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IIDRRY TO FAR EAST
Banian Boati, Now at Tunii, with Others
Will Proseed Thtr Soon.
PREOICT TROUBLE rOR UNITED STATES
Senator If eWn 8yi Bnwi Interferes, with
Trade of Thii Ootntry.
NEW TREATY WITH CHINA IS RATIFIED
Believed Thii Will Hare Bearing on Bet tit-
meat of Qneition.
TROOPS GO STEADILY TO PORT ARTHUR
Baaalaa Officials Inclined to Dlseoaat
Raaaers of War and Ur that
Prevent Conditions May
Coatlnae.
- BIZERTA, Tunis, Dec 18. The Russian
naval forces now anchored here, compris
ing a battleship, three axmored cruisers
and several torpedo boats," commanded by
Admiral Wlrenus, will be reinforced In a
few days by six torpedo boats and will
proceed hence to the far eawt.
Sltnataloa Mora I a favorable.
TOKIO, Deo. 18. The situation here today
la more unfavorable than yesterday. The
letter of Mrs. Anita Newcomb McGce,
president of the Association of Spanish
American War Nurses, offering to the gov
ernment of Japan, through the Japanese
mlnlnter at Washington the services of
trained nurses in the event of wsr with
Rusaia, tiaa produced an excellent Impres
Hjon and Is warmly appreciated as a mark
of the traditional American friendship for
Japan.
Ratines Chinese Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The senate in
executive session today ratified the treaty
"for the extenalon of the commercial -relations"
between the United States .and
China and then removed the Injunction of
secret . No opposition was manifested by
any renator to the treaty, although Mr.
Nelson, rep. (Minn.), made a long speech
In which he criticised the convention aa
making insufficient provision for the trade
of the United States. He aald it Indicated
that the hand of Russia had been shown
against this country, making it Impossible
for the United States to receive the con
cessions needed In the way of open porta.
He said that the ports of Mukden and An
tung. which are opened under the treaty
provisions, are In fact inland ports, acces
sible only to vessels of light draft. He
blamed Rusnla for this condition of affairs
and warned the senate that we may have
trouble with that country over the Man
churlan question, which he said had been
responsible for the inability of the United
States plenipotentiaries to obtain the open
ing of. other In. portent ports .under more
favorable .conditions, ... .
The attitude taken by Mr. Nelson was
upheld in speeches by a number of other
Senators, although it wan argued at the
same time that this treaty is an entering
wedge to our trade and that It waa the
beet China waa able to do under Russian
duress. , .
May Have) Bear! a; oa Qaestlon
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts urged the
Importance of having the treaty ratified at
once, and said the State department con
sidered immediate action aa essential. He
declared that the ratification probably
would have a bearing on the settlement of
the far eastern question. Senators Morgan,
Cullotn, ttpooner and a number agreed with
Mr. Lodge.
It was stated by some of the speakers
that if Ruaala hod objection to the treaty
It had not been apparent, and on the con
trary It was said that It had openly ex
pressed Its approval of It. There waa no
division on the motion to ratify.
Trn Ho to Port Arthnr.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dee. 18. A traveler
who haa Just returned front Manchuria
says Russian troops are still moving night
and day toward Port Arthur,
The opinion here la that the Ruaao-Japa-,tiese
negotiations will proceed. It is pointed
out that there la no reason why Japan, if
not satisfied with Russia's reply, should
break oil the negotiations, since the reply
la in no sense an altlmatum, leaving the
way open for counter-proposala. It is sue
geated aa an expedient, In case no agree
ment can be reached, that an arrangement
might be made to maintain the present
status for a number' of years.
" Insaranea Rates Advnnce.
LONDON. Dec. 1S.-A special dispatch
irora bc. rriemourg says; Optlmlstlo on
tlrlpations of a pacific solution of the
Ru' so-Japanese crisis are stlU entertained
In the leading official circles in spits of
some disquietude on the part of the publle
and alarmist press reports.
Risks at Lloyds lose about 5 per cent to-
oay. su guineas per cent being quoted
the end of January and 36 to tha
February. Ordinary Insurance on a cargo
iw ana iruio japan rose about par cen
with a fair amount of buiinnn
Japanese bonda declined on the Stock
urnuou irom tnree-quarters to oue point.
ui rained ana e.aea unchanged.
Hnaalaa Active In Cores, '
SEOUL. Dm lTh -i.u.,...
the
Russians here Indicates a possible deter
fnlniUlnn to prevent Janan from ..inin. .
foothold In Cotea. The radicals, Insist that
Rusla mast reach the sea to Insure pro
tection In the futuM. nt ri, h. t...
in possesion of Core would be a con-
eiani menace.
The emperor still atudlnusi vM,i.
( answer to the questions of United State
MiiUHiir Alien in regard to Wlju.
latter Is now DresHln th nt
The
has
asked for another a urtUnn. m, D....t.
are Inclined to resent American activity
concerning v. uu and say that the Amer
icans are nlavlna- tha Jkiun.,. -. m.v.
Russians do not object to Americans com
ma in ana trading with Manchuria,
assert that the ouenlns of Muk.U --a
Tung admitted Japanese, whose presence
u constantly Irritating, and that it ml
lead to a rendition of thin U v
and Wlju are aivnel Thnn thu a
-loans now enjoy a large trade with Man-
cnuria. wnicu, except In the matter ol
flour, will largely Increase In the future
urn ins present attitude
America only Inluroa fH.nri -n. .
of
cua-
turner and favors a manufacturing rival.
Japan t aald Bar Khiva.
NEW YORK, Dee. ISIt la understood
nt-re, says a Herald dispatch from Bu
A V rpM. Arsi.nlli I S ik. .......... .i .
by an English firm to purchase the Argen
una war vesaeia built In Italy was r
n behalf of the Japanese government
made
No
aoci.-itMi nu Mn reached by the Aigc
tine
HONDURAS REVOLUTION NEXT
It la Srhednled far Knrty Jaaaary,
with aa F-x-Frealdeat at
Its Head.
MOBILE. Dec. 18. Advices received here
by steamer Indicate that another revolution
Is Imminent In Honduras and that It Is ex
pected to take place soon after the first of
the year. It Is expected to be fostered by
ex-President Sierra, through a special en
voy, with the purpose of ousting President
Bonllla.
On his retirement from the executive
chair of Honduras Sierra named Senor
Alias for president and he was given the
position. Then Bonllla organised a revolu
tion and overthrew Arias, who la how an
exile and In prison at Tegucigalpa. It la
said the people are dissatisfied with the
conduct of the government, especially In the
matter of the Honduras railway. This was
built by English capitalists. Since Its con
struction not a cent of Interest or principal
has been paid to bondholders and It Is as
serted that the English government will
take cognisance of the matter and enforce
the payment.
PLANS OF WAGE EARNERS
Those of Australia Will Bo for Com
pulsory Arbitration and Other
Reforms.
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Deo. 18,-The
largely increased labor representation In
the commonwealth Parliament Is expected
to give a great Impetus to the demands for
white labor In Australia, for the restriction
of alien immigration and for generally pre
serving Australia for the Australians. The
efforts of the labor party representatives
undoubtedly will be bent toward securing
recognition of unions, a' limitation of the
hours of labor, compulsory arbitration and
discrimination against foreign vessels In
the coast trade.
The ultimate labor program will Include
the nationalization of government control
of many of the financial and commercial
functions now left to private enterprise.
Speaking generally, the labor party Is
strongly protectionist.' Its attitude In re
gard to preferential trade will be to
heighten the wall against the foreigner
without lowering it in favor of Great
Britain.
FRENCH FARMERS PROTEST
Do Hot I.Ike Idea of Admitting: Amer
ican gait Meat Under Low
Tariff.
PARIS. Dec. 18. The agricultural group
of the Chamber of Deputies met today and
protested against the proposed law allow
ing minimum tariff rates on American salt
meats and appointed a committee to wait
on the minister of agriculture.
The Chamber of Deputies today adopted
by S3 to 255 votes urgency In favor of the
proposition of M. Mirman (socialist) pro
viding for the suppression of all decora
tions. Premier Combes opposed the urgency
motion, - and the result, therefore, waa . a
slight ministerial reverse. The vote on
the main question waa deferred. ,
CAPITULATES WITHOUT FIGHT
Paerte Plata, In Northern Ban! Do-
aniaaro, Let a Revolutionists
Hare All.
NEW TORK. Dec. 18,-Thls city has' been
surrendered to the revolutionists without
fighting, says a Herald dispatch - from
Puerto. Plntai San Domingo.
The government forces, after a severe
battle, have been forced to abandon San
tlago de Los Caballeros. They were short
of ammunition.
General Caceres, who announced that ha
would support the provisional president,
'aI -rales, has fled and covered up his
racks. This Is reckoned as establishing
the supremacy of ex-President Jlmlnea in
the northern part of the Island. .
I
MORE MEN 0N COMMISSION
Three Experts Anaonneed as Members
of Chasaheriala'a Tariff Law .
Committee. V
LONDON, Dec. 18. Among the experts
who have consented to serve on Joseph
Chamberlain's commission are Henry
Blrchenough, a member of the council of
the Statistical society, a director of the
Imperial Continental Gaa association and
a silk manufacturer, who waa aent to
South Africa aa a commissioner of the
Board of Trade to inquire Into the political
condition and prospects of British trsde In
that country; J. A. Corah, who is promi
nent In the hosiery trade, and R, II. Read,
a leading spinner of Belfast, Ireland.
CHARLOTTE HAS NO CANCER
Gerataa Government Officially Deaica
I that the Princess Is
Kvea I1L
BERLIN, Dec. 18 Tha report published
by the Journal of Paris that Princess
Charlotte, elster of Emperor William, . la
suffering from cancer and that the verdict
of the physicians has created consternation
in the German court la officially defined as
"nonsense." The princess is not even 111,
Emperor William shot two stags and
three wild boars at Goehrde today. The
foresters best up the game past stations
where the emperor and his guests stood.
concealed behind pines and fire atuck la the
ground. The sport lasted two hours.
TRANSPORT KINGSLEY ASHORE
Groaads oa Philippine Coast with
Vgly leek Throagh Its
Bottom.
MANILA, Dec. 18 The United States
transport Klngsley la ashore at Murclela
gos, north Mindanao, with a rock through
Its bottom. '
A small British steamer, the Klngsley,
sallud from Manila October for the Phil
ippine provinces. It may have been char
tered as a transport by the authorities at
Manila. Otherwise there la no record of a
United States transport named the Kings-
ley.
EMPEROR'S SISTER HAS CANCER
Verdict of Physicians Create Com
eteraatlea la German Coart
and Vms Emperor.
PARIS, Dee. 18. The Journal hears from
Berlin that the Princes Charlotte of Saxe-
Melnlngen, a aister of Emperor William,
who has been til for some time, is suffering
from cancer and that the verdict of the
physicians created consternation In th
German court and had a bad effect upon
the recovery, of the emperor,
POPE RECEIVES TREASURE
Nine Million Dollars Given by Leo XIII to
Cardinal Gotti Bestorei
OTHER MONEY FOUND AT SAME TIME
Workman R marina; Hearing from
Walla riads Hole la Wall Con
taining; Mora Than One
Million Dollar a.
ROMS, Deo, 18. According to the Trib
une, the Vatican hod sudden wealth poured
Into Its coffers today. For some time
certain sums which were known to be pos
sessed by Pope Leo were looked for with
out result, the search toward the end be
coming somewhat feverish. Cardinal Gotti.
prefect of the propaganda, accompanied
by Monslgnore Marxolinl, one of the late
pope's secretaries, drove up to the Vati
can today and getting Out hurriedly be
gan tugging at a heavy object In the car
riage. Assistance was offered, but It was
refused, and Cardlnall Gotti and Monslg
nore Marsoltnl, between them, carried the
mysterious object to the apartment of
Pope Plus. They were Immediately ad
mitted and remained for two houre.
Intense curiosity was aroused by this
act, as It wss believed to have aome rela
tion to the missing wealth and the wildest
rumors were circulated. It soon became
known, however, that the bag contained
411,000,000 francs, ($9,000,000) In bonk notes.
When Cardinal Gotti entered the pres
ence pf the pope he sank to his knees and
pointing to his burden, said:
Tour holiness, the lamented I-eo. lust
before his death, confided to me the money
which I now lay at your feet, saying that
If I succeeded him I waa to use as I
thought best, but that if another took his
place I was to turn the money over to
him after a period of four months had
elansed. This I do now In the presence
of Monslgnor Marxollnl, who has been
the only other person to snare tne secret.
me pope was mucn oneciea.
The Trlbuna goes on to relate that Just
about, the time thla scene was being en
acted in the papal apartments an elec
trician, while removing the hangings In
the late Pope Leo's chamber In order to
get at the electrlo light wires, found In
a hole in the wall several bags, which
were carelessly ..tied. , These bags when
opened were found to contain 1,260,000
francs ($1,860,OM.
Receives Negro Priest.
The Rev. J. E. Burke, rector . of the
negro church of St. Benedict the Moor,
New Tork City, waa received In private
audience by the pope today. The pontiff
evinced great Interest In Father Burke's
account of his mission and said!
'Carry our love and apostolic blessing
to the colored people."
The pope complimented ' Monslgnor Ken
nedy, rector of the American college, on
the high standing of the American stud
ents. , ,
HARDLY EQUALS FRIARS DEBTS
Price They Receive- for - Philippine
Loads said to Mean Small
ROME, Dec. 18. Considerable excitement
prevailed In the mother houses of the
Dominicans, Augustlnlans, Franciscans and
Recollects over, the announoement of the
settlement of the friars' 'lands question la
the Philippines. While the fact that a
rettlefhent had teen arrived at had been
received by the heads of the order at the
Vatican, the orders learned from the Asso
ciated Press correspondent the - price,
$7,260,000, to be paid. The friars were glad
the, negotiations had been concluded, but
they think the orders got little for the
lands, since the price they originally asked.
$12,000,000, was, they declare, under the esti
mated value of the lands, the value of
which had been much increased, especially
since the American occupation of the Phil
ipptnes and the re-establlshment of order
In the archipelago.
The friars claim the money they will re
ceive Is scarcely enough to pay what they
borrowed when they were deprived of
everything by the revolution. Besides,
they point out that only part of the money
will go to the friars, aa the lands were
really transferred to private companies, el
though the friars retained a large number
bf shares In them. The Augustlnlans had
their lands transferred to e company
formed In Madrid by the Marquis dl
ComiTllas, the head of the Spanish Trans
atlantic Navigation company. The Domini
cans succeeded In so thoroughly concealing
their ownership of lands that the Vatican
Itself threatened to punish them severely
for having tried to deceive even the eccle
siastical authorities.
BRYAN KNOCKS AT CZAR'S DOOR
Hopes the Russian Paler Will Lot
Him Look la a Mlaate
or Two.
ST. PETERSBURG, Doe. 18. William J.
Bryan will .arrive here Sunday. . He hopes
to have aa audience with the csar.
WOMEN ' ARE HIS VICTIMS
Head of Madera Supply CI ah la Glvoa
Beateaee of Six Blent ha
la Jail. i
CHICAGO. Deo. 18. Housewives from
different parts of the United States were In
attendance In the United Statee district
court here today and heard Judge Humphrey
announce sentence In the cose of Wilbur
Leach, six months In Jail and a fins of 8500.
The charge waa defrauding women through
the mans.
Under the guise of an organisation known
aa the "Modern Supply club," Leach adver
tlsed that he would furnish a sewing nut'
fit and materials, and would pay 10 cents
for each spron made by the members of the
club. Deposits of $1 were required from
each of the victims. ' The defendant was
charged with keeping the money and omit
ting payment for the women's work.
SENDS SCHEMERS TO PRISON
Chicago Jodge Sentences "Two Mens,
hers of Fraadaleat Weatera
apply Company.
CHICAGO, Dec 18. Overruling a motion
for a new trial. Judge Humphrey In the
United State district court today sen
tenced Julius M. Nlaaoa and Arthur J,
Herbst to the penitentiary for eighteen
months and tmpoeed fines of $500.
By representing themselves as the West
ern Supply company the two men used the
malls tn defraud reputable bnalnees houses
In all parts of ths United State. The
scheme was to rrder gooda shipped t Chi
cago srd on receipt of ths merchandise It
would be shipped to New .Tork. where It
would be disposed of. Th men are said, to
have acquired small fortune In the alleged
Ac CABLEGRAMS
CONCERNS
Vf 1
.s '-aesy
Some Mor
la Innght fa
th
he .lldltaT Receiver
r .hlp Cm. v
KF C, Dee. 18. When the hearing
In I . -ed States Shipbuilding recelv-crshti-
a waa resumed today Mr. Unter
myer continued his examination of Charles
B. Alexander of the Arm of Alexander A
Green.
It Is recognised by counsel that the hear
ing will extend well Into next year, Mr.
Untermyer saying that he has a number
of witnesses yet to call In addition to
Messrs. Schwab, Para and Toung before
the defense begins to present Its case.
The hearing opened with a tilt between
Messrs. Guthrie and Untermyer, Mr. Guth
rie rising to state for Mr. Alexander that
none of the cablegrams which he sent from
abroad during the summer of 1908 In regard
to gelling securities referred to shipbuilding
stock and that If Mr. Untermyer desired
to . "pry Into Mr. Alexander's private bust-
is affairs" tha cablegrams would be
opened to his inspection. Mr. Untermyer
resented the phrasing of the statement, and
the examination then proceeded. Mr. Un
termyer asked If a cable message In code
of July 28, 1902, directing the New Tork
office to "sell my rights on my tomb" re
ferred to shipbuilding stock, but Mr. Alex
ander Insisted that shipbuilding stock woe
hot "his tomb," and Mr. Guthrie aug
mented the merriment by asking how
tomb" was spelled.
The cablegrams in question, over whose
admission In evidence so strong a fight has
been made, came to the knowledge of com
plainant's counsel through Mr. Dresser, but
not in such a way that they could be used
In evidence from that source. Mr. Alex
ander continued his tactics of declining to
answer most questions about correspond
ence; on the ground that It was privileged.
Mr. Alexander told at length of the con
nection of his firm and himself with the
early attempts to forarfa shipbuilding con
cern, but parried most of Mr. Untermyer's
attempts to obtain any Important sensa
tional testimony about the final attempt.
In the course of his testimony Mr. Alex
ander ssld that he had told tha Oppen-
heims, the French underwriters, that he
had heard that J. P. Morgan Co., had
token some of, the shipbuilding securities,
at i which the Oppenheims were "greatly
excited." It was brought out that $300,000
worth of shipbuilding securities had been
set aside for the purpose of subsidizing the
French press.
Mr. Alexander waa asked if he had not
procured the publication In Paris of state
ments quoting the shipbuilding securities at
a premium In. New Tork and if the French!
underwriters had hot later been Informed
that these quotations were erroneous, but
he claimed privilege on this line of Inquiry,
aa he did when Mr. Untermyer asked:
TJld you call on Mr. Horjes In July and
obtain from him a promise to say every
thing good of the shipbuilding company T"
FATHER AND SON SHOT DOWN
OAcere Kill the Two Chelaser ta Los
Angeles, Plead la Self. -:'
' Detenae. - .., . ,.
LOS ANGELES, Cel., Dec. 18. Trailed to
their lodging place and brought" to bay
within the walla .of a small room, Joseph
Choleser, aged 60, and Louis Cholsser, aged
25, father and son( were shot to death' In
a battle with Detectives Hawley, Murphy
and Cowan late last night. The-three offlj
cers escaped without Injury.
Telegrams were received by Chief of Po
lice Elkton yesterday from Equality, 111.,
requesting the arrest of Joe Cholsser on
the charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. There was no charge against
young Cholsser, bo far ah known. The de
tectives Immediately began a ' search, lo
cating Cholsser at the Broxboro lodging
house, 823 West Fifth street. Shortly
after 10 o'clock last evening the detectives
searched the lodging house tor the fugi
tives and entered without knocking for
admittance. The elder Cholsser was lying
on the bed and aa the officers entered he
reached for his pistol. Before he could get
It Detective Hawley seised It and wrested
it from htm. At the same moment Louis
Cholsser opened fire upon the officers.
They returned the fire, killing Joe Cholsser
Instantly. The Are from Louis Cholssers
revolver became ao hot that the officers
retreated Into the hall.- The young man
followed them, firing his weapon at De
tectlve Murphy. Before be could take aim
for a aeoond time at Murphy, Cowan fired.
killing him Instantly.
When the clothing of the dead men was
searched $1,800 was found on Louis Cholsser.
The officers declare they were forced to
shoot to kill In self-defense. The bodies
were removed to the morgue to await in
atructtons from Equality. I1L
SASH AND DOOR MAKERS MEET
Bold Convention la Chicago at Which
Great Beeroer Is Ob
served. t
CHICAGO, Dec. 18. The Sash and Door
Manufacturers' association, representing
twenty-six of the leading aash and door
factories throughout the United States, met
In secret session here today and adjourned
without revealing any of tha questions dls
cussed by the convention. The meeting
was a special one. and It I claimed was
called for the purpose of forming a combi
nation embracing all the factortea in the
country. Involving millions of dollars
worth of milling property. Secretary Green
of the association scouted the idea of the
formation of a aash and door trust, and d
dared that the ueetlng had been held
simply td transact regular business of the
association. Despite Secretary Greer's
statement that nothing but routine business
was talked of, stringent measures were
taken to prevent other than members of
th association from entering the hall or
learning the nature of the business trans
acted.
OMAHA MAN IS IN THE LIST
With Member from Coaaeil Blaffs Be
Tries to Get ads treat
Boat right.
JOPLIN. Mo., Dec. 18. Claims aggregat
ing $2g0,000 have been filed here before the
returee In bankruptcy, Arthur Bpeurer,
against Robert Boatrlght, the Webb City
alleged faks foot race promoter. One claim
la for i3.000 and tha others range from
$2,000 to $30,000.
Eighteen of the claimants from various
parts of the United States are here at
tending the hearing. They include:
John W. Cobb, Corrlgan, Tex.; P. A. Dou-
cstte, Woodvllle, Tex.; H. M. Lerey, Hltls-
boro, Tex.; Cbarl Hodges, Dallas. Tex,
E. W. Kyle. Omab: William DeOarmo,
liOgon, la.; Charles Zelvert Charles Greg
ory and Willi m Bnr, Council Bluffs.
Io.; Charles Epp, Red Oak, la ; F. W. Hun
ter, St. Louis; H. M. Lebo, Gordon, Neb.
F. C Lorer, Kokomo, lad.
ARREST IN LAND FRAUDS
Beputed Head of Conspiracy Taken in
Cbtrg at lationtl Capital.
SAID TO HAVE OPERATED IN NEBRASKA
John. A. Beaaoa of Haa Fraaeleeo Ac-
aaed of Brlblaa- Offleera of Gov
- ernment oa Present Trip '
to Washington.'
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.-John A. Ben
on. a wealthy Ban Francisco real estate
operator, charged by the Interior depart
ment With belna- tha kud f K ,11..
land frauds extending over a number of
weeiern states ana territories, to which
secretary Hitchcock referred vigorously
and at length In hla annual report, waa ar
rested here todav at the Wlllard hotel hv
Secret Service Officer John A. Burns Juat
ne waa preparing to leave the eltv tnr
New Tork.
The charge on wilch the arrest waa
made waa bribery. It being alleged tn the
uiuavn oi Mr. Burns and In the warrant
that Benson had nald tnnn tn Wmiifnni n
Harlan, formerly chief nf th snOTfal
vice division of the general land office, and
now a ciera in that office, on March 16 of
thlo year, , for the purpose of extracting
from him information regarding the In-1
vestlgatlon of his operations at that time
being made by the land office.
The warrant waa lsued bv United fttatea
Commissioner Anson S. Taylor, and aa
soon as iienson had been apprehended, by
Officer Burns he was taken before Commis
sioner Taylor. He w toned to have a pre-
, i i . , ... '
iiimiKry Hearing or nis case postponed and
the date for such hearing was fixed tot
December 80. He gave ball for hla appear
ance on that date, when the government
attorneye will ask to have him held for
uie grand Jury.
A statement wss made hv an nfflrw nt
the government that the information ob
tained in regard to the alleged conspiracy
Implicates a number of persona at nresent
employed In the Interior department at
wasmngton and elsewhere.
' Many Arreata May Follow.
Numerous arrests are exnected ta follow
that- of Benson in short order and some
employes who may not be arrested will
be dismissed from the service. It Is said
that Secretary Hitchcock and the special
attorneys in the case have considered It
absolutely necessary to the working out
or me case mat no action be taken with
referenoe to- the other altered offenders nn.
til the principals in the ease had been sp-
prenenaeo.
The government attorneys. Mr. Arthur TV
Pugh, who has been the special attorney
for the Interior department on the land
frauds, and . Mr. Oliver Pagln, assistnnt
attorney of the Deportment of Justice. hn
haa also been empioyed on the case, stated
in asking for a large boll bond for Benson
that he had been guilty of bribery during
his present visit to Washington since last
Monday, and In the Interior department
Itself, notwithstanding 'that he was aware
that his connection with the alleged frauds
wasT.ruiiy, Known by the Interior depart
ment. ". 1 i " ' '
Thf sffttemerif WaifinnuiS iLtnPVha t Bom-
iary Hltohcock was ao Incensed at the
fiagrancy of this Offense that he told the
officers to hava Benson arrested at nnra
although It had not been planned to have
mm arrested at thla time.
Another aasertlon is that Rensnn m in
Washington In answer to decoy letters
with the intention of bribing people In the
land office, who were acting for the secret
service.
Says Ho Bribed Divlaloa Chief.
The warrant on which Benson was ar
rested charged that on March 16 lost he:
Unlawfully save a sum of monev. tnwit;
Five hundred dollars to one Woodford D.
Harlan, who was. then and theie an officer
of the said United States, towlt, chief of
the special service division of the general
land ofnc of the United States, with Intent
to Induce the said Woodford D. Harlan to
do an act in violation of his lawful duty
as such officer; that is to ray, reveal to
mm, me suia jonn A. Benson, the con
tents of the reports of certain nf the
subordinates in th office concerning an
iiivtmtiHuuon ot ine conduct oi tn said
John A. Benson and his associates in mak
ing fraudulent selections and entries of
public lands of the said United Btate In
lieu of lands owned by them within the
limits of forest reserves theretofore estab
lished under the laws of the said United
States in the states of California and
Oregon, and oommltUnar tresDmaa unon tn
said public lands.
1 he Information on - which the warrant
was Issued stated, in brief, that Mr. liar
lan In hla capacity aa chief ot the special
division had charge of sending out special
agenta In suspected cases of fraud and re
ceivlng the reports of such agenta on the
cases, and that Benson had paid to hint the
sum of $mo in return for being allowed to
examine the reports of the special agenta
In hie own case. '
Besses Takea hy Sarprlee.
Attorneys Pugh and Pagln were yesterday
aworn in as assistant United State at
torneys for the purpose of prosecuting tha
case against Benson.
Mr. Benson is aaid to have been taken
entirely by surprise in his arrest, although
he boa known that the government haa
been investigating the alleged land frauds,
He had -no lawyer In Washington, and when
he waa token Immediately after his arrest
before United States Commission Taylor a
delay of an hour or more occurred while a
lawyer waa sought for him. Mr. Benson
made a formal plea of not guilty, and then
ills attorney asked that he be released on
ball. The accused offered bail In $2,000 In
cash, while the government attorney de
manded bond In the sum of $10,000, Attorney
Pagln, for the government, aaylng:
This man was at the head of a great land
fraud conspiracy extending over several
western states. He has bribed officers of
the United States in the west and In th
District of Columbia. Sine he came to this
city a few days ago he has continued his
bribery, and what Is more In another cure
some year ago, wnen he was out on bonds,
he left the country and went to a foreign
country and remained away for several
years.
A heated argument followed thla declara
tion, counsel for the defense asserting It
waa Improper, Finally Commissioner Tay
lor fixed the bond at $6,000 and Mr. Ben
son was released to appear December SO,
when a preliminary hearing will take place.
Allegro Operatloa la Kehraoka.
The accused declined to make any state
ment further than to say be would appear
when wanted.
Mr. Benson is the senior member of the
real estate Arm of Benson & Hyde of Ban
Frandaoo, and It Is asserted has defrauded
the government out of at least 100.000 acres
of land by various schemes since the pas
saga of the forest reserve act. That act
provides that the owner of land which Is
wanted hy the government for a forest re
serve shall be allowed to select la place of
it other land. It Is said Benson obtained
advance Information aa to the land that
would be wanted by the government for
forest reserves and that by means of
fraudulent entries immense tracts' of such
lands were obtained, and afterward ex
changed tor valuable publle lands. The la-
(Continued oa Second Pag.)-
' THE BEE BULLETIN.
For eea at for Nebraska Know dad
Colder Satardayi Bandar Fair.
Peare.'
a Rassla Harries Skips to Far Fast.
Cardinal Rftarss Tree a re to Pope
Arrest Aliened Ha,d of Usn Fraad
Assert a State ot War Exists.
B Marshal Matthews Papers Delayed
Celebrate I.oalslaaa Parehnae Day.
Senate Dlsrasaea Panama Affaire,
S Hews freaa Nehraaha Tow a a.
4 American Trade la Galalaar.
From Frrlaht Cahooso to Palae.
' Worry Over Money Bads Fatally,
5 Only Two Shells Reached the Mark
6 Doings la Coaaeil Blaffs . - .
T Happenings All Over Iowa.
Ohio Has Real, Firing Machlao.
S l.iptoa Heady to Chaiienae Avsia.
Flnaaclal Review of the Week.
Pinna to Opea a New Mlaakoa.
Grala Rsehanae Getting Ready.
Alien Bras.' Klre Smoalders.
10 Review of Internal Commerce,
11 Story, "The Holiday Repeataeee."
Ill Editorial.
13 Denver Gambling Heeaea Closed.
IS Fiaaaelal and Commercial. -
Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday I
Hoar. Dec bear. Dear.
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WRECK ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL
"Dixie Flyer" Strikes Ranaway Part
of Freight Trala Near
St. Loals.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. lS.-The "Dixie Flyer,"
which left St Louis for New Orleans on
tha Illinois Central railroad at 1:40 o'clock,
waa wrecked tonight near Church station,
not far from East St Louis, III., and Is
reported to be burning up. The fireman
was killed and a number of passengers are
reported Injured, but how many or how
badly they were hurt la not . known here.
A freight train came to a. stop this even
ing at Church station and a flagman was
sent back to warn the approaching pas
senger train. Before he could do so the
freight train broke in two, the tall end
rushing down the grade, past the flagman
and crashed Into the Dixie Flger. How
badly the passenger - train . was wrecked
cannot be learned, but the report Is that
the engine and several of the forward
cara were demolished and are burning. A
relief and wrecking , train has been aent
from East St Louis to render what aid Is
possible and to learn the tacts.
The latest report is that only the baggage
car and first coach are burning. These
two cars were thrown on their sides and
the fire Is supposed to have started from
overturned stoves.
The name of the fireman who waa killed
Is Hastings. Dave McConlcky, the engi
neer . of the passenger train. Is severely
Injured. As far as can be learned, none of
the passengers Injured Is deed.- It Is Im
possible to learn the extent of the Injuries,
aa th railroad officials available refuse to
give any facta. .
INSIST ON AN EARLY TRIAL
Seaater Dietrich aad General Cowla
, Denial Hearing la Federal
Coart This Month.
United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich
of Hastings, with his attorney, General
John C. Cowln. appeared before Judge W.
H. Munger Friday afternoon for the pur
pose of arranging for the early appearance
of Senator Dietrich for trial In the recent
Indictments found against him by the fed
eral grand Jury In the Hastings poetofflce
canes.- Senator Dietrich was not required
to give any bond. In the absence of Dis
trict Attorney Summers at Uncoln Friday
evening Assistant District Attorney Rush
waa present at the conference. -
Both Senator Dietrich and General Cowln
Insisted on the hearing being fixed for the
earliest practical date, preferably at the
beginning of the special session of the
United States district court- fixed for De
cember 28. Assistant , District Attorney
Rush was averse to assuming the responsi
bility of Axing the date in the absence ot
Summers. The matter was deferred there
fore until 10 o'clock this morning, when It
la expected Summers will be present i
FEDERAL GRAND JURY, COSTLY
Total Expenses of that Body Baas lp
Above Eight Thoasaad
Dollars.
The federal grand Jury convened Novem
ber t. Throe hundred and twenty-five wlt
mn were subpoenaed, but not all ot the
witnesses put in an appearance. . More wit
nesses were subpoenaed for this terra than
for any previous grand Jury. One hun
dred Indictments were found. The last bill
returned by the grand Jury waa at 10 o'clock
Thursday evening. 'This waa a statement
that sufficient evidence . waa not forth
coming In the Mathewson cases td warrant
the Jury finding a true but The coat of
th grand Jury for the term has been, for
per diem and mileage of ( grand Jurors,
$2,(27.60; fees aad mileage ot ; witnesses,
$S,C6.02; cost of summoning witness,. $160,
or a total of $8,403.53 Of this amotwl about
$1,000 waa expended in witness fe and
mileage In the postofflce scandal cases of
Hastings, Alma, Orleans, Oxford, Arapa
hoe and Wtlsonvllle.
CONTRACTORS PAY ALDER WEN
Sack Testlmoay la -gold to Hnv Beea
Preaeated to Kaasao Graad
Jary.
KANSAS CITT, Deo. IS. Testifying be
fore the grand Jury at Kansas City, Kan.,
today John Boddlngton. a contractor, aald
tUat the brick companlea paid tha city
councilman for awarding contracts, and
paid them well, . and declared that the
oouncllmen demanded 60 cents per 1,000 on
all brick used In paving streets.
GILLETT TO HAVE MEETING
Attorney Say Ho Will Make Visit
to HI Former Heme la
Kaasaa.
ABILENE. Kan.. Dee. H.-"Grant Oil
ett will meet with his creditors at Kansas
City. Mo., December said hla attorney,
U. W. Hurd, who returned today from
Foetorio, O. He Is anxious to settle and
will make a good proposition.
Olllett expect to make a visit to hla old
heme In Kansas at that time also.
STATE OF WAR EXISTS
8nch It Tenor of Resolution tntrodnotd in
EsniU bj Alabama Senator.
MORGAN OPPOSES PRESIDENTS ACTS
Sajt Use of Army tnj Hary on tathmnt
u unwarranted.
ammmmmam '
COLOMBIA SH0UL0 HAVE FREE HAND
Dfmocratio Senator 6ayi that Pangea's
Beoaaaion Can Be Overturned.
ALLEGES EXECUTIVE DECLARED WAR
Treaty Signed with New Repahlio Said
to Bo Forasal Opealaat of Hob-
tilltle with Sonth Amer-
leaa Rat lea.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18,-Senator Mor
gan today Introduced a resolution declaring
that the president has no right to wsge
war against any foreign power without
the consent of congress, when such country
is at peace with the United States; that
the provision of the canal treaty between
the United States and Panama ifuaran
teeing the independence of toe Republic of
Panama is In effect a dictation ot war
with Colombia, and that the Intervention
of the United Statee In preventing Colom
bia to s. ppress the secession of Pawnw
Is contrary to th law of neutrality and
the law ot cations. ' '
The Important feature of tha resolution
are: .-...
That neither Vie preldent, ror the presi
dent and the senate, ns tho trtety-miiklng
power of th United Slates, has the lawful
power to wage or dm lare war against any
foreign power without the consent of con
gress. That a state of war exists between Co
lombia and an organisation Ir the Colom
bian Department of Panama that clHlma
to have accomplished the secession of Pan
ama from Colombia and to have established
its Independence.
That If Colombia" la not prevented by
some powerful foreign nation, it s mani
festly able to maintain Its present effort to
repress the said secession.
And th president f the United States,
having entered into treaty relations with
IMTKVll ha flnittt trt have UMulflii frnM
Colombia, with a stipulation which Is, In
effect, a declaration of war with Colombia
and Is not within th limits of any power
conferred upon th president by act of con
gress or the co.'.stliutlon or by the laws of
nations.
That the president has no lawful risrht or
power, without the consent of congress,
and tinder the conditions that exist in
Panama, to use the military and naval
forces of the United States to prevent Co
lombia from ei.forclng Its claim to th
proper exercise of Its sovereignty and to
exreute Its laws In the Department ot
Panama,
The resolution of the aerate and , tha
house of representative In 1889 la repealed.
a mm . ,1.1. tm . V. n , . V. A nMMW.mAnfr n
A II V niw. vfc .'II wan. m.w .
the United Slates locks, with serious con
cern and disapproval upon any connection
of anv Euronean arovernment with (he con
struction and control of any skip canal
aorosa the Isthmus. ; v,v , .
" Reyes "Woald Prevent War.
Because of tha determination of General ,
Reyea to itlpport all the contentions lie
makes In his brief, that this or that phase
of this fovernment's isthmian policy waa
against precedent, by historical references.
as well as by high sui 'iority of International
law, the r'lV nilon of the paper to be '
presented io the" State department la tak
in lnnp 'lian vnfl nt first evneeted. In
deed, General Reyes Is not In any hast to
send it, for this may be- taken by the Co
lombians aa the termination of their envoy's
mission here and the country might seise
on the opportunity to make war, a con
tingency which General Reyes has thus far
used his utmost endeavor to prevent
No cablegrams reached the Colombian
legation over night. The legation officials
are not Inclined to pass upon the right of
the Atlanta to make a reconnoiter on Co
lombian territory, but it Is evident that In
their opinion such action was not strictly
in accordance with the best International
etiquette.
General Reyea la following with keen in
terest the canal debate In 'the senate. - It
waa stated today he had been profoundly
Impressed by the speech of Senator -Hoar,
Copies of the speech will be aent to Bogota
for publication. .
Cablaet Considers Panama.
At the cabinet meeting today the situation
In Panama and the situation in Washing
ton relating to Pnaia formed tha princi
pal topics or discusslo;u At the conclusion
of the meeting Secretary Moody aald that
the official advices from Panama corre
sponded tn salient features with the news
dispatches from the Isthmus. Assurances .
are given that thre have been no Im
portant developments to arouse concern.
The ' Navy department Is informed that
the gunboat Pitrel left San Francisco yes
terday for Acupulco on Its way to Panama,
where it will be assigned to patrol duty
with the other vessele of the Pactfie squad
ron, commanded by Rear Admiral Glass.
Geaeral Elliott May Go.
After a conference today between Secre
tary Moody, Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of
the bureau of navigation, and Brigadier
Oeneral George Elliott, commandant of ths
marine corps. It was decided that if pres
ent conditions on the Isthmus of Panama
continue General Elliott will sail for Colon
on the Dixie from Philadelphia, when that
vessel goes south with the new battalion
Of marines which has been ordered as
sembled at Philadelphia tor dlapatch to the
Isthmus. The Dixie la now on Its way
north for tkla purpcie. General Elliott
has been anxious tor some days to be given
a field command, and It is the present in
tention of the officials to grant nis rwquesi.
It was ssld at the Nsvy department today
that in view ot the growing compiicatlona
over the Panama situation It waa Inadvis
able longer to announce the plana of the
department with the freedom shown during
the last few weeks, and for that reason a
cablegram received today from Rear Ad
miral Coghlan was not made publle.
y- War Is Third Alteraatlve, '
PARIS, Dec. 18. The "United Colombian
committee" here gave out a statement
today saying that Colombia would first seek
through a commiasloa to Induce the United
States to recognise Colombia's rights under
the treaty of.lSW; second. If the commis
sion falls Colombia will ask for the sub
mission of the question to The Hague arbi
tration court; third. If its submission to
The Hague court la refused Colombia will
go to war and rely on the Latin republics
to come to ita aid.
Strike Aaother Oa Flow.
DOUGLAS, Wyo.. Dec, 18.-(SpeciHl.)-'
The Douglas OH Fields company brought
in another gas well yesterday on their
claim near town. The pressure has not
been tested, but is believed to be la
excess of 1W pounds.
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