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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAI1A, TIIUH8DAY MORNING, DECEMI1E11 10, 1003 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE CO IT T11KEE CENTS. t BLAME THE CONSUL Tarkl h Autaorit'ei 8ay American Bepre aentatiro Wu ia Too Much Harry. WOULD NOT WAIT FOR OFFICIAL ACTION Wanted to Genii American Citlien from Country Without Governor! Sanction. FIGHTS WHEN POLICEMEN MAKE ARREST . ' Say t' at If oalera Officers Were Wounded in the Face. ATTARIAN WENT TO SECURE HIS WIFE i American Has Been la This Country Four . Yearn and Desired to . Have Hli Family with Him. NEW YORK, Dec . Attarlan, the Armenian whose arreat precipitated the attack by Turkish police upon United State Conaul ' Davis, at Alexandrotta, Syria, haa been a resident,' during the peat (our yea re of patersoc, N. J., where he haa been employed aa a moulder. Upon coming to the United States lie left hla wife behind and frequently haa tried to internet the United States nnd Turkish officials at Washington In secur ing permission for his wife and son to Join him. Finally ha decided to risk a Journey home and bring them himself, although he told several friends he feared for his life If he again visited Turkish territory, ay Davis Vsed Fviee. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 8. The Turkish official report of th Incident at Alexau- dretta, complained of by the United Slates consul -W. H. Davis, has been telegraphed Ng by the governor of beyrooU Syria, us follows! , "Attarlan, a native of Kharput, who has for some years been abroad, recently re entered the country, secretly and had been traveling ia the interior, with a Turkish passport. On his arrival lately at Aleaait dretta he claimed the protection of the Amerioap consul and asked for his ae latinos to enable him to embark for Egypt. Mr, Davis acoordlngly notified the authorities, but the latter Insisted that lha sanction of the governor must be obtained and that the usual formalities be carried out, auuh as photographing Attarlnn, Mr, Davis refused to tolurate . the delay and attempted to embark Attarlan by force, The police arrested Attarlan at the quay, whereupon Mr. Davis, aided by his military couriers, struck the policemen who were wounded In the faces, and , afterwards attempted to foroe an entrance. Into the guard house, breaking windows and doers, but unavailing! y. Thereupon Mr, Davis threatened that unless Attarlan was released and allowed to embark Within four hours, he would . himself leave. Not receiving satisfaction, Mr. Davis em barked for Beyruot on the same steamer Attarlan tried to take." may bat UNITE: PRESBYTERIANS ' UoabtfalV Nate Heard Meeting; Haw Betas; ' ' Held. NEW YORK, Deo. . A Joint committee of representatives of four branches of the Presbyterian faith met here today to dis cuss the question of church unity In accord anoe with a resolution passed by the gen eral synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church at Philadelphia Inst year, , The delegation appointed by the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America consisted of Dr William Henry Roberts of Philadelphia, Dr. Robert F. Coyle of Denver, moderator of the general assembly I Dr. Charles A. Dickie of Philadelphia, Dr. Reuben II, Hartley of LaPorte, Ind., Dr. Douglas V Putnam of Prlnoeton, Ind., and Elders Wilton Merle Bmlth of New York, Bllsha A. Perkins of Baltimore, Edwin 8. Wells of Lake Fur est, I lit, and Reuben Tyler of Cincinnati, The general synod of the Reformed Church lit America was represented by Rev, Dr Btorte - Bearl of New Brunswick, N. J., and Rev, , Dr. Joachim Klmondor of New York. From Vthtrenaral assembly of the United Preaby. efcrlun church were present Rev. Dr. Henry ' of Jersey City and Rev. Dr. J. O. Soulier ef Philadelphia. The ' representatives of the general synod of the Reformed Presby Urlan Church In North America were Rev, James D. Steele of New York, Rev. Dr. David Steele of Philadelphia. Rev. Dr. Thomas Watter of Pittsburg and Rev. Dr. David MoKinney of Cincinnati. The meeting organised by electing Dr, earl ahairman and Dr. James' D. Steele Secretary. An executive committee was ap pointed, consisting of the two officer aamed and the chairman ef delegations. The subject of unoln was brought before the meeting In an informal Interchange of views, followed by the submission of a fort mal proposition from the delegates of the Reformed Presbyterian church, embracing ten distinct Items, regarding matter la which concessions might be made by one or another of the treating bodies. This propo sition was referred to the executive com mittee with Icatruutioa to report tomor row. A letter was read stating that the body generally known as the Presbyterian church. South, had declined the Invitation to take part In the conference. The letter Was from Rev. Dr. W. A. Alexander ef Clarksvtlle, Tend., stated olerk Of the southern general assembly. In his letter Dr. Alexander said: The general rssembly of the southern Church expresses Its fi-Btemsl retards for the branch of the Reformed church In augurating the union movement, and Its sympathy with the spirit that desires closer fellowship among Presbyterian bodies, but declines to appoint the committee asked for because there Is no evidence In sight to Jus tify the assembly la hoping that the ob ject proposed: may d gained in this way. PRESBYTERIANSHELP SCHOOLS Oeaaaataalca Asattd 4e Be are) Es- dawatca ef 12,000MO sleets la Haw l ark. : i . NEW YORK. Deo. . Th eommlaaloa for the endowment of Presbyterlsn educa ttonal Institutions appointed by the general assembly last May and charged with the duty of raising the sum of 111. 080,000 tor Institutions of learning undar the control of the Presbyterian ohurch (net today. Rev. R. T. Coyle of Denver, the moderator of the last general assembly, and President R. S. MoCormlck of Cos college. Cedar Rapids, Ia. were among those present. The commission Is preparing a list ef In. amotions to be assisted and the actual rVfiafg "A bss of money has not yet been begun. beeutng was given today ta isu m nls Tree ef the Board of Foreign Mlipslnn In . Hazard te the needs of PrsHbyicrlaa oat- I a as ta the fort) ndl"ii field, OPENS OLD PERU-CHILE SORE Baplrat'on of Ten-Vear Compact An ticipated by Secret Moves, by Chile. NEW TOPK. Dec. 9. A great aeneatlon has been r"' d by the rumor, referred to In a Lo-" ' atch to .The Associated Press tf , f' 'nlster of the interior presented . .,"t. ' mler of Deputies, Monday a met-. "'.' '.for the annexation of Tacna and , V. y1nca, says a Herald dispatch i f ''.'also, Chile. The session of tin., "' ' was secret and It has been dlfflcUi v "j the true facts. But the latent v' Alon of a reliable nature Is that thb . .an of the minister of the Interior is to establish in the two provinces the civil administration methods of Chile and put an end to the difficulties arising from the special system how carried on there. The fact that it was the minister of the Interior who formulated the plan tends to confirm the , truth of the latest Infor mationbecause If the project would In any way Interfere with Peruvian Interests It would have been submitted by 1 the minister of foreign affairs, Instead of by the minister of the interior. The Tarna-Arica question has been the bone of contention since the signing of the treaty of peace between the two countries after Chile's victorious war. A treaty was ratified by the national legislatures of both republics on March 8. 1K84. whereby, the two Valuable provinces were to be In the possession of Chile, subject to Chilean laws and authority foi ten years. At the end of that period a pleblcitum was to be taken by the citizens of the two provinces to decide whether tho territories should remain under the dominion of Chile, or continue for form part of Peru. It was stipulated that one of the two countries to which the province were annexed should psy to the other ten million of Chilean silver dollars. The 'terms of this con vention, called the treaty of Ancon, have nover been xexcuted owing to disagree ments, SPENCER'S BODY CREMATED At His Request, the Remains Are Reduced to Ashes at Hempstead. LONDON, Dec I. The attending phy slclan certifies that Herbert Spencer died of senile decay. The distinguished writer hav ing no near relatives living, was attended by a nurse and his secretary. By his own wish the remains will be brought to Don don and cremated at Hempstead. Nothing Is known of the extent of the autobiography, which It is understood he has been writing during recent years. Numerous telegrams have been received from all parts of the world, including one from the king of Italy expressing his warm admiration for the late Mr. Spencer. Leo nard Courtney, speaking at Edinburgh to night, referred to a conversation on the fiscal controversy which he had with Her bert Spencer some time ago, during which Mr. Bpencer said; "I want you to say this, and I want everybody to go to the root of the matter. What ia the moral basis which Justifies any moral Interference with freedom in buying. tf I like, la an honest market T" CHAMBERLAIN GIVEN SUPPORT His Klacal Proposals Art Kndorsed by the Klaardom's Chambers ( , Commerce. LONDON. Deo. a, The Central and Asso ciated Chambers of Agriculture of the United Kingdom endorsed Joseph Chamber lain's fiscal proposals at a mooting held In London today. The chambers, which are thoroughly representative of the argri oultural Interests, debated the mutter at several recent meeting before adopting a resolution welcoming the former colonial secrets ry'e proposals as necessary for the welfare of the farmers. An amendment pro posing that the question be referred to a commission was defeated, and the con sensus of the speeches dissented from Pre mier Balfour's scheme and declared that the farmers, In their own Interests, must heartily support Mr. Chamberlain. DREYFUS EXPECTS REVISION Reporter of Case Will Probably salt Hccosameadatloas Neat Week. rARia, Dec. I. Victor Mereler, one of the directors of the ministry of Juatloe and reporter of the Dreyfus oommlsilon, has completed his examination of the docu ment submitted to the commission by the ministers of war and of Justice, He will now begin the preparation of his report, which he expr-ota will be finished in another week, . M. Merger's conoluatons are not authorjtatlvrly known, but Dreyfus friends are confident that ha wfll advise a revision of the ease. ELECTION IN SAN DOMINGO Provisional Government lasaes for One to Take Place Next Month. Call BAN DOMINOO, Dec. . A decree of the provisional government was Issued today providing for the election of electors to take plane January IS, preparatory ts a meeting of Congress and the Installation of a president of Ban Domingo, who will probably be ehoaen from the Jlmlnea or Vaaquea parties. The country Is now quiet and business 1 improving. The provisional govern ment has not yet been recognised. , Caaadlaas Woold Modify Rale. TORONTO, nt, Dec I. Canadian mer chants are much embarrassed by the fact that all paroels tor points south of the United States cannot be forwarded by the direct routs through the states, but must be shippad via Great Britain. The United States absolutely refuses to make a parcel post arrangement which would obviate the annoyance. Th matter will be brought to the attention of the PoatofUoe department SENATORS WANT NEW JURY Alleged Mlaaoarl Baadlers Kile Appli cation for ,f Baelal Taalre far Caaaa. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Dec (.-Counsel for Senators Ferris and Smith, who are to be tried next week oo chHrs of brib ery, filed application In the circuit court today for a special Jury In each case. There is a regular panel which haa not had any such cases before It, but the defendants do not want their cases tried before this panel. Tbs casta are 'set for trial beforo Judgs Graves of Butter, and the application w 11 not be acted upon until next Monday, when (ha cavaa axe called, RUSSIA IS MAKING THREATS May Land Troopa in Oorea to Prerent Opening of Fort. I REPLY TO JAPAN'S NOTE NOT FINAL London Shows Appreheasloa I'pos Receipt of News from Toklo and Probabilities of War Seesa to Increase. TOKIO, Dec. J. A strong Russian squad ron, consisting of eight warships, including two battleships, has arrived at Chemulpo. Corta, the port 'of Seoul, the capital, to support Russia's opposition to the proposed opening of Yongampho to the commerce of the world. The Russians threaten to land 1,000 men and march on Seoul should Corea disregard the warning. Appreheaaloa la Kngland. LONDON, Dec .-The Toklo dispatch announcing the arrival of a Russian fleet off Chemulpo was communicated to the Foreign office here by the Associated Press and was received with apprehension, though it was not confirmed by any For eign offloe dispatches from the far east. It was said that if the Information from Toklo Is correct. It would almost certainly nullify any negotiations, hojvever pacific, now proceeding between Russia and Japan. The Japanese legation had no confirmation of the Toklo report -and Baron HayaaLL the Japanese minister, said to the Associ ated Press that he was Inclined to dis credit It No News at Washington. WASHINGTON, Dec. I. Count Cassinl. the Russian ambassador, haa heard noth ing from St. Petersburg regarding the re port that a Russian Meet had arrived off Yongampho. Mr. Takahlra, the Japanese minister, is also without Information on the subject Minister Alien has made no report on this occurrence to the State de partment. Rossla's Reply Not Final. YOKOHAMA. Dec 9. Advices received here today from Toklo say Russia's rep y to the Japanese proposals has not yet been received and It la not believed there that it will be finally decisive, but will probably necessitate further negotiations on the subject of mlnoi details. It is believed that unless Japan's min imum demands are virtually conceded the cabinet at Toklo may decline any amend ments. Japan, generally, is calmly await ing Russia's reply, ready to end the sus pense one way or the other, but resolved not to yield a thing of its present moder ate stand. CALLS DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE Chairman Jones Proposes Twelfth of January as Date to Decide WASHINGTON, Dec 9. James K. Jones, chairman of the democratic national com mittee, today issued a call for the com mittee to meet at the Shoreham hotel In this city Tuesday, January 11. for the pur pose of deciding upon the time and place of holding the democratic national conven tion. - - . . . CHICAGO, Dec . The Chicago delega. tlon which will try, to secure the repub lican national convention for this city left for Washington today over the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. The delegation is headed by President James .Jay Sheridan of the Hamilton club, which took the ini tiative In the attempt to get the conven tion, and Includes fifty prominent citizens. ST. LOUIS. Dec . Mayor Wells. Presl dent D. R. Francis of the Louisiana Pur- case exposition and President Cyrus P. Walbrldge of the Business Men's league headed a committee from that organisa tion which left today for Washington for the purpose of influencing the republican national committee to docide on St, Louis as the city In which to hold the next repub lican national convention. The commit tee la composed of some of the most prominent cltlsens of St, Louis belonging to Dotn parties. BEVERIDGE GUIDES EDUCATION Tells Desaaw Vniversity Craw that 'it Sboald Bo AJoast Paxrtatle Maes. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec . Dr. Edwin Holt Hughes was again Inaugurated president of Depauw university at Ureencastle, Ind., today. The guests included a number of oollege and university presidents, alumni from all parts of the country and Senator Bev erldge, who was graduated from Depauw in 1835 and who delivered the principal address. 1 he School and the Nation" was his theme. Senator Bevarldge said In part: We eXDCCt Our nation to lead this anrM But America will not laud the world un less the sense of civic dutv la aa keen Instinct, as exalted as faith. And to make it so is the duty of every teacher. In a repuouo, in snort, civto education is the soul of the school. And patriotism ban be taught. Other nations are taachlnr it Education la the finest thing In the world If It produce pure, brave and effective cltlsens. Kducation is a baneful thing If it destroys interest in citizenship. Our nsuiutions or learning, from the r.umblest country school house to the areafeat mil. verlty, ought to give some portion of an hour each day to the teaching of nation ality, to Instruction In the prloelesanesa of our institutions, to exhortation that the highest duty of every boy and girl la to ttnu uiv i or me rupuDtic At the conclusion of Mr. Beveridges ad dress Dr. President Bash ford of Ohio Wee- ley an university delivered the charge of the new president Dr. Hughes' Inaugural address followed. Dr. Hughes la a native of Moundsvliie, W. Va., where ha was born in vm. He attended the University of Wea Virginia. Ohio Wealeyan unlver slty and Stat University of Iowa. OMAHA MAN AN OFFICER Xattoaal Bill Posters Elect Isaac Kllaa as One Vice Presl. dent. CINCINNATI. Dec a, The convention of th National Alliance of Bill Poster and BUlera today agreed on a new wage scale for advance circus men. and the sams was afterward signed by the representatives of all the traveling 'circuses, who were In waiting in another assembly room. The new scale gives the pill posters of the traveling circuses an advance of (IS per month and Is good for one year from date. The following officers were elected: Pres ident. Charles Joseph of Pittsburg! vie presidents, J. H. Dcnavan of Cincinnati. J. Super of "Philadelphia, J. J. Whitehead of Minneapolis. Isaac Kline of Omaha, M. W. Gray of Newark, N. J.; C. T. Reed of Milwaukee, W. J. McCarty of New York secretary, J. J. McCormlck of Chicago treasurer, Harry E, Coly of Nsw York delegate to American Federation of La bor, Georg Eberthney of Pittsburg. Ad lourned to west Beat December in illLs- putc REES BUTLER OF ST. LOUIS Missouri Supreme Coufrt Reverses De- clsloa of Lower rlbuaal la K amove Bribery Case. JEFFERSON CITY, Jo., Dec . The upreme court today reversed the decision of the lower court In the case ot Edward Butler of St. Louis, convicted at Columbia, Mo., In Octobea. 1910, of attempted bribery, nd dlscharued the prisoner. The specific charge against Colonel But ler was that he offered' a bribe ot 12,600 to Dr. Henry M. Chapman, a member of the St. Louis Board of Health, to Induce Chapman to use his influence in having the board award the garbage contract to the St, Louis Smltary company, a corporation in which Butler was interested. The Jury fixed his sentence at three years in the state penitentiary. .. Butlor took an appeal to the nupreme court and has been out on bond since that time. Final arguments on the appeal were heard by the supreme court October 13, 1R08. The opinion was written by Judge Fox and was concurred In by all other Judges. The court holds that the Board of Health had no authority to let the garbage con tract, but that this power belonged to the Board of Public Improvements. The Board of Health having no authority to award this contract the defendant could not bribe members to do something they had no authority to do. The court quotes many decisions sustaining this position and holds that the trial court should have sustained demurrer to the Indictment. The court holds also that, the ordinance under which the contract was to be awarded was not signed by the mayor until September 17, 1001, hence It was not la f effect and no bribery could have taken place, as the evi dence showed that the attempt was made September !. 1901. The trial court failed to give pro: " Instruction on this point, and this Is another ground given by tho su preme court for reversing the case. Indictments charging bribery In tho St Ixmls yghtlng'blll case are still pending against Butler. This case is on tho docket of the Cnllsway county circuit court, to be tried at Fulton on a date not yet set. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 9. Colonel Edward But ler, when Informed of the court's decision, expressed pleasure at the news. He said: All I wanted was . the cold law. I have got that. I am very glad the decision of the trial court was reversed." The decision of the supreme court dis charging Butler brings- In question the validity of the St. Lnuls Sanitary com pany's $130,000 contract with the -city for the reduction of garbage. ' Mayor Wells said on learning of the decision that he would at once ask the advice of City Counselor Bates regarding proceedings to annul the contract, which has now eight months longer to run. Another .Butler concern, the Excelsior Hauling company, .has the contract for garbage -removal. 'Both contracts were let by the board of health and payments have been regularly r--l by the city on both. The court now l .ilds that the board of health was not empowered to let 'the reduction contracts. KANSAS CITY, Dec tvln Instructing the grand Jury that met today to invest! gate alleged Doodling In Kansas City, Kan , Judge K. L. Fischer said: . "In this com munity there Mas grown to Th a sentiment that pure municipal government Is an unob tainable thlngl that, every man has 'his price. Such a Condition is appalling and demoralizing. Lot no bribe giver, bribe taker or corrupt public official escape." RIDES WITH A BROKEN 'RIB C. D. Barclay Shows Rare. Fortitude 1st New York's Six-Day Bl. " cycle Race.' NEW YORK, Dec. 9. Nearly all the riders of the, olx-day race at Madison Square Garden showed evidence of the strain when daylight camo today. The sole topic of discussion in the camps of the riders was the show of pluck made by C. D. Barclay, who, rather than break his contract with the management con tinued to ride while suffering from a broken left rib and numberles bruises which he had received In a fall shortly before mid night. Barclay's pain was so great that he could not reach out his hand to take food from his trainers while riding. HI helper announced without any attempt at concealment that they had given him large doses of what they termed "dope" before he returned to the track. Ft ana Tobea did all he could to relieve hi partner by returning to the track frequently.- This rapidly sapped his strength, and he, too, was forced to lose some laps. At 6:80 o'clock Barclay and Rettlsoh re tired from, the race. Barclay had then ridden nearly four hour whUe Buffering from a broken rib and Other injuries. He had to be carried to his quarter. Rettlsch's partner, Goulta, teamed with Barclay'a partner. This left but twelve teams in the race out of seventeen that started. PERJURER FARLEY'S SENTENCE Walking- Delegate Mast Serve froas to Two Years la Prison. NEW YORK, Dec 8. Henry Farley, walking delegate of the Painter' union, who committed perjury in connection with the trial of Samuel J. Parka, pleaded guilty today and was sentenoed to not less than one year nor more than two years In state prison. PITTSBURG, Pa Dec 9. Th Building Trade council has been weakened In Its fight with the Builders' Exshange league by the settlement of the dispute between the sheet metal workra and the master tin nra, and the withdrawal of the hoisting en gineer from the council. In both trade work was resumed today. The lockout against the other building trades continue. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Ten hour a day and no union agreement or no work for an Indefinite period 1 the, ultimatum Issued by three more big manufacturing concerns, members of the Fox River Valley Manu facturers' association ot northern Illinois. The three concerns are located at Batavta, 111., and they have 1,500 union employe. A general strike Is expected Monday. MORE TROUBLE FOR DOWIC Attorneys for gesso Creditors Satlsaed with Action of Caart. Not CHICAGO. Dec 9. Settlement ot th Dowle recetvershlp may sot pass ai quietly a the order signed by Judge Kohl aaat Tuesday Indicated. Attorneys for one of the creditors served notloc today on representatives of ail the other interested parties that a motion would be presented before Judge Kohlsaat tomorrow to strike out that part of the order providing for payment by Dowle of all expenses of the receivership. The point will be made that Dowle bad no right to agree to pay these cost until ha la proved solvent LINEUP ON MARSHALS HIP Oonferenoa of Kebruka Delegation Dia- oloiei the Lay of the Land, FIVE OF CONGRESSMEN FOR MATTHEWS Dietrich Already Committed to Him avad Senator MUlard Finds N olatloa of the DIN fereaees. (From a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (Special Tele gram.) The republican members of the Ne braska delegation met today with Senator Millard, In the latter'a committee room, Senator Dietrich 'and Representative Bur kett being absent Yesterday Senator Mll luxd sent out letters to members of the delegation te meet, with him for the pur pose of "discussing matter of vital Inter est to the state." There was much pecu lation among the member of the delegation last night and previous to the meeting this morning, as to Just what Senator Mil lard's Intentions were. At 10 o'clock Representatives McCarthy of the Third, Hlnahaw of the Fourth, Nor rts of the Fifth and Kinkald of the Sixth district Joined the senator In a conference in Senator MUlard' committee room. Within a short time after the conference began it was apparent what prompted the conference. The Junior senator stated to his colleagues that he thought the rep resentatives should participate in parcelling out federal appointments. He cited, the manner in which the Iowa delegation set tled all federal questions and desired to know If the members of the lower house from Nebraska wanted to inaugurate similar procedure. He suggested that a United States marshalshlp was about due and Intimated that he would be glad If the representatives In congress would take a hand In deciding upon a successor to the present Incumbent, Mr. Matthews. This announcement disclosed the milk In the cocoanut. The congressmen, however. a-ere chary of committing themselves. Judge Kinkald stated that he had endorsed Mr. Matthews and saw no reason why he should pull back his endorsement Others of the delegation spoke along similar lines and it was disclosed at the meeting that the entire republican delegation from Ne braska, with the exception of Mr. Burkett, had endorsed Mr. Matthews.. In view of these facts there seemed but one thing to do, and that was to allow the senators- to settle the question of federal appointments as they had atarted. Leave It ta Senators. They had started out to do this without consulting member of the house, one mem ber said when he came out of the commit tee room. "We were asked In at the elev enth hour to help divide the responsibility, We were a unit in refusing to have any thing to do with the federal appointments because of the extent to which they Jiavo gone. If the senators want to adopt the Iowa Idea of settlement of controversies they should have started In with our eleo tlon. not a year afterwards." After 4i hour's talk over the marshal ship and other, matters, the conference ad journed wiLhoiet .accomplishing .anythlng and without day. Just why Senator Millard should have called the Nebraska delegation Into the conference today in the absence of his col league has been the subject of much specu lation among Nebraskans. There are some , who believe that the presence of L. D. Richards of Fremont in the city yesterday haa not a little to do with the call ao sud denly sent out. It Is understood that Mr, Richards Is antagonistic to the present marshal, who Is a brother-tn-law of the na tional committeeman, R. B. Schneider, and as Richards has no love for Senator Diet rich It Is thought he saw a chance to do double execution. The members of the lower house, how ever, were not to be caught napping and they decided that as the senators had taken unto themselves the question of federal appointments, they should be permitted to make them along the line of precedent, ' It ia expected that Matthews' name, In view of what occurred today, will be sent In for reappointment short'-; after the hoi lday. 1 Kennedy acts a Place. Crawford Kennedy of Lincoln, one of the best known workers the republican state oommlttee has had for years and who has been confidential secretary of Chairman Llpdsey. was appointed to a position In the senate postofflce today at a salary of 11.440. Before Senator Dietrich left for Nebraska he saw Bergeant-at-Arma Ransdell of the senate and recommended Mr. Kennedy, Later when Senator Millard recovered from his illness he, too. Joined In the request for Kennedy's appointment and today Mr. Kennedy waa sworn in. The patronage given to Nebraska is being divided between the two. senators. Eight Fraltless Ballots! The Iowa delegation took eight fruitless ballots today In an effort to agree upon a successor to Judge Shlras of the northern district and then adjourned until next Monday morning. There is no Intimation of r.ny change In existing conditions, and It Is freely predicted that no choice will be made until after the holiday recess. Barkett la th Chair. -Representative Burkett . occupied the speaker' chair for some time this morning and acquitted himself In a most creditable manner. It may be said in this connection that Congressman Burkett frequently will be called to preside by Speaker Cannon Speaker Cannon considers Mr. Burkett able and classes him among his warmest per sonal friends. His brief experience of today Indicated that he possesses the qualities ot a presiding officer. E. E. Hart of Council Bluffs, national committeeman from Iowa, and Mrs. Hart arrived In Washington last night and have taken apartments at the Arlington. ' q,nlcVc Work on Peasloa. Representative Hlnahaw today accom plished a most unusual thing In securing a pension for an old soldier in his district whose case a few daya ago was rejected on papers filed In the pension office. D. R Moon of Friend, Neb., has been a pensioner for a small amount. He filed papers-Tor an Increase, but the Increase was refused. Mr. Hlnshaw took the matter up and carefully examined the papers. He called the atten tion of the examiners to glaring mistakes on the. part of those charged with the ex amination, and so apparent were these to those In authority that Instead of standing on the former record the pension office re versed Itself and gave Mr. Moon 110 per month. ' Postal Affaire, Rural free delivery routes ordered estab lished January U: Nebraska Far well, Howard county, one -route; area covered, thirty -eight square miles; population, 490. Iowa Columbus Junction, Louisa county, two additional routes; area, forty-two aquar miles; population. l.U. Hornlck, . (Continued d Secoud Page. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Tharaday and Warmer In North west Portion Friday Fair ana Warmer la Cast Portion. . Tempera! ore at Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. Dt. Hoar. !. ft a- at lt 1 p. m . . . . , , :i 0a. m ItH a p. at ..... . JH T a. m H4 A p. a H a. m B4 4 p. m K ft m Ita fi p. m. . . . . , C' 1 a. m. no ej s. m XI 11 a. m , 8J T . na U 13 m 81 M p. m tH y ftp. nt ...... Ml LEAVITTS CHANGE THEIR MIND V Take a Sadden and Ineiplalned De parture from llnmanavllle, Mlaaoarl. t ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9. Forgetting or aban doning hla ambition to go to congress from the Seventh Missouri district. William Homer Leavltt and his bride, who was Miss Ruth Bryan, have left Humnnsvllle, Mo., and are now In St. Louis. The Leav- Itts, since their marriage about two months ago, have been the guests of Miss Zoe Akin, daughter of Thomas J. Aklns, at her father's home In Humansvllle. Miss Aklns Is now In St. Louis at the Llndell hotel, where ehe has been for the lost week. The departure of the Laavltta, after their extended honeymoon spent with the Aklna family, was sudden, it' Is said, and Ml?s Aklns received her first Intima tion of It when she was handed a telegram yesterday from her mother at Humans vllle, In which she stated that the young couple . had left and were on their way east, Intending to stop over at St Louis. Miss Zoe Aklns, when seen yesterday In regard to the sudden departure of her guests from Humansvllle, was very much averse to discussing the matter at all. She admitted finally that she had been notified by telegram from her mother that her guests had left Humansvllle rather sud denly and were on their way to St. Louts. She did not know why they had chosen to stay at the Planters hotel. She stated that there had been "no trouble'" and that they had "Just gone." When Miss Aklns was asked whether she would see th Leavltts during their second stay In St. Louis she enswered that she would probably not. She had received several letter from the Leavltts since com ing to St Louis, sho said, but had not found the time as yet to answer them. The recent action of his son-in-law bav not. It Is said, contributed greatly to the reconciliation of Colonel Bryan to the match. It la announced that the Leavltts will not return to Humansvllle, and If Mr. Leavltt runs for congress in the Seventh district he will have to find some other base of supporters and some other sponsor than Chairman Aklns, It Is said. MONTANA LEGISLATURE RAPID Ha Passed All bat Oac Bill lor Which Sprrlal Seaetoa Was Called. I HELENA, Mont.', Dec. 9. The leglala ure today completed the consideration of three of the four juldlcial bills Introduced In the house and senate, " and these " three ' will probably go to he governor immediately. This afternoon the senate receded from Its amendments to the house change of venue bill, and the bill was enrolled and signed by the speaker of the house. The bill for the disqualification of Judges was also en- rolled and signed by the speaker. The senate bill providing for a review of the facts as well as the law by the supreme court passed the house with but four In the negative. The only judicial bill yet remaining to be acted upon in the house is the senate bill providing for the payment of costs where a change of venue la had. This bill has gone to the house judiciary committee and will be reported back tomorrow. There is one more bill yet to be acted upon by the house and senate and that Is one' provid ing additional help In state offices. It Is thought the legislature will adjourn not later than Friday, providing the action of the governor on the bills la known by that time. BEGIN WAR ON SCALPERS St. Loo Is Railroads Take - Steps Protect Low World's Fair Rates, to ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-The "Big Four rail road, for Itself and on behalf of all the other railroads entering St. Louis, applied today to the United Slates circuit court for an Injunction to preven the sale by "scalpers" of nontransferable railroad tickets. Injunctions are asked against Wasserman & Co., Claude & Schuback, Simon Stelner, Billing & Leonard. E. J. Gildersleeve, George L. Hlrt, John J. Coff rey, Schuback & Sugg, the American Cut Rate Ticket company, Robert H. Mc Cluskey and Walter 8. Clinton, each of whom. It Is asked, shall be subpoenaed to appear and make answer. Threatened loss of 16.000 at the handa of each defendant Is named. As an argument reference is made to th loss the railroads sustained through ticket scalping during the Saengerfest lust June No date for action on the Injunction has been set, as Judgs Adam ia holding court at Hannibal. . PROSECUTES ONE TAX SHIRKER Joha Bellrlnger of Kanaas City Charged with Making; Falsa He. taras to Assessors. TOPEKA, Kan., Dee. 9.-Sheriff Need of Clay county has gone to Haxelton, Pa,, to get John Bellrlnger, a wealthy resident of Clay county who Is held by the Penn sylvania officers on a complaint from Kan sas. Bellrlnger Is charged with perjury in giving a statement of hla property for taxation. He has been indicted on this charge by a Clay county grand jury. He swore to having only 13,566 worth of per sonal property while the grand Jury was convinced he had at least 17,000 worth. The grand Jury questioned W. K. Davie, cashier of a bank at Green, Clay county, regarding ' Belliinger's bank account and Davits refused to answer, whereupon he waa committed to jail. READS SALSBURY'S TESTIMONY Conrt Rorlews Want H Said Abeet Alderman Johnson la Pravl oas Hearing. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec . The reading of Lent K. Balabury'a testimony against Alderman Johnson at hi examina tion on the charge of bribery in connec tion with the sensational Lake Michigan water deal was 'taken up today In po lice court. Salsbury waa present In court and made a few correction a th testi mony waa read. -- - . - HAS FORCE IN FIELD One Thousand Co'ombiani Bald to Bo Landed on Frontier of Panama. OTHER TROOPS CONVERGE UPON ISTHMUS Waiting to Learn Reiult of Visit of , Epcoial Enoy Beyea. MINISTERS AT WASHINGTON SURPRISED fay teat Movement cf Foroea ia Wi'lnut Their Knowledge. wawaassBaeaaaa UNITED STATES TO PROTECT REPUBLIC Iaralfled Treaty W1U B Caastracd to Permit This Natloa to Stop Belllarereat Forces Bator lag Paaama. LA GAYRA. Veneauela, pec . The Flench atramer Versailles, which haa ar rived here from Su vanilla, report that Colombian steamer have landed 1.100 men from Cartagena near the mouth of the Atrato river, (on the Cult f Darlen), to open a way over the Darlen moua bains Into Panama. Other troop of Colombia are said to be converging on Panama, and from all parts of Colombia troops are re ported to be waiting on the result of General Reyes' mission to Washington. Atlanta Watches Frontier.' COLON, Dec 9. The United States cruiser Atlanta la still patrolling the east ern end of the San Bias coast and keep ing an outlook for any attempt on the part of tho Colombian government to land troops on the Isthmus, which the Atlanta would at once prevent. The Atlanta la also endeavoring to. ascertain tf the In dlans know anything of the movements of troops from the Interior across the frontier and Is also seeking Information concerning the alleged concentration of Colombian troop at the mouth ot the Atrato river, on the gulf of Darlen. The Atrato river, botng In Colombian territory, the Atlanta, of course, could not Inter fere with any movement of Colombian troops there. The, report brought to La Guayraby th steamer Versailles from Bavanllla, to th . effect that Colombian steamers have landed 1,100 men near the mouth of th Atrato river to open a way over the Darlen moun tains to th Isthmus, cannot be confirmed here The movements of the Atlanta are en tirely of a precautionary nature and for the purpose of securing Information. The United Statea gunboat Bancroft left ' today to patrol the western end of the San Bias coast In co-operation with th Atlanta. It la expected that the latter vessel will return here In a day or two ' to report . Deny Respoaslblllty. i WASHINGTON. JDec 9,-Dr. Ilcrran, th . Colombian charge d'affaires, today author lard the statement that if troops from Cartagena have landed sear the mouth of Atrota river-, aa reported by the French steamer, whloh has arrived at La Ouayra, It Is directly In opposition to the advices of both himself and General Reyes. eGneral Reyee stated that the La Quayra dispatch waa the first Information he had reoelved ot the reported movement of Colombian troops. He deolared, however, that If It Is true, as stMed, that such movement has taken place. It was without any orders from him.' Upon coming to Washington, aa the special representative ' of the . Colombian government. General Reyea temporarily relinquished the com mand of the Colombian army, a the duties fulling upon General Castro, ' second In command. General Reyea confrmed the statement recently made by Admiral Cogbt lan In a report to the Navy department that prior to his departure for Washing ton he had given Instructions to the-' Colombian troops to irske no Hostile dem onstration, until he waa heard from, and said that these troops were now awaiting orders which, however, would not oome from him direct, but from the government at Bogota. Asked as to the probable' length of his stay in the Vnlted States, he replied that it was Indefinite. He would, he aald, hold another conference with Secretary Hay la the courso of the next few daya. Roosevelt Has Beea Frank, The general has been fully irtormed by the president himself aa to the Intentions . of the government of the United Btates respecting the Isthmus. He waa told by the president that, as -was set out in th president's message to congress, th presi dent had declined to maintain the Independ ence of the new Republic of Panama, . against all comers. While this guaranty Is contained In a treaty now pending be fore the United States senate and as yet unratified, the administration has for soma time past been acting upon the theory that the understanding 1 In full fores. There fore, all necessary preparations hav beea made to exert whatever physical force may be necessary to protect the Irthmlan tran sit And instead of confining military and naval operations to the narrow strip ot the -right-of-way ' across th Isthmus, It has been oeclded that sound military policy require the extension of th protected sone to Include the entire territory of the Rpubllo of Panama. Consequently, no Co lombian troops will be allowed to cross the frontier to Panama; or. If they croaa, they will be ejected In due time. Washington Rather Doabt. News has reached Washington of th re ported movement of Colombian troop toward the isthmus, but the re porta come In a round-about manner, throwing doubt on their reliability. The point on the Gulf of Darlen, where the Colombian troop are reported to have landed, I believed to be Just about on the dividing line betweea the territory of Panama and Colombia, and It Is probable the troop mill not cross the border without Instructions from Bogota, which In turn -will depend on the report made to the Colombian government by Oeneral Reye and by th two commis loner, Jlmlnea and Blanco, who 1 -Washington two day ago on tkatr return to Cartagena. A current report la to the effect that Colombian naval vessels are participating In the movement toward the Isthmus, but It is said at th Navy de partment that they ar so Insignificant in power and slse that the smallest of the: warship on th east side of th Isthmus Could speedily tanuluate their activity. Will Keep Colombians Oat. The policy of th Navy department with respect the entry of Colombian troopa Into Panama was said today to be to pre vent a conflict before It commenced. To this end. baring la mind previous ciparV noe on the isthmus, tb naval command r In those waters have been given la etruction to keep th Colombian troopa fjroui tha IsUiinu at points wher a fig 14