The Omaha Daily Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUKE 7 , 1871.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUAEY 24, 1902-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY EIYE CENTS.
SAND HILL FORESTRY
Plai to EiUbllii Thr Irttt Xmittm ii
IfNtirm Xisruka.
AGGRECATE OF HALF A MILL1IN ACRES
All ii Hlebrara District, 7 -nal ail Nrlh
riatuEak'v
' ;,'.
FISH COMMISSION tPPOSES I''
-
Oaaha Oanmsroial Oltb'a Aixiitj ii lat
it Kelt.
L R. SIZER tETS LINCOLN NOMINATION
forty Nebraska Hanker Auk for Ite
dnctlnn or War Tax on Capital
Fnrther Hearing oa Leasing
of In4lan Land.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
"WASHINGTON, Jan, 23. (Special Tele-rnra,)-A
latter was circulated among the
Nebraska congressmen today for their slg
natures, addressed to the president, recom
mending tho establishment of threo forest
reserves In as man localities In tbo sand
hill districts of Nebraska. These reserves
as contemplated Include an aggregate of
(58,720 acrea, with but 1 per cent hold
under prlvnto claims. It Is designed to
make, tho experiment of raising timber In
these forest reserves, should tho president
follow tbo suggestion of the Nebraska dele
cation. It Is sought to Include tbo so
called Niobrara district, which lies largely
In Cherry county, and In tho vicinity of
the Niobrara rlvor; Dismal reserve, which
Is situated In Hlalno and Loup counties, and
tho North Platto reserve. It Is thought by
thoso who havo tho matter In chargo that
tho delegation will bo a unit In having tho
land set aside.
Plends for Fluh Commission.
Henry B. Ward, secretary of the Associa
tion for the Advancement of Science, and
connected with tho University of Nebraska,
has written a lotter to Senator Millard, pro
testing against tho merging of the flsb
commission, as contemplated, with tbo now
Department of Commerce. Ho says It It is
done. It will sorlously Impair tho fish com
mission's work and handicap It In Us scien
tific Investigations. Tho lcttor was re
ferred to Sonator Frye, chairman of the
commtttco on commerco and president pro
tern of tho senate, who has written a char
'nctcrlstlo reply, Btatlng that be will do
nothing to Interfere with tho efficiency of
the commission, nor hinder It in any way
In Its scientific Investigations.
Tho Omaha Commercial club telographod
Senator Millard, asking him to see the
Indian office and havo Omaha Included In
' Its list of places to receive bids for Indian
supplies, In view or the location of an In
dian supply depot thero. Senator Millard
found that Omaha was Included as one of
the cities Ja.whlch.blds would be received.
PoatmaateV Riser of Lincoln.
E. n. Sixer's nomination to bo postmaster
At Lincoln went to the senate today. "I
do not expect there will bo any difficulty
In securing Mr. Slzcr's confirmation," said
Representative Burkett. "I do not expect
.there will bo nny protests filed, and Slier
should havo his commission within a few
days."
Petitions from forty bonkors In Nebraska
wcro received today by the sonate asking
for a reduction of tho war tax on banking
capltal.
Tho sonato committee on Indian affairs
continued Its hearlncs todav In retrnril tn
rtbo lonslng of lands In tho Standing Rock
.Indian reservation In South Dakota. Com
missioner Jones was before tho committee,
Also a delegation of Indians from the
reservation, In opposition to leasing part of
the reservation. Tho Indians said they
were not opposed to tho leaso to Leoman,
but were opposed to granting tho portion
of lands sought to bo Included In the leaso
to Walker, for tho reason that It would de
prive nearly 200 families from continuing
their Improvements nnd toko nway from
them the care of their stock and hay.
Miss Hall, missionary from tho agency,
whs heard In opposition to tho entire leas
Ing' proposition. It Is thought that the
Walker leaso will bo so modified as to ro
llcVe tho Indians living on tbo Grand River
from enclosure. The whoje subject has
been placed In Commissioner Jonas' bands
for'amlcablo adjustment.
Personals nnd Department Notes.
Frank Crane of Pierre. S. D chairman
of the republican state' central committee,
Is In Washington, as Is Captain Seth Bul
lock of Dcndwood, S. D who arrived today.
C W. Miller, member of tho exocutlvo
coramltteo of tho Letter Carriers' associa
tion, has arrived, to look after legislative
matters which tbo letter carriers desire,
Brigadier General P. H. Barry Is to leave
for Nebraska tomorrow. Other members of
tho Nebraska National Guard aro to remain
In tho cast several days.
The' postofllces at St. Peter and Andrew,
Cedar couuty, Neb., nro ordered discon
tinued. 8. B. Grilling of Wntcrtown, S. D., was
today admitted to practlco before tho
Treasury department.
Kd F. Nelson, W, B. Atkinson, August A.
.Tylre and Charles C. Gardner were today
appointed clerks In the Llncolu, Nob., post
ssllce. Roy W. Hick of Sargent, Nob., Is ap
polnted copyist In tbo pension office.
Bellamy & Hornung of Omnha huvo been
awarded a contract for Installing tho heat
ing apparatus In tho Blair, Nob., public
buildings at their bid of 11,076.
NAMES LINCOLN POSTMASTER
Yresldent Nominate IS. II. Miser to Oc
cupy Nebraska Capital
OHW.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, Tho president
today sent these nominations to tho senate:
Postmasters: Illinois William A. Mus-
lel, GrayvlIIe; Samuel B. Roach, Mason
City; D. O. Williamson, Staunton.
Iowa Henry E. Bollinger. Afton: Frank
a. Large. Rock Valley; Albert Romey. Sib
ley; Arthur S, Burdlck, Postvllle.
Missouri David H. Gilchrist. Oallstln;
I. F. Okey, Orant City.
Nebraska E. R, Slzer, Lincoln.
Arkansas John A. Brouse, Lonoke.
Callfornla-B. C. Ide, Arroyo Grande;
Marcus J. Isaacs, Etna Mills.
rorio mco nred Lesser, Jr., Mayaguci.
Second Lieutenants Infantry Corporal
Harry 8.. Adams, Eighteenth Infantry; Prl
fate Charles E. Swart i. Nineteenth Infantry;
Vllllam J, Davis, at large; Frank F. Jew
(tt, Minnesota; John Scott, at large.
FINISHES ANTI-ANARCHY BILL
House Committee Determined
Measure tn flnppreas and
Punish Aaansalna.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Tho details of
a bill restricting anarchy and anarchists
was practically determined on today by the
Bpeclal committee of members of tho house
Judiciary commltteo appointed to consider
this subject. Thd languago of some of tho
provisions is yet to bo settled, but all of
tho essential features of tho forthcoming
mcasuro aro determined upon
Tho measure .will provldo tho death pen
alty for an attempt to kill or assault the
' resident or anyono In, lino of succession
tho presidency. An accessory before
it Is to be treated as a principal
k .1 accessory after the fact Is punished
In a liss degree than a principal. Any per
son who counsols, advises or advocates the
assaulting or killing of any officer of tho
United 8Utcs shall be flood or Imprisoned
No alien who advocates an overthrow of
organized government, or who la nfllllatcd
with an organization holding such views
Is to be admitted to this country.
Provision is also mado for tho punish
ment of those conspiring In this country
against a foreign ruler. Tho special com
mltteo probably will report to tho Judi
ciary commltteo within tho next few days
and a report to the house la expected soon
thereafter.
Secretary Root today appeared before tho
bouso Insular affair commltteo to urge tho
enactment of a homestead law for tho Phil
ippines. He said thero should bo legisla
tion to enablo the Filipino to acquire title
to property and that denial of that right
was, In bis opinion, tho causa of much of
the present disturbed conditions.
Ho cited tho nntl-rcnt riots In Now York
and tho riots In Ireland as evidence of
what followed such denial. Ho thought a
homestead law should bo passed to permit
tho natives to make entry of 100 acres- of
land as tha maximum, tho local govern
ment to fix tho minimum. Ho also urged
tho repeal of tho Spooner amendment pro
hibiting the cutting of timber and the
granting of franchises. He said that In
dustry In tho Islands should bo promoted,
not prevented. Tho Islands needed rail
roads to develop their abundant resources
of timber, coal and other minerals.
Tho hearings on ndmlttlng Oklahoma to
statehood began today beforo tho house
commltteo on territories and will contlnuo
tomorrow. Delegate Flynn mado tho open
lng presentation. He was supported in
his view by Sydnoy Clark and othors.
Another view was presented by a dele
gation favoring tho Inclusion of tho Indian
Territory with Oklahoma in any plan of
statehood.
EMPEROR APPROVES THE PLAN
German Soverelicn Conenra with Cora
nilttec'a Arrsngearnti for
Prlnoe'a Iteeeptlon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Emperor Wll-
llnm has approved the plans of tho com-'
mltteo of arrangements for the reception
of Prince Henry, as far as they go. Ha
has left the committee the arrangemont of
the details of thu general plan nnd todav
tho members were at work on these, par
ticularly upon the contracts to be made
wltlrJthe-ral'fod'n;enU.,for tho tiau'Hlig;t-
tho special, train which wilt bo engaged by
the government for the journey of tha
prince.
This trntn will bo made up of six cars
of tho finest construction and onewlll be
set apart for tho exclusive accommoda
tion, of tho prince.
In Its present shapo tho plan looks to as
fair a division of tho time, ns conditions
allow between sections of tho country nnd
to that end It, Is now proposed to tako tho
distinguished visitor as far Into tho south
as Chattanooga, as far west ns St. Louis
and ns far north as Mtlwaukeo on one side
and Boston on tho other.
Tbo prince will arrive In New York on
Saturday and will spend his first Sunday
tn America quietly In that city, paying a
visit to Grant's tomb tn Riverside park.
Ho will leave after midnight, arriving In
Washington about 10:30 o'clock Monday
morning.
Hn will be met at the station by a mili
tary guard, made up of a squadron of cav
alry and a battery of artillery, both from
Fort Meyer. With this escort, he will pro
ceed to tho Gorman embassy, and a detail
of engineers from tho Washington barracks
will bo named as a special guard of honor
to watch tbo embassy day and nlgbt as
long as tho prlnco remains here.
The second Sunday probably will be spont
at Chattanooga and a visit will be paid to
the great national park at Chlckamauga.
Tho third nnd last Sunday of tho prince's
stay In America will bo spent In Now York,
where he will rest and perhaps visit somo
of tho German social organizations. In
thU way the committee has avoided the
necessity1 of traveling on Sunday.
NATIONAL CONTROL OF TRUSTS
Keeommendntlon Mnde liy Intluatrlnl
Commlnalnn Which Completed
Ita Long Labors.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Tho Industrial
commission, after several years spent In
Investigating tbo Industrial condition of tho
country with tho vlow of making recom
mendations calculated to assist In tho so
lution of tbo problems of the times, has
completed and sent to the printer its final
report. It Is expected that this report
will be presented to congress, ns required
by law, within tho next fow days. Tho
final documont will be a volume of about
1,000 pages and will bo a review of tho ovl
denco contnlned In tho previously published
eighteen volumes:
In this last volume the various questions
which havo been considered In tho courso
of tho Inquiry aro discussed under sop
nrato headings and recommendations aro
made. On the subject of trusts tho com
mission follows closely the lines of recom
mendations laid down by tho president In
his annual message. Supervision by the
national government is recommended, The
most radical specific step suggested In
that direction b tho report Is that the
books of all corporations should bo subject
at all tlraos- to Inspection, as are the books
of national banks.
Tho commission dlscussea government
ownership of railroads and telegraph lines,
but does not recommoud such a departure
from present methods.
Champ Clark's Pro-Iloer mil.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 23. Representative
Clark of Missouri Introduced a Joint resolu
tion expressing sympathy for tho two
South African republics and regret over the
suffering caused by the war. The' resolu
tion expresses the hope that this declara
tion by congress will Influence Great Brit
ain to consider favorably a settlement of
tho troubles. 'Provision Is made for for
warding tbo resolution to the British gov
ernment and to Presidents Kruger and
Steyn.
EQUAL IN RANK TO EMPEROR
ItTtnifis f Natleii Gain Dm leoagaitUi
bj OkiiMt Xilar. ,
MINISTERS AT LAST REAH THEIR CAL
Itecrlved by Head of Celestial Empire
aa Iteprcucittatlves of Na
tions na Great ns the
Oriental.
PEKIN, Jan. 23. Tho ministers of the
foreign powers here havo attained tho Koal
which has been their aim slnco Intercourse
botwecn China and the powers began. They
have been received as representatives of
sovereigns equal in rank toNthe Chinese
emperor. Tho audlcnco yesterday betweon
tho emperor nnd tho ministers was held In
tho Innermost large ball of the forbidden
city, Tho cmporor sat upon a dais bo
hind a table. Thero wero four princes at
tho back of his chair and a dozen officials
at each side. Tbo dowager cmprons was
concealed by a screen, according to tbo
stories of tho attendants, and remained In
visible
Tho audience chamber was furnished or
natcly In contrast to the dingy room which
served for these audiences under tho old
rcglmo. The secretaries translated tbo
addressee of tho ministers, copies of which
wcro handed to the emperor. The replies
woro delivered by Prlnco Chlng.
Kmprror Maintain alienee.
Tho omperor was silent throughout the
audlcnco and remained stolid nnd Impassive.
l ormcrly tho emperor replied to tho min
isters In Mnnchu and tho prlnco Interpreted
what ho said. Today ho appeared as an
automaton nnd tho (secretaries of the for
eign ministers, who wcro present, reported
that ho looked weaker, less Intellectual and
moro childish than prior to tho stcgo of tho
legation.
Sir Ernest Satow.tho British ambassador.
mado tho following nddrcss:
My nilgust sovereign hns chnrired mo to
express to your majesty his sincere desire
to sco tho Indenendenen nnrl tlm Intoirrltv
of tho Chinese emplro maintained Intact,
nnd that tho prosperity of tha Chinese
peoplo may bo hastened by tho removal of
obstacles to tho free exchange of commodi
ties, by the extension of manufacturers
nnd by tho utilization of tho resources of
me sou.
The wonderful lmnrnvnmnnt In thn mnntia
of communication between different parts
Of the world, through thn di'velnnmont nf
fleam navigation, railways nnd telegraphs,
lino iiiuuKni uii cuuiurirn inio mucn Closer
relatlonH thun was posslblo In former
times. Thus the nutlons of the world are
enabled to profit by tho lessons to bo
lenrned from each nthnr In thn art nf
government. In methods of education, In
the ndmlnlstratlon of justlco nnd In tho
application of tho public wealth to 'tho
advantage of tho whole people.
ir, unuor me cnugnteneu ruio of your
majesty, tho barriers which In tlm nnat
hindered tho freo and mutually advantage
ous Intercourse of China with the rest, of
tho world be completely removed, nnd her
domestic Institutions wisely regulated, It
Is certain that China, ndvanclng nlong tho
path of progress, will attain to u height of
prosperity unknown In the past.
Tho ministers of tho foreign powers en-
terod tho forbidden city at the main gate.
leaving their 'military escorts outside. At
tho second gate they entered yellow chairs.
like those furnished for the princes and
secretaries. They walked through tho Inner
courts of the forbidden city, and their, tort-,
ego retired" from the city by tho east. gato.
DEFER ATTACK ON PANAMA
Liberals at Present Are Satisfied with
Preventing Supplies Ilcneh-
ins It.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13; A Colon dispatch
retolvcd by Dr. J. Restrepo, agent of tho
Colombian liberal Junta hero, announced
that General Frcderlco Barrora was at
Paralso, awaiting reinforcements from
Nombro do Dlos, Coclo and Bocas del Toro,
and tbnt as soon as they arrived Colon
would bo attacked.
Details of troops forming part of Gen
eral Sergio Perez's army were roported at
Emporndor, on the line of tho Pannma
railway, and at Matacbln. A liberal force
under General Vlctorlano Lorenzo was ex
pected to effect a Junction with the Perez
detachment.
Panama, It was said, was not to be at
tacked at present, but efforts were being
mado to prevent supplies reaching It.
In another dlspntch received by tho liber
als today Generals Clodomlro Castillo and
Jose-Maria Castillo acknowledged receipt
of 600,000 cartridges for Mauser, Remington
and Manllcher rifles, sent for more than a
fortnight ago. Tho brothers Castillo also
announced that they had invaded the Boll
var province and held troops on tho
Magdalena river at Plvljar and Plato and
Saraberano.
The object of this expedition was to fur
nish tho guerrlla troops with ammunition.
According to this dispatch the conserva
tives tn this region wero reduced to the
towns of Santa Marta and Clenaga, ' the
rest being In tho Indlsputcd possession of
tho liberals.
STHMUS IN GREAT SUSPENSE
Porta Are Quiet, Itnt Itenerred Ifoa-
tllltlra TTlth Liberals Dally
Kxpected.
COLON, Colombia, 'Jan. 23. Tho situation
ou tho Isthmus remains unchanged. Al
though quiet maintains hero and at Panama
these ports are on tho tlptoo of expectancy
and tho resumption of hostllltloa between
tho government forces nnd tho liberals Is
awaited at any moment. American and
British warships aro expected to roach
Colon shortly.
A slight skirmish occurred on tho railroad
between hero and Panama oday In which
thero were ton casualties among the lib
erals. This skirmish resulted from the vlgl
lanco of tho government troops, who aro
closely watching all outlets along tho rail
road to tho Interior of tho country.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Jan. 23. Tho
Chilean government will present a diplo
matic claim against the United States of
Colombia bocauso of the loss of tho Chilean
steamer Lautaro, bolonging to tho South
American Steamship compisny, which was
seized by tho Colombian government and
sunk in Panama harbor during an engage
ment with Colombian liberals. As a result
of tho rcnew6d activity of tho liberal forces
of Colombia on tbo Isthmus of Panama Sec
retary Long has ordered the gunboat Mari
etta to proceed to Colon on tho gulf side, In
order to co-operato with the cruiser Phila
delphia at Panama on the Pacific sldo, In
keeping a close watch on any developments
which may threaten United States Interests
or treaty rights and In stopping them when
they tako that course, Marietta Is now
with tho North Atlantic squadron at Culebra
island, off Porlo Rico, and will sail for
Colon without delay,
llarrlnKton Itr-ISIerted Lord Mayor.
DUBLIN, Jan. 23. Timothy C. Harrlng"
ton, member of Parliament for the harbor
division of this city, has been re-elected
lord msyor of Dublin.
CONFIDENT OF HER ACQUITTAL
Mr. Itlrhnrdaon la Cheered hr Testi
mony of Her Good Char
acter. PLATTSBURG, Mo., Jan. 23. Mrs. Addlo
B. Richardson's defense was begun today
In her trlal hcro for tho' murder of her
husband, Frank W. Richardson, at Savan
nah. Tho defense will, ilt Is
finish tomorrow, when the defendant will
take the stand.
Today It was shown that Mrs. nlehnrd
son'a trips about tho streets of Savannah
iiuor nigni in compnny with Stewart Fife,
which fact tho stato brought out yesterday,
woro to find her husband. Johnnie lileh.
ardson, 14 years old, the first witness
called by tho dofense, told of going with
his mother at 11:30 at night to rind his
father .nnd how, nftor Flfo had located him
Intoxicated In a hotel, Mrs, Richardson had
gone thero nnd taken him home. This was
corroborated by Mrs. Gcrtrudo Grant, t
sister of the dead man, and by tho hote
proprietor. 1
Others told of Mrs. Rjchardson's good
cnaracier. Tbty were: Rev. John Atwlll
a rector of the church whHjh Mrs. Richard
son attendod, and who bad lived nt thi
Jiicnarflson homo; Rev. A. R. Hunt and
Peter Christiansen, tho latter n member of
the grand Jury that Indicted Mrs. Rich
ardfOn.
Christiansen was asked: "You ne
.heard others discuss her character?"
"M .1. .. ..
D, uviauati i auiiioBo mcro was
nothing bad in It to discuss."
"And you signed tho indictment against
ner ror murder!" $
"Yes. sir."
A score of witnesses from the leadln
families In Savannah were placed on tho
stand lato this afternoon and thoy all tes
tified to Mrs. Richardson's, good character.
This was to offset tho statements of Leon
ard McDnnlol nnd Carl Gaenther. who tes
tilled that they saw Mrs. Richardson and
8tewnrt Fife on tho street together late
at night.
Frank Richardson, tho 12-yoar-old son
of Mrs. Richardson, was put on tho stnnd
and It was expected that bo would bo called
upon to gtvo Important evidence- regarding
the whispered talk with his fatter in tho
store on Christmas, eve, JubV bof6re his
father ent homo to his death. The state
bowevor, made no attompt to cross-ex-amino
him and ho was not. asked what his
father said.
John D. Richardson, brother of tho mur
dcred mnn, testified that When ho went to
Savannah, after receiving tho nows of his
brother's death, and hired two lawyers to
help the nrosccutlng attorney to run down
his brother's slayer. This action was taken
Independent of tho Interests of his slstor-
in-lnw. Tho witness also testified to Mrs
Richardson's good character. A sister, a
niece and other relatives of tho dead man
wcro placed on tho stand and all testi
fied to the good character of the defendant,
When court adjourned tonight all of
tho testimony for tho- dofensa was in, ex
ceptlng that to bo given' by Mrs. Richard
son herself. Sho will" probably tako the
stand tomorrow morning.
DRYDEN GETS ' 0MINATI0N
Election aa United St Senator to
Aaaured,
TRENTON, N. J. Jan.- 23. The republican
caucus to scloct a 'candidate for United
States senator to be supported during tho
present session of tho legislature, to suc
ceed tho lato Senator Sewell, selected on
tho nineteenth ballot John F. Dryden of
Newark, prcsldont of tho Prudential In
surance company.
Mr. Dryden, on tho nineteenth ballot, re
colved exactly tho necessary thirty-two
votes. His principal rivals wero Stato
Sonator Stokes of Cumberland county and
former United States Attorney General
John W. Griggs. Congressman Gardner,
cx-Shorlff David Balrd of Camden and
Barker Gummero of Mercer were also tn
tho field, and wh'llo they received a fair
amount of support In the early balloting, It
was at no tlmo doubted that the contest
was between Messrs. Dryden, Stokes and
Griggs.
On tho first ballot Mr, Dryden received
10 voted; Mr. GrlggB, 16; Mr. Stokes, 11;
Mr. Gardner, 5; Mr. Gummero, 7. During
the first dozen ballots tho rotes of Messrs.
Gardner, Balrd and Gummore fluctuated a
good deal, whllo the vote of Mr, Griggs
remalnod stationary, and thnt of Mr. Dryden
Increased to twenty-four, and tho vote of
Mr. Stokes went up and down, as the sup
porters of the other threo South Jersey
candidates voted either for hlra or their
own particular favorite
Tho balloting continued In this way until
the closo of tho (seventeenth ballot, when
tho South Joraey members hold a confer
onco and all decided to go to Stokes.
Tho eighteenth ballot resulted In Mr,
Dryden getting 21 votes, Mr. Stokes 21 and
Mr. Grigg3 15. As tho roll call for tho
nineteenth ballot was concluded the total
stood: Dryden 31, Stokes 29 and GtIkks 3,
Senator Cross of Union, ono of tha threo
Griggs men, changed his voto and gavo
Mr. Drydon tho nocessary thirty-two votes.
Tho voto was at onco mado unanimous.
Tho republicans havo a majority on Joint
tianot of rorty-nve, which assures tho elec
tion of Mr. Dryden, as tho caucus action
Is binding.
REFUSES USE OF HIS CHURCH
Pnstor Drellnea to Have McKlnley
Memorlnl Service Held in
the nnlldluir.
PITTSBURO, Jan. 23. Rev. Dr. Parry.
sustained by tho trustees of tho First Pros-
byterlan church of Wllklnsburg. has re-
fused tho cltlzons tho use of his church for
McKlnley memorial services on Wednes
day night next. When asked tho reason
for his action Rev. Parry Bald:
"Our church has bocn used too fre
quently for demonstrations of a public
rather than a rollglous nature. Every tlmo
a public meeting was called ray church
was mado tho mooting place. That Is not
what it was built for. It was built for tho
worship of God. This thing of turning over
the church to anyono at any time has be
come Mike Mark Twaln'B mule too mo
notonous. To allow the citizens the use of
the church would bo to deprive the mem-
bers of the church of their regular
Wednesday ovenlng prayer meeting. That
is all 1 Dave to say."
SHOOTING IN SIOUX CITY
Joseph Itnaaell, Bartender, Kill.
Samuel Starka, Packing;
House Workman.
SIOUX CITY, Ia Jan. 23. Joseph Rus-
sell, a bartondcr, tonight shot and killed
Samuel Etarks, an employa of tho Armour
Packing company. The shooting followed
a quarrel over a dice game.
INOUlSiTiON COMES TO END
raid Jirj Fiiiihii its Work aid BtporU
tJud-a Esksr.
WELL DEFINED RUMORS DEVELOP NAUGHT
Indictments netnrned ARnlnat Slot
Machine Gnmblera nnd South
Omaha School Board
Members.
Three hundred and flvo indictments rep
resent tbo not result of tbo labors of tho
grand Jury, which was dismissed yester
day afternoon by Judgu Ben S. Baker as
ono of his last Judicial acts In Douglas
county
Tho Jury had broken tlmo records by
serving sixty-four days nnd had listened
to 653 witnesses, whoso fees amounted to
$1,010.10. The fees for tho sixteen jurors
aro given out at tho office of tbo clerk of
tho district court ns $2,065.60. From th
same source It 1b lenrned that tho sheriff
fees on services amount to $584.10, making
a grand total of 14,289.80.
Of tho Indictments returned more than
ono-half were against Omaha and South
Omaha business men, charging them with
"keeping gaming machines," or, to bo moro
specific, slot machines. The docket shows
that nearly a dozen of theso havo not
been found, but that tho others havo, slnco
tho Indictments wcro returned, December
21, December 21 and December 30, np
pearcd and furnished $200 ball. Tho other
charges aro: Soiling liquor without
license, keeping gambling rooms, arson
robbery, assault with 'Intent to kill, cm
bczzlcmont and malfcasanco In office.
Anions; Suppressed Indictment.
From tho Identity of tho witnesses known
to havo bocn beforo tho grand Jury nnd
from tho naturo of publlo offenses which
might properly come beforo tho grand Jury,
It 1b deduced with some safety that two
of tho IndlctmontB held up aro against
Gcorgo Lucas nnd Charles Hathaway, al
legod to havo had criminal Intimacy with
tho girl Zola Coulthard. Others may be
for a tonttno investment company that
has gained como publlo disfavor and an
other for u woman of the town said to have
robbed a victim of $10. It Is surmised,
to account for all tha indictments, that
every member of tho South Omaha school
hoard has been Indicted, with two exeep
ttons, which exceptions aro presumed to
bo Rynor and Loccbner.
Some Xotnble Indlctmenta.
The principal Interest attaches to the In
dlctmcnt against John B, Meserve, formor
stato treasurer, charging him with tho
embezzlement of stato funds, and sovernl
against raombers of tho South Omaha
school board for corruption In office. Theo
dore Schroeder of thnt board was among
thoso against whom Indictments wero filed,
January 2. the specific chargo against htm
being malfcasanco In office. He gave ball
In tho sum of $200.
In this connection it had been charged
that six of the Jurors had been bought off
with a purse of $600, raised In South
Omaha, and Judge Baker called' the Jury.
befora blm'tart vMoadap, sad-told rtar mem
bers of tho frequency with which such ro
ports bad reached his ears and of how sort
ous would be such conduct on tho part of
nny Juror. Ho said that he did not wish
to bellovo such rumors, and yestorday ho
went still farthor and Informed the body
that he believed tho aspersions wholly
wrong. He said:
Commendation of the Court
Gentlemen of the Jury, for tho last
twenty years I havo had a great deal to do
with criminal courts nnd grand Juries, and
I am of the opinion that this jury has
worked honestly and faithfully, and with
honor nnd Integrity. I am sorry to say
tnat more nan been some unholy criticism
of this Jury, but thero has been of nearly
overy other, and it Is my exporlenco that
thoso who know least about tho facts aro
tho ones who criticise most. And often,
you may havo noted, those porsons who
make great display of Indignation are bad
themselves. As for you,. I reallzo that you
have encountered obstacles and that It Is
often hard to return Indictments, but I be
lieve that you have Investigated things
carefully and fully."
Of the indictments, tho Judgi said: "I
nm of the opinion that of tho many bnd
crimes slot machine gambling Is ono, not
because of the nickel that Is put In, but
because It aerves, in a measuro, to elevate
gambling In Its greater forms, and you
bnve tho thanks of this court for roturnlnc
tho Indictments that you have,"
Knd Comes Abruptly.
The Jury bad come beforo him from codrt
room No, 4 on tho floor below, at 2:45, and
If Its lifo had been long Its death was ab
rupt. Roll was called, all members respond
ing, nnd Foreman John Grant Immediately
presented flvo Indictments, which, with flvo
others returned earlier on which service
has not yet be on obtained, will be kept from
tbo cress for tho present. Tho foremau
next submitted tho Jury's roport, but tho
Judgo, upon being Informed that tbo some
what voluminous document was all ready
for filing, dispensed with reading It nnd
mado his few parting remarks ns given
above. Ho then dismissed the Jury that
bas been so long in session and within five
mlnutcts the court room was empty.
Full Text of the Iteport.
Following is the full text of tho grand
Jury's report:
To the Honorable, tho Judiren nf thn
District Court of Douglas County, No
braskn: Gentlemen We. tho grand Jury,
respectfully submit tho following report:
Wo havo been In continuous Kexnlnn from
day to day since November 6, 1901, Sundays
nnd holidays excepted, and have endeav
ored, wunout mas or prejudice, fear or
favor, to do our duty under tho law and
the charge given us by the honorable court.
Wo havo found and nresented .ion trim
bills of indictment. . .
iieforo ciueruiK unon our work wo worn
Informed thut your honorable court had
called this grand Jury In compliance with
resolutions adopted by tho Board nt v.iUt.
cation of tho city of Omaha, urging nn
Inquiry Into certain rumors of corrupt and
unlawful practices by city officials, alleged
to have entered Into a conspiracy to col
lect and appropriate to their own uso the
moneys thnt should have been paid Into
the school fund throuxh tho medium nf th
police court.
we were iru 10 ueueva inai ino onlcers
nnd 'members of the Board of Education,
who had preferred theso serious charges,
would appear before us at the outset and
place us tn position to verify them, but
moro than threo weeks elapsed before nny
bodv connected with tho school hoard nut
in nn appearnnce, and tho effort of . this
pariy who ufbikiilmi iu umiruci nnn confuse
us In our work .while we were In tho midst
of an lnautry Into violations of inw nn,i
offenses commuted by other parties.
After we had disposed of a number of
cases Involving violations of tho criminal
code, wo entered upon a thorough Investi
gation of the rumors concerning "munici
pal corruption." Wo examined a large
number of witnesses, Including nearly nil
pi wiu ineniuer ui win umana uonra of
Education, the keepers and Inmates nf 1I.
orderly houses, and pnrtles under police
surveillance, who wero presumed to have
knowledge of thn alleged blackmail, nr
forced contributions, but were unable to
(Continued on Fifth Pa'ge.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Neli rnnkA Fnlr nnd Colde
Friday; Cold Wave; Saturday Fair and
v.uiu; formerly Wilms
Temperature nt Omnlin Yeate,rdny
(our. lieu;.
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Forecaeter Welsh of Omaha was notified
last ovenlng of the approach of a cold
wave, tho prediction being for a drop of
20 degrees In temperature.
SHAW CLINGS TO OLD HOME
Thla Aaaurnnpp at Denlann Fnrewell
Iteeeptlon Itonaea Tumult of
Applnuac.
DENISON, Ia Jnn, 23. (Special Tele
gram.) More than 1,000 people flocked to
tbo Denlson opera houso tonight to attend
tho farewell reception to Governor L. M
Sbaw, nowly chosen secretary of the treas
ury. Pcoplo from all the surrounding conn
tics wcro In attendance, and every town In
Crawford county was represented. Old
time farmer friends, democrats ns well as
republicans, drove twenty miles over tho
rough roads to bid tho governor godspeed
Colonel Scars McIIcnry presided over tho
brief program. Short speeches wero made
by Carl F. Kuehnlo, J. 11. Romnns. P. E. C
Lnlly nnd F. W. Meyers.
Socrotary Shaw received a tremendous
ovation when ho nroso to speak. Ho nn
nounccd that bo had no Intention of giving
up bis Denlson home, and this statement
was rocolved with great applause Tho ro
coptlon was a magnificent trlbuto to the
affection with which Secretary Shaw is held
by those who know him best. Ex-Govornor
Shaw Is to leave for Des MoincB tomorrow
morning,
RETURN OF GOVERNOR SAVAGE
Telcrrnm from Memphis Indicates He
"Will Itcnch Home Sundny
Mornlncc,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 23. (Special Telegram.)
A private communication received hero to
night conveys tho Information that Gov
ernor Savnge will return from his southorn
trip Sunday morning. Newspapers In Mem
phis quoto tho governor as saying that ho
Intended to visit Florida beforo returning
to Nebraska, but aa tho telegram received
tonight Is dated at Memphis, It Is believed
ho has abandonod that part of tho trip.
Vthen Govornor Savngo left tho stat
three weeks ago ho gavo no Intimation as
to when ho would return, further than say
Irg that he expected to be In Lincoln again
by January 23. Since Monday morning tho
executive department has been tho gather
ing place for a great many persons who are
anxious to seo the governor, and tho long
uisianco tolepbone has been kept humming
witn cans from various points In tho state.
RECEPTION
CONGRESS
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Enter.
Bin uiniiisKtii at tne white
House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. Presldont and
Mrs. Roosevelt's reception In honor of con
gross took placo at tho White Houso to
night. Thero was a largo attendance, In
cluding tho cabinet officers and representa
tives of other branches of tho publlo Bcrv-
lco and of tho diplomatic corps. Mrs.
Payno, wlfo of Postmaster General Payno.
assisted Mrs. Roosevelt in receiving for
tho nrst time, tho other cabinet women in
lino being Mrs. Root, Mrs. Knox. Mrs.
Hitchcock nnd Miss Wilson.
Mrs. Roosevelt's dress was of white laco
over bluo silk, with a pink ribbon caught
with roses. Sho carried a largo bunch of
La France roses.
Others Invited to places In the Bluo Room
with tho receiving r party wore: Miss
Jones, a nleco of Postmaster General
Payne; Hon. Whltolaw Rold and Mrs.
Reld, Hon. Richard Olney, Mrs. L. F. Bay
ard, Senator and Mrs. Depew, Dr. St. Clair
McKoiway and Mrs. Logan.
Tho floral decorations wcro on the usual
scale and very attractive, especially In
tne East Room. Azallas of varicitatcd
colors and many varieties of flowers wero
banked on tho mantols and smllax was en
twined around tho chandeliers.
GILLETTE HAS GOOD POSITION
Cattle riiintrcr la Superintendent of
Buenos Ayres Mining;
Company.
KANSAS CITY, Jnn. 23, Two lawyers
who went from this city to Chihuahua,
Mexico, two wcoks ago to tako deposition
Of Grant Gillette, tho Kansas cattle king,
failed 'and returned without thn rtnnnaiHnn
oTllctto Is superintendent of tho Buenos
Ayrea Mining company, with headquarters
ISO miles west of Chihuahua. Although he
was served with a notice that his deposi
tion would bo takon at Chihuahua, he was
not present on tho dato set for tho deposi
tions. Tho suit In which the depositions
wero to bo taken Is that of tho Third Na
tional bank of St. Louis against a num
ber of Gillotto's crodltors to dotormlno
which bold tho prior mortgago on $30,000
worth of cattle.
CATTLEMEN CAUSE TROUBLE
Itanirers Kill Herd of Sheep and Peo
ple Are Incensed Over
Crimea.
MOSCO, Colo., Jan. 23. Tho pcoplo of
Costilla county aro much aroused over tho
killing of 100 sheep and tho wounding and
driving away of 200 more, belonging to
Teofllo TruJIllo, ten miles .from Mosco, by
fifteen cattlemen of that neighborhood. Tbo
sheepmen wcro first warned to vacato tho
publlo domain. Tho cattlemen, It Is said,
also fired Into tbo cabin of tho owner
about 10 o'clock on tho night of January 18
and very narrowly missed the occupants.
Warrants havo been Issued for tbe arrest
of tho cattlemen said to have been con-
cctcd with tho outrage. TruJIllo Is said
to bo nn Inoffensive old man, who has lived
In this vicinity for tho past forty years.
Movement of Ocenu Veasela, Jan, 2:i,
At New York Arrived: Celtic, from
ilvernool and Quecnstown. Rnlip.i? ti
Savole, for Havre.
At Hvdnoy. N. H. W Arrived- Rnnnmn
from San Francisco via Honolulu nnd Auck-
lana.
At Liverpool Arrived t Ionian, from St.
John, N. B and Halifax: Teutonic, from
dew i urit.
At Suea-Arrlved: Olenroy, from Tacoma,
Hlogo, etc., for London.
At Quecnstown Hailed! Ttrlrenlnnd tnr
Philadelphia: Oceanic, for New York.
At Rotterdam Sailed: Statendam, for
New York via Boulogne Bur Mer.
At tinmmirg Arrived: uraf Waldcrsee,
from. New York.
MESERVE IS INDICTEE
Grand Jirj Fiidi Bill Araimt Hia f.j
Inseizltmint.
CHARGES MISAPPBOrRIATION OF INTEREST
Srtool Fiid Una Vr PspiHit Trtaurir
fir Prints Gaii.
DETAILS C0VEREI BY JURY ROOM SECRECY
WitBtHii Drawi frm faith Omasa Uiloi
Itaok Tarda laik.
ANOTHER CASE F FARMING PUBLIC M9NEY
Former State Treasurer Was Anions;
Those Prominently Mentioned as
Likely Fusion Candidate
for Governor,
John B. Mcservc, former treasurer of
the stato of Nebraska, has been Indicted
by tho grand Jury in Douglas county on
tho chargo of embezzlement of money be
longing to tho stato school fund.
The indictment, with four bills against
othor persons, was banded In to Judgo
Baker about 3 o'clock yestorday afternoon,
Just before the grand Jury was finally dis
charged by tho court. Tho caso of the
former populist stato treasurer was takon
up and Investigated by tho grand Jury
laHt Tuesday, when a number of witnesses
who woro supposed to have knowledge of
tho questionable transactions wcro sum
moned to appear beforo tho Jury. Thoso
witnesses woro mostly officers and em
ployes of tho Union Stock YardB National
bank of South Omaha.
It la difficult to learn tho facts brought
out In tho grand Jury room, but sufficient
Information of a rellnblo sort has been
gleaned to show thnt evidence was ad
duced to Indicate that Mcrsorvc, as stato
treasurer, had on deposit at tho Union
Stock Yards National bank a largo sum be
longing to the stato school fund, oh which
ho had been paid Interest, which bad not
been credited up to tho school fund.
During tho last campaign It was fre
quently charged, and not denied, that
Mescrve was farming out stato funds for
his Individual benefit, tbo same as Bart
toy had dono beforo him, but tho Indict
ment of yesterday Is tho first tangible evi
dence of tbo practice.
It Is said that Thomas D. McPherson,
cashier of tho Union Stock Yards Na
tional bank, was a banker In Bed Willow
county at tho time Mr. Mesorvo was treas
urer of that county, which may have had
something to do with the deposit of school
money In that bank.
Mr. Meserve has been frequently men
tioned as one of the leading candidates
for tho fusion nomination for governor
thla year and he Is known to have been
grooming himself for tho racs.
Meserve NotlRcd at Indlotmsnt.
LINCOLN,- Neb., Jan,' (Special Tele
gram.) J. B. Meserve bad, lidt been no
tified of his Indictment by the Douglas
county grand Jury when interviewed by a
reporter for Tbo Beo tonight.
I havo no comment to make regarding
the matter," replied he when questioned.
'I was In Omaha today and knew that some
charges against mo wero being' considered
by the grand Jury, but I was not called to
testify."
Mr. Mescrve Intimated that tho proceed
ing was actuated by political motives, hut
would namo no ono whom1 ho thinks re
sponsible for Its origin. Ho refised to
say whether or not ho had loaned school
money to a South Omaha bank ns charged
In tho Indictment.
Attorney General Prout said: "I know
nothing whatever of tho caso. My reten
tion has nover been called to tho charges,
but I presuwo tho county attorney of Doug
las county Is looking after tho matter."
Treasurer Stucter also denlod having any
knowledge of tho case.
GIVES STARTLING TESTIMONY
Witness Says Friend of Howard Di
rectly Implicates Latter aa Mur
derer of Goebel.
FRANKFORT. Ky Jan. 23. In the How
ard trial today William Banderlln swore
inai iioveriy wniie. one oi nowara s
friends, said to htm early tn the present
month: "I got Jim Howard to go to Frank
fort to kill Goebel, and ho killed him. My
brother John will spend all we have to gt
Howard out."
Several witnesses testified to Howard's
having In his possession a falso mustache
shortly beforo tho shooting. Some strong
testimony was Introduced to controvert tho
alibi set up by tbo defense.
Tho proprietor of tbe Board of Trad
hotel and numerous other witnesses testi
fied that Howard was not in the hotel at
the tlmo Goebel was shot and that neltbee-
of his alibi witnesses, Robertson or Moore,
was there.
Howard's story as to his whereabouts on
tho day of tho shooting was also contra
dicted on several points.
The attempt of the defense to fasten the
shooting on Henry Youtsey and Dr. W. R.
Johnson was given a severe blow by several
witnesses testifying that Dr. Johnson was
at bis homo in Jackson county on tho day
of tho shooting and tor soma days previous
thereto.
SEEK TO MERGE PAPER FIRMS
Itepreaentutlvea of Forty Wrapping
Paper Companies geek to
Combine, Interests.
CINCINNATI. Jon. 23. Representatives
of forty wrapping paper firms In this coun
try havo been in secret session hers(today,
Charles Fenfleld of Kansas City presided.
It was stated that tho formation of a
comblno was the object of the mooting.
While It was stated that there was hot
likely to bo any more cutting in schedule
rates, tho mombers bad nothing to give out
for publication.
HUNTER SHOOTS BROTHER
Accidentally Kills Elmer Moore While
Shooting- at a
Hah tilt.
ST, JOSEPH, Jan. 23. A special to the
Dally Nows torn Chllllcotbe, Mo., says:
Elmer Moore, aged 22, was accidentally
shot on Grand river, near Lock Springs,
Daviess county, yesterday afternoon by his
brother, Eugene, aged 20. They were
bunting and became separated, and a shot
intended for a rabbit wrought the fatal
work