Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 22, 1903, Page 1

[ — THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871 FARCE NOT YET 0\'ER}Tnoops AFRAID OF ARTILLERY|FAVORS TH Demooratio Benate in Oolorado Formally Holds Joint 8e:sion. REPUBLICANS IN BOTH HOUSES STAY OUT Vote for Benator is Put, but Abstentions Prevent Election. UPPER BODY CONTINUES IN TWO PARTS Majority Sleep on Oots in Legislative Halls While Minority Lie Lew. MEMBERS SEEK INGRESS BY WINDOWS Dnseated Representatives Provide Ropes and Ladders with Which to Storm Cltadel Recapture Desks Taken from Them., DENVER, Jan. 21.—A foint o two branches of the general the election of United States senator was held today, but only démocratic members participated and there was no election. After concurring in adjournment of the house until Friday the democrats proceeded to the senate chamber, where the joint session was called to order by Senator Adams, president pro tem of the democratic senate. There were present twenty-six senators and twenty-five representatives, a total of fifty-one, which is the number re- quired to elect. Three republican senators were in the chanber during the session, but withdrew before a ballot was taken. Senator Theo- dore McGulre, a democrat, also retired after the joint session had refused to ex- cuse him from voting, leaving only ffty members present. Several members ob- Jocted to the proceedings on the ground that the joint session was irregular, and five democrats besides McGuire refused to vote. On the joint ballot forty-five votes were cast, all being for Henry M. Teller. The joint session then adjourned until noon tomorrow. Claim Session is Invalld, The republican leaders say that any ac- tion the jolnt session may take is illegal and fnvalld, as the house had adjourned. They agreed to the adjournment in order to glve the two senates a chance to make peace and they did not anticipate the plan of the democrats to hold a joint session. After the house adjourned without per- mitting a joint session the point was raised that mo ballots taken on subsequent days ‘would be valld because the statutory pro- vision had not been complied with today. The legal advisers of the house managers sald, however, they were satisfled after a eareful examination of the federal and state constitutions and the statutes of the United States and of Colorado that it was not Kecessary for the assembly to meet today to compare journals it it did not see fit. It was admitted that when the two hoases @id meet it would be necessary to go ahead with the balloting and that one ballot must Mr. Btewart, one of the republican man- agers, sald the subject had been gone over carefully by attorneys who were unan- imously of the opinion that it was not Decessary to meet in joint session today or tomorrow. The republican eenators held an execu- tive session today, Lieutenant Governor Haggott presiding, and at its conclusion the mermbers sald. there wes “nothing to give out.” They adjourned uatil 10 to- morrow. All efforts to bring the two senates to- gether have proved unavailing. Speak Sends for Claimants. Republican ecandidates for the houge, who were defeated in the election, began to arrive In the city this morning, some of them saying that they bad come In| response to telegrames from Speaker San- ford. The supposition is that they have been called to be In readiness to take peats should the house determine on & general unseating of the democratic mem- bers. Three republican senators, Drake, Com- forth and Wood, have deserted the chamber over which Lieutenant Governor Haggott presides, leaving only six regularly elected republican senators in that organization. _Comforth and Wood, It Is said, have signed « pledge not to vote for Wolcott for sen tor. Governor Peabody has not yet recagnized the Haggott senate. When asked to do so be replied: ‘There is nothing before me at this time to consider; when the proper time comes I will consult constitutional attorneys and then determine which senate body 1 shall recognize under the law. The democratic senators held possession of the senate chamber all night, sleeping on cots. They have held practically a con- tinuous session since 10 o'clock Monday morning. Ladders and ropes were found this morn- ing In ante-rooms of the house gallery. Who placed them there is not known, but 1t 18 presumed the purpose was to afford means for the democrats to enter the house chamber If an effort should be made to exclude them from the joint session. The ropes and ladders were removed. is Refused. The democratic senators adjourned Tues- day's session at 10 o'clock and today's ses- sion immediately convened. No repub- lican senators were present. The eme:- gency appropriation bill carrying $50,000 for salaries was passed unanimously on third reading and sent to the purpose of ascertalning whether the lat- ter would recognize the democratic senate. The house secretary declined to receive the senate appropriation bill, thus refusing recognition. The house transacted no business, but on notion of Dolph of Colorado Springs ad- journed until 2 o'clock Friday. All mem- bers except one democrat voted for the motion to adjourn. The democratic senators adopted resolu- tions providing for a joint session and sent them to the house, but the messenger was Dot permitted to enter the house chamber. Demoucatic members of the house began fiing into the senate chamber at noon and the joint session was beld there. After all the democratic representatives bhad entered the sepate chamber and the jolnt session was oponed Senator Barels, democrat, protested against further pro- ceedings. A debate on the regularity of the joint session ensued. Chairman Retuses to Resign. ' D. B. Fairley, ehairman of the republican stale central committee, whose resignation ‘was demanded at & meeting of the commit- tee on Monday, has refused to comply with this demand and is still conducting the (Contipued on Second Page.) the house for | Drill Sergeant Says Moor| L, Soldiers K Guns abatanic ortafly . TANGIER, Jan, herc from Fez toc this port and the capital are flooded. An English drill sergeant in the of the sultan hus given the following de- talls of the composition of the sultan’s army: He says the imperial forces num- bered about 125,000 men, including & Bheredfian bodyguard of 2,000, all of whom were armed with Martini-Henry rifes. Of the remainder, 30 per cent were armed with imitation Martini-Henrys, manufac- tured in Fez, and the balance carried old flintlocks and muszzle loaders. The ar- tillery consisted of twenty breech-loading Krupps, twenty-three brass muzzle loaders, twelve Maxims, firing Martini-Henry car- tridges, und twenty-one other machine guns, the latter, however, were decidedly unreliable. It was almost impossible tg train,the na tives to handle artillery, as they belleve cannon to be the invention of the devil. Many refuse altogether to serve the guns The pretender’s forces evidently had been drilled In the Buropean system of warfare and were decidedly superfor to the sul- tan's troops. Any eudden, declded success by the pretender would be likely to pro. cipitate wholesale desertions from the sul- tan’s ranks. SAYS KAISER HAS FREE MIND Count von Buclow Finds Emperor's Utterances Awkward, but Likes His Strong Personality, BERLIN, Jan. 21.—Chancellor von Bue- low, replying in the Reichstag today to an assertion of Herr Richter, the radical leader, that the country and the crown it- selt were harmed by the teo frequent ut- terances of Emperor Willlam without con- sulting his ministers, sald: In a constitutional state the leading statesmen must reckon with the individu- ality of the monarch. The stronger that individuaity all the more is he inclined to influence the state’s affalrs, which does not aways facilitate the statesman's official du- tles, but the strongly marked individuality of & ruler is a great advantage that cannot be overestimated. I have found many per- sons abroad that long for a monarch of ac- centuated personality. Nobody should blind himself against the grand lines in. the character. of our emperor. He has a free and unprejudiced mind and there is noth- ing petty in him. Whatever you blame in him, he is no Philistine. If you wish to make attacks, direct them against me. The chancellor, later, referrfng to the remarks of Herr Liebermann von Sonen- berg, said he recommended Emperor WH- liam to, receive the Boer generals If they sought ‘presentation through the British ambassador. General Dewet accepted, and then changed his mind. PLAGUE STOPS ALL WORK Mazatlan Residents Have Nothing to Do Save Watch Houses Burn, I MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21.—The poor people are unable to leave the city ried to the hospit Nightly crowds of panic-stricken men and women gather in the streets to watch the burning of houses in which cases of plague has occurred. Nearly all the familidh of well-to-do people have left the stricken city and the others will leave as soon as possible. The charity fund has thus far reached $50,000 for the benefit of the plague suffer- ers. The official bulletin reports for Satuzday last show six deaths and six new case On Sunday there were four denths and three new cages. Seven cases discharged frqm the hospital were taken to the barracks of the fort called the “Thirty-First of May,"” where they wi'l remain for the present. Forty-five patients are now in the hos- pital. ¢ LYRE MIGHTIER THAN SWORD British Actors Combine Drama and Opera, Calling Result Poetigal Music Play. LONDON, Jan. theater tonight At the Shaftesbury Julia Nellson and Fred Terry scored a great success in a venture- | some experiment, a combination of dram: and opera entitled “For Sword or Son which is deseribed poetical music play. The book is by George' Legge and Louls Calvert, while the music is written by Ray- mond Rose. The play provoked memories of “The Bo- hemian Girl," the animating idea being to | show that the lyre is mightier than the sword. Miss Nellson sang well, but she was handicapped by playing a male char- acter. Louls Calvert was included fn the GUIDES ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Witnesses Say That is the Reason Why the Natives Were Kitlea, MANILA, Jan. 21.—In the Major Glenn | court-martial today Frank Remar and Harry Prescott, the civillan scouts, who commanded the detachment which killed the native guides in Samar, testified The witnesses said the guides tried to escape and that they ordered them to be killed. Washington Corn, & scout, cor- roboratel Remar's evidence. All the wit- nesses testified that Major Glenn did not order the execution of the guides. The prosecution showed that the testi- mony of Corn and Remar confiicted with that given before the inspector general. The testimony closed today. The argu- ments will be heard oz Saturday Between Italy and Ary ROME, Jan. 21.—The minis and telegraphs, Signor Gamilberti, announced that at the reopening of the Chamber of Deputies he will ask for an appropriation of $150.000 to erect wireless telegraph stations for a service between Italy and Argeutine The work will be directed by Marconi .. r of posts has Amunesty fo Exiles, KINGSTON, Jamalca, Jan. 21.—Advices received here from Hayti anmounce that Governor Nord has fissued & decree grant- ing amnpesty to over 100 Haytiens exiled here. Letters which have reached here from Santo Domingo say the political situation in that republic ls unsettied. Strive to 3ave Historle 1dings. VENICE, Jan. 21.—The municipality of Venice has voted further credit of $70,000, to be devoted to the restoration of historic bulldings. A total of $200,000 has been spent to this end. ervice | OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1903—TEN PAGES E LEASING BILL Becretary Hitohoook Makes Beport on the Dietrich Measare. FEDERAL JUDGES FOR NEBRASKA dell Not So Certain He Will Secure the Ch of the Irri- gation Committee Viee Tongue, Decenned. \ (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Secretary Hitchcock today trans- | mitted to the senate committee on public | lands a favorable report on Senator Diet- rich's BIN at grazing lands in the state of Nebraska. While the report was written by Assist- | ant Commissioner Richards, the secretary, as is customary, transmitted the bill to the tommittee with a favorable indorsement hereon. In his report Mr. Richards states that the bill makes preference in favor {of actual and bona ‘fide homestead settlers nd owners of private lands to lease ad- | Joining public lands, which are of the char- acter provided in the act as being fn thelr natural condition subject only for live stock | grazing purposes and not capable of irri- gation, to recite the general terms of the bill and as to the disposition of the net pro- ceeds accruing from the leases he says “I think the bill makes a wise disposition of the net proceeds accruipg from leases. The people of the public land states have long considered it to be a hardship that Do revenue should be directly derived from | the large area of public lands lylng within their boundaries, for the control and pro- tection of which it is necessary for them to furnish all the machinery of government. Under this bill one-fourth of the net re- celpts will go to the county and ome-tourth to the state, while the remaining one-halt goes into the fund for the reclamation of arid land, which promises so much for the development of the arid and semi-arid re- glons.” Touches on Fencing. Upon the subject of fencing, of which so much has been said and written during the last six months, Governor Richards has the following to say in his report on the leas- ing bill: “Notwithstanding it is prohibited by law, it is a fact that considerable areas of land in several of the public land states and territories have been Inclosed with fences and are used for grazing purpose: by private parties, associations of individ uals and in some instances by communities. In some Instances the summary removal of these fences would work a hardship dis- proportionate to the benefits which the pub- lic would derive from such removal. Vari- ous unsuccessful efforts to obtain legisla- tion upon this matter have, been made and others are now contemplated, but owing to the near approach of the end of the session of congress it is probable that unless this bill become a law there will be no legisla- tion of this character during this sessim, in which event this ofice will have no dis- cretion in enforcing the act of February 25, 1885, . o ,his_report. the . com-~ misslonér sayg: “It will be observed. that this act app that an experimont of this character can be tried with perhaps less danger of in- | Jury to public interest than in any other of the public land states or territories. | 3¢ this experiment proves successful, it will furnish a basis for the enactment of laws of more general application, for the final the proper disposition to bs made of the | public grazing lands.” | Otherwise Fences Come Down. Senator Dietrich, in speaking of the re- | port, sald that it was as favorable as the | most exacting homesteader could wish; | that 1t discussed the question most clearly | and that 1t now devolved upon the legis- |lature of Nebraska to say whether the delegation in cougress from that state | should move for the early consideration and passage of the measure. He sald that he had reccived most emphatic statements from Secretary Hitcheock that fences on the public domatn in Nebraska would be pulled down should congress fail at this session to take action upon this much | vexed question. He stated he had no opin- fon to give out until after the legielature had acted Two Judges for Neb ka. There is every reason for believing that cial districts will become a law before the close of the preseut congress. It i under- 8Lood that the president is in favor of the | measure, as it would solve by its own mo- | tion a most intricate problem which con- fronts the president, namely, the choice of a United States district Attorney. It fs stlll further undersiood tuat the Nebraska delegation is a unit for the measure. Mr. Burkett, who has been most active in be- balf of the division of the state into north and south judicial districts, told a Bee rep- resentative today that he would have a | hearing before the full committee on judi- ciary of the house next Friday. He stated that the subcommittee of judiciary had had | the bill under consideration and had agreed to a favorable report upon the same, this committee being composed of Julius Kahn, Californta; Henry W. Palmer, vania, and R. L. Heory, Texas. This com- mittee will report Mr. Burkett's bill to the tull committee on Friday, when the rep- resentative from the First Nebraska dis- trict will ask that the senate easure, which is identical with Mr. Burkett's bill, be substituted for the bill which he intro- duced in the present congress. Should the senate bill be favorably re- ported upon, as now seems most likely, it will have consideration under a call of com- mittees, and as the Nebraska delegation { stands as 4 unit behind it reasoun to believe that Senators Dietrich and Miliard will shortly have additional patronage thrust upon them. Congressman Burkett today, after con- siderable labor, was informed by the Post- office department that his application to increase the amount allowed for horse feed | for nine mounted carriers in Lincoln had | been granted. Each carrier will receive the amount allowed Omaha carriers. Mondell Not So Sure. Representative Mondell, who had hopes to succeed to the chairmanship of the com- mittee on irrigation, made vacant by the death of Representative Tongue, does not feel as sure of the place as he did imme- diately after the vacaney occurred. Mr. Reeder of Kansas ranks Mr. Mondell on the committee. It was thought, however, that as Mr. ileeder was chairman of the commit- tee on milcake be would relinguish his place on The irrigation committee to hir. Monzell. (Coutinued on Fifth Page) authorizing the leasing of | the bill dividing Nebraska into two judi- | there is every | $275 a year for horse fexd, thus equalizing | The assistant commissioner then goes on | s only 1o the state of Ne- | braska, in which state there is a large area | Of establishing a big: of public lands which are only valuable | Miles square, with & clubhouse at Centen- for grazing purposes, where it is thought | Pial, Wy settlement of the vexed question of | { | | members, iucluding many Pennsyl- | | Elwooa Me: TOM HORN PLANS TO ESCAPE One of Men in the Plot Weakens and Gives the Whole Plan Away. CHEYENNE, Wyo. Jan. 21.—(Special Telegram.)—An sttempt Wak fo bave been | the made tonight to Mberate Tom Horn, cundemned murderer of Willlo Nickell, but ome of the couspiratorr weakened and ex- posed the plot. Frank Herr, a cowboy, was eugaged by Horn's friends to communi- cate with the prisoner and arrange the de- talls of escape. Herr stole a saddle and was sentenced to three months’ imprison- | ment in the same jail In which Horn ia incarcerated. Horn communicated with Herr and gave him written what to do when he, Herr, obtained his freedom. These provided for the purchase of dynamite with which the waif of the jail was to be blown down at a time when Horn was exercising in the corridor. A saddie horse, with guns, ammunition, provisions and clothing, was to be stationed in an alley near the jail, and other provisions made for the escape. The letters and other evidences of the daring plot are in the possession of the | officers. Horn denies Herr's story, also that he wrote the letters, put experts say the writing is that of Horn. Extra pre cautions to prevent a delivery will be taken trom mow on. Horn's case ls now in fhe eupreme court, where arguments will be made for a new trial, but It Is expected the petition will be denied and that Horn will | be sentenced to be hanged some time in July. TEMPORARY HUSBAND ASKED Alleged Blackmailer Advertises for Spouse Who Must Take Cash and Get Divorce. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—%y the arrest of a man sald to be Willlam Furlong, an al- leged ingenious blacimail scheme has been | stopped. The police say Furlong advertised in New York and Philadelphia for “A gentleman who would be willing to marry a lady he has never met and from whom he would be expected to secure a divorce as soon as possible after the marriage.” The advertisement said Jt was necessary in order to settle an estate for the lady to marry, and her husband would receive $20,000. Each applicant received a circular in which he was asked to send $ for a pic- ture of the lady. The police say 5,000 answers were re- eived, and that Furlong also secyred money by advertising for applicants for a position. Furlong had handsomely furnished offices in Wall street. When arraigned the prisoner gave his name as J. V. 8. Scudder and was remanded for forty-eight hours as a suspicious char- acter. . PLAN FOR BIG GAME PRESERVE Boston Men and Judge Baxter of Omaha Among the Incorpor- ators of the 0",'. BOSTON, Mass,, Jan. —] ton b Sy club under Wyoming laws, for the purpose at the base of the Rocky moun- tains and bordering upon the plains. The tract adjoins a great govern- ment forest reserve. M. F. Dickinson of Boston is president, DeForest Richardson, governor of Wyoming, vice president; Charles Dickinson, Boston, secretary, and Isaac Van Horn, head of the Laramie & Hahn's Peak rallroad, treasurer. Irving Baxter of Omaha and Hon. Otto Graum are trustees. A polo field, stables, kennels and golf links will be provided and | the club will be opened next June. The articles of incorporation were filed at Cheyenne today. MESMERIST MAKES MURDERER Ohio Suspect Claims Dend Ma ‘Hypnotized Him and 8 wested Crime. Wite CLEVELAND, ‘0., Jan. 21.—The defense in the trial of Charles Janaski, charged with the murder of Ignatz Wiurkowski last summer, today alleged that Janaski w under the hypnotic influence of Mrs. Wiur- kowskl, the wife of the murdered man, and that the crime was committed upon her suggestion. A medical expert testified today that an examination of Janaski showed him easily susceptible to hypnotism. The doctor made him believe that he was talking to Mrs. Wiurkowski in his cell when the woman was not present. The prosecution objected to the admission of thix testimony, but | Judge Neff told the jury that they could take it for what it was worth WYOMING MAN Civil Engineers Appoint Elwood Mead Director of America: Soctety. 2 NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—The fiftieth annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which Is to continue for two days, begun here today. More than 500 trom Californta, Louisiana, Michigaa, Missouri, Colorado, Canada and other places, are in attend- ance The following officers were ele; President, Altred Noble, New York; vice presidents, I. F. G. Bouscaren, Cincinnat, and James D. Schuyler, Los Angeles; treas. urer, Joseph M. Knapp, New York: direc- tors, Alfred Craven of kers, Joseph O. Osgood of Plainfield, N. J., George 8 Davidson of Pittsburg, E. ¢ Lewis and Hunter McDonald of Nashville, Tenn., and a of Cheye; Wyo. cted JEWS ESCHEW NAME HEBREW Decide to Call National Conference t Consider Spiritual and lectual Matters. nte ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21 day's session of the biennial council of the Usion of Amer- ican Hebrew Congregations was taken up with the hearing and discussion of reports of the varicus committees appointed yes- terday. A resolution providing for the sub- stitution of the word Jewish for Hebrew in the name of the organization was adopted unanimously. The ution also decided to take steps to call & conference of the various Jewish bodles end congregations (o consider spir ftual and intellectual matters pertaining to the Jews of America within the next two years. pe's De: Not Yet. ROME, Jan. 21.—The rumor that the pope is dead is without foundation. The pontiff Save a number of long audiences today. instructions | IS ELECTED, 'SAYS OMAHA YARDS SUFFER Kenyon Tells Interstate Commerce Commis- sion Ohicago is Aided by Bailroads. CATTLE CARRIED EAST BY FAST TRAINS Shipments y Clty Much Rapidly Cars Consigned to Nebraska's Center, ma to W Travel L. More CHICAGO, Jan. 21.—Representatives ot live stock intercsts of Omaha, St. Joseph |and Sioux City took turns today in ex- | plaining to the Interstate Commerce com- | mission that Chicago is favored in rates and train service over those cities. W. J. C. Kenyon, manager of the South Omaha stock yards, sald it stock tralas | maintained the same rate of speed used | trom Cumberland to Omaha in going from ! Omaha to Chicago it would take them | thirty-eight hours to get there instead of | twenty-three as at present. | Shippers to Omaha were further ham- | pered by trains arriving in the afternoon | instead of in the favored hours of the morn- ing. Mr. Kenyon said shipments to Chicago had not decreased and he knew of no con- ditions which required a change of the former relative rates between live stock |and manufactured goods. | Horace Wood, assistant general manager |of the St. Joseph exchange, gave similar | evidence and Edward McVann, commis- | stoner of the Sioux City Commereial club, | said in his opinion the present adjustment | of rates was pretty fair as between cities, but with Chicago having a trifiing advant- age. 1t developed through Mr. McVann's testi- mony that shippers usually secured the ad- vantage of unused portions of bills of lad- ing so that the actual stock rates from Sioux City were considerably lower than the rates on the product. He further de- clared that if the commission lowered the present live stock rates into Chicago he should ask the Towa commission to lower the distance tariffs accordingly. It the hearing results in a decision that there should be a reduetion in the rates on live stock from Missouri river territory to Chicago, the railroads may be compelled to meet a pumber of claims for the differ- ence between the rate as decided upon and that which has been charged. These claims it they are filed by all of the shippers who have pald or may hereafter pay the higher | rate, will amount to millions of dollars. FINDS RELATIVES AT WILL Chinaman Twice Arrested for Evi ing Exelusion Law Produces Unecle and Father in Court. OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Jan. 21.—At a hear- ing of Chinese cases here today one of many Chinese prisoners was recognized as & ‘“ringer.” He gave the mame of Kee Yéu and his cunning in evading the ex- clusion law was shown. ¢ He was arrested on July 29, 1901, on the | Kee Yen was deported to Hong Kong from San Francisco on January 30. On Decem- line below Malone, expecting to be taken to jail at Rouse’s Point, so that the trial would come before another commissioner. His arrest was made by Marshal Smith ol Ogdensburg, who brought him here, where | full identification was made. The prisoner Judge had learned English in jail and recognized | the officers. ! Today Lue Hing, a New York merchant, swore that he was the prisoner's father, that the boy was not here at the time of the first arrest and that the prisoner had no Boston “uncle.” Lue Hing was ar- | rested for perjury and committed for the !grand jury. Kee Yen will be deported again. |M’CORMICK URGES PEACE Men Not to War ously Against Tr Asks Implement Too Stre: | KANSAS CITY, Jan. 21.—Before the an- | nual convention of the Western Assoclatign | of Retall Implement and Vehicle Dealers here today, Cyrus H. McCormick, president of the International Harvesting Company | of America, spoke on the harvester com- | bine, so-called. The implement men started a campaign against the combine shortly | after the organization of the company an |1t was stated today that Mr. McCormick | had come to this conventicn in the interest | of peace. It was at Mr. McCormick’s re- quest that the exccutive session was held | today. Harmony was the keynote of his | adéress and bis remarks were applauded | trequently. heated. A majority of the delegates have | already signed contracts for 1903 and sev- | eral of them denounced the contract of the | combine in such emphatic terms that they were frequently loudly applauded. | A motion to refer the question to a com- mittee with power to dct was made, but | atter some debate it was decided to allow | the committee of the National Federation { of the Retall Implement and Vehicle Deal- lers’ Association to continue the fight | against the combinc. | The question will be taken up again to | morrow, when the matter of reciprocal in- III‘I’IB(L will also be discussed. {GOVERNMENT "WILL CHANGE Harvard President Says Educated Men Will Eventually Administer Nation's Affairs. CLEVELAND, Jan. 21.—Charles W. Eliot, | president of Harvard, addressed about | sixty of the alumni of that institution to night at the University club. Dr. Eliot sald that universities bad undergone a com- | plete revolution within a generation or two in methods of management and study “Within the last few years,” he added, “four new profeesions have developei—en- gincering, in Its four distinct branches of civil, clectrical, mechanical and mining; applied chemistry, architecture and land- scape gardening.” Of the four probably architecture w probably the most laborious and should be ranked as one cf the most learned. There was a time when the lawyer, the physician and the clergymau were alone called pro- fessional men, but members of the four vo- eations Just named were quite as much pro- fessional men as those of the legal, medical or ministerial professions. Eventually edueated men would rule the government, and it behooved the universi- ties and colleges to be tharough lu prepar: tion of thelr studenta The discussion that followed wus at times | [CONDITION OF THE WEATHER! Forecast Thursday for Nebraska—Fair Colder | Friday Fair | | Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday: ! Hou Dex. Mour. Deg. 1 | . 12 | 12 12 12 | . 15 1= 24 S p.om. o p.om. FOR M’KINLEY CLUB'S BA | Final Arr for the AMair| Which is to Be Given Next Thursday. ements | A large representation of the McKinley | | club met at the Millard last night and | | gave a final boost to the club’s banquet, to | [be at the Millard hotel the evening of Thursday, January 20. | The speakers now counted upon are Gov- | ernor John H. Mickey, Governor A. B. Cum- mins of' lowa, Deputy Attorney neral Congressman- Morris Brown of Kearney, | elect Hinshaw, C. F. Reaves ot Falls City and Captain C. E. Adams of Superior. ! | | " The banquet is to be at § o'clock and an | hour earlier there is to be a reception in | the hotel parlors, at which the following | are announced to act as reception commit- | teemen: Senator M. A. Hall, Kountze, Gameral John C. Cowin, Chartes | J. Greene, Victor Rosewater, Judge I F.| Baxter, H. H. Baldrige, E. M. Martin, Judge | | D. M. Vinsonhaler, M. P. Dodge, r. Charles A. Goss, A. H. Waterhouse, Sidney | Smith, P. A.¥Wells and B. G. Burbank. The banquet committee comprises C. G. | | McDonald, Nathan Hernstein, E. 8. Park, | H. P. Leavitt and C. P. Foster. | The ticket committeemen have not re- ported recently, but st Iast accounting cov- ers for 125 had teen sold. In response to several tequests for “further particulars,” President Frank Crawford appointed C. E Adams, ir., and Dan J. Riley to meet re- publicans of Council Bluffs and Frank Crawford, Charles B. Prichard and Clyde Sughlad to meet those of Lincoln | LMILLEI"( TAKES THE MILLARD Concludes Deal with the Sorg Heirs Herman | 8 and Will Assume Comtrol February. From a source considered authoritative |1t was learned last evening that Rome | Miller, lessee and proprietor of the Iler Grand hotel since the epring of 1809, yes- terday Jeased the Millard hotel from the Sorg heirs for a term said to be ten years. Mr. Miller was ;not reached last night, | but itls understood that he will take pos- | session Fobruary 1, upon the retirement of J. E. Markel & Son, and that be plans to | make the Millard Itke the Iler Grand, an | European house. It Is understood further | that he cpntemplates extensive improve- ments at his owN expense, and that he hss named $20,000 as the amount which he may invest in that work. His lease of the Tler Grand does not ex- pire for nearly two years, and he has inti- me preserve fitty that the boy was born in the United States. | said to have been closed Wwith a Council Bluffs attormey for the Sorg estate. Mr. | Marxel has not been formaily notified s | Laramie ber 11 he again appeared on the border yet, but knows of the deal MOTOR LINES OUT OF OMIHA! eligmans Ammounce that Six Differ-| ent Roads Are to Be Built This Year. { | NEW YORK, Jan. ?1.—(Spectal -,-,.,,‘ | gram.)—The Seligman banking house here, which under the title of a $15,000,000 cor- poration called the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Raflway company bas recently taken over all ‘the Omaha and Council Bluffs strecet raflway lines, announce to investors | and equipment comcerns that they will at | once construct 200 miles of suburban lines ' in eastern Nebraska and western lowa. H ing leased for ninety-nine years the Coun- | ofl Blufts & Omaha Bridge and Motor com- | pany, including the bridge over the Mis- | souri and the Council Bluffs lines, they | will build a $75,000 power house in Omaha nd equip 1t and at once extend six lines in six different directions from Omaha and one from Omaha into "owa. When these are | finished & number of other lines will be | | built from Omaba into Towa territory. | OMAHA MINISTER GETS CALLi | Rev. E. F. Trefs ted to Take Pas- | | torate of Binghamton (N. Y.) | | Chureh, | | Rev. E. F. Trefz, pastor of Kountze Me- morial Lutheran church, has received a call | to the pestorate of the First Congrega- | tional church of Binghamton, N. Y., but he has not decided to accept it. A. J. Par- sons and Charles E. Lee, acting as a com- | mittee for the Binghamton church, were | in the city last week and heard Mr. Trefz preach, atter which they made him the proposition. It is said that the name of Mr. Trefz was given to the Binghamton people by Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn. Mr. Trefz intends to go east within the mnext six weeks to preach at Dr. Hillis' church in Brooklyn and he says he may stop at Binghamton on his re- turn trip. | the i SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. LABOR MEN OBJECT Postponing of Oity Eleotion Will Dalay Work on Oity Qontraots. MEASURE ONE FOR POLITICAL POSITION Bill to Kill Feal Estate Exchange Railroad Tax Assessm nt Plan. IS A HARMLES; MEASURE ON"ITS FACE Fowler Sends in a Communication on the Normal School Question. PLEADS FOR ADDITIONAL INSTITUTION Jeflerson County Farmers Ask Leglse lature for Reliet from Rallroad Discrimination Regard- ing Cars. (From a Staff Corrcspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 21.—(Special.)—A delega- tion of organized labor men from Omaha, headed by H. G. Stevenson, business agent of the Trades and Bullding council, was in today and left protests from ten | labor unions of Omaha ugainst the Saund- ers-Gilvert bill to change the date of the city election in Omaha from the first Tues- day In March to the first Tuesday in May. These protests are from the paperhangers, painters, steamfitters, plumbers, tricklay- ers, arainlayers, retall clerks and the two unfons of Lodcarriers, black and white. They represent a large pumber of the or- ganized labor men of Omaha. The prot werg placed In the hands of Senator O'Neill of Lincoln, who will bring them be- fore the upper house. “We rotest against this bill tor no po- litical reason,” sald Mr. Stevenson. o are against it beccuse it is against us and the fnterests cf the city of Omaha in gen- eral. If the city clection is held in May Instead of March it will retard the letting of ‘municipal contracts for bullding and construction work at least two mouths, which will run the season late into th winter snd have the disastrous effect of de- priving a large number of men of work and the city of needed improvements. We will do our utmost to cecure the deteat of the bill in the senate. While I have the pro- tests of but ten organizations with me in writing I have the verbal protests of every one in the city."” Senators Saunders sald today he Intended pushing his bill with all possible vigor and hoped to have it pass the senate, since the Gilbert bill had passed the house. He at- tempted to discredit the protests which wore brought down, saying: “I'll bet they were all run off on the same typewriter." The fact is, however, that but two of the protests were written with a typewriter, the remainder being written with a pen and all contained the respective seals. Labor Men's Views. It is beliaved that had this “hlaced” n Its Ghal.) have been defeated. Morsman of who championed the bill at that time, in- formed the house In emphatic terms that the bill was merely a local’ measure and was rot opposed by any faction or interest in Omaha, but, on the contrary, was enms dorsed by ell political partis When thig speech was read in The Bee it created much surprise 3mong’ those delegates, reps resenting eeveral thousand voters, who ‘came here today to raise.their volce and that of their fellow workmen against this bill. One of the dclegates, discussing the bill, eaid: It (s a simple scheme of Baunders, who is a candidate for mayor of Omaha, to strengthe. his charces In the primar He has figured cut :hat If he can get the election postponed ‘he ean have a more favorable opportunity of winning out at the primaries. It is a cheer political plot and, as a matter of fact, s not endorsed | by any political party, as a perty, of Omaha, the man who uttered that statement well knows.” The ‘alleged scheme of amending the bill in the senate by tacking on a provision designed to prevent Mayor Moores from holding a third term s mayor seems (o be in disfavor and In fact, never did get very much further than the atart. It la feared—and wisely so—by the men back of It that it would have the effect of dis- gusting outside members, who would th defeat the orlginal bill. A senator from Lancaster county and cne or two others size the situation up, declaring that it is a local matter with Omaha and preposterous for a small coterie of politiclans with per- sonal designs to ask the legislature of the #tate to aid them in the consummation of their petty schemes. 3 “If Omaha wants Mayor Moores a this time,” said one, “let it have him. He seems to have given satisfaction sufficlent to warrant a third election. Killing by Back Door Method, A bill was introduced in the house today by Currie of Dawson which is interpreted s an adroit scheme to head off the Omaha Real Estate exchange bill authorizing the tax commissioner of Omaha to levy his own assessments on the rallroad property within the eity limits instead of taking the figures returned by thel State Board of Equaliza- tion. The bill is couched in subtle form and betrays an evident attempt at con- | ceallng its real purpose or the purpose at- MAY SUE ST. LOUIS’ OWNERS | | Delayed Passengers with Idea Dawmages. Retaln Counsel of Claiming | NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—At a meeting of the passengers who arrived on St Louis last Friday Mr. Bernel of the passengers' committee was authorized to engage law- yers for the purpose of bringing actions | for damages should such a course appear desirable. . Movemenis of Ovenn Vessels Jan. 31. | | | At New York—Arrived—Nomadie, Liverpool; Friesland, from Antwerp. Philadelphia, for Antw At Liverpool—Arrived New York Balled—Bel adelphis, Via Queenstown; Te New York, via Queenstown At Cherbourg—Arrived—Graf Waldersee trom New York | At Kinsale Head— Passed—Germanic from New York, for Queenstown and Liver- pool At _Gibraltar—gafled-Lahn, and Naples, for New York. At Hamburg—Salled—Memphis, Francisco. At Hong Kong—Arrived—Indra Vella, | trom Portland, Ore., via Yokohama; Yang from Tacoma, for London and Liver- Em pre: of India, from Vancouver, | fia Yokohama. At_Barry—Salled—Wyner, from Antwerp, | tor New York. At Bouthampton—Silled—Auguste Vie toria, from Hamburg, for New York, via Cherbourg. from Salled Canadian, from for Phil utonie. for | from Genoa | for San | Nebraska tributed to it. The design of the bill 1s to amend a eertain statute which will confiict with that portion of the statutes sought to be amended by the Real Estate exchange measure so as to produce the result of invalidating the measure and of sacrificing the Currie bill in the same way, allowing thereby, the present law to stand. This naturally would be the result If the two bills passed both house and senate and the ultimate object of the rallroad interests in defeating the attempt to compel them to pay their fair share of taxation in Omahs would therefore be accomplished. What the Bill Cha The bill chapter il seeks to amend section 7 of the Compiled Statutes of but in its title omits mention the chapter, saying merely that it fis “a bill for an act to amend section 7 of an act entitled, ‘An act to make taxes a perpetual lien upon certain personal prop- erty from March 1 in each current year and declaring the same personal for the purpose of taxation, approved Februaiy 13, 1877, and to provide for the levying of taxe on such property for state, county, pre- cinct, township, school and road. district and municipal purposes and to repeal said of of Ian;'m.l section as it now stands. The new words in the bill are these, re- ferring to the taxes: “Shall be levied for state, county, precinct, townshij ludroummnmm