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AUSTRIA DRAWS PLAN
Proposal from Vienna Favor German
Contention in Morocco.
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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.
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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.
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