. THE OjMAIIA DAILX BJEj FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1002.
-EXONERATE UNION OFFICIALS
OsmnittM Ixculjwtu Mitchill ail Wilun
htm OharM.
ITATEMENTS DAMAGE THE ORGANIZATION
Say that Mian Meredith' Accusations
Do Irreparable Injury to Hepnta
tlon of the United Mine
Workers' Association.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23. The United
Mine Workers' convention today took up
tho rending of a partial report of the com
mittee on rceolutloni, which was consid
ered, Item by Item.
Tho resolutions wee presented by the
commltteo as It had received them, to
gether with Its recommendations. The first
was that tho United Mine Workors' Journal
bo printed In the Slavonic as well m In the
English, language. Tho committee recom
mended against thi and tho convention
supported tho committee.
A second resolution was In the effect that
two pages of tho Journal bo printed In the
Polish language. This led to a prolonged
discussion.
President Mitchell explained that tho ex
perlmont of printing Jwo pages of (ho Jour
nal In the Slavonic language had been tried
without good results, It costing tho organi
sation $1,040 to employ a man to set those
two pngcB, when tho foreign circulation was
only 1,000.
When tho convention met It was expected
that the special committee appointed to In
vestigate charges preferred by Miss Millie
Meredith against President John Mitchell
and Secretary-Treasurer W. 11. Wilson
would report during tho day.
Prominent delegates received the under
tandlng that the report would completely
exonerate tho two officers of the charges
that they misrepresented to the miners the
extent of ex-Secretary-Treasurer Pcarce's
financial errora and that the true facts con
cerning Pearce'a mlndolngs were withheld.
' Tho foreign epcaklng delegates, particu
larly those who represent miners of tho
Polish tongue, made a strong plea to have
tho Mlno Workers' Journal printed In the
Polish tongue, but the committee, which did
cot favor printing the Journal, or any part
of It, In any foreign language, was sup
ported. All resolutions asking for tho
documents In any but tho English languago
wero voted down.
A resolution that every local union of the
mlno workers' organization be furnished a
copy of the verbatim reports of all proceed
ings of the national convention failed of
adoption.
Seek to Dar Men Who Do tlnard Duty.
The convention refused to concur In a
resolution providing that all men' doing
guard duty, "taking part In a private army."
In tho service of any coal corporation should
be eternally debarred from becoming mem
bers of the United Mine Workers' organlza
tlon.
Thcro was a difference of opinion ns to
whether this resolution would debar mili
tiamen from membership In tho minors'
organization, but President Mitchell said
It would not do so. Tho discussion gave
opportunity for the most burning criticism
of guards who protect non-union miners.
Another resolution provided for "the estnb
llshment of a fund for the purpose of help
Ing all miners over; 60 years of age and
disabled miners, and that each and every
member of tho United Mine Workers of
America bo assessed for that purpose."
The resolution was tabled, on,, account of
sentiment. against assessments for' such pur
pose.
A resolution .that the organization sym
pathlted with women, .labor organisations
and would cxtond Its aid whenever possible
to such organizations wai adopted.
A resolution to Increase the mlno work
ers' salaries by tho samo per cent as tho
mine workers obtained an Increase In
wages failed of adoption.
This having finished tho partial roport
of tho resolutions committee, the commit
tee was continued. Then the commltteo took
up the report of tho special investigating
committee. '
. Exonerate the Officers.
This report was submitted to and adopted
by' the miners' convention by a rising vote
today:
To the Officers nnd Members of the Thir
teenth Annual Convention of United Mine
workers or America:
Gentlemen We. your rnmmltton nn
pointed to Investigate tho charges nnd
cojntercharitCB thai navA been nnnpil ha.
twren Molllo MercdltL and ofllcnrs of our
organization, ocg leavo to mane its report.
We llnd there wim no fntmilnttnn In tart
In the charges presented by Miss Meredith
and beg leave to suomit the resolutions:
Whereas. Whete nnn Minn Mnllln Morn.
tilth has Issued circular loiters containing
statements and making allegations Deroga
tory to the, personal and official honor of
the president, the secretary and other of
ficers of tho United Mine Workers of
AmaoUn n nil '
Whereas. Wo believe that such state
ments coming from any source whatever
are liable Irreparably to dnmago our or-
Buiiisuiiuii, uiiu biiuuiu uo uiiu are nereoy
condemned; that If any person or persons
feel or know that officers or members of
the United Mine Workers of America arc
derelict In their duty, charms should unit
must be preferred fn the proper manner
na navo ins gumy parties property pun
IsnAfl! finA.
Whereas, Bald statcmehts wero Intended
and calculated to Injure the president, the
secretary and other officers of the United
Whereas, We believe and know that the
national officers of our organization did
i all that honorable men should do to pro
tect 'our organisation and its funds nt tho
iime air. i car to was removea irom omce
unit
Whereas. We have every rnnflilnnnn In
the honor, integrity and faithfulness of
our oincers; tncreiure, ne it
ii-..t...i rv v. .Li. . I i .
iwquiTcui iiwi mis uuiiveiiuuii. uy 11 riv
ing vote,' Indorse In cVcry particular tho
action of its officers In tho Pearco matter,
ltesnecttullv submitted.
Higneu ny jamcs is. iieenan, president;
TV. D. Ryan, secretary; W. II. Hasklns, 1
8. S. Lynch, T. Gilbert, J. D. Wood. Wll-
Ham Dodds, Lawrence, Lovo, T. D, Nichols.
Mitchell Expresses Thanks.
After the .report had been unanimously
adopted there were loud cries for Mitchell.
The president stepped to the front of the
platform and said:
There is very little, that my feelings will
permit mo to ray. I thank you for this
evidence of continued confidence In me. I
thank the commute for its ruling. A trrcat
wrong has been done Mr. Wilton nnd my
self., It has been repaired as far as you
can repair It. Hut It has not been wholly
repaired. From ono end of the country to
the other your fellow-craftsmen have heurd
the report that charges have beoh preferred
against your national officers. Many who
have heard tho accusations bellcvo them
to bo true.
I can only say that whether I shall servo
you a day, a year or the rest of my life,
1 shall ask no more than to speak In my
defense before my craftsmen. I never
knew a .man or a body of men that I
feared to face, I know men talk behind
my back. For those who do thin 'I hava
nothing but tho most sunrcme contemnt.
My fellow-craftsmen, I thank you for tho
unanimous vote showing your confidence
and trust.
Tho convention rojected a socialistic
absolution to the effect that a political
party should be organized having for Its
purpose the wolfare of tbo laboring people
of tho country In "fighting for government
ownership."
Mils Mollis Merldlth, who made the
charges against tho mine workers' officers,
I! Nop-Irritating
Cathartic
Easy to take, easy to opermta)
Hood's Pills
1
gavo out tho following signed statement
tonight!
Ono year ago the United Mlno Workers
of America awarded mo a medal. I re
ceived this after Almost flvo years of offlc
Icilt service. At least tho organization
thought it so offlclent ns to voto mo a
medal, which 1 now wear. It Is rather
strango that, after my years' of service. In
which I demonstrated my ability to dis
cern risht from wmnK and had the cour
age to expose wrong when It camo under
my observation, even when mat -wronn
was committed by one who had been my
friend, In less than two weeks after tho
medal wan presented to mo the Inefficiency
that had been unobserved for Ave years.
nnd I might say until I discovered dis
honesty in others, was not observed by any
ofncern of tho United Mlno Workers. When
tho United Mine Workers of America pre
vented my witn a marx or esteem and ap
preciation for my services I felt that -I
wan In duty bound to tell them anything
nnd everything that I knew as to tho
workings or the office in which I was a
subordinate. Znnl unmet lmen nvorrnmfn
discretion nnd If my seal to show my ap
preciation or wnai tne organization naa
!!m!2 5l? !c1 m?i 10 .JJl.nyt,h,n t,mJ th" Great Northern railway and Its dtrcc
calls for condemnation It was because 1 I , , ..., . ,, .,,,
Knew l was right and did not.reallzo that
the power of a weak woman was hot suf-
flclont to contend with those wham nr.
(lent nnt placed In tlio position of officials. I
However, they nnd I are living nnd some
uny wncn. ontnusiasm gives wny to com- tornoys are tno samo as tnoso wno, in De
mon scnsoMustlco Will bo done to them and half of Peter Power of Now York nro aeok
mo and I do not fenr the result. , , . ,?,'. T v
MOLLIS MERIDITII, I
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BRING THEM NEAR FREEDOM
Ilciiorls Snr Miss Stone and Mlrte.
Tsllka Will Re Free In
Vfsvr Days.
LONDON, Jan. 24. Tho ortlst-corrcsfond-
ent of tho Graphic, who has been following charges that soparato organizations main
the caso of Miss Stone, tho captive Amer- talncd oro morely nominal and Intended
lciin missionary, telegraphs from DJoumal to deceive tho public, tho real manago
Bnl. Salonlca, that the captives are now ment and control being vested In the North
In Bulgaria, eight hours distant from the cm Securities company.
frontier. If In claimed bv this action that tha
The correspondent says that M. Garglulo,
the dragoman of the American legation at
Constantinople, who Is negotiating for Miss
Stone's release, Is convinced that, owing to
tho strictness of tho Turkish cordon, no-
body can clandestinely cross tho frontier,
Ho has theroforo bogged tho American lega-
tlon at Constantinople to ask tho porto to
Instruct Ibrlham Pasha to relax his vlgl-
lance, so as to induce the brigands to bring
tho Captives over the frontier.
Tho correspondent conclude With Saying
It Is probablo that MIsa Btoho and 'Mine,
Tsllka will bo free within a few days.
NEGRO 'ADMITS THE CRIME
Pleads Gnlltr to Itrntat Assanlt and Is
Sentenced
Hans;.
to
LYNCIIDUna, Va.,- Jan. 23. Joseph Ills-
glnbqtham was convicted today of criminal
assault upon Mrs. Italph Webber nnd waa
sentenced to bo hanged' on February 2t. Ho
pleaded guilty. Four witnessed, Including
Mrs. Webber, testified to tho clrcufnstances
of the crlmo.
A largo number of tho state mllttta wero
hero and tho courthouse and Jail wero sur-
rounded by a guard, biit thero was no dis
order. The negro was taken back to Ro
anoko to remain until tho date of his ex
ecution.
Hlgglnbotham, on January 11, committed
tho assault upon Mrs. Webber, and then at
tempted to murder her by cutting her
throat.
DEATH RECORD.
W t Moraran I
. . . A. . . , .
YORK. Neb., Jan. 23. (Special.) In tho I
death of W. L. Morgan, whlch occurred this
uiuruiun iu cuy ui ur unu 1 cuuuiy
lose pioneer resident and a business man
who.hu done a great deal toward I the bu;id-
lng up of tho city of York. Mr. Morgan
was ou of York's contractors and had
more than a local reputation. The many
largo business blocks, public buildings and
modern homes in York and many of the
Burruuuu.us vuwua were uum uy mm. ino
last work done by him was the ncwbrlck
and stone public library bblldlng. which Is
nearly finished. Ho was highly respected
by.ai',.J "1 8crVid tW )er.m3,B" mayr
and held other offices, and his loss Is se-
yerely felt by the- community, and his death
is.iuuuiui.-u uj nn. oiuku mu iiijuiu ui
only child, a son, Walter Morgan, a mem
ber of Inst year's High school graduating
class, caused by being accidentally struck
on the head In tho York athletic Hold
grounds, by a heavy hammer, the father
has mourned the loss, which is believed to
havo hastened his death, which was tho ro
suit of stomach trouble. Mr. Morgan lived
In York twelvo years and was 49 years old.
He leaves a wlfo and many Intimate friends,
who mourn his loss. Ho waa one of York's
well-to-do business men, owning considera
ble property hero.
Major A. J. Holmes.
BOONE, la., Jan. 23. (Special.) Major
A. J. Holmes, formerly representative In
congress from the Tenth Iowa district, dlod
Tuesday at the asylum for(Insane at Cla- ..of course I shall attend. Tho comrals
rinda, whero ho had been for nearly a year. 8on naB made tho summons and I have no
He was a major In tho army, county at- rBnt t0 refuse, .oven If I had been so In-
lurucy, BeiKuaui-ui-aiiiiH in tno united
States senate- and an attorney of ability.
His mind failed about a year ago and he
nas Deen at uiannna tor treatment ever
since. The funeral was held at 2;30 today
apd was attended by the 'Odd Fellows,
arana Array of tbo Republic and Sons ot
Veterans, the local camp having been named
after him. t
John L. Harders.
WOOD BIVER, Neb., Jan. 23. (Special.).
John L. Harders, seven mllea northeast
of Wood River, died yesterday of .quick con
sumntlon. He was 47 years old and well
known throughout the bounty lie was 'a
member of the Anotcnt Order of United
Workmen and the Plattdeutscbo Vereln.
The funoral will bo held from his homo to-
morrow mornlns. ,
Chester Orlswold.
NHW YOItK. Jan. 23 Chester Orlswold
president of the Crown Point Iron company
and vleo nresldont of several other manu.
facturlna- concerns, died here today after a
fw hours' lllnpnn. Ho was horn In 1R41
His father, John A. Qrlswold, was one ot
the builders of Ericsson's monitor.
Rev. D. II. Davor.
ABIICAND. O.-Jan. 23i A cablorram ns.-
celved hero tonight, announces the death
of Rev. D. H. Devor. Presbyterian, mis
sionary from this place, which occurred
January 17 on the .west coast of Africa, ot
rover. Kev. JJevor was' au years ot age.
He had been In Africa about two years.
Colonel drlMn, Chnrchman.
LONDON. Jan. 23. The death Is
nounced at Hampstead ot tho prominent
Baptist layman, Colonel Griffin. He had
been president of Baptist untoft, was born
in the United States and fought and ob
tained his rank In the civil war.
Thomas Fentress.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Thomak Fentress, one ot the pio
neers of this county, died at his Jtsme In
this city last night from heart trouble.
Mlehael Iheehan, Centenarian.'
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 23.-MlchMl Sheebaa.
v, it. , -..,. rii,-
who was the oldest person in Kansas City,
is dead at his horns here, ased 101 years.
William Leror Hr.
aubuhn ai, j p, ":Ty, Zx
Brun, president .pf the Alabama flpmkr
. . . .A !
alcal lasiuuis, aieu luaaeniy tooayi
TO ENJOIN GREAT NORTHERN
Aotloi Bigan bj ItwkhoUtra Afftinit Iill'i
7rpcita Mirf tr.
POWERS ATTORNEY'S IKING THE SUIT
Petition Stntcs that Northern Securi
ties Company Is it Conspiracy
and the Projected Combina
tion Fraudulent,
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 23. Tho attorneys
of Milton L. llouden nnd Sophia Uarth
Chapman filed a petition for nu Injunction
in tho stato district court today acalnst
"'" l" f"ui '' "l ,ls
to tho Northern Securities company,
n...i., .. ,nn i i mis
. . 7. . , ... ,i , i
BnareB of Great Northern stick. The nt-
,nE in mo unuca mates uismci court, to
have tho retirement of tho Northern Pa-
clfl0 BrefcrrcJ Btock declared nicgai.
i no Din oi complaint sets up tno wen
known facts as to tho attempted merger of
tho Great Northern, Northern Pacific and
Burlington systems, alleges that it Is con
trary to tho statutes of Minnesota, North
Dakota. Montana and Washington, and ln-
tends to destroy all competition, nnd
Great Northern directors havo rendered tho
charter of the road subject to forfeiture
at tho suit of tho stato of Minnesota and
the llccnso of operation In tho other ates
traversed subject to rovocutlon, and lurther
that many such nulls aro Imminent, whereby
the company will lose valuable rights and
privileges unless tho directors are por-
mancntly enjoined from carrying out the
merger.
Judgment is demanded on eleven nolnts
that tho moreer Is fraudulent nnd contrary
to tho laws of this ntnte: that tho North-
0rn Securities company Is a conspiracy:
that the Great Northern . directors and
0RCnts b0 enJotned durlns th0 pcndoncy ot
the suit nnd permanently thereafter from
registering any transfers of Btock to the
Northern Securities company; from rccog
ntzlng or according any privileges to that
company, or from receiving any votos in
Its meetings; from entering Into any com
bination whatsoever with tho Northern Pa
ciflc which shall disturb tho independent
Integrity of the defendant company; that
tho defendant directors bo enjoined from
holding any oftlco in or participating In any
affairs of tho Northern Securities company
or from paying any dividends on stock
held by that company. Tho defendants have
been given tlrao In which to answer.
INVESTIGATE RAILWAY MERGER
Interstate Commerce Commission Pre
pares for the Chlonuo
llcarlna;.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Members of tho In
terstate Commerce commission arrived here
today and began making preparations for
investigating iuo norinwesicrn itunway
merger. Humors to tho effect that J. J.
hi ,i v.. h iinrrimnn who hav Wn
8ubpoenBe(j t0 te8tlfv before tho comnlU.
g)on ftt ,t( open)ng BeBsion tomorrow, would
not owlnK t0 tnelr nbsence ta tho
tMt durlng tne Bupromo court hearing ot
tho Noi.thern Securities" caso, were lightly
set o b tho commlasIonerB., commls-
J Yeomans stated today that the
,nvestlgatlon lnto the result on the rate
Mtuatlon by rcaBon 0f tho consolldadon
woul(, b begUn tomorrow and that ho hod
bocn assurcd personally of Mr. Hill's pres-
ence Jjater ,h0 queatlon of grnln rateg wl
bo regumcd( and ho fiatd ,t waB ptobable
the question on packing house rates would
b(J fDlQ Mr, yeomans said he
b d h d th of tho aBroemgnt made
.Mgnti nf thit woitnrn rallwnvs
and tho big packers to maintain legal rates.
MELLEN OBEYS THE SUMMONS
President Northern Pacific Compiles
with Interstate Commerce Com
mission's Subpoena.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 23. President C.
S. Mellen of tho Northern Pacific today,
when naked If ho had been served with' a
subpoena from the Interstato Commerce
commission to appear before that body to
morrow in Chicago, replied 'In tho afilrma
hive. When asked further If ho would
fec0gnlzo tho summons and attend tho ses
Bi0 f tho commission, Mr. Mellen ropllod:
I cllncd."
, Mnilen will co to Chicago tonight.
aud otnor railroad olllcials also probably
wm g0.
Mr Mellen said thero was nothing con
talned in tha summons to indicate tho
cmmcter ot tho Investigation.
rtaccrairCD UCM CIV QATCC
Transcontinental Association Ar.
rnnicrs Schedule tor Summer
Excursion Trips. ,
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 23. Tho Trtinscon
tlncntal Passenger association completed Its
labors today and will hold Its next meeting
at Hotel Coronado, San Diego, cal., in
April. Tho Interchangeable mllcngo ticket
was left In the hands of a commltteo.
round trip rate of S47.G0 was made from
Now Orleans nnd Chicago for the Shrlners
nd United Workmen at Los Angeles,
rate of $52.50 from New Orleans and $
A
rate of $52.50 from New Orleans and $47.50
from St. LouIb was mado for the Trnvolors'
Protective association convention at rori
land, Ore., with an addition of $11 to these
N"e lor a trip to can r raueiaco
REPORT OF RAILROAD MERGER
Darllnirton, Cedar .Itnnlds Jt Northern
Itoad to Consolidate with nook
Island Mystctn.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23. It Is reported on
what appears to bo reliable authority that
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
road will bo consolidated with tho Rock
Island system and operated as part ot It
says the Post. Seventy-five per cent of
that road's stock Is now owned by tho
Rock Island and 25 per cent by tho Burling
ton. The new. Moore interests, which, are
now admittedly In control of the Rock
Island, are said to have reached the, con
elusion that the road can be more ad
vantageously operated as part of the Rock
Island system and by Rock Island officials
Protest Against a Change.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-The
Red
Cross society ot California, through Its
president. Mrs. E. A. Harrington, has sent
I at telegram iu riiiuvui nwHytn, siuiing
lnnt f!ln 1be opinion of this society the
I
tlon from uus pun in win ruiiippinpa caru
I" t)Cfl)th antl comfort of tho officers and
i 1 1 a.1 man or 1 nn i rmv."
'fhls protest has been referred to the
I Bc"etury of war. who acknowledged Its
fgMaJpt or tne pn-Biusnu
ELECTS NEW SET OF OFFICERS
Iloirlliiir Congress Declares reace
InAlnnapnlls Gets Next Con
' vrntloa,
nUFFAt.O,N. Y., Jan, 23. Tho warring
factions in tho Amrrlcnn Bowllnsr Con
gress enme together tonight nnd settled
tncir uuierences. The election or omcors
held yesterday was reconsidered nnd n
new set of olllcials elected. Major Charles
A. Uookwaltor of Indianapolis Is the presi
dent of the congress for tho ensuing year.
Tho convention und tournament of 1U03 also
goes to Indianapolis.
a ne viauBe in tne constitution rrgarmnE
tha admission of nrnv x'otes at the annual
convention, which caused nit the friction,
was eliminated, a stiDsiituto oncrea Dy
Hernard J. York of New York, providing
that no delegate shall havo more than ono
vote, waB ndoptcd unanimously. Other offt-
tCIB Ull'WIUU UIL.
First vlco president, W. 13. Thompson of
Chlcngo; second vlco president, F. W.
I'ryor of New York; secretary, Bamuel
Knrne of Dayton, O.; treasurer, George
M. Stearns of Iowa.
It took hours of Argument to bring about
an amicable settlement of tho strife which
threatened to disrupt the national body.
Committees composed of Delegates York
of Now York, Hills of Cleveland, Knrol of
uffalo, Starr of New York and Cordcs of
Brooklyn, representing tho enst, and Anson
of Chicago, Steams of Iowa, Worden nnd
Thompson of Chicago nnd Karpe of Day
ton, O., representing the west, met thH
evening. Both sides to the controversy
wero willing to make concessions In the In
terest of bowling and prescrvo the Amer
ican Howling Congress.
It was finally agreed that Mr. Pasdefoup.
should resign nnd that tho name 6f Mr.
Kbltts, the east's candidate for tho .presi
dency, bo withdrawn. An entirely new set
of olllccrs would thori bo elected. A slate
was then prepared, headed by Mayor Hook
waller of Itullanupolls, and .It was elected
by tho unnnimous voto of tho congress at
midnight.
McClean nnd Steers of Chicago won first
prlzo in the two-men class. Their Beore or
1,237 is a new record. Tho other prise win
ners were: Second, Krug nnd Dylnger,
J.08 Angeles. Cal., 1.220; third, Ellwcrt and
Funche, Belleville, III., 1,1(3; fourth, Graff
nnd Gardenor, Indianapolis, 1.1R2; fifth.
Kleno nnd Peterson. Chicago, 1.151; sixth,
Franz and Martin, Cleveland, 1,183; seventh,
Wenlen nnd Brill, Chlcngo, 1,133; e!h,
Jackson nnd Whltbeck, Brooklyn. 1.126:
ninth, Clinch and Bhlmnn, Now York, 1,123;
tenth, Voorhees and Starr, New York. 1.123;
eleventh, Helalcey and llafncr, Rochester,
CLEAN KNOCKOUT FOR FORBES
With m Fierce Jab In the Jaw Danny
DnuKherly Is Fin
ished. ST. LOUIS, Jnn. 23.-Danny "Daugherty of
Philadelphia was knocked out In tho fourth
round by Harry Forbes of Chicago at the
West Knd club tonight of whnt was sched
uled as n fifteen round bout at 115 pounds
for.tho bantam championship of the coun
try. Both men wero in first-class trim nnd
tho tight was fast and clean. Daugherty
did not show to the advantage hoped for
by his seconds, his leads being ill judged
find his blows lacking steam. On the othor
hand, tho Chicago lad showed to superb
Hdvnntage, his blows being well timed and
his ring generalship of high order. Daugh
erty did some good work In the third
round, but Forbes did not mind his punches
ui mo icasi ana tno rouna enuea witn
honors even. In the fourth round, nt the
termination of a llvelv Interrhnnira Fnrhns
-feinted with his left nnd then sent a
straight to Dougherty's Jaw, giving him his
quietus.
loung uornctt. tho featherweight cham
pion, wltnesxed the contest and was ac
corded an ovation by tho big audience. In
brief speech he said he would defend his
title to the best ot his ability.
Telegrams were read from Austin nice
nnd Tom Qulgley, challenging the winner
of tonight's bout. '
WENTY-ROUND GO TONIGHT
oe Iiconnrd Meets Adam Itysa Be
fore the Twin, City Ath
letic Cluh.
At Knutskv's hall in South Omaha to-
nleht the Twin Cltv Athletic cluh has to
offer whnt promtjs to bo a very fast go,
In tho shape -of.'". twenty-Tound fight be
tween Joo L'n,, of Buffalo and Adam
Rvnn of Chlillca.. These men nro lltrht
weights and wilt weigh about 128 pounds.
not n nro experienced uirntcrs. nnn tnouirn
they have never met before, tho fact that
each has fought Die. Oleson n draw would
Indicate nn even match.
Leonard has gone through fifty-two rights
and has never been knocked out. He has
somo high-grade contests on for this
winter, notably ono with Kddle Bantry be-
roro tno interuroan Ainieiwc ciud at soutn
llend, Ind February 15. He will also fight
tho wlnnor of the films-Duffy match'. He
hopes to mnko such a good showing this
vnr tlinf Iia fftn mrit TTrflnk Rm, fnr flirt
lightweight championship before the winter
is over.
WILL WRESTLE WITH LOCH
Frank Greenmnn Accepts Modified
Terms Offered for Snturday
Night's Match.
Frank Dreenmnn bns finally accented the
Inducement offered by Peter Loch for the
consummation of their bout as plnnned for
n preliminary nt tho Wlilttakor-smitn nr
fnlr nt thn TrnprtdlTO Saturday nleht. The
match was first to have been best two out of
three fnlls. Greenmnn sprnineu ins tnumu
find said ho could not go .on. Ich then
offered to throw Grcenman twice in an
hour for tho same money, $00 a side nnd a
purso ot JOO. Qreenman accepts this offer,
and says he will wrestle thumb or no
tnumn. .
Another preliminary has boen arranged
for that night and that makes six events
in all, n battle royal, two boxing touts,
two wrestling events ana tne mam go. i no
latest addition Is n nftecn-mlnute wrestling
match between Terry MUstnln and Bert
LeDron'.
PLAYERS F0RJTHE AMERICAN
President Hlekey neporta One Hun
dred and Ten Men on Sal- ,
nr'y List.
bt .tnsKTm. Tail 23. (Sneclal Telegram.)
President Hlekey of tiro American Base
Ball association returned today from nn
extended northern trip. When asked about
tho new league's prospects, ne sum;
"Wo have signed nu mon unu uri ki ihus
more nnd better talent every oay. ino nii
nre looking Tor tne nign samries ana mil
Is where we win them. Many extra men
nre being signed, tp bo turnod over to tho
eighth club, which, you know, will bo
Omaha. Our prospects could not be
brighter.
Mr. Illckoy will remove to Chicago soon,
having secured headquarters In tho Cable
building In that city.
a air- Cltr Win,
Tho Onto City team took two bowling1
t?nmiR frnm tho KrUK3 lasi muni on hid
Qate City alloys, score:
UATli UH ID.
1st. 2d.
tlU lUIUli
154 4fl)
Huntington M iso
Hartley ..
V. Conrad '?
Sheldon m
Seaman 1M
201 , 6(8
192 Ml
1S7 . MA
H7 C3T
Total 85" 81 Si9
.623
KRUO PAHK.
1st. 2d
3d. Total
Connery Jw
Nellson !?
175
169
16i
181
185
17s
177
-Zltxman
159
05
v Km? m
Bcngelo i"
195
Total
776
S6S iS3 2,527
iftixliiK and Wreslllnir Matches.
vpu' vnnic. Jan. 23. The national
championship commltteo of the Amateur
Athjefio unlpa hS?17KraS0n.t
Willi MlB rnilll .-V."- Slon
for noHlintr tno Anmioui ..v-i,.w w,r
Ki'iUX ;;tiinir chamnlonshlps. Tho
SFeTlmlnaries will tae. lce, v!fSLSL
pounds wrestttiig. 106. 115, 5. 5J and
1g pounds. Entries close February- 20 Tn
t.hntUnlnnhlna nrn Only Open tO tn.OSO
registered at the Amateur Athletic union
Tommy 'n Accepts.
w f k r a n nnnV Tan it-Tommv Ryan
"on M. ,rP5'ved from i WW
maiClllllBKCr IUI " ,h n lnnir nf
of Ban Francisco, to fljht the winner of
the Hack Root-aeprse Gardner nght.
scheduled to take place V,',.ttticl?M
January 31. if a date satisfactory to all
tiui lira tuui,n)(i:u l w . AVt
,ett proposed that yn fl.h -the .winner
or tne itooi-uarunoi
28. but Hynn does not want to engage In
sucn a contest uciore mui
DISCLOSES GREAT ABUSES
IittrHatt 0anm OMmiMin DiUili
Itllmi ltt Maalaulation.
POWERLESS TO CORRECT THE EVILS
Recites Disclosures In Handling of
Packing House Products nnd
Western Grain Spcclnl Rales
to Favored Ones.
WASHINOTON. Jan. 23. The annual re
port ot the Interstato Commerco commis
sion, which was transmitted to congress to
day, renews the declaration mado In previ
ous reports that In Its present condition tho
act to regulate commerce cannot be en
forced. Aa to remedial legislation tho com
mlislon renews tho stntc.mont mado In Its
previous annual report that It "has little to
suggest and nothing now to propose."
The feature of tho report is tho almost
sensational statement ot tho rotations ex
isting between the railroads and n com
paratively few heavy shippers. Itetorrlng
to the comtffleelon'B recent Investigations
Into tho amount of packing house products
and ot grain and grain product tho report
says:
"Tbo facta therein developed aro of such
a character that no thoughtful person can
contemplate them with Indifference. That
the leading traffic officials of many of tho
principal railway lines, men occupying high
positions and charged with the most Im
portant duties, should deliberately violate
tho statute law of tho land, and In some
cases agree with each other to do so: that
it anouid be thought by them necessary to
destroy vouchers and to so manipulate
bookkeeping as to obliterate evidence ot the
transactions; that hundreds of thousands
of dollars should be paid In unlawful ro
tates to a few great packing houses; that
tho business of railroad transportation
hould to such an extent bo conducted In
open disregard ot law, must bo surprising
and offensive to alt right-minded persons.
Equally startling at loast Is the fact that
the owners ot theso packing houses, men
whoso names are known throughout the
commercial world, should seemingly be
eager to augment their gains with the
enormous amount ot these rebates, which
they recelvo In plain deflanco of d federal
statute."
That there aro palliating circumstances
under which railway traffic officials act tha
commlsson is not unmindful and the opin
ion Is expressed that existing laws should
be so amended so that railway managers
who desire to observe them can do so
without risk of sacrificing their property.
The application ot the remedy, tho report
says, Is fraught with dangers to the public
and It should not bo applied unless tho pub
lic is fully protected. In view of those
great combinations which have been formed
and aro now forming, by which railway
competition, which upon the present theory
of this law Is greatly relied upon to sccuro
JUst and reasonable rates and facilities,
will be largely eliminated, some method
should be provided by which tho govern
ment can exercise In fact that control over
railway rates and operations which courts
without number havo asserted (hat it pos
sesses, and that many persons suppose that
It now exerts. The commission believes
that the whole law should be revised upon
aome correct theory and somo workable
basis.
In view of the gross violation of the act,
the commission suggests that It It Is not
possible to amend this law in Us more
essential features, It ought at least, to be
possible to deal with those coercive fea
tures ot the act which are Intended to
prevent practices ot this character.
Punish Wronir Party.
Referring to the court decisions that
penalties cannot be Imposed upon corpora
tions violating the act, and that only tholr
agents can be punished, tho commission
says:
Now, tho object ot rate cutting is to
get business and make money, and the
corporation, If any one, profits by the
illegal act. It is the real offender, and
ought certainly to pay tbo penalty, as well
as Its officer. It every Illegal act of that
character subjected the carrier to a sub
stantial forfeiture, so that tho monoy re
sult of the transaction was likely to bo
tho other way, tho Inducement to commit
such offenses would bo greatly dimin
ished."
Taking up tho difficulty of making cor
rections In cases of rate cutting, tho re
port says:
"To convict for paying a rebato It Is
necessary to show not merely that tho rail
way company paid a rebate to a particular
shlppor, but It must also be shown that It
did not pay the same rebate to some other
shipper with respect to the same kind of
traffio moving' at tho same time under
similar conditions. It Is always Impossl
bio. Departure from tbo published rate
Is tho thing which can bo shown and the
thing Which shotild bo visited with fitting
punishment.'
It is urged that tho twentieth section
should be amended so as to open the
books ot the carriers to the Inspection ot
tho agents under proper restrictions to
prevent the mlsuso of Information. Some
method should bo devised by which such
orders as the commission can make should
be enforced within a reasonable time.
Summarising tbo results ot Its Invostlga
tlon of tho handling of packing house pro
ducts, the commission says:
Sometimes rebates were paid, some
times the freight was billed at the cut
rate, and sometimes tho published rate was
reduced when the freight money was paid.
The Important fact disclosed frpm the testi
mony is that packing house products are
habitually carried from points ot origin to
the seaboard at rates below tho published
tariff of 6 to 10 cents per 100 pounds."
Then, discussing tho evil effects of this
state of affairs, the report says:
"The commission required tho carriers to
file statements showing tho number ot cars
shipped nnd tho rates actually charged
When these aro received, the gross amount
ot the rebates can be attained; at present
It can be said to reach hundreds of thou
sands ot dollars. While the gonoral publlo
nrobably recolves some benefit from tho
lower rates, In the main the sums swell
tho profits of the packers. The great con
cents number only about Ave or six, and
little distinction In the rates appears to
have been made, between them. Tha effect
Is to give them an enormous advantage
over smaller competitors located at- other
SPECIAL
DO NOT BE IMPOSED UPON
y IMicruetiltrt Drirgalsts who qifcr you a substlUrte far
Hunvadi JAnos
NATURAL LAXATIVE Mlf
There la nothing " Jual mm
CONSTIPATION
Aak for RsayadljUnM. (fall wim) sad MS
SfasMT SO nay DP lapOSM spoa. r.Jtry pquii
points. Already these competitors have
mostly ceased, ,to exist. Tho disclosures
afford a pregnant Illustration ot tho manner
In which secret rate concessions nro tending
to build up great trusts and monopolies at
tho expense of tho small, Independent
operator."
Tho additional statement Is mado that all
the traffio officials who admitted that these
secret low rates wero being given tho fa
vored shippers, malntnlned that tho pub
lished tariff rates exacted ot smaller ship
pdrs, wero too low.
Discriminate Airnl'itst Flonr.
The commission found also, In Investigat
ing complaints ndo by western millers,
that tho carriers east of Chicago mado no
serious attempt to malutaln tho export
rates on wheat, and that the carriers bad
agreed among themselves upon a rato from
Chicago 2H cents below the published tariff,
resulting In n discrimination of from "i
to 4 cents against, .flour. Tho open wheat
tariff from. Kansas City to Chicago has
been .12 ccnts. nod tho actual rato as low as
r cents. t t
Taking up tho .practice, prevalent .In the
west, ot allowing sorao particular Individual
a concession which enables him to handle
practically all tho, grain transported upon
a particular railway, tho report says:
"While tho Investigations of the com
mission have not fully covered this aspect
ot tho caso as yet, It Is a matter of com
mon Information, and wo know from re
peated complaints received that somo ono
firm or soma ono individual, purchaso. sub
stantially all. tho, grnln which Is handled
by a glvep line, of, railway, and tho claim
Is made, and tho Infcrcnco Is almost a
necessary one, that this firm or Individual,
must, recelvo confessions which cnablo It
or him to underbid other buyers In tho
samo market. Thcso different lines, In an
effort to obtain a sharo ot this business
and to dlvido It np among different competing-
routes, deem It necessary to drive
out of business tho small buyer and to
opcrato through a stnglo largo concern.
One effect of this la to put tho miller out
of the market as an Independent buyer."
Dealing with tho traffic associations, tho
commutes states that tha secret "agreed"
rates have bnen manipulated through thcso
agencies and says:
"It is not the business ot this commission
to enforce the anti-trust act and we ex
press no opinion as to tbo legality ot tho
means adopted. b those associations. Wo
simply call attention to tho fact that tho
decision of tho United States supreme court
In tho Trnnsmlssourl nnd Joint Traffic as
sociation cases havo produced no practical
effect upon tho railway operations ot tho
country. Such associations, In fact, exist
now aa they did before thoso decisions
and with tho samo general effect. In
justice to all 'parties we ought probably to
add that it Is difficult to sec how our Inter
stato railways could bo operated with due
regard to tho Intorcst ot tho shipper and
tho railway without concerted action ot tho
kind afforded through thcso associations."
J. V. Morgan' has not been subpoenaed
and will not bo, here. At tho request of
Att6rnoys Spencer and Orovcr, representing
tho Morcnn-nill roads, and Attorney Bald
win, 'representing tho Harrlman lines, tho
commissioners. It Is stated, have agreed to
ask neither Hill nor Harrlman anything that
might prejudice the caso now In, tho su
preme court Involving the validity of tho
Northern Securities company. In view of
this, It Is eald, the Inquiry that may bo
porBued will bo 'on lines that will bring out
the effect of commissions and consolidations
on rates.
WANT PROFITS TAX SUSPENDED
Danker Ask Commissioner Yerkes to
Set Aside Rnllntr J'endlnsr
, t
Court's, Action. , , ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. -23. A delegation 'ot
New York and Chicago bankers today liau
a conference with Commissioner Yerkes. ot
the Internal rovenuo. bureau apd requestod
him to suspend, thn pperatlon ot his ruling
to the effect that undivided bank profits
should bs taxed tho same aa other bank
surplus It was represented that tbo quce
tlons Involved woro now before tho court
for determination and that It was only fair
that no further collections of this char
actor should bo' mado until the court had
rendored Its decision.
In the course of tho conference Mr.
Ycrkea cited a number of cases whore
banks, presumably with a view to avoiding
the tax; had taken Targe sums from their
surplus and transferred them to tho ac
count of undivided profits.
Tho bankers present expressed tholr
strong disapproval of euch a proceeding
and wero of opinion that such casos could
and should bo prosecuted. However, they
only asked delay In the execution of tho
ruling until tho law questions Involved
could ,bo Judicially dptcrmlncd, and said In
tho meantime tboy were qulto willing to
mako their returns to tho. Internal revenue
as at. prosent required.
Tho commissioner snd bo would take the
matter unuer auviscmcnt.
DAIRY INTERESTS PREVAIL
i .
Friends of 'ure Ilutlcr Cnrry Their
. i'olnt Ilefore House Com
mit tec.
V ' '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Tho frlonfls ct
the measuro ror rigid restrictions on oleo
margarine nnd kindred products carried
their' point beforo tho. houso committee on
agriculture today and by a voto ot 12 to 5
ordered tho report of a bill which is even
moro restrictive than the original Grout
bill,, reintroduced by Representative Mc
Oleary of .Minnesota.
The subject has been under consideration
for the lost tea days, all of tho vnrlouu
Interests having been granted .hearings.
Before, tho meeting today tbp friends ot
rigid restriction hold a conferenco and do
cldcd on ppveral amendments. The original
bill placed, ifix of 10 cents per pound ou
oleomargarino ana uuuenno coiorea to imi
tato yellow butter. The word "yellow" was
stricken out, thus making tho restriction
apply' to Imitations ot wblto or any other
kind of butter. t ,
Another chungc makes these who tak'o
uncolored buttor and color It subject to all
tbo taxes and penalties of manufacturers.
When tho commltteo met theso amendments
were agreed to by- tho foregoing vote.
' IHiHdliiK Permits.
Tho following building permits have been
Issued by tho city building inspector: John
Murtey, Twent'y-nlntb, nnd Hickory, framo
dwelling, $1,000; F, It. Piilmatecr, Twenty-
fifth and Laird, framo dwelling. J1.000.
NOTICE
MINERAL WATER.
good
For tha poaltlvs cure of
Ihit yoa OKTIt. If yoa simply ik for naaradl
pi am wiwuom mm mu mu wwtn wwn
CONDEMNS COERCION POLICY
Riinoia D'ftBdi Inland Afalist Qtm-
pslMTj lyitm f Ltid Tradlng;.
SAYS ALL HIS fEIPLE OPPOSE ENGLAND
Enirllsh Mcmlfer at I'nrllninenf Ilr-
lilles to (lie ArrnlKiiment nnd
Declares' Ills Intention to
riarht for Liberty.
LONDON, Jnn. 23.-Tho debnto on tho ad-
Iress In reply to tho speoch from tho
throno vn? resumed In tho House ot Com
mons todny by John Redmond, tho Irish
national leader, who offered an nmendmcnt
raising tho whole question of Irish griev
ances. Ho declared, that limtcad ot remedy
ing ndmlttod wrongs, tho government had
fallen bock op the old methods ot coercion.
The Irish people would yet teach Mr.
Wyndhnm (tho chief secretary for Ireland)
to repent his rash refusal to grant tho
roasonnbto demands of Ireland in regard to
tho compulsory sale nnd purchase of land.
There was no country In tho world where
crlmo was less frequent thnn In Ireland,
yet the coercion act had been resurrected,
nfter n decado nnd had been ruthlessly np
plied. Scores, Including mombers of tho
Houso of Commons, had boen unjustlflnbly
Imprisoned nnd Ulnl by Jury had boen
abolished.
Tbo wholo Intellect bt Ireland was against
tho government, nnd lnsuch circumstances
resistance to tho government wns a duty
and rebellion beenmb merely a question of
oxpcdloncy. Though 100 years had' pnssed
since tho union, Kngllsh ruto of Ireland
still rested upon, forco and corruption. Tho
Irish would nover bo well nffectcd until
they wero the masters of their own country.
John II. Haydcn (Irish nationalist) sec
onded the amendment..
Replying to Mr. Redmond, Mr. Wyndham
traversed almost all of his statements nnd
declared that no government expected to
scttlo the Irish question, but only hoped
to do a llttlo toward Improving It. Ho
said tho land act ot 1SS1 wns too drnstlo
a measure, having produced a litigious war,
which had ruined many people.
Tho strongest argument against Introduc
ing compulsion Into the purchnso and salo
of land, Mr. Wyndham said, wus that such
action would provoko every landlord and
every tenant to fight from court to Court
on overy disputable point. He reiterated
his conviction that tho power of tho United
Irish lcaguo was declining; that It had
only sjvonty-four branches, nnd that It was
having n prejudicial effect upon economics.
Tho present agitation, declarod Mr. Wynd
hnm, was tho work of n .tow determined
persons, and no man who was not n cur
would hosltato to take mich steps as were
open to him to suppress this wretched form
of bullying tho government. Ho was de
termined, ho Hnld, whllo dealing justly with
Ireland, to fight for liberty nnd tho pro
tection of property.
I'm iik SIiiiiiiioii for Knnsns City.
HOSTON. Jan. 23. Tho Boston American
lenguo team will go to Augusta, On., for
spring training. Charley Nichols today
signed Frank Shannon for his Knnsos City
club.
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