LOT P CITY. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY , JANUARY 23, 1n forty-thr.ee*' ccunt,s *of violating rthe Kansas anti trust law ■ Bryan Goes to Kentucky. FrankfOrt, Ky.—William Jennings' Bryan has volunteered to come to Kentucky-and help the democrats win. the United States sefiatorship. ..Gov ernor Beckham received a letter, from Mr. Bryan saying he would be here on Tuesday. <= £ •i ' * Twenty Blocks Burned. IT.'r Santiago Chile—A great fire at Te . ? hnuco, a flourishing city in the south ^ of Chile, has destroyed twenty blocks of buildings. The loss Is more than $300,000. There is great distress among the poor. *i.y[ FRANK BARKER IS HANGED. Red Cloud Murderer Goes'to the Gal » lows. iihooln—Frank Barker, tke Web ster '^county • •double-murderer, was hanged in the state penitentiary Fri day afternoon. " The trap was sprung at 2:57 o'clock, and nine minutesJater he was dead. His execution occurred just three minutes before the time expired in which he could legally De hanged, the mandate of the court hav ing ordered the warden to execute the man between the hours of 11 o'clock and 3 o’clock. The execution was delayed until the last minute that Barker's attorneys would have every opportunity? to secure a stay of exe cution- either from the governor or from theicourts. - Barker met death without a tremor: he walked from the hospital between two guards, 100 feet across the yard, through the warhouse to the steps of the gallows, up the 'steps apparently without fear. In a whisper the execu tioner asked him if he had anything to say and in a low voice he replied "no." The straps were adjusted, the trap sprung aad the. law had been vin dicated before the'sixty or seventy five people present realized that -the executioner was even ready to begin. Only one citizen of-Webster county, where the crime was committed, was present at the execution. Charles Walker, a brother of Mrs. Alice Barker, one of the condemned man's victims. Barker's last request to jYarden Beemer was to refuse admittance to any one from Webster county and his wish was respected except in the case of the relative and he was admitted according to law. Fifteen citizens of the vicinity of IHavale and Red, Cloud were at the penitentiary seeking ad mission. as were four sheriffs,-but they did not get into the death room until after the execution, '-aKo evidence has' been shown to- me that convinces me I should interfere with the process of the law and save Barker from thd gallows," said Gov ernor Sheldon at the end of the long drawn-out conferences between him and iudge Haiqer and others pleading for the condemned man. It is my judgment Barker is as sane as any per son under,, -similar circumstances could be.” ' Judge Hamer, when he received the governor's ultimatum, raced from the penitentiary back tdtown as fast as he could go to seek a rehearing on the insanity plea before some district judge. Governor Sheldon, with Attorney General Thompson went to the peni tentiary in the morning for the pur pose of having a final interview with Barker. The governor held a long con versation with the prisoner, and even then was not satisfied what to do. Judge Hamer was at t&e .prison and talked with -the governor again, show ,ing*him an Ohio supreme court deci sion, which held that a person is in sane when he has an ..uncontrollable impulse. Governor rSheldon left the penitentiary undecided, and asked .the warden to delay ijie execution until 2:30 p. m., but oil.his return to the state) house, finally concluded not to grint further reprieve. MILES OF CARS ARE IDLE. Two Hundred and Sixty Thousand Out of Employment. Omaha—Car shortage. which was distressing to.'shippers a few months ago. has been supplanted by a car sur plusage equallj’ distressing to the railroad magnates. .Every manager of a . railroad Centering Omaha has the common complaint to make and the officii report of the car service asso ciation'Vonfirrii's the'individual state ments b>> showing the aggregate num ber, of idle freight cars on the rail roads of-tlte United States and Can ada at present to be 260,000. This represents a total capita! of $124,000,000; which is not earning any revenue for the railroad companies. This a great change from November l2,*when the car shortage amounted to 57,028 cars, and on October 30 the car ! shortage' amounted to 90,757 cars. ,*?----— Sale of Opium Is Shut Off. Washington—Within a little over a month’s time the lafr'prohibiting the importation of opitim into* the Phil ippines will beco'nte .effective and in aittlcipifUon of' that .Important-’-event f there is much speculation among the l/Filipinbs in regard-to the probable ef fect of-'"the law - i-large quantity of Jwjium is consumed in the islands, mainly Ik- the large:Chinese element, but, the j^aneful habit of opium smok ing has b?ep rapidly extending among the-mative^Filipinos ahd even among the Americans. '.■•'* -■ g --' * ’ Money Flows to New .York, New York—A tremendous flow of cash from the'(banks throughout the country to New York. City banks’was -indicated on {Saturday by the, bank ! statement, which showed- an increase of $26,185.800/in the amount of c$sh held by the New York Clearing House institutions. ‘ This increase in cash is not thhught'to be a recoyd one. but it is believed?‘to approach Within a fe'w millioq?-of the largest increase ever recprdM in a single week' in this city. . * SWTLE IT YOURSELF. f 1—TTTT7F THE ALDRICH FINANCIAL BILL GETTING THE MEASURE IN SHAFE TO SE REPORTED SOON. Senate Committee on Finance Held Two Meetings and Will Soon Get Together Again. Washington—After two session? of the senate committee on finance Thursday the members of the com mittee were in possession of a fair idea of what shape the Aldrich finan cial bill will be in when it is reported next week. There will be no more meetings of the committee until Mon ‘ day. when the various amendments which have been gradually evolved through the general discussion of the bill during this week will be Incor porated in the measure. It is stated to he practically certain] that the limit of extra currency which the bill provides, for will he raised from 1250,000.000 to $500,000,000. Most of the members of the committee be lieve that this figure is not too high ' for a time of emergency, ^hen a heavy issue, of currency notes is demanded | on security of the prescribed sort and under the prescribed tax. The tax on f the emergency issues will not. it is be-1 ! lieved, be placed higher than 6 per ! cent, which the bill now provides, j An amendment ottered by Senator { Bailey reducing the required. popula-1 j tipn of ?. county or municipality whose! i bends are to figure in a currency is-j ' sue from 20.000 to 10.000 is expected i to receive the support of a majority] ' of the committee, and according to re ! liable report will be adopted. This | will;permit smaller towns of just as great an age and of commensurate j prosperity with the larger towns to ' participate in the benefits of the measure. Senator Dolliver probably will offer an amendment in opposition to the raiiroad bond feature of the "bill, and It may possibly call for the entire elimination of such securities. Senator Bailey will no doubt support him in such a project, as he does not hesitate to let it be known that he is not in favor of railroads being al lowed to file their bonds with the j government as security for currency I issues, owing to their tendency to fluctuate. There is thought to be enough opiwsition in the committee, however, to defeat such an amendment, for the belief expressed by its oppo nent^ is that the backing by the gov ernment, once railroad bonds are ac cepted as security for a certain issue, will have the effect of insuring the stability of the currency notes issued on them. A democratic meml>er of the com mittee asserted that the minority as a. whole is not in favor of a bill pro viding a currency basis on any se curity,_except government bonds, but betftg. unable to prevent a favorable report on such a measure they are making it their duty -so far as lies in their power, to make it as effective a measure of that nature as possible and thgy are therefore joining with repub licans in advocacy of most of the fea tures of the Aldrich bill. Three-Cent Fares Needful. -Detroit. Mich.—Mayor William B. Thompson, in his annual message to the common council, declared that the; railway companies can obtain "no new lease of life except upon the fundamental basis of 3-cent fares.” Nakashoko Resigns. Tokio—Nakashoko. vice minister of communications, resigned. He will be suij Seeded by Muzuka of the railroad i bureau. SAILORS HONORED IN BRAZIL AMERICAN ADMIRALS ARE GIVEN BREAKFAST BY EXECUTIVE. Four Thousand Men From Fleet Are I Given Shore Leave. With a Smoker for Officers. R!o Janeiro—The president of the republic. Dr. Penna. entertained the admirals and some of the higher offi cials of the American fleet at a break fast Wednesday at Petropolis. Later in the day there was a garden' party at the American embassy in the same suburb. Through Rear Admiral Evans could not be present at these func tions. the fleet was well represented by Admirals Thoma.s Emory and j Speery. Captain Osterhatis of the flag- : ship Connecticut. Captain Wainwright of the Ixmisiana, Captain Hubbard of the Minnesota. Captain McCrea Of the Georgia ad Captain Murdock of the Rhode Island. Baron Rio Branco, the minister of j foreign affairs, was not able to be present on account of sickness. The breakfast of the president was j. given at the palace, which was beauti; fully decorated with flowers and greens and the Brazilian and American flags. There was a warm - interchange of fraternal greetings. Dr. Penna speak ing eloquently and in the warmest terms of the friendship entertained [ in the Brazilian republic for the great republic of the north. In reply the American ambassador, Irving B. Dudley, warmly thanked the president for his kind 'allusions to the relations of friendship existing be tween the United States and Brazil and for the magnificent reee_ption which awaited the Americans on their arrival, in the country and which they were now enjoying. The American officers and other in vited guests went to Petropolis early in the morning. They were met by the representatives of the president and by the American ambassador. Later, at the breakfast, they met. among other high officials, the Brazil ian minister of marine. Admiral Alen ear; the minister of war. Marsha! Her mes Fonesco: the chief of the naval station and the members of the presi dent’s staff. The newspapers this morning all commented favorably upon the good behavior of the sailors who had shore leave yesterday. The men all had a good time and perfect order was main tained. Xot less than 4,000 men visit ed the city during the course of the day and evening. CHAIRMAN OF WASTE PAPER. Place Found for Senator Bailey of Texas. Washington—Senator Bailey -was on Wednesday made chairman of the committee to dispose of useless pa pers in the executive departments to succeed the late Senator Mallory. The principal value of the appointment is that it gives him a committee room, of which the scarcity of minority chairmanships has thus far deprived him. TAFT WILL STAY IN CABINET. Declares Rumor Unfounded He is to Devote Time to Candidacy. Washington—Secretary Taft indi cated that he wanted to be quoted as saying that there is absolutely no foun dation for the rumors that he is to re sign from the cabinet. The printed story was to the effect that Secretary Taft would resign and devote his en tire attention to his campaign for the nomination for president. THE CABINET W IN TROUBLE. Ministers cf Finance and Communica tions Resign. Tokio—-A cabinet crisis is immi nent. After a conference of the cabi net ministers Marquis Saionjai, the prime minister, visited the emperor at the palace and was quickly followed by Prince Ito. It is understood that difficulties ex ist over the budget which are inrec oncilable. It was announced that Yoshiro Sakatani. minister of finance, and Isaburo Yamagata, miinster of com munications have resigned from the cabinet. Their resignations have been accepted. The resignation of Mar quis Saionjai. the prime minister, has been refused. Masamsa .viatsuda. minister or jus tice, will combine the portfolio of finance, and Keihara. minister of the interior, will combine that of the min ister of communication. This leaves the cabinet without any new element and removes the disputants, who have ben the disturbing factors for some time past. The information about the resignation of Isaburo Yamaeata as minister of communications, an nounced by the Associated Press on January ill was evidently correct, and the official denial made on the following day was • probably intended to tide over the period during which there was a possibility of an adjust ment. The whole matter now- is believed to be settled. There probably will be some changes of items in the budget and probably the government may de cide not to increase taxation, but in stead reduce the appropriations for the army and navy. It is possible that it may be decided to issue a loan to cover the deficiency. The cabinet counsel gave rise to some heated debates. Yamagata in sisted upon the resignations of Saka tani. who is responsible' for the bud get. which will be introduced in the diet, and who is blamed by the cab inet ministers and the public because in 1907 he promised that there would be no increase made in the taxation nor would there be any resort to a foreign loan in 1508. An investigation of the financial situation convinced the cabinet offi cers and elder statesmen that an in crease in the taxation, or in lieu there of a foreign loan would be unavoida ble. Sakatani endeavored to reduce the' appropriation for the army and navy to which these factions objected and finally succeeded in carrying their point. Controlled by the Standard. New York—More than 99 per cent of the old business in Colorado. Wyo ming. Utah and New Mexico is con trolled by the Standard Oil company, according to testimony adduced at the government suit against that company. GOVERNMENT HOLDS UP NEWS. Japanese Political Situation Will Not Ee Complicated by Reports. Washington—With a full compre hension of the fact that the Japanese emigration question is being made an important issue in the political cam paign now in progress in Japan and a consequent desire to avoid in any way embarassing the Saionaji minis try and perhaps causing its overthrow at the approaching election, the State department is resolutely declining to publish any information respecting the progress of the negotiations with Japan on that subject. SAYS IT WILL MEAN WAR. Japanese Protests Against American Exclusion. Paris—The Patrie publishes a letter from a “Japanese officer who was wounded in Manchuria and who is now convalescing at Nice.” protesting against the idea of the inferiority of the Japanese. This writer says: “In the hierarchy of people, we are superior to the Italians and the Span iards. Can the Yankees refuse our immigrants when they accept the re fuse and the scum of Italy and Ger many? No one has the right to treat us like the Chinese, who are savages. If the Americans persist in their pre tensions, it means war.” Cuban Self-Government. Washington—In transmitting to the ensate on Tuesday the report of Pro visfnola- Governor Magoon on condi tions in Cuba.* the president said: “I am glad to be able to say that we can now definitely announce that by or be fore February 1, 1909, we shall have turned over the island to the president and congress to be elected next De cember by the people of Cuba. Our work to turn the island over to it3 own people will be scrupulously regarded.” Indiana for Fairbanks. Indianapolis, Ind.—Republicans in Indiana in district conventions select ed members of the state committee which will manage the coming presi dential campaign in Indiana. Each dis trict convention adopted resolutions indorsing Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks for the presidential nomi nation. ’ - — ■ • ONE HUNDRED CRUSHED AND BURNED TO DEATH. CROWDED HALL CATCHES EIRE Many Trampled Under Foot Perish in the Flames and Others Injured by Jumping. Boyertown. Pa.—A catastrophe, hor rifying in .its details and sickening in its results, on Monday night swept nearly 100 souls of this borough into 1 eternity in almost the twinkling of an eye and injured nearly three score, many of them fatally. While the Scot tish Reformation was being produced in Rhoades' opera house by Mrs. Mon roe of Washington a tank used in a moving picture scene exploded. Imme diately there was a wild rush for the exits. Men of mature years endeav ored to stifi the panic, but their voices could not be heard above the shrieks and screams of the terrified women and children who composed the great er part of the audience. The scenes cannot be portrayed fit I tingly by the most imaginative. The blood-curdling cries for help of those who weie penned within the walls of the blazing structure could be heard above the Toaring. seething flames, it seemed as though nearly the entire au dience made a mad rush for the exits the moment the explosion occurred. In their attempt to quiet ihe crowd, those persons who were on the stage accidentally upset the coal oil lamps used at the foofights. The burning oil scattered in all directions and tbe lamps which were used to light the opera house exploded, throwing the | blazing oil over the terror-stricken , people who were fighting frantically to gain the exits. In the mad rush a. section of the floor gave way. precipi tating scores of persons to the base ment. As the floor collapsed tne shrieks of the helpless persons who were carried down were heard for : blocks. . It'^vas scarcely five minutes from the time of the explosion of the tanks until the entire heart of the structure seemed a roaring furnace. Scores of persons who were in the balcony at the rear jumped from the windows and sustained fracutred limbs and skulls. To add. to the terrible disaster, the j fire apparatus became disabled and the structure was left entirely to the mercy of the flames. It is almost cer tain not a vestige of the bodies of the unfortunates who were overcome by the smoke and perished will ever be found. Assistance was asked from Potfs towir, bui before the tire apparatus from that Cijy reached this place th • entire center of the structure was a roaring furnace. Had the women and children heeded the warning of the cooler heads in the audience, the hor rible loss of life might have been avoided, but there was the usual panic and stampede which invariably follows such a catastrophe. Boyertown, Pa.—When nightfall put a stop to the work fcf recovering the dead from the ruins of the Rhoades opera house.'"where the holocaust oc ; curred. the official roll of victims num bered 1G7. Whether any more bodies are buried beneath the ruins cannot be positively seated, but it is the belief of those who’had charge of the grew some work that all of the dead have been removed and that the total list | of victims will not go above 170. Indorse Bryan. Carbondale, 111.—William H. War j der of Williamson county was nomi nated for congress at the democratic ' convention here to fill the uneipired | term of the late George W. Smith in ! the Twenty-fifth Illinois district. Res I olutions indorsing William J. Bryan I for the presidency were adopted. UNION STATION ANNEX FIRE. Quarter Million Loss at Kansas City Result of Blaze. Kansas City—The Union station an nex, in Union avenue adjoining the i Union raiiwav station was destroyed i by fire Monday. The Union Station ; proper, one of Kansas City’s land marks. was saved by the firemen after ' a hard fight. The burned building i contained the receiving offices of the Adams, Wells-Fargo and Pacific Ex press companies, a branch of the postoffice, the offices of Fred Harvey Eating House company, the Pullman Car company's linen room and the ' Railway Men Young Men’s Christian I association rooms. The loss is esti ! mated at ciose to $250,000. Coal Roads Are After Time. Washington—The coal carrying rail roads who are required under an act of congress to dispose of their coal properties by May 1 next, have sub mitted to the attorney general a prop osition looking to a postponement of the date of enforcement of the Iaw3 on account of the recent financial dls