SHERLOCK HOLMES EXPLOIT NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE The Omaha Daily Bee. BUSIER BROWN'S VALENTINE-NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FMDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, lOO.V-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. I 4 RATE BILUS PASSED t Eech-Towniflnd Measure Almost Unanl tnouslj Approved by House. ONLY SEVENTEEN VOTES IN NEGATIVE These Art Cut by Eleven Bepublicans tod Eiz Democrats. HEPBURN CLOSES FOR THE COMMITTEE He 6yi Hie Original Bill Was Drafted by the Attorney General. A3LE DEFENSl", OF. - MEASURE x4n ru X rr hr " f'yp Vppointe r .? Small Coterie ( t rray TlVASHINQTON. Feb. 1 r nearly ftur days f discussion the today, by a vole ef 128 to 17, passed t i . nh-Town-fend bill providing lor the T-sulatlon of freight rates. The negative rote wa made Tup of eleven republicans and six demo- errta. ' Closing hour of the debate were occupied by Messrs. Williams of Missouri, and the , minority leader and Hepburn of Iowa, chairman of the committee which reported the blU. Mr. Williams, while supporting the minority measure, even though he, said he knew It could not pass, complimented , the republicans for bringing- In a bill which was much better than he expected would come from them. The speech of Mr. Hep burn was rather In defense of himself. He aitld that his deeds and acts were a suffl ' dent ' answer to tha "lies and slanders" . which had been heaped upon him. The bill Aii'oftVn U -the Hepburn bill, he said, had i bean prepared by the attorney general, and ' he only yielded to hla colleague on the oommUtee on the Each-Townsend bill be- , reuse he did not want the committee to be . the target for scribblers who wanted sen sational headlines. He devoted some time ' to . strong presentation of the merit of the majority measure. ; Opening of tke Debate.' The house today entered upon the last day ef discussion of the bills to regulate freight rates. According to the rule adopted Mon day, the vote will be taken at I o'clock, first on tha minority substitute known as the Davey bill, and should It fall of passage, then on the bill of the majority of the com- mtttee on Interstate and foreign commerce, otherwise termed the Ench-Townsend bill. Less than twenty-five members were In their seats when the debate was opened by . Mr. pierce (Tenn.), who, after announcing tkat the president, on the subject of rata legislation, was the greatest leader that has ' lived lit the republican ranks since the civil war, Mid ba would support the Eech-Town-I ,end bill He. however, based his support upon' the fact' that William J. Bryan and the dtroocratic party had declared for just such legislation. Mr.j Da Armond (Mo ), while admitting J?0yx tSPlMUtUn. attacked the Bsch-Townaend Mil as being an Inadequate ... f ., treatment of the Question. The bill, ha mid, twas singularly lacking In its compli ance with the recommendations of the pres . Ident.j.-It did not reach private car lines and It was not to be supposed that the courts would be eager and searching In the , endeavor to find lu It something on that f , subject which Its authors themselves could not find. -,,- Mr. 1 Crumpocker and.) said he would ' ' ungrudgingly support the majority meas ure beoause the power to regulate railroad oompanleg always had been recognised, the -question now being simply one of policy. While Mr, Crumpacker was speak ing the statehood bill came from the sen ate and was laid on the speaker's table for reference to committee. f William Oases for Democrats. ; iTh closing remarks for . the minority were made by Mr. Williams (Miss ), who t at the outset congratulated the house upon . the faot that not, only In the matter of rate legislation, but In several other par . Uculare . President Roosevelt, ."nominated . by the republican party and elected by the ' people," was beginning to assume a dls , tinetly democratic attitude. He eald he .had begun to hope that the president would , recommend revision of the tariff and that . Uie president would see that It was alto gether absurd to keep 30,000 more soldiers v 'than were needed.; 'Addressing himself to the republicans, Mr. Williams said they noedod nothing ' more than a making out of the pathway to follow the president, not because he Is president or a republican, but because he was outlining the proper policy for the American people. "Oh," he said, amidst democratic laughter, "I know how nun partisan you are." Mr. Williams ssld It might be true In some things, as Mr. Grosvenor stated yes terday that the democrats "camped to night where ws camped lust night," but he - loudly proclaimed facing the repub lican side, that on this question, "it is you who are camping this year where the democracy camped last year." "If,!' hs said, "the majority In tha house did not follow the president's recommenda tions, It proved the necessity for an auto matic coupler between the White House and the house of representative. A repub lican Daniel la calling you," he exclaimed, "and he Is at the other end of the avenue, and he le calling you to du Identically the same thing that you refused to do because It came out vf a democratic Nasaretb." Hepbara Closes for Republicans. Mr. Hepburn (la.), chairman of the com mittee on Interstate and foreign commerce, closed for the republicans. He explained the difficulties of preparing such a measure as the bill reported, saying no two men en tertained -the same opinion either as to what was In the bill or what ought to be In It. . Mr. Hepburn digressed for a moment and received sympathetic applause from-both democrats and republicans when he asked te be exeused for Intruding a matter of personal Interest into the proceeding, which was the first time hs had done so In eight een years' publlo aervlcs. "lf I have been criticised," be said, with amotion, "I have borne It. If I have been slandered and lied about, J have eubmltted to it. con tent ray deeds, my acts, might be placed In opposition as an aiuwer to the libels of . ... nitw Htvuini roe. The bill he drew, ald Mr. Hepburn, he regaruea but a rough draft, after confer- eitoee with the president and members of the cabinet. He denied that the Towu send bill was an administration measure, n, eald he, was any bill that he knew of an administration blU. As finally offered. he said, that which was known as the- Hep. burn bill, was with the exception of but two W da. the preduct of the brain of Hie attorney general. He had yielded, however, to hla colleagues on the oominlttee i STRIKERS OBJECT TO ORDER Kermaa real Miners Hefnse to Retora to Work at Reauest of Their Committee. ESSEN, Feb. . A convention Of dole gates, representing the strikers of the entire Rhenish-Westphallan coal region, adopted a resolution today to return to work. The resolution which was proposed by the executive committee of seventy was adopted with only five negative votes after five hours debate. The prevailing view of the leaders ap pears to be that the strikers managed their campaign In such a way as to win public opinion and government support. Besides the strikers had reached high water mark and could safely trust the government to pass a measure making several of the points complained of Illegal, such as not paying for coal containing stones and short ening the hours of labor, first to nine and then to eight and one-half - in ordinary tempperatures and to six In high tempera tures. In addition the miners could strike again if they found the government'a law Inadequate. Mans meetings of strikers held here and in this vicinity this afternoon voted by a large majority to disregard the orders of the strike committee and to continue the strike. The meetings were tumultuous In character'. The operatives sharply de nounced the committee of seven as traitors to the cause of labor and as having been bribed by trust money. Similar meetings are reported from Oelsenklrchen, Heme and Dortmund, where also It was decided by Immense majorities to stay out. The meeting of strikers at Alten Essen was closed by the police because of Its tu multuous character before a vote wae reached. Two great meetings at Ober hausen and two at Barbeck voted to stay out. The meeting at Huelhelm-on-Ruhr pro tested against the decision of the commit tee of seven In favor of resumption. A meeting of 8,000 strikers at Bohm was ad dressed by Herr Sache, a member of the Reichstag, and unanimously resolved to resume work tomorrow. WITTE FAVOR. OPE DISCl'SSIOX Editors and Clergy Will Be Tailed to Conference with Ministers. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 3. M. Wltte's policy favoring the widest discussion of the reforms is giving the greatest satisfaction. It is understood that Privy Councillor Kobeko will summon a conference of edit ors before proceeding to discuss the press reform and the Metropolitan of St. Peters burg is convoking ministers of all creeds prior to the consideration by a special committee of the point In Emperor Nich olas' ukase dealing with religious toler ance. This liberality and energy displayed by M. Wltte In directing the whole question of reforms has startled the reactionaries. Prince Mestchersky, editor of the Crash danln of St.: Petersburg, publishes an open letter to M. Wltte in which he points out that M. Wltte has been given powers greater than those of a dictator and be seeches him not to heed the. clamor of the liberal! and not to extend the powers and scope of the semstvos, which he says Is not demanded by the peasants and would serve only to Increase the powers of the irrespon sible -semstvo element.. -, ' Prince Stehrbatoff. leading Moscow re actionary, urges with the same object In view that M. Wltte consult with peasant delegates before extending the powers of the semstvos. The proposed reopening of the universities and other higher educational establish ments recommended by Governor General Trepoff has not met with opposition from the rectors or presidents of the colleges, who favor reopening February 28, but they have Informed the governor general that It Is not advisable to resort to compulsory measures If the students decline to attend the lectures. (CuuUnusd ea Second Page.) SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Roavler Ministry Presents Draft of Its Bill to Chamber of Deputies. PARIS, Feb. J. The Rouvler ministry today presented In the Chamber of Deputies the draft of a new bill for the separation of church and state. This measure has been anxiously awaited owing to doubt raised by friends of former Premier Combes concerning the sincerity of the new minis try in carrying forward the policy of sepa ntlon. When, therefore. Minister of Public Instruction Btenvenu Martin presented the Mil In the Chamber of Deputies it was greeted with - long applause. Tho text of tho new measure makes the separation of church and state definite and conclusive, but omits a number of details of the Combes bill, which had aroused antagon ism. The essential points of the new measure are: Flrrfr Abolition of the concordat, whereby the relations of church and state were es tablished. Second Termination of all government aid ajid subsidies to religious sects or fun tlonarles. , Third Formation of church associations Into civil corporations, timenable to the same laws as other corporations. The bill comprises thirty-two articles. It is expected that the new bill will be debated In the Chamber of Deputies after the Income tax and some other measures on ' which Premier Rouvler desires early action have been disposed of. However, there Is a strong pressure by the Combes element for a speedy hearing of the ques tion and this may lesd to a determination to take up and debate the bill without awaiting action on other measures. It Is expected that the bill will be debated be fore the end of February. Tl'RKISH DISPtTH IS RETTLED Franco Will Get Share of Government Business nnd Will Make Loan. CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 9-The Franco-Turkish dispute. It Is now understood, will be compromised, France securing an order for a share of the new guns destined for the re-armament of Turkish artillery. Following the vigorous steps taken by Ambassador Conatans, Tewflk Pasha, the foreign .minister, submitted to the ambas sador fresh proposals whereby the Germans will, find the money to pay the Krupps the arrears owing by Turkey for previous armament and for portion of the new bat teries, while part of the loan to be con tracted for by the Ottoman bank will be devoted to purchasing the remainder of the guns in France. This, together with the settlement of the Syrian railway question will. It Is said, satisfy the French demands. Rlshtr Thoasaad Belgian Miners Oat, CHARLEROI. Feb. a.-Tbe national com mittee of the Miners' federation has decided to Issue a manifesto ststing that SO.OOO miners are on strike In this district and that there are Indications of other miners going on strike, and asking for the Inter vention of the minister of publlo works. , Strikers Refrafa from Work. I.ODZ. Russian Poland, Feb. . The gen era body of strikers did not return to work today and the men do not appear Inclined to accept the manufacturers' terms. . The eatlook Is by na means promising RUSSIANS THROWING SHELLS Hare Continuously Bombarded the Japanese Position! Since Tuesday Sight. EXPECT BATTLE BEFORE WARM WEATHER Toklo Impressed with Idea Armies Will Join la Battle Before Roads Are Readered In passable by Thaw. TOKIO, Feb. t. (I p. m.) A report from Manchurlan headquarters says that the Russians have continued their bombard ment in the direction of the Shakhe river since the night of February 7. They con tinue entrenching in front of Liuchenpao and In the vicinity of Helkoutal. The Impression prevails here that the Im pending battle between the armies of Field Marshal Oyama and General Kouropatkln will occur before any material thaw takes place, which would convert the country Into a slushy bog, and render the move ment of guns, ammunition and stores Im possible until the roads harden. Ice at Vladivostok. Entry to Vladivostok from the sea Is now limited to Shushinu straits and Tsu garu straits. The Soya straits are barred by Ice. Reports received here from Hok kaido, and also from coasting vessels, say Soya straits are not frosen over, but are filled with floes and bergs, making naviga tion practically Impossible. To further in crease the difficulty of reaching Vladi vostok the Japanese government announces the lighthouses in the vicinity of Tsugaru straits will not be lighted, except occa sionally. The official announcement says this decision was necessary for strategic reasons and warns coasting and neutral navigators that In passing Tsugaru straits they must exercise the greatest care. The Japanese continue to patrol the Shushtml and Tsugaru straits and It Is believed the blockade of Vladivostok Is effective. It was reported from Vladivostok February 1 that the Russian armored cruisers Rossla and Gromboi had been repaired, but It is doubted whether they will emerge from the harbor on account of the extensive seixures by the Japanese of coal-laden ships bound for Vladivostok. Large stocks have been purchased by Japan, which has now ceased purchasing coal. Comment on Year's Resolt. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 9. M. Sou vorin, editor of the Novoe Vremya, In a pessimistic review of the first year of the war. In today's issue of his paper, at tributes the responsibility for the Russian disasters, firstly, to Foreign Minister Lams dorff, former Viceroy Alexlelt and Baron Rosen, late Russian minister to Japan, whom he accuses of drawing Russia into a terrific war by complete ignorance of the true state of affairs in the far east. M. Souvorln declares the reason for the fall' of Port Arthur before the complete exhaustion of its means of res til nee was the death of Major General Kuiidratenko, "who was the real hero of the defense of the fortress, and who filled both the civil and military men wtth courage, while Lieutenant General Stoessel only mani fested civil courage."". Reviewing the twelve months of war the newspapers, with the single exception of the Nasba Shlsn. do not . display discour agement, though they frankly record the almost ' unbroken series of reverses. The Bourse Gaxette in a remarkable editorial goes to the - length of saying that while Russia has not won a victory, the lustre of the Russian army Is not dimmed and therefore Russia can without humiliation discuss the possibility of a termination of the war, seeking a peaceful and honorable adjustment on the basis of a satisfactory understanding between- the two countries chiefly concerned In the destinies of Asia. The Russ says: The colossus Is beginning to stand on Its own' legs, spuming the bureaucratic clay which has been artificially Imposed on It. As soon as the colossus finds the full use of Its own limbs the question of war or peace will be settled without diffi culty. The ' Nashadnl publishes an open letter from the secretary of M. Besobrexoff, presi dent of the Talu Timber company, demand ing the truth about the Yalu river conces sions, which he claims were the direct cause of the war. He declared that when the truth is known It will be seen how easy It was to adjust the differences with Japan. Prince May Snpercedo Konropntkln. BERLIN, - Feb. 9. The Lokal Anzeiger says It learns that Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcholalevltch will in a few days be sent to Manchuria either to relieve General Kouropatkln, or to be viceroy, and that Kouropatkln will have to report to him. Prince Leopold of Prussia, It Is added, will go with him. Emperor Nicholas, It Is understood, telegraphed an Invitation to Prince Leopold. The latter Intended to go to Manchuria as an observer in Septem ber lust, but the Siberian railroad was then regarded as unsafe. The report that Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcholalevltch may succeel General Kour opatkln, or be appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian force in the far east, was first circulated In September last. Talking; of Japanese Loan, TOKIO, Feb. 9. (11:00 a. m.) Vice Presi dent Takoihasl of the Bank of Japan, will leave for America and England on Feb ruary 17 to hold preliminary conference with financiers of those countries regard ing terms of a fourth domestic loan. Min ister of Finance Yoshiro is arranging to meet Japanese bankers and capitalists on February II to discuss the rate of Interest and lime for which tbls loan wlU run. No Sign of Peace. BERLIN, Feb. 9. An official of ths For elgn office here referring to the statements In the French and British press on the subject of the possibility of peace In the far east, sold to the correspondent of the Associated Press today: "I am told by an ambassador that the emperor sees no sign of peace." Give Faads for Festival. TOKIO. Feb. 9. (11:80 a. m.) The em peror and empress of Japan have given 100.000 yen (149,000) to the Army and Navy departments to purchase wines and delica cies for ths celebration of ths national hol iday which will take place on Saturday next, February 11. French Bidders Too High. PARIS, Feb. 9. A dispatch to the Matin from St. Petersburg says Finance Minister Kokovsoff In the oourse of an Interview said German firms had been given Russian military contracts In preference to French firms because the prices of the latter were considerably higher. The minister eald It wss absolutely false that the Oermana had when negotiating the last Russian loan Im posed the condition that German firms should receive Russian military contracts JOHANN: HOCH AT CHICAGO Man of Many . Wives aad Name-Tons Aliases Bronght Bark to the Windy City for Trial. CHICAGO Feb. Wohann Hcch. Indicted for bigamy, suspected of murder snd a man of many aliases, arrived In Chicago tonight and for several hours after reach ing here was Interrogated by the police with little result. Hoch had evidently ex pected a number of his wives to meet him at the station and he was plainly disap pointed that they did not come. "Where are these fourteen wives you talked so much about?" he asked of Officer Loflus. "I guess you have been Joking me about that part of the business; anyway, there could mt be fourteen of them, for I never had that many. There seems to be a lot of women who think that I am the only man In the world who could marry them and get awny with some of their money." The Interrogation of Hoch was com menced shortly after 7.90 and wss still In operation three hours later. Hoch at the outset admitted that he had married Mrs. Marie Goerk Hoch and that the marriage was Illegal. He would admit nothing else. During the evening five women who claimed to be wives of Hoch called at the police station. One of them, Mrs. Emllle Fischer-Hoch, saw the prisoner for a min ute and saluted him with tha exclama tion: "You old hog; you got my $750, didn't you?" Hoch made no? reply to this, but smiled as though he considered the affair of fTEO rather a joke than otherwise. Later five women were, one at a time, ad mitted Into the office of the inspector, and all of them Identified Hoch as the man to whom they were married. Mrs. Ellen Hoppe at first declared that she had mar ried Hoch, but later said she was not sure about It, Inspector Snippy asked: "Hoch, did you marry this woman?" "No," replied Hoch, "but maybe I will If you don't hustle her out of here pretty quick." Mrs. Mary Rankin Hoch, who admitted last week that she had committed bigamy when she married Hoch. was repudiated In strong terms by the prisoner.- He declared tkat he had not married her and had never seen her before. When Mrs. Marie Goerk Hoch was ad mitted Into the' room Hoch for the second time . declared, lhat he married her, but that the marrfage was Illegal.' He also con fessed to .having married Mrs. Emily Fischer Hoch when ehe was shown Into the room. ''t , A physician who had attended Mrs. Walcker Hoch. the last wife of Hoch, Iden tified him ns the husband of Mrs. Walcker and showed him a bill for (100 for attend ance upon the woman. "Oh, yes." said Hoch, -"I remember some thing about that. Bring It around In the morning. I'll still be here," and he laughed heartily at his Joke. At midnight Hooh was still being ques tioned by the police, but had confessed nothing of any murfler. The examination ' of Hoch by the police was concluded after midnight and Just be fore Its close he confessed that he had married ten women. Hoch also -admitted that he had Intended to commit suicide and that the wh1fv powder. ,found,4ln, a, fountain peri taken ujam hli'Voom In New York City was arsenic which he had pur chased with the Intention of killing himself. KEAN HAS BATE RESOLUTION Wonld HnVe geaate Committee Sit Daring; Summer Consider Railroad Matters. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The resolution to be introduced In the senate by Mr. Kean of New Jersey, providing that the committee on Interstate . commerce shall sit during the summer for the Investiga tion of the subject of railroad rate leg islation, will not be offered until It has first been approved by the oommlttee. It had been announced that the resolution wouid bfe presented to the senate today. The Interstate Commerce commission will meet Saturday to consider the resolution. The plan to have the senate committee Investigate thoroughly the subject of rate legislation has been approved by a large number of senators of both parties. It is said the committee will work along the line of perfecting the Esch-Townsend bill and Incorporate in that measure a provi sion to reach private car lines. The Idea is that If the committee is ready to report in October or the first of No vember, notice shall be sent to the presi dent, and if he Is so Inclined an extra session- may be called. Bhould there be a demand from any senator for .Immediate consideration of the house bill It Is planned to ascertain the sentiment of passing a rate bill at the present session by a vota on the proposed Kean resolution. Railroad rates formed the subject of some consideration by the president today with several callers. Speaker Cannon was an early visitor at the White House, he and the president talking about the rate legislation on which the house of repre sentatives is to take action today. Representative Jones of . 'ytishlngton In troduced to the president a committee of the Spokane Chamber of. Commerce, con albting of William H. Acuff and F. B. Wright. They presented to Mr. Roosevelt resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce endorsing his attitude on the freight rate question. They pointed out to the presi dent that although Spokane is 300 miles east of Seattle, the shippers of Spokane were forced to pay on freight rates from the east the full rates to Seattle and the local rates from Seattle back to Spokane, although the goods axe unloaded at' Spo kane directly from the east, not being car ried to Seattle and return at all. They re garded this as a great hardship on Spokane commercial Interests. Senator Kean of New Jersey also talked briefly with the president. . He Is of tha opinion that his resolution will command a majority vote In the senate. Illinois k Have Display. SPKINOK1K . 111.. Feb. 9-The senate today paused lull appropriating JS,uue for state representation a,t ths Lewis and Clark ex pool Lion at Portland. TAILORS LIKE CONVENTIONS Favor Holding Meetings Every. Foar Years Vnless Otherwise Or. tiered by Membership. BLOOMINGTON, III.. Feb. ' 9. -The Journeymen Tailors of . America voted unanimously to hold convention every four years In August unless a general vote of the membership of the order, to be taken In November preceding ths convention date. Is against hold'ng a convention. The plan of paying strike benefit was changed, so that n cans of a general strike or lockout Involving 60 per cent of the members, strike benefits shall not be paid until the members In good standing have been out on strike for four weeks Bloomlngton was retained as the national headquarters of the tailors. Chicago, In dlanapolis and Milwaukee were considered. The convention voted S2M for the assistance of ' the striking garment workers of . Chi cago in reHponse to an appeal from g representative of the Chicago union MILWAUKEE TRAIN IN DITCH Seven Can and Engine Oo Through Bridge at Melbourne, low a. TWO KILLED AND MANY INJURED Among the Latter Are Two Mea aad a Woman from Omaha First Reports Are Greatly Exaggerated. Tho Killed! H. A. MARSH, conductor. C. A. MORRES, brakeman. The Injured i George P. Dewalt, Omaha, cut about face. J. J. Huston Omaha, ieft hand cut. Edith Winters, Omaha, hipe. legs and back. Gus Bachrake. Holland, Minn., right ankle sprained. J. C. Banks, New York, .slight Injuries to face. Charles E. Clark, Hayard, I a., left leg broken, face cut. Anna Dlslnger, Perry, left eye cut; right hand cut. H. R. Goyke, St Louis, left leg and hips. D. A. Halllgan, Moorland, la., back and kidneys. C W. Jensen, mail clerk, Cedar Rapids, breast. Alden Jones, 6a nor, S. D left ankle sprained. George W. Laroy, baggageman, Chicago, left leg and shoulder and head. C. S. Lawson, n,il clerk. Council Bluffs, 132 Harrison street -nnerally bruised; left side of face Injured. David M. May, Marlon Junction, S. D., knee crushed, nose broken, teeth knocked out. Charles Mastereon, Boone, la., chest. Ralph Morrow, brakeman. Council Bluffs; left knee and right ankle. Clarence Ongman, Chicago, right leg badly bruised. P. H. Ray, engineer, ankle hurt. F. H. Reld, Perry, hips and legs. Mrs. F. A. Smith, Marion, 8. D., back and stomach. Minnie Taylor, Sheridan, O., cut about head; right side injured. W. J. Watt, mall clerk, Marlon, chest. I. H. Walxel, Chicago, scalp wound; right hand and ankle fractured. J. E. Woodley, porter, back badly bruised. One Car on Ralls. DES MOINES. Feb. 9. Two men were killed and twenty-four people were in jured, eight passenger cars and an' engine piled In the ditch and a 200-foot bridge wrecked as the result of a broken rail on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road near Melbourne today. The wrecked train was the Overland Limited No. 1, which left Chicago .at 6:06 Wednesday night. There were nine coaches pulled by two engines. The broken rati was 800 feet east of a 200-foot bridge and the first engine passed over safely. The other and eight coaches following it left the track and piled into the ditch beneath the bridge, which was eighteen feet high NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Friday aad Satarday in Enst Portion. Snow In West Portion. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdsyl Hoar. R a. O a. T a. 8 a. a. lO n. It a. IX m Dear. . IS . in .) IB . in . 14 . 14 . 14 15 Hour. 1 P. P. .1 p. 4 p. m ft p. m . . . 41 p. m T p. m H p. m n p. t. J. . . . Dear. in is IK lO 9 N o s 3 CONFESSION 0FMRS. EDWARDS Womaa Sentenced to Hang Mnkea a Statement Exonerating Her Colored Paramoar, READING, Pa., Feb. 9-Mr. Kate Ed wards, who Is under sentence to be hanged with Samuel Greason on Thursday next for the murder of her husband, made a statement to her counsel today in which It Is said she exonerates (reason from com plicity In the murder. The statement will not be given to the public until it is pre sented to the Board of Pardons, but the In ference Is left that she has admitted that she alone committed the crime. Mrs. Edwards and Grenson, who is a colored man, were convicted of the murder of Edwards and since the death sentence has been pronounced extraordinary efforts have been made to save them from the gnl lows. The Board of Pardons has hereto fore refused to Interfere and the state su preme court has confirmed the lower court's derision. Mrs. Edwards' confession, It Is thdught,' will plnce the case In an entire pew aspect before the Hoard of Pardons. The hoard will meet at Harrlshurg Febru ary 15, the day before the data fixed for the double execution. If the woman's state ment Is accepted by the board It may save the man's life. If the woman Is spared It will thereforo be entirely on sentimental grounds, as strong pressure Is being brought before the board to not permit the woman to be hanged. WORE BALLOTS IDENTIFIED Testimony of Witnesses In Colorado Content Tends to Discredit Evi dence of Experts. DENVER, Feb. 9. Eleven witnesses testi fied In behalf of the eontestee In the Pea-body-Adams gubernatorial contest this afternoon. Three of these were election officials who testified to knowing many voters whom the peabody experts and can vassers declared had no existence. The other eight witnesses Identified their ballots from among those the experts had pro nounced fraudulent. At the night session a number of voters Identified their ballots, Including persons who served as election officials. In all in stances they testified that the conduct of the election was regular,' that there was no complaint from any source whatever and the few challenges made were disposed of satisfactorily to all concerned. In some precincts In which witnesses who testified tonight live, the experts reported from a doeeh to fifty bogus ballots. On cross-examination of ' Voters, challengers, The bridge was destroy ed by the Impact f J clerks ant judges 'It developed thgt.peai U-V4eraJV-5 citn.-'Ttie -otMmrvtlow--?Hdy; vt. freely cratuiied. although the on the rear of the train kept the rails. 'T ropublican ticket was voted straight. Intelligence of the wreck was taken to Rhodes, a few miles west of the wreck, by Engineer Nichols of the first engine, who ran his engine to that point. Wrecking trains and medical aid were Immediately dispatched to the scene. The Injured were' taken 'to Rhodes and Melbourne, the two points nearest the wreck on either side. Trafflc Will Not Be Impeded. CHICAGO, Feb. 9. General Superintend ent D. I. Bush of the Chicago, Milwaukee St St. Paul road said: "It Is not nearly so bad a wreck as was Indicated by first re ports. Because of the bad weather the train was not as heavily loaded as usual. But two of those injured are In a serious condition and their injuries are not be lieved to be fatal. There were several In jured besides those whose names have been given out, but their injuries were of such a minor character as to be unimportant. Traffic, will not be greatly Impeded, as we can use other roads to get around the wreck until the track Is repaired. Anxiety, in Omaha. The first report of the wreck on the Mil waukee road at Melbourne, la., was grossly exaggerated and caused considerable anx-' lety among people who had friends and relatives enroute home from Chicago. The fact that a number of people attend ing the automobile show at Chicago had expressed Intention of coming home yes terday and today added considerable In terest to the report, and anxiety was In creased by the long delay In receiving tha list of the, dead and Injured, particularly as the first report gave a probable list of dead at from forty to sixty. While the wreck occurred at 4 o'clock In tho morning, It was 11 o'clock before It was positively known how many were killed, and even at this time the list is not complete, as at least one man Is missing. It Is peculiarly fortunate that with a wreck Involving eight cars so few people should have been Injured and that tho death list should have Included but two persona. From the first announcement of the wreck to the public In an extra Issued by The Bee the offices of the railroad com pany were called upon by many people In terested and as soon as possible a list of those Injured was made publlo by the local officers of the road. But three persons from Omaha are In volved. J. J. Huston Is local manager of the D. H. Baldwin company, traveling In the west ern field. George P. Dewalt has for some time been bookkeeper for the Waller Sign company and until recently lived at 1912 Dodge stre.t. He has been visiting Shreveport, La., and was on his way home by way of Chicago. Edith Winters, the third Omaha person injured, could not be placed this afternoon. I. H. Walxel of Chicago, who . was In jured, is a brother of 8. H. Walxel, buyer for the Nebraska Clothing company of this city. H. A. Marsh, extra, conductor, and Ralph MAYOR M'CUE MUST HANG Federal ' Supreme Co art Declines to Interfere la Case of Virginia Official. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Justlce Harlan of the supreme court tonight denied on ap plication for a writ of error In the case of J. Samuel McCue, the former mayor of Charlottesville,. Va who is under sentence of death and is to be hanged tomorrow for the murder of his wife. Justice Harlan based his denial on the ground that no fed eral question Was presented In the appli cation' for the writ. Counsel for McCue, Marvin Smlthey of Richmond, was at the supreme court early today In his efforts to secure the Writ, but as court was not in session he was compelled to make applica tion to an individual justice of the court. He theft sought Chief Justice Fuller and went ; to the - latter'e,' house. When he reached there 'he was Informed that the chief Justice was 11L Mr. Fuller referred Mr. Smlthey .to Justice Harlan. The ground of the application for the writ pre sented by McCuVs counsel was that McCue did not have ' fair trial aa guaranteed by the constitution.' MANY . NAVAL CADETS RESIGN Recent Semi-Annan! Examinations Make It Necessary for Them to Leave Academy, ANNAPOLIS., Feb. 9. Since the opening of the academic year at the naval academy the number of midshipmen has been mate rially reduced by resignations, made neces sary by the recent semi-annual examina tions. . ,'.' , Among those who resigned are: Fourth claim O. Spilter, Texas; Olrard D. Blaa dell. Hot Bprlpgs, Ark. i Richard B. White, Bakersfield, Cel.; Fenlon Cannon, Galves ton, Tex. ; .Thomas B. Henderson, Bryan,' Tex.;. Fielding B. Houchnna, Independence, Mo.; John Pullman, Walla Walla, Wash.; Noel P. Rawla, PlatUmouth, Neb.; H. E. Shepherd, Seneca, Mo.; Earl G. Still well, Hannibal, Mo. Y The following other middles resigned pre vious to taking their semi-annual examina tions: Hajler Belt. Dallas, Tex.; Hugh Henry, Dnnnlson, Tex.; Homer L. Stokes, Fort Worth. Tex. HOUSE TARES RECESS Vote to Adjourn Friday Hoon Until tha Following Monday Afternoon. SPEAKER ROUSE GREATLY DISPLEASED Urges Members to Remain in Session and Complete Business. COMMITTEES URGE THEY NEED THE TIME FOUR SENATORS - , INDICTED Grand jury Tnkes Action in Cali fornia Bribery Scandal Two Inder Arrest. SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Feb. 9.-As a result of the bribery scandal In the state legis lature Senators Bunker and French were arrested tonight on warrants Issued by Morrow, extra brakeman, were deadhead- the grand Jury. The Sheriff Is searching Ing back, having gone out from Council ! for Senators Wright and Emmons, who Bluffs Wednesday morning on the second I have also been Indicted. section of No. 4. Marsh had been run ning extra out of here for several weeks and was planning to remove his family from Perry to Council Blum, Cars Not Heavily Loaded. J. C. Banks, business manager of the Elslnore Sisters, who will present "Mrs. Delaney of Newport" In Omaha next week, refused to walk under a ladder at Cedar Rapids Wednesday night. To this refusal, based on the superstition that actors mostly all do cherish, he lays the fact that he Is alive today., Mr. Banks was In the wreck on the Milwaukee road early Thursday morning and Is now laid up at the Murray with a sewed up chin, a badly lacerated (Continued on Fifth Page.) Movements of pecan Vessels Feb, 1). At New York Sailed: La Lorraine, for Havre.- Arrived: Main, from Bremen. At Liverpool Sailed: Parisian, for Hali fax; Dominican, for Halifax. Arrived: Frlesland, from Philadelphia. At Qmsiown Arrived : Ivernla, from Boston; Haiti:, from New York. Bulled: Kaverford, for Philadelphia; Majestic, for New York. At Hong Kong Bulled: Empress of India, for Vancouver. At Ixndon Hailed: Pentaur, for Han Francisco. Arrived: Georgian, from Bos ton: Menominee, .'rom New York. At Ulliraltur Arrived; Koenlg Louise, from Bn melt. . At Naples Balled: Republic, for New York. At Orcenock Arrived: Carthagenian, from St. Johns. N. V. At flenoa Arrived: Romanic, from Boston. Argument Made Not Enough Member Would Be Present to Do Work. WORLD-HERALD REPORTER GIVEN ROAST Resolution Tnssrd Requesting Him to Tell the Trnlb or Privileges et House Will Be Takea from Him. fFrom a Btaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. 9 (Hpeclal Telegram.) Against the influence of Speaker Rouse and with considerable show of resentment of the speaker's efforts to the contrary the house this morning voted to adjourn at noon tomorrow until I p. m. Monday. "The only question to be settled le whether we shall stay here until next sum mer or'flnlsh our work this winter." said the speaker, as he was about to put the motion of Windham of Cass for the ad journment. This brought Wilson of Pawnee, chairman of the finance, ways and means committee, to his fret. "Mr. Speaker," he exclaimed, "there Is a reason for this adjournment and It Is this: About two dotten members will go to Ames, la., Friday, and I presume other membera will he going elsewhere, so we thought It would be best to take a recess until these members returned." "Are these members going over to Ames, la., on business for the state, or are they going on prlvnte business?" Inquired the speaker. "They certainly are not going on private business, Mr. Speaker," replied Wilson. "They are members of the finance, ways and means committee, and have been in vited by the authorities of the University of Nebraska to go to Ames and Inspect the egrlcultural college there before making appropriations so that we might be Intelli gently guided In our work from what we might learn at Ames. I can assure you no' member of this committee Is anxious to take the trip for any other reason than t have stated." The motion prevailed by a vote on roll call of S2 to 21. Speaker Rouse feels that tomorrow's half day pension will be a farce, since, beside the members of the finance, ways and ' means committee, many others hav se cured excuses for absence until Monday. This Incident created considerable Interest throughout the day, as It was the first time this session the speaker and house have come together In a direct Issue. ... Reporter Gets a Boast. . .. , Yellow journalism received its reward st ms iBJUias m in voiwt f.nie launuut. gsj a unanimous vote tilt bouse, administered a stern rebuke to the Omaha W of Id-Herald for the publloalton of an article regarded as a "slur upon, the motives and official Integrity" of Speaker Rouse, demanded a retraction of the article and notified the reporter for that paper who wrote the article In question hereafter to confine himself to facta under penalty of expulsioa from the house. The resolution by which this action wss token was introduced by ' Coats of Holt and unanimously passed amid cheers and applause from the membera. Coats de manded the roll call on hi resolution. It reads as follows: Whereas, An article appeared - In the World-Herald under date of February 8 In which a slur was cast upon the motives and official integrity of the speaker of the house by misrepresenting an official act in reporting the appointment of the com mittee to prepare the maximum rate bill, intimating that the speaker made said ap pointment after oonstiltatton with and bv instruction of the railroad lobbyists, and, Whereas, It is a fact well known to every member of the bouse then present, that said appointment was made Immedi ately after a motion asking for such com mittee was adopted by the house and thst said appointment was made by the speaker without leaving his chair and Without con sulting snyone. And whereas, This attack upoh the chief officer of this body should not pass unre mitted, Resolved. Thst the World-Herald be asked to retract the statement made and that the gentleman reporting the delibera tions of this body for the aforesaid paper be requested to confine himself to the truth under penalty of expulsion from the legis lative hall. What Started It. The obnoxious article by Implication, charged the speaker with taking dictations from three well-known railroad lobbyists who were named. In appointing the com mittee under the Foster resolution to draft a maximum freight rate bill, saying the speaker had consulted with these men in his office. The facts were, as fully set forth In an Interview with Speaker Rouse published today In The Bee, that and this is a matter of notable record In the house the speaker appointed this committee al most Immediately upon the Introduction of the resolution and without even ss much as leaving his chslr. The speaker says the Introduction of the resolution came to htm like a clap of thunder out of a clesr sky, making It therefore, a physi cal Impossibility, for him,, even had he been so disposed, to have conferred with snyone before appointing the committee. The whole proceeding was so satisfactory to the house and the facts, as related, so manifest, that the World-Herald's flagrant misrepresentation aroused the members of the house to a realisation that In justice to the speaker and every member, this matter ought not be allowed to go un. rebuked. The temper of the house became manifest when the vote on the resolution taken by roll call, had been concluded and not a member voted In the negative. A hearty cheering arose and hands were clapped. Salary Bill Introduced. Wilson of Pawnee, as chairman of the house finance, ways and means committee, ! this morning introduced the salaries appro priations bill, carrying a total tor ine en- suing blennlum of It,0!,9', as published In 1 The Bre this morning. Ths total two years j ago was 1993,540, the Increase of this year 1 being $l(i:.4i0. The university gets an increase for tne blennlum of o0,000. The adjutant general's biennial salury is raised from t2,T0 to 13,600; that of the clerk to the deputy Isbof com missioner. $2,000 to 12.400; deputy to the sec retary of state, 3.0 to I3.6U); deputy sup erintendent of public Instruction, $3,400 to ta.tidO; assistant attorney general, IS.CUO to $3,6(10, making hla salury the same as the deputy attorney general; deputy land commissioner, $:i.4fO to $3.ii0; secretary of the Stale Bunking buurd, I3.SCO to $4. (An. and chief rltrlt to Bunking buaid secretary, $2.1(10 to !.' 4ii. One HSMlxtunt supreme court clerk Is cut off, reducing the appro priation for thie Item from I1.040 te RIM.