Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1903, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JtU JINE 1§ 9, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1903. SEES MANY SOLDIERS|PCPE CoMMENOS ROOSEVELT|\INTRY BLASTS GENERAL|ALLIED sHips ' wiToRaw| LINCOLY CAMPAICN IS WARM Miles Retnrns H.me After Inspecting Troops in World Trip. BESTOWS HIGH PRAISE ON JAPANESE | Equipment and fystem Declared Efficient | by Amerioan Officer. EARTH DO HOMAGE | Emperors and Kings Extend Courtesies to] Touzing Military Ohief. * BRITISH RULER GREETED FROM MID OCEAN MONARCHS OF Distinguished Tour.at Sends Marconi. | sram to Bdward and Receives Ap- ¢ propriaie Reply by Cable on Landing fn New York, NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Lleutenant Gen- eral Nelson A. Miles, his wife and party, who have been abroad five months, havo in that time been around the woerld, re- | turning home on Lucania yesterday. Ode featire of the trip across the At- lantlc was fhe dispatch of a Marconigram 1o King Edward VIl when Lucania w elghty miles 4#Pm the Marconi station at Urook Haven, Geaeral Miles sent the fol- | lowing | Midocean greeting, with best wishes for huppiness and heaith, to his majesty and | the royal tamily. | To this the following reply was received by cable on the arrival of Lucania in port Loday 1 have submitted your message to the king. 1 am commanaed by his majesty to thank you for your gooa wishes and to | ®ay for him that it afforded him mu sratincation to receive it at Wi . KNOLLYS With the general were Colonel and Mrs, M. P. Maus, Henry Clark Rouse of New York, F. B. Wilborg of Cincinmati, Mrs.| Miles and Sherman Hoyt. Colonel Whitney was with the party whea they left this ccuntry, but returned some weeks ago. #Gives Story of His Trip. To his interviewers General Miles said: 1 have been abroad ror five months. 1 left Ecptember 11 for the Pacitlc const and there made an inspection of the forts and the coast defences irom Puget sound to southern California On October 1 we sufled on the tragsport Thomas. We stopped at Honolulu and .ne sanawich fslands, and th n salied for Guam. We touched at the fsland and then continued to the Philippines. We spent a monti there. 1 examined the military | on and visited the principal stations | forts and inspected the troops. There were _no_serfous hostilities at that time. ‘l;he 20,000 troops there were in fine condi- ton. We went then to Nagasaki, Hong Kong and Canton. The Japanese army s well equipped and disciplined, and so Is the navy. When I was there they were dis- | cussing the question of ralsing u large und lor the equipment of the navy. in{ the army they have most modern appil- ances. The Japaneso are cfiicient in their vystem. The eystem of laspection and roGtine is much’ the same s ours. They pay considerable attention 1o drilis, physi- cai condition and gymnastic exercise. The vorps at the Toklo academy numbers about as & ‘“ff‘ ‘wé have at West Point and it 18 a well constructed hnd efficlent The party went from, Japan to Port rthur and thence to Pekin. I remained ?flre a short time. We have there a small jetachment of tr the legution guard, Wt the capital. Everything there is qufet We were accorded an audienge by ‘the | emperor and the, dowager empress. They received us with much courtesy and atten- tlion. We saw the troops of the Chinese army and the troops of the aliled forces which are still there. Equals Unlon Pacific. We were elghteen days going from Pekin | to Moscow. The roads are gocd and the | train service excellent. The weath:r was | cold at times, but in my opinion it was no colder than I have experienced in our The rallroads have as good as the Union Pacific or the Canadian_ Pacific. From 8t. Petersburg we went to Paris, where we spent five aays, | thenee to London, where we remained elght | days, and o on to New York. We recelved an invitation to meet the czar, but we were delayed a day and so d@id not arrive in time. An audience would save been given us, but we could not re- | main. Our invitation was to a grand ball | at the winter palace, but as we would have had to remain gt least another week for the. purpose we reluctantly had to forego | the pleasure. 1 was there five years ago | e guest of the government and the officlals treated us most courteously. | ‘On that occasion it was summer; this time it ‘was winter, which is the best’ season of the year to obtain an id=a of life in Rus: 1 ‘pald a very pleasant visit = Edward when we reached England and | ‘most graciously received. Mrs. Miles | was not inyited to Windsor through an oversight. It was not known that she Was with me, or the invitation would have Deen extended to her also. The master of ceremonies wrote a nice letter of explana- tion and regret_in which he sald the King | did not know Mrs. Miles was present or khe would have been included In the invita- HOn. aris 1 was the guest of anor at a | ainner given at the residence of General Brugere, commapder in chief of the French army. Asked as to his plans, General Miles sald | he was going to West Point to visit his| gon, Sherman, If be could find the time, and was then going 10 Washington to make bis report. | “I will jn no vaanner forecast what will be contained in my report,” he added. ! The general looks hale apd hearty and | he and Mrs. Miles appear s though the | trip bad agreed with them. Rouse Praises Siberian Rallwa i Henry Clark Rouse, president of the Mis- sourl, Kansas & Texas railroad, who was with General Miles' party in its tour of the world, returned today While abroad he investigated the con- struction and equipment of the trans berian ratiroad, making the trip from Pekin to Moscow in the record time of seven. teen days, nineteen hours, over the ‘East Chinese & Trans-Siberian railroad | Mr. Rouso believes the road will be of great commerclal value. He finds it well constructed and well conducted and be- leves' 1t wall soon be possible to make the trip by rail from Berlin to the Pa- cific coast in less than a forthight. | GARMENT WAR IS PROLONGED Ol Labor ¥ CHICAGO,, FeB. 15.—The expected settle- | ment of the garment workers lockout in Chicago defeated today when the Chi- | cago Federation of Labor refused to seat | the delegates of the United Garmert Work- | ers The recent New Orleans convention of the American Federation of Labor recom- mended the amalgamation of the two or ders, but the special order operatives ‘ound fault with the terms of settlemert offered and received the support today of the Chi- cago Federation. Wishes in Vatican ¢ ROME, Feb. 15.—Abbe Pero ©of the Vatican choir, is seeking tae Pope's tr, director Speaks Fav a o rably of President's Roce Question and the Tras 191, by Press Pubiishing Co. b, 15.—(New York World Ca* Speeial Telegrar.)—In the audi- pope gave to Bishop Bevan of this week he spoke of Presi- Rootevelt's stand on the race ques- and warmly commended him for his attempt to secure equality of treatment of all the races The pontif's conversation with the Amer- lcan prelate betrayed the livelicst interest In American affairs and showed that he has closely followed President Roosevelt's policy After referring in the president’s (Copyright ROME, blegram ence the Springfield dent tion terms to the ne- the highest attitude toward groes, the pope adverted to his stand against the trusts. He spoke in terms of thorough approval of President Roosevell's efforts to check the dominating influence of the powerful industrial combinations. Again the pope showed his understanding of American problems and how closely he has followed them, as well as the course of the president, whom he seems warmly to admire 1t was a signal compliment to the Ameri- an bishop that he was received. The pope vtterly disregarded the directions of Lapponia, who had directed him to coun- termand all his engagements. The pope insisted on seeing Bishop Bevan, and dur- | ing their int can affairs. Bishop Bevan says the pope looked to he in excellent health, considering all the reports of his feebleness. Speaking the World correspondent of his Interview Bishop Bevan said “1 could scarcely conceal my emotion on seeing his holiness looking so marvelously well and strong. He spoke as a man In the full possession of his physical as well as his mental powers. Not the slightest symptom of weakness was discernible dur- ing the talk I had with him.” COSTS TO SHINE AT DURBAR Curzons Are Sald to Have Spent $125,- 000 for Thelr Part in the Display. view spoke treely of Ameri- (Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 15.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The Delhi durbar is sald to have cost the Curzons $125,000. The figure is exclusive of the jewels for the vicerine, especially bought for the occaslon. They Included a paruve of rubles of great value, given to her by her father in commemoration of this his- toric event in the antfals of the Leiter tamily. The duke and duchess of Marlborough went to Ceylon after the durbar. Mrs. Adair is making a tour India. MOTHER JAILS SON OF HEAVEN Chinese Emperor Imprisoned by Ap- prehensive Dowager, Who Sur. ounds Him with Guards, through VICTORIA, B, C., Feb, 15.—News was brought by the steamer Olympia, which arrived tonight, that 1,000 swofd bayonets have been seized at Chung Wang Tao. They were being imported by order ot Viceroy Yuan Shik Kal, who is now ac- cused of deliberately violating the pro- tocol made between China and the powers. Pekin correspondence reported that the emperor is imprisoned and closely guarded by the empress, who, apprehensive regard- ing him, has surrounded him with a large guard ‘since the return from the summer palace. SEES SALVATION IN TRUSTS Minister Holds Combines Alone Able to Meet America German Competition, BERLIN, Feb. 15.—Minister 0. Comerie Meller, in the course of an address in the Chamber of Commerce Yesterday, said: The United States will be Germany's chief competitor In the world'’s markets In the future. We must therefore learn from the Americans to adopt their business method. the salient feature of which is the cou centration of capital and trade into trusts. The strong repugnance existing in Ger. many against such combinations will cer- | laced in time by @ better view, tainly be re ter the evils of the syndicates “apecially af | have been removed. SELL SECOND-HAND HOSIERY | Fact that They Once Belonged Royalty Makes Them Bring » Good Price. to | (Copyrignt, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) | LONDON, Feb. 15.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—A '* strange medley of curios were sold this week at Stevens' auction room. A pair of Queen Victoria's stockings sold for $6, two pairs of Princess Alloe's stockings brought a palr of Empress Frederick's shoy fetched $2.50 and Dick Turpin's pistol wi bid up to $26. MEXICAN HOUSES TUMBLE Earthquake Ral Disaster » Fears of Fresh Impending Chllpancingo. for MEXICO CITY, Feb. 15.—The state of errero continues to report many and omewhat alarming earthquakes. Chilpancingo, which two years ago was almost’ des:royed by an earthquake, now reports another which threw down houses. | Chilspa, San Diego and Mexical were also | visited by seismic disturbances. CROKER TR|E§ A NEW TRACK Going in for Breeding Draft Horses s Well as the Tho breds. (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) WANTAGE, England, Feb. 15.—(New York World Cahlegram—S8pecial Telegram.) —Richard Croker s starting a stud of hire, or heavy car horses. He bought five sires and mares at Lady Wantage's sale this week for a little over $10,000. He pald $2,500 each for two noted shire stal- lions. Seem Aswured. HAVANA, Feb. 15.—Minister Squiers has recelved a message from Washington which has given rise to the bellef that the naval coaling station agreements will be signed within & few hours. > Cho Ret LONDON, Feb. 15.—Ambassador Choate returned 1o Loudon tonighbt from his tour to Londen. permission to replace some of the cholr boys by female soprance and coatralios. through the couniries of the eastern Med- Ierranean sud Egypt. Dr. | Boow, Bleet, Ice and Wind Sweep Many Western States. r CATTLE SUFFER FROM TEMPEST | "ta, Ohio, Indinna, Ken- 2 Territories Re- Wices TOPEKA, Kan., Fab. 15.—The worst bliz zard of the winter prevails over Kansas tonight. Snow, accompanied by a strong north wind, has been falling all day and tonight the temperature is near the zero mark. | Cattle on the western ranges will doubt- less suffer. | Railroad trafic is retarded ARKANSAS CITY, Kan., Feb. 156.—A pas- senger train on the Kansas & Southwestern is stuck in the snow between South Haven and Caldwell and the Santa Fe passenger train on the H. & S. division is in a drift about a mile from Nardin and the engine dead. The thérmometer is about 5 above zero. | A high wind drifted the snow badly. Missouri K. eriences Blizzard, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 15.—Snow has been falllog in Kansas City and western Mis- | sourl at Intervals during the last thirty hours and it mow covers the ground to a | depth of euven inches, making it thg heav- | tes*. fall of the winter. | Through trains are generally late and | street car trafic in this city was hame pered somewhat. The telegraph and tele- phone companies have suffered slight dam- age. The lowest temperature was 12 de- grees above zero at 6 tonight, when the prospects were for moderating weather. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.—Rain, sleet, snow and decidedly colder weather have followed | in rapid succeasion during the last twenty- four hours and the temperature tonight, it is expected, will drop to near the zero point. This morning the trees and ground were covered with ice from the frozen rain that | fell during the night. A heavy fall of snow followed, and then came a decline in | | temperature, giving St. Louis and vicinity the worst blizzard experienced In two years, While no great damage resulted, rail- road and street car traffc was somewhat impeded and telegraph and telephone lines were prostrated, but not enough to Inter- rupt business seriously. Ilinois € CHICAGO, Feb. 15.—Though more than five inches of snow fell in Chicago last night and today and a high wind prevalled, the storm has not materially delayed rall- | road trame into the city. All the ratlroads | report trains nearly on time. BLOOMINGTON, 111, Feb. 15.—Snow has been falling in Central Illinols for thirty- six hours with no 'prospect of cessatipn. The high wind prevailing has caused heavy drifts, impeding street railway transporta- tion and also delaying trains on the steam ratiroads, i SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Feb. 15.—Springfield today experienced one of the most mevors blizzards in years. Street car service was practically abandoned. All trains entering the city were from fifteen minutes to two hours late. Ton'ght the thermometer fell ten degrees in three hours. LAFAYETTE, Ind. Feb. *5.—A heavy spowstorm has prevafled here for the past twelve hours. All trains are late, telo- phone wires are damaged and country roads are almost impassable. CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.—The rain of the past two days was tonight followed by sleet and snow. The same conditions are re- | ported throughout the Ohlo valley with serious floods In certain localities Wires are reported down. Interurban electric lines are being operated only with great difficulty. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.—Three inches of snow fell here today and it was almost | impossible for the street cars to run. The railroad trains were all late and telegraph lines were crippled, wires being rejorted | down in many parts of the state. i Kentucky Does Not Escape. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 15.—A drenching rain, which began falling last night, turned into sleet tonight, wmaking the streets of the city dangerous for pedes- trians and causing considgrable delay and inconvenience to the street railway com- | pauy. In some parts of the city trolley wires were broken by the coating of ice. Reports of heavy rains and sleet have been received from all parts of Kentucky. PADUCAH, Ky., Feb. 15.—Indlcations point to higher water, the river reaching the danger line, forty feet, today and has | commenced to rise rapidly. The rain whick set in at 8 o'clock last | night, was continuous until 6 o'clock, when It turned to sleet. At 10 p. m. the streets | were covered with Ice. and street car traffic was abandoned. The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers are out of their banks Hoats are experiencing difficalty in land- ing here. | FULTON, Ky, Feb. 15.—Owing to the | heavy rains in the past thirty-six hours the western and southern portions of Ful- ton are threatened with inundation. Harris | Fork is already over its banks and the | negro quarters of the town are flooded. | The river is still rising and it fs still | raining. Much damage is threatened. OWENSBORO, Ky., Feb. 15.—There has | been a steady rain since yesterday morn- | ing. | Al small sireams are overflowing. Much damage has been done in this county, Sev- eral bridges were washea away. Rough | river, Pond Yiver and Green river | higher than ever before. s Delayed. | | Snow Sweeps eritories. GUTHRIE, Okl., Feb, 15.—~The worst | storm of tue winter struck Oklahoma about | midnight and has been raging ever since. Sloet and rain were followed today by & driving snowstorm, a cold northwester accompanying it On account of their good condition no | damage to cattle or wheat is expected. | Tho rain was preceded by a dense fog, the only one known to present residencs of the ! territory. ARDMORE, 1. T, worst sleet storms in | throughout this section of Indlan Terri- tory. The storm began late last night with & decided fall in temperature following | the heavy ralns of the lsst few days. Everything b this bart of the territory | has a heavy coaling of snow and it is be- lieved that cattle will suffer much. DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 15.—A blizzard 1s | reported from Amarillo and Hereford, | Tex., and Indian Territory and Oklahoma. | At Amarillo the snow is the heaviest in four years and fears are entertalned that | much stock will be lost. A norther, ac- | companied by raing, has been blowing throughout the greater portion of Texas | for the past twenty-four hours. | SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15.—The | heavy fall of snow during the past wedk 1\ 15.—One of the | years prevails | (Coutinued va Becond Page.) i\ | Tribune, | hall, | pled by | ing was | individual | mittee British Officinlly Notifies Venezueln that Blockade Is Raised. Cruiser LA GUAYRA, Venezuela, Feb. 15.—The | lockade has been officially raised The commander of the British cruleer the only British warship here, sent an officer ashore this morning with the announcement that Tribune would leave this afternoon for Trinidad. The populace 1s wild with joy. CARACAS, Feb. 15.—At 3 this afternoon Tribune left for Trinidad. The news from all the Venezuelan ports, except Coro and | Higuerote, is that sailed away today. The government, immediately on receiv- ing the news that the blockade had been raised, took military measures and sent troops in all directions to crush the revolu- the forcign warships tion w'thout giving the rebels a moment's | respite, WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—Mr. Bowen ex- pects o begin immediately the preparation of the protocols with representatives of the allied powers for the settlement of thelr claims. There aré eight of theso clatmant nations, including, the United States. The protocol with this government be the first undertaken. will Sol‘citor Penfleld of the State, department will represent the | United States. Work, it 1s expected, will begin tomorow and Mr. Bowen's belief is that matters will move forward with greater rapidity than they did with the representatives of the allled governments. The negotiations with France will follow, and so on until the protogols with all the ! unallied credit nations aré:completed The suggestion has been made that as the unallied nations naturally are opposed to any prefcrential treatment to Germany, Great Britain and Italy, in all probability Venezuela,” the United States and France will be lined up as representing the eight unallied nations at The Hague, as opposed to the allies. Mr. Bowen continues to recelve numerous congratulatory telegrams from Venezuela on the satisfactory outgome of his work here. One of those which he prizes most highly is from the citizens of La Guayra, through the prefect, which reads as fol- | low The citizens of La Guayfa, through me, felicitate you as the great and good friend of Venezuela. Varlous efforts have been made by rep- resentatives of big financial houses in this country to sound Mr. Bowen as to his views on the question ;0f fnancing the debts of Venezuela. Mr. Bowen, however, has informed all that his mission is en- tirely a diplomatic ome, and that he could not consider the financial features of the matter. § WILLEMSTAD, Curacoa, Feb. 14.—There is great rejoicing among all classes here at the end of the Venezuelan blockade. Many sailing vessels that are Iying in this port, with cargoes for Venezuela, will leave to- morrow. A number of steamers are load- ing for the same destination. Heavy loads of coffee are awaiting trans- portation from Venezuela to the United States. ‘ No one apparently is more glad at the raising of the blackade thatithose on board #ho-blockeding vessaly; CAST FLOWERS-ON HUNGRY SEA Children Memorate Gloucester Harbor Fishermen Drowned Last Yenr. GLOUCESTER, Mass,, Feb. 15.—Nearly 1,000 people crowded Atlantic whart this afternoon to witness the beautiful cere- | mony when seventy-four flowers, emble- matic of the seventy-four lives sacrificed | in the fisheries from this port during last year were cast on the water of Gloucester harbor, by seventy-four children. Following the exercises at the whart a memorial exercise was held at Memorial at which David H. Robinson . pre- sided. Rev. D. C. Charlton read the names of the dead men and brief addresses wi delivered, the speakers paying eloquent | tribute to the lost fishermen, adding words of sympathy and vivors. These memorial services are conducted annually urder the auspices of Gloucester seamen’s Bethel, of which the Rev. D. C. CTharlton is the present director. The records of the Bethel show that during the past seventy-iwo years the deep claimed 5,046 lives from among the fish- ermen of Gloucester harbor. Nine hundred and eighty-nine widows and 1,680 children have been left to mourn these tragic deaths. comfort for their sur- Seven hundred and thirty-two vessels have | value of | been lost, total $3,443,046. representing a FIRE DAMAGES POSTOFFICE| but ¥ Suffer Mail Matter Al ed, Otker Tenants Heavy lLoss. Sn DEADWOOD, S. D., Feb. 15.—(Special Telegram.)—Fire was discovered this morn- ing in the building occupied by the Dead- wood postoffice, and before it extinguished had donc damage to the amount of §10,000. Postmaster Bonham and his assistants succeeded in getting ever: thing out of the office, 50 no mafl matter was lost. Part of the bullding was occu- the commission house of F. D. Smith & Co., and this scction of the bufl ing was completely guited. Smith. & Co. are heaviest Thelr loss will ceed $5.000. story%f the bulld- w offices and the and these were lose: The secon occupied as Deadwood public librar badly flooded by water and the damage to owners will be ,heavy. The basement, of the bullding was ecoupled as a workroom by Seebick. the milliner, and his loss Will be very heuvy ASK FUNDS TO FIGHT PLAGUE! FProminent Mexicans Form Committee, with Diag Pre MEXICO CITY, Feb. 15 under the name o clonal” has been organized the place of the charity committee has been collecting funds for Mazatlan President Diaz {s honorary president, bul the actual president is Minister of. the In- terior Corral. Mauuel Mercado, ir., Is sec- retary and Luis G. Havil treasurer. A circular has been lssued appealing to governors and mayors fof assistance In view of the discovery that leaving Mazatlan dodge the saoitary sta- tions, and because of the reported appear- .‘:.e of the plague at & small town near that city. the authoritics have decided to make more strict regulations governing migrations from the siricken port Efforts in the city are also to be A “Comite bere to Na- take re | doubled 1o effect the eradication of the | w— discase. could be | ex- | relief com- | which | people | Burlington Road a3 Usual Playing & Dual Role in the Fight. FORCES OF ROAD ' APPARENTLY DIVIDED Secretly, However, It s Appurent the | Ratlrond s Beins Exerted in Behalf of Adams. Influence (From a Staff Correspondent.) COLN, Neb., Feb. 15.—(Special.)—The republican campaign for the nomination of candidates for municipal offices, which cul minates Tuesday ip & primary, has been de- { cldedly mixed and In many respects pecu- | llar. The lesue projected to the front has been whether the saloon license 8 to be | lowered. And now even this issue has been knocked out by the fact that both candi- dates for mayor, H. J. Winnett and G. A. Adams, have announced in favor of a high license. Both men stand on practically the ame platform, an economical administra- | tion, and the fight has simmered down until now it is that Winnett wants a third term and Adams wants the office. The latter s at present a member of the school board. It is expected that the outcome of the fight will depend upon the way the Bur- lington plays its cards. Ed Bignell, super- Intendent of the road, is sald to bave been | for Adams originally, but It s alleged on one side that he received a Munch from headquarters to keep out and on the other that he is still using his influence covertly | and effectually in favor of Adams. On the other hand, J. H. Ager, the mo- torious Burlington pass distributor, is out for Winnett, and the following open let- ter explains his position: 1 LINCOLN, Neb.,, Feb. 14.—To the Editor of The State Journal: About two weeks ago 1 was correctly quoted by The Journal as personally favorable to the renomination | of Mayor Winnett. On the .afternoon of February 6 Mr. Holdrege, neral manager of the B. & M. road, in the presence of Mr. J. W. Deweese of this city, authorized me to state that the Burlington was not| opposed to Mr. Winnett's renomination. 1 have sald this to a number of peopie. T have never said to any one that the road favored Winnett or that it opposed Adams, and the man or men who'say I have are juet common, every day lars. J.H. AGER. | The shrewd ones see behind this the cus- tomary tactics of the Burlington to pretend | to be out of the fight while dividing ite forces 8o as to be in position to have claims on the successful candidate, no mat- | ter which one wins. In other woras, the road s playing both ends, although tho powers that be unquestionably prefer o have Winnett beaten as a rebuke for favor- ing the Elkhorn at the time it was ganted the right to use certain streets out of which the Burlington people would have preferred to have had it barred. It the Burlington influence in Lincoln is still what it was, and it has always dominated the republican politics of the city with a strong grip, the Adams candidacy, which has tho backing of the machine bullt up for D. B. Thompson in his recent senatorial cam- paigns, will be the one to bemefit by its strength. Forces Are Divided. Upon the mayoralty fight of course most of the attention of the people has been drawn. On that and the fight for mem- bership on the excise board. So great ha the interest been centered on these that candidates for other officers have been mentioned only incidentally. The board is composed of three ;members, Including the mayor,/ and each candidate for mayor i on a ticket with candidates for the excise board. Three of these are on the Adams ticket and two on the Winnett ticket Both mayoralty candidates afiiate with the St. Paul Methodist Episcopal church, | Adams being a member of the church board. This will occasionalmost an equal division | in the support of the church people, and the pastor refuses to commit himself. So| little advantage will be gained here by elther. / The saloon element is divided, though it 1s thought that Adams will get the greater portion of this vote. With the saloons divided, the churches divided, and two fac- tions having been born in the Burlington reflroad machine, the mayoralty fight is a most pecullar ome. Adams has lined up behind him the labor unions, the county machine, a portion of the Burlington ma- chine under Elmer Stephenson, most of the tederal office holders and probably the Lin- coln Gas company. Winnett claims a ma- jority of the business men, that portion | of the Burlington machine under J. H. Ager, and probably the Lincoln Traction company. Mayor Winnett refused to be a eandidate for a third term until after the withdrawal | of Dr. Finney, who as a member of the council was an ardent supporter of the | mayor. 1t was after the announcement of Winnett that Adams took a stand for the high license. Upon this hesitancy of Mr. | Adams In stating his position on the leense | | question the Winnett men hope to beat him. | Mayor Winnett is making his race on | his record s mayor for two terms. In- cluded in the campaign thunder sent out by his friends under the head of “For wmayor, H. J, Winnett; for excise board,| J. C. Harpham and Frank Woed,” a | these figures: . Four years' municipal management: | City floating debt decreased In four years e T Fire losses decreased .... . | Police department saved in three Water floating debt wiped but.... Increase In license money las year k& s A | , 12,500.00 Winpett promises to continue the ef- clent fire and police department and to | conduct , the city government along the same lincs he has followed during the last four years. His friends claim that he has always stood between the council and the people and prevented the former from a | lavish expenditure of the eity money. Ou the other hand, the® Adams people | claim that Winnett has etcod between the council and the people, in many instances, | to the detriment of the people. They claim | the large amount of decrease in the city | floating debt was due to general prosperity lnml a collection of back taxes, with which | the treasurer and city council had some- | thing to do. Mr. Adams said yesterday: I m in favor of charging saloon men $1,500 ! exact the impossible from them. | while waiting a quarter of a century to | ciplinary system of education I'would make | ing held six sdles from February 5 to 14. for Mcenses; I favor bullding up the fire and police departments and 1 shall, if! elected, retain Chief Clement at the head of the fire department. 1 eh.ll remove no | ome froia either of these departments ex- | cept for the good of the department and its eficient conduct. 1 am In favor of equalizing the water tax. 1 shall conduct the alfairs of the r|l{ along those lines that will result in the greatest good for the | greatest number.” | | | | Police Chief Cuts & ¥ | A teature that has cut quite a figure in | the mayoralty race is the fact that if Adams is elected very probab'y he will remove from office Chief of Police Hoagland. The | | chief is & very popular man and there are | many who indorse his action as an oficial (Continued on Second Page.) | trom Glasgow and Moville; CONDITION Foreeast for Ni tinded Cold; Temperature at O Hour. Dex. OF THE WEATHER dy e Nod Sitace™ aha Yesterday: bhras| uends 1 — Indicates below sero. MINTOSH IS FOR THE FADS Member of Board of Education Tells Philosophiéal Soclety He Favors Chy & School Methods, Hugh F. McIntosh, editor, populist leader and member of the Board of Edu- cation, read a paper on “Education” to the Phllosophical society yesterday after- noon. About fifty members were present. in part Mr. McIntosh safd “There are not half a dozen teachers In this county who can conduct a school in any other way than by the amusement system now !n vogue. They have not | themselves been taught and we cannot But we to be sane In our educational system. Mr conception of a beginning in Omaha Is to do what Wisconsin is now doing, viz.: to go Into the country, buy a farm and establish a county high school for iInstruction in agriculture, manual training and domestic science. This schol could be ‘made a teachers' tralning school of the right sort, which will begin to send us teachers who can conduct a primary school on disciplinary lines as soon s the city school system will tol- e them. “I would construct each new city school house on the workshop plan—make It a school of children’'s occupations. All its rooms should be work rooms rather than study rooms. And, of course, when these new school facilities exist teachers who can teach must be found, Instead of turn- ing the schools over to the old enemy of childhood—the teacher who only knows enough to amuse children. “But a transition of this sort is slow. We cannot afford to waste so many lives can begin reform the educational life of a city. I would bridge over the transition period by pushing every fad in our school sys- tem to its limit. In the absence of a dis- it a fad system. I would make the kin- dergarten age four to six years; 1 would devote plenty of time to clay modeling; I would jntroduce wood carving, pyro- graphy and basketry. 1 would make very much of music in the schools: I would develop free-hand drawing sv that any pupll In the schools could reproduce with a pencil any pleture in his mind. I would introduce necdlework and I would teach sanitation in all its forms and branches. I would bring the requirements In phy- sical culture up to the West Point stand- | ard. “Then it there were any more fads found ‘which . would tend to discipline the hand @nd the eye and the ear and the lungs and the tongue, T would chuck it into the edu- cational system in order to crowd out the eye-destroying, nerve-racking waste of digging dead things out of books. The shibboleth of the present educational sys- tem, ‘correct literary taste and culture,’ I would make a terns of reproach.” MAY DELAY THE TAX CASE Rallroad Attorneys Say that Baldwin is Too Busy for a Hearing Today. Attorneys for the railroads in the case of the Burlington and Unfon Pacific against the city to restrain the levy of t for 1903 on the basls decided upon by the city authorities say that the case, which s set for hearing before Juilse Munger this worning, will not be heard until later, and a the reason {he fact that John N. Baldwin of the Union Pacific “is so busy that he has mot had time to make a study of the case and can- not ‘be present at the hearing today.” It is Intimated that for the purpose of hearing the evidence an agreement may be made that all of the evidence common to both cases may be heard in one case only and applRd to both, thus saving the time of the court and materially ing in reaching an early conclusion of the case. It is mot egpected that the hearing before Judge Munger will settle the ma ter, as either side may appeal and the case i of such general Interest that it may reach the United States supreme court before it s finally determined. | HOGS BRING RECORD PRICES | i | T. C. Callaban bas returned from a| trip over the state, where he has been engaged in selling pure bred hogs, Lav- At one of these sales, that of Manley & Co., at Lyons, he brought the sencral aver- age of the price of hogs to a highwr point than had exer befor~ been reached in Ne- These hogs were Duroc-Jersevs | and the averags price recelzed per snimal | was 277, The averag) price raceived per animal for the slx salos was $36, and -he | average price of the various sales as fol- | lows J. 0. Anderson, Fontanellc, $36; | Manley & Co., ‘Lyons, $77; E. I. Russell, | Herman, $64; Smith Brown, Waterloo, ¢ 0. E. Osborn, Weston, . Roll, Coln, .. $41.50. The Anderson and | Roll herds were Poland-China, the others Durge-Jersey. Political Mall Carriers 8 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.—Seventeen letter carriers have been suspended from the San Francisco postoffice for alleged po- litical activity during the November cam- paign R S p— Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb, 15, At New York—Arrived: Carthagenian, | Gallia, from | Marseflles, Naples and Gibraltar; Graf von | Waldersee, from llnm\wrfi Boulogne and | Piymouth: Perugla, from Naples and Pal- ermo: Philadelphia, from Southampton and | *herbourg. At Liverpool—Arrived: Cevie, from New York | At Ponta del Gada—Arrived: Vancouy from Genoa, Naples and Palermo, for B ton. At Queenstown—Salled Liverpool, for New Yi At Cherbourg—Salled York At Ushant-Passed: Denderah, from Ta- coma, Beattle and San Francisco via Val- paraiso and Montevideo, for Hamburg. At Prawle Polnt; Passed: Hysou, from Tacoma via Singapore and Naples, for iondon At Brow Heaq—Passed: New York, for Liverpool At The ' Lizard—Passed New ¥ B Cherbour Etruria, from 8t. Paul, for New Saxonia, from Zeeland. from , for Bouthampton and Antwerp; trom New York, for Plymouth, and Hamburg. | posea of, LIVELY WEEK AHEAD Pleaty of Important Business Scheduled to Oome Up in the Legislature. REVENUE MEASURE IN FIRST PLACE Committae is Expeoted to Report it to House Not Later Than Tuesday. SPECULATION AS TO HOW IT WILL suIT Reapportionment Bill,is Also Bxpeoted to Put in an Appearance. DOUGLAS A GAINER IF IT BECOMES LAW Elevator Men Gathering in Operative Concern. . (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 15.—(Special)—If the program ls carried out, this week ought to be the busiest of the seasion. The legis- lature has, as it were, bunched many of the most Important matters before it and sev- eral of these ought to come up for d position this week. Chlef among them is the revenue blll. After wrestling with that proposition for a considerable pltiod the Joint committee, it is eaid, will be ready to submit its work to the house Tuesday. Other things of moment, such as the MeAllister reapportionment bill, the tele« phone fight, the controversy over the farmers' clevator bills, and last, but cer- tainly not least, the Omaha charter bill, are on the docket for this wéek. But It is safe to eay that not all of thess things will be given a full hearing. It is supposed, of course, the matter of rev nue revision will bave right-of-way over all other propositions. 1f this question occuples as much time, proportionately, in the legislature as it has in the committees, it 1s likely to consume tho rest or the greater part of the session. The interest and anxlety over revenue revision s at the temsest strain. Everybody Is looking to see what the result will be, whether the pleading voice of 1,200,000 Nebraskans, or the stern dictum of a handful of men, most of them residents of other states, will prevall; whether the’ will of their con stituents or the command of the railroads will govern the legislators in this su- preme moment; whether adequate revenue revision will be granted, because it s needed and wanted by the state, or whether it will be denied because it is so ordered by the rallroads, who resist It that they may-continue to shirk their just proportion of taxes. |} What s Claimed for BilL The revenue bill is & voluminous affair. 1t comprises more than the 240 sections of-the present Nebraska law. It has been comptled from the statutes of Nebraska, Kansas, Towa and other states. The men who have constructed it deelare it is good and will, it passed, watisty” the demands of the people and the needs of the state. ‘While there is a great deal of talk about the fight that is being made by the so- called independent telephone companies throughout the state against the “ebraska Bell Telephone company,. there is less actual fighting. True, committees from the house and senate have been appointed to “Investigate rates,” to see if they are exorbitant. These commitiees are expected to report this week, but it I8 & guestion indeed if thelr reports will lead to the pagsage of the bills introduced at the request of the independent people to ene able them to project their wires into Omaha and Lincoln. Certalnly if the coneensus of opinfon counts for anything, the chane of the independent people are poor. Legislative Reapportionment. Representative McAllister of Deuel county expected to get his bill for the legislative reapportionment of the state into the house last week, but as certain provisions of it were unsatistactory to members of the senate its introduction was delayed. The bill met the approval of all the representatives to whom it wi referred, and Mr. McAllister belioves it will be in final ehape In & day or two, so that it can be presented with excellent chances of passing. The bill, as drawn, would give to/ Douglas five new members in the house, making fourteen, and about two in the senate, making fivi The Omaha charter bill is another meas- ure which ran against a snag last week. It was thought the Douglas delegation would be able to introduce it “the first part of last week, but It was hung up be- cause of changes, and now, while the plan to get it in this week, its Introduction is & matter of uncertainty. The grain elevator mep began to gather at the state capitohlast week and will line up this week against the bills in the senate and house providing for farmers' elevators throughout the state, The grain men clalm the farmers are not being i | posed on now and get all the benefits they are entitled to, of that their interests demand. They are prepared to make a | formidable fight against theéwe two bills. In connection with fights on bills of this nature it is always worth while to recall what The Bee pointed out at the beginning of the session, that of the ninety-nine members of the house fifty-five are farmers, and the farmers are well represented in the senate. They ought to be able to make a formidable fight also. 1f their cause is lost, the farmers out in the state ought to be able to very nearly place the blame, SHOT BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW Quarrel Occurs Near Culbertson Arising Over Domestic Am TRENTON, Neb., Feb, 16.—(Bpecial Telo- gram.)—It is reportéd here a man by the name of Mitchell, Hving on the Driftwood, southwest of Culberton, was shot and killed by his brother-ip-law last might over do- mestic affair Little tion in Cuming. WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 15.—(Special.) -District court adjourned to May 4, which will be an equity session. Out of the forty-seven cases on the docket at the opening of the term thirty have been dis. leaving but seventeen cases pending. This is the smallest number of cases that bas ever been on the docket in the district court of Cuming county, 200 cases having been at one period enm- tered in that court Ar Shattered by Shot. FAIRMONT, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Spectal.)— The second’son of James Dorrance, while out hunting, accidentally discharged his gun. The charge of shot eutered his arm # little above the wrist and came out at _ !