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Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
CONTEMPT CASE RECORD FILED
Attorney COnneII Alleges Judge SUIT
tom Was Guilty of MiscOn-
duct In Trial.


LINCOLN, March 15.-(special.p-A volu-
minous record in the Connell-Sutton con-
tempt case was received today by the clerk
of the supreme court.
1t consists of the transcript, showing the
proceedings, and two bills OF exceptions,
containing all the evidence. One bill OF
exceptions relates to the application Of Mr..
Connell for a transfer Of the hearing of his
contempt case from Judge Sutton TO one
of the other Judges; the other bill OF ex-
ceptions contains all the evidence of the
trial, The clerk has also received from
Mr.. Connell a petition In error which is
somewhat sensational. Among other things
It is charged that Judge Sutton committed
error in overruling the application OF Mr.
Connell for a transfer OF the hearing Of
his contempt case to one of the other judges
and that Mr.. Connell was prevented from
having a fair trial by reason Of the abuse
OF discretion on the part OF Judge Sutton
in directing and requiring that the trial or
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
DraInage Bonas Are SOLD.

LOGAN. Ia. March 15.-(Special. 1.-THE
Harrison County Board o. Supervisors has
sold the $4,000 In drainage bonds to be
issued by Harrison county for the Harrison
Pottawattamie drainage ditch to the Hoeh-
Ter & Cummings company Of Toledo, o.,
the arm paying $lO55 as premium. The
board also allows SIS for the printing OF
the bonds. There were number Of other
bidders. The bonds bear interest at the
rate Of per cent from May j, 1901. The
first $4,000 will be paid in i've years and
the balance In nine years. The board ex-
poets TO install steam heating plant In
the court house before next winter The
board refused TO approve the action OF the
board OF trustees OF Cincinnati township,
river
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
OLD PALACE CEILING FALLS
Russian Duma Compelled to Hold
Session in ROtunda while
Repairs Are Made.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 15.-The cell
ing of the hall in the Taurida palace, where
the lower house of Parliament meets coll
lapsed at o'clock this morning and caused
widespread wreckage among the seats
below.
Though many rumors were circulated to
the effect that the fall of the ceiling was
the result OF a plot to interfere with the
meeting of Parliament, its purely accidental
character was clearly established An ex-
animation shows that the nails and other
fastenings binding the ceiling to the rafters
had not been replaced since the time of
Catherine II and broke under the extra
weight of the new decorations The entire
section of the plasterlng and lathing eov-
ering the center and left of the house and
a small portion of the right fell to the
floor, thirty feet below. A few heavy
beams and timbers were affected, but the
regular structure Of the roof was not In
jured. The aggregate weight of the cell
ing material was so great that in it's fall
It twisted the massive bronze eleetroliers
in such way as to indicate that a terri.
BILE catastrophe would have resulted had
the fall occurred a few hours later during
the session of the house. The places oc-
cupied by the president and ministers were
Aot touched, but It was judged that few
members OF the center party or OF the left
would have escaped death or serious in
jury. 1t WAS at first thought that It would
be necessary to abandon todays session Of
the house, but President Golovin, after a
hasty consultation with the party leaders
and an inspection of the available rooms.
ordered chairs to be placed in the rotunda
at the entrance Of the palace, where the
session was held.
The members Of Parliament held a short
session in the rotunda and decided to post
pone further sittings until the president Of
the house and the department Of public
buildings secure another hall
The council Of the empire was to have
met today to listen to the ministerial
declaration Of policy, but this also has been
postponed
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

the alleged contempt before him should
proceed and be had before himself.
The petition in error further charges mis-
conduct on the. part OF Judge Sutton In
taking active part in the prosecution or
Mr.. Cornell for the alleged contempt and
questioning the bailiff OF his court, who
was the complaining witness against Mr..
Cornell, and in cross-examining the wit
nesses for the defense, notwithstanding the
prosecution was being conducted on behalf
OF the state by able and competent counsel
1t is further set forth that all the find.
ings Of Judge sutton, declaring Mr.. Con-
nell guilty Of contempt and imposing Il
fine on him Of 800, are contrary to law and
are not supported by the evidence. A sum-
mons in error has been issued and has
been forwarded to Omaha by the clerk to be
served.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

Anselmo, where lives Wilson of Custer
county, the Burlington paid s44.S5 last year.
Wilson said he opposed the bill because, in
his opinion, It would reduce the railroad
taxes in his home town, and the way he
talked he gave out the impression the taxes
amounted to great amount. In Adams,
where Killen of Gage county lives, the
railroad tax amounts to $64.50. ISillen
talked long and earnestly for that $6450
which he believed would be reduced Out
in Chase county, at Imperial, where Hill
lives, the railroad taxes amount to the
munificent sum Of 81. At Kearney, where
Tom Hamer lives, the railroad taxes
amount to to a little less than $4,000.
Railroad Commission hill in senate.
The house railway commission bill was
given boost towards final passage this
afternoon when the senate committee of
the whole recommended It for engrossment
and third reading. The senate spent the
greater part Of both sessions today on it,
much time being necessary to correct small
errors and misepelled words. One Of the
most important changes made in the bill
by the senate was to include under the
jurisdiction Of the railway commission
street car companies. This was done by an
amendment offered by Ashton striking out
the clause excepting this class Of common
carriers. Aldrich sought to substitute an
other method of procedure for the one put
In the bill by the house, but his amendment
was lost. His bill provided the commits
sion should fix a schedule Of rates and
submit them to the railroads. II the roads
objected and did not ask for a hearing the
rates were to go into effect This was OBJ
Jected to because II was of doubtful legal
ity. Sackett secured the adoption OF an
amendment making the maximum fine for
refusal to fie schedules and classifcations
with the commission $4,000 and another
making the maximum penalty for refusal
to testify 5000 instead Of $500 The age
qualification for members of the commits
sion was increased from 20 to 30 years.
Aldrich offered another amendment which
was adopted. prohibiting railroads from
changing their rates without securing per-
mission from the commission.
Before the bill was finally passed on
Thomas made a fight against including
street railways In tho Jurisdiction of the
commission. but he was outvoted.
Cone IL Congratulated.
The advent Of the youngest Miss Cone
into this world OF good times and smiles
was duly made OF record in the house when
a motion was made to Congratulate the
father, the gentleman from Saunders
Speaker Nettleton said make It unanimous
by rising vote and this was done with q
to his seat, which was vacant for a few
days, and has settled down to his old
habits in the same Old way.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

ing from his home county because of his
attitude on the railroad question and as
he was excused this afternoon and not
present there was no discord. Mike Lee
got through the committee of the whole
four bills, one creating the Office of county
comptroller and the others relating to this
office All went through without any
trouble or explanation until the last one
came up authorizing the county comptrol-
Ter to draw city and county warrants. AS
a joke few of the members voted no.
This stirred up Cone Of Saunders and he
made a speech against the bill and both
Lee and Dodge had to go to the front in
lengthy speeches to carry the measure.
The house at the request of the introducer
OF the bill, Adams of Dawes county, put
over consideration of H. r. SS7, the stock
yards bill, until Tuesday morning. This
measure was a special order for this
morning. but some OF the fdsionists have
an amendment they desire TO have tackled
on the bill, and for that reason the delay
was asked for. s. F. 229, increasing the
pay OF the bank examiners TO $1,000, was
indefinitely postponed.
Text Books for University,
One Of the important amendments to the
1-mill levy bill for the State university was
that providing a revolving fund Of $500 to
be used for The purpose of buying text
books for the students at wholesale prices
and selling them to the students at this
price. Many students have been trying TO
get the regents to do this for number
of years, as the cost of books in Lincoln
was 50 high It made It hard for working
boys to get through school at all. Inas-
much as the State Normal board reports
show that 1t saves ON an average to its
students by renting them books about $40
to $l2 a vast amount of money will be
saved to the students of the university.
The regents say the reason they have not
done this before Is because they have had
no money with which to get the first in
stallment Of books and no way to keep up
the fund, as every cent which would come
from the sale OF books would have to go
into the cash fund. This amendment RENE
dies that condition and another bill, which
has been recommended for passage, is the
Randall bill making it mandatory for the
regents to buy the books.
Interest in Published Figures.
Considerable interest was taken in the
figures published IN The Bee this morning
showing the amount Of taxes paid by the
various railroads In numerous towns in the
state Especially was interest taken in the
amount paid TO those towns where live the
men who have gone to the front for the
railroads on this bill For instance. at
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

Gibson, Phillips, fhomas--S.
Hoibrook. sibiey,
One OF the humorous incidents in legls-
lation occurred this morning when Pat
rick's bill to punish wife beating reap
peared from the hands OF the Judiciary COM
mittee as bill to limit the number of sa-
looms in smaller cities and villages. The
title and the entire bill had been stricken
out, leaving only the number intact. The
substituted bill prohibited more than one
saloon In cities of less than 1000 population,
more than two in cities. Of from 1000 TO 1000
and followed the same ratio up to cities
OF 5000.
Epperson OF Clay confessed the substi-
tute was his.
Patrick was not using his original bill :"
be said, and borrowed II to tack an
amendment on"
on motion OF Ashton Of Hall the bill was
indefinitely postponed by a vote OF 10 to
10 EppersOn changing to the Affirmative
IN order TO be able to move reconsid-
Grafton. This Is the third bill OF the kind
that has been killed during the session.
HOuse, en- Its Grind.
The house spent the day In a steady
grind on the sitting committee hle ana
there was an entire absence OF any hre-
works or displays OF temper. II is gem
orally understood Wilson's recent and fire.
auent outbreaks has been caused by hear
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

LeedeP Double shift Fireman's Bin
IL Passed.

(From stan COrrespondent)
LINCOLN, March 15.-(speciaL) The SEN
ate this morning passed the following
bills:
H. r.. llO-By scudder Prohibiting the
stealing Of rides on freight or passenger
H. r. S4-By Brown. Authorizing county
III. r. lTT-By Leeder. Providing for
,twelve-hour shift for Omaha lremen.
H, X. lS-By Steinauer. Making mini
II. r. 6l-By Killen. Prohibiting OF pool
ing by bridge contractors.
H. r. S3-By Byram. Giving village trus-
tees power to regulate or prohibit pool
halls.
Eppers5n Of Clay offered a motion which
was adopted, asking the state chemist to
secure samples of and analyze various
stock foods for sale in the state, for the
information of the public
Under the head OF committee reports the
senate killed Ashton's resolution request
ing the attorney general TO proceed to
enforce the present maximum freight rate
law. Ashton sought to override the report
Of the committee and have the resolution
placed on general file, but he was out
voted. H. r. No a2 by Wilson. relating
TO the fees OF county surveyors, was also
killed by indefinite postponement. Similar
action was taken on II. r. No ia, which
provided for an increase In the salaries %
clerks Of the district court In the large
counties OF the state OF from 500 to Sl.OOO
a year. the latter applying to all counties
OF over 1000 population. substitute bill
10 limit the number Of saloons In the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
Large Number of Bills Acted on In
Committee of the whole.

Large Number Of Bills Acted on In
Committee OF the whole.
CFrom a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, March 5.-(special)-in COM
mittee Of the whole the house recommended
for passage the following bills;
H. r. SO2-By Whitney Of Sarpy. Appro-
priating S2,5OJ for improvements at the
II. r. 2s-By Rejcha OF Lancaster. Max
ing a contract between a teacher ana a
school board binding on both. .--
II r. 2T-By r. W. Brown or Iancasteri
Providing for the sale Of conveyance OF
the interest of an insane wife or husband,
including homestead.
ing associations may convey real estate
when doing business under tirm or part
nership when not Incorporated.
II r. 296-By Adams of Dawes. Appro-
priating 5000 travelling expenses for judges
of district court
H. r. 287-By Barnes of Douglas. Pro-
viding for fees for county clerks, including
fees for taking election afiidavits and nomt-
nation affdavits, to be charged the county
H. r. 3SS-By Dodge Of Douglas. Pro-
viding relatives of insane persons, when in
the opinion Of the county commissioner
able, to pay the charges for Keeping them,
and In cases of feeble minded or harmless
insane persons they shall be kept In the
county in which they reside. Cone fought
the bill but was not able to defeat II.
II. r.. 469-By Lee of Douglas. Creating
the elective Office Of county comptroller for
Douglas county.
Ii. h 4tV-By Lee OF DOuBlaS. EtONiulnB
that the county board must furnish office
room and supplies to the comptroller.
II. r. 41--By Lee OF Douglas. Making
the county comptroller ex-officio city
comptroller after the expiration OF the
term of the present city comptroller Of
Omaha
II. r. F2-By Lee of Douglas. County
and city warrants to be countersigned by
the comptroller.
H. r. 290-By Lahners Of Thayer APP
propriating $4,000 for oil and coal test
borings.
H. r. 390-By r. w. Brown of Lancaster
Appropriating $500 for the purpose of buy
ing Ave lots for the Home for the Friend
less at Lincoln.
II. R. 139-By Renkel of Webster, regu-
lating the speed OF stock trains, was in
definitely postponed.
The following bills were passed:
H r. 5S-By Jones Of Richardson. Drain.
age bill.
H. r. 2g0-By Jenison of Clay. Providing
for establishment of road districts.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
thereof, separately, as determined by him
The roll coll was as follows
lhton, Glbaon-2.
Absent and not Paired
,tta, Phillips--2.

Absent and not Paired
latta, Phillips-2
Leeder'a Bill Goes IN Governor.
Leaders, bill providing for two shifts for
Omaha fremen passed the senate this
morning and is ready to be sent to the
governor. Some opposition outside of Doug
las county developed on roll call, and Of the
Douglas county senators only Saunders
was present when the vote was taken, and
he voted for It, The vote was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE

smaller cities and villages to one to each
1000 Of population was also killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

plAMoNDs-ErsaIer. l5n aad Dodge
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
FLOOD IS RECEDING
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most fifty feet and then began to recede
at the rate of one inch an hour. Every
foot Of Wheeling island is submerged and
1000 residents have been driven to upper
floors
six Drowned at steubenviIle, o,
STEUBENVILLE, o. March 15.--At
least six and perhaps ten members of two
foreign families were drowned today in
the flood at Mingo Junction, according to
a report received tonight. The houses
fioated away with their occupants. Every
house on the east side of Mingo Junction
is submerged and 1000 people are home
less.
Eleven Drowned at Athens, o.
ATHENS, o., March 15.-The high waters
Of the Hooking river have claimed seven
lives in this city and four elsewhere in
the country. Those drowned in Athens
are:
ED SWEET
4 ALBERT SWEET
/ - TURNER AND WIFE.
- YOUNG.
CHARLES BEAHRS.
OTrA BARTH.
At II o'clock "Wednesday night the road
way of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad north
of the river broke, allowing the waters to
rush into Athens. Fifty houses we're
swept entirely away. A thousand persons
are homeless and are being cared for In
churches and halls.
The Hooking river is four feet higher
than 1t was in 1884.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16
Grnin Cars WrecLsd.

MISSOURI VALLEY. Ia. March lb-(spe-
cial Telegram.)-A string Of cars loaded
with corn was derailed in the local yards
here today, nve cars being wrecked and
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

Prepared from Sarsaparilla root Blue Flag
Yellow Dock, Juniper Berries, IVA Ursi, Pipsis-
sewa, Guaiac, Wild Cherry, Bitter Orange Peel,
Gentian, Mandrake, Dandelion, SIENNA, and other
valuable ingredients, by combination, proportion,
and process peculiar to itself, unknown to any other
medicine, and giving it curative value peculiar
to itself This is shown by its great cures of
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

That Is Laxative Bromo ouinine. SINH.
larry named remedies sometimes deceive.
The first and original Cold Tablet is a white
package with black and red lettering and
bears the signature OF Z. w. GROVE. CSC.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

Plies Cured in n TO II Days.
Paso Ointment will cure any casss OF
itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protuding piles.
At all druggists--5O centS.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-16

Judge Letton suspended the sentence of
Judge Sutton and fixed bail at $780, Mr.
Cornell during the afternoon furnished the
bond required
New-York tribune., 1907-03-22
6O-62 West 23d Street.
HERO OF PEKING" SHOT.
Butcher Boy Soldier Declares Liz
sie" Pulled the Trigger.

Robert SimonSCu, butcher boy, who was able
BY clever disguise TO make citizens OF Ninth
avenue believe he was captain in the United
States army. and the affections OF thought
less girls tried to Kill himself with a revolver IN
the early hours of yesterday selecting vacant lot
in Hoboken for the act After the wound began %
hurt ne repented the deed and yelled Justify for
the police John Ryan. member of HObokens
finest" hurried to him. and Captain Simonson'
poured into his sympathetic ear tale OF attsmpts1
murder by a girl named Lizzie" He had been OUT
drinking all night ne told the police and met
.Iizzie'' They sat down a stone in vacant
he went and without a word OF warning Ia LIZ
zie" showed the muzZle OF a revolver ssaihst hlS
left side and fred Then she escaped
He taken 10 ST Mary HOSPITAL. ana eAo1
the police recalled his record they gave him SUCH
severe grilIug that he broke down and MADE an
acknOW lodged that he himself had deloeratsy
fred the shot because OF despondency over an
He will be- arraigned this morning on ehargs cf
attempted suicide The wound in hts side - n0e
serious In SimOnsons pockets were found forly
pawn tickets for valuableS Of every description
ranging from penknife 10 an expensive 0VereoaE
The HObOkSu police informed Police headquarters
here and an Investigation will BE- made In the hope
sion SimOnsOn. according TO the police SAID ne IN
vited friend named Want 70 go out with nm I0E
they landed in HObOken. They changed drlnAe
there. BY and by SjmOusOn thought II was tlls
for Want 10 go home When Want had gone ne
several minutes about killing himself Then shot
heard and Patrolman Ryan came 10 his as
Simonsou told his friends an elaborate story about
being the siege OF Peking his bravery thers eIld
the hOnOrS that were heaped upon him later. he
up and investigated. The investigation led 70 the
disclosure that Sinonson was only a butcher boy.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-22
FIVE BRONX HOUSES BURN
Spectacular Bla2e Spreads Rapidly
from Top to Top.

Five three story frame houses in row. No. 81
70 579 East ls0th street. The Bronx. were partially
destroyed by fire last night which had its origin
IN a bedroom on tho second floor OF the house at
No $40 occupied by James Clancy and his family.
Mrs. Clancy was putting her little son James to
bed shortly after O'Clock. when she found that a
window had been left open in the bedroom and that
a strong wind had blown the lace curtain over
lighted gas Jet setting the room on fire. She ran
with her into the street crying Fire. some
boys playing in the street, set of for Engine Com
pany a. IN 10th street. near Park avenue. half a
mile distant. ana notified the hremen. who re-
sponded Deputy CHIEF Ahearn on his arrival sent
IN q second alarm
The frame houses are attached. and a hanging
ceiling at the top OF each house proved an eX-
ceIIenL medium for spreading the flames through
out the row. The nre spread through the Clancy
house and through the row with amazing rapdlty-
The iremen succeeded IN eonhning the fire 70 the
two upper floors IN each
The police reserves from the fremont station
were sent 70 the scene OF the FIRE 20 handle the
crowd Patrornan Emil Sherrnger, OF the fremont
station. who the first 10 reach the scene, did
excellent work I'm getting some OF the people from
the adjoining houses
hurt
New-York tribune., 1907-03-22
NOMINATIONS FOR YALE CORPORATION
Eli Whitney's Term Expires-Herbert Par.
sons May Be Candidate

New Haven March 81 (SpecaD A state
nent sent out 20 the Yale alumni day by An
son Phelps Stokes jr. secretary OF the uni
verslty, announces that the term OF Eli Whit
ney OF this city. a member OF the corpora
ton will expire next June Nominations for
the vacancy arc called for. and will be received
at Mr. Stokess Office until May l. Every per-
son who receives block of at least twenty-five
votes will be declared formally in nomination,
and will be voted upon at the annual commence
ment exercises in June.
II is regarded as quite certain that Mr. Whit
ney will be reelected. He was elected 20 the
corporation six years ago. and has been dur
ing his term Of its most active and eficieut
members. At present he Is a member Of tho
executive committee. the leading committee Of
the corporation. No opposition TO his candidacy
has been heard and although 1T is expected
that one or two other candidates will be placed
in nomination, little doubt IS felt that he will
be again elected It is understood that he has
consented 10 become a candidate for a second
term Congressman Herbert Parsons. who
withdrew from the election last year I'm favor OF
Secretary Taft, will il is expected allow the
use of his name again this year.
Mr.. whitney is president of the New Haven
Water Company. and was formerly State SEN
atOT
New-York tribune., 1907-03-22
LOCOMOTIVE ROLLS OVER ENGINEER
Engine Tumbles Into 2OO-FOot Chasm-Re.
markable Escapes in Colorado Wreck.

Antonita Col, March 21.-An eastbound Den
Yer & Rio Grande passenger train running he
tween Durango and this place left the track at
a curve between Osier and Toltec Gorge last
night and thiIty-five passengers had 2 remark
able escape from death. The engine and tender
rolled down an eInbanSnlel'- 290 feet 20 the bot
som or ihe chasTn. All the coaches left the
track, several turning completely over AMI the
fssl aAshuhs on tnelr sides The engine crew
jumped ana the engineer rolled down The en-
,i, oStiAllleilC ne vas oEertakef by his engine,
eIs~h Passea over ms bouy IN .ts flight 10 the
.DuL . me enioahkfneat Ih25 he hot
SLusueo 70 oeath IS ihcomprehenSible. AS Il is
- y seriously Du' pfonaDly not fatally injured
Al the passengers were bruised, but none WAS
tnjured seriously.