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BUSTER BROWN'S GHOST NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE The Omaha Daily Bee. SHERLOCK HOLMES' STORY -NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE ESTABLISIIED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THUKSDAY M01SN1NO, FEMJUAKY 10, l'JOo TEN l'A(JES. SINGLE COPY TUREI2 CENTS. IOWA IS HARD HIT Dei Moinei in Qraip of Coal Famine Despite Local Mines. SUFFERING OF POOR IS UNPRECEDENTED Deep Drift! Make it Impossible for Team to Beach Coal Shafts. MANY FARMERS ARE BURNING CORN Hundreds of Towns Are Isolated and e of luel Has Advanced. 1 situation in Western nebr i Temperature la Rising Slowly, BJ5' Many Point. Will Hemala Cat 0 from Outside World for Several Days. DE8 MOINES, la., Feb. 15 Continued, unrelenting cold and snow which has practically put an end to business and tied up all trains entering De Moines and traversing- the state, have placed the entire city and state at the mercy of a coal and fuel famine. But one dealer In Des Moines has hard coal for sale and that at a price almost above the reach of the consumer. Drifts between the city and the coal fields render teaming almost Impossible, thereby cutting off the soft coal supply In many sections of the state fnrmers are burning corn for fuel. Hundreds of Iowa towns. Isolated because of the stagnant condition of railroad service, are actually suffering. Fuel has advance In price to a considerable extent and will be unobtainable at any, price in the event the cold weather con tinues. Des Moines charitable associations have issued an appeal to the public for aid In the wcy of fuel and food. The Associated Charities of Des Moines, which practically looks after all the poor of the city In a piibllo appeal sajB that never before In the history of the association has there been such . Intense suffering as that called to the attention of this body In the past week of the unbroken cold. Great Western Train Derailed. A southbound Great Western passenger train pulled by three engines was partially ditched at Norwoodvllle, north of Des' Moines, late this afternoon. There were no Injuries. The snowplow on the first engine tore up the track, dltchtng-'the third engine and a day coach. Weather conditions in Iowa, today favored the efforts of the railroads to raise the blockade of the last few days and with another twenty-four hours of similar con ditions passenger service wilt be fully re sumed and freight traffic much Improved. All trains In Iowa wre still belated. Coal Supply Low. CRESTON, la., Feb. 15. (Special.) There is anxiety among the coal men In this city of a famine should the freight blockade on the railroads continue a few days longer. 'One dealer reports His supply of soft coal very., Jew . and that , it would, be exhausted within' three" days. The supply of hard -coal is plentiful. Coal for Creston Is within fifty mile of the city, but the inability of the railroads to handle freight the last few days, ha allowed the soft coal supplyto be greatly reduced and some fear exists. There has been a letting up of the blizzard and It is hoped that the resumption of freight traffic can be enforced within a few days, which will rellivo the possibility of a coal famine. Burlington Abandons Brnnches. BURLINGTON, Ia, Fc. !b. Confronted by apparently unsurmountable conditions, Burlington railroad officials today abandoned offorts to run trains on branch lines out of Burlington. Only main line trains sre movlngi The mercury today stood at 14 below seio. May Have So Floods. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. The rweather bureau today Issued a special bulletin say ing that a rapid alternation of snowstorms and oold waves during the last fJireo months, with practically no prolonged In tervals ' of thawing weather, has covered the watersheds of the Missouri, Ohio and middle Atlantic and New Kngland states with an unusual depth of snow and tilled the streams with heavy Ice that has at points formed gorges that will, under cer tain conditions, cause serious damage. Notwithstanding these threatening condi tions comparatively lUtle damage will re ' suit, provided the spring be so cool as to allow the Ice to break and move out of the streams gradually and the snow to pass away In quantities not greater than the water courses aro capable -of safely transporting. If heavy rains and high temperatures should suddenly come with this large snow covering, disastrous floods will result. Expect Higher Temperature. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 15.-The following temperatures were reported today: Kansas City, t below sero; Concordia, Kan., 2 be low; Wichita, Kan., I above; Oklahoma City, 10 above. A further rise In tempera ture In this suction is predicted for tomor row. PEORIA, Feb. 15. The thermometer at the government weather station haa risen to S degrees below sero. The Indications are that the cold wave Is broken. Railway traffic la, however, still Interfered with. Train Is Stalled. PEORIA, 111 Feb. 15. Passengers on a westbound Central train were compelled to walk nearly two miles Into Farmlngton lust evening to escape spending the night in a cold passenger coach attached to a "dead" train. Owing to the excessive cold the engine refused to steam und it was impossible to get aid to the beleaguered train. Boalneaa Interrupted In the North. LA CROSSE, Wis., Feb. 15. -On account of the Intense cold little out side work Is being done here, and most of the freight trains leaving La Crosse have been dis continued. The thermometer today regis tered it to 32 degrees below sero. . Thirteen Trains Snowed In. MADI8NON. Wis., Feb. 15. Thirteen trains are stuck In snowdrifts between here and Montfort. The company today sent out an enormous rotary plow to relieve the snowbound trains, on which there are several members of the legislature. Idrrahle excitement and curiosity over the arrival of a ship In the harbor with traces of snow still on Its deck. The people rushed to the docks to see it. as it was a distinct novelty something that many had never seen before. Farms Are Isolated. WF.ST POINT, Neb.. Feb. 16.,-(8peclal.)-I'p to yesterday morning the temperature roe nlowly in thla portion of the state and travel In the country districts was be ' coming possible; the wind suddenly rose to a gale from the northwest and has drifted the snow still more. Many remote MUJIKS ARE ASG00D AS ANY Coming- natulan Zemaky Zabor Will - Be Klectrd by Manhood ' Suffraae. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. IS. M. Souvorln, editor of the Novoe Vremya, discussing the proposed assembling of the lemsky sabor quotes the view of a very high personage close to the emperor as outlining a plan by which the outlying districts would be treated as are the colonies of the Cnlted States, but maintaining the principle of un restricted suffrage declaring that the mujlk has as much right to yote as the university graduate and saying It Is essential that the proceedings be conducted In Russia. This personage figures that the semsky zabor will consist of 1,500 members. I'pon the question as to when the semsky sabor will be initiated he made no definite statement saying the date had not been determined upon, whether now or at the end of the war. 11:40 p. m In spite of Emperor Nicholas' personal Inclination In favor of the zemslly zealor, as Intimated to Count Leo Deon vltch Tolstoi, the Imperial decision to sum mon this parliament has not yet been taken. The emperop is carefully weighing argu ments for and against the plan before com mitting himself to this course. This state ment Is made upon the authority of perhaps the most liberal of the emperor's ministers, who this evening Informed the Associated Press that the question rema'ns under con sideration at the Tsarskoe Sclo. "I myself have frankly urged upon his majesty," the minister said, "the view that the time has come when the people should no longer be denied a voice in the government, and the erne counsel has been given by many others, who, like me, believe that the mod erate liberal element, which haa been drift ing away, can thus be rallied to the sup port of the government. His majesty re ceived our views sympathetically and I be lieve In personally inclined to adopt the course we suggest. He now Is carefully de liberating upon the subject. It is no secret, however, that powerful Influences about his majesty are pressing the contrary view and advancing strong arguments which cannot lightly be thrust aside, even If the decision Is finally favorable. Precipitation Is Impos sible, although the people, who are laboring under the stress of excitement, seem to forget that for such a sweeping Innovation time is necessary to formulate and elabo rate the scheme for the electorate, composi tion and functions of the body. "Reasons of state also exist which might make It Inadvisable to summon such a body during the continuation of the war since I the government Is unitedly of the opinion that peace Is Impossible now. But If the zemsky zeabor is to be convened at the conclusion of the war a proclamation should be Issued now." It is understood that one of the argu ments used by the court party ngalnst the revival of the zemsky' zeabor is the fact that the party In old days wielded Immense power, being itself responsible for the ele vation of the Romanoff dynasty to the throne, and therefore It might even under take. If again called Into being, to elect a new ruler. The latest reports from Poland indicate the strike situation at Warsaw and Lodz Is exhausting Itself. At several places In southern Russia, however, individual strikes are reported, notably at the- locomotive works of Kharkoff, but tho men' demands were immediately' jtaet. ' ' The question of the coal supply for the iron Industry of the south is growing dally more critical. The- possibility that the strikers of privately owned railroads will demand the Increase accorded to the men employed on the government roads Is In dicated by the action of the office force of the Moscow-Kleff road who have presented an ultimatum to that effect, but altogether the outlook continues to im prove. LODZ, Feb. 15.-The situation here is becoming serious. Fewer men were work ing today. There is much suffering among the families of strikers. The director of the Coates Thread mills at his own expense Is daily giving dinner to the workmen's children, of whom 260 were present today. The governor himself admits that the con ditions are very grave. He Is anxious to avoid bloodshed, but fears.it will be diffi cult. He has peremptorily ordered soldiers to refrain from exciting animosity of the strikers and that they must not shoot un less first attacked, lie attitude of the strikers shows Increasing hostility. The governor fears that It will be necessary finally to proclaim martial law and this probably will end the strike, but it may cost many lives. The manufacturers are hesitating and unable to report an agreement with regard to concessions. The large mills remain closed. The situation tonight appears to be most grave and unless the deadlock is shortly broken the outlook for a settle ment Is extremely discouraging. (Continued oa SUta Page) POKING Fl' AT IMTKD STATES Russian Editor Ueta Sarcastic When Referring; to Senate's Action. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 15.-The Novoe Vremya, In a sarcastic editorial on the action of the United States senate In con nection with the arbitration treaties, pokes fun at the alleged attempt of the United States to take the leadership in the world's diplomacy. The editorial reviews the plan for preserving the administrative entity of China, the proposed naval demonstration in Turkish waters, the establishment of the Republic of Panama and the proposition to hold a second peace conference at the Hague, "concluding with the cornucopia arbitration treaties," the whole Idea of which the paper says "finally met the fate which always overtakes a new fad. There fore it is not to be wondered at that the senate declines to yield to a scheme which placed the settlement of future disputes en tirely in the hands of President Roosevelt." WILL SEND MAN FOR KELLY Phlladlephln Police to Assist Family In Securing- Wandering Grocer In California. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. IE-Captain Don ahy of the detective department today re ceived the following telegram from the Los Angeles police: Bishop Conaty haa positively identified the man under arrest as Owen Kelly. Ad vise us what action to take. Captain Donahy at once sent a message requesting the Los Angeles authorities o detain Kelly and stating that he would send a member of his force to bring him back to Philadelphia. Detective Duey will start for Los Angeles tomorrow. Kelly is not wanted by the police here, but hU family and friends have been searching for him since October 25, when he disappeared. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 15.-wen Kelly, the former wealthy grocer of Phila delphia, who was arrested on the streets of this city Monday night. Is still confined in the city prison awaiting advices from the east. The police say that Kelly sits In his cell weeping constantly and appears to be on the verge of nervous procuration. He has asked for an Interview with Bishop Conaty of this Roman Cat hollo diocese, but so far 11 liaa not been arranged. DEMANDS QUICK DISSOLUTION Resolution Introduced in House of Cm mons by Mr. Asquith, TIME TO AfPEAL TO THE PEOPLE Liberal Leader Declares that Fiscal Mnddle Which Menaces Indus trial Interests Should Be Settled. LONDON, Feb. 15 In the House of Com mons today the debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne was resumed bji Mr. Asquith (liberal and former home secretary) who moved the following amendment: We humbly present to your majesty that the various aspects of the fiscal question have been fully discussed In the country for nearly two years and that the time has come for submitting the question to the people without further delay. Mr. Asquith supported this demand for an immediate dissolution of Parliament with some remarks on the wide fiscal gulf separating the unionist factions. Turning to Premier Balfour, Mr. Asquith asked him to give a monosyllabic answer whether there was any practical differ ence between his and Jospeh Chamberlain's fiscal policies, but the premier maintained silence. Confusion Menaces Industry. The speaker then declared that Mr. Chamberlain was also becoming Inoculated with the "malaria of ambiguity" and added that this Intolerable confusion menacing and perilous to Industry and the empire could only be cleared up by a prompt and direct appeal to the people. Austen Chamberlain, the chancellor of the exchequer, replying taunted the lib erals with asking the country for a man date to stimulate bounty-fed competition with British manufacturers and to main tain a system of freei imports without a free exchange. The opposition's policy, he added, was to shut its eyes to all that was passing In the rest of the world and cling to the ancestral traditions of sixty years ago. The government desired a free hand to negotiate fiscal matters with for eign countries and the colonies and an unfettered conference of the "latter to see If a closer union could not be promoted between Great Britain and the other parts of the empire. Mr. Asqulth's amendment to the reply to the speech from the throne was discussed at the evening session. Sir Edward Grey said that next to a foundation of force, a foundation of taxes was the weakest upon which an empire could be built. The pres ent suspense, he said, was bad both po litically and materially. A moral obligation rested on the government to appeal to the country. The debate was adjourned. Second Cnblnct Meeting:. The discussion was robbed of interest by the unexpected calling of a second cabinet meeting, which sat for two hours during the evening. A second cabinet meeting in one day is unusual and cre ated great curiosity and an exit of mem bers to the lobbies. It Is believed that tho meeting 'had no connection with Parlia mentary affairs. There - Is a rumor that It was owing to the receipt of Important dispatches from the far east connected with the possibility of peace, but nothing re liable la known on the subject. WOMAN IDENTIFIES HOCH COUNTESS EJECTS HER NURSE Contest for Child of the Kins of Saxony Takes Dramatic Turn. FLORENCE, Italy, Feb. 15. The affairs of the Countess Montlgnoso (former wife of King Frederick Augustus of Saxony) took a dramatic turn today. For some timj the countess has suspected that her Ger man nurse, Mahote, was planning to abduct the little Princess Anna Monica Pia and place her in the care of her father1, the king. Today under pretext that the Ger man consul was waiting to see the nurse at the gate of the villa where the countess Is residing, the latter led Mahote to the gate. Then quickly pushing the nurse out side and closing and locking the gate, the couutess cried: "Go to your master, spy." Entering the house tfle countess ordered all of Mahote's belongings thrown out of the window to the street. The nurse protested against the ejectment, but unavaillngly, and later applied to a locksmith to aid her in re-entering the villa, saying she had lost her key. The locksmith declined. Falling to enlist the locksmith's assist ance, Mahote went to Dr. Koerner, the Dresden lawyer who came here recently to demand that the Countess Montlgnoso relinquish the custody of the Princess ..una to King Frederick Augustus and he In company with the German consul, returned with her to the villa, where they found all the doors bolted and even the bellwlres cut. Dr. Koerner appealed to the police, but was told that they could not enter a pri vate house without the order of a court. The people in the vicinity of the villa have been Intensely Interested in the royal domestic drama and many of them declare they will personally oppose any attempt at violence against the former crown princess of Saxony. CHINA'S OFFICIAL PARLIAMENT Emperor Approves Plan Whereby Government Ofllclnls May Confer. PEKING, Feb. 15. The emperor of China has recently approved a memorial pre sented by the president of the board of rev enue, advising the establishment of official parliaments where matters of Importance, both foreign and domestic, can ' be dis cussed by the chief metropolitan officials, members of the Hanlln college, the various boards of censors and tho grand secretaries. This new council Is not to hold discussions at regular Intervals, but only when com manded by the emperor. Its consultations will be carried on by correspondence and not verbally. The formation of this new so-called par liament la regarded by the foreign commu nity as entirely Illusory, useless, but Inter esting, as an indication that China now recognizes the inadequacy of the existing government machinery. PRt'SSIA TO Bl'Y COAL MINES Vpper House of the Diet Authorises Purchase of lllbernla Property, BERLIN, Feb. 15. The upper house of the Prussian Diet has adopted the bill for the purchase of the Hlbernla coal mines. The minister of commerce announced that he and the finance minister were averse to any general nationalisation of coal mines, but the nationalization of the Hlbernla mines was necessary to give the govern ment power over the coal syndicate. Alleges that He Is Man Swindled Her In Land Deal. ' Who CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Elsie Bruckcr of Chicago today created a scene at the Inqurst of Mrs. Marie Walcker-Hoch by exclaiming, "That's him, that's him," and pointing her finger at Hoch. She Identified Hoch as a man who had swindled her out of its two years ago on pretense of selling her a farm In Michigan. Hoch smiled at the woman sarcastically, but sat still. In contrast to his nervousness at the opening of the Inquest last week, Hoch today pre sented neat appearance and wore a self reliant air. When the hearing was resumed after the Interruption Coroner Hoffman announced that the expert medical testimony would not be presented until next Monday, when all the evidence regarding analysis of the woman's stomach In connection with the theory of poisoning will be submitted. Police Inspector Shlppey was a witness today. He told In detail statements made by Hoch In the presence of witnesses after being brought here from New York., Ac cording to Inspector Shlppey, Hoch admit ted marrying eleven times. Five of the wives died within a year after marrlagb. Inspector Shlppey said that he had a long written statement signed by Hoch which would be turned over to the state's attorney to be used in prosecuting the defendant. Henry Schwanzala Identified Hoch as a man who, under the name of "John Schulz," had married Mrs. Marie Becker In St. Louis in 1803. Mrs. Becker was the mother-in-law of Schwanzala. Not long after the marriage, the witness stated, his mother-in-law was taken 111 and died. "When I went to St. Louis to attend the funeral," said Schwanzala, "Charles Retn hardt, a brother-in-law, told me that the doctor who attended my mother-in-law said that her death looked suspicious and that in his opinion she died of arsenic poisoning. My brother-in-law and myself believed that Hoch was a decent man and had no Idea that our mother-in-law had been poisoned. Chronic nephritis was given as the cause of death at the coroner's in quest. After my mother-in-law's death Hoch said that he Intended to rent a flat and stay In St, Louis. He presented my wife with the wedding rings of her mother. Two days later I received a letter stating that Hoch had left St. Louis without pay ing the doctor's bill or funeral expenses." French Ambassador Leaves Turkey CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 15. M. Con stans, the French ambassador, left Con stantinople for Paris today on a brief leave of absence. LIVELY FIGHT FOR CONTROL Policyholders and Stockholders of Equitable Life Assurance Society Will Lock Horns. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. The movement to take the control of the Equitable Life As surance society from the stockholders and place it with the policy holders Is to be taken up by the board of directors tomor row. At that meeting two petitions will be pre sented to the board, each signed by thirty nine officers of the society. Including the president and two of the four vice presi dents, one petition asking that the control of the society be taken from the stockhold ers and given to policy holders and the other du'ulurlng It to be ine opinion of the signers that the re-election of James H. Hyde, who Is the owner of 51 per cent of the stock as first vice president, would be prejudicial to the welfare and progress of the society. Supporters of each side to the con troversy were In conference today with their respective adherents. Mr. Hyde said he had nothing to add to the statement made by him on Monday last. Mr Alexander made a statement In which he said: The present movement Is for the purpose of preserving through all future time the strength and prosperity of the society by putting the power of voting for directors where it belongs, namely, in the beneficial owners of the company the policy holders. It now rests In $100,000 stock capital, a majority of which Is under control of James H. Hyde, the vice president. It needs no argument to demonstrate that such a power in the hands of one man Is fraught with danger In the future. Eminent counsel have given nn opinion that there Is a remedy by action of the board of directors who can legally and constitutionally so amend the charter as to invest the policy holders with the right to vote. Jacob Schiff of Kuhn, Locb & Co., one of the directors of the Equitable Life As surance society, previously had firmly de clined to be drawn into public discussion of the question of the control of that so ciety, but In view of the statements which have appeared in public print, Mr. Schiff today authorized the following: The gist of the entire controversy Is this: Mr. Alexander and his associates desire to secure control of the company and elect a board of trustees of their own making; those opposed to Mr. Alexander Insist that If the policyholders participate In the con trol, they should be enabled to vote un trammelled by the Interference of the ex ecutive officers and that the latter be elected by and bo responsible to the board of trustees, rather than being made the masters of the board. NO SHOW FOR PURE F006 BILL Session Draws Near Close and Con. grress Has Much Work to Do. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-(Speclal.)-All expectation that the senate will pass the pure food bill at this session has been sub stantially ' abandoned. In a final effort to secure action a delegation called on Presi dent Roosevelt last week and suggested that he send a special message to congress on this subject. The president Is reported to have assured the members of the dele gation that he sympathized with the move ment to secure pure food legislation, but there the matter ended. From Information secured In administration circles It does not appear probable that any effort will be made by the administration toward secur ing this legislation at this time. "It is my opinion," said Secretary of Agri culture Wilson, In dlscuadng this matter, "that there will be no legislation on the subject of pure food by the present con gress. There is no time now to take up this Important matter. But very few days remain before the expiration of this con gress and the majority of the appropria tion bills are yet to be acted upon. Some of these will be debated at considerable length and tho senate has also the Im peachment proceedings against Judga Swayne, so that under the moat favorable circumstances I can see no opportunity for It to devote the time to a discussion of pure food legislation. That there Is need of pure food legislation," he continued, "no one conversant with the subject can deny I hope and expect to see such a law enacted by the Fifty-ninth con gress." In some quarters it is believed that the activity of the so-called Whisky trust in urging the passage of the pending bill and in utilizing alleged statements by Govern ment Chemist Wiley to advertise certain of their brands has met with the disap proval of a number of senators who other wise might be Inclined to vote for the bl!, Thla Is given as one of the reasons why no action Is probable at this session SHAW MAY LEAVE CABINET Bumor Has it He is to Retire to Nurse His 'Boom for the Presidency! PAUL MORTON MAY BE HIS SUCCESSOR Chairman Burton of Rivera nnd Hnrbors Committee Blocks Appro priation for the Missouri River Star Omaha. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Special Tele gramsThere Is a persistent rumor that Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of tho treasury, will leave the cabinet toward the close of the year and will be succeeded by either George B. Cortelyou or Paul Morton. Sec retary Shaw will be a candidate for presi dent in 1908. Iowa will present him as its favorite son. The tuJk that President Roosevelt will be the nominee of the re publican party Is wholly discounted, in fact there is good ground for believing that the president will become the presi dent of Harvsrd university, his alma mater, In 109. Matters have so far progressed as to make this almost an assured fact. Waiting; On Hubbard. Congressman Thomas Is anxious to bring about the selection of Archie Smith of Storm Lake as successor to J. U. Sam mis as revenue collector, but there is a disposition on the part of the delegation to hear what Representative-elect Hub bard has to say about the mutter, and It Is expected no recommendation will be made to fill the vacancy when it occurs until Hubbard expresses himself. Bullock Bringing Cowboys. Beth Bullock, famous in the Black Hills country and superintendent of the forest reserve, Is coming to Washington with fifty cowboys from western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming to attend inaugura tion. These fifty men will be representa tive cattlemen and will be part of the es cort to the president. Representative Mar tin of South Dakota saw the president to day, as well us the Inaugural committee, for the purpose of securing a proper posi tion In the line of march. Congressman McCarthy, as soon as he can receive unanimous consent, will en deavor to pass tho bill defining the bound ary line between Union county, South Da kota, and Dakota county, Nebraska. Senator Millard today recommended the appointment of A. O. Reis as postmaster at Richard, Sarpy county. Pension for Mrs. Frederick. Senator Millard has obtained lor Mrs. Helen A. Frederick, widow of General C. H. Frederick, a pension of $s per month. Mrs. Frederick will receive about i2M back pension. This Is a forerunner of a bill which Senator Millard will' introduce in the next session of congress to give an adequate jpenalon to General Frederick's widow. Representative Hlnshaw has been suc cessful lu securing a pension for Edgar W. Hurver of L'tlca, Seward county, at $12 per month, with about 1900 back pension. Burton Blocks Appropriation. John A. Scott of Omaha, who has been in Washington quietly looking after matters In relation W an appropriation for the Mis souri river about Omaha and Council Bluffs, hud an Interview with Chairman Burton of the rivers and harbors committee today. Chairman Burton Is dead set against doing anything for the Missouri river. He was not the least dismayed when told that millions spent on the revetment along the river between Sioux City and Rulo was liable to be wholly lost with any break up. Mr. Burton told Mr. Scott it was a matter for private interests to look after the river and keep It within bounds. Mr. Scott stated that the Illinois Central and Douglas street bridge and water works at Council Bluffs were in imminent danger and that the money spent by the govern ment on both sides of the Missouri at Omaha and Council Bluffs would be wholly lost If something was not done by the gov ernment to check the encroachment of tho river. Burton, however, could not see the force of Mr. Scott's argument and the Iowa and Nebraska delegations will go to the senate for help. Amending: Banking: Law. Senator Klttredge succeeded in passing a bill yesterday providing that stockholders In banks of $25,000 capitalization, holding five shares of stock could be made di rectors in said banks Instead of having to own ten shares as provided under exist ing law. Today Mr. Burke from the bank ing and currency committee made a favor able report on this bill. Colonel A. G. Stewart of Waukeen, la., who was recently appointed attorney gen eral of Porto Rico, arrived in the city to day to receive Instructions before depart ing for his post. He expects to be in Wash ington about ten days. RELIGIOUS TEACHERS BUSY Score of Meetings Of Association Are Now In Progress at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 15. Numerous depart mental sessions, at which were delivered addresses dealing for the most part with the religious education of the American youth, made today a busy one for the dele gates to the third annual convention of the Religious Education association. Nearly a score of meetings and conferences were held during the day and the second general session of the convention was held tonight. Three different meetings were held during the forenoon. At 9 o'clock there was a dls cusFlon of the council of religious educa tion. At 10 o'clock a .Joint session of all Eeventeen departments was held in the Park Street church. Routine business was transacted, Including the adoption of rules for the convention and the election of com mittees. Addresses and a discussion fol lowed on the general subject, "The Place of Formal Instruction in Religious and Moral Education." At noon there was a special session of the department of correspondence and Instruc tion. PV Frank W. Gunsalus of Chicago, president of the Armour Institute of Tech nology, was the principal speaker. The afternoon was devoted to depart mental meetings, of which there were fourteen, and the day concluded with the second general session of the convention, which was held at Tremont temple. The second general session of the conven tion tonight attracted an audience that filled Tremont temple. President Charles Cuthbert Hall presided. After a brief de votional service addresses were delivered on the general topic, "How Can We Develop In the Individual a Social Conscience?" prof. John M. Coulter of the University of Chicago delivered an uddress on "Science as a TeHcher of Morality." "The Ethical Education of Public Opin ion" was the title of a paper read by Presi dent Henry 8. Prltchett of the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology. Other speakers were Prof. William E. Dubois of Atlanta (Oa.) university and Prof. Nash of the Ohio Pathological school, Cambridge NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Thnrsdny Colder In West Por tion, Friday Fair and Colder In East Portion. Temperature at Omaha Ycsterdayl Hour. Ilea. Hoar. Ilea. ft a. m ..... . A 1 p. m t ' lit, m 41 it p. m 1H 7a. m A 3 p. m...j.. 11 N a. m 4 4 p. m 17 9 a. m O n p. m I 10 a. m 2 p. m 17 1 1 n. in ft T p. m...... 1U 12 ra lO H p. sn...... 10 It p. m 13 Indicates below sero. NEW PROCESSBUTTER TRUST Company Formcil In .cw Jersey with Big Capital to Control a Product. TRENTON. N. J.. Feb. 13. The American Butter Refining company, with an author ized capital of 117,000,000, was Incorporated here today, to produce and deal In milk, butter and food products Hnd to acquire the business and plants of other Incorpora tions, firms and Individuals. The capital stock Is divided Into liOnO.OOO preferred, with 6 per cent non-cumulative dividend, and $15,000,000 common stock. The Incorpo rators are Walter E. Hohe, Beverly R. Robertson, E. Theo and I. Thygeson, all of Jersey City. The Incorporation of the American Butter Refining company is regarded in Omaha butter circles as an attempt to form a process butter trust "We had heard rumors of such a trust." said Charles Harding of the Aardlng Cream company. "The name of It Indicates that It will confine Itself to the process busi ness. I should not wonder If It would bo possible to control that branch of butter making, for it Is confined to a compara tively smnll number of large houses. Not nearly so much process butter Is made In Omaha now as a year or two ago. Two of the incorporaters, Wulter E. Hohe and Beverly R. Robertson, are prominent proc ess butter men In the east and are capi talists." The number of process butter makers In Omaha has been decreased In the last year, several of the smaller houses dropping out. Armour's and Cudahy's plants In South Omaha make a great deal of process "but ter. Most of the butter men In the city had heard nothing of 'the American Refin ing company. They believe such a trust will have little If any effect on the local situation. The process butter makers here, outside of the packing houses, are not of sufficient Importance to be taken up by such a corporation. The packing houses are too large to be controlled unless they are among the parties Interested In forming the refining company. GENERAL LEW WALLACE DEAD Aged Author of Ben Hur Passes Away at Ills Home at Craw fnrdsvllle, Ind. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Feb. 15. Surrounded by his family. General Lew Wallace, author of "Ben Hur." one time minister to Turkey and a veteran of the Mexiosr - end cfytt-wsrjv died at his home in mm - cuy lonigm, agea is years. The health of General Wallace lias been waning for several years and for months, despite the efforts of the family to keep the public In Ignorance of his true con dition, It has been generally known th.at his vigorous constitution could not much longer withstand the ravages of a wasting disease. For more than a year he has been unable to properly assimilate food. At no time has he ever confessed his be lief that the end was near, and his rugged constitution and remarkable vitality have been responsible for prolonging his life several months. The deathbed' scene was one of calmness. Beside his physician, only his wife, his son, Henry Walluce of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Wallace were present. Two grandchildren, although In the house, were not admitted to the room. When told by his physician that he was dying General Wallace was perfectly calm and his last words were expressions of cheer to his grlef;strlcken family. Bid ding them farewell, "he sold: "I am ready to meet my Maker," and lapsed into un consciousness from which he did not re cover. No definite funeral arrangements have been made. PRINCE HOUSE IN TROUBLE Chicago Broker Caught In Wheat and Squeesed Out of Business. May CHICAGO, Feb. 16. Notice was posted to day on the Board of Trade that all open trades with E. H. Prince, a grain and pro vision broker, would be transferred. Mr. Prince sald.his suspension was only tem porary. Transfer of his open trades, he said, had been necessitated by the con gested condition of the market for May wheat. Assets and liabilities were said not to be large. A branch office in Omaha was also closed. The local branch of E. H. Prince claimed to have received no definite infor mation as to the closing of the Chicago house. No trades were being received dur ing the morning, but the Western Union supplied the Chicago market quotations as usual. E. Huntley Is the local manager for Prince. It Is the general Impression the house will close. . CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH Woman of Kansas City, Kan., Locks Four Infants In Cabin and Goes Shopping. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 15.-Four negro chil dren were burned to death In Kansas City, Kan., today. The dea'd:' RICHARD CARSON, aged 3 years. ' RANDALL L1LLAPD, 3 years. RALPH LILLARD, 2 years. ROBERTA LILLARD, 1 year. The mother of the children locked them In the Lilian) cabin and went shopping. It Is presumed that the children found some matches and started the fire. They were dead when the firemen arrived. Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb. IS. At New York Arrived: ' Kron Prlnz Wll helm, from Bremen; Finland, from Ant werp, flailed: Statendam, for Rotterdam; Slcllia, for Naples: Oceanic, for Liverpool; Helltg Olav, for Chrlstlanla. At Queenstown Arrived: Teutonic, from New York. Balled: Overnla, for Boston. At Genoa Sailed: Iximbardla, for New York; Crellc. for Naples and Genoa. At IJverpool Arrived : logician, from New Orleans; Ionian, from Ht. Johns, N. B. Sailed: Baltic, for New York. At Alexandria Arrived: Romany, from Bottom. At Yokohama Arrived: Keemun, from Taeoma. Hailed: Tydeua, for Hatlle. At Antwerp Arrived: Kroonlaud, from New York via Dover. At Bremen Arrived: Kalfer Willielm der Groe. from New York. At Hong Kong Arrived: Empress of Japan, from Vancouver. At Lai'sjslru Arn-'-d- lrpe.- Victoria Louiso, front New York, on erulan VOTES FOR INQUIRY Honse Decides to Investigate Disposition of Norfolk Asylum Appropriation. LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE RESOLUTION Author Denies Inteption to Make Political Capital Oat of It. SHRECK FRATERNAL' BILL IS KILLED Debate Over the Measure the Most Ani mated of the Bession. SPEAKERS ARE PERSONAL IN REMARKS Junkln Anti-Trust Bill After Being Amended Recommended for Pass age by Committee of the Whole In House. (From a Btaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. 16. (Special Telegram.) The adoption by the house of Jones' reso lution for an investigation of the expendi ture of the I100.0UO appropriated by the last legislature for repairs at the Norfolk apylum, the recommendation for passage of the Junkln anti-trust bill, amended so as to exempt from Its operations native Ne braska corporations, and the defeat In the senate of the Shreck bill, vesting control of fraternal insurance societies In 96 per cent of the membership, were among the must Important transaotlons In tho legis lature today. For the first time this session the cry of party politics was raised In the house this morning when, on the grounds of Its duty to clear from the taint of suspicion the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings, after a highly animated discus sion, which occupied nearly the entire fore noon, the house, by a vote of SO to SO, adopted the Jones resolution, demanding an Investigation of the action of the state board In expending the $100,000 appropriated by the legislature two years ago for the repair and rebuilding of the wing of the Norfolk Insane asylum, damaged by fire. The speaker thereupon appointed Jones of Polk (fus.), Windham of Cass and Howe of Nemaha, a farmer, lawyer and banker. as the committee on investigation. All Rut One Out of Office. Only one member of the board under which this act was to be carried out Is now In office. That Is State Treasurer Morten sen. The remainder of the board con sists of new members. Former Attorney General Prout, a member of the old board and one of a committee sent east in the Interest of the proper expenditure of this appropriation, was an interested spectator In the house throughout tne course of the debate. While protesting good faith and no de sire to create political capital, Jones, In his impassioned appeal to the , house to adopt the resolution warned the repub lican members that If they turned down this resolution they would be placing) their party, in, a badjlght before the state, since they had ninety-one .vote , to the fualonists nine, and the public could not be misled as to placing the responsibility. Leading republican members pleaded for ' the adoption of the- resolution . as a means of proving the honor and Integrity of the state board and freeing its members from the suspicion of wrong-doing which might rest upon them slnfle the question had been raised, If the resolution was not adopted. Jones Gets the Floor, Jones. Jouvenat of Boone and Perry of Furnas Instantly were upon their fet when the order of resolutions and memorials was reached, each clamoring excitedly for recognition.- The speaker recognized Johes, who Immediately called for the reading of his resolution, Introduced the' previous day and laid over under the rules. Jones Aoved Us adoption and Perry followed with a motion to table the resolution. ' i "I declare the motion to table at this time out of order, exclaimed the speaker, who Insisted that Jones had not yet. yielded the floor. Perry gave way and Jones pro ceeded. "Mr. Speaker," began Jones, "I want it understood that no Insincere motives actu ated me in this matter. I have no person or body to censure. I Introduced this reso lution because I believed the money appro priated for this purpose vu hot properly expended. The legislature appropriated $100,000 for one purpose; the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings expended that money for another purpose. Did the board overstep its authority? That Is the question I want settled. The legislature ordered the board to repair and rebuild the old wing of the hospital. The board built three new cottages Instead of rebuilding the old wing. Did the board have the right to thus openly and -arbitrarily violate the law? That is the question I want answered. " After an appeal to the house for the adop tion of the resolution. In which he grew fervent and eloquent. Jones concluded with the asrertlon that he was not seeking a sensation nor trying to make capital for his party, but was doing whst hs con ceived to be the will of the taxpayer of the state. Perry took the floor and In a protracted and animated speech declared he did not believe Jones understood the kind of reso lution he was Introducing. The resolution said "It appears" that such and Such Is the case and Perry Interpreted this to be a con clusive charge. Motion to Table Lost, "The resolution asks the house to resolve that the board did not spend a dollar of thla money as the law required." said Perry, "and then calls for the appointment of a committee to find out whether or not this Is true." Opposing the resolution on the grounds of this alleged inconsistency and declaring that If there was a wrong the proper mode of procedure was to bring a Suit through the attorney general, Perry renewed his motion to table the resolution. This mo tion was lost by a vote of El to 33. In explaining his vote under the roll ball Jones took occasion to appeal once more for the adoption of the resolution, concluding hlB remarks thuB: "There Is no politics In this resolution, but let the members of this house vots It down if they will and then dare go before the people and make a campaign for tv Clectloi on that, ground. Remember your overwerlng jnajorlty here, republicans, and remember also that It's a long Una that has no turn." ' Peabody and Wilson of Nemaha r.i Pawnee, respectively, both explained their votes, ral'tng for the Investigation, Wilson tiklng the position that as there was some fuetioti as to this matter it would b highly Improper'lf the legislature aid not nettle It once for nil. He had no fears but that an Investigation would result In ths complete exoneration of the board. Jackson of Antelope made a speech agalnnt the rest lution, growing dramatlo In I'l" oMiositlon. "I was at first willing to credit good falla to the gentleman who lotted u4