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aily Bee VOL. XXXV-NO. 30; OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1D06-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TIIKEE CENTS. Fhe Omaha JJ '-'V 2 I, 3 WILL INSPECT MEAT Satisfactory Law it Sure te Be Failed ty CONFERENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Meaanre Will B Juit and Fair to All Intererta Concerned. COMWIJTLE HARD AT WORK ON BILL Tft Paracraphi of Eareridee Amendment ' Considered. DELEGATION FROM ST. JOE IS HEARD forklnar Booses la that ' Cttr "al ia) He Jut and ejanltnrr Com plnlnt tbnt Rln la Being lnjnred. WASHINGTON. June 11 Consideration of the proposed meat Inspection lit oc cupied ifinHi , time at the White house, the president consulting with several member of congress regarding the tlon. Representative Henry of Con" one nf the members of the utriouC .1 .. .. .... , wy inlttee, talked wlfh the president y the conclusion of hla conversation r'' h would not go Into details conce. the situation. "A satisfactory meat Inspection law wi. be enacted." said' Mr. Henry. "It will be a law which will hava teeth, too. It will be along the lines of the proposed amend ment of Senator Beverldge to the agri cultural appropriation bill, but there may be some modification of that proposition." Mr. Henry would not venture to say precisely what thahouse provision would contain, but be thought It would meet the approval of the president and the people. Speaker Cannon and Senator Hopkins of Illinois also discussed the subject of meat Inspection with the president. "Am . to meat Inspection." said the speaker, '"the house will pass a measure that -will , be Just and fair alike to the public, .the packers, the stock raisera and the shippers." . Committee Working BUI. For three hours today the house commit tee on agriculture devoted Itself to the preparation of a meat Inspection amend ment to the agricultural appropriation bill. The result of the morning session, as an nounced by the members present, was that the first two paragraphs of the Bev erldge amendment had been gone over and one or two minor amendments relating to the verbiage- had been agreed upon. The statement of the cattle men at the bearings lust week, that the president would have ta be suited In any bill which Is passed. "1 helm observed by the com. inlttee, Nf.fl It Irv understood that the pres ident' wa-. in communication with the com tiilttru ' ivoi.i during tha consideration to tiny. ' ; Tht committee looks with favor. It Is said, on several of the suggestions made by'Mr; t'owun, representing the Texas Cattle Rulsers association In tho hearing latwecb. ndstibjjtltted to' the uommll- te In wrtitrrg today. . -uv' Uoentlon of Jurisdiction. i tit .prowi'in 01 federal jurisdiction force sanitary regulations on which the question of constitutionality was. raised. has a tentative solution at least on a piopo- sition to have all labels for every charqc- tar pf meat product, canned and otherwise, Issued -by the . secretary and attached to the product only after such sanitary regula- tlons as the secretary shall prescribe have been complied with and approval been given by the government Inspectors. Thesi government labels are then to he the p-tm-port of ment product Into Interstate and foreign trade, and common carriers nit forbidden to accept for, shipment consign ments of goods without official government labels This provision, like all others. Is only In tho tentative stage. The question of who shall bear the cost of the Inspec tion lias not yet been reached In tha con slderation of the amendment. Several mcd- I first Ions are snid to , nave ueen recent- mended, regarding the discretionary au thority to be given the secretary under the proposed new law. Delesatlon from St. Joe. The consideration of the amendment was Interrupted during the afternoon session of tha committee that delegation reore - sentlnfc tho business Interests of St. Jo-. tit U . , migiii 1..- nrniu ill 11 FBeuuilg their demand for speedy legislative action. Tha delegation was headed by Louis T. Gold'ng. publisher; Judge R. E. Calver, Mayor W. E. Spratt. E. A. King, banker, and H. G. Krake. secretary of the Busi ness, Men's league. Mr. Golding. as chair man of the committee, declared the situa tion at St. Joseph to be serious under the existing conditions. He said there were three packing houses there doing a yearly business of over IW.Uuo.UKi; that tha criti cism Of bad s-tnltary conditions did not apply to the modern plants at St. Joseph; that the sanitary regulations were strictly enforced nnd the most scientific appliances UKrd. . The liuatness was being Injured and tha lnjutywaa Increasing dally. This stata men!,, will be made to President Roosevelt by .the delegation (omoirow morning. v, :. Coat of Inspection. The agricultural commUtee questioned tha delegation closely on the problem aa to who should bear the coat of Inspection. The answer was that as the packers of St.' Joeeph were not transgressors against sanitary rules It seemed hardly fair that an - additional tas should be Imposed on them, particularly In the face .of great Injury to their business done by the pub lished reports discrediting tha American meat product. The delegation waa heard by tha agri cultural committee In executive aaasion and they left for consideration a detailed re port of a local committee of St. Joaeph litlaenaj 'Who had made a recent and care ful Investigation of the packing house In that city. After tha hearing the commit tee resumed consideration of tha Beveiidgo amendment. TRAVELERS . ARE AT BUFFALO national Convention of Travelers' Protective Association Meats In 9mr lark Town. Bl'FFA LO, Jhina 11. Tha annual con vention of the Travelers' Protective associ ation aaaeinbled here today with mora than l.Cia) In attendance. A. C. MacKensle la una of the caudidatea for tha national prraldency. Mlnrra Work. f EHRE H Al'TK, lad.. June ll. Fourteen thousand inlnera n-sunned work In tha bitumineuo llfld today. Within a few Aaye $.' will he at - work In tba Clay county Diocj anre4. county biocA neio. aa aa agrowuani iBCis DEBATE ON AGRARIAN BILL Parliament May Kind Itself Adjnnrned Before Committee lias Measare Prepared. ST. PKTF.RSRI RU. June H.-The debate on the agrarian question In the lower house of Parliament promises to continue throughout the week, and when It is fin ished the solution of the question will hardly be much further advanced than when the debate Itcgan, as the ld"a of gtv ifiar instructions to the commission which wilt frame the bill has been abandoned. Whatever fightlrg occurs will come upon tha election of the committee, which con sists of twenty-eight members. While the commission will be supposed to follow the general direction of the views expressed during the debate, Its size will make It easy to reopen a discussion of all the disputed points. Therefore there la lit tle prospect that the bill will be ready for submission before July 1, at about which time It Is the government's Intention to derlare Parliament adjourned until Sep tember for the summer vacation. The members of the house dare not re turn to their constituents after a fruitless session of two months, and doubtless will resist any attempt to adjourn. Nevertheless, the house will be power less If the government persists. Tha gov ernment's plan la clear. Tha house having failed to offer a solution of the agrarian question, the emperor, under the authority reserved to him by the fundamental law. will promulgate the government' agrarian 'ogiam as a temporary law, lit the hope t the peasants, disgusted at the failure yy rllament to give relief, will accept. j t "e government's Scheme for bind dls i , V la put In operation and generally h. mt.,mn ca lenlte that It . 'if ""noiigh support' to prevent tho ho'v" ' ydtteniptlng to replace, It by Its own An the autumn. ' The mere ad journment of 1'arliament against the protest of the lower house of Parliament Is sure to raise a popular outcry, with which the government will have to reckon, ' and the situation and temper of the country at the moment Parlament adourna will determine whether the government wilt have the cour age to attempt to execute the scheme.. . The peasants are reported to have-taken possession of the estate of M. Stakovich. a member of the lower house belonging to the October party. In Ryazan province. . ODESSA, June U. Sinca the commence ment of the repatriation of the troops which took part In the war with Japan, 152,00 men. Including the Russian prisoners from Japan, have been landed here and distributed throughout the Interior of tha country. The most stringent precautions were observed during the whole period In order to prevent the slightest intercourse between the returning troops and the townspeople. In consequence of fears of mutinous demonstrations, as It was unde niable that the troops coming home were largely disaffected. The spirit of dissatisfaction was even more noticeable among the officers than In the men. ' The former frankly expressed the opinion that If Parliament can hold Its own until the spring It will be able to count on the army to support Its demands. WARSAW, June 11. The terrorists of Po land continue to wag-e a relentless war against the 'state, municipal and police offi cials. Hardly a day elapses without an assassination. Last night the mayor of Biedlce, the chief of, the governor's dffice and the- secretary of the police board, were walking In tho Street of Sledlce when a band of terrorists, armed with revolvers, I attacked them. The first two officials were mortally wounded and tba third waa se- : riously Injured. At Blalystok yesterday tha chief of po Ilea was shot dead. t j BRITAIN MAY NEED NEW LAW j , . Adeqnat Inspection at Meat May Mot Be Possible I'nder Exist ing; Rales. ' 1 LONDON. June 11. In the House of Com 1 mons today John Burns, president of tha local government - board. . aupplementlng j I his reply to William Field nationalist I I member of tha St. Patrick's division of i Dublin and president of the Irish Cattle ' Traders and Stock Owners' association, 1 J"e on ,he ubject of canned foods said the local government ooara wh. uuink - ... everytmng mat can oe uone oy aununia tratlve action in this serious matter." Representations, he said, hava been made ii.a Vnrelen nffire In reaard to effective : tion , the country from which the 1 , . .., , ,. I inrgeei .uij... . -,-nt tt thtm helnr Insufficient. he ! ......... ... .w- 1 J furthfr and nK.,Hry jegislativa power. to the board. I rely with confidence upon tha house granting It such authority." BRITISH MAY GAIN LAND Dntrh Mny Lose . Territory In Booth America Bernnee of Rlver'e Coarse. THE HAGUE, June . tSpeclal Cable gram to The Bee.) Commenting on tha Rio d Janeiro treaty regulating the fron tltr between Surinam and Brasil, the Ned erlandsche Stenimen recalls that the fron tier between Dutch and British Guiana' Is ulso doubtful, as the river Corantlne, which was supposed to run at right angles .to the coast, haa beep found to turn south ward Juat. abova 'iti Junction with tha Brown river, ao that if the Corantlne be maintained aa the frontier a large part of Surliiam becomes Brltlah. The paper desires that an expedition shall be sent to Investigate the triangle between tba Corantlne and Brown rivers. Protest Aajalnal Frlara. . MANILA, June 11. There waa a dem onatratlon of the people of Luceua prov ince of Tayahaa, agalnat the Capuchin monastery laat night. Governor Ide, who arrived at Lucena "today, waa met by a delegation of the populace, who presented a petition asking for the expulsion of three Capuchin frlara from faniaya. Tha people reminded the governor of the prom ise of former executlvea to cause the with drawal of frlara from the Islands and de clared that the promises of Americana were not kept. Governor lde ordered that the frlara be protected and promised to consider the petition. rather Picks Wronn; Don. ST. PKTERSBI'RG. June 11. A pathetic story comes to the Associated Press from Riga of the military authorities compelling a rather, a veteran ox tne lurniin war. to choose between hla lao sons, who had participated lit disarming a policeman, the authorities being unable to decide which one waa Implicated. After tha father had reluctantly selected the victim and his execution had occurred. It waa discovered that tho other son waa tha real culprit. Ttie latter was rearrested and is being tried by court-nsartlaL Afrlean Klna; In France. - MARSEILLES. June 11 -King Siaawath of Cambodia, accompanied by an extensive suits, arrived here today and waa received wlifc military, hoosra. . . WIDOW MUST KEEP PENSION At Lonr at She Litm and ii Unmarried Unci Fam Will Fay Her. QUEER STORY OF MRS. GIBSON'S CLAIM altlon. She Sow Wants ta Be llnojnlsh It. bat Govern ent Won't Let Her. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. June 11. (Special Tele grom.) Congresnman McCarthy has always believed In the honesty of all of his con stituents, but Mrs. Jennie A. Gibson, widow of Arthur Gibson, of Fremont, has demon strated to him that she does not wont more than she Is entitled to In pension matters. For three years Mr. McCarthy has labored to secure a pension for Mrs. Gibson. He met with a great deal of opposition and on two occasions hss been moved to ropen the case on account of newly discovered evidence, and with persistency fought the case through until Anally a pension of $8 per month was allowed Mrs. Gibson with some $300 back pension. On Saturday Mr. McCarthy received from Mrs. Gibson a letter returning a voucher for $24, being her quarter's pension, with the statement that since her pension was granted she had come Into possession of funds on which she hopes to realize a net Income of more than I2W) per year, and that, therefore, under the law as she Interpreted It, she forfeited her right to receive a pension. Today Mr. McCarthy called on the com missioner and presented him the voucher, relating to him the story of how he had labored to secure the widow's pension and how the proceeds had been used In payment of obligations. To bis surprise, he was told by Commissioner Warner that the widow could not give up her pension; that she was on the books and that an appropriation had been made for . her relief, and that their was only two ways In which pension would cease, .first by death and second by mar riage, and if beneficiary, after date of Issuance of her pension, came Into poses sion of tl .OO.Oiio. she will be compelled to tr.ke her pension. That so far as he knowa there will be no way to return It to ton government unless by special bill or by conscience fund. In other words, the widow Is compelled to receive the amount so long as she Hvpb or remains unmarried, and to morrow Mr. McCarthy will return to Mrs. Gibson her voucher. Postal Matters. Congressman Hlnshaw, who has received several petitions from farmers In the vi cinity of Lucella. In Polk county, on the new line of the Union Pacific, now being built between Stromsburg and Central City, today recommended the establishment of a new poatofflce at Lucella and the appoint ment of Otigen Frost as postmaster. Congressman Pollard today recommended the appointment of E. L. Evans aa post master at Shubert, Richardson county, vice W. M. Taylor, resigned. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska St. Paul, route 2." Christopher R. Crowe car rier, Arthur T. Crowe substitute. Iowa Marne. route 1, Abraham B. Knudson carrier,-Mrs. Helen Knudson substitute. South Dakota Salem, route 3. Hiram W. Rus sell' carrier".' Benjamin Chapman substitute. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Flfleld, Marlon 'cobntyt Emmet T". Holllngshead, vice H. A. Case, resigned. South Dakota St. Marys, Miner county, . Harry Haxley, vice R. J. McLeod, resigned. Departmental Notes. The Farmers National bank of Inwood, la., has been authorised to begin business, with 140.000 capital; C. G. Bowman, presi dent; E. H. Ilalllday, . vice president; Thoma A. Bowles, cashier. Congressman Kennedy was today noti fied that the pension of Robert E. PatrTfk of Omaha has been Increased to $12 from April 11 and that Mary E. Noble, widow of Daniel R. Noble, has been allowed a pension of $8 with accrued pension. Personal Mention. Senator Burkett has accepted an Invlta- tlon of the citizens of Appleton, Wis., to deliver a Fourth of July oration In that city i mi H. K. Burkett and her daughter Ethel of Lincoln are guests of Senator and Mrs. Burkett. Ex-Senator Pettlgrew of South Dakota arrived In Washington today. Mr. Pettl grew Is Interested In an Item In the In dian appropriation bill now pending be fore the senate, which provides for the payment of attorney fees to lawyers who acted for the Colvllle Indians of Washing ton In engineering the sale of a portion of their reservation to the government. It is said tha ex-senator's share In the fee la about $1S,000. CURTIS JETT HAS CONFESSED Alleged Marderrr Paid to Have In. Heated Other Pnrtlea In I Kentnrky Crime. LEXINGTON. Ky., June 11. A special from Winchester. Ky.. reporta that Curtis Jett, now In tha Cynthiana Jail awaiting his second trial on a charge of assassinat ing James Cock rill In Jackson' three res ago, haa 'made a full confession, telling of the assassination of Dr. B. N. Coz, James Cockrill and James E. Marcum. Among other thinga Jett la aald to have confirmed tha atatement of B. J. Ewen, the atar wltnesa in the Marcum rase, who, he said, told the truth. In the trials from the beginning to end. Jett Is also said to have declared that Thomai White, who was charged with complicity in the assas sination of Marcuin, told him that the testi mony of a plot to kill Marcum was true. Samuel Jett, an uncle of Curtis Jett, and B. R. Jouett, who have be.-n prosecuting Curtis Jett. decline to affirm or deny the report of tha confession. It la believed here that Jett has made a full confession and implicated pnrtlea not indicted In con nection with the Breathitt case. P. F. Altlser, who sent the report, la a stenographer for B. R. Jouett aod la aald to have Inside information. CYNTHIANA. Ky., June ll.-The alleged confession of Curtis Jett Is discredited here. The county attorney denlea It absolutely. INSURANCE MEN ARE INDICTED I Dr. Gillette and R. A. Grannie Arensed of Foraery nnd Prrjary In . ew York. NEW YORK. June 11 Dr. Walter R. Gillette and Robert A. Grannla. formerly vice president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, were indicted on charges of for gery and perjury today by tha apecial grand Jury which haa been Investigating Insur ance matters under the direction of Dis trict Attorney . Jerome. Dr. Gillette U charged with having made false state ments In' the grand Jury room. Five In stances of forgery are alleged la tha vhariea actUnat tiim. w - - , BRYAN TALKS OF POLICIES Democratic Lender Drnwa a Distinc tion Between Democmer nnd socialism. BICRUN, June 11. "This is too sudden." said William J. Bryan, with a laugh, when waa told today of the adoption by re cent slate democratic conventions of teso lutlons favoring his nomination for the presidency of the United States In 1S. ."This Is the first announcement of this newa to me," Mr. Bryan Continued., "I have been off the main caravan route for some time and have been absorbed In what I have been aeeinr and doing." Mr. Bryan had been moving so rapidly since he left Vienna on Friday that letters and telegrams for him did not reach hltn until today. Aa to the possibility of his nomination he had little to say, declaring It was too early to speak of that ques tion, but 'taking up the aubject of tha political requirements of the day. he aald: Before leaving home I tried to distin guish between democracy and what can properly be called socialism. Democracy recognises competition aa leaitimate and tries to protect the competitive principle from attack. Socialism sees competition aa an evil, to be ellmlnnted by public owner ship and operation of all means of produc tion and distribution. While this distinction between democracy and socialism should not be overlooked, the democratic platform must lie one of progress and reform and not merely of opposition to the republican policies or aoclaiistlc Ideas. , In our fight for the absolute elimination of private mo nopolies and for the regulation of corporations In general It Is neces sary that the party shall be free trom any suspicion of alllsnoe with the cor porate Interests that have been dominating American politics. To this end campaign contributions must be limited to-those who have the public Interest to advance. I trust that public sentlmont- will rwiulre all parties to keep their bovka open, that hereafter no party will be nivler private obligations to shb-ld, corporate offenders. Alluding to condlttooa In tha meat Indus try. Mr. Bryan said: The Beef trust Is not different In charac ter and methods from other, trusts. Tha Inevitable tendency of a prlvtle monopoly la to Increase the price of a product and to lower Its quality. Why should anyone expect anything else from a trust than the lowering of quality when a monopoly is established? Observe.. I have used the words private monopoly, not public. In a private monopoly a private Interest Is set up against those of the whole people. (Julto a different principle comes Into operation when the interest of all la alone In view. Herman Rldder of the New York Staata Zeltung and Mr. Bryan had a long talk to day on the political situation in the United Btates. Mr. Bryan will leave here for St. Peters burg tomorrow, and from there will visit Sweden and Norway. He will arrive In England early In July and will then visit France, Italy and Swltierland. He expecta to sail on the steamship Princess Irene from Gibraltar on August and to arrive In New Tork on August 29. LONDON, Juna 11. William J. Bryan has accepted an Invitation to make a speech here at the American celebration of tha Fourth of July. .' APPEAL TOJTHE ' SHERIFF Ohio Operatora Whose Mlnra Were Fired on Snndny Mjvht Say Lives Are In Danger. DILLONVALE, 0 June 11. The failure of the M. A. Hanna, company to induce the striking miners o .return to work thla morning haa anmse-J . : officials to re newed vigor, and. plana nra OW progress Ing to start the tninee tomorrow. The officials claim . that the attack of last night, when fifty shot were fired by strikers at the ttpplehouse, . intimidated the men who Intended to work today. This evening Sheriff Vorhees was appealed to by the Hanna company for protection, the declaration being made that the Uvea of Its officials and those who are willing to work will be in danger after the mines are put In operation, and that the property Is In danger of destruction. The appeal further saya that If deputies are not pro vided to guard Its Interests the authori ties will be held liable for any loss that may be sustained. Superintendent Fred Hornickel and assist ants say they have a number of men who will go to work tomorrow. The Bradley mine has closed and the strike breakers transferred to Plum Run, where little 'progreaa haa been made. A big demonstration was held by the strikers at Barton this afternoon and all declared allegiance to the organization. DENVER, June 11. A letter was read In the convention of the Westernl Federa tion of Miners today from the coat miners' unions of Ohio offering to desert the l"iilted Mine Workers of America and enter the Western Federation In a body. The letter stated that at a mass meeting held May 27 at Dillonvale. O.. It was de cided to ask the Western Federation to take them In. It was further stated that all the coal -miners of Ohio and West Virginia were ready to make tha change of allegiance. The proposition waa sub mitted to a committee.,! , Denver waa chosen as the place for the headquartera'ofvtha. fedetation by a large majority' vote. The other cities contesting against Den ver were Butte. ShH 1-ake and Chicago. Acting Secretary Klrwln aald tonight that In all likelihood election of officers would be reached tomorrow. He said further that President Moyer and Secretary Treasurer Haywood, now confined In prison in Idaho charged with conspiracy to murder ex Governor Steunenberg. would not be dis turbed in their official positions.. COLl'MBl'S. O.. June' llSecretary Sav age of the Ohio organisation of the United Mine Workers tonight denied tha miner of this state had any Intention of Joining the Western Federation of Miners aa re ported from Denver. He aald the miners were wall satisfied with their own organi sation. GRANDMOTHER WANTS CHILD Boy Left nt Boonvlllo, Mlasonrl, Will Be Given to Relative on ' Demand. SJCDAL1 A. Mo.. June Jl Superintendent N. J. Finney of the Missouri. Kanaas & Texas railroad today received the following letter, bearing on tha case of Willie Farris, the S-year-old boy who was left at Boon villa last Tuesday morning after having ridden from San Antonio, Tex.: NEW YORK. June 11.-N J. Finney, 8e dalla. Mo.: Dear Sir I am legally the true grandmother .f Willard Farrie. I am going to tile the necessary paper with Inspector Mcl-auglifin of New York. Kindly hold child until the necessary papera arrive or some notice ia given. I am. yours respect fully. LIZZIE FARKIB. JO West One hundred and thlrty-aeoond street, care Mr. Shields. Tha child la still at the home of Superin tendent Finney, but will be sent to Mr. Farris aa aoon aa legal evidence la adduced ahowlng that aha Is entitled to the custody. ajiennishlp Aaronnd. Plill.ADKLPIilA. June ll.-The etearu ahln Westerland. from Liverpool for Phil adelphia, ia aground on south ahoal. at tha entrant to the Delaware by. Toe pilot boat Philadelphia haa a Una to the big vceael aod la aavoJiH la "flff.Un ..... CITY WAS BUILT BY FAITH Omaha tha Cntcrowth ef the Trait of It Early Citiieni. DR. VAN ANTWERP RECALLS EARLY DAYS Historical Session of Trinity Cathedral Parish's Jahllee One of Bemlnla cent Delight and Inalloyea Enjoyment. Rev, W. H. Van Antwerp of New York City, who was rector at Trinity cathedral from JM4 to 16. delivered an address at "historical" meeting of the parish semi- centenary Jubilee last evening. Despite advanced years Rev. Van Antwerp ia hale and strong and was delighted In his remlnescences. The offertory solo waa sung In a beautiful manner by Mr. Gustaf Hllmqulst of Chicago, whom musl. clans pronounce the finest basso ever heard In Omaha. "We have been making history very fast In America," aald Rev. Mr. Van Antwerp. "These later days have seen the wonders of the ages consummated In our country. And no part of our nation has made history with more rapidity than the vicinity west of the Missouri. There are no parallels In all the annals of the world. "Tha tlvea of men and women who have played their parts well, who have" been strong in action and principle and who have left their Impress on their fellows make up real history, for history la a great srumming up of biography. Part Played by Faith. "The fundamental truth underlying the whole, that which constitutes the blood, the vitality of our national figure is faith. It Is this power than transforms and trans figures. I mean not merely the faith which you hold, but the faith which holds you and enables you to aspire to something better. Tho faith by which we live, for faith Is tha life of man and when a man Is with out It he dlea to all Intents and purposes. By faith men do the noblest things In this world, heroic natures toll, overcome dif ficulties and conquer doubta 'and fears; by faith men level mountains and fill valleys and become strong and mighty through God faith In their cause, faith In that which lies nearest to their hearts, faith In their fellow men In God. In every land and church that haa been great It la faith that made It so, faith allied to fear of God." Invited to Omnha. . Rev. Van Antwerp then turned his at tention to personal memories of the early daya of tha parish. He told how he hail received a letter from Colonel Lorln Miller, tho father of Dr. George L. Miller "that delightful gentleman whom the city ' hon ored aa mayor" urging him to come out from the east and cast his lot with the new and struggling parish In Omaha. This was In the winter of 164. Few geographies at that time knew Omaha. A banker and leading man In his then congregation came to him with earnest advice not to go into the wilderness. This banker was a man of statistics, of common sense and respected for hla wisdom. He pointed out to the young clergyman, that a community to aucceed muat have commerce, manu factures or agriculture, and he demon strated easily how Nebraska could never have any of them. The land waa the great American desert and must remain so; the I'nlon Pacific was a Utopian dream, and If realised would be nothing but a highway for the transportation of military supplies. The young minister at first declined, but tha congregation In Omaha did not give up easily. He waa begged to come and try It for a year on a salary of IS60 per annum. At last" he came. Three days were used In the Journey from St. Joseph alone. He was met by Messrs. Doane, Hughes, Van Nostrand and others at the river landing. At that time the parish was Juat becoming self supporting for the first time. It had thirty-five communicants. Between Then and Sow. "I contra Jit now your magnificent thoroughfares and sumptuous and grand buildings with the mud' and the dust and the habitations of a city of not more than 3, Si X) population at that time," said' tha orator, "with your warehouaes your places of commerce, your banka and your opu lenceeverywhere evidences of wealth and refinement and the covering of the golden mantle of prosperity. And all In less than half a century. Merely to consider the energy of Ita people 'who built It. "As my mind goes back to those days of beginnings I remember the greatest me dium for advertising and spreading far and near tho existing advantages and the pros pective greatneaa of the city and the state In the Omaha Herald. It was sent every where to show that Omaha was not an oasis In a desert. That paper did more, I hold, to advertise the city in thoae days than any other agency I knew. Ita edltcr. Dr. George L. Miller, then a young man like myself, was an enthusiast and he more than once broke Into promises. One morn ing he actually came out with the prophecy that there were iersons in Omaha who would sea a city of 50.000 people there. A j bold thing to do It was, to be sure. The J prophet always is adventurous and not many live 10 wr innr pieu-iions Iml only filled but twice filled and mora. Farnnm Street Hantlaaj Groaads. "It waa a magnificent prophecy In those days the days when not more than two or three sections of sidewalk existed on Fa mam street. One might stand at the end of that thoroughfare and bag enough grouse for his dinner without difficulty. And In the mind's eye I range the picture then alongnlde of that today with your processions of trolley cars and your sys tems of railways and your population, and I exclaim how wonderful and In such a space of time. The people then had diffi culties and discouragement you cannot uu derbtand now Remember that no one knew Omaha'a future. But many had faith and. none more faith than the young editor who came down from his tripod long enough to go about the streets and raise about V0 to purchase the first rectory, and the first property owned In reality by the parish, for the rector myself. It was donn on Dodge street, and at flint had two rooms and a shed kitchen. Later an addition of two rooms waa added and we were com fortably housed in what waa a mansion. "And not long afterwards we outgrew ouf first quarteis and built a new church. When tha ground waa chosen the site upon which we are now assembled. It waa com plained that It waa too tar on the edge of town and I remember the young editor again raised hie voice and made another prophecy, proclaiming that It would soon be tha center of tha city, And thua by faith waa your church and your city built." Tonight at Brownoll Hall. The Jubilee will end tonight with a "hoinegatherlng" at Bi owned Hall. Thla is to be the crowning event of the threo daya' celebration and la open to tha general iCou'lnued oa Seoofid NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Partly C'londy, with Probable IsqweH Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday! Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Den. a, m km 1 p. m Til a. m An 8 p. m HI T a. m ni It p. a TH Ha. m 41 4 p. m T a. m mi ft p. in T4 to a. m ft e) n. n T4 II n. m T1 T p. m T3 IV m 75 Hp. m TH 9 p. m FIRE IN THE ARMOUR PLANT Bnlldlnar Containing Oleo nnd Beef Cnttlnal Departments Damaaed to Extent of P2A.OOO. A fire broke out In the oleo and beef rutting departments of the Armour A Co. plant at South Omaha at 11:30 o'clock Mon day night, during the course of which prop erty to tha value of IX.ootl was destroyed and Con Denny, a fireman, was instantly killed by a falling wall. The company's own fire department, to which Denny belonged, responded to the alarm promptly, aa did the city firemen. It waa aoon seen that unlesa the flamea were checked, the main oftVea on the east and other buildings on tho west would be Ignited, and help waa asked of Omaha. Three hose companies were sent from Omaha, and by 1 o'clock the fire waa under control. NOAH HEA0LEY TELLS STORY Young-en Kon Telia How Ilia Brother Mnrdered Their Fnther. CRAIG. Neb., June 11. (Special Tele gram.) Noah Headley, the younger of tha two boys accused of killing their father, confessed today what he says was his share of the crime and told how hla brother kitted the father. On the rnVnlng of the day hla father disappeared. Noah Headley saya he rose early and after getting bieakfaat went to tha field about I o'clock ta work. At that time hla father waa asleep. Jease. the older of the boya, remained at the house to attend to some chores. Some time after going to the field, Noah says, he heard a shot, the sound coming from the direction of the house, but he psld no attention to It. About 11 o'clock Jesse came out Into the field and aald his father had gone to Tekamah. At noon, when the boys were on their way to dinner, the older boy told of , shooting his father. He used a shotgun and fired but once. After ahoot Ing the old man he put the body into a barrel on wheels used to haul awlll to tha plga and carted It down the road about three-quarter of a mile to the creek, where he threw It in. Noah saya thla la all be knows about tho affair and Is all that Jesse told him. Jessa . maintalna a stubborn silence and will not talk even to his mother. "When she questioned him today be stood' muta and Bullen and did not, answer a word to her querlea. He would make no comment on the atory told by hla younger brother. BENSON READY FOR WORK Xew Kannaa Senator Anxlons to tart on Hla Term of O flier. OTTAWA. Kan., June 11. Judge A. W. Benson left this morning for Topeka to report his acceptance of the senatorial ap pointment .to Governor Hoch. Judge Ben son had been persuaded during the night by the numeroua telegrams from the dele gation at Washington to lose no time In reaching there and Instead ' of coming back here from Topeka will leave this afternoon for tha east. "It seems to be a time for a senator to. get to work for his employers. If ha Is going to represent them." said Judge Ben son -this' morning, "and I ehall report In as soon as possible. I may not be worth much aa a atatement for a while becauae I shall have to learn the ropes, but I'll try to vote right and I'm assured by tha members of the delegation that my vote is needed." ' TOPEKA, Kan., June 11. Judge A. W. Benson, In a brief Interview today with Governor Hoch, formally accepted the ap pointment of United States senator and departed on an afternoon train for Wash ington. Governor Hoch Immediately for warded to Vice President Fairbanks an of ficial announcement of the appointment, whloh. It Is stated, probably will be brought up In the senate on Wednesday. HAGUE MEETING N0TP0PULAR oath American Repnblles May Send Kow Delegates tm tho Kext Convention. WASHINGTON. June ll.-Many of the South and Central American republics are ahowlng an Indifference toward the third peace conference to be held at The Hague next year which la eapeclally annovlng to the United States. Secretary Root was In strumental In bringing about a delay of Tha Hague conference until next year that it might not conflict with the Pan-Amerlcr.n conference which will begin at Rio Janeiro on July 11. But Secretary Root's Interest In tha South American meeting docs not seem to hava spurred the aouthern repub lics to participation In The Hague confer ence. In aplte of the protests they voiced J when Russia suggested that early this fall would be a good time for Tho Hague meet ing. Pan-America bus declined from tho first to take any part In Tha Hague conference. j Venexuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua have ignorea an communications, not even ac knowledging tha receipt of the original In vitation. Bolivia, Guatemala, Sa'vador and I Peru have accepted the Invitations, while Braxll, Argentina and Mexico are also known to have 'expressed a desire to take I part In The Hague deliberations under the I prescribed conditions. j Movements of Orenn Vessels Jane II. At New York Arrived: Kord America, from Naples; Algeria, from Naples; 81- cilia, from Genoa: Zetland, from Antwerp; I Poisdam, from Rotterdam. At Boston Arrived: Marquette, from I Antwerp. I At Glasgow Arrived: Caledonia, from : New York; fciriiun. from Montreal. Hailed: Corinthian, for Montreal, i At London Arrived: Sardinian, from Montreal. At Bremen Arrived : Weimar, from New York. At Cherbourg Sailed : Prinzes Alice, for New York. Arrived: Kron Prlns Wllhehu, from New York. At Ix.ver hailed : Graf Wiildersee. for New York. At Amsterdam Arrived: Trltonla. from Montreal. At Hamburg Arrived: Bulgaria, from New York. At Dover Arrived: Vadrtland. from New Tork. At Plymouth Arrived: Kxon Frloa WU baUa, truu Hn lasga. REPORTS ON SHOOT Majority of Senate 0oinmite Would Bar Him from Offioo, SAYS HE COUNTENANCES POLYGAMY Allocation that Mormon Church TJiurpi Powera of tha Stat.. MINORITY TAKES THE OPPOSITE VIEW Eeport Sayi There ia Nothing to Di qnalifj Him from BerTinc. SENATOR BAILEY MAKES A STATEMENT Texno Man Snya Ho Aarees ttlth Majority, hat Thlaka Hern iation of Kapnlsion erenry. WASHINGTON. June Ji-Tha majority and minority reporta of tho committee on prlvllegea and elect lona In tha rasa of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah were today presented In the senate, the former by Senator Burrows, declaring that Mr. Stuooi Is not entitled to his aeat, and tha latter by Senator Foraker. taking the opposite view. At the aame time Senator Bailey, who Is a member of the committee, atated that while he concurred In tha vlewa of the majority, that Mr. 8moot la not entitled to hla seat, he waa of the opinion that "Mr. Smoot could not be deprived of his seat under tha conatllulon. except by a resolution of expulsion." In accordance with Senator Burrows' r queot, an extra number of copies of tha reports and of the hearings In the case waa ordered printed. Mr. Burrows also gave notice that he would call up tha case "at the earliest possible moment, consis tent with the public business," and Senator Foraker expressed his approval of this an nouncement. Senator Smoot was present In tha eenate chamber when the reporta were presented. He smiled broadly when Senator ' Bailey made his ataitement. Under tha plan sug gested by tha Texaa senator, a vote of two-thirds would be necessary to vacate the aeat of tha Utah senator. Majority Report. The majority report In tho Raed Smoot case, declaring that he la not eligible to a aeat In the aenata, which Is signed by Benators Burrows, Dolllver, Dubois, Pet tua. Bailey, Overman and Frailer, de clarea that Mr. Smoot Is a member of tho first presidency of the Mormon church, claiming divine authority to control mem. bera of the church In all thinga temporal and aplrltual; that tha first presidency and twelve apostles have encouraged polygamy; that they control and hava controlled the political affairs of Utah; and hava brought about a union of church and stata; that Smoot cornea to the aenata not aa the accredited representative of Utah, but aa a member of tha chief hierarchy, which controls the church and which has uaurped the functions ot the, mate, The ' report further tates that' tha Book of Mormon teachee polygamy aa a dlvln Institution, this revelation being of higher authority than the manifesto which pro hlblta It; that tho leadera of tha church could banish polygamy, but have not dona ao. In the report tha alleged polygamoua marriages since tha manifesto of Abra ham H. Cannon, George Teaadale, Walter Steed, Charlea E. Merall. John W. Taylor and M. F. Cowley are cited aa proven as evidence, of the leaders' position on tho subject. The exclusion of Taylor and Cow ley from the apostleshlp Is cited aa an ad mission by the church that thesa man are guilty of polygamy. Tha report further chargea the Mormon church of excluding evidence by sending witnesses from tha country. Tho Wood ruff manifesto la declared to "bo a trick to beat the devil at hla own game," thua Quoting a witness. Aa Bad- aa Polyg-amlst. The majority report characterise a "wholly untenable" the position that be cause Smoot himself does not praotlca polygamy, and there la no evidence to ahow that he haa personally and Indi vidually encouraged the practice In othera, he ought not to be condemned -becauae of the acts of his associates. It la charged "that Smoot Is an Irreparable part of tha governing body of the Mormon church, and those who compose that Organisation form a unit, an entirety, and whatever la done by that organisation la the act of each and every member thereof and whatever policy la adopted and puraued by the body, which eontrola the Mormon church, Mr." Smoot must be held to ba responsible for as a member of that body." The report declares that moot knew the polygamous practices of Preaident Bmlth and other church officials, whom he has sustained by hla vote as an apostle. ad at no time uttered a word of protest against the conduct of his associates, but, on the contrary, haa sustained them by his silence. The report continues: In the Judgment of the committee Mr' Smoot Is no mora entitled to a aeat in th senate than he would, be IX he ware as" sociating In polygamous cohabitation with a plurality of wlvea. " The report discussed the pollltlca! nomin al Ion of the first presidency and twelve apostles of the church, which la deaerlbed aa most Injurious to the Interest of tn state, and says: Not only Is Mr. Smoot one of those bv and through whom the political affairs of Utah sre dominated, but his election te the- aenute was. It Is believed, the result of such domination. When Mr. Smoot con cluded to Income a candldste for tha senate, he was careful to obtain tha "eon Bent of the first presidency and twelve apostles to his candidacy." But this so called "consent of the rulera of tha church was naturally regarded bv the nanni. ! 1'tah. who were fimiliar with the wars of I the Mormon high priesthood, aa being under the circumstances, equivalent to an t endorsement, and mane it Impossible fo i anyone else to become an aaplrant for tha same position with any hope of auceesa Oath nf Yenaeaaeo. The final chapter of the report la de voted to the oath of vengeance, adminis tered to those who go through the cera- I mony known as "taking the endowments " I The committee says It was proven that an j oath waa . administered, expressed ub i stantlally. In this form: I Tou and each of you do covenant and i promise that vou will prsy and never i cease to pray Almighty Gd to avenge 4he I blood of the prophets upon this nation, and inn you win iracn me same to your children and to your children children unto the third and fourth generation. Tha report continues: There can be no tiueatlnn In regard to the taking of tha oath of vengeance hy Mr. Hino.t He testified that he went through the reremon of takinc the en dowments in the yer 1KM, and the head 'of the Mormon churches stated In hla u uiiinnv mat ine ceremony la now tha I aame that It has always bnon. I An obligation of the nature of tha one before mentioned would aeem to he Wholly Incompatible, with tho duty nrhWA M. 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