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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, FKIPAY MORXIXU, KEHMWItY
lfMMjTKX PACES.
SINGLE COPV TIIIIEE CENTS.
STOCKMEN OX RATES
American Lire Stock Association Endorses
the Hepburn Bill.
FORESTRY RESERVE. PlAN IS APPROVED
Organization Pledges Its Support to the
Presidents Land Policy.
OPJECTION TO COMMISSION CHARGES
ommittes Appoin d .0 Combat Baiee of
Eaiet by Salesmen.
ffilNClPAL ADDRtbi dY S. H. CO' AN
He Ultra that If Railroads Defeat Rate
LesUlatlon It Will Prove
Darkest Day la Tuelr
History
Ur.N VER, Colo., Feb. 1. Organisation of
toe American Live Stock association was
completed today by me election ol tne fol
lowing ulficcrs named Liy Hie executive com
mittee. Secretary. T. W. Tomlins"n. Dcnvei ;
tteusuiei, '. t. Hughes. Denver; attorney,
oam 11. Cowan, fori vvortn. lex.
After adopting several resolutions, in
cluding one endorsing tne Hepburn rale
bill and another pledging Hie association s
suppoi t to President Kooscvclt in his for
estry icserve plan and listening to speeches
on nilroad rate legislation, tne convention
UUJUWIUMJ I
The text of the resolution on the public;
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W he it a a, the president of the t'nited
8talt-s lias made the lorest reserve pomy
a permanent and lixcd luncilon ot trie gu
(rnineiit and audi reserves are now In
praclual operation in various sections ot
tne country under the administration ol tne
secretary of agriculture and the bureau of
forestry, theretore, be It
Kesolved, iimt we thoroughly appreciate
the enorts ot President Hoss velt, Svcic
tary WUson and roreett-r I'mcuot and
hereby pleuge to them our support in tin;
further periec'tion of tne forest reer.o
jioilcv and administration. In the belief that
ultimately such a policy will, if ounnerva
tively handled, lead to a betterment of con
ditions not only of tne giazina aiea, uul
of tne grazing interests of the west
Object to Commission Charges.
Resolutions adopted relating to commis
sion charges provide for the appointment
of a committee of .five to combat the ad
vances recently made at Omaha. Sioux
City and eastern cities; to further live in
terests of cattlemen ln auch markets; to
Investigate the buying and selling of feed
ers in all markets and take any necessary
teps to abate causes of complaint.
8. H. Cowan of Forth Worth, who made
the principal. address on railroad legisla
tion, said:
"We are starting to build up In this coun
try a great feudal system, the like of which
has never been seen, by the power of
wealth." He said he was not opposed to
wealth, but that It was necessary to control
tho power.
Referring to the Hepburn bill he said:
If the railroads can defeat this measure
that will be the darkest day of their lives,
because It tneana a power which must not
exist.. This (Joes not mean w wlljjtpt jive
them Justice. - That they sliaE have.
Frenldent Mackensle announced that the
report ot friction between the sheepmen
and cattlemen was untrue. The national
woal growers wished to retain their or
ganisation, but they were heartily ln ac-
cord vrlth the cattlemen and there was ab
Vaolutely no frlctlon-
lidward T. Tllden of the National Pack
ing company made a short talk, ln which
ha predicted that Denver would become a
larger packing center.
Other Resolutions.
Other resolutions reported by the execu
tive committee and adopted demand an ex
tension of the time in which cattle may
be held ln cars In transit without unload
ing from twenty-eight to thirty-six hours
and thank Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
for advocating such an extension; denounce
excessive commission charges at Missouri
river and other points; favor reciprocity
ln accordance with section i of the Ding
ley act; oppose the pure food bill now be
fore congress In Its present form; pledge
support to agricultural colleges; request a
liberal appropriation for the bureau of ani
mal Industry; commend the general course
of President Roosevelt and request con-
' " w I
After sell cling Denver as the next meet-i
ins pluce the convention finally adjourned.
YOUNG WOMAN SAVES LIVES
Xua'erlnu from Coal Gas She Rescues
Roommates and Then Falls
I neonsrlons.
MAXKATO. Minn., Feb. 1. Miss Maud
Cooper of Amby, Minn., student at the
btat" Normal school here has the credit
of having saved the lives of Miss Anna
Howe of Hutchinson. Minn., another
.iim-nt. aiii Miss Mi i 'a be, a milliner.
The thi.-e irl roomed together In a
hoarding bouse and Viss Howe and Miss
.McCabe were wholly overcome by fumes
from a i-oul stove during the night. Miss
Cooper was awakened at S o'clock, and
although nearly unconscious, managed to
drag the other girls into a hallway where
she fell unconscious.- Her struggles aroused
Mrs Van Winkle, the proprietor of the
boardinr house, who ventilated the house
and called in a physician. The young
women are very II L. but will recover.
FEDERAL PRISON TRANSFERED
Fart Leavenworth Property (ion from
the Control of lb Depart
ment of Justice.
1.UVENWORTH, Kan.. Feb. l.-The ot
ilclal transfer of the old military prison
property ol For' Leavenworth from ine
Department of Justice to the War depart
mirt look place today. R. W. McClaughry,
anleii of the fnlted States penitentiary,
und Mujf'r George S. Young, commandant
of the iiiilitnry prison, represented iheir re
spective departments. The proceedings con
sisted of '.be sending of telegrams to the
War department and Department of Justice
st.ncjn ing the transfer.
In 175 the military prison was estab
lished at Fort 1ca vi nwortli and In 1W the
IcalhhiiKB were turned over to the Iiepart
iwrt of J istice for ptison purposes
TCGO IS TO VISIT AMERICA
Japanese iimlral to Hriau Two
Crolsera to I alted Mates
In ril.
Tt'KlO, Feb 1. Af lernoon.-li is an
nounced upon- reliable authority that Ad
miral Togo will visit America In April
with two armored cruisers.
ARMED TRUCE IN VLADIVOSTOK
Mutineers niprn4 Attack aa Condi
tloa that Cossack Will Be
W Ithrira n n.
ST. PETERSRCRG. Feb. 1. The reason
fcr the obstinate and mysterious silence In
the dispatches from Vladivostok with re
gard to the supposed termination of the
mutiny Intimated In General I.lnevitch's
laconic dlFpatoh of January 2. "the city !.
quiet: the mutinous sailors have been dis
arm'" " Is explained tonight In a dispatch
to tl
date.
veal s
on ' r
beln
was
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am
tar
th
ta
ho
oclated Press from Vladivostok
nry 3". the first dlpntch to re
tinal conditions In the fortress
rifle. Insti ail of the mutiny
hod the restoration nf order
a tacit nrnird truce, conditioned
noval of the Cossacks from the
lble s apt to flare out unless the
nvornbly answers the petition for
o all the mutineers If they volun
urn to duty. The funerals of
t down by the machine (run de.
s guarding the commandant's
January 23 were made the occa
sion n great revolutionary demonstration
with which fJenernl Mlstchenko made no
effort to Interfere.
ITALIAN CABINET DEFEATED
statement of Government' I'rniirnm
Proves I naatlsfarlory to the
Depntic.
ROME. Foh 1. There was a long and
violent debate in the Chaniler of leputies
today over the statement of the govern
tnent as to Its program. The memtiers
of the opposition contended that the homo-
genity of the cabinet militated against the
fulfillment of the program of reforms which
I
"" " " imperative ne
ccssity at the present moment. The op
position also accused the ministry of hav
ing most clerical lennlngs.
Notwithstanding the interposition of
former Premier Giohtti in behalf of the
government the vote of confidence was lost
by 23 against IS. The cabinet will re
sign tomorrow.
The Italia says that Slg Sminino. the
leader of the center ln the Chamber of
Deputies, will Im; charged with the forma
tion of a new ministry.
FRENCH CATHOLICS ANGERED
Representatives of Government Have
Trouble Taking Church
Inventories.
PARJS. Feb. 1. Opposition of the Cath
olics to the taking of the inventories Is
becoming more formidable. While the min
istry was being Interpellated in the Cham
ber today scenes of extreme violence were
transpiring at the Church of St. Clothildc,
near the Chamber of Deputies. Among mo
fifty peoplu taken Into custody were two
priests.
M. - Lepine ordered the municipal guards i
lo enter the church. Fnder a shower of J
broken chairs the officers broke down the
railings In front of the entrance while the '
crowd rained heavy blows upon them. Then (
the firemen burst ln the doors and the po-
lice and municipal guards entered the
buildings. One of the principal officers
was severely wounded. After the church
bad been,-cleared Uie. comj)U88ioajr,ror
ceeded to taka the Inventory.
HEAVY FIRE LOSS AT PANAMA
Early Morning; Rlase Destroys Prop
erty Valued at a Half Mil
lion Dollars.
PANAMA, Feb. 1.-5:30 a. m.-Shortly
after 2 o'clock this morning fire started In
a four-story wooden house known as the
Concordia ln the Carrera district. At 2:30
a. m. an adjoining three-story building was
ablaze and a whole block composed ot'
wooden houses was threatened with de
struction. The firemen for some time were
unable to successfully fight the flames be
cause of the lack of water and a large
block of houses between Constitution.
Dolego and Caddas streets was destroyed.
At S:. a. m. the fire was under control.
The losses are estimated at tjno.iM., with
very little insurance. Many women and
children living In the tenements were res
cued by the volunteer firemen. No Uvea
are known to have been lost, but some
Americans who roomed In the '"oncordla
building are reported Jo be missing.
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din I nUIVlAo Id NUI lALKINU
I aye
Plans to Challenge for
Will Re Made Kusi
la Fall.
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IJ1M OX h fn 1 Sir ' hnmua lt.i.,nl
. . . ,
will not discuss at present his plans to
challenge for the America s cup In 190T.
He points out that under Ihe rules it U
not necessary to challenge until the fall
of this yeur. and until then he will nut say
what his proposals will be
It if
Mvlne
It is understood, however, that Alfred
ylne ol Glasgow will design the chat-
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It is said that Sir Thomas will ask the
New York Yacht club to modify its rules
of measurement, but the baronet declines
to say whether this is the case, saying in
reply to Inquiries that he will not divulge
his Intentions until the time arrives to
formally challenge for the cup.
WOORS CBJECT TO TAX PLAN
Representatives at Alaeelras Will
Pefer Matter to Sultan for
His Consideration.
XGECIRAS, Spain, reb. 1. The Muroc-
can conference, at Its session today, adopted ' lion, and they threatened those who did ' " " m m , ,V ' dt of officers and crew of that steamship,
without mollification the draft of the- tax- ! nut pay or who reported their orations ., ,. P " 1' , f. ,', , Tarb" "f' , as well as to officers of the steamers To
atlon project. The Moorish delegates raised j with punishments su hurrible that must of " . " gueT M"r-V- ' , p,k4 an(1 QUeen, which went to the asrist-
a number nf objections and will refer th
proposals lo the sultnn. at Fes.
The n.uestion of reforming the customs
duties was not considered.
The conference adopted the committee's
report giving a general plan for ttixs and
'argely under ttie control of Vie diplomatic
na roi.euiar ist.iy ai i angler and adjourned
Ulllll Saturday.
The fc iiure (.f the tax system by which
the foreign ministers and consuls retain
onsiaerat.ie eiutroi is construe as indi-
taunt, in- -e,,.,,.,,,, ol cuuterence
tel,.,.u
toward the establishment .,f Interim tlon.-tl
authority, which Is one of the main Franco-
German Issues.
MORE "ANARCHISTS ARE SHOT
Slvteen Persona Have Heen Killed
Without Trlrl la itattrl
nl Warsaw
1
WARSAW. Russian Poland. Feb.
Four mure anarchists, making sixteen dur-
tng m past lorimgni. were snot without
tiial In the riisiel here toduy. Of thai,
Wl fifteen were Jews.
PEACE IX THE PHILIPPINES
Blight Troubles in Only Three Provinces
During the Past Tear
i
CAUSES OF COMPLAINT INVESTIGATED
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Change of Officials Removes ( of ,
Earlier Months of the
Vear.
WASHINGTON, Feb. J. The annual re-
I,orl of the l'hilipplne commission for i
U4-5. toK'tber with tha Btptirate reports I
to tne commission of the governor gen
eral of the Inlands and of the heads ot the
f.ur executive departments, has Juat been
published by the War department.
The a"ovrrnor-general, in his report to the
Philippine commission, states:
With the exception of the provinces of
t'avite, H. Manga.", and famar, ai und
cimi have generally prevailed inroughoui
tn Islands. lr.xcept In inese prosinces
tut) Inslajices, m lawiestiticrH have inei
lew and insignincani. Lattle stealing,
which was common two or tnrce years
since, has almost entirely ceased, and till.
together wnti tne sense ol wcniity which I
iiai" cuine to tne people ir.,in a vigoi ous
pursuit of th'se evil oners, tuis pi Incip.i ny
contributed to the increased cultivation
im nin 'inn above. The pi .:vii,i m of tnntr.
uauirus.iK. ana iSanmr n-' oven mu.'h
auiicl.U during the year by org.n:s.-d
laoioii,. banns, which tor a considerable
tune past nave lerroriaeu and piunuered
Hi" peuiiie at intervals, i nc eflcci ol tneir
..i pi etia in lis resulted ln tiie abandonment by
iiany niiianitHiits ol their richest and nest
dBi'icuilui al linus. arid Hie movina into
towns ol tne lainiins ci.-e, wneie to some
extent at least pouoc protection was al
lot uul II. ' in.
The wild and semi-barbarous hillmen ot
Samar, hied by the fanatical teachings of
an old Filipino who called nimself "l'oe"
Uulan, who supplied the soldiers with
charms called "aining-antiiig." which tuey
were l.od v nib ml tin in invulnerable to
bullets, buiiutd together under the directum
of several shrewd and unscrupulous lead
ers, some of whom hod been out.aws trom
Fpiinlsli tlniis, and beyan a series of at
tacks upon the Isolated detachments of
constabulary and the peaceful and lnolTeu
sive 1'itij.ie who did not want to Join taem,
in whlen they committed many cruellies
and barbarities.
The governor general and two members
of the Philippine commission he.d a num
ber of heal uij8, from which it appeared
that the discontent of the peopie wis
largely, if not wholly, caused oy the fact
that the local officials of the coast towns
were acting as the usenta of tue iartfe ex
port houses in .Manila for the pu.cliase of
hemp, the principal product of vne lslund,
and thai in many cases liicy had not dealt
fairly with the poor, ignorant people who
inhabited the more remote bat r.'.s and the
hill country, as they took their hemp at a
merely nominal valuation and very much
below the market value and turned it ln
to the export bouses at the market price,
and when the producer protested against
tins imposition he was urresied on some
irunicu-up charge and tuns botn despoiled
and punished. With tue sense of Injustice
and wrong rankling in the breasts of these
Ignorant and credulous people their leenng
of discontent was rcauuy fanned Into a
11 a me by a lew aallalois, who toid tne in
habitants ot tne interior that the govern-
j3Hitit.was pjauinn- to lax. Uiem .pesoaJ
apiece as a poll tax and 30 pesos fur a lunu
tax. The leaders took on religious rattier
tuan political names, and tno disiuroance
had no political sij,r.iiitance whatever.
11 bceu-eu both pontic ai.U juaL thai the
causes winch led to the outbreak should be
erauicated, wnich necessarily Involved a
total change of administration, both pro
vincial and municipal. In order to prevent a
recrudescence of tieso outbreaks it was
necessary to get moie closely in touch with
these remote hill people, many of whom had
never before seen a white man, and in
order to accomplish this the new governor,
who speak the native dialect, has been in
dustriously occupied ln visiting and re
organizing various municipalities, establish
ing schools, and gelling in touch with the
peoplu, and the good work done by him is
already very apparent, as many of the
"puh.hane" have voluntarily surrendered.
bringing in their guns, a few of which were
captured by sudden af tucks on outlying
detachments of the constabulary at the
beginning of I lie. disturbance, and it now
i looks as if the worst Is over in Suniar.
i It is rot doubted thai when schools are
established among tiieni and they become
more enlightened and are made tn appre
ciate the benefits and blessings of decent
and orderly living, lliey will become law
abiding and prosperous.
l.adroaea la lavlte.
Ihe province ot laviie. known as "ine
mother of ladrons," has again been the
w.vt.. . ivy, W ., .,,., HUB 1.1110. VI I
!
people, generally iccruuvu Hum Ulo Idle
i . . . , , .
T - ,u"
."w j..,.. '"- .u .i.u..v ,. , . ; Al'l' . III i
leuuiTs, most of whom had cnuimoJ records
i during trie Spanish reginie, siyied ihcni-
I selves by such names us "Dictaior of the
f1""'"" "cpubiic." Lieutenant-Uenera. ot
' th" "iy 'Iteration, am3 oin,.r cofTe.
i SLHndinj.i V high-bounding titles, and l.sii,.,l
Ureuuent manifestos wbi.e soen,l,n n,,..t
their time dodging the police.
The ladroties, dressed as constabulary,
made sudden attacks on small posts and
captured a few rifles, und their number was
augmented by some thirty desperate pris
oners who escaped from the military prison
after murdering the small guard which ac
companied them from their work. Their
early successes in capturing arms and es
caping lo their mountain fastnesses caused
thein to show more activity and lo become
bolder. They established a system of extor-
; tlon by wnich they levied tribute and
mulcted everyone within their reach of as
much as they thought he could pay. These
; collections were largely mode by lntlmida-
. the people found it easier to pay and maln-
tain silence
about it than to run the risk
torture and lnutilaiion if tliey refused or1
toid !
II was only found necessary to demon- i
slrate to the people that the autlunltK-v
j were really in earnest; thai the cam;ign
was to be continued until the leaders were
Immured or killed, and thai nrr.i ...
j the meantime would be accorded those who
I demonstrated their loyaltv
I 'i ,u. assured, the resis.nse was -ex.lv i
r,,f rm He and comr, eie. ih.ii I.
. iv-gan lo come in of intended movements
j ,nd ,he authorities finally got to know
i .h nn ia
.,. ...... u 'j ij(, ana one
.by one they fell Into the toils, some I .Pie..
! k,llP1 111 ai'llon- 0,l-' captured, and the
i smaller fry. worried by the continued pur-
j suit, ci.me and surrendered in considerable
nUniUrs.
1,1 Ns"" "V"V" lsio. who had terror
ized his neig'ilxvrkond for sixteen tears.
i was killed, and this had a iiuleilng Influ. nce
I on that Island, and there Is no armed i..,.i
anc left.
, l the island of Leyte there is conra-
Continued on Second Page )
CORNELL HAS 'PHONE SCHEME
Rill to Permit Pasta a e ff Line
Thr.mli Fort Mahrira Mill
lory Rrrrit.
'F"mm a Ptyf "orrrprnf.T.t.
vvashington. Feb. i..spec.ai Te-
pram. -Representative Klnkaid today Ip-
ti-oduced a bill tn grant to Cha-ies H 1
Cornell th right to abut a dam across the :
Niobrara river on the Fort Nlobrsm mili
tary observation and to construct the tele
phone lines across this reservation. The (
projKised lines shall run from Valentine to '
the Fort Xiobnira ' military post, thence ,
north in the rttreetian of the Rosebud In
dian agency in Boutli Imkota. Work shall j
sage of the act and completed tetwren Val
entine and Fort Niobrara within three
years.
Representative Kennedy today presented
In the house petitions from the Commercial
clubs of Omaha and.Rlair urging; the en-
actment of legislation to nrlng about 1
cent postage.
CAK,n , t - .. . . .
,.irrn .oaay l-nirro ,ne ls- ,
sage inrotign tne senate or a bill pro'-io-Ing
on appropriation of ICS.fluri for the pur
chase of a rite and the erections of build
ings to create a fish culture station ln
Wyoming. The location of the new fish
culture station Is left to the discretion of
the secretary of commerce and labor.
Supplemental bids for the construction of
the new federal building at Colorado
Splines were open'-d- today. There were
two bidders. J. II. Wcle of South Omaha
and William Weber Huntington of West ,
Mrginia. These bids related to the charac- j
ter of stone to be used and upon two prop..- :
sitions the South Omaha man was the ,
lower. On sandstone or limestone con- i
structlnn the West Virginia man Is lower. I
but upon granite thelRouth Omaha man has
the 1-tter of It. i Probable the Colo- .
rado members In congress will endeavor to '
se.-ure an additional appropriation for the !
C olorado Springs building so that tn ,
structure may be built of granite, in which
event it is probable J. H. Weise of South I
Omaha will secure the contract.
Justice F. Radgerow of Omaha. I. E.
Williamson of Clay Center and Frank M. '
Aiienon 01 i laras. .eo., nave oeen ap-
pointed railway mall clerks.
Rural carriers appointed
Iowa Rattle
Creek, route 2, Matthew Peterson, carrier;
Hurt Slater, substitute. South Dakota
Gcdiles. route 3. Jacob A. Miller, carrier;
Francis M. Hanson, substitute.
ouao vcrtro si roro nt
CHAS. YLnKLS ALLEGES PLOT
Declares that Publicity of Alleged
' Marriage la Part of a
Conspiracy.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Charles E. Yerkes
of this city, son of the late Charles T.
Yerkes, declared today that Mrs. C. T.
Yerkes (Mrs. Mizner?) is the victim of a
plot and that the publicity which has been
given her affairs within the last two days
Is the result oi Jobbery.
Early today, in response to a telegram shipper under similar conditions constitutes
sent to Mrs. Yerkes iMizner?) last night. a .crime s,, ,n"5 fy official or employe
. , . A . , . who has guilty knowledge of such prefi r-
Mr. Yerkes received the following: "New .n(M given to a shipper shall he regarded
York Telegram received. Story la simply as a party to the crime and that for such
ri,ti,iil,,n MR ( T vrukTU" violation of statute there shall he a fine of
ridiculous. MRS. C. T. YERKES. , nQt than mm n(r mQn ,han
After reading the message Mr. Yerkes and not less than two years in the penl
sald: j tentlary nor more than ten, and thnt any
..t-i,, ' ,, i firm, individual or corporation, or any
That Is in responsejto a message sent by , ,mr, employe or Individual receiving such
me. We are sure no" tiat this .great pub- ; rebata or preferential or having knowledge
nclfy'Ts" being' plaved aa ag'aoie' in New thereof shall "he equally gUllry and punlsh-
,.,,, , . . able by the Infliction of the same penally
Yoik. by some people wb are conspiring anU ttl'at one.na.if the nne exacted by the
to a certain enu.
"What is their motive, If their story Is
not true?'' he was asked.
"I cannot discuss motives," said Mr.
Yerkes.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. No statements from
Mrs. Yerkes was obtainable here today as , prlatlons committee calling on the secre
to whether she had been married to Wll- ! ar' of the treasury for Information as to
son Mizner. Rev. Andrew Gillies of Sk i th rumbfr permanent annual appro
Andrew's Methodist Episcopal church, how- I prlatlons which have been made during
ever, declares that he performed the cere
mony and WUson Mizner was quoted to
day an confirming the news of the mar
riage.
Dr. Edward Pternberger
ho bus been
attending Mrs. Yerkes for several days, said
this afternoon Mrs. Terkes had told him
positively she had not been married to
Wilson Mizner nor to anyone else. Dr.
Sternheiger said Mrs. Yerkes is ill and Is
not able to leave her house. Her condl-
tlon Is not al all serious, however.
FREE INSURANCE FOR CLERKS
.
Eqaltable Society Carries ai.OOO
l'ollc for Fa eh of Its Ooo
employes.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. The fact that the
Equitable Life Assurance society has for
the last four years Wen insuring free the
lives of !.n employes for $l.i became
known today.
Since the institution of the free insurance
scheme soentecn deaths have occurred
among the employes and the society has
in conscqui nee paid out S17,iii.
Doi m ....... ..i.i. .1.. t- i
rim,,,,,
j 'Peaking of the matter toiiay, said:
Tru,
,he ptprU.ty of , ,liuinuii g u occ
of tiie
svslem
erred to
. me and ill a itieetinu ol the lo.',r,l nt ,it.
rectors the whole euestion was brought
! up. ll was decided to refer the matter to
' -.A..ui , i. . :.,
tin- committee on pension, und ii is sti
in the hands of that committee. Whether lm for presenting claims for additional
the system iransgi esses any law I urn not bounties granted to soldiers by the act of
prepared to suy. That is a question for : Julv I, lwib. ...
the lawyers to answer. It is a eommon Removing the disabilities of certain citl
practlce of all large corporations nowadavs w c'' Montana under the homestead law.
to carry Insurance upon ihe lives ot all I caused by the purchase of Blackfeet In
their employes. dian lands.
Vice President Gage E. TarheU, who Is
said to have originated the system In the
! Equitable, declared that when an employe
; died it did away with the necessity of his
I fellow employes contributing to a fund fur
his widow or other dependent relatives. I
i It also, he said, induced an employe to
contlnue In the s rvice of the Equitable, I
as the insurance ceased the moment
1
severed his connection with the society-
ost of tho Insurance to the
E,,"l"P w3rperemPloye.
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ARMY AND NAVY BOARD MEETS
! Pinal Report to Be Submitted
Defenses of I nlted States
Considered,
' . "
. WASHINGTON", Feb. I. The joint army
and navy noaru, oi wt.icii aecretary Tart
Is the bead and which was created to re
vise the plans protected by the Endlcutt
board for the national coast defense, met
today to consider a final report.
Upon the creation of the board it was
lvlded Into subcommittees, each taking up
particular branch of the work, ar.d these
vai lous commit tees have been at work ever
since Inspecting. Investigating gnj stjd
Ing the defenses ns they noa- exist in or
der that a detailed report might be made
upon each. The results of the observa
tions of the sulK-cminittees. together with
recommendations, are embraced In on
reneral report, a draft of which was pre
pared for consideration at today's ineet-
ling
SIBLEY OPPOSES RATE BILL
PernisyWsnia tfembtr Pays Bill is So
cialistic in Itt Tcrdeocy.
MR. KNAPP SUPPORTS THE MEASURE
Relnolne: Today the llon.e Will Meet
at II O'clock In Order to Mlon
Mora Time for Pe
ltate. WAPfUVtlToX. Feb. 1. The house today I
called for the estimate of cotton yet to be!
given, which the director of the census has
compiled, but which he has no authority to ,
make miMli until Mnrrtt Tlila A.tlin rtre. I
rlpu,M , ,v)v d,)on ,n wnrh ;
,,. WJ, ppr!lwl ,hat ,nB nou!. nhnxM ,
.,..,,, ln fl,rnhln, ,nfnrm.,,on
the benefit of speculators. On the other
j band, there were numerous members who
Ma, thp substantial
Interest of
, grower, spinner and merchant made It Im- !
: pcratlve thnt such Information shoujd not :
' be allowed to be bottled up. There was no
opposition to the resolution on Its passage,
j The discussion of the railroad rate bill
; was taken up and prosecuted with vlgr :
throughout the day. So many speakers !
I have come to the front on this measure i
I that the house agreed to meet at 11 o'clock '
I hereafter until the debate Is ended. 'The I
I feMtlirr nf the itrhal f rJ a r- was t h ;
,pn(5thv ,pwn of Mr. pb,PV nf PnnM ,. j
,. who arraiBn. thr ,rtJi!,,ation with,
Rrltum,nM of varl rh.nraeter. all of which
t(.nrt,, ,,, hl.
tprahv or,x,.td to , bm
,vht, ho nh.r fh, ,.., '
or,alu,,0 , ... ,, a ....
rnn,nt ownership and the dream
of Krva .n. , .nr., Mr , - K.n.
turKy a!ke(j what fhp faBn .. for ,n.
right -aliout-fce of the republican partv in
thf lr,(.,ion of th. ,Pa(erghip. -j
,m 1V.. . .,..,...
will gracefully place the responsibility on
j my colleagues of brosdrr shoulders," re- i
torted Mr. Sibley. Mr. Sibley said he would i
advfK.at. )ar(iPr' for h memWrn
,,f r- c
j would content himself with voting against
! the bill.
Mr. Knapp of New York spoke for the
measure and Mr. Shackelford of Missouri,
who advocated the Hearst bill last year,
gave his reasons for supporting the pres. j
b'"' A T011 b" Mr- Hefiln of Ala- !
bama nlso favoring the bill concluded the '
! day s debate. The house adjourned at 5
o'clock to meet at 11 o'clock tomorrow.
Mr. Iblry'a HngRestlon.
During his peech Mr. Sibley dictated a
measure which he said should In ten lines
cure the rebate evil. He would strike out
! all the enacting clause in the Hepburn
, bill and Insert :
That any corporation which shall give
R secret rate or rebate to any individual.
firm or corporation rendering to him or
I them a service on different terms or con-
sinrrauons man renaerea to any otner
government shall go to the Informer
Mr. French tlda.i pronounced himself ln
favor of the bill and gained privilege to
extend his views in the record.
A resolution was agreed to at the In
stance of Chairman Taw ley of the appro-
tne insi two years, it is si a tea mat mere
were 2J0 such appropriations. Mr. Tawney
has a bill pending to abolish all of them
except such as are necessary because of
"""'"I
j l ne nonse adjourned at a o clock until
; tomorrow ut 11 o'clock.
'
. KVTE PASSES MAXY MINOR HII.Li
:
! Mo, ,n D"7 Devoted to shipping
I Bill.'
j WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. The senate to-
!dii' pa-,d thirly or fori' miscellaneous
i bills and gave several hours' time to the
consideration of the shipping bill. Among
the bills jiussed was one providing for a
delegate In congress from Alaska and a
number providing for lighthouses, revenue
cutters and fish culture stations. The
greater part of the time devoted to the
shipping bill was consumed by Mr. Penrose
i In a set speech in support of the measure.
! Among the bills passed are the following:
Establishing a fog signal at L'diz Hook
i liPhi station. Washington,
j 1
i California.
I Establishing, a light and fog signal on
1 Marquinejs strait. California.
; Author. sing the construe t.oli of a te.iHf
for tho lighthouse service in Hawaii.
, Establishing a light and roK signal sia-
1 tlon near j-oir.t tuniwiiu, i ai
Providing for a keeper s dwelling st Point
Ronita. Cal.
Ratifying ...n agreement with the. Lower
i Brule Pirux Indians of South Dakotu.
' tta.no lir,i the l:,w Hmltiiiir tn lHJui
Repealing the law limiting to li the
j METCALFE ORDERS 1 VEST1G ATIO
Government to Determine Facta Re-
ssrdlng Wreck of Valencia.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 Secretary Met-
1 ralfe of the Iwpnrttncnt of Commerce and
Labor, late this afternoon ordered a tho-
! rougn ma raniiiiin iiivrniitsinin oi tne
! I'.l .1. ai.vai.Lr aff ta nnAiiv... . 1 . .
im v v v.. . .,. i anu nit- (,IJ-
ance of the disabled vessel.
The order is contained in the following
telegram sent by him to the local Insjiec
tors of the steamship Inspection service at
Seattle, Wash:
Make thorough and searching Investiga
tion of Valencia wreck and of conduct of
j omcers ami rim tn taiencia; also full n-
l eHiism ion vi i "ii'u'-i ui cmcf-rs or steam
ers Topeka and Queen pursuant to section
Haii. revised statutes. Also investigating
all causes of wreck, the lr.es of life and any
misconduct or neglert of dtnv nn the part
of anyone connected th rewjth.
THke Testimony of all available survivors
on Valencia and of any witness who may
desire to lie heard. Your Investigation must
be thorough and complete and your report
with all copy of evidence forwarded to the
department. Also forward me all prelim
inary reports of faris as now understood.
The secretary's action Is based on Infor
mil Hon received by him that tbls Investi
gation should be ordereej at once. When
the reiiort railed for Is received here it will
be immediately turned over to a special
commission appointed today and consisting
of Assistant Secretary Murray. Huieni
ing Inspector General Flier and Heii-ert
Knox Smith, deputy commissioner of cor
porations. These three officers were mem
bers of tha rommlsatua which investigated
tUt cl 'Qi dlsasur.
Nebraska weather forecast i
Fair Frltlay and Mnrmfr In Eastern
Portion, Saturday Fair.
Temperature at Omaha Vesterdati
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COURT-MARTIAL TAKES RECESS
Trial nf Midshipmen at
Will Be snspended
February IS.
Annapolis
t ntll
ANNAPOLIS. Md . Feb. l.-The court
martial which has lieen engaged In trying
midshipmen on charges of hazing for over
four weeks at the naval academy ad
journed today to meet on Fehruary 12
next. The session nf the court this morn
ing lasted about an hour during which
the court vertlrled the records of yester
days proceedings and 'closed for the con
sideration of verdicts In the cases of
George H Mehin of Ucneseo. 111., a mem
ber of the third class and William T. Royd,
Jr. of Peoria, 111., a member of the second
class.
Orders announcing that Midshipman Ned
Leroy Chnpin of Pasadena. Cal.. had been
convicted of hazing and sentenced to dis
missal were received from the secretary
of the navy this morning and were read
to the brigade of midshipmen at noon.
Chapm is a member of the first class.
MICHAEL DONNELLY ALL RIGHT
Head of Meat Cutters' I nlon Reporta
at C incinnati After Mslt to
Loots Dir.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 1. President Michael
Donnelly of Chicago, of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers' Workmen, who
had been reported missing since Monday
night, settled his bill at the Dennlson hotel
at 8 o'clock this morning, when he appeared
to be in good health.
The fact thnt Christ F. Rltter, one of
Donnelly's nit st ardent supportcis, had been
assaulted in this city on Monday night hnd
aroused the fears of other friends that Mr.
Donnelly himself had met with foul play-
when it was reported that Donnelly had
not returned to the hotel, after s
visit to the local butchers, whose trouble
with some of their men had called him to
this city. lie had received a telegram
calling him to Louisville, from which city
he returned this morning and had not
heard that he was reported missing.
FIRE IN COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Bundle nf Pnpera Consumed anil
Woodwork of One Room
Badly Scorched.
Fire started in the court house In a cor
ner of the room of the superintendent of
the building, among some papers at 2
o'clock this morning, and when the fire de
partment arrived had secured a good hold
on the woodwork of the room. The alarm
was turned In by George Shand, who waa
In-tTtat part of- the building -at; tna time,
and who. being In his stocking feet had his
feet badly Mistered by the heat of the floor
ln making his escape. He was sent to the
police station to receive medical attention.
The regular night wstchmin. Buhl, coc.ld
not be found about the building. The ex
tent of th dumage was slight, unless It is
found that the papers destroyed were of
value. Just how the fire originated Is a
mystery.
FRAUD ALLEGE BY WOODMEN
Man Insured In October Dtea In
November and Mannalna; Officials
Are Suspicions.
WATEP.BT'RY. Conn.. Feb. 1 (Special
Telegram. 1 On complaint of Wood Jewell
of Omaha, chairman of the finance com
mittee of the sovereign camp Woodmen of
the World, Martin Brophy. foreman In the
Wiiterbury P.ucltet company; Louis fitrouse,
a notary public, and P. J. McK-lrnan have
i been arrested on tho charge of attempting
to defraud the organization. It Is alleged
that these men conspired to defraud the
Woodmen of the World in connection with
the Issuance of u policy to Frank Reynolds,
who was made a member of the order In
October and died In November. Accord
ing to Jewell's complaint Reynolds waa In
poor health and the accused men knew It.
McKlernan was made the beneficiary and
it Is alleged planned to divide the proceeds
with the otherr..
CHANUTE PRODUCERS ARE FIRM
C'oudeinn nnd Repudiate Men Who
Would Interfere with Work
of Hadley.'
CHAXUTE. Kan., Feb. 1. The Chanuie
Oil Producers association yesterday adopted
rcat.,1 nt ions emDhallcallv condemnine und
! repudiating the recent action of Kansas and
j Indian Territory producers at a meeting at
Kansas City, so far as It tends to disparage
the action of Governor Folk of Missouri
and Attorney General Hadley in their ouster
procetdings against the Standard Oil com
pany. The resolutions continue:
j We hereby appeal to the legislature of the
! state of Missouri and of all other sister
I states, and urge the enactment of laws
J similar to those planned by the Kansas
I legislature, protecting the oil interests of
j the great middle west.
COURT REMOVES AN EDITOR
John Temple f.raves of Atlantn News
Incused of Violating an,
! iajaaetlon.
ATLANTA. Ga., Feb. 1 Colonel John
Temple Graves was temporarily removed
: from the position of editor-in-chief of the
Atlanta News tonight on a petition of
Charles Daniel, business manager and
managing editor of the paper, granted by
Judge Pendleton of the sup rior court. The
court a few days ago enjoined Graves from
, publishing anything in the editorial col
j unius of the News further concerning his
1 own senatorial candidacy. This Injunction.
! It waa claimed, had been violated.
Movements of Ocean easels Feb. I.
At New York Arrived : Teutonic, from
Liverpool. Sailed: La Touraine. for Havre:
T'nited Slates, fur Christiat:snd ; Trans
ports Kilpatrick and Mct'lellan, for Ma
nila At Alexsndrla-Sailed: Canoplc, for Ros
ton. At 1 Jverpool Arrived : Majestic, fro-n
Nw Ve,rk rUil"d: e'ini'U-. for Boston.
At Naples Sailed: Celtic, for New York.
At 'V'i ni own -tjallel : I'altic. for New
Yei'k ilaviTfi-rd. for Philadelphia.
At Bremen Arrive d: Kais, r Wilhelm If.
from New York.
At Teneriffe Sailed: The ben, for San
Fran clsco.
At Genoa Ballad: Aruauls, for San Francisco.
j"fJ jJH HOLD
Blsfr Discovered on Transport l'eade in
San frsnrirro Harbor.
FIREMEN PREVENT GREAT CATASTROPHE
, Tons of High EiplosiTe Loaded in After
Par; of Vtasel
' THREE. MEN SUFFOCATED TO DEATH
Fifty-Eight Fire Fighters Omccro by the
Smoke,
ORIGIN OF SLrZ YET UNKNOWN
Offlcera Curefully InTestlsratlnsj
Thenry that It Is Due
lo nn Infernal Ma
rt. Ian.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. l.-Three men
were killed and fifty-right lnjuied. mostly
by suflocation. in a fire that raged on th
I'nited States transport Meade as it lay
at the Folsom stree t dock early this morn
ing. For three hours after midnight the
forward hold of the big troopship was a
roaring furnace frcim which firemen were
borne m almost a continuous stream. Re
lays piomptly stepped forward to take the
places of those who were carried out tin
conscious. Tons of high explosives were loaded ln
the afterpart of the vessel, and the firemen
worked with the possibility ever before
them that the flames would reach this com
partment. Had this occurred the whole
city would probably have been shaken by
a terrific explosion and no man aboard the
ship would have escaped.
owing probably to the fact that an In
fernal machine was found In the bunkers
of the transport Thomas on Ita last voyage,
the rumor was circulated that a plot had
been laid to fire the Meade at sea, as It was
to have departed for Manila today. Major
C. A. Devol, chief of the transport service,
la Investigating this theory with great care.
He Is having the cargo taken from rem.
partment No. 2, where the fire started, with
a view to discovering the real cause of the
disaster. The flames did not spread frr m
compartment No. 2. Dock Captain Dun
gave It as his opinion that some of the
officers had packed matches ln their trunks
and that these were Ignited In loading.
Property Loss Small.
The surprising fact developed late to
day that the property loss amounted to
only 115. This was the estimate made by
Major Devol. When the water had been
pumped from the holds and the debris re
moved it waa discovered that the fire
had been confined to a space about six
feet square. There was very little flame,
the fire being of a smoldering variety that
emitted great volumes of smoke. There
were fears that some of the officers' ef
fects had been destroyed, but Investigation
showed these goods to be safe.
It is believed by some of the officials
that tha fire was due to spontaneous com
bustion of gun. oil and' cotton. Rifles-
were in the vicinity of, the fire and Ht la
thought that after cleaning tha weapons
the men had carelessly tossed tha oil
soaked waste into a heap. A board of In
quiry has been appointed to make an In
vestigation. It consists of Captain W. L.
Simpson, quartermaster department; Cap
tain A. E. Williams. Second infantry, und
Lieutenant Campbell, Fourth Infantry.
Tho Meade will sail Saturday for the
orient.
Dead and Injured.
The dead:
CAPTAIN CHARLES DAKIN of San
Francisco, flre engine company No. i: fell
unconscious into the water of the hold and
was drowned. Leaves wife and son.
H OS EM AN THOMAS HENNEhSY of en
gine No. 4; suffocated to death while fight
ing fire In hold. Leaves wife and three
children.
THIRD OFFICER GEORGE WALLACE
of the transport Mnude. suffocated while
climbing a ladder from the hold and fell
back unconscious, dying a short time later,
was 3 years of age and a native of Syd
ney. N. S. W.
The Injured, all of whom Buffered terribly
from suffocation:
Chief Sulilv-iiti or the lire department: Cap
tain George. Wilson e.f the transport Meade,
shoulders broken; First Officer I-asak of the
transport Meade: Captain Kewell of en
gine No : Battalion Fire Chief 1. N. Fer
nandez; Lieutenant W. 8. Bohtiton of trtlok
N . s; Captain Jerry Sullivan, hctlng bat
talion chief: Lieutenant A. Matlock; John
Gilbert, acting caotaln engine No. 12; Ga
briel Ctineo; Charles Gill, operator for En
gineer Fernandez; Morris Frleninn e.f the
transport Meade; Alexander Lek of the
Meade crew.
The following memljcrs of the tire depart
ment :
George. Brown. W. Reman. J. Daly. J.
Coleman. J- Qulnn, W. O'KVefc, L. Cook.
: Captain Robert Wood. Captain J. Conlan.
K. o'Nell, N Matthew-sun. T. Devine. T.
I Cashrn, .1. Hrielgew ooel. J. Healy. E. Ken
! ney. It. Harrign. George Hartman. J
, Tick nor. G. lirew, George. Stolenzwe Id, C.
t F. Dohertv. Frank Kenney, Harry Brown,
i Henry full. R GarU-r, George Wells.
James Campbell. Robert Montgomery, R
'Raffeity, George- Hellrl.gell, G. Ixigan, W.
i Collins. A. Lobres. J. Kirby. A. Buttler. G.
Lenalmn. J. imile-tte, L. Cosjrove, V.. Sea
man. Richard Curtln.
Heroic Work la Dona.
The fact that the vessel was on fire waa
first discovered by a painter on the main
deck. He rushed to Master-at-Arms Morris,
who gave the alarm and aroused Sailing
master Wilson. Alarms were then hurriedly
turned In from the boxes In the vicinity.
Deeds of thrilling heroism marked tha
fire. Captain G urge Wilson of the Meads
fell down a hatchway and lav crippled and
unconscious with an Injured shoulder.
Chief Operator Im saek and others of tha
crew threw themselves down Into the hold
and managed to struggle back out of tha
pit of death beaiing Wilson, who was re
moved to a bTth out of reach of the
' flames and there attended to. Insaek hlin
I self was rescued from death by If wis Cook
j of truck No. 1 and an unknown man. both
i of whom took their lives In their hands,
i J. H. Dale of the I'nited States transport
I service was overcome while trying to sav
j Third Officer Wallace from the fate that
, overtemk liim. Wallace comes from Sidney,
; Australia The fure pat l e.f the lhtp where
the fire broke out contained the personal
effects of the e.ffi ers cf the Second Infantry
and of the Eighth and Thirteenth batteries
! of light artillery and the loss of property
1 was confined to this part of the vessel
,' The fear of an explosion prevailed, but did
I not a ier in; iiieine.i, wnti inrw inai mere
I was a large quintity of ammunition no
board. ThN. however, was stored in corn
' partment No. 6, next to he last on the
j boat, while tho fire began in No. J rom-
partment. well forward. The fan;', how
j . ver. were eating li.eii way l..-kwtd snd
st 1' o'c'oeK had ci't tin, msli No. S corc
rartin' nt and No. 4 and were citing their
way toward lb' hold wh-'e tl... ipWuivo
mat : i e is st-;- J
KeepiiiK lire From Fsploslves.
The inmost enngies of those in chaigv
were directed toward flooding this com
partmsnt and cutting It off by a. volume