Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORN1N1, XOVEMHEU 18, 1902 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COL'V T11HEE CENTS.
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ALL CROPS ARE GOOD
Department of Agriculture Oets Official
Eeporti from Europe.
RUSSIA ENJOYS RECORD YIELD OF WHEAT
Finland Tails Behind, bnt Doe Not
Harm Total.
AUSTRIA AND. HUNGARY ALSO DO WELL
Germany and England Fairly Satisfactory,
bit Nothing Extraordinary.
ITALY AND FRANCE BEHIND LAST YEAR
flnfavorahle Weather Has, However,
Delayed "erdln F.Trrrwhrr, aid
In Rome Case Haa Impaired
Quallar of Cat Grain.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 The Agricul
tural department haa received tbe follow-
loc from Its atatlatlcal agent la London,
tinder date of November 4:
Owing to the unusual lateness of the
barvest throughout a large part of Europe
and to unfavorable weather for field work
the. autumn sowings have been much de
layed In a number of countries. While It
la possible thnt sowings yet to be made
may be effected tinder favorable conditions
It must be recognized that the chances of
good weathr for sowing and to give the
?'Oung crop a fair start before winter aeta
n diminish with the advance of the season.
Hnasla Break Record.
That Russia has a record cereal crop
this year Is Indicated by both the semi
official estimate published a month ago and
the. more recent estimate of the Russian
ministry of agriculture, which shows a
total wheat crop of 4ol.6ai.8xH bushels of
Sixty pounds In European Russia.
In Finland the yield has been deficient,
but this counts for nothing In view of the
general abundance In the empire.
Official estimates give the total area under
VYheat In Germany at 4.725,43ft acres and
under rye at 16,2"6.a01. While the condition
of the grain Is above the average, that of
winter rye Is but Just above It, while all
show condition Inferior to those of three
J .receding years. Kali sowing Is much de
ayed by the lateness of the harvest.
The cereal harvest In Austria Is satisfac
tory, despite unfavorable results in many
Instance. In elevated places oats are
mostly still uncut and their ripening Is
doubtful. Wet weather has largely af
fected the cut grain still lying In the Melds.
Maine Is far below the average.
The total production In Hungary, Includ
ing Croatia, Slavonla, as officially reported
Is: Wheat. IHi. 289.749 buahels; rye, 6a.993.369
bu.ihels; barley, M.S:!3.1M bushels; oats, 88.
(W9,870 bushel. All these figures are largely
In excess of last year's production.
In Franca rye Is the only grain that falls
below the crop of 1901. There is general
complaint regarding the yield of wine and
cider.
The official estimate of the Italian wheat
crop 1 131,101,740 bushels, a reduction of
it per cent from 1901.
Unofficial figure for Great Britain Indi
cate on the whole fairly satisfactory crops,
though the quality has undoubtedly suf
fered considerably from wet weather.
TWO VOLCANOES ARE ACTIVE
JMawall and Italy Are Both Threat
ened by Burning Moan.
' ' HONOLULU, Nov. 11. (Via San Fran
tUco. Nov. IT.) A wlreleas message re
ceived here this morning from the island
of Hawaii states that the volcano Kllauea
has broken out In the most violent eruption
for the last twenty years. Kllauea has
chown Intermittent activity since tbe out
break ot Mount Pelee.
LONDON, Nov. 17. A fresh eruption of
the volcano Stromboll occurred yesterday
evening, accompanied by a great explosion
nd flow ot lava.
It was a magnificent spectacle, visible
from all the northern part of Sicily, tbe
flame illuminating the surrounding sea,
but tbe situation of the few Inhabitant
of tbe Island of Stromboll Is precarious.
They are frightened, especially at tbe sight
of large numbers of .dead fish, which have
been killed apparently by a submarine dis
turbance, and washed ashore.
A number of . yacht from Naple and
other places have visited the waters sur
rounding the Island, to allow those on
board to view the eruption.
PANAMA. Colombia, Nov. 17. Passen
gers from Central America who arrived
her yesterday report the complete de
truction of the territory surrounding
Santa Maria. Refugees were arriving at
Champerlco, where over 300 sailed for San
Jose de Guatemala on the I'aeiflo mall
Steamer.
The strict censorship established In
Guatemala makes It Impossible to get ex
act new regarding tbe situation there
Tbe port ot Huevero Barrla la, however,
reported closed and no mall has arrived
tier from Ouatemala.
CUBAN REPUBLICANS OUSTED
Nationalists nnd Radical Control
Hons and May Vote Down
Piatt Amendment.
HAVANA. Nov. 17. Ae a result of
combination with the radical element, the
Rationalist party now control the house ot
representative and la proceeding to elect
antlonal officer, the speaker and hi asao
elate republicans haa realgned in view
of their being now In a minority.
Ths controlling element Is not considered
antagonistic to President Talma, but there
Is reason to believe that a strong cam
paign against the Piatt amendment will
be begun, and tbat an attempt will be
made to rescind all the military orders.
UTAH MORMONS ARE SHOCKED
tCartkqnake Tlalt Unit Lake and 8i
ronndlnar Oonntry, bnt
Damns; I Done.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Nov. 17 Two
fllattnct shocks ot earthquake were felt In
this city shortly before 1.' Clock were
atopped, but no serious damage Is r
ported.
The shocks wr felt at a number of
points In southern Utah, pine Valley, in
Washington county, reports two sharp re
port heavy enough to damage chimney
and throw crockery from ths shelves. The
vibration was from north to south.
BEET SUGAR ARRIVES EAST
.merleaa Company Receive
Consignment In New
York.
Lnr
NEW YORK. Nov. 17. Tbe first consign
tnent ot Pacific coast beet sugar, granu
lated, arrived In this rlty today on the
ateamer El 8ud of the Southern Pacific line
It consisted of 7,500 bags and was con
Signed to the American Beet Sugar com
Jan.
GOES TO UNITE SOUTH AFRICA
Chamberlain Explains Object ml
Trip to Scene of l.ate
War.
hi
LONDON. Nov. 17. Mr. Chamberlain re
ceived an ovation tonight at Birmingham,
where a farewell banquet was given him
prepare" . to hie departure for South
Africa., '-""il
Responn..;v t 'V fa 'itlc reception,
the colonial seen-.. """-"llonete
tribute to bla Amerlran . . de
clared, had sustained him by t. jurage
and cheered him by her sympathy. "
Referring to his approaching trip, he said
It was to be a matter of business and not
a mere parade. He could not expect that
all the bitterness In South Africa would
die out, but all suffering would be relieved.
He was bound on new venture end there
was a possibility of failure, but the govern
ment desired to make South Africa one
united nation, and as greater differences
had been healed before, for Instance, In
Canada, he hoped for success.
He hoped to see representatives of every
political section In South Africa and be
lieved he would be met half way and would
gain the friendship of the king's new Boer
subjects.
INDIGNATION JS EXPRESSED
Much Feel hi a; Manifested In All
European Capitals at Attempt
to Kill Klnsr Leopold.
T.ONDON, Nov. 17. Telegram are pub
lished from nearly all the capitals of
Europe today expressing Indignation at the
attempt on the life of King Leopold. The
Standard says each fresh crime ot this
class revives the question it Joint Interna
tional action to deal with the danger.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 17. The police have
arrested an Englishman named James
Hardle on suspicion of hi having been
connected with the attempt made Saturday
by Rublno on the life of King Leopold.
The man Hardle, wbo was arrested on
suspicion of having participated In anarch
ist Intrigues, turns out to be James Kelr
Hardle, M. P., the former chairman of the
Independent labor party and a well known
labor leader. He was subsequently released
and lodged a complaint at the British le
gation. AMERICAN CREWJS WORSTED
Bogota Disabled and Twenty of" It
Men Are Killed In
Battle.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Nov. It. Accord
ing to new reaching here through Colom
bian revolutionary sources, a battle has
taken place between the Colombian gov
ernment and the insurgent forces at Agua
uuice. Bogota Is said to be on It way
back to Panama in a disabled condition as
result of the engagement, five officer
and fifteen of its crew having been killed.
Tbe whereabout of the revolutionary gun
boat Padllla la unknown.
It appear tbat the sentence of death
passed on the general Uribe-Uribe, who re
cently capitulated to the government
forces, was not carried out, because Gen
eral Herrera of the revolutionary army has
fourteen government general prisoners
and he might avenge tbe death ot Urlbe
Uribe on them.
SSUES SPECIAL WAR MONEY
Bolivia Allow Bank to Vastly In
crease Their ITote In
Circulation.
LAPAZ, Bolivia, Nov. 17. Congress haa
authorised the bank to Issue note repre
senting 150 per cent ot their capital In
order to assist in the work ot national de
fence.
Preparations are being made for the ad
vance of the army of about 2,000 men, to
be commanded by President Pando, which 1
to operate against the Brazilian revolu
tionlsts In the Acre territory. Auxiliary
force will be gathered In the Beni and
Madre de Dlos districts along the route.
It Is now expected that the expedition will
be able to start before tbe end of tbe pres
ent year.
D0UKH0B0RS ARE HOME AGAIN
Women Welcome Men nnd Neither
Will Start Another Crnay
Pilgrimage.
WINNIPEG, Man.. Nov. 17. An Immi
gration officer who assisted in driving the
Doukhobors back to tbe villages cays there
was great rejoicing on the return ot the
Doukbobor men. The women, since being
separated from them, appear to have cooled
in their fanatic ardor and are quite con
tented to remain at home. The leader
were still possessed of their craiy no
tions, but have lost their bold on their
followers.
TIM HEALY FOUNDS NEW PARTY
Irish Revolting; from O'Brien Will
Stand for Common
Sena.
LONDON. Nov. 17. The revolt of the
Irish member, Jasper Tully from tbe par
liamentary leadership of William O'Brien
has led to the formation ot a new Irish
party under the leadership of Tim Healy,
whose policy Is announced as that ot com
mon sense and moderation.
Only nine member have so far Joined
th new section but eighteen other are re
ported to be ready to da so.
RUSSIA EMPLOYS AMERICANS
Atlaatle la Order
Them.
Got
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 17. An Ameri
can firm waa today awarded a $1,000,000
contract to construct telephone conduits
In this city.
The contract calls for twenty mile of
underground tube to be laid by 1!03.
A Chicago firm haa secured ths con
tract for the switchboard.
Visits Conrt ot tbe Sultan.
TANGIER. Morocco. Nov. 17. J. W. g.
Langerman, United States vice consul gen
eral here, and a commissioner of the St.
Louis expedition, left here on Sunday oa
a mission to the sultan' court, notwith
standing th disturbed condition of th
tribes.
Will Be Created Cardinal.
ST. JOHN. N. B.. Nov. 17. It is semi
officially announced that Archbishop Bru
rheai of Montreal. Is to be created a cardi
nal to fill th place vacated by th death
of Cardinal Taschereau,
PAPERS SHOULD PAY MORE
Congress is Recommended to Restrict
Second 01am Rights.
PUBLISHERS ABUSE PRIVILEGES GIVEN
subscription Price Asked Often i
Mth, Money Taaa Derived (iotng
Back In Form of Pre
mlnms to Reader.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. Edwin C. Mad
den, third assistant postmaster general. In
his annual report recommends the estab
lishment of the following new postage
rates:
1. A new rate at 4 cent a pound for all
publications now admitted to the second
class mall except dally, trl-weekly. eeml
weekly and weekly newspapers. This rate
Is to be paid on the bulk welgnt witnoui
regard to the number of pieces.
2. The consolidation of the third and
fourth-classes and the postage thereon be
founil at the rate of 1 cent for each two
o.tnees or fraction thereof, to be prepaid
by stamps affixed.
Congress also Is SBked to authorize the
postmaster general to accept large quan
tities of Identical pieces of printed matter
and small article of merchandise without
stamps being previously affixed to the In
dividual pieces.
Pnbllshrr Abase Privilege.
The recommendation for the 4 cents a
poucd rate is the result of alleged abuses
of tbe second-clas mall privileges.
Mr. Madden says many of the cheaper
periodicals would be given away If the
law would permit. The practice Is to main
tain the fiction of a subscription price and
to give back It equivalent in a premium.
No one would question the public benefit
of genuine newspapers and for these an
absolutely free rate might be granted if
the privilege could be properly confined.
But it would be unjustifiable to continue
to tax the people for any part ot the cost
ot tho distribution of any other class of
periodical publications.
Concerning the public Impression that 1
cent postage Is probable In the near fu
ture, Mr. Madden says it 1b altogether too
soon to consider a reduction of the letter
rate on the mere basis that the reforms in
second-class mall matter would save
enough to compensate for the loss of rev
enue. He adds:
Had the proposed 4 cents per pound rate
and this anticipated rate of 1 cent for let
tera existed during the last year, the re
sult would have been an aggregate estl
matefl denclency of 119.000,0(10. Thus, even
under an Increage In the rate of tmntme on
periodicals It will not be practicable to es
tablish a 1 cent letter rate before the pos
tal service Is thoroughly adjusted not only
to the reforms In second-clans mall mat
ter, but also to the enormous expenditures
necessary to complete and satisfactorily es
tablish the rural free delivery system. The
postal system Is largely monopolized bv
publisher who send more than two-thlrda
or tne total weight of all mall matter, but
ror wnich they pay but about one-twenty
fourth of the total postage revenue.
Mr. Madden recommends a law allowing
a reply envelope and reply postal card
ervice under a plan for the collection of
postage at the place of delivery rather
than at tbe place of mailing.
dearly 14,000,000 were expended during
the year on, account, of experimental j-ural
free delivery and bad It not been for thi
the postal service would have been self
sustaining and would have had more than
$1,000,000 to it credit.
OSCAR GIVES HIS REASONS
foil Test of tho Sumoun Award
Show Why Germany Was
night.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. The full text
of King Oscar' decision in the Samoan dif
ficulty was published simultaneously in
Washington, London and Berlin today.
In answer to the British and American
claims tbat any one of the signatory pow
ers was authorized to enforce tho decision
of the chief Jubtlce, declaring Malletoa
king, the arbitrator says:
"We have found nothing which author
izes one of the signatory powers, or a
majority, to take action to enforce the
condition of the act or to make the de
cisions of the chief Justice binding on the
powers.
The arbitrator Insists that as the consular
representatives of the three powers, had
recognized Mataafa the powers were bound
on principle ot International good faith
to maintain the situation until by common
accord they decided to change it. He meets
the contention that military action was
warranted because necessary for the pro
tection of lives and property by the flat
statement that "there Is nothing In the
evidence to show the condition of affair
auch as to render military action neces
sary" and then says Mataafa never In
tended to cross the bay on account of tbe
state of the tide, could not possibly have
done so.
Continuing the decision recite that
Mataafa had been completely defeated be
fore tbe arrival of Philadelphia, but
that the United States admiral and the
British authorities brought back hi war
rior and armed and provisioned them,
which, under the treaty, should have been
Issued only at tbe unanimous requests of
the three consuls.
The decision concludes:
"Therefore, his Britannic Majesty' gov
ernment and th United States government
are responsible under the convention of
November 7, 1899, for losses caused by said
military action.
"While reserving for a future decision
the question as to the extent to which
the two governments or each of them may
be considered responsible tor such losses,
"OSCAR."
BUDDHISTS ASK CONCESSIONS
Orlentnl Priest Think th Railroad
Should Give Them Half
Hate Permit.
BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. Th
Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and their con
nection are In receipt of a petition from
a number of Buddhist and Mohammedan
priests asking that they be given the cour
tesy of bait rate for overland trips.
Christian ministers and Jewish rabbis
get that courtesy, also Christian mission
aries and sisters of charity. The petition
urges tbat no discrimination should be
made against thee Oriental priests.
WISH TO DUEL WItFsWORDS
Boan University Student Do hot
Like Prevalent I' ot
Pistol.
BERLIN. Nov. 17. The Increase In ths
number of pistol duels at Bonn has caused
the students to attempt to create a senti
ment in favor of the rapier.
Th students of th University of Kiel
recently lock similar action.
WORK OF CIVIL , SERVICE
Many Person In All Section Pas
Examinations RenurYed by
the CommUslo
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. The snnual re
port of A. R. Serven, chief examiner of
Ihe Civil Service commission, shows that
during the last fiscal year there were (to, 55k
people examined In and for the classified
service, of whom 40,509 passed and 13.29S
were appointed, promoted or transferred.
In addition 1,174 persons were examined
for the Philippine service, ot whom 480
passed and 694 failed. The local boards
of examiners, especially designated for the
custodian set-Vice, were discontinued.
On June 30 last the total number of
local boards ot examiners was 1,128, with
a totsl membership of 3,723. Final steps
are now being taken to consummate tbe
complete organization ot a, civil service
district similar to the Boston district, with
headquarters at - San Franrtfcco, In im
mediate charge of a consolidated board of
commissioners.
The written examination required tho
preparation of 438 sets of examination
questions on different subjects, which
necessitated the preparation of 1,851 sepa
rate sheet of tests.
Over 250,000 sheets of examination ques
tions were bandied. The great complexity
of the work done under the direction of
Chief Examiner Serven I shown by a large
number of examinations, which include
subjects of special profe: tional, sclentl
flcal or technical charactf '
Of these there were 208 laminations, In
which 8.257 persons took rt. Well nigh
every field of professional -r scientific In
quiry and research la represented In the
variety ot the examination.
A committee has held onmpetltlv ex
aminations In every state and territory
except Alaska. Several attempts at ex
amination work In Alaska have been aban
doned. Another effort, however, may be
made aoon.
Facilities have been furnished to resi
dent of Hawaii to compete in the general
and local civil service examination In
Honolulu and Illlo. and resident of Porto
Rico hereafter may take the general and
local examlnattona at Ponce and San Juan.
Much attention has been given during the
year to the upbuilding ot tbe service In
the Philippine Islands.
HEALERS WIN A VICTORY
Supreme Conrt Decide tbat Postofflce
Depnrtment Rrr tn leaning
Fraud Order.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Justice Peck
ham of the United States supreme court
today delivered the opinion of that court
In the case of the American School of Mag
netic Healing against J. S. McNulty, the
latter being postmaster at the town of
Nevada. Mo., where tbe school is located.
The proceeding grew out of a fraud order
Issued by tbe Postofflce department pro
hibiting tbe postmaster from delivering
mall addressed to the school. The original
bill asked for an Injunction to prohibit the
postmaster from obeying this order.
On trial in the United States circuit
court for the western district of Missouri
tbe department' order waa sustained on a
demurrer, ..Today', opInfnn'V n, rsod that
judgment, but in delivering It Justice
Peck ham said that there was no Intention
of passing upon the various constitutional
objections sat out in the bill, the inten
tion of the court being to "simply hold
that the admitted facts show no violation
of tbe statute cited, but an erroneous
order given by the postmaster general to
the defendant which the courts have the
power to grant relief against."
The action of the court was accompanied
with Instructions to the lower court to
"overrule the defendant's demurrer to the
amended bill, with leave to answer and to
grant a temporary injunction as applied for
by complainants."
The court added: "In overruling the
demurrer we do not mean to preclude the
defendant from showing on the trial, if
be can, that the business of complainant
as In fact conducted amount to a violation
of the statutes."
Justices White and McKenna did not
concur in the opinion.
ALASKA MAN MUST HANG
Sequel to a Qnurrel that Occurred
Do ring; the Klondike Excite
ment In 1808.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. The United
State supreme court today. In an opinion
by Justice McKenna, affirmed the decision
of the lower court in the case ot Homer
Bird against the United States, coming to
the court on a writ ot error from the dig
trlct court of Alaska, by which court Bird
was convicted of murder.
The case has attracted considerable at
tention, the murder having occurred during
the Klondike excitement In 1898. Bird, a
contractor of New Orleans, was on his way
to tbat section with a party, wben be
quarreled with some members of his party
and killed two of them.
The case had had two hearings In tbe su
preme court. The first hearing resulted in
tbe ordering of a new trial. Tbat trial
resulted In a conviction and the case was
again brought to this court, with the result
tbat the decision was this time against
the accused.
The case Involved the question a to
whether the trial of the case under tbe
act of 1884 was regular, and the court
held that It was so.
TO GIVE HIS EYES A REST
No Anxiety I Felt at th White Hons
Concerning; Son of tho
President.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. No anxiety is
felt at tbe White House concerning Tbeo
dore Roosevelt, Jr., wbo returned on Sat
day from the school at Groton, Mass., by
advice of his physicians.
Hard study had partially impaired his
eyes, which naturally are not strong, and
It waa deemed advisable for hlra to give
them a rest. Otherwise be Is in excellent
condition.
It is expected that he will be able in a
couple of weeks to return to bis studies
at Groton.
NO NEED FOR THE MARINES
Colombian Government Sow Able to
Maintain rren Traaslt nt Road
Acres Isthma.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. Th Navy de
partment has received the following cable
gram from Admiral Casey, dated Panama
November 1(:
Colombian government has today about
s.U men on line ot railroad. More are ex
pected daily.- Genrral Perdmo expressed to
me his ability to maintain a free transit. I
have ordered withdrawal from isthmus of
Panama and etnbaxkaUoa of laaxion Tues-
CANNON APPEARS A WINNER
Hepburn Expresses that Opinion After a
Conference with DalzaU.
KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR THE WIDOWS
lasA Departmeat Issaea Warning to
Local Official In Wyomlnar tn Look
Oat for tbe Gnme Plnyed
In Nebraska.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. (Special Tele
gram.) Indications rontlnuo to multiply to
show that "I'nclu Joe" Cannon will cer
tainly wield the gavel In the next -house of
representatives. Representative Hepburn of
Iowa, who has been opposed to Mr. Can
non, said today that his election seemed
sure. He made this statement after a long
conference with Representative Dalzell of
Pennsylvania, who is an aspirant for tbe
honor.
The Iowa congressional delegation holds
a meeting tomorrow to take action on the
speakership question. Colonel Hepburn has
wired hla colleagues tbat If they Indorse
Cannon he wishes his vote to go to bim
also, to make It unanimous. Tbe story that
Representative Babcock Is to be made
chairman of Ihe way and means committee
In consideration ot hi withdrawal from
the speakership race Is generally discred
ited. It Is thought that after looking over
the field he saw he could not win and de
cided not to enter the fight.
The commissioner of the general land
office has Issued Instructions to officers of
his department In Wyoming to suspend
all recent entries of soldiers' widows who
are believed to have been In collusion with
cattlemen. It. Is intended also at the de
partment to Issue a general circular letter
to all offices throughout the country to be
watchful and suspend all doubtful entries
pending Investigation. There appears to
have been a great number of these alleged
widows sent Into Wyoming during the past
fortnight and the game being played there
Is similar In all respects to that uneartbed
In Nebraska. In a brief letter to Colonel
Mosby, received this morning from P. M.
Dorrington, register of the land office at
Alliance, Neb., written from that office No
vember 13, he says:
"Thirty-four widow landed at Gordon,
Neb., last week. Nothing came to this
office. Hundreds of widows passing up Into
Wyoming."
Mercer 1 Undecided.
Representative Mercer returned from
NebraRka today. Asked If he Intended be
ing a candidate for clerk ot tbe house of
representatives, he said that he had not
made up his mind; that he would look
over the situation, and It he saw any chance
of winning he might probably enter the
fight. Mr. Mercer ascribes his defeat to
the slump to democracy In Omaha, which,
he says, is particularly noticeable in the
vote of all large cltiea In the recent elec
tion. T. C. Dawson, secretary of legation at
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Is In Washington, to
remain a month or more, having Just re
turned from his home in Council Bluffs,
la. Mr. Dawson Is anxious for promotion
In the diplomatic service, having been sec
retary of legation at Rio alnce 1897. Ac
cording to a recent bulletin of the United
States diplomatic and consular service.
Just issued, bis relief Is David E. Thomp
son of Nebraska, who will not leave the
United 8tates until after his nomination Is
confirmed by the senate.
Secretary Shaw stated today that bis
vocal cords were almost worn out making
denials to storle that he wa about to re
linquish the treasury portfolio, a local pa
per thi morning having printed a dis
patch under a Boston date that Governor
W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts was to
succeed the Iowan. Governor Crane was
mentioned for this portfolio some time
ago. It was ascertained, buicici, u
could not hold the position, as hie firm at
Dalton, Mass., manufactured all the dis
tinctive paper which the government uses
for bonds, etc. So far as known the same
reason still exists.
William F. Jack and Charles H. camp-
bell have been appointed rural letter car
rlers at Dysart, la., with Clara E. Jack
and Mrs. Charles H. Campbell as sub
stitute Hobart G. Sherman haa been appointed
a substitute clerk In the postofflce at Lin
coln, Neb.
Miss Jennie Hood of Wlnneia, nan., nas
been appointed assistant teacher at the Sao
and Fox Indian school at Toledo, la.
SHERMAN NOT AFTER CHAIR
New York Man Sny He I Biot Candi
date for Speakership of
Con cress.
UTICA. N. T., Nov. 17. Congressman
James Sherman today sent a letter to all
the republican members ot congress from
New York state aying he Is not a candi
date for the speakership.
SEEK MISSOURI STONE SITES
Commission Will Raise Monument nt
Vlcksbura- to Civil "War
Heroes.
VICKSBURO, Miss., Nov. 17. The Mis
souri Vlcksburg military park commis
sioner, beaded by Senator P. M. Cockrell,
arrived today to select sites for monu
ments to tbe soldier from Missouri, fed
eral and confederate, that participated In
th siege of Vlcksburg.
Besides Senator Cockrell tbe party In
cluded General D. C. Coleman. Colonel
David Murpby and Captain William Bull,
secretary. General Steven D. Lee. presi
dent of tbe Park commission is her to
assist the Missourians.
CELEBRATE DENVER'S BIRTH
Blar Daaouet Held In Honor of Colo
rado City' Forty-Fourth
Birthday.
DENVER. Colo., Nov. 17. The forty
fourth anniversary of the foundation of
Denver was celebrated by a banquet to
night at the Adams hotel under the auspices
ot the Denver Real Estate exchange.
About 400 ot the leading business and
professional men ot tbe city attended.
YATES OFFERS RESIGNATION
Give I'P Post of Missouri Inaurnnce
Superintendent to Reanm
Law,
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17. State Superintend
ent of Insurance Yates tonight tendered
hi resignation to Governor Dorkery and
will return to Kansaa City to eogsg In
thn pracUc of law.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Fort cast for Nebraeka Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
llnnr. Dear, Hour. Den.
5 n. m M 1 p. m a
a. m w il p. m 4
T n. ni ...... r, ni 42
H , n H 4 p. m 41
n. m 117 n p. m 4
10 n. m u p. m 9
11 n. m . . , , . ai T p. ni :"
II a SO ft p. m...... 37
9 p. m 80
BISHOPS VOTE MISSIONS CASH
Deride In Convention thnt Sooth Is
Open Field for Methodist
lCplaeopnllan.
ALBANY, N. T.. Nov. 17. At the session
of the general missionary conference ot the
Methodist Episcopal church here today a
spirited debate took place on the question
of Increasing tho amount to bo devoted to
missionary work In the south. It was sug
gested that it would be adrolssabl to
spend tho money in quarters where the
Methodist Episcopal Church South was not
engaged.
Bishop Hartzell resented this, saying:
"It Is proposed to force us out of the south
while Providence In its own good time may
bring us together with our southern breth
ren. 1 do not see that it Is neccusary to
anticipate Providence."
Tho sump apportioned for missionary
work in the south Included thn following:
Among the whites, Austin, $4,000; Blue
Ridge, $2.6o0; Gulf Mission, $3.f.ft0; Ken
tucky, $4,000; Missouri, $3,000; St. Louis,
$4.:oo.
Work among the colored peoplo: Cen
tral Missouri, $3,900; Litllo Rock, $2,700;
Tennessee, $2,300; Texas, $3,700; Upper Mis
sissippi, $2,200; West Texas, $3,900.
As a result of special meetings held In
Albany and vicinity Sunday $13,405 waa
raised for missionary work.
Mission work allowances were made as
follows: Alaska. $9,3lK); Columbia river,
$8,600; Oregon, $4,500; Puget Sound, $6,340;
Arizona, $6,960; Idaho, $4,740; Pacific Japa
nese, $10,697; English work in Honolulu.
$500; English work. New Mexico. $5,227;
New Mexico, $13,470; southern California,
$4,885; southern California (Spanlub).
$1,000; California (German), $3,790; Cali
fornia (Chinese). $10,584; California (Fin
nish), $500; Puget Sound (Chinese), $1,850;
Oregon (Chinese), $750; Kansas, $1,050;
northwest Kansas, $7,000; southwest Kan
sas, $1,700; Utah, $11,600.
Conferences were allowed the following
donations: North Dakota, $7,928; Arizona,
$6,800.
FAIR LEY OPPOSES W0LC0TT
Say Celebration He Forbade I Only
Held to farther Senntorlnl
Claims.
DENVER, Nov. 17. D. B. Falrley. chair
man of the republican state central com
mittee, today issued an address regarding
the republican Jollification arranged for to
morrow night and which he declared oft
some dsys ago.
He now saya Governor-elect Prabody and
other speakers announced have withdraws
from the program and adds:
The evidence Is conclusive that, while
said meetlnK Is upon its face to be a cele
bration of the recent republican victory. It
l. In fact a meeting to further the candi
dacy of K. O. V. Wolcott for the United
States senatorshtp nnd has been arranged
and will be packed so us to appear an
ovation to him personally.
WATCH TELLS TALE OF DEATH
Show St. Joseph Man Was Killed by
Trnln on Darlington
Itond.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Nov. 17. William
Cooper, a businesa man residing at 418
Water street, was killed tonight by a
Burlington train, parts of his body being
found scattered along a track used by all
lines entering tbe city.
Tbe question arose as to what train
really ran the man down, and was set
tled by finding bis watch, which had been
broken and stopped, the hands designating
tbe exact time at which a Burlington train
was passing over the track.
IOWA MAN IS SHOT OVER BILL
Boarding; House Keeper Nhoota Tenant
nnd Afterward Commit
suicide.
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 17. John Daven
port, proprietor of a student'a boarding
house known a the Davenport club, shot
Charles Olmquest, a student boarder this
afternoon and then committed suicide.
Olmquest was taken to the hospital and
will probably live.
His borne Is In Charles City, la.
Davenport started tbe trouble over Olm
queet's board money, which be accused bla
wife and Olmquest of withholding.
BEAUTY DOCTOR KILLS WOMAN
Sell Her Arsenical Medicine aad
Mast Stand Trial for
Murder.
PEORIA, 111., Nov. 17. Mrs. Rosetta Ets-
ler, "beauty specialist," waa arrested to
day, charged with the death of Mrs. Hattie
Hart at Pekln.
Witnesses testified that "Dr." Etsler had
called on Mrs. Hart and Induced her to
purchase a bottle ot "beauty medicine."
This, it la alleged, la composed largely ot
arsenic, and taken In excess is a virulent
poison.
RAILROAD IS UP FOR SALE
Judge Order thnt the Champaign
Sb Southwestern Be
Sold.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Nov. 17. In the case
of the Central Trust Company of New York
against tbe Champaign t Southwestern
Railroad Company, Judge Humphrey today
ordered the sale of the road.
Tbe road is a stub ot tne w abash, run
ning from Sidney to Champaign, and the
present suit was brought to perfect the
title ot the Wabash to the property.
Movement of Ocean Vessel Sov. IT,
At New York Arrived: Ilekla. from
Copenhagen; aaderland, from Antwerp
falatia. rroni i.rtioa arm rtapie.
At Hlogo Arrived: Tartar, from Van
couver via Yokohama, fur Shanghai and
norm rionx.
At Hrowhead Passed: Oeorglc, from New
lorn, lor Liverpool
At Movlllfi Arrived: Corinthian, from
Montreal, for IJvrpool, and l.roCeeded.
At Lit erpool Arrived; Politician, from
New Orlt-ans.
At IJrd Passed: NederUind, from
Phllani-liilila, tor Antwerp.
At Plymouth Railed: Pennsylvania, from
jllamourK, lor ftw xora
MITCHELL HOLDS OWN
Counsel Foroed to Express Admiration of
Miners' Leader.
WITNESS TURNS TABLES ON QUESTIONER
Told God is Above Majorities Offers to Leave
Settlement to Him,
CLAIMS PEOPLE WILL AID RIGHT SIDt
If Men Violate Agreement Country Wi'l
Force Acquiescence.
RESENTS ANY IMPUTATION OF ANARCHY
Compel Lawyer to Admtt Trade
t'nlonlam to Re flood Even While
Accusing Striker of Giving
Forrtaate of Hell.
PCRNTOV. Ta., Nov. 17. In th pres
ence of as many as could b jammed Into
the superior court room todsy Wayne Mao
Veagh for the Erie company and John
Mitchell for the miners, continued their
brilliant battle of words before the An
thracite rosl commission. The two men.
tho one In his thirties, and tbe other In
his seventies were followed with Intense
Interest by both the commissioners and the
crowd throughout the dsy and th contest
will be resumed In the morning.
The fourth demand of the union, which
alia for a yearly trade agreement, and
means a recognition of theWilon waa th
hone of contention. Mr. WitVeaah. at
tempted to show the union unftt to make
ontractg as It could not live upto them.
His principal argument was tbe alleged
boycott.
t.nwyrr Admire Mitchell.
Counsel freely expressed his admiration
1 Mr. Mitchell's ability and on on oc
casion, when he parried a question re
garding tho boycott of a coal and Iron
pojiceman by a hotel keeper, the attorney
threw up his hands, laughed and astd:
"Mr. Mitchell, you are the beet witness
for yourself I ever confronted."
Mr. MaeVeagh pushed continually on what
he called a reign of terror during the
strike. He gave a list of fourteen men
killed and seventy-five printed pages de
scribing atis of alleged violence, boycott
and Intimidation, and maintained It would
bo utterly lmpractlcablo for tho companies
to enter into agreements with an organi
zation that could not control its own men.
Mr. Mitchell stoutly maintained that the
discipline in the organization was as good
as It possibly could be where 147.000 men
were involved. Ho regretted that members
of the union had in some instances vio
lated the law, but made the excuse that
In times of great excitement there wa
always more or les disorder.
While the discussion of the proposed
yearly agreement was In progress, fre
quent reference was made to the workings
of similar contracts in soft coal regions. .
This ted to the announcement by the chair
man that the commission hsd decided
to invite Herman JusU. . commissioner f
the Illinois Coal Operators association to
testify.
Beyond Miner Control.
Mr. MaeVeagh Inquired: "Do ysu
atlll feel at liberty to say that It la
none of your business what additional cost
tbe people will have to pay for their coal.
if that additional cost Is the Immediate
result of your demsuds?"
I have not said at any time that It waa
none of our business," replied Mr. Mitchell.
I have stated it was beyond our control.
That we have absolutely nothing to do with
the selling price of coal."
Won't your men have to work five years
to make up the loss they sustained during
tho strike?" Mr. MaeVeagh asked.
"Not by any means," was tbe positive
answer.
Mr. Mitchell, do you think you have
the right to ask for an Increase In wage
which, if granted, would Increase the cost
ot living to hundreds of thousanda t
poor?"
There are 600,000 persona in tne ant nra-
clt fields who are starving and It is their
fundamental right to ask for living wages
in return for their labor," replied witneas
witb some asperity.
Replying to questions as to th right of
private parties to protect their property,
Mr. Mitchell said the provision in th
miners' constitution against pickets grew
out ot the Homestead atrlke, when a num
ber of private detectives were employed as
guardB, most of whom had been recruited
from the alums of Philadelphia and other
large cities. He Insisted tbat the city,
county and atate authorities were com
petent to handle th matter.
"Don't you know a well aa you know
your name l jonn auicneu, inunaerea
counsel at this, "that in spit of the au
thorities ot this city, of this county and of
tbla atate, thi whole region ha been
treated for five month to a veritable tore
taste of bell?"
Mr. Mitchell calmly replledi ! don't
know anything ot the kind."
Uueatlon nf Bhortes Hour.
Then Mr. McVeagh took up th ques
tion of boura. "Abraham Lincoln waa
splitting rails," he said, "and ha didn't limit
himself to eight hours, and yon demand it
not only for the men In the mines, but tor
all the men above ground aa well. Garfield
wben be waa as a boy trudging along th
path ot tbe canal, and Mr. MuKlnley In
his early Ufa did far harder work. I only
mention these because they were tbe vic
tim of the spirit of anarchy, which la the
curse of the country today and th only
serious curse afflicting it."
Mr. Mitchell stiffened at the word "an
archy," and with considerable aplrit
promptly inquired: "Trade untona are not
held responsible for It, are they?"
"No, certainly not," aaid Mr. MaeVeagh.
"Trade unlona are moat admirable."
Mr. MaeVeagh next took up the suggestion
for a yearly agreement and attempted to
show that the union could not control It
members.
"I dare say," Mr. Mitchell re
marked, "If our union violate th con
tract the people ot thla country will take
good care we have no union left. Tharo
will be no question about tbat, and If th
operatora violate It tbe people of th United
States will see that they regret It. This
Is a country of majorities."
"Yes," responded counsel. Interrupting.
"Yes, but God with on 1 a majority. It
a man is doing right He 1 on hi side."
Mr. Mitchell smiled slightly and th
crowd roared a he answered quietly: "I
am quit willing to leave tb dlsput t
God."
Mr. MaeVeagh seeking a direct answer to
bis queries regarding boycotts, asked why
be could not use his influence to put an end
to boycotting and intimidation of men,
women and children, whoa Uvea heva been
made unendurable.
Mr. Mitchell responded thai It was th
.