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Hot Tight Qrtr the PorfciiAJtsnhip
a: Falls City is Settled.
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SETTLES
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Iasurj-ata Jabilaat rr'V
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Oa of !Twt of DlwtlaaTwlsaed Wea
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iFrom a Staff Cm-respondent.)
WASHINGTON. March IL ( Spiral Tel
egram. V For nearly two months there has
been postofflc fight of largo dimensions
on at Falls City. 8e flare baa the battle
between tha present Incumbent anil those
opposed to Mm Imn waged that tn"tectors
tm om sent to Nebraska to Investigate
ehorijcs mad against tha present postmas
ter. J. G Crook. The whole difficulty
grow out of differences bfwwn faction
f th republican party in Richardson
county by reason nf the appointment of
Crook over Lewis, the? former postmoster.
About six itwki ago a long- Hut of sworn
charge war filed with tha Postofflc De
partment against J. O. Cnok. postmaster
at Falls City. Copies of the charges
wrs sent to Cop at uaaiuan Pollard. Im
mediately upon rclv1hg these charges.
Mr. Pollard asked that an Inspector be sent
to Falls City to investigate. These charges
covered twalv or fifteen typewritten
papa Tha Inspector haa filed aa elaborate
report. In which ha exonerates Mr. Crook
from practically every charge made. The
Inspector states In bis report that ba went
over the situation fully with those who
Cled thit charges and tntsrviewsd about W
business men and citiBena of Falls City,
and that with few exceptions the people
seem pleased with the management of tha
office.
Aatly Caao of CaaIl at.
Tha only complaint they had to make
was that there were too frequent errors In
sorting mail. The inspector ascribes this
to the foot that two of tha postmasters
own sons are assistants In the office. The
postofflc officials say that this Is In
variably tha caaa wher a postmaster haa
members of his swa family as assistants,
because It Is Impossible to maintain proper
discipline under such conditions. The post
office tn spec tor recommends titers be no
changes hi postmaster, but that he ba re
quired to substitute two new assistants In
places now held by his sons.
The postmaster general notified Mr. Pol
lard th-T moraine that there was not suf
ficient cause shown for making any chans
la postmasters at Falls City. Mr. Crook
will bo dii'Kt:t?it to lulu tha changes In the
personnel af his office aa Indicated. In this
caw. aa In all others, tha postmaster gen
nU is adhering closely to the rules of the
department, wjilch provide that to make
changes in a second and third class post
offices it la necessary to file charges
against the Incumbent and sustain same
alter an investigation.
Mr. Pollard has, under these circum
stances, nothing els to do but recommend
tha reappointment of Crook.
Davits I sears t KJUr.
Thar u rejoicing among the mem
bers of til South Dakota delegation today
over the news received from the stats In
dicating that tha Gambia-Crawford fac
tion of the republican party had won out
and wouid control tha state convention,
senator Gambia lata last night received tha
following 41 spate u from W. C. Cook, chair
man of tits state republican committee:
"We have carried the state by a good ma
jority," which corroborated reports received
earlier In die da that tha "stalwarts' were
in the f!ght of their lives and that they
wer losing out. nut withstanding their
early lead.
As both "stalwarts" and "Insurgents"
are supporting Taft. control of the stats
oonventlnn la not looked upon here as an
asxportant factor in the senatorial fight
which will corns later. When tha "fur will
fly." Winning of the state convention,
however. Is regardsd by Senator Gamble
as strengthening the farces of Governor
Crawford and will havs a tendency to em
bolden tha hike-warm to Join tha "insur
gents." Aa Governor Crawford made a fight for
Mintrni of the convention he probably will
t as sue nf the delegates-at-large to the
national convention, although at one time
It waa the governor's Idea that neither
himself or tits senators should go. Condi
dons have changed, however, and Crawford
may think !t good politics to represent his
wing of the republican party of South Da
kota at Chicago. Crawford's success yws-t-rdav
la thought hers to eliminate Sen
ator Kittredge'.
" tat Spaaat a UaHt
Stmatov Morris Brown has accepted an
Invitation of tha Beta Theta PI club of
Vaw Turk to speak at its annual bantiuet,
March. 3, and which Is one of the leading
vents of, the metropolis. Judge Town
send Sctidder of tie supreme court of Nw
Tjrk wis act aa toast master, while other
peskers will be Justice John M. Harlan
f the supreme court. Senator Rir ih of
Idaho. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
Representative Frank Lowden of Rllmds
and Representative Charles B. Landis of
' " liana. Senator Brown s toast will be the
,Vitt.- of his state. "Equality Before tha
Law."
Pwaetwava far tetrli im.
aix pension bills Introduced, in the senate
bv Seoat.nr Brown have passed both houses
and were signed bv tha preaidnt yestr
day. The bills provkle for the following
amounts: Rofa A. Knkaid. Omaha. UZ.
Laicretia Wilson (Cearnav. Ca; James L
Wa.kr. Centrtl City. Cit; Helwn Jeff.ost.
Omaha. 117: Joseph M. Feather. Kearney.
C34; "W'.lUam O. Plckeit. aweetwater. f.
Resolutions adopted bv the AaeociaUua of
Credit Men of Omaha favoring tt:e passago
f am art to amend the bankruptcy Uw
. wars prv ute J to tha senate tolay by Sen
ator Brown.
Klawa Manas at Capital.
Senator Cambla is encouraged, after a
talk with the loading military officials
today, !p tna belief that his bill appropit
ating l.ia,tiM for tha snlargement o Fart
stvaua W'.ii be raroraoty recommended by
tha War department. aWrotary Taft imi
Genernl Boil made a general inspect icn of
Fort Meada and the reaervaUoa laat sum
mer and know Intimately tha needs of tfcat
post.
r- Charles C. McCheaney. farmarly la-
(CnUaued an eWcaud
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Report of majority of senate commutes
'in Brownsville affair Justifies discharge
of negro soldiers. The president snt a
ipeclai message to tha senate relative to
a bill to permit re-enllstment of Innocent
men. Stagw 1
Hot fight over postmastershlp at Falls
City ended by report of Inspector, which
gives present Incumbent a guod record.
Pmca X
Oklahoma republicans hold their state
invention at Oklahoma. City. Page S
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw beglna suit for
annulment of maniaga from Harry K.
Thaw. Page 1
Tragedy In girl's school near Boston re
sults In murder of one woman and suicide
of another. Pag a
Navy department Is tn communication
with the fleet. Paga 1
Orders of tha War department specify
the time for holding competition In small
arms-. Paf
New Tork man says the education of
the parents la aa necessary aa that of the
pupils. Page s
Ex-Mayor Schmltx hs been released
from prison, but must at once answer
other charges. PaC I
Morse and Curt la plead not guilty In
New Tork court. Paga x
Diamond men are negotiating and chance
of reducing price la less. Page
Negroes are warned to depart from
Tennessee town. Tails
Frank Thomas at Douglas county ap
plies to Governor Sheldon for pardon.
par a
Anarchists who were planning; to cele
brate over removal at AvarbuiaVa body
are prevented by reqaese of sister.
Pagw t
Religious progress Is traced at n, eating
of tha missionary convention at Pitts
burg. Page g
Many fraudulent votes east in Louisiana,
jrfmary causes requast that courts name
nomine. Pb X
Insurgents win victory la South Da
kota. Pag i
Overheated pipes responsible for the fire
at Colllnwood school. Pts X
poaaxcKr.
Papal decoration bestowed upon Amb
rose Petry of Chicago Pag X
Chinese are holding: their own In tha
Japanese tangle. Pag a
Federal government taking census of
prisons and stats institutions in search
of undesirable foreigners subject to de
portation. Pag a
Large number of settlers coming into
western part of state as result of cam
paign of advertising; Pas; 3
&OCA1V
Dan NetUeton of Clay county and C a
Anderson recommended as temporary and
permanent chairman, respectively, of re
publican state convention, which will meet
at tha Boyd theater this afternoon.
PC X
COKkTX&CXAX AVSTS UfBtllTalAIk
Live stock markets. Page, a
Grain markets. Pag
Stocks and bomls. Pag S
KOVsstUTS OP OCXAjr mAMSMXn.
rrn. Arrives.
vw TORjr .owr a ... .
M 8tw torjl suuauua .
aaaaEM Ram ..
SElSATIOMAL CASE CALLED
Lwwls Easraaaat Is r(v4 With piavs.
last Draaailts mm ttmt Stailway
T ". at Btaskaatea, N. T.
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BINilHAMTON. N. r.. March U.-Woat
promises to be a sensational case was called
in court here today. It Is tha trial of an
Indictment found against Louis Eastman,
charged with dynamiting street cars during
tha lata street car strike. Eastman was
arrested by a private detective and two
local officers and charged with placing tha
dynamite on the tracks. The prosecution
will endeavor to show the act was author
ised by labor agitators. The defense will
allegs conspiracy to break up tha unions In
whiuh detectives from a private agency
wet engaged. The national board of street
car employes associations la interested in
tha defense.
MINE FOREMAN IS INJURED
Aaaurfatas WW As LaM OA? Betallatw
ay Attack sat Mea at
Barta.
HKLZNA, Mont.. March U. Former Aus
trian employes at the Ease Helena plant
of the American Smelting and Refining
company last midnight with, clubs and rocks
Intimidated and drove the man at work to
their homes. The Austrtana were laid off
several months ago and decided that no ons
should wort.
BUTTE. Mont., March li-Davld Mooney.
foreman at the. Rarus mine, was severely
Injured by a mob which Is said to have
attempted to throw him down tha shaft of
tns mine Saturday night. Tha mine ofRcvs
were stormed and his life was only saved
through tha Intervention of friendly miners.
EXPORT DUTY CN WOOD PULP
Csaada swwalasi t Pa
Pas Mills t u
th 1
OTTAWA, March 11. Mr. Lewta I West
Huron , moved in the house today that
on exsrt duty be plaued oa pulp wood to
force th United Stotea paper mills to
com to Canada, to manufacture Instead of
Importing Cansdias pulp wwod. Dr. Boland
said that tiler la ensugh sprue and bal
sam ia Canada tar Cauadiaa oa and ax-
port
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FIRST STEP BT EVELYN THAW
Papers ia. Aaaalmeat Case- Seat to
Matteawaa Asjlzm.
EUTE2ZSCE LJIiUOWl TO FU2IIC
Bsrlif tfta Flvwt Trlsdl wad
Has Jever slef aetmrlly
Set the a Rewavt ( Stat
A arrwessvatt.
NEW TORK. March 11 The first legal
step was taken today by counsel for Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw In her contemplated action
to secure the annulment af her marriage
to Harry IC Thaw.
Daniel O'Reilly, the young wife's counsel,
said today he has sent a clerk to the Mat
teawan asylum to serve the papers In the
case upon Thaw and that he has also sent
papers to ba served on Thaw's mother.
He said:
"Legaily speaking. Harry Thaw Is dead,
sa it la necessary to have for a defendant
bis neat of kin. The mother will not try
to maka any trouble for ua She Is very
kindly disposed toward our ease and Is
sympathetic with the attitude young Mrs.
Thaw has taken. We do not believe that
w will experience any difficulty in pro
curing a decision in uur favor.
Natalias; mm ts Swttlewiwat.
"Nothing has been dons in regard to a
settlement. said Mr. O-Reflley. The re
ported figures a lump sum of IRO.,100 and
an annual allowance of US. 000 are all guess
work."
According to A. Russell Psabody. Thaw's
counsel. Thaw will oppose- the annulment
with every means at his command and
will contest the allegation that he was
insane at the time of bis marriage. It was
stated today that Mrs. Thaw is prepared to
test if y in her own behaif tn this action,
but that If her testimony should be useful
In securing Thaw's release from the lnsans
asylum she is prepared to give evidence
In his favor.
It was reported today that members of
Thaw's family strongly favor the movement
to annul the marriage and that If it be
successful, Evelyn Thaw will ba provided
for financially.
Although counsel for both Thaw and his
wife announce that the action Is about
to begin, neither would disclose the cause
of the difference between the two. but It
Is stated that the trouble began a year
ago. during Thaw's first trial and that
reconciliation was an Impossibility.
A copy of the summons and anmplaint
Issued on behalf of Evelyn N. Thaw was
made public today. It alleges that at the
time of the marrtaga Harry K. Thaw "was
a lunatic and of unsound mind' and was
tn capable of making a valid contract and
Incapable of contracting" a marriage." A
notice of tha suit was served on Mrs. Wil
IlanvTbaw. mother of Harry, today.
It was decided to send a process set twi
to Moueawan at 2 p. m. today and it was
expected the papers would be served on
Thaw about 4 p. m.
BUTTER MAKERS AT ST. PAUL
Wa tvwas A ! Every Stat Talk
Mwtfcaxls at C we atlas, ia
" S. PaaL
ST- FACT, Minn,. March tL BuTter
makers from nearly every state tn tha union
began a three days convention at the St.
Paul auditorium today. More than ItW
butter makers are expected to ba In ax
tendance by tomorrow. Delegates from
Boston, New Tork and Philadelphia, ar
rived lata yesterday. A special car brought
a large number from Iowa last night, and
a carload arrived from South Dakota this
morning. Others are en route from Wash
ington, Wisconsin. Illinois and other states.
A special delegation has arrived from Des
Moines, with the object of securing the
next convention for that city, and to boom
Iowa as a butter state.
Ths convention began at 10 a m., with an
address of welcome by Governor Johnson
and a response by H. J. Nle.tart of Walker,
Ia. Ha was followed by President J. J.
Farrell of Garver. Minn., who delivered his
annual oddreas and by S. B. Shlpllng of
Chicago, secretary-treasurer, who read his
annual report.
AID OF PRESS TO BE SOUGHT
Cesgms fa WtlUn ( Child Catsv
stdwrs Plaas fas Pwhllefty
mt Its A lata.
WASHINGTON. March EL First on
today's program of ths International Con
gress an the Welfare of tha Child at Ks
morning session, held at tha Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal church, was a con
ference of the national press committee
of ths society. The object of the confer
ence was to discuss and formulate plans
for the promotion and extension through
out thtl country af tha press work of the
congress. Ths discussion was led by Miss
Jans A- Stewart of Philadelphia, national
press chairman, and Mrs. Mary Mills West
of Washington. ' national press corre
spondent. Later a business session was
held and amendments to tha bylaws of
the society were proposed. The morning
session closed with the reading of tha
reports of tha foreign delegates.
ATTACKS HILL LINE CHARTER
9aatas Hayfcara Ask. Artemay Ga
val A boat 9 tat as mt Narta.
m PsMtia.
WASHINGTON. March 3. (Senator Hey
burn today introduced a reaelutlua request
ing, the attorney general to inform tha
swaata whether tha Northern Pocifla Rail
road company has ceased to perform tne
functions for which it was created and If
so whether there exists any reasun why its
federal charter should not be reDealed.
j The Northern Pacific is now operating
under a reorganisation with ths noma of
j the Northern Pacific Railway company.
I which Is Dot chartered by tha government.
! The land gTanta received by ths company
under the federal charter or said to have
been surrendered to the new company. It
is in regard to these lands that informa
tion la sought.
COOXE FILES HERESY CHARGES
Far Tka Mlalat A - d mt
DastrtaaJ Dttwnta a Aunt
mt rkuttlMt Davy.
TOPEKA. Kan.. March. tL A stir was
creaXad at the annual Kansas Methodist
canferanca, in session hers, by onargea of
heresy preferred against Dr. J. T. McPar
land, a former pastor et th First Methodist
fUd charged agantst Chancellor Day af the
official Sunday school publication of the
Methodist church of America, pubilsiied in
Naw Tork. Dr. Cooks makes en eomplsint,
declaring that Dr. McFariond has been
preaching and iflasaiiilntllaa; tola doctnne.
Dr. feck ia th miniate wha raeantly
church of Topes, and naw editor of the
Syraausa university.
BRAIN STORM FCR ANARCHIST
Will Be r rxd aa B
( is slayer af
Fata t.9
DENVER. March il Anticipating a pies
af insanity nn seliaif f Gusppe Ails, Dis
trict Attorney George A Stidgr has taken
the nnuruni conrve of attempting to estab
lish the defendant's sanity before it had
been denied by his attwrney In his trial for
the murder of Father Leo H-inrtrhs. Fiur
physicians of aeknowterijrpd repute as alien
ists testified positively yesterday that In
their opinion Alia Is absolutely sane and
in full DosavwKion of his mental faculties
and was so when he shot tile priest tn St.
Elisabeth's Carbolic church Sunday. Feb
ruary 23, after receiving the sacrament at
his hands. When court reconvened today
three other experts who have examined the
prisoner wr ready to give their testi
mony to the snme effect.
When the district attorney completed the
examination1 of the alienists ho announced
that the case was closed for the stats.
In the cross-esamtnailon of Dr. George
A. New halts, ons of the prosecution's ex
perts. It became evident that the defpnsa Is
to be "larval epilepsy.'" othcrw'so known
as "moulted epilepsr-, a condition similar
to ths "brain storm" theory developed in
the Thaw ease.
YOUNG KING WELL RECEIVED
Sad Day f Visit t Banloaa
Pass OaT Wltfcaat I'a
tswarl Iacrtrfewt.
BARCELONA. March 11. The second day
of young King Alfonso's visit to Barcelona
passed as successfully ss did yesterday.
Ths weather was beautiful, and as the
young king drove through the streets ha
was every where acclaimed with enthu
siasm. His majesty visited the technical schools
and a local factory, went aboard tha
cruiser Princensa Do Aaturios, and, sur
rounded by a flotilla of small boats, com
manded to the guards with snihualaatic
people from the city, hs sailed out of the
harbor and reviewed the Austrian
squadron.
Salutes were exchanged between the
Austrian vessels and the Spanish cruiser.
After tins inspection, his majesty, went on
board ths Austrian flagship, where hs was
received by tha Austrian ambassador to
Spain and Admiral Zeiglar. This after
noon tha king inspected a largs detachment
of troops. '
CHINESE ARE HOLDING OWN
Negotiations With Jasaa Ptsentlsg
With N Display YeUww
DnsM.
PEKING. March EL Ths negotiations be
tween China am' Japan regarding the
Tatsu Manx, the Japanese steamer that
was seised by Chin February 7 on the
grounds that It was conveying arms and
ammunition to Chinese revolutionists, are
proceeding. China seems to be holding its
own in tha proceedings.
HAFID'S STAR ON THE WANE
Frsaea Tlpt! la ?lovve aad tav.
aMnVreaee a :4uki C
ieatk CaaoC . .
PARIS. March XL Government advices
received hare from Morocco Indicate that
tha star of Mulai Kafld, the so-called sul
tan of the south. Is waning fast. The re
peated victories of the French forces,
coupled with the Indifferent attitude dis
played by Hafid. who left the camp at
Mach-El-Cholr for a period of five weeks,
have created dissatisfaction and resent
ment among his followers.
ASSEMBLYMAN FOR FREEDOM
Id, Advaae. at Xaalla, Greeted
wlta Rldieal ay Mesas aad
Nat Pre.
MANILA. March 12. Assemblymen Juan
Villamor Introduced a resolution in the as
sembly to Instruct tha Philippine delegates
at Washington to aak congress how lung It
will be before Independence will be granted
to the islands. The resolution met with
such ridicule from practically all of the
members of the assembly that It waa with
drawn. DISPATCHES SENT TO FLEET
Navy Dajrtasat Farwasd Osdess by
Wire Iras t AdssiraJ Ettas
Itlaervy mt Vessels.
SAN DIEGO, CaL. March U. Tha navy
wireless station at San Diego was In direct
communication with tha battleship Connec
ticut off the Mexican coast early today and
received and transmitted twenty-six official
dispatches to Washington. Tha exact posi
tion of tha fleet was not Indicated but it
must ba wiUlin Q miles of Magdalena bay
today.
WASHINGTON, March 11 A partial
Itinerary for the battleship fleet after fin
ishing tsrget practice at Magdalena bay
was announced today by the Navy deport
ment. It Includes visits to San do (Coro
nodo), Santa Barbara. San Pedro, Santa
Cms and San Francisco, orrfvtng- at tha
latter pi ace on May S. Ths future move
ments af oil vessels of buth tha Atlontia
and Pacific Tests after ths naval review
at San Francisco havs not as yet been
made.
ANARCHISTS REFUSED CHANCE
Olata ittrtsta DwllBss tm Let Taa
"lake Part la Rssal
CrBBay.
CHICAGO, March U.-Olga Averbuch.
sister of th man who was killed by Chief
of Pu.ice Snippy, today entered a protest
against anarchists taking part m, tha cere
monies Incidental to tha removal of her
brother's body from the potter's field to
on of the Jewish cemeteries In the west
ern part of the city. The Jewish Free
Burial association, which has the matter
In charge, declared that anarchism Is
reprehensible to the Jewish race, and la
forbidden by th tenets of their religion.
Tha anarchists who had. planned a cele
bration were greatly eurpneed when told
that they would not b allowed to be
present.
DIAMOND MEN NEGOTIATING
Pfssjssi mt BswaUc ia Pvtae
SllaaerlBg aa a Bsss.lt mt
This Fa.
N1TW TORK. March tL Diamond im
part af Maiden Loo district have re
ceived eahi messages tn reply to inquiries
as to th supposed trad warfare betwsm
the two great- diamond mining somjamea
The Lsndon representatives of a.itii com
panies sent messages denying that a break
between the companies bad occurred and
saying that negotiations ore now progress
ing for a renewal of tha trada agreement
which, became effective last July and will
expire this month, un ess ux aeguustluas
DISCH1RGE OF 1RC0?S
Xajority of Seaata Coniauttea Jisti
ies Actios of President.
3CL FC2JLKZ2 BOILS JOT AG2EZ
Exewsrrrvw wd Saawial sti'ssaqii ta
9at Relative to- Bill tm Pvrvslt
11 via stat esse at mt Isse
ea Xa.
WASHINGTON. March LL Reports from
tha enmmitte on military affairs were
presented to the senate today In regard to
the affair at Brownsville. Tex., which re
sulted In the discharge, without honor of
three companies of negro soldiers of the
Twnty-fifT.h infantry. At tha same time
a message, was received from the president
calling attention to the fact that the tes
timony taken by the committee sustains
his position in discharging the negro sol
diers. He recommends extension of the
time for re-enl!stment sf the dlschargd
men who might be found not t fall within
the terms of the order.
There were four reports from the com
mittee, the majority being signed by Sena
tors Warren. Lodge. Warner. Dupont,
Taliaferro, Foster. Overman. Fraaer and
McCreory. A minority report was signed
by Senators Foraker. Scott, Eulkeley and
Hemenway.
Text f Msjwrtvy Ressrt.
Th majority report found as follows:
Tn the opinion cf the committee the
shooting was done hv some of the soldiers
belonging to the Twenty-fifth Infantry;
that the testimony fails to Identify tha
particular soldier or soldiers who partici
pated In the nffray. rt Is stated that there
Ss considerable contradiction In the testi
mony, but that token s a whole and
reconciling It wherever possible It proves
the cass outlined In the majority's de
cision. The principal minority report was pre
sented by Senator Scott and takes the!
position that tt has been hnpossllila to
ascertain who did the shooting and makes
the recommendation that the) negro soidiers
be restored. In accordance with this mi
nority report. Senators Foraker and Bulk
eley Joined In a supplemental report, which
was presented by senator Foraker.
Seaatar rsraktr'i Kewart.
Senator Forakefs report declares that the
testimony of the eye witness against tha
soldiers is not reliable and that no mo
tive for their alleged connection with the
affray hod been shown. Ha summed up
the testimony taken by tha senaie com
mittee ss follows:
That It wholly fails to identify the par
ticular individuals or any of them who
participated in the shooting; that It fails
to show that any of the discharged soldiers
of the Twenty-fifth Infantry had entered
Into any agreement or so-called "con
spiracy of silence" or that they withheld
information possessed bv them for tha
shooting: that the testimony is contradic
tory and not suff'clent to suBtain the
charge that the soldiers were connected
with the. shooting snd that tha weight of
the evidence shows that none of the negro
soldiers participated m the affray.
A supplemental report signed, by Senators
Warren. Lodge. Warner and. Dupont de
clares that tinder ths evidence tt is shown
that th assault was perpetrated by mem
bers of the battalion, but that it Is reo
snnabla to believe that all af tha soldiers
wera not concerned in tha crime, either
ss principals or . as accessories. They
recommend that It would be Justir to re
store to all of tha Innocent men th rights
and privilege which had accrued to them
by reason of their previous service In tha
army.
Bill fr Re- list meat.
A bill Is presented authorising the presi
dent within ona year after tha passage ot
tha act to authorise the enlistment of any
of the men whom he may be satisfied had
no connection with the shootmg. Senator
Foraker included in his report a bill, pre
viously introduced which provides for the
soma general purpose. This bill, however,
wouid compel tha War department to ac
cept tha enlistment of any one of the dis
charged negroes who makes oath that he
was not connected with tha shooting.
The Brownsville affray occured on th-t
night of August 13-14. 1304, Tha War de
partment conducted a hurried Investigation
of the shooting and as a result. President
Roosevelt ordered tha discharge without
honor of three companies of negro soldiers
wha wera then stationed at Fort Brown.
Senator Foraker soon after congress con
vened In December, 1U04, raised a question
as ta the president's right to discharge
tha men and an Investigation by tha com
mittee on military affairs was ordered.
Tha committee began taking testimony
February 4 1117. and concluded March 111.
IS.
Mtnasv ( ths PrestdVat.
Tha following Is tha text of tha presi
dent's message:
To' the senate: On December 12. 11)0. the
secretary of war. by my direction, issued
tile following order:
"Aponcauune to re enlist (nm former
members of companies B, c ani u, Twenty
firtii iniantry, who were discnarged u.iuer
Die provisions of special order No. 3. War
department. November 9. 1W. rauet be
made in writing and be accompanied by
suoii evidence, also in writing, as tne ap
plicant may uesir to submit to snow that
ha was neither implicated in the raid an
Brownsville. Tex., on tna night of August
la, 111. nor withheld any evidence t.iat
might lead t the discovery of the perpe
trators thereof."
Proceedings were begun under this order:
but shortly thereof er on Investigation was
directed by the senate and tha proceedings
under tha order were stopped. The senate
Committee entrusted witn tne worn has
tow completed til Investigation and ftmls
that tha facts upon which my order cf dls-
cnarge of November . liCii. was hosed m
suosiantluted bv tna evidence. T:u testi
mony secured by tna committee is. there
fire, now avrtrlaiiie and 1 testre to revive
tne order of December li litmi. and to have
it earned out in whatever snap may be
accessory to achieve tne purpose tnerin
set forth, anv additional evidence being
taken which mav be of aid in tne ascer
tainment of the truth. The time limit dur
ing W'licll tt was possible to reinatat any
Individual soldiers in accordance witn the
terms of this order has. however, expired.
I therefore recommended tile passage of a
law extending una time ilmit so fir as ths
soidiers concerned sn affected "ntil a yea
after ths passage of ths law, and permitting
the reinstatement by direction of tne pre-1-dent
of any man wno In his judgment snail
appear to be not within the cios wnose dis
charge was deemed necessary in order tj
maintain tna dlsrinllR ami morale nf the
army. THEOO" Ri Ri OtsrlVELT.
Th Whits House, March U.
All atsrts tm B Pvtated.
Tha reading of tha president's mettsage
and tha several reports called for the un
divided attention of tha senata. On both
sides of tha chamber tilers was a larga
attendance and no senator left bis seat
during ths exchange of words that task
plot: concerning th reports.
Senator Culberson tmiutred why legisla
tion was necessary to permit th president
to reinstate the soldiers sf th Twenty
ff'.h regiment, and Mr. Warren, chairman
of the committee, replied tliaf the yrei
dVnt hod uo authority to restore them witn
il rigtus and privileges after nlucty
days and that for that purpose th pro
psited legislation wouid havs to be anouted.
In presenting his minomy report Foraker,
Cantinud sa Second Page.)
SMALL ARMS COMPETITION
Gvl Bell litt Date fee Cow
rest with Rig sad
Ptl.
WASHINGTON. March H. General Bell,
chief of staff, hoe issued Instructions for
holding tha annual small arms competi
tion of the army In 13. The combined de
partment small arms competition will be
held st the flnowing placesi
Depsrtim-nts of Uia East snd of the Gulf
at Fort Niaar. N. T i Departments of
Dakota, of tha Lakes and of th Missouri
at Fort Sheridan, 111.; Departments of Cali
fornia .and of tha Columbia st the Pre
sidio of Monterev, Cal. ) Departments of
tha Colorndo and Tx.ifl at Leon Springs,
Tex.
The army rifle competion will ba held at
Fort Sheridan, I'd., beginning August 10.
The army pistol competition also will
ha held at Fort Sheridan, beginning im
mediately after the completion of the rifle
competition. All successful competitors
will. If they so desire, be sent to Camp
Perry, Port Clinton, O.. to take part In the
national Individual match, the national
pistol march and the matches of tha Na
tional Rifle association, beginning at that
place Autrtist a.
TELEGRAPH EARNINGS LESS
Report af PrWt dowry
flaaaetal Depression Hs Af
fected Bvalaeas.
NEW TORK. March 1L Tha Western
Cnlon Telegraph company litis declared a
quarterly dividend of l per cent, payable
In stock. This Is the same sctlon as was
taken on the preceding quarter.
The net earnings for th quarter ending
March 31. partially estlmateil. are O.lflw.'WO.
President CTowry in his report says:
"In the report for the quarter ended De
cember K. 1317. the hops was eipressed
that 'business will soon resume and earn
ings become normal.' but the commercial
depression continues throughout the coun
try and the revenues of the company show
a large decrease over the same period lost
year. Notwithstanding tha fact that tills
is the least profitable part of the year, the
estimated net revenues for the present
quarter, after paying fixed charges and
bond Interest, amount to H.3X7. This
amount Is being used for payment of the
indebtedness resulting from the recent ex
traordinary expenses, which It will prac
tically complete."
FILLING EDUCATIONAL GAP
tastrwetloa Nemasaif far Pa rests
Well as Chlldrra la th
rrawdad Cities.
NEW TORK. March IL At an exhibit
yesterday of tha committee on congestion
of population in New Tork. now being held
In th American Museum ot Natural His
tory, th-- Henry M. Leipsiger spoks on
"The School as a Social Center," and sold
that tt Is now becoming widely recognised
that "tha school house must not alone be
come a place for the Instruction of chil
dren, but the natural resort for adolescence
and a place for the culttire of grown up
men and women. In 170 different ptoces
In the city, tha fathers and mother of
tn children wha attet led tha schoola
come together in tha evening and receive
Instruction. The gap between tha parents
and the children Is diminishing and an In
terest in tha place where tha children
spend so much of their daily Ufa Is fos
tered. PLEAS CF MORSE AND CURTIS
Flaaaelar Dlasw They Alt Nt
Gailty w,ne ays He Is
9apegoax.
NEW TORK. March 11. Charles W.
morse, the former banker, and Alfred IL
Curtis, formerly president of tha National
bank of North America, pleaded not guilty
In tha United States circuit court today ta
a Joint Indictment nf 2S courts. Eleven of
tha counts charged them with conspiracy
and eighteen charged them with making
falsa entries.
Bail was fixed at Clt.um for Morse and
H0,Utt for Curtis. They were paroled tn
custoday of their counsel In order to secure
bail and wer allowed three weeks to re
consider their plea.
Both Morse and Curtis gave bail. Mr.
Morse, at first, demurred to the CU.iXiO be
was required to furnish and said:
"Well. I suppose I am the goat as usual."
INSURGENTS WIN THEIR FIGHT
9artr f Crawford Sttart Via
tory at Earl r Prisaartc la
9ta Dakota.
HURON, S. D., March IL Lata reports
from yesterday's primaries to elect deie
gates to the state convention which will
select delegates to tha republican nati.inul
convention show that Uia Cue I. Craw
ford supporters, known as the tnaur jen.a.
have swept the stats over the stalwart
forces of Senator Kittredge. Crawfjrl
men claim they will have 302 out of tttl
delegates and that Governor Crawfard will
ultimately be elected to succeed Senator
Ktttrsdga.
Tha stalwarts, however, or still emphatic
in their claims that Senator Kittredge will
carry tha June primaries and be his awn
successor.
QUIETUS ON STOCK GAMBLING
Pusidset Ruusevsit Orders Coaaasi
sloaer Sails to Iavrstlgst Mtaw
ds ",w la I'm.
WASHINGTON, March 13- President
Roosevelt has directed Herbert Knox Smith
I of the bureau of corporations to Invest. ga'e
tha methods of stock trailing with a view
to furnishing the basis of poesthle future
legislation regulating such practices. The
difficulty is recognized of attempting fed
eral regulation of the transfer of stocks
which will operate to curtail purely gam
11 1 rig contracts and at the some time work
tio hindrance to legitimate transfers, and
s announced tc ba for the purpose of pro
ceeding on sound principles that the In
vestigation is being made. President Roose
velt hss declared himself tu be decidedly
in favor of eliminating stock gambling.
MANY FRAUDULENT ' VOTES
Via Thoasaad Cast la Laalslaaa
I soot dots Ar Asked t
Withdraw.
NT3TW ORLEANS. La., Marco, 11. Afti-r
considering the cliarga tnat aonut 4.tH
fraudulent voles were eait tn the recent
democratic prlmarv for lieutenant governor,
ti'.e demoi r'ttic stat. central own nit lea . j.
itav appoir.t. d o " nuni:tej tj request hot :i
loe et-uceaeful and tut deieaied candliia'ea
to withdraw and a.low the court to appoint
a nomine for lieutenant governor. Ths
charges of fraud wer filed by J. J. Bailey,
th defeated candidate), wha was apposed by
Paul Lsmbrsaumu
NETTLETON K CHAIR
Speaker Chosea to Head Temporary
Conveatiaa Orjaaizatioa.
OLOWES C3 DELEGATES KZZS
Hotel Corriion Fid With. Bepub
Iicaas, aad Mare Cominj.
CTLT 03TE CCXTEST APPIA23
Two Deleyitioas from Platte Coaaty
Ask for Seats.
C03TE3TI03 31XET3 AI BOTD
ela Will B Eaftrety nrwtowloa
With Bra-eat C. B. Aadevsaa mt
Crete la Chars; a Praa
eat Chalraaaa.
cojmcsmosr caxxztdab.
Stabs Convention, Boyd's Thsatsx, I p. a.
Temporary analrman, 9. XC Settlataa.
Permanent sh airman, C. a. Aadst-son.
Second district tonvsntlon. Ths Boats, i
a. aa.
Sixth district onTsntlon, Tim Boms, 1
a. m. ,
Dan Nettleton of Clny county, spakrt
of tne house of repr"!s.ntsfi-es. and C. B.
Anderson of the Board of Regents of tilt
Stato university were recommended as tem
porary and permanent chairman, respec
tively, of the republican state convention
which w'Jl meet at tha Boyd theater thlt
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Tha recommenda
tions were made by the state central com
mittee at Its meeting yesterday afternoon.
Delegates to the convention filled tilt
corridors of th hotels yesterday after
noon. Lara arrivals Increased ths number
during the evening and tha majority of
the delegates or expected to reach her
this morning. The state central committee
was In session yesterday afternoon and
evening. Only one contest came up before
it and that was from Platte county. Two
delegations, one selected by tha conven
tion at Cblumbus and tha other by the
county central committee.
Among the early arrivals Wednesday
morning was Lieutenant Governor Hope
well of Burt county and Senator C. A.
Sibley of Lincoln county, N. F. Tomllnson
of Hall county. Judge Aaron Wall of Loup
City, L. H. Jewell and Alfa Morgan af
Broken Bow and Thomas Majors of Peru.
Hurry Lindsay, treasurer of tiia state
committee, arrived from New Orleans with
out ever going to Lincoln. Secretary F. P.
Corrick of Lincoln and other officers and
members of committees also arrived.
Admlosioa hy Ticket.
The state convention will be called to or
der at ths Boyd theater,. Seventeenth and
Harney streets, promptly at I o'clock
Thudsday afternoon. Admiusiun will b hy
ticket only, and tha $!5 delegates will be '
sealed oa the lower floor and stage, t Sec
retary F. P. Cor-tck of tha siutii commit ton
can make Uia arra.iaemiut.. If on overflow
meeting was possible there would be ona
Thursday, as the delegations which will
apply for admission will ba large. Tha
stags will probabiy be occupied by tha
Third district delegation, the offlcars,
speakers and newspaper representatives.
Tickets will be given out Thursday morn
ing at tha committee headquarters on the
parlor floor of the Rome hotel.
Tha doors of tha theater will be open to
those holding tickets at l:i o clock. After
Z o'clock the galleries will be thrown open
to the public.
The tso congressional conventions will
be held in tha convention rooms of the
Rome, tha Sixth district at 10 o'clock anil
tha Second district at 9 o'clock. Thess will
complete tha list of district conventions,
tha third having been held Tuesday at Nor
folk. Though the Hume is headquarters and
most of the delegates are st that hotoU
many are scattered about the city, soma
at the Millard and others at the Murrar,
which In times past have been republican
headquarters.
About these hotels nothing" but "Taft
talk" is heard vhen presidential preferences
srs mentinned. That the delegsMons ha8
been voluntarily for Taft, and many of tha
counties would have voted for the war sec
retary on a presidential preference almost
a year ago, Is shown by ths talk of such
delegates as Orlando Tefft of Cass county
and James E. Deixell of Lexington, who Is
sn avowed candidate for superintendent cf
public Irtstruclon. subject to tha naxt re
publican nominating convention.
West la for Taft.
"I can honestly say that I sm acquainted
with tho sentiment sf republicans from
Cheyenne to Grand Island." said Mr. DI
aelt, "and the western part of tha stats baa
been for Taft for months. I believe ths
republicans of our country knew their
minds before those In ths eastern part af
the state.
"Of course, there ia little doubt but that
ths western part of the stats would havs
been solid for Roosevelt had a third term
been possible, but we took the president
seriously out there even before- his last re
fusal to even consider a third term.. Our
county chairmen felt that Roosevelt al
ways stays by a declaration and Taft
' leaped into popularity out there months
ago probably before the eastern part of
ths state had Tilly made up Its mind,
j Any taik about the party leaders dictating
to the republicans of the west and telling
j them that a Taft pros-am must go through
I Is the merest rot. From my observation
i it was Taft around Lrtington and North
j Platte before the leodnrs were in. They
j followed the rank and Ml inetead of ths
rank and file following tha h-ad.-rs."
Orlando Tfft cf Avoia. In Governor
Sheldon s county, said "The Lancaster
republicans have bean accusing me of
responsibility in tne defeat of their La
FoHette-Roosevelt trli k. but I have an
aiiiii. Then, besides that. I am dead and
gone to my long horns politica'Sv. I really
had nothing to do with tne defeat of tha
I trick, but that is nut Haying that I am
not In sympathy with th counties outside
of Lancaster which put a splits Into the
Lincoln program. It is Taft beyond ques
tion In tha First district, voluntarily, pa
triotically and every other way.
"As for th Lancaster republicans mak
ing go effort to 'get- Congressman Pol
lard as A result of tl.e fuilurs of their pro
gram, w understand they hava several
notes tn the sr. looking about for thai,
congressional nomination."
ou h is the sen;'. .lent of n ruliilcans front
every cornrr of '-.e sta:,;. fr m ' flriiula tu
fcroa-n Bow; :!: : it v l.i H iugu.
i'c- .ii-i-"?a:.'-.I'-;a:-:t'. ths "big four"
are fa 1 ai; .iai. all -routers: (Governor
Sheldon. Senator Norn brows. Victor
Rosswaier and Judge Aden W. Field,
Many of th counties ware instructad for
tha two aexukUira, Governor SluHdoa. and
