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The Omaha. Dailx Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 1J, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKXING, JANUARY 19, 1903. SINGLE COPY Til HE E CENTS. f 111TCIIEL IS HOMED Indianapolis Tenders Miners' Leader Semi Official F amotion- SAYS STRIKES ARE FOREIGN TO UNIONISM Calls Sn-pensions Horrible and Creatars of Tsrr.ble Suffering. STILL LAEOR MUST RETAIN WEAPON Capital Mast Sometimes Bs Fongbt by Only Means Arailable. ANTHRACITE STOPPAGE VALUABLE LESSON people Tausjht to Better Appreciate Principles Which Inderlle Work re Organisation by Iioas ad Terrible Struggle. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Jan. 18. The four teenth annual convention of the United j Vine Worker of America will open here tomorrow morning. Every train today brought delegates from every part of the United State. Mr. Mitchell arrived shortly after 4 and mi taken Immediately to hla hotel. Vice President Lewie and many members of the executive board are already here and those iwho are not will arrive In the morning. The delegates from the western and south ern states arrived today. Other delegationa which arrived were one from Flttsburg, headed by Pat Dolan and Uriah Belllng ham with seventy delegates, the anthracite delegates numbering over 100 men, the Ohio delegation, headed by the officers of that State, and 200 delegatea. The Tennessee delegation has also arrived with many delegatea, headed by the officers of that district Committee Meets Mitchell. Mr; Mitchell was met at Greenfield by a reception committee representing the Cen tral Labor union of Indianapolis, John J. Appel, August Kuhn and Mortimer Lever ing, representing the cttlsens, and Ell Hlrschburg.aod Gua W. Kevers of tb Elks. When the committee boarded the train Mr. Mitchell waa at lunch, but left the table long enough to meet the committee, tie was met at the depot by carriages and With the committee was taken to his hotel, where he held an Informal reception for a Dumber of hla personal friends. The crowd which assembled at the depot to welcome him waa large. The evening was raw and cold and the train waa nearly an hour lata, but notwithstanding these drawbacks, the people waited. When Mr. Mitchell appeared he waa greeted with cheers, which continued until he bad left bis carriage and entered the hotel. The crowd expected that he would be accom panied by Samuel Qompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, but it la probable Mr. Gompera will Ond It Im possible to attend the conveatlon at all. Those who accompanied Mr. Mitchell were Prof. Frank Warn, Inatructor. of political economy or tba University of Penneyl ranla, and Harry' 8. Kefflngton of the Boot nd Shoemakers' union. Others who ar rived on the same train were: John Fahey, president of District No. of the anthracite workers; President' W. H. Hasklns, Vice President D. H. Sullivan and Secret ary- Treaaurer O. W, Savage of the Ohio Mine Workers. After the arrival of the president at the hotel many of the delegatea, organlzera and officers called to welcome him and to ex tend their greetings. At 6 a dinner was erved In the "ordinary" at the hotel for Mr. Mitchell and the reception committee. After the dinner John Feltman, who acted a toastmaster, called upon President Lev ering of the Columbia National bank to Welcome President .Mitchell. John L. Feltman, president of the Cen tral Labor union, called upon Mr. Mitchell. - Holds Strikes Wrosg. Mr. Mitchell spoke only a few minutes and said: To live up to the measure that has been et for ir.e by the people of the United State la Indeed a difficult one. The great cum tier are prone to believe that a man whose name has appeared In the press dally for the last few month and whose picture has been printed In the newspapers from on count to the other Is a great ora tor. To be a great orator and to be able to make eloquent utteraneea has always been my wisn. i am just a plain talker. I have perhaps been honored by organ ised labor as much or more than anyone of Its many lenders today. Whether I de serve these honors or not I cannot ay I have tried to do my duty toward the men who h'tve chosen me a their leader and I feave striven hard for them. I heartily (hank the people of Indianap olis for the cortllut welcome they have ex tended me. I believe that they have the right conception of the purpose of or- r;anlxed labor. Th majority of them be leve differently than they did Ave year go, when the union of the country were blamed wholly for the many strike and lockouts in factorlea and In the roal fields. I am not here to epeak of the merit of the controversy between the operator and miner In the anthracite field. Strikes nd lockouts, however, axe foreign to the iiurpose of organised labor, i do not be ieve In strike. I regard them a horrible nd the creator of suffering. Put I do believe that the laboring men of the coun try should never urrender the right to strike and protect theinaelves against or ganised capital. 1 for one do not regard the Interest of capital and labor as so much opposed to each other that they cannot be recon ciled. I have alilillng faith In the cttlsens of this country and believe that they can solve tne great labor problem which con fronts u and solve It right. The labor principle are ronslicred more lofty now by that clans of the people who hereto fore did not understand the purposes of trades union.. The anthracite strike will result. 1 believe. In the establishment of proper rUatlons betwten employers and enuloea. I am deeply grateful to you, the repre sentative men of the city, for the hearty welcome you have extended me. Next to tny little mining loan In Illinois I always regard Initlunapoll as my home and I ap- Jreclate the honor you have and will lo ma. Labor Will Welcome Lender. Tomorrow the labor unions will celebrst Mr. Mitchell's .return. At night a parade of laboring men will be held, followed by mass meeting In Tomllnson hall, where tbs following program will be followed: Address of welcome.' John I.. Feltman, president C entral I-abor unlor ; address, '"Our Uuest," Charles A. Bookwalter, mayor; address, John Mitchell, president United Mine Workers of America; adiireas, James M. Lynch, president International Typographical union; address, V. H. Wil son. -rt'ary l ulled Mine Worker of America: address. 8. M. Sexton, editor United Mine Workers of America; addreaa, T. I- Lewi, vice president United Mine Worker of America. . Tomllnson hall haa been decorated for he occasion and extensions built to the stage la order to permit setts for 600 men. The oonveutloa will open tomorrow morning. It will be railed to order by Mr. Mitchell, who will give way to Mayor Book waiter, who la to welcome the delegates. H will be followed by John Feltman resident of the Central Labor union, who will welcome ths mine worker on behalf of . (Continued on Fifth rage ) DANCERS CATCH THE NOBILITY taae People All Popalar, bat Grace and AaMllty Prove Premier Attraction. (Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Jan. 19 (New York World Ca blegram 8peclrJ Telegram.) The number of variety dnr nnd singers In Germany who get not' "''' '''nds that 1 to say, ss regard titr.v Vy -s Is rspldly in creasing. An lnqW t ''Iclan has as certained that 60 per". ' -tun vari ety actresses ' who marr'v, ids In far better social position th. "rtli and training would have led thvhjx pect and 20 per cent wed men of title. Dancer are far more successful than comic singer In variety hall or. actresses In comedy or serious actresses. Only 10 per cent of the dancers In German theaters have applied for help from the sick or In digent fund, or to ask for old age pensions. The percentage of serious sctresses In strsits Is over 45. Only 6 per cent of tho actreese who In recent years have married men of note have been divorced and only one dancer In every 200 has. They Inva riably turn out good mothers In bcrmany. At tho present time thirty-eight counts have wives who were comedy sctresses or dancers. A Prussian prince (Adalbert) Is morganatlcally married to Thereee Elsatalr and Prince Phillip of Hanan to Albertine Staber. Among other bearers of proud names who have recently married stage women are Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, Prince Sulkowsky, Prince Paul of Thurnl and Taxis, Count Schafranch. Every year the number of such marriages Increases. Society grumbles for a while, but gradually gives In, and tho favorites of the footlights become lights of society, , prominent In every social function and eager in all phil anthropic movements. SOME TORTURES ARE BARRED Pianos, Flute and Cornet Are All Right, bat erman Jnstlce Balk oa Bleating Calf. (Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) LEIPSIO, Jan. 18. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Adolph Bungn, a student, wants quiet, but a young woman In the flat below him plays the piano all day long and far Into the night, and In the flat above two young men persistently practice on the flute and cornet. Bunge has protested and begged to no purpose. Then he bought a calf. As soon as the young woman ceased her piano scales and the young men their duets Bunge stirred up his calf with a stick and It began a hideous bleating. Every time It showed signs of weariness he punched It again. Neighbors were furious, but Bunge refused to give up his calf unless they conceded point. Finally Bunge was arrested as nulssnce and the magistrate fined him heavily for "ralBlng cattle" on premises not st apart for that purpose. Bunge made a passionate speech In behalf of calf music and offered to produce the beast, but stern Justice would not listen to his plea. LATEST FINDSAT POMPEII Many Art Treasures Still Belngr Dis covered In the Barled City. ROME, Jan. 18. (New York World Cable gram Special Telegram.) Although the ex cavations at Pompeii have now been going on for ninety years the burled city, which haa slept for so many centuries under the undulating plain at the foot of Mount Vesu vius, appears to be an inexhauattble mine of archaeological wealth, for hardly a year passes without Important discoveries being made. ' The most recent of these Is a magnificent atatue of Perseus, which has just been placed In the Naples museum near a famous piece of statuary, jthe Narcissus. Another interesting find consists In a bas-relief rep resenting sacrifice before the sbrtne of Anthrodlte. The excavations, although at tended by great difficulty, are being actively continued, and when it Is remembered that a considerable part of the ancient city Ilea still undisturbed under the lava and ashes which burfed It nesrly nineteen centuries ago, it la easy to understand all the ex traordinary Importance and the possibilities of these researches. THIEVES INFEST MONTE CARLO Take Whatever Oamblln Resort Leaves la Possession of Its Freojaeatera. (Copyright. 190S, by Pres Publishing Co.) NICE. Grance, Jan. 18. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) There 1 a virtual reign of terror between Nice and Monte Carlo. Visitors constantly com plain, though fruitlessly, to the authorities of being robbed In trains and ln the atreeta after dark. Monte Carlo especially la in fested with bsnds of toughs, whose violence la uncontrolled by the police. Nesrly every night visitors are waylaid and robbed. Those leaving the casino late, who live any distance, have taken to go ing boms ln bands for mutual protection. Two English women were robbed Thursday at ( o'clock In the evening, Just on the outskirts. TORTURES FOR THE INSANE Patients Are Treated After the Bar. herons Methods of Two Cen tnrles Ao, (Copyright. 1303, by Pres Publishing Co.) VENICE, Jan. 18. (Nw York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The discov ery that the Inmatea of the Sankcrvlllo asylum for the Insane here had been gagged, handcuffed, chained to the walls and otherwise Ill-treated after the barbar ous methods of two centuries ago, has caused a great stir throughout Italy. The asylum was under the direction of a monk. Father MInorettl. He haa been replaced by a specialist In nervous disease and the antiquated Instruments of tortur will be used as evidence In Mlnorettl's trial. CARNARVON DELAYS HIS VISIT Too Bsiy Floatlua; Motor Company to Com to America at Present. (Copyright. 193. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 18. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The arl and the eountes of Carnarvon have cancelled their passages to New York on the steamer Celtic at the last moment. But they will go to the I'ulted State soon, aad after a brief visit In New York they mean ro Jour lauiornia tor a stay oi some montna. ko""d Carnarvon's departure Is delayed by I the arrangements for floating a big motor 1 company U which ha la largely lolwresisd. CATHOLIC SOCIETIES MEET Executive Brd of American Federation Beceives Influential Support. DISCUSS WORK AMONG THE INDIANS Redskin Are to Be Allowed Two Delegatea to Next National Con vention at Atlantic City in Jaly. CINCINNATI, Jan. 18. The executlve board of the American Federation of Cath- I reached the discovery. ollc Societies has been In session here to- The holes thst have proved the wealth day. Among those present wera President I of the country were sunk early last winter T. B. Minahan, Columbus; Secretary An- ' and the first man to reach Dawson from tl.ony Matre, Cincinnati; Edward D. Rear- ; the new country has Just arrived. He Is d-n, Anderson, Ind., supreme representative , a Jap named J. Wsda, well known In Daw of the. Catholic Knights of America; T. H. ' eon, where his veracity and honesty are Conner! of Chicago, supreme chief ranger recognized. So far the report haa not of tho Catholic Order of Foresters; David been spread to any extent In Dawson, but Duff of Pottsvlllo. Pa., supreme president j ths little that has been told has created of Irish Catholic Benevolent union; H. W. j an excitement that surely means a stam Fowler of the Louisville Federation; F. W. pede. Immiktls of Pittsburg, president of the The gist of Wada' reports Is thst tho Pennsylvania Staats Verband: Nicholas Conner of Dubuque, supreme representstive ! or the Herman Central Vereln; Joseph Gal- vln of Brattlebcro, provident of the C. O. F. of Vermont; Rev. H. Ganns of New : York, representative of the Catholic In- Idan bureau; Bishop McFaul cf Trenton, N. J., and Blshcp Mesmer of Green Bay. Wis. j In the absence of H. P. Mooney of Cleve- i land, T. H. Connon presided. The morn- ! lng session was devoted to a general dis cussion of the work of the federation and to hearing reports. Prelates Approve Federation. Secretary Matro reported that the fol lowing prelates had approved the work of the federation: Cardinal Marllnelli. former papal dele gate; Archblnhon H Pnlpnntn nnnl Ii gate; Cardinal J. Olbhons of Baltimore: ' Archblsh ps KMer of Cincinnati. Hynn of Philadelphia, Katzer of Milwaukee Bour gade of Santa Fe nnd Williams of Boston; Bishops Spalding of Peoria, Horstman of Cleveland. Maes of Covington, Folev of Detroit, McQuade of Rochester, Olofleux of Boise City. Idaho, Gabriels of Ogdens burg. N. Y.. Hald of Ttelmnnt M r l hue of M heeling, Va., Blcnk of Porto Rico, Mueller of Columbus, O., Mat of Denver, Montgomery of Los Angeles. Mlchaud of I nurnngion, vi., forest of Ban Antonio, AJerdlng of Fort Wayne, Heslln of Natches, Forest of San Antonio, ruin oi ieavenworin, van vyver of Rich mond, Ind., Allen of Mobile, Burke of Al bany, i Ryan of Alton, III., Verdanger of Brownsville, Tex., James McFaul of Tren ton, N. J.. S. Q. Meemer of P.re.n Rv Wis., T. Grace of Sacramento, Kellly of Savannah, O'Connor of Newark. N. J., Meerschauerdt of Guthrie, Okl. O'Connell of Portland, Me., and Hrondel of Helena, Mont., and Abbott Conrad of Conception, Mo. Secretary Matre reported state federa" tlons In Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana and Massachusetts, and county federatlona In the following states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary land, Massachusetts, Michigan Minnesota, Aiiaaoun, rxenrasKa, r loiida. New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Porto Rico, Ver mont, Alabama, Delaware, Montana, Maine, North Carolina and Oregon. State and national organtsatlona that have alnce last August endorsed the feder ation ln their conventions: Catholic Knights of America of Ohio, Young Men's Institute- of Pennsylvania, German Staats Verband of California, Ancient Order of Hibernians of Massa chusetts, Catholic Knight of America of Kentucky, Catholic Knights of Ohio, Young Men's institute of Ohio, Roman Catholic Central Vereln (German), Young Men's Ca tholic union. Catholic Knights of Illinois, Bohemian Federation, Catholic Knights of America of Oregon, supreme council of the Young Men' Institute. Organizations, national, state and indi vidual, represented In the federation in a body or by subordinate branches: Knights of St. John, Ancient Order of Hibernians. Catholic Order of Foresters, Catholic Knights of America, Irish Catho lic Benevolent union. Young Men's Inst1 tute. German Central vereln, Bohemian Federation. Catholic Knights and Ladles of America, Western Catholic union. Catholic Knights of Illinois, German State leagues, Catholic Knights of Ohio, Knlichts of Co lumbus, Knights of Wisconsin. Catholic Mutual Benevolent association. Cntholin Benevolent Legion, Knights of Father Mathew, Knight of St. Paul, Knights of St. George. Total Abstinence Benevolent society, American Catholic union, Yonng Men Catholic union. Reports were read from organizations in thirty statea and lettera Indicating many acceslons. Among the latter was ooo from the Augustine Fathers of ths Philippines. ' Tell of Indian Work. Dr. Ganna explained the work among the Indiana and atated that a uniform system now - prevailed in all government Indian schools. Following this address the Indian socie ties were admitted Into the federation and accorded two del gatea to the national con vention at Atlantic City next July. The following national advisory board was appointed: ArchblxhoD Katzer nf Mllwmilrea and Elder of Cincinnati, Bishops Meemer of C4iven Bay, O'Connor of Newark, N. J., Mlobaud of Burlington. Vt., Kink of Leavenworth. Blenk of Porto Rico, Ver- aanger or uexas. tioban of Scranton, Pa.. O Council of Portland. Me.. Kellly of Savannah. Gabriel of Oadensbure. N. Y.. Glorleux of Boise City, Idaho, Horstman of neveiana ana Mae or Covington, Ky. Resolution were adopted requesting all bishops to ask the Catholic societies ln their respective dioceses to affiliate with the federation, appealing to Catholic socle tie to contrlbut to the support of Indian schools, urging all Catholic arcletlea to celebrate the papal ailver Jubilee and on various other matter connected with the work of organization. At the night session Bishops McFaul and Mesmer and Messra. Minahan, Mooney and Matre, were appointed aa a committee on arrangementa for the congress of the Cath olic societies at Atlantic City next July. Will Look for Improper Book. The committee on law, consisting of Alphonse Koeble of New York, Judge H. T. Shr'.ne of Covington, Ky., and President T. B. Minahan of Columbus, O , was instructed to. Investigate certain booka and any im proper l'terature being aent through the malls and bring the matter to the attention of the Postofflce department. Arrangements were made for meetings In the near future to form federatlona In New York, Philadelphia. Newark. N. J., Buffalo and other eastern cities, so that the organi sation may become aa strong In the eastern aa In the middle state before the national convention is held at Atlantic City next summer. Much time waa devoted to plana tar raising revenue for the more complete organisation of the federation. CHICAGO ASSASSIN ARRIVES Police Officer Bring His doa to Stand Trial of Crime. from I.oa i Scene NEW YORK. Jan. 18. George Stone, charged with the murder of a negro In Chicago In 1S83. a as brought back from Lou. don by a Chicago police official on tht steam ship Luranla, which arrived her today. Sloit U1 be takes to Chicago at one. NEW KLONDIKE , IS FOUND Miner Stampede to Take t'lnlm la Fields . J ant Discovered la Americas Territory. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. l4. A special to the Times from Dawson says: A rich strike, the magnitude of which is said never to have been equalled since Bob Henderson told his story of the Klondike, has been made eighteen miles north of the Tsnsna river, 300 miles from Its source. The dis trict Is in American territory. Circle has been depopulated end a wild stampede of prospectors from all the surrounding coun- try Is In progress, but as yet few havo district resembles the Klondike In its for matlon, but has a heavier growth of llm- j ber. Gold in widely different kinds had been found In eight different creeks when Wada left for Dawson on December 28. The original strike was made on the Pedro, a creek running parallel with Tanana. about eighteen miles from the river. This creek Is staked-for miles. Dan McCarthv. a well known rl.nnit mart a the discovery on Gold stream, a continua tion of the Pedro, which has proved to be the richest so far found- The dirt ran 25 cents thirteen feet down and bedrock not yet reached. McCarthy struck pay dirt on December 24 while sinking his first hole. It panned 7 cents. On Christmas day he had IS cents to the pan. Three days later he had found 25- cent a to the pan. The ground became richer as he descended, and what he found before reaching bedrock may be atlll more sensational. Pedro creek haa not as yet equalled Gold stream. Seven centa Is ths richest found, but Its wealth la better Indicated In a statement that Costa Bros, sunk seven holes to be OI Kla ln bedrock and found an even run every one with a pay streak over eight feet deep right through and about 600 feet wide. YJold stresm Is a big district, three clalma wide. It was not yet all ataked out when Wada left. About 100 men were working together. Jack Costa was offered $50,000 for his claim on Gold atream and refused it. COLORADO FIGHT CONTINUES Some Democrat May B I'naeated, bat Deadlock on Senatorial Blee tlon Seems Certain. DENVER, Colo., Jan. 18. Interest ln the senatorial fight ln Colorado centera ln the report of the house elections committee In vestigating the contests filed against seven teen democrats. The matter was ln the hands of the elections committee far several days, and while positive evidence has been brought that . frauds were imniltted In several precincts of ArapabeeT county, tba large majority received by the democrats;, ranging from 2,000 to 5,000, will be hard to overcome In every instance. The report will be made to the house tomorrow. Chairman Breckenrldge, a republican. chosen by agreement with the anti-Wolcott members and the democrats, ln an Inter view said he believed there would be two reports, a majority report by the repub licans, who control the committee, and one by the minority members. He thought both aides would stand to gether, but did not want the Inference drawn that In the end the entire aeventeen democrats would be ousted. It Is the general opinion that those dem ocrats whose majorities reached close to the maximum will be allowed to retain their aeats, but the others will be thrown out. It also Is believed that the unseating of the entire seventeen, which Mr. Wol- cott's supporters demand, would give them the balance of power In the house. But should this be done, and the threat of the democrats, who control the aenate, to un seat every republican senator, be carried out, the result would probably be a dead lock, for the senate, then unanimously democratic, would refuse to enter a Joint session. On Tuesday the legislature meets ln Joint session to ballot for a successor to Senator Teller. The equal division of the repub licans for and against Senator Wolcott remaina intact, with no apparent hope of a change between now and Tueaday. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 18. Balloting for United States senator will begin on Tues day next. On the first ballot, It la con ceded, C. W. Fulton will lead with about thirty votes. Ex-Governor T. T. Geer will probably stand second, with close to twenty votes. Jonathan Bourne and Binger Kerr mann will have from six to ten each. ONE UNION FIGHTS OTHER Shoe Organisation Will Supply Work. Isgmea to Replace Striking; Knlarhts. , LYNN, Mass.. Jan. 18. The first real teat of atrength between the Boot and Shoe Workers' union snd tbe cutters' assembly of the Knights of Labor la expected to come tomorrow, when the Boot and Shoe Work ers' union will make an attempt to send Its own men to fill the places of the Knights of Labor shoe cutters now on strike. - The fight Is looked upon aa one of ex termination for one or the other of the unions. It waa a busy day at Knights of Labor headquarters, making final preparatlona to cover every factory where a strike la on at an early hour tomorrow. The Boot and Shoe Makers' union's officials state that they will have the backing of the Ameri can Federation of Labor. AGAIN RAISE COAL PRICE LonUvlIle Dealera Sow Ask Three Seventy-Five Per Ton of ' Fncl. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Jan. 18. Navigation haa been resumed on the Ohio river, but the movement of boats Is alow, owing to the floating ice. The a arm weather haa brought no relief to the coal situation and it la atlll ImpoailbU to start any tows for southern markets from tbe Pumpkin Patch above Louiavllle. , The price of coal for shipment by rail to Chicago, Indianapolis and other markeia haa been raised again by local dealers and 13.75 a ton 1 asked for Pittsburg coal ou cars. Arrangements have hot yet been com pleted for (hipping coal to Chicago from Falls City In box cars. Thia mill be done, however, this wek and many ualnload will be aeau ABRAM HEWITT PASSES AWAY Former Mayor of New Tsrk Succumb After Plncky Fight OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE IS CAUSE OF END Bishop Potter to Officiate at Faneral Which Is Vised to Take Place la t,ery Charch oa Wednesday. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Abram 8. Hewitt, former mayor of New York and for many years representstive In congres. died at 8 this morning In his 81st year, having been critically ill for ten daya. With htm at the moment of death were hla wife, his three sons and three daughters. Mr. Hewitt, who has been In feeble health fjr some months, was attacked with ob structive Jaundice on January 8, and from the first It was realized by hit attending physicians. Dr. E. L. Keyes snd Dr. E. L. Keyes, Jr., that there waa practically no hope for his recovery. On the following Sunday It was thought that Mr. Hewitt cou,1 not survive the night snd the tnein- ners oi ni lamtiy were suminoueu io urn bedside, but his wonderful vitality kept him alive for a week longer. On Thursday Mr. Hewitt rallied so strongly that some hope was entertained that he might recover, but on the follow ing night relapse occurred, and It was then evident that the end was not far off. A slight Improvement was note'd on Satur day morning, but late that night the phy slclana notified Mr. Hewitt's son, Tetnr Cooper Hewitt, that death was Imminent and the other children, Edward R. Hewitt, Eraklne Hewitt, Mrs. J. O. Green, Miss Sarah Hewitt and Miss Eleanor O. Hewitt, were summoned, and with their mother re mained by the bedside until the end. The funeral services, which will be con ducted by Bishop Potter, will be held In Calvary church, of which Mr. Hewitt waa a member, on Wednesday. Father of Steel Industry. Abram Stevens Hewitt had been living In retirement for tho past fifteen years or more, after having rounded off a long and ardu ous public career as congressman, mayor of New York and other positions. His days were the days during which the foundatlona of Amerlca'a present pre-eminence in matters industrial were being laid, and it is largely due to hia energy and fore3lght that the country occupies Its present proud position ln the world's af fairs. Politically he did much, but Indus trially far more, and It la aa one of the pioneers In the steel business of the United State that he will be chiefly remembered. Born ln Haveratraw, N. Y., on July 31, 1822, he was over 80 at the time of his death but he retained his mental and many of his physical powera to the end. Hli education began in the public schools of , New York city and was completed at Columbia university, where he graduated In 1842 at the head of his claas, after hav ing aupported himself through college by teaching. After taking his degree he re mained at Columbia for two yeara as assist ant professor of mathematics, and then went to Europe with Peter Cooper, hie subHfaquent partner In baalnessi The next year jard study won him ad mission to the New York bar, but falling eyesight compelled him to relinquish the practice of his chosen profession snd led to his first connection with the steel Indus try, then in Its Infancy in America. The business then founded under the style of Cooper & Hewitt still continues and con trols the Trenton, Rlngwood, Pequest and Durham Iron works, which largely owe their prominence to Mr. Hewitt's energy and re sources. During the civil wsr he was able, owing to a special study of gunmaklng In Eng land, to supply the government with war material, which, although It 'materially assisted the union forces ln the historic struggle, cost the then young firm heavy financial losses. In the course of his Industrial career Mr. Hewitt waa Instrumental ln Introducing to America the Martins-Siemens, or open hearth, method of manufacturing steel, which baa done aa must almost as any one thing to promote the development of the lnduatry In thia country. V Never Had a Strike. Although a wealthy man and one whose fortune was built up by hard toil and un remitting thought, Mr. Hewitt waa never a hard taskmaster, tor during all the yeara he waa ln businesa his work were never closed a day through any difference of opin ion between labor and capital, and even In period of financial depression he kept tbe plant running at loss rather than displace any of his work people. Tbe plan of tbe Cooper union was his and the success of that Institution Is looked upon by many as his most enduring monu ment. It waa a labor of love to him and oc cupied much of his thought, even after the weight of yeara led to Ma virtual retire ment from active participation In the r fairs of the world. For more than a quar ter of a century he bestowed upon It, vol untarily, an amount of labor exceeding that of many college presidents. As a politician Mr. Hewitt Is noteworthy as one of the few who ever defeated Presi dent Roosevelt ln a fight for office. It waa ln 1886 that he waa nominated by tbe demo crats tor mayor of New York and found himself rsnged against the late Henry George and Mr. Roosevelt. When tbe votes were counted he beaded the poll with 90, 552, Mr. George came next with 68,110 and Mr. Roosevelt last of sll with 60,435. His administration of the city waa marked by a rlgll enforcement of the laws and a dls position to bold all his subordinate officers most strictly to their duty. But this was the crowning point, 3ot the beginning of his political life. Ho first en tered public affairs In an official capacity In 1874, when he was elected to congress, where he served with the exception of one term till 1887. In 1876 be waa chairman of the national democratic committee and as such bad to organize the campaign against his life-long friend and partner, Peter Cooper, who ran that year for president on the greenback ticket. All thia tlms he had been an ardent democrat, but two yeara ago the campaign for free silver led him reluctantly but firmly to withdraw his support from that party and throw his energies on to the re publican side. In the course of his csreer Mr. Hewitt waa tbe recipient of many honors. He waa made an honorary LL. D. of Columbia ln 1887 and waa president of the Alumni as sociation in 1883; in 1876 he was elected president of the American Institute of Min ing Englneera and createj a world-wide Impression by his retiring addreaa on "A Century of Mining and Metallurgy la tbo United States." (iermany Booms Fair. BERLIN, Jan. 18. The German govern ment baa opened in Berlin a bureau to fa cilitate th preparation of German exhib it at ths St. Louis exposition. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Monday; Tuesday Snow. Temperature at ttmnha Yesterday I Hoar. Dcr. Hoar. Ilea. (I a. m..,,.. I'd 1 p. m ...... Vl a. m 20 It i. tn KM 7 a. m V Bp. n Vt K a. m Ill 4 i. m .' I n. m. . . . . . lt R p. m sill III it, m it H p. m its 11 a. m .2.1 7 . m Si 12 a 314 M p. m V 1) p. m SC7 IS FOUND DEADJN HER BED Mrs. Mattle fsrr, from South Bend, Tnrna on Oaa to Kml Safferlna. Mrs. Mattle Zarr, who came to Omaha a few days sgo to take medical treatment, was found dead In bed In her rooms at 119 Dodge street, Sunday morning. Death was due from asphyxiation, the gas Jet being found wide open. Tho deceased was shout SS yeara of age and her home was In South Bend, Neb. Saturday evening Mrs. Zarr retired to her room early. As she hsd been consider -d mentally unbalanced P. L. Vose, the pro prietor of the house where she was room ing, took the precaution against posslblo accident by turning out the gas ln Mrs. Zan's apart merts after she had retired. About 7 o'clock Sunday morning the strong odor of gaa was detected ln the hallway and an Investigation led to the discovery that the fumes were emitting from the apartments of Mrs. Zsrr. Dr. Van Camp waa summoned. Entrance waa effected by one of the bystanders climbing through the transom. Dr. Van Camp found that Mrs. Zarr was dead and that llfo had been ex tlnpt for several hours. Special Officer Jackson was called, and after a hasty examination found that tho gas Jet In tbe room had been turned wide open, though It had been tightly cloaed when the woman retired. Coroner Brallcy, who was notified, decided that an Inquest wss unnecessary. For some time past Mrs. Zarr has been laboring under the hallucination that the spirit of her husband, who died some time ago, was haunting her, and It la thought that while Buffering ono of these attacks she may have arisen and turned on the gas. The remains were taken to Ma'il'a under taking rooms, snd will be sent to South Bend, Neb., ..his afternoon. RENEWS APPEAL FOR AID Chicago Minister Tells of the Salter Inn; of People ln Fin land. John Falkner. a Lutheran minister of Chicago, haa been prompted by a letter from a friend ln the stricken district, to renew his appeal to Nebraskane and others for aja for the perishing people of Finland, In a letter sent The Bee It Is stated that the Finland crops are a total failure; that no pen can describe the suffering already ex isting snd that ''according to reports from reliable sources, 400,000 people, or one sixth the population of Finland, will die from hunger unless prompt aid is extended them." . The letter received by Rev. Falk ner from his friend tn Finland contains accounta of the death of whole families from cold and starvation and indicates that religion and raw bark are about all that othera have left to sustain them. GATES SEEKS TO' TESTIFY Asks Interstate Commerce Comnila. elon to Let Him Reply to Morgan. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 18 The Courier- Journal tomorrow will say: I John W. Gatea Snd his associates have demanded a hearing before the Interstate Commerce commisslonere that they may reply to testimony given by J. P. Morgan and George W. Perkins ln connection with the merger of the Southern railway system. This Information came here tonight tn a telegram to Colonel Bennett Young, who waa attorney for the Kentucky railroad commissioner during the hearing The telegram aaya Gatea feels that an injustice was done him by the evidence given by Morgan and Perkins, and that he wants to give his side of the case. PREPARE COAL INDICTMENTS Stenographer Work All Snndny Writ Ins; Bll-a Found by Coal Jnry. CHICAGO, Jan. 18. For several hours today stenographera were at work writing up the Indictments found against coal deal era by the grand Jury yesterday. It Is as serted that there are one or two Indict ments wblch at least three of the Jurors are in favor of withdrawing, and there wtll be a vote taken on these bills before report Is msde to the court. The charge made against the coal deal era. It Is said, are conspiracy to fix pricea and blacklisting. Tho latter Is made against retailers, and especially. It la aatd, against the Retail Dealers' Association of Illinois and Wisconsin. RABBIS TO MEETJN ST. LOUIS Will niscass Flre-Mllllou-Dollar Col leve and Hay's hote on Rou manian Persecution. 8T. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 18 It Is expected that 125 delegates, Including many of the most prominent rabbis of the country, will be present at the eighteenth biennial coun cil of the Union of American Hebrew Con gregations and the Sabbath School union, that meet here on Tueeday. Among the Important subjects to be dis cussed sre the Hebrew Union onjlege at Cincinnati, for wblch It la proposed to ralae $5,000,000; tbe Increase of circuit preaching to the weat, and Secretary Hay'a note to the powera on tbe oppression of Jews In Roumaoia. COLONEL MORRISON IMPROVES Famona Politician Sits ip and Recovery Is oe Looked For. Ills WATERLOO. 111.. Jan. It. Colonel Wil liam R. Morrison la Improving rapidly. He sat up most of the day and bis physician have hope of hi ultimata recovery. Movements of Oeeuu Yeaarla Jan. IS. At New York Arrived: Casael. from Bremen; Cytiirlc, from Liverpool and (junton; I'hilailrliihirf, from Southamp ton and Cherbourg; Lucanla, from Liver pool and Queentown. At jueeniown Hulled: Etruria, from Liverpool, for N w York. At Lixird Passed: Zclandle, from Phila delphia, fur Antwerp. TO RUSH TRUST BILL House is Expected te Fass Anti-Comblnc Measure This Week. DISCUSSION WILL BE STRICTLY LIMITED Propotin. ii te Limit Debate if Bingla Day, or Two at MoeU AMENDMENTS ARE NOT TO BE ALLOWED Flood of TJsoloss Suggestion! Are Feared if Aiterat'ons Are Permitted. MONEY GRANTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED Proposal to Rive Alaska Delegate la Also Expected to Come Vp as Stnp-tiap Between More Important Matter. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. The tndlcattona are that the present week will witness the passage by the house of an anti-trust meas ure prepared by the Judiciary committee. The subcommittee which has the matter In hand expects to have the bill ready to re port on Tusday and no delay la expected In tho full committee. It Is still pokslbl that a separate measure will be repotted to cover the publicity features. As soon ss the messure or measures are reported everything will be sidetracked and they will be brought before the bouae. Tbe leaders already have agreed to this course ond a special order for consideration will be prepared. No decision will be reached as to the length of time which will be allowed tor discussion or whether opportunity will be given for amendment. The democrat will desire extended debate, but owing to the . lateucm of the session It Is not jrobable ' that more than two daya at most will be allowed. It la more likely, to be a single day. At least the members of the subcom mittee are of opinion that a day will be ample. The admission of amendments pre sents many difficulties and in order to pre vent a flood of propositions of all aorta the rule will limit the amendments at least to those pending when the ilme allotted for consideration expires. Appropriation bills probably will occupy the time of the house to !ho exclusion of everything elso If the anti-trust bill does not appear. The District of Columbia con sular and diplomatic and Indian bills are on the calendar. The bill to grant Alaska representation In the house through a dele gate la a continuing order beginning on Wednesday, but the debate for lta consid eration provides that It shall not Interfere with appropriation bills, ao It can be ured aa a atopgap whenever appropriation bills or other Important matters are not pend ing. CUBAN TREATY CONTENTIOUS Scnnte Will Consume Mack Tint Con sidering! Reciprocity with Hew Republlo. j WASHINGTON. Jan. 18 The statehood bill, the Immigration bill and the Cuban 1 reciprocity treaty will vie with each other ln demanding the attention of the senrte r during the present week, but the proba bilities are that before the close of ths -week all of them will be displaced tem porarily by the legislative, executive and Judiciary appropriation bills. The last named measure has been under consideration of a subcommittee of the senate committee on approprfat'one for two weeka and will be laid before the full com mittee tomorrow. Ita consideration by the full committee will be completed at one or two sittings and as soon aa possible It will be taken up ln the eenate, the purpose being to present consideration of ths ap propriation bills as rapidly aa possible ln order to avoid the necessity for an extra session. Senator Allison chairman of the committee on appropriations, haa given notice that he will resist all further efforts to secure sn adjournment of the aenate from Thursday to Monday, as all ths sup ply bills yet remain to be passed. The fact that Senator Cullom, aa chair man of tbe commute on foreign relatione, baa given notice that he will ask (he sen ate to go Into executive session on Monday to consider the Cuban treaty doea not mean' that there will be any clash at that tlmo between the treaty and, atatebood bill, aa under the agreement the statehood bill dos not come up until Z. There Is a conflict, however, between the notice given by Sen ator Cullom in tbe Interest of the treaty and one given by Senator Falrbanka to the effect that be would seek to call up ths Immigratlou bill during the morning' hour on Monday. These Interest certainly will be reconciled. It la probable that tbs treaty will be given the preference. The present Indications are that the Cuban treaty will be before tbe senate for some time to come. Whatever may be Its ulti mate fate there la no doubt that the pres ent disposition is to dtecuss It at consid erable length. Many southern senators feel that the treaty discriminates against south ern products, and thsy are organised for a determined fight. There are also aome Indications that while the beet augar Interest may not openly oppose the treaty as amended, they will stand ready to encourage others In op position. The tobacco Interests are dissatisfied with the agreement and are preparing to fight It Mgorously. The first effort of the opposition wtll be to ubstltute ome other messure for tht treaty. This measure will be either the re ciprocity bill psssed by ths house of repre sentatives last session or ths French re ciprocity treaty. There will be many ef forts to smend It If the senate decides to proceed with Its ccnslderstton, snd th off ering of 'heae amendments will bs followed by much speech-making. After 2 o'clock tomorrow Senator For sker will continue his speech In support of the omnibus statehood bill. 11 will be followed by Senator Burnbam In opposi tion, who will speak for two or three daya. All efforts looking to a compromise on ths s'atehood bill appear for the time to bavs been abandoned, and both sides now clslm that It la their purpose tc fight It out on tbs lines already drawn. Tbe opponent of the bill profess confidence ln their abil ity to continue the present speechmaklog aa long as may be necessary to accomplish its defeat for the present session. The friend of the measure express eon fldaore that tbey will secure vots before th vloee of the session. The trust question Is receiving no little attention at the bands of senators, but tbeir talk Is confined largely to tbe cloak rooms. The members of Senator llnar'a subcommittee are giving attention to the subject as Individuals, but will poslpono formal considerstlou until the bouse arts, unless It becomes apparent that actios there will bo postponed too long. SeLators