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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1904 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. EXCHANGE IS OPENED Sew Commercial Agenoy o. Begins Actnal Operations Mo. BEGINNING IS AN AUSPICIOUS President Wattlei Makts Interesting 6pt Urging rir Dealing by Al'. LARGE CROWD OF BUSINESS MEN PRESENT Chiosgo Board of Trade Hen Attandi and - Offori Much Encouragement. GOOD MARKET AND LIVE TRADING AT ONCE Omaha at Last Heallaea the Beginning o aa Industry Whlfh It HH So Lou a: Fought odda to Secure. No Incidental mimic was noticeable on the treats; tho populace looked about an cold and cheerless and overworked as usual, and tho glad-colored bunting remained tucked up with the sequestered moth ball there waa no alri of holiday enthusiasm. Yet Monday the Omaha Grain exchange began business. From this day, perhars. Omaha takea tta rightful place aa the market town to which hall come the products of the soil which of right Is tributary to the city through geographical location. From the first moment the Infant Indus try was a healthy one and sang out loud. May corn opened at 40 cents and by 11:30 o'clock was up to 41 cents, while Chicago during the same time had gone up only H of a cent. Oats (May) started at 38H and was soon up to 4014. leaving Chicago's advance far behind. June wheat was H cent better In Increase than the big city's market. Borne of this advance was due no doubt to local enthusiasm, but It was Mmirln11v In enrn. n fine, atrnntf market. In announcing the opening of the ex change for trading President O. W. Wattles said: "I would like to Impress on the men who form the backbone of the exchange the actual grain men that they should ob serve a little more than fair dealing with the iron who are to build up the exchange the producers and shippers. Fair business only Is the sort which will build up the market. In the starting of trade It would be well for the brokers to overlook the temporary advantage which they may have over tho others and work only for the upbuilding and permanent good of the ex change, which Is to be worth so much to this city. Attempts have been made on several former occasions to start a market, but these have failed for some reason. We have begun this exchange for keeps, and the men who are back of It will See It through. - Rome Selflshaess la Natural.' "A certain selfishness Is to be expected la all businesses everyone must first con sider his own advantage. I say to you for this reason that you should not get too heated and angry over the rate, rltuatlon In the. state,. :Tirrs.Jaa never before been a real demand for grain rates to thi illy. It la true the rates have discriminated against Omaha In the past and do perhaps a little now, but these are being adjusted. They must become right, whether It pleases the railroads or not. A fight may be neces sary, but If It Is we will enter the contest with good nature but there shall be a grain exchange, with mills and elevators doing business. We all hope that this may be brought about peaceably and all forces to that end will be used, but everything will be done for the upbuilding of the great city In which we have made our homes. Start out fairly, I say again, to the ele mentthe producing element on which we ail rely for success." President Wattles msde the first trade, offering 8.000 bushels of corn from his cribs for Msy delivery. N. B. Updike offered St cents fur It. W. C. Sunderland raised him to the half and Mr. Updike made It 40 rents. A. B. Jaqulth was on the point ot. doing something better, but was caught under the hammer. Mr. Updike took the corn for W. II. Furguson of Lincoln. The exchange business was not opened until 10 o'clock because the Juice for the ticker had not found Its way along the new cord, nor had the samples arrived. The big blackboard was ready, however, showing the Chicago market, that at Kansas City, St. Louis. Minneapolis. Duluth, New York and the newest but not least Omaha. A large weather bureau weather map and six Tennessee marble-topped tables for' 'he grain samples completed the furniture. The Western Union and Postal Telegraph com panies had desks beside the entrance. The exchange offices communicated through double doors with the floor. MeWhorter Opens Bids. Vice President 8. A. MeWhorter made the first bids to start the Omaha market, 40 cents for May corn being chalked up, TJ rents for May wheat and TO rents for July wbeat. At 10:06 o'clock he had requests from all the other markets for the first Cmaha quotations. In the total receipts chalked up slxty-aeven cars of wheat came to Omaha, thirty-two went to Chicago and 1U4 to Kansas City. In corn Omaha received eighty-nine cars, as against 368 for Chicago and sixty-six for Kansas City. Oats were in the same order thirty-five, 1SS and seven cars. When business opened more than 100 men were In the call hall. These Included rep' resent at Ives of all the elevator and grain companies doing business In the city, stock holders and officers of the exchange not grain men, railroad men and other spec tators. Local roads had representatives present. W. 3. C. Kenyon represented the stock yards. A. II. Farnum of the Harris-Dates company from the Chicago Board of Trade was here, lie said: . "You have ma.de. a good start. I came out here to see what you had. I think Omaha has every chance to butld up t large market In grain. The city has unllm Ited amounts of grain tributary to It. Then there are the railroads centering here. Chi cago recognises that Omaha will become a very Important grain center." Firms showing samples of grain were Tvramluy A Bon. Merrlam Holroqulat. Omaha E'.evator company, Updike Grain company and the Transmlsslsstppl Grain vimpany. The first cash trade waa by Twamley A Son, eight tars of corn at S cents to the Omaha Elevator company. Other trades were: Mc horter, Holllnger 6 Sunderland. to.uOO bushels of March oats at U rents to the I'pdike drain company; same firm to Tranamlsatsidpot -company, I.OuO May corn at 40 cents; li. ri Barnes, S.iJUO July wheat at TO cents to Lpdiae company. It haa been arranged that railway trans portation men and Insurance men may have Jour cards for tfs. Am The business la futures during the morn- JCuuUnmed, U4 Second. I'm. MRS. MAYBRICK IS IN PRISON Exact Wkrrrakoati U Hot Koni, bat Mother Known Nothing ot Release. I LONDON, Feb. 1 Further Investigation confirms the announcement made by the Associated Trees yesterday,, on the au thority of the United States embassy here. f iat Mrs. Florence Maybrick has not been ased. Though her exact whereabouts not developed. It Is certain that she is a prisoner. A letter received In Lon- sti Saturday from the mother of Mrs. Maybrick, the Baroness de Roques, dated from her residence In France, January r8 said she had Just returned to France after visiting her daughter at Aylesbury prison. The baroness sddnd that she saw no possi bility of her daughter's release "until the end of July, and all reports to the con trary are absolutely false." N Though the letter was written to an Inti mate friend, no Intimation was made by the baroness of any removal of her daugh ter from Aylesbury. The Sun tonight says: "We hear that Mrs. Maybrick has been taken to Win chester prison preparatory to leaving for America." In response to an Inquiry of the Asso ciated Press regarding the statement made by the Sun the governor of Winchester prison tonight said positively that Mrs. Maybrick was not confined there. ROUEN, France, Fob. 1. A representa tive of the Associated Press called at the residence of tho Baroness de Roque, mother of Mrs. Maybrick, today and was Inforrred that the baroness returned here from Ixmdon January 27, but that she was again absent from the city. Before leaving Rouen the baroness said Mrs. Maybrick would be free July 36. MOBILE. Ala., Feb. l.-Mrs. 8aJlle C. Stanard of this city, aunt of Mrs. May brick, says she was advised by the Baroness DeRoques, Mrs. Maybrick's mother, several weeks ago, that Mrs. May brick would be released April i, ANXIOUS ABOUT GOVERNOR Ho Word Has Beea Received for Weeks from Head of Coloay. BERLIN, Feb. 1. Nothing has been heard for weeks from Colonel Leutweln, the gov ernor of German Southwest Africa, who was making a long march from the Warm tad region toward his beleaguered forts northward. No runner has got through the revolted natives, who have besieged all the outlying stations and are supposed to be In force between Windhoek and Colonel Lei'.t welu's column of less than 800 men, which was returning from the campaign against the Bondelzwarta In the territory forty five miles south of Windhoek. The Her reros rose while Leutweln, was still en gaged with the Bondeliwarts. Chancellor von Buelow announced In the Reichstag January IS that Colonel Leutweln was on a twenty days' march from Windhoek, and It Is now feared that Colonel Leutweln. In the tropical heat, harraased by the rebels and possibly deserted by his carriers, may have been unable to force his way through the hostile tribesmen, and that ha has been obliged to entrench himself and wait for the arrival of a rescuing expedition. -The Idea that he has- been overwhelmed Is re jected officially, but thla apprehension Is expressed In the newspapers. - The German consul general at Capetown hss transmitted a dispatch from the com mander of the German, forces left behind by Colonel Leutweln, announcing that the Bondeliwarts surrendered January 28 and also saying that the surrender of the Khara mountain Insurgents was expected. WRIGHT IS NOW GOVERNOR With Chief Asalataat Ho la Inaugu- rated as Executive of Philip ptao Islands. MANILA, Feb. 1. Governor Luther B. Wright and Vice Governor Henry C. Ide wen Inaugurated today. There wqs an Imposing demonstration, Including a bril liant military pageant, about 1,000 troops being In line. After taking the oath of office Governor Wright delivered his In augural address. It was a straightfor ward speech, dealing with the most lm portant Interests of the Islands. Governor Wright Invited attention to the Improvements that had been accomplished In the Philippines under American rule and declared his intention of adhering to the principles of the Taft administration. He urged Americans to establish cordial per sonal and business relations with the Fili pinos, who must constitute, their chief cus tomers. I In conclusion Governor Wright asked for the sympathetlo co-operation of all classes. to whom, he said, were assured equal op portunities lor advancement. URUGUAYAN REBELS SUCCEED Captaro Ammunition and Cease Bert oas Conditio to Prevail at Katloaai Capital. BUENOS AYREB. Argentine, Feb. L Advices received here from Montevideo. Uruguay, tay It Is officially admitted that 1.600 government troops operating against the Insurgents have met with a reverse at San Ramon. Later reports show that the Uruguayan wivw met. wiiii uiaasier, ana not a reverse, at Ban Ramon. The revolutionists captured the ammunition of General Munlz, the commander of theUruguayan troops. though Mums savea his guns. Two regiments of National guards at Montevideo have been disbanded because ot their mutinous conduct. The Urugjuayan government has recalled troops from the country districts, aa ths situation at Montevideo is serious. STARS AND STRIPES IN FRONT American Contestant Stakes Two Rest Records la Skating Tearaey la Germany. LEIPSIC. Saxony, Feb. l.-Ernest C. Meyer of Madison. Wis., wearing the colors of the University of Wisconsin, made two world's recorda at the skating tournament hero yesterday, doing a kilometer back ward In one minute and fifty-six and a half seconds and two kilometers forward In two minutes, twelve and three-fifths sec onds. The Stars and Stripes were hoisted over the Judges' stand and ths military band present played the "Star 8pangled Banner In honor of tho winner. Asaerleaa la Human Aaylam. ROME. Feb. 1. Anna Stevens Jackson of Raleigh, N. C, who on January 1. after escaping from a house of detention, was found on the railroad tracks, three miles out of Rome, haa been placed In an asylum for the Insane, pending Inquiries which are being made In ths United Slates con- ear&iojr, tar idenUUr, v FORCE TI1E EMPEROR TO ACT Cowan Monarch Bayi Ha Will Apply to United States if Neoessary. RUSSIA HURRIES MEN TO FAR EAST Report to Effect that Japanese Are Endeavoring to Heck Cause to laterfere la Coreaa Affaire. BT. PETERSBURG. Feb. L-Vague rumors are In circulation here today that Viceroy Alexleff had died of poison brought put a semi-official note as follows: "Telegraphic Inquiry at Port Arthur shows the reports circulated hero that Ad miral Alexleff died from the effects of poison are untrue. The admiral has been unwell, but he again held his customary receptions yesterday." Dispatches from Vladlvostoek announce that 60,000 men are expected there this month to strengthen the garrison, while orders for the mobilisation of tho reserves In all the territories of the far east aix shortly expected. Preparations are making for the mobilisa tion of all the horses liable to be re quired. The Japanese are leaving the territory traversed by tho eastern China railroad. Aocordlng to the Port Arthur Novykpan, the Japanese are Intriguing to create dis turbances in Cores, so as to have an ex cuse for Intervention. The Japanese re ports of the Intention of the Seoul garrison to mutiny were, It Is added, circulated with tho object of Inducing tho emperor of Corea to seek refuge In the Russian lega tion. The only result, however, was to determine the emperor to place himself under the protection of the United States legation In case of necessity. In spite of expressed hope of the Russian authorities that the present crisis will be passed and that a pacific solution of ths Russo-Japaneae negotiations will be reached, it Is no longer concealed that Russia Is practically prepared for eventu alities. Today the mobilization of the Man churlan reserves waa announced. Corean Goes to Japaa. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. At the Corean legation tho statement Is made by one of the secretaries that Mlnhui Clio, the min ister who has recently been recalled by his government will be appointed as minister to Japan, a post of considerable Impor tance at this time. He does not expect to leave Washington for several weeks. His successor, Yu Kin Shan, Is expected here within six weeks. After a brief conference with Acting Sec retary of State Loomls, Mr. Takahlra, the Japanese minister. Informed the Associated Press that the Japanese government ex pected tho RuaeJan reply by the middle of the week. Dearth of Reliable News. LONDON, Feb. 1. A dispatch to Router's Telegram company from Toklo today says the Russian answer has not yet arrived there and that there is an absolute dearth of reliable news, but the dispatch adds well informed persona "continue Indisposed to expect a satisfactory answer from Rus sia." ' " v a Recalls Corean Minister at Peking;. PEKING, Feb., 1. The Corean minister here has been recalled and will leave Peking in a few days. The Corean legation continues to - receive disquieting news regarding the conditions In Corea. The Japanese In Peking discredit the reports intimating that a peaceful set tlement will be artved at specially in view of Russia's Immense warlike preparations. French Boat Stranded. . riNCOM. Feb. 1. A sudden rising of tho sea here resulted In the stranding of tha French cruiser Dupet Thouarf. but it .was floated without sustaining Injury. Arbitration Treaty Signed. home. Feb. 1. The Anglo-Italian arbi tration convention was signed today. The convention Is on practically tne same lines as tha Anglo-French treaty. SPENT MONEY AT GAMBLING County Board Will Appoint Saeressor to Auditor Who Is Under Arrest. PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. 1. (Special Tele gram.) No new developments have ap peared In the Mauptn case since Saturday. A call has been made for a meeting of the Stanley county appointing board to select a successor to Maupln as county auditor. Inthe meantime the records of the office are sealed In the vault. As soon as a new official Is appointed a thorough investigation will be made of the affairs of the office. Maupln says that the $2,000 of raised warrants will cover all his raised paper, but this is not believed to oover It all. The money secured was to cover gambling debts. Maupln has given temporary bonds for 11.000, which Willi be Increased before a permanent bond Is ac cepted. Black Hills Exhibits Stone. "HOT SPRINGS, 8. D.. Feb. L (Special.) Arrangements have been completed whereby a f.ne exhibit of the building stone and stucco products of Fall River county will be made at the at. louis ex position. The men are now at work cutting and dressing the stone from' both the Evans and Burke quarries, which will be shipped from here early ' In February to St. Louis, 'where It wilt be constructed Into a wall two feet high, surrounding the South Dakota exhibit. The Hot Springs Plaster company la- preparing a unique and handsome design In the form of house which will be plastered through out with its stucco, crated and shipped at the same time the stone exhibit is shipped. Sooth Dakota Buildings. HURON, B. V., Feb. L-(8pecial.)-Tha state board of regents held an Important meeting here, all tho members being pres ent. Among Items of business disposed of waa the awarding of the contract for the erection of the west wing to the State No.-mal school at Madison, which was given to A. K. Ofsas, at 4.100. Olson Bon of Red Wing, Minn, were awarded the con tract for tho erection of a building for the State Normal school at Springfield, at 119.121. Detwtler Klnne submitted plans for a drill room and armory at the university at Vermilion, which were dis cussed and referred to a committee for modification. From here the board went to Brookings for the purpose of examining the new barn Just erected at the Agrt cultural college. Sooth Dakota Homesteads. ABERDEEN. 8. D. Feb. 1 (Special. V During the month of January the United States land office received seventeen home stead entries, covering t.61S acres; eighteen final homestead proofs, on latf acres; and sold 1.0UI acre la isolated tract. JUDGE CLANCYJS REVERSED Montana Snpremc Court Derides la Favor of Amalgamated Cop per Company. BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 1. The Montana su preme court today reversed the decision of Judge Clancy In Butte In the Injunction suit of John MaeOlnnls against the Boston & Montana company. This Is the . suit which caused the shutdown of all the Amalgamated properties in Montana la.t summer. The care Involved the injunction Issued by District Judge Clancy against the Amal gamated Copper company's holding and voting stock in Montana companies. The decision Is very volumnlnous and far reaching. The substance Is that MacGlnnls Is a private Individual and has no right to maintain an action against the Amalga mated Copper company doing business In Montana or on the point as to whether It Is a monopoly; such action Is only main tainable by the state; that under the evi dence In the record the Amalgamated Cop per company is rteltner a trust nor a mo nopoly; that under the laws of Montana one corporation may hold as completely as Individual stock in other such corporations and that the same Is not agnlnst public policy. House bill 132 In Incidentally dis cussed and Its constitutionality upheld. The esse Is remanded for further proceed ings not Inconsistent with the sunreme court service. House bill 132 was passed In 1899 and vetoed by Governor Smith on the ground that It was a corporation measure. It was then passed over the gov ernor's veto. The law gives corporations the right to acquire stock In other com panies and to vote It. The decision will release the Ronton and Montana dividends, provided the supreme court does pot grant a rehearing. Remit titur of the supreme court will not be handed down for fifteen days. In the mean time counsel for MacGinnls, It Is expected, will ask for a. rehearing. If the motion Is denied the dividends of the Boston and Montana become available. SEVENTEEN CENTS FOR COTTON Advance on New York Market Carries Jaly Option Above that F I arn re. NEW YORK. Feb. 1. July cotton sold above 17 cents a pound today. The market opened excited and higher. Notwithstand ing the sensational advances of Saturday, Liverpool again cabled higher prices than expected and the opening here was strong at an advance of 6 to 20 points, carrying July through to 17-cent mark and making new high records for the season. Following the call tha market advanced still further, though In a somewhat Irregular fashion. with March before the end of the first half hour, reaching 16.86c; May, 17.20c and July 17 30c, a net gam of 42 to 47 points on the positions named. When the estimated re ceipts for Houston Were received showing a heavy movement, the market sagged off several points In spite of continued support from Now Orleans. Cotton has not passed 17 cents a pound In New Ycrk si nee 1875, when It went to IT cents. It touched 1ST In 1874. U in 1S7S and 28 In 1872, when the crop, as sgainst 4,147.00(1 bales in tha previous reason, turned out only 2.974.000. -The. high prlos of war times, when the sou (A was blockaded, was 11.90 per pound, in 1S4. The tlse of today's market was scored in spite of heavier receipts and the failura of southern spot markets (save New Or leans) to advance. There waa the same wild and overburdened market here as on Saturday. Brokers despaired of executing orders according to book. . There .was In tense confusion and an enormous volume of trading. ED BUTLER AGAIN ON TRIAL St. Louis Millionaire Called Upon to Answer Charge of Paying Bribes. FULTON. Mo., Feb. l.-The trial of Colonel Edward Butler, the millionaire politician of St. iouls, on a charge of having bribed nineteen members of the house of delegates In conectlon with a city lighting measure, came to trial today before Judge W. W. Graves, on a change of venue from the St. Louts circuit court. Colonel Butler's entire family. Including Congressman James Butler of St. Louis, wsre present In court, as were also many of his political friends. The court room was crowded. Circuit Attorney Folk of St. Louis, with Assistant Circuit Attorneys Bishop and Maroney, are here to conduct the trial, with the assistance of Prosecuting Attorney J. H. Murray of Boone county. Before selecting a Jury the demurrer filed by But ler to. the indictment for bribery by whole sale was taken under consideration by the court. Circuit Attorney Folk was loudly cheered as he entered the courtroom. The demon stration continued for two minutes. Tho applause, started by a number of students from Westminster college, was Joined In by one-half of $00 spectators present. Attorney Krum, counsel for the defense, opened the arguments In support of the motion to quash the Indictment, because, he said. It unites In one count practically separate and distinct counts. BURTON REACHES ST. LOUIS Confers with Lawyers tnd floes to Washington to- Act In Congress. BT. LOUIS. Feb. 1. United States Senator J. R. Burton arrived In St. Louis from his home at Abilene, Kan., today to con sult with his attorney and the federal of ficers concerning his trial on the indict ment charging him with accepting money for the use of his Influence as a senator to prevent the issuance of a fraud order against the Rlaito Grain and Securities company. Senator Burton aald he would soon continue his Journey to Washington and resume bis duties In the senate. He refused to discuss the Indictment or to talk of the rumors concerning the charges that Arthur F. Mclntyre. in Jail under an Indictment arising from the oper atlons of ' the Merchants Brokerage and Commission company, of which he was president, haa been seeking to make bo- fore the federal grand Jury. THREE FIREMEN. ARE DEAD Twenty-Five Are Overcome In Fight ing Flames la New York Warehoase. NEW YORK. Feb. L The fire In the warehouse of the American Manufacturers' company In Brooklyn last night cost the lives of three firemen, overcome by the fumes of burning Jute and hemp with which the warehouse was flllled. one dying almost Immediately and two others pass- lr.g away during the night. Twenty-five firemen In all were overcome, two of whom are now in a critical condition. The property toes waa about 6.000. . ' PRINTERS CO ON STRIKE Nine Hundred Book and Job Men Etupand Work in Bolton. DEMAND CHANGE IN SCALE OF WAGES Members ot Typothctae Refnse De mand and Men Quit Work as Employers Refuse to Grant Request. BOSTON. Feb. 1. Nine hundred book and Job printers of Boston and vicinity went on strlkt today. The trouble Is over a new scale tif wages for the help being re fused by the employers. The printers did not all stop work at once, but a committee of Boston Typo graphical union No. 13, of which the print ers are members, visited the offices of the printers, presented the new wage scale as an ultimatum, and as fast aa a refusal was received the men went out. . The de mand of the employes Is for an Increase over the present rate of 5 cents for every 1.000 ems, $1 a week for hand compositors and S3 a week for machine operators. On Saturday the owners of the printing plants, who are members of the Boston Typothetae, rejected as a body the de mand of the employes. Yesterday at a meeting of the Typographical union It was voted to give the Typothetae snother chance to avert a strike by having a committee call upon them. The employers, however, did not change their attitude and the union representatives met with re fusals from the outset of their tour. Employes Arc Locked Ont. CHICAGO. Feb. 1. Carriage and wagon workers to the number of l,0fi0 were forced out of work today by a general lockout In the factories of the Carriage and Wagon Manufacturers' association. The men had been notified by the employers that the lockout was Inevitable unless the workers' union sgreed to renew for the coming year an agreement expiring at midnight last night with a new clause providing for conciliation and arbitration In settling dis putes. This the union refused to do and Its officers presented demands for an aver age Increase of 10 per cent in wages. At the office of Charles D. Helle, secretary of the employers' association, it waa reported today that the lockout was a success and the shops, 101 In number, would remain closed until the workers were ready to meet the terms of the employers. Steel Works Reduce Wages. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l.-A general re duction of wages went Into effect today at the MIdvale Steel works, affecting S 500 em ploy! The decrease Is graded according to the wages received and ranges from 5 to 35 cents a day. The congested labor market and overproduction are said to have caused the reduction. Miners' Wages Are Lower. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Feb. 1- Throughout the Pocahontas and Flat Top coal fields a reduction In miners' wages of about 10 per cent became effective to day. There are no Indications of a strike. May Dlsrnpt Agreement. INDIANAPOLIS. Fab. L The Indiana, Ohio,. Illinois . and 'western . Pennsylvania coal operators', and miners'. Joint scale committee got to work today on the counter demands presented ' In open con ference last week. Both sides Indicated be fore going Into conference that they did not expect to refer any report back to the general Joint conference before Wednes day. Both operators and miners fear a disrup tion of the preeent central competitive field agreement and there are today Indi cations that It will begin with the Illinois operators forming a settlement with the miners on practically their full demands Such a settlement would mean a material advance In Ohio and western Pennsylvania, to which. It is 'thought, tho operators of these two states would not consent. The outlook is considered serious. WHITNEY UNDER THE KNIFE Former Secretary of Navy Has Opera tion Performed for Appendi citis la New York. I NEW YORK, Feb. L-Wllllam C. Whit ney, former secretary of the navy, has undergone an operation for appendicitis. At his Fifth avenue home, it Is said he is doing as well aa could be expected, after the shock, which Is always consequent on this operation, however skillfully per formed. Mr. Whitney was stricken on Friday. His ailment was at once diagnosed as appendi citis. Immediately an operation was de rided upon when, after a night of pain, the synrptorc.s became more acute. The patient rallied In a . manner satisfactory to the physicians after the Influence of anaesthetic had passed. Mr. Whitney's Illness was so sudden and developed so rapidly that his condition was not generally known. Only members of his family and a few Immediate friends had knowledge of the operation. The Ill ness had Its beginning in a cold hs con tracted while heading a band of fire fight ers while extinguishing a blase on a place adjoining his South Carolina estate two weeks ago. Mr. Whitney passed a very poor night and today his surgeon said he was by no means out of dangeri Mr. Whitney's two sons and a daughter. Miss Dorothy, are at the family residence with Mr. Whitney. His othT daughter, Mrs. Almerlo Hugh Paget, Is abroad. LANDLADY GETS SECOND NOTE Woman at Whose House Miss Bchacfe." Stopped Receives Mysterious Communications. BEDFORD, ' Ind.. Feb. 1. Investigation of the 8chaefer murder mystery Is proceed ing today with renewed activity. Three Indianapolis detectives, including James F. Qulgley, former chief of police of that city, are -here today at work. Mrs. John son, who keeps the boarding house where Miss Bchaefer took lir meals, today re ceived another letter. It was dated and mailed from Indianapolis and aald: When I was In Cincinnati I meant what I said I am on my way to Montreal, Canada. The handwriting and stationery were the same as used in the letter received by Mrs Johnson from Cincinnati. Evidently the same pencil waa used. GET RADIUM FROM CARNOTiTE Indnlteslmal Amount A hat r acted from Ten Panada of Oro by Two Chrmlats at Denver, PEN V R, fto. l.-Justln Haynes. a chemist, and Dr. W. Bengle, professor of chemistry at tho Denver university, have extracted one two-hundredth of a grain, of radium from ten pounds of carnotlta. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Tuesday Murh Colder Kalr In Euat and Snow In Wrat 1'ortlnn Mrdnea day Fair. Temperature af Omaha YrnlerrtaM Hour. Dear. Hour. Drs:. ft a. m ..... . T lp. m tr H a. m T S p. m T a. m...... H S p. m V-'t H a. m T 4 p. m Vft R a. m H Bp. m BT 10) a. m ...... K p. n 114 It a. m ia T p. m 22 111 m in " p. m...... It.'t A p. m 3t4 DETECTIVES ARE BAFFLED Robbery la London ' flotel Cannot Be Traced i to Its Source. NEW YORK. Feb. 1. Scotland Yard de tectives are confronted with a mysterious robbery, entailing a loss o tfi0.000. which has Just occurred In the Hotel Mrtropole, says a Herald dispatch from London. Georga Marshall of Retford, a solicitor for the duke of Newcastle, came to the city with the money In a wallet. It was to have been used In vthe purchase of some property for the duke Marshall left the wallet In the hotel safe over night and, after taking It to his room In the morning, he went for a few minutes to the barber shop, locking the room door as he left. Upon his return the wallet was found cut open and $GO,000 of tho 190,000 It contained stolen. No definite trace of the thief has been found, - but It Is presumed a band of ex perts had followed the solicitor for some time, seeking an opportune moment. It being known that he made regular visits and carried large sums. FATAL, WRECK AT DEPOT One Killed and Several Injured la Clash Between Rnrllngrton and ' Alton Trains. CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Oiw man was killed, another probably fatally Injured and sev eral others severely cut and bruised In a head-on collision today In the train shed of the Union passenger station here. The collision was between an incoming Chicago tt Alton passenger train and an out-bound Chicago. Burlington A Qulncy passenger train. The cause was a cloud of steam ob scuring the view of the engineers. The dead: F. O. WELLS, switchman. The injured: Attorney P. C. Haley, Jollet, 111.; proba bly fatal. Miss Margaret Haley, organiser of the Chicago Teachers' federation; severely bruised. M!ss Elisabeth Ryan. John W. Nadelhoffer. ALBAUGH' ALS0 PULLS OUT Chairman of Republican Committee Refuses to Continue with Bailey Oat of Race. TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 1. Following tha lead of Governor W. J. Bailey, who on Sat urday last withdrew from tho race for gov ernor, Morton Albaugh, who has been chair man of tha republican state central commit tee during the last three campaigns, today announced that he would not be a candi date for re-election. "Governor Bailey having withdrawn," said he, "I neither expect nor desire to re main at the head of the committee." One of the charges made by the anll machtne element against Governor Boiler was his friendship for .Albaugh. DETECTIVES IND NO CLEW After Worklnar tor a Week, Cannot Tell Csaia of Fire la Chicago. CHICAGO. Feb. 1. Two detectives present for a week In. the guise of guests at the Grand Palace hotel. North Clark and Indiana streets, have failed to solve the pussllng circumstances surrounding four fires that have occurred In tho building In a fortnight. Tho latest fire occurred within twelve hours after the detectives were taken away for other work. The police have reached the conclusion that a pyromanlao Is a guest at the hotel. MAY FORFEIT FIVE BONpS Convicts Aro Given Thirty- Days to Make Showing; In Supremo Court. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb. l.-Defend-ants Hannlgan, Albright, Sheridan, t'nrt. man and Lehman, former members 1 'i St. Louis house Of delegates, convlc bribery, who have hot perfected api I by paying the docket fee and superct-deita bonds, which the attorney general is seek ing to have forfeited, were today given by the supreme court until March 1 to show cause why the bonds should not be for feited. RAPID TRIAL FOR MURDERER Detroit Man Who Stabbed Woman Saturday May Be Sentenced Today. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 1. Joseph Miller, alias Meuncer, who confessed to the police that he brutally stabbed to death Mrs. J. T. Seville, in her rooms Saturday after noon, was arraigned today and waived examination saying be wanted to get his ordeal over with as soon as possible and begin his Imprisonment. He will be brought efore the recorder later today and may receive his life sentence before the day is FIRST THEATER TO REOPEN MeVlrker's Playhouao In Chicago , Makes Striking Changes to 4 em pty with New Ordinance. CHICAGO, Feb. 1. McVlcker's theater, complete with safeguards against fire and loss of life, reopened tonight, being the first of the popular playhouses to do so since all of them were closed following the Iroquois theater fire one month ago. The opening was not assured until late In the afternoon, although the house had been practically sold out. HOLDS LAW CONSTITUTIONAL Supreme Court of Missouri Renders Important Decision Hearing I pen Right-Hour Law. JEFFERSON CITV Mo.. Feb. l.-Judge Fox, In a decision rendered In the supreme court toda, declared thst the eight hour a day law for miners working underground, paased In 1901, - to be constitutional and valid. SENATE WILL PROBE Senator Dietrich Eat Committee Appointed to Investigate Bit Actions. HOAR OF MASSACHUSETTS AT THE HEAD Other Members Are Piatt of Ccnnectiout, Bpooner, Cookrell and Pettua. KINKAID IS NOT IN RACE FOR SENATOR ravon Holding Convention in Sixth Dis trioi and Not In Lincoln, ROSEBUD BILL IS PASSED BY THE HOUSE Interrated Parties Have Faith that Krnute Will Alao 1'aaa the Measure Opening Land to Settle mrnt. (From a Ptaff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. l.-(8peelal Tele gram.) Senator Dietrich made his first ap pearance on the floor of the senate this morning since his return to Washington. Ills presence In the chamber brought msny friends to his desk and until the senste was culled to order he held quite a levee. Among the first to greet Senator Dietrich were Senators Allison and Aldrlrh, then closely following came Senator Burrows, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, and Snnator Hoar, who but a day or two ago returned to the senate after n month's absence on account of the sickness and death of his beloved wife. Senator Piatt of Connecticut and 8enator Spooner congratulated the senator on hla return. Senators Dubois and Cockrell from the other side came over with expressions of good fellowship. Senator Dietrich showed In his manner a thorough appreciation of the warm and kindly greetings of his colleagues. Tha senior " senator from Nebraska, however, had determined to demand an Investigation at the hands of the body to which he waa accredited by the legislature Of his state and In consequence he could not otherwise than feel, as later developed, that he waa sitting In the senate under charges that had not been cleared up to his liking at home and he told his friends that he had de termined to ask an Investigation at the hands of the senate. Previous to his entrance on the senate floor Senator Dietrich had a conference with President Pro Tern Frye, In which he stated that he was going .to ask an Investigation at the hands of the senate on the charges preferred against htm by the federal grand jury of Nebraska relat ing to the appointment of tha postmaster at Hastings and the lease of the building now occupied by the Postofflce dopartment In that city. Senator Dietrich ashed from the presiding officer of the senate the ap pointment of a committee whose names would be an earnest of the character of the investigation and that their' report could not help but be acaepted by all fair minded, cttlsena. Senator Frye Stated In reply that he would appoint a committee should the senate decide that an Investigation' be in augurated any one member of whom would be accepted by the country as a representa tive of the highest thought and unim peachable integrity, and tho committee which President Frye subsequently ap pointed to have charge of the Dietrich in estlgatlon shows that the inquiry la to be searching, honest and above board. At 1 o'clock Benator Dietrich, who had pre viously consulted a number of senators, leaders in the upper branch of congress, on the step hs" contemplated taking, of asking an Impartial oourt to investigate tho charges made against him, rose In his place on a question of personal privilege and said: Senator Dietrich Talks. Mr. President, I rise to a question of ptr sonal privilege. By a federal grand jury at Omaha I have recently been fctlloted for alleged violation of the laws of the 1'nited Slates and on trial of the lndlcl:.ent before a federal court at Omaha was discharged by the federal Judge without the causa being heard upon its merits upon the ground that my acta were no violation of the federal laws. Before taking further part in tb.e deliber ations of this body I owe a duty to the senate, whose honor haa been assailed; to the state which in part I represent, whose credit has lin n tucked, and to tnyseli. Whose Integrity lm- oeen Impugned. Jf guilty of the liaat of these charges I deserve to be driven from this high placo In disgrace and receive the severest penalty of the criminal law. Confidant In my Inno cence, I desire to submit the whole matter to tho senate. The reason of my being denied a full trial was clearly brought out In a pub lifhed statement made by former United States Senator Charles F. Manderson, from which I will quote the following: "When the bribery case wss brought ort lor trial tho purpose of the dlstrlut at torney was apparent. He knew that Die trich was not a senator of the United Km leu until ho had qualified by taking the oh th of office. In my opinion In the statement he put unnecessary and suspicious emphasis upon the fact that while Dietrich waa elected senator In March he did not take the oath until December, and the transactions com plained of were during the spring and sum mer months. Thla statement challenged the attention of both rotinaol and court to the fact that the government would of necessity' have Its case dismissed at the close of the testimony for the prosecution and the opportunity would thus be given to those disposed to smirch the senator to give testimony that would be uncontra dicted by him or by wltnesaes be ttitght bring Into court, for the reason that none of them would be heard, and the Jury would be Instructed by the court at the end of the government's testimony to re turn a verdict of not guilty. There was nothing for Dietrich's counsel to do except to challenge the attention of the court to the statement of the proeerutnr and de mand that if the case was to be dismissed at the end of the tcHtimony for the proxe cuilou that it should be done before those interested in Senator Dietrich's downfall could aim their animosities upon the wit ness stsnd. I knew that - this course was strongly deprecated by Senator Dlutrlch and his st torneys would have been glad to hava had a full trial uoon the merits, but as Judge Vunrteventer said, referring to the tste- ment of District Attorney Hummers: Kvl- dunce has been rendered unnecessary, and It Is the duty of the Jury to find him. not guilty." Mr. President. I shall make no remarks In extenuation, nor iIimII 1 present any de fense except that which Is explained by the Iw-tit of evidence. I strongly deprecate that I could not have had a full trial Upon thu merits of the case, and In order that I may have an opportunity to establish my Innocence upon the facts and evidence, as well hs upon the law. I ask that the fol lowing resolution be sdopted: "Resolved, That the president pro tem pore shall appoint a committees of five to Investigate and report to the senate all facts connected with tho appointment of Jacob Fisher as postmaater st Hastings. Neb., and the leasing of the building used at this time for a puslofftcs In that city, and particularly to Investigate snd report as to the action of Charles H. Dietrich, a senator from Nebraska, In connection with such appointment and leasing, with power to send for persons and papers and to em ploy a stenographer for such Investigation." Question of Precedent. At the conclusion nf his simple and di rect appeal to his rollesgues for a vindica tion or condemnation there was a leaning toward the senator. Both sides of the chamber were profoundly Interested. - It had been a Dumber ot yaara aloee a soao v i
