Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1903, Page 1

b - THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. —— OMAHA, TUESDAY M ORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1903—TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE T————————— CENTS. HONOR WASHINGTON ®hicngo Holds Many Moetings in Great Patriot's Memory. SENATOR HOAR IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Pays Earnest Tribute to Father of Oountry Twice in the Day EASTERN CITIES KEEP GENERAL HOLIDAY New York and Boston Observe Anniversary by Cessation of Work. BIG BANQUET IS GIVEN IN ENGLAND Duke of Devonshire and Others In- t on Friendly Relations Which Now Unite Briton and Once anged D ter, CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—Public schools, banks, the Board of Trade, the Stock exchange and all city and county offices were closed today in honor of Washington’s birthday and ap- propriate exercises were held by various societies. A meeting was held in the morning at the Auditorfum attended by the pupils of the public schools, at which Prof. George E. Vincent of the University of Chicago and Miss Jane Addams ot Hull House were thu principal speakers. In the afternoon Senator Hoar of Massa- chusetts addressed a large audience com- posed of the members of the Union League club and their friends. The singing of pa- triotic songs by the audience formed part of the exerciees. A banquet was given this evening by the Union League club at which President Bancroft proposed the td: “The Orator of the Day,' to which Senator Hoar re- ponded. Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, President Eliot f Harvard and Bishop Gallor of Teunessee were the other £pcakers. New York Keeps Hollday. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—While there was no official celebration, today was generally observed a8 a holiday and there was a very generous display of bunting. The public schools, federal, state, county and city offices, exchanges, banks, ete., were closed and In the down town district Iit- tle business was transacted. Most of the retail stores were closed. The weather was bright. Military Veterans Forgath, BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 3.—Army veterans' reunions, patriotic meetings and other events were {ncluded in the observance of Washington's birthday in this city. General Willlam Boo‘h, commander of QUEEN RECEIVES AMERICANS Italian King's Wife Chats Loug with Visitors From Acrows the Seas, — ROME, Feb. 23.—Queerh jay re- celved in private audiencé r- fcans: Mrs. Frank Morris A ‘; cago, Miss Halstead Boyland, Mrs. afiw Bridgeham and Mrs. and Miss Gaw of Pl adelphia, Mr. and Mrs. Gay of Rome, Mi Harrison of Baltimore, Miss Pendleton ter of the former United States minister to Berlin, Mr. and Mrs, Norton of Berlin, Mrs. George Lea Peabody of Boston, Wil- liam Appleton Potter, brother of Bishop Potter; Miss Marion H. Simmons, Leonard M. Thomas, second secretary of the United States embassy here; Robert M. Winthrop, secretary to the United States legation at Berlin; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Holland, Mrc. A. P. Woodworth and Miss Ethel Brownson of New York. The four last named were also presented to the queen-mother. All the Americans afterward participated in a court ball, which assumed special significance, as it was the first to which foreigners have been admitted during the present reign. The queen conversed at length with the Americans present, inquiring of Mr. Potter after his brother, Bishop Potter, whom, she said, she knew well by reputation. Queen Helena congratuiated Secretary Thomas on his appointment to the em- bassy at Rome and chatted at some lengih with Mre. Avery about children. The ball was a great function. The members of the diplomatic corps and the leaders of Roman soclety wers among the 2,000 guests. WHOLE ISLAND SNOWBOUND Newtoundland Cannot Esti- timate When Tra Even wi tions. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 23.—The trains which were snowbound In the interior having secured relief, are now moving backwards to their starting points. It was impossible for the trains to attempt to cut thelr way through the snowdrifts across the summit of the island. Another blizzard raged last night, add- ing to the snow drifts. An eastern train with forty-three passengers reached Nor- ris Arm this afternoon, and is now on its way to this eity, but it is unknown when it will arrive, owing to a rain storm and a subsequent frost coating the tracks with fce. A train which left St. Johns this morning was unable to proceed half a mile from the station ewing to the fice, and had to return this afternoon. The western snowbound express is slowly retreating toward Bay of Islands with fitty-five persons aboard. It was deemed unwise to keep the train near the summit) owing to a possible long deiay before that section of the raflroad is clear. The pas- séngers will be housed at Bay of Island The passengers of the express, which also the Salvation Army, addressed large audi- ences in Tremont temple. The holiday was quite generally observed in the larger cities of New England. Britons Ald Celebration. .~The birthday was the occasion for a brilliant assemblage. The duke of Devonshire and Lord Lon- donderiy, members of the cabinet, offi- clally voiced the good will of the British government, while such representative Eng- lishmen as the lord mayors of London and Bristol, the lord provost of Glasgow, Lord Strathcona and Lord Rothschild, and the following members of the house of com- mons: Sir Charles Dilke, J. H. Dalziel, Sir Thomas Dewar, Sir Edwin Lawrence, Eb- enczer Parkes, Sir Glibert Parker and Jo- seph Welton, all gave expression to their bearty wishe: Among the well known Americans pres ent were Ambassador Choate, Consul Gen- eral Henry Clay Evans, Standford Newell, minister to The Netherlands; John Barrett, T. W. Cridler, Lord Fairfax, Marshall Hal- stead, Colonel Hunsiker, Halsey C. Ives of the 8t. Louls exposition, Captain Piper, # deputy police commissioner of New York all the United States embassy staff and many foreign representatives of the St. Louls exposition, Signor Marconl was also present and was | most warmly received. The duke of Devonshire, proposing the toast of the president, referred to Mr. Roosevelt as & man who had made his mark 4 succescful civil service reformer, a ifPlant military leader and an eminent tesman, in whom he saw an intelligent anh carnest triend of England. | Never in any previous time, 1d’ the duke, “have Anglo-American relations been more cordial. Both peoples are in fairly good humor with themselves, and so it is | unlikely they should be in a bad humor with each other. “1 welcome the tendency ou the part of | the United States to take a larger and | keener interbst in affairs outside the Amer- fean continent.” War Weuld Be Error. Ambassador CBoate, following 1n the same strain, declareé that war on eny sub- | ject between Great Britain acd merica an unspeakable crime. Mr. Francis eloguently described the mo- tive and scope of the St. Louis exposition. He gave detailed figures, showing the © Governor Canedo s active in all pre- with which the money was expended to | Ventive measures and shows great per- make every phase of the exposition per- | 8onal courage. He refuses to leave the fect and useful to the European exhibitors | ¢!ty and go back to the state capitol uniil | 254 visitors the plague is stamped out He referred to the first great interna- tional exhibition in London. Since then England had always been fully represented at every universal exposition. that the country should not be behind hand at St o guest come. ** he added 1 feel some delicacy in referring to our consanguinity, nelther would it be be- | coming in the president of this universal exhibition to designate as the seat of honor the place at the table to be occupled by | {IICTCl B th= mother country. You need no assur ance, however, from the exposition manag trom the American people that no one could Benor us more nor anyone be given preced- nce over you. We feel justified in pre- be universal from within the limits of our country, extensive and populous as it is, but that citizens of every civilized country numbers." John Barrett proposed the health of the “British exhibitor his remarks urged the United Kingdom to make of the St. Louls exposition amother Durbar. Tower Presides in Berlin, ment, from the head of our government of | yourq of one of the royal yachts, refusing | | to see her husband and o the course of | carries large American and Canadian in- coming malls, are likely to be detained at Bay of Islands for some time. KING EDWARD GIVES LEVEE T vt A o " o Private Audience. LONDON, Feb. 28.—King Edward held the first levee of the season in the throne room of Buckingham palace. Ambassador Choate and the other members of the United States embassy were among the diplomats present. The king was attended by the prince of Wales, most of the cabinet ministers and all the great officers of state. Mr. Choate presented among others D. R. Francls, president of the St. Louis exposition. After the levee the king sent to ask Mr. Francis if he would like to be received in private audlence and recetving an afirma- tive reply promised to fix a date. Mr. Francls will attend today's debate in the House of Commons on War Secretary Brodreck’s army scheme. During an informal conversation which Mr. Francis had with Lord Lansdowne on the subject of the St. Louls exposition, the foreign secretary manifested keen interest in the fair and promised It every possible support. Mr. Francls anticipated an early an- nouncement of the apointment of a royal | commission to arrange for Great Britain's participatipn in the exposition. PLAGUE NOT YET STAYED oners Immured in Ball Ring While Jail is Dis- ntected. MAZATLAN, Mexico, Feb. 23.— There was only one death from bubonic plague today and that at the observation station. There are thirty-five patients at the laz- aretto, with the condition of eight doubt ful. Two hundred persons are now iso- lated. The bull ring is now being used as |a prison, as the jail is undergoing disin- tection, Among the new cases ampng the sentries at two occurred the military hos- who died a few bours later. Her employ- ers, who live next door to the governor, are Bow In quarantine TO WED AUSTRIAN COUNT He urged | Sister of the Khedive Obtain | Louls. l will be more wel- | Divorece from xyptian Husband and Goes to Vienna. CAIRO, soun, sister of Feb. 23.— the khedive and wite of | Prince Djemil Toussoun, recently made an | upsuccessful attempt ai self-destruction by The act is sald to have been prompted by jealousy. The princess subsequently left Egypt an Her highness went y of Trieste to Viehna, where it is by | said she is abovt to wed an Austrian count. dicting that the attendance will mot only | 3" giyorce b already been granted, {BALFOUR GIVES ASSURANCES cn the globe will visit us in representative | Says House Wi tanity t Ma Huve Ample Oppor- Discuss Mercantile e Arrsngement. LONDON, Feb. 23.—Replying to a ques- tion in the House of Commons today, Ger- ald Balfour, president of the Board of Trade, said the general lines of the agree- BERLIN, Feb 23.—Two bundred Ameri- | ment between the British government and «ans in this city celebrated Washington's birthday with & supper and dance at tl Kaiserhoff. Ambassador Tower presided A musical entertainment preceded the dan- it \ the International Mercantile Marine com- pany had been determined upon and the house would be given an opportunity to dis- cuss the arrangements before it was finally concluded. Princess Djemil Tous- | HAS HOPES FOR IRELAND Lord Dunraven Considers Land Question as Good as Bettled. ALL DEPENDS ON TERMS OF COMING BILL Tavernment Follows Suggestions " Joint Conferemce Long Con- ed Friction Will Certainly to Good of Empire. LONDON, Feb. 23.—The earl of Dunraven was interviewed tonight regarding the re- sults of the Irish landlords' and tenants’ conference in Dublin, of which he was chairman. He spoke hopefully regarding the prospects of legislation. Lord Dunraven said: The uterances of King Edward and of British pubiic men, the temper of Ireland, the reception of the concurrent report .by the public and the action of the govern- ment since are all favorable. also point to the success of the govern- ment Irish land bill, which, If it contains a just and generous offer, will mske the first impresaion, on which all depends. The bill, if drawn on the lines suggested by. the' conference, will insure a final settle- ment ana remove the cause of frict Ireland which is reacting unfavorabl only on Great Britain, but throughout the empire and on our kindred in the United States. Lord Dunraven replied to the adverse criticlsm of the report, saylng the con- terees could not Jay down a specific formula { to be adoupted. They were obliged to deal with the matter on the broadest lines, in considering both the interests of the natioh and those of the individual landlords and tenants. He did not think that the gov- ernment would be_able to specify a strict formula which, if attempted, would con- fuse the lssues. The minor detalls of any plan based on voluntarism must be left to the purchasers and sellers. The confer- ence only sought to formulate the condi- tions under which it would be possible to complete the transfer of the land within a reasonable period. His lordship concluded by saying he did not think that the demand on the state benefits gained. GOWDY BEGINS AN Consul General to INQUIRY Make Official In- vestigation Concerning Stolen Property of the Fairs, PARIS, Feb. 23.—Consul General Gowdy has opened an official investigation Into the charges that valuable furs which be- longed to the late Mrs. Charles L. Fair were changed after her death for inferior articles. A box containing the furs had been re- ceived here from San Francisco, and the ®eals were broken today by Mr. Gowdy, in the presence of all those who had a part in handling the articles up to the time of their shipment to America. Edmond Kelly, representing the Fair es- tate, and M. Chanel and Grumwaldt, who appraised the original garments as being worth _$21,200, were among those present. When box was opened, a short cloak onpd,_bajh. ot xpilipr. M. Chanel said positively that the ar- ticles were not those he had appraised. M. Grumwaldt was not so positive whether the articles were the same. Representa- tives of two forwarding companies traced every movement of the pactage from the time it was turned over to them. Messrs, Gowdy and Kelly questioned the various parties and later Mr. Gowdy re- quested the appraisers to submit tomorrow a written appraisal of the value of the articles shown today. CANADA HANGS ARBITRATION Remonstrates Against Appointments Made by United States to Bou, OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 23.—The Al houndary commission was discussed at a meeting of the cabinet toda: In an interview tonight a cabinet min- ister sai¢ that while it might not be proper to say that a protest had been made by Canada against the nomination of Senators Turner and Lodge to represent the United States, a remonstrance had been made on | the ground that Canada was not being fairly treated in the matter, ! When Canada gave way to arbitration | by a tribunal it was with the understanding | that three judges of the United States supreme court would be appointed to sit om the case with British and Canadian | Judges of repute on the other side | The United States, he said, has failed to carry out this clause. Instead, the United | States government has appointed, particu- !larly in Senators Lodge and Turner, men | who cannot be called “impartial jurists of epule,”” as required by the treaty. On the contrary, they are looked upon as men _whu are strongly antagonistic to Canada's claims. Until an answer is obtained to this remonstrance Canala will not name its commissioners. | Would be not only a great ealamity, but | Pitdl and ome was that of a servant girl. [SAN DOMINGO GIVES WAY Agrees to Settle American C! | Asked by United States ims as i Minister, SAN DOMINGO, Feb. 23.—The Domini- | clan government has notified the United | States minister, Mr. Powell, that it will | aceept his proposition in regard to the | Ros claim and has requested further time to consider the claim of the Clyde com- | pany. | The treasury ofice oficials here have |paid Mr. Powell $18,750 as tne first in- stallment on the Improvement company's claim, amounting to $4,500,000. The Dom- iLican government has agreed to pay dur- Ing the first year § ,000 in monthly in- | stallments of $17,500. | ‘The political situation in Santo Doming: | 1s not settled. Disturbances have oe | curred at Bara Hora on the south coast The minister of war has assumed com- | mand of the troops. [RAILROAD GETS FOUR SHIPS | Dempster Company. LONDON, Feb. 23.—The negotiations for the purchase by the Canadian Pacific of four Beaver line steamers from Elder-Dempster were concluded today. The price pald is not yet disclosed, but it 1s said to be about $7,500,000. o The deal Is regarded here as having an importan’ bearing on the proposed Canadian fast mall service, it probably will elimi- nate the tender of Elier-Dempster & Co. therefor and leave the Canadian Pacific |1 & better position (o sccure the contract. Indications | treasury would be disproportionate to the | MAY YET BE MEAT MERGER E. E. Robbins of the Omaha Packing Company Siated for Chalrman of the Board, CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—The Post today says: Plans practically are complete for the merg- ing of the interests of the firms that com- | prise the beet trust. Unless something un- foreseen arises April 1 will see the official announcement of the incorporation of a se- curities holding company which eventually may control the meat business of the world. Unlike the popular idea of the packers: merger, however, for the time being it Is not to embrace everything In sight, nor is it to be capitalized at $500,000,000, as an- nounced for the United States Packing com- pany. Further, the plane cantemplate no friction with the federal courts because of the recent decision of Judge Grosscup against the packing house combination. The nucleus of the great combination of the smaller independent plants bought last year by the big packers preparatory to the | general merger planned at that time. The securities to be held by the new corporation are those of the G. H. Ham- mond Packing company, the Omaha Pack- ing company, the Anglo-Amcrican-Fowler companies, the St. Louis Beef company and the United States Dressea Beef company, and possibly several of the outaide stock yards now controlled by Chicago Interests. Chicago will be the hesdquarters of the combination, but as far as the public is concerned there will be no immediate change in the operatiomof iho indiv!lual plants under the new r--’*ne. It 1s planned to lead the new securifies company with vresent officials of the individual cqm- panies, instead of the hig vackers them- selves, or those immedlately associated with them in the “Dig Six" companies. The slate of officials for the securities company has been preaperd, and is sald to contain the names of J. C. Melvin and J. P. Lyman of the Hammond Packing con pany; Frederick Cowan of the Anglo- American, and E. F. Robbine of the Omaha Packing company. Probably rhe last named will be chairman of the board of directors | It 15 not known definitely what will be the capital of the securities-holding company, but it is thought the figures will be in ex- cess of the purchase price of the companies to be combined, probably spmething like $50,000,000. DARROW REFUSES - TO RUN Finally Decides ) ntest May- oralty of Chieago with Car- ter Harridon. CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—Clarehce S. Darrow tonight announced that he %ould not make the race for mayor of Chicagn. In glving reasons he said for many years he had represented lu-rtur.onla in their litigation and he felt that’he could not abandon this work for that of the position of mayor of Chicago. He drelared that, in company with John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers, he had arfanged ‘ome measures intended to bemefit organizec labor through- out tho country, and did 1 it feel that he should give this up to ek a political office. oS 2 i nicipal ownership of public ‘utilities, it said that before such things could be brought #bout in Chicago there must be state legislation, and that he could further this by his position In the legislature of | Ilinols more than by anything he could do as mayor, where he would be compelled to enforce the laws on the statute books, SIX FOUND FROZEN STIFF Three Mexican Women with Their Children Suceumb to Texan Cola. GOLIAD, Tex., Feb. 23.—The bodies of #ix Mexicans, three women and three chil- dren, were found frozen to death on the river eight miles above here. The dend: ISABEL RODRIGUEZ, 40. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ, ¢ ANITA RODRIGUEZ. ALAM RODRIGUEZ. ROSE REGRIGUZ. HELEN VASQUEZ, 18. The bodles were lying close together, their position showing that the women | had tried to protect the children. They { were with friends on the south side of | the river on Wednesday and were put across |in a skiff by Tomas Vasquez after which | they started for a camp on the nortl: side | of the river, two or three miles distant, ! It is supposed they lost, their way. INEGRO ENTITLED TO DINNER Court Mulel Pullman (';Hnl\lny in ! 500 fo Refusing Black i Man Food. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 23.—In the United States court here today a jury awarded $500 |to Rev. Henry P. Johnston of Camden, a {colored man who sued the Pullman Car | company for $10,000. | Johnston s cditor of the Christian Ad- | vocate and on March 25 last, while riding {ip a Pullman car between Richmond Va., and Washington sought service In the din- {ing car. He claimed that he was refused |food by different subterfuges, notwith- standing he applied threee times. Finally, when all the passengers had been served and the employes were eating, he was of- fered food. NEGROES THREATEN LYNCHING One Black Shoots Another and May l Be Strung Up | Soon, i | ENID, OkL, Feb. L.—Black Peatl, a negro pugilist, shot Jim Jones, & negro |trom Topeka, in a saloon last night. earlier In the evening and st 1 Pearl made i & tour around the eity with a double-bar- reled shotgun. Finding Joues in a saloon, he emptied both barrels into his body and {ten gave himself up. Excitement runs | high among the negroes here, and talk |among them indicates that they will at- | tempt to lynch Pearl |SLAYS SELF WITH PENKNIFE Joseph Weoman es Throat While Despondent Over 11 Heaith, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. 25.—Mrs. Eliz- abeth Barr, wife of George W. Barr, a prominent business man, was found dead in her room at the family residence, 709 South Ninth street, with her throat cut A penknife covefed with blood was in her | right band Mrs. Barr had been in i}l braith for some | time. worldwide interests is to be the merger of | | Pearl and Jones had engaged in a fight | STATE GETS NO PENALTIES Supreme Court Affirms Decision in the Rock Island Oase. EMASCULATES PUBLIC BUILDING BILL Senate Uses the Pruning Knife on the Measure Introduced in the House by Mercer's Com- mittee, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The supreme court today ren- { dered a decision (hrough Justice Shiras at firming, with costs. the decision of the appeal from the circuit court of the United States In the case of Frank N. Prout, At- torney General of Nebraska, versus James C. Starr, and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company. The case iuvioves a suit instituted by the state of Nebraska | March 10, 1900, to recover from ihe rail way compuny $310,000 as penaities for vio- lations of the maximum freight law of Ne- braska which went into effect June 8, 1§93 fixing minimum rates for the transportation of freight upon rallroads in Nebraska, re- quiring carriers to reduce their charges to limits prescribed by statute, and im- posing penalties for violations of its pro- visions. The decislon which was affirmed was adverse to the state. Cuts Ount Appropriations. The senate today passed an omnibus building bill, but it makes the house bill, which s still on the calendar, look liks a past participle. The measure passed substantiaily as reported to the senate by Senator Fairbanks. The house bill re- ported by Represcntative Mercer contained comsiderable “pap” in the way of mew legislation, and immediately after its pro- visions became known there were protests among the guardians of the treasury of the popular branch of congress and its managers decided it Lest to permit the senate commiftee to deal first and cut, trim and emasculate at will. This program was carried into effect and many cities whose rapresentatives om gained recognition for appropriations for sites for new public buildings are left out in the amended bill as amended and and adopted by the senate. The public buflding bill as passed by the senate will have the sanction of the leaders of the hcuse and pass that body this week. The bill as reported to the house by Representative Mercer, called for an appropriation of $10,000 to purchase sites for York and Grand Island and also $5,000 each for sites for postoffices at Web- ster City and Mason City, Ia. The senate struck these Items out in spite of the fac. that Senator Dietrich and the senators from Jowa were most persistent in urging their adoption. Lincoln Gets The senate retained the bouse item rela tive to the public hillding at Lincoln, Neb. The new federal building at Lincoln. is scheduled, under the bill passed today, to cost $350,000. It also provides for the sal of the present posteffice to the eity of Lin ata less than $50,000. 6 am of the appropriation”for federal building at Council Bluffs is in creased from $247,847 to $258.847. The sec- retary of the treasury is authorized to purchase a tract of ground lying imme- dlately west of the ground now owned by the United States. The ground authorized to be thus purchased is thirty-seven feet wide and extends south from Broadway to the alley and the secretary fs not permit- ted to pay more than $6,000 for this strip of realty. The senate bill also provides for the ex- penditure of $170,000 for the erection of & postoffice, courthouse and land office ai Plerre, 8. D. The appropriation for a public building at Yankton was increased by the senate from $50,000 to $80,000. A provision is also made to increase the 1imit of cost of the public bulding at Centerville, Ia., to $40,000. A paragraph In the senate bill also car- ries §179,000 for bullding at Evanston, Wyo. Ask Place for Mercer. While today was to all intents and pur- poses a holiday for average citizens of the District of Columbia, President Roosevelt and congress worked overtime, 80 to speak. The president had really a busier day than usual, and his congressional callers were even more numerous than for some t'me. | A delegation from the house of representa- | tives was on hand bright and early, repre- sentatives from twenty states to ask Mr. Roosevelt to give a good position in the government service to Representative David HeMercer, who is about to retire from the house after a long seryice there. Representative Burkett of Linceln pre- sented the name of Mr. Me>cer to the pres- \dent, requesting that the outgoing con- | gressman from the Omaha district might | be given something | point of salary, at least, as that of con- | gressman. | President Roosevelt replied jocularly that it the needs of Nebraska were to be con- | sidered as taking in a territory from Mary- !Jand to North Dakota, there should be no special dificulty in landing a good job for | somebody. | Representative Burkett replied that he | aid not want any appointment which might be graclously given to Mr. Mercer to be charged up sgalnst the gemeral political patronage pot of Nebraska. | The president said that he generally sup- posed that when an appointment was sought on behalt of any citizen of & sovereign state he generally concluded that state would be willing t> have such appointment | chargeable to it Kepresentatives Sibley, Lacey, Cushman and Cromer made speeches commending | David H. Mercer, but really beyond a sort of general “Jolly” the president gave no in- dication as to what he may think of the | onslaught upon him by Mercer's friends. The committee was quite modest in mak- !ing suggestions to the president, merely naming such good things as the appraiser- | ship at the port of New York, a position on the Isthmian Capal commission, a sociate justice of the sugweme court of the District of Columbia and a justiceship on the court of clalms. The committee prob- ! ably could not think, on the spur of the | moment, of any other vacant places Mercer | could be induced to accept. Favorable Report on Rosebud Treaty. Senator Gamble today secured a favorable report at the hands of the committee on Indian affairs on the amended treaty to open up a portion of the Rosebud agency to settlement. The South Dakota delegation ealled upon Speaker Henderson today regarding the Rosebud treaty and urged upon him the importance of permitting the amended bill | | to come up. It is believed that under the terms of the bill as today reported to the | senate, whfth are idenmtical with those of (Continued on Second Puge.) appellant, | muel W. Allerton | the house side | equally as good in| CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Fair Tuesday, Ex- cept Snow in Southwest Portion; Wed- day Fair Temperatare at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. Dew. Soa omo.o.. 34 1pom.... 26 mooi... 82 2 pom . 8 ! - n 3 p.om .. | 8am 3 dpomei m 2% Bpomo.... 30 m 27 6 p. 0 m... 26 7 pom 20 . 28 S pom 28 »p.om 28 ENTERTAINMENTS LAST NIGHT Several Society Affairs, Where There Was Speaking, Music and Dancing. | The thirty-ninth anniversary of the founding of “ythlanism was appropriately | observed Monday evening by members of | Nebraska lodge No. 1 in their lodge rooms |in the Continental block. The hall was | filled” with nearly 400 knights and their guests, who enjoyed an excellent musical | and literary program. Included in the | numbers were an address of welcome which was delivered by Chancellor Com- | | mander Slabaugh, who spoke upon the ob- Jects and aims of the ordér; a violin and | plano duet by Master and Miss Siabaugh; @ plano solo by Mr. Latovsky; a voeal solo by Miss @ady, and a ‘cello solo by 8. B Latovsky.® One of the pleasing features of the evening was an address made by J. C Laing of Denver, Colo. The speaker sent phonograph record of his discourse, which was_reproduced and was very warmly re- celved. Prominent among those present was Col- cnel George H. Crager, the father of Pyth- fanism fn the west, who brought the first | lodge ot Pythians to this city, the first or- ganized west of the Allegheny mountains, {and who came to Omaha from Philadelphia. | | He I8 also the first member in the Veteran | Pythians’ association. Included in that as- soclation, which fs composed of members | who have been assoclated with the order for twenty years or more in this city, are | Messrs. J. Q. Goss, O. 8. Wood, M. H. Hoer- ner, Fred Herzke, W. W. Bingham, J, Had- field. A. Carstens, S. Trostler, all of whom | were present at the celebration. The even- | ing's pleasures concluded with refreshments | and a dance. | — - | The Catholic Order of Foresters, assisted.| by the Woman's Catholic Order of Forest- ers, held another of their regular enter- | tainments _and dancing parties in the | Thurstod Rifles' armory Monday evening, which was largely attended. During the | evening a vocal solo was rendered by Miss | May O'Brien, which was followed by a on act farce entitled “A Regular Fix,” which was given by the Lycoum Theatrical com- | peny. During the evening refreshments | were served by the ladies, after which dancing was enjoyed by nearly 125 couples. Yah-mun-dah-sis tribe of Red Men gave an entertainment Monday evening in its hall in the Continental block, which was very largely attended and which consisted | of an interesting musical and literary pro- | gram. During the evening an address of weleome was delivered by Attorney Ritchie, which was responded to by C. E. Hollday. i program was followed by danclng. The seventeenth annual ball of Overland lodge No. 128, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, was held Monday sevening in ‘Washington hall and proved one of the most enjoyable events ever given under the auspices of the lodge. The hall was thronged with nearly 150 couples. F. K. Chandler officlated as master of ceremonies. CAPTURES A BOLD FUGITIVE Officer Baldwin Arrests Man Wanted in Minnesota, After Lively Chase. Herman Hofmelster, tessed jall breaker and fugitive from jus- tice, was captured Monday afternoon by Officer Dan Baldwin after an exciting chase in the factory of the Bemis Bag company. The chase ended when the fugitive was discovered in the dark recesses of the boller and engine room. He is now in the city jail awaiting to be iransported to Morristown, Minn., where he is wanted. When Hofmelster was brought to the sta- tion he was immediately exgmined by Cap- tain Mostyn, to whom he made & com- plete confession. . He stated that he and a friend entered a mill at Shefeld, Minn., by breaking out the office window, and stole twenty sacks of flaxseed, which they sold for $22. The | sale of the plunder resulted in their ar- Test. They were arraigned on the charge of burglary, bound over for trial and taken to the county jail at Faribault, from which Hofmeister recently escaped. He arrived in this city about a week ago and found lleged burglar, con- employment with the Bemis Bag com- | pany. When placed under arrest by Officer Baldwin Hofmeister asked _permission to g0 to an upper floor of the building and change his clothing. While ascending the stairs he made a bold dash and quickly Qisappeared behind a large stack of bags. | The oficer knew that his escape could { only be through one door. This he guarded, notifying others to watch the windows. The employes took up the chase and after considerable search the prisomer was found in the bailer room. Captain Mostyn will notify the Faribault sheriff that his man is In custody here. It is thought a reward {s on Hofmelser's head When led to bis cell yesterday afternoon Hotmelster informed Jafler Kirk that he would never be taken back to Faribault alive, as he would commit suicide at the first opportunity. He s being closely watched {JNL RUNS OUT OF COAL New Mexico Council Protests Against | Mine Owners Whoe Faill te Supply Fuel, | SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. 28.—The coal | | tamine 1s growing serious in this city. The | | penitentiary has been out of coal for six | weeks. A speclal meeting of the eity | council has been called to protest against | the action of the coal companies which | have coal mines only twenty-five miles from Santa Fe. | Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb. 23. At New York—Arrived: | Hamburg: Southampion | Liverpoo At Gibraltar-Passed: Lahr and Naples, for New Vork from Naples, for New York Belgravia. from from Havre; Paul, from astrian, for La Champagne. from_Liverpool; st Salled: La from Genoa Karamenia, At Plymouth—Salled: Patricla, for New York. At Bouthampton—Arrived: Finland, from New York, for Antwerp. | TAt Liverpool—Arrived: Ivernia, from New York via Queen: own At Malta—Arrived: Kalserin Marla The- resafrom New York, for Alexandria, etc on & erulse Arrived: Pomeranian, from At Hamburg—Arrived: Denderab, from | Tacoma anu Sau Franclsco via London. | entitle Y: {46 nat fully know road affairs. | was generally admitted to be great. according to the statements ot the commit- one-fitth. One-fourth, FILE REVEXUE BILL Bpecial Committes Submits Result of a Month's Labor to House, + NEXT PROBLEM IS "'WILL IT BE PASSED?" Committee Itself Not Entirely Unanimous in Favor of Measure. SOME CORPORATIONS ARE DISSATISFIED Bailroads Believed to Favor It, but Atti- tude is Not Qertain. STATE BOARD FIXES THEIR VALUATION Taxation of Terminals is as Badly Muddled as Ever and No Organ- ized Effort Apparent to Push the BilL (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 23.—(Special.)—Now for revenue legislation. The revenue bill wi finally intreduced in the house today. It was placed on the desk of the chiet clerk this morning and read for the first time by the clerk this afternoon. The reading of the measure, which comprises over 30,000 words, consumed two hours. The bill i “A bill for an act to provide a system of revenue and to repeal articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of sections 4, §, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of article vil of chapter ixxvil Com- piled Statutes of Nebraska for the year 1901 It was fintroduced by J. A. Douglas, George L. Loomis, W. G. Sears, F, A. Sweezy, T. Thompson, W. C. J. Warner and | W. H. Wilson, the special house commit- tee appointed by Speaker Mockett to act jointly with Senators Brown, Pemberton, Fries, Saunders, Day, Anderson and Rey- nolds in the framing of a revenue bill. The committee has been at work about a month. It is the belief that the bill, after its sec- ond reading, will go directly to the general file and not be held in the house revenue committee. Not Unanimous for BI The fate of this bill is decidedly uncer- tain. That there is opposition to it cannot be doubted. Even the committeemen who tramed and introduced it are not wholly agreed as to all its provisions. Then 1t is a notable fact that the ultra-revisionists are far trom satisfied. It remains to be | seen, however, what numerical strength this faction possesses. Certain corpora- tions, failing to obthin *he concessions sought for in this bill, are known to be ar- rayed against it. For instance, the street railway and electric light concerns, which wanted to be taxed on their tangible prop- erty and gross receipts as franchises, the sume as the telephone, telegraph and ex- press gompanies, are displeased. The rail- roads, according to rallroad lobbylats, are, satisfied with the measure. Whether the statements thus made public are relisble 1t is belleved the rail- roads would just as soon—and & rather—sce no revenue bill passed and that reason will conduct an underhand fight against the bill. One member of the committee, however, sald today the bill made littfe, if any material change in rail- Railroad influence in the I islature has no’ waned by any medns from the beginning of the session, when it 8o these corporations, it may<be admitted, have strong potentialities whicnever Way they choose to develop them. The revenue bill is an admixture of seve eral laws or fragments of laws on this subject. Kansas, Iowa, Ohlo, California, Indiana and Nebraska have confributed, tee, to the making of this bill. The gen- eral basis of taxdtion is to have property lsted at its full cash value and taxed at in Towa, was about to be adopted, but was finally set aside for the one-fifth basis. This bill will not, so one of its authors says, materially increase the volume of taxes in Nebraska. He said it will have a tendency to equalize the payment of taxes by bringing a certain class of notable tax shirkers to time and thus throwing upon their shoulders the bulk of the burden which thelr former evasion cast upen the shoulders of the remainder of the people. In this way he thought the raliroads would be made to pay more taxes, pos- sibly. That clause ipserted fn the bill last week providing that street railway, gas, electric, waterworks, telegraph, telephone, express and mining companies be taxed on thelr tangible property and in addition on thelr gross receipts as their franchises, was at the very last moment this morning changed, so as to include only telephone, telegraph and express companies. Thus it subjects the other companies to taxation by the same method heretofore prescribed, on full value of franchises and other prop- erty. Oficers of Omaha and Lincoln cor- porations, notably of the two street rail- way systems, appeared before the commit- tee last week, or at least before Individual members of the committee and Insisted that the new method of franchise assessment would not lower, but might raise their taxes, yet argued that they would mot ob- ject to this as it would afford a more Qirect and definite system and enable them to escape politics and complicated litiga- tion. The argument carried, yet falled to catisty all the members of the committ and the result was that this morning, just before the bill was introduced, this change was made in this clause. 1t was con- servatively estimated that had this clause remained as the street rallway magnstes desired, the taxes of the On.aha Street Railway lone would have been cut down in one year §: it is expleined {hat under telephone and telegraph companies is also included pipe- line and oil companies, so that the Stand- ard Ol company will receive the benefit of this new method of franchise a ment. Fizing Rallroad Values, Returning to this matter of raliroad as- sessment the bill puts everything up to the State Board of Equalization by en- larging the membership of that body and providing new means for it to gather all in- formation necessary to the assessment of these corporations. The method of Mst property at a full cash value and taxing at one-fifth holds good with reference to railroad as well as all other property. But the provision governing this matter speci- fically states that the Board of Equaliza- tion is to fix the ment. The board is to make returns to every county clerk In the state as the basis of levy for county, township, precinet, eity, village, school and road districts and t! return shall include First—The numbér of miles of tracks in