The- Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAItLV JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, KATUKDAY MOKXIXO, JANUAKY 10, 1904 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TI1KEE CENTS.
PANAMA WILL 'IT
Bead j to Meet Aotioipattn Intaiion -2
Forcea from Colombia.
TROOPS PREPARE TO TAKE FIELD AT ONCE
Iniiit that a Few Men Stationed at Arail
abli Panel Can Hold Them.
ANTICIPATE AID FROM THE INDIANS
Hew Bepoblic of Panama Eat TwaWe
Thoniand Men Beady.
DO NOT NEED AID FROM UNITED STATES
lomr Cults of Mild Type of lTf
Atnniic the Marines Who Have
Been Dolus; Senut Duty
Along; th Trail.
NEW TORK, Jan. 16Authentlc In
forniRtlon from the frontier In anxiously
waited here, an the belief in widespread,
rabies the Herald's Panama correspondent,
that the Colombians have already started
to march upon the Isthmus.
The Panamanian troops are ready to
leave on a moment's notice. The con
scription has been completed, and 12,000
fighting men can be placed In the field.
There Is treat bustlo In the armory In
preparation for the shlrirent of rifles ani
ammunition to the Indians of the Interior,
who have agreed to Join against the Co
lomblu forces. Colonel Parette of the
Panamanian srmy said:
We, who were Colombians until yester
day, cannot be deceived by any tactics the
Colombians may employ. Wo are deeply
grateful for the Hid the Americans have
Riven us, especially as We are now pre
pared to fight our own battles on land with
the utmost confidence of victory.
Four to five hundred men. stationed In
the only three passes available, can defeat
an army. We have nil the men we
dually need, for the fighting will oe done
In the mountains.
We expect to repel the Invasion without
railing out sit the available troops. The
Indians will rertalnly fight on our side.
The Ban Hlas Indians, who are Colombian
allies, will not Ight at all.
Many light cases of fever are reported
to already exist In the camps of the
Vnlted States marines, especially among
those who have been scouting along the
trails. There Is some . yellow fever In
Tanama now, but none has appeared In
the
army.
Collier Nero lajared.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IB. The Navy de
partment has received the f ollowlng .cable
gram from Rear Admiral Glass, dated
Pant-ma, yesterday:
Collier Nero at Panama has been Injured
by the Concord going alongside. Damiign
la not serious and temporary repairs will
bo made at Panama. Grounding the Nero
at high water .o as to be able to work be
low the water line.
UNITED STATES IS EXAMPLE
Joseph Chamberlain ' Shows What
Effect of Protective Tariffs
Has Brts Here.
LONDON, Jan. 15. Joseph Chamberlain
presided at the first jneetlng of the tariff
commission, which assembled here this
afternoon with a large attendance of mem
bers. In rpenlng tho proceedings Mr.
Chamberlain drew a parallel from what
the United States' and Germany hud ac
complished under previous tariffs Hnd de
nied that any tariff oould be framed here
Which, Its opponents alleged, would make
tbs rich richer and the poor poorer. The
Vnlted States under protection hid
reached prosperity unequaled In the world.
In no other country was wealth so evenly
distributed, while there was no country
In the world where such a large propor
tion of tho population was on the verge of
hunger and distress as In Great Britain.
, Mr. Chamberlain said the object of the
commission was not to formulate tariff
laws, but to Investigate and Inquire with
open mind. All that had thus far been de
cided was that the policy adopted so many
years ago required reform.
KNIGHTS OF THE BLACK EAGLE
Titled Personages Invested with the
German Order Amid Scenes of
Pomp and Ceremony.
BERLIN. Jan. 16.-Kmperor William, the
great personage of the empire, and some
foreign princes and ambassadors took part
today In the meeting of the Chapter of the
Black Eagle at the castle here, which was
preceded by a seml-publlc procession from
one apartment of the castle to the white
balL
The Knights of the Black Ragle, of whom
there were forty-six present, were dressed
In splendid robes of velvet embroidered
with the Insignia of the Black Ragle. They
marched two and two, the emperor coming
last, alons, while the trumpeters without
blew fanfares, which were answered from
within by other trumpeters.
Prince Henry of the Netherlands. Prince
William Ton Hohensollern and Duke Henry
ot MeeKlenuurg were Invested with tha
order.
HERMAN IS AGAIN IN TOILS
Man Charged with Murder and Rah.
hery Cnptared After Escape
from Cehn.
MANILA. Jan. 15. George Herman, whose
escape, from prison In Cebu was reported
yesterday, was not long at large. A vig
orous search waa made for the escaped
man. who had established a reputation as
a dungerout man during his night' from
Mindanao with money belonging to the
government, which led to his Incarceration.
Within a few hours the searchers were suc
cessful In effecting his capture.
- Serve I It lust am I pen Vntlcnn.
ROME, Jan. IS. The French government
has presented the Vatican with a note In
the nature of an ultimatum, regarding the
appointments of bishops to five vacsnt
Frsnch sees, subsequently saying that
either the pope must approve the selections
of the French government or they will be
- announced without the approbation of the
holy sea.
American Una boat Floated.
MANILA. Jan. 15 -News has Just been
reoeivea nere inai me lulled states gun--boat
Qulroa. which recently went, ashore
on the coast of Borneo, has been floated
with little damage to the vessel.
Kewly Foaad Heir Dies.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 15. William Hodaen.
w lio hus been Identified as a son of Mrs.
rv anry or ae riournoy street, f'hlfmv,.
snj who is ma of three hrlrs to $u.a0. left
ny an uncle in r.nsiana. aim lousy in the
i uy niMpiui. iiousrn was Drought to 8t
j.'iuis one weK ago irom a quarry camp at
v mu., suuenug irom lypnoivl lever.
sua iuuier liss vna ttouuso
PLAN TO SHARE IN PROFITS
Massachusetts employes Object to
Boycott la l abor Disputes, bat
Favor Compulsory Dividends.
BOSTON, Jan. 15. Pronounced opposi
tion to plans for Industrial profit sharing
under compulsion is expressed In the report
of the Massachusetts committee on rela
tions between employer and employe. This
committee, the members of which are
Carroll D. Wright, Henry Sterling, Royal
Robblns, William II. Osgood and Davis R.
Dewey, was appointed last June by the
governor of Massachusetts at the direc
tion of the leglslture to consider legisla
tion concerning the legal relations of em
ployer and employe.
"It Is difficult to understand." says the
committee In Its report, "how a general
plan of profit-sharing under compulsion
tan advance the Interests of all connected
with It."
A measure establishing a system of vol
untary profit sharing under state super
vision Is also objected to on the ground of
cumbersome or Impracticable provisions.
The committee pronounces "compulsory
arbitration" a contradiction In terms, and
does not believe that a measure looking
to a binding arbitration of Industrial dis
putes by public authorities regardless of
the wishes of both parties to an entirely
private controversy Is In full accord with
sound public policy. The committee urges
the enactment of laws regulating the as
signment of wages and determining em
ployers' liabilities for Injuries or death to
workmen.
"We believe," says the committee, "that
the use of boycott as a weapon In trade,
labor and other disputes has been carried
to extremes, which cannot lie Justified, and
that In many cases Its use Is futile." In
conclusion the omm!ttee takes up the sub
ject of Injunctions. It opposes the blanket
Injunction and the prohibition of the use
of Injunctions In labor disputes.
HOT TIME JN MINNESOTA
Man and Woman "tart Tronble In
Gambling; Hoose Involving;
Entire Town.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Jan. IB. A special dis
patch from Black Duck, Minn., snys that
great excitement prevailed at Kelllher, a
new border town, twenty miles north of
here, all night hist night, and today It in
believed to be continuing, over a shooting
affair which started In a gambling house.
The house was surrounded all night by
a score of armed men who were, trying to
get a man by the name of Plummer and a
woman companion who had ejected the
proprietor of the house from the place at
the point of their revolvers and then began
to 'hoot the place up" In true border
fashion.
When the Inmates were driven out the
town council assembled and called for vol
unteers. Each man was furnished with a
rifle and a quart bottle of whisky, the lat
ter as a stimulant (.gainst the rold. Then
the shooting began. The house was riddled
with bullets.
The town marshal was slightly wounded.
The couple In the house wrecked the In
terlor with axes and fired at everyone who
came within range. The lattle continued
until midnight; when a truce was arranged
until morning. The besieged then took
turns at watching and sleeping and occa
sionally a shot was fired. In the meantime
the sheriff from Beverldge was" summoned
and he Is expected to arrive tonight.
TREATED DEAD GIRL KINDLY
Testimony In Trial Shows that Mabel
Bechtel Was of Quarrel
some rtr7osltf on.
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Jan. 15. In the trial
today of Mrs. Catherine Uechtel as an ac
cessory aft?r the fact to the murder of her
dnughter Mabel, counsel for the defense,
Mr. Bchaadt, continued the cross-examination
of Mrs. Margaret Miller, who was on
the witness stand when court adjourned
yesterday. Mrs. Miller testified that she
observed three bluod spots on the side
walk, directly In front of the Bechtel home.
She also saw tracks made by carriage
wheels In the rear of the Bechtel house
after Mabel's body was found and hoof
marks, which looked as though the horse
had not stood still. '
The witness said that It was a fact that
Trim Bechtel did not talk to Mabel and
that he hardly spoke to any member of
the family.
What did Mrs. Bechtel say about Tom?"
asked Mr. Bchaadt. 1
She often said, 'I've got a deaf and
dumb boy,' " replied Mrs. Miller.
How was Mrs. Bechtel toward Mabel?"
'She? waa too good to her. Mabel con
trolled her mother and did as she pleased."
"Did Mabel ever quarrel with her
mother?"
"Oh, yes, sir, she used to swenr at her
something dreadful."
FIRE CHIEF SHIFTS THE BLAME
Chicago Offl-er Admits He Had Re
ceived So Report from Iroqnols
Theater Bnlldlngr,
CHICAGO. Jan. 15. Chief William II,
Musbam of the Chicago fire department
told the coroner's Jury today that he had
nothing to do with the Iroquois theater."
The chief threw the blame of the disaster
on others.
I would have been encroaching on the
duties of the building department." he said,
If I had tried to enforce the ordinance."
Seventeen halls were closed today by
order of City Building Commissioner Wil
liams. Noncompliance with city ordinances
was tne reason assigned. Commissioner
Williams said:
The building ordinance la to be enforced
to the last letter. I believe thttt It will
practically close up all t hlcagu to enforce
the law. but nevertheless we are going to
no u. raciories, cnurcnes. scnooiB, nos-
nltsls and business establishments will all
come under the Inn of the building law If
the ordinance provisions are Insisted noon
Mayor Harrison has Known mat as well as
I and has told tha council so. But the law
Is now bring enforced s fast as inspectors
can discover violations, snd such will be
the rule from this time on.
ARGENTINE SENATE ASSERTIVE
Takes Action Against Policy of Gov
rantent . as Declared by .
Chief Esecattve.
NEW YORK.. Jan. 15. The senate has
adopted an Important resolution relative to
the Panama question, saya a Herald dis
patch from Buenos Ayres. Argentine. It
wua maintained by the government that
the matter was one that did not concern
congress, as the executive waa sole Judge,
of all International questions.
There waa a lively discussion on this
point and tha senate finally passed a reso
lution declaring that it has the right to
take cognisance of the Panama affair and
requesting tha government to submit to
congress all documents referring to the
HOLD THEIR FINAL SESSION
Be tiring Officers at Stockmen'a GonTtation
Presented wi:h Ilandieme Gifta.
CHANCELLOR ANDREWS DELIVERS ADDRESS
Jerry Simpson Amid a storm of A p
plaase Is Presented Two Pnlr of
Socks Made from Oregon
Wool.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan! IB. The closing
sessions today of the National Live Stork
convention Were devoted to the completion
of a large amount of detail business. Ad
dresses were made on various phases of
the Industry and there was continued dis
cussion of the railroads and forest reserve
matters. The election and Installation of
officers will come up during the day.
K. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the
University of Nebraska, in an address on
the subject, "The Supply and Demand of
Beef Cattle," said In part:
There are causes at work tending to
diminish the supply of beef cattle and cer
tain io uo tnis unless demand, woreases-
a question to be considered In a few min
utes. The free pasture area on the public
domain Is lessening. Thousands of acres
of that pasture have been ruined through
lam ot nupervision.
Here Is, of course, the great argument
for a public land-leasing law. over which
so much controversy has arisen. Into this
1 do not enter, but it Is clear to all that
If such a law could be devised which would
enable stock owners to control their ranges
so that care for the land would pay and
at me same time not hinder honest home-
steiullng, great and permanent good would
ue uone.
As it Is. It being no one's Interest to pre
vent, precious soli Is blown away by the
wind, covered with gravel by millions of
gophers, trampled by cattle, gullied Into
rivers by rains and streams, and made
desert by thieves stealing and cutting the
trees which shelter it. These thlDgs ought
not so to oe.
Invading; the Range.
The federal ox pasture has also been In
vaded by homeeteading. This process la
still rapidly going on destined to be fur
thered, too, by a number of reasons whose
power Is only Just coming to be felt.
One of Uiese Is Irrigation publlo and pri
vate. We need not go so far as some irri
gation enthusiasts to be convinced how vast
an area now too dry for profitable agricul
ture will by and by become good agricul
tural land.
As much more will be withdrawn from
pasturage a little later by the creation of
forests. This process n to be accentuated
by the growing Impossibility of obtaining
sufficient timber for the needs of this great
country from the sources hitherto known,
There Is not a county this side of the Mis
sissippi which might not rrow Its own tim
ber: few that mleht not. Lwldes this, grow
for export many, very many where tim
ber would be the most profitable crop which
could be raised, far more so than pasture
grass. This ;rontalleness will oe cllscov
ered ere ions:, with the result that artl
flclal forests will spread over millions of
acres now sandy and bare.
Population In those countries which draw
their main supply of beef from the United
States la Increasing by leaps and bounds.
with no likelihood of curtailment In file
near future.
Improvement Is Incessantly going on In
the nunlltv of beef, making It more and
more delightful, and more and more suit
able for food vae. As artificial beefmaking
more and more lakes the place of pasture
feeding the quality will Improve still fur
ther. The rich, as well as the poor, sre learning
the exquisite delMonsness and tho great
Don valm resting in peer pieces oi inn
henner sorts. Mich as ehanxs, snins ana
bucks In ilHvlnH- Into US these InVJL.UH
ble lesson.!, the ruling high prices of beef
re a blessing In disguise,
' , Future Is Assured.
The ese Is. briefly as follows; The
ponulatlon of the world Is Increasing by
leaps and bounds. All must live oft earth
products, which of course Include beef.
If the nroilucts of men's toil other thsn
huahnmlrv were to increase in cost as nus-
amlry products must, tne power or non
laricultural producers to obtHln husbsndry
products would fall off; ut this Is not the
.tiuA wiiiia hitMhanrirv rtroducts are going
to he harder ana narner to gm, otnr
nmuKii nra s s mm flestlnen to ne on-
alnaoie at lower aim iown .
The result must be that in
-..it- r,t ih. higher nwt of beef the ability
of nonagTi.'ultural produce to "b'aln beef
w:il not substantially cuansre. in'"""
nrlces of lieef will, therefore. In all Ukell-
nnt iii riown the demnnd. but such
urn nf them as cm be saved from the
...... L- n .- will trn tA t he good of beef raisers.
The production of beef, therefore, has no
nhlous or cloudy future, like deep min-
nD- fr,r Instance. It Will nave nn unn
r, .inamii hut must In the- long run oe
tho naOi nr the 1I1ST. HI OeilKTifU 111
the good book. It Is an encouraging oc
cupation to engage In. If you are already
n If HA in II 1(1 Ft l rt .
Several special resolutions preparea uy
the txecutlve committee were Kaopieu.
One protested against the operation of the
n i.nri isw and recommended an in
vestigation of the bill on the 'scrip'
miu,ut nnxtr before congress. Another
na.t t V. a action of President Roose
velt In appointing a committee to lnvestl-
mj the nubile land question, aiso tne
transfer of control of these lands from the
Department of the Interior to that or Ag
riculture. A third resolution recommended
that the entire subject af reserves be
given Into the hands of the secretary of
the Department of Agriculture.
A resolution was also passed advocating
an elastic currency. President Springer ex
plained that the object was to get a cur
rency of such elasticity that the stock
men won't have II per cent money and the
Wall street gamblers have 4 per cent
money.
A resolution was passed calling upon the
transportation committee to meet as soon
as possible and demand that the transpor
tation companies cease their abusive treat
ment of the live stock industry.
OBlcera Are Elected.
The following officers were elected:
irranlr J. Hagenbarth of Idaho, president
H. A. Jastro ot Colorado, first vice presi
dent. .
F. M. Stewart or esoum uaaoia, second
vice president. 1
Oeorge U- tjouioing or oioraxio, ireasiirtr.
CharUa F. Martin of Colorado, secretary.
Retiring President Springer and Presi
dent-elect Hagenbarth made brief ad
dresses.
Colonel I F. Wilson, In behalf of the
association, presented to Mr. Springer a
silver loving cup of handsome design and
on behalf of the orchestra which furnished
the music for the convention Jerry Simp
son presented to Mr. Springer a sliver-
mounted stein.
Mr. Springer. In behalf of the orchestra,
presented to. Jerry Simpson two pairs of
socks, made of Oregon wool. Mr. Simpson,
after the storm ot applause had subsided,
accepted the gift with thanks.
The convention adjourned.
HEARS RUMOR OF A WRECK
British Steamer Believed to Bo Lost
OS Coast ot Vancouver
Island.
BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15. An uncon
firmed rumor has been received from Vic
toria, B. C of the wreck of tha Brltlah
ship Simla, on the Vancouver Island coast.
Owing to the wires being down in that
vicinity. It la Impossible to confirm the
report at the moment, but it la not unlikely
that It la true.
The Simla, a large four-masted vessel,
was cleared rrora this port by Its mas
ter. Captain Steele, on December 10 last
for Port Townsead, in ballast, so that It
must be In the neighborhood of tha place
where the wreck la reports
bryan shy on candidates
Wants te Go on Record as Xot Hav
ing Endorsed Hearst's Can
dlaacy. ST. Long, Jan. IS. "Everything points
to victory," said William J. Bryan, who
spent an hour In St. Louis today, enroute
to Lincoln, Neb., In answer to a question
nsked by the Post-Dispatch as to the
democratic national outlook.
"I think we will win."
"What do you think about Judge Parker
of New York?" he was asked.
"I am not thinking about Parker at all,"
"How would Senator Gorman of Mary
land suit you?"
"I am not discussing Mr. Gorman or any
other candidate at this time."
Is It true that you have expressed a
preference for Mr. Hearst?"
"No," said Mr. Bryan, "I wish you
would write down what I have to say
about Mr. Hearst."
He then dictated the following: "I ap
preciate the work Mr. Hearst has done for
the democratlo party, and count him
among my personal friends, but I am not
advocating his nomination or that of any
other person. I am avoiding any expres
sion of preference fof anybody."
"Are you a candidate. Mr. Bryan?"
'I think I have already made it, suffi
ciently plain that I am not."
'Would you become one If conditions
should indicate the necessity of your mak
ing the race?"
'I can imagine no circumstances under
which It would be either wise or necessary
for me to become a candidate."
Mr. Bryan would not commit himself as
to the eligibility of Mayor McClellan of
New York for the democratic nomination.
'Did your Journey modify In any way
your views on the money uestlon?" Mr.
Bryan was asked.
"It did not," he replied, emphatically. "I
am still a believer In the principle of free
silver. But I will say this, that I got one
new Idea, which I will discuss at some fu
ture time."
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15. A special to
the News from Evansvllle says that before
leaving here William J. Bryan confided to
several local democratic leaders that he
will become editor of a new dally paper at
St. Ixula this year. It Is said William R.
Hearst will be cssociated with Mr. Bryan
In the new venture.
CHICAGO, Jan. IB. Mr. Bryan tele
graphs as follows from Hannibal, Mo.:
'Have not heard of Hearst's St. Louis
paper. I shall publish dally edition of the
Commoner in St. Louis during the conven
tion. W. J. BRYAN."
PROBE MUNICIPAL GRAFTING
Grand Jury at St. Lonls Examines
Witnesses of Alleged Crooked
Work.
ST. LOUIS, Jan 15.-Addltlonal witnesses
were examined today by the grand Jury.
which is Investigating) the alleged pneu
matic tube and anti-acajplng legislative
boodle deals In the house of delegates.
Speaker Andrew Gazaolo of the house of
delegates was closeted for some time today
with Circuit Attorney Folk, but nothing
to the result of that ooi 'erence was srlven
out. . .I .'
information has been' secured . by' the
post-uispatch, It is Hated in that paper
today, indicating that the alleged house of
delegates' combine demanded a large sum
of money to pass the bill providing for ad
C tlonal St. Louis terminal facl lties and
that under the terms of the proposed ar
rangement each delegate figuring in tha
deal was to receive $975.
Dr. A. J. Hammerstoln, delegate from the
Thirteenth ward, says he waa promised $975
by another delegate to vote for the bill;
he did not learn, he said, whether negotia
tions were actually entered Into with rep
resentatives of the terminal association
or whether the boodle project was aban
doned as not being feasible.
W. S. McChesney, president of the Ter
nilnnl Railroad company, said that at no
time while the terminal bills were pend
lug would he permit a discussion of their
passage other than on their merits. He
said:
The question of money being necessarv
to pass the hill was never discussed In mv
presence by any other member of the house
or delegates or uy any persons whom I
had reason to suspect or have since learned
was an ncent of any member of or member
of the house of delegates. Of course, I heard
sireet rumors inai me mils could he passed
If money was used, but I never investigated
mem. r
I MA NT UUII KtALTT COMPANY
I'nlted States Realty Company Prac
tically Reorganised at Meeting
- Held Yesterday.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. At a meeting of
the directors of the United States Realty
company today the resignations of C. F,
Adams, E. C. Converse, J. H. Hyde, D. F,
Hoffman, D. Johnson, A. D. Julllard, W. H,
Mclntyre, James Speyer, C. H. Tweed and
Cornelius Vanderbllt as directors were pre
sented, and It waa said thut the reslgna
tlons of directors O. G. Havens, II. J. Grant
and Henry Morgenhau have been recently
presented. No action has yet been taken
om the resignations of R. G. Babbage, R,
M. Fellows, F. Hill and M. B. Read, which
were tendered last July.
Most of the directors who resigned were
members of the Speyer reorganization com
nil t tee, which recently undertook and later
gave up the work of bringing about certain
reforms In the management of the com
pany. The resignations were all accepted
and F. H. Gray, Kdwln Hawley and H. E.
Huntington were elected directors.
ine acceptance or ine resignations was
announced In an official statement, which
added:
The other vacancies will shortly ha nilt
by interests which will work In harmony
who me DHiaiice ot mu uouru.
it is tne intention or tne interests now
In control of the corporation to proceed
with business and develop Its property.
The unfair and unjust criticism of the
corporation s a.leged connection with lab
unions nus already oeen refuted, and th
present board had already taken steps to
remeoy any aerecis wnicn existed. The
corporation has great elements of strenalh
and under an Intelligent and harmonious
management will have a successful career.
James BtUlman of the National City bank,
who waa a member of the Speyer reorgan
Ixatlon committee, remains In the dlrecto
rate ot the-realty company. '
GET EXPERT SAFE ROBBER
Five Chicago Policemen Sacceed In
Landing William Iloollhan
Behind Prison Walla.
CHICAGO. Jan. IS. Wlm the revolvers
of five policemen pointing at his head, Wll
Uam HooUhan, alias "Bid." said to be one
of the most expert safe robbers la Amer
Ira, has been compelled to submit to
rest In a Chicago saloon.
The prisoner, who Is said to have been
a fugitive for the past seven years. Is
wanted for having broken out of a Jal
In Virginia, where he was sent on
charge ot aafa blowing.
OUSES IOWA DELEGATION
aft Decided Exception to OoTtrnet'i Ei-
preuad Views on the Tariff!
OMAHA BUSINESS MEN ASK A HEARING
Senntor Millard, E. J. Cornish, W. F.
Garley and E. Rosewater Occa
sion Some Gossip at Capital
by Dining Together.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. (Special Tele
gramsThere was considerable discussion
today among members of tho Iowa dele
gation over Governor Cummms' utterances
In his inaugural address yesterday to the
assembly, urging reciprocity with Canada.
As one member said:
Governor Cummins will not be satisfied
until he takes away the tariff from tne
farmers of our state. The things that he
would admit Into the Vnlted Btates from
Canada are the very things that our farm
ers raise most eggs, butter, hay and like
commodities of the farm."
While none of the members would talk
for publication there were many adverse
xclamations heard. Should Governor Cum
mins Insist In Injecting his new idea Into
the fight over delegates to the Chicago
convention It Is freely predicted that the
fiercest battle Iowa has seen In many
years will be tne result. ine majority
f the Iowa delegation are anti-revlslon-
sts. They are "stand patters, some oi
them even going so far as to assert that
If Governor Cummins' Idea prevailed It
would sound the death knell of the re
publican party.
Xames nval Cadets.
Senator Millard today nominated the
following; principal and alternatea for the
midshipman vacancy whtcn occurs on
March 6: Henry D. McGuire of Omaha,
principal; Frank J. Wllle of Omaha, first
alternate; Ralph Christie of Lincoln, sec
ond alternate. McGuire, who Is nominated
for principal, was first alternate last year
and passed a favorable mental examina
tion. He will not be compelled to retake
this examination, but will come to An
napolis for his physical examination.
Omaha Men Want to Be Heard.
Judge Jenkins, chairman of the house
Judiciary committee, replying to a letter
of Benator Millard's transmitting a let
ter of the Omaha Business Men's assocla
tion requesting a hearing of the anu
trust bill, stated that hearing of this bill
would be given all persons Interested on
February 24, 25 and 26. It Is understood
that the Business Men's association of
Omaha desires to be heard In protest of
the bill.
The senate today passed the following
pension bills, Introduced by Senator Mil
lard: Mary T. Strickland, Omaha, 30;
Henry W. Nichols, St Paul, $24.
Money for Omaha Building.
Supervising Architect Taylor appeared be
fore the appropriation committee today In
relation to the appropriation for his de
partment. Among the many Items urged
upon the committee waa one for $3,000 to
complete the Omaha postoffice. This
amount waa authorised last year, but no
money appropriated to carry out the au
thorization. ,
One of the surprises at the capltol today
occurred when Senator Millard, Edward
Rosewater, E. J. Cornish and W. F. Cur-
ley took luncheon together. It was a meet
ing of the Hon and the lamb. When a
facetious friend asked which was the Hon
and which the lamb both Mr. Rosewater
and Mr. Gurley smiled knowingly. Mr.
Rosewater and Mr. Cornish left this even
ing for Omaha.
Jlame Omaha Postmaster.
It Is expected that Senator Millard will
name the new postmaster at Omaha to
morrow, although there Is a chance of this
selection going over until early next week.
Colonel I B. Raymond of Hampton, com
mander of the Grand Army of the Republic
of Iowa, together with a number of rep
resentatives from that organisation, had a
bearing today before the Invalid pensions
committee of the house on a service pen
sion bill.,
1 Postal Matters.
Rural routes ordered established Februa
ry 15: Nebraska Franklin, Franklin
county, one additional; area, S square
miles; population, 515. Iowa Edgewood,
Clayton county, two routes; area, 41 square
miles; population, 1.250. Peterson, Clay
county, one additional; area, 27 square
miles; population, 510.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Stelnauer, regular, Lewi J. Hoffman, sub
stitute, Paul E. Hoffman. Plalnvlew, reg
ular, Alfred H. Axford; substitute, Walter
J. Axford. Waverly, regular, Mrs. Ellxa
McDonald; substitute, Mlas Ina GUlara.
Iowa Knoxvl'.le, regular, Hafry W. Hard
ing; substitute, Charles McCoy.
Zadok C. DelJissmutt has been appointed
postmaster at Wright, Mahaska county, la.,
vice IL A. Carpenter, resigned.
DOUBLE CRIMEBY CHEMIST
Prominent Resident of Philadelphia
Kills His Wife aad Himself
Because Despondent.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15. Edward K.
Landls, aged 45 years, a manufacturing
chemist of this city, this afternoon shot
and killed his wife, Emma, aged 43 years,
and then shot and killed himself at their
home In West Philadelphia. Mr. Landls
was one of the most widely known chem
ists In the United States. He waa a grad
uate of the University of Pennsylvania
and traveled and studied In Europe. He
had been despondent for some time past.
Mr. Landls had been ill lit bed with
asthma for two weeks and was In a nerv
ous state, bordering on Insanity. Today
the constant ringing of the doorbell exas
perated him and be called his wife. When
she entered the room he drew a revolver
and shot her In the breast. She ran out
of the room and he followed, shooting her
a second time. She died from the effects
of the second wound. He then turned the
weapon upon himself, putting a bullet
into bis brain, dying almost Instantly.
COURT WILL GO TO LINCOLN
I'nlted States Judge Opeas Session
State Capitol Next
Week.
The clerk of the United States circuit
and district courts are making arrange
ments for the transfer of the court to
Lincoln for the term beginning next week.
It Is believed that the session at Lincoln
will be brief, as there are but about half
a dosen cases docketed. The petit Jury
drawn for that term will be empanelled
Monday, morning.
Up to this date no further praecipes have
been issued in the Indictments found by the
last Inderal grand Jury.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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CAPTAIN HELD RESPONSIBLE
Witnesses Give Damaging Testimony
In the Clallam Disaster and
Warrants Are Issued.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. IB. Application
waa made today at the coroner's Inquiry
Into the Clallam disaster for warrants for
the arrest of Captain Roberts and others
who are held responsible for the wreck on
a charge of manslaughter. Counsel repre
senting the Dominion government today
said that sufficient evidence had been se
cured to show criminal negligence, and he
would apply to the provincial government
on behalf of the Dominion government In
seeking the arrest of the captain andtothers
held to be responsible.
Evidence waa given today by Richard
Griffiths, one of the crew of the Clallam.
Griffiths gave a clear statement of hap
pening In connection with the disaster. He
said that Captain Roberts was much ex
cited when the boats were lowered. Grif
fiths said he had no hope that the boats
would live, and advised people not to go tn
them. He said no steps were taken to
rescue those In tho water after the first
boat had capslsed, although they were
alonaside the steamer. There were no
rockets or blue fires or other signals on
hburd, as far as he knew. The rudder was
known not to be In good condition, and the
steamer would not steer well.
Griffiths said he had thought of cutting
the line when, the tug Holyoke was towing.
as the Bteamer was foundering, but did not
because he had not been ordered to do so,
and he understood that the captain could
shoot any one not obeying orders at such a
time.
BEST MEN NOT FOR THE PULPIT
Rev. Dr. Lloyd Saya Priesthood Needs
Manhood of .Which Railroad
Presidents Are Made.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15. -Addressing the
convention of Episcopal bishops of the Sixth
missionary district here today, the Rev.
Dr. Lloyd of New York, general secretary
of the board of managers of foreign mis
sionaries, occasioned much enthusiasm by
his description of the sort of men needed
In the church. The reason he said that
the best, men, themselves with the most
manhood, do not offer themselves for the
priesthood nowadays Is because the call
lng has been belittled by misrepresent
tlon. If, In ten boys one Is delicate, that
one will be the future priest. Why? Be
cause he has had time to think and re
flect.
..The church need- wen . fit to be presl
dents of railroads. It needs western men
If the nation Is to be truly American, and,
said Dr. Lloyd, "It cannot be made Amer
ican as Henry Clay said, only by the
prayer book and the constitution. It's no
use to bring eastern men to the west. Some
few men have been driven west because
the east wouldn't feed them and tn con
sequence the very best stuff tn America is
this side of the Mississippi river. The kind
of men we want here," he said In closing,
'are western men."
A. resolution was adopted declaring in
the future the word conference Instead
of convocation shall be uaod In designating
the meetings of the missionary bishop and
delegates.
SHERIFF MAKING ARRESTS
Cltlscns Who Tried to Stcnl the Town
of Mountain Tnrlt and Escaped
Ballets Locked i p.
GUTHRIE, Okl., Jan. 15. The Mountain
Park men Injured In the battle between
the Mountain Park and Snyder cttlsens last
night were:
S. L. Garborough, hit In right aide and
arm: will die.
William Humphrey, shot through
l0-s- will rile.
both
Theooore coieman, snot in neaa, sen'
ously. ... . , , . A ,
J. A. MaciiBren, snoi in nini leg.
W. D. Neal, shot in leg".
The list of Snyder wounded has not been
obtained. The battle occurred at the bridge
across Dry Otter creek and resulted from
the attempted moving of sixty-three houses
from Mountain Park to Snyder. Mountain
Park people thought by destroying the
bridge they would stop the moving of
houses, and three attempts were made to
destroy It. When the news reached Bnyder
that another attempt was being made Con
stable Gilbert obtained the help of a posse.
The sheriff has arrived at Bnyder and Is
making many arrests.
PEARSE VISITS MILWAUKEE
Omaha Superintendent of Schools
Looking Over Field for Pos
sible Move.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Jan. 15 (Speclsl
Telegram.) Superintendent C. O. Pearse
of Omaha, who Is likely to be a candidate
for the superlntendency of the Milwaukee
schools, arrived here today anjl will re
main over Sunday. Prof. Pearse was met
by the committee of the school board and
Introduced to educators here. This even
lng he was tendered an Informal reception
at the Planklnton house. The program
outlined for Superintendent Pearse during
his stay Is the same as was arranged for
Superintendent Blodgett last week, and will
give Mllwaukeeans an opportunity to he
come acquainted with him. and give him
a chance to become better acquainted with
th5 educational facilities of the city. '
N00RDLAND COMES TO PORT
Red Line Steamer Reaches Phila
delphia After Being; Five Daya
Overdue,
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15.-The Red
Star line steamship Noordland, Liverpool
for Philadelphia, passed In the Delaware
breakwater today, five days overdue. The
delay, as reported by Captain Roberts,
was due to the breaking during heavy
weather of an eccentric strap on the en
gine. The big steamship was hove to for
two days for repairs and later proceeded
under "headway repairs."
There are 230 passengers on the vessel
and during tha time required to make the
necessary repairs there was practically no
excitement on board the Noordland. 1
All on board are well.
JAPAN MUST START
Minister of that Country Eaji Ennia Will
Hot Daclara Open War. "
SAYS JAPAN STANDS FOR 0PN DOOR
Claimi that Intereiti of United Btates and
Island Are Identical.
STILL HOPE TOR A PEACEFUL ISSUE
11 though Gronndi Are Small Diplomats
Hope to Avert Hoitilitiee,
WASHINGTON IS TAKING MUCH INTEREST
Secretary Hay aad Russian Ambas
sador Have Conference, In Which
Former Is Told Treaty Itlabts
Will Be Respected.
LONDON, Jan. IS. Trie Japanese minis
ter, Paron Hayashl, had received ho ludl-
cation this morning of the probable attl
tude of KuFsIa, but he said to a representa
tive of the Associated Press: "It Is prac
tically certain that any declaration of war
will not emanate from Russia."
The minister Is not very hopeful of the
result of the latest Japanese note. He
specftcally denies that Japan's reply sug
gests the neutralisation of a portion of
Manchuria as well as of a portion of Corea,
or that mention was made of the right to
break off negotiations.
"Our conditions," said the minister, "are
practically summed up In the concluding
portion of the State department's an
nouncement rcgsrdlng the Chinese-American
treaty. For these principles, to which
Secretary Hay says the United States la
irrevocably committed, we are willing to
go to war unless Russia will consent to
give us a definite pledge that It. too. ad
heres to the open door and Chinese sover
eignty In Manchuria."
The report published In the Unite! -
States by news agencies to the
effect that the British government had
notified Japan that any attempt of the
Russian Black sea fleet to pasa the Dar
danelles would be checked by decisive ao- .
tlon. Is untrue. The facts remain as ca
bled to the Associated Press January 11.
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne totfay ex
pressed disbelief that Russia had any In
tention of trying to send a fleet through
the Dardanelles, adding that It would be
an obvious breach of treaty In which
Great Britain could not possibly acquiesce, i
Biron Hayashl tonight, commenting on ..
the Associated Press dispatch from St.
Petersburg quoting the peaceful state
ment made by the crftr to member of th ,
diplomatic corps yesterday at the New '
Year's reception, said:
'I have read .with pleasure tha state- '
ment attributed to the csar. If these are j
his majesty's views there will be no war.
The question rests with him. Japan has
i.othlng further to Bay."
The minister tdded that he had received
a dispatch from Toklo Canylng th state
ment fiat Japan was trying tn fnduce
Corea to recognise a Japanese protect
orate. ' ' . '. , ,!
A rtlspatch to Renter's Telegram com- :
pany from Br. Petersburg says, that Rus-
slan government circles and the Japanese
legation are both optimistic,- while among
the press and publlo there Is strong hope '
that the crisis will have a peaceful Issue.
The Japanese legation reiterated today that
tha Toklo government waa pacific and
dented that the sentiments of the Japanese :
nation were aa bellicose as represented
by many newspaper. j
Tho Japanese government has taken th
Nlkko Maru and the Kasuga Maru, two
new fnst steamers of the Nippon line for
use as dispatch vessels.
Ballings from London continue for th
present, although the Nippon line sailings
from Japan have been cancelled. Thar
Is much diminution In freight, however,
In consequence of the high premiums.
Feeling; la Wsaklsgton,
WASHINGTON, ' Jan. 15. State depart- '
ment advices today from Japan lndlrat
an extraordinary activity In the prepara
tion for war. These add to the pessimistic -
feeling already existing here respecting '
the probability of amicable adjustment of
the . Russo-Japanese trouble. Meanwhile '
the Japanese government Is reported to be
striving desperately to find some possible
means of settlement, but the State depart
ment learns that while professing a desl. -
for peace the Rust-Ian position, at least In
principle, remains unchanged, and there la
no sign of a disposition to yield to th
Japanese proposal. Still the official opinion
here la that If left to diplomacy the present
situation may continue for several days
or even weeks.
The two chance of an earlier breach are
said to be found In the possibility of the
Immediate occupation of Corean points by
Japanese forces and the presence in the
Red sea simultaneously of Russian and
Japanese warships. Respecting the possi
bilities of a naval clash In that section It
Is pointed out that only In case of formal
existence of war could be applied to th
Sues canal the rule of neutrality wrllch
require a period of twenty-four hours to
elapse between the departure from th
termini of the canal of warship of bellig
erent powers, so In advance of a declara
tion of war there la nothing to prevent a
naval battle within sight of the canal en
trance tn the Red sea.
Secretary- Hay and Count Casslnl, th '
Russian ambassador, had a long and satis
factory conference at the State depart
ment on the far eastern situation. The
ambassador again gave emphatic assurance
to Secretary Hay that our treaty right
in Manchuria will be respected In any
eventuality, a Russia believes th Inter
ests of this government there ara ex
clusively commercial.
A cablegram received from Ambassador
McCormlck at St. Petersburg today con
firms the press reports of the strong
declaration in favor of peace of th caar
at the New Year's reception at th Im
perial palace last night.
Wonld Transfer Negotiations.
ST. PETERS bURO, Jan.'l5.-Th diplo
mats here regard favorably th suggestion
to tranrfi-r th Russo-Japanes negotia
tions to St. Petersburg. They do not think
It is Intended to deluy matters, a inter
preted abroad, but bellev it would remove
the negotiations from ths hands of th war
party, represented by Admiral Alexleff, th
Russian viceroy In the far east, and enabl -
the csar and Foreign Minister Lamsdorff
to more closely control them.
Continuing Its anti-war campaign, th
Rus today predicts that even granting
that Russia Is victorious, there will he
subsequent Interference on the part of
other powers, and a "new edition of th
Berlin congress."
Japan's reply Is nbw under consideration
here. The Russian Foreign office say
the present stage of the negotiations 1
an advance on previous stages In certain
respects. The two govtmmenta bad an-