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The Omaha Daily Bee. THE HOME PAPER IS WE BEST FOR THE ADVERTISER NOTABLY A HOME PAPER -NO DIME NOVEL FAKING ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1971. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 29. 1903-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. ft 1 V tnnr r hp ap nrvi TrV MAX .MY. m M L lil . . r, ..... rr .v. n.. j v.: irmrinte uammuiee uuusnus PREMIUM STATED ON FIRST PAGE On 8coni Eoldtr it Beqnired to Fay Any Amount company Calls For. GEORGE H. SQUIRES' DEPOSITION READ Eqnitable Officials Euy Stock from 8ociety at 174 and I it Pack at 310. r;ndolph TELLS OF BORROWING STOCK ara Ho Think. Bunk Wolil on Tnvnbla Drrnrlllrt for the Ise of Home of It Cus tomers. NEW YORK. Nov. 2&,-Just before the insurance Investigating committee ad journed tol;iy Charlc K. Hashes. counsel , ( for the committee, produced a pulley writ ten by the Mutual Reserve Life. Insurance company upon the life of a ruun whoso name vu not given, Which pulley stipulated on the flnt paire that the Insured should pty a fixed and statnd premium (subject to other benefits and requirements ci.se where stilted). On page two of the policy Mr. Hughes read a clause that the executive, committee of the company could require tho holder of the policy to pay any multiple of the amount of the premium stated on the first pus which the commutes saw fit. Georaa Eldrcge. vice president and secretary of the company, to whom Mr. Hughes read the ( policy, said that tho number of such policies tuned was small. Randolph Jells of Mock Ilenl. Previously Edmund D. Randolph, treas urer of the Now York Life Insurance com pany, had said that it was true that ho removed J7en,0i0 worth of Now Yoik City stork from tho vaults of the company and piH'a check of tho Central National bank lor that amount In tho place of It on January 6, 3301., Mr. Randolph understood i hat the. bank wanted tho stock for clients one of which was the Merchants Trust com pany. He promised to give tho committee later the names of any officers of the New York Life company then in tho Merchants Trust company. Squire's Deposition Head. The deposition of George II. Squire, for merly financial manager of the Equitable Life Assurance society, in which ho de scribed some of tho operations of the syn dicates which Included oilicen of that society, was read to the committee. Mr. Squire said In It in 1901 tho Equitable society bought 2.000 shares of the stock of the Lawyers' Title Inmiranco company and resold 1.500 shares to several of Its officers and directors at the purchase price, 171 Borne of the Equitable men sold their stock later, aaid Mr. Squire, and subse quently large blocks of the stock were sold back tq the . Equitable Jtocicty at J10 to -" bf me firm or Williamson & Squire. That firm might have bought It from the officers of the Equitable society, Mr. Squire said, but he did not know. Mr. Hughes also brought out that a profit of 122,000 had been paid to Mr. Squire from the sales of stock of the Lawyers' Mort gage company to the Equitable society and that Mr. Squire had Divided profits from an unknown 'operation, aggregating J1S.W0 among four officers of the Equitable so cietyJames W. Alexander, James H. Hyde, Thomas D. Jordan and W. II. Mc Intyre. Another Payment to Hamilton. ""he fact that the Now York Security and -xjmpany paid JIS.OOO to Andrew (the legislative agent, out of i ! 'Belonging to the New York Life Insurance company was also brought out today by Mr. Hughes. W. H. Fanshawe. a dealer In Investment securities, told the committee that In 1904 he bought New Orleans Traction bonds of a face value' of Jl.25n.Cinn from the New York Life Insurance company and George W. Perkins, trustee of the, Nyllc fuud. giving them his checks, amounting to JM7.500 tn payment, and then borrowed the J337.50O from the New York Life company, usln the bonds as collateral. He then sold the bonds, giving the New York Llfo com pany 95 per cent of tho proceeds and keep ing S per cent. 'Will Collect Taxes. Frank A. O'Donnell, president of th-i Board of Taxes and Assessments, today look step collect J-3,S0i from either the New York Life Insurance company or tho Viitrnl National bank as taxes and Inter si tin the JTOO.on) transferred to avoid tho p.t. uient, according to testimony befort tho insurance conunltteo last Monday. Mr. O'Donnell said he had referred the matter to Corporation Attorney I.'elaney, with li uruc'lons to luiiia su.t !' T !1T in:, tngcilicr with Interest for seven years, ajui- had laid the matter before Comptroller Grout, as ha Is charged with the responsibility for the collection of all arrears of taxes. Rebate Case In Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2S.-Churged with unlawful discrimination In favor of Ben jamin C. Wurnick of this city, in connec tion with tho Issuance of a life insurance policy tot JWC.fiuO. Harold Peirce, the gen eral agent In Philadelphia for the New York Life Insurance company, was given a hearing before Magistrate Tertian today and held In 12. Mi ball for bis nppearnnco In court Pelrce, it is charged, caused to bo issued a policy on the life of Warnlck for which the latter did rot have to pay the tlist year's premium, which amounted to J2.o0. The principal witness In the case Is War nlck.. He said a man named E. A. Iteilly came to him and told him that he could get Warnlck a JlflO.imo policy In the New York Life Insurance coiuan: through Pearee without Warnlck having ;o pay a cent of the first year's premium. Iteilly explained, Warnlck said, that by obtaining tills policy Pelrce would be able to gel a special bonus from the company and thus got more com missions than ho could otherwise obtain. To this Warnlck absented, making the proviso that ll must lie regular and within the law as he would not accept It other wise About a month or two later the rcelpled policy was delivered to him with iiu h paving any premium theroou. War nick s.. .1 he subsequently decided that the transaction was not regular, and requested the company to take back the policy. He Informed his attorney aliout the matter, and added that he knew nothing of this prosecution until hi wax suir.mom-d to up I tur in the case. Ag nt Pelrce declined to d.M-usa tl c case u'.r the hearing Ho raid that h- wouM e. i er,iplcte answ. r t" He thirds at ii tp r time. Tin: ( j-eeatiur. ,vuj b:-oi,g .t fn- .-i ;k s.uii lavi to pieent JiM-ritiitu.itloii and 'lnU:!Uud uu xti".J r.,. PORTE PRAYS FOR A CHANGE RrprripntiflTri of the Saltan Would Have Macedonian Prot rs m Altered. CONST I'LK. via Sofia. Bulgaria. Nov. 28.- . .ments from the Interna tlonal fleet wnded at Mytilene Sunday afternoon. In accordance with the Instruc tions of Rear Admiral von Jedlns. and occupied the customs and postal building"). Th? govern ir protested, but his represen tntlons were not availing. Uuring the I!alrani festival, beginning today and end ing the evening of November 3W. the fleet will take m fv action, but If the sultan does not c the Interval to ac cede to the del Ii of the powers the fleet will oc-upy f Island of Tenedos. off the coast of A lnor. The porte con j its efforts to obtain a modification he financial control scheme, so as ' 5 ike It more acceptable to Turkish vie g ."he grand vUier. Fertd Pasha, the rep f whose dismissal was unfounded, haj rmeu M. Zinovleff. th! Russian arr.ba r. that the scheme In it present 8hi I too unpalatable. The grand vlxler o I to agree to the estab lishment of loui new civil agents, with the same functions as the existing agents of Austria arid Russia, but the ambassador declared that no ' alteration In the de mands of the powers was possible. Tew flu Paslm. tho foreign minister, ulso tried to enlist the sympathies of the German and Italian un.bi-.gsudoi s, but his efforts were equally futile. The unanimity of the powers, including Germany, as to tho necessity for comrelitiK a full acceptance of the demands uppears to be complete and diplomatic circles are satisfied that the porte before iong w.ll realize that In the face of this unanl.'iiiiy there Is nothing to be done but bow to tlte will of Europe. IT0 TALKS ON C0REAN AFFAIRS Hermit Klutrdotu Is ot to Re n fair for Japanese SimiIIm- SEOI'L, Nov. 28.-Marquis Ilo, in sum ming up the Corean situation, dwelling upon the irust placed by foreign powers in Japan, by allowing that government a free hand; the responsibilities of Japan to the na tives, and the fact that the peninsula would not be uu Eluorudo for Jatianese spoils men, said to the Associated Press: Various Irresponsible newspapers have greatly cmliurrussed Japan liy writing of Coreu as a conquered state, where the Ja panese were free to do an thing Irrespec tive of the rights of foreigners and the natives, nnd trutt tho Corean people were hot lo bo considered. This has aroused suspicions (liming the Coreans. The emperor of Japan sent me to arrange a new treaty, to which the emperor of Corra has agreed, although the proposition meets with some opimutlvn from other sources. Although Corea has transferred the con duct ot Its foreign relations lo Tokio, it retulns control oi Its internal administra tion. Wo accept a great trust and a heavy re sponsbility, and the foreign powura con sent to tho new arrangements. Tho American government has already announced the withdrawal of Its legation and others will follow, but America warns us not to abuse the natives. It is prob able, that Japan will advise I host in control or the corean departments ot tho govern ment, but they will not be connected with tho management. The Japanese government or Its resident general will d-al with questions relating to foreign affair, but It Is nW yet known who will be appointed resident genesal. However, those Japanese who expect that the coming of this representative will sig nalize drastic or decisive measures for the exploitation of this country, disregarding all the lights of the natives, will find them selves mistaken. We wish to benefit ourselves, but our greatest return will be derived from Insur ing the welfare of the people for whose destinies wo now stand responsible. WILLIAM OPENS REICHSTAG Hopes that Nicholas Will Prove rath finder of Future Happiness of Russia,. BERLIN. Nov. 28. Emperor William opened tho Reichstag today at noon In the white hall of the palace, himself reading the speech from the throne. The speech wna occupied chiefly with domestic afTnirs. Turning near the close of the speech to for eign affairs, the emperor snld: The German empire has with all powers correct and with most of them good nnd friendlv relations It fltleri me u-ltl, tiioi. ! satisfaction that I wns able to support the suecesrui enoris or tne president or th" I'nlted States In bringing about peace be. tween his ms testy the emperor of Russia and his majesty the emperor of Japan. I greet Jnpan's entrance Into the ranks of the great powers with sincere wishes for the peaceable civilizing mission of this highly endnwed people, and my lively sym pathies attend the efforts which the neigh boring, friendly Russlnn empire Is making; toward a new order of things lu Its Inter nal affairs. I hope that his majesty the emperor Nicholas may earn the love and i gratitude of his people a the pathfinder of j;us;:t rs nappy ruture. The emperor also expressed his congrat ulations to Norway's government and peo ple upon the election of the "royal couple to whom I am bound by friendly r-en". ments." FAREWELL TO EVANGELISTS Ten Thousand Persons Attend Final Service Held ay American Min isters In Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 28 Ten thousand per sons gathered In Tournament hall here to night to bid farewell tl Reuben A. Ti-rrey and Charl- M. Alexander, the American evangelists, at the close of their successful revival movement In the I'nlted Kingdom. This movement has covered a period of three years during which nearly l'lO.OuO converts weru made. The gathering included delegates from many of the cities in which missions were conducted bv the evangelists. These dele gate read uddres.fa testifying to the last ing results of this remarkable campaign. Songs were rendered by a choir of 3. OKI and the greatest enthusiasm was displayed. Right Rev. Francis James Chavasse, bishop of Liverpool, Lord Kinnalrd and other prominent persons sent telegrams ex pressnlg regret at their Inability to attend, appreciation of the good work done by the evangelists, and the hope, that they would soon return to the I'nlt.d Kingdom. BRITISH DIPLOMATIC CHANGES air Charles Mcholaon, Ambassador at Madrid, Succeeds sir Charles Hardiuae at St. Petersburg. LONDON. Nov. '.'4. In addition to the formal announcement that Sir Charles Nicholson, British ambassador at Madrid, will succeed Sir Charles Haidinge ut St. Petersburg, the following changes in the diplomatic corps are bulletined: Sir Maur- lie Bunson. minister to Portugal, succeod i Sir Arthur Nicholson at, ambassador at Madrid; Hon. Francis Hyde Villiers. un der secretary op statu for foreign affairs, is made minister to Portugal; Kir William CuiiwikI ;ni Jr-en. minister to owitxerland, is ttansii ireii to the eiuha-.sy jt Bucharest, Koiimaiiiii. -iiei eUius Sir John ii. k'vinieUy, LARES SWEPT BY STORM Superior, Michigan and Enrsn Laihed to far; by Eix y-kile Gale. THREE VESSELS WRECKED NEAR DULUTH Twenty-Sis Men Aboard One of Them In Imminent Danger Hundreds of Craft Driven to Harbor. Dl'LL'TH. Minn.. Nov. 2X. in one of the most terrific gales In the history of the great lahes, even surpassing In fury tho terrible storm of last September, lu which so many men lost their lives In the vicinity of the Apostle islands, three big hike steamers were today driven ashore within sight of the lighthouse at the Duluth en trance to the local harbor and several mem bers of tho crew of one of the boats, the Mataafa. are believed to have perished. The wrecks are the Crescent City and the Mataafa of the Pittsburg Steamship com pany and the R. W. England, owned by the England Transportation company of Cleveland. As soon as Interrupted tele graphic communication with other luko ports Is resumed It Is expected that fur ther reports of wrecks will lie received. For thirteen consecutive hours between 11 o'clock Monday night and 12 o'clock ttKlay the velocity of the wind averaged sixty miles uu hour, and nt times blew at tho rate of seveniv miles an hour. The Ma taafa Is being slowly pounded to pieces. The crew of the Crescent City escaped, but the boat Is a total wreck. Captain R. V.'. England Is the only man who left the Eng land. The vessel is lying on the sand and is In no danger of going to pieces. The captain was taken off by tho lifo saving crew with the help of a breeches buoy. The sailors will remain on the boat until to morrow. I'nless the wind abates before morning the Mataafa will be a total loss. The Mataafa's accident was the most un fortunate, of the three. It struck the north pier of the harbor entrance while making its way Into the harbor and was unable to get through the canal. It swung around and ran aground Just north of the pier, whero the waves are sweeping completely over It. Thousand Kee Acrldent. The acrldent occurred shortly before 3 o'clock. The Mataafa left here at 5 o'clock last night with the N. A. Smith In tow. It was captained by R. F. Humble. The storm was so severe that it was forced to turn hack. As It came up the lake with Its tow a large crowd flocked to the piers to watch its entrance. A mile or two out In the lake It left tho Nasmyth, which immedi ately anchored, and came on alone, en deavoring to make the entry, but the lateral roll of the waves threw it starboard and it struck the north pier fairly on tho end, almost squarely with Its nose, which was badly battered as a result of tho col lision. A second attempt to head the ves sel between the canal piers was unsuc cessful, the waves sweeping the vessel from stem to stern. An effort was then made to turn 11 ou into the lake again, but the attempt was In vain. As Its prow headed toward the hike it turned almost rxiipl:y around with it nose .ow3ru: shore. It cleared tne pier and went on the beach broadside. Every wave swept com pletely over the boat. There, with thous ands of people watching them, almost within a stone's throw and unable to do anything, the poor fellows huddled on the stern of the boat awtiiting rescue. The llfo saving crew was at the wreck of the England and did not reach- the Mataafa until nearly 6 o'clock. By that time the stern was almost under water and some time before that the men had slipped down the ventilators In the hold of the boat. Their only chance Is that there may be some compartment there watertight tn hold them till rescued. The Crescent, City. Captain Frank Rice, was the first of three to go aground. It went on the rocks at Lokewood, about twelve miles from Duluth. at 6 p. m. Every member of the crew of twenty-six men escaped and none was seriously injured. The R. W. England Is lying on a sand beach on Minnesota point, four miles south of the harbor entrance. It struck at 12:40 p. m.. during a blinding snowstorm. At 11 :Sf p. m. a reliable party from the scene of the Matanfa wreck says the life saving crew have abandoned their efforts to rescue the men on the wreck until morning. Wrecks Along Lake Huron. DETROIT. Mich., Nov. 28. Lake Superior from Duluth to the Boo, the upper penin sula of Michigan, upper ends of Lakes Huron and Michigan and the northern counties of lower Michigan, have been swept last night and today by a terrific wind and snowstorm, and a number of shipping accidents have been reported. The blizzard raged with a velocity of from forty to sixty mil'.- an hour, and all the harbors from Port Huron north on Lake Huron and from Sault Ste. Murle north on Lake Superior are filled with vessels which have itiii ;n '.or Ehelt-.r. Tonight it was reported from Sault Ste. Marie that the wind has fallen tn twelve miles an hour and although the barometer Is falling, the weather situation Is regarded as greatly Improved. All boats on the lower end of Luke Superior are supposed to have weathered the storm In safety. Scores of craft are tied tip In the St. Mary's river and In the vicinity of Whitefish Point waiting for clearer weather. Marquette reports an unusually heavy snowfall, with drifts so high that train and traction service is greatly delayed. Tremendous seas are running on Lake Su perior off Marquette harbor and more than a dozen vessels are riding out the gale In side the breakwater there. At Alpena, on Lake Huron, the water logged barge Harvey Blssell was tied at a dock and w is torn to pieces by the gale, and the barge Vlnland broke uway from its consort and Is aground. The small passen ger and freight steamer City or Holland went on the rocks while trying to make the harbor at Rogers City. Docks and oilier waterside property sustained heavy damage at Alpena. Much damage was also done on Thunder Buy island, where the weather station and watch house were sur rounded with water and the northern por tion of tiie island was submerged. More than a dozen vessels are In shelter at Port Huron at the lower end of Lake Huron. One small schooner, the J. M. Spaulding. bound down from Rogers City, was unable to make the harbor today and went on the beucU near Fort Grutiot. The crew of four men reached shore safely. Ludlugton reports a forty-mile gale t sweeping the upper end of Lake Michigan and uo boats leaving 'he harbor bin the Per Marquette ferry (learners. Thousands of dollars damage was done to waterside : proiierty at Menominee und alcng the west shore of Green Bay. At the Straits of Mackinaw the wind reached a velocity of forty-eight miles an hour, accompanied by I a heavy snow. ! From F."-t 'Williams. Ontario on the north ewvMU4iva U4 wiwiiu 4 m-J HIGH FINANCEIN CHICAGO Sephew of elson Morris Swindles Bankers Out of SftOJMtO by Kiting Ron-us Drafts. CHICAGO. Nov. :.-Samuel N. Hoff helmer, a nephew of Nelson Morris, the millionaire packer, was arrested here to night, charged with having swindled 8. W. Strauss ft Co., mortgage, brokers at 114 La Salle street, out of J.V1.0CO. Iking unable to furnish bond.i, fixed at tlSO.O'O by Justice Cochrane, who issued the warrants for bis arrest, Hoffheimer was taken to the Cook county Jail. The alleged swindle operated by Hoff heimer extends over a period of eighteen months. His relations with the Morris family. It Is said, made It possible for Hoff heimer to carry out the scheme fur such a long period without detection. Two years ago, while the young man was carrying on a small commission business in buying and selling cattle feed, it Is alleged he went to S. W. Strauss & Co. and explained that he was buying large quantities of cottonseed and cottonseed hulls, which he disposed of to Nelson Morris 4 Co. In order to carry on the business. It is allegvd that he ex plained that a large amount of money was necessary to make up the drafts which were made dully upon him for the feed and to take up the bills or lading made with the shipments. He, it Is said, requested S. W. Strauss Ac Co. to finance the deais, which they agreed to do. From that time on. It Is alleged, Holt heimei" delivered to Strauss & Co. dally lists of carloads of cattle feed which he said he had bought from Various ooncerns and had sold to NelBob Morris & Co. He would obtain checks for the amount of his purchase from 8. W. Strauss ft Co., and at the same time he would deliver to the bank ers a druft on Nelson Morris & Co. for the amount which he had Informed them he had sold the feed to the packing company. The draft taken by the bankers vas de posited by their bank In the usual course of their business. At the beginning, according lo the bank ers, Hoffheimer carried only small sales, but the amounts of the transactions grew so that sales to Nelson Morris & Co., as reported by Hoffheimer, amounted to more than J150.000 a day. Until the first of this month the supposed sales continued and , then it was learned. It la said, that all the , sales were fictitious. Instead of taking up j the drafts which he had said were made out when he bought the supposed feed, Hoffheimer took up the drafts which he gave to S. W. Strauss & Co. against Nelson Morns 4? to. in tnat way ne continued from day to day increasing his supposed j sales and taking up the larger drafts ; against the packing company with the i ti.roc, tI h h, v.,,ni,nm ' following day, making a small gain each day on the use of the bankers' money. Knowledge of the drafts did not reach the packing company until November 1. when Nelson Morris accidentally discovered one chejk while it was hi the bank at tho stock yards. An Investigation followed and Hoffheimer is alleged to hrve made a com plete confession to Strauss of his opera tions, adml'ting that for eighteen months he had been carrying on fhe scheme which had made him a living nnd at the close had netted him J256.IXO, the amount of the check received from the banking concern, to take care of the dny's business. Hoff-hcJnuir-di-elar. hv Ms 'J)' "!n-uun.y In Investments. He will be 'given a hearing before Justice Cochrane December 5. PRISONER OWNS BROOM STOCK Man Serving; In Penitentiary Invests Sn tings In Concern Operat ing; tn Prison. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Nov. 28. -Governor Folk is greatly incensed to learn that James Hale, a federal prisoner, who was removed to Fort Leavenworth prison last Friday, is a Xtockholder In tho Central Broom Manufacturing- company, a corpora tion doing business in the penitentiary. The stock was bought by Hale about two weeks before he was removed to Fort Leavenworth with money he had carefully accumulated by hoarding "tips" that were given him as a prison barber. Hale was sentenced by the federal court of Indian Territory for ninety-nine years for murder and has served six years. Following the disclosures made to Gov ernor Folk by Convict George Ryan re garding the prison revolt on last Friday, ln which three men were killed, a number of changes will he Introduced at the prison at tho Instance of Governor Folk to pre vent a recurrence of the mutiny. Gatllng guns have already been ordered and new and modern long-range rifles will be provided for the guards. The guards will he uniformed nnd will bo drilled twice a week by Adjutu'nt General DeArmond. nnd will be given target practice until they be- come skilled In the use of the new gun. An organization semi-niilltary in charac ter will he maintained The deputy warden will be given tho rank of captain his as sistants will rank as lieutenants, yard masters will be sergeants and so on down tho line. A rigid search Is being made for H. E. Spencer, the boy convict recently released from the penitentiary, who was declared i by Ryan to have furnished the weapons and nitroglycerin with which the muti neers were provided when the outbreak wua made, but no trace of him has been found. CASSIE WILL TESTIFY TODAY Referee Heiulngton Arrauuea to ;lve Mrs. Chadwtck en Opportunity to Tell Her Story. CLEVELAND. Nov. 28. Harold Reming ton, re f ore ,f the federal bankruptcy court, after a conference today with tho attorneys interested in tne t hadwlck nrn ceedings, announced that the hearing would be resumed tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. This action followed the request of Mrs. Chadwlck that she again be permitted to on the witness Hand. She bus prom- I !xed to make public many derails of her financial operations which she refused to divulge when she apH-ared several months ago. Mrs. Chadwlck. In deciding on this cour se, slid she bad been influenced lu doing so largely because of the fact that notwith standing all her real and personal proii erty had been iold. her creditors had re ceived piavtically nothing, the money bel.ig almost entirely eonsumed in f i es, etc. FIVE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED t burred and Mutilated Condition of iutlnts of Masaat-uusetta Wreck Precludes Certain!). BOSTON. Nov. 2. No changes were re ported today In the condition of the persons Injured iti the Lincoln railroad accident Positive identification as still lacking to- day in the cas'-s of the bodies of four men and oi.e wuiuau, wl.ii.li are in the eily lluurgue The failure . f lib n:ifi ation leaults ; from Hie niulilateU und charred condition of li.v bodies. iLER GRAND HOTEL PROJECT South BiiteeDta Street Buiiness Men Get Plant to Working. BAUM ACTS AS SPOKESMAN FOR PLAN Commercial Clnb Kxerntlve Com mittee Hear Argument and Prom ises Its Support of Second nt ew Hotel. Aroused by the action of business men last week In subscribing J-Hn.'XX) for stock in a new JjitO.OeO hotel to be built at Sev enteenth and Douglas streets, the property holders of the South Sixteenth street retail district have rallied to head It off by res urrecting Peter E. Iler's long-promised, but never materialized, project ror a new ncr thermometer commenced dropping rapidly Grand at Sixteenth and Howard streets. ; about 6 o'clock and by 9 it had fallen 10 cV The effort to re-enllst support for this grees and Is still on the descending scale, hotel plan was projected on the meeting ' At 2 a. tn. thl. morning It was 7 above by called by the Commercial club yesterday , the thermometer on the street. In Omaha to consider a fat stock show for Omaha. Hnt the eastern part of the state there Although nothing was mentioned In the waa only slight snow flurries, but further can lor the meeting but the stock snow, as si kiu aa action was taken on that J. E. Bauni, president of the Bennett company, suggested that he bad something else he wanted to bring up und suggested that Mr. Her and his associates were now ready to accede to conditions they had formerly re jected when the previously appointed Com mercial dub committee had endeavored to get them Into a working agreement. He said the Interested property owners of the neighborhood have gone as far as to sub scribe J13.812.64, which umount is ostensibly the chief bone of contention between the two. This they would offer to Mr. Her to square the nceon'it between him ard Mr. Miller. Iler's Balanee Sheet. Mr. Baum proceeded to read a report of . an expert auditor and appraiser on Mr. tiers nnancnii condition, this snoweu ms , assets to be J1.S64.714. 39 and his Maritime J1S7.052.K5, leaving him worth Jl, 367.061. 54. He elaborated on all the various improve ments for Omaha for which Mr. Her was entitled to credit, and, referring to the matter In bund, said plans for the hotel , hR(1 been drawn by the bc9t hotel architect I ln tne rnIted Btat and approved by the prospective tenant. D. J. Dean of Kansas I i City. Explaining the alleged contract with the Deans, which Mr. Her had several times , proclaimed to the public and which Mr. Tjpan ha1 denied, he read the following telegram signed by one of the Deans: r hnve Kone OVPr wth Mr. nPr his architect In New York the proposed plan for the new Her Grand ln Omaha. We are ; prepared to enter Into a lease for the same, j Want no bonuses or subscriptions. Will I furnish the hotel in keeping with the plan ' und anv report to the contrary is un- i founded. The "plnn" mentioned, according to Mr. Baum, was that Mr. Dean would put in me Bt. raul extension to the Pacific coast the present furnishings of the hotel and , from Evarts. 8. D., to Seattle and Tucnmn. new furniture to the value of $2H0,'V. j It was specified in thu oftMal Hnnnunce Mr. Baum dnclared the difference, between : ment that the work of construction is Lo Mr. Her nnd Mr. Miller as to what would be due April 1. lflnfi, was J13.812.6I. This Mr. Baum and his friends have sub scribed to settle tho account. Mr Rniim nakerl thRt the executive Com mittee of tho Commercial club add himself. John R. Webster ai.'l F. Ii Sanborn to the committee which had attempted tho settle- committee to be held tomorrow. It Is un meiit between Mr. Her and Mr. Miller. ( derstood that there is no likelihood of This was done perfunctorily. The other an increase In the road's capital stock, members of the committee are F. A. Nush, about J25.0in,ii0 of which Is still un O. W. Wattles. Howard Baldrige, B. J. j issued. McVann and Ward Burgess. Preparations already huve been made for Miller Not Allowed to Talk. j the Incorporation of a new railway com- The discussion was marked by numerous pany from Evarts. which, however, will be signs of suppressed wrath. On one occasion entirely financed by the St. Paul. 1. Ua,m, liMam. rtattlml Ht remark i While all the delnlls nf the rimla ti'ii.n I made by Gurdon W. Wattles and at an- I other time Mr. Wattles and Mr. Her had a passnge of words, which was smoothed over ' ,y Frank Colpetzer. When everybody else '. hud had his say Rome Miller engaged the attention of Chairman Judson and secured mately connecting with Wallula, Wash., meeting. Senator Klttndge came to ar permisslon to speak. Before he could say the terminus of the recently incorporated range, for a reception of the South Dakota anything a motion to adjourn had been Pacific railroad, which runs to that Point newspaper association which will make an I made and he was snuffed out by an oh- 1 jection "I beg your pardon, gentlemen." said Mi". Miller, and he bowed politely und Imme- diately left the room. ' CARTER CLAIMS GREAT CREDIT Former Army Officer Says He Saved the Government Many Thou sands of Dollars. CHICAGO. Nov. 2S. Oberlln M. Carter, the former army officer who Is now de fending himself against charges of de- fraudlng the government out of millions of dollars, testified today before Special TCvamincr Rureolne that he had manv tmpg gaved thp government thouBands of dollars In letting contracts at Savannah. Carter in his testimony declared that In letting one contract to Green and Gaynor. tho form Insisted upon by him saved the government f275.00O. Carter produced evi dence purporting to substantiate this dec laration. He alao declared that the trouble Into which he became involved was started by an army officer, who, he asserted, is even now stirring up trouble among army officials In Philadelphia. Carter declared that thia man endeavored to force a new scheme for construction upon the govern ment and that he, Carter, refused to ap prove it. DINNER IN HONOR OF REFORM New York City Club Entertains for Jerome, Weaver, Johnson and Colby. NEW YORK. Nov. 2 A "political In dependence dinner." was given tonight hy the City club In celebration 'f vlet iries at I the recent election over party elections here. In Philadelphia. New Jersey end elsewbere. The men whom it was designed lot boxes are to be opened were Issufd to partlcular to honor were William Traverse day by Justice Amend. Jerome, New York; Mayor John Weaver.; Philadelphia: Senator-elect Colby. N-w Jer- sey; mayor iilth ruKHii. jersey ity ana '-nn-i i mm i.-couni unu canvass tne rial Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland, O. ' 'ots- The ballots to lie recounted roinn M ssrs. Johnson, Weaver. Colbv and Jerome spoke, each being greeted us he arose by hearty applause. Mayor Wiaver declared that much of the honor nf the victory in municipal elections belonged ti President Roosevelt, whoso efforts i.lmost effaced party, and caused him to hr re garded as the leading exponent of the rights und hopes of all the pcoph-. GIFT FOR A NEW WARSHIP I'r uus Ivaula Presents silver Sertice to Its Namesake lu the American u). PHILADELPHIA. Nov. jSlr. U.c pres. ence of many state and city ulucials and officers of the I'nlted States navy, now at the I-eague Island navy yard. Govern. : Pennypacker, on behalf of the st at. . : i ;i,y I resented to the aimoutetl c: . r p. nn sylvanla. a handsome : t : ,. . -, . con sisting c' pieces, weighing pound, and cost t-5,1.) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Todavi Warmer Tomorrow. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi Hour. Ilea. Hour. Den. ft n. m .IT 1 p. m 34 n. m .tl a p. m !: T a. n :t.1 ft p. nt no m HI 4 p. m KM "a. m ill (V p. in 87 in a. m ,u p. m It a. m .". r p. in 22 2 n s p. m in ft p. in 17 FIRST COLD SNAP OF SEASON Much Lower Temperature nnd More Snow tn the orthwest Than In Omaha. The lirst real cold snap of the season put In Its appeHrance yesterday afternoon, as predicted by the weather bureau. The west the fall wns heavy and the tempera ture much lower than in Omaha. In the northwestern part of the state the Indications were- for zero weather by morn ing. The full up to the present has been so exceptionally favorable nnd stockmen are so well provided with feed that no fears are entertained of losses of live stock. ALLIANCE, N. b., Nov. 2S.--(Special Tele- gTam.)-Zero weather prevails throughout ! this section tonight, accompunled by a driv ing northwest wind that In many places west of here has the proportions of a bliz zard. The sudden chanue has somewhat hampered ruilrond facilities, but It Is not believed the cold snap will bo of such severity that stock or humanity will suff-r greatly. siOfX CITY. la.. Nov. 28. A cold wave. accomptinicil bv snow flurries and high WI1Ui 3truck northwestern Iowa this morn- ln. Tonight the temperature Is falling : -i-'ily and the local forecast Is for a l' I-il urn of 10 degrees above zero by to ti ci- ow morning. I'lERRK. 8. D.. Nov. "S Snerlnl Tele- gram.)-The first severe snowstorm of tho wlntPr prPValld Voda ge ting worse tonight with III TZ'J.t.lt .Z 1 There 'all indications of Its continuing through tho night. CT pAlll lyyii , p.... n Tn nfT "uo-u iu HUM I OfHelnl Announcement that Itoad Will He Kxtended from Missouri River to Senttle. NEW YORK. Nov. 28.-.U a specinl meet ing of directors of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rallwnv comnativ ln,l,.v tl, board formally authorized the building of begin forthwith. It Is estimated that the ! cosi win ne ii!Ku.t isn.ooo.ono. it -wna a M,i,ii..n. . . . , . , trw.tir,F. ihui o- ..... , . , t " .....v oe. jw-K 1MJ ,,imir nail iiecn ne termlned upon for financing' the project. 1 This muMe- i n ,, t . ' ! elded upon at a meeting of the executive . 1 or ne- not been decided upon, the line will run: toward the Rocky mountains, weal by north of west, to Butte. Thence It will be . extended westerly, crossing the Bitter Root mountains, through l,olo pass, and ulti- from Seattle. The Si Paul will also seek i an outlet at Tacoina and will touch Helena, ! Spokane and Portland. The work of con- : struction will be begun simultaneously nt Seattle on the Paeilic railroad and at i Evarts. ' ThP Iino ri,,,hrr """th. which is In the I course of construction from Chamberlain, ! S. D., to Riipid City, In tho Black Hills. I a i'l'-niui! pro.ieci. win also ne connected with the northwest extension by a branch lino. It Is probable that branrh lines will extend to the Coeur d'Alene country east of Spokane for mining and timber business nf that section. j CHICAGO. Nov. 28. The Tribune to. mirrow will say: Reports bnrked un by much substantial evidence were circulated today that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul is buying the Kinsas Citv Southern railway, better known as tho Port Arthur route. The acquisition of this nvid would give the St. Paul an air Hue between Kan sas City and the gulf and would prove n valuable feeder to its present lines. While the rumor of the purchase of the southern road lacks confirmation of the Chicago officials of the rond. it Is asserted that President Earling is In New York, closing me negotiations. M'CLELLAN TO HELP HEARST Mayor of Have !ew York the Ballot Opened. Desires Roves to NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-Mayor McClelland I cug Mrs. Thompson and I will go to Lln gave his support to W. R. Hearst to in- j wlu rH wii u.ok niter some business vestlgate the ballot boxes In the recent tit,.rf.,,B whl. h need iny attention. Just mayoralty election and to have the ballots , how ,,, , w, Btay ,,, Llllcoln I do not leeuimieil. lie announced mat lie haa di rected Alton l'. Parker, bis a torney. not n ...! ,1... ,l..Auf,.n r .. . .j 1 1 " ..,,, uiLimiin ui lue supreme court yesterday which ordered live ballot boxes to be opened. The formal orders directing that tho bul- The orders direct the Inspecting of elec- tlon to report at the supreme court on De- , from the First. Second. Fourth and Sixth 1 assembly districts. Movementa of Orean Vessels Nov At Vi w York Arriv.il-1 I .1 , . , l.i.. Giaxifow; Armenian, f-oiii Llvei -pool; Kuerst 'tisin.ink. from Genoa; gtafndani. fr..m ivOlieruuril 'llieii; ,llr Wllheloi ,lr GrossH, for Bremen; Piinz fiskar Naples: Citta dl Napoll, for Naples. tor At Gltsgnw Arrived: I'letoilan. Live! r oo. At Naples Sailed: Paiinoniu. for Yrrk. At London Arrived: Monmouth, from New from Mourn ui. At Liverpool Arrned: Manxn.au. from Montreal: Lake Kt e, lioni ; ontreal. Bailed: Svlvania. for Boston At Hambui s Arrived: Cruf Waldcrse-e. from New York. At Genoa Arrived : Lombaidia. from New Yo Ar'H i-ri Ai rived: Zeeland. from New v,,rk. Sailed: Mount Temple, for Si. John V M Al Queenstown Arrlied: Majestic, from New Vol k. At Bremen Ai rived: Kmn I'rmee Wil-he-l'ii. from NVw oik. At ,;t'" '" ' -Arrived; Koeiilgen Luise. IJioiu New York, " MILLARD COMES OUT Washington Taper Indicate! VThera E fitands on Rate Ueasnrt HAS INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT Promiiea to Btand by Booiertlt on lines ' Discuised Queitioi. POINTS TO REASONS FOR SUCH A STAND Ambassador Thompson in Capital aid Calls at Elate Department. SILENT ON MEXICAN AMBASSADORSHIP Ice President Fairbanks Practleallf Promises to Deliver Commeneo ment Address nt Inlver Itr of Nebraska. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 2X.-(SpeclaI Tele gram.) Tho Evening Star haa the following; on Senator Millard s rate position; The attitude of Senator Millard of Ne braska, who is a member of the senate com mliiee on intersiate commerce, has been one of doubt fur some time, but there la strong belief that Senator Millard bill pledged liunselt to tne president, volun- tarily, to support a measure In keeping wttn tne president s views, beuutor Millard saw the president a lew days ago and had conference with him. 'Hie Nebraska sena tor is a candidate for re-election and theie would be absolutely no chance In the world of bis coming back to the senate If he Hiiouid go astray on the rate proposition. The Nebraska republicans last yoar started the habit of iudoisiug candidate for Imlted States senator In tuelr stale conventions. This was done In the case of Senator 1; nkett. The next state convention, to be held next summer, probably will make an Indorsement lor a successor to Senator Millard. Even In case he stands by tho administration on the riillroud rate proposi tion henalor .Millard will have a hard time coming to the senate again. Among those who will oppose him ure Norns Brown of Kearney, piesent attorney general of the slate; Koss Huinmond, a well known editor of Fremont, and Gordon V. Wattles, a prominent banker and citizen of Omaha. lllnsliaw Sees President. Representative Htnshnw saw the presi dent for a few moments today. On emerg ing from the iaLli.et r..oin Mr. H'nshaw said It was his positive conviction thai a rats bill In strict accord with the president's policy would pass both bodies. "The peo ple of Nebraska uru unanimous In support of the president's position as to rats legisla tion." Senator Dolllver of Iowa, a member ot the committee on Interstate commerce, talked with the president briefly today. After his interview the senator remarked when asked about rate legislation; "We are now moving along towurd a practically uninimous stand for the presidents pulley." President Mlent I ntll Message. It developed today that tho subject undor discussion at the Wnlte House confer ence which was participated ln by the 'president. Secretaries Root, raft und Bona. - . . ,,., ...i-ai;.--- I,H11-'' CCIltlloi IOIU. on. villi,,. vu-. v. i Corporations Garlleld, was proposed legU- . . ... ... i, .... k-.. ' IHllOU aiiccima uvlbUi. . . o- itoim - positively di cided that tlit.ru s tall be no further expression ot the administration's ; views on this subject pending the publics ; lion of the. presldi ill's message lo congress j In which it is treated at great length. n was ulso b arued that there has been 'no change, whatever In tho presidents 1 view as to the best ionu of rate legislation. 1 In other words his views have not boon I uffucted by uny of the pioimsltions recently 1 Editors lo Cull at White Hons. 1 Senator Klttredge of South Dakota was ' one of the early callers at the White House this morning before, tho cabinet excursion to Washington the latter part , ot mis week. There will be about seventy- five In the putty. Including many of the leading editorial und Malt writers of South lakota. It is protmblo the president will receive them next Monday. I The South Dakota statesman would make ' no comment upon rate legislation. "1 am in an Inquiring frame of mind," ho smilingly stated, which would Indicate that he is yet undetermined what he will do. Thompson nt Capital. David E. Thompson of Nebraska, am bash sador to Brazil, urrived In Washington, this morning. During the early part ot the day lie called at the State department but did not see Secretary Root, the latter being in attendance on a cabinet meeting. Mr. Thompson, however, did see Assistant fcecrctary of htate It.. eon, but business mat ters wer not discussed. The ambassador Is lu splendid health, probably ten pounds short of his normal weight nnd looks and acts as If ho were at peace with the world. If there are any mutters of administration disturbing him as some newspapers have Intimated, Mr. , Tll0mon has amed the fine art of dis simulation for he was serenity Itself when The Bee correspondent talked with him at the New Wlllard this evening. "I am Just over from New York, where I arrived last week. I expect to go bark to New York tomorrow night and after a few days there Join Mrs. Thompson In Chicago, she hnvlng b ft for Chicago when I left for U'usliltntnn. After a short time In n.L. know. 1 am on leave and naturally will ' , l,r,.,,.., holllhlVU " . . , , r. On the subject of i:oing lo Mexico Mr. Thompson was silent. He said that was a matter wholly In the president s bands. Hs was ambaiisHdor to Brazil and so far as ho knew would return to Rio do Janeiro at I 1 the end of his vacation. Sneaking of Brazil I Vr Thompson said" ' .s.-.-aVnie-nuilIv. conditions are very much Improved between the I'nlted Btatea and Brazil. The people nf Brazil have com menced to Ix'lleve in us and like us belter I all the lime. They arc buying more from I us than they ever did. particularly elec- l r'iejii uppi I .tins. rallioad and other ma- ' ehinery. and 1 lirn-.ly believe our export I in Rrnil will show from SJ.KA.Qfrt to 14.000.. xiO Increase over last ear. There can be no great iuerc.-iv in food products. Argen tina Is too i.iar and ttuy can undersell us so fur us foodstuff go. Brazil Is also rais ing more cattle and bogs than tnt before and in every way conditions are better. Th Brazilian is coming to know the American end. liking Mm. lias begun to buy Ms goods." Mr. Thompson will entertain Hie members of the Nebraska delegation at luncheon to morrow and return to New York tomorrow night. Fairbanks oiuIiim tu Nebraska. Vice President Fairhi nk if t?vr) tmtig goes right, will ill-liver tin- comi;lciiceiric&f add: I s i at t'.e I'nlversity of Nebraska June i U-.it. In reply lu u invitation from ,