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EAST LOOKS WARLIKE
Marqnis Ito and Others of ths Elder BtaUs
a Finn Against EnwIL
LATTER'S CONCESSIONS DO NOT SATISFY I
t
On Eeport Says a Strong Front it to E
'; Presented Ciar.
uiTTrn rnucinrorri roiVC IM UDiy I
nlk" vwn-Hunwi ...
Most Sober Section of Japanese Freu
. ... I
Ceolares for Atlion.
NO OPTIMISM NOW SEEN IN RUSSIA
Hope that War Will Be Averted u4
Statement Made that Frepeaal
I tba Osar Wa
Final.
TOKIO, Dec 17. The conference of the
alder statesmen of Japan, Including the
Marquis Ito and the cabinet ministers, yes
terday resulted, according to a semi-official
statement. In a determination to oppose a
strong front to Russia in view of the 1st
ter's unsatisfactory reply to the Japanese
proposals.
Another report says It Is understood that
Jt m considered
highly unsatisfactory the conference de
cided to make another and probably last
attempt to arrive at a friendly settlement.
The- situation is considered grave. Even
the most sober section of the Japanese
press declares It is high time for action.
- Ib addition to the Marquis Ito. Field Mar
Bhal Yamagata, senior field marshal of the
Japanese army, and former Premier Count
Matsukata, one of the greatest financiers
of modern Japan, and twIcV premier of
..
" unl v.,"
.;., , -T.. ' . , . ' . .a ,w. .u
hsA tlma sh flnan. I
Olma, the field marshal who distinguished
- " zr "v : : . .. . : .
himself In the war between Japait and
China ware among those who took part In
the conference yesterday between the elder
statesmen of Japan and Premier Katsura,
the foreign minister,, the war minister and
the marine minister, lasting; tnreo nours.
Rassla is Sot Jeyfal.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 17. Ths reticence
of the Foreign office here has Increased
Since the dispatch of the reply of Russia
to Japan and the officials decline to con
arm or deny reports of ths character of
tha nnW nrintmt abroad. The feellna tn I
Iplomatlo circles today Is not quite so op- I
Umlstio a It has been, but possibly this
I only a reflex of the' opinion of the for-
eign 'press, a. the diplomat, themselves
admit they are very much In the dark.
It I. believed the unfavorable Impression
apparently created on the Japanese govern
ment by the reply Is due to Russia'.' an'
willingness to place the settlement of tho
Corean and M&nchurian questions on the
same feeling. Russia desire to cover only
the formerwlth th treaty, leaving th Ut
tr am a sort of distingue. : th action f
Which 1 not yet determined upon.
" Further negotiations will be necessary if I
apan. insists, with th alternative of their
anure .uspenslon. ir the negoUatlons are
oroken off It will not necessarily mean
eventuallUes. On this potnt a prominent I
diplomat aaldf "It wem. to be forgotten
that the present negotiations were not un- I
dertaken to settle 'a pressing, vital Issue,
the failure of which would precipitate war,
but for the purpose of assuring peace In
the future by clearing up misunderstand- I
Ings regarding possible conflicting interesta
im aidin tails lb will uiuisii7 I
f. 4..n. ti.. v wa wmii I
oni follow an aetual ancroax-hment hv ona I
nower on ona of tha siiDDeaea riahts of thai
other." 1
LONDON, Dee. 17. Th Associated Pres.
Is Informed that an Intimation has been re-
celved here In official quarters from Japan
that the Russian draft of the1 proposed
agreement Is not acceptable in It present I
form, and that further negotiations of Im
portant questions of principle Would be
necessary bsfore a final settlement can be
reached.
- Both th Japanese and British, officials In
London, however, maintain the views they
xpreased In these dispatches December 14
that a distinct step toward peace ha been
mad, and Jtey remain optlmlstio In regard
to tiie fioai settlement.
Clils PreMrisg for Hostilities.
LONDON. Dec IS, The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Dally Telegraph says that
according to th mandarins the Peking
government has again' warned the pro
vincial authorities to pfrpar for immedi
ate hostilities. Owing to th offensive action
taken by Russia and lis allies regarding
far eastern affairs.
' Japanese Troapit for Coren.
LONDON, Dec U.-A cable dispatch from
Tello says th dispatch of troops to Core
b imminent and that th elder statesmen
. kav been summoned to meet the emperor
on Fridays.
NEGRO RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
Prevlena Ne Briny Killed He Uses
Raaer on Merchant avnd
. O OUer.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 17. After severely
cutting George Resoner, a department star
proprietor, with a rasor in a scuffle fol
lowing a demand for money, a negro at
tacked a policeman. Three policemen opened
fire, allll as tk negro instantly. The af
fair caused a panic among shoppers.
. The negro asked Resoner to show him
some curtains. Hs diew a -rasor and de
manded money. Reaoner grappled with
him, . Employes heard the ' uproar and
rushed to the merchant' aid, burling every
available article at th negro. Tho negro
slid duwa an elevator rope to the base
ment, where he slashed at ths policeman.
The policemen U;n. riddled the negro with
bullets.
BANK ROBBER IS RELEASED
Ketorloaa James Dnnlap Bet Free by
th Illinois Board mt
CHICAGO. Dee. 17. James Diinlap. a no-
torloua bank robber, I again at large.
through th clemency of the pardon board.
Dunlap waa serving- time for a bank rob
bery at Monmouth. 111., which occurred
two years age
His criminal record extends back a. far
as a score of years. He waa first brought
Into prominence twenty year ago. when he
was nt to the penitentiary for the rob-
bery of bank at Northampton. Mass. Hs
was latvr pardoned and since that time be
has had many escapades. Asion his most
during exploits waa the robbery of the
Manhattan bank la New York, where his
booty Is eaid I hav amounted to nearly
$I,0W;X
Spaniards cause civil war
Doniilrti Bay Troable ef San
Domlif Dal Bark to Snnnlsk '
JUAN. Porto niro. Dee. 17.-Genral
'"'. formerly of Ban Domingo, die-
1 resolution Introduced In the
Vn.
w - -
0 ' senate Djr Mr.
llcnburn of
Idaho, "r the president to negotiate
for the't 4. n n ann rvimlnffo. Mid:
for th
Although-
.'Inffd la under the com-
mercliw n. ' a Influences of the
I'nlted State., .exatlnn would not be
agreeable becau. the republic la still feel-
,,g the effects of th- annexation to Fpain
tony yn imto, wmcn ifii a neep impres
sion. The rlvll ttan of the rrrmhlic data
from that time, i hn i wj to tm
more freely when I am better advised re-
gai-dlng the altuatlon.
PROTECTION FOR STOCKHOLDER
Seme la . the Son Com pa ay Aak the
Caaadlaa Government ta
tec a re It.
TORONTO, Dec. 17.-P. H. ' Clurge, Cor
nelius Shields and T. J. Drummond of the
"800" company have asked the government
to take such action as will protect the
Canadian shareholders in case the consoli
dated Lake Superior company is wound up. 1
The means of doing this would be to re
tain the land grants and other concessions,
made In giving franchises to the various I
subsidiary companies. It is said that In
esse the present reorganisation fails Bpeyer
& Co. will try to reorganise tne business
d ouUld haraholdar. a chance
iw w.uv 1
DREYFUS' REGIMENT CHOSEN
mark War Ofllee Plans Hla Fatnr
ad Will Check HI
Enemies.
PARIS, Dec. 17. The Liberte confirms the
report that the councU of tne w" offlc
considered the detail, of Dreyfus' re-
Instatement In the army and that the real-
m" w" command with the rank of
- I
lieutenant coionei nas been cnosen. 11 ad
ded that there Is a determination to deal
harshly with officers who express dissatis
faction with Dreyfus' reinstatement.
GIVES LIFE TO SAVE GIRL'S
Yon( Englishman Resents Daaghter
ef Germany's Flnanee Minister,
bat Is Killed.
BERLIN, Dec 17.-Mlss von Rheinbaben,
daughter of the finance minister, had a nar-
row escape from death today. Bhe fell be-
twen two ut " Englishman, Henry
' vu
runea 10 ""lanc"
jniaa Tun nuciltunuru uui ui umici vmm
killed by one of the cars. Mis. von Rheln-
baben was unlnjuVed.
EMPEROR'S SISTER HAS CANCER
Verdict of Physicians Create. Con
sternation la German Conrt
and I'pon Emnerer.
PARIS, Doe. 18. Th Journal hear, from
.w.. t -. -k. -w.. oa- I
iiwaa
Melnlpgen. . a sister of Emperor William,
wh haa been 111 for soma time, la suffering
from cancer and that the verdict of the
physician created consternation In the
German court and had a bad-effect upon
the recovery of the emperor. '
ays Mrs. Fair Survived Haaband,
PARIS. Dec. 17. Dr. Duchateau testified
today before Commissioner Elsler of New I
York, appointed to take testimony In the
rur will vaav ann, 1 1 1 wiuciiijv wka vu I
.v.- . nn . - ,v . , n vm TM-tnt,A 1
and favorable tn tha thanrv that Mra. I
Charles Fair survived, her husband, who
with Mrs. Fair, was killed In an automo-
bile accident In August, 1802.
Greee Mast Retrench. ,
ATHENS. Dec 17. M. Theotokl. former
premier, has agreed to undertske the task I
of forming a new cabinet nd will present I
- I
a iu oi ministers io .in. ueure wraor.
row. - M. Theotokl s says that ne win be
obliged to propose considerable retrench
ments to th Chamber of Deputies.
Father Hartley Is Bishop.
ROMS, Dec. 17. Cardinal Goettl, prefect
k. nwvnri. todav aut.mtttad to tha
, '
.kniA. r ,h nm,umn fnr
blshon of Columbuc O.. the name of Rev.
- -
, 1
Hew President of Swltserland.
BERNE, Dec 17. M. Comtesse, a mem
ber of the B" ndesrath from " NeuohateL
and M. Reucha, a member from the Canton
da vaua, were toaay eiectea respectively
president and Vto president of 8w1tieriand
for IK. .
Bryan Visits Tolstoi. '
MOSCOW, Dec. 17. William J. Bryan ar
rived today and went to visit Count Tolstoi.
Mr. Bryan will proceed to St, Petersburg
on December 1.
SANTA FE JSSUES BONDS
Will ipend Part of Lairs Loan for
hertenlna- It Track tm
Coast. L
CHICAGO, Dec. 17. President E." B.
Ripley, of the Atchison, Topeka Santa
Re railroad, said that a large part of the
$10,000,000 bond issue would be in the con
struction of the cut-off from Belen, N. M.,
to a point In the Santa Fe line In Texas,
yet to be determined. Work on this line
Is to be begun In the . spring and pushed
rapidly to completion.
According to President Ripley, a por
tion of the proceeds of the bond issue Is
to be used on the Bradshaw mountain
railway, which Is to extend west of 1
cott. Aria, Into the mountains. Borne of
It wll be required to construct th Phoenix
Un and other extensions In Arlxona, th
main double tracking which 1 to be done
between Oiathe and Emporia, Kan., and
over small stretches In Missouri and Illi
nois.
RAniX CASHIERS DO NOT TALK
Grand Jnry Falls t Get Evidence
from Them at Kansas
City.
KANSAS CITT. Dec 17.-Befor th grand
jury ft-ansas U17, nan., toaay aa at-
tempt to secure from benk cashier th
I amount of deposits In their institutions
I oretui o certain counciunen laueo.
11 was eeairea to ascertain tne rial 01 to
council men's accounts two years ajro, at
the tint aJlgsd Doodling Is supposed
t hav been done. Tbey said the books
had t destroyed In ths flood f Jan
and they wear luwU to give Uu dndred
lafarniaiian,
HOAR AND FORAKER CLASII
Senators from If assacaaMtts and Ohio Taks
Different Viows of Panama. Affairs,
GORMAN SUPPORTS IHt NtW tfluLANUlK
Democrat te Senate Lender Intimate
kat Administration Has Racked
Hew Repnbll Aid Case,
palga Kest Tear.
WASHINGTON, Dec It At the begin
ning- of today's session of the senate Mr.
McComa. dem. reported bills from the
committee on privileges providing for the
protection of foreign exhibitors of artistic,
musical and literary works at the St.
Louis World's fair, and at his request the
bill was given Immediate consideration and
pawed. In one bill protection la afforded
foreign exhibitors for the Louisiana t'ur- 1
chase exhibition by giving them the sole
right of producing and vending statuary
or art work for two years under the copy-
light law upon payment of a fee of $1 for
ch object exhibited. '
Another bill Increases the. permission
given to authors or proprietors of books in
foreign lands In obtaining translations into
the English language for sale
In this
country.
Mr. Hoar then addressed the senate on
nuJ resolution calling- upon the president for
.uch information as may be In his poeses-
Blon , re,ard to th. statu, of Panama.
Mr. iioar Denn ot sarins mai no was
favorable to the Isthmian canal and de
slrous that the present president of the
United States should build toe great water
way. but, anxious as he was for the accom
plishment of these ends, he was even more
f nxlous that the canal should be built
"without a taint of suspicion of national
dishonor," -
'What we want to know la." he said, "did
this government, knowing that a revolution
na Vbout to t.ke ol.ee. so arrange mat-
. lu. .. .-.,. ki.
LCI lilsll uio a V Wl v .-, wireimi vwm.w
otherwise, shauld be permitted to go on
without Interruption, and whether our na
tional authorities took measure, to prevent
Colombia from stopping ItT"
Mr. Hoar quoted the correspondence bear
ing- upon tho revolution and asked:
'Why this great anxiety before any dis
turbance had occurred?"
I
It was. he said, clear that If the corre- I
apondence so far printed Included all th I
Information the president could give on the
subject this government had Instructed a t
man fit war to nrevent Colombia from doing I
.,, to nvent the revolution. Mr.
Hoar AiA that lt was impossible to. be-
.nri ha did not believe, ths Dresldent I
wa. capabla of such Intrigue as thus In-j
dicated and declared that It was for the
purpose of saving him from such lmputa-
ti.n that he taird all the Information
"":.J,T7 . .u
Mr. Hoar said It was no JUEttflcaUoa of
our course to say uuiumum iwu i w i
ratify the treaty for the construction of
the Panama canal.
In conclusion be pleaded for all the facta
and asked that they be sent to the senate
throufh the usual official channel.
Otnus PraJseys Haar
Mr. Gorman took the- floor as soon as
xm r. vrn aux.ia wsvaa, tu saw n i
u u.a w. anld that I
democratic senator, generally were as
favorable to the construction of the canal
las republican He congratulated the coun-1
try on the possession of a senator like Mr.
Hoar, who, he said, waa following
examples of courage, patriotism and dls-
lnterestedness In the senate. I
Mr. Gorman said the fact were all that
were desired ana ns reterrea u me ex-
tension of the executive Influence, saying
that his Influence had been extended until
lire wu . - I Tumiy til viTwincr" Hna TBHly QTOr prejUaiCS
th TMnltvn Hi crttlclBsd thotand my sterna tic error.
selection by the president of commissioner. I
from ths Benate to negotiate the treaty a.
a reprehensible policy and aeciarea tnai
tne Associated Press secured Its sugges-
tlons as to Information about event irom
tne admlnlitratloo. He also condemned ex-
ecuUve Interferenc In state pollUcs. But
none of these transgressions could be com
pared, he declared, to the action of th
- i ,nninn with tha affair in
7
rename.
"It Is," lie said, "the most flagrant act
. 1 -v.. ,.. we taken nlaea
. - - u..i
in m iiiawi w v-..
be resisted without regard to party."
Mr. Gorman adversely criticised . the
speech made by Assistant Secretary, loonus
I. - .. ....... - T -V I. -
Delor in uuiu ciuu gi i-iow - w m. m. w
I months ago. H said that Mr. Loomls.
tlon which th senate had not had from
the administration or - from any other
source." . .. . .
Calls Roosevelt "leeesa "aneleon."
'tj. aia nni v Ur. Gorman continued.
...11 v - 1l 4k fmrtm hut ha mada
tan u 1 -
tne Droaa asseruon i"- im i"ii
a bold and srreat man who had the courage
tha natriotlsm to land marines and
- ' .
seise a pan 01 xn wmiuri 01 iim
of Colombia, which ws were under contract
to guarantee to'that country. This in the
light of the fact, before us 1. nothing mors
than usury."
Mr. Gorman described the president a. a
"second Napoleon.'1
A second Napoleon, Indeed." he ex-
claimed. 'Tied It come' to this that the
United State most . have a Napoleon to
hap Its destinies and to distort the presi
dential offlcs from Its proper functions?"
Here Mr. Aldrich asked Mr. Gorman
whether it was the purpose of the reoon
oentrated democracy to defeat the treaty.
After some parley, Mr. Gorman exclaimed:
"I say to the senator from Rhode Island
that If the case stand, as lt now does, with
only the Information the administration
has furnished us to this hour, then we
regard it a most objectionable transaction,
mtiA l.t ma aav tn tha senator whan won
and let me say to tne senator wnen you
taia aoout responsiDiuty we can tax tne
responsibility and asy to the administra
tion without regard to party, "Congress
ha. directed you to do one of two things.
to ronatruot th canal and do It without
delay. When you cannot get lt at Panama,
go to Nicaragua and construct It there,
and do it at once.
Onestlo'na Lwnmia' atntement.
"Tei Mr. Loomls tn hi speech ha th
audacity to say th reason why they ld
not so to Nicaragua and attempted no
aesroUattona with Custa. Rica or Nlcaraa-ua
I as provided by the Spooner ant. was be-
oaus eminent engineer, hav said Nlca-
racua was not th proper route for the
construction of the canaL That statement
I challenge. It cannot be verified. But
un member of th cuinmlaoluo expressed
. Aouht u to th. feasibility of tha Nice-
1 ra-uJ route.
Aa BO desir to do th Dresldent of
I th united State any Injustice. .1 resoect
1 the office. I beUev that whoever ocuple
it .hawld hava fair eanaldara.tina. h..t tk.
I lx(0uUrt must hav a respect for con-
I ar-a i.J a anaial naidar.ti. f th-
,ate of the United State when it come
I , eomuderatlan of treaties, for b caanot
l jJoaUnaed em jrvurlli rual,
UDY managers- ask cash
Reslgantlon ( Mr. Blair Aeeented
4 Secretary Tenders Her
. Reeignntlene.
ST. LOUIS, Deo. 17. A Joint see-Ion of
the board of lady managers and the Na
tional World's Faff commission was held
today for the purpose of conferring over
parliamentary procedure to govern the de
liberations of the former body. The entire
commission visited the Women's board and
addresses were made ' by Commissioner
Carter, Thurston tad Llrfdeay, who told
the women they could adopt their owa
rules and that the commission did not wish
I to interfere,
After the conference with the women'
ot4 ne national commission prepared the
following- letter which, was sent to Mrs.
BlaJr. former, president of the women's
ooara, ty president .tarter:
imwT, Jr j.v . .
natlnn M a member of the board of lady
manna - era nas been accepted by the coin-
mission.
Your slevotlon to the exposition, and the
eal snd ability with which you discharged
the duties of the office if .president of the
board are duly appreciated.
In the name of the members of the com
mission I convey to you the assurance of
their hia-h reirnrd ami personal considera
tion. Very rpiect fully.
THOMAS II. CARTER, President.
Mrs. ApolUne M. Blalr, St. Louis, Mo.
The board of lady managers today1 Bent
a request to the national commission ask
ing ths commission to saspend its rules to
allow for the appointment of a Bt. Louis
woman to membership on the board.
The rule In question Specifies that no
more members shall be eppointed to the
board until the number becomes less than
twenty-one. There are now twenty-two
members.
The national commission replied that It
would gledly suspend the rules whenever
the directors of the exposition request the
appointment of a St. Louis member and
name the choice of the director, for that
membership.
Mrs. Frederick K. Hanger of Little Rock,
Ark., ftccretanr of the board, tnflav r,re
- a--
eented her resignation, explaining- that her
action was due to the fact that circum
stances made it Impossible for her to take
up her residence In St. Louis during the
World's fair, and that .he considered that
the Incumbent of that office should reside
here during that time. No action
taken regarding th resignation. Mrs.
Hanger ha. twice previously tendered her
resignation as secretary, but on each oc
caslon the board refused to consider 'It.
After the session of the board today It
was stated that a mmmlttM wilt nmhki
be annolnted to orocned tn w0hin.nn .a
request congress to furnish the board with
funds. . It la ni,l tho v,. ....t .m
be for 00,OOOL So far th board has been
without fund.
1 A DM I k Til IO nr n a suit a
w-.'XO UP r MPlMttlA
Before Phll.d.l.hi. ai... ui.i....
from" Isthmns tBIves
Version of AsTalr. '
His'
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 17.-P. Bunau
Varilla, minister ' from the ; Republic of
Pansma, tonlaht .tTbuveredUa. address at
the regular meetiiut it th member' of the
. . ...
Anienoen Aeademy of Political and Social
fcln,ce ?n rith ha" ?" n con,'tn
"' puu" m
wa" funded. Mr. Bunau-Varllla said In
P"' .....
which hi ""'vmd to th! iIhtTn,T
kind the eiorlous battles fought against
the difficulties of nature on the Isthmus of
hrnYh ' J-tfft'
, known has come. The selection of the
Panama route in preference to the Nlcs-
"J VL8 fnn,ni of the areat
ragua. one bvMhe senate of the United
Turning hi. attention to the French canal
company, ne oeciarea mat mis company
..wmaucaiiy uiscouragea tne istnmian
canai commission to recommend the
l route, oy reiusing to giv to mat
1 commission any Indication a. to Its willing--
nen to sell the concession or to fix
oennite price." He Bald:
I The result was to oblige the commission
I o report at the end of November, 1901. in
favor of Nicaragua, while lt waa perfectly
1 apparent that the sentiment of the commls-
I sion waa fixed Un favor of Panama and
I that the recommendation wae due only to
th Impossibility of obtaining a satisfactory
oner 1 rum me canai company.
I The speaker told of his campaign In
l favor of th Panama rout In 1801 and of
the passag of the Epooner bill In 1901.
....
n9 reterrea to tn opinion or 1 Attorney
General Knox that a good title could be
Then be told of how Dr. Herran was sent
I to Washington by Colombia to take the
I place of Mr. Conchel; of the difficulties
1 01 arriving at a suitable compensation to
I Colombia, and then said:
I I wired to President Marroquln that I
I waa rnnvliinul that l h .o,l. rr.
1 iiu.wc.jiw cash and IJ60.000 annuity It nonld
I not but be accepted by the United States.
!'r- Herrsn msde then apropoaal sccord-
1 m io me wrma 1 naa nxea, ana It was
1 reaouy accepted Dy the United Btates.
I Mr. Bunau-Varllla upheld President
Roosevelt in all bis acta, assert! pa- that
th Spooner act gave th president author-
I ,tT to do " nad done and quoted at
I lengtn from l Matin of Pari. In support
I or ris contention. He said that Colombia's
course amounted to an attempt at black
ma"- "umming up, ne said
They Insulted not onlv rha TTnltad at.t
by rejecting the treaty, but by preparing
to sell them the property stolen from tha
French lnvesters, they sacrificed to their
Xi ,k i..p .iK- TTr . verjr. nonor
Uamentary documents intentions, which.
.-. Huiiiui in lueir pur-
il may wfni commute, oy inajvyiuala,
would be misdemeanor of felonies undes
the law.
When the accumulation of unqualifl
able acts obllg-ed the Isthmus to revolt
ajrainst the tyranny of Bosota. and when
in- declaration 01 inoepenamce on the
Isthmus was for th third snd last time
hiatory promulgated after the move-
m"nt ef November I. I can say that there
hM never been In the history of the world
a revolution that waa mors Justified than
tnai one.
PLOT IS HATCHED IN PRISON
In Trial f Allseed Dynamiter It Is
nld that Cenvlrts Devel
oped Scheme.
HELENA. McnU Dec IT. In the trial of
laaae Gravelle, charged with dynamiting
I property of the Northern Paclfle railroad.
K developed today that th plot against
ine railroad company was batched in the
I mT penitentiary years sgo. a eon-
I vlct named Murphy testified that Gravelle,
wbo w" thm th penitentiary, told hire
I nd others that he had a scheme for getting
I money from ths railroad.
Most of ths day was spent In expert
testimony by which lt was sought to prove
that six of th threatening letter had been
I written in the penitentiary and smuggled
out .or tn prison oy uraveiia wnen hs was
I Clscharsed last July. A tablet was Intro-
diced In evidence and state counsel said he
would prove that Gravelle borrowed the
tTum achool for the purpott of
writing the letter. The tablet paper waa
I the same as that on which fuur threatentng
I l iters were wntten, 1
WLNDUP OF GRAND JURY
Dietrich Again Indicted for Profiting bj a
Govern Bant Contract Wall Senator.
GENERAL COLBY ALSO CALLED TO ANSWER
H. M. Allen ( gtaadnrd Cattle Cem-
naay and O. W. Unlnea, n Reck
. Ceanty Banker, Among th
Indicted Ones.
The federal grand Jury adjourned yester
day afternoon after a session continuing" I
from 2:10 to shortly after t o'clock, when
It filed Into the court room and announced
to Judge Munger that lt had. a report to
make. The report was made through Fore
man M. L. Arnold of Beatrice.
Seventeen Indictments were found. The
only one mads public was one against
John Johnson for selling liquor to Indiana
Johnson Is now In Jail. Of the other Blx-
teen none were given publicity, pursuant
to the policy of secrecy observed by the
grand Jury and district clerk, whom are
the only persons exoept the district attor
ney who have any. knowledge of the' per
sonnel of the Indictments. The reason for
secrecy In these matter. Is that the In
dicted parties must have first been ar
rested, be In custody or have given bonds
In order that there may be no miscarriage
of Justice by the prematura announcement
of their name..
It is, however, stated from other sources
that true bills were found against former
Adjutant General L. W. Colby of Beatrice
for em bexil ement of publio funds; an ad
ditional Indictment against Senator C. II.
Dietrich for profiting by a federal contract
while a member of congress In the rental
of property belonging to him to the govern
ment; one against R. M. Allen, president
of the Standard Cattle company, for illegal
fencing of publio lands; one against D. W.
Gaines, president of the Rock County bank.
... , rjur, .a
, . " Dora""ea" n aooiuona!
...u.cun-ui egnunsi iino low. tor on- ,crbed on solid silver, in presenting the
splracy with J. C. Mitchell, postmaster at tokens Mr. Ritchie thanked Messrs. Son
Alma: J. C. Mitchell and W. Milt Erwln nenberg and Stephen for the alncere and
for illegal sale of postage stamp, with a unobtrusive manner In which thev had an-
vlew to Increasing the revenue, of the
postoffloe at Alma. '''.
immediately lollowlng- the report of . the
grana jury it returned to Its quarters and After the Initiation exercises and pre
then adjourned until 7 o'clock last even- sentatlons last evening, light lunch was
Ing, and at t o'clock It adjourned sine die. served, during the disposition of which the
The present session has been an Important
ana remarkable one, largely because of the
prominence of some of the men Indicted
and Investigated. Ths list of those Indicted
prior to today and given out by th clrk I
of the court, numbering eighty-three, in-
eludes: I
List of Those Indicted.
Charles H., Dietrich, Indicted for alleged I
bribery,
Bartlett Richards, Illegally fencing grins-
lng lands.
W. G. Comatock, Illegally fencing graalng-
lands. (
In the cases of United Btates Senator
C. H. Dietrich, Indicted for selling- post
office appointments) Bartlett Richards and
W. O. Comstock, for Illegally fencing gov
ernment lands, caplasses havs not yet been
Issued. ' '
Frank Currfe, Whitney, ' Neb.. ' Illegally
fencing government land, $1,000 bonds.
Jacob Fisher, postmaster at Hastings,
Neb., paying a consideration for bis ap
pointment as postmaster -to Senator Diet
rich, $1,000 bonds.
Elliott Lows, Huntley, Neb., conspiracy
In securing; poatofflce appointments, H.OOO
bonds.
Alfred M. Olson, Omaha, embesxlement
of postofflc funds, 12,600 bonds.
Charles Bshrman. fraudulently obtaining
letters from the Omaha poatofflce addressed
to T. Elf, and appropriating: 1300 there
from. In Jail.
James Davis, robbing poatofflce. In Jail.
Jan Lattimer, obtaining- pension by
fraud. $500 fine and twenty-four hours In
JalL
Fred J. Harrison, Kearney, using mail to
defraud. In JalL
E. 8. Walker, mailing nonmailable mat'
ter. Out on bonds.
John Klllelea, South Omaha, mailing; non
mailable matter. Out on bonds.
James T. Walker, embesxlement Out on
bonds. '
Jerry Taylor, Fremont, mailing non
mailable matter. Out on bonds.
The following. Indicted for bootlegging
and selling liquor to Indians on the Winne
bago, Omaha and Santee reservations, are
out on bonds: William Es telle, 811a Lleb,
William Walker, Joaeph Drum, Rovart
Dale, Seymour Payer, Charles Crow Dos,
Furnas Ralenson. In Jail for bootlegging,
Bandford Anderson, ' Frank Baumer. Silas
Big Head, Charles Ewing, George Frary,
Frits Grombeck. Joseph Oliver. H. L. Hen
derson. -
(Sentenced to various terms on plea of
sullty for bootlegging: George W. Mont
somery. John Morley, John Smith. William
Whalen, James Young.
Nlsht Session Short,
Vha federal grand Jury did not reas
semble last night until after o'clock. The
purpose of the night session was to hear
the testimony of three witnesses for the de
fense In the land fraud case on the Omaha
and Winnebago reservattone. - Owing to be
lated trains and the non-arrival of the
witnesses, the grand Jury sent word to
Judge Munger at 10 o'clock that It.i
ready to aubmlt It final report.
Judge Munger was in walling and th
Jury filed into th court room, and Fore
man M. L. Arnold stated that the Jury
had completed Its labors and was ready for
discharge. Th Jury submitted no further
Indictment. .
Judge Munger said: "Gentlemen, the
court finds that you have been efficient In
your work and you hav th thank, of the
court for lt. You are now discharged from
further service."
With this th Inquisition of th arand
Jury for the November term ceased and th
Jurors, after thanking th officer of th
court Tor th courtesies extended it, de
parted for their several hotels to arrange
for their departure for their home this
morning. Th Jury ha. been la .easlon
over six weeks. and ha in tbis time In
vestigated a ' great many case and re
turned a total of 100 true bills.
Leak Knslly Located.
Foreman Arnold said last evening to a
Bee reporter: "Ws think w hav located
the leak from the grand Jury room to one
of tho Omaha papers, and from this even
ing's proceeding, ar satisfied that It ia
not from any member of the grand Juiy.
neither from witnessea nor th district
celrk'a office.
"I am free to say that th member of
th Jury were free from partisan bias. Ia
fact, politic did not enter into the delib
eration, of ths Jury In any manner. It
has endeavored to fair and Just aocord
lng to its light. A great mass of evidence
ha. been brought before us, and I know I
reflect tho sentiment of th antir Jury la
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EAGLES HONOR THE WORKERS
President West and Member Sonnen-
Valnable Mementos.
'Never turn the eagle down."
This slogan received a striking exempli
fication at an enthusiastic meeting of
Omaha ' Aerie . No. SS, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, last evening, when six applicants
were Initiated and President George F.
West was presented with a gold watch and
chain and Joe Sonnenberg and A. G. Ste-
phan were given honorary life member
ships. Inscribed on silver tsblets.
Brother Ritchie made the presentation
speeches. To President West he bespoke
the sentiment of the members tn thanking
him for hla persistent fidelity and devotion
on behalf of the order during the past yer
na for hl cceptance to assume the bur
dens of the office for another year. Mr.
West was presented with a solid gold
watch and chain with an emblem charm
set with diamonds. The president re
sponded graciously, pledging continued in
terest In the order and expressing his ap
preciation for the token.-
In presenting the silver tablet to Mem
bars Sonnenberg and Btephan. Mr. Ritchie
humorously referred to certain chages
which had been preferred against the two
members, said charge, being- nonorary life
membership, unanimously voted at the reg
alar meeting" of the aerie November 28. h
and concurred In by the grand aerie. Ths
uhlts are conies of the membership
card. by tlle (rKnd aerle ,d are in
roached every undertaking and for th
ceaseless dllisenca with which tha aame
has' been performed.
800 members were entertained by the Eagle
quartet and Fred E. Hawley. That the
Eagles are .rowing- Is attested by the fact
that their local membership has crown IB
the past year from MO to J.OOO members
and to a sound financial bpals. Extensive
Imnrovements in ths rooms ara ttlnr made
land contemplated. A gymnasium i to be
Installed and other . pleasant feature will
w nuucu vn v. inniaiii.r. will aunuw
START A DEAD MAN'S PULSE
Cleveland Doctor Feel F.neonrased
by Result of ' First Experi
ment with Andrenalln. ,
s CLEVELAND," O., Dec17,-Dr. George
Crlle and Dr. Wllluim Lower, noted aura-eons,
strained every nerve at Western
Reserve college- In an effort to bring
Thomas Kellr, a telephone lineman, who
was electrocuted this morning, back to life.
Hot water bottles were applied to Kelly's
extremities and abdomen, while Dr. Lower
opened th artery in the left arm. A solu
tion of andrenalln, the wonderful drug of
which so much is -expected, and a saline
solution were injected. The dead man's
mouth waa opened, his tongue drawn for
ward with a pair of forceps and oxygen
waa administered by tube Into the lungs. .
After working for some time Dr. Lower
announced that they had produced circula
tion, and he then cut into the chest cavity
and tried artificial manipulations 'of the
heart. Th solution of andrenalln and of
alt were continued; so was th administra
tion of oxygen. The heart manipulation
Were continued with little result, A faint
response was detected once or twice, but
when th manipulation was stopped th re
tponse ceased.
The doctor claim that had they begun
a. soon as the man had been electrocuted
they would hav bean successful In restor.
Ins him to life. v
ARMY OFFICER IS ACCUSED
Captain John Phillip of Twenty
eventk Infantry Charged with
Paddlaa f Pay RoJL
NEW YORK, Dec 17. Charges of dupll
eating hi. pay account, for the month, of
October and November were today pre
ferred against Captain John I. Phillips.
Twenty-seventh United States, Infantry, by
Colonel Francis S. Dodge, chief paymaster
of the Department of th East
Colonel Dodgs has forwarded the paper.
In the case to the paymaster general at
Washington for, further action. Captain
Phillip. I. on leav of absence from his reg
iment, which la now stationed in the Phil
ippine.. Following Immediately on th heels
of suit for divorce brought by the captain,
In which Mrs. Phillips brings counter
charges, th case ha. awakened unusual
interest In army circle.
More aid for auditorium
Additional Fand Ar tn Be Solicited
with Which to Complete
St met are.
The Auditorium directorate at a meeting
In the Commercial club yesterday arranged
for an energetic canvass of the city to
raise more money for the building before
TJew Tears. Several committees were ap-
I pointed and tha city districted. All. who
fve not subscribed will be approached.
new call la to be made for bids on th
carpenter work. Only on bid was re
ceived at the former call and at a meeting
Wednesday of tha executive committee this
wa. opened and rejected. New bids were
decided upon. . It has been found that tiles
for the roof will cost no more than slats.
UNION v AGAINST , MORMONISM
Interdenominational Woman' Cean-
ril Starts Mew Move Against
Senator Reed Smoot.
1
NEW YORK. Dee. 17.-AI a meet Ins of
the Interdenominational Council of Women
for Christian and Patriotic Service, held
her today, a new union was formed "for
the . protection of , the American home
against th present menace ef Mormontsm
and il teachings of polygamy; for an ac
tlv campaign throughout th country and
the collecting of evidence of higher allegl
ance sworn by Reed Smoot to- ths Mormon
church." A meeting will be held In Phil
adelphla December lt to perfect th plans
uf this otgabiaatjun. -
TROOPS IN TIIE FIELD
Colombian General Eaji that Country 'Will
Ears Pantma or a rijbU
nBBjmmwaam.
ATLANTA DISCOVERS HOSTILE CAMP
Crniser Findi Fir Hundred Armed Colom
bians on ths 0nlf of Darien.
PROTESTS AGAINST AMERICAN WARSHIP
Beqnait to Taara Colombian Waters Pi are-
f trued bj American Oommtndor.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR ARE EVIDENT
General Orlta, Commanding the Foree,
Freely Kprcee Intention ' of
Fighting In Case Ryes'( Mis
sion Is Mot Snceesstnl.
COLON, Dec 17. The United State
cruiser Atlanta, Commander William H.
Turner, returned her last night from the
Gulf of Darien. Th boat discovered on
December 15 a detachment of Colombian
troops, numbering apparently about too,
men, but according to their statement
totaling 1,600 or s,Ouo, at Tttumatl, on th
western aide of the gulf Just north of th .
mouth of the Atrato river. .
The commander of th Atlanta sent
ashore an officer, who conversed with th
Colombian commander. Th ' latter pro
tested energetically against the presence of
American warship, in Colombian waters.
Insomuch aa'war between Colombia and th
United State had not been declared, and
politely requested th Atlanta to leav th
gulf, because It . belonged to Colombia.
Commander Turner Ignored th request and
the Atlanta returned to Colon, to teport to
Rear Admiral Coghlan. , '
Preparing for War.
Th Colombian, ar dearly busy with pro
tective and sUengthenlng - measure. AN
though they treated tha Americans courte
ously, they decidedly resented th presence
of the Atlanta', iandlns party. Th Colom
bian fore was composed partly of th land -forces
recently landed at the- Atra'.o river
by the Colombian cruiser. Cartagena and
General Plnson. '
Early In the morning' of December IS
th Atlanta sighted a small schooner in th
center1 of the Gulf of Darien and followed
lt to the western shore, where th schooner
attempted to hide behind an islet. Lieu
tenant Harlan P. ?."vlll of the Atlanta waa
ordered to board it, and thnevpon a whal
boat was lowered and pulled toward th
schooner. Thtough the courtesy of tha
naval officer, the correspondent of th As
sociated Press accompanied th party In th
whale boat, lt was found that tha scnoo:ier
had on board 100 armed Colombian oidiers.
commanded by General Rafael Novo, who
aald General. Daniel Ortla, ' commander-in-
chief of the Colombian force of the At
lantic and Pacific,, had a large camp a mlio
away on th main land.' General novo re-,
ouaatad Ldeutenant Perrlll to l.vuc .and eon- .
(or Wll uenerai virus.' auicr temporarily
returning to . the Atlanta the i It v tenant .
went DSCK to tne scaooner, wruua m inn
meantime had taken up a position within
small bay. Great excitement prevailed
among th Colombian, a tha whal boat
approached.
. Patriot I Demonstration.
There were repeated cries of "Vlvl Colom
bia!" and there was a sudden concentra
tion of ISO Colombian soldiers on th teach.
For some minute the situation appeared
dangerous and had the appearance of aa
ambuscade. General Ortla crpeotod - on
the beach when Lieutenant Perrill went
ashore, th whal boat in th ' meantime
lying close to the beach. General Ortla In
sisted that Lieutenant Perrill should fly
th Colombian flag at th bow of th
whal boat or lower th American flag a
Its - stern because it wa in Colombian
water. Lieutenant Perrill replied that he .
did not hav a Colombian flas and lefuaed
to lower th Star and Stripes. General
Orttx did not Insist upon bis so do Ins, but
he protested la writing a gain t th presence
of th Americans in Colombian waters.
lieutenant snu i.viy iu yivwti auu
conveyed it to Commander Turner, wbo
handed It to JAear .Admiral Coghlan on hi
arrival her. 1 , .
Thought War Wae la Progress.
Lieutenant Perrill ' boat', orew consisted
of twelve men. On th first trip they were
unarmed excepting four, revolvers. When
th - whal boat approached th schooner
twenty-four soldiers wers seen seated on
th sld nearest to th direction from
which th Americans cam with rifles lying
handily across their knee and pointing
toward the whal boat. General Novo, who
1. a Venexuelaa by birth and second In
command of tha Colombian, fores, stood on
the deck of the schooner and Insolently
called out in broken English: .
"What way is this to make war?"
Lieutenant Perrill explained that It wns
not war, but a friendly visit. General Novo
refused to furnish htm with any informa
tion. An Interpreter who boarded th
schooner discovered that It had seventy ar
alghty armed men packed In th hold.
Th Atlanta then signaled Lieutenant
Perrill to return to hla vessel, and later
Lieutenant Perrill went - to th shore to
visit General Ortla. This Urn there wa.
a dosen rlfl concealed In th whalt&oat
for use In case of emergency. The whali--
vumi was rv w ru naiiurv, iiia ..vii.ui." .
increoains a It proceeded, but when Liud.
tenant Perrill reached shore General Ortla
appeared and th excitement . aubslded.
After th flag Incident General Ortls mad
an eloquent protest against the Americans
landing, the troops continually cheering
his remarks. Hs subsequently committed
his protest to writing. 1 Ths general seemed
uncertain at the beginning whether war
bad been declared. H left Cartagena on
December S and some of the Other de
clared they had been In the fulf for a
month past, conducting defensive , and
preparatory operatlona.
Pretest of Ortla.
Th protest reads partly a. follows:
To th Captain of th Atlanta: Dantet
Ortls, commandant and general of a divi
sion of Columbian army nod first adjutant
to General Kttyus. protests must energetic
ally In th name of the Colombian govern
ment and all Colombians aalnet the pres
ence of American warships In our waters.
You are cnlrii of a powerful country, im
mensely rich and possesulns vast numbers
of Inhabitants. On the contrary, ws at
bankrupt and our Immense territories ar
depopulated. Colombia has bxen bled by
fatultous civil war, but today, united in
the Panama matter and regarding your
selves, we believe we have lisht and Justice
on our side. Do not doubt lu The God of
nations will be on our side. Against him
s'luadrons and cannons ithall t avail.
r:very Colombian Is capable of aiis'tia' to
the height of hsrotsm. D. GHTIZ.
General Ortis sent another communication
to Commander Turner asking wkst orders
the commander had from Washington' re
gardlog th movements ef Columbian war
ships In Colombian waters, to which Con
maxider Turner an wared aayUig they