Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 11, 1903, Image 1
The Omaha . Daily ' Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871; OMAHA, F1IIDAY MOKXIXO, DECEMBER 11, 1903 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THKEK CENTS. It 2 n - i TELLS OF IOWA IDEA Address by GjTernor Cam mini Bead Before Mannfaoturen aid Eankeri of Boti. GOVERNOR IS NOT ABLE TO BE K V After Reecbinj Boston Hs it Recalled Iowa by IHnes! of Mother. WANTS RECIPROCITY OF JAMES 0. BLAINE Olaimi that Plan W Later' Endoned by Freiident McKinley. BUSINESS RESTS ON SOLID, FOUNDATION Iowa's Executive Believes that Tariff Should Be Changed as Coadltloaa Change and Has No Fear el Resalts. BOSTON. Dec. 10. Ths opinions or men of national reputation on Important ques tions of the day were laid before the busi ness men of Boston tonight at the annual barquet of the Merchants' association. Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia spoke on the negro question, Senator Joseph V. Quarle of Wisconsin on "Chamberlain's Revolution," while the speech of Governor A. B. Cummins of Iowa on "Reciprocity with Canada" was read by Charles 8. Ham lin, as the governor was obliged to return home this morning, owing to the klckness of his mother. ' 1 CorRreatman Samuel W. McCall of Mas sachusetts echoed the sentiments of Gov ernor Cummins on reciprocity. President Mellen of the New York, New Haven A Hartford railroad, waa also among the speakers.' Tho banquet was held at the Hotel Somerset and was largely attended. Sena tor Daniel took for his subject, "Tho Unities of the Union." Senator Daniel pointed out that although the north and south were In unity, there waa one subject on which they were divided, the color question. He said: You have never seen slavery from the Itanrtnolnt of some Of US. Having restroved lavery snd abolished it, what ar you going to do with the corpse. Yet the' American people have never received a problem to deal with for which their courage and skill were insumcieni. The Iowa Idea. Charles S. Hamlin was then called upon to read the addreas of Governor Cummins. It goes without saying that we ought to. If we can. secure treacles that will 'hurt nobody, but to allow aa Interest that puts i,ww,iu 01 gooas annually into our mar. keta to stand In the way of a series of In' leresis putting no,ouo,ouo of goods into a foreign market Is turning the doctrine of protection from a beneficent policy which bestows lis largess upon the country aa a unit Into -an Instrument of avarice and selfishness. It must not be understood that 1 am for any trade arrangement that would strike down any Industry whose existence Is necessary to make us Independent of omer nations in so far as our natural re sources can make us independent. Here again the principle which 1 invoke sways the situation the good of the people. The reciprocity which I advocate la the rwlirjity Xo.-wbloii j believe Blaine ex pen-Jed his matureet Wtadom and which ha Illuminated with the beat thought of his ripest years. It is the .reciprocity which McKlnley saw aa he uttered hla last word to the American people, it Is the only reci procity which will aid our producers in their struggle for the trade of the world, and If we are not ready to stand for-lt, and fight for It, we ought to consign the word and the thought to the oblivion of outgrown nerecies. What Tariff Should Do. It haa often been aaid that our manu facturers sell their product abroad cheaper man iney sen it at nome, ana some preju- aloe has arisen upon this phase of the problem. I do not intend to inquire whether the charge be true or false, for to me It Is a mutter of utter Indifference whether they sell st higher or lower prices In foreign markets than they sell In their home mar kets, provided always that our tariff laws do not permit them to aell at home for more than a fair American price without meeting with the competition of other lands. Our tariff schedule should be so ad Justed that our producers can pay Ameri can compensation for the work of produc tion, reward the capital invested with a fair American profit, and then the Ameri can buyer or consumer will never pay more thun he ought to pay; for the foreign com petitor can enter whenever the price rlsea above this point. In my opinion some of tne schedules or tne law or lri are too high, and during the period of pverw aim ing demand which we have witnessed In the last three or four years our home pro ducers have been able to exact more than a fair price for what they have aold. I recognise the difficulties of preparing tariff schedules so that they will answer with accuracy the abstract test, and we may not look for absolute perfection, yet the dis parity Is ao great In some things that I have believed, and atlll believe, that, with out regard to reciprocal treaties, there should and must be a revision of these Schedules. With a law thus fairly comply ing with the theoretical standard I care not at what price our exporters sell In other countries. If we pay but a fair price and tho exporter finds It for his advantage to sell abroad at lens ihan a fair price we are not Injured, for our men have been at work to produce the exports.. If he sells at more than a fair price, we are not hurt, for atlll our labor has been employed. ' Industrial Foundation leesre, I deprecate the habit of shivering Into which we are In danger of calling. Why Should the business Interests of the United fctates be taught to tremble whenever It Is froposed to modify trade regulations along he lines of greater home production? The bogle of Industrial depression and unset tled commercial conditions haa been car ried up and down the country, first, by timorous souls who never took a step for ward In their lives, followed by a corps of men who have all they want and more than they deserve, and whenever it la ausKeeted that we can perpetuate the pros perity we hive and Increase It, with our expanding rapacity, the chorus Is sb-h-h-h do not wake the sleeping power of the people, for they have not sense enough to say wnai is true and ao what Is right. - I refuae to believe that our industrial "end commercial structure rests upon a foundation s Insecure. I refuse to be lieve that there Is so utterly a want of confidence In the wisdom of congress that a proposition io amend our schedules or negotiate a trade treaty would terrify our producers; but If we must either stand still or nave a spasm, i still say, move on. As I recall it, the negotiations of the McKlnley treaty did not paralyse business or arrest enterprise. As I remember tho meetings of the Joint Hlirh Commission did not disturb the serenity of the public mind, and 1 do not aee thai the treaty with Cuba about to be consummated, has any serious enwi upon tne siauuuy of industrial sf lairs. May we not hope, therefore, that aa can go quietly on doing the best we can to get better terms In foreign markets and avert threatened retaliation without a Miuvrr wt appreoenaion or a shadow of dls truslT Would Test sincerity. Iet me test the sincerity of those who pruit-aa tear tnat a movement toward reel piociiy would dlamay, dishearten and frighten the business men of the country. I take lanada as aa illustration. Suppose we could tuiilght add Canada, from ocean to ocean and from Its southern line to the north pole, to the territory of the I'nlted States, so thst when aome courawwoia American explorer plants the banner of the republic upon the axis of the world, and Its oeauinui loiua nil with the air of the north It will proclaim ths eternal sovereignty of the I n! led Slates. How mn here or elsewhere who would not hail the niignty evei.i as the proudest victory achieved sines the old Msg waa run up over the ramparts of Yorktowa? How manr in liwn uriv or ewewnere wno would look upon tne eci-eealon or power and of popula tiou. of laud and lake and sea. as a uiis- (jCeatlaued o ovoood PagaJ PARIS SEES THE WHITE DOVE Is Unite Ortili the Pence Bird U Settling; o Russian and Jp. PARIS, Dec. 10. Definite Information haa been received here to the effect that the czar haa signed hla approval of the general eon- Ulons preliminary to a Russo-Japanese -ement. . , Further Information received ' them to be on the same general 'f, he peace negotiations as outlined In iatches-f the Associated Press. If elops that the'overtures were fortnui f lifter the conferences between Admiral .' Jexleff. the Russian viceroy In the far eaat, and the Japanese authorities, the results being entrusted to Admiral Alexieff to forward to SL Petersburg. The exftr s approval of them will be com municated to Japan, when It is expected the negotiations will proceed toward a concl union. The pessimatlc reports from Toblo are believed by the officials here to reflect the feeling aroused over the delays preceding the csar'a approval of the conditions for a Russo-Japanese agreement. These delays were unavoidable Incidents on account of the csarlna'a serious Illness. ' It Is confidently believed that Japan' early receipt of official Information regard ing Russia's pacific course will result In a similar improvement In the Japanese aspect. MACEDONIA PREPARES FOR WAR Leader Bay .that Trouble Will Come with Re'tura of Bprlnsr. VIENNA, Dec lO.-General Tsontcheff, Macedonian leader,' tonight left for Paris. He will later go to London, and It la pos sible that he will visit the United States. Interviewed today General Tsontcheff said that he thought a war between Turkey and Bulgaria next spring waa inevitable and that Servla would co-operate with Bui garia. He said that the scheme of reforms In Macedonia formulated by the Austrian and Russian governments and formally consented to by the ports, waa a doomed affair. The recrudescence of the Macedonian in surrection, the general said, was certain, but he thought that the conflicting personal ambitions of the leaders might militate against Its success. General Tsontcheff said the belief prevailed In Servla that Austria would outwit Russia and that Aus tria was now secretly preparing to occupy Macedonia. This explanation of Austrian influence in Macedonia waa greatly dreaded in Servla. Meanwhile Bulgaria, the Mace donian leader said, waa steadily preparing for war, and had recently received 60,000 Mannllcher rifles and large Quantities of munitions of war. FATHER HARTLEY FOR BISHOP Pastor at Bteubenvllle ' Itemed by Cong-rea-atloa of Propaganda for 1 Bee of Celambas. HOMES, Dee. 10. The meeting of the con gregatlon of the propaganda, ' which was postponed from Monday to enable all the cardfnahi In Rome to be present at. the advent sermon, was held today. Ths car dinals present were Vannutelll, Mathteu, Agllardl. Satolli. Plerroti. Martlnelll. Stein huber, Delia, Volpe, Segna and Oottl, the last presiding. After considerable discussion over the candidates for the blshoprio of Columbus, O., Cardinal Oottl summed up the situa tion and the congregation decided to sub mit to the pope for appointment as bishop of Columbus the iiame of the Rev. James J. Hartley of Bteubenvllle, O. STEUBEN VILLE. O., Dec. 10. Rer. James J. Hartley, who, according to a dis patch from Rome, will be named aa bishop of Columbus, has been In charge' of Holy Name church in this city for more than twenty yeara.' He is about S3 years of age and a native of Ohio. WOULD ABUSE MEN TO BE FREE Member of Bavarian Diet Charges Amy Officers with Desire for Dismissal. V BERLIN, Dec 10. The upper house of the Bavarian Diet yesterday rejected the unanimous resolution of the lower house demanding the dismissal from the army of officers and noncommissioned officers found guilty of the nJ treatment of soldiers. War Minister Von Ash, who favored the resolution in the lower house, changed his attitude In the uppv tiouse, declaring that If the noncommissioned officers knew they could dissolve their relations with the army by maltreating soldi he feared the mal treatment of the latter wou'.d Increase, as many of ths former wovld regard their dia missal as a privilege mtney than a pun ishment. Another Bavarian ooamander. Genera Von Fries, declared that the slight punish ment inflicted by the military courts was mainly responsible for the abuses com plained of. ABDUCTOR CAUGHT IN LONDON Solomon Bearal, Wanted In Chicago, Captnrod with Hla Prey, Bophlaa Cornsrold. LONDON, Dec. 10. -Solomon Segal of Chi cago waa arrested here today on an extra' dltlon warrant, charged with the abduction of a young girl. The police took a small sum of money from the prisoner and gave It to ths glr:, who will remain In London. CHICAGO, Dec. 10. The warrant for Solo mon Segal, who was arrested in London, England, today, waa sworn out in Chicago laat October, when Segal, whoa wife con ducted an employment bureau, loped with hla niece. Sophlna Comgold. The charge of abduction la made by a brother of the girl. DOES MOST FOR ARBITRATION London Editor Is Awarded tho Grea Peace Prise for His Work. CHRISTIANA. Dec. W.-The Norwegian Parliament has awarded the annual Nobel Peace prise, S39.1&0, to William R. Cremer, M. P., publisher of the Arbitrator of Lon don, for his work In behalf of International arbitration. Msttay of British Soldier. ADEN. Arabia. Dec. 10. It is reported here that the Somali levies raised by the British In East Africa have mutinied and Joined the forces of the so-called Mad Mul lah. Klna Alfonso with Kins; Carlos. LISBON, Dec 10 -Klng Alforue of "Spain arrived here today and was welcomed at the station by King Carlos and 'a striking gathering of princes, ministers, peers, depu ties and naval and aalltary officers. IRE, THREATENS TI1L0UEEN m Wife of England' i Eufer Awafcenea Juit in Tims to Escape, 1 BEDROOM FLOOR FALLS AS SHE LEAVES Flames Caused by Defective EleXrle Wire Cause Little Damage hot Much Excitement at Saud rlngham Palace. LONDON, Dec. 10. A Are occurred today in Queen Alexandra's bedroom at Band- ringham. It broke out In the chimney flue. where a beam is supposed to have been smoldering for several days. Considerable damage was done before the flames were extinguished. The Ore spread to the bedroom of the queen, who was aaleep at the time. She waa awakened by Misa Knollys, who raised an alarm, but the flames obtained a good hold In both rooms and considerable dam age was done before the Are waa extin guished. Queen Alexandra had a narrower escape than the first accounts of the fire Indi cated. Miss Charlotte Knollys was awak ened by the smoke In her bedroom, which is immediately below the Aambef occupied by her majesty. ' Mies' Knollys rushed up stairs to the queen's apartment and aroused her majesty. Both the queen and her secretary, who were clad only in dressing gowns, escaped from the burning; room not a moment too soon, as the floor of the queen's apartment collapsed al most immediately, carrying with it tier majeaty's bed. Only a few hundred pounds' damage was done by the Are, which was confined to the two bedrooms. It is now said that the blase was caused by an Imperfectly Insulated electrlo light wire, which set Are to a beam pf the celling between Miss Knollys' room and the Aoor of her ma jesty's apartment. King Edward was advised of the oc currence. Queen Alexandra, who displayed the ut most composure, remained with Miss Knollys near the Are until ahe was assured that the household Are brigade had pre vented the Are from spreading. An examination of the apartments shows that more damage was done by water than by Are. A large number of the queen a treasured knlck knacks and some of her furniture were spoiled. MURDER TO BETHE CLIMAX Italian Sporting Man Plana I'alaue and Complicated Crime, bat Assistant Spoils It. ROME, Dee. 10. One of the strangest of crimes had a most dramatic solution to day. A young man named Berstta, a mil lionaire of Milan and a famous sportsman, was invited by the Chevalier Angelo Vee- chlo, an organiser of sporting shows, to his villa outside of Milan on the pretext that Beret ta . examine some old pictures. 9nce there, Berstta was seised and bound and obliged, with a revolver pointing at his head, ta make a wilt leaving his for tunes to Veochio, besides writing a letter saying he had committed suicide. Vecchio then left the villa, after Instructing an ac complice to drown Berstta the next day in a bath and carry the body far away from the villa, so as to give Vecchio a chance to prove an alibi. But the heart of Vecchlo's accomplice softened and he set Beretta at liberty, and Vecchio, who read in the newspapers that his plot had been discovered, disappeared. The polios thought he had gone to America. Today, however. It was learned that Vecchio had committed suicide by, shooting while driving in an open carriage on the famous Monte Plnoio drive. . JAP DIVULGES NO SECRETS Emperor Opens Diet with Speech that Does Rot Tell Anything; Not Already Known. - . ' TOKIO, Japan, Deo. 10. The emperor opened the Diet thla morning. In re ferring to the situation- with regard to Russia he only aaldhat hi ministers are now conducting, with prudence and clr cumspection. Important International ne gotiations for the preservation of peace In the far eaat and of Japan's rights and In terests. BIDDLES' FRIEND IS NOW FREE Wife of Jailer floffel Released After Twenty Months' Prison Service. PITTSBURG. Dec 10. Mrs. Katherln Boffel, wife of the warden of the Alle gneny county jan at tne time oi tne esn cape of the notorious Blddle brothers fronJ that Institution, was liberated from the Western penitentiary today, having served twenty months for the part ahe played lrt that sensational affair. It will be remem bered that Mrs. Boffel released the. two bandits and then accompanied them' In their flight from Pittsburg. During the incarceration In the peniten tiary her husband was granted a divorce. It is said Mr. Boffel has rejected two offers to go on the stage and that ahe pro poses to retire to her father's home and live quietly. SALT LAKE TO BE A PORT Senate Committee on Commerce Mo- ports Favorably Bill in that Interest. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The senate committee on commerce today directed fa vorable reports on bills to apply to foreign vessels the laws which now prohibit lodging housekeepers from boarding United States vessels for the purpose of soliciting seamen as lodgers within twenty-four hours of ths time vessels arrive In American ports; to establish a Ufa-saving station at ilalf Moon bay, south of Point Montara and near Montara Reef, CaL; to establlah a port of delivery at Salt Lake City, Utah, and ap proprlatlng 1224.000 for ths construction of a vessel of the first class for ths revenue cutter service, to be stationed at Honolulu, Hawaii. NO HOT AIR F0FMHE SWEDES It's the Heal Thins; In Northers that Has Swept St. Paul aad Sarronndlns;. ST. PAUL. Minn.. Dec 10 -A strong breve from the north ha brought ths co d est weather of the season to St. Paul and tne surrounding tesritory. While some thermometers today registered aero, the official temperature of the Weather bureau at 1 a. m. waa t deeree above.. Thla con dltion prevails at BUunarck, Jtf. D, WliuO- pC and La Crosse, Wis, CANADIAN SAYS LOWER TARIFF John Charlton Declare Seen Action Weald Wife HI Colony to I'nclo Sam. BOSTON, Dee. 10. John Charlton, mem ber of the Canadian parliament, delivered a forceful address upon the subject of "Reciprocity with Canada," before the Boston Chamber of Commerce today. Mr. Charlton, who is also a member of the United states and British Joint commis sion, created In 1897 to deal with the trade relatione between the countries, is by birth an American and owns extensive lumber Interests In Michigan. He la considered one of the foremost champions of reciprocity In Canada. . The tenor of Mr. Charlton's address was that the United States must grant more liberal tariff prqvlslona or Canadian tariff rates would be eventually advanced. ' Absolute free trad bet wen the two coun tries could not yet be attained, he said, but the nearer it could be approached the bet ter. At the present moment two great fiscal questions were engaging the attention of the Canadian and the American neoole. These were reciprocity between Canada and the United .State and preferential trade between Great Britain and Its colonies. Loyalty to the empire and a feeling of soreness toward the United States for al leged unfair treatment on tariff predisposed the Canadian people to look with" favor upon the preferential trade arrangement outlined by Mr. Chamberlain. A close In vestigation of the matter would, however, demonstrate that reciprocity or trade with the United State would offer vastly greater advantagea to Caaadn, than the British dif ferential that Mr. Chaoiberlain aaked for, and the question would be one of sentiment and opposed to Interests. It waa not to be understood that reciprocity meant the removal of duties Upon all articles. It would necessarily be confined mainly to natural products. k Mr. Charlton discussed the objections of the American farmer and lumberman to Canadian reciprocity. He maintained that their fear that their business would be Injured waa a' groundless one. ' In conclusion he said: "The critical hour s at hand when Canada will have arrived at the parting of the ways, and will de cide whether she shall cultivate the in timate and natural relations with the United States or whether she shall put up her tariff wall against that country and become a component part of a groat Imperial trade federation. The United States can decide that the latter shall be the case by maintaining its present tariff policy." USH CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS Members of Lensine Conarratnlate Themselves that Dishonest Mea Were Spoilsmen. BALTIMORE, Dec. VS. The National Civil . Service Reform league began It twenty-third annual meeting here today, Daniel C. Oilman, president of the league. opened the convention. - The morning ses sion was taken up chiefly with the reading of reports and dlsoussions pon the name. Among these were the annual report of the council and reporrMa the -women's auxiliaries." , Among the notable delegates present were Carl Schura,- Edward Wheeler, Homer Polks and Edward Carey of New Yorki James R. Garfield and W, E, Cuihlng of Ohio, Richard Henry Dana, Charles J. Bonaparte, John R. Proctor, Charles Rich ardson, Elliott H. Goodwin, Alfred W. Cooley, Henry F. Greene, Henry W. Far. nan and William D. Foulkea. The annual report of the council was read by Charles J. Borffaparte. , The report points to the recent revelations of dishonesty In certain bureaus of ths Postoffice depart ment as an illustration of the evils of the spoils politic. 'Of the thirteen public servants," say the report, "indicted for alleged crime re vealed by this investigation, not one orig inally entered tne service through a com petitive examination. In every instance their selection was due to partisan or per sonal consideration. The report say that in the Philippine "the civil service rule are faithfully administered, but in Porto Rico only a partial application of the prin ciples of the merit system seem to be con templated : for the moment, though a good beginning haa been made." The report continues: "The council feels confident that the great advance made in the practical application of lta principle during the twenty-three year of It exist ence will be continued until avowed oppo sltlon ha wholly disappeared, and It urges on all members of the league and patriotic citisena and friends of honest government resolute and persevering advocacy -of tho reform under all circumstances and in all parts of the country." Alfred W. Cooley, member at the United States Civil Service commission, said "Thanks to President Roosevelt, the rem- mission today is stronger than ever In Its history. Never before has the law been so thoroughly and vigorously enforced. KANSAS GRAND JURY BUSY Wyandotte County Will Try to Ran Down Rumor of Fraudu lent Deal... KANSAS CITT, Dec. la The Wyandotte county grand Jury, in session at Kansas City, Kan., began it boodle Inquiry today and the first thing considered was the re port of numeroua charges of grafting on the part of city councllmen in the letting of paving contracts. It has been charged that certain councllmen have solicited and re eelved bribes from brick companies. J. D. Cruise and William N. Woodward, real estate men, were examined. Bom time ago M. Woodward, who formerly was a brick paving contractor, made the state ment, which waa published, that a mem ber of the Board of Education demanded 1100 from him to get the signatures of the board tor a certain paving Job. Another man to teatlfy was W. W. Atkins, a con- tractor. HESKETT IN A TIGHT PLACE Former Nebraskan, Arrested Chargro of Bigamy, Haa Angry Woman on His Trail. ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 10. (Special Tele gram.) Mra. Cornelia Heskett of Denver, came here today to prosecute J. W, Hes kett, a railroad conductor late of Lancaster county, Nebraska, whom she charge with bigamy. Bh brought a photograph of her- sajf and Heskett and their marriage cer tificate and other documentary evidence to prove that she I wife No. 1. She created a seen in court by exclaiming that she would stay here ten yaara if necessary to send him to the penitentiary. Heskett wsa married November 19 to Miss Verna M. Hillera telephone girl of Hanover, Kan whose brother said to him after hi arrest, "W are going to stay with you until the trial tut U you are guilty, look out," iYOOL MEN IN XONFERENCE Groweri and Manufacturers MaVe Success ful Effort to Get Together. TWO TREATIES THOUGHT ANTAGONISTIC Anti-Shoddy Dill Now lie fore Conarress Not Bo Easy to Reach an Agree ment on and Question Is . Hot Pressed. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (Special Tele gram.) An Important conference was held oday in Senator Warren'a committee room between officers of the National Wool Growers' aasoclatlon and the National As sociation of Wool Manufacturers, two as sociations heretofore antagonistic, to dis cuss legislation affecting wool interests. The wool growers were represented by Senator Warren, A. J. Knolton of Kansaa City, W. H. Markham of New York and C. Power of Montana; the manufactur ers by President Charlee H. Harding of Philadelphia, William Whitman and John B. Mcl'herpon of Boston and John P. Wood of Philadelphia. The conference waa em phatically opposed to two treatlea pending with Franca and Argentine claiming that their ratification would be disastrous to the wool Interests. The Grosvenor anti-shoddy bill was dis cussed. The manufacturers pointed out featurea of the proposed legislation that would seriously embarrass wool manufac turers and held that Its provisions for In spection and tagging of mixed goods are Impracticable. Wool growers favor the Grosvenor bill, which Is designed to pro tect consumers of woolen goods and enable them to know that goods sold as pure wool are so In fact. The conference was harmonious and It is believed the two big organizations will now be united In protecting the wool growing Industry. The results of today'a conference will be presented at the coming meeting of the National Wool Growers' associa tion at Portland, Ore. New Bids for Army Depot. Senator Millard, who has been closely watching developments in the new quar termaster's supply depot at Omaha, was Informed by Quartermaster General Hum phrey today that (he department had de cided to readvertlse for bids for the depot for ten daya General Humphrey also rtated the plans hid been modified to such an extent that it is believed the building can be built within the 176,000 appropriated for that purpose. The quartermaster's de partment I exceedingly anxious to get the work done, and should any of the bids fall within the $75,000 limit the contract will be let at once. , Secretary Utt of the Commer cial club ha been advised of the action taken and the department at Omaha has been instructed to readvertlse for bids for ten days. , Cannot Furnish Gun Carriages. Major R. 8. Wilcox of Omaha ha written Benator Millard asking the latter to inter est himself in securing gun carriages for tbs soldiers' plot of ground In Forest Lawn oemelet. ' The tetter was seirT to Genera! Crosier- of the ordnance department, who today notified the senator that the gun carriage could not be furnished, and a they rapidly disintegrated, the department had mad plans for stone foundations upon which the guns might rest. Blue prints of these plana have been sent Major Wilcox and if the member of the Grand Army of the Republic will have the foundation put In according to the plana the ordnance de partment will aend gun to Omaha to b mounted on stone bases. ' Pension for Colonel Gllesple. . Senator Millard today Introduced a bill pensioning Cblonel Hamilton B. Gllesple of Omaha and giving him a pension of 130 per month. Colonel Gllesple was lleutsnant colonel of the Fiftieth Ohio regimert, the regiment which General 811a A. Strickland, late of Omaha, commanded for some time. About a year after the Fiftieth Ohio had been in the field General Strickland given command of a brigade and Lieutenant Colonel Gllesple remained in command of the regiment until the end of the war. - Note from tho Capital. Senator Millard haa been advised of the discharge of Seaman Apprentice Howard E. Luts of Blair, who has been on the U. 8, 8. Wisconsin. . The rural free delivery route will be es tablished January I out of Litchfield, Sher man county, with one -carrier. R. B. 6chnelder, republican national com mitteeman from Nebraaka, and wife ar rived in Washington today and are regis tered at the Raleigh, Mr. Schneider said he brought no new from Nebraska except that condltlona seemed propltlou for another splendid crop yield. W. D. McCreary of Hastings, Neb., Is in Washington on matter connected with the Interior department. Elbert W. Week of Guthrie Center, la.. secretary of the National Republican league and member of the executive committee, 1 In Waahlngton with othera of the commit tee to meet with the national republican committee tomorrow. Mr. Weeks aald Iowa was unreservedly for Theodore Roosevelt, that he was for Hon. George D. Perkln of Sioux City for governor and for Craig Wright of Btoux City for federal judge. B. A. Cummin and wife of Pierre, S. D., are In Washington. Representative Norrla today Introduced a bill providing that on and after July t 19(4, the minimum pension allowed to any survivor of the late war of ths rebellion shall be 112 per month and on July i, J905, and the first of each succeeding July, until and Including July 1, 1911, the aald mini mum rate shall be increaaed 11 per month Routine of Departments. Rural free delivery carriers appointed Iowa Kensett, regular, Herbert T. Finch substitute, Lewis Finch. Knoxvllle, regu- lars, John L, Rulckman, Audi O. Cloe Nathan O. Christ; substitutes, Beachus A. Rulckman. Frank Cloe, J. E. Christ. South Dakota Parkston, regulars. Waller C. Huff, Jamea G. Nicholson, A. Frank Pitman; substitutes. Mlka Broeks, J. P, Nicholson, Arthur A. Pitman. F. E. Poratb waa appointed postmaster at Varina, Pocahontas county, la., Tie F. A. Thompson, resigned. The First National bank of Fontanelle, la., haa been authorised to begin business with $25,000 capital. J. B. Hulbert, presi dent; J. H. Hulbert, vice president; W. F. Johnston, cashier; E. W, Adams and R. W. Tuttle, assistant cashiara. Contract Surgeon William H. Ramsey, now at Omaha, will report to the com mandlhg general Department of the Mis souri for assignment to duty. Negroes Praise Roosevelt. The sub-committee of the executive com mitte of the National Afro-American council today decided to hold the next meeting of the council at St- Louis on September 4. VtOi, and appointed a com- (Continued on Fourth Pag.) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST ncrenslns; Clnudlneaa Fr'day, Prob ably Snow In West Portion I Batur. day Fair. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Den-. Hour. Dear. (1 a. nt . . . . . . t I p, m IT II a n ft 2 p. m J r a. m...... n a p. m...... in la. tn A 4 p. m 21 a. m 11 5 p.' m X3 10 n. m 1,1 C p. m St 11 a. m'. ..... IS T p. at XI 19 la IO N p. m 84 , p. m X5 TALKS ON EVILS OF TRUSTS Mr. Edward Rosewater Responds to Invitation to Address the Woman's Club. Sixty members cf the department of po litical and soclnt science of th Woman'a club, at a meeting held in the chapel of the First Congregational church yesterday afternoon, llntened to an entertaining and Instructive talk by Mr. Edward Rosewater on the "Evils of Trusts." The speaker referred to the merging and concentration of capital, of the past nml present, as "colossal enterprlsea, carrying top-heavy capitalization, a menace to this and future generations, iftid liable at any time to disturb the equilibrium of the coun try by causing a stringency In the money market. , "Overcapitalisation," he aald, "and unsafo expansion have caused trust securities to so contract In value that today much of the common stock la worth little or nothi ng, and the common stock of the Morgan- Ised Steel trust la so common that people will hardly pick it up from the street." Mr. Kosewater dwelt on the more com plex phase of the subject and explained the system of contraction and expansion employed by the big trusts as occasion de mands. He dwelt at some f enjrth on the mode of advertising to entrap tho unwary now being employed by some of the lately organised combines, speaking particularly of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph com bine, which he said proposed putting a mortgage on the air. - At the close of his edifying talk Mr. Rosewater was asked to answer a few questions by Mrs. Char'.es S. Loblngler, leader of the meeting, with which request he generously complied. FUND WILL CLOSE TOMORROW Contribution for Relief of Firemen' Families Open but One More Day. Over $5,000 Is now In the hands of Mayor Moore for the benefit of the families of the four firemen who sacrificed tbelr lives in the Allen Bro.' fir on Thanksgiving morning. When this fund was started it was the purpose to run it up to at least $4,000, o that each family would receive $1,000, but that mark haa been passed, and the chances art that the amount will reach $6,000 or more before the fund la closed. Mayor Moore announcea that the fund will be closed Saturday (tomorrow) night. So that those who still Intend contributing will have to act today or tomorrow. The list Us announced last night by4be mayor Isi Amount previously renorted lu.Xii sa irijicers ana patrolmen o uinana po nce aepartment John T. Kerns, 215 South Fourteenth street 74.S0 10.00 :o. i.OO t 00 6 00 $.50 Omaha Tent No. 75, K. O. T. M..!... Councilman Fred Hoys Tel Jed Soknl, Omaha.. tinier j. j. uonanue E. W. Boyles, clerk to chief of police neceivea oy l.utncr urake, treas urer: Benson Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 7.75 1S.O0 7 60 Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Dept.'.. St. John's church David Camp No. 24. . Woodmen of the World BOO Union Vaciflo Are brigade....' e.OO Father McGovern 2.00 Total $5,547.15 ONE KILLED, FIFTEEN INJURED Wreck of Panhandle Express Train at Bteubenvllle, Ohio, Ha Fatal Results. STEUBENVILLE, O., Dee. 10. Frank 'A. LaSall of Indianapolis was killed and Afteen persons were Injured tonight, when sn eaatbound Panhandle express train ran Into a freight locomotive on an open switch at New Cumberland Junction, Bteubenvllle. Both locomotive were wrecked. Th seo ond mall car teleacoped a combination smoking car. The injured were in the smoker. The Injured: H. J. Sinter. Indianapolis. Eugene E. Hagan, Perth Amboy, N. J. An Italian, bound from St. Louis to Italy: leg broken. William ijeara. incw mrn. Ellis Mills. Knlghtstown. Ind. David M. Fisher. Lima, O. 0. A. Baker, fireman. Michael Woods, eiialnenr. Ellis Bartholomew. Toledo. L. C. Turner, Pittsburg. 1. e Chandler, Washington, D. C Wesley Bennett. Lily Chapel. O. A.. J. Ball, Indianapolis. W. p; Bachelrler, Indianapolis. D. C. Cook, Greenup, ill. Th injuries constat of fractured leg and Internal wrenching. It is thought that all will recover. COME TO COURT UNDER GUARD Men Accused of Killing Settlers In Kansas Secure Chang of Venae. BT. FRANCIS, Kan., Dee. 10. In ths case of Chauncey Dewey, Clyde Wilson and W. J. McBride, charged with the murder of the Berry family laat May, the court this afternoon granted a change of venue to Norton county. Bonds were furnished for the defendants and they were released. It waa contended by the defense that th condition of public sentiment was such that a fair trial was impossible. Th case will probably be tried in January. There was no open demonstration against the Deweys, bat the people are very bitter against them. An armed guard of four men, hired by Chauncey Dewey, was here during the trial. He took this precaution aealnst any possible attack. WILL CONTROL TWO COUNTIES New Company Mora-r All th Power Plant la Westmoreland and Fayette, Pa. PITTSBURG, Pa. I Dec. 10. A merger of the electric lighting and power planu in the coke regions, and the Plttaburg, Mc Keespott aV Connellsvflle railway system, has been affected and an application for a charter for the combined Interests will be made at Hairisburg December $1. It is said the capitalization will be over $5,000,000. The new company, which will be known aa th Western Pentirylvanla Rail ways company, will be in control cf ths entire Uahtlng power and street railway system of Westmoreland and Fayette counties, well aa part of th trolley Jsynem of Allegheny county. JV General Maorthor Paid to Have Predicted Trouble While Viihltjjr Honolulu. TALK IS MADE PUBLIC BY AN OrflCER Colonel Jones of Hawaiian Militia Ino'udei Eemarks in Bit Report GENERAL CALLS QUOTATION MISLEADING Says that Report Doei 'Not Correctly Rep resent Hit View GERMANY'S POWER IN SOUTH AMERICA Growth of Imperial Feci I as: Said to Be Spreading; to Uermnn Residents la All Lands at Present Time. HONOLULU, Dec. lO.-Much Interest hn been aroused here by a report of Colonel Jones of the Hawaiian mllltla to Governor Carter of the territory of Hawaii, in which Colonel Jones, commenting on the strategic importance of the Hawaiian Islands and the need of strong defenses, quoted Oen- ernl MacArthur. U. B. A., as predicting a war In the Immediate future between tlin I'nlted States and Germany, and that the principal scene of the fighting would be In the Pacific ocean, with the Hawaiian isl ands aa the objective point. Major General MacArthur, who Is still in Honolulu, hav ing been here the past two weeks studying the military situation of th territory, stated to a reporter of the Associated Press today that the report of Colonel Jones does not correctly represent his views in sny particular and . utterly mis represents them in some. Colonel Jones said his report to Governor Carter waa based solely upon social con versations he had with Major General MacArthur and that he enly reported hla expiesslons with a view of Impressing Governor Carter with the need of strength ening the Isolated Islands from a "military standpoint. Colonel Jones aald h took no , note of hla conversation with General MacArthur and that his report was made from hls memory. The conversation oc curred during a social call which he and Colonel Soper of the National Guard made on General MacArthur. Colonel Jonea was very much surprised thst his report to Gov ernor Carter waa,' made public. A few days agd Uonoral MacArthur was ' quoted as saying that the main feature of th defenses of the territory Is tho . protection of th naval station at Pearl harbor and that th occupation of the other Islands la not an Important matter from a military standpoint whll Pearl harbor is maintained, a a defensive po sition. ' Bald in Conference. Major General MacArthur during th mil itary conference said that in all probability war will take place between, th 1 United -States . and Germany In the near future. which makes th Hawaiian National Guard of national importance. ' J -.-' ; It Is reported he said that the pan-Ger manic doctrine la growing among Oerman- Americans, few; of whom volunteered lu the war with Spain. He believes that Ger man Interests are growing to suoh an ex tent in South America- that th strain upon the Monroe doctrine will eventually result in a conflict. Hawaii being a strateglo point, no nation, he says, will make any Lttempt upon the shore line of th Paciilo states until the capture of the Hawaiian islands haa been effected. This statement of Major General MaoArthur's has JuM been made public through the report of Colonel Jones to Governor Carter. Colonel,' Jones' report quotes General MacArthur a saying that pan-Germanla doctrine which la being spread throughout the world is being fostered and propagated by th imperial government in every pos sible way. It Is strong and getting stronger wherever German peopl settle, even among German who have bean eltUsaa of the United States for years. In connection therewith on fact cannot be overlooked, to-wit: There were few Germans in the American army during th war with 8paln, so fw. Indeed, that tho presence of a German was noted as being a rare occurrence. Pacific Ocean Now Important. The theater of operations is ' changing gradually into the Pacific, The Oerman people are multiplying very rapidly and emigrating in large numbers, th tid of emigration being directed by the Oerman government toward South merlca. The manafactured product of the German em pire overbalance their consumption, ao that a market has to be secured for the surplus. The known policy of the emperor la to ac quire colonies which will provide markets for such overproduction and places to which the Ode of emigration shall be di rected for strengthening the fatherland. Throughout all South American countries the Germans are advancing in commercial power and prestige. Th conclusion seems inevitable that th Interests of Germany . in South America, where today large colo nies numbering hundreds of thousands pre sage another testing and straining of the Monroe doctrine, and in all probability a conteat of arms between that power and the United State in th near future, lu which event no on can now forecast the attitude of England and other European I powers. Therefore, it is the duly of tbs federal government to .nake itself as strong as possible so as to be able to care fur Itself lit any emergency. No nation or number of nations will be In a position to make an attack on th Pacific coast with out first capturing these Islands. General MacArthur says the report does not correctly represent his views In any particular and utterly misrepresents them in some. Otherwise he lias nothing to say. Colonel Jones Is surprised at th publi cation, and says that General MacArthur' 4 xpreasione, made during a rooi.il conver sation, were Intended to emphasis the need of strength In th Isolated Islnhda. Opinion In San Fraaelsee. BAN FRANCISCO, Dec 10-MaJor Gen eral MacArthur, who la quoted In a cable dlapatch from Honolulu a predicting u war between the L'rlted States and Ger many, has not retui ned to thla olty. At army headquarters it was stated toduy that he was not expected back from Honolulu until about Christinas, though h may come on the Sherman, due in a fw daya. , Referring to the statement attributed to Oeneral MacArthur, which. It appears, was transmitted to Governor Carter by Colonel Jonea of the Hawaiian mllltla, a high mili tary official said today: "I cannot believe General MacArthur made Hie prediction attributed to l.lin it Is quite poiaible tnat In conferring with the formications board, which recently met in l.onolulu, lie may has Incidentally referred to the pownlolllty of war wttu some of the great power iw an argument in favor of r-roiierly defend!:! tne Ha waiian iHinnila, which, .as e er body know, ai very iruyui'Uu t sUateglcally, iiy wost