Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1903, Page 2

B ! The THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1903. #tead of the first Tuesday in March, as A present New Raliroad Tax BilI Friends of equitable rallroad terminal taxation who sought to obtaln the passage of H. R. 171 have found new hopes in the ultimate success of their laudable plans in the Introduction of a substitute measure which is ealeulated and which they feel will meet and dispose of the protests of double taxation and class legislation raised by the reilroads and thelr henchmen. The new bill §s H. R. 330, introduced in the house today by Ten Eyck of Douglas. “fhe new bill differs from the old one In but two particulars, but enough, it s thought, to secure ita passage. The first and foremost change is that the mew bill provides that for school tax the cities shall accept the figures of the State Board of Equalization instead of, as provided by H. R. 171, making a direct levy. This pro- vision, therefore, completely eliminates the basis for the railroads’ cry of double taxa- tion. The second change fs that instead of granting to Omaha, South Omaha and Lin- | coln only the right of levying a direct as- sessment on rafiroad terminals for loeal purposes, this power is extended to all municipalities in the state having such terminal property. By this provision the bue and cry of uneonstitutionality and class legislation s hushed. This bill recelves the cordial endorse- ment of many who were opposed to H. R. 171, and has seemed to arouse much gen- eral interest in:this method of taxation for which Omaha has so persistently clamored. J. H. McIntosh of Omaha, attorney for the Real Estate exchange, who drew H. R 171, feels encouraged over the reception of his new bill. He was at the capitol to- day in its interest. Legislative Gossip. Shinstock of Cuming, though not a resi- dent of a metropolitan city, Is the author of H. R. 324, providing that street car companies In' metropolitan cities be com- pelled to run cars hourly between midnight and 6 a. m., charge only a 3-cent fare and collect fare from no passenger who is obliged to stand. Mr. Shinstock thinks he well be able to rally good support to his il Tooley ot Custer pushed through the house today a resolution giving to each newspaper man reporting the proceedings a copy of the statutes, of which he is in dally Rouse of Hall wanted to amend the resolution so as to include every country paper In the state. Bur- ess of Lincoln last week sent up such a solution, which met with prompt defeat. The house judiclary committe will meet at Thursday night to hear arguments pro and con on the two bills by Reed of Johnson, amending the exemption laws. The committee expects to hear from labor representatives at that time. ROUTINE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS Resolution Looking to Consolidation of Girla’ and Boys' Reform Schools. (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 17.—(Special.)—Because of & lack of funds the house committee on public lands and buildings wants the Indus- trial School for Girls at Geneva closed. committee, through its chairman, Friedrich of Cass, introduced thls resolu- tion: . 2 Your committee, which has visited the Institution at Geneva, begs leave to report: 1. ?ll it 18 the judgment of the commit- tee that there are not sufficlent inmates in ald institution to justify the state {n main- ning the eame, and, as a matter of uld be closed. ‘ha Inmates who are now at sald ution be yed to Kearney, where 18 &n en building empty belonging te, ito, some other institution O ihelr phomes oare: ough a elmilar resolution was voted down last week, Tooley of Custer fintro- duced and made an effective speech in favor of this resolution, which was adopted, #iving the newspaper reporters a copy of the complled statutes. A resolution by Douglas of Rock was promptly killed. The resolution depre- cated adjournments and arraigned members for absenteeism. Library Funds for Peru. H. R. 202, by Good of Nemaha, appropri- ating $2,800 out of state library fund for a library at the Peru normal, was passed, a: was also H. R. 87, by McClay of Lancaster, providing for state burial grounds for in- mates of Lincoln charitable institutions. H. B. 135, by Tooley of Custer, providing that ome-fourth of the school apportion- ments to the various counties by distribu- tlon among them on the basis of the num- ber of school districts instead of pupils, as now, was, defeated by a vote of 48 to 4l. All the Douglas county men voted against this bill. H. R. 103, by Jones ot Otoe, providing for distrigt nomfnations and election by the people at large of all the county commis- slonere, occasioned the first political de- bate in the house this term. Morsman of Douglas sald he would frankly admit that there was politics in the bill, and that the Douglas delegation intended to support it as a political measure. He observed that all the fusionists were opposed to the bill. Kennedy of Douglas gave emphatie ex- pression to his disapproval of Morsman’ latement. He denied that he, as a Dou, Ias county man, bad intended to vote for the measure on political grounds, and said he regretted that g member from Douglas county should have the effrontery to an- nounce that he would support or oppose any bill because of political effect. He was against the bill, not on politics, but on prin- ciple. WhHson of Pawnee repeated that this was & palitical measure, and declared that it was .meére sentiment to say there is no politics 1m it. It ‘was .Jones of Otoe and Loomis of Dodge, & republican and fusionist respec- tvely, who denled that there was politics In the bill. After a long debate the bill was recommended for passage—45 to 38. The ‘house adjourned at & o'clock. New BiY H. R, by Nelson of amend !ht‘})ml‘i" ch:ner. H. R by Perry (by request)—To en- title red pharmacists of five years' experience to & renewal of registration without examination H. R, 322, bz Sweezy—To ux‘?‘roprllla $20,- 000 'to twiy the bullding of ‘the Sisters of Visitation convent at Hastings for a nors mal sehool Douglas—To Hoi by Hathorn—For the relief of !flullg ) 2 omlis of Red Willow county. H. R. 34, by Shinstock—To require street companies in cities of the metropoll 58 and of the frst ¢ certain times ‘maximum fares and prohibiting the n of any fare from any passenger not provided with & seat r hourl d_fixes maximum fare at 3 cents. of 860 1o 3100 for violation. H. R. 3%, by Kaveny—Extends provi ot mechani wlfldllllll s , pre- Requires from midnight to 6 & _m. Fine *llen law to apply to well R. 22, by Douglas—To prevent the | Wi Fine silver deserves a fine polish GORHAM SICVER PoLISR "The finest polish in the warld Cleans as well as polishes fowiirttuns 5 seats s pucage selling, giving or furnishirk Wpon any pre- text of malt, spirituous or vinous liquon to any ' person’ under the .age of 21 years. Penalty of fine not more than $100; im- prisonment not more than thirty days H. R. 821, by Junkin—To repeal the law requiring constructors of street raflways to obtain the consent of the voters of the municipality before bullding, without which franchise may not be granted, and to re peal provisions requiring precise route and termini to be named in articles of incor- poration, the route not to exceed length of five miles. H. R. 8, by Warner—To authorize the organization of mutual jnsurance com- panies to Insure property againet loss or damage from tornadoes, cyclones and windstorms BILL FORSTATE ACCOUNTANT omeial 1 to Keep Check o in Varions State Insti- tutions. Aceounts (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. Warner of Dakota introduced a bill to make another state office. This one is to be known as a state accountant, and for | his services the bill provides a salary of $2,000 a year. The officer 18 to be appointed by the governor thirty days after the bill becomes a law. The accountants' duties will be to check up the books of the super- intendents of the various stgte institutions and have general supervision of the books. The bill ‘carries out a recommendation of Governor Mickey fn his message to the leg- islature. Nearly the entire morning was davoted by the senate to a discussion of H. R. 81, pro- viding that school teachers should be over 17 years old. The bill was finally indefl- nitely postponed. At the afternoon session a messago was recoived from the house that the bill sent to the senate did not contain all the amend- ments, and the house asked that it be re- considered. The bill was replaced on gen- eral file, The senate committee appointed to in- vestigate telephone rates was In session nearly all day, and ‘will meet again to- night. Vance Lane, general manager, and President Yost of the Nebraska Telephone company were on the stand a greater por- tion of the term. Questions were answered relating to the cost of putting In, operat- ing and maintaining plants, but nothing of a startling nature was brought out. Senate Routine. Standing committees reported as fol- lows: 8. F. 109, repealing free textbook law 8. F. 142, regarding mutual insurance compantes, placed on general file. 8. F. 95, relating to Insurance, placed on general file, | Tho resolution of Jennings of Thayer for | vestigate the offioe of the labor commis- | sloner to see whether its continuance | would be advisable, was adopted. The fol- lowing committee was appointed: Jennings | of Thayer, Hasty of Furnas and O'Neill of | Lancaster. H. R. 81, providing that school teachers should be over 17 years of age, was in- definitely postponed by the committee of the whole. Senate adjourned at 12 o'clock until 2. Afterndon Session. After the senate conveped in the after- noon it immediately went into a committee of the whole with Anderson of Saline in | the chair, to consider bills on general file. S. F. 24, providing for special election in cities, was indefinitely postponed. S. F. 131, providing for repealing the act providing for the payment of bountes for destruction of wild animals, indefinitely postponed. S, F. 137, relating to irrigation water rights, ordered engrossed. - - = 8. F. 138, relating to irrigation, ordered engrossed. H. R. 81, providing that school teachers should be over 17 years of age, Was re- placed on general file. This was done at the request of the house, the chlef clerk stating that important amendments had | been omitted in engrossing the bill Senate adjourned at 4:20 o’elock. Committee Meetings. The senate finance committee will meet in room 6 at 1 p. m. Wednesday to con- | sider . F. 185. The committee on miscellaneous sub- jects will meet in room 3 at 9 o'clock to- morrow morning, to consider S. F. 121 and LIVELY TILT ON TELEPHONES Examining Morsman ts om Cro Independent People's ttness. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 17.—(Special Telegram.) —The meeting of the telephone investiga- tion committee tonight developed some ex- citement. Representative Morsman of Douglas insisted on the right of cross-ex- amining C. H. Judson of the Twin City | Telephone company, who had been brought here from Minneapolis by the so-called in- dependent telephione people to testily as to rates. Senator Warner of Dakota, chair- then Senators O'Nell, Giffin and Meredith sided with Morsman and the result was that Judson was subjected to a rigld cross- examination by Morsman. the cross-examination was not encourag- ing to the independents, but rather favor- able to the Nebraska Telephone side of the controversy. At the conclusion of the meeting Sen- ator Howell of Douglas took oeeasion to re- sent a statement made by President Yost of the Nebraska Telephone company that he had come here as fhe representative ot the Omaha Commercial club. Lyle 1. Abbott of Omaha appeared before the senate committee on privileges and elections In the interest of the bill for a four-year term of office for county. officers. The committee is in favor of the four-year term, but divided as to the extension of the terms of present incumbents. It will recommend the bill for general file. J. H. VanDupen headed a delegation of South Omaha citizens tonight in appear- ing befofe the house educational commit- tee in favor of H. R. 211, providing for five instead of nine members of the South Omaha School board, at a salary of $300 each. Under the present law tha members receive no salaries, NEBRASKA LAND SET ASIDE Fifteen Townships in D Stdney Land viet Withdrawn from Settleme: SIDNEY, Neb., Peb. 17.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The United States land office at this point received instructions today from hington to temporarily withdraw Ifrom entry or settlement except under the home- stead laws thie lands combined in the North Platte river survey, covering towns 19 and 20, ranges 49 to 58, for the Purposes of n: tional irrigation. This land contains fif- | teen townships, with 369,920 acres, com- prising altogether 2,812 quarter settions. This order has been lssued under the law of June 17, 1902, entitled “The reclamation act.”" This looks as though the government intended to bulld mammoth reservoirs in this locality, TO CURE A n ONE DAY | resentatives Lacey; 17.—(Special.)—Senator | indefinitely postponed. { location of forest, 8. F. 127. | 2,280,640, and the average reserve held wi man of the committee, denied this right and | “The effect of | CONFER IN LAND MATTER President is Inolined to Favor the Reso- lution of Delegate Flynn. SOME CHANCE OF ITS BEING ACTED ON Authorizes a Commission to Investi- ®gate and Report on All Phases of the Land Laws Which Are Now In Effect. (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—(Special Tele gram.)—At a conference at the White House | 1ast night between the president and Rep- Mondell and Jones of the publie .lands committee upon:general leglslation pertaining to the land laws, s joint resolution Introduced by Delegate Flynn, providing for a public lands com- mission, came in for considerable discus- | sion, and on the main the president is in- | elined to believe it should recelve favor- | able consideration at the hands of the com- mittee on public lands. Such a commission, composed of five good men, famillar with the land laws and the public land question in general, might find {a method to equitably adjust the many | auestions which have recently arisen rela- | tive to the administration of the land laws now upon the statute books. The question of leasing lands for grazing purposes, the vexed questions which have arisen in car- rying out the provisions of the timber and stone act and the commutation features of the homestead laws, may be cited as sam- ples now causing much friction. In view of the approval with which Dele- gate Flynn's proposition met with at the hands of the president and the further fact that it will probably now be at least very seriously comsidered by the public lands commisslon, its provisions will be of in- terest. The resolution authorized the president |1n his discretion to appoint a commission of five persons to be known as the “public lands commission,” who have had special opportunity to observe the workings of the public 1and laws in various localities ot the country, whose duty it shall be to in- vestigate and report upon the complicated questions involved In the taking of lands for homesteads in the arid and semi-arid regions, in actual use of desert lands, in reserves and’ private holdings therein, in proposed leasing of grazing lands, in exchange of private lands for railroad subsidy lands and forest lieu land, selections, in unauthorized fencing of public lands, in the exhausting of the the appointment of a committee to in- | public ranges, and of all present methods of acquiring titles or possession to the pub- lic lands of the United States. The reso- | lution provides an appropriation of $75,000 to pay the expensc of the commission. Personnl Matters, The senate today passed a bill granting a pension of $30 per month to Mary H. Rumple, widow of the late Representative John N. W. Rumple. This bill now goes to the president for approval. Mrs. Lizzie M. Armstrong of Fort Dodge 1s the guest of Mrs. Maurice D. O'Connell, wife of the solicitor of the treasury. Mrs. Armstrong will extend her visit'ever a couple of weeks. Senator Millard has secured the addition of three mail carriers to serve rural routes out of Norfolk. Mrs. George R. Butlin, wife of George R. Butlin of Omaha, stenographer to Sena- tor Millard, died tonight. Funeral ar- rangements have not yet been 'completed. Mr. Butlin s awaiting to hear from his Wife's sisters, one of whom lives‘in Omaha and the other in New York. 5 Routine of Departments. The Postoffice department has ordered the establishment on March 1 of free debvery service at Centerville, Ia., with Charles L. Newcom, Jesse Butler, Lloyd B, Mishler and JosepH Q. Adams as carriers and Reu- ben E. Carr and Harry Simmon as spbsti- tutes. The condition of the national banks of Des Moines on February 6 shows loans and discounts ferl from $4,002,842 to $4,808,815 since November 25 last. The gold holdings increased from $146,317 to $189,235, and the individal ceposits fell from $2,085,368 to 23.72 per cent. Reserve agents approved: Corn Bxchange National bank of Chicago for.Centerville National of Centerville, Ia.; Natlonal Bank | of Commerce of St. Louis for Merchants' | National of Cedar Rapids, Ia.; -Seaboard | National of New York for First National — | ot Howard, S. D. The postoffices at Johngonyille, Crawford county, ITa., Farwell, Sanborn county, and Odessa, Hand county, 8. D., have been or- dered discontinued. Jasper Jasperson and Halvor Napper were {today appointed regular, and John A. An- | derson and Peter Garvick substitute rural carriers at Leland, Ia. Fred 8. Thomas of Quick, Ia, was today appointed a rallway mail clerk, The corporate existence of the First Na- tional bank of David City, Neb. has been extended until the close of business Feb- ruary 17, 1923. A These rural deliyery routes will be es- tablished April 1:, Nebraska, Clarkson, Col- | fax county, two roufes; area covered, 94 | square miles; population served, 1,090. Da- vid City, Butler county, one additignal; area, 30 square miles; population, 576. 'Ith- aca, Saunders county, one route; area cov- | ered, 26 square miles; population, 525. Nor- folk, Madison county, three. additional | area, 88 square miles; population, 1,385. A CORKER But Not Much of a P tor. There was an old clergyman in central New York state some years ago who was a very powerful speaker, buc whose private life was by no means exemplary. Some of io the habit of remonstrating with him regularly about this, aud his reply invari- ably was, “Don’t do as I do; do as I tell you to do.” It is so with a great many physiclans. There are hundreds of medical men who tully understand. the folly of drinking cof- fee and tea, who tell their patients mot to drink efther, yet who use one or the other themselves. But sometimes it knocks even the doctor out and he has to quit Old King Coffee. A physiclan of Wasioja, Minn., says: “I was a liberal user of coffee from my youth and my health broke down whilo at college, in 1880, at 25 years of age, but I continued to use coffee until 1898, | although 1 was nervous and suffered con- | stantly from a condition known as dia- betes Insipidue, a condition that is well known to be due to nervousness, My welght was pelow par and no dlet or tonle medicines were sufficient to restore my vitality and strength “In 1898 1 became suspicious of coffee and I broke off the habit by taking up Postum. Since that time my nerves become strong and well and my welght b increased about 30 pounds. . Well botled, it is a deliclous healthful drink, heavy with strength and muscle-making -quali- ties.” Name furnished by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Take. Laxative. Bromo Quiine Tablots. All druggibts refund the money If it fails to E. W. Gro goature on each box 26e Evyen it your phyielan does drink coffee, you had better do as he tells you to do. Give Postum ‘& trial. That's the easy way to shake off coffee and get well and keep well. e Tows, Ft. Atkinson, Winneshiek county, three routes; area, 8 square miles; popu- lation, 1,800. Gowrie, Webster county, four routes; ares; 08 re miles; population, 1477. Gravity, Taylor. county, two addi- tional; area, 30 square miles; population, 1,065 Guthrie Center, Guthrie county, one roue; area covered, 3¢ square miles; popu- lation, 470. Honey Cregk, Pottawattamie county, one route; grea, 36 square miles; population, 365, Mondamin, Harrison county, two routes; area, 71 square miles population, 985. Thurman, Fremont, county, one additional; area, 21 square miles; pop- ulation, 515. & Postmasters appofnted: Nebraska, Augus- tus H, Surber, Waterbury, Dixon cousty, vice Harrison Sayre, resigned; Clinton G, Siver, Willard, Lincoln county, vice A. B. Plerce, resigned. Iowa, Robert MoMt, Buck Grove, Crawford county; Christopher Pe- terson, Eldorado, Fayette county; George A. Spielman, Packwood, Jefferson county. Army Moneéy Bill Agreed To. The conferees on the army appropria- tion bill reached an agreement today. The senate amendment providing for the detail of retiring army officers to the number of twenty was agreed to, but the provision for the assignment of retfred officers as at- taches at American embassies and legations abroad was omitted. The conferees agreed to the provision that citizens of Porto Rico may enlist in the regular army and the Porto Rican regi- ment may be ordered for service outside of Porto Rico, with an amendment provia- ing that all volunteer officers now in the Porto Rican regiment shall be musteied out of the service on June 30, 1904, and their places fllled by detail from the line of the regular army. The senate amendments making $26,000 immediately available for the equipment of officers’ schools and making appropriations available for barracks and quarters in the United States and in the Philippines, were agreed to; also the provision made by the senate for an. appropriation. of $2,000 for the purchase of a national trophy and med- als to be contested for annually by the army and national guard. The appropriation of $2,000,000 for equip~ ping the national guard was agreed to. The senate conferees receded from the amendments providing for the purchase and preservation of the Balls Bluffs battle~ fleld. The senate provision for $500,004 for army post buildings to take the place of canteens remains in the bill, but it is provided that no more than $40,000 be expended for any one post building. There are added to. the artillery corps twenty-five master electriclans, to be en< listed hy the secretary of war. The senate amendment permitting army officers below the grade of major general who saw service in the civil war to retire with the rank and pay of the next highest grade was agreed to, with a further amend- ment making it apply only to officers who served in the civil war more than one year. FROST STILL REIGNS (Continued from' First Page.) down to a polnt variously reported at from 9 to 15 degrees below. zero. The latter temperatufe s reported unofctally from exposed suburban places, which felt the full force of the fierce cold. The intense cold practically eut the city oft from telegraphic communication with the outside world during the early part of the day. Contraction of wires caused breakages In every direction and only inter- mittent service could be maintained. The officlal ‘' retord of temperatures showed the zero;point reported at 11 o'clock last ni§bt- since which hour a steady declirio"whs maintattied, until the minimum was reached at 8 o'clock this morning—10 degrees below zero. While moderating slightly during the day, no im- mediate breaking up of the cold spell is promised and In ‘the neighborhood of 4 o'clock § degrees below fs looked for to- mMOorrow. Low Temperature in Wisconsin, MILWAUKEE, Feb. 17.—Thermometers here registered from 10 to 16 degrees below zero this morning, the lowest of the season. Lower temperatures are general throughout the state. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17.—The tempera- ture, was 6 degrees below mero at 6 a. m. After 8 o'clock the mercury, began to rise slowly, but the forecaster promls ex- | tremely cold weather for two da All trains are from six to seven hours late. BOSTON, Feb. 17. of the winter thus far prevailed here last night, Snow continued té fall this fore. noon. . Railroad and street car service wa badly hampered and shipping was effectu- ally tied up. Several vessels which left port last night are supposed to have ex- perienced a hard night. There is a large number of transatlantic vessels due at this port. Conditions in New York . NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The blizzard of last night left New York in a better condi- tion than expected. The snow ceased fall- ing at an early hour, but began again a 8 o'clock. Surface and elevated railroad lines were partly crippled, but were mot 50 badly tled up as by several previous storms this winter. The predicted big drop in temperature did not occur. The ves locity of the wind had decreased coneld- erably since midnight, when there was a moderate gale. Up to 9 o'clock the total snow fall in this city, as reported by the Weather bureau, was 9.7 4nches. This is by far the heaviest fall of snow this winter. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.—A storm savoring of & blizzard, which reached this city last evening and raged with unremit- ting force during the greater part of the night, still prevails today, but in a some- what milder degree. During the night snow fell to a depth of six inches and tho temperature dropped to 20 degrees at 8 o'clock this morning. Rallway and street car trafic is badly handicapped and telegraphi and tele- the more outspoken of his parishoners werd | phone service is crippled. This s municipal election day through- out the state and one effect of the storm has been to lessen the vote. Snowfall in Kentueky. LOUTSVILLE, Ky., Feb, 17.—Following & thirty-six hour rain and a half day's record breaking snowfall, Loulsville this morning experienced the coldest weather of the win- ter, 1 degree above zero. FREMONT, Neb., Feb, 17.—(Speclal.)— The cold weather of the past two days moderated today. Monday morning the mercury stood at 15 below zero, and the maximum daring the day was 1 below. ' This morning it stood at 12 below, and at noon had run up to 20 above. EXETER, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special)— Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were the three coldest days this winfer fn this vicinity, The mercury stood in the order named: Six, 14 and 10 degrees below. There is considerable show on the ground, which is a good thing for the fall wheat. WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special.) —The prevailing weather is the, coldest far experienced in (his section. The thei mometer registered 20 degrées below this morning st 6 o'clock. The air s dry and pleasant. HARVARD, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Speclal)— During the past foriy-elght baurs the mer- | low and 5 above gero, most of the time be- low. Harvard people aré fortunate in be- ing able to secure coal, o ll?t o sérlous sutering bas been reported, L§ - ‘The worst snow storm cury has vibrated between 15 degrees be- | board that any tract of land 18 of less value PROVISIONS OF NEW TAX LAW Synopsis of the "Bill Prepared by the Revenue Oommission. GENERAL FEATURES OF OLD LAW SAVED County A essors to Have Charge of Listing of All Propérty but Ra rposes of (Continued from First Page.) such companies in the localittes in which thoy transact business. The tangible prop- erty of these companies is to be loeally assessed as other personal property. Speclal provisions are incorporated in the Uil for reaching pawnbrokers, interest on government bonds and also specific pro- visions for the assessments of corporations, Dipe lines and pipe line companles, railroad and car companies, by which it is sought to render cars not owned by companies in this state, but transported through the state liable to be listed. All property is to be ssessed botween the 1st day of February and the 1st day of April of each year. Bonds of rallroad corporations and car companies shall be. annually assessed by the State Board of Equalization and Assess- ment. Assessment of Railroads. On or hefore February 1, 1904, and an- nually thereatter, the officials of all rail- road companies doing business in this state shall make and flle with the State Board of Equalization and Assessment a state- ment of all of the property owned by such companies on the 31st day of December preceding. The statement required em- braced a comprehensive and detalled state- ment of all railroad property of every de- scription subject to taxation in this state, which statement includes a listing of all of its rolling stock, its entire trackage, in- cluding spurs and sidetracks, depots, sta- tion houses, warehouses, looated wholly or in part upon its right of way, its total cap- ital stook, the market value thereof, and, it it has no market value, then the true value of the same; the amount of its mort- gage Indebtedness, the value of all of its tools and repairs, and all of its other per- gonal property, together with such other in- formation as the board may require. The act provides a penalty for failure on the part of any ccrporation to make the return as provided for, the corporation to forfeit to the state a sum of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each offense, a recovery thereof to be had by an action in the name of the state. It is also pro- vided that this return shall not be con. clusive upon the board, but that the board may from such information as it has or may procure otherwise, assess the corporate property on the same basis as all other property. The valuation of each road is to be ob- tained by dividing the total value by the number of miles of the line within the state. Every railroad company within the state shall on or before February 1 of each year report to the county clerk of each county the numbBer of miles of track situated within each taxing district thereof, to- gether with a full statement of all bulld- ings, and personal property of all descrip- tion, which it may have in such county. The state board of equalization and es- sessment shall have power to require the attendance of officers of rallroad edmpani their agents, and all other witnesses, and shall be ¥he Board's duty to fix a mintmum price for it, this_price to be certified to the county treasurer, and such land to be s0ld at private.sale for not less than such price, {rrospective o the ameunt of taxes due against if, and the Jand sball thereupon be divested ot alk tax Completing Tax Title, No purchqser at a fax sale shall be en- titled to a-deed .until it is shown that at least two months before {he time of re- demption he caused a notice to be served upon the owner of record of his agent, stating therein the amount due and the date when redemption expires. If the person | cannot be found notice by publication may | be had. When these conditions are com- plied with and at any time within three yeurs after the expfration of two years the county treasufer shall on request execute to the Putchaser a deed on the premises deseribed in his certificate. The deed shall | have the official seal of the treasurer and be acknowledged by ‘him and will then be entitled to, récord as other conveyances, vesting in fee in the grantee and his heirs | the title therétg, Such deeds are declared to be presumptive evidence in all the courts in this state and in all controversies re- lating to the rights of the grantee, his helrs or assigns. The act makes further provision with reference to the manner in which the owner may defeat the title of the purchaser, by showing that the property was not subject to taxation, that the taxes had been paid before the sale, that the property had been redeemed or that there has'béen an entire omission to list the prop- erty. But no person shall be permitted to question the title without first showing that he had title at the time of the sale, or that the title had been acqulred from the Unitea States after the sale, or that the taxes had been paid by the claimant or his grantees. It is also provided in such cases that the claimant against the tax deed may show that he paid his taxes, but through a mistake the entry thereof was made upon other land. He may also show fraud on the part of the purchaser, and if it is es- tablished the deed is vold. Provision Is also made for the foreclosure of tax deeds and tax sale certificates in the district courts and permitting several tax deeds or certificates to be foreclosed in one action without constituting a misjoinder of causes of action or defenses. ENCLAND IS NOW AT PEACE (Continued from First Page.) lite in that part of the world. He par- tially concurred in the sentiments'and de- sires expressed by the colonlal secretary for the fusion of the two white races in South. Africa, but he wanted to know 1f Mr. Chamberlain's acts were subject to the approval of his colleagues. If a bar- gain was made who was to speak with au- thority for the nation? In conclusion, Sir Henry, who spoke for an hour and a quarter, criticised the growth of the national expenditure. Premler Balfour in reply sald Mr. Cham- berlain had consulted his colleagues and added: We entirely indorse and make ourselves responsible for the general policy he has declared in South Africa. In the House of Commons afterwards Mr. Balfour referred briefly to the Brussels sugar conventlon which, he reiterated, did not interfere with the most favored ma- tion clause of commercial treaties. He also announced that the government had decided not to penalize sugar from any of the colontes. In regard to the conditions prevailing in Macedonla, Mr. Balfour d they were a to require the production of books and papers and records which It may deem necessary. Collection of Personal Tax Another important feature of the bill is the liability of the county treasurer, who is, ex-officio. the. collector of ‘all taxes in his county. Upon the receipt of the tax rolls by him he is charged with all taxes constant menace to the peace of Burope. An ‘ineorruptible government was needed to Introduce the primary elements of order in Macedonia. SNOWSTORM HINDERS VOTERS Pennsylvania Municipal Electfons P Off Quietly with Few Votes Cast. assessed against the personal property of his county, and he and his bondsmen are liable therefor, unless he shows collection of the same or a full compliance with all of the requirements of the act relative to his duties in the premises. On December 1 of each year in which taxes shall have been assessed all unpaid personal taxes except those in citles hay- ing a system of taxation provided for by special statute, shall become delinquent and thereafter draw interest at 10 per cent until patd. Op May 1 of the year in which taxes shall have been assessed unpaid taxes upon Teal property, except in cities otherwise provided for, shall become delinquent and draw 10 per cent interest. Provision is made for notification to delinquents of the amount due and that unless paid be- fore the following September, distress warrants shall issue. It is provided that the treasurer shall collect delinquent taxes by distress warrants and the sale of the property. Distress warrants shall be issued against all per- sons who are delinquents for taxes of 1903, or any, year {hereafter, unless such per- sons shall file an afdavit of poverty, in which case distress warrants shall not issue. The warrants are to be served by the treasurer or his deputy, returnable within sixty days. The county treasurer of one county is given power to issue dis- tress warrapts to the treasurer of another county. Drastic penalties are provided for the tearing down or removal of buildings located upon real estate against which there are delinquent taxes; the lien of the | tax following such 'removed property wherever it may be taken or in whatever | form it may be converted. When the county tresurer becomes aware of such tearing down or removal it becomes his Quty forthwith to lssue a distress warrant and fo follow the property wherever he may find it Taxes Become L Taxes upon real estate are made a llen trom and including April 1 until pald; upon personal property from and after October 1. All general taxes due the state or any of the subdivisions thereof are made a first llen upon the real estate on which | levied. Special assessments regularly as- | sessed and levied are made a lien on real | ate, but are junior to general taxes. | All real estate on which taxes are mot pald by November 1 after they become de- | linquent is by the act made subject to sale. The act provides the manner in which the sale provided for is to be accomplished; the county treasurer to make out'a list | describing the land and the unpaid taxes | agalnst it, providing for the publication thereof for three consecutive weeks and | providing the formalities of the sale. Any person who affers to pay the amount of the tax due, or the smallest portion thereef, shall be the purchaser of the same, and when _he designates the portion the taxds against which he will pay, that portion s to be considered an undivided portion. But the treasurer may sell the whole. County to Bid in Property. The sct contains a provision for the purchase of real estate on which taxes are delinquent by the county board for the benefit of the county. “When such purchase 1s made it is provided that the county treas- urer shall issue & certificate of purchase for the land which is to 'be heid in his hands until any person who will pay . the amount due thereon is found, whereupon the county treasurer may make an assign- | ment théreof t0 be attested by the indorse- | ment of the county clerk. “Whenever it shall appear to the coualy PHILADELPHIA, . Feb. 17.—Municipal elections were held in Pennsylvania today, Owing to the snowstorms the vote polled was light. In Philadelphia John Weaver, the pres- ent district attorney, was elected mayor by the usual large republican majority. Injured in Cornsheller. BEATRICE, Neb., Feb, 17.~(Special Tel- egram.)—Word reached here tonight of a painful accident -which befell John Job- man, @ 14-year-old boy living near Fil- ley, today. 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Prices—Mat., to §1.60: night, 28¢ to 33 No free list. Beats on sale. Curtain Rises at § and 2'p. . ©) Bix Performances, Starting Sunday Mat., February 22- BARBARA FREITCHE. ¥ (el SPECIAL ™3340~ FEB. 23 The Phenomenal Bohermuan Vioin Vit- tuoso, after his triumphs in New York, Boston, Chicugo— i .4 KOCIA In Conjunction with Miss Julla Geyer, Solo Planoforte; Mr. Franz Spindier, Accompanist Direction RUDOLEH ARONSON. Prices—0c, 7oc, §1.00, $1.50. Sedts on sale CLULLLAL L] ‘Telephone-153L Matinees Thurs., Sal, Sun, 25 EVERY NIGHT-$:15. HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Cressey and Dayne, Edfth Helend, Zazell & Vernon, Wood and Bates, T three Livingstons, and the Kisodrome Regular Prices l0c, e, b