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    The Omaha Daily Bee,
SINGLE COPY THIiEE CENTS.
EfeTABLISIi JUNE 19, 1871,
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNING, JANUARY 18, 1904.
WILL TARE UP CJ-'t HAS DISTINGJJ!iHED record drift code for peasants
Etna's Zxpscts to Ooniidir ths Panama
Treaty th Oominj Week.
MAY DISPOSE OF THE POSTOFFICE MATTER
Hen. Sir Henry KtDMt Admiral (
the English Fleet, Passes Amr
la Laadea After Biif Career.
LONDON. Jan. IT. Hon. Sir Henry Krp-
pel. admiral of the fleet, 1. dead. Ha wm
born In 190.
Sir Henry Keppel waa one of the moat
Expected that Senators Hale, Gorman and "tingui.hed men in the British nary. He
ft Vf '11 V T t I rvunnnr dmi ii also -cow a va
Bpooo.r wm Jdate Kemarca, Albemarle and entered the navy at an early
ace. His first work to bring blm distinction
HOUSE WIIL TRY 10 BREAK THE RECORD WM compandor of the Chllders, on
wmcn no servea on m nuui coast oi
. I Brain during the civil war of 1834-6. Sub-
CONFLICT SEEMS PROBABLE
Operators asi Mia ere Expected to
Lock Horaa ea the Was taea
tlea ait ladlaaapolls.
Russian MiiirUr Beriies 8ohss for Bettsr-
Uf Condition of Psopla,
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 17.-What promisee
ACTION TAKEN AT COMMAND OF CZAR to be a most Interesting convention of the
United Mine Workers of America will con'
vene In th4s city tomorrow. The thing- that
makes the outlook for the convention more
Interesting than ordinarily Is the fact that
within the last two months there has been
apparently a preconcerted move on the
part of several of the operators to cut
wages at the rate of 10 cents a ton.- A
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 17.-Mlnlster of conflict between operators and miners
Peasant Claa ta Be Legally Separate
from Others aad Uii Caaaot
Be Alienated as Proteetloa
front Schemer. 1
Will Taks Up an Appropriation Bill Weekly sequently he. served on the west coast of the Interior Plehve has completed the seems probable.
rr ... . , . . nt I Africa, anil In lKrt he u mut In Kimmind I draft of the neaaant coda or scheme forihel The convention w
Until Bnpply lieaanrea Art Exhauiud.
ewvaaaaannaBm
HEPBURN PURE FOOD BILL UP TUESDAY
Private Peasloa Bills, Porto Rlcaa
.Affair, Petrlled Forest of Art.
sea a u4 Criminal Laws to
Receive Attention.
Africa, and In 1837 he waa put In command draft of the peasant code or scheme for -the
of the Dido, of which he continued , In I peasant reforms ordered In the czar re
charge until 1845. During this command cent manifesto and It will probably be sent
be served In the Chinese war of 1842, being
subsequently engaged In the suppression
of piracy In the eaatern archipelago.
In ISM ha waa put In command of the
St Jean d'Acre, which carried 101 guns. He
served In the Baltic and the Black sea and
afterward took command of the naval
brigade before Bebastopol. After the fall
of that stronghold he returned, to England
and was appointed to the Colossus. In
111 Open at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning In Temllnson's hall, with
about 1,000 delegates from all parts of the
country. According to the bylaws of the
United Mine Workers there will be one
vote for 100 members or less, but no repre
sentative or delegate shall have more than
and proceeded to China, where his ship
was lost by striking an uncharted reef. He
commanded a division of boats at the de
struction of the Chfnese war fleet In the
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17,-It Is the In
1 tentlon of the senate to begin the week by
again taking up the resolutions having
In view an Inquiry Into the conduct of
the Poatoffloe department and it la the gen
eral understanding that they will be re
ferred to the committee on poetofflce after I Fatah an Creek, June 1.-.1867, and attained
comparatively brief debate. Senator Hale I a flag rank. In 18E0 be waa made groom-In-
who haa general charge of the resolutions, I waiting to the Queen, but relinquished the
will make a brief statement concerning I position In I860 on being appointed to the
them and probably will be followed by Ben-1 Cape of Good nope aa n&vai commander-
ator' Gorman. It is ezpeoted that Senator I in-chief, from which he waa transferred to
Bpooner will add to big previous remarks I the Brazilian station.
on this subject but his statement may be I jn 1867 h, hoisted bis flag on board the
postponed until later In the session. I Rodney aa vice admiral, commander-in
It ia the hope of republican senators that I chle, ot th, china and Japan station, and
the postofllca matter may be temporarily upon returning to England in 1868 received
disposed ot bexore tne close or Monaay s lhfl of fuU .dmirai He received other
to tho local committees throughout the em
pire In a few days. Members of the nobil
ity In each provincial district will be al
lowed to elect members of these commit
tees, but the elective assemblies (composed I Ave votes. The convention of the miners
of landed proprietors and artisans and I will remain in session for ten days and
peasants) will be appointed by the gov-1 then the miners will enter into Joint con
ernors. I vention with the operators of the central
The committee will be allowed freedom competitive field. There will be about Soo
to discuss the project and propose any I 0f these operators present, representing
1854 he became commander of the Rallegh u "", i... .. - western rennsyivaiua. vmo, inaian unu
wmcn me emperor nas reserved irum uib-
Illinois
cussion namely mac me peasant ciuse
must remain entirely separate legally from
the other classes; that the committee Is to
remain untouched by legislation and that
the peasant lands are to remain Inalienable
These points stamp the forthcoming legis
lation as conservative in the main, but the
present chaos Is so great and so much
room is lert ror tne e-oitrsry conauci oi PAOt.A ten Jan. lT.-Two men. eivlna-
me ponce ana local repr.emauvea oi ine the,r nameg char,., Oomey, aged 29,
SAFE ROBBERS RUN DOWN
Posse gvrrouud Baedlts and Shots
Are Exchanged Before Men.
arreader. '
ministry of the Interior as well aa of the
peasant courts and administrative machln
ery and their commune town neetlngs that
the liberals' declare any codification would
be In the line of progress. The "ministerial
project proposes to retain the system of
of St Paul, Minn., and Thomas Rorers,
sged , of Butte, Mont,, who are suspected
of attempting to rob the bank at Cleve
land, Mo., and of blowing open the safe
In the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
session and In this event discussion of the . ,, ,. frm rniind. and In 18J7 1 i . k... .v.. . am "tatlon at Loulsburg. Kan., last night, with
Panama canal aubject will be continued pubIl8ned nU ..Expedition to Borneo- and not ,nciude thls amon(r ,ne matters not Nitroglycerin, wrecking the safe and the
A Visit to the Indian Archipelago. I aubject to discussion. The emperor re
gards the preservation of the peasant class,
Tuesday and probably during the remain
der of the week. It Is likely, however,
1 . 1- . AW. -1 - a , I 1.
bat will be transferred from open senate
f7Ho executive session, as It Is the purpose
or tho republican majority to Insist on tak-
PAIR flP TITI Fn SWINDLERS the retention of the economic cotnmune
mil . , , , - - I J .W- . ., Mil.. IK. U.J.
Ifoble Aocestry Does Hot Make Tbem
Immune (roas Evil
Waja.
Ing up the canal treaty as soon as It shall
be reported from the commute on foreign
relations, which haa had It under consid
eration for th past two weeks. The re
publican members of the committee kope
to report the treaty early In the present
week. Dl.cu.rion of the treaty la expected 1 CharlM of and Corswarra.
Interior -of the station, were surrounded
near here today and captured by a posse
of 800 farmera and members of the Anti-
Horse Thief association, who had been on
their trail since daylight. Several nhots
were flred before they surrendered, but no
one was hurt. The men had in their pos
PARIS WOULD LIKE A MUSEUM "e8,,lon volver. ammunition and nltro-
as necessary for the protection of the peas
ants from exploitation.
(Coovrlaht ISO, by Pres. Publishing Co.) Believes It Wssli gtlmalate Amer-
BRUBBELS, Belgium, Jan. 17. (New . Commerce la Preach
York World Cablegram-Special Telegram.) .
to last a month or mora
The committee on appropriations
will
a member of the most ancient of the noble
'..in. ' Ti.Mnn. hM been arrested PARIS. Jan. Id. United EJt&tes Consul
take up some of the annual supply bills charred swindles and la now General Gowdy, in a speech which was
during the present week. A. soon aa these ,odftd ,n priaon at gt. oniea, twenty miles warmly received, proposed to the American
from Ghent. The alleged swindles root up
$150,000. They are supposed to have been
prompted by need of money, as the prince
has been in .financial difficulties. He wa.
charred with a similar offense a year ago.
appro- feut a pJel of jnanlty WM et up In his
case and he waa acquitted.
Chamber of Commerce at Its annual dinner
tonight tne erection in Paris of a suitable
building for a permanent commercial mu
seum, where all kinds of American goods
and product could be kept on exhibition.
The museum should be managed and
controlled by the chamber and Its estab-
POLICE PROTECT THEMSELVES
i
Effect Organisation and Will Fight
Charges Made Agatast Them by
Criminals sal Thieves.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Members of Chi
cago s police force numbering auu ana in
eluding patrolmen and officers of rank In
the force met today and launched an or
ganization to be known as the Policemen's
Progressive association. Its principal ob
ject, it Is stated, will be the protection of
HASTEN ROSEBUD OPENING
Daciiioi that Indian ii Unola Eam'i Ward
Help Legislation.
WILL RENDER TREATY UNNECESSARY
New Idea la Relation of Goverament
Toward Original Occupiers of
Load Brings About Great
. Change.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Special.)-The
decision of the supreme court that the
government stands In relation to the In
dian, as a trustee stands to his ward, has
brought about a great change in the minds
of the secretary of the Interior and the
commissioner of Indian affairs. Heretofore
the commissioner of Indian affairs has held
that the Indian must be consulted as to
changes contemplated In treaties or in mak
ing of new treaties, throwing Indian resor
vations open to settlement. The opinion of
the supreme court, however, holding that
the government stands to the Indian as a
trustee and Is therefore in, a position to
do that which Is best for the Indian with
out the ward being considered, makes con
templated legislation looking to the open
Ing of Indian lands to settlement much
easier than heretofore.
This practically applies to the Rosebud
reservation. In Gregory county. South Da
kota. Here Is a body of land 416,000 acres
In extent, - which the South Dakota and
the Nebranka delegations In Congress have
been endeavoring to throw open to set
tlement for a number of years. The In
dian office hs. held that the consent of the
Indian, must be first obtained before any
action could be taken segregating this land
from other portions of the reservation
Then again the Indian office haa been o
the opinion (hat the land should bring $6
an acre, which, according to the best
Judges, was out of all reason. In fact, H
was prohibitive In character and the treaty
which an agent of the interior department
sought to make with the Indians failed be
cause the Indian office had held out to the
wards of the government a hope which Is
not to be realized.
Cats Price In ' Half.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Maday Taeaday Rala or Saow
and folder.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
measure are on the calendar their con
sideration will be pressed. The present In
dication, are that the urgent deficiency
bill will be th first to receive attention
and after that ha. been disposed of the
legislative, executive and Judicial
priatlon bill win be taken up.
' Progrraaa for th Hons,
An appropriation bill a week will be the I n Pari Vlacomtass Maria Helena de Tarya
aecord attempted by th bouse until the I of Lisbon, Portugal, but the, marriage was
eupply measure are out of tho way. Th I afterward annulled.
urgent deficiency meaaur will coma from I The prince 1. 44 year. old. He wa born
th committee about the middle of the I n Pari, and make. hi. home In Belgium
Uy. The army bill al will be ready for Count Edmund Henry Potockl. who a J ZJTZlJtl 'nd. after denounciag th. r.f f com.
loua befor th end of th year ago wa. oharged with .windllng and Z1'ZJ. -i-- Jl VIT". .V." mlue ln8 Pcemen ewcieo. oracers.
t,in. rh.riH married Jishment, Mr. Gowdy said, would do more ... members aaalnst charges made by
I . A .V.. t-.A .V.. TTl.. B..... . ...
... v. v'-v. criminals ana tnieves. eviaence naving oun
with Franc and other European countries by th, latter to an alleged local
than million, expended ln other way. of -graff investigation committee which haa
advertising. Mr. Gowdy reported that the Mliuitei ln the discharge of policemen. The
year 1902 was the greatest In the history poUcemen assert the dismissal of police-
or ins expuns u inn oiuiea muieu irora men on tne testimony tf criminals waa un-
action by th house
weak. ' -. ' I sentenced to two months' Imprisonment
Th boas baa set apart Monday for th 1 haa now been arrested again thia time at
consideration of matters relating to th Stanialan. but he will be tried ln lenna,
District of Columbia and Friday for the I Ha 1. accused of swindling two Gallcian
paasage f private pension bills. It la not I em!rants. He la' 86 years old and counts
unlikely that th Hepburn pur food bill I among hi. relative the Bonaparte, and th
will b called up Tuesday. This measure, I czar. When he waa tried a year ago h
which was passed by th house during th said
last congress, was reported from th com- I "My mother died when I waa a youngster
m'tt on Saturday last and may be th I and I grew up without anyone controlling
subject of discussion Tuesday and Wednes-1 me. My father hatea me. He once put
day. Bills on the calendar and aubject to I me In a penitentiary and afterward In a
b called up when opportunity arises In- sanitarium. 8lnca I lost my fortune I have
elude the following! swindled continually and have only ee-
To provide a delegate to congress from I caped btcaua my relatives shielded me in
Porto Rico; to provide transportation from I order to avoid a scandal.
Porto Rico for th publlo school teachers
1806, . th corresponding year before the
presidential campaign and under th former
tariff laws. It show a net increase of
18,312.513.
JUDIC RETURNS TO THE STAGE
Abandons Domesticity aid Delights
f Seclusion for th Old
Clamor.
(Copyright, 1904. by Pres. Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Jan. 17.-(New York Wciid Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Mme. Judlc
ha. renounced the pleasures of domesticity
and returned to the footlights. She la now
one of the chief attractions of the Varle-
ot that Island to attend th summer sobool fJECE OF THE POPE IS TO WED Ues.
of th united states! to construct a rev- i Dur1ng h retirement Judio lived on a
nu cutter for us In Albemarle and Pam- Hasband Is a Rleh Landed Proprietor Becluded estate at Avallon. called by the
of Northern Portion
f Italy,
lico sounds; to reimburse a cable company
for damage, sustained during the war with
Spain; to create a publlo park of the pet-
rlf ed forest, of Arisona and a bill to codify
the criminal law. of th United State.
Kdaeatlea la Porto Rleo.
BURNS OUT HEART. OF THE CITY
Fire Destroy Newspaper Plant la
' Virginia and Employe Barely
Escape with Their Lves
WHEELING. W. Va Jan. 17. Aa entire
block In the heart of the business district
was burned tonight, entailing a losa of S200,
000. The Are originated In the boiler rooms
of the Daily News, consuming th news-,
paper plant, i The Are spread with such
rapidity that the employes of the News
had no chance to escape by the stairway.
The night editor," Allen B. Smith, and his
assistant, R. M. Archer, were compelled to
Jump from the second story window. A
few moments afterwards the six-story
walls collapsed. A hot box on the engine
caused the Are. The proprietors of the
poetic nam of Th Nests (Le. Niels).
There she gave herself up to her great pas- New corr,ed but little insurance.
ion, me rawing ana pciung oi animais.
(Copyright, 1904, by Pres. Publishing' Co-) I parrot. The parrot 1. named Charlotte,
KJM1 Jan. ll.-ew xr ttuf.u v-- ..w . - -
WILL NOT BE NEEDED
The annual report of the commissioner blegram Special Telegram.V-The favorlt nouncei when she mad ludlc1. acqualnt-
ot education for Porto Rioo, Samuel Mo- leca or r-ius a. m uu z-anuin. anc& Her has had her for twenty-
'rhina Ilndiu. announces a substantial and about to be married to a rich landed pro- . . V..P. nw and thinks her marvelnn?
satisfactory progr. ln school affairs of prletor of northern Italy. Notwithstanding She know8 tn6 names of all Judlc1. ae
th Island. Th yar dosed with 1,006 the sovereign honor, conferred upon their oualntanoe. and greeU them In appropriate
fhool. open. The total school enrollment reiatrv in mcmDer oi m oario imiiy fa,hlon.
waa 70.21, which Is 1 per cent of th sU-1 have remained more or less in tne sam
mated total of th school population of position the occupied oerore nis promo- TCCTLI jn PRMIShS C0MF H UiH
of th estimated tlon, with the exception of nis sister., wno
the Island and T per cent
total population of the Island for 190. For I have been called to Rome.
the support ot all school, the Department Another niece, who ha. been watting for
of Education had available from Insular ap- many month to marry a modest govern-
" propriatlona, a&47,78T, of which SM6.10C ac- ment employe a soon aa he could obtain
tually Was spent. Other expenditures bring a promotion, 1 still waiting, th pop hav-
th grand total actually .pent for edu-I Ing aald tt would be best tor them to obtain
Singer Waats 4,rxM) for Two of the
Former and a Mlacellaaeous
Collection, of the Latter.
cation during the fiscal year up to 1817,816,
Oae-Ceat Letter Ptaa.
The annual meeting of the National
Board of Trade will be held In this city
for three days pf th coming week, begin-
Federal Officeholders Net to Go t
National Republican Convention
as .Delegates.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 17. Private
instructions have Just been given to th
leaders of the republican party In Texas
that no federal officeholders are to be per
mitted to go as delegates to the national
republican convention. These instructions
are said to come, from the national commit
tee to all state leaders and are given out
as the express wish of" the president, who
desires that if he be renominated it be
not by a convention dominated by federal
officeholders. ,
(Copyright 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
Aret the expected Increase in salary- PARIS, Jan. 17. (New York World Ca-
Tr heraldic commission of Rome, which I blegram-Snecial Telegram.)An American
haa charn nf all titles of nohllltv. sent a I - v- k.
committee to the new pope to announce nan of Marcelle Dartoy. is suing the cab GOES TO THE ORIENT ROAD
that according to custom, th mor Intl-1 company to recover 4,000 for two teeth.
nln n Tuesday. Bom J00 delegations I mt- menlbers of hi. family were to be I several bruises and damage don to a vlo-I Ex-Senator . Harris of Kansas Will
vu,vu iuciuucib v. ..vw.... , I ir i invri u.u, crvutn ana uneu ana I hav rharsA of ijii .i.p.
from- all section of the country will be In
attendance
as haa been th ess of most all th Roman I chinchilla trimmed, also for th loss of the
Along Stlllwell'a Road.
Hour. Dear. Hour. Deer.
5 a. tn...... t 1 p. tn...i.. Hit
t a. m llfl a p. m
7 a. m un S p. nt...... ST
N a- m 24 4 p. m nH
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O p. ns '. SO
Th matters to come before the meet- families which number a pope among their money which she would have earned by
aommerc Uv and proposed amendments berinl, Alflert. Aldobraldlnl and most of for her Injuries. The damage was caused KANSAS CITY, Jan. 17.-Wllllam A. Har
... ... -v. .v. ...h.M- .i-.. ikon Inscribed In the golden book In the I by runaway horse dashing Into Miss I former United Stales senator from
..t tnoiiMtio i.n th. ieapltol obtained their tltlea through papal I Dartoy' automobile. I Kansas, has been appointed a member of
relatives. I , I the executive committee of the Kansas
:7l..- ITT.1 .,..t(oh mr,A r.. I Plug X .mlllngly thanked them for the FIRP HIIRTAJM IN MFYIOft City. Mexico ' Orient railway. Mr. Harri.,
w . -.,,t nrit. rednrorit. with offer, but said that a no on In th Barto who until 1802 had charg of the Indian
Canada, Cuba and other countries; varl- family had ever borne a title, he would Theater Take Cue froaa IresjaoU Dl- reservation and congressional land granU
ou. guggested reform. In th currency Pr.fr that matter, remain a. they were. , mnd Tak. nmimutUtm.- 'ArJllJ
law.i IrrtgaUon and forestry; national ,,,, -
grain and gov.rnm.nt crop reports; am.nd- MIRACLES BY THE WHOLESALE
mant of th Immigration and naturalisation I -
law and som minor matters. I Father Jeha of Cronstndt Credited
' Blaaohard Daadall of Baltimore, aa preal- I with Healing; the 111 of
dent or the national Boara, wiu open toe
proceedings.
Entire Family.
SHOE FIGHT ' MORE "BITTER Copyright. 1H. by Pre. Publishing Co.)
w..t-..i n-f, PETERSBURG, Jan. 17. (New York
Oeaeral Oalee Promised t Be .Sus
tained Despite the Onpaaltlom of
gt Laals Cnloas at Claclaaatt
CINCINNATI. Jan. 17.-Th controversy
between th eight 8t Louis unions whos
charters have been revoked and th In
ternational officer and genera) executive
board of the Boot and Bhoe Worker' union
was continued over Sunday with mor bit
terness than ever. The sessions of Friday
and Saturday having been devoted entirely
to hearing P. C. linta, A. J. Lawrenoe
and Edward C. Mottau In defense of the
expelled St. Louis members and the Inter
national convention having been held over
Into the second week on that account the
delegates are determined to conclude the
controversy tomorrow, when a lively ses
sion Is expected. .
With a view to adjourning Tuesday night
the delegate have been considering the
case In Informal conferences today, with
Indications tonight that the general officers
will be sustained almost unanimously.
linta. Lawrence and Mottau still remain
her to answer such question as th del-
gates nay propound, tomorrow, - x
World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
Father John of Cronstadt is credited here
with an alleged miracle. A St. Petersburg
workman related to him a sad story of
domestlo woe his wife was bedridden, his
elder son a confirmed drunkard, his only
daughter's whereabouts were unknown and
the younger son was losing his sight
through disease. " .
Father John said he would Intercede for
relief for the workman by prayer and
told him he night expect a 'result on
Christmas eve.
On that evening the workman's wife
arose, drvesed and went about her house
work, which she had not done for yt-ar.
Later, the elder son entered the house, his
eyes filled with tears of penitence, declar
ing that he had reformed. Then the
younger son arrived, 'stating that an
oculist had told him his eyes were cured,
To oomplete the parents' Joy Hie daughter
returned, explaining her absence satiafac
torlly.
The next day th workman received i
letter from Father John saying he had
reason to beltev that th prayers had been
beard ad aakuig for cofiflnnaUoa.
Against Aertdeat.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 17.-Th recent Are
In the Iroquois theater In Chicago has been
the cause-of better protection Lelng afforded
to the patrons of the theaters here. Today
the first trial was made of the new asbestos
curtain recently installed In another large
theater. This curtain will also be lowered
at the end of each performance to show ths
public that It is In good order and ready
for a case of emergency. The curtain will
have a notice painted on It explaining ita
use so that the public will be able to rec
ognize It at all times.
CONSPIRATORS PUT TO DEATH
Vaat Crowd Wltaeasea Execution of
Five Perseus Connected with the
Plot Against Genernl Nord.
CAPE HAYTIEN. Jan. 17.-Five persons
connected with the conspiracy headed by
General Monpasler to start a revolt against
General Nord were condemned to death
by a mUKry tribunal and were executed
today In the presence of a vaat crowd.
Fixe Speed or Freight Trains.
LIMA. Peru, Jan. 17. Th government
haa granted permission for ' the use of
freight train, having a velocity of twenty
kilometers an hour to be run on the new
American 'in between Oroya on the Oroya
river (ninety-five miles from Lima) to Cer-
rod Pasco, th capita) of th Department
of Tunis.
sas City and Denver, will have charge of
the land and town site interests of the
Orient rosd.
AMERICAN END NEARLY DONE
New Mtxlcaa Line Is Wlthla One Hun
dred and Sixty-Five Mile,
of Guatemala.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 17 Charles K. Pep
per, representative of the United States
government for the projected Pan-American
railway, has left here for borne after
a Journey of 25.000 miles' and visiting the
capitals of twenty-one different govern
ments. Mr. Pepper says the Pan-American
railway is today within 1 miles of the
Guatemala line and when completed Guate
mala and Nicaragua will' build lines In
continuation.
MISSOURI EDITORS .SOLID
Adept t uesjulvoenl Resolutions
Favor af Roosevelt' loa.
Inatloa.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 17.-Th repub
lican editor of Missouri, In convention
here, adopted th following resolution:
Resolved, That the president of this as-soa-iatlpn
Instructed to tvlegraph Presi
dent Roosevelt its congratulations upon
hia patriotic, consistent attitude with re
gard to the recognition of the Republic of
Panama and to Inform htm that the re
publican press of Missouri is a unit fur bis
rsuoialoaUoa at Chicago next June,
Th bill which Congressman Burke of
South Dakota introduced and which has
been' reported favorably from the Indian
affair, committee of the house provides
that the lands In the Rosebud reservation
sha.l be sold for $2.50 per acre, 60 cents
per aore to be paid when entry Is made,
60 cent, within two 'year, after entry, 60
cent, within three year, after entry, 60
cents within four years after entry and
60 cents within six months after explra
tlon of flv years after entry. ' The settler
may commute hi. entry by paying the
full price and receive patent an provided
for all homestead entries. These lands
are to be disposed of under ti e general
provisions of the homestead and townsl'e
law. of the United State, and shall ;e
opened to settlement by proclamation of
the president.. Union . soldiers and Bailors
of th civil and Spanish ware are to have
the same preference a. prewjiibed in the
general homestead lawa. Sectlona 14 and
S f each townehlp are ceded to Booth
Dakota for school purposes. The land ta
said, by those who have been over, it, to
b very good for homestead purposes and
1. surrounded on all .Ides by splendid
farm, and good towns. It Is purely an
agricultural proposition. ' but one that
holds out strong Inducements to those who
till the soil and who are looking for homes
ln the great northwest.
Old Paintings In Capitol.
Stowed away tn an obscure room In the
sub-basement of the capttol are forty or
fifty boxes, which have lain ln the dust fur
thirty years or more. These boxes contain
works of art of more or less merit Some
of them are entitled to rank with the best
brush products to be found in the capltol,
It would be difficult to find the owners of
many of these pictures. Nearly every one
waa sent to the capltol years ago ln the
hope that congress would authorize th
purchase of the canvas, to add to the gal
lery of portraits and pictures which adorn
or disfigure the a alls of the building, ac
cording to the point of view.
A day or two ago one of these boxes wa.
opened. A canvass ixb feet was revealed.
It was so thoroughly covered with the ac
cumulated dust of three decade, that' a
glance failed to show that a brush mark
had ever, been made upon it. It was car
ried to the little, room ln the terrace where
Mr. Duckateln, tho official custodian of all
the capltol paintings, has a workship, or
studio. A careful application of a saturated
sponge brought out a portrait, of Lincoln.
The beauty of the work revealed under the
dust caused exclamations of astonishment
from every one who was given the oppor
tunity to view th picture. It proved to be
the work of Travis, a celebrated artist of
the '60s. Tho picture is a superb work. It
Is by many degrees the moat perfect like
ness of the first martyred president ever
seen In Washington. There are still living
In this dty many men who knew T.lnonin
ln life. All of them who have seen thia por
trait' Join In declaring that It la by far the
best counterfeit presentment of Mr. Lin
coln to be found anywhere. The owner of
the picture proves to be a Washington man,
who is now trying to getongres. to buy It
A resolution to this effect passed the senate
some years ago, but it failed In the house
and for year, the portrait ha. remained
boxed up and forgotten.
In that same room In the sub-cellar la a
life-sized, full-length portrait ' of Roscoe
Conkllng. Elke the picture of Lincoln the
Conkllng canvass has been burled for an
age. Its history Is forgotten and Its owner
unknown. Btlll another box contains a pic
ture of the "First Homestead In America.'
Thst, too. Is without a known owner, and
although evidently the work of an expert
with the brush, it is stowed away amid
dust and cobwebs, and there It Is likely to
repose for another decade or mora
Book af Half-Printed Notes.
A sensational story appeared In a local
paper a few days ago to the effect that a
negro had been captured while trying to
pawn a book containing copies of all the
United States notes and silver certificates.
Th story said that -secret service agents
were supplied with then books and that
one of them had evidently been lost or
mislaid and that It had found Its way Into
Improper hands. Chief Wllkle of the secret
service division of the treasury wss aked
today what there la to the story. "Som
fifteen years ago an official of the depart
ment obtained permission to have printed
at the bureau of engraving and printing
copies of all United Btatea notes. These
faces and backs were reproduced on card
board and were bound into books. ' The
object was to furnish a mean, of enabling
banker, end other large users of money to
detect counterfeits. The scheme was a good
one from one standpoint but a bad one
from every other. In 1891 congress enacted
CALL NATIONAL MEETING
Socialist Issue Formal Notice to Hold
Convention In Chicago
May 1.
At the Sunday afternoon session of the
national quorum ot the socialist party the
following call for the national convention
was Issued:
To the Socialist Party of the United
States Comrades: The national commit
tee has by referendum dPHlanuted Chicago
as the place and May 1, 1H, as the date
of holding the national convention of the
sociHiiHt ariy ot America tor the purpose
of nominating candidates for the offices of
president and vice president of the lTnlted
Ktatea and for the trnnsuctlon of such other
business us may lerltlmHteiy come before It.
The basis of representation ln the con
vention shall lie according to the provisions
of the constitution of the socialist party as
contained in article x ot said constitution
which is as follows:
' The basis of retiresenlatlon ln any na
tional convention shall be by states, each
state being entitled to one delegate at large
and one additional delegate tor every n0
memDers in gooo standing.
The membership sIihU ie liasert upon tne
averago number of dues paying members
as shown by the books of the national
secretary for the period of December, 1WJ,
and January and February. 1904.
Alternate ilelegutea upon the same basis
of representation shall be elected and such
alternates shall be provided with credentials
to ne presented to tne convention in case oi
inability of deleaatea to attend.
Only delegates or .alternates shall be en
titled to vote In the convention, and tney
must be residents or the states or terri
tories they are elected to represent.
On March 1, liM. the national secretary
shall call for nominations of delegates und
alternate delegates from unorganized states
and territories, and in such unorganized
states and territories the basis of repre
sentation shall be the same as provided ln
article x as noted above.
The national secretary shall provide blnnk
credentials with duplicates for delegates
and alternates for the state secretary of
each state committee.
The respective state secretaries shall for
ward to the national secretary on or before
April 20, 1SW4, duplicutcs or credentials con
taining names of delegates and alternates
elected from such states or territories; the
original credentials to be retained by the
delegates and alternates and presented to
the convention.
The national recretary shall announce
tho results of election of delegates nnd
alternates in unorganized states and terri
tories and Issue credentials to tne same.
Ihe originals and duplicates of credentials
of delegates and alternates in organized
states and territories shall be signed ny
the resiiectlve officials -of the state or terri
torial organizations.
The hall and hour1 of assembling of the
convention will be announced as soon as
arrangements have been completed,
issued by the national quorum.
VICTOR I BERGER,
B. BERI.YN,
r M. REYNOLDS,
JOHN M. WORK.
It also wa. arranged to send two of the
best socialist speakers in the United States
to the Colorado strike fields.
The evening session was devoted to the
subject,' "Relation of Religion to Social
ism," The prlmlpal speaker was Adolph
Guter, who was followed by a general dis
cussion uf the subject by Victor I Bergur,
John M. Work, 8. M. Reynolds. William
Mailly,, G. W. Ray, John Hawkins and
R. J. H j land.
LAST OF' THE SUNDAY DANCES
RECONCILED TO WAR
Biuia'i EejoinJar Kot Expsctad far
Week) bat Japan ii Prepare.
POLITICAL DISTINCTIONS ARE CONE
Oonntrr ii Practical 7 United and Grimly
Awaits the Result of EtenU
WAR CONTRIBUTIONS ARC, NOT IACKING
Japal Hal Confidence ia Its Atbj and
HaTT t-d Ix-eoti Bjmpaihy.
NO FEAR OF AN INVASION OF THE EMPIRE
Growth of British and . American
Sentiment In Japan Displayed In
Soags Meeltlng Glories of th
Lion and I'ncle Sam. -
TOKIof Jan. 17. Japan does not antici
pate Russia' rejoinder for at least on
week, ln the meantime the nation Is pre
pared and grimly reconciled to war. Po
litical and other distinction, have disap
peared and the oountry Is patriotically
united. The government Is tecelving many
offers of contributions in the event of war,
amounting to riiany millions of yen. The
Japanese people would welcome an honor
able peace, but are resolved to fight before '
receding from their poajtlon In oriental af
fairs. fhey fear the aggrosrton rf EusMa and
believe if It is hot stepped sow It will
never be ctopped.v ,They are confident that
their demands are fair and moderate and
their diplomacy, which has been pc-'ient
has geno to a res jr.abl limit Tbty ex
pect the world's sympathy In the struggle
and have a splendid confidence In their
rmy and navy. In the event of reverse
or a naticnal disaster It Is thought that
England and the United States would In
tervene to preserve a balance of power In
eastern Asia.
There Is no fear of air invasion of Ja.ian,
a coun'ry which la probably th most
strongly defended one In the world. Th
growth of British and American sentiment
Is remarked. Vomc oui olsplay of the
flags of the two ration, are made and
popular songs reciting the gloties ef the
"Hon ' nr.d" "Uncle Sam" are sung. The
characters of "Unc.e Gam and "Jolmny
Bull" are also seen at public dances. .
The activity of the United State. In the
opening of the ports of Mukden and Aji
tung la keenly watohed and in some quar
ters It Is hoped that thia may aid In solvit g
the problem f insuring pei.ee. H e oensor-
rhlp prohibits tt. publication of military
movements. All Ihe recent mover en ta ar
merely preliminary and Insure preparations
tor the clspatch pf an immense land force.
War Ta.'k. Diutlulsa-ag.
BT. . PETERSBURG, Jan. ;7.-Iw aror.
Nicholas' paa'fic utterance, mad daring
th New Year', reception at th winter
palace in St. Petersburg on Thursday last
together with the favorable commenta of.
the foreign pres., which have beun repo- '
duced here, ha created a splendid tra- '
presa'.on and have had a good effect tn -perceptibly
diminishing the war talk in '
army and ray circles, whlaH fere quick
to take their cue from the utterances com
Srg frcm the thione.
The newspaper, which Lave bten icuaa
ing ihe far eaatern situation wltt. consider
able freedom have grown almost siit.nt and
Most of Hall. Are Crowded, a. If la j tney do , . of t.
Token of th Mayor's
Prohibition.
The proclamation of the mayor that all
public dancing shall cease in Omaha from
this time on had its effect last night on
several. of the dance halls which have done
a thriving Sunday night business. Mets
hall was opened and several societies held
open house as formerly In the south end
of the city. Washington hall was the
scene of a home affair given by a Danish
society. Rut most of the halls which have
come under the ban were closed tight.
Crelghton hall waa ln full bloom as usual
at 8 o'clock Inst night. The same old ticket
taker greeted the arrivals and took two
bits per from the boys and 10 cents each
from the girls. He greeted them not as
of yore, but sadly told them "This is our
last dancing class on Sunday nights."
"I don't care," flippantly replied a fair
one aa she slammed her dime down on the
table with a whack, "I'll Just tance at
home If I want to. Like to see those old
police stop me." -
"We've been running an orderly place,"
observed the melancholy ticket taker. "I
don't know who knocked, but we are to be
closed. We didn't tolerate drinking and
always used the utmost carfl ln keeping
objectionable characters out of the hal(.
We will give our Thursday night dances
as before. What's the name of the clubT
W call it the Fraternity."
(Continued on Second Page.)
NEW BOTTLING WORKS HERE
Plant to Be Established with Capital
Stock of Fifty Thoaaaad
Dollars.
Arrangements are being made by men
representing outside capital to establish
new bottling and supply company in
Omaha and it a suitable building can be
secured the new. Industry seems assured.
It will be capitalized at Vi0,000, which
amount 1. to be actually Invested, It Is
said. A general business of bottling pop
and other drinks, manufacturing ice cream
and handling soda water fountain supplies
111 be conducted. Last week a gentleman
named Prince was here from Davenport,
Ia , making preliminary negotiations for
the"" concern. Associated with him is a
Chicago man and both are thoroughly fa
miliar with the .business. They plan to be
ln operation about March 1 If possible.
Mlas Klrnols Makes a Hit.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-(Specla1 -Making
her initial American bow, Mlsa Marie
Nichols, the Boston violinist, after a tri
umphant European tour, was given a rous
ing welcome tonight by musical and fash
lonalile. Washington. She appeared at the
Washington Symphony orchestra's concert
in the Columbia theater. Reginald Lm,.
Koven conducted. Miss Nichols received an
ovation at each appearance. 8ho will tour
the country, appearing later In th season
at Omaha.
Movemcats of Ocean Vessels Jaa. 17.
At Cew York Arrived: Steamer I Jl Bre
tagne from Havre reported in communica
tion ny wireless leicuyapn with the Nan
tueket lightship at 10 o'clock toniirht.
At Havre Arrived: La Chumpagne, from
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived: Bovic, from New
1 oric.
At Rotterdam Sailed: Rotterdam, for
New York, via Boulogne Bur Mer (sal lei
from In iter port 16th and passed I'rawle
'nini lim.
At Southampton Sailed: August Vlr
torla. from Hamburg for New York vii
Cherbourg.
At Queenstown Sailed: Baxnnla. from
IJvemool for New York. Arrived: Ivernla
rrum Mew I or a lor uverpool ana pro-
Improved prospects of peace.
Francis Joseph Hopeful,
VIENNA, Jan. 17. During the presenta
tion of the general circle at the ooi.rt ball
last evening -Emperor Francis Joseph Said
to. Ambassador Storer:
"I think affairs are going to be better In
the far east; everything will be arranged."
His majesty rpoke ln a similar strain to
other members of th diplomatic corps.
Preparations for War.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 17. Advices wer
brought by the Japanese steamer Tosa
Maru arriving last bight that th Red
Cross hospital ship Hakual Maru and
Kosat Maru, chartered from the Nippon
Yusen line, are now ready for servlct la '
the event of war. s- .
Vladlvostock harbor has been frozen over.
In this connection the Hochi of Tokto sayi
a telegram has - reached there that fout
vessels have been caught In th Ice and
will be held all winter.
A Seoul correspondent says the wife of
the Russian minister has become Influential
at the Corcan court and that owing to thif
Influence the Russian minister1 ha. been -enabled
to make a compact with the Corean
emperor whereby he may take refug at
the Russian legation In the event of war
and issue all administration orders fros
the Russian legation.
A number of war correspondents at Toknf
have made visit to Corea and Manchuria, '
among them be'.ng Martin J. Egn of th
Associated Press and Bennett Burleigh of
th London Telegraph.
Gaards Hnrrled to Seoul.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Th Navy de
partment today received advice confirma
tory to th Associated Press dispatch
telling of th reinforcement of the Ameri
can guard at the United State legation at
Seoul. Two officers and sixty-four men
were sent there from the United State
steamer Vlcksburg, now at Chemulpo. Thy
carried a machine gun with them. Tber
are now 100 or more men from the Vlcks
burg at Seoul guarding the legation. Th
dispatches received at the Kavy depart
ment show ths native press to be somewhat
Inflammatory ln Its utterances against for
eigners.
LONDON, Jan. 18. v Th Jally
Graphic this morning announces that
negotiations have arrived at a stage
leaving two point on which neither
Russia nor Japan are Inclined to yield and
to which no mean of compromise have
been found. Both these points Concern
Manchuria and their acceptance would not
ln the slightest modify the legal statu, quo
or change the administrative situation In
Manchuria, but Japan insists that "they be
embodied In a treaty between Japan and
Russia," while Russia ag a matter of
amour propre refuse, to accept such dicta
tion at the hands of Japan. Much Is hoped
from the Czar's Influence.. The statement
adds:
"Of course arty attempt of Russia to In
crease very largely her naval forces In the
far east by moving her Black aea or Baltlo
fleets would make war only a question ef
a few hours." This statement seem, to be
borne out by the Associated Press dispatch
from Toklo yesterday.
The Daily Mall's Tokio correspondent Says
M. Pavloff, Russian minister at Seoul, ha.
notified th Corean government that Corean
troops have crossed the Chinese boundary
repeatedly and committed excesses against
the liihabitanta Russian customs officials
on th extreme northeastern border report
ceeded.
(Continued on Second Page.)