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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL.
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NOKFOLK XKBKASKA. 1'MUDAY. MA1UMI IS. 11)10 )
ASK FOR LOWER
FREIGHT RATE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE HEARING -
ING ON AT KANSAS CITY.
WANT RATE BASED ON THE GULF
Merchants and Jobbers of the South
west , Representing 200 Cities , Meet
In Kansas City and Begin Argument
Before Judge Prouty.
KniiHim City , March 17. Merchants
and jobbers from Kansas , Oklahoma
and Texas representing 200 cities and
towns In those states , appeared before
Judge Charles A. Prouty of the Inter-
tutu commerce commission here to
day to argue in favor of their petition
asking for a decrease in freight rates
based on the gulf water rates from
Now York by way of Galveaton.
OUR MINISTER IS ASSAULTED.
Horace G. Knowles Attacked In San
Domingo by Governor's Brother.
Washington , March 17. Horace G.
Knowk'B of Delaware , the minister of
the United States to the republic of
San Domingo , was assaulted while
riding in a vehicle in the public high
ways of Santo Domingo city last Sun
day. The incident was reported by
the American legation to the state de
partment today.
The assailant was a man named Cas
tlllo , a brother of the governor of the
province. Castillo , who was arrested ,
is said to bo mentally derangod.
The Dominican government has ex
plained to Minister Knowles its regret
at the incident.
Cannon Outvoted Again ; Derides 'Em. .
Washington , March 17. The house
again refused today to take up the
Crumpackor bill to amend the census
act. Although regular republicans
who were defeated with Speaker Can
non yesterday rallied some democrats
to their support , they obtained only
137 votes to 142 negative. Speaker
Cannon derided Insurgent voters on
their attitude.
Avery Quells "Sneak" Day.
Lincoln , March 17. Chancellor Av
ry of the state university today quell
ed a sneak day conspiracy in the law
school. The students had arranged tc
absent themselves from classes -tc
cpend the day at Crete. Chancellor
A very promptly notified all of the stu
dents that failure to bo present at
classes would result in suspension ,
Few were absent.
Robbers Scared Away.
Kewanoo , 111. , March 17. Burglars
broke down the vault doors of the
hank at Noponsot , eight miles east o :
here , early today and had partlj
\ wrecked an Interior safe with nltro
glycerine when they were frightenec
awny. Two hundred dollars' wortt
of stamps kept in the vault by tht
postmaster were taken.
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS A FIB.
The Twitching of the Lips an Unfall
Ing Sign , a Magistrate Says.
New York , March 17. "If you wan
to tell if a man is lying to you , watcl
his eyes ; but if you seek to know if i
woman is telling you an untruth , lool
at her mouth. "
This Is the conclusion , reached b :
Magistrate J. E. Corrlgan of the Esso :
Market police court.
"Women have bettor control of thel
eyes than men , " observed the magls
trate. "Tho most innocent blue oya
1 have over seen belonged to a gir
who was a little demon. But It oftei
happens that a woman whoso eye
look blandly truthful will tell a differ
ent story by a slight twitching of th
corners of her mouth.
STILL UPHOLD DR. COOK.
Missouri Valley Medical Society R <
fuses to Rescind.
Omaha , March 17. At the sessioi
of the Missouri Valley Medical assc
elation which convened hero todaj
the secretary reported that ho hai
been unable to locate Dr. Frederic !
A. Cook so ns to convoy to him th
congratulation resolutions adopted a
the last previous meeting of the as
soclatlon six months ago.
After n lively debate , an effort t
have the resolutions rescinded wa
voted down and the secretary was Ir
structed to send the congratulation
of the association to Dr. Cook who
he is found.
The association is composed of ph ;
slcians of Nebraska , Iowa , Kansas an
Missouri.
BONESTEEL TOJfOTE ON PLAI
Will Hold Election for Commlsslo
Form of Government March 22.
Bonesteol , S. D. , March 17. Spocli
to The Nowa : Bonestool will vet
upon the proposition of adopting th
commission plan of government at
special election called for March 2
The plan will have the active oppos
tion of the anti-saloon league. Tli
council met in special session to coi
sider a petition asking that the quo
tion be submitted. They found It su
ficient and ordered the election. Ma
or Lintecurn issued an election notlc
Won't Vote on Liquor Question.
Boston , March 17. The people i
Massachusetts will not have an o
portunlty this year to ballot upon tl
question of amending the constitution
of this commonwealth .HO as to pro
hibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors ,
By a rising vote of/1 * Jjp10. . the house
refused to substitute 111 piovldlug
for Hiich n referendum fyj\i\ adverse
committee leport and tlit 'o roll call
vote of 1U7 to 59 accepted Diverse
report. The debate was v. 'b the
majority of the speaker
present local option system.
Tlllman Well Enough to Travel.
Washington , March 17. Senator
Tlllman , with his wife and two daugh
ters , left Washington for his home In
Trenton , S. C. , yesterday. The sen'
ntor , who a few weeks ago was at
death's door and rallied by his wonder'
ful vitality , Is well enough to walk and
his physicians declared there was no
danger In his traveling.
Prominent Southerner Dies.
Cocoa , Fla. , March 17. Laurent De
Give , for many years Belgian counsel
at Atlanta and one of the most proml
nent theater owners in the south , died
hero this morning.
ROBBER IS FATALLY SHOT
After Having Shot and Seriously
Wounded Three Other Men.
East St. Louis , 111. , March 17.
Willla O'Brien was shot and fatally
wounded in a revolver duel with twc
policemen shortly before midnight to
day after ho had shot and seriously
injured throe men in robbing twc
saloons.
O'Brien first walked into the saloon
of F. D. Hass where he broke up o
card game and rifled the cash regls
tor. As ho backed out , ho throw $1.30
in change on the bar so the proprletoi
could continue business.
Ten minutes later he entered a sa
loon conducted by a woman nearbj
and held up the patrons and two bar
tenders against the wall. Peter Hilde
entered during the operation and at
tempted to knock O'Brien's gun froir
his hand. Hildo was shot through th (
neck.
Jacob Mclntyre , a bartender , wen !
to his friend's aid and was shol
through the right hip.
Albert Bertram , a brakeman , wai
shot through the wrist during the fu
slllade of shots fired by O'Brien. At
tracted by the shots , a dozen or mon
men gave chase to O'Brien , who flee
down the street , showering bullets after
tor him.
" 'Several windows wore broken bul
none of the pursuers was hurt.
Three blocks from the saloon
Q'.B.rlen. .encountered two policemen
who brought him down with wounds Ir
his head and a bullet in his lungs. Al
the Injured were taken to a hosplta
and O'Brien was pronounced as fatal
y hurt. He made a full confession
saying ho was a "natural bad man'
and that he robbed the saloons "jus
for excitement. "
A MILE IN
27 SECONDS
BARNEY OLDFIELD IN PASTES !
MILE EVER MADE BY MAN.
RATE OF 131 MILES AN HOUF
With a Flying Start , Oldfield Made ;
Mile In 27:33 : Seconds and with ;
Standing Start He Made Same Die
tance In 40:50 : Seconds.
Dayton , Fla. , March 17. Barne ;
Oldfleld , driving against time from i
flying start , in a 200-horse power Ben
automobile of special design , coverei
the fastest mile yesterday ever travel
led by a human being. His time wa
27:33 : seconds. Nothing projected in
to space by man save a bullet eve
has travelled at equal speed.
The previous record was set her
four years ago by Marriott , who drov >
a special Stanley steamer one milo li
28 1-5 seconds at a speed of 127.
miles an hour. Oldfield's average yes
terday was 131.72.
Oldfield again launched his grea
car from a standing start for a mil
against time and crossed the finis !
line with another record. His tlm
was 40.53 seconds as against 41 23-10
seconds made with the same car b
Hemmery In England.
Renew Anti-American Attacks.
Bogota , Colombia , March 17. A
attempt to renew the street rallwa
service caused serious street rlotin
which continues as this dispatch Is fl
ed in the early evening. Thus fa
the mob has respected the America
legation which Is under police guan
All Colombians employed by the An
erlcan company owning the rallwa
system are in serious danger.
RAISE DISCOUNT RATE.
Drain on Reserves of Bank of Englan
Causes the Increase.
London , March 17. The directors c
the Bank of England , at their weokl
meeting today raised the minlmui
rate of discount from 3 to 4 percon
This action was caused by the coi
tinned foreign demands for gold , whlc
seriously depleted the bank'a reserve
These are now nearly $25,000,000 \ \
er than at the same time last year.
American Show Opens In Berlin.
Berlin , March 17. Crown Prlnc
- Frederick William today opened tt
American exhibition.
DROPS 50 FEET
TO HER DEATH
OMAHA SCHOOL TEACHER KILL.
ED IN ELEVATOR SHAFT.
DOOR TO SHAFT IS LEFT OPEN
The Elevator In the Boyd Theater
Building Had Been Stopped at the
Fourth Floor and Door Left Open ;
Elevator Rose , Leaving Death Pit.
Omaha , March 17. Miss Bessie
Chambers , a public school teacher ,
was fatally Injured last evening by
falling down an elevator shaft at the
Boyd theater building. She died at
the Clarkson hospital a few hours
later.
The pilot had left the elevator at the
fourth floor leaving the door open ,
Owing to some defect in the machliv
ery or its manipulation the elevator
slowly ascended without attracting at
tentlon , leaving the shaft unguarded
Miss Chambers stopped through the
door without noticing the absence ol
the car and fell fifty teet or more tc
i-.e basement. Miss Chambers had
been a member of the staff at the Cass
street school about eight years. Shi
' formerly taught at Salt Lake City
Utah.
PIERCE TO LOSE PROF. BOWEK
Superintendent of Schools There An
nounces He'll Quit.
Pierce , Neb. , March 17. Special tc
The News : The board of education ol
the Pierce public schools will meet or
Tuesday evening , March 22 , to emploj
a corps of teachers for the coming
year. Great regret is expressed bj
not only the members of the board
but by every patron of the schools
over the announcement of Superinten
dent O. R. Bowen that he would not
be an applicant for re-eloctlon. Pro
fessor Bowen has been superintendent
of the Pierce schools for the past five
years and has brought that instltutloi
up to a high standard. His work h
recognized by the leading educators
of the state and it is no surprise tc
his friends that he has been offered i
better position at a higher salary that
he receives here. Pierce pays a salarj
of $1,200 per year to her superinteh
dent. For the past three years Professor
ser Bowen has been one of the facultj
in the junior normal schools held Ir
the northwest , and his work has ir
every instance received high commendation
dation at the hands of the state super
intendents. He turned out two debat
ing teams from the high school tlu
past two years that won honors a
Albion and Creighton. Two othe :
teachers here , it is said , will not appl :
for their old places , viz : Miss Rent
Olmsted , principal , and Miss Crubaugl
in the third grade.
JAILED FOR STEALING BEER
Three Beemer Men Go to Jail fo
Stealing Farmer's Keg.
Beemer , Neb. , March 17. Special t <
The News : Charles Mueller , a farm
er north of town , purchased a keg o
beer and placed it in the rear of hii
wagon. It looked good to three of thi
boys and while one engaged Muelle
in conversation the other two quietl ;
lifted the beer. It was taken to thi
house of William Weissel where Mar
shal Smith found and took possessioi
of it a few hours later. The three
William Weissel , James Harrison am
Harry Tinser , were safely landed ii
the city jail awaiting turning of thi
wheels of the law.
Later the fines and costs , amount
ing to $28.05 , drawn in Squire Hillle'i
court , making tne highest priced kei
of beer over in Beemer.
VALUABLE MONKEY DIES.
Consul Junior , Insured for $50,000 , , Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia.
Dallas , Tex. , March 17. Consul Ju
nlor , the socalled educated chlmpari
zee , who was dressed and taught t
act like a man , died of bronchial pnet
monla , after an Illness of four days
Consul was valued at $50,000 , and wa
Insured with a London Insurance con
pany for that amount. During his 11
ness physicians attended the monko
as they would have ministered to
human being. The body will bo en
balmed and sent to Europe for buria
Frank Yeazel Resigns.
Madison , Neb. , March 17. Job
Dorr and Miss Ella Burney , daughte
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barnej
were married at the home of th
bride's parents In this city at 5 o'cloc
Wednesday afternoon , Rev. Houlgat
officiating. Both of these young pec
plo have grown up in this vicinity b <
Ing from the most respectable fan
ilies in the community. Mr. Dorr I
the owner of one of the best farms 1
Madison county located near Madiso
and they will commence housokeepln
on the farm at onco.
Frank M. Yaezel , for a number c
years the trusted manager of th
Farmers' Mercantile company of thl
city , has tendered his resignation. M
Yaezel is well and favorably known t
this community and the commercii
world. It is not known just what M
Yaozel's plans are but the people <
Madison and vicinity sincerely nor.
that ho may decide to re-engago I
business hero. No one as > et has
been selected to succeed him.
Laymen's Missionary Meet.
Omaha , March 17. Some 1,400 mei
are expected to sit down to the ban
quct at the Auditorium tonight , whlcl
will bo the opening gun of the loea
laymon's missionary movement con
vontlon. The big speakers of the con
volition , which begins tonight and omit
Sunday afternoon , will be In the clt >
this morning and afternoon. Most ol
them were at Lincoln last night am
yesterday. The program , which Is jus !
out , shows mon from many lands
Some of the delegates will occpy local
pulpits Sunday morning and all forcet
will join In the big Sunday afternoon
as a grand climax to the convention.
RAIL STRIKE
CONFERENCE
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
ARE NOW IN CHICAGO.
WARRING PARTIES IN MEETING
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and Laboi
Commissioner Neill Lose no Time Ir
Starting Negotiations.
Chicago , March 17. Chairman Mar
tin A. Knapp of the interstate com
mcrcc commission and C'ommlssionci
of Labor Charles P. Neill , after theli
arrival in Chicago today for the pur
pose of endeavoring to bring about i
settlement of the dispute between the
Brotherhood of > Locomotive Firemei
and Englnemon and the western rail
ways , lost no time In beginning theli
abors and soon after their arriva
: hey went Into conference with the li
jor officials and representatives of the
forty-seven railroads interested In th <
controversy.
No Strike In East.
New York , March 17. The Nev
York Central and Hudson River rail
road and its controlled lines , includ
ing the Lake Shore and Michigat
Southern , Michigan Central , Bostoi
and Albany and Big Four , reached i
tacit understanding aftenrai all da ]
conference with the , BrcrRwrhood o
Railway Trainmen and the Order o
Railway Telegraphers that there wouh
be no strike because of the lack o
concessions.
In the negotiations for an Increasi
in wages and changes in the workinj
schedule , both sides made liberal con
cessions and when the conference wai
concluded both sides were In the bes
of humor and joined in a statemen
that there was not the least likelihooi
of a strike.
HILL SAYS WE'RE ' WASTEFUI
Railway King of Northwest Says Am
ericans Must Calm Down.
St. Paul , March 17. The address o
James J. Hill , chairman of the bean
of directors of the Great Northen
railway "conservation of capital" wa ;
the feature of the forenoon session o
the state conservation congress today
Howard Elliott , president of the North
ern Pacific railway presided.
The general subject of the sessioi
was agricultural development In Min
nesota. The other speakers were Pro
fessor Robinson of the university o
Minnesota , who spoke on "The Farn
Wealth of Minnesota , " and Professo
A. E. Chamberlain , superintendent o
the Farmers' Institute of South Do
kota , whose subject was "Agricultur
a Science and a Competitive Busl
ness. "
Mr. Hill urged the conservation o
capital , condemned extravagance , gav <
the causes of the Increase In prices
and told how the situation describci
by him might be remedied.
Great interest was taken In th >
speech of Mr. Hill , who declared tha
"wo are living in an age of world-wid
financial delirium ; " and "that afterth
conservation of the land , its aren us
and fertility , must come the conservf
tion of national capital in the simp
of cash and credit. "
Mr. Hill said In part : "The In
u.onse increase of wealth all over th
world has greatly augmented the su [
ply of capital. The mobility of thi
capital , the ease by which through ir
ternational exchange It can bo mad
to satisfy a need now in one countr
and now in another , strengthens th
impression that it is inexhaustible
The addition of uncounted billions t
the aggregate wealth of the world ha
stimulated the spirit of mankind. It
availability has lulled to sleep naturr
prudence and quieted the alarm of mi
ments of sanity in the spend-thrlft' '
life , 'ihe increase of apparent r <
sources by an easy reso.t to borrov
Ing , the mortgaging of a patrlraon
not our own to obtain material fc
present extravagance , the diversion c
i wealth from productive to unprodui
jtivo uses all these have gone fu
ther than most people realize. "
Train Engine Meets Accident.
The Northwestern passenger tral
which left Norfolk for Omaha at
o'clockThursday morning , struck
brake beam on the track between hoi
and Stanton and the engine was pi
out of business , The train was ho
i at Stanton for another onglno.
CHICAGO GREEN
FOR TAFT VISIT
PRESIDENT IS GUEST OF IRISH
FELLOWSHIP CLUB.
STANDS ON SOD FROM IRELAND
I
Burled In Green , Chicago Greets the
President on the Occasion of His St.
Patrick's Day Visit to the West A
Busy Day for Him.
Chicago , March 17. Fairly burled In
green emblems , banners and bunting ,
Chicago today received President Taft
as its guest In one of the biggest St.
Patrick's day celebrations the city has
ever Itnown.
Woman Wants to Ride With Taft.
Soon after President Taft had left
the train the procession was halted
for about five minutes , owing to re
peated attempts of a woman , who gave
her name as Jennie Mud , to get into
the automobile containing the presi
dent and his party.
The woman struggled violently with
detectives who essayed to stop her ,
and the scene occasioned considerable
excitement among the throng on both
sides of the street. The woman was
finally subdued and placed under ar
rest. No weapon of any kind was
found upon her.
From the time he stepped off his
special train at the Thirty-third street
station of the Pennsylvania railway at
8 o'clock this morning the president
saw hardly a building or an Individual
that was not decorated in green.
Met at the station by a national
guard regiment and a large reception
committee , President Taft swung into
the line of a St. Patrick's day parade
which inarched through Michigan ave
nue to the down-town district and es
corted him to the La Salle hotel.
The president came to Chicago as
the guest of Irish Fellowship club and
the entire day untn his departure for
Rochester , N. Y. . at 11 o'clock tonight
was crowded with events. After meet
ing the local endowment committee of
the American Red Cross society , it
was arranged to have him attend a
reception given by the Chicago News
paper club and then at noon to visit
me Traffic club.
A luncheon by the Irish Fellowship
club was scheduled for a half an hour
later and a brief rest was allowed the
president to prepare his appearance
at the Auditorium tonight for his ad
dress on "Conservation. " The conservation
vation meeting was arranged by eigh
teen Chicago clubs.
Two receptions in the afternoon
were planned , to be followed at G p.
m , by the banquet of the Irish Fellow
ship club. Fifty square feet of sea
brought from Ireland were put In the
banquet hall.
MORE MIKES HEARD FROM
A Number Have Written , Telling ol
Losses Reaching $100,000. ,
Council Bluffs , March 17. Contrary
to expectations , the government was
unable to reach a conclusion by noon
, of its case against John C. Mabra.v
and his associates , who are on trial
charged with extensive swindling by
illegal use of the United States mail
i The mass of evidence produced by the
! prosecution during the past week was
supplemented during the morning ses
slon with that of postofllce employes ol
South Bend Ind. , San Francisco , New
Orleans and Little Rock , with a view
to calling up the various defendants
against whom evidence had been ad
duced , to show a general conspiracy ,
i The government this morning re
ceived a letter from J. J. Fleming ol
Rexford , Kan. , who declared he lost
1 $17,000 on a prize flght at Denver
Fleming in his letter expressed a de
sire to testify in this case.
! Colonel Temple , the district attorney
noy , stated that nearly fifty similar
| communications had come to his at
tention since the present trial opened
due generally to the publicity giver
the case.
, The amounts named in these com
munications as having been lost , he
stated , exceeded $100,000.
1 Thomas Gay , who turned state's ov
I idence and testified earlier in the tria
was recalled and described several letters
tors which he testlfled hud been ex
' changed between the defendants ant
himself , through the mails. Witnesi
j was given another vigorous cross-ex
arnination by Mr. Tinley and admlttec
' having been a coal miner , a gainblei
and a bartender. He denied havinj
ever been a penitentiary convict.
A long story by Postofllce Inspecto
J. S. Swenson covering his connectioi
with the running down and convlctioi
of the defendants in this case was be
gun.
gun.Yesterday's session of the trial o
. 'John ' C. Mabray and eighty-six othe
. ' defendants charged with swlndllm
' operations by alleged fraudulent usi
. ' of the malls , produced a kaleidoscope
of testimony not yet equalled durlni
the trial. The testimony of the vie
Urns placed on the stand , while re
hearsing experiences in many respect
not dissimilar from those already rt
cited to the jury , was given by pei
sons whose personality completel
| changed the complications of the sys
i tern by which they were Induced t
make contributions to the collectlo
alleged to have been taken up by th
defendants.
William H. McGrath , aged 28 ,
CONDITION OF THE WtATHtR
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours ,
Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum 015
Minimum 1'7
Avenigo 1" >
Barometer L'O.HO
Chicago , March 17. The bulletin in-
sued by the Chicago station of the
United StatoH weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska nu follows :
Generally fair tonight and Friday ;
not much change In temperature.
graduate of the university of Minnesota
seta and the St. Paul law school , was
ns easily duped out of his $10,000 as
was .Tamos G. Kile of Oinco , 111. , aged
71 years , who testified to the loss of a
similar amount.
T. 12. George of San Antonio , Tex. ,
lost $18,000 , .lames Webber of Shamo-
kin , Pa. , $3,000 , and .1. B. Schurman , a
German farmer and stockman of Len
ta , Kan. , $5,000 , totalling $18,000 as
the amount which witnesses told of
losing.
Preacher's Son Ropes Him In.
In perfect English and in a convinc
ing manner , McGrath recited a re
markable story of his loss. Louis W.
Stowe , son of an Episcopal rector of
Minneapolis , solicited McGrath In the
matter , assuring him that it was for
mer college friendship that prompted
him to nsk the witness to assist him
to carry out the scheme. According
to the witness' testimony it was this
declaration alone that Induced him to
bring $10,000 to Council Bluffs.
"When I got here and looked over
the situation , " said McGrath , "I took
Stowo out to the park and pleaded
with him not to go into the deal. "
Concerning the events which follow
ed , Assistant District Attorney Stew
art elicited from McGrath that he
finally went so far as to get a draft
In favor of his brother and put In an
envelope preparatory to mailing it to
Stillwater , Minn. Witness then de
clared ho met Mabray who Induced
him to try to get his money at the
bank. lie said :
'I went to the First National bank
which issued the draft and the teller
told me to Indorse with my brother's
name and when I did so he readily
gave me the money.
McGrath now has a civil suit against
the bank for the recovery of tne
money. Ernest E. Hart , former na
tional republican committeeman for
Iowa , is an officer of the bank.
McGrath then followed up his story
and told of the tragic ending how he
lost his money.
James G. Kile of Cisco , 111. , was
taken to Little Ri/tk to pm-chasa tlia-
her land. He ended his visit with an
investment of $10,000 in a horse race
which went against him.
NEW ORLEANS
WANTS BABIES
THERE SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS
SHORTAGE IN SUPPLY.
ONE CARLOAD WASN'T ENOUGH
So Another Carload of Them Will be
Sent Down to the Childless Women
of the Crescent City They're Clamoring -
oring for 'Em Down There.
New Orleans , March 17. The do1
' mand for babies here has reached sucli
proportions that it Is feared there will
be a serious shortage in the supply.
i A carload of babies from the New
i York Foundling and Orphan institu
tion was given away here last week
Many women clamored for babies in
vain and so numerous are the applica
tlons that the institution has decided
to send another carload of infants tc
New Orleans.
INSURGENT RANKS MAKE GAIN
|
A Dozen Heretofore Regular Repub
I llcans Join the Rebels.
I Washington , March 17. Althougl
the republican organization took rad
1 leal measures to Insure against a rep
etitlon of Tuesday's defeat at the
hands of democratic-insurgent repub
llcan combination over the question o ;
maintenance of an automobile for tin
speaker , the allies scored another vie
tory over the regulars , even more de
clslvely.
i On an appeal from a decision bj
Speaker Cannon In the matter of prec
edence for a joint resolution , the housi
voted against the speaker by a vote o
163 to 111. In addition to the full dem
ocratic vote and the thirty Insurgent !
' who have always stood out against thi
speaker , a dozen other republicans
heretofore regulars , voted to tun
down the ruling of the chair. Just be
fore taking of the vote , Speaker Can
non addressed the house at length , as
sorting his reasons for the ruling ani
showing something of Indifference ate
to what action the house might tak
in the premises.
(
A few minutes after the house cor
voned Representative Dwight , the re
publican whip , rnado a point of n
quorum and caused a call of the house
resulting In a scurrying of member
who wore absent in committee roomer
or In their offices. More than eight
arrived too Into to answer to thel
names. It was privately announce
by a prominent member of the lions
organization that hereafter a quorui
must bo present and that the attorn
I unco of absent members Is going to b
compelled ,
COAL STRIKE
IS IMMINENT
CRISIS IN NEGOTIATIONS OVER
WAGE COMES TODAY.
HAVE FAILED TO REACH TERMS
With the Failure to Ajjrce In Ohio ,
Indiana and Western Pennsylvania ,
the Situation In Other Coal Fields
Has Become Tonne.
Cincinnati , March 17. The crisis In
the ncKotlntlonH between the minors
nntl operators of the central compotl-
tlve Held ( Ohio , Indiana and western
Pennsylvania ) over a wage scale wan
expected to bo received today. With
almost the hint hope of an agreement
In this Jleld gone , the situation in all
other bituminous mining sections was
also made tense.
The sub-scale committee which hart
the miners' demands before it for
three days , made its report to the full
committee this morning. The full
committee in turn reported to the cen
tral Hold conference of minors and
operators. After this the matter was
submitted to the special convention
of the United Mine Worker * of North
America.
Before the nub-committee reported
it was known that it had failed to
reach an agreement.
A ROOT LETTER TO KHARTUM.
Roosevelt Has Been Given the Taft
Side of Recent Events.
Washington , March 17. There was
delivered to Theodor > Roosevelt when
he reached Khartum today a loiter
which if it shall ever be made public
will become an important document in
the history of American politics. It
was written by Senator Ellhu Root ,
who served four years as secretary of
state in the Iloosevolt administration ,
served with Taft in the cabinet and
has been for years and is now the
personal friend of both men.
The letter is important In that it
treats of the events in national af
fairs since the time Roosevelt sailed
from the United States for his long
hunting trip , and deals with the ques
tions that have confronted the admin-
trstir-i r.nd congrcso since that tlruo.
It is in short , a political history of
the Taft administration , written by a
friendly senator with the knowledge
and approval of the president. It
states the case as the president seas
it and is intended to prevent Roosevelt
velt from hearing first the protests of
those who do not agree with the presi
dent and not hearing the other side.
That President Taft feels that he
is not understood and that attacks
are unfairly made on him is known
to all who come In contact with him
even occasionally.
MONTANA MINERS HARD HIT.
Must Change Their Method of Operat
ing , to Save Forests.
Washington , March 17. Satisfied
that tne present methods of operating
its smelters by the Anaconda Copper
Mining company are not only destruc
tive in a widespread degree of the sur
rounding natural forests , but unneces
sary , Attorney General Wlckersham
caused a bill in equity to be filed at
Helena , Mont. , against the company.
The bill asks for a permanent injunc
tion to compel the company to operate
its plant at Anaconda in such a man
ner as to end the destruction com
plained of.
The company has resisted the de
mand of the government that the
methods of the smelting be changed
and among other contentions has rep
resented that it would cost millions of
dollars to do so , besides the loss ac-
rulng from the temporary shutting
down of the plants. The attorney gen
eral , however , announces that the suit
will be pressed vigorously unless , a
he hopes , the company will co-operate
voluntarily with the government to
bring about a termination of the exist
ing condition.
VESSEY OPENS CAMPAIGN.
Arraigns Cannon and Aldrlch and Up
holds Expenditures.
Centerville , S. IX , March 17. Gov
ernor Vessey opened his campaign
here before an audience which com
fortably filled the opera house , after
spending the day here with political
friends.
He was Introduced by Andrew S.
Bogue , an attorney of this place , and
made his address for the insurgent
principles , which he declared are to go
on until there are no more abuses
through the machinations of public
service corporations. He spoke em
phatically against Cnnnonlsm and Al-
drlchism and lauded Roosevelt.
The governor was emphatic In the
statement that the Institutions of the
state have been managed economically
and that the expense of government is
now below that of many other north
western states.
Senator Daniel Near Death.
Dayton , Fla. , March 17. Physicians
attending United States Senator John
W. Daniel issued a bulletin at 9:30 :
this morning stating that the senator
still is lying In a state of coma from
which ho has not aroused since early
yesterday evening. Ills death is mo
mentarily expected.