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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
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GROWTH DURING YEAR
Omaha ipani in All Directiona Caring
Last Twelve Montii.
EVERY LINE OF BUSINESS SHOWS ADVANCE
Commercial and Iadnatrial Activity the
oit Notable fr Yeere.
Building record a splendid total
Mora Than louble that ef 1903 acd Ahead
of Twehe-Year Record.
POSITION AS MARKET TWN ESTABLISHED
growth ( Grain Trul la Connection,
with AdTinre In Other Direc
tions n Moat titUht
tory Indleatloa.
hmmirr of Omaha's Iloelneaa 10O4.
Rank clearing aWH.nH.V2 13
Vol. Jobbing baalnras... 1 13,0 T,a
Manafnctarlna- asa.4l4.SH2
Output Omaha smeltery. .01,MM
Real estate tranafere . . .. 7.3TH.TIT
Rrtllr mica, filed 2.72 !.
Realty mts. releaeed... g.toM.MO
Building permits laeued. a.OOM.215
Money Orders leaned.... 4Wo.l:
Money Ordere paid 2,42I,IW I
Stamp aalra BftT.OM
City aaaeaameut roll.... loa,(sW,tK
Live Htock Receipts at Boath Omaha.
CattI M4,lil
. Hoks 2.2.2T
Sheep 1,7B4.3
Now that they have the balance sheet
before them, the cltisens of Omaha cannot
help feellnf that is tu a pretty good
year In spite of the several things that
tended to retard buainoes development and
urban growth. First of all. It was the
year of the presidential election, a tims
when politics disturbs business to a greater
or less extent. Second, a serious Interrup
tion occurred as the result of the pro
longed strike at the packing houses. Every
line of business reports a sound and
healthy growth, and every avenue of com
mercial and Industrial enterprise shows an
Increase In activity. The tlgures given for
the bank clearings, the volume of jobbing
and manufacturing for Omaha for 1WM are
more eloquent than columns of words.
Probably the greatest single feature of
the city's growth during the year was the
development of the grsln market. This has
grown with wonderful strides, until It has
coma to such proportions thut it now com
mands the respectful attention of rivals
who wouldn't consider it a year ago. It
la still far from being what It ought to
ba, or what It will be, but It has justified
the faith of Us projectors, and is Increasing
the claim of Omaha as a market town.
The future of the market is assured by the
addition of elevators to the facilities al
ready in existence. One big elevator has
.been put into commission during the year.
In addition to the several previously es
tablished, and the foundations are down
for a 1,000,000-bushel plant, which will be
ready for business before another crop Is
harvested.
' In the matter of buildings Omaha had
rery busy year. In total value the new
building added during the year are more
than double those of 1903, and exceed In
value those of any year since 1&82. Projects
under way indicate that 1906 will be as busy
as the year just ended In the building line.
Jobbers and manufacturers look compla
cently on the result of the year in their
lines, and count with certainty on at least
equal increase during the year to come.
While no new railroads have entered the
city during the year, the concessions that
have been made to Omaha and the ex
tensions made of lines already In existence
.have opened new terrtory to the local
wholesaler, and the natural expansion has
followed. Figures furnished by the post
master Indicate a steady Increase In the
commercial activity of the city, the matter
of at a. up sales alone showing an Increase
of 147,000 over the year 1908. Other items
point with similar directness to the growth
mad by the city during the year. The
real estate transactions of over t7.000.000 in
' elude a larger percentage of small sales,
tho property being purchased for homes,
than any report that has been made for
years.
Viewed from any point, the reports for the
year are encouraging, and while affording
much satisfaction In retrospect, give also
an incentive and an lmpetua to the for
ward movement for 1906.
JOBBING AND MANUFACTURING
Eaoaragla( lacrraae In Business
Done Shown by Balance.
Sheets.
Aocording to the best figures obtainable,
the tetal amount of wholesale business for
the year 1904 for 133 houses is H13.W7.0tii,
and the total value of the manufacturing
output of 2U3 houses Is 12,414.583. This is
an advance in amount of 114 pur cent for
jobbing and of 31 per cent for manufac
turing. The wholesale business during l'jua
advanced W4 per cent, the amount b ing
1101.387,600, aa against 390,300,000 for 1U03 and
171.100.000 for 18-1. The per-cent of Increase
over 19uu is 784 Pr cent. In manufacturing
the total for lu3 was lisa..ou) and lor
1903, $160,175,000. The per cent of increase
over 1901 Is 76.
As was the case last year, the explana
tion of these Important gains is largely
lu good times and good crops in Omaha
territory. Ths crop of 19u3 was excellent
and enabled ths country merchants to pay
their debts if they had any. The crop of
1904 was better, particularly is the west
ern part of the terras: , una made it pos
sible for the dealer to lay In good stocks
of merchandise Collections have been
better. Ths greatest Increase in business
has bean in grain, and Is due to the very
satisfactory adjustment of rates effected
during the year. Other rates have been
altered to favor Omaha jobbers and manu
facturers. Waw Territory Available.
The Great Western entered the terri
tory just at the rlose of 19)3 and Its effect
was not fait uutil this year. It has opened
up new territory and more dlrtct line to
important sections and is a great feature.
Tha mlM and open character of the fall
and early winter was very beneficial In
cerlalu lines of business, allowing Jot ben
to make large shipments of per.shahls
goods in sections usually cloned by cold
weather. Ths increase in business la also
attributed to the natural growth of tha
country. Tha farm lauds and town prop
erty is beoomlng more valuable and the
tnhabltanta more numerous and more
wealthy, Tha firms, with each year of
business, become better known and
(Continued on Page Five.)
ENGLAND MAY MAKE SUGAR
Realrteat of Liverpool Says Mil and
Climate Is Adapted for Beet
Crop.
LONDON, Dec. SI (Special Cablegram to
Ths Bee.) Kngland, which the greatest
sugar consuming cour' the world,
might profitably pr- .-.O that It re-
quired, yet does nr .yT n
cording to Slur A? a o( I.I
Iverpool, the
well known - vrt, everything favors
sugar bee 4 In this country and In
Ireland ' climate and soil are more
sulta . .1 anywhere on the continent.
The af. I consumption of sugar by Eng
lish rentiers, confectioners and Jam makers
Is about l.TiO.ono tons, yet they are entirely
dependent on foreign supplies and at the
mercy of a host of continental gsmblers.
Mr. Stein has a remedy for all this. He
has propounded a scheme for growing sugar
at home. By means of the convention
sugar producers In other countries received
bounties or exemptions from taxes to tha
extent of 2 shillings per hundredweight. Up
to the present there had been no producers
In this country, but If during the remaining
tenure of the Brussels convention the Eng
lish government were to guarantee similar
treatment to home grown sugar If, for
Instance, it were to exempt home sugar
from a portion of the existing tax of 4s 2d
per hundredweight It would be a suffi
cient Inducement, says Mr. Stein, for the
establishment of large factories all over the
country.
In the event of such a promise from the
government the capital would be forthcom
Ing for the factories, and farmers would co
operate by growing the beet at a guaran
teed uniform price per ton. To supply the
requirements of this country alone at least
400 factories would be required, each cost.
Ing from S0.flfK) to 10O.on0 to establish nna
work, and each employing between 400 and
500 hands.
Besides the aggregate ntrmber of 200 sugar
refiners employed the confectionery and
allied trades would probably1 be further de
veloped, beet growing would be taken up
by farmers and would provide remunerative
employment for many thousands of people.
Mr. Stein has been experimenting for
fifteen years In all parts of Kngland, Scot
land and Ireland and has found that under
ordinary conditions the plant grows better
and yields better results than In any part
of the continent.
The Liverpool corporation has set aside a
large plot of land on the sewerage farm at
Walton for experimental beet growing, and
the yield this year has been thirty-one tons
per acre, which Is nearly three times the
ayerage .yield on the continent, and the pro
portion of sugar extracted was 19 per cent,
against the average of IS per cent on tho
continent. The Lancashire Farmers' asso
ciation recently expressed Its willingness
to guarantee 1,300 acres of land for the pro
duction of roots for the next five or ten
years for the purpose of supporting a sugar
factory.
"If we had a guarantee from the govern
ment of support similar to that extended to
the cotton Industry through the royal char
ter," says Mr. Stein, "a start would ba
made without delay."
YOUNGHUSBAND ON THIBET
Head of Mlaalon to Lhasa Haa Re
turned to London from
India.
LONDON, Deo. 31. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee,) Colonel Younghusband, who
concluded the British treaty with Thibet,
and who has arrived in England from
Lhasaa, says that owing to the magnificent
behavior of the British troops the Thibetans
were much better disposed toward them
when they left than when they arrived.
He said:
The Thibetans are a nation of shop
keepers. While the mission was In the
country, Thibetan traders were continually
coming In all our camps and posts to sell
produce and goods. There seems to be
every prospect of a thriving trade spring
ing up between India and Thibet.
It was a very dlhicult matter to get the
convention through in the few weeks
which military necessity placed at my dis
posal, and still more dlfllcult to do this
without causing bitterness of feeling among
the Thibetans.
I am happy to say that we have not left
behind us at Lhassa any of that feeling of
race animosity which might occur under
similar circumstances.
Tiie fact that we were allowed Into the
most sacred shrines In Lhusxa, and that,
after the treaty was signed. Captain Con
nor was received by the Paslil Lluma at
Shigatse with great ceremony, was sure
proof that the walls of religious obstruc
tion, which had been raised by the Llamas,
and which had hitherto closed the coun
try, had more or less been broken down.
I do nut think It likely that they will ever
wish to raise thorn again.
BRITAIN HAS GRAVE PROBLEM
Lord Welby Says Kxpenses Exceed
Income, with Little Hope
' of Chance,
LONDON, Dee. 31. (Special Cablegram
to Ths Bee.) Iord Welby, speaking at the
National Liberal club this week, declared
the budget prospects for next year to be
very gloomy.
"We ended last year a year of complete
peace," said he, "with a deficit of 6,400,000,
and, looking at the published returns of
revenues, it looks as. if tha Income would
ba 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 short next April.
"Our floating debt was Increased from
8,01)0,000 the year before the war to be
tween 70,000,000 and 80,000,000.
"During the last ten year the expendi
ture on tha army and navy has been
doubled, and in that period our whole ex
penditure has Increatied from 92.000,000 to
j. 1:2.000. 000.
"Ths limits of safety are passed when the
increase of expenditure outstrips to so
abnormal an extent the natural growth of
revenue.
"Our expenditure has outstripped that
proportion by 39.000,000, and to that extent
the government has violated the cardinal
rules of finance, and there seems no pros
pect of a reduction of taxation. On the
contrary, tho prospect Is of a still heavier
burden."
STRANGLERS JBUSY IN TUNIS
Ona American and Many Others Are
Vlctlma of Mnrderons Religious
Fanatics.
PARIS Dec tl. (Special Cablegram to
J Tha Bee.) The French and native police
I at Tunis have arrested upwards of 600 per
sona who are suspected of complicity In tha
many strangling cases that have occurred
recently.
j The town has been in a Mate of terror
for soma time past owing to u large num-
j ber of mysterious deaths. In all cases the
I vlclihia have ben found strangled.
i They were of both sexes, but chiefly
young men and women. Within a furtnlght
1 no fewer than fourteen victims, one of them
being an American, have been discovered.
Aa money and other valuable were left
on ths bodies, robbery could not have been
tha motive. It is believed that the crimes
are tha work of a band of religious fanat-
TWO COLONIALS TALK
Representatives of Australia and Naw Zea
land Faror Preferential Agreement.
WOULD DRAW EMPIRES CLOSER TOGETHER
Australian Statesman Pays Tribite to
Chamberlain in Hii Bemeiie.
TRADE WITH NEW ZEALAND INCREASES
Colonial Produce Commissioner Tells of
Canditiona in tha Celoiy.
FREE TRADERS ARE NOW M9RE ACTIVE
Herbert Gladstone Speaka at Weat
Leeds and Hobaon Lectures
t'nder Aaaplcea of tha
Cobden Clnb.
MELBOURNE. Pee. 31 (Special Cable
gram to The Bee.) Mr. Deakln moved his
resolutions In favor of Imperial preference
In the Federal House of Representatives
this week.
Modern events, he said, had brought the
Asiatic peoples Into the arena, and every
thing pointed to the close of the era of
peace and to the clash of arms. It was,
therefore, necessary to think Imperially.
The Imperialism of the future meant, not
centralization, but collectivism. Mr.
Deakln proceeded:
"We have faith that treaties can be de
vised for sharing fiscal advantages without
extra cost to the British workmen or the
colonial buyer. It Is quite possible to read
just duties In a manner by which no in
crease In prices, but an Increased volume of
trade, Is effected."
Mr. Deakln, In conclusion, congratulated
Great Britain on having a great statesman
leading the movement, and said that If
Britons could not unite for trade they
could not develop the Immense territories
at present unoccupied and unproductive.
Mr. Watson, the former labor premier,
formally seconded the motion and the de
bate was adjourned.
Sew Zealander Favors Preference,
LONDON, Dec. 31. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) "The colonies are an Important
part of the British empire. They are
capable with steady development of enor
mously Increasing their production and of
materially adding to the food supplies of
this country. Any encouragement, there
fore, that may be helpful to them should
be freely given, recognizing the fact that
every penny spent In trade with them is
money retained In the empire, which, should
It at any time be necessary, would be freely
used In Its defence."
This was the keynote of a paper read at
the Agricultural hall this week by H. c.
Cameron, the produce commissioner for the
New Zealand government.
Mr. Cameron said that under existing con.
dltlona It would be no use offering the sug
gestion that the requirements of this coun
try could be satisfied by the 'resources of
the colonies.
"Alter the conditions, however, should the
need arise, should such inducements occur
aa would awaken those feelings of Imperial
ism manifested so strongly throughout the
British colonies during the South African
war, then he firmly believed tha l.i.nt
sources of the empire would be fully demon
strated.
"New Zealand's principle exports are
dairy produce and frozen meat. Of the
former 249,016 cwt. of butter, valued at
1,145,22 and 64,661 cwt. of cheese, valued
at 167,667, were shipped to Great Britain
last season. Vet Mr. Cameron contends the
dairy Industry of New Zealand Is only in
Its Infancy.
The frozen meat trade with the mother
country began In 1882 with an export of
1.707,328 pounds, worth 19,339. In 1903 266 -408,800
pounds, worth 3,197,043, were ex
ported. This year there Is a decrease, which Is
likely to continue for another year or two
The cause for this Is that the high price of
fered for the meat tempted many of the
farmers to sell their ewes.
Herbert Gladstone Speaka.
Mr. Herbert Gladstone, M. P., this week
addressed a largely attended meeting of
his constituents in West Leeds. Mr. Glad
stone said that In Leeds there had been
a clean sweep of ths Tories at tha mun'o
Ipal elections and so he believed It would
be In Imperial politics. He proceeded to
refer to the sugar convention and the
position to which, he said it .
Great Britain. When It was remembered
every innaouani or ureat Britain con
sumed ninety-three pounds weight of sugar
per year It would be seen that this was
a matter of great importance. Owing to
the cheapness of sugar Great Britain stood
at the head of the world In the manu
factura and ,he export of m
waters, dried fruits, confectionary jams,
biscuits, cocoa and chocolate, but owing to
the advice of Mr. Chamberlain, and not
withstanding the opposition of the liberal
party, the government entered into the
sugar convention, and now the price of
sugar In Great Britain had largely In
creased, while the consumption had gone
down. There was less employment In the
trade, the export of sugared articles had
diminished, while the Imports were In
creasing. We had deliberately pi evented
ourselves from admitting Kh..n .
m ustLT Dy
signing this ridiculous convention. Wher-
ever mere was rree competition prices
went down, and the result of signing the
convention wi restricted markets and
supplies and we had to pay a great deal
mora for sugar. This was to last four more
years, but before then ha hoped the liberal
government would be In power and that
Great Britain should denounce this insane
convention.
Referring to the question of Chinese labor
in South Africa, he said the whola matter
waa repulsive. He did not see how It could
be justified. The real truth Was that tha
mine owner, were afraid of the Indepen
dence of tha white men. They did not like
tha trade unionism. It was a very thin dis
guise under which the government waa .aij.
iug. They knew that nineteen out of
twenty men concerned in these ,0ld mine
Sid not want to have whits men doing tha
unskilled work. No; they preferred to get
the Chinamen at 1 shilling I pence , day
Instead of paying white man I shillings 7
pence a day. Hs waa often asked "What
would tha liberal party dor1 Ha knew
what he should do at once. He should
consult tha pevple of the country and put
It to their responsible men. Britain or Boer
In the Transvaal and tha Orange River col
ony, and ask them to aav "ava"' . .. .
I with regard to the Chinese labor. If Uier
" reaponsiouity then 1st
the responsibility be on their heads; but
Great Britain should not have it at the
present moment.
Cobden Clnb Leetare.
Mr. J. A. Hobaon delivered a free trade
lecture this week under the auspices of ths
Continued on Beoocd Page.)
BOYCOTTING IN IRELAND
One Family Hear Cork Reports Most
Disagreeable State of
Affairs.
CORK, Dec. 81. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) A rather serious state of affairs
has arisen out of the agrarian trouble on
the Watergrass Hill estate of Mr. R. U
Fell. Boycotting and intimidation are no
longer confined to the Watergrass Hill dis
trict, or even to the retty sessions district
of RIverstown. This specie of socinl
tyranny Is now openly practiced In the
city of Cork. In the presence of the police,
who decline to Interfere with offenders, on
the plea that "their Instructions do not
Justify them In doing so." In an interview
with Mr. Fell, junior, one nf the two sons
of the landlord, who rents a farm on the
property from Ms father, he stated: "Lonfc
before this eviction took place, for some
unaccountable reason, I have been sub
jected to s petty tyranny snd a rigorous
boycot. Even the largeet firms in this city
have refused to sell to me or buy from
me. I cannot even obtain the necessaries
of life without resorting to strategy. Why
this should be so I cannot tell. I have
always played the part of a good neighbor.
For many years I have been obtaining coal
from a Cork merchant, but he has refused
to supply me any longer. I asked why,
and he said he dared not supply me, as he
would loehis trade. One of the largest
firms of bakers in Cork haa refused to
sell me bread. Desiring to purchase some
hardware goods, an assistant In a leading
ironmongery establishment refused to sup
ply me. I appealed to the manager, but he
endorsed the action of the assistant. A
day or two since my brother came to Cork
for supplies. His footsteps were dogged
from shop to shop by the brother of an
evicted tenant, who openly warned the
traders not to supply him, as he was 'Fell
of Watergrass Hill.' A week ago his two
domestic servants were bo terrorised that
they quitted his employment."
Atked If the police authorities were aware
of what Is happening, Mr. Fell said: "Tills
Intimidation, or at all events, some of It,
has been resorted to in some of their pres
ence. The men who carry on this espion
age and Intimidation openly and publicly
boast that the Irish government sre on
their side and they are accordingly defiant
and carry on their tyrannical crusade In
the presence of the police. The assistant
lnspoctor general of constabulary recently
paid an official visit to Watergrass Hill and
learned all the facts of the situation, but
nothing has been done apart from con
siderably strengthening the local police
force and affording my brother and myself
protection from physical violence. The
gates were removed from our cornfields and
herds of cattle driven into them during the
night. Butter merchants and cattle dealers
doing a large cross-channel trade ,with
whom we have had business relations all
our lives have refused to purchase our
farm produce any longer."
BECK TELLS 0FHIS TROUBLES
Man Falsely Imprisoned Puts Story
of Wrongs Into a Phono
nrraph Recorder.1
LONDON, Dec. "81 (Speciui Cablegram to
The Bee.) To future generations. In his
own words and by his own voice, Mr.
Adolph Beck will Bpeak In dramatic mono
logue of his unjust imprisonment.
He attended at the laboratory of a
graphophone company this week and rec
ords in the following words were taken
in English, Swedish and Spanish:
You ask me today me, Adolph Beck as
I stand vindicated before the world, to
tell you something of my Inmost feelings
during that awful time of torture. Must
I suffer again, even in fleeting remem
brance all the horror of that day of trial?
1'lcture to yourself, then, the dock at the
Old Bulley the most notorious criminal
court of the world. I stood there Jnnocent
In the sight of Uod branded In the sight
of man a felon.
My thoughts go back to that great
March day when the heavens seemed to
frown and glower at the deed of awful
Injustice. The court was still with Ihe
stillness of the death chamber. No sound
was there, but that pitiless voice telling
me an Innocent man that I must expiate,
to the full a crime of which I wus not
guilty.
So great was my anguish as I clenched
my hands over thd cold rails of the dock
that, all unknowingly, my finger nails
sank into the palms, and afterward I found
that my hands were bleeding. As In t
dream I heard the Judge's voice and the
words, "I senterce you to seven years'
penal servitude." I bowed my head and
wept. My cup was full.
The worst was still to come. "Hold up
your hands," said the warder. I did not
understand. "None of that," he shouted,
brutally. "You know what I mean; hold
your wrists together." I put up my hands;
then he snapped the irons on my wrists.
The cold steel ate into my heart.
That was my last glimpse of the world
for five and a half years.
WORK OF SALVATION ARMY
Report of Society Shows What Has
Been Done to Help the
Poor.
LONDON, Dec. 31. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The Salvation army has pro
vided 8,000,000 meals for the starving In
InVndon during the last year. Its social
Institutions, homes, food depots, labor
bureaus and colonies number 614.
The army has twenty-five rescue homes,
which have sheltered' 2,165 girls. It has
helped nearly 700 former criminals, nursed
nearly 8,000 sick persons and provided
cheap lodgings for 1,600,000 homeless per
sons. In addition, 4,000 persons have been em
ployed In Salvation factories, work has
been found for ' 16,000 more and 600 lost
persons have been restored to their friends.
The story of the year is told In a report
just published under the title of "Precl.
pices." It also deals with the causes that
make the downfall of man In modern Eng
land, and the army's method In fighting
them.
The social work cost over 39,000 and It is
expected that the sum of 42,000 Is required
for tha year ending next September.
SAUCY CHALLENGE TO DUEL
Auatro-Hana-arlaa Politics Hesalts la
Heieaga Between Participants
In War Debates.
VIENNA, Dec. 81. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee'.) Count Adelbert Sternberg,
tha "enfant terrible' of tha Austrian
Relchsrath, In consequence of an Incident
at tha last sitting of Parliament, has
sent tha following challenge, written In
pencil, to Herr Wolff, the pan-German
deputy:
Well Born Sir: You have attempted to
Insult me, although it Is Impossible for you
to do so. 1 am ready to fight a duel with
any swine dog (schwelnehund) and con
seuuently with you, too; sn.l 1 therefore
send you two commissionaires as my sec
onds, as no respectable man would go to
you in this capacity.
This challenge was actually taken to
Herr Wolff by two Vienna commlaalon
airea In uniform.
Herr Wolff achieved great notoriety at
one tlm by forcing the then prima mia
lster. Count Badinl, to Sght a dual.
BIG FISH IN TIIE NET
Federal Grand Jsry Indicts Senator
Mitchell and Congressman Herman.
CHARGE IS CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD
Thej Are Accuse of laing Implicated in
Oregon Land Steal.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY HALL 13 REMOVED
Federal Officer Endorsed by Mitchell and
Herman is Out of Office.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS WILL NOT TALK
Charge Made that the Attorney Waa
Tryln to Shield Certain Promi
nent Peraona Accnaed
of Crime.
PORTLAND. Ore., Dee. 31. United States
Senator John H. Mitchell, Representative
in Congress Blnger Hermann and George
Sorenson, formerly a deputy sheriff of
Multnomah county, were jointly Indicted
today by the federal grand jury.
The Indictment alleges that John II.
Mitchell and Blnger Hermann did, in Janu
ary, 1902, unlawfully and feloniously con
spire together and with 8. A. D. Putor,
Horace Q. McKlnley, N. W. Tarpley, Emma
L. Watson. Salmon B. Ormsby, Clark E.
Loomis, William H. Davis and others, to
defraud the government of the lnltel
States out of a portion of its lands situ
ated in township 11 south, range 7 east,
by means of forged and false affidavits
and fictitious persons, and that In the
furtherance of such conspiracy 8. A. D.
Puter did, on March 9. 1902. pay to John
H. Mitchell the sum of 12,000 to secure his
Influence with Blnger Hermann, then com
missioner of the general land office nt
Washington. It also alleges that, acting
upon the suggestion and the wish of Sena
tor Mitchell and influenced by him, know
ing that tha transactions were unlawful
and felonious, Blnger l'.ermann used his
power as commissioner of the general land
office to expedite twelve claims In town
ship 11, range 7, and had them passed to
patent when he knew them to be Illegal
and not uccordlng to the requirements of
the law.
Attempt to Bribe District Attorney.
The Indictment alleges that on March 28,
1904, George Sorenson offered to John H.
Hall, district attorney for the United States
In Oregon, the sum of 35,000 with Intent to
Influence the said John H. Hall in his offi
cial capacity when acting on the Indict
ments returned against S. A. D. Puter,
Horace Q. McKlnley et al., to defraud the
government out of land In township south,
of range 7, east. The alleged connection of
Senator Mitchell and Representative Her
mann with tha alleged conspiracy dates
back, it in said, to the time when Mr.
Mitchell received tha letter from "a prom
inent attorney in Oregon," introducing- 8. A.
0. Puter aa a "responsible business man of
Oregon." . "..
The government will. It is said, attempt
to, prove that Puter and Mitchell and Her
mann were well acquainted that Puter was
an. ardent supporter of Mitchell In the sena
torial campaign of 1898 and that all of them
hava been personally acquainted for years.
In 1902, the government alleges, Puter
went to Washington on business connected
with the lands of 11-7, In which he was at
that time Interested. The lands were held
up In the general land office and Puter
thought that it would be of beneflt to him
self and his fellows to go to Washington
and see what could be done to expedite
them to patent.
Before he left Portland the government
will attempt to prove that he went to W.
P. Mays and secured from him a letter to
Senator Mitchell, though In fact, according
to the government, he was already well
known to the senator. Arriving at Wash
ington the land speculator went, so evi
dence will be offered, to the office of Sen
ator Mitchell and conversed with him In
regard to having his claims taken from the
suspended list and put through to patent
as soon as possible. He told the senator.
It Is alleged, that he had already sunk a
large amount of money In the claims and
that Emma L. Watson, a hard-working and
honest girl, had also Invested in them at
his suggestion. It was necessary for him
to have some Influence with the commis
sioner of the general land office to secure
favorable recognition of his claims and he
therefore would like to have the help of
Senator Mitchell.
Mitchell Dictates Affidavits.
The government will attempt to prove
that he promised to make it right with the
senator in tho event that he could secure
the good will and assistance of Mr. Her
mann. The government contends that Mr.
Puter then went to see Blnger Hermann,
then commlwilonor, and talked the matter
over with him. Hermann, it is alleged, did
not see that anything could be done to the
lands, unless some action would be taken
which would make the transaction of rec
ord in the office. Puter then got Into a
hack, It Is alleged, and went to the hotel
of Senator Mitchell, the Dewey house, and
told him of the alleged conversation with
Blnger Hermann. The famous Puter-Wat-son
affidavits, according to the government,
were then made In the hotel of the sen
ator, and it l alleged that Senator Mitch
ell dictated the papers to his own stenog
rapher and had them delivered to Mr. Puter
as finished. The affidavits, which It Is as
serted told of the settlement of the land
and Its cultivation, and the character of
the persona making the filings, were then,
so the government will attempt to prove,
taken to Mr. Hermann, who, It Is alleged,
took them under consideration.
On March 6, 1902, tha government alleges
Mr. Hermann wrote a letter to Senator
Mitchell, stating that he had expedited the
claims aa per his request. This la the let
ter which was Introduced In tha first trial,
and over the Identification of which both
Senator Mitchell and Mr. Hermann were
In doubt. The letter which Commissioner
W. A. Richards made his trip to Portland
from Washington to Identify. This letter
said that Mr. Hermann had expedited ths
claims and that the clerk of the division
would take the claims under consideration.
This, It la understood, waa done, and on the
following day tha clerk recommended that
they be returned to the local land offlca
at Oregon City for further proof and In
vestigation. The clerk recommended. It Is
stated, that ths entries seemed to be fraud
ulent and not according to law. These were
the Davis lands, In which, It Is alleged, W.
N. Dsvls of Albany and others were Inter
ested.
Loomis was then forest superintendent,
according to tha government. In the mean
time V. W. Tarpley went to Davla and got
him to rale la each from fourteen men
for a favorable report from the government
Continued on Second Fags.)
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Foreraat for Kenraaka Fair
Colder Sanilay. Moaday Fair.
and
SEWS SKf-riO
1 Record of Teara Proreaa la Omaha
Colonleta' Vlewa of the Fmplre.
Senator Mitchell la Indicted.
Ooaalp Anions; the Leglalatora.
3 Dr. f hadwlrk Met by the Sheriff.
Illneaa IH-lara Wlnnebaso Brport.
Roaelaa Soldlera Are ow Beatlnlr.
4 Sews from All Parts of Xebraeka.
What la lla- pealnsr In Iowa.
Chicago Visited by Bis Fire.
fl Past Week in Omaha Society.
T Connrll Bin IT a and Iowa Sews.
H Bldillas; Farewell to the Old Year.
Affairs at Sonth Omaha.
Happenlnga In Omaha Snbnrba.
EDITORIAL SKCTIOS
f Year'a Work with the Chorchea.
in Editorial.
11 Tear's Railroad Improvemrnta.
Sonth Omaha'a Year'a necord.
HI Deals Marie In Real Katate.
lit Financial and Commercial,
in Merchanta Ready for Legislature.
HAI.F-TOSE SK.CTIOS
1 A Socceaaful Theater Manaaer.
Ahont Soted People.
Potpourri nf the Polltlrlnna.
8 Tlaya a ad Play era.
3 Ilellglona Trend of the Tear.
4 Jap Colony at South Omaha.
Odd Hnpiirnlnua nt l.aat Tear.
Curloua Capers nf t npttl.
(I Work of the City Ticket Aarnt.
Flah Eatera Versus Meet Eaters.
For the Women Folka.
7 Sportlna; (inaalp nf the Week.
Notable Events of the Tear.
H Tersely Told Talea.
COLOR SECTION
1 Rueter llronn.
a holly Cnahcaller.
Ducheaa Watchee In the Tear.
3 How to Hold a Huehand.
I 4 In l.oe Through Phonograph.
A Mxht In the Police Station.
R Brave tilrl Hides Through Fire.
(Jrandann of Modjeaka.
tl Beauty Secrrta of Italian Women.
T Tale of the Rlnelilrd Mine.
In the (ilacler'a Keeping.
8 Clg-arette (ilrla of Chlcawo.
From Sear and Far.
O Top o' the Mornln'.
10 Bevy of Stage Beauties.
Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi
Hour. Ilea. Hour. Dear.
n a. nt :N 1 p. m no
tl a. in ST It p. m R2
7 a. m i'T .'I p. m (II
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ADAMS OBJECTS TO EXPENSE
Colorado Democrat a Will Aak Court to
Modify Order Dividing; Coat of
Election In veat Igatlon.
DENVER. Dec 31. No modification of the
supreme court's order for a full investiga
tion of the eloctlon in Denver on Novem
ber 8 was aought today, as anticipated by
counsel for Alva Adams, the democratlo
candidate for governer,--wh petitioned for
the Intervention, but application will be
made next Tuesday, It was announced for
some modification of that portion of the or
der stipulating that the expenses of the
intervention should be divided equally be
tween the two parties. 1
"Under the order of the court there Is no
limit to the expenses," said Kamuel W. Bel
ford, one of the demomratlc attorneys, to
day. "Governor Adams Is willing to stand
the expenses within limitations, but the
way mo. tiers stand the republicans might
hire a corps of COO workers to go Into the
registration lists and we would have to
stand for half the aggregate expenses. We
are willing to pay for the people we hire,
and that Is all."
Attorney James H. Brown, for the re
publicans, is quoted as saying that the rc
publican party will pay the entire expenses
of carrying out the Investigation as ordered.
If necessury.
A general caucus of the republican mem
bers of the legislature will be held next
Monday night, lu which methods and plans
for determining the result of the election
of governor will be considered.
The supremo court today appointed two
watchers on be-half of the republican part;
to guard the registration booths of the city
and county of Denver until after the Inves
tigation to be made under the court's or
der. It is alleged by thd republicans that
the books contain thousands of nctltlout
names, which were voted for Adams at the
recent election.
GIRL SEIZED IN DAYLIGHT
Two Men In Sew York Kidnap Yonnu
Woman Police Batter Down
Doors.
NEW YORK. Dec. 81. Seised by two men
In broad daylight, a 10-year-old girl was
dragged Into a hotel on Elixaleth street,
this city, and was only rescued from the
place after the police had battered down
several doors In their efforts to find her.
The girl Is Katie Cattogio, who lives In
Thompson street. The two men arrested
and held for the grand Jury today by Mag
istrate Breen are Ferdlnando Caporetl, the
alleged proprietor of the hotel, and Oscar
Ackert, 20 years old.
The alleged abduction took place at noon,
and was witnessed by the clerks In an
adjoining office, who notified the police.
DlBtrlct Attorney Jerome appeared in
court aa the girl was telling her story, and
he volunteered to act us her counsel.
ANOTHER RURAL CARRIER GOES
Walter L. Peters, Officer In Satlonal
Association, Removed for Per
nicious Activity.
BLUFFTON. Ind., Dec. Sl.Postmaster
A. L. Sharps today received notice of the
dismissal of Rural Carrier Walter L. Peters
on the charge of pernicious activity In the
late campaign. Peters was an officer of the
Rural Route Carriers association and wa
slated for the position of national treasurer.
Movements of Ocean Vassals Dee. 81.
At New York nailed: St. Louis, for
Southampton: Campania, for Liverpool;
Vsderland, for Antwerp; Perugia, foi
Naples; Maine for Baltimore; Ethiopia
for (llasgow: Mlnnetonka, for London: Pa
tricia, for Hamburg. Arrived: Bordeaux
from Havre; Pretoria, from Hamburg
Philadelphia, from Southampton.
At Havre Arrived: Iji (iascogne. froni
New York. Bulled: La Touralne, for New
York.
At Ixindon Arrived:
York.
At niaagow Balled
Manltou, from New
Pomeranian, for
Montroae, for Hall-
JVew York
At Antwerp Sailed
fax and St. John; Zeeland, fir New York.
r isew York.
Marquette, for
At Bout liainptou balled
New York.
At Cherbourg Arrived:
New York
At Uueenstown Arrived
New York
Moltke, from
Cnibrla, from
At Rotterdam galled: Amsterdam, for
New York. Arrived: Rotterdam, from
New York.
At Hons Konsr Arrived: Korea, frotn
4 Ban Francisco . .
DOUGLAS THE TARGET
louse, Parry and Wilson Combine, to
Defeat Sock Connty Man.
TWO REMAIN OUT OF COMBINATION
Actirity of TJnlan Paoiflo-Jforthweitera
Combine ii Keeanted.
ED. SIZER AND TOM MUNGER ARE ACTIVE
Members on tha Gronnd Weidering if
- ' Bnriett is Dipping In.
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DOUGLAS HAS CONFERENCE WITH THEM
Expreeaee Confidence In Hie Hlectloa
to Speakership, bat Oppnneata
Io Hot Concede He Has
the Votea.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 31. -(Special Tela
gram. The senatorial situation at leaat
hss clarified and It now looks like W. H.
Jennings of Thayer City will be elected
president pro tern. This because Senator
Fries tonight announced his withdrawal
from the rnce and pledged his support to
the Thayer men. These two were the only
mentioned candidates, though since tha
withdrawal of Fries a number L members
have expressed a preference for MockeftbT "' sqjf
Lancaster and others are still talking of
CaJy of Howard. However, It seems to ba
settled that Jennings will be the man.
The fight over the speakership w red
hot all night and frequent conference: wera
held by the Douglas following and tha
South riatte candidates. Of these latter,
Wilson. Perry and Rouse, though the latter
Is In the North Platte country, signed up
an agreement to stick together against
Douglas and at once began to get their
constituents to sign the agreement, with
them. It Is understood that Burgess and
Holllett of Lancaster have so far remained
out of tho combine, but may be Induced to
change their minds before long. This com
bination will mske John Wall chief clerk
and Clyde Barnard assistant. Its promoters
claim that It cannot be broken.
While the Douglas men claim that ha
has the speakership, it was evident tonight
that they were not so sura aa they talked.
Ross Hammond came down from- Fremont
and attached himself to the wheel and did
some tall ruBtllng. He says that Douglas
cannot be defeated. It Is the Intention, It
Is said, of the Union Pacific-Northwestern ,
machine to land with Douglas, John West
berg of Omiha as chief clerk; W. J. Todd j
of Oage county, first ssslstant, and W. S.
Mattley of Ansley, second assistant clerk. ,
The Douglas men admit, however, that
Wall has considerable more strength than
Westberg, and that he will be harder to
defeat than will the South Platte combina
tion on ' speaker.
Helps Oat Wall.
The withdrawal of Fries will, help Wall
and will at this time, hurt Douglas, for '
these three live in the me neighborhood.
Frlej. gavo as a reason for withdrawing
that he knew that three of them could not
land the places, and he preferred to get out
of the way of both Wall and Douglas.
The same combination that is pushing tha
candidacy of Douglas Is trying to make W.
C. Pool secretary of the senate, and thejr
claim that they will be able to do ao. Sen
ator Marshall, a member of the lost ses
sion. Is said to have written to most of
the members that Pool was not the man
for the place, and this haa injured hU
chances materially and may result In him
getting his old place back In the engross
ing room. Wheeler of Fairfield, assistant
last year, to also In the running. J. C. F. .
McKaason of Lancaster Is at present being
pushed by the Lancaster and South Platte
fellows, and because of his being experi
enced In the senate he will be a formidable
candidate and will be In at the last.
The candidates for minor places are here
in numbers and one of those who will likely
land Is Qouldlng of Kearney, wha was clerk,
of the committee of the whole of the sen
ate at the last session.
Former Representative Koetter of Omaha,
Is here trying to be landed as aerg-ant-at-arma
of the house. Whether he Is part of
the Westberg combination Is not known.
Tonight there were thlrty-flve members of
the house here and fourteen members of too
senate.
gome Are Resentful,
The activity of Kdward Sizer, postmaster
and general manager of the senatorial cam
paign of Congressman Burkett, during tha
days preceding the election and the activity
of Tom Munger and Slztr In getting legis
lators to sign up for Burkett for senator
may cut some ice In the fight for speaker.
This hss been the subject of much discus
sion totiay, and a number of legislators aro
asking how much interett Mr. Burkett ts
taking In the selection of the speaker. It
has been given out by friends of Burkett
that Munger and Sixer had a number of
legislators to sign up to vote for him be
cause they were not acquainted with then
and wanted to hold them to the Inatruo
tlons of the state convention. This Infor
mation Is being scattered around the hotels
and It Is not taking well with some of tha
legislators who have signed. A few prom
inent members of the house who are Inter
ested In the Identity of the next speaker
have been Investigating and are anxloua
to find whether Burkett haa taken any
part In the conteat now on or whether
Munger merely requested the men to sign
the Burkett agreement and did nothing
toward helping any particular candidate
Douglas is reported to have held a nuns
I. er of conferences with Slaer during tha
last two days, and this will not help hla
candidacy. His friends claim, however,
that he will be elected and that he already
haa sufficient strength to 'get the place.
As It Is now lined up. It is tha Union
Pacific-Northwestern against tha field, or
rather the reverse.
So far as the senate Is concerned, there
are a very few of the members here and
they sre all clamoring for an organisation
without ths help of the railroads or any
outside influences. A caucus probably will
be held, though, as some of the senators
are now talking that It would ba much
easier to organize that way than in open
session. Only a few more members cam
In today, while a number went home to
spend Sunday. A few mors are expected
lo come in tonight, with' a larger crowd
tomorrow. Applicants for Inferior places
ere thick.
W ilson lard on Bond. ! '
Whether h fets tha votes of! all tU
members of the legislature for speaker as
not, Dr. Wilson of Pawnee Is just now gala
ting their sympathy. This bees use tha
doctor stands a good chance to be out
II. 000 because he want on the bond of an
administrator way back in IMS. Tha Inci
dent had escaped the mind of tha doctor
until several days ago, when he received
s not from the county Judge that en of '