead law, and to the end that the remaining public lands be held lor the home builder, the settler on his land and for no one else, we most eargestly request that sald clause be repealed, and that the law be amended #0 that the acreage Included in a home- stead be made to embrace 1,280, or two sec- tions of land; and Whereas, The law criminated In favor of the one who ha commuted, or reiinquished his homestead, | giving him an additional homestead right, | and against the actual settler, who has | made his home upou the land for & period of five years; and, | Whereas, He would In most Instances have been unable to do 80 without the free use of the yet vacant land; therefore, be it further Resolved, That we urge that sald law | be amended so as to give an additional | 1,120 acres to all homesteaders west of the 100tk meridian in Nebraska, whose hom steads have been thelr actual residence for five years or who, having (nitiated a claim, still ‘abide thercon, and will continue to do %0 for the full period of the law. All of Which we most sivcerely submit. praving that the rights of the people In the public domain shall not be taken from them, but be preserved as u common hlessing J. H. EDMISTEN, President. E. D. ROBERTS, Becretary | | has heretofore dis- Jewelry Store is Robbed. SOUTH BEND, Ind. Jan. 15.—Robbers entered (hc jewelry establishment of R. Muinsch last night and carried away Velued st 5,00, There is no clue. v JUNE | German Naval | celebrating mass In the Kumkapu c ¢ 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESD AY MORN KAISER BLAMED FOR WIN Deputy in Relchstag Indignantly Re- went MILLARD TALKS OF OFFICES District Attorneyship Among Others Con- #id red with the Presideat. Emperor's in Bav BERLIY Herr Schaedler, a Bl varian men wcenter party, dis- | SEVERAL NEBRASKA POSTMASTERS NAMED cussed In the sl P 3 e telegram | sent nperor s A Prince Re- gent Luitpold of Baved, & mer, ex- pressing deep indignatiog fusal of the Bavarian Diet to votéQQ ar art purposes. eror Willlam's ey JB Was characterized as Interference . He then pnt a direct question to Count von Buelow as to how he proposéd to pre. vent such cecurrences. Count von Buelow erference in rian Matte: | Houwe | we 1 Passes al C Mart B sdiction— Giving urts J Crimes Committed on In- dian Resxervations. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Seoator Millard called this morn- ing on the president in relation to offices now due for a change or reappointment in braska. It is understood that the sena- tor took up the district attorneyship mat- | ter, which is growing quite acute, but that | he was informed by the president that until replied that, as chan cellor, he was only responsible for the official utterances of the emperor which he was required to countersign, and tha* beyond those limits the emperor had full liberty, like every other Prussian, to ex- press his personal views, Her Schaedler having intimated that his majesty's action was dangefous to the sta- bility of the empire. Count von Buelow re- torted a candidate to succeed the present incum- | bent, W. S. Summers, that he would do | nothing about making a change in the of- ce. According to those who are mear nator Millard it is given out that the president stated that he does mot wish to | take advantage of the present agreement between Senators Dietrich and Millard, which may be only temporary, to name a man who might be more or less objection- able to each iu the future. I express the hope that members of all parties will avold.utterances calculated to raise doubts abroad regarding the unity of the empire and regarding the devotion of the people to and their love of the im- perial {dea This idea is embodied in the dearest recollections of the German pe ple and it represents our world position In the future nobody should be left in | doubt that our people are holding fast to the imperial {dea and that it is unshaken | s g Another matter which the senator is un- BUDGET IS NOT INCREASED | “erstood to have talked over with the presi- | dent is the postmastership at South Omaha. | Postmaster Etter desires another term, but | Representative Mercer, who has heretofore named postmasters in the Second congres- sional district, desires the appointment of wl Appropriation is No Greater on Account of the Blockade. BERLIN, Jan. 19.—In the Reichstag to- day Treasurer-secretary Baron von Thiel- man, in opening the budget debate, relating to the Venezuelan blockade, sald The appropriation for the navy has not | been Increased by the blockade, which be- came necessary through the unfriendly acts, to use no stronger expression, of the | Venezuelan goverrmment toward our well- grounded claims. The government at first thought it would be necessary (o ask a supplementary credit, but the vessels being near at hand, the extra expense was not freat. We do not know howlong the lockade will continue, and it may be | necessary to ask for money later. The secretary also announced that there would be no change in the system of tax- ation until the new commercial treaties were arranged, because it would be im- possible to accurately estimate the rev- enues before the treaties were concluded. Certainly there would be no ‘change before 1904. 4 Secretary von Thielmann some weeks ago referred to the likelihood ¢t increasing the tobacco and beer exclse duties. In speak- ing of the matter today he sald the debt bad been partially covered by comtributions from the confederated states. EMBASSY MAKES NO REQUEST Nothing Yet Done Towards Securin; Temporary Release of Mrs. May- brick to Save Fortune. the position. Senator Millard 1s holding | up the nomination of Mr. Moseley, not only cer in relation to the dppointment, but as Mr. Mercer is going out of office and will be succeeded by a democrat, he thinks the nominations in the district ought to be turned over to him or he at least ought to be consulted about them. Starts Scramble for Places. It is also understood that the senator took up several other matters with the president, especially a number of offices that will be created by the Department of Commerce bill, which now seems likely fo reach the president in a few days. As there will be a scramble for places under this bill it behooves the faithful io get in their applications early. | Some Postmasters Named. Congressman Burkett, following a prece- dent established years ago, recommended Mrs, A. D. Beemer for postmistress at Lancaster, that belng the designation .of the penitentiary postoffice. The change of wardens at the penitentiary has brought about a change of postmistresses, the cus- tom being to nominate the wife of the war- den for that office. The change is brought about by the resignation of Mrs. Davis, wite of the former warden. Mr. Burkett, in speaking of the matter today, said if he had as little trouble with postoffices as the Lancaster office has given him the repre- sentative in congress would have a prim- rose path. Senator Millard ha% recommended the ap- pointment of the following postmasters Frank R, Stewart at Randolph, Cedar county, vice James Stewart, deceased, this on recommendation of Representative-elect J. J. McCarthy; Stephen E. Cobb at Emer- son, Dizon county, by reason of the office | being ralsed to the presideniial grade; | Willlam T. Owen, recommended for reap- pointment at Loup City, Sherman county, | the office being raised to the presidential | grade. Upon the recommendattbn of Representa- tive Kinkald, Senator Millard has sent in | the name of James R. Russell for appoint- !ment to the postmastership at Mitchell, | Scotts Bluft county, and Robert D. Hesse, upon the indorsement of Judge Kinkaid, has been recommended for appointment as postmaster at Paulett, LONDON, Jan. 19.—There have been no developments in the case of Florence E. Maybrick, who is undergoing life sentence at Aylesbury prison for poisoning her hus- band. The United States embassy has made no Tequest to the home office for her release to enable her to testify in a sult now pend- ing in Virginia, but influential English friends of the prisoner are unceasing in their efforts to obtain her release. Home Secretary Ackers H. Douglass re- cently visited Aylesbury prison and Mrs. Maybrick was able to put before him the facts in connection with the claims. She and her mother, Baroness von Roque, will, it is declared, lose all title and interest to over 2,600,000 acres of land in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky unless the prisoner is released in time to testify, HOLLEBEN NOT IN TOUCH New Representative ot Germany in Washington Tells Why Former Federal Courts to Have Jurisdiction. Representative Martin's bill conferring Jurisdiction upon the circuit and district | court for the district of South Dakota was favorably reported in the senate today. This bill has been one >f very much inter- est to the senators and members of con- | gress from South Dakota, as there were certain classes of criminal causes which, }hy reason of lack of laws, reached where the crime was committed within an Indian reservation in the state. The senator today introduced a bill to extend the time for the construction of a rallroad and wagon bridge across the Mis- sourl river at Yankton by the Dakota Southein Rallroad company to March 3, 1904 The South Dakota delegation today joined in recommending the appointment of J. W. Walsh as postmaster at Montrose, the office having been raised from the fourth to the presidential class, and also of T. B. Rob- erts at Armour, . D. Many New Mail BERLIN, Jan. 19.—Baron Speck von Bternberg has received his official appoint- ment as ambassader to the United States apd bas been given parting instructions by Emperor William. He discussed German-American rel tions in the course of an interview, say- ing among other things: The trouble with the German embassy | in Washington has been heretofore that it has not been .sufficiently in touch with the American spirit or, as the kaiser calls it, the “Amerikanische geslschiszuege.” | ‘Personaily, 1 admire Dr. von Holleben very much. but he did not grasp the spirit of the American people. Before perfect relations can be secured between Germany, America and England, it I8 necessary that the German and Amer- ican press should be more fair. In Ger- man military and naval circles it is hard to uproot the impression that the Monroe doctrine is not an instrument used by the United States to hold South America. SAY TREATY IS ANOMALOUS Cuban Senato Different According to Where Ralsed. Routes. - | Representative Conner of the Tenth dis- Find Potatoes Allowed | ;.\ o¢ jowa, after a conterence with Super- Rebates, | intendent Machen of the rural free deltv- ery, was informed that forty-seven mnew routes would be put in active operation in Sad his district between March 1 and June 1, HAVANA, Jan. 19.—The chalrman of the | ;). 15,104 having been formally reported eenate committee on foreign relations X *|on favorably by agents of the department asked President Palma and Secretary of | *'g (ViR TR TEUE L ertained & State Zaldo to explatn the clause in the [ " ! ry distingulshed company of gentlemen reciprocity treaty which provides that sim. | 1 HURERERC TREPRRY OF SEAUAMER lar products of each coustry are to be |, o® FUCUE JROUR & U0 COETSL T allowed simflar grivileges by sach country. | yrii% O8O O et . the The "“’"“‘“““m ““' ““: “'“"‘ &I‘M““: | British ambassador. To meet these gentle- Aperican potamoss, SR-SNoIpIN T | men the speaker invited Senators M. A celve 30 per cent r\-:lu‘:llnn.lwhllllt-c:hln Hanna and Chauncey M. Depew, Represent- potatoes were apparently enly allowed 20 | oot o0 o TE s T T per cent ““P"ml‘“‘l“ decided to refer the | v .org Cassells, Hamilton and Neal, rep- question to Washington. resentatives of the rallroads with term- inals in the city WOUNDS PATRIARCH AT ALTAR Turkish Routine of Departments. Agitator Who s Fires Conducting Mo at Priest The First Natlonal bank of Howard, §. D., was today autborized (o begin business with $25,000 ‘capital, Ida M. Hampton of Red Cloud, Neb., has . |been admitted to practice before the In- 19-—While | (oo department. thedral |~ opgries G. Spears and Giles W. Sage today, on the occasion of the Armenlan| .. o today appointed regular and Ella Christmas, the Armenian patriarch Or-|gooqrq and Kate M. Savage substitute rural manian was shot by & drug clerk named | grop gelivery letter carriers at Waterloo, Agap Hatchikian. The patriarch was odly | 1.° slightly wounded Henry Betz of Walcott and Ernest G The outrage is believed to bave been | yucck of Davenport, Ia., were today ap- planned by a committee of agitators. Tho | \ . ptaton. pointed railway mail cierks. 3 s S Mot By npa s e | On Pebruary 18 a eivil service examina- ssin. tion 18 to be held at Lead, 8. D., for clerk and letter carrier in the postoffice at that place Postmasters appointed: South Dakota— Charles H. Blackwell, Sanoma, Butte county. Wyoming—William Agoew, Raw- hide Buttes, Laramie county. A rural free delivery route will be estab- lMshed March 2 at Mount Vernon, Davison county, South Dakota; area covered, forty- seven square miles; population, 450. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan MANILA, Jan. 15.—The sultan of Jolo died recently of cholera. His mother went | to Jolo as a slave. Her carcer has been compared with the rise in power of the dowager wmpress of China. She asked the Philippine commission for poisen in order to enable her to protect ber son in the sullanate. i the two Nebraska senators could agree upon Mr. Moseley, who is Mr. Etter's deputy, to | because he was not consulted by Mr. Mer- | could mot be | TWO LOSE LIVES IN A FIRE Se Other Persons Are Known to Have Been Ser Injured, CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 19.—Fire early to- | day destroyed two apartment houses near the corner of Euclid avenue and Andrew ! street, Bast Cleveland, resulfing In the death of at least two persons and the injury of several others. The dead: MRS. GUY NORTON, burned to death. MRS. JESSIE DICKIE, 4 years old, burned to death, The Injured Mrs. Clara Jackson, servant, badly burned. Guy Norton, badly burned, serious. Rev. W. N. Shoup, pastor of the Wynd- mier church, slightly burned. The origin of the fire Is unknown. The fifty tenants of the two buildings were | asleep when the flames broke out. A panic ensued when they were finally aroused and many were rescued with the greatest diff culty, nearly all escaping in their night clothes. The total loss is about $60,000, partially covered by insurance. CHICAGO, Jan. 19.—Fire today destroyed the grain elevator at 377 Carroll belonging to the Eckhardt & Sw company, entailing a loss of § TRAINMEN STICK TO DEMAND Committee Adjourns Without Result, but Does Not Weaken on Com- panies’ Refusal, | | avenue an Milling ,000. ST. PAUL, Jan. 19.—Afl hope of, adjust- ing the dispute over wages of the railroad trainmen is over for another week at least The cause of the delay Is the slowness of the negotiations at St. Louis. The fact that the St. Paul committees have begun to disperse their determination not to weaken. have stuck to their 20 per cent demand. ators are progressing somewhat smoothly, inasmuch as each rallroad will deal directly with its own men. The Northern Pacific committee held another conference with Superintendent Green to- day. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 19.—The board of adjustment\of the Santa Fe conductors and trainmen is stili in session here. A mem- ber of the board said tonight they would not adjourn until some kind of settlement of the wage scale was made with the Santa Fe. ROOSEVELT FELICITATES KING President a Edward VIl Exchange Congratulations by Wireless Telegraphy. SOUTH WELLFLEET, M: Jan. 19.— Cod and Cornwall, England, between Presi- dent Roosevelt and King Edward: ] His Majesty, Edward VII, London: In taking advantage of the wonderful triumph of scientific research and ingenuity, which has been achieved in peffecting a system of wireless telegraphy, 1 extend on behalf of the American people most cordial greetings and good wishes to you and to all the people of the ritish empire. THEODORE ROOSEVELT To this greeting King Edward replied: SANDRINGHAM, an. 19, 1808, President, White' House, ' Washington, America:" 1 thank you most sincerely for the kind message which 1 have just re- celved from you through Marconi's trans- Atlantic wireless telegraphy. 1 sincerely reciprocate in the name of the people of the British empire the cordial greetings and friendly sentiment expressed by you on behalf of the American nation and I heartily wish you and your country every possible prosperity EDWARD, R. AND L CEREMONY MOST ELABORATE Willlam Dorsey Jelks is 1 . ugurated Governor of Alabama for Full Ter: MONTGOMERY, Aia., Jan. 19.—Willlam Dorsey Jelks, who on the death of Gov- ernor Sanford in Jume, 1901, succeeded to the office of governor of Alabama, and was elected last Novemoper to a full term of four years, was today formally inducted into office. The ceremonies were the most elaborate since Jefferson Davis was Inaugurated as president of the confederate states in this city nearly forty-two vears ago. In hie fnaugural address Governor Jelks congratulated the people on the forming and ratification of the new constitution and said that one of its richest the fact that it provided for fewer elec- tions and thereby reduced the amount political discord. ACCIDENT ON A CROSSING | Two People Are Badly Hurt and Ten Others Injured Pittsburs. Near PITTSBURG, Jan. 19.—Two people were seriously hurt and aboul ten others more or less injured by a grade crossing accident |in Hazlewood today. The Versailles ac- | commodation ot the Baltimore & Ohio southbound, crashed into a Homestead & McKeesport street car The serlously hurt were Gertrude Hanna, aged 24, cut about head and internal in- jurles; David Cruickshank, body badly bruised and cut and leg fractured. The accident was caused, itis thought, by a misunderstanding of the warning given by the flagman |KELLY'S FATE | | Jury Returns Verdict After Court Ad- journs Which Will Be Read Today. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 19.—After deliber- ating for six hours and fiftcen minutes the |jury in the perjury trial of Charles F. Kelly, former speaker of the house of dele- gates, tonight brought in a sealed verdict In accordance with the court’s instruc tions the verdict was delivered to a deputy sheriff and the jurors dlsmissed, to re- iemble tomorrow and ratify the reading. | RAINBOWS IN CLOUDLESS SKY Onile Cf Phenomen P zens Astounded Which Ma 1y Discern. Strange | AKRON, 0., Jan. 19.—A rainbow almost |in the center of the heavens was plainly | of Miss Winnie Green, formerly of Gibson the | visible here today at & | sky was entirely cloudiess. NORWALK, O, Jan, 19.—A bright, per- fectly formed ralubow was observable here | today for balf an hour or more. There | was not & cloud in the sky. time when The following messages were transmitted | today by the Marconi system between Cape | — The | IS SEALED| ING, JANUARY 20, { |AIl Children and Most of Furniture 1903—TE FIRE AT BENSON ORPHANAGE Forth Wing of Building Damaged to the Extent of $20,000. N PAGES. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Q\TTRG for Nebraska Wednesday Temperature at O Hour. Deg. 5 21 ast wday \r and Colder A COMMITTEE Douglas Resolution Takes Revenue Bill Out of Regular Channel. EXPLAINS NO SLIGHT Moves for a Speoial Oommittes Beoanse He Thinks This One Has Enough te Do. SENATE TAKES THE OPPOSITE COURSE ha Yesterday: FIRE CONFINED TO NARROW QUARTERS 7 a 8 a. o n 10 a. 1A m. 12 IS INTENDED and Fittings Removed Safely and with Little Confusion After Discovery. COAL MEN ARE QUESTIONE! samination Before County Attormey Falls to Bring Out Sensa- tlonal Evidence. The north wing of St. James' orphanage in Benson was gutted by fire ay afternoon, causing a loss of about $20,000. | None of the inmates were injured. Th General Belief that Time Allowed is Too Bhort to Frame Bill. yester | i i 1 | 1s significant of | Thus | ¥ith the aid of the chemical apparatus a far they have refused to compromise and | $tand was made at The negotiations with the télegraph oper- | Sistant Chief Dineen and J. B. more | 0f the Benson department, were much com- | bullding was insured for $30,000. The effi- clent work of the Omaha and Benson fir> departments saved the central portion of the bullding, the chapel and the south wing The building stands north and south. The burned wing was 100 feet long and ended with a traneverse gable sixty feet in width. The connecting portion was only about forty feet in width, and where it abutted sgainst t central portion of the struc- ture was separated by a fire wall, this being plerced, however, by doorways, with- out protection. The orphanage is a three- gtory brick building. The north wing con tained class rooms on the third floor, boys’ dormitories below and baths and play| rooms. The fire was discovered under the roof about the chi at the north ex- tremity, in a garret where old desks and similar trash was stored. School had just been dismissed and most of the cbildren in the yard. The Beneon fire bell was rung and the Omaha department telephoned for. Meanwhile the | children began removing their clothing. The only water available was in two tanks at the extreme south of the building. This was siphoned through 300 feet of hose, and FINDS THAT SOME BILLS ARE EXPEDITED Eight members of the Omaha Coal ex- change were questioned before County At- torney English for two hours Monday after- { noon, but the results of the investigation were not such as to persuade Mr. English to commence any action against the or- ganization. Inetead, it was suggested that the books of the exchange be submitted for | his inspection that turther knowledge of its | workings might be had, and the members wili consider complaince. R. L. Metcalfe questioned the coal men regarding the purpoges and rules of the ex- | change. He stated that he had informa- tion to the effect that the exchange fixed prices of coal und had rules for forcing small dealers out of business. He sub- mitted his evidence, statements from men who asserted that they had been so treated The coal men denied any knowledge of any boycotting, though they wdmitted re- fusing to eell coal to certain small dealers who, they said, “would take off 500 pounds to the ton and sell the coal under welght.' They denfed fixing prices, but declined to say whether any penalty had ever been en- forced upon a member of the cxchange for selling conl helow a certain price “And it we did fix prices, what then®" demanded J. A. Sunderland of Mr. Metcalf. “Why, you would simply be violating a state law, and it would be the duty of the county attorney to bring proceedings against you,” was the responee. “‘And if there are no such objectionable agreements removed, practically nothing being burned. | 5 pe found in the constitution of your ex- | Poilcemen guarded the propcrty UMD | chango or the reports of your meetings: it the night. The children were taken bY | yp.ge qocuments will prove to the public Commissioner Connolly to the county hos- | .ot FHES R O e there things, 1 pital. Mother Superior Mary Depozze and | shoula think you would be glad to submit threc other alsters remained at the or- | (0 0ol 0y Siggented.” phanage, but the others were eheltered In | 'wpe ooq) men said that they had no au- | the neighborhood. Joe Butcher of Bensol | yopniy 1o get for the enuire exchange, as was considerably hurt while aesisting in | ot CD B O U O and that they removing the furniture. om0 e e heen In existeneo | ¥0U take Up the matter ai the next meet- 9, BYDOS A [ that body. twelye years and the bifldings cost $43,000, | 108 f tBAt body. Father Carroll, who was in charge, is in|UEARING ON BENNETT MATTER O'Neil. Fathers Byrne and Beary and four- | teen Sisters of Mercy are in charge of the | o o w0 T Gives Testimony children, who range from .14 years down. gt ity i Suettinie Before Referee. Wayne County Member Insists that Handle The Order They rinter Shall Them in Are Recelve (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 19.~(Special.)~The house comm on revenue and taxation sustained a shortarm jab of considerable force this morning when the house wnani- mously adopted a resolution by Douglas | of Rock authorizing the speaker to appoint a committee of seven to frame and intro- duce bill, ncting jointly with & committee Douglas submitted original form last nney a revenue his resolution in its Friday. It provided for the clection by the house of this commit- tee. When the was called up this morning the author offered the amend- fnent depriving the house of the power of naming the committee, conferring this pre- rogative upoa the speaker. Now it is up to Speaker Mockett say who shall perform this momentous work for the state of Nebraska. The speaker 18 expected to name Douglas and Warner of Lancaster, chairman of the regular committee on rev- cnue and taxation, but he will mot discuss the matter himsclf, He promises to an- nounce the commitice tomorrow morning when the house convenes. The action of the house in taking out of ihe hands of its revenue and taxation com- mittee this important duty becomes all the more significant in view of the fact that the senate specified, by the adoption of a resolution by Harrison of Hall that the senate committee on revenue and taxation should hold itself in readiness to assume this task of framing and introducing & revenue bill Those who have been sitting on their watch towers to sight the first indication of trouble which they are sure the organ- ization of that body must inevitably en- counter, claim to have a line on the initial snag in this proceeding today and assert with great positiveness that this onme ob- struction may prove a serious test of the strongth and durability of the newly launched ship. Takes Out the St 1t the so-called anti-Mockett forces gained a victory in the wresting of this important function from the hands of the revenue and taxation committee, 48 consti- tuted by the speaker, it must be admitted that their victory was limited and less pronounced than it would have been had the Douglas resolution gone through in its original form, providing for the elec- tion of the committee by the house, thus denying the speaker the common preroga- tive which was conceded to him today when Donglas himself amended his resolution, placing in Mr. Mockett's hands the power of naming the committee, 1t is known that the revenue and taxation committee, at least certain members of it, feel keenly the action of the house. A member of that committee today discussed the matter, referring to it as a light"" and made no effort at concealing his disap- pointment and utter disapproval of the ac- tion. The committee held a meeting after adjournment and it is understood that some interesting expressions along this line were given utierance. It may be of iuterest to note the per- sonnel of this revenue and taxation com- | mittee: Warner of Lancaster, chairman; McAllister of Lincoln county, Junkin of Frontier, Ten Eyck of Douglas, Ribble ot Saline, Caldwell of Clay, Hanna of Cherry, Currie of Sheridan, Kerns of Nemaha Mikesell of Dixon and Shipley of Hitch- were n resolution to the fire wall and the fire confined to the northern portien. As- | Jondro, chief | plimented on their work. All of the furniture of the building was | The orphanage will be immediately reoccu- pled. WYOMING TAX LW OVERRULED olds Caunot wed, Receiver Edgar E. Hastings appeared be- fore Referce Clapp yesterday o testify regarding the advisability of keeping open the Bepnett department store during the ten days previous to the sale of the stock by the trustee. Hastings sald that the store was being run at a loss. Tho present | stock, he explained, amounted to about { $100,000 and he thought that what was left of that after ten days' sale would attract more purchasers than at this time. The large creditors and intervenors took part in the discussion through their attorneys. The creditors were of the opinion that more could be made if the stock were sold as it now stands. No decision was reached. A total of the schedule of assets and lia- bilities of the firm, #s filed with the clerk of the circuit court, shows the former o be $427,241.18, and the labilities, $477,933 ST LOUIS’ ENGINEER REPORTS Choked Boller Tlbes Delayed but Could Not Be Foresee Supreme Court Live Stock m Transit Awm WASHINGTON, Jan. States supreme court today decided that live stock ‘n transit through Wyoming could not be taxed by that state. The decislon was In the case of J. 8. Kelly | and Oliver Rhodes involving the question whether the state law of Wyoming taxing | live stock brought into the state for the purpose of being grazed applied to such | stock when being driven through the state. The Wyoming authoritles sougkt to as- sess taxes on 10,000 head of sheep which Kelly was driving through the state from | Utah to an eastern market. It was shown | that the transit consumed from six to eight | weeks and that the sheep secured suste- | nance by grazing as they passed along. Says The Wyoming courts sustsined the law, | but their holding was reversed by Justice | Brown's decision. He said the grazing was | incidental to their transit and that if stock | in iransit could be taxed in one state, it | could be taxed in any number of states | through which it might pass. UNION MEN REPLACE STRIKERS Shoe 19.—The United Vesnel, NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—John Phillip, chiet engineer of the steamship St. Louls, today made his offictal report on the cause of the vessel's delayed trip, In it e says: In regard to the long passage I beg to state that it was due to the bofler tubes getting choked up on the fire side, throigh tubes leaking in the back tube sheet. The only cause that I can see for this is ham- mering too much at the choked tubes in Operators Continue War Knights by Filling Vacant Places. | | blessings was | | to other factories of { pectally of the laboring class \ | cock. It was of more than passing interest to observe the painstaking effort of Dougl to disabwse the house of the idea that he bad any desire or fatention of disregarding or ignoring the house cominlttee on rev- enue and taxation. He explained minutely, that hix reason for wishing to take this matter out of the hands of this committee and place It in the hands of a special com- mittee apotnted by the speaker, was tuat he thought the former committee would have all it could attend to and would really | prefer to evade this heavy responsibility. Conslder Time Short. The house and senate both have author- ized that the joint committee “frame and introduce” this revenue bill withig fifteen days. This being the ninth legislative day and forty days being allowed by regular order for the introduction of bills, it is argaed that the committee should be given until the end of the forty days if nec sary, “and then some,” if 1t finds Its tasy o great for the time allotted “Proper and adequate @djustment of the revenue laws is urgently demanded as the | most essential duty confronting the present | legislature, and to slight this work by hur- JMLED‘ rying it would be a fatal mistake indeed,” said a prominent legislator today. And Nalds Surveyer this view seems to be a prevalent one. in Killing sed Animals, the different bpxes while we were at South- ampton, which started a number of tubes in_the back sheet. The boilers are as safe now in to any part giving way as they were built When we left Southampton have the plightest idea ot the store for G OBSERVE LEE'S Tpsixiat Arkansas Many Cit » LYNN, Mass, Jan. 19.—Two thousand | men braved zero weather this morning and patrolled the streets in the vicinity of the | “union stamp’ shoe factories in which the | strike is on. Then, huving seen no stranger prepared to go to work, the pickets went | | regard when we dld trouble not in BIRTHDAY Adjourns. and Hold 10 Later the Boot and Shoe Workers' union scored a point by getting fifteen cutters into the Walker & Grant factory. The! Koighte of Labor pickets closed about the strangers and a crowd collected. Union | delegates and the police were on hand, but | the men were taken to the factory without | serfous trouble. The manufacturers af- | fected by the strike today met and ap- | pointed a committee to petition for an | injunction against the Knights of Labor | cutters to restrain them from interfering ! in any way with men brought here to 81l the shops while the strike is on. | | MAY STOP HOME COMPAN:ES ure is Asked by At- torney General to Stop Co-oper. re » Cele- Jan. 19.—The birth- | day of General Robert E. Lee was geperally observed throughout the south today, spe- clal exercises being held in nearly all the southern cities, many of them observing a holiday. One of the most notabe me- morial services was held at Austin, Tex., | and was participated in by John H. Reagan, former postmaster gemeral of the confed- eracy. At Little Rock, Ark., the leglslature ad- journed in honor of the day and memorial meetings were held in Ch ton, 8. C., and Richmond, Va. GOVERNMENT AGENT Massachusetts Court LOUISVILLE, Ky., large les ative Concerns. SPRINGFIELD, I, General Hamlin will the Illinols legi lature to prohibit the so-called Co-opera- tive home building companies from doing business in the state. ‘In @ report which he has prepared and will submit to the legislature the attorney general says some of these companies are fully as bad as lotteries, In that they par- take of the nature of lotteries The attorney general become contract are largely Jan. 19.—Attorney MecClay of Lancaster sounded a keynote today when in discussing \ae neccseily of imu.cdiate revision of the revenue laws he eaid “Our revenue laws as they exist at pres- ent are & farce. I am in favor of placing all assessable property on the assessment rolls at its full cash value, and any meas- ure that fails to do that will not afford adequate relict Senator Howell's bill authdrizing the city operate its own the $2,000,000 bo { tion, evidently in the upper Gullty of Cruelty D Jan. 19.—Dr. Harry O, | veterinarian, employed by the United States government, who was fined | $15 for alleged cruelty in killing cattle, withdrew his appeal today and refused to pay the fine and was ordered taken to Cambridge jail The sheriff was served with & writ habeas corpus and the case will go before | the United States court. The cattle killed had been condemned by the government as having feot and mouth disease CONCORD, Mass Thompson, do says persons who holders in these concerns persons of limited means, es- who can 11l afford to lose their money and who have lured into investing by the high sounding names of the colcerns and their high-sounding advertisements WINNIE GREEN EXTRADITED | rnor senate fle No. 1 of Omaha to buy and water works plant under 1s voted at the last elec- has a clear right of way house, where today in a com- mittee of the whole the senate recom- mended the passage of this measure. The senator from Douglas, before the bill went to a vote of the committee of the whole, oftered amendment making the provi- sions of the bill harmonize with the Baun- ders Deasure to change the date of the city election in Omaha from March to May in- sofar as It related to the latter bill Give Al of been Movements of Oceam Vessels Ja At New York—Arrived: Minnetonka, from London, Balled: Manitou, for Londor Maine, for Bremen; Lancastérian, for Liver- pool At York At Naples—Arrived: York via Gibraitar. At Hong Kong from 8 At 8 Hamburg At ASgOW— Portland. At Liverpool New Orleans. At Prawle Point-Passed trom Rotterdam, for New ¥ At Marsellies—Arrived New York via Naples. Gove ates Sends Denyer Suspect Back Home to Stand Trial reeny. an Bremen—Arrived: Neckar, from New for L Trave, from New SPRINGFIELD, 111 Jan. 19.—Governor Yates today honored a requisition from the governor of Colorado for the extradition dn_ Mar and Yoko- Arrived: Nij n Francisco via Honoiulu Safled: Olympla, for Tacoma, sthamp! Sailed: Blucher for New York rrived & Falr Show, Gregg of Wayne today tcok a step toward preventing unfairness in the matter of ex- pediting bills. It was that the ofclal printer be instructed to print tha bills as vearly in their regular order as possible and that “he yleld to no outside influence in determining that order.* The files as they appeared on the mem- from City, wanted in Denver on a charge of Arcadlar stealing $i00 worth of diamonds from a Jewelry firm Ly which she was employed. Attorneys representing Miss Green con- tested the requisition on the ground that thelr clieat did pot commit the theft, trom s Arrived: Foliticlan, from Amsterdam, da, from