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OMAHA. TUESDAY MOKXIXO,
EMUTARY 27, 10OH-TKX PAGES.
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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
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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
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