Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1903, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EH’[‘ABL]S];ED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1903. MURDER MANY MINERS Deputy Marshals F're op Defenseless Virginia Oitisena. BATTLE CALLED COID BLOODED CRIME Union Attorney Throws More Light on Banguinary Oonfliot. SHOOT WITHOUT WARNING Never Ask Surrender of Those They Are Bent to Arrest, BULLETS CRASH THROUGH WINDOWS OFFICERS Only Ome Vietim Returns Shots and Jury Finds Peace Offiolals Guilty Killing in report of Chri, , who was sent to the West Virginia coal flelds to investigate the killing of colored miners at Atkins- vills on February 25, has been roceived at the headquarters of the United Mine Work- ers. The report says General St. Clair, who 18 the attorney for the coal companies, cre- ated an agitation to have the men arrested and taken to Charleston and that immedi- ately afterward arrangements wefe made with ‘the United States marshal by the Mine Workers' officlals to give bond for all who were arrested, but that later, on eccount of the agitation created by Deputy Marshal Cunningham, the agreement entered into with the marshal was broken amd ‘Cunningham was sent to arrest.the meh. Opernfors Suppress Wir According to the report there was great feeling against Cunningham and the men decided not to allow him to arrest them and he was driven away. Mr. Evans says he sent a telegram to the men to submit quletly, but the coal companies, who own all the telegraph and teléephone lines con- nected with the town, refused to deliver it and before he could goi any message to the men Cunningham and his deputies, who, he says, were the worst characters he zould collect, went to the town & second time and killed the miners in the night- time in their bed Mr, Evans says he went to the scene of the trouble the uext morning, when forty- elght men had been arrested for conepir- acy to kill Cuuvingbam, and found, in a house occupled by a colored man called Stonewall” Jaclson, the dead bodies of Willlam Dodson, William Clark Rich- ard Clayton, ali colored. The report con- tinue On uir; ’lt‘hgl? 'l‘b ®gh ot we found that the wife of four children, together with TOreI A} were Awakendd by all were awal y se ng n:'l place withou Higer lay mortally wounded, hav- "vmn shot through the window as he was #tooping to put his trousers on after tting out of bed Hizer lived with his sister and khe made the statement at the inquest that she pleaded with those ahoot- ing not to kill her children and in reply Cunriingham said “Women and children must take care of themselves. In no instance ao we find where the per- sons were asked to surrender until after the deputies had commenced to shoot at the oc- cupants of the houses named. ‘e next went to the house of Lucian Lawson, who wae considered mortally wounded 1 sm led to understand that after the shooting referred to this man, with others, returned the fire of the poss and this ls the cnly Instance where any al tempt was made to return fire on the part of (he miners. During the shooting, in man; Instance: the men and women pleaded with the men outside to have merey on them, but their cries were met with derision and curses. Our Investigation proves tha. no effort had been made to 8hoot or restst except in the one case men- Uoned, but that all would have been to have surrendered if they had heen lowed the opportunity to do s Mr. Evans says the coroner's jury turned u verdict of felonious Killing agains “Cunningham in the case of Willlam Dod- son. BABIES ARE AT A DISCOUNT Buffalo Preacher Says Club Life i v, Divoree neration. BUFFALO, March 8.—The Burdick case was referred to from the pulpits of some of | the chus ches today. At the Lafayette Baptist church Rev. ‘Whitman preached on “Church Lite events in our city have revealed irreligious life which many of our more prospesous people live. There is a rowing Godlessness among many well-to- !o persons. The type of depravity among perdony I the higher circles 1s often worse than in the siums of the less y of living often Thi God ifesta tself in what s s man club Hife. 1 admit that clubs differ in_their arrangemencs, but I believe that that which is mechanicaily called club life is opposed to the interests of the individual, the church and the nation. A murder is com- mitted in our city and two divorce cases are revealed. These have some relation to the club life. America is fast following in the steps of the old Roman empire. The home is de- spised; echlldren are an encumbrance; a ‘oodle dog s of more value than i baby. {Veaith ana pride consume the liteblood of the nation and aristocratic weaknesses sap our democratic vigor. POSTOFFICE BANDITS HELD Find Stamps, Nitroglycerine DIANAPOLIS, March §.—Frank Slaus- son, William Schroeder and John Gibson were arrcsted near Pendleton and brought bere today charged with robbing postofices at Dalesville and Belle Fork. The men had found $195 worth of stamps, $65 in cash and & can,of uitrc-glycerine, twelve caps such as are used by safe blow- ers, twelye feet of rubber tublng and three loaded revolvers hidden under a pile of wood in an optbufldiog. v ——— SANTA FE' STILL EXTENDS Jells Bouds for Bullding JOPLIN, Mo., March 8.—Bonds for bulld- Ing & railroad from Chanute, K to Mem- phis, have been placed. The new line will be 400 miles long and cost ap- proximately $12,000,000. The most important points on the line will be Chanute, Welr City and Cherokee, Kan.: Joplin, Neosho, Cassville and Galnes- ville, Mo., end Memphis, Ten: The Santa Fe I8 sald to be behind the project. \ ken of as | Opportunity to Exploit a Theor; (Copyright, 188, by ROME, March §.—(N blegram—Special Telegrai Patrizi, one of the most disthiy lowers of Lombroso's school, and at the Modon university, has ju cluded a series of most interesting exp ments on Musilono, the notorious brigant and murderer who is immured in the living grave of the Porto Logome prison, trom whici he is destined never to emerge alive. The result of the professor's in- vestigations fully confirms Lombroso's theory concerning the born criminal Musi'ono is not only left-handed, but his whole nervous system lacks oquilibrium. Prof. Patrizl found many interesting sensorial abnormalities. 1he shape of the hands and the complete development of the wisdom tooth are also characterlstic features of the criminal. Musilono has lost all of his former self- assurance and Arrogance. The months of solitary confinement which he has already passed iu the semi-obscurity of a sub- terranean cell have already changed his proud spirit. of ultimately recovering his liberty and hus had to be watched continually, as he has already twice attempted (o commit suicide by dashing his head against the walls of his cell. Symptoms of tuberculosis have developed in the prisoner, whose formerly strong constitution is also undermined by acute anaemis. The prison doctor is of the opinfon that unless Mustlono is re- moved from his present place of confine- ment he will not survive many wecks longer. RICHEST MAN IN RUSSIA DIES Son, Who Inherited Vast Fortune, Only Survives Father One D (Copyright, 195, by Press Publishing Co.) MOSCOW, March 8.—(New York World | Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The richest man ia Russia, Nikolal Terestchenko, has Just dled in his S5th year, leaving prop- orty valued at $100,000,000, much of it in real estate In this city. For more than fitty years he has been one of the curiosi- ties of Moscow. He slept only four hours in the twenty-four, two hours at night and two hours after luncheon. At 2 o'clack every morning he had mass sald room. At 6 o'clock he began work with his secretaries, eating nothing until noon, wheu he took an egg or a bowl of soup. He had only one solld meal a day and that was at 10 o'clock at night. Though he was char- itable his benevolence was extended in un. usual ways—as, for instance, in establishing homes for one-legged and one-armed men. 1t is sald he wanted to found an asylum for mothers-in-law who were badly treated by sons-in-law, but the police refused to sanction the scheme. His son, who inber- ited the vast fortune, digd at Monte Carlo of consumption the day after his father's deal | TS.NEW_FLYING MACHINE Bellet i Expressed that by its Aid 1t win Easy to Reach North Pole. ROME, March 8.—(New York World C: blegram — Special Telegram.)—A teacher named Guiseppe Tetl of Oretga has just invented a most remarkable flying machine, ‘which he calls the “Aerodina.” ‘The small model which he has constructed | has been fully experimented with and subseription started among school teachers to furnish the necessary funds to comstruct the flylng machine according to the invent- or's designs. He claims that his machine | and that it will be easy to reach the north pole by its.aid. I is a torpedo-shaped con- trivanee propelled by electricity and easily steered. Signor Tet! s already well known as an inventor, baving patented a speclal arc lamp in 1887 and having recently exhibited at Palermo a most ingenious musical in- strament which obtained high distinction, RUMOR “LABBY” IS TO RETIRE Noted British Journalist a mentarian May Live in Italy, Par (Copyright, 18, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 8.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Henry La- bouchere is credited with intending to re- tire from Parliament to reside chiefly in a beautiful villa reconstructed for himself in the suburbs of Florence, Italy. He is in Florence now teaching the municipality how to become modern and attract foreign- ers to reside there. A rumor is that he is about to enter the Catholic church, but this is due merely to the fact that his wife and daughter both belong to that commurion. KING GREAT COIN COLLECTOR n Monarch Will Write Book on Subject Costing Fortune to Publish, (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, March 8.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The king of Italy, one of the most enthusiastic coln collectors in Europe, is about to bring out & work on the subject that will cost $140,- 000. It will be a complete history of Ital- {an moneys. The king has just bought at | Frankfort a collection of Italian coins. This brings the number of his collection up to 60,000 pleces Mrs. Oshorne as Chic and Jaunty as Thoush Late Venture Was Sueces (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, March 8 —(New York World C: blegram—Speelal Telegram.)—Mrs. Os- jeunty in the latest styles of street cos- tumes that it is evident the failyre of her late theatrical venture in New York has left no trace of permanent grief. ress Favors Government. PANAMA, Colombia, March 8.—The ¢Jec- tion of congressmen took place today. The official candidates, Allejandro Orillac, Angel Herrera, Jullo Fabregs, Gerardo J.ewis, Oscar Teral and Luls Maria Calvo were clected for the six provinces of the isthmus. Nearly all the liberals abstained from votiug, clsiming that the governizent would not respect the popular vote. Had the liberals voted they could have won easily in/three provinces. The elected congre, men Intend to SgEL in favor of the Panama 1 canal treaty, He has relinquished all hope | in his | (Copyright. 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) | can fly in the teeth of the strongest wind | | halt holiday | thetic strike | violation of the agreement FAILURE NOT DISHEARTENINC | borne is in Paris and looking so smart and | STUDY OF NOTED CRIMINAL|MASKED MEN ATTACK C,\'R[mnnmm STOCK! Fire Volley of Bhots in Darkness, Slaying One and Wounding Another. Who Let Fly in Deserted Waterbury Street. WATERBURY, Conn., March 8.—Violence In its worst form has broken out anew in Waterbury as a result of the high feeling In connection with the street railway strike. and a policeman, Paul Mendiesohn, is dead. John W. Chambers, a non-union motorman, was wounded and his whereabouts are un- known, aud a conductor, George Webern- dorfer, was pounded almost into sibility. . Choose Isolnted Spot. The scene of the crime was at Forest Park, the terminus of the North Main street line. The spot is isolated and when the car reachod the end of the line the crew made preparations for trip. Immediately after the conductor had turned the trolley and the motorman re- versed his lavers, five masked men sprang | from the bushes by the roadside, cntered the car and discharged their revolvers, every man being armed. Mendesohn fell at the first report and as a later examina- tion showed, the first shot was fatal, have ing penetratcd his leart. The motorman was also hit and leaped from the car with a cry of pain. Some of the men followed him, while the remainder turned their attention to the conductor. He was thrown to the floor and pounded and kicked until he was almost unconscious. The men then left him and joined thelr companions outside. Weberndorfer saw the motorman leap from the car and he saw him followed by the murderers. Whether he escaped or whether he was carifed off by the at- tacking party cannot be learned, The conductor regalned his feet with | diMculty and went to the side of the of- Webern- | ficer, whom he found to be dead. dorfer, hardly able to stand, started the car back toward the city with the dead of- ficer. On the way he met auother car, the crew of which relieved hiri and hur- ried to the city for assistance. Motorman Still Missing. The body of the dead officer was carried into police headquarters and Weberndor- fer was also taken there. An alarm was sent around the city and in & moments the entire detective department, accom- panied by thirteen policemen, went to the scene of the murder. A thorough search was made_for Chambers, but at midnight he had not been fcvnd. An_examination of the car showed thal a volley of shots had been fired and cording” to the conductor's story the at- tack was made while the trolley pole was off and the three men were In perfect dark- ness, tlus being caught Mke rats m fused to Negotiate Over Grievances, NEW YORK, March 8.—At the head- quarters of the International Assoclation of Bridge and Structural Iron JVorkers it was denied today that the striking iron workers had refused to inform the officers of the American Bridge company of the nature of their grievances. A representative of the union sald to- night: Our strike was not declared in sympathy with the hoisting engineers. For some time the American Hridge company has Dbeen breaking faith with us wherever the | union Is weak. It has been looking for trouble for some time. On many jobs they have had our men do all the hard and difficult work and as soon as easy work was reached have lald us off and put on cheaper men. The claim that we have | made no effort to settle our grievances with | them 1s untrue The preeident of the International a: clation came here last week from Chicai for the purpose of settling our troubles with the company. He went to the office of the company to try to arrange a meet- ing with the ofictals of the. American Bridge company, but they would not meet him. It was also sald that no more meeting: of the men are to be held for the present; that tne strike is on and will continue. SHIP BUILDERS MAY STRIKE Seek Shorter H , Higher Wages and Right to Quit In Aid of Comrades. NEW YORK, March 8.—It was announced so afioat | today by F: G. McKay. business agent of the Bollermakers' union, that demands will be made tomorrow upon the owners of all the ship yards In the vicinity of New York | for a general increass In wages and shorter bours. If the demands are not granted there will be a strike of all trades con- nected with ship bullding. The demands call for an agreement for | one year, beginning May 1, that elght hours shall constitute a day's work on all outside jobs and nine hours on inside jobs; that the men shall have & Saturday trom June 1 to September the minimum rate of wages for be 40 cents an hour trades trom 35 to 45 30; that bollermakers shall and for the other cqnts an hour. t is further provided that a sympa- is not to be considered a BRICK MAKERS ORDER STRIK% Four Thousand Men Will Quit Work in St. Louis Tod Nearly ST. LOUIS, March §.—Between 3,000 and 4,000 brickmakers will strike tomorrow to enforce demands for the recognition of their union, for' a change of hours and an in- crease of wage: fore the end of the week The strike was agreed to by a unanimous vote at a general meeting today of all crafts identified with brickmaking. The trades directly involved are the bricl makers, clay miners, engincers, firemen of bollers and kilos, machinists and team- sters. MAY FILE ANSWER TODAY Almost Heady for Court. ST. LOUIS, March 8.—The Wabash firemen and tralomen to Judge Adams’ injunction will probably be fled ‘m'v'l answer of This time murder has been dono | insen- | the return | and it s thought that as | | many more ia allied trades will follow be- HT OVER| dy to Settle uther Keene Pool Report Differences . wi Pre !t NEW YORK, March excellent authority, # bune will say | tomorrow, that negot are now u-der way for the settiement of the fight between | the so-called Keene poel! fn Southern Pa- cific stock and the Harritan lnterests, who practically control the Bduthern Pacific Important developments in the Southern Pacific fight tending to remove the cause for current differences may bg looked for in | the course of a few days, B8d, according to | information secured from financiers who | make the Waldort their headquarters nr- rangements will be made by which the minority holders in Houthern Pacific will | not carry out their pra plan to over- throw the Harriman menkgsment. A few dgys ago the Beeretary of the | Southern Pacific was se with a logal | notice that an injunctioniwenld ve applied for , on behalf of Talbot:d, Taylor & Co., representing the minority balders in South- ern Pacific, preventlug the, voting of the | Southern Pacific stock héld by the Union | Pacific, also demanding of the stock- holders of the Southern Pacific company. | Within an hour the noth was withdraw! without any explanation. | Subsequently it | was announced that theiorder had been withdrawn, as it was rm&d that a list of the stockholders could obtained after | the closing of the company's books on { March 2. 3 | The real cause, however, of this hasty | retreat was, according fo reports today, | | overtures from the Harriman interests for | an amicable settlement of the controversy. VETERAN PASSES AWAY Buel Franklin's Death Removes An- t s tearned on | HARTFORD, Conn., March 8.—Majo> General William Buel! Franklin died today, aged $0. He had been ini poor health for several years and had falled perceptibly since the death ot bis wite three yeurs ago. He was born in Frankiin, Pa., on March 127, 1823, and was the sem of Walter S. | Franklin, who was clerk &t the house cf representatives. Genegal Franklin grad Point In 1843 and was a eral U. 8. Grant. He serv war. In 1861 he was &pi the Twelfth United S try and im- mediately made brigadier al of volun- teers. He commanded WM Sixth army corps and was in charge ®f the left wing of the army of the Potome in the battle of South Mountain and fn. of the Sixth army corps at, ttle of An- tietam. 1y 7 He resigned from the in 1866, with {the rank of major volunteers and brevet major 8. A, and came to this elty to vice president and general Colts Patent Firearms Majufaeturt pany. He was commis the United Btates to 1888 and wag General Franklin was 4 méember of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Army and Naval club of Connecticut, the Soclety of the. Cincinnati and the Grand Army. He had been for geveral terms the commander of the New Yark Loyal Legion. from West ate of Gen- I the Mexican d colonel of HOLD THREE WOMEN ARE ON Cla ing AIl Point to Single Pernon, BUFFALO, March 8.—The most import- ant discovery in the Burdick mystery was | the discovery of evidence to corroborate the story of Policeman Meyer of meeting o lone woman on Ashland avenue about 1 o'clock on the night of the murder. It is not much, but the police feel encouraged. The authorities will not divulge the name | of the person who has come forward with the additional evidence and are generally talking less about the case. The fact that they are still working on the “lone woman" clue indicates that they have not ab ndoned the theory that the woman had a hand in the crime. Three unknown women have figured in | the case so far and are described as the | “lone woman,” the “lost woman and the woman taken to the corner of Ashland av- enue and Summer street by a cab driver. As a result of today’s work the police have obtained one more witness to confirm | their belict that these three are one and the same. The new witness was on his way home fn the Blmwood district about 1:15 on the night of the murder. He met a woman unaccompanied hurrying along Ashland av- ! enue. The place where be met her wi | one block north of where a woman ha | been seen by Meyer. His recognition J | the woman is the same as that given by | the cabman, policeman and business man DINE METHODIST GOVERNORS Three Western Colleagues Will Be Feted by Church in Chieago. L | | CHICAGO, March 8.—Four Methodist gov- ernors In as many central western states | { have given a unique idea to eome bright | | particular star of 'the Methodist Soclal | union. In order to emphasize the promi- | | nence of the church in polities and possibly “th(- influence of politics on the church, a grand reception and banquet is to be given the quartet at the Auditorium hotel on Thursday. | The guests of honor will be Governor | Mickey of Nebraska, Governor Yates of | Illinols, Governor Bliss of Michigan and Governor Durbin of Indiana, and among iothers to take part are: Johm Farsom, chairman of the entertainment committee Allan A, Gilbert, president of the Soctal {unlon, and James M. Kittleman, ecorre- | sponding secretary. | Governor Mickey is booked to speak on | “Methodism and Twenticth Century De- mands” and Governor Durbin on “The Fu- ture Influence of the Layman in the Metho- dist Church.” -Addresses will also be made | by Governor Yates and by Governor Bliss. | Plates for 500 guests will be laid. COAL COMPANIES COMBINE Firm Buys Ellsworth for Sixteen Willlon Dolls WASHINGTON, March 5.—The Monon- gahela River Consolidated Cosl and Coke company of Pittsburg will acquire the im- mense holdings of James W, Ellsworth & | Company in this county, according to re- ports recelved téday. The Ellsworth company holdings amount to 160,000 acres and the total price to be | aid by the combine will be § | ARMOUR TRIES AEROGRANS Hopes to Do Away with Numerous Leasod Te.agraph Lines. PROPOSES MAGIC MESSAGES TO OMAHA | { Experiments in w System Start In Which nga- rate Wireleas Age. Chicago on Wednesday, it Successful will CHICAGO, March 8.—Magic messages, such as Marconl proposes to send flylnlI through air from continent to continent, may soon connect Chicago with Omaha, it experiments ordered by Armour & Co prove successful. Packing, it seems, needs many a sudden | orier and many an alteration in orders | once sent, for markets change, prices go up | and down and money may be made or lost | according nformation can be speedily, | safely and secretly dispatohed, In the past | such orders have been sent numerous leased wires costing the fi e $100,000 annually (3 rent, and furd vy soms when storme tear down f o8, break he poles or Interfere with the eurrent. In the hope of saving all this the De | Forest Wireless Telegraph compans is to make a series of tests of thefr system be- tween the stock yards and the company's head offices in Chicago, seven miles away. Should these experiments prove successtul, the wires connecting Omaha, Kansas City % Louls, Sioux City, Allegheny, Philadel phia, New York and Boston will be done away with and the wirclese age definitely inaugurated. Experiments Start Wedne The first experiments will be made next Wednesday, when Mr. White and Mr. Gal- braith, agents of the company, arrive from New York. a Poles will be erected on top of the high- est building in the yards and on the roof of the Home Insurance bullding, with wires leading 10 them from the instruments in the rooms below. The only obstruction will be the Halsted street bridge, and the rep- resentatives of the company say they are confident they can overcome this obs*acle. There are at present twelve wires be- tween the yards and the offices, and if the 'new instruments proye pracilcable they will replace the old ones immediately. Then it will be only a matter of time to extend the system, counnecting all the branch houses with the home office. Beyond doing away with the cost of lhe‘ wires, the new system would afford greater | security, as it would be private, direct and | certain, in that it will be controlled by the company’'s own men. The De Forest company already has a contract to install wireless instruments on the Twentleth Century train between Chil- cago and New York, and experiments made in that line are said to have demonstrated the practicability of the wireless system for business. Should the plan succced, it 1s safd all the ing away with the electric wire altogether. MOR(;AN DOES NOT BUY CUBA in View. TAMPA, Fla, March 8.—J. P. Morgan arrived at Port Tampa this afternoon from Havana. Immediately after d‘sembarking his party boarded a special train for New York. . A rumor that the Flagler system of ho- | tels in Florida and the Florida East Coast raflroad had been turned over to him, pre- sumably for the Southern railway, and that the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern were to own the property jointly and that he intended to bulld up a large tourist busi ness in Florida and establish a modern line of steamers between this state and Cuba, .was mentioned: to him. “I know nothing whatever of such a deal,” he sald, making the statement with considerable empha: SIX DIE IN HOTEL FIRE Many Guests Escape by Jumping from ‘Windows on Second Floor of Bullding. CUMBERLAND, Md., March 8.—Six per- sons were burned to death and one was fatally injured as the result of a fire this morning in a small hotel at Leiter, & min- ing town near Elkins, W. Va The dead: MAGGIE COUGHLAN, ANNIE BURKE. HENRY BURKE. GEORGE C. ANDERSON. MRS. GEORGE C. ANDERSON, A CHILD OF THE ANDERSONS. Fatally injured: Robert Long. Several persons escaped with minor in- Jurles by jumping from a second story window. DERAILED BY BROKEN SWITCH Disaster, Injuries on Five | Alabama Train Meets In- flicting Persons. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 8.—While | running at high epeed, passenger train Mo. 4, northbound, on the Louisville & Nash- ville rallroad, was badly wrecked twenty- two miles south of here tonight. So far as known ouly five persons were injured, | three of whom were members of the train crew. ! Oceurring at the foot of a steep grade, the wrecked cars’ were (hrcwn to either | side of the track, probably by a broken switch, The engine, tender, baggage, express car and two coaches were completely wrecked | PEACE PARADE CAUSES WAR| Austrian Socialists CL Police While Protes it i Milita s | BUDAPEST, March 8.—Ten thousand so- clalists protested today against the gov ernmeat’s military bills, & monater street demonstration leading to collisions with the police. Many arrests were made, the police hav- ing fnally to charge the domonstrators in order to disperse them. Bourke Cochran is Recovering. CAIRO, March 8.—W. Bourke Cochran who 18 Il at Assouan with broncao-paeu- monia, I8 progressing favorubly. His streng! uwtl‘ maintained. { older than EONDITION 0; _T7HE WEATHER Falr Fair Forecast for Nebraska—Rain in West in East Portion Mo L uesday and Colder. Temperature nt Omahn Yesterday: o TO BUILD A LABOR Committee Headed by " T Harry Su . MeVen Looking for able Lot A committee of the Labor Temple asso- ciation, headed by Harry McVea, the pres- ident of the association, Is making ar- rangements to secure a lot upon which a building will be construgted. The success of the labor unlons of fhe city in main- talning a bullding for their use in this city has given them assurance that the larger undertaking can be successtully carried out. The committee has not decided as to the | plan to be adopted for ralsing funds, but a meeting will soon be held to settle this point. It has been suggested that the unions of the city contribute sufficient funds to purchase the lot and that money be borrowed to put up the building, the money derived from rents to ex*inguish he debt, which, with the revenue in sight ould be done in a comparatively short time. Another suggestion is that val members of tho unions be permitted to buy stock in the building company, the amouat one person can hold to be limited, 80 that no one person can ever control the | company. At the present time the Temple asso- ciation is not getting all of the revenue it should derive from the unions, s the hal's at the present location are so few that many unions are meeting in other places, nd some of the unions which do meet at the temple have had to use halls too smal or change their meeting nights. The plan so far formulated contemplates the construction of a building in the busi- ness center of the city, the ground floor of which may be rented for stores, leaving the upper stories for halls and assembly rooms MACHINISTS’ P_RE_SIDENT HERE James O'Conmell Tells Strikers that “Spotters” Are Working Among Them, James O'Connell, president of the Inter- national Machinists’ union, addressed the Union Pacific strikers at Labor Temple Sai- urday evening. He sald the compuny had placed among the strikers men paid to re- veal the work of the committees and to sow the seeds of discord; in some cases these men were members of the affillated ory and he cautirned his hearers Kept from the meetings of the men. His hoarers seemed rather gurprised at this part of his address, for in Omaha &0 far there has been no evidence of any dis- satisfaction on fhe part of any of the strikers, and the only criticism which has been offered in any way has been because Mr. O'Connell has not glven as much of | his personal attention to the Unior. Pacific strike as in the opinion of the local men its importance deserved. At the same time these criticisme have not been severe nor direct and those who felt that he had not been on “the firing line” as r'nurh as he should have been have walted to hear his reasons, belleving he could explain to the satisfaction of all concerned. The international president congratu- Jatéd the local men upon the persistence | and stability of the opposition offered the company and predicted ultimate success in thelr protest against the plece work sys- tem. ON BELLE FOURCHE RANGE Omaha Visitor Says Cattle Have Wi Better There Than Elsewhere. tere “Cattle have wintered better in the Belle Fourche range district than at any othe: | point in the northwest,” said L. E. Parrish of Rapld City, 8. D., last night at the Mer- chants. “We have had less snow than any other section that 7 know of. The ranges have kept open and the cattle look as well as they did in November. The only trouble we have had has been the cold, which compelled us to g0 out on tho ranges and cut the ice from the tanks, ponds and creeks, that the stock might get water. The only feeding we haye had to do thus far is the young cattle and weaklings. We are beginning to expect the inevitable cutting up of the ranges by the influx of homesteaders. The Belle Fourche district s about the last of the free range territory in the northwest. The homesteaders are settling in the valleys and fencing in the water courses, which is a great inconvenience to the There s considerable irrigation along the valleys and much alfalfa is ralsed. No, the taking of the water from the streams for irrigation purposes is not diminishing the water supply.” HOLDUP MEN TURN A TRICK Otto Stilllek Robbed iu the Sha. of a Chureh in Thickly Set- tled U ow trict, Otto Stillick, & student rooming at 2024 Chicago street, was held up by two men last night in front of All Saints' church at the corner of Twenty-sixth and Dewey ave- | nue, and robbed of a purse containing $14. | | Stillick had been attending church the southern part of the ecity and after escorting a companion to her home started to return to his lodgiug place. As he was passing the church a man jumped up from | a dark place and presenting a revolver de manded his money. The student, se that his assailant was a young fell Q1d not at first put up his hands. He t received a blow from behind, blacking his eye and slightly cutting his nose. He was knocked down by this second man, who the first, and the two w through his pockets. Arthur Metz, of South Twenty-sixth street notified the po- Jice of the affalr. Moven » of Ocenn Vessels Mar At New York—Arrived—Cevic. from Liverpool: Philadelphia, from Southampton and Cherbourg. At The Lizard—Passed—Minnetonka, New York. for London. 'At_Scilly—Passed—Main, from New York. for Bremen; Vuderland, from Antwerp, for New York. At Liverpool—Arrived—Bovic. from New York. Salled—8iberian, from Glasgow, for Halifax and Philadelphia At Queenstown—Salled-—Ivernis Ldverpool, for New York. from from EMPLE | the individ- | | year of $30,000 or more. cattlemen. | 'TIME FOR BUSINESS Legislature Oxnnot Waste Any Time if it Intends to Oomplete Its Work. IS OVER TWO-THIRDS GONE Up to the Present Little Has Been Accom- plished in Actual Results SESSION DEVOTE EVENINGS TO REVENUE BILL Bartley Investigatiog Committes Also Expeots to Work Nights. APPROPRIATIONS ARE ALSO ON DECK With the Flood of ) s Stopped by Time Limitation Legisinture Can Get Down to Aecomplish ew B Practicnl Rewul (From a Staft Correspondent LINCOLN, March §.—(Special.)—Begin- | ning tomorrow the house will hold day and night wessions--unless It transgresses a resolution adopted last week. This resolu- ton provided that night sessions should be held exclusively for the purpose of dis- cussing the revenue bill and (o be con- tinued ufitil that measure was Anally dis- | posed of. The other regular work will be attended to at the day sessions. Inasmuch as the Bartley investigation committee has pianned night sittings for this week und as various other committees have extra duties confronting them, it cer- | tainly would seom us If things were going to take ou & strenuous aspecl. But this is inevitzble it the real work for which this Jegislature was convened Is to be dons. Really if the session were to adjourn to- morrow the twenty eighth Nebraska leg! lature would go on record as having accom- plished less In actual results than anmy that ever assembled in this state. No vital laws have yet been enacted a4 forty-two of the sixty legislative days are gone. If the members are to redeem them- selves they must do substantially all that 18 to be done In the remalmng elghteen days or extend the- time. In passing one very potent result thus far brought forth looms up before (he eyes of the people of this stato—looms up to their sorrow, for in the popular judgment this result, the defeat of Ii. R. 130, was on the side of wrong—was a deflant rebuft ot | the most urgent demand that constituents | could make of their representatives. So far as Omaba, Lincoln and South Omaha { were concerned, the three largest ofties of | the state, they were very pronounced in their demand for the passage of a law, such as that contemplated ip H. R. 330, that would entitle them to tax the val able railroad terminals for city purpose Omaha people were practically unanimous in their demand. Other communities over the state, i‘remont, Columbus, Fairbury, Nebraska Oty and others having railroad terminals, were loudly pleading for -t law, .yet {ho bill ¢ ing the rovenue-bills vision sought for ¥ H. R. 380. Raflrond Lobby Powertal, As to the revenue bill, which still has | the middle of the road—not to travel in, but mierely as a resting place, apparently— its ultimate course is fraught with ufcer- talnty. The rallroads, who are glven tho credit for framing this bill, are &larmed over Its fate and the friends of revenue revision, who think this bill 18 a radical rallroad measure, are feeling more encour- aged than any time since the legislature convened. It remalns to be seen, howsver, whether their buoyancy Is justified.” The { power of the railrond lobby must not be | underestimated, though it is evident that the exponents of honest legislation have made themselves felt of late. | Hax & Queer Look. | | | | The street car corporations and othe | that were caught in the act of tacking | onto the revenue blll & plank providing for !a novel scheme of “franchise taxatlon,” |are again laboring with untiring zeal to | secure the endorsement of this proposition {in the form of an amendment. The schome |is to tax the gross earnings for one year |of the corporations in addition to their tangible property, allowing the former to represent their franchises. It has been conservatively estimated that such a law would net to the Omaha Street Rallway | company alone a saving in taxes of ome The corporations seeking this benefit hold out the argument | that the law would not decrease, but might | increase their taxes. As a prominent mem- | ber recently put 1t, “When a corporation | proposes a scheme to increase its taxes, it's time to get chary of the scheme." There are fitty amendments already pro- | posed to the revenue bill, so whatever |fate the bill meets time will be required | tor its disposition. | 1t 10oks as i the speaker would not have the privilege of appointing a sifting com- | mittee and very much as if no sifting com- | mittee would be elected by the house. There I8 & very strong and potent influence at work to have this work dome in the | committee of tha whole. Aside from the revenue bill and the | Bartley investigation there are divers | other matters of importance to claim the | attention of both house and senate. The | uppropriation bills are yet to be fnally |acted on. A aumber of changes of con- | siderabl> importance are likely to be made. | Already it has virtuslly been decided to | tack on #a appropriation of §10,000 to the appropriation bill for the Lewis and Clark | exposition in Portland, Ore.. The deficiency ! bill has been changed from $75,000 to $115,- | 000. There is considerable division of senti- | ment us to certain items in the general appropriation measure. |BATES DUE IN ST. LOUIS nfer Corbin and Fair with s Regarding tory Parade, ST. LOUIS, March 8.--Major General | Henry C. Corbin, who s to be grand ma:- | shal of the World's Fair dedication parade | bere next month, arrived this evening from Washington. Tomorrow he will moet the | commiasion on ceremonies of the Expo siton company and a ilar committee | trom the World's Fair National commis- slon, to complete the detalls for the dedi- cation ceremonies. Major General John C. Bates, who will command the troops in this parade, will arrive from Omaha tomorrow. | POKER 'MADE JAIL OFFENCE | Washington Govermor Slwns Bl De- | claring Gambling to Be a i elony. OLYMPIA, Wash March 5.~The gove ernor has signed the bill making gambiing felony 1n the state pf Wachington