Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 31, 1903, Page 2

cotrupt bodies he ont Nebr & st of of ntelligen and Jogistat the standard far too often n lawmaking bodies “In 1 think w petting our bill throug ts right, It is fair and it to remove an iniquitous burden houlders of the prople of Omaha oes yntemplate a single hardshiy r corporation. Why hink fotity of w v have | high rality and as ere an uch to bear nfluences rought h the legislature 1 It ® from Is Just s the and shouldn't ™ even 1rov 1t rallroads have t our arguments, much le hem and their very fallure the ingenious powers thetr nd, ought to have some weight in cor vincing the members of this legislature of | the justice of our position, the corr | of our argument and the utter absurdity of those of our opponents. The railroads ar: fighting this Bl Amply because it Is fair and bocauzo if passed 1t will force them to eet thelr Just obligations as every other axpayer In Omaha has They fight Il such moves designed revent tax evaston, Lancaster Members Favorable. pass | tailed to] utterly ™ . ¢ at m to A member of the real estate exchange, while expressiug the bellef that the bill | wouid ultimately pass, was a little less sanguine than Mr. Mcintosh. e had heard intimations that the Lancaster coun'y del- | egation in the house gnd scnate was in- | imical to the bill, and feared counted on from this factton w | forthcoming. But from interv | newmbers of that delegation it apy this gentleman was fricorrectly advi One of the Lancaster county senators, d about this matter, sald We are heartily in favor of this move- ment. We have endeavored and are still endemyoring to bring about the same staie of dMairs In Lincoln, for here aro as sreatly tmposed on by the rallroads in the matler of municipal tax evasion as are the people of, Omaha. Any member of our cel® | egation who would oppose this bill would | be doing , wrong and antagonizing th wishes of 90 per cent of the peoplo of Lin- coln. /T tully belleve that if put (o a. vote this question would carry in Lincoin by a 90 per cent majority “No, sir, we are not opposed to but wili stand by jt to the last, tiued. Other members from the city of Liucoln made similar statements. The chief opposition of a sincere nature t5 this bill will come from country mem- Very who belleve fn’that fantasy so per- sistently urged by John N. Baldwin and his confederates, that it will have the effect of raising the city taxes in Omaha and re- duajng the tax receipts in other counties ot the state. There {8 no question that, vagye and false as this argument is, it has found lodgement in the minds of a good many. If the friends of this measure can sugpeed In convincing these doubting | Thomases of the fallacy of this they will havé, overcume the mcst serious, in fact, the oaly really serious obstacle in the to a corre- way. 'W?' toda§ that he op- Gap house member spowdent for The Bee pos@d the bill because he thought it con- templated an fmpracticably and unconsti- tutiomsl act, since the constitution provides the priviloge asked by Omaba for all| municipalities. Some of Daldwin's Figures. Jobn N. Baldwin, In his address before the folnt committee on revenue, made the wtatement that the Union Pacific employed in Omaha alone over 3,00) men and had bullt'a magnificent-depot at a cost of some- thidg lke $500,000. This was when he was -n%vnnn. to show how much his road had done for the gity of Omaha, which, he y’puplic bepelits, ::%m;wi‘d “un, ‘burdens of J taxation upon the company. In this con- mection Mr. Baldwin sald that not a city “oF community’ I the sfate’of Nebraska but would be glad of the opportunity to exempt “the Upion Pacific from a sifgle dollar ot taxes for a period of fitty years it omly: It could get what Omaha possesses by grace of this great benevolent corporation. This | was all said when Mr. Baldwin was trying | to show how Omaia was Indebted to the Union Pacific, but wholly a different argu- ment was resorted to when the rallroad at- torney undertook to prove that his com- pany’s terminals in Omaha had been over- valued for purposes of taxation. In this connection, bearing in mind that Mr. Baldwin himself boasted of .he mag- nificent depot erected at a cost of $800,000, this array of flgures may be of interest. They are taken from the books in the state auditor's office and are woat the | Unlon Pacific returned, under oath, as that part of taxes which It had distributed over the state, citing this to combat the argu- ment that it should now be compelled to pay Its proportion of municipal taxes It should be understood that these figures | were used by Mr. Baldwin last night in his argument and formed the real basis of his remarks. The figures are these: 3345 miles of roadbed, right-of-way and main track, at $,000 per mile..$100,440 .51 miles of sidetrack and turn- outs, at $1,00 per mile . v 66.58 acres depot grounds, at #. depots, at %9, v scction houses, at ‘§80. 100l houdes, ut $6....... engine house, at $i0. roundhouse, at $,000 . coal houses 5 water tanks ... 23 offices, dwellings, et 8 stock yards ... Furniture and fixtures ... Y Fuel, tles and other personai prop- erty not heretofore enumerated.... 31, These figures are suvposed. to ‘represent one-sixth of the actual valuation of these properties, that being the basis of assess- we | is bill, he con | | | { | | 97,810 19.974 57,99 | 20 u F 5,000 740 B0 10,810 163 «“The Best is the Cheapest " A statement which generally carries with it the apparent corollary that the ¢ best’” is also the most expensive, and so only indirectly the 4« cheapest,”” ‘Gorham Silver however, although by common consent the best, really costs no more initially than a silverware which may imitate it in character but bears no manufac- turer’s name at all or one comparatively un- known. All Gorham | | amendment | votea | Brown explained that | ings, | atory ‘of and supplemental to ar men eail wher me in? The six would be represent ] i they- were resent on ild Mr. correct. if-they i1 sixth of actunl yalues " dwin's: $560.000° dep: B depots are returned at Six times this aggregate $347.940, which would the actual valuation But that would not be as m Iess than one-half, as she valuation of single depot, to which Mr. Baldwin Jexterously pointed in order to sint. Or, look at the fgures ay. The returns show b of pots valued the same, $9,66 ore, would give the su each depot, and $500,000 cdifice worth " amc have the ur to h, b this has hi another the pot s carry de at Six times posed actual valuation this would make that only a mere bagatelle this, the | TANGLE OVER ADJOURNMENT Senate Finally Agrees T February 0. Take a Re- cess Neglnning rrow to (From a Staff Ca LINCOLN, Jan 0. lobby and floor of with representativas the senate to coneur in to adjourn untli Monday morning, Feb- ruary, 9, and with the members of the senaté revenue committee pleading and begging for the concurrence, the senate paceed a busy day. Finally, at 5 o'clock, after the senate had voted to edjourn until 2 o'clock Monday, bad reconsidered that proposition, had voted to adjourn until 10 o'clock Thursday, and had reconsid- ered that proposition, It concutred in the house motion, The dcbate on adjournment started this eapondent.) peclal.)~With the senate thronged deavoring {o get the house motion ( the morning, when Brown of Keyn Paba, chair- | man of the senate revenue committee and the joint revenue comimfitee, asked for an adjournment until February 9. Howell of Douglas amended to adjeurn unttl 2 o'clock Monday. During the sdiseussion on th the clerk ‘of the house an- nouticed that body hed adjewraed for week, the scvate coneurring, The amend- ment was flnnlly carriad, howsvet, When the arnate reconvéned in:the after- noon a motion was made by Jennings of Thayer to reconsider and it was ‘carried Wall moved to adjoutn until?1}:o'clock Thursday. This carrfed throygl mi take of Brown, who spoke agahigt it and for it. When Brow e was first called he asked to be passed The | vote stood 15 to 18 for the motion, when Brown voted aye, carrying the motion. soon s he realized what he h be made a and moved to reconsider, ried by a vote of 17 to 15. Brown then moved to concur in tion of the house to adjourn until 11joclock Monday, February 9. After much#debate the motion was carrfed by the fgluwlnx vote: Ayes—Anderson, Brown, Cak, Day, Fries, Hail of Burt, Harrison, Hedge, Jen- nings. Marshall, Norris, Pemberton, Rey nolds, Sheldon, Sloan, Umstead, y¥oung; total, 17. Ni Alden, Beghtol,f Brady, Coftcy, Dean Hall of Dougias"Hast- Hasty, Howell, O'Neill, Salinders, Wall, Warner and Way; total, 15, H. R. 67, providing for'the purchase ot the Omaha water works by the cify, was read a third time, passed and signed by the lieutenant governor. At the morning session W, Judge Holcomb and Judge Walter Al Clark of North Caroline were, semate visitors. Mr. Bryan was surrounded as soom.as ho came in the chamber. Lioutenant Gov. ernor McGilton called -President Hgrrison to the chalr and shook bands with (he distinguished visitors, They only remained @ short time. The party also visiged the house and called upon the govern, The senate adjourned after 4 o'clo¥§-until 10 o'clock tomoreow, " ¥ - Ruttie, H, R. 67, A bill to compel the city council of Omabu to purchase the wateg. works, was reported faVorably, g o The following bills were reported car- rectly engrossed: ; 8. F. 25, Giving citics of the first ama second class the right to lsaue bonds to establish heating and lighting plants; later read a third time and passsd. S. F. 96, for the appointment of an in- surance deputy; later read a third time and passed. ¢ 8. F. 61, establishing fees charged cgr- poratinns and others for filing pivers; later read a third time afid passed. 8. F. 3, cutting down _inyes schools to give them power o schools, was reported enrolled. 8. F. 50, authorizing county boards o make contracts for building bridges, was indefinitely postponed. 8. F. 13, entitled “Roads.” A new hin was substituted and referred to committee. The committee appolnted to confer wih the house commitiee om adjournment recommended that the semate adjourn to- day until next Thursday. Howell of Doug- las moved that adjournment ~be' until 2 o'clock Monday. Amendment ocarried. 8. F. 82, entitled “An act to create a food commission,” and 8. F. §3, providing penal- tles for adulterating. food, were - recom- mended to be placed-oh general file, Hasting’s resolution to have a committee appointed to ipvestigate insutance com- panies' taxes was called up and adopted. Afternon Session. As done istake e mo- ent in normal Jennings of Thayer moved to reconsider motion tarried this morning to adfourn un- il Monday at 2 o'clock. The proposition was carried. Secretary Allen to the governor an- nounced that Governor Mickey had signed 8. F. 10, to legalize issue of bond by cltles of first and second class. Lieutenant Governor McGilton signed 8. F. 3, reducing school investments to $50,000, to give school privileges of normal schools H. R. 67, compelling the city council of Omaha to purchase Omaha water works, was read a third time and passed. Senator Brown moved fo concur with the house resolution to adjourn to 11 o'clock Monday, February 9. Wall moved to amend to adjourn to 10 o'clock Thursday. By an aye and nay vote amendment carried by 17 to 15, Brown by mtstake votfpg for amendment after speaking ' agafnst it. Brown explained his mistake and asked to reconsidgr. This was carrfed by a vote of 1% to 15. Brown then moved ta adjourn until 11 o'clock February 9, the house con- curring. This was carried by a vote of 18 to 14 Sloan's motion to adjourn’ uati 40 o'clock tomorrow was carried. Senate adjourned at 5:16. Biils on First Reading. 8. F. 133, by Pemberton of Gage- cle 11l of chrpter 13 of the Complled Statutes, and to provide for the election of a tax commis- Sloner in citles of the first class having more than five thousand (5,000 and less | than twenty-five thousand (35,00) inhabit. 8. F. 1M, by Hasty To amend sections 6 and T of chapter 5 of the Complled Statutes relating to “liquors. 8. F. 1%, by Hall of Burt (by request) To eatablish a military code for the state of Nebraska and to provide for the organi- | Zation, government and compensation af ants, silver on the contrary is legibly impressed with the trade-mark. the militia and to provide for the enrol ment of the unorganized militia, t | torm with an act of the United Sta C | ress “to provide the efficiency of the miill tia and for other purpose | 8 K 13 by Hastings—To irum { indepfndence of voters at public e | to enforce the secrec the baliot, to pr | vide for the selec ¥ and nominating of candidates for eicctive offices, except ca | didates to be chosen at any s 4l elec- | tion, or tovnship or precinct offices or | members of school boards 1ot members of | the boards of education, by popular vote at primary clections and 'to provide for the manner of so doing: 10 provide what qual- ifications are necessary o entitle & person the J. Bryan, | Amend. | | to vot vide didate e r at such primary elections he placi the names or. nomir \ the manner of s the ting und clerks n, to provi jates at such primary mination, and to provide nominating candidates for offices to be ed at an I election and for town ship and precinct offices, and to provide for the order placing tickets of tica arties the batlot for pub ns, d o for the printir bution ¢ be used tions and candidate to pro the primary 1t provide for notification to ran | vlections of thelr | the manner o ~ | f ! i & d or elect ballot prim for fraud apon th in public ele and to proy violation of tions 117 La 1251 142, 163, ne of new member tions or for the the sam vent 1 144, 134 1od, 139, ter 28 of th brasks, for and to repeal all conflict herewith of all state and elections 13, 199, 14 148, 146, 150, 151, 16 159 and 160, of cha Buututes of Ne as now exieting, cts of parts of acts in provid st nomination | al officers at primary | 145, 156, 146, 147 167, 188, Comptied ar 1901 the REVENUE COMMITTEE WINS | House Finally Accedes to Request to Adjourn Until Febro- ary . (From a 8taff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 80.—(Specialy—The spe- | cial house committee appointed to confsr | | with the senate committee on adjourning to enable the jaint revenue committee to complete a revenue bill, reportad this | { merning that the joint committee recom- | mended adjourning until Monday, Febru- |ary 2 v The report occasioned a long and. spir- ited debate Ih the house. Members of the | | special committee appointedsto draft the revenue bill opposed the report, contend- | ing that adjournment until Monday next would not give them time to do the work ed upon them. ars of Bur(, Wilsan of Pawnce, Thomp- of Merrick and Loomis of Dodge all rously denounced the report. They wanted an adjournment until Monday, Fab- | ruary 9, at least, as the work of framing| ue law could not poseibly be done | less time. ! Rouse of Hall and Spinlock of Cass also ! | spoke 1n their behalf. All maintalned that | the house had érowded upon the special committee the most onerous task of this sesslon, and that the committee ought to be given adequate time to complete this important work and submit a bill which it could commend and support, and which | it passcd would be a credit to the legis- lature and the state. The report of the committee was voted: down, and another motion carvied that the committee be Instructed to again .confer with the senate mittee, represeniing that it is the sense of the house to ad- journ until Monday, February 9, at 2 p. m. Petition for New Exemption L These resolations Christy of Nemaha: the undersigned in | ‘ \ w. were Introduced by resldents, voters, zens, taxpayers and merchants residing and dolng business in Otoe county, realizing | that our present laws regarding exemptions are unjust and detrimental to the mer- | chants’ interests and to the best interests | of" soclety, alding and abetting dishonest | | beople to'ignore and avold thelr honest debts, forcing merchants to bankruptey and causing hardship to'the people by an ‘Iutrflis() of cost in thelr supplies, petition your honprable body to amend, modify or | repral our exemption laws to such an extent | at least that the merchants may have equal Proptection under the laws to any other | clags of cltizens Whereas, We haye heard continued ra- ports of extortionaty telephone charges, and D8 the senate has apointed a committee to {nvestigate such charges and complajnts, Therefore. ‘I move Fou that the spedker ol the house appoiht’a cammittee’ ree fo investigate. and. report on such charges to_this house. ; H. R. 100, by Gregg of Wayne, A bill providing the establishment of not Tess | than three nor more than five junior norma! | schools in western Nebraska, took up much time in the house this afternoon. | The bill was recommended for passage by | the committee of the whole, after: four | attempts to, amend it were defoateds, | | Slgns Water Works Bill I Speaker Mockett signed H. R. 67, by! | Gilbert of Douglas, the Omaha water- | works (bill, which had passed both house) and senate, | The senate at this time gent In a com- | { munfcation that it had voted to adjourn |to mext Thursday, the house conmcurring. The house voted to refuse to concur in the senate's action, This resolution by Sears of Burt was in- troduced: 1 move that from the time of this week's adjournment until l-'t‘br\mr{ 9 the reégular order of Lusiness under the followlng named heads 'be dispensed with: Reports of com- mittees, resolutions, introduction of bills, bills on first reading, bills on second read- | applications with the clerk. Mr Sears sald the committee ought to | be given time for ita work or discharged from its duty, sigce it was jmpossibla for it to perform the task assigned to It in three or four days. Ten Eyck of Douglas called attention to the Sears resolution adopted some time ago, shutting off all appropriations until | the passage: of a revenue Dbill, together with the fact that the revenue committee, when appointed, was given ffteen days tn complete its work, and did mot complain, | and that elght or nine days of ‘that time have gone, and yet no work {s dome. He was against a long adjournment. 1t this committee can’t or won't get Jown to business, let individual members submit bills, or let us quit playing horse and drop the revenue bill altogether,” sald | Mr. Ten Eyek | Kennedy of Douglas urged that the com- mittee be given the time it asked and put it on record before casting aspersions as to its motives or itentions. Speaker Mockett stated that the resolu- tlon. just introduced by Sears would, if adopted, change the rules of the house, After nearly all the day had been con- sumed in threshing over this matter a communication was sent in by the senate announcing its concurrence in the house's action in adjourning Saturday until Mon day, February 9. The Sears resolution, which was ac- countable for forcing action by the senate, was withdrawn. The house adjourned until 10 & m. tos morrow. | | | t f { | | ng, New Bills, H. R. 262, hy Christy—Authorlzing the construction on the state falr grounds of gne fish bullding and one pablic comfort bullding with water closet ariangement and to appropriate for such purpose the sum of $15,00. H. R by McClay—To amend section 13 of chapter Ixxxila of the Complled Stat- utes, entitled “Soldiers and salors.” Pro- vides for honorable burial of ex-soldiers and sallors by county board at cost not exceeding $60. H. R %4, the rellef house jauitor, Appropriates $2,000. H. R. 265, by Burgess—To provide for the erection of a fireproof bullding in the city of Lincoln to be used as & imusem and library bullding by the Nebraska State Hisworical voclety, Appropriates $5.un, H. R 2%, by Hogrefe (by Fequest)—To amend mection 10, chapter VMDC of title 1, part i1, of the Code of Civil Pro- cedure, to provide that ections on written agrecments or forelgn judgments may be- gln any time within ten years from thelr fat cot limit {8 Sve years. H by Ten Eyck (by request-To 15 ciiles of the first class, having less W and more than 5,00 in- hatl "This §s_the Soith Omaha cha ter Lil sed by Mayor Koutsky and the charter revision commission. It pro- vides for the funding of floating Indebted- ness of $67.000. and therefore the city’s rate of interest | ! by McClay (by réquest)—For Willard R. Kédefer, a state vho fell and broke his leg. s | rporate than 18 | the PAYNE FICHTS OLD CLAIMS Oashis Voted by House of Representatives on Ante-War Bills. ICE AT NINETY CENTS PER HUNDRED Mun Baiked by u:-n.u:»-i Being Arrested and Recess Till Today, When Bids Are to P Ore derea Jan. 30.~This was the | last- private claims day of this congres In the house, and members with bills on | ealendar carried everything before them in eommittee of the whole. Forty- | five hills were acted on favorably, Gespite | the offosts of Mr. Payne (N. Y.), the re- publican oor leader, assisted by Mr. Can- | non (Ill) and others to defeat some of | them. Many of the claims were old, dat- | ing back to the civil war, and a few orig- inated prior to that time, the latter be- | ing for. balances due for carrying malls in the south when the war broke out. Mr. Payne was insistent in his opposi- | tion to these, calling attention to the fraudulent nature 6f many similar. claims in provious congresses. He oxpressed . the opinion that all had been paid before, but the members interested stood together &nd voted him down every time he demanded | a division: JThere wera several bills to reimburse postmasters and internal revenue collectors for stamps lost or ‘stolen. One was to pay the bilance oh' a contract for ice fur- nished ‘fhe army hospitals in the Missis- sippt valley diring the war. The amount claimed Is $80,000, and fs for ice at the rate of 90 cerits a hundred pounds. Among | the others were bifts to pay George C. ENli- son, an ‘engineer ak the capital fn the sev- | enties $5,000 for the cost of defending | himeelf against the charge of murder; to | pay $5,000 to the widow of Samuel Muehl- | man, one of the victims of the old Ford | theater disastor which collapsed on a num- | ber of governmeut. clerks employed there. | When the committee of the whole re- | ported Mr. Payne blockec final action to- | day by making the point of no quorum. But the friends of the claims refused to be balked. A recess wae ordered until tomor- row at 10:30, in grder to.continue today's session, and the sereeant-at-arms and his deputies were sentout to arrest and bring in abscntees. It was 8 o'clock before the requisite quorum was secured to carry the motion and let the session go over until 10:30 tomorrow - forenoon. WASHINGTON, SENATE - EULOGIZES M'MILLAN Speeches Are Made in Honor of Dend Member and Adjournment Taken. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—The chaplain of the senate in his prayer today referred to the late Senator McMillan of Michigan, the day having been set apart to puy trib- ute to the memory of Mr. McMillan At the conclusion :Mr, Burrows (Mich.) | called up the resolutions relative to -his Jate colleague .and pald an earnest tribute to his memory.,Afker. other, specchesthe senate adfourned. IOWA 'MAN ' UNDER = ARREST He 'in Captared in Chillicothe, Mo, ana Corteinen th Stealing Yalugble Stlk. coT! TTREER /Mo., Jan. 80.—(Special.) CHILLI! | —Samuel , Hite, ya-young. man gl¥ing his home as CenteWlle; Imy was arrested in thig city-yesterday afternoon on.the charge of burglary..; After being -in ‘the ‘“sweat box'! for iwo-hours he cunfessed to bur- glarizing a - dry 1goods store:at Breckin- ridge, this state, and stealing silk o the amount of $500..:He named as his accom- plice J. W..Grifith, several years his senior, ‘but the latter denied the charge. Hite in his confession satd that he and Grifith were in the employ of a Centerville manand that'when they robbed-a store the goods weve either taken or shipped to Lim. The Centerville man, according to-the claim. of Hite, disposed of the goods and paid them for their work. The young burglar gave a list of towns they had visited in northern Missourl and southern Jowa. He said he had been work- ing for the last seven or elgat months and that durfig Yhat time they had’stolen | thousands of dollars worth of goods. The local' duthnfities ® notified " the au- thorittés at Centerville and asked that an investigation be made. The police are of the betiet that they have made a very im- portant capture. They refuse to divulge the name of the Centerville ma | LINCOLN BULWARK OF CHURCH Presbyterians Clalm Great President Pald ‘Pew Rent Regularly and Seldom’ Miswed Serviee, SPRINGFIELD, ill, Jan. 30.—A celebra- tion of the sevehty-ffth anniversary of the Presbyterian church in this city was held today in the First church. George M. Black, for many years treas- urer of the First church, told of Abraham Lincoln's connection with the church and of his promptness in paying the quarterly pew rent. Attentlon was called to the ertion PREACHER OUTWITTED. In Another Preacher's Family. 1t 18- easy to sing the praises of Postum Foad Coffee; in fact, T should be most un- gratetul did T not,” Mrs. R. B. Wright, the wife of the minister of the Fitst Con- gregational Church of Boise, ldaho. Five years ago [ was a nervous wreck and‘ yet hard to convince that coffee ‘was injurious. Postum was recommended by & friend and found to be delicious and strengthening. In a short time my nerv- ousness left me and today I am well and hearty without a moment’'s sickness. “My Husband has been relieved of bil- fousness by its use and our eldest daugh- ter, who was a delicate child, has won- derfully improved in health. She' has gained in Sesh and is stronger tham. ever before in her life, while 1 scarcely know I have any nerves. The whole family, children and all, prefér Postum to coffee. “How sorry I feel whén I hear any one say: I don't llke Postum.' I know they have not properly prepared it and have frequently suggested another trial—four teaspoonfuls of Postum to a pint of water, which sust bofl at least 15 minutes after boiling commences, have cups warm and serveivery hot with good cream— this is & cup fit fpr & king. I khow many who have been benefited from its use; nervousness, dyspepsia, with countless other ills, vanish when Postum becomen ' the family breakf drink and cqffee 1s 16ft out ¥ "“At our table recently, a clergyman was asked if he would not have his cup refilled He replied, ‘I never allow myself but one cup of coffee,’ and when informed that he had been drinking Postum, he exclaimed, ‘indeed, 1 will b another cup,” sur- prised and gratified that he had been out- witted. This was consideréd a good joke by the younger member of e family.” | office, France arrangea that ite Venezuelan | made by Herndon in b | that he seldom attende: of the older members bore testimony that | Lincoln's ‘attendance was regular, aver | aging three Sundays out ot four PEACEPARLEY HALTS (Continued from First Page lite of Lincoln church, and many ) titles it to international recognition was formally executed prior the tion of force by the allies, and whil ezuela retained full independence exercise of its soverelgn right to make a treaty. Therefore, it is maintained that | this antedates rights arising from a resort to force. This adog Ven the | to WATERS FLOOD STREETS Allegheny Biver's Rising: Tide Threugh Sharpsburg: Oity. Flows ream In SUI1 Five Feet Relow Dane Mark, but Take Roundabout Course Over wer Trainse Have (o Junetion Rond, SHARPSBURG, Pa., Jan. 30.-The Alle | RAILROADS SUBMERGED AT PITTSBURG | STRICKEN WITH NERVOUS PAOSTRATION. Two Physicians Said Mrs, Mack Was Incurable. Paine’s Celery Compound gheny viver is rising fast near Sharps It is not insisted, however, that this prior treaty settlement entities France to prior- | ity in the division of the customs receipts, | as the officials hold that all the powers | having claims should recélve equal treat- | ment | It was at first supposed that Britain, Germany and Italy took this view and that the opposition came from the personal attitude of their representa. tiver. But the Iatest advices indicate the eympathetic attitude of the British ambas- sador at Washington, 8ir Michael Herbert; the German charge, Count von Quadt, and the Itallan ambassador, Senor des Plan- ches, who are restricted by thelr instruc- tions, Full recognition fs given of the evident falriess of Mr. Bowen. The subject is | recelving careful consideration and there | probably will be further negotiations to- | ward the presentation and acceptance of the foregoing principles. Walting to Hear from Ca LONDON, Jan. sh—Predident Castro's | decision regarding the division of the Venezuelan customs is still awaited. The | opinion expressed at the German embassy and endorsed at the foreign office here is that if the president is as anxious as the | powers to end the difficulty he would agree to give them the préference demanded Neo protests on the subject of the prefer- ences deman d by the allles have be received from the other powers. Tt stated at the foreign office that a friendly | exchange of opinions between the varfous | European governments would undoubtedly dismiss any misunderstanding over the allies’ claims. Recently, it ant | 1 \ | \ i | ro. 1s asserted at the forelgn customs grants of 13 respected by the alllcs. This the forelgn office officials say will be done, but it is pointed ut at the foreign office and at the German embassy that as France has so far recelved no payments under the agreement, ' 1t will doubtless see' the advisability of | accepting a reduced amount and Increased | security. This, it is stated, could be done upon the 30 per cent customs basis, as in six years, the payment period proposed, the claims | of the allies would be more than wiped | out, taking as a basis the average cus. toms receipts, and the balance remaining | would be applied to the claims of France and other countries in the proportion of, £ay, 6 por cent of the customs receipts, un- der the same guaranty which indiced the allies to promise to raise the blockade. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Baron Speck von Sternberg, envoy extraordinary and minis- ter plenipotentiary = from Germany to Washington, arrived today on the steam- ship Auguste Victoria. Cranborne Explains Alliance, LONDON, Jan. 30.—Lord Cranborne, un- der secretary of forelgn affairs, speaking tonlght at the banquet of the Sheflield Chamber of Commerce, sald ‘the govern- ment's policy In Venezuela was digtated by determindtion o' defend the {nterestd of British subjects and that theré’ was ‘no infringement of the Monroe doctine. This| was also the view, he contfnued, of the United States, which wauld be a long time per cent should be before making itself responsible for a dis- | The Forelgn | orderly state like Venezuela. office hdd maintained intact Great Britain's triendship with America, Lord Cranborne concluded. by declaring there ‘18 no German or European alliance, but Great Britain is ready to co-operato with the powers not only in South America, but in Asls, Africa and Europe. In emphasizing the point that there was | no alllance, but merely a co-operation with Germany, Lord Cranborne strongly depre- | cated the attacks made by the British press on Germany. He reminded the audi- ence of Great Britains resentment of Ger- man criticism on the British operations In South Africa, and sald: “We. ought to of a similar fault against Germany." Germans Are Surprised. CARACAS, Jan. 30.—The captain of the German cruiser Gazelle, which is anchored take care that we ourselves are not guilty | burg, the lowlands along the river tonight being covered with several feet of water | and at 10 p, m. the floods were within twenty yards of Main street, and rising | through the side etrects at the rate of ten inches per hour. PITTSBURG tonight heavy river pect Pa, Jan, 30.—The rivers booming as a result of the rains here and at headwaters, but men, who should know, do not ex- more than twenty-two feet at this | point. The flood stage is twenty-four feet, but at midnight, with but 185 feet ot ! water, the Pittsburg & Western tracks on] the Allegheny side are under water and | trains are being bandled over tha Junction road Because of the heavy lce in the Ohlo | today no coal was stared south, but It Is expected that by tomorrow the waters will be clear enough to allow boats to start. It 1a expected that at least 4,000,000 | bushels will be shipped on this rise. | are | incurable | sust Was Used and Effected a Wonderful and Glorious Cure. Paine's Celdry Compound comes to the eld of suffering humanity when the best efforts of physiclans prove frultless—when hopeless” men and women are pronounced The grateful and happy testi- of Mrs."J. G. Mack, of Clear Lak~, maintains the clalm that, “Paine’s mony Wash., | Celery Compound makes sick peaple well."* Mrs. Mack sa “Several years ago I was stricken with nervous prostration, and two Joctors de- clared that no medical &kill could ever cure me. One of your books came into my hands when I was very low with nervous prostration and congestion. After reading 1t 1 asked and bogged for Paine's Celery Compound. The medicine was procured for me, and you may think I am using exaggerating statements, wheo 1 say that three bottles dured me and made me feel like a new wémfan. My present condition Dynamite Ice Barrier, MEADVILLE, Pa., Jan, 30.—French Creek | has been blocked by an immense ice gorge | for twenty-four hours and the lowar part ot the city has bden under water the | result. The Phoenix Iron works, the Meadville | Malleable Iron works and the Keystone View company were obliged to suspend operations. The gorge extends from Bu- chanan junction, three miles below, to the oty The Erfe Railroad company now hds & band of men dynamiting in an effort to dislodge the ice. Battlefleld Commission Arranges to Commemorate Brave Deed of Pres. tdent's Soldier Da COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 30.—The spot on the battlefield of Antietam, where Willlam McKinley stood under fire on the evening of September 19, 1862, and served hot coffee and rations to his comrades is to be marked by an appropriate monument. Today a battlefleld commission awarded the contract for its erection. The cost will be $5,000. On the top of the righthand corner of the first die of the monument is a figure of peace, with two busts of McKinley, one representing him as he appeared at the time of his ‘enlistment, the other as he was at Buffalo just before his murder. of laurcl leaves resting on two crossed sabers, On the face of the die is a repre- sentation of a battle scene, with a commis- eary wagon drawn up in the foreground and the sergeant serving rations to his comrades. EXCULPATES SELF BY CRIME New York Pollee Chief Has Houmes Broken Into to Prove His Watchtaln NHW YORK, Jan. 30.—Owing to numer- ous, recent robberies in the milltonatre rgsidential district; for which Police Cap- tain Lantry has -been. severely -criticised, the captaln today bad.recourse to a unique | expedient for: the, purpose of showing: that he was not te blame. ) He .sent seven detectives to -Afty-six | houses..of wealthy people to mee if they were gugrded, The detectives, entered overy one of them and in many. instances got to the second. floor before they were | discovered. On meeting someone. in the house the detective announced thelr errand and in every Instance they say, they were abused by the servants or mistress of the | house. MARION MIDDIE STAR MAN| | Class 1003 Standing is An- | nounced—lowa and Nebraska Members Rank High. Annapo) ANNAPOLIS, ' Jan. 30.—The academy at Puerto Cabello, on the occasion of the German emperor's birthday ‘sent an invita- |tion to the German colony to celebrate the day on board the cruiser. All re- fused; ane, the head of one of the chiet German firms at Puerto Cabello, answering: Tell the captain that his invitation sur- prises me undex the present circumstances when Venezuela is suffering from an un- Justifiable aggression on the part of Ger- many. I will not attend nor allow any. of the young German clerks employed by my firm’ to attend the celebration. PROMISES TO BUY FRANCHISE | New York Charter eet Railway with Compulsory Purchase Clause. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Mayor Low pre- sented a statement to the Board of Esti- mates today in favor of municipal owner- ship of & stret railway in the Bronx The question of granting a franchise to a company came up and after the mayor bad ben heard it was awarded, with a pro- vision which obiliges the city to buy the company's property at the end of ffiy years. WYOMING FAVORS STATEHOOD Legislature at Cheyenne Adopts Me- gress Urging CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 30.—~The legis- lature today adopted a memorlal to con- gress favoring the omnibus statehood bill HYMENEAL. Mason-Chambers, NIOBRARA, Neb, Jan. 30.—(Special.)— The warriage of Miss Sarah Minerva Chawm- bers and Mr. William Caton Mason of Joltet, 111, took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Judge and Mrg njamin F. Chambers, last evening, Rev &% Connolly, pastor of the Methodist Epis copal chureh, performing the mony. A large gatbering of friends was present besides the father and mether of the groom and gther relatives of the contracting par ties from out of town. Mr. Mason was the first assistant engineer of the Niobrara extension of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Mis. sourl Valley railroad. They will make thelr home in Chicago Zander-Hofl WEST POINT, Neb., Jan. 30.—(Special.)— Willlam H. Zander and Miss Stella M Hoffman of Stanton were married by County Judge 5. 8. Krake In this city on Wednesday. The parties are well known young people of Stanton county and will reside there in the future. B board of the naval acadomy todsy an- | nounced the final standing of the members | of the 1903 class, which will. be graduated LET WKINLEY BUST CONTRACT | The busts are surrounded by a wreath | of health I.certainly owe to the marvelous virtues of Paine’s Celery Compound. 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