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Daily Bee. No Filthy Sensation THE OMAHA DEE Best A". West IIEV3 SECTIQ1 Pages 1 to 8. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNIXG, MAY 5, 190,-SIXTEEN FAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. The Omaha , RATE REVIEW CLAUSE Eopnblioani In 6enat Practically Aere. on Compromise Section. SUGGESTION DRAWN BY SENATOR ALLISON kIt is Expected to Command United Support of Majority Party. CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD TODAY Senate Adjourni Until Monday to Giro Ample Time for Discussion. mma-ammm SUITS TO' BE AGAINST COMMISSION If Idea, la Adopted Amendment. Pre sented by the Democratic Sea tor Will Be Rendered I aeless. ULTIMATUM TO THE SULTAN Great Britain Demuad. the Complete Removal of Tnrklah Troop, from P.gypt. FUNSTON TELLS OF WORK Army Met It Greatest Belief Problem at Ban Francisco. ARMY CONTROLS MEDICAL SUPPLIES Soathern raeifle Reporta Arrival of More Thaa Oae Thoaaand Cara of Supplies for the Olatreaaed. BAN FRANCISCO, May 4. The anny people at the Fresldlo have accomplished wonders In the way of straightening out the badly mixed up condition of affairs .tr-tfWnn ltv In an Interview cm y"5,- Ject today General Funston said: Is Is the largest rescue work ever LONDON, May 4. The British ambassa dor at Constantinople yesterday presented note to Turkey demanding their com plete withdrawal of Turkish troops from Egyptian territory. The note Is practically an ultimatum and constitutes Great Britain's last word on the encroachment of Turkey on the Binaltlc peninsula. The French and Russian ambassadors at Constantinople are supporting the British contentions. Should the ultimatum fall to have the desired effect, the British Medi terranean fleet will take the measure so often employed by the powers in recent years as the result of. disputes with the sultan, and a naval demonstration. It , anticipated, will quickly bring aba- . evacuation of the Tabah terrttc . .v -itempted by the army. Great Britain contends is ' V N .y Egyptian territory. '.O'" The Sultan was glvei ,v in which to comply with the Brll ' ..iand for the withdrawal of -his troops .rom Tabah and other points on the Sinai peninsula pending the delimitation of the frontier by a com mission. MALTA, May 4 The British cruiser Car navon, Barham, Suffolk and Venus .and the special torpedo boat Vulcan, with destroy ers, started for Plraeu tonight. The bat tleship Formidable, flagship of Vice Ad miral Lord Charles Beresford. the battle ship Irresistible and the cruiser Leviathan have arrived here from a cruise. . ZULUS MURDER AN OFFICIAL British Magistrate Meets Death la Zalaland While Collecting Tnxen. WASHINGTON, May 4. in accordance with the. agreement of last Monday, the senate today entered upon the considera tion of amendments to the railroad rate bill under the fifteen-minute rule,' but made little progress. The greater part of the day was devoted to Mr. Lodge's provision bringing pipe lines with the terms of the bin and It was ultimately unanimously agreed to, after so amending It aa to ex clude gas and water lines from Its opera tion, thus practically confining it to oil line. There were two roll calls, but neither was of Importance at. on one accepting the amendment, there was no division what ever, while the action taken on the other. on the question of confining the provision P1KTERM ARITZBURG, NataJ. May 4. to oil lines, waa practically nullified by the An outrage which may have serious con- subsequent elimination of gas and water sequences has occurred In ululand. Mr. pipes from the amendment. ' The provls- Btalnbank, the British magistrate at ion was so amended aa to make It appll- I Mahlabitlnl, Zululand, has been killed by cable to the oil pipe line In the Panama Zulus while collecting taxes near that canal sone. place. Mr. Stalnbank, his wife, a woman A proposition by Mr. Foraker to exclude companion and some mounted police were refrigerator cars from the requirements of caught In ambush by hostile natives who the bill and another by Mr. McCumber fired a volley at them. The magistrate making the requirements concerning those and one of the police were fatally wounded. tars more stringent than in the original Mr. Btalnbank and the two women man i.m wor. imnariiallv voted down. aged to reach Mahlabitlnl, where the During the day there were many short magistrate died of his wounds. speeches on the amendments, and also more Mahlabitlnl lies to the westward of the or less discussion of points of order. Upon forest where Bambaata. the insurgent the whole the day s proceedings were quite thief, formerly the regent of the Greytown ,.rf,m..i.,i v hin- rendered so bv the ren- district. Natal, who has been In arms eral knowledge of the fact that the repub- against local authorities for a month past, liran senators were on the eve of an agree- had been hiding and It la averted here ment that would determine the character there seems to be no doubt that tho rebel of the bill. There was an evident general chief has succeeded In Inducing another disposition to await that agreement and an tribe of Zulus to Join In the revolt. rtjournment over tomorrow was taken for MINERS WILL DECIDE TODAY Question of Mtrlke Referred to Com ml I tee Which Mill Report This Morning. 8CRANTON. Pa., May 4.-The United Mine Workers' convention of delegatea, which has been In session here the last two days considering the refusal of the mine operators to grant the demands of the mine workers, will declare Itself finally and definitely tomorrow. That Is the only thing that can be said with any cer tainty tonight. The entire situation Is now believed to rest with President Johu Mitchell. Theoretically It Is In the hands of the general scale committee, but In reality Mr. Mitchell is the gutldlng spirit of that body. The .convention at Its session this after noon, which was a very brief one, decided to refer the entire question to the general Scale committee of thirty-six with Instruc tions to report recommendations to the convention tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The reference brought into the situation for the first time since the delegates began to arrive In the city a possible suggestion of peace, though It Is generally believed tonight that a majority of the delegates still favor the declaration of a strike. The general scale committee went Into session at 3 o'clock. Immediately following the adjournment of the convention. Tt re mained in session until after S o'clock, when President Mitchell announced that first few days the tent cities that sprung the entre matter had been referred by the 'In the east they speak of fire as 'the greatest catastrophe of the age,' but those who have been engaged in the work of relief on the ground do not yet realize that 200,000 people, made homeless and penniless In a day, have been fed and sheltered for two weeks, and no man. woman or child has gone hungry. The relief committee wrought wonders, but In the end it must be admitted that without the army it would have been Impossible. Every quartermaster's storehouse in the country waa emptied in a day. For the ROGERS REPLIES TO GARFIELD Standard Oil Magnate Deniea All Charges of Illegal Practice or Methods. BUSINESS DONE ON LEGITIMATE LINES He gar Charges Made by tho Commissioner of Corporations Are tntruthful end lujust. 'the purpose of permitting It to be perfected. Text of the Compromise. What amounts practically to an agreement on the existing differences concerning court I eat urea of the railroad rate bill has been reached ' by senate conferences extending over the last week, and Senator Allison will NO REACTION IN RUSSIA Nurh Statement la Made hy Controller of Kmplre on Behalf of . ' Premier. ST. PETERSBURG. May 4.-M. Schwan- offer an amendment conferring Jurisdiction ebach. former minister of agriculture, con- upon the circuit court to hear and determ- I troller of the empire In the new cabinet, i In. suits brought against the Interstate I who la Premier GoremyjUu's chief lictiton-commlsslon.-Ths amendment will not aug-I ant. sent for the Associated Frees corre- gest to tho court whether the Judicial re- spondent today and requested In behalf view shall be confined to . constitutional of the new premier that It be announced to questions or whether It shall be an, Inquiry the (United States and to the world gener Into Che Justness or reasonableness of the ally In the following official note, that the rates fixed by the commission. new ministry doee not mean reaction: Senator Long made the principal legal I His majesty, the emperor, and the pre- irgument for the house bill, and Senators mier. Tmyin, n"v ne Ixt"Ji0V?T' iitutur,i, w ahle Intention of mrrvlna- thrmiirh the 1,1am Aldrlch and Crane, the leadera In the of national represent a'tion with all It ImDllee. movement seeking-an amendment provtd- There Is no' Intention of dissolving Far ing for a broad -court review expressed namem. iNaiuraiiy, iinio.eseen nrcum . , - . -v . I stances msy arise, as In any government, themselves today aa favoring the amend- wmcn might force an unhappy event. Hut msnt and both factions are agreed tnat I we don t anticipate such a misfortune, us the compromise Is satisfactory to President the majority of the members of Parliament Roosevelt. Undoubtedly this means that ,'hey are desirous of forcing a obstacles to the speedy passage of the conflict. The government's purpose will be measure have been removed. Whether the conservatives or the radicals )av won a victory la a question that la not disturbing either faction. Tb. agree. ment In a measure la regarded aa political. It Is believed that now practically the en tire republican strength of the senate will be cast for the bill, whereas under tha long continued estrangement It was conceded that It would require minority endorsement to pass the bill and the democratlo party would be In position to take full credit for It. Despite the atti'ude of republican sen ator not to discuss tho subject of victory to work with Parliament. BODY OF STRANGER FOUND Man Believed to Bo Russian Dies from Revolver Shot at Ylneeunes. PARIS,, May 4. The body of a atrangar of Russian type of features and having a revolver wound In his head was found In the forest of Vlncennes today. It Is be lieved he waa an accomplice of the two an archlsta who went to the forest with bombs defeat friends of the house bill .when y"lrdT- Following the bomb explosion yesterday Prefect of Police Leplne ordered the arrest of a number of foreign agitators. Twenty- nine have been arrested. M. Leplne has also ordered the arrest of all persons Inter fering with liberty of work. Two dynamite cartridges were exploded at Lens today, causing much damage to the houaes of two nonstrlkers. STEAMER STRIKES ICEBERG pr charged with surrender to the conserva tive forces In defense are pointing to Sen ator Long's speech on the bill. In that speech 4 he Kansas senator said: "I do not object to an amendment author ising suit to be brought against the com mission and conferring Jurisdiction on the L'ultsd .States courts sitting In equity to hear and determine any such suit." In Harmony with Loner's Idea- It waa stated today that Senator Long I spoke for tho friends of the bill and they pointed out the agreement now reached ia la exact accord with the auggeation made by blm. In the same speech Senator Long quoted Senators Lodge, Foraker and Knox, declaring that an amendment should pro vide for a review by the courts "not only Anglo-Peruvian, Captain Curtis, from as to whether the rats Is confiscatory, but Shields April 11 for Philadelphia, foundered also as to whether It Is Just and reason- recently In the Atlantic as the result of a able." I collision with an Iceberg. All the members Friends . of the bill, la speeches la tho I of Its crew were picked up by the British senate, have contended throughout that I steamer Mohawk, from New Tork April 20 tha house bill conferred jurisdiction upon I for Antwerp, which passed Prawls Point tbs courts, but they opposed strenuously today and signalled the news. Picked Members of tho Crow An l aad Taken to Antwerp. LONDON. May 4.-Th. British steamer up in the Presidio were without order or arrangement. Many of the homeless were crowded together In the wooden barracks. The conditions resulting were not sanl- tury, and jet ihey were moved into a city of tents which had come by express from the east. Possibly the only problem which now remains for the army In this particular camp Is to fix the day when It shall come down and the cum per a re turn to normal conditions In the city. , Thousand Cars Received. "Rapid . progress is oelng made In the medical supply depot at the Presidio, which will soon be able to furnish the hospitals of the city with all the drugs necessary for the treatment of the sick. The work of systematizing the depot waa begun last Saturday, when Colonel Louis Brechem, V. S. A., waa Instructed to take charge of all medical supplies sent td the relief committee, as well as those belonging to the government, and to Issue them to the different hospitals and dispensaries recog nised by the Red Cross society." In the matter of outside relief, the Southern Pacific officials state that up to 7 o'clock yesterday morning, l,0u5 car loads of supplies had been delivered In San Francisco from all sections of tha country. For the twenty-four hours end ing at 7 o'clock yesterday morning eighty- five carloads were sent to the city from Oakland and sixty more cars were still n the Oakland yards. In addition, forty- one cars were enroute west from Reno. The Southern raclfic people are of the opinion that 300 additional carloads of va rious supplies from the east will reach Oakland during the next five days. The cheering Information was given yes terday that San Francisco Is not threat ened with a water1 famine and that all of the city's sources of water supply are In tact.. ,;- The first signs of the resumption of the real estate aalea market were given yes terday. Several transactions which were In process of negotiation before the con flagration were completed on the Hues of the original terms, while new ones were entered upon. In addition a number of offers for realty at figures considerably below the valuea that have hitherto reigned were promptly declined. . The clearing house committee reports all the city banks as solvent. Its statement maye be taken as authoritative. May Redeem Mntllated Coin. A great deal of melted and otherwise mu tilated coin Is being received at the mint. Under the rule this goes 'In - as bullion. which entails a great loss upon the citlsens, especially In the case of silver, where the bullion value is about one-half that of the cotn. Assists nt Treasurer Rants, who was sent out to assist Treasurer Jacobs In con ducting the affairs of the subtreasury, has taken up the matter with the authorities In Washington "and an effort will be made to .have the fire coin redeemed at Its face value where It la In a sufficiently good state of preservation for Identification.. Ontalde Loans Rot Needed The San Francisco clearing house today received a report from its executive com mittee, which was adopted. portion of the reports reada as follows The co ilttee feels that the business community as such, does not need charity to aid tnem in reDuiming tne city. With $lS0,0o0,0u0 or mora to be received from the Insurance companies, the banks In a strong. solvent condition, Dountirul harvests prom ised in the state and general underlying business sound, any further financial help should be looked for only on strictly buxl- nes DrinciDlea. In other words, since the Insurance Indemnity will largely replace the destroyed buildings as wu as stocks of merchandise and our banks able to meet general commercial requirements. In dlvldusla or Institutions who may come to find it necessary or expedient to amly to outside sources for loans should do so as occasion may arise on tho usual basis of rood security. We cannot rebuild In a day, We shall shortly have more money than can be Immediately used:. so It seems pre mature to assume that our resources will prove Inadequate and especially that the occasion demands the introduction of un tried methods of finance which may be found to bo illegal or otherwise impractlor able. NEW TORK. May 4. In reply to Presi dent 'Roosevelt's message and the report of Commissioner Garfield. Messrs. II. II. Rogers and John D. Archbold of the Stand ard Oil company said thnt their examina tion of the message and report had neces sarily been a hurried one and that they should at a later date make full answer to their shareholders. Meanwhile they made the following statement to the As sociated Press: In the president's effort to secure the passage of a bill enlarging the powers of the Interstate Commerce commission and Just and equitable railway rates, we have jii-eelnely the fame interest that any good citlr.cn has. No more and no less. Re Bnrdlng his criticisms upon the manage ment of the railways or his strictures upon any nta of the Interstate Commerce com mission, we have neither responsibility nor concern. When, however, he or Commis sioner Garfield attacks the Standard Oil company and uses Its methods of doing business as object lessons for the purpose of promoting his views we protest. It may he frankly stated at the outset that the StHndard Oil company has at all times, within tho limits of fairness and with due regard for the law. sought to secure the most advantageous freight and routes pos sible. There will be no denial of this fact on our part. The question Is whether we have at any point violated the law or the proprieties. All Charges Are Denied. The present Innulry grew out of a reso lution adopted by congress a year sgo on motion of Mr. Camnbell of Kansas Instruct- recommrndatlons to the convention tomor- the "ecrAta.rl;v of commerce and J' row, but further than this he would say on , tl), country. We welcomed the ln- notning. it is said tnat tne purpose or I vesttgmion. When commissioner uarneia Mr. Wilson's visit to this city is to give In the discharge of his duty visited our .... - . , , . , . I f f lilt."- 111? H I IU 1MB T A ITI I p T-TJ- ft I II I " the leaders of the organization some defi- -,.. to 011P bonv. and the fullest oppor- general committee to the subcommittee and Secretary Treasurer W. B. Wilson of In dianapolis, who arrived in this city today. The members of the subcommittee In addi tion to President Mitchell are District Pres idents Nichols. Dettrey ami Faliey and Dis trict Secretaries Dempsey, Uallngher and Hartleln. The subcommittee held an extended ses sion tonight. Mr. Mitchell said that the committee would submit resolutions and THE BEE BULLETIN. Fore-east for Krbraakn Kalr n tor day. Preceded hy Rain In the West Tortlon. !andnr Fair and Warmer. Page. 1 Rate Review Ctanse Agreed I pnn. Fonston Telia of Work nt 'Frisco. Roger Makea Reply to fiarflrld. Report an Standard nil Methods. 3 ewa from All Parts of Nebraska. 4 Water Plant Appraisers Ahoot Done Work Starts on Rial Building. 5 Korthrap Object to Nebraska. I4ad Offlof Herelver Keep Plnren. 6 Rev. Mr. filadden nn Optimist. Woman In t'lnlt and Charity. T omeer for the Horse Show. Contribution to Letter Box. H Affairs at Sooth Omaha. Itl Kdltorlal. 11 Woodmen Circle to Sell Lot. l'J Sporting; Events of the Hay. 13 Commercial and Financial. 1 IS Council Rluffa and lovrn News. Financial Review of the Week. Temperature at Omaha Veaterdayi tunity to ascertain the manner In which our business was conducted?. FTana dis closures of all of our methods were made and every criticism offered by him was met with a candid and painstaking answer. So conscious were we of our rectitude v. . .-i.. ... i vr- nueM the statement today that In his opinion If. t mnktl plubllc tn? 'ndm,,,,,, existing In nite Information concerning its financial condition at the present time and to put them In close touch with the situation In the bituminous field, where he has been In charge the last few weeks. He made Hour. R n. m. 0 n. m. T a. ta . H n. m . n. m. 10 a. m . 11 a. m. 12 ni.. . . Den. . . ft .. B4 . . ri . . R4 .. K4 . . S.7 . . KO . . r.'.t Hour. 1 p. 2 p. .1 p. 4 p. p. p. T p. M p. 9 p. Pea. . . fiX . . nt . . at ..tit . . r.4 . . r i . . n: . . 5:1 .. 53 RUMOR OF UPRISING IN CUBA I nconflrmed Reports that Revolution la In Progress In Eastern Provinces. REBATES OX COAL OIL President Sonds to Ooncres Document Pre pared bj Commissioner Garfield. STANDARD COMBINE FAVORED BY RAILWAYS Profits from Secret Bates Three- Quarters of a Million a Tear. WORK TOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Attorney General Will Present Matter to Federal Grand Juriei. INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW THWARTED Big Shippers Favored hy Device Which Subjects Through Shipments to State Rates Other Irregu larities I ncovered. WASHINGTON. May 4.-President Roose velt today transmitted to congress the report of James R. Garfield, commis sioner of corporations, giving the re sults of his investigation of the sub ject of transportation and freight .rates in connection with the oil industry. In his message the president expresses the view that the report is of capital Im portance because of the effort now being mndii to secure such, enlargement of the powers of the Interstate Commerce com mission ns will confer upon the commis sion power In some measure adequate lo meet , the clearly demonstrated needs of the situation. The facts set forth In JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. May 6 A special to the Times-l'nlon from Key West today says there were alarming reports at Key I the report, he declares, are for the most West that a revolution lias broken out Prt not disputed. That the Sandard Oil In the eastern end of Cuba under the company has benefited enormously up al leadershlp of Modesto Leal, an agitator of most to the present moment by secret the cigar strike In Key West last Novem- rates, many of which were clearly un her, but the rumors lacked verification, 'awful, the president says the report clearly The special Kiys the Cuban consul wired shows, the benefit thereby secured amount Havana for the truth concerning the re- ,n to at '"t So.OOO a year. On this sub portB, Which were also to the effect that Jct says: Leal had organized a strike of S.OOO men in "This 1750.000 represents the profit that Santiago and that reports had even reached n.l;nf"0,!iC0lnP,Y btn expense of tho railroads, but of course the Key West asserting that President Palma ultimate result Is that It obtains a much had sought safety at Morro castle. There larger prom at tne expense of the public a strike of the anthracite miners Is called Kansas and he refused. But we proposed was nothing to corroborate snv of these re- u. VJ,n"Li,11 . tne investigation the majority of the bituminous operators " Mr'uE "Tt'- The Interception of the cruiser Col- of these secre Vatee "the commer will OIB" l ' ' . uiiiuii auiic ml . ' 1 1 v . CHICAGO. May 4. The Joint conference of the Illinois and Indiana Coal Operators' -o. ltln tonight -dloomed without com rrnea. me stain " '." ' " " ,.,,,!.,.,, 1 . u ..,..,. t tlon. Dartlal or comnlete. nt .h evil f - - - . - - r j " " I t lAir flTfOfV V a mm V n III I V inHI HTIV Ks.Mfir I w a.' f " iw a luiliuiuii wouo, i . - r - - - - - " "fc reaching- a filial conclusion regarding the tlon that the Standard Oil company has vestlgatlon failed to trace Uie source of the hand i 'cknnw'iert,;0.,,!Ih.0I,i,ii3nS able criticism, but refrained upon Mr. Oar- ' V, - - Jul " 7 ''r'""";"" r field s advice and upon his assurance that urnbut by wireless telegraphy caused ex XlJLXZ" ?t tn.m his report would present the case fairly, cltement at Key West, but the interccp- roaT. W TthZ PJ ' F "Jl h JM1- it tm-neii nut that o fur aa Kansas was .. . ... , rais, so tnat most or them have now been JonrTneiVhV tl0" wa" merely to dilever orders or the don. away with. This .immediate corr.c- any amendment which suggested to the court that It should review tho action ) of the interstate Commerce commission as to the reasonableness or Justness of the rate fixed. Opponents of the bill without amendment asserted that tho courts should he given tha right of re viewing all questions Involved. Both factions now say that an amendment con ferring jurisdiction upon the courts will bo satisfactory. Tha thin wavering line dividing the two forces has been eilm lnated. Two Ameudnats Necessary, The agreement does not take Into con aideratlon the several ponding amend Recent arrivals at British ports have re ported Icebergs dangerous to navigation In the track followed by Atlantlo liners. DEMOCRATS FOR CONGRESS Chairman Tacgart Appolnta Sub- Committee" to Aaalst la Con. FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind.. May 4 Thomas Taggart. chairman of the demo cratio national committee, made the follow lug announcement tonight: "In a conference held In Washington some inents providing for nonsuppresslon of the weeks ago between the national chairman. orders of the Interstate Commerce com- Chairman Brlgga of the congreasional com mission. Thus far a provision of that mltt.e. Senator Bailey of Texas and other character has not been offered by any prominent demograts. the advisability of republican senator, it Is known that ssv- appointing a subcommittee of the national eral or tne majority senators oeueve wim commute to eo-ooerate with the con Senator Ballsy, that such an amendment would bs unconstitutional, but the agree ment on ths court review feature, It is said, precludes beyond ths remotest pos sibility tho adoption of a nonsuspeoslon provision. Under tbs agreement reached. In order to confer jurisdiction tha re must bs two amendments tv the btlL Tho first is l' tirl'vu .6 of the Eiklns bill, as tt alii i.tf endttd by the houaa bllL The bill provides that the rate fixed by ths commission shall remain in fores "unless aet aside or susp. adsd by a court of com petent Jurisdiction." and the agraeinent oroooses to add these words. "In A suit brought against the commission. " 1 has tha effect merely to recognise tho fight -i 1 (Conllai on Second. Fags.) gresslonal committee was fully discussed snd tt was deemed advisable by all that a subcommittee from the national commit tee would, be very beneficial In assisting ths congressional committee In ths com lng campaign, and as the reault of this conference the following aubcommltteo has been selected: "J. M. Quffey, Pennsylvania: R. M. John sort. Texas: J. Taylor Ellison. Vlrctnla I'rey Woodson. Kentucky; Roger Bujivau Illinois: Timothy U. Ryan. Wisconsin: Joh W. MoGraw, West Virginia." Chairman Taggart of the iiatioual com mittee will also be a member. Headquar ters will be opeued in Washington and a meeting of the subcommittee aad ths congreasional committee will bo held at aa early date. ..iii.m.ni jyt h Him.Miitin. u... h been or is now knowingly eugagea in coal miners and operators. It wa, decided Un"W,Ul " m' Dr. 3. L. Romero, Cuban consul at Jack- to invito the Ohio Coal Operators asso- Rational Advantaa-es Claimed. sonvllle, discussed the reports with Cap- clatlon to meet here next Wednesday when H . rnii. .Mention to the fact that tain Guarano Lander of the Cuban rural Joint committee from tne tnree nssoci- I the standard oil renneries are locatea at .k i. ,,. . ,.t.i. rvnt.in auon. appointed to go to Washington and sesu.n 'the c'rudi snder expressed the opinion that there request President Roosevelt to appoint a oll neidg. This fact if borne steadily In was no revolution, but Modesto Lead, the commission to arbitrate tne questions at t mind win answer many or-tne crmcisms known agitator of Santiago had ssue. . ."L" " ...r f ru. merelv headed a tisrtv nt mnlmntent nut inn mi 1 1 it M I H in iti reimi im nun . - - rmtiirsl advantages following It were ob- was making manifestation to show their disapproval of the administration. Regard- Olir.lD DCDs.Tr IRiniPTMCMTC I tslnerl hv mnans of unfair romnet OUUMn ntu I t. iuuiw I Wl.ll I o - hut beyond this mere assertion does Rills Returned Against .American Refining Company and Vow York CentrtM Railroad. NEW TORK, May 4 The April federal not go Into a history of explanation of ion inauguration or rresioeni t aima these alleged methods at all. He says the today he said that while no one has pre- deveiopment ot tne pipe sysxem loy inj flicte,! an outbreak the authorities had special agreement with the railway coin- taken every precaution, nanles. What he can mean s past our comprehension. As a matter of fact the pDCpDNf; FflR RATHPRINfS development or tno pipe system was in ' - - the face of violent hostility of the rail- ? rand Jurv in concluding Its labors today I roads which naturally were opposed to I Braalllan Prealdent Refera to Friend. handed down seven sealed Indictments in the Introduction of sueii means or "sna the sugar rebating cases. Tho Indictments of giadfllt railroad opposition, at an are against the following: The New iorg early date, the standard on company Central rail way- fining company, Hudson River company and Nathan Gull- I Bergen Point, on the Atlantlo coast. This ford vice president of the comiwnr: the line diverted an enormous amount oi or the Brazilian congress Wednesday, dellv- " i a... r .1 l .. at 1 i iii" . . . . . . , Atrium-mi nuei nnininii .,i.,ijr..ij i.. - i fact tn0T (jia not view with compiacency York and C. uooulee Edgar and fcxiwin K. A . Earle. the latter being wnoiesaie sugar . Btandard Oil company has dealers of Detroit, Mich. The New Tork habitually received from the railroads and Central Hudson River railroad and Na- Is now receiving "secreC' ra"s and other BANK AT BUT 19 BliT FLACK Nearly Eight Million Dollars Paid Ont Ineo Tuesday. SAN FRANCISCO. May 4. Ths United 8tates mint which Is now being used as the general clearing house for tha banks has paid out between $7,000,000 and W. 000.000 to depositors since It opened Tuesday last. Yesterday morning ths number of per sons who were anxious to secure their money was much amaller than expected. The line did not extend for half a block This may have been due to the fact that none of the saving banks are paying de positors. Ths savings banks will not ope for two weeks and there will be no op portunity to withdraw deposits before that time. PROPERTY LOSS AT SANTA ROSA Estimate of Three Million Dollars Plaeed on Destruction. . OAKLAND. Cal.. May 4.-Oovernor Pardee has received a dispatch from Santa Roaa stating that ths property loases caused by the recant earthquake will amount to tt.0u0.000. It will coat at least $160,000 to clear away the wreckage. tlve moth- ! following: The New iorg early date, the Standard on company y, the American Sugar Re- adopted the pipe line method for handling ' . ,. . " , . crude petroleum. The first line wa ex- -, the New loik Central & t.niA9A from the western Pennsylvania to ship with lotted States la Annnnl Message. WASHINGTON, May 4. President Rodri- gues Alves of Hraill, In opening the session ered a message which alluded to the Pan- American congress to be held at Rio Janeiro on July 21 and the proposed visit of Secre tary Root to Bra all. covSrU''" Wh'Ch bUr'aU h" dl" daIyh,Jed,.ryefttthe,C"srof!nco'rd!air rrtintt Wb'Ch " UrM' th'b' In dealing with the discriminations which between Brazil and the United States be- tho profit on the whole consumption." than Guilford, vice president, and F. L Pomeroy, general traffic manager. The first six Indictments were found un der the "Eiklns anti-trust law," which orovldes penalties of a fine not exceeding r . UaiI tn h violations of the inter- come closer. For that purpose I have dona $10,000 or Imprisonment not exceeding two state commerce law. the plain answer Is not hlng more than to follow the policy ee- 7,1 I i m siAi' oKoAmn 4m nnrfsnt I i u Vt 11 a h riV thai fn 1 1 T 1 ri nf oil t iminruanrl. years, for giving, granting, applying for or iS,ird,,.Tof the Interstate Commerce ence In 1822 and Invariably observed by all accepting any rebate or concession from commission to have taken action and the governments of Braatl until now. ths regular freight rates, as published brought not alone tne stannara on coin- jne Brazilian embassy has been advised by a railway company as a common oar- P"V. IXrtfJTIS? JSveV ann hT ' Jsnelro that Honduras rler. Violations of the law In this respect do has selected Botero Karahona and Fausto Th. seventh Indictment found aaainat not fall- within the Jurisdiction of the bu- I Davlla as delegates to the Pan-American Guilford, Pomeroy. Edgar and Earle reu of rnor!0" Vctfngthls nre!l hlch convene In Rio Janeiro charges them with having collectively con- ;"bJect gratuitlous and valueless. on July 2L Salvador has designated Manuel plred to violate the provision or tne tsi-I Again, he has no control wnstever over ueigaao ana r rancisco Antonio neyes as kin. anti-trust law. . rates wn.cn oy tne w are pu AcWst9m, . ,... iHlA.tAnt- trv an I 11 " vl 1 IIO juillintuil v. ' ' -- I ivo io mo mm uuiuiimi.,- i .1... Kurt over wntc.n- neitner tne oureau wrong and yet were persevered In until ex- iwu, ana on tno other nana a proor of the efficiency of the work that ha h..n done by the bureau of corporations. Department of Justice to Aet. The statement is added that the Depart. ment of Justice will take up the ques tion of Instituting prosecution in at least certain of the cases, and the hope Is ex pressed that congress will enact Into lsw the bill of Senator Knox to correct the Interpretation of tbs immunity provision rendered In Judge Humphrey's decision. Continuing, tha president says: But In addition to these secret rates the Standard Oil profits Immensely hy open rates, which are so arranged an to give It an overwhelming advantage over Its In dependent competitors. This Is a char acteristic example of the numerous ovils which are inevitable under a system In which the big shipper and the railroad arn ieri rree to crusn out an individual initia tive and all power of Independent action because of the absence of adequate and thorough-going governmental control. Ex actly similar conditions obtain in a large part of the west and southwest. It Is not possible, he says, to put Into figures the exact amount by pvhlch the Btandard profits through ths gross favor itism shown It by the railroads In connec tion with the open rates. "The profit of course comes not merely by tho saving In the rate Itself as compsred with ita com. A dispatch received at the Brazilian em unjust snd Illegal discriminations, it Is bMy contained the extract from President "t,iarZ hut br the hVrher nrT... it .. .h 1 hsrdlv fair or manly for him to add the ., ... 4 petltors, hut by the higher prices It Is able sentence "of course theys may be other apemu. ... to charge by the complete control of the Against It In Mending: tha Curs. Pnrpoao of Law Thwarted. The president calls attention to that fea ture of ths report regarding tha manner In which ths law Is evaded by treating as stste commerce what In reality Is merely a pert of Interstate commerce. Hs says It is clearly shown "that thla device Is employed on the New York Central rail road, as well aa on many other railroad. In such fashion as to amount to thwarting tbs purpose of tha law, although tha forms of tho law may bo compiled with." ' It Is unfortunately not true, he says, that the Standard Oil company Is tho only cor poration which has benefited and la bene fiting la wholly Improper fashion by an elaborate aeries of rate discriminations. The 8ugar trust, he adds, according to ths result of the Investigation now in prog ress, rarely. If ever, pays the lawful rats alleged violation of the anti-trust law tn of commerce nor the Interstate Commerce (JOAL COMPANY ASKS DAMAGES this district. Sixteen sessions of the April commission has any rntJ- t, all of grand Jury were devoted exclusively to or unlawf'ui discriminations In the Interest Alleges that Railroad Discriminated the consideration ot tnese cases, out it is 0f the Standard Oil company. hk me evident from the presentment which the case of the rate from Whiting to East St. . ... .v,. ,,. Iouls. 111., upon which he lays so much Jury handed In with the Indictments that ,..' while discussing It at great length It deems the situation but hurriedly can- un Imnortant "fiud" he qualifies and ex- i. h. th. iu.ui. niuim it all hv the statement that w tilting I rr.isvtnT'Ra w. VtUtBTTU. 11 HI liiliiu. ' v..nv ..... ' - - t - ' . ... i , , , . - I , I . 1 1 ilanU... . .. , . . . was a suDuro ot i iiicb", T'nlteil flutes circuit court today a writ l"r "u"iiv"ii. ,.,,. m ma -,it,.hi, district'- of that cltv. and that Ln,ta B"es cirouit court tooay a writ ., ,n ..,,,..,. , . freight rate, from Whiting Had for waa filed In a suit brought today by the Z 1 7" rZ" - - . - . m i . . . . Tnr im nT"rrr nurnnim ' wa rt m i'g vsrv nn- ma xmrm hdan t II A MaVniH HI inOAO ITOia I IT Atria, rati lrkm I jttill I TIKI lyimnATlV OT WMT. I " -s - r - - - Chicago. Virginia against the Baltimore Ohio wisely proniouea mem irom uniting tor "This Pactlce had obtained for twenty mmHtn. .nd th. Fairmont Coal Proper purposes-that la. for purpose of ?E ir.'". hS w' . :-. discrimination a.ai.t protecting themwlves and ths genera pub. used thus freely and openly for that period ,h. r..anllfr eomoanv in furnlshlna- trans- '1 " against ths power of the great cor. fctir-nlEr'. '"ortovrrTuV .'S'rfnSrri; Portat.on of coal from th. plalnUfT. mine, favors hundred mile, of It. so that the so-called ctMi rutn to th. nlalntlff with the Intent tha Psags of soma such law aa that discrimination clearly could not have . . ..,, of th. nl.in. which hag already passed ths bouse worked any harm i to any competitor ship- "r, putting alcohol used In ths arts oa ths ping oil from Whiting or its vicinity. tiff s property , i -i nt tMtn imi ana i ii.i oomunv I I . . .. . . ... . . .. I nnJ Larida of tha Indian trlbea or on tha the I ,.w -I.. nv w, UM f claims tnat oy reanon oi tun oiecrumnatiuna i . - for LwM.t?t!i the plaintiff In favor of th. said PWlo domain In th. government, th. Und. gatlon be continued by Its successor. In timating that Indications point to the pos sibility that other common carriers may be equally culpable with the indicted roads. VICTIMS OF BOND COMPANY Kansa. City Ha. Over Thousand In ventors la Concern Cloaed by Government. Hs favors, as an element of competition. KANSAS CITY, Msy 4. There are ap proximately 1.400 local Investor, in th. American Bond Reserve company, American XJODU ntwrya l-uiupa.ii;, lui WW lint in. .. . r , . -l nn anoh tanni ann fn which a receiver waa recently appointed rained on unfair advantage la equally un- Fairmont Coal company, the plaintiff has ' onlir on such terms and for whlcn a reco ver was recently appoiniea te At great expense we constructed ,u(rer( mCtua, damages to th. amount of uoh periods as will enable ths govern- In Kansas City since November last. It , n.. frora uie Pennsylvania and Ohio ""5" ",ual f"1 xo tn amount or control th.m. had about thirty agent, at work, and It Is oil fields and from th. Kansas and Indian $700.0)0. and a claim of exemplary damage, ment to .ntlreiy control to.m. atlmatad that th. number of new sub- Territory tleldr to Whiting. "'" In the aum of $50,000 la set up which til. scrlber. secured her, to the bond, of the sa," that anvone is unfair who" does" not PWtlft by this .ult Met. to r.cov.r. company averaged over 100 a week, and I give them the advantage of this enterprise that cash collection, at th. time the celvershlp was named amounted to $2 a week. 1 the state rates. To say LEXINGTON. Ky.. Msy 1 -James c. In Ohio who had never expended a dollar Roaers. who wa. annolnted receiver of th. P'P ". ho!?'d .J?1 .'J Report of Commissioner. In summarizing hu report Commissioner Garfield speaks ot bis personal visit to ths i re- of ours? It is quit, true that having our nnpC nRPfifirJ 1 iNFi PRAMD oil fields and of th. great mass of data ob c oil at-W-nitlng and desiring to tran.rx.rt MUKC UnCUUli UKU mAUUJ talned by him either personally or througl 'used tPhen.?.iS fe.lntToay 11. Wl.e.n.1- Lumber M.n .d Their sgent. ot th. bureau of corporations. Th, American Reserve Bond company here by Judge Parker ot the circuit court, left today for Chicago to take charge of the corn- Agent to Bo Taken Into Custody. PORTLAND, Or... May 4. In addlUon to through Ths preliminary study of this was transporta tion, which enters so larg.ly Into th. cost of th. finished product, and henc. a moat Important factor In competition. Tsklng up the subject of the output of Two Hundred Thousand Destitute WASHINGTON. May. . General Greely, telegraphing to the war department front San Francisco yesterday, reporta that 191 107 deatltute were fed In San Francisco that day and about 40, mo In Oakland and Berkeley. The situation, he says, la serious and a aolutlon of it witholt dir. suffering seems Impossible. "The far-reaching ex tent of the disaster," General Greely con cludes, "cannot be appreciated without per sonal observation." . 1 to transport his oll to an Inland town in Illinois over an all-rail line at ths same ratea we enjoyed by reason of our pipe iina mufit annear absurd to any one. pany'a affair, there. Roger, gave a bond .hVV.wVthatth company O.hkosh. Wis., capitalists who either renned oil. Mr. Garfield finds that It ot $300,000. H. will employ a force of Chi-I profited by secret and unlawful freight have been or will b arrested In connection .mounts to about $4,000,000 barrels annu- cago accountant. In settling up th. busl- rates. In the same connection it is aa- with th. government land frauds in Oregon, jy, 0f which the Btandard Oll company ness. President Smith Bowman says the milled ln 5cIhiJll wth theT IrLr- Bumner K. Parker of Ashland. Ore., has directly and Indirectly controls about 23,. concern will be able to pay dollar for dollar. ..... Commerce commission precisely aa alao been arrested under the same Indict- 000,000 barrels and approximately th. sam. Receiver Roger, say. he thinks he will the law provide, and therefor, cannot b. ment. proportion of the other finished products of hav. no trouble In being recognized by all either "secret" or ''unlawful.'' rf This Indictment, which was one of th. petroleum. Continuing, th. report says: th. court. In which the concerns' affairs nh'rase atCone"pirintn'ln his report "that al- most Important that has been returned by Tne Standard claims that the location of sr. In litigation and that b. will b. given though a tariff rate has been filed with the the present federal Jury, charge, that It. reflnerie. und th. use of pips lines are precedence, although this Is a mooted point In several of the states where oth.r re oelvar. have been appointed uiirqiaiii'Dl u.w A r w ui.k.. r."'.:. -LV. rVeirht .taUon oo to iW-cWn " .r. T.T."". .r:,. ,7. mean, of unfair competitive method. afUr uir.ui.uc..i " v.. n.-i..L. roacrr --- - "h . - h d , conceive of "'" ' ' " , r " year, of floret industrial aim. Bond company, ha. been noUHed by th. (iv TOmrmMloner's temerity In making understanding that it was to be trsnsferred tu, development of the pipe 11 WMtern Trust and Savings bank of Chi- such an utterance. I to th. Wisconsin m.n as soon as flnaj I by the Standard Oil compaiiy wi (Interstate commission in compliance wun under th. nam. of the osnxoin Wmtsr ", J', ' "' ; ' i . I . . . , - ..... .k. . i I I tiiln hv ruHiii. of the enersv ana rmu. " .WnneTrnay know of It. existence." A. the company th. sccu-ed squired 160.000 acre. -f'it. managV While in nTeasui. Interstate law explicitly provide, that every ot land In Klamath and Lake counties by that Is true, it muet not be forgotten that I . . ... si..t mmt n.aiH at i.i,.,i. ...M.nii nt lih and anH MaA. tneao Silvaniagea wre in pan uuiainea ur cage to hold all funda, aa the company la now In the handa of a receiver. It 1. aald Homo Competition. "The atatement that th. Standard Oil paper, should b. aecured. n. system oa the re suit of special agreement, with railroad companies. Furthermore, thos. so called natuiat advantage, hav. been and ar. be- bond, of a local value of $1000000 are In company lias largely by unfair and unlaw- Dakotaa Injured at Panama. Img greatly Increased by discriminations In , , ., , ... .. . . ful methods crushed out home competition yiuurnN a n Mav 4 (Hneclal rr I freight rales, both puljllshed and secret, circuUtion in this district. Superintendent J. flluy answered by the fact that home I TANK ON, S. D.. May 4 (Special.)-Dr. J.,,,,. .nd ,lute i.irh ,v, ,b. HtMud. Rli'hardson said hi collections here were comieiltion has always existed, is steadily $.0u a aeelu' and that there are now at least Ij6 I ad news that his brother. Pein Hanton. Montana Man Kamed. WASHINGTON, May 4. The nomination of Waller Sale, to be receiver of public money, at Booeman, Mont., wa. aent to the sanate today by the president. grouing and tnat mere are now at least oi-inptrdilve refineries In the I nlted btates. engineer at Culehra. Canal Zone, bus tteen badly injured by an engine fulling on him, which crushed his back. Paris of the vertebrae hav. been removed aud th. A to the claim that changes in rates i hsve been made since the commissioner s efficient work began all th Standard Oil company has to aay la that any euc-h changes hav been made without Its aug- (Continued un Second Page.) patient will never walk Sgalu, If bs lives. which is doubtful. artl monopolistic control In the greater por tion of tl.e courtl y, snd which so limit com petition as to practically prevent the ek tenxlon of the business of any Independent to a point which etn remotely endangers tha supremacy ol the Standard. , An liiiiix-dlat result of tpls delimitation of tha competitive area la shown by Hi price of ordinary Illuminating oll through out tha country. Alier deaocu&g Ue frstgUt
