Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1903, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 190! LOBBY OF COUNTY BOARDS Jommis:ioacr 0'Keeffe Saya it is Working for Gontractors at Lincoln. BRIDGE BUILDERS “SPECIALLY ACTIVE Talks of Fund of Ten Thousand Dol- Raised for County Ofcers to Put Through Four-Year Term BiIL County Commissioner O'Keeffe returned yesterday from L'ncoln, where he went to | oppose a legisiative bill sseking to remove | restraint In expenditures on the part of | sounty beards and to support another bill making county surveyors engineers to the board ex-officio and making it obliga- tory upon them to prepare plans and esti- mates for all important work and to in- spect and check the labor when the con tract {8 performed. He wald “H. R.'112, as well as one or two other measures that have been Intreduced, is framed solely to faver the bridge trust and to glive county commissioners all over the state the right to spend money right and left just as they please. If they pay $20,000 for & 36,000 plece of work there I8 no check on them to show, and it it 1s proven that there was an error therc is nothing to prove it was not an honest error. “The present law provides that all con- tracts amounting to more than $100 must be advertised and let on a competitive b to the lowest bidder. This goes a lung way to prevent steals. Had H. R. 112 as origin- ally framed become a law, county, commi sloners could have their hands in the pu lic purse at all times without fear, of d&- tection. Yesterday while at Lincoln 1 se- eured the promise of the committee on | roads and bridges to report an amended | bill making the limit for,unadvertised work $300. Inspection of Cownty Work. “1 am heartlly in favor of H. R. 9, which adds to the present duties of the county surveyor. It provides that preliminary to letting contracts for public work he nhall, as engineer, prepare plans and specifica- tions as matters of record in order to pro- vide a standard upon which conclusions as to the value of work and material may be based. When the work is finished he shall £0 over Iit, inspecting both the material and the quality of construction,, and report his tindings to the board of commissioners in urder that they may Approve or condemn the work. ““Ihe State Associgtion of County Com- missioners is maintalning a lobby at Lin- coln, ostensibly for the purpose of pushing through the bill to increase the terms of of- fice of all county officers to four years, but in reality to sthve through other measures us well. This lobby Is working for the ridge trust, favors everything that the hig contractors want and opposes what they disapprove. Commissioners from all over the state are constantly in Lincoln, work- ng tooth and nail for the bridge builders. “I am told on relfable euthority that « fund of $10,000 has been ralsed by county officers throughout Nebraska to push through the four-year-term bill. The pros Tam &8 at present arranged is o let this )aeasure lie dormant until the lust po cle minute, then to try to rush it through. Attached will be a proviso that all county «ffcers hold over until the fall of 1904, when the first election under the new law vill be held, county officers to be elected {hereafter in presidential years.” WANTS PAY- FOR HIS FINGERS| varmer Would Have Fomr Keepers of Millard Foot the BiIL, John Wiese, a farmer near Millard, Is *rylng to make four saloon keepers of that town pay for the serious results of his nver-indulgence lu liquor on December 7 last. According to the peticion which he fled in the district ecdurt, yesterday he spent part of the day and the evening in the establishments of Herman Gerndorf, Herman Stockman, Chris Koch and John Seamon and became ‘‘greatly intoxicated.” He aseerts that the saloon men continued to sell him liquor after he had become intoxicated, ‘so that when he #tarted for home In the cold night, he was unable to protect himselt the elements. After ~fourth of a mile he tell down and “on mccount of his debauched and imbectle condition caused by liquor™” was unable to rise. He remalued there during the remainder of the night on the snow-covered ground and t! ‘exposure made necessary the amputation of all fingers on both hands 'and part of the thumb on the left hand. Previous to the incident he was a robust man of 48 years. Wiese sues the four saioon proprietors and their several bondsmen for $5,000, de- claring that he is a belpless cripple for life. Card of Thanks. The members of the family of Mrs. M. J. McMahon, deceased, wish to express their gratitude and thanks to those whoso sympathy was so abundantly manif®ted thelr beautiful floral offerings, espe- clally the Union Pacific strikers, Emmot Monument assoclation, the employes of Browning, King & Co, the FPlumbers’ union, Fraternul Order of Bagles, Western Unlon Telegraph employes, Knights and Ladies of Security, triends and neighbors.” M'MAHON AND FAMILY. ————— e « Ofttimes nothing profits more Than self - esteem grounded on just and right Well manag'd”’ —Paradise Lost ‘That the modest sclf-csteem of the GoruaMm Co. Silversmiths is nded on just and "g:“ is happily be- yond dispute. Enquiry of any responsible jew- eler will establish - this. Gorhant silverware has held pride of place for nearly three-quarters of a centligy; its trade- mark 18 & guarantee of sound workmanship and sterling material. H AT THE PLAYiHOUSES || “When Knighthood Was In Flower," at the Boyd. Efle Ellsler in Paul Kester's dramatiza tion of Charles Major's romance, “When Knighthood Was In Flower," a play In five acts. The cast King Henry VIl Francis D Angouicme Bir Thomas Wolsey Duke of Buckingham Duke of DeLcngueville Lharles Brandon #ir Edwin Caskoden Master Cavendish Sir Adam Judson C. F. Gibney Richard Sherman Conrad Cantzen Fred J. Grant . Willls_Browne Waiter R. Seymour Frank L. Sylvester flllam_Charles Richard Sherman Page to Mary Tudor .Geraldine Malone Captain Bradhurst ..Karl Hoffman Host of Bow and String Tavern ..... Harry Ciinton Howard Trevette ..Thomas L. Davis C. F. Con-ad Lord Chamberlain.. King's Guard First Adventurer. Second Adventurer.. L. D. Thomas Bervant ..o . B McCormick, Jr. Mary Tudor (first pr.ncess of the realm) fugoses . Effie_Ellsler Queen Katherine Barbara Douglas Lady Jane Bollingbroke, maid of honor to Mary Tudor ...Irene Timmons Mistress Anne Boleyn, mald of honor to Mary Tndor ...... ......Sadle Harris Mistress Jane Seymour, maid of honor to Mary Tudor . “oossoo.Anne Athy French Lady ... ... Pauiine Merrill First Lady in 'Attendance....Julla Stoddard Becond Lady in Attendance..Sadle Travers Mary Tudor was accorded a reception at the Boyd theater last night that must have eet even her royal blood moving faster. The theater has held larger audiences and audiences more demonstrative, but it never held an audlence that was better enter- tained or better satisfled. Efe Ellsler | came as a most agreeable surprise to those who atténded, and really would have little dificuity In canvineing many of the truth of a rumor that gained some currency among the uninformed to the effect that the heroine of tae charming book-play Is the daughter of the woman some of us knew and admired in the latter '70s. She simply lays aside with her.sweet garments the' years that have passed since first she charmed the American public and comes on the stage a full-blooded, quick-witted, aglle-limbed girl, with a mind of her own and a temper that, prior to its passage through the fire of love, scemed the quintessence of all the imperiousness of all the Tudor tribe, and a little of the Plantagenet thrown in for a make-weight. Her voice is the same sweet organ of the olden time and under the most perfect con- trol, so that it care charms, pleases, commands, rages, storms or frightens with equal facility. Miss Ellsler was trained in a school that gave its students the faculty of reading well, a qualification all too rare in these days, when stars are made while you wait, and she had another advantage, that of training to do many parts, and any part, instead of having parts written for her. So, while Miss Elisler fell a little short bf greatness, she was made what is in some essential regards even more to be desired, a finished actr Her experience and perception give her a grasp of.details that might escape a less thoughtful or well equipped person, and she has the fac- ulty of glving force and welght to“each word, so that each gets its full value and correct expression. And that this adds to the delicious humor of the part she has must be admitted. Miss Ellsler gets splendid support from Mr. Seymour and Miss Timmons. Mr. Gib ney makes a good Henry VIII, and Mr. Cantzen is &t home in the robes of the bishop chancellor, Wolsey. Mr. Sylvester might invest the role of Caskoden with a little more lite and spirit and do_no in- justice to the putative author of the memolrs on which the play is based. Gen- erally, the .company is excellent, and the ttingy are miost appropriate end must be glven some praise for the excellent taste and discrim- inating ability he exhibited in proparing the Majors book for the stage. Out of not the most promising material he has brought & play of decided merit. He has preserved all the good things of the story, omltted no sallent point, a3d has in many instances improved on the original. Espe- clally Is this true In the comedy passages with which the several acts abound. With- out taking any liberties with the flow of events as laid down in the book, he hes brought to the surface the bright flashes of wit and the splashes of sometimes broad and always delicious humor that seemed in the book hopelcssly lost in & morass of words. His situations are logical and his pletures most effective and artistic, “When Knighthood Was in Flower"” will be repeated at a matinee and évening per- formance toda: Pleasant to Take. The finest quality of granulated loaf sugar is used in the manufacture of Chamber- lain’s Cough Remedy, and the roots used in its preparation give it a flavor similar to maple syrup, meking it quite pleasant to take. Mr. W. L. Roderick of Poolesville, ., in speaking of this remedy, says: I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with my children for several years and can truthtully say it is the best preparstion of the kind I know of. The children like to take It and it has no injurious after effect.” Structural Irom Workers Quit PITTSBURG, Feb. 27.—The structural tron workers of this district, which takes in all points within a radius of 135 miles of ihis city, struck today agalnst an alleged Ylolatlon’ of the agreement on the part of the American Bridge company. In Pitts- burg 100 skilled and 1,00 unskilled men are qut. The strike will delay work on the Fort Wayne, Wabash and Tenth street bridges in - Pittsburg and will tie up all structural work .n the district. LOCAL BREVITIES. John Latenser will speak on “Ventila- tion” at the -meeting of the Philosophical soclety at the Pexton hotel at 2:3 Sunday afternoon. George Williams, high- wayman who was ‘shot by Mrs. Ed Mor- rison, was measured and photographed by the police Friday afternoom. A marriage license was issued yesterda to Lars P Lind of Saunders county -an Caroline 1. Johnson of Omaha. The groom is aged 6 years and the bride 46. Ed Lewis, who eseaped from the ecity il the second day after he commenced s ten days' sentence, was caught at the Unlon depot Kviday atiernoon and returned to his cell tiil he serves out the remainder of his sentence. One of the large plate glass windows in the west face of Myer & Dillon's drug store, Sixteenth and Farnam streets, was broken by the force of the wind about mid- night. Several of the street lighting cir- cults we put out of working condition also, the wires, heavy with rain, breaking down. Joe Sebring, wanted In this city to answer o a_charge of grand larceny. was brought to Omaha last night by Chief of Detectives Dunn from Des Moines, where he was arrested on {nformation from the jocal department. The prisoner was for- merly In the employ of the Orpheum theater management and was sent by J. E. Lutsenbeger, the electriclan, with $35 to de. posit in a bank. Sebring s said to have purchased a icket for Rock lsland, 1l with a part of the money. J. B. Faby of Buffalo, N. Y. cer of Valley Junction Smith of Stevens Polnt, W ihese widely separated points. were brought together last night in the pollee station cause of w haif-dosen pairs of overshoe The first named was srrested late in t! the confessed James Spen- and August coming frém sell the footwear, which he had in & bundie. After the prisoner had been brought to ths station he sald that the other two were the real parties in the deal. These were ar- rested and the three are now heid until the owner of the overshoes can be found. ruary 2, at's o'clock. a p The ‘tuneral will be from his former resi- dence, 118 Willlam street, to St Ma cemetery, South Omaka, "o nday at 2 p. m. afternoon on South Teuti street trying to | FIXA—John, aged @ years, Friday, Feb- ! AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA | | Petitions for Grad ng in Four Districts Are Prerented by Citisens | IMPROVEMENTS TO COME DURING SUMMER | | walks in Basiness Section of the City. Mayor Koutsky Puaty Force of Men to Work Clearing Gutters and | That there will be considerable grading | {in South Omaha this summer is shown by | | the fact that four petitions for xrmflln(l | have been certified to by the city engineer |and the city attorney within a week. In Ithe four districts covered by ihe petitions | the city attorney has drafted ordinances which will be presented to the council for first reading at the regular meeting on the evening of March 2 The ordinances so far prepared call for the grading of Twenty-first st.eet, from S to W street; Q street, from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth street; B street, from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth street, and C. street, from Twenty-sixth to Twenty- seventh street As soon the ordinances have been read the first time Mayor Koutsky will appoint appraisers, and then the city elerk{ will advertise for bids for the work. At a rough estimate it is figured that 20,000 yards of dirt will have to be moved to place these streets to gra In addition to this work there will be a | large amount of grading done all over | the city. The grading of the big bank &t | Twenty-fifth and L streets is about half completed. With any sort of weather this work will be finished by the middle of | March. As soon as this work is finished the contractor will go to work on streets in the eastern part of the city. The city engineer ‘s now considering a number of petitions recently flled for grading and will make a report as soon as possible. Cleaning Crosswalks, Yesterday Mayor Koutsky had a number of men at work cleaning the gutters on the main streets and the crossings in the busi- ness portion of the city. During the cold weather the mayor saved the city quite a sum of money b~ laylug off the street torce. Now that the temperature has risen he has found it necessary to clean walks and to open manholes to permit the surface water to enter the sewers. This work is greatly appreciated, as some of the cross- ings were ankle deep in mud, while water still stands in many holes on the paved streets. Just as soon as a real warm day comes the fire department will te called upon to flush the paved streets in the busi- ness portion of the city. This flushing will do_away with a large quantity of mud and accumulated refuse. James Kaska Dies. James Kaska died yesterday at his home, Seventeenth d Berry street. the re- sult of an accident Tuesday noon last. Kaska was leaving the Swift plant, where he had delivered dinner to a couple of sons, and in crossing the tracks was struck by a switch engine. At the time of the accldent it was not thought that Kaska was severely injured. He was conveyed to the emer- gency hospital at Swift's and his bruises dressed. After this he was sent home. The ‘deceased never seemed to rally from the shock and death came yesterday. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the family residence. The interment will be at the Bohemian National cemetery in Omah: (. Police Recover §tolen Chicke: iDetectives Elsteldér’ and ' Morton spent yesterday afternocon hunting for a bunch of chickens stolen from a coop at Twenty- third and § streets. After hunting for sev- eral hours seven old hens were recqvered and were carried to police headquarters. The search was continued, hut no more birds were found. The supposed thief is still at large. Newman Resigns Position, After two years of service as chlet watchman at the Armour plant H. E. New- man has resigned. His place will be filled by Raymond Randall. Mr. Newman will remain until March 1, when he will go back to his home In Indiana to visit relatives for a time. Newman was a member of the Twenty-second United States infantry when that regiment went to Cuba. He was badly wounded and after recovering he se- cured a position on the police force of South Omaha, where he served for sowme time. After he resigned from the polics force Newman went with the Armour com- pany. Keenan Getting Worse. Al Keenan is reported to be gradually growing worse at the South Omaha hos- pital. One brother, R. E. Keenan of Sloux Falls, 8. D., is bere now and yesterday afternoon other relatives were sent for. The attending physiclans give little hopes of recovery on account of the complications which have set In since the operation for appendicitls was performed last Tuesday. Magle City Gossip. J. C. Carley has gone to central New York to visit relatives. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs Jess Stern, Twenty-fourth and F street: H. B. Cox, Twenty-third and C streets, i, 1ald up with a severe attack of the grip. Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Burgen, 708 North Twenty-seventh street, annoince the birth Excelsior of a son. Yo 12 e is reported to be Wallace D. Godfre; at Springs, Mo., where rapldly ' recovering his health. John F. Schults left yesterday for Ben- nington to visit a relative who was badly injured in an accident a day or two ago. Dan Banner, who recently underwent a serlous surgical operation, was reported to be seriously 1l at his home, Twenty- third and H streets, last evening. — PENNSYLVANIA CLUB ELECTS| Names Officers for Eunsulng Year and Committees for Annual Banquet. The Pennsylvania -club held a large and | enthusiastic meeting last night and elected the following officers for the ensuing year President, W. G. Shriver; first vice pres dent, W. B. Askwith; second vice president, | Mrs. M. O. Maul; third vice president, | Joseph Redman; secretary, Mel H. Hoerner; assistant secretary, G. G. Irey; treasurer, J. B. Driesbach. The following are the | beads of the committees appointed to ar- range for the annual banquet to be held the latter part of March: Finance, Joseph Redman; hall, J. B. Driesbach; program. Mrs. R. Rhyn; coffee, Mrs. J. B. Driesbach; music, Charles Pulse. e ———, LABOR TEMPLE MAKES MONEY Treasurer's Report Shows & Neat Bal- ance in the Box. The Labor Temple association held its anoual meeting last night and elected the following officers: President, Hl"r! Me- Ve vice president, A. B. Willy secre- tary, F. R. Johnson; treasurer, T. F. Stur- gess; board of directors, Harry McVea, A E. Willis, J. B. Hetflel Peter Kewiz and T. F. Bturge: The resignation of A. C | Holmes | tute the findings, OU'RE GOING TO GET an. Y other of those numbers filled with pictures of people when The Illustrated Bee comes out on Sunday; not plctures of criminals, or freaks or anything of the sort, but pictures of people you will be glad to read about and talk to your chil- dren about. In addition to these people you Will find a lot of pictures of inanimate things that will interest you, too, and some of the best special articles that have appeared in a long time. Those of you who have read The Illustrated Bee from week to week know what & treat It is; those of you who haven't are wasting time and missing a good thing. Take it up at once, RS. ROOSEVELT'S LATEST PICTURE is used for o frontisplece. It is a fine picture of the first lady of the land, and the special article that accompanies the pictures Is {llu: trated by two other fine photographs of the lady. GREET RAILWAY KINGS OF AMERICA ara well worth lovking at, and four of them. the acknowledge leaders of the guild, are used to {llustrate an article telling how they came up from obscurity to wealth and important positions. z § i 4 ARK ANIMALS IN DEEP SNOW is & page of piotures taken by a staft photographer at Riverview park just after the heavy snow of early February. It tells more than & volume of print about the life of the wild animal in a city zoo. ICHEST CITY IN EUROPE is the title Mr. Frank G. Carpenter gives to Amsterdam, and he tells how the millionaires of the Dutch metropolis have and invested their money. JLAND OF THE ARAB KINGS is & special artiole tolling of the daring exploration work of a pair of Austrian savants, who , have penetrated the great Arablan desert and wrung from 1ts sands & fow of their secrets. INDEPENDENT FEATURES are many, the plotures of ludividuals are timely, and the customary chatty gosstp, entertalning anecdotes und selected personal gossip will be found as usual, Not'a department has been slighted., and nothing has been ommitted. If you are not fiow a sub- scriber, you spould leave your order with your newjdealer toda: THE ? + made business agent of the Building Tradea council, The report of the treasurer showed that the income had been $4,516 during the last year, leaving a balance in the treas- ury February 1 of $249.18/ Next month a 10 per cept payment on the $1,200 loan made from the trades unions & yegk ago will be made. DENVER THUG IS ARRESTED As § Lone Highwayman is Suspected of Having Robbed Number ot Places. DENVER, Colo., Fob. 27.—The police have arrested Garfield Bnyder, & local young man, 23 years old, on suspicion of having operated as the “lone highwayman' who has held up and robbed a number of sa- loons in this city recently. During one of these holdups on Tuesday night t Officer John Ritchie, who tempted to capture the much-feared rob- ber, was shot and daugerously wounded by him. Snyder, when confronted by three detectives &t hiy bome, quietly submitted to arrest. 1 He has been arrested before, it I sald, and charged . wi theft, snd it Is also clalmed he bas herved time In the state reformatory. The proprictor of & saloon that was held up on Tuesday, and @ friend of Ritchle's, who was with him at the time, bave both identified him ss the robber. It is also sald that property taken from the. saloon was found in & trunk in Sayder's room. VERDICT IS FOR FIVE CENTS Result of L. D. Holmes' Sult to Re- cover Five Thousand Dollars Damages. ¥ — A verdlet for & cents, where the plalati® asked for $5,000, was returned yesterday morning by the jury that heard the case of Louis D. Holmes against W. T. Beaman. The controversy dates back to 1888, when Beaman transferred certain Omaha lots to who now alleges that the imcum- brances upon them were misrepresented. The transactions were considerably compli- | cated, and the value of the property entered The jury st first had de- cided to sllow no damagos, but later edged up to the five cent sum. Briefs from the Courts. ‘William C. Guthrie has filed a petition in the distriet coul asking for divoree frem Myra B. Guthr whom. he asserts, de- serted him December 14, 1§70, though he had been a good and loving hisband. The cou- ple were mirried in Omaha in 1869, Upon the application of Christ Evers. Judge Btubbs has granted an order habeas c us, commandi Fred Zeek of Millard t T o e Fred E the 1%-year- old son Christ Evers, in court at 10 o'clock Baturday morning. It Is alleged by the father that Zeek Is depriving the ermanent the boy of his liberty Judge Dickinson hus made pe artin Jensen «ssing upon' or interfering with order restralning Karl and from tre the use of certain property leased by the Omaha Field club for part of its golf Ilnkl The case Is an old , and the efforts of the Jersens to prevent the golfers from using the green are well known to the pub- We. ~ They claimed they had a previou lease on the pastures for grasing purposes. Stevenson as superintendent of Labor Tem- ple wi ccepted and the directors will elect his successor at a special meeting to be held Mouday. Mr. Stevenson has been FORCE Gives Vim and Vigor FRANCHISE Municipal Ownership Oonvention Conoludes Its Labors in New York. SELIGMAN DENOUNCES TAXATION PLAN System of s is In State Absolute Chaos, Partly Be- eause of Capital Ba NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—The last sesslon of the municipal owne: vention today began with an addres “How Should Public Service Corparatigns, Be Controlled” by Dr. Charlton T, Ldwis. He sald any branch of the civil govern- ment which derived its power from the sovereignty of the people must control the corporations. In the discussion which followed he was asked what his sentiments were In regard to the commercial enterpri: “Just as long," he replied, men con- fuse the functions of governments and commercialism, just so long will govern- ment be corrupt. All Taxstion A paper on “Regulation and Taxation of Public Service Corporations” by Allan Ripley Foote of Chicago was read by Law- son Purdy. Mr. Foote sald in part: It it s correct public policy to secure the best service at the lowest price for use, the policy regarding the taxation of the utilities operated by private or public cor- porations should be identical. A public service utllity is a public improvement and should be financed in identically the same manner, regardless of ownership. “The Referendum and the Initiative in Relation to Municipal Ownership™ was dis- cussed by George H. Shibley, chairman of the Federation for Majority Rule. Mr. Shibley said in part: Behind all questions of public policy c cerning municipal ownership are the deeper and more inevitable ones. Who shall ex- ercise the discretionary power as to thuse subjects, and how shall this discretionary power be exercised? The discussion was opened by Eitweed Pomeroy of the Direct Legislation league, who said in part: The referendum and Initiative is coming in our legislative affairs, whether we favor it or not. Beveral of the states already havo it and in several more it will be passed by legislatures this winter. The d Be Same, \ acts are called public option and various TALK ENDED | night blew the postofice safe and carried { away $1,000 in cash and $300 in stamps. The robbers went to Altoona, two miles distant, stole a horse and buggy and escaped. They led a posse of cititens six hours' chase. POWDER MILL KILLS FOUR Fourth Explosion at Kansas Works Hurls Workmen Eternity. to CHEROKEE, Kan, Feb. 27.—-The press mill of the Laflin & Rand Powder com- | pany's works at Truck, elght miles south of hers, exploded early tollay, killing three men and Injuring fifteen others, three of them fatally. g Dead: BANFORD REED. LEE PATTERSON. BERT CARR. LON KYLE. Fatally hurt: Jerome Cornell. The explosion is the fourth since the establishment of the works In 1889, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.—The press mill is where the powder is pressed, caked and placed into kegs. The three men killed and those fatally hurt were in this room at the time. One of the men, it is stated caused the explosion by carelessly pounding one of the kegs. The bodies of two of the victims wero torn Into fragments and scattered to the winds and the press mill, containing 250 kegs of powder, was completely destroyed. The financial loss will be about $25,000, & General Gordon is Better, JACKSON, Miss. Feb. 27.—General J. B. Gordon, commander-in-citef of the United Confederate Veterans, who was | taken violently 11l on a Queen & Crescent | train last night enroute to this city, is reported to be very much bettet this morn- ing. It is not thought that his condition is at all serious. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Snow in Towa, Fair in Nebrasks, but Colder in Both, Predicted for Today. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Forecast: devoted il chiefly to routine business. T ubsentees were Directors Rush i won, The reports of the librarian wers recetved and bills audited aggregating soms $1.900. A gift of n rare glant fossll ume enrthed In South Dakotn was accepted from Major J. R. Buchanan. Two weeks' we without pay was granted Miss Pars # of the library staff, The guestion of anelal expedienis to kegp e:pénses within cu levy fivcary funa was rre the £ and executive mittee, to report at an early date to & ial meeting of the board to be called to fder the subject more In detail ABSOLUTE .~ SECURITY. Genuine Carter’s Litt's Liver Pills. Must B fir the ¥4 Signatum of i FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER, FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN, FOR THE COMPLEXION For Nebraska—Fair and colder Saturday; high northwest winds; Sunday, fair. For Jowa—S8now and colder Saturday; high northwest winds; Sunday, fair. other names, but It is the referendum and initiative. Seligman Points to Engla; “Taxation of Franchise Values” was the subject ot an address by Edwin R. Selig- man, former president of the Federal and Economic assoclation: He sald: “How does it happen that this is & problem that is known only in the United States? When you ask en Englishman how much he is worth he will mention his income; fh this country a man will mention his capital Prof. Seligman claimed that the whole system of taxation in America was in a e of chaos. ‘Wheeler W. Peckham opened the discus- slon. He differed with Prof. Seligman in many respects, and added: ‘“What differ- ence does it make whether you consider the income or the principal in taxing? Tax the metropolitan raiiroad you will, is there any question that the man who rides in the car pays the tax? “When the stock of the Metropolitan is Ruoted above par It is a disgrace to the state of New York, for they have stolen For Wyoming — Snow Saturday; high north winds; Sunday, fair, except snow in southeast portion. For Illinofs—Rain or snow in north, fair in south portion Saturday; colder; Sun day, falr and colder, winds becoming northwest and high. For Montana—Generally falr Satur and Sunday. For North Dakota—Fair Saturday an colder in east portion; high north winds; Sunday, fair. For Soith Dakota—Snow Saturday; high north winds; colder in central and east por- tions; Sunday, fair. Loeal Record. FFICE OF TH 3, ONAHA. Keb. ToOmeia] socars Le as: perature’ and p-ecipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three yea 1903, 1902. 1901. 1900, Maximum temperature.... 35 43 44 Minimum temperature.... 3 3 17 Mean temperature Precipitation - 29 ] Record of temperature and precipltation ay and since March 1, it in some way, either from a high of interest or in some other way. A tax should be paid elther to the general public or passengers in the reduction of fares.' Former State Semator John Ford, author of the Ford franchise bill, said for-years corporations patd a tax of some kind, and had ne questioned it until some one found a way to get rid of it. If Governor Roosevelt had signed the original franchise tax bill there would have been no trouble in the courts. The bill that was signed was amended so that the state board, and not a local board of assessors, was to collect the tax. That clause of the law was declared unconstitutional, but no other part of it. OFFICERS DECLARED ELECTED Daughters of Revelution Throw Out Ballos t T Are Only Two of Them. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—At today's s sion of the Daughters of the American Revolution there was a long discussion over the question of counting two improp- erly marked ballots in last night's election. The congress finally voted nct to count them, and the board of directors made its report. Mrs. Pairbanks was formally de- clared president gemeral; Mrs. Miranda Tulloch of the District of lolumbla was declared elected vice president gederal, In charge of organisaticus. The formal an- nouncements of the result of the election of vice presidents followed. There was a tle between Mrs. Melon and Mrs. Lockwood, including these two, one ot whom will be declared elected later, the roll of vice presidents general is as fol- lows Mrs. John R. Walker, Missouri; Mrs. A. G. Foster, Washington; Mrs. Jullan Richards, Jowa; Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Illinols; Mrs. F. F. Brooks, Colorado; Mrs. Walter H. Wood, Montana; Mrs. Frank ‘Wheaton, California; recording secretary general, Mrs. Jobn W. Nwlcombe, District of Columbia; corresponding secretary gen- eral, Mrs. Mary Mann, District of Colum- treasurer gemeral, Mrs. N. K. Shute, District of Columbia; historian general Mrs. Anita Newcombe McGees, District of Columblia. The report of the committee on amend- ments regarding the delegation of the ju- dicial power of the congress, the rock upon which the convention split a few days ago, during & heated controversy, was sub- mitted. The committee was designed to consolidate into one amendment the salient points of three preceding amendments. The amendment creutes a board of arbitration for each state and a court of appeals con- sisting of seven members, to be elected by the continental congress The judicial power of the appellate court is to extend to all questions wherein a judicial finding s required, by either the national soclety or the board of manage- ment. The state board of arbitration is to settle all matters concerning the chapters of the state. The report was mot acted upon when the congress took & recess. The delegates, headed by Mrs. Fairbanks, were given a reception by President Roosevelt at the White House this afternoon. ROBBERS MAKE RICH HAUL Safe in Michi, T Blow Open and Secure Seve: Dolia GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 21.—Two robbers blew open the safe of Hubbard's private bank st Cedar Springs during the night and secured between $4,000 and §5,000. They obtained admittance to the bank by means of keys and then opened the safe with two charges of dynamite. They stole 4 team from a livery stable and were seen coming toward this city This morning the sheriff found the team loose in the sireets here. The robbers have Dot yet been captured | GARRETT, Ind, Feb. 37.—Robbers last | at Omaha for this 1902 Normal tem, peratu Excess for the day. Total excess since Normal precipitation Excess for the day. Precipitation since Deficiency since March 1. Deficlency for cor. period Deficiendy for cor. perlod in 190]. epdrts trom Statio: CONDITION OF THE WEATHER snowing. Norin Platte, Cheyenne, srowing Salt Lake City, cnowing. Rapld City, snowing. Huron, enowine. . Veilliston, part cloudy Chicago, 'cloudy cloudy. raining. Davenport, cloudy s City, cloudy Havre, cloudy....... Helena, cloudy.. Bismarck, cloud. . Galveston, part cloudy. 2 42 20) [ 2 AT 2| 8| T inalcates trace of precipitation. Summary of March Weather, The following data for March, covering a period of thirty-two vears, has been com- plied from the weather bureau records at Omaha, Neb.: Temperature—Mean or normal tempera- ture, 36°; the warmest month was that of 1878, with ‘an average of 48°; the coldest month was that of 188, with an ave e of 27°; the highest temperature was on March 29, 1895; the lowest temperature was on March 14, 1880; average date on which first “killing’" 'frost occurred in autumn, October 7; average date on which last “Kflling" frost occurred in spring, April 15 recipitation (rain and meited snow)— Average for the month, 144 Inch; average number >f days with .01 of an inch or more, 9; the greatest monthly precipitation was 491 Inches In 1884; the least monthly precipitation was 0.18 inch In 1871; * the greatest amount of precipitation recorded in_any twenty-four consecutive hours was 1.07 inch on March 2, 1582 the greatest | amount of snowfall recorded In any twen- | ty-four consecutive hours (record extending to winter of 184-85 only) wae 3 inches on March 30, 1901 Clouds ‘and Weather—Average number of clear days, 8; partly cloudy days, 12; cloudy days, 11 Wind-The prevalling winds from the north; the highest valocity of tha wind was 52 miles from the northwest on March 27, 18%0. 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