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he Omaha Daily Bee ?SEW LOCATION THE Btt BUSINESS OFFICE (Irotind Fleor Corner Tht Bet tedding I'tk and f areata NEW LOCATI THE BEE BUSINESS OFFICE Ground Floor Corner The Bee Buildinf I7ti and firum ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA. TUESDAY MOKXIXO, EMUTARY 27, 10OH-TKX PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. REPORTS RATE BILL Hepbtira Measure is Presented in Upper Hontfl by Mr. Tillman. rURMAL REPORT WILL COVE LATER South Carolinian Make Brief Statement and Bill ia Ordered Printed. EXPLANATION FROM MR. ALDRICH Tieht Transferred from Committee Room t Floor of Senate. GALLERIES CROWDED TO HEAR REMAi Vr. Culberson Offer HI mil as Sanmlt Resolatlon Drfln S ln III Vlrn. .VAFHINOTON. Fen. .-The Hepbur railroad rate Mil was reported to th, ' se nate. today hy Sonntor Tillman In accord ance with the action of the senate rommlt tee on Interstate pnnrai'rre last Krlday. I.arg crowds assembled In the galleries, anticipating a field dnjr of debute, but were disappointed. Thorn was little of Interest In the proceedings regarding the bill. A brief statement from Mr. Tillman, with the necessary arrangement for print ing the report of the hearings before the committee and a promise that a formal report would ba made later, was followed by remarks from Mr. Aldrloh, showing tho position of the five republicans who op posed the Mil aa reported. Mr. Aldrlch Indicated that there would be no unneces sary delay, but that the Mil would bo dis cussed In accordance wtlh its Importance. Mr. Clapp railed up the bill to dispose of the affairs of the rive civilised trlbea In Indian Territory and the preliminary dis cussion showed that there waa considerable opposition, also that there was to be criti cism of the disposition of the coal lands owned by the Indiana. Mr. Pick occupied the floor during- the afternoon, continuing; his speech in sup port of the Joint stntehood bill. A number of bills of local importance were passed Just before tho senate adjourned. Ciallerlea Are Crowded. Kx pec ting a spirited discussion over the report of Mr. Tillman of the Hepburn railroad rate bill, the galleries of the senate chamber were crowded when today's session was called to order. An unusually large number of senators also were In their eats. Mr. Tillman decided that lie was tot pre pared to make a formil report and that It would be mofe effect e tj , simply report the bill In accordance with the reaolution adopted by the committee, which provides that the members are left free to exercise Individual Judgment concerning amend ments that may be offered In the senate As soon aa the vice president called fur reports of standing committees a number of senators arose, but Mr. Tillma-t was recognised. He announced that be had been Instructed by the committee on inter state xinmnxi .Ao report -fcouae-blll liaS7 without amettdment,' and he real the reso lution adopted. After a dissuasion con cerning the printing of the testltaony taken by the committee, an order waa given for the publication of 10,000 coplea. Mr. Till man gave notice that he would press the bill to the earliest consideration. He said that much of the testimony taken was Ir relevant and that tho committee had employed- two experts, Messrs. Newcumh and Adaml, and they had made an epitome of the testimony, which also will be printed. Woald Displace Statehood BUI. Mr. Tillman announced that as soon as possible he proposed to digest the testimony and to submit a formal report on the bill. He said that within two weeks he should move to make the rate bill the unfinished business and to displace the statehood bill. If that measure was not disposed of by that time.'. The importance of the rate measure and tho wide interest in the sub ject throughout the country, he said, made it desirable that the bill should be oon- idered without delay. Aa soon aa he had concluded Mr. Aldrich waa recognised, and said: A majority of the republican members of the committee did not Join in the favorable report which has Just been made by the senator from South Carolina, for the rea son that In their Judgment an attempt ahould be made by the committee to rem edy, by proper amendment, some of the obvious and admitted delects and omis- a nnl or the house mil liml thnf pLur umt iauuie provisions suouiu nave oecn mutie for subjecting the orders of the commis sion affecting rates to Judicial review. They believe thut these amendments were only necessary to protect the rights of a'-fjia parties in interest, but thut they weiJsential to the vitality and efficiency of the" measure. With these nmendmenu the minority members, with the exception of the senator from Ohio, who is opposed to all government rate making, were ready to give their support to the house bill. Culberson Offers Amendment. Mr. Culberson said that from the report made by the senator from South Carolina he noticed that cerlulu members of the committee reserved the light to offer amendments. The senator Is nut entirely correct in his statement, interrupted Mr. Tillman. "Tho resolution was adopted by the committee and all members have reserved rights con cerning the offering of amendments." Well, then." said Mr. Culberson. "I take It that In a large degree the commit tee'a action to be no more or no less than a transfer of a controversy from the com mittee to the senate chamber. Therefore I offer a substitute for the bill Just re ported. This substitute la in effect the bill on the same subject which I previously introduced." The bill waa ordered printed and to lay on the table until the rate bill is taken up. Met Basher oarers Resolution. iir. MoCumber offered a resolution set Una forth his views aa to what should be embodied In a ruilroud rale bill and gave notice that he would speak on the resolu tion later. The resolution declared that a bill on this subject should contain pro visions to prevent all discriminations, re bates or preferences, benefits to certain lcriis through the ownership of refriger ator, t old storage and other, private cars, and provide that all charges paid for rentals Of such cars Is sufficient to prevent dis criminations in fuvor of the owners, and that on and utter January 1, 1W, all ruil totids hou'.d own all special cars for carry ing all kind or merchandise, that rail lou'ls furnish king and all special services lor vulCjruardlng of freight, provide for free and full competition and prevent pool lug and other evils. "lue amended Oillesple-Ttllnuiu reeolu tson icq letting the Interstate. Commerce iniuili-sli n to investigate the relations of railroad with the production of bituminous anj anthracite coal and oil was laid before (Continued on Second Page CROMWELL BEFORE COMMITTEE Tanassa (anal l.sn)rr Mna Shnrn lilt Tilth Senator Morarnn. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2 '. The examina tion nt William Nelson Cromwell, who has figured largely m rrnnectlon with the ?te of the Panama canal property to the t'nlletl States, wss In gun by the senate UMwnlMee rn mteroceaiii'- canals todHy. Mis testimony has been looked forward to with much Interest nnd neatly all the members of the committee were precept. Senator Piatt of New York appearing for the first time . since the hearing begun. Many nf Iho questions asked Mr. Crom well related to the Interview st the Man hattan hotel In New York recording the I resignation nf Mr. Wallace when Secre tary Taft. Mr. Wallace and Mr. Crom well were present. There were frequent 'it 1 1 1 si between tlie witness and Senator Morgan because the former was not more Wclfic In his answers to question by Vi senator. It culminated dramatically )t the close nf the day when Mr. Crom- ell refused to answer various Questions ked by the senator, and the latter de- red he would deal with the witness the senate when the facts regarding resignation of Mr. Wallace came out. Mr. Cromwell replied with some warmth that that was the "only safe place to do it." Mr. Cromwell in his statement declared that every penny of the money pnld by the. I'nlted States government for the pur chase of the Panama railway stock and for the French canal property had been accounted for. He stated that he had de clined to accept the position of counsel for tho canal commission, anil thnt his activity had been largely upon the Invl tntlon of the president ar.d the secretary of war. He said that his only financial Interest on the Isthmus or in the republic of Panama was a personal Investment In the capital stock of tho Pannma-Amcrlcnn corporation of which he owned $M,W0 out of a total carltal of $229,000. This com pany, Mr. Cromwell said, was engaged In supplying the city of Panama with electric light, ice anil telephone service. It was a local and private affair and he was In duced to take stock In the corporation In order to assist a local enterprise. Another statement which Mr. Cromwell made thnt attracted much Interest was that in all his relations-with the govern ment of the I'r.ited States and Panama, and even in the acquiring of the outstand ing minority shares or the Panama rail way for the United States, which was brought about through Mr. Cromwell's act ivity and labor, not a cent was received by him for his services. He stated that his final account was in the government files and every share of stock was now In the treasury of the Cnited Btates. ASSEMBLY TO MEET IN MAY Caar Flies the Date for Convening of HepresentntlTes of People. 8T. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25. An Imperial ukase was published today announcing that the national assserably will meet May 10. The efforts to retain in the cabinet M. Tlmiriaaeff. the minister of commerce., who tendered hla resignation on February 19, came to naught at a conference this even ing with Premier Witte. At this confer ence M. Timirlaseff refused to abate any of hla conditions, which included guaran tees of a change of government relative to the abandonment of repressive meas ures except as such measures may be necessary in order to cope with actual or contemplated disorder or revolution and assurances that Minister of the Interior Dornovo should not be permitted to in terfere with the executive of M. Tlmlria zeff's industrial program by wholesale ar rests of workmen. To these conditions, which practically demanded the retirement of M. Dornovo, Count Witte was unable to assent. ' He, however, urged M. Timlrlazeft to remain in the cabinet for the short Interval before the convocation of the national assembly which, he said, would be the responsible aioiters on all questions of policy. DUCHESS ARRIVES IN BERLIN rstsrt Wlfa of Prince Eltel Frederick Reaches the Capital of Germany. BERLIN, Feb. Duchess Sophie Char lotte of Oldenburg arrived In Berlin with her father from Oldenburg today In a drla sling rain. After lunching with the em peror and empress. Prince Eitel Friederlch and other members of the imperial family at the snuill liellevuo palace, she drove with her grandmother. Princess Frederich Karl of Prussia, to the Imperial palace, cheered along tiie route by some hundreds of thousands of people. At the Branden burg gale the duchess shook hands with the chief burgomaster und thanked him for the address of welcome which he deliv ered. The procession was as brilliant as court equipages and culrassed and helmeiej guardsmen could make It. ATTEMPT TO POISON BISHOP X Urate of silver Foaad la Contmanal W ine I sed by Veaesuelaa Prelate. WILLEMSTAD. Island of Curacao. Feb. 28 According to advices received here i from Caracas, President Castro is greatly ; unnerved as the result of an unsuccessful I attempt by an unknown person to poison tho Most Rev. Dr. Juan Rautlste Caairo. archhlshup of Venesuela. by putting nl- larte of silver In the communal wine on Sunday, February IS, which caused a great , sensation. The archhuihop some time ago Issued an encyclical rebuking the Venesuelan clergy for their Immorality. The attempt on the j arehblshup's life is generally attributed to ' a priest. ! CASTRO WANTS ARBITRATION t ailed Statra Is lo Re Asked to Assess Daataars Aaaiast I'rsstt, Wll-I.tMSTAII, Islanu of Curacao. Feb. CtL H is learned from uffUiul sources at Caracas, Venesuela, that President Castro's next move In the French question a HI he to call upon the L'nittd Ststes to arbi trate the question of the amount of dam age done by France In permitting the lilting out of the fllilMiMerlng steamer Bnnrigh al Fort de Fiance. JJanil of Martinique, to prey upon tliv Veneauelan US'iii and transport troops during the Mnloa revolt. The United States claim s;msi Ureal Ittiiain in the rase of the Alabama will be cited as a precedent D0LL1YER TO OPEN DEBATE Iowa Senator Expected to Make Great Effort in Discussion of Rata Bill. F0RAKER TO FOLLOW FOR OPPOSITION loira Deleaatlnn Meets and Passes Appioariatr Resolution on Death f Their Former folleaaae, fcs-Speaker Henderson. I From a Staff Correspondent.) . WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. tSp .cial Tele gram.) On Thursday Senator Dolllrer '111 make hla' long anticipated speech m the Hepburn railroad rate bill, whl.-h gives every promise of being the senator's lat est effort since he has been In public Me. On Wednesday Senator Forak?r will iiold forth against the right of he govcrnce-nt to make rates, and with these two dis tinguished republicans to point the V ay In discussion on the Hepburn bill one of ;he greatest debates In the genorarion is con fidently looked forward to. Market to Testify. Jneob E. Market of Omaha Is ui Wash ington to tell the Interocranlc canal com mittee of the senate what he kuo.vi i tout the now famous Market contract, nhnjj, had It been carried out, it .'a said, nuld have made Markel many times .1 million aire. Mr. Markel, It is expected, will follow William Nelson Cromwell, who. ac cording to Senator Morgan. Is the 'lit ad devil" In selecting the Panama canal r-ute Instead of the Nicaragua route. Mr. Crom well was on the stand today. lonaressman orrls llereaved. It became known today :imong tiie col leagues of Representative Norrla that on Thursday night last his vife gaxc bnth to twin boys and the babes died w.tlili: a few hours of their birth. Mrs. Norm was st the Providence hospital und is mil In that institution. For hevtrai d..;.a her husband and friends despaired of her l'fe, but today news from the 'edillo ia le assuring and Mrs. Norris u now bvyond all danger. Mr. Norris had the bodies of his twin sons cremated and 'heir sties will at a convenient future time be taken to McCook, Neb., lor Inter nent. Ion ana Deplore Henderson's Death. The announcement of the deut.i of ex Speaker Henoerson was received v.r.h tuany expressions of sorrow on the pint o inose in the Iowa delegation, wuo iiud eir.cu with him in congress and .ike Also on the part of the members of the nouse ueueiclly. Hie Iowa delegation, with every member present, met in Senulor Allison's commit tee room at 11 o clock to take form U' ac tion and for nn hour discuased his many siticdness and told stories lntiaiaiely con nected with hia career as oo idler. Uvcr and lawmaker. At the end of 'be confer ence Senator Allison announced that, it was found Impossible to secure a commit tee from the Iowa delegation to attan.l uie funeral, in view of tnc press of public busi ness, and that the Iowa delegation would send a floral tribute to Mrs. Mendorson. Suitable resolutions were also adopted on Uie death of their former colleague. War oa Cattle Tick. The agricultural appropriation bill will b reported from the sub-committee to the full committee - tomorrow. Provision has been made for the extermination of the cattle tick, which is tne alleged cause of mange In cattle and which has attacked tho herds of the west to an alarming ex lent. Sew Weather Hnreau Stations. The weather bureau ia authorized to erect and equip the customary number of new buildlngd for the weather service. One of these will doubtless be located at Sheri dan, Wyo. Representative Mondell has been trying for several years to seoui'j such a building for Sheridan, but he has never been able lo obtain a definite promise from Professor Moore that he would build it Mr. Moore, however, told the com mittee during the hearings, that the Sheri dan station is needed and it will be erected beyond question this year, as the committee has granted all he asks for this purpose. Dlffereacea Over Ieaalnn; Bill. Members of the Nebraska delegation lit congress are not a unit by any means as lo Just what the people of Nebraska de sire in the way of land leasing bills. Delegations from neighboring states, par ticularly Wyoming and Colorado, are not in favor of leasing, and opinion Is grow ing that any bill on the subject. If it would succeed, must be applicable to Ne braska alone. Cattlemen of western Ne braska are greatly interested in tho land leasing bills now pending In the house. They are writing to the Nebraska sena tors and representatives here, urging them to support such a measure. Mr. P. A. Yeast of Hyannis wrote a letter to Sen ator Millard setting forth the wishes of the owners of small herds. Tho senatur replled as follows: Acknowledging receipt of your letter without date, written at Omaha, will say.: There is a delegation representing irte cattlemen of Nebraska now lu Washington, trying to lilt on a measure which would be approved by tho Nebraska delegation in congress as well as the house and senate committees on public lands. The bouse committee will give these special representatives a hearing on Wednesday morning. While I have little f.illh lu the success of such a measure providing for the leasing of Biasing lands by the govern ment and believe the best policy would be to sell the hmds outright to the cattle, men. vet at the same timu I have assured the cattle raisers of my slate that I would support any reasonable leasing measure the provisions of which would promise to be of In-nertt to the cuttle Industry of Ne braska. Mlaer Matters at Capital. Representative Kennedy was today ad vised that the postmaster general has de eid"d to appoint Frank Compte postmaster al Springfield, Neb., to succeed Hora.-o T. Hoyt, resigned. Frank Compte was deputy postmaster. The committee on claims of the house todiy decided to favorably report Mr. Kennedy's bill tor the relief of former Postmaster Crow of Omaha. When Post master Crow retired as postmaster at Omaha his accounts did not balance by some' ll.Ol!, due to the defalcation of a clerk, and the bill of today credits hi account with this amount. Senator Warren today introduced, a bill providing an appropriation of 15.(mi for finishing the attic story of the new pub lic huHdlng at Cheyenne, Wyo. Representative Kennedy today presented in the house a petition signed by over IcO citizens of Fort Calhoun, Neb., protesting against religious legislation. This protest grows out' of a bill which attempts stricter observance of 8unday In the District of Columbia and the territories. Dakotaaa lavlte Shaw. Representative Martin today introduced J R. Hughes of Gettysburg. 8. D.. a mem ber of the South Dakota legislature, to Secretary Shaw. Mr. Hughes Is the hearer of an lnvltHtlon from the South Dakota Hankers' association to the secretary urg ing him to attend their annual bancuet May J3 and to address them. Mr. Shaw tContlnued on Second Page) LAWSON WRITES LETTERS Ronton Promoter) Tells Committee Real Insurance Thieves Hate .Not rteea Touched. BOSTON, Mass , Feb. In a aeries of communications Issued tonight Thomas V. I Vinson of this city, wlw for several months has been artlve In seeuilng proxies from po'lcyholders In hading life Insurance companies, states that he Is ready and will ing to do all p his power to IJ In the passage of the laws recommended by the Armstrong Investigating committee. Mr. I.awsnn Issued three letters one addressed to the Armstrong romnilttee, another to the so-called committee of governors, to whom he has turned over all Insurance proxies that he hsa thus far secuitd. and yesterday lo the policyholders themselves. Mr. Iiwsnn Informed the Investigating committee thnt he has closely followed Its entire work. "While I know It lias ac complished much." continues Mr. Iwson. "I also know from personal knowlcdjro It has not exposed or touched upon a single foundation evil or exposed or even placed upon the witness stand a single one of the head criminals responsible' for the evil. From personal knowledge I know the poli cyholders cannot come Into their own or be Insured against the total destruction of their companies, and the loss. In whole or In part, of the funds which have In the past years been grafted from them unless their companies are taken out of the hands of the men who have either looted them or stood by while they were being looted." Mr. Tjiwson adds that If the companies are turned over to "such honest, fearless men as the governors' committee will nomi nate for directors and trustees" all neces sary reforms will follow. In a communication addressed to the pol icyholders of the New York and Mutual lafe companies who hav sent him thi-lr proxies Mr. liwson explained the situa tion and urged them to do all In their power to aid In the passage nf the law In regard to the conduct of the annual elec tion. "The most effective work you can do." said Mr. Tyiwson. "is to cause your governors, state commissioners and differ ent committees to serve notice uron the New Tork and Mutual that If they oppose the law they will be debarred from doing business In your state." CONDITIONS ALONG THE CONGO Protest and Appeal from Fifty-Two . Missionaries Against Anfnl Mate of Affairs. BOSTON, Feb. 2fi. A "protest and appeal" from fifty-two missionaries working on the Congo, setting forth the "present state i.f affairs in the country," was received In this city today simultaneously by the American Baptist Missionary union and by the Congo Reform association. Seventeen of the fifty two signers are missionaries of the Baptist mission. The document expresses regret that tho report of the commission of In quiry as published does not .convey to the general public an adequate Impression of what occurred. It says: We emphatically protest against the terri ble state of affairs still existing in the Congo state, and we appeal. In the name of Justice, liberty and humanity, to those who value those blessings to help in every law ful way to secure them for all the Congo people. . The nationalities represented among the signers were: ' The United States. Oreat Britain. Canada, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The document waa adopted at the third general conference of the missionaries at Klnchessa, Stanleypool, January 11. A meeting of the Congo Reform associa tion executive committee has been railed for next Wednesday to discuss a plan of action in view of the protest. At the same time the association will con sider Secretary Root's letter, published to day, to the effect that the United States has no right to interfere with the governing of the Congo. CARNIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS Rex Makes Hla Formal Entry Into Crescent City aad Festivities Arc In Full Blast. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26-Rex made his formal entry today, and carnival is in full blast. The streets traversed by the parade were packed, and an Immense multitude gathered on the levee to witness the naval parade and the landing of Rex. Tonight Proteus, in celebration of his silver Juhlle , marking twenty-five consecutive parades, appeared in an exceptionally brilliant pa geant. Dense masses of people filled the streets, and the illuminations were on a scale of great splendor. The changeable god chose as the title of the pageant "The Inspirations of Proteus." and In twenty strikingly handsome floats depicted scenes and tableaux from various subjects that have Inspired him annually since tils first appearance. The 1al! of the Krewe at the French oiera at the close of the parade was a social and art. 'tic triumph. MCR0 OFFICIAL MAS ARRIVED , Treasurer uf Proi luce t ome to Amer i lea to interest Capitalists la Mludanao. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. M.-Fred A. Thompson, treasurer of the province of Moro, island of Mindanao, is here in the Interests of that territory. His mission is to inform capitalists that the province of Moro has been granted a land law bv the Insular government under which It Is permitted to sell or lease to any corpora tion which applies 2,500 acres of land for the cultivation of hemp, rubber, sugar and the other plants and grain which may iw raised In the Island with profit. Thompson leaves In a few days for Kan i sas City, Chicago, New York and Wash- I legion and hopes to interest many Ameri can capitalists In the resources and op i portunities to be found in his island home. NEW LOCATION The Business Office OP THE OMAHA REE Will Hereafter Be in the Ground Floor Corner OF THE BEE BUILDING Seventeenth and Farnara Sts. Y.W.C. A. BUILDING CAMPAIGN Matter Fairly Launched at Banquet Last Nicht at Commercial Club. LEADERS OUTLINE WORK AND PLANS -Needs of Local Association plained and Words of F.nconraaement .Spoken hy the Prominent f lllsens Present. More than ln representative mn and women of the city wi-re present l.tst night a' n Mimiuet given In the Commercial club room by the officers and directors nf the Young Women's Chnstlan associa tion as one nf the preliminaries to the cati'pnlgn for the purpose of raising IliiVmo to build tin! new association building at Seventeenth and St. Mary's avenue. The tnldcs mere arranged for group nnd ornamented by cut flowers. Mrs. W. P. tlarfi rd, president of the association, presided, ."ailing upon Mrs. Oeorge Tllden, Miss Helen F. Barnes. Mrs. F.mma F. rivers. 1. V. Carpenter, Edward Rose water. Ir. fiiiy TV. Wadsworth. J. K. Paum. V. V,'. Judson, Dr. V O. Henry. Clenvnt Chase, Thomas L. Klmbalh . Rev. H. C. Herring and Rev. J. W. Conley for short talks. As stated by Mrs. Harford, tho object of the affair was to acquaint thi.se present with the work und alms of the Young Women's t'hrlstlnn association and to get their co-open t Ion In gaining the amount necessary to erect the build ing for which there Is much need. Need for a Hnlldlna. Mrs. Tllden gave a compact history of the building movement, which she said waa almost as old ns the association Itself. She explained how the organisa tion had grown In membership and extent of work done since Its founding In 1MB to the rank of sixth In membership throughout the Cnlted States and third In point of patrons of the noonday lunch eon and number enrolled In the bible classes. "The citizens of Omaha." said Mrs. Til den, "will lie nsk 'd to crert a buildlnc In behalf of the lo.ooti wage working women of the city. There Is nothing of the kind here now exclusively for women. We are very desirous of finding a ninn or woman to start the building fund by a contribu tion of $13,000 or fin.im, and we hope a number of our friends will contribute Ij.onrt each. We are not going Into this campaign with any apologies, for the need Is not ours. It belongs to the city of Omaha, if there were any other way to secure this building, we would not call upon the people for It. The active canvass for the building will begin March 15 and continue one month. Kveryone is to have the privilege In having a part in the work." Outcome of tho Times. Miss Helen F. Barnes, national industrial secretary, said:- "Thirty years ago it is probable a gathering like tnis would nut nave been possible, simply because ihcre was no need or demand for It. Women had not then left the protection of homes and gone out as independent wage earners. A variety of causes has produced a change in the conditions affecting women. 1 am not her .to say . that It la an Ideal thing for girls to be turned out into the world, but It is certain that women have become a great factor in the industrial and finan cial life of the nation. They manufacture practically everything a woman wears now adays atid many other things besides. "The girls ctin't help this state of affaiis. Many of them would like to remain at home, but they cannot, and. out by them selves, it takes courage for girls to say "No" to temptation. With the change of conditions have come changes In needs, and I believe it is God a plun that there shall be organized Young Women's Christian as sociations. The spirit of the association Is not what a girl can get out of It. but thut of co-operation and the rendering of help and assistance to her sister. "The association work is not twenty years old. but It has spread to all the large cities and colleges. It Is not rescue work, but it is preventative work. It is to keep women pure and sweet and noble. It is not alone for girls who work, but for women who live In palaces as well. I firmly be lieve that if the association work is rightly carried on It will eventually build up the breach between capital and labor. The spirit of Christ and tho progress of time are manifested In the Young Women's Christian association. The loneliness and temptations of a great city should stir us all In this matter." o Place to Go. ' Mrs. Emma F. Byers, local general secre tary, said: "There is scarcely a large building in this city that has not been searched for rooms large enough and suit able for the growing work of the associa tion, but we were uiuible to find proper quarters. There seemed to be a voice directing us to rise and build. We have endeavored to respond to that voice. We find everywhere we go that friends are being raised uh and I believe that by April 15 there will be enough of them found to make the building a certainty. Seven dollars a week Is the average wage re ceived by the in.fO working women of Omaha. Many of them are making sacri fices to help us in this undertaking. They recognize the real need that Cxists for more room and proper accommodations. The association girls are willing to do their part." I. W. Carpenter, president of the Young Men's Christian asoc!ntim, said: "My eyes have been opened to the wldeness of the scope of the Young Women's Christian association. We feel that your work lies along the same lines as ours. The citizens of Omaha should be and are greatly Inter ested In both. Th- material growth of this city h;is lieeu very gratifying, but we have not groan morally al the same time. Recent resimnse for the Young Men's Christian association, the Methodist hos pital and now to your building arc indica tions very encouraging. We are awakening to a realization of the needs of Omaha along moral lines." Deserves sapport. Edward Rosewatrr said: "We who live busy lives are not able to keep In touch aith all that is going on about us, and 1 am glad to be told of the work the Young Women's Christian association is doing, for It is certainly deserving of unstinted encouragement and suport from every citizen of Omaha. As for myself. I shall certainly do as much for it us I have done for the Youin Men's Christian association. I rejoice In the fact that women are achiev ing Industrial independence. Women should be in a position to be self-sustaining. In my own time I have seen the population of this nation Increase 45.ui,0i.i. and with It came, a corresponding Increase of women In every call'ng. The new generation of women should Ik- equipped to sustain nm If If necessary, und at the same time strong enough to bear 'lie physical Ills t.i which women are subject. We aant not only manual training schools for boys, but also tCoutluucd on Second Page NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Tnesdny. Wednesday Fair and Warmer ia F.aatern Portion. ! Tew llnnr. I K .. a. ! T a. orratnre at Omnlia Aeslerdsvi Dea. Itonr. lcer. mi 211 an 2T I n. in . II p. m . 't p. in . I p. in . ft n. in . H p. m . T p. m . i p. m. II p. m . , 211 , :ti to . il : 2.1 j it t I aa a a. to a. II a. 13 at. MOYER WAIVES HEARING ! Caldwell (.rand Jnry W1II Begin lavrstlaatlna Stranenberg Murder Tharsda). BOISE. I.inho. Feb. iH. It was decided tonight not to take Moynr and his fellow-prison-rs to Caldwell tomorrow. That wilj he the sixth day since the first appearance for preliminary. Adjournments can be only for two days at a time, and the defense, by waiving the appearance tomorrow, waives the preliminary. This is because the case Is going Immediately Into tho hands of the grand Jury. It Is expected the latter body will begin work on the case Wednesday or Thursday. Whether Orchard will lie taken before the Jury Is not known yet. It has been made apparent that the state purposes to guard all Its evidence Jealously. This was em phasised by J. It. flHWley. in charge of the prosecution, when he met a party of the correspondents and Iocs! newspaper men last night. He stated positively that anyone attempting to secure statements from wit nesses would be prosecuted. He waa very emphatic on that iMilnt. Insisting that the rule would be arplied without discrimina tion. It Is said by attorneys for the defense that the men are being treated Improperly In the penitentiary: that they have been ih prlved of electric light, of sufficient cloth '" '. "f soap and other necessaries. Warden .' i r 'tey. In a statement tonight, denies t' i. The men are permitted to write tet-t-:-s. They have been furnished all the clothing requested. Light wns off for a time owing to failure of the power plant. The men exercised In the corridor, and were there together for more than an hour to day. The warden states that he makes It his personal business to see that they are made comfortable. AGAINST THE SCRIP SYSTEM Official of Colorado Fuel and Amer ican Smeltlnax Companies In dieted In Colorado. PCEBIO. Col., Feb. 2B Following the action of the special grand Jury Saturday night In 'returning Indictments against of ficers of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, the Colorado Supply company and the American Smelting company for violation of the law In using the "scrip system" of paying their em ployes, capiases were Issued today for President F. J. Hearne and D. C, Bea man. attorney general for the fuel com pany, for conspiracy to violate the law, and against all the directors and officers of that company for actual violations. In Its recommendations for proceeding against the? companies the grand Jury de maDded that the attorney general of the state at once Institute suits against the offending corporations for the purpose of revoking their charters. Capiases were not Issued" against the offi cials of the smelting company today for the reason that the evidence was thought to be Insufficient to convict. Among the other Indictments returned were those against officials of the alleged meat and grocery trust for criminal con spiracy In restraint of trade. POSTOFFICE SAFE ROBBED Stamps and Cash Taken from I nele Sam's Strong; Box at San Diego, Cal. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 26-Tlie main" postofflce here was entered by robliers last night and It Is believed a large amount of money was stolen. Some time between 11:30 last night and ( o'clock this morning the vault was blown open with dynamite. The discovery of the crime was not made till this morning. All the stamps were takn and the office today wired for WOO worth from Los Angeles. So far as can be learned at present there Is no clue to the perpetrators. It Is believed the amount stolen will reuch a large sum, as a heavy money order business was done with the sailors from the Pacific squadron on Satur day, which was the last pay day prior to the departure of the ships. Postmaster Newklrk declined to give an estimate of the amount secured by the rob bers, but it is understood lo be In the neighborhood of $i;.ii. Entrance to tho building was. effected by breaking through a glass rear door protected on the inside by heavy wire netting. The vault door wus drilled und the tumblers knocked out of place without the use of explosives. The office is on the ground floor of a five-story building. The robbers left no clue. MUTUAL RESERVE GOES OUT cw York Insurance Company aud Three Others to Qnlt Business In Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. -Four insurance comianies notified W. 1). Vandi vcr, the Missouri Insurance commissioner, today that they would withdraw from the state March 1. when their present llcentes expire. These companies are the Rankers' Life company of New York, the Mutual Reserve Life company of New York, the Cosmopolitan Life company of Freeport, 111., and the Northwestern National Life company of Minneapolis. The announcement of the withdrawal of the Mutual Reserve company of New York was contained In a letter from George D. Eldrldge. th company's first vice president. Mr. Yandiver stated today that the with drawal notices saved him the trouble of ousting the company from the slate, as he had prepared the ouster order, and It would have be. n Issued today hud he not received this notice that the company would quit the state. The other three companies withdrew of their omn volition, as the commissioner hnd not taken them up at this time. Movements t.f Ocean Yrasela Feb. 27. At New YorkArrived: Finland, from Antwerp: Caipathena. from Trieste; Slrilia. from Naples. Sailed: Biaslle, for Naples. At Hamburg Arrived: .timelier, from New York: Pretoria, from New York. At Boulogne-Hailed: Patricia, for New York At tllbrallar Arrived : Koenig Albert, from New York. Sailed: Koenigen Luiso. for New York. At P.rrruon Hailod: Maine, fur New York. At 'Naples Arrived: Italia, from New York: I'eruala. from N'ew York. Sailed: Iei!r-!r'.!rt. for New York. Al I'her'nuig Arrived: Kaiser Wllhclni II. from New York. At I oi Arrived: kroonland, from New York, for Autacrp, MIXERS MEET AGALN National Convention Will Assemble, at Indianapolis March 15. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS MEDIATOR Executive Asks Mitchell and Bobbins to Make Another Effort to Aeree. EXTENDED CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK Miners' President Has Lone Talk with Prominent Soft Coal Operators. EMPLOYERS WILL MAKE CONCESSIONS Fact that They Asked that Coavea tlwn Re (ailed Is Regarded as significant oa This Point. NEW TORK. Feb. M.-Presldent Roose vt. bs again Intervened as a peacemaker .i the coal miners and operators and us me result of a letter addressed by hint to John Mitchell, president of the Cnlted Mine Workers of America, a natlonnl con vention will be held at Indianapolis March 1J to try to reach an agreement with the soft coal operators with the hope of averting the threatened strike of April 1 In the bituminous coal fields. The Drosl dent's letter und the announcement that the national convention would be called were made public today by Mr. Mitchell, after a long conference with Francis L. Rohhina, president of the Pittsburg Coal company and chairman of the bituminous operators, who came to New York this afternoon. Also present at this conference were W. c. Perry of the Southwestern Conl association and B. F. Bush, representing the soft coal interests allied with the Oould railroads. The president's letter to Mr. Mitchell follows: WHITE IIOI'SK, Washington.' Feb. 24 -Mr: I note with very great concern the failure of ynur late convention on the Joint interstate agreement to come to a Imsls of settlement of the hlttimlous mining scale of wages. You In this business have enjoyed a grcHt Industrial peaco for manv years, thanks to the Joint trade agree ment that has resulted In tho action of your successive conventions. A strike such as Is threatened April 1 Is a menace to the peace and general wel fare if the country. I urge you to make a further effort to avoid such a enlamltv. You and Mr. Robblns are Joint chairmen of the trade agreement committee of tho National Civic federation, and It seems lo me that this Imposes additional duty upon you both and gives an additional 'reason why each of you should Join In making a further effort. Verv respect fully, THBODORE ROOSKVELT. The conference did not adjourn until nearly S o'clock tonight, when Mr. Mitchell announced that after the reading of Presl-' dent Roosevelt's letter It was agreed by both himself and the operators that the national convention should be called. The miners were in session recently at Indian apolis, but failed to reach an agreement with the operators. President Mitchell himself has been quoted ,as saying that so fnr as he knew there certainly would be a strike In the bituminous fields April 1. ' Work on Hard Coal Scale. The negotiations for an agreement be tween the hard coal workers and the an thracite operators have been progressing smoothly to all outward appearances and arrangements have been made for a Joint conference Wednesday between the sub committees having the settlement of the differences In hand. With the anthracite negotiations well under way. President Mitchell has been devoting most of hla time to bringing about a settlement of the differences In tho soft coal regions. Mr. Mitchell has not announced any details of today'a confer ence, nor did he say Just when tho call for the convention which will fix the place of meeting will be sent out. March 16, he believes. Is the earliest date the convention can be summoned and he believes that If there Is to be peace, the two weeks between the date fixed for the minors' assembly and April 1. when the present agreement with the operators expires, sufficient time to bring about the desired result. Mr. Mitchell would not Indies te what new propositions will be placed before the miners, but significance is attached to his statement that the operators at today'a conference agreed that the convention should lie called. Concessions, maybe on both sides, may le offered, and President Roosevelt's Interest in the situation may be held as an additional reason for bring ing about a new agreement. Juntl Still Experts Strike. SPRINGFIELD. III., Feb. 2S.-IIernian Justi. counsel for the Illinois Coal Opera tors' association, gave out the following j statement today with regard to the Ktuto- mcni niaue eunuay py T. L. Lewis, vice president of the Mine Workers of America, lo the effect that there would be no strike on April 1. He said: "Inasmuch as neither our association nor the execut Ive board has held any meeting since January S. nnd Inasmuch as the aaso clatlon at that time unanimously indorsed the action of the national scale cninmltlea In refusing to acc.de to the demands of th miners made upon the operators for an ad vance In wages, the statement of Vice President Lewis Is most extraordinary nnd Inexplicable. It looka to me like a sinew. 1 maneuver, designed to stop the laying In of supplies of coal hy lurge consumers, hop ing thereby- to create a scarcity of coal on April 1. and thus render practicable, if pos sible. Mr. l-wls' scheme to paral.xze the In dustries of the country and thus bring pr.s. sure of public opinion to bear upon the op erators, compelling them to yield to the de mands of the minors for an advance In wages." j GREENE AND GAYNOR CASE I Uovrrnment inspects to Finish I're j acalatloa of Its Klldenre I This Week. t j SAVANNAH. Oa.. Feb. -M.-The got era I na-iii is progressing more rapidly u the ; Greene and tinynor trial, and the outbiok ! now indicates that the prosecution will flu ( if li the presentation of Its raae wlthlu a week or ten duya. Ill response to an in j quiry from the court. District Attorney Kr- wln stuted today that he was near the end of the government's case. There were time distinct phases of the evidence today the cross-examination of C. p. Goodyear of Brunswick, which related especially to the conspiracy charged by the government: the testimony of J. w. O. Sterley ns to tin al- . legul forging of certain names by Mli h iel ' A. Connolly a one of the (i ell acts in fur . Ihrrnnre of the alleged conspiracy, rnd th examination of Aljilu.n'u i lie liu'.i. l4d In regard to the ui count f flree ie and Ganor In the Ahm iIi ui Kxchange Nuliunal ' bunk (if Nuw IV