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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
STREET CARS STOP
fiuiptnsion of Perries Marks Beginning of
Btrika in Bt. Patenb-rg.
PROCLAIMED DAY AHEAD OF TIME
Partial 8tat of Siege Proclaimed by Gen
eral Doubaeoff in Hoioow.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS ARE CLOSED
Troopi Occupy Btilwaja and Are Attempt
ing to Step Lines Open.
GOVERNMENT CRIPPLED IN THE STRUGGLE
Vepnrts Reach Capital of Mutiny of
Soldiers at Khar-on and
Selteetopol, with Rlotinv
I Many Places.
BlLLFTl.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec, IX-Tlie slrlr.e
promises to be on a far more extensive
scale than any previous movement of tli3
b:,i i. w. . ln.H tn..l-bt that unv
, , , ',, .,.!, ,. ,u r,..ii,n.
and Nobel concerns, will ceuie operations
tomorrow. Almost all the papers suspended
)y the censorship are appearing under new
names and are meeting with huge sales.
The rullwoy union at Moscow has re
solved to run troop trains from Manchuria
and to convey grain to the famlnc-strlckcn
districts.
8T. PETERSBURG. Pec. M.-On account
of some confusion, the general strike was
proclaimed at noon today Instead of to
morrow. It was begun with a complete
suspension of the street railway service.
The government enters upon Its new
struggle greatly crippled. The situatlou
in the Baltic provinces is growing steadily
worse, and In the Caucasus the renewal of
the outbreak of the Tartars and Armen
ians has produced another reign of terror.
The Inhabitants of TlfliH and other cities
are begging the authorities to furnish them
with arms to organize a militia for self
protection. At Seuastopol new mutinies
have occurred and 1.600 soldiers have been
disarmed and are under guard. Tho troops
at Kharkoff have revolted and the Inhabi
tants are still administering the city.
The weather has become very cold. Deep
rsnow covers the country as far south as
Kleff. It Is believed that a few days'
hunger and starvation will easily drive the
people to desperation and provoke upris
ings and attacks on strikers and perhaps
general pillage.
Government la Confident.
1:20 p. m. The proclamation of a general
. strike for tomorrow at noon has created
.' the most intense excitement. If a strike
' oaa bo successfully begun and maintained
the revolutionaries aro confident that It
'wJII break the government's back. In gov
ernment circles, however, confidence Is ex-
pressed that the proletariat organisations
' ' lUtnM ff- . complete, tleup-end that
tne smite muni oe 01 snort aureuon. mis
'Vifipe seems based on the theory that the
extreme, program of the Reds has alien
ated the sympathy of a large proportion
of the real workmen, and also upon what
they claim to be absolute knowledge that
the organisations are without funds. The
' government calculations, however, proved
deplorably at variance with the true situa
tion In the past and the strike leaders
declare the government Is again hope
lessly ignorant of the magnitude of tho
struggle confronting It.
Their plans are exceedingly ambitious.
From the Datura of the appeals of the
leaders to the troops, it is evident that
tbey expect to precipitate a crisis in the
army.
Railroads to Be Involved.
The central committee of the railroad
men of Moscow, which determined the is
sue last night by voting In favor of a
strike, has telegraphed over the railroad
lines that the employes of twenty-two
roads are ready to stop all traffic. The de
cision is to close everything in the empire
railroads, manufactories, wholesale and re
tail stores and all government works, ex
cept the water works. The bakeries In the
cities, however, will not be closed so long
as they do not raise their prices. If they
raise the price of bread even the bakeries
will be closed. It was proposed In Moscow
to exempt the electric light plants, but
this was defeated. Although the blow is
timed for tomorrow noon, on account of
the difficulty of communication the strike
leaders do not hope to bring the life of
the empire to a standstill by n single
stroke, but they will labor for a gradual
extension of the strike movement.
The nature of the manifesto of the work
men's council of Moscow to the army is
so inflammatory that even the radical pa
pers are afraid to print It. During the
strike It Is proposed to stop all papers and
te print and distribute only the organ of
the workmen's council.
Police Bnnt Leaders.
The police are hunting down and arrest
ing the strike leaders as rapidly as they
ran be found in the comparatively few
raptures that have been made, as the lead
ers keep In hiding, avoiding their resi
dences snd meeting In secret, each time at
a different locality.
The helplessness of the government In
this crisis is demonstrated by the Inability
of Interior Minister Durnovo last night to
get through Instructions to arrest the mem
bers of the workmen's council of Moscow.
He stlemntsd to use the railroad wires,
but the operators obeyed the dictum of the
council end refused to send the message.
The government la even unable to forward
Instructions to General Llnevltch, com
mander of the Minchurlan army, rive
operators In succession on the railroad lines
declined to send a cipher dispatch signed
by the emperor.
Workmen Paalsh Crime.
MB p. m. The consul of a continental
pewer who arrived here today from Riga to begin a strike on Friday. Advices from
on a train heavily guarded by troops, says Blelostok. Russian Poland, say the recruits
that throughout the district the land has there are planing an anti-Jewish outbreak.
been laid waste, all the buildings belonging , '
to the landlords have been burned to the Fejervary Cabinet Resigns,
ground. The situation in Courland. the I VIENNA. Dee. 20-Premler Fejervary
consul says, is even worse. At Riga the hal an audience of Emperor Francis Jo
garrison Is too small to attempt to wrest seph today and tendered the resignation
the power from the bands of the workmen. ' the entire Hungarian cabinet. It is
who have organised a polloe force and understood that Baron Fejervary desires
are administering the affairs of the city, to obtain an expression of confidence from
The workmen have sent a deputation to ' the emperor. In which case his resignation
Governor Rewlnsk notifying him that he probably will be withdrawn,
seed been deposed. The city Is terror 1
stricken, but comparatively quiet. Killing Dissolved,
took place In the streets dally, but the TOKIO. Dec. SO.-The combined fleet of
workmen's militia Is successfully prevent- Maran has been dissolved and Admiral
Ing pillage, showing no merov to rowdies, j To brn PP"lntd president of the
several of whom, have been shot or hanged, i nav' comnw'd Th Manchurian army
The Molva tn an editorial today says ! headquarter has slso bee., dissolved, and
the only possibility of saving the situation n,l1 Marshal Oyame will resume his
- I former position as president of the general
(Continued on 6cond Pact ) t oflUe,
TROCPS PRESERVING ORDER
Slate Department Receives Word of
Arrival of American Fore
at Shanghai.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20-Th Bint de
partment ha.s received a cablegram from
Shanghai announcing the arrival there last
evening of the men from the Biltlinore.
The State department advice of this
morning Hre to the effect that the British
are p g for a large demonstration
by bo' and navy. German, Japanese
and i z n cruisers were on their way
to Sh ? , Quiet prevailed yet, but only
on ac i t the army controlling the city.
The m court was still closed. The.
Chin thoritles were trying to effect
a co C Ise. hut demanded a removal of
the I assessor, which demand al
reft ."here wus no report of trouble
at posts, but the missionaries were,
bee ilarmed and many were arriving
In at.
As unuerstood here the trouble arose
from the action of the British assessor la
levying a tax upon a Chinese resident of
the foreign settlement. The court Is a curi
ous body, made up of a Chinese magistrate
who holds sittings every v.-eck day. On two
days of eah week an American official
from the consulate general sits with him
in the rapacity of assessor, on the two
other days a similar German official sits
and on the remaining two week days a
r-ruisn representative, l nis wuri jm-
lsilhtlon over all the licenses and taxes
payable by the Chinese in the foreign set
tlement of Shanghai. The Chinese munici
pal authorities have always been jealous of
this court and there havs been many
clashes In the past owing to the efforts of
the Chinese to collect these taxes them
selves. The court also possesses the power
to punish culprits and frequently causes
the cat-o'-nlne-talls to be. laid on, while tho
Chinese whip culprits with bamboos. For
a long time post the Chinese have been
trying to rerture the authority of the mixed
court, and It is inferred here that the pres
ent trouble has arisen from the assertion
of Jurisdiction by the British officials over
some of the Chinese merchants.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 10. All Is quiet In
the town today. Bus.lne.ss hnS been re
sumed, but the sailors landed by the war
ships in port remain on duty as a pre
caution against a renewal of the rioting.
The United States gunboat Villa Lobos
has ariived to reinforce the Baltimore
and the British cruiser Andromeda is ex
pected to reinforce the Diadem.
The deadlock growing out of the mixed
court dispute continues. The t natal ad
heres to his demand for the dismlsd.il of tiie
British assessor and police inspectors,
while the British consul refuses to yield.
CHE FOO, Dec. 20. 10 p. m. A prominent
European official who is visiting Chee Foo,
crystaiizlng the opinions of persons thor
oughtly acquainted in China and with the
present disorders, states that the Shanghai
troubles were the direct result of the
American boycott lie thinks the American
offlcUte at Washington should have opposed
the Chinese demands for a revision of the
exclusion laws and insisted upon the Im- j
mediate suppression of the boycott. He
characterised the boycott movement as an
excuse for an exhibition of anti-foreign
feeling resulting from an inflammatory
propaganda carted on In China through the ,
v..u.a-:u ........ .... . - -....
While the boycott In Itself 'is harm- (
less." continue, the official Quoted. ''It ha.
neen usea ny me revolution anu-iore.gn
faction of the Chinese to precipitate a
repetition of the Uoxer troubles, though It
VIUUWl I IIV I U 1 1 1 1 I Ul II1TJ .tl VUIlDlllBtui.
and caused premature demonstrations.
"Unless the Washington authorities take
immediate and strong measures to sup
press the agitation in Shanghai," concluded
the official quoted, "troubles which are now
merely local will spread." j
X 11V wmi 1110 wyeufcfc UKimiiuii
annears in Che Foo to be due undoubtedly
appears in Che f oo to te aue. undoubtedly.
The failure of the boycott agitation
iears in Che Foo to be due, undoubtedly.
to the stern demand of American Consul
a crarn nstmann rtr a m oira n lAniii
Fowler that the Chinese refrain from hold
in. mcU..B- - "" " ,,m""' ,m-
cards, resulting in the inability of the dan-
gerous Chinese element to successfully
prosecute their agitation.
PLAN FOR COREA IS ADOPTED
Marquis Ho Will Be First Resident
fieneral of Japan en
Continent.
TOKIO. Dec. 20.-3:30 p. m. The order
publishing the newly organised system of
resident aeneralshlna to hold office in Corea
nossed the orlvv council todav and It will
be published tomorrow. According to its
provisions the resident general will be un
der the direct command of the emperor
and not of the government.
Simultaneously with tho publication of
the order the Marquis Ito will he appointed
resident general at Seoul, principally in
compliance with the wish expressed by the
emperor of Corea. His tenure of office
will, it Is believed, be short, as there is
every indication that, the Marquis RaionJI,
president nf Ihn constitutional party of
Japan, is forming a new cabinet.
BELGIUM AND TURKEY COLLIDE
Porte Refuses to Surrender Belgian
Citlsen for Trial, Accord.
Ina; to Treaty.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Tec. The Bel
gtan legation has demanded that Edward
Jorls be handed over to the Belgian con
sular authorities for trial in accordance
with the treaty of 1S.1S. The Porte objects
to this and trouble is anticipated.
Jorls Is a Belgian subject, who with three
others Is charged with participation in the
attempt to assassinate the sultan last July
and who were sentenced to death December
IS by a native court.
rnloa Leader Arrested.
ALnXANDROV. Russian Poland. Dec
CO. A message received here from Warsaw
today says the ' president of the Warsaw
railroad union has Men arrested and that
the union consequently has decided to
I order the employes of the Vistula railroads
SalOnS' SAME IS HELD UP
Senate Confirms Noiatioi of Panama
Chairman, but Beaalli It.
NOT CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE
Mr. Morgan Charges That Head of
Commission Is SttM Acting as
President of Clover Leaf
Railroad.
WASHINGTON. Dec. W.-Confirnialione
by the senate of the nominations of mem
bers rf the Isthmian Canal commission were
reconsidered today In executive session and
a Motion was adopted calling upon the
president for the return of the notification
of the senate's previous action. When this
has been done the nominations again will
be referred to the Interoceanic canal rcm
mlttee for consideration.
Before the decision was reached to re
consider the vote charges of "railroading"
nominations were made by several minority
sen&'ors and counter-chtrges that the pro
testants were proceeding In a manner not
prescribed by the rules of the senate wore
made by republican senators. The decision
developed the fact that there h:id been no
poll of the rar.il committee on the nomlnn
tions In question, and as a result obire
tlon to reronMcleraMon was withdrawn. It
Is generally understood that the purpose i.f
minority senators In asking to havo the
nominations returned Is to penult a pro
test against Chairman Theodore r. Shonts
holding a position on the commission and
the presidency of the Clover Leaf railroad
at the same time.
The controversy In the senate resulted
from a motion to tnko up the nomination of
J. B. Bishop as a member of the commis
sion, which was only sent to the senate
today.
If It Is true that an attempt will be mode
to hold up the confirmation of Mr. Shonfs
on the ground that he is holding duul posi
tions tho chairmanship of the commission
and the presidency of the Clover Leaf rond
action cannot be had before the holidays.
An effort will be made, however, to have a
poll of the committee taken' tomorrow and
the nominations again confirmed.
Payne Bill la Reported.
The favorable report of the ways and
means committoe on the Payne Philippine
tariff bill. Whlrh teilM nrn.nnt tnH.v
br0Urnt t0 ,ight new fa(n, wh,ch Were no'
presented to the committee at the last
session. The most important testimony,
the report slates, was that which showed
a higher ct in the production of Philip
pine bugar than was shown lust year. At
present the cost of raw sugar delivered at
Hollo or Manila! Is at least Hi cents n
pound, not considering the depreciation or
sugnr machinery nor the Interest on money
invested. The Insurance and freight are
dlle, . cost nf fe
cost up t(J 3 g.,0 cntB a
York for TeRned 8ufar .
Th report 8tat)f, tnat tne
UKr
, Colonio nnd 4 Mn a d , uhlllfin
and Uiat therefur, tl, CMt f pw,
BU,ar ot , ,owef a 0
araariiT ndiim .ir, .t.-x
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by ..relt. to the reduction on
tobacco 8no th nport ..B h t
Philippine tobacco men ore not enthusiastic
; over the reduction because ' they feci it
workers.
The report also says American cigar
wrappers seem likely to find a good market
In the islands, as the Philippine wrappers
are far inferior to the American product.
Because of the diseased condition of the
animals and inferiority of machinery nnd
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afr,culturaI "thods no great Increase in
. the prortucton of an( tobacco ,
, . . .
ethods no errant lnr.a a In
.
possible, the report
says, and Americans
- t .w .
r from the passage of
have nothing to fear
the bill, which will be of great assistance
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The bill ndmits all Philippine products
Into the United States free excepting sugar
and tobacco, which are to pay 25 per cent
of the Wngley 'rntea until lac, when they
also are to go on the free list.
Conrt-Martlnl for Middles.
In accordance with' the ruling by Attorney
General Moody that the secretary of the
navy or the superintendent of the naval
academy had no authority summarily to
dismiss a midshipman guilty of the offense
i cf halna-. a court-martial will be convened
! tor ,ne trlal of the accused midshipmen.
! Trenmoor Comn w- Vandeventer,
in connection with the hazing of Midship
man Klmbrough.
Wonld Repeal Cuba a Treaty.
Represent ttlve Needham of California in
troduced a bill today providing for the
j repeal of the Cuban reciprocity treaty and
authorizing the president to proclaim the
repeal ten days sfter the passage of the
measure. Mr. Needham attempted to have
this repeal incorporated in the Tayne Phil
ippine tariff bill reported favorably by the
house ways and means committee. In ex
planation of the measure he said the Cuban
treaty had resulted In serious loss of reve
nue to the l'nlted States, ss Cuba makes
extensive purchases In Europe and does not
give American merchants an opportunity
to get snythlng In return for the reductions
in tariff on Cuban products admitted to
the Vnlted States.
Chana-e la Inauguration Day.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin In
troduced today a resolution fixing the lust
i Thursday in April as the date for presl
dential inaugurations.
Senator Clark of Wyoming introduced a
similar resolution in th senate. The date
proposed was decided upon by a committee
composed of governors of the states and
citizens of the District of Columbia, which
met here some time ago for the purpose
of starting th movement for a new In
augural date.
Qeestlon by Williams.
Representative Williams today Introduced
a resolution asking the attorney general
to Inform the house whether any criminal
proceedings have beeu instituted against
the individuals or corporations recently ad
judged guilty ot unlawful restraint of trade
in ths Northern Securities case.
dominations by President.
WASHINGTON, Dec, ).-The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Consul to Coburn, Germany Frank Dil
lingham of California.
Collectors of Customs Charles H. Web
ster. Montana, district of Montana and
Idaho; Alfred L. Sharps, district of paso
Del Norte, Te.
United 8 la Its Marshal Leo S. Bennett,
western district of Indian territory.
Attorney ainuel Plstt, district at Ne
vada. Receiver of Public Moneys Arthur H
Swain, st Vtsaila, Cel.
Postmasters WiliUm R. Jewell, Danville,
III.; Charles W. Warner, 'cioopeston. ill
William F. Stahl, Lisbon. U . Jllfin h
Wegerslev. Ail. Ia. ; John M Worinley.
King-Icy. Is.; Bess L. Bailey, Snyder,
okl.; Alfred H Stiles. Sioux halls. S.
Uvui W, Uuoivrt, -LhuluiiLujg, Tex.
ABE HUMMEL j IS CONVICTED
Ifw York Lawyer Ad)wdged Guilty
of Subornation of Perjury In
Irlveree Case.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Ahraham H. Hum
mel, the lawyer, today was convicted of
conspiracy In cornection with the Dnlg
Morse divorce case. He was sentenced,
within a fw minutes after the Jury's
verdict had been pronounced, to one year's
Imprisonment and a line of $500, which is
the maximum penalty for the misdemeanor
of which he was adjudged gulliy. A mo
tlon of his lawyera for an arrest of Judg
ment for twenty-four hours was denied
and Hummel was taken to the Tombs
preparatory to going to the penitentiary. He
prepared to spend the night at the Tombs,
but said that tomorrow he will bring some
action to save himself.
Depending upon the result of this case
are actions In other Indlotments against,, " , . ' m n
. . . , . , for the present, nt least, he will retain all
prominent persons which nave grown out . .
of the Dodge-Morse divorce case.
When the foreman sail "guilty" Hummel
flushed slightly, and turning to one of the
court officers he said:
"See 'that no one gets away with my
coat, will you?"
Mr. StanrhYleld then proposed that sen
tence be passed Immediately and District
Attorney Jerome was hurriedly summoned
to the court room. He consented saying
as he made the motion that Hummel had
been a mennco to th community and to
public decency for the! last twenty years.
An Indictment for subornation of perjury
Is still pending agalnsij Hummel In connec
tion which he Is uwlfcr bond in the sum
of U.500. Hummel we!s released from the
Tombs at 10 o'clock tontpht under 110,000
ball on a writ of reasonable doubt secured
from Judge Woodward of the supreme court
In Brooklyn.
In his charge to the Jury Justloe Ropers
referred to the papers in the original action
brought by Mrs. Dodge for divorce from
Charles F. Dodge.
"The Judgment roll, while not artist Icslly
mude up," he said, "contains all the papers
that go to make a valid decree of divorce
and the niarrlnge was duly dissolved, and
under the record Mrs. Dodge was entitled
to remarry strain. She did so, and as the
wife of Cliarlos W. Morse lived happily
with her husband unti August, 1!03, when
CupUtln James T. Morse of Boston, for rea
sons best known to himself, conceived the
. , . , , ... ,, ' . ... . .
idea of breaking up the marriage that had
taken place between his nephew and Mrs. I
lVdge. Captain Morse had no right to In- I
terfere, but he went about the breaking up
of the marriage and in doing so engaged
Hummel and spent Itigo sums rf money
five years after the divorce. The crucial
point in this case is whether there was an
agreement, a conspiracy by this defendant
and others, to falsely maintain an action or
special proceeding or to prevent the due ad
ministration of law and Justice.
"Both Mr. and Mrs. Morse have eon
ducted themselves with the utmost pro-
priety during the whole of this trying time, j
If the evidence is to be believed In this case
a great wrong was perpetrated on them."
TATL0CK FAVORSiSPECULATION
President of Washttorton 4 lit : Be.
lleves Insurance ' Cemtpanfe
- fiboalA Tren ii emrlt le..' ,
NEW YORK. Dec, . The Washington
Life Insurance company, the Oermanla Life
Insurance company and the Germnnla In
surance company divided the attention of
the Investigating committee today. John
Tatlock. nresldent of the Washington Life.
finished his testimony, which was begun
yesterday. Mr. Tatlock declared that per
sonally he favored a distribution of earn
ings every five years. The witness took
occasion to sny that Thomas F. Ryan never
sold the Washington Life any securities
and that he never Influenced or suiteeste.d
.. . . - .
a llnann. twin rrt what aftirfHa ti-i
.. . , , .
to the finance board what securities to
bu M, Xatlopk Bal(1 ne thought Insur-
ance companies should be run by men In
i . . - .
j touch with Wall street, because of their
I
knowledge of the security market. He also
favored the Idea of Insurance companies
speculating In securities.
Cornelius Poremus, president of the Ger
manla Life, said that about one-third of
his company's business was dona in Eu- ,ty st Pauli san Francisco and Los
rope, principally In Of rainy, and that this ' Angeles, and occasionally from other
business In many respects is better than i points. In many instances they are in
, , . , TT . , . .. . : speeted and shipped direct from the fac
any done In America. He declared It to lory.
be more stable, there being fewer lapses, J To' have a single letting for the same
and that the cost Is a great deal less than articles would save valuable time and avoid
. . . ,, . . ,. . . the making of some contracts. It would
In America. He characterized the Ameri
l can ways of doing business as "wild meth
ods.
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The only contributions of a legislative
character paid by this company was IfiOl)
to a fund having for its object the defeat
i. .-a ecu
'" " " " l" ""-
iner me passage oi ine loan diii in Al
bany in 19o4. No campaign contributions
had ever been made.
E. L. Baylies, who collected the fund to
defeat the mortgage tax law. said on the
sland today that he secured a fund of
SC3.000 for this purpose. The examination
of the Bankers Life will he resumed to
morrow. COWBOY MINER MURDERED
Mole an Wblrb Walter Scott Left
Death Valley Comes Into Ca tp
with Bloody Saddle.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. ia The belief
grows stronger that Walter 8cott. the
cowboy miner, has been murdered in Death
valley for his money. On December 1 he
left his mine In Deuth valley, riding a mule
and earning with him I1,S00 and two re
peating rifles. According to a letter re
ceived from Scott's brother William at
l Rennet s Wslls, the miner's mule galloped
riderless into ramp there on December T,
the saddle pierced with a bullet and the
blanket and saddle covered with blood. To
day Scott's manager telegraphed 11.000 re
ward to Barstow and Bullfrog for the
recovery of Scott's body. Ha is ;tlsfled
that Scott has been murdered In the desert.
Already a thorough search for the miner
has been instituted in Death valley and
throughout the Funeral mountains. Scott's
brother, accompanied by Shand Merricks,
a well known desert scout, went bark on
the trail of the miner's mule for fifty miles
sfter it csme into rsrnp, but s terrific
sandstorm finally wiped out all trace, and,
their water supply having become ex
hausted, the men were compelled to return
to camp. Iiter they started out again
and the search is being continued.
NEBRASKA BONDS ARE STOLEN
Advertisement Inserted by Boston
Police for Their
Retarn.
BOSTON. Dec. . (Special Telegram.) A
block of valuable bond and stork coupons
hus been lost here by unidentified parti's
an: idvertlsed by the police, the list In
i I'tdlng a bank of Dixon county, Nebraska,
real estate bond No. ISfci due In Vi'.n, vuu.i
Cf J-iuuaiy L Vfi
WARNER IS COMING TODAY
New United Sta'.ea Marshal Will Take
Charp of the Office.
MANY MEN WOULD SERVE UNDER HIM
Announces that for the Present at
l.enst He Will Retain Mr.
Mathews' Force of
Depntles.
IOt'X CITT. Dee. 2n (Special Telegram )
William P. Warner of Dakota. City, the
new United States marshal for Nebraska,
will go to Omaha tomorrow morning to as
sume the duties of the office.
He has been flooded with applications for
the office of deputy, but announces that
of Mathew s deputies.
1 Mathews Prond of tate.
Former l'nlted States Marshal T. L.
Mathews returned from Washington
Wednesday morning and was at the federal
building greeting his old friends and asso
ciates. He said:
"There is nothing more to say than ha
already appeared in the papers. I might
add, however, that I still Intend to remain
a resident of Nebraska. It is a good
enough state for me and the loss of an
office cuts very little figure with the grand
privilege of knowing that a man is a resi
dent and citizen of Nebraska."
LEUPP DEFENDS HIS PLAN
iiays ludne Apprehension Exists Re
gardlnw Slnuxle Place for I.ct-Ina-
of Contracts-
WASHINGTON, Dec. tv.-Mr. Leupp,
commissioner of Indian affairs, thinks that
undue concern is being felt and shown by
I different cities wherein are located Indian
warehouses because of a-suggestion In his
annual report relative to having but one
place In the central part of the country for
the opening of bids for Indian supplies.
He has been deluged with communications
from business organizations of these cities,
including quite a number from St. Louis.
In each Instance he is asked to select the
city of which his correspondent is a resl-
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houses. but it did not. Mr. Leupp desires
to direct attention to the wording of his
report, which if read carefully ought to
dispel any misapprehension, t'nder the
heading, "Method of Purchasing Supplies,"
Mr. Ieupp says:
The present system, with few exceptions,
has prevailed for years and on the whole
has served its purpose well. Changes for
the better have been made from time to
time, however. a.s special exigencies have
pon nea tne way. until recently, lor ex
ample, subsistence and goods of the first
eight classes for the Pacific coast agencies
and schools were not Included in the east
ern lettings, but were bought separately.
Buch articles as beef, flour and grain were
allowed to be contracted for by 'he dif
ferent agencies and' schools, while the
other articles of subsistence and the closai
f ed goods described were bought at a spe
cial letting for the purpose in San Fran
Cisco, in 1908 the beef, flour, etc., for tne
agencies theretoore expected were in
cluded in Ua.,jgAimr.! call. and. this year
ttie saUMtiirc rtioles " httf-vufote bourbt
in San Francisco . were also Included, so
that bids fur all subsistence were opened
at one time and in one place.
It is believed that this idea can be car
ried further with advantage. The ideii
plan would be to have one lading at one
time and in one nlace for every thing. The
chief difficulty in the way Is the need of
submitting samples, some of which, like
agricultural implements, wagons, stoves,
harness, furniture and other woodenwaie,
are so bulky that it would be a hardship
to compel bidders to send them from one
extreme of tne country to another with
, ?"'m,,.l.'n . mP. some of which
tholr bids. Still, a greAt majority of the
samples are small, and It would be. com
1 Paratlvely Inexpensive to send them
sny-
where. AS It is now, excluding was 11
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Wilfrid. tm ll in iiiw, . ai
ton, blds are opened at
Places on four different da
irut-
four different
dates. These might
un " vantage ne reouc 10 iwo-one in
i the eastern or central part of the coun-
try for mot of lhe artioles, and the iHurr
. .. . . .
in the extreme west for a few classes of
, goods, tne samples or wnu n it woum oe
rmnractlcable to send far. The method
of receiving and shipping goods need not
be greatly changed. Goods now are re
ceived and shiiuied from New York. Chl-
1 . a. I 11.1.1 Clntt. I-Iv Van.
bring all bidder, to the earn level and
hrlnv nil samnles Into lust comDarisnn. It
would insure uniformity In the selection of
goods, and It would undoubtedly encour-
! " ,.0moetltlon. Under this plan.
of course, bidders would have the same
: prlvtlene of homing and the same option
of delivery at one or all of these points
as they have now,
CONFERENCE ON INSURANCE
Call Issoed For Meetlasr of Officials
to Be Held In
Chicago.
MADISON. Wis., Dec. tn Inwirsnpe Com
missioner Zeno M. Host announced today
that a call had been Issued for a confer
ence In Chicago February 1 next of all
governors, attorney generals and Insurance
commissioners In the country to discuss
the regulation of life Insurance companies
and to attempt to secure uniformity In
legislation to that end. Bills win be pre
pared for Introduction Into state legisla
tures embodying three propositions first, a
short period of aceonsitlrg by companies
second, to limit the expense of new busl-
ness; third, to bring poMcy holders in
closer touch with the eompanies. Action In
calling such a einferenre is due to a con
ferenee In New Tork by Insurance commis
sioners of nine states, who also conferred
with the New Tork legislative committee
and had an audience with President Roose
velt. The president, it Is understood,
arreed fully as to the desirability of the
enactment of the propositions and will sug
gest that the District of Columbia lead In
the work. It was unsnlmously agreed thit
the proxies shouM be done away with and
policy holders vote either In person or l
mail and that a nominating committee of
two trustees and two tellers be selected.
SASH AND DOOR COMBINE
Mlssoarl and Iowa Plants Merced
Into Corporation with Million
Dollars Capital.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Dec. V). F. J. Moss
of this city todsy announced the organiza
tion of the American Sash snd Door com
pany, with . a capital of H,Q0O,O0. The
Roach ac Ktenqle Manufacturing company
of Kansas City and the Huttlg Moss Manu
facturing company of St. Joseph have been
merged into the new corporation. Five
other large concerns In different parts of
the United States have given the new com
pany options on their plants.
H. W. and William Huttlg and W. L.
Roach of Muscatine, la., large saw mill
-wner( are Interested la the new company.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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Thnradan Friday. Fair.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE FIGHT
Antl-Hlaritlna Members of Hoase Call
Conference of All Republican
Members for Friday.
NEW YORK, Dec. IP.-An important
move in the contest for the speakership of
the New York state assembly was mid"
today, when, nfte.r a conference, which in
cluded some of those opposed to the candi
dacy of J. W. Wadsworth. Jr., a decision
was reached to csll ft conference of all re
publican members of the assembly, to be
held In this city on Friday. Though Mr.
Wadsworth was not consulted, friends of E.
A. Merritt, jr.. also a candidate for tho
speakership, said tonight that the coll world
Include the adherents of both camps sr.d
that it was Intended to get the members to
gether for an exmesslon of their views on
the sction of Governor Illggliis In support-
Ing Sir. Wudsworth and as to the other """'""ng upon a Hearing. Today tne mem
rAiididntes I hers telegraphed that a hearing was out of
Another Interesting feature toriiiy was a
statement that Assemblyman James T.
Ttoeers. the malorltv leader of the assem
ble Is considering whether again to an- '
nminc himself as a candidate for snenker.
Mr. Rogers withdrew from his candidacy
for speaker when CJovernor Higglns came
out In favor of Mr. Wadsworth.
Mr. Merritt made public a statement to
night. In which he criticised Oovtrner Hitr
glns' action, declaring that "the governor
has undertaken to dictate and make ths
choice of speaker, not an act of the lettislu
tive body, but a tnitter of appointment. No
disclaimer on his part of an intention to set
himself up as a political boss counts any
thing against the positive course he has
taken."
MURDER IN DENVER HOTEL
William Wilson, n Cattleman, I n
Ptantly Killed by J. It. Hender
son, Who Commits Snlvlde.
DKNVEK. Dec. 2T. William Wilson, a
cattleman, was shot and Instantly killed by
J. D. Henderson, a former partner, In the
lobby of the Lewlston hotel today. Hender
son then turned his pistol upon himself.
fired a bullet through his breast and ex
pired In the arms of a policeman who had
seized him.
Wilson a.nd Henderson were partners In
the cattle business many years ago. The
partnership was dissolved and Henderson,
it Is stated, had ever since continued to
charge Wilson with defrauding him In their
final settlement. Two years ago Hender
son made an attempt upon the life of hla
former partner.
The two men met today directly In front
of tWTwlstCytvhl-aod, Hewlereoiv with
out a." tnoriieht'i wimlng, pulled V revolver
from his pocket. Wilson ran Into the lobby
and was about to seek shelter behind a
pillar, when his pursuer opened fire. Two
bullets pierced Wilson's body and he rolled
over upon the floor. By this time officers
were advancing upon Henderson, but be
fore thoy had fairly seized him he had
ended his own life by his own hand.
LIVE STOCK SHOW AWARDS
K. T. On vis of Inwi Wins First llon
. ore In the Aberdeen-Ann-ns
Class.
CHICAGO, Dec. SO. Henry L. Wardell
and E. P. Swanson. two prominent New
York stock brokers, carried oil' champion-
Shis honors st the live stock show here
today. Mr. Wardell won first honors in
the Shropshire breeding sheep classes,
while Mr. Swanson took the blue ribbon
for the champion csrload of sheep be
sides taking first prize in three other
classes.
In the horse ring. Refiner, the Scottish
j Clydesdale champion, imported this sea-
son by an Ontsrln firm, took the blue rib-
hon In this class. In the Clydesdale class
for yearling mares, Forbes & Co. of Sheri-
dan, Wyo., won the first and third awards.
The exhibition of Shorthorn cattle which
began today promises to eclipse the ex-
hlbltlon of last year. In tho Aber-
deen-Angus class, Augusta's Pet, owned
by E. T. Davis of Iowa, secured
first honors. In the Hereford class, the
herd of Cargtll & MrMillen of La Crosse
raptured both senior and junior herd
prizes snd slso every first prize for fe
males. STORM STRIKES JACKSONVILLE
Florida Metropolis Oat of C omniani
catlon with Rest of World
Several Honrs.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. JO. A storm
swept over Jacksonville and the surround
ing country this afternoon for hours, cut
ting this place completely off from tele-
I graphic communication with the outside
orld. Not a wire was working until
nearly 10 o'clock. In Jacksonville no darn-
age was done beyond the blowing down
of a few signs and injury to a few roofs.
The local weather office reported wind
velocity of fifty miles an hour.
BANKERS ESCAPE PROSECUTION
Men Who Famished Evidence Aa-ainet
Imnodrn and Hill of Denver
Will Co Free.
DENVER. Dec. 2". In consideration of
their evidence for the state in the cas
against Leonard B- Imbodcn and James A.
Hill, convicted of conspiracy to wreck the
Denver Savings brink. W. T. Camp of Fort
Worth, Tex., C. C. Roberts of Drummond.
Okl., and A. B. Davis of Vlnlla, I. T.. will
escape prosecution.
Movements of Ocenn Vessels Dec. ).
At New York Arrived : Sicilian Prince,
from Naples; Kotilg Albert, from Gen,a;
Oceanic, from Uvcriiool. Sailed: Majestic,
for Liverpool; Roittrdam, for Rotterdam;
Vlctorlsn, for Liverpool.
At A vuninouth Sailed : Manxman, for
Portland.
At London Arrived: Montexuma, from
St. John; M'nnehuha. from New York.
At Liverpool Arrived : Ike Charnplaln
and Altheuinr. from Bt. John, N- U- Sailed:
Celtic, for New York.
At Queenstown Arrived: Baltic, from
New York; liaverff.rd, from Philadelphia.
Sailed: Saxonla, for New York.
At Dover Arrived: Kroonland. front New
York, for Antwerp, and proceeded.
At Leghorn Arrived: PenKia, jro New
1'wia, vi JNaplrs d AlJs;Ue ' '
BAXTER CASE ENDED
listriot Attorney Wires Nebraska Delega
tion 10 Seoure Him a Bearing.
ANSWER RETURNED IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
Applicant for the Vacant Flaoe Are Wiring
te the Sen a '.or.
NO SIGN WHO WILL BE RECOMMENDED
Nominations of Warner, Hoitetter and
Michael Art Cotfirmed.
KITTREDGE PULLS OFF TWO VICTORIES
ehraske Delegation Aarees on Ree
omntrndntloa for Vacant Post
'Hons In the Valentine
ltnd Office.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. SO.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Late last night Mr. Paxter, having
read In tho afternoon paper that his resig
nation had been demanded by the attorney
jRerer.il, wired members of the delegation
the qui ti n, the president and attorney
general having decided that a change mut
be had In the l'nlted States district attor.
neyshtp. Senators Millard and Burkeft
were told In so many words by the presl-
,le,,t wnpn ihe "w hlm " relation to the
appointment of Mr. Warner as United
States marshal that Mr. Baxter's resigna
tion must le forthcoming; that he did not
like the manner In which Mr. Baxter ha.l
conducted tin case against Richards and
Comwtock, and he believed a change In tho
attorneyship weuld bo beneficial.
Mr. Baxter's resignation has not had time
to reuch the Department of Justice, but
when It comes Senators Millard and Bur
kett will get together and name his suc
cessor In short order. I'p to this time they
hnve given no consideration to Baxter's
successor, although applications for the
vacancy are beginning to arrive by tele
graph. So far as could bo learned two
names ore already before the senators
II. H. Bnldrldge and F. S. Howell of
Omnha. Of course there will be others, hut
until the resl-natlon of Mr. Baxter Is re
ceived the senators absolutely refuse tn
discuss the question.
Michael and Ilostetter Confirmed.
The confirmation of Louis Hostetter to
be consul at Hermoetllo. Mex., and Colonel
W. H. Michael to be consul general at Cal
cutta, were confirmed today by the senate,
when the State department announced tn
Senators Millard and Burkrtt that these
appointments would not be Charged to Ne
braska. The Nebraska senators, and more
particularly Senator Burkett, have Insisted
that they should have been consulted In
the mitter of these appointments and been
advised of the reasons of their being made,
and until an understanding was reached a
stop order was put upon the nominations
In., .the foreJga . re.lajlans 'committee, and .
untUUigrdcr waf Tetriovea; .bjr, the een
ators It wss Impossible to "bring about a
confirmation. The State department hav
ing stated that the appointments would not
be charged up to Nebraska, the nomina
tions were today confirmed with lightning
rapidity.
Marshal Warner Confirmed.
The nomination of William P. Warner
for l'nlted States marshal for Nebraska
was also confirmed during the executive
session of the senate.
Valentine Positions Filled.
Shortly sfter the adjournment of the sen.
ate today Senators Millard and Burkett got
together and with Congressman 'Kinkald
decided to recommend Dr. A. B, Julian of
' Long Pine as register and Judge iSlof Olsen
( of )asR(.(t as receiver for the land office st
Valentine. Both these gentlemen were
strongly recommended Dr. Julian being
particularly well urged. Dr. Julian is a
presiding elder In the Methodist church
and is looked upon as one of the leading
citizens of that section. Mr. Cornell, Judge
Klnkald's chairman, was looked upon with
great favor on the part of the senators
until he diKidcd to retire from the raco,
having Interests, as he stated, that the
office might possibly Interfere with their
j development had he decided to remain a
j candidate. It is generally thought here
that the selections for the Valentine office
are most admirable and will go far towsrd
' bringing about harmony In that particular
I land district.
Klttredarr Claims Two Victories.
Both South Dakota crowds, that Is to
say Senator Gamble on one side and Sena
tor Klttredge and Congressmen Martin and
Burke on the other, saw the president to
day At the close of the conference tha
Kittredge crowd stated positively that J.
E. Elliott, United States district attorney
for Pouth I ak jta would not be reappointed,
the Klttredge element being against him.
while Senator Gamble is enthusiastic in
his favor. It Is expected Judge A. C.
Blernntzkl of Salem, Mc.Cook county, will
be named as his successor. The Klttredge
contingent, however, would not go to the
extent of naming Elliott's successor, belne;
satisfied with the general and positive
statement that Elliott would not be re.
appointed.
Congressman Mondell today Introduced a
,) to provide for dry farming In the arid
neit and carries an appropriation of IIS.OK)
for experimental purposes.
In appointing Edward H. Stltes ss post
master at Eloux Falls, 8. D., President
Roosevelt has again fractured his recent
rule and yielded to the wishes of a United
States sena'or. Senator Klttredge has, it
is asserted, for some time desired to dis
place George Schlosser, who has served,
ss postmaster at Sioux Falls for four years.
but as Schlosser'S record was excellent It
took a good deal of persuasion to Induce
the president and postmaster general to
yield to the pressure of Senator Klttredge
to .rcxjrt) the nomination of Stltes. Post
master Schlofser's term of four years ex
pired today.
Bill for rinttsmonth Building.
Senator Burkett today Introduced a bill
providing an appropriation of I75.0n0, for
the purchase of a site and the erection ft
a public building at I'la tlsmouth. Neb.
Canal Contracts I.el.
The secretary of the Interior today
executed the following contracts In connee.
tlon with the Interstate canal, the Nortli
Platte project In Nebraska and Wyoming:
James O'Connor of Mitchell, Neb., for com
pleting section six, second contact, at hi
bid of 177,26'). The contract calls for grad
ing 100 2GO cubic ya.-M with an overhaul of
lOu.OOO cubic yards. Burke Construc
tion company of St. Louis, Mo., for the
conbtructlon and completion of section
seven, second contract. The contract calls
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