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ESTABLISIIED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, THUKSDAY M01SN1NO, FEMJUAKY 10, l'JOo TEN l'A(JES.
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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.
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lit, m 41 it p. m 1H
7a. m A 3 p. m...j.. 11
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9 a. m O n p. m I
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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