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The Omaha. Daily Bee ESTAHLIHIIED JUNK 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1902-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. TALKS ON TRUSTS Inox Holdi Co!5grM Already Eu PaweT U Control Their Operation. CONSTITUTION FULLY COVERS GROUND 5 Ahmdmant it, Thtrtforf, Heeaad U Prarida Waji aid Manna. WOULD COMPEL GREATER PUBLICITY Siei Graatatt Dangar ii OTer-Cpitaliw.-tioi, Wkioh Ltads to Fiotitioni Values, STATE POWERS MAKES THEM IMPOTENT Jjna Should Sot Be Too Brtilln, bat Pilnclpte of Pablle Poller . Should Be Glvea Free Ploy. PITTSBURG. Oct. 14. Attorney General Knox addressed the members of the Cham ber of Commerce at the Hotel SchfnUy here tonight. There were 700 guests pres ent. ' ' The subject of his address was . "The Commerce Clause of the Constitution and the Trusts." Objeetlanablo Feat ares to Traete. ' The people by common consent have de nominated the treat Industrial and other corporations now controlling many branches of commercial business, trusts. These great combinations, now numbering thousands, are the Instrumentalities of modern commerlcal activity. Their number and else alone appal no hualthy American. Because they are great and prosperous is no sufficient reason for their destruc tion. If that greatness and prosperity are not the result of the defiance of the na tural rights or recorded will of the peo ple, there la no Just cause of complaint. That there are evils and abuses In trust promotions, purposes, organisations, meth ods, management and effects none ques tions except those who have profited by those evils. That all or any of these abuses are to be found In every large orga nisation called a trust no one would as sert who valued his reputation for sane Judgment. The conspicuous noxious features of trusts existent and possible are these: OvercaDltallzatlon. lack of publicity of op. eratlon. discrimination In prices to destroy competition, insufficient personal respon sibility of officers and directors for corpo rate management, tendency to monopoly and lack of appreciation In tneir manage. ment of their relations to the people, for whose nenent tney are permittee lo exist. Corporations dependent upon any stat utory law for their existence or prlvelegea, trading beyond their own state, should be required to ao business In every state and locality upon precisely the same terms and conditions. There should be no discrimi nation In prices; no preference In service. Such corporations serving the public as carriers and In similar- capacities should be compelled to keep the avenues of com merce tree and open to all upon the same terms and to obnerve the law as to Its In- J unctions against sunlit competition., loreover, corporations upon which the people depend for the necessaries of life should be required to conduct their busi ness ao aa regularly and reasonably . to aupply tha public needa .- - . S abject to f apr-vtstoa. Thev ahmildt h .uh,1ei't,,ki -tlaltorlai. su-, 'pervlBtr.n and TulPaiK. accurate informa lion as to their operations should be made regularly at reaaonable Intervals. Secrecy In the conduct and result of operation Is unfair to the non-mansging stockholders, and should as well for reasons of state be prohibited by law. If thetie serious evils were eradicated and a higher measure of administrative respon sibility requrled In corporate officers, a long step would be taken toward allaying the reasonable apprehension that the un checked aggression of the trusts will re sult In practical monopoly of the Im portant business of tha country. Less difficulty Is encountered In describ ing the mischief of trusts than in suggest ing a rationsl and practical remedy. ft la not enough that a trust or corpora tion owning corporations exists, or that It Is engaged In Interstate or foreign com merce, for Its mere engaging in commerce Im not prohibited, or that it monopolizes f .reduction throughout the country or that t la formed to restrain or monopolise busi ness within a state, or destroys competi tion In buvlng or selling within a state, or that by any of these things It Indlrectlv affects Interstate commerce with a practi cal restraint or monopoly, to bring the cor poration or Its particular transactions within the emphatic clause or under the drastic penalities of teh anti-trust law. What seems to be necessary Is to establish by legal proof In court a combination for the direct monopolisation or restraining of what Is strictly Interstate commerce, and to prove this against combinations whose affairs are conducted upon the best legal advice as to what la and what Is not ob noxious to the law, by methods secret or Ingeniously contrived to avoid the letter of the law. Limitations of Law. I want to call your atentlon to this law, not In a spirit of criticism, but to show you clearly how far It went and where It tonned. It undertook to invalidate all attempts to monopolise interstate commerce, wnicn in eludes, among other things mentioned. transportation, but it did not Invalidate monopolies of production or regulate com - merce In such a way as to free It from the "''S 'J'T'i. HVV,'U?llnrw VtIiLlritiLl!T!" pose. The court did not ay that these In- direct effects upon iaier.Ut commerce could not be prevented by congresa. It Is :.d." eral nower In that direction. Hut has not ronrres the Dower by Its regulation to protect commerce between the atatea from being restrained by state corporations and combinations engaged In Interstate trade, whan thslr our nose or effects is to destroy the freedom of such Interstate trade, and when their operations are besides Injurious to the general publicT If it be true that a state can authorise or permit a monopoly of production withm Its borders because It hsa the power over production as such, although it Indirectly effects Interstate commerce, may not the United States regulate Interstate commerce over which It haa exclusive control, even though It Indlrectlv affects production, over which, as such, Ii has no control T If conareaa under Its power to resulate Interstate commerce may utterly destroy a combination and forfeit Its property In Interstate trtnslt, as ths Sherman act pro vides, because It restrains such commerce, It seems reasonable to say that it can In the exercise of the aame power deny to a combination whose life It cannot rvach ths privilege of engaging in Interstate commerce except upon such terms as con gress may prescribe to protect that com merce from restraint. Such a regulation would operate directly upon commerce and only Indirectly upon the Instrumentalities and operations of production. If tha Sherman act exhausts the Dower of congress over monopolies, the American I people And themselves hopelessly Impotent, facing a situation fraught with the most alarming poaall. tittle, with which neither the federal nor state governments can deal. Oplalows on Coastltattoa. While states may regulate the production and sale of articles within their own bar derm, at these borders tholr authority ceases. Jefferson. In his letter of March IE. 1TM, to Madison, says of ths constitution: "This Instrument forma us Into one state as to certain objects, and gives us a legisla tive and executive body f ir these objects." On hundred years later the supreme court of th United States declared "that In th matter of Interstate commerce ih United Btatea ar but one country, and ar and must be subject to on system of regulation! and not lo a muliit.il of stents." Thess atatementa of th original purpose, in founding this govern ment, to provide for national con trol of Intercourse, and of the extent of the national power over It. The stats, ments were made. rectlvely by that area I Ivadvr vt Ih constructive period vho was moat Jealous f .r the reserved rights of th slates against th encroarh hieiil of th new nailuiial aov-rigniy, and Ly on of ths wisest judges who hav In terpreted th constitution's purpoas aud (Continued OA Second Page.) MEXICO MUST PAY MONEY Trlboaal at The Ham Finds la Favor of lalted Slates la la Plao Cm. THE HAGUE, Oct. 14. The arbitration court la the Plus fund case has condemned Mexico to par the United States $1,420,000 In Mexican currency. Ths decision of the court was unani mous. Th tribunal finds: Flint That thexclalm of the United Htates In behalf - V archbishop of Ban Francisco Is gov vv the principle of res Indies ( a In' ''',.. ! the arbitration decision pronounce. ''A. "-iward Thorn ton, November 11, ifti. 'I ,. -ted by Sir Thornton October 24, 1.. '' ' Second That in t-onlorm. de cision the government of the - 'es of Mexico should pa the (ton " the United Htates 1.43Q.6S2.ff in the legal currency of Mexico, with., period fixed by article ten of the prv 4 col of Washington. This sum will cover the total payment of annuities due from and unpaid by the government of the Mexi can republic, namely, tne annual payment of H3,(iw.9 in Mexican eurrency irom February 2, lwi9, to February 2. 1902. Third The government of the United States of Mexico will ray to the govern ment of the United States February t. lftox. and every "following year for the earns Isle forever, an annuaL.ua vmt-nt of Hi.- jti,&9 of money of the legal currency of Mexico. The decision of the tribunal was read by Secretary General Rulyssanaers In tha presence of the members of the diplomatic corps, their wives and the representatives of the litigants. Dr. Matsen, president of the court, who declared that a revision of the judgment was only possible In tha event of new facta coming to light, then thanked the .repre sentatives of the United States and of Mexico for their assistance In enlightening the arbitratora. Ho added that while uo tingle Judge waa Infallible the unanimity of the arbitrators who bad ao closely ex amined the whole question at Issue was a guarantee that no mistake had been made. President Matsen concluded with express ing the best wishes for the health of Queen WUhclmlna and the prosperity of her peo ple, who had welcomed the members of the court ao cordially. Mr. Ralston of San Francisco, one of the lawyers In the case, and Senhor Pardo, In behalf of Mexico, thanked the court for the care It had given to the case.' Senhor Pardo declared he was sure that ao soon as his government learned of the court's award It would accept it. He must, however, reserve for his gov ernment the right to avail Itself of tba provlalona of the protocol. G0YERNMENTJS ON WHEELS Veacaaclaa Capital la Transferred to the Interior Witboat Any Place Betas; Designated. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa, Oct. 14. Tba government of Venezuela, owing to tha fear that tha revolutionists might make a siaht attack cs Caracas, &sd in of the fact that Vice President Vlnente Gomes left that city yesterday morning with all the troops available, SOO men, to reinforce President Castro, haa been transferred to tha "provlsloaal capital" of Yeneiuela, in ttMuGuaxpurs district; lurrounfllng. lit Teques, without any town or village being stipulated aa the headquarters of the tola lstera. Consequently the seat of the government may be In a railroad car or in aome other place unknown to the gensral public. The Venezuelan government waa also actuated In thla matter by a desire not to reply to the questions of the foreign ministers, who have been dally asking for redress aa tho result of injuries inflicted on the persons or properties of citizens of the countries which they represent. The latest news from La Victoria, where an Important engagement began Monday morning between tha army of President Castro and tha forces commanded by Gen eral Matoa Mendoza, Pereloza and Riera, states that President Castro waa surrounded by revolutionists and that his position was critical. BALFOUR DEFENDS HIS BILL Says Edncatloa Measaro la Necessary to Brian; Eaglaad Abreast of tbe Times. MANCHESTER, Oct. 14. A no'able ad dition to the controversy over the govern ment's education bill was made tonight by Premier Balfour. Ha declared that the opposition to tha bill waa due to misunderstandings caused by false atatementa regarding. Its provl alona and intentions. Tba government bad choaen to disturb educational peace be- ...... .h. ..latins svstem of ediu-atlon i . , " " , . . . . . aa chaotic, Ineffectual and behind the 1 age, making Great Britain the laughing S toclt of other nations and It was bound . ... . . ! to provide secondary public education and j to co-ordlnata all the branches of public under th,e controi r tho bor- ougha and co-counclla. 1 H asserted that a malnrttv of tha. neonle ! r.i.in .hould h tanrM In th ! D"e,r,s, reKln aaouia Do taugnt in tn schools, but that It did not agree aa to what religion and tha only alternative waa a system permitting denominational teaching In acboola holly supported by rates, aa well aa promoting It in those schools which were not wholly ao sup ported. GERMANY DISCOURAGES BOERS Thrswa Obstacles ln Way of Thoso Who Arrange Entertainment for Generals. BERLIN, Oct. 14. General Botha has telegraphed tbe reception committee that the Boer generate will arrive here on Thursday, but must leave for England on Saturday. The government la discouraging the Boer roceptlon committee. Tha police will not permit the proposed procession to pass through tha Brandenburger gate, doubtleas because It Is near tba British embassy. Th bill posters have rrfuaed to put up any more placards advertising tha recep Hon. It la Intimated that the reaaon for thla action is that tbey received a hint to ceasa advertising tha entertainment. RESTORATION ONLY NOMINAL Rassla Gives China Railroad, bat Keeps All Portable Property. LONDON, Oct. 15. Ia dispatch from New Cbwang a correspondent of tha Times aaya Chines officials ar Indignant at tha conditloD In which the Sban-Hai-Kwan- New-Chwang rallrcad haa bee restored them. In many placea everything portable haa be a removed. Tha rolling stock, waa left la extremely bad condition, only three locomotive, out of twenty-six being fit for uaa. Tba Shaa-Hai-Kwan-New-Chwanf rail road waa held by Russia'. It waa trans ferred la tba Cblsaae on September 24. WANTS, TARIFF COMMISSION Preiidait Will Kaoommara Parmanant Oom mittaa ii Nazt Message u voigrau. BOARD WILL HEAR EVIDENCE AND REPORT Plaa Saggested to Save Time and Eaable Needed Revisions to Be Qalckly Made by s. tloaal Emecetlve. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 14. Postmaster General Henry C. Payne, In an Interview today said the forthcoming annual mes sage of President Roosevelt to congress would probably recommend that a perman ent tariff commission be appointed. "The president's views In regard to the revision of the tariff, he said, are substan tially the same as those given by Senator Spooner In his speech last night. 'He will probably favor a reduction of Import duties upon producta which no longer need protection. He la also Inclined to favor the creation of a permanent tariff committee, which can at all times receive testimony, subject to expert consideration and the varying Interests of production and trade, and submit Ha reports and rec ommendations to congress. "This will Insure the thorough and care ful compilation of all Information accessible. and will save to congressional committees a vast, amount of labor. Thla waa the poller outh.ied by the president In bis speech at Logansport, Ind., which he bad prepared for delivery at Milwaukee and which It la safe to predict will be embodied In his annual message to congress. 'He is thoroughly In earnest In the mat ter and favors aa strongly reciprocity as feature of our commercial intercourse with foreign nations. "Since the adjournment of congress, over whelming manifestations that the people favor reciprocity with Cuba Indicate that the opposition to that measure haa faded away and that congresa will at an early day redeem the pledge made by President McKlnley for reciprocal trade relations with Cuba." SAVES NEGRO FROM LYNCHING Sherlff Resorts to Many Rases to Throw Mob Oft Track of Mnrderer. SHREVEPORT. La., Oct. 14. Sheriff John Spradley of Nacogdoches county, Texas, today placed in jail here James Buchanan, self-confessed murderer of the Hicks family, for whom a mob of several thousand persons baa been looking for two days. In order to elude the mob the sheriff' a posse were compelled to resort to many subterfuges. Buchanan waa captured in a swamp near Nacogdoches. Moba bad gathered at Ten aha, Appleby, Nacogdochea and . other places, and to throw the mob at Nacog dochea off the . scent the sheriff sent ' the negro ahead with Deputy Matthews, while ha himself took a tsain, with his el her com panlona. Matthews ' waa Instructed ' to watch for the train. Tbe plan miscarried, however, as a mob aaw Matthewa and he waa compelled to hide in tbe woods with his prisoner. Meanwhile, the crowd, be. llevlng the negro to be -with Sheriff Sprad- ley, was after that official. At Appleby the trains passed and Sprad ley got aboard the west bound train aa a ruse. The crowd Immediately swarmed aboard and then Spradley and his men slip ped on the east bound and were greatly relieved when tbey met Matthews and hia prisoner at Logansport. 'All sorts of rumors are rife tonight but It la believed the negro la safe in the jail here. Later a crowd began gathering around the prison and Sheriff Spradley spirited the negro away from the jail and put him aboard the west bound Texas and Pacific train. AGED MAN FIGHTS ROBBERS Three Brothers, All Over Seventy Five, Kill Bursjlsrs and Save Their Homo. CLEVELAND. Oct. 14. In a farm house two miles from the village of Rochester, in Lorain county, a terrible battle waa fought tonight between three aged men named Meach and alx robber. Aa the re ault two of tbe robbera were killed, one probably fatally wounded and two of the Meach boys were bsdly beaten. Of the Meach boya Loren la nearly 80 yeara, John 70 and Jarvla 65. While John was in the barn ha waa sur rounded by three robbera and bound. Going to the house they knocked Jarvla Into Insensibility. John worked himself loose and securing a ahotgun atole upon the three burglars who were working on the aafe. He ahot two and fatally wounded tbe third. Three companions of the men who were watching the house got away. Loren la bedridden and could offer no resistance, ao he waa not molested. DESTROYS CALIFORNIA TOWN Kir Wipes Oat Business Part of City and Dors Esoraon Dsntage. ASHLAND, Ore., Oct. 14. The most de structive fire In the history of northern California, Visited the town of Klamathon, at the crossing of the Klamathon rivr, early thla morning. Tbe entire business portion waa wiped out, and damage esti mated at $350,000 waa done. Tha Southern Pacific company'a station, freight houses. rolling stock and sidetracks were also de stroyed. Most of the dwelling bouses of the town, which were attuated cn ths ele vation, were aaved, as well aa one hotel on a back atreet. The firs started In th aawmtll of John R. Cook A Son, which waa one of tba lar gest In northern California. Fire was visible eighty miles away. TO EQUALIZE GRAIN RATES Asportation Formed to FMaht loathcra Maalpalators Will UvaLa Law. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14. At a meeting of th grain dealera called to fight tha manip ulation of ratea permitted by ahrlnkaga billing through Louisville and Cincinnati gatewaya and to secure th equalisation of ratea through all southern gatewaya a per manant organization waa effected, to be known aa tha Urain Deaiera' Association of tha Lower Gateways. It Is tha Intention of tha association to tecur the reversal of Arbitrator Falthorn'a decision, which Is entirely favorable to Loutsvlll and Cincinnati, la tha aoattar of grain rates. WESTERN MATTER3 AT CAPITAL Bids for Constructing Aberdeen Pablle Building Opened at Treasury Departaaeat. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (Special Tele gram.) Bids were opene today in the office of tho supervising architect - of the treasury for tha construction of tbe new public building at Aberdeen, 8. D. There were Ave bidders, aa follows: E. Miller ft Co., Aberdeen, 1139.400; P. M. Hennessy, St. Paul, 1145.697; Butler Bros.; 8t. Paul, $143, 836; Congress Construction company, Chi cago, $137,793: General Construction com pany, Milwaukee, $146,500. Secretary Shaw today selected a site for tha new public building ti be erected at Muscatine. Tbe property fhosen la owned by B. E. Lilly and la located at the south east corner of Iowa avenue and Fourth street, 120 feet on Fourth street and 140 on Iowa avenue. Tha price it $12,000. Franklin Rutherford has! been appointed postmaster at Oak, Nuckolls county. Neb., vice G. S. Cornstock, resigned. Dr. C. B. Mallory baa been appointed pension examining Burgeon at Aberdeen, S. D. , The postofflce at Starcher.lOregory county, S. D., has been moved five (miles northwest of lta present location, with Lyman Chap man as postmaster. f Charles X. Seward of Whtertown, S. D.. haa been admitted to practice before the Interior department. I Louis Deon of Plna Ridge. S. D., haa been appointed engineer at Fort Wlngate, N. M. The comptroller of tha currency haa ap proved the Continental National bank of Chicago as reserve agent for the Flrat Na tlonal bank of Washlnaton FprlnnB. S. D. Charles H. Blgelow and Walter P. White have been appointed substitute letter car riers at Lincoln, Neb. INDIANS MAY LOSE LANDS Spokane Tribe, Already Poor, Likely to Be Beatea Oat of Their Heservntloa. WASHINGTON. Oct 14. Agent Anderson of the Colvllle Indian agency In Washing ton atate haa reported to the commissioner of Indian affairs that the Spokane Indiana, who are comparatively poor, seem to be in danger of losing a large part of their reser vation. The agent aaya this danger la tha result of the congressional opening of their landa to mineral locailuu awl entry after the In dlana receive allotment of land in sever ity. Owing to the way In which the varloua provisions of tha bill were passed and ap proved the reaervatlon waa actually open to mineral location and entry for a short time, last May, during which vested rights in a targe gruup vl uiuviui t..iu.. -acquired and a determined effort haa been made to wrest the land from tha Indians. DIPLOMATIC CORPS CHANGES ... : tat Praarfiaeat Annrfpees geveral rronsotTolfa and Appotatmeats -to Fill Vacaaclea. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Tbe following changes In the diplomatic corps have been announced by the state department: Henry L. Wilson, now minister to Chile, to be minister to Greece, in place of Charlea 8. Francis, resigned. John B. Jackson, now first secretary of embaasy at Berlin, promoted to be minis ter to Chile in place of Mr. Wilson. H. Perclval Dodge, now second secretary of embassy at Berlin, promoted to be flrat secretary in place of Mr. Jackson. R. F. Reynolds Hitt, now third secre tary of embassy at Parts, promoted to be second secretary at Berlin in place of Mr. Dodge. Peter Augustua Jay of Rhode Island, ap pointed third secretary at Paris, in place of Mr. Hitt. ARGUE OWL LAKE LAND CASES Seaator Dolllver aad R. M. Wright Present the Side of the Settlers 'to Coart. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (Spjcial Tele gramsSenator Dolllver, accompanied by R. M. Wright of Fort Dodge, .rrived lu Washington last night an J today prezented arguments before the supreme court In tbe caae of tha atate of Iowa .".gainst Edwin O. Root, et al. Tbe case tnvilvos title to lanl about Owl lake. Mr. Dolllver called upon the president this morning simply to oay hia respects, ha said. The aenator expects to leave for home tomorrow. "The fusion In Nebraska this year be tween tbe democrats and populists la more perfect than tt haa ever been," aaid W. M. Cain of David City, Neb., at the Rlggs ho tel. Mr. Cain is secretary of tbe demo cratic atate committee. MERGER CASEJS POSTPONED Coart Oraats Northera Securities Com pany Thirty Days to Maka Answer. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Tha Ubltea Statea aupreme court today granted counsel for the Northern Securltiea, Northern Ia eiflc and Great Northern road, thirty days to demur, plead or maka answer In tha pro ceeding of tbe atate of Washicgtoa 'a tha merger caae. The time was granted upon ths requeat of tba attorney for the truat aid railroad companlea. Heads Cash to Gum, WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The navy de partment today cabled $15,000 to Manila, P. I., to be sent from tbera to the island of Guam tor tbe rehabilitation of the naval station property which was damaged by tha recent earthquake. BUILD CABLE TO MANILA Commercial Paclde Report that Cos tracts Ar Let for Trsss. Paelae Wlrs. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. George G. Ward vlca president and general manager of tha Commercial Pacific Cabl company, apeaklng In reference to a proposed submarine cable from Honolulu to Fanning Island, aaid to day: There is no truth whatever In this re port, ao far aa w are concerned. We hav not made any contract nor come to any agreement witn anyooay in regard to hav. lug anything to do with a cable from lion oiutu to r aiming isianu. i wuuia aiao sa that there la no basis for th rcDort tha w don't Intend to cow pie t a our lln clear through to Manila. The entire cabl from San Franclaco to Manila, w beUv, will bo la opwaUwa by BIG CROWD GREETS MOODY Hall Packal to Capacity ta Eaar Eloquent Iscratar of Nary. anaaaaaas HE DISCUSSES ALL THE LIVE ISSUES Asserts There la No Political Isaac la Miners' Strike, Thea Takes Ip Tartar! Philippine aad Other Qaestlons. "I bear to each one of you tonlgbt a cordial, personal message from the presi dent of the United Statea and If I could possibly convey hia message with half the warmth and enthusiasm with which be gave It to me yon would not fall to un derstand how earnestly and deeply sincere It was." These words were spoken by Secretary of Navy Bloody last night to as many peo ple as could crowd Into Schllta roof garden ball and greeted with tremendoua applauae. The secretary waa Introduced to the audi ence at 8:15 by Senator Millard and de livered an earnest, eloquent oration, con suming Just one hour. He waa "accorded the utmost attention and hia entire reception waa most cordial. "I sometimes think a cabinet officer has no business on a campaign stump," said the secretary, "but under the leadership of such a tireless, strenuous master, every one who worka for blm finds It possible to be busy all the time and do many things that are not down cn the regular acbedule of routine." Secretary Moody dealt with the coal mine strike, the tariff and its proposed revision, the record of the republican party in the Philippines and Cuba and concluded with a very interesting-discussion of tho navy and lta present needs. As to the coal strike he reviewed and commended the earnest activity of the president in en deavoring to effect a aettlement of it and ventured the opinion that these efforts would soon bear fruit. Scores Democratic Party. He scored the democracy for lta attempt to make a campaign Issue out of thla un fortunate controversy between private fac tions and aaid: "There is general sorrow in the councils of democracy tonight for they are resting under the grave shadows of a calamity the terrible coal mine strike, which has caused auch hardship and threatened more, Is about to be settled and thus prospective duuiuiratlc Issue Is about to be emothcrcd in Its Inclptency. Continuing on this subject, the secretary aaid: "Tha president of the United Statea must not be criticized for not aeizlng those mines or sending in the troops of the government; he had no right to do either. He did all be had a right to do; nothing mora and nothing leas. The constitution haa been hia only guide and It enabled him only to proceed along neither of these lines unless appealed to by tha citizens or the atate in which the trouble exists and that-appeal has not been mad.. A to sendlna in the ftopa of tnis nation 16' protect men lntheir employment, I don't want to see the day come when American workmen must be compelled to toll under the shadow of tbe bayonet. t It Is too late to question the right of workmen in this country to organize; tney nave the aame right to organize aa the capitalists have and the capitalists have tbe aame right In thla as the work men and all we ask is that they both work in obedlenco to the provisions of tba laws and constitution of this government. 'The question that concerna us most In thla controversy Is that a settlement shall come out of the movement sei on foot by the republican senators of Ohio, of Pennsylvania, of New York, the republican governor of the laBt mentioned state and the president of the United States, and I believe that aettlement will come." Touches oa Tariff Question. Adverting to the tariff question, Mr, Moody struck his audience right when he declared: "Aa to the revision of tbe tariff law the republican party atanda precisely where it haa always stood on that great question united on tariff for protection of American Industries, wedded to no set of prices or schedule, but ready and willing to do any thing that condltiona may warrant aa best for the Interests of the nation and people. And whenever the time cornea when a re vision of the DIngley tariff is found to ba necessary It will be revised, but by the friends and not the enemies of protective tariff." - The speaker then drew a striking com parison between tbe conditions of the coun try, the national debts and credits of the Cleveland, McKlnley and Rooaevelt admin istrations, ahowlng that during absolute peace tha public debt attained alarming proportions, while the national credit was debased under Cleveland, and that despite a most expensive war under republican ad ministration tha nation'a credit abroad waa kept up and la today at lta maximum height and that $105,000,000 of the public debt haa already been removed. "No other country in tha history of tho world haa ever performed auch a deed of generosity as that which tha United Statea performed toward Cuba," declared Mr. Woody in hia discussion of tha Insular questions, and then he again struck tha key note with thla ringing aentiment: "The American government will never permit any foreign power to gain a foot bold on tba aoll of Cuba." Oar Doty to Caba. "Let ua look Into thla subject." said tha aecretary. "Let's take up the Piatt amend ment about whlcb our enemy haa aaid so much. It la needless to explain what that amendment ia to an audience of intelli gence; suffice it to aay that It involvea vast benefits and advantages for us. No William McKlnley promised the people of Cuba, who before they thoroughly under stood the nature of that amendment, pro tested against It, that certain commercial concessions would be made them In con aideratlon of tba provisions of thla amend ment and he pledged hia morar power and Influence to are that tboae concessions were actually observed by the American people. The Cubans believed McKlnley and agreed to the proposition. President Roosevelt, entering the president's office through the terrible gateway of an awful tragedy, pledged himself to carry out hia Illustrious predecessor's promise. "Now by tha Piatt amendment thla coun try acqulrea Incalculable benefits. Then Is it right. In view of this fact and tha solemn pledges mad to tbe people of Cuba by two executives, to kill tha Piatt amendment and tbua repudiate these sacred promises? No, and you will never see a republican con great dtsecrat honor, violate truth an. justice and abut lta eye to its own In terests la any auch way. I believe that when tba next congress assembles you will CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednesday and Thursday. Tewiperatar at Omaha Testerdnyi Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Dear. ft a. aa at 1 p. at H II a- as XT p. ns tit T a. at 37 8 p. as a a. m 8 4 p. ns OH 1 a. an 42 ft p. at ! 10 a a 4tt Up. at H4 11 a. at ftt T p. as U 111 as 5T 8 p. at...... tiu V p. at ..... . 611 DYNAMITE AIDS STRIKERS Depatles Ordered to Arreat Mllltla Called Oat to Qaell Rlota. SARATOGA, Oct. 14. Tha motormen'a atrike on the Hudson Valley railroad la assuming a mora threatening form. Dyna mite waa used in Saratoga Sprlnga tonight and riot la feared at Mechanlcavllle. A trolley car waa partly wrecked by dy namite, but no one waa injured. Major Andrews of tha Second regiment on atrike duty at Mechanlcavllle, waa today officially notified by Village Trealdent Fln negan that he had sworn in a large force of deputlea and proposed to arreat tonight every National guardsman doing patrol duty In Mechanlcavllle. Aa the Second reg iment la doing atrike duty by orders from Governor Odoll any attempt on tbe part of Mr. Flunegan to carry out hia threat may lead to aerloua consequences. DECIDES DESIGN OF COINS Treasurer Says M'Klaley aad Jeffer son Will Flsjare oa St. "bonis Fair Dollars. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Oct 14. The executive of the Louisiana Purchase exposition haa reported that the secretary of the treasury haa decided upon tha following design for the lssua of 250,000 Louisiana Purchase souvenir gold dollars: Two distinct souvenir colna will be struck. one with the head of Thomas Jefferson, the other with the head of William McKlnley. The bead and the words, "United States of America" will appear on one side of ths coin, on the other side will appear 'One dollar, 1803-1903.' Around the words "One Dollar" will be 'Louisiana Purchase expo sition," in the place cf the usual wreath. MURDERS THE HOTEL MAN Tragedy with a Wcaraa la It Occam la Cheap Boarding Hons at Kaasaa City. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 14. William P. Woods, an employe in Armour's packing house, this afternoon shot and killed Charlea Douchesneau, proprietor of tho Virginia, at 425 West Fifth street, a cheap rooming house. Woods, who surrendered to the poilce, asserts that Douchesneau had previously offered Insult to Mra. Woods and that to day he lay ia wait for the hotel man, eon cwsJIbs; himself 'wader-a tabl.. so He fired but one shot, which struck Dou chesneau In tha heart. Woods la 26 yeara of age. ' He came here from Kearney, Mo., where he waa a farmer. RAILWAYS FIX FLOUR RATES Will la Future Be Governed by Dally Notice of Oceaa Lines. CHICAGO. Oct. 14. The western freight rate situation was discussed at a coufer- nce of the executive and general traffic officials today. Considerable demoralization was found to exist in tho Missouri river territory and tepa were taken to remedy existing evils. It waa decided that the dally rate quo tations by ocean lines be telegraphed to tbe joint agent at Kansas City and all roada agreed to add tha regular tariff ratea on flour from Kansas City to the dally ratea quoted by the ocean lines from the seaboard to European porta. KIDNAPS HIS OWN GIRL awyer Is Arrested for Stealing Child of His Divorced Wlfo. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. Alexander C. Young, corporation counsel of Hudson county, New Jersey, waa arrested tonight on a charge of kidnaping hia child, pre ferred by hia divorced wife. Mra. Young who waa granted a divorce on August 28, waa given the custody of tbelr little daughter 1 She charges that on Monday, Mr. Young cams up In a cab, jumped out, and telling the nurse, he In tended taking the baby for a ride, drove off with It. Thla la the third time tba child had been kidnaped. BURT WILL ..NOT RETIRE L'aloa Paclae Directors Ar All Hi- Elected at tho Aanaal Meeting. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 14. The annual meeting of the Union Pacific rail way waa held here today. All the old di rectors were re-elected. Regarding the rumor that Edward Dick inson, general manager of the road, would succeed President Burt, a prominent stock holder said tonight that there la absolutely no truth in the report. KNOW NOTHING OF SALE St. Joseph A Grand Island Official Doabt Reported l'aloa PaclSe Parchas. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Oct. 14. The manage ment of tha St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway announced today that F. C. Ubl- man had been selected aa auditor of tba road to fill the place of H. W. Millman, re aigned. If tha road is scld to Union Pa cific no official her ia awar of tha fact from competent authority. Msvements of Oceaa Vessels Oct. 14. 'At New York Arrived : Kron Prlna WU. helm, from Bremen; Grosser Kurfurst from Bremen and Southampton. Sailed Kaiaerin Maria Theresa, for Hremen. At Bremen Arrived: K a leer Wllhelm der Gross, from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg. At MovTlle Arrived: Ethiopia, from Ne Turk for Glasgow, and proceeded. At Glasgow Arrived: Mongolian, from New York. At Antwerp Arrived: Finland, from New York. At Rotterdam Arrived: Noordara, from New York via Boulogne 8ur Mer. A i Tli Lisard l'aaaed: Philadelphia, from New Yoik for Southampton. Al Australian Port Arrived Forerlc, from Vancouver for Sydney. At Auckland Arrived Ventura, from Ban Francisco via Honolulu. CALL OFFER UNFAIR Mineri UnofEciallj Deolirt irbitratia Fropoaal rramtd to Uido Unian. WANT WORKINGMAN PUT ON COMMISSION laj 0prtor Unit Hava EtpreaaiUtiTa bj Tarmi and Union laonld Alao. G0MPERS VOICES COMPLAINT IN CIRCULAR Pieki Maty Holai li Offar aid Call it Insult U PraiidanU MR MITCHELL KEEPS ABSOLUTE SILENCE Will Coafer with Lleatcaaata aad May Take Voto or Submit Coaater Proposition for Strike Set tlrment to Roosevelt. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 14. From a thorough canvass of tbe situation aa it exists tonight, tbera la every Indication that the new arbitration plan proposed by the presidents of the coal companlea for ending the miners' strike will not be accepted In lta present form. There la a division of opinion among tha strikers, but there la no doubt that a majority feel a commission aeVted along th llnea sug gested by the operators will notbe fair, aa the president ia unduly limited In making ' It up. The miners, It la safe to say, however, 1,1 . LI J. . V awIa .1 .lkala. Haltnnal ItrM. Ident, In whoae judgment they have th utmost confidence. President Mitchell de clines to aay how ha personally looks upon the proposition, but tonlgbt ha gave to tha press the following statement: "I fully appreciate with what anxiety the people of our country ar awaiting -the end of the coal atrike. Tha coal opera tors have not addressed the miners' vnlon or Its officers In making their public atato ment. It la therefore Impossible for ma to state the attitude of tha ml n era at thla time. "I am now, aa I have alwaya been, deeply solicitous of the Interests of the public and the welfare of the mine workera' who have been on atrike for tha last five months. A formal statement defining our positions and Intentions will be Issued just aa aoon as we are in possession of the full meaning of the propusKluu uf the operators " Thla atatement waa made at t o'clock, after a silence lasting all day. Ha had no Intention of making It until tbe eorre apondenta representing newspapera all over the country called on him In a body and Informed htm that the general public, desired to have an anawer to tha propo sition of tbe operators. He waa afterward asked many queatlona regarding tha attitude of tba men and tba probability of tho acceptance or rejection of the new effer, but ha had ao reply to maka. He dented that ho had any knowl edge of what tbe sew offer of th operator waa until It became public property and also denied that he waa In telephonic com munication with President Rooaevelt. . Hia attention waa called to tha fact that most of the information from Washington indicated that tha proposition would be ac cepted and that tbe atrike was near an end, but be atoutly maintained that neither his officers nor rank and file of tha men had dona anything to cause auch an im pression. . I Kahy Hot Baying Gold Brleks. The district presidents also maintain al ienee aa to their personal opinion on tha proposition, excepting President Fahy, who, after ha arrived from Boston today. In reply to a query aaid: "The atrike can not be settled without the consent of tha men. we are not dealing in goia oncss of any kind, and you can make any deduc tion from thla that you want." There will be a conference tomorrow be tween Mr- Mitchell, the three district pres idents and Secretary-Treasurer Wilson. By this time It Is expected tha aentiment of all the strikers will be known and action will be taken accordingly. There ia talk of a convention being called, but there la nothing definite on which to base tbta Idea. When Mr. Mitchell waa asked If ha and the district officers had power to end tba strike, he aaid that it la a rule of tha or ganization that no aettlement can ba made by tba offlcera of tha union without the conaent of a delegate convention. , It is practically certain that Mr. Mlth- ell's advice will ba followed in tha con ference, and while he haa not aaid a word aa to what he will do. It la freely predicted by tboae who understand the altuation that ha will advise a refusal of th propo sition. Tba rank and file of tha miners view tha new proposal In different light. Those who are opposed to accepting tha offer, look upon the operators move aa a counter proposition to Mr. Mitchell's offar to ar bitrate made in tha White Houaa at Wash ington. They compare the two offsra and pick out what they allege to ba many flaws. Their greatest objection la that tha opera. tora dictate to tba prealdent from what claaa of men ha aball aelect tha arbitratora and they charge tha operatora with lack of faith towards tha president when tbey do not give blm a free hand. Another objection to It la that tha pres ident Is limited -to four men In selecting the Jurist on tha commission. Neither ara they aure, they aay, that labor would b represented, because the proposal does not specifically aay ao and they add that they have no aaaurance that "a man of prominence, eminent aa a aoclologtat," would cover thla objection. Many ot tha atrikera think the proposi tion should be accepted and that they ahould truat to Prealdent Roosevelt to do tho beat he can under tbe condltiona laid down by the coal road presidents. An ar gument was made by one miner at th Hart hotel today that Mr. Mitchell could not well afford to turn down tha propoaltloa after already offering to permit tha preal dent to select the members ot tba com mission. He thought tba president would appreciate tbe trust put in him and ae that tha miners had fair play. Others I tbe aame class thought that not much harm could be done by acceptlug tba proposi tion, but that In tha end much good would result. Tber la still a third view held by miners and that la to refuse to accept tha plan offered and maka a counter proposition em bodying aome of the suggestions contained tn tha operatora' offer. On proposition suggested waa that tha operators, tbe miners and th prealdent each aelect a number of men to act aa a board. Thla was mentioned to President Mitchell, but ha would maka ao comment on it. Comparing President Mitchell s offer made to tha president of tha Culled 8tatsa tsa daya ago with that of tba operatora' mad last night, there ara aaany persona who Continued oa Second Page.) i ( 4
