Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1903, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED Jlr'N B OMAHA, "EDNE — ey = SDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1903—TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY '"HREE CENTS. EUROPE’S MONROE DOCTRINE s PARIS, Feb eircles that the Austrian &8 dor at Constantinople will today prese a note to the porte sasking for reforms in Mace- donta. This is regarded as inaugurating Iih' project for joint action on the part of the Buropean powers toward Turkey. The presentation of the Russian note, | which 1s identical, will follow that of Aus- | tria, but the foreign office here has not yet boen advised of the exact date of its pre- sentation The terms of notes were submitted to France, Great Britain, Italy and Germany and were approved in principle by all ex- | cept Germany. This is regarded by lhoi French officials as indicating German di- | | FROST STILL REIGNS| Zero Weather Moves Eastward Though West Btill Remains Oold. Impos Maintain on the Same ~ the Unitéd e 1t (800 1 4o ofelal WISCONSIN TEMPERATURE IS NOW LOWEST Thermometer Registers Twenty-four Below in West Buperior, WIND BLOWS WYOMING SNOW OFF RANGE Oolorado, However, Btill Struggles with @Gale, Which Slays Btook SOUTHERN STATES SEE MERCURY TUMBLE vergemce from the European concert and @ a tendency to support Turkey. The notes, while firm, do not contain a men- ace, the present suggested administrative and financial reforms not affecting the po- litfcal status. In,explaining the project Tennessee Almost Has Minus R ings, v a- While Evén New Orleans When Eleven Degrees Above Freesing is Recorded. | Royal Procession of King and Queen ing Calls Attention to Faot in Speech from Throne. PARLIAMENT OPENED WITH CEREMONY! and Ofcers of Court Witne by © the Streets. ed at Crowd in LONDON, Feb. 17.—King Edward, accom- | panied by Queen Alexander and surrounded | by the court and all the officers of state, | cpened Parliament this afternoon Early In the morning the vaults of the | Louses were searched for imaginary eon- | spirators, as usual, by the yeoman of the guard, carrying ancient lanterns and use- | less halberds. The troops took up posi- tions along the route of the procession The crowds, which had been attracted by the fine weather and a desire to witness the royal pageant, did not lack entertatn- Eastern Roads Add Few Dimes Per Tonm on Fuel for Western M-rkedr Febi ~Coal freight in {keeptag with the PITTSBURG, Pa., ratss were advanced | advance on other freight rates at a meeting | today of leading officials on railroads inter- | ested in the coal traffic from Piltsburg, Ohio, and West Virginia districts The rates agroed upon are: Pittsburg to Chicago, all rail, old rate, $1.75: new rate, $1.90. Ohio to Chicago, old, $1.50; new, $1.65. Rail and lake, Pittfburg to lake, old rate, 73 cents; new, 83 cents. Ohio district to lake, old, 75 cents; new, 85 cents. Virginia district 1o lake, old, 81% cents; new, 91% cents. The commereial rates from mines in all districts to lake cities was increased from %0 cente to $1. The new all-rall rates are effective April 1 for one year, and the lnke and rail for the coming season PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.—A large num- | same only to ber of bituminous coal operators shipping to tidewater met here today and formed an West | Synopsis of the Bill Prepared by the Revenue Oommission. GENERAL FEATURES OF OLD LAW SAVED County Assessors to Have Charge of ing of All Property but R roads for Purposes of Taxation, (From Stafr Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 17.—(Special.)—This sum- mary of the revenue bill, which in its com- pleted form s mow in the hands of the joint committee for final review, pending introduction in the house, was prepared by Representative Thompson of Merrick: “The bill leaves substantially unchanged sections 143-177, inclusive, amending the the extent made necessary by reason of the changes made in other portions of the bill. One of the most im- Forecast for Nebraska—Snow in West, Fair In East Portion Wednesday; Thurs- day Fair, Except Snow In Southwest Portion. ure at Omaha ETE T era FEVER RAVAGES CORNELL Three More University Students Fall Vietima to Typhold Scourge. ITHACA, N. Y., Feb. 17.—Thres moré doaths from typhold fever occurred toda: among the students of Corpell university, and elght cases were reported. Prosident Schurman, when seen today in regard to the situation, said: ;MAKES SOME CHANGES CHARTER FOR OMAHA Douglas Delegation Finally Gets Together on the Amended Measure, IN SALARIES Ohiefs of Fire and Police Departments Put on the Bame Basis of Pay. COMPTROLLER GETS BOOST IN SALARY City Attorney and Building Inspeotor Are Mads Elective Offioes. SUBSTITUTE FOR TERMINAL TAX BILL New Measure Thought to Cure Objecs tions to H. R. 171 and Mo Are Entertained of its assoclation to be known as the Bituminous Coal Trade association. It is sald the new organization represents about 75 per cent of the operators in the Clearfield, Cumber- | 1and, Myersdale, Flattop, New River, Beech Creek and West Virginia flelds. Resolutions adcpted stated the purpose ot the organization 1is to | secure accurate knowledge of the rate of production and of stocks of coal on hand, to the end that the markets may always be provided with an ample supply of coal. 3 enpussonete il BRYAN DELAYED 'BY WRECK Railroad Disaster Malkies Neb: Late to 8 Passage, an officlal sald it was an explanation of “Burope's Monroe doctrine” which Im- | portant changes made in the existing law {18 the provision for county assessors who lare to be elected at the general election | in 1903, and who shall hold terms of office | for one year and shall not be eligible to | re-election, and shall with the consent of ‘The number of new cases among the stu- dents has markedly declined during the Iast few days. On the other hand, we are now in the third week of the present epi- | demlc, and a large number of the first cases | are reaching the crisis. | ment during the long walt. The royal| procession, consisting of six state carriages posed the same duties to maintain peace | | escorted by Life guards. left Buckingham West SBuperior, Wis in Europe as the United States exercises | pajace at 1:30 p. m. Thelr majesties were Bt Paul ) in Cuba and South America. |ceated in the last carriage, which was Peoria, 1 3 . drawn by the eight Hanoverian horses | mabi . which have figured In all the recent royal ‘ceremontes. e The king and queen reached the Victorla | oines . tower through the Mall, the Horse Guards Kansas City | and White Hall. Al the great offcers of | Pealenamils”: state, In varied uniforms, were assembled Columbus, O.. at the Royal House of Peers to receive Buffalo ... the king. Pittsburg . I RacRVER; Aks. The procession, which was identieal with Memphis’ Tenn ; that of the previous ceremony, formed, and, 3 soace 3 headed by the pursuivants and heralds, AW DB « & marched to the robing room, their majesties being immediately presented with the sword of state, carred by the marquis of Londonderry. Minimum Temperatn (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special.)— The Cornell authorities will install a fil- | The so-called Omaha charter bill, H. R. 320, [ the board of supervisors determine (the | teration plant at once, costing $150,000. Al- | Was introduced in the house this morning | number of deputy assessors to assess the | ready 800 students of the university have | b Nelson of Douglas. It mercly amends | property in his county, and the same shall | gone to their homes. certain sections of the present law. The v Douglas delegation has b ’ | be subject to removal by the county asses- heen at work for MISSING MAIL CASH FOUND PALMA HOLDS BACK TREATY WIll Not Send Coallng Station Agree- ment to Senate TIll Roose- velt Acts. i sor. Before entering upon the duties of his | :Omf time on this measure and it has un- | office the county assessor shall take and | flvrxvvnn several changes even since it wi | subscribe an oath that he will truly and | sl drawn. The bill originally coatem- | taithtully perform the duties of his office. | blated increasing the number of wards and | There 1s provision that he shall execute a z::f:,:',’"',‘" in the city, but It was finally {bond to the state of Nebraska to be ap- declded to leave ihe present law intact, | proved by the county judge, in a sum equal | o ore are still, so far as this bill o two and one-half per cent of the total bare.of the ‘»|“"w i Ry oyt | collections, but in no case shall the amount TS of the city council in Omaba. of tho bond be less than $2,000 mor more | will be seen from the resume of the | tan $10,000. blll which tollows, that several changes HAVANA, Feb. 16.—(Delayed In Trans- | mission.)—President Palma will not eend | the coaling station agreement to the senate until President Roosevelt has signed it. In general terms the station will fnclude | | the lower bay of Guantanemo, with twenty square miles of land, and five miles of land | and water at Bahia Honda. According toa | RN clnnati OMce. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 17.—The | missing raail pouch'containing $50,000 has been found and is now safely housed in the | office of the superinfendent of mails here. | ver Democrats’ T el Dinner, CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17.—Last night an average depth of ten Inches of snow coverad the plains, when a strong wind BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 17.—William sprang up. The cuts were quickly filled. During the night the main line of the Union Pacific was kept open by hard work, but today trains became blocked on Sher- man hill for several hours. They wel pushed through to Lafamie, Wyo., where they are now tied up. On the Cheyenne & Northern branch of the Colorado & South- ern a passenger train, one freight and sev- eral snow plows are snowbound this elde of Hartville Junction. The company hopes to | open the road tomorrow. 1 On the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missour! Val- | Jey two trainloads of the Thirteenth cavalry, enroute to San Francieco, are snowbound at Lusk. Great difficulty is being met in moving trains over the Denver & Pacific road. Another snowstorm is now in progress near Medicine Bow and in the vicinity of Rock Springs, Wyo. This will probably iake more trouble for the Union Pacific. Colorado Still in Throes. DENVER, Feb. 17.—The most severe snow and wind storm experienced In years pre- vails in South Park, on the Gunnison and Leadville branches of the Colorado & Southern railroad. . The Leadville branch is snowbound be- tween Como and Breckinridge, a distance of thirty miles. Passenger trains are stalled in the drifts betwe these point: #nd nes sent to thelr rescue became ‘In {he Wuge piles of gnow and are Freight trains are also stuck in Cuban officfal, the private lands will not be purchased, but will be leased, subject to & secondary treaty covering the leases. | No delay is expected to occur In com- pleting the treaty covering the sovereignty of the Isle of Pincs and incorporating the Platt amendment into the permanent agree- ment. There is no doubt here that the | United States will recognize Cuban sov- erelgnty over the Isle of Pines. The senate committee 18 still withholding | its report on the reciprocity treaty, in spite | of the efforts put forth by President Palma, | the members of the cabinet and business in terests. RELATIVE OF GEN. LAFAYETTE | Distinguished Frenchman to Be an Attache of the Embassy at Washington. PARIS, Feb. 17.—The Foreign office today announced the appointment of the Vicomte de Chambron to be an attache of the French embassy at Washington. He is a great-grandson of Latayette, was the representative of the Lafayette family | at the Rochambeau ceremonies and 1s a | brother of Marquis do Chambron, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, who is the ranking representative of the family. The vicomte will mail tor New York March 7. Owing to the recent death of his mother, | tha veperable marquise, who was the head of the tamily, the vicomte §s in mourning and will be compelled to withhold from par- ticipation in social events for the present, DIRTY WATER AS CURE ALL German Quack Doctor Long Imposes | on Patients, but Finally Feels Law. uelpless. «he snow. Unprotected live stock throughout the wark is reported as suffering terribly and the probablility is that serious losses on shoep and cattle will be sustained by own- ors whose herds were not sheltered. All trafic on the branch from Como to Gunnison has been suspended. Two trains xre dead at St. Elmo, from which place they have been trylng to move for ‘three cays. Conditions are serious for the company st Alpine tunnel, between St. Elmo and (Gunnison. But one train has passed through the tunnel in several da Cold in Des Moines. DES MOINES, Ia, Feb. 17.—The ther- riometer registered 9 degrees below wero this morning, it being 1 degree higher than *he record for the winter. There was considerable dificulty experi- onced in the operation of the electric lines in the eity, owing to the heavy pull caused by the cold weather. There is no wind blowing and but little suffering is experi- | BERLIN, Feb. 17.—Herr Nardenkoetter, | whose neme In large black type has been a | feature for years in German nostrum ad- | vertisements, has been sentenced to three | years' imprisonment after a trial which had | | been a fortnight's sensaticn for Berlin. | | On one occasion, being in a great hurry | [to satisty some of his patients, he sim- | ply filled their bottles with soapy water | from a wash bowl. | Auatria May Not Participate. | [ | VIENNA, Feb. 17.—The industrial asso-{ enced. clation of lower Austria has decided to visit | it ashad 4 56 | the St. Louls exposition between August | | and October. The prospect of Austrian par- TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 17.—The cold today | icipation in the exposition Is lessenin made a new record in Kansas, tha govern- | The Vienna Chamber of Commerce has re ment thermometer reglstering this morning | ported to the ministry of commerce that B boiew. saro. | very few of its members are inclined to Reports from western counties show A | axnipit. great shortage in the coal supply. The rallroads have not been shle to deliver cars on account of the storm and as a re- sult the suffering has been widespread. As | the outcome of the recent legislative coal famite Investigation, two bills were today reported in the legislature. They make it & crime for a rallrosd to confiscate any coal consigned to a shipper, no matter how great their need may be. d in the Southwest. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.—-The intense cold weather in the southwest continues. In Kansas City at 8 o'clock this morning the thermometer recorded 9 degrees below | zero, the coldest of the winter here. Further west the temperature was still lower, with no indications of moderation. Traln schedules are still badly demoralized. Six Below in St. Louis, | \ Mme. Humbert Makes Complaint. PARIS, Feb. 17.—Mme. Therese Hum- bert, the central figure In the Crawford litigation, has complained of suffering from an affection of the beart caused by confine- ment, and the presiding judge has ordered a medical examination and postponed the proceedings, which were set for today. | THREE DAYS TO FIND VERDICT | | Jury ‘Conviets “Bloody Nine" Leader of Murdering Men—Boy's Gung Prosecated. COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 17.—After being out three days the jury in the case of Allan | Orear, who, with five other boys, Is charged ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.—At 7 a. m. today the | Wtb the murder of Edward C. Chapman, thermometer registered 6 degrees below | Teturned a verdict of murder in the second | 2ero, the coldest weather of the season for | 4eEree and assessed the punishment at ten this vicinity. This is & drop of 12 degrees | ¥°ars in the penitentiary from midnight. Out in the suburbs and | Orear was the first of the defendants to through southern Hlinols and Missour! re- | be tried, the trials of the other fivk haviug ports of even lower temperatures are being | been continued until March 24. Chapman recelved. Weather clear and temperature | Was shot on the night of September 28, 1902, | greatly moderated. Incoming trains are | and it is aideged that the tragedy was tbe culmination of a series of persecutions in- somewhat delayed All trains except short run accommoda- | Stituted against him by Orear and his com- panions, who called their band the “Bloody tlons were from two to six hours late this morning and the Vandalia and Chicago & | Nine.” The gang was in imitation of those Alton reported many poles down along | described in certcin dime novels their tracks. [N. P. BANDIT CAUGHT IN EAST The telegraph companies have had a hard time keeplng communication open. Be- cause of the lack of fuel at the city hospl- | tal, the lives of 700 patients, some of whom | are at the poiut of death, are endangered | by the cold | Since the cold snap struck St. Louis the | hospital has been without enough coal and | the authorities have been compelled to economize in the use of what they had. An insufiicient supply of coal at the court house resulted in the closing of the courts and offices there today. There seems to be plenty of coal in the city, but owing to the condition of the streets and U cold weather it is extremely hard to deliver. Coldest of Season in Chicago. Wealthy Robber Arrested in Balti- more Confesses to West- ern Hold-Up. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Fraokiin alias Joseph Myer, alias Meir, who w rested in Baltimore on Sunday, charged with robbery, told Detective O'Dea today that be had been concerned in @ recent i holaup on the Northern Pacific. He says he secured tho larger part of the $11,650 | stolen, which he hus to bis credit in thy | Drevers’ National bank of Chicago. Hi | added that he had 10 spend $5.000 to enable CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—The people shivered | him to leave the locality where tne holdup | today in the coldest weather of the season. | occurred, and for that reason had assumed | The cold wave which descended upon the | the name of Myer. | city yesterday Increased in severity | Baer claims to have a homesiead seventy | throughout the night and sent the mercury | miles from Butte, Mont., and today sent & — | letter to bis wife under the name of Baer |t that address. Baer. ar Bt R (5% (Continued on Second Page.) {of the council, preceding their majesties | route trom New York by @ railway wreck { Ing on his right and lett. | with | opinion soclate with German) Atter the robing the procession reformed and with a blast of trumpets advanced to the peers’ cham- | ber, the duke of Devonshire, lord president with the imperial crown, which he carried | on a cushion | The king then seated himself on the | throne, with the lords bearing the cap of maintenaace and the sword of state stand- | The queen sat | ing and the prince of | n the left of the Wales on his right. Members of House Summoned. The members of the House of Commons | were then summoned, and on their arrival | the lord high chancellor, earl of Halsbury, | kneeling, handed the king the speech, which his majesty read from the throne, as fol- lows My Lords and Gentlemen: xith all the forelgn powers continue | friendly The blockade of the Venezuelan ports | has led to negotlations for the adjustment of all the matters in dispute. 1 rejoice that a settlement has now been arrived | at which has justified the blockading pow- ers in bringing all hostile naval operations n {mmedlate close. My relations egotiations have taken place for an ad- justment of the questions which have arisen In regard to the boundary of my possessions In North America and that of the territory of Alaska. A treaty providing for the reference of the Venezuelan difficulty to an arbitration tribunal has been signed and ratified. The speech next referred to the Dalkau question, saying: The situation of the European provinces | of Turkey glves cause for serious anxiety. | 1 have used my best efforts to impreas | upon the sultan and his ministers the | urgent need of conservative, weil considered | methods of reform, | Reforms in the East. After noting that Austria and Russia have boen conmsidering the reforms which | the siguatories of the Berlin treaty should | | recommend to the sultan, the speech adds: | I_trust that the proposals will prove | sufficient for the purpose and that 1 ehall | find it possible to give them my hearty support. The king next mentioned the Aden Hin- | [ terland dispute and the Somililand exped:- | i tion and then turned to South Africa, on | which subject he sald The progress of ~vents in South Africa has been satisfactory. The visit of the colonlal sccretary has al oeen pro- | ductive of the happlest results and tbe opportunity it has provided for personal conferences with Lord Milner and the min- isters of the self-governing colonles and the reprcsentatives of all interests and opinions has greatly conduced to a smooth adjust- ment of many difficult questions and to the | removal of many occasions of mllunder-‘} standings. After referring to the Kano (Nigeria) ex- | pedition and the Indian durbar, the king | sald: | I am giad to state that the latter im- posing ceremony - coincided , with the dis- appearance of the 'outh and a great distress In western 'ndia, and the pros- pects for both agriculture and commerce throughout my Indian empire are more encouraging and satisfactory than for some time past The king and queen returned to Bucking- bam palace at 3 o'clock. The crowds every- where groeted them with enthusiasm Reuds Congratulatory Speech. When the House of Commons assembled for the transaction of business this after- noon, the speaker, Mr. Gully, read the congratulatory speech to a small, slim | house. Mr. Gratton, conservative, moved the address in reply to the speech and In 80 doing expressed satisfaction at the ter- mination of the Venezuelan blockade and at the fact that throughout the difficult affair cordial relations had been main- tained with the United States. Mr. Greville, conservative, seconded the motion. He referred in so doing to the Irish land bill in terms which elicited ap- proving cheers from the Irish members The liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, who was loudly cheercd, fol- lowed. He sald he desired information he subjects of Venmezuela and Mace- | ta and on the great question of the tlement of affairs in South Africa | In Venezuela he sald the cloud had hap- | v passed, but it was a black cloud and | oue which many people thought might | have been avelded. It might have had ngerous consequences and it was the duty the country to inquire how it had been led into such a difficulty Sir Henry commented on the speech in connection With Venezuela. There are! people in this country who were of the that Great Britain should not as under apy circum- stances,. but he did not sympathize with that view, although ke admitted there had been much abuse and slander of this ! country in the German press. The speaker | was opposed to co-operation with Germany | in a matter like the Venezuelan. Germany | was strong but rough. Germany also was | not favorable Lo the Monroe doctrine. If | there bad ever been a case for arbitra- | do | tion the Venezuelan affair was one and if | this course had been adopted in the first place a great precedent would have been established toward a peaceful settlement of international questions. Referring to South Africa Sir Henry said they might have differed iu the past over the war but now the war was over he urged that they all work for the common purpose of laying the foundations of & new (Continued on Second Page.) | | Butaw house of the Jennings Bryan was the guest of homor at Maryland Democratic association. Mr. Bryan was delayed several hours en- and was an hour late. Mr, . 8. Fleld of the Maryland Democrstic as- eoctation. n all parts of the countr Bryan, “there are thousands of are just as devoted sald Mr. people who members of this club, to whom I am speak- ing. 1 am absolutely sure that some day we shall rejoice in winning a victory upon these principles.” He referred to the present administra- tion and sald: “If we can ever get entire control of the national government in the hands of real democrats we shall institute | 80 many reforms that the republicans will not obtain a foothold in a genmefation.” He closed by advising his hearers to spend the mext year In “maintaining the | integrity of the democratic party of the country and to eend delegates to the next national convention who will rot vote for aa ambiguous platform."” TROLLEY MEN VOTE TO STRIKE Big Mujority of Chicage City Railway Employes Reject wuu for Industrisl CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—Announcement that an overwhelming majority of the Chleago City Railway company's employes have voted to strike will be made tomorrow night to delegates from all unions con- nected with the street railroad. Pressure was exercised from sources to bring about arbitration, but the car men's unions said tonight that there was no oceasion for arbitration. However, under the rules of the organi- zation, the result of the ballot must be | submitted to the national executive officers before a strike can be put into effect. STEAMERS HAVE CLOSE SHAVE | Fire Breaks Out in Ship Lying in New York Dock and the Crew Escapes by Hawser, NEW YORK, Feb. Three alarms were sounded tonight for a 3re aboard the steam- ship Rio Grande of the Mallory line, docked in Burling slip. The fire started in the forward cabin. Captatn E. D. Johnstone and eight of the crew who were asleep galned the deck and found that they were surounded with flames, *their only means of escape being | by sliding down 'the bow hawsers to the pler. : The fire was confined to the cabin, how ever, and the damage was not large. JUDGES MUST STAND ALONE ilinols Will Not Allow te S Tweo ¥ e to Nomiu me Judicial Candtdate. SPRINGFIELD, executive 1L, Feb. 17.—Political committees in this state are not to be permitted to make judicial nomina tions without convention action. Neither will the placing of the same candidates for judgeships on more than ome party ticket be ailowed. Bills sald to have the backing of all Chi- cago judges and making such feasible were killed in the legislature to- day by the sponsor, Ser bell THAWED DYNAMITE EXPLODES Kills Two Men When Frozen Ma. BOWIE, Ariz . nine miles led, er of others slig an explosion of men had been I of frozen dynar gathered up all the dyr in two hands and drop; of hot water. Immedi leatening explosicn. b Feb. 17.—At the Buckeye outh of this place, t two seriously injured and 1y hurt as the re- iynamite. ft to thaw out two One them nite he could hold 4 it into a bucket ely ther: wac a for miles. ORDERS ANDREWS TO PAY " 1 of BEdu- D $444,791 Deposited in Wreeked Bank, T me a num sult of Two boxes rd Court Awards Detroit DETROIT, Mich eb. 17.—Judge Hoser in the Wayne circuit court, today directed & verdict for the plaintiff for $444,731 in the case of the Detroit Poard of Education inst Henry R. Andréws, its former treasurer, and his bondsmen. Andrews was cashier of the wrecked city savings bank of this cily, and the funds for which the board brought suit were on deposit in that bauk. The bondsmen will wppeal the case. | Bryan was introduced by President various | ator Danlel Camp- | | schedule is an oath which the | | | | | sessment of property belonging to parties to the principles for which we are contending as are you loyal | |'vide uniform methods of keeping the tax- | board of equalization, the county clerk be- | vided with powers of equalization to hear | complatuts of “The salaries for county assessors counties having a population of 5,000 or less $250: a population of 5,000 to 10,000, $350 from 10,000 to 30,000, $500; from 30,000 to 60,000, $600; from 50,000 to 100,000, $1,200. The compensation for deputies shall be at $3 per day for each day necessarlly em- ployed. The deputy assessors are required to assess property upon actual view thereof. Stringent provisions are made for the as- | removing from one county to another and to secure the listing for taxation of prop erty brought into the state of Nebraska for grazing purposes.” State Board of Equalization. The bill creates the State Board of Equalization and Assessment, consisting of the governor, auditor, treasurer, secretary of state and commissioner of public lands and buildings. It shall meet on October 15, | 1903, appoint a secretary, who shall hold his office at the pleasure of such board, and whose duties shall be to perform such duties as may be provided by law or the regulations of the board. He shall have power to administer oaths and call special meetings of the board and he shall receive as full compensation $1,600 per annum. The governor is made ex-officlo president of the board. Provision is made for a seal of the board, which shall be attached to all certificates and processes issued by the board: The board is given power te pro- | roll and all of the various records pe taining to the revenue administration of the state. It shall have general direction and control of all of the assessors and supervise them in the performance of their | duties. first Monday of June of each year, meeting | at the state capital, for the purpose of | equalization, and shall examine the ab- | stracts of property assessed of the various | counties, including the rallroads in such | counties, and shall equalize the same o as | to make the assessment conform to law, | and for that purpose shall have power to| increase and decrease the assessed valua- | tion as returned by the countles, and such increase or decrease shall be made by per- centum and such action shall be certified 1o the clerk of the proper county. Equal tion for Counties. The county board, county as county clerk shall constitute ssor and the county ing the clerk thereof. This board is pro- those who feel themselve: sggrieved by reason of some other tax- fat | .| ducted therefrom when they exceed $100. | i | notice by publication is the same as in the old | appeals procedures | | teature payer being assessed too low. They shall their meeting in 1904, and every four years thereafier, revalue all the real prop- erty, which is only to be assessed once In every four years, but betterments are to be added thereto and losses to be de- The board shall ascertain whether the val- uation in one taxing district bears a just relation to all the others and may increase or decrease the sggregate accordingly. It shall adjust the assessment for the county by raising or lowering the assessment of any person, as to any or all items of his | assessment, but there is no power to raise | the assessment of any person without noti- fying him, if he can be found. Provision for t Provision is made for appeal from the ision of the board to the district court 1o be prosecuted within twenty days after adjournment, the provisions of the code for | from the decision of the county board on claims to govern. Any such ap- peal does not have the effect of suspend- ing the collection of taxes or any of the | duties of the board, but if the appeal is successful the fund thereby affected is segregated and becomes avallable for re- payment Power of the Court. The district court hears the appeal in | equity and determines the question de nova and its decision is to be certified to the county clerk, who 1s charged with the duty of correcting the book accordingly. The bill provides a form for the assessment of all onal property and the methods of sessment provided are an important of the mew bill. The taxpayer fs required to respond to every question cove ering all the items contained in a compre- hensive schedule. Four interrogatories are | propounded and must be answered by every person assessed Attached to and forming & part of the ' person as- sessed is by the act required to subscribe | to and the committee is of opinion that it will be effective in placing upon the schedule all of the persopal property of the | taxpayer llable to taxation. The usual pen- | propounded alties for perjury attach to the making of | a false return in answer to the questions | Provision is made for the en- forcement of this provision by reports made to and complaints filed by the county at- | toruey. Tax on Corpor: Insurance companies telegraph and telephon nies are to be localy assessed, and the basis of such | assessments shall be the gross receipts of = | companies (Continued on Second Page.) 1t shall hold its meetings on the | ®¥ 15 . {from the general land office to withdraw | Ames Prepares The missing pouch arrived here today trom Cincinnati. The theory s that the pouch in this in- stance lost its destination tag, and that the mail clerks mistook it for one contain- ing other empty pouches that were being sent back to Cipcinnati. The pouch prob- ably went to the Cincinnat! pouch storage room and lay there unopened. It is belleved the contents are intact, | but it will not be opened till tomorrow. MISS ROOSEVELT AT COURT e King Adds Presi- dent's Daughter to Royal Party. New Orleans Mi NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17.—Miss Alice Roosevelt’s debut In New Orleans soclety was made especially brilliant. Tonight the Atlanteans gave their ball at the French opera house and Miss Roos velt occupled a speciaily decorated box. As soon as the table and coronation were | over & special escort conducted her to a | seat beside the throne, the king presented her with & handsome souvenir and she was incorporated into the royal party, special honors being paid her by all the grandees of the mimic court. SAVES DOMAIN FOR WATER General Land Office ders Retused 1 County. Orders Home- Laramie CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17.—The Chey- ne land office today received instruction from entry, except under the irrigation act, a strip of land in northern Laramie county varying in width from twelve to thirty miles and extending entirely across the county from east to west. This trac: comprises 850,000 acres and will be under the Devil's Gate reservoir, perhaps the fitat to be constructed under the national irrigation law. BILLINGS TRAIN DERAILED Burlington Car Topples Over Near St. Joseph, Killing one and Injuring Two Others. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. 17.—The rear trucks of a car attached to the Burlington and Missouri River train, due here from Billings, Mont., at 6:30 p. m. left the rails six miles north of St. Joseph tonight, causing the car to roll over. C. W. Smith, colored, aged 42, a walter, was instantly killed; Charles Bowen, an. other waiter, residing in Kansas City, wa: badly scalded. Conductor T. J. Walker, of the dining car, was slightly injured. e— STEAM BOILS THREE MEN Yce Derails Rio Grande Engine, bring. ing Death to Three of Train Crew. LEADVILLE, Colo., Feb. 17.—Conductor John Summers, Engineer Benjamin Spencer and Switchman W. E. Rogers were caught under an engine that jumped the track and turned over in the Denver & Rio Grande yards today and were fatally scalded by escaping steam. The accident was caused by fce on the ralls. WASHINGTON SOLONS FIGHT Legisiature Breaks Up in Disorder When Rafirond Bill in Sla OLYMPIA, Wash.,, Feb. 17.—As a climax to the most exciting morning of the ses sion, the rallroad commission bill in the house was declared indefinitely postponed The house then adjourned amid an up- roar in which the frieads of the commis sion bill hurled anathemas at Hare. The speaker and Representative Lewis came to blows FUGITIVE MAYOR WILL FIGHT ai- CONECORD, N. H., Feb. 17.—Preparations practically are completed for a protest to- morrow against the extradition of former Mayor Ames of Minneapolis Dr. Ames did not appear sel will present in his stéad two physi- cians who, it is expected, will state tha his removal would endanger his life. Movements of Oce: At New York Antwerp. At Liverpool—Arrived york; Turcoman, from Portiand At ' London—Arrived—Minnehaha, New York. At Antwerp— Arrived—Zeeland, from New v ork, via Bouthampton. New York, for Rotterdam. but his coun from At The Lizard—Passed—Amsterdam, from | | | | meterial charges in other city fund | captains, | | | | | | | | | Speaker | have been made in the salarles of ity officials. For instance, the comptroller, clerk, prosecutor and chief of police have been raised, while the health commissioner, chief of the fire department and electricl have been reduced. The chiefs of the fire and police departments are placed on the same salary, $2,600. This means cutting off $500 from the annual salary of the fire chief and tacking it on to that of the police chief. Tho measure, as will be seen, makes the city attorney and building inspestor electlve instead of appointive officers and provides that the (ssistant eity attorney shall be rppointed by the city attorney in- stead of by the mayor. It raises the fire fand from $125,000 to $150,000 and makes It omits the tax commissioner clause as that matter 18 covered in the substitute bill for H. R. 17 Police and Fire Salaries. The scale of salarfes shows increases for policemen and firemen. Each policeman and fireman will receive the following com- pensation: For the first six months’ ser- vice the sum of $65 per month; for the second six months’ service the sum of $70 per month; for the third six months, $75 per month; after two years' continuous service they shall receive the sum of $80 per month. Bach captain of the police and fire departments shall elve not less thau $90 per montH, and nof wore than $110 per month, to be fixed by the Beard of Fire and Police commissioners. Each of- ficer of the police and fire departments and each engineer of fire engines under the rank of chief or assistant chiefs or shall recelve a sum not ex- ceeding $90 per month, to be fixed by the Board of Fire and Police compmissioners. No policeman shall be allowed fees as a witness in any criminal case tried in any court of this city, nor shall any officer or employe of the city be allowed any fees as witnesses for the city in any civil or criminal case. Section 13 was amended so as to provide for the election of city attorney and bufld- ing inspector and to omit the office of po- lice judge, which will be provided for in a separate bill. Section 14 was amended so as to leave the number of councllmen to be fixed by section 8, but no change was made in sec- tion 8. Section 20 provides that all notices shall be printed in one official newspaper, fn- stead of two newspapers as heretofore. The maximum rate for this printing was’ not changed. The annual contract for printing must be awarded to the lowest blader fn July of each year. Sectfon 33 provided for filing claims with {the city comptroller and permits an ap- peal from his decision to the distriet court. Section 64 omits the city attorney and buflding Inspector from the list of ap- pointive offices. It also provides that the assistant city attorney shall be appointed by the city attorney and the clerk of fire and police by said board. Under the present charter these Officers are appointed by the mayor. Ch ten. Section 66, 1elative to salaries of ety officers has been amended in several fm- stances, as follows: Old New Charter. Charter. <. $1.800 1,800 City comptroller . City clerk City prosecutor Health commissioner City electrician § Chief of fire depariment Chief of police 3y X Sectlon 89, the $5,000 limit for clerioal services in the office of city comptroller was removed because it was found imprac- ticable to run the ofice on that amount and the limit had been exceeded for a number of years Section 101a provides for the appointment " 233 §552 | by the Board of Public Works of inspectors, laborers and all other employes. Such ap- pointments must be presented to the eity and be confirmed by it before their compensation hegine and the compensation shall be fixed by the mayor and city counefl before they commence work. Section 110 has been amended by the as- sistant city attorney to make the law re. lating to paving taxes more definite and certain. This section and section 111 are designed to prevent irregularities in paving assessments and to prevent suits to cancel special taxes. The main feature of sectfon 111 is that it provides for a hearing of pro- tests by property owners as to the suffi- clency, regularity and legality of paving pe- | titions. saxonia, frbm New | Section 138—Fire fund raised from $126,- 000 to $150.000, 1ibrary fund from $20,000 to 000, park fund changed to read not less than $30,000 or more than $40,000, judg- ment fund $2,000; no change Section 159 was redrafted so as to give the eity coungll power to tax for revenue | as well as license and regulate pawnbrok- ers, peddlers, commission merchants, ete. Veascls Feb, 17.| This section Is substantially the same as Arrived—Vaderland, trom | Proposcd by H. R. 385, Introduced four years ago. Section 188 permits funds of the Police | Reltef association to be invested in gen- eral fund warrants of the city and county In conformity with the Saunders eity elsc- tion law the bill names the date of city election as the first Tuesday in May in.