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The Omaha Daily Bee. Attvortf In THE OMAHA DEC Csst & West N filthy Sns)t1on4 THE OMAHA DEE Best tiP. West ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8. 19D6-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. RATE BILL MODIFIED Friends of the Measure Gain Additional Concessions. ALLISON COMPROMISE IS SET ASIDE Court Reriew Feature Not So Broad as that Accepted by President. POWER OF INJUNCTION IS LIMITED Two Judes May Eet Aside Orders if lire Days' Notice of Trial is Given. APPEAL DIRECT TO SUPREME COURT Ir la Alee Aareed that the tint MaklnK Xecllon Shall .ol Br Amrndfil as A.kfd , hf Opposition to Bill. WASHINGTON, May 7. The situation of the. railroad rate bill look another . decided ihange today and at the same time there wen an additional step vow ai d final agree ment as to what the judicial lev lew amend ment nhall be. The Allison compromise proposition met with such dntermlned op position frotn those senator who have fought agalrst a "broad" court review that, despite President Roosevelt's ac ceeptawe of It and his declaration thul other provision he hud ndvoeated were not vital, an agreement whs reached by which several restrictions will lie placed on the review proposition. These were agreed 1 pun In consequence of many Informal conferences on the floor of the senate dur ing the debate. The result Is that In re turn for the amendment conferring Juris diction of rlrctilt courts to review orders of the commission, friends of the bill de manded and by agreement of senate lead en will secure counter-conceFslons as fol lows: That no order of the commission shall be set sslde by an interlocutory order or de cree without a hearing held on the applica tion therefor, unless at least five days' no tice shall be given to the commission of the time and place fixed fur said hearing. That such order shall not be made unless two Judges of the court to which applica tion Is made shall concur In each Inter locutory order or decree. That an appeal from such Interlocutory order or decrei mav lie taken within thirty davK from the entry thereof, but shall lie only to the supreme court of the United States. Thut the rate-making section of the bill shall not bo amended. Compromise Set Aside. Senator Allison's return to the senate today after a brief Illness had much to do with the additional agreements. Jit was during his Illness that the compromise f proposition, which bears his name, was given publicity. To friends of the bill who looked upon the compromise as a surrender , to railroad IntereKtK he Kaid the amend ment did not preclude further amendments which would expedite the review. He dis posed finally of the argument that an In sistence for Ktieh amendments would be a breach of faith with the conservatives who had accepted the compromise. He did tills, hi", saying . that there had been no "a'greement, - The effect of this statement , . was the tlueatened overturning of the com promise and negotiations were at once opened between the two forces. Senators Dolliver, I.nng, C.lapP and several other republicans who had opposed the amendment declared that If the Allison compromise was adopted It must be fol lowed with the provisions before stated. Senator Allison aided them in their cam paign and a majority of the democrats, loud In criticism of the action of the presi dent In declaring that the Overman amend ment waa not vital. Joined the ranks and the whole made a formidable army. The compromise disappeared as If by ma git. Finally, Senators Aldrlch, Knox, Crane, Foraker, Lodge and a number of others agreed that If tho Allison amendment was adopted they would consent to the adoption of iome such amendment as that offered by Senator Overman providing for notice to the adverse party before preliminary In junctions are issued suspending orders of tha Interstate Commerce commission and that offered by Senator Bacon, providing that auch preliminary order shall be con curred In by two Judges. They agreed further that appeals from auch Interlocutory orders or preliminary In Juncttona should be made direct to the su preme court. Rate Section ot Amended. Frlenda of the bill held out for still another amendment and that waa that sec tion 4 of the bill, which amends section 15 of the Injerstate Commerce act should be left aa it passed the house. The conserva tive faction demurred at this suggestion. The section Is the one that provides that the commissioner shall make rates which In Its Judgment shall be Just and reason able. The conservative faction desired to strike out the words "in Its Judgment." The friends of the measure declared thul this would compel the courts to review the action of the rpmnilsslon as to tho justness and reasonableness of the rales fixed. I'nder the language of the house bill, they believe that the courts will not review that qncs tlon. After the adjournment of the senate to day Senators Aldrich, Knox, Carter. Hop kins, Cullom, Fulton and Crane met In Senator Aldrlch's committee room. The tonfereme lasted nearly an hour, iioth factions were strongly represented. 'At the conclusion Senator Aldrich stated that the bill would be passed with sectiou 4 left ns it came from the houw. One of the nrgu- nie-nts that accomplished this result was the action of Beverai senator in pointing out that Senator Knox's railroad rate bill authorised the commission to tlx rates w hich In Its Judgment were Just and reason able and that the same language appeared In the Massachusetts statutes. The conferences today, it is hi -lived, have about disposed of the points In dis pute. The agreement reached by repub lican leaders In a concession to the demo crats. The amendment providing for the giving of notice of hearings for injunctions was lirst offered by Senator Overman Senator Ilacon originated the proposition for tin hearing of such applications by two judges and several democrats introduced amend ments providing for appeals direct' to the supreme court. Senate leaders. repiest-n'ing both .factions predicted tonight that lic I compromise amendments will be a" ."ed ! Oppose Itrnlaada' Resoltttloa. WASHINGTON. May 7. The nie com mittee on finance today author'. 1 an ad verse report on Senator .New la;... i resolu tion looking to a national gu wanly t ni-iUt to San Francisco. Niagara Report Received. WASHINGTON. -May 7. President R.v.se velt today sent to congress the report of tha International Waterways' commission on tha pieservatloa of Niagara Falls. REACTION GAINS UPPER HAND Ohantliina Fundamental Lair Drafted hy Wltte Officially Prclalmeel by (car. St. PETERSBURG. May i, 4:20 a. in. -Another of the kaleidoscopic change in the political situation, to which Russia Is be coming accustomed, occurred late last night. when, with utter unexpectedness, the draft of the fundamental law, which was snppos-d 1 to have perished with the VVitte regime, was officially promulgated sud made the perniancnwhasls of the Ruscslau state, un alterable except on the ltd latlve of Emperor Nicholas or his successors. Though the drart of the fundamental law has undergone considerable editing and numerous changes have been made in It. In essence It remains Identical with the pro ject telegraphed to the Associated Tress on April J4. which evoked a storm of anger and condemnation by the dominant liberal party. Published at the present instant when the people had been led to believe thai the un popular draft had he-en dropped and when the dismissal of the old cabinet was ae cepteel as an Indication of the desire on the part of the government to Join hands with the national Parliament, the new will arouse still greater indignation and threat ens to undo all the work eif Prof. Mllukoff and the 'her constitutional and ele-inocrattc leade- ' he cause of moeleratlon. 't , nndlficmtinn in the "eonstltu tiot, - " ihed w hich meet with favor Is th. ing the eif ofTle-K n of the prevision rmpower o fix salaries and pensions ' subjecting even the nihility of undue flnnn- Judiciary clal inftueiu other changes are in the direction peiinl power, ( ties from Inter, ami giving the e. loans independent!. buttressing the im lands and proper- the Parliament power to concluele iiould the Parliament refuse to pass the budget. COURT SCANDAL IN GERMANY .Servant of Prince Arrested for Black mail Following; Discovery nf stolen Gor.ria, BERLIN', May ". William Olase, a former servant of Prince Adolph von Wrede, was arrerted t "lay on the complaint of, the prince, who charges Olase with blackmail in connection with a quantity of stolen silverware, marked with the name of Pari and Berlin hotels, found in the silver roem of Castle Basedow, 'near Mutrhln, Moeklenhurg-Schw erln. The Ixikal Anzelger today asserted that Frlncess von Wred Is known to have klep toniiinlcal proclivities. Contrary reports were circulated Inst week regarding the finding of' the hotel- marked silverware at Castle Basedow. The search by the authorities of Male-hln wa, It now appear, maele by order of a Berlin court, with which a denunciation was lodged. At first the source of this denun ciation was not revealed, but it now appear that Glase was the person who made the complaint. At Malchin it was reported that Princess and Prince von Wrede and Frauleln Weidlg, their housekeeper, would be asked by the court to explain the presence of the hotel- marked silverware in the castle. The prince and princes reside most of the year at Madrid. and rent Basedow castle as a sum mer residence. It belongs to the estates or" the Hahn fam ily, the head of which. Count von Hahn, died recently, a ruined man. The silver Includes dozens of milk pitch ers, sugar bowls, plates, tureens and salt cellars, largely plated, and It has been sug gested that the collection was made by some one having a mania for taking things from hotels as souvenirs. TURKISH MINISTERS MEET While Council Confers British Ships Are Being Assembled OR Grecian Port. CONSTANTINOPLE. May 7 An ex traordinary meeting of the council of min isters has been summoned, for today to consider the British note demanding the evacuation of Tabnh within ten days and Turkish consent to a Joint demarcation of the frontier of the Slnaltlc peninsula. An' attempt wa made yesterday by thu sultan through the Intermediary of a palace official to l-eopen the discussion, met with an Intimation from Sir Nicholas R. O'Con ner, the Hritish ambassador to Turkey, that any communications on tho subject must come through the Turkish foreign minister. LONDON. May 7.-In behalf of the gov ernment It waa announced In the House of Commons today that the British govern ment has been Informed by Germany that there Is no foundation for the statements that Turkey's action respecting the Egyp tian frontier has be-en encouraged by the Oerman government. ASSASSIN WAS IN DISGUISE Man Who Attempted to Kill Governor of Moscow Posed as Naval . Officer. MOSCOW, May ".It turns out that the man who attempted yesterday to assas sinate Governor General Doubossoff was a revolutionist disguised as a naval officer, which enabled him to approach the palace without creating suspicion, lie carried the bomb in a candy box and hud h false pass port. In which his name was given as Meti, which proved his connection with the three revolutionist who were killed by the explosion of a bomb in their room on Sat urday last, that being the name under which the apartment occupied by the revo lutionists was rented The report of the assassination ,f the governor of Klizabeihpol. in ivenge for ills savage repressions in the Caucasus, which reuched here last night, was incor rect. It was the governor general of Kkateiinoslav. South Russia, who was as sassinated yesterday evening by six uni dentified persons, who tired volleys from revolvers at him and then escaped. NEW CABINET FOR RUSSIA Names of Mra Who Will Share Work. of the Neve Premier. ST. PLTKRSBl'RG. May 7 The new Russian cabinet has been completed and will l- announced by an imperial ukase tomorrow, us follow: r.eniler. M. Gore-kymui. Mitt.'stei- ol tin inu-nor. M. Slolvpln. Mliaaer of foreign affairs, Karon l Wolsky. Muiial-.- of nuance, M. koke.vsoff. Mun.-.ii-" of education. M. KautTinan. MiiiU'.-i i.t agri. nil in ,-. .vl Su h in.'.y Contriver oi the empire, Ai ,,a pVhw ach Pr.Kir.tor general ,.f the Holy Synod, Prince Jhlrinsky Siiakinaloff. Miv.-kt.-r e.f war. ei. n.-i-ul liudiaer. ':nster of murine. Vice Admiral Biri left. tinrrli-ts Minister at Belgrade. j BKLC.RAIiK. Servia. May 7. The new ! American mlnn-ier. John Piddle, today pre sented his credential to King Peter. NEW EARTHOUAKE PROBLEM Thousands of Business and Professional People in Ban Trancisoo 8afferin?. NO WORK EXCEPT FOR COMMON LABORERS t.enrral . reely Reports that Halloas Are Helna Provided for Over Tiv Hanelred Thousand Persona, SAN FRANCISCO. May 7 With the sub sidence of the excitement that attended the earthquake comes a more vivid realisation of the misery that has been Inflicted upon the community. The number of people who have suddenly been cut off from mean of earning a living I enormous. The army ef clerks, salesmen, stenographers, book keepers and trades people that poured into the downtown sections each morning and returneil to the residence districts and su burb In the evening finds Itself ldl arid without prospect of employment, lawyers, doctors, dentist and their assistants are In a like predicament. But a small percentage of these people are capable of taking up manual labor, the only kind that Is now available, and already on the street and tin the Rites for new building may be seen many of this class painfully' and wearily engaged in the hard est kind of tasks. What is to he done with the great number of men and women who cannot get dnwn to the level of the common workman I a question that the city otflclal have asked themselves and have been unable to furnish a satisfactory answer. From this time forward the efforts of the municipal officials and existing citizens' committees will be directed almost solely to the task of reconstructing the city. Ac tive suhcommilte-es have been appointed and plans for practical work and accom plishments will be presented to Mayor Schmitz this week. The construction of temporary building continue in the burned portions of the town and there ure manifestation that the mercantile element Is undaunted by its re verses. The relief work is proceeding smoothly along the lines arranged by the army, but a project is now being considered of substituting fur the "bread line" a number of cheap restaurants, where hot meals will be served at a low cost. Reconstructing; Relief ( amps. After a quiet Sunday the people today resumed the work of relieving the dis tressed and planning for the reconstruction of the city. The one great problem with which the officials, military and civil, feel they now have to deal with is that of col lecting the refugees and gotting them Into the smallest possible number of large camps. Incidentally the question of sanitation Is Involved, for with people scattered every where and some of them of far frotn clean habits, it is practically impossible to pro vent them frotn violating regulations, whereas if they can bo centralized all can be carefully watched and tho slovenly ones can be forced to properly protect their habitations and the ground immediately surrounding tho sites of their shelters. It is proposed to organise a model camp at Hamilton -square. This nituninfr avevv available able-bodied man In this camp was routed out at an early hour and set to work cleaning up the place. Not so much as a scrap of paper is to be allowed to lay about Knglneer Dunn declares that the camp will be kept In perfect sanitary condition and if the male campers do not wish to turn out every morning as a cleaning squad they had better arrive at a system by which no dirt or rubbish will be left about. Systematic Work, The distribution of clothing, cots and bod ding to the needy and destitute will be con ducted on a mure equable basis hereafter. and the authorities having control of the supplies have every reason to believe that under the new regimo now being inaugu rated there will be no waste and no reck less distribution of clothing to persons not In need of it. In the Crocker school build ing, with its eighteen rooms, nine separate departments have been established, each In charge of a department head, and thu whole In charge of Captain Bradley of the army. One department contains men's clothing and hats; another is given over to women's clothing; still another Is set apart for children's clothing; then there are un derwear departments, a boot and shoe de partment, a department for kitchen uten sils, a department for blankets and bed ding, cola and mattresses and ao on. The relief situation from the army view point waa summarized by the following statement from General Qreely: On Friday ratllons were Issued to 273,621 persons; on Saturday to iu,207, and tho requisitions for Sunday were for 2tj4,07o, but the actual issue probably will show a decrease from Friday's figures. As long as the people live under gov ernment tentage and receive government rations they will have to behave them selves. There will be no tattoo or reveille blown and no strenuous restric tions enforced, but order must be pre served. There are on , hand now fifteen e'ars of flour and potatoes. 1 have Instructed ilto finance committee that 11 is its duly to eliminate the deadbeats and repeaters from the bread lines and it lias promised to take the matter up with the police. Disturbance at sea. Far out at aea the Norwegian steamer Hercules felt the disturbance that cause! such destruction here. Upon arriving yesterday from Comox, U. C, Captain BJerick of the Hercules, re-ported that on April 17, 18 and HI the steamer was in strong southwest gales and mountainous seas. On April iti. In latitude 44.0 north, longitude lsi.-7 east, there was audi heavy seas and gales that thet steamer was compelled to lay to, it being impossi ble to keep the Hercules on its way. Thu barometer at this time registered .'a. tie, or the lowest .Captain Bjeiick has ever seen at sea. The first wedding ever celebrated in Golden Gate park look place yesterday af lei noon w hen Miss Amelia Bartmanu became the wife of Rudolph Bosscrt. The ! ceremony was performed by P.ev. F. 1J. j liovard of Berkeley, in the little summer ; house Just west of the conservatory, - where the bride has been staying with ! friends since April IS. The health department has ordered that no milk shall be sold unless It is first boiled. Ilelaaco and Meyer .will soon begin tha construction of a new Alcazar theater. It will lie a temporary structure one story high. lutesttgate American's Death. LONDON. May 7. The deaKh of Howard Carey of New York, who was discovered M;ey 4 shot dead In his bed at a Kensington Loi.iiUr.K house, is being investigated by the coion. r. Apparently It, la a case of suicide. Bidding; on Big Bridge. NEW YORK. May 7. The lowest bidder for the erection of the Manhattan bridge, a structure paralleling the Hioi-klyn lin.lga ami requiring an estimated 4",m) tons of sl.-el is the Hun Parker I 'onto . n, -t m. Ifanj', alia au offer of KW.-3- MR. ROSEWATm FOR SENATOR A conference j"' "e raid at Washington hul'J Eighteenth and Harney streets, IVednesday even- Ins at 8 o'clock to discuss way Hnd means of best promoting the' candidacy of Edward Rose water for United Slates sontUor from Nebraska. All citizens of Douglas county willing to join in such a movement are cordially invited to attend. If yon are ready to help keep the senatorship in Douglas county do not wait for a speoiiil invita tion. Hon. Howard H. Baldrlge will preside. WASHINGTON HALL WEDN DAY HEAVY FROSTS IN IOWA anorv Flurries Reported In Mlehlaan and nsinnae t Fruit In West. MARSHA I.LTOWN. la., May 7.-A heavy frost in central Iowa caused damage to smsll fruits. Plum orchards suffered the most. i ATLANTIC, la.. May 7.-tSpeeial.)-A heavy frost visiteel fhis sertion of Iow.i last night and niuiil elaniag.- was done. Garden truck and the peach crop were totally ruined. Ice was freizen em water that remained out doors and the thermom eter got to 30 degrees. It is thought that apple and cherries were not serteiusly in jured. COLI'MBCS. Neb.. "May 7.-iSpeciul.) People have been greatly wonleel in the matter of the cold weathe-r for the past few nights. It being cold enough to form ice in the low places, ami they feared that the fruit buds would be destroyed, but the best farmers and fruit men say they have examined the bud nnd that no Injury has been caused to them up to the present writing. ALBION. Neb.. May 7. (Special.) He-avy frost prevailed over Ihis part of the state Saturday nit,'ht. nnd the thermometer regls tereel six degree below freezing Sunday morning. It is too early to ascertain cer tainly the damage ilone to the fruit crop, which up to the time of the frost was never more promising. On account of the cold, wet weather farm work is liadly de layed". VKRMILION. S. D..May 7.-tSpeeial.)-A heavy freeze visited this section of the state on Saturday night, and last night another freeze occurred. Ice a quarter of an inch thick formed. The fruit crop could hardly escape Injury, and It is likely that plums and apples were hard hit. Ow ing to the fact that the strawberry crop is late, that fruit is not damaged. The blosseims have not formed, and will not 1k out for see-ral days yet. Fruit growers are greutly discouraged at conditions, aa the prospects were gooel for a bountiful crop. INDIANAPOLIS, May 7.-The greater portion of Indiana was covered by a light frost last night . Reports from all part of the state Indicate that the damage to vegetables has been considerable, with alight damage Jo fristain ame sections. DETROIT, May 7. Ught flurries of snow havo fallen In the -past twenty-four hours in a number of places In Michigan, but no damage has been done to fruit tree or crops. ' WORK OF STANDARD OIL Attorney (.rnrrnl of Ohio yinkrs a Preliminary Report of His Investigations. COLl'MBl'8, O.. May 7. In a prelim inary report of Ills findings as to the methods of the Standard Oil company la Ohio, maele public today. Attorney General Kills says that though the Standard Oil company, in obedience to a decree of the supreme court e.f Ohio reorganized in j 1899, cancelling the trust certllie-ates then I outstanding and putting all the property they represented In the hands eif the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, It has continued to violate the Valentine Stewart anti-trust act just as before. In that reorganization, he says, It In corporated the departments of the busi ness separately. The Buckeye pipe Line company, he says, does all the Standard Pipe Line transportation, the I'nlon Tank company carries all Its oil by cars, tho Solar Refining company does its manu- I faf-tnrlni. V hilo the Ohio (III leets the crude oil from the wells in the fields. That these concerns represent thu same Interests is shown by their tax i-a-turns that are all made on the same (ay on similar forms and they are all repre sented by the same attorneys. The Standard absolutely iixes the prico I of e-rude oil. Independent companies run j their bills u: or down with the Standard price. Bui by organizing "fake" or "prl- j vate" companies the- Standard manages to drive nut compe tition without changing j eiil prices everywhere, which would be disastrous to the Standard Itself. SPECIAL GRAND JURY MEETS Inquisitors Called Together tei Probe Alleged Insurance Irregulari ties lu ev York, NKW YORK. May 7. The special jury which is to investigate Insurance mailers, espee-lally political contribution, was em paneled today. Dlbtiiet Attorney Jerome, who uskd for this Jury, was present, with several of ins assistants, when it was sworn. Justice Si-oil of the criminal branch of the superior court In his charge said: Your siteiilion will be called to a series of allege-el criiiie-s which have occasioned much tlisctission in 1 1 it- public press and in vanouf. eutlis. The legislature lias passed laws remedying so far as it e-an ail paM mistakes. Your duty is to immire it i any crime has been committed under the I law- as It stood before the legislative ac I linn. You will have the active and ener getic assistance of the district atlornev and you are enill'id at all tiniea to call upon him for assistance and advice. You are nut to be t-way-d by suspicion or clamor lu any of your work. UNION TELEGRAPHERS MEET National onveatlou uf t ouiuierrlal Operators Are .Vow la Session at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI. May 7. The i.atie.nal t,i venlion of the Commercial Telegraphers' I'nlon of America was opened here today with welcoming addresses and responses and the appointment of committees and other routine business Mayor Dempsey gave the principal wel come speech. The afternoon and evening were given over to trolley rides about the city and oilier entertainment provided for the delegates, who represent all the prin cijal cities iu the country. HINSIIAW HAS A HARD FIGHT Chairman Laoey Opposes Bill to Reimburse Purchasers of Indian Lands. 'SPEAKER CANNON GIVES LITTLE HOPE ' Congressman Klnkald Hremrrt the Paasnae f Tno Rills by llelng Persistent Vinrndlnu the Homestead Bill. (Krom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 7. (Special Tele gram.) In 1XS3 the governme nt sold at auc tion at Beatrice. Neb.. 4.000 acres of Otot utid Missouri Indian lands, located In Oage county, Nebraska, and Marshall county. Kansas. The lauds were appraised at $tl.t per acre, and the land office gave it out that they would be sold to actual settlers at the appraised price. Afterwards this was changed to a public auc tion. Much fraud was perpetrateel at this sale and some indictments and convli-tion occurred. One-fourth of the purchase price was paid down. The lands were sold at far ubove their value and at more than twice the appraisement, due to excitement and misunderstanding of the terms of the sale. Assurances were given by the then commissioner, McFarland. who was pres ent, that the government would adjust prices at the appraisement. Afterward many efforts were made to get an adjust ment of contrarta. Finally. In l!Wt), an act was passed granting a rebnte to all those settler who had not yet paid in full. I'n der this act they were given full title by paying the appraisement plus 3 per cent. Congressman Hinshaw has introduced a bill to grant a rebate on the same terms to all those settlers about 150 ill number who had fully paid tip before the act of 1900. This bill I recommended by the land e.l'ice and was toeiay reported favorably by Mr. McCarthy, member of the house committee on public lands, over fierce opposition. Mr. Iaeey, chairman of that committee. Is making a vigorous fight on the bill, as lie did against the act of WO. While the equities In the two bill are the same, there are more difficult les In the passage of the present bill because the Litter requires an appropriation of about JlaO.Ort) from the United Slates treasury, while the former bill simply scaled down a contract which had only been partially paid out and required no appropriation. Mr. Hinshaw has been In consultation v.ith the speaker with a view to get an early consideration of the bill, but tho speaker Is of the opinion that it will be a difficult matter to pas the bill at this session. Mr. Hinshaw i also making a can vas of the house, hoping to create senti ment favorable to the bill. Indians May (iet Money. Congressman Cousins today, after labor ing for several years on a bill bringing about a readjustment of the account of the Sac and Fox Indians, wan successful In passing hi long agitated measure. The bill put Sioo.tioo additional Into the Iowa tribe. Agitation regarding the adjustment of these accounts has been going on since 1W5. Klnkald la Persistent. Judge Kinknld Is a persistent "cuss." This morning he smilingly came out of the speaker's room, after having been there to congratulate Mr. Cannon on his seventieth birthday, and to ask for recognition for the passage of two bill under suspension of rules, and from the looks of the statesman from the Sixth district, ho evidently got what he went after. Late today he arose and moved the passage of a bill granting to Charle H. Cornell the right to construct a dnm across the Niobrara river on the Fort Nleibrara military reservation anil to construct a trolley and telegraph line across the reservation. 'Without debate, the measure was passed, and then Judge Kln kald moved to tako up the second bill, but the speaker shook his head. "You know you gave me two," said the Judge, without even so much an addressing the chair. "I will get to that later," said the speaker. And, sum enough, later on the speaker recognized Judge Kinkaid for a bill au thorizing the secretary of the Interior to make a rcsurvey of certain townships in McPherson county, which was also passed. Ten-Acre Rill Passes House, The bill Introduced by Congressman Mon-rif-ll providing for the subdivision of lands under the reclamation act and making entries ns small as ten acre lnstrsd of forty, the minimum under the existing law, passed the house today. This subdivision was made necessary in certain sections of the I'nlted States, where the lund is so rich that ten acres will sup-port a family particularly In fruit and truck farming districts, that it was deemed advisable to permit entries of this size In irrigated sec tions of the country. Important Indian Bill. A bill of first importance to Indians passed the house today. This bill empower the president to elesignate any individual Indian belonging to any tribe whom he considers sufficiently advanced in civilization to be e-apuole of managing his own affairs to apportion and allot to any such Indian his or her pro rata share of any tribal or trust fund in the treasury. This bill Is along the present policy of the Indian office iu allollng shares of tribal funds to such Indians as may be callable of manag ing their own affairs. Ultimately the Indian must become a citizen, according to Major I.ucey, the author of the bill, and work upon new lines ne-ecssarlly created by his present environment. Iurge areas of In dian lands have already been thus allotted and many of the tribes have become farm ers and stock raisers, but no general at tempt has been made as this bill seeks to do to allot tribal funds In the treasury. The senate committee on Indian affairs today made favorable reports on the follow ing bills Introduced by Senator Humble: To provide for the allotment and distribu tion of tribal funds of the Yankton tribe of Sioux Indians and SisseUm and Walie ton tribes of Sioux, residing in South Da kota. Omaha Contractors Lose. Tile secretary of the interior today sus pended the contract with Callahan, Katz, Phelan A Shirley of Omaha for construction and completion of the work of division No. 3 on the main canal of the Huntley project in Montana, because of failure to perform their contract, having failed to commence the work required after due written notice. Reclamation aei vice'w ill submit, readveitha nient. '-to Dakota Hills. Senator (Iambi today Introduced these bills: To pay $70 to U A. Jopellne, Yank ton, for two months services as messenger in the quartermaster's service at Fort Leavenworth. Km, In ltsiT: pensions fur Mary A. Washburn at SU per month; Kd wurd W. Oallinger at -' per month and Mary A. Duncan at tJu per mouth. Lands Restored to Mettlenaeat. The secretary of the interior has restored tha following lanos in Nebraska to settle- "I (Continued on Second Page NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair and Cooler Tuesday. Kapept Minn era In West Portion. Wednes day Fair nn.l Warmer. Temperature nt Omaha lesterda I Hour. Dear. II nar. Dm. n a. a. T a. H a n a. in a 11a. 13 m. n . , ni . 44 I P. a . :i . 4 . . p. p. 7 P. n p. p. (to 112 t)l .11 ."it ST AN (VI til 44 4. 41) ni 4N no 57 m . BURGLARS VISIT JOE LEITER Bonds Valued at More Than Hundred Thonsund Dollars Taken from Safe. CHICAOO, May 7. The office of Joseph Leiter. heir of the ostste of the Into Levi Z. Leiter, father of Joseph Leller. was mbbed last night and lamds und securities valued at from $10,000 to $i'5.0Uu were stolen. The burglar gained entrance to the of fice by breaking In the door with a sle-elge hammer, using rubber mat to deaded the forre of their blow. The robbery, which 1 supposed to have been committed Saturelay night, waa not discovered until the clerk entered the of fice toeiay. A hasty examination of the contents of tho vault caused Hie assertion by the rlerks that securities valued at from IKin.OuO to $l;.ii.0Oii had been taken. When Hugh Crabbe the manager of the estate of Levi Z. Leiter. arriveel at the office he at once declared thnt tho amount of the robbe-ry would not amount to more than $10.nr) or $25,0110 and produced a package of bonds valued at $l'i".,ii0ci which the clerk thought had been stolen. The officers of Robert K. and Frank Crowe, attorneys, ad joining the Letter estate, was also entered and securities valued at about $5,000 were taken. The door to the office was broken open in the same manner as thnt of the Leiter estato and in both cases the vault doors wjere opened with chisel. The robbera evidently conducted their work in the most deliberate manner, as they had pulled down tho curtains, turned on the light and scrutinized the bonds In order to determine which were negotiable and which were not. All of the securities taken were negotiable. Joseph Leiter, who Is stopping at Lake Geneva, Wis., was informed of the rob- bery by telephone and said that he did not I believe that the robbers secured any nego. ' tlablo paper. I "My best knowledge ia." said Mr. Leiter, "that the vault contained nothing but leases, contracts and similar papers. I do not believe that anything -of value was taken." After taking an inventory of the securi ties left in the vault. Mr. Crabbe and Mr. Leiter announced that the securities taken amounted to $11,000. GRAIN RATES IN TWO STATES Point Raised hy Minnesota Village May Have Fur-Reaching Effect. ST. PACT Minn., May 7. What was apparently a hearing of little significance before n Interstate commerce commis sioner at the federal building toeiay de veloped into such Importance during the progress of the testimony that C. A. Prouty,- representing the Interstate Com merce commission, announced that the hearing would be before the full commis sion at Washington. The complaint, upon the determination of which practically hinges the readjustment of- Interstate rates with reference to all cltle'S and towns of Importance in southern Minnesota and In northern Iowa, is on the petition of the village of Goodhue, Minn., which maintains that on flat wheat rates to Chicago it is discriminated against In favor of Red Wing. It developed at the hearing that a read justment of the fiat wheat rate to Chi cago from Goodhue, so as to put it on a parity with the Red Wing rate, would necessitate a lowering of rates along the railroad systems in southern Minnesota and to a distance of 100 miles south of the Minnesota boundary in Iowa. Officials of the railroad declare that it would result In millions In loss fo annual revenues, besides throwing out of equilibrium a system of rates which has been constructed and evolved after years of experlene-e and adjustments. Mr. Prouty stated that It will be Im practicable for the commission to lower the Goodhue rate to meet tho Red Wing rate unless the adjoining towns were given the same relief, and he made the applica tion so Important that It will have to be passed upon by the full commission. CONGRATULATIONS FOR CANNON Friends of speaker Mend Him Message ua Seventieth Anniversary of Birth. WASHINGTON, May 7. - Although Speaker Cannon started In bravely to Ig nore the fact that he is 7u years old to day he was forced soon after the house convened to relinquish hia gavel and re tire to his private room, where senators and members demanded audiences, and tel egrams of congratulations came thick and fast. First came one from Mayor McClellan of New York. In which he says: "New York Joins me In heartiest congratulations and in the expression of respect and ad miration. May you see as many returns of the day as you desire and may each return find you happier in mind and stronger in body." One signed "The Kissing Bug" combines congratulation with the hope that Hobson will be made chairman of the naval com mittee when' he comes to congress. Another condemns the Osier theory to the winds and urges the speaker to live to be 100 years old. An Illinois constituent wires: "No pat- rlejtic American can bei'ome so old or so exalted as to be justified In disregarding the mandate of the people when they call." KILLS WOMAN ON REQUEST Austrian la Virginia Murders Wife te Keep Her from an Asylum. NKW PORT NEWS. Va . May 7 -Allegtng thut because his wife feared return to an Insane asylum and that he fulfilled a promise to take her life in eimsequence, Lulian Ravlini:-, un Austrian, todav entered the police station lu this city and announced tlial he had killed the Woman early today by shouting h-r seven times ill the head ! while she slept. The man ele-clarcd thut ' his wife was discharged from an insane uylui.i In February last and that he- look her life in compliance with a wish expressed by her that he do ao rather than have her return to the Institution. After killing her, he says, he bathed ami shrouded her and tletl surrendered to the authorities. AWARD ISCOXTIXUED Anthracite Coal Miners and Operators Finally Dome to an Agreement. SCALE IS EXTENDED FOR THREE YEARS Contract is First One Ever Made with the Union. FINAL STRUGGLE IN CONFERENCE Committee Aramed for Two-Tear Limit to Agreement. ATTITUDE OF PRESIDENT JOHN MITCHELL Miner.' Leader Has Been Opposed tn strike from the Beginning of the .Negotiations Operators Well Pleased. NKW YuRK. May 7,-After carrying on begot iat Ions for nearly three months the subcommittee representing the anthracite mine worker and operators of eastera Pennsylvania today agreed to continue the award of the strike commission for another three years, or until March St. 19"S. and the mi-ii will return to work as soon as j rnctii iible, probably Monday. All miners who have not committed vio lence against persona or property will be re-employed and no one will be discrim inated ngalnst because of any activity h may have taken In the strike movement. The agreement Is subject to the ratification of the tri-dlstrict convention of mine work ers at Scranton tomorrow, but there is not the slightest doubt that the delegate will approve the action of their represent atives. This outcome of a dispute, which threst cned to develop Into a long, bitter struggle and paralyze a great industry, was looked upon with considerable. satisfaction by the coal road presidents, as the agreement en tered Into Is their first proposition made . early In March In reply to the mine work ers' original demands. The miners had little to say today re garding the agreement, except that it was the best they could get. They pointed out. however, that the agreement entered Into Is the first general agreement that has evev been signed- between the operators and miners, and they look upon It aa a step forward in their endeavor to have regular agreements with their employers. Final Struggle In Conference. While the compact entered Into tod.iy was predicted last week, the agreement wan not reached without a final struggle on the part of the miners to get something more. President Mitchell, tn stating to the operators the action of the Scranton convention, asked that the proposed agree ment be made for two years. In arguing for the two-year term he said the cost of living might Increase considerably In three years and that other changes in the mining industry might come that would make the present wage scale unfair to the me-n. The operators In their reply aald they felt t!vi$jtny contingency that might arise was eovered by the award of the strike commission and they concluded hy asking that the award be continued for three years. This was then agreed to. In taking up the question of discrimina tion against some of the men. It waa the intention of the mine ownera to take back only such men as they chose to re-empoly. but President Mitchell contested thia point so strongly that the operators withdrew It. Today's session was the longest of the series, lasting nearly two hours. The district president left for Scranton this evening. President Mitchell will go later, reaching that city In tlma to preside over the convention. No date haa been officially set for tho resumptlon4of work. It was thought that Thursday would be selected, but an some of the mines are not In good condition for an Immediate resump tion the beginning of operations may be de luye.1 until Monday. This Is the sixth week of the suspension, and represents a loas In production of about 6,000,000 tona. Convention Will Approve. Contract. SCRANTON. Pa., May 7. Tomnrrow'a ad journed session of the anthracite trldlstrlct mine workers' convention promises to be quite formal and uninteresting. There Is no question but that the agreement which was today signed in New York by the ope ra'ors and the members of the sub-scale committee providing for a three years' continuance of the strike commissions' uwurd and no dlsrrimlna.lon will be ap proved by the delegates unanimously. There was a noticeable letup In operations today on the part of the companies which have been the most aggressive since the suspension la-gun In the Importing of men and the eiperation of collieries and wash erles with them. Arrangements are already being made by the Delaware & Hudson and the Erie com panies for the shipping back of the im ported men and it Is expected they will all be out of the field by. Monday next, when resumption of work will probably ba or-de-rcd. Among the English speaking miners no signs of dissatlsfac'lon are shown and no criticism of John Mitchell ia heard, the men apparently being convinced that their leader have shown them the best way out of a bad dilemmu. Many foreign members, however, are plainly dissatisfied, it is freely predicted that many foreign members will desert tha organization. Mitchell Opposed a Strike. It was learned today on indisputable au thority that John Mitchell was opposed to a strike from the very outset. He was op posed to It as a matter of expediency, though he is known to have felt that it would be almost Justified a a matter of principle. While the eonventlon was talking s'rlke and when it was felt on all aides that a bitter contest was unavoidable, Mr. Mitchell was quietly gathering Information through trus'.y lieutenants having no eontiectiou with the organization from the operators' cunip. He was finding out whether or not there would be any discrimination In case of a resumption and was securing accurate, information e oncernliig the exact output of coal since the suspension went into effect. The extensive operations which have been carried on by the big companies and the constantly Increased output are said to have hud great influence with Mr. Mitchell, as will as a constantly growing conviction that the eipciators were ready to fight Out the contest to the end. Price of C oal Heilaeed. NF.W YORK. May 7. A reduction of 4 Kills a toil 'it all except the r tea in sizes of anthracite coal was announced today by the Lehigh Valley Railroad company. The ie-Jui lion is e ustomary at this time of the year and It la understood that the Reading company will take a similar aoUvu to 'i.orrow. .