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Former Illinois ' Central President
Files Reply to Charges.
Expects to depose harrdiai.
Will Eemore Marinate from Board of
Directors if Possible. ' '
FC22IAI , AEGUilZHTS BEGIN
Attorney John J. nrrick Opens for
narriman Tarty.
la AS davit Story ta Told Hew He
Was iKTri f ran Dtsmlsaal Sev
eral Tn Ago Umr
aaeo Moaey.
CHICAGO. Dec. 11 "If I obUIn a major
ity of proxies ta bo voted at th annual
meeting- of the- Illlnota Central Railroad
company,. I shall depose Edward H. Harrl
man as 4 director." declared Btuyvessnt
Fish In an affidavit filed today before the
superior-' court. Ha alao declared In the
affidavit, "to everybody In the country the
removal' of such an Individual aa Ham-
man :la ihown to be would be a welcome
sign of returning- morality In tha manage
ment of irreat corporations of the country.
Mr.' Klh-. reiterated the statement that
Mr. Harrlman la seeking to control tha
Illinois Central In tha Intereat of the
Union Pactna. ' . s ;
Mr. Fish, In nil affidavit, which la a reply
to tha one filed yesterday In the name of
Mr. flarrtmen and other director of the
lr.lnola Central, declarea that he has been
a benefactor of J. T. Harahan. now presi
dent of the Illinois Central. He asserts that
he saved Harahan from dismissal several
years ago 'when, Harrlman and Georga A.
Pea body declared Harahan had outlived his
usefulness to tha company.
Mr. Fish sets forth that there waa perfect
harmony In the company until the winter
of 11KM-5, when Harrlman and Pea body
sought the establishment of an executive
committee to which discretionary powers
waa to be dekgated. He declares . In the
affidavit that he incurred additional enmity
when he refused to become a party to a
report "Whitewashing" the officials of the
Mutual Life Insurance company.
Loan a Mad Paid Back.
The assertion is also made that Harrlman
and Peabody broke faith with Fish In 19"8,
when they agreed that a man Independent
of any faction was to be elected to the
director te to fill the vacancy caused by
tha death of W. M. OrinnelL Harrlman,
ha says, attempted to secure the election
of Henry W. Deforest, an attorney of Mr.
Harrirruin, who was also a director, of the
Southern Pacific, which Is dominated by
t he Union Pacific
Mr. Fish declares In his affidavit that
since 1877 it has been the custom of tha
railroad to loan its idle funds to officers
and directors of the railroad, or to firms
b which they 'were members or to cor-'
w f orations of which they were officers. Mr.
Fish Insists that-Hrriman and Peabody
' 'Were among those who toe It advantage of
l the custom of the company In loaning tha
furuls. He declares that all of his loans
were recorded on the books of the com
pany and that the collateral was good and
sufficient. Referring to the loan of 167.000
to the Trust Company of the Republic, Mr.
Fish asserts that It was good, hut that In
, the panic of 1W.1 the collateral depreciated i
that the total amount $30,000, has been paid
and that the company will lose nothing.
Denies He -la a. Traitor,
Mr. Finb charges that the accusations of
mismanagement made against htm are nn
true.' Ho admits being; a director of the
Missouri Parlflo railroad, which is to some
extent a competitor of the Illinois Cen
tral, but . says that tho charges that ha
desires domination over the affairs of tha
Illinois Central for tho benefit of tha Mi
court. Pacific .are false and slanderous.
In an affidavit made by Mr. Fish, the
following' is Included:
It Is true that If I obtain a majority of
the proxies I propose to put Harrlman off
I lie board of directors of the Illinois Cen
trsl. 1 have pledged myself (o do this, and
.1 deem It my duty to do so, both la the
Interests of myself as the holder of 12,463
shares of stock; in th Interests of the
ratrons of the road, at the people of
llinols and of the I'nlted Slates, and to
whom the removal of nuch an Individual
as Harrlman, ss is shown by the Inter
state Commerce commisuion report No. 942,
would be a welcome slim of returning
morality Into the management of tha great
corporations of the country.
, Formal Araaweata.
After the resdlng of the Fish affidavit
tha formal arguments against making
permanent the injunction obtained last
October by Mr. Fish restraining the voting
of stock held by the Union Pacific and tha
Railroad Securities company were com
menced.
Attorney John J. Herrlgk opened for Mr.
Harrlman.
Its declared that the. statutes of Illinois
do not prohibit ths acquirement or ex
change of stock by connecting railroads.
and that the holding of Illinois Central
stock by ths Union Pacific Is not Illegal.
He also asserted thnt . Mr. Flan had pro-
ducx-d no facts to substantiate his allega
tions that hla removal from tha presidency
of tha Illinois Central had ensued because
ha opposed the. election of Deforest as a
director. -
Attorney Herrk-k continued his argument
against ths Injunction throughout the aft
ernuon. . .
OWNERS SAY THEY ARE AHEAD
strike Breakers Havo Not Arrived,
at TralaUad U Ei
. seled 't adar.
, OOIJ FIELD. Nev., Dec. M.-That tha
1 1 umber of mu working on the Consolidated
4nd Mohawk properties today is greater
II, nn yesterday is' claimed by ths Mine
('ners' assocSatlon this morning. No
s'.nke breakers have yet 'arrived, though a
trin load Is looked for later la ths day,
There la l0 excltcmeut.
FREEDOM UNBALANCES HHND
Coavtrt at aaarllle, Tesa4 Cats 1IU
Tri s tao Kve at His
Release.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Dec. 11 With but
twenty-four hours of his terns to serve.
Convict Pclk Mucker. In the penitentiary
here committed suicide last night with a
aho knif'-. His mind, it is believed, sud
dealv beviune unbalance J
Biota Held fur Kills Mardsr.
I lt-1.RL S..D. I v. Il-t8p.lal Tele-
grani. At !he close of the sate case this
ev.inmg in ths hearing of A. F. Ilrown on
tha chaice of murder of Kathertns KU1
IK" defer. waived further examination
and Vunrii was held without ball for the
term of circuit court In Stanley county to
Jaauary.
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For Omaha. Council BlufTs and Vicinity
T'nsettled, with possibly rain or snow
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KOTXTCBHTS OP OCEAJf STZAKSHTPS.
Tort. ArrWea. eul.
F.w Yon K Kkersoa 1 Tmralse.
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ROVTHAMtTO. K. A. Victoria.
tjtKCNHTOWN.. Odrtn ...Majestic.
HAVHK ...La ProTenea
PLYMOUTH ....Adrlatls '
CHINESE MAKE OFFER TO BUY
Provincial Officials Seek to Secure
Coacesalons Held by Brit
ish Cenapaay.
PEKING. Dec. 11 The offlciala of Shansl
province, where tha Peking syndicate has
Its many conceasions, have expreased their
willingness to buy out tho syndicate for
500,000 taels, explaining St the ssme time
that this amount Is fifteen times more than
the syndicate has ever Invested In the
province. The syndicate valuea Ha con
cessions at 10,000,000 taels and contends that
It should be compensated for the balance.
Tha claim of the Peking syndicate, a Brit
ish corporation holding the largest conces
sions China has ever granted, arises from
the efforts of the provisional authorities of
Shansl to have these concessions rescinded.
The pressure which is being exerted upon
the Chinese government by the presence of
a British fleet , off Kwang Tung Is bene
ficial to British interests, and at the same
time It is Increasing the unpopularity of
the provincial authorities of Shansl. These
latter have coma to expect nothing from
the central government. '
AP-CHINESE LAND DISPUTE
Orientals Gaaraor - Controversy
OvesSoTerelsraty at Cbosi Taa'' '
PEKING, China, Dec. 13. China has sub
mitted to the Toklo government through
Baron . Hayashl. the Japanese minister, a
statement of Its side of the Chen Tao boun
dary dispute. These consist of a memo
randum in which Corea admits the sov
ereignity, of China over the territory in
question, a map signed by both China and
Corea establishing the boundary between
Corca and Manchuria at the Tumen river,
and evidence to show that the river which
Japan clalma la the boundary Is In reality
an affluent of the Sungarl.
Japan clalma that- the Coreana are not
Chinese subjects, and thts fact Is the
ground for- her Invasion and policing of
tha Chen Tao territory in Corea's name.
China claims that Core agTeed to and ac
cepted Chinese jurisdiction over the dis
puted territory for a period of ten years.
Japan .has placed the burden of proof
upon China.
KAISER GREETED IN HOLLAND
aaasaaasssass f
Ovatloa Teadrred Rwler aa Visit to
Qiee Wtlkelmina at
Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM. Dec. IS. Emperor William
of Germany arrived hers today on ths Im
perial yacht Hohensollern from Port Vic
toria, England and was greeted by mem
bers of the royal family of ths Netherlands.
Prince Henry boarded the Hohensollern and
escorted ths emperor to a pavilion on shore,
where Queen Wtlhelmlna waited htm. The
greetings were cordial, and tha emperor
kissed ths queen's hand. Their majesties
then drove through crowded streets to the
palace, whe-e they subsequently appeared
at a balcony and were given an ovation
by ths assembled throng.
POPE RECEIVES ARCHBISHOP
Califerala Rellleas Coadltloa Ro-
forted as Satisfactory to
Head si tksrtk.
ROME; Dec Jl The pope today received
Archbishop Rtordan of San Francisco In
private audience . In his library, and the
Catholic situation In the United States In
general and In the' diocese of Ban Fran
cisco In particular, waa discussed at length.
Ths archbishop made a satisfactory report
regarding the clergy and religious lnstl
tut ions In California. Ths matter of sp-pointing-
the Rev. - Edward Hanna of
Rochester coadjutor . archbishop of San
Francisco also was discussed.
FRENCH MOVE ON -TRIBESMEN
Xea-otlatloaa for Safcaslaalea Fall aad
ton Will Bo load by
the Army.
AOUDJA. Algeria. Dec. 11 As tho nego
tlatioua for the submission of tha rebel
lious Benls Nassen tribesmen ars not com
ing to a head as Vapidly as had been ex
peeled, the French troops under ths com
mand of Oeoeral Llautey have received
orders to begin a forward concentric move
ment toward the mountain retreats of the
tribesmen with the object of forcing the aa.
tlvs leaders t'o yield. Village submitting
to tho French will not be harmed, but thosa
resisting will be rased and burned.
DEAD KING LYING IN STATE
Body of Swede' Lota Baler at Koyal
t'aatlo -oa Flower Cov
I orod Bier.
STOCKHOLM. Dec. ll-Tha bxly of
King Oscar of Sweden, who died Lv-cember
. la today lying in atate In the clinpel of
the royal castle. The body la clo'.h.-d in ao
admiral's uniform. Ths catafalque hsa
be a KkAds Into a bower of beautiful flow
era.
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LAFOLLETTE WANTS STATE
Wisconsin Man Said to Hart Eyes on
Kebraska Delegation.
SUXrOSTEE.3 TO HIE WESTWAKB
Proailaeat RrfsMlrsat of iyroease,
N. Ferns H actios Leasrao to
Boost tks Now Tors:
Maa.
LINCOLN. Dec 11-Frlends of Senator
LsJTollette today began the fight for tha
Nebraska delegation at the next republican
convention. In a telephone measags front
the senator's advisers at Madison to Cleik
F. A. Harrison of ths federal court. It was
nnonnced that representatives of Lafollette
will come to Nebraska In a few days to
assist in turning the delegation from Taft,
who secured an Indorsement at the last
state convention.
SYRACUSE, N. T.. Dec. 11 A large
number of prominent republicana last night
organised the Charles B. Hughes epubll-'
csn league of Onondaga county, electing
officers snd arranging to extend the organi
sation throughout the county. It waa af
filiated with tho Hughes league of -New
Tork City. The local club, which Includes
In Its membership men who have been
prominent In the Onondaga republican
organisation, will make a fight in the
primaries for national delegates.
Canssnlaa Me a Active.
DE9 MOINES, Dec. 11-An effort will be
made to get the delegation from Iowa for
Cummins for president and this will not
necessitate the governor's withdrawal from
t'le race for United States senator. This
was learned today from close friends of
Governor Cummins. They say, too, that
there la no doubt but that the Iowa delega
tion will be conducted by his friends and
will be for the purpose of holding; the Iowa
delegation In Una for htm for president If
there is any opportunity for him securing
the nomination, or so it can be thrown to
some other progressive In esse he cannot
Win. In any event they propose to keep it
away from any reactionist.
HOPKINSVILLE ON LOOKOUT
Mayor Swears la Store Gasrdi, bat
Tronble Is Isvsosed to
Bo Over.
HENDERSON, Ky.. Dec. 11 A note of
warning sealnst the further recipts of
tobacco wss found tacked on -the door of
the Imperial Tobacco factory today and
some windows were broken out of one of
the Gallagher company's houses. John H.
Hodge, a Regie buyer, received a warning
letter and has ' placed heavily armed
guards at his houses in Henderson, Msdl
sonvtlle and Blaushtersvillc.
The Dlbrcll Glover factory, Independent,
also has engaged guards. Mayor Harris
has sworn In all the men asked for by
tobacco men.' Growers of the stemming dis
trict have been strong: In their denuncia
tion of lawnesshess and It' is believed that
all threats coma from boys or meddlers.
This la. considered especially ..probable since
the Imrer'al company has Just bought tha
J907 association, crop, ,
With Company p, on duty . and larg
number of citizens guardiaa- -twsty road"
leading- into the city, Hopklnsvllle passed
another night 'without attack by night
riders, . jvunors. are jife. that, another in
vasion may be expected and the people are
preparing to defend the' city with their
lives. On account of the threatened labor
troubles at the Hopkins county mines, the
Earllngton company, which . cams here
Wednesday, returned home.
Governor Wtllson has telephoned Major
Basaett, In charge of the troops here, that
Kentucky's' new adjutant general. Major
P. F. Hohnson of Lexington, would arrive
In Hopklnsvllle today and personally In
veetlgate the situation. The question of
sending additional troops hers will depend
upon his recommendation. In the mean
time, Hopklnsyllle's most prominent citi
zens, including bankers, merchants, mtn
Isters of the "gospel, lawyers and men of
all trades and callings sre taking their
turna at guarding the town.
WALTON DIES FOR HIS CRIME
Colored Maa at Cnlcaa-o Who Mar
dered School Teacher Is
Ha need.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11 Richard Walton, col
ored, was hang-d here today for the tour
der or Mrs. Louise Grsnt White, lsst
September.
Mrs. Grsnt was a kindergarten Instructor
and had for marly years managed school
of this character in connection with various
local churches. She was an expert in her
line snd of the highest persons! character.
Intending to move from one apartment to
another, she had employed Walton to as
stst In packing some of her furniture. At
night. Wslton, with the Intention of steal
lng some of the valuables which he had
noticed In her rooms, climbed through
window and strangled Mrs. Grant while ahe
lay In bed. Hs gave soms of the Jewelry
to a colored woman and through this h
was traced and finally arrested at Spring
Meld, 111. He made a free confession ss
soon as captured and when arraigned In
court entered a plea of guilty. Judge
Brentano, who passed sentence of death
upon the prisoner, was urged by Walton
to make the date of execution earlier than
December 11 The Judge replied:
"I very much regret that the law will
not permit me to fix an earlier time."
During his confinement In the county Jail
Wslton has repeatedly declared that h
was anxious to be banged as soon as pos
sible and has mads a great show of rell
gious conversion.
COAL GAS IS FATAL TO TWO
tries ol lataat Roases (loose aad
Others of Family Saved
from Death.
ALLENTOWtf, Pa.. Dec. 11-The criea
of an Infant ssved ths lives of eight per
sons here eaiy today, but not before ths
baby's father and brother had been asphyx
lated by coal gas. Tie dead ars:
NICHOLAS CONTRA VO, aged M years
JOSEPH CONTRA VO, aged 4 years.
Contravo, his wife and tha two children
slept In one room and six boarders occupied
other parts of tha house. The escaping
coal gas waktned the baby, whose cries
aroused one of tha boarders. Hs broke
down the door sf the room occupied by the
family and found ths father and son dead.
Hs thea rescued ths mother and baby and
aroused the other boarders, who had alao
been overcome.
CCRTELY0U CALLS IT "LIE"
Secretary of Troasary Deelareo Em.
hatleally He is Not to Ko
ala Fosltloa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-In answer to
Inquiries as to ths report which has galnc
soms currency here, that Secretary Cortl
you la about to resign from the cabinet
mo secretary! solo comment was "that U
another 11a.- .
LARGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS
losi Falls ' Pealteatlary Holds
Greatest 5saker Brer la
' Iststltattoa.
SIOUX FA LI A 8. P., Dec. ll-Speclal.)
There are now In the Sioux Falls peniten
tiary 19g prisoners, two women and 196 men.
This Is the largest number of state prison
ers ever In the Institution, and the largest
number sines the withdrawal of the gov.
erument prisoners, who were sent to Fort
Leavenworth a little mors than a year
ag-o. ....
Brown county sent down a quartette of
prisoners, who were received yeeterdsy.
Among them was William Moser, a 17-year-old
lad, who Is under a Ufa sentence for
murder. Moser's home waa at Strawberry
Point, la. Last Fourth of July, seem
ingly without any provocation, he wantonly
shot and killed F. Marsalkee, near Col
umbia, In Biown county. When Moser.
was arraigned before Judre McCoy, he
pleaded guilty arid did not ' ''-virtlcle
sturnea wnen tne juage 'i-Vr .
for life. He even Joked sv '''', '
sentence was pronounced, a., .
Brown county prisoners Is Edwara
son, who In Just one week and a day fforn
the time that he mads a criminal assault
on a Brown county school teachr found
himself In the penitentiary with a sen
tence of five years before hltn.
The third of the Brown county quartette
is Julius Hartman, alias Charles Rumple,
who will do three years for forgery. He
comes from Des Moines, la. He attempted
to pass a 82 forged check. When sen
tenced he crested a sensation by declaring
that he had been promised a sentence of
one year If he pleaded guilty. Both the
Judge and the state's attorney denied any
knowledge of such an arrangement. Tho
final member of the quartette Is Dick
Derby, who got a six months' sentence for
burglary.
Edward Kelley, who was sent to the
penitentiary from Grant county, completed
his term of imprisonment on Thursday.
Kelley was 'not given his liberty. During
the laBt year he has shown signs of mental
breakdown. He was taken In chargo by
the local officials as he was leaving; tha
penltentlsry, and on - being taken before
ths local Insanity board was declared In
sane and was sent to Tankton today for
treatment.
0RMAL NOTIFICATION , GIVEN
Assistant Secretary Hewtterry Reports
to Presides t Fleet Is la
Head loess.
WASHINGTON, Dec IS. President
Roosevelt was formally notified today that
the Atlantic battleship fleet assembled in
Hampton Roads. Is In readiness to proceed
on Its cruise to tho Pacific - coast. The
notification was made by Assistant Secre
tary Newberry, who called at the White
House for that purpose.
OLD POINT COMFORT, Va., Dec. 11-
Tlie admirals of the four divisions and ths
captains of the sixteen ships In the Pacific
bound fleet are busy today In . arranging
the last details of the presidential review,
which on Monday morning will precede the
departure of the vessels of war through
ths Virginia cprs. ' The officers have taTr'eh'
fropi . tho library shelves tho navy's "old
tactical signal book." and are renewing
tUrtri "memory . of Jt0-jdh-4ct.ie.nsj: taiiJte
pesslng in review. Admiral Evans, com
manding, has leFued the last general orders
for the start of the cruise and . Us . flrt
stsge to Trinidad. Economy of coal con
sumption Is urged by Admiral Evans upon
every ship's crew; One of the most valu
able pieces of Information the transfer of
the ships to ths Paclflo Is expected to de
velop, had to do with the amount of fuel
consumed. A ten-knot speed is to be main
tained throughout the voyage and 'orders
have been Issued that only steam enough
to carry that speed economically shall be
kept In the boilers. Any change of dis
tance or interval In the fleet formation, the
orders direct, shall be corrected "slowly
and economically."
A grand ball at tha Chamber Hn hotel to
night Is to be the last shore entertainment
for the officers of the fleet. Tomorrow
afternoon the foot ball teams of the Ver
mont and the Kansas meet to decide the
fleet championship and on that, evening
Admiral Evans and the officers of the flag
ship Connecticut will entertain on board
that vessel, the reception to be followed by
dancing on the decks.
IMMIGRATION BOARD MEETS
Thoroaah Iavest laatloa to Bo Made
, of Orleatals la Wcstera
Cities.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 Ths Immigra
tion commission met today at the capltol
nd decided to commence an Inspection
of Immigration conditions on the Pacific
coast. William Ii. Wheeler, member of
the commission from California, will at
once proceed to a thorough review of the
Immigration conditions at the leading coast
cities. His report, which is expected to
cover minutely . the Chinese and Japanese
Immigration statue, will probably not bs
mads to tho commission for many weeks.
It also was decided by the commission
to take up the Immigration problem In
the southern statoa Senator Dillingham,
chairman of the commission, will appoint
a committee for this ' purpose, of which
Senator Latimer of South Carolina and
Representative Burnett of Alabama will be
members.
CAPTAIN , KULP DENIES GUILT
Declares Ceatest at Daveaoort Was
Not a Prlso Flaht, hat
Beslsg Mateh.
DES MOINES, Dec 11 Captain Kulp.
Company B, Fifty-fourth Iowa National
Guards, on trial before a military court
charged with disobeying the orders of Ad
jutant General Thrift relative to a prise
fight at Davenport on the night of Novem
ber SI, today on the witness stand declared
that he did not disobey the orders of his
superior oftcer. "I was ordered to stop a
prise right." declared the witness. "I did
as I was ordered to do. I did not stop a
boxing exhibition, and I was not ordered
to do so. I merely did what I thought It
was my duty to do."
Lieutenant James G. Mason of Company
B, Kulp's company, fainted on the wit
ness stand today and It became necessary
to continue the hearing until a later hour,
HIS PRAYERS AVAILED NAUGHT
Loader of Gift of Teaaroo Movemeat
at Sloax City 1 let las at
DImsm.
SIOUX CITT. Ia.. Dec. 11 (Special Tele
gram.) Harry Booker, superintendent of
the Open Door mission. Ill Jennings street.
died this morning of a complication of
Blight's disease and pneumonia. Ha wss
ons of the leaders In the "Gift of Tongues'
movement and thsra havs been numerous
"trams vlolons" and revelations" at bla
meetlnsa. He refused asslstanco of doc
tors and depended on ths prayers sf him-
slf md friends for recovery,
RAID ON MARTIN "ARCADE"
Police Vagiitrat Crawford Sends
Police After Inmatei.
NOTORIOUS KESOaT IS CLOSED
Wsrrssls Isaaed for Arrest of Owaer,
. Asreat aad Tenaate aad Flared la
Heads of Police Promptly
Served.
Pollco Magistrate Bryce Crawford yea
trrday took the' steps needed to close ths
notorious Martin "Arcade" qn Ninth street.
Under his direction City Prosecutor Dsnlel
filed alias complaints against the Inmates
of the cribs and these were placed In the
hands of the police for service. Eight of
the women were put under arrest and will
be arraigned In police court this morning,
"""hers will beairrested If they return to
ier haunts.
'It.,.. , ...4 .. r -m w-.t
f, r ibo uul nr xn. r . iioiu(
91... "Arrrie" anrt for hla col-
V
ir tIs. These men could not be
found lao. evening. Prior to having the
complaints prepared Judge Crawford and
Prosecutor Daniel made tC visit to the
place. After consultation with Chief Dona
hue and Captain Moetyn the judge pro
ceeded. Many of the Inmates of ths cribs
took alarm and fled, hastily packing their
belongings and seeking shelter where they
might. Last night the "Arcade" was
closed.
"As long as1 printed farms exist and war
rants can be issued from the police court
of Omaha for the Inmates of disreputable
houses, the section known as Martin's Ar
cade on Ninth street will remain closed,"
said Judg-e Crawford In explanation of his
action. "I havs Issued warrants for the
arreBt of evsry Inmate of the houses' st
present anJ Captains Mostyn and Dunn of
the police department are to co-operate
with me under Instructions of the chief to
serve all warrants Issued. Besides that the
police officers have assured me that If It is
the desire of this court they will arrest
any woman who opens one of the Martin
rooms in the Arcsda. It is my desire and
the desire of tha police court of Omaha
that any woman who opens a house be ar
rested. "Warrants ; are out for M. F. Martin,
owner of tha houses composing; the Arcade,
and for Harris, an employe of Martin who
collects the rents of the miserable women
who occupy the cribs.
Stories of Revoltina N'atare.
"During the last few weeks stories havs
come to me and to Mr. Daniel about the
Arcade tnat are so revolting that no sane
man could refrain, from closing up the
whole section If he knew about the way
ths places ars conducted. Tou cannot Im
agine the stories which have come to my
ears about Martin's Arcade. I have waited
long and patiently for some cltlsen ts
make ths move to close up the place, but
none of ths crusaders moved and after a
talk with City ' Prosecutor Daniel I de
cided ta take the step myself and close up
tha place forever or as long as t can Issue
warrants' for Jrimate.
In less thatr an hour after Judge Craw
ford; mads his visit, every crib on the
arcade .alley Was .lor. witij .ths xe.-
tlon of three, and when the police arrived
to serva warrants but eight Inmates were
taken- to tho station.- Judge Crawford said
I don't ciro whether the women were
secured or not. I expect anything In the
wsy of charges, but that does not get at
the point.' I don't want to arrest the poor
women who havo been selling their bodies
to pay Martin toll. I don't want them ar
rested. I only want them to know that If
they continue the practlcs of golnr to the
placea owned by Martin they wlll .be ar
rested and given the limit, which they de
serve If they violate the law and do not
heed this warning."
Judge Crawford said he went to the
police station about 4 o'clock. Captain
Mostyn was In the office.
1 told him that I proposed to arrest
every woman occupying a crib In the ar
cade," said Judge Crawford. "To this Cap
tain Mostyn replied that ho would serve
all the warrants Issued promptly and was
ready at any moment. When I talked with
Captain Dunn, as ho came on duty at t
o'clock, he told me, he would arrest any
woman who entered a place on the arcade
If It was my desire."
Flee Whea Friends 'Tell Them.
Wsmen left the arcade In blocks of live
when It waa "tipped off to them" by sus
pected parties that the place waa to be
pinched." Personal property was tied up
In pillow shams, sheets and the like and
carried In bundles. Excitement among the
Inhabitants created excitement on Ninth
street and men and women "fell over
themselves" to disappear, as they realised
the police meant business and no favorites
would be selected.
One of the women who neglected to make
her escape before the officers arrived told
of the thoughtful visit of two young men,
of whom she gave a mlnuts description,
succeeding so admirably aa to leave no
doubt In the mtnas of her auditors aa to the
Identity of the Informers. The police were
not altogether surprised, though completely
disgusted.
BANK BONDS NOT SOLD AT ALL
Testlmoay la Walsh Trial ladleatea
They Were Traasferred from
Departments.
CHICAOO," Dec 11-Readlng of docu
mentary evidence was constant In tha
Welsh trial today. The government con
tends that Walsh used large portions of
the funds of the Chicago National bank,
the Home Savings bank, and of the Equi
table Trust company, and to substantiate
this brought In the books of the three In
stitutions and had entries from them read
to the Jury.
It was brought out that some of the bonds
which bad been sold to the Home Ssvlngs
bsck, had, according to the entries on the
book, been merely transferred from the
discount department of tha Chicago Na
tional bank to the bond department and
had not, in reality, been sold at all.
CHAPLAIN COLE EXONERATED
Coalereaeo Commttteo - Aeaalts Iowa
Preacher oa Kvery Cfcsn Pre
ferred Aaralaat Him.
MARSH ALLTOWN, la.. Doe. 1!. (Special
Telegram.) Chaplain Jesse Cols of the.
Iowa Soldiers' horns waa fully exonerated
of tha charges mads against him In the
Methodist church trial at Hubbard early
this morning. The committee of ths con
ference, which acted aa Jury, after being
out thirty minutes, returned a verdict ac
quitting Cola on every chsrgs mads against
htm. Ths charges wars Immoral conduct
in various phases. Ths trial was not begun
until lats last evening-, and It was not until
4 o'clock this snorninx that tha case was
submit tod.
MAYOR JIM AT WHITE HOUSE
Follows His Freo aad Tmmy Tartleo
Whea He Calls oa tho
Prosldeat.
fFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13 -(Special Tele
gram.) Mayor Jim Dahlman tells with
great gusto how bs circumvented an as
sistant secretsry to the chief executive to
day and how he broke Into ths presence
of Mr Roosevelt by pure western nerve.
Accompanied by E. E. Brown, who owns
and edits sn antl-Rryan paper In Lincoln,
Mayor Dahlman decided to call upon the
president this morning, because "the boys
out Ip Omaha would never forgive me If
I railed to tsy my respects to an old pal.
Mayor Jim, accompanied by Mr. Brown,
arrived at the president's office Just before
10 o'clock.
'I wsnt to shake hands with ths presi
dent," volunteered Omaha's mayor to the
guardian of Mr. Roosevelt's private apart
ments. 'It's Impossible, sir, until sfter the cab
inet meeting," replied the watcher at ths
door.
'What, me go away from Washington
and not see me old friend Teddy. This Is
Indeed carrying the centralisation of power
too far. Here, you myrmidon of federall
sation, take my card to the president and
when he sees my nsme hs will leave the
cabinet and greet his friend of old days,
ho has nothing to ask from him. I com
mand you to go to your master."
Reluctantly, the president's messenger did
as he wi commanded, and sure enough the
president came out In a moment to welcome
Dahlman and Mr. Brown (not the mayor
of Lincoln), and tell them how "delighted"'
he was to have them in these parts.
I m glad you came," said the president.
"Mighty glad you came."
"Say," said Mayor Jim, talking about his
reception at the White House, "If I wss
president I would run things differently.
The fellow who had corns the longest dis
tance would see me first, and I would maks
tho fellow who Just walked over the bridge
wait. This red tape business about Wash
ington'a departments makes me tired, and
I want to get back to the west, where
things are done on the level and where
they know the difference between a mave
rick and a thoroughbred."
Mayor Dahlman will go to New Tork to
morrow and then home.
Ex-Governor Osborne of Wyoming, who
has been In attendance upon the democratic
national committee meeting, with Mrs. Os
borne, left Washington today for the west.
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne will sail December
28 from San Francisco for a trip to the
south seas, returning about the middle of
February.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed for
Nebraska -routes: Anselmo, route 1, Pat
rick F. Leonard carrier, Mike Leonard sub
stitute; Boclus, route 1, Edward Erlksen
carrier,- Martin Chrlstensen substitute; SL
Llbory, route 2, Conrad I Evers carrier,
Henry H. Evers substitute; Walworth,
routs 1, Perry G. Metcalf carrier, Roy L.
'Roblee substitute.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Church-
vllle. Warren county, Frank Hall, vice A.
J. Walsh, resigned. Wyoming, Islay, Lara-
mis county, Christina McDonald, vice Tom
O. Jay, removed.
Tha postmaster at Davenport. Ia, has
been allowed one additional latter carrier
to begin service December 14.
Joseph 8. Pedler of Loup City, Neb., has
been admitted 'to practice before the In
terior department.
K. D. Wlnan of Rock. Valley, la., has
been appointed messenger in the forest
service.
FAUCE HELD FOR MURDER
Colored Mna Accused by Coroner's
Jury of Kllllas; Joseph Bowles,
Soldier.
"We find that Joseph Bowles came t.
his desth from the effect cf blows In.. 1
fllcted by William Fauce with murderoasl
Intent."
This was tho verdict of the coroner's Jury
In the Inqu-st Into the death of the sharp
shooter of Company K, Sixteenth United
States Infanfry found In the alley at Elev
enth -and Davenport streets, esrly Thurs-i
day morning with a club-bruised head and
who died In a little while.
William Fauce, the negro, testified before
!he jury that he killed Bowles, but did It
In self-defense:. He exhibited two black
eyes as tokens of an alleged fight between
him and Bowles. He had his eyes black
ened when arreHted by the Omaha and
South Omaha police Ip the latter city a
few hours sfter his crime wss discovered
and he then s-tld what he did on the wit-
Niess stand, that Bowles gsve him the
shiners" li 11 fierce encounter in which.
he said, ths soldier was getting the better
of it until he 1'ilt him with a brick.
Although Fi ice's story made no serious
Impression, It ould not be successfully con
traJlcted or dtuproven until Tom Derlght,
a bartender In a Third ward 'saloon, took
the witness stand and testified that he and
not Bowles) gave the black eyes to Fsucs.
Hi) had dealt the blowa to the engro when
the latter was In the saloon. With this
solo prop knocked from under him Faucs
was held for the murder which ths police
have maintained all along was cold-blooded
and unprovoked snd committed purely ss
a means of robbery.
Boldlers from Fort Crook, comrades of
the dead man. Identified ths wstch, chain
and knife found on Fauce when arrested
as the property of Bowles.
Faucs was tsken back to the city jail
after the Inquest and will be held there
until his preliminary- hearing.
COAST CAN COMPANY SELLS
Mllllou-Dollar Deal by Which Tatted
Compear of West Haa Beea
Absorbed.
SAN FRANCIfCO. Dec. 11-One of the
larxest deals arranged here since the fire
t t April 18, Z'X'i, was. It Is said, consum
mated yesterday when the papers were
signed by which the American Can com
pany, the wealthy eastern concern, ab
sorbed the United Can company of San
Francisco, Its largest rival on ths Pacific
roast. The consideration exceeded SI.OlO.CCO,
but the parties to hs transaction refused
to divulge the exact terms By this pur
chase ths American Can company becomes
absolutely dominant on ths Pacific coast.
The United Can company has an extensive
plant here snd has enjoyed a large part of
the California, Oregon, Washington and
Alaska trade.
MRS. L0NGW0RTH IS STRONGER
Rallies Nicely After Operatloa aad Is
oa tho Hoad to Rapid
Recovery.'
WASHINGTON. Dec. ll-urgeon Gu
eral R'xey. ons of ths attendant physicians
upon Mrs. Nicholas Long worth, sfter visit
ing ths pstlent this morning, stated that
shs bsd passed a good night and wss in
excellent condition following ths operation
for appendicitis performed yesterday.
CLARKE PAYS PRICE
Forfeits Hit life on the Gallows for.
the Murder of Edward Fluxy.
LAST EESOUECE IS EXHAUSTED
Alienist Sent to the Fenitentiary to
Examine Him as a Last Resort
FE0N0UKCES HM ENTIRELY SA2TB
.
Comes from Cell to the Gallowg
Smoking a Cigar.
DECLARES THAT HE IS EnTOCENt
Bids All Ooodbyo aad Asks Mother ta
Pray for 11 1 m aa Ills Last Words oa
karth No V a toward laeU
dent at Exeeatloa.
(From a B'taff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. . Dec. 13.-r(8peolal.) Harrison
Clarke was hanged at the stats penitentiary
yesterday afternoon. The drop fell at
o'clock and nine minutes later hs was pro
nounced dead by the physicians.
Clarko's composurs did not desert him
t sny time. He smoked a cigar as hs
walked from the death cell to the largs
storeroom In the east end of the broom fac
tory, in which the scaffold was erected.
He smoked his cigar after he waa on tht
scsf.'old and took a final-puff beforo throw-.
lng Tt away to allow his hands to bs
strapped behind him.
Clarke's fate was uncertain up to twenty
minutes before the execution look place.
Benton Bell of Omaha called at ths peni
tentiary In the morning and then went up
to the city' to file' an affidavit which ho had
signed, alleging that Clsrke was Insane.
Warden Beemer had set 12:20 as the hour
for the execution. Just nvo minutes before
then a 'telephone message was recelvsd
from Judge Cornish of the district court
statin that he had granted a hearing on
the affidavit setting forth that Clarke was
Inssne. Hs asked thaKthe man who had
sat in the death chamber with Clarke dur
ing the night should appear in court and
testify. Those who had assembled for the
execution welted in the chapel or reception
rooms, while Clarka played his guitar in
his cell. The waiting crowd could hear tlia
notes, weird and gruesome, from ths fact
Jhat they were being plsyed by a man who
might be dead In another hour.
Dr. J. M. Blrkner, Insanity commissioner,
arrived at the penitentiary soon after tha
men left for Judge Cornish's court, Hs
had been sent by Judge Cornish to examine
Clarke. With several other physicians ho
went to the cell. Clarke knew what their
object wTis snd the opinion of tho doctors
wss unanimous to tha effect that he had
tried to "bluff." Dr. Blrkner asked him
where his friends snd relatives were,
They died last night and went to)
heaven," said Clarke.
Declares Clarke Is Saao.' . (,.
After Ave minutes' exsminstlon Dr. Blrk .
nef'was satisfied nnd telephoned Judgo
Cornish that ho believed Clarke to bs per
fectly sane. - ...
The testimony of the death watch aitd
Chaplain Johnson before Judge Cornish
was slso to tho effect that Clarke was sane.
Shortly after 2 o'clock Warden Beemer
telephoned Judge Cornish that hs must
have a decision one way or the other be
foro 2:30 o'clock. The sentence had to bo
executed between the hours of 1X a. m.
and 8 p. m. and half an hour must bo al
lowed for preliminary arrangements.
At 2:10 o'clock a tclophone message waa
vcetvd from Judge Cornish saying he had'
decided not to interfere. This was Clarke
lust 'hope. The warden notified Governor
Sheldon and then steps were taken quiokly
for the execution. About seventy people
were sdmltted to .the large room where the
scaffold waa erected. Ajnong them were
Joseuh Flury, brother of Conductor Flury,
aad Mrs. Neff. his sister. Mrs. weir waa
the only woman present nt the execution.
The death sentencs was read by unlet
Clerk Fairfield at the cell of the con- ,
drained man. He had been smoking- a
plgar and playing his guitar when the death
party entered. He laid thto guitar aown ana
watched the chief clerk with scowling eyed
while he read. When the reading was over
he stepped Jauntily out of his cell and
walked between G sards Green and Mo
Corkle the 800 feet across the yard to tha
room where the scaffold waa. Hs smoked
a clKitr which he handled somewhat nerv
ously. He wore a black suit, black hat and
patent leather shoes.
The psrty entered , the rom and walked
directly to ths scaffold and up tha steps.
Rev. John Marshall, pastor of the Gospel
Tabernacled .Lincoln, followed up tho step
and asked Clarke If he might offer prayer.
Clarke nooded hla head, threw away hla
cigar and held his hat in his hand. Every
body stood uncovered while an eloquent
prayer was offered.
When It was finished ths guards began
strapping his feet and knees. Clarke looked
down and, stammering slightly, said:
"Can't I havs something for my feet
I wsnt a bag with something' heavy to '
put on my feet."
Evidently he wanted a weight fastened,
fearing his neck might not break. The
guards shok their heads In answer to bis
request. At that moment Warden Beemer
appeared at ths door. Clarks shoutsd te
him:
"Warden, can't I havs something to put
on my feett"
The warden made no answer and Clarke
shouted sgam. Ths warden shook his head
and Clarka said no more. After the black
cap had been drawn over his face and while
the noose wss being adjusted Clarke called
out:
goodbye tw-rlsei ibody.
"Goodbye everybody. You're hanging aa
Innocent man for a crime he never so ra
mmed." After a moment he added: Tell
my mother to pray for me."
Then the trap was sprung. Ths nock
was broken and nine minutes later be was
pronounced dead.
Instructions wilt be awaited from his
mother regarding the disposition of the
body.
Clarke's manner had changed consider
ably, from what it wss Thursday. Then he
wss Jolly and talked and Joked with every
body who came to his cell. Friday morn
ing hs had changed. He played his guitar
nearly all ths tlms and often sang, accom
panying himself on ths Instrument.
Hs slept well during the Bight an data a
hearty breakfast. Ho was left fn the cell
he hss occupied during his Imprisonment
until Friday morning, when hs wss re
moved to the death cell In tre hospital
building, which stands In the middle of
tha ysrd.
His wlfs visited him Ibers during ths
morning, but even to ber hs would say
but little. Rev. W. T, Biggers, pastor of
ths African Methodist church, went In to
, talk to him. Clarke calmly turao4