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\ THE NORFOLK WEEKLY [ NEWS-JOURNAL. \ < > UKOU < NKIlltASKA I'UIDAY KKBIxTAUY H ! I'M ' ! ! THREE BANDITS IN $ . * YORI DO DESPERATE JUMP INTO BANK AUTOMOBILI In the Very Heart of Financial Dli trict of New York , Robbers Pull ol Complicated Scheme and Escape I Another Auto. Now Yoik , Peb 1.1 Twontv fix thousand elollam in ( inieiuy was tc day stolen Iiciiu a taxleab In the hem of the financ lal dlHlilct bv thioo hlgl wa > nion , who sprang Into the vohlcl .iiid ovoipow ( > rc > d W P Smith an Prank \Vaicloll , niossongot.s of th IJsiHt Illvor blink al tiso Itioadwaj Iloth mot-Ke-iigorH wore injuiod an the Jobbers escaped with the niono.v- jri.OOO In % ' hills and $10,000 in $10 bills. The mi i one y was being trail1 IK rted from the Piodnc'o I'xchaiig bank In the lower part of the eltv The taxloah piorecdeil up Itioadwa without mishap when , tor some tine1 plained reason , the chauffeur tmno trom Rector street into Chinch streo skirting the side and loai of Tiinit f Irirc-hyaid. Three Men Spring Into Car. \bont midway 01 uio old cometoi ; tlut'o men s | rang fiom the curb On jumped on the chauffeur's seat , th other two got Into thevehicle. . The man on the chauffoni's scs pii'ssod a lovolvoi In his overcoi pocket against the slclo of the chau four , and commanded him to diiv swiftly on without any cry. Inslil the vehicle , the two lohbeis were b laboring the bank mossengeis cue the head Smith , one of the messengers , Is ( > oars old. and was almost unconscloi when the taxleab re-ached I'aik pine a few blocks north Wairenas ha U- beaten about thc > head , but was nc " 'Hourly hint Escape in Waiting Car. At Park place the highwaymc jumped from the taxlcab beat ing tin box , which they had \viested fie tinmossengois and which contaiiu the cnrrencv In a flash , they hn spiling Into an automobile , vvhlc seemed awaiting them , and vveie soc lost In the ma/e of traffic. GET INTO HIM LIEUTENANT MAKES MISTAK AND INTERNATIONAL ROW THREATENS. Cl Paso. Tex , Feb I" ! -oldiois wont Into .luato/ this mor ing by mistake and intoi national tie , ble is threatened as n result The soiellcrs weio new men here company of them attempted to j lonnd fiom the International bildge i the Mexkan side They vveie sto pod by Mexican gmuds and the who town eiulckly was in arms Oirs have stopped running and i : \mericans can got acioss The live i- ' lined with aimed Mexicans eloin iii.ird duty. The Americans aie men l3rs of a battalion of the eighteen ! infantiy who came from Aiboii Tuesday. Tlio soldiers weie place under arrest by the Mexican guard The Amerk.Mis vveie under coinmaii of Lieut Fields , who says ho made mistake. The town has quieted clew now and the men have been release SAYS HE KILLED GOVEM GOEBE KENTUCKIAN , FATALLY WOUNl ED IN DUEL WITH BARTEND ER , MAKES STATEMENT. Helena , Ark. Feb lr Fatall wounded In a duel with a baitondi hon > today James Gtlbeit who cam trom Kentucky , declared ho was tli man who Hied the shot that killu < Iov. Goebel at Fiankfoit , Ky , In Jai nary , 1900. Louisville. Ky. , Fob 15.-Gilbert n nu did not appear in the pioceoi ings of the Goohel trial. Kentucklaii who weie I'osolv ' In touch with th Frankfoit tragedy declare that aftc several men had been convicted an jailed , othoi men bragged they ha boon Involved in the killing It Is in possible to verify Gilbert's story. An Iowa Tragedy. Iowa City , la. Feb 15. Frc Hearts , who shot his1 wife and Lorei /o Marts , his cousin , when he foun the pair together In his home , an then turned the gun pn himself , die here Lorenro Boarts died late I the afternoon. Mrs. Fred Hearts i not expected to recover. SOLDIER SHOOTS SELF. Fort Crook Corporal Cleaning Revolve When It Was Discharged. Omaha. Feb 15 Corporal Walte nikins of Campanv H , Fourth infantn stationed at Port Crook , was she through the head b.v the accidents , fisibarge of a revolver he was cleai ing. and died two hours later In th post hospital CONDITION OFJHE WEATHEI Temperature for Twenty-four Hours The Forecast. Maximum , ' ! 5 Minimum 11 Average- . -II llaiomctci ll.7 ! ! < Chicago , l-Vli 15 The bulletin In sued by the Chicago station of tin United Status weather bureau gives the forocaHt an follows : NcluiiHlui mid South Dakota Con ciallv fair tonight am ) Fiidav , mod ate tempt latuii IT ROLLS SEVENTY-FIVE FEE1 DOWN UTAH HILL. KILLS 3 MEN IN TOWN BELOU Engine and Three Ore Cars , Leavlm Track , Roll Down Side of Hill Inti Town of Btngham , Utah , and Fiv People Aic Killed. Sail Lake C'llv , I'tah. Poll 15 Kiv men won- lulled and time sllghtl > In Juied whci' ' a locomotive dia\\iiii tinoo tins loaded \\itli 010 jumpe < the tiaeK , lolled down a hill seventy fho loot and ( rushed tliiough th ioof of the Cltl/ens State bank an the Hlngham Dvo woiks at Hlnglmir I'tali , this morning. Tluoo of tlio inci killed wen- sleeping In the dye shot Aoeoiding to thy .vardmastor a IJInghain , Knginoor'Pied Annia los contiol of bis engine and It left th Hack at u sharp cmvo directly eve the business section of the town. Th tender of the loeomothe fell squat ol ou the bed in which C. W. Lewis ptopiietor ot the d > o shop , and tw men yet unidentified , \\eie sleopiiu i\oiy hone in their bodies was brol Knginoer Annis and PoliLomb.ue a boiler washei , tiding with him o the engine , \\ere Killed. WITHDRAWS FOLK'S PETITION , Ericson of Bristow Takes Down Pres dential Candidate. Lincoln , IA.li. 15 The petition file last .Monday asking that the name r Joseph W Folk of Missouri be place cn the dcnioeiatio piefeientlal pr maiy ballot has boon wlthdiawn n the it-quest of the Missouii ex-go\ei nor. The withdiawal was' effocto by n H Kiitson of Hilstow , Neb. II aniioiiiiced in u letter to Seeietary c State \Valte that after cotiospomlenc \\itli Mi KolK. ho wished to wlihdiav the petition at the doslie of the hn tor. THEY TAKE HIS VISIT AS A SIGt OF A CLOSER FRIEND- SHIP. Caracas , Fob 15 Ropl.ving to ai Inquiry as to the views of the Vene.-i : elan go\ eminent logaiding the an nonnced visit of Seeietary of Stat Kno\ , ( Jon Manuel A. .Matos , th Veno/nelan minister tor foieign al taits , said toda.v "The president and people of Von o/iiela have teeolved the news of Mi Knox's coming visit with the greateb batistactloii The president consider the \isit of the becretary as a , bpecia demonstiation of friendship and ai Indication of Anieiican union. " The go\ eminent authorities have a ! ready begun preparations on a gram si ale for the leception of Secretar ; Kno\ KnoElliott Elliott Northcott. the new ministe from the I'lilted States to Venezuela piesented his credentials today ti President Gomelio in reply to Mr Northeott's greeting , said : "On account of the approachlni opening of the Panama canal and tin consequent extension of tlio hori/oi of universal commeice , the economii Intelests of vour fatherland and ouri have been biought closer together This \vlll bring about the formation o new bonds of friendship and respec for the fatherland of Wabhlngton am Lincoln , the standard bearers of greater or vvorldwnlo progress as they were o Xmerican libert > and brotherhood" WOMAN WOULD BE SOLDIER. Tries to Enlist at St. Joseph In Ordei to "See the World. " St Joseph , Mo , Feb. Ifi An un known woman clad In men's clothe : applied at the local recruiting statioi for enlistment in the navy. The de ceptlon was not discovered until hei bust was measured , when she con fessed to her sex and said she hac hoped to bo accepted in order that sh < might get to see the world. Probe Ground Hog Railway. Victoria , H C. Fob 15 The Drlt Ish Columbia government proposes U send engineers to the country betweer Stewart and Ground Hog mountain tc obtain data as to the conditions foi the proposed railroad from Stewart tc tap the Ground Hog mountain coa fields This line eventually is to fern a link In another transcontinental s > s tern 4 DEAD , 25 LIMITED EXPRESS TRAIN I : WRECKED AT HIGH SPEED. BROKEN TRUCK IS SUSPECTEI The Two Locomotives Drawing th Train Pulled Away from Coache and the Entire Train is Upset o Falls Over On Its Side. Altooiia , Pa , Fob I. Pom passer IS woio killed and twenty five oil i is Injuiod today when tlio Ponnsj vania Limited expiess , whkli lot Chicago .it " " 0 p. m. jcstoidav an which was duo In Now Yoik at 5-30 | m todav , was wiecKed atVaniot Hldgo , Pa. The tiain left Altoona one horn an seven minutes late. It can led a petal < tal car and ten stool passenger car- diawn bv two locomotives. While pas' . ! ! ! } ! ; Waniois llldge st ! ( Ion tlio two locomotives bioUo awn fiom the iest of thetialn and la ahead a qumtoi of a mile The le lenialndoi ot the tiain upset or foi over , all the cars falling on their side oxc-opt the combination car next t the postal car , \\hlch was only paitl ov ei tin nod H Is supposed the ace- dent was caused by a bioken hue nuclei tl-o c mibinatlon cai , but tlui lait has not yet boon dotoimined. Cailv infoimation gave * no names c the killed and injuiod. The Injiiie woio taken to Ilnntlngton Two of the four passongois kllle vveio vvonien The doi ailment of the cars brok tologiaph wires and communlcatio witli Wai tic is Ridge is gieatly ban pel eel. The Ilnntlngton hospital thl aftoinoon sent a request to Altoon and Hanlsbiirg lor twelve or moi nurseto attend the injured. A pa tial list of passengers who escape injniy includes Congressmen Monde of W.v oming and Sloan of Nebiaskn Pension Commissioner McUiielo e Washington and S Kern , MePheisoi Kan. ALL BUT SEVEN ARRESTED Frank H. Painter of Omaha , is One c the Labor Fugitives. Indianapolis , Incl , Feb 15 Offlcii loports lecoived by the goveinmei today showed that only seven out c the tlfty-foiir men indicted in the d ; naniite toiibpiiacy iiad not been a icsteel Those not ai rested or in cnslod ; aicoiding to the government advice' aie Michael J. Young ot Uostoi member of the executive boaid of th International Association of IJridg and Stiuctuial lion workers ; J. J Mi Cray , foimeily an lion worker c Wheeling , W. Va , but said to ha\ loft theio , J W Irwm , Peoria , III. , h lal union officei ; Piank. H Painte Omaha , Neb , local union officer , sal to have loft that place ; Milton I Davis , Philadelphia , former membc of the executive board ; Patiick Ryai Chicago , local business agent ; Vv'll lam 1C. lionson , Detioit , president c the Deli oil Pedoiation of Labor. District Attorney Miller was in con munication with the fedeial author ties at Ltoston today in refeienco t the search for Young Mr. Miller sal the government was anxious to appr < bend Young , who is one of the five c\ ee ntive board members indicted Tli other members are Frank M R > ar. . also president ot the iron woikeis Herbert S Hockln or Detroit ; John T Butler of Huffalo , N. Y , and Patricl A Cooley of New Orleans. All the niei indicted are regarded as being alreacl , in custody Appeals came to President Ryai from many points today asking th lion Workers International union ti assist the indicted in securing bom and thus pi eventing their going ti jail Some of the appeals were sail to have come from those who had es oapeel serving of warrants for the ! anest and who were endeavoring ti bo assured that they would not havi to go to jail To the appeals the iron worker ol ficials reply that the union was in m position to furnish bonds , as the ap gregate of $ ! ! 40,000 required for al the men made it impossible. The great majority of the Indict ments wore based'on evidence takei b.\ the government from the Iron woik ers' international offices here , Distrlc Attorney Miller said The evldenci thus secured , ho said , was correspondence denco from local unions in which ro { erence to places which were to hi blown up was made A HITCH ATA FUNERAL Moscow , Russia , Feb in An extrn ordinary scene was witnessed toda ; during the interment of Count an ! Countess Miljutln The count hole the rank of field marshal and wa chief aldo de-camp of the emperor He was mli.lster of war during tin reign of Kmporor Alexander II , am the leading champion in the cause o the liberation of the serfs. The fu neral was attended by a large mini her of deputations , including sevora from France and Uulgarla The col fins wore lowered into the vaults vvltl Imposing military honors , but then at awkward situation arose. Doth cof fins were several Inches larger thai COMMENTS ON OUR RECENT WEATHER ( Copyright. 1912. ) the opening in the tombs Woikmen vveie called and attempted to enlarge the openings , but the cement would not yield. The family fault is com posed of five compartments sepaiated by thick walls and It was necessary to blast one of these. The bodlei wore tompoiarily depos ited In the chapel and when the tomb had boon enlarged , the bniial services vveie lepeatcd but with the omission of the military honors. The "omit , who was OG veais old , and his wife who was S9 , died on the same day , the countess expiilng /list. Columbus Man Near Winner. Kansas City. Mo. . Feb. 15. R Thompson of Kmgsvillo , Kan , won the interstate individual amateur cup in the second day's shooting of the interstate tournaMt- To do so , how ever , he had to shoot off a tie with J R. fiiaham of Chicago and L A. Gates of Columbus. Neb. Thompson made a scoie of 17 shaight in the shoot-off and won the cup. George Maxwell of Hastings , Neb , was high professional , breaking 117 out of 12" taigets and G. Ainold of Lamed , Kan. was high amateur with a score of 18 KEARNEY VOTES LIGHT BONDS _ City to Establish Street Lighting Plant With $40,000. Kearnev , Neb , Fob 15 After one of the most exciting elections in local hlstorv , including a monster mass meeting at the citj hall last night , the voters at the polls voted bonds to establish a $10,000 municipal light plant especiall.v designed to luintsh street lighting The plan calls for the installation ot a large oil engine at the water plant now owned bv the cit.v , and a downtown electrolier svstem of standard and cluster lights Lin-iled commeicial lighting can be done with the plant to be installed , and the Kear ney Water and Electric Power corn- pain , operating b > water power * vlM continue here GEORGIA SENDS TAFT HEN The President Captures Solid Delega tion to Chicago Convention. Atlanta , Ga , Feb 15 President Taft was given unanimous endorse ment b.v the lepublican state conven tion which met hero and selected del egates at large to the national conven tion The delegates were instmcted to vote for the renonilnation of Mr Taft Negioes composed more than half of the membership of the convention , and Ilonrj Lincoln Johnson , a negro , was made' permanent chairman None of [ he contesting delegates were seated Equal representation was given the two i.u-es on the Chicago delegation LYNCH UNKNOWN NEGRO Black Accused of Attacking 16-Yeat- Old White Girl. Memphis , Twin , Peb 15 A mob earlv today Ivnchcd an unidentified negro accused of having < tfackeel a IGvearold white girl yes'erday. It is said the negro confessed. A rope was Lied about his neck , ho was dragged lo a bridge across a branch of the Wolf river , hanged from tl e bridge , d then the mob used his body foi n pistol target The attack on the .vonng vvhlto glil occurred at Raleigh Springs , a Mem phis suburb. Posses scoured the conn- tr.vslde all day , and carlv last night captured the negro. Ho was identiied after being kept in hiding several hours in order to avoid dellver.v to the authorities After ho had been hanged and his hodv pic-iced bv fifty or more bullets , it was cut down and taken Into the bushes , where It was discovered later today REFUSES TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL RUN. SAYS ROOSEVELT INCONSISTENT Bryan Declares Roosevelt Sent Tafi Into Oklahoma to Fight Direct Gov eminent , but that Now the Colonel Is In Favor of It. Phoenix , Ail-/ , Feb 15. William J Hi .van , who came to Phoenix to wit ness the Inauguration of Gov. Hunt , spoke to a large audience after the ceremony at the tapitol was over. Ah Brjan said he saw no reason why he should run tor president , as the ie < publicans slowlj but surelv weie com. ing over to his views Later , in an in. terview , he refused to say positively whether he would or would not be a candidate lor the presidency In his address Mr Dr > an centered his attack on Theodore Roosevelt's Huropean speeches and declared the only utteiance of the former president woith lemembering was his statement in Paris that "men should be placed above the dollar" Br > an said Roosevelt velt , when piesideiit had sent Taft into Oklahoma to fight diiect govern ment , hut now ho favored it Ho pre dicted the triumph of the democratic paitj next November PLAN NEBRASKA TAFT FIGHT A Taft Banquet to Be Held In Each Congressional District. Lincoln , Fib 1" . V majoiity of the members of tlio executive committee of the Nebiaska Taft league , several candidates for delegate positions un- del the Taft banner and suppoiteis of the piesidont , held a meeting last evening to discuss the situation and plan a campaign from now on until the date of the primary election. It was decided to hold a series of ban quets throughout the state , one in each congieshlonal dlstiict. Secretary Curiie was autliorl/ed to socuio speakers of national prominence for these If thought advisable , the ban- ( [ nets will extended into the coun ties. Tlio possibility of the candidacy ot Col. Roo-ovelt was the theme for extended discussion Beveridge at Lincoln. Lincoln , Fob 15-Tho twenty-thin ! annual banquet of the Young Men's Republican club of Lincoln , eloferied fiom the iuinlveisaiy day of Abraham Lincoln to penult the attendance of 101 mor "icnatoi Albert J Heverldge of Indiana , who was the principal speak er , was held hist night with many of the leading republicans of the cltv piesent. together with a number of party workois from over the state. Factional dlffoiencos wore for the time muled and glorifications of the icpublloin pi.itv and its achievements in general , without references to can didates and ( outranpaity possibili ties , was the keynote of the speeches. The speaker included State Senator W \ Selleck , Paul F Clark , John L. Kennedy , chahman of the republican state central committeeOov. . Aldrlch and Air Heveridge FOR GERMAN-ENGLISH PEACE Recent Visit of War Secretary to Ber lin Has Significance. London. Fob 1" The opening day of tlio parllamontaiv session which Is to deal with homo rule. Welsh dis trict establishment and electoral reform - form , was marked by a statement by Piemiei Asqulth that the visit of Vis count Haldane , secretaij of vvar , t Heilln , was made at the Invitation c ( leimany and that the conversation between the British war minister an the Geiinan authorities had tefeieni to a desire on the part of both com hies that the existing tension h loosened Intoiest in this statemei completely ovcishadow eel that In til government's huge leglslatUo pn giam. Since Secretary Haldaiio's visit t Tierlin , the Cngllsh people have bee prepaied to deal with the anglo C.e an lelations , but they hardly hopr that the conversations had proceedc a s far as the inline iniiilstoi's guun eel speee.li shotts. His hopeful w01 els that he believe the conversations may have don moi o than negative results have can eel the gitatest Hatl facli .11. It is evident that Andievv Hon. Law and Lord Lansdowne , leadeis e the opposition , respectively , of tli house of commons and the house c lords , nail been infomied of tli course of the discussion , for althoiig they spoke befoio the piemier , Lor Lansdowne assuiod the govommoi of the unionist suppoit in anv mov to socuio a better understanding wit Germany. | The spooines on domestic affair dealt only nonerally with the govon incut's legislative progiam I5ona Law , in a fighting speech , promise to offoi stubborn lesistanco to horn mlo and other messages. Loid Lam dovvno intimated that home mle vvi moot its fatein the house of lords It will Mierofore have to bo repasse bv the house of commons as provide by the pailiament bill. Only passing lefeieiice was made t floctoial lofoini and the possibility r woman siiffngo These moasuies vvi come iij ) dining the longer debate o ainemlnnnt- bo proposed by the oj position laboi Ites. SCARCITY OF COAL BOOM PRICI DESPITE RECORD HARVEST OF ici THIS WINTER , NEW YORK PRICE RISES. New York , Feb 11The price of ai tiflcial Ice here Is to bo advanced L' . per cent , or from $ : . ' to $1 ! 50 a ton 01 Mareli l , notwithstanding that then has been harvested this voar a lecon crop of the natural product Notice : of the advance had boon given bv producers duce-rs to wholesale dealers I'ncer talnty of the outlook and piospects o a big coal strike , one of the manufac ture-is said , wonlesponsihlo foi tin boost in price WHEEL RIDES BICYCLIST CRASHES INTO AUTO MOBILE LIGHTS IN DRIV- ER'S LAP. San Diego , Cai , Feb 15 Throw i fiom a blovole while going thlrtj mile : an hour , J A. Nelson , 17 , smashee thiough the glass window shield of ai oncoming automobile today He es caped injury. Nelson had veered ti avoid a stieet car. He alighted in the ; driver's lap La Follette Move in North Dakota. Fargo , N. I ) , Feb 15. Charles i : Merriam of Chicago , Louis U. Bran dels of noston , W L. Houser of Wash Ington , James Manlhan of Mimic npolls and Senator A. f. Gionnol o Noith Dakota will begin tomorrow i toui ot Nottb Dakota In the lnteie > s of Senator La Follette's campaign fo elolegatos to the national repnbllcai convention UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED , FOL LOWING SON'S WITHDRAWAL NANKING CAPITAL OP REPUBLIC The National Assembly Meets and Elects Yuan Shi Kal as Head of the New Republic in the Orient A Tribute to Sun Yatsen. Nanking , China. Fob 15 The mi tlonal assembb tills alteinooii utianl inoiiHlv elected Yuan Shi Kal pien | dent of the lepnbllu and decided the provisional capital shall he Nanklni , Nanking , Fob 15 Dr Sun aim n n iihlgnntlon of Ilio piosldono of the Chineselopnblle has lie-en adopted l the national assomhl.v hereon eondl lion that both he- aim ( lie- pie-se-ut cai ) Inet hold olflco until tlio new piosi- de-nt and e abliiet take ovei their du ties The e-loetlon of mlnisteis and of the pie-side-nt take-s place this aftei noon In thelottei to the ass < mhlv in which lu-dfli-is to lav down the of flee ol chiel osecutho. Dr Sun mivs "Yuan Shi Kal has eleclaied that ho adheies uncoiidliionnlh to the nation al cause lie vvoulel suic-lj provo a lo.val subject to the state McnUlest this , Yuan Shi Kal IB a man of con stiuctlvo ability upon whom vour na tlon looks with the hope that ho will bring about consolidation of Its Intel ests The happiness of our conn trv de-ponds upon jour choice Pare welt" The national assembly afterwards passed a resolution pa > lng great trib ute to Dr Sun , as follows "Such an example of purity of pur pose and self-sac rifle o Is unparalleled In hlstoiy It was solely due to bin liuignamlnlty and modesty that north ern China was won over" \ ) Yuan Shi Kai's refusal to come to Nanking has caused BOIIIO reaction henA section of the members of the senate declare that it will not elect Yuan Shi Kal president of the repub lie This opposition to the ioiiner 1m pel lal premier has been stiengthened b > a repoit iccelved here that Yuan Shi Kal Is engaged In seeking iccognl- tioi. from the foreign legations In Po- kin and that ho lias loee-iveel some en- New Chinese Flag Up. Rome , Fob 15 The Chinese legation tion hero today for the first time hoist ed the lepublican flag The minister also officlall\ announced the pioola- niation of the u-puhlic Main callcitt went to the legation to offer their congratulations IN ATTACK ON TAFT THE COLONEL'S MANAGER CRITI CISES PRESIDENT TAFT'S SPEECH. Washington , Peb 15 A statement Issued at the Washington olfices of the Roosevelt national committee , in the Interest ol Col Roosevelt and signed bv Medill MeCoimii-K , de-elaied that Piesident Taft's administration has embaiKod upon a policv of polit ical suicide ami muidei " President Taft s Now York speech , in which ho i ( fen eel to "political lieu rotics" is criticised as is Sodetary MacVeagh's spe'oe h at Lansing , in which ho doclaicd that Mi Iloosoelt would not and could not ho a candidate datetor piesidenc.v Mr McCoimick , who it-centlv with ilrew from Senator La Pollette's cam paign , has opened offices in a down town olfiee building ' 1 lie statement was issued lioin then- I'ntll this there had been no Roosevelt velt "hoadeiuai tors" hole , and these of fices are not now known as such , but tlio former president's fi lends sa > they will ho as soon as the colonel makes a public announcement of his position , which thev think will be soon. NEBRASKA WOODMEN OPPOSE. Delegate Goes to Minneapolis to Fight Advance In Rates. Omaha , Fob 15 Repiobontativos ot nearlv a scoio of lodges of the Mod ern Woodmen of America , at a meet Ing which lasted until midnight , de- ( lelod to oppose , b > injunction pro ceedings if necessai.v , the proposed Ine rease of assessments In that order. A delegate was named to go to the Minneapolis meeting and instituted to oppose the advance A committee was line namc'd to outer Into negotiations with every lodge In Nebraska with a view to securing support of the local lodges In their opposition to an ad vance In rates Herrick's Name Goes In. Washington , Fob. 11. The senate comniittoo on foreign relations today decided to tavorably ropoit the nom ination of M T Herrick of Ohio , to be ambassador to France The pro gresslve senators who have taken ex ception to lemarks attributed to Mr. Horrlck , which they regaieled as a slur on Senator La Follotto , probably will fight the confirmation of Mr. Hen lik on the senate floor Senator Ilorah of Idaho formally reserved the right to do so.