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PART L ' i THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. Expresses Belief He May Oontinue at H Post Another Ten Years. REJOICES THAT HIS MIND STAYS BRIGHT Attributes Vitality in Large Measure to the Exercise of Will Power. CHURCH APPRGACHES PERIOD OF TRIAL | Hopes to Liva to Oarry it Safely Through the Diffionities Ahead. SPIRIT GIVES A MEDIUM TS OPINION Fixes Upon September 16 of the Pres- ent Year as the Date of the Amed Pontif's Death—Pope ts on Bel Active. (Copyright, 103, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, March 7.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—"We feel the strength to battle for the church another ten years,” sald Pope Leo XIII a few days ago, employing the plural promoun “we’ instead of * sovereigns do. The pontiff was addressing Marquis Sac- chettl, an important official of the papal court, who repeated the words today to the World correspondent. “It is indeed a singular privilege to have attained so great an age,” the pope con- tinued, “but we esteem still more the fact that age has in no way lessened or weak- ened our mind or will power. On the con- trary, this most exaited position to which Providence has been pleased to raise us appears to have imparted fresh resolution and power to our spiritual and intellectual constitution ““We are convinced of the marvelous effi- cacy of the will, and attribute a great measure of our good health and strength to the vigorous, constant exercise of will power, for it is our ardent desire to remain at the helm of Peter's bark as long as our presence can be useful to the church. ““We anticipate that the immediate future will prove to be a period of great trial for the church. Therefore, with God's help, we hope to steer the vessel confided to our care safely to port before laying down the emblems of our high office.” Marquis Sacchett! sald to the World cor- respondent that it was impossible not to be deeply impressed by the profound convic- tion with which the pope uttered those words Weakened by Cough. Although the pope’s cough ahated some- what today, he is still feeble, and his physi- clan insisted that he should remain in bed #ll day. There was no audience, and the only persons permitted to visit him were his physiclans ard the regular attendants upon his bed chamber. The fact that he is not permitted audi- tnces vexes Leo greatly. He knows that there are & number of persons waiting to koo him as #oon as he may be permitted to receive them, and he tries to hasten this end by bringing into play every effort of his indomitable will N There is Teally nothing the matter with the pope except the ills attendant upon a %reat age and a gastric complication which Dr. Lapponi says Leo can, with his marvel- cus constitntion, successfully combat if he will only take a long rest. But the pope helieves that the best medicine for his ail- | ments is excitement, and it is the reaction from the effect of his favorite prescrip- tion that is causing anxiety. On Wednes- day the ceremony of the sfiver jubilee lasted two hours and a half. The pope weemed to gather strength with every mo- ment and at its conclusion reparked to Lap- poni that it had done him good, that he felt much better. While it was noticed that he felt the effects of his cold, everyone who saw him was surprised how well he seemed. His physician compelled him to rest the whole afternoon, and he was put to bed early. In spite of the precautions to in- sure him a needed rest, however, he in- sisted on rising in the middle of the night to view the flluminations of the city. Take a Hand. At a spiritualistic seance held last night in the parlor of one of the most prominent Americans in Rome, at which many re- markable manifestations are reported to have been witnessed, this question was put (0 the spirit sald to be in control of the wedium: “When will the pope die?" The medium wrote out upon & slip of paper this date: *16 September, 1903." Lea XIII broke another record when he celebrated mass on the anniversary of Pius IX's death, February 7. It was the first time in the history of the papacy that # pope who has reached the twenty-fifth year of his pontificate had offictated at the requiem mass for the re of another pope, his predecessor, Pilus\IX, who also reigned for more than a quafter of a cen- tury (from 1846 to 1878), thus contradict- ing the old prophecy “none will see the years of Pete: Leo was a and the § papal court, were all pre nificence to the imposing ceremony. Three American bishops, who participated | in the papal silver jubilee ceremonies, are still here—Heban of Scranton, Burke of St. Joseph, Mo., and Dunne of Dallas, Tex. They have already been recelved by C dinal Gottl, the prefect of the propagand and Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secre- w they await audlences with the pope, at which they will present to him handsome contributions 6f ‘‘Peter’s tary of state Pence." FIND USE FOR THE COWBOYS oned to La Which Was Desired to Capture Alive, (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) March 7.—(New Yofk World Cablegram — Special Telegram.) — Two of Buffalo Bill's mest expert cowboys, 8. I. Compton and Tom Webb, gave a practical Il with the lasso at the late Panmure Gardens park in Hert- forshire this week, to the delight of the whole countryside. The herd of deer had the cowboys were requisitioned. Virious aris had to be practiced to get mear the deer, wild, but in two hours sooed the five leaders and corraled the remainder. The deer re- odly cscaped from the lasso by jumping ral feet straight into the air, but pa- tience and the resource of the cowboys tri- LONDO! demonstration of their sl to be caught and, other means faill which were ver. the cowboys had I sev wmpbed in the end "ABLISHED JUNE 19, plications arise. Laymen should never a tempt it. They cannot know how far to go, they cannot judgs ¢! the results of their work. Physicians of repute are using it only in the very rarest cases. As therapeutics advance it will fall altogether into disuse. It bas no future.” WHEN THE DOCTORS DISAGREE (The Average Man Will Take His isted by Cardinal Satollt tine cholr sang for the first time under the direction of its new maestro, Don Lorenzo Perosi, the famous composer. The college of cardinals, the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, the mem- bers of thy Ruman aristocracy and of the adding mag- 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOR ING, MARCH 8, 1903—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. SINGLE PUE]‘EFLS g]fioxczrfirpfiofism IS _NOT A 'cuaETl:kANClS STEPS F AT [BosTock suYs Bia eLEPHANT German Medical Authority Distusses the Question of Its Une (Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) RERLIN, March 7.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Prof. Men- dell, whose criticism of hypnotism as a { curutive agent has attracted so much at- tentlon, said to a World correspondent to- day “It is necessary to distinguish between the application of hypnotiem in the cure of disease and its use for removing certain symptoms of a disease It cannot be ac- cepted that hypnotism is in a position to cure diseases which are the results of or- ganic disturbances. Even those physiclans who regard hypnotism as specially effective do noi claim this unless they are tinctured with quackery or fanaticism. Inflammation of the lungs, for example, or cancer, can- not be cured by hypnotism. “But it is contended that serious central nervous diseases—for example, epllepsy— can be cured by hypnotism. This is the contention of Bernheim, Becillon, Barwise, and particularly of Hellerstrand. “'One of my most famous colleagues made a serfes of experiments on this point which were altogether negative in the result, and Forel and Lowenfeld are both of one mind. They agree with me that physicians who maintain that epilepsy can be cured by hypnotism have not taken a proper dlag- nosie of their patients and that they have been treating cuses of disease which are quite curable ty ordifary means. Func- tional diseases of the mind are shut to hypnotism, and it is absurd to talk of suc- cess In this region “As regards hypnotism employed in a sympathetic way, I have something, but not much, to say for it. Suggestion is kn to all physicians and employed by them all in a variety of ways, in modern as in times gone by. By certain words, by the employ- ment of perfectly neutral medicines, as bread pills and salt water, by the appljca- tion of magnets and other wonder-working means, symptoms have often been removed. Besides the personality of the suggestor, the surroundings and a variety of other things must all be considered. wn “These symptoms are usually removed temporarily, sometimes, however, perma- nently, but that the disease itself is cured is very doubtful, and personally 1 do not believe that the disease itself Is removed thereby. *“The success of hypnotism depends on the ignorance of the public to a large extent. As soon as it 1s regarded as nothing very wonderful it is divested of nine-tenths of its importance. “Hypnotism in the hands of unskillful persons is a most dangerous thing. In all cuses it should be carried out by eareful physicians. It not, the dis e may be In- tensified and the most serious mental com- 'As a means in mediciue it is growing in repute and is being used le (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, March 7.—(New York World ‘ablegram—Special Telegram.)—Paris med- ical authorities are divided as to whether alcohol Is mourishing or not, and the dis- pute has reached the polnt where each faction has placarded the dead walls with posters appealing to “the good sense” of the public. M Du Claux of the Pasteur Institute, assisted by MM. Atwater and Benedict, has made some cxperiments which satisfy him that diluted brandy taken in small quantities ranks high as a nourish- ment for man and will soon be used for anima Such members of the Academy of Med- icine and Sclence as M. Metchnickoff, a distinguished Russian scientist; Dr. Charles Richet, whose works on the digestive sys. tem are widely read, and M. Barthelot, condemn the use of alcohol as food. Some admit that diluted brandy In very small quantities may be nouriehing, but ask who would stop &t a small quantity or dilute it. Wine they recommend in moderate quanti- ties. PADEREWSKI TURNS FARMER (Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.) —Now that Paderewski has sold his large estates in Austrian Poland to settle down in his Swiss home at Morges, near Lau- sanne, dalry farming and breeding have become his hobby. His model farm he superintends personaily. King Edward lately sent to him some magnificent specimens of Shorthorn cattle reared on the royal farm at Balmoral, Scotland. When at Morges Paderewski goes over the farm every morning and takes the greatest interest in every detail. He often talks for hours with the local farmers about cattle, but as soon as music is mentioned he shuts up like a spring trap. He is working at present on an opera to be pro- duced at the end of this year. WILLING TO ADOPT WEALTH Parents Will Offer an Impoverished Title in Exchange for the Dowery. (Copyright, 1%8_ by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, March 7.—(New York World Cablegram — Special Telegram.)—Auny rich young American who wants the tiile of | prince can satisfy his ambition. An adver- tisement in the Cologne Gazette reads: “A princely family is desirous of adepting & | young man not more than 38 years of age on whom the title of prince would thus be conferrod. Replies should be made in per- son—but only by very wealthy applicants— to the office of this paper.” OLYMPIC GAMES AT ATHENS Next Yeer. (Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) —(New York World Cablegram — Special Telegram.)—Athens | ATHENS, March will bold its second series of Olympic | games {0 (he spring of 1904. Mr. Spyridon been named secretary. The archaeological congress probably will meet about the same time. | Lambres, the historian, h President of 8¢ Lou s Exposition Astonishes the Parisians by His Energy. SPENDS A SHORT TIME ONLY Manages to Btir Up Great Interest in the Approaching World's Fair. INDICATIONS FOR FINE FRENCH EXHIBIT Francis Oalls on President Loubet and Thanks Him for His Interest. ALSO MEETS FRE"a " COMMISSIONERS Ah Enongh Ame J Get Two Hundred / Inspires Ther fean Ener ‘ng Conference. 192, by Press Publi . March 7.—(New York World Telegram.)—Ex-Governor president of the St. Louls exposi- | the ‘Parisians one of the most striking exhibitions of American en- ergy and activity they have ever witnessed. At Havre he was met by Palmer L. Bowen, the resident representative arrival in Paris he went straight luncheon given in his honor by Mr. La- the French commissioner general of the exposition. The luncheon was hardly finished when Governor Francls made a round of visits to French cabinet ministers and other dignitaries and then had a spe- twenty-minute interview with Pres Afterward Governor Francis said to the World correspondent: “President Loubet dent Loubet. is a man of cordial feelings, strong convictions and remarkable common sense and is thoroughly demo- My reception was most friendly. am confident that France will play an im- portant role at St. Louls. wifl be represented. be easily the first in that line. “I told President Loubet that I had come to pay my respects and to thank him for the promptness with which France accepted the invitation to participate in the expo: tion and that I hoped large numbers of the French people and as many representatives of the government as possible would attend the exposition. “President Loubet expressed great admi- ration for our government and the most kindly feeling for our people. cluded by Inviting me to attend the state ball at the Elysee palace that evening. dor Porter, who, although confined to the house with grip, takes the greatest interest in the exposition. dor has done excellent work, which the exposition sincerely appreciates Before he left the next morning for Mad- r1d, Governor Francis met the members of the French Commission of Exhibitors. Al- though Invitations had only been sent out by that morning's post, 260 members were at the Bourse of Commerce. number of . Frenchmen. All its industries Its art exhibits should “I saw Amba .induced to turn Batice, the Americans need to the interest taken in this country in the exposition. conference at the bourse Governor Francis returned to.the. Hotel Ritz, had a meeting with his European staff, received numerous callers and finally boarded the express for Madrid as the train was moving. When he bad gone Mr. Bowen remarked: t is a good thing Governor only comes once in a while. hear with one ear and see out of one eye. 1 want rest now.”" BERLIN, March 7.—Joseph Brucker, the commissioner in Germany for the St. Louls the chief cannon and steel plate manufacturers of West- phalia will spend big sums on exhibits, in- ecluding Krupp and the rival Erbardt firm. Tendered a Banquet. PARIS, March 7.—A remarkable demon- stration of Franco-American cordiality oe- curred at the banquet given at 11 o'clock | this morning in the Hotel Continental to | President Francis of the St. Louls exposi- | ve no doubl world's fair, It was under. the presidency of Minister of Commerce Troutllot and was attended by 500 of the foremost ofcials, personal representative of President Lou- bet, practically the entire ministry and rep- resentatives of the Senate, Chamber of Deputies, judiciary and the army and navy. Mr. Francls arrived here from Madrid late fast night, and owing to his intention of leaving for Berlin at 1 o'clock the banquat was arranged for an unusually early hour. The corridors leading to the banquet hall | were lined on either side by long Jines of | republican guards including a in brilllant ed helmets and glowing red landing was sta- tioned the famous band of the One Hundred | and Fourth regiment of infantry, “Marseillaise” guished officials dent Francis appeared he ally greeted and the band played ““The Star Spangled Banner.” During a prolonged demonstration Mr. Francls was escorted to the post of honor with Colonel Meux Saint Marc of Prosident Loubet's personal staff at his right and the minister of commerce at his left. capacity of the spacious banquet hall was who were Seated at twelve long tables flanking the table occu- pled by the guests of % Others who sat Minister of Instruction Chaumie, Minister | of the Colonies mander-iu-chief, General Brugere; ter of Public Works Marujoles ville, director general of the Paris expos'- | tion of 1900; former Mesureur, Domer, Boucher and Lebon; the commissioner of France to the St exposition, M. La Grave; the presidents of commercial, clal organizations of the country and of the United States em- bassy 4nd Consul Genmeral Gowdy. had such & notable gathering of officials and representative men been seen here. * Are Significa plumes. On taxed by the guest Francis were | Doumergue, representativ The decorations of the hall were signifi- of Franco-American central plece being a sunburst of tricolors nd stars and stripes. menu card was an “engraving American energy, and the card was embel- lished and entwined with France and the United States. After an elaborate meal speeches of wel- come were made by M. Ancellot, president of the French forelgn exposition committee, and the minister of commerce. closed his remarks with presenting to Mr. Francis a superb miniature painting of The minister of commerce, in bebalf of President Loubet and the min- istry, presented Mr. Francls with s mag- nificent vase, and to Mre. Francis he pre- sented an exquisite fan of ivory and lace. Mr. Francis made & feeling response, say- the artistic (Continued 0B Becond Page) Gets a London “Zoo” Favorite Larg Than the Jumbe, Famo (Copyright, 153, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 7.~(Néw York World Cc#blegram—Special Telegram.)-—Bostock's purchase of the giant elephant Jingo from the London Zoo for his American menagar- ies has been a topic of earnest and excited comment in the newspapers this week. Bos- tock will not tell what price he paid, but says hé would not part with Jingo for $25,- 000. The Zoo authorities are bitterly criti- {cized for selling the animal, which is a | great favorite with the London children, but the public is consoled with the report that the elephant's carrying capacity ix poor and the king will present the Zoo with | a much better elephant. ‘Bostock has had | several offers for Jingo, one amounting to | $1,000 a week 4o exhibit the huge creature | in cities in England, but he declined them all and shipped Jingo on the steamship | Georgle from Liverpool yesterday for New | York. A special cage had to be constructed for the railway journey from here to Livers pool. Great crowds witnessed the de- parture of the elephant. Jingo welghs six tons. He is elghteen inches taller than Jumbo was, but has not 80 well shaped a body, ‘being thinner. He | Is 20 years old and perfectly docile INSISTS THAT BLIND CAN SEE/| Image to Be Impressed Upon the Brain Without the Ald of the Bye. - (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 7.—(New York World Cablegram—Special ~ Telegram.)—Ocullsts here and in Paris make light of Dr. Caze's article printed in the Paris Revue dos| Revues under the caption “And the Blind | Shall See.” Dr. Caze asserts that Prof. Peter Stlens of Paris, who claims to have discovered a | method of imparting vislon independent of the eyes, took him (Caze) Into a dark room to test the invention. First Stiens band- aged his eyes so he could see nothing. Then he adjusted some sort of apparatus around the temples, and instantly Dr. Caze saw dimly surrounding objects. By and by he could count the fingers of his hand held up before him and tell the number of chairs in the room. Just as Dr, Caze was feeling that he was about to @ee clearly, Prof. | tiens suddenly removed the apparatus and | Dr. Caze was in total darkness again. Prof. Stiens has a theory that a man sees not with the eyes, but with the brain, and that if an image can be transmitted to the | brain without the help of the eyes a blind | man can see as well as anyone else. The | professor's apparatus is sald to {ransmit light in the same way the telephone trans- mits sound. ACTORS THREATEN TO STRIKE German Managers Unwilling to Pay Large Salaries to Enter- (Copyright, 190, by Press Publishing Co.) SERLIN, 7,—(Naw. York World Cablegram—Special 'r-xet%m.)—o-m-’nfim tors and actresses In ieading theaters, both in Berlin and in fhe provinces, are ragiug at the low salaries they are recelv- ing and a general strike is feared. There are only twenty theaters in Ger- many where the very first ranks of players recelve from $2,000 to $3,760 a year, and only four actors and ome actress received tho latter amount. In the large provincial citles there are first-class singers who do not receive more than $1,760. One splendid tenor who sings In several different operas bad only $1,500, and he must supply his own | costumes. Another well known basso who | sings in elght Wagner operas has only $1,300. Even in the royal opera houses the state of affairs is no better. A rigid moral cen- sorship Is exercised in the royal theaters. The kaiser knows all his leading people | ers ask for an advance all round of 10 per cent. WOULD GO UNDER THE CHANNEL Yerkes Surprised En nd Does Not ; Dig a Tunnel to the | (Copyright, 108, by Press Publishing Co.) | man 3. LONDON, March 7.—(New York World | already mad Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Charles T. | Yerkes, who ran over to Paris for a week, | had such & bad time crossing the English channel In gales that he told the World | b o : camel's back: correspondent on returning: [ §amare bao them handie outside of the “Henceforth I am a warm advocate of | a channel tunnel. Tt is incredible that so trifling an engineering work should be al- lowed to keep England ‘rom reaping the h | advantages free intercourse with the con- as the distin. | sembled. When Pres!- as enthusiastic- | London is concerned. His are the only “tube” schemes which Parllament is al- | lowing to be proceeded with pending the | around again, with its sieet and ice on the running boards on top of Adams Injunction report of the royal commission on under- ground rapid transit, which possibly will not be published for a year Cleverness, discernment and husting abilities have placed Mr. Yerkes in this dvantageous position. If he had been be now in the same position as his rivals, whose schemes are indefinitely hung up. ' DREAD OF “HOODOO" NUMBERi People of Berlin Will Not Have it us! Their Street or Hotel Room Number. (Copyright, 1%8, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, March T.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Supersti- tious dread of the mumber thirteen s be- coming a craze in Berlin, especially among the rich. The police are daily receiving | ises to “12-A," owing to the trouble they have in letting & house with the fatal num- ber on it. In all the new streets the num- ber is omitted and there are more than a | hundred hotels in Germany in which there ! is Do room numbered 13 QUEEN 1S TO VISIT PARENTS K Edward Goes on Yachting Cruise While She is Abwent. (Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 7.—(New York World Cablegram — Special Telegram.)—Queen THE BEE BULLETIN. SAYS WABASH STINTS SWITCHING MULTIPLIES WORK BY TWO| we for Land Reclamat Wages, However, Remain Practically Unal tered by Jompany's Profit. Lillle Asks for New for Fatal A SUMMER LAYS OFF MANY TRAIN CR[WSi ., Many Drown. ering Jury. Aftairs at South Oma Big Floods Past Week in Om 4 ¥ of the Striking Me ad Town News. Have to Slave in Ioy Winter and Starve | When Tracks Are Good. Are Threatened. SALARIES NOT ONLY POINT AT ISSUE Strike Ordered on Cumulative G ances Designed to Profit Stock- an Works For, In the Domain of Woman. Amusements n holders at Workmen's Snf- fering and Expense. Markets und Finaneial, ST. LOUIS, March on the injurction now chief counsel for the Wabash émployes, to- " sald Judge Irwin, History of Omaha Water Works. o are waiting for the answer to the Ramsey of the | ha Yesterday injunction,” said President This sume up the Wabash strike situation. | today working ready 1s not | known, but it will probably two days more. All this is the pending calm before the It is generally conceded that it the court dissolves the Injunction a strike will | As (o the magnitude of this non-committal As to just when it will be declared no statement is made, In an interview tonight Mr. Ramsey was | be declated strike both their apinions. ars and Sends ring Word to His “You will never see me again alive. ““Suppose that pending the final decision | will find my body in the river.’ of the court on this injunction, there are | The above message is any matters called | tives of James Mareck much anxiety has resulted in the police belng asked to ployes which they want to settle; are you | yeqict in locating him. rd willing to meet them regardless of the in- | using the . with the yuestion ng rela company and Mrs. Rosa Mareck, | ame to Omaba ieb., yesterday to await some mother of the missing man { from Crete, | word from her son. Several weeks ago Mareck, years of age, to South Omaha { married sister at 122 North Twenty-second street while he which was given him. Last disappeared from home. | from him since wi | he mailed to his sister ‘rom Omaha, in forming her that he would be found in the rivor and which he signed “'The The relatives, thinking that he had perhaps enlisted at the recruiting station, made Inquiry there, but the young man had have stated before, injunction proceedings as obstacle between the company and its em- | way of settling questions | now at issue or any other question, and 1 am ready at any time to meet any com- mittee of employes and grievances.” will be your mext move in case the injunction is dissolved and a strike is 1 do not consider the interposing any employment settle supposed | “There will be but one thing to do in! cuch an event,” he replied, “and that will | oe to fill or endeavor to fill, all places va- cated by strikers.” Regarding a rumor that the cther roads 1l Join in should a strike be Ceelared, Master lee of the Brother- of Railroad Triinmen said: Talk of other roads joining us in a strike is_all foolishness. way that could arise would be a road on which a sending men to Al Mrs. Mareck | disappearance of awaits some mews which will apprise her t he is not dead, as his message indi- reason can Mareck's wudden departure. He is described as welghing about pounds, five fest seven inches in helght, dark complexion. large blue eyes, a slight | defect being noticeable in his right one. CONDUCTORS AND ' TRAINMEN Those on Union Pacific Sald to Been Successful in Wage almos}. distracted over the atnrs. fi‘ strike s dectared the strikers' places. In that case It is probable that the grand masters would rotify the lodges of the as- lsting road that this was belng done and order a poll for a strike. l.o‘ng to fight this out with the Wabash However, we are Hopkins Makex Statement. John Hopkins, chairman of the gendral Order of Railway Conductors, has made a statement detailing the griev- ances existing on the Wabash system, as The general committee of the conductors The real grievance is not a case of wages. | A violation of the old schedule is one of the causes of compiaint. putting on preferred runs regu- lar crews that get a monthly salary. cuts the pay for brakemen from 2 cents a mile to about 1% cents, conductors from 3 closed their conference with Pres'dent Burt | ductors and mand for 20 per cent increase i is not veri-|and it ought to. 1 am.a Iif | fled, however, by those who have been in | attendance upon the sessions and who main- | 2 cents, while engineers and fire- men receive the same for working on these personally and they must conduct them- | pqs is mot ihe Lrea selves to his egtire satisfaction. The play- | i runs well established, menced to plle on the abuses so fast that one could hardly belleve the orders posted | on_the bulletin books. The first of these was that crews on the Detroit and Chicago runs, 270 miles, switch out the merchandise and take it down town without additional pay. The next was 101 miles cach way, added to ndise run, making rip additional, r freight train. s is not the greatest ‘eature of the After the company had these the managers com- consummated behind the conference room. Last evening a Bee reporter interviewed | our duty. In this case our duty is so plain several of the members of the committee | that no man can be cxcused for not pere at the Dellone totel in an endeavor to as- | forming it.” of | As has been stated, the revenue bill was All maintained a de- | tensive attitude and refused to divulge any | information. When asked regarding the result of the n J. J. Rhodes of Junction City, Kan., secretary for the conductors, said: nothing whatever | T am bound to secrecy | thing at this time.’ J. Murphy, chairman of the committee of Brotherhood | when approached assumed a similar atti- { tude and replied that {erty to say anything regarding the result The secretary | trainmen's brotherhood when asked refused be interviewed the committeemen. the St. Louls merc miles in the round increase of about $3 per month. tional mileage alone would make a .60 per month, as it is a dally run, was the Detroit and Chicago crews, after making 210 miles at Delray until cars are received and ke them down town before being relleved. 1 will not say any- put two engine high class, and now they he was not at wonder what we are kicking about we work llke slaves all winter in all kinds of weather, without rest, Rours at a stretch. wi 2 | nothing to complain of. WRauS: Tl s Tn the spring, when navigation opens up Mr. Yerkes is now undisputed master of | and tusiness picks up, the preferred crews, the fleld so far as “‘Tube’ construction in | big cnginee and double headers can handle about half of the e told we have positively to ITAX COMMITTEE STILL BUSY| | Holds » Meeting to Go Over Leginln- tuation ax to Municipal of Railroads, the right to quit the compa: ‘s service and | | if made permanent they can.hold men a bonded slaves. { man and one A meeting was held yester | ot the tax committee of ten in Mahoney to take | situation with r who voted ag Raflway Trainmen Brotherhood guided by-his English partners he would | Locomotive Firemen, nrentory of t | the legislatuzt Herman Kountze Among those present were This statement shown to Mr its conclusi | other than to say the grievauces mentioned | pAC 0 T T LT hing new Hopkins were not meetings with the Wabash officials. {DEATH REVEALS SECRET WIFE | Comen to Cln and high-class freight trains, which make | | not on a Jpreferred run, Reeelves at {GOVERNOR IS READY TO ACT| petitions from house owners for permission | to change the number “13" on their prem- | over the late J was threatened by the ance of Mrs Will Attempt to unexpected app Mary Anthony of Los les, who claimed to be his widow, has been averted by an agreement satistactory to all Requested. “It either_ side of Colorado City | request me to assist in a settlement of the troubles there I would be only too glad to use my good’ offices in that direction, but no such request has been made,” sald Gov- cepted by the other heir to the ectate is supposed to be $75,000 to $15 Movements of Ocean Vessels March 7 means of settling the strike at the reduc- tion works was suggosted. solutely no change in the situation. ing bas been done by this office toward ordering any of the troeps home.' “There is ab Ylymouth and Hamburg rentian, for Glasgow Southampton Alexandra is expected to Visit her parents in Denmark at the end of the month. Her three weeks' stay will be timed curing King Edward's absence on & yachting cruise, which may take iu the Riviers. While nothing is said b the governor on c is understood that | miners in Cripple *‘reek striko |in sympathy with the mill men, the N | tional Guard will be promptly sent te th camp if requested by the authorities. via Cherboury Havre—Salled for New York. Balled—Ivernia, for New York. FrE sy ses 3 PAGES 1 TO 12. ' COPY FIVE CENTS. HOPEFUL OF REFORM | Some ( ennine Revenue Leg slation Likel to Get Throngh Legislature. | SENTIMENT AGAINST PRESENT BILL GROWS Raiiroad Lobbyists Are Alarmed at the Revulsion of Sentiment. BARTLEY SUBPOENAED BY COMMITTEE | Members Hopeful of Learning Something of Oontents of Oigar Box. | CHANGES IN THE OMAHA CHARTER BILL | Indic that Nebraska Will He | A at Lewis and Clark B ftlon to Be MHeld | in 1005, (From a Staff Correspondent.) JANCOLN, March 7.—(Special.)—The rail- roads are alarmed over (he fate of the rev- nue bill. Their fears doubtless are well grounded, for the advocates of honest rev | enue revision have materlally cut into the | railroads’ ranks within the past week. He- roic action on the part of the corporation lobbyists will be required to suppress an | insurrection. Recognizing this menacing aspect’ the rallroads Lave doubled their efforts at lining up a suffcient number of | votes to secure cither the yassage of H. R. | 344 or p.event its amendment so0 as to in- | sure posttive rovenue revision. But with { equal zeal and might the (riends of true re- form are at work, snd battle royal Is imminent when the bill comes up for final sction in the house next week. Having secured the defeat of H. R. 389, the rafiroads became overconfident of their assurance in ultimately blocking all move ments for revenue legislation, and in the i meantime the exponents of reform went to work. Now the railroads have returned to their former t termined on de! ring action on the rev enue bill as long as possible. Their plans are apparent, however, and eve | being made to Intercept them and bring the bill into the committee of the whole with- {out further unnecessary delay. At pret | ent the bill is at the foot of general Il with 115 bills ahead of it. It can be ad- vanced, however. But so far as the rail- roads-are concerned no effort will be made to advance it unless they can assure them- selves of passing the bill in its present form or preventing its passage in an mended form. Rouse, Perry, Caldwell and others who are conducting the fight against this 14'Iroad measure, have accumulated nificant strength within the last day or two, and the belief is that this strength tends to increase cather than decrease. This combination includes a great many more men than is generally known. It {8 mot doubted the ralroads will be surprised to find who it Includes. Advocntes of Reform Enconrag “Wo feel, for the first time, that thero venlly is a good chance to secure the passage of an honest revenue law,” sald a member of this combination today. ““We know one thing for cortaln, unless tho raflroads succeed in urdoing things that we have done {n the lust week, they can- not succeed in passing this bill as it now ands or in ary cther form satistactory to tiiem. 1t the railroads insist on & revenue bill that will exempt them from just taxa- | tion, while increasing the burden of the farmer, as this bill contemplates, T believe | they will lose out. Speaking from a party standpeint, T want to urge this legislature, which 18 overwhelmingly republican, to see 1o it that no such bill outiined gets through. If it does, it will mean a re- ( version of political control two years hence, long repub- lican, tut I would le glad to see the party deteated if its members in the legislature | work | prove such rllant tools of the railroads closed doors of as ugainst the people’'s interests. We can- not hope 10 resain In power unless we do reported back to the house with fifty | emendments, some minor, others very ma- | terial. One of the most important changes | proposed is that by Perry of Fu-nas, one of the eaders of the opposing faction, wherein the market value of capital stock of rallroads, plus their bonded indebted- ness, shall be taken as cqualing thelr total amount of property for the purposes of assessment and taxation, Mr. Perry says certain papers have misconceived his idea |as to this. He has great faith in the popularity of bis method, which he says |, may be found in a decision by United States Justice Miller in the ninety-second United States report and eustained by Justice Brewer in the 1iith report. Mr. Perry has drawn this amendment to be presented in the house. | Reuson for Change. The revenue committe has submitted an amendment changing the time of assessing back to March and April Instead of Feb- | ruary and March, as the bill contemplates. | Mr. Perry says there is a great demand for this change in his part of the state, where the opinion obtains that the change contemplated in the revenue bill is aimed at the farmer's interest. On this point he sa The farmers have considerable feed on hand the first of Februa and listing their property then would not only cateh the lue of ihe feed, but the cattle would be listed just as high then two months later, because assessors will agree 1o list cattle at certain prices and not tuke into consideration the fact that the stock would | be worth more April 1, and then there is as { mufh rivk on stock from the first of Feb- ruary until the first of April as there fs ring the remeining ten mouths of the year. from this, if the farmer owes ! on anything he ow 1 cattle in feed lots, and often n he his cottle he basn't h | uny more than enough left to reimburse him for what he paid for the cattle in the fall and what he expended for feed. If It be true that he has any moneyx left he can » depended on to list money as well s other taxpayer.” be same element in the house that is opposing the revenue bill is resisting the tempt to have the speaker appoint w | sifting committec frst of the week “There must be no rifting committee for | at least ten days,” said one of this num- | ber today, and another remarked: “If the | will clect one itself and not have the speaksr apnoint it Mu Work Abe The house and senate arc confronted with & tremendous lot of work. The house gen- eral fle contains 116 bills, of which there are wome vital moasures. The rovenue { i, of course, is on th list. Then there l.,.. all the appropriation bills to be dealt