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Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
OVER TWO HUNDRED AT WORK
Large Fsrcs Of Men Engaged Al the Site IL
the New ihOpA
ExcKVETINe FOR TWO BIC ENGINE PTTs
omciat Record of Temperature In
cIuded I'm the Daily Reports on
Progress of the wOrk-Gen-
eral Railroad News.

Yesterday morning a large force Of men
began the excavation for the two big engine
pits which will be a feature OF the Inn
mense new Union Pacific shop building.
When completed the pits will furnish
working accommodations not before en-
joyed at the shops and will greatly facili-
tate the construction and the repairing OF
engines.
The pits will be 15o feet long. seven feet
wide and eight feet deep. with a track d.
rectly along the center overhead. They
will run lengthwise of the east half Of the
big shop. one at each end, with eighty feet
Of free space between their examinations
near the center OF the building. Floors
and walls of stone will be used
These track pits, with q total extent OF
800 feet, will accommodate q great num-
Der Of engines at one time. The pits take
the place of an intermediary row Of piers
between the center row and the east OUT
side wall.
Altogether 212 men were working on the
shops yesterday. Despite the bitter winds.
good progress was made. T. last OF the
dirt and debris Is being removed from the
site In coal cars and as soon as these are
pushed away the few tracks remaining
on the old roundhouse site will be torn
up and the turntable will follow.
A big air derrick was erected yesterday at
the northeast corner Of the site. where
1t will be used to swing into place the
different materials Everything is being
made ready for the beginning Of the oon-
crete work In the pier holes. Twenty more
cars Of pounded stone we're dumped along
side the holes yesterday and hundreds Of
tons are now ready for use.
It has been found that a difference In the
weather Of even a few degrees OF temper
ature has a great effect on the working
| capacity Of the men. An of1cial record Of
the temperature Is kept, readings being
taken three times q day. and this record
is submitted with the regular labor re-
port.
MarcOni Telegraph Rates.
Announcement Of the first rate offered
for the transmission of messages by the
Marconi wireless telegraph system were
| received In Omaha yesterday by GEN.
eral Agent Harry q. Moores Of the Cunard
| steamship line. The company announces
Its ability to communicate between New
York. Boston, Queenstown and Liverpool.
At each OF these places the company has
q station and a post ship IL stationed out
/ at sea to watch for arrivals. The rate for
t~elegraphing merely from the station to
the post ship Is 12h cents a word. but for
communication with an incoming or OUT
going vessel through the ship It is rs cents
q word
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
CROKER GOES IN FOR DAIRYING
Evidently Intends to Make His Cows
Yield Considerable Addition
10 His Income.

Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Coz
VANTAGE. Eng. Feb. s.-(New York
World Cablegram-Special Telegram.)-
Richard Croker left the Moat house We'd
nesday for a few days. He will stay most
Of the time In London. He is about to
bring over another American trainer, as
Ref has not had experience enough to
undertake the responsibility Of SO inn
portant 8 stable as Mr.. Croker IL organiz-
ing. Mr.. Crokers horses are now being
trained entirely on the American system,
which has proved so successful with Hug
gins at Newmarket.
The dairy Mr.. Croker is establishing Is
modelled upon the well known dairy at Bus
cot. near here. He has provided ap-
p~liances enough for $50 cows. so he evi-
IDENTIFY intends going In for dairying on q
money-making basis.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
ADDING TO COUNTY PAYROLL
Commissioners Vots to Rsstsrs Places fer
Four Men.
INFRINGEMENT Ak LssEs ITS EDGE
County Attorney Succeeds I'm Re-
tanning Messenger GunsOIus and
Sheriff COnvinces Board that
Jail Force IL Inadequate.

At their meeting yesterday morning the
County Comoissioners restored TO the
county pay roll three regular employees at
an aggregate monthly salary Of $240, and
q temporary tnI;oye at a salary OF 50
per working day. The temporary man and
place are ]. Hauck as draughtsman in the
county surveyors ofice. The regulars are
w, II. Gunsolus, as mes to County
Attorney George w. Shields, at SIS; d. B.
Butler, as bookkeeper in the ONCE OF the
county clerk, at $50, and James G. Swift,
as assistant TALLER. at $75.
On the restoration of Guncslus, Connolly,
o'Keeffe and Hofeldt voted down Harte
and ostrom, the republican members. On
the restoration Of the bookkeeper the vote
was unanimous. For an assistant jailer 1t
divided on party lines, after Sheriff John
Power had waxed eloquent before the board
In q recital Of the extremity that had forced
him to go to the Jail himself and help feed
the prisoners. On the proposition for the
draughtsman O'Keeffe was the only mem
Der voting in the negative.
RENTS q Paste Diamond.
Thomas f.. Lee sent the board q paste
diamond, the alleged value OF 10 cents. and
demanded thai his personal taxes be re-
funded. He stated that the assessor had
credited him with having a diamond and
that his personal tax on 1t a amounted
to 1907. but that the only gem he was pos
sesed Of was the one which he enclosed.
Frank Dewey's $1,000 bond as deputy
county clerk was approved. s. @. smythe's
request for the cancellation Of half Of q
double assessment for personal tax was
allowed, but the request Of Ed Peck was
denied. he having made the return him
self.
There was received and read the protest
Of hfty-seVen residents OF Union precinct
against the granting Of a liquor license "a
parties who propose to open a saloon al
~Irvington.
The board adopted Harte's resolution In
~structing the transfer Of a total OF 81
GOALS excess fees from the ofices Of the
county Judge, county clerk and register Of
deeds to the general fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
INVESTIGATES STREET RUMoR
Chief of Police Donahuo LOsEiaE Into
Reports Concerning Cap
tain Her.

Chief Of Police Donahue yesterday morn-
ing examined witnesses 20 investigate the
street reports against the oficial conduct
Of Police Captain Her.
'"rhese reports are not charges" said
the chief. 1--WE are Just conducting an in
vestigation. Tho reports a been cir
culated about the town and we are trying
to find out the truth We have several
witnesses to examine and will not conclude
the Investigation before Monday"
Captain Her has not been suspended from
the force during the Investigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
OPPOSE SERVICE IN ARMY
Austrian Carry Religious
Socialism Int RAvarian
Camps.

Copyright. 1901. by Press Publishing Coz
BERLIN. Feb. S.-(New York World Ca
blegram-special Telegram.)-In Bavaria q
movement is afoot for declining to serve
in the army. The leaders come from Aus
tria and are members OF q widespread re-
ligious and socialistic organization there
called the Nazarenes. Several ofthe young
members Of the sect having declined to join
the army or carry arms. have been arrested
and will be tried by eourt-martial A short
time ago one NaEarene died in . Hungarian
prison after having maintained his prin-
ciples for more than eight years
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09

paper controlled by Americans will be es-
tablished at Manila, according TO the Her
aid. At present there 10 not a single
Daily American having been sold recently
to an English syndicate. IL Is probable
be printed In Tagalog. Present plans are
TO have this department edited by some
we'll known educator and Il Is to consist
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
Presbyterian Modify Text.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.-The revision
committee OF the Presbyterian church
today continued the discussion OF the con-
fession OF faith. The subject OF textual re-
vision also was considered. especially sec
ton 6 Of chapter XIV. in which reference
Is made to the pope. II u tnttmated by
members OF the eommittea that this sec
ton has been nodded
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
s.. Louis Firemen Are buried.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. G-Mayor Wells,
mounted police n a battalion Of nremen
led the funeral procession today OF AS
Charles Westenhon and Daniel w. Steele,
four OF the seven hremen killed In Tues
services were held al the homes Of the
four men, The buTiAls were In our diner.
ens oematerieA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
New York brewery Assigns.

ALBANY, N. T., Feb. s.-The Hinekel
Brewing company. which owns one OF the
largest breweries in Albany. made an as
signment today 10 Edward Murphy. Jr.. or
Troy. The liabilities M assets were not
made public
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09

use OF revenue stamps. The matter has
never been dropped by this exchange and
at the present time IL being agitated
through the National Live Stock exchange.
Business Done Last Year.
The volume of business transacted
through the medium of this exchange dur
ing the twelve months ending December
81. amounted to the following figures, for
which we are indebted to the Union Stock
Yards
Total receipts-Cattle, SIS, OO3 head; hogs,
2,l4,052 head; sheep, L,31l,sf1 head; horses
and mules, 1891 head; total carloads, a.
1873. Driven or I'm w~agons-Cattle, 1887
head; hogs, 1928 head; sheep, 81, 1856 head;
horses and mules, 1925 head. Shipped out
Cattle. 239, $50 head; hogs, 1851 head; sheep,
$3.50 head; horses and mules. 34.269 head:
total, carloads, 12,07S. CITY use and South
Omaha packing-Cattle, S7Z,Iu head; hogs,
2,Se2,09S head; sheep, 1Ss,47 head; horses
and mules, 2,031 head.
The valuation of the years business in
dollars and cents amounts to: Cattle, $2s.-
$1,000; average per head, $34.S6. Hogs, $780,
20, SIS; average per head, $13. 20. Sheep,
$S,048,l66;. average per head, 1884. Horses
and mules, S,27S.4oO; average per head,
$35.13. Total valuation, 6s.044,8eO.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
Statistics of Municipal Taxation of All Cities in the United Sta

Ranging in population from 10000 to 900 OOO FOR THE YEAR 1901
spilled " ANDREwR osEwATER, NJ Am Soc c. E. City ngne, Omaha Nh
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09

Movements are also on foot toward hav-
ing an annual classified census OF live
stock; a Just and permanent settlement OF
the question OF grazing on forest reserves,
and lust treatment for the agricultural and
live stock press at the hands OF the Post
once department.. The manufacturers will
move at this session for free wool and free
hides, a movement OF much interest TO the
live stock Industry.
During the year the Internal Revenue
acted by the commission firms OF the ex-
change was OF such a nature as to require
q brokers license, costing $50 a year. This
matter was taken up promptly and a re-
verse ruling secured. rendering the COM
Just prior u July l a strong EFFORT was
made 20 have bills of sale freed from the
war tax imposed by the war revenue law
OF 1888. and a ruling was secured from the
collector OF internal revenue, Omaha, to the
effect that, In conformity with the act OF
March 2, 1901, such bills would be exempt
from taxation on ana after July I, 1901.
Before that date, however, COMMISSIONS
J. w, Herkes Of Washington. ID. c.. issued
IN adverse ruling compelling the tuthsl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-13
NEW YORK is WORRIED.
Afraid That Prince Henry Will
Not Arrive in Time.

Kiel. Prussia, Feb. 13.-Mayor Low of
New York has cabled to Prince Henry
of Prussia, saying that Herr Wiegand,
director general of the North German
Lloyd line, thinks that unless the Kron
Prinz Wilhelm sails from Bremen
earlier than Z o'clock Saturday after
noon she will not be able to arrive at
New York city, owing to the rough
weather which prevails at this season
of the year, until late in the afternoon
,of February % too late for the cere-
mony of the municipal welcome and the
presentation to the prince of the free
dom of the city of New York When
asked if the steamer could not leave
Bremen at an earlier hour, Prince
Henry replied that he was unable to
change the sailing hour of the Kron
Prinz Wilhelm, but he said she would
do her best to reach New York early
on Saturday. February %. The Kron
Prinz Wilhelm is not chartered by
Prince Henry. He and his party go
simply as passengers, and it is too late
now to notify the hundreds of other
passengers that the steamer would sail
nounced, as she would have to do in
order to catch the tide. Herr Wiegand's
view of the case is not shared by the
commander of the Kron Prinz Wilhelm.
The latter thinks the steamer can reach
New York by midday February p.
. Prince Henry spent the morning
reading President RooseveltS "Ameri-
can Ideals and during the afternoon
he coasted on the hill at the back of
the castle, over a slope which has been
the scene of a hundred fierce fights.
Prince Henry, his adjutant Commander
won Egidy and two of the little princes
We're on unpainted sIeighs, the boys
yelling Justify as they charged down the
approach. Prince Henry, pink checked,
1.-THE and athletic. appeared to be in fit
condition for the hard campaign of
dinners and receptions that await him
on the other side of the Atlantic. The
crowded programme rather dismays
some of the members of the princes
suite, but Prince Henry looks forward
to genuine holiday during which he is
going to have good time, as we'll as
one which will give him many valuable
fresh impressions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-13
FIVE STORY HOTEL
One of New Buildings Planned
For Topeka.
M. Snattinger Proposes to Erect
1t at 526 Kansas Avenue.
WILL BE 75X125 FEET.
Only One of Numerous Build
ings Which Are Planned.
Will Also Be Many New Rest
dences Next Season.

"a new four or five story hotel for To-
pelxa is in contemplation. The new hotel
will be known as the Oxford and will
replace the present oxford hotel con-
Quoted at Nos. 526 and 52S Kansas ave-
nue. by Frank Long. Negotiations are
now pending that if carried out will
result in the erection of one Of the finest
popular priced hotels in the west. The
property is owned by Councilman M.
Snattinger who will erect the building.
In event the arrangements under way
to build the new structure are COM
pleted the property next to the Oxford
hotel on the north will be secured and
the building torn down to make room
for a 70 foot street frontage for the
hotel. The lots are 125 feet deep. hence
the hotel building would be rs X 125 feet
in size.
The building will be either four or i've
stories high and will contain between 80
and 20 rooms. 1t will be entirely mod
ern throughout, with electric lights,
steam heat. call bells and hard wood
finish The dining room and office will
be of marble and the interior deoora.-
tionS Will be of a high order, superior
to most public buildings
The hotel will have its own steam
plant and laundry and the elevators
will probably be operated by the hotel
steam plant
The final arrangements for the ereo-
ton OF the building have not been conn
pleted, but in event it is decided to re-
build the hotel on the site of the present
one, work will be begun within a few
weeks to tear down the present building
SO that the new one may be COMPLETED
in time for the fall trade in September.
There will be much building in To-
nvf cn HofI Il s-I-5
unskilled labor will be in demand. To-
peka is enjoying steady and wonder
fu1 growth that gives no signs of weak
ening. The opening of the new Santa
Fe shops and other industries here will
be the source Of an increased popula-
tion within the next few years. Resi-
dences and dwelling houses are scarce.
and besides the erection of a number OF
business blocks, it is estimated that
from 100 to $50 residences will be built
here within the next Is months.
Among the large business blocks that
will be erected are:
Four story brick block at 702 Kansas
avenue, by ChaS. j. Devlin.
Four story brick office building on
the northwest corner of Ninth street
and Kansas avenue, by A. F. Smith.
Three story office building of the Kan
sas- Missouri Telephone company at the
southeast corner of Sixth and Jackson
streets.
A large brick commission house on
lower Kansas avenue, by John Seaton
of AtchiSon-
A wholesale house on lower Kansas
avenue by Whiteker Brothers, fruit
dealers.
A corn sled factory.
An automatic scale factory.
A. B. Whiting Whole Paint and Glass
house.
Washburn college astronomical OBJ
servatory, physical laboratories and
steam heating plant.
And numerous smaller business
blocks and residences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-13
YOU CAN Have IT.
Enthusiastic Colorado Ban
queters Make
A Tender to Kansas of the Ar
kansas River.
FRANK NELSON OVATION
Glowing Tributes From Press
For His Lincoln Address.
A Dozen Kansans Made Proud
at the Dinner.

Denver, Feb Blast night at the
twelfth annual Lincoln banquet under
the auspices of the Republican state
committee Frank Nelson, state superin-
tendent of Kansas was one of the prin-
cipal speakers Senator. Wolcott of this
state was also a leading speaker. The
banquet was held in the Brown Palace
hotel
Frank Nelson made the dozen Kan
sans present proud to be there. His
speech was easily the best effort of his
life and gIowed with eIoquence. The
audience cheered him to the echo and
listened with courteous attention. His
reception was equalled only by that of
Wolcott.
The Colorado Springs Gazette today
says: Frank Nelson. the eloquent
Kansas orator, commanded close atten-
ton. His tribute to Lincoln will take
a place among the most masterful pub
lie addresses of the year. His intensely
earnest manner and beautiful rhetoric
were most impressive
Today's Denver Republican says:
1.-The Kansas orator has fine voice
and delivery 4 The speech was received
with enthusiastic attention. Cries of
Good and rounds of applause greeted
the telling points of the speech. He re-
What's the matter with Kansas, yelled
one auditor and You can have our
water shouted. another"
Among the Kansans present was Will
liam Allen White.
Mr. Nelson's subject was, Lincoln
and Our National Destiny" He said
that THE hour and the occasion prompt
us to rededicate ourselves to the best
ideals in our national life The epochs
that mark the victories of truth and
right; convictions that have crush
ed error and destroyed wrong; the cour-
age that has upheld and defended great
ideas; the patriotism that has immor-
talized our flag; the great events lead
ing up to and eliminating in the Civil
war; the heroic work and mighty infiu-
ence of Abraham Lincoln all pass in
review before us upon an occasion of
this kind.
During the first half of our national
the North and the South in different
terms. To the south slavery was COM
mercial term: to the north, a reproach
to liberty and humanity. Attempts were
made to check the evil from time to time
through legislation and compromise, but
it would not down. 1t grew in alarming
proportions until it threatened the very
life of the republic. The eloquence of
Patrick Henry repeated itself in the elo-
uuence of Clay Webster, Sumner
Beecher and Wendell Phillips. 1t be-
came clearly evident that the Revolu-
tionary war had not solved the problem
of free government. When the great
contest for human rights came, the God
of nations called forth the leader from
the plain earnest. liberty-loving people
in the person of the upright, true
hearted, peerless Abraham Lincoln
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-13
TAKE NO ACTION.
Believed Fight on Old Nomina-
tiOns Will Be Dropped.

The question whether the Republican
nominations made last spring shall
hold over for the November election,
1902, seems TO have been settled by the
county central committee yesterday for
the county board CON posed of County
Clerk Wright County Attorney Mich
OILS and Clerk of the District Court Cal
laham met this morning and adjourned
without taking any action on the ques-
ton.
The board met and received petition
from the members of the old county
central committee asking that the two
nomination certificates which had been
filed and objected to by Oscar Swayze
be withdrawn and the same parties be
allowed to file another certificate which
is expected not to be irregular. The
board granted the request and ad-
journed sine die.
The members of the board held that
as the certificates to which there were
objections had been withdrawn and that
a new one was to be filed that the OBJ
jections were annulled, as they were
not directed toward the new certificate.
Tie board took no action on the ques-
ton on the ground that as the objec-
tions died with the old certificate there
are no objections to the new one. The
board neatly avoided any action on the
matter for the present at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-13
Most of the Men Who Lost Their
Lives in Battle
In the Mountains of Kentucky.
We're Burned Alive.
NUMBER is UNKNOWN.
None Has Been Found to Tell
the Story.
A Steady Stream of Bullets
Poured Into the Flames.

MiddleSboro, Ky, Feb. 13.-Although
the scene of the fight yesterday between
the Sherif'S posse and Lee Turner's men
is only four miles from this city, it is
still impossible to ascertain the exact
casualties on the Turner side. On learn
ing that the officers were coming to his
Blind Tiger Turner called in his
mountaineer followers, who kept up 4
hot fire till their building was burned. 1t
is not yet known definitely how many
were in the log barracks when the Off
GERS made the attack. How many were
killed or wounded, or perished in the
flames also, is unknown. As those who
escaped into the Cumberland mountains
are still defiant and as the victims on
Turner's side We're cremated,it is doubt
full whether their losses ever will be full
ly known. There are reports of wound
ed Turner men being cared for in the
mountains. As many murders for years
have been reported in and about the no
ted log house, surrounded by a barri-
cade 80 feet high, there are many ex-
pressions of satisfaction over its de-
Struction, although all regret the loss OF
life.
month ago, some mules owned by
Turner were levied upon because of a
debt due Giles ColSon. A week ago Tur-
ner, with a bodyguard, went to Virgin
ia, where the mules had been taken and
regained them. While escaping, Boone
McCreary, one of Turner's aides, was
mortally wounded. Yesterday afternoon
Deputy Sheriff Thompson of Bell coun-
ty, swore in posse of so citizens of
Middlesboro to arrest Turner and the
men implicated in the Virginia raid.
Turner heard of this and gathered the
mountaineers into his fortress for the
fight
When the posse arrived demand for
surrender was refused and firing almost
at once began. Cecil was shot down.
Cecils body lay in fornt of TUrner's 5
gate. Doyle tried to get it but was shot
down.
Enraged by this, posse men set the
saloon and fortress on fire. As the build
ingS burned steady stream of bullets
was poured into them. Turner and 9TH
ers claim that they did not do any
shooting. The blame for the killing of
Cecil and Doyle is being laid onto Welcn
and other Turner men who are dead.
Trouble is expected, however. before
any arrests are made on the charge of
numbering Cecil or Doyle. Lee Turner.
with his brother, the general and a
large force are patrolling the district
around the ruins of the Quarter house
today and will allow no one from Mid
dlesboro to pass to the Mingo mines or
elsewhere. Meantime the officers are
reticent as to their next move