Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1903, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE LAST ACT IN STRIKE Ourtain Rings Up on Closing Boene of Roosevelt's Arbitration, CPUNSEL START CLOSING ARGUMENTS Bpeeches Will Last All Week and Then De- oision Will Come. M'CARTHY TALKS FIRST ON MINERS' SIDE Likens Mitohell to Men Who Made Ameri- can History in the Past. BAER IS TO PRESENT OPERATORS’ CASE All Day Thursday Reading President is to Have Flo but on Fri- day Darrow Will Sum Up for the Men. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 0.—Arguments for and against the United Mine workers, which will continue before the coal strike commission for the next six day begun today, when the miners, through Daniel J. McCarthy of Hazleton, made the opening argument. Mr. McCarthy was followed by former Congressman Brumm of Minersville, who made a general argument, and Henry De- marest Lioyd of Chicago, who confined his efforts to the question of recognition of the union and yearly trade agreements. The operators will begin their argument tomorrow, continuing three days, and clos- ing with George F. Baer, president of the Reading. Then Clarence §. Darrow of Chi- ocago, the principal counsel for the miner will take all of Friday and Saturday until | adjournment in summing up and in an- swering President Baer. President Mitchell is expected here dur- ing the week. Whether he will address the commission depends upon developments. Lawyers Begin Their Talk. Among those present when the session opened was President Baer of the Readin who was present for the second time since the investigation began. Mr. McCarthy immediately began his ar- gument. He seid, in part: America has been u history-makin tlon since| the Declaration of Independence. The age in which we live is the most pro- gressive the world has ever known. Rapld development has been made In every branch of sclence and industry. Not only aiong | sclentific and Industrial lines has progress Deen made, but also along sociologieal ines. The condition of mankind s steadily im- proving because of this phenomenal devel- opment, yet this development causes the condition ‘which now confronts us. In all ages there have been times when it became necessary to redress certain grievances or wrongs, and It always seems as though Providence provided the proper instrument at the proper time to accom- plish the desired result. We find & Moses to deliver the people of Israel, a Napoleon, a Washington, a Lincoln, & Grant, a McKinley and a Roos velt. These have all labored in the cause of humanity and liberty. Just as the clouds hung heavily over the mine workers of th country, a new star appeared to dispel th clouds in the miners’ life. This star ha not risen in the east, but in the west—John Mitchell. First Minérs' Organization. The first practical miners' organization was effected at St Clair, Pa., in 1865, and was known as the Miners' Beneficial ‘asso- clation. It entered into an agreement with the coal companies and established the $3 basis, This continued for some years and was broken by Franklin B. Gowen. From this time until 1888 wages were at a very low ebb untll the advent of the Knights of Labor, when they began to im- prove until the 1887 strike, ‘which marked the end of this organization. This was followed by the United Mine Workers of America, who, in 1900, succeeded in organ- izing thé entire region. The miner in his work requires an enor- mous amount of energy. The coal must all be handled at least twice, the slate and impurities picked out and all work done in @ foul and vitiated atmosphere. The miner's work s exceedingly dangerous. The miner who would avold all the dan- gers which lurk in the depths of the mine could never work a day. He is constantly subject to accldent and death from gases, explosions, premature blasts, falling coal, props breaking, cars running away, etc. Rentrietion of the Output. The companies made a streiwious effort to show that the miners were restricting the output of coal since the strike, but from the preponderance of evidence it is shown without contradiction that the miners could not secure lnylhln{ llke a sufficlent num- ber of cars to make anything llke a fair day's wages. The subjects of the weighing of coal, recognition of the union and the status of nonunion men are all exhaustively handled by Mr. McCarthy. In conclusion he satd: On account of the great increase in the -cost of living at least a 2) per cent in- crease in wages is imperative. “With all the arguments in favor of the recognition ot the unlon, there is none stronger than the high character of the miners' leader. ohn Mitchell has been through the fire and tested. His honesty and sincerity of purpose has never been questioned. = He stands out boldly in his sterling integrity, and, like the diamond {n the rough, theé more you rub it the brighter it shines. Lloyd Pleads for Union, Heury Demarest Lloyd followed with an elaborate argument in favor of the miners’ demand that thelr union be recognized. He sald In part: The miners want more than the mere recognition of the union. They want an na- FIGHT NEAR MANILA cmi Ladronnes Kill Inspector and Two| Other Members of Con Iary Foree. MANILA, Feb. 9 A force of 100 con- stabulary under Inspector Kelthly yester- day defeated a body of 200 insurgents near | Mariquina, a small town reven miles from | Manila City. Thejl [gement was severe gls and one man Galt gpuiary and wounding of two othe wounded. Inspector Harris' horfec, Atlanta, Ga. and resulted in thys 'an«r(or Har- The enemy left fitteen force of the irreconcilable General San | Miguel. The constabulary were divide Into three detachments, which were scout- ing In the Mariquina valley The detachment commanded by Inspector Harrls came upon the enemy who were in a, strongly entrenched position. Inspector Harris foll at the first volley, being hit five times. The constabulary, although outnumbered, held thelr position until Inspector Keithly with the main force arrived, when the enemy were put to rout. Thelr headquar- ters were captured and burned and the | constabulary celzed the records of General San Miguel, who claims that he succeeded to ‘the command of the insurrectionary forces when the other gemerals surren- dered. He has only a handful ot men under him and his operations have been of no consequence. The wounded Americans are all severely injured. MAY RESTRICT CUBAN CITIES Insular Government Thinks of Keep- | ing Many Branches of Municipal Affairs in Central Hands. HAVANA, Feb. 9.—The organization of the government will be fully completed when the provisional bill now under dis- cussion in the senate and the municipal | bill in. the house of representatives arc passed. There is considerable discussion as to whether complete autonomy should be granted cities in the management of mu- nicipal affairs. The national government 1s still attending to the sanitary work, | etreet cleaning and park work in Havana on the lines initiated during General Woods' administration. Some congressmen hold that it would be unconstitutional for the governmen¢ to permanently conduct any munieipal affairs. The government favors the federal con- trol of the sanitation and street work of | Havana, at least, and the majority of the senators are of the same opinfon, but it is questionable whether the house will con- cur in such & proposal. PRINCESS RECALLS GIRON Fiuding Saxon Court Obdurate De- cldes to Continue Life of Cholce. LONDON, Feb. 9.—An agency dispatch from Brussels asserts that M. Giron is re- turning to Geneva in response to an urgent appeal from the crown princess of Saxony. The princess having fafled to obtain per~ mission to see her sick child, considers it futile to make any further concessions to the Saxon court. MUNICH, Bavaria, Feb. 9.—The Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of the non-reigning house of Tuscany fs willing to become reconciled to his daughter, it is said, on the following conditions: Absolute separation from Giron. The grand duke of Tuscany to fix her place of residence and select her entour- age. It is regarded as certain that the prin- cess will accept the ultimatum. SAMOAN ISLAND AMERICAN Formal Exercises Mark Transference ©of Power at Tutulla Last Month. TUTUILA, Samoa, Jan. 27, via San Fran- cisco, Feb. 9.—(Correspondence of the As- sociated Press.)—January 16 was the day | appointed by the crmmandant of the United | States naval station at Tutuila for the people to receive the president’s reply to | the instrument of cession given on April 17, 1900. Lieutenant Commander Miunett, U. 8. N., attached the medals sent by the Wash- ington government to the coat of each chief as he was called up to receive the greeting and present. One of the most interesting ineidents of the day, and which was accepted by the people with many loud cheers, was the | presentation of the United States flag to | tho Samoan Guard. IMPROVEMENTS FOR HAWAII Six Million Dollars Needed to Co struct Bulldings and Bridges and for the Roads. HONOLULU, Feb. 9 Facific Cable,) | ~Superintendent of Public Works Henry | E. Cooper has furnished Governor Dole | agreement for the negotiation of contraets and settiement of grievances, with pro- vision for arbitration if necessary. Ar- rangements of this kind are every becoming more common in Burope and in this country. This voluntary system and the compulsory arbitration of New Zealand | are twin brothers, traveling by converging | paths' toward the same goal—industrial Ppeace. The most precious power of a pacification of industry, the po vent disputes from beginning, w sent unless the commission exercises the Power it has to provide a permanent remedy. There are probably not half a dogen trad unions in the world which could stan without ruln the expenses of such arbitration as that which the United Mine Workers of America are glad and proud to have had accorded to them. Proceeding, Mr. Lloyd reviewed the re- sults in Great Britain of trade contracts between capital and labor. In one trade a perlod of 150 years of unbroken murders, riots, larceny, machine breaking and strikes were brought to an end in this way. Trade Arguments Wi Continuing, he said: In America these agreements are becom- ing more and more common. Conspleuous 1 Succeed, examples of their success are shown in the | foundry trade, the printing business, long- shoremen and others. The testimony of the employers. is practically unanimous that strikes have been stopped, discipline h been restored among the men, equality of competition given to the masters and busi- ness security increased by release from the danger of labor troubles. The unions have been faithful in keeping their contracts and moderate in their demands. During 1901 30 disputes were settied in the lllinols conl fleids. Eighly per cent of those were against the mem, but they were all obeyed. There has been no mine strike of any importance since these relations Were catablished, where the arrangement prevalls, but there have been Serious strikes clsewherel The mine workers of America have never gone on strike a st the employment non-union men. he easiest objection of a &;nu-un“ oo 71‘.1;1 Paged year | with his estimates of the needs of the ‘Im-nd government, and they will be trans- mitted to the legislature for action. | Superintendent Cooper says that in the next two years his department will require 6,600,000 for public Improvements, ineclud- | ing the construction of bridges, roads and | | buildings and for running expenses. He proposes that part of the mouey be raised by loan and suggests that a bill for securing $4,000,000 be introduced in the legislature. |CLYDE BANKS‘; Industrial District Near Glasgow In- | undated and Doxen Exten: Works Flooded. | cago, had spoke in a most enthusiastic way, | declaring there had been 1,500,000 converts | { GLASGOW, River Clyde | burst its banks above Glasgow today and inundated the industrial district of Ruth- | zlein, where a dozen extensive works were | flooded. | The main road was ten feet under water and many houses were rendered unin- habitable. Several residential districts | south of Glasgow also were flooded \ Elsewhere in Scotland trafic on the l'lll-( | roads has been stopped, bridges .wml | | | | away and houses have collapsed. No fatal- ities have been reported. ISTHMIAN WAR CLOUDS BREAK dor in Dispateh to London Paper. LONDON, Feb: 10.—The Daily Mail this | morning publishes a dispatch from Guate- mala declaring that war has been pro- claimed bet Guatemala on one side an | aivader and Hooduras om the other, | speaker, | rate. { ana C IA]IA. TI'E‘\I)—;V\'Y ALLIES ASK T00 NUCH Germany and Italy Demand Large Bum in Advanoe of Arbitration. BRITISH PROTOCOL MEETS BOWEN'S FAVOR Berlin and Rome Will Have to Mod- ity ot Pro- sented Before Castro's Envoy Wil Agree to Sign. Terms Documents WASHINGTON, Feb, 9.—Although Mr. The body of fnsurgents formed the main| Bowen and the other negotiators are closely | guarding the provisions of the aeveral protocols, it 1s understood tonight that de- mands exist in the agreements, as they are at present drafted, which Mr. Bowen cannot agree to concede These provisions ore for an Increased payment by Venezuela prior to The Hague's decision regarding preferential coneidera- tion. It Is reported that Germany asks, In ad- dition to the §27,500 cash already agreed to, | a certain percentage of the customs re- ceipts until the remainder of the $40,000 demanded in the original ultimatum to President Castro fs pald. Italy, it Is belleved, simifar demand, though the amount asked for in its ultimatum was more than $500,- 000. Would Require Elght Month Hoth Germany and Raly suggest that this money be paid in monthly instaliments out of the customs duties, but even under this arrangement it would require eight months | for the payment of the entire sum. It is the principle, however, to which Mr. Bowen so strenuously objects, and which he has informed the German and Italian envoys he cannot subscribe to. Until their protocols are relieved of these objectionable demands, Mr. Bowen says, they must remain unsigned. He contends that Germany and Italy are insisting on | preferential treatment while nominally re. terring it to The Hague. 1t is the firm opinion of both the Italian ambassador and the German minister that these demands are the result of a serious misunderstanding by thelr foreign offices of certaln phases of the negotlations, which were supposed to be settled. They are using every effort to have this misunder- standing cleared up and have informed Mr. Bowen that they hope to submit their con- ventions to him in a few days. Mr. Bowen made It plain that he will consider any requests they may advance, but will not yleld to the extent of signing the present German and Itallan protocols. Published reports that Germany included in its protocol a demand for an apology from President Castro or his resignation are Incorrect, The British protocol is reported to be satisfactory as drawn. The reports that come from Caracas are to the effect that great suffering is being inflicted upon many innocent persons, and the foreign residents are bearing more than their share of the rigors of the blockade, because their more complex wants are not to be satisfied with native food. It 1s believed that Italy is not likely to prove an obstacle to the winding up of these nmegotiations, Baron von Sternberg, the mins ister, spent some time with the British ambassador and with Mr. Bowen at the latter's hotel today. Fear Retaliatory Duties. LONDON, Feb. 9.—It was authoritatively stated this evening that while no serlous point has arisen to jeopardize a satisfac- tory settlement of the Venezuelan troubles minor difficulties are delaying the signing of the protocols. The Foreign office and the embassies here today were busy discussing queries from Washington regarding the phrase- ology of the protocols. Italy's diffculty, it is sald, apperently arose from Signor Des Planches learning that the British pro- tocol insisted on a renewal of the commer- clal treaty with Venezuela and Italy de- sired assurances that no differential dutles would ‘be mposed subsequent to the set- tlement. It is considered in London that Germany 1s likely to advance a similar contention, all the allles feeling, to quote one of their representatives here, “that Venezuela fs not likely to feel too friendly after the episode 18 closed and might nullify all the terms by fmposing retaliatory dutie March Against Rebels. CARACAS, Feb. 9.—A force of 200 men, with fifty horses and 200 guns, under com- mand of Minister of War General Ferrar, left Caracas this afternoon in the direction of the seaport Huigerote, fifty-five miles east of Caracas. The object of the expedition is to attack a body of 1,500 revolutionists vnder Gen- eral Monagas, who is reported to be too teeble to attack the govegnment, but strong enough to devastate the district around Rio Chico, province of Mirado, sixty mile southeast of Cara Even ardent revo- lutionists seem to recognize that President Castro Is master of the situation. The government troops captured the town of Guaitre at noon «nd are now march- ing on Rio Chico. PREACHER WOULD BE HONEST Belittles the Reported Phenomenal Spread of Methodism, Saying Faith NEW YORK, Fe The Rev. Dr. J. H. Buckley, editor cf the Christian Advocate, aused a sensation at a mceting of Meth- preachers here today. The previou D. D. Thompson, editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate of Chi- 1ade by the Methodist chureh In the last four years. Dr. Buckley disputed the accuracy of the figures. He declared the statistics showed at Methodism was actually declining in some of the eastern conferences at any He belleved in looking at the facts, he declared it was a grievous mls. take to take an over-optimistic view, Hie statements were vehemently opposed by the other members of the meeting WOMAN ~ USES A PISTOL ilant, Whoe Then She Shoots Her A Alu Murders nt Her. MONONGAHELA, Pa., Feb. 9.—During the night an unknown man forced his way into the telegraph office at Walston station and assalled Mrs. Wilson, the operator. Mrs. Wilson shot the men, and this so enraged him that he beat her almost into insensibility and then tried to burn her to death by forcing her head into a stove. The arrival of a freight train, however, frightened him and he fled tim unconscious Mrs. Wilsen s the wife of ex-Mayor Wil- don of this city. She is a bandsome woman, aged 30, Her condition is eritical. MORNING German and Italien | is insisting on a| leaving his vie- | FRENCH SUSPECTS ARE HELD Men and Women Arrested op Reach- ing New York, Charged with Parisian Mérder NEW YORK, Feb. %.—The immigration authorities tonight detalned as prisoners | on the French line steamship La Bretagne two passengers at the request of Coudert Bros., lawyers, acting for the French min- Ister of foreign affairs. The prisoners are Henri Thiboeuf, a Frenchman, and Marie Petto, a young woman who comes from Belglum. , Their | names appeared on the lisi of the ship | as M. Mongodin and Mme. Jouanne. The man is held on suspicion of murder | and robbery and the woman is charged with having been his accomplice. On Decomber ‘l last a middle aged woman Jiving at | Bols de Colombes, near Paris, was found in her home stabbed to death. The police dis- covered that two men, both well dressed, bad called at the house on pretense that | they wanted to hire an apartment. One of these men is said to have been Tho- | boeut. Thohoeut and the woman took their ar. | rest in an equally unconcerned manner. Thoboeuf said ho was a deserter from | the French army and that for that reason | had come to this country under the name of Mongodin. He denfed all knowledge of the crime. All the papers and baggage of the pair were sealed up and will be turned over to the French authorities. MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE William Hooper Young Pleads Guilty and Gets Life Spntence to Prison, | Young, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer, pleaded guilty t6 murder in the | second degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment. and also advised the district attorney to accept it, this action being taken because of the prisoner's mental condition. cording to the report of the doctors, he was not insane in the legal aspect of fn- sanity, but from a purely medical point he is not sane. In sentencing the justice sald: “There Is Do occasion now for me to make any re- marks to the enormity of your offense. You are aware of the pem.dty of your crime. The sentence of the court is that you be confined in state prison at Sing Sing at hard labor for the term of your natural lite." For the first time since the case was called Young walked into court today with- out assistance. His eyes had lost their look of vacant terror, and he sat straight in his chair looking at the court. His responses to the questions of the judge, however, were made in an inaudible voice. He showed no sign ef perturbation after sentence had been pasged. 'FRISCO FREE FROM PLAGUE For Sixty Days No Case of Dread Scourge Has Been Dis- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.4~Medical men are all sald to now agree that there is no plague here now, and that all the danger, if any ever existed, has long since passed. Every vessel now clearing from this port 1s given a clean bill of health, showing that there has mot been even a suspicion of plague here for at least sixty days. In this the local bealth board agrees with the | federal quarantine officers. The health of- ficers are now prepared to assert positively that San Franciseo is a clean port. In view of the fact that there is posi- tively no trace of the disease in the city, Dr. Vincent P. Buckley has issued the fol- lowing_ statement: “Dufing the last sixty days no case of bubonic plague has been discovered in this city, and at no time during that period has the Board of Health, of which I am a member, recorded any case of that dis- ease. In view of this fact, vessels clear- ing from this port are given clean bills of health. “It 18 with a great deal of pleasure that I make this statement and at the me time denounce as false any and all state- ments contrary to what is herein con- tained.” SUICIDE ENDS STIRRING LIFE Man Who Braved Ho Edited New York World Slays S SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 9.—John W. Pratt, a well known newspaper man anA lawyer, committed suieide this morning dur- ng a fit of insanity. He killed hims:lf with a shotgun in the bathroom of his house, the charge plercing his heart. He had been mentally unbalanced for a year, but never morbid or violent Mr. Pratt was an Englishman who went to South Africa when a young man. he was a succegstul wool merchant and afterward published a newspaper. By a daring ride alone through a country swarm- ing with hostile Kaffirs he saved a British settlement and received a gold medal and the thanks of the British government. About 1880 he came to New York and his detective work In certain criminal cases as paper a temporary prosperity. For a time Mr. Pratt was managing editor of the New | York World under the former ownership of | that paper. tion HOLDS MIDDIE'S RESIGNATION polis Superintendent Refuses to Let Hasing Vi Academy Eawsily. Ann im Leave ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 9.—The resigna- tion of Midshipman Robert H. Pearson { has not been accepted. Pearson has baen given a leave of abse uperintendent Brownson hopes that the New Hampshire youth will reconsider his the Navy department had an opportunity to diseuss the matter with his friends. Members of the third class are still restricted from all liberty. ININE COAL DEALERS FINED Chicage Jury Mulets Fuel Mem #5300 Each for Restrainimg Trade. | CHICAGO, Feb. 9.—Nine officers and di- rectors of the Retall Coal Dealers' asso- clation of Illinols and Wisconsin were to- | dey fined $500 for conspiring to restraln | trage The formal verdict was returned omly to Loave the way for & new trial until Pearson has Ac- | There | a reporter for the Dally Tribune gave that | | ments have been made. He Is said to have printed the first zine | etchings ever used In newspaper 1llustra- | 11 tne stronge | action, and will not send the resignation to | 1 FEBRUARY 10, 1903—TEN PAGES, HENDERSON IS UNDECIDED Speaker Bays Sw;_Ahant His Futdre Plans are All Premature, South Dakota Semators Urging Mat- ters of Interest to Their State Before the Indl mittee. Com- (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Considerable interest has been manifested in the future of Speaker Hen- derson, who retires from congress on | March 4. Various reports have been cur- rent (o the effect that he would associate himself with law firms, corporations, or en- gage In other lines of business for which | his legal knowledge and his extended con- gressional experiance have qualified him The latest announeement purporting to forecast his intentions was to the effect that he would succeed the late Hon. Thomas B. Reed as member of the law firm of Simpson, Thatcher & Barnum of New York, | probably inspired by the fact that Speaker of the house. When asked tofhy as to the authenticity of this report and.others current, Speaker Handorson sald “I have not reached any decision what- ever as to my future movements after this session of congress closes.” Railway Safety Appliances. Tremendous pressure is being brought to bear upon members of the house represent- atives by members of rallway employes’ associations and representatives of rall- { relating to safety appltances which is still { unreported from the house committee on interstate commerce. Speaker Henderson, uphill work. He said that he was the first man to place a safety appliance bill on | the statute books. | the measure can get together upon some | common ground the speaker said there up. Job for a Dairyman. In view of recent resolutions adopted by the Jowa dairymen, in convention at Ce- flar conventions held in Wisconsin, urg- ing that a practical dairyman be placed in charge of the dairy interest in the Agri- | cultural department it 1s probable that Secretary Wileon will shortly acquiesce in the request of the dairymen of the country and make an appointment along the lines suggested. “For some time,’ said Secre- tary Wilson today, ‘‘we have been casting about for a thoroughly practical dairyman to put in charge of the dairy interests in this department. We have requested the civil service commission to frame a set of questions which would enable us to secure @ practical man. It might be well for dairymen to ald the department in securing 2 man who would Al the requirements mutually desired.” Breeding Stock Comes Free. Senator Harris of Kansas today intro- duced a bill regulating the importation of breeding animals, which is of particuler Nebraska, Iowa and states further west- ward. The bill proposed by Senator Harris amends the existing law as follows: Any animal imported specially for breed- ng purposes &hall \be admitted free, Whether pose; that no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure breed of recognized breed | and duly registered in books of record es- tablished for that breed; of sueh record and of pedigree of such animal shall be produced and subomitted to customs officer, duly authenticated the proper custodian of such book of record, to- | Gether with affidavit of owner, agent or im- t Porter ‘that such animal is'the identical inimal described in ald certificate of rec- ord and pedigree; that the secretary agriculture shall determine and certify to the secretary of the treasury what are recognized breeds and pure bred animals under the provisione of t secretary of the treasury may sch additional regulations as may Qquired for strict enforcement of thi viston. Dakota Senators Busy. Senators Gamble and Kittredge of South Dakota have been wrestling with the senate subcommittee charged with the preparation of the Indian appropriation bill relative to Indlan matters in South Dakota. It is understood that as a result of their work the subcommittee will recommend an ad- ditional $1,000 for Flandreau, making in all about $65,000 for this school alone. The ftem of $25,000 for the insane asylum at Cantan, 8. D., will in all probability be changed Insofar as its verblage is con- prescribe be re- s pr adopted instead. The amount appropriated will be the same. The senators also submitted the Rosebud treaty as passed by the senate last session and asked that it be made a part of the Indtan appropriation bill. Should the sub. comwittee fafl to act favorably upon it, it is tho intention of the South Dakota sen- ators to present it to the full committee, although it is extremely doubtful 1f the In. dian committee will attach it to the bill in view of a rule it has laid down regarding new legislation being attached to an ap- propriation bill Commissioner Jomes on last Saturday made & vigorous contest before the senate Indian committee to strike all Indlan agents on these Indian reservations where allot~ Senators Gamble and Kittredge protested against this action possible terms, as they recognized that it would wipe out nearly all agents in South Dakota and substitute for agents thua eliminated bonded superin- tendents, which the senators do not want. Per 1 Notes H. G. Kratz and wite of Stoux City, who have been in Washington for several days, were presented to the president today by Congressman Thomas. Representative and Mrs, Martin of South Dakota, who have been on a tour of souths ern cities with & subcommittee of the house committee on postofices and post roads, returned to Washington today. F. J. McShana and wife of Omaha are in the city on a visit to their daughter, who 15 attending school here. Representative Walter 1. Smith of Coun- ol Blufts arrived from lowa yesterday, where he went to attend the funeral of Clongressman Rumple. While suffering frcm a slight cold, which kept him in hie hotel today, he expects to be in the heuse tomorrow. Representative Shallenberge= today filed with the committee on military affairs ad- ditional afdavits in support of his bill to grant & medal to George W. Churchill of Clay Center, Neb. Friends of Churchili who during the civil war was a private fu Company 1, Twelfth Wisconsin volunteers, (Coutinued on Third Page) BILL TO ADMIT FINE STOCK DUTY FREE | Henderson succeeded Mr. Reed as speaker | NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—William Hooper | roads regarding certain features of a bill | who is recelving numberless petitions from | Judge Herrick explained that he had ad- | rellway employes throughout the west, an | vised Young's counsel to change his plea | Who is greatly intarested in the measure, | | stated today that he was using every effort | | to bring about the passage of this bill 1f it | quring the four years of Rev. C. C. Olssell's could be done, but he had found the task | pagtorate dar Rapids, and of the action of other sim- | interest to breeders of registered stock in | that certificate | | i | of | | provement \s paragraph. The | {from the school committee stated that the | burning ot the B S | have the effect of delaying the construction cerned and the clause of last year's bill | { | Woodetock. | for | was considered SINGLE c<©OPr CONDITION OF THE WEATHER I Portion Forecast for Nebraska — Fair Probably Warmer in Southwest Wednesday Fair and Colder. Temperature at Omaha yesterdnay: Deg. Hou Dex. 1= 5 17 1 10 24 20 as PEETTFEET BURNS TWO DEAD MORTGAGES Hanscom Park Methodist Congrega- tion Wipes Out Evidence of Former Debt. Thin, blue wreathe of curling smoke rising slowly to the cefling in the audience room of the Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopal church marked an important | epoch 1n the history of that denomination Monday evening, when two mortsages, ag- gregating $5,600, were given to the flames before a large congregation, composed of the members and attendants of the church The incineration of the paper was the obliteration of mearly the major of the debt which has hung over the church during the past ten years. One of the mortgages destroyed known as the Sumner mortgage, and was given April 13, 1893, and represented obligation amounting to $6,000. On had been paid intercst aggregating $3 The paper was discharged August 2, 1901 The other obligation was the A. B. McCon- nell estate mortgage, held by the heirs in 11, the face value of which was $2,600. Upon this had been pald in- terest amounting to $1,600. This paper w discharged January 80, 1903. During the last ten years the church has paid upon its debt, including interest and principal, $18,158, while there still remains against the property another mortgage amounting to §7,400, which, by pledges soon maturing, will be met during the coming fall. Of the money raised $5,000 has b that The event last evening was characterized by speeches delivered by Peter Whitner, If those interested In john Dale, in whose home the Hanscom church was organized in 1886, the mem- bership at that time being twenty-two, and would be no question as to the bill coming | which has since grown to 350; W. P. Ha | ford, Presiding glder Jennings and Rev. Mr. Cissell.” During the evering a musical program was rendered. A luncheon fol- lowed the close of the exercises. WORKING FOR A NEW WARD North End People Ask Div Fifth and Sixth and Cre- ation of Tenth. on of Ernest Sweet, as chairman of a commit- tee recently appointed by interested par- tles, is circulating a petition to be sent to the legislature, asking that body to create a ward out of that portion of the Fifth and Sixth wards lylng north of Pratt street, % The petition sots forth the fact that the northern parts of those wards are prac- tically undeveloped, so that the there are much different from the condf- tions in the more thickly settled portions of the wards; that these conditions make it impossible for one councilman to give necessary attention to the northern parts of each ward, and for that reason the conditions in the northern part of each ward being similar, It 1s desired that it be placed in one ward, The petition is being generally signed by the residents of the district affected Do ed i e ‘50 used by the im- | and will be presented to the legislature porter himself or for eale for such pur- | Wednesday, about 450 signatures having been secured. IMPROVERS OF NORTH OMAHA Debate on School Bullding and Divi- on of Wards Takes Their Time, At the mfeeting of the North Omaha Im- club last night J. J. Smith, school recently may of the new Monmouth Park school. The people of the Vinton street district also have gotten together In asking for a site a building in that neighborhood. In the discussfon it developed that $25,000 ap- propriated to construct buildings last year had been used for other purposes, princi- pally improvements. The question of dividing the Fifth and Sixth wards and creating a tenth ward at' length, On the vote the club was practically unanimous favor of dividing the wards on Pratt street, all north thereof to be in the Tenth ward, The whmen of the neighborhood will meet with the club next Monday night to report upon the formation of a soclety whose object Will be to beautify the north- ern part of the eity, SMALL FIRE AT NEW SHOPS Not Much Damage Done, but B Creates Considerable Exeite- ment for a Time. At 11 o'clock last night the staging under the apex of the roof of the new Union Pa- cific shop building, known as No. 2, was discovered to be on fire and an alarm turned The shops fire department was at work when the city firemen arrived. The loss will not exceed $160. The build- ing has been under construction for only | about a month and is not more finished. The roof consists of steel girders and glass, with considerable temporary woodwork below. This caught fire, prob- ably from coals from the riveting foige which was left on the staging by the work- men at 6 o'clock. The blaze being at such an altitude attracted considerable atten- tion. The steel work was not injured by the heat. W. K. Va than half erbilt Goes West. . Vanderbilt, with a party of friends, came in from the east over the Northwest: ern last night and went out on the Union Pacific on his way to California. The party is occupying a Vanderbilt private car. Movements of Oce: At Vesxels Fe! New York—Arrived ! from Havre; Anchorla, from Sailed: Kaiserin Maria Theress, chal, Maderia, Alexandria, ete.; for Liverp At Havre New York At _Southampton—Arrived: m New York. At Glasgow—Salled: Corean, for Boston At Sagres—Passed: Calabria, from New York, for Marseilles, otc. At lasgow—Arrived: New York and Hamilton At Bremen—8alled: Main, for New York At Rotterdam—Arrived: Rotterdam, from New York via Plymouth and Boulogn At Marsgilles—Arrived Hesper New York, for Naples. At London—Arrived: Minneapolis, New York. o, Bretagne, Glasgow for ictorian, Arrived: La Champagne, from Kroonland, Laurentian, from from trom portion | an | 8. | gontitions, In | NO BILL FOR MONTH Member of Committes Bays it Will Take That Long to Oomplete the Work, SNAP JUDGMENT TAKEN BY MINORITY How the Kansas Bill Was Taken as Basis After Being Once Turned Down, BAD BLOOD AMONG DOUGLAS MEMBERS X E CENTS. Efforts to Dofeat Water Works Bill Gets Delegation by the Ears, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CENTER OF FIRE MeAllister of Deuel County ¥Was His Bl Ready for Introduetion Some ime Today. Reapportionment | (I'rom a Staff Correspondent.) "OLN, Feb. 9.—(Special Telegram.)~ “In my judgment it will require at least & month for this committee to complete its work in proper shape,” sald a member of | the joint revenue committeo tonight in ret- | erence to the task confronting & subcome mittee appointed to codify all the revisions | of the revenue law made by the committes | at large. This committeo consists of these members: Senators Brown and Pemberton, Representatives Thompson, Sears, Loomis and Swee Its work 18 to whip into shape all the fragments of revision thus far pro- duced by the main committee, whose worlk 18 incomplete. Then the main committee 18 to resume operations and play for the goal by means of the codification of the subcoma mitteq. Under the circumetances, therefore, the Introduction of a revenue bill is a very indefinite proposition. Certainly there is £ood reason for the general opinion that no such bill will be ready this week and probe ably not for a month, as the member quoted {ntimates. This member does not look for any sort of complete revenue bill, but merely a few amendments. By this same gentleman the substitution of the Kansas bill for the Nebraska law last week was explalped. “Four of the committee were absent,” he said, “and that left ten at the meeting; six of these voted to repudia‘e the committee’s former action in taking the Nebraska law and substituting therefor the Kansas bill. Four opposed it. The four absentees were also against it, 80 you see the trick was turned by the minority.”” He admitted that this split the committec into two factions and gave just grounds for the statement that minore ity and majority reports would eventually be made. But of course, as he indicated, there may be a reconciliation before that time comes. It can be definitely announced that the committee has discarded the plan of ase sesstg all property at its fair cash value and adopted instead the Jowa plan, urged by John N. Baldwin, to list at full value and assess at one-fourth. Trouble Over Water Works, The activity of ropresentatives et Ormdk- whter whrka: o Sbonss e andhi ment of the Howell-Gilbert act, compelling Omaha to acquire and operate its own wa= ter. works plant, led to a most unususl proceeding in the senate today, and ooeas sioned considerable 1ll-feeling between certain members from Douglas county and Lieutenant Governor McGilton. J. M. Fairfield, E. M. Fairflell and Ate torney Woolworth, all representing the wa= ter works company, in thelr vigorous efe forts at overthrowing this newly enacted | law, have had aistributed throughout the senate forms of afdavits which, filled out and elgned by senatcrs, will show that the siguatory parties swear that H. R. No. 67 was rot read in full in the semate the | third time before being passed.. On this basis the water works people declare thelr determination of knocking out this mease ure, even though it has acquired the gove ernor's signature. Without having been | read tn full the third time the water come pany’s attorneys, as has already been stated in The Bee, claim the act is illegal and can easily be defeated. . This afternoon in open session of the senate Lieutenant Governor MoGilton ade vised members of that bodys to refrain from aMxing their signatures to amdavits of this character. The fact of a presiding officer advising | members of a branch of the legislature in such manner led to considerable excites ment. The lleutenant governor's action was naturally interproted as indicating his own friendliness to the Howell-Gilbert act | as opposed to the course being purrued by the water works people. When ashed regarding his motive Mr. McGilton said he understood that many senators had already signed this aMdavit, and as he strongly indorsed the measure he took this means, not only with the thought of preventing turther signing of the afidavit, but of placing himself on record in the matter, Gilbert Not Worrled, Speaking of the vigorous fight that s bee | Ing made to overthrow this law, Repres sentative Gllbert, a joint author of the sald: e are not In the least disturbed over what our enemles are doing. We are cone vinced that they can never invalidate this act, Their course in making this fight on such a minor technicality 1is evidence enough that they themselves admit the les gallty of the act and realize that it would | be tutile to attack it on any grounds ine | volving its legallty or constitutionality, We have the opinions of the best lawyers that the bill is all right. The people of Omaha want it and it will stand The Fairfields claim to have the signa« tures of a number of senators to their aMdavite, but would not give out sny pames, as they said they promised to keep them private. They seem to feel reason~ | ably sure of yet securing the defeat of thig law. Their opposition has led Gilbert and to remark that “this proves that the Omaha Water Works company was not behind oup bilL" Naming & Water Boa During the day the Douglas county dele egation caucused on the matter of recom= mendations for the water board to be ape pointed by Governer Mickey under the proe 7ielons of the Gilbert-Howell bill. In thig work they had the assistance of Obairman Charles A. Goss of the Douglas county res publican committee and Willlam F. Gurley, who came down from Omaba for the pure pose. After consultation it was decided to recomrmaend to the governor that he appoint a board consisting of Isaac E. Cougdom, Guy C. Barton and Milton Barlow, repubs licans, and H. W, Yates, W. A. Paxton and Buclid Martin, democrats. Governor Mickey eays he Is getting a great deal of advice on this point by mail and otherwise. Kevenue Men Not Hurmonious, There is little dou of a lack of ba | mosy among the revenve committeemens