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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1S71.
OMA1TA, THURSDAY MORXIXG, JANUARY 28, 1904 TEX TAGES.
SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS.
JAPAN IS HURRY
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Will Sot Pro Eon a i5 ''oplj to
In lot
CZAR VOICES HIS DESIRE TO, Z
lomo of tho Ran Ppn Art Afiin
Eeoomirg Eeiliooo.
DECLARE THE PARTING OF WAYS REACHED
6j tho Gmrnnioat Mart Chooo It Pori
tioa aid Maintain It.
RUSSIA NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED BY JAPA1
' (aateade II t Be th
Dwty mt tkr Pmrn t later
They Wd Oar
Br far.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. ITT.-Th ex
changes regarding the Russian response
to th Japanese note ere still progressing
and the Foreign office here announces to
day that them ts no chance In the situa
tion. The Japanese Icaitlon does cot
credit the report from Tokio that Japan
has requested RuFHla to hasten lta replr.
21. Kurino, the Japanese minister, haa
received no Instructions on the subject.
On the contrary, tie apparently realises
that the delay Is consequent upon ex
changes between St. Petersburg. Viceroy
Alexieff and Baron da Rosen, the Lusslan
mlnlrter at Toklo. M. Kurino reiterate
Ilia opinion that Japan will not press Rus
sia for a reply.
The admiralty Insists that the move
ments of Russian ships in the neighbor
hood of Tort Arthur are entirely without
significance, saying In explanation that
they are probably routine changes of
station ana cin-tiniv made without the
xpectatlon of a collision. A prominent
admiral said In an Interview today:
Th admiralty Tie I levee In the peaceful
termination of the negotiations. Some of
our ships In the far east are still In re
aerve. The steps now being taken should
be described as provtslonary, rather than
warlike preparations.
laipeetlac Sew Rallread.
Prince Khllkoff, minister of railroads,
win leave here In a few days for Irkutsk
to Inspect the nearly completed railroad
Una around Lake Baikal, which connects
the two ends of the Siberian railroad.
This connection, which will permit th
movement of through trains, la considered
of great value, especially In winter. The
czar, whn voicing his approval of Prince
Khilkoff'a mission, said tn substance that
be desired peace, which ba believed would
not ba broken, but believed it proper to
ba prepared for all emergencies.
Some of the Russian newspapers are
agaia becoming; bellicose. The Bourse Oa
aetta declares that Russia has reached the
parting of the ways and roust now choose
Its position and maintain It. It discusses
seriously -the yellow peril." . contending
It to ba the duty of the powers to Inter-
. mum in': um biiot im wiumraNurav
wr. Ttje Gseette eouruada its . article
with saying that If Japan persists in Its
warlike attitude Russia la not olng to
ba Intimidated.
The Novo Vremya says the conversion
of the reserve battallona Into rearunenta,
which was not carried out several months
ago, for financial reasons, is now exe
cuted because more military units are
Beaded ta th east and because Germany's
military Increase of recent years demands
second line of defense.
Today waa diplomatic day In St. Peters
burg, but Count Lamsdorff, the foreign
minister, did not receive.
Coasalta J a pa a re Minister.
PARIS. Jan. IT. Official advices received
"her from 8L Petersburg show that Foreign
Minister Lamedorff. has called on the
Japanese Minister. M. Kurino. Th two
ministers are now conferred with, the view
of so shaping the response as to avoid
a conClct. This is considered to be an
explanation of th dispatch from Tokio
aaytng Japan haa requested Russia to
hasten Its reply.
As Count Lamsdorff and M. Kurino are
having conferences prior to the submission
of the reply St ts regarded as evidence of
Japan's insistence of an early answer and
of Russia's desire to avoid a response
hleh might precipitate hostilities. Count
Lamadortrs course in conferring with
M. Kurino before answering Is cited as
ahowtng Russia's willingness to go t th
last limit In order to avoid war. But. it
la added. If th efforts of Russia fail he
will ba prepared to strike bard blows
from the outset.
All Information reaching the highest
quarters here' tends ta khew that th crisis
eontlue acuta. It appears to be the
accepted conviction la governmental circles
that th final determinaUoa between peac
and war cannot long be deferred. Th
officials continue to bop for peace, but
they make rb reservation thai th
discouraging aspect which th ease haa
assumed during the last few days has not
ameliorated. A categorical denial la given,
so far aa Franco Is concerned, to the Peking
report that the French minister Is taking
part in negotiations with the view of th
mediation of Franc, Great Britain and th
trolled State. (
Financial Fvaaraa CBalt.
TOKIO, Jan. ST. It la understood that
the cabinet, assisted by the elder states
man, ha completed a financial program
which It la anticipated will be published
shortly. It ta said to Include th Issuance
f exchequer bonds to the amount of
lUB.0iw.0ta yen. - Increasing taxes to the
Kent of kO, 004.1 yen.
LONDON. Jan. 27. Baron HayaahL th
Japan minister to Oreavt Britain, said to
a repreaentailva of the Associated Press
this evening:
There ts bo block to th negotiations,
at least so far aa Japan la concerned.
Much that has been published regarding
the contents ef ta Japanese not la quit
Imaginary and there la also tn th not i
groat deal at which the public knows Both
Ing '
SAYS NATIYESJCILL SIXTEEN
seventy Other KUaalac ta District aa
salt mt aaatk Arrtraa
BERLIN." Jan. r.-Th Neuest Nch
richten of Brunswick has received a
dispatch fmen KariWb, German Southwest
Africa, yesterday, saying that Okanaadja
w-va then holding out against th hastening
rebel native.
Officii 1 advice from Swakoptnund dated
yesterday says 'hat Okahandj report
that sixteen persons bav been murdered
la tbai district and that seventy peopl
are Bslastng.
Lx la April.
PARI. Jaa. Tl PrriOat Loubat. Mlil
gut aa Us iUHan, oac Afril ft, .
OBSERVE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY
taler of (iersiasf Reeelves rsscrali.
latleae froaa Royal Faaally
aad Chief Dlgaltarle. ,
BERLIN. Jan. 27 A great crowd gath
ered In front of the palace early today,
both to salute Emperor William on his
birthday and get good places from which
to se th members of the royal family and
court and other officials offer their con
gratulations to the emperor.
The latter, surrounded by generals, ap
peared before a window overlooking the
square and acknowledged the acclama
tion. From that time onward carriages
defiled Into the castle court yard, contain
ing those of rank sufficient to permit them
to offer their good wishes, beginning with
the members of the royal family and their
suites, the cabinet ministers, the heads of
the army and navy, visiting kings and
princes and th ambassadors, among them
United Elates Ambassador Tower. The
emperor received the callers In the pillar
hall until midday.
Subsequently the emperor attended a
service in the castle chapel and later held
a reception In the White hall, where he re
ceived the felicitations of th officials and
general public
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway has
appointed Emperor William first -chevalier
of the new Order of th Lion of Norway, in
commemoration of th emperor"! birthday
and in recognition of German generosity
to the sufferers by the fire which destroyed
the town of Aalsund. Norway, on Satur
day last. '
GIVES UNITED STATES POWER
Paaaasa Convention Adda Important
Clans te Its Castttatla aad
RatlSes the Canal Treaty.
PANAMA. Jan. 27. At this afternoon's
session of tha constitutional convention Dr.
Amador proposed that the following article
be included in the constitution of the re
public: Should public peace or constitutional order
be disturbed tn any part of the Republic
of Panama the government of th I nited
States may intervene to restore peace or
order In the event that the I'nlted State,
by treaty or bv convention, shall have as
sumed or express-d the Intention of as
liming the obligation of guaranteeing the
independence of thia republic
Dr. Amador spoke eloquently on this mat
ter, and the proposal to Incorporate th
article waa adopted by a large majority.,
Another proposal by which the convention
ratified all th actions of th provisional
Junta, including th ratification of tha
canal treaty, was also approved this after
noon. This Is considered to show the per
fect understanding between th legislative
and executive authorities.
WILL CONTINUE EXPERIMENTS
German Says Practicability of Elec
tricity aa Motive rower
la Kmt Proves.
BERLIN, Jan. TJ. Before th budget
committee of th Prussian Diet. Minister
of Public Works Budde, discussing the re
cent electrical rapid transit experiments,
said yesterday: "The studies are still In
tastr preiiauaary stage. W casino un
dertake the transportation, of tha general
passenger public electrically. It Is still un
certain that such roads ' can be econom
ically profitable. The experiment will be
continued with necessary precautions.
"The operation of tha suburban road
from Berlin to Clrosallchtarfeld gives the
moat favorable results and we shall soon
see th practical Introduction of electricity
on th Hamburg elevated railroad. Tha
Prussian railroad administration will utilise
the results of all these experiments."
RUSSIAN WHEAT IS DIRTY
Callfaralaa Objeet te Caadltiaa la
Which Craia Beaches Pacta
Perls.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 27. Tha com
plaint of the Russian consul general at San
Francisco In regard to th foulness of
Russia n grain sent to California is at
tracting th attention both of tha press and
of th exporters here, and a better inspec
tion by the local Cora exchange and a re
vision of Ha methods are demanded.
Th Novo Vremya warns th exporters
that they will ruin their business with th
United State, a did Odessa, unless they
alter their present waya Th exporters
blame th foul holds and vermin of the'
ships.
TO KEEP CHECK ON GAS BILL
Sesasan Invents Dsvles Watch Will
Bender Dtspat mm Meaumvedl
Service lBaavls)l.
BERLIN. Jan. 17. A patent has been
taken out here for a oomblnation meter
calculating machine aad automatic press
which. It is predicted, will render disputes
between th consumers of gas. water and
electricity aad the companies or munici
palities supplying them quit unnecessary
and perhaps Impossible.
By th us of this machine a consumer
can ascertain th amount of his bill at
any Urn, for by simply taming a lever be
receives a card upon which is printed the
amount he owea
CRUZEN WANTS MILLARD'S JOB
rHMt rsllettsf ( rrte
Starts to BebsmsiLa to Ma
tor traata.
SAN JTAN. P. R. Jan. 7.-Alonxo
Crusea. formerly collector of customs of
Porto Rico and his family sailed today
for th United State. He aaya ha will
return direct ta Nebraska where, his
conversation Indicated, h will opea a
campalga with the object of succeeding
Joawfih H. Millard lb tha United Statas
PLOT TO BLOW UP PALACE
Pwlle Die) lafermal Maehlat
I er BWaeh Deurtasj Levee
lve ay KlaaT Altoas.
LONDON. Jan. ST. A. dispatch t the
Central News front Madrid aaya tt has been
learned that on last Sunday during King
Alfineo'i levee at th paler the puiic dis
covered aa Infernal macaln underaaatb a
bench near th doorway of th palace.
hick was crowded at th time with per
son of distiacUoa,
ralltpata Carreaey A raaw.
MANILA. Jaa. t7. The art for maintain
ing tk parity ef tte currency has been
paued. It provide for the purchase ef
Mexican silver euin as bullion and imposes
a Lax aa U contract mad la ttg
curraac. af lar October 1, uut
MAYOR HARRISON IS FREE
Jidgt Ho'it Id of City Gav.rament Sot
Eerponiiblo for Aocideit
SAYS JURY PLACED UNJUST STIGMA
Declares that Mayor Has Failed la
So Partlcalar la Datles In Con
nection with th Iroqaols
Disaster.
CHICAGO, Jan. -7. It was decided today
by Mayor Harrlsnn to sue out a writ of
habeas corpus for his Immediate release
from the coroner's Jury charges holding
him to the grand Jury as one of the cul
prits responsible for the wholesale loss of
life at the Iroquois theater Are.
Promptly following the decision th
mayor, accompanied by his bondsmen and
an attorney, appeared at the criminal court
building, where Mayor Harrison formally
surrendered himself to Sheriff Barrett and
thus nullified the bond of IS.ono given yes
terday In court to secure th mayor's free
dom from literal custody. Notice was
simultaneously served on the state's attor
ney that an application for a writ of ha
beas corpus would at one be filed with
Judge TuthilL
Th mayor's course today was said to
establish a new precedent in the use of the
writ of habeas corpus, a his arrest while
In office was unusual equally with the great
crtastrophe back of It ail. The reading of
the verdict of the coroner's Jury was that
the mayor and others accused of responsi
bility be held 'until discharged by due
process of law." A writ of habeas corpus
Is regarded as the speediest method of dis
cbarge known, although Its application to
a case previous to action by a grand jury
is said to be a distinct novelty.
Th mayor's attorney In a statement set
ting forth tha mayor's position declared the
mayor of th city may not legally be he'd
for alleged failure of subordinates to per
form their duty. Final disposition of th
mayor's case In th regular routine of
court proceedings might be delayed from
time to tiro covering a protracted period.
In th Interim the situation would bring
embarrassment to the city. It was to avoid
the latter situation, the attorney declared,
the writ was served.
Th bearing had hardly begun when
Judge Tu thill announced that It was
wrong and Improper to hold Mayor Har
rison and that th evidence showed no
crintei felony or misdemeanor. On those
grounds alone. Judge Tu thill said, he
would discharge the mayor.
Mayor Harrison, through Corporation
counsel Tolman. quickly Interposed that
In spit of th Judge's inclination a
discharge would net be accepted on these
points, and asked that th ordinances be
examined by th court. Accordingly an
examination was Immediately begun.
A recess was taken by the court until
t p. m.. when a formal decision. It was
said, would probably be given discharging
Mayor Harrison from custody.
A recess was taken by th court until
S p. nL. when Mayor Carter Harrison was
ordered by Judge Richard E. TuthiU to be
Immediately discharged from custody In
connection with any responalbll'ty for th
Karhoieaal loas of life In th Iroquois
heater ftr.'' . " - . . - , . 4
Tha Judge declared that th mayor was
ta no way whatever guilty or liable, and
that th coroner's Jury In ordering Mayor
Harrison held to the grand Jury had put
aa unjust stigma upon the mayor, who
had failed la no particular whatever either
In omission or commission.
It seems to me It would be Just as logical
If a building at West Point or Annapolis
wer destroyed by tire, and lives should be
lost there, to say that the president should
be held, by a coroner's Jury to answer for
an Indictment by a grand Jury for criminal
complicity.
tate-meet by Mayor.
Following his release Mayor Harrison
mad the following statement to the Asso
ciated Press:
Th only possible feature which the Jury
was able to And. connecting me with the
Iroquois lire disaster, waa the alleged negli
gence and incompetence of my appointee.
Fire Chief Musham and Building In
spector Williams. I want to call attention
to the fact that Chief Musham had been
connected with the Chicago Fire depart
ment for forty year, beginning at the
bottom of the ladder, and winning his way
to the position of assistant chief by the
gallant and heroic conduct of a llfetlma
Upon the retirement of Chief Sweeney I
appointed Musham chief. The appointment
was strictly on merit, and met with unani
mous approval.
When tb position of building commis
sioner became vacant last summer. I Invited
th Builders' club, the Association of Ar
chitects and various other nonpartisan
professional organisations to nominate the
best available man for th vacancy. They
named Mr. Will la me. a republican,
and gav m the strongest testimonials
to his character and efficiency. I
appointed him. and he entered moot
earnestly upon his dutlea Both
of these men wer considered ideal em
ploye. The imputation of guilt on these
two men Is entirely unjustified, but to
strike at me over their shoulders Is little
short of Infamy.
PiaKieeds Aarmlaat Pinyk.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 27. At tha request of
Licrnse Commissioner Clifford, police court
summons, returnable February 2. wer Is
sued today, charging th managers of
seven theaters with keeping opea play
houses without licenses, contrary to Oh
municipal code. The theaters against
which action la brought are the Olympla,
Century. Grant. Imperial, HavUn'a, Co
lumbia and Odeon.
Assistant Building Commissioner Smith
drew up Information today ta th esse
against th Board of Education, charging
tha board with violating th statute com
pelling the placing of fir escapes on all
school buildings.
BURTON IS OUT ON BOND
Kaax leaatw Pate (p fOOO Gear
ante few Asearaat tor
Trial laj March.
ST. LOUIS. Jaa. . United States Sena
tor J. R. Burton of Kansas was this after
noon admitted ta ftVUM bail to answer tn
th United State circuit court March T
for trial oa th Indictment charging htm
with accepting money for th alleged ue
of his influence with th postal authorities
to prevent th issuance of a fraud order
against tb Rlalto Grain and Securities
company.
When arraigned before Judge Adams he
pleaded "Not guilty" to the eharga His
sure Ucs are Ernest Fl K aster, George W.
Adams and Herbert A. Vroomaa.
Senator Burton asked tb court for an
early trial. United States District At
torney Dyer stated that aa early trial waa
aailsfactory to th government. Judge
Adams said that th next term ef court
would begin tn May, but later qualified
this by advling that he may be able to
try th case early la March. Senator Bur
ton waa then ordered to appear In court
Mmday. March 1.
A telegram was received by Senator Bar
ton from David R. Mutvane. republican
national com silt tee ma a from Kara a. ask
ing him to address th annual Kansas day
banquet ta Topeka Friday algbL Senator
Burma Immwf lately wired bis aoceytaoiu.
LAWYER CJLLS IT ANARCHY
Attorney
Hawkass Deseaaen
Gv.
j rer Peea
la Strang Ter
tor B Attitade.
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CENTER. Jaa. I7i Application was made
to the state supreme court today for a writ
ef habesa corpus for Sherman Parker, a
leader of the miners at Crlppl Creek, who
has b. en repeatedljrj rearrested by t.Ke mili
tary after f urn tuning: bonds for his appear
ance to answer to lbs charge filed agalrst
him in court and who Is now held a pris
oner in the bull pen at Camp Gold Field.
Attorney General Miller Informed the court
that the military officers purposed to turn
Parktr over to th civil authorities next
Monday, with th understanding that the
case went over until that day.
When Attorney General Miller assured
the supreme court that Parker would be
delivered to the rlvl) authorities next Mon
day Attorney Horace N. Hawkins, repre
senting th Western Federation ef Miners
and Parker, said.
Tb words of the exectiMve of this state
are as versing as the wind, and I ask this
court if ou are goin to permit this damn
able course to be pursued further.
Mr. Hawkins branded th acts cf he
governor as anarchy in Its worst form, and
he added that th fault of the courts, to
give fair play would amount to the breed
ing of anarchy and anarchists. Mr. Haw
kins said that Parker was the brains cf the
Western Federation of Miners; that the
military authorities desired to prevent him
from managing the trike In Cripple Creek
and so kept him locked up on false charges
preferred by attorneys for the mine own
ers' association.
VICTOR. Colo.. Jan. TT. Deputy Sheriff
Underwood, armed with a habeas corpus
writ. Issued from th district court today,
made a demand on Colonel Verderkberg for
John M. Olover. a former Missouri con
gressman, who Is Ineiarrerated In the bull
pen at Camp Gold Field. Colonel Verdeck
berg refused to surrender Glover, saying
that he had good reasons for keeping him
In confinement. A few days sgo an Infor
mation was filed In tb district court by
Sergeants Dlttemor and Smith, charging
Glover with assault with Intent to commit
murder.
ARREST MAN ON SUSPICION
On with arratehew oa Face Believed
ta Be Merderer f Seh
Teacher.
LOCT3VTLLE. Ky., Jan. r.-Th white
man giving his name as Harry Behr was
arrested her today at tb home of Roger
White, colored. He Is suspected of the
murder of Miss Sarah Schafer of Bedford,
Ind.
The detectives claim the evidence Is
strong. His collar, vest and hat had blood
stains on them and there are fresh
scratches on his face. Behr claims to be
f ram Memphis and aaid be received th
scratches la election fight. Detectives say
this statement could not b true as the
scratches have been made within th last
few daya Behr manifested an Intone In
terest In the Schafer murder and it waa
his conduct that caused th negro to sus
pect him and inform th officers. Behr
told the negro and his wi? that th blood
got on his clothes from beating a woman.
In his pocket papers ct '.afuiug aa account
of the Schafer tnardey wer found. Tester
day he aroused from a steep as though In
terror and when asked what waa the mat
ter said ba murdered a woman. Behr Is
now being sweated by the police. .
BEDFORD, Ind.. Jan. T7. Th court cf
Inquiry that is Investigating th murder
of Mine Sarah Schafer began work today,
examining witnesses on the theory that the
murder had criminal assault for the motive.
Belief is growing among th members of
the court of Inquiry that a black man is
the murderer.
Prosecutor Miller says there will be no
let up tn th search for th murderer, but
he baa Httl confidence that ha will ever
be found.
FAILS TO PRODUCE LETTERS
Cwatchaaan Arrested mt Chlea- fee
Blackmail Says Mrs. Tkaritsa
Waalrl t Marry Hiss.
CHICAGO. Jan. 71 Jamas Gordon Til
bury, former coachman for Mrs. Hal Us M.
Thurston, a prominent society woman, waa
placed on trial today for attempting to
blackmail his employer.
Tilbury claimed he had received letters
for Mrs. Thurston and threatened her with
their publication unless ha waa given Ci
Sto. lira. Thurston arranged to give him
the money and officers placed him under
arrest at the very moment he waa receiv
ing It. Mrs. Thurston declared that she
had never written any letters to Tilbury
and that th entire matter was a black
mailing scheme.
Tilbury when placod on th stand this
afternoon swore that he had recti ved the
letters and that Mr Thurston had offered
him Sltfiua for them and had promised to
marry him after securing a divorce from
Mr. Thurston. Although he claimed that
he had received ZA letters from Mrs.
Thurston he railed to produce them when
called upon to do so by the state.
After being pressed on the matter Til
bury said the letters were In a box in tha
barn at the Thurston resldenc.
Officer were at one sent to search, tut
at a late hour tonight had been unable to
find them. Tilbury said that he came to
this country In 1891 while on furlough from
the British army, and had never returned.
It Is said that tb case will go to th Jury
tomorrow.
SCHOOL BOARD SWINDLED
Contract tor Bk Tar ( mt Bank
la tb I has f Xts tor
Lara Baas a.
LACROSSE. Wis.. Jan. Z7. The district
school boards of LaCrosse. Vernon, and
Monro counties, bav been swindled to
th amount of tSO.OQQ, notes for which they
hare deposited In several banks in the
counties named. The swindlers took con
ditional contracts for books and other
school supplies representing themselves as
agents of a Chicago concern. Th con
ditions are on aa end ef th document
and shortly after th contract Is entered
Into, tt bob up at a bank aa a note, th
conditions having boon torn off. Tb
swindlers hav disappeared.
COTTON REACHES NEW LEVEL
Gala at Tblrty-rwar t Thirty-Clckt
Point Mew Ter a
Market.
NEW TORK. Jan. TT. Great activity de
veloped in th cotton market today. All
th active months advanced to sew high
levels. March sold at U.Mc. May at 11.5k
and July at list This was a gain of
thirty-four to thirty -eight points from th
lowest ef tha rati rn; rig.
NEBRASKA TO THE FORE
Two .timbers from This Stat Promiiunt ia
tio Hoax Proediir
BURKETT ANSWERS DEMOCRATIC LEADER
Member frees Ossaka District Delivers
a Little Dtsaertatlea th t Bee
tle sf Flylag Marhlaes,
Et Cetera.
fProm a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. -Special Tele
gram.) In a field day of politics today Ne
braska played a prominent part. In tha
early morning session Mr. Hitchcock talked
about rising machines and other aerial
bodies, while later In the day, when the
lower branch of th national legislature
had a large membership present and the
gailerie were crowded, Mr. Burkett talked
of political machines and what the repub
lican party had don for th nation.
Mr. Burkett spoke for an hour and a half
on th achievements of ths republican party
and waa listened to most attentively by a
compact republican side), with but few seats
vacant on the democratic side. During the
course of his speech the congressman from
the First Nebraska district was frequently
interrupted by the opposition. In some
cases two or t.iree of the democratic lead
ers wanted to break In upon th thread of
his address, but. without showing the lea-t
Irritation, he singled out those whom
he desired to answer. Mr. Burkett' s speech
was largely In reply to that made by the
leader of th minority. John Sharp Wil
liams of Mississippi, who at the last mo
ment prior to adjournment on the day pre
vious had taken occasion to severely ar
raign the republican party for Its position
on trusts and Incidentally on the gold
standard.
Hardly had th Lincoln representative
got fairly started on his speech when he
was Interrupted by a question whether the
republican party knew where it waa going
to stand on th gold question in 190. until
It was to'.d where It waa to stand by Son.
ator "Tom" Piatt. To this Mr. Burkett re
plied that he did not know what Senator
Piatt's knowledge was, but he (Mr. Bur
kett) knew very well where he would stand
and where the republican party of Ne
braska would stand for many months be
fore the convention of The repub
lican party of Nebraska had crossed that
bridge ahead of the suggested direction of
Tom" Platt. Mr. Burkett told of the laws
that had been placed on the statute books
sine US, and incidentally the laws en
acted by a republican congresa before that
year. He said the republican party was the
first party which dared to advocate the
gold standard. It was the first party that
ever dared to say that 1000.009 of black
men should no longer be slaves, and that
tt waa ready to go to war on that proposi
tion; that it was the first party that ever
dared advocate cheap postage in this coun
try, and that it waa tha first party to cur
tall th power of trusts.
Recall Owns History,
During his speech, which will probably
look aa if a harrow had gone over It when
it appears in the Record, Mr. Burkett
traced th disastrous years between Ml
and. WK. He told T th armloa of Kelly
and Coxey moving on the national capitoL
He said th men who ' oonstitated these
armies were called "hoboes." but they wer
not. They were loyal American cltlxena,
who with all their brain and brawn and
muscle could not find work enough to do In
this country to employ their hands to pro
vide them with money that could purchase
the necessaries of life for wife and chil
dren. This condition. Mr. Burkett unhesi
tatingly said, bad bean brought about by
four years of the hardest and most dis
tressful times the country had undergone
In a generation and under democratic rule.
He said it took nerve In 18M to be a repub
lican, as it had never before required of
men in civil affairs.
Then turning to the utterance of Mr.
Williams regarding Mr. Bryan ha said that
it would take more than on man to tall
his distinguished constituent where his
place waa In the democratic party; that a
ukase "to go and sit down" addressed to
Mr. Bryan waa not sufficient, as he knew
f the tenacity of Mr. Bryan probably much
mora than th leader of th democratic
forces.
Mr. Burkett was given a splendid ovation
by his colleagues not only of the Nebraska
delegation. Including Senator Millard, who
cam over from the senate to hear him,
but by General Grosvenor, Colonel Hep
burn, Representative Hltt and Speaker Can-
Ira Mra Are Stayers.
Th Iowa delegation Interested la naming
a a.Mcessor to Judge Shiraa had aa hour's
session today and after taking tan ballots,
which showed no changed conditions over
former ballots, adjourned to meet Sarurday
at 10.30.
Penesal Meatlaa.
W. F. McLaughlin of Grand Island has
been appointed to a position In th govern
ment exhibit at ths St. Louis exposition
through Washington influences.
John Longs tuff, editor of th Dally
Huronite, haa been nominated for post
master at Huron, S. D.. thereby terminat
ing a bitter contest. The nomination was
mads by the president today after an agree
ment had been real bed by th South Da
kota delegation.
F. 8. Emerson of Sioux Falls. 8. D., ac
companied by his wife and daughter, are
In Washington on a short visit. From hers
they will go to Annapolis to visit a son of
Mr. Emerson, who Is a midshipman la the
ruval academy.
C. F. Hac-kett. editor of th New Era at
Parker. B. D.. Is in ths city.
Acts a Land Bills.
Th public lands committee of ths sen
ate today ordered a favorable report oa
Mr. Gamble' bill to regulate the use by th
public of reservoir sites located on public
lands of the United States.
Ths same committee had also linder con
sideration. Senator Gambia's so-called 1
per cent" bill growing out of the sal of
public lands within th state and It Is ex
pected a favorable report will be ordered
at th next meeting of the committee.
Caates- aa Hcbd R11L
Representatives Burke and Martin f
South Dakota, together with Mr. Lucas of
BonesteeL 8. D , today had aa extended
oonferenc with Speaker Cannon lasting
something over aa hour, regarding the
school land features of th Rosebud bill.
Th South Dakota members filed a brief
and also orally presented th question. The
speaker stated be would recognise Mr.
Burke under the unanimous consent rula to
fix a tins to eonaldar th bill.
Th South Dakotaaa are bow feeling so
eertala that their Boaebud bill will b
jwsaed that they are making efforts to lo
cate at least a temporary land office at
Bonesteel I accommodate th business
which will naturally result through th
opening of th reservation. Representative
Bursa, with Mr. Luc, thia afternoon
OCouUaaeA a Sco&4 I'a
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Jisw Thursday aad Cwlder ia West
Peril a Friday Fair.
Tees aerate re at Ossaka Teaterdavl
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RANGE CATTLE LOCKING WELL
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Mea la frees tb Up Ceaatry Report
Caadltl Goad aad Fie
pecte Bright,
C D. Day of Artilla, Custer county. Neb.,
was ul the city yesterday, having come
down from that section with a load of cat
tle for the South Omaha, markets. He
said:
"I have scarcely ever known a winter in
Nebraska, and certainly not in Custer
county, where cattle have don better than
this season. There has been Very little
snow with us up there this winter and the
cattle have not shown any signs of winter
suffering. The ranges hav been good and
about the only trouble we hav had is
with the cornstalk disease. A considerable
number of cattle Lave been lost from that
cause this winter. There has been a scarc
ity of cars for cattle shipping purposes, but
Just now we can get sll the cars needed.
Winter wheat looks bad with us on account
of the dry winter. Much of It has been
killed outright from winter f reeling and
looks dry snd dead In the fields, so heavy
snows would do us very little good In that
respect now."
F. A. Lewt. a leading cattleman of En
t err rise. Key a Paha county. Neb., was a
guest at the Merchants last night. In ref
erence to cattle matters la that section be
said:
"I hav never seen cattle com through
the winter better than this season. We
have had no snow In our part of the coun
try to speak of, and the cattle have been
out on the range the entire winter. The
graaing is the best winter graxlng I have
ever seen up there. We had a little storm
about the middle of December, but the cat
tle did not suffer at all from It. There has
been no drifting of cattle at all In our sec
tion, and they have shown no signs of suf
fering even during th cold snap of the
last few days. The rangea are practically
clear of snow. I marketed a bunch today
at South Omaha right off the range and
got good prices for them. There Is some
cattle feeding done up In our section, but
very little, as the winter range Is all that
could be desired. The cattle are In fine
shape for the rest of th winter. A good
many buyers have been up with us to buy
feeders and are paying stiff price for them.
I hav seen some feeders on th Omaha
markets that do not look near as well as
cattle that have been on - the range all
winter. There are kits of caul ranging
through Keya Paha county and I hav
heard -of no losses either among weaklings
or calves."
BINGHAM TWO VOTES AHEAD
ttalt Day with Sarrew Marata, bat
Traasp Card Still lp Ills
Sleeve.
Last night, when the day's count was
finished in the contest between Bingham
and Broadwell for clerk of the district
court. Bingham had two votes majority.
Bingham lost In the Fifth and Sixth pre
cincts of the Ninth ward and at that hour
neither Bingham nor Broadwell had a aln
gl vote oa the right side of the ledger.
Then when th last precinct was counted
tha Fourth of tha Eighth Bingham gained
two votes, and that waa his margin when
th count waa finished last night. As a re
sult of the afternoon count Judge Vinson,
halsr has three Bingham votes which are
protested by Broadwell. but It la confi
dently asserted by the Bingham Interests
that the must be .counted, as the few
Irregularities noted on the ballots are not
deemed sufficient to constitute itlnctive
or Identifying markings.
There remains to be counted two pre
cincts In th city of Omaha, thirteen coun
try pracincta and two In South Omaha.
Ihea two South Omaha pracincta are th
First of th Blxtb and th Second of th
Fourth and ccatltut Bingham's trump
card.
PARENT SWITCHES THE CUT
CaaeBtly Deal f Taag Maa treat
Hekraska Daw Set Csa
Oat RiskC
NEW TORK, Jan. 27. (Special Tele
gram.) I J ka a knight of old. Jerome Laa
ger planned to carry his love off from th
midst cf ber friends during a dinner at
Sherry's, but a stem parent got wind of
his Intentions and called th dinner off.
Langer Is an electrical engineer In the
equipment department of the New York
navy yard. He met Miss Madeline Upler.
a wealthy restdeat of Fanwood, N. J. He
wooed with ardor and proposed on October
11 He ssked th consent of her father
the following day and waa accepted con
ditionally upon his ability to satisfy th
prospective father-in-law regarding his so
cial standing.
Langer comes from Nebraska. H is a
grsduat of th Nebraska university and
a veteran of the Spanirh war and a ser
geant in company I. TweutT-thlrd' regi
ment He submitted a list of references,
mostly Nebraska notable lacludn a
brother, who Is a bank p.-esldent.
Mr. Upler was satiafiwf st-d accepted
Langer. but later without explanation of
any kind, withdrew bia consent. Tb ar
dent wooers then planned the abduction
at the dinner. Mr. Upler says his res sons
fur th action are his own.
EGG FAMINE THREATENED
Cold Spell Ha Had l afaverahl Egret
aa th sea-ply aad Price
Are Gl Is.
CHICAGO. Jan. tl. Unless tke cold spell
which burdens Kansas. Missouri. Arkansas
and other great gg producing states loos
ens Its grip, an egg lamina la probable,
Th present supply In th hands of Chi
cago merchants is entirely Insufficient to
meet demands. Receipts have been re
duced almost to th vanishing point. Th
effect has been to place eggs temporarily
srrnjig tb luxuries. Eggs of ths quality
which could be purchased last week at
whole sale for 3 cnta now are considered
a bargala at 9 cents.
Tkeatev Ftrs
luniltn,
CHICAGO. Jaa. IT William Sailers, the
fireman who was held to ttM grajid jury by
th coroner s jury, surrendered rurawlf st
the criminal court building lutlay. lie said
be was out of tnwa when tfce verdliX waa
returned, but hastened to return hataa Upua
learsvind ef ths acliua of tLa Jury,
Heir. Dec.
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BRINGING DP BODIES
EosruTfl Ip Up Their Panpiwu Tot
ia tho Eanrioa Min.
DISCOVER NO LIVING THING IN THE PIT
Boaioo of tho Viotlnu Aro stafiglod by tha
Tore of tin Erplotioa.
SOME OF THEM ARE BURNED TO A CRISP
Another Eaj Will Eg Ktquind to Brine
Thorn All to Btrfsoo,
ICE IN PIT MOUTH HAMPERS WORK
Latest ladlrattoaa Ar that Plr Is
Barala la 8aa at Distant Head
lags, Addla ta th Danger
of Reara
PITTSBURG. Jan. 77. Three days hav
elapsed since the terrible catastroph In
ths Harwich mine of th Allegheny Coal
company and tonight at midnight seventy
one bodies have been recovered and brought
to the surface. Only slgbteen of these
hav been identified.
The day has been one of horror In tha
little village oa th hill above tb pit
mouth. There Is a till much work to be
done before tha full extent of th catas
trophe has been realised. The Allegheny
Coal company In an official statement to
night admitted that all of th mea In tb
mine are dead.
There axe 171 names on th list which
does not include Taylor or th two mea
who were on the tipple abov th min
shaft when the explosion came. Nor does
the list Include the name of Daniel Lysl
whose body waa found In the min thia
morning. Ha was on of th men Who went
down last night but became separated front
the rest and went abend of ths air. I lis
body waa found sitting with hla back to
th wall of one of th rooma He had
evidently been overcome by th afterdamp.
Thia brings the official number of known
dead up to 174. but the list may still b
Incomplete, as It Is possible that some boys
msy have gone into the pit to work under
their fathers' direction, whose names hav
not been ascertained. Hutchinson, th cus
todian of the lamps says the between 1M
snd lSin lamps were given out on th fatal
morning, and no man was given mora than
one.
At the shaft mouth huge fires have been
built and groups of men are gathered there
trying to keep warm. In th blacksmith
shop about 100 feet from tb mouth of th
shaft ar twenty-seven coffins, each con
taining a body.
Bodies All Braised. '
Every body so far brought up Is braised
and crushed Into shapeieasness. Ths fact
that th legs and arms ar broken and dis
jointed indicates that tha fore of tha ex
plosion must hav been terrific. It Is pre
sumed th maa wer hurled Ilk straws
before a era?-, battering Urn aaatnst tha
Jagged walls of th min and crushing
them, one on the other, until tb nda f
headings and chambers wer reached.
Scarcely one of th oodles haa any cloth
ing on it. All are mors or less burned,
some to a crisp. There will be great diffi
culty In Identifying them on thia account
and about th only way It can ba don
will be by tha weigh checks found oa many
of them.
No relatives wer permitted In th tem
porary morgu this morning, for th sights
there are too gruesome, and besides It Is
absolutely necessary that there be no In
terruption to the work of tha undertakers
and embalmers, for before night they will
hav more than they can do.
When all the bodies are brought up that
are-now at th foot of the shaft aad when
they have been prepared for view th fam
ilies and friends will be allowed ta file
through and assist In completing th work
of Identification. Ths streets of th vUlags
wer deserted today, th womca and chil
dren having been mad to understand that
they had better remain Indoors until th
authorities ar ready for them to cam to
th morgue.
r
Find a Itraager,
Inspector F. W. Cunningham cam out
of th min at 7:16 a. m. and said thera
wer twenty-two bodies at th foot of th
shaft, while at that time sixty bodies had
been found, but wer not yet taken from
th headinga Thia leaves thirty-eight
bodies of tb dead which hav bean
discovered still entail led In th debris.
Headless, naked, charred beypr-d rne
ognltlon, 1 seen bo we led and horribly
mangled. Is descriptive of th coridlUoa of
th boil lr found by th searcher. Thera
ar six min Inspectors and twenty-two
men at work, th Inspectors penetrating
Into unexplored regions locating bodies,
while the main body of aeaxchars Cam
afterwards to extricate and carry out th
blackened bodiea
At 10:30 nineteen bodiea had been brought
up to the surfa4.-e and there ar about
sixty-two at the foot of th shaft.
Among th bodies found Was that ef a
stranger. Clothes wer on It aad it waa
only slightly burned. Wh he was ar
what he was doing In th min no on
seemed to know. Later It waa learned his
name was Lsle and he was a miner from
another pit vbo Joined In th reacu work.
Many Baried lader sVaek.
H. A- McMillen, lw led on party of
searcher, slti:
Fifteen boole wer found In butt No.
1 4,1 the oi;li entry All ef them, with
the exception of the stranger, were badly
burned aud mangled. One bad bis head
blown off. In room I of t the swth entry
we found two men lying, face downward,
near each other. They had evident) aena
killed by the force of the explosion. In
another place found six mea, all
negroes. I believe. Five were In a heap
.A .-.a, aw a m ntn nsssff , at aa s A, at
found th driver of that entry tying akvra;
the roadway where he had been blow.
Rooma 10 and 12. south entry, ar caved
to the depth of five feet. Thvr ar sev
eral men buried thera as there are un
doubtedly men burled under rrak tn other
parts of the mine. For this reason it will b
week befur sll of the bodiea ar re
covered. Inspector Cunningham says th air la ta
mine Is getting better every hour, bat
there ta still consiuarabl gas encountered.
From tb condition of th bodies he t kinks
sow that ths men wer killed by th ferea
of th explosion and not by after-damp
aa at ttrst suggested.
Another rescuer has met death ia tha
mine. David Lysl, a volunteer miner front
Loerhburg. Pa., waa overcome by gaa aad
had died before any asslstanca could a
rendered bias. ,
Tb air la some parts of tha min ts very
hot and tt fas now feared that th min hi
oa Are. If this prove to be tha eas. ta
work ef th searchers will be seriously ks
terfered with.
Lata this afteraooa tha rescuers got Into
the north butt aad fouad It full ef bodiea.
It la lb opinion ( Vfaa Party aow that