Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1903, Page 2

‘We Close Saturdays st 6 p. m. 7 PBee, March 26,1903, Infants’ Under- wear and Hosiery Underwear in cotton, wool, silk and weol as well as pure silk—in sizes to fit the tiniest babe up to a five year old child. A A complete line of Infants’ Rubens Shirts, . six different qualities—this is perhaps one of the Intants’ pure wool knit wrappers, arm shaped sleeves—silk hand crochet down front—prices according to size. Infants’ fine knit wrappers, good spring welght, & special good ue, 260 for any slize. Infants’ fine knit wool bands, all sizes, +26c and 50c-each.. / Trompsown, BELDER § Y. M. C. A. Building, Corner most practical of all the styles, no trouble to put mswiones seawe - ON Or take off, no buttons to bother with. Infants’ fine knit silk and wool bands, all sizes, 50c eaeh. Infants’ fine eassimere hose in' pink, blue, brown, white, red and black at 25¢ per pair—an extra fine quality at 3560 or 3 pairs for $1.00, New styles in Infants’ long and dresses plain or trimmed. short Sixteentb and Douglas Sts commitéeé on ¢ities and towns for t “ pas- of i bill that would give to ¢ a And police board, which their city without now. They represented the better element, . Oply the victobe classes are op- posed to such legisistion. “When this delegation from Douglas county was nominated the democratic and republican papers of Omaha demanded that we stand.oi & home rule platform, defining that as one that would antagonize the gov- ernor-appointed board.. “We refused. Then, I say, that if we were elected on any platform it was the platform which favors the governor-appointed board, such as this bill provides for. Do we not represent the sentiments of the people? Here is our lone fusion. member, Mr.© Kennedy, who opposes this bill. He represents that part of Omaba's population who want the home rule doctrine to govern. But he represents the minority, and we are the majority. I ask you, then, where do you think Omaha stands on this proposition?” Shelly of South Omaha then did what Keanedy sald was defaming his home city in a most, flagrant manner. Mr. Shelly por- trayed a dismal picture of the packing elity. He described it as the modern Sodom. He declared that the low and vicious classes dominated. He sald: “Conditions at present, without this fire and police board, are such that no man can e elected unless he has the support of the corrupt element. Debauchery reigns. No mayor s ever elected unless he has the unqualified backing of the gamblers and the rest of the viclous clmss. This bill will remedy these glaring evils and the best people want it. Our present mayor is in the saddle. This bill will center power in no one man. It excludes the mayor from membership on the Fire and Police board, differing in this respect only from that board which Omaha now has.” At this juncture Kennedy gained the floor and sald that he had been urged by labor representatives from South Omaha to work against this bill. He sald a committee of three, two of whom were republicans, called on him. . Goes Shelly One Better. Ten Hyck then depicted even a darker pleture of South Omaha than Shelly had drawn. He said: A K *“The mayor of South Omaha gets an annual salary of $1,600 and still he gets rich. How does he do 1t? The mayor did not sign the petition for the passage of this bill. Do you blame Bim? Can you ‘wonder? He does mot want to give up the graft he has. Of conrse mot."” Morsman also spoke for the bill. When H. R. 267 was first introduced it did’ not tain the provision for a fire and police 'board. That was provided in & separate bill by Shelly. But it appeared that a very large number of people down in the packing ¢éity, large enough, it seems, to be reck with, opposed a. provision in H. R. 267 for. a city election this spring. They, were also, evidently, against the fire and police bill being made a part of the clty charter bill, which the Douglas county delegation and those favoring the anti- home rule doctrine wanted to do, s0 a compromive was reached by incorporating this Shelly bill into, the charter bill and waiving the city election this spring. It would seem from this, therefore, that th element against the fire and police board was' sttonger than represented in the spoeches taday, else no compromise would have been made with it. May Walt for Savage. Since Eara P. Savage bas Indicated his desire to return to Nebraska us soon as his “business” is finished out on the coast, 1t hag been suggested that it might be a €00d scheme to have the life of the Bartley “elgar box" F may haye more busi- ,lra\h-mt and there- gt back before this legis- latire adjournd, 6 4y order to avall itselt o va) kiowledge which Bavage ted . possehsed regarding this - teal’l ptacle, when he boasted that he “would ‘phe' 4ay opeu it,.the committee might be cotinued untll two years hence. Certdinly, it Js ‘suggested, Savage coull manage to*'wind 'up his affaire out west by that Ytime, and then he could, whenever he camé back, drop in and tell the committee what he knaws. Of course, the life of the committee can- not be extes until the next session ex- ,rq',ph_non of the present le “'Jt is really questionabl pould be passed, judg that ' were thrown in the Hgalion that was ordered ‘et there are those who to be done. Active, QovérnoiMickey ald mot send to the house today ‘hly recommendation for a chatge In rml 1 will levy for uni- versity buil purposes, as he is said to have ' decided “#n doing yesterday. The Lineoh ‘ihcluding the delega- tion 18 uné, bore down with full foreesto t the gdvernor from taking thig step. Chancellor Andrews was active in BiK offorts in the same direction. Tho statute making this provision is section 6224 0f chapter Ixxxvii of Ll ann the grand assessment roll, to be.cempul- sory. ; Those who advocate the necessity of & change in view of the contemplated in- crease in the assessed valuation of prop- erty by means of the W revenue law matmtain that . this levy should either be . They still hope the governor will transmit a recommenda- tion of this character to the house. Repre- sentative Thompson today, in speaking of the proposition, said he thought this change was positively essential to the best inter- ests of the state, The governor tonight informed a correspondent for The Bee that he wanted further time in which to con- sider this proposition. Deadlock on Carpet Bills. The senate committee on accounts and expenditures has offered the Hardy Furni- ture company $137 iu payment of a bill for $350 for earpets. Mr. Hardy refused to ac- cept the offer and there the matter rest Ho appeared before the committee tonight. Todey Mr. Hardy met with the house com- mittee, and that body allowed all of his bill of $1,760 except the $350 for carpets pur- chased for the senate chamber and com- It is said the committee has secured prices in Lincoln and Omaha for the grades of carpets furnished that are much lower than the Hardy price, and for that reason b refused to indorse his bill. Mr. Hardy said that ha would not accept the $137, pre- ferring to take nothing it his bill was not allowed. FINISH THE REVENUE BILL ate in Committee of the Whole Votes Down Practieally All Amendments, (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 26.—(Special.)~The senate in the committee of the whole to- day recommended for a third reading and passed H. R. 344, the revenue bill, It also declined to concur in the report of the ju- diclary committee to indefinitely postpone the Brady elevator bill, and instead placed it on general file. & The greater portion of the day was spent in the discussion of the revenue bill, and it _was recommended for passage with very few amendments, and ‘only those amend- ments were adopted {hat the chairman of the senate revenue committee announced the committee would accept. All others were killed as rapidly as a vote was taken. At the conclusion of.the reading of the bill & flood -of amendments were offered, and some of these were adopted. In the rush Howell got in his amendment that was defeated yesterday, placing accident insur- ance companies In ‘the same class with fire insurance companies for taxation purposes. Under the amendment accident companies will ba assessed on their gross Teceipts, taken as an item of property ed. The original bill taxed accident companles with life insurance companies, and provided that they pay 2 the selary of county assessors in sauntifs of from 5,000 to 10,000 inbabitants to $450 from $350. Pemberton had adopted his amendments to strike.out the section re. lating to corporation assessment this: “Whenever any such ,corporation = sball own real estate or ‘Personal property that is otherwise assessed, the assessed value of such real estate or personal property shall be deducted from the assessed value of the capital stock of the corporation.” Sheldon, Coffey, Sloan and others tried to have adopted those smendments they bad previously offered, but were unsuc- cessful. The only other amendment that was adopted which did mot originate in the senate revenue committee was that by O'Nefll, to increase the salary of the as- sessor of' Lancaster. This was adopted yesserday. adn g ! During the confusion jucident to senators ondnw;{l.nl to got réfoguition by the cHalr, Harrisop moved that the report of the‘committee of the whale Be adoptea and ‘this' was done, followsd by uproarious handclapping of the tMends’ of %‘Nll. It was thought that a it be made by the mmffi‘.:;.u incorporated in the bill.a section . that would compel the rafiroads to pay & just share of ‘city taxes,'but’the delegation aid nothing of the kind. Howell did make a fight to define the right of way of railroads as 100 feet wide, and he dig: try to insert an amendment to compel fhe rafiroads to return to the State Beatd'af Bqualization the value of the items théy retufmed, and that was all. Both Howell and Hall each made a desperate fight to- have changed the scheme of taxing Jnsurafice compan and on that proposition they bent' every effort. Saunders had fothing {0 say during the discussion of the bill on: fhe . flogr— Saunders helped to frame it. Sen, Routtie, The judiclary committee of the genate, re- ported this worning to indefinitely post- pone 8. F. 102, the Brady elevator bfil, and gave as a reason the house had passed H. R. 70, the Ramsey, elevator bill, whieh, it ted into law, would give to the farmers what they had asked at the hands of the legislature. The minority of the committce compased of Sloan, Hasty snd Marshall, brought in a minority report, making cer- taln amendments tq the: Hrady bill and recommending it fob the general file. The minority report was adopted. In offering the minprity repert Sloan said the senate elevator bill was a much hetter bill than the house measure and that there was no excuse for {ts indefinite postpene- ment. Giffen sald the Ramsey bill was what the farmers wanted and should be passed. Wall spoke against.plaging . the Brady blll on general file ‘and he told how the farmers all over the state had indorsed the Ramsey bill. Hastings denled that the farmers all over the state weré in favor of the Ramsey bill. He told that the Farmers' Grain assoclation had at first Indorsed the Ramsey bill, but later, when they learned that it did not give them that which they esked, the legislative committee of that body had come out in favor of the Brady bill. Bloan sald he had a petition signed by 200 farmers, who at first were for the Ramsey bill, but who were now in favér of the Brady bill. Harrison saMd it was lmmaterial whether THE MARCH 2 T, . 1903. the Brady bill was placed on general file or indefinitely postponed, as t fth edimmittee had already placed the Ramsa] M1 on its liet for passage. He thought the senete was wasting time in discussing (Ne matter. The minority report was adopted, with the foljowing voting against it: Beghtol, Day, Giffen, Hall of Douglas and Meredith. Text of the B The bill as amended by the minority of the judiciary committee is as follows: Sectlon 1. Where afiy person, persons, as- soclation or gorporatjon, who desire 1o erect or place a grain elevator costing not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) at_a statlon of any rallway company of corporation within “this- state, request in Jridng of said railway esmpans or cor; oration pperating a raljr ebraska, a site on the right-of-way of such ri company for the erection of such ele and such company or, cor; poratioh Tfa: neglect or refuse to do =o then if sald person, persons, assoclation ot corporation shall erect an elevator as above described on_ground contiguous, to rights of-way of sald rallway company, then sald rallway company shail’ erect atid maintain a sideirack of sujtable lepgth to approacn as near as four feet-of the outer eige of their right-of-wa ‘when _ necessary, and sultable switch' tonheet) and “in_all ee to approach as near A Le neces- to approach any elevator that may be cted adjacent to ther right-of-way for the purpose of loading grain ifito cars from sald elevator. . Section 2. That any railroad company operating as a_comfon curriet within the state of Nebraska which Ahall fail and re- fuse to comply with, the provislons of th act for the space of sixty days afier the re uest in writing as above mentioned shall forteit and pay to the state of Nebraska the sum of $1,000; to be colleeted in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdice tlon. A - 5 The following bills were read & third time and paseed: ¢ 8. F. 82, one of the pure food bills, by & Vote of 17 to 12.° A call of the hou given when this vote was taken. 8. F. 243, providing for the salary of county commissloners. 8. F. 244, provilling for bonds for irriga- tion districts. 8. F. 231, to legalize oaths and acknowl- edgments heretofore taken and administered by commissioners of deeds. 8. F. 236, providing for qualifications of applicants to ptactice medicine. 8. F. 213, providing for appeals and re- versal tn vacation. g 8. F. 167, relating to admittance to home of the friendless. Lieutenant Governor MoGilton signed 8. F. 69, to exterminate prairie dogs, and 8. F. 304, to provide for the payment of fees in certain cases where the commissioner of public lands shall file papers. The senate went into committes of the whole with Anderson of Saline in the chalr to consider the revenue bill. The reading began with section 101. Everything went smoothly until section 105 was reached. This provides that the assessment on real estate should be made every four years. Sloan moved to make it every two years. Brown, chairman of the revenue committee, said the committes had threshed over thls section and after a thorough discussfon ha decided that the four-year assessment was the better plan. In his talk in favor of the amendment Sloan intimated hig con- tempt of the manner in which the bers of the revenue committee talked of what they had threshed over and of the supreme beliet of the committee members that they were {nfallible. The motion was lost, Assessment of Mc rigages,: 0fd In the state of Sheldon moved to insert an amendment between sections 109 and 11d. The ‘com- mittee arose while Sheldon was discussing his amendment &nd the senate took a recess until 2 o'clocw. The Sheldon Amend.- ment was as foliows: Section 109a. If any person h: est im real estate, not exemipt from taxa- tion, as holder. of a duly recdrded mort- §a88 &iven to securethe paymeat of & and certain sum of money, the of his interest asmortgagee shall ssed real estdte. in' the: where the land ll?; and the mortgagor hall be assessed only for the value of h Teal .estate “after ' deducting the ~ assessed’ value of the Interest therein of such mort- e If sich estate is situgted in two places the amount of thé mort- an tntef- 8, il be proportioned t value réspectivé places, ucting therefrom the taxable amount of prior mortgages, if any, thereon, Sectlon 109b. It the holder of such mori- gage fails to file in the assessor's office a statement under oath of all his estate liable to taxation under the preceding sec- tion, including a statement of ~the full amount remaining unpaid upon such mort- gage and of his interest _therein o ount stated In the mortgage s conclusive as to ‘the extent of such inter- est; but his interest in such real estate shall not be listed for assessment at & greater sum than the actual value of the land and structures thereto; . and th thereon or affixed amount_of portioned upon the several rts of such estate except.as may bwfl: ided by la tion 109¢. Mortgagors and mortn'ell reterred to in the two preceding sections shall for the purpose of taxe deemed joint owners until the mortgagee takes possession; and until such possession is taken by the first mortgagee, an asses- wsor or collector of taxes. u application, shall give to any such m e, or mort- fi'u ax bill lzml'lnl fllhah whole tax ‘on 16 estate and the in In- terest of marlxlfee and of ;mort- Ll‘nr Tedpectively. If the first mor gee in possession, he shall be d sole owner; and any other mortgagee in sesd- sion shall be deemed joint owner with prior X, _Atternoon Ses: ! In the afterncon Sheldon resumed the floor ‘in behalf of his amendment. O'Nelll spoke against the amendment, ne 414 glso Way. Brady spoke for it. The mmendment was lost by a yote of 15 to 8, after two hours' discussion. . Bheldon next tried to change the. state levy trom § to 7 mills, but was unsuccessful. tion was carried to, read tbe sections by. umbers. At 3:30 the reading of the bill Was_concluded and. then came the serambie to get In amendments. | Beveral clerical amendments were &dopted and others not clerical were voted down. The committee then arose and. An- derson moved that its report be adopted. Coffey offered as & substitute that the bommittge report be not concurred in re. ing section 89, and he thep offered the Loomis amendment to be added to it, Brady seconded it. Harrison moved the previous question. This carried, with Brady and Coffey voting against it and twenty-five voted for it. Coffey's motion was lost. ‘While others were scrambling for recog- Ritlon, Harrison moved that the report of ihe committee of the whole be adopted and the motion carried. The senate again went into committee of the whole, with Giffen of Dawson in the chair, to consider bills on general file, Tho committee made the fellowing repori 8. F. 220, to repeal section relating to contracts in writing by real estate agents; indefinitely postponed. H. R. 27, charters for cities of the first- class, and H. R. 320, the Omaha charter bill, were advanced to & third reading. Hall of Douglas opposed advancing the Omaha charter bill The committee appointed to investigate the management of the labor commission reported this morning and recommended that the qffice be not abolished. Senate adjourned at § o'clock. Judicial Bill Second. 8. F. 189, Warner's judicial sppolntment bill, is second on the list; reported for gen- eral by the sifting committes. It divides the state Into districts as follows!. p 1. Johnson, ' Pawnes, Richards Ne- i 2 poa g 2. Otoe, Cass, Si & 3 Douglas, | Burt (8x Judges). 4. Jefferson, Gs the mnrlslfiedtrel.\ a:’t‘:&:‘ the i e a mortgage |, When 150 gections had been read a mo-, Thuteton. Dakota, Antelope, Plerce, Knox, xon, Wayne. y, Flllmore, lUne, Nuckolls, Thayer. 10. Frankiin, Webster, Phelps, Kearney, Adams. 11. Hamilton, Hall, Nance. 13. Dawson, Buftalo, Sherman, . Cherry, Brown, .Rock, Holt, Keya Paha, Boyd, WHeeler, ~arfield, Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan, Sioux, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Vatley, Greeley, Blaine, foup. 14 Seouts Biuft. Baggee, Kimball, Chey- enne, Deuel, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Lincoln, Kelih. 15 Chase, Hayes, Hitchcoek, Dundy, Red Willow, Furnas, Harlan, Frontier, Gosper. In the Third ‘district ‘there shail be six udges: Fifth dietrict, three judges; in the eventh and Thirteenth there shall be two Judges each and In the other districts there shall be one judge each. The other bills reported. by the sifting committee ara: 8. F. 179—Regulating the, treatment of de- pendent children. 8. F. M6—To cetablish a tnfform system of keeping time throughgyt (he state. 8. ¥ 8—Judgment shhil be & len on real estate of the. jud mt debtor from the day of the filing of the transcript. . I". 2—Regulating the organization of mutual Insurance companies. 8 F. %4-Allowing Insurance companies organized - in the, state to' reinsure their busin 8 F. 39-Defining cutivated lands. 8 F. 70—Providing for notices to be given In_aagpting children. 8. F. 14i-Hastings warehouee and ele- vator bill, ” . F. 196—Compelling. rairoads to sell 1,000 imiles tickets o AnY person, to be used by any member of the famifly of the pur Howard, Merrick, Custer, | chaser. NORMAL BILL GETS A PLACE Haouse in Committee of the W Votes in Favor of the Measure. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, . March . 26.—(Special.)—The house went into corhmittée of ‘the whole shortly after convening and took up H. R. 1, by Warner of Lancaster, to erect & new state normal school at ‘some point west of the sixth principal meridian, the loeation to be ‘determined.by'a committee of nine, slx of whom, one from each congressiona | district, shall be appointed by. the speaker | and three, one from the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth congressional distriots, to be named by the lieutenant governor. The author of the bill secured the adop- tion of an amendment namihg the normal school board to locate the school, being ad- vised by the attorney general that the bill in its original form was unconstitutional An amendment by Thompson of Merrick was adopted allowing the normal board to accept donations of mongy, land or. bulld- ings. The appropriation was cut from $100,000 . to. $50,000 on. an amendment by Warner, this money not to be available until the sité is fixed and at least $10,000 donated from the 10cality securing the school. The latter provision was inserted on an amendment by Douglas of Rock. The emergency clause was stricken out on Warner's motion. An smendment by, Me- Allister of Deuel was adopted changing the limit of the sixth principal meridian to the ninety-eighth meridian and the bill as amended was recommended for passage. This means that the school cannot be east of this meridian, which runs through Au- rora, a mile west.of Central.City, and very near Neligh. Friends of the bill made a vigorous fight or this améniment, conterd- ing that It would destrby the purpose of the bill. » H., R. 2, by Goo of Nemaha, providing $75,000 for a cHapel hnd ibrary at the Peru State Normal school, Was fight. [ for ‘the subject of & ment was advanced tht ds the school now hins 16,000 volumes "?"5& old trame building it was a business expédiency to pass this bill. - Perry proposéd o' cut: this appropria- fofi to $26,000, but’the'wmendment was lost. " ‘Sweezy. secufed "am iment ‘making PIace | the” wéw wtiacturés Mubproot and ‘the bill After. this vate by the eommittee of the ‘whole the ‘house, adopted an ‘amendment by Thompson changing the,eastern limit from the ninety-eighth meridian to five miles it of this meridia ‘This lets in Clay Aurora ' and . Central City. - This signal victory for Thompson. Tomorrow being the first day of the sift- ing committee's operations, the members began tumbling over each other to get in their bills for. engrossment for third read- s were advanced and or- ed for third reading: e | H. R. 105, by-Loomis of Dodge, prohibiting shootjng, of live bjrds from traps. H, R. 831, by Kenpedy of Douglas amend the law regulating grading of to benéfit Dunds 3 H. R. 373, by Loonils, providing for the erection of a monument at Fort Calhoun to the memory of Captain H. B. 385, by Gregg.of Wayne, prohibiting the sale of 1 to minors under 18. H. R. 437, by revenue committee, making general state tax rate 7 mills or less; school, rate not more than 1% nor less than % mill, and for the sinking fund % of'a mill. H. R. 478, by Sweezy of Adams, reducing fees for printing constitutional amendments. H. R, 267, by Ten Eyck of Douglas, the South Omaha charter bill, glving that gty a governor-appointed fire and police bodrd. A fight ensued-over this bill. = Gilbort, Shelly, Ten Eyck and Morsman spoke for the bill and the motion, and Kepnedy of Douglas aghtust It. " ° \ H! R. 277, by Meradith of York, appro priating $5,000 for au experimental station west of the meridian. H. R. 165, by Fislback of Clay, providing tor the drainage for agricultural and san- itary purposes.” 8. F. 31, by Pemberton of Sage, authoriz: ing the publication of ‘an official statute ss soon after the adjournmeht of the legis- lature as possible, to' be 66ld to the state at $9 a set. ; The house then went:into committee of the whole. H. R. 78, by McClay of Lan- caster, was under discussion. It provides an appropriation of §25,000 for a monument on the state house grounds to the late President” Lineoln; o be carved out’'of a huge marbdle block presented some years g0 to the state by the state of Tennessee. McClay and Loomls spoke for the bill, both deliveting eloquent eulogies on' the late president. The house applauded both speeches. Fishback of'Clay moved “to indefinitely postpone the bill and Rouse of Hall sup- ported the motion and referred to .the gpeeched for the bill as “‘grand stand ef- forts.”" Sears of Burt also opposed the. bill. The committee finally cut the appropria- tign down to $10,000 and réeported the bill back for passage. Just ‘béfore adjournment about 6 o'clock Perry of Furnac made & fight and won to reverse the mction of the house some days ago in raising the appropriation in the salaries bill for the adjutant general rom $1,350 to $1,800, leaving the figures as at present. The senate has voted to raise this salary to §2,000 and it is doubtful if it will comcur in the action of the house to- day. Telegraph Li pte NEW YORK, March 2.—The central of- fice of the Western Unlon Cable company reports that the Dominican land lines are interrupted and messaces to that republic, Curacao ln‘ Venezuela are sublect to de- iay. Messages are transferred by express. Trafie to the Dominfcan reputlic is sub- ject to censorship. e ————— 20 to Meriwether CARTHUSIANS MUST LEAVE Application of Monks to Remain in France iv Den ed DEMONSTRATION FOLLOWS THE ACTION Freneh Chamber of Deputies lgnores that the Organisation Funds Solely to Assnist the Poor. PARIS, March 26.—The Chamber of Depu- ties today completed the government's pro- gram regarding the male religlous orders which applied for authorization to remain in France, refusing by a large majority the application of the Carthusian monks, who were separated from the other orders as forming a elass apart, they being em- ployed in manutacturing cordial. Theirs is the wealthiest order in France. Abbe Lemiere spoke today on behalf of the monks, urging that they spread their benetactions in the country around thd monastery and that the money made by their Industty was freely distributed to the poor. The true reason that the order was driven from the country, said the speaker, was that it was feared that their money was used for political purposes. This was untrue. Premier Combs replied that the argu- ments in favor of the Carthusian monks could be reduced to the assertion that the order does good and that the decision against them would be paintully received by the country. His opinion was absolutely different. The Carthusian monks live under the same regime as the other orders and should be treated in the same way. They should not be favored because they were rich. It had been urged that their departure would cause a serfous loss to the Depart- ment of Isere, in which their monastery is situated. But the chamber must not be guided by considerations of material in- tere It was debasing religion to assoel- ate It with commercial enterprises. It ‘was asserted that the Carthusian monks did not meddle In politics. They have nut meddled openly with drums and trumpets, like the other orders, but they conducted an active propaganda against thy republic. The superior general of the Carthusian order signed a recent pamphlet urging all citizens not to pay their taxes and to boycott the republican officiale. The chamber then by a vote of 338 to 231 refused to discuss the application for au- thorization and adjourned. During the session an attempt was made to demonstrate in favor of the Carthusian monks. Some 200 persons gathered in the street in front of the Chamber of Deputies and began cheering for the monks. The gatea were promptly closed and the guard turned out. The police dispersed the crowd. The superior and four sisters of the Order of the Little Sisters of the Assump- tion appeared before the correctional police today on the charge of violating the law of associations. The superior was sentenced to a fine of $20 and the sisters to $10 each. Their departure from the court was the oceasion for a demonstration in their, favor and a counter demonstration. Five hundred persons surrounded the carriage carrying the ers, halt cheering them, while the others shouted ‘‘Long live the republic.” prominent among the arrested. The police aispersed the crowd. cortes and ordering the elections for the chamber to be held April 26, and those for the senate May 10. The cortes will reas- semble on May 18 No Battle on the Frontier. ST. PETERSBURG, March 26.—The of- ficlals of the Russian foreign office char- acterizé the report published by a pews agency in the United States yesterday that. a thousand men were killed recently in battle on the Turco-Persfan frontier be- tween hostile tribes of Kurds, a ‘pro- posterous untruth.” They say Insignificant tribal disturbances are frequent om the frontler, but that no fighting has ocourred recently on the frontier. Offer to Retund Money. Many thousands have been restored to Lealth and happiness by the use of Cham- berlain's Cough Remedy, If affiicted with any throat or lung trouble, give it a trial, tor it is . certain to prove beneficlal. Coughs that have resisted all other treat- ment for years, have yielded to this rem- edy and perfect health been restored. Cases that seemed hopeless, that the climate of famous health resorts failed to benefit, have been permanently cured by its use. Bear in mind that every bottle is warranted and if it does not prove bene- flelal the momey will be refunded to you | has not been mentioned. VAST CONTINENT IN SOUTH Pole is Sar deéd by Land, Much of LONDON, March - 26.—President Mark- ham. of the Royal Geographical society, commenting on the achievements of the British Antaretic ship Discovery, says it has been proved conclusively that the greater part of the Antarctic region is a vast con- tinent.- | Captzin Scott, the commander of Dis- covery, penctrated 100 miles further south than any previous explorer, and discovered an extensive mountainous reglon, bitherto absolutely unknown, extending to 83.20 south. He thinks this indicates that the land stretches to the pole in a series of very lofty mountains, which is considered to be far the most important geographlcal result ever achieved in Antarctic explora- tions. Discovery wintered 400 miles further south than any vessel had previously win- tered. QUARRELING OVER A TIARA Parisian Savants Are in Doubt as to Real Value of Relie of Ant uity the Louvre. PARIS, March 26.—The savants are still quarreling over the authenticity of the “tiara saltapbarnes,” which is among the collection of antiquities in the Louvre museum here. The matter came up in the senate today In connection with the credity for the ministry of fine arts, when the minister of fine arts, replying to a ques- tion, stated that the tiara was ome of & | number of antiquities purchased some years ago by the Louvre museum authorities in a single lot for $100,000. The reputable ex- perts then pronounced it to be genuine. Recently doubts have been thrown upon the tiara’s authenticlty and competent experts are now making a thorough investigation. The tiara has meanwhile been withdrawn from exhibition. CRUISE 'FOR PRACTICE ONLY t Obliged to Decline Imvita- dor Tower ecretary von BERLIN, March 26.—Amba: today handed to Forelg Richthoffen Secretary Hay's dispatch ex- pressing President Roosevelt's appeciation of Bmperor Willlam's invitation to him to send the North Atlantic squadron to Kiel for practice purposes only; that the squadron will not touch at any port on the mainland of Europe, and that the voyage eastward will only be extended so far the Asore islands, Jamaleans Ab: = Reclproeity. KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 26.—At to- day's session of the leglslature the gov- ernor, Sir Augustus Hemming, announmced that the proposed reciprocity convention with the United States had been abandoned owing to representations from Washington that it was hopeless to expect its ratifica- tion by the United States senate. The Ja- maican reciprocity convention is one of the conventlons made by the United States with the several Britlsh West Indlan col- onies, and although the life of the treaty has been extended several times they have never been brought vote in the United States senate. by the dealer from whom it is purchased. TO CONTROL MERGER CASES ota Legislature Takes Up ¢ Matter and Will Endeavor to Enact Law. ST. PAUL, Mareh 26.—Duplicate bills were introduced in 4the two houses of the legislture today to make possible some sort' of control in the so-called merger matter, as affecting corporations now ex- tating. One bill prohibits the holding of meet- ings of Minnesota corporations for the election of officers outside the state; a second amends the present law as to for- elgn corporations owning property and do- ing business fn Minnesola to require that public offices be maintained within the state, where papers may be served; and the third provides that corporations or- ganized in other states may not vote the stock of any Minnesota corporation of which they have become the owner until a resident agent has been named on whom summons or other papers may be served. The general purpose is to make possible the service of papers. RUMORS OF GREAT CHANGES New York Central, it i Alleged, is to Have a Warm Stirring Up Among Its Oficial ALBANY, ‘N. Y., March 26.—The Albany Journal says tonight: A most interesting rumor is in circulation in raflroad circles which, if it materializes, will affect. the most prominent officlals of the New York Central rallroad. Report has .it that Brown, third vice president of the road, is to have tull charge of the Vanderbilt eystem, with headquarters in Chicago. A. P. Smith, gen- eral superintendent of the road, is to suc- ceed Mr. Brown and J. P. Bradfield, as- sistant’ general superintendent, is to take Mr. Smith's place, €, F. Smith, the gen- eral passenger transportation agent, will fill the duties now being performed by Mr. Bradfield. The sucessor to C. F. Smith What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in the family every d.ng-. Let us answer it to-day. Try a delicious and healthful dessert, in two minutes. No boiling! no | add boiling water ahd set ta eool. Flavors:—Lemon, Orange, Rasp- berry and Strawberry. Get a package I at your grocers to-day. Ic cts. 1 PROGRAM. 1 LYRAPHONE PIANO { PLAYER RECITA By Mr, C. Harwood Knight, y evenlng, March ame floor . Parlors, 15113818 Twe Street. Al music lovers are Seats are plenty and free. 1. Murillo—Allegro de Congert.. 4 veiiiess ooroTerCHRK invited. 8ylvia—Piesicatl ... Wedding of the Wing . La The Countr tle Chicks c...... & Rigoletto — Paraphrase 7. The Toreador—Selections. 8. Vaise, op. 34, . Mald ' Marlan—Sele 10, Recollections of Hos yraphone on _thi cas rect from the factory. fst, and it wil ting to hear observe his conceptions of the mii cal numbers in the above program, expressed through the Lyraphone. he Lyraphone has earned the title of he Matchless Musical The ldeal Plano Play- We can promise you that nil these ciaims will be substan- Uated by Mr. Knight At the conclusion of the program Mr. Knight will be pleased to e plain the various points of superi- ority of the Lyraphone. He will be at our Parlors all day Friday and Saturday and whl be glad to play for anyone who might be interested, The fact that the selling price of the Lyraphone has been advanced, speaks well for its merits In com- petition with all the other first-class players. We, however, are enabled to sell at the old price (5225) by reason of our contract with the manufacturers. PIANO PLAYER CO., Arlington Bik, 1511 Dodge. 7 : To the World's Fair } WITHOUT COST { ‘Would you Iike to visit the Louislana Purchase Exposition at 8t. Louls next year without expense? The trip In- cludes not only transportation, but a commodations at one of the best hotel tickets to the grounds and all ex: 3 Write to 4 and secure particulars of this remark- g able offer. 3 ¥ See Details in April Number, Now Newnstand 25 cents. 4 Or Address HARRIMAN OBTAINS HELP Southern Pacific Officials Will Swear Proific ‘Road 1w Not - Unduly Alded. NEW YORK, March 26.—The officers of the Southern Pacific, ‘who. left California early this week to come east, are coming to glve evidence next Wednesday in the Taylor injunction in Kentucky to prevent the Union Pacific voting its 900,000 shares of Southern Pacific stock ‘at the annual meeting on April 8. These officials, incluing J. C. Stubbs, general traflc manager, will be placed upon the stand to testify against the claim of the complainants that business is being diverted to the Union Pacific from the Southern Pacific. Soo Line to Build Extension, MINNEAPOLIS, March = 26.—President Lowry of the Soo rallroad announced today that his company would build a 200-mile extension this summer north from Glen- wood, Minn., into the White Earth reser- vation country, While this will open up an unsettled country to the Twin Cities, it is an invasion of what the Great Northern | and Northern Pacific have regarded as their territory, and the ‘announcement is looked on as a-declaration of war by the Soo on the Northern Securities merger interests. The Soo authorities are much perturbed by the efforts which they charge the merger people are making to prevent their securing terminal facilities in St. Raul, and it is un- derstood that they expect to build other extensions into merger territory. Keene Gets Some Proxies. SAN FRANCISCO, March 36.—Local stock brokers have been instructed by James R. Keene to send proxies to as many of the stockholders of the Southern Pacific as possible, and report today that a lary ber of proxies have already been secured. Just how ‘much Southern Pacific is held in this eity esnnot be stated, but it is con- ceded that a generous block of the stock is held by San Francisco brokers or residents of this eity. Milwaukee Directors Stay at Home. NEW YORK, March 26.—No meeting of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul directors was held today owing to the absence of a quirum. - It is probable that tI ext meeting will not be beld until April. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY ‘Tuke Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. This ;;:n.tm" ' on every box. Clergymen Are Punished. STOCKHOLM, March 26.—A telegram re- celved here from Helsagfors, Finland, an- nounces that “forfy-three clergymen have simultans ly been deprived of their liv- ing beca: they refused to co-oporate with the authoritles in carryfng out the new military service law. The seminary of the pational school teachers at Sordavala Las been closed. Spain Keeps Up Its Army. MADRID, March 26.—A cabinet councll under the presidency of the king was held today and adopted the military estimates of $30,§00,000. The effective strength of the army is fixed by the war minister at 100,000 men. The king signed a decree dissolving the Circulation Department of Outing 280 Fifth Ave, New York City. AMUSEMENTS. RESERVED SEATS FOR THE Ak-Sar-Ben Musical Festival x AT THE DEN MAY 7, 8, © AND 10, On Sale Monday, March 30 at H. J. Penfold Co.'s, 1408 Farnam Btreet. SEASON TICKETS $3.50 for the six concerts. et . . i The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and a Chorus of Volces—three Dlghts and two matiness—May 7, 8, 5. Full Metropolitan Opera Ho Orchestra of New York. J. 8. Duss, Conductor. NORDICA AND " DE RESZKE One Evening—May 1. TONIGHT, SAT. MAT. AND NIGHT. | SPECIAL MATINEE SUNDAY. Frank Perley’s Binging Comedians in the Merry Musical Comedy “CHAPERONS” 50 Talented Artists. . b Great Prize Beauty Chorus. Prices—Matinee 25c to §1; night Ze to §1.50. BUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGH' James O'Nelll in 4 “THE MANXMAN,” with the original company. e . e .. Telephone 1531 Matinees Thursday, Saturd BT H Tvery ‘Night, $his. "4 2183 HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Lola Yberri, The Martinettls Provost and and mmy Prevost, Mr. Arthur 'Deming, The the Kinodrome. Prices—1le, e, e, “WAn Evening in Bomnie Scotland. PROF. N. HILL NESBIT tse Memorial Chureh, 3 Barry, et Ausman :rnyd IS e . e e . e ™ e —— Ev March 28, 8 O'clock. Admission 25¢c. Benefit All Balnts Church, We will serve for Friday, Mareh 27 l Lobster Patties AND LADIES' CAFE 1l Douglas 8t - OMAHA'S LEADING RESTAURANT vt e A After the -Thaater” A Wite to eat “after-the-theater't maben s plossmat sveniog conpleis Brolled Oystors on Toast. 350 $16 So. 17th. Bee Bidg.