Fhe Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXV-NO. 311.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING,' .JUNE 16, 1906-TWELYP; PAGES.
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HOUSE FAVORS LOCKS
ProTiiiM tot Tnli Typ of Oanal Adopted
bj Lam Majority.
MADE PART OF SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Trrstj-FiT Million Doll an Appropriated
to Continue Work.
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TELLER IS FOR SEA. LEVEL DITCH
Colorado 8nator Hakes Extended Speech
Acainit took Proposal.
COST SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
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States to Oii
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Duty tnited
a World Brat
Type of
Waterway.
WASHINGTON. JuneN 18. In committee
of the whole today the house by a vote of
IM to 8S voted In favor of a lock cansi
across the Isthmus of Psnama, the amend
ment to this effect being presented by Rep
ressntatlve Littauer of New York. Th!
provision was made a part of the sundry
civil' appropriation bill and which appro
priates $J5,iO,n(i to continue work on tlia
cBaal.
-.. With members o congress sitting on the
hort steps In the aisles of the. house,
round the apace In front of the speaker's
desk, with the galleries fl"l wl,n Mr
Burton of Ohio, points In hand, indicat
ing oni chart the difference, , between a
sea level and lock canal, the house pr -. t
sented every appearance of a class room.
Mr. Burton took position in front of
the maps and called attention to the vital
difference between the two typea, remark
ing lha were the topography understood,
it would bo the very strongest argument
for the lock level canal. He aald that If
the banks would, not cave. If larger boats
could go through without running, against
rooks at the aides and could be properly
steered then a sea level canal would lie
the enterprise which would be naturally
preferred. "But such a canal convenient
for modern shipping and prospective ship
ping would In the Jii.lKiiient of those who
have carefully studied the subject cost
' 1400,000,000 and ,morc and would exhaust
twnty years or more In building "
Mr. Bartlett. of Georgia made a point
against the amendment of Mr. Littauer. He
Insisted that the amendment was clearly
new legislation and argued the question
from that premise.
The chair Mr. Watson of Indiana held
the amendment In order and without
further discussion the Littauer amendment
was 'adopted.
If congress should send a meaaure to
President Roosevelt providing for the con
struction of a aea level ousel on the Isth
mus of Panama, he would veto it. This
statement Is made by authority.
The Introduction by Representative llt
tauer today of the amendment to the Item
la the sundry (ivll hill apprdprlatjng 135.
p(X1.000l.to';;cwtfnue',the consaructlop of tle
Panama canal, providing that no part of
that turn shall be used in the construction
of a aea level canal was dune with the
approval of the president.
WELLMAN STARTS FOR NORWAY
Anrrlrai Explorer Goes North, with
eat Wishes of All Paris
Aeronaata.
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PARIS. June 15. Walter Wellmsn and
remaining members of hie Arctic expedition
left Paris today for Thomaoe, Norway. A
crowd of people, including Ambassador Mo
Cormick. saw the party off. M. Forllle.
dan of the aeronauts and secretary of the
Society of Aerial Navigation, presented Mr.
Wellman with an address of. congratula
tion on the thoroughness of his prepara
tions. The mammoth airship and Hi appliances,
totally BO.OhO tons In weight, occupied a
special freight train.
Previous to his departure Mr. Wellman
so Id :
"We are fairly well satisfied with the alT-
shlp and feel aura the balloon features are'
the finest ever constructed, but In the me
chanical features the construction has not
been so fortunate.
'His work Is good, but not perfect, re
quiring slight changes at Spltsenbcrgen.
wh' y shall complete the machine. I
still. ' ."alth In the success of tho ma
chine rh strikes and the short time
availab. nted Its being made perfec t."
The cr.
presented
members of the expedi
tion as the v j. V. w out of the station.
BRYAN
TO SWEDEN
brakan Marts . Stockholm After
Paring- Visit to Premier Gov
ern y It I n aad Dunia.
I ST. PETERSBURG. June 15. William J.
Bryan sailed this afternoon for Stock
holm. He devoted his last day's stay in
St. Petersburg to a call on Premier Gore
mykln, with whom he had an hour's talk,
and to another visit to the lower house
of Parliament, where he remained through
out the morning session. '
For a time Mr. Bryan was the center of
attraction in the lobby of the house, hold
ing a regular reception of members of
Parliament, who were anxious to be pre
sented. Deputations of Jews and Poles
wanted hlin to define his attitude on ques
tions affecting them, and he was besieged
by foreign and Russian correspondents,
anxious to secure his views on the out
come of the Parliamentary struggle here,
but beyond an expression of profound in
terest In the fight the Russian people were
making for liberty and the deep impression
made upon him by the Russian Parlia
ment, Mr. Bryan declined to make a statement.
WATER COMPANY WINS SUIT
Oirtmit Court of Appeals RTerei and
Remands Meter Bat Case.
FRANCHISE IS DECLARED A CONTRACT
Optaloa Written hjr Judgr Usskora
Upholds Contention that It
Cannot Be Impaired by
Legislation.
ST. PAUL., June 15. The United States j
circuit court of appeals flied decisions In
two cases today, those of Edmund M. Fair
field and Stockton Heth versus the Vnlted
States of America and the Omaha Water
Company versus the City of Omaha, at al,
the first being a case of contempt of
court, arising from the second. Both come
from the Nebraska district.
In the spring of lflOo the city of Omaha
through Its water board attempted to re
duce the meter rates for water In that
city, the Omaha Water company being the
company affected by the proposed change.
It applied for Injunction against the city
preventing It from putting the rates Into
efTect, but the application was denied,
whereupon sjiit was brought on the ground
that their franchise was a contract and
according to federal law could not be Im
paired by legislation.
The court held that the clause In the
constitution of Nebraska, prohibiting thj
state legislature from making any Irrevoc
able grant applied In this and decided In
favor of the city. The company then ap
pealed to the circuit court of appeals on
a wrif of error. .
The appellate court. In the opinion filed
today and written by Judge Walter M.
Sanborn, upheld the claim of the company,
reversed the decision of the lower court
and remanded the cast to the lower court
for further proceedings not Inconsistent
with the opinion.
The other case arose when E. M. Fair
field and Stockton Heth, employee of the
water company, were ordered by the clerl;
of the court to produce the booke of thn
company. ' '
They did not produce the records and
were fined $50 each and costs. This was
upheld by Judge Sanborn.
PIERCE ABSENJFROM STATE
Missouri Mar Take F.xtreme Measure
ta Force Oil Man to
Testify.
ST. LOUIS. June IS. The oil hearing In
the Missouri ouster suit before Special
Commissioner Anthuny. postponed from
last Monday until 10 o clock today because
of the absence of H. Clay Tierce, the prin
cipal witness, was again, postponed nt 10
o'clock until 2 o'clock , this afternoon he
cause , Special Commissioner Anthony
would not arrive from Frederlrktown until
11:30.
Mr. Pierce Is still In New Tork and the
Waters-Pierce Oil company's attorneys
stated he would not be here at this time. -
Attorney General Iladley is not here to
day, but the state Is represented hy Assist
ant Attorney General Rush C. Lake.
"When the hearing Is resumed this after
noon," said Mr. Ike. "t will request the
court to Issue an attachment for he ap
pearance of Mr. Pierce. Of course such
a proceeding Is not operative outside of the
state, but I will -lsd have a statutory
process served on Attorneys Johnson, Priest
and Nagal, the attorneys of record In the
case for the Watere-Plerce OH company.
This process will be served under the
statute enacted by the legislature for the
purpose of getting Into the 'Jurisdiction Of
this court officers of foreign corporations
who refuse to appear and testify. Tn
event that the process is ignored and Mr.
Pierce Is not produced, the penalty pro
vides that the answer or the respondent
In the case be stricken from the file."
When, the ourt met iji the afternoon At
torney Johnson raised a question concern
ing the legality of such a proceeding and
said he desired to consult with Attorney
Priest and possibly file objections to the
application.
The court ruled that Attorney Johnson
would be granted until August 15 to file
objections and the hearing was adjourned
until September W.
Explanation was made that the reason
for the continuance of the hearing until
September 10 was to enable the attorneys
and other legal members concerned suffi
cient time to enjoy summer vacations. At
torney General Hadley will-depart for the
west next 'week to spend a couple of months
In recuperating from his recent Illness.
OMAHA I1IC1I SCHOOL CLASS Nebraska weather forecast
Largest in History of Institution Graduate!
Last Hiffht.
SIMPLE EXERCISES AT BOYD'S THEATER
Tmn( Men aad Women Given Di
plomas In Presence of Audience
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torlosa to Ita Itmost.
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FLAWS IN MEAT BILL
President' Letter to Chairman Wadsworth"
is Made Public,
HOUSE MEASURE ENTIRELY INADEQUATE
Ixeoutive Says It Will Euit Packers Whc
Do Not Want Reforms.
Work on Philippine Railroads.
MANILA, June IB. Preliminary worit
on the Philippine Island railroads will be
gin at once. Forty engineers and phy
sicians, who arrived at Manila on June 9
and 10, left for Hollo to begin operations.
The line on the island of Panay will be
surveyed first, some changes In the orig
inal survey being necessary. The actual
work of construction will probably com
mence this summer.
Foshall Team on Polo Team.
LONDON, June 16. The arrival here of
Foxhall Keene has made it possible to or
ganize an American pnlo team to compete
for h Jameij Qorcloru T3en ne U -cup In Paris.
The team Which left JOndim Ton Paris to
day consists ot Poshail Keene, ?. J. Mao
Kay, J. Pearce and Craig Wadsworth. The
contest takes ptace June 17. .
TEU.ER FOH SEA LEVKI. CAHAI.
He Saya Mat Ion Cannot stand Bark on
Plea of Kspenae.
WASHINGTON, June 16. When the sen
ate took up the Klttredge sea level canal
bill today Senator Teller spoke In support
of that - plan.
He argued that as this government had
practically prohibited the French govern
ment and later had declined to allow pri
vate corporations to embark on the canal
enterprise the United States cannot afford
ta hesitate on account of cost In money
or time. The fact that a eta level canal
would coat more than a look canal should
not deter this country from giving to the
world the best possible waterway between
the oceans which must necessarily be on
the ttda level. He expressed the opinion
tbsA If a sea level canal could be built for
the same price as S lock canal all the engi
neers would favor It as the beat possible
canal. Hence he contended that In stand
ing for a lock canal Chief Engineer Stev-
ens dlraeta himself as an engineers He
expressed the conviction that the canal
wooid be pf great benefit when built and
therefore argued against the haste tn con-
' structlon urged by Chairman Shonts.
' He especially emphasised the danger of
dams, rrtlng many disasters and declaring
that no lock canal could be counted on as
absolutely safe. He spoke of the salaries
of Messrs. Shouts snd Stevens, saying that
notwithstanding their diminutions they are
putting in practically all their time In the
United States In trying to create sentiment
favorable to a lock canal. He didn't be
Here the canal could be built from Wash
ington, '
By-Electloaa In Knirland.
liONDON, June IS. Former Colonial Sec
retary Lytleton and Sir Frederick Banbury
have been elected to the house of commons
uuoppoted for the vacancies In the rep
resentation of St. Georges and the city of
London respectively, caused by the resign
ations of Heneage Legge and Sir Edward
Clarke.
Chief Bambaata Killed.
DURBAN, Natal. June 15--It Is now
definitely known that the rebel chief, Bam
baata, the cause of all the recent trouble,
was killed In the fighting which occurred
June 10. His death had previously been re
ported and denied, but Bambaata's body
has been fully Identified. The revolt is now
expected to speedily die out.
When the Water board some months ago
arbitrarily reduced the meter rates from
So to 25 cents per 1,000 gallons the water
company brought suit in the federal court
here to prevent the operation of the rates.
Judge Munger denied the application for
such an Injunction and the rates went Into
effect. . The water company continued to
make out Its bills at the old rates end
accepted payment at the new rates under
protest, holding that If the higher courts
overruled Judge Munger the bills would be
subject to collection at the old rates and
this would be effected through court litiga
tion. The water company at one appealed
from the decision of Judge Munger to the
circuit court of appeals and the case went
to Judge Sanborn. After the first reduc
tion the Water board made a reduction
of the "flat" rate, which went Into effect
January, 1906.
Carl C. Wright, one of the attorneys for
the Water board, ventures, the opinion,
without . seeing; the text of the Sanborn
decision, 'that the .Water board will carry
the fase to the fritted States supreme court
and that pending action by - the highest
tribunal at Washington It Is probable the
people will have to pay the old rate, but
that It is a question whether, if the com
pany finally wins, the people will have to
pay the difference between the two rates
for the period elapsed between the Munger
and Sanborn decisions. '
R. 8. Hall, attorney for the water com
pany, takes the position that the consumers
will have to pay the company the difference
between the old and new rates for the
time the latter has been In effect. Whether
the Water board appeals to the supreme
court or not, he says, the people will have
to pay the old rate now or have their water
shut off.
Panama Minister Resigns.
PANAMA, June 14. Foreign Secretary
Santiago de la Guardta resigned 'last
night lh order. to push his candidacy for
the first rice presidency.
Kaiser to Visit Norway.
CHRISTIANIA. June lS.-Emperor Wil
liam will arrive at Trondjhem July I on an
official visit to King Haakon.
xWrKltlE OF SECRRTARY
Coaisjroaasaan imtth of Iowa Speaks
oh Behalf of "Tama Jim."
WASHINGTON, June IS. The appropria
tion of $100,000 in the sundry civil bill for
the further continuation of the-building
for the Department of Agriculture gave
Mr. Smith of Iowa an opportunity today In
the house to present a spirited defense of
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. When
consideration of the bill began Mr. Sullivan
of Massachusetts : Included Mr. Wilson
hmong the cabinet officers who had vio
lated the plain letter of the law in erecting
two buildings for the use of the department
when the law provided for one building.
Mr. Smith said that Secretary Wilson
would not hide behind anyone In relation
to the change In plans for the agricultural
sulldlng. , He admitted that there had been
a departure from the plain letter of the
law, but the departure was Justified.
EXTENDING BONESTEEL LINE
Northwestern Flies Plats With Sec
retary of Stato of South
Dakota.
PIERRE. S. D.. June U.-(SpeclaI.)-The
Northwestern railway today filed with the
secretary of state a resolution of extension
of Its Gregory county line thirty-one miles
la a northwesterly direction from the pres
ent terminus at Bonesteel. A line of that
Uogth would practically carry the new
trackage to the Tripp county line on the
route which has been selected by way of
Herrlck, Gregory and Burke.
Clemency for Artillery Officer.
WASHINGTON. June 15-Prasldent
Roosevelt has commuted the sentence ot
First Lieutenant Lanier Cravens, of the
artillery oorpa, who was Mntanced to dia
mlsaaV by court martial for duplication of
pay hooouats. Upon the recommendation
f the secretary of war the president
hanged the aentenoa to reduction ta the
foot of the list of lieutenants of the
artillery corps.
I Dr. Brltt Loses Will Case.
81CUX FALLS, 8. D.. June 16. 8peclal.)
Dr. William Brltt of Crelghton. Neb., has
lost out so far as the stats circuit court
In this city Is concerned In his contest
of the will of hie father. Thomas M. Brltt
who died at the Britt home in this city
several months ago. The will of the father
provided that his widow, who Is the step.
mother of the Nebraska physician, should
be the owner of one of the dwelling
houses owned by him at the time of hia
death and should have the Income for life
from another dwelling. Suit to set aside
the will waa decided In favor of the
widow. '
GALLINGER JN OPPOSITION
Does not Want the Irrigation Fund
I'sed for Draining; Swamp
Land.
WASHINGTON, June 15. Senator Gal-
linger does not believe In diverting the Ir
rigation fund so ss to utilise it for drain
age purposes and said so today when Sen
ator Mallory attempted to get the senate
to act on a resolution authorising a sur
vey of the Florida everglades with the
end in view of determining the practic
ability of draining them and converting
them into farming lands. He referred to
Senator Hansbrough's bill for the drain
age of a million acres of overflown land
In North Dakota and also to other pro
jects, saying that there are many swamp
lands In the New England states, and
adding "if the country is going to get Into
that kind of a game we want to get
Into It."
The resolution was ultimately s-nt to
the calendar.
The stage at the Boyd theater held the
graduating class of the Omaha High school
last night. -The auditorium, balcony and
even the gallery were crowded with folks
who had the interests of the 19": graduates
directly at heart. The class, containing
W6 girls and eighty-seven hoys, was the
largest that has qualified for diplomas In
the history of the school. It was more
than twenty-seven times greater numeric
ally than it was twenty-five yoarfc ago.
Mayor Dahlman, family and guests wit
nessed the commencement from a lower
box adorned by the flag. Other boxes were
gay with' colors end members of high
school class organisations, literary societies
snd alumni. The classes of '03. '04, "05. "07
and 'OS were especially well represented
and the P. G. S. snd Alice Carey societies
had boxes of their own. Simplicity marked
the affair, the class being seated In tiers,
the girls in white and. the boys In black.
A row of palms and a few cut flowers
banked the footlights. The program fol
lowed the established custom of years with
orations' essays and music by' members of
the class.
Address hy President Mcf'astoe.
In addressing the class preparatory to
handing over the diplomas President John
L. McCague of the Board of Education I
said: , j
You look out upon opportunities and 1
possibilities greater than ever before in the
history of mankind. The attainments In
science, agriculture, literature, statesman
Khlp and almost every department of en
deavor during the last tiny years have In
creased and enlarged the requirements. No
doubt some will say to you that the oppor
tunities In the old days were better than
they are today. Do not give that thought
a moment s attention, because the world
needs men of courage and sincerity who
will do and dare, who will be true to
themselves, their country and their God:
women who will stand beside the men
supporting with loving hearts, with sym
pathetic thought and with that which Is
good and true and beautiful.
.Do not shape your course by the sign
of the dollar. Rather esteem success that
which enshrines your memory in the hearts
of your fellow men and women. ,
The high school orchestra played the
music before the curtain rose and during
the Intermissions. The Invocation was
asked by Rev. R. B. McBride.' Mr. J. O.
Detweller, chairman of the high school
committee of the board, presented the cer
tificates of efficiency to the cadet officers.
He was assisted by Miss Coralie Meyer,
one of the graduates. Thirty-three cer
tificates were conferred.
John Latenser, Jr., on Architecture.
The first oration was by John Ijitenser.
Jr., who spoke on "National Architecture."
He carried his audience back to prehis
toric times and narrated the development
of the art through Its principal epochs, ex
plaining that the elements are the same,
all being founded on the arch, the post and
tnev STruare ., opening, .. , Architecture r x-
prosaed 'the predominating individualities
of the race and time, the orator said,
mentioning several conspicuous examples,
such as the pyramids, the Coliseum', etc.
It the United States he found that while
racial characteristics are pronounced and
clear cut, our architecture Is not properly
expressive, but to the contrary Is veiled
In falsity. To his view architectural
achievements of the past sre not destined
to equal those of the future. As civilisa
tion advances, he contended, architecture
must eventually climb with It. Nationally,
he declared, architecture must eventually
express true American thought In as true
a way as the flag.
Old Tale With Modern Application.
Passing from a subject of general ma
teriality. Miss May Gibbs read an essay
devoted solely to the spiritual Ideal and
called "New Wine In Old Bottles." The
text of her discourse was found In the le
gend of the Holy Grail. She narrated the
history and literature on the subject and
explained the undoubted service the Grail
had been to humanity In the middle ages,
when the law of strength made living with
i purity of heart almost Impossible. As the
LOUI8VILLH.. Ky., June 15-Ae yesler- , yMon of tn Gral, M, tffl Wm one wnote
iioir sua ai - srivan nvnr rsir i na n nmas nmii cr
STEAMER EMPIRE NOW FREE
t'nlted States Courts Mast Art Against
Ship Which Aided ftaute.
, J malaa Hebela.
WASHINGTON, Jane 15. The steamer
Empire Incident Is closed as far as the
United States navy is concerned, and, al
though the United States crusier. Marble
head and the Empire are both stilt". at
Corlnto, Nicaragua, the Empire may sail
without Interference from the crusier at
any time It wishes, according to Instruc
tions sent to Commander Mulligan of the
Marblehcad, at the Request of the secretary
of state.- t
Commander Mulligan 'was unable to get
north from. Panama ' soon enough ' to pre
vent the Empire from lauding, men and
arms and ammunition at Msg Jose, Guate
mala, to assist the movement against Pres
ident Cabrera; conscwlifj- when be found
the Empire' back j&f C'otmto, - Nicaragua,
without arms and ammunition' he was In
structed by the Navy department that ha
should not take any action because the
statute under which he was 'acting does
not provide for the punishment of any of
fense against any neutrality laws, but only
for the prevention of violations of neutral
ity. Consequently United States courts, snd
not the navy, must deal with the crime
which the. Empire is alleged to have com
mitted in carrying the expedition frotA S4n
Francisco to Corlnto to join the revolu
tionists. '
Mr. Munos, the Guatemalan minister,
called t the State department today. He
had encouraging news from both President
Cabrera and the Guatemalan minister for
foreign affairs and said there Is every in
dication that the revolution Is now over.
NO ELEVATOR ALLOWANCE
All Roads F.seept I aloa ParlAr Deride
to Abolish Payment to
('levators.
CHICAGO, June 15. (Special Telegram.)
Important action was taken by the west
erly lines today, when, with the exception
of the Union Pacific, which was not rep
resented, they met In the rooms of the
Western Trunk . Dues committee and
passed resolutions discontinuing' the pay
ment of elevator allowances on grain at
all points. This resolution hits particularly
at the Missouri river, and It Is said the
action waa taken upon the advice of the
general count-els for the railroads who
deMded It is not legal for these roads to
pay the elevation charges whloh. have
been In the rate.
The elevator charges at the Missouri
river was started by the. Union Paclftj.
which entered Into a contract with Frank
H. Fcnvey of Minneapolis, who owned els.
vators on the line of the. Union Pacific at
Kansas City .md Omaha, whereby I the
railroad agreed to pay him an elevation
of 1!4 cents per 100 pounds on sit grain
transferred from the Union Pacific to
other roads Pt tnese points. The legality
of this contract has been questioned snd
It was made the subject of investigation
by the Interstate Commerce commission
about two years ago. The Union Pacific
has held that the contract was valid and
has refused to withdraw it from -the rate.
By their resolution the roads which In
clude all lines reaching the Missouri river,
agree to discontinue the payment of these
charges upon a dste which will be de
termined later, except that the loading
charge at ports on export grain will be
continued, but will not exceed the present
allowance.
ITS DEFECTS ARE ,iANY AND GRAVE
SPIRITED REPLY bY MR. WADSWORTH
DANIEL B00NEHAS A DAY
Keataeklans at Louisville Hoaor the
Memory of ' Pioneer of '
Two States.
GREEN AND DOREMUS CASE
Postal Scandal Trial Resumed at
Washington, with One Wit.
ness ot Found.
WASHINGTON, June lC.-In the trial to
day of Messrs Green and Doremus On
charges growing out of the sale of can
celling machines to the government for the
postal service Harvey Givens chief clerk
of the district attorney's office, was called
to the stand and attkrd by the district at
torney what effort had been mads to sub
poena Perry 8. Heath. He replied that he
had made every possible effort. District
Attorney Baker then submitted three sub
poenaa which . had been Issued for Mr.
Heath and returned unserved.
After one other witness had testified
District Attorney BiiKer announced th
jfovornment a case closed.
Witnesses for the defense were then
called. '
SERGEANT HOLDS HIGH PLACE
Best Marksman In Army Is Non-Com
missioned OfBeer, with Cap.
tain CI oea Second.
WASHINGTON. June 15 The complete
records of rifle, pistol and carbine firing of
the United States army for 1906, which have
Just been published, show Abraham Hill, a
sergeant In the Twenty-fourth Infantry,
statlonsd In the Department of Dakota, to
be the beat marksman In the army. Ths
percentage of shots mads by him on slow
fire, timed fire and skirmish fire was sis 33.
The three others st the head of the list
after him were Captain Rufus E. Longsn,
Eleventh infantry, Department of the Mis
souri, 86 1: Sergeant William A, Cantrell,
Fifth Infantry, M.ST; Otto S. Kahn, ser
geant In Second cavalry, Department ot
Luxon, 8147.
jubilee to the memory of Stephen C. Foster,
so today was, for the greater part devoted
to Daniel Boons.
The great floral parade took place today.
There were eight 'divisions in the parade
and many of the vehicles were beautifully
and elaborately decorated with puper
flowern
The glorification of Daniel BoAne came
later li. Cherokee park. About a dozen
lineal descendants of the great ' pioneer
were present.
The statue of Boone modeled by Miss
PROHIBITIONISTS THANK FOLK
Nebraska Man Talks at Missouri ton
veatloa Where State Candl- .
datea Arc Kamed.
CAMERON. Mo.. June JS.-Tne atate
prohibition convention here today perfected
permanent organization with Dr. W. B,
Palmeore, St. Louis, chairman. Addresses
were made by A. O. Wolfenbarger of Ne
braska; Prof. H. D. Patton and Homer
L. Castle of Pennsylvania, and others.
The platform besides declaring for
prohibition will favor woman's suffrage,
the Initiative and referendum, government
control . of public utilities, election of
senators by direct vote and commend
national and state governments for effort
to control greed and eliminate graft, and
Governor Folk for closing the saloons on
Sunday. ''.
nspection Providsd Will Not Command
Confidence . Abroad.
hands and mind were clean, men were In- !
duced to strive and in the end contributed
to the advancement of the moral standard.
She read. In the tale the lesson that duty
lies In the work nearest at hand and de
clared that the Holy Grail Is permanent
and must ever serve a lofty purpose, though
the form of -the Idea may change accord
ing to the environments of the age.
Equality Before the l.aw. ' ,
In discussion "The Question of Today,"
Mr. Herbert W. Potter found his argument
on the theory that care must be taken to
Enad Yaodell of Louisville, and presented 1 Insure Justice In law. He told of the great
to the cyy of Louisville by C. C. Bickel j 'hat was Rome's and the destruction
was unveiled. Breckenrldge Castlemarr of I of - that power because It failed to heed
Louisville, made the presentation address i the msxlm of Cicero that , all men must
Mils Pnosed hy teaata. '
WASHINGTON, Juns U. The . following
hills ware passed today by the senals: .
Prwvldtngr fur the disposal of ths lands
f Uie Fort Crittsudsa military reservation
la Utsa under the land laws
Confirming solcUars' additional homestead
entries oa Una In the Columbia river
ervsuon. W ssningxoa.
Ciolorado Ontee FUled
WASHINGTON, June 1. The president
I tdaT mat to the senate the nomination I President. C H. ChUam. Council Bluffs,
, Chart- Tl-.bwi.h-. to rri..
Posse Goes After Graders.
BASIN, Wyo.. June 15. (Special.)
Sheriff Fenton, Deputy Alston and a posse
have gone out to the Sheep Canyon grad- '
lng camp, on th Frannle-Worland line of
the Burlington, to arrest a party of Aus
Uiana that recently resisted Deputy Al
ston. Ths officers aotlclrete a fight and
went prepared to give tne foreigners a
battle. The Auatrians have been selling
whisky without a license, fighting and
committing depredations.
PETERS IS NOW INVOLVED
Letter from Asylnm Steward Shows Ho
Wanted Affidavit Against
for Mr. Bickel and the acceptance fat
the board of park commisaioners was made
by Colonel Durret. The statue was un
veiled by Miss Helen Stewart of this city
Following the ceremonies at the Boone
ststus a picture of one of the many
stirring events In the life of Boone was
given . In another part of the ' park. A
stronghold situated upon the summit of a
small elevation and called Fort Boone's
borough was attacked by Indians, who
were on the point of overpowering and
annihilating the garrison when a swarm
of pioneers, led hy Boone In person, arrived
In time to save the fort and Us Inmates.
Tonight the grand ' ball for which
elaborate preparations have been made
will be held. Twenty thousand Invitations
have been Issued, i
CROPS NOT IN BAD CONDITION
Senator Dietrich gays Maeh Vnneces-
. sary Alarm is Rein Felt
at Preaent.
Former Senator Dietrich of Hastings was
In the city yesterday. He states there is a
great deal of unnecessary alarm concern
ing the crops, 'at least so far as that sec
tion of the state Is concerned. While the
ground Is dry on the surface, the subsoil
Is still moist snd corn Is not suffering and
will not for a considerable time to come.
Winter wheat la made and all Indications
are for a large crop. Oats, however, were
struck by the dry spell just at the time
they needed moisture the worst and the
crop will be cut short.
COURTS WILL BE SHAKEN UP
rnrle Sam Will Mars Money When
Indian Territory Becomes
a State.
COAL MEN ELECT OFFICERS
B. H. Harts of Omaha Chosen erstary
ad lowa-Kobraaha Dealers
Association.
DAVENPORT. la., June li.-The Iowa
and Nebraska Coal Dealers' association to
day closed a two days' session. The elec
tion of officers resulted:
Vimha.
MUbKOGEE. I. T . June .-The greatest
disturbance that will cxicur In official life
In Indian Territory following the paassge
NORFOLK. Neb.. June l.-(8pecial Tele- 1 of ,h H'1 w" " n e feueral
gram.)-At ths tsll and of the asylum Invea- ! courU Indlan Territory finally will com
ligation. In a session aft.r adjourning at j one '-ral district and there will be
I uui vii mr. i,i injriw uiiivT-s unnrc inert
are now four.
stand equal before the law. He spoke of
the centuries of struggles for liberty of the
common man snd of the' service the Anglo
Saxon rendered to the csuse. The final
triumph and the dream of the Roman sage
was found In the United States, with free
dom the property of every, men. Yet Mr.
Potter feared that Improper legislation
might destroy, the ends for which the re
public was founded. He pointed out the
fierce st niggles between classes snd races
for domination of the laws and asked how
ths rights of humanity may be preserved.
He found comfort In . the thought that
I Americans had faeed and conquered erlses
before snd could do It again.
'Poem oa Commencement.
Miss Laurs Waterman's poeni, "Com
mencement," wss a woodland allegory,
set in language of surprising literary style
and merit. She likened life to a journey
through forest, up hill and over plain, and
"Commencement" as the peak of the first
long hill climbed.' From that hilltop she
alluded to the greater distances beyond.
Mr. Morris Bllah played Schumann's
"Trauinerel" faultlessly on the violin and
Mr. Arthur Fay Felker rendered Lack's
"Valse Arabesque" with splendid tech
nic on the piano.
Chance Is the Order.
Miss Margaret Phllllppl devoted her es-
tbs hospital, s letter drawing Steward
Peters Into ths row against Supenntenduut
Alden waa introduced.
peters wrote to Altschular asking for an
affidavit that could be used when neled
and stating, "You know I have no uss for
ths outfit."
' Topeka Plraasa Fatally lajnrcd.
TOPEKA. Juns li. Six members of the
Atchison. Topeka Santa ma railroad fire
department here ware severely burned to
day by the explosion of a ateel tank of oil
In the freight yards. Two of them. Gua
Miller and Guy Luddlngion, cannot re
cover. The two latter were Itttarally
roasted. Flesh dropped from thsir bodies
winle they wer being rushed to the hospital.
There are four In each of the four federal
districts two judges drawing a salary of
t&.eoo a year. In each district there Is a
United States maralial drawing $4,000 a
year who has an average of thirty officers
and field deputies, each, ths deputies draw
ing average salaries of Q.300 a year. Fur
each dUtrlct there is a clerk drawing It.OuO
a year and each clerk has from four to
six office deputies snd five each In record
ing towns, making about forty In all who
draw from $1,300 to II.bTio. Four district
attorneys draw S4.909 a year and ten as
sistants from $1.K0 to I3.0O0. while twenty
six commissioners draw tLfiet s saax.
OFFICES FOR NEBRASKA MEN
Lincoln Men Honored by Association
of Co-operatiro laanranes
Companies.
BOSTON. July IE. The National Associa
tion of Cooperative Insurance companies
In aesslon here today elected these officers:
President. W. D. Forbes. Des Moines; sec-retary-treasurer,
W. B. Lynch, Lincoln,
Neb.; legal adviser, Judge E. F. Coffin. Lin
coln. Neb! , i
Denver was selected as the next meeting
place. Hereafter the body Willi be known
as the Amerlcsn Association of Co-operative
Mutual Insurance companies.
Chairman Kiii President Has a
Right to Impugn Sincerity and
Competency of the
Committee,
WASHINGTON, June 15. Chairman
Wadsworth of the house 'com mit tee on agri
culture tonight made public the corre
spondence between President Roosevelt snd
himself regarding the meat Inspection hill
prepared by the committee.
The president In his letter says that al
most every change In the house amend
ment was for worse as compared with the
senate amendment and In hla jiMgment
so framed as to minimise the chance of
rooting out the evils In the parking busi
ness." in. his reply Mr. Wadsworth de
clares the president Is "very, very wrong"
In his estimate of'the committee's bill, calls
attention to provisions In the bill and con
cludes with an expression of. regret that
the president should feel justified by in
nuendo at least In Impugning the sincerity
and competency of a committee of the
house of representatives. . "You have no
warrant for it." says Mr. Wadsworth In
closing. ,
Conference at White House.
As the result of a conference at fhe
White House this afternoon a change has
taken place which may solve the difficulty
In which the house committee on agricul
ture found Itself after the president had
Indicated that the substitute for the Bev
eridge amendment was unsatisfactory. The
participants In the conference, besides the
president, were James B. Reynolds, who
assisted In making the packing house In
quiry for the president; Solicitor McCabe,
Department of Agriculture, and Represen
tative Adams of Wisconsin, who signed the
majority report on the meat Inspection
substitute.
After discussing . the house substitute
thoroughly with Representative Adams the
president Indicated Just what he desires
written Into the law. Mr. Adams said he
would be perfectly willing to accept the
suggestions nnd would work to that end In
the committee. The president told him
that he objected particularly to the court
review paragraph.
The president said to Mr. Adams that he
was not trying for any particular form of
words In the proposed law, hut he was after
a substance, that would be effective and .
adequate.- ' , , .
Letter from President.' '' '. '"'1 '' '
The correspondence between the president
and Mr. Wadsworth. In part, follows: .
THE WHITF. HOt'SK. WASHINGTON,
June 14, 1906-My Dear Mr. WAdsworthr I
have gone over your bill very carefully, and
not only obtained a report from Mr. Mc
Cabe, as I told you I would, but also ob
tained a report from Mr. Reynolds on It.
I am sorry to say the more closely I investi
gate your proposed substitute, the worse I
find it. Almost every change Is one fur the
worse; so that It hardly seems necessary
for me to enumerate them. Perhaps the
amendment as you have now drafted It Is
not quite as bad as It was when you sub
mitted it to me In the first Instance, but it
is very, very had. There seems to be one
point In which It Is possible that the amend
ment Is even worse than the original
amendment, If, as seems likely, there Is
no provision for making plants accessible
at all hours to the Inspectors. In any event,
I am sorry to have to say4hat this strikes
me as an amendment which, no matter how
unintentionally. It Is framed ko as to mini
mise the chance of rooting out th evil In
the packing business. Doubtless It suits the
packers, who object to a thoroughgoing
Inspection, much better ' than ths senate
amendment, and I have no doubt that not
only the fa' kers, hut their alllea in business
and those stock growers who are Influenced
by them, would prefer It. But I am con
vinced It would In the long run be a heavy
blow to the honest stock raiser and the
honest packer to adopt these provisions
rather than the far better ones contained
In the senate amendment, for, as compared '
with the senate amendment, this proposed
amendment which you tell me Is that of
the majority of the house committee, would
hamper In the moat grossly Improper fash
Ion the secretary of agriculture In doing
the work which you have appointed him to
do. and will prevent ever so much of this
work as can be done at all from being well
and thoroughly done. If the bill should go
through In the form that the majority of
your committee proposes. It might be that I
should sign It as working a certain slight
Improvement over the present law, but if
so, I should accompany It by a memoran
dum explicitly stating howgrsve the de
fects were, and I cannot even promise to
sign It, because the provisions (about the
courts as well as about other matters) are
so bad that. In my opinion. If they had been
deliberately designed to prevent the reme
dying of the evils complained of they could
not nave been worse.
It seems to me that the surest way to
keep out foreign trade from us, and, indeed,
our Interstate trade likewise. In a thor
oughly unsatisfactory condition and to pre
vent Its resuming the position which It
formerly had. la to enact the law In the
shape proposed In the amendments sub
mttted to me by you. Blncerslv yours,
THEODORE ROOSLVELT.
Hon. James Wadsworth. Chairman Com
mittee on Agriculture, House of Repre
sentatives. Reply from Mr. W'adaworth.
Committee on Agriculture, House of Rep.
resentativea, Washington, Juno '15. lSssj.
My Dear Mr. President: 1 received your
letter last night. You are wrong, "verv,
very wrong." In your estimate of ths com
mittee's bill. It Is ss perfect a piece of
legislation to csrry Into effect your own
views on this question ss was ever pre
pared by a committee of congress. Kvery
HMAMA MAN IIWnFR ADPCCT piember of the committee is absolutely
- in innn w i h- i n 1 1 1 1 . non-st ana sim-e
Charged With Obtaining Money I ader
False Pretenses at Kan
sas t'ltj.
. HMt vo incuir ujr iiHHiKg oi
, Inspection bill. They all kno
I lug of the tCngllsh language,
j To show you lio.w uunlUl
re as yourself In his de-
cure tne passage of a rigid meat
all know the mean-
rested today while eating in the Southern
hotel at the request of Chlf of Police
say to demonstrating that the law of j Hayes of Kanaas City. Chief l'syes' tele
tle ths lnfor.
mation is upon which you base your opln
: lou of the hill. 1 cmII vonr utientl,,,. a
'the following language in your letter:
ST. LOUIS, June l.-(8pec,a. Telegram.) j "J?' hour .t',",!, t
Jacob Hers, who says he Is a traveling j sae-tors." 7
salesman for the Smith. Lockwood Manu- : If V01' turn tu page , line IS, you will
(acturlng company of Omaha, was ar- ! '".'."nJ"" , ... . '
1 ,-. .- i -1 i t imm i k-'iii urt- snaii muse
change Is the lam of the world snd pointed
out the value of mutation. She srsued
that there can "be no moial. physical or
mental growth without constant change
and the induction of new Ideas and
achievements. Those who sought perman
ence of Ideals and Institutions, ths essayist
deemed, strives after stagnation.
Responsibilities of Clllsenshlp.
Mr. Lloyd Harris' oration waa entitled
"More Than Millions," and he found his
theme hf the Inheritance of ths powers
and privileges of the government. Priv
ileges and powers, he showed, brought re-
4inUauel on Second Pag)
gram states Hers Is wanted there for ob
taining money under false pretenses. Hers
declares he U Innoient. ,
Alleged Bribery at Bostoa.
BOSTON, June IS. The expulsion of
Frank G. Gethro of Boston, representa
tive from ths Ninth Suffolk district, from
membership of the , Mesaarhusett house
of representatives. Is recommended In the
report made publio trt.l.y of the houso
committee on rules, whiih has been in
vestigating charges of bribery during the
present session. Ths committee finds that
Uetliro approached other ineinlwrs of Hie ' pose, 1 eVn assure you It Hill be promt 1 1,
house and tried to influence then) improp ' re- edled. -
erly by suggesting a money reward fur 1
tneir votes against tne so-called bucket
shop billr" which was defeated at the pres
ent session.
You say further along In your 1st tee:
"And I (anvil even promise to stgn il.
backus ilia piuvlslons sre so bad tt.at in
my opinion, If Itiey bad been deliberately
'l
an examination and insiin tum of sll cat
tle, sheep, swine and go-its. snd the food
products thereof, slaughtered and prvpared
n the establishments liereinlef ore . de.
scribed for the purposes of Interstate and "
foreign commerce to be made during the
r.ighnlme, as well as rt'iHvg the dfytlme,
when the slaughtering of until rattle, sheep,
swine or goats or the preparation of said
food products Is conducted during the
nighttime." Therefore, In at least one of
the two criticisms you make of the bill,
you must admit that you are absolutely
wrong.
The rest of your letter deals with gen.
eralltles and a general condemnation of
the otn roll tee s Mil. If you or your ad
visers will txilst out sp-i'lfl nlty wlieivlu
It sct'iaiiy rills to scroiniilish your pur.
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