Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1903, Page 1

ESTABLISHED PUTS MKINLEY HIGH Rossevelt Olaims Mart rel President Ranks Only Aiter Washing'oa and Lincoln. HELPS NATION THROUGH NASTY CRISIS ‘When Blected America Fuces New Prob- lems Which Bar All Progress. DEPRESSION GIVES WAY TO PROSPERITY Executive's High Ideals and Direction Lifted Land to Foremost Place. BIRTHDAY BANQUET IS HELD IN CANTON Wrominent Men in Public Life Unite ay Signal Tribute to Slain Mead of United States Government, CANTON, 0., Jan President Roose- wvelt tonight participated in a notable trib- ute o the memory of the late President McKinley. He was the principal orator at a banque: given under the ars of the Canton league on the late president’s birth- day. Surrounded friends, neighbors, businese and political assoctates of the dead prosident, he pronounced a brilllant and eloquent eulogy upon the life and works of McKinley, a eulogy by many regarded as the most beautiful and heartfelt tribute ever pald to the memory of the distin- guished dead. The banquet was held in the grand opera house, the seats being removed in the pit and the house entirely refloored for the occasion. The interior of the building was beautifully decorated with flags and flow- ers, the floral decorations being particu- larly elaborate. Festoons of flags were ar- ranged around the gallery, and the thir- teen great banquet boards were massed with carnations and roses and Interspersed with smilax and ferns Among the 457 guests were, besides President Roosevelt, Judge Day, toastmas- ter; Secretary Root, Secretary Cortelyou, Generals 8. B. M. Young, General Luke E. Wright, Surgeon General Rixey, Cap- tain W. S. Cowles, Colonel Theodore Big- bam, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Bingham, Representative R. W. Taylor, James W. Grant, Colonel Myron T. Her- rick of Cleveland, J, G. Schmidlapp, H. H Kohlsaat of Chicago and Charles Emory Smith. Judge Day Pays Tribute. Judge Day, as toastmaster, introduced President Roosevelt, and spoke briefly in part.as follows: We commemorate today the birth of a reat American. Though gone from us, he s left the imperishable memory of his character and deeds. His life {8 a part of the history of his time. The great things he wrought have left their {mprint upon his country s destiny and have writ- ten his name among the immortals. To the most of those who gather about this board tonight it was giyen to know and love Willlam McKinley. This city was his home, It was here he came after four Years of wervice In the fleld to begin the icivil career scarcely paralleled in the world's history. There are those here tonight who watched every step off that great career with the keen interest of friendship. To have known Willlam McKinley was a constant lesson in patriotlc devotlon to public duty and cheerful constancy in upright living. He never forgot the friends of his early man- hood. From the highest pluces his eyes turned fondly to the ‘:white porch of his home.” He often declared that the good will and approval of those who best knew him were dearer to him than the highest earthly honor, He belleved in the upbullding of American citizenship of the enlargement of comforts and privileges of the American home. 1n these he found the highest duties iof constructive statesmanship. Without Ostentation or Display. In such a home, without ostentation or aisplay, Willlam McKinley lived. In its \domestic peace and comfort he had hoped 1o pass the remainder of his days when the cares of office should be lald aside. It 18 fitting that in this home of his ,cholce his fellow countrymen should meet 10 pay tribute to his memory and to renew the lessons of patriotism and virtue which his lite taught. William inley's most Pprecious legacy’ to mankind s the example of his life and character. He believed im- Meity in his country and its institutions. Jie Kaa supreme faith in the people. He Tecognized that an ¢nlightened public sen- timent was the ultimate appeal of the statesman in a free country, and sought %o gulde it in the channel, be believed best and safest for its welfare. He never sought to exalt himself above the people he served. He kept in touch With' them and, as far as possible, de- lighted to take them into his confidence. In private life he met his fellow citizens upoh equal terms. He fulfilled to the ideal Cirdinal Newman's definition of a gentle- He never inflicted pain. man. Presence an Inspiration. His presence was always an inspiration. His duty clear, he never shirked responsi- bility, however grave. He nerved others to their duty. He loved to make others happy. He scattered sunshine, never gloom. With all his sirength of purpose and character he was gentleness ftsell. He loved to give a kind word when he could do no more. He Sas free from resentments, he met calumny with silence and unfair criticism with char- fty. He was possessed of a sublime cour- age, sustained by an abiding faith n his God that did not faiter in the presence of death. In his career the youth of the coun- try may learn that the surest foundation of enduring success Is character. It is & high tribute to the fame and memory of Willlam McKinley that brings %o his old home today to join in the obs servance of this occasion the president the United States, the members of his cabinet and othérs from high places in the public service and from among tnose who served with him in war and peace. Roosevelt an Able Succe: This_country has not lacked high-minded and able men to serve it in time of need. It did not lack such & one when our great Jeader fell. In his { the helm, the ship has kepl true to urse o has steadily grown in the love and nee of his countrymen ance the country Is still advancing in pros- perity and security abroad. It is one of the felicities of the occasion and one for which we feel the highest ap- preclation that the president, cordially ac- Cepting the invitation extended him, is able 1o be_with us this evening "Thefe is no man better fitted to portray the great character of the man in whose honor we assemble tonight. It is a privi %o present to vou to respond to the first sentiment, “Willlam Mciiniey It president of the United States. Mok ley One of Few. In reply Mr. Roosevelt sald and entlemen. and Ind it has few thrice-fav men to tuke S0 marked a lead in the crises faced by thelr several generations that thereafter cach stands as the embodiment of the triumphant effort of his generation. President McKinley was one of these men If during the lifetime of & generation no criais occurs sufficient to call out in marked manner the «nergies of the strongest leader, then of course the world does not and cannot know of the existence of sich a leader. and in consequence there are long periods in the history of every nation during which no man appears who leaves an indelibic mark in history, If, the other hand the crisis is one so many-sided as to call for the development and exercise of many distinet attributes, it may be that more than one man will appear in order that the Continved oo HUL Page.) history gen given nly a very sWOULD PLEASE DE RESZKE(BAN{ OF WATERLOD ROBBED CALLS ON MRS. WKINLEY|(OUNCILMEN | being i | oper | | | JUNE ~ould of | Under his guid- | at home and respect | | Speck |NORWAY RULED BY REGENT | boat, one man lost his life and sixteen are | missing THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 19, » oll- Asname Metro feal pngement of tan In New York. PARIS, Jan asked being induced musical Jean the, assug of" Y de Reszke, upon kclihood of his . prtistic and ropolitan ‘hm it would excoedingly agrecabls n' livide his time between New You Paris, but that at ,present all he M of the rumored offer was what he saw iff the newspapers and that, naturally, he make definite statement until an actual proposal had reached him. The impression conveyed by M Reszke's remarks was that under abie ¢ conditions he would be wiliing assume the post of musical and artistic adviser to the Metropolitan In conjunction with Charles Frohman or el whom the stockholders might select to take charge of the business management. CUBA WAITS ON AMERICA to managemen New n no De favor- to anyone esitates to Approve Treaty W May Be Rejeeted in Part by W ngton, | HAVANA, Jjan leader of the ropublican ~Benor Capote nscrvatives, president of the senate and a member of the foreign relations committee, sald this evening that the forelgn relations committec had in tended reporting the reciprocity treaty earller, but its ardor had been cooled on reports from Washington regarding the op- position to the bill and the various amend- ments pending there. Senator Ca sald: We regard the United party of the second part ators are not inclined to be disapproved In varic Washington I can assure you mittee will be “f cation by the sen mittee will mect t port will be shortly GERMAN COLONIES PROSPER e Rubber and ot States as the The Cuban een- ipprove what may s particulars at | the report of our com- orable, and that ratifi- te 18 certain. The com- morrow, and their re- forthcoming. African Possessions I Ivory Trade, but Increase Agricultural Products, BERLIN, Jan. 27.—The government sent to the Reichstag today a memorandum showing the development of the German colonies. The number of whites in the African pos- sessions Increased in 1902 from 5,571 to 6, 661. The Increase s almost wholly due to Boer trekkers to German Southwest Africa. The African colonies show everywhere a decrease in exports of ivory and rubber, which is compensated for by agricultural products. The experiment of cotton growing in Tongoland is making satisfactory progress. The ‘principal condition for successful cot- ton growing is the creation of cheap trans- portation between the interior and the coast. NEW TASK FOR HAGUE COURT uto Domi, Agrees to Submit American Claim for 85,000, ©00 to Arbitration. SANTO DOMINGO, Jan. 27.—The proposi- tion made by United States Minister Pow- ell to refer the disputed claims of the Santo Domingo Improvement company of New York to international arbitration has been accepted by the Dominiean govern- ment. The claims involve a money indemnity amounting to $5,000,000. The government has heretofore strongly resisted any set- tlement and repulsed all advances made by the American minister. On December 10 it declined to arbitrate and its accept- ance now I8 regarded as an important vic- tory for the United States minister. Mr. Powell expects to reach a settlement of other American claims in & few days. PLAN TO RISE IN HONG KONG British Authorities Selze Chinese Who Sought to Cause Revolt. tors HONG KONG, Jan. 27.—Acting on infor- mation received, the governor today caused the arrest of seven Kwangsi rebels, which ed to the discovery of plans for a simul- taneous rising here and at Canton. The men were found to be in possession of | banners and secret codes for communicating with thelr fellow-conspirators German Representative to Be Envoy nary and Minister Plenipotentiary. BERLIN, Jan. 27.—The title and rank of envoy extraordinary and minister pleni- potentiary have been conferred on Baron von Sternberg, who succseds Dr. von Holleben as the representative of Ger- many at Washington Crown Primce Gustaf Assumes His ther's Duties Monarch of Dual Kingdom. STOCKHOLM. Jan. 27.—At a joint meet ing of the Norwegian council today Crown Prince Gustaf assumed the duties of the re gency the two kingdoms. He will go to Christiana on January 30 STEAMER ‘GOES TO BOTTOM Man D of One Known to Have Been wned and Sixteen Are Missing. LONDON, Jan The British steamer Graffo, from Glasgow for Buenos Ayres, was sunk off Ramsey island today Six of the crew were rescued by a lite Steamer G LONDON, Jan The British steamer Graffo, from Glasgow for Buenos Ayres was sunk off Ramsey island today Six of the crew were saved by a lifeboat One man lost his life, and the rematnder of the crew, numbering sixteen, after be- ing tossed about in a boat in the Irish sea. were rescued by a passing steamer and Janded at Cardiff this evening | | | es to Bottom. | Plague Spreads in Tok VICTORIA, B Jan. 27.—The steamer Ning Chow, from the Orient, brings news that the bubonic plague at Tokio is grow- ing. Ten cases have occurred and twenty- | wo suspects are held. There had been six | deaths up Lo January 16 | the | the | throughout OMAHA, Burglars Blow Up Safe and Get Away with the Oash. THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TAKEN Nolxe Attracts Cit Who Gather but No Exe enn, Around the Building, s Hurt { change of Shots. WATERLOO, Telegram.)—The this place was morning. The this sum $2,700 One in Jan, 27.—(Speclal Citizens' State bank of robbed at 2 o'clock this robbers secured $3,500. Of was in currency and the yalance in gold and silver. The damage to the safe and furniture is estimated at $600. The bank is fully protected by insurance. The robbers, of whom there were at least three, and perhaps four, gained an entrance through the front window by removing a ne of glass. They carefully avolded dis- turbing the burglar alarm Their work Inside the building was easily and quickly accomplished. The sate stands outside of the vault and it was completely wrecked by a charge of nitroglycerine. The noise of the explosion awakened the people in the vieinity of the bank and they soon eathered around. but were kept back by the robbers. A number of shots were exchanged, but was hurt. In the confusion and darkness the bur glars made their cscape with their booty and although a posse was soon assemble there Is little clue upon which to work. Strange Men Are Suspected. no one Several strange men in a wagon were seen north of town yesterday and it is thought that they may be the robbers. To- day it was said the outfit had gone towards Omaha and the officers there have been notified to be on the lookout for it. Detective Franklin and posse, bloodhounds, took the trail from wrecked bank. what start. After an hour J. W. Miller, one of the posse, found a roll of bills tucked under a plank in a barn ome and onme-half miles from Waterloo. The the barn. At noon chase to the north trail is fresh and the Hifnois Bank STEELVILLE, 11, Jan. 27.—Robbers blew open the vault of the Bank of Steel- ville at 3 o'clock this morning and secured $3,000, with which they escaped in a car- riage. The sheriff at Chester was notified with the confused and were unable to get a of Waterloo. The race will be hard. is Wrecked, | at an early hour and has left with a posse for the scene of the robbery. The Steelville village authorities have notified the authorities at Carthage, St. Louls and East St. Louis, as well as the constabulary of all the small towns within a radius of fifty miles, and it is belleved the robbers will be captured before night. Nitroglycerine was used to open the vault and four explosions were necessary before the robbers could gain entramce. One man did the work inside the building while another stood guard on the sidewalk outside. Paul Zimmer, An" engineer in Giister's mill, was awakened by the report of the first explosion. Mr. Zimmer, who lived next door, glanced out of his front window toward the bank and saw the man standing on the sidewalk. Dressing hurriedly Mr. Zimmer went down through the alley in | the rear of his house to the mill and in- formed the mill employed. Woman is Warned. Zimmer and the men then armed them- selves and started back toward the bank. Three other explosions were heard in_ the bank building in quick succession. The last | explosion was followed by a crashing of | glass, and sheets of flame poured from the bank windows. Mrs. Zimmer in the meantime had dressed herself and was standing on ‘the lawn of their dwelling, which adjoins the bank property, watching the robbers. She | screamed to her husband to hurry up or the robbers money. The robber on guard turned toward the woman and flourished a revolver and said: “Shut up or I'll blow your head off." Turning to the bank the’ robber asked his confederate Hurry up and scrape up the cash, for they are after us, but I will blow the head off first man I see.” The mill is only two blocks from the bank, but so rapldly had the robbers worked that the vault was blown, woyld get away with the running rapidly up the street by the time Mr. Zimmer and his posse had armed themselves and started back toward the back. The men left town in an easterly direction. Steelville is a village of 300 inhabitants. CHICAGO PLANS BIG FEAST Will Celebrate Centennary horate Rejolcings in Presence of President and Diplomats, CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—The program for the Chicago Centennial celebration planned for next September in observance of the 100th anniversary of the arrival of John Kinzie, city's first permanent settler, was de- cided upon today. The date for the beginning of the bration is Saturday, September 26 plans for the first day include yacht races for centennlal cups and fireworks at night be arranged for the following day. The program provides for a big trial parade on Monday, an electric parade on Tuesday, a military parade on Wednes day, a centennial banquet on Thursday and a centennial ball on Friday. President Roosevelt, his cabinet and the foreign legations and all notable public men the country will be Invited to indus- attend PRINCESS FINDS HER NEPHEW Detectives Loeate Him Africa and He is Now on in South Way Home. N. J., Jan -A been received here VINELAND dispatch has cable from The hounds secmed some- | “Are you all right, Jim? | the | | money gathered up and the two men were "WEDN ESDAY MORN | . President Pays Respects to Wid of ¥ Martyred Prede- cesnor. CANTON, 0., Jan. sident velt and party arrived at Canton 2 this afternoon In accordamce with the pres dent’'s expressed desire, his reception was quiet and unostentatious. A great of people had assembled at the station, but it was a perfectly silent throng All seemed imbued with the spirit of th anniversary commemorated by the visit of the president As the president’s train stopped Judge Willlam R. Day, whose appointment to the United States supreme court bench was an- nounced yesterday, accompanied by Major General 8. B. M. Youpg, boarded the pri vate car to greet the president. Soon after- ward President Roosevelt alighted from the car and was greeted by the tion committee The party entered earriages and were driven directly' to the residence of Mrs. McKinley, on North Market street, ns Mr. Roosevelt desired first to pay his respects to her. Afterward ha was driven to the Whitelawn cemetery to visit the tomb of the late President MeKinley. There he pald a silent tribute of respect to the memory of the distingished dead. After viewing the site selected for the magnificent monument to be erected in memory of McKinley, the visitoss returned to the city. They were driven directly to the residence of Judge Day, where they were entertained at lunch, several distinguished Ohioans who were here to attend the banquet. At 6:45 the president held a reception at the Hotel McKinley for those in attendance upon the banquet and for the citizens of Canton. Subsequently he walked in a driving ratn Roose- throng local rocep- | from the hotel to the banquet hall, a half dogs were taken to | him heartily. they were in full | ot the day—was a personal tribute to the | Centennial religious mass meetings will | p | on account | | | Princess Salm Salm of Prussia saying that | she had found her nephew, Frederick Johnson, and that he salled for hom Antwerp on Saturday Johnson, who ir the som of Colonel and Mrs. Edmund Johnson of Vineland, disappeared in Belgium four months ago while returning from a visit to the prin- cess His baggage was found at as he had several him foul play was feared looked through Europe for the lad. They finally located him in South Africa and brought bim (o the princess. . from Antwerp and Detectives hundred dollars with | starving square distant. Despite the inclemency of the weather the streets were thronged with people, Special precautions were taken to insure the safety of the president and his path way to the opera house was lined with secret officers, policemen and soldiers, As the president entered the banquet hall the assemblage rose as one man and cheered The demonstration—the first president, which he acknowledged with evi- dent pleasure, SPOONER TO BE RETURNED Re-Elected to the Senate by the Two Houses of the Wisconsin Legislature. MADISON, Wis, Jan. 27.—John C. Spooner was re-elected to the United States eenate today by the two houses of the leg- Islature In separate session. The election will be confirmed by the Joint session tomorrow. Neill Brown of Wausau received the com- plimentary vote of the dgmocrats. DOVER, Del., Jan. 27..~The sixth ballot for United States senator today was with- out result. TOPEKA, Kan.,, Jan, 27.—Congressman Chester L. Long was y elosted” Uni- ted States senator by both houses of the Kansas legislature. ‘He received 123 votes, against 35 for Senator Harris. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 27.—At a joint session today of the house and senate Sen- ator Fairbanks accepted election to suc- ceed himself. COLUMBIA, C., Jan. 27.—Congress- man Asbury C. Latimer was elected United States senator today to succeed J. T. Me- Laurin. CARSON CITY, Nev., Jan. Francls J. Newlands' election {0 the United States senate will be ratified in joint session to- morrow. SEEKS TO OUST Missou 2 PACKERS Attorney General Combine Exists to Fix Claims Prices, JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 27.—The supreme court en banc this afternoon took up the ouster suit against the packers and arguments will be concluded tomorrow. Attorney General Crow opened for the state, reviewing the testimony as given in the report of Referee Kinley, and contend- ing that the evidence sustained the con- tention of the state that a combination existed to control the prices of fresh beef and pork. He referred particularly to the evidence of cooler managers, eolicitors and agents, showing that companies were fined for sell- Ing at prices different from those fixed by cooler managers. He contended that rebates were glven secretly. Counsel for the packers contended f{hat evidence from only minor officlals, such &s agents and cooler managers and from butchers, was really hearsay evid:ace and not competent to bind companies. The real combination was composed of butchers to control prices to consumers, Tomorrow the alleged sales of unwhole- some meat will be discussed. ADVANCES A NEW THEORY Dr. Maurice Fishbers Says Hebrews Are Armenians and Not a Separate Race, NEW YORK, Jan. ing of the American Ethnological soclety and the New York Academy of Sciences Maurice Fishberg, & well known anthropologist, delivered an address In which he made the declaration that there was no such thing as a Hebrew race that Hebrews were not descendants from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but were in reality Armenians, “The Aryans,” he said, up to quite recently considered to be a race of their linguistic afMnitie although in the light of modern thropological resarch we know tha 18 no such thing as an Aryan rac After citing opinions on the origin of the Semites, Dr. Fishberg advanced the theory that they were differentiated from other races in Africa and not in Asia, as was generally believed to be the case, and reviewed the physical haracteristics of ancient and modern Semites AIDS STARVING Chicagoe Sends Twenty-One Thousand 27.—At a joint meet- “were there CHICAGO, Ill., Jan. 27.—Contributions amounting to $7,000 for the rellef of the iphabitants of northern Sweden were today forwarded from Chicago. Previous remittances make the total thus far collected by the local Swedish relief assoclation §i1,00¢ JANUARY railway | together with | and | an- | SWEDES | PAGE! 0N A VACATION Again Oity Council Fail to Get Quorum for Regular Meeting. 28, 1903—TEN | SEVERAL MEMBERS ARE REPORTED SICK | Status of Two ectric Franchise Ordinances Sald by Some Mem- | bers to Be Reason for Ab- Others. sence of | Again last night the city council faited ! a quorum, and on this occasion it was | ilmen Burkley, Zimman and Trostler | who were on hand. Hoye, it was was too ill to attend and Mount come In from his Wyoming sheep ranch for this meeting. Lobeck had ed | that he would to be out of the city, | but last night it was at the chamber that he had been unable Eis intended trip by reason of iliness reason given for the absence of Presi Karr was illness, but as he to attend the committee meeting afternoon but little credence to that cxcuse by the members present particularly when Mr. Zimman reported | that Mr. Karr had told him at the commit- | room Monday that he did not know | | whether he would be at the council meet- | {ing. Hascall and Whitehorn Ly | unaccounted for, and having learned some- | thing by the experience of the previous | Tuesday evening the members who were on | | hand made no effort to send for them. | Franchise ora Pend { Those members of the council who are | willing and ready to meet have now become | con that the continued of | | several of the others is due to solicltude as to what might be done with the Rose water franchise ordinance in case a meet- | ing should be held without the presence | of Mr. Hoye. There are now two of these { franchise ordinances in the hands of the council, both of which have had their first { and second readings, and a full official pub- lication, and either of which might bel | passed at a regular meeting. | One of these is the so-called open-door { tranchire, which extends to any persons or | | company who shall comply with certain re- | quirements the right-of-way in the streets, alleys and boulevards of the city for un- | derground and overhead wires for the dis tribution of electricity for light and power. This is the measure which Councilman Has- call and some of his colleagues have urg- ently advocated and have hoped to pass. | The other ordinance is similar in nearly all | of its terms, but would grant the franchise specifically to Andrew Rosewater. After it was supposed to have been permanently | shelved with no further progress than its | | first and second reading, {a meeting when Councilman Hascall was | not present and ordered published; and | therefore it now has the same standing be- fore the council as the other. Hoye's Presence Desired, Coun koown, | had not | annou have it sald council | to take | Th had been able | Monday | was given were to of nce | ced absence Without Councilman Hoye it is believed that the open-door ordinance could not pass no matter which of the other members | might be present, and a meeting might | easily & ®o constiiuted as to aftenfance | that the Andrew Rosewater ordinance would pass. Therefore it has been con- cluded that Mr. Hascall and the other sup- porters of the open-door ordinance will try to prevent a regular meeting of the body until Mr. Hoye is well enough to attend. In the meantime business has been ac- | cumulating and several urgent matiers are | in the hands of the clerk. Most important | of these are the forms of the tax levy or- dinance, which must be given their first and | second reading that they may be pnuu‘d‘l in accordance with the law, at the first regular meeting in February, which will be the next regular meeting of the coun- | cil. Call Speeinl Meeting, j To provide for this the members who were present last.night have issued a call for a speclal meeting to be held this after- noon at 2 o'clock, and as the:franchise or- | dinance is not included in the call and | therefore could not be acted upon at this { time it is expected that there will be no | difficulty in getting a quorum. | The call for this meeting comprises in| | the business to be considered the report of | | the tax commissioner as to the appraise- | ment of taxable property, the report of | the Board of Equalization and the appro- priation ordinance to pay the expense bills | | for last month, besides the tax levy ordi- | | nances mentioned. ITAX FIXERS ARE CAUGHT | H . | New York City Librarian and Others ; Fall | Trap. { Into a Neat NEW YORK, Jan, 27.—Philip Baer, the city librarian, Walter F. Sawyer, Nathan Springer and Moses Springer were arrested today, charged with tax fixing. District Attorney Jerome said tonight that in one instance an assessment of 000 had been almost entirely obliterated The specific case on which the arrests were made was that of Monroe B. Bryant a jeweler, who is sald to have been of- fered a reduction in his assessment for $50,000 to $10,000, half the sum saved to go to prisoners. The first information was given by Wil- Mam Harcourt, an agtor, who said Nathan Springer had asked him to procure a man who could Mr. Bryant and swear off his assessment At the district attorney's request court took County Detective Baer's office in the city hall, that he. “would do." After being furnished by {er with minute dir should Secor, end followed by | to the office of the | personate ! Har- | Secor to who decided Nathan Spring- as to what he accompanied by Baer, e\ detectives, went tax department, where he represented himeelf as Mr. Bryant and succeeded 1n getting his assessment re. Auced from $80,000 to $10,000 The arrests followed immediately. The prisoner taken to court and held in heavy bail. Sawyer is said a full confession. Other pected tomorrow were to have made arrests are ex- |ASKS AMERICA TO AID FINN3 Calumet Doctor Heads Co ittee to Collect Funds for Starving Thousands. CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—Appeals for aid for the starving Finns are being made by Dr. C. J. Sorrenson, surgeon-in-chief of the Northern Michigan general hospital, who is president of the Finnish central relief | committee, with headquarters in Calumet According to Dr. Sorrenson, no less than 400,000 Finns are starving, and not since the famine of 1867, which caused the death of 100,000 persous have the conditions been 80 desperate, S, | the legislature it was revived at | 8 |8 SINGLE cop CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Fore Nebraska t for Thursday s Raln Wednesday Tempernt 5 o 7 < JOHN BALDWIN WON'T DEB Will Confine ing Legislature That Rallroads ATE « Efforts to Persund- Are Now Paying Fuil Tazes. John N. Baldwin Unton Pacific clined the ch e tive of the Omaha r general counsel for the Raflroad company, has do- 1o to meot a representa- al estate exchange In joint publie debate on the raflroad taxa- tlon question. M> Baldwin's reply to the brief note of the tax committee is a lengthy plstle, refusing to recognize any speclal interest in the subject of raflway taxation on the part of the people of Omaha, and in sisting that the legislature now in session by ltg properly coustituted committees the ofly body before whom he will appear to urge a continuance of the existing tax exemption of railroad property. He add that he has no objection to representatives of the real estate exchange presenting their side of the matter to the legislative com- mitten at the same timo with him. Before he declares he will be ain tor the Unlon Pacific propositions First—That the railroads in Nebraska pay their full share of all taxes. Second--That if Omaha be permitted to tax a greater proportion of the railroad properties than is allotted to it under the existing method of distribution of valu it must certainly to that extent reduce the revenues of the cities, villages and school Qistricts outs'de of Omaha, along the full length of the railroad mileage in the state. Third the existing statutes of this state discrim- inating in favor of raflroad property In the matter of any kind of taxation CHANGES Men Are Adde prepared to main these three ve to Detective Making Total of Twelve. Branch, “The Increased business of the police de- partment during the last few months,” said Chief Donahue, “was the direct reason for the Fire and Police commissioners adding five new detectives to that branch of the | For some time past the work has seriously handicapped through the in- sufficient number of plain clothes men and the reduction of the number below the proper standard.” The new detectives appointed were taken from the night an1 day staffs of patrolmen and are as follows: Tony Vanous, Julius Mansfield, J. T. Dunn, E. B. Ferris and Dan Davis. Detective John Savage has been glven the pawnshop detail, while Do- tectivg Stryker, who has had charge of that work, will become’ an ordinary detective. “The new appointees will serve six months' probation, dating from February 1. The total number of detectives now on the force i8 twelve, including Chief Dunn. J. H. Cusick and M. F. Hotchkiss, newly appointed patrolmen, have been rejected because of their hge. A. T. Sigwart and Josiah Thomas, though cxceeding the age limitations, were retained. PRINTERS MAKE PEACE PACT All Trades Acknowledge Supervision of General Body wit Settle Dixp! Power to tes INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. The conference of the national and international organiza- tions allied with the printing trades reached an agreement tonight by which all trades in any way connected with print- ing will be under a general body with power to settle disputes. Each of the different orders will have an equal rep- resentation in the central body. The branch of the International photo- engravers which ded from ‘the interna- tional Typographical union a few years ago, was given control of all photo-engravers; herctofore this body was not recognized by the American federation. DENVER PRISONER AIDS STATE Ad to Trade Worth- nds for Valua Stock, ts Consplracy less B Mining e DENVER. Colo., against Charles H Peter Johnston and John Chicago, charged with using the mails to defraud former Sheriff W. J. Burchi 11 out of $17,600 by trading him worthlc bonds of a Chicago company for valuable mining stocks, Philbrook today made a full confession In the United States court He showed lettérs to prove *he conspir acy and sald he was induced to go into the scheme by Johnston. Th was not concluded today UTAH SNOW BREAKS WIRES Mor Jan —In the case Emmons of Denver and H. Philbrook of case Storm Strikes on State, Halts ainx and Delny ctrie h, Jan. 27 commenced 0GDEN fall wh evening nearl telegraph wires rains from all LAST RIT 1 h The heavy snow- here at dusk last 1 all night has brok light, t a continu all the clect n ri phone and lirections are delayed. ES IN COLORADO WAR Agrees to Sign Se r's Certificate on Legal Advice. DENVE Miller tion of Henry M. Telle nite senator s legal and Governor Pea the ceriificate of election bes hith it a8 800D as rea Movements of Qcenn At New York Antwerp, Balled At Queenstown Liverpoo At Auckla Francisco w At Yokoh: m Hong t Antwerp York At Moville~Arrived: Furnessia, from New York. Vessels Ju Arrived: Kr Nomadic Arrived \d progeeded, d—Arfived via H u, . 8% »nland v Liv Ultgnta from rpool from Sonoma for Sydney, N Satled: Empress of China, Shanghal and Hiogo, Finland fr &, Arrived: from New That there are no provisions in | IN POLICE FORCE| from San | for | D B Y Ii‘k}h 0 EVICT THE LOBBY Perry of Furnas Want to Olear the House Ohamber. — CENTS. | OFFERS RESOLUTION T EXPEL BOOSTERS Declares War on the Paid Agents of Inter- eeted Oorporations. BASIS FOR REVISION OF REVENUE LAW Oommittee Decides te Take Existing Rtatute and Work it Over., SENATE AND THE TELEPHONE RATES of Dakota Calls for Inguiry Into the Vari- | Resolution by Warner ous Schedules of Oharges | Now in Force, | | (From a Staff Correspondent.) | LINCOLN, Jan (Special.)—Profes- &lonal lobbyists must leave the floor of the house, vacate the lobbles and confine their rnicious work to operations outside that part of the state bullding controlled by the house of representatives, if a resolution | introduced today by Perry of Furnas ear- | ries. Mr. Perry's resolution concedes to | this class of individuals the right of ap- pearing, as citizens or their representa- | tiv beto committees when so requested. But, in harmony with the voice of honest and decent citizenship of Nebraska, Mr. Perry declares that these boodle dispensers | cannot continue their brazen operations in | the legistative chamber. | I belicve my resolution will go through,” | sald Mr. Perry. “It is right and no honest |and self-respecting man ean question or | oppose it. I mean to place every member | of the house on record by an aye and no | vote at any rate. If the members of this this nefarious practice con- | tinued, they will have the opportunity of | 0 recording their desires, so that their constituents may understand them. “1 introduced this resolution because 1 believed it was needed. 1 feel confident of | the support of the decent and substantial | element of the press and public in my ac- tion, and have no fears or concerns as to what others think or say or do.” Mr. Perry laconically remarked that it was not his purpcse in Introducing this res- olution to unseat any member of the house. Worried. | house want | Lobbyixts See | This resolution has arqused greatest in- { terest in and out of the house. Certain members and recognized lobbyists of pro- tessional character are serfously disturbed { over it. They seem fully to realize the seri- ous aspect of this resolution with refer- ence to their indefensible methods and are at a loss, however, to know just what to do. To oppose the resolution would be showing their hand; to support it lending their ald toward depriving themselves of usurped privileges and powers which are most potent factors in the accomplishment of thetr predatory schemes. The chances | are the resolution will earry. The Perry resolution is the fulmination of a growing sentiment to purify Nebraska | legislatures. Mindful of unblushing out- | rages previously perpetrated by these cor- | poration lackies, the decent members of the house and senate have resolved to wipe | out this iniquitous tradition of trafcking in votes and consclences. And so deter- | mined is this scntiment that no doubt it { will go hard with the party or parties who persist in this wholesale outlawry after the adoption of the Perry resolution. | This much can be said of certaln veteran | lobbyists and corporations: They have shown a more timorous spirit in projecting themselves into the house and senate this year than usual. This is notably the case with the Unlon Pacific gang. They seem to recognize the expediency of working unde cover. But still this difidence may be due, doubtless is, to the lick of courage on the part of legislators instead of their deflant dictators It has been noticeable for some days that nocturnal visitations are the rule at the palatial quarters of the Union Pacific in the Lindell hotel. It is ex- tremely rare that a member ventures across the threshold of this precinet in the day- time, but if will take the pains to watch he can count a number who are bold | enough tc enter during the more quiet hours of night. Jobhn N, Baldwin is at the head of the Union Pacific lobby. He has no telling how ny—able assistants and three regular stenographers. of one m Reve, The joint house and senate committee on revenue revision decided tonight to take the present Nebraska law as & basis of operations instead of the proposed Kan- sas law so persistently boomed by the Union Pacific as the only panacea for rey- enue and taxation complications. General and complete reverue revision will there- fore be undertaken not on the lines dic- tated by this raflroad corporation. As was forecasted in The Bee, the subcommittee appointed to declde whether complete or fragmentary revision should be attempted, reported In favor of the former and the Kansas bill. The meeting was secret, but kind members gave out statements as to the proceedings. One motion was made that the subcommittee's report be accepted the Kansas-Union Pacific bill govern; lother motion was made that the Kansps n the present Nebraska law be taken as the basis of revenue revision, but this entirely satisfactory, so re- pugnant to certain committoemen was the idea of being dictated by the Unlon Pacific Rallroad company. Both these mo- ' re lost, and one carried to proceed upon the of the Nebraska law. A plan practically agreed on to amend the governing the State Board of Equalization by increasing the tax levy from mills, this law to be operative this year only. It is designed as an emer- geney provision. The committee will hold open mectings Wednesday and Thursday where the railroad representatives 1 citizens in general may appear. e Revision Plan. some and with was not to 5 10 nights, Repudiate the Lenving BAIL ally to: s expoc ed and predicted, and prac- ermined, both house and sen- corded their repudiation of the Di land leasing bill In cordance with Governor Mickey's message both branches of the legislature gave final and emphatic expression to their sentiments on this measure. | The senate disposed of the matter through its committee on live stock and grazing, to which the Dietrich bill was referred, by having introduced a bill denouncing Sena- tor Dietrich's measure, favoring the open- |ing of all this land for homestead pur- poses and increasing each homesteader's | bolding from 160 to 640 acres and recom- mending the adoption of President Roose- velt's plan to have congress appolnt & com- mission of experts to luvestigate and re-