Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 15, 1906, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee. Largest Circulation THE OMAHA DEE Best & West A Paper for th Horn THE OMAHA DEE Best A". West ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1371. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, . FEBRUARY 15, 100C.-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. SUBSIDY FOR SHIPS Senata Passe the Snbrention If enure fibertly After Six O'clock. FIVE REPUBLICANS AfiAINST IT Thij Art Bnrkett, Dollmr, LaTollatta Epooner and Warner. THIRTEEN NEW CONTRACT MAIL LINES Eix from Gulf Porti, Ihrte from Atlantio and One from Pacific ALSO CREATES NAVAL RESERVE FORCE Curt el ERMfl I" Foreign Trade At to Ree! Subven tion of 3 Per Orin Ton Per Yar. WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-AI a few min utes after nrlock today the senate cast ita first ballot on the subsidy shipping bill, which was passed by a vote of 38 to 27. All the votes for the bill were by repub lican aenatora and five republican senators voted with the democrats In opposition. They were Messrs. Burkott, Iclllver. La. Follette Bpoor.er and Warner. The vote on the bill wua preceded by ac tion on a number of amendments and this by an entire day of debate. Many Impor tant amendment were accepted but only In one case was a modlcatlon agreed to that was not In accordance with the wishes of the managers of the bill. The excep tion was on an amendment oftcted by Mr. Hpooner eliminating the provision gums half pay to memtiera of the naval reserve who have served less than six months. As passed the bill establishes thirteen new contract mnll lines and Increases the subvention to tho Oceanic line running from the Pacific coa.it to Australasia. Of tho thirteen new lines three leave Atlantic coast porta, one running to Brazil, one to I'ruguay and Argentina, and ne to South Africa j six from porta on the Gulf of Mex ico, embracing ono to Brazil, one to Cuba, one to Mexico and three to Central Amer ica and the Isthmus of ranama: four from Pacific coast porta, embracing two to Japan, China and tho Philippines via Ha waii and one to Mexico, Central America and the Isthmus of Panama. The bill also grants a subvention at the rate of t5 per gross ton per year to cargo vessels engaged in the foreign trade of the t'nlted States and at the rate of $5.30 per ton to vessels engaged In the Philip pine trade, the Philippine coastwise law being postponed until J80. Another feature of tho bill is that creating a naval reserve force of 10.00ft officers and men who are to receive retainers after the British prac tice. Vessels receiving subsidies are re quired to carry a certain proportion of naval reserve men among their rrews. The aggregate compensation for moil Unas la about W.OOC.ono annually. No steam vessel of less than 1,00 tons la to recelvo aid undec the bill. Who. ! -Mr,imar -blU waa disposed of the statehood bill was made tho unfinished buslueas.. FORTIFICATION!! . RILL PASSED Mfiiirr tioe Through Lower House Without Material Chance. WA8HJ NGTON, Feb. U Incident to the passage of the fortifications appropriation bill, which was accomplished by the house today, u lively debate waa kept up through out, involving the difference between the republican and democratic policies with reference to the Philippines and also the difference between the army and navy offi cers as to the place wheru a naval sta tion and fortifications shall be established In the archipelago. The debate availed nothing so far us the legislation was con cerned. . as the two amendments on the proposition not to appropriate anything for fortifications In the Philippines, and, sec ond, to forbid the expenditure of any money at gublg bay were defeated. i The minority took somo pains to make plain tho position of Mr. Bryan in his campaign for the ratification of tho Puria treaty of peace; that Mr. Bryan wanted first to acquire the Philippines and then give their Inhabitants freedom. This was accomplished finally by having placed In tho records a letter written by Mr. liryan some time ago on the subject. As to the question of a location of a naval station, army experts were quoted llberully against having It at Sublg- bay and naval authori ties were put on record In favor of having a station at that base. It was pointed out that wherever tho navy went with Its sta tion there the army would have to go with lis roi titlcatlona. ROCKEFELLER IS MISSING I'roees Server Say He I Inable to Locate Head of Standard Oil Company. NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-The Inquiry In the case of the state of Missouri against the Standard Oil company, which was resumed this evening, was again adjourned until tomorrow afternoon, after the following two questions were asked of a process server and answered as follows: Have you niado any effort to serve John D. Rockefeller?" "I have." "Have you succeeded?" No." After the adjournment Mr. Wollmun Mid: "Attorney General Hadley will be here almost Immediately after the Missouri su preme court has passed or the question which Judge Gildersisev has found should primarily be decided by that tribunal be fore he will order tha witnesses hero to answer a line of questions which Mr. Rog ers refused to answer and then the ex amination here will proceed steadily, and, wc hope, without further Interruption." BANKER COMMITS SUICIDE William lleGroft of Moatlrell. 111., Hang HlniaeM Beeaa of Alleged Shortage. ST. I.OC1S. Feb. 14 A special to tha Post-Dispatch from Montlcello. 111., says that the dead Ixidy of William do Graft, an aged director of the First National bank of Mansfield, was found hanging in his house at ManaAeld today, lie having committed suicide. The reason assigned for the act la that the grand Jury la on the eve of an Investigation into the bank's affairs owlri j to a charge that $70.04 has been em) its sled. V, O. Fairbanks, president, and I 3d. Fairbanks, another director of the bank, are brothers of Vice President Fairbanks l Hi Vnited States. BALFOUR CROSSES THE BRIDGE Former Premier Practically Kndor.ri the Chamberlain Tariff H e fortn Platform. LO" foue J I if 111 CO takes berlnlu h. 15. Former Premier Bat s' crossed the bridge which aln held nt' for him. and published late tonight he . practically On Mr. Cham Vra program. The fart theral newspapers this ' surrender," "Ch.tui V. whilst the Dally ' Vhalf of the union- Is hern, morning berlaln's ' Graphic, a, 1st free ti ' "Journey to ' retention In I The Chambe'y V-s Mr. Hulfnur'a tho price of ills r .up of his party. : ..io Journals express com- plete satisfaction and ance whatever to the Mtarh no Import Bnlfuurlan llmlta- tlons which the premier places on his nc ceptance of the proposed duty on corn and a tax on manufactures. The Standard . . , says that "The agreement between the two foremost statesmen of the party Is absolute all embracing." Mr. Balfour and Mr, Chamberlain are still In negntlntion with regard to reorgan isation of the party machinery. Mr. Balfour's conversion to Chamtterlain ism Is likely to be unpalatable to a large section of the unionist party, and the Lansdnwne house meeting, which the duke of Devonshire, Lord Hugh Cecil and other free traders will attend. Is likely to be the arena of some plain speaking on the sub ject. ROJESTVENSKY'S BITTER TALK Intimates thai Thieve Had Nome thing; to Io' with .Defeat of Roaatana. ST. PETERSBCRa. Feb. 14. "Perhaps I am guilty to some extent for our defeat and perhaps my subordinates did not do j all they might have done, but at all events j we, who fought the battle were not thieves," said Admiral Rojestvensky, who addressed the Imperial Technical society yesterday evening on the causes of tho defeat of the Russians at the battle of tho sea of Japan. The Admiral m a flu n arinf. t fl n H f , n . gardlng rascality In the construction or J equipment of the ships, but he commented j at length on the destructive effect of the heavy Japanese shells, which when they j only exploded In the water near tho Rus- j slan vessels cracked their plates and opened great leaks, while those which hit ! the Russian ships squarely were as de- j structlve as mines. A young lieutenant, during the discussion, attempted to lay the blame on submarine boats, but the admiral denied that sub marine boats or mines were used during the engagement. MEMBERS ARE TAKING OATHS Week Will Be Consumed In Inducting Merabers of Parliament Into Office. LONDON, Feb. 14. Shortly after th re assembling of the House of Commons at noon today the election of James W". Low thcr as speaker was confirmed by the royal commission. , - Tho speaker reminded the House tf Corrt mona that the first thing to be done was to' subscribe to the oath required by law, and, standing upon the upper step of the chair, he himself took the oath of allegiance to the king. Sir Henry Cumpbell-Bannerman, the pre mier, and the other cabinet ministers took the same oath, and tho swearing of the rank and file commenced and will be the only business transacted by the house dur ing the rest of the week. Members who prefer to do so, on the ground of religious belief, can make affirmation Instead of taking the oath. The Irish parliamentary party this after . , - , . , i noon declared against the members of the party using tneir position to secure gov using their position to secure gov- I ernment appointments for their constituents or others. JUDGMENT FOR WORKMEN Thread Makers er Loda Mast Pnv for Tim Factory Was (loaad Down. WARSAW, Russian Poland. Feb. 14.-Con-siderable comment has been caused by the Judgment of the communal court at Wld sewo, neur Lodz, ordering the Coatea thread factory to pay the wages of 800 employes during the ten weeks the works were closed, i pany. testified to the manner In which tha The factory shut down November 30 and j agents of the government received informa a shortage of coal was given as the reason Hon j the plant of the Cudahy company, for doing so. Tho court in rendering Judg- Mr. Wilkinson was the last witness of the inem uiu n was not iuck oi coal, DUl me high prices of coal which Induced tho clos ing of the works aud found that this was not a good reason. BETTER FEELING AT ALGECIRAS Possibility of Brlaglaa Germany and France Together I ovr Tuoucbt Bright. BERLIN. Feb. 14. The situation at Algeclras has again changed. There is a possibility of a way yet being found to bring the German and French governments into agreement, though the exact nature to other witnesses. In the cross-examlna-of the suggestions which have been mada j tion of Major Gillette by Mr. Osborne for by a mutual power are not made public. , the defense a sensation was created when The delegates today examined at length the witness told of the difficulties he had the proposed rforns In the custonia of j encountered in Savannah because of tha MorOCCO and the plans for the Suppression ; rvrrcnttnn of rnntnln Ohorlln f -,.rlr ! of the contraband traffic of arms, and then adjourned until Saturday. No word was spoken during the session concerning the main feature of the Franco-German con troversy. Japan Financial Plan. LONDON, Feb. 14.-The second edition of the Londou Tlmea today published a dis- patch from Toklo saying that the financial program of the cabinet, which has passed tho lower house, will undoubtedly be en- domed by the upper hous. According to th program the war debt, which will ag- gregate $all.000.u00 In 1907, will be completely paid off In 1&9. during wbich. interal there will bo six operations of conversion. Tha program shows that the, domestic, debts now amounting to l7,an,U" will be en tirely discharged In 1SHJ.' LITTLE HOPE FOR M'CALL Physirlaa of Life lasaraae Magaat Saya He Caaaot Recover front lllnrs. UKEWOOD, N. J.. Feb. 14.-Although John A. MeCall was resting comfortably today. Dr. Char Us L. IJndley, bis physi cian, said he has very little chance of re covery. The physician aaid he did not, however, think that Mr. McCall's recovery la Impossible and that he anticipates ao Immediate crisis in the disease. The na ture of Mr. McCall's complaint was not stated by I'r. IJndleys but It was said at the residence to b a form of liver trouble. CliDAHI ON THE STAND Omaha Packer Testifies in Hearing in Chicago Meat Gases. EVIDENCE RELATES TO GARFIELD REPORT lie Mates that Commissioner t.lven Fall tnformatloa oi All Point Asked Abont. Was CHICAGO, Feb. 14 Representatives of Swift and Company of this city and of the Cudahy Packing company of Omaha were on the stand in the packers' case to day. When court adjourned for the day the testimony for each had lieen finished, miv for a tinMihiiit v ihnt Kdward Cudahy . , . ,, , ,, oi umann may oe recnuea iur a . tlons In the morning. The testimony of all the witnesses related to the manner In which the government applied for In formation rrgai ding the parking industry and of how It wss furnished to it. It did not differ In any way from what has been said by previous witnesses In the esse. It Is expected that tomorrow evi dence regarding tho Investigation into the plants of Armour & Co. will be taken. Farts Might Reach Wrong Hands. John M. Chaplin was on the stand when the hearing In the packers' esse was resumed today. He was examined by Attorney Hlnes, for the packers, In reference to a meeting of the board of directors of Swift and Company, which was held for the purpose of deciding what in formation should be given out to the agents of Commissioner Garfield. The witness asserted that Mr.' Swift told Mr. Durand, who represented the govern ment at the plant of Swift and Company, that he desired all Information to bo held aecret, as tinder a change of administration the figures relative to the business might fall Into unwelcome hands. Mr. Durand replied that Commissioner Garfield would decide what Information would be given out. District Attorney Morrison on the cross examination plied tho witness closely with the questions regarding the manner In which the Information was given out by the packers, but did not produce anything beyond what had been detailed In the di rect examination. Charles M. Swift, next on the stand, said that Commissioner Garfield had de clared that all the evidence secured by him I would be held confidential. I Mr. Swift was excused without cross- examination and William J. Russell, man ager of the wholesale market of Swift and Company, was called. He told of meeting T. A. Carroll, special agent under Com missioner Garfield. He was not cross examined. Lawrence A. Carton, treasurer of 8wlft and Company, told of furnishing Informa tion to the agents of the government from the books of the company. Mr. Cudahy Called. Mr. Carton was then excused and waa followed on the stand by Kdward Cudahy of Omaha, vice president and general man ager of the Cudahy Packing company. He said that Special Agent Robertson came to lils office and presented a letter, of in troduction front Commissioner Garfield. He asked for the books and papers of the firm and was offered accesa to them. "Did he get . all the information he wanted?" "Wo gave him all that he asked for." "Did he get all the Information he de sired regarding by-products?" "He got all that we had." Mr. Cudahy waa excused without cross examination and John Forbes, office man ager and assistant treasurer of the Cud- ahy company was called to the stand. He testified to much the same facts as Mr. j Cudahy, but In amplified form. Mr. Forbes rinini iimi Mill 111 mc niaj u ourtmi 7 . . "T"1 I and said that he had been requested by a congressman, whose name ' was given by Robertson as Jones, to follow up a certain lot of cattle tha,t had been purchased by the Cudahy Packing company. The In ference, Mr. Forbes said, wus that the cattle, being an especially fine lot, had been divided among the packers, thus proving the working of a combination. The cattle were traced and were found to have been handled and sold by the Cudahy Packing company, and no other concern had any thing to do with them. Andrew W. Anderson and IT. F. Wilkin son, employes or the cuuuhy Packing com A.,,. iuiimnv u ;, ), iu testimony was the last that will be Introduced from the Cudahy com puny". unless Mr. Cudahy shall be recalled In the morning for a short examination. MAJOR GILLETTE OSTRACIZED Startling; Testluioay la the Greene and tiaynor Coasplraey Case Trial. SAVANNAH. Ga., Feb. H.-Major Casslus E. Gillette'a testimony was concluded today and the Greene and Gaynor trial moved on iie nd hi, family, he intimated, had been received coldly and there was a practical ostracism front that society in which Carter had long been a favorite. He quoted a conversation he had had wltH Mr. Osborne, the attorney cross-ex- "'"'"'"g him. in which the latter had told hlm ,hat ,h animosity had developed Kalnst him because of his attitude towards i Carter, which for "brazen effrontery waa i without parallel In the history of crime." ! Mr. Osborne, endeavored to shake the ! witness In his memory of this statement, : but Major Gillette adhered to it. declaring 1 that he had repeated It many times sine ' and that it was an observation so striking , that it would not have slipped his memory. COLLISION ON NORTHWESTERN Three Trainmen Killed aad Foar lajared la Smaah .ear Jaaea vlllr. Wli, JANESVILLE. Wis, Feb. 14.-Three trainmen were killed, four injured, one fa tally and six passengers hurt, none seri ously. In a head-on collision, two miles south of Janesvllle, tonight between the De Kalb passenger train and a special freight on the Northwestern Railway. The dead are: THOMAS LAFFKHTY. engineer. JU8KHH M AH KK, fireman. RHRRISII. fireman. Conductor It. A. Peck oX th freight It fatally injurwd. CHEAPER .GAS- FOR CHICAGO Ordinance f'lnrlna Rate at F.lgtaty Five Cent :J Passed Over Msrert Veto. . j : CHICAGO. Feb. 14. Tho city council at a special meeting held today look action on three Important propositions affecting the city. An ordliance fixing the pric to be paid for gay byNconilirtmrs at SB cents Ipstend of 90 cents ami ll. as herctotore. . was passed over th Veto of Mayor Diiiiiu by a vote of 5 to 10; an ordinance placing the saloon license .t W0 Instead of Jni. the old figure, waa adopted by a vote of .V to 32, but Mayor Dunne ruled that tho measure had failed of. passage because it did not receive 3 votes, the constitutional majority. Thf $1,000 license ordlnanae was then re-Introduced, but It was referred to the license committee ti be presented again at the next meeting .f the council on February 26, and It waa also ordered that the question of votlr.g 75,O"O.O0O for the purchs.se of the street railways of the city be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election. The importance of -the impending mea sures and the excitement which has at tended their agitation drew an enormous crowd to the city hall late in the day. Special guards of policemen were stationed around tha building and all the doors were guarded In order to' prevent a dangerous Jam Inside the building, but derl'e theso precautions the, council chamber and hall way outside were purked to sufforatlon. The excitement was fsuch that at times the police were compelled to remove dis orderly people froni tte halls, and one ar rest was made. .1 . The first natter to e taken up was the gas ordinance, which' It was well under stood would be vetoed by Mayor Dunne. The mayor bused his veto on the declara tion that he considered the So cent rato too high and 75 cents the. proper figure. He asked that the gas companies be com pelled to furnish free of cost to the city such gas as It needs for stid lighting purposes. The mayor also asked that time be taken by the council, to investigate the operation of the gas companies to deter mine why they cannot furnish gas at 75 cents and make n reasonable profit. The consideration of referring the ques tion of purchasing the street railways to the people at the next election was next taken up. It was settled without debate and on a single vote. The ordinance pro vides that there shall he printed on the ballots at the next election the question of whether or not the city whall Issue certi ficates to the amount of r5.iM0.0D0 for the purchase of the railways which are then to be operated by the municipal authorities. Nothing will be determined by the vote, except the opinion of the majority of the voters of tht city regarding municipal ownership. The question of saloon licenses was pro ductive of the greatest amount of feeling. The numerous crimes that have been perpe trated against women in. this city of late have aroused much feeling and it was believed by many peifjile that the raising of the saloon license would wipe out many from $500 to $1,000 if the small saloons In the disreputable Fictions of the city, which have been harboring places for criminals. The saloon men havfl b"flfn ranged solidly agalnat-tha- nroposlUfiri .d .tnv-ftghtaa been Intensely bitter. - Tho council cum mlttee presented a majority report favor ing a license fee of $1,000 and a minority report placing it at $. The latter was adopted by a vote of 35 to 32. The ra suit was greeted with great cheering by those who favored the smaller llceusa fee and the police hud considerable difficulty In restoring order. Aldermen who voted for tho larger license fee declared that they would have the matter up before the council at some later time. CORN SPECIAL DRAWS CROWD Vnlon Puelfle - Trala Haa Bright Weather In It Tour in West. FAIRFIELD, Neb., Feb. 14. (Special Telegram.) The Union Pacific crop and soil train which left Lincoln Tuesday, Februury IS. for a thre-day tour over ita Nebraska lines, touching corn improvement and soil fertility, has met with the most encourag ing result In attendance of farmers, not withstanding the Inclement weather that hus spread over Nebraska for the past thirty-six hours. Stops for lectures were made the two first days out at Valparaiso, Weston, Valley, North Rend, Schuyler, Columbus. Silver Creek, Central City, North Platte, Gothenburg, Lexington, Kearney, Gibbon, Fairfield, Davenport and Alexandria. The evidences of apprecia tion of this educational enterprise on the part of the railroad and the Nebraska State university is apparent from the thou sands of Interested persons who are turn Ing out to hear these lectures. The train is finely and comfortably equipped' with three auditorium cars for the lectures, two diners and sleepers for tho accommodation of the officers, lecturers, guests, newspaper representatives, etc. The university lec turers and professors are represented by Prof. T. L. Lyon. Lawrence liruner, A. L. Parker, E. O. Montgomery, George E. Condra, C. V.' Pugslcy and W, W. Hurr: railroad officers, Alfred Dai low, advertis ing agent of the I'nlon Pacific, in charge of the party: J. Lowe, traveling freight agent; Ia Bendorff, traveling passenger agent; G. L. McDonaugh, colonization agent; E. B. Slosson, general agent, Lincoln; F. Shel ton.' land agent; W. It. Cahill, assistant superintendent Nebraska division. News paper representatives. II. W. Swann. Asso ciated Press; G. W. Hervey, Twentieth Cen tury Farmer; A. C. Shunnel, O. J. Farmer, W. K Loch, Lincoln Journal; 'Edgar How ard, Columbus Telegram. Among those Joining tho train mi route wer C. L. Saund ers, Omaha; C. J. Maul, Raymond: Dr. V. 11. Coffman, Omaha. NORTH PLATTE, Neb... Feb. 14. -With the return of bright weather the attend ance at the lectures given on tha seed and soli special of the Unlou Pacific ha-e Increased. The first lectures of the day were given here at an early hour to crowded cars. KEARNEY. Neb., Feb. 14. tSpeclal Tele gram.) Although the roads wer in rather bad condition from the recent snow, scores of farmers crowded the depot platform while n large number of student from the upper grades of the city schools, the Stat Normal and Kearney Military acad emy were present to meet tho t'nion Pa cific's educational train which arrived in this city this afternoon. Prof. Burr lec tured in one car on the selection of seed corn and Prof. Montgomery in another cur on soil management, while Prof. Lyons ad dressed the students in the depot, none of whom had been able to gain admission to the car. Representative Seo Record. ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Feb. 14.-The memlMjis of the congressional Investigating commu te spent today rhtefly in perusing the rec ords of the court-martials which have tried midshipmen for haalng and that of the board of investigation which developed the date on which the rhaigea wer faced. Ther was no session at th tiaal academy. POLLARD EXPLAINS BILLS Conmlta President Regarding Measure to License Corporation!. TAFT ALSO LENDS EAR TO TWO OTHERS One I for Appointment and Retire ment of Volonteer Officers aad Other Klvlna; Nebraska Mllltla men Pensionable Stata. tFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-(8peclal Trle-gram.)--Representative Pollard saw the president this .morning regardlnglhe bill recently introduced by him "to requlro all corporations engaged In commerce with the several states, with tho territories and with foreign nations to secure a license from the general government and to Im post a license fee for same." The president was much Interested In the matter, nc- , cording to Mr. Pollard, and said that once j the railroad rate matter was settled he : would be pleased to consider the sugges tions contained In the bill. Taft Consider Army Bills Secretary of War Taft was at the capitol I erty became secretary of the school hoard, today to attend a meeting of the house ! s well as superintendent, and calls for the committee on appropriations, and when he Immediate prosecution by all means neces hsd concluded his statements before that ! ssry to collect from the estate of Dough- commltfe Representative Pollard gained j his consent to listen to an explanation of the purpose of a couple of bills which he had introduced. Theso two bills bear tfcles, respectively. "To require the presi dent of the ITnited States to appoint cer tain persons in the regular army and place them on the retired list," and "To give tho true military status to the Nebraska territorial militia." The first named bill directs that the president be authorised to appoint In the regular army and place on the retired list the following persons, who served In the volunteer armies of the Cnlted States in the war of the rebellion. In the war with Spain, and In the Philip pine Insurrection, or for the same time In Cuba or Porto Rico, to the following ranks: Robert W. Leonard, colonel; James K. Shallenberger, John R. Prime, William J. White, Morris C. Hutchins, James H. Hysell, Samuel o. L. Potter, Charles S. Rurns, John G. Davis, and James O. San ders, majors; Reuben A. Whipple, Holman G. Purlngton, Frank N. Newberry, John P. Grinstesd, Jacob H. Culver. Henry A. Reed, David F. Allen, Richard J. Plan ning, Ellas H. Parsons, Thomas Downs, Eben B. Fenton, Harlow L. Street nnd .., u. '.!.. i. rinre. 1 DlliP iUUlllfiniu, injiinuin, -"- " ' p first lieutenant, the same being their high- est respective rank In tneir service, and kl n, hn nrt could not be an- who have not been and could not be ap pointed to such ranks under the law for the reorgnnlxatlon of the army, passed on the 2d of February. 190L Militiamen Desire Recognition. The second bill which Representative Pollard discussed with the secretary of war Js one Intended to give a legal status to the survivors of the First Nebraska Volunteer militia, consisting of companies A, B, C, and D and a battery of artillery which was d;i!y enrolled In August, IStU, and served to defend the Nebraska, Col orado and Kansas frontier against hostile Intftan.-4- iWuognl'toa-- sous-it ,;Jy . the survivors of these Nebraska state militia companies so that they may draw pen sions. Springfield Postmaster Realarn. Horace T. Hoyt, postmnster at Spring field, Neb., lias resigned. With his resig nation came a recommendation for the ap pointment of Frank Conte, the deputy post master. Both tho resignation and recom mendation were transmitted to the Post office department by Congressman Kennedy today. Mr. Kennedy stated that he would not Interpose any objection to Mr. Conte, having learned from the Postofflco depart ment that his record was excellent. Hearing; on Land Case RUI. Mr. Lacey of lo'a said tonight that hear ings on the land leasing bills would In all probability be commenced on Friday before the committee on public lands. C. H. Cor nell of Valentine nnd former Senator Rey nolds will appear before the committee as representatives of the Nebraska Cattle Growers' association in behalf of tho Lacey bill. The Nebraska delegation is not com mitted to any measure looking to the leas ing of public lands. Action on Land Bill, The senate committee on public lands today authorized a favorable report on New York iJfe insurance company were Representative Burke s bill, which passed , submitted to the trustees of that company the house February . authorizing the ! t0(1ay by the special Investigating corn secretary of the interior to lease land In mittee, headed by Thomas P. Fowler. It Burnley county. South Dakota, for buffalo 8 recommended that the money be recov pasture. 1 ered from such officers and trustees as A bill which passed the house February 2. j counsel shall decide arc liable therefor. extending tlie pumic iauu nm 10 certain lands in Wyoming, was favorably reported by tho senalo committee on public lands today. The bill provides that the public land laws he extended to lands embraced within a territory ten miles square ceded to the I'nlted States by the Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians by agreement ratified June 7. 18W7. . Personal Mention. Former Senator Pettigrew of South Da kola arrived In Washington today. Senator Burkelt returned to Washington today from Blnghamton, N. Y., where h addressed the opening meeting of the Win ter Chautauqua association on Monday lust. Postal Matter. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska Howellu, route 3. Joseph S. Snldelar carrier, Joseph F. Herout substitute. Iowa dem ons, route 1, Freeman 8. Perry carrier, Carl Perry substitute; Ciutier. route 2. Bedrlch Knmenuk carrier, John Wisely substitute; Coin, route 1. Charles L. Hatch carrier, Grace Hatch substitute; Movllle, route i Bruce H. Crowcll carrier, Oma Crowe II sub stitute; New Market, nule 1, Billy S. Noble carrier, Frank L. Noble substitute; Sallx, route 1. Lafayette Gallund carrier. Russell V 1 Inbunilbi Hilt,.! ll lite! Hhl,1fin r.kiitu .-. . , iiucaLiiju oi fjurnuinec imes Hgainsi I narie Halsted 8. 8mad carrier, Floyd R. Smead ' L. Blunton, an employe of the Treasury substitute; State Center, route 1, Grant Ser- department, and the case was dismissed. geant carrier, Edward S. Fish substitute, j The trial has lasted a week and many wit South Dakota Platte, routo S, Charles H j nerses from Missouri and Arkansas testl- Hay carrier, riaran J. nay substitute. Harry R. Crawford has been appointed postmaster at Buda. Buffalo county, Ne ; braska, vice J. C. Goodell, resigned. The Citizens' National bank of Cheyenne, Wyo., has been authorized to begin business with tlOO.OGu capital. T. B. Hold is prsl dent and E. W. Stone cashier. UNION PACIFIC DIVIDEND larrraa of One-Half of One Per tent Over Last senil-tauaal Payment. NEW YORK. Feb. 14. The directors of the I'nlon Pacific Railroad company today declared a semi-annual dividend of I per cent on the company's common stock. This ia an increase of one-half of 1 per cent as compared with the last semi-annual declaration. Th regular semi-annual divi dend of t per cant waa declsred oh th preferred stock. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair aad Warmer Thursday aad Frldar. Temperatare at Omaha Testerda( llnnr. Ilea. Ilonr. near. A a . nt t n. at ..... . 1 l n. m t a l. m...... T n. m 4tj SI t. m ..... . K n. m M t p. m a. m 41 ! p. m 10 a. m A H n. m 11 a. m 4 T . m...... " 12 ni... O an. ra I n p. m n Indicate helow sera. RELEASES PEORIA OFFICIALS School Hoard Will ot tt tempt to Recover lonahert) Shortage from Treasurer. PKOR1A. III.. Feb. 14. After an exceed ingly stormy session the school Inspectors of Peoria tnulrbt ndoptcd a resolution, the caltiNes nt which release fnmi liability for ,,. BnortHKP caused bv the forgery and embezzlement of N. C. Dougherty all the treasurers and the bondsmen for the last eighteen years, tho I'ccnla National bank and all other banks which have handled school funds in eighteen years since Dongh- "ty Insofar as that estate goes. The sup porters of the resolution bnsed their argu ment upon sympathy for the widows and orphans who would suffer from the prosecu tion of the bank, and for the bondsmen who would be ruined by the pressing of suits, The flnnl report of the Everett Audit com pany, presented tonight, shows a probable shortage of $i;iV.10. The Dougherty estate Is estimated to bo worth from $150,000 to $.W,(Xi, and by the netlc.n of the board to night the power of recovery is limited to this fund. NEW SMELTER ON THE COAST Guggenheim nnd Rockefeller Will Abandon Plnnt Which lla Resulted In Law Suit. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14. The Guggen heim and Rockefellers, thtough their re cently formed American Smeliers Securi ties company, have decided to build a $.1,nOO.nno smelter at a point a mile back from Port Costa, and ground will be brokon lor the big establishment early next sum- "- 1 " .-.u, ,.. . .r shore, a few miles beyond West Berkely, ....... . .. will bo abandoned when the new smelter " completed. Fumes from the Selby plant huv bepn for yr Pining the sur- minding vegetation, an'! fnrmers have sutH for damages pending against that plant on that account. It Is said the new plant will have a location that will not give rise to such damage suits In the future. It Is said by some of tho interested oeo ple that the building of a big smelter close by this city will undoubtedly be followed by the establishment of copper manufac turing plants in Sail Francisco, and the piedictlon Is made thut within a couple of years copper, wire and other copper pro ducts will be manufactured here. JUNIORS "WIKv CLASSY FIGHT Rlood Flows Freely In Scrap In Ned- leal Department of Wash Invton I nl versify. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 14. Sophomores and Juniors of the medical school of Washing ton university engaged In a fiercely con. tested class fight today, during which a student named Davis was knocked uncon scious, a lecture room door was demolished and Prof. Warren's laboratory was in vaded and considerable apparatus ruined. Shirts, coats and collars were torn off nnd blood flowed freely for almost an hour. The Juniors were finally declared the vic tors. No arresta were made. SUITS FOR RESTITUTION Committee Will Proceed Against Men Who Mnde Political Contrlbn tlons from lnnuranc Fund. NEW TORK. Feb. 14. Recommendations that leaal proceedings bo Instituted to ro- covrr campaign contributions made by the JACK THE STABBER IS SANE Alienist Find Jame Brady. Who Attacked St. Loul Money, Mentally Sound. ST.' LOUIS, Feb. 14-VThe alienists who examined Into the mental condition of James Brady, the young man who con fessed that he stabbed women In the public streets, today leported that Brady shows no evidence of Insonltv. When Brady was Informed of the report he said: "I knew that they would find me sane. They could not do anything elso, because I am as sane as an) one." BLANTON ISN0J CONVICTED Demurrer to Evidence Save Kraplo) of Treasury Department In Mlaaourl Ca. JOPLIN. Mo., Feb. 14.-Judge Henry T. Reed toduy granted a demurrer to tho evi dence Which was presented bv the dentin in the cane of alleged 1 .1 .. m ..n.. . . ... i fled. CUMMINS DECLINES TO SERVE Iowa. Governor Mill ol Re on Cum mittee to Vole La son lnur. iaee Prozle. DErt MOINES, la.. 'Feb. li.-Oovei nor A. B. Cummins yesterday wrote to Thnuius W. Uwnun of Boston notifying hlm that he could not serve on the commission sug gested by Mr. I-awson to vote proxies held by him In the New York Life and Mutual Life companies and to do other things to make such action effective. Movrmeat of Oeraa Vessel Feb. 14. At New York Arrived: Ma if site, from IJverool: Ethiopia, from Glasgow. At oueeiiBtown Arrived: Kitnnlu lea,,, Boston; Teutonic, lroi.i New York; Merlon, ; from Philadelphia. . At London - Arrived: Anglican, from Bos J ton. CROWE NOT OX STAND Defendant Doet Nat Testify in II is Trial ' for Alleged Bobbery. EVIDENCE IS IN AND ARGUMENT BEGUN Letter in Which Priioner Oonfenei Kid naping of Young Cudahy Introduced. TAKES ALL THE BLAME OF CRIME ON SELF Contain! Statement Crowe Offered Twenty One Thousand tack for Leniency. EXPECTED JURY WILL GET CASE TONIGHT County Attorney Hoe t Put on stand .rwanrr Men Who Had Interview with Famous Prisoner. Much to the disappointment of a curious crowd I'at Crowe, charged with the rob bery of Edward A. Cudnhy In the sum of 128.009, did not take the witness stand In his own behalf Wednesday. After the court permitted the Introduction as evi dence of tin. letter Crowe wrote Fathor Murphy, confessing the abduction of young Cudahy and pleading for mercy. th state rested and the defense called as witnesses Mrs. Schneiderwiiid, Frank Glynn and two others. And at 3 p. in. the defense rested. Arguments for the state began, after the attorneys had argued with the court little while na to matters of law In the Instruction of the Jury. It Is believed the entire day will be consumed In argument and tho case go to the Jury tonight. At the bcginnliiK ;he hearing of the case Wednesday morning Judge Sutton an nounced that he would admit aa evi dence tiie letter Crowe la alleged to hav written to Rev. Fnther Murphy of Vail, la.. In which he admits being guilty of the Cudahy kidnaping and In which h asks the priest to Intercede with Mr. Cud ahy for mercy. The defense made a strenu ous fight to prevent the introduction of the communication, but Judge Sutton de cided with County Attorney Slabuugh that It was admissible. For some reason or other County Attor ney Rlahaiigh would not put on the witness stand Frank P. Gallagher or Harry Wilkin son, the reporters who hnd tho confession Interviews with Clowe, Gallagher befor Crowe's arrest and Wilkinson on the train enroute from Butte. Mr. Gallagher had been subpoenaed and came up from Lin coln Tuesday, expecting to testify. Wilkin son, it transpired, was "called out" of the city Just about the time the trial began, but he bobbed up Wednesday nnd was In the court room. Slabaugh pronounced th testimony of the reporters unnecessary. Letter of Confession.' This is a copy of u ; letter to Father Murphy: OMAHA. April 22. 1904.-Rev. Father Murphy, Vail, la. Deur Friend: I wrotuj you a letter from Chicago a few months ago and your answer was very encourag ing to me, as 1 have for aeveml year-, thought of refuvmlnfw and" aiarting lit anew . 1 suppose you know that I am married. -My wti'o Jives here In Omaha, and while we have been parted for about fourteen years, yet we are not divorced. In fact, we have never had any quarrels or any cause other than my own lack of control, which has Justified the assaults on my character. In your letter you said that you did not believe half of what was -written of me. Well, that Is the truth. I have been accused of hundreds of crimes which I never committed, and I served one term of three years In atatn prison for train robbery that I knew noth ing annul, and to add Injustice to the ease the railroad attorney told me he knew I wus innocent, stating that ho was com pelled to make a showing for his compuny. For the last fifteen years my suffering hus been Intense. My children are dead and my wife Is a servant for ethers. I ant an outcast and a disgrace to the mother that gave me birth; and. to add to my suf fering, I have wronged a man that has been a friend to me. 1 am guilty of tho Cudahy afTalr. I ant to blame for the wholo crime. After it was over 1 regretted my act and offered to return JJI.kki to Mr. Cudahy, but he re fused to take it, and then I went to South Africa, where I Joined the rebel army and was badly wounded, being shot twice; then I returned to America and hav-j repeatedly tried to make peace with the man I wronged. Now, I am going to give myself up and take whatever comes, and If Mr. Cudahy would show mo mercy I would come out all rlurtit and could start lite I anew. l uduliy Is a remarkably good man and I have known hlm for years and must say that he Is generous and forgiving and It would be hard to find a better man. But he feels he owes It as his duty to the pub lic to prosecute me. I I could maim trial and neat the case, j hut that would not relieve me of the bur- den that is crushing out the last ray oi , happiness in my wasted life. I would rainer pieuti guiuy anil iry lo nave Ule sentence suspended, giving me a chance to etjrt life anew. There are u large number of people who think the crime was never committed and that it was simply an advertisement, and there have been many fulse stories told aa to young Cudahy' whereabouts on the night of his abduction. My pleading guilty would harm no one but 4nyself, and if I could Induce Mr. Cudahy to show me mercy It would stimulate the harsh Judgment that Is practiced In courts, with h feeling of mercy that God intended should Is shown to bl.ineis. I wish you would write to Mr. Cudahv and Mrs. Cudahy and pray for morcy, for as they do so, will those that coma after them tell them of the inurartcr of my father and mother, and I feel sure that Mr. Cudahy knows It Is an old and well estubllshed fact, having long since been proven so by scientific research, that Is, If the parents are honest their offspring, though they may wander Into sin, will eventually abandon evil and return to good. Remember this: And Mr. Cudahy knows, as do hundreds of other in this' city, that I fd the hungry and 1 myself was oi,r. and that I showed mercy to the rich and mighty when they were In my power, and that if I cared to surround myself with slolen gold I could have ten millions Insld f thirty days. Hut I have found no hap piness In evil and am going to return to the teaching of my childhood. If I must suffei 1 will not repine. Please forward this letter to Hev. Father I.inul'iui. from whom I received my first communion. He burled my mother and you burled my father, and I wish to prepare myself for the day that I sur to come when I must return to theiu. Writ to Mr. and Mrs. Cudahy and ask rem to show nie some mercy. This Is all. and I will say goodby. Please aitcnd to this as soon as possible. The Cudahys are good Catholic and th letters that you or Father Llnahan wrltu to thf in will never be known bv the public. PAT CROWE. P. 8. -Mr. Cudahy s address is Edward A. Cuda'-y. Omaha. Neb. Mr, nrhnrlderwlnd Called. The defense immediately called Mrs. James Pchmiderwlnd, who rented tho drover street cottage. After she had tes tified three nun who had overheard a conversation In which Prank Glynn, on of the witnesses for the state, took part, were tailed, their evidence being Intended to Impeach the testimony of Glynn. Glynn is the witness who Identified Crowe as the matt who went to his father's livery barn the morning utter tlni kidnaping and called up Mr. Cudnhy by telephone. This was all the evidence introduced by the defense, at the morning session and It occupied less thai; an Honrs tlms. At 11:A the J try was excuse) w hlls m attorneys