New York Police Force Demoralized.
New York, April 29. The grand
jury which ts investigating Magistrate
Corrigan's charges that a demoralized
police force has permitted crime and
vice to thrive in this city, handed up
a presentment declaring the situation
In and the condition of the police
force is a matter of grave public con
cern and that immediate reformation
Is required.
PRINCE RAPS
RECIPROCITY
SERIOUS RIOTING
IN CANTON, CHINA
Revolutionary Mcb Burns Pal
ace of the V csroy.
FIERCE FIGHT IN THE STREETS
THREATENS TO
FILECHARGES
Roe S9js He Thinks MacVicar
Gave Money to Get Testimony.
MAKES ACCUSATION IN COUNCIL
GEOR3E w. wickersham.
w, a JONES.
U. S. Attorney General,
Who Seeks Ruling to
Stop Price Control.
Dynamite Was Found In
His Barn; House Where
McManigal Confessed.
G.Tiain, Soulh Omaha and Lin
co n Before Commission
STUDENTS UPROOT DANDELIONS
RESIST SAND
RATE INCREASE
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Hundreds of Them Gather on Univer
sity Campus to Uproot Lawn Pest.
None Seek New Consumptive Horr.e.
Oil Inspector!' Feet.
Lincoln, April 2D. The room of
the railway commission were the
scene of a hearing of umiHiiul Interest
to people who liuil sand, or who wore
interested In ttuit commodity. Lin
coln, Omaha and South Omaha were
represented tiirough their Commercial
clubs by Judge A. W. Field. A strong
fight wag made agiiinst the principle
of allowing an Increased rate on ship
ments of any hind to the cities named.
All of the railroads of the state were
represented by attorneys and general
frJght agents.
The hearing wns on an application'
to Increase freight rates on Hand from
all of the producing points in the east
ern part of the state to Lincoln, Oma
ha and South Omaha. The present
rate Is l'i cents a hundred. The pro
jxwed rate Is 2 rents a hundred.
Judge Field sought to prove that
the present rate Is compensatory, as
compared with rates on other rail
roads. He Rhowed that 1 00,000 pounds
of sand can be loaded Into a car and
that the rcvenuo Is equal to the reve
nue on a car of live stock, which gen
erally carries 17,000 pounds; that sand
la easily loaded and handled and cars
ran he put Into trains as a filler.
Methods Uted by Roads.
8. F. Miller, general freight agent
of the Northwestern rond, would not
admit that the rates Axed were rea-
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cms ausoro u.e swiu-mug cuarge on
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"I am ashamed to say It does," re
plied Mr. Miller.
Assistant General Freight Agent
Lincoln of the Missouri Pacific ot
Kansas City testified that in earning
sand from IiOulsviile empty cars had
to be run to the pits and that this
constituted a special service. He said
heavy grades made the hauling mor.
expensive and that the company did
not have enough cars and had to hire
cars from other roads.
On cross-examination he was asked
why his rond carried sand from I)e
sot a, Mo., to fit. I)uls. a distance ot
forty-six miles, for $H a car and from
other points In Missouri to St. Iula
for from $7 to $8 a car, while In Ne
braska the proposed rate would be
about $15 a car, the distance In Ne
braska being about the same. The
witness explained that the Missouri
rateg were not reasonable, but were
made to meet competition.
Judge
Field desired to know why the roads
objected to making the same rate foi
Lincoln and Omaha to meet compe I
tit ion.
Few Seek Consumptive Home,
One state Institution which was ere
atcd at the recent session of the legls
lature hns so far gone begging, as fat
as applications lor its location aie
concerned. That Is the state hospital
for Indigent consumptives, for which
the sum of $40,000 whs appropriated
by the provisions of the Bushee bill
For the other state Institution ere
ated at the ssnie session, the south
western agricultural school, upwards I
of ten towns have made application.
and In looking nt the matter several
of the members of the board of public
hinds and buildings assert that It
would be a good Idea to have both In
Htitutlens situated at the same place
to? the reason that it would mean an
appreciable saving to the state.
Dandelion Day on Campus.
Five hundred students of the unl
verslty inaugurated what Is known a.-
"Dandellon day" at the campus, nnd
with knives "diggers, irue,s an.
divers kinds of other implements pro
reeded to clear the lawns of that
weed. Roth men and women students
joined In the onslaught and the at full
was conducted In a systematic man
ner. After several thousands of the
"Nebraska luwn pests" had been up
rooted and gathered in a scrap heap
the battlers adjourned to University
hall.
Oil Inspectors' Fees.
State Oil Inspector William Hush
iH-uer men a repou oi tils receipt
and expndltuies fur the fits! quarter
of the year, lie reports the receipt
of $13,313 30 lit fees for Inspection
und $3,340. (ij spent for salaries, trsv
rllng expenses and otttce expense. He
has turned of that amount to Stite
Treasurer George $ti,40.t.0H and a bal
ance of $3,.'99 57 remains In his po
session.
Application for Pardon for Johnson
Lincoln, April 29. - Governor Aldrlch
heard arguments In behalf of the par
donlng of Thomas Johnson, the Oma
ha negro who was sentenced to hang
May 19, for the murder of a farmer
named Frankland In that city about
two years ago. No additional evidence
was brought out in the hearing.
Horsethlef Breaks Valentine Jail
Valentine, Neb., April 29. Frank
Allen, exconvlct and horsethlef, broke
Jail and got awsy. He has been held
Id Jail on the charge of horsestealing,
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WILL FIGHT HIGH PRICES
Wickersham 8eeks Ruling to Prose
cute Monopolies. -
Washington, April 29 Attorney
deneral Wickersham has made It plain
that If the supreme court supports the
department of Justice In Its conten
tions In the go called "corner counts"
In the cotton cases prosecutions will
Immediately be begun against the In-
cllvlduala In any combination, whether
the conspiracy Is to "bull" or "bear"
tn(J (,pR of roml0(Iity
It Is Attorney General Wlckersham'a
attempt to And a means Anally to pre
vent the Axing of prices of commodi
ties In daily use by the people.
SEIZE LIQUOR
ATMUSCATINE
Soldiers WIscateTwo Wagons
loaded With Wet Goods.
Muscatine, la., April 29. The deter
ruination of the military authorities
to prevent the bringing fn of liquor
during the present disturbances has
given the Muscatine situation a new
turn. For the last twenty four hours
the chief efforts of the soldiers have
been exerted for the suppression of
bootleggers, who have tried to supply
the thirsty
Two wagons, laden with the contra
band bottle goods, were stopped and
searched by the militiamen, with the
result that Ave men are In the county
Jail, charged with bootlegging. All ve
hicles entering the city are being
searched.
Governor Carroll Is In Muscatine,
but while the conferences with both
sides in the button strife are still con
tinuing, no sign of a possible settle
ment Is as yet evident.
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FRED BUTLER ,S SENTENCED
Fort
Dodge Man Must Serve
Life
Term in Penitentiary.
Fort Dodge, la.. April 2!) Maintain
ing his Innocence and declaring his
conviction a "put up Job." Fred Butler
stoically received his sentence of life
In the penitentiary for criminal as
snult upon his fifteen-year-old step
daughter. Vera Butler. Mutter's attor
neys argued for a new trtul, claiming
the Instruction to the Jury were prcj
udlclal to the defendant, and that the
evidence of the prosecutrix was uncor
roborated. Judge Lee refused a new
trial and then passed sentence.
Attorneys for Fred Butler filed an
appeal from the decision of the court
for a new trial. The appeal bond was
fixed at $5,000 and has not yet been
secured by the defendant.
KELLY PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Council Bluffs Physician Who Killed
Two Held Without Ball.
Des Moines, April 29 Dr. H. D
Kelly of Council Bluffs pleaded not
guilty to the murder of Deputy Sher
Iff Wnolman of Council Bluffs and Ed
ward Sterling of Des Moines. He Is
held without bond.
Al Rhondea and James O'Cullaghan
pleaded not guilty when arraigned
tharged with an attempt to dynamtu
and rob the Folk county treasury,
March 31 O'Callaghan was released
on $7,500 bonds, but Rhoades did not
attempt to get bonds. He says Tom
Hatch, the escaped convict, who was
Indicted with hint, has threatened ti
kill him because of his ( Rhoades')
confession.
Boons "Drys" Quit Fight.
Boone. la , April 29. The Citixens
league, through their president, L. V
Harpel, announced that thev had civ
en up their fight to defeat the salooi
petition, ibe petition will be
cat.
massed next Tuesday,
Rioters Are Armed With Rifles and
Bombs and Stand Off Troops Several
Hours Steamer Service Is Suspend
ed Three Hundred Casualties.
Hong Kong, April 29. Only official
messages are being received from
Canton, where a revolutionary out
break occurred. They are of a dis
quieting character. The revolution
ists have obtained a quantity of ex
plosives and the government has
asked the steamship companies plying
to that city to suspend their service
lest arms bo smuggled In to the dis
turbers, who are still at large. Many
of the leaders have been imprisoned.
The Aghtlng between the- troops and
the rioters began when the soldietB
arrested a revolutionary leader and
his followers, who, carrying revolvers
and wearing badges, boldly proclaimed
their purpose and surrounded the vice
roy's palace nnd after setting It afire
interfered with the efforts of others to
extinguish the flames.
Armed With Rifles and Bombs.
The revolutionists were armed with
rifles and bombs and fought desperate
ly. Several were killed and many ar
rested. The troops were commanded
by Admiral LI and they suffered con
siderably, a colonel being among those
wounded. The soldiers finally got
control of the situation and energetic
measures to prevent another outbreak
were taken. The gates of the city
were closed and a search made In sus
pected quarters for arms and ammu
nition. The fire at the palace burned
for two hours, doing great damage.
The viceroy escaped harm.
Thousands of residents' of Canton
are fleeing to this city. Those who
have arrived say that anarchy Is rife
among the soldiers at Canton. Many
of the troops completed their service
and theso men are particularly feared.
Anarchists have been furthering their
propaganda In the army, where there
was already much discontent, owing
to the recent suppression of gambling.
The British consul at Canton has re
ported fo the governor of Hong Kong
that the situation Is serious.'
The first steamer to arrive from the
scene of the rioting at Canton brought
100 refugees, mostly women. These
witnesses say that over 300 casualties
were reported among the "queueless,"
as the revolutionists have been named.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Promise of Improvement as Soon as
Uncertainties Pass.
New York, April 29. R. G. Dun &
Co. 'a Weekly Review of Trade says:
While domestic trade moves sluggish
ly, export trade continues to expand,
and the Increase In the amount of
manufactured articles sold abroad Is
vety gratifying. Commercial activity
abroad is most noticeable and Is a
promise of Improvement on this Ride
of the Atlantic as soon as present un
certainties, which serve to retard en
terprise, pass.
Another contrast ts to be seen In
the essentially sound fundamental
conditions, such as abundance of mon
ey and comparative barrenness of
stocks on the shelves, on the one
hand, and tho curtailment of produc
tion, the Inactivity In distribution and
tho virtual stagnation In speculation
on tho other.
Interest In Iron and steel renters
largely on the recent reduction In the
price of ore. The lowering of quota
tions 50 cents a ton was not expected,
but the change has not been followed
by any larger Inquiry for pig Iron and
buying Is delayed, awaiting further
developments.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Closing Quotations on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Chlcngo, April 28. Closing prices:
Wheat May, 90c; July, 87.
Com May, 62ViC; July, 52:c.
Oats May, 31Vjc; July, Zic.
Pork May, $15.55; July, 115.05.
Lard-May, 8.05; July, $8.20.
Ribs May, $8.22i; July, $8.12i.
Chicago Cash PrlceB No. 2 hard
wheat, 90ti92Vic; No. 2 corn,
63'ic; No. 2 oatOUiCSlc.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chlcago.Aprtl 28. Cattle Receipts,
1,500; steady; beeves, $a.00ffb40;
western steers, $4.805.75; stockers
and feeders. $4.005.60; cows and
heifers, $2.40ff5.05; calves, $4.25(fJ
6.00. Hogs Receipts, 18.000; shade
lower: llsht. $5.95tf 6.27'4; mixed.
$5.90 8.22; heavy. $5.8006.20;
rough, $5.80(5.95; pigs, $5.85(&6.20;
bulk. $.10fl6.20. Sheep Receipts,
7.000; steady; natives, $3.00(ff4.6O;
westerns, $3.254.60x.yearUugs. $4.25
G5.15; lambs, $4J56.15.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, April 28. Cattle
necelpts, 1,000; 10c lower; beef steers,
$5.20ff5.85; cows and heifers, $3.70
5.70; stockers and feeders, $4.25
5 50; bulls, $3.90 4.90; calves. $5.00yi
6.25. Hogs Receipts. lZ.auo; oc low
er; bulk of sales. $3.75(fJ5.85; heavy,
$5.655.75; light, $5.855.95. Sheep
Receipts, 2,100; steady; wethers,
$3.5004 50; wes, $3.1004.15; lambs,
$4 355.90.
Illinois Man Says Annexation is
. Democratic Plan.
KENT MAKES FUN OF TAEIFF.
New Member From California Says
Nation Can Acquire Wealth, If Not
Merit, by Consenting to Reciprocal
Picking of Pockets.
Washington, April 29. Another
declaration that annexation is the de
sired end of the Democrats In pushing
reciprocity and a speech by a new
member of the house, tevealing the
humorous features of a tariff fight In
congress, were the principal events of
the debate on the free list bill now
pending before the house.
Prince (Rep., 111.), attacking the Ca
nadian reciprocity bill, souuded the
annexation note. President Taft's
speech in New York furnished his text.
He said that the pouring of Americans
Into the Canadian northwest and the
attitude of the controlling forces of
the Democratic party could mean
nothing else than annexation, reci
procity and partial free trade with
Canada being the first step toward
that end.
"I say to our neighbors on the
north, be not deceived," Bald Prince.
"When we g into a county and get It
we take It. It is our history and It Is
right that we should take It If we
want It, and you might as well under-
nf.'inrt It The anenkor turn unlit tin-
the party back of him has said bo, and j
It does not deny that that Is Its de
&Iro.m Prince declared that the reciprocity
was the worst bargain ever driven by
one nation with' another and "the
Democratic farmers' free list" ought
to be labeled the "farmers' fake bill."
Kent Makes Hearers Laugh.
The humor of the session came
when Representative Kent (Cal.), a
new Republican member, who suc
ceeded Duncan McKinlay in the house,
delivered A speech on the general tar
iff question, arraigning "a revenue up
on necessities."
He said that with other novices In
the house he felt sure he had absorbed
speeches until he ljad "learned much
that cannot possibly be true," and
'hat the Congressional Record was
filled with a mass of mathematfes
"proving what Is logically absurd."
"I am a Republican, or what used tc
be a Republican," Kent observed, "be
cause I believe In the protection of in
fant Industries that stand some event
ual chance of becoming self-sustain
lng. nut many Industries, having out
grown the cradle, have not been re
quired to hustle for their livelihood,
but have been carried bodily to a
ward in the hospital, wlere our stand
pat friends advocate" keeping them
during all eternity, to be doctored
nursed and nourished at the public ex
pense." Kent said that a protective tariff
whs an attempt to "tax ourselves
rich."
"The nation can acquire wealth, It
not merit." he said, "by unanimously
consenting to the reciprocal picking
of pockets by all the people."
To show tariff Inequalities, Kent
said that ."Mr. Rockefeller probably
pnys less government revenue on the
food he consumes than does the aver
age hodcartler. He would doubtless
like to pay as much, but he can't with
out eating as much."
HABEAS CORPUS FOR TILDEN
Packer and Bankers Attack Right ot
Senate to Arrest Them.
Chicago, April 29. Judge Petit In
the superior court granted a writ ol
habeas corpus for Edward Tllden,
George M. Benedict and W. C. Cum
mlngs within half an hour after they
had been arrested by F3. H. Hatfield,
assistant sergeant at arms of the Illi
nois state senate. The men gave bond
for their apponrance Monday.
Hatfield bore warrants charging
contempt of the Illinois senate for the
refusal of the three to obey sub
poennB duces tecum, calling for theli
appearance with those books and ac
counts of the Drovers' Deposit Na
Unnal hunk and the Drovers' Trust
and SavlngR bank relating to the ac
counts of Edward Tllden.
INDICTED MEN GIVE BOND
Officials of Iron Company and Penn
sylvania Railroad In Court.
Cleveland, April 29. B. L. Ireland,
second vice president of M. A. llanna
I A fY . Indicted by the federal crsnd
jury, with Dan 11. Hanna, president ot
the company and D. T McCabe, fourth
lce president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, on charges of re
bating and conspiracy to violate the
Elklns law, appeared before Clerk
Carleton ot the United States district
court and gave $5,000 bond for bis ap
pearance In the government's suit.
Progress Being Made In Collection of
Fund to Establish Reformed Church
School West of the Mississippi.
Sioux City Wants School.
Des Moines, April 29. Declaring ho
bad reason to believe Councilman
John MacVicar had given It. C. Law
yer money to Implicate members of
the police department in the recent
gambling expose, Councilman Zell U.
Roe threatened in the city council to
file charges against MacVicar.
"It has been reported to me authen
tically that Iawver received money
from MacVicar, and 1 Intend to In
vestigate tho charge to the fullest
extent," said Councilman Roe.
Mr. Roe's assertions brought a hot
reply from Councilman MacVicar, and
may result In ao investigation. Law
yer had given testimony us to open
gambling in Des Moines.
Says Harmony Is Perfect.
The state railway commission Is
sued a statement declaring there Js
perfect harmony between the commis
sion as such and the attorney general.
The commission says that In some
quarters the impression prevails that
the commission Is at "outs" with the
attorney general, which understanding
is attributed to the late difficulty be
tween the attorney general and Clif
ford Thome, a member of the commis
sion. The commission declares that it
is now working, and will continue to
work, without, friction with the attor
ney gonpra In protecting the Inter
ests of the public in the express cases.
Fund for Reformed Church.
Progress Is being made In the col
lection of a fund for the establishment
,f a, 1100;000 oUe e.8t of m
sissippl river by the Reformed church
in the United States, according to the
report of the committee on synod.
Sioux City wants fie school, the es
tablishment of which has the approval
of the interior synod, composed of six
states Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kan
sas, Nebraska and Missouri When
a fund of $")0,000 has been raised ne
gotiations will be entered into with
other cities for location of the school
TACK CHOKES LITTLE GIRL
Pauline Kimsey of Indianola Killed by
Swallowing Carpet Tack.
Indianola, la., April 29. While play
ing about the house Pauline Kimsey,
the two year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Paul Kimsey of this place, swal
lowed a taik and In Ave minutes has
choked to death The child's mother
saw her p'.ck up a small brass headed
tack from the window sill and put it
In her mouth. Mrs. Kimsey told her
to take It out of her mouth and start
ed toward her to make sure that she
removed it at. once. The little girl,
aeeing her mother coming, playfully
ran out at the door Into the yard. In
running and laughing she sucked the
tack Into her windpipe and choked
within a few minutes.
BROTHERHOOD ELECTS
United Brethren Will Hold Next Con
vention in Des Moines.
Cedar Rapids, la., April 29 The
next state brotherhood convention of
the United Brethren in Christ will be
held In Des Moines. The following of
fleers were elected at the close of the
convention here:
W. II Meyers of Cedar Rapids.
president; H VV Ward of Toledo, vice
president; W. M. Builey of Seymour,
secretary, W. Zlmmermand of Olld
den, treasurer William Bailey of Sey
mour, M A Parker of Waterloo and
A. J. Neidlg of Muscatine were chos
en delegates from Iowa to the national
conference
KILLED IN AUTO SMASH
Earl Smith of Clinton, Sacrifices Life
to Savt Passengers.
Clinton. la, April 29. Earl Smith,
twenty four years old, a Clinton man
employed as a chauffeur In Chicago,
met death there when he turned his
machine into the side of a street car
on Clark street, thus saving the lives
of several passengers. The body ar
rived here and the funeral services
were held today.
Veteran Printer Retires on Pension.
Decorah, la., April 29 A printer for
fifty-eight years, with a record of forty-two
years In one office, now retired
on a pension of $12 per week, Is the
record of C. J. Anibli, who Is prohnbly
the oldest printer In the United
States, at least he ran well lay claim
to the honor of being the longest In
continual employment In one office
Mr AmhJe came to Decorah with Mr
Annundsen when he established the
Posten Ambit Is now seventy three
years of age.
Judge Denies Application.
Ida Grove, la., April 29 Judge F.
M. Powers denied a permanent In
Junction against the saloons of Ida
county. Petition for the Injunction
wss made by the Anti-Saloon league.
The league's attorneys may appeal to
the supreme court
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CATTLE BARONS
STAY 111 PRISON
Pardon Refused Richards, Bart
lett, Comstock and Jameson.
Washington, April 29. President
Taft refused to pardon Bartlett Rich
ards, Willjara G. Comstock, Charles C.
Jameson and Aquilla Trlplett, four
wealthy Nebraska cattlemen who have
been convicted of conspiracy to de
fraud the government of grazing lands
along the Wyoming border.
The men are owners of the Nebras
ka Land and Feeding company, with
principal offices at Ellsworth, Neb.
The evidence at the trial showed that
they had fraudulently Induced home
steaders to claim thousands of acres
of laud which were later turned oyer
to the company for grazing. Richards
and Comstock were sentenced to a
year and Jameson and Triplett to sis
months. They are In jail In Hastings,
Neb.
WILSON GETS ESTATE
Famous Case in Johnson County In
volving Missing Heir Is Closed.
Tecumseh, Neb., April 29. The mat
ter of the estate of Ellen Wilson has
been closed in tfee Johnson county
probate court and the moneys and
lands have been turned over the bene
ficiary of the will, John Wilson, Jr.,
of Houston, Tex. In addition to the
valuable real estate here, there was
cash to the amount of $7,000. John
son county came in for an inheritance
tax amounting to $73.47, and thus the
famous Wilson will case ts closed In
the probate court here.
OUTLINES OF CASE
AGAINST M'NAMARAS
Confession ol McManigal Is
Most Prominent Feature.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 29. When
the curtain arose on the third days'
scenes and lr.cldents connected with
the imprisonment and impending trial
of the alleged dynamiters, John J. Mc
Namara, James B. McNamara and Or
tie McManigal, the true outlines of the
case began to assume definite form.
The all-prominent feature Is the con
fession which McManigal Is reported
to have made, first to Detective Will
iam J. Burns in Chicago and then in
more complete form to District Attor
ney Fredericks here.
The case is assuming more and
more the aspects of the case of Moyer,
Haywood and Pettlbone at Boise City.
Even the "Harry Orchard" feature
promises to be repeated almost in
duplicate.
No official court action is likely to
be taken here before the arrival of
Clarence S. Darrow, who is expected
to have charge of the defense of the
McNamnras. It Is believed that the
rralgnment of the accused men will
take place early next week.
Postmaster General Hitchcock
was
charged by Representative Cullop of
Indiana, on the floor of the house,
with being a "creator and the presid
ing genius of a powerful political ma
chine organized within the postofflce
department."
Organized labor began an attack
before the labor committee of the
house on the so called "Taylor" sclen
tills system of shop management.
which the government has Introduced
n several departments and seeks
Install In others.
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