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INDIAN BILL PASSED
Senate Acta on Measure for Settlement of
Affairs of Fire Tribes.
LONG DEBATE ON RAILROAD ISSUE
Proposal to Preyent Railroads from Buying;
Coal Lands Starts Discussion.
SENATOR LAFOLLETTE TAKES THE LEAD
New Member Makes Strong Speech on
Regulation of Carriers.
AMENDMENT IS LAID ON THE TABLE
senate Makes Man Chaaaea In
lk Rill and It Mill iw
Re Sent to Con-
WA8HINGTON, March 2.-The senate
today passed the bill providing for the set
tlemtnt of tho affairs of the five civilized
tribe, t'nder the guise of considering the
Mil the senate spent practically the entire
day In the discussion of the railroad ques
tion. The subject ' rained by Mr. Ia
FollPtte's proposed am mdment to the In
dian Mil prohibiting rnlliond companies and
their stockholders from acquiring the coal
land In Indian Territory, and when the
question wu onc before the senate It held
Its plan persistently until almost the close
of the dity'a session. Notwithstanding Mr.
I Follettc has eat In the senate less than
throe month, ho led the debate and oc
cupied mors time than any one senator. Hp
contei.dod that the prohibition contained 1n
lila amendment la necessary to prevpnt the
railroads from controlling the coal business
of Indian Territory. He enlarged his re
marks no as to cover other territory and
thus gave the debate a somewhat general
scope. Several other senators, while -pressing
themselves In sympathy with the
purpose of the aiiiendment, raised constitu
tional objections to the provisions, and con
siderable time was spent In discussing that
phase of the question. Iite In the day the
La Follette amendment, together with all
the Indlnn committees' amendments to the
sections, waj laid on the table.
The bill has pnsped both the house and
the senate, but as the senate amended It In
many respects it will now go Into confer
ence. It t a general bill for the adjust
ment of the .affairs of the five civilized
tribes upon their abandonment of their
tribal organisations. Following are the
more Important featurea of the bill:
Require 1 the enrollment of the member a
of the five civilised tribes by March i, IHUi";
fixes the rights of the Indlun t'reednicn;
continues In olflei. tho present principal
chiefs for the execution of tribal deeds;
transfers suits from the Indian to the
I'nlted State courts; authorize the secre
tary of the Interior to assume charge ml
sell the tribal building for the benefit of tho
tribes; given him control of the retools
until a regular state or territorial wchoul
system ia nlopted; prohibits sale of tho
cnsl and asphalt lands until after the ex
piration of I lie present leases of those lands
ur tMitll authorised by law; authorizes the
secretary to sell the unallotted lands for
the' benefit of the tribes; reniovea some i.f
the restrictions placed upon allottees In tha
mutter of alienation of lands; authorizes
soctlonal line roads; gives authority to eloo
trk! reads and light and power companies
to lot-ale canala. reservoirs and dams; ex
tr.ulH some of the Oklahoma laws to In
dian Territory and extends the present
trllal relations and government until March
4, law".
Senator l.afollette Speak.
The senate began Its session today uy
agreeing to tho conference report on tlu
Joint resolution extending the tribal gov
ernment of the Indian tribes In Indian Tor
iltory. As agreed upon the resolution
reads: -
That the tribal existence und present
tribal pooerntneiit of ilie Choctaw. Chl.ku
sho, Cherokee, deck and Seminole tithes
or nations of Indians In tho Indian Terri
tory ar hereby continued In lull force and
effect for all pin pote! under existing law
until all property of such tribes or the
proceeds tliMreof ahall be distributed among
the Individual members of said tribes un
less hereafter otherwise provided by law.
The bill for the aettlement of the affali-s
uf tho five civilised trlbea of Indiana was
then laid before the senate with Senator
l.aFollotte amendment prohibiting the
aale oil coal land In Indian Territory to
railroad compunles being Uie pending
question. Mr. LaFollette continued hia
speech In support of the proposition. Ho
Bali senator had said to liim that hla
amendment went too tar, but meeting that
contention, he said that legislation to be,
effective must be positive; that to uttcmpt
to do less than is .proposed by his amend
ment watt to give husks Instead of the
kurnel to the people who were crying out
for relief.
ne'er to Peausy Ivaaia.
lie laiil special stress upon the necessity
of prohibiting railroad stockholders from
acquiring do lands, unu in supiKirt of hla
contention icferred to the fact that through
their ufllccis the railroads of Penusylx aula
uwu l per cent of the anthracite coal In
that state. He declared that they had
driven the Independent operators out of
buslneaa, thus tendering all the people
whu us anthracite dependent upon eight
.or nine corporations for their fuel. Ue de
clared that the people must be able to as
sert their sovereign authority over the
transportation lines, and they must be so
controlled aa to protect the geenraj public.
It had been said that if the railroad com
panies want the coal lands they will get
thent. regardless of what congress may do.
Jle could not agree to that doctrine. "I
want." he said, "to put on record the
protest of one Individual against tho doc
trine that the railroad coi,iuiic cau se
cure tho master) of any of the national
pioducta of the country mo aa to Interfere
with their being fair and even-handed
transporters of the product of the country.
I want It put on record that this govern
ment of the I'niled Stales is stronger ihuti
any of its creatures, stronger than the
rallroada In the aggregate and all the
power of the corporal loan represented by
unlawful corporations and trusts. would
write it In the statutes that the railroad
companies must be common carriers and
nothing else, and write It so aa to make it
effective.-1
Ha presented a letter from T. P. Gore of
1-awtoii. I. T.. complaining of railroad dis
crlmlnatlona and suggesting the app-al of
a railroad commission for the territory.
laps) Hepllea to lafollelle.
Mr. Clapp said in reply tu sit. LaFollette
that the Indian committee had lieaitaie.l
to accept the amendment Wause It dealt
with the regulalon of the rallroada. which
ia provided for In anotlter bill before the
aenate.
Mr. Htone announced his concurrence In
i he view, of Mr. Clapp, but expressed the
opinion tliat there should not only be no
preseot sale of the loal lands, but that
further Meaws aio ahutikt I pruhtblied
. Mr. Teller doubted the right of congreaa
to say that railroad stockholders ahall not
beoome the owners of coal lands. He be.
Ueyad In restricting die rallroada, bu,
(Coutlauad oa 8ccood Pav.j
POWER OF NEW ASSEMBLY
llasslan l.a n Will lie F.ffertle
I ntll Approved the
I onnells.
fT. PFITtnertl'IlU. March 2 -At a re
sult of a series of special councils held at
the Tsarskoe Selo and composed of forty
hlah dlgnntarles, ministers and members
of the Council of the F.mplre. under the
presidency of the emperor, the mnln guar
antees of liberty, have been granted and a
manifesto has been ordeted to he ctled
and Incorporated In the tundamcntal laws
of the empire.
The main points are as follows: No law
will hereafter he effective without the con
sent of the national assembly and Council
of the Empire. The latter will consist of
an equal number of appointed and elected
memters taken from the clergy, nobility,
semstvos, academy of science, universities,
trade and Industry. v
There will be two houses, both of whom
will have power to' initiate legislation
which does not affect tha fundamental
lawa nf the empire, the question of suc
cession, ctu
The annual sessions will be convoked
and closed by Imperial ukase. Both the
Council of the Kmplre and the national
assembly will enjoy the right to Interpel
late ministers for alleged unlawful acts.
The sessions will he public.
The government has issued a circular to
the governors instructing them not to In
terfere In the coming elections. In the
cities and villages throughout the country
the activity of the police will be limited to
preventing illegal voting.
The social democrats, realizing that the
national assembly will at last be an accom
plished fact, have, by a vote of an to 20.
raised the boycott and have Instructed the
members of the party to participate In the
elections.
GERMANY PREPARED FOR WAR
French Journal Discovers that Armlea
Are Ready tu Invade
French Noll.
PARIS. March 2. The journal tix'ay
published the result of an invcstl-jaiion by
its correspondents along t'te Go:m.i) frcn
tlers. The papers says he Gennun do
not desire war. hut the (.crm tn itin v Is
ready and Its superior mobilization plHna
permit n rapid Invusl )n of French terri
tory. The Journal counsels .'.b.inlonment
of French rellnnce-on fortln m' I jns and the
adoption of the Qermm pl in of a rapitl In
vasion of the enemy's tcrn'.'iry.
PARIS. March J. In the Chamber of
Deputies tYar Minister Kticnne aaid:
"Our strongholds are in good condition.
The minora of defective supplies are un
founded. All the neceasary measures have
been taken. The decree establishing the
council of national defense In the hands
of the premier and the supreme commander
haa already been chosen. He la an officer
of Incontestable ability and possesses the
full confidence of the army."
In the course of the discussion of a reso
lution requesting the war minister to allow
offlcera to bring actions In the civil courla,
the debate became moat violent. M. Auff
ray. nationalist, and M. Jaurez, socialist,
exchanged abuse and the sitting was sus
pended. letter M. Jaurez Bent his seconds to met
the seconds of M. Auff lay ' and make ar
rangements for a duel.
KING EDWARD ON VACATION
Takes Trip on Which He Will
Meet tinier of Three
Nations.
I-ONDON. March '.'.-The duke of Lan
caster, as King Edward v.ill be known for
two months, left this evening for a holiday
In Purls and Uinrrltx and a cruise In the
Mediterranean. The king, who U attended
only by Sir General Stanley Clarke and the
Hon. Sidney (jreville. will spend the night
on board the royal yacht at Portsmouth,
leaving early tomorrow morning for Clir-r-bouig.
and will arrive in Paris In the even
ing. He will stuy at the Urltish embassy
In Paris until Tuesday, and during his visit
to the FTench capital will see President Ful
Ilerea, whom he haa not yet met. From
Paris the king goes to Hlarrltz. Frunce,
and will stay there until the end of March,
afterwards Joining the royal yacht In tho
Mediterranean, where It Is said ho will meet
Emperor William. During hia stay at Ttlar
rlti King F.dward will sen King Alfonso
and discuss the details of the lutter's mar
riage with Princess Ena of Battenberg.
MADRID, March J. King Alfonso goes to
San Sebastian Monday, where, during the
Week, he will receive King Kdwurd. Later
Klug Alfonso will go to Iliairltz to return
King Edward's visit. The Spanish king
will afterward proceed to Versalllca and
visit hi fiancee, princess Kna of Matten
berg. retut nlng hero in time to receive the
king of Portugal, who will vl.-it Madrid
March 12.
GERMAN DELEGATES WAITING
Work at Aleelra Delayed I at 1 1
Kalsrr'a Government Can
send Word.
AIXJECIRAS, Spain. March J.-The feel
ing here is gradually becoming more hope
ful. The project for the Moroccan Stale
bank aa prepared by the committee con
tains twenty-live articles. Tm-enty of these
have been agreed on and five have been re
served. The German delegates say they are
awaiting Instructions nhich may arrive in
time to permit progress being made at to
morrow's sitting. Humors of a compromise
are circulating freely, but the French del
egates consider it an inopportune time to
discurs the details.
ST. PETKBSBl'llG, March J.-Accoiding
to advices received at the chancellories here
Russia's representation at Berlin with the
vlem- of bringing about an arrangement be
tween Germany and France has not been
effective. The tension between Gel'i'Uinv
and France Is regarded as somewhat les
sened. It Is believed here that Prvs!dent
Roosevelt is acting in the matter through
the German ambassador, and the impres
sion prevails that the president might in a
final emergency be ask.d to arbitrate.
ARMED GUARDSABOUT BRIDGE
American Brldgo Compaa Fears to
Permit Strikers to Talk to (
Kasplo) rs.
PITTtSBt'RU. March ;.-On account of
the alleged interference of striking bridge
workers the American Bridge company has
placed aimed guards about a bridge in
course of construction over .Buttermilk
Hollow, near Dravesbuig, Pa. It is c.lilmed
that because of Hie refusal of the ultlcials
to alio the strikers to speak to the non
union men threats have been made against
thciu.
Orders weie given tu forcibly evict from
the ground anyi ne .titeinpting to luler
tcie nub lb meu w.nUt at wwrk.
MARREL BEFORE COMMITTEE
Omaha Man Testifies Reearding Contract
for Feeding Cttnal Men.
SAYS HE HAD NO POLITICAL PULL
Mr. Taliaferro qaeatloae Him Closely
Hraardlngf Ilia Relatloaa to Sea-
ator Millard and the
Senator's Sob. .
fFrom a Htaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. March 2-(Fpeclal Tele
gram.) J. E. Market of Omaha waa the
principal witness before the Interoceanlc
canala committee today. I'ndor the ex
amination nf Senator Taliaferro It was de
veloped Mr. Marke; anticipated making
about $S".000 In five reirs. he length of
time which the contract waa to run, as
ngwlnst J,i.oooo.oiO or tsn.onn.oist, aa varloualy
rt ported by sensational newspapers. It
was also developed at he hearing that the
government ia now paying 42 rents per
meal for so-called gold roll men, as against
3o rents which Mr. Market agreed to pro
vide meals for these employee. Mr. Mar
kers contrart stipulated that ho would
laiard and lodge canal employes for M er
n onth, this to Include laundry and other
Incidentals. By a statement received today
from the isthmian government It la paying
$12. jfl per month for board and lodging of
these same employes, a difference against
the government of lii.RO per month per In
dividual. One statement made by Mr. Mar
kel during the course of his testimony at
tracted undivided attention of the commit
tee and that was that hla readiness to agree
to the cancellation of the contract which
he had with the canal commission was due
to his failure to secure hearty co-operation
on the canal snnp.
!Vo Polities In Contract.
Mr. Markel dei'lnred that no political In
fluence had aided him In getting the con
tract. Mr. Taliaferro examined the witness
at length concerning the protest of Hud
gln & Dumas of New Tork, who claimed
to have been the lowest bidders for the
concession.
Mr. Markel said that there had been no
promise of damnges made to him at the
time be consented to the cancellation of the
contract. The witness was questioned con
cerning hia expense bill allowed by the
canal commission, with particular refer
ence to an Item of 250 paid to V. P.. Mil
lard. He said W. B. Millard was the son
of Senator Millard and that his employ
ment began September IS, 1905. eleven days
after the contract had been made. He de
clared that the relationship of young Mil
lard to the senator had nothing to do with
the employment.
Mr. Markel said he knew Paul Morton,
but had not discussed Isthmian affairs with
him.
At the outset of the examination Chair
man Millard asked the witness a num
ber of questions, saying he had a personal
Interest In them. They related particu
larly to the subject as to whether political
Influence had been brought to bear to get
him the contract. Mr. Markel answered
front a typewritten sheet, and on cross-
examination Mr Taliaferro demanded that '
the witness he compelled to file his state,
-nnt The witness protested against It,
but h- was" made, to file the statement.
He said lie had no understanding with the
chairman. Mr. Taliaferro said he would
examine the panrrs at his leisure to de
termine the truth of that statement. The
exnmlnutlon o Mr. Markel was not con
cluded and the committee adjourned until
K:30 o'clock tomorrow.
Morgan and Cromwell Clash.
The letter from William Nelson Crom
well to the late Secretary of State Hay,
under date of December u, was taken
up by Senator Morgan In the examination
of Mr. Cromwell before the acnata com
mittee on Interoceanlc canals when the
committee met In the morning.
The period covered by the letter was
when the Punania Canal company waj
seeklr.j a prolongation of Its concessions
on the Isthmus. The letter referred to
an incluaure. and Mr. Cromwell repeatedly
declined to state the nature of the in
closure or tu discuss the correspondence
in any manner, extraordinary political
conditions in Bogota were referred to in
the letter, und Mr. Morgan asked concern-
Ing this reference, and when the witness
declined to discuss it the senator asked
whither the witness felt that hu was
obliged to conceal any actions that were
against the interests of the United States.
"I refuse to answer such hypothetical
and Impertinent questions," said Mr.
Cromwell.
I am compelled by the attitude of this
cominlttee to accept your unusual and In
I decent replies," said Mr. Morgan.
"They are no more unusual or Indecent
; than your questions," asserted the wil
i ness.
1 Senator Taliaferro interrupted and de
j manded to know wherein the question was
indecent, and the witness said tha lnd
I cency was in the assumption that he haa
! been eniploed to do anything against the
I Interests of the I'nlted States. Mr. Talia
ferro then demanded that the witness be
Instructed not to make insulting replies to
inquiries.
Millard Takes a Hand.
Chairman Millard said he thought the
character of the reply by the witness was
uncalled for. and Senator Kittridge sug
gested that the question could be couched
In different language-
"Thla la not the first time I have no
I tlced an Inclination on the part of the wit
i nesa to insult his Interrogators," said Ml.
Taliaferro. ,
I The colloquy between the members was I
I ItmiiBlxt tu a close bv Mi. Mtra:Lti wIia !
said he entertained no resentment of In
I suits from the witness; that he had too
I much self-respect for that. He counseled
I his colleagues nut to concern themselves In
i his behulf.
In resuming the examination, Mr. Mor
I gan had read the testimony of the sccre
I tary of the Panama Canal company Is.
1 f re the canal committee lour years una.
dhcusslng tha desire of the company to
surrender the canal project to the I'nlted
Sia'ea. Mr. Cromwell refused to testify on
hia subject, taking shelter behind hia pro
fessional relations to the company.
As Mr. Morgan coustruud the testimony
of the secretary, Mr. I-unpie, he said, the
company planned tu take the canal projejt
I out uf the reach of Colombia and Ameri
canise It.
Morsaa Parsnes laqalrea.
Mr. Crcniwcll refused to answer any
questions on the subject, but Mr. Morgan
pursued the inquiry, asking the wltnes.i
if he did not himself draw Uie plan. Again
the senator asked Mr. Cromwell if he bad
not shown this plait to a number of per
sons. Mr. Cromwell said ha had outlined
a different plan to the rivers and harbors
committee of tha house, but he refused
to state the difference between the Lam pro
scheme and that submitted to the house
committee. Mr. Taliaferro appealed to the
chairman to know whether the witness
(Continued on Second rag a.)
BANKER BECOMES EXCITED
President of Second National of (in
elanatl Attacks Motives of
Invesilantora.
CINCINNATI. O., March
session of it he senate cummltt
investigating the municipal n
i;i; "
IM IO,S
clnnatt. Charles II. Iiavls. prcmueni oi m"
Second National bank, had to be quieted
by the sergeant -at-nrms so heated did his
testimony become. He resented the In
quiries of the members of the roininittet'
and said he wanted to tell the whole story
and not give a half account as their ques
tions would mnJtc him. He declared that
he would not be "Lexowed" and Insisted
on speaking of "personal girts" to frlendb
In tha treasurer's ofllce whenever tho sub
ject of Interest or gratuities wero men
tioned. He said: "The bank never pahl
for the use, of county funds, although It
had at times from fA' to 2(0.tMi. but I
may have paid some aubordlnates In the
treaaurer'a office. No account was kept of
U at the ofllce, and I did not tell the bank
examiner because It had nothing to do
with the hank or the county treasurer."
Then addressing the committee Mr. Davis
wanted to know what It was doing In Cin
cinnati anyway. He said he was willing
to answer questions about the county treas
urer, but wanted them to Include all the
treasurers, not one or two. He was asked
If he had reported the bunk's expenses
to the comptroller of the treasury and re
torted: "You make me tired; that's none
of your business, and none of his."
Asked If he had ever given the treasurer
any gratuities he said: "I don't care what
you ask. I might; I might have given him
Jn.l'l) or $16n, but I never gave him any
thing. I gave It to Rcholl. Don't gel to
digging too drpp; somp of the fellows with
good rpputations might not be so good If I
get hack. I want t tell you all, but If
you uk me anything of my private affairs
I will tell you It Is none of your business."
The other witnesses were city bankers,
although County Auditor lUchafdson wus
on the stand and testified very fully aa to
the methods of doing business between his
office and that of the county treasurer.
REPORT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
Net FarninsTs of the filar Hallway
S j stent Increase Over F.lsht
Millions.
PHII.AHKM'IIIA. March 1 The report
of lresldont ('assail of the Pennsylvania
railroad for ISfft, ,nad public today, shows
the gross earnings of all the transporta
tion companies east and west of Pittsburg
owned, operated, controlled by or affiliated
with the Pennsylvania railroad system to
be $260,069,597, an Increase over 1904 of $2&.
85:1,177. The expenses were $1$2.1.34S, an
Inctease of I'Al.W.K:-, and the net earnings
?73.C:1,24S, an Increase of $S,20fi.i89.
There were .133,011,237 tons of freight
moved, being an Increase of 48.191,2117 tons,
and 12ti,0S4.223 passengers carried, an in
crease of 5.tWt,0US.
I'uder the head of "general remarks" the
report states:
The construction of the tunnel line Into
tnd through hip rlty of New York has been
.n.lll.. Htl,v 111.. All
, ,"'' ' State required tor tne terminal
f union nap lmtii jxui'nHFtu mm hibu uir
gn-ter portion of that needed for the ter-
ni'nai ya:l in i.r ng isiunu t lty. in tne
North river tiinw ln. tho ihieWs-are at work
on both sides nf the stre:.iu and It is confi
dently cxiected ihut 'hey will be connected
and the iron lining In place before tne end
of the year.
tin the Ve.: river section the shields on
the Manhattan sld are in place and work
ing tuward the liver.
The tonnage sht w an exceptional In
crease both In Volume and mileage over
Hat of 1!HJ4, the traffic for the year being
much the heaviest In the history of the
company and by reason of the liberal ex
penditures recently metle In the construc
tion of relief Hues ami huge terminal yards
and the substantial additions made to mo
tive power, the ir.cveii ent thereof has bcon
liieteiially Improved.
Tin- cxpcmiuci n foi the current year
will include the extension of the four-track
system on the middle and Pittsburg divl
sli iis. and the necessary revision of the
allimment and graties connected therewith.
'1 Ma work, which Is being pushed aa
repidly as practicable, will complete the
fcur tracks between New York and Pitts
burg. Willi the exception of two small
three-track sections.
PATTERSON QUITS OFFICE
Chicago Newspaper Man Hesixna the
Position of Commissioner of
Public Works.
CHICAGO. March 2. Commissioner of
Public Works Joseph Medlll Patterson has
tendered his resignation to Mayor Dunne.
The resignation waa sent by Mr. Patter
son to Mayor Dunne Wednesday. Nothing
was nubliclv known of the resignation.
I however, until today a copy mailed by Mr.
Patterson at Washington, D. C, waa re
ceived by the City Frees association here.
The letter written by Mr. Patterson to
Mayor Dunne in part follows:
Tin- uiiiverts.l ballot gives every male
citizen an equal ixjlitlcal opporiuiiil . Tne
common ownership of all the means of
production and distribution would give
evervbodv an equal chance at music, art.
sport, stud. recreation. travel, self-
resnei t ai.d the respect of others. I. for
one, cannot see why those things should
be concentrated more and more in the
hands of a few. I believe that the owner
ship from which money springs should be
vested in the whole community. In other
words, as I understand it. 1 am u socialist.
I have hardly read a book on socialism,
but that which I have Just enunciated I
believe in general to be their theory. If It
be their theorv, 1 am a socialist. ou will
find, and either advanced liberals and radi
cals who believe as you do will also rind,
that you are merely paltering with skln
deen measures when you stop short of so
cialism. Mayor Dunne at once wrote to Mr. Pat
terson, accepting his resignation and prom
ising to reply ! his letter in the near
future.
"I have accepted the resignation of Mr.
Patterson with sincere re;ret," said the
mayor. "He says that he has resigned be
cause he is a socialist. I do not think that
it whs necessary for him tu resign. Be
cause he cannot accomplish everything the
socialists want accoiuplliilied he has evi
dently becuni" disheartened."
MASKED MENSARE NEGROES
(Itlseas of Mirffirl, l.oulslnun. Or.
anise to Preserve Ordrr
la that tit?.
SHRKVKPORT. La.. March 2.-A band
of about fort masked citizens, riding
horses, made the rounds in the negro dis
tricts late last night for the purpose of
warning negroes that Ihey must recognize
law and order.
i A strong organization has Iwn eff.ei.H
( aml u (, declared that all negroes found
disorderly will bu summarily dealt with.
No trouble has occurred so far.
Perllons voaae F,ads.(
BOSTON. March i. One of the most peril
ous passages ever made by the Cunard liner
Saxonia serosa the Atlantic ended today
wlo-n the steamer arrived here twenty-four
hours late. It was covered with ice and had
lost Its wireless apparatus. For more tiian
ten hours on February 22 it was helpless in
a gale and snowstorm nn account of dis
abled engines. After repairs had been made
the storm abated and the steamer had good
weather until the 2Mb. when it ran into
another gaio, wLicit further retarded, iu
STORM STRIKES MERIDIAN
n A. ,, t, ,,,, ., ,
Frartirally ETery Building on Tour Blocks
in Mississippi City Wrecked,
I
A-!'"'S
lEAD AND MANY INJURED
ill
F.lahtern Undies Hreovered from
the Debris Hotels and Hall
way Stations irr tniffl.
naed.
JACKSON. Miss.. March 2. A special to
the Clarlon-Lcdacr from Meridian, Miss.,
says that It Is estimated over fifty persons
are deud and scores are Injured as a result
of the tin undo there tills afternoon.
I'. F. Il.nnett. tTnu.le Williams and
Frank Woodruff, employes of the Meyer
Neville Hardware company, were burl, il
In the debris when that building wetu
down. Bennett escaied. but the other men
are still beneath the ruins.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. March 2.-A sperlal to
the Commercial-Appeal from Meridian,
Miss., says: The I'nlon and yueen Alt Cres
cent depots wire umoug the Lulldluga de
molished, and It Is estimated that more
than a si ore an among the wreckage.
Eighteen bodies have been recovered.
Four Blocks Devastated.
MOHlLli, Ala., March i A long-distance
message to the Item from Meridian Gives
Ui to lis of the tornado tliat struck that city
at G::ii this . veiling und says:
Duil'ig a heavy ralnsiurm at 6:30 o'clock
a storm cloud developed In the south and
moved In the city, striking Front street,
the business center, with full force. The
wind was probably blowing seventy-live
miles nn hour. The tornado p:utscd over
In about two minutes and during that
period three or four whole squares were
devastated. A c nservatlve estimate places
the number of buildings blown down at be
tween thirty and forty. Among the heaviest
losers are the Meyer 4 Neville Hardware
company, Tom l.ylo Sr. Co., wholesale dry
gouds and groceries, J.ihn Moore, wholesale
dry goods and groceries; the New Orleans
& Northwestern railroad freight depot, and
other buildings, the names of which are not
obtainable at this time. The Mobile &
Ohio depot Is safe, as well as the Southern
hotel, but the Gland Avenue hotel was con
siderably damaged. The furst the lat
ter building esiuped und no one was In
jured. From the business center the tor
nado Jumped to the east end, where a num
ber of resiliences were blown down and
othets badly damaged.
The correspondent stated that the num
ber of lives lost Is small, probably not more
than three or four persons.
Several fires were started as a reault of
a tornado, but the only one of sertoua con
sequeuco waa that In one of the cotton
compresses. All firrg were extinguished at
10 p. m.
Six Known Dead.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 2. A large num
ber of persons are reported to be killed by
the tornado at Meridian and many are miss
ing and unaccounted for. Among those
known Ov; l-d sw: . .
MRS. F.M.A SINGLETON AND GRAND
DAl'GHTF.H. MACK KY SLAl'GHTEU.
CLAI DE WILLIAMS.
P. T. M'INNIS. conductor on the Mobile
& Ohio railroad.
WILLIAM K. NELSON, formerly city
murshal.
Among the Injured are Charles Klmlre.
W. J. Woodslde, T. H. Brown, Ernest Ben
nett. Frank Woodruff, Will Harbrough and
W. C. Morrison.
PACKERS GAIN ANOTHER POINT
Government Ordered to Produce l.lat
of Witnesses Secured from
' Mr. Garfield.
IICAGO. March 2.-The direct examina-
of Special Agent Durnnd was finish, d
CI
tlon of Special Ag
today In the packers' case and ihe cross
exu mlnation commenced. The latter occu
pied the greater part of the afternoon, but
no change was made In his direct evidence.
Karly In the day the attorneys In the
case engaged In a sharp Rrguinent rerd
Ing the propriety of admitting as evidence
In the case the names of two hundred wit
nesses. which the lawyers for the packers
contended had been turned over to the De-
pariinent of Justice by Commissioner Gar-
field. District Attorney Morrison fought Southern Bank and Trust company filed to
hard against a ruling of the court directing j day by depositors and other creditors put
him to furnish the mimes, and when it was an end to the reorganization project whlc,h
finally made informed the court that he ; last night seemed to promise a reopening of
did not have them. The court then issued I the bank. J. K. Reynolds, a stockholder, to
another order directing that tho movero- . day petitioned for appointment of a re
mem make a search for the nrr.e and for celver. alleging thut the assignee Is hlni
all coi restMindeiv c relating to them. j self Insolvent and that the officers of the
District Attorney Moriison ask'd jsrnils. bank have committed fraud,
sion to make an offer to prove certain i President Wuller of the bank is In Dallas,
facts by Spe ial A' lit Diiraml. and all of i Tex., and sas he will return to Fort Smith
the attorneys gathered before the court, so In a few days to assist in straightening out
that the jury could not hear what was I the bank's affairs. Vice President Lang-
contained In the offer. The offer was, in
substance, that none of the information
turned over to the Department of Justice
was secured from the packets, except in
one chapter of Commissioner Garfield's re
port, and could have been obtained Just as
well from the bureau of animal Industry.
Judge Humphrey overruled this offer, and
the government took an exception.
Sperlal Agent Durand was subjected to a
severe cross-examination in the afternoon,
the chief purpose of the questions that were
asked being apparently to test his memory.
No material evidence was brought out. Mr.
Durand will be on the stand tomotrow.
PENNSYLVANIA MAN ARRESTED
Samnel O. Wallace Accused of Km
bessllna; Fands from I'nlon Forge
nnd Fonudry Company.
CHICAGO. March 2.-8amuel O. Wallace,
ptetld'-nt of the I'nlon Forge and Foundrj
company of Vandei grift. Pa., Is under ar
rest here on a charg. of having enihfz
zled more thlill $.0,'u belonging to the
firm. The cornpli.int in the case was made
by R. W. Tener, secretary and treasurer
I of the company. A charge of conspiracy
! aitainsl Wallace is also made by Turner
and three other men ssld to have been in
I dieted along with Wallace by the grand
I Jury of Westmoreland county. Pa., ure
being nought,
i Wallace admitted hln identity, but de
clined to discuss his esse In any way.
REVOLUTION FCR VENEZUELA
France Hears that Trouble Is Rrrwlaa;
for President fastro la
Trinidad.
PARIS. March 2. According to Informa
tion which lias reached official quarters
here a revolutionary movement against
Venezuela Is on foot. Ihe revolutionists
are concentrating on the island of Trini
dad, where they are awaiting arms and
supplies previous to landing oa the Viuiex.
coast.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast tor Nebraska Fair tatnrrfay
""'I Collier In Southeast Portion.
nndn Fair and warmer.
Page.
1 l.arnllette ;ct Into aenate Debate.
Markel F.tplnlna Hotel Contract.
Tornado season atari In Sooth.
Hanker Walsh Plaeed I nder Arrest
2 Confessions In Mrnnennera Case.
Kennedy Una a Lively Debate.
4 Aflalrs at Month ftniaha.
Kvenls at the Play Houses,
ft Nena from til Porta of Nebraska.
Severe Storm Snrrpa Over West.
H t.lrls W ill Not W ed I nder Thirty.
T Honor Ileal Path In Rnalnesa.
Hist t.aln In February Bnlldlna.
M Drags re llndly Adulterated.
O Pressmen In the Printers' Strike.
.ladae In llnnlil Over Saloon Case.
tiood Price for Omaha Realty.
10 Kdltorlal.
11 Leslie Allen Entity of Mnrder.
F.qnil Hlsrhta Clnh Names Ticket.
FlBht for Kqaltahle I'relttht Hate.
ia Financial Review nf the Week.
Hancock on Conditions In China.
1." Commercial and Financial.
1R Council ninffs and Iowa New.
Temperatare at Omaha Vrsterdavi
rionr.
ft a. m , .
B a. m . , .
7 n. ni . . .
N a. m . . .
a, m . . .
10 a. m . . .
1 1 a. m . . .
12 m
va. Hour. Den.
1 I p. m 47
4A at p. m 4l
41 3 p. m 4.1
4 1 I p. m 42
4 ft p. m 41
4n A p, in an
4K 7 p. m ,1M
47 p. m a.l
O p. in 31
FRANK CLARK SHOT BY ROBBER
Manaarr of Ilrandrls Hank Shows
Flaht and Is .Seriously
W ounded.
Frank N. Clarke, malinger of the llran
dols ei Sons bank, was held up at the point
of a pistol In front of 1911 Chicago street by
two well dressed young men at 9:4t o'clock
last right. Clarke grappled with the man
with the srun and being a man of heavy
physloue was getting the better of the
fight, when the robber pressed the revolver
against his abdomen and tired. -Clarke fell
and the Men made their escape.
Two witnesses to the holdup came and
lu'ped Clarke to the Madison hotel, from
whence hu was removed to the Clarkson
hirplta!. He was roricd to be doing very
well early this morning. Clarke lives with
his wife and two children at 308 North
Twenty-second street, and was on his way
home when attacked.
EXPECTS ROGERS TO ANSWER
Hearlnar In Mlaaonrl Oil Investigation
Case Is Postponed Inlll
Mnrcb 15.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The taking of
further testimony in the case of the state
of Missouri against the Standard Oil com
pany before Commissioner Sanborn was
postponed today by consent of all parties
to March 15. when It Is expected Attorney
General Hadley will have returned to New
York from St. lxuls to resume the exami
nation of witnesses. After the adjourn
ment Henry Wollman. New York counsel
for the state of Missouri, said:
"It seems reasonable to lielieve that the
Standard Oil company must by this time
recognize the futility of its efforts not to re
veal the ownership of the slock In the three
companies which are respondents In the
Missouri proceedings, and I would net there
fore be surprised If at the hearing on
March 15 Mr. Rogers answered, without
j further efforts at delay, ull the questions
' relating to stock ow nership which ho had
hitherto declined to answer."
FAILURE OF ARKANSAS BANK
Petition for Receiver Ends Plan for
Iteorganlsatlnn of Fort Smith"
Institution.
FORT SMITH. Ark., March 2. Attuch-
ments and suits against the suspended
j ston telephoned today from Coffeyvllle.
Kan., that he would be here tomorrow
Today's litigation. It Is said, mak.es it
likely that depositors will lose much of
their money.
SUIT AGAINST GROCERY TRUST
Attorney General Seeks to faacel
Charter of Ohio Wholesalers'
A asocial Inn.
COLI'MBl'S, O.. March 2. Attorney Gen
eral Ellis this' evening tiled in th" circuit
court here a petition to oust the Ohio
Wholesale Grpccrs' Association company
from Its charter on the ground that It has
operated in restraint of trade contrary to
the provisions of the unti-trust law. The
petition is based upon complaint made to
j the attorney general that the company ar
I bltrarllv fixed the prices at which sugar
I and coffee should he sold to th retail deal
ers of oiilo. t ne romjtany was given a
hearing Und claimed that the nn rations
Complained of had i -eased in May. 1'ji 5. but
fulled to satisfy the attorney general upon
this point.
PACKERS WANT INFORMATION
lies! I e to Know Names of Two llua
drrd (ioirrnaril Witnesses
In Case.
CHICAtiO. March 2. The names of iio
witnesses for the go runient were d
tuaiided by Attorney Miller, who Is scting
for the packers in the trial of the u
muiilty pleas when Ihe case was resumed
lluy. A long and woui-wliat excited argu
ment followed, but Judge Humphrey finally
luled that ihe government should produce
the names. When tho ruling was an
r.ounceq District Attorney Morrison said:
"We have no such information in OUi
posserskrt."
Ji;Jt- Humphrey then ruled that a search
be made by the government for the uauies
aud ail vurrvspwidvuia retfaxdJajf tneiii.
WALSH UNDER ARREST
President of Pefiinrt Cbicaco Bank Chareed
with Making raise Report.
RETURNS TO COMPTROLLER ARE JUGGLEC
Warrant Says Illeeal Loans of $3,000,00C
Were Concealed.
SUM CONVERTED TO HIS OWN USE
Directors Are Accused of Assisting; ie
Manipulation of Funds.
MR. WALSH DENIES WRONG DOING
He Says After Report la Compared
with Rooks of the Rank tho
haraes W ill Re With
drawn, CHICAGO. March 2.-John R. Walsh,
presidfnt of the defunct Chicago National
link. which closed its doors December IS,
I!, was today taken into custody on a fed
eral warrant which ehaiges hint with vio
lation of the national banking laws In mak
ing false returns to the comptroller of the
currency, and also asserts that he con
verted to his own use without proper au
thority funds of the bank amounting to
Honn.oon. He was released after giving
bonds of $.'rO,im.
The complaint alleges In specific ferms
that on November Is. inoj, the Chicago Na
tional bank transmitted to the comptroller
of the currency a statement of the finan
cial condition of the hank at the close of
business on November !. In this statement
"the said John R. Walth unlawfully made
certain false entries to the effect that at
the dose of business of the 9th day of No
vember the amount of loans and discounts
of the said banking srsoclatlon on which
the officers and directors thereof were then
liable either as payer or endorser was $2bV
f whereas In truth the amount of such
loans nnd discounts wan $3,om,000; and an
other false entry to the effect that the
amount of loans and discounts of the said
association on which the officers and direc
tors were not liable as payers or endorsers
was tlO,K5S.22i;, whereas in truth the amount
of such loans nnd discounts on which offi
cers and dliectnrs were not liable, was
much smaller, namely, $7,500.000. "
Another section of the complaint alleges
that Walsh had in his possession funds and
moneys of the bank amounting to $.1.neo,0fiu
"with Intent to injure and defraud" tha
bank. ThP $3,O00.fluO mentioned in this sec
tion of the complaint Is, however. Identical
with the amount specified as being loaned
to officers of the bank.
Charsres Aaralnat Directors.
It Is further alleged that John It. Walsh
and John M. Smyth and William Best,
directors ot the bank, "and other persons
too numerous to mention," unlawfully mis
applied this money by converting It to the
personal and private use of John R. Walsh
without anv proper authority whntever.
The arrest of Mr. Walsh came aa the
direct result of the last examination pt the
books of the Chicago National bank made
by Special Bank Examiner Arthur L.
Curry, sent to Chicago from Washington.
The data furnished to the Treasury depart
ment In Washington was sent tu District
Attorney Morrison In this city, with in
structions to take the proper steps In the
matter.
Mr. Morrison early today swore to the
complaint licfore i'nlted States Commis
sioner Foote, who Issued a warrant for th
arrest of Mr. Walsh and placed It in the
hands of Deputy Marshul Mlddleton.
Mr. Walsh was found In his office and
placed under arrest, but friends of the ex
banker asked that the officer wait for a
few hours before allowing the news of the
nrrest to become public, because of some
financial matters that might be affected.
This was granted, and twice more the
friends of Mr. Walsh asked and obtained
a brief respite. A short time after ?
o'clock, however. Deputy Marshal Middle
ton refused to wait for a longer time, and
took Mr. Walsh to the office of United
States Marshal Ames.
All of the doors leading to the private
office of Marshal Ames were locked, and
all attaches of his office and those of Pla
trtct Attorney Morrison were Instructed to
say nothing concerning the arrest. Mar.
slial Ames declared that so far as he knew
nothing had been done In the Walsh mat
ter, and District Attorney Morrison ex
pressed himself In the same manner.
After remaining In the office of Marshal
Ames for two hours Mr. Walsh was re
leased under bonds furnished by the Illi
nois Surety company.
Mr. Walsh Denies Charge.
After being released on ball, Mr. Walsh
made tho following statements
The charge In effect Is that u: presldtint
of the bank I signed a repot t to the comp
troller, which report, It Is now alleged, is
false. The report In question would ordl
partly have been signed by the cashier,
but by reason of his temporary absence it
was signed by me as a matter of course.
The report referred to. however, waa un
doubtedly correct In every particular. These
facts will be clearly established by the evi
dence If t he case reaches a stage when
evidence Is produced. I believe, however,
that a more thorough investigation of the
fucts by the Department ol Justice and a
'comparison of the report with the bank
books will convince the government that
its action Is uncalled for and cannot be
susta!:.ed
Any Inference that might be drawn from
the complaint that there lias been any
misappropriation uf funds In any way is
absolutely false.
The pivlinilnr hearing of Mr. Walsh
before United fctales Commissioner Foote
was set for March 1" at lu a. m.
Moody Ordered Prosecution.
WASHINGTON, D. C March 2. Attor
ney General Moody admitted tonight thai
the proceedings at-Chicago culminating in
the arrest i.r John R. Walsh on a federal
wartunl charging violation of the banking
laws were the outcome of Instructions
given to District Attorney Morrison grow
ing out of the failure of the Chicago Na
tional bank. The evidence lu the case upon
which Mr. Morrison based his action lu
liud"d that submitted by the office of the.
comptroller of the currency and other evi
dence which the iHpurtment of Justice,
had lu hand i'hc attorney general did
nut feel disposed to discuss ihe mailer.
COLORADO TREASURER SHORT
Maty-Tito Thousand Dollars Belong
laa to I oaejos toualy la
Mlsala.
DENVER. March 1-Chfcib-a II. Brlcken
sleln, who rcstgued yesterday the office uf
treasurer of Conejos county, in the soush
ern pun uf Colotado, has confessed to a
' shortage of I J.ien. of thlt amount $!9.ftri
j waa oi deposit in i,.. fui.i'i Alamosa
bunk, ti lt tne iniuliidci' is unaccounted
j for. Fred Warshaur. one uf Ihe treasurer's
bondsmen, haa noli lied the county boajd
j ibi tit will vay tne kUur.a lu lulL
