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The Omaha Daily Bee I VOL. XXXVI-NO. ,4. OMAHA, FRIDAY . MORNTNd, JUNK 22. lWMi-TEN PAGKS. SINGLE C0r THREE CENTS. I f r SENATE FOR LOCKS Upper Eouae Passes Bill for Thii Tjpe of Panama Canal. ONLY ONE TEST VOTE ON SUBJECT his is ezatia in Effjc. and Showi Email Majority for Bill. ACTIOS' GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS FINAL Prospect of Contast Between President and Senate it last. KITTREDGE LEADS THE OPPOSITION South Dikntii ftraater "ays ea Level ( I CoalX Re Constructed la Three Iran' Additional Tint. WASHINGTON, Junr day took a position In sccord with president Bud the house of repiesentatf. Iy declaring for a lock canal -acror th. Dthmus of Panama. The result was reached after a day's dlaruaslon that i almost devoid of Interesting Incident. There was only one record vote and that wan negative In diameter, coming on a motion to lay cm lie table the lock type subetltule for the sea level bill. This, motion was made by Senator Klttiedge and wan voted down 31 to 36. The vote la generally accepted a defi nitely nettling the type of the great water way and terminates what at one time threatened to become a sharp difference be- s tween the senate on one side andi the presl- dent and the house on the other. The en- f glneers have figured prominently In the dis cussion and frequent attention has bee,n ..DIU4 . tlia tmt that whll efirht nut of thirteen engineers reported favorably to a l aea level canal all of the five dissenters r' were American engineers, while of the other It eight five were Europeans. Some senators frnn for the all-Ameri ca n report. Senators Klttredge, Cullom, Scott. Fora ker and Dick spoke on the bill today. The remainder of the day was devoted to the amendment to the sundry civil bill ap propriating $25,000 for the president's travel ing expenses and the subject was uufinlshed when the senate adjourned. Senators Mc Ijturln and McCumber crlticlxed the pro vision sharply. Debate Begins Promptly. "v -I he senate lost little time today lu be-a- ginning its consideration of the sea level Panama Canal bill with a view to taking a final vote on the measure before adjourn ment for the day. The first speech on the subject was made by Senator C'ullo.n In opposition to the- sea level bill on the ground both of expense and Impracticability. lie contended that the president has authority tinder the Bpooner act to construct a lock canal. Senators Scott and Foraker announced their Intention to vote Tor the lock plan tifctrmlTfayiiig; tlrey were hopeful that at soma time In the future the canal would be deepened to the level of tidewater. Mr. Foraker confessed that he was not entirely persuaded, but that he had decided to fol low the lead of those who have tbe greatest responsibility the president, the secretary of war and Engineer Stevens. The debate was closed by Senator Kltt-redgi- In advocacy of the sea level plan. In reply to the objection to that type of canal he quoted a number of engineers to the effect that It could be completed within twelve years, no more than two or three yeara in excess of the time required for a lock canal. tor Dick said that he had originally from his advocacy of the Nica ragua n route to the Panama route because he believed a sea level canal practical at tha latter place and that lie was not will ing now to surrender that advantage. Sedative Teat Vote. When tha hour arrived for taking the vote Senator Hopkins offered his substi tute providing for a lock canal. Senator Klttrebe moved to lay tha subject on the tsble. but the motion was lost, St to 3, the vote In detail being as follows: Yeas- Ankeor. CMltr, Nlnn, Brry. Frmxlsr. cvsrmaa, Blatkbuni, Ulhncr. Putt, Hurnhftin. Halt. RayDr. Hitrrows. Ktllr4g. Stmont, I'trntrk, ltlmr. titons, '1T. - M. Cumber. Taliaferro, t'lNrh. Mrturin, Tillman, ' l ulhervon. MnUorr, Wbyla 31, Kantalao. Martin, lurk. Murgan. Nays Ailaa. Flint. Vllllar. Alllaon. Kof ktr. Pattaraoo, firnton, Ftiiton, Paitroaa, nTtrl(1s. Gaintila. Prklna, Pran1psea. Manahrough, Pllaa. Hillkltr. Hem.nway, PriM-ror, llui-kttt, Hrburn, Bimui, tartar, Hopklna. Hmoot. Clark (Wto.), Kran. Bpoonar. Cullom. IFnllatta, Mlhailand. Iinlltrer, l.odga. Warra, linden. I.onc. Wetmora M The substitute was then sgreed to with out division. It Is as follows: That a lock canal be constructed across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the waters of tl) Atlantic snd Pscine oceans, of the general type proposed bv the minor ity of the Board of Constructing En gineers, created by order of the presi dent, dated June 24. mii. in pursuance of an act entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the wter of the Atlantic and leciflc oceans. App-oved Jane ?S, 1002." Travel Pay Hill Comes I p. During a lull in the debate on the lanaina canal bill today Senator Hale called up the sundry civil appropriation bill and Senator MeLaurln continued his speech III opposi tion to the appiopriatlon of $25,000 for the i, resident's traveling expenses. He hailed his uhjectlon lo the appropria tion on the ground that It makes a citsa ills, tliii'tloii and suld that he waa opposed to that principle. lie objected not only to the president's "gallivanting" about the country, but also lo bis using the public money to Inxlle such reporters of the press as be might desire to have with him such as would give out the kind of information that would suit him and conceal suvh as lie did not aant t.rlntt J. ii i. iirrn riiinirii i on i ion i or pivsideni's trips about the, country the railroad rate bill would never have re- iclved Ihe popular approval that had been liven It. but. asked Mr. Mclturtn, had not Mr. Bryan leen advocating this legislation lung before tne president a message of l'.oi? Mr. MclAurin disavowed any special ref erence to the present executive, saying that his remarks applied to the office. Farakrr aad Tlllanaa Aajree. Senator Foraker suggested that as the piealdent Is ronimander-ln-chlef of tha army and navy tie ha a right to use public vessel fot' public purposes, and Senator Tillman eaid that the president's time Is j completely occupied that he must be (Cwaliuued uu Second Pag ) CORONATION VISITORS ARRIVE Klnsr Haakon Rrrrlui .eclal Kmrr Iraa Ambassador aad Will Visit British essel. TROiDHJEM. June 21. -The Danish royal yacht Danneborg. with Prince Christian of Tenmark. a brother of King Haakon, on board, and the steamer Trrmvp. carrying the special Dutch embassy to the coronation of the king of Norway, entered the harbor early this morning, whereupon another loud cannonade awoke the few who re mained asleep In the city. The sky was overcast and. In view of the fact that a few drops of rain fell at intervals, the scientifically Inclined insisted that these endless artillery salutes are proving rain makers and will eventually spoil all the pretty decorations of Trondhjem. Tbe palnce waa astir early, as It had been planned to receive there the special French, American. Italian. Austrliin and Dutch embass'es In the order named, com mencing at J:SO a. m., before the king pro ceeded to the Danneborg to greet his brother. The special American ambassador, entries N. Gmves, the minister to Bweden. sup ported by Major William tV. GlRson. mlll- tary attache at St. Petersburg, and IJeu 21. -The senate t ;- .. r-nnimanrier Jnhii H. Gibbons, naval 'ache at London, and attended by the "i' .yegl&n officers assigned to escort them, a It T ' I . . II.. III.... w.A!,'A,t II.. em welec ji gave the Americans a cordial 'reusing his pleasure at their presemS " the l"nite, The diplo. ceptlon continued for over an hourr . afreat crowd gathered In front of the palace and watched the ar rival and departure of the embassies. King Haakon and Queen Maud, unless the receptions Interfere with their plans. In tend to hmch'on board the British royal yacht Victoria and Albert, which yesterday brought the prince and princess of Wale and their children here. The special German and Russian em basslrs have not been reported, but It. Is expected they will arrive during the after noon. The first vessels of the excursion steam ers are arriving, adding their crowds to the city's and InereasliAjc the large fleet in the harbor. King Haakon boarded the Danneborg at 11 o'clock and welcomed Prince Christian, his brother. When the king reached tha German cruiser. Prlnx Adelbert, carrying Prince Henry of Prussia, the speclul rep resentatlve of Emperor William, there was another salvo or salutes. King Haakon escorted Prince Christian and his suite ashore, where a guard of honor was drawn up, after 'which the king went out to the Prlnx Adelbert, which fired a salute In his honor. Prlnoe Henry received the king and they remained in conversation for several minutes. The king then returned ashore Prince Henry landed early In the after noon and was given an enthusiastic recep tion, The arrangements were similar to those of tha prince and princess of Wales' re ception. The German prince lunched at the palace with King Haakon, who deferred his formal visit to the Victoria and Albert. William J. Bryan has arrived here to attend the coronation. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS IN RIOT Defy Poller Seat ta Protect of Chaaaellor of the Rxehraaer. Home LONDON. June a.-MIss Blllington, Miss Kenney and three other leaders of tha militant woman suffragists were arrested In Cavendish square today for creating a disturbance outside of Chancellor of the Exchequer Asqulth's house. Mr. Asquith Is the particular bugbear In the present ministry of the worrlen suffragists and special police have been stationed ii. the neighborhood of his residence to prevent threatened attacks upon It. A sco'e of women, with banners flying, aaemlled In Cavendish square this forenoon and an nounced their determination to be heard by Mr. Asquith. They defied the police until their leaders were arrested and dragged on to the police station. The women arrested were arraigned in a police court later. Miss Blllington was nned $50, or two months' imprisonment whereupon she expressed the Intention of becoming a martyr and going to Jail. The hearing of the other cases waa adjourned. The countess of Carlisle, herself an ar dent surrraglst, referred to the affair of this morning at today's meeting of the Women's Liberal Federation. She said she was shocked when passing through Caven dish square to see "so-called-women suffra gists fighting police and making an Im pertinent mockery of womanhood." The countess repudiated any connection with the "poor, misguided women" who attempted to mob the chancellor of the ex chequer in his own house. CHINA PAYS AN INDEMNITY Poalhanaons Hoaora Dead Mlsaleaari Be Accorded Mar. derers to Be Pnalahed. PARIS. June 21. The Foreign office has been advised that China yesterday signed a treaty according complete satisfaction to France for ihe massacre of six French Jesuit missionaries at Nan Chang, Klang-Sl province, in February last. China pays ! -i.aj.un Indemnity to the missions snd $400 Oim indemnity to the deceased missionaries mninira, nuuas a memorial hospital and punishes the ringleaders of the rioting. In addition posthumous honors, which the peo ple of Nan Chang demanded, will not he granted tot the Chinese magistrate whose suicide was the signal for the outbreak. The French runboats in the vicinity of Nan Chang will not be withdrawn. Orlef for Seddoa's Death. WEIX1NGTON. N. Z . June 11. The I funeral of Premier Heddon. who died sud- i Dakota Ciraad Army Officers. denly June 10 on the steamer Owestry I YANKTON. 8. D . June a. (Special Tel Grange, took place toJsy and was a strlk- ! egrs m. ) The state Grand' Army of the Re lng demonstration of public grief. An enor-j public elected officers as follows: N. I. mous number of people followed the hearse Low ehlan of Mllbank, commander; F A ".". .7" i"'" ineiwnn speciaiors irom an pans or tne col ony. The dsy was observed as a general I holiday throughout New Zealand. Fatal C'olllalea at gca. IKJVER. England. June ;i The Danish schooner Bertha was sunk near tbe South Goodwin Itghtshh? today as the result of a collision with the Dutch tank steamer American, from Antwerp for New York. Eight of the crew were drowned. Peter Korholm, th , captain' son wa the only survivor. The American proceeded, not having sustained any damage. Dry Dock at Slagaaor. SINGAPORE. June II -The I'nlted State dry dock - Dewey arrived here today. It had a slight collision with the (Juicier aud J Caesar wblla anchoring. MEAT TRADE'S NEW RECORD Eiporta of Packine House Produota Lartar Than Iter Before in History. SIXTY PER CENT GAIN IN TEN YEARS Batter Making Coaatrlea Take Moat Oleo Inarrerilents aad Mast of the Meat .oes to Rreat Brltala. WASHINGTON. June 21. -Exports of meats and meat products from the t nlteci States In the eleven months of the fiscal year I!,, ended with Mar, aggregated r IlStdnonno in value, according to a report issued by the Department of Cnm- erce and Labor. These figures for eleven months, says the report, show a larger exportation of meats and meat products than in the corresponding period of any other year In the history of the export trade and an Increase of practically BO per sent when compared with the correspond ing period of 1916. The Increase occurs In all the principal products, but is especially noticeable In lard, oleo oil, salted pork, fresh beef and fresh pork. For the ten months ended with April, up to which complete figures a-e available, exports of the various articles were: Iard, IS1.BOO.0OO; bacon. fc.Hmy)0; beef, fresh, practically, $20,000,000; linms, S16.6tW.0O0; oleo oil and oleomargarine, sln. 000.000; salted pork. tl0,00O,0n0; canned beef. I5.7.VI.OOO; salted beef. 14,000,000; tallow, a little less than $4,000,000; sausage casings. $2,228,000; and fresh and fanned pork, $1,000, 000 each. Exporta of ennned beef and of bacon show but little increase during the last decade. Great Britain, says the report. Is by far the largest purchaser of American meat products. Of the $75,000,000 worth of bacon, ham, fresri beef and canned beef exported in 1906. the I'nlted Kingdom took $tW.nO0.00O worth, or practically 90 per cent of the total; of t he total exports of meats, valued at $100,000,000, It took $80,000,000 worth, while of the $40,500,000 worth of cattle exported In the same year It took $:i.7o0.000 worth. Oleo exports go chrlefly to the butter making countries, the largest part to The Netherlands, which took $.5O0,00o worth out of the $11,500,0"0 worth exported In 1903. German r Wants o Tariff War Ion, BERLIN. June 21. At a meeting of the Central Association of German Manufac turers, embracing most of the great manu facturing organizations of the country, held at Nureniburg yesterday, the general secretary, Herr Bueck. referring to iho trade arrangements with the I'nlted States, said the association supported the tem porary extension of the treaty duties to the I'nlted States because German Indus try at this moment was not sufficiently prepared for a tariff war with the I'nlted States. A continuance of the situation created by the temporary arrangement, however, would lie Irreconcilable, tlther with the economic Interests or dignity of the German empire. The general secretary felt It necessary, therefore, to warn Ger man industry to prepare In good time for a tariff war. which would be unavoidable If the I'nlted States thinks it can continue treating German goods unfairly. COAL AND RAILROAD HEARING Interstate Commerce Commission Coatlnaes to Take Testimony ' at the atlonal Capital. WASHINGTON. June a.-The Interstate Commerce commission today continued It Inquiry Into the coal and oil traffic of the veral railroads. Chairman Knapp an nounced that today's session primarily was for the purpose of allowing eastern bitumi nous roads which have been under Investl- gatlon an opportunity to make any state- iiiiii suuiiui lemiuiuny wnicn iney might wish to do. G. 8. Patterson, assistant general counsel for the Pennsylvania, presented a state ment containing a summary of actual weights of coal destined for llarslmus pier. J John B. Thayer, fourth vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad, explained the methods of car supply and distribution of I that road. He ssid that prior to sailing for i Europe last May President Cassatt gave or- I ders for the discontinuance of the Individ- i ual car system on the Pennsylvania road and had been provoked because It had not been carried out. Vice President Pugh and himself took the responsibility for suspend- lng the order, assigning as a reason that they were more directly In touch with the burdens of that huslneas H. t i dent Cassatt's plan would be adopted within the next few months. Conference Report on Fortlflcat lon.i. WASHINGTON. June a. In the senate today Senator Perkins presented and the senuif agreed to the conference report on the fortifications appropriation bill. The points In dlaputc were settled as follows: The appropriation for the purchase, manu facture and test of mountain, field anil siege cannon was fixed at $fO,0r0; for the erection and equipment of a government powder factory. $1S,00; for the purchase. manufacture and test of seacoast cannon for the Insular possessions, MOO.ono, and for the constructlou of seacoast batteries (n the Hawaiian and Philippine islands, $200,000. Foarth of Jaly oa Isthmns. WASHINGTON, June 21. Employes of the Isthmian canal In the canal zone will have a regular old-fashioned Fourth 1 of July celebration in Panama. Special ex cursions -are to run to Panama from all points along the canal for the accommo dation of persons desiring to attend the exercises. Money haa been raised by popu lar subscription among the canal employes on the isthmus and in Washington for ti re works and Governor Magoon and other prominent men In the Isthmus will make addresses and lend their aasitance In mak- lng the day a memorable one I r-"e 01 ..01 cpnngs. senior vice coin- - I mander: w. K. Htowe of Hrookinea !.,. ! vice commander; S. A. Boyles of Yankton, chaplain; Dr. J. II. 8mith of Huron, med- 'leal director; delegates to national encamii- I ment. John Morse of Hitchcock. A. B. Nelson of Pierre and Michael Smith of I Carthage. Stomlaatloaa hy President. WASHINGTON, June U. Tbe president today aent to the senate the following nom inations: J Consular Jose de Ollvares. Missouri, at unaguay, Nicaraa-ua; lister Maynard, California, at San Dakan, British North Borneo. Assist). t Burgeon in the Army, with Rank of First Lieutenant Harold Weldon Jones. Missouri; Omar Walker Pinksion. Muasourt; Msttbew Aaron Reeaaner, 111), nois: Ludua I.. Hopwoud, lvaaa Charles E. ir'riemau'Mlseovtri- f SEEK BAIL FOR MRS. KAUFMANN Condition af (.lira the scensert Wnaii Family Mach Conrerti. Smrx FAI.I.S, 8. D., June 21. iSpe in I Telegram. Interest in the case of Mrs. Emma Kaufmnnn now centers In whether or not she will be successful as the re sult of an application to be made tonunr.iw mnrning before the stale supreme court at Pierre. In securing her release on ball. The general belief here I that the efforts will prove successful. Mr. Kaufnvinn has remained In prison with Ms wife since She was lodged there and will continue with her at least until the supreme court de cides whether or not to release her on bonds. There is no doubt that Mrs. Kanftnann Is In a very grave condition of nervous depression. Following her complete collapse upon being placed in prison, it has lwen necessary to have her constantly under the care of a physician. Sheriff Phillips, with the scant accomodations at his disposal, is doing what he can to make his distin guished prisoner as comfortable as possible. Charles Kaufmann, son of the couple. Is expected to arrive Saturday from Ohio, where he has been Srttendlng college. It Is that if Mrs. Kaufmann Is admitted to hail by the supreme court she will Immediately be taken to acme sanitarium, where she will remain until her case is called for trial next November. It developed today that the first dis coveries which led to the belief that Agnes Polrels was the victim of foul play were made by a daughter of William Mueller of Parkston. The daughter and the dead g'rl were Intimate friends and when word reached Parkston thnt Agnes was deiid Miss Mueller was doubly grieved. When the body arrived at Parkston, Miss Moeller observed bruises and wounds on the body. She was so persistent In the claim that there were wounds an the head of the dead girl that the body, after It had been Interred, was exhumed and an examination made, with the result that Mrs. Kaufmann was arrested. Today, when the general public became aware that from flftf to 100 women had organized yesterday for the purpose of dynamiting the horns of Mrs. Kaufmann, In the event that she was not placed In the county Jail, something of a sensation resulted. There Is no question that the women had organized . tor the purpose stated. However, some or the attorneys interested In the Kaufmann case today threaten to prosecute the women who en gage In the dynamite play. This has badly frightened many of the women and stren uous efforts are now being made to keep from the public the names of those In volved. Three Fishermen Uruns, MITCHELL, S. P.. June a.-fSpeclnl Tele, gram.) Three men who were Ashing In the James river were drowned late this after noon and up to a late hour this evening their bodies have not been recovered. Their boat drifted too near the dam 'at the mill and was drawn under the dam by the back current and the boat capsized. One of the party's itiame is Bell, but the names of the other two men did not seem to be known, It being reported that they lived near Spencer. ; Kntanarlerf In Aet and Drowned. Hl.'KON, S. D., - June 71.-(8peclal.)-Whll.i setting a iish net In Shoe creek Wednesday. Michael Hotter became en tangled in ttie net and was drowned. The body was recovered soon after the accident. Mr. Hoffer came here from Hutchinson county with his family last fall, purchasing n farm about sixteen miles ' northeast of this city, whore he and his family, consist ing of a wife and six children, have since resided. I nlon Veterans Elect. YANKTON. 8. D.. June 21. (Special Tele- arm 1 stfatA I'ninn Vtm,a . 1 1 nai w, tonown. Ur. A. a 8t(.wart f t Springs, major general commanding; Aa drew Ballwtg of Aberdeen, brigadier gen eral, First brigade; E. H. Willis of Yank ton, brigadier general. Second brigade. BRYAN STATES HIS POSITION Nebraska ii Says Private Monopolies Mast Be Kilernjluated and Cor porations Regulated. I TRONDHJEM. Norway, June 21. Mr. and ' -""' "' J l1ryan "rnven nPr t,fly ' I trnd lh coro"""n- i Mr' H,ya"' t"king ,or 1,iH lrxt ,he ,at m,'nt tl"U h" was ,,lnB described as con acrvative, said: "I am not responsible for the phrases used In regnrd to me. but I am responsible for my position on public questions. That posi tion otipht to bt well known. Take the trust question for Instance, as it seems uppermost Just now. My position Is that private monopoly Is indefensible and intol erable. That was the democratic platform In 1900 and the plank was Incorporated In ISM and it Is the only tenable position. "There Is some talk of controlling the trusts you might as well talk of con trolling burglary. We do not say we shall only steal a little bit. ur In some par- 1 ticular way but that they shall not steal st all. It Is so of private monopolies, It Is not sufTkient to control or regulate them they must be absolutely and totally destroyed. Corporations fhonld be ion 1 rolled and regulated, but private monop olies must be exterminated, root and brunch. Now. you can call that a radical doctrine, t et is more conservative to apply this remedy now than to wait until preda tory wealth has by its lawlessness brought odium on legitimate accumulations. "Whot used to be called radical is now called conservative because people have been Investigating. The doctrine has not changed, but public sentiment Is making progress." Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will spend a week In Norway and will then go to England. They will ssil for home late In August. London Broker Fade Life. liONDON. June 21. -Demetrius Schllirzl h an old member of the Stock exchange himself through the heart In the lavatory of the Stock exchange. Schlllzzl was a ( , , 1 . ) ... r I ii 1 ! Oncpii-.ii , ri.., i. 1 ,ald that hr had no financial troubles. Hi. ib-ed Is attributed lo domestic worries. His ago. son committed suicide about a year nail roaciies la Hirer. OTTO. Wyo.. June 21. (Rj erlal. I While atteniDtlng to ford the Glev Bull river . nere ia i"i"i ..u.-, ,.,,, ,tlitcii whs sept down stream and the mail lost. The driver and horses were saved. Persons are now dragging the river for the filled mail pouches. Iraa shooters at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS. June 21 The first trap In the seventh grand American handicap, the annual blue ribbon event of the crack shots of the country, was sprung at 9 n clock today. Three hundred entries in cluded a number of the beat guns in the t nlted States aiul Canada. Tha weather J clear, with a Ughl wind. WELCOME TRADE BOOSTERS After a Busy Day Omaha Party Winds Up for Hiht at Pawnee City. ELMW00D FAIRLY OUTDOES ITSELF Other Towns All Alona the Ronte Live the Men from Omaha the tihid Hand and Speak a Woo Word for Metropolis. (From a Staff Corresiondent ) PAWNEE CITY, Neb., June 21 (Spuial Telegram) Southeastern Nebraska will ring for Omaha for many a day to come. The trade excursionists from Omahu have done their perfect work and thousands on thou sands of the little bells, decorated with Ak-8ar-Ben colors, are tinkling tonight a merry refrain for the mission on which the party has lieen Journeying lor two days. Six o'clock In the morning is pretty early for an Omaha man, but for the sec ond consecutive morning the Omaha trade boosters were out at that hour greeting the rally morning- At Nqbrarka City breakfast was served by tho Presbyterian women and at 7:30 the trip was taken up again. The way Is through a section that would delight even the most confirmed "grouch." All along the track waving fields of wheat soou to be ready for the reaper, corn that promises a bumper yield and orchards whose branches are already bending under the load of fruit. Wild roses and other Howers bloom along the way and In 'the bright sunshine the scene Is most inspiring. Klmwood Gives Royal Welcome. At I'nion and Nehawka the welcome was ntost generous and at Weeping Water U was a regular ovation. There the crowo. assembled at the depot alter tbe parade and would not be content till Mayor Dahl man had made a speech. He was cheered again and again. At Wabash the train got the usual welcome, the merchants hav ing prepared big doings to greet the vis itors. The depot was decorated and the local band furnished tho concert. At Elm wood the merchants provided the enter tainment for all.' A committee from Elm wood, headed by Messrs. Wolcott anj Ianghorst met the train at Nebraska City. The town was beautifully decorated and tho reception was most enthusiastic. Din ner was furnished by the merchants of Elmwood and was served by the women of the Degree of Honor. Banker John G. Stark and Mayor David McCuaig made speeches which were replied to by mem bers of the party. Mayor McCuaig spoke heartily of the spirit In which the citizens of the village welcomed their guests. Banker Stark spoke of the comnierlcal relations between Omulia and the neighboring towns and gave some very Interesting figures In regard to the business transactions of, Elmwood. Mayor Da Ionian. G. M. Hitchcock and T. W. Mc Cullough spoke lu reply to the address of Mr. Stark. The speakers were cheered to the echo. The time at Elmwood was ex tended forty minutes and then the train pulled out for Lincoln, visiting Eagle and Walton on the way. At Lincoln the tram waa turned over to the Burlington and Messrs. Philllppl, Skinner and Hughes said goodbye. " '' r Ont on Borllnarton l.lae. tiers First Assistant General Freight Agent A. B. Smith of the Burlington took charge of the train with J. J. Cox, division freight agent of Lincoln; H. L. Iewis. di vision freight agent of Beatrice, and C. 15. Rogers, division superintendent of Lincoln, as aides. The run to the south waa made In good time and through the same de lightful prospects for bumper crops. Rocn, Hickman, Adams. Sterling, Tecumaeli, Elk Creek and Table Rock came In order be fore Pawnee City, where supper was served by the merchants. At each of these towns a splendid reception was met. Tecumsch and Table Rock were especially enthusi astic and the time spent In these cities was well put In by all hands. At Pawnee City the Commercial club, headed by its presi nent. h H. l.olwell. met the trade nro- t the depot and took them In car :l?ZZn"hZi: that well deserves to be called bounteous the party adjourned to the park, where sieeches were made and a band concert was furnished. Mayor J. S. Sawyer of Pawnee City Introduced Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, who spoke of the growth of the city and state and was followed lu turn by T. W. McCullough, of The Bee, 8. A. Searles and G. M. Hitchcock of Omaha and Dr. G. W. Collins of Pawnee City. In a speech that was both elouuetit and witty. Dr. Collins urged his fellow citizens to patronize the business men of the metropolis in all things. His points were loudly cheered by all. The night will lie spent at Table Rock and breakfast will be served by the Alpha women at Humboldt. COPYRIGHT BILL CONSIDERED Hearings Close, hat the Matter Re Further Discussed la Letters. May WASHINGTON. June 2). -Although the hearings on the copyright revision bill have closed for the recess of congress. It Is i deemed desirable by those interested In the measure that the discusion may go on by correspondence with the copyright office in the Library of Congress. Kecords are to be kept of this discusion for the benefit of the legislators. To promote this discussion Librarian Putnam today Issued the follow - lng memorandum with reference to the matter: i The hearings by the two committees on ) patents sitting as a joint committee, which i were begun on June S and concluded on June . were preliminary only. The chair. man of tne house committee announced tnat nis romoiuiee aiium or preparea to r-om hearings after the first Mondav In December. The senate committee hai authority to sit during the recess, but the .iWlir." iWC dit .fa Lml; and no probability of a hearing prior to next session. rue senate committee has haalnatructed ine to conn. tunicate as widely i ss possible to the public: I ly as possible to the public: "IAn.ltritf furthitr heflrlna n itftn Mi Kill geipV rec-or celve. in behalf of the committee, as well as the copyright office, suggestions for Its amendment whether In form or substance. and lo digest tiirse also for convenient I consideration ny ine committee. Double Murder ia lo Aaurelea. i i ir)9 AaM'GELESV Cal.. June 21. W. V. 1X13 AeKGEI.ES. Cal.. June 21. W. Ketring shot and probably fatally wounded his divorced w Ife and her niece Miss Be,le i o linv. at the home of Ihe former esrlv i tl(tuY Ketring has been separated from I l,ia ulfe for the last two yeara. Calling upon uer lani mgin. rir hekko iier io return to him. She refused, and Miss (liny stepped to the telephone to call the police. As he did so Ketring thrust th telephone from ber bands and shot both women. Maay Passeagrera for Europe. NEW YORK, June 21. The H.tmburg Amerlran line steamer Kaixerln Auguale Victoria which a.iilei today for Europe, carried t'i passengers in Its first cabin. :VO In ihe second and $o In the third cabin. This Is tbs Urgeat number of cabin pas sengers cairied outwaid this arason, NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair aad ontlaned Warm Frldas. Satnrdar Fair, Kieept Khsnrn aad loolrr In Western I'ortloa. Temperalnre at Omaha Vesterdayi Ilonr. Drs. Hoar. Ilea. Ha. m ft.-l I p. m TU a. m .' r.2 It p. m Tt 7 a. ni VH 3 p. m Ttt 8 a. m M 4 a. m TH a. m Wl H i. m Ts to a. ni tM H p. m T 11 a. m o 7 p. in ? 1 m 70 M p. m TT W p. m 71 FIGHT FOR FIRE INSURANCE California state Officials Will Aid San Francisco Poller Holders. SAN FKANCISCO. June SO. Dt puty At torney General George A. Bturtevant came to San Francisco today to commence the state's fight against the Are Insra4ce con cerns that have not llve'd up to the law. Fur some hours he was In consultation with In surance Commissioner Myron Wolf. "From now It will be made the especial business of the attorney general's office," said Mr. Bturtevant, "to prosecute every action that can conserve the rights of the Insured who lost property In the great fire. We want the smaller losers, the mechanics, and retailers who have become confused in their efforts to receive Just treatment from the Insurance companies toaTeel that they have an ofPce which Is fighting their side of the case." Commissioner Wolf and Mr. Bturtevant have decided to co-operate with the Mer chants' exchange and the policyholders al liance, which Is to be formed under the auspices of the various mercantile bodies of the city, to force payment In cases where a disposition Is shown to evade proper ad justment of fire losses. BIJOU OPENS JULY FIRST rn- aadevllle la Being Put In Repair for the Sammer Season. The new Bijou theater on Harney street, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth, will be opened early In July as a vaudeville house. It Is the plan to present only clean, first class acts, with plenty of music and sing ing In the program each week. The Bijou will be a vaudeville theat -r during the summer at least. Whether this will be the policy during the regular season will depend on the success with which Ihe thenter meets this summer. Considerable correspondence has been had with the ShulMTts In regard to playing their produc tions during the winter, but as yet bo agreement with them has been made. The playhouse is peculiarly adapted to summer use, the ventilation being excellent and the auditorium always cool. A large Illuminated garden west of the theater Is expected to be a popular feature during the supimer months. There will be concerts In the garden each evening before the per forma nee and light refreshments will be served. Two large exits have been provided In the west wall of the auditorium, which lead directly Into the garden. The main entrance will be at the Harney afreet front, but there will be a second entrance, at the northwest corner of the garden, close to Farnam street. The bookings for the Bijou will be handled by William Morris of New York, who books for Hammerstein's Victoria and the New York Roof, the Perry Wllliama' and Hurtlg & Seaman's vaudeville theaters, as well as for many other leading vaudeville houses throughout the I'nlted States. CELEBRATION AT GUTHRIE Exrnrsloalst from Two Territories Make Merry Over Passage of Statehood Bill. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl.. June H.-"A new state'' celebration waa held here and proved to be the greatest demonstration of public sentiment ever manifested In Okla noma. Excursion trains from over the twin territories arrived last night and today heavily loaded with enthusiastic people, among them almost every prominent man of the new state. Governor Edward W. Hoch of Kansas, accompanied by Governor Frank Frantz of Oklahoma, arrived at noon and were escorted to the park, where the principal exercises took place. Governor Hoch delivered the principal address. An extensive program of eminent speak ers and a fireworks display has been ar ranged for tonight. PATTISON ISLAID TO REST Faaeral of Former liOTernor of Ohio Is' Marked Tilth Simple Services. M1LFORD, O., June 21. After a simple funeral service, attended by high state of ficials, party associates and friends from all parts of the country, the body of John M. Paulson, late governor of Ohio, was roni-lgned to the grave, his family alone be ing present at the grave. Judge Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, at torney general In President Cleveland's cabinet, and a life-long friend, spoke of the political life of Governor Pattlson. Bishop Henry Spellmeyer of Cincinnati delivered the funeral sermon. The Inter ment was at Green Lawn cemetery. I nHWI P HAtl TRflMfS ROOM I - 1 Vollva a Fear He Had tt Ha Would Killed. Built He for i c-HKAoo, June Jl.-Wilbur G. Vollva , .. . . . . . was again on the stand In tha Dowle hear- ' lng today. ! lie t)ld of a aecret room In the base- j m--" " residence. ,h. door of which was lined with steel and entrunc . hch a( barred by strong locks. II said Dowie had told him many times that he had constructed this chamber for refuge liecause he believed members of the Ma- constantly plotting against j his life. Dowle frequently declared, he i ald. that he was In constant danger ai;d Insisted that he must have a strong guard to protect his life. Dates for Mlssoarl Haaiflaas. HT. lOl'IS. June 21 -The date for th execution of "Ix.rd" F. Seymour bai ring ton, July "&. for the muider of James 1' MeCanu, baa been gonerail illy confused w itti utlon of Mrs. Ag- I the dav set for Itie exec gte Myers, June zo. ror ine mura.r or her husband. Ixr1 Barrlngton ia sentenced to bang July 24 s nd Mrs. Myers on June W. Mtraanshlu Dakota Ureaka Hecord. . , ... . , . ... . ....... .w Hruns lalterslly Raises r aaa. CHICAGO. June 21 Local agents of the ,. . . Great Northern Steamship company an- I PKOMDhM K. H .. June 21 -A recent nouneed todav that all records bet ac.n 1 conditional offer of $l).('a to Brown uiii Sealtle and J'an have be-n broken bv veralty by Andre w l ai n. aie . for n. Jiliu Ihe steamer Dakota. The boat arrived at Hay memorial library provided that an Yokohama Wednesday morning. eleven ' equal sum he rsjsecl by the unhsraily has days, twenty hours and thlrly-flve mlnut. a la-en more than fulfilled. It I announced after leaving Seattle. Tha v.UdulB lime j that a total of u. nicl.it ling lb Caroe to Japan 1 uflseu day gl glfl, i m oeiuu of lit UAlvwail, ;e fun Supreme Court Fsses on Cue Appealed by the Royal Highlanders. ALLOWED OFFSET AGAINST POLICIES Held Under New Hcreone Law to Be on Same Basis as Mercbauta. ARE NOT CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS Real Eatate and Other Fro pert j Cwned bj Them ia Taxable. SETTLES WOODMEN OF WORLD DISPUTE o Occasion for Removing Head quarters to some Other State, as Only Objection Was to Taxa tion tif Reserve Fund. (From a Staff Correspondent ! LINCOLN, June (Special.) By per mitting a fnilertial Insurance company to set off Its outstanding policies against its reserve fund the supreme court today de cided In favor of the Royal Highlanders In the case bnnight by Hamilton county to assess the reserve fund of thut order. The Judgment of the district court of Hamil ton county Is reversed. The decision will radically release from assessment the le- tervc fund of the Woodmen of the World and all Nebraska life insurance companies, though fraternal orders are held not to be charitable associations. The Knyal High landers, which has Its home office at Au rora, was assessed on Its ofllce building and other property to the value of Kl,i, also $13,000 In cash. The county assessor assessed the comany on $4.V.i) it owned in securities deposited as a credit with the' state auditor. The company appealed to the district court and also tcnik the matter before the State Board of Assessment. Toe district court derided the reserve fund waa taxable and the case was appealed to the supreme court and that Judgment Is now reversed. The opinion of the court wo written by Judge Barnes and concurred lu specially by Judge Let ton, Chief Justice Sedgwick dissenting. The syllabus Is as follows:. A fraternal beneficiary association, con ducted for the mutual benefit of Its niein- liers and for the purpose of providing a fund by the payment of stated dues and fees from such members for the payment of special amounts upon tbe death of each member to a beneficiary named by til in. Is not a charitable association and Its prop erty and funds are not used exclusively for charitable purposes so as to tie exempt from taxation by the laws of this state. Where the legislature has passed an net providing for a new system of raising revenue, and has thereby changed the for mer methods of procedure relating to mat ters of taxation, the courts In construing Its provisions are not bound by uny ao mlnlstratlve construction of the former revenue law. I'nder the rule established bv the decisions of this court for the taxa tion of credits a fraternal benetlotary as sociation is entitle to set off the amount of lis outstanding beneficiary certificates, matured and unmatured, against securities In its fidelity or mortuary fund, set apart and devoted exclusively to the payment of such certificates. This decision will mean that the con troversy over the removal from Omaha of the national headquarters of the Woodmen of the World Is at an end and that tlw otder remains here. The amount of tho Woodmen's reserve fund is $3,000,000 an 1 the order has complained that If this re serve fund had to be taxed It "would Im pose a greater burden upon It than it could or would submit tu, hence it de cided that rather than pay this heavy tax ation it would go to some stale where Its reserve fund would be exempt. As Is gen erally known several states, notable Mlr sourl, Michigan, Texas and Kansaa, .x erted strenuous efforts to capture the order, but, while the executive council held more than one meeting in Omaha on the proposition, no definite action wm' taken and no bid accepted, for It had been the hope of the Woodmen all along to circumvent the obstacle In some way and remain In Nebraska, thus avoiding the enormous expense attached lo a removal and the exchange or sale of heavy prop el ty Interests in Omaha and the state. The commercial lnterejts of Omaha ai d Nibraska will greet with much satisfac tion that action which will Insure the re. tent Ion of the headquarter In Omaha, tn place of the order's birth. Sovereign Commander Boot was nut of the city last night and could not bo leached for an expression on this decision, but w hen Soverlegn Clerk Y .tes learned of it he was gratified In tho extreme, tliouf Ii lie did not display undue rxcltement, as bu felt that In some way what his order so Mi inly advocated the re'lef of taxation of ihe reserve fund wa right and wouli win would prevail. "That will put an end to the agltntion of the removal of headquarters from Omaha, ss the only object In the proposed removal was to escaie pVylug taxes on the reserve," said Mr. Yates. HYMENEAL Unr.lODii. SIDNEY, la.. June 3 (Special. -F. f,. Iiwe and Miss Mania Young were mar ried Wednesday In Sidney at the home of the bride's psrents. A. P. Wlghtmsu nd wife. Mr. Lowe's home Is In Fort j Collins, Colo., where he Is a member of the I Tyler-I-owe Mercantile company. The cere. mony was performed oy nv. r,. iiickiiisoii. A ndersnn-Welch. COH'Mlll'B, Neb.. June 21. (8pecial. I One of the daintiest weddings of the mouth waa that of Mr. Frank Anderson of Osceola and Miss Edna Welch, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs Boss Welch, which occurred at the home of the latter, on West Beveiu I.,ih street at D 1 teenth street, at J p in. K day. Jrosru-Sui the. UM1AN. Ia.. June 21. -(Special. -The ! marriage of Geoige Jensen and A.ia ' Sinytlie, both of this place, occurred here yesterday evening at i o c l"c k at the home of Daniel Hlewart. Hev. E. Bod'iiham of the local Baptist church officiated. Bros de r-l-ew Is. Alliert Bowman Biowder and Mrs. aarah ; 1-ewla. both prominently identllled at Al ' bion. Neb., were married Wednesday after noon by Kev. J. B. Priest, astor of bewsrd I Street Methodist church, at the minister s i home, r.i'J Seward street. ftflvrra-t auHrld. j SIDNEY, la., June 21 (Special.) L. II. ' Silvers or ijienwoou mm r.ttmil aunt m j of Fai ragut were married at the recorder's Office in tldney Wednesday afternoon. He corder George Moore pertorrned the ma;' riagu ceremony. f a' I J V : 1 ' . i i t :
