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YORK BOY PRESIDENT
Ernest Pendel Elected at State Junior
Y. M. C. A. Conference.
SECRETARY, 0. EU GAB. MAN, OMAHA
Delegates from Various Cities of
Nebraska Attend Contention.
YOUNG MEN VISIT STOCK YARDS
This and Athletic Exercises Form
Recess in Regular Session.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD TODAY
Religious Department Led by Sum
Footer of Lincoln la Moralng
l Fluul Sesslea Comfl
at Tare O'clock.
President Ernest Pendel. York.
First Vice President Claude "Jitchell.
Lincoln.
Second Vice President Clarence King.
Fremont.
Secretary George Burst-man, Omaha.
Assistant Secretary Will Shelton, Central
City.
Head Uaher Walker Bleuman, Hastings.
These officers were elected at the session
Saturday of the boys' conference of the
Young Men's Christian association of the
state.
Delegates to the number of fifty were
present Saturday at the conference being
held tn the boys' department of the Omaha
association.
B. C. Wade, general secretary for Omaha,
opened the morning session with devotional
exercises and a short Bible study was
taken up at :S0. Roy Updegraff, chair
man of. the Bible study committee of the
local association, led In the discussion of
"How to Interest Boys." and W. H. Bab-
cock, boys state secretary of Iowa, spoke
on the general topic of interesting boys In
association work.
The visitors were the guests of the boys'
department of the Young Men's Christian
association for lunch, after which they were
taken to South Omaha to visit ths South
Omaha packing houses.
A round table discussion waa organised
In the afternoon. led by E. F. Denntson,
head of tha boys' department of the
Omaha association, and Judge Sutton ad
dressed the boys at 8:50. An' athletic
program waa prepared for the evening
entertainment.
The visiting boys are being entertained.
many of them In Omaha homes and some
In the rooms of tha Young Men's Christian
association. Tha conference will continue
Sunday, with a religious department dla
cusslon at 10 a, m., led by Sam Foster of
tha boys department at Lincoln. A meet
ing win be held at 3 p. m. Sunday, alter
which the conference will adjourn.
n...iH Hal a It , S
The delegates to the conference are:
man. C. Mitchell, H. English, O. Widentr,
C and U. Mann, L. Barnhart, A. Munger,
K. Woodrlng. S. Waugh. J. 1111, 8. Doyle,
If. Stulta. L. Hyde, R Funkhouser, B,
Wldener and Secretary Sam Foster.
Central City F. Deach, W. Shelton, J.
Traver, U. Lambert, P. Burke.
Hastings W. Bleuman, O. A. Mo-
MlchaeL
Beatrice D. McClcery, D. Folson, F.
Metts.
Fremont H. McDuffy, C. King, R.
Rocky.
York-E. Pendel.
Crete U Horning. , ,
Omaha-C. Nagl. R. Updcgraff, M. EB11
llngton, E. Burdlck. C. Tungate, L. Rob
erts, Dodds, K. Wade. E. Xlrschbrann, K.
Hunter, W. Massion, R. Tracy. R. Budden-
berg. G. Parish, O. Trimble, S. Larmon, C.
Pagels, W. Hamilton, C. McGullough, Sec
retary. E. F. Denlson.
MURDER MYSTERY IS SOLVED
Bedy of Womli Foasd la Poad Iden
tIBed and Slayer 111 Be
Arrested Sosa.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. The veil of mys
tery enveloping the tragic dvath of the
young woman whose nude bedy was found
half submerged In water and mud In
lonely pond near Harrison. N. J.. Thurs
day. Is being rapidly lifted. Detectives
working on the rase believe that the slayer
of the woman, who was Identified today
as Annie O'Keefe. or Annls Kevins, will
soon be run down and taken Into custody.
The Identification of- the dead woman
was first made today by Mrs. Margaret
Wright, who Conducts an employment
bureau In Mont Clair, N. J. She said that
the woman l.ad called on her earlier In
the month and asked for employment. She
gave the name of Annie Kevins, but did
not state where she lived. Late this aft
moon .Tin. Wright's identification was
practically corroborated by Detective Ber
ennt Dray bell of Orange, N. J., who said
the woman's name wss Annie O'Keefe, and
that he knew lier well two yeara ago. when
she wat employed In the home of Thomas
Kevins, a contractor In Orange. Since
that time Sergeant Draybell states the
woman vraa employed tit the capacity of A
maid In several places In and about
Orange.
The hat worn by the murtV'red woman
was found this afternoon in the Passaic
liver and turned over to the polio. I
Is a eulkln turban and matched the col
larette and muff that were found near the
Isidy. Mrs. Wright's description of the
clothing worn by Mlsa O'Keefe whin she
applied to her for work corresponds In
every delsll with the clothing found near
the dead woman's body.
N hlle Mrs. Wright, could give little
further information concerning the
woman, she recalled that Miss O'Keefe
had told her that she had been acting as
I oun.'kn p r for two young men In
Hrookl n.
The Harrison police' have learned much
cf Miss O'Keefe movements Just before
I lie murder from Thomas Flanaran. an
elevator mm In a Newark department
store, alio, after a visit to the morgue
today, declared with posltlrenesa that
Mi'i O'Keefe had been in the store on
Chi latnias eve and had asked him If a
mar. had Inuuirvd for a woman In a red
die. Later, Flanagan aald. he saw and
spoke to her in a Chinese restaurant and
that aha told him that sh had been un
a bio to And the man. He states that the
woman left tha restaurant shortly before
midnight. The police say there Is no
doubt that she final! ymet this man am:
after spending Christmas day with hirn
lured Into the Harkensack meadow
and murdered.
ate a UUsrsurr.
UNION. 8. C. Dc. 24L-Final returns
from tha county locut option flection
gave the duenxar- a majority of eleven
vvtea ever proUtltlUvs. I Us UUi Wis
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FOR OMAHA. COl'NCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITY Fair funday.
Kt NEBRASKA Partly cloudy Sunday.
FOR lOW A-PundHy, Increasing cloudi
ness, probably unsettled by mMf.
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DOMESTIC.
Former Secretary Fhaw to speak In
Iowa this week, when It is expected he
will declare hlmxrlf regarding his can
didacy for the residency. ' X, Faga T
President Roosevelt has notified the
governor of Nevada that the soldiers will
be kspt at Goldfield for three weeka If
special session of the legislature Is called
within five days to consider situation.
X, ags 1
John Barrett. In an address before the
American Science association, said that
visit of big fleet to South American ports
will dispej lda there that the United
States would be unable to support Mon
roe doctrine If occasion should arise.
X. Paga 1
Congressman Pollard returns from trip
and reports Taft sentiment strong In
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
X, Page 1
Statement from Washington that first
assistant postmaster general will prob
ably climb Into the Taft band wagon.
X, Fag 8
Robbers secured 90 cents from a train
dlnpatnher of the Alton. X, Faga 1
Railroads of the country are evidently
lining up for a fight against the Sherman
anti-trust law. X, Fags 1
HXBKA8KA.
Tom Worrall, one of the best kne-vn
grain men In the state, commits suicide.
In Lincoln, presumably on account of 111
health. X, Faga 3
Editor Miles of O'Neill has retracted his
attack on Supreme Judge Barnes and pro
ceedings have been dropped. X, Faga 3
Union Pacific railroad makes demand
for refund of taxes paid undjer protest.
State asked for S22.046.07. . X, Faga 3
X.OCAX
Session of federal court, with Judge T.
C. Munger on the bench, will be resumed
tomorrow, with lha only land trial of the
term. X, Faga
After first of In year Burlington will
have employment bureau, through which
all applications for work must pass.
X, Fag 4
York boy Is elected president of the
Nebraska Boys Young Men's Christian as
sociation conferenoe. X, Faga X
Mayor Dahlman sends invitation to
Chairman Taggart for the committee on
arrangement for the national democratic
convention to be entertained by him In
Omaha enroute to Denver.- X, Faga 5
Report of earnings of the office of
clerk of the district court for four years
ahows the amount to be tH3.521.07..
I X, Faga 4
County board finally 'votes to transfer
$10,000 front the general to the road
fund, which la practically exhausted.
X, rags
cobqcx&cxax. aits xbdustxiax
Live stock markets. VI, Faga S
Oraln markets. TI, Faga 8
Stocks and bonds. TZ, Fags 5
Condition of Oriaha's trade. VI, Pag 4
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BUSY TIME FOR MR. TAFT
Ilia Visit ta Boats Naaiar
alow of tmrma Kn.
gsgentests.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Secretary Taft
la to .have a busy day during his stay in
Bostoa. next Monday, having three engage
ments of a seml-publlo character, at all of
which he la expected to make addresses.
Monday morning ha Will attend the Boston
ministers meeting. k In the afternoon at
3 there Is to be a reception at the Elysium
club, made up of Jewish bankers and mer
chants, at which Mr. Taft will apeak
brieTy. and la the evening ha will deliver
an address at the banquet of the Mer
chants' association at tha Hotel Somerset.
Tuesday Secretary Taft will be at Mil
bury, the former home of his mother, and
will return to Washington Tuesday night
DISORDERS LESS FREQUENT
Xea-roes Have Left Hearyelta to
Avoid Troable People Thor
oaghly Aroased.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl.. Dec. 21-A
special from Henryetta, Okl., says all is
Quiet in that town today, but the people
are tn a state of alarm. The few negroes
living there have left. No armed negroes
near the town have been reported, neither
are there fears from other sections. Be'
cause of reported threats by the negroes,
armed guards were stationed about tho
plnce last night.
Railroad bridges are Inspected before
trains cross, since several torpedoes have
been placed on the tracks.
No troops have been called for and it Is
not believed that they will be Deeded.
MANY MORE BODIES LOCATED
Tatal Takes frasa Dsrr Mloes w
Nam He re Twat llaadred wad
Twtalr,
JACOB'S CREEK. Pa., Dec. .-Explorations
In the Durr mines of tha Pittsburg
Coal company were completed today with
the exceptions of numerous falls of slate.
A total of bodies have been recovered
in tie ir.ain Ixadinfs and entriea, The
number of Ixxius that will be found under
the slate falls la estimated at at lnast fifty.
Attention waa given today to tha removal
of tho ca tea aura of the dead horse and
mulea. The reroner has fixed January t
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BENEFIT OF CRUISE
t Talks of Good Effect of
of Eleet to Pacific.
fS tER BEHIND MONROE DOCTRINE
South American People Will Be Given
Fine Object Lesson.
POINT
MUCH
DISCUSSED
Impression in Other Hemisphere that
Uncle Sam Could Not Make Good.
BANKERS' CURRENCY PLAN
Davis R. Hewer Explains Proposed
Ccheme t tae America cleaee
Association at Madison,
Wisconsin.
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 28 The beneficial
effect of the Pacific cruise now being made
by Admiral "Evana" big fleet on the rela
tions of Latin-American republics to tha
United Statea was pointed out by John
Barrett In an address before the American
Science association In session here today.
Mr. Barrett, director general of the Inter
national Bureau of American Republics,
spoke on the new South America and Its
relations with the United States.
He said In part: "One of the important
effects, if not the principal result, of the
sailing of the battleship fleet to the Pa
cific has been almost overlooked In the
constant discussion of the effect on Japan,
and that Is tho Impression created In South
America.
We have failed to notthat the great
newspapers and leading men of our sister
republics are giving even more attention
to the movement of the armada than are
those of our oriental neighbors.
The powerful republics of South Amer
ica, like Braail, Argentina, Chile and Peru,
which are fast becoming world powers, are
not only welcoming the coming of the ships
and applauding this vast and unique naval
undertaking, but are planning to give the
fleet a reception that will not be surpassed
In cordiality, enthusiasm and extent by
any reception that may be accorded them
later on either our own Pacific coast or
tn the porta of tho orient.
"At Rio de Janeiro In Braxll, and again
at Callao In Peru, Admiral Evans" fleet
will be greeted and treated as the repre-
ntatlve of naval strength, as Secretary
Root waa the true envoy of the new di
plomacy of the United States which, po
litically, commercially, historically and
a-eorraDhlcally. Is the natural ally and
friend of all South America.
In short, the voyage around South
America of this fleet, while not In any
way Intended or planned to impress South
American countries, and therefore all tha
more appreciated by them, will establish
beyond quibble or Issue ona point often
discussed In South America wUh. daubt
about the strength and capacity of the
United States as compared with Europe if
ever the necessity should come which God
forbid, the United States could enforce
and maintain its position that the Monroe
doctrine is a strong living Issue never to
be forgotten In the competition of nations
for power and influence on this hemi
sphere. ,'
At the afternoon aession George A
Thacher of Portland, Ore., spoke on the
Oregon initiative and referendum.
J. Allen Smith of the University of
Washington discussed recent Institutional
legislation and Jamea W. Garner of the
University of Illinois and Jesse Macy of
Iowa college discussed various phases of
primary election legislation. W. S. UTP.en
of Oregon also spoke on the Initiative and
referendum of that state.
Bankers' Cnrrencr Pi
Davia R. Dewey of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology delivered a speech
setting forth the asset currency plan of
the American Bankers' association. He
said. In part:
"The., plan before us for consideration
today la that proposed by the currency
commission of the American Bankers'
association. The plan of the American
Bankers' association Is frequently spoken
of as a plan for asset currency. It will i
na observed, however, that It la simply tlonal legislation and also agree that the
a proposition for the Issue of notes equal railroad interests and the shippers are
to 125 per cent of value of bonds deposited, ! rapidly getting closer together and real
100 per cent of which shall he, as at pros- ; lxing that their Interests are closely Inter
en t, taxed one-half of 1 per cent and 26 woven.
per cent ahall be taxed ZV per cent. The i
ostensible object of this plan Is to pro
vide a certain portion of currency which
will adjust Itself to the periodic move
ments of the money market. The plan
of ths American Hankers' commission Is
confessedly a compromise. It Is believed
by many, however, to be a step toward
asset banking. If the bond circulation
should decrease, the plan provides that
the authorised Issue of credit notes shall
be Increased to a correspondingly greater
percentage of its bond-securing notes. We
must, therefor, face this contingency and
pass judgment upon ths wisdom of In
directly Introducing ths banking principle
Into our money circulation.
Defects la Present) Plan.
"Again it may ba asked whether It is de
sirable to adopt any new currency plan
before certain reforms In our banking sys
tem have been put In operation. Soma of
these seem so obvious and pertinent to the
ends which tha bankers' commission desires
that they fall within tha scope of a dls
cuaalon, on the currency. Among these de
fects may Je mentioned the question of:
First Insufficient reserve. particularly
of country banka and the centralising of
such reserves In New York. . '
Second The Inadequacy of redemption of
facllltlea.
Third The ever-lnvestment of banka in
Blocks and securities which cannot be
rapidly liquidated, and the tying up of the
funds of the bank for too long a period.
Fourth The bad banking methods of trust
companies.
Fifth The speculative character of the
call loan market In New York.
Sixth The absence of any system whereby
negotiable paper can be easily redlscounted
so that loanable funds will flow to tha
place where they are moat needed for com
mercial purposes.
Seventh and Finally The rigidity of bank
reserves.
"Might It not be possible to permit our
national banks. In accordance with a sug
gestion of Mr. 8c h Iff, to encroach upon their
reserves, say up to one-fifth of such re
serves, by payment of a tax of per cent.
This would let loose about SUS.UOO.OOO. which
might be as serviceable for emergency cir
culation aa the credit notes of the Ameri
can bankers' plan."
to Hes1to for Grata Man.
CHICAGO.' Dec. in. JudK Landis In the
United States dlrtnct court today der.led
th. application uc-ge 8. Mi Reynolds,
formerly a grain broker of this eily, fur a
writ of habeas corpua. Mi-Reynolds was
recently sentenced to the penitentiary oa
tha charge of having sold grain covered
by warehouse receipts. He will nan; )a
tvuittiitd l am Mil amlcttL-o.
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CLUE TO WOMAN'S IDENTITY
Body fr'oand In Pand r Harrison,
-ft. May Be That ( Trio
phane Operator.
NEWARK, N. J.. Dec. 28. -The mystery
surrounding the death of the woman whose
body was found In a pond In Harrison
last week, appeared to be nearer solution
today. About the only hope the officials
engaged on the case hsve thus 'tfar re
ceived In their attempt to establish the
Identity of the murder victim came today
when the manager of an employment
bureau auld she recognised the body as
that of a woman who had sought work
several weeks ago. Mrs. Margaret Wright,
who has an employment office at Mont
rlalr, N. J., said she is certain the body
In the morgue Is that of a woman who
railed at her office early In December and
gave her name as Annie Nevins. The ap
plicant ,s)nve no address, but said she had
been employed as a housekeeper In Brook
lyn and wanted a similar position In
Newark or, Montclalr. The Identification by
Mrs. Wright Is not accepted as positive by
the police. The hands of the dead woman
had been carefully cared for and showed
no traces of rough work.
An anonymous letter received at New
York pol'fe headquarters today said the
writer was certain the murder victim was
a Miss Smith, once employed as telephone
operator at Hotel Girard In New York.
The writer said she was known to bave
had trouble with a man In Newark.
A detective who went to the Hotel Girard
with a description of the dead woman was
told that It answered very closely the ap
pearance of the former telephone operator.
LIFE GIVEN UP FOR CHILDREN
Mother Starves
May LIt.
t
Her Family
Proud
NEW YORK, Dec 28. Happy that tha
children for whom she has sacrificed every
thing, even the last scraps of food, had at
last found friends, Mrs. Phylls Prisco died
at a Brooklyn hospital of starvation. Mrs.
Frisco's husband has been dead some
months and with four little aons, tha eldest
four years, the youngest four months old,
to rare for, she labored day and night
until she was taken 111. Her pride prevented
her from asking for aid, so she saved
what bits of food she could obtain for her
little ones while she gradually grew weaker
and weaker from the lack of food. The
last bits of crust went for the children's
Christmas dinner and the next morning
neighbors heard the crying of the little
ones In the unfurnished room In which
the mother and children lived. They en
tered and found Mrs. Prisco dying and the
cHldren weak from the lack of food and
from the cold. The police removed the
mother to a hospital and the children's
society took care of the little ones. When
the physicians found that all hope for the
mother was gone, the little ones were sent
for and Mrs. Prisco was assured that they
would be cared for. The children ware
happy again for they had had plenty of
food and toys, and as the tired mother real
ised that their sufferings ' were over tha
mother's heart was stilled and ber sacri
fice, was complete.
ROADS LINING UP. FOR FIGHT
Effort Evidently to Be Mwde to
enre Amendment to Anti
Trust Art.
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'CHTCAGO, Dec. 28. Tho railways and
powerful shipping Interests are apparently
uniting In an effort to obtain a repeal of
the Sherman anti-trust act. Insofar at least
as It applies to the traffic associations.
This fact Is made apparent In a symposium
published In the current Issue of the Rail
way Age and participated in by railway
presidents, governors, railway commission
ers and representatives of large shipping
interests. Nearly every problem that Is
troubling the railroads and the shippers
Is touched upon, suoti as the effects of the
Hepburn act, the question of additional
legislation, the problem of state versus
federal co'ntrol, the effect of recent agtta-
Hon Pn earning capacity of railroads;
the disability of the uniform classification
and the substitution of steam by electricity
as a motive power for roads.
The, shippers and railroad men seem to
agree that the Hepburn act has brought
some great benefits, the chief of which is
the abolition of rebates, but that it is too
soon to make a complete deduction of the
effect of the act taken as a whole.
All deplore the conflict of state and na
MILITIA IS READY TO MOVE
Governor of Oklahoma Will Kend Two
Companle to llenoetta on
Call of Mayor.
GUTHRIE. Okl., Dec. 27. Governor
Haskell states he has most disquieting
reports from Henryetta and that two
companies of the National guard are be
ing held in readiness to move to that
town at any moment. He la awaiting a
telegraphic request from the mayor for.
help, which a telephone commiiloatlon
leads him to believe will coma at once.
Military companies at Chandler and Okla
homa City are In readiness to move.
Armed guards are patrollng Henryetta
streets and couriers ar out endaavorlng
to locate an armed body of negroes who
were last reported four miles from the
town. Tha governor expects to remain
in his office roost of the night so that
ba may be In touch with the bituatlon.
Up to midnight tonight there had been
no shooting or other evidence of disorder
at Henryotta. Okl., aa the result of tha
lynchlr.g of Jamea Garden, a negro, last
Wednesday, though disquieting rumors con
tinue to emanate from there. A number of
armtl negroes have been arrested by
scouting parties In the vlctntty of Henry
etta, and It Is believed that all the negroes
will be stopped and disarmed before they
reach the town.
SALARY OF PLAYER IS EXEMPT
Jastlre liuuak Decides Mrs. Leslie
Carter Payne May Retain
Her Earning.
. NEW YORK. Dec. 28 A decision which
will prove of considerable Interest to law
yers and theatrical people has been filed
by Justice Hough In the United States dis
trict court in ths matter of thtt bankruptcy
of Mrs. Leslie Carter Payne. Judge Hough
decides that the ability of a player la not
an asset that can be touched by creditors
or a receiver In bankruptcy. Tha receiver
took ever tha scenery and properties of
"Zasa" and "Du Barry .'1 in which Mra.
Carter had been appearing, and demanded
a share in the contrarta under which she
is to apr'ar (n "La Toaca" and "Fedora.-;
Judge Hough orders the return of the
property taken and rules that tha receiver
Is net entitled to any interest In tha con
tracts or tho salary she obtains for her
that
p -Too
Bear.
NEVADA MUST ACT
President Answers Request that
Troops Stay in Goldfield.
CALL OF LEGISLATURE ADVISED
Soldiers Cannot Remain Indefinitely
Without Its Request.
LAW IN CASE IS QUOTED
If Call is Issued Within Five Days
Army Will Stay Three Weeks.
GOVERNOR STATES HIS POSITION
ExeentlTe Maya Legislature Probably
Would Not Comply vrltn Hla
Request to Create State
Guard.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s. President
Roosevelt today indicated by telegram to
Governor Sparks of Nevada that the fed
eral troops now at Goldfield will be Or
dered to remain there for a further period
of three weeks, provided the governor
within five days Issues a call for a special
session of the state legislature. The presi
dent's letter follows:
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, Dec.
28., 1907. Hon. John Sparks, Governor:
Carson City, Nev.: Your telegram of De
cember 28 is received. It In effect declares
that you have failed to call the legislature
together, because. In your Judgment the
legislature would not call upon the govern
ment of the United Statea for the use of
troops, although In your opinion It ought
to do so.
The constitution of the United States Im
poses, not upon you, but upon the legisla
ture. If It can be convened, the duty of
calling upon the government of tho United
States to protect the state of Nevada
against domestic violence. Tou now re
quest tho armed forces of the United
Statea in violation of the constitution be
cause In your Judgment the legislature
would fall to perform Ita duty under the
constitution.
The state government certainly does not
appear to have made any serloua effort to
do Ita duty by the effective enforcement
by tho use of Ita police functions. I re
peat what I have already said to you sev
eral times, that under the conditions exist
ing In the state of Nevada, aa made
known to me, an application from the
legislature of the state is an essential con
dition to the Indefinite continuance of
troops at Goldfield.
State Should Aet.
Circumstances may change and If they
do I will take whatever action the needs
of the situation require so far as my con
stitutional powers permit. But. the first
need Is that the state authorities should do
their duty and the first step towards this
is the assembling of the legislature. It Is
apparent from your telegram that the
legislature of Nevada can readily be con
vened. You have fixed the period f three
weeks as tha time necessary to convene
and organise a special session. If within
five days front the receipt of this telegram
you ahall have issued the necessary notice
to convene the legislature of Nevada I
shall continue the station of the troops
at Goldfield during such period of three
weeks. If within the term of five days
such notice has not been issued, the troops
will be Immediately returned to their
former stations.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Telegram of Governor,
The telegram of the president was In re
sponse to one of the governor In which he
sots forth the need of armed Intervention
and expresses the doubt whether calling the
legislature would result in the necessary re
quest from that body for federal aid. The
telegram follows:
"CARSON, Nev.. Dec. ffl.-The President,
Washington. D. C. : As chief magistrate
of the state of Nevada I have been of the
opinion for the last year that a condition
bordering on domestic violence and Insur
rection has existed In the Goldfield mining
district. There has been an almost con
stant stste of war between the Miners',
union and the mine owners, who employ
the members of the union. During the year
1907 practically one-fourth of the time was
occuplul In actual strikes and several
months In agitations about other strikes.
Two Hostile Camps.
"Without considering the merit of any of
the controversies. It is only necesrary to
state that the entire district became divided
Into two hostile camps. On the one hand
the miners and their adherents and sympa
thisers and on the other hand the mine
owners, with their adherents and sympa
thisers. The union alone claimed a mem
bership of 3,000 and fully one-half of the
membership were constantly armed. Arms
and ammunition were purchased by the
union as a body. On the other hand the
mine owns re employ a large number of
watchmen and guards who are constantly
armed and on duty; in addition to those
forces were an unusually large number of
the criminal element attracted to the new
and booming mining camp.
"Under such conditions the civil author
ities were practically powerless. They
could attend to the ordinary petty offend
ers from day to day, but a the first con
flict between the real armies of labor and
capital they would have been swept away.
The, repeated strikes and continued threats
of strikes Irritated the mine owners more
and more. It was clear to me, thurefore,
that when the last strike was called In
the midst of the financial crisis spreading
over the country and wit a long winter
facing the twenty thousand people situated
upon tha desert, hundreds of miles from
any centers of population. It was time to
recognize the actual condition of affalia
and to act accordingly.
What Conatltntea Insurrection.
"A state of domestic violence and Insur
rection arises. In my Judgment, when armed
bodies are in existence with sufficient power
to overcome the civil authorities and con
tinual threats were made of the destruc
tion of life and property. This condition
has existed In the Goldfield mining district
ths past year and exists there now. It
calls for the presence of the troops to keep
the peace. As this condition has been slow
of growth it will take time to remove it.
"In my Judgment, It la necessary that
troopa be kept at Goldfield an indefinite
period W time. They ahould remain there
until both aldea are ahown that the dis
trict is not to remsln an armed camp and
a scene of continual warfare. The com
munist and anarchist must sek new fields
The laboring man be convinced that arbi
tration and peaceful methods are more cer
tain and lasting methods of Improving his
condition than by dynamite and the shot
gun. This can only come about with time,
Continued, im ticvuui fag-! t
AROUND GLOBE TWICE A YEAR
Distance Traveled Annually tr Every
Itegalar street Car la
Omnha.
"I have traveled the distance of twice
around the world on a street car every
year for the last six years," said John J.
Cobrj. conductor on the Harney street
car line. "But at that I have traveled
no further than any other Omaha street
car conductor who haa had a regular run
for the same length of time. Somn don't
know how far thry have traveled and
don't care. But the street rar company
knows, and Its records show that every
regular car in the service travels an aver
age of fi.ono miles a year. have kept
track not only of the distance I have
traveled, but right here on this sheet of
paper I have a complete record, which
Includes everything of Interest to me dur
ing my career as conductor.
"Every night after supper since I made
my first trip for the company I have sat
down and entered up the different itema
on thle shert It shows the number of
transfera I have Issued and received, the
number of cash fares I have taken In., the
total number of people carried on my car
and a lot of other things that no one but
me cares to know. I have carried more
people on my little Harney car every year
than live In Douglas county. My biggest
day was October 4, 1906. when I turned
In $f0 cash, besides several hundred trans
fers. That was during tho Ak-Sar-Ben
festivities. My smallest day was April
7, when I took In 5 cents; the coldest day
I run was January 14, when the mercury
went to 2 below; the hottest was August
10. when It was 98 degrees above. If there
Is any other Information you want con
cerning the history of my atreet car career
Just drop around any time I'm not busy
and 1 11 be glad to give it to you."
LATEST ON THE P. 0. LINEUP
Thomas is Sure that lie Will Get In,
While Pnlmer Is Trying; Hard
to Hang Oa.
So far aa local advices go, there la no
change In the Omaha postoffice situation.
In which State Senator Thomns has been
endorsed by the two United States urn-.
ator to succeed Postmaster Palmer. Mr.
Thomas has iwn busy the last few days
circulating general petitions . asking for
his appointment. He says he has In over
4.000 names, with more on the way, to
enable the senators to prove that they
have the sentiment of the community
back of them.
On the other side. Captain Palmer la
standing by his guns. His credentials at
Washington have been supplemented by
additional endorsements' from the old
soldiers and further letters from past de
partment commanders of the Grand Army
of the Republic. In fact. Captain Palmer
says he has filed letters now from every
living past department commander except
one, and that one Is beyond reach be
cause out of the country.
By way of Lincoln comes a report that
charges are to be filed In the post oft ice
department against Mr. Thomas and that
the papers there would all be held up
pending Investigation. The source of
these alleged chargea is not disclosed, but
gossip here has It that ' Congressman
Hitchcock, who - personally pursued Sen
ator Thomas before a legislative Investi
gation two years ago, has had a hand In
It. Friends of Mr. Thomas insist that the
promised charges will not materialise and
that his appointment will be officially
made shortly after 'congress reconvenos.
SUICIDE BEFORE DISGRACE
Dr. Warhendorf shoots Himself at
Slonx Fnlls Rather Than Be
Taken la Charge.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Dec. 28 (Special
Telegram.) This city was this forenoon
the scene of the sensational suicide of Dr.
C. J. WTachendorf, who had been a fugi
tive from the United States authorities of
the southern district of Iowa since last
February. The suicide of the physician
followed closely his arrest by United States
Marshala Carleton and Lamb. They pro
ceeded to the office of the physician In the
business district. When Informed of their
errand he glanced at the warrant for hla
arrest and then left the officers In the re
ception room and proceeded to a bed room,
giving the two deputies to understand that
he would accompany them in a few min
utes, as 'soon as. he could dress. He at
tempted to shoot himself through the heart
with a 38-callber revolver, but missing his
aim, he fired a second shot into hla heud,
penetrating the brain and causing Instant
death.
The particular charge upon which he was
arrested waa sending on or about Feb
ruary 7 last from the poetoffice at Lld-
derdate, la., a threatening letter to Henry
Quodle of Omaha. In the letter he charged
Quodie with having assaulted his (the phy
sician's) wife and demanded a sum of
money In satisfaction, and says that If It
was not paid he would kill the Omaha
man.
Federal authorities for this district have
never had the case In charge. The name of
Henry Quodle does not appear In the
Omaha directory.
MANY ARE LEAVING ARMENIA
Famlae la Eastern Turkey So Severe
that Hundreds Start for
United Statea.
BOSTON. Dec. 28. Additional advices
from eastern Turkey and Armenia received
today by the American Board of Commis
sioners for Foreign Missions Indicate that
the famine already reported Is more severe
than was first anticipated and the tide
it Immigration to thla country waa never so
strong aa at present.
Secretary Harry Hicks writes from liar
poot that upon returning to that city re
cently, he met hundreds of Arabs and Ar
menians going In the direction of Sumsoon
and eventually to America. All these per
sons were young or middle-aged, able
bodied men. representing the strongest ele
ment of the population tn that country and
sufficiently well off to make the necessary
"gift" to leave Turkey and pay their pas
sage to America. It Is estimated that 1.2O0
families have left the vicinity of Harpoot
since last April and the tide of emigration
Is continually rising.
DROUTH FOR IOWA TRAVELERS
Burlington Issues Orders that
Mere Lluuor Be Sold on
Trains There.
No
CHICAGO. Dec. 28.-A dispatch to the
Tribune frem Dea Moinea, la., says:
"Aa a result of the liquor crusade now
going on In Iowa, the Chicago, B.irlington
& Quincy railri ad has Issued orders trt
dining car conductora prohibiting tie sale
of liquor wMle its trains are in Iowa.
The order went Into effect yeetrrday. It
la understood the cither roads will take
luuUar eotiot - "
GOOD TAFT OUTLOOK
Congressman Pollard Returns fronj
- Trip to the Central States.
SENTIMENT FOR THE SECRETARY
Michigan Will Be in Line, According?
to Present Indications.
INROADS ON KNOX'S DOMAIN
Foraker Banquet at Cleveland Prove
v a Political Frost.
CONFERENCE OVER UTE INDIANS
Bureau of the Opinion They Will B
Willing to Go Buck to Utah ay
ftprlag aad Farm Ther
Lands.
(From a Staff Correspondent .
WASHINGTON. Dec. :8.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Representative Pollard arrived In
Washington last nlRht, with his wife and'
baby. Mr. Pollard In reviewing his trip
to Ohio, said: "During my recent trip I
met a great many business men and active
politicians In Grand Rapids. Mich.; Cleve
land. O.. and Butler and Pittsburg. Pa. X
found people wherever I went were taking
a keen interest In politics, especially lit
the choice of the republican standard
bearer for the presidency. If the aentU
tnent of those with whom I came In con
tact In Grand Rapids Is a fslr criterion
from which to Judge the state, Michigan
will surely send a solid delegation to
Chicago for Secretary Taft.
At the banquet In Cleveland, given os
tensibly In the Interest of Senator For
aker's candidacy, there was a very pro
nounced feeling of hostility to the senator.
The friends of Foraker had planned to)
launch his candidacy at this meeting.
There was a very decided coldneea ap
parent all over the banquet chamber, 8f
far as I could ascertain the opinion seemed
general that Secretary Tuft would have a
solid delegation from his home state.
Should the delegates be selected under the
old convention system, Foraker would un
doubtedly secure part of the delegation fof
himself. Under the primary system, how
ever, men with whom I talked felt sura
that Mr. Taft would get them all. The
people of Ohio. I was told, outside of
few politicians and great corporate Inter
ests, are perfectly loyal to President Roose
velt and are decidedly agalnat Senator
Foraker on account of his denunciation of
the president."
Confer Over I tes,
James, T. House, superintendent of tha
Indian schools at Rapid City, is In Wash
ington and today called on Indian Com
missioner Iupp relative to a number of
matters involving the conduct of .the)
Rapid City school and also had. It Is un
derstood, considerable to say about tha
work of the Utes, who left their reserva
tion two years ago and have finally keen .
rounded up and put to work on the con
struction of railroads near Rapid City,
There are about seventy able-bodied In
dians who are at work near Rapid City
and Superintendent House says they seem
to be contented. However, the impression
at the Indian bureau Is that gradually as
spring breaks these Indians will be in
duced to return to their reservation and
settle down to the cultivation of the lands
allotted to them. The work on railroad
construction lHamu:h more arduous than
raising corn and beans and they are said
to welcome heartily the suggestion that ,
they return to the Uintah reservation.
Parker Goes to West Point.
Congressman I'urkcr from the Dead- ,
wood, 8. D., district, leaves tomorrow
night for Weet Point to visit his appointee
to the academy. Clarence Donaldson of
Lead, S. D. Donaldson has been In a
preparatory school for soma weeks and
hla examination will take place early In
the year. Colonel Parker, being greatly
Interested in the young man. goea over to
West Point to learn how matters are pro
gressing with him.
Minor Mutters nt Capltnl.
Iowa rural routes ordered established
March 2: Alula, Monroe county route 7;
population, 350; families, 80. Algona,'
Kossuth county, route 6; population, 3S6;
families, 66. Kenton. Kossuth county,
route 2; population. 300; families, 78.
Hlteman, Monroe county, route 1; popSJa
latlon, 300; families, 82. Lone Rocu,
KcSssuth county, route 2; population, 200;
families, 69. Melrose, Monroe county,
route E; population, 850; families, 82.
T I tonka, Kossuth county, route 3; popu
lation, 600: families, 64. Wesley, Kos
suth county, route 2; population, 800;
families, 74.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed)
for South Dakota routes: Corona, route
1; John L. Haas, carrier; Hattle T. Haas,
substitute. Tyndall. route 1; Jamea
Bretsford, carrier; Charles E. Stuyvesaot,
substitute.
Etta Yokam haa been appointed post
master at Webster, Keokuk county, Iowa,
vice J. B. McLaughlin, resigned.
The First National bank of CsunpbolI
Neb., has been, authorised to begin
business with 126.000 capital. L. H. East
man, president; J. B. Laporte. first vice
president; A. L. ILanreux, second vice
president; J. H. Chevalier, cashier.
PITTSBURG IN GRIP OF GRIPPE
Worst tplaleaale Slues IftgU Haa Takes)
Hold of Peaaalvaala
City.
PITTSBURG, Dec. &.-What is said te
be the worst epidemic of sickness since
189 Is being experleiK-ed In Pittsburg and
physicians estimate that thousands of per
sona are prostrated by pneumonia, typhoid
fever and especially the grippe. Through
out the city probably every home la af
fected tn some manner and a scarcity of.
employes In the large office buildings la
serioualy felt. The Pittsburg Railway com.
puny Is having difficulty in manning Its
cars on account of conductors and motor
men being laid up with the grippe.
City Physician Booth says the present
epidemic of grippe exceeds In scope and
severity all but that of lus" and may yet
break that recoid. He htllivks the germs
may have originated fur from here. In
1& the malady's mart was traced buck
through Europe to Asia and finally located
In Hong Kong, Chuia. ,
CHILDREN'S HOME ON FIRE
Ikorwealaa Orphans nt Chicago
Hernlnu" and llnadred la
mate K'l;ic,
CHICAGO. D'-c. -S .-i be Norwegian
Lutheran Children's home at Fif ty-elghth
avenue and West Irving Park boulevard Is
on fire. It Is aald that au l& at Hale u.
over 1J escaped,
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