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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORXIXO, DECEMIIEIS 15, 11)04 TEN PAGES.
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CIIADWICR IN JAIL
She Reached Cletelaad at 3 O'clock and
Wu at Once Taken to Friion.
HOWUNG MOB GREETS k STATION
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Crowd of at Least Ti Tl 5 ' Parson
Hoot and Jwr at Pi " 5
FAINTS IN THE ' JAIL t WDOR
She Quickly Eecoreri, Howeei ' eglni
Conferenoe with Her La "
JURY RETURNS FIVE MORE INDICTMENTS
There Are ow Seven cfcurn-es Against
Her and She Would Hare to Glvo
Nt Least 10O,00O Boiii to
Secure Release.
CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. H.-Five time
It.dicted by the United States grand Jury
at the exact minute that her train rolled
Into the station Mr. Cassis L. Chadwlck
came home to Cleveland this afternoon.
She was greeted with Jeers, hoots and
hisses by the crowds that gathered In the
depot when her train arrived, howled at
ty hundreds gathered In front of the fed
eral building. The last sound that reached
her from the outside world as she passed
Into the stuffy, ill-smelling office of Sheriff
Barry In the county Jail was the hoot of
derision from the people massed In front
of the doorway. She made no attempt to
give ball and after a brief stop In the office
of the clerk of the United Btates court was
taken to Jail. She I held tonight In cell
14 in the women's department of the Jail
and her palatial residence on Euclid avenue,
of which tlr furnishings alone are valued
at rJOO.OW),-loccupled by her maJd.
Faints at the Jail.
Her courage held to the last," but her
body failed her and when she had mounted
,the three flights of stairs lending to the
tier of cell where she is to remain she
collapsed utterly and fell In a dead faint.
But for the aid of Deputy United States
Marshals Kumb and Kelker, who held her
up and almost carried her along as sh
mounted the stairs, she never would have
been able to reach her cell. Breathless,
pale and staggering, she was barely able
to reach her chair as the eteel door of the
woman's corridor swung open to receive
her. She sank Into a chair, her head fell
backward and but for the marshals she
would, have rolled to the floor. Water was
quickly brought to her and In a few sec
onds she revived and was again a woman
of business. Her first request was that her
lawyer, Sheldon C. Kerrulsh, be sent for,
and she was soon engaged In a conference
with him concerning her defense.
Thero Is small chance that she will be
able to leave the Jail before her trial.
There are now seven Indictments against
her, five additional chargej having been
laid against her in the federal court thlt
afternoon, It would require surety to the
amount i 4it least JIW.OOO t6. gve her free
dom, and there nobody in Cleveland who
will furnish that amount for her. She hat
herself no Idea of giving ball and will re
main In Jail. She has the best cell in the
place, but It is not a nice cell, nor is the
county Jail of Cuyahoga county a nice Jail
even us Jails go, but It la the best there
la and there she must remain.
Federal Grand Jury Acta.
The federal grand Jury returned the In
dictments against Mrs. Chadwlck, Presi
dent Boole with and Cashier Spear of the
Nutlonal Bank of Oberlln ut the exact min
ute tUat Mrs. Chadwlck's train rolled Into
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern depot
In this city.
The federal indictments against Mrs.
Chadwlck are five In number, three of
them charge her with aiding and abetting
officers of a national bank to defraud the
Institution and two charge her with con
spiracy agulnst the United States. Of the
four Indictments agulnst President liock
wlth, two charge him with misapplication
of funds of a national bunk, one with con
spiracy to commit an offense against the
United Btates and one with certifying
checks when no funds were on hand. Tlx
Indictments against Cashier Spear are the
same as those against President Beckwith.
The first witness before the grand Jury
waa United Slates Marshal Chandler, who
presented to the grand Jury the sworn
statement of President Beckwith. This Is
the document which has been called the
"confession" of Beckwith. It sets forth
In effect that there were two notes of 5uo,
OuO each, both signed in the name of Andrew
Carnecle, and that Mrs. Chadwlck declared
positively, both to him and to Cashlei
Spear, 11 at she saw Mr. Carnegie sign his
name to both notes. It was also set forth
in the state. nent that a New York attorney
who claimed to be an 'attorney of Andrew
Carnegie, had declared to Beckwith in
Oberlln that the notes were genuine. The
endorsement of the note by Beckwith and
Spear waa admitted, but the statement de
clared neither of them had any lda they
were to be used in the manner In which
Mrs. Chadwlck handled them. Mr. Beck
with' statement declared that he received
from Irl Reynolds Information to the effect
that "everything was all right," and a large
amount of good securities belonging to Mrs.
Chadwlck were held by the Wade Park
bank. This encouraeed him to make the
loans to Mrs. Chadwlck. Mr. Beckwlth'i
statement set forth the fact that Mrs.
Chadwlck had secured large loans from
other bankers and hud met them promptly.
There was no reason to believe that she
would not treat loans made by the Oberlln
bank In the some manner.
The second witness was T. K, Whitney,
township treasurer of Oberlln. He sild
James R. Severance, treasurer of Oberl n
college narrated the facts and told him
the money had been repaid. Cashier Spear
and J. K. Barrett, ft Wooettr, were pther
witnesses. The hearing consumed all of
lbs morning and waa finished shortly be
fore t o'clock In the afternoon, after the
Jury had been thirty minutes In session
after luncheon. The Indictments wtre
voted at once. District Attorney Sullivan
handed In the documents which be had
previously prepared and in five minutes
thereafter Mrs. Chadwlck. Beckwith and
Spear had betti Indicted.
. , Cannot Civ Ball.
There Is no probability of Mrs. Chad
wlck being released on ball. Ens would
bo required tyf urnlsh bonds of llo.uuO on
eaob Indictment or a total of $7i.iU. Did
she give this she would be reaxresttd on
the two county Indictments and asked for
es additional bond of $J.J0. There la a
possibility that she may be Indicted a
third time by the county and If this shiuld
happen she would be asked for addition tl
surety, amounting to 111,500. To insure her
freedom pending trial site must therefore
(Continued, on Second Page.)
FOURTEEN YEARS FOR ASSASSIN
Susoneir, Murderer of Von Plehve,
Gets Off vrltli Comparatively
Light Pnalshmest.
,
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 14. It turns out
that at the trial yesterday of SasonefT. the
assassin of Interior Minister von Plehve,
and Plkorifsky, his accomplice, while
Sasoneff did not present the apologia he
had written in the hospital, he delivered
a speech In his Justification. Both pris
oners were dressed In civilian clothes.
Sasoneft walked with a cane, three of his
toes and one linger having been amputated
as the result of wounds received by the
bomb explosion. He also was very denf,
one of his ear drums having been smashed.
Sasoneff, being still an Invalid, was taken
back to Vlburg prison after the trial.
Sikorlfsky was taken to the St. Peter and
8u Paul fortress. The effect of the appli
cation of Emperor Nicholas' manifesto on
the occasion of the birth of the heir to the
throne upon the sentences reduces
Easoneff's term (penal servitude for life)
to fourteen years' penal servitude, and
Sikorifsky's (who was sentenced to twenty
years) to ten years' penal servitude.
OPPOSITION HAS ITS OHI WAV
President Percsel and Bodyguard Kot
Allowed to Kilter Hungarian Diet.
BLDA PEST. Hungary. Dec. 14. The
lower house of the Hungarian Parliament
opened today In perfect calm. The royal
rescript convoking the Diet was listened
to attentively and the house thereafter
adjourned without the least attempt on I ha
part of the opposition to renew the rioting
of yesterday. The ordorllneas was attrib
uted to the absence of President Perceel
and his parliamentary bodyguard, who yes
terday were driven from thi house. Had
these been present undoubtedly there would
have been repetitions of yesterday's scenes.
The opposition, under the leadership of
Coun; Apponyi and Francis Kossuth, took
possession of the house as early as 6:30
this morning. In consequence of a rumor
that the government proposed to hold a
sitting at 7 a. m. The deputies took up a
strong position on the president's platform,
prepared to repel any attempt of the guards
to dispossess them.
The latter, however, made no iffort to
enter the house and on the assurances of
Count AndrasHy that President Percsel
would not preside, and that the guards
would not enter the house, the platform
was cleared.
Premier Tisa and the members ef Ms
cabinet entered about 10 o'clock and k co
pied the front bench, as all the ministerial
armchairs had Deen destroyed. Tim vat
no demonstration. The house lisloi.ea to
the rescrip; in profound silence und voted
to reft.- It to the upper house. T ie iHtlng
lasted only a few minutes.
Outside a cordon of foot nnl mounted
police had taken jp positions li i nrll-.itnent
square, where small groups of curiotiii
people collected, but there were no dis
turbances. Kl'SSIAX ZUMSTVOS ARE ACTIVE
At Kishinev Bread la To Be Sold at
Coat to the Distressed.
KISHINEFF, Dec. H.-The district sem
stvp has voted 1105,000 to purchase bread
aad to- open warehouses for the sale fit
flour and grain to the distressed at a cost
price, as the Jews are said to be buying
up all the grain In the villages and re
selling It at three times Its cost.
MOSCOW, Dec. H. There was another
student demonstration here today, at
which the students shouted, "Down with
arbitrariness."
The town council has telegraphed to In
terior Minister Bvlatopolk-Mlrsky a peti
tion In support of the semstvo memorial.
The Humane society has asked for per
mission to aid in the relief of the sufferers
in Bessarabia.
AI.IXW COLPORTEURS TO OPERATE
Turkey Would Bar Bible Sellers Under
Plea of Danger.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 14. In conse
quence of American and British repre
sentations the porte has renewed its In
structions to the provincial officials to
allow colporteurs to sell Bibles in towns
and villages.
The porte, however, persists In objecting
to colporteurs traversing - the disturbed
rural districts of European Turkey on the
pretext that their safety cannot be guar
anteed, and also to the sale of Bibles In
the Anatolian provinces, because of the
alleged fear that the colporteurs may dis
tribute seditious literature to the Armen
ians The American Bible society Is prin
cipally Interested in Anatolia.
RIOTING WAS ALMOST MECHA.MCAL
Witness Testifies to Lurk of Excite,
meat in Gomel Disturbance.
GOMEL. Russia. Dec. 14. During today's
session of the court which Is trying the
men accused of being responsible for the
rioting here In September, 1903, a new wit
ness, railroad employe, recounted his at
tempts to stop the workmen who were
rioting almost mechanically and without
manifesting excitement.
The witness added, that it needed only a
few energetic orders to stop the rioting.
He called the attention of several officer
to this fact, but' his efforts were of no
avail. The witness heard of the impending
troubles long before they actually took
place.
HVSSIAX LIBERALS WIS FOIST
Statement that n Representative Con
sultative Body Will Be Created.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 14. There Is no
longer any doubt that the government in
tends to commit Itself to reforms as the re- :
suit of the liberal agitation begun when j
Prince Svtatopolk-Mlrsky made his advent ;
as minister of Interior. The Zemstvolat i
demand for a direct representative body to
make the laws of the nation will not be
granted, but some medium In the form of
a representative consultative body which
ran voice the wishes of the people direct
to the sovereign now seems the probable
outcome. An entirely new law for the
liberalisation of the press also Is appar
ently certain.
Gun Trophy Is Unveiled.
MANILA. Dec. 14.-The gunnery record
trophy presented by President Roosevelt
to the battleship Oregon was unveiled to
day. Resr Admiral Stirling, in command
of the Philippine squadron of the Asiatic
fleet, made the presentation speech, after
which the president's salute was fired.
There was a large reception on board the
Oregon, which was attended by Major Gen
eral H. C. Corbln and many ottlcluls. '
Court.Murtlal for Major Hardin.
MANILA. Dec. 14 Major Edward E.
Hardin of the Seventh Infantry Is about to
be court-martialed on charges of neglect '
In nut having a sufficient guard at Malate
prison, from which thirty-three native pris
oners escaped recently after killing three
soldiers on guard. '
SENATE RECEIVES NOTICE
House Committee Calls AtUntion of Upper
Chamber to Swayne Impeachment.
PHILIPPINE CIVIL BILL IS DISCUSSED
Senator Forakcr Presents an Amend
ment rhnnalns; Tariff Schedules,
but Withdraws It After Objec
tions Are Made.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14 The senate,
which under the constitution Is made the
trial court In impeachment cases, today
received official notice of the determination
of the house of representatives to present
Impeachment charges against Hon. Charles
Swayne, federal Judge In the northern dis
trict of Florida. The matter was brought
to the senate's attention by a house com
mittee and the senate appointed a commit
tee to prepare the details of the proposed
trial.
The senate considered the Philippine gov
ernment bill and the pure food hill. Mr.
Poraker presented a tariff amendment to
the Philippines bill, but on complaint of
Mr. Dubois and other senators that this
provision had not been contemplated when
the senete entered Into an agreement to
vote on the bill next Friday, it was with
drawn. A number of seml-publle bills were
passed.
The senate passed the bill Incorporating
the American National Red Cross. Tho
senate committees were also filled in ac-cordam-e
with the recommendations of the
committee of committees. The house Im
peachment committee was then announced
Representative Palmer spoke for the com
mittee, saying:
Mr. President, In obedience to the order
of the house of representatives, we appear
before you and In the ne.me of the house
of representatives and of all the people
of the United States of Arrerlca we do im
peach Charles Swayne, Judge of the dis
trict court of the United States for the
northern district of Florida, of high crimes
and misdemeanor in office; and we further
inform the senate that the house of rep
resentatives will In due time present art!-,
cles of Impeachment against him and make
good the same. And in their name we de
mand that the senate shall take order
for the appearance of the said Charles
Swayne to answer said Impeachment.
The president pro tern said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Com
mittee: The chair begs to announce that
the senate will take order In tho premises,
due notice of which will be given to the
house. ,
The committee Immediately retired. The
entire ceremony consumed less than three
minutes' of time.
After the house committee had retired
Mr. Piatt (Conn.) presented a resolution
directing that the message of the house
of representatives relative to Impeachment
of Charles Swayne be referred to a select
committee to consist of five senators, to
be (appointed by the president pro tempore.
The resolution was agreed to and the
chair designated Messrs. Piatt (Conn.),
Clark (Wyo.), Fairbanks, Bacon and Pettus
members of the committee. All the mem
bers of the select committee are members
of the committee on Judiciary.
The pure food bill was then taken up
and Mr. McCumber again addressed the
senate in It support. , ,
Philippine Bill Takes In.
When at Z p. n. me pure food bill gave
place to the Philippine bill, Mr. Dubois
usked that tho unanimous agreement to
vote on the Philippine bill on Friday next
be abrogated, because of Mr. Foraker's
tariff amendment to be introduced today.
He said that the people of the west and
of his own state especially are greatly
interested In the proposed reductions of
duties; that he would not willingly consent
to a reduction, and if he had known that
the senate would be called on to vote on
the tariff question be would not have
assented to the unanimous agreement to
vote. He expressed the opinion that the
effort to secure tariff legislation is unfair.
Mr. Piatt (Conn.) suggested to Mr.
Fo raker that he should withdraw the
amendment, adding that when the consent
to vote had been secured Mere was no
reason to apprehend that such a question
as that raised by the amendment would
be presented. He agreed with Mr. Dubois
that the Philippine tariff subject is too
Important to be considered within the time
allowed.
After some debate Mr. Foraker consented
not to press his amendment In connection
with the pending bill, but In doing so suld
that hereafter he would offer his amend
ment and press it without feeling called
on to give specific notice of his Intentions
In that respect.
Provisions of Foraker Amendment.
Admission free of duty of all articles
which are the product and growth of the
Philippine Islands, except tobacco and
sugar, is provided for in the amendment
proposed by Senator Foraker to the act
providing for the administration of the
affairs of the civil government of the
Philippine Islands now before the senate.
The proposed amendment fixes the duty
on sugar and tobacco at 25 per cent of
the Dlngley rates It Is provided also
that all duties shall be paid into the
treasury of the Philippine government to
be expended for the benefit of the Islands.
The present duty Is 76 per cent of the
Dlngley rates.
PROCEEDINGS OP THE HOUSE
Committee Appointed to Notify Senate
of Sway ne Impeachment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Further action
on the impeachment proceedings against
Judge Charles Swayne of the northern dis
trict of Florida was taken in the house
today by the appointment of the committee
of seven provided for by a resolution
adopted yesterday to draft the charges for
presentation to the senate and by the re
ception of the report of the committee of
five to notify the senate of the Impeach
ment, which announced that it had per
formed its duty and that the senate had
resopnded that "order shall be taken."
The urgent deficiency bill and several
other bills of a public nature were passed.
Immediately after the house met today
Speaker Cannon announced as to the com
mittee of seven to prepare the charges
against Judge Charles Swayne of the north
ern district of Florida, who was Impeached
yesterday, the following: Messrs. Palmer
(Pa.), Gillette (Cal ). Parker (N. J.), Llttle
fleld (Ma.). Powers (Mass.), Clayton (Ala.)
and DeArmond (Mo.).
The committee of the house appeared at
the bar of the senate today and notified
the senate that the house had impeached
Judge Charles Swayne. President Pro Teui
Frye Informed the committee that the
senate would proceed In accordance with
the notice. No message from the house has
been received In years that so profoundly
Impressed the senate.
From the house cnmmltte on the Judiciary
Mr. Jenkins, (Wis ); its chairman, reported
back the resolutions recently introduced
by Mr. Baker, (N. Y.); demanding an In
quiry Into the socalled steel trust, with
Continued on Second Page.)
REPUBLICANS 'GAIN. BIG POINT
Colorado Supreme Court Throws Out
Vote of Precinct Where Fraud
Was Committed.
DENVER. Pec. 14.-Ry deciding today to
throw out the vete of rrt cluct ?e . n. Eighth
ward, of this city, In consequence of fraud
committed there at the late election, the
supreme court estaMLshd a precedent
that may be applied to many other pie
olncts. In which It is alleged the court's
Injunctive order was violated and thereby
vitally affect the result of the late elec
tion. Should similar action be taken In
other esses to the extent demanded by
the republican lawyers It will result In the.
election of the entire legislative ticket In
this county and give republicans control
of both branches of the legislature. On
the face ot tlx- returns the republicans
have a majority In the hnu-e and the demo
crats a majority in the senate.
Another result of the exclusion of a
few precincts would be to put the repub
licans In possession of all the city and
county offices except the mayoralty,
should the supreme court decide that the
spring election was not legal and that
these offices were to be filled at the No
vemlier election. The democratic ma
jorities ran from 700 to 8,000.
Should the entire vote of eight city
wards over which the supreme court as
sumed Jurisdiction be disregarded, Alva
Adams, democratic candidate tor governor,
would lose 18.816 votes and Governor
James H. Pea body (republican), 8,611, a
net loss of 10,3t4 for Aditms, but this alone
would not result In his defeat, as his ma
jority In the state is something over
11,000.
In announcing the decision to exclude the
returns of Precinct fight. Seventh ward.
Chief Justice Gabbert said:
Frauds cannot be fully prevented unless
the court ntsumlns; Jurisdiction to preve.it
them has the power to undo them in all
cases where they are committed In viola
tion of Its order. A court of equity hits
the Inherent power to effectuate Its or
der and the motlos) will therefore be sus
tained. ,
zDissentlng from the opinion of Justices
Gabbert and Campbell, Justice Steele said:
In my opinion the finding of the court
Is unwarranted, unprecedented and di
rectly contrary to the law. This court has
no power to take tho action that It has,
I have no opportunity to prepare a
written opinion in the matter, but 1 will
do so later.
In announcing the decision Chief Justice
Gabbert said that the evidence showed
that false ballots had been substituted for
the genuine ones In this precinct and It
was the right of the court to prevent the
consummation of, the fraud.
The hearing of contempt charges was
resumed today by the supreme court, the
case from Precinct two, Seventh ward,
being taken up. The defendants are
Leonard Rogers, democratic candidate for
the state senate; Frank W. Lee, police
captain; Michael Geary, constable ; Wil
liam G. Adams, Louis Hamburg and John
P. Kendrick. The complaining witness is
Jay Cook, Jr. supreme wu.t watcher.
The prosecution presented evidence tending
to show that thero waa repeating, ballot
box stuffing and dinturbancea at the polls,
for which the defendants were respon
sible. It Is announced that 120 more warrants
have been Issued by the supreme court on
application of the republicans for the ar
rest of persons allegata hve been impli
cated In the election .frauds. ' ' '
VIOLENCE in LABOR WARS
List of Killed and Injured In Conflicts
Growing Out of Strikes In
Thirty-Three Months.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. The forthcoming
number of "The Outlook" will contain an
article by Sloson Thompson, on "Violence
In Labor Conflicts," which presents some
statistics on loss of life and property duo
to this cause. Ho gives a table by states,
showing that during the period between
January 1, 1902. and June SO, 1904, there
were killed in strikes 180 persons, 1,661 in
jured and 6,633 arrested.
He divides the table as follows:
KILLED.
Nonunion men j
Union strikers 61
Officers 13
Total
INJURED.
Nonunion men i 3,19
I'nion strikers '161
Officers )" U4
Total
ARRESTS.
Nonunion men 374
Union strikers !!"6,l.a
Total
During the three months of July, August
and September of this year the figures are:
In- Ar-
... , Killed. Jured. rested.
Nonunion men a 4j
I'nlon strikers 6 'hl Uu
Officers 4 33 V.
Totals 18 316 681
Total for the two years and nine months:
In- Ar-
Killed. Jured. rested.
Nonunion men Uj 5
I'nlon strikers 68 173 6 tii!
Officers 17 167 ...
Totals 198 1.96B 8414
NEW BISHOP IS CONSECRATED
Franklin Spencer Spaldlasr Is Raised
to the Episcopate
at Erie.
ERIE, Pa., Dec. 14. Rev. Franklin
Spencer Spalding, rector of St. Paul's
Episcopal church for the last nine years,
was consecrated bishop of Salt Lake City
today. The Impressive ceremonies took
place In the church where he had officiated
for the last nine years, the consecrator
being Bishop D. S. Tuttle of Missouri, the
presiding bishop of the church In the
United States, assisted by the co-conse-crators,
Bishop Whitehead of Pittsburg
and Bishop Scarborough of New Jersey.
The consecration sermon was delivered by
Blhop Vincent. A noteworthy Incident In
connection with today's ceremonies Is the
fact that Bishop Spalding's father, now
deceased, was consecrated bishop of Colo,
rado In the same church as the son, almost
exactly thirty-one years ago.
WRECK AT MANHATTAN KANSAS
Rock Island Stock Train Runs Into a
Inlon Purine Prelsjht Five
Men Injured.
MANHATTAN. Kan.. Deo. 14. A Rock
Island stock train ran Into a Union Pacific
freight train which was standing on the
crossing of the two roads hers today. "Klvt
persons were Injured as follows:
Fireman McKay of Belleville, badly
soulded: may die.
Engineer Henderson of Belleville, both
leK hurt.
Head Brakenian, name unknown, serl-
ouxly injured.
K,',el, , "p?t,Jr ot Mankato, stockman,
badly Injured.
Harry Robbins, fireman, scalded.
Immediately following the wreck Engi
neer Henderson of the Rock Island train
fell Into a sound sleep, from which he
could not be aroused.
BAKER TALES OF REMOVAL
Has an Interna with President Concern
in; the Gate.
SAYS POLITICS IS AT THE BOTTOM OF IT
Informs President that He Had So
Opportunity to Be Hcsrd lutll
After the Order for His
Removal Was Made.
(From a 8taff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) Judge Ben Baker, accompanied by
Senator Millard, who had postponed his
trip to New York to have a conference
with the Judge, and Congressman Hln
shaw, saw the president this morning.
The president, when he met Judge Baker.
Immediately Indicated that he desired a
full and free conference on the charges
made against the former Omaha Jurist and
the action taken by the attorney general
In .recommending another man for Baker's
place. It took the president some time to
clean up his business, ns represented In
the persons of his callers thl morning,
but finally the room was clear for the co-t-ference.
The president, Senator Millard,
Mr. Hlnshaw and Judge Baker were the
only persons present at the Interview. The
president was largely the listener to the
statement which Judge Baker made, and
while ho gave no Indication of experien
cing any change from his repeated state
ments to the Nebraska delegation that the
"Buker Incident Is closed," the presllent
gave the closest attention to what Baker
had to say in his own defense. Judge
Baker, among other things, told the presi
dent that he had never been called upon
by the Department of JuFtlce to give evl
dfice In any of the charges agilnst him;
that he had answered the specifications of
the Department of Justice, but had never
seen one bit of the evidence against him;
that It was usual In all courts to give the
defendant his day In court and he asked
for no more. He said he had been assured
by the special officer of the Department
of Justice sent to examine Into the charges,
that he would be given a chance to be
heard, but until the newspapers had an
nounced that he was removed he had sup
posed that the matter was still In abey
ance. Says It la Politics.
In a talk had with Judge Baker after
the Interview with the president, the
Judge refused to state what had transpired
at the White House, but volunteered the
Information that politics was at the bot
tom of the whole business. "Among the
charges against me," said Judge Baker,
"Is one that I have failed to enforce the
law relating to the closing of saloons and
gambling houses on Sunday. Now, I
maintain that the Judge Is not a police
officer. We have district attorneys and
grand Juries whose business It Is to bring
malefactor.i before the courts for trial. It
Is the business of Judges to be absolutely
fair and Impartial in the trial of causes
before them. When thty find that I did
not go out in the highways and hedges to
gather evidence In cases that might ba
tried In my court, that is true. I do not
conceive that my oath to hear impartially
cases brought before me would permit me
to-work up Mm for which- other officers
are duly -appointed. Mr honor is at stake
rn this matter. I care nothing for the po
sition, but I care above everything for my
good name. The president has been Im
posed upon. So has the attorney general
arid his assistants. I am here to get my
day In court, which Is every man's due.
That's all I care to say."
Judge and Mrs. Baker arrived last night
from Albuquerque, N. M., and are at the
New Wlllard.
Rill for Relief of Miss Thomas.
A bill was Introduced Into the house to
day by Representative Burkett appropri
ating 110,000 for the relief of Miss Cora B.
Thomas of Lincoln, Neb., who In an ele
vator accident at the Treasury department
lnst spring had both legs broken and was
otherwise seriously Injured. Miss Thomas
was only recently able to leave the hos
pital, and Representative Burkett believes
that some such relief as that afforded by
the appropriation of $10,000 Is due her. It
Is charged the accident was due to gross
carelessness. x
State Pays for Blankets.
Governor Mickey transmitted ts Senator
Millard a draft for $2,600 to be credited to
Nebraska's account with the government
for blankets for the Nebraska National
Guard. Today Senator Millard turned the
money over to the treasurer of the United
Stages as requested.
Judge Norrls of the Fifth Nebraska dis
trict today recommended the reappointment
of George Williams as postmaster at Cam
bridge, Furnas county.
FcrsonsI Matters.
Dr. Harry Akin was In Washington today
enroute to his home in Omaha.
M. C. Peters and son, Ralph, left for
New York today enroute to Omaha.
Senator Millard went to New York to
day. Rural free delivery route No. 1 has been
ordered established January 16 at Bryant,
Clinton county, la., serving 318 people and
87 houses.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Palmer,
Pocahontas county, R. H. Berry, vice Min
nie Shanshan, resigned. Santiago, Polk
county, Howard R, Allen, vice F. T. Tom
linson, resigned.
CONFIRMATIONS DY TUB SENATE
Wlllett M. Hays to Bo Assistant Sec
retary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 14. The senate to
day confirmed the following:
Wlllett M. Hays. Minnesota, assistant
secretary ot agriculture.
William K. Ulstln, Illinois, surveyor gen
eral of Alaska.
Registers of land offices: John E. Watson
at Boonville, Mo.; Dick L. Morgan at
Woedwurd. Okl.
Receivers of public money: Sidney R
Delong at Tucsnn, Arix.; Julius H. Wt-lsse
at Dtlnorte, Colo.
Postmasters: Idaho Edna P. Madden
Burke; Julia A. Garber, Uraiigeville; Alfred
J. Dunn, Wallace. Kansas Eva B. Mllll
gan. White City; ' Jared C. Rlchcreek.
Owego. Iowa Charles S. Smith, Clarence;
Willluin L- Comstock, Meciuinlcsvllln;
George II. Otis, Monona. Missouri Alb.-rt
McAdow, Umiri John W. Key. Mountain
Grove. Montana Arthur O. Foster, Co
lumbia Falls. Utah James Clove. Prnvo;
George H. Richards, Sunnyslde; Jonathan
Page, Jr., Payson.
NOMINATIONS BY TUB PRESIDENT
C. F. Larrabeo Named as Assistant
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 14.-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nomrratlons:
Assistant commissioner of Indian affairs,
Charles F. Lurrabee of Maine.
postmasters: Mlfsouri t'lward D. Jowe,
Cubs; Edgar W. Premise, Bethany. South
Dakota William F. Bancroft, Washington
Springs.
Treaty with Italy.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ll.-A treaty of ar
bitration between Italy and the United
States was signed today at the State de
partment by Maron Mayor Des planches,
the Italian ambassador, and Secretary Hay.
The treaty Is ldentlc.il with other arbitra
tion treaties) signed by this country.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Snow Thursday nnd Friday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyi
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LAND FRAUD CASES GO OVER
Attorney for the Government Culls
Sperlul Session of Gruud
Jury for Monduy.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 14 On motion of
Special Assistant United States Attorney
General Fronds J. Henry all the land
fraud cases now pending In the- United
States circuit court for the district of
Oregon were ordered to go over for the
term. The witnesses summoned to appear
were excused for the term and speculation
Is rife as to the cause for this unexpected
action on the part of the government, in
moving for a continuance, Mr. Henry gave
the court no reason for the movement
other than to say that the government
desired not to disclose its ream at this
time, but reasons at hand were regarded
by the prosecution as satisfactory to Jus
tify tho course taken.
After the motion for a continuance was
allowed and the order, entered. United
States District Attorney John H. Hall
asked the court that the federal grand
Jury, which was given a recees early In
November, be ordered to reconvene next
Monday.
Special Assistant United States Attor
ney General Francis J. Henrv, later gave
out the following statement of reasons
why he asked for a continuance of the
pending land fraud cases:
"It Is necessary for me to be In San
Francisco on Important private business
January 3, and to be lnv Washington on
the Hyde-Dlmond land frauds rase during
the second week of January; and as It ap
peared that the conspiracy case, upon the
trial of which wc were about to com
mence, would consume as much time as tht
preceding one, I would thereby bo pre
vented from keeping engagements, and as
I desired to present some Important mat
ters to the grand Jury before leaving here,
I secured the consent of the attorneys for
the defendants to continue the pending
cases for the term In consideration for the
government's making some slight conces
sions In relation to the defendants' bond
In the cases which have not yet been
tried.
"For obvious reasons it would not be
proper for me to give any intimation as
to what the matters are which I expect to
present to the grand Jury."
NEGRO SAILOR SHOOTS TWO
George Washington objects to Teas
Ins; and Uses n Revolver
on Mates.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. A double fatality
on board the United States battleship Illi
nois in the Now York navy yard was nar
rowly .averted today when George Wash
ington, a negro seaman, shot and wounded
two others of the Illinois' crew. Henry
More, an apprentice, received a bullet in
the arm and Seaman Shap, another In the
bock. Shup is seriously wounded.
More and the colored man occupied ad
Joining hummocks and Washington was
said to be Inoffensive till More's tantaliz
ing got the better of his temper today
and he drew a revolver and shot More In
the arm. Shap interfered and was shot
In the back. Pursued by a crowd of sail
ors, and with his revolver in his hand,
Washington fled to the deck down the
gang plank to the Cob dock and tried to
enter the ferry to reach the main land.
On the way It Is said that Washington
fired several shots at his pursuers, but
they never halted. A corporal stopped
him at the ferry, whereupon Washington
Jumped Into the icy water and tried to
swim ashore. The sailors promptly fol
lowed and a struggle ensued between the
swimmers. Tho negro finally yielded to
force of numbers and was made a prisoner.
BOSTON STILL DEMOCRATIC
Republicans Gnln Four Members of
City Assembly, but Lose on
Party Vote.
BOSTON, Dec. 14. Although the munic
ipal election yesterday resulted In a sweep
ing victory for the democratic party, the
republicans gained two members of the
Board of Aldermen and two members in the
common council. The city, as usual, de
clared for license by a large majority.
The only conlest where a party vote
could be tested was in the balloting for
street commissioner. Salem D. Charles, the
present commissioner, was returned to
office by the democrats, defeating Guy W,
Emerson, his republican opponent, by u
vote of 42,690 to 19,861.
No mayor was elected this year, nnd
because of that fact the campaign lacked
a great deal of Interest. Of the thirteen
aldermen elected ten were democrats.
Alderman J. H. Curley, who is serving a
two months' sentence In Jail, was re
elected. Curley was convicted of Imper
sonating another man at a civil service
examination.
The next common council will consist of
twenty-six republicans and forty-nine dem
ocrats. COLUMBUS FEARS THE DROUTH
Scioto River May Freeso Solid and
People Aro Warned to
Hoard Water.
COLUMBUS. O., Dec. l Drouth has
lowered the 'Scioto river to a low stage
and the liver, from which Columbus se
cures Its water supply, is today frosen
nearly solid.
The situation has alarmed the water
works officials and Superintendent O'Shaun
essy today issued a warning to the people
to hoard their water supply and fill their
cisterns while there Is an opportunity, as, if
the river is completely frosen, as now
seems possible, the water supply will be
cut off. All the fire cisterns are being
filled to the brim.
FORMER MAYOR IS NOW FREE
All Indictments Against Dr. A. A.
Ames of Minneapolis Hava
Been Dismissed.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. ll.-Dr. A. A.
Ames, former mayor of Minneapolis, Is now
a, free man. Judge Elliott of the district
bench today granted the motion of Bpeclal
County Attorney Kerr that all the indlct
munls for bribery and corruption against
the much-tried mayor be dismissed.
COLD RUSSIA'S ALLY
Cut Depend Upon Winter ta Prorant
Forther Advance of Japan.
RUSHING MORE MEN TO THE FRONT
Koaropatkia Will Hate Ealf Million Bfor
KatigatUa Open.
WILL DRIVE JAPS BACK INTO C0REA
General Staff Telia How Big Victory Will
Be Achitvtd in the Spring',
AWFUL EFFECT OF DYNAMITE BOMBS
Used la Hand Grenades the Explosive) .
Produces Mutilation of Men
and Greet Destruction
to Property.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 14,-The general
staff npparently Is entirely satisfied with
the military situation In Manchuria, being
convinced that the Japanese have reached
their high title. A high officer said to the
Associated Press today:
Tho Japanese army Is unique in military
history and probably the strongest In tho
world, combining the strengtn of bar
barism with civilisation, drawing from the
former fanatical bravery and scorn of
doath and from 'he latter the latest knowl
edge of the science of war. We have been
righting them under heavy handicaps, but
hae at lost dellnitely stopped them. They
have missed the phychologlcsi moment.
They should now be at Harbin, with Vladi
vostok end the east literally cut off. and
de facto there Instead of wintering where
they are. The cold Is Russia's ally now
as It was against Napoleon. The Japanese
ennnot endure supreme cold like the Rus
sians. They are not strong enough to at- .
tempt to turn Mukden now, and will not
be oven If Port Arthur falls and 60,000 re
inforcements are sent up to Join Field
Marshal Oyama. In the meantime Rus
sian troops are piling up behind Mukden.
In February, before the port of New
Chwang is ice-free. General Kouropatkln
will have close upon 6UO,0Crt men. deposited
In three armies, amply sufficient to turn
Oyama's position at the Shakhe river and
force the Japanese back Into Core and the
Llaotung peninsula.
- Awful Effect of Dynamite.
BEFORE PORT ARTHUR, WITH TUB
THIRD ARMY, via Fusan, Dec. 14.-The ef
fect of dynamite used as an offermlve
weapon In the form of hand grenades is
Instanced In an appaling manner by the
condition of the dead bodies, which are torn
and unrecognized masses of flesh and bones.
Fragments of hundreds of killed unearthed
form the flllcd-in Russian trenches
presented a scenh of awful horror. Tho
heavy timbers aid steel plates of the
bombproofs1 were torn to splinters by sheila
and dynamite.
WITH THE THIRD JAPANESE ARMY,
via Fusan, Dec. 14. The work of removing
the dead from the slopes and crest of 201
Metre hill has been completed on the north
side. The south slopes are still covered
with bodies burled 'under the 'debris of
trenches and bombproofs. The long lines
of Japanese dead laid out on top of tho.,
hill and the slypes 'pfevlclua to interment
presented an awful apearance. Most of
the bodies were . partially naked and
Horribly torn by dynamite bomb. ; .
Three Russian Ships Sunk. .
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The Japanese
legation has received the following cable
gram from Toklo:
The commander of the naval artillery re
ports that the bombardment on the 13th
wits principally aimed at the arsenal and
the torpedo depot at Tiger Tall and at
steamboats In its vicinity. Torpedo depot
ab ase one hour Three ships were de
stroyed und one was sunk, besides build
ings being greatly damaged, indirect bom
bardment upon SevaHtoool staying outside
harbor was suspended, owing to bad
weather, which prevented observation.
Admiral Togo rt-poris torpedo boat flotilla
attacked the Sevastopol twice on the night
of the 12th and thrice on the night of the
l.lih. The result is uncertain, fc?ach time
they met enemy's fierce lire and one of our
torpedo boats, was disabled, but towed
back, while three received one shot each.
Our total casualties were only three men.
wounded.
The Sevastopol was the only battleship
at Port Arthur to escape damage by tho
Japanese bombardment from 203-Metre hllU
Official Japanese advices said that It ap
peared to be lying In the east harbor, that
only the tops of Its masts was visible to
the Japanese gunners and that its hull was
completely hidden by a hill.
An unofficial report circulated at Tokltt
said that on December 8 Japanese torpedo
boat destroyers had attacked the Sevasto
pol at the mouth of the harbor, but that
the result of the attack was unknown.
A dippatch from Toklo of December 11,
conveying an official report, said that tho
Sevastopol continued at anchor outside of
the harbor, possibly returning at night.
Its anchorage, according to the dispatch,
was at that time Inside the outer boom,
which protected It against torpedo attacks.
In this connection it may be interesting
to recall the fact that, according to tho
same dispatch, the whereabouts of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyers continued
to be doubtful, and that tt was thought
they had tuken shelter outside.
All (Inlet nt the Front.
MUKDEN, Dec. 14. Late dispatches re
ceived at headquarters .from Port Arthur
by the way of Che Foo declare that the
situation there la by no means a desperate
as It Is represented by foreign newspaper
dispatches. The line of main defense forts
Is unbroken and there Is plenty of ammuni
tion and food.
"WILD CAT" SCHEME ENDS
Men Who Placed Fraudulent Fire Ia
surance Plead Guilty In Federal
Court In C'hlrasTO.
CHICAGO, Deo. 11. A crusade begun sev
eral months ago by government officials
agulnst the operation of "wild cat" Insur
ance companies reached a successful ter
mination today when Steven W. Jacobs and
Charles J. VanAnden pleaded guilty to
charges of operating a scheme to defraud
by placing alleged fraudulent Insurance
policies and using the United States moils
to conduct the frauds. Witnesses from all
parts of the United States were present In
the court today ready to testify that they
had paid premiums on fire Insurance which
when their homes burned they were unable
to collect. Jscobs and VanAnden will be
sentenced December 27.
Shortly after the Baltimore fire last win
ter E. V. Durvst, ons of the losers by the
conflagration, complained to the federal au
thorities thst he could not collect his In
surance and an Investigation was begun
which resulted In the arrest of Jacobs ana
VanAnden. Several other persons who suf
fered losses In the Baltimore Are have been
unable to collect on the policies Issued by
Jacobs and VsnAnden. Besides thoss In
Baltimore who were defrauded complaints
have been made from over luO different
cities and towns throughout the country
that the two men awaiting sentence had re.
fused to redeem tbelr policies when
sen ted for payment