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KSTAliLlSIIKI) J USE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHNING, JAiNLTAKY 24, 1903-TWELYE PAttKS.
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NO SENATOR AS YET
Colorado Dam;crats Agiin Try to Elect
Teller Without Result
KELLY PRESENT, BUT MADDEN IS MISSING
Thursday'! Abientee ii Found, but Quoram
Still Wa-.ti Ons
REPUBLICANS PASS RADICAL RESOLUTIONS
Declare Officials Depo'ed end Not Entitled
to Pay.
TWO JOINT SESSIONS PROBABLE TODAY
Bpth Itnggott and Adams Factions
Still Claim Unit- rVnrr and Both
tall Mrrllin . Kb Lower
House.
DENVER. Jn. 23. The house held onlr
brief session this afternoon and no steps
were taken toward unseating any more
democrats. A motion to adjourn until 10
tomorrow waa carried by 26 to 23.
Moat of the antl-Wolcott republicans and
the democrat! voted for the adjournment,
while the Wolcott men lined up In opposi
tion, asserting that it waa the Intention of
the antla to permit the democratic Joint
aession to elect a eenator. This waa denied
by" the antl-Wolcott loaders, who eaid the
adjournment was for the purpose of erect
ing a republican agreement.
HeTiabllrana Dual Officers.
Radical measures have been adopted by
the republican aenate, which held an ex
ecutive session today In the 11 utcnant gov
ernor's office, to abridge the au.horlty of
the rival body and accomplish the removal
of Ita officers. To this end resolutions
were adopted notifying the state treasurer
and audldtor that W. II, Adams, president
pro tern.; Charles M. Sprague, secretary;
J. Dooley, sergcant-at-arms, and h'a as
sistants were removed from office and are
not entitled to any pay for services as
officers and employes, of the senate from
and after the 19th day of January, 1H03.
A motion waa unanimously carried that
the state printer be notified not to take
anything to print, except at bis own peril,
from any other body assuming to be the
aenate ot Colorado, except that which Is
certified by the president of the senate, :
Lieutenant Governor Haggott, or the sec
retary of the s- note, C. K. Hag;ar.
Notices in accordance with these resolu
tions were served upon Oovernor Peabody,
the secretary of state, the state auditor,
the atate treasurer and the state printer.
Rules were adopted and a resolution In- i
trcducrd p-ovldlnc for a Joint reason of
the senate and house In lh: houso chamber 1
at noon tomorrow for the purpose of vot-
log tor senator. Lieutenant, Oovernor Hag- '
gott and Senator Cornfcrth raid there vroj
do doubt about tho final recognition of the
republican senate by the house.
Oovernor Trie lor peace,
. Governor -Peafcedy la still exo t'ng la In-,
fiuence to bring' tbe two senates together,
but appears to have made no progress In
that direction. After a ccntcrence today
With (Supreme Justice Campbell and D. U. I
Falrloy of the republican committee, the
governor announced that overtures were be
ing made to acttlo the senatorial fight in
the republican ranks, but declared he
would take no hand In It.
An additional barricr.de Is being erected
for the protection of the democratic sen
ate. Carpenters were at work today put
ting up heavy doors In the corridors lead
ing to tbe cloak rooms of the sen&to cham
ber. Part of the cuard wnj be placed at
tbeae doors. Fh-u'd an attack' be made
with a view of securing possession this
obstacle roiut be first passed before any
outside force could roach the anterooms.
Tbe democratic members of the home
net In rauco this afternoon an signed
an agreement that it any democratic mem
ber wilfully absented hiirs If from roll call
the others would Jcln w'th the "repub leans
In unseating him.
Kelly Tarns I p Arratn.
W. H. Kelly, democrat lo member of the
Bouse, who disappeared yesterday Just be
fore tho Jctn. iesslo.3 of tbe legislature
and whoso absenco. broke the Quorum and
preVoutod . tto re-elec'.lcn ct JJenry M.
Teller, returned to his lodgings this morn
ing, and oftorwards attonded tbe demo
cratle gathering at tho rapltol."
Senator Toller's frloudi continued their
Sorts to elect him all day, but a quorum
could only be mustered by securing the
attendance of every dcmoortuls member of
both houses, cud- they fat' a-'.
The armed suaid Undo.- Kouh Rider
Eherman- Belt, whicn la holding the hall
of representatives and will resist sny at
tempt of the supporters pf Edward O,
Woloolt, republican candidate fcr senator,
or of tho democrats, to take possession, has
teen Increased from thirty to fifty men.
Nobody Is permitted to psss the doers,
members oven being exoludsd. .
8o tar as known tbe antl-Wolcott re
publicans In control' of tbe house have
not yet determined which, If either, of the
two i senate organisations they v 111 recog
nise. . Joint lea Heasaembles.
The Joint aession of democratic members,
which took a recess lato last night, reas
sembled at 10:30 today In th senate cham
ber. There were nine abscnteea when presi
dent Adam called the session to order.
All the absentees finally came in except
Re 'utatlve Madden and Senator Baliey.
It Wi announced that Senator Bailey was
lit, but would report later. The sergeant-at-erma
was sent for Madden.
Representative h'tlly explained his ab
sence yesterday by saying he did not know
a sesslen was being held, having supposed
that adjournment was taken Wednesday
until Friday. He was about town all day,
he satd, but did not hear until evening
that he was wanted at the capltol, and
then he determined not to go there until
thla morning.
The Joint session adjourned Thursday's
sitting at 11 M and reernv-ned at noon.
On roll call at 1 o'clock all the demo
cratic members of both houses except Rep
resentative M. J. Madden of this city were
present. 1-1 ft y members, one less than a
quorum, were in attendance. Tbe party
leaders were anxious to have a vote taken
tor senator before t o'clock, aa it was
would unseat democrats, but Mr. Msdden
not being found, at 1:45 the Joint session
took a recess until 4, without reaching a
ballot.
At 10:30 tonight a ballot waa taken
tn the democratic Joint session. Fifty votes
were csst for Henry M. Teller. Represent
ative Madden waa absent still, and there
was no choice. Tbe Joint aeaalon then took
a recess until I tomorrow morning.
This evening a committee from the re
publican slate central committee called on
(CobUuu4 m Second Fa.)
socialist pleads for peace
Jnnrre Tells cli Chambrr
Party Belie- ' ar to Be
I inrrt. 'A
Ilia
PARIS. Jan. 23 In tfk ,
Deputlra today the entire sit.
voted tn the discussion of the
obcr of
s.s de-"-11a-
tlon of M. Lasles (nationalist) on tt
uree the government nroposod to t,
repress the action of the IntrrnatlonaKjts
In spreading dissatisfaction and Insubor
dination In the army.
Tho debate was chiefly noticeable for a
speech by M. J an res (socialist), who sstd
the socialists were dominated by the be
lief that a durable and definitely peace
was possible.
He said In cart:
Oive a nation the energy. Ita rights, lib
erty and Justice, and If threatened by a
foreign power these energies will convert
themselves into the military virtues neces
sary for the country' defense. Never was
n people less prepared for war than the
French people at the time of the revolu
tion, yet what heroism was then displayed!
Kurope has now had peace ror thirty years
and 1 hope this pence will be continued.
There are In evolution two grest alliances
which aTe gradually developing a wider
alliance that of all Europe tor labor and
peace. I think that In the Franco-Kusslan
alliance Russia M drawn nearer to Au
stria and Italy closer to France. This Jus
tifies the belief. It this evolution continues,
that the reign of peuce In Europe will be
perpetuated.
Thirty-two years ago human beings In
France were torn violently from their
country. The day when simultaneous dis
armament come the people can demand
thnt they be restored to the country irom
which they were separated by violence. .
You ask for our formula; It la peare.
This Is not a socialist policy; It la a re
publican policy.
M. Rlbot (republican) replied to M.
Jaures, demanding that the socialist say
frankly what he thought of the pamphlets
which had been circulated In the barracks,
inciting the soldiers to disobedience,
mutiny and desertion. ,
After M. Rlbot's address General Andre,
minister of war, declared that his only aim
waa to maintain In the army respect of
laws, love of tho republic and obedience to
the government.
The chamber then voted an order of the
day by 453 to 67, approving the declarations
of the government, and adojurncd.
RESIGNS THE PRESIDENCY
Disapproval of Ills Attitude Causes
Presiding Officer of Itelchs
tag to Step Down.
BERLIN, Jan. 23. Count von Ballestrora
haa resigned the presidency of the Relchsthg
tn consequence of the disapproval of
his attitude during the attempt, January
0,- ot Herr Vollmer, socialist, to raise a
debate ic the house on the charges brought
against the late Herr Krupp and on Em
peror William's telegrams and apeecbes
on the subject.
The president, at the time declined to
permit the discussion, on the ground that
It was out of order to discuss a private
person while debating the budget.
His remsiks called forth violent pro
tests from tbe socialists, who asserted that
he was violating the rights ot the Relohstag.
Even the organs of Count von Balle
strom's own party, the Center, condemned
his ruling ss partial and unjust and It Is
said also that Cuuut -von Buelow, the chanJ
eellor, waa prepared to reply to Herr Voll
mer, expecting the socialists would be al
lowed to speak.
The socialists, who have been making an
effective agitation against 'the ruling of
Count von Ballestrom, held thirty-one
meetings In Berlin last night to protest
sgainst his action.
AMERICAN TRADE TO BOOM
rshsn Merchant Prophesies that Reci
procity Treaty 'Will Drive En
- llsU Cottons from Island,
HAVANA, Jan. 23. One of the heaviest '
Importers of dry goods in Havana predicts
that within one year af'.er the ratification
of tho reciprocity treaty 25 per cent of tho
Cuban dry goods trade will be In the hands ,
of tbe United States,
The importer in question said that while
English cottons were 20 per cent cheaper
tban American, they were losing ground In
Cuba on account of their Inferiority. Or
ders placed In England were not filled tn
four months, wb'.lrt American orders were
filled within six weeks.
' The American custom of giving discounts
for cash was bIbo more attractive to Cuban
dealets than? English methods.
HOUSE SEEKS TO RULE COURT
Csbas Legislature Directs Judaea to
Declare Arrest of Members
Vncoitst national.
HAVANA. Jan. 23. The killing in San
tiago on January 1 of Senor Insua by Senor
Corona, a member of the House ol Repre
sentatives, haa led to strained relations
between the house and st.preme court.
The house, censured the Santiago court
for ordering the arrest of a member and
then requested the supreme court to pro
claim such arrests unconstitutional. The
supreme court replied that the house had
no authority to direct It concerning the in
terpretation of the constitution.
This afternoon the house passed a Reso
lution reiterating Its claim to authority.
NO RECEPTION FOR THE KING
Dab) in Elects Lord Mayor Who
Opposed to Pablle Recogni
tion of Kdward,
la
DUBLIN, Jan. 23. Timothy Harrington,
M. P., was today elected lord mayor ot
Dublin for the third successive time. How
King Edward should be received by the
corporation of Dublin In the event of a
visit to this city was one of the Issues of
tho campaign.
Mr. Harrington opposed a reception of 8tB(e, and Canada, calling upon them to
the king and Mr. Dowd promised to" be told indignation meetings to protest
guided in the matter by tbe opinion of the ,glnl,t the condemnation of Colonel Ar
munlclpal council. , tnur Lynch.
Pope Takes Personal Interest.
ROME, Jsn. 23. The pope received today
In private audience Mgr. Dennis O Connell, ;
rector ot tbe Catholic university at Wash-
ington, and conversed animatedly with
him on measures to Improve tbe university.
The pontiff assured Mgr. O'Connell that
he could depend on his personal support
In all his efforts to further Catholic atudles
in the United States.
High Offlrlals Arrested.
BUCHAREST, Jan. 23. Two high efflcla'a
of the ministry of finance have been ar
rested en tbe charge of defrauding tbe
government out of several hundred thou
sand francs through the drawings cf gov
ernment bonds. Two local banker are
accused of connivance In the frauds. Oue
of them has been arrested and the other
has disappeared,
LYNCH SENTENCED TO DEATH
Irish Member of Parliament Found Guilty
of Treason.
ENGLISH COURT FIXES THE PENALTY
Fights for the Boers While a 'ab
ject of Great Britain, Kef arai
tor Trial and Kow
Blast Die.
LONDON, Jan. 23. Colonel Arthur
Lynch, member of Parliament for Galway,
has been found guilty on tbe charge of high
treason end sentenced to death.
When tbe trial was resumed today coun
sel for the defense began aummlng up.
There was not any attempt to deny that
Colonel Lynch supported the Boers, but
counsel contended that his naturalization
waa in no way prompted by treasonable
intent and was solely for the advantage he
would thus secure for Journalistic purposes.
Subsequently the defendant actively sup
ported the Boer cause In the belief that he
wss a legally naturalized burgher.
Replying for the prosecution the solicitor
general. Sir Edward Carson, maintained
that Colonel Lynch Joined tne Boer army
as a discontented Irishman, "thereby com
mitting a most cowardly nnd most serious
act of treason." His naturalization, con
tinued the solicitor general, was only a
flimsy pretext.
Counsel then proceeded to detail the pris
oner's alleged acts of adherence to his
country's enemies.
The lord chief Justice summed up wery
briefly. He said that If In time of war a
British subject Joined the enemy's num
; bers. for whatever purpose, he was guilty
of an unlawful act. Naturalization during
wartime afforded no excuse whatever for
subsequent nets. There was abundant evi
dence, he said, of overt act in aiding the
king's enemy. t
Sentence of the Jadge.
In delivering sentence Justice Wills said
the crime of high treason, ot which tbe
prisoner hud been found guilty, was, hap
pily, so rare that it seemed to be almost
an anachronysclsm. No civilized commun
ity had yet failed to punish severely defec
tion from loyalty, whether tn the way of
open warfare or secret intrigue.
In the dark hours of his country's for
tune, when engaged in a deadly struggle,
Lynch Joined the ranks of Its enemies and
shed the blood of his fellow subjects, ficht-
Ing for their country, and sought to de
throne Great Britain from Its place among
the nations.
Tbe only palliation which could be of
fered waa that it had been the fashion
for some years to treat lightly matters of
this kfnd and men bad been encpuraged
to play with sedition and toy with treason.
The nation had treated with contemptu
ous Indifference speeches and acts of
sedition, but it was one thing to talk
sedition and quite -a different thing to
bear arms tn the ranks ot the country's
enemies.
Jnry Acta Qalrkly.
The jury, after having been out half an
hour, returned a verdict of guilty.
When OBked if he had anything to say
whj" he snould not be sentenced to death,
Colonel Lynch replied:
"Thank you, I will say nothing."
Tbe sentence of death was passed on each
of the tour counts in the Indictment.
The prisoner then bowed to the court and
waa removed in custody.
Lynch throughout bore himself with un
faltering composure. He walked out stead
ily between the Jailers and past the bench
where his wife and other relatives were
seated. Mrs. Lynch has been given per
mission to see ber husband.
Although formally sentenced to be
hanged, Lynch's sentence will no doubt be
commuted.
Lynch's conviction creates a Parllamen-
tary vacancy in Galway and It Is under-
stood that Captain Shaw-Taylor, organizer
of the rent land conference, who Is now
' in America, will be a candidate, with tbe
approval of the various political parties,
After the prisoner bad been removed ho
talked with his counsel regarding the
course to be adopted In the future, and de-
elded that no actjon would be taken at
present.
Counsel can proceed with applying for a
writ of error, but it is thought that this
may be rendered unnecessary by the com
mutation of the sentence to a short term
of imprisonment, In which case, it Is prob
able. Lynch will accept the situation.
Lynch Made Mistake.
(Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jsn. 23. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Colonel
Lynch's sentence, which Is to die by hang
ing, will certainly be commuted to penal
servitude for life, and it is believed that
be will be released within a year at the
utmost, in view ot the fact that he sur-
1 rendered voluntarily and that amnesty has
been extended to tens of thousands of
British subjects in South Africa who Joined
the rebellion. It Is pointed out, too, that
Lynch, on his own showing, really did
nothing effective for tbe Boers.
The crown counsel imparted an extra
ordinarily vindictive and rancorous tone
to the proaecutlon, which Is regarded as
quite gratuitous, since conviction was ab
solutely secured.
Lynch's line of defense, in claiming that
he only became a burgher for Journalistic
purposes. Is regarded as a grevlous mis
take, as It did nothing to disarm the hos-
: tllity ot the prosecution, and deprived htm
of much sympathy straight forward ac-
1 .iant-vi.uk '-' n.nniiBl.llllH . . t J V
vi,nu.u v , i.wuu,iuiui wvum nave se
cured. It Is thought that the government will
disfranchise Galway, at least for a time,
by suspending tbe Issue of writ for a new
election.
Indignation Meetings Called.
SYRACUSE. N. Y., Jan. 23. Jameo E.
Dolan, national president, of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, tomorrow will Issue
a circular to all Hibernians tn the United
l
In an Interview tonight Mr. Dolan said:
e do not condone crime, but the
charge of treason has not been proved to
the satisfaction of our people.
, pLEEING
FELON IS HELD
Kansas Convict Heads Mntlny,
Reaches Georgia, Robs and
j Is Sentenced.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan., Jan. 23. W. O.
Murray, one of the leaders of the convict
mutineers who escaped from tbe federal
prison on November 7, 1901. is In a Georgia
prison camp serving a sentence for rob
bery. He was arrested four months ago,
but his Identity waa not eslabliabed until
a few days aao.
An effort will be made to have tbe gov
ernor of Georgia pardon him, so that bo
can be brought her for trial.
INDEPENDENTS HAVE HEARING
Brain railing Wltneeaes to Testify
Before the Anthrnclt Coal
Strike Commission.
PHILADELPHIA, Jsn. 23. The Inde
pendent operators of the Wyoming and
Lackawanna regions, in which Scranton
and Wllkesbarre are situated, occupied the
time of today's session of the coal strike
commission.
About a dozen witnesses agreed that the
lack ot discipline among the miners and
the restriction of their earning capacity
was more pronounced since the anion cam
Into the snthractte field than before.
The Independent operators In the Hazel
ton region will ofen their case tomorrow.
The firm of O. B. Marke sV Co. being among
them.
The first witness called was Howell Har
ris of Scranton, a mining engineer em
ployed at the National colliery of the Wil
liam Conoell Coat company.
He said that work In the anthracite re
gions wss heavier than In the soft coal
country, but the cramped position In which
the soft coal miners must work In the
bituminous districts was more tiring.
On the other hand, social surroundings
were better In the hard coal fields. The
Connell company has no blacklist.
He said the discipline of the men since
the advent of the union was not good.
There was no restriction of the output on
the part of the company, which, on the
other hand, would gladly handle more Coal
than the men would mine.
W. A. Evana of tbe Stevens Coal com
pany of West Plttston did not approve of
the law requiring a msn to have two years'
experience in anthracite mining before be
could get a certificate as a miner. It pre
vented good miners from coming to the
country and he termed It class legislation.
Judge Gray preferred to call it protection
to American labor.
Henry Lubken, a civil engineer employed
by the Jermyn Coal company, said soft coal
mining was harder than anthracite mining,
while it was more expensive to open and
run a hard coal mine. '
John G. Hayes, superintendent of the
People's Coal company, which operated its
colliery during the strike and sold coal In
New York at 320 a ton, said 60 per cent of
his employes were nonunion men. The
average time worked by the contract
miners was about four and nine-tenths
hours a day.
Lack of discipline was more general
among the boys.
MINERS WANT ' MORE PAY
Convention Decides to Ask 121-2
Cents Per Ton Halu for 111
tnmlnons Slea.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 23 The con
vention of the "United Mine Workers' of
America, m executive session, this after
noon completed consideration ot the wage
scale. The mine workers decided to de
mand an Increase of 12 cents per ton for
bituminous miners. A differential of T
rents between pick and machine mined
coal will be asked. Tbe entire competitive
district, composed of Qblat Indiansv Illinois
and the Pittsburg district of Pennsylvania,
Is governed by this sea la. t
Th ? rremcnt run ht mlneTt tn Indiana Is
'19 cocu, aod the increase, If granted by the
opti-atcr,., will make Ihe rate 6H4 cents
per ton. In the Pittsburg district It would
be 65 cents, in Ohio 70 cents and in Illinois
61V4 cents. A demand will also be made
for a proportionate advance to the Inside
and outside common laborers. The mini
mum rate of wages In Indiana for Inside
laborers Is $2.25 per day.
When the miners' convention met today
a resolution sgainst Frank Sargent's plan
to remove the immigration headquarters
from Pittsburg was concurred in.
There was a denunciation o( laws that
tend to disfranchise any citizen, regardless
of nationality or color.
The convention adopted a reaolutlon fa
voring one meeting a month in the locals
to be devoted to the discussion ot economlo
questions.
John F. Ream ot Iowa introduced a reso
lution calling on the convention to Indorse
the co operative system.
C. B. Wilson, in opposing, said:
The system of co-operation has been a
success in Great Britain but It Is operated
there by private workmgmen and not by
the unions. 1 believe that it is a good
thing for the luborlng people themselves to
etnrt eo-operatlve stores, but the unions
should have nothing to do with them.
The convention did not Indorse the reso
lution. The committee on oTlcers recommended
that $10,000 be appropriated to appeal from
the decision of Judge Jackson In the in
junction cases and that a apeclal defense
fund committee be appointed.
A resolution favoring the remitting ot
dus owing by locals on account ot the an
thracite strike waa not concurred in.
CARVING KNIFE STAYS RIOT
Massachusetts Strikers Attaek !Son
anlon Carriage Builders In
Amesbury.
AMESBURY, Mass., Jan. 23. The strike
situation tn the carriage industry, which
has been in a quiescent state for nearly
two weeks, suddenly became serious to
night by a violent attack on the nonunion
men by strikers.
The police were overpowered, strike
breakers chased and dragged from the
places ot refuge and assaulted. The non
union men were compelled to run for their
lives, chased by 600 strikers. Some ot
them were caught and given severe beat
ings. Foreman Prescott of the Walker car
riage factory, took refuge In a restaurant
and for a time held his pursuers at bay
with a carving knife. Then the crowd
closed In, disarmed him and beat him se
verely. Tonight the chief of police was
authorized to hire out-of-town officers to
assist him In keeping order.
SHOE UNIONS STILL FIGHT
Knights Keep One Man Out, but Five
Others Join Workers'
Ranks.
LYNN, Mass.. Jan. 23. Six shoe cut
ters from Cincinnati arrived here today
and were escorted to the Watson shoe
factory. A crowd assembled and there
was some biasing.
The Knights of Labor succeeded in per
suading one of the men not to go to work.
GRANT ESTATE TAX FREE
Jadge Rnles that President's Chil
dren Need Not Pay for Their
Inheritance.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23 Surrogate Fitz
gerald, on so sppticatlon made by Gen
eral Frederick D. Grant, ruled today that
the estate of Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, 'the
widow of President Grant, waa not liable
to pay inhtrlianc tax.
SIOUX TO GET THEIR MONEY
Interior Department Making a CompuUtien
of the Amovnt Due Them.
MAY RESTORE THE SANTEE ANNUITIES
Secretary Hitchcock Reports Favor
ably on Claims Amounting to
About Two Million
Dollars.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Gamble baa been advised
by the secretary of the Interior that the
computation of the amount. due the Sioux
nation under the treaty ot 1849 will aoon
be completed. The amount Involved In thla
case aggregates about $2,000,000. It Is
based on lands within tbe great Sioux
reservation ceded to the United States,
for which the Indians have never been re
imbursed. Congress has authorized the
payment, but no action waa taken by the
Interior department until It waa urged by
Senator Gamble. The funds will be placed
to the credit of the Sioux Just as soon aa
the computation of the amount due them
Is completed.
Report Favors Santees.
Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior de
partment has completed his report on the
bill introduced by Senator Gamble provid
ing for the restoration of the annuities of
the Santee Indians. About $2,000,000 Is in
volved In this claim. Secretary Hitchcock's
report on the bill will be favorable.
Senator Gamble was today Informed that
plans for the enlargement of the Hope In
dian school at Springfield. 8. P., have been
completed and that the work will be placed
on the market at once.
A petition for the establishment of rural
free delivery at Tynday, S. D., has been
filed by Senator Gamble.
The senate committee on appropriations
baa made a favorable report on the Gamble
amendment, increasing the sslary of the
consul at Beirut, Syria, from $2,000 to
$2,500. This place Is held by G. Ravndaht
of Sioux Fatls, S. D. The Increase was
made at the personal request of Senators
Klttrldgn and Gamble.
M. P. Weston, William Bowen, Jr., Urban
C. Lathrop, Jesse B. Bowen, George C.
Dickson, E. O. Van Zandt, Will H. Bates,
Carl O. Fredtrlckson, Charles W. Yost,
Orvllle D. Handebeck and Charles H. Keys
have been appointed substitute letter car
riers and Carl O. Nelson, William W. Wil
liams, Robert C. Miller and Mark A. Gards
substitute clerks in the postofflce at Des
Moines, Ja.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska John
J. Korlnek, Dwlght, Butler county, vice E.
F. Ptacek, resigned; Charles F. Mlddleton,
Leblanc, Knox county, vice D. Mahoney,
resigned; Harry WUner, Mitchell. Scotts
Bluff county, vice J. R. Russell, resigned;
Robert D. Hessey, Pawlet, Deuel county.
Iowa David B. Knight, Llnwood, Adair
county.
South Dakota Edward A. Wigton, Es
mond, Kingsbury county.
William , Hampton has been appointed a
Creman In the Omaha postofflce.
- - Ask- for Lesvt ot Ahns.. .-
Secretary Root today received a cable
gram' from Governor Taft at Manila, re
questing a six months' leave of absence for
Commissioner Ide, who Is In Ill-health,
dating from February 15. The leave re
quested will be granted.
Governor Taft continues in his cable
gram: Three of the commissioners and I have
Juet returned frcm an eight days' trip
through Laguna, Tayabas and iiatangis.
Found conditions, of public order exce'lent,
with no ladrones"; the people content with
American sovereignity, awaiting: revival
with adoption of hoped-for measures of
congressional and governmental relief from
agricultural and monetary depression.
Doubt Concerning Elklns Bill.
The Elkins anti-trust bill was consid
ered today by the senate committee on
interstate commerce and an adjournment
was taken until Monday for further con
sideration. -The purpose of tbe 'bill was
commended In general terms, but aome
doubt was expressed as to whether, If It
should become a law. It would be more
effective than the existing Interstate com
merce law.
Effect on Situation In Tenesnela. '
The effect of tbe new Panama canal
treaty with Colombia on the present Euro
pean situation In Venezuelan waters was
Informally discussed at a meeting of the
senate committee on interoceanlo canals
today.
Senator Morgan expressed the opinion
that the effect of the signing of the docu
ment would go far to convince Germany
and other European powers that there Is a
purpose on the part ot tbe United States
to continue Its supremacy In Central and
South America, and this sentiment waa
generally endorsed by the four or five
senators present.
The opinion was expressed that If tbe
terms of the new treaty should be found
to be reasonable there would be no great
delay In securing Its ratification.
Short In His Accounts.
'The experts from the Treasury depart
ment have made a report to the secretary
ot the treasury as to the result ot an In
vestigation ot the accounts ot the late Wil
liam 8. Yeatman, as supervising clerk of
the War department. It is reported by
the experts that Mr. Yeatman, at tbe time
of his death, about eighteen months ago,
was a defaulter to the amount ol $64,611.
Cabinet Considers Treaty.
At the cabinet meeting today Secretary
Hay presented the draft ot the Panama
canal treaty, which was signed last even
ing, his associates expressing satisfaction
with tbe results achieved in the negotia
tions.
The Venezuelan- situation was discussed,
but, so far ss could be learned, no con.
elusions were reached, beyond a continua
tion of this government's policy ot "sitting
tight."
The amount named in the treaty to be
paid to Colombia Is $200,000.
Trnst Bill Adopted.
The Judiciary committee of the bouse
today adopted tbe anti-trust bill prepared
by Its subcommittee.
There were differences between members
as to several featurea and votes were taken
on several sections, but none was disturbed.
On the question ot favorably reporting tbe
bill to the house the vote was unanimous,
the democratic members reserving the
right to propose amendments when the
bill Is before the bouse.
Representative Littlefleld expects to
make bis report to tbe house by Monday.
Commerce BUI Discussed.
The bill for tbe creation of the new ex
ecutive department of commerce was under
consideration by a subcommittee of the
senate committee on commerce for two
hours today. In a general way the sub
committee Is Inclined to adhere to the
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CONDITION 0FJHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Saturday and
Sunday; Coldtr Sinday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
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VETERAN MASONS MEET AGAIN
Semt-Annual Session F.lects Officers
and Tangier Shrlners Hold
Installation.
The Vetersn Masonic Association of Ne
braska met this afternoon In the temple
building and elected officers for iho com
ing year. The association holds two meet
ings a year, an annual and a semi-annual
one. This was the former and at the Invi
tation of George W. Linginger the associa
tion will be his guests for the latter some
time in June The following officers were
elected: President, Governor R. W. Fur
nas, Brownville; first vice president, J. B.
Dlnsmore, Sutton; second vice president,
James E. North, Columbus; third vice
president, W. N. Nason, Omaha; fourth vice
president, E. N. Grinnell, Calhoun; fifth
vice president. Judge M. R. Hopewell, Te
kamah; secretary, F. E. White, Platta
mouth; treusurer, Thomas A. Crcigh.
About seventy members were present.
Tangier tomple, Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, held their Installation of officers
last evening. Tho following men took up
tho duties of the otflrex to which they had
been elected last month: Potentate, B. K.
Wilcox; chief rabban, William L. Rltter;
assistant rabbnn, C. Herring; high rrlest
and prophet, M. A. Hall; oriental guide,
Alfred M. Oleaon; treasurer, N. E. Rhodes;
secretary, S. R. Crlckmene. The Installa
tion was conducted by Imperial Potentate
of the United States Colonel H. C. Akin of
Omaha.
Following the Installation ceremony a
banquet was served and the members en
Joyed a few Impromptu speeches. Over 160
were present.
OMAHA - WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
High School Boya ot This City In
Debate with Those of
Lincoln,
Superior argument, better delivery and
convincing rebuttal on the part of tho
Omaha debaters won the state champion
ship debating contest. In which they com
peted with the Lincoln High school team.
This marks the second victory for the
Omaha High school In the contest for the
debating honors of the State and bring!
to them the beautiful banner upon which
appear the names of the successful team.
The question, "Resolved, That the action
of the government tn causing the removal
ot the fences enclosing tbe public lands of
the west Is detrimental to the public," was
handled In the affirmative by Mears. Rich
ard Hunter, Ben Cherrington and J. E.
Swenson ot this city, the negative by Joe
Bcott,- tt her Ktmmel and -Geraardt Mogau
of Lincoln. ( .
The Judges of. the contest were W. S.
Summers, E. P. Smith and Frank Heller.
Their decision was: Omaha, 249 points;
Lincoln, 211 points. The honors of the
local team for delivery, argument and re
buttal was awarded to Mr. Swenson. while
for the Lincoln team Mr. Scott won the
highest average.
The contest waa attended by a very large
audience, which crowded the assembly room
of the Board of Education In the city hall.
During the evening the High Scbool Cadets'
band gave several selections.
EVIDENTLY TIRED OF LIFE
A. J. Eklnnd of Oakland Say He Has
Attempted Suicide Several
Times.
By reason of an attempt to take his own
life a man who says he Is Andrew J.
Eklund of Oakland. Neb., Is under deten
tion at the city Jail, and the police are of
the opinion that he Is insane. From what
has been told by the man himself end
auch Information as has come to the polloe J
from other sources It is understood that he
has made several attempts at self-destruction
tn the last few days.
Eklund says that before he lef". Oak
land, last Saturday, he got a revolver, with
which he Intended to blow hts brains out,
but a friend topk the weapon from blm,
and he then resorted to a razor, but again
his plan waa frustrated by friendly Inter
ference. He displays a scar on his throat
as proof of his attempt with the razor.
It Is stated that Eklund turned on tho
gas In his room n this city yesterday
afternoon, but the escaping gas was dis
covered In time to prevent the fulfillment
of his purpose. A later attempt ted to his
arrest. Eklund had no money when taken
to tbe station and had disposed of a fur
coaf.
UTAH
FAVORS STATEHOOD
Passes Resolution Supporting Terri
torial Claims to Enter
Union.
SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 23. In response
to a request from the New Mexican legisla
ture asking the Utah legislature to me
morialize congress to pass the statehood
bill, a Joint memorial addressed to con
gress was Introduced favoring the admis
sion of New Mexico, Arirona and Okla
homa. Another bill was Introduced tn the senate
today prohibiting miners from accepting
board as pay for wages. This measure la
Intended to supplement the existing law
prohibiting mining companies from keeping
boarding houses.
MANIAC'S VICTIM IS. DEAD
Kansas City Policeman Succumbs
Wounds Sustained In Defend
ing Sergeant.
, KANSAS CITY. Jan. 24. A. R. McKln
ney, the policeman who was shot by Syl
vester Swank, an escaped lunatic from (be
asylum at St. Joseph, Mo., died this morn
ing. Movements of Orena Vessels Jan. 23.
At New York Arrived: Patricia, from
Hamburg; Celtic, from Liverpool.
At Hamburg Arrived: Graf Waldersee,
from New York.
At Havre Arrived: La Bretagne, from
ISew York
At London Bulled:
MlniK haha. for New
Parisian, from IJver
n. York.
At Movll'e-Sailed:
pool, f .r Ht. John. N.
At UIhskow Arrived: Carthaeenlan. from
f'bkiadelphla via Hi. Johns, N. F. : IJvonUn,
from Id Mon; Hunlinlun, from New York.
At Uvrrpuol Bulled: Taurlc, for New
Yurk.
OPPOSE LEASE BILL
Governor Sends Message, to Legislature on
the Dintricb. JtfeMure.
LEGISLATIVE SENTIMENT ON SAME LINE
OtTeTfjoT Thinks Tayorablj of the Recom
mendation of President.
BETTER TO GO SLOW THAN TO BE WRONG
Commission Could Investigate and Then
Act Intelligently,
ELECTION BILL PASSES BOTH HOUSES
Measure c hanging Date of Klectlon
to May Now Awaits the signa
ture of t.overnor to Be
come n Law,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 23. tSpeclal.) Gov
ernor Mickey has placed himself on record
es opposed to the Dietrich land-leasing
bill, now pending before congress. The
Nebraska legislature Is about to record Its
sentiment on this paramount question and.
there is every renson to believe It will bo
In accord with that of the governor.
Tho governor sent to the house and sen
ate today his communication on this bill.
As was forecasted In The Bee, It was
against the measure. Instead of recom
mending that the legislature memorlallf
congress to pass fhe bill, as the Nebraska
congressional delegation had petitioned
the governor to do, the chief executive
commended the plan of President Roose
velt, that a commission ot experts be ap
pointed to Investigate the conditions of
leasing and fencing grazing lands and re
port its findings.
Governor Mickey recognizes (he grave
necessity for some kind ot action on this
important question, but he Is evidently
of the opinion that the action sought In
the Dietrich bill will not meet the require
ments and exigencies of the occasion, for ha
says: "The plan as outlined In tho bill
and the conditions Incident to the leasing
of said lands are so novel In their char
acter and in such contradiction to time
honored custom."
The governor does, however, urge the
legislature to memorialize congress, but
tor the purpose and In such manner as will
Indicate to tho national body of law
makers the attitude of the people ot Ne
braska toward this proposition. The mes
sage as it was transmitted to both houses
today follows:
Message on Lease Dill.
As your honorable body Is well aware a
bill Is now pending In congress, known ns
annate file No. enwi and Instrodueed by our
senior senator, Hon. Charles H. Dlet-leh,
contemplating the leasing of "such of tho
public lands within the atate of Nebrasaa
as are In their natural condition valuable
only for live stock grazing purposes mid
are not capable of irrigation." The plan
as outlined In the bill and the conditions In
cident to the leasing of said lands are so
novel in-their chaoeoter and tn such tfn-
tradlctlon to time-honored custom that tha
proposed legislation has attracted general
attention throughout the state and has oc
casioned much comment, both favorable
and unfavorable. On January IS I received
from Wanhinglon a copy of the bill, ac
companied by a petition signed by our en
tire congressional delegation. This etltion
requests that I call the attention ot your
honorable body to the proposed national
legislation, to the end that you may take
such action aa will Indicate to our senators
and members of congress the wishes of the
state in the premises. The matters involved
are of great concern, not only to that por
tion of the state wherein the grazing lands
are situated, but to all other sections as
well, and It la therefore most fitting that
the legislature should memorialize congress
on the subject. I herewith transmit "o vou
for your considers tlon a copy ot the bill, a
copy of the petition from our congressional
delegation, two sets of resolutions adopted
by the stoekmen of western Nebrasks snd
the correspondence received by this office
relative io the matter. In his recent mes
sage to congress l'resldent Koosevelt rcom
mended the appointment of a commission
of. experts to investigate the conditions af
fecting the leasing and fencing of public
lands and to make report of Its findings.
Such a course, while it would delsy Imme
diate action, would, In my Judgment, afford
such a guaranty of (Ultimate satisfactory
settlement of the perplexing queetions In
volved as to make the plan most desirable.
I trust that you will confer with the con-,
current branch of tho legislature and adopt
such Joint resolution as will indicate to our
senators and representatives in congrees
the attitude of your constituents toward
.the land leasing bill. As the measure is
how pending before the short session of
congress the necessity for expeditious ac
tion Is apparent.
The house voted to take up tha message
as a special order at 2 p. id. Monday and
the senate referred It to a committee.
In Line with Governor.
There seems to be no question whatever
but that the legislature will sustain the
wishes and recommendations of tbs gov
ernor. The sentiment In this direction and
against the Dietrich bill, which Is recog
nized by many to have been drawn up
largely In accordance with the advice of
Secretary Hitchcock of tbe Interior depart
ment Is decidedly and notably strong. The
bouse, with Its fifty-five farmers, is even
more inimical to the measure than the sen
ate, but In the latter body the aebtlment
is considered strong enough to defeat any
plan to secure an Indorssment of tbe bill.
With the emphatic diaapproval and re
jection of the governor and both branches
of the legislature of the great stoclr-ralslng
state ot Nebraska, the chances of success
for this bill manifestly and admittedly will
be seriously diminished, as the friends of
the measure plainly recognize. Had Gov
ernor Mickey acceded to the request of
Nebraska's senators and representative in
Washington and urged the legislature to
take favorable action on the Dietrich bill
and the legislature heeded the governor's
recommendations, It certainly would have
been a pronounced boom for the bill tn
Washington, but as things stand, the out
look Is not encouraging for those who want
this measure enacted into law.
It will be of Interest in connection with
this bill to note this provision extracted
Irom it:
That the secretary of the Interior bo
authorized, In his discretion, to tease for
live stock gra'iing pjrposes, for such mi
nimi rental, upon such terms, with such
reBtrlctloiiH, In such quantities, not ex
ceeding twenty sections In any slate Ihhsc.
snd for such time, not exceeding a period
of ten years, as to hlin shall seem reason
utle, such of tbe public lands within I list
late of Nebraska, aa are in their natural
condition valuable only for live stock graz
ing purposes and are not capable ot Irri
gation. It further ptovldes that tbe lessee may
fence land, but that It shall be still liable
to entry for homestead purposes.,
Hallroad Favors Kansas Bill.
The Union Pacific Railroad company la
making strenuous efforts to Induce tbe en
action by the Nebraska legislature of the
proposed revenue bill now pending before
the Kansas legislature. This bll Is thor
oughly endorsed and approved by that cor
poration. It Is held by this great public
servant to embody the only correct theory
of revenue and taxation. It Ehould, says
I