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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
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PEACE IS "-.StflCTED
Lv.!t Eeports from Far .
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RUSSIAN ANSWER MAY BE
Waihlngton Hears that Situation is Fu
Hon BMtsurin Than Hsretofora,
TROOPS LEAVE MANCHURIA FOR COREA
Cta: Foroet Hot Toward Jarjaosss Zona
Regardisss cf Pete Talk.
HOSPITAL TRAIN READY FOR EARLY USE
Minister Allen Tell of Condition
Existing- nt Seoul and Steps
Taken Protect Amer-
leeu Interests.
LONDON, Jan. 22. A statement Is pub
11 shed In London this morning with an air
of authority that the question of a neutral
one has disappeared from the Russo
Japanese negotiations. Although It Is Im
possible to confirm this statement, It agrees
with other Inspired statements that Russia
baa acquiesced to Japan's views regard
ing the Integrity of Corea and that the
only trouble now remaining relates to Man
churia. With reference to the ordinances
adopted by the Japanese privy council at
ths meeting of January 21, this statement
explains that Russian men-of-war have
had free access all along- even to the Jap
anese ports of Nagasaki and Hakodate for
coaling and other purposes. Japan therefore
has taken precautionary measures looking
to the possible necessity of putting a stop
to such visits. It Is said that Japan's
domestic loan will amount to $60,000,000 and
that her ordinary disbursements already
amount to 815,000,000.
Special dispatches from St. Petersburg
to the Dally Telegraph and the Dally
Mall assert that Russia's reply to the lat
est Japanese note waa drawn up yester
day at a ministerial council at which the
czar presided. The tenor of the reply Is
courteous but firm, and It waa approved
without a dissenting voice by the ministers,
including M. Witt, president of the Com
mlttee of Ministers. Nothing has been
given out officially concerning this 'reply
but It is understood according to a mes
age from St. Petersburg that Russia main
tains that Manchuria must remain amen
able politically and strategically to Russian
Influences, the concessions made being only
of a commercial character.
Two Identical cable dispatches, original
1rg with W. T. Stead and W. R. Cramer,
M. P., were sent tonlfcht to the csar of
Russia and the mikado of Japan, urging
these potentates. If diplomacy failed, to
ubmlt the fax eastern dispute to The
Hague tribunal.
The ' messages are lengthy and appeal
specially to the csar as "Uie courageous
originator of The Hague conference" to
take the initiative in referring the matter
to The Hague. The anpsala -wv utgmd
by sixty prominent English advocates f
arbitration.
WorWIag for Peace. .
8T. PETERSBURG, Jan. 21. The Tor
ign office does not offer any indication of
when the Russian reply to Japan will be
ready. Borne of the strongest men in the
empire are working to secure a successful
termination of the dlTTiculty. the main fea
ture being a breakdown of the negotiations.
but they are meeting with opposition on the
(round that the propositions which are ac
ceptable to Japan da not preserve Russian
pride.
The Llstok says It expects the crisis to
end in an understanding In the form of a
treaty supplementary to the Russo-Japa
toes convention regarding Corea. The
papers are still disposed to seek pretexts to
attack the action of the United Btates, con
aldersble ammunition being wasted on the
alleged decision to send the American
Aslatio squadron to Yongampho, on the
Talu rirer. These papers, however, learned
today through the Associated Press that
the squadron's destination Is Olengapo, In
Buhlg bay.
ai. Kurlno, Japanese minister, believes
that tha unfortunate tone of the foreign
Ispatrhea, Including some from New York
to London, tena to create irritation, m
equally oeprecaiee ine nuenipi. vi lao nuw
sian prose to "Cy the flag of yellow peril,
and says:
"The whole history of Japan since the
restoration shows its aim and purpose to
take its place on the plane of European
civilisation and become a world power,
politically and commercially. Japan la not
so narrow as to advocate "Asia for the
Asiatics."
The war ministry's order to convert twen
ty-eeven reserve battalions Into regular
troops Is robbed of slgnlnoance, so far as
the present aituation is concerned, the
order having been issued last February.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IL Acting Secre
tary Loomls has received cable advices
from United States embassies at two of
the European capitals both stating in sub
stance that the aituation as to the far
east Is far more reassuring and that the
chances of war between Russia and Japan
have diminished. The forthcoming Russian
note will. It Is believed, bold out consider
able concessions, but It Is scarcely ex
pec ted that a complete settlement of the
great Issues between Russia and Japan
will be at once reached and much further
correspondence Is looked for.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2L Two regiments of
Russian troops have started for the Yalu
river, says a Port Arthur dispatch to the
Herald. Two other regiments started from
a Manchurlac town for the a&me dettlaa
Uun.
A train of Russian troops Is being made
up near the Yalu. and the rnport adds lbs
the hospital and railroad carriages are
ready for use.
Conditions In Ceres,
Prompt action by the various nations in
bringing guards here has dune much, says
a Heiald dispatch from Beoul. Corea, to
It sure the safety of furelgnera. but It
certain that danger still exists, only need
lug some unfortunate Incident at this
critical moment to start a riot, whlci
would possibly I led by Coreaa soldiers
Horace N. Allen, the United States min
ister, says he Is carefully abstaining from
any enlauglements In the political allua
tloa. He said:
My action regarding the guards was quite
muepenaeiii oi tue .americaa ixiiutn here,
whic h is tH-uiiar. i ne legation Is sur
roun i-d l-- polios an J a large force of
Coreun troops.
There are American women and children
living In bvuul ai-4 there Is extrnaiv
American electric railway and lighting
property nera. An actaaruiaj Killing by
tl.e electric cars is liable to cause rloia, ss
ivvlously occurred hen a mob. led by
C ureaa e4aieri. tluukM Americans. Tl...
tMuia, The small coterie of temporarily In-
(Coailausd on Souoiid fi
WHITAKER WRIGHT ON STAND
rrmrrallii Counsel Brand Filit
Itilrarili of Defendant Reserv
ing Rrrri of t ompuny.
LONDON. Jan. 21. Whltaker Wright, the
promoter on trlsl on the charge of fraud.
Ift the witness box today after two days'
cross-examination, during which the Judge
as prominent as well as prosecuting coun
sel. The latter designated as lies several
of Wright's rtatcments regarding various
mount, some as large as CWi.WiO, sp-
pearing on the credit aide of the London
at Globe corporation balance sheet, but the
efendant contended that they were merely
Mips of the tongue." He concluded by
clnring that the failure of the British
merles company was caused by the mnllce
of a group of iricmlwri of the Liondon Stock
xchsuge. who deprecated the London &
Globe shares.
Wright added that he was loft with
uou worth of these shares. He estimated
that his loss In Lnke Views was from
Jl .(mi.ow to 11. 50(1,000. and said he had mort
gaged his property and sold his bouse In
'ark Lane in order to save John Flower
and other brokers who were engaged In
ustalnlng the operators.
SIR HENRY KEPPEL AT REST
Remains of British Admiral Berled
at Wlnkfleld with Fall Naval
Honors.
LONDON. Jan. 2L The remains of Sir
Henry Keppel, admiral of the fleet, who
died January 17, were Interred at Wlnk
fleld, Berkshire, today, with full naval
honors, a detachment of 600 blucjarkrts
and marines forming the escort and firing
party. King Edward, Queen Alexandra,
Emperor William and the prince of Wales
lso sent special representatives and the
lords of the admiralty and a large contin
gent of nval officers in full uniform at
tended. Simultaneously a memorial service
waa held at the chapel Royal, St. James'
palace, at which the king and queen and
their suites, the prince of Wales, the duke
of Connaught, Lord Roberts, many naval
nd military officers and Hon. Mrs. George
Keppel were present.
ADVISES COLOMBIA TO FIGHT
Frenchman, Taking; ns Ills Text Mot-
Ban's Bill to Annex Panama.
Speaks Bitterly.
PARIS. Jan. a. Morgan's bill for the
annexation of Panama to the United States
in being utilised es a weapon by the French
opponents to the transfer of the canal con
cessions.
Thlebald today bitterly assailed this
movement, saying the Morgan proposition
was only another step in the direction of
arbitrary expropriation and violation of
International law and the lights of the
people by the United States. "If Colombia
Is not as energetic as waa Venezuela," he
added, "it will not only lose Its cause,
but all the weak states of Central and
South America will little by 'It tie be ab
sorbed. M. Thlebald advises Colombia
to go to war.
HUNGARIAN DIET IN DISORDER
nosiest Member Interrupts goes Jeers
and When Served with gammons
Tears in the Psper.
BUDAPEST, Jan. 21. Disorder marked
the close of today's session of the lower
house of the Hungarian Diet. M. Lengyel.
one of a group of obstructionists, persisted
in addressing the house notwithstanding
tha president's recognition of another
member. The president referred the matter
for censure and M. Lengyel was summoned
to appear beforo this committee. He tore
up the summons, however, in the presence
of the house.
Prior to this Incident Premier Tiara made
a long speech. In which he said that un
less the obstruction ceased energetlo met
ures would be taken to preserve the peace
of the parliamentary government.
REVENUES
RUN
BEHIND
Chancellor Chsmberlaln Intlmatei
There Is Uttle Chance of Realis
ing; Budget Anticipations.
LONDON, Jan. a. Chancellor of the Ex
chequer Chamberlain, replying tonight to
the toast, "His Majesty's Ministers," at a
banquet of the Carpenters' company, said
that unless a great change occurred within
the next few months In the revenue serv
ice there would be little prospect of realis
ing the budget anticipations.
He expected that the Bomallland cam
paign had proved to be much more costly
than had been anticipated, and that the
purchase and equipment of two Chilian
battleships had been another unexpected
financial drain.
COULD HAVE SAVED STEAMER
Witness at Victoria Criticises Cup.
tain sf Clallam foe Laek of Ses-
VICTORIA. B. C. Jan. a. Captain Mac
Klntosh, a boatman In charge of a life
boat of the steamer Clailam, which was
recovered with the body of Miss Harris
In It, told a coroner's jury today that tha
boat was not properly equipped. The boat
had swamped. He condemned Captain
Roberts' action, saying Roberts knew many
places where the Clallam could have been
beached even without engines if he had
used seamanship and the sails of the Clai
lam had been properly equipped.
QUEEN OPENS FESTIVITIES
Wllhrlmluu Avoids Itlttnn to Po
litical Affairs and Indnlares In Per
ssnsl Appreciation sf Mother.
THE HAGUE. Jan. n.-Queen WUhel
mina opened the festivities attending the
queen mother's jubilee with a gala dinner
tonight. She proposed the health of the
queen mother, and in her speech devoted
her remarks to a personal appreciation
of her mother, whose life, she said, had
been prolonged, "not for herself alone,
but, by the blessing of God. for her people
who adore her." The town has been lav
Ishly decorated for the festivities.
Mad Mnllah Meets Reverse.
ADEN. Arable. Jan. IL Advices from
Bomallland say that Kenna's Soma
mounted Infantry surprised a body of the
Mullah's forces Janusry 17, in the vicinity
of Elllnaada, killing fifty spearmen, cap
turing thirty camels and l.OuO sheep.
CALCUTTA, Jan. II. Reports from the
British expedition to Thibet Indicate that
the Thibetans are likely to show fight. The
native priests declare that they will appeal
to Russia U the advauos continues.
SOCIALISTS ARE DEFEATED
United Hint Workon Tab't Proposition of
Delogato Jr-ra Colorado.
STCHELL FOR PURE TRADE UNIONISM
Says Miners Are Getting; Higher
Wages low Thna Ever Before
nd Orarnnlsntlon Should
Avoid Politics.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 21 At the opening
f the convention of the United Mine
Workers of America today resolutions
were considered providing for two dele
gates to attend the convention of the
Western Federation of Miners and endeavor
to eRtabllah friendly relations or form a
coalition between the two organizations.
An effort may be made to have the federa
tion Join the American Federation of Labor
nd so be subject to the Jurisdiction of the
nited Mine Workers of America. A reso
lution whs adopted urging the election of
hlted States senators by direct vote.
Delegate Howell of Chicago Introduced
resolution which In a lengthy preamble
set forth all the doctrines of the social
ists snd asked the mine workers to tiUte
the initiative toward calling a world's
convention of trades unions to consider
plans for the distribution of wealth cre
ated by labor. After an hour's heated dis
union it was tabled. President Mitchell
took the floor and urged the organisation
to confine Itself to trnde unionism. He
said under It the miners were getting
higher wages than ever before. Ha al
lowed every man his political opinions
and the privilege of voting them, but ths
organisation should have nothing to do
with political tenets.
A resolution Introduced asking that the
$11,000 per week now being given the Colo
rado miners be Increased by a per capita
assessment of 60 cents per week for one
mmth brought forth a prolonged discus
sion. The amount that would be raised
under the resolution would be lnOO.000. The
discussion showed warm sympathy for the
Colorado strikers. The resolution was re
ferred to the national executive committee.
The matter will probably come up later.
Orgaalie the Coke Region.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 21 District officers of
the United Mine Workers of America put
Into effect today the order to organise the
miners in the Connellsvllle coke regions, as
decided by the district convention. There
are 1,800 unorganized men in the region.
Liverymen Are Made Officers.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21. At the request of
local undertaker today. Chief of Police
Klely detailed four policemen as pall
bearers at the funeral of a union waiter,
whose fellow workmen declined to act be
cause nonunion drivers were employed,
Fifty liverymen and undertakers were
sworn In today as private watchmen and
others were notified by the liverymen to
apply for police rights to better protect
their property during the present drivers'
strike.
The executlce committee of two of the
drivers' unions held meetings and de
nounced In severe terms the action of
Governor Dockery and Chief of Police
Kiel in regard to the -conduct' of the
strike.
Members stated that In view of the fact
that their men had shown no disposition
to harm anybody, they felt that the swear
ing In of nonunion drivers as watchmen
and arming them, as well as the Issuance
of orders to the police to shoot if neces
sary to preserve order, discriminated
against them and they felt the necessity
of resenting the action.
All the liverymen claim they are run.
nlng their carriages and that men are seek
ing employment as drivers. So far no
overtures for a settlement have been made
by prjprieters or union men.
NATURAL GAS KILLS THREE
Two Fatally amd Ten Seriously
Jnred by Explosion, in
Indisnn.
MARION, Ind.. Jan. a. Three people
have been burned to death and ten badly
injured in a tenement house here. The
cause was a gas explosion. The building
was destroyed.
Tha explosion occurred In the Belts hotel
building at Thirty-eighth street and Home
avenue, which was wrecked.
The dead:
CHARLES BEITEL. proprietor of the
hotel.
MRS. CHARLES BEITEL, wife of the
proprietor.
JAMES DEVLIN, proprietor of the cafe.
Fatally injured:
EDWARD GA8KILL.
L. H. HOBIS, oil well contractor.
Seriously Injured i
Thomas Twlgg
Randall Blddle.
John Dlchtrty.
John BohotL
Miss Carrie Ring.
OrvtUs BeltsL
Harry BeiteL
William East,
Frank GaskilL
Miss Pearl Gaskill.
The seriously injured were guests of the
hotel. The hotel was situated near the Na
tional Military home, three miles from the
center of the city. Natural gas is said to
have escaped from a pipe line that passed
near the building, the basement being filled.
and when the rooms on the first floor began
to fill with the gas It was 1 stilted by the
jets
There were thirty guests at the hotel, all
of whom were asleep. The outer walls of
the building, a two-story brick, were blown
out, the second floor falling In on the first.
The guests were under the wreckage, which
at onoe Ignited and rescuers had great dlffi
culty In removing them. The gas cou'.d not
be shot off and fed the fire. The bodies of
Mr. and Mrs Boltel could be seen through
the flames and wreckage before they could
be recovered.
IMPELLED TO KILL PRESIDENT
Sarh Is Statement sf Sew York
Banker la Hand sf Pollro
Authorities.
NEW TORK, Jan. 2L E. A. Esrler. a
banker, who says that mystic influences
were at work on him through the agency
of his stomach, bidding him kill the presi
dent, was committed to Bellevue hospital
today for examination as to his sanity.
Earler, who was arrested after writing a
long rambling letter to Police Commissioner
McAdoo, greeted the officers as "deliverers
from his bondage." and said he felt the
mysterious pains ever In their presence
and that the clock was affected by the
spell.
"They are after me so bad now," he said,
"that they want me to kill the president.
I have a wonderful will power and have
stood them off so far, but they are going
at me through my stomach and I do not
know what will happen."
PITTSBURG FEARS A FLOOD
Indications Point to Slmnltnneoas
Movement e lee In Tt q
Rivers.
PITTSBURG, Jan 21 Preparations are
being made for a break-up In the rivers
and a flood tomorrow as the result of the
warm weather and the heavy rains cf the
past twenty-four hours. There are Indica
tions thnt both tha Allegheny and Monon
gahela will brrnk up about the same time,
and both rivers coming out st once will
endanger .nllllons of dollar' worth ef
floating property.
The residents of the lower part of Alle
gheny are about ready for the expected
flood and business houses which are af
fected by floods on both sides of the river
have also made preparations.
An ice gorge on Mill Run caused that
stream to overflow today and portions of
Water street were submerged. The water
got Into a number of stores and dwellings.
LOOANSPORT, I'nd., Jan. a. Ice began
moving out of the Walmh river today,
doing much damn re to property. The gorge
broke near the Market street bridge and
water overflowed Eel River avenue, filling
the cellars and basements of the fine resi
dences along that street. Riverside park
was converted Into a lake and many fami
lies left their homes, fearing their houses
would be swept sway.
CANNELTON, Ind.. Jan. fl Ice has
gorged at Wolf Creek, thirty miles from
here. The gorge Is reported to be thirty
feet In height In places end to extend up
the river thlrty-slx miles. A warm rain Is
falling and will. It Is believed, break the
gorge within twenty-four hours.
PEORIA, 111.. Jan. a. -The heavy rains of
the last two days have sent all the streams
In this vicinity out of their banks, persons
in the lowlands near East Peoria have been
driven out.
MEADVILLE. Pa., Jan. :i. This city is
In the gnisp of the worst flood in its
history. The entire fire department has
been called out to assist In saving property.
WISCONSIN CATCHES BLIZZARD
Trains Delnyed and Drifts Piled
High as a. Result of the
Ftorm.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. a. Snow drifts are
ten feet high today In Racine as a result
of the blizzard that raged all of laft even
ing and lart right throughout southern
Wisconsin. The snow was blown Into huge
drifts that packed solidly, causing consid
erable Interruption to electric traffic In the
different towns. Cars were stalled in many
places and railroad trains are delayed.
The Goodrich Transportation company's
eteamer Georgia, which left for Chicago
last night. Is Icebound more than a mile
out In the lake with a number of passen
gers on board. The field of loe extends out
as far as the eye can reach. Off Kenosha
the steamer City of Marquette, bound for
Chicago, is stir stuck in the ice. That ves
sel is resting easy and no one is suffering
for want or anything.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Jan. 21. The heavi
est snowstorm of the winter began today
and for a distance of 100 miles south of 1
the Iow.i line the heaviest snow or sleet
storm in years prevails. The twin cities
were cut off from tereraphtc'' communica
tion with the ' south i-nd east for sever I
hours today anl trains from the west were
several hours late.
AGED MOTHER ON THE STAND
Testifies thnt She Does Xot Know
How Her Daughter Mnbel Came
to Her Death.
ALLENTOWN, Pa.. Jan. a Mrs. Cathe
rine Bochtel. 60 years of age, on trial as an
accessory after the fact to tho killing of
her daughter Mabel, today went on the
witness stand. She denied that Tom killed
his sister or that she knew anything about
the crime. Tha proceeding were in Penn
sylvania Dutch language, which was un
derstood by the Jury, the judge and most
others present.
Mrs. Bechtel said she heard Welsenberg
say that for SS he could have both Alice
Eckstein and Mabel brained. 'She denied
that she struck Mabel. The girl worked
when she pleased, she said, and often
stayed away from home over night, despite
pleadings that she come home at a proper
hour "like respectable girls." She said
Mabol and Tom quarrelled "only like a
brother and sister sometimes would, but
that Tom never struck Mabel.'
Mrs. Bechtol said that Monday morning
preceding Mabel's death Mabel said she
was going out driving with Wlsenberg.
Mrs. Bechtel reproved her and Mabel put
her hands over her eyes and began to cry,
and said:
"I am crying now: maybe you'll cry
later."
The witness Bald Eckstein called Monday
evening and found Mabel gone. She added
that Eckstein had often quarreled with
Mabel, and several times had struck her.
Mrs. Bechtel told of hearing dogs bark in
the yard at midnight Monday night. She
went to a rear window and saw a cab in
the alley. She saw two men carry some
thing Into Miller's yard, next door. The
witness told of finding Mabel's body Tues
day morning In the areeway under the
house when she went to get a washing ma
chine. Assistant District Attorney Luts began
the croas-examl notion, which will continue
tomorrow.
RETAILERS WILL FIGHT TRUST
Implement and Vehicle Deslers Op
posed to Maanfnrtnrers Whs Em
ploy Genernl Store Agencies.
KANSAS CTTT. Jan. M.-The Western
Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers as
sociation, which closed its annual session
here today, In its fight on the Harvester
trust, so-called, adopted resolutions pledg
ing the members as Individuals to give their
support to such manufacturers and jotburs
as will and do rerpect the principles of the
association In Its effort to abolish ths gen
eral store agendas. Resolutions adopted
also denounce the mall order and the cata
logue business. N. D. Roblnet of Columbia,
Mo., was elected president. '
ST. LOUIS GRAND JURY AT WORK
Continues Investigation Into Alleged
Demand for Money by Members
of ths House of Delegates.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. n. The grand Jury con
tinued the investigation of the alleged de
mand by members of the house of dele
gates for money as a prerequisite to the
passage of terminal franchise bills. The
witnesses before it were W. 8. McCbesney,
president of the terminal company; Dr.
A. J. Hammersteln, member of house of
delegates who told of an alleged state
ment that he could get lf"I for his vote
oa the bill under certain conditions; John
R. Fontensa. former speaker of the house.
and Jobs McCarthy, speaker pro tarn,
CURBING MISSOURI RIVER
EepreMntativei of States Aloof ths Etrtam
Appear Bofora tha Ceamitte.
HOPE TO SECURE AN APPROPRIATION
Press Report Gets Date of Kehrnska
Convention Wrong o Doubt
About Ite Being; In the
Roosevelt ( olina,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. a. tSiec!al Tele
gram.) The protection of lands along the
Missouri river was the subject for con
sideration before the rivers and harbors
committee of the house today. The com
mittee gave a hearing to a number cf well
known men interested In conserving the
waters of the Missouri and by conllning
it within banks, hope to bring about a
revival of navigation from the mouth to
Yankton at least. Speeches were made by
Senator Millard, Representatives Lot
Thomas and Walter I. Smith of Iowa,
Burke and Martin of South Dakota, F. W.
Maxwell, commissioner of the St. Joseph
Commercial club, and C. B. Sebastian of
Columbia. Mo. All the speakers addressed
themselves to the proposition that the Mis
souri river could be held within its banks
if the proper steps were taken and that the
citizens of five states demanded that the
government make the attempt. Senator
Millard told of the small amount of money
that had been spent along the Missouri In
his state, claiming that the most effective
work had been done by private enterprise,
citing the cases of the Omaha and Grant
Smelting company and Union Pacific and
Burlington railroads, whose efforts In con
structing banks along the river had been
successful.
Henry T. Clarke of Omaha felt as If
considerable had been accomplished today.
Of course this Is predicated on the decision
of the rivers and harbors committee to
report a river and harbor bill, which at
this time is considered doubtful. There Is
a disposition on the part of the committee
to request the attendance of Captain H.
M. Chittenden, who has more expert
knowledge of the vagaries of the river
than any other engineer officer who has
been detailed by the War department to
make a scientific study of that great water
course.
A number of those who came to Washing
ton to help In placing the needs of the
Missouri river properly before the house
committee will leave for their homes to
morrow. Mr. Clarke will remain In the
city for some time.
Bare Nebraska Is for Roosevelt.
Representative Burkett of Nebraska, who
called on the president today, said he had
received three telegrams from Nebraska
stating the republicans will hold their state
convention May 18. The morning papers
had given the date as May 8. He was
Inclined to think that as all three tele-
Brans received by him had given the same
date, the 18th must be the correct time.
"The understanding has been that most
of the absolutely Roosevelt states would
hold early conventions," was tl.e sugges
tion made to Mr. Burkett,
"Well. Nebraska is an absolutely sure
state for the president," was the answer.
"and that late date was really fixed by
the president's friends. It was their own
desire, and no politics can be made out
of this unless it is favorable to the presi
dent. District conventions, it Is under
stood, will meet early and Instruct for
President Roosevelt and after selecting
their delegates. Instruct the delegates to
the state convention to send four delegates-
at-large to Chicago for the purpose of
casting their votes for Roosevelt,"
Hope to See Agent Appointed.
The South Dakota delegation expressed
themselves as being hopeful that the preel
dent would order the Tankton Indian
agency taken from the bonded school su
perin tended class and placed under an
agent's management, as has been the case
until a year or more ago. The delegation
has also requested that the Slascton agency
be placed under control of an agent, but
they have not as much hope of succeeding
In the latter case as in the former. Agency
matters In South Dakota have given
great deal of trouble to the delegation In
congress. As a delegation they have stood
for what they considered the best interest
of the Indians. Opposition, however, has
been encountered on the part of the com
missioner of Indian affairs. Commissioner
Jones has decided opinions about the man
agement and care of the wards of the gov
ernment, and the South Dakota delegation
and Mr. Jones have had pitched battles
over the conduct of Indian agencies in that
state. Realizing that It was futile to ap
peal to Commissioner Jones any more for
assistance the delegation, and particularly
Senators Gamble and Klttredge, have taken
up the whole Indian question in their state
with the president, and It Is believed In a
satisfactory manner, so far as the Tank'
ton agency Is concerned. As to the Bisee
ton agency it will probably remain as It la
now, managed by bonded school superin
tendents.
Dietrich Chsnges Quart era.
Miss Dietrich, daughter of Senator Diet
rich, who has been In Washington since
Monday, has been busily engaged since her
arrival In fitting up new apartments In
Stonelelgb Court, a new apartment house
and the swellest In the city, owned and
erected by the secretary of state, John
Hay, which Senator Dietrich has taken for
the season. Miss Dietrich announces that
she will be at home to her friends the first
two Thursdays in February.
'Cammlna Stnrts Home.
Governor Cummins of Iowa, who has been
In Washington for several days on matters
connected with the Ehlloh park commission
left for the west today. Last night he en
tertained several of his Iowa newspaper
friends, resident In Washington, at dinner.
W. B. Backus of Bonesteel. 8. D., who
has botn here for the last two weeks In the
Interest of the Rosebud reservation bill,
left for his home today.
A favorable report was made today by
Senator Millard from the committee on
claims to pay the Nye & Schneider company
of Fremont, Neb., an unpaid coal bill, the
fuel having been furnished the postmaster
at Hastings. Neb.. In 1893-4.
Postal Matters.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Franklin. Frank D. K.ts, regular; James A.
Rogers, substitute. Hampton. Isaac J
Doell. regular; Pete Dosll, substitute. Shu
bert, Lewis C. Walker, regular; John D.
Walker, substitute. Iowa Homestead, Mar
tin G. Maas. regular; Herman G. Maas,
substitute. South Dakota Ellis, William
IL Foster, regular; George E. Watson, sub'
stltute.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Dublin
Washington county. Hugh E. Wolfe, vice
E. P. Ford, resigned; Lids, Warren county,
John P. LaBer, vice J. T. Burk, resigned.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Warmer In West Portion.
Temperature at Omnha Yesterday I
Hour. Dec. Hour. Desr.
B n. m .i i p. m 14
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T a, m...... l.n s p. m IS
8 n. m . . . , . . I X 4 p. m...... 15
f n. m IS It . re ..... . IS
10 a, m...... la p. m in
11 a. m 12 T p. m JS
12 m. ........ la a p. m 14
9 p. m 14
IMPLEMENT DEALERS ADJOURN
Business Ends After Denouncing Mall
Order Mouses and Genernl
Store Agencies.
XAN8AS CITY. Jan. 21.-Th Western
Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers' as
sociation, which closed Its annual session
here today. In their fight on the harvest
trust, so-called, adopted resolutions pledg
ing the members as Individuals to give
their supiHirt to such manufacturers and
Jobbers as sill and do rnspect the principles
f the association In their effort to abolish
general store agencies. Resolutions aiViptcd
lso denounce the mall older and the cata
logue business. N. D. Roberts of Colum
bia. Mo., waa elected president; T. O. Wiles
of Cherokee, Kan., vice president, and A.
Uronson of Trinidad, Colo.; J. B. Fergu
son of Kingman, Kan., and J. F. Burtls of
WatervIIle, Kan., directors for one yoar.
BOOM MILES FOR PRESIDENT
roquola Club Will Strive for His Nom
ination on the Demorrntlo
Ticket.
CHICAGO, Jan. a.-The Tost today says
that the Iroquois club, to which prominent
Chicago democrats belong. Is preparing to
boom General Nelson A. Miles as the man
to nominate for president on the demo
cratic ticket this year.
It w-as learned today that a committee of
the club has been authorized to arrange
for a banquet soon, at which General Miles
will make the principal address and be
hailed as a bona fide candidate for the
presidency. General Miles has been in
vited to attend and has accepted. The date
of the banquet has not been fixed, but it
will be in the near future. The Iroquois
club is one of the leading- democratic or
ganizations of the west.
CHINAMAN PACKED IN ICE
Stole Ride la Refrigerator Car and
Reaches St. Louis Ready for
a Fanernl.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. a A body identified by
Chinese letters and papers found In the
pockets as Leon Vleke of Toronto, Canada,
was found in an Ice-stocked refrigerator
car that had Just reached St, Louis from
Montpeller, Ind., to be loaded.
The papers and cards were taken to
Chinese merchants In St. Louis and the
police reached the conclusion that Tleke
had been living in Toronto and had smug
gled himself across the line. His presence
in the car Is accounted for in that be at
tempted to steal a ride and was unable to
open the car door after drawing It shut.
STONE GETS THE PREFERENCE
Contractors East of Denver Oramnlse
to Cheapen nnd Brondea ths
Tses sf Cat Stone.
CHICAGO, Jan. zl. After two days se
cret conference the cut-stone contractors
east of Denver today formed a new organ
lzatlon of employers, the National Stone
Contractors' association. Among the ob
jacts of the new organization, among other
things, are to further the use of stone ns
building material and to exert united
efforts to cheapen the cost of cut stone
so that It may be used in preference to
substitutes. There is no Intention, it is
said, to control or in any way deal with
prices or to restrict competition.
ARREST ALLEGED HEIRESS
I'nels Causes Mississippi Woman
Be Taken la Charge as
Dangerous.
MOBILE, Ala.. Jan. H.-Ethel Rovelle.
the young woman from Meridian, said to
be heir to several millions of dollars X
property left by an uncle, has been ar
rested on the charge of being "dangerous
and luspkioua."
The complainant was Detective Hand of
Meridian, Miss., who came here at the In
stance of the woman's uncle, J. M. Huskey
or Meridian, wno aeciaea to meet and con
suit with the woman as to her future. He
said that the reported kidnaping of the
girl at Meridian vas a hoax.
CALLS FOR FEDERAL AID
Chicago Phrslrian Snys General Gov
srament Should Make Antl.
Toxin for Diphtheria.
CHICAGO, Jan. IL "With anti-toxin In
ths control of a trust which has made the
lives of children secondary to material
gain, it Is time for the federal government
to step to. and manufacture this necessity
of medicine practice," said R. B. Preble,
president of the Chicago Medical society,
at the close of a meeting of the society.
Dr. Preble also said he would appoint a
committee to make a complete report of
the facts and to start a movement toward
the manufacture of antl-toxln by the
United States government.
LAKE OF OIL IN COLORADO
First Discovery sf ths Kind Mads
While Drilling a Well Three
Miles South of Florence.
FLORENCE. Colo.. Jan. a. The first
lake of oil ever discovered in Colorado has
been tapped while drilling well No. 812 at
Spindle Top Heights, three miles south of
Florence. The oil body was encountered
at a depth of J.TT5 feet and the well will, it
Is believed, produce more than any six
wells in this field. The oil In the new well
Is said to have risen to within a few hun
dred feet of the surface.
RESEARCH H OLD MEXICO
San Francises Woman Contributes ts
Fund for Arrhaeelssieal Work
TTnder Direction of I nlverslty.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Cal ,
Jan. tl. President Wheeler has announced
that Mrs. H. Crocker of San Francisco has
given 83.000 for the archaeological work
In Old Mexico. Excavations are now being
made In Cayocaa, Mexico, under the pa
tronage of Mrs. Crocker by Mrs. Zella Nut
all, a member of the Anthropological de
partment of ths unlvsraity.
LOOT FAST EXPRESS
Train Eoibtn Hold Up ths Enntet Llmi'.od
in California.
BANDITS DISPLAY RED DANGER SIGNAL
Trainmen Ar Orerporeu and Exprsw
Oaf ii Torctd Opto.-
SMALL SAFE TAKEN AND MA1LB AGS LOOTED
Official! aVsiort that Amount Talon by
Bobbtri ii Bma'l.
MESSENGER NOT IN CAR WHEN OPENED
Safe Thrown from Coach teed tor
Valuables tor Intermediate Points,
but OIBelsls A re Reticent
Regarding Contents.
BAN FRANCESCO. Jan. a.f-Whlle thi
Southern Pacle company's Sunset LimltK
was climbing the mountains between Ban
L.ils Obispo and Ban Ardo last night a
Wells-Karen treasure box was mysteriously
rtolen out of lie car by some person or
persons. Timothy Sullivan, the messenger,
v r.s In anr.tlier car and when he returned
he found the side Coor of the express car
open and the sufe missing.
The robber gained entrance to the car
through the end door, the lock of which
had been forced. Pulilvan at on;e notified
the railway officials of the robbery and a
search for the missing safe resulted in
finding it near Tunnel No. X. Zt had been
broken open and Its contents taken, with
the exception of a valuable diamond, some
checks and other papers. The amount of
treasure that was being csrrled in the safe
has not been determined. The express
officials state that It was only a few hun
dred dollars, but that there were soma
valuable papers.
Estimates from the scene of the robbery
place the amount as high as PiO.WJO, but
It is thought that this estimate Is greatly
exaggerated. The express car carried two
safes, one a through safe, which Is locked
at New Orleans, and the other a local
safe. It was the local safe that was taken.
One man is under arrest at San - Luis
Obispo on suspicion, but the evidence
against him Is only circumstantial. Tho
slow progress of the train would ave per
mined the robbers entering the express
car, throwing out the safe and jumping
off after It without danger.
Messenger Absent from Car.
R. W. Christiansen of the Pacific depart
ment of Wells-Fargo & Co. says that there ,
was very little in the box, but there Is a
report that one package sent from Santa
Barbara was worth about 11,500. He said
that Timothy Bulllvan, the messenger In
charge of the tar. was an old employs and
thoroughly reliable.
On the arrival of the train In this cltjr
Messenger Sullivan told the story of tha
robbery to Yard master PerclvaL He said
that shortly after the train left pan Luis '
Obispo on It way north ha f t tha exn-eaa .
car and went Into the barf age .car, lmnie
d lately behind It- Hit he. per was , In s, .
compartment of on of the orra. The ex
press waa temporarily vacant, and the
thieves, possibly hoboes who had been
stealing a ride, cut a hols In tha front
door and entered. Ihey then forced open
the vide door, threw out the safe and pre.
sumably jumped after It, This waa an easy
matter, as the train waa moving very
slowly on an up grade.
None of the passengers or train n-.m
saw the crime committed, ror fid ths ex
press messenger know of the robbery un
til on returning to the express ear ha
missed the safe. At first It waa rvporsd
that the train had been held up and eon,
skle.rable anxiety was manifested regard
ing the safety of those on board, but thai
rumor was soon proved to be unfounded.
There were two safes on tha train, on
which was locked at New Orleans, the
other being a depository for local valuables,
which seldom contains more than tl,M0. It
was the latter safe that was stolon,
A man's hat was found In the vicinity of
the stolen safe today. After ths robbery a
man about 80 year of age bought hat
from a section man. and on the arrival of
the southbound train this afternoon was
arrtstod at the cepot and Identified by ths
section man. It la believed that the rubber
has been raptured.
TRAIN'S bRAIN IS WEIGHED
While Body Tlswsd by Maay ChlL
dren. Scientists Find Brain
Large.
NEW TORK, Jn. S. Thousands at per
sons, many of them children, have viewed
the remains of Ooorge Francis Train,
which are lying in state In a mortuary
chapel, from which tho funeral will taks
place today.
Scientists, with ths consent of Mr. Train's
relatives, hsve removed the brain for the
purpose of analysis. Ths organ wad found
to be remarkably heavy and showed ne
signs of withering, as is usual in persons
of his sge. It wrtghed El. 8 ounces and
ranks, according to medioal records, twenty-seventh
In the list of brain weights of
l'J world's famous men. This Is six
ounces more than the average.
After a musical service I.eld In ah Un
dartaklng establishment here ths rwr-ialns
of "Citizen" George Ftar.els Train were
buried loday in Greenwood cemetery. The
funeral services were private and only the
most Intimate friends of Mr. Train were
admitted.
TWO PRISONERS PLEAD GUILTY
Former Aldermnn and Former Clerk
Bnvs Expense ef Trials at
Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Jan. 11 Former
Alderman James O. McCool today pleaded
guilty to the charge of accepting a bribe
from Lant K. Salsbury for aiding ths water
deal. Ills trial was to have begun today,
but it is said that as a result of yesterday's
verdict of guilty la the Ellen cans McCool
decided to change his plea to guilty. Boon
after former City Clerk Lamoreaux also
changed his olea f iwly to guilty.
He was charged with conspiracy In ths
water ceai.
DOWIE HAS COOL RECEPTION
Prevlons to His Dei
trails He Delivers Two Addressee
la San Francisco.
BAN FRANCltVO, Jan. tl. John Alex
ander Dowie, with bis party from the cast,
rsfled today for Australia on the steamer
Sonoma. While In this city Do wis deliv
ered two addresses, but' was coldly received
on both oocasltwia.