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OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKX1XO. FEBRUARY 13, IWtf-TEX PAOKS.
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RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Senate Adopts Tillman Rioltion for In
Teitigation of Eailwaji.
IT CHARGES RANK DISCRIMINATION
South Carolina Senator Appeali te Patriot
Urn and Honor of Hit Colleagues.
MR. LODGE SPEAKS ON RATE MEASURES
Vamchnietta 8enatr Bayi That LeifiiU
tion on Bnbject U Heeeeeary.
HAS DISPOSED OF RAILWAY HOLDINGS
Discrimination Shonld B Abolished
ad Prison Beatencee Imposed
ferFallnre Comply
' with e Law.
WASHINOTOK. Teb. 11-The senate to
day adopted a Joint resolution reported by
Mr. Tillman from tha senate committee on
Interstate . commerce which directs the
Interstate Commerce commission to inves
tigate the charge of discrimination and
combination in restraint of trade made
gainst the railroads.
The adoption of the resolution was pre
ceded by a speech by Mr. Tillman In which
he practically charged that the adminis
tration was not proceeding In good raitn
to secure railroad legislation because he
was not satisfied with the president ad
visers. Among these he mentioned Secre
tary Root and Senator Knox, the former
of whom he aald wae an adviser of the
"mnznntpa resnonslble for the devilment,
and Uie latter of whom had been for years
attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad
company. Mr. Knox contraaiciea m
charge relative to himself, saying that he
never had been attorney for the Pennsyl
vania railroad, , '
Mr. Ixdge spoke at length on the railroad
question. He delivered a carefully pre
pared speech in which he took a position
for governmental regulation of rates, but
advised the utmost caution against too
radical action. He expressed the opinion
that the giving of rebates was practically
the only evil existing In connection with
the railroad systems of the country.
Return ef Mr, Heyburu.
Kor the first time In two weeks Mr. Hey
Inirn was In his seat when the senate was
called to order today. His absence has
been due to an attack of appendicitis, from
which he has almost recovered.
Mr. Tillman, from tha committee, on In
terstate commerce, reported a Joint resolu
tion directing the Interstate Commerce
commission to Investigate the alleged dis
crimination by railroad companies in ths
matter of transportation of coal and other
commodities. The resolution is the result
uf the complaint against conditions in
West Virginia, but that state is not specifi
cally mentioned iri the resolution.
Mr, Patterson resigned aa a member of
the committee on privileges and elections
And Mr. Fraxer was designated te fill ths
vacancy.
Ledae oa Rate Rranlatleu.
Mr. Lodge then addressed' tha senate 00
the railroad rats 'question. He spoke to
Mr. Clay's resolution on that subject and
was listened to by an audience that filled
the galleries.
Mr. Lodge announced his support of legis
lation fur the control of railroad rates
along Ilia lines of Ksch-Townsend bill of
last session, and said that he believed the
practice of giving rebates to be the most
serious of all tha evils complained of. lie
expressed the conviction that only by legis
lation along the lines suggested could gov
ernment ownership be prevented. He said
that before entering upon the investigation
of the question lie hud disposed of his rail
road Interests, in order that his inquiry
might be free from bias.
He expressed the opinion that the rats
queftion Is second only, as an economical
problem, to the financial question, and
one of the most Important ever before
congress. All were agreed, he aald, as to
what we, as a people, desire to do, but the
Iflerences arise over the method of pro
'ceding. He was convinced that there ars
bvlls to be remedied In connection with
transportation and the railway systems,
but the problem consisted In finding a fair
and Just means cf dealing with them.
He passed over as an established fact
the right of congress to legislate for ths
regulation of the railroads,
The grievances against the railroads he
divided into three classes, as follows: Re
bates fr discrinilnat Ion between neraona.
excessive rates, discrimination between lo
calities. lie quoted statistics in an effort to show
tliat freight rates are lower In the United
States than In any other country, and con
cluded that If no other grievance were pre.
iwntel there would be no cause for legis
lation, and that in the matter of the dis
crimination between localities It Is very
diffivtilt to Interfere In behalf of one place ' of Previous demonstrations and the at
without doing injustice to others, but that 1 U,"de of ,ne P"''l,c toward the subscrlp
the only way to accomplish anything is for "on collectors showed that Interest In the
the government to assume supervision of
late making.
Drastic Pnnlshment Nrrrmarr.
He confessed the difficulty of dealing
with the problems, said the tixing of rales
by the government would not cure thf
evil and concluded thai that could only be
effected by a provision for the punishment
of those who' violate the law by giving
chute. Regarding rebates, he said:
The relmtes have been a wrong and In-
justice, lo me people and a serious inlury
in Hie railroads themselves. I don't think
that it would tv possible to pass Irglsla-
ii.in too drastic lor the purpose of stopping !
I ! oisei iimnanona neiween persona We
Imve a law now upon the statute books
which, so far as prohibition can go. ougnt
In ! sufficient. It undoubtedly lias checked
rebates, but it has not st"rj-en them en
tirely. To make the law thoroughly effi
cient we ought to add. In my Judgment,
three provisions. e aii ,...; rest. tie the
former penalties of the Interstate commerce
law which should not have been repealed
and make these secret evasions of the pub
lished rate punishable by imprisonment.
The men who perpetrate these violations In
deft a ore of law suffer but litile by a fine,
even if it be a heavy one. Their ressurees
are too large to make a money penalty a
serious on. For this very reason thev are
persons who would feel acutely a punish
ment ny imprisonment, ana mat penalty
nght to be provided in any law which we
lss.
Ksperleucc of Other Kationa.
Mr, Lodge reviewed the experience of
other governments, including most of the
Kuropean countries, Canada and Australia,
in government control of rate making, and
added :
Thifc examination shows us that it Is not
only entirely , possible lo aliolisli nil dis
criminations IsHween persons that is, ail
j leuaiva or u iai ie- yi,-1 ervn- oui mai inia
Vay lias been actually and effectively acconi
4 I iUhe.1 In other countries. It is now neees
ry to differentiate between the methods
. employed In the several countries, for
wueiiier. av in miKiwiu. r unmu regulation
has tn-en effected through the establieh-
(.Continued on Third Page)
GERMAN FARMERS MEETING
Agrarian Society la (luirfnllna Hears
Idea ef Former Secretary nf
Mrilrin Legation.
BERLIN, Feb. 1!. The annual convention
of the Agrsrlan association, including in
Iti membership Sin. COO proprietors of estate
largo and small, and forming one of the
moat row''
plre. opet
'ral bodies In the em-
y at the Hippodrome.
About el
were pre,
owner of f,
owners of estates
lOfRfr, targe mini
until recently see
' V, City of Mexico,
. itstement on the
Ited States. He
retary of i
made a raref
trade relations
aald: v
These relation,
because up to th.
been able to con '
agreement with th.
know that we tak
become acute
. - we have not
commercial
jes. Yon s'l
much from
..ere. but unfortu
America aa we set.
nately the principle , rinsed home market
has the upperhand In the senate. President
Roosevelt, In spite of his admiration for
Germany, cannot alter the Intention of the
senate. "Diplomacy consists In reckoning
with given facts and striving for the at
tainable and In this diplomacy differs from
private and party lines In which one so
often tries to treat facts to suit one's self
and to attain the Impossible. We might
argue that with the exception of cotton,
nmise and lard we could get anything else
we buy from the t'nlted States from other
countries. Rut Arm as must be our ne
gotiations It would be fatal if we did not
do all we could to make an agreement pos
sible. The English and French would be
the chief gainers were we to engage In a
commercial war with the T'nlted States.
Such a war therefore could have only one
result on our side and that would be to
weaken us. Rut that must never be the
aim of our policy. On the contrary, we
have every reasons In the present compll
cated world situation to strengthen our ties
with America, which is the only world
power that can remain passive toward
Great Britain and at the same time form
a closer friendship with us.
Dr. von Floeker in conclusion said:
Do not take too little of American friend
ship, but do all you can to Impress upon all
classes the political Importance of this
iricnasntp.
GREAT BRITAIN LOSES HOPE
Germany Credited with Being Re
sponsible for Failure at the
Algeclras Conference.
LONDON. Feb. 12.-Whlle the British
government has not relaxed Its efforts to
bring about an agreement between France
and Oermany on the question of the Moroc
can police. It has given up hope of an
amicable settlement. It is expected In
official circles that the Algeclras confer
ence will break up, possibly during the
present week, leaving the Moroccan sltua
tlon where It was before the conference
was called.
Germany Is given the credit for the fail
ure. In fact, It is believed here that Em
peror William, realising that there Is no
hope of Germany's demands being endorsed
by the powers, is now anxious that the
conference shall end without action being
taken.
Great Britain maintains Its position, sup
porting the French demands In regard to
the police, and cannot see any reason for a
compromise. Should the conference break
up it Is understood that Franca will onn-
tinue Its policy of policing the Algerian
frontier and If serious troubles break out
within the sultan's dominions France will
undertake to suppress them, notifying; the
powers that It cannot alllow the disorder
to continue, as it threatens the peace of Us
colony. Germany will then be in the posi
tion, It is pointed out, of having either
to concede the right to France to police
Morocco or issue an ultimatum to the ef
fect that France must not interfere in the
affairs of the country.
AFTER CANADIAN BUSINESS
British Company Will Transfer Shlue
from Vnited States to
the Dominion.
LONDON. Feb. 12. The International
Mercantile Marine company proposes to
compete more actively for the Canadian
transatlantic traffic during the coming sea
son. According to information received In Brit
ish shipping circles this will be done by
strengthening the Dominion line, con
trolled by the International Mercantile Ma
rine company, by the addition of a number
of vessels recently constructed or trans
ferred from the fleet now engaged In the
traffice between Liverpool and the United
States. This promise of competition Is ex
pected to stop the movement recently In
augurated by the Allan and Canadian Pa
cific lines, having for Its object an agree
ment on a minimum freight rate.
"POVERTY PARADE" FALLS FLAT
Demonstration of London's I'uem
ployed Is Xot a Success In
Attracting; Attention.
LONDON. Feb. 1?. There was another
march of the "unemployed" through the
streets of London today, with the object
of Impressing the new government and
legislators, but the demonstration fell flat.
The procession was hardly half the length
poverty parades'1 has been decidedly
waning since they took on a distinct po
litical character. The men marched along
the Victoria embankment to Hyde park,
where they listened to speeches delivered
by labor party members of Parliament and
adoptrd the usual resolutions demanding
thut the government come to their aid.
NORWEGIAN TRAWLER IS LOST
Crew tinea Down After Taking Small
Boat and All Are
Drowned.
LONDON. Feb. 12 The steam trawler
Vioiilea. belonging to Stavanger, Norway,
has been lost off Issie Mouth, Kltinshli e,
Scotland, with a crew of ten.
It was disabled and in tow of the steam
trawler Zodiac when the rope broke. The
crew of the Veronica launched a boat, and
when wtthln eighteen feet of the Zodiac a
heavy fcea capsized it und they were all
drowned. The Veronica went down soon
afterward.
ew C hilean Hallroad.
I SANTIAGO. Chile. Feb. U-The first see-
tion of the TransandiiiH railway was In
augurated tonay. Tne line reaches to the
foot uf the Andes, where the tunnel be
gins. The line will shorten the time to
Buenos Ayres by six hours. The president
and the civil and military authorities were
present at the inauguration ceretuony.
Fighting la Sen la.
BELGRADE, Servla. Feb. 1I.-A serious
fight has occurred In Old Servla between
Turkish troops and two Servian hands near
the villages at Nlkujan, Inagomanzl and
Chelopek. The Turks, who were the at
tackers, lost forty men, killed or mounded.
The Servians tost eighteen, killed or
wounded. v
CLYNNS IDENTIFY CROWE
8ay He i Man Whe Telephoned to Oidahj
About Letter.
CALLED UP FROM THEIR LIVEHY STABLE
Pony Bonght for that Occasion
Again Is Identified and Also
Lantern Left by the
Roadside.
The most damaging evidence yet brought
out against Pat Crowe was adduced at the
hearing Monday morning, when two wit
nesses Identified him as the man who rode
up to Glynn's livery stable the morning
after the kidnaping and called up the
Cudahy residence to ask whether or not
the letter had been found In the front yard.
The witnesses were W .8. Glynn, owner of
the livery barn, and Frank Glynn, his son,
who was in the office of the barn at the
time.
The only other testimony of Interest
brought out at Monday morning's session
of the trial in district court related to the
finding of the lantern with black and white
ribbons tied to H In Paddock's grove and
the Identification of the pony found at Pa
cific Junction a few days after the kidnap
ing as the same one that had been sold to
Crowe by Daniel Burriss.
The f rst witness on the stand at the
morning session was E. H. Hemming, a
newspaper reporter, who had accompanied
the police on their visit to the Grover
street house 'two days nfter the kidnaping.
His story added nothing new to the case,
being mainly corroborative of evidence
already given by the nolice officers.
Finding; of the Lantern,
Hans Brock, who was a school boy st
the time of the kidnaping and who lived
eight miles out on Center street, told of
the finding of the lantern supposed to have
besn used as the signal light by the kid
napers. He and his brother, Edward, were
on their way to school a day or-two afttr
the kidnaping when they saw It In a small
ditch on the south side of the road In
Paddock's grove. It had a white and black
ribbon tied to the handle. The boys took
it to school with them and after they heard
about the case turned it over to Constable
Wholers. who brought It to Omaha. They
had taken the ribbons off, but before turn
ing it over to the constable they tied
them back on Just as they were when
the lantern was found. Edward Brock, his
brother, retold the same story. He said
the finding of the lantern was on Thursday
morning, the day after the money had been
left by Mr. Cudahy. Edward also testified
to seeing the tracks of a horse, as if It had
been tied to a tree and fed the night be
fore. William Wholers, the constable, testified
as to delivering the lantern to the city au
thorities and Identifying it at the Callahan
trial. It Is claimed by the state that It
disappeared not long ago. Wednesday
night, after the disappearance of young
Cudahy, Mr. Wholer said, he was driving
along Center street about 7: and he met
two men In a top carriage with a red lan
tern tieu to uie aasnnoard. They were
going east when he met them. John Nor
berg, a bailiff at the court house, testified
that the lantern was used at the Callahan
trial, but had disappeared since then.
Former Sheriff John Power told of his
trip to the Patrick cottage near Happy
Hollow and testified ss to what was In the
place. He corroborated the stories told
by the police officers who testified Satur
day.
B. K. Warne, now of Auburn, but at the
time of the kidnaping living at 1933 Grand
avenue and the man who sold the pony to
Daniel Burriss, which he afterward sold to
a man he Identified as Crowe, described the
pony minutely. The sale was made the
Monday morning before Mr. Burriss resold
the animal. He testified it was the same
pony he saw at Pacific Junction December
28. When he saw It he said It looked as
though It had been ridden hard and had
been, covered with sweat. There was a
contest over the possession of the animal
an engineer named Goodrich claiming It
for a reward. After the disposition of this
case he had ridden It back to Omaha.
Crowe Man Who Telephoned.
the Interests of ' the morning session
crncereu around ine story 01 w. SS. Ulynn,
who kept a livery barn at Thirtieth and
Leavenworth streets at the time of the
kidnaping. About 10 o'clock the morning
after the disappearance of Eddie Cudahy
he saw a man on a pony coming down ths
hill toward the stable. He saw the man
get off the pony, go into the stable and
use the telephone; then he came out, got
on the pony and rode off at a good rate of
speed. He picked out one of the photo
graphs hai.dcd him as looking like the
man who tlojiVoned. He said, he had
known Crowe wtii since about XVSi or 1883.
He loolt'-J at the defendant and said: "He
is a goori deal tVshlcr now than he was
then." 55' tile pony at the police sta
tion and 1t ha Judgment It was the same
one the man who telephoned had used
After a short recess Glynn was placed on
the stand again.
"In your best Judgment, who was the
man who came Into the barn?" was the
first question put to hltn by Mr. Slabaugh.
"I think it was Mr. Crowe."
"Patrick Crowe, the defendant?"
"Yes, sir."
Careless In His atteufinu.
On the cross-examination It was brought
out, that he did not pay particular attention
to the man and he did not recognise him as
Crowe until after he had heard he tele
phoned to Mr. Cudahy about the letter. He
went out to look for him. but he had dis
appeared lie said he remembered the man
he saw st the stable better than he did (he
picture he identified. The man. he 'said,
had a mustache, but ho could not say Just
t what color It vii.
Frank Glynn, who was 15 year old at the
time, was then called. He said he had
heard of the kidnaping about 5 o'clock on
the morning after It occurred from some
police officers who called at the barn.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday morning he
saw a man coming down the hill near the
, ,. ii- ,ij ,u . .
barn on a pon . He lied the horse and
rame Into the office, asking If he could use
rould' not ge't It first. Then hewent' ouT-
tide and looked tip and down the street anH
came hack Into the office. Thla tlm. h.
the number. Glynn heard him ask the per- j
son he was talking to If he had found the i
letter yet. and then he said. "You had bet.
ter go o't and get It." He. went out,
mourned me pony ana rone rapialy away
toward the north. He looked at the pic.
tures and identified two of them as the mat
Who telephoned.
Crowe Again Pointed Onl
, "You may state in the best
est of your Judg-
Is lq the room?"
ment wnetner mat man is iq the room
asked Mr. Slabaugh.
"He is."
"Where is her
"Over there," he said, pointing to Crowe
"The defendant, Patrick Crowe?"
"Yee, sir,"
On cross-examination he was handed an
(Continued on Third Page.)
FOUR DIE IN THE FLAMES
F.leven Others Seriously Injured
Fire In Portland, Oregon,
Lodging Heoae.
In
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 12. Four persons
are dond. eleven persons seriously, some
possibly fatally, Injured and property worth
l.-AOCi destroyed ns the r'sult of sn early
morning tiro whloh wiped out the littln
business district i lose to the east end of
Morrison stre. t steel bridge today.
The known dead:
EDWIN DA I LEY, aged years, son of
Mr. snd Mrs. L. T. Dalley.
NATHAN P. YOl'NG. aged X years,
watchman for the East Side Transfer com
pany. TWO UNIDENTIFIED, whose bodies are
so badly charred that they arc unrecogniz
able, tine may bo a woman.
Ust of Injured:
R H. Rabcock, Sherlock. Mich., hip
crushed; Jumped from second story win
dow. Fred Kreiigr, Detroit, left wrist frac
tured and back sprained; Jumped from sec
ond story.
Mrs. M. Dalley, face and hands seriously
Injured.
Floyd Dalley. about 17; face nd hands
seriously burned.
Mrs. Nettle Brown, dislocated hip;
Jumped from second story.
Walter Brown, a son, severely burned
and bruised.
Mrs. Nan Edmunds, frartured several
ribs; Jumped from second story; also
burned about body.
Mrs. Mse Mnclrvin. lodging house keeper.
Jumped from second story window, back
nd hip badly sprained.
Mrs. M. 1 Hicks, badlv burned about
fa.-e.
Miss Hicks, badly burned on hands.
L. T. Dalley. badly burned about body
and head; not expected to recover.
Several persona have been reported to
the police as missing and a search of the ,
ruins may add to the list of dead. I
The district burned Is partially built over
sink, and as the planking along the side-
wains miniea ine position iti inn iiiemen
became precarious. In endeavoring to save
some of the lodgers from the rooming house
over the Mount Hood saloon two firemen
were overcome by smoke and were saved
from death by their comrades.
The fire started In the .Mount -Hood sa
loon and consumed that place and the
lodging house above it. In which a ma
jority of those killed and injured were
sleeping.
Twenty-two horses, property of the East
Side Transfer company, were destroyed.
Watchman Young met death In a heroic
effort to save the horses. He had made
several trips Into the transfer company's
stable and finally was cut off by the
flames. Looking from an upper window he
waved his hands to the crowd below and
cried: "Goodbye, boys; I can't get out this
time," and he fell back into the flames.
The financial loss Is JuO.000,
That the loss of life was not much greater
was due to the work of the firemen, who
rescued many persons from precarious
positions.
MIDSHIPMEN ARE GRADUATED
Large Crowd Witnesses Closing; Ex
ercises of the Yeajr at Ann
apolis Academy.
ANNAPOL18, Md., Feb. 11 The career
of the class of 196 at the Naval academy
was brought to Its close bfflclally In the
magnificent new armorythi hjenilng when
Secretary of the Navy Cfuw a J. Bonaparte
delivered to lul "members of the class their
coveted diplomas In the presence of fully
2. Ed 10 persons. In the large crowd were the
families and friends of the graduates from
all over the country, and while not marked
with the Joyounness of similar occasions In
the past the scene was !:::presstve and
beautiful one.
The speech of the secretary did not refer
In any way to the present conditions at the
academy, which, however, have materially
affected the traditional gaiety of the occa
sion and cast a damper over the whole
week's ceremonies. His address was short.
At the conclusion of his remarks the sec
retary received the diploma of Midshipman
Allan Chantry from Lieutenant Commander
Msgrudcr. who drew It from the pile of
sheepskins on the table In front of him.
The other "-.tar'' members who headed the
class then received theirs In the order In
which they stood in the final examination.
The diplomas of other graduates were
then drawn at random, and as e tch youth
stepped forward and received his reward
and a hand clasp from the secretary there
was a round uf applause.
The handsome sword given each year by
the class of 1S76 to the midshipman hold
ing the best record In the department of
practical and theoretical ordnance and gun-
nerv Was presented to the man who earned
it thi. m xtiH.hi.tr..... vi-
Glassford of La Veaas N M who re -
uiuBBiuru oi ' no re-
eelved the prize from the hand of Secretary
Bonaparte.
MR 7FILFR Tfl SANITARIUM
IVinO. .CIOltn IU OHUI I HniUIVI
Famous Pianist In State of ervous
Collapse Due lo Worry Over
Foiling Kyealahl.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Kor nearly elht
hours today Mrs. Fannie Blnomrlelil-Zclsler.
the world-famous pianist, was missing from
her home, and her friends and relatives, to
gether with the police, were scouring the
south side of the city for her. During the
afterpoon Mrs. Zeisler returned to her home
ulone. utterly -'exhausted. She declined to
say where she had been or what she had
been doing. For some time Mrs. Z"isler has
been greatly troubled with her eyes, which
have failed steadily, and the fear of being
compelled to abandon her musical work had
si. preyed upon lnr mind that she had be
come, at times, subject to periods of melan
cholia. This morning she eluded her attendant
and left the house alone. She was missed
within a few minutes and her husband hur
ried after her. She had disappeared, how
ever, and no trace was found of her until
she returned.
Mr. .eMer said tonight:
Mrs. 7-elsler was very nervous when she
I returned, being on the verge of collapse.
She would not talk about her absence, ami
hen 1 asked where she had been she would
1 only say "Walking." Khe was assisted to
l,r r'""" lmiiie1iateiy went lo sleep.
As soon ss practicable she will Im taken to
! a iiitariuni for rest and treatment,
j
' STEAMER DISABLED AT SEA
! "
I ltune
l.lner doern Wilhelmina
Adrift UsT Coast of Ireland
With Propellor ;one.
MoVILLK. Ireland. Feb. 12 The British
" "nier "' of the Neptune line.
!lBP,al" -Manning, today put In here and
I r-p-irtr d that it had In tow the disabled
Hrltitili steamer Queen Wilhelmina. also
1 N'Ptune line, but lost it during the
' nlhl of February 1". Tho yueen Wllhel-
mimi became disabled at sea by los'ng its
propellor. The Venango met the disabled
vessel, took It in tow and proceeded for
Belfast. The tow line parted during a gale
when the vessels were forty miles off
Inishoweii Head, Ireland. When daylight
raine the Venango cruised about in the
vicinity for over a day, but could find no
trace of the disabled steamer.
NAMESAKE HONORS LINCOLN
Young Men's Republican Clnb of Capital
City Celebrates with Banquet
MISSOURI CONTRIBUUS ONE OF OKATORS
Secretary of Stele Swnnarr of That
Commonwealth and Attorney en
eral Itrown of Sehrnsan Tell
of Pnrly Achievements,
tFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 12.(Speclnl Tele
gram.) The anniversary of the birth of
Lincoln was appropriately observed here to
night at the seventeenth annual banquet
of the Young Mens' Republican club. The
bnnquet was held In the dining room of
the Llndell'hotel. which was decorated with !
flags and flowers and pictures of the ;
i martyred presidents-Lincoln. Garfield and ;
McKlnley-togethf r with a picture of Fresl- ; nanus ot uie niannara uu company, ana
dent Roosevelt. Covers were laid for 200. i the route, which has long been the ambl
The speakers were Scrretary of State j tlon of the old Northern Securities con
John E. Swanger of Missouri, and Attorney ; tlngent In the financial world, has been
General Brown, the former talking on : Been red, if tl.e statements verllled by Cin
"The Republican Tarty of the West" and . clnnatians Interested In the road are to be
the latter on "IJncoln and His Party." j believed.
Both speakers were eloquent and were I Several days ago It was rumored In
enthusiastically received nnd their speeches
were frequently Interrupted iy appiause.
President Walter Anderson of the club
presided and Introduced the speakers.
Mr. Swanger arrived In the city at 6 i
i o'clock. tie wns met at Falls City by I
CounrlIman prampton and A. R. Talbot, j
t, hrt ion ,.,,.Hnl..H m arrive at noon 1
but uv.Ulg to ,ninR connections at St. i
,-. h8 delayed several hours. I
In beginning his speech Mr. Swanger, j
who was tho first speaker, thanked the
club for the invitation extended to him
and said: I
The generous welcome you have ac-
corded me is not presumed to be a personal
one, but Is understood to no on expressive
of brotherly greeting to the 3,' republi
cans ot my slate who, by lonn years oi
loyal devotion to the principles of our
lwrty ut last coaxed the "mysterious ;
stranger'' to part company with Arkansas.
Mississippi ami Texas and Join that family
oi Biaies wuicn is iniircniUK iu me inuni
beat of progress, prosperity anil puwer
under the leadership of Unit Joshua of
American politics, Theodore Roosevelt.
Then followed a description of the trials
of the republican party of Missouri to get
the state Into the party of progress and a
"u"""" '"I " V '
seemed won, and then Nebraska turned'
loose "that Nebraska cyclone, flying in Its
wake a crown of thorns and a cross of gold
with a free and unlimited coinage of words
at the ratio of 16 to 1 more than we had
ever heard before." When the storm was
over, said the speaker, the Missouri repub- j
11CO.I1H wcic B' iuu uaLn iiov mo ui wmi, I
rour e.ra juier .Aeuiaena, ttamo repeated
the dose with the "frightful message of Im
perialism" and again were the republicans
scared back to the brush.
Leaders Out of the West.
Continuing, Mr. Swanger said:
Out of Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska
came the fjuestlons which gave birth to the
republican party. And the west had be'i
the recipient of manifold blessings from the
republican party. The leaders of the party
carue from the west, John V. Fremont, it
first candidate for president, came from
Missouri: lt first: president, Abraham Lincoln.-from
the west; tjrant, wood hauler of
St. Louis and tanner of Illinois, a son of
the west; Hayes and flarfleld from Ohio,
sons of the west: Harrison from Indiana;
McKlnley from Ohio, and the last repub
lican president, Theodore Roosevelt, he. too.
is or tne west, i ne west gives to ine re
publican party Its undivided support. The
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It has given to us the homestead law. mar-
no ihw. niar-
I,-,.. K. .u n l...,,l ,., .hm .l.iir. l
people of the west, rural delivery. the dls-
irrigation of the arid tand , whl.h ditions that prevailed retarding the rlpen-
means for experimental stations. ' he said statement In "lclijlns son Nt.bruska. Colorado and Utah
Mr. Swanger concluded his address with ' ,r. . ' .,.., . , . , i being similarly affected.
. ... , . . , i This commission was given ample power 1
a comparison of the crop values and ship- . t something to adjust differences, to Move for Good ltoatl lo Fort,
ments during tho lost democratic and re- ! right wrongs and generally to ameliorate a ' ,.,,, Kennedy after a confer
publlcan administrations, and closed with ndllon of the suffering public Ihn.iighout , ttr'" ,7"111l"It;r aeral Hum
K ,, . , ,, the state. In theory It w is intend. 'd to pro- ence with yuui tel master ueneiai nuni
an appeal to the T oung Mens Rr publican , .,., ,,, public from being overcharged, to I phrev and Senator Millard. Introduced a
club to stand for the principles of the re- ; take Into consideration ine cost ot produc- : ,. ' d uDnropriating ITo.Omi Tor the pur
publican party. tion. but in practice It is most humlllutlnf.- 1,1,1 t,d'1 JPPrPrll," "JV"
p 1 i for me to admit it hus fallen far short of ! pose of macadamising the Fort Lrook
Attorney General Brown's Tribute. my expectations. ; military boulevard from Fort Crook to
Attorney General Brown spoke In part ; It seems to me that the commission hus i . mllh iine of South Omaha. The bill
oiiow- Pioved to he of no value to the public and ,n soum un. .
as -ouows. I r,nan.v. in.nrv n ,v,(. 1. nUn t.rovldes for the macadumiilng of an
In 1MU Lincoln promised humanity u
united and inseparable union of mates,
with equality before the law of all men.
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piuinis-u i.-tuiipii utuuii. in. -ii i -sumption
of specie payments, and then the main-
tenauce of the gold standard. Each
promise was kept. In ld the party pledged
Itself to establish an industrial system
which would uIvh to lubor und catiltal em-
i r.Uivment and Investment. . This nnuiiiiA 1
i was so well kept that calamity has been
! i"!"BO,t'',n' Wn,u . ""i1 ldlp,nes ,IUV been
: rticen from lie land, and nrosnerltv
I at the head of the table three times every
day In every American home; so thut to-
dav labor has more bread and meat to eat.
better clothes to wear, more hours for
i recreation, more and better books to read.
. mr(. und gr,.ater blessings to enjoy, than
ever tro44 in tne nistory ot tins, or any
other nation.
That promise was so w. II kept that capi
tal Is today in the height of Its glorv,
revelinif in returns and dividends nev.-r
before dreamed nf. and increasing with
every year. The soil and the range wi ve
never so busy The country's production
of raw material exceeds all records, while
he factory never before yielded so large
a volume of inisheil product.
The home market has mown by leaps
and bounds, while to the world beyond tl.e
peas America Is exporting a larger surplus
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"I I 0- l'.iiii e nei .Hum mill IIIIIM ie
than ever before More and larger hem's.
more uiul larger school nouses, more and
larger churches, more mid larger brick i
blocks m il vtmie luisne ss liouses were
built last year then in any nrevious year;
iiioi" -nine, ii .in siiim noitieo. iiior. rail
roads biilM. more steel rails laid, more
gigantic entei-pejus oiuler way-than ever
lsfore. Fortunate indeed must le the
country and permanent Indeed should lie
the industrial pi.licv that cives to labor
snd capital such opportunities and such
a harvest.
Another I'ledae Beliia Redeemed. I
l. 't P be remembered that with the !
growth of Individual achievement the gov- i
eminent itself lias lieen endeavoring to
keep step. For half a century all parties '
that held national conventions have been '
promising the pei pie to build an Isthmian'
canal. That pledge was le Uticoln's plat
forii. nnd it was left to Lincoln's rtv i
two ears apo to liegin the redemption1
of ih.it promise, nnd as evidence of its !
good faith and by way of assurance that I
tne ranai woi.m actual v ie mint congress
turned the Job over lo President Roosevelt
The government, under the Inspiration
of the president, has oilier unfinished bust-
ness of importance. In ISM, nineteen years
ago. the Oth day of next. April, congress
creation of a romnilsji.on whone duttfn
U. rf KMItlMiKrMa ti) thf u s7fii or 1 ati i rwri i u I. .n
of the railroads of the country. About
ten years atier the passage of the act
the courts of the cotintr) decide,! that
while the commission had lieen given power
i. mi tin- to i, .'. I'ui.iv.tiu icniic ot toe'tiftl I fm7F"
land, without reuui'd to party, Lincoln re- WILL otltCt
deemed that promise. Later his party '
under the act to near the toinplalnts men- ! America to prevent teaching or economic! Kural carriers appointed: Ncbraska
tioned, still it was without newer to tlx I . ,u I. . . .. . . j
a Just and euultabl rate lit "t he place or ! tru,h ' rapahoe. route I, C. II. Ireland, carrier;
the one found to be extortionate. This 1 . j Edgar Dlshrow, substitute. Blair, route 1,
left the commission a largely ornamental Movements of Ocean Vrasela Feb. 11. ! James Reld, carrier; Alfred Heater, substl
f.ff",I:..af..l,ill .',.r".l:Mi, "r..TO:nrn,.., ! At New York-Arrived: Kroonland. from I lul Iowa-KnogvllK route . Lawrence
the public, except In an advisorv cuiti.-Hv
President Rfstseveli recognised the neees- '
ally for congressional action In that regard
and recommended to the last congress, as ,
well as to the present congress, that the
commission be vested with power not only '
to hear complaints but to determine what j
was just una rignt in the premises unt tu i
put -Its judgment In force. I he last con-
Xniitut'X,::;
In substantially the same form and with
the same recommendation on ihe jatri of
the president. The question, therefore, is
a live one. It is before the country for
t Continued on Seventh Page.J
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Snow and f older Tneadayi Wednes
day, Fair and (older In Sontlieaal
Portion.
Trmperatnre at Omnhn traterrinyt
llonr. lira. Hoar. Ilea.
V a. m :tl 1 n. m
1 n, n , . Jt; 2 n. m '
T a. m at :i p. m :
s s. nt Ml ( it, m 4:t
O a. in .13 K p. m ..... II
HI t, m .IT p. m !
II a. m 11 7 p. n
in m in H p. m 4t
O p. m 4 1
RUMCR OF BIG RAILWAY DEAL
Mnrann-lllll (ontlnaent Said to Have
Seen red C, II. A D. and Cin
cinnati Southern.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 12.-Thc Commercial
Tribune tomorrow will say that the con-
trolling Interest In the Cincinnati, Hamll-
ton & Dayton railroad has passed Into the
Wall street that the stock of the Clncln-
nan. iinmiitnn iay ton, which nan ncen
In the hands of J. Plerpont Morgan since
the Zimmerman episode, hud been turnec
over to a syndicate headed by George W.
Perkins nnri Vnrmun rt T)fii,tii
Yesterday the statements of men high in
.,on..i .i , ,.i...i u..
brokers and railroad offleluls of Cincinnati.
ArmH . ,u ..i.,.!v ..r..H
ton & Dayton it was deelnred that enough
stock had been passed over to the Perkins
syndicate to control the n (Talis of the
road. As the men who head the syndicate
p.re lenders In the affairs of tho Chicago.
H'trrngton Quincy, the connection le
C ee i the present deal and the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific is estab
lished In the opinion of local railroad men.
Fifty per cent of the Cincinnati Southern
atnnlr la nu-nml hi' tlin flnclnm H fia Ml i l! fin
& Dayton nnd with the control of these
two roods the Northern Securities Inter
ests will have an outlet to the southeast
In the rich fields of the north and north
west. When seen regarding the inattT
yesterday Thomas Walsh of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton declared that he had
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nothing to say regarding the .statements
of men who nre generally admitted to be
In close touch with the affairs of the road.
Judsun Harmon, receiver of the property,
who has been In conference with Messrs.
Pa-rlttni unii Rpnm In Vw Vnrk airwn t h
mWIo (f ,a.t w cteA , tmj
'ftjjjjfcgjjy
WOULD REPEAL STATE GAS LAW
ew
York Senntor Moves to Abolish
Commission Deenoae It Has
, Done Nothing.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. ll.-The repeal of
the act of last year which created the stale
commission of gas and electricity Is pro
posed in a bill Introduced luulsvlu-fcy. Sena
tor Stevens. The Introduction of the bill
produced )nore of a sensation because Sena
tor Stevens was chairman of the Joint spe
cial committee which presented the bill
creating the commission after Its Investl-
i gallon lust year of the lighting condition of
' -v- . .1 . -. mi. , , .
New York City. The Introduction of the '.
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I """" 1-JlliR.ll 1 1 1 1 J I IfU lit IV I lOI-
j lowing the handing down of the first unnual
slioul.l be disposed of at the earliest mo. .,..
I possible
!
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TRACTION LINE
t..l. I, - . . . . m-ii
' M"or Schmlts of San FrasrUra Will
: Take Possession of Hoad Whose
'
i Franchise Is Lapsed.
I
I SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 1Z Mayor ,
E. E. Schmltx has given notice that he will
. ....
navp lne wary 8ueel railway, tne Iran-
chlse of which has lapsed, seized by the
city next Monday, on which day plans
for rebuilding the line will be delivered
to the supervisors by the city engineer.
The city government purposes to convert
the road into an underground conduit elec
tric line, and the mayor says he will take
possession of the property on Monday,
though he expects the bondholders will
carry the matter Into the courts.
JUDGMENT FOR MRS. BLAIR
:
' Widow of SI. Louis Lawyer tnarilrd
. tf.,r&, .
; T."t in uit
Aaalnat
In-
aura nre Company.
i
; ST. Lot'lrt. Feb. 12. The jury in the
St.
Louis circuit court today returned u ver-
diet for t:;.K,i in favor of Mrs. Appolonla i months bko by Senators lturkett and Mlll
Blair. widow of the former general caun- j ard. but as no vacancies existed until now.
sel of the World s fair. In her suit against 1 the nominations weie held pending vacan
tia? l'rold'iit Salngs and Life Assurance cU-s.
company of New York on a policy on hr ! Thomas Scunlon of Sioux -Falls, 8. D ,
husband's life. The company refused pay
ment on lite ground that Hlsir contem
plated suicide when he signed the policy
contract.
BRYAN SENDS RESIGNATION
NebraaLau l.enves olleae Hoard Be
en uae Fnnds of Trust Mag.
antes Arc Accepted.
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JACKSONVILLE. 111.. Feb. L'.-Wllllam
Bryan, writing from Hong Kong, has
' rf,i" an1 at .pnieth dclarii that h would
. nut arvt a Wi-hrwtl m-hrsh tha lo 4 Af
j tees was In favor of accepting funds from
... uh i
! ''nesTle or other trust magnates w ho are
I attempting to subsidize the colleges of
Antwerp.
At O leenstown Arrived: Paniinnia, from
New York.
At Antwerp Arrived: Manltnu. from
Philadelphia.
At Gibraltar Arrived: Moltke, from New
York; Romanic, from Boston.
At (ilasgow-Sailed: Hungarian, for Port-
1 land
A Uverpool-Sailed: Victorian, for New
At rayai-Arrived: Brooklyn, from New
York. At Plymouth Arrived: Kaiser Wllhelm
der Groase. from New Tork.
At Dover-Arrived; Finland, from New
orlc
LEASE BILL BOOMERS
Ei-Pcaa'or Bejmld;, Advance Onard
Cattiemeo, Armee in Waihingtoa.
OTHERS ARE TO ARRIVt AT EARLY DATE
i
Insiitt tbe Government Shonld Do Borne
thin; for CaMle Iotereits.
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE FAVORABLE
H. 0. Leavitt Appean Before Senate Com-
mine on Philippine BUI.
OBJECTS TO RECUC1I0N OF SUGAR DUTY
Conarrsamnn Kennedy Introdnces a
Bill for Macadamising art
Klshteen-Foot Roadway
to Fort Crook.
tFrotn a . Staff Correnpondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. li.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) A determined effort will be put
fcrth by the stock growing Interests of
west to secure the passage of a land
leasing bill. The advance guard of a
committee of stockmen has reached Wash
ington In the person of ex-Senator Rey
nolds of Chadron. Reynolds, who was a
member of the Nebrsska senate In 18S8-S
believes that something should be done
tl,e c"'
other cattle
for the cattle Interests of Nebraska and
growing states, and havlpg had
some legislative experience, believes he
knows Just exactly how to Ox the national
legislature. C. H. Cornell of Valentine,
another member of the cattle growing
committee, will reach the city tomorrow
and tficn an active campaign for ths leas
ing bill will lie begun.
Today all members of the Nebraska dele
gation received a transcript of the pro
cedlngs of the Nebraska Stock Growers
association, held at Alliance In January
last, in support of the land leasing bill.
This transcript was prepared under thd
direction of E. M. Scarle, Jr.
Congressman Pollard today filed the pe
titions of the Union Stock Yards cf South
Omaha and the Nebraska 6tock Rreeders
association praying that congress may
imss a land leasing bill. In view of the
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al l inni nriirm iiiainv i - i v, . ' " ,
chairman of the public lands committee,
has Introduced a laud leasing bill and
that this bill Is pending before his commit
tee, it is thought thw the cow men have
been encouraged by reason of this situation
to make a lighl at this time.
I.ravltt on Philippine Bill.
H. G. Leavitt of Omaha president of the
Ames beet sugar factory, testified befor
the Philippine committee of the senate
today against the house bill decreasing
the duty on sugar and tobacco from the
Philippines. Mr. Leavitt said It was out
rageous to put Philippine labor on a pr
with American lubor, tha Philippine laborer
receiving 36 cents a day aa against 12,
which the American farm hand la getting.
When die beet sugar .industry was started
field labor was'rwelving Jl-to SI. 3 per day.'
now It receives $2 und Is'w' per tent less
efficient. - The price of sugar la a cent
lower than then and the price of sugar
beets has Increased 1 per ton and today
tne suiir neeis nre piuu ioi muiuut
... ,., tr imvlti anld that
1 I" ' r
the content will avernue rrom z to, 3 per
cent less to the weight of the beet than
I .i,
years, due to the climatic con-
... ,iriv..wnv instead of sixteen
.. ...
1 feet, us provided In Senator Millard a Bill.
I It also raises the amount of tho nppro
: sriatlon from fdl'.OOO to 175.000. . These
j changes are wholly concurred In by Senator
, Millard as being essentially necessary to
perfect the measure and meet'the approval
of the department.
Relmhnralnz Et-Pottmailrr,
A favorable report was maae toaay on
1 Representative Kennedy's bill reimbursing
. . L .
, Joseph Crow, former posimaster at
for loss sustained by the embeszlement of
Stamp Clerk Alfred Olsen.
. appropriated Is 51.0-U
The amount
Minor Matter at Capitol.
T. C. Pratt, city clerk of Lincoln, arrived
In Washington today to attend the con
vention of accountants culled for the pur
pose of bringing about uniformity of
municipal accounts.' The first convention
was held two years ago nnd so successful
was it that even greater nontl is expected
to glow out of the convention which con
venes njt the Arlington hotel tomorrow. T.
J. Anderson of Cheyenne will also be In
atte. dance.
The nominations of Onirics F. Bhedd lo
he registrar, ami Will 11. Gifford receiver
of the Lincoln land nfftve were sent to
the senate today by the president. These
! appoint ments were decided upon several
arrived in the city today.
Jt. O. Allerton. Chirks: Martin Pederson.
Ord; Carl A. Moeller. Friend, Neb.; Daniel
Reed. West Liberty; George E. Blnegar.
Montezuma; Will G. Parson, Ponds Sta
tion; J. A. Htoler. Cedar Rapids; P. L
James, Charlton; Peter Nelson, Marshall
town; Fred R. Goltry, H. F. Garard, Wash
ington, Iowa, have been appointed railway
mail clerks.
Postal 'Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska
Erlna. Garfield county. Charles McCarty.
vice A. Phillips, removed. Iowa Morse,
Johnson county, J. C. Hurty, vice Q. W.
Swift, resigned. South Dakota Lennox.
Lincoln county, Elmer K. Gllmore. vice O.
1 Ashley, dead; Murphy, Gregory c
' ' "
, Solomon Baron, vice. J . P. Murph
ounty.
urphy, re-
! signed.
! K. Simpson, carrier; William H. Simpson,
substitute.
Rural route No. has been ordered estab.
lisbed April t at peeorah. Winneshiek
county, la., serving hfi people and VO
houses.
LIVK ITIKH Ii KOWP.Hf GO E 1ST
I re ( hanars iu I. a vt a fioTrrnlna; Ibe
Industry.
DENVER. Colo.. Fteb. U -Committees
appointed by the American ' National Lite