The Omaha' Daily Bee.
EHTAULISIJKD JVSV 19, 1871.
OMAHA. TUUIJSDAY MOUNIXC, SKI'TEMLIKK 24, 1903 TEN TAGES.
SINGLE COPY" TIlttEE CENTS.
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KING WILL BE RULER
Takes Political Par: in Present Oriiii Un
known Luring Preceding Reigns.
HE DOES AWAY WITH ONE TRADITION
. WillHot Approve Cabinet 03 Mere Presen
tation of Ministers' Names.
DISCUSSES MEASURES WITH BAIFOUR
Wants to Know Hen Suggested Will Be
Btai for Place.
DESIRES TO PROBE WAR SCANDALS
Insists Hint the rw Cabinet Khali
II Adapted to Mr ml villh ques
tions (mnlng Oat of Rnrr
Hostilities.
LONDON, Sept. 23 The political crisis
lias taken on a phase which lends to the
present situation a historical and constitu
tional Importance of almost unprecedented
Interest. The king hus Interfered, not un
constitutionally or beyond the powers vested
In the crown, but In the exercise of his pre
rogatives, to an extent never dreamed of
In the Victorian era.
Fremler Balfour's continued presence at
Balmoral has given rise to much surmise
an.l comment but the Associated Press Is
nble to state' definitely IhatMt Is not due
to the king's determination not to assent to
the formation of a new cabinet until thor
oughly satisfied that Its personnel and com
bination Is such as to ensure the efficient
carrying on of the empire pending the re
sumption of Parliament.
For years previous cabinets were formed
or ministerial vacancies filled by mere pre
sentation to the sovereign of the names of
the new ministers. King Edward has done
away with this tradition. He has spent the
last few days In constant discussion with
Mr. Balfour as to the advisability, from the
point of view of the national welfare, of the
latter's suggested appointments.
Ministers Are Interrogated.
Ministers now holding office and those
nominated for office have been summoned to
Balmoral to Join In these conferences, and
sll have been subjected to a degree of In
terrogatlon such as has surprised even those
who knew King Edward Intimately as
jirinre of Vales.
To such an extent Is King Edward hold
ing his power of veto 1 reserve that he
now Is almost regarded by the Inner cir
cles ns more the cabinet maker than Mr.
Balfour himself. Though, with his ui.ual
tact, the king has refrained from expressing
any politics! views or Infringing the In
itiative belonging to the ministers. This
has not prevented him from expressing his
genuine desire, amounting almost to a com
mand, that steps be taken to remedy the
scandals In the army administration re
vealed by the report of the South African
War commission, and Insisting thxt the
new cabinet shall be one adapted to deal
with that question.
Afttir the long. tionvoraatton ha has had'
during thH Inst few days at Balmoral with
J.ord Jansdowne. Mr. Prodriek. Iord Esher.
who was president of the South African
war commission; Lieutenant General Sir
T. Kclley-Kenney and other military au
thorities, the king 1s said to have ex
pressed the opinion that Lord Lansdowne's
bad record as war secretary was due more
to the badness of the system then In vogue
that any defect of Iird Lansdowne's own
Judgment. King Edward has not shared
the keen publlo Indignation against Lord
ndowne aroused by the report of the
South African war commission, and after
a minute explanation of the circumstances
he Is understood to have consented to his
lordship continuing as foreign minister.
Most Chance War Office System.
This decision has not prevented h'.a maj
esty from telling the ministers that he
wanted something done to Improve the
military muddle and that he hoped some
man would bo appointed who, with the
commission reports as a basis, would be
capable of changing the plans which ren
dered inefficiency unavoidable.
The question of having some general,
notably Iord Kitchener, an head of the
War office has been keenly discussed at
Balmoral between the king and the mln
Inters, but the Associated Press under
stands that the consensus of opinion wai
that such an appointment would be Inter
preted as a modified form of military dic
tatorship which the publlo would never
sanction.
Dealing with the surmise upon some of
the foregoing points the Morning Adver
tiser today said:
The king has In this national emergency
resolved to play the part of a ruler Instead
of being content With that of a tlaiirehead.
Meantime every detail of the negotiations
for u'llng up the vacancies In the en bluet
nre submitted to the king, who has trans
ferred Balmoral to the political center of
the, empire, which, owing to the unusual
Iclljienres at work, several surprises may
emanate. hatever the results may be,
they can safelv be attributed to a large
extent to the king a interest in tne crisis.
Chamberlain laraored Canada.
Alexander V. Black, liberal member of
Parliament for Banffshire, makes public
tonight an Interesting series of letters
which passed between himself and Mr.
Chamberlain In which Mr. Black maintains
that the former colonial secretary launched
liis fiscal scheme wiille Ignoring Canada's
altitude,
In the first letter dated September 7,
Mr. Black points out that Mr. Chamber
laius replying to a question from the
writer In the House of Commons. July 22,
stated that the Canadian government had
had no direct correspondence with Germany
In regtird to the tariff question and that
the Canadian government could only com
municate with Germany through her maj
esty's government. Tho subsequent publi
cation of the tariff correHpundenee showed
that official correspondence hud passed be.
tween the Canadian premier and Mr. Bopp,
German consul at Montreal in which the
i anauian poney towara Germany was
clearly defined. Mr. Black asked the colo
nial secretary to reconcile his reply with
the fuels shown in the correspondence.
Replying on September J.Mr. Chamber
lain said lie was unaware of the corre
spondence, rs the Caiiadhiu government had
not kept hjm informed, but he had asked
the Canadian government to keep him In
formed on any unofficial negotiations they
might conduct.
Alleged nmit)l( Admlssloa.
Mr. Black, replying to this letter, pointed
out that Mr. Chamberlain makes the ita ru
ng '.rig admission that he announced his
preferential tariff scheme without having
A knowledge of the correspondence which
showed that Canada Intended to negotiate
directly with Germany and was prepared
to plve Germany the same preferential
treatment us the mother country. Mr.
Black said that Mr. Chamberlain must
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GREAT BRITAIN MUST ACT
People of Islands of l. KJtt
etl Marring Wkllt Uot
eromeat Walts.
and
ST. THOMAS. r. W. I., Bept. a -The Ga
zette of the Brltlsr Niand of St.Kltts,
khvk:
The moment fop
" hand of the
government to lw ex. 'A 'nt bp much
longer delaved If the . "nidation
of the island of St. Kit. lf ' r
to be kept from stsrvatluit. . ''ng
condition of poverty exists. '
have been oompelled to lessen ' .
rennets, owing to the long- drought an.
bodied men mid women nre hardly earfiK
enough to supply their dally wants.
The Times of the British Inlands of St.
Vincent blames the government for the
misery prevailing since the volcanic erup
tion In that Island, adding that starvation
and disease are killing many persons, an 1
that a Urge number of half naked and
homeless laborers of both sexes sleep In
ragged tents, "harbors of disease and Im
morality and a disgrace to the colony."
SAN DOMINGO BACKS OUT
Says that It Does Xot Consider Binding-
the Agreement to Arbi
trate Claims.
SANTO DOMINGO, Sept. 23. The gov
ernment has Informed Minister Powell that
It absolutely does not recognise the validity
of the agreement regarding the claims of
the Improvement company, and therefore
cannot appoint an arbitrator In'that case.
Mr. Powell has Informed the govern
ment that the engagements made must be
kept and that he expected It to name Its
arbitrators.
He also pointed out to the government
that If they accepted engagements with
other powers, those made with his gov
ernment must also be respected and If some
of 'the acts of former President Vaxquez's
government were considered legal, then
all must be. Quiet prevails throughout
the republic.
PRAISES THE UNITED STATES
International Peace Congress Thanks
This Country for Part Taken
to Avert War.
ROUEN, France, Sept. 23 The Interna
tlonal Peace congress which Is meeting In
this city today, passed resolutions re
gretting the acts of hostility committed by
Qermany and Great Britain against Ven
exuela. particularly the destruction of
property which gave rise to claims for In
demnity, expressing sntl- faction that the
warlike attitude soon yielded to diplomacy
and arbitration, praising the Intervention
of the United States, and congratulating
President Koesevelt and United States Min
ister Bowen on their efforts to bring the
dispute before The Hague tribunal.
GRAVE CLOSES OVER TRAGEDY
Bodies of Hocbaad and Wife
Burled Side by Side
in Parla.
Are
PARIS, Sept. S3. The remains of James
1. Ferries, who waa connected with the
Paris office of the Associated Press and
who died suddenly Sunday, and of his wife,
who In a fit of distraction took her life
soon afterward, were burled side by side
today in Bagneux cemetery.
Rev. Dr. Thurber. rector of the American
churth, officiated. A number of newspaper
men and friends of the deceased were
present. Many beautiful floral tributes
were placed on the caskets. No relatives
of either Mr. or Mrs. Ferriere have been
located.
CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA
Official Figures of Those Presented at
This Time Show that Abont
fKO.MK,000 is Da.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 23. The of
ficial figures of the claims presented by
foreign nations to the mixed tribunals now
sitting In Caracas are:
France, Sl.O4O.000; United States. 110.900,
000; Italy, 38,300,000: Belgium, 18,093.360
Great Britain. 32.500.000; Oermany, $1,417,300
Holland, 11,046,460; Spain, 3000.000; Mexico
3500.000; Norway and Sweden, 3200.000.
The sessions of the French and Belgian
tribunals have closed.
STORM AT GRAND BANKS
Fishermen Picked I'p la Dorlea After
the Blow and Many Are
Missed.
ST. JOHNS. N. F Sept. 23The gale
which raged last Friday caused havoc on
the Grand Banks. A number of fishing
vessels have returned here damaged, and
report the loss of men, trawls and fishing
outfits. It Is feared that some vessels hav
i. , v. n v. .. .at., j j I
Six American, four French and eight
Newfoundland fishermen found adrift In
dories and picked up by other vessels, were
landed here today.
Slide at Turtle Mountain.
NELSON, B. C Sept. 23. -Passengers ar
riving over the Crows Nest report that an
other Immense slide occurred yesterday
morning at Turtle mountain, near Frank,
Alberta. Aa far as known no lives were
lost, but all the people of Frank have de
serted the town again.
Lifts Kiabargo un Sew England.
IXJNDON, Sept. 23. The Board of Agri
culture today Issued an order withdrawing
the prohibition on the landing of animals,
other than swine, brought to Great Britain
from the New England states.
Captures Last Outlaw.
SANTIAGO. Cuba, Sept. 23.-Oarrlga. the
last of the outlaws, was captured today.
President Palma today witnessed u parade
of the school children and was entertained
this evening at the Spanish club.
Servian Cabinet Resigns.
BEIjGRADE. Servla. Sept. 23. At King
Peter's reuuest the cabinet will resign to
morrow, but te ministers will remain In
office until the meeting ot the Skupshtlna.
MAY STRIKE AT ROCK SPRINGS
l nroutrmed
Is In
Rumor tm that Kffert
tlrralatloa nt
Cheyenne.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., 8-pt. 21-1 Special
Telegram. I An unconfirmed report has
been received here that the coal miners
employed at Rock Springs by the Union
Pacific Coal company and the Sweetwater
Coul company will go on strike In a few
days. The nature of the miners' grievance
Is not known. State Coal Mine Inspector
Young said today that he beard of no disc-out
ut among Ui men.
MUSICIANS GET DECISION
Omaha Central Labor Union Must Grant
Tbem Recognition and Representation.
FEDERATION COUNCIL TALKS OF MILLER
Artion in Matter of Washington Book
binders Deferred I'ntll Later la
Present Session of the fcx
erutlre Council.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23 At the meet
ing of the executive council of the Ameri
can Federation of Iabor today, the Omaha
Central I.abor union was advised that the.
local union of musicians should be o
corded full rejgnltlon and representation.
In the matter of the Brewery Workers'
ispute, representatives of the . Brewery
Workers', Knglneers' and Firemen's unions
were ordered to meet In St. Ixuls the first
week In October to form a Joint agreement
under the provisions of the New Orleans
resolution on the subject.
The executive council considered the case
of W. A. Miller, the foreman of book
binders, who was dismissed from the gov-
rnment printing office because he had
been expelled from the local bookbinders'
union, and who was subsequently reln-
tated by order of President Roosevelt,
but took no action 1n the matter, deferring
hat until later. The case was under ton
"j " ckcuiho ciiunuii ot oinun
time, but all that was made public con-
ccrning It Is embraced In the following
tatement:
James W. Dougherty, secretary of the
International Bookbinders' union, accom
panied by a committee, appeared before
he executive council In the V llllnm A.
Miller case. The matter was thoroughly
gone Into, documents read, and copy of
the evidence submitted, further consider
ation of the subject was deferred until
later In the present session. .
The council awarded jurisdiction of putty
g'.azlng to the Brotherhood of Paperhang
ers and Decorators. The Amalgamated
Glass Workers' International association
was denied jurisdiction over plate glass and
cathedral glass makers.
The dispute between the machinists' as
sociation and that of the allied metal me
chanics was compromised by an agree
ment that the International Association
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oi meiai i raoes aiecnanics snail caa a
constitutional convention to De aitenoea ty
a delegation of the International Associa-
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lion oi .wacniniKis ior xno purpose oi pi-
resting a worKing agreement Between tun
two organizations
Parka is Seated. I
I
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 23 After being In
session behind rlosed doors since earlv this
morning the convention of the Interna- Resolved, mat we urge every mraoer or
., ,r ... . , . . . . , the association to .constitute himself u
tlonal Association of Bridge and Structural ,.,,mmlttee of one to see that his congress
Iron workers at 10 o'clock tonight voted in man and senators are enlightened as to
favor of seat ng Sam Parks and the other
.., , - , ... . x. - - w
delegates from Ix)cal union No. 2 of New
York. There were three votes cast against I
Parka and his friends. These were the bal-
lotir of President Buchanan, the Kansas
City delegate and one other. The result 1
was a decided victory for Parka, as It re
instated him and Local No. 2 of New York,
ui wr ui:u lie urn turj uusinros a.goiiL( anu iu
rectly repudiates the action of President
Vuciuuian In gUBpendlugr H.Th Fhtkb dele-
gationa will now have seats on the floor
and the supposedly regular New Tork dele
gates are out of it.
The hearing of the Parks' case consumed
nearly all. the time of the convention yes
terday and was a bitter contest.
Lake Commerce May Stop,
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 23. Developments
in the trouble which threatens to bring the
commerce cf the great lakes to a stoppage
today gave no indication of an early settle
ment. On the other hand the difficulty for
the first time took the form of the usual
strike, a condition heretofore lacking, the
men on the United States Steel corporation
. -
boats for the time having lert tneir places
v, i ,v,, ,v Cuntnin
Moore, head Of the local Harbor Masters'
and Pilots' association today announced
that a grievance does exUit with the steel
corporation's employes and said that there
would be no opposition to any assistance
being offered that corporation by lndepend
ent vessel owners. The Independent vessel
men are not willing to be dictated to in the
matter which they claim is entirely a busi
ness proposition and state that, if they
cannot tow the vessels of the steel corpo
ration, they will tie up their own craft for
the season and thus put an end practically
to all lake commerce for the season,
An-
other meeting will be held tomorrow.
Arnnrnnon no.r. . ""-
CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Settlement of labor
difficulties by arbitration has been frowned
upon by the teamsters Joint council and as
a result the Chicago Board of Arbitration,
which has ended many disputes between
employers and employes, will In all prob-
ability be disbanded.
The Joint council of teamsters has
adopted a resolution removing Its repie -
sentatives from the Board of Arbitration
snd providing that In the future all ques-
lions affecting the welfare of the teamsters
shall be referred to a temporary board of
adjustment. This board Is 4o be composed
of such arbitrators as may be agreed upon
between the unions and the employer and
their duties are to cease when a decision
Is reached.
Dissatisfaction with the findings of the
board Is the excuse given by the teamsters'
Joint council for their action. Representa
tlves of the employers intimate that the
change of policy will be a welcome one In
any event. It Is asserted by Fred W. Job
secretary of the Employers' association,
that the end of the arbitration board was
Inevitable in view of the refusals of the
union tn abide by Its findings.
Agreement on Great Northern
ST. PAUL, Sept. 23. The controversy be
tween the engineers and fireman and the
Great Northern road was amleablv settled
this evening. Neither the company officials
or the grand officers would state the terms,
but It is stated that each side made some
concessions. It Is understood the firemen
have been granted a slight increas in
wages, bringing their schedule to a parity
with those of various other transcontlnen-
tsl lines.
The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen on
the Great Northern road also has a griev-
anee committee In St. Paul waiting to con
fer with the officials. The carmen, who
embrace almost all of those employed In
the various shops of the system, and who
number about l.i'O men, are said to be de
mandlng an Increase of 13 per cent in
wages, which represents, they axsert, the
difference between their wage schedule and
that paid to their fellow craftsmen on the
Northern Pacific.
A committee of Northern Faciflc firemen
and engineers is alo In the city awaiting a
conference with the officials of that road.
It is not known what concessions they ask.
Employers Will Ket Arbitrate.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 23-If both sides
maintain U'elr present attitude Minneapo
lis flour mill oieratlves will strike at mid
night. Today the union submitted a piopo-
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COUPLE IS FOUND DEAD
Man and Woman Shot, with So Osten
sible Reason for the
Deed.
CHICAGO. Sept. 23. Early this morning
thd dead bodies of Harriet Ellxabetli Webr
and Inocentl Talamini, a marble cutter,
were found on Lexington avenue Just south
of Fifty-fourth street. Both bad been shot
twice, and while there are Indications that
the man Shot the womun and then killed
himself, there are other features to the case
that make it somewhat mysterious. Arthur
M. Taurle, with whom the dead woman had
made her home, will lie held by the police
until after the inquest. There Is no evi
dence crediting liim with the shooting, hut
he Is detained as a witness. The shots that
killed the man and womun were heard by
residents of the neighborhood about 1
o'clock last night. No move was made to
Investigate the shooting, however, and
nothing was known of the' tragedy until
this morning, when the bodies were dis
covered by a newspaper correspondent.
The body of the woman was identified as
that of Mrs. Laurie, but when Laurie was
brought to the police station, he said that
she was not his wife, and that he did not
know the man whose body was found with
hers.
Tonight, in going through the effects of
Miss Weber, an envelope was found ad
dressed, evidently In the hand writing of
a man. to Inocentl Talamini. In seeking
Talamini to find what he might know of
the woman or the shooting, the officers
identified, the dead man as
Talamini
himself.
IN FAVOR 0F RECIPROCITY
Carriage Bnlldera' National Associa
tion 1'aaaes Resolutions oa
the Snbjeet
BOSTON. Sept. 23. At today s session ot
the Carriage Builders' National sssocia
tlon T. M. Knappcn, secretary of the Na
tlonal Reciprocity league, spoke on "Reel
prcclty with Canada; How to Get It.
Following Mr. Knappen's address the fol
lowing resolutions, offered by R. C. -Staver
of Chicago, were adopted:
Resolved, That In view of the demand of
our growing foreign trade and the strength
ening tendency or other nations to meet
i'r. hlgh .turlF!' wl,n iua"-v h'h ones on
their part, the time hah come when the
cited States should enter uiHin a doIIc.v of
reciprocity In customs do ties, granting fa
vors In our country to all nations that do
or Bimu aivr n tn v r--mi iij im-ir muintrin
Resolved. That In view of the contiguity
of Canada ami the close ties of kinship,
aoe.li'.l intercourse and commercial trade be-
I l TV i e i j im people oiiu uio ikiiuuiiu hiiu toe
desirability of strengthening them, we cite
tliA fWKtilntnn u efllinli'V ftarvlnir Of
reciprocity in .a special sense and witiiout
reeard to a nollcv of sreneral reciprocity.
ne demand or great uustness inieresia oi
this country that our growing foreign trade
conserved and assisted by a policy of
genuine reciprocity,
The election of officers resulted in the
unanimous choice of Frank L. Wright of
St. Louis as president-
QARLES B. FARWELL DEAD
Former Illinois gentC ea1aae Away
After Several Months
Illness. .
CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Former Senator
Charles B. Farwell died at his home in
Lake Forest today of heart troublo after
several months' Illness. Mr. Farwell has
teen a prominent figure In local, state and
national politics since 1M4, when he came
to Chicago from Ogle county, Illinois.
In his business life Mr. Farwell engaged
successively In real estate and banking and
in 1864 purchased an interest In the present
house ot J. V. Farwell & Co. He was
born in Steuben county. New York, eighty
vears iiffo.
' . , .
After sefving as pounty clerk, member
of the State Board of Equalization, state
senator and member of the house of repre
sentatives, lie was elected to the United
States senate from Illinois In 1H87. He
leaves three daughters. Mrs. Reginald
DeKoven, Mrs. Dudley Winston and Mrs.
Ilobart Chattield-Taylor, and one son,
Walter Farwell.
MICHIGAN CONGRESSMEN MEET
Republicans Select C hairman, Who
Will Kow Hustle for Places
from ctv Speaker.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Sept. 23.-At a
meeting here today of ten of the eleven re
publican members of the Michigan eongres-
I slonal delegation, Congressman William A
Smith of this city was continued aa chair
man of the delegation.
I Those present explained their wishes as to
committee assignment, and Congressmen
pmlth and Bishop will leave for Washing-
tnn to Inform Mr. Cannon, the peakr-tn
be, of th- desires of the Michigan members.
Both Congressmen Fordney and Smith are
candidates for a position on the ways nnd
m?nns committee, and owing to the absence
of Congressman Fordney today the question
n dispute was pnssed until the next cau-
I Cus. It was decided unanimously to post
pono committing the delegation to any po
1 sltlnn on the Cuban reciprocity question un
I til the opening of congress.
BURY A CHINESE DIPLOMAT
Celestials of San Francisco Make
Notable Obsequies of a Late
Military Attache,
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23. One of the
most gorgeous and lmpresttlve Oriental
spectacles ever witnessed In America made
notable today the funeral services over
"e OI lom luun. military ai
tache of Chinese legation in the I nited
btates, whose ueatn a weeic ago ,by as
phyxiution caused deep mourning among
h Chinese In the country
I Owing to an order from the Chinese sick
I company, business was suspended in China.
town and thousands of Chinese assembled
around the consulate
i Tom KU Young wai a high official In
court circles at Peking. Following his re-
- I cent arrest on a misdemeanor charge he
committed suicide.
NEW LINE FOR ROCK ISLAND
Surveyors Are at Work shortening
Tracks Between Trentoa and
Kansas City.
I TRENTON. Mo.. Sept. 23. Rock Island
j surveyors are locating a railroad line be-
tween Trenton and Kansas City that will
be twenty-five miles shorter than that now
used. From Jamesport the line goes to the
Wabah railroad and crosses at Cirlow
going due south. The line crosses the Han
nibal & St. Joseph at Hamilton, the Santa
Fe at Converse and will run almost parallel
with the Milwaukee, using the latter's
biidgs at Kansas City,
e
Call for Republican Meeting, t
Earnestly desirous of promoting harmony within the rnnks of Douglas T
county republicans, tlio untlersljrnetl hereby extend a cordial Invitation (o
all republicans who are willing to Join with us In an effort to alluy fao-
tional strife so that tho party may present n solid front In the impending
campaign. With this end In view a publlo meeting in hereby culled at
Watthlngtoii hall on Friday evening, September 2."i, at 8 oclock. Tarty
conciliotiou aud harmony are the sole objects of this meeting and no tlH
cuslon of candidates will be permitted. t
II. A. FOSTEIt, President
J. II. MILLARD.
i. II. M 'GIL-TON.
JOHN L. WEBSTER.
W. V. HURLEY.
.lOHN U KENNEDY.
JOHN C. COW IN.
BYRON (I. BCRBANK.
NELSON C. PRATT.
II. E. PALMER.
E. J. CORNISH.
LAWYER 0U1TS THE CASE
Former Attorney General of Colorado Will
Not Plead for Prisoners.
OBJECTS TO TROOPS AROUND THE COURT
Attorney for Officers Says Writ of
Habeas Corpus la Xot 1st
peaded, bat Judge Mast
He'fuee It.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Sept. 23 -Gen-eral
Chase produced in district oourt today
the four military prisoners for whom writs
of habeas corpus were Issued, and a strong
force of troops was stationed In and about
the courthouse.
Former Attorney General Engley, at
torney for the prisoners, withdrew from the
case, saying:
When I tiled the application for writs of
habeas corpus 1 supposed that these pro
ceedings would be heard under constitu
tional guarantee, but It Is not so. This is
no longer a constitutional court. It Is an
armed cump. The court has been sur
rounded by soldiery. 1 refuse to proceed
further in this case.
Mr. Engley and his associate, John Mur
phy, left the court room together.
8. D. Crump, for the respondents, pre
sented an argument along purely legal
lines. He said that he wished to correct
the Impression derived from Lieutenant Mc
Clelland's remarks, that they claimed that
the writ of habeas corpus is euspended.
But, ha said, the respondents claimed that
It was not always necessary to grant the
writ. The question which he argued wag
whether the writ shall stand or fall.
At the conclusion of Attorney Crum'g ar
gument Judge Seeds announced that he
probably would deliver his decision on the
motion to quash the habeas corpus pro
ceedings tomorrow afternoon. The pris
oners, escorted by the military, were
taken back to the guardhouse. No affidav
its charging any of them with crimes have
been filed.
Predict General Strike.
PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 23. The called con
vention of district No. 15 of the United
Mine Workers of America began this' aft
ernoon In Trades Assembly ball, and It re
solved Itself into executive session, with
District President William Howells in the
chair. Every union In the district, which
Includes Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and
New Mexico, was represented. Among the
officers there Is but one sentiment that a
strike of all the miners In this district will
bo declared as a result of the convention.
President John Mitchell telepgraphed that
he could not be present, but National Vice
President Lewis will act as his personal
representative. Mr. Mitchell has expressed
himself as heartily in favor of a strike un
less the operators accede to the demands of
the mli.ers.
Miners Succeed at Tellurlde.
TELLURIDE, Colo., Sept. 23. Manager
Henry Buckley of the Silver Bell mine
granted his mill men an eight-hour day, and
three shifts will be employed In the mill.
Captain Davidson, manager of the Carri-beau-Montesuma,
also granted an eight-
hour day. This practically settles the la
bor troubles in Ophlr with the exception of
the Butterfly-Terrible mine, whose man
ager, J. S. Keating, refused to treat with
the union.
MAYOR LOW IS RENOMINATED
Republicans aad Cltisens' I nion of
Sew York Agree on Him
for Leader.
NEW Y'ORK, Sept. 23. The republican
aud Citizens' union city conventions met to
night, the former at Grand Central palace
und the latter at Cooper Union, and noml
nated to head the city ticket the candidates
decided on at the conference of the antl-
Tammany forces. Scth Low for mayor,
with Edward M. Grout for comptroller and
Charles V. Fornes for president of the
hoard of aldermen.
The platform adopted when the conven
tion reassembled declsred that "the reptib
Means of New York unquUfiedly endorse the
efficient and business-like administrations
of Mayor Ixw, Comptroller Grout and Pres
ident Fornes," and declared that every prin
cipal of two years ago had been fulfilled
in letter and spirit. The Issue of the cam
paign was declared to be the continuance
of this "honest. Intelligent and progressive
administration."
The .nomination of Mayor Low was voter".
unanimously the nominations of the other
candidates following.
Francis C. Huntington presided at the
convention of the Citizen's union. R. Ful
ton Cutting, as chairman of the conference
committee, presented the names of three
candidates, seconding speeches were made
aud the nominations were voted, after
which the conventions adjourned.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT SOUTH
Georgia and Alabnma to Be Ylslted,
bnt Time Kot Derided
I'fion.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala , Srpt. 23-Iiiternal
Revenue Collector Joseph O. Thompson,
wlio is Just bark from a conference with
the president at Oyster Bay, auld today
tliut Mr. Roosevelt Is considering making a
trip south this winter and speaking in two
or three cities each in Georgia and Ala
bama, Including Atlanta and Birmingham.
He feu) s the president was anxious to
come couth, though he did not say definitely
Just when he would -come. The president
added that he had often been tempted to
visit this section, but was afraid his mis
sion would be misunderstood; that the peo
ple might think the trip was for vote
getting. While the president did not so
state, Mr. Thompson is of the opinion tlv.t
he would like the southern people to under
stand him better and he Is unxious to come
south to, dispel some of the erroneous Im
pressions now thought to prevail In this
section regarding his southern attitude.
McKinley Club.
N. P. DOIMJE. JR.
M. T. HARIiOW.
JOHN O. WHARTON.
JOHN W. PARISH.
FRANK E. MOORES.
M. A. HALL.
W. II. HANCHETT.
E. ROSE WATER.
ROBERT COW ELL.
HOWARD H. BALDRIOE.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer
Thursday; Fair Friday, Cooler In West
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WANTS CITY J0 OWN LIGHTS
South Side Second Ward Club Asks
Bond Issue for Municipal
Plant.
The South Side Second Ward Improve
ment club last night pnssed resolutions
asking the mayor and city council to pass
an -ordinance for bonds to purchase the
lighting plants. These resolutions were the
result of the lighting committee's report,
signed by J. Lynch and J. L. Ellinghausen.
and were In substance that whereas, there
had been considerable agitation in regard
to municipal ownership of public utilities,
that the improvement club, as a body of
tax paying citizens, requests tho mayor and
council to pass an ordinance for bonds
sufficient to purchase lighting facilities, tho
bonds to be voted on nt the coming elec
tion. A motion that this resolution be for
warded by the secretary was carried, an
amendment to lay on the table for one
week being defeated.
The matter of the needed sidewalk on
Spring street between Eighteenth nnd
Twentieth streets was discussed and J.
Lynch volunteetcd to see the city clerk ns
to the status of affairs and report to the
secretary of the club. ,
D. L. Shanahnn and Philip Houth were
appointed a committee to get Councilman
Hoye'a Ideas in regard to means of filling
the washout on Spring stteet between
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. ,
The sewer committee reported that water
continued to stand at the back of houses
near Twentieth and Spring streets and
that-the. whole of . Spring street could lie
drained by two sewer connections with the
main sewer. Committee was ordered to
see Hoye and report at next meeting.
The secretary wns Instructed to inform
the Board of Public works of the condition
of Twentieth Btreet tinder the Union Pa
clflo bridge, where a foot of foul-smelling
mud covered the pavement. The holo In
the pavement In front of the watering
trough at Twentieth and A'lnton streets Is
to be included In this communication.
The secretary was ordered to apply to
the council for a copy of the Omaha char
ter. A new sidewalk committee was appointed
consisting of Messrs. Simon, Houth, Da vies.
Nelson and C. Peterson.
On motion a protest was sent to the
county commissioners agalntit any commit
tee being appointed to Investigate tho
county poor farm plumbing, on which tha
club Is not recognized and represented.
"The, county commissioners," said a
member, "ugreed Saturday to appoint a
committee consisting of two practlcnl
plumbers and one supply man to Investi
gate this charge. For our own protection
wo ought to bo represented on this com
mittee, because if there Is a whitewashing
report wo who started this thing will have
to stand for it." It was moved that the
name of John Lynch, because of bis famil
iarity with the work, be suggested for
membership on the committee.
TUTTLE TAKES HIS POSITION
la Tinder Charges and a Bitter Fight
Aaralast Him la Antlcl.
pated.
SOUTH M ALESTER. I. T.. Sept. 23
Dwtght W. Tut lie of Connecticut, recently
appointed chairman of the Choctaw Town
site commission to succeed J. A. Sterrett of
Ohio, removed, arrived here today and .was
sworn in. Tuttle has been In the territory
a week, waiting for his commission to ar
rive from Washington. In the meantime
Inspector Wright of Muskogee filed charges
ajgalnst the personal as well ns official con
duct of Tuttle, who whs formerly chairmun
of the Creek Townsite. commission. Tho
charges evidently did not reach Washing
ton In time to prevent the Issuance of the
commission. A bitter fight on Tuttle Is ex
pected. NEW YORK BANKS MERGE
Rational Bank of Commerce and
Western National Bank Are
Brought Together.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Stockholders of
the National Bank of Commerce and the
Western National bank today ratified the
agreement of merger between tho two In
stitutions. The union will take efftct on
October 5, when the Western National will
cease to exist and the National Bank of
Commerce will take over all the Western's
business and assets. Yalentlne P. Snyder,
the president of the Western, will Uike
bis place as head of the consolidated In
stitutlon.
Movements of Ocean Vessels sept. "..'.
At New York Arrived: Teutonic, from
Liverpool; Pennsylvania, from Hamburg.
Balled: Oceanic, fur Liverpool, viu Honth
hampton; Jtyudam, for Rotterdam, via Bou
logne. At Queenstown Arrived : Majestic, from
New fork; iielgeiiland. from Philadelphia,
for Liverpool. Hailed: Iv-rniu. for llosiun.
At Liverpool Sailed : Dominion, for Mon
treal; Germanic, for New York, via Queens
town; Mayliower, for Boston, via Oueens
ton. Arrived: Ciinaillaii. from Boston;
Kensington, from Moui,il.
At London Arrived: Mt-suha. from New
Y'ork.
At Isle of Wight Anchored off Oweis
1 1 y r tat, 1 1 : Kron I'rinz Villii:u, from in -fn-n.
for Suul'iHiupton. Cherbourg and New
York. (Detained by fog.)
At Cherbourg Arrived: Pretoria u. from
New York, via liMiioiitli, for itxuihiirg
At Hoiirtauiitun Arrived : New York,
from New York, paused liurtt Cuaile at 7:C
P. m-
SEW PACING RECORD
Prince Alert is Now the Futeit Known
Horae in Harness.
CLIPS DAN PATCH'S TIME TWO SECONDS
Establishes One Minute Fifty-Seren Sec
onds as Hark of Pacers.
TRAVELS OVER EMPIRE CITY TRACK
Yorkers See tha Quickest Mile Ever Made
, Before a Sulky.
WEATHER AND TRACK WERE PERFECT
Second Time Winner of Yesterday
Takes from Han Patch a Record,
Having- Won MalNMIIe Track
Cham pioa ship.
NEW YORK, Sept. I3.-Frlnce Alert, tha
pacing hero of 100 races, and the champion
of a score of half-mllo tracks, went against
tho world's pacing record of 1:5H, hold by
Dan Patch and beat it must decisively at
tho Empiro City track today.
It was tho first day of the Autumn meet
ing of the Empire City Trotting club, and
in addition to a strong card of four races.
Prince Alert was billed for what looked
like tho Impossible feat of breaking the
record. But Prince Alert had recently won
the half-mile track championship In 2:03'i.
which had been won only the week before
by Dan Patch In 2:04, and good Judges were
(anguine.
The weather and track were perfect, and
the wind, which was high early in tho
day, kindly subsided so that the condi
tions wero favorable.
Mart Dcmarest, the trainer and driver ot
tho Prince, on account of overweight, de-
tided to get John Curry to drive and De
marest drove the thoroughbred pacemaker
in front with the wind shield sulky.
At the third tlmo the starter gave the
word nnd Iiko a perfect piece of machinery,
1'iince Alert shot away to the quarter-pole
In 2it4j seconds. As he got Into the back
stretch he Increased his speed and was at
the half In 68 seconds.
Fastest Mile of Pacers.
Then the crowd realised thst they were
witnessing the fastest mile ot the horses
in the pacing class, and cheers and ahouta
of "Come on," came from grand stand and
lawn.
Without a break or a tremor he flashed
by the three-quarter pole in i-.X'i, and
without any urging came on with a su
perb burst of speed, crossing tha wire In
1:67.
In tho regular program Dark Secret was
the favorite In the 2:20 trot and won easily
in straight heats. The great speedway fa
vorite. Swift, won the 2:08 trot, and re-duoed-lits
record to 2:07.
In the 2:08 pace Cubanola was tho choice,
but was distanced In tha first heat. Nona
mlo winning the two heats by a nose and
nock. Summary:
. 3:08 uaelnT 4 lcuir nnmo lonov .. -' ' -
Niinamie, b. tn. MnomlBK.ui,,;.,,
Armoreat, g. ni. (McDonald)...
Trllhy Direct, blk. m. (Walker)
Bardlna. b. m. iDavis)
Ollvo Wood, br. g. (Phillips)
Gold Brick, blk. g. (Spesr)
Merry Master, br. m. (Robinson...
,. 1 1
..4 3
.. C 4
.. (I 6
.. T.1N
i line: :in.t. ziuiv.
Special UKiiinst time to beat the world's
pacing record of 1:M:
Prince Alert, b. g. by Crown Prince
Curry) i
Time tl:2!)H. 0:5S. 1:26H. J:B7.
!:0K trotting class; purse, JR0O:
Swiff, b. g. (Andrewsi I 1
George Muscovite, b. h. (Bond) S 3
ivemwonn, ijik. g. inpear) , 4
Idollta. b. h. (Kelly) 4
lime: z:iivt. i.ui.
2:23 pacing class; purie, $tXK):
Susie ., blk. m. (Malnney) 2
Jean M.. b. m. (Austin) 1
t'igden Smith, b. k. (Fitzgerald) 8
Manucla, b. m. (Halli 4
Time; 2:15, 2:144. 2:154.
2:;D trotting class; purse, S500:
Dark Secret, b. m. (Davis)
Carnape. b. g. (Hall)
Maroiiombo. b. h
Hand F., b. tn. tWelpley)....
Fruition, b. m., (Scheney)
:::::: I
King Muscovite, b. h, (Brown) 4
Possibility, eh. g. (Goldsmith) S
Time: 2:15. 2:13',j.
Han Patch Falls.
COLUMBUS, O.. Sept. 23,-Tcn thousand
people witnessed the Grand Circuit races at
the Columbus driving pnrk today. The spe
cial attraction was Dan Patch's race
against time to beat his record of 1:59. The
track woa fast and weather conditions were
almost perfect, but the best the pacer could
do wns l:GDVi. Summaries:
Trotting. 2:11 class, three In five, nurse
t2.("i0:
McKinley. h. n. GMttlson) Z 1 1 1
Hawthorne (Hudson) t III
Dr. Strong, g. g. (C. Haaan) 3 3-1
Dorothy Redmond (Wllllsi 4 4 4 4
Time: 2:10V -:7. 2:ll7 2:07.
Pacing, 2:0N class, three In five, purse S2.000
(unfinished):
Nervolo, b. h. (Hudson) 1 3 0 2 1
Wlntlild i'tratton, br. s. (Mc-
Guirei 2 1 S t 2
New rtiehmond. g. h. (Benedict).. 7 fl s S
Sufrett. blk. 111. (Kckeri 4 t X 4
Pinchem Wilkes, b. g. (K.Htes..6 S H 5
Council Chimes, blk. h. "Snow). .5-4 4 4dr
Cot Looming", b. g (Wllkeii). . , .7 0 7ds
Jolesco, g. g. 1 .McConnclli rt
Time: 2:0V,(, 2:(lT4, 2:10. 2:07V 2:07.
In the 2:21 class, trotting, best two In
three, nurse !i0, Bessie Brown won from n
Held 0 thirteen.
In the 2:17 class pacing, best two In three,
purse Black Pet won In straight heats.
Time: 2:10'i. 2:.
Drops I le a d on Track,
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Bept. 23. (Special
Telegram.) -Opal Panic, brown gelding,
owned by C. E. Alexander of Des Molner.
started in the 2:3.1 class pace at Lake Con
trary driving park this afternoon and when
within fifty feet of the wire dropped dead
of heart disease. The horse was in third
place when It fell dead. Lillian, owned by
William B. Lowrie of Waterloo, la., fell
ten yard.-! from the wire and was badly
injured. Carrie B., owned by Hale broth
ers, St. Joseph, In the same race fell l"i
yards from the start, receiving stver In
juries. First Race, 2:35 Pace Avalanche, b. g.
(Perry), lust; Kid Hal., b. s. (Maiiker). sec
ond ; English Walnut, b. s. (Mack), third ;
Idler, Jr., br. g. ('ulom), fourth. Time:
2;IH, 2:23, '-'-'IVs. 2 "4.
Second Race. 2:36 Trot Bsshey Wilkes,
bl. m. (Alexander), first; Minnie Blake, bl
ni (Anderson), second; Old Shave, b. g.
(Kalis), third; Mabel L.. b. m. (Downlag,;,
fourth. Time: 2:3J'. 2:32V
TRANSPORT SOLACE ARRIVES
Brings a Number of Officers aad Men
' from Army and Ssvf la
Ksat.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23. The United
Slates navy transport Solace, Commander
Singer, arrived here today one month from
Maiuhi via (itiam, seven days, and Hon
olulu. It report all well at Midway. It
brought back a large number of officer
and men from Guam and the Asiatic squa
dron, among the former being Drs. Uen
nun and J. F. Luby, Assistant Sdrgeon R.
It. Mi-Chiu.'iliaii; Chief Sallmaker J. A
LuiimT, Gunner O. L. Mallory, all of th
navy, and Lieutenant Colonel O. C. Ber
rynian and Lieutenants O. H. Mather,
Giles Bishop and K. E. Miller of the marine
corps. Atsiut twenty clvillu.11 passengrrx
and 4V) time-expired cieu came also fiem
the various islands.
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