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asafiiats&awUdkiWMM . -- - - L J ' I i i; r 1 i t. a w.-tTW In Cohnkis Joannl f COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO. ObUTMBUa, - . NEBRASKA. News in Brief The French cruiser Protet arrived 1 San Francisco from Honolulu. The remaining members of the Denntzer cabinet in Denmark have re . signed. The Standard Oil company made , another reduction of ?, cents in the .price of all grades of crude oil at Pittsburg. Ellis Island records show the ar rival of 14,000 immigrants during the ret ten days of January and 478 de- portations. Work on a railway to Hudson Bay la to begin in the spring, according to an official announcement made in Winnipeg, Man. William J. Bryan, upon invitation, Addressed the Indiana general assem bly, which held a joint sesiion to listen to him. The work of locating positions at the entrance to the harlnir of San Francisco for submarine mines has been commenced. Senator Barney Eaton of Milwau kee, vho is under indictment for bribery, has decided, it is said, to quit the senate and retire to private life. A cure for cancer is in sight, ac cording to scientists in the University f Buffalo, who have discovered a serum that overcomes the malady in Biice. Chicago shipping, manufacturing and Board of Trade interests decide to petition Congress for railway legis lation to conserve the rights of the shippers. Because of the sudden death of his tkird wife George W. Scott, a wealthy farmer of Allen County. Indiana, is being held by the coroner to await an Investigation. The senate committee on foreign relations authorized a favorable re port on the nomination of D. E. Thompson of Nebraska to be ambas sador to Brazil. The Supreme Court of Appeals re fused a writ of error in. the case of ex-Mayor McCue of Charlottesville, convicted of wife murder and sen tenced to be hanged. The boiler of a locomotive attached to a fast express train on the Erie road blew up while standing at the Creston. O.. station, killing the en gineer and fireman. President Roosevelt has expressed himself as anxious for tariff revision at the earliest imssible moment, and regards the freight rate legislation as even more important. Former Governor Peabodv of Colo rado filed with the legislature his con test with Governor Adams for the office of governor, making charges of wholesale election frauds. G. P. Clark of Wadena. la., secre tary and treasurer and general officer ml the Iowa state letter carriers' as sociation has been removed by the assistant postmaster general. The duty on wild animals and bugs Imported into this country makes them an expensive luxury, except in the case of those brought in for scientific use, writes William E. Curtis, Witnesses for the defense in the Sraoot case deny political activity of tho Mormons and declare there have been no plural marriages in Idaho cince the manifesto was issued. One of the largest buildings of the plant of the Farr &Bailey company, manufacturers of oil cloth and lino leum, which occupies an entire block, was destroyed by fire at Camden, N. J. Mr. Elkins presented and the sen ate passed a resolution calling on the Interstate commerce commission for Information giving the total number of cases that have been before the com mission. The gross postal receipts for the fty largest postofflces in the country for December. 1904. as compared with December. 1903. show a net increase of about 9 per cent. The highest in crease was 22 per cent at Peoria, III. The statement of the treasury bal aaces in the general fund, exclusive f the S150.000.000 gold reserve in the division of redemption shows: Avail able cash balance. 1143,284.571; gold $70,272,383. President Frank J. Hagenbarth of the National Live Stock Association called his accusers liars in the con vention in Denver during a row over the admission of railroad men to atembership. A decision of the king's bench divi sion of the high court of justice. Ixm don. debars American creditors from recovering debts from shareholders of British companies doing business la America. Charles Schumai. and John Burke of Scranton. Pa., were blown to atoms, a small building was demolished and atany windows were shattered by an explosion in the Laflin Hand pow ier works at Wayne. N. J. President Chamberlain denies the report sent out from Omaha that the St. Joseph Western leagua baseball club has been sold to Roy Runcie of 8L Paul, supposed to be representing the Tebeau and Burns interests. It Is announced that first division of Itassian third Pacific squadron will aail for the far east the last of Jan- William J. Bryan and other promi- u democrats were present at a baaquet given by the Jackson club. fAfayette, Ind. Walter Wellman says the republi caa leaders turn from talk of tariff revision to the problem of railroad rate reform, on which a battle royal Is aear. President Roosevelt is con Meat that some legislation will be saacted. Secretary Morton had a long con ference with James J. Hill of the Great Northern, and Samuel Spencer ef the Southern railway companies ea the subject of railway rate legisla tion, but beyond this nothing was ob taiaable as to the nature of the con ference. The census bureau has issued a re port on the condition of irrigation in the United a States in 1902. showing that 33.415 systems, with 59,311 miles af main canals and ditches were irri gating 9,487,077 acres on 134.035 farms. General orders issned by the war department announce that by author ity of the president a badge with rib tea will be issned to each officer and aallrted man in the service to whom certiicate of merit has been, or feareafter may be Issued. I MORTON 'S VIEWS HIS IMPRESSIONS CONCERNING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. HE FAVORS FEDERAL CONTROL The Secretary Would Legalize Pool ing, Favor Unification of Ownership and Punish the Giving or Accept ing of Rebates. WASHINGTON Paul Morton, sec retary of the navy and formery vice president of the Atchison, Topeka &. Santa Fe company, Is the author of an article on the railway rate ques tion which will be published in the Outlook. He at the outset expressly disclaims writing as a representative of President Roosevelt's administra tion and says he speaks merely as one with a somewhat extensive exper ience pertinent to an important sub ject. The secretary in the article says there are very few complaints against railroad rates per se in the United States, the chief trouble being with the "relation of rates as between markets." He says there are as many rates that are too low as there are rates which a court would decide to be too high, and that either class of rates may be equally disastrous to com munities. He expresses the opinion that federal supervision of railroads is necessary, but adds that regulation and protection should go together. " He says that one of the three things following is sure to take place :n the conduct of our railways: " First Legalization of pools, the rest of the railroads to make enforci ble contracts between themselves as to a division of earnings, so that they can resist the temptations of big snip pers and be assured a fair share of the business moving at stable rate?, which shall apply alike to all patrons. Second The further unification of pwnership, thereby delivering in time I he entire railway ownership of V.'.s country in the hands of a few individ uals of one srndicate. Third Government ownership, lh- worst of the three "evils," if such they may be called. In the opinion of Mr. Morton gov ernment ownership of cur railroads would be the beginning of industrial and oolitical chaos. He rather favors the first proposi tion, with adequate provision to as sure rates being reasonable. As to pending legislation Mr. Mor ton favors the continuance of the In terstate Commerce commission in sub stantially its present form, saying: Let it go on making investigations and findings, if it finds a rate is un reasonable (either too high or too low, e'erything else being consider ed) let it order such rates as it deems reasonable and if the railroads do not make them effective in thirty days, then the entire matter to be referred to a central court of transportation, of say three to five members, to be created to especially consider and ex pedite all questions of interstate com merce so far as the transportation of the country is concerned, it being un derstood that this central court shall have power to adjudicate in all such cases except those involving constitu tional questions and the findings of this court in interstate matters to be final. Mr. Thompson for Brazil. WASHINGTON Brazil has finally determined on the elevation of her legation at Washington to an embassy and will send her minister to London, Mr. Nabuco, as her first ambassador to this country. This will necessitate similar action on the part of the American government, and Mr. Thompson, the present American min ister at Brazil, will be named as am bassador. OPPOSED TO PENDING BILL. F. 8. Thurber Argues Against the Quarles-Cooper Measure. WASHINGTON Opposition to the Quarles-Cooper bill extending author ity to the interstate commerce com mission to fix freight rates was made before the house committee on inter state and foreign commerce by F. B. Thurber. president of the United States Export association. Mr. Thur ber stated that he had heard the state ment made by Mr. Bacon and others at the St Louis convention of the in terstate commerce league that con gress was owned by the railroads. Mr. Bacon denied making such a statement Upon inquiry from Representative Stevens of Minnesota. Mr. Thurber admitted that he and the association he represented solicited funds from Governor General Leonard Wood of Cuba and Mr. Havemeyer oi the sugar trust to be used in the effort to se cure Cuban reciprocity. In reply to a question by Mr. Bacon Mr. Thurber stated that he expected no pay from tne railroads for opposing the bill un der discussion. His testimony will be continued Friday. Alva Adams in Office DENVER Standing beneath the draped folds of the American flag, while the walls about him and the floor beneath him trembled in re sponse to cannon that roared a salute in his honor, Alva Adams was at noon Tuesday inaugurated as gover nor of Colorado. While he stood with uplifted hand taking the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Gab bert, at his side stood the athletic form of the ex-governor, James Pea body, who will at once inaugurate an energetic contest for the place. Indian Appropriation Bill Ready. WASHINGTON The house com mittee on Indian affairs completed the Indian appropriation bill. It carries a total of $7,244,206. The appropria tion for the current year is $6,878,480. The principal item of decrease in the bill is that required by treaty stipula tions, the reduction being $2,000,000. The item of miscellaneous expenses is about 11,000,000 less than the current law. Current law carries $433,000 to meet agreements with certain Indians which is not required during the next fiscal" year. Senator Clark Renominated. CHEYENNE, Wyo. At a joint cau cus of the republican members of the house and senate, Clarence D. Clark was unanimously chosen to receive the republican nomination for the United States senate, to succeed him self. The caucus nomination is equiv alent to an election. WASHINGTON The president Tuesday sent to the senate the nomi nation of David E. Thompson of Ne bratka to be ambassador extraordi nary d plenipotentiary to Brazil. TARIFF REVISION. President Roosevelt Favors Early Action. WASHINGTON President Roose velt favors the earliest possible ac tion looking to a revision by congress of the tariff. He so Informed the sena tors and representatives who were in conference with him at the Wnita house last Saturday and he has made plain his position to others since that conference. He will call the Fifty-ninth congress into extraordinary session as soon as the committees have indi cated that they are prepared to sub mit a tariff measure for passage. On of those present at the conference oa Saturday said, in view of the many conflicting stories published regard ing the meeting, that the president in formed them that, while he did not believe in any sweeping revision of the tariff and. would abide absolutely by the judgment of the two houses of congress, in a matter that related so particularly to them, yet he did think the time had come when the sched ules should be thoroughly examined and there should be a readjustment as to certain of them. The president added that his own view was that the special session should take place at the earliest date, at which the com mittees of the two houses could come to an agreement as to a bill. If they took this view, he said, he would hold himself ready to call the extra ordinary session at whatever time the members of the two committees, and especially the house committee on ways and means, should inform him they would be ready with their report If congress should act on the tariff question in accordance with the presi dent's desire it was made perfectly pain that the extraordinary session would be called to assemblee the com ing spring. It has been pointed out however, by the tariff experts of the house and senate it will require many weeks to prepare a bill for submis sion to the house. It was said that there is not the least prospect of differences so radi cal arising between the president and republican leaders in congress over tne tariff question as to cause a split in the party. While the president is deeply in earnest in his desire for tar iff revision, he regards the question as one of expediency, in which no great principle is at stake. On another question, however that of legislation, relating to the inter state freight rates of railroads his mind is quite made up. He will fight for that legislation and fight hard. He hopes to secure from congress some definite action regarding that legislation at the present session, but if he does not he will bring the sub ject again before congress at the pro posed extraordinary session and will urge with all his power the crystalliz ation into law of the recommenda tions he already has made to congress on that question. The freight rate question he does not regard as one of expediency. He holds that it is a subject in which a great moral prin ciple is involved, and one very near to all the people of the country. He regards it. in fact, as the paramount issue at this time. THE DOUBASSOFF INTERVIEW. He Did Not Foreshadow Peace in Or der to Gain Time. PARIS Owing to the continued discussion of the interview with Vice Admiral Doubassoff favorable to early peace, the Russian embassy has given out the following statement: "It is quite true that the questions cited have been discussed, but it is quite probable that the Echo de Paris interviewer gave the admiral's circum spect responses in a sense too cate gorical. In reality, the admiral hi not foreshadowed immediate peace for the purpose of gaining time and then recommencing the war under circum stances more favorable for Russia. The questions of peace or war devolve solely upon the supreme authorities in Russia, and no official persorage would publicly express opinions unaccording with the resolutions of the imperial government Moreover, Admiral Don bassoff's responses did not give a suf ficiently solid basis to permit of exact ly defining the admiral's confidential opinion." FAVOR JOINT STATEHOOD. Delegation From Oklahoma and In dian Territory at Capitol. WASHINGTON The senate end of the capitol was visited by a delega tion of fifty residents' of Oklahoma and Indian territory, who have come to Washington in the interest of that portion of the general statehood bill which provides for the creation of a state of those two territories. The leader, D. C. Lewis, said that his dele gation is interested only in the Okla homa bill. He said the people of Okla homa and Indian territory want state hood, but want to come in on tho same footing as other states. It was learned that the delegation objects to the proposed regulation of liquor traffic in the bill. Brady's Opponents Weaken. WASHINGTON The senate com mittee on territories on Friday author ized for a third time a favorable re port on the nomination of John G. Brady to be governor of Alaska. The nomination has been called up in the senate tor confirmation on two occa sions ,and both times opposition was made on the ground that commercial interests wanted to be heard before action was taken. The nomination was sent back both times, and Friday was set for a hearing of the protests against Governor Brady. American Dentist Kills Self. BERLIN Dr. Alonzo H. Sylvester, Emperor William's American dentist, committed suicide here Tuesday. He shot himself through the head in his bed room. The emperor was fond ot Dr. Sylvester. He created him a royal Prussian councilor, appointed him to the body of dentists and gave him many presents. Dr. Sylvester was the pioneer American dentist in Ber lin, having come here thirty years ago. He had an extraordinarily large professional income, but had never theless financial difficulties. Shoots Two House Breakers. CHICAGO Sitting on guard each night for over a week for the re-appearance of burglars, who had enter ed his office on several previous oc casions, Thomas J. Campbell, a real estate dealer, reaped the reward foi his long vigil when two robbers forced an entrance to the office and were both shot by Campbell before they could make their escape. Joseph ( Sicer was shot in tne body and will die. The other robber, name unknown managed to escape, but not before he had been shot in the leg. CONGRESS EXTRA NOT LIKELY THAT A SESSION WILL BE CALLED. THE TARIFF TOE POSTPONED A Disposition to Let Matters Rest Un til Fall Congress May Be Called Together in October if Conditions Necessitate It. WASHINGTON The talk of an extra session of congress in the spring is gradually dying out. The leaders of the senate and house, after careful consideration with the president, of those questions which are very up permost in the minds of the people, tariff revision and railroad rates, aro almost a unit in opposition to a spring session of congress. In fact, the op position has crystallized through the efforts of Speaker Cannon and Sena tor Aldrich and there is a disposition now to postpone tariff revision until the extra session, which seems very likely to be called about the 15th or 20th of October. But while tariff re vision talk is very perceptibly dimin ishing, the talk of rate readjustments is on the increase, and so vast is the agitation naw going on that traf fice managers, railroad presidents, general managers and railroad attor neys are coming into Washington al most in droves to ascertain at first hand what the scheme of railroad rate readjustments is. There are those in congress 'who enjoy the con fidence of the president who are of the opinion that a bill giving larger powers to the interstate commerce commission could be passed at tiis session of congress if the lean- would so order, and if a conservative measure could be agreed upon. The passage of such a bill would do away with any extra session of congress and tariff revision, or at least a mod ification of schedules could be taken up in the regular session of congress, which convenes the first Monday in next December. It is admitted that the president does not advocate radi cal action that would bring disaster to the railroads. On the other hand, it is conceded that there is ground for complaint and room for reform. It is pot a work that can be done in a day. The question is big and broad, with far-reaching effect, and must needs be handled with wisdom and deliberation. It Is, therefore, believ ed that if an extra session is cahed at all it will be next fall, and not this spring. On the 3d of March next William M. Stewart of Nevada will retire from the senate. Following the precedent set by Thomas Benton of Missouri, James G. Blaine of Maine, John Sher man of Ohio and George F. Hoar of Massachusetts, Senator Stewart will devote his attention to editing and revising for publication his "reminis cences," which will be published next fall. Senator Stewart took his seat in the United States senate in Febru ary, 18G5. as one of the first two sen ators from the newly admitted state of Nevada. There are only two other men alive today who served with him in ISfia. namely. George F. Edmunds of Philadelphia and John B. Hender son of this city. LONG CALM MAY BE BROKEN Kuropatkin Thought to Be Planning an Important Move. ST. PETERSBURG The war office does not admit that the appearance of General Mistchenko's cavalry south west of Liao Yang is more than an expedition designed to strike the rail road at several points and interrupt the transportation of General Nogi's guns from Port Arthur to Manchuria, but from certain indications it seems possible that it is preliminary to an operation of magnitude. General Mist chenko has over 20.000 horsemen and. moving rapidly, might be able to seri ously damage communications in the rear of Liao Yang. The tone of dispatches from some Russian correspondents vaguely hints at very important developments and the writer of the Novoe Vremya ex presses the opinion that the long calm since the battle of Shakhe is about to be broken. It is also noteworthy that there have been no official dis patches from General Kuropatkin for two days. CUT OFF BY 8,000 JAPANESE. Reported Fate of Mistchenko's Raid ing Party. LONDON A dispatch to Lloyds from Yinkow, dated January 15, gives a report that General Mistchenko's raiding party was cut off on its way back by 8,000 Japanese, dispatched from Saniiho by General Oku. This re port, however, is not confirmed from any other source. The Daily Telegraph's Che Foo cor respondent says the raid was only a divergence from a mass of cavalry now moving along the banks of the Liao river, and the exceptional mild ness of the season affords the chance for the repetition of such operations. Control of Forest Reserves. WASHINGTON From the commit tee on forest reservations Senator Kittredge reported a bill transferring the control of forest reservations from the interior to the agricultural depart ment. To Protect Animals and Birds. WASHINGTON A favorable report was made by the senate committee on forest reservations on the bill for the protection of wild animals and birds In the Wichita forest reserve. Strikes at Pass Holders. WASHINGTON Representative Sheppard (Tex.) introduced a bill prohibiting the payment of mileage to senators and representatives who ride on free passes. Nebraska Ex-Gevernor Dead. LINCOLN Ex-Governor Garber of Red Cloud died on Thursday morning. Governor Mickey was informed by telegraph and ordered the flag over the state house to be placed at half mast New and Receptive Counterfeit WASHINGTON Chief Wilkie. of the United States secret service, an nounced the appearance of a new and very deceptive counterfeit two dollar certificate. The note is of the series of 1899, Lyons, register, Roberts, treasurer. Call for Bank Statement WASHINGTON The comptroller of J ine currency issuea a caii ror reports I or tne condition ot tne national banks at the close of business on Wednes day, January 11. QUITS WTH SOME REGRET. Bristow "folks cf Trials in Postal f Department WASHINGTON Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow, who has been appointed special commissioner to investigate Panama railroad and steamship companies, said: "I suppose I have made rome enemies since I undertook the duties of fourth assistant postmaster gener al, but I also believe I have made some friends. At any rate I know there are many men -ho have had business with this office who have said that notwithstanding their opposing opinion in tome of the action I have taken, that I have tried to do my djty and have acted as I thought w?s for the4 best interests of the serve and according to what I felt to be the right thing. It has been in many respects a hard office to fill, and in many other respects a pleas ant one. I leave the office with re gret, but feel that the appointment which the president has made will be a pleasant one to fill. I am going to try my best to meet the expectations of the pres.dent and Secretary Taft." Mr. Bristow has not formulated any plans for his new work as yet, and will devote the remainder of the time between now and the date when his resignation becomes effective in clos ing up the affairs of his present of fice. BUILDINGS FOR NEBRASKA. York and Grand Island Likely to Be Thus Favored. WASHINGTON It is almost cer tain that York and Grand Island will get public buildings at the hands of this congress. Sites may be provided '.a North Platte, Columbus and Kear ny, but the present session will not provide far buildings in the last named towns. Congressman Hinshaw has been indefatigable in his labors to secure for York one hundred thou sand dollars for a building, but the chances are he will get but seventy five thousand. However, that amount may be increased at a later session. No definite assurance has as yet been given by the committee that York will be included in the list, but Congress man Norris, who is a member of the committee, is making a hard fight for both Grand Island and York. Members of the committee intimate that inas much as Grand Island has the largest population and that congress is likely to pass a law providing for the hold ing of sessions of the federal court in Grand Island, the government building there should be a large one. Hence the committee is likely to appropriate $125,000 for Grand Island. PROGRAM OF JAPS. Naval Station Will Be Established at Port Arthur. TOKIO The Japanese intend to es tablish a naval station at Port Ar thur. Vice Admiral Y. Shibayama will probably be placed in charge of it The military administration will only retain a small garrison as soon as the prisoners are withdrawn and order is rest'ored. The fleet is busily engaged in clearing mines, but owing to their great number navigation will be unsafe for a long time. Only gov ernment craft will be allowed to enter the harbor. It is probable that Dalny will soon be opened up to neutrals. Japanese companies are preparing to establish weekly services to that port. It is proposed shortly to float a fourth domestic war loan under the same conditions as the third was ne gotiated. The transfer of prisoners was com pleted yesterday afternoon. The total number of officers transferred was 878; men. 23,491. SWAYNE IMPEACHMENT CASE. Many Representatives Desire to Speak on the Subject. WASHINGTON The important work before the house of representa tives this week is the disposition of the Swayne case. It cannot be fore told just how much time will be con sumed before a conclusion is reach ed, as there are a number of mem bers who desire to speak on the sub ject before action is taken on the articles of impeachment reported by the select committee. As this is a question of the highest privilege it will have precedence over all other business undisposed of. Monday being suspension day. the probability is that some time will be given to the con sideration of minor business under suspension of rules, after which argu ment will be resumed on the Swayne case. NEW PENSION COMMISSIONER. Congressman Warner of Illinois Given Appointment. WASHINGTON The president has appointed Vespasian Warner to be commissioner of pensions. Mr. War ner is from the Nineteenth district of Illinois and was re-elected last No vember. He was strongly endorsed by members of congress and a number of veterans. Causes a Scare in Hayti. PORT AU PRINCE Mr. Powell, the American minister, has informed the government of Hayti that the United States government refuses to recognize the validity of the sentence In contumacy to fifteen years at hard labor pronounced by the Haytien court against Jaeger Huber, an Amer ican citizen, for alleged complicity in bond frauds charged against the ad ministration of former President Si mon Sam and officers of the Bank of Hayti. The demand has caused much excitement. A Song Touched His Heart LEXINGTON. Ky. J. W. Bess, who murdered Mrs. Martha McQuinn Mar tin two years ago, was hanged here. Shortly before the execution the con demned man confessed that he in tended to commit suicide with a knife blade which he had carried concealed in his mouth, but upon hearing a sa cred song sung by children near the jail had changed his mind. He said he intended to cover his head with the bed clothes, pretending to the death watch that he was asleep, then open a vein and bleed to death. Would Leave Arizona Out WASHINGTON Senator Teller has Introduced an amendment to the state hood bill providing for the admission of Oklahoma and the Indian territory as one state and New Mexico as an other. This amendment would leave Arizona a territory. When a woman can't find anything else to worry about she can do it about whether the baby is going to wear side burn whiskers when he grows up. New York Press. I HAS OTHER WORK MR. BRISTOW TO INQUIRE INTO FREIGHT RATES. IS A SPECIAL COMMISSIONER To Accept the Place He Resigns Fourth Assistant Pastmaster Gen eralshipWill Investigate Railroad Traffic Matters. WASHINGTON Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster general, tendered to the president his resigna tion as an officer of the postal serv ice, to take effect on January 20. By an executive order President Roose velt designated Mr. Bristow as a spe cial commissioner to make an investi gation into the present trade condi tions and freight rates between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and be tween the west coast of South Amer ica and the east coasts of the United States and of Europe, to detcrmino the best policy of managing the Pan ama railroad. The announcement came at the con clusion of an extended conference Fri day of the president, Secretary Taft. Mr. Bristow and Senator Long of Kan sas. The order issued by the presi dent says, in addition to the fore going: "He is authorized to employ for this purpose a stenographer at not exceed ing $5 a day, and his actual and neces sary expenses, and to take evidence of all persons whose knowledge of trade conditions or rates will assist in reaching the necessary conclusion. "The -secretary of war will furnish to the special commissioner a letter of instructions, in detail, as to the course and extent of his investigation ana as to the time when he shall re port his conclusions. "Until his report it; forthcoming the commissioner will be allowed his ac tual expenses and $15 a day. The president will finally fix his entire compensation. The isthmian canal commission is directed to provide the funds needed in the execution of the order." After the conference at the White House Senator Lond said that the transfer of Mr. Br. stow from the post office department to work in connec tion with the proposed isthmian canal had been under consideration for a olng time. "Secretary Taft," said the senator, "desired to utilize Mr. Bristow's serv ices in connection with the work of constructing the canal and has had the idea in mind of appointing him a commissioner to investigate trade and freight conditions ever since he returned from the isthmus of Panama. The president readily acceded to Sec retary Taft's suggestion, and as the work will be entirely congenial, Mr. Bristow has accepted the new posi tion." Mr. Bristow has had Interviews with the president and Secretary Taft regarding the affair, but his final de termination was net reached until Fri day. His decis'on to accept the spe cial commissionersliip was hastened, it is said, by the transfer Thursday of the division of postoflice inspectors from the bureau of the fourth assist ant postmaster general to the direct control of the postmaster general himself. Mr. Bristow regarded the issuance of the order of transfer of the division as a reflection on him. That the order as to the inspectors' division was not issued with the idea of humiliating Mr. Bristow is evi denced by the president's action of Friday. Mr. Bristow will continue as fourth assistant until January 20. CONSIDER PEABODY CONTEST. Adams Will Ask for a More Complete Investigation. DENVER. Colo. The house re solved to meet the senate in joint ses sion next Tuesday for the purpose of taking action regarding the contest instituted by James H. Peabody for the governorship. Governor Alva Adams will file an answer to the Peabody contest on Monday. He will demand that all the ballot boxes of Denver, of Las Animas and Huerfano counties be opened. Mr. Peabody asked for the opening of part of the Denver and Las Animas boxes, but none of Huerfano county. Mr. Adams will also ask for an investi gation of the election at Leadville, Cripple Creek and several other cities. Five informations were filed by District Attorney Stidger, charging election crimes in this city. Among the accused are Joseph Ray and Charles Kofsky, who are now serving jail sentences imposed by the su preme court for disregarding the elec tion orders. They are charged with receiving il legal votes when acting as election iudees. Altogether twenty informa tions for alleged violation of the elec tion laws have been filed by District Attorney Stidger during the four days since he took office. Has an Infernal Machine. PHILADELPHIA A man who gave his name as-Gessler Resseau was ar rested at the home of John Kelly, brother of the missing Owen Kelly, and a telescope bag he carried was found to contain an infernal machine wrapped in a Washington newspaper. The man Is believed to be demented. He was committed to prison. Kelly told the police that Resseau had of fered for $500 to take him to his miss ing brother, Owen, in New York. The man's peculiar actions aroused Kel ly's suspicions and police were called. WASHINGTON The house com mittee on public lands authorized a favorable report on the bill providing for the reservation of historic and pre historic ruins and monuments, arch aeological objects and other anti quities on public lands. The bill pro vides for the withdrawal of public lands to carry out its objects. Favor able reports also were authorized on the two bills providing for the crea tion of two national parks, one in Colorado, to preserve ibe cliff dwel lers' ruins at Mesa Verda, and one at Pajrito, N. M. Government for Alaska. WASHINGTON Senator Dietrich has introduced a bill providing for a government board of Alaska, to con sist of a governor and three commis sioners named by the president and three persons, one from each judicial district to be elected by the people. Provided for Plain Living. A Newark (N. J.) man left his son $100 in his will, but was evidently afraid that the youth would use it all at once for riotous living, so he fixed i it so that he wou'd get $1 a week. MUSTZ ACTION. President Again Confers With Mem bers of Congress. WASHINGTON President Roose velt continued his conferences with members of congress on the subject of tariff revision and of legislation providing for an increase of the inter state commerce commission. One statement, which stands out almost with the pre-eminence of an oflicial announcement, is that, unless congress at the present session shall enact leg islation looking to a regulation of rail road freight rates, an extraordinary session of th Fifty-ninth congress will be called by the president to deal with that problem. It can be said that the presidents regards the interstate commerce question as the paramount issue now before the American people. At tho conference last Saturday he informed those whom he had sum moned into consultation that, in his judgment, the question of railroad freight rates was far more important than that of the tariff and that, while he desired a readjustment of the exist ing customs duties, he would not ex pect any radical differences in the re publican party on that question. He said definitely that he would call an extraordinary session of congress to consider interstate legislation unless definite action was taken by congress on the subject at the present. At that session he hoped tariff revision to the extent he had indicated might be accomplished, but he made it perfect ly clear that, in his mind, the over shadowing issue was that of railroad freight rates. In a talk with Speaker Cannon who is recognized as being opposed at this time to any revision of the tariff, the president reiterated his statement made at Saturday's conference that, while he desired action on the ques tion, he was willing to abide by the judgment of the republican leaders in congress, as he regarded the tariff matter as one which the chosen rep resentatives of the American people should determine. " He indicated, in so many words, that, while fifty years hence practic ally nobody would be able to say whether the tariff duties on any given article at this time were 50 per cent ad valorem or 5 per cent ad valorem, and nobody would care anything about that what the duties were, the inter state commerce question involved a principle dear to every right thinking and right minded American, precisely as the whole matter of dealing with corporations involves a principle, and he would fight for that principle with all the power that in him lies. The president corroborated the statement attributed to him that the tariff question was one merely of ex pediency, which would be solved with out friction between him and the con gress. Any serious differences, he is known to have said, between him and the congress on the tariff revision matter are quite impossible. MAY ATTACK ROJESTVENSKY Japanese Fleet Is Off Chagos Archi pelago. LONDON Japanese correspondents of the Morning Post consider it is not incredible that Japanese men-of-war have reached Diego Garcia (Cha gos archipelago), and point out that although Admiral Togo is at Tokio. other admirals are not idle. Vice Ad miral Uria, it is stated, has been cruis ing in the vicinity of the equator for some time past. The number of ves sels he has is kept secret, but doubt less he is ready to do battle with the Russian Baltic squadron whenever it appears east of the 17th meridian Vice Admiral Kamimura's where abouts is somewhat of a mystery, the correspondent says, but possibly he Is in the China sea, within easy distance of either the Malacca or Sunda straits, but, anyway, they declare, if Admir al Rojestvensky purposes to spend the ensuing weeks in cruising in the vi able that he will find himself assailed cinity of Madagascar it is not improb by a torpedo fleet. SPENDS DAY ON SWAYNE. Mouse Discusses Charges Against the Florida Judge. WASHINGTON The house of rep resentatives on Thursday devoted its entire session to discussions of the impeachment charges against Judge Cnarles Swayne of the northern dis trict of Florida. A dramatic incident occurred when Mr. Littlefield of Maine called on Mr. Umar of Flori da, who filed the charges against the judge, to admit or repudiate an al leged interview whie.'i the former claimed tended to Incite the people to coirmit an act of violence agains: Judge Swayne. Mr. Lamar admitted giving an intp--view. but emphatically denied any i.igzestion from him that could be conrtrued into advising assassination or murder. Ho said that although Judge Swayne was known to be :he most lawless man in Florida, he had j rerr.aired secure from bodily barm. Char.ce for Alaska Sill. WASHINGTON Senator Dietrich, in speaking of the bill which he in troduced providing for a government board for Alaska to be constituted of seven persons, three to be appointed by the president and three by election by the people, together with the gov ernor of Alaska, who shall be ex-of-ficio president of the board, said that he expected a favorable report on the bill. It had the hearty support of Senator Beveridge. chairman of the territories committee, and other prominent mn. Boodle Fund Disposed Of. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Judge Ryan, in the St. IjouIs circuit court on Wed nesday, ordered that the $0,000 fund allegeM to have been used in connec tion with the suburban railroad boodle deal, and now in a safe deposit box, be used in payment of a note on which it was borrowed by a former president of the railroad company. The money is held under an impound ing order issued by the criminal di vision of the circuit court, it having been used as evidence in trials of members of the municipal assembly. Nebraska for Roosevelt LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska's eight electors met at the state capitol build ing and cast their votes for Theodore Roosevelt for president and Charles W. Fairbanks for vice president. M. A. Brown of Kearney was selected as messenger to carry the duplicate cer tificate to Washington. World's Postage Stamps. The total number of all known va rieties of postage stamps issued by all the governments of the world up to the present time is 19,242. I INews in Nebraska H M A- series of evangelistic meetings are in progress at Pawnee City. Frank Parker and wife of Silver Creek have eight children under IS years of aire. Scarlet fever is epidemic at Sum merfield. a Kansas town eighteen miles from Pawnee City. W. Plum, a fanner, had his horse and buggy stolen in Hastings while attend'ng church in that city. The Polk County Fair association is said to be in a very prosperous condition. An agent of the Grand Island beet sugar mill was in Ogallala making contracts with the farmers for crops of beets this season. About 400 acres were contracted for. The Success (Neb.) Creamery com pany of Seward, held its annual meet ing and decided to close up Its affairs after settling with the Beatrice com pany at $l per share. Shares were $25 ench. Mrs. G. A. Folden of Beatrice sus tained three broken ribs and numer ous bruises about the body by falling from a small box on which she was standing and which gave way from under her. Panic among 100 little girls in the Catholic academy at Crelghton. was narrowly averted. The building was partially burned, but not destroyed. The fire was caused by spontaneous combustion in the slack coal. The Young Men's Christian asso ciation of Chadron has secured A -M. Gould to take charge of its gymnas ium as director for the coming year He has the reputation of being very competent and has had many years' The board of county commissioners of Otoe county have made their an nual estimate of expenses. They esti mate that it will cost $144,000 to meet the expenses of the county for next year. This is $19,000 less than the es timate made last yearT The dead body of R. A. Swift. 78 years old. was found in his room in the Schmuck block at Beatrice. He had been missed for several days from his accustomed .haunts and in vestigation led to the discovery of tho body. At the regular meeting of the Cass county board of commissioners that body decided that the sum of $9S.70 would be sufficient to pay the coun ty's expenses for this year, although last year's estimate was $12,700 more than thai amount. The pelt of a red fox was brought to Papillion by John Hughes of near South Omaha. During the last few years these animals' have been rare ly seen, but lately their numbers are increasing and very often they are seen on the highlands adjacent to the Missouri river, near Bellevue. A legal battle was fought at He bron before County Judge Whitney, this being the second trial. In the first the jury disagreed. It was all over a whip that cost just exactly 10 cents. .1. Willmore charged A. Tib bets with stealing his buggy whip. The cost of both suits is $'M) besides tho defendant's attorney fees. The record of Red Willow county for the year l'.MH as to mortgage til ings and releases is as follows: Farm mortgages tiled. l'.ti. $145.8 IS.i7; re leased. 2f.!. $ir0,7S!.:.l. City and town mortgages tiled. KM. $t;t.::i0.:5."; re leased. Ill, $100.1l.;t0. Chattel mort gages filed !7S. $jll.ir.s.::r; released. S87. $2:'.0,712J9. Sheriff's deeds Hied, fourteen. The Nebraska Historical soeiety elected these officers: President. II. T. Clarke of Omaha; first vice presi dent. Dr. George I.. Miller of Omaha; second vice president. George E. How ard of Lincoln; treasurer. S. 1 Geithardt of Lincoln; secretary. 11. W. Caldwell of Lincoln. Judge Gaslin of Kearney and C. O. Whedon deliver ed addresses. Sarpy county has decided to oper ate under the scavenger law. From the report of the Grand Is land sugar beet factory, which has just shut down for the season, this factory received from Lincoln county 11.820 tons of beets out of the total of 36.460 tons handled by this fac tory. By this factory Ieonard Ijiub ner of Sutherland is given the credit for the best yield per acre in the dis trict covered by the Grand Island factory, his tonnage being thirty-two tons per acre, for which he received $5 per ton. Mrs. Lena M. Lillie of David City, convicted of the murder of her hus band to secure his life insurance, it was charged, arrived in Lincoln to er ter on a life term at the penitentiary. The Lillie family was one of the most prominent at David City, and the trial of Mrs. Lillie, consuming several weeks, furnished many sensations. The evidence on which she was con victed was circumstantial, her story beinK that ncr hlIS,an(i was shot by a burglar as he lay sleeping. The city council of Beatrice has passed an ordinance which calls for a heavy fine for persons violating the smallpox quarantine regulations. There are about two dozen cases in the city at present, mostly of a very mild form. Senator Giffen has outlined and In troduced a bill to create the office of prosecuting attornev in every judi cial district of the state. According to the terms of the measure, the prosecutors are to have charge of criminal cases in the district courts. The salary is fixed at $2,000 a year. Governor Mickey issued a requisi tion upon the governor of Missouri for the return to this state of on? Titterington. charged with stealing a cow from N. B. Spurrier of Lincoln county. Titterington is under arrest in Bates county, Missouri. The Baptists of Silver Creek town ship, near Tekamah, dedicated their new church edifice, which is located about four miles from town. The i building is frame, of modern design and has cost in the neighborhood of $2,000. and was dedicated fully paid for. Noel Martin, a lad from Nemaha county, who has served three years In the state penitentiary for stealing a watch from a passenger on a train, will not have to serve the remaining two years of h's sentence. The gov ernor has ordered his release. The Board of County Commission ers of Pawnee county, met and estab lished a county board of health. On account of the prevalence of conta gious diseases in that vicinity for some time the commissioners decided -it was necessary to provide a system for stamping out the pests. t x I