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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871,
CATTLE MEN BOLT
National Lire Btock Atsociatiin Dmdii oi
Admission of Packers.
WILL FORM A NEW ORGANIZATION
It Will Be Composed of Cattle, Horse and
Bwine Growers.
COMMITTEE MAKES TWO REPORTS
Majority FaTers Admission of All Affi.
Interests Except Kailroade.
ROW LASTS NEARLY ALL THE SES
i
Mr. Mackensle t'auaes a Sensation
Snjlns that Outelda Interest O
f"reI to Pay Expenees of
the Organisation.
liliNVER, Jan. 13.-Th National Llvi
Btock association wm rent In twain today
by the adoption of a new constitution,
which admitted the packer to membership
and provided an open door through which
the railroads of the country may at any
time become factors In the control of the
organization.
The cattlemen, horse and swlno growers.
together with representatives of some of i
the Hfttliated industries, refused to agree to
the new constitution, withdrew when they I
considered its adoption probable ami mis
afternoon formed a new organization under
the name of the American Stock Growers'
association, whose aim It will be to wield a
dominant Influence in the interest of the
stock grower.
Roughly speaking, the sheep growers,
commission men and the stock ynrdn Inter
ests remained with the National Live Stock
association, and the actual growers of all
other unlmals for the murket have gone
with the new association.
The cattlemen have from the first strongly
opposed the admlpslon Into their organiza
tion of the packers, and espcclully of the
railroads. They claimed that these two In
fluences would ultimately dominate, the
cattle growing industry of tho country to
the detriment of the Individual gTower, and
they refused to remain In an organization
which Included their representatives among
the members of Its centrnl body.
The defection In the ranks of the asso
ciation came after a long session, In which !
the arguments were at times torrid, and
where the parliamentary fancies were so I
frequent nnd so complex that It was Im
possible to follow them. Many of them
were not followed. Motions would be made,
placed before tho house nnd never voted
upon. At times there would be several m.
tlons before the house at one time, and
they would all drop together by the way.
side when the convention went helter-skelter
after something else. Vice President
Jastro at one time acted as presiding offi
cer and declared out of order a motion to
adjourn.
"Are not motion to adjourn always In
order?" demanded the delegate who had
riade it.
. , "Not -Jtist now they 'ana mt," replied the
vloo preftldenj, who wa anxious to bring
about a vote on the proposed constitution
before allowing the convention to adjourn.
Committee abmlts Two neports.
At the opening of the convention, majority
and minority report were submitted by
the committee that had been appointed
yesterday to consider the plan of re
organisation. The former, which came
from the cattlemen, wa read by 8. It.
Cowan of Texus, and recommended that
only stockmen be admitted to membership
and that all visiting stockmen be allowed
to vote on the plan of reorganliatlon. It
declared against a combination with stock
yard packer or railroads.
The minority report, submitted by E. R.
Oosney of Arizona, was in favor of allow
ing only such delegates to voto a were
member of the National Live Stock as
sociation in gqod standing.
After a wrangle that lasted for hour
and during which the convention wandered
hither and thither, the majority report wa
adc'Ated.
President Hagenbarth of the association
then declared that up to this time the
convention had been of a general character
and not a convention of the member of
the National Live Stock association, who
alone could vote on the adoption of the
propoied plan. of reorganliatlon. The roue,
tcsie of the convention to visiting- stock
men, he declared, were about to cease, and
a session of the convention proper would
be held. An effort wa then made to call
the delegate of the association to order,
but no roll of the member wa at hand
and when one wus brought in it wa In
complete and It required something over
an hour for the first calling of the roll.
Happeataas la Committee Room,
During an Interval of tha roll call Mr.
Mackenal of Colorado discussed the hap
penings In the committee room. lie de
clared that President Hagenbarth had told
him that $40,000 would be necessary to run
tha association. He asked where the 140,000
wa coming from, am) Mr. Hagenbarth
answered him that the cattlemen would
not be asked to put up one cent of the
money, Mr. Mackenzie gave it aa hi
opinion that if outalde parties were putting
up the money they would aim to control
the organisation, and be urged the live
stock men to atand together and to get
congress and the president to come to their
aid when neceraary.
During Mr. Mackenale'a speech President
lUgenoarth ruled him out of order and
ruled that hi time had expired, but other
delegates' gave him their tim and urged
him to continue hi remark.
Mr. Cowan dlacuased the proposed amend
ment at some length. He declared that no
section of It waa germane to any aectlon of
the constitution It proposed to amend. The
government was at this time, he said. In
vestigating the alleged Beef trust, and what
would be the effect on publlo opinion if the
cattlemen formed an alliance with the men
who are being Investigated by tha govern
merit T
"President Roosevelt sent a message
here," said Mr. Cowan, "saying, 'I am with
you.' What la he going to think if we go
to bed with tha very men he la Investi
gating ?"
He closed by declaring that If the plan
organlaation was passed the cattlemen must
withdraw.
Harris Speaks for Ameadnseat.
Former Senator Harris of Kansaa spoke
strongly In favor of the adoption of the
proposed amendment, asserting that the
stockmen would have aa much power In the
u'gantzatlan as anybody and declaring
III it Mr. Cowan and the cattlemen should
r i!'.t-r endeavor to eliminate objectionable
fvuturea In the amendment than talk of a,
cuvalon. Former President John W.
Springer of the association made a passion-
(Continued on Seoond Pag.)
FOSS IS FOR RECIPROCITY
Massachusetts' tntemaa "ay Iro
tertlon Is Sot a Policy, bat
an F.spedleat.
TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 13 Kugene
Foss of Rostnn In an address to the mem
bers of the Empire club made a strong
plea for rorlproclty between the I'nlted
States and Canada. Protection, he said,
was not meant as a permanent trade policy
for any country, but rather as a temporary
exidlent to build up Infant Industries
until they were In ft position to meet world
wide competition, it did not contemplate
the supporting of pauper Industries, In
dustries foreign to a country's soil and
climate and resources, nor did It con
template the building up of Industries to
a point where they became monopolistic.
This latter stage In the matter of reci
procity, he said, was. in his opinion, notori
ously erroneous. The movement was not
confined to Massachusetts nor to the demo
cratic party. President Roosevelt and
other leaders of the republican party, Mr.
Foss declared, felt the need of cultivating
closer trade relations with Canada. With
this new spirit In the I'nlted States prom
ising a more liberal view of International
relations, he hoped that Cannda would not
adopt an attitude of "provincial Isolation."
RKHMAV tOAl, NTH IKK SPRF.tllS
Klot at llorst In Which Police and
strikers Are Injured.
BERLIN, Jan. 14. 8 30 a. m. The coal
strike continues to spread, the lenders evi
dently losing control of the miners. Al
though the Essen conference on January l:!
voted against further strike until the mine
owner' association returns its answer on I
January li to the demands of the confer- j
ence, a number of meetings of Individual
miners' unions yesterday voted to Join In
tho strike. The number of imn now out on
strike has reached &X.9S0 at ninety shafts.
The leaders are unable to control the
strikers and keep the peace. At the Con
cordia company's mines at Oberhausen l.'M
strikers stormed the operating plant when
strike breakers were ubout to proceed to
work, roughly used them and prevented
them from entering tha shaft. At llorst, on
the Emaeiher river, serious rioting oc
curred, strikers attacking gendarmerie, po
lice and operatives who were willing lo
work. A number were wounded on both
sides and several errests were made. Min
ers' wives held a great mass meeting at
Langendreer, province of Westphalia, to
encourage husbands to carry the strike to
success. One woman exhorted her hearers
to place their hopes In prayer, but she was
shouted down nnd hustled from the stage.
The Phoenix company, one of the large,
steel product rs of Germany, has sent a cir
cular to its customers advising them that
the works have been shut down owlnjr to
the strike.
The great steel syndicate also ha pub
lished notice foreshadowing delay In meet
ing Its contract.
Some signs of discontent among the Iron
workers have manifested themselves and
may possibly lead to a strike.
I WlTTK'i IIKCKSK IS HI MOHF.IJ
Prince Balaf sspolk-Mlrsky's Resigna
tion Hold to Hate Heen Accepted.
8T. T ET E f.H py uq.., J.fttv laXAexe, an
unconfirmed rumor that Emperor Nicholas
accepted Interior Minister Sviatopolk
Mlrsky's resignation yesterday and at 11
o'clock last night appointed M. Wltte,
president of the committee of ministers, to
succeed him.
According to another version of the re
port. Prince Obolensl-y, governor-general
of Finland, will succeed Prince Sviatopolk
Mlrsky. Deny Massacre of Whites.
BRUSSELS. Jan. 13. The authorities of
the Congo Independent state deny the re
port circulated Wednesday by the Tage
llsche Rundschau of Berlin of the massacre
of white and Catholic missionaries in the
upper reaches of the Congo river. They
suggest that the rumors arose from
troubles in the neighborhood of Luebo,
where missionaries and traders were
threatened as a result of the agitation of
Fetish priest.
WILLING TO HELP PUBLISHERS
Poatofllce Department Take Vp Ques
tion of Weighing News
paper Mall.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (Special Tele
grant.) Senator Millard and Representative
Hitchcock had an Interview with the post
office official today regarding the order that
newspaper publisher in Omaha must have
moll weighed by postal employes previous
to being placed on the afternoon train.
The Nebraska representatives showed that
unless a man from the postofflce wa sent
to each newspaper office to weigh the mail
It would be impossible for the newspapers
to make tralna on time. Officials of the
department stated to Senator Millard and
Congressman Hitchcock that everything
would be done to accommodate the pub
lisher. John A. Scott of Omaha arrived in the
city today.
C. O. Clark and wife of Omaha are in
Washington and today took luncheon with
Senator and Miss Millard.
'Die recommendation of Judge Mungcr
and District Attorney Baxter favoring the
creation of a commissioner's court on tha
Omaha and Winnebago reservations, which
waa transmitted to Commissioner of In
dian Affairs Francis E, Leupp for report
by Senator Millard, has been aent to the
Department of Justice. Commissioner
Leupp agrees with Judge Munger that such
a court would be advantageous, but aa It U
a matter that concerna the Department of
Justice, recommend that the whole ques
tion be sent there for report
Upon the recommendation of Senator
Gamble, Willis French of Yankton, B. D
was today appointed to a clerkship under
the aergeant-at-arma of the United States
senate.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
South Dakota Sioux Falls, Frank 8. Rioh
ardson, regular, and B. O. Spauldlng, sub
stitute. Poatroaater appointed: Nebraska
Bracken, Nemaha county, Ira A. Ferrler,
vice C. T Mlnlck.
CHICAGO WOMAN'S SUICIDE
Mrs. Sarah l.lbmaa Kill Herself
Beeaase Her Baby Is a Girl
lastead of a Boy.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Brooding over the
fact that her child, born aix weeks ago,
wa a girl instead of a boy, Mrs. Sarah I.ib
man committed suicide today by Inhaling
gas. Mrs. Ubman also caused the death
of her s-yettr-old daughter, Frieda. Two
other small children who had been overcome
ay the gas were rescued by neighbor
BRIEF MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
President 8as that Panama Canal Com
missioi is Unwieldy and Impracticable.
SHOULD BE REDUCED TO THREE MEMBERS
Rest and Most effective Resnlts Tan
not Be Obtained I nder Limi
tations Prescribed by
jm,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. President Roose
velt, In a brief message transmitting to
congress today the first annunl report of
the I'anama Canal commission, together
with a letter from Secretary Taft relating
to I'anama affairs, recommrnds that he be
given greater discretion, as the president is
charged with the responsibility of con
structing the canal. The Board of Canal
Commissioners, he said, should be reduced
to five, or preferably three, members, whose
duties, powers nnd salaries should be as
signed by the president.
The president message says:
I concur with the secretary of war In the
view that the present provision of law, by
which the work of building the canal has
to be done only through a body of seven
members, Is inelastic and clumsy. Actual
experience has convinced me that It will be
Impossible to obtain the best nwh most ef
fective service under the limitations pre
scribed by law. The general plans for the
work must be nKteed upon with the old of
the best engineers of the country, who
should net as an advisory or consulting
body. The consulting engineers should not
be put on the commission, which should be
used only as an executive Instrument for
the executive nnd administrative work. The
actual work of executing the general plans
agreed on by the commission after receiv
ing the conclusions of the advising ensl
ncers must be done by an engineer In
charge, and we now have an excellent ensrl
neer. It is. In my Judgment Inadvisable,
therefore to restrict the executive's choice
of commissioners to representatives of the
engineer's corps of the army or the navy.
He adds that the man appointed as ad
ministrator of the canal strip should also
serve as minister to Panama. In his letter
Secretary Taft sny's the commission has
done a great deal of the work of organiza
tion, sanitation and preparation to bulla
the canal. The chaotic condition of affairs
In the Isthmus, however, due to the time
which has elapsed since the new French
canal company ceased to work; the lack of
care of the plant and equipment and the
rnpld growth of vegetation In that soli and
climate brought about such a state of con
fusion that It will require several months
yet to restore proper conditions of the work
of canal building.
xrcw Jon Fon mr, bristow
Will Look Into Question of Freight
Rates for Panama Canal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Joseph L. Bris
tow, fourth assistant postmaster general,
today tendered to the president his resigna
tion ns nn officer of the postal service, to
take effect on January 30. By nn executive
order issued late this afternoon, President
Roosevelt designated Mr. Bristow aa a
special commissioner to make an Investiga
tion Into the present trade conditions and
freight rates between the Atlantic and the
Pacific coasts and. between the west coast
of South America and the cast coasts of
the I'nlted States and of Europe, to de
termine the best policy of managing the
Pawavl -Tsmroad. " :
The announcement came at the conclu
sion of an extended conference today of
the president, Secretary Taft, Mr. Bristow
and Senator Ixjng of Kansas. The order
Issued by the president says, In addition
to the foregoing:
He is authorized to employ for this pur
pose a stenographer at not exceeding $5 a
day nnd his actual and necessary expenses,
and to take evidence of all persons whose
knowledge of trade conditions or rates
will assist in reaching the necessary con
clusion. The secretary of war will furnish to the
special commissioner a letter of Instruc
tions, in detail, as to the course and extent
of his InvestlKatlon, and as to the time
when he shall report his conclusions.
I ntll his report Is forthcoming the com
missioner will be allowed his actual ex
pense and $15 a day. The president will
finally tlx his entire compensation. The
Isthmian Canal commission Is directed to
provide the funds needed In the execution
of tho order.
After the conference at the White House
Senator Long said that the transfer of
Mr. Bristow from tho PostofTtoo depart
ment to work In connection with the pro
posed Isthmian canal had been under con-
(ConMnued on Eighth Page.)
Attorney Thomas Talks in Chicago
Facsimile of Handbill Announcement.
Omaha and the Crime of two States
Address to be given by
ELMER E. THOMAS
' Attorney for.the Omaha Civic Federation whose HOME WAS DYNAMITED,
Tuesday, November 22nd, at 1:20 a. m.
First Methodist Church
Cor. ClarK and Washington Sta.
THURSDAY. JAN. 5. AT 7:45 P. M. SHARP
MUSIC WILL BG FURNISHED BY THE M. C. C. BRASS BANO
horl Address mt Welcome will be made br
REV. DR. FRANK G. SMITH, Pastor Warren Av. Congregational Church.
ATTORNEY CHAS. R. HOLD EN, Firm of Kriu.A!ichuIr & Holden.
MRS. MATTIE GUILD SQUIRES. SecrtUry Chicago Y. P. C T. U.
TWEMTT SECOND MONTHLY "DOWN TOWN" RALLY Of THE
CHICAGO YOUNG PEOPLE CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE VNION
ADMISSION FREE
THE STORY BRIEFLY TOLD
pmr P ' ThnrtlAS ' Attorney lor the Civic Federation, composed oi leading Omaha buiineu
IIUIUCI9 flfc banded together lot (he purport ol accompluh.ne local reforrna in
municipal attain.
Mr. Thomai. repreamtinj the federation, was largely responsible for the indictment, last spring, of
Tnns Dcnnlso. I ha famous Policy King, f ambler ana pallilcal bona of Omaha, lor complicity in one ol the boldest
train robberies of recent ye a, on a Sioux City train twelve years ago.
The story ol etasiot of law by this manipulator of municipal affairs, and the clemency shown his criminal
associates through his "political pull" by Iowa and Nebraska State and City officials, covert one of the blackest
pages ol political corrupter ever eapoaed to a shocked and indignant public.
In addition lo his ('irless exposition o( the guilt and. villainy of this dictator of Omaha Politics, b has
been engaged in a crunk to compel I ha Mforcament ( lha Sunday and Midnight Cloalng saloon Laws, and
few hours previous to ih v recking ol his home, he conducted an investigation of charges against Chief of Police
lonahue, bclore the I'olCe Commission, on a charge of not enforcing the laws.
Nine thousand dolars reward has been offered by the various oiganuations of the City, lor any information
which shall lead to the 4);iture of the criminals.
Certain City ofticf s have brought duwn the wrath ol Press, Pulpit and Public by endeavoring to divert sus
picion from ihe pr.ibah source, by venturing the theory that it was the work of some crank or hall wilted person.
Const rvalue, ruti cursed, crinie-infcaed Omaha is arroused and calling for vengeance on the perpetrators
of this dastardly Jeai r r
FROM PEOPLE AND PRESS
-They can kill f , but this fight will go on "Elmer E. Thwmaa.
"I cannot unHJitand bow Mr. Thomas or any of his family escaped with their lives, for Ihe man that put
that bomb there. A it with ihe intention of blowing ihe place and everybody in it, into eternity
Chlaf ol Detective funis. ,
The people jl this City have seen gamblers and thieves protectrd in their nefarious callings by official!
who are paid l v tld peoples money-but the people will stand for ao aailly-ihallymg ia Ihis latest outraee "
umataa Dally Nswn
"it1" 'c,i"f facts lairly and squarely. It was Ihe handiwork of some powerful men against whom
Miner E. Thomas as labored in Ihe interests of law and order." Omaha WarM-rterale.
8lenoKTailir report of principal paria of ihia culdreaa will appear In Tha Sunday
Bee.
RESULTS SUFFICIENT.
.Inn. (, r.xtV-Omaha !: He
plyinjr to your Inquiry rcciinllng
Hie results obtained Uirouc.li your
wnnt columns, am phviseil to state
Hint I lmve boon a patron of Tlio
Ht't for many years, and vi lionover
I hnve lind a vacant room for rrnt
I inserted on nd in The Bf nnd
have nlwHT been well satisfied
with the results. Yours trulv,
MRS. K. WITH HOW",
CIS South Nineteenth Street.
SENSATIONAL CASE IN OHIO
Promoters Are Accaeed of Fleecln.
People Who Boaaht Canal
Seearltles.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 13. Sensational
charges were made against the promoters
of the Miami A Erie Canal company In a
cross petition filed In common plea court
today by Attorney Johnson of this city. It
is averred that the fourteen men who pro
moted the company deliberately entered
Into a conspiracy to cheat and defraud
those who later purchased the stocks and
bonds of the company. It Is declared thnt
the promoters Issued to themselves stock
of tho company with a face ralue of I.,
299,010 and bonds for $116,000, and that they
cleared fully IIW.OOO la cash from deals and
transfers early in the history of the com
pany. Johnson further declares that the
fourteen men are solvent and liable for the
full amount of the stock thnt they trans
ferred to themselves. He asks the court
that a Judgment for 12,990,000 be rendered
against them and that the promoters be
required to liquidate the judgment for them
so that the Indebtedneaa of the company
can be paid off. Johnson says that he holds
fifty share of the stock of the company.
In addition to the cross-petition of John
son and the amended petition of the trus
tees, twenty or more bondholders and cred
itors tiled answers and cross-petitions to
day asking for Judgmenta.
HUMAN BLOOD ON CLOTHING
Expert tilve Testimony Aanlnst
Charles L. Ticker, Charged
with Pane Murder,
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 13 Blood
stained exhibits, including the clothing
worn by the woman and the defendant on
the day that Mabel Pago was murdered
and the kulfo with which the prosecution
says the killing was done, figured today
In the trial of Charles L. Tucker, accused
of the crime.
Prof. E. S. Wood of Harvard university,
an expert blood analylst, was the prin
cipal witness. He testified that human
blood had been found on Tucker's overcoat
and trousers, as well aa on the knife. Ar
terial blood was found on the overcoat
and knife only. A plaster cast of Tucker's
teeth was introduced and the dentist by
whom It was made testified that the cast
fitted indentations In a knife sheath owned
by the defendant, and Bald by the prose
cution to have been held In the defend
ant's teeth while he was stabbing his vic
tim. The dentist, o : raotm-exumtnation,
said that the Impressions on the knife
sheath might have been made two yean
ago.
SALT LAKE BANKERARRESTED
B. II. Schettler Accused of Accepting
Deposits After He Knew HI
Bank Wa Insolvent.
SALT LAKE CITV, Jan. 13.-B. H. Schet
tler, a banker, was arrested tonight,
charged with accepting deposits after he
knew his bank was Insolvent. The extreme
penalty in this state is five years In tha
penitentiary. Schettler conducted a private
bunk until about three months ago, when
by order of the secretary of state a receiver
wa appointed and the bank's affairs were
Investigated. The liabilities were about
$107,01)0 and the assets estimated at about
one-fourth that amount. It was stated by
the receiver that the bank has been Insol
vent for several yenrs. A few months be
fore the receivership began Schettler deeded
valunble residence property to his three
wives and all efforts to induce him to turn
this property over to his creditors have
failed.
COME, BRING YOUR FRIENDS
RUSSIA MAY PLMSIi CHINA
Alleges Flowery Kingdom EasFaied to
Observe Laws of Neutrality.
SAYS JAPANESE HAVE USED ISLANDS
Specifies Three Particular la Which
Astatic Empire tin Assisted
Enemy and Will t ee
Free Hand.
PARIS, Jnn. U The Aa.aoclat'd Fre-tw
learns authoritatively thnt Uusnla'a note
adfli essed to the powers relative to China
breaking neutrality glveg what Rush. a
claims to be absolute proof of Chlnei
briaclies. The three main complaints are:
First That the Islands of Mlantao, In tha
straits ot rechlll, opposite fort Arthur,
have been constantly used by the Japanese
viiihciut Chinese inteift'iema ns a niiate
gloal base and harbor for Japanese tuiprdo
boats.
Second That the Chinese army on tho
border has accepted the command of Japa
nese ofllcers.
Third That Chinese firms have heen con
stantly wurklne; in behalf of the Japanese,
tmpplyltiK them with provisions, military
accoutrements and general war stores.
The note lengthily sets forth the details
and complains that China has not given
satisfactory explanation of the breaches of
neutrality and that therefore Russia nd
vises the powers that It intends to use com
plete liberty of action In regard to future
abuse of neutrality.
Officials here view the note ns deslgneO
to give General Kouropatkln larger liberty
of action ugnlnst the Chinese, but as not
endangering the general condition of Chi
nese neutrality as laid down In the Hay
note.
Protest Piled In Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Count Casslnl,
the Russian ambassador, called t the State
department today to talk with Secretnry
Hay respecting the formal and general pro
test made by Russia against alleged viola
tions of neutrality by China during the
present war. The ambassador had been In
formed his government by cable that
the full text of the Russian circular note
or protest wus now on lta way to him and
he waa Instructed to submit It to Secretary
Hay upon receipt.
I'pon tho first announcement of Russia's
Intention to file thla protest it waa appre
hended here that It might be the forerun--ner
of some positive action on the part or
Russia which would vitiate the agreement
entered Into between the belligerents at the
outbreak of the war to restrict hostilities to
a certain well defined area, which under
taking was effected through the United
States government, with the hearty co
operation of the powers and of China. Now,
however, the belief obtains that the action
of Russia In dispatching this note to the
powers Is intended, not to Indicate Imme
diate action toward obliging China to
remedy the matters complained of at pres
ent, but rather to have on file a record of a
grievance against the Chinese government,
which can be brought up for consideration
at the conclusion of hostilities and during
the negotiations which will affect a perma
nent settlement of the eastern question.
Capture British Ship.
TOKIO, Jan. 13. The Japanese armored
cruiser Toklwu captured In the sea of
Japan January 11 the British steamer Rose
ley (Captain Robertson, rrom Barry No
vember 11 for Shanghai), loaded with coal
consigned to Vladivostok.
A report received yesterday at Imperial
military heudquarters from the Japanese
army headquarters In Corea aaya that the
Japanese garrison at Hamheung recently
defeated a detachment of Ninth Siberian
Cossacks near Fonon. The date of the en
gagement Is not stated. The Russians re
treated In disorder, leaving nine men dead
on tho field. The spoils taken by the Japa
nese Included two homes and a number of
rifles and swords.
It Is reported that Russian cavalry raid
ers have slightly damaged the railway be
tween Anshantlen, Hulchang and Tashlh
chlao. The report evidently refers to a
previous cablegram to the Associated
Press from General Oku's headquarters In
the field which announced a raid made on
the railroad near Halchang by Russian
cavalry, who were repulsed, It la said, by
Japanese guards and driven back.
Husslnns Interfere With Japanese.
The bodies of Russian cavalry raiders ac
tively operating southwest of Lino Yang
are evidently desirous of harassing Japa
nese railroad communication and Interrupt
ing the transportation of General Nogi'a
army to letuforcc Field Marshul Oyama at
Liao Yang.
The Japanese army headquarters, report
ing Thursday, aays:
Wednesday at 10 o'clock In the morning
a Japanese cavalry detachment encountered
four companies, of Russian cuva'.ry west of
TangmuKiis, southwest of Liao aang, nnd
fiercely engaged them. At l!:oU In the after
noon the Russians were repulsed with
heavy losses. Subsequently they were re
inforced by eeveral companies of cavalry
nnd eight guns. 1 tie Japanese went to
l.luerpac and engaged and pursued them.
On Wednesday right a small body of Kun
sum cavalry reached the railroad line und I
tore up the tracks between Anshantlen and
Halcheng and Tatcheklao and Ylnkuw.
They were Immediately repaired and tho
line was re-opened to t rattle.
On Wednesday afternoon 2.000 Russian
cavalry with gurus attacked New Cnwang.
Tho Japunese were forced to retire tem
porarily, but were reinforced, nttaeked the
Russians and are still pursuing them.
The Russians also attacked Nluchlntun,
but were renulsed.
Evening In military circles here It is not j
anticipated that there will be any further
difficulty with Ueutenant General Mlatch
enku's Cossack alders. It la believed that
tho raiding- troops probably were limited to
those which attacked New Chwang and
Ntuchiatun. There is no evidence to Indi
cate thut the Cossacks were strongly sup
ported. Steps were tuken to block their re
treat, but they evidently found It necessary
to return as swiftly as they came in order
to avoid being captured. It ia believed here
that the Cossacks planned a dash on the
railroad for the purpose of Intercepting j
General Nogi'a big guns which are on the I
way to the Shakhe river, and also to upset
Field Marshal Oyama'a transport commu
nications, Haaaluna line Men,
A report from the Japanese army head
quarters on the Liaotung peninsula received
today waa:
A body of Russians evidently from Gen
era Mluchenko'e cavalry brigade, with the
Second Infantry regiment, rullroud pruni'ds
and guns recently surrounded the Japanese
post at Nlui tiiatiin, North of VIiikow, on
the line of common citation and as
saulted It from the direction of Hlunizl
utau. The Russian were repulsed, losing
ut least eighty men. ,
It le announced here that General 8 loo
se 1 In bidding farewell to the Russian
troops at Port Arthur thanked the officers
and men for the heroic defense and said
he considered that the Japanese terms were
the best it waa possible to have offerea.
He added that he would take all the
blame for any premature surrender of the
fortress.
Hnasilaa snipe fits Houlli.
BVKZ, Krfypt, Jan. 13.-The division or
the Russian second Puclnc squadron com
manded by Rear AJm'.ral Hotrovxky sailed
aouthward thla miirrln". presumably for
Jlbutll, French Somali;
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair aad rontlnnrrl Cold Satnrrlny.
anday Fair end t So Cold.
Tensperatare at Omaha Teaterilnrt
Hoir, near. Ilnar. Pea.
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Indicates brlosr seen.
DEMENTED MAN HAS DYNAMITE
Infernal Machine Hon ml In Pnsses-
Ion ol Mnn Arrested by Phil
adelphia Police.
PHIhAIiEI.IHIA. Jan. 13 A man who
gave his name as Orsslcr Rosseau was ar
rested today nt the home of John Kelly,
brother of the missing Owen Krliy, and a
telescope bag he carried was found to con
tain an Infernal machine wrapped In a
Washington newspaper. The man Is be
lieved to be demented. He wra committed
to prison.
Kelly told the police thst Rossrau had
offered for tirt) to take him to his missing
brother, Owen, In Ohio. The man's pe
culiar actions aroused Kelly's suspicions
and he trleprioned for the police. When
Resseau's handbag was examined the In
fernal machine, consisting of clockwork,
dry cells, wires nnd about fifty dynamite
cups, wua discovered.
Rosseau told Kelly before he waa ar
rested that he and Owen Kelly belonged
to the same Irish societies. Owen Kelly,
who is missing, was prominent In Irish
societies In this country. Rosseau refused
to name tho societies, but said that one
of them was organized to blow up English
vessels arriving at American ports.
The police do not believe him, but are
Inquiring into his career. The fact that
the Infernal machine waa wrapped In a
Washington newspaper lead the authori
ties to believe that he may know some
thing of the attempt to blow up the statue
of Frederick the Great In Washington on
Tuesday. They have communicated with
the Washington police.
Rosseau's hat, which waa purchased in
Denver, also lend the police to believe that
he may recently have come from Colo
rado. Beyond the statement thnt he had
come from Chicago, Rosses u will not talk.
He was held without ball for a further
hearing next Thursday.
BLUFFS GAINS BY PROTEST
One Teat of Old Five Cent Brldtte
lllrTrrentlnl la lie.
stored.
The Council Bluffs Commercial club has
received notice from James W. Mahoney,
chnlrmnn of the Joint traffic managers'
committee In Chicago, that the long pend
ing controversy over the bridge differential
had been decided.
t'p to 1903 a differential of 6 cents per
hundred was charged on all freight ship
ments from Omaha to Iowa points, while
Council UlufTs received the same rate west
as Omaha. Tho jobbers of Omaha bad
tens; contended against this discrimination
and In 1903 it waa removed. Council Bluffs,
Dei Moines nnd Bloux City at once took
up the fight for Its restoration, and the
present decision Is a compromise.
The notice sent out by Chairman Ma
honey was to the effect that commencing
February 1 the railroads would add a flve
mlle distance charge to all shipments from
Omaha to points in Iowa to cover the
Missouri river bridge In lieu of the former
5 cents per hundred charged up to 1903.
This adds approximately 1 cent per hun
dred to the present rate from Omaha to
Iowa iioints.
Council Bluffs and Jobbers in other Iowa
cities are reported to be dissatisfied with
the decisien, and will continue the fight
for the restoration of the other 4 cents
of the old differential.
JURY OUT 0NiyfSIX MINUTES
Frank Iloltnian, Who Slew Clarence
Meyers at Kansas City, Con
victed of Murder..
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 13.-After delibe
rating bIx minutes a Jury In the criminal
court in this city tpnlght brought In a ver
dict of murder In the first degree against
Frank lloltman, who was tried for com
plicity In the killing of Clarence Meyers, a
printer, at the lutter's homo In this city on
the night of May 10 lust. Mrs. Aggi.,
Meyers, widow of the murdered man, Is In
the county Jail awaiting trial for the same
crime. Iloltnian was convicted upon his
own confession, which was the testimony
upon which the prosecution fmsed Its case.
The defense offered practically no testi
mony. The murder, according to the con
fession, was premeditated and most brutal.
In his confession Holtman said that he waa
admitted to tho Meyers residence by Mrs.
Meyers lato nt night and armed with n bil
liard cut he went to the bed where Clas
ence Meyers was sleeping and struck the
prostrate man on the head. Meyers Jumped
up and fought his assailant, and as he
called to his wife for old she assisted Holt
man. Holtman said he held Meyers, while
Mrs. Meyers slashed the helpless man wltn
a razor and afterward Jubbed him In the
bnck repeatedly with a pair of scissors.
SEARCH FOR BURIED TREASURE
r
Two British l'.pcdltli,ua Are Itealrona
of DIuuInK on Ialuml
of Cuous,
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13. When the
City of Panama, arriving here today, was
at Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, the Eng
lish steam yacht Rose Marine waa In the
harbor, bound for Cocos Island to search
for the gold that legends say was buried
there by ancient buccaneers. A man named
Gray Is in charge of tho patty. His pur
pose In putting into Punta Arenas, it waa
reported, waa to endeavor to obtain con
cessions for excavationa on Cocos island,
the place being under the Jurisdiction of
Costa Rlra.
Another British rteam yacht, known as
the Verontque and bearing Karl Fitzwll
liams und ten associates, was at Panama
when the City of Panama left there
und waa also bound for Cocoa on a search
for the neglected hoard of tha buccaneers.
Thla exptdltlon was only a few days ago
mentioned In the dispatches as having
failed to find any viae of the wealth af e
maklns extensive excavations. Tho Veio
nlque, It Is aald, will soon come to Sun
Francisco.
Movements of Oeeaa Waaela Jan. 1:1.
At New York Sailed: Ei:rore, for Ant
weru At I-ond. in Arrived: Cuinbrluu, from
Koal.
At II ivro Arrived: Ivi Champngne, from
Nc-.v Yuik.
At Moville Sailed: Sicilian, for Halifax.
At llnng Kong Balled: Empress vt
China, for Vancouver.
SILENCE FROM OMAHA
Delegation in the Park Concernirg WUhei
of Citiiens of City.
DESIRES ADVICE ABOUT LEGISLATIO
Move Should Be Made Soon if Anything ii
to Ee Accerrplihod.
INACTIVITY IS CAUSE FOR COMMENT
Speaker "tlone .Fropoien Ho Sifting Com
mittee EhiU le Needed.
KEEPS DOWN LIST OF HOUSE EMPLOYE!
I i-l- Tk n.. K ... it.. Pas Roll.
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but Ten More Are to He Added
Monday When They Will
n Mceded.
(From a Start Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 1.1. (Special. )" Where la
Omaha -lth its fight for terminal tsxav
Hon?''
Douglas county delegates have been sake
this question by their colleagues from out
ride districts several times since the twenty-ninth
session f the '.egislature convened.
Rut thus lar the members from Douglas
county are unable definitely to answer tha
question.
"Hoes Omaha propose renewing or con
tinuing this fight t secure the enactment
of a law providing for the taxation for
local purposes of the valuable railroad tor
mlnuls?" "We can't tell you," was the answer of
members from Omaha this morning.
Two years ago Omaha had Its warrior
lined up even before the legislature con
vened, and when the session was as old a
It is now these warriors had their guns lit
full action, bit; thus far nothing has been
done to Indicate thnt the battle even is to
be renewed.
Not only with regard to railroad terminal
taxation Is Omaha Rlient. but on no other
matter of legislation has any set of In
dividuals cr any civic body npproached tha
Douglas delegation, nnd members of that
delegation are beginning to feel It Is high
time, If their people want anything from
this legislature, to manifest their wlshea
and make known, their plans,
"A great deal has been said of this plan
to combine the county and city taxing de
partments," snld Senator Saunders thla
morning, "und we understood the delega
tion In tho legislature would be asked to
take up the matter, but thus far we have
not been approached on It and know of no
definite plan for presenting the matter to
us. I see by the papera they are still dis
cussing the subject at Omaha, but It la my
Impression that If we are to accomplish
anything this session things had better be
brought to a head so that we may get to
work dowri here. These things cannot ba
done in a day, and I am sure tha Omaha
people who have had experience In reglsla
tlve mntters appreciate this fact.
neletvatloa Is Harmonious.
"Douglas county has a delegation tUla
year that is disposed to' stand together and
avoid friction, so that 'our people ought
to give us every opportunity of doing our
best service. I believe whatever legisla
tion Omaha wants should be presented at
tho eurlle3t possible time.
"I am sure I don't know what the plan
is for railroad terminal taxation bills.
Whether the real estate exchange and
others who have been so active In the agi
tation tit thla matter propose launching
their fight this year before the legislature,
I cannot say, for nothing hns been said to
ua on the subject."
Representative Clarke expressed views
similar to those of Senator Saunders upon
these subjects. 1
"I had thought," ald ho, "that certain
matters would be presented to ua before
this I am sure the delegation la anxious
to work for the best interests of Omaha
and Douglts county and while, ot course,
we have tha rights of Initiative ourselves,
yet we naturally feel, clnce so much agita
tion has been going on about charter re
vision and railroad taxation, that we should
have some publlo expression as to tha
wishes of our constituents."
The Douglas delegation will hold a con
ference Monday and at that time charter
revision and other matters of Interest and
importance to Omaha will be discussed
and the delegation will endeavor to reach
some decisive basis of action. Whether It
will appeal to the people of Omaha for
instructions is not determined.
No House Mftlns; Committee.
Speaker Rouse Intends that the hou.se
shall have no sifting committee nor any
need of one this session.
"We propose under the rule adopted, to
so conduct the business of the house that
a sifting committee will be useless," sail
the speaker.
The rule, which was proposed by tha
speaker ar.d reported back by the com
mittee on rules, was that bills should ba
reported to the house for action within
five days after their introduction, in which
case the house could keep up with lta work,
and when the session came to an end hava
everything disposed of, so that at the last
minute It would not be necessary for any
sifting commltteo to pitch In and apply
tho discriminating knife to tha remaining
batch of bills.
Of the sixty-seven bills Introduced thus;
far in the house, three will be ready for
passage as soon as they are printed. They
were lifted today from the hopper and or
dered engrossed for the third reading, so
us not to be detained by the usual red tape.
These were H. R. 63, tho salary bill; H. R,
64. the bill for the transfer of tha funds
from the Norfolk to the Lincoln asylum,
and tho house Incidental expense bill, If,
I. 65, Introduced by Wilson of Pawnee. Be
ing emergency meisures, no objection waa
raised to their promotion. The house needs
Its money and as the Inmates for whom
the funds were intended at Norfolk hava
been transferred to Lincoln, where they
need the money, this matter was treated
as Imperative. -
I i ii ii sic- Hews in Ihe Line,
The house Is keeplnr Its list of employe
down to the minimum, thnt Is, Spsaker
Rouse is pumiing ti e course he outlined in
his address to the house when he assumed
h'e rfflce Ihe first day of the session. Tha
house has Just forty-one employes, and
that Includes Chief Clerk Wall and First
Assistant Iiauiard. l)ul Speuker Rouse has
not yet placed all this number upon tha
payroll. Only thirty-one are now drawing
salaries; the others probably will be after
Monday. The speaker said It would be his
pulley to appoint no employe until his ser
vices v. ere needed, and In rigid conform
ance with this policy he refused tud'ty to
swear In the lust ten ttppointtea b.cauae
the hnue adjourned at noon today and
would not bo In session until Monday after
noon. The thirty-one employes now on ths
payroll are:
John Wall, thief tleik, Arcadia; C 1L