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The Omaha Daily Bee. NEW LOCATION THE BEE BUSINESS OFFICE Ground Floor Corner The it BvHdinr I7tb and Farnam NEW LOCATION THE BEE BUSINESS OFFICE (round Floor Corner Tfet Bee Building 17th and f araam ESTABLISHED JUNK 1!, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNff 0, MAKCIl 7, l'.KMl-TEN PAGES. SINtiLE COPY T1IKEE CENTS. AUSTRIA DRAWS PLAN Proposal from Vienna Favor German Contention in Morocco. aauBsBB NOT SATISFACTORY TO THE KAISER Looki Too Much Like a Backdown and May Hot Be Presented. WANT UNITED STATES TO ACT France Thinks Proposition from America Might Be Effective. ENGLISH OPINION OF THE OUTLOOK Utrntir la Inflating I poa Demand Made Before Conference. K nnn , lag; France Cannot Accept 1 bent. ALGECIRAS. Siain, Alarrh . Reports are In circulation tonight relative t fur ther developments on the police question before the conference on Moroccan reforms. Austria, it la understood, lias prepared a proposition favoring the German view. It In. however, possible that tills will not be presented to the conference, the German delegates expressing the opinion that It docs not sufficiently support their con tention. Considerable speculation prevails concern ing the attitude of the United Stales, both the British and the French delegates are Inclined to the belief that America will soon break its present silence. The French delegates even suggest that the United States should Instruct its delegates to dc clara openly in favor of the French pro posal, if they are satisfied that these pro posals offer the proper guarantees for maintaining the equality of commercial rights. Such an event following on the action of the Mediterranean powers yester day might, the Frenchmen argue, mean the difference between failure or success of the conference. Italy's abstention from a definite declara tion also causes remark In the name cir cles, whether Marquis Vlscontl Venosta's Inaction Is regarded as being based upon a desire to depart from neutrality in order that Italy may be in a better position from which to endeavor to effect conciliation, The duke of Orleans? who arrived here today from London, conversed at consider ablo length with Mr. White, the heud of the American delegation, and other dele gates to the conference. France Stands Pat. The positions as defined before the con ferenoe show that the Franco-German dead lock ia practically the same In open con fere net as It was during the private ex changes of views. The text of the speech of Herr von Radowltz, president of the German delegation, at yesterday's session of the conference as given out, concludes us follows: "The powers being equally Interested in the police organisation should equally pari tk'lpato inlt." TTftiite" naoU.oully'' declines equality tri Hie organisation of the police, claiming that it is mere ruse u undermine France's legitimise position In Morocco. The text of the speech of M. Itevoll. chier of the French mission, read-: "The internationalization of the police would give no guaranty of older ami w Merits gravtf difficulties. We ask for rec ognition of the legitimate Interests, or France as a Mussulman power in North Africa, and our special Interests in the maintenance of order in Morocco." M. Revolt's speech nlsu gavu France's first exact plan for the police, showing that the rank and Hie should consist of iOOO Moroccans under sixteen French and Spanish officers. Germany's chief objec tion Is that military bodies officered by Frenchmen would be stationed at four of the great Moroccan porta on the Atlantic, thus giving France u dominating Influ ence on the Atlantic coast. The. positions of France and Germuny are so diametric ally opposed that the delegates see little hope of reconciling them unless Emperor William personally intervenes. Opinion at London. LONDON. March tl.-The Foreign office la not hopeful of the Algcciras conference reaching an agreement. An official said today: "Information reaching the government from all sources shows that Germany Is persisting in the demands which it made upon France before agreeing to the con ference, knowing very well that the re public cttnnot accept them. Instead of making it easy for France as it had prom ised. Hut it s Inconceivable that war will result. "The Foreign office does not look fa vorably upon the Russian proposal that the oITWr of the Moroccan police be con trolled by the sultan." War Talk In French Chamber. FAK1S. March G. M. l.ockroy, former minister of murine, took advantage of the alscutston of the naval budget In the Cham ber of lrputlen today to make a iowcrful ippfal for the strengthening of the navy, which moused the enthusiasm of the whole house. Comparing the French and German navies. M. Lockroy pointed out that ir the present program of Fiance is not aug mented, Germany will soon outstrip France, riioulrt war Ix-tween Fiance Hiid Germany break out, the speaker said, It would begin wiui a naval buttle and therefore a doubly powerful French fleet waa necessary owing to the need of France to defend itself both In the North Sea and in the Mediterranean. M. IVunier. the president of the rtcpu. ties, on behalf of the cliamtK-r thunked M. lockroy for his patriotic declaration... but regretted the insufllrlency of the budget. Admitting the weakness of the navy, ho strongly seconded M. Loekruy, contending the army needed the supiwirt of a power ful navy. BRITAIN WANTS EQUAL CHANCE liealrra to share with Germany In Favored Nation I laase. LONDON. March C Communications rav passed between Oret Britain and the United States regarding the formers eon. leMion that It should participate In '.ha rrit urge granted to other nations under the Dlngley act In return for the reciprocal oncesslen which Great Britain has made on similar representations io other coun tries granting the most favored nation treatment. Great Britain also takes tho ground that having no tariff, it. of all ro nutria, should be favorably treated commercially. stated In the bouse of commons ti-day that begotlstie.is on the subject h4 bca opened with Aiierh.a. This is Incor rect. Thus far only coatniuuicetious uvo (Med. PECULIAR POINT TO BE SETTLED Statu of Porto Rleo In CathoJIe hnrrh to tie Decided anon. ItOMK, .March H. Ti;e vacancy In the hfwhnprlc of Porto Rico through the ap pointment of the Right Rev. James II. Blank as nrrhlilfhop of New Orleans lis riven rise to a most Important ecclesiastic cb! question, namely whether Porto Rlei Is under the Jurisdiction of the congregation of tr aandi or under the mngre- gafloi ttraordlnsry ecclesiastical af fairs, y 'n, exception of Cansda and the t x Plates, which are under the congrt T of the propaganda, as they f - .iy missionary lanoa. ine re- malnrl. he North American continent Is und rongrcgatlon of extraordinary ecrlesh nffalr. being originally Span ish or J, ; ties colonies. This was the case w- - ia Rico, but having been an nexed I i; a United States decisions of the ecclesln 1 nuncll of Latin America lately t ld not to have extended to Porto 1 -. It was considered that the Island wns governed as Is all of the t'nlted States, by tho regulations of the council of Baltimore. The nomination of the new bishop will de finitely settle the question which has con siderable significance from a ecclesiastical and financial point of view. Cardinal Gottl prefect of the congregation of the prop aganda, and Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal secretary of state, have exchanged communications on the subject. KING ALFONSO READY TO ASK Formal Request for Hand of Princess Kna to Be Made Wednes day. BAN SKRASTI AN. Spain. March . King Alfonso and Princess Ena of Battenberg arrived here together today, preparatory to the ceremony tomorrow, at which tho king will formally ask for the hand of the princess and receive the assent of Kiiu Edward. The royal party was awaited at the depot by the mayor and a vast crowd of people, who accorded the king and princess an enthusiastic welcome. One mvi called for cheers for liberty and was Im mediately arrested, ,Tjie king and princess smilingly acknowledged the popular greet ings. King Edward will arrive here tomorrow evening. The reception of the princess Into the Catholic church will precede thi betrothal. Premier Moret will arrive here tonight to be present at the ceremonies. PARIS, March 6. King Edward who was accompanied to the railroad station by Premier Bouvier and representatives cf President Failures left here today for Biarritz, whence he will sail to San Sebas tian to participate in the formalities of King Alfonso's betrothul. EARTHQUAKE IN WEST INDIES Shocks of Varying; Severity Are He ported from Island of St. Laela. KINGSTOWN. Island of St. Vincent. Saturday, March 3. Kurthquake shocks of varying severity have been continuing dally -t 'lmulnr Intervals at the Island of St. Luola since February Id. .Some shocks imve been felt here slightly. The Inhabitants of St. Vincent are gravely concerned regarding the disturbances as ; possllilc the results of prolonged seismlo disturbance. The 8oufriere volcano on the island Is quiet. Ilrmunst rntion on M. Ineeul. KINGSTOWN, Inland of St. Vincent. March i. The memorable constitutional demonstration of the Inhabitants of St. Vinent In November last has had good re sults. The peoples' address to King Edward has been answered. Unofficial members of the local legislature are being uppoluted and the proposal for a fiscal union between St. Vincent and Grenada has been with drawn. Gnnrdlan for fluke. SCHWERIN. Duchy of Neckleuburg Schwerln, March 8. A decree of the Grand Duke Frederick Francis was gazetted to day, placing his uncle, Duke Paul Fredrick and the latter' wife, the Princess Marie of Winsch-Oraets guardianship. It Is un derstood extravagance is the cause. tiermuua to Rnlld Warships. BERLIN, March 6. The appropriations committee of the Reichstag, on which all the parliamentary groups are represented, today approved, with a few dissenting votes, the government's measure providing for the construction of six additional ar mored c ruisers. tlpiM.se Canadian t attle. LONDON. March . Two hundred rep resentatives of tho agricultural Interests appealed to the earl of Ciirrlngton. presi dent of the Hoard of Agriculture today against altering the law prohibiting the lniortuilon of Canadian store cattle. Transports Leave Malta. V ALKTTA. Island of Malta. Mured 4. The American transports Kllputrick and McC'lelhiit, which arrived here March 1 i with the First infantry on board, sailed today tor Port Said, Egypt. FULL H0N0RSF0R SCHOFIELD Order list t.oterniua Fnaeral of Former Head of Inlted Mates Arai. ' WASHINGTON, March ti. By direction of Secretary Taft full military honors will he paid to the memory of Lieutenant General John M. Schofl.ld, V. B. A., re tired, on the occasion. Of his obsequies here tomorrow afternoon. Arrangements were con plrted tula) Religious services will be held at St. John's F-piscnpel church at The mili tary esooct mill W thut prescribed by the army rcgulattntig for a deceased secretary of war, an office held by General Schofleld In INS and 19. The usual military ceremonies will be held at the Arlington cemetery. DRAWING JURY AT CHICAGO Alleged Mardrrrr ia Being- tiaarded to Prevent lisjnstr Cirri. lion by Hasbaad. CHICAGO. March (.The work of select ing the jury in the case of Richard tvens, charged with tbe murder of Mrs. Beaale Holllater. began today. Several detective are close to Ivena In court, it being feared that the husband of the murdered woman would attempt to kill Ivrns. A statement of the evidence) f Mies Pearl Evans, who is said to be willing to swear that Iveos was at hor home at the lime that he staled la his confession that he killed Mr a HoiUster. will be admitted It was agreed today. Miss vtns i loo Ul to appeal' ia CQurt, CZAR STILL HOLDS REINS Imperial Manifesto Defines the Powers of the National Assembly, THRONE CONTROLS THE UPPER HOUSE Emperor to Prnmnlcate Temporary Uwi When Assembly Is iot In Session and fan Dissolve It at Will. ST. PETERSBURG, March .-Tlie full text of an imperial manifesto and laws relative to tho national assembly and the reorganized council of the empire, the main features of which already have been telegraphed to the Associated Press, throws nood of light on the purpose of the gov ernment to keep a Arm check on the new Russian Parliament and to exclude certain subiects from consideration by the people's representatives. The composition of the council of the empire, or upper house of the national assembly, with one-hslf sp polnted by the emperor and twenty-six elected from nobility and clergy, not counting scattering supporters from other classes, seems to Insure a conservative, if not a pliable majority In the council to Mock the national assembly should the majority of the latter be In opposition to the crown. The government carefully retains the power to promulgate "temporary" laws during recesses of the Parliament, and ss the Parliament is subject to dissolution by imperial ukase, the government Is thus In a position In time of stress to rid Itself of an obnoxious legislature and proclaim such litws as it deems necessary to meet the emergency. Old iMrr Is Retained. A feature of the law which seems ef fectually to bar "reds" from membership in the national assembly Is a provision exacting from persons elected an oath of fidelity to "emperor, autocrat and holy Russia." The most significant article, how ever. Is one retaining certain provisions of an exlstlnz law which is mentioned only by number. This Innocent looking provision is far reaching, placing beyond the Juris diction of the Parliament and consigning to existing commissions of the council of the empire, composed solely of members appointed by the crown, for consideration, the following: I. Reports of the minister of finance upon the state of the treasury. II. Charges of mulfeasance against mem bers of the council of the empire, ministers, governors generai and commanders-in-chief of land and sea torces. III. The establishment of stock com panies with special privileges. IV. Questions relating to entailed estates, titles of nobility, etc Provisions of Manifesto. The manifesto announces that the two bodies composing the parliament, the coun cil of the empire and the national assem bly, will be convoked and prorogued an nually by an Imperial ukase. The council of the empire will consist of an equal num ber of elected members and members nom inated by the emperor. Both bodies will have equal legislative powers In initiating legislation and in matters, and only meas ures passed by both houses may be sob mi t ted for imperial sanction. Both bodios may annul the election of any of their members. The manifesto concludes with the declaration that the emperor firmly hopes that the participation of the representa tives of the people In the government V.-1U contribute to the economical welfare uf the empire. The ukase declares that the election of members of the council of the empire are eligible for a period of nine years, one-third of whom will be re elected trlenn'ally. Ka.ii xcniMtvo is privileged to elect a member, six members will be returned by the holy synod of the Orthodox church, six by the Academy of Sciences and uni versities, twelve by the bourses of com merce and Industry, eighteen by the no bility and six by the landed proprietors of Poland. All the members of the council must be 40 years old and baccalaureates. The pres ident and vice president will be appointed by the emperor. Elective members will receive t2.sO daily during the session. The sitting of both the national assembly and the council of the empire will be pub lic and the closure of a debate may be voted by any member. Members will be eligible to election to the national as sembly. Ldiws voted by the two bodies will be submitted for Imperial sanction by the president of the council of the empire. The manifesto also provides that during suspension of sittings of the national as sembly should extraordinary circumstances arisu calling for legislative action the coun cil of ministers may refer to the enoeror for his decision such measures as do not in volve a change in the fundamental laws of the empire, regulations governing . the pro cedure of the council of the empire or the national asuibly or the conduct of elec tions to memtershlp in those bodies. The power of such a measure ceases If during two months after the national assembly has resumed Its sittings no bill embodying the provisions therein contained be brought forward or U such bill be rejected by the national assembly (or the council of the em pire. Members of both bodies are Immune from arrest during the session, except by permission of the bodies to which they be long, unless guilty of flagrant offenses. The ukases further point out that bills rejected by tlie emperor cannot he brought forward again in the course of the same session. Bills rejected by one of the legis lative bodies shall require Imperial consent before being reintroduced. Be nib Factory la Foand. A wholesale bomb factory was captured by the police today at the lodgings of a drug gist. One hundred and twenty loaded bombs were seised. The apartments had been the rendesvous of students and revolu tionists, twenty-one of whom were rap tured. Another terrorist who was ar rested in the street had a bomb in fcla pocket. Father Gapon, in an open letter today, denounces Father Gregorl PotrofT. as a traitor and a tool of the social democrats, who he says are fighting against the true Interests of the workingmen. Father Gapon also proposes a plan for a complete Investigation of tils organisation by reports of the various parties. Father Petroff during the Investigation of the charge against the Gapon organisation of accepting money from the government, charged a man named Sechoff with having obtained liVO from Father Gapon. Sechoff thereupon declared that he could not sup port the Infamy Involved In the charge and drawing ft revolver be blew out his brains. Barrlagtoa Caa Gaes I p. JEFFERSON CITT. Ma.. March l-Di vi sion No. 1 of the supreme court today transferred tha murder case of "Lord Frederick Seymour Banington to the court In bane for a hearing before the full court. Harrington ia now In jail at Clay ton. Mo , under aentenoa to ba hanged March ii tar LLa murder ut Jamea J?. Mo. MISS CLAICHEj PLEADS GUILTY a ... Woman Who fihot Kmll tierriron In ' fif lurk Will Re I sed as Wit ness Aatalast Police. NEW YORK. March 6-The trial of iteitlie Clalche for the murder of Kmll Ger dron came to a sudden termination today when the young Frenchwoman pleaded guilty, on advice of her counsel, to man slaughter In the first .decree. Thut this, however, is not the end of the case ami that an attrmpt will be made to continue It as an Investigation of a certain class of policemen, with Rerthe Clalche as state's evidence, was made plum by statements both of the Judge before -whom the trial was conducted and by the defendant's own counsel. Supreme Court Justice Davis, in remand ing the young woman for sentence until M.nti 2. and In dismissing the jury, said: There are many lenturca of the case which Induce the eourt to accept and the defendant to offer the plea of manslaughter In the first degree, and 1 think when final results shall nave lieen reached and Sen tence Imposed thn court will see that the Interests of Justice will he served. The trial had proceeded up to the point where It was expected that Bertlie Clalche, would go on the witness stand herself within the next few minutes, when during a recess her counsel went into conference with District Attorney Jerome. At the end of this conference Judge Otto Roselsky, one of the defendant lawyers, talked to his client for three minute. At the close of this talk she burst into tearp and was so near collapse that she had to bo assisted to the railing before Justice Davis, where she was to plead. A clerk asked her if she would plead gullfy to manslaughter In the first degree. The young woman replied "Yes," and fainted, falling to the floor of the eourt room. Possible charges against policemen grow ing out of this case have bcfn foreshad owed from the beginning of the trinl. The prosecution at the beginning declared that Gerdron was lured to his death on July 8 last by a plot In which a policeman as sisted the defendant. Miss ClaJche has claimed In Justification of the shooting that Gerdron hnd ke pt her In virtual slavery and had forced her to the streets to make a living for him. Abraham Levy, Bcrthe Clairhe's counsel, said late today that he has pledged that she will tell all she knows aliout the re lations of the polloe with the women of the Tenderloin. QUAKER CITY CLEANS HOUSE Filtration Contracts with XrMrhol Firm Amounting; to Two Million Ilollnre Cancelled. PHILADELPHIA. March .-One of the first official acts of Thomas L. Hicks, who was today sworn in as director of public works of Philadelphia, succeeding A. Lin coln Acker, who resigned yesterday, was to annul the Ave contracts held In the name of Daniel J. McNIchol for the con struction of several parts of the city's filtration system. Tho reason given by the director for the rescindment of the contracts Is "collusion. Irregularity and fraud In the procuring nd execution of the contracts whereby the city has been wronged and defraudr. Jn its rights and property.'' , The total vuhm of the cancelled eon tracts Is H.STe,(iO. The McNIchol firm, which includes former State Insurance Commissioner Israel W. Durham and State Senator James P. McNIchol, had already completed construction work on the filter plant amounting to more than $i:.i"O.0uu. The action taken by Director Hicks is the result of an investigation made by the board of engineers, of which Major Casslus B. Gillette, chief of, the bureau of nitration, Is the head. Senator McNIchol has turned the "matter over to his counsel and declared today thut he will at once institute legal action against the city to compel the director to rescind the order. GRAND JURY ASKS QUESTIONS Desires to Know What It Khali Do He anrdlnur t'ontrlbntlone to Politicians. NEW YORK, March 6. The New York county grand Jury today made a present ment reciting that the grand Jury had been Informed by the district attorney that there is reasonable ground to be lieve that within the statute of limitations officers or trustees of large corporations have contributed money to political cam pulgu funds. The Jury asks advice of Justice O' Sulli van of the court of general sessions, to whom the presentment wus made, as o the future course to lie pursued by the Jury. The presentment is accompanied iy a long natemcirT of facts, setting forth that it can be shown by lawful evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that such pay ments of money have been made. The grand jury finds itself In doubt as to whether the makliit; of these payments constitute a crime, and it is upon this point especially that the advice of Justice O'Sulli van is asked, the grand Jury not being willing to give any further time to In vestigation along these lines unless the acts can Iw proved to have been committed against the law. Justice O'Sullivan. after hearing the pre sentment, replied thai he would advise the grand jury uion the .question asked in o few days. SEARCH FOR HEIRS IN BOSTON Money Waltlnsr In Month Omaha fair Three supposed to Be In That City. BOSTON, March (Special Telegram. -Policemen here have been making today a house-to-house canvas of the city seeking to locate Michael, Joseph and Mary Man nion, heirs to legacy In South Omaha. In re. sponse to a letter from Attorney Joseph J. Breen of Omaha. Mr. Breen writes that the Manalons are between 40 and 50 years of age and ate na tives of Dunkirk. N. Y. The father left his family In Dunkirk about forty years ago. The mother and children removed to Oil City, I"n and afterward to Meadville. The boys later came east to Boston. TWO NEGROES WILL BE HANGED Gears small and Rufus Johnson Will , Ha Executed for Murder of Miss Florence Alllnaon. MOUNT HOLLY. N. J . Marc h . George Small, tho negro who waa placed on trial here yesterday charged with the killing of Miss Florence W. Alllnaon near Mourea town, on January 18, was tonight con victed of murder in the first degree and aentenced to be tuunjed on March 2i. at which time Rufus Johnson will also be executed fur the same crime. Johnson, who ia also a negro.' wag convltUsi ol the BACK TO FACE THE MUSIC Andrew Hamilton, Formerly of New York Life, Returns from Paris. SAYS' HIS HEALTH IS IMPROVED He Heard That Criminal Proceed in a a Were to lie Instituted nnd He Is Here to Answer ('harare. NEW YORK, March 6 Andrew Hamil ton returned to New York today on the steamer Deutschlatiri, on which he was registered under the name of W. Milton. Mr. Hamilton was at the head of the legis lative bureau of the New York Life In surance company and had charge of the legislative work of several of the large companies. Explair lug his cause for hi return to tho United States. . Mr. Hamilton said to day: "I hud heard Something about criminal f.rorccdiiitfs and here I am." Mr. Hamilton's connection with the New York Life was mentioned at length In a recent report ' of the Fowler committee and it was urged that he should return to Now York. John A. MeCnll shortly be fore his death sold his lmg Branch home in order to return to tho New York Life moneys which it is alleged he advanced to Hamilton without proper vouchers. Mr. McCall maintained both during the Insur ance Investigation and after lie resigned the presidency of the company that he would trust Andrew Hamilton with every penny he had. Voucher for All Payment. Commenting today upon Mr. McCall's death, Mr. Hamilton said that he gave the former president of tho New Y'ork Life vouchers for all expenditures and that to any nnd all of these vouchers Mr. McCall would have given a certificate of Indis putable character. He said that he regis tered under an assumed name on the Dcutschland In order to have his return voyp.ee free from annoyance. "I have something to say," he snld, "but not much. I know practically nothing as to the nature of the Fowler report. It will be time enough for me to talk about It when I have become familiar with it. Heady to Face Chamea. "What I suppose you want to know is why I have returned. Well, I heard some thing about criminal proceedings, and here I am. This signifies that though my health is far from re-established, I'm ready to accept any challenge Implied by such proceedings. "As to my health, let me add that there is no necessity for any resort to fiction. I'm fortunate to be alive after all that has happened. But I'm not so fortunate otherwise. "I'm especially unfortunate In the death of Mr. McCall, and I might say almost as much concerning the more recent removal of Lyman Short, chief counsel of the Mutual, to say nothing of tho incapaci tating of Mr. Alexander. To some who have gone I could have looked with no misgivings as to what they would say or do. "As to whnt others have said und done during my absence. and l might allude to those who live In glass housos 1 will say nothing." "You have come back to face the music?" he was asked. "Yes; discordant or otherwise." REFORM MEETING IN GOTHAM Delegate from Many State Have A emltleil to Discuss Purity In Politics. NEW YORK. March ti. Delegates from nearly every section of the country wcro present today ut the opening of the second national confeience for the reform of the primary and election laws and corrupt practices acts, under the auspices of the National Civic Federation.. Oscar S. Strauss, president of the con ferente, opened the meeting with uu ad dress on "Reform of the Primaries and Election Laws." He declared that there Is no subject today of more vital concern to the people of this country. Irrespective of party affiliations, than that the princi ples of popular government shall be handed down from generation to generation pure and undented. "The brave and fearless conflict between honest and dishonest politics has seldom. If ever," he said, "won so signal and precious victories for the morul law as waa achieved by Governor Folk of Mis souri, by . Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia, by Senator Colby In New Jersey, by Jerome In New Y'ork und uy the prosecuting at torney In Boston and by similar victories aguliiHl long entrenched bossism under the stimulating helpfulness and uncompromis ing attitude of Stcretary Bonaparte in Maryland and Secretary 'faft In Ohio." ROUNDHOUSE ROOF COLLAPSES One Man Killed and Three Seriously Injured by Accident In Pueblo. PUEBLO. Colo., March .-By ttie col lapse of the concrete roof over a section of the huge new rotc.dhouse of the Denver A Rio Grando railroad whitli Is in course of construction here this afternoon one man was instantly killed and three others were badly injured. The dead: HARRY ROBBIK. Tho Injured: W. l. MrFuddeii, peiliapM fatally. Oscar Keel. . HtI Walter, badly cut and bruised by fulling debris. Five or six other men were working on the top of the roof over the first section of the house whin the crash tame, but managed to escape serious Injury by Jump ing to the ground. The roof luid jut been completed and the men. who are all carpenters, are re moving the false work underneath, which is supposed to have weakened It, causing the collapse. CHARLES M.jsCHWAB IS ILL Remains In Bed One Day and with Difficulty burl to Car. LOS ANGELK8. Cal.. March ( Charles M. Schwab, former president of the United Statea Steel corporation, who arrived her Saturday night, left for the east last night. Far from well when be reached Los Angeles, he was unable to leave his bed yesterday and only with great aid of will was he able to go to his private car from the Jonathan club rooms where ha had been a guest since his arrival. The party consisted of Mr. Schwab, Dr. M. R. Ward. C. D. Gouldln. John G lea son. Donald 81111s. John McKane, A. Mamer. W. H, Wharton. Jatnca Moutgomsry , avod C. Dr WkttUawie, NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Wednesday and Thursday. Temperature at Omaha Yeatrrdart Hour. near. Ilnnr. flea. Urn. ni a 1 p. m t I H n. ni Ml 2 p. nt Ut T a. m Ki .1 p. m N a. hi."..... Ill I p. m ft-t ft a. nt !Mi p. m - 10 a. in 2? p. m nt I 11 n. nt 2 T p. nt JM j 12 m .to st p. m mi p. m .Ut OFFICIAL CHEMISTS GATHER Committee on Food standard Hold rm!-Annaal Meetlner at the tatlonnl Capital. WASHINGTON. March 8 The commit tee on food standards of the Association of Official Chemists Is holding its semi annual meeting st the Department of Agriculture. Its purpose Is the adoption of additional food standards. Food stan dards to be decided at this meeting were submitted to manufacturers, dealers, chem ists and other Interested parties two years ago. with requests for expressions of opin ion and evidence of the Justice or injus tice of the proposed standards, and all Information so collected has been classified and compiled and the present work of the committee Is to consider thst Information and arrive at a Just standard. Those attending the sessions are Dr. William Frear. chairman, assistant director of the State Agricultural Experiment sta tion of Pennsylvania; Prof. M A. Scovall, director of the Kentucky Experiment sta tion; Prof. 11. A. Weber of the Ohio State university; Dr. E. H. Jenkins, director of the Connecticut Stato Experiment station; Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry, and Elton Fuller of the chemi cal agricultural experiment station of the state of Washington, representing the s: ridard's committee of the slate food oi irissloners. FlAiLROAD RATE BILL FOR OHIO House Pnssea Measure to Create Com mission to Supervise Trans portation Charges. COLUMBI A O., March 6. The house this evening by a vote of 80 to 8 passed the bill introduced by Mr. Wertx of Wayne county, creating a railroad rAtc commis sion. The bill provides for the appointment by the governor of a commission of throe members at a salary of I6.0W a year each. The commissioners art to be subject to removal by the governor. This commission is charged with the Investigation of all complulnts of unjust discriminations or unreasonable transportation rates or charges and has the power to fix and order substituted rates It considers Just and reas onable. Appeal to the courts by trans portation companies is provided for. Dras tic penalties are provided for violations of tho law, either by railroad companies or shippers, especially in the section which prohibits the granting or accepting of re bates. Tho bill applies to all steam and electric Interurban railways, express, .sleeping car, freight and freight line companies. The bill now goes to the senate. NEW RULE HELPS SOLDIERS Msvr Prove Ip on Land While Serving In Inlted Slates Army. DULUTH. Minn., March 6. That a man who has made homestead entries, paid the fees and actually lived thereon about one year, and who enlists In the Unl'.od States army or navy, serving four years, during which time he is unable to visit his land, does not necessarily forfeit his claim, Is a decision by Washington land officials, an nounced yesterday. The decision Is not based on any particu lar case, but Is In answer to questions asked of local officers by Lieutenant Ivan C. Wetengelt of the naval recruiting sta tion at Minneapolis. The lieutenant also wunted to know if -serving In the war with Spain or the Philippines would help a re cruit, provided he put In his annual fur loughs of one month on the land. Tha Washington officers answer that a man may enlist in either army or navy and thereafter obtain title to a homestead, if his family continues to live on the land for tho required period. MISSCURI BIGAMY LAW GOOD Supremo Court Holds that Statate Intended to Discourage This Crime la Valid. ST. LOUIS. March 6. The supreme court In Jefferson City today held to be consti tutional the statute making It a felony for a man to live In Missouri with his second wife though he married her in another slate, the first wife living and not being divorced. The state had appealed the case of James W. Stuart, who had been indicted for alleged bigamy In having married a sec ond wife in Illinois without being divorced from his first. The Indictment was quashed on his contention that the marriage was performed in another state. The supreme court oidered Stuart to be tried on a charge of bigamy. DURAND IS CROSS-EXAMINED Chief MtatUtlrlan of Bureau of Cor porations on Stand lu Parkers Case. CHICAGO, March . E. D. Dura ml. ohlet statistician of the bureau of corporations, resumed the witness stand today In the packers' trial. The cross-examination cov ered matters touched on in previous ex aminations. The rrors-exumlnation of Mr. Durand was concluded in the afternoon and T. M. Robertson, the special agent who con ducted tho invest Igatloq Into the packing houses at Omaha, followed him on the stand. Mr. Robertson's testimony devel oped nothing new. He was still on the stand when court adjourned for the day. MISS SUSAN B. ANTHONY IS ILL eerloualy A fleeted by Pneumonia, Fall to Retain SourUbment and Grows Weaker. ROCHESTER. N. Y., March .-Mlss Susan B. Anthony is' seriously ill at her home here of pneumonia which developed on her return from a recent visit to Wash ington. Her physician. Dr. Marsenas Richer, said today: Miss Anthony's left lung ts now affected by pneumonia. Her right lung has prau ticaily cleared. She is still unable to re tain nourishment and consequently is very weak. It la difficult to say now what tha change may be. Miss Anthony howJ g, aUtfkl Uuyrove jutui UUa pXrsttotie . , SHOMS ON THE STAND Chairman of Canal Commission Before Senate Committee All Day. TELLS MORE OF THE MARKEL CONTRACT Other Bidders Higher After They Chanced Tbeir Figures. RIGHT TO CANCEL CONTRACT EXISTED Witness, However, ia Unablb to Find Clause in Instrument. TALKS OF RELATION TO RAILWAY Leaves laferrnre that He Will Dispose of Clover Leaf Holdings If Trrsldcnt Reqnest Hint to Do So. WASHINGTON. March . -Chairman Theodore P. Shouts of the Isthmian Canal commission, tinder examination all day by the senate committee, answered ques tions technical und personal concerning the plans for the construction of the great waterwuy and his relations to the organi sation. Incidentally he left the Inference that he would gluuly sever his connection with the Clover Leaf route If this waa demanded of him, but that he would not take his family to the Isthmus. Ho gave former Chief Engineer Wallace a good record and said that he was entitled to consideration in the matter of taking his family to the isthmus. Mr. Shouts closed by urging congress to take action Imme diately on the style of canal to be con structed. Mnrkrl Contracts Taken I p. Theodore p. Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal commission, today resumed his testimony before the senate committee on interoceajilc anals. Senator Taliaferro had read the protest of Hudglns A Dumas of New Y'ork to President Roosevelt against the manner in which tho commissary con cession had been granted to Juoob E. Mar ket of Omaha, and urging Its discontinu ance on the ground that It had been en tered irregularly. The New York flrm said the proceedings In connection with the letting of tho contract were irregular, In timating collusion and a predisposition to award It to Market. Mr. Shonts said the president had re ferred this protest to him, and he read the reply be had made to tha president. Those documents were mod public at the time. The change Hudglns A Dumas made In their bids after certain conditions had been called to their attention, said Mr. Shonts, made their bids higher than that of 'Mr. Market. Referring to Mr. Shont'a reply to the president, wherein It was slated that the commission had the right to cancel the Market contract upon giving thirty daa' notice, Mr. Taliaferro asked Mr. Shonts to point out In the contract the right of can cellation. Mr. Taliaferro showed that at the time the contract was let there was no way In which the contract could ba can celled, as lung, ss the com uHsionalrs lived . up to the terms of the concession. Right of Cancellation. The witness was examined at length con cerning the difflerencos between the Markei and Hudglns & Dumas bids. Reverting again to the Market contract, Mr. Shonts said he understood the "right of cancellation," as he had stated in his letter to the president, but that he had not analyzed from a legal point view. "Was it not your duty to do so?" asked Mr. Taliaferro. "I suppose it was, but I then understood it as 1 said before," replied Mr. Shonts. "Personally, however, I had little to do with preparing the contract. That was done by Mr. Ross." "Do you Intend to continue your connec tion as president of the Clover Leaf?" aaked Mr. Taliaferro. "That depends," replied the witness. "On what?" "Well," said the witness, "the president tpoke to me about that and I told him that on account of my large holdings I did not want to give up the presidency: I talked with President Roosevelt mora frankly than I am talking with you. I did not want to embarrass him. He said he thought thero would be no objection to my holding the place If I served without salary; that Is, If I was merely the nominal president." "Then you do not know what your In tentions are?" asked Mr. Taliaferro. "The president . will tell me what ha wants ma to do, I suppose," replied Mr. Shonts. In response to u number of questions Mr. Shunts snld that he was now negotiating to get rid of his inlerests tn the Clover Leaf, but that he did not know how these would terminate. Other Hailroad Men Employed. Mr. Taliaferro asked Mr. Bhunta for names of employee and tbei railroad con nections. The witness mentioned himself as being connected with the Clover Leaf route, Purchasing Agent Ross with tha Illi nois Central. Auditor B nson with the Southern Pacific and Chief Engineer Stev ens with the Chicago. Rock Island Pa cific. Mr. Taliaferro attempted to show that all of the officials named had intimate rela tions with transiymtlnental lines. Mr. Shouts said that the Clover Leaf was not In any way associated with transconti nental liner, hut that the other roads men tioned night be regarded as related to transcontlncntals, although they would not be so-called in "railroad purlunce." In referring to communication with offi cials on the isthmus Mr. Shonts spoke of ruble charge s. "Do you not think the government should have Its own cable between the nearest points of the canal xone and the United States?" asked Mr. Morgan. "I do, and I have repeatedly recom mended It," said Mr. Shonts. At the afternoon session Senator Morgan took up the suli.n-t of Mr. Shonts' conver sation with President Roosevelt concerning 1ns services with the Clover Leaf route. Mr. Shonts said the president told him the sub ject of his du il role had been brought up and that it might prove embarrassing t i the administration. The president had asked him what he waa doing concerning his holdings of railroad Interests and Mr. Shonts said he replied that he would dis pose of his holdings if he had an oppor tunity to do so without a sarrlnca. In this connection Mr. ?honts piade It clear that the question of disposing of Ms railroad holdings had not bean considered seriously Ul that Intervles'. "If the president asked you to resign the presidency of the Clover Leaf and dispose of your holdings would you feel free to re. sign your .'ummlssionershlp?" asked Mr. Morsan. "J never had it presented that way," an swered the Wltuess. "As loug as the president wants me lu stay, and hla agree. man La raiUi n ua a-iia4 euV. Uilux