Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1903, Page 2

“no corruption still the supervi ,mands of their employes THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: \[()NDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1903. the The elbow, making & dangerous wound doctor has ot decided whether the arm will have to be amputated or not. The boy bears up well and hopes are enter- talned that the member may be saved. OPENS DOOR TO CORRUPTION Charles Wooster Points Out Objee- tlons to Proposed Bridge ' Law. New BILVER CRREK, Neb., Feb. 14.—To the Editor of The Bee: With your kind per- misslon I wish to submit some facts and observations for the consideration of mem- bers of the legislatufe and your readers generally pertaining to preposed changes fn the bridge law of this state, in- dicated in house roll 112 and senate filo 13, now pending before, the legislature. These bl 1 understand, were troduced at the instance of the state soclation of county commissioners supervisors, a voluntary organization known to the law. They have a le tive dommittes, or set of lobbylsts, Lincoln working iny furtherance of their pet schemes. By what motives these com- missioners and supervisors are actuated 18 & very pertinent Inquiry. Are they working, as they allege, in the interest of the taxpayers, or are they working in the interest of thelr own pockets and political fortunes? 1f the former then, possibly, they may ge entitled to some consideration for thel! expenditure of time and other people’s money. (The county oboards pay the axpenses of their repre- sentaffves to ‘their state meetings out of the county treasury, motwithstanding they have no warrant fn law for so doing.) But of the latter, it as I believe, they are workinge to feather thelr own nests, then membérs of the leglslature should be on their guard and the taxpayers should pro. test. No matter what other changgs In the Iaw are involved in the pending measures these copmlssioners and supervisors are particularly desicous of having the law changed 80 as to' permit themselves to do any bridge work costing not more than $500, whereas now the law requires that for any job costing $100 or more they shall advertise for bids and have the wo.k done by contract. They say contractors go in & combine, or conspire together, up the price of bridge work, and that they can do it cheaper themselves, thereby sav- ing money to the taxpayers and glving work to their own people instead of out- siders. 1t may be true they could do it cheaper, but would they do it cheaper? The law assumes that county officers, like other people, may be dishonest and cor- rupt and has wisely provided that “no county officer shall in any manner, elther directly or Indirectly be pecuniarily fa- terested in or recelve the benefit of any contracts executed by the county for fur- nishing supplies, or other purposes; neither shall any office furnish any, sup- plies on order of the county board with- out contract.”” And yet, notwithstanding these provisions of the law, at least for some five or six years p our county board of supervisors have persistently and continuously ignored the law in regard to advertising for bids and have done the work themselves, the bridges in almost every case, and there have been many of them (building bridges of late years being one of our chief industries)scosting over $100, and in some cases as high as $1,000. The board buys lumbef and piles by the carload and them each supervisor helps himself and builds bridges in his own district personally, ordering other ma- terial from local and employing help at his discretion, the county board allowing all bills, This, as will at once be seen, opens wide the ‘doors to jobbery and corruption. But even If there were rs make & good thing out of it. For instance our county records show that during the year 1902 our local supervisors drew $166 from the bridge fund, whereas if they had not been violating the law, It Is safe to say be would not have got $10. And then, oo, these supervidors used to increased patronage, thus unlawfully gbtained, to influeuce voters to keep themselves in office. .As it bas been in this county I présume it has been in other counties, and as io this county supervisors have been threatened with criminal prosecution, so I presume they may have been threatened in other countjes, and hence this pressure on the legislature to so amend the law as to permit county commissioners and super- visors to do lawfully what they have here- tofore been doing unlawfully. Gentlemen of the legislature, we elected ou to attend to all matters of legislation we did not elect county commissioners and supervisors to be your confidential advisors. Don't you see what is the mat- ter with these fellows. Change the bridge law if in your opinlon it may be mater- fally improved, but don't change the $100 lmit or do away with any of the other safeguards now hedging about our county officers, but rather, make thek stronger. CHARLES WOOSTER. Frances WHiard Memorial. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Spectal.)— Bervices at All other churches in the city were dismissed {hia evening to allow the people to attend & memorial service in botor of the late Frances E. Willard. The edifice was well flled and the audience enjoyed the exerlses. PR TO CURE A €OLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablots. All druggists refund the monmey if it falls to cure. B, W. Grpve's .signature on each box - 26e. HOIST lIRfi;T_EAl WAGES Massavhusetts Companies Agree to Employes' Demiands for Better Pay. BOSTON, Feb. 15—Thé Massachusetts electric companies have granted the de- for fucreased weges, The raise ‘affects 2,622 conductors and motormen, who digided into six clas or grades, the average inecres tor all belug 12.18 per cent, or $154,667, based on last year's pay rolis. e ——— BOTTLE BABIES Bottle Bables are so likely to get thin.” What can be done? More milk, condensed milk, watered milk, household mixtures—try them all. Then try a little Scott’s Emulsion in the bottle. It does for babies, wl\n it does for old fqlh—glvu new, firm flesh and strong life, You'll be pleased with the re- sult. It takes only afittle in milk to make baby fat. T A s e to keep’ SENATE FAGES DEADLOCK | Treaties, Bills. and Meney Votes Bide tracked by Statehood Debate. END SEEMS FURTHER OFF THAN EVER ed and Fight Postofice Bill with Omnibus Meas- ure as Rider. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—The senate still finds itself burdened with the statehood bill, and while just as anxious to dispose of it, it is not even as confident of bein, able to do so as at the beginnig of last week. With only fourteen working days of the session left, senators generally feel that the matter must be got out of the way, but when a suggestion of this kind fs made the reply invariably s tHat not- withstanding the statehood bill has held the right-of-way practically during the en- Alre session, there has been no lack of legislation and all bills to which there has not been serfows opposition have been passed_and not a single appropriation bill has bebn delayed for a moment. Statehood Blocks Progres The feeling is none the less strong, how- ever, that the statehood bill will be se- riously in the way at the close of the ses- slon, unless disposed of soon. There are still numerous appropriation bills to be considered; Senator Cullom (I1.) wants to call up various treaties; Senator Lodge (Mass.) s anxious over the fate of the Phillppine bills; Senators Penroes (Pa.) and Fairbanks (Ind.) are clamoring for time for the immigration Dbill; Senator Aldrich (R. 1) wants his national bank bill com. sidered; Senator McComas (Md.) is urging ke lighthouse bill; Senator Quaries (Wis.) the land entry bill and Senator Warren (Wyo.) his omnibus claims bills. Indeed, there s scarcely a senator who has not some measure which he desires to press, and all feel that the statehood bill may bs in the way of consideration. Senator Quay (Pa.), moreover, y.sterday gave notiee that he would insist on having the bill taken up promptly after the close of routine morning business each day iu order to cut off other measures. All thought of compromise apparently has been abandoned, and no eourse ex- cept to fight it out now seems open. The demorcats have refused, absolutely, to ac- cept & compromise which would link Ari- zona with New Mexico and Senator Quay has decided not to make any agreement which would not be satistactory to his allles. His intention, therefore, is “to ay with the bill to the end.” Tack Measure to Pos It is now defihitely decided to use the postoffice appropriation bill as the vehicle for carrying statehood, provided the sen- ate shows a willingness to put the meas- ure on any of the appropriation meas- ures, It is expected that the postoffice bill as amended by including the statehood prop- osition, will be reported on Tuesday or Wednesday and Senator Mason, (I1l.) chair- man of the postofice committee, announces that It is his purpose to ask for almost immediate consideration. When the state- hood ' amendment s reached, the critical test is likely to come. A point of order will be made agalnst it, that it is mot germane to the bjll to which attached. President Pro Tem Fryo will sustaln the poilnt if he rules on the question at all, but the supporters of statehood contend that under the senate rules he can and should leave the decision of the matter to the senate itself without passing on it trom the chair. A large number of semators advocating the omnibus statehood bill recently signed a petition to Mr. Frye, asking that this course be taken. He asked, however, that the paper should mot be presented to him, and accordingly it was not formally laid before him, but such a suggestion may be proffered later. If the amendment should be carried the atehood fight would be transferred to the postofiice bill, with the resultant danger of an extra session if the fight became pro- tracted. If the amiendment does not carry the general opinion is that the statehood advocates either will have to accept a compromise or allow the measure to fall with the expiration of the session, for the of statehood show. no disposi- tion to yleld. Frien Vote. ot Treaty Pussled. to a vote. ~ Tomorrow is suspension day, matters of minor impartance will be con- sidered. Mr. Moon (dem., Tenn.), still refuses as- sent to requests for unanimous consent be- cause the Indian Territory bill is not given Is re- course to suspension day for bridge bills which usually consideration and his course compel and other minor measurvs, g0 through by unanimous consent. WATCH Health Authorities Narrowly Guard Chinatown, Lest Dread Scourge Reappear, —— WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—In a statement made public today Surgeon General Walter Wymdh of the Public Health and Marine hospital service says that the last case of bubonic plague reported at San Fran- clsco was on December 11. In accordance with resolutions adopted by the mercan- tile joint committee, however, the state has appointed seven new inspectors of Chinatown under the supervision of the public Health and Marine hospital serv- fce, the selections havimg been made by Surgeon Glennan and City Health Officer O'Brién. These are additional to the corps of inspectors already engaged In this work, The state, the city and the United States authorities are working in harmony, the surgeon general s4ys, and searching in- spections are being carrled on to discover any cases of plague which may exi These inspections will be kept up for indefinite period. Other sanitary measures have been agreed on by the joint author- ities and are belng put Into execution. Accompanying the resolution of the mer- cantile joint committee is an offictal state- ment signed by Governor Pardee, Mayor Schmitz, Health Ofcer O'Brisn of San Francisco, Surgeon Glennan of the public Health and Marine hospital service and others. This statement is dated February 2 and says competent medical authority has declared that bubonic pest existed to a limited extent in Chinatown, the last case having Been reported on December 11. This statement {8 promulgated in ac- cordance with the resolutions adopted at the conference of state health officers in Washington as an assurance that there is no present or futur> danger from that di- #ease, inasmuch as complete and harmo- nious action by all the health authorities concerned s assured, and will be main- ined. SIGMA NU 'PHI' IS NEW BODY Washington Law Students Form A other Secret Greek Letter Fraternity. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—A new secret Greek letter fraternity named the Sigma Nu Phi, designed to embrace chapters in all the law schools of she United States filed articles of incorporation here. Mem- bers of other fraternities will not be ad- mitted. The membership will be confined entirely to undergraduates of law schools and aulmni assoclations and their faculties. It is pro- posed ultimately to own a fraternity house in Washington und to publish a paper here. The incorporators are members of the faculty and undergraduates of the National University School of Law. SELLS WATER FOR WHISKY New York Man Who Manufactured References for Fra Fitm s Arrested. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Postal Inspector Cortelyou and Detective McNally of Jer- sey City have aryested Adolph Jacobson, on an Indictment the grand jury for grand larceny and obtalning money on falsé pre- tences. The comphlainant is John Masen- san of Hazleton Pa. Six montbs ago the postal authorities at Jersey City recelved several complaints against the Consumers® Distilling company and the Trade: Surety company of Jer- sey City, and A. B. Powell company of Hoboken. It was alleged that they are all the same persons The Consumers Distilling company sent out agents who represented that they had large quantities of whisky in bond in the Hudson county warehouse and were willing to sell it at less than market rates, the purchaser to pay one-third down and the balance on the delivery of the goods. The concern referred to the Traders Surety The chief supporters of the two im- portant Areaties mnow before the senate, the Panama capal treaty and the Cuban reciprocity treaty, are greatly puzzled over the situation. The statehood bill .stands squarely across thelr respeciyve pathways. After allowing & day for consideration of, the Panama trealy, Senator Quay has de clined to yield any more time and as a consequence Senator Cuflom, who is in charge of Jboth treaties, finds the end -of the senate approaching without seeing his way clear ta get efther ratified. The ona day given to the treaty has served merely to demonstrate, that it will requite considerable time to secure action on it. Senator Morgan (Ala,) talked most of the day and afterward told e of bis sen- atorial friends that he had only begun his Qiscourse. It was then made evident that there would aiso be suficlent opposition on the part of other senators to. prgvent the success of the treaty by the mere physical exhaustion of the Alabama- sen- ator. | The present purpose in not to attempt to take up the Cuban. tresty until the Panama treaty Is out of the way. Most of ' the democratic senators and twe or three republicaps will vote agal the Cuban agreement; but if a vite can be reached it is belleved that it will be rati- fied, Tomorrow the Indian appropriatibn bill will be taken up again and its eonsidera. tion probably concluded. Senator Tillman (8, C.) has announced his iutention to speak during the day.in feply to Senator Spooner's (Wis.) recent speech on the race question in the south and it s mot. ime probable that quite \general debate may ensue, regardloss of the fact that time in the senate is preclous. On Saturday & part of the day will be devoted to eulogies of the late Representa- tive Burke of Texas. HOUSE W(I)NK _ViELL ADVANCED 1le Are Nearly ANl ut Fowler Curremcy Measure is In Danger. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—The appropria- tion bills are well advanced in the house for this stage of the session. With nearly three weeks remaloing only three supply bills remajn to be acted on. Two of these, the naval and fortilica- tion bills, are on the calendar and will be | passed this weck. The { will follow next week. Delays of these bills in the senate, however, now promise to crowd things during the final hours. The Fowler currency bill, at the first opportunity this week. But it it reaches the stage of consideration it will | be sidetracked whemever an appropriation ! bill or conference report is resdy. Conse- quently cousiderable company and the A. B. Powell company, both of which commended the Consumers company. A rald on the three concerns was planned, but the managers had taken fright and fled. The Hudson county warehouse proved 1o be a myth. All that remained was the stock of the A. B. Powell company in Hoboken. This was seized, but instead of whisky it was found that all the barrels and bottles were filled with water. Jacob- son refused to make any statement. Burglar Alarm Starts a Seare. The burg.lr alarm at the United State: National nk has acquired the disagree- able hablt of late of going off whenever it takes a notion and causes all kindg of com- motion at the police station and on_the street In the vicinity of the bank. This mornlnl shortly after 2 o'clock it started p and gave the police & run and also lrl(‘led the attention of ople who hap- pened to be abroad and those whose occu-, pations keep them up at night. There was no burglar, however. LOCAL BREVITIES. William Farrell, who claims Des Moines, Ia., as his home and Fred Williams, giving Falls City, Neb. as his residence, were arrested last night and held as susplicious eharacters. Mra. Anna Smith, who took carbolic acld several days ago with sulcidal intent, be- cause of & quarrel with her husband, is progressing nicely towards recovery under the care of Dr. Smith. It was at first feared that her aesophagus would close up as a result of the acid burns. Bob White, an old man living at Four- teenth and Chicago streets was Cettls down for 4 nap beside & telephone pole {he mouth of the alicy on Eleventh strost between Dou and Dod night When Pairol Driver Vanderford hap along and took him tg the station for drunk. Mr. White sald that the police too too much upon themselves. Frank Pryaon a youns colored man livin at 1016 Capitol Avenue, was arre nl ht and charged. with assault. u ohnson, also. colored, who lives near the Sore oe ioveats stiest wnd Caglio) ave: nue, was the vietim of the assault, stabbed in the left shoulder. las Yesterday celebration. wounded the hostess PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. the Me Miss Hilda sune of Houston, Tex., tered at the Millard last night P. J. Kilpatrick and wife and E. F. Nelson of Beatrice, Neh., are at the Paxto; A 8. Sands, an attorney of \\'ehher Neb. and 8. k. Campbell & an ‘tuple ment dealer, are guests of e balfon J. L. Brush @reeiey, Bd Mallzing o Langdon of Papillion the Murray W. J. Wilkinson, owner of the L. ranch at Four Lakes, , stop] the oty yesterday on his way to olis, and St. Paul chants. Nebraskans at Ritchie, Grand Isla: QR E. Miller. Line LK of Alliance and A ¥, chants: ik Beosnd; vy manifested as to whether it will be brought but, only 'FRISCO FOR PLAGUE %‘.m! being was Maggle'’s birthday and there was & In the general excitement and good cheer Frank got out his knife and Attorney Mat Miller of David City 1s at ant: regls- J. Brett Patterson of are Nebraskans at D. in inne- He is at the Mer- John Mockett and KNOX LAUDS TRUST BILLS Has Nothing but Praise for Measures Recently Passed. | LEGISLATION CONCISE BU1 EFFECTIVE Wil Give Opportunity to Test Many Points and Obtain Useful Court Decislons Withont Harming Country's Industry. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—Attorney Gen- eral Knox, wh I8 known to have proposed many clauses of the anti-trust bills re- cently passed, befng asked the administra- tion's opinion on the legisiation, sald The legislation affecting the trusts passed at this session of congress is satisfactory to the administration and the prompt re- sponse to the president’s requests is highly gratifying. A long stride in advance has been ‘accomplished and the promises of lagt fall have been made good. The giving and taking of raliroad rebates Is now prohibited by a law capable of effective enforcement agalnst corpo. ations as well as_Individuals and the courts of the United States are clothed with jurisdic- tion to restrain and punish vlolations. The act creating the department of com- merce vests in at depurtment complete authority to Investigate the organization and business methods of corporations en- gaged in interstate and forelgn commerce and, to that end, to compel the testimony of Persons having the desired knowledge leglslation is coneise In its terms, but comprehensive in its scope. Under its provisions a fair opportunity will be af- forded to test the effect upon the tendency toward industrial monopoly of Its guaran- tees of no favors for the great producer as against the small one. “piseretion s lodged Ih the president as to the publication of facts useful to the public and a wise adminiatration of the law promises much that ls holpful and nothing that is harmrul The law to expedite the hearing of cases and giving an appeal directly to the su- preme court from the courf of first in- stance assures, within a reasunable time, authoritative decsions upon important que tions on the knowledge of which fut Iégisiation, If necessary, can be confidently tramed. Upon the wholé, the situation is eminently stlotactory andta *the result of conces- slons, modifications of views and forms of expression upon the part of many earn- est and thoughtful men who have en- deavored within a brief session to meet & rational public demand in a ratlonal and effective way. Miss Roosevelt Attends Mardi Gras. Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mise Root, daughter of Secretary Root, left Washing- ton tonight for New Orleans to attend the Mard! Gras. . Prestdent Talks Legixlation. There were a number of callers at the White House tonight, including membera of congress, with whom the president con- terred on pending legislation. They in- cluded Senators Hanna and Aldrich, who remainéd with Mr. Roosevelt until nearly 11 o'clock. Mr. J. Plerpont Morgan, who returned to the city from ‘Richmond, Va., shortly before 1, also called during the evening. He left the house with Senators Hanna and Aldrich, going as far as their hotel with them, when he returned to his car at the rallroad station, later leaving for New York. COTTON STRIKE CONTINUES Fighting Workmen Get Aective Sup- port from Other Employes of + Cocheco Mills, DOVER, N. H.,, Feb. 15.—The strike of carders and ring spinn at the Cocheco cotton mills looks more serious tonight than at any time since the men left work on Wednesday. ‘The weavers, the mule spinners and the loom fixers' unfons met separately today and nanimously endofsed the action taken by the strikers to replain out and fight to the ¢nd. Later a mass meeunx of all operatives of the mills was held, which voted to LINCOLYN - CAMPAIGN WARM (Continued from First Page.) and who, while not favoring Winnett on other propositions, will do so because of lChlat Hnagland. His friends say there is no question but that Winnett has been a sticker for a closed up town and it was during his last term, that the saloon license was increased from $1,000 to $1,500. And yet the element that {s fighting Winnett claims that he has allowed the under world to cavort around pretty much as it pleased., While the Adams element asserts that Winnett is too liberal in his interpretation of the law in regard to certain parties, the Adams faction has been and is called the “liberal element.” It is known, however, that the Adams’ candidates for members of the excise board are in favor of the lower licedse. The can- didates on the Adams ticket are Thomas Hoskins, M. D. Clary and J. W. Wolfe. The first named has been indorsed by the Cen- tral Labor union.and is the laboring men' candidate. It is charged, however, that he was iudorsed at the instance of the Bar- tenders' union. Frank A. Wood and J. C. Harpham, running with Winnett, are in favor of the higher license. The Wiunett men claim that the fight on him is an effort of the D. E. Thompson element, which now econtrols the county organization, to gain possession of the city administration. To'that end it h a candidate in every ward fn the city: A. W. Stewart, Willlam Lawler, J. W. Hensel, C. Y. Smith, William Albers, Callan Thomp- son and J. C. Pentger. This element 18 sup- porting James Shefeld for tax eommis sioner and E. T. Roberts for city clerk. Opposed to these in all wards except the Second and Sixth, in which the Winnett nfen have no candidates, are: John Ha rot, U. G. Powell, A. H. Hutton, E, H. Mar- shall, W. 8. Harlan for the council; Thomas H. Pratt for, city clerk and Charles W. rs for tax commissioner. Those who | are out for re-election are: Stewart, Law- {ler, Powell, Albers, Thompson, Pentser and | Pratt. B. F. Fox has no opposition for re-election as City (reasurer. Just how the fight will terminate is hard to predict with any degree of certainty. Both candidates for mayor are men of ecognized abilily and integrity and during the, entire campaign nothing personal has Been said against cither man. Long ago each candidate opencd headquarters and the fight has been a warm onme. It s not un- Mkely that a second primary will have to be held in order (o nominate candidates for the excise board, as the sucoessful capdidate to be placed on the ticket must | receéive a majority of all the votes cast. There are five candidates and two to elect. National Guard Examinations. The report of the board appointed to mine ‘the officers of the national guard to their fitness to hold commissions was completed and fled with the adjutant general late Saturday afternoon. General Colby will issue an official order glving the report of the board in a few days. The following were admitted on their past records Or because they were surgeon and did not stand the examination: Col- onel Jobn W. MeDonnell, Second regiment; Lieutenant Colonel Fred J. Bolshaw, Sec- ond; Major Ell Hodgin, Second; Major Jobn T. Hartigan, Second; First Lieutens apt Robert A. Clapp. adjutant, Becond reg- ;! iment; Captain Clifford Walden, surgeon, Firpt Lieutenant Frauk A, Brows, assistant surgeon, Second Infantry; First Lieutenant James B. Fungate, assistant surgeon, First regiment Following is the list bt applicants for commissions and their general averages Captaln Samuel E. Yoder, battery A, 3.7, Captain Jesse First infantry, Captain rifles, 82 3- Captaln William R. Brooks, englneer and signal corps, 78 6-7 Capfain Walter F. Sammons, company A, Setond infantry} 72 1-7 aptain John T. Crozicr, First Infantry, 66. Captain F. W. Ludwig, company F, Sec- ond infantry, 87 4-7 Captain fl"‘(fl"fl W. Sues, 60 37, Captain Otls M. Newman, company H, Second_infantey, 83 6-7 c. 5-17 George A, Penrod, company C, Eberly, Stanton, company D, Millard rifles, Captat Charles Smrha, jr., First Infantry, 70 2-7. Captain Bruce McCulloch, South Omaha cavalry, 71 2-7. First Lieutenant Iver ton rifles, 50 4-f First Lieutenant William E. Baehr, com- pany L, First Infantry, 84 1-5. First Lieutenant Raymond J. Pool, com- pany D, First infantry, 88 4-5. First Lieutenant Clinton W. 86n, battery A, 61 4-5. First Lieutenant Harry E. Tags, South Omaha calvary, 51. First Lieutenant Karl H. Shankland, company H, Second infantry, 63 3-5. First Lieutenant Justin M. Sarbach, quartermaster, Second Infantry, 80 1-5. Pirst Licutenant Roy H. Walker, Mil- lard rifles, 72 1-5. Second Lieutenant Stanton rifles, 72 Second. Lieutenant Fred Hills Richards, engineer and signai corps, 9 1-3. Second Lieutenant Harry W. Majors, company L, First infantry, 79. Second Lieutenant Lawrence E. Jones, company C, First infantry, 71 2-3. Secoffd Licutenant Marion Foster, com- pany B, Second infantry. Second Lieutenant BEdmund H. Mullow- ney, Company H, Second iInfantry, 85 2-3. Second Lieutemant Clare D. Peebler, Company H, First infantry, 74 2-3. Second Lieutenant Oliver A. Fairchild Company A, Second infantry, 57. Second Lieutenant E. H. Baumann, West Point rifles, 80 2-3. Second Lieutenant Edward L. Fodge, Company D, First infantry, 75. Second Lieutenant Charles W. Company G, First infantry, 81 1-3. Second Lieutenant James H. Duncanson, South Omaha cavalry, 67 2-3. Second Lieutenant Anton Henriksen, Company H, Second infantry, 67 2-3. Second Lieutenant Albert Herman Bar- ker, Company F, Second infantry, 66 2-3. Second Lieutenant Edward V. Cooper, Millard rifles, 81 2-3. Second Lieutenant 6 1-2 Beemer to Take Charge. A. D. Beemer, appointed some time ago by Governor Mickey as warden of the peniten- tiary, will take charge tomorrow. Today has been spent bysMr. Beemer in inspeet- ing the prison. Yesterday he met with the Board of Public Lands and Buildings and discussed matters pertaining te the peni- tentiary. One of the unpleasant features devolving upon Mr. Beemer will be the car- rying out of the death sentence imposed upoh Gottlieb Nelgenflend, who murdered his wife and mother-in-law and attempted to exterminate his entire family. The pris- omer 1s to be hanged Friday, March 13. Mr. Beemer will make no changes in hie staff for several days, WINTRY BLASTS GENERAL (Continued from First Page.) company G, Johnson, Stan- T. Garri- Fred J. Feyerherm, Taylor, Charles H. Dean, and a continuance of zero weather through- out this section has cost the stock and sheepmen of northern Utah, southern Wy- oming and Idaho thousands of dollars’ in the lgss of stock. If the weather does not moderate soom, the losses will be enormous, according to men conversant with existing conditions. Today the mercury hugged the zero mark and the predictions are for continued cold. Where it is possible sheep and stock men are hauling feed to thelr starving herds but in most cases this cannot be done. Word was received In this clity today that cattle men in the Shoshone district of Idaho being unable to feed their isolated herds, and fn order to prevent a total loss have been compelled to shoot the stock, the carcasses belng stripped of the hide. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 16.—A steady downpour of rain, which continued all day, tonight turned into sleet. OVERLAND LIMITED DITCHED Through Train Meets Disaster Nevada and Five Persons Are Injured. RENO, Nev., Feb. 15.~The Overland lim- ited, eastbound, running sixty-five miles an hour to make up lost time, was par- tially deralled near Winnemucea on the Southern Pacific at 3:30 this morning, the ralls spreading. Two engines and three cars went into a fitteen-foot ditch. Five persons were alightly injured and two seriousl of those slightly hurt. The names of the others are unobtainable tonight. The serfously iajured were Mr: Vaughn, Scranton, Pa., concussion of spine; Charles W. Brown, train barber, Chicago, broken rib and internal injurles. The diner, three sleepers and an observa- tion car left the frack. The last two did not drop from the embankment, but the others tore down the steep incline, ploughed through the deep snow and were scaftered along the track for several hun- dred foet, The heavy sleepers were only partly turned over, but the composite car and the diner were thrown on tieir sides at right angles with the track. The passengers, of whom ‘here were about thirty, were nearly all thrown from their berths and shaken about in the cars like dice. It is nothing short of miracu- lous that only two of the number recelved injurfes of any consequence. < Four walters and three porters sustained minor injuries. » A wrecker was sent immediately to the scene. The observation car was drawn back on the rails and the injured and all the passengers placed in It and brought here to awalt the clearing of the line. Later the passengers were sent east on No. 6. COLE YOUNGER GOES HOME it oned to Sister Bed 18 Missouri Town. 0. B. Famous B Stek ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 15.—Cole Younger left St. Paul on Saturday for his olq home in Missouri, which he lett to partiMpate in the memorable Northfield bank ral twenty-seven Years ago. Younger bad planned to iwave St. Paul on Monday, but he received a telegram on Saturday afternoon stating that his sister was seriously {1l at Lees Surmit, Mo., and he decided to leave at once. - He said be intended to locate in Dallas, Tex., and would probebly go into stock MMNE IS REMEMBERED|: Amerioans, Cubans and lpuindl Unite in Tribute at Havana. WRECKED VESSEL HUNG WITH TROPHIES Officlals Purposely Many Uniformed Men Join in Se: nd Atte Stmple Ceremony in Bay. Hold Aloof, teen HAVANA, Feb, 15.—Four hundred Ameri- cans this afternoon observed the anniver- sary of {he destruction of Maine. They proceeded to where Maine now lies with a flag draped with crepe and a wroath, which was hung on the wreck as a tribute to those who lost their lives in the disaster. Rep- resentatives of the Cuban Veterans' asso- clation took part in the ceremony, and brought the finest of all the floral offerings. The exercises were purely memorial, ref- erences calculated to revive animosities being avolded. Officials Stand Aloof. The United States legation was not rep- resented, Mr. Squiers holding that any pos- sibility of stirring up Spanish feeling by publie service ought to be avolded. The Cuban government officially decided not to attend, but a government launch accom- panied the procession to the wreck. Consul Rublee, Vice Consul Springer and some representatives of the United States army were present, A United States quartermaster's launch led the way to the wreck, followed by two small steamers loaded with Americans, and numerous little craft. AIl about the har- bor American and Cuban flags were flying at balf mast. The strains of the dead march, played by the band of the United States Artillery corps, floated across the water as the procession made its way to Malne. g Prayer and Speeches Close Service. After completing the decorations of the wreck, the boats clustered around the quartermaster’s launch, the awning deck of which was utilised as a platform. After a prayer offered by Rev. Mr. McPherson, General Nunez, the governor of Havana province, who is also the president of the Cuban Veteran's association, declared in Spanish that the Cuban veterans would never permit such an occasion to pass without testifying their regard for those whom the Cubans were proud to regard as comrades. Ernest Conant delivered the memorial address. He paid a tribute to the victims, but commended the mutual respect estab- lished among those who for a brief perlod fought each other. Referring to the late Admiral Sampson, he also eulogized the Spanish admiral, Cervera. Other speakers urged the co-operation of Cubans, Spaniards and Americans in work- ing out Cuba's destiny. The ceremony concluded with the sound- ing of “taps WINE RUINS AMBASSADOR ron von Holleben alled for Ad- vertis] gne in Connec- tion with Katser's Yacht. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—The World {o- morrow will say from evidence brought out in the United States circult court: “It appears that Emperer Willlam's sudden and mysterious recall of Baron von Holle- ben, German ambassador at Washington, closely followed charges that he had used his official position to adyertise a certaln wine. This wine has been urged in vain by the embassy for use in the christening of the emperor’'s yacht, Meteor, by Miss Alice Roosevelt. “Herbert lebur:er member of the law firm of Hoadley, Lauterbach and Johnson, who figured in the Titigation in the circuit court at Milwaukee returned to New York yesterday, and told for the first time that these charges against Baron von Hol- leben were presented in person by Edward Lauterbach to Secretary Hay, that Presi- dent Rogsevelt had directed tion of the charges inasmuch as he here- tofore had taken a consclous part in the launching of the emperor's yacht and his daughter had broken the bottle of wine at the christening. Mr. Limburger says Count von Quadt, secretary of the Ger- man embassy, admitted on cross-examina- tion that the barop had received a letter from the producers of a certain champagne offering him twenty cases {f he would des- ignate that wize for the christening of Downey, who bullt Meteor, testified that he was repeatedly importuned by Count von Quadt and by the secretary of the German consulate to use a speclal rand of wine at the chmstening. He had already bound himself to use another brand and he refused to break his eonmtract uu- Te sured that the emperor himse]f had requested the use of the wine designated by the secretary of the embassy. “When seen by a reporter at his home Mr. Limburger gave details of the affair: “It*is true,” he sald, “that charges were filed last summer against Baron von Holle: ben with the State department at Wi ington, accusing him of using his official position to advertise a certain, wine, and further accusing him of baylag sent a wiltully false telegram to the agent at Milwaukee the night after the launching of Meteor, saying that his wine was sed at the christening, when im fact It not. ““These charges were presented to Be retary Hay in person by Edward Lauts bach of our firm, representing our client, The reason why they were not made public sooner is that we received expre permis- sion of Secretary Hay to make them publio only a few days prior to my leaving for the wedt to try the aetion between the two wine merchants. We shall make them pub- lHe in w few days, when I receive a trans- cript of the evidence taken. I have been informed that after the filing of theso charges President Roosevelt had an in- vestigation made. Some time thereafter BParon von Holleben was recalled by the German emperor. “Count von Quadt's testimony was taken in Washington, and correspondence between Baron von Holleben, Count von Quadt and others was introduced. The testimony of the German consulate was taken here in New York. “Upon cross examination Count von Quadt admitted that mo inbtructions had been received by the German embassy from the ror, but that Baron von Holle- ben's setion was instigated by & letter to him from the makers, i which they offered him twenty cases a gift if their brand was used.” “Judge Seaman in Milwaukee, after hear- ing all the testimony in the United States cotrt, instructed the jury in the report that bad been made public that the make of wine used had been selected by the em. peror of Germany, and the statement that another had been substituted was libelous and false, and that our client was entitled to damages for the circulation of that re. a.-.cauo-n.y @ Ui box. 350 investiga- | port. ~ The Jury on Sunday afternoon brought In a verdiet for damages, sald to be the largest ever awarded for libel in the state of Wisconsin RAILROADS TO Michigan Central and Appoint Umpire to troit Bridge Coi - ARBITRATE Grand Trunk ttle Des roveray. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 156—The long- standing controversy between the Michigan Central and the Grand Trunmk over the lo- cation of the propesed high bridge acro the Detrolt giver is to be settled by George E. Morrison,” an engineer of international reputation. The Grand Trunk has contended for a site up the river, where its yards lle, and the Michigan Central has favored one fur- ther down stream, where its yards are located, tully fivé miles of river front hav- ing been covered fn the discussion. Mr. Morrison was one of the engineers who helped bulld the Brooklyn bridge and tho 8t. Louls rallroad bridge and was one of the commissioners sent to Central America to study te Nicaragua routo for an isthmian canal. His appointment as arbitrator has the approval of the president of both road FORCES MAN THROUGH TII‘ABER Engine Plows Freight, Into lLake Shore Carrying Conductor to ¥is Death. ERKHART, Ind., Feb. 15.—A wreck oc- curred on the Lake Shore seven miles west of here today, resulting in the death of James Connolly of Elkhart, conductor of & westbound freight, and in the serfous in- Jury of Jehn La Luby. A passenger engine ' crashed into rear end of the freight, demollshing caboose and driving Connolly through tront and into a flat car ahead. The boose took fire and burned. the the the ca- Annual Statement of the Connecticut Mutual Lifé Insurance Company, Of Harttord, Conn. Net Assets, January 1, 1902......862,640,682.92 RECEIVED IN 1902 +-35,371,681.42 8,161,674.50 70,811,167.42 DISBURSED lN 1902, endowments and MITTI8 M to pol- jey-holders .. 1,314,850.11 sed and urrendered olicles ... 500,549.71 Total to Policy- Holder: Com m nts, #.mm nmmm’ , Printing, Ad- vertistn, &al, Real Elu!e, all other Expenses Taxes ... Profit and Loss. . .I 192,728.28 983,866 394,522, 57,257. 7,628,366.10 Balance Net Assets Dec. 31, 1002,.$68,182,791.33 SCHEDULE OF ASSETS, bi\lnl upon Real Estate, fen . 3 Loans uj ks Premium Notes on Policles force Cost of Real Estate Owned by ket Vaive ot u;t’o:lu and Bonds 1,202,352.86 o “ieatiesied ‘and collected an Neterred 358,015.580 $2,481,846.3 anlumn l‘- Bills Recelv- i 1.3:16 AT o D.b t $ 2,461,818.80 Admitted Assets Dec. 31 1902.....3665,684,606.13 LIABILITIES: Amount required to refusure all outstand- el Roens clt':mhrd $57.1 510.]9! 00 ’ Com| (%oth It 1, Aliother abilities.. 16782 mssire Burplus (lm:ldudlnll (;((nlh;;:;( real estate depreciation Recount. $430.50.87) © 85,379,902.43 Ratio of expense of manage: ment to receipts in 1902 ... Polieles in force Dec. 31, 19 69,72, insuring . ::12.05 per cent JACOB L. GREENE, Pre: JOHN M. TAYLOR, Vie HERBERT H. WHITE, DANIEL H. WELLS, Actuary, JOHN SYLVAN HROWN, Gen - rst N-uonu Bank Bullding, o b7 First BRATIA, NEB. AMUSEMENTS, BOYD’S FOR FOUR PERFORMANCES START- ING THURSDAY, WILLIAD_‘_]N(ELLETTE Sherlock Holmes, HIL 2o to §1.60; night, e to §2. No Eoe Tiat. " Beats on salg (oday. Cflllnlulflbfllnfllpm [ - } :fiomnm. tarting Sunday Mat., ! b “z RBARA FRIITLHE SPECIAL YR FEB, 28 The Phenomenal Bohemian Violin_Vir- {pase. after hus triumphs in New York. on, Chicago— i KOCIAN In Conjunction with Miss Julis Geyer, Solo anoforte; Mr. Frans Spindier, RONSON. ), B Beats on sale ‘elephone--1531. Matinees Thurs., Bai., Sun., EVERY NIGHT-$:15 HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Cressey and Dayne, Edith Helena, Zazell & Vernon, Woed and Bates, The three Livingstons, add the Kinodrome. Regular Prices Mo, o, 0. 21