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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1905 TEN PAOES.
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STOCKMEN IX A ROW
Delay la Eeport on Plan of Reorganization
Causes Parliamentary Tangle.
CHARGES AGAINST MR. HAGENBARTH
Delegates Allege that He Takes Too Unci
Interest in Committees' Work.
HE DEFENDS HIMSELF UPON THE FLOOR
Uses Foroible Language and Challenges
His Detractors to Tight.
COMMITTEE ORDERED TO REPORT
la Second Session There Is a Farther
Kraifle in4 Time for Report I
Extended t'ntll Thla
Morulas.
DKNVKR, Jan. 12, "The man who has
Imputed motive of dishonor to your presi
dent Is a llur, an. absolute and unqualified
llur, and the chair la able to substantiate
It physically or otherwise."
Thin was tha declaration of President
Frank J. Hugenbarth of the National Live
Ht.ick association in a speech made this
afternoon to the organization.
Ills words alluded to alleged statements
that he had been over-tenlous in his efforts
to obtain for the railroads representations
In the governing body of the live stock as
sociation. With the morning session of the associa
tion some sharp criticisms of the presi
dent were made by a number of delegates,
who declared that he was paying too much
attention to the committee meeting In
which the plan of reorganization was being
considered and too little to the meetings
of the convention. At the afternoon ses
sion the president appeared In person to
reply to his critics. He declared In the
commencement of his remarks that he had
been Insulted by delegates, who had Im
pugned his motives, and that he wished to
take a few minutes on a question of per
sonal privilege. He denied that he had
been actuated by any Idea but the good of
the association, that he had no personal in
terest in the admission of any group of
men Into the membership of the live stock
association, and then made the declaration
given above. "Go on with the business of
the convention," said F. J. Buthwell of
Wyoming, "and don't challenge us to mor
tal combat. We have Just as much, sand
a8 the chair."
"If you say that your president is out of
order " said President Hagenbarth.
"Yes, we think he is," replied a quiet
voice from among the delegates.
"Am I considered out of, order?" asked
the president,
"You arc," said the man with the quiet
voice.
There were cries of "Go on!" from rarl
ous parts of the house, but President Ha
genbarth concluded his nddress by the
statement that he conceded that he had
been out of order.
The ftssociuflon tonight is deep tn a par
liamentary mire and there la no telling in
Just "Which direction It will emerge. The
friends of the reorganization plan, after a
hard fight, were successful in standing off
until 9:30 tomorrow morning an order from
the convention directing the reorganization ,
committee to report at once. It Is barely
possiDie tnat tne mends ot the measure
may vote it through, but its passage, from
all appearances, will result in the disrup
tion of the organization, as great numbers
of the western men have declared that they
will withdraw if the railroads are admitted
to membership.
Paper by a Railroad Man.
A paper by W. P. Riddle, general traffic,
manager of the Santa Fee system on "The
Relation of the Live Stock Shipper to j
Transportation" was the opening feature of
tho convention of the National Live Stock
association today. Mr. Riddle was not pres
ent, but his paper lost nothing In the man
ner in which it was read by Secretary C.
J. Gavin of the association.
Mr. Kiddle's declaration that the griev
ances of live stock men against the rail
roads were largely imaginary and that it
the shipper would confer personally with a
responsible officer of the railroad a satis
factory adjustment would swiftly ensue
was received with applause.
He claimed that many of the' stockmen
did not fully appreciate the difficulties with
which the railroad men are compelled to
contend. The stockmen were not all-knowing
any more than the railroad men were
all-powerful. He suggested that when a
grievance existed the shipper correspond
directly with a responsible officer of the
road and an investigation would be started.
Anthor's Sincerity Questioned.
8. H. Cowan declared that Mr. Klddle'a
statements on paper did not exactly corre
spond with his evidence before the Inter
state Commerce commission, where he de
clared himself in favor of raising the rates
on cattle. Other traffic managers, he said,
bad taken the same attitude aa Mr. Riddle.
Mr. Butler of Idaho ridiculed the asser
tions of Mr. Riddle that the railroads would
glvu prompt redress on the presentation of
grievances. The great complaint of the
stockmen, he said, was delay in transpor
tation and no satisfaction had been re
ceived "after hundreds of complaints." His
declaration was greeted with loud cheers j
and cries of "That's so." the vilayet ot Acmanopie and also orders
" In order to test the sincerity of the rail- ! Inspector General Hllmi Pasha to see that
roads," said Mr. Butler, "I wlBh to submit the amnesty granted to Macedonian Bul
thls resolution." It was to tho effect that , garlans is respected and that acts of In
all western roads be asked to change their i Justice are stopped.
rules so thut trains carrying only dead '
freight should give the right of way to all
trains of the same class carrying only live
stock.
The rules of the association provide that
all resolutions go to tho committee on
resolutions, and lively debate followed on
a motion to have Mr. Butler's resolution
considered by the convention. Vice Presi
dent Jastrjw ruled It down and out, ex
plaining tliut it would come before the
convention later.
Reorsraaisatloa Plaa Comes I p.
S. U. Delatour of Nebraska said that the
1 Ian of reorganization had been under con
sideration tor three days. The stockmen
had heard nothing of it, and he wanted
the thing brought Into the convention and
settled. There seemed to be a desire, he
said, to postpone consideration of the re
urbanization P'an until the stockmen went
home, lis demanded action, and he wanted
l hat action to be suddenly taken.
Vice President Jesse Smith of ths Wool
Growers' association explained' that ths
committee would report us soon as possible.
Mr. Cowan declurej that everybody knew
the committee would not report In .favor
of the reorganization pluu and the report
would not be adopted If it wus In favor
of li. He said the whole thing could be
settled in thirty minutes If the convention
tCoutUiucd on Second Pugs.)
KING CALLS FOR PARLIAMENT
Proclamation In Issned Cenveklna;
British lawmakers to A
irmlilt February 14.
LOXliO.V, Jan. 12. King Edward, at to
day's meeting of the rrlvy council, signed a
proclamation convening Parliament for
February H. The session will be- opened
lie king personally with full st.ite cere-
The unusual lateness of the date
le reopening Is Interpreted to mean
. the government does not propose to
nny
ens
redistribution Mil, but to give
bill, which Tremler Balfour had
r
ly promised the first place In Its
Ive program. Ilecent speeches of
i confirm the belief In an early
on of Parliament, and It seems
it unless previously defeated, pos
ough the Intentional absentation
Thamberlnlnftes. the government
a ft pretext for voluntarily dissolv
e
rr '
di.
Ilk
sll.l
of
will
ing Parliament toward the end of March
and hand over to the opposition the seem
ingly thankless tak of formulating the
budget.
DEMAMM OF OF.RMAV OAI, IMIXF.nS
Xm Scale Submitted with lltlmatntn
CallliiK for a Mrlke Tuesday.
BERLIN. Jan. 1?. Representatives of the
mlner.V unions, in a conference today at
Essen, formulated the following demands:
For in5 a nine-hour day, Including time
for entering ami leaving the mines; for VJ 6.
eight and a half hours.
The oreitlon of committees of operatives
to represent their Interests.
The sale of coal to miners at the cost of
production
These demands will be handed tomorrow
to the mino owners' organization at Dort
mund, with a request for nn answer by
noon on January 16, otherwise a gi neral
strike will commenre on January 17.
Meanwhile the strike Is spreading rapidly.
Somo companies are posting notices of the
discharge of operatives unless they resume
work within three days, and miners living
In company houses will be turned out of
them on February 1.
XORTIl SEA COI'HT's) PROCEEDINGS
French Will Re OIHclal I.nmrunae and
Rrltlsh Testimony Comes First.
PARIS. Jan. 12. The text of the procedure
of the international commission to Inquire
Into tho North sea incident was given out
today. It regulates the hearing of witnesses
and various other details. The most Im
portant points are as follows:
The official language of the commission
will be French.
Witnesses testifying In other languages
will have their testimony translated into
French.
The commission will deliberate In secret
and will hear the witnesses in public.
The British claims will be Hist presented
and the Russian reply will follow.
Counsel for both sides will present final
arguments
The commissioners will deliberate in
secret upon their final report.
The closing session, when the commission
will publish the result of the Investigation,
will be public.
STIDKXTS BET THF.lIt MOXEY BACK.
Chinese Immlgranti Go to School to
Avoid Head Tax.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 12. A scheme has
been discovered whereby many Chinese of
Victoria have been evading the head tax
now $500, formerly $100 which Is placed on
incoming Chinese.
The act states that a Chinese student
shall be admitted free.
Many young Chinese have attended the
city schools after arrival and after re-
malning a year at the schools have been
glven a certificate to that effect. The Chi-
nese have leen erablcd to secure a refund
of the head tax on presenting these certifi
cates. RUSSIA MINISTERS ARE III SY
Question of Press I.awa la Receiving
Their Attention.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 12. The com
mitte of ministers resumed their considera
tion nf tho nrMU Inw. tnifnv (, i nf tha
tnj areu( dPoldeJ tlie unlficatlon of
the laws in order to make them applicable
alike to provincial and metropolitan papers.
It Is understood that the committee decided
to consider the question of the responsibil
ity of ministers before the court, ministers
now being responsible for their acta only
to the emperor.
Ministry May Resign.
PARIS, Jan. 12. Consideration is being
given in the highest quarters to the event
uality of the retirement of the cabinet as
the result of the election of M. Doumer as
president of the Chamber of Deputies. It
Is expected that M. Mlllerand or M. Rouvler
will form a cabinet In the event of the re
tirement of the present ministry.
M. Doumer assumed the presidency of the
chamber this afternoon amid disorder
which threatened to precipitate a crisis.
America Postpones Russian Treaty.
ST. PETERSRl'RO, Jan. 12. Russia has
been Informally notified by the United
States government that owing to the lim
ited time at the disposal of the short ses
sion of the American congress further ne
gotiations on the subject of the proposed
Russian-American arbitration treaty will
be postponed. Only those treaties which
are of uniform model can be laid before
the senate this session.
Authorises Refusers to Go Home.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12.-An lrada
which doubtless will be helpful In tranqull
Izing Macedonia authorizes the return of
3.003 Bulgarian refugees to their homes in
Flection In Ecuador.
GUAYQUIL, Ecuador, Jan. Is. The elec
tions, which have been marked by riotous
proceedings, ended yesterday. Lizardo
Garcia was elected president of Ecuador
and will assume the presidency on August
10.
Mme. F.iulljr de LaisowsLI-Gerard.
VIENNA, Jan. 12. Mme. Emily De Las-sowskl-Gerard,
novelist and literary critic.
I is dead, aged M years. Her husband,
Chevalier Mleclslas de Iaszowski, who was
a lieutenant general In the Austrian army,
died five weeks ago.
Labor Troubles ot Settled.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 12 The grley
ances of the St. Petersburg workmen have
not been settled. It develops that a priest
named Agathon is really at the head of
the movement. '
Bibles Will Be Returned.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12.-The Inter
vention of the American legation has been
successful and the Bibles dieted at Ma
neesa and Trebisend have been restored to
the American Bible society's agents.
Submarines Hrarb Russia.
LI DAI'. Jan. 12. Four submarine boats
have ai rived here from the I'nlted States.
They will be scut to YUJlvoalok by rail.
MORTON ON FREIGHT RATES
Secretary of the NaT Writes Impressions
Ooacerniig Traffio Management,
FAVORS FEDERAL CONTROL OF RAILROADS
He Would I.enlle Pool Inc. I nlB.cn
tion of Ownership and Punish the
tilt Ins or Accepting; of
Rebates.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12,-Paul Morton,
secretary of the navy and formerly vice
president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Ke company. Is the author of an article on
the railway rate question which will be
published In the Outlook tomorrow. He at
the outset expressly disclaims writing as a
representative of President Roosevelt's ad
ministration and aayj he speaks merely as
one with a somewhat extensive experience
pertinent to an Important subject.
The secretary In the article says there
are very few complaints against railroad
rates per se In the I'nlted States, the chief
trouble being with the "relation of rates aa
between markets."
He says there are as many rates that are
too low as there are rates which a court
Would decide to be too high, and that either
class of rates may be equally disastrous to
communities. He expresses the opinion that
federal supervision of railroads is neces
sary, but adds that regulation and protec
tion should go together.
One of Three Evils.
He says that one of the three things fol
lowing is sure to take place In tke conduct
of our rallwa s:
First Legalization of pools, the rest of
the railroads to make enfotclble contracts
between themselves as to a division or
earnings, so that they can resist the temp
tations of big shippers and be assured a
fair share of the business moving at stable
rates, which shall apply alike to all pa
trons. Second Tho further unification of owner
ship, thereby delivering in time the entire
railway ownership of the country In tho
hands of a few individuals of one syndi
cate. Third Government ownership, the worst
of the three "evils," If such they may be
called.
In the opinion of Mr. Morton government
ownership of our railroads would be the
beginning of industrial and political chaos.
Ho rather favors the first proposition,
with adequate provision to assure rates
being reasonable.
Pending; . I.eaislatlon.
As to pending legislation Mr. Morton
favors the continuance of the Interstate
Commerce commission In substantially Its
present form, saying:
Let It go on making Investigations and
findings, if it tlnds a rate is unreasonable
(either too high or too low, everything
else being considered) let It order such
rates as It deems reasonable and if the
railroads do not make them effective In
thirty days, then the entire matter to be
referred to a central court of transporta
tion, of say three to rive members, to be
created to especially consider and expedite
all questions of Interstate commerce so
far as tho transportation of the country
Is concerned, It being understood that this
central court shall have power to adjudi
cate in all such cases except those involv
ing constitutional questions and the find
ings of this court In interstate matters to
be final.
I would urge severe punishments for
railroads or steamboat lines engaged in
interstate commerce which by any device
paid rebntes, commissions or in any way
afTorded preferential rates an the punish
ment should be just as severe to shippers
or commission agents seeking or receiving
them. I would permit the railroads tn rtl-
Id
tnetr earnings or tonnage among them-
selves, tiling all such agreements with the
Interstate Commerce commission for its
information, and I would make these con
tracts enforclble as between the railroad.-?.
I would do this as an assurance to the
small shippers securing the lowest rate
and as a protection to the transportation
agents against the vast tonnage and con
sequent temptation offered by the big shlp
I ers which so frequently have been used
to secure inside rate. If these contracts
were Illegal or against public policy or
unreasonably In restraint of trade, then
let them be reviewed by the same court
of commerce.
Federal Control of Railroads.
I would favor, even If It were necessary
to have a constitutional amendment to
accomplish It, the declaration that all
transportation by rail was hereafter to
be considered interstate commerce and sub
ject only to federal supervision, thereby
relieving the states of tills prerogative and
establishing one central regulation depart
ment, the federal power.
I would make it impossible for others
than those directly Interested as shippers
or commercial bodies to bring suits for
uctlon under the Interstate commerce act.
1 would favor an agitation and shaping
of public opinion that would not tolerate
such a thing as a preferential rate and
would make It equally dlaugreeable to
grant or receive It. The president's mes
sage on this subject meets the views of nil
good citizens, whether engaged in ruilroud
Ing or shipping.
OPPOSED TO GREATER POWER
Railroad President Would Xot Per
in It Commission to Fix Rates.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-6amuel Spen
cer, president of the Southern railway and
authorized to voice the sentiment of the,
New York Central, Erie, Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul, Northern Pacific, Illinois
Central. Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern, and other railroad companies, spoke
vigorously today before the house commit
tee on Interstate and foreign commerce
against the Cooper-Quarles bill, or any
proposition to authorize the Interstate
Commerce commission to fix railroad rates.
Mr. Spencer Is the first direct and official
representative of the railways to be heard
by the committee, and his testimony is
regarded as the keynote of the opposi
tion to rate fixing by the government.
Mr. Spencer stated at the outset that it
was not his purpose to discuss the subject
in its entirety. There were, however, a
number of Important points which he
wished to emphasize.
"There U no difference of opinion," con
tinued Mr. Spencer, "between the railroads
of the country, congress and the president
on the subject that rebates are wrong. We
agree with the language of the president
that the highways of transportation must
be kept open to all upon equal terms On
that basis the railroad companies are ready
and anxious to aid and co-operate. But I
do not think any additional legislation la
ucccrsary In order to proceed against that
particular class of abuses. If such legisla
tion does appear to congress to be necee-
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
The Bee ran 1,009 inches of "foreign" display
advertising the week ending January 8. The
other Omaha dailies together, ran 1,260 inches.
I wonder why?
BLAIR'S INSURANCE POLICY
Investigation Inte St. I.oals Attor
ney's Mode of Living- t'nder In.
vesllgatlon t Jiew York.
I
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 The Investiga
tion Into the mode of life of the late James
L. Blair of St. lyou's as a result of the
suit of the Mutual Life Insurance company
to cancel a policy of t300,(K) on his life was
resumed today before Judge F. L. Sco
fleld, the master appointed by the court to
take testimony.
Dr. B. Simons, medical director of the
company, testified that he -examined Blair
after his application for a policy had been
made In January. 1902. He said Blair told
him that he wished to take out such a
large policy both for the protection and as
an Investment. He gathered from Blair's
remarks that he was amply able to pay
for such insurance. Another Insurance
company had refused to accept Blair as a
risk, but subsequently had issued him a
policy.
Dr. Simon said that had he known Blair's
social and financial position at the time he
would not have accepted him.
Continuing his testimony. Dr. Simons
stated that nj insurance company takes
criminals, for the risk la too great.
George E. Tarbell, a vice pfesldent of the
Equitable Life Assurance company, said
his company paid without question the face
of a policy held by a suicide, which was
Issued more than a year before the holder's
death on the ground that the suicide would
not be contemplated one year in advance.
Mere Insolvency, he said, does not make
a bad risk for small amounts.
George A. Preller, audit ir for the Mu
tual Life Insurance company, said he
passed on the Blair policy. The premium
of $1,800.60 on the Blair policy was never
accepted at the New York office. He had
received instructions from Edward J. Short,
the solicitor for the company, not to ac
cept the premium, and in turn so in
structed the St. Louis agent of the com
pany. He did not know at that time
whether the charges against Blair were
true, but he Intended to protect the in
terests of his company. If after an Investi
gation of the case, the witness said, he
had been notified that the company should
Institute suit, and he gave Instructions to
this effect. Adjournment was taken sine
die, subject to the call of the master at
St. Louis.
WOMEN CONTINUE THE RUN
Depositors Stand in Rain and Fog
to Get Cash front
Bank.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Throughout the
freezing rain last night and a chilly fog
early today a score of depositors waited at
the doors of the State bank on Grand
street to head the line when the run on
that bank was resumed today. For two
days the frightened Hebrews of the East
Side have been engaged In a frenzied rush,
for no other apparent reason than that they
saw a rush of depositors to place their
money In the bank. Long before the bank
was opened for business toduj the number
of those waiting to withdraw their deposits
had Increased to 1300, of . whom four-fifths
were women. Apparently 'rt' Is' the women
who are keeping up the run, and In- the
big crush yesterday they predominated.
A detail of policemen was' on duty at
the bank all night and twenty fresh men
were sent there early today.
Cashier A. I. Voorhls said today that the
bank paid out SSo.OOO yesterday and that he
believed the excitable Hebrews would be
gin to "come to their senses today and see
the foolishness of the run, realizing that
the bank is financially strong and will
meet every demand promptly, no matter
how prolonged the rush."
When the doors of the bank opened the
women were admitted first. There was not
nearly as great a crush as yesterday and
the crowd was orderly. About 400 people
were In line. A truck lead of 60,000 silver
dollars was brought to the bank early
today and carried through the crowd to the
vaults. It was announced that- $200,000 In
gold would be brought up from the sub
treasury to be held In readiness If needed.
BAD WRECK CNTHE SANTA FE
Three Men Killed In a Collision Be
tween Passenaer and Freight
Trains.
LAS VEGAS, N. M., Jan. 12. Three per
sons were killed, two fatally Injured and
several others more or less painfully hurt
in a collision today between the east
bound California limited on the Santa Fe
road and a freight train. The accident oc
curred about thirty miles south of Raton
and was due to the failure of the freight
crew to observe orders giving the limited
right-of-way. Several trains were htid up
until mluntght pending the clearing of
wreckage.
Dead:
A. M. COCHRAN, fireman, Melvin, Kan.
GRL'ENEBERO, fireman, Kansas
City.
PIHLIP FRETNENSHEINER, who had
charge of the compartment cur.
Futally injured:
F. G. Boomer, engineer.
P. A. Allison, engineer.
The bodies of the dead were brought to
Las Vegas and placed In the morgue, The
Injured are in the hospital.
PREPARES TO MERGE ROADS
President Zimmerman Votes Majority
of Stock in Favor ot Great
Central Railway System.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 12. Prssldent Eugene
Zimmerman of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad, holding the proxies for
H. H. Holmes & Co. of New York, today
voted a majority of the stock of 'the com
pany at the annual meeting of stock hold
ers in this city in favor of the completion
of the various deals looking to the prac
tical amalgamation of his road with the
Pere Marquette, the Toledo Terminal com
pany and other properties Involved. The
stockholders also voted In favor of the Is
suance of $50,000,000 In bonds for the general
Improvement of tho newly created Great
Central railway system.
CONFER OVER IRRIGATION
Nebraska Senators and Bepresentatifes
DiseuBS Pathfinder Project.
FIRST OF THE CONTRACTS IS AWARDED
Kllpatrlek Brothers Collins of
Beatrice Uwnt of Four Bidders
for Hemovlns: Rock aad
Dla-srlnc Tunnel.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12,-tSpeelal Tele
gram. )-A conference of vast Interest to
Nebraska and Wyoming was held today in
the rooms of reclamation service of the
geological survey, being participated In by
Senator Dietrich, ex-Senator Manderson,
Representative Norrls, McCarthy and
Hitchcock, F. H. Newell, the chief of the
reclamation service; John Field, engineer
In charge of the North Platte Investigation
in Nebraska and Wyoming, and B. A.
Fowler of Arizona. The conference had re
lation to the Pathfinder project, which con
templates the storage of the flood and sur
plus waters of the North Platte river in an
immense reservoir, which will be made
by constructing a high dam In a narrow
canyon of the river about fifty miles above
Casper In Wyoming. The water thus stored
will be allowed to run down the channel of
the stream In the irrigation season and
then diverted to the canals and ditches.
The annual discharge of the river Is ap
proximately 1,500,000 acre feet and the reser
voir will be capable of holding all the sur
plus floods. This reservoir will serve a
double purpose. It will eliminate for all
time the destructive floods of the stream,
and will furnish an abundant and perpetual
water supply for the vast area of land now
desert and almost worthless. The canal sys
tem required for this project will be the
longest In the I'nlted States, the main canal
having a total length of 140 miles and supply
ing lands In two states Wyoming and Ne
braska. The reclamation area has not been
finally ascertained, but present surveys In
dicate a total of 300,000 acres that can be
easily supplied, 160,000 in each state. As
In the case of all government projects, com
plications of prior rights and private own
ership have been encountered, some of
these Interests being exceedingly powerful
and disposed to obstruct the progress of
work. The citizens of both states, almost
without nn exception, are urging the gov
ernment to proceed and it is believed. In
view of the attitude of the public, that
these complications will be removed In a
short time. The lands to be reclaimed are
of great fertility and adapted to a wide va
riety of products. Above the canal line
and extending for many miles In both
slates Is a vast range furnishing grazing
for thousands of cattle.
I.eavltt Claims Prior Rights.
It Is along this Pathfinder project that
II. B. Leavltt asks the government to re
lease to him a large acreage, so that he can
build and operate the enterprise. It was
for the purpose of having the government
officials know where the Nebraska delega
tion stood that the conference between the
gentlemen above named was arranged
General Manderson, In 'speaking Of Mr.
Leavltt, Said that he had been the legal
representative of that gentleman In his ne
gotiations with the government, but If there
came a conflict between the wishes of Mr.
Leavltt and the public he would be with the
public every time, and as the government
represented the larger interests of the sec
tion nothing will be permitted to delay the
work. Private interests, however,1 he said,
should be treated with Justice and fairness
and where a conflict was over the matter
of prior rights, then the decision should be
left with the courts.
Senator Dietrich referred to his deep In
terest In Irrigation work in the west and
stated that one of his first labors In the
United States senate was In behalf of the
Irrigation law. He has kept In close touch
with the government work in the west and
has been especially Interested in the Path
finder project, the completion of which
means so much for the material develop
ment of Nebraska.
Representative Nirrls concurred In the
sentiments expressed by Senator Dietrich
and said that all of the representatives
of Nebraska were deeply Interested In the
government work and would be glad to
encourage and promote It in every way In
their power.
Representative Hitchcock said that while
he did not reside In the arid portion of Ne
braska, he had become deeply Interested
in the Irrigation work of the government.
In his opinion the only attitude for the
government to assume was that every pri
vate project must be subordinated to- the
greater, the paramount good of the na
tional project.
Kebrasknns Get Award.
Today bids were opened for the purpose
of beginning the Pathfinder project, being
four In number: McDonough & Meehan,
engineering contractors; Chicago Construc
tion company, Boise, Idaho; Kllpatrlek
Bros. & Collins. Beatrice, Neb., and
Streeter Lush, Denver, Colo, igipatrink
Bros. A Collins are the lowest bidders and
the board of engineers has recommended
that they be given the contract, which calls
for the following: One thousand cubic
yards solid rock to be cut through, 2,500
cublo yards loose material to be moved,
4M linear feet of tunnel to be constructed!
360 linear feet shafts to be built and 100
cubic yards overhaul. Kllpatrlek Bros &
Collins offer to do this work for $34,292.
John E. Field, engineer In charge of the
Pathfinder project, will shortly leave for
Nebraska to look after the work, making
his home In all probability at Mitchell, In
Scott's Bluff county. He Is enthusiastic
over the enterprise and says that If private
interests do not molest them the govern
ment will push the work of building the
reservoir and canal as rapidly as possible.
Lands for Grastnsr Purposes.
A bill Introduced today by Senator Hans
brough directs the secretary of the interior
In the execution of the reclamation act to
set aside for grazing purposes public lands
convenient to the districts reclaimed by Ir-
(Continued on Ninth Page.)
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Friday and Colder In Fast Por
tion. Saturday Fair and Warmer la
West Portion.
Temperature at Omaha 1'esterdayt
Hour. Ilea. Hour. Ilea.
A a. m 1 1 p. tn . . . . . 1
41 a. m 1 il p. m 2
T a. m 2 ; p, m 4
s a. m rt 4 p. m it
I a. m 4 n p. m 2
lo a. m rt p. m 1
It a. tn 2 T p. m t
lil m t M p. m 't
1 p. m B
Indicates below sero.
SEVENTY-FIVE WILL SIT DOWN
Jackson Inn Banquet to Re Held at
lalnmet on Saturday
F.vrnlntc.
On Saturday evmlng seventy-five of the
unaffrlghtcd democracy of Omaha will sit
down to a banquet which will be served In
the new banquet hull of the Calumet restau
rant. This is the final word as to tho
number of men to be present and the loca
tion for the annual love feast of the
Jacksonlan dub. Falling to secure W. J.
Bryan or Governor Folk or Governor John
son the club had to scratch the big hotels
as to location and with no stars to draw
the gaze and tliiill the rank and tile it
was found necessary to limit the banquet
ers to the number stated. The banquet
hall selected will hold a few more, but not
many. The speaking will be Informal and
will be done by local orators and by men
from out In the state who may accept the
Invitation extended to them. It was stated
at the club last night there will be no set
speeches.
The men who are to attend the banquet
will meet nt the rooms of the Jacksonlan
club and from there will march to the
Calumet at 8:30. It Is promised that the
banquet hall will be appropriately deco
rated and the rfllcrs are hoping that what
the affair lacks In spellbinding and eclat
of luminaries will be made up by the en
joyment that will accompany the Infor
mality of the affair.
JOHN A. CREIGHTON BUYS MINE
Property Adjoins One Already Owued
and Worked by Omaha
Man.
BUTTE. jIont Jan 12. (Special Tele
gram.) The Specular Mining company, the
controlling interest in which Is held by
John A. Creighton of Omaha and the
Largey estate of Butte, bought the Edith
May mine today, paying for It $150,00".
The Edith May was owned by II. J.
Brophy, George H. Casey and one or two
other persons, but Messrs. Brophy and
Casey had the larger part of tho stock.
The former's share of the purchase price
was $75,000 and Mr. Casey's share $55,000.
The mine is located a short distance
north of the Specular and has been de
veloped sufficiently to demonstrate It as
u copper and silver producer. It Is the
Intention of the Specular company to work
It through the Specular shaft. Negotia
tions have been going on for some time,
but it was not until Monday that the deal
wits closed.. -The, money was not paid until
yesterday, when Messrs Brophy and Casey
received checks for the amount.
NORMAN KUHN QUITS BUSINESS
Pioneer DrnRalst Given a Banqnet on
Occasion nf His Leaving
the Store,
A party of former employes and friends
of Norman A. Kuhn, tho druggist, ten
dered him a testimonial dinner at the Calu
met restaurant last evening. Besides the
guest of honor the following sat at tho ta
ble: C R. Sherman, A. R. McConnell, P. B.
Meyers, L. E. Payton, C. D. Beaton, J. 11.
Schmidt, A. C. Adams, Max Becht, H. B.
Graham and J. C Kennard. It is signifi
cant that the first five, once In the employ
of Mr. Kuhn, are now In business for them-
I selves In this city. Mr. Kuhn has Just sold
out his Interests In the drug store at Fif- j ThPV merely canvass the returns of the
j teenth and Douglas streets that he may de- i vote polled at primary elections which are
vote his entire time and attention to mln- j sppt to them by the county clerk, and de
lng and other Interests. He will remain a 1 clare the result. District conventions also
resident of Omaha. Mr. Kuhn has been In ' appoint district committees and perform
business at the above number for twenty- such other acts ns are usually performed at
six years, the store having been established
thirty years ago. Last evening's function
was marked with a few Impromptu talks.
COLDEST WEATHER OF SEASON
glonx City Reports Eleven Degrrea
Below Zero and Lincoln Re
ports Low Temperature.
LINCOLN, Jan. 12. In Lincoln early this
morning the thermometer registered 6 de
grees below zero, and ubout the same tem
perature prevailed over the eastern half
of the state. Reports from several points
in western Nebraska say It Is colder than
that and that there Is suffering on the
I ranges. The heavy snow of yesterday cov
ered the grazing lands and the cattle with
out shelter are In double danger.
SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 12. Today Is the
coldest day of the winter. The mercury
Is 11 degrees below zero.
TOPEKA. Kan., Jan. 12. From the west
ern Kansas ranges come reports of heavy
losses of stock ns a result of the severe
cold. Tonight the weather is regarded as
the coldest of the winter, below zero tem
perature being recorded In numerous coun
ties. CATHOLIC ORDER FORESTERS
Large Attendance Expected
Meeting- to Be Held
Sunday.
at the
The meeting of the Catholic Order of I jrilrmrlcs arc to be held In each election
Foresters to be held Sunday will be at r,r(.clnct In the county nn the second Tues
Creighton university and not nt Creighton ; (lay ln juiy in each year, and a county
hall, as previously announced. A large ' convention In two weeks thereafter, ex
numher of delegates are expected from Ne- j cept n presidential years, when it shall
braska and other states, and speakers of : 0(J helet earlier. Tho primary election! are
national prominence will address the gath- held under substantially the same provl
erlng. It Is fully expected thin will prove . sIc ih as general elections, subject to the
one of the most interesting gatherings of
, the organization ever held In this section of
the country.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Jan. 12.
At New York Arrived: Pomeranian, from
Glasgow; Lombur.lla from Naples. Sailed:
La i ouralne, for Havre; I'rlnz Adelbe rt
for Naples; Italia, for Norfolk.
At Glasgow Arrived: Samaritan, from
B'ston.
At Queentown Sailed: Arabic, for New
York.
At Trieste Sailed: Sluvonla, for New
York.
At Genoa Sailed: C'retlc, for New York;
Ligueriu, for New York.
At Auckland Arrived; Ventura, from
San FranclhiCo.
At yueenstown Arrived : Merlon, from
Philadelphia
At Liverpool Hailed: Sicilian, for Hall
fax. Arrived: luike Multiloba, from St.
Jo! n, N. B.
At Lvudou called; Menominee, for New
101 Jt,
MANY PRIMARY BILLS
McMullin of Gage Has One Whioh Ha
Will Present Today.
DIFFERS MATERIALLY FROM DODGE'S
Provides for Direct Vote for All Exoept
Candidates for State Offices.
C0UNTY CONVENTIONS TO CANVASS VOTE
Bill Embsdies Peatnres of Similar Laws ia
Number of States.
SUBJECT LIKELY ONE OF CONTROVERSY
Some regulation on the Subject Per
tain to Be Knacted at tha
Present Session of the
Ircalnlature.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 1!. (Special Telegram.)
Primary election bills promise to play an
Important part In the affairs of the twenty
ninth Nebraska legislature. Dodge of Doug
las already has Introduced one and Mo
Mnllen of Gage tomorrow will Introduce
the second one In the house. If there ara
to be any "fights" this session, which cer
tainly ate not evident at this time, tha
consensus of opinion Is primary election
legislation will develop them. The steadily
Increasing popular sentiment for primary
elections in the state appears to have crys
tallized In a determination to enact a good
law nt this session which will stand the
test of the constitution and be thoroughly
practicable.
Representative McMullen tias prepared an
elaborate bill which Is Intended to regulate
the nomination of candidates for publlo
offices to be voted for by the electors of tha
state. It Is quite different in some respecta
from any measure ever introduced In a Ne
braska legislature.
In drawing his bill Representative Mo
Mullen took Into consideration prlmvjr
election laws In Pennsylvania (the oldest
of such laws), Indiana, Wisconsin, Minne
sota, Kansas and Iowa, and has endeav
ored to embody the best features from
these several laws. Mr. McMullen began
work on his bill last summer and has
worked steadily on It since. He believes ha
has a measure which will prove practicable
and beneficial.
"I did not know when I brought my bill
to tho legislature that Mr. Dodge had one
to introduce," said Mr. McMullen, "but
there Is no reason why the two measures
cannot be considered together. At any rate
we shall be able to get a primary law out
of the two, I feel sure, which will prove
first-class."
Direct Vote for Candidates.
T'nder the provisions of the McMullen bill
all candidates, except for state, county and
precinct oillcers, are to be elected by dlrVt
vote of the people at primary elections,
which are provided for In the bill. State
officers are to bo nominated by a atate con
vention, which is tojje composed of dele
gates from each county. Delegates to the
county convention are to be elected by
direct vote of the electors at the primary
election. The county conventions have noth
ing to do with nominating county or sny
other officers. They merely select dele
gates to the district and state conventions,
appoint county committees, adopt platform
and so forth. State conventions also norm
nntc presidential electors in presidential
yenrfl, and select four delegates to the na
tional convention. They also propose amend
ments to the constitution, elect state com
mittees nnd perform such other acts as are
customary to such conventions. Counties
nre to be entitled to delegates to state con
ventions according to vole cast at previous
election, substantially ns nt present.
Provision Is made for holding district con.
ventions In the various congressional, Ju
dicial and other districts which are com
prised of more than one county, but such
i inventions
do not nominate canainaies.
j such conventions aside rrom maaing nomi-
Provision Is made for district or
liniii".-. -
county committees to make a canvass of
the votes cast for candidates for district
offices in cases it Is deemed not advisable
to hold district conventions. City officera
are also nominated by direct vote of tha
people nt primary elections.
Township and precinct officers are to be
nominated by convention, committee or
caucus, us the electors may deem best.
All Primaries on Hume Day.
The primary election of all purtleg la to
be held at the same time, but each party
Is to have Its own separate ballot at tha
primary and upon It must appear tha
names of nil candidates who seek a nomi
nation from such party. Each voter can
vote only the ballot of his own party,
upon which nre the names of all persons
seeking a nomination from such party.
Before receiving a ticket the voter must
declare what party ho affiliates with and
what party ha'lot ho desire to cast. Tha
registration and challenging of voters la
substantially ns under the present law. It
challenged, the voter must swear that ha
generally voted for the candidates of tha
party whose ballot he asked for at the
last election, und that he Intends to vote
for such candldutes at the ensuing elec
tion. If he swears falsely he is guilty
of perjury. Strong penalties ore attached
for the violation of the low In any par
ticular. A notable provision is that a
person cannot refuse to testify because he
might incriminate hlir.stlf. but his testi
mony cannot afterward be used against
lilm In a criminal prosecution.
1 provisions of the Australian ballot law.
In order to become a candidate for nomi
nation for any office to be voted on at
! the primaries nny person who is eligible to
j the office which he seeks must cause his
! nomination papers to be filed with tha
, rierk of his county. If a candidal-
for a county office, and with the county
clerk of each county In his district If he
Is a candidate for any district office. Such
nomination paper must be filed not les
than twenty or more than thirty days
prior lo the primaries and must set forth
his tinrne, occupation, residence, the of
fice for which he Is n candidate and the
name of the political party wliue'c nomina
tion lie seeks.
Fees for Candidates.
Each candidate for nomination to a dis
trict office must pay ITS to the district cons-
mtttte, and each candidate for nomination
v