Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 19, 1906, NEWS SECTION, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee. I.EVS SECTIOII. Pzgss 1 to 8. No Pllthy fJanaatlon THE OMAHA DEE Best tlT. West i V ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1906-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. i V 6 J PLATFORM GIVES WAY 8traotuT os Which Presbyterian Assem blymen Art Standing; Collapses. nuF uiutcrree ciir-uTiv lumpen Five Hundred Commissioners Were 1 ' On tbs Sued When It Fell. Remove obstacle to union ofchurches important Aotion 'laken at Request ol I Cumberland Assembly. r acicic innorcn im am Tft PRfVAil f. - d i ft. Itt.ll M Sklfta (rrlM Set Aelde. and Thl Will ,"rnliahly Stop Coart Proceeding;. r.'T MOINF.S. May Is-Five cnmmtlen r? to tre rrrbyter1an general assembly irere Injured, none seriously, this aftct noon by the collapse of a temporary stand which had been crerted for the purpo of getting a Urge group photograph of the as sembly. The Injured are Dr. C. Luklns, Roewell, N. M.. hip bruised; Rev. V. O. David, Mftnogah. W. Vn., hip bruised; George Wills, Mendots. III., bark Injured and rendered unconscious: Rev. J M. Mc Gatigher. Charlton. !a.. leg strained; Rev W. C. Buell. Taoa. N. M., bark brulried. Nearly W commlsslonera wore on the I stand hrn It collapsed, hut with the ex ception of thoe named all ecped Injury. Obstacle to I nloa Removed. 'Th feature of today" session of the tTuV Preabyterian general assembly waa the un- ejecpted apparanrp of an obstacle to the union between thr assembly In thta ely atvl tbit of the rut-horl:ind Presbyterian i-bur'-h. It came up In connection with a request from the Cumberland assembly In rn'in al Decatur. 111., that the Ia Milnes ambly Interpret Ita action on certain amendmenta to the original agree ment for union ao na to upaet the pleaa made by a minority of the Cumberland church In the ault Baking for nn Injunction against the union of the two bodlea. Thla r quest brought on a debate which showed th coinrtilaaloner to be quit seriously divided In opinion aa to the proper lnt pretatlon. Tha plea made by the Cumber land church la that certain aniendmenla were adopted by the Preabyterlan church. I nited State of America, on Judicial com tulaaluna, whkb are an addition 10 the baals of union decided at Buffalo In 1004. The aaaembly today, by a large majority. aolard that the amendmenta, while evi dently carried by the preabyterlea, had not yet been reported to the aaaembly or de clared a part of the constitution of the church by the aaaembly, they are not a rurt of the conatttution and would not be until declared adopted and are now conse cinciitly null and void. Dr. W. H. Roberta, a'tted clerk, made an eitended explanation nnd argument in favor of lh action taken and aald that, the . resolution. , offered, by hhn would furnlah a valuable augicealloti to th court now conaldertng the Injunc tion. If the court take the Dea Motnea a.Bembly'a view th grounds for the In junction are removed. Hepor ob Evaaarellaatloa. ' Althouirh there has been conalderable c.ltlclain of the aaaembly' apeclal commlt t"e on avanirellaatlo'h during the lat year It did not crop out In today' conaldera tion of the report of that committee. On t'ip contrary, the aaaembly voted It ap j'loval of the work and continued It by the reappointment tne committee with Mod t. liter Moffatt a chairman. John H. Convere, president of the Bald win Ixicomotlve worka, and chairman of laai year committee, presented a report flowing notable evangelistic succeaa last year In New York. Chicago and elsewhere. Dr. WHUur W. Chapman, a noted evan gelic, also spoke. This evening's popular meeting was given up to a consideration of tha Sunday achool work of the church. The eight boards of the Presbyterian church report to the general assembly a total tnoome for the last year of t4,fl8,3M, the largest Income In the history of the church. One-quarter of this sum waa de rived from th regular offerings of the church and about one-tenth of the total Income has been received through legacies. Yhe Income of the college board for the last year was H.6O4.00O; foreign missions, tl, 1 it. 130; houie missions, ffll.TM; ministerial relief. ISC), 788; frecdmen's aid, l,04S; board ' duration, tUl,6t; church erection, l!U.S; Sunday school work, 1106,502. The church offerings for the last year exceeded 'those of. the previous year by Chalrjueat Arc elected. Immediately alter convr.:u today the gwoeral aaaembly elected the following chaJimen bf tha standing committee: Vice moderator; W. R. Richard, 1. D., of New York City; bills and ovarturee, J. V. Mof fat, Washington. Pa.; judicial. J. M. Bark ley, t. D.. of letrolt; polity, John W. Pins mora of 6aa Joae, Cai, ; home mlailor.. A. D. Uarshall, D. Minneapolis; foreign mis sions, 8. J. Wilson. D. D., Maryvlile, Tenn.; education, C. W. Abney; Publication and Sabbath school, Thomas Moore, IX D.. Omaha, Neb.: church erection. 8. E. Wlsli ard. Bait lAke City; theological seminaries. Thomas 8. McWlllUnu. D. . D.. Cleveland. O. ; ministerial relief, Henry W. Jesauu, 1). D., New York City; freemen, Robert M. Dofialdson. Boseman. Mont.: collearea. Jrnellus M. Btephena, . t , Dubuque, la.; -"toiTepondenc. J. E. Klttredge; D. D I lAnAMn V V ' Vu n a I . n . . . 1 rw , . - ' " -" . v,vi, u.in ym 4 Uunn, D. D., Columbus, B. C; narraUve, I Bainuel Perry, D. D.. Pluckiuln, N. J.. temperance, K. T. Ie, t. V., LL.D., Phlla- L delphla; leave of absence. XV. 8. Holt. P. L)., Portland. Ore.; young presldenu' asao- X v.latkns. W. H. McOauhey, Terrs Haute, hid ; finance. Edward A. iialaey, Chicago. I Th. nnmi'l hnnu rr imm lunar. uuUt i .iiay voted to assume all mission work in California and collectlona will be taken i-v to put the California ay nod on its feet, VII records and funds of the California kocleiy were wiped out by the earthquake, were also the reports they were to have :,mde here. The assembly estahllahe4 March 4 aa day f.r prayer for Indiana, who oa that day ill be admitted to cltlsanshlp. The aeo retary reported total collections tSUa.HU; expenditure. 143. ill- Oaaaaarlaada la Caurt. DECATUR, HL. May II. Counsel rep rsnllng the factions of tha Cumberlsnd i'resbyterlan church today began argu "icnts on the plea for an Injunction lo 1 revent the Cumberland Presbyterian gen- i r:ni sernDiy srora cviiaununeiiiia union "itti the Presbyterian church. Al fh J im time the aaaembly resumed bust- rea. must of the commissioners being in their seats. I- W. 1. Darby, secretary, presented th ttenaa po.JMoona PaJ FAIRBANKS BRINGS MESSAGE j Vic jtfcodlt a Frateraal lel rtilc Iroa ortk. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May 10 -The fea ture of today's session of the genrl con ference of the 5Ielhodlst Episcopal ohuich B'Hitli waa the address tonight by Vice Trosldent C. W. Fairbanks, fraternal del egate from the Northern 5tethofllst Kpls copal church. The Immense auditorium of t!ie First church was packed to hear the adrlreaeea and hundreds were turned awe unable to gain entrance. Rev. Dr. tV. P. Matthew of Berkeley V clerical delegate from the northern ' ,v a?so spoke. The vice president spent th n Blrmlnpliani and delivered five .es. The first waa a short talk to the . iieral conference this morning. At the Country club he spoke to representatives of the commercial bodies of the city. At 4 o'clock he made a public sree(h at Capitol Park. At I o'clock he gave the formal address lo the conference and following this there was a banquet by the Pcottlsh Rite Masons at the temple, where the vice president spoke briefly. Mr. Fairbanks will lmve Atlanta early tomorrow morning. The vice president be gun his address at the Country club by oungrntuliitlng tllrmlngham upon having become the Pittsburg of the aouth. The vice president aald that to the natural advantages for a great Industrial develop ment nnift lie ndiled stable conditions, righteous laws, administered with sober Judgment, so aa to lnaplre me.i with confi dence. He aald that conimiinltlca which are great and strong are not builded slone upon the present, but they are also erected upon euiifid-nce in the future. Continuing he aald: W must see that our laws sre not dic tated, by passion or prejudice; that they are Inspired Ijv exalted purpose: that, they are lo bear upon all with Impartiality; that favors are not to be granted to ona and denied to another: Ihnt the way shall be open for each and every American with absolute Impartiality In the ra- of life. We ahould be aware of the blighting ef feets of hyaterla. We should avoid it III eltiier the enactment of our laws or In their enforcement. Our interests are too mighty and our destiny too great to give ourselves over to the unthnlklng, to the opportunist, to those who take no thought of todav and tomorrow. We have at tained to the leadership of the world be cauae we have bttn a great, level-headed, conservative people; because we have d llherated upon the great qneatlona of hu manity, of trade and of commerce; be cause 'we have maatercd them. We have progressed as a people because we have solved the problem of ' the hour In the light of tile great fundamental principles whWh were bequeathe!1 to ua by our fathers. Conditions may change, but prlnciplea of Justice are aa Immutable as fate. So lorn aa we adhere to them, ao long as we make our course aquare with them, we cannot go astray. rharch at Waehlaartoa. Th general conference of the Methodist Kplacopal churrh. south, today vote to erect at a coat of I375.00O a representative church at Waahlngton. D. C. Dr. George B. Winter of Nashville reelected editor of the Christian Advocate. At th afternoon seaslon Dr. H. M. Du bois waa reelected secretary of the lip worth league board and editor of the EDWorth Era. Dr. 3. V. Hammond was re elected secretsry of the educational noardr Dr. A. J. iJimar and E. E. Smith were again made publishing agents for a.terrn of four year. Baptists to Aid Coast f liarel.es. DAYTON. O.. May 18. Th American Baptist Publication society met here today. The publishing department reports salea aggregating 7M).2X, an Increase of 110,219 over last year. The American Baptlat Home Mlsaion so ciety at Ita aeventy-fourth annlveraary meeting gave the right of way at Ita open ing session tonight to the Interests of the atrlcken Baptlat churche on the Pacllic coast. W0RTHINGT0N COMING HOME Blskop Waats to Settle Dltfereaces Canard ky His Letter Clersryaien. NEW YORK. May lS.-Bpeeial Tele gram.) Bishop Oeorge ,Worthington of Nebraska has Just left this city on his re turn home to quiet the disagreement he has started up among the Episcopal clergy men of Omaha, which la his dloceae, by writing a letter to them In which he makes some outspoken remarks on Sunday golf playing, automoblllng and kindred recrea tions. In It he says that "It would appear that the command of God to 'hallow My Sabbath' la understood by so-called Chris tians to mean go to the Country club, swing the golf sticks, test the speed of your automobile. Invite your fashionable acqualntancea to your elaborately fur niahed table, forgetting that your man servant and your maid aervant need rest on the Lord's day as well as you." Many clergymen U" the Omaha diocese do not quite agree aujl th bishop, and among them are those who think that tho Sabbath Is not desecrated by the swinging of golf sticks or th whla of th automo bile. HERMAN K0UNTZE AT CAPITAL Oppeara John W. Gatee Effort to Have Port Artkar Made Port of Eatry. WASHINGTON. May ll.-Intna rivalry between Port Arthur and Sabine Pas. Tex., to be made a port of entry was made apparent today- when the question came up In the ways and meana committee. The Kansas City Southern railroad, through John W. Gates, said th railroad would give the government the tidewater canal at Port Arthur, valued at 11.300.000. if Port Arthur were selected. Herman Kountse, representing large prop erty Interests of Bablne City, thereupon said Sabine Pass would give the Kansss City Southern, free of cost, land for a ter minal If that city were chosen. The committee decided to consider the matter further with the view of getting the opinion of army engineers. ROYAL ARCANUM COUNCIL WINS Maaaaehaaetta Case Derided la Favor of Hla:ker Rates ky apreaao Coart. BOSTON. May II. The Increase In assess ments mad by the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum last year is held to be both legal and right by the full bench of the Massachusetts supreme court which loday dismissed a bill brought by Stephen W. Reynolds and others against ths su preme council. NORFOLK. Va . May II -The supreme wuuuvii, AiLimin. la session at uiq Point t omfort, will not take action on the much talked of rata question at this ses- slun, according to a atatemanl by aecr lary RoJtwea, STOCK FOR RAILWAY MEN Fennijlvania Cfficiali Given Share by Coal Companies Served bj Their Road, ONE TRAINMASTER ACCEPTED MONEY Ferr r Presides! Frank Thoaipaaa 'e; Those Preaeated with teek Mr. Pltealrn'e Bl nicldeads. HI LA DELPHI A, Slay ll.-After hearing .luch additional testimony cincrnlng dona tions of stock to official and employes of the Pennsylvania railroad by soft con! min ing companies, the Interstate Commerce commission today adjourned until next Wednesday, when It will resume It sea aiona In thla city and proceed with Its in quiry Into alleged discriminations by the railroads In the distribution of car. F. L Hheppard. general superintendent of the t'nited Railway of New .Teraoy, wa examined today as to his stock hold ing In ctml companies and alleged pier privilege given the Berwlnd-White com pany at tidewater. F. M. Gross, western manager of the Keystone Coal and Coke company told of men In the motive power department of the Pennsylvania who owned stock In the various coal companies. Edward PltcHlrn, trainmaster on the Pittsburg division, admitted having ac cepted stock In coal companies and R. Tt. Freeman, another trainmaster, aald he re ceived Christmas presents of money from coal companies. Mn.lor Richard Coulter, Jr.. during his testimony said that Prank Thompson, a former president of the Pennsylvania rail road, had participated In tock distribution. Cleave Deellees Mock. Evidence of stock presentation by the coal companies to railroad officio la waa ad duced at today's seaaion of the Interstate Commerce commission. E. J. Cleave of Creason. Pa., superintendent of the Penn sylvanla ' railroad, waa the rlrat witness. He waa asked If he held sharea In any coal companies. He aald he had S6" shares In the Cochran Coal company, which he re ceived In partial payment for land sold to the company. "Had you ever been offered stock In any coal companies?" asked Attorney Glasgow. "I waa offered atock, but declined to ac cept It." H. L. Shepard of New York, general au perlntendent of the t'nlted Railway of New Jersey, when queetioned by Mr. Glas gow, said he owned stocks In several min ing companies. He could not recall th names of some of these companies. Th stock In one. which Is a subsidiary com pany of the Berwind-Whlt Coal company, the witneas aald. he received from Edward Berwlnd. It waa paying dividends, but he did not remember the amount. Mr. Shepard aald he owned fifty or KO shares in the Pine Run Coal company. He received this, he eald, from Frank Pntton. He had Invested 12,600 In another company, which failed, Thla money waa returned to him and he was given th Pine Run Coal company stock. He wss also given, he aald, fifty or sixty shares In the Pittsburg Coal company for hla work In negotiating the sale at the stock.., Mr. Bhepherd was ssked if he knew that any Pennsylvania railroad officials were Interested In the Berwlnd-Whlte company. He replied that he had no knowledge of the matter, but that. It was generally re ported to be the caae. Trainmaster Accepts Money. R. B. Freeman, trainmaster of the Penn sylvania railroad at Tyrone, testified that during the Christmas holldaya he received from several coal companies gifts of I10O In money. E. M. Gross of Greensburg, Pa., weat ern manager of the Keystone Coal and Cojte company, named Robert Pltcalrn, Jr., Edward Pltcalrn, R. L. O'Donnell, J. N. Purvlance. W. A. Patton and a number of mailer officials. Including two clerks In the motive department of the Pennsylvania railroad as stockholders In a number of coal companies. He aald the railroad men received their sharea on the same basis as all other stockholders. The witneas said that nearly all of the companies in which railroad officials were Interested furnished fuel coal to the Penn sylvania railroad. At the afternoon aeaalon Major Richard Coulter. Jr., secretary of the Keystone Coal and Coke company, was asked who Vere the original stockholders In the Hempfleld Coal company. He aald the company wra organised by his father, Richard Coulter, sr.. and the stock was distributed among Frank Thomson, former prealdent of the Pennsylvania railroad; Robert Pltcalrn, George F. Huff and Lloyd B. Huff. "Was the stock given to the men named?" asked Mr. Glasgow. "It was." replied the witness. "The Idea then was to take In auch rail road officials aa would strengthen the or ganisation, wa it not?" Inquired Mr. Glas gow. "I believe that was the purpose," replied the witness. The witness said further that the com pany had been absorbed by the Keystone Coal and Coke company. Dividends for Car Diet r! hater. Edward Pltcalrn. trainmaster on th Pittsburg division, gave th names of a number of coal companies In which he held stock. Asked how he procured It. he said that moat of It was given to him when the companies were organised, at which time he paid his assessment of 10 per cent. For 800 sharea of Keystone Coal company stock he said he paid S00 and the Income amounted to 130.000 annually. Further ques tioning brought out ths fact that Mr. Jamison of the Jamison Coal, company had riven Mr. Pltcalrn a certificate for 200 shares In that company. The witness explained that when the stock waa offered to him he told Mr. Jamison that he would not accept it If it was Intended that he should show the company any fsvors. In accepting other stock Mr. Pltcslrn said he had the same understanding with the per- J sons who gsve him the shares. Mr. Plt calrn said he had supervision of the car distribution over the division on which the mines In which he held stock were Iocs ted. J. K. Russell, a road foreman on th Pittsburg division, and John Aldred. chief clerk In the office of 8. C. Long, superin tendent of the Pittsburg dtvlelon, also tes tified to holding stock In various coal com panies. tatraaeat ky Capiat a Oreeao. The following statement was Issued today by Captain John P. Greene, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad company: The recent developments at the hearing In progress before the Interstate Commerce commission in tiua city in respect to the aciuisltlun aiui ownership cf tiis stocks of coal companies and the cfp:aiu of giatuitiea by Us employes are u surprise to the insnagement. While It I not be lieved that they have caused Injustice to ,k public or the company, the facia with I respect thereto will be thorojgnly lnves- tlgated and no ownership or practk ca tulaud lo any lutniitr to affect th full iCoaUnued on Second. Fag ) SEVERAL VILLAGES DESTROYED Forest Fires Ranina; la Foar Coantte la ortkern Pralnaala of Mtrnlaraa. DETROIT. May 18. Fragmerftary report have leached the Detroit Newa and Free Press from Kscanaba and Gladstone. Mlrb., stating that a disastrous forest fir I raging In the upper peninsula In the neigh borhood of the two cities mentioned. It Is reported that ihree town hve been destroyed, that thirty square miles of ter ritory have, been devastated and that sev eral persons have been burned to death. The report of loss of life by the for est fires are very vague and may prove ungrounded. During the evening persistent efforta were made by the Detroit newspa per to get Into telegraphic communica tion with Kscanaba, via 8t. Ignace. hut without sucee'B, the telegraph lines hav ing evidently been badly crippled by the fire. Several brief dispatches were re ceived, however, from Menominee and Mar quette, via Milwaukee and Chicago. According to these dispatches the fires have been burning northward along the . rat, 0f j , ent for each two ouncee Mr. Chicago Northwestern rallrond. which I 5ios says the passage of thla bill would runs due north from Menominee. The vll- I work a serloua hardship upon every man lag af Talbot, twenty-eight miles north I who sella gooda uron the road. "It la of Nenomlnec. It ta thought, will be to- 1 tint fostered or aupported." ho says, "by tally destroyed. Daggett and Power are any concern In Nebraska, but by catalogue In the direct path of the flames and cn i hous- people, whose places of business arc hardly escape destruction. The latter vll- lorated In larger trade circles of the eoun lage is located at. the Junction where the j try." lie urges Senator Millard to oppose Chicago A Northwestern branclif a eastward I the measure should It ever reach the n and weatward. the eastward branch run- j ate. ulng to Kscanaba. J Senator Buikett today presented the rs- From Maruuette comes the report that j oiitl.ns adopted by group No. 4 of the a dozen farmer have been burned out in I Nebraska Bankers' association met ting what la known as the Chocolny dletriet, Ma Ma,. nl jiBstinj,,, favoring the re aouth of Marfiuette. Great quantities f I nioval of the Internal revenue tax upon timber have been destroyed and many fish- . denaturlied alcohol. Ing parties, with which the wood are filled ., ,. at this aeaaon. narrowly escaped disaster. The village of Saunders Is reported wiped I out of existence. Quinnssec. a village of 1.000 population, about sixty mllea from Menominee. Is burning. Report from Me- i nominee estimate that half a dozen villages and hundreds of farm building will be en tirely destroyed. The Menominee fire de partment Is holding itself In readiness for an expected appeal from th village of Daggett. A heavy pall of smoke hanga over the city of Menominee, and the light of the forest fires can be clearly seen to the northward. The wind i blowing a gale from the aouth. Fire In Foar Coantte. MILWAUKEE. Wis., May 1L -A Sentinel apeclal from Marinette, Wla., at 11 p. m. says: The best Information obtainable at this hour I that the foreat fire which Is sweeping the country north of here lias reached Iron county, north of Dickinson. This makes four counties which are suffer ing from fire. The area Is 300 square miles. The territory swept by the Are vrles from pine timber lands to barrens. Part Is Iron mining country and the diatrieta Include Immense tracts of hard wood which have never been touched by the woodman's axe. In the barrena settlers have taken up their residence and It la for these that , the greatest anxiety I felt. j Information received at Marinette Is that the lumber town of Shaffer, in tcklnaon county, was wiped out. No word has been receive aa to the lo.a of lif there, If any. Th village of Saunders, In Iron County, a lumber town, directly north of Florence, Wis.,' ha also been swept away by the flames. Talbot Wiped Oat. MENOMINEE, Mich.. May lS.-Foreat fires sre raging tonight In s large aren In Menominee county, having already done much damage. Talbot, with 300 population, twenty-five miles north of Menominee, waa ! Wined OUt bV flr thla evening fleeat-nl other vlllagee and manv farm hiilldln Including large lumber stocks, are In dan ger. The Menominee fire department has been called on for help. The wind rose rapidly during the even ing and endangered Daggett, Powera and other towns. It la reported that Saundera. SO0 inhabitants, haa been burned. Quinne sec, 1,000 population. Is reported on fire. The station agent at Daggett reported at io o'clock that the fire was half a mile from town and blowing directly toward the village. Foreat Fires tear Marqaette. MARQT'KTTE, Mich.. May 18 Forest and buah fires are raging tonight In places In upper Michigan, causing heavy damage to farm property and timber holdings. There la little fire east of Marquette, but tn a wide expanse of territory weat and south extensive havoc has been wrought. The woods are dry. In Marquette county the loss to settlers alone Is nearly tTiO.000. Ankarndalr Badly Scorcked. MARSHFIELD. Wla., May 18.-The busl neaa portion of Auburndale, nine mllea cast of Marahfield, waa destroyed by flre this afternoon. The total lose ia 10O,0W. In surance tfi0.000. SAFEBL0WERSHAVE BAD LUCK Oae la Wounded by Explosion Party is Caught at Farsa- koasa. aad 8AL8BURT. Md , May IS Four safe blowers last night carried a wounded com panion two mile to a farm hous where the nature of the Injury be had received furnished the strongest circumstantial evi dence that he and his companions had at tempted to rob the railway station here. A chunk of Iron weighing half a pound was removed from ihe sufferer's back. He gave his name ss James Avery and said he had been hit by a railroad train. The piece of Iron removed from his bsek told a ainereni iaie, tor wnen it waa taken to I the scene of the attempted robberv It I ntud perfectly Into the door of the safe. The robbers secured no money, ss the violence of the explosion frightened them away. ?ATAL GASOLINE EXPLOSION James T. Walker of St. Loots gtrack a Matrk Near Kagla aad Dies. ST. LOL'IS. May IS James Theodore Walker, a young clubman and reputed mil lionaire of St.' Ixiuis. died at his country home near Clarksvllle. Mo., laat night from burr.i received In an explosion Monday. Af the time he was investigating a gaso line pumping engine which supplies the house with water and after entering the shed containing the engine had struck a match. The explosion followed and he was prostrated and hi clothing ignited. A negro setvant threw him Into a pond to ex tinguish hla burning clothing. He suffered Intenae agony until he died. Last year he wa married to Miss l,jy Lamber:, a wealthy eociety gjrl of St. Louis. ho wttntsaed the explosion, but was not heiself injured. taaday School toatentle. LOGAN" I. May IS. i Specie 1. 1 The an nual convention of the feunday schools In Harr.son county wiil be bald her on Wadneaday aad Thursday, June I and T. OBJECTION TO POSTAL BILL Traveling1 Men Assert Ueaanre ii in Interest of Catalogue Hous. TIP ON CONGRESSIONAL ADJOURNMENT Speaker Caaaon latlasatee Sesalea Will Not Be F.nded ky the Na tional Holiday haw He pad la tea Remark. (From a Stsff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May 18. (Special Tel- IT I,- .ui,ri,lnrr nf tlie Hastings. Neb., branch of ths United ) Commercial Traveler of America, has written a letter to Senator Millard pro testing on behalf of hla organization against the paasage of a nill Intioduccd In the house by Representative Henry of Connecticut, which provides that third and fourth elas mall be consolidated under the title of "merchandlee." with a Representative Hlnahaw is In receipt of Invitation from David City lo deliver. the i Fourth of July oralion and from Hebron to address the old soldiers on Decoration day. He has liecn obliged to decline both Invitation for the reason tht congress will be in session and hia duties to the majority of hia conatltuents require his presence In Washington. He consulted the speaker before declining the Fourth of July Invitation, ss he. together with many other representative, have been predicting congres would adjourn not later than June 15. Speaker Cannon, however, apparently haa different vlewa, aa he aald to Mr. Hlnshaw: "My son. If you have anything Important on the cards for your people you had better stay here, aa I think we will not adjourn until considerably after the glorloua Fourth." Mr. Hlnahaw. having several mattefa he la watching closly, took the hint and withdrew hla request for leave of absenoe and declined the above mentioned Invitation. Land Restored to Settlement. The secretary of th Interior has today restored to settlement the following de scribed lands In the state of Nebraska, which were withdrawn In 1A03 for use In i connection with the North Platte Irrigation project. Township 20 north, range 61 weat. sectlona 19 to 38, Inclusive; township north, range IB weat. section 13 to J18 In clusive; township 20 north, range M, 87 and &8: township SO north, iange 14. of) and S6. These lands will not be subject to entry, tiling or selection under the public land laws until ninety lava after notice by such publication as the commissioner may pre scribe. Victor H. Florae Gradaatea.i Victor II. Duras of Wllber, Saline county, who has been taking a two year's diplomacy course at George Washington university In this city. In connection with his work In the state department, will take hla de fee of master oi aipiomacy ai inrmm- mencement exercises. June -8, and will re ceive the degree of doctor of civil law absentia at the same time next year. Mr. Dura has accepted a position with the Panama canal commission and sail for the Isthmus May 24. Mitchell Headquarters for F.nalueers. The town of Mitchell, Neb., has been selected a headquarter of the engineer on the North riatte irrigation project un til construction la completed. This point Is In the center of the project and It la pro poaed to construct there a commodious of fice building lor use of the reclamation service. Shaw Denies Remarks. Secretary Shaw, who made a 'speech to the graduating class at the revenue cutter school of Instruction at Aruudal Cove, Md., May 15. and waa quoted as saying that "There is nothing that will take the native capacity out of men so quick as employ ment In the army and navy," denies that the word were ever used. In a letter to the president, which will appear In the Army and Navy Register of this city tomorrow. In the course of his letter to the president I Secretary Shaw says among other things: "I urged the boys to practice economy and BH1U l' lll.-lll, 1 tiioj ... ...... " owes you a living if you can collect It, but tha world will atand serenely by and see you starve and your family beg bread, and I advise you to. save something from your Income. You owe it to yourselves and to your families that you put a roof over your babies,' " One of the reports quoted him as saying that "while you are col lecting it you might aa well see to It that It Is a good one." Another, after using substantially the same language, added to this effect: "But If you do not get all that Is coming to you the world will let you starve." "I did not say, as quoted In the Sun, 'There Is nothing thst will take the native capacity out of men so quick as employ- ! m,nt m the army or navy. What I did say waa by way of warning against ten dencies of the service, snd 1 used substan tially this language: 'The revenue cutter service la not well calculated to develop power of initiation. In fact, no government service la a friend to original thinking. We take the beat blood, beat brain, beat phys iques and send them to West Point, which, in my Judgment, Is the best school In the world.' "Turning to a preacher who sat there 1 Siiid, if 1 wanted to make a big preacher or lawyer I would sooner send him through Weat Point than any school I know: but subsequent service In the srniy and the navy, like thst which you are entering, ia not calculated to develop powers of Initiation.' and added, Jocularly, in ona of these departments, I will not aay which, we court-martial subordinates for having original Ideas." Everybody, of course, laughed, and no one present took It se riously. I did not say that the army and navy have lots of men whose Ideas have been uppreed. I uttered no criticism. Everyone knoaa that the army and navy have numbers of men who are original, up lo date, active, aggressive and foremost in their respective held, but they have developed thla capacity, not Uoau.f of the trend of their envlronmenta, but in eplte uf It. The sams Is true in all government departments. Every Innovstion In my de partment 1 resisted all along the line. The secretary of tne treasury occasionally .Continued oa Second 144 THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Mtsraac aad Saaday, Kieept 'akowera ae dar la Wnt Portloa. I Platform Falla With Preachers. Cool Operator Help Rallrond Nea. OkJectlon Made to roatal Bill. Rate Bill la Passed br ate. Niena from All Parts of Nebraska. 4 Father Sherman Aa.er. the ..th. Tear Maet Yield or Flaht. I Financial Reilrir of the Week. Oplaloaa ky thr tnprrme Conrt. T l.easons to Re Foand In Macbeth. Trlplett Retarns and nhn Bond. 1 F.dltorlal. II Former Postmaster C row Arrestrd. Insurance for Valuable Dog. Vlrtlma Before People's Bar. 1 Sporting Kvente of the Dny. IX Financial and t nmmrrrUli IB C'oaarll Bin Its and Iowa Newa. Temprratore at Omaha Neaterdayi Hoar. Dear. Hoar. 1 p. m . 2 p. m . a p. m . 4 p. m . h p. m . fl p. tn . I r. m . .a p. ra. n p. m. Iter. I .. Tn . . SUM B a. m . ) a. m . T a. m. J a. m. 9 a. m . to a. m. II a. m. 13 m . . . A4 flf AH 73 TH .. TO . . T . . TT . . TS . . BO PURPOSES OF THE RATE BILL Analysis nf Provisions of Measure a Paaaed by the Senntr. WASHINGTON. May K The principal purpose of the railroad rate bill passed to day la to permit the Interstate Commerce commission to pass rates. Tha provision to permit this authority is found In the fourth section IS of the bill, which amends section fifteen of the Interstate commerO law ao aa to accomplish thla result. That section direct the commission to investigate com plaint of unjust and unreaotiable chargea on the part of th common carriers In the transportation of persons or property or of regulations or of practices affecting such charges. It alao authorizes an In quiry aa to whether the rate or practices are "unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferentlan or prejudicial or otherwise in violation of the act," and In case any of these conditions are found to exist the commission is empowered to determine and prescribe what will be the Just and reason able maximum rate and what regulation or practice Is Just, reasonable and fair. Fur ther authority ia given the commission to enforce It orders and they are to go Into effect within' thirty days and continue In force for two years unless auspnnded, modi fled or set aside by the commiaelon or by a court of competent Jurisdiction. Other powera conferred by thla section are: To apportion Joint fares, establish through routes and maximum Joint ratea and pre scribe their dlvlalon and to determine th compensation to be paid to shippers doing service for carrlera. Section 16 of the preaent law la ao changed aa to provide for an award of pecuniary damage to complainant found entitled to them and In caae payment ia not promptly made In accordance with this award the beneficiary la authorised to file ault In a L'nlted States circuit court to compel com pliance. The finding of the commission la to be received a prima facie evidence of the facts Jn such suits and the petitioner is absolved from all liability for costs. An other provision renders legal the service of orders of the commission through the malls and provides that these order sliall tak effect thirty day after service unless sus pended or modified by the commission or suspended or set aside by the courts. A penalty of $T.000 for each offense In dis obedience of the order Is imposed and the penalty la to accumulate at the rate of $5,000 a day In caae of continuotia violation. Ordera other than those for money pay ments are to be enforced by the federal courta through writs of mandamus or In junction and In caae of appeal to the su preme court these caae are to be given pre cedence over all other except those of a criminal character. The bill wa amended by the senate so as to give the I'nited State circuit court jurisdiction to entertain suits brought to annul or change the orders of tho com misMion and to provide against the granting of interlocutory decrees without hearing snd making appeals from such orders di rect to the supreme court. Other provisions extend the definition of the word railroads so as to make It Include switches, spurs, tracks, terminal facilities, freight depots, yards and grounds and de fines the word "transportation" so as to make it embrace cars and other facllitto for shipment or carriage. "Irrespective of ownership or of any contract?" the Inten tion being to make the raflronda responsible for oil special car service. It Is made the duty of carriers to furnlah special car service upon reasonable requeat. ' Senate amendmenta Include oil pipe llnea, express companies and shipping car com panies under the head of "common car riers" and make them amendable to th requirement of the bill. Other senate mod ifications prohibit th Issuance of passes or the granting of special favors to one class of passengers over another, prohibit ing railroad companlea frorfl transporting commodities produced by themaelvea; re quires such companies to put In switches at the reasonable requeat of shipper; pro hibits the granting or acceptance of re bates and reinstate the Imprisonment pen alty for viols Hon of the law. There are also changes in the law rel ative to the reports to be required of com mon carriers, and a penalty of I HO a day la Imposed for failure to comply with the report requirements. The commission I given access to the accounts of the companies affected by the act, but examiners are forbidden under penalty of heavy fine and long Imprison ment from divulging the facts ascertained Fines of S600 for each failure to keep proper accounts is provided. A falsification of accounts is msde punishable by a fine and Imprlaonment. Circuit and district courta of the I'nited Si a tea are given Jurisdiction over all com plaints by the commission of failure to comply with Ita ordera and such courts are required to issue writs of msndanius compelling auch compliance. MORE TR00PSF0R COEYMANS Cavalry Troop CaUed to Assist la Pre serving Order wltk Strlk Ing Brlrkmakers. COEYMANS, N. Y-, May U.-Colonl Char lea E Davla, commanding the troops on guard here In connection with the brick yards atrik today, after a conference with Sheriff Pitt, requested Brigadier Oeneral Lloyd, commanding the Third brigade, to order cav ilry Troop B of Albany to rej,ri her Immediately for eervUe altlt the troop. Colonel Davis Ister said th request fur ths reinforcements was msde chiefly with the view to not unnecessarily tax the en. Aaiaaoa at tb troops bow on tha groujid. RATE BILL PASSED Formal Vote Taken on the Ueaanre Shortly Before Fife O'clock. ONLY THREE VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE These Are Oast by Senator! Forsker, Kor ean and Pettns, DEBATE LASTS SEVENTY-FIVE DAYS General Sigh of Belief Only Demonstration That Marks End. TELLER'S AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED worda "In Ita Jndarment" Mrlekea from Hate Section oa the Motion of Colorado Senator. WASHINGTON. May IS. After seventy days of almost continuous deliberation, the senate today at 4:5;S p. ni. p.isaU the railroad rate bill by the practically unanimous vote of 71 to g. The thr, negative votes wen cast by Senato: Foraker, republican, of Ohio, and Moigm ami Pettns, democrats. Alubama. There was somewhat larger attendance of sen ators "than usual, but the attendance in the galleries was by no meana abnormal, and there was no manifestation of anj kind when the result was aunoutv-cd. There was. however, an almost general sigh of relief among senator. The bill ha received more attention from the senate and from the country at large than any measure that has breu before congress since the repeal of Hk purchasing clause of the Sherman act. in ISsJ. It waa reported to the senate on February :', and waa made the unfinished business on March 12. From March 1'.' to May 4, the bill waa under general dis cussion without limitation on tha duration of apeeches. fifty-eight of which werj delivered. Many of these were prepared with great care, and two of them con snmed mora than a day'a time In de livery. Senator LaFollette, the Junior aenator from Wisconsin, spoke for three daya, and Senator Daniel, Virginia, fur two daya. Senatora Bailey, Foraker, Ledge. Rayner, Dolllver and others each apoke for one entire day. For twelve daya the bill haa been under consideration under a rule limiting apeeches to fifteen minutes each. .The debate has at all timea been earnest and animated, but for the most. art devoid of personality a between aenator. the last few deys. however, having called out some caustic criticism of the president and of some newspaper correspondent by Senator Bailey. In addition to passing the bill th pro ceeding today constated In concluding the consideration of tha amendments a such and the delivery of a number of speeches on the bill. The only amendment adopted waa the one offered yesterday by Benator Teller eliminating the words "in Its Judg ment" from the power given to th Inter state Commerce commission to fix rate. First Speeck by Daniel. When the railroad rate bill was taken up today the aenate resumed consideration of the Teller amendment, striking out of the provision giving to the Interstate Com merce commiaaion the power to prescribe rates the words "in Ita Judgment." Senator Daniel made the first speech on the Teller provision, taking the position that the presence of the words, "In It Judgment," would not have the effect of vitiating the bill aa had been contended. He declared, indeed, that neither the pres ence nor the absence of the words could affect the measure. Senator Lodge said there had not been any understanding that would bind him to keep the debatable worda in the bill and, an understanding or no understanding, he wanted the worda atrlcken out. "If the worda remain and the law la de clared unconstitutional, the people will de clare It a fraud and congreas will be held responsible," lie said. In reply to Mr. Foraker. Mr. Lodge said he knew nothing about any agreement. 6enator Foraker aald also that he knew of no such agreement. Allison Favora Term. Senator Long sala that Senator Allison had stated yesterday that the retention of the words "in its Judgment" was a part of the amendments presented by hlrn. Senator Carter announced his Intention toy vote against the retention of th words, knowing that the amendment would b dealt with In conference. The amendment was adoptod SS ta 'it as follows: TEAR. Alsar. Dillingham, Xlllsrd. JtllM, tirydsn, .Mown, Anksnr, runt. .Nlto. bscon, Porvktr, Orermaa. Billsr, roeisr, Psnrasa, Berry. Frariar. Pattut. Blackburn, Osllloiar. nut, BrandiM, Hals, Ravnw, Bulkaler, HsnabreUfh, Scott, Burnhara, KaaJl, Simmon. Cannack. asm, Bpooaar, Car. mr, Lofts. Stan. Clark (Moat.), M-;rary. Taiutsrre, Clark () ), MoCumkor, Tallar, Clay. McKnarr. Tillman. Cuibenwo. Uallorjr, W al mon ta Dick, Martin, NAYS. Allison rv.lll.ar. Latlaar, Bawldf. KlklLa, lxng. Burkatt, frjt. MrUauria, Ciapp. Fulton. Nalaoa. Clark (Ark ), CHorln. Na lands, Craua, liaraensay, T-rklna, t'ulloni, Hopklna. ila. Iwnlal, Lafollstta. V araor U. The clerk was permitted to read th amendments covering ten pages without interruption and It looked as if he might pioceed to the end, when Senator LaFol lette offered an amendment permitting railroad companies to grant passes to th officers of the railroad employee' asso ciation. The amendment waa adopted. At 1:45 p. m. the reading of amend menta waa concluded and after announcing the third reading of the bill the chair atked: "Hhall the bill pass?" There were, however, some general speeches to be msde and tha passage wa deferred. Rayner Criticises President. After the senate concluded the t'nirj reading of th railroad rate bill today, Benator Rayner took the floor to dlacuaa the general aspects of the measure. Ilia speech dealt mainly with the prealdent connection with the legislation and ws largely personal throughout. Mr. Rayner aald he was of the belief that the president would again change hla mind before this controveisy was over and If the speaker of the house wonld noiolnat a man on the conference committee who had the courage nf his convii tious and would not v. aver on the queation of constitutional revitw. the preoident t , Id al.s idor. the Allison smendment a:il go hark again to ths Io:ig amendment, th rlice that h s'arled froai lie said that Addison had once made the remark that a woman who de liber sua la I oat, sutd that wall U.r waa au chant