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(From n Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Jan. 21. (Special.) In tin
leglslaturn this afternoon both houses voted
on candidntes for senators, nnd tomorrow
. ... . 1 . -1 .1,... I
ooui nous in I1K.UI1 .u m i"".""',
or Allison an'l uoiinur win ou ucbiiiivu u
tho president of tho senate, Tho voto 111
llio irglsinuilO was wunoui incident. i"
republicans ira euimiy iui uiu J'"-"-
senator- rind tho democrats for their caucui
nominees, Judge K. 11. Thoyer of Clinton
nnd John J. Hecrley of Burlington, in the
liousn tho narao of Allison wns presented
by Representatives Dunham and Hnmapn,
nnd tho name of Dolllvcr by Temple and
Kerr. The numo of Judge Thayer was pru
smtod by Iangan and Dodds, and tho name
of Scerlcy by Jorgcr nnd Dodds. Tho vote
MSB 83 for tho republican candidates, 10
for tho democrats, with ono absentee. In
tho sonato tho voto ntood 30 for AlliHon and
Dolllvcr and 10 for Thayer and Seerley,
Immediately after tho convention tho two
bouses mot separately and tho committees
Woro announced. In tho scnato tho presid
ing otllcer, John Herrlott, mndo n brief ex
planation of hie committees arrangements
nnd generally suggested n. re-classlflcatlon
of committees: as to their tclatlve Import
ance. Continuing, ho said:
AtlvaiirrN AKrlntiltnrr.
"In harmony with tho recommendation
just mado tho committees on agriculture
lias boen enlarged nnd advanced. Tho pro-
dominant Interest of our citizens nnd tnx-
payers is in thn farm, dairy and garden nnd
Industries subsidiary thereto, and tho ad-
vnncement of tho welfnro of those devoted
to them Is tho chief concern of this body,
Tho great wealth which they represent, tho
nign distinction Jowa nas aiuineu in tno
raising of corealn and stock, both on this
continent and nbroud, tho large number of
stato and local institutions and societies
supported or assisted by tho stuto for tho
promotion of agriculture, make appropriate
tho action hero taken.
In tho last few yenro there has dovelopcd
a marked popular Interest. in our puhllo II-
brarlew. Tho number und lnflucnco of these
educational Institutions have grently in-
created. Tho desirability of promoting thum,
tho Importance of extending tho usefulness
of our traveling libraries and tho work of
tho Library commission, nnd tho need of
our statu and hMorical libraries at tho
capital have lead mo to cnlargo the com-
mittco or library. In a rearrangement us
urged thla committee should bo advanced to
tho group comprising tho Htnto institutions,
"Tho commlttoo on rules has been in-
creused from flvo to uino In numbor; tho
conimittco on fish nnd gamo from three to
five.
'A now commlttoo 1ms been created to
consider matters connected with telegraph
and telophouo companies. Tho lncrensod
ubo of telephones In our towns and cities
nnu oi mm among our larmcrs nan pro
duced a host of problems. Tho granting of
frnnchUos, tho rights of such companies In
our streets nnd highways, tho location of
poles and wires nnd tho general regulation
of such servlco aro matters thnt require
particular leglslatlvo consideration.
Itcform of Itciriuic lawn,
"Mindful of tho fnct that you come to this
chamber as representatives of tho pooplo
who support our state government by con
tribution of taves levied on their property,
tho majority of tho members of tho two
ranking committees in particular hava been
selected with a vlow to reformative changes
In our revenue laws which tho peoplo havo
Indicated they desire. For sovernl years
thoro has been un Increasing popular do
mund for reform In our method of assess
lng corporate property for taxation, espe
daily tho property of railroads. In tho rts
cent convuutlon of tho party whoso udhor
nntu nrnvnll In thlfl nuRnmhlv. thn rnntrRtH
wcro tiquarely nuulo on this Idhuo. Numor-
ous resolutions wro adopted calling for
uuch modification of our laws as would In
suro not only tho oqultabl" taxation of tho
railroads, but tho full ust juell valuatlou
of their property, and thn nomination for
state officers was generally mado In har
niouy with such sentlmeuts variously ex-
nrrsaod hv thn rank ond fllo of tho tiartr.
Tho committees on 'ways and means' and
'Judiciary' that havo most to do with tho
rnnnMoratlnn of rovenuo malum mv.
thorcforo, b-n corapt 1 for tho moat part
of thoso favorablo t gulatlon that will
tirescribft deflnlto a uniform nrneodu
which shall nuldo ami ssist our nriminiM.
trntlvB officers In assessing railroad nnrt
thnrofore rcduco to tho lowest decreo rnr.
tlpuhlo tho Intrusion of norsonal nrnfer.
enoirn or prejudices In this Important work
of government or tho perversion ot nasca-
sorlal powers. All views havo boon recog-
nlzed nnd some who may opposo material
modinrution or tno existing staiuto navn
beon Included lu tho make-up of tho com-
rnltteeu
"Aside from selecting a favorable ma
Jortty of each coramltteu that will bo con
cerned with nuoh reform measuros I havo
,not presumed to Indlcato, lot alono die
tato what preclso form or what tho char-
ncter of the needed legislation should be.
TIiIb, as I concclvo my duties, would be to
go beyond my provlnco as your presiding
officer. It is perhaps unnecessary for me to
pay that I shall be in full sympathy with any
well ordered measure having such needed
but not a little practical experience in the
J I I m 4 w linn rW t tin nttnnntit laid aaA hi
administration ot thn present law warrants
rue ln urging tU desirability of nubatan-
tlal modifications In tho direction Indi
cated." ,
Senate' Standtnif Committee.
Tho following wero road as the commlt-
tee:
Ways and Means Junkln, Henley, LawI,
lluywiiril, (Hanson, (Irlswold, Uster,
lirlghtou, Crossley. Trcwln. Arthaud,
Jtarisnurn, Jioguu, i-orier, Jjiuiueri, J .um
ber t.
Judiciary Honley, lilunchard, Trcwln,
Ilolturt. llBZtitou, Hubbard. LtaUr, How
ell, Motllt. Crawford, Courtwrlght, Whip-
Contlnucd ca Fifth l'agc.J)
REBELS DECEIVE THE ENEMY
InntirKdif lllKule Their Wnr Ves
sel, 'I'll ii m Ac comiilltilnK the
Dentil of Allinn.
PANAMA, Jnn. 21. All Is quiet hero to
day. General Hcrrcra, tho revolutionary
loader. Informed Captain Meade of tho
United States cruiser Philadelphia tbnt ho
cami here to prevent the Colombian gov
ernment using tho steamer Lautnro against
tho liberals. Ho bad
accomplished this
and, therefore, retired.
Tho revolutionists had seventeen
wounded In yesterday's engagement. Tho
number killed cannot bo precisely ascer
tained. Of tho government forces flvo men
wcro killed and four wounded.
Tho exchange of prisoners was responst
bio for yesterday's dlsnster to tho govern-
nt. From the former (ho revolutionists
i of tho plann of tho government. Lnu-
o'fl circulating pump was out of order
i.nd It had no stenm up when It was at-
tacked by Pnilllla. Padllla, which was re-
ccntly painted whlto so os to decelvo tho I
government olllccrs as to Its identity, nil-
voncod unrecognized to a spot nbout 300
metres from Lnutnro. It then began firing, atcd tho majority In presenting the mens
The position of tho latter prevented It uro and urged strongly Its enactment Into
from using Its two big guns mounted for-
wurd, but It returned Padllla's fire with Its
small lifter guns. Its gunner, howover, was
the first man killed. Tho foreign crew of
I,autnro refused to obey orders. General
Allinn. whn ftlHnlnved uretit cnurncn. una I
,hn, .,,,.- ,inri,
I
(lonernl Oarcln. n veteran offlrer, has beon
Iinnnin,, ,Htnrv romirmndpr nt the ,H.
,rlpf K,pri-,.inn in nnnprfll Alhnn. Scnnr
Arlonn Is tho rlvll rovernor. It is believed
that tho revolutionary warships wcro dam-
aged.
Tho capture of Panama by tho revolu
tionists Is considered Impossible, owing to
tho number of government troops there.
INVOKES MERCY0F ENGLAND
limine Member Introilnocn Ilrnclutlon
In Ilclinlf if Ilucr rrl-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. In the absence
of other pressing business tho house man
agers nro nllowlng tho widest latitude In
the debato on tho urgent deficiency bill
now before tho house. Tho irrigation of
rid lands In tho west and tho advleablllty
of retaining control of tho Philippines wore
tho main topics under discussion today.
Tho pcakers were Mr. Sibley of Pcnnsyl
vnuin, Mr. DitiHinoro of Arkansas, Mr. -New
lands of Nevada, Mr. Mondell of Wyoming,
Mr. ltoblnsou of Indiana, Mr. Kerns of 1111-
nols, Mr. Gnlnea of Tenneskco, Mr. Vnndl
vcr of Missouri and Mr. Grecno of Pcnnsyl
vncla.
lteprcscntatlvo Smith of Michigan, a
member of tho houso committee on forolgn
attaint, today Introduced r resolution dl-
reeling tho Stato department to request
tho Urltlsu government to withhold tlio sen-
tenco of death passed upon Commander
Scheopurs, who Is about to bo shot.
Tho house, without preliminary business,
went luto committee of tho whole and ro-
sumed tho gcnural dobato upon tho urgont
deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr. Slbloy of Pennsylvania opposed tho
government- entering at .thlstlm von a
scheme for tho Irrigation of tho nrld lands I
in tho west. Ho believed tho whole ques-
tlon wns for another generation.
Mr. NowlandB of Nevada, an earnest. ad-
vocato of tho irrigation of arid lands, re-
plied to Mr. Sibley. Ho explained tho pro-
vision of tho bill which It was proposed to
presont to tho house, to show thnt it would
not creato n chargo on the public treasury,
Mr. Mondell of Wyoming nlso defended
tho recently formulated Irrigation bill.
Mr. Robinson of Indiana submitted eomo
romarks in ndvocacy of tho abolition of the
thirty-day sick lcavo granted to clerks in
tho executive, departments In Washington.
At 6:10 p. m. tho houso adjourned until
tomorrow.
LEASES
OF INDIAN LANDS
Subject In Presented to Henntc
In
Itcaolatlon h- Secretory of
Interior.
WASHINGTON Jan. 21. In compliance
with a resolution of the scnato rccontly
adopted, tho secretary of tho interior to
day sont to tho sennto a statement giving
tho status of leases of Indian lands. Ho
said that his department had in contem
plation a lease covering 640 ncrcs on tho
Ulntnh reservation In Utah, and tho fol
lowing grazing leases: For 1,239,280 acres
In tho western portion of tho Standing
Rock agency, for 1,200,000 acres In tho
Choyenno Hlvor reservation, for tho sur
plus grazing lands In tho Kaw, Osago,
Otoo und Missouri reservations, nnd for
480,000 acres of tho resorved lands In tho
Kiowa, Comancho and Apacho reservations,
TO
CONTINUE INSPECTIONS
Seetetnry "WlWon Take Step to Pre
vent Interruption of Meat
Kxporta.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Owing to tho
threatened interruption of American meat
exports to Europo, bocauso of a falluro of
government inspection, tno secretary oi
agrlculturo today sont to tho houso of rep-
rescntatlvea a request for an omergoncy
appropriation oi lu.uuu to carry lorwaru
tho Inspections conducted by tho bureau
of animal Industry.
Tho tommlttce, on tho election of pros-
ldent nnd vlco president of tho houso to-
day mado n avorablo report on the bill
for tho election of United States sonators
by direct voto of tho pooplo.
JAFT CONTINUES HOPEFUL
"lu i' " """i'
spenk Hlnlilj- of Work of Native
Police Where Officered by
American.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. W. II. Taft.
civil governor of tho Philippine islands.
who arrived hero on the transport Grant, is
quite ill, the Philippine climate and the
arduous duties ho has performed having
told on his constitution. He fcols that
after a few days of rest in this city ho will
be strong enough to undergo tho trip cast
Governor Taft says ho hopes to leave for
I Itti nnav rn Tkuvafln v 1 1 .t nnra 4 a 1
tha east on Thursday. Ho says thn war is
confined to the two provinces Batangas
nnd Samar and thu oporatlons In lUtangoa
occasionally range into tho neighboring
provinces of Tayabas and XAguna.
Tho governor says General Whcaton is
doing splendid work ln the islands.
Order Mnrtln Morton Out,
TQPUKA. Knn.. Jan. 21. The oxeentlvA
committee of tho Kansas Grand Army of
tlio Republic tonlgnt onicred Martin Nor
ton, the department commander, to vacato
hlH ntllco at once. Tho committee ha 1i,..'m
ill scsHioii mi uay inveHUKuiing cnarges-t
tnat niui iicbji pruierroa nguinst Norton
and fiuatalncd them la ewry puxttcular.
LODGE OPENS THE CONTEST
FriciplUtM a Vlgorm DtbiU n Philip-
- Tariff Sill.
RAWLINS
CHAMPIONS MINORITY SIDE
'r Three Hour Scnnle Ileum Armi-
mint mi Ilntli Side of the Hill
to Provide n Temporary
Turin Schedule.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. For nearly
three hours today tho senate had under
consideration (ho Philippine tariff bill. The
measure was mado tho unfinished business
and probably will bold that position of
profcrenco until It shall have been voted
ou finally,
Tho debato was opened by Mr. Lodge
of Massachusetts, chairman of tho commit
too on Philippines. Ho sketched, In a
free - hand way, tho reasons which had nctu
law at nn onrly date. Ho explained with
some minuteness the necessity for tho leg
lslatlon embodied In the bill, and concluded
with ari appeal to tho scnato and to con
gress to deal with questions relating to
thn Plilllnnlnna nn thnv mlclit nrlon find
, i.nn i,. . ..., nr,i nmi vmninr
. . v. , - n
promises, which wcro likely to bo mlsln
ternrntf.l ,.n,l m rnl.. f.il.n hnt.ru In hn
mln.l. nt II... Villain tn mi 1t,,m,lnnn,l
mirnrntlon hn lipsniicht rnncrcKM lint to
givo mortgages on an unknown future.
HnivlliiM .Milken Miieecli,
Mr. Kaullns of Utah delivered r vigor
ous speech in support of tho minority
substitute, In which Independence was
promised to tho Filipinos so soon as a
stablo government could bo established In
tho Philippines. His discussion of tho
general Philippine question covered much
of the ground that has been gone over dur
ing tho past two years. Throughout ho
was accorded careful nttcntlon.
Ab n conclusion of tho dobato for tho
day Mr. llucon of Georgia sharply crltl
cUed tho secretary of war for un alleged
violation of tho law in Issuing an order
permitting vessels flying u foreign flag to
participate In tho commcrco between tho
United States and tho Philippines.
A number of private pension bills were
passed, also tho following:
Ivxlrml Work m Oiiiiilut Uridine.
Extending tho tlmo for tho construction
of a railway, wagon nnd pedestrian bridgo
over the Missouri river near Council Muffs,
la., and Omaha, Neb., nnd authorizing the
construction of tho following bridges
Ovor tho Missouri river at St. Joseph.
Mo., over the Arkansas river In Arkansas,
by tho Memphis Helena & Louisiana Hall
way company, ovor tho Whlto river in Ar-
Kansas uy tno same company; granting to
the hlto Itlver Hallroad company tho
right to construct a single railway track
across United States lands In independence
county, Arkansas; extending tho tlmo for
tho construction of n bridge across Ilayou
Dartholomcw In Arkansas by tho Missis
slppl Hivcr, Hamburg & Western Railway
company; appropriating ?150.03C each- for
tho erection of public buildings In Munclo,
Ind., nnd Anderson, Ind.; appropriating
$150,000 for tho establishment, control and
maintenance of the northern branch of the
National Homo for Disabled Volunteers nt
Hot bprlngs, S. IX, with an additional ap
proprlatlon of $20,000 for transportation of
inmates; to provide suitable bronzo medals
for thu survivors or their heirs of tho off!
cors and crows of tho United Stutes vessels
of war Cumberland, Congress nnd Minne
sota; appropriating $400,000 for tho ercc.
tlon of a publto building lu Wheeling
W. Vn.
I.oiIkc Cull I'll III Illll.
At 2 o'clock, tho end of tho morning
hour, Mr. Lodge, chairman of tho commit
too on Philippines, cnilcd up tho Philippine
tariff bill and tho senato proceeded to Its
consideration. Tho effect of Mr. Iodgo's
motion was to make the mcasuro tho un
finished business of tho senate.
Mr. Lodge said that to discriminate in
favor of tho United States on products go
ing to tho Philippines would diminish thu
revenues and would break down tho policy
of tho "open door." Tho Unltyd States
uuu, uy us unnuirns unu excellent uipio
maoy, accomplished tho entabllshment of
that policy In China, and China would bo
for years tho most important market for
products of tho United States,
Ho oxcusod the senato committee's re
ductlon of Dlngloy tariff rato 25 por cent
by saying tho commlttoo had not felt It
wiso to mako a further reduction. Tho cx
action of tho remaining duty could not bu
considered onerous In view of the fact tha
all the moneys thus collected would bo ro
turned to tho Philippines.
Open Door Policy Intuct,
Mr. Lodgo said that tho removal of tho
export duties did not affect tho open door
policy; If It did ho would oppose It. Nor
could tho policy givo offenBO to Spain undo
tho treaty between that country nnd this
Ho defended tho policy of tho frco Impor
tatlon of hemp as in the intercut of tb
agricultural element.
Mr. Spoonor asked If the policy of ro
funding tho export tnx on hemp would not
nave mo oneci oi causing an ine nomp
grown In tho Philippines to bo brought to
tho United States and thus deprive tho
ruiupyiuva ui mo uiuno ruveuuu uunvcu
from tnat sourco.
air. Louge replied mat tno provision ap
plies only to hemp "for uie In tho United
btntes. ino regulation ot mat matter
would havo to bo loft to tho Treasury do
partment, but ho would be willing to so
amonu mo mil ub to rouovo u oi mis po
slblllty. Ho eald, in reply to Senator For
akc thnt tbU Bama obctloa t0 th" ro
nPPlr t0 0,1 other articles originating I
the Philippines
Philippine Are Prosperous.
Speaking on general lines Mr. Lodge said
that tho Philippine Islands are prosperous
and ho quoted a circular letter to German
exporters ln support of this provision
It was also set forth that Spain's com
morclal prestige Is being displaced by tha
of tho Untted States
In reply to Mr. Dacon Mr. Lodge said that
tho War department had had to meet an
ex, y ln gulnK lt8 ordcr temporarly
C0(l9twle trade of tho Philippines. To have
I '
failed to do this would have wrecked th
lommerce of tho Islands, nnd although tho
order might not have beon authorized by
law It was Justified by the circumstances
and by tho certainty of speedy action by
conjress
Mr. Lodgo ssld he had nn deslro to go
beyond the present situation. Tho minor
Ity proposes to sweep away all tariff ond
to encourage the Filipinos to leave us,,
They also make large promises for the fu
ture. As for his mind It was certainly
clenr ns to what wo should do with th
.(Continued, an BovcntU Pago.
ELECT NEBRASKAN AND I0WAN
(ienrrnl II, II. Hurry nud Milton
llyrr Mode lllHccr of Mllltln.
Assoolntlon,
II.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The draft of a
bill providing for a general reorganiza
tion of tho National Guards In tho sev
eral states und placing them on a uniform
footing was submitted today to tho Na
tional Guards' association, which the ad
jutant generals of tho many states arc at
tending as a special commlttoo, headed
by Representative Dick of Ohio. Tho bill
has in view tho greater efficiency of the
National Guard, particularly in tho matter
of equipment.
The bill was discussed for several hours
nnd was then adopted by a voto of 108 to
20, Pennsylvania casting twenty-four nnd
South Dakota two votes against the meas
ure. It will bo Introduced in congress lu
fow days.
Tlio bill places tho various stato organi
zations on n uniform basis nnd bring tho
seml-mllltary organizations In closer touch
tth tho general government. They aro
o bo armed by the government with tho
United Stntes service rifles -and cnrblnei,
lthout having this charged against them
out of the allottment provided, ,by law, nnd
ro to partlclpato In tho encampment nud
maneuvers of tho regular army when tho
governor of n stato or territory so re
quests.
Provision is mndo for securing by legis
lation lists of persons specially competent
o hold commissions In any volunteer forco
lilcli may be called for otnnr than a forco
of organized militia and ifor thu purpose
f providing a volunteer forco of trained
men ready for lmmcdlato .service, there Is
o be enrolled not - exceeding 100,000 men
ho hnvo served In tho regular or volun
ecr service or organized lnllltla and who
nro to report annually at specified plnccs,
Officers for tho ensuing yenr wcro elected
ns follows: Charles J Dick of Ohio, pros
Kiont; General r. ll. uarry or .NocrasKa,
first vlco president; General Milton H.
Ilycrs of Iowa, secoud vlco president; Gen
oral 11. S. Royster of North Carolina, third
Ico president; C. It. Gatit&nbcln of Ore
gon, fourth vlco president, and Colonel C,
, Illcycr of Illinois, socrotory-trcasurer.
Tho next meeting of the association will
bo in Columbus, O., early In January of
next year.
METCALFE PLEADS HIS CASE
Kiiiinhn Colonel Denlen tlie Chnrxe of
Killing Two Filipino Prl-
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Tho sub-com
mlttoe of tho senate committee on pensions
which was nppolntcd last week to Invest!
gato tho charges mado against Colonel
W. S. Metcalfo, who has been nppolntcd
pension agent nt Topcka, Kan., today heard
Colonel Metcalfo in his own behalf nnd also
received affidavits from soldiers who wcro
members of Mctcalfo's command at tho tlmo
tho occurrence with tho responsibility for
which he Is charged, took place.
Tho charge is that at tho 1 attic of Caloo-
nn, ln tho Phllipplno island' , Metcalfe do.
llbor.atcly killed two Fllli no prisoners
Ho was today shown tha m davits , making
this charge, butrtenifiUt.vrrtlci'nyolHa
buiu niui. uu uuu ttb vuu ( rm ui uu "ti
tle been a major of the Twentieth Kansas
volunteers, that he remembered tho sur
render of two Filipino prisoners, thnt he
was engaged In bringing up tho regiment
and that ho turned them over to Bomo men
in his command, with instructions to take
them to the rear; that ho knew of his
own knowlcdgo nothing moro ot tho pris
oners, but thnt ho had heard thoy wero
killed by tho soldiers who had them ln
charge.
Two or three nffldavlts from members o
tho Twentieth Kansas regiment wero filed
In corroboration of this statement. In one
of theso affidavits It was stated that the
prisoners wero killed by the soldlors be
caiiHo they refused to go to the rear nnd
woro ranking troublo nt a very critical
time.
Records of tho War department nlso were
produced to show that after two InvcBtlga
Hons ot this chargo Metcalfo had beon cx
oncratcd.
Tho sub-commlttoo did not pass upon
tho charges nt tho meeting todav.
POSTMASTERS IN NEBRASKA
Senate Confirm Another I.nnic 1.1st
of Prenldent xnooncveIt'
Appointment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The senato, In
executive session, mndo tho following con
flrmatlons:
PostmnHters:
Nebraska Charles A. Warner. Geneva
Tllllo 'C. lluckley, Stromsburg; Alexander
Is. Thomas. Aurora: .Insnrr L. Howe. WIb-
rer: Richard O. Perkins, St. Paul; Charles
wine, -Ncllgii; it. w. Montgomery, AIM
mice: Charles H. Snyder. Tllden.
Iowa Kato C. Warner. Dayton; Jay SI
Jackson, Lorlmer; Thomas D. Ing, Man
pon: Harvey Inuhum. Alcona: William I
Tyrol!, Wnverly; Thomas Wnlpole, Storm
iiko; j. u. Hirwuri, sincinnn; J anion n
Morrison. Seymour: Francis A." Iowin
.Marcus; John lcugowoorl. ixion: Luthe
Conklln. Klnirslcy: Gerald L. Whlnerv
Iowa KallBi James Ij. Horry, Humcflton
Joseph Malllsnl, Fonda; U II. Maine, Em
mnitBDurg; norauo is. amitn, uows.
Kansas j. n. iiamproy, rsicKerRon.
Wyoming V. M. Thayer, Rock Springs;
William Hugh, Uvunston; Horace E.
Christmas, Kcmmerer; Perry I Smith,
llawllns.
Soutli Dakota V. L. Moase. MndlHon!
John Reich, Scotland; John C. McMillan,
niiirKis; jonn i-. Jieni, j.ik i-oint; jonn A.
Stanley, Hot Springs.
Missouri 13. A. Sample. Fredorlcktown.
To bo United Stntes attorney, D. P.
Dwyer, for tho eastern district of Mis
sourl. Noiiilnnt Inn by the Prenldent,
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 21. Tho president
today sent theso nominations to the senate:
Surveyor General, Now Mexico Morgan
O. Llewellyn.
Registers Land Offices Howard Loland,
nt Roswcll, N. M.; Nicholas pallcs, at Las
Cruces, N. M.; Samuel R. Otero, at Santa
Fe, N. M.
Receiver of Public Moneys Henry D.
Dowman, at Las Cruces, N. M.
State W. W. Follett. Colorado, consult
ing engineer of tho United States on In
ternational boundary commission provided
for ln tho convention with Mexico.
Navv: Chief of the bureau of medicine
and surgery, with rank of rear admiral
Medical Inspector Presley M. Rlxly. To
be captain Commander Albert R. Coudon.
Lieutenant commander, to be commander
Carlos G. Calkins. Second lieutenant ma
rine corps Corporal Alonzo C. Uaker, ma
rine corps.
Army: First lieutenants, to be captains
ot cavalry Henry 13. Dixon, Eighth;
George B. Prttchard, Jr., Ninth; Alvord V.
Anderson, Sixth; Herman A. Slovort,
Fourth.
Movement of Ocenn Veel, .Inn, UI.
At New York Arrived Anchorla, from
ni'asgow, Lahn, from Genon
At Rotterdam Arrived Ryndam, from
Now York, vlu Boulogne
At Hong Kong Arrived Empress of
India, from Vancouver, B. C, via, Yoko
hama, Naeusakl and Shanghai
iVOULD CENTER IN OMAHA
(Tiatk Oiroilt f Jndioitl Ctitt Undir
Rtdiitrictinf Plan.
NEBRASKAN VIEWS OF IRRIGATION BILL
enntnr Millard Secure InnKe of
Mcnnnrc to Knlnruc Teriiilnul
llrldue SoldlerV Home nt
Hot SprliiR Ifnopposetl.
(From n Stnff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (Special Telo-
gram.) District Attorney Summers today
had an Interview with Senator Teller in
regard to his bill for the redisricting of
tho Judicial districts ot the United States.
ummcrs was accompanied by Senator Mil-
ard, who participated in the conference
with tho Colorado senator. Mr. Summers,
ou behalf of tho liar ot Nebraska, asked
hat South Dakota bo Included In the Sev
enth circuit, which would place Iowa, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Mlourl In
that circuit and mnko Omaha the principal
seat In which to hold court. The Eighth
Ircult would then bo composed of Wyom
ing, Colorado, Idaho, Utah anil Montana.
Ilxlng tho principal court at Denver. Under
the present arrangement of Senator Teller's
bill tho principal courts in tho Seventh nnd
eighth circuits would bo held nt Kansas
City nnd Denver, but with tho addition of
South Dakota to tho Seventh circuit, Iowa,
Ncbraskn nnd South Dakota would con
trol and tho principal court would ho held
nt Omaha, which has exceptional fncllitles
for taking enro of tho circuit court of tho
United States. Senator Toller said ho wns
not opposed to (ho Idea of attaching South
Dakota to tho Seventh circuit, but would
take somo tlmo to think over thu pronosi
tlon. The senator expects to address thu
Judiciary conimltteu soon in behalf of his
measure.
.VcliriiflkBim nnd Irrltrntloii lllll,
Opinion is divided among the Nebraska
delegation over tho merits of tho Irrigation
bill Introduced today by Senator Hans-
brough nnd Representative Nowlandi.
Congressman Stark Insists thnt as Xe
hraskn is a riparian state tho decision in
tho case of Crawford, now pending In tho
supremo court, will largely luilucucu tho
effectiveness of tlno bill. Uurkctt nnd
Mercer will support the bill, ns well as
the vhole Nebraska delegation, for that
matter, when It comes to n flnnl vote, but
some of tho members will endeavor to sc
cure nmondments that will benefit their
particular sections.
Congressman Sholloubergcr Is receiving
number of protests from merchants ln
his district asking him to voto against tho
pnrcols post bill on tho ground that the
cataloguo houses of Chicago and St. Louis
would more Bcrlously than ever interfere
with their local trade.
Senator MllliiriP Flrnt lllll.
Senator Millard passed his first bill
today. "And I wasn't a bit nervous," he
said, when ho camo out of the senato
chamber. Tho bill was tho ono authorizing
the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company
ochaage .Us p.rMfj&trur.turr.ncrnBn, the.
Missouri river to-provldo for the passago
ot railway trains and to substitute Iron for
Its present wooden portion, to meet tho
growing demands ot tho company. Amend
ments to tho bill ns reported by tho com
mittee wcro agreed upon, ono of which
provides that the drawspans shall bo pro
vided with on efficient mechanical motor
for tho rapid operation of tho bridgo for
tho passage of boats or rafts upon rcas
onablo signal.
Senator Gamble's bill for establishing a
soldiers' homo nt Hot Springs, S. D.
passed tho scnato today without opposition
ntlnnnl Onnrilnnien In Selon
Adjutant General L. W. Colby, Rrlgadle
Goneral P. II. Uarry. Colonel C. J. Illll
of Falrhury, W. H. Hayward of Nebraska
City and Colonel Archer of Beatrice, all of
tho National Guard of Nebraska, aro In
Washington in attendance upon tho annual
meeting of tho mllltla organization.
Tho senate committee on public lands re
ported favorably on tho bill providing re
lief for bona fldo Bottlers within tho for
est reserve.
Representative Martin has recommended
tho nppolntment of Julius F. Oirard for
postmaster at Beaver, Miner county, and
Wilson B. Kennlon at Bradley, Clark
county, S. D.
Department .Vote.
Tho application of James F. Toy, A. Bol
Ibso, William H. Hospers, P. D. Vnnoers
tcrhout, Alt Kuypcr nnd others to organize
tho First National bank of Orango City,
la., with $25,000 capital, has been approved
by tho comptroller of tho currency.
The opening of bids at the Treasury de
partment today for tho installation of n
conduit and electric wiring system for thn
Illulr, Nob., public building tho lowest bid
was that of Cuthbert & Black, Chicago, ut
$039.
Tho Indian offlco today opened bids for
tho rental of land In the Choyenno river
reservation. These bids wcro recolvcd: C.
L. Mallott, Fort Plerro, S. D for district
three, term of flvo years, 40 6-10 mills per
ncro; John F. Whttler, Gettysburg, S. D
for lot two, period of flvo years from Juno
1, annual rental of 4 8-10 cents per aero;
S. O. Overby, Cheyenne agency, S. D., for
district four, 3 7-8 cents per aero; Michael
Mullen, Now Ulm, Minn., for district num
ber two, 17 1-10 mills, nnd for district num
ber one hi 1-10 mills per aero for lands In
Cheyenne river reservation.
The Iowa National bank of Bes Moines,
la., was today approved as a rcsorvo agent
for tho First National of Farmlngton, la.
S, B. Leonard Is appointed carpenter In
the public building at Omaha.
The namo of tho postofllco at Collins,
Scotts Bluff county, Nob., is changed to
Morrill, nnd James Agalnes la commls
sloncd postmaster.
DRAFT OF APPEAL IS READY
AdinlrnI Schley to Meet Connnel nnd
Finally Pa Upon the
Document.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Schley arrived ln Washington
nftor ton days' visit to Savannah. The
date of filing of the admiral's appeal from
tho recent decision of tho court of In
quiry, which tho president has consented
to consider, has not beon determined upon.
Messrs. Isadoro Rayner and M. A,
Tenguo, counsel for Rear Admiral Schley,
reached Washington this forenoon with the
text of tho admiral's appeal tn the preBl-
dont, which thoy had prepared In Balti
more and which they proceeded to submit
to the admiral, Mr. Teaguo stated that
every offort would ha mado to placo tho
document In President Roosevelt's hands
this afternoon. The appeal Is a long one,
covering nbout 120 typewritten pages. Ad
in Ira I Scbloy expects to lcavo Washington
jqz Chicago Thursday,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Ncbrmka-Fnlr Wednesday,
Except Probably Snow In the rxorwierii
Portion; Thursday Fair; Northerly
Winds.
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ELKH0RN GAINS IN LINCOLN
UihIhh Work on Kxlcunliiu Into llnl-
nen llenrt of City, Under n
mv Orilluniicc.
(Frofti n Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 21. (Special Telegram.)
Mayor Wlnnett this afternoon signed tho
ordtn.uice authorizing tho Elkhorn railroad
to extend Its trnckn from tho depot nt
Ninth nnd S streets up Ninth to P street.
Tlio mcasuro was Introduced in tho council
Just before adjourning last night nnd
under suspension of tho rules wns read tho
third tlmo and passed by unanimous vote.
ln tho enrly hours of tho morning n big
gang of men was put to work In tho street
nnd by daybreak tho extension wns com
pleted clear to tho P street crossing.
This will nllow the railroad company to
run Its enrs to Ninth and P streets, which
Intersection Is at tho corner of Poslolllco
square and ln front of tho Lincoln hotel,
almost In the heart ot tho business district,
Nono of tho property owners nlong tho
wny was consulted, nor had nny not Ico
been given to anyone.
It Is suld by tho local agonts of tho road
that tho track Is for freight business only.
MABEL SCH0FIELD A SUICIDE
.luntlee Diiiicnn IHnclilirKcn Chnrlc
ill o in it. Who 1 1 ml lie c ll Accum-il
of Kllllnir Her.
(From u Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Jan, 21. (Spi-clal Tele
gram.) At tho conclusion of tho taking of
testimony for the state In tho trial of
Charles Thomas, accused of the murder of
Mabel Scholleld moro than two years ago,
Justlco Duncnn this evening dismissed tho
ense on tho ground thnt It had not beon
shown thnt thoro was any murder com
mltted. Tho court held that It wns a casn
of suicide.
CREMATED IN THEIR BEDS
.Seven Men Umilile to lnipe Meet
Dentil In IlnriiliiK
IllllllllllK.
HAMBLKTON, W. Vn., Jan. 21. About '
o'clock this morning Camp No. 5 ot tho Ot
tcr Creek Boom and Lumber company, aev
oral miles in tho forest, took flro nnd
burned so rapidly thnt several ot tho men
wero burned to death.
Following Is tho list of dead:
JOHN MOHR1SEY.
JOHN RILEY.
OF.ORGK VANIIORN.
ARTHUR HEDRICICS. " 1
THOMAS S. HICKEY.
MIKE CRADDON.
r.
AUGUST MINARD.
nud Walsh was fco badly burned thnt ho
Is in a critical condition. It was not moro
than flvo.mluutes from the time the alarm
was given until there was no chanco of es
cape. Tho building wns 22x50 feet nnd tho
upper part was all ono room nnd in this
forty men wcro sleeping. Two very small
windows nnd the narrow stairs afforded tho
only ways of escape and those who went
to tho windows, a dozen or more, had to
Jump twolvo or fifteen feet. The others,
running down tho stairs, pushing nnd fall
ing ovor each other. Tho dead were al
most entirely cremated.
Tho men who escaped lost their cloth
ing nnd wero compelled to travel to nnother
camp a mile away through eight Inches of
snow almost naked.
TRAIN KILLS JF0UR WORKMEN
ntinnirny Cur C'riinli Down the Mnini-
tnln Side nt Terrltlc
Speed,
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Jan. 21. Four
men wcro InBtnntly killed todny on tho log
railroad of the Lackawanna Lumber com
pany at Cross Creek, Potter county. Tho
dead nro:
II. J. HERBSTREET. s
W. A. BENNETT.
PETER C7.KV.
OTTO SANBER.
Tho men wero engaged In loading logs
on a car, when a runaway train consist
lng of four cars loaded with pulp wood
enmo crashing down tho Incline road nnd
struck tho car on which tho men were
working, killing tho four nnd smashing tho
cars Into splinters.
Tho plnco whoro tho accident occurred
Is on tho Bide of tho mountain nnd the
grndo Is seventy-five feet to tho mile.
HARVEY LOGAN IS INDICTED
Aliened Mnntnna Trnln llnlilier Held
for Trlnl on Three
Count,
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Jnn. 21. Tho Knox
county circuit court grand Jury today re
turned three Indictments against Harvey
Logan, tho altegcd Montana train robber
ln Jail hero. Tho Indictments chargo shoot
ing Policemen Dlnwlddlo and Saylor with
Intont to kill, on tho night ot Dccomber
13, and with felonious assault on Luther
Brady. ThlB alleged nisault led to tho
shooting ot tho policemen and Logan's
Bubscquent arrest at Jofferson City, near
here.
Logan probably will bo tried nt the pres
ent term of tho circuit court on theso
charges. It Is fltlll a question as to
whether ho will bo taken west or trlod in
the federal court hero after tho stato au
thorities aro through with him.
SUSPECTED OF TAKING WATCH
Youth Glvlim 'the Niime of Clnrriiuc
Iloyil of Omiilin Locked Up In
KmiNU City,
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 21.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Dotoctlves today nrrcBted Clar
ones Boyd, 18 years old, under suspicion
thnt ho robbed tho homo of A. A. Young
nt 3118 Windsor avenue of h, $ ICO watch
last night or early this morning, Thu
watch was found in pawnshop, nnd Bnyd'a
arrest followed on tho description of the
man who had pawned It. In Boyd's pock
utu woro u number ot pawn tickets for
overcoats. There was also a letter ad
dressed to Dr. Boyd, caro of tho Utopia
i hotel, Omaha .
FIRST FOR FARMER
Nibraikt Liadi U.ittr Statu ii New Idui.
for Ajrricnltnri.
STATE BOARD'S SATISFACTORY REVIEW
oiencifth Boil tt B Part .f Publii
Echo! Initructioa.
FIRST STATE IN UNION TO DO Ttt
ticrittr Furnki Znthuiimticallj Esdomi
St. Louie 1'air.
rASSAGE F PLATFORM IN ITS FAY0R
Stnte 1'nlr In Xeiv Home reniireil to
Aecoinpllnli (.'rent timid For.
entry mill li'rlKiitlou Work
Itt'VlCMCll.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jnn. 21. (Special Telegram.)
The Stato Board of Agriculture met la
annual session nt 4 o'clock this afternoon
nnd received reports of olllccrs for tho last
year. Somo business of minor importance
was transmitted, but thn election of ofilcers
and new members wns postponed until to
morrow morning, when tho recommenda
tions of tho nominating committee will bo
received.
The meeting wns held In tho chapel of tho
university nnd wns nttonded by practically
tho entire board, oi well as by nearly u
hundred persons Interested In the board's
work.
Chnlrmnn Bnssott of n Hpeclal commlttoo
appointed two years ago to promote tho
teaching of ngrlculturo lu tho public schooli
reported today that Dean Clinrlcs E. llcssev
nnd Prof. Uiwromo Brunei', both of the
university, nro preparing u text book on
elementary agrlculturo tn bo used lu tho
schools of Nebraska. Mr. l)anctt said
further that Nebraska was tho first stato
to enact a law requiring public school
teachers to have a knowledge of ngrlcul
turo, nn net making this provision, to be
come effective in July. 190,1. having been
passed by the laHt legislature.
Prior to the submission of reports brief
addresses were made by Chancellor An
drews nnd Acting Governor Steele.
Iteport or Sccretnry Furun.
Secretary Furnas submitted his nnnual
report as follows:
"The BeaHon ot 1901, for n term of nenrlv
six weeks In July and August, was particu
larly characterized for tho longest nnd most
lntcnso 'heated term' known ln tho history
of the Btntc, affecting most seriously our
stnplo crop, corn. It Is Bnfo to say, how
ever, considering tho corn bolt of the state
proper, with Irrigated portions added, thorn
is near nn uvcrago half crop. Ill this con
nection, it may bo stated, that prlco of
corn renders tho aggregato corn crop of
PJ01 of more value really than perhaps uver
before.
"Small grain crnp for tho year, morn
especially fall wheat, was soldom bettor.
Tho fall wheat crop was never hotter, both
as to yield and quality. Spring whent suf
fered. Prices of all crops were good. Thus,
considering nn nggregntu. all crops lu No
brnska for tho year 1901. thoro Is nothing
to discourage persistent tillers of tho soil.
Stnto Kn I r of I. nut Yenr.
Tho Nebraska stnto fair of 1001. oil things
considered, wns the most auspicious, en
couraging and gratifying of any of Its pre
decessors. From its first exlstrnco until thnt year
It wns but n sojourner, no'mnd, wanderer
on wheels, periodically placed upon tho
auction block and knocked off to tho high
est bidder. Under theso ndvcruo environ
ments, and risking tickle elements in addi
tion, tho luw compolled tho board to hold
nnnual fairs, Improvising Its own support.
With these handicaps, tho bonrl, truo to
duty, has held annual falrB, thus sorvlng
thn best Interests of tho stnto agricultu
rally. "Thanks to tho liberally exercised wis
dom of tho Inst Nebraska legislature, It
now, for tho first tlmo In Hb history. Is
provided with n permanently abiding place
Tho management can now, with confidence
nnd head erect, Invito exhibitors and pa
trons to Join ln tho work of placing re
sources and productions of tho Btato be
fore the people.
In this connection It is warrantable and
n pleasure to' further say: That ln my
opinion there has never beon a moro Ju
dicious and economical cxpcudlturn ot a
public appropriation than was mado by
tho Board of Public Lands and Building
with tho $3.1,000 appropriated for this pur
poRo. Tln. Improvements on tho land pur
chased woro really of moro intrlcnto vuluo
than tho sum appropriated. Few fair
grounds In tho United States nro bettor
equipped ond nono moro ndvantageously lo
cated than ours.
"That mistakes havo not at times been
made In tho management of tho Nebraska
Slato Fairs and UxposltiouH nono will deny.
They are Inovltnlllo in all organizations.
That our fairs stand ns models In essential
respects Is tho best cvidenra that as fow
errors, to say tho least, occur with us as
with othor llko organizations In tho United
Stutes.
County Auric ullurul Soclctle.
"County agricultural organizations or
soclottes nro most valuablo coadjutors In
tho effort ot this Statu Board ot Agrlcul
turo, moro especlnlly In Its fair work. Bo
shies holding their own local fairs thoy
havo been near tho boIo prcsentors of
agricultural products at stnto fairs, Possl
bly there havo been Instances of nbuBO of
tho aid and support given by county au
thorltlos, as occurrs not Infrequently In
similar matters. Tho great ulm and ro
sults of county societies hnvs beon In tho
right direction nnd results most bouell
clal. Hence tho notion of tho liut legisla
ture was most unfortunate. In fact, was
next to u death blow to county agricultural
societies as organizations lu Nebraska.
Annual Volume, Iteport for 1IMH)
"Early In tho seapon last, copy for this
volume wob promptly propared nnd placed
in tho hands of tho printer selected by tho
Stnto Board of Printing. Tho work Is not
yot completed. Neither your secretary nor
tho State Board of Agrlculturo havo con
trol or management of this work, henen
should not bo held responslblo for tardl
ness or delay in printing. This statoment
Is mndo that responsibility may rest wheni
It belongs.
"Hcretoforo wo hnvo distributed 2,000
copies on tho fair grounds during the state
fair, which saved us $180 postage. They
have b'cen called for to bo used nt fannors'
Institutes during tho current season and .
fisBlou4' ot thcao (jrHaulzutlou moriJ