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BRITAIN S ACCUSED
EojeitTeniky 8ayi Britiih Tleet Wm
Bead U lid Japa In last.
SAYS HIS SHIPS WERE TO BE DESTROYED
Allies of Japan War to ittaok Btuiiani
if Thoj WoaViatory.
LETTER IS PUBLISHED IN NOVOE VREMYA
Action Taken win the Content of the
Russian luiniater of karina.
CREATES SENSATION AMONG DIPLOMATS
British ( hrc d'Affalres at One
Demands an Eaplanatloa from
HlnUter l-amsdorff of Pub
lished Statement.
ST. PETERSBl'RG, Jan. J.-The re
markable allegation that the British llwt
ai held In readiness to destroy the Rus
sian fleet If the battle of the Sea of Japan
had none In the Russians' favor 1 made
by Admiral Kojostvcnsky In a letter pub
lished In the Novoe Vremya today with the
permission of the minister of marine.
Referring to the absolute secrecy of Ad
miral Togo In regard to the disposition of
his forces, Rojcstvensky declared that this
was unknown even to the admiral of the
British fleet allied with the Japanese, who
concentrated his forcea at Wei Hal Wei
In expectation of receiving an order to an
nlhilate the Russian fleet If this, the final
object of Great Britain, was beyond tho
power of the Japanese.
Finds Himself a Hero.
From' Admiral Rojestvensky's account of
his tactics In the battle of tho Sea of
Japan, published In the Novoe Vremya
today, the reader is almost convinced that
the Russian commander outmaneuvered
Admiral Togo at every point and was him
self the real victor. He declares he knew
Admiral Togo's whereabouts two days be
fore the battle, made his dispositions ac
cordingly, and entered the tight with his
eyes open. The admiral only casually
states that In the course of his letter that
the minister of marine Is Investigating the
causes of the catastrophe In order to de
termine whether the commander shall be
court-martialed for the loss of the fleet. .
The charge that the British admiral con
centrated his fleet at Wei Hal Wei, ex
pecting to receive an order to destroy the
' Russians in the event of Admiral Togo
proving unequal to the task, has aroused
a considerable sensation in diplomatic cir
cles, all the more so as Admiral Rojest
vensky's letter was published with the
permission of the minister of murine, and
no doubt Is entertained that it will be
made the subject of diplomatic representa
tions to Great Britain.
Mr. Spring-Rice, the British charge d'af
'alres, without waiting for . Instructions
trom bJs government, demanded an expla
nation from Foreign Minister Lumedorf
tiy aftctubo vf the statements contained
'n the admiral's letter to the Novoe
Vremya,
Workmen's Committee Reorganises.
' Jaji, 4. 2:0 a. m. The general meeting of
the workmen's council and of representa
tives of the proletariat organisations, which
was held across tho Finnish border, lasted
for thirty-six houra, adjourning only an
hour ago. The practical result of the meet
ing was a confession that the government
had proved to be too strong In its fight
against the strikers and the proletariat or
ganisations, and Unit it would be necessary
to organise on a new basis the armed rev
olution to which the delegates at the meet
ing were committed. It was admitted that
the attempt to give battle to the govern
ment without having made due preparation
was a mistake, and a complete change In
tactics was decided upon. A new council of
workmen, contesting of 150 members, wua
elected. Similar councils will be organized
everywhere, following which a general con
gress will be railed and an elaborate plan
of battle against the government formu
lated. In the meantime the propaganda of
the agitators will be kept up, especially In
the army. In order to show that the prole
tariat organisations are firmly resolved not
to compromise with the government. It
was also decided tint to take part in the
elections for the douma.
Just prior to the adjournment of the meet
ing a resolution was passed to turn the
" anniversary of January (Red Sunday)
Into a day of mourning. For this purposn
an apieal will be made to the socialist
working-men's organisations both in Kuropo
and the I'nlted States to manifest their
sympathy with the Russian revolutionaries
by holding demonstrations on that day.
A member of the workmen's council with
whom the Associated Press conversed after
the meeting, acknowledged that the move
ment had been i-everely crippled by tlie
government, as many of the ahle.it leaders
had either been killed or arrested.
"We now see clearly." :iid thin inemlwr
of the workmen's council, "that unfiling
definite can le accomplished by sporadic
uprising. The possession of a city Midi as
Moscow, or even St. Petersburg, might not
prove decisive. All Russia must rise at
the same time."
In answer to a question as to whether
iit the meantime the proletariat organisa
tions had decided to abandon their acts of
terrorism, the member of the council re.
piled significantly : "Perhaps. There have
been no acts of terror because the persons
condemned have been too well guarded."
Putting; trrrm Tighter.
The government is putting on the screws
lighter and tighter. Wur Minister Rudiger
has Issued an order absolutely prohibiting
officers, privates or employes of the minis
try of war from participating in any fash
Ion In political sicletltes or attending their
meetings and prescribing heavy punish
ments, which will be inflicted without trial.
The Use of the telephone between St.
Petersburg, Moscow and other points, which
Is employed for communications by the
evolutionists. Is prohibited to private in
dividuals, except by permission of the
iltborltles. '
Mnnirr Kmecolloae at Moscow.
MOSCOW. Jn. J. According to the stor
ies In circulation here the number of sum
mary executions of revolutionists Is large,
air. Smith, an Englishman and proprietor
of machine works here, which were acci
dentally burned yesterday, says be person
ally witnessed a number of executions.
When the Drujl nx (revolutionary) garrison
' f the sugar factory surrendered, the officer
In command of the regular troops, after a
few brief questions picked out the victims,
who Were marched tweutjr paces In front
of a firing squad, received a volley and
dropped without a struggle. Mr. Smith even
' says, ha thinks he reooguised Governor
Geaeral Doubaaoff among thoso present.
It la generally stated that the victims were
. JoulUiued OA Booend Sags),
GERMANS BUYFREIGHT CARS
Rash Orders Placed In Europe IndU
rate Oeslre to Inereaee Army
Rollins; Stock.
BERLIN. Jan. T The railway adminis
tration placed orders last week for 3M)
freight cars at a cost of $nn,ont,uno with
manufacturers of five countries, stipulating
delivery by the middle of February, be
sides utilizing the car works of Germany.
These contracts were distributed among
makers lelgtum. Holland, Switzerland
and Ita
unless
quirlcn
geney,
that t'
tlonar
to be
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InclL.
it ilch would not have been done
2 (reasons for haste existed. In
I i regarding the reasons for ur
i ed in obtaining the statement
ierlng of the ears was a precau
sure, the general staff desiring
I to move troops If necessary by
This is only a proper measure of
it was affirmed. In view of the
military arrangements going on
, which among other dispositions
e movements toward the German
frontier of six regiments of artillery, or
INO guns. The oidiing of these freight
ears, each of whim would accommodate
forty soldiers, or would enable the authori
ties to transport material, Is only In conse
quence of, the French preparations and
must not be taken to Indicate any hostile
design on the part of Germany, whose
peaceful Intentions remain unchanged. The
step taken Is due to the conviction long held
and acted upon here that the lest preserva
tive of peace Is complete preparedness for
any eventuality. The word war Is not used
because such a word In itself would be a
provocative and every Interest both In and
outside the government shrinks 'from such
a possibility unless it be a small group of
military men. The government probably
will regret the publication of this intelli
gence, but its transmission seems neces
sary to a proper understanding of the drift
of events and how both France and Ger
many are strengthening their diplomatic
poeklon on the ?ve of the Moroccan con
ference by material preparations.
No doubt exists here that the French
and German policies will differ In the con
ference on the question of policing the
Moroccan-Algerian frontier and on some
less Importnnt questions.
MADRID, Jan. 3. Premier Moret, in the
course of an Interview printed today, is
quoted as saying.
The recent reports of a belligerent nature
concerning the probable results of the
Moroccan conference are unwarranted. My
conversations with the ambassadors of var
ious powers and commemorations rectlvcd
from the powers show that a spirit of
concord animates the nations, all desiring
that the conference shall bring hii amicable
adjustment of the questions under discus
sion. BLACKMAILING A CARDINAL
Vnldentiaed Writer Threaten to Pub.
llsh Compromising Letters If
Xot Given Cash.
ROME, Jan. 3. Cardinal Vincent Van
nutelll, arch-priest of the Siberian basilica,
received a note, which was posted In Rome
December 30, threatening ' the publication
of compromising letters, said to have been
written by the cardinal, if he did not send
1.000 lire t?0U) addressed to tho initials "C.
E." to be left at the postofflct until culled
for. '
The cardinal handed the letter to the
police, who thlst morning arrested a well
dressed man, who asked for a letter with
the initials "C. IS." The prisoner, whose
name is kept secret and who protests his
Innocence, proved that when the black
mailing letter was posted In Rome he was
in Genoa, where he landed on reaching Italy
from New York.
COMPANY FOR W. J. BRYAN
Representatives pf Philippine tlov.
ernment and Radical Party Will
Accompany lllin on Trip.
MANILA. Jun. 3. W. Morgan -Sliuster,
collector of customs for the Philippine
! archipelago, will accompany William J.
I Uryan on his visit to the southern islands
of the group as the representative of the
civil government.
Gallclano Apaslhlc, the former president
of the Filipino Junta at Hong Kong, will
accjinpany him as the representative of
the radical party.
GRAND OPERA WITHOUT CHORUS
Hundred and Fifty Members ot
Metropolitan Company Strike
! for More Pay.
I NEW YORK. Jan. 3. Gounod's "Faust"
was sung at the Metropolitan opera house
tonight without a chorus, the result of a
strike of the recently organized chorus
union. The union on Monday had de-
' manded that salaries be raised nearly SO
per cent. Director Helnrich Coni lcd met
j the representatives of the union and told
them that if meinliers of the rhorus would
' come to lil ni as individuals lie would use
. his best efforts to better their condition.
mil wouia reiuse in ireai witn them as
members of a labor union.
I Tonight when the usiuil hour for report
: ing came none of the chorus put in an
' appearance. Tlie opening of the opera was
delayed until o'clock, when the mem-
i hers of the bullet were grouMd on the
stage to make the scenes as effective as
possible under the circumstances.
Mr. Conrled appeared and addressed tlie
audience, telling briefly of lus dealings
with the chorus union's renieseniui lve unH
i Mating that a new i horus would lie or-
I enniat mi mtwriilv an rwit.it!e ,,. iu,rf..
ance being omitted in the meantime. Mr.
Conrled told (he members of the chorus
that no one who went on strike In 'viola
tlon of an individual contract would be re
engaged for a Metropolitan chorus. The
chorus numbered about f0 persons
HOT CAMPAIGN IN WISCONSIN
Candidate for tioveraor Kays He Was
Corrupllr Approached h Rail
way Agents.
MILWAI.'KE:K. Jan. 3. A statement giv
ing the reasons why Speaker Irving L
Lenroot of West Superior should receive
the republican nomination for governor,
signed by forty-three members of the Wis
consin legislature, was Issued tonight from
Mr. Lenrnot's headquarter.
It is a sensational document in which
the charges of corruption by the railroad
Interests that have so often Iwn used by
the Lafollette faction of tlie republican
party In Wisconsin are again given to the
public. The charge Is made that Mr. Len
root had again been approached with an
offer of railway attorneyship and ths rail
ways are accused of extending courtesies
to the legislators and providing them with
"entertalnntr nt. "
It Is charged that members could easily
bavo improved their financial positions, thai
lucrative places coulj be had for the ask
ing if they were Tight" according to tlie
railway point ox View,
ORR WILL SUCCEED M'CALL
Retired Merchant Appointed Temporary
Freiident of New lork Life.
HE WILL PR6BABLY RETIRE IN APRIL
alary of Jfew Executive Placed
at ano.ono Per Year Text of
McCaJl's Letter of Res
ignation. NEW YORK, Jan. .-John A. McCall
today resigned the presidency of the New
Tork 1.1 re Insurance company and Alexan
der K. Orr was appointed In bis place at
the salary of tSO.ouo a year. Mr. McCall's
salary was JIUU.OuO. The board of trustees
also cut down a number of second vice
presidents so that hereaXter there will be
two of these officers Instead of three. Mr.
McCall, who has for fourteen years held
the office which he resigned today, sent a
letter to tho trustees in which he said
that his errors probably seemed greater
to him than to his critics, but that he
was comforted to think of the company's
unprecedented achievements and to know
that no officer or trustee had profited
improperly at the policyholders' expense.
Sketch of New President.
It is uncertain whether Mr. orr will re
tain the presidency beyond April 1. next,
wnen Mr. McCalls term would have ex
pired. The new president Is a retired
merchant of tills city, president of the
Rapid Transit commission, a former presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce and a
director in many financial and philan
thropic institutions, lie was born in Ty
rone county, Ireland, In 1831.
In accepting the presidency Mr. Orr said
he hoped that John C. McCall and Vice
President Klngsley will remain in the
company's employ. John C. McCall Is the
son of former President McCall, und is
secretary of the New York Life,
McCall's Letter.
John A. McCall's letter of resignation, in
part Is as follows:
In the period of my service as president!
I have inane mistakes. It is easy to see '
inlsluK.es alter events nave fully developed
Hie situation, but wnen facing tne prouiums '
daily, it is not easy to be InemLit. My
errors probably seem greater to me today
man they seem to any even tolerably just
LTiucs, but notwithstanding that, 1 am not
tviiuuut coimort. My consolation comes
from these considerations; nisi, tne un
precedented ucnlevenients of tne company;
second, tout no othcer or trustee has
profiled Improperly during that tune to tne
extent of a uollar at tne expense of the
policy holders.
At the close of lisJo we nave udded net
to the comistny as It stood at Uie end of
ls91 a volume ot outstanding . Insurance ;
wnlcli In round figures equals $1,-ww,uuv,iaW. j
'ilils total gathered in fourteen years up-J
pioxlmutes tne entire outntauUng in
surance of the Mutual Uta at the close of
us sixty-second ytar, and is very cioso
Indeed to the outstanding insurance of tne
lquuable at the cioso of lis forty-sixth
year.
Uno achievements of a life time, if Judged
by ordinary siundards, have uem crowued
Into tuat period of fourteen years. ,1 oe
lleve my retirement will make all tilings
easier, the burdens lignter, the problem
simpler.
President Orr said that the fact that
the. president's salary had been reduced to
ttlMU. did not lnean that tl.fc "lai lea ,f
other officers would be reduced In lbs
same proportions.
The resignation of Mr. MoCall was passed
unanimously, said Mr. Orr, "because it
was his desire I hut it be so accepted. 1
have never attended a meeting of trustees
who expressed more genuine regret at
losing the service of such a commendable
president."
Richard A. McCurdy, former president of
the Mutual l.lfe Insurance company, and
Ills son, Robert H. McCurdy, today resigned
as trustees of that company. The resigna
tions were accepted by the board of
trustees. This office was the last one re
maining to either the former president or
ids son in the company.
Vandlver Talks of Resignation.
JEFFltftSOX CITY", Mo., Jan. 3. When
Informed by the Associated Press today i would be based on the testimony brought
that President McCall of the Now York ; out during tlie trial of the present case
Life Insurance company had resigned, W. I and his admission that he was In the room
I). Vandlver, slate superintendent of lnsur- j when Church was hazed by being com
ance, slated that lie Is not ready to an- pelled to perform "No. IB." The room was
bounce his future action In regard to tho Decatur's and he was the ranking officer
ouster proceedings which he has instituted ! present.
against the New Y'ork Lire. He said: j Although McCrary and Church testified to
"I will iconsult my attorneys beforu muk-I separate acts of tin zing on the part of
Ing any decision In the matter. The ofll- I Decatur, there was no uddltlonal witness to
eers whose resignations I demanded have ' any act and Decatur lias denied them all
all resigned; part of the funds I demanded emphatically. It Is generally admitted that
to be returned President McCall put back, j tho strongest case has been made on the
and the other part, I understand, may be fourth specification, which states, that
restored as there is a suit pending in New j Church was hazed by being compelled to do
York to test the question; but I am not yet ' "No. Although Decatur claims
Informed fully as to all the changes In the i he did not order him to do this, he admits
management. I am expecting more explicit ( that ho did order him to report to his
Information from New York In a few day , (Decatur's) room and that some one else
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SUIT TO OUST D. E. STORMS
After Conference (loveroor of Indinna
Mill Proceed la Courts Against
Secretary of Mate.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 3-At s cnnfre.,e
today between Governor Hanly, W. H. H.
Miller, former United Statea attorney gen-
ernl anil Charles Benedict. rtpa..eiiinn I
I torney of this county, it was decided to
bring action in the Marion county circuit
court against Daniel El Storms, secretary of
state, witli a view to compelling him to
vacate his office.
The decision followed the refusal of the
secretury of state to resign on demand of
the governor.
At the conclusion of the conference with
several attorneys which lasted two houis.
Governor Hanley said:
W. A. Ketcham and Charles W. Smith
have been employed to assist Alinm.v
General Miller and Prosecuting Attorney i
Kcnedlrt In proceeding against Mr. Ktorms.
woo tine rriuttru 10 lesign ins nltlff. After
h conference this afternoon It is decided
that as soon as the papers can be prepared,
proceedings will he brought in the courts
tuiio tine rriunru 10 lesign ins i.mre. After
to oust Mr. Storms.
The contemplated action against the
secretary of slate will be begun In tho
circuit court, which will first decide whether
It has Jurisdiction in the case.
PECKHAM TO MAKE APPEAL
Maa Implicated la Cotton Leak Scan
dal Hefnsrd Writ of Haheas
Coraas.
UT1CA. N. T.. Jan. 3. -Frederick a.
Peckhsm, Implicated in the cotton leak re
ports, appeared before Federal Judge
Ry today on a writ of habeas corpus.
Peckhani has been Indicted In the District
of Columbia and gave bail for appearance.
His bondsmen surrendered him and habeas
corpus was secured.
The district attorney moved for the dis
missal ot the writ. Judge Ray granted
the motion and ordered Peck ham surren
dered to the custody of ths marshal for
conveyance to Washington. Ball was fixod
at tliao and was furnished. P.rbh,'.
I law yr wlU ppcak
'1
HOGAN FORMALLY ARRAIGNED
.aspect I (nursed with the Murder
of Former t.overnoe Frank
teonennersi of Idaho.
ROISF.. Idaho. Jan. I. Hogan. the sus
pect under arrest st Cnldwcil In connection
with the assassination of former Governor
Frank Steqnenberg, was arraigned Iwfore
the probate Judge at . Caidwt.ll today,
charged with the murder of Pteunenberg.
Hogan had formally demanded his release
and this action was necessary to hold lilm.
When Hogan was brought Into court he
asked If his arrest bad been telegraphed
to the newspapers, saying: "If the Spokane
newspapers publish a report of my arrest
a lawyer will come to defend me; other
wise I need two days to get one from that
city."
The hearing was set for Saturday.
Resides Hogan, five other suspects are
held in Jail. Two of 'these men are known
to have been In consultation with Hogan
t Nam pa, nine mile from Caldwell, the
day before Steuenenbcrg was assassinated.
They are known as Frank Campbell and
Warren, alias Herren. These men ore
miners, who had been working In a rock
cut on the grade of the Idaho Northern
railroad, and . who Jrft that work two
weeks ago. The three others decline to
give their names an.t. refuse to talk. An
effort Is beinc mad. to identify them.
Officers who were at $eur D'Alene during
thn disturbances there" are on their way to
Caldwell to look at 4 he prisoners.
The big reward of fcs.ow offered for the
arrest of the assnseins Is causing some
friction between the local officers and the
private detectives who have come In to
work on tho case. A private detective has
taken possession of the effects of Hogan.
Sheriff Nichols has resented this action on
the part of the private detectives. Among
the articles found In Hogun's effects is a
new year's card addressed to "The Presi
dent of the Federation of Labor." Hogan
refuses to explain his possession of this
card.
The man calling himself Thomas Hogan
has admitted that he is Harry Orchard,
that he wns In the Couer D'Alenes at the
time of the trouble there in 1W9. living at
Burke, and was a member of the Burke
Miners' union.
Among Hogun's effects a leather postal
cunt mm rn,,nri .iiro.. , u .
card as touiul addressed to Charles Moyer,
president of the estern Federation of
Miners In Denver. It Is one of the kind
whose mailing is prohibited, and Hogan,
discovering that it cotild not be trans
mitted, hud evidently yut it back in his
pocket. It bore a New Year greeting.
VERDICT IN DECATUR CASS
t onrt-Mnrlial IWIde. ! .,., it. i.-i.i.
Inga In
Leas Thai a
Hoars.
Two
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jtau. 3.-The case of
1 Midshipman Stephen Decatur, Jr., who for
three days has been on trial before a naval
court-martial, for the' -alleged hazing of
Midshipman Isaac N. tlcCrary and Gay
. lord Church, was glvef l tb court filiortly
before 3 o'clock this : fternoon. . At 4:46
tho court had decided upon its findings,
which will bo forwareVd; i. thu 'inrin
teudunt ' oi tli Naval"., '..Vleiiry for his
. action. Vnder the law the record then
' goes to the secretary of the navy, but
Secretary Bonaparte has announced that
he regarded his duties In the matter as
merely ministerial and that ' unless some
glaring error should have passed the su
perintendent's notloe he will approve the
' action of Admiral 'Sands.
j E. S. Theall, counsel for the defense, de-
. voted his remarks ' to the phase of the
' case presented by the fourth specification,
alleging tlie hazing of Midshipman Church,
General Advocate Harrison replied for the
j prosecution.
An Intimation has been received from an
official source that should Decatur be ac
quitted of hazing by the court-martial he
would be re-arrested and a, charge of neg
lect of duty lodged against him. This
. gave mm tnis order lu his presence. Mld-
shipinan P. B Marsoni. a witness for the
I defense, also made this statement. Mar
soni is under charges of hazing.
The case of Midshipman Worth W. Fos
ter of New Albany. Ind., will be taken up
tomorrow nnd that of r. B. Marsoni of
PensHeiilaf, Fla., soon as the cose
; B"ni5i rosier is conciutien. Both are
' .. ... . rn"r"'
haxing Midshipman Chester S. Itol.erts of
Jollet, 111., on several different occasions.
! STORM STRIKES ALBANY, GA.
Doseu Blocks Desolated, Two Persons
Killed and Several Are
Injured.
ALUANT. Ga.. Jan. 3. A lornarto of ter
rific force passed over Albany at 1.3 this
afternoon, coming from a southwesterly
direction and spreading ruin and desola
tion over portions of a dozen blocks. Sev
eral persons are dead, others will diu as tlie
r,'!nilt of Injuries and many are more or
I 1 F" seriously nun. i ne Known dead are
I 1 F" seriously nun. i ne KT1
REN JONES a negro mi
emplov of the Virginia-Car
company
machinist In tli
olina Chemical
JAKE JOHNSON.
9-year-old colored
boy.
Among those whose
will prove fatal are:
injuries probably
Luta Gladden.
Jesse Davis.
Annie Davis.
Jessie Woodall.
Tho list is stMl incomplete owing to the
fact that much of the destruction wrought
was well beyond the city limits. Reports
from the tornado after It left Albany have
not been received. Hundreds of negroes in
the city are homeless tonight and many
have lost their household effects. The
total property loss will reach $160,001). The
Virginia-Carolina Chemical company is
the principal suffer r, its destroyed build
ings and machinery having been worth
probably $60,000. Very little of ths de
stroyed property was protected by tor
nado Insurance.
Ths Southern Ret! Telephone company Is
among the heaviest sufferers. Its lines are
down. Some little apprehension is felt for
Pretoria, in the southwestern part of the
county. The tomad. cme from that di
rection and as the telegraph wires are
down uothlng can b leard. from there.
HEAVY SNOWSTORM IN IOWA
Deep Drifts Delay Traina in All Parts of
the Stata.
BLIZZARD ALSO SWEEPS MINNESOTA
Eighteen Inches of uow Reported
ia Parts of the Kta.tr Trs rtic In
Xorthern Wisconsin
lllocked.
DBS MOINKS, la., Jan. 8.-Rcports from
all over the state indicate that today's
snowstorm was the most severe of the win
ter. Trains arc generally reported late, the
conditions being especially bad In the north,
western part of the state. At Fort Dodire
and Sioux City the stotm attained the
dimensions of a blizzard. The snowfall was
quite general throughout the state.
ItfRLINGTON, la.. Jan. 3.-A gale swept
over southeastern Iowa tonight, bringing
fifteen Inches of snow, which drifted In
many places, delaying trains.
High W lno. In Cblraaro.
CHICAGO, Jan 3. One man wus killed
and a score of persons Injured and fully
Jioo.000 worth of property destroyed by a
windstorm which struck Chicago tonight.
At one time during the storm the wind
reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour.
Many pedestrians narrowly escaped being
killed by flying signs or falling chimneys.
Along the north shore, where the wind
seemed to exert its greatest force, trees
were uprooted, nnd everything movable
was torn away. In ICvnnston and South
Chicago, as well ns In the city proper. Un
wind worked great havoc. The greatest
loss was in South Chicngo, where an open
hearth furnace, In course of construction
by the Illinois Slcel company, was blown
down. Several men were working on tho
structure but all escaped. The loss Is esti
mated at $50,000.
The storm did considerable damage In
West Madison street, where Thomas Hen
derson was struck on the head by a falling
sign and died a few hours later.
Deep Drifts In Minnesota.
ST. PACL, Minn., Jan. 3. A heavy snow
storm prevailed here today and tonight con
tinues with unabated fury. Drifts three feet
In depth have blocked some of the street
car lines and on otlters truffle Is maintained
with great difficulty. The temperature, how
ever, is comparatively mild.
Specials from points in Minnesota and
Wisconsin say that the storm is the most
severe In five yonrs. At Red Wing, Minn., a
snowfall of eighteen Inches Is reported and
the blockade Is becoming general.
Menominee, Wis., reports snow two fee,
deep. At Cumberland, Wis., a terrific bllz
gard is raging and railroads and wagon
roads are reported blocked.
Reports from North Dakota say that on
both the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railroads there are several trains block
aded. DULUTH. Minn., Jan. 3. The first bliz
zard since the terrible storm of November
7-28, in which so many ships were wrecked
and a large number of lives lost, is raging
at the head of the lakes The weather is
mild and the tnovr damp, and the principal
trouble will come, from delay In street onrs
and railroad traffic. .
LA CROSSK. Wis., Jan. 3. A snowstorm,
the heaviest of the winter, is oausing seri
ous delay to nil passenger and mall trains
today. Trains from Chicago are arriving
here from three to seven hours late and
still further delays to malls between La
Crosse and the twin tltlea are exiiecled.
M1LWAUKEK, Jan. 3. The first real
storm of the winter came tonight when
snow and sleet, united with u forty-mile
wind, is playing havoc on all tlie streets
of the city.
Signs were blown down, windows were
broken, telephone and telegraph wires
were torn from their fastening nnd pedes
trians were blown about, while the street
cars and trains were able to maintain
their schedules only with the greatest
difficulty.
Emit Tewes, keeper of the light on the
outer breakwater, was placed In Jeopardy
through the partial collapse of his dwell
ing, but was rescued by a tug.
Storm in Central Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 3. The snowstorm
reached the proportions of a blizzard at sev
eral points In central Kansas tonight. Live
stock Is well sheltered, however, and no
damage is feared. The snow stopped falling
In eastern Kansas late tonight and the skies
have cleared. The temperature has dropped
to 20 degrees above zero.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Jan. 8. The first sever
snowstorm of the season here has been
raging sine early morning, to the great
detriment of railroad and street car service.
AUBl'RN, Neb., Jan. 3 (Special.) Clouds
hung heavy all day yesterday and last
night. About 7 o'clock yesterday morning
It began to snow and about three lnrhea of
snow Is on the ground. This is the only
snow of any consequence this winter, and
for over four weeks there has not been a
flake.
The snowstorm of yesterday failed to In
terfere materially with the running of trains
on roads entering Omal.a. Ixical officials
had not been ndvised last night of any de
lays either east or west attributable to thp
fall of snow. They were not advised of the
progress being made by the trains which
will arrive in the morning.
OMAHA MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Marital Troubles of Dr. Hones
Cause Him to Tim
of IJfe.
. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Jan. S.-Dr. J. C.
Howes of Omaha, who was arrested yes
terday for sending obscene letters through
the I'nlted States malls to his wife at
Maysville, Mo., attempted suicide by tak
ing morphine today. He will recover.
Dr. Howes was a resident of Omaha and
Council Rluffs for sixteen years and has
been married four times. He wrote a letter
to a ton requesting to be burled in Mount
Hope cemetery. Omaha. He was committed
to JoJI to await trial.
Dr. Ifowes was arrested in Council Rluffs
somo time sgo for assaulting his wife, but
the case was dropped on his promise to
keep away from her In the future. His
wife went to Maysville, Mo., and he sent
abusive letters to her at that point, which
was the cause of his arrest by the federal
authorities.
CALL MONEY RATE STILL HIGH
First Loan Made at Party Par Coat,
bat Price Then Goes
. Down.
NBW YORK, Jan. t-The high rats for
call money continued today, the first loan
after the opening of the market was made
at it) per cent. Vy 11 o'clock, however, ths
price had receded slightly and loaog were
gCursd at from S to 30 per cant.
I
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Thursday. Kxcept Know la Host
Portion. Friday Fair.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
,,0'. Hear. Ho nr. Peg.
B a. ip 2T 1 p. m :i
H a. in 2t 2 p. ni X.I
T a. m gft it p. m Jill
a. m 24 4 p. in 21
n a. m 2.1 .1 p. m 21
10 a. n 2:t rt p. in 22
11 a. m 2.1 T p. m 2:1
1 " ita M p. m 'i
n p. m 22
JOKE LEADS UP TO SUICIDE
Community on Rnsehud All Torn Ip
Over Heath of Peter
Kaden.
BOXESTEEU S. D.. Jan. 3.-(Specinl
Telegram.) The body of Peter Kaden. for
merly of Hnsklns, Neb., and a Rosebud
homesteader, was found In a well on the
rcFervatlon, thirty miles west of Roncstecl,
last Sunday afternoon. For some reason
the coroner was not notified until Mon
day night. He has Just returned, and ex
haustive Inquiry" revealed a supposed case
of suicide. It seems Kaden and Peter
Peterson, another homesteader, planned a
Joke on a Hebrew named Isaac Syfe.
While Peterson and his wife engaged
Syfe's attention Kaden slipped Syfe's horse
from the stable and turned It loose. Syfe
and friends hunted half Saturday night,
finally finding the animal on the pmlrlc.
Peterson and Kaden then told of the Joke,
but Syfo refused to accept an apology and
threatened Kaden's life. The dead man
was last seen nllvo Saturday night in
company with Svfe. A letter wns found
on the table In Kaden's house saying his
body would be found In King's well.
In the meantime, Syfe with a posse nf
armed Russians, caught Peterson at Brick
son's home Sunday morning after milk.
At the point of guns they took him four
miles southwest to the home of Rube! for
trial. Postmaster Bllltnger and Merchant
Patrick of Dallas encountered them nnd
persuaded them to releise Peterson.
The letter left by Kaden said he could
not stand being called a horsethlef and
that he was Innocent of the charge, an
the whole matter was intended as a Joke.
STARS TO PLAY SHAKESPEARE
Chicago Plannlnw for Festival In
Which Prominent Players
Will Appear.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3. Chicago Is to have n
Shakespearean festival this spring. In which
all the stars obtainable in the country will
participate. It Is intended that the festival,
which will bo held in April, shall last for
two weeks and that a different play shall
be presented each night. Among those whom
it is said will appear in these all-star casts
nre: Richard Mansfield. E. H. Sothren.
Julia Marlowe, Otis SklnnerT, N. C. Good
win, Louis Junior, Eleanor Ilobson. Robert
Mantel), Viola Allen, Mary Shaw, Grace
George. Wilton Lackaye, Mrs. le Moyne,
Wright Larimer and Arnold Duly.
The Auditorium theater, the stage of
which Is one of the largest in th
jJs engaged for the festival Am now con
I celvod Mr. Bothero and Miss Marlowe will
j lie seen In "Romeo and Juliet," Mr. Sothern
. and Miss George will appear In "Hamlet,"
I Mr., Mansfield will do "Henry V" and
"Richard III." Miss George will head the
i cast In "Cymliellne." Mr. Mantell will as
j sume the roles of "Othello" and "King
Lear" and Miss Allen will be the star
player in "All's Well That Ends Well," Mr.
Mckaye will be hylock In "The Merchant
of Venice," Marc Antony in "Julius cor
and Iago In "Othello." N. C. Goodwin will
do the comedy parts, among them being the
grave digger In "Hamlet."
ARMY SNOB IS REBUKED
Uent. Taylor Reduced Twelve .Num
bers for Asking sergeant to
Change Seats la Theater.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-For requesting a
sergeant of artillery to change his seat at a
theater First Lieutenant Roy Taylor of the
coast artillery Is reduced in rank twelve
numbers. He was tried by court-martial
last week and the verdict was announced
today. The offense was committed at a
theater In New London, Conn., where a ser
geant of Taylor's own company, who was In
uniform, vacated a seat at the request of
Lieutenant Taylor.
"It Is hoped." states the decision, which
is Mgned by Brlgedler General Grant, "that
the sentence of the court will leave no
doubt In the mind of any one that the uni
form of a soldier Is a mark of honor which
must be respected in the Cnlted States."
It also stated that a sentence more severe
than the one given Is warranted.
The Incident took place last October.
JOB FOR DWIGHJ C. MORGAN
Official of Omaha Road Will Appraise
I All Railway Property In
Minnesota.
' ST. PAt'L. Minn.. Jan. 3. The State Rail-
road and Warehouse commission announced
I today that It had engaged the services of
I Dwlght C. Morgan, assistant seneral
superintendent of the Chicago, St. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. to take
charge of a bureau which will appraise the
value of all railroad property In Minnesota.
This appraisal will form a basis for the
commission to figure whst is , a reas
onable Income on the investment and how
much of a reduction railroad rates will
stand. ,The last legislature appropriated
$12..ViO a year for this work, which It was
thought would take about two years.
DEFY CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
t i
Healers la "Hide and Offers" Will
Resist Orders Against These
Forms of Trading.
CHICAGO. Jan. S. Dealers in "bids" and
"offers" on the local Board of Trade nave
formed an alliance and declared today that
any dealer In the privileges who was prose
cuted by the members of the rezular vui
would be defended by the use of a common
fund raised by the men who favor "bids"
and "offers." This Is practicaly an open
defiance of the regular board. ,
Movements at Ocean Vessels Jmm. X.
At New York Arrived: Statendom, from
Rotterdam.
At Glasgow Arrlxnd: Astoria, from New
York.
At Liverpool Arrived: Oceanic, from New
York. Silled: Paltlc, for New York; Lau
rentlan, for Philadelphia.
At London Arrived: Mount Temple, from
St. John. N. B. Soiled: Samaritan, for
Halifax.
At Bremen Arrived: Main, from New
York.
At Naples Arrived: Prlncs Adelbert, from
New York.
At Hamburg Sailed: Tnebean, for Ban
Kraroiaou. ,
A i Genoa Sailed; Republic, tot New
Jork.
DRASTIC AND SANE
Governor HiTfina Says Few Insurance Law
Should Hate Tbne Characteristic!.
EVES OF THE WORLD UPON NEW YORK
Eadical Strision that Will Protatt Policy
Holden ia Suggested.
MORE THAN SOLVENCY IS DEMANDED
Every Element of Personal Gain from In
Veairatnta Should Be Eliminated.
SENATOR DEPEW IS ASKED TO RESIGN
Resolution Introduced In ew York
Legislature Requesting Ills Re
tirenient Is VAithdrana
After Debate.
ALBANY. N. Y.. Jan. 8Tlie New York
state legislature started off with a rush,
today. Aside from the reading in both,
houses of the annual message of the gov
ernor, the most Important developments
were the election of Hjieaker James W.
Wadsworth, Jr.. of Livingston, thus finally
closing one of the most sensational speak
ershlp campaigns of recent years, and u
long debate in the senate over Senator
llrackett's resolution requesting the res
ignation of I'nlted States initiator Chaunoey
M. IVpew on tlie grounds of disclosures
In connection with the Equitable Life As
surance society, which entled in Senator
Bracketts withdrawal of the resolution
for tho time being.
A report ginned currency tonight that
Senator Brackett's action in some way
represented the wishes of President Roose
velt. Senator Hrackett requests the As
sociated Press to contradict this rumor.
Message of Governor lligglns.
Governor lligglns' message to the legis
lature, which was presented today, wur
awaited with much interest because of
what he might say rcgurding the legisla
tive Investigation of the Insurance com
panies. The governor In his message urged
a drastic insurance law and hinted at
the necessity of a like Investigation of
other forms of Insurance. The governor
says:
The eyes of the world are now turned
toward New York, nnd If this legislature
does not produce an insurance law winch
shall bu drastic but practicable, radical
but sane, In a spirit which snail be cour
ageous but not Hysterical, It will fall to
meet the expectations ot those who have
confidence in the ability of popular gov
ernment to solve lis own problems as they
arise.
Future effective action by congress or
the . derul government is not probable and
the possibility of such action should not
retard for u n inuium t.. ,..,.i
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stale.
A hlle life insurance has received ' al
most exclusive attention, it cannot be as
sumed that other corporations dealing In
Indemnity and Investment contracts have
been blameless, and a word of caution may
not be amiss regarding assessment associa
tions, accident insurance companies, co
operative lire Insurance companies Hnd the
hue Better allow fixo un; 'Megitlated
insurance than permit such concerns to '
exist under laws which do not proteot
our cltixens, but enable tho promoter ot
doubtful schemes to beguile, tlie lnvestoi
to financial disappointment and fatten him- .
self on false promises and deluded hopes.
The policy holder now demands some
thing better from the state than a guar
antee of solvency. He has learned that lilt
Insurance will be cheaper and safer when
the companies are compelled to invest their
assets for his benefit exclusively, and are
prevented from diverting funds to the in
dividual undertakings of speculative di
rectors ami to tlie payment of vast sal
aries and exorbitant commissions, gratui
ties to men of influence, and contributions
tor political campaign purposes. He In
vokes tho power of the statu to shield him
more effectively and to curb the companies
and their directors.
Radical Reilslon Suggested.
You will be called upon to mako a radical
revision of the law lor the benefit of in
vestors In life Insurance, and for the regu
lation and restraint ot tho companies. We
may well consider at tills time the expe
diency of providing for mure thorough
regulation by the Department of Insurance.
I nder the new insurance law of Germany
not only ure thorough Investigation and
publicity Insured, but tlie government til.
rector actually enters Into the business
methods of the corporation.
We can learn mucu Irom a careful ex.
animation of this law, although some of lu
provisions may be deemed too paternal for
our differing conditions of business and
political lite, or objectionable as leaving
too much to the discretion of the insurance
department.
The funds of insurance companies shoulc
be sacredly safeguarded for the policy
holders by the state and every element ol
personal gain eliminated from their man
agement. To accomplish this result it has
been suggested that large amounts ought,
for the safety of the assured as well as foi
the good of the community, to be Invested
in bonds secured by mortgages on real es
tate at a conservative valuation; that de
posits with or loans to moneyed corpora
lions should be subject to suitable restric
tions; thai tlie control of subsidiary coin
panics should uol lie permitted; that Insur
ance directors should have no conflicting
busmexs connections; that investments in
corporate bonds should be regulated so as
to prevent speculation and loss from an at
tempt to lloal doubtful enterprises. Out
policies should lie of standard forms so thnl
the abuses urislng from ambiguity, com
plexity and incompleteness of me. contract
may be eradicated und the contract made
detinue In form and Mihst.mre; that a uni
form system or audits and accounts should
be prescribed by tlie Insurance department;
that full publicity to poiby-holders should
be assured; Unit deferred dividend policies
should be prohibited or greatly restricted;
that policies should lie further safeguarded
from forfeiture; that an equitable distribu
tion of the gains of the company to the
policy-holders entitled thereto should le re
quired; that iiolicy-huiders should have an
effective voice, in tlie government of (he
companies and that the discretion of the
directors should be subject to Judicial or
administrative review.
kesaloa Is Remarkable.
The state legislature convened at noua
for the 1:9th session, under conditions
in some ways remarkable. The closing of
one of the bitterest factional lights for
the assembly speakership in many years;
the expectation of many that the defeated
faction would at once Inaugurate a policy
of reprisal; the understanding that at the
opening of the session Senator Edgar 8.
Brackett of Saratoga would introduce his
long heralded Joint restitution requiring the
resignation of I'nlted States Senator
! Chsuncey M. Depew; the Intensity of feel
i Ing in many quarters resulting from the
! disclosures of the Insurance investigation
' all these things drew upon tho opening C
the session today a degree of public inter
est greater and more evident for many
years past.
There was very much more than the
usual Interest also in the annual message
of Governor Hlgglns to Die legislature,
which included Importnnt recommendations
as to life Insurance, the mortgage tag
law, ths savings bank surplus tag and
electoral reform.
Demands Deaevr's Resignation'.
Senator Brackett of Saratoga, soon after
the legislature convened today, introduced
a resolution demanding of Chauncey M.
Depew his resignation as United Blatu
senator from this stale.- The resolution lu
full, folio wst
Since ths adjournment of this sonata ths
people of the slate and nation have beeu
sutgfersd t tua isiaUu sUosm fat ixsta