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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
TWO BILLS FoR WATERWAYS
One Provides for Issue of Bonds and
Other Creates a Commission,

One Provides for Issue of Bonds and
other Creates n Commission,
WAsHINGTON, Jan, GA step toward
the carrying out Of the plans agreed upon
by the recent waterways conference IN
this city was taken today when Representa-
tives Ransdell Of Louisiana, Moore OF
Pennsylvania, Sherley of Kentucky and
Bartholdt OF Missouri, jointly introduced a
bill for the creation OF a waterways com
missien, and another for the issue Of
$500, 900, 900 in bonds for the Improvement Of
waterways. 80
The former bill provides that the com
mission shall consist OF four senators, Sc
lected by the vice president. four represen'
tatives selected by the speaker, and seven
others, to be appointed by the president. Of
whom tive shalf be members of the ehgt-
neer corps Of the army two civil 'engi-
neers, two citizens or experience In trans
spoIuation and one other citizen. The
members term is fixed at three years and
the salary OF those not in the employ OF the
government at $4,000 per annum. This COM
mission Is to investigate problems OF water
transportatiql and make. recommendations
TO congress.
The bond bill limits the amount to be Is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
PETITIONS FLOOD THE SENATE
"Blue Lava Seem to Attract Atten-
tiOn of the PeODIe,
CFrom a Staff Correspondent,

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. Ss.-(SpeeIaI)-The right
OF petition was under discussion in the sem
ate today, being called up when a host
or petitions began to pour in from over
the state bearing on county option and
Sunday base ball. Many Of these were
directed to members individually, while
others were addressed to the members Of
the legislature. When the qeustion OF
admitting them for printing in the records
was brought up, the lieutenant kovernor
ruled that the petitions addressed to the
legislature or to the senators as a BODY
were entitled to be read and made a part
OF the record. but that petitions addressed
to members and intended for an Indication
how their constituents viewed public oues-
lions might be read to the enators II the
members desired. but they would not be
made a part of the sensta's printed record.
Standing committees reported during. the
day that a bill by Myers of Rock relating
TO inspection of seeds be indefinitely post
poned, Is a similar bill introduced by
Buck Of otoe county wal ahead OF il and
would be pushed. n
Howell's joint resolution memoralizIng
congress to appropriate 100000 for water
ways was reported for the general file.
The senators h desired were given a
free ride to the state fair grounds to exam
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
FRAUD QUERY STARTS
Men. High Up, in Oklahoma May Be
Caught in Net.
HASKELL. OWNER OF MANY, LOTS
Governors Acts viii BE PrObed
by Jury-Judge Campbell orders
Thorough investigation .
without Favor. p.

y MUSKOGEE, Okl., Jan. 26.-With the sit
ting of the grand jury here this morning
to investigate the alleged town lots frauds,
Muskogee becomes the cynosure Of the
eyes of half a nation. That the govern
meht regards the matter Of great import
lis evidenced by the fact that the jury is
closely watched and guarded by secret
service men-rumor has IT that there Is a
man for every juror. Additional interest
is added to the case BY reason of the i'm
plication or the governor, Charles N. Has
'kell, in the investigation. He, In turn
declares the entire matter is due to the
enmity of William r. Hearst. This farni.
fication of the case Is an echo OF the presi.
Dental campaign of last year.
1t is confidently expected by many thai
several men high up in local affairs, will
be hit by the investigation. The Indiahola
Contracting company OF which Goveffiof
Haskell is president aYss many town lots
These lots embrace from one-fourth of ar
acre. to four acres. ...,. n.. r
Courts Instructions Brief.
The grand jury. today began it's sessions
in the hospital rooms In. the federal jail
In his instructions to the jury United
States District Judge Ralph &c. Campbell
charged them ITO investigate the evidenc,
and perform, their duty without fear OF
favor, His charge was very brief, its de
livery consuming but two minutes time.
Among the witnesses who. have arrived II
Muskogee s~ubpoenaed to testify before tn,
grand jury are the following:
From Danvlle, Va.n L. b. Conway, pro
prietor Of cotton mills; H. L. Bowright
tobacco merchant; A, M. Aiken, Judge o.
corporation court; Thomas Hamlin, prose
cutting attorney; James L. Pritchett, owner
Of flour mills; w. W. Williamson, president
of Union Exchange bank, and E. K. BouI
din, attorney. g..
From Hastings, Mich, William Cook
newspaper man.; A. A. Anderson, cashier
Of bank; A.. f, Renkes, furniture. dealer
Alonzo f.. Kenaston, attorney; William w
Clark, merchant, and wife; Gardiner
Chichester, merchant; William N. Cbildes.
ter. assistant postmaster; James w. Bent.
ley, Gertrude f. Bentley, John Wooten
dentist; Charles F. Fields, newspaper man.
Luke Waters, vice president of the bank
and Judge Clement Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
williams Tells story.


Second Officer williams said that when
he found himself in the sea he seized two
pieces Of floating grating and held himself
up between them until picked up by the
revenue cutters boat. Officer Williams
said:
"They found me before they picked up
Captain Sealby, and when the captain was
taken, aboard the hfeboat he lay still for
a time; then he turned and threw his arms
around me- and said you were game to
the last" .v~as.-
Another demonstration greeted Captain
sealby and Operator BInns when they
reached the main office Of the White
star line in Bowling Green. where several
thousand persons had gathered.
Inside the White Star line offices the
employees greeted him with more cheers
and insisted upon q speech.
I'm glad to see you all again." he said.
II am glad we are all here safely" He
then asked to be excused.
A White star line official said that one
result of the accident was the Immediate
revocation Of the license of Captain Seafby
of the Republic. Captain Sealby will re-
main in New York for several days and
will lthen proceed to Liverpool. There he
will be cited 10 appear before the Board
of Trade for examination as to the cause
of the sinking of the Republic. If. as a
result of the examination, the Board OF
Trade exonerates the captain from respon-
sibnity for. the collision his license will
be at once restored.
The coalition of Mrs. NJ. ]. Murphy OF
Grand Forks, N. D., who was injured in
the collision and is now in St. Vincent's
hospital, is said to be serious today, as
her thigh was fractured and there was a
wound in her side. Her friends were hope
full OF her recovery.
Operator Binhs declined TO talk of his
experience. Binns admitted, however, that
this was not his first experience amid
trying conditions as a wireless operator.
He had been at a wireless key in Jamaica
during the Kingston earthquake. AS for
the credit for what was done on the Re
public he said, every bit of it was Captain
Sealby's due. 80: -: e.. o..
Steward James G. Douglas of the Repub-
lie approached. the group as Binns was
talking.
There's the man who saved my life"
said Binns.
Last night was the first he had slept
since the collision. He was with me all
the time. He carried my messages for
me ana kept me supplied with food. He
did not desert me once and if It had not
been for him ia have had a hard time
of it." ,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27

ntaL T ~ - ~
dents s.the necessity of providing new laws
to hfeet-theim, "F y.
Both house and senate, when they con
vehed safiy I'm tine session added a new
stahaIhs .5eSpnIttee on drainage. which win
take thet blls soon as they are intro
dueed.s ~i'e4tp}s - tfr -
For .twS sessions. the legislature has
passed dfanagA claws iRended to permit
property 20 whefssi In certain districts to act
togethef and Drain swamp lands.
As. q result OF the floods of last year
added problems have arisen. Valuable lands
have beenr'' n ooded and the purpose of
the acts. is. to provide & way to cope with
this. situation also. 't
In 4aineoin?4t is said that the new rail-
road yards wed Of the city which the
Burlington road built at a cost of nearly
81, 100000 will have 10 be abandoned because
sooHs.Aftet the work was completed, the
flood Matert stood six feet in the new
rounditouse az twenty-four stall modern
structure built 10 cope with the increasing
business Of the line ON this division.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
NEW AMENDMENT PLAN FAILS
House O~verruIes Speaker ON Point
Raised Against Wilson.
Fram a Staff Correspondent

(Fram a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. 8-(Special.)-Wilson OF
Polk fought to the last ditch today in the
house to be consistent with Frank Ran
SONS brand of democracy. He attempted
at the last second to kill the bill by Tay-
lor Of Custer to provide that the State Can
vassin2 board should have authority to
canvass the vote cast on constitutional
amendments. The bill has already been
fought in the committee of the Whole and
was up for q third reading.
At this juncture Wilson Introduced the
following motion:
Mr.. Speaker, l move that III. r. 81 be
recommitted to the committee of the whole
for specific amendment, as follows:
That sections one and two thereof be
stricken out and the following inserted:
Section Public notice that the proposed
amendment or amendments. are to be voted
upon and shall be given as provided in the
constitution. The judges and clerks of
election shall make returns to the county
clerks in their respective counties of the
following facts:
First. The number OF electors voting at
ments are to be voted upon; second, the
number Of electors who voted for said
amendment or amendments; third. the
number of electors who voted against said
amendment or -endme The several
county. clerks in the different counties
shall make return of votes cast for state
officers, as provided in sections 5702 and
sos OF Cobbey's annotated statutes for the
year 1907, and all such returns shall be di-
rected to the secretary OF state and trans
mitted TO him in separate envelopes from
the one containing the abstract. and return
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27

ginning of the case-that is, there shall be
no payment back by the clerk In case the
suit Is not carried to completion. At
present in Douglas county there are many
cases where the. fees. are uncollectible and
for which the, clerk who filed them may be
responsible. BY the new plan the com
mencement fee will be paid in for keeps
by the clerk and in all extraordinary pro-
ceedings during the progress of a case
payment must be made in advance before
the clerk acts. "A.
This system, the clerks say, has been
forced upon them by the position the
courts have taken with respect to fees.
1t applies with particular force in the
larger counties, but L. equally applicable
to the smaller ones, Under it's provisions
the clerk will always be protected and
cannot leave office with a large obligation.
as may be the case under the present fee
system. , %
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
DEATH RECORD.
rev. Joseph Manning.

STANTON, Neb., Ian. %.-(special)-Rev
Joseph Manning. one of the prominent early
ministers Of eastern Iowa in the United
Brethren church, died here Sunday morn ns
the body being taken to his old home in
jefferson, Ia, for burial. He moved &c
Iowa from Indiana IN 1853 and was for some
time presiding elder of the Muscatfne dis
trict. fIe was later received IN the Del
Molnes conference or the Methodist church
and organized a nunberaof churches of tina
denomination. He rad been making his
home With his daughter, Mrs. A. A. Rear
ney Of stanton. for the last four years
Orlando II. Manning, twice elected lieu
tenant governor Of Iowa, was a son.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27

Letters are being received by Secretary of
State Junkin from all part of the country
asking for copies Of the bill providing for
the election OF United States senators by
direct vote and for the guaranty of bank
deposits. The secretary of the democratic
state committee Of New York has written
for a copy Of the banking bill, indicating
that his state has troubles in this line.
lnasmuch as the bills have not yet been
passed and there Is some doubt whether the
senatorial primary law will be enacted, the
measures are held for the present and not
acted upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
SENATE EXCEEDS POWERS
Continued from First Page.)


Rainey of Illinois was made in the house
today. The postoffiee appropriation bill
was under consideration, but Mr.. Rainey
spoke under license of general debate and
was unsparing in his charges of corruption
and fraud against the persons named. A
the conclusion Of his speech Messrs. Stew
ems Of Minnesota and Kusterman of Wis
consin expressed their disapproval OF his
remarks and entered a defense Of the ac-
cused..
Consideration Of the postoffice appropria-
ton bill was begun in the house today.
The amount carried is S234, 54, 370, being
S555, $40 more than the original estimate OF
the department. Mr.. Overstreet of Indiana, In
charge of the emasure, briefly explained its
provisions.
During the morning hour the house passed
a Joint resolution making February IL, 1909,
which marks the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. a legal holiday.
When the house at g. p N, adjourned.
the postoffice, bill was still pending.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
BILL AIMED AT THROUGH TRAINS
Provides that One Car other Than
Pullmans Must BE Run,

FIOM q SUIT Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb Jan. ~a.-(Special )-An-
other bill with be thrown in the house hop
per within a day or two providing that
all trains carrying passengers shall provide
one car, at least. in which there shall be
comfortable seats for passengers for which
no extra charge is made This bill is
aimed directly at the through trains which
now carry only Pullman cars, but which
stop at division stations. The bill is in the
Interest OF the travelling men who have
on several occasions complained about hay
ing to pay extra charges for seats on these
trains The bill will be introduced by Case
OF Frontier.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
DonneIIx,. .Nrminatton Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The senate to-
day confirmed the nomination of Samuel b.
Donnelly OF New York to be public printer.
The senate committee on immigration to-
day authorized a favorable report on the
nomination of Daniel j.. Keefe to be com
missioner general of immigration. Senator
Gore, who has opposed the nomination as
one made for political purposes, reserved
the right to ~antagonize Mr.. Keefe's con-
firmation in the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
VIEW FEE SYSTEM o CLERKS
Plan for Bulk Payment in IL
~v-..x-sAa- -. eye.
1From a staff C~orrespondent.l

4=ssryss-sA4-Prsposed.,s .-4-- -.
(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb, Jan. 26.-(Special.(-
A new system of fees for district clerks
is being projected by the clerks OF the
larger counties of the state and the result
of their conferences Will soon be made
public in a bill that has been drawn. I'm
der recent decisions of the supreme court
clerks of the court are held responsible
for sall fees properly chargable to them.
This has resulted In a peculiar situation
in Douglas county! and also In Lancaster.
though smaller counties also are affected.
The clerks are refusing to enter any orders
Of the courts in cases where fees are not
provided, with the result the records are
in peculiar shape orders of the court do
not appear on dPokets and will not until
some system Is provided. so that the clerks
may be protected from personal liability.
The suit against former District Clerk
Broadwell of Douglas county is respon-
sible for the situation,
AS a result OF frequent conferences
within the last few days the clerks havs
drafted a bill which will provide a system
to obviate the difficulty. It lis in short
that a filing fee be provided for all cases
brought In district court, which shall be
large enough to cover all extraordinary
records that will be required and which
shall be an absolute payment with the be-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27

sued in any fiscal year to s5O,Ooo,ooo. The
bonds are made redeemable ten years from
the date of their issue and they are to
bear interest at the rate of 2 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
OVATION FOR SEALBY And MEN
Continued from First Page.)

tured in the collision Of the Republic and
Florida, died today in the Long Island Col
lege hospital. where he was taken from the
steamer, Florida when that vessel arrived
Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27

Second Officer Williams said that when
he found himself in the sea he seized two
pieces of floating grating and held himself
up between them until picked up by the
revenue cutters boat. Officer Williams
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Senator Hamburger, from Mobile, chair man of the Military Committed, before which the hearing was heid. It was Senator Hamburger who decided the issue and who staved of difficulties, for when Mobilians disagree. only a Mobilian can stand between.
 The meeting was held to consider bill which has already passed the House, in which 1t was introduced by Representative Hoffman of Mobile. and which went to the Senate Committee on Military The bill repeals the act of 1901 which provides that the county government maintain one-fourth of the unpaved streets of Mobile city. The county government favored to repeal- ing act, while the city contended for the maintenance of the 1901 law.
 Mayor Pat Lyons and City Attorney Boone, fighting the repealinB aet, and County Commissioners Cooley and Ha- gan and County Attorney Sullivan, en- dorsing the repeating act. made up the audience before the committee, the two factions bitterly opposed.
 Senator Kamburger's influence. as chairman of the committee, brought about the decision to report the House bill adversely to the Senate, and the bill will be thus reported today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
BANQUET TO INDOOR
 BASEBALL TEAM

The closing Y. M. c. A. banquet for the summer will be given next Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock at the associa- tion building in honor of the members of the Mobile team who recently won the pennant in the indoor baseball league.
 Mrs. E. W. Gay has been selected by s. E. Hening to take charge of the ban quet and the arrangement of the menu. She will also call on a number of the young ladies of the city to assist her In the serving of the supper.
 Following the feast there will be the presentation of the State league tro- phy cup, the picture of the Mobile team. the batting and run-mahing medals. and the indoor meet ribbons. The Pierce brothers will also render sever- al solos. After this Brame Hood, Chairman of the Physical Department Committee. will preside as toastmas ter and a number of toasts will be given.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
JURY LONG TIED UP
 ON A CONTRACT" CASE

Afetr being tied tip from ii o'clock yesterday morning until 9 o'clock last nighe. the jury In the Montgomery City Court, In the case of Bob Wright, ne- gro. charged with violating written contract of the Bailey penoage stripe. was discharged by Judge Armstead Brown and the trial declared mis- trial.
 The case against WFight is that he had ditching contract with W. H. Nibiett which he is accused of violat- ing, after having received $50 from Mir. Niblett, on which he did only S14 worth of work.
 The only other cases of the day. be- sides this one lengthy case, were few and brief
 Archie Pinckney. accused of wife de- sertion. was discharged by the jury as his wife, by her own statement. was shown to have more money than he did. She said she was making SIPS . day and received s4 week for rent from her property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
Charge. Discrimination.

Pensacola, Fla. Aug. 19---( Especially
 Sensations developed today in the passenger rate hearing in the United States Court when E. w. Farnham, em- ployed by the Florida Railroad Com mission to audit the books of the Lou isville and Nashville. to ascertain the earnings of the Pensacola and Atlantic division, testified that the system was charging many thousands dollars each year against the P. and A. division as interest on bonds when the bonds are really those of subsidiary, and also that whenever a deficit occurs, it is charged against this division. but all profits are credited to the Mobile and Montgomery divison, thus making Ii appear that the division never paid onerating expenses. At this juncture attorneys for the Louisville and Nash vile asked for 8 continuance of the hearing for two or three weeks. and this was taken under advisement by the court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
STRICKEN ON RAILS
FLAGMAN HIT BY LIGHTNING NEAR
 FLOMAT0N.
wan About To Flag Passenger When Bolt Knocks Him SenseIess-
 Lays On Track, Cn.
 able To Move.

Mobile. Aug. 19.-(Special.) )-Walter A. Sawyer, @ native of Evergreen, and fiagman of Louisville and Nashville passenger train No. 1, which arrived here this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. was struck by lightning this afternoon ae 8;1O o'clock, at Miles Station. 6 few miles south of Flomaton.
 Sawyer was not badly injured, but stunned for few minutes He com. plained of pain in his back and sore ness back of the neck. having struck the track in his fall. He returned to Montgomery in the Montgomery sleep CT at midnight
 Sawyer said upon his arrival here. that he went a half mile north of the passenger train to flag No. q south. bound, the passenger having stalled on a hill near Miles. The rain wgs pouv- ing and he could not see three feet ahead of him. He had an umbrella in his left hand and just as he struck a match to light fuse and lN'ace on the track to stop the local freight he heard a crash and knew no moro He soon gained consciousness but was unable to move.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
FAREWELL DINNER
BANQUET IS RENDERED. mR. sU-
 SONG.
Retiring City Editor of The Advertiser is Honored by the Y. M. c. A. Basket Ball
 Team

A sumptuous farewell banquet was rendered B. I. Susong, City Editor or The Advertiser, by the members of last years Y. M. c. A. basket ball team, of which he was captain. and other friends. at the Exchange Hotel last evening.
 The banquet was in the form of q farewell send-off to Mir. Susong, who leaves Saturday morning for Newport, Tenn.
 During Mfr susong's three years res- idence in Montgomery he has made world of friends. but none will miss his departure as much as the members of the basket ball team. of which he was the leader. He always took an ac- tive interest in the Y. Nj. c. A. ath- letics and did much to further the gymnasium work of the local institu- ton.
 After the elegant repast, the follow ing toasts were responded to: "How the Y. M. c. A. Will Miss MT. Su- song" L. D. Dix. Secretary of the lo- cal Association; How the Press VIII Mir. susong Will Be Missed in Y. NJ. c. A. Athletics" Harry Davis; How MT. Susong's Absence VIII Be Missed Among the Young Men,. Harris Wash : burn; "The Absence of a Friend stephen Harris Moriarty; The Basket Bali Teams Loss." William J. Hall.
 J. Lee Holloway. who presided as toastmaster, then made few remarks and in closing he presented MT. Susong with a handsome pair of gold cufr links, a gift from those present as a token of the esteem and admiration in which he Is held by his many friends.
 Those who were gathered about the festive board were: !. Lee Holloway. William J. Hall. B. I. Susong, Steph- en Harris Moriarty, l.. D. DIX, Brame Hood. Harry David, Campbell Cory and Harris Washburn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
SELMA ATTORNEYS
 INTERESTED IN BILL

Four attorneys of Selma. A. L. Mo- Leod, J. B. Evans. J. E. Wilkinson and Daniel Partridge were In Mont Romery yesterday. in effort to have amended the general jury bill. which passed the House on Wednesday, and which was sent to the Senate Commit tee on Revision of Laws.
 The uniform jury bill. 1t had been stated. was fashioned after the Dallas County jury law, and the Selma law yers. intensely satisfied with their law, allowed the general State law to pass the House without any opposition. Af- ter the passage, however, it was dis covered that the uniform State law differed in several material respects from the Dallas County law. and the four attorneys were hurried to Mont gomery to protest before 1t Is too late. The committee, before which MT. Me- Leod appeared yesterday. will formu- late some report on the bill today.