The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, December 20, 1907, Image 1
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. , , , , . ri NORFOLK NEBRASKA FUIDAY DICTMHKK 20 1907. NEBRASKA DELEGATION TO PRES IDENTIAL CONVENTION , TAFT , LAFOLLETTE , HUGHES Taft Secured Endorsement of Last State Convention , But Frank Harri son Thinks LaFollette Has a Show , While Hughes Is Waiting. Lincoln , Neb , , Dec. 19. Special to The News : Political manipulators are now engaged In red hot battle for the Nebraska state delegation. LnRt fall Taft secured the endorsement of the republican state platform conven tion. Several weeks ago F. A. Harri son , clerk of the federal court at Lin coln , filed hlH resignation and started a boom for LaFoIlotto. Now there Is a vehement demand for a Htato primary. The LaFollette 'campaign ' IB being directed by llarrl- HOD , who Is aided by several workers from Wisconsin. State Chairman Hayward Hays the primary hchemo would cost the party organization $20,000 and he insists that It Is Impossible to raise the nec essary sum of money. He urges a convention to choose delegates. C. O. Whedou ami others are agitating for a direct vote of the people. Hughes has an organization in Lincoln and Senator Uurkett's name has been men tioned In this connection. However , the fight will bo between the Taft sup porters and the LaFollette men. Governor Sheldon and Senator Bur- lctt have both been suggested as vice presidential candidates. Neither has given consent for the use of his name , however. NET WEIGHT JUILING STANDS Attorney General Holds With Food Commissioner. Lincoln , Due. 19. Until a court orders changes In conditions , Nebraska food products put up in package form must ba branded with nut waight and muas- uro of contents. An opinion was giv en by Attorney General Thompson to Governor Sheldon , embodying this view , and it will be followed by tha food commissioner. Governor Sheldon asked tha attdr- noy general the meaning of the pure food law with respect to branding packages , lu his letter the governor mentioned the belief of the executive department and asked if this was cor rect. The attorney general says it is , and , In a lengthy opinion , details hla reasons. He says thu Interpretation is In line with the holdings of the court. And while It is more strict than the federal pure food law , tbo state legislature evidently regarded the na < tional law too lax and made the pro visions purposely. Formerly it was the custom , tht opinion recites , for people to go to the grocery stoie and buy lu bulk bj weight what they now receive in package ago form already weighed by the man ufacturers. The law was evident ! ] brought forth by the practice of dls honest wholesalers , who defraudei customers by short weights. By lei 'HE ' the confidence of the public the ; called down upon themselves this leg islatlon , Intended to provide ful weight and standard quality. In his opinion the attorney genera says there are products that shrlnl and' whose weight In package fore may be variable. He believes the la's will permit the dealers in this ser of goods to arrive at some agrcemen on branding with the food commis sioner. LaFolUtte Opens Headquarters. Lincoln , Dec. 19. W. L. Houser of Madison , WIs. , who is in Nebraska in the Interest of the presidential- candi dacy of Senator LaVollette , estab lished permanent headquarters in Lin- coin , and said an aggressive Qnnvass would be made to soouro the Nebraska delegation to the Chicago convention. DOYLE-BURNSJASE GOES ON Supreme Oourt Orders Another Trial of the Famous Suit. P B Molnes , Deo. 19. There must be another trio ] of the famous Doyle- Slums lawsuit In Pottawattamle coun ty , unless the parties settle the big Buit out of court , which they are not likely to do. The supreme court af firmed the last action of the district court in setting aside the verdlot of the jury because ot misconduct on tha part of the jury and for ether roasoms. This Is the third time the case has feeen in the supreme court. On tke first trial In the district court at Coun cil Bluffs Doyle got a verdlot of | 700- 000 on the default of the defense. This was set aside and a trial had , which resulted' in a verdlc of $460,000 for Doyle. Then there was an appeal to the supreme court by Burns and the results of the district court trial wore reversed. On the next trial there was a verdlot for Buns , and Doyia en tered a motion to have this verdict et aside , alleging misconduct on the part of jurors. The suit wag started by Doyle to se cure an accounting , alleging a partner ship with Burns In valuable gold and silver mine properties In the Cripple Oreelc district of Colorad * . Jews Given Notice to Move , . fit. Petersburg , Deo. 19. A d'lspatoh Moelvfd hove from Vladivostok de glared the Jews have been ordered te wlthli. four days. Jewish prop folders , however , ara given eight s la DEAD MONARCH AT REST mrnense Crowds Line Streets as King Oscar Tnkcs Last Ride. Stockholm , Dec. 19. The body of nto King Oscar was laid to rout to- ay In the Dalrholm church , where all ho kings of Sweden are burled. The lercmony was ono of the most impres- Ivo ever held In this country. Dur- ng the passage of the pageant him- Ireds of thousands of people lined ho streets , heads were bared despite ho severe cold and the greatest rev- rcnco WHS shown the dead monarch. ueweys soventiein uirinday. Washington , Doc. 19. Admiral George Dewey gave a dinner In cele bration of the seventieth anniversary of his birth. The actual anniversary does not occur until the 20th lust. , but the celebration was advanced In order that the president , who was anxious to accept the admiral's Invita tion to attend , might ba present , Mr. Roosevelt expecting to be away from the city for a time next week Message from Steamer Grant. On Board Steamer President Grant , by wireless , via Halifax , N. 8. , Dea. 19. Secretary of War Taft , who Is finishing the last stage of his journey around the world on the President Jrant , will probably reach New York omorrow. In commenting on the de parture of the big American Hoot of warships for the PaclHc , the secretary said he viewed the undertaking with real satisfaction. He regards the cruise aa necessary practice and val uable as placing the men and ships under condition approximating a war footing. SOUTH DAKOTA APPOINTMENT " ' 'LIKELY TO BE HELD UP. LOTTERY AGREEMENT VIOLATED E. C. Wagner , Nominated on Recom mendation of Senator Gamble , Un der the Lottery Agreement , Is Book ed For Trobule. Washington , D. C. , Dec. 19. 13. C. Wagner of Alexandria , S. D. , has been laminated for the ofllce of United States attorney for the district of South Dakota. The nomination was mule on the recommendation of Sen ator Gamble , who won the attorney- ship at the white house lottery presid ed over by President Roosevelt. While Senator Kittredge has made no for mal announcement on the subject It Is known to be his purpose to oppose the confirmation of Mr. Wagner. As Senator Kittredge occupies a position on the committee on judiciary the Gamble nominee has a rocky road to travel. In the controversy that was supposed to have been terminated when President Roosevelt tossed a coin In the air In the presence of Messrs. Kittredge and Gamble the United States attorneyshlp was the bone of contention. Kittredge had been successful In his efforts to defeat the confirmation of James D. Elliott. Elliott and Wagner are both obnox ious to Mr. Kittredge , especially Wag ner , and the latter's chances of con firmation are extremely slight. All this means that every nomina tion made for appointment In South Dakota will be hold up at the Instance of one senator or the other. Senator Kittredge is fighting to retain his seat In the senate. Senator Gamble would like to see the toga hanging from the shoulders of Gov. Coe I. Crawford. BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. Affairs of the Hansen Mercantile Com pany of Tllden. Burt Mapes was In Tllden again Thursday afternoon In his capacity as ecelver for the Hanseu Mercantile lompany of Tllden. Bankruptcy proceedings nave been nstltuted against the Hansen company n the federal courts , the company bo ng given until next Tuesday to file an answer to the proceedings. The an swer , If the firm decides to contest he proceedings , will be filed nt the 'ederal building In Norfolk. If no appearance Is registered In Norfolk , bankruptcy will be certified to and ho matter turned over to E. P. Weath- erby of this city , referee in bankrupt cy. cy.It It now appears that the Hansen Mercantile company Is Indebted In the sum of about $10,000 , there being about $10,000 duo the wholesale houses In addition to the $0,000 claim of the German bank of Tllden. The stock Is being invoiced. Its value Is placed at between $12,000 and $13,000. Win Suitor Kills Hlmsalf. Missouri Valley , la. , Doo. 19. J. M. Hoffman , twenty-five years of ago , shot and killed himself because Laura Mooney rejected hla proffer of mar riage. Tbe young woman , a waltreis In a restaurant , fa in a state of hys teria as a result ol the tragedy. Internal Revenue Rcoelpto. New York , Deo. 19. The annual report of Commissioner Caper * of the Internal revenue bureau shows that for the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1007 , tbe receipts of this bureau wore $269,664,022.85 , an excess of $20,681- 3E4 over the preceding year. Blind Girl Kidnaped , Milwaukee , Dec. 19. Little blind Pearl Burnoll , twelve years old , a member of a local school for defective vision , was kidnaped from the school , presumably by a woman of West Pullman - man , 111. , from whom the child' was ALONZO SNYDER , PIERCE COUN TY FARMER , ROBBED. MAN UNCONSCIOUS , TEAM LOOSE After Being Robbed , Snyder Is Placed In His Own Buggy and the Horses Headed for Home Hold up Man Disappears. Pierce , Neb. , Dec. 10. Special to The News : Ono of the most daring crimes It has been the duty of Plerco county ofllclals to Investigate , took place last Saturday night near Mc Lean. Alonzo Synder , n farmer living a few miles west of that place , had gone Into town with a largo roll of bills for the purpose of paying some debts. Ho was not over cautious in displaying the money and was evident ly watched by some culprit , for when Mr. Snyder climbed Into his buggy to go home , he was accosted by ono Leon ard Llnlgor , who asked to he allowed to ride a few miles with him to the home of it friend. To this Mr. Snyder - dor WIIH willing , but when the place designated was reached , the man sig- nillcd his Intention of riding further. The way led through a dark , deep gulch and when In the shelter of this , the man leaned toward Snyder and hit him a blow on the head with some dull weapon , stunning him slightly. Ho then threw him from the buggy , drove the team to a nearby post and tied them. After this , the villain re turned to Mr. Snyder , hit him another blow on the head , remarking , "Now , I esg you're done for , " and when as sured of the Insensibility of his vie- .1m , proceeded to rifle his pockets , fortunately , the man had but $12 left n his pocket , which was taken by Lin ger. Sny.der was next taken by Lin ger and placed In the buggy , the hors es turned loose and headed for home. Mr. Suyder reached home the next morning In a soml-roiisclous condition and Immediately when reaching home entered a complaint. The county ofll clals , on going to the place where Lin ger was expected to be found , dlscov- 3red that ho was not In evidence but : > very means will be employed to lo cate the man and it is hoped that he will soon meet with the punishment ho so deserves. SAW OFF LEG AND SAVE MAN 'As ' Member Was Wooden , However , Wreck Victim Not Seriously Hurt. Waukesha , WIs. , Dec. 19. After be ing pinioned under a wreck for two hours , Edward McCarthy's life was saved by his wooden leg being cut off. McCarthy is a fireman on the Wisconsin Central road , and his en gine toppled over on him. He finally was released with the exception of his wooden leg , which was hold fast under the mass of Iron. Somebody got a saw , cut off the stump of wood , and' the fireman was pulled out. SENATE PROCEEDINGS Culberson Urges His Resolution for Currency Reform. Washington , Dec. 19. In the senate resolutions were Introduced by Sen ator Tlllman , asking the interstate commerce commission to repoit whether any corporation engaged in interstate commerce Is the owner o the stock of any other corporation transporting paenengers and freight and calling upon the Interstate com more * commission to define the au thorlty of the fedural government ant of the states in respect to the contro of the liquor traffic through the operation ation of the interstate commerce law These resolutions provoked consider aba debate and' were finally referrec to committees , though one of them was transformed Into a bill. Senator Culberson spoke on his res olutlon calling on the committee on flnanoe to investigate and report on the cause of the present financla stringency and to recommend meas ures for the prevention of its recur renoe. The resolution was referred to the committee on finance. CORTELYOU CITED INTO COURT Disgruntled Bidder Seeks to Have Him Enjoined from Delivering Bonds. Washington , Dec. 19. Justice Gould of the District supreme court cited George B. Cortelyou , secretary of tbe treasury , to appear in court Jan. 3 , to show cause why ho should not bo en joined from turning over or delivering the balance of the $21,450,000 of the Panama canal bonds to certain banks and' persons to whom he had an nounced allotments. The citation issued by Justice Gould Is based on a petition filed by George W. Austin of New York , who describes himself as a taxpayer and property owner In the United States and who declares ho made a proposal to pur chase bonds of the advertised issue of the face value of $8,000,000. He avers he had agreed to pay at the rats of _ 103.87 , and' accrued interest per $100 ! and on notice of the acceptance of uls subscription stands ready to deposit I the amount with the assistant treas urer at New York. Oklahoma's New Banking Law , Guthrle , Okla. , Dec. 19. The now banking law for Oklahoma , wherein Is provided a guaranty fund for thi protection of depositors In Insolvent banks , will become operative Feb. 17 , 1008. Its makers believe It will make impossible i run on an individual bank or permit a money panic in thi MARL1N RIFLE IN COURT.0 _ eng Missing Gun Placed In Evidence In Powers Cast , Georgetown , Ky. , Deo. 18 , For the Irst tlmo slnco It sent a bullet speed ing on KB lutal mUsIou into tha body of William Uoubel , Jan. 80 , 19UO , the Uarlln rifle , about which so much has jcun said , was placed in evidence in the Powers trial when Grant L. Rob erts took the stand. It is now In the custody of the court as an exhibit lu he noted case. Whuu the gun was wrought Into court It was found to lave been carefully screwed up In a wooden box. The steel bullet and smokeless powder cartridge remain- ng In Its magazine aftwr that one ahot md been fired , had' been removed by Ur. Roberts before packing It , and , hose , too , were filed as exhibits in , ho case. Arthur Goebol , brother of ho murdered man , closely watched every detail connected with the Inci dent. Caleb Powers , while closely watching every movement made , was sheltered from the gaze of the curious jy a large Iron screen used as a heat reflector. Every eye was strained. That the defense expccU to reap some benefit from the Intioductlon of the weapon Is certain. That It may not so end is possible , for the man on the witness stand created the ono flaw in the defense's plans. Grant Roberts would not Identify the gun without qualifications. He was "pretty sure" lint this wns the long missing rifle which he had bought from Clarence sttzzi of Frankfort , but would not speak with absolute ertalnty. MARKED INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FATAL EXPLOSIONS. BULLETIN ON MINE ACCIDENTS Collieries of United States Are ClaimIng - Ing Three Times as Many Victims Per Thousand Employes as Those of European Countries. Washington , Dec. . 19. The coal mines ot the United States are killing three times as many men per 1,000 employes as those of moat European countries. In the last seventeen years 22,840 men .have given up their lives in the mines of this country. As many violent deaths have occurred In the mines during the last six years as during the preceding eleven years. The number of fatal accidents each year Is now double that of file year 1895. In 190C , C.8G1 men were killed or Injured In the mines , the dead num berlng 2,061 and the injured 4,800. These terrible facts have been gleaned by government experts , acting under orders from S cretary Garfield of the interior department to invest ! gate the nature and extent of mine accidents , particularly those result ing from explosions , and to make Bug- gestions as to how mining conditions may be improved and accidents pro vented. George Otis Smith , director of the geological survey , through ex plosive experts , made a number ol examinations of the more dangerous coal mines of the Indian territory. In addition , the nature and causes of a number of disastrous coal mine ex plosions In several of the states were made. The conclusions of the experts were found in a bulletin Issued on coal mine accidents , their causes and pre ventlons. The statement in the but letin that an increase in the number and in the seriousness of mine explo alous may bo expected to continue has already proven fateful , for since the words wore written the country baa been startled with the news of three mine explosions , costing nearly five hundred lives. The first explosion oc ourred in Pennsylvania , in the early part of D cember , and cost thirty-two lives. Then followed the Monongah mine disaster in West Virginia , with a loss ef nearly four hundred lives and the explosion in Alabama the other day with sixty-one lives lost. The bulletin shows that in all Euro pean coal-producing countries the out put of coal has Increased' greatly dur ing the last ten years , but tha num her of deaths per 1,000 miners , Instead of Increasing , as In this country , ha undergone a marked decrease. Thl decrease has been due , the bulletin says , to the effect of mining legislation in those countries for the safeguard ing and protection of the lives of th workmen. Lehlgh Runs Down Schooner. Vineyard Haven , Mass. , Dec. 19. The schooner Jesse Barlow was run down and sunk In Pollock Rip slough by the tug L hlgh and Its crew of si men , who narrowly escaped being car rled down with their Vessel , rcache tbe tug and were brought here. Railroad Dividend Raised. Philadelphia , Dec. 19. The direct- era of the Pennsylvania company , which operates Pennsylvania lines west of Plttsburg , raised the dividend on the stock of the company from a 8 to 7 per cent basis. Los Angeles Bank Falls , Los Angeles , Dec. 19. The state bank commissioners took charge of the West End bank , a small state In stitution , located In the western sec tion of the city. The bank has depos its of about $33,000. Total of $106,060,000 Gold. New York , Dec. 19. The Irving Na tional Exchange bank announced an engagement of $700,000 gold for Im port. This makes a total of $106,080- 000 encaged during the present move- H. C. WYATT , WHO OPERATED IN ROSEBUD LANDS. N KANSAS CITY FEDERAL COURT His Two Associates Have Already Been Convicted A Relic of the Balmy Days When Bonesteel Was the Land Center of the Universe. Kansas City , Dec. 19. A case of onsldernble Importance , In which and fraud Is charged , wns begun In 10 federal court yesterday. II. Clay Vyatt of Lawton , Ok. , Is the defen- ant. For complicity In the case B. ' " . Gecter mid Savannas Van Tees , oth of Butler , Mo. , were fined $1,000 neb litnt May , with the alternative of ntlergolng four months In Jail. Geet- r paid his fine by mortgaging Ills omo. Van Tees could not get $1,000 n everything he had to offer , so he cut to jail , doing penance In the jail t Warsaw. Wyatt Jended not guilty n being arnilgiied'aiul yesterday went 0 trial. It Is expected the case will ccupy three or four days. At the time the Rosebud agency amis were being opened Wyatt wns 1 Bonesteel locating claims , and ono f the two other men went there , tin- viiown to him , to get a claim. During ic search for a suitable site acqualnt- nce was made , and In the end Van Tees began work In Butler to Induce Id soldiers in that vicinity to send nstructlons to Wyatt to locate claims or them , the understanding being nut Instead of having to go to the goncy to settle on the lands , Wyatt voultl find buyers for the relinquish- icnts. The allegation is that this resulted i scores of old soldiers' names being &ed. Some cases were reported In vhlch It was said by the government ecret service men that the claim lo- ators were getting as high as $300 or rellnquishmeuts , but giving the old oldiers in whose names the claims md been taken up not to exceed $25 r $50. .Yesterday's testimony In the Vyatt case was limited to the Intro'- uctlon of ofllclal records. Today oral estlmony will be begun. YAQUIS ONJHE WARPATH Twelve Prisoners Stripped Naked , Stood Up Against Trees and Shot. Nogales , Ariz. , Dec. 19. Information which has just reached here tells ot tha frightful murder ot twelve m n by a band of 100 Yaqul Indians , forty-five southeast of Magdaleua , state of Sonora - nora , Mex. P. J. Mclutyre and a party of mining men of this section have ar rived from the scene , where they viewed the remains of tbo murdered men. The Ynquls captured the party of thirteen men. Among the number was Jose Fernandez , son of President Fernandez of the town of Cuyourpe , and owner of the mescal plantation , where the killing occurred. The oth ers were Mexican laborers on the ranch and some Cananea minors lookIng - Ing for work along the Dolores river. One American was among the num ber , but he was rescued by men who told him that they were Americans. The prisoners were stripped naked , stood up against trees and shot through the head. A band of Yaquls is reported to bo on the warpath. MORE RAIDS ONSHEEP CAMPS _ Sheriff Benefiel of Shorldan and Hla Deputy Called to Waisner. Shorldan. Wyo. . Doc. ' 19. Sheriff Benoflel and deputy have been sum moned to Arvada by a telegram an nouncing another raid on one of tha Waisner sheep camps on tha Powder river. Beyond requesting the sheriff to come at once , prepared to trail sheep camp raiders , no particulars are ob tainable. From the tone of the mes sage it 'Is believed to have been seri ous. ous.It It Is believed here the camp attack ed was on Spotted Horse creek , as the Walsners have been ranging sev eral bands on the forbidden side of the dead line established by cattle men. men.Tho The Waisner camps have been raid ed several times before , and the feel ing against them is very bitter , as the cattlemen claim theRe sheepmen refuse to recognize any distribution of the range and continually violate agreements. Investigating wllker Killing. Denver , Dec. 19. The blood-stalnea garments worn by Secret Service Agent Joseph Walker Nov. 3 , when ha was shot and killed at a coal mine near Hesperus , were exhibited on n dummy figure to the federal grand Jury which Is Investigating the kill ing. By the location of the bullet holes In the clothing and the testi mony of the doctors who held a post mortem examination of the body , of Walker , the government expeoli to prove that Walker was shot from be hind. Qua Rlngllng Dsad. New Orleans , Dec. . 19. Gus Ring- ling , head of the circus combination which controls the shows of the Ring- ling Bros. , Barnum & Bailey and Forepaugh-Selle , died here at a sani tarium. Death was due to a compli cation of diseases. Truce In Illinois Central Fight. Chicago , Dec. 19. A twenty-four fours' truce was declared In the war lor control of the Illinois Central THE CONDITIONJJF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska. Conditions of the weather as record ed for the twcilty-four hours ending nt 8 a. m. today : Maximum 31 Minimum 2 Average 1C nitrometer 29.92 Chicago. Dec. 18. The bulletin Is sued by tlie Chicago station of the United States weather bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Fair tonight and Friday. Not much change In temperature. Diamond Jo Line Sold , Burlington , In. , Dec. 19. The Diamond mend Jo ! tn of Htoumura on the Mis sissippi bus boon sold to a wealthy syndicate of men , who will Impiovo the fleet of pasuvngor und freight boats and Increase Its carrying cupuc- Ity very materially. The prlco Is statad to bo $1,300,000. In addition to the boats , the Diamond Jo company owns valunblo wharf privileges and warehouses along the river from St. Paul to St. Louis. Warren Qarst a Candidate. DCS Molties , Doc. 19. Lieutenant Governor Wurion Garst , In a letter to II. W. Macomhor of Carroll , announced bis candidacy for goveinor of Iowa , subject to the primary election on June 2 next. The announcement of Mr. Garni Is the first formal announce ment for the place and It Is expected that now the Ice is broken ether can didates will follow. ENVOY OF WESTERN FEDERA TION REACHES MINING CAMP. F.FEU8E6 TO DISCLOSE TERMS Attorney Hilton of Denver Will Ap pear Before Government Commls < slon and Present Miners' Side of -Controversy. Goldfleld Nov. , Dec. 19. O. A. IU1- ton of Denver , general counsel for the Industrial Workers of the World and special counsel for tbe American Fed eration of Labor , arrived in Goldfleld , empowered by President Mayer ot the Western Federation to make terms of peaoo with the mine owners of Qoldfleld. Just what are the terms on which peace may be secured , Attor ney Hilton refuses to say , but he states that tlxsy are such that If th < yr arc refused by the Goldileld Mine Owners' association that body will ba put on the defensive by the Western Federation. Attorney Hilton will meet the executive committee of the local minors' union today and go over the details of the terms to ba sub mitted to the mine owners , and later a meeting between the Western Fed eration's attorney and ths executive committee of the Mine Owners' associ ation will be sought. The ofllcers of the Mine Owners' association say they cannot say whether the offer of the Western Federation to present peace terms will bo accepted or not until after a meeting ; of the executive com mittee can be held. Attorney Hilton says also that he will appear before the commission sent by President Roosevelt to Investi gate labor conditions here and' present the Western Federation's side. A small number of men from Cali fornia and a few from Arizona arrived In Goldfield and will go to work In the mines. Work is proceeding In throe of the mines without Interfer ence. The break In the power wires was caused by a snowsllde. The commission sent by President Roosevelt Is examining witnesses and conducting an inquiry Into labor con ditions , but no statement of thalr progress Is being given out. Governor Sparks has loft for his ranch near Carson City and today General Punston will leave for San Francisco. General Funston has or dered a general court-martial to con vene at Goldflold. This order would Indicate , say army men , that the troops now on duty at this place would bo held hare for some time to come. TAKES ISSUEJVITH GOMPERS Underwood Says Wages Will Drop With Price of Raw Materials. New York , Dec. 19. Frederick D. Uuderwood , president of the Erie Railroad company , declared that Samuel uol Compere , head of the American Federation of Labor , was reckoning without his host when he said , as quoted , that the wages of organized labor would not have to come down along with the prices of raw materials In the present general business anc financial depression. "The inexorable law of supply anc demand , which is the basis of pollt leal economy , " said Mr. Underwood "will make Itself felt in the case o organized labor , as well as in all other branches of business , Mr. Gompers notwithstanding. In case an effort Is made to hold up the present abnormal ly high prlco of labor , when the earn Ings of railroads and Industrial cor porations do not warrant It , the alter native will be to shut down. "Labor has been at a premium for the last four years , and It has also been leas efficient than ever before. All classes of employes have pointed to the heavy earnings and' , in consequence quence , have received their share In the shape of higher wages. Now a change has come. Earnings are fall ing off and employes will racolvo a WILL INVITE SQUADRON TO VISIT THE FLOWERY KINGDOM. NOW BEYOND THE GULF STREAM Squadron Scarcely Shaken Down aa Yet , But Still Keeps nt Perfect Dis tances Wireless Telephones Arc Being Used With Success. Toklo , Dec. 19. An olllclnl Inter view was given out by the foreign minister today In which ho says that Inpiiii will not only welcome the Amor- lean Heel to the Paclllc waters , but will extend an Invitation that the great squadron visit Japan. Bvvannah , Ou. , Dec. ID. Th * Ba.- vnnnuh-DeFurest wireless station was In communication with the flagship Connecticut , the Georgia and the JIlu- uusotii of the battleship float. Many official and private messages balna sent to Norfolk , Washington and Now York from officers and correspondent ! with the Heot wuro caught. The messages showed that tha wire less telephones nre being used on tha trip and are proving successful. Tut ships In the squadron carry on con versations and receive orders foi formation by wireless telephono. At 8 o'clock the fleet waa reported as In communication with the wlrelass station at San Juan , P. R. The following message was caught at the Savannah station : "Course ro * malms southeasterly ; tloet EGO miles southeast Jacksonville : Evans sip naled double column , interval 1,600 yards ; well executed ; flagship signals 'Wall done Louisiana. ' Beyond gull stream , moderate swell ; weather per fect ; magnificent picture , blue water , two Hues white ships , crew whita dross ; squadron scarcely shaken down , but keeping perfect dlstancou. " STOESSEL ACCUSED OFCOWARDIGE Alleged to Have Shown White Feather Under Fire. St. Petersburg , Due. 19. LlouUuant General SlouBsel was accused of hav- ting shown the whlto feather under flro pn two different occasions. This ac cusation was made by Colonel Qurko. who was on the stand as a witness be fore tbo court-martial which is trying the general for his aliened failure in the proper defense of Port Arthur. At the moment the court was investigat ing tun circumstances nt General KuropatkjIn'B order dated June 18. 1904 , in which General Stoeesol was told to turn over the command of the garrison to General Smirnoff and join the Manchurian army. General Btocs- sal disregarded this order , and It waa repeated three times. Ho suppressed the copy of the order addressed to General Smirnoff and finally was al lowed to remain at Port Arthur. General Kuropatkln testified that early in May , doubts had arisen as to the fitness of General Stoesael to com mand the fortress , owing to his ner vousness. This Idea was strengthened by a communication sent by General Smirnoff to his aide , Colonel Ourko. that StoasHel was a coward and apt to lose his head during an assault and that It might be necessary t * place him under arrest to prevent tha fall of the fortress. Answering General Stoessel's query as to what grounds he had for making such a statement to General Kuropat- kin , Colonel Gurko related two in stances in which General Stoossel had ordered his staff to scatter under Ire. himself heading the dash for shelter. LIGHT AT LAST FOR THIBET Home of Grand Lama Will Soon B * Gladdened by Newspaper. Peking , Dec. 19. The throne boa canctlonod the construction of a tele graph line into Lhassa , tbe capital of Thibet and' the residence of the su preme head of the Lamalst hierarchy. This Innovation was recommended by the Chinese representative at Lhossa. who , since the advent of the British expedition of 1904 , has been working for the enlightenment of the Thib etans. The throne furthermore will plve hospitals , schools and a mall ser vice to Lhassa , and' it is reported that a request has been made for permis sion to publish a newspaper there. INVERURBAN FARE COMING UP Michigan Managers of Electric Lines Say Fare Must Be 2 Cents a Mile. Lansing , Mich. , Dec. 19. Every interurban - terurban electric railway In the Htato and nearly all the city lines wore rep resented at a conference held herewith with the state railroad commission. The electric managers declared that it costs more to haul freight by electric ity than by steam. It was agreed by nearly all the managers present that passenger rates on intcrurban lines cannot bo profitable at leas than 2 cents per mile. Meeting of Swine Breeders. Dos Molnes , Dec. 19. W. B. Daff- fett of the Swine Breeders' associa- Hop has Issued tbo announcement of the annual convention to be hold in I this city Jan. 14. President Carl O. I Fisher of the National Swine Breed- 1 era' association has called the annual I convention of that body to bo bold in Chicago , Jan. 15. Victim of Unknown Assailant May Die , Mllford , Nob. , Dec. 19. Mrs. Franlc Smith , who was assaulted and beaten Into Insensibility by an unknown as-