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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MOUSING, JAN U All Y 14, 1904 TWELVE PAGES.
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TREATY IS lORCE
Prcolamatioi Annonnora the B
' Agreement with Chin.
' of
A. V.
ASSURES UNITED STATES OF TWO POr, 'f
Hal ,8eleottcl Hen for Counli at Two
Placei Open for Trad.
BERLIN FEARS IMMEDIATE HOSTILITIES
Tor FintTimi Offioiah of Germany Admit
Possibility of War.
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anannunanaKUP
JAPANtSE LEAVE RUSSIAN TERRITORY
Report from port Arthur guys Maay
Are Leaving; that Place and
Dnlay Fearing: Result
' of Fighting.
WASHINGTON, Jan. J3 Ratifications erf
tfic American-Chine commercial treaty
'Were exchanged at tha State department
today by Secretary Hay and Sir Chen Tung
Liang- Cheng, the Chinese minister here.
The treaty provides lor the opening of the
pert of Mukden and Antung, in Man
churia, to the world' commerce.
The treaty la now an accomplished fact,
the president having signed the proclama
tion as required by law. The president haa
elected men as consuls at Mukden and
Antung from men of experience already in
the consular service and consequently able
to open up the new field to trade with the
least possible delay. Their names will be
ent to the senate as soon ' as congress
makes provision for their salary, which the
Ktats department hopes will be done speed-
lf) y. It la regarded aa very desirable that
aucb rights as we have acquired la Man
churia a to China shall be fully estab
lished and asserted In advance, of any pos
sible war that might affect that territory
the extent of a change of sovereignty.
The ceremony of exchange took place at
the State department by appointment at 11
o'clock. The Chinese minister was accom
pli n led by his secretary. Everything had
been arranged and Mr. Conger had notllled
the department ;at the Chinese govern
ment had placed en exchange copy of the
treaty in his hands yesterday. This Is held
to be equivalent to the delivery of the
" document to the United States government
as required by the treaty itself, so Secretary
Hay and the Chinese minister Joined today
In the signature of the protocol reciting the
fact that ratification had been exchanged.
The Chiaeee minister will be given a copy
of the treaty by the State department,
which he will forward to his government
for deposit in the imperial archives In
Peking and when Mr. Conger s copy
reaches Washington it 'Will be placed in the
Stat department library.
The Japanese minister states that the
report that a demand haa been made on
behalf of the Japanese government upon
the emperor of Corea that he recognize a
Japanese protectorate over Corea Is with
out foundation.
Urate Department statement.
The following statement was issued by
th8tate department today:
The .treaty, which will go Into effect In a
day $r so through the exeftange of ratillca
tUms effected today and by Its promulga
tion by the president of the United Btuiei
In the result of nearly a year and a h.-ilt's
negotiations. Although relating in Its prln-
clpal provisions to questions of commerce
and navigation removing restrictions which
have hampered tnem both In China, it also
treats of a. number of questions of great
importance to the people of the two coun
tries. For example, it defines the ' rights and
privileges of the diplomatic and consular
officers and of American ctllxens, espe
cially missionaries residing In China, uml
Insures the latter the enjoyment of rights
which they have only had In the past
practically by toleration. The treaty also
dealH with trade marks, copyrights and
patents, ensuring them a fair degree of
protection In China a thing which they
have hHd very little of Jn the past.
I'erhaps the provision of the treaty which
interests mostly the public Is the opening
of the new localities in Manchuria to for
eign 'trade the city of Mukden and the
town of Antung (or Shaho. as It is fre
quently called! on the Yalu river. It is
to bs noted In this connection that the
Japsnese-Chlnesa treaty, the ratifications
of which were exchanged yesterday at fe
lling, secures also to International trade
the opening of the port of Tatung Kou.
about thirteen miles below Antung. and at
. the mouth of the Yalu. It Is highly prob
able that the presence in these localities
-t an early dute of American consular
officers ana those of other nationalities,
fnr tha nations having treaties with China
acquire bv our treaty and that with Japan
the right to establish consulates at these
places, wilr greatly tend to the establish
ment of order In this much-disturbed bor
derland of 'China and will powerfully con
tribute toward ensuring the principles of
the "open door," to which this country
. ' stands Irrevocably committee T as well as
securing the Integrity of China and Its
administrative control over Its Manchurlan
provinces.
Japanese Follow Same l.laea.
The Japanese minister, Mr. Takahlra,
today made public the text of the treaty
ratified yesterday at Peking between Japan
nd China. Tha treaty consists of thirteen
articles and covers much f the same
' ground aa does the treaty between the
United States and China, ratifications of
Which have Just been exchanged.
Article 10 provides for the creation of an
International settlement at Peking on the
withdrawal of the foreign legation guards
L A Ka fnrelirn trrutfta In fVii T J In this
same article China undertakes within six
months to open to trade the port of Chi
engsha-Fu, in the province of Hunan, also
Mukden and Tatunghow. both in the prov
tnce of Bhen Kai, whera international set
tlements are to ts set apart.
Berlin Fears Hostilities.
BERLIN, Jan. 11 Official opinion re
garding the probability of war between
. Russia and Japan has suddenly changed.
Intelligence received at the Foreign office
yesterday has caused the government, for
the first time since the controversy began,
to believe that the situation Is extremely
tense, ' The very definite views hitherto
held are reversed and war has becume
a proximate contingency, according to the
View held in ottlctal circles here. Japan's
delay in answering Kussis's Ust note
deemed here as being a symptom that a
grave decision is under consideration.
Hears Japan Is Conciliatory.
LONDON, Jan. 11 -A special dispatch
i from Toklo says the ministers who syt
tended the recent conferences for the con
slderallon of tha reply to the Kusalan
tote assert that the attitude Japan- has
taken up IS remarkably conciliatory.
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Press that up, to the present time It ha
Cut received the slightest Intimation re
aardlng Japan's course la connection with
Iris luvt Russian note.
A dispatch from Toklo to Reuters' Tele
. gram company says inai ins Japanese an'
awer to the last Russian note was handed
this afternoon to Baron de Rosen, the Rus-
sion minister, that negotiations will be con
,Uuud without any time limit being
,Cw.Uu.u4 a Baeuad Pax-S
Honolulu elections void
Supreme Court periston Invalidates
County Government Aet on Ground
f Illegal Tax Featarea.
HONOLULU, Jan. 13. The supremo court
the territory of Hawaii today decided
; ilmously that the county government
; which went Into effect January 4,
is void In Its entirety. The court declares
that taxation features were Illegally In
corporated In the measure and that tho
act cannot be made operative without
them.
This decision, which was rendered In a
test- case, Invalidates tlje results of the
November election for supervisors In the
five counties of the territory. All of the
boards of supervisors have held sessions
since January 4, and most of the officials
elected have assumed office. An excep
tion is Curts Iaukea, assessor-elect of
Oahu county, whose bond of $150,000 was
rejected by the supervisors on the ground
of Its lllegalllty.
Governor Carter Is considering the ques
tion of . calling an extra session of the
legislature to remedy the present condl-
Hon of affairs. The territory Is without
appropriations. There is no provision for I
the police, as the takes for. this bureau
and many others were Intended to be I
raised by the various counties.
The supreme court's decision leaves un
determined the question , which was raised
as to whether or not the Hawaiian legis
lature had the authority to establish ,an
elective county government system.
EXPENSE OF GERMAN CONSULS
All In United Stales Except
York Arc Self Sustain
ing. at ' New I
BERLIN, Jan. 13. Foreign Secretary von
Rlchtoften, addressing the budget commit
tee today on the needs of the German
consulate In the United States, said It would
not do to appropriate only $3,750 each for
the consulates of Atlanta, New Orleans,
St. Paul and Seattle, as proposed by one
member, but $7,500 each. The Germans In
America, he added, would not understand
why Germany should hesitate to main-
tain her ' consulates adequately. The cost
of. the consulate in New York was not I
aulte covered hv tha fees collected, but
the other consulates In the United States
were self-sustaining.
Various members of the committee sun-
ported Baron von Rlchthofen's views and
the committee relected the motion of Prince
von Arenberg and Herr Spahn to strike
out the appropriation for the Atlanta con
sulate and approved all four appropria
tions.
ASK RELEASE OF BANKERS
French Minister is Kefnsed I
n Case
of Those Charged with
Frand.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, Thursday, I
Jan. 7. The French minister to Haytl haa
made an amicable demand that the arrested
'rench officials of the National bank I
harged with participation In the Issuing
of 1300,000 In fraudu!ent securities last year
be provisionally released, basing his request I
on the ground of humanity and the un-1
healthy condition- of the- prison. Tha gov- I
eminent refused the request, I
Trie French cruiser Troude Is in port and I
the French cruiser Jurien de la Graviere I
Is expected here. The German cruisers I
Vlneta, Falke, - Panther and Gaselle are at
Port au Prince In connection with the de- I
mand for the release of the National bank
officials, some of them being Germans.
PORTE ACCEPTS FULL REFORMS
Notlfles Projeetora of Plan that
Amnesty Will Be Kxtended
to Offenders.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. IS. The ports
has notified the Anstro-Hungarlan and
Russian ambassadors of lis full acceptance
of the Macedonian reform scheme and of
Its consent to the repatriation of the Mace
donian refugees, promising airinesty to all
political prisoners, with the exception of
dynamiters.
In conclusion the porte draws attention
to the armament of Bulgaria; and demands
assurances that Bulgaria will not be per-
mltted to nullify the work of reform.
MPEROR IN NO
DANGER
Kaiser William's Health No Lonrfer
Subject of Comment by tha
German Press.
BERLIN, Jan. It A statement published
by the Birmingham, England, newspaper
today to the effect that letters had reached
official quarters in London from Berlin
that great uneasiness was felt concerning
the condition of Emperor William (which
statement was circulated in the United
States) Is wholly without foundation. The
newspapers of Berlin have entirely dis
missed the subject of tha emperor's health,
which is no longer a matter of discus
sion.
TURKISH TROOPS IN MUTINY
Soldiers In Armenian Garrison Plun
der Shops Because P is
Not Receive.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 1S.-A serious
mutiny broke out. recently among the sol
diers comprising the garrison of Yen,
Turkish Armenia, owing to their pay being
In arrears. About fjno armed soldiers plun
dered shops and attacked Armenians.
The mutineers finally made an attack on
the palace, from which the commander of
the garrison fled over adjoining roofs.
, , Car Ferry la Mlsslag.
rORT STANLEY. Ont. Jan. 13. Anxiety
is felt regarding the whereabouts of the
car ferry bhenango, with a crew of thirty.
one, which left here on January S, but has
not yet reached Conneaut. The vessel had
provisions for only nine days.
Wood's Force la Philippines.
MANILA. Jan. 13. The expeditionary
force under command of General Wood.
now at Camp Overton, around Lake Lauao,
Includes eight companies of Infantry and
troops of cavalry and two batteries of
artillery.
AGE WILL SAVE MURDERER
Peter W Iturr, Who Shot Baby la the
t Arms of Its Mother, May Get
Light Sentence.
BURLINGTON, Kan., Jan. 13 Peter
Winter, aged 71 years, was today-convicted
of manslaughter In the third degree for
having killed the I-year-old son of Frank
Slagel. a farmer, while In the arms of Mrs
Slagel. Wlmer asserted that the shooting
was accidental. He probably will be given
It liht aeutencs pscauss of his .
EXCLUDES ST, LOUIS UNION
Boot ana Slot Worker Will Not Btoogn'i
Body Which Broke Ceutract.
WILL NOT PAY EXPENSE OF .DELEGATES
International lalon Strongly Con
demns Loenl Which Is Charged
with violating Trada Agree
ment -with Employers.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 13.-Most of the dls
cueslon today in the convention of . the
IJoot and Shoe Workers' International
union was on the St. Louis case, where the
members of the St. Louis organisation are
charged with breaking a contract and for
that reason excluded from the convention.
President Tobtn had recommended thai the
expenses be paid of these who were here
from St. Louis to present their defense, but
the convention overwhelmingly defeated the
resolution making such an appropriation.
Mr. Randall of the Federation of Labor, In
an elaborate speech, disclaimed any ra
sponslblllty for the western miners buying
shoes without the union label.
Wane Redaction at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13. A 10 per cent re
duction has been made in the wugos of
the employes of the American Car and
Foundry company and the salaries of all
officials have also been cut. About S.OoD
men ara affected y the reduction. The
company headquarters is here, but us
fifteen plants are scattered throughout the
country. ' W. J. McBrlde, the general man
ager, makes the following explanation of
the reduction:
The reduction was made because of a
falling off In business and because our
competitors reduced the salaries of their
employes.
Durlnff the last three Years business has
been good and the wages of the employes
have been raised from 1!5 to per cent.
The reduction will be only temporary.
When business revives, old wages will be
restored. -ine omoers of the company
have voluntarily accepted
temporary rw-
' Company Will Not Treat
BLOOMINGTON, 111., Jan. IS. President
A. E. De Mange of the street railway com
Dany announced today that while he
would, as an act of courtesy, meet the
business men's Association and city council
relative to a settlement of the strike.
their efforts were useless, as the position of
the company was irrevocaDie.
The company, ho reported, was well sat
isfied with the present force, as well as
the patronage, and that the fact that the
old employes left the service voluntarily
prevents the company from considering
their clulms for recognition. This stand, It
Is believed, makes a settlement of the
strike an Impossibility
War in Colorado Subsides.
DENVER, Jan. 13. Adjutant General
Bell said today that evacuation of the
military camps at Tellurlde and Cripple
Creek had begun, and that only provost
guards would be posted at these places
for caws of emergency. A troop of cavalry
has been organized at Tellurlde, composed
of seventy-five young men who own horses,
In addition to this troop a guard of about
sixty men will be left at that place.
Two companies, comprising about 185
men. will be left in the Cripple Creek dls
trlct for the present. To date the ex-
pense of maintaining military forces In
the field In consequence of the strikes
which began last summer has been nearly
$Tio0,000.
A special to the Republican from George-
town, Colo., says It became known today
that the man who was arrested some days
ago as George Selgrlst,' one of missing
union men, charged with the Idaho Springs
dynamite conspiracy, is not Selgrlst, but J.
Rogers of RedcllfT. He was released by
Sheriff Randberg. It Is said that he will
bring suit for damages against tho officers
responsible for his Imprisonment.
Three Injured in Riot.
WARREN, O., Jan. IS. Striking em
ployes at the Harris Press work here at
tacked the nonunion workmen, resulting in
a riot, In which three persons wre seri
ously . injured, while a number of others
were cut and bruised. ,
GORDON S BOUT AT ATLANTA
I Thonsnnds at Capital of Georgia to
Honor Memory of Confed
erate Genernl
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 13. A catafalque.
draped with confederate flags for which
he fought, with the banner of the lost
cause lying over his casket, the body of
General John B. 'Gordon lies in state today
tn the marble corridors of Georgia's capl
tol. Gvarded by the troops of his own state
and viewed by thousands who followed
him as their leader, or had known his
name as hero, the dead chieftain received
every honor and tribute of respect that
could he paid. All flags in the city are
flying at half mast, the offices of the
state buildings are closed, and tomorrow
all of the principal places of business, the
courts and schools will be closed during
tha hours of the funeral.
Attended by an escort of cltlsens ap
pointed by the governor and a military
troop, which met the body at the state
line, the remains of General Gordon
reached this city this morning at 5:30
o'clock and were borne to the state capitol
where they will He in state until 10
o'clock Thursdsy 'morning.
From 10 o'clock Thursday until noon
memorial services will be held. Follow
Ing these exercises the body will bs taken
across the street to the Central Presby
terian church, where the funeral rites will
ba observed. From the church the "body
will be carried to Its last resting place In
Oakland cemetery.
Crowds - of visitors - from towns through
out the state, and committees representing
the different posts of the United Con
federate Veterans, are arriving today for
the memorial exercises and funeral.
CHILD'S KISS IMPERILS LIFE
Iowa People at Chicago Pasteur In
atltuia Affected by A 1
leaded Rabies.
CHICAGO. Jan. IS. The kiss of a -year-
old child may cause tho death of three
persons now at the Pasteur institute unde
treatment for rabies. One is said to have
but a slender lease on life. The child
dead of the malady., Although the grief-
stricken paresis hurried tne little one
across the prairies of Iowa aa soon as they
learned the nature of the Illness, they were
too late.
The victims are:
Harold Latta, I years old, bitten by mad
dog at Madrid, la., October 28; died today.
W. V. Latta, the boy's father, who kissed
the child whllii 111 and was bitten on the
hands. ' .
Matilda Itta, the mother, whose llpi
were Infected from kissing the boy.
Forrest Birdsall. 11 years old. Madrid, la.
I who kiaxed the child and was also bitten
1 ly the doci vUl probably, die.
BUNGLED THROUGH THE. CASE
Jadae Presiding; la Reelitel Case He-
fases'to Allow I uprepnred Dis
trict Attorney to Proceed.
ALLENTOWN. Pa, Jan. 13.-Alols Eck
stein, one of the lovers of Mabel Bechtel,
who was so mysteriously murdered last
October, was acquitted this afternoon of
complicity In the crime after a brief trial
In which the conduct of the prosecution
sorely tried the patlent-e, not only of Jurist;
Trexler, but also that of the Jurymen nnd
counsel for the defense.
E. J. Llchtenwalner, the district attor
ney of Lehigh county, was so befogged
that It was with difficulty that the case
was carried to a conclusion. Several times
the court Interfered and threatened to end
the proceedings for the da$ unless the com
monwealth conducted Its case In a mote
orderly manner. The court endured the
proceedings until arter the Jury had been
Instructed to render a verdict of acquittal.
when Judge Trexler adjourned court.
The district attorney1 wanted to go ahead
with the trial of the accused members of
the Bechtel family, ' but' the attorney for
the Bechtels protested emphatically. The
district attorney, however, was Insistent
and ordered the names of the defendants
called, but the Judge Interrupted by saying
to the district attorney:
Do you Intend to conduct the prosecu
tion yourself of will you rely on assistant
counsel. If the latter the trial will go on.
otherwise this court will adjourn until to
morrow morning.
The a strict attorney proposes to con-
. ,UI. - - V. I If . . . t that nf.
Ull llll.Vevi lllllloili, aiiuLtwcu .t.a ' .
flclBl.
"Then the court stands adjourned until
o ciock lomorruw iiiuiuuik, uiucicu i
4U(j- I
TWr.r h. fonrt nnened todav tha die-
trlct attorney admitted that he had ft very
weak case against Eckstein and did not ex-
nect to convict him. ills hope was that
something might develcSp during the exam- Colonel Crowder, assistant Judge advo
cation of Eckstein that would lead to a cite general, who was long at Omahn, was
clue to the real murderer or murderers, called Into the conference by General
The only point brought out was that Eck- Chaffee and the outline of the two plans
stein nnd Mabel frequently quarreled and
that Eckstein la alleged to have saw to
her: '
You are trying to drive me to the
grave, but you may get there neiore me.
This testimony was. given ty Mrs. uro-
bet, who said tshe overheard the remark
about Easter, last year.
PREPARING FCRj GRAND JURY
States Attorney Gathers Rvldence Re
garding Iroquois Theater
Fire at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Evidence to be used
against - any persons held to the grand
Jury has been obtained at the Iroquois
h3ater by three detectives of the states
V..' nmr ,
B"C8;, ,
Eight doors and one piece of drapery
were removed from the ruins and hauled to
the criminal court building. Most of the
doors bore evidence of having been locked.
They are burned on but one side and In a
number of Instances the doors were forced
' j .u. i i.. l n..jn..w.
T . ., ' . T r . V . I
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among the pieces of evidence, selxod.
in. nnn ph or so ill till v iifuu were I unu in I
Another piece or evidence is tne arapery
that concealed an exit on the first floor.
rteuner me uoor nor inu u.ape.,
burned. . ' I
A fund for t)f aid of chorus
girls unable to work owing to the 1
closing ar tne tneaers oc uwoago since me
n,,u nw n ,.i u,
the Immanuel' toaotlst church. Dr. Myers
nnn.. i tho fund in atvinff rhnrin
girls stranded In Chicago transportation to
their homes If they wish to go. If they
wish "to remain in Chicago until the thea-
ters are opened tho fund will be used In
Msiiitlna: them to live. Dr. Myers says the
money was sent by a friend In rrescott,
Arix
Tha South ConKregatlonal church, a
handsome edifice on Drexel boulevard, was
Inilnv ordered closed by City Bulldlna- Com-
mlssioner Williams. Insufficient exits and
exitB orjenlng Inward were tha causes as-
signed.
REPORTS VESSEL IN DISTRESS
Red Star Steamer Noordland Said to
Be 'nmnna-eable in Heavy
Seas.
PORTLAND. Me., Jan. 13. The steamer
Cornlshman, which arrived today from Llv.
erpool, reports that on January x it sighted
the Red Stax lino steamer Noordland, from
Liverpool for Philadelphia, In a disabled
condition. The Noordland was hove to dur-
ing a gale and displayed two red lights,
clgnalling that it was unmanageable.
Owing to the heavy seas the Cornlshman
lost sight of lt Tha captain of tho Cor-
nishman said the Noordland appeared to
bo weathering the gale safely and he be-
lleves it . must have made temporary re-
pairs. The Noordland sailed from Liver-
pool December 30.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. The Noordland or-
dlnarliy makes the run between Liverpool
and' Philadelphia In about elevoq days,
Steamers which have arrived during the
iumi ion utw
nearly au xne way bitubs ma Aiianuc, ana
under the circumstances the Noordland Is
now about two days behind its regular
SCneaUie.
OPEN SWITCH CAUSES DEATH
Freight Train - Crashes Into One
Loaded with Coal at Mew
Baden, Illinois.
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. lS.-JOne man was killed,
one perhaps fatally Injured and one se
riously Injured when a through freight.
eastbound, on the Southern railroad crashed
Into an extra coal train, westbound, on a
siding at N(ew Baden, 111., thirty-two miles
east of here.
The dead man is Fireman Mlxen of the
coal train, who was crushed and scalded In
his cab. Engineer William K. Knight of
the coal train was also crushed and scalded
and will probably die. Engineer Stratton
of the freight train was badly hurt. His
rflrfman Jumped and was not Injured. The
wreck was caused by an open switch. AH
east and westbount trains were delayed
soveral hours by the wreck.
RIVERS CAUSE UNEASINESS
Alle.ne.r. Mon.ug.hel. a.d Ohio Ar.
fader tha laff neaee of a Thaw
Which Threatens Danger.
PITTSBURG, Jan. '1A Rlvermen and In
fact all of thoae who have Interests along
the banks of tha Allegheny,' Mononguhela
and Ohio rivers, sra becoming anxloua
since the present thaw snd rain set In.
Some of ths rlvermen predict that another
day or so of such weather will start tha
ice gorges moving and bring the rivers
rapidly up. On the other band, the local
weather forecaster Is not the least appre
hensive and predicts a drop in tha tem
perature, which will iVay a flood.
NEW PLAN FOR FORT OMAHA
encril Chaffs Stggeiti Making it School
' for Nartee en Signal Oorpv
INVITE PRESIDENT TO VISIT OMAHA
President Announces that No Volted
Stales Marshal Mill Be Warned
t'ntll the Attorneyship
Is Settled.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. tSpecial Tele
gram.) There has been considerable dis
cussion over a bill introduced by Senator
Millard appropriating certain sums for re
pairs to and for new buildings at old Fort
Omaha, to be occupied by staff officers of
the Department of the Missouri. Senator
Millard, who haa felt certain opposition In
War department circles here, has doubted
whether It would be politic to push the bill
In the face of this opposition.
Today Senator Millard and Mr. Rose-
water had a conference with Lieutenant
Genernl Chaffee regarding the Fort Omuha
situation. General Chaffee, who was a lleu-
tenant at Fort Omaha many years ago.
arid recalling the location of .the aban
doned post, said that he would favor one
of two propositions: First, to have estab
lished there a training school for army
nurses and army doctors or a school for the
signal corps, either one of which would
give Fort Omaha a standing In military
t-, j . , . . ...
."- .I mo same iime oring to tne
""" ""-" " onmoer or people man
contemplated In making It a home for staff
"Hcers, which ho did not look upon with
vor.
given him with the understanding that he
was to prepare a draft of a bill favoring
one or the other propositions referred to
by the commnndlng general of the armv.
with this pronounced backing Senator Mil
lard and Mr. Rosewnter believe a bill can
be passed which will save Fort Omaha
from going to ruin and give It a standing
in military circles.
Invite President to Omaha.
Senator Millard and Mr. Rosew-Ater. ac
companied by E. J. Cornish of Omaha, who
arrived In Washington last night, saw the
president this morning on matters con
nected with Nebraska's Interest. Mr. Rose
water on behalf of the Old Pioneers' asso
ciation Invited the president to participate
In the fiftieth anniversary of the Kansas-
k c'amatlon, Vhleh la to be fit
tlnR,y cIebrael at Omaha on the last tw
"y"'f May and the 1st of June. Mr
wo
Mr.
Rosewater told of the historic Incidents
surrounding the admission of Kansas and
Nebraska and said tho birth of the renub
llran party dated from that time and urged
trie president to be present.
Mr. Tlnnevlt tn n...1 -1 .1 , i. ,, ,
l',tLi woum
lva nlm at Pleasure to participate In
, t i . . . .
ucu.-ura.uon, dux as no had declined a
most prwslrig. lnvitatlon to go to Jackson
McI1m alKut that tlm(, h nll. . . .
than aecU.w th- iv.nn.
further said that if ha should accept his at
tendance would likelv ha nWnti.tn..ti i
yiew cf the national convention to h. heM
at Chicago In June, and he desired to avoid
even puggeatlon of criticism
( Waits on Attorneyship. .
To Senator Millard and Mr. Rosewater
today the president said the name of Mr.
Ma,,hew for United States marshal would
" """ lo me senate until the district
attorneyship matter was settled. This
means, It Is thought, nothing will be done
unt1' after certain, conditions are worked
out ,n Nebraska. It Is uncertain when tha
namea ior marsnai ana United States at
wney will go to the senate. Should Mr.
Lindsay be elected clerk of tho supreme
court " would probably clarify the atmos
Phere so Tar as the district attorneyship
,8 concerned. Should Mr. Lindsay fall of
election to the clerkship It is pretty hard
to tell Just what will happen. Nothing at
least will be done until Senator Dietrich
arrives.
Relief for Territory 'Militia.
The Nebraska delegation in the house
had a conference today relative to the
memorial of the legislature of Nebraska
calling upon congress to give a pensionable
status to the Nebraska territorial mllltlu.
I At the last session of the Nebraska legls-
lature a memorial bill was passed asking
I congress to recognise the services of off!
cers and privates of the territorial mllltli
who served from September , 1804, to Feb-
ruary 12, 1SGS, during the war of the re-
belllon and with the Indians. The -dele-
gatlon, after discussing the matter, autho-
rlzed Mr. Ilurkett. aa dean of the delega-
tlon, to Introduce a bill to pension tha Ne
braska territorial militia. Mr. Hurkett to-
I day re-Introduced Ms bill which he Intro-
duced at the first session of the Fifty-
seventh congress, extending the set of 1S90
to officers and privates of territorial mill
tla and to widows and minor children of
such persons.
Hearing on Rosebud Openlnar
ReDre),entatlva . Rnrlcn of Sonh n.Lnh
has been one of th hn.le.r m.n i
gre8, durtng tne pa8t few wjrkl
0D sentiment In favor of his bill, which
I nrovldes for the noenlnir in
416,000 acres of land lying within the Rose
bud Indian reservation. Mr. Burke has
secured from. Indian Commissioner Jones
a favorable report and this report has been
endorsed by Secretary Hitchcock. . The
house committee on Indian affairs, of which
Mr. Burke Is a member, has agreed to
give a hearing to those Interested In the
measure tomorrow. Judge Klnkald'of the
Sixth Nebraska, whose district Is contigu
ous to the lands proposed to be opened
is deeply interested In the proposition and
will appear before the committee tomor
row, as will Representative Martin of
South Dakota. Messrs. Backus and Lucas,
attorneys representing the Bonesteel Com'
merclal club, will also go before the com
mtttee to argue In favor of Burke's bill.
Commissioner Jones, In his . report to
Chairman Sherman of the Indian affairs
I committee, suggests that the Burke bill as
originally drawn be so amended as to In
sure to the Indians at leust 12.50 an acre
for the lands, also that the provision au
thorlslng the secretary of the interior In
his discretion to grant an extension of
time to settlers within which to make their
payments Bhould be eliminated.
Spot cash payments In full will be the
requirements.
Commissioner Jones, In his report upon
this measure, makes a general statement
aa to his position , regarding the opening
to settlement of Indian reservations by
congress without the consent of the In
dlana In the following terms:
Xeed Kot Cvnsalt Indians.
As a general proposition the Indian office
has to say that after careful and mature
consideration trie time has come when
congress and the Indian department are
warranted In administering the tribal re
lations of Indiana in the Unitod Slates
Including the matter of disposing of much
of their lands as they do not need and
(.Coutlnued oa Second Page.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Thursday and Friday! Colder
Tharaday In West Portlon Warmer
Friday.
Teniprrstare at Omaha Yesterday!
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SUPERIOR BANKRUN GOES ON
Money Drawn I ntll After Midnight
nnd Starts Again Early
This Morning.
SUPERIOR, Wis., Jan. 13. The run on
the First National bank was resumed this
morning. At 10 o'clock, the hour for open
ing, nearly fifty depositors In the savings
department were In line.
The run started yesterday morning and
the bank kept open until 1:30 o'clock this
morning, when tho last of the savings
depositors, who had stood in line was paid
and the bank officials locked the doors
for tho night and went home.
William B. Banks, president of the First
National bank said:
The First Nattonnl can pay dollar" for
dollar on Its deposits and Is In a perfectly
solvent condition. I have no reason to
advance for the so-called run. The money
whli h is being drawn out Is on shvIiirs
deposlta, and our commercial deposits today
and for the past week hava been as lurgo
us usual. '
Vice President Rolert Kelly -said;
There was a meeting of the stock
holders of the lmnk toilav and they went
Into the affairs of the Institution, expressed
their coniUlence In the present manage
ment and re-elected tho entire old board
of directors.
Cashier Benson said:
Tho bank received tl"0.000 In currency last
night from St. Paul and :W0.O"O from
Chicago Is scheduled to reach us this morn
ing. We are glad of this opportunity to
prove our ability to meet every demand.
The run stopped this afternoon two hours
before the regulur closing time. A quarter
of a million dollars was paid out yester
dny, according to Cashier Benson, nnd
about $75,000 today, but the deposits for to
day were In excess of the withdrawals.
ARRAIGNS THE SUPREME COURT
Former Montana Senator F.spreases
His Opinion of Highest Trlbunul
of thnt Stnte.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 13. A special to
the Dispatch from Helena, Mont., says
that at a meeting of the State Bar asso-
lation former United States Senator W.
D. Sanders delivered a speech In which lie
caustically arraigned the supreme court
of Mon.ana for Its shortcomings and mildly
ectu ed the members of the bar for not
commanding the proper respect of the
uprrme court. He snld:
Our supreme court has rules which are
more Intricate than the sclenco or law
Iself and the clocks on-tno wall cont'.nuo
o wnrn us until olio would think thai the
vmhols of Justice instead of being n pair
of scales is an hour glass and that the
ends of Justice will he served, not when
right exlsis between mar and msn, but
wnen lawyers get ini-ougn ui King.
He said the bar of the Mate wit not
held in respect by the court, and " he
thought this fault was to he charged to
the members of the bar by reasons of
their lapses In falling to display courage.
He said he doubted If there was a lawyer
In the state who knew enough about the
rules of the supreme court to take a case
there and carry it to its final deterinlna
tion on Its merits. "Case after case is dls
missed on technicalities," Bald he.
whereby litigants must suffer the most
abject cruelty."
HANNA IS ELECTED SENATOR
Receives Largest Vote Ever Given by
Legislnture of State
of Ohio.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 13. In the presence
of the Joint assembly of the members of the
Ohio senate and house, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Harding today declared Marcus A
Hanna, re-elected United States senator
of Ohio, for the term of six years, begin
ning March 4, 1905. The two branches In
separate session yesterday elected Honiui
by. ths largest majority ever given a senator
from this state.
A committee was appointed to escort
Senator Hanna 'and Governor Herrlck to
the hall of the house. Senator Hanna was
given an ovation. In his speech he said
I am not vain enough to assume that the
result of the great victory in Ohio In the
last campaign was a personal matter.
It Is more a trihutu to the intelllaence
of the people of Ohio, when they were con-
rroniea Dy me propositions wnicn made
the issue In that campaign. There could
be .no misunderstanding as to what they
meant., The principles upon which this gov
ernment itself has been founded were on
The people in Ohio met that Issue with.
out regard to past party affiliations, and
nut the seal of condemnation upon anv and
all forms or socialism and announced It to
be their determination from the stand
point of good citizenship and good govern
ment to protect tho people of Ohio with
out regard to political fflliatlons personal
ana corporate an auae.
ADVANCES RATES TO ASIA
Transpaclfle Companies Increase
Charges for Carrylaa; Freight
from American Porta.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13.-The trans-
paelflo steamer combine at this port, con
sisting of the Pacific- Mall. Occidental and
Oriental and the Toyo Klsen. Kalsha, has
announced a big increase In passenger aiid
freight rates, to take place In February.
Flour shipments will bo advanced to M,
general me-chandlss to $8 and steerage
rates for Asiatics $45.
'The competing line, tho Chinese Commer
cial Steamship company, has been pettled
with on a friendly basis, and at Portland,
Ore., it Is to share with the Portland and
Asiatic Steamship company the heavy flour
shipments to the Orient. It Is also guar
anteed return cargoes to the Orient, which
It has all along wanted for Its vessels after
landing their freight and passengers at
Manzanlllo, Its Mexican terminal.
URUGUAY HAS A REVOLUTION
Negotiations Between Government
and Insurgent Fall, Aeeardlag
t Advice from Montevideo.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11-Negotlatloni
between th representatives of the govern
ment and the revolutionists havs thus far
failed, says a Herald dispatch from
Montevideo, Uruguay.
A dispatch from Santa de Llvramento
says a sharp battle has been fought
between part of ths government troops
under General Munlxan and th rebels.
Ths former lost only, five men and ths
latter about fifty. A more important battle
is expected and It may be decisive,
STOCKMEN ARE BUS)
OonTtotion at rortland Commands! tha
Baal Work f tha Contention.
REPORTS ASSOCIATION PROSPEROUS
Much Haa Baan Aocompllibed Daring Put
Ttar to Bentfit Producers.
HORSEMEN LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Wantlaad Urpi Intelligent Effort to Pre
ism tha Ban&as.
C. E. ADAMS FOR INDEPENDENT PACKERS
Insists This -Is Only Recourse t
Prevent Extortion from Consumes
and tha Gout-Ins; of tha
Producer.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 13. The
proposition to . Incorporate a com
pany of live stock men for th purpose of
establishing Independent packing houses
In the stock centers of the country to
compete wilh the packers combine and
restore prices on llv stock was th all
absorbing toplo of discussion In the- con
vention today. By unanimous vot the
cVmventlon endorsed a resolution favoring
the' incorporation of such' a company and
tho establishment of th Independent
houses.
Resolutions were passed favoring an .
amendment to the interstate act giving th
commission power to adjust ths shipping
rates when ' unfair ones ar put In fore
by tho railroad companies in stock ship
ments, and opposing the repeal of tho act
placing a duty upon hides and favoring
passage of a bill calling for a clanstflsd
census rtt live stock, and shoddy bill.
A resolution was adopted BJid directed,
to the Trafflo Managers' association at
Chicago asking that their action In deny
ing trunsiiortatlon to stock shippers ba
rescinded or else the stockmen would b
forced to ship their stock as perishable
freight. A resolution was adopted oppos
ing the bill creating a national human
association on the ground that it would
mean an unwarranted . interference with
stock shipping. . Another resolution was -
adopted urging that the railroads make
special rates on pure-bred animals as an
Incentive to wider breeding of this class of
stoak. .
Owing to the faot that he was called
back to Chicago, Colonel W. E. Skinner
of Chicago delivered his address on "Llv
tftock Exposition," which was scheduled
for Friday morning, thlsxafternoon.
Start lluslness Session. '
The business sessions of th Na
tional- Live Stock convention - opened
today. A good portion of th mora
Ing was devoted to ths considera
tion of live stock conditions In th various
states, short addresses being made by mem
bers of the executive. committee. Th fea
ture of the session was the annual report
of Secretary Charles F. Martin. This r-.'
port showed, ths association to be la I
prosperous condition nnd recorded th ao- I
complishment of much Work of benefit ta
the stock riiirr,i. 'Active co-operation araa
sirged. .- '
B-vera I new.(memfershlps had been se
cured, 'but because of unfavorable con
dition tho number was not as large as la
previous years. , - .
Tho bill providing for federal Inspection'
of all Interstate shipments Of live stock
had passed the senate and become a )tw,
but all the other measures pending befor
the last congress had failed of passage be- .
cause, of the deadlock In the senate over
the Pat ama canal and statehood bills. Ths
bill providing for a classified census of .live
stock had been reintroduced, as had the
anti-shoddy bill, and the one providing tot
the extension of the time limit for unload- .
Ing live stork In transit west of tha 100th
meridian, and that requiring transportation
companies to haul llv stock at a minimum
of twenty miles an hour.
Dislike Lodge Bill. '
Should the Lodge bill, removing th
tariff on hides, become a law the loss
would not fall upon the importer or man
ufacturer, but upon the man who pro
duces the animal. The average tariff being
11.25 for every hide, It will cause the oat tie
raisers of tha nation to lose 112,500,400 an
nually. If the Lodge bill should meet with
favor there Is no question but an attempt
would Immediately be made to remove th
tariff on wool, entailing a loss of at least
$33,000,000 per annum and a reduction In th
price of sheep to the figures prevailing
under the free trade law 1)8 cents to ti.A
per head.
It was an undisputed faot, h said, that
the decline in the values of beef animals
during th !ast eighteen months amounts to
more than 13 per hundred, hogs an average
of 15 per animal and sheep from 7t centd
to $1 per head. Consumers, however, are
paying ths same prices for their meats ad
during tho time maximum rate war real
ized by th growers. As th home and ex
port demand for meat products is as great
as ever and there has been no material in
crease In the number of bead of llv stock
these conditions ure uncalled for, and th
orly apparent reason Is th unjust manipu
lation of prices' at martlet centers, assisted '
by ths lack of knowledge on ths part of
producers as to tha visible supply. .
The financial condition of th association
was aot very flattering. . Ths dues and feus
are sufficient to pay sll necessary expensed
if they were promptly puid. A number of
the members are delinquent. Secretary
Martin said it was unjust to expect a few
progressive organisations to advance th
funds necessary to prosecute th work
while others remained Inactive and received
th benefits.
Much time was devoted to the considera
tion of live stock conditions In th various
states. Among those who spoke was
Charles Wright of New Hampshire.
The burden of the report of each speaker
was that while condition of th market
and rang ar not as they would Ilka to
have them, yet the live stock Industry la
In good condition and indications point tn
Improvement in the future. The majority
of states had grievances on account of
ths shnrtage'of th rang.
Grievance Against Railroads.
The greatest grievance of ths stockmen
appeared to, be against th railroads. Thea
organisations. It was stated, bad caused
great suffering to the stockmen by their
dilatory methods of handling stock trains.
Ths consensus of opinion was that th
Interest of tha live stock Industry demands
the passage of a -law requiring railroads
to handle llv stock In tralnload iota and
make not less than fifteen miles an hour,
including stops.
Charles E. Stubbs of Denver spoke of
"Ths Horse and tha Hore Industry." Ha
said In part:
Ths horss market Of tills country has
never been "cornered" by designing man
and It do not require the wUdom of a
sage to comprehend th situation of tha
bor Industry at th present time.
Tha natural growth of th United States
will requiru mora good home than it I
poualbl Xur u to rsis for many yeata.
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