The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAI1A, TIIUH8DAY MORNING, DECEMI1E11 10, 1003 TWELVE PAGES.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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
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west Portion Friday Fair ana
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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