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CONGRESS MUST ACT
Prtaideit Holds Further Confareicai with
Leaden of loth Hoi.
COMMERCE REGULATION IS PARAMOUNT
Mr. lUoserelt Makea it Plain that Ha Con
si el ri it a Vital Issue.
EXTRA SESSION IS PROBABLE
Unless Action ii Taken Ragnlating Freight
Ratal Cangraismei Will Ba Callad Back.
.REVISION OF TARIFF
'resident Says luestlon
Expediency and that It
Soleed WHhoat .
Friction.
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V A8HINOTON, Jan. 11 sldent
Roosevelt continued today his . ironcea
with members of congress on . lubject
of tariff revision and of leglslat , , irovld
Ir.K for an Increase of the Inter. Com
merce commission. One Btatement, which
stands out almost with the pre-eminence
of an official announcement, la that, unless
congress at the present session shall enact
legislation looking to a regulation of rail
road freight ratea, an extraordinary ses
sion of the Fifty-ninth congress will be
rnlled by the president to deal with that
problem.
It can be said that the president regards
the Interstate commerce question as the
paramount Issue now before the American
people.
At tho conference last Saturday he In
formed those whom he had aummoned Into
consultation that. In his Judgment, the
question of railroad freight ratea wa far
more Important than that of the tariff and
that, while he desired a readjustment of
the existing customs duties, he would not
expect' any radical differences In the re
publics party on that question. He said
definitely that he would call an extraordi
nary session of congress to consider Inter
state legislation unless definite action was
taken by congress on the subject at 'the
present session. At that session he Imped
tariff levlslon to the extent he had Indi
cated might be accomplished, but he made
It perfectly clear that, in his mind, the
overshadowing Issue was that of railroad
freight rates.
Vital Problem la Involved.
In a talk todny with Speaker Cannon,
who la recognized as being opposed at this
time to any revision of the tariff, the presi
dent reiterated his statement made at Sat
urday's conference that, while he desired
action on the question, he was willing to
abide by tho Judgment of the republican
leaders In congress, as he regarded the
tariff matter as one which the chosen rep
resentatives of the American peoP'e should
determine
He Indicated, In so many words, that,
while fifty years hence practically nobody
would be able to say whether the tariff
duties-n -any s-rre artJola .stUhis time
were 60 per cent ad valorem or 6 per cent
ud valorem, and nobody would care any
thing about that what the duties were, the
Interstate commerce question involved a
principle dear to every right thinking and
right minded American, precisely as the
whole matter of dealing with corporations
Involves a principle, and he would fight for
that principle with all the power that In
him lies.
No Friction Expected.
The president corroborated today the
statement attributed to him that the tariff
question was one merely of expediency,
which would be solved without friction be
tween him and the congress. Any serious
differences, he la known to have said, be
tween him and the congress on the tariff
revision matter are quite Impossible.
Pressed for a btatement concerning the
prospect of an extraordinary session,
Speaker Cannon replied that Theodore
Koosevelt was the only man in the United
States who could call an ordlna'ry session,
and that he would announce in due time
his decision.
Representative Murdock of Kansas talked
with the president today about tho inter
state commerce question. When he left
the White House he said he had no doubt
that an extraordinary session of the next
congress would be called to consider rail
road rate legislation, unleaa something of a
practical, nature should be accomplished at
the present session.
STOLEN JEWELRY RECOVERED
!er York Police Kind a3,HK Worth
of Unn Burled in Glass Jar
Proper! of Mrs. Clark.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. Burled In a glass
jur on West One Hundred and Fifty-fifth
street, between Eighth and Central avenue,
detectives have found more than ta.OOo
worth of Jewelry, the property of Mrs. Am
brose Clark, the daughter-in-law of Mr.
1'utter. the wife of Bishop Henry C. Pot
ter, which wua stolen from Fernlelgh at
Cooperstown. the Clark home, on July 7
lust.
Lodged in a cell at police headquarters, to
awult the arrival of Cooperstown officials,
la William Coleman, the major portion of
whose 99 years have been spent In penal In
stitutions. Coleman was arrested In this city on July
3d last for the theft and held by a magis
trate at Cooperstown until November, when
the grand July, failing to Indict him, he
was set at liberty.
From the moment of Coleman's release
in Cooperstown. he waa kept constantly
under surveillance. On Monday night last
the detectives, guided by the mysterious
actions of Ctoleman. found at the place
named a glass fruit Jur, with a sine cover,'
wrapped In a piece of rubber cloth.
In the Jur were a nunmer of small par
cels, containing all the Clark Jewelry, with
the exception of a gold watch, a gold pencil
nd a small diamond ring. Coleman waa
arrested today near the spot where the
treasure was hidden.
EXPRESS MESSENGER KILLED
R. A. latta. Hmploye of Wells-Fara-o
Company Murdered la Ills
Car la Mexico.
EL PASO, Tex., Jan.' 11. A telegram an
nouncing the murder of R. A. Latta. a
Wells-Fargo messenger running between
El Paao and Mexico City, has been re
ceived by the company officials In this
city. The dead body of the messenger
was discovered In hU car at Lug una, Chi
huahua. Lalta'a death is believed to have
been accomplished by robbers, but the of
ficials decline to state whether the express
cur was robbed. They assert that no de
tail) have been received.'
ADMIRAL TALKS Or PEACE
Intimate that the Present War May
End to Give Russia m
Chance.
PARIS, Jan. 11. The declaration was
made by Vice Admiral Doubassoff, the Rus
sian member of the International commis
sion to Inquire into the North sea incident,
in an interview to the effect that an honor
able peace between Rusrla and Japan 1
likely to be made. Is considered highly sig
nificant. The admiral, who is chief of naval
construction, says he submitted to Em
peror Nicholas last Thursday a plan to
complete the rehabilitation of the navy.
Doubassoff says the emperor gave It mini
favorsble consideration and said It would
be submitted to the council of ministers.
"I am convinced," s.ild Admiral Doubas
soff, "of the Immediate necessity for the
reconstruction of our fleet at all the Rus
sian and foreign shipyards for the purpose
of securing strength sufficient to command
supremacy at sea. This Is absolutely indls
penslble If we are to expect victory from
the next war with Japan. The remnant of
our fleet Is hardly more than debris and
entirely unequal to Japan's naval strength.'"
The admiral further said it was necessary
to recognize these conditions, however pain
ful they might be to national self-love.
"Therefore." he added, "I do not hesitate
to say that we tend toward not far-off
lieace. We will leave the Japanese Port
Arthur and the territory they now occupy
In Manchuria. We will set ourselves reso
lutely at work to prepare a powerful. In
vincible navy, us this peace will be but
temporary and the next time we shall be
amply prepared "
The official view Is that Admiral Douhas
sofT's statement Is expressive of the grow
ing sentiment within Russia favorable to
peace. Reports show that the movement
has made notable progress In recent days,
tiarttcularly at Moscow. Rmperor Nicholas
hue not shown a disposition to check the
movement, although personally he disap
proves of Its opportuneness.
QIADROX WILL. SOT RBTl'RX
Rojestvensky's Ships Will Remain In
the Indian Ocean.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. U. The ad
miralty ha not given the slightest official
contlimation of the report of the recall of
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron. On
the contrury, the officials point ca.mly to
the preparations being mado to reinforce
the squadron with a division of the third
Pacific squadron as sufficient evidence that
! Rojestvensky will not return to European
waters. Tho Russian Ice-breaker Ermack,
at Llbau, has been ordered to keep the
channel clear for the ships which are be
ing made ready for sea.
Under the French regulationa it Is main
tained that Rojestvtnsky's ships could
cruise in the Indian oceun, coaling and pro
visioning from their own atoreshipa at Jib
utll, French Somallland, In the wateis of
the Inland of Madagascar, and the Island
of Reunion, and other French Islands, un
til reinforcements arrive, without cause of
complaint from Japan, Inasmuch as the
regulations are the same as those Issued
during the Spanish-American war. Cer
tainly only absolute necessity will compel
the admiralty to forego the strategical ad
vantage of keeping- Admiral Rajeatvenskr
In a position of constant menace to the
Japanese while awaiting reinforcements.
The reports of the arrival of Japanese war
ships at Diego Garcia, Chagos island, are
not credited at the admiralty, though there
is reason to believe that armed Jupanese
colliers may be cruising as fur went as the
Chagos islands, but there are no regular
warships there.
RACING! SCANDAL IS PROMISED
Croker Presumes to Bid for Horses
Akvalnst Representative of K-ing.
LONDON. Jan. 11. A serious scandal
promises to develop In racing circles as a
result of the Jockey club's action in in
terdicting Richard Croker from training
his horses at Newmarket. The history of
the affair given out by friends of Mr.
Croker la that when at the Newmarket
sales in September Mr. Croker appeared aa
a bidder for certain yearlings he was In
formed that he was opposing Lord Mar
cus Beresfurd, who, It la well known, has
entire charge of King Edwurd's racing
stables. This did not deter Mr. Croker
and It waa suggested to lUm that If he in
sisted in competing he would not be al
lowed to train his horses at Newmarket.
Mr. Croker, however, was not Influenced,
claiming that his conduct wus not dis
courteous, as he was dealing through an
agent, who did not know his adversary In
the transactions and merely carried out
his Instructions.
In an interview In Dublin Mr. Croker
said he waa still completely in the dark
regarding the whole matter and expressed
astonishment at the fact that the stewards
did not give a reason for their action.
A newspuper today says Mr. Croker in
tends to sell hia residence at Wantage, Eng
land. For some months, past he has beea
living in Ireland, where, It is reported, he
will reside altogether hereafter.
MAY AFFF.CT MASY COMPANIES
English. Law Governs British Con
cerns Doing Business In America.
LONDON, Jan. 11. A decision today of
the king's bench division of the high court
of Justice debars American creditors from
recovering debts from shareholders of Brit
ish companies doing business In America.
The question arose through a suit of the
Risdon Iron Works company, which sought
to recover from Sir Christopher Furness aa
a shareholder of the Copper King (limited),
now liquidating, the cost of work supplied
to the latter company In California.
The plaintiffs contended that as the Cop
per King company did business In Cali
fornia the shart holders were amenable to
the California laws and therefore liable for
the company's debts. Th- court held that
the Copper King was an English company
and that the liability of the shareholders
was limited to paying in full for their
shares.
GERMAN STRIKE IS SPREADING
Thirty-Five Thousand Miner Refuse
to Go to Work This Morning-.
COI.OGNE. Germany. Jan. 11. The strike
of coal miners has spread. I'art of all the
diggers In seventeen additional mines did
not go to work this morning.
Division exists among the miners, minor
ities disapproving a strike and refusing to
quit work, so that the proprietors of some
of the mines continue to work them on part
time.
Rojestvensky In the Canal.
PORT SAID, Egypt, Jan. 11 Kr Ad
miral Botrovsky's division of the Second
Russian Pacific aquudron entered ths cax.al
at noon. It destination Is uncertain, but
It Is probably Madagascar, by way of Jibu
ti', French Soinuliland The wurships were
only permitted to shi l.OuO ton of coal
among the seven ships, besldoa taking on
board provUtwLa
REGULATION OF RAILROADS
Seaatar Nawlanda Aatresnu tha lenata at
Length Upan Eii Bill
STATEHtOD BILL ALSO UNDER DISCUSSION
All the Amendments Except Those1
Relating; to the Liquor Traffic
la Indian Territory Are
Agreed To.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-The attention
of the senate tody was divided between
the statehood question and governmental
regulation of railroads. Mr. Newlands
made a formal speech on the railroad sub
ject and at Its close engaged in a spirited
controversy over the points involved with
Senators Spooner, Foraker and others.
All amendments to the statehood bill ex
cept that relating to liquor traffic In In
dian Territory were agreed to.
Mr. Elklns today presented and the sen
ate passed a resolution calling on the In
terstate Commerce commission for Infor-
mation giving the total number of cases
that have been before the commission.
The bill making the restriction on the
transportation of lottery tickets between
the states applicable to transportation be
tween states and territories was taken up
and passed. Mr. Clay said that under the
decisions of the courts the existing law
did not apply to traffic with the- terri
tories. He expressed the opinion that the
bill will effect a regulation of lottery
ticket traffic with the Philippines and
Porto Rico.
Xewlands' Rail war Measure.
Mr. Newlands then addressed the senate
on the Joint resolution which he introduced
some days ago, which provides for a com
mission with Instructions to frame a na
tional Incorporation act for the construc
tion and consolidation of railroads engaged
In interstate commerce.
Mr. Newlands said it was time to Ignore
state lines In the construction, operation
and management of railroads and added
that tho power sought was not unconstitu
tional and Involves no contraction of the
democratic views as to the reserved pow
ers of the state and local self-government.
He held that because of the relations of
railroads to interstate commerce and the
Jurisdiction of congress over Interstate
J commerce, congress had a clear right to
exempt Interstate railroads incorporated
under national legislation from all state
or local taxation, and from the regulation
of rates by such states. He advocated an
increase of the authority of the Interstate
Commerce commission so aa to authorize
It to regulate rates, and said the consoli
dation of the control of the railroads, now
exercised by all the states, would have
the very desirable effect of destroying; re
bates. Such control he contended would
be advantageous to the railroads In that
it would relieve them from the oppressions
of varying conditions of popular Judgment
and take them out of politics.
"Tho only way to get them out of poli
tics," he concluded, "is to take away their
Interest in politics by making taxes a math
ematical certainty, by providing for a fixed
and Just return upon their capital and by
unifying tits control of . their operations In,
a body of great character and dignity, auch
as I believe the Interstate Commerce com
mission to be."
Mr. Foraker asked Mr. Newlands how he
proposed to secure the reincorporation of
the various railroad companies as proposed
by his resolution, to which Mr. Newlands
replied that his measure is so framed as
to partially drive and partially coax the
railroads. He added that one means which
might be resorted to would be to prohibit
railroads which refuse to take out national
corporation papers from engaging In inter
state yommerce.
"Does the senator claim that the power
to prohibit is comprised In the power to
regulate commerce?" asked Mr. Foraker.
Mr. Newlands replied that he thought so.
Mr. Spooner raised the point that It would
be impossible by federal enactment to reg
ulate commerce in the states.
Mr. Newlands replied that he did not con
tend that congress hod power to regulate
commerce confined exclusively to any one
state. He had contended, however, that
when the government constructed a rall
roud no state hud power to tax It out of ex
istence. To Mr. Piatt (Conn.) he said the
government had power to take possession of
interstate commerce.
Statehood BUI Is Amended.
The statehood bill was taken up and an
amendment agreed to which would have
the effect of leaving the location of the
capital to thu legislature of Oklahoma.
The amendment prohibiting the sale of
liquor to Indians In what Is now the In
dian Territory for all time, and to other
sections for ten years, created a discussion.
Mr. Beveridge maintained it was necessary
to protect tho Indiana. Mr. Oorman called
It a bad form of paternalism and a reflec
tion on the people of the proposed state.
Mr. Morgan and Mr. Mallory also criti
cised the amendment. It was passed over
for the time.
The amendment making a donation of 15,
000,000 for the benefit of the public schools
of the proposed state of Arizona was
adopted after striking out the provision for
the payment of Interest on the sura.
At the instance of Mr. Long, the bill was
so amended as to require a separate ap
praisement of improvements on leased lands
before sale.
An amendment to give the secretary of
the Interior Jurisdiction over national parks
and reservations also was Inserted.
Mr. Foraker then presented his amend
ment providing that the portion of the bill
applying to New Mexico and Arlsona should
not take effect until the constitution should
be favorably voted on by the territories
separately, but pending its consideration tho
senate, at 4:15 p. m., went Into executive
session and at 4:28 p. m. adjourned.
Proceedlnica of the House.
WASHINGTON, Jon. 11. The appoint
ment of Lieutenant General NelBon A.
Miles as adjutant general of the state of
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
In the face of wild claims
other papers. The Bee carries
advertising.
I wonder why?
RUN ON NEWY0RK BANK
Sensational Srens Attend Attempt of
Excited Hehrewe to Get Money
from Solvent Institution.
NEW YORK. J.is. 11. Three policemen
and two Hebrew women were Injured In a
run on the State bank in Grand street In
the heart of the business section of the
East Side today.
The run was attended by some sensa
tional Incidents. The 6.00n persons crowded
about the bank became so Insistent that
they broke down an Iron railing around a
light wrll in front of the building and It
was only by desperate clubbing on the part
of the police that the excited and unruly
mob was prevented from forcing many of
Its number Into the well. The policemen
and women were hurt nt that point. The
emergency police detail of the Delaney
street station waa finally called out and po
licemen were stationed at Intervals for five
or six blocks on either side. The run was
as extraordinary as the frenzied character
of the run Itself. Yesterday there was a
rush of depositors to get their money into
the bank In time to begin to draw Interest
at once, and the Ions; line of waiting de
positors convinced the excitable Hebrews
that something was wrong with the insti
tution. Five hundred persons waited in
front of the building all last night and their
number quickly swelled to 6.0e0 when the
bank opened today, though not all of that
number were depositors.
The bank, which has deposits of $1,500,000
and a cash reserve ef $4,000,000, and which
Cashier A. I. Voorhls said earned 24 per
cent profits last year, sent down street for
money early today and $r5O.0no was brought
by the wagonload, largely In specie.
At the sight of money those waiting be
came more Impatient to get at It. The bank
officials paid depositors off as fast as the
operation could be conducted. In all the
bank paid out today $55,on'and received In
deposits $440,000.
Remarkable scenes attended the paying
off within the bank. The officials paid off
In two-third specie and one-third bills, and
some of the depositors were fairly over
whelmed by the amount of currency thrust
upon them when they passed In their books.
Immediately upon getting their money into
their hands and becoming convinced that
the bank was able to pay them the frantic
Hebrews became equally anxious to get
their money Into the bank again, several
of them creating scenes when the officers
refused to accept it. The depositors were
paid In specie to prevent a redeposlt, as
this was the sixth run the bank has ex
perienced from equally trivial causes.
One of the aged depositors received sixty
pounds of silver and staggered under the
load when he carried it away. Women
swept their accumulated savings Into
shawls, aprons and their outer skirts held
In the form of an apron and got through
the crowd as best they could.
Payment of depositors was made up to 6
o'clock tonight. Officers of the bank de
clare It is absolutely sound and can pay
$4,000,00 at an hour's notice and received
many offers of help today and declined
most of them.
Of the five previous runs on this bank
ona was started by a fight, another by a
fire, a third by a rumor In the Bryan cam
paign that silver dollars were to be cut In
half, a fourth by the Bnanlsh-American-war
and -fifth toy tat '-Villura. of--nk-ln
Nebraska, '
There was a small run also on a branch
of the State bank In Brooklyn today.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Number of Rural Mall Routes Estab
lished In Iowa and
Nebraska.
(From a Staff Correspondent.) '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. (Special Tele
gramsRural free delivery routes ordered
established February 15: Iowa, Charles
ton, Lee county; area covered, eighteen
square miles; population served, 272. Cro
ton, Lee County, route No. 1; area cov
ered, twenty square miles; population
Berved, 424. Donnellson, I-e county, ad
ditional; area covered, twenty square
miles; population served, 4u0. H'illsboro.
Henry county, additional; area covered,
twelve square miles; population served,
26. Keokuk, Lee county, additional; area
covered, fifteen square miles; population
served, 580. Mount Hanjlll, Lee county, ad
ditional; area covered, eighteen square
miles; population served, 240. West Point,
Leo county, additional; area covered,
forty-two square miles; population served,
824. Weaver, Lee county, additional route;
area covered, twelve square miles; popu
lation, 3L"0. Nebraska. Royal, Antelope
county; area coven d, forty square miles;
population served, 400.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa, Aredale,
Butler county, M. H. Bailey, vice John
McCaullff, resigned; Kesley, Butler county,
G. C. Margrets, vice John Bode, removed.
Nebraska, Dunbar, Otoe county, Albert Ij.
Boyd, vice 11. J Cooper, resigned; Miners
ville, Otoe county, Noah W. Morrow, vice
A. Markley, resigned; Panama, Lancaster
county, Robert H. Purntll, vice H. E.
Moore, resigned. South Dakota, Silver City,
Pennington county, Henry L. Pitts, vice
Charles J. Celp, resigned.
RIPLEY WITHDRAWS REQUEST
President of Santa Fe Does Mot Now
Desire a Rehearing: of Col
orado Rebate Case,
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. President E. P.
Ripley of the Santa Fe railway has with
drawn his request for a rehearing before
tho Interstate Commerce commission in
the Colorado Fuei and Iron company re
bate case. His reasons for this action
are given by him in the following telegram
sent to the chairman of the commission:
Since requesting a rehearing in the mat
ter of the Investigation of New Mexico
coal rateB I have been furnished with notei
of evidence already taken and find that
there is no testimony to support the criti
cism of the press that have concerned me
personally, and that while there may have
been technical violations of the law, yet
Inasmuch as I know them to have been
unintentional and that they resulted In
Injury to no shipper and In view of the
fact that the entire matter Is the subject
of a pending civil action which will be
heard before a federal court, I beg to with
draw such request.
WILL KEEP RAILROADS OUT
Transportation Lines Will Not Ea Admitted
to National Lira Stock Association.
GENERAL COMMITTEE TO REPORT FRIDAY
Papers Read Daring the Afternoon
on the Different Phasrs of the
Industry and Its Relation
to Other Lines.
DENVER. Jan. 11 Tho reorganization
plan of President Frank J. Hagenbarth by
which the National Live Stock association
was to bo remodeled and Its control vested
In a board composed of representatives of
the trades and Interests allied to the rais
ing of live stock, has been torn to pieces
as far as the railroads are concerned.
For two days an txecutive committee com
posed of three representatives of each in
dustry has been working on the proposed
reorganization and It will require at least
one more day to finish its work. No r.port
will be made to the convention before Fri
day morning.
Before It was definitely concluded to pre
vent the railroads from acquiring member
ship In the association a bitter fight was
waged In the committee room. The Texas
and Colorado cattle men became so wrought
up over the possibility of the railroads hav
ing a voice In the management of the Live
Stock association that they announced their
Intention to withdraw from the association
If the measure was carried. Other western
organizations gave evidence of a desire to
take similar action, and the adoption of
the plan to admit the railroads would prob
ably have resulted In the disruption of the
National Live Stock association.
There was a lively debate over the pack
ers, but it was finally decldud to permit
them to herd with the electand they will
be admitted into the association. All the
other branches of the live stock industry
will also be allowed to havo representatives
In the organization. Only the railroads re
main outside.
The roads are at a disadvantage as far
as a hearing is concerned. They have no
repres ntatlon in the convention and are un
able to make reply when speeches attack
ing them are made. Their cause has been
upheld before the various committees by
men who believe that they should be ad
mitted, but they are not trained traffic offi
cials. The general committee ' today compiled a
new set of bylaws for the control of the
organization which are to be printed to
night, considered anew by the committee
tomorrow morning, referred to the various
organizations tomorrow afternoon, consid
ered again by the committee, and finally
presented to tho convention for action on
Friday morning.
The Commission Merchant.
At the first session of the convention
today Frank Cooper of Kansas City read a
paper on "The Commission Merchant and
His Relation to the Live Stock Business."
A brief discussion followed the reading
of Mr. Cooper's paper. It was led by B. J.
Rothwell of Wyoming, who took strong ex-eeprton-to-Tr
Btatement trradd hy Mrv Cooper
to the effect that the struggle for life In
the business world no longer existed. He
characterized the talk of Mr. Cooper as
"buncombe" and asserted that there were
no men in the world who fought so deter
minedly for business as the commission
men, whom Mr. Cooper represented.
Mr. Bell of Laramie, Wyo., spoke, strongly
urging the cattlemen to stand together
against the railroads, which he said did not
treat the cattlemen with sufficient con
slderation.
Frank Benton of Colorado read a paper
describing live stock conditions In the past
as compared with those of the present. His
remarks were filled with humorous hits at
the cattle business and kept the convention
In continuous laughter. Mr. Benton de
plored the low prices for beef that prevnll
at the present time, but declared that the
chief cause of the situation was the poor
quality of the beef sent to market. He ad
vocated the keeping of smaller herds and
the maintenance of a higher standard In
the quality of cattle shipped.
"Governmental Regulation of Interstate
Transportation," was the subject of an ex
haustive address by 8. H. Cowan of Fort
Worth, Tex. He prefaced his address proper
by saying that the stockmen were con
tinually reminded that they should live In
harmony with those with whom they did
business and particularly with the rail
roads. The roads in Texas, he nsserted,
had increased their rates on cattle within
the last two years by from 20 to 30 per
cent. During that period, he said, the
prices for cattle had gone up but 10 per
cent. There was small chance for har
mony, he thought, under such circum
stances, unless a few concessions were
made by those on the other side of the
question.
Tho existing Interstate commerce law had
been of great value, he declared, and he
was opposed to the enactment of a new
statute which might possibly destroy the
benefits derived from the present law, with
out compensating benefits. The speaker In
sisted that the present law was adequate
when some of its Imperfections had been
eradicated, and he proceeded to point out
some of its defects, among the chief of
which he cited the wording of the "long and
short haul" clause, and he suggested altera
tions which would make It more effective
than at present. ,
The claim frequently made by the rail
roads that the law would tend to make
freight rates unprofitable to them, he de
clared to be unfounded. He urged that In
all cases the orders of the Interstate Com
merce commission should be binding and
not be set aside unless it could be shown
that they were in conflict with other laws.
The vital defect with the interstate com
merce law, he declared, was that the com
missioners lucked the power to enforce
their process. He favored speedy action
by congress empowering tho commissioners
to make their orders binding upon the rail
roads and upon the shippers.
At the conclusion of Mr. Cowan's address
the convention adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when It Is expected that the com
mittee on general organization will report
to tho convention.
of circulation, by
the bulk of the
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Kalrt. Continued t old Thursdav. Fri
day Falrt Warmer In West Portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterda
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K n. m ft I p. m
a. m II 2 p. m
7 a. n T 3 r. m
H a. m 4 p. m
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BURKETT EXPECTS TO RETURN
Intends to itart for ebroka l.nst
of This Week or First
of et.
(From f. Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. ll.-tSpedaJ Tele
gram. ) Congressman Hurkett stated today
that he returned to Washington at this
time for the purpose of assisting the sub
committee of the appropriations committee
prepare the District of Columbia bill in
which he had taken great Interest ever
since he has been on the appropriation com
mittee. He said that the bill would prob
ably Im? completed by Friday evening. In
which event lie would return to Nebraska
und be present when the successor to Sen
ator Dietrich was elected.
The bill Introduced by Mr. Hurkett, giv
ing a pension of $40 per month to the
.widow of the late Colonel Victor Vlfqualn of
the Third Nebraska, who succeeded to the
command of that regiment after the resig
nation of Colonel W. J. Bryan, passed the
pension committee today. Colonel Vlf
qualn fought with great gallantry through
out the civil war.
Congressman McCarthy, who Introduced
the bill In the first session of the Fifty
eighth congreas, authorizing the secretary
of the Interior to permit qunllfled Indians,
capable of taking care of their own affairs,
to take out patents to their lands, has the
satisfaction of having that feature of bis
bill Incorporated In the Indian appropria
tion bill and which will becomo a law. The
amendment to the Indian bill provides that
all udult Indians who are capable of at
tending to their own business can take out
a patent. While the secretary of the In
terior Is given authority to Issue these pat
ents the right of the Indians to receive the
same will largely rest with the agents and
bonded school superintendents of the
agencies affected.
Today Congressman McCarthy recom
mended the appointment of the following
principal and alternates to West Point:
William Vogt, Pender, principal; William
Dobson, Cedar Rapids, and Gideon Braum,
Wayne, alternates. These young gentle
men took the competitive examination
Jnnuary 3.
George C. Hazlett, formerly of O'Neill
and Omaha, was today recommended by
Senators Dietrich and Millard for United
States marshal for Alaska.
At the Instance of Senator Millard, Major
Moses G. Zalinskl quartermaster's depart
ment, has been detailed for special duty In
the reconstruction of Fort Omaha for signal
corps purposes.
Representative McCarthy recommended
the appointment of Miss Mary Wyatt Baker
as postmaster at Boone, Neb., vice Mrs.
'Sarah. Tracey, resigned.
F. H. Newell, chief of the reclamation
service of the Geological survey, today gave
out a statement regarding reclamation pro
jects which have been approved, the acre
age of each, the total cost and the average
cost per acre and also stating the amounts
available under the reclamation act of June
30, 1904. Projects have been examined and
approved and work Is about to commence
In twelve states and one territory New
Mexico. Projects thus far examined con
template the reclamation of 1,131,000 acres
at an aggregate cost of $31,395,000, an aver
age cost per acre of $27. In Nebraska there
Is the North Platte project, which will re
claim 100,000 acres at an aggregate cost of
$3,500,000, or $35 per acre 'n South Dakota
Is the Bello Fourche proj. t, which will re
claim 60,000 acres at a cost of $1,920,0110, or
$32 per acre. In Wyoming the Shoshone
project, purposing to reclaim 100.000 acres
at a cost of $4,000,000. or $25 per acre. Funds
available for these various projects are
now in the treasury from the salo of public
lands as follows: Nebraska. $177,973; South
Dakota, $742,780; Wyoming. $875,253.
The bill Introduced by Senator Gnmble
to extend the time for construction of the
bridge across the Missouri at Yankton till
March 9, 190S, passed the senate today.
DUKE TO INSANE HOSPITAL
Relatives Will Seek to Have Marriage
Set Aside nnd Will Ilrliisr
Criminal Charlie.
NEW YORK, Jan. ll.-Brodlo L. Duke
was yesterday transferred to tho Insane
asylum at Amltyvllle, L. I., from the San
ford Hall sanitarium at Flushing. Tho
Duke family. It was learned today, will not
only seek to have the marriage of their
kinsman to Miss Webb annulled, but will
bring criminal charges against certain per
sons, who will be charged with a conspir
acy to bring about his marriage.
The first action looking towards the re
lease of Duke was taken today by Lawyer
Champes Andrews, who obtained from
Justice Gaynor of the supreme court In
Brooklyn a writ of habeas corpus, calling
upon the superintendent of the San ford
Hall sanitarium to produce Duke In court
on Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
On the other hand Lawyer Cornelius J.
Sullivan, counsel for the Duke family, this
afternoon appeared before Judge Grecn
baum of the supreme court and obtained
an order directing Duke and his relatives
to show causa why a commission should
not be appointed to take charge of tho
person and property of Brodie L. Duke. The
order I made returnable In tho supremo
court on January 20.
Mr. Sullivan also obtained from Judge
Greenbaum an order restraining Richard
8. Kaufmann of 42 Broadway from dispos
ing of two promissory notes aggregating
$16,800, which Duke issued and gave Kauf
mann to discount In the course of transac
tions for the purchase of tobacco lands in
Texas, on behalf of Mrs. Duke.
The habeas corpus were begun at the In
stance of W. G. Prnmham of Durham, N.
C, who was up to the time of Mr. Duke's
commitment, his private secretary.
Movements of Oeean Vessels Jan. 11.
At New York Arrived: Georgic, from
Liverpool; Amsterdam, from Rotterdam;
Majestic, from IJverpool. Sailed: Teu
tonic, for Liveriiool; St Htendmn, for Rot
terdam: I'rllllCKHln Vlei,,n, at
Thor.-.RS.
At H logo Arrived: Soleua, from Glas
gow. At Antwerp-Arrived: Rhynland. from
Philadelphia.
At Liverpool Sailed: Arable, for New
York; Frle.iland, for Philadelphia.
At Dover Arrived: Patricia, from New
York.
At IJverpool At rlvrd: Cnrnlshmnn, from
Portland.
At Glasgow Arrived: Ethiopia, from
Nw York.
At Naples Balled: Piiiu Oskar, from
New York,
BDRKETT ON RECORD
lays Ea Unqualifiedly Bnpporta Praiidant'.
Plan far Railroad Reforna,
HOUSE FORCES THE CANIIDATE'S HANI
Fassas Resolution Rsqaeitinf Him ta
Appaar and Go oa Racord.
CONGRESSMEN ASKED TO FALL IN LINE
Bursa Opeas Up tba First Real Skirmish af
tha leiaiou.
RESOLUTION AIMED AT POSTMASTER SIZER
Department Aaked to Inrrsllavate nit
Political Activity, but Repre
srntatlve Rura-ess Comes
to Ills Hesroe.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 11. (Special Tela
gram.) Congressman Elmer J. Burkett
declares If elected I.'nlted States senator
he will unqualifiedly support President
Roosevelt's proposed railroad reform legis
lation. Mr. Hurkett conveyed this Infor
mation to SH'aker Rouse In a telegram
from Washington received by the speeJter
this evening.
The message came In response to a de
mand from the house today that Mr.
Hurkett express his views upon this propo
sition before Uie legislature took up tha
matter of tho dcctlon to fill ths place of
Senator DletrWh. The subject was brought
before the house In a resolution Introduced
by Meradlth of York, demanding that
Congressman Burkett be "Invited" to ex
prss his views to the house of represen
tatives on or before January 17, the day
set for the balloting for senator. Tho
resolution was adopted by a unanimous
vote ut the morning session and Mr. Bur
kett was advised of tho action by tele
graph, although Speakrr Rouso says tha
formal communication will be sent by reg
istered letter.
"Have you heard from Mr. Burkett as
to the action of the house?" was asked
Speaker Rouse by a Bee correspondent at
9:15 tonight, as ho was chatting In his
room at the Lindell hotel with Senator
Cady and Representative Douglas.
"N. 1 huve not," he replied. "No word
has come from Washington."
The speaker, however, had been opposed
to giving out the Information before it
whs formally and ofilcially submitted to
the house. This afternoon he said lis
would not consider himself at liberty to
give the Information to the press until ha
had delivered It to the house.
The telegiam came to Mr. Rouse at
about 6 or 6:30 this evening, whilo he was
eating dinner at the Lindell, and some
time prior to this other parties were in
formed by, wire from Washington of tho
sending of the message to Rouse, so tha
matter was somewhat aired even before
the speakers' message came.
Two Views. of Mtaatlosu...
Mr. Burketl's frlonds are suylng this
statement Is Just what was to be expected
as Mr. Burkett has been In sympathy with
the president's doctrine us announced la
his messuge all tha time. The Burkett
men likiwlse assert that this will put a
quietus to the opposition to Burkett for
senator. On the contrary, howevor, his
enemies declare that when Mr. Burkett
comes to face the house In giving his
pledge by verbal expression he ' will bo
piled with questions that may causa em
barrassment The first real animation since tho speaker
ship contest, which In reality was off hand
before the legislature convened, waa In
fused In the house proceedings this mornlns;
by the Introduction of three resolutions,
one commending the anti-railroad legisla
tion proposed by President Roosevelt, an
other urging Congressman Burkett to ap
pear before the house, prior to his election
to the United States senate and say
whether or not he would support ths presi
dent, and a third proposing the condemna
tion of Eil R. Slzer, postmaster of Lincoln,
for "pernicious activity" In the speaker
ship contest and recommending that Slzer
be made the subject of Investigation by tha
federf l postal authorities.
The first two resolutions were adopted by
a unanimous vote, but this third, the one
relating to Sizer, was laid on the table bjr
an aye and nay vote of 69 to 21.
Speaker Rouse said Mr. Burkett had been
Informed by wire by "outside parties" or
the action of the house and an answer waa
expected immediately. He also said Mr.
Burkett would be formally informed in m
registered letter.
Feeling; Has Been firovrlns;.
For days, prior even to tho convening of
the legislature, a quiet but persistent move
ment has been on foot demanding of Bur
kett, endorsed as the successor of Senator
Dietrich, that he commit himself as to tha
approval or disapproval of tb. president's
avowed policy of reform railroad legisla
tion, and the resolution today Is the out
come of this agitation. Mr. Burkett waa In
Lincoln after the legislature convened for
several days, but left for Washington with
out satisfying those anxious for a definite
statement upon this point. The feeling was
and Is that If Mr. Burkett Is to receive tha
support of the legislature for the United
States senate the legislature must first
know from the Hps of Mr. Burkett precisely
what he proposes to do on the president's
policy. The state of Nebraska is partic
ularly In hearty accord with tho president
and the majority of the members of the
legislature feel that they should not send a
man to the I'uited States senste who will
not carry out their wlwhes and the will of
the people who elected them.
In order to reassure Mr. Burkett of tha
declared policy of the republican legislature
of Nebraska aa the representatives of tha
state of the pledged support of the presi
dent, and to allow no room for misconcep
tion In his mind, the resolution reaffirming
the state's endorsement of the president's
avowed policy was passed.
Harness to the Rescue.
The resolution "Inviting" Burkett to state
his views to the house was Introduced by
Meradlth of York and Immediately sec
onded In a v'gorous npeech by Perry of
Furnas. The resolution reaffirming support
to the president was submitted by Rich
ardson of Madison, and the one condemn
ing Slzer came from the hands of Burns
of Ijir.caster.
The Slzer resolution had been rjrawn up
for several days, but had bean kept a
secret from filler's warmest friend and
Immediately precipitated a furor. Tha wen
who had been closely Id.rillfled with tha'
filzer-Cnlon Pacific-Northwestern maohlno
In the speakership contest knew something
was In the air, but the nature t the somee
thing lhy could not C"mprhend.
When the Burns resolution was read.
Burgess of Lancaster, the man vhoaen as
chairman of the lat republican stats com
miiue, aa Quick as a Cash aro from, felg
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