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The Omaha Daily Bee 1NEW LOCATION THE BEE BUSINESS OFFICE Ground Floor Corner Tht Ut BulldiBf I7tl and Farnam NEW LOCATION THE BEE BUSINESS OFriCE Ground Flor Corner Tit Bet Building I7ta ana Farnam ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, HHW-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. COAST DEFENSE PLAN President Sends Special Menace to Goneness with Report of Joint Board. SAYS COMPLETE SYSTEM IS NEEDED Increased Wealth of Country Offers Induce ments to Attack. CITES THE EXAMPLE OF JAPAN Great Victor of Nary Due to Pact that It Wai Free to Take Offensive. NSULAR POSSESSIONS ARE IN DANGER Mmmic Thr lannot Be Neglected l onurr If the I nlted states lrelree to Retain Them. WASHINGTON. March 3. President Roosevelt sent n message to congress to day accompanying plans for coast defense prepared by a Joint boaid or army and navy c.fllc ors. In which he emphasized the lioecsslty for further defenses and reviews tho history of the defensive works In this country. The president calls especial at tention to the recommendation of the board that the entrance to Chesapeake buy be 'added to the lint of places in the Cnlted mates to be defended, lie says the In sular possessions cannot be longer neg lected If tho United States desires to hoid them. Defenses are recommended for Manila bay, Pearl harbor. Uuantanamo. Guam, Sun Juan and Honolulu, because of their etrutcglc locations. Defenses are also recommended for entrances to the Panama canal, . Complete Njeteni Needed. The president's message concludes: The necessity for n com pine and ade quate (ivstoni of co defense Is greater today tiian twenty years ago. for tne In creased wealth of the country oners more templing Inducements to uttack and a hos tile fiocl can reach our const In a much shorter period of time. The fact that wo now have a navy does not In uny wise diminish the Importance or coast defenses; on the contrary, thai fact emphasizes their value and n-oosslty for iRelr construction. H is an accepted naval maxim that a navy can le used to strategic ml Mintage only when acting on the onemmc and It can lie lice to so operate, only when our toast defense Is reasonably secure and mo recognised by the country. It was due to the securely defended con dition of the Japanese, ports that the Japa nese fleet was tree to seek out and watch lis proper objective- the Huaslan fleet . . Inll.l.llllll iir 1-.l'l.ll 111 twiuuui irui oi. i'ii-i.ui- ,. . i vimi fl lis home norts uaalnsl raids by He ! ladlvostoK siiuaiiron. I' I lis. one oi tie- j most valuable lessons at the late wai in the east. Is worthy of serious consiinra- I... m.i i.i.iiiirri- witll It exteiislxi- coast line. Its many important burbots nd lis many wealthy manufacturing coast cities. , , , The security and prof o.-l ion of our inter ests require the completion of Ihe delenses of our coast and the aeconipan.t lng put it merits and should receive ine generous support of the congress. Will t ost Fifty Millions. Jn bis .Ur ..transmitting the. report of the board re-the president. Secretary Taft ays the Iwiard estimates the cost of com pleting the defenses at .VWJ.39V, or $J2. Rrfi.iiOti k-ss than the sum imposed by the .Endlcutt board. Tho secretary says the growth of Ihe country, l:c- Improvements uf tho ordnance and th" Increase or the navy In tho last twenty yen is b:ve brought about a rearrangement el, aivl additions to, Ihe list of puts nmtle by t:e- Kndic board. The changes that have t i'n'-n p a -In the system of ilcfeme hi-.e li en mi lad leal, he says, "that the one proposed in Nj Is not comparable with the scheme as It exists today." IIOlfK HI I.F.S AUK ATTttM-ll lr. ghneklefnrd ns Speaker's Power la Absolute. WASHINGTON. March S. Legislation by unanimous consent and under suspension of the rules occupied the attention of the liouso today and resulted In the passage of several hills, some of considerable Im poitance. The adoption of a resolution of inquiry as to whether any criminal prose cutions have been btgun against individuals in tho Northern Securities company fur nished the text for a speech of criticism by Mr. Williams, the democratic leader, directed against the administration. Urief answers were niude by Mr. Jenkins of Wisconsin and Mr. Grnsvenor of Ohio. Mr. Jenkins showed that Ihe statute of limita tions had run against any action that might be taken In this case and that any t-ffort at prosecution would be hopi less. Fault was found with the rules of the house and the concentration of power In the speaker by Mr. Shacklt ford of Missouri, who took occasion to address the house upon a bridge bill. Mr. Shacklcford expressed great personal udmlration for Speaker Cannon, but there was, he said, no man In Kuropc more ab solute in his Jurisdiction. He had read only the other day that the speaker had "packed" the ways and means committee viio ten men who would "stand pat" as men of stone against any and every at tempt to amend the tariff. This Mr. Bhackh-rord accepted as true and com plained bitterly. If the "stand patters" would come out In the oia-n he declared it mould be- found liny had less than a cm inn ul's guard. Another Instance of the absolutism of the stieaker was In the iiassage of the statehood bill On this point he read a lengthy speech purporting to be by Mr. Adams tVi ), denouncing the rules. Dills weie pussed Increasing from ISO.ifH) to -VO.iieO the sum available to supply metal tor Ilia coinage of nickels and inn rites and providing that these coins may hereafter be made In the" mints at Denver. 8an Francisco and New Orleans us well us at present In Philadelphia. Also providing lor a dehguld to congress from Alaska. Hy unanimous consent the house today authorised printed in Hie Congressional Record the memorial add! ess of Uuoige D. Perkins at the funeral of Ihe late Speaker David II. Henderson. The imneirutl was presented by Mr. Lacey (la.), who i-uuruc-tensed It as beautiful und historical in character. S I ITKHOOU DILI. 1 THF. fte' AT: as It tame- front Haair, WASHINGTON, March &. In the senate today Mr. Nelson continued the discussion of the atulehood bill, urging the passage of Ihe measure us reported from the commit tee on leriituiitK. The remainder at the Mssiuo waa de voted to the pusugc of the bills on tho .al.-idai, among iheiu lielug one -jruvidlng or compulsory education In the District of Columbia and an. ther regulating the selection of officers in the revenue cutler MM-rlce. air. Culberson reported favorably from hm eommittee of Judu-larr a bill dividing CLARK WINS ANOTHER CASE Senator from Montana Till to Land Ho Entry men. Man Perfect Klit f WASHINGTON, March i Untied Stales j Senator Clark of Montana today won tho case against him In the supreme court of the United Stales In which the government sought to have canceled patents to 11,4") acres of public lands in Montana which wor, y, vl to have been fraudulently o- rnri.y Mi., ntttnliiti In t hp fHSO Will do- lixei? f Justice 1 lolmea. and upheld tho ! dec I?" J "f tho circuit court of appeals or the Z Bro Tl J the?? cig r th.; sj .h circuit. Justices Harlan und 1 tsscnted. us a civil proceeding; instituted by j trnmi-nt against Senator Clark of j . to secure the cancellation of no patents to land Issued under )ur and stone ik-i. Wge made by the government in of complaint was that the patents .iudulentlv hi i lived, and It was fur- Its we.-. ther set .forth that about eighty of the patentees are now under indictment In the Montana courts. It was asserted that Senator Clurk had entered Into a contract to purchase the land before the patents were granted and that he' knew or had good reason to know that the proceeding was fraudulent. The government charged that Clurk was not u liona fide purchaser, but that the 'court below, Including the court of appeals, took a contrary view, holding that the issuance of patents had the effect of converting his purchase of an equity into a purchase of title. The printed record in the case covered 7,000 pages. In his opinion Justice Holmes said: The I 'idled Flutes is attempting to upset a legal title in order to do that It must charge tinrk with notice of the original frauds. The fact that Clark, while he has a merely eiiultnble or personal claim against t fie government, held It subject to any delect which It might have, whether he knew it or not was not euuivalent to notice of the defect. It is recognised In the act of March :l. ISM, that there may 1st a bona tide purchaser la-fore I he patent issues. The title when conveyed related back to the date of the original entries. Therefore uetual notice must be proved. Hut so far as actual knowledge or notice tin the part of Clark Is concerned Isith tho courts below found In explicit terms that the proof failed. We perceive no sulllcleiit reason for ileiuirtiim from the rule that exei-til III a. very clear case where boili j courts have concurred we do not disturb j their findings of (act. There is nothing HUtlhient to show that Clark hud act mil knowledge of the arrangement by which Cobban (the man through whom Clark made his purchase) got the land. The constitutionality of the Illinois farm drainage law was today sustained by the su preme court of the I'nited States. In the case of the Chicago, Burlington & Q'llnoy Hall way company versus the state of Illinois, In volving the right of the state authorities to compel the railroad company to remove otist ruction to the. drainage of landB under the law. The opinion was delivered by l,.ut Jusm Harlan ami the law was unhold in nicordatice within the police power of the state. M AJQR CUIGNET IS ANGRf French Officer Intimates that Trlrker la Heine Planned In Dreyfus Case. PARIS. March 5. Major Cuignet has written an open letter denouncing the de lny In the Dreyfus case licfore the court of cassation and Intlm.itin J that the delay Is due to official manipulation of the se cret papers In the case. Majdr Culguet Is tie- officer who discov ered the Henry forgery while he was ex amining the Dreyfus document nt the time M. Ciilvlgnae was minister of war and who had a duel with the late War AllnlrtiT Andre about tome of tin- papers. He rceptly was placed under thirty days' arrest owlrtr to ihe publication of a letter in which he biought grave charges against General Andre. Dusisgp to French islands. r.!US, March 6. Minister of the Colon irs t'lementel has received a cable mes sage confirming the press reports that tho Flinch establishment Oceania was devas tated by a cyclone und tidal wave Feb ruary 7 and 8. Tahiti was particular!? affected. Three hundred and twenty seven houses at Papeete were destroyed. Two relief ships sent to the scene of the disaster from the Tuaniotu Islands have not returned. Tho governor of the colony has asked for aid. Klaar Meets "llae lleens." PARIS. March 5. King Edward tnday gave a dinner at the Hrltish embassy to former President Toubot and former For eign Minister Delcasse. The presence of the latter la considered a graceful ac knowledgment of M. Delcasse's services In connection with the Anglo-French agree ment. Princess Makra t'iiauae Wednesday. PARIS. March 5. Princess Ena of Bat tenberg. the future wile of King Alfonso of Spain, will be received Into the Ro man Catholic church Wednesday at San Sebastian, Spain. King Edward will ac company Princess Ena from Biarritz to Bun Sebastian. Fishermen on Floating lee. CRONSTADT, Russia, March 5. A block of ice from the gulf of Finland with about 100 fishermen on it haa been driven ashoro here. The lee breaker Yerina"k has gone to the rescue of the remainder of the fishermen. Morwaa Has a (old. ROME. March 5.-J. Plerpont Morgan, who arrived here yesterday, is suffering from a slight cold, but generally Ids health Is good. He will be received by King Victor Emmanuel shortly. Muaulsh Editor lu Trouble. BARCELONA. Statin. March 5 The ed itor of El DiVMllvo, u local daily paper, has been sentenced to eight y cuts' Impris unoient for priming an insulting dispatch concerning King Alfonso. I.oas of Life In innii, TKONDHJEM. Norway, March a.B.: sides eleven tisnlng lioals alreudy reported missing us a result of the recent stor.u Ave others are unaccounted for. The tolul loss of lite is estimated at lift-,-. MAY SELL WABASH RAILROADS t learina Hoaae l onintlltra OaTrra Property to Eastern Mjrnrilcal for si'T.liuo.tHHi. CHICAGO. March S. The committee ap pointed by Ihe Cliicagii clwarl tg house for the purpose of liquidating the effalra A the Chicago National bunk, of which John H. Walsh waa pre.ij. nt. offered to sell the Southern Indiana und Chicago Southern railways, which are the principal part of Mr. Walsh's usaets for 1T.Gm0oi. The offer whs made to a committee of eastern rail road men who have lately been lnspectig the properties. If the price is accepted It will pay of all thea.bllgutions assumed by the Cbicugo clearing house, meet the book value of the Chicago National bank, which waa C4? per ahare, and leave Mr. Walsh U.y lOi. The offer has been takcu uudtr advUv UK-lit. RUSSIA OFFERS POLICE PLAN Scheme for French and Spanish Control of Morocco Patrols Submitted. PROPOSITION MEETS WITH FAVOR French, British. Spanish Hill Portu gnrse Delegates at Once Express Their Concurrence nlth This Hew. ALOECIHAS. Spain, March 5. This aft ernoon's sitting of the conference "on Moroccan reforms was marked by an un expected and Important move on the part of the Russian delegates, who laid before the conference an exposition of the police question. The document, which mlnutely goes over the existing situation In Morocco and analyzes the position of the various powers, concludes with an argument for the proposition that France and, Spain are the most fit to be entrusted with the task of controlling the police force which Is about to he created. The British, Spanish and Portuguese delegates expressed their concurrence In the Russian views. Italy, however, though Inclined to favor the scheme, reserved final approval. Count von Tuttenhach. the Junior Ger man delegate; Henry White, the chief of the American delegation, and the delegates of the several neutral- powers tlld not ex press their views. Discussion of definite police proposals was positioned until Thursday, as the bank project will be argued on Wednesday. The French and British delegates to the con ference regard the expressions from the Mediterranean powers as not likely to exert grout influence on the final vote of Ihe neutrals relative to the policing of Mo rocco. iltltnde of Germany. An official communication shows that Jlerr von Hudowltz. the first German dele gate, also Joined in the discussion of the police question and admitted that of neces sity the police force must be organized by the sultan, but he claimed that there snnuin oe participation by all the powers represented at the conference, The Ger man delegates' contention, therefore, is di rectly opposed to the Russian suggestion, as Karon Hacheracht, the second Russian delrgattc, argued that Inefficiency of col lective action by the powers In Morocco had been proved by the unsuccessful oper ations of the International sanitary com mittee at Tangier. He pointed out that French officers' cxH-rience with Mussul men's und Spanish officers experience with Rifflans had placed them In the best posi tion to control the Moorish lements, which eventually must form the main body of the police by which the security of for eigners Is to be assured and commerce fa cilitated. M. Ravoll. the senior French delegate, expressed France s willingness to accept the Russian suggestion, following on with the proposal that the police force shall consist of 2.000 Moors, distributed at eight ports, each having four European non commissioned officers and the whole being under command of sixteen French and Ppanlsh officers selected with the sultan's assent and who shall become. Moorish offi. c-lals ' , , " .. ' . ... " . The Spanish delegates strongly aupport Joint Spanish and French control, arguing from the point of vluw that the proximity of those countries to Morocco gave them greater Interests thun the other powers, whose equality of right, nowavar, will net be affected thereby. t.KHMAXV'S POX I Tl OX DEFENDED llaron Member Maya Emperor la Contending for (ireat Principle. WASHINGTON. March 5. -Criticism of Germany's course at Algoelra und charg.-a that the German emperor is seeking th-jro iui excuse for trouble with France rather man an agreement about Morocco, which have been current In Washington for some time, received an emphatic reply this afi?r noou from Baron Speck Von Sternbera-. the German embassador, who discussed them in course of conversation with a corre's-M n dent of the Associated press. Tho embus sadnre said: "The time has come for plain speech. Enough has been poured into America from European sources about Germany's inten tions." Tho embassador then proceeded to deny In the most emphatic terms the charge tiiat Gt rmany wanted war. He continued: It waa for the rpeciflt: object at reaching a peaceable arrangement that mv govern ment urged Ihe conference at Alg'eclras Important as is the German trade with Morocco, and I shall later iiill.-u thi. i statistics, the commercial side of the qtics- ....... ,n towih.i) consideration, (for mally s policy has been and is to presortc the status quo in all countries whose rigli s rest on the aws of natlona. It Is this policy alone which tius enabled Emperor Williui.i to maintain peace In Germuny since the time he became the leader of Germany nineteen years ago and keep It out of il.e wars In which the great powers liavo since been engaged. " That Germany stands for the open door in Morocco Is clearly shown by the proposals It made regarding the International police system and the International iiank. Uer maiiy believes that if the control of the bank Is placed In the hands of Franc-e the equality of economic rights will be forfeited and Jhe open disir will soon be closed. Af rica today shows enough examples of ilu uwsut anies given by civilised nations which have gradually vanished, leaving in their places a European protectorate. The position of Germany and the other signatory powers is on the defensive. (Icr muny bus already recognised that Frunce has a preferential position In its fromicr tegions In spite of the specific provision, of the treaty of Madrid stipulating that uli tho powers shall have equul rights in Mo rocco. This concession by Germuny was only made bet-ay we of Its earnest desire, to do everything consistent with the national honor to brink about a peaceful arrange ment of the question and is another evi dence tif Germany's dt-sire for an agree ment. Should Germany now recede fuither II would appear in the eyes of the world us weak, but what is of paramount importunes it would be buying peace at the cost of a great International principle, which In the future would prove to be poor economy. What power can accept the contention that a nation must sacrifice Its interests outright simply because they lie in the wuy of another nation. The greatest good to the greatet number is a law among nations as among individuals. In l'6 German ships containing t'i.le'J tons registered entered the ports of Morocco against i.-i, French ships containing 4H.oo Ions. About forty German commercial houses of some importance are scalteied over ilie. country at important plan a. lmHiani, however, as are trade ques tions, tie main quesiion at Algeclras Is that of equul rights for til and of the open door. Ia a few words it is possible to give a syno-jsis of the Gernutn contention on thesu points as presented at Algeclras. Ger many proposes that the sultan shall organ ize the police ill Morocco, that the money for Cm purpose shall be furnished him by the Uank of Morocco, and that to a force of lnlernatlon.il police, composed of offi cers chosen from the minor powers, such a;t Switai-rlaiid, Sweden, Norway and Den mark, shall be entrusted the organization and drill of the entire police force. The police would be under the supt-rvlsiou of the diplomatic corps at Tangier and an offi cer of high rank should be appointed whom duly would be to watch the development of tlie new force and report upon Its efficiency to Hut tliiilnmallc ceuptt. The acceptance of this proposal would give to the police a distinctly tuternaikonal character and make It Impossible for any power to exercise ap elal advantages. Moreover, organisation of iCuatiaued ou Second Pag. DOCTCR FOR DDWIE PATIENT C hlcaao Health I! Physician to Trea Failed to -lnrtiiit-iil ttenda Woman Prayer Helleve. I . CHICAGO. March u.-Tii city health de partment is Justified in forcibly Interfer ing In cases of cxttvmn sickness where the services of a physician lire refused, accord ing to an opinion ivridVied today by Cor poration Counsel Dewls. Since the advent of John Alexander Dowle in Chicago many cases of this nature have been brought to the notice of the city authorities, but no definite action has ever been taken in such cases until today, when prayer instead of medicine was being uwd In the treatment of Mrs. I-aia Turner, who Is a believer in Dowie's teachings. The woman had been suffering for over twenty-four hours and her life was in Imminent ierll. as her con dition called for an immediate operation. Instead of culling a physician the woman's husband and relatives; appealed to Over seer Voliva of Zion CHy, who sent one of his deacons to pray for her. Tho woman's pain Increased so much that her cries at tracted the attention of a neighbor, who reported the case to tin police. The police at once placed the matter In the hnjida of the health department, and was referred to Corporation Counsel Lewis, who ex pressed the opinion that the health depart ment was JusttUed In .Interfering In such extreme cases. A phielaii was at once sent to attend the worn was stopped. it and her suffering CONVICTS WORK ON RUINS Friends of Mlaalna; Men Fear that Bodies Are In Meridian Rnlna. MERIDIAN. Miss. March 5 -The work of gangs of convicts, hoth from the state farm at Rankin nml from the city prisons, as well us thousands of citizens, in clear Inn awiy the debt-is of the tornado of Friday night continued all lust riight with out interruption, a cordon of soldiers being thrown around the places where the work was going on to prevent the crowds from Interfering with the progress of operations. The main efforts of a majority of the workers were confined to the ruins of the Meyer-Neville Hardware company's store, where several dead bodies, have boon taken out in the last two days. The relatives of several missing people fear their loved ones are still lying beneath the debris. Offers of assistance and drafts for finan cial aid have been reaching tho relief com mittee so rapidly that refusal was hardly possible. It is again announced that money is not needed for relief purposes, tho people of Meridian being amply able to take care of themselves. Tho list of casualties us a result of Fri day evening's tornado remains unchanged, twenty-six dead and forty-six Injured. The suffering among the poorer classes has been found to be much greater than at first supposed, and contributions from whatever source will now be acpted. GAS WELL STILL ROARING Attempts to Kit Ingnltrti Flames In the Indian Territory Meets with Fallu le . CAKKY, Kan.. March 6. The great gas well five rnlles from here, in the Indian Territory, that has been burning Blnce February 23, when it was struck by lightning, continued to roar today with unabated fury. The flames, forced 10 feet into the air, were visible forty miles away last night. The liie probably is one of the worst of Its kind gas men have ever had to combat. ' An attempt to extinguish the flames with steam having fulled, an effort to drop an immense iron cap over the well was made, but without success. This cap, weighing 3.00H pounds, was turned to a white heat when within twenty feet of the well. Another attempt will be made to ca? the well. W. V. Barr, un official of the Cnney Gas company, says that the waste gas would supply a cfty with a population of SiO.niK). From a spectacular point of view the flaming, fiery tongue, reaching more than loo feet In the air. Is proving a great at traction. It is estimated that ten thousand persons have come from the surrounding country In the part twenty-four hours to view the night. NAMES ARE N0T PRESENTED Attorney Morrison Cannot Find List of Witnesses Furnished by (am. uilssloner Garfield. CHICAGO, March 5. A call waa made In the packers' case today upon District At torney Morrison lor the list of atlO wit nesses turned over to the Department of Justice hy Commissioner Garfield. District Attorney Morrison said he had been unable to find the list. The attorneys for the packers protested that there had been plenty of time, and unless the names were Boon produced the purpose of their use will he defeated. The district attorney said he would continue the search with all possible vigilance. George XV. Brown took up the cross examination of Special Agent Durund for Nelnoti Mcrrla & Co. When he had fin ished Attorney Miller for Armour & Co. examined the witness. ' GREEN LOSES ANOTHER POINT Jury Must Paaa on ( lie - Wherein He la Aeruaed of Conaplracy. WASHINGTON, March 6. Justice Gould, in criminal court No. 1, today overruled the motion niada by rounswl for the de fense in the case of George E. Green of Biughamton, N. Y., on trial for conspir acy in connection with the sale of supplies to the Postoftlce department, to Instruct the Jury to acquit the defendant, and the defense proceeded with the submission of its case. In reply to a question from the court, counsel for defense suggested that they might get through iiu their testimony ,Oday. TAMMANY SACHEMS INSTALLED Representative W. Bonrke (ertiaa saecerda Jnallce O'Goriuan aa Head of Order. NEW YORK, March 5. In the pit-seiice of the largest gathering of braves assembled In years at an annual meeting, the thir teen auchems of the Society o Tammaii) , or the Columbian ordar. wi re duly Installed tonight in the One Hundred and Forty eighth street wigwam. The Interesting and ancient ceremony waa held behind cloved doors, none but members of the order In giKtd standing being admitted. Representa tive W. Bourke Corkran was installed as grund sachem, in place of Supreme Court JwstK-e O'Gonuaii, who reajgued reotruily. II ARKEL, REITERATES DENIAL Omaha Man Says He Had No Political Aid in Securing? Panama Contract. MR. TALIAFERRO SUbMITS A STATEMENT It as thnt Hntehlna A Unmaa Bid Waa ftiMlt.O(l! Helotv Market Hid for Entire FIt 1 en rs. WASHINGTON. Mutch 5. Jacob K. Markel of Omaha, whose commissary con tract with the Isthmian Canal commission was cancelled, was again before the sen ate committee on lnteroceanlc canals today. Ho repeated denials previously made that ha had the benefit of sample menus pre pared by Hudglns and Dumas of New York In making his bid for the commls saty concession. Mr. Markel admitted that he had seen Chairman Phonts of the Canal commission und Wlllitm Nelson Cromwell, counsel fo; the Panama Railroad company, and had discussed his testimony with these gentle men, but only In a goners! way. Mr. Taliaferro put Into the record a state mnt prepared by his clerk showing thnt under the Hudglns and Dumas contract tlnj receipts for the first year would havo been 139.IVK) less than under the Markel contract, and In five years as!l.:y0 loss. It was shown further by Mr! Taliaferro that If all h canal employes came under tho commissary contracts the receipts under Hudglns & Dumas' hid would be IwilUn less than un der the Markel bid for the first year. The figures for Ihe Markel statement had been basd on the prospect of feeding J men on the gold roll and 1.W0 on the silver roll. Mr. Taliaferro asked Mr. Markel to state how It was that he had received the con tract in the face of the showing made. The witness said he had no knowledge of Hud glns & Dumas and Mr. Taliaferro read the names of several persons given by tlv firm as references. Among these was the pros! lent of the I'nlted States. , "Do you not think this Indicates the firm to be a reputable one?" asked Mr. Talia ferro. "It Indicates (hat it was after political Influence anyway," retorted the witness. Mr. Taliaferro asked Mr, Markel If he mea-it to Imply that because a firm gave as reference tho president of the t"nlt.d States he was seeking "political Influence." "I was asked what political Influrnce. had aidd me and I replied 'absolutely none," " said the witness. Mr. Taliaferro did not pursue the Inquiry on that line. "Do you not desire to change your testi mony where you say the men on the Isthmus were fed 'like hogs, the only dif ference being that the food was passed out on tin plates?' " asked Mr. Taliaferro The witness said he was willing to let his statement stand as made on Friday. The witness was then excused. Senator Morgan had put on fllo for future disposition a resolution declaring that the contract with Markel was without legal authority and the payment of J10.7I5 to him did not constitute a proper charge against the government of the United Slates. Mi-. Morga. . moved to amend the pro-. ceedings of the committee on Saturday to permit the recall of William Xelson Crom well at the instance of any member of the committee after' the type , of canal and other legislative matters have been dis posed of. The committee accepted the sug gestion and the proceedings were amended accordingly. The committee, adjourned un til tomorrow, when Chairman Shouts will be heard. AMERICAN RECORDS DAMAGED Cyclone In Tahiti Cnnaea I.osa of Property to the Inlted Mntea. WASHINGTON, March 6. The State de partment today received the following mes sage from W. F. Doty, American consul at Tahiti, dated February 17, and sent by way of San Francisco: Cyclone destroyed th'e consulate February 8. Records saved, but damaged. Library, stationery and consular forms lost. Gov ernor -solicits subscriptions. Estimate made loss in French Oceania II.OOO.OOO. The State department may find some dif ficulty in re-establishing the consulate at Tahiti, which Is the most Important point in that quarter of the world, owing to the failure of congress to allow the appropria tion for $.10,0(10 sought to be included In the urgent deficiency appropriation bill to provide against such emergencies as this. RURAL ROUTES IN OPERATION Statement by Fourth Assistant Post master General Covering; Work of the Service. WASHINGTON, March l.-The operations of the rural free delivery service up to March 1, l!oS, are shown in a statement issued today by Fourth Assistant Post master General De Graw. I'p to that time 6t2'.'7 petitions hud been received and re ferred. Of these 13.77J were acted upon adversely. The number of routes in opera tion March 1 was 33,o:3, leaving 3,124 peti tions still pending, of which JH have been assigned for establishment. In connection with these figures the statement is made that notwithstanding the development of the service there Is an unexpended balance on hand to the credit of new establishment of ji'.o.nm from the appropriation of t-.3T6,JM which became available July 1 of lost year. WRECK ON THE SANTA FE Mrs. Paol Morton's Private Car Waa la Train bnt Did ot Utvt Kails. ALBCyl'ERQVE. N. M.. March 5-8anta Fe passenger train No. 1, westbound, waa wrecked at Toltec, N. M., today ninety miles west of here. Eleven persons were injured, several seriously. Five cars, In cluding one tourist car, left the rails. The private car of Mrs. Iaul Morion, wife of the president of the Equitable In surance coniiany, was In the train, but it did not leave the rails, and Mrs. Morton escaped with a severe shaking up. J. A. Summers of Albuquerque gnay die. The others injured were Mexicans. Spread ing rails caused the accident. F.lgbtk Infnntry Off for Manila. 1 Slates army transport l.gan sailed today for the Philippines. In addition to a nu:n- , her of cabin passengers it carried the , Eighth infantry and two troops of the. Third cavalry. It also took back two Mowaway who arrived here un the Huford. 'The trauaport Luwtou went to the Mare Island navy yards today. j hhrrrlrk on Trial. I INDIANAPOLIS. March e.-The trial of I David E. gtierrick. former auditor of atate, ha'Sed with grand larceny and the eni ' rwzzlemenl of $lk,tM0 of slat funds, began I tuUa.. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Taeadny and Wednesday Kxrept Know Tuesday In onthern Portion. Temperature at Omnha -leaterdayi Hoar. Hear. Hoar. Ilea. 8 " I n. ni. . . . . . " Il l it . nt K1 T g.'t :i p. m .Hi a. m g; 4 p. , n( n " m SCI ft p. m ill 10 m y. t . , HI 11 a. in HT T p. it .11 131 m a S p. m no t p. 111 SIM KANSAS MINERS TO MEET Conference Representing Fifty Thoa aantl Men Will Convene at Plttahura Today. r'lTToPl'KG. Kas., Mutch 5 The oillcers of the three soMh wt.tet n ilistucts cf ihe United Mine Win kern of Ameiic.i, r.-pre-rttitlrg 50. ni miners of Kansas, Arkansas. Ind'.nn Teriltory end Texas, wire In confer ence in this city today. It is expoctod that Chris Evans, a pttM.nal it prctentitlvi of President Jchr Mitchell, v. .11 arrivj litre tonight and lave with district leaders for Kansas City. wher a conference wltn the operators will le held. The conference today was behind e;los-.d doors and no statements were given out as to Its purpose, but It is known that one of the objects of the conference was to fire pure for the approaching conference witii ihe operators. INDIANAPOLIS. March 5-The Unit..! Mine Workers International executive iMiard has been culled to meet hero March 14. Prendent Mitchell will be beck fo preside at the session. NEW YORK. March 5. A meeting of the operator's committee of seven to consider the demands of the anthracite miners has been called for tomorrow afternoon. LABOR COUNCILIS TO MEET President (tampers laauea Call for Merlins; to He Held March 1t. WASHINGTON. March i President Gompers of the American Federation of IjHhur, has called a meeting of the ex ecutive council here March 1!. The matters to be discussed have nut been disclosed, but the fact that Preslijont Mitchell of the mine workers, who Is a member of the council, will be present, lends color to the belief that the coal question will be considered. President Gompers has gone to Philadelphia and New York on matters connected with the organization. TAKES DOUGHERTY ESTATE Peoria School Board Gives Dffasltlng Superintendent Credit for SC.I.OOO oa Account. PEORIA, III.. March 8 The school board tonight adopted resolutions providing for the dropping of all litigation against tho Peoria National bank and the school treas urers and their bonlsmen. TIs action makes it certain that no proceedings for the re covery of to school funds will he under taken except against former Superintendent Dougherty. The board tonight accepted from tho Dougherty estate property with a face value of $)O,O00 and gave Dougherty credit on account for $250,000. HEPBURN BILL WILL PASS Measure Must (o Throogh I nantrnded or There Will Be an Extra Session of Congress. WICHITA. Kan., March 5. "Either the Hepburn hill will go through congress as It passed the house or there will be a spe cial session of congress," said Congress man Victor Murdock, who arrived here tiklay to attend the Eighth district con gressional convention, which will meet in this city tomorrow. The Eighth district Is the new Kansas district made by dividing tho old Seventh district, which Congress man Murdock now represents. He will probably be the first republican nominee for the Eighth district. MANIFOLD COMPANY FAILS Concern at Franklin, Pa., Haa Beea Doing noslneaa at a l.oaa and .Ones ftNM,O0O. FRANKLIN. Pa., March 5. General Charles Miller today filed an application for a receiver for the General Manifold company, makers of carbons and manifold papers. Judge Criswcll will act on the ap plication tomorrow. The plant Is capital-Izi-d at $4,000,000 and employs ZOO men. Gen eral Miller claims the plant has never oper ated at a profit, and has an Indebtedness of over $SeAi,U0. of which $131,000 Is due himself. CHICAGO RAISES SALOON FEE Council Advances Cost of Licensee from M lo fl.OOfl by Vote of 40 to SS. CHICAGO. March 6. As a step toward stamping out crime In Chicago, the city council tonight passed an ordinance In creasing the price of saloon licenses front $j00 to $1.1X0. Unless Mayor Dunne vetoes the ordinance It will go Into effect May 1. With the licenses costing $600, Chicago has 7,017 saloons. The saloon element put up a bitter fight against the high license plan, but the ordinance carried by a vote of 40 to 28. HYDE TO RETURN IF WANTED Former Equitable Official Ultras Promise to Rrtara at Jrrome'a Demand. NEW YORK. March 5. It became known today that James II. Hyde, formerly vice president of the Equitable Lite Assurance society, us well as Richard A. Mi Curdy, former president of the Mutual Life In surance company, before salting for Europe some time ago. made a written promise to District Attorney Jerome to return to this country any time his presence is desired. HONORS TO DEAD GENERAL Body of General Srboald Veal lo Waabloatoa for latermral at Arlington. 8T. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March S. The body of Lieutenant General John M. Scho field was tonight sent to Washington for Interment at Arlington. Brief burial serv ices were conducted at Ihe late residence. The honurary pallbearers Included United Slates Senator Cullom and Brigadier Gen erals W. M. Wherry and WlJIia-n Ennls, General tJuboui-Ul s former staff offline LAND FOR THE STATE Conifressman Norris Introduces Bill Do nating; Nebraska Public Lands. PROCEEDS FOR BENEFIT OF SCHOOL FUND Fifth District Member Believes This Would Settle the Leasing Question. HOUSE CONSIDERS ELECTION OF SENATORS Likely to Report Bill for Diiect'llection of Members of Upper House. PUBLIC BUILDING BILL TO Be'rEPORTED Several Nebraska Tonne Coma In fog Appropriations, Both for Bnlld. inaa and MtcaMone) for rmy Poata. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 6. -Congressman Norris is buck again In harness, after the b leave men I which he has sulTcrcd by rea son of the death of his two Infant boys and the serious Illness of his wife, who is hap pily on the road to recoveiy. Today Mr. Norris introduced a bill that, if passed, will solve tho question of land lease in Ne braska. His bill provides that so much of the public lauds of tho United States within Nebraska as have not been entered under the homestead laws shall be granted to the state for the support of tho common schools, under the same conditions and sub ject to the sumo limitations ns the govern ment granted Its public lunds to Nebraska for school purposes under tho enabling act Mr. Norris' Idea is to settle tho public land question In Nebraska. The bill gives to the state the unoccupied public lands within lis boundaries, taking away from the government control of the lands In question. It does not affect lands already taken, and therefore, as might he pre sumed, would not discontinue tho land of fices In the slate. The laws of Nebraska governing the school lands would apply to the lands taken over under the Norris bill, snd the proceeds of these lands, whether from sale or lease, would go lo the com mon school fund, which, according to A' torney General Norris Brown's brief flleil.. today In the supreme court 'in tho tav cases coming up from the circuit court of Nebraska, Is greutly In need of funds to carry on work of education In many coun ties of the stain. It is Congressman Nor ris' opinion that if somo such a bill could become a law. as he proposes, the demand for a land leasing proposition at the hands of the government would be entirely done, away with, and that the proper state au thorities, together with the legislature, could Intelligently legislate on this question, which particularly Interests 4.he cattlemen of the Sixth Nebraska district. Senatorial Election Bill I'p, Congressman Norris at the beginning ot the present session introduced a bill pro viding for the election of sonatora by the people, w hk h bill was referred to the com mittee on election of president and vice president. Owing to the demands made upon several members of tho committee by other seemingly more Important commit tees, the committee to which Judge Norris' bill was referred ban not held a meeting un til today. Among tho first measures con sidered waa Judge Norris" bill and one of the liveliest meetings held by that com mittee In a number of years grew out of its consideration. Judge Norris waa un able to attend the meeting, but it la be lieved that had ho been present the Com mitted would have voted to report tha bill favorably. Out of courtesy to their col league the committee passed over final con sideration until Judga Norris Is able to at tend. Public Building Bill Coming. The sub-committee on public buildings and grounds, charged with . preparing a .public building bill, has about completed Its labors and It Is expected that a tentative bill will be reported to the full committee at its meeting this week. Out of the number of bills Introduced for sites and buildings by the Nebraska delegation. It ia thought Judge Norris, who is a member of the sub committee, will urge an appropriation for public buildings at Grand Island and York, sites for which having already been pur chased by the government, la addition It Is expected that he will recommend so fat es Nebraska goes the purchase of sites for Kearney, Columbus and liattsmouth. Should this prognostication prove true five of the congressional districts will be taken care of cither by a public building or a site. It Is understood Mr. muted to the members of the Nebraska del egation and particularly to the members from that state on public buildings anil grounds committee, that his district Is not a candidate for either building or site, lead ing towns In the second district being pro vided with public buildings. Improvements at Army Posts. Senator Burkett today Introduced In tho senate an amendment to the army appro priation bill, asking $2no,oo0 'with which to begin the building of Fort Niobrara as a regimental post, preferably for field artil lery. Fort Koblnnon is already provided for In the bill as passed the house, the quarter master having estimated $lol,5o0 for new buildings for that post. The war department now has an aye on reservations having a large area, where troops ran be given all kinds of exercise Incident to war. Fort Niobrara has 40,000 acres, one of the largest In the country and Fort Robinson has 13. 0e acres, which- Is large as compared with many others. Fur ther, it is asserted that mounted troops ran be maintained at Fort Robinson cheaper than at any other post in the country, with Niobrara a close second. Tax Case Presented. Upon the motion of Representative Hin shaw, Norris Brown, attorney general of Nebraska, and M. F. Stanley of Aurora. Neb., were today admitted to practice be fore the supreme court of the United States. Immediately following his admis sion Attorney General Brown submitted a motion praying for the adv-tneement of thn Nebraska, tax lase. officially known aa th. Chicago, Burliiigtou Ac Qulncy Railroad Company against F. C. Hancock, treasurer of Adams county, Nebraska. The court took the motion under advisement. It la expected, however, that the court will take no cognizance of this case until October of this year. In connection with this case At torney GcM-ral liiowr. has filed with the court a volumiilous brief of several tboti eund puges of typewritten matter. Aiiuriu-y General Brown and Mr. Plan, ley, after completing their business before the supreme court, started on a tour about tha t-upltol. calling upon senators and re- ituieiitatlveB from Nebraska, They iodic luiuheon wltn zXepreaeataAlv-ag ilia has - jCvuUuutU ia hVitfund. fate 4
