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    The Omaha1 Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOHNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1002 TEX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
HEARS MERGER CASE
Gommlss'on Resumes Charge Against
Northern Securities Company.
WITNESS GIVES HISTORY OF COMPANY
Tells How Railways Were Bought and
for What Consideration.
CLOUGH DOES BUT LITTLE FIGURING
Cannot Tell What Account! Beallj Mean
When Presented with Details.
HARRIMAN IS SERVED WITH SUBPOENA
l.ndi Verd, However, that He la
Kartlns BloU Brother and Bo
Cannot Attend (or
Few Days.
NEW YORK, Not. 18. When the hearing
was rammed today la the cue of Minne
sota against the Northern Becurttlee com
pany. B. T. Nlchole. secretary and treas
urer of the Northern Seourltlee company,
was called to the stand. He with Abraham
Hyatt, Richard Tremble and Oeorge F.
Baker, Jr., organized the company. He did
not know whether J. P. Morgan Co. was
employed by the securities company to
purchase the Harriman Interests In the
Northern Pacific company, but tie said the
securities company borrowed about 19,000,
000 from Morgan sV Co. '
"We acquired 41,045,000 of Northern Fa
clflo preferred stock." said Mr. Nichols,
"and $37,000,000 of common stock by giving
182,491.871 In Northern Securities stock and
I8.91M29 to cash."
"Did not the Northern Securities eom
psny receive nearly $50,000,000 of Great
Northern slock in its own name before you
discussed the advisability of receiving any
future dellverl3 in the name of trustees?"
"I don't remember the amount. I sug
gested that some of the stock should stand
In the name of trustees in case I needed
any of it for collateral."
Mr. Nichols said he selected the trustees.
Most of them are clerks in his office. He
promised to send the names to the exam
iner for the record. His company owns
In all between 600,000 and 600,000 shares of
the Grest Northern Railway company.
Three or four hundred of those shares are
In the names of the "trustees" of whom he
apoke.
Replying to other, questions, Mr. Nichols
aid no annual statement of the Northern
Securities company haa been completed and
no financial statement la being prepared.
CI on ah la In Bom.
W. P. Clough, a director of the Northern
Securities company was then called. Coun
sel for the state of Minnesota endeavored
to show that the Northern Securities com
pany aeoured the purchaae of Northern Pa
cific stock at $115 a share In ite stock.
Mr. Clough was asked If he had noticed
that at the rate of $115 a share the com
pany had,jald,$7,4450 mora than neoes-
'"sary. '' " ' ' ' 1 " . .
Witness replied that he had not computed
the figures, but the Northern Securities
company waa anxious to get the atock at
the price settled upon.
He was, next asked it the parties inter
ested acquired the St. Peter company char
ter of Minnesota to use it as a holding
company.
Mr. Clough believed it waa considered
In the spring of 1901, but denied that to his
knowledge J. J. Hill acquired it In the
name of his associates in the Northern
Becurttlee company. The Northern Se
curities company would have preferred a
territorial charter, which was beyond any
danger of alteration by the legislature.
When asked if the securities company
bad been incorporated In New Jersey be
cause of tear that it could not operate
under a territorial charter in defiance of
the Minnesota atate law, he replied:
"Not entirely. We never doubted the
legality of our Incorporation nor the pur
poses of the company." The Northern
Securities company held more than $150,
000,000 of the $165,000,000 common atock
of the Northern Paclfio Railway company.
"How much acquired alnce December 11
laat now stands in the name ot the com
pany," was asked.
"None," replied the wttness. "It is
held in trust or by trustees."
"Your company la capitalised at $400.-
000,000 T"
"Tm air
"Did you calculate In fixing that sum
that It would cost a few thoussnd dollars
less than $400,000,000 to secure all the Great
Northern stock at $80 and the Northern
Paclfio atock at $1157"
"I have not made the computation. The
flvures must iDPik for themselves "
The examination ot Mr. Clough waa not
completed wnen tne hearing was adjourned.
A iHhnAAna hail K n Ibmiia m XI
Hani man, but word waa received from his
iMTAtArv tndav that Mr. Harriman wmiM
not be able to attend the hearing for a
day or two. being detained at the bedside
of a sick erotner.
Read tm ST Company Replies.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The answer ot
the Philadelphia ft Reading Railway com
pany to the complaint of William R. Hearst
ot New - York, against the anthracite coal
carrying roads wsa filed with the Inter
atate Commerce Commission today. It
enters a general and specific denial to all
the charges.
GUIDI ARRIVES IN MANILA
Catholics Greet Hlaa sal Services
Are Held la Cathe
dral. MANILA. Nov. 18. Archbishop Guldl,
apostolic delegate la the Philippines, ar
rived here today. A delegation of Roman
Catholics boarded the steamer and escorted
him ashore.
Archbishop Guldl proceeded from the
, wharf to the cathedral, where solemn ferv
Ices were held. He wtll make a formal
call on Governor Taft tomorrow and it la
expected that the negotiations looking for
the settlement of the friars' lands question
will be formally discussed.
POLE SEEKER ASKS FUNDS
Iterator Wssti Victoria ta Make Grant
Tawards E a peases at the
Trip.
VICTORIA, B. C. Nov. 1$. Captain Ber
nler. the Canadian explorer, who proposes
,to maks a dash for the Nerta Pole, has
offered to build his vessel here It the city
-gives him financial assistance. Ths Do
minion government has promts ad him 10,-
000, and be haa collected $80,000. The mat
tar waa referred to the finance committee.
KRUPP BRINGS LIBEL SUIT
Voerwarls Attacks Millionaire, Who
Will tarry Case to the
tnnrti,
BERLIN, Nov. 18. The seizure of the
Monday evening Issue of the Voerwerts,
for publishing an article strongly reflect
ing upon Hcrr Krupp, the richest man In
Oermany, Is likely to b- ' wed by an
extraordinarily sensation , :1f, " s It Is
understood that Herr KrV4k 'j( to
Institute criminal proceedings'-. It'
paper. .
The seizure was followed by a searc
the Voerwsert's office for the manuscript
of the article In question, which was a
column In length and contained what pur
ported to be details of the Italian police
investigation into the charges made.
The Berlin police during the visit
forced the desks of several members of
the relchstag, among them being Herr
Bebei's. This, the Voerwaerts aver, Is con
trary to the constitution and will be a
matter to be taken up later.
An acquaintance of Herr Krupp saya
the latter has been aware since July
that a malicious story was In circulation
and added that It wss the result of a con
spiracy of Capri hotelkeepers, where the
great gunttiaker haa a residence, and
who, supposing him to be about to build a
modern hotel on the Island, determined to
drive him from the place.
What began as a project to make Capri
distasteful to him developed Into a
scheme of blackmail which he haa thus
far Ignored.
The Voerwaerts was perbsps misled, but
Herr Krupp designs taking immediate
steps toward legal vindication.
SAILORS RI0JIN MADEIRA
Americans Drink, Assault and Take
Refusje from Angry Mob In
Chareh.
LONDON, Nov. 18. The Daily Mall re
ports that during the recent visit of the
United States training ship Hartford to
Madeira, 100 of the crew were allowed to
go ashore for five hours. Some of them be
came Intoxicated and indulged In riotous
behavior. They Interfered with a passing
wagon and assaulted a well known citizen
with sticks, severely maltreating him
This Incident led to bottles bejng thrown
at the sailors from the windows of a hotel.
and aome of them sustained nasty cuts.
Later the police assumed a hostile attitude
toward the American seamen and several
fled Into a church to, escape the angry
mob.
Hartford fired half a dozen blank
shots and the captain came ashore and
decided to stop all further leave while
In port.
BRITISH COLUMN IN DANGER
Waslrl'a Tribesmen Kill Commander
and May Have Sarrounded
Force.
PESHAWCR, India. Nov. 18. The Brit
ish expedition to put down the rising ot
Waalrl tribesmen on the frontier Is meet
ing with stout opposition.
Colonel Tonnocy, commanding the expe
dition, has bsen fatally wounded, and
Major Bereeford, the next in command,
haa aaked for reinforcements. '
LONDON, Nov. 18. The news of the
British check In the Wazlrl country has
created some alarm here as it Is feared
that the colum is aurrounded and the full
details of the casualties are being with
held. CHOLERA EPIDEMIC SPREADS
Authorities la Many Villages f ralea.
tlae Become Panto Stricken
and Take Flight.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 18. The cholera epi
demic Is spreading rapidly. The popula
tions of Gaza and Lydda (Ludd) have been
decimated and the authorltlea are taking
Bight.
At Jaffa there have been fifty-seven deaths
In three days. The disease Is raging In
neighboring villages.
No complete returns of the mortality are
available. The people In the stricken dis
tricts are In a sad plight and relief is
needed everywhere.
MUST SHARE MINE PROFITS
French Operators Will Have to Give
Workmen Dividends If Rill
Goes Through.
PARIS, Nov. 18. Deputy Ernest Roche,
who calls himself a nationalist socialist.
Introduced a bill in the chamber today to
compel those companies holding mining
concessions from the government to ad
mit their employes to a share ot the
profits.
The house voted urgent consideration for
the bill, which waa referred to the com
mittee on mines.
SIAMESE RISE IN REVOLT
Alleged Exactions of Government
Asreats Lead to Rebellion
la North.
SAIGON, French Cochin China, Nov. 18.
An Insurrection has broken out in North
ern Slam, owing to the alleged exaction
of the government agenta. There have
been aeveral encountera between troops
and Insurgents.
A number of Important chiefs and many
of the Inhabltanta ot the disturbed district
have aought refuge In French territory.
PIRATES ARE MORE NUMEROUS
They Are Caaslag Maeh Uneasiness ta
Barapeaa Travelers Between
Hong Kong aad Caaloa,
HONG KONG, Nov. 18. Frequent acts of
piracy between Hong Kong and Canton are
causing much uneasiness.
A constable of the British consulsta who
was wounded while traveling in a Junk to
Hong Kong has died from his injuries.
Agitation for a British patrol of the delta
Is beginning.
G0WDY HAS JNARROW ESCAPE
Carriage at Consal Geaeral at Paris
Comes lata Collision with
a Trolley Car,
PARIS, Nov. 18. Consul Oeneral John
K. Gowdy has had a narrow escape from
death. A trolley car came Into eelllalon
with hla carriage. Mr. Gowdy was pitched
out and aeverely bruised, but despite this
he sprang up and seized the horses, thus
preventing a runaway. The crowd ap
plauded.
OBJECTIONS TO A TREATY
Indication! of Opposition in the Benate to
Proposed Compact with Cuba.
RESIDENTS OF ISLE OF PINES PROTEST
Plans for Storekeepers' Warehouse
at Omaha Ready and Bids to Be
Called for Some Time
Kest Month.
om a Staff Correspondent.)
IINGTON, Nov. 18. (Special Tele
gram, r There Is a growing belief that
the new treaty between the United States
and Cuba, which Is now on the cards to
be ratified at an extra eesslon of the sen
ate to be called Immediately after March
4, Is doomed to run a fierce gauntlet ot op
position. Those who are In a position to
know atate the treaty now receiving Its
finishing touches between the representa
tives of the United States and Cuba cedes
the Isle of Pines to Cuba for certain con
cessions which the latter republic makes
to the United States. So Impressed are the
people of the lele of Pines with the rumor
that we intend to relinquish all control
and authority over the Island and vest its
control In the Cuban republic that a large
ly signed petition of American citizens
resident on the island has been received
by the president protesting against their
expatrlstion and transfer ot their vested
rights to the flag of a single star. This pe
tition has been sent to Secretary Hay of
the State department and it will be In
teresting to watch the couree the secretary
will take, In view of the. Bhowlng made.
The petition sets forth that American
residents on the Isle of Pines were led to
tske up permanent homes there because of
assurances given them by the War depart
ment, shortly after the treaty of Tarts had
been concluded, that the island was to re
main a permanent part of the United
States. In conrequenre of these repeated
assertions on the part of the War depart
ment, which had military control over
tho Island and which It relinquished but a
short time ago, that It would be retained
by the United States, many families re
moved from the states to the Isle ot Pines.
Some of these families went from Ne
braska, forty famillea going from Iowa,
being former residents of Fostorla, Mil
ford and Dea Moines, In the-Hawkeye state.
They saw In the climatic conditions of
the island opportunities for the raising of
fruit not presented by any section of the
United States and they also saw In the
milder cltmato ot the Island a beneficial
change from the more rigorous climate
of the north.
Object to Expatriation.
These people, according to the petition,
gave up their homea in the statea and
with the feeling that they would be pro
tected in their liberties, began the build
ing ot new homea on the Isle of Pines,
which Is as large as the state of Rhode
Island. Many of tho former clttzena of
Nebraska and Iowa own their lands In
fee simple on this island and consequently
there is almost a panic prevailing amongst
them over the report that the new com
mercial treaty between the United States
and Cuba will contain a section ceding
the Island to Cuba..
- Already the Cubans are planning to make
the Island a penal colony and they are
even suggesting the advisability of using
the east end of the island as a leper colony.
John H. Davie of Phelps county. Neb.,
removed to the island with hie wife and
children In 1899. He bought a piece of
ground and began 'the raising of fruit. He
Is among those who are urging Immediate
annexation of the Island to the United
States and asking that a stable govern
ment be given this waif of the southern
seas. An Iowa colony Is already established
on the island, having purchased some 14,-
000 acrea of land, many having put their
all In this land and they are panic stricken
over the report that they are to be bodily,
land and all, given over to the Cuban re
public. Among those who went from Iowa
are M. A. Brown and Holmes Wise of Fos
torla, H. R. Henderson of Mllford and Mrs.
J. W. Holllster of Des Molnca. These peo
ple have written the Iowa aenators pro
testing against the cession of the island to
Cuba and demanding as American citizens
that It be retained as permanent terri
tory.
Plana for Omaha Warehonse.
Quartermaster General Luddlngton has
received plana of the proposed storekeep
ers' warehouse to be erected In the gov
ernment corral at Omaha. Congress during
Its closing days in June last passed a bill
appropriating $76,000 for the erection of the
new government warehouse at Omaha. The
plans tor the new building are now being
examined by experta at the War depart
ment and it Is said that all will be In read!
ness to advertise specifications Inviting
proposals within a month. Oeneral Lud
dlngton aaldttoday that he hoped that all
preliminaries ' would be arranged so as to
enable contractora to commence work In
the spring and to complete the structure
during the coming summer.
la the Departments.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa, A. C. Stew
art, Atkins, Benton county; F. B. Corson,
Gladstone, Tama county; J. D. Kelley,
Otranto Station, Mitchell county. Wyoming,
Ida Hayward, Syracuse, Uinta county.
Additional rural free delivery service will
be established In Iowa December 1 as fol
lows: Akron, Plymouth county, four routes;
area embraced, 131 square miles; popula
tion, 1,800. West Branch, Cedar county,
two routes; area, forty-six squsre miles;
population, 842. West Liberty, Muscatine
county, two routes; area, fifty-one square
milts; population, 891. The post offices at
Adavtlle, Ruble, Iowa and Garland, 8outh
Dakota, will be discontinued. Spink, South
Dakota, Cedar Valley and Sprlngdale, Iowa,
to be supplied by rural carriers.
The comptroller of the currency haa ap
proved the National Bank ot North America
ot Chicago aa reserve agent for the South
Omaha National bank and the Iowa Na
tional bank ot Dea Moines for the First
National bank of Lenox, la.
Benjamin J. Kemper and Ernest E.
Sweenk have been appointed rural letter
carriers and Henry Muyshens and Charles
Lewis substitute carriers at Orange City,
Iowa.
The postmaster at Omaha will be allowed
five additional letter carriers on Decem
ber 1.
TRAIN ROBBER IS SHOT
Men Hold Cp Trala ea Colorado Jk
Soathera Railroad, bat Get
Ka Booty.
TRINIDAD. Colo.. Nov. 18. Ths Colorado
Southern northbound passenger train
waa held up twelve milea south of this
place tonight.
One of the robbers was shot. They se
cured no boot.
UTAH V0LCAN0BREAKS OUT
Throws 1'p Smoke aad Ashes, While
Lava Flows Down Mona.
tain Side.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.. Nov. 18. Ac
cording to D. A. Turner of Mllford, Utah,
an old volcano forming part of the Wa
satch range in souther Utah, between
Beaver and Piute counties, which appar
ently has been extinct for centuries has
broken out afresh. Explosions, apparently
emanating from the crater, have been
heard for miles around, while at times col
umns of smoke snd dust have srlsen from
the old volcano and new 'lava formations,
all very hot, have been found on the aide
of the mountain. -'
"There have been a tiumber of slight
earthquskes In that vicinity recently," said
Mr. Turner, "and we hNe heard explos
ions for a distance of twenty miles from
the crater. Not long agq I ascended one
of these old volcsnoes ai d found a small
quantity of lava that hi apparently re
cently overflowed from C'e crater, for It
waa still very hot and peveral times ot
late smoke and dust In considerable quan
tities have been seen arlelng. Yesterday's
earthquake, which waa quite severe In that
locality, was fresh evidence of the re
newed volcanic activity In the Wasatch
range."
LONDON, Nov. 18. Th. governor of the
Windward Islands has no;tled Mr. Cham
berlain that the prospect- of the . Inhab
itants of the island ot St. Vincent are
blacker than they have awr been.
It Is doubtful if any p-rt of the island
Is out of the range . tt La Soufrlere,
which he describes aa "this terrible vol
cano. ,
The dispatch adds that the southeastern
end of the Island, to wjhlch the Inhab
itants of the district around La Soufrlere
have fled. Is badly off for water, and If
more people crowd Into it they will not be
able to exist.
VIRNNA. Nov. 18. A dispatch to the
Neue Frele Presse from Balonlca, Roume
11a. announced that three (violent earth
quakes, accompanies by wind of ex
traordinary violence, wero felt there dur
ing the night. No serious damage waa
done, but the populace waa panic stricken.
CHAFFEE EMBRACES WHEATON
Hngs Him Before Vast Crowd Assem
bled to Honor Philippine
Conqueror.
CHICAGO. Nov. 18. 'As a soldier who
has served many years, a know how honors
such aa those that hate been bestowed
on me come. They come to Individuals as
they come to me througjh the loyal devo
tion and service of otbir officers. They
have helped me to my? honor and they
helped my loyal friend Wheaton to hla
honor, and no one la more free to
acknowledge it than the prince of soldiers.''
With this panegyric Major General Chaf
fee replied to a touching demonstration
at tonight's banquet at the Union League
club.
The hero of El Caney and General
Lloyd Wbeaton,- conqueror of the Moros,
bad met for the first-time since they
parted In the Jungles e Luzon, and, un
abashed by -the preseidl 'at Ihe 450 guests,
they had ahown the warmth of a soldier's
greeting.
Wheaton had been Invited o ' sit with
the guest of honor at the speaker's table,
but modesty made him late. General Chaf
fee saw htm first as he treaded his way
among the tables. He arose, and, reach
ing across the table, beckoned him to
approach.
General Wheaton made his way around
the board and General Chaffee fell on hla
neck without further ceremony. He threw
bla arm over the other's shoulder and
hugged him, while General' Wheaton
blushed modestly through his beard and
dropped his head 'to hide the teara that
coursed down bla cheeks.
What they said was drowned In cheers,
and General Wbeaton sat down within
sight of his commanding officer. In his
speech General Chaffee referred often to
the loyalty of his former subordinate,
giving hlfj his share in the honors, and
each time General Wheaton hid his face
behind hla hand and wiped away furtive
tears.
REFUSE TO MAKE STATEMENT
Mollnenza Have Nothing to Say Con
cerning Reported Action of Mrs.
Roland B. Moltneus.
NEW TORK, Nov. 18. Roland S. Mol
lneux and his father were tn conference
with their counsel, George Gordon Battle,
today. At the cloru of the talk Mr. Battle
made the following statement:
Neither Oeneral Edward L. Mollneux nor
hla son, Roland B. Molineux, nor any other
member of the family, will make any state
ment In regard to the report in the prefs
that Mrs. Roland B. Molineux has gone to
South Dakota with the purpnee'of Institut
ing an action for divorce against her hus
band. They regard It as a private matter, con
cerning which no public utterance should
be made. General Mollneux desires to say
further that all the members of his family
have at all times treated Mrs. Roland Fl.
Mollneux with the utmost kindness and
consideration. This la his last word on
the subject.
Mr. Bsttle said that he had not been
retained to defend the divorce ault.
, 8IOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 8. Mrs. R.
B. Molineux today gave out tn her own
handwriting the following atatement:
"It la true I am in Sioux Falls for the
purpose of Instituting divorce proceedings.
I have no plans except that I shall be a
resident here for the next six months."
Senator Klttridge, her attorney, has en
Joined her not to talk further to news
paper reporters.
OCTOGENARIAN IS JEALOUS
Shoots Yoang Maa Who Waa to
Marry the Girl He
Loved.
MIDDLESBORO. Ky.. Nov. 18. In a fit
of Jealousy today Thomas Mitchell, aged
88, a cripple ahot and Instantly killed
Elklns Weatherby, aged 25. Weatherby
was to havs been married to Miss Lavina
Morris, with whom. It is said Mitchell
was In love.
All concerned are prominent people and
live at Weatherby, Dickinson county, Va.
TRAIN RUNS INTO A SWITCH
Accldeat on Soathera Paella Hear
Beaameat May Cost the El.
glaeer's Life.
BEAUMONT, Tex., Nov. 18. Southern
Pacific east bound fast passenger train
ran Into an open switch thirty miles west
of Beaumont thla morning.
Engineer Joe Burns waa probably fatally
Injured and Conductor A. C. Mann seriously
hurt. The nsmes of the passengers In
jured are not obtainable. It la said sons
wera killed.
LABORERS NOT PENSIONERS
Resolution Asking for Congressional Action
is Voted Down.
AMERICAN FEDERATION TAKES A STAND
Higher Wages for Letter Carriers la
Vrged by Delegates, Although
They Do Not Affiliate with
that Organisation.
NEW "ORLEANS, Nov. 18. The salary ot
the president of the American Federation
of Labor was increased from $2,100 per an
num to $3,000 and the salary of the secretary
from $1,800 to $2,500. The lncresses were
voted after a long debate In which fully
thirty delegates participated.
A feature of the debate was the attempt
of the Socialists to fix the president's salary
at $4,000, though they subsequently pre
sented the resolution which fixed the salary
at $3,000.
The special committee having before It
the dispute of Gompers and Shaffer finally
organized this afternoon by selecting E. A.
Tanguaray of the Telegraphers as the fifth
member. It spent the entire afternoon
In taking testimony, but does not expect
to be able to present a report before Thurs
day morning. It ta considered almost a
foregone conclusion that the report will be
In favor of President Gompers.
Resolutions Are Reported.
The committee on resolutions reported
favorably on a resolution Introduced by the
coopers' union asking that the federation
protest against a bill now pending tn the
senate requiring the government to cease
Issuing revenue stamps on all packages of
malt or brewed liquors of the denomination
of one-eighth. The report waa adopted.
A resolution pledging the federation to
use every effort to acfeat legislation against
railroad ticket brokers and antl-scalplng
bills was favorably reported and adopted.
A resolution pledging the aid of the fed
eration In securing Increased pay for letter
carriers wss also recommended tor passage.
Delegate Mahon declared that aa the let
ter carriers had declined to affiliate with
the American Federation, he thought the'
matter should have consideration before
passage.
Delegate Max Hayes, who Introduced the
resolution, declared the policy outlined by
Mr. Mahon to be too narrow and that the
proper method was to encourage other labor
organizations. The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
Protection for Organisers.
A resolution requesting the federation to
seek the good offices of the national ad
ministration In securing relief and protec
tion for labor organlzattona In the island
ot Porto Rico was favorably reported and
carried unanimously.
A resolution declaring that the preference
should be given to union musicians at the
St. Louis exposition waa also adopted.
The resolutions introduced by Victor L.
Berger of Milwaukee instructing the Fed
eration of Labor to use its utmost efforts
to Induce the national congress to pass a
bill securing to every wage worker who
shall have reached the age ot 60 years with
out having had an 'average annual Income; ot
$1,000 a pension of $12 per month, provided
that the wage worker la a citizen of the
United Statea and has resided In thla coun
try for twenty-one years when the applica
tion for pension is made, waa unfavorably
reported.
Mr. Berger made an urgent appeal for tho
passage of the resolution. Delegate Her
man of the United Metal Workers also
asked the passage ot the resolution, saying
that the wage workers of the country had
aa much right to a pension when they were
worn out In the harness as any man who
was directly employed In Its service.
"When we ask the government for any
thing," he said, "we must remember that
we are asking ourselves, tor we are the
government."
Great applause greeted Mr. Herman's ad
dress at frequent Intervale.
James H. Lennon opposed the resolution
because of the Increased taxation it would
bring, and declared that the worktngman
wanted no charity. If they must have old
age pensions It should come from the trades
unions and not from the government.
Delegate Jones ot the Hatters' union fa
vored tho passage of the resolution, as did
several others.
Delegate Brewer, denounced the report
of the committee as "infamous." The sec
retary of the committee rose to hlB feet in
defense ot his report. The debate waa tem
porarily closed by the presentation of the
fraternal delegates from England, Scotland
and Canada.
Enoch Edwards, the English delegate,
made a happy address of thanks for him
self and the other fraternal delegates after
he bad been Introduced by President Gom
pers. Debate Old Age Pension.
In his reply to the address of Mr. Ed
wards snd other fraternal delegates. Pres
ident Gompers declared that he had re
ceived copies of newspapers from all parts
of the country, some commenting favora
bly, others adversely upon the criticisms
made In his annual address upon Presi
dent Eliot of Harvard college, "for calling
a strike breaker a hero."
He upheld the position he had taken
declaring that President Eliot belonged to
the school which believed that matters
would come right If left alone. The strike
breaker, he declared, was an economic out
cast, as much a traitor to the cause of
labor aa any man wbo betrayed his country
In time of war.
Debate at the conclusion of Presi
dent Gompers' address, resumed upon the
Berger old age pension resolution.
After several more speeches a vote was
taken and the report of the committee
agatnet the resolution, was adopted by a
vote of 85 to 90.
The executive council' which haa under
consideration the application of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joinera for
the revocation of the charter of the Amal
gamated Association of Woodworkers, re
ported adversely to the application for the
reason that ths proof of ths chargna
against the woodworkers had not been
proved.
An application for the revocation ot the
Piano and Organ Workers' union was also
denied but conditions were imposed, fail
ure to comply with which would be cause
for the failure ot the charter.
The application ot the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners for the
revocation ot the charter of the Amalga
mated Association of Carpenters was also
reported adversely. Action on the report
was deferred until afternoon.
The committee on the president's annual
address presented Its report and declared
it was opposed to his suggestion of the
formation of a national labor union. The
convention concurred with the committee
In discussing that portion ot the report
(Continued on Second Fags.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrmka-Fnlr Wednesday;
Thursday K.iln or Snow and Colder.
Temperature at Omaha Yrsterdayi
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T a. m 37 a i. m 411
Ma. in U7 4 p. m 4
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PLAN ROOSEVELT'S DEATH
Anarchists on Three Different Occa
sions Assign Assassins to
Kill President.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18. Mrs. Lena Dox
helmor has related a story ot auarchlat
plotting against the life ot President
Roosevelt.
According to her there have been in the
Inst fourteen months three persons as
slgned to the task of removing the presi
dent. One of these, a Frenchman namd
Melov, she pursuaded to leave for Pari,
but ho put hin relf In the way of death,
by a street car. to rpare his relatives from
regarding him as a suicide.
Next, the assassin's task waa assigned to
a man named Mueller, living In Avenue B,
this city, who a few days later died of
poison, self administered. The last of the
three was a Mrs. Schroeder of Harlem,
who also ended her life by means of poison.
Mrs. Doxhcimer asserts that among the
plotters were several millionaires. Her
conception of what constitutes a million
aire Is Indicated by her statement that
these men "owned houses."
Mrs. Doxhelmer says that recently she
has left the anarchist society and
Joined the Methodist church at Hobokon
which has brought her under suspicion by
her former associates who have followed
her and her husband from place to place,
so that they have required the protection
of detectives. She Is supposed to be mad.
OSGOOD MAKES NEW MOVE
Asks Dissolution of Order Appointing
Court Official to Chair of
Fuel Company.
DENVER, Nov. 18. John C. Osgood,
chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company, will
mnko application tomorrow before the
United States supreme court at Washing
ton to have the order of Judge Caldwell
dissolved.
This order appointed a master In chan
cery to conduct tho annual meeting of the
company on December 10 and gave him
power to decide all questions as to the
stockholders' rights to vote. It is an ap
peal from the decision of Judge Sanborn
of the United Slates supreme court at 8t.
Paul sustaining Judge Caldwell's order.
If the court grants Mr. Osgood's request
the election will be conducted vlthout any
supervisor from tho courts. It Is under
stood, however, that the election will not
be postponed, as all legal formalities have
been complied with and there la now no
further need ot delay.. ..
BUFFALO BILL OPENS HOTEL
Announces at Some Time the Ensraa-e-ment
of His Youngest
Daughter,
CODY, Wyo., Nov. 18. Several Interest
ing features marked the opening here this
evening of the Hotel Irma, built by Colonel
W. F. Cody at a cost of $100,000 and uamed
by him In honor of his youngest daughter,
Miss Irma Cody.
Colonel Cody an.d Miss Irma led the grand
march when the festivities began, 600 guests
from all parts of tho west and northwest
following the leaders. Before the banquet
which marked tho climax of the festivities
he announced the engagement of Miss Irma
Cody to Lieutenant Charles Armstrong,
Tenth United States cavalry, a young offi
cer who won honors In the Philippines.
Colonel Cody's guests Included Governor
Savage of Nebraska, Colonel Frank Powell
ot St. Paul. Lieutenant Scott ot Fort Mc
Kenzie and "Mountain Charlie," a well
known scout.
EASTERN MEN ARE FOR CANNON
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Delea-atlons Declare' for
Illinois Man.
BOSTON, Nov. 18. Most of the repub
lican members of tho Massachusetts dele
gation to congress met at the Union club
and agreed to send the following telegram:
Hon. Joe Cannon. Chicago Republicans
of Massaehusnets delegation at a meeting
todav In Huston neciarea ror you as
speaker. FRED 11. GILLETTE.
The republican congreesmen who were
absent bad endorsed Mr. Cannon.
LEBANON, N. II., Nov. 18. Congressman
Frank D. Currier says he and Congressman
Sulloway of Maiicboater have both agreed
to aupport Congressman Cannon for the
speakership.
TRIAL OF NEGRO POSTPONED
HearlnsT of Man Accused of Murder of
Clara A. Morton Continued
Until February !
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nor. 18. The cass of
George L. O. Terry, the young negro
charged with the murder of Miss Clara A.
Morton In Waverly November 1; was today
continued until February IS next.
The data was fixed by an agreement of
counsel.
STUDENT DIES. OF WOUND
Carl Alinqulst, an Iowa Boy at Uni
versity of Wisconsin, Killed by
Boarding House Keeper.
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 18. Carl Alraqulst,
a freshman In the engineering department
of the University of Wisconsin, who was
bhot yesterday by John Davenport, a board
ing house keeper, died today. Almquist was
from Charles City, la.
Movements of Ocean Vessels, Nov. Is).
At New York Arrived: Vaderland, from
Antwerp; I'alatla, from (ienoa. Sailed:
Kron Prlra Wllhelm. for Bremen via Ply
mouth and Cherbourg.
At Boulogne 8ur Mer Arrived: Noordam,
from New York, for Rotterdam, and pro
ceeded. At St. Michaels Arrived: Vancouver,
from Genoa and Naples, for Boston.
At Liverpool Sailed: Saxonla, for Boston
via Queenttown.
At Yokohama Arrlvtd: Kmpress of
Japan, from Vancouver, B. C, for lllogu,
Shanghai and Hong Kong.
At Daunt s Koi k Punned: Ultonla, from
ltnMon, for Liverpool.
At Kln:ale Puaxt'd: Musician, from New
Orleans, for Liverpool.
WANTS NO ANARCHY
Mitchell Tell i Counsel Strike Breaker
Are Anarchists.
THEY DO NOT REGARD OTHERS AT ALL
Tier Act Bo as to Injure fellows an!
Mast Be Garbed.
MACVEAGH CLOSES CROSS-EXAMINATION
Other Lawyers Take Up Task of Heckling
Union Leader.
OPERATORS COULD STOP MINING OF COAL
Witness Thinks Strikes and Lockouts
Should Be Avoided by Institution
of Rome Other Means at
Settling- Disputes.
SCRANTON. Ta.. Nov. 18. John Mitchell
for the fourth successive dsy, occupied the
witness box during the two seestons ot ths
strike commission snd was cross-examined
by three attorneys for as many coal com
panies. The arbitrators sre growing restless In
consequence of the long cross-examination,
which apparently does not bring out the
facts. Several times during the day the
chairman 'reminded the attorneys of the
value of time and suggested that cross-examination
be limited to new features. The
lawyers agreed that they were also anxious
to expedite matters and promised to do
everything possible to hurry matters with
out Injuring their case.
Mr. MacVesgh, who began his cross-examination
on Saturday concluded at 1 today.
He centered his energies In trying to break
down the miners' reasons for asking a
yearly agreement, which would amount to
a recognition of the union. Hia principal
aim throughout was to show that the
miners' union because of alleged acts of In
timidation, violence and the use of the
boycott, proved Itself unfit to be a party
to a contract.
Mr. Mitchell would not, however, admit,
or even assume, that a reign of terror had
existed in the anthracite fields during the
last six months.
The recognition of the union Is looked
upon ns the most Important question be
fore the commission and It Is quite evident
from the trend of the proceedings thus far
that the companies will oppose It to their
utmost.
Before proceeding to the examination
John- T. Lenahan of Wllkesharre, handed
a list of 2,000 nonunion men as his au
thority for appearing before the arbitra
tors. He did not wish the commission to
make them publlo at this time, but aa
he said everything filed with the commis
sion was publlo matter, the names were
unofficially handed In and will be given
out for publication.
Acts of Violence.
Mr. MacVeagb In resuming hla cross
examination aald he would be glad to get
an expression as to the lnfiueace'of acta
of violence upon the temper and disposi
tion of the union men aald to have com
mitted them.
The witness said that bs would not as
sume that the acts of violence were true.
"If." said he, "Forest City, which baa
been referred to, , Is an example of
all towns and cttlca in the anthracite field.
It would Indicate that we were a very law
abiding, religious people."
"The question," Mr. MacVesgh said, "la
whether or not you have taken the proper
methods to prevent a repetition of violent
acts when they have occurred."
He did not care, he said, by whom these
were committed. "What r am trying to
show," he continued, "Is that there ia a
growing spirit of violence and disregard
In tho organization, and that your man
agement Is Insufficient to keep them peace
able and law-abiding."
The question met with a ready response.
"The fear that my Influence," said witness,
"is not sufficient to deter men from the com
mission of crime Is a contradiction of the
claims often made about me."
He war free to stay that some men may
have been deterred from going to, work, be
cause of violence, but the cause of the
strike lost moro by reason of that than It
could possibly gain.
Mr. MacVeagh read a statement regarding
the right to strike as belonging to the per
sonal freedom of worklngmen. He also
took the view that In exercising that free
dom those who cease to work must not in
terfere with the liberty of otheis who wish
to work.
Do Not Want Anarchy.
"We do not want anarchy." said Mr.
Mitchell, "and that Is anarchy pure and
simple the right of every man to do abso
lutely as he pleases regardless of Ita ef
forts on society." "
"This Is the language of a very carefully
disguised anarchy," Mr. MacVeagh re
marked, "because It is the language of
Archbishop Ireland."
"Archbishop Ireland never expected it to
be used In that sense. I might say Arch
bishop Ireland la a member of a committee
of which I am also a member, which haa
declared for the trade union idea."
The attorney and the witness wandered
from the rules of cross-examination and
Indulged In an argument over the propriety
of any one criticising acta and decisions
of courts.
Mr. MacVeagh thought it was wrong to
follow surh a course and that It tended to
breed anarchy. Mr. Mitchell said he was
pleased to say the courts aa a rule were
fair, but he regretted that In the course ot
his experience be had found aome Ju.4m
against labor.
He referred to Judge Jackson of West
Virginia, who, be said, bad made a great
many serious reflections on men who gave
up their Uvea to the cause ot labor. He
added that there were no anarchists in the
trade unloa.
Francis R. Gowen, representing the
Lehigh Valley Coal company, followed Mr.
MacVeagh and questioned Mr. Mitchell re
garding his comparison of wages paid In
the bituminous fields as against thone paid
In the anthracite. The queation of weigh
ing coal waa also taken up.
Commission Takes a Hand.
For the first time during the session the
members ot the commission then entered
Into a general cross-examination on points
which the previous testimony had not
brought out.
Replying to Bishop Spalding, Mr. Mitchell
said that operators could form a coalition
and atop the mining of coal throughout the
United States.
"They could do ths same as ws oould,"
said he, "and especially now when the coal
fields of the country are passing into the
hands of a few men."
Commissioner Watklna thought ths law
would prevent the operatora doing that, by
reason of their incorporation, but Mr,