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VALENTINE. - - NEBRASKA.
SECRECY VEILS THE MOVEMENTS
OF THE DYNAMITE
SUSPECTS.
RAID CALLED A "KIDNAPING'
Labor Circles Declare Arrests of Mc-
Namara and His Two Alleged Ac
complices a Second Version of
Mqyer-Haywood Affair.
"Washington. President Gompers ,
of the American Federation of Labor ,
said the arrest of International Secre
tary John HcNamara , of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers of Amer
ica , was a grossly outrageous kidnap-
jng and attributed it to enemies of or
ganized labor and a plot of moneyed
interests to destroy labor unions. He
suggested that the states in the exer
cise of their police powers are as for
eign to each other as are foreign coun
tries and that no country would think
of giving up a citizen on mere demand
of another country without a hearing.
Mr. Gompers said he could not say
what may be done in the defense of
the men arrested at Indianapolis or
whether the federation would give its
aid but in the meantime he had the ut
most confidence in their innocense.
Upon separate trains and hidden
away in locked Pullman compartments
under the surveillance of armed guards
John McNamara , Secretary of the In
ternational Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers association and his two al
leged confederates , James McNamara
and Ortie McManigal , are being rushed
to Los Angeles to answer to the charge
of having dynamited the Los Angeles
Times building October 1 , 1910 , and
causing the death of twenty-one men.
The police at Los Angeles and Wil
liam J. Burns , the detective who
brought about the arrests , are taking
no chances. Elaborate precautions are
said to have been taken to prevent an
attempt at rescuing the accused trio.
Chief of Police Sobastaiu said that he
feared publicity regarding the move
ments of the prisoners might result
In. more dynamiting and the loss of
lives and railroad property. Secrecy
also is regarded as necessary to avoid
legal complications.
TRAIN PLUNGES INTO A GORGE.
Fearful Disaster on a South African
Railway.
Cape Town , South Africa. Twenty-
one persons were killed when a pas
senger train on the Kowiera railroad
plunged into a rocky gorge 250 feet
deep owing to the collapse of the
Blaauwkran bridge , thirteen miles
from Grahamstown.
The passengers were carried down
with the coaches and their bodies were
torn to pieces and inxetricably mixed
with the debris of the cars , which were
ground to splinters.
Fatal Explosion and Fire.
Parkersburg , W. Va. W. E. Curry ,
manager of the Parkersburg Chair
company , was killed , Mrs. William
! Kaskey was so badly injured that she
( probably will die and her son , William ,
was badly burned in a mysterious explosion -
plosion and fire , which partly wrecked
-the house occupied by the family of
William Caskey.
Knight Honorably Acquitted.
Washington , D. C. Secretary of the
Navy Meyer has announced that Capt.
iAustin M. Knight , U. S. N. , has for a
( second time been "fully and honorably
( acquitted" of responsibility for dam-
'age to the monitor Puritan during re
cent tests of high explosives on that
'at ' Hampton Roads.
Anti-Morman Outcry.
London. Anti-Morman demonstra
tions were held at Birkenhead and oth-
re provincial towns. There was much
excitement and a strong feeling was
displayed against Merman propaganda ,
but owing to police precautions there
was no disorders.
Cement Plant Destroyed.
Cement , Okla. The Acme Portland
cement plant here was practically
destroyed by fire , causing a loss esti-
aaated at $100,000.
Americus Throws Rogers.
New York. Americus , the Balti
more wrestler , defeated Yankee Rog
ers in two straight falls , catch-as-
catcn-can.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Sioux City , lo. Saturday's quota
tions on the local live stock market fol
low : Top beeves , $5.25. Top hogs ,
$5.90.
Plague Being'Stamped Out.
New York. Word has come by cable
from Bishop James W. Blashford , of
the Methodist Episcopal church , that
the plague is now extinctjn north Chi
na and has been almost entirely stamp
ed out in Manchuria.
Jewish Worshipers Arrested.
Vitebsk , Russia. On the receipt of a
report that an illegal meeting was to
be held the police surrounded a syna-
.gogue and , identifying 300 of the wor
shipers , arrested forty on the ground
that the ; did not possess passports.
PEACE IS IN
MEXICANS WILL END WAR TO
AVERT UNITED STATES
INTERVENTION.
DIAZ TC ACCEPT ARMISTICE
Government's Reply to Taft Is an
Apology for Battle on Border-
Rebels Evacuate Agua Prieta and
Federals March Into Town.
Mexico City. Peace is in sight. A
proposition for an armistice , pending
negotiations for a settlement of Mex
ico's Internal troubles , was received
by the department of foreign relations
from Washington , presumably from
Dr. Vasquez Gomez.
The armistice is asked for to avoid
"international complications" and is
evidently caused by apprehension
that the United States would take a
hand in the mixup.
The government has sent a reply
to the request that It will be glad
to receive and consider a formal pro
posal for a cessation of hostilities.
It can be stated on the highest au
thority that the Mexican government
will meet the Maderistas fully half
way , that no difficulties will be en
countered as to amnesty or as to the
honest carrying out of the reform
program , and that if the Maderistas
are in the slightest degree reasonable
peace is assured in a few days' time.
The minister for foreign affairs
Francisco L. de la Barra , stated that
the Mexican government In its reply
to the note of the A ' .erican govern
ment with reference to the fatalitle
which had occurred during the flrst
battle of Agua Prieta had expressed
its regret for the same and had of
fered to repeat the orders already
given to its soldiers to avoid shoot
ing in the direction of the American
frontier , although it pointed out that
the shots which had caused the fatal
ities in question were fired , according
to official information corroborated by
the press , by the American filibusters
who form the majority of the so-
called Lopez company of rebels.
In its reply the Mexican govern
ment declared its surprise at the
procedure of certain subordinate of
ficials , a procedure opposed to the
practices of international law and
contrary to the friendship which ex
ists between the two nations.
Further , Mr. De la Barra expressed
his conviction that these incidents
will not affect the friendly relations
between the two nations in1 the slight
est , as their respective governments
are animated by the most sincere
sense of justice.
Agua Prieta , Mexico. The rebel
army , following almost 18 hours of
incessant fighting in defense of Agua
Prieta , quietly evacuated the town
during the night. It moved out silent
ly and when day broke was nowhere
to be seen. The Mexican national
troops entered the city at dawn , en
countering no resistance.
The reason for the evacuation of
the city after their all day defense
of It was not at first apparent. The
most logical conclusion seemed to be
that they had exhausted their ammu
nition.
Later developments showed the
rebel army to be disrupted. Its
leaders gave up the fight and the
nien In the ranks appear to have fled
In directions of their own individual
choosing.
The victorious federal force , which
occupied the town , numbered about
1,200 men. Lieut. Col. Reynaldo Diaz
was in supreme command. Under him
were Major Luis Medina Barren ol
the rurales and Commandant Fran
cisco Chipia , formerly prefect of the
town of Moctezuma.
The government losses may never
be known. The federals declined the
assistance of the Red Cross , stating
that the army would care for its own
wounded. During the fighting the
federals removed their dead and
wounded to the rear. It is under
stood that those killed were buried on
the field. None was brought into the
bull ring at Agua Prieta.
Washington. That President Taft
is more determined than ever that
the United States shall not intervene
in Mexico became known after a con
ference of himself and Secretary
Knox and a committee from the
house of representatives. ,
The president said difficulties must
necessarily arise out of conditions in
Mexico because of the proximity of
fighting to the American line.
"But , " he was quoted later as say
ing , "it takes two to make a war. "
Doctor" Gomez , revolutionary agent
here , sent an urgent message to Gen
eral Madero by way of El Paso , cau
tioning him against attacking Juarez
ut present.
Roosevelt Ends Long Tour.
New York. CoL Theodore Roosevelt
velt arrived home from his seven
weeks' tour of the west. As he
stepped off a train from Chicago he
came into contact with a crowd of
outgoing visitors , many of whom
greeted him with cheers.
Opposed to Estrada's Rule.
New Orleans. Mail correspondence
from Bluefields , Nicaragua , declares
that republic is menaced by an anti-
Estrada outbreak. Several attempts
have been made on the life of Presi
dent Estrada , it is declared.
Taft May Pick Longworth.
Washington. While President Taft
lias not decided definitely on a suc
cessor to Ambassador Hill at Berlin ,
one name he Is expected to consider
Is that of Representative Nicholas
Loncworth of Ohio
BEATING HIM TO IT !
IEW WITNESS IN HELM INQUIRY
GIVES STRANGER'S BRIBE
STORY.
BOASTS OF LORiMER FUND
eormer Senator Hopkins Informs
Committee He Had Numerous Sug
gestions He Could Purchase Votes
for His Re-election.
Springfield , 111. A statement at
tributed to C. E. Weihe , brother-in-
law of Edward Hines , was presented
to the Helm investigating committee
by William Burgess of Duluth. MY
Burgess testified that on the 7th & \
last month Mr. Weihe , who was Ji
total stranger to Mr. Burgess , made
the boast to Burgess that $100,000 had
been raised to elect William Lorimer
senator and that he , Weihe , had put
up $10,000 himself.
Burgess , on taking the witness
stand , told of a railroad journey on
the Winnipeg Flyer between Duluth * ,
and Virginia in March , 1911. He said
a man named Johnson of a trade pub
lication , one Randolph , John and Carl
Weyerhauser , Weihe and another
man were in the party , the smoking
compartment , aboard a sleeping car.
Burgess said thq subject of William
Lorimer's election came up in the
course of conversation. Burgess , dur
ing this chat on the subject of Lori
mer , said he expressed the opinion
that the senator had used money to
effect his election.
" 'You don't know what you are
talking about , ' Weihe said to me , "
testified Burgess.
Burgess then said Weihe declared
Lorimer never spent a cent , but that
a jack-pot was raised by Lorimer's
friends to effect the election.
" I know what I ana talking about , "
Weihe was quoted by Burgess as say
ing , "because I put up $10,000 for that
jack-got.
Ex-Senator Albert J. Hopkins testi
fied that he was approached frequent
ly with suggestions that for certain
amounts he could purchase votes
toward re-election , but invariably re
plied that he was a candidate for the
senate and not for the penitentiary.
Attorney Healy asked Mr. Hopkins
regarding reports that money had
been used to elect Lorimer.
"Senator McCormick of Madison
county , " said Mr. Hopkins , "told my
private secretary , John M. Peffers ,
that he had been offered $2,500 to
vote for Lorimer. "
Mr. Hopkins said that he could not
state the time or place of this offer.
Mr. Hopkins told of a conference
with Mr. Lorimer at the Willard hotel
In Washington , at which he tried in
rain to ascertain the cause of Lori
mer's opposition to his re-election.
He said that he did not know Edward
Hines or Edward Tilden , and did not
recall ever seeing them.
"I believed throughout the dead
lock that I would be elected by Re
publican votes , " said Mr. Hopkins. "I
lid not believe they would go home
without choosing me after I had been
indorsed by the voters. "
Mr. Tilden in brief said he did not
intend to return to Springfield or
bring his private books and papers
before the committee. He did offer
; o select one member of the commit-
; ee to examine such records and re
port to the other four members.
Works Makes Maiden Speech.
Washington. Arizona's right to
statehood under the Constitution
round a strong advocate on the floor
3f the United States senate In the
person of Senator Works , California's
aew member of the upper house of
2ongress.
Pope III ; Defies Doctor.
Rome. Pope Pius X. is indisposed.
He has been cautioned by his private
physician , Dr. Guiseppe PetaccI , to
ivoid overexertlon , but has refused to
: hange his daily routine
BILL AIDS CONSUMER
REPORT SHOWS THAT FREE'LIST
WOULD REDUCE TARIFF.
Reciprocity Not Enough to Lift Burden
From the Farmers Cannon
Attacks Canadian Pact.
Washington. Chairman Underwood
of the ways and means committee sub
mitted to the house the majority re
port of that body on the so-called
farmer's free list bill. The report is
an analysis of the proposed duty ex
emptions and a Democratic political
argument.
The report shows that the Dill
would reduce the tariff revenue $10-
016,495 , based on importations for the
last fiscal year , an amount described
as "inconsiderable in comparison with
the great saving and advantages to
all of our people from the additions to"
the free list provided. "
The reciprocity agreement , the com
mittee asserts , cannot afford the
American people all the needed relief
from high prices. "Action on the
agreement involves the necessity of
further and immediate action in re
moving a number of duties on imports
from other countries in order that
justice may be done to the great army
of agricultural producers who , in the
Canadian agreement , are to have all
the alleged protection removed from
their products without a correspond
ing or reciprocal removal of the pro
tective duties on the commodities
they must purchase to sustain their
lives and industries. "
Former Speaker Cannon vigorously
In a speech attacked Canadian recip
rocity.
Aided by a large map of the United
States and Canada , he played the role
of schoolmaster to a crowded floor
and filled galleries. Mr. Cannon as
sailed the proposed agreement as dan
gerous to American trade , inimical
to the best interests of American
farmers and certain to result in
depreciation of American farm lands.
"Not since the war with Spain and
all that followed it has there been
considered by the house of represent
atives so important a bill as the one
now pending , " he declared. "On the
action of the house rests the well be
ing and the prosperity of all the people
ple of the United States. Is it proper
on slight consideration to vitalize
into law an agreeman- that affects the
prosperity of every home in the land ? "
SOUTH IS TOLD TO BREAK
Secretary MacVeagh Urges Southern *
ers to Become Bipartisan in Poli
tics Two Parties Essential.
Summerville , S. C. Secretary
MacVeagh , speaking before the South
Carolina Bankers' association , made
a plea to the southern states to break
from one-party rule and become bi
partisan in their politics.
He declared it to be of fundamental
importance that any party governed
nation should have two available
parties that the political life of all
the people shall be at its best.
"Two parties with at least fairly
equal chances of governing are re
quired in the work of governing the
country both locally and nationally , "
he said.
Secretary MacVeagh discussed par
ty conditions in the north and south
in a friendly spirit and said that
while he fully understood the ob
stacles to the development of bi-
party politics In the south , he firmly
believed the change would be accom
plished.
Wants a New Constitution.
Washington. Representative Ber-
ger. Socialist , wants congress to have
power to call a constitutional conven
tion. He introduced a resolution pro
posing an amendment to the Consti
tution granting that authority and
characterized the Constitution as
"antiquated and obsolete. "
Sculptor Carabelli Dies.
Cleveland , O. Joseph Carabelli.
sculptor and former member of the
Ohio legislature , died suddenly of
OPEN BIG CATHEDRAL
CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIV1NB
IN NEW YORK IS CONSECRATED.
Many Distinguished Clergymen and
Laymen Are Present Two Beau
tiful Chapels Dedicated.
New York. The Cathedral of
St John the Divine , the largest
church jGdificc in the western hemi
sphere , was formally opened here in
the presence of distinguished clergy
men from both the United States and
Europe together with prominent per
sonages from the various walks of
life.
Though the great structure on Morn-
Ingside Heights may not be fully com
pleted for 75 years to come , the com
pletion of the "crossing" has given
between the colossal granite arches of
the tower a space where 5,000 people
may congregate. It Is this part , the
choir and the two finished chapels ,
that was consecrated.
The largest and most distinguish
ed procession ever assembled in an
Episcopal church in this country was
seen at the opening service. Among
those who participated in the cere
monies were 2G bishops , 400 other
clergymen and the delegates to the
diocese convention. Among promi
nent laymen who attended the exer
cises were Mrs. William H. Taft , and
Governor and Mrs. Dix. President
Taft could not arrange to be present
Among the bishops who took part
in the ceremonies Tvere : Warrell of
Nova Scotia , Olmsted of central New
York , Millspaugh of Kansas , Vincent
of southern Ohio , Lyons of Newark.
Burgess of Long Island , Harding of
Washington , Mackay-Smith of Phila
delphia , Grafton and Coadjutor Bishop
Weller of Fond du Lac. Wis. ; Talbot
of Bethlehem , Pa. ; Whitehead of
Pittsburg , Brewster of Connecticut
Kinsman of Delaware , Lawrence of
Massachusetts , Knight of Cuba ,
Sweeney of Toronto and Morris W.
Libert , head of the Moravian church
in this country.
Much of the structure thrown open
for use today is temporary. Parts con
secrated are the permanent ones only.
These are the choir , although that is
not yet wholly complete , for much of
the interior marble lining is not In ;
and two of the chapels , both perma
nent , the one erected by August Belmont -
mont , which is the middle one , and is
known as St Saviour's chapel , and the
one given by Mrs. Edward King , im
mediately adjoining and known as the
Chapel of St. Columba. The other
five chapels are not yet finished.
The cost of the cathedral to date
has been between $3,000,00 and $4-
000,000. Some money has been set
aside for endowment , and there is no
debt It is expected that the com
pleted structure will cost a total of
$1 ,000,000. So elaborate and colos
sal are the plans for the edifice that
more than one notable feat of en
gineering had to be performed and
others are yet to be solved. One un
precedented achievement was the
placing of the keystone in the central
dome , the largest all-granite dome in
the world , without the use of scaffold
ing or false work.
EDUCATORS IN CONFERENCE
3ig Gathering in Jacksonville , Fla ,
Discusses Adaptation of Education
to Rural Life.
Jacksonville , Fla. Probably nev
er before in the history of the
city has there been such a gathering
of prominent persons in Jacksonville
as at present. A thousand delegates
attended the opening of the fourteenth
annual session of the Conference of
Education in the South. Leading
educators , statesmen , lawyers , ed
itors , physicians , preachers , farmers ,
merchants , manufacturers men and
women in all walks of life comprise
the small army that fills all the hostelries -
telries of the city.
The visitors were welcomed at the
first general session in' the Ashley
Street Auditorium by Gov. Albert W.
Gilchrist of Florida , William M. Hollo-
way , state superintendent of public
instruction of Florida ; Mayor W. S.
Jordan and Francis P. Conroy , presi
dent of the board of trade.
EDWARD A. MOSELEY EXPIRES
Secretary of Interstate Commerce
Commission Dies of Heart Dis
ease , Aged 65 Years.
Washington. Edward A. Moseley ,
secretary of the interstate commerce
commission and originator of much
labor legislation , died here , after a
long illness. He was sixty-five years
old.
old.The
The Immediate cause of death was
heart trouble , superinduced by acute
kidney disease.
As an intimate friend and personal
adviser of presidents , cabinet officers ,
representatives , senators and other
public officials during the last quarter
of a century Mr. Moseley accom
plished notable results , especially
along humanitarian and philanthropic
lines.
Day New Equitable Chief.
New York. William A. Day , vice-
president of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society , was elected president of
the society to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Paul Morton. Mr.
Day was elected by practically a
unanimous vote.
Says Army Is Insufficient.
Washington. Compulsory military
training was advocated by Gen. Leo
nard Wood , chief of staff of the Uni
ted States army , in a speech at a ban
quet of the Sons of the Revolution.
1
VETOED BY
GOVERNOR ALDRICH ATTACHES
HIS VETO TO THESE BILLS
PASSED BY THE LEGIS
LATURE ,
The following is a synopsis of the
bills vetoed by Governor Aldrich , .
which had been passed , by the recent
session of the legislature.
S. F. 36 Bartllng Permitting the
playing of baseball or golf on Sunday
S. F. 91 Tanner Provided that all
proposed amendments to the constitu
tion shall be published , in , two papers ,
in each county at the price now paid
for printing in one -paper ; alco that the
papers designated shall be of opposite
political parties in each county.
S. F. 1C7 Tanner Extending terms
of office of members of school board
in South Omaha for one year.
S. F. 316 Tanner Providing for a ,
commission form of government for alt
cities within the state of Nebraska , ,
having more than 25,000 and less than.
40,000 inhabitants.
S. F. 324 Lee Non-partisan judl-
ciary act , providing for nominations of
judges of the supreme , district and
county courts , without parti designa
tion.
tion.H.
H. R. 24 Neir Amending sections :
8803 and 8805 of Cobbey's Annotated
Statutes , by providing that the term
of office of mayors and councilman in ,
all cities in Nebraska , except those of
the metropolitan class should be ex
tended one year , making the term ot
office two years.
H. R. 82 Taylor Dolezal stock :
yards bills , designating stock yards as.
public markets. " v
H. R. 101 Bailey An act regulat
ing the business of real estate brokers ,
or agents , providing for a state license ?
for the persons so engaged and to ap
propriate the receipts from said li
censes and providing a penalty for violation
lation , thereof.
H. R. 394 Clayton A bill amending :
section 13 of article 1 of chapter 77 of
the compiled statutes , exempting all
bonds from taxation which are issued :
by the state , county , township , pre
cinct , city , village or school district ; :
also property used exclusively for re
ligious and charitable purposes.
H. R. 537 Minor A bill for an act
to declare all persons , corporations ! ,
and associations operating telephone
lines or exchanges within the state of
Nebraska to be common carriers and
to give the state railway commissioa
of the state of Nebraska power and :
authority to regulate the rates and
service , and exercise a general con
trol over the same , and to require con
nection of telephone lines , and inter
change of telephone companies , and to-
fermit the consolidation of competing ;
companies and to prohibit the granting ;
of franchises in cities where there -is.
in operation a company engaged in the-
furnishing of telephone service with
out first securing the consent of the ?
state railway commission.
H. R. 573 Gerdes Provided Uiat
the officers of all state institutions ,
supported by public funds should make-
monthly reports of the condition of
euch state institution or board to the
auditor of public accounts and re
quired the auditor to condrnKc such ,
J > l
reports and place them , each month , ,
in the .hands of the governor , and es \
tablishing a uniform system of book
keeping.
H. R. 574 Gerdes A companion bil't
to 573 , providing that a uniform - system
tem of bookkeeping sluttl prevail in ui !
state offices and that an expert ac
countant be appointed to examine into-
the condition of each state office or-
etate institution.
H. R. 575 Gerdes Providing for a.
state board of supervision of mainten
ance funds , whose duty it shall be to-
look after and have a gen-oral super
vision of the disbursement of funds-
appropriated for the maintenance of
executive department ? or offices.
Taft May Go to Texas.
"Washington. If congress adjourns
during the spring months , President.
Taft may go to Texas to see the fed
eral troops maneuver. The president
answered an invitation to witness the *
maneuvers extended by Governor Col-
quitt of Texas. He said in substance-
that he would like to see the man
euvers , but that it depended on con H !
gress whether or not he could go.
Andrew Carnegie has presented
Sioux City , Iowa , with $75.000 for a.
public library.
Annapolis. In memory of the
French soldiers and sailors who
gained no individual fame like Lafay
ette , Rochambeau or Steufaen , but who.
helped the thirteen colonies gain their
liberty , a statue has been unveiled
here on the grounds of St. John's col
lege. The president and Mrs. Taft
Ambassador Jusserand of France , Sec
retary of War Dickinson and Secre \
tary of the Navy Meyer -were amonsr
'hose who witnessed the ceremonies.
B. P. Bush has been elected presU
flent of the Missouri Pacific railixmtL.