The Omaha Daily Bee
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 190G-TEN PAGES.
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VOL. XXXVI-NO. 148.
SENATE 'ASKS FACTS!" TR"TV-!
WITH JAPAN
Airrrmrnl Whfrfhr Each Nation May
Exclude Lnhnrrri of Other
I !n(tfilrH.
CHICAGO. "Dee. . A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington nays: Viscount
Aokl. the Japanese xtnhMiwdor, wont to
the White House yosteiday at the Invita
tion of the president. They discussed a
proposition to negotiate n entirely new
treaty, specifically recognizing the right
of each country to exclude the laborer! of
the other.
THREE CHARGES MADt AGAINST SOLDIERS j Such a provision Is contained In the pres.
Japanese ambassador thought It would sat
isfy the prld of the Japanese If their
rights to treat the Americans as the Amer
icans treat them were recognized.
It was also believed that such a new
treaty would please the people of Call-
hfs;lutlon E'aeti Information About
Lischarze of Nesro Troopt.
NOTION FOLLOWS AN EXTENDED DEBATE
.'orAker Eayi Report of Testimony ii
Incomplete and Unsatisfactory.
AR-SAR-BES IS APPRECIATED
Commercial Cub lenders Banquet to
Board of QoTernors.
PROMPT RESPONSE TO WATTLES' APPEAL
DRAINAGE CONVENTION BUSY
Delegates te Rational Meeting; Hear
Papers on Condition la
Weater ftittt,
FIFTY MILLION FOR RIVERS
w
Bryan Gives Some Impressions
Political Life Abroad and.
Some Castoms Worthy of
Emulation.
Argues Uefore Land Com-
mlsaloner In Behalf of Veterans
Who Take I P Additional
Homesteads.
On Each of Thsrn the Accused Ha tie
lieht of Trial.
POWER OF PRESIDENT iS QUESTIONED
Right to Illsmlss Man from the Army
Is Also Involved Morsan Makes
Speech on Panama Hall-road.
WASHINGTON. . Dec ti.-Tlio senate to
day called upon the president and the sec
retary of war to fumisu all Information
compatible with the publio Interet regard
ing the discharge of the ne' t. xps of
, MO Its
V. st,
One hundred and fifty guests sat down to
the banquet tendered last evening by the
Omaha Commercial club to the board of
governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.
The board of governors, the special guests
of the evening, were the following: O. W.
WdIIIii r tr l.l..ni, T T Tnfnld TT.tnll
fornla and show them that the president Rrftn.,.., v n -.,(i,n rhsrles M Court-
was prepared to go to the extent of ex
eluding the coolie Japanese If It should
become necessary.
The treaty would be easy to have ratified
by the senate. It would almost Inevitably
be followed by a Japaneso exclusion law
barring out all laborers from the mikado's
Islands. Our laborers would thereupon be
barred by Japanese. All this Is specifically
provided for In the existing treaty, but
diplomatic methods are dark and devious
and the president probably has a definito
nnrnnt whli'h wilt tA Hiveloned later on.
the Twenty-fifth l.ila.itry. r t, ... .,,, vesterdav that Secretary
were adopted to ac-comp.lsh . Root, under the direction of the president,
one to the president and the at. I ( ,u,tually eng.aa.p(J ln tn9 negotiation of
secretary of war. The action fo- new trealy wUh Jlpan wh(.h wl gpe.
debate ot two hours, in wn.cn m . , (ldmU tne ,e f that nation I l" ' 1 ,
of the discharge of the soldier. roe c. .duration as are ! duly thankful to the men who have carried
ney, Gould Diets. A. J. Love, A. Powell,
J. C. Root and W. L. Yetter. W. J. Bryan
was among the speakers.
P. W. Judson acted as toastmaster and
toasts were drank to the members and ex
members of the board of governors.
W. 8. Wright delivered the address of
welcome to the guests of honor. He de
clared that no men had performed work
of greater self-sacrifice than that done by
the board of governors, who had devoted
much of their time and effort to carrying
that the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben had done i
and are doing a work unsurpassed any
where and that the city Is proud of and
Waterways ConTention to Ask for a Per
manent Appropriation.
Oklahoma C1TT. Okl.. Dec. 6. Several
additional delegates, especially those from CM AH AN ON RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
the south, had arrived today when the sec
ond day's session of the National Drainage I ....
.... i i Klnkald
congress wu i;ncu yi,,,,, n 1 e 1 "
gram made up of papers and speeches on
topics affecting drainage and Irrigation was
arranged. Among those who were ex
pected to participate In ;the day's sessions
was George A. Ralph,, engineer for the
Minnesota. Drainage commission, wlih a (From a Staff Correspondent.)
speech on "Reclamation of Waste Lands In WASHINGTON. Deo. .- (Special Tele
Minnesota." Others were: "The Relation BrttmJit wu8 ,tnted that l.iOO delegates
of the Geological Survey to the Drainage , wera pre8ent at the deep wat-rways con
ot Swamp and Overflow Lands.'' Ii. M. j yentlon which convened In this city to
Wilson, geographer. United States gcolosl- i du fter addresses by Speaker Cannon
cal survey; "Proposed Legislation und , nnd Representative . Burton, chairman of
Progress ln Study of the Drainage 8itua-jlne rivers and harbors committee, the ton-
tlon." C. J. Blanchord. statistician, United I vention gut down to business. It was
8t:itcs reclaniailon service; "Drainage In- agtetd that there should be one vice presi-
vestlgatlons by the United States Depart- dellt trvm em;h 8t.ite. and the name of
I nicnt of Agriculture," Elmwood Mead, j Henry T. Clarke of Omaha was presented
chief of irrigation and drainage Investlga- j lo represent Nebraska. A committee on
Hons; "Drainage Conditions in Iowa," resolutions was appointed, Nebraska pre
j Lewis A. Ashbaugh, associate professor of anting the name of K. J. McVann, who
civil engineering Iowa State college; "Our : afterwards was selected as secretury of
1 Drainage Problems," A. L. Fellows, state ! tlie resolutions committee, the chairman of
engineer of North Dakota; lhe Reoluma-; tne committee being Hon. J. N. Teal of
Portland, Ore. A reorganization committee
of te.t was appointed, Fred V. Fleming
of Kansu City being named to represent
elation; Arthur K. Morgan, secretary of the entire Missouri vnllt-v. On the nom-
was repre-
tlon of Laud by the Federal Government,'.'
Thomas L. Cannon, executive secretary,!
St. Louts section. National Irrigation asso- (
attention.
Senator Morgan of Alabama devoted two
hours to the discussion of his resolution
to secure control of the Panama railroad
by the lsthtnia'i Canal commission. No
action was taken.
Both Resolutions Adopted.
The senate today adopted the Penrose
resolution asking the president for in
formation regarding the discharge of the
negro troops of the Twenty-fifth infantry,
and also the Forakor resolution directing
the secretary of war to transmit Informa
tion on the same subject. Both resolu
tions oarried an Identical amendment by
Mr. Culbeiaon. axkl'ig specifically for the
order to Major Penrose commanding the
troops, which directed him not to turn
over to the Texai authorities certain of the
troops demanded.
This action followed two hours' debate
on the propilocy of axklng Uie president
for the Information or of directing the sec
retary 3t war to furnish it.
Mr. Kpoonor urged that In matter when
congrvu hai an absolute right to lsfotma
Uoa In tho possession of the executive. It
always had boen custjmary to direct a
cabinet officer to furnish It. In matters
whero U had not this right and In which
there was some doubt about the advisabil
ity of publicity, congress usually made a
request on the president if It desired the
Information, with the understanding that
It should be furnished "If not Incompatible
with, the public Interest" This view was
supported also' by Mr. Foraker, while Mr.
Lodge quoted precedents to the contrary.
Three Crimes Are Charged.
Mr. Foraker produced a printed copy of
leat'mwiy. la tr pas 'shloh, he had ob-
..' talned at the War department, extracts of
which ha real to show, aa he said, that It
' was "unsatliifactoty. Incomplete and ot a
flimsy cbaracter.
Mr. Culberson took the opposUs view of
lhe testimony, but boti agreed that "with
the unsatisfactory Information" at hand
It was useless to discuss the case.
Mr. ' Foraker read at length the testi
mony furnished by the War department.
He said It appeared that murder, misprision
f felony and perjury had been committed
by some one three crlme-ifor the punish
ment of any one of which the constitution
secured to any man the right of trial. He
did not regard It from the standpoint of
race question. The right of the president
to dlsmlMi a man from the army was also
lnrotved. If be could dismiss a man he
could dismiss a company, a regiment, a
brigade and In fact, on the same theory, the
whole army.
During the debate the report was cur-
V,
o European aliens, no more and I
n ..... . .. . .
i. ' .T it be true that sucn a irs.iy j
Is i negotiated, it will never get far-j
ther -nan the Inside of the senate. The
present sentiment In that body Is such that
not 10 per cent of the republicans and none
of the democrats would vote for a treaty
that ln any way affects the rights of the
municipality or state to manage Its own
school system.
Viscount Aokl, the Japane'e ambassador,
today called at the State department and
had a half-hour talk with Secretary Root.
BeyonJ admitting that he discussed with
the secretary the subject of the admission
of Japanese to the public schools of Cali
fornia he would say nothing.
to success the greatest event In the annual i
, . -- j . Minnniit!i NtirvAVors nnd I'.nfflneprs so- 1 i r ..... . v. . .
.... .... - , iikmiug uuminiiiee me wesi
ciety; orest Maintenance as a acior in gented by Mayor Beardsley of Kansas
the Drainage Question," Georgo C. Clothier, . city, W. F. Saunders of St. Louis and
United States forest service, j Representative Martin ii. Madden of Chl-
C. G. Elliott, .Washington, D. C. of tho I ,-airo
EXPLOSION IN SHOE FACTORY
Twelve Persons Injured and Moeli
Property Destroyed In Acci
dent In Massachusetts.
LTNN, Mass . Dec. 8. The boilers of the
P. J. Harney Shoe Manufacturing company
of this city blew up today and twelve men
were injured, all of whom will recover.
The explosion, besides shattering the big
four-story factory of the Harney com
pany, wrecked several buildings near by In
the crowdej manufacturing districts. Fires
immediately broke out. A heavy south
east gal6 was blowing, driving tho flames
with Incredible rapidity, until within a
brief space the flames were far beyond the
control of the local fire department and
help was called from Boston. In an hour's
time two blocks In the West Lynn district
had been burned over. i
! The firms whose property was bnrned or
wrecked by the explosion were the fol
lowing: The II. P.. Harney Shoe company.
Tufts it. Friedman Shoe company, H. P.
Hood creamery, Boston A Maine West
Lynn rallroad station, Jacobs leather
Stock company, M. J. Worthley Shoe com
pany and twelve dwellings. "
By 9 o'clock the fire was under control In
the district In the vicinity of Alley and
West streets. The financial loss will bo
about H&Q.OOO.
It to so successful an Issue
In responding on behalf of the board of
governors, O. W. Wattles sounded a note
of warning to the merchants and business
men of the city. He said:
"The. members of the board of governors
have decided that unless the business men.
the railroads and others will pledge their
support to the great annual festival In
Omaha, they will have to say, net wil
lingly, but sorrowfully, thnt the Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben hnve served their purpose.
There are houses and business men In this
city who are like sponges. They absorb
benefits and refuse to contribute anything
in return. In past years It has been neces
sary for the members of the board of gov
ernors to go about soliciting among the
business men for funds to carry out this
great annual festival. And not always have
they met with ready responses.
"Omaha needs a little more enterprise, a
little more enthusiasm In these matters. I
Department of Agriculture, told of drain'
age Investigations by the department.
John Abercroinblo of St. Paul of thu
Minnesota Engineering and Drainage asso
ciation, advocated the nationalization of
dralnagrt and assessrhent of benefits from
the bottom to the water shed.
Lewis Ashbaugh of Iowa spoke ln part
as follows:
When the resolutions committee met and
organised, selecting Mr. Teal chairman and
Mr. McVann secretary. It was found thero
were so many projects and other plans to
be considered that It was deemed wise to
appoint subcommittees to formulate the
resolutions. This subcommittee was fur
ther divided Into another subcommittee,
whose members talked all day. This sub
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Warmer Friday Probably Snow In
West Portion. Saturday Snow or
Rain and Warmer.
Temperature at Omaha esterdayi
Ilonr. Den. Hour. De.
ft a. m 24 1 p. tn 14
n. m 23 3 p. m in
T a. m 21 a p. tn 1
N n. m lt 4 p. m 13
n n. tn 1H n p. m 14
to n. m 1st A p. m 1
It a. m IT T p. m 12
12 m 10 H p. tn It
O p. m 1
TORREY MISSION MEETINGS.
1 2 :lr, to 12ino. Bnrwood Tlienter.
Hr. Torrey "Did Jesns Christ
Itcnlly Hlse from the Deadt"
12it."t to 1KM, Y. W. C. A. Miss
Parker.
3iO. Andltnrlnm. Dr. Torrey
"The Work of the Holy Spirit."
TiOO, v. w, C. A. Mr. Jacoby
"Personal Work."
TiSO, Auditorium. Dr. Torre
"Rod's niorkade of the Itoad to
Hell."
Sunday Afternoon, Women. Eve
ning;, Men.
GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY
Practically Kvery Building: In Clifton,
Arlaona, Is Damasred by the
Flood.
SOLOMONVILLE, Aril., Dec. 6. Late
details of the Clifton flood disaster Indicate
a most deplorable condition among the In
habitants and tremendous loss of property.
Practically every building In the town Is
damaged. Many were swept entirely away.
P0L0GY TO COURT
AtUrney Connell Eetracti Itsinnation of
Entton'i Aiding- the Froieontion.
JUDGE PROMISES JAIL IF HE DOES NOT
Conniel for Coal lxchange Intimate
Conrt ii Again t the teietiie.
COURT STOPS TRIAL FOR RETRACTION
Peniei Anj Feelinc in Case Eicept to Eee
it Tairly Trei
SMALL DEALER TILLS OF BEING BARRED
After Failure to Obtain Membership
la Combine He Conld Only
Get Coal by Wnon-Load.
We hve another type of country which committee will report to the larger corn
needs drainage along the Missouri river. ; ,ii., j .
From the bluffs to the east largo quantities mlttee tonight and tomorrow th; resolu
of water are drained rapidly down to the ; Hons will be reported to the full commlt
rlver bottoms-, hinds exceedingly rich In i tee.
their tenuity, dui suojocl io irequent over
flow.
Fifty Million for Rivers.
While the committee on resolutions has
A drainage problem Is also found along
been "constructed to 'movent the overflow i yet t0 on he f th subcommlt-
frum flooding the lands on either side. By I toes, It seems safe to say resolutions will
the construction of such levees lands are confine themselves strictly to the basic
often flooded by water thrown down from rm,., .... ., . ...
the bluff, and for which there is no outlet purp08es of the convention and will pro
to the river, the pipe outlets being too , nounce strongly for the adoption by con
small and often closed during a rise in the gress of an annual appropriation of D0,-
The Incident In the trial or 8. E. Howell,
president of the Coal exchange, Thursday
morning came shortly after court convened,
when Judge Sutton excused the Jury from
the room and told Attorney W. J. Connell.
for the defense, he would send him to Jail
for contempt of court unless he retracted
and apologised for remarks he had made,
in which he accused the court of trying to ,
assist in the prosecution of his client. Mr.
Connell admitted his language was Im
proper, retracted It and made an apology,
which was accepted by the court. Judge
Sutton then lectured the attorneys for their
actions before the Jury and Insisted during
numerous escapes irom oeain are r- , the remttnder of the trUli ,hpy e more
ported. Two men were swept through the ; dworoull A the attornf yB promised to
streets and saved themselves by catching . . , (h n,i tha
IllUPVI ,D . t " VJ ..,,.-,......... w. ' ' - "
. Jury was called ln again and the hearing
resumed.
After this Incident
the awn'.ngs of a store and breaking I
through the plate glass front. Patients An
the hospital were placed In a car and sent
to higher ground before the flood reached
the building.
Monday night In Clifton was a night of
terror, as practically the entire population
stood upon the hills unsheltered. It Is
believed that many persons ln the Mexican
comparative peace
reigned for the remainder of the morning
session and the attorneys lost much ot their
belligerency.
Members Distrust Rack Other.
The principal evidence for the stats
brought out during the session came from
Mr. Ashbaugh went deeply into the cost
uu-. ... r iwnua i.u of dramal,e and the beneflu to the health
me Dunaings witnout any decoration ana whm proper dralna4f8 u put lnto operation.
1 1 hi ieupie wunoui cneer. we neea a ill-
tie more enthusiasm for this event." UNION PACIFIC t UNDER FIRE
Mr. Wattles referred to the great growth Interstate
of the city In the last few years, dwelling
especially on the establishment of liio
grain exchange, which has made Omaha
the fifth grain market In the United States
and second in corn, and has brought lo
the farmers of the stato 2 cents mora a
Csantreo, Commission
Will Investigate Its Relations
with Southern PnclAe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. . The preliminary
steps Incidental to the Investigation of
bUBhel for their grain. He pointed to relations of certain roads forming part
Wyoming, the great state which Is lust of what Is known as the Harrlman system
opening ani which Is richer than Okla- were taken by the Interstate Commerce
boma and Texas, the st.tes that have dons commission todax; Attorneys have, . been
so rruch to enrich Kansas City. He won- retained and arrangements made for be-
dered whether Omaha would be blind to ginning tha hearings Utter ln the month,
the great ' opportunity ere here for a the exact dates for which have, not been
market which would make of this city a settled. ' Chairman Knapp estimates that
joDoing center ot large proportions. it will take at least sixty days to com-
e also rererrea to tne congress now In piete the investigation.
swwion in wasningxon to which delegates The following statement was given by the
nave oeen sent irom Omaha to urge ap- commission
BONI DE CASTELLANE SNUBBED
Members ( Chamber of Deputies
Leave the House When
He Speaks.
PARIS, Dec. 6. A remarlenbie scene fol-
prof.riatlons for making the Missouri river
navigable. He declared that this was a
most Important work for the city.
Representatives of several firms were on
their feet the moment Mr. Wattles sat
000,000 for rivers .and harbors. Bpeclflc pro
jects were completely shut off during the
general discussion of the full committee
and suggestions as to how congress should
get the money were frowned down. It Is
understood that the resolution will be brief,
tho brevity Insuring consideration.
Tho most litpresslvo delegation In the
convention today, both in point of num
bers and ln the character of the men com
posing It, came from Kansas City. Nearly
fifty men came on two special Pullmans,
representing every organised commercial
body in the city at the mouth of the Kaw.
, Mr. McVann, who is looked upon as one
of the strong men of the convention, In
speaking of the makeup of the congress,
said; "I was tremendously Impressed to
day, first by the great number of persons
In attendance; second, by their influential
character; .third, by the deep-seated senti
ment shown that something should be done
for rivers and harbors, and fourth, by the
splendid speeches of Speaker Cannon and
Chairman Burton. Such a convention as (
quarter, of whom no one has any record. I form 8ecretary Wills, who testified the
were drowned. The damage will .run Into
the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
town may never be rebuilt.
The Interstate Commerce commission has j now in, session cannot help but be a power
tor tne upouuaing or the waterways of the
United States and making them forces for
transportation."
Klnkald Argues for Veterans.
Congressman Klnkald, at the suggestion
of Commissioner Richards, appeared before
Assistant Commissioner Pollock today ln
opposition to the order of the commissioner
today ordtred an Investigation of the re
lations between the Union Paclllc and
Southern Pacific systems growing out V
their common management and control.
Messrs. Frank 14. Kellogg and C. A. Sev-
down, giving notice that they would double erance of St. Paul have been retained to
or treble their subscriptions to the AV.a.p. take cnarge of the investigation, which will
t . . extend from New York to Han Francisco.
it. w amiwuncea mat a meet- A conference was held today between the
Ing will be held soon where opportunity I commission and counsel, at which the sren-
WIll Ka b4.a ll m . 1 . . . . i uru I 1 1 1 , 1 ,i' I lun, fnllv , n a i a ,1 Kit 1 1,. '
"Commerce" was the subtert nn whiv. dates for hearings and details have not prohibiting soldier entrymen from proving
a w ... ---- "-" been aeterminea
SCHULTZ AND KELLEY TESTIFY
Shea Declared He Conld Pnt Nonunion
Men Out of Rusluesa with
Fifty Volunteers.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Only two witnesses
were on the stand today ln the trial of C.
P. Shea of the Teamsters' union, charged
with conspiracy. The first was Joseph
Schulti, who testified yesterday and was
called today for cross-examination. The
second was William Kelley, formerly an
officer of the Coal Teamsters' union.
Sohults denied that he had been Induced
to plead guilty and said he expected to go
to prison.
Kelley gave evidence regarding acts of
violence committed during the strike of
which he had personal knowledge. He
declared Shi-a bad made the statement that
with fifty volunteers he would put the non
union men out of business.
ct nrnntlea today by M. Jaurce. the social-
rent among senators mi ine pres.aem ,gt leadBP. Count Bonl de Castellane unex
felt It would be a matter of courtesy If ppctiy a,Cended the tribunal, whereupon
the resolution should be addressed to him- . )lf tn. d,putle. abruptly left the house,
self, and so strong was this feeling. It la Count nowever wa, not greatly dls-
lald. en nis pan. u was munun-u m .-., Wearing a red necktie and a
lowed the Interpellation of -the government th"r states and freight on the finished
on the Moroccan question ln the Chamber ! Puct back to this city and had long
enougn oeen losing the employment that
should come to Its people in factories.
Jefferis spoke. He declared that
Omaha should become a manufacturing REPORTS ON CATTLE DISEASE
, llau lung cnuugn oeen pay
ing freight on raw material to mills of
unless this course
be n response.
taken there would
PROCEEDINGS OF TUB HOl'SR
Mr. Llttleleld'a Pilotage Bill Defeated
by Decisive Vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 Th house, by a
vote of 110 to 164, today defeated the bill
of Representative Llttlefleld of Maine, re
moving discrimination, against American
Bulling vessels In the coasting trade. The
debate raged for four hours and a half,
ul ths result of ths vote was a surprise
to the friends of the measure, who openly
charged Its defeat to the American Fed
tratton of Labor. The delegation from
California, as well as representatives from
thr western states, saw In the bill an
opportunity to file a protest against re
srlctlng th rights of states to deal with
tha pilotage question at first hand and
they availed themselves of ths opportunity
to go on record. (
Mr. Utilefield stated that the measure
sought to create a free pilotage system
from Old Point Comfort to the Rio Grande,
such ss exists from Old Point Comfort to
East port. Me. He remarked that a per
nlctous system had grown up In Mississippi
ports wherein discrimination was made
sgulnst Maine coastwise vessels and In
favor of vessels from other ports. This
lavender-colored waistcoat and with his
hands In his pockets, he addressed the
chanVber after M. Jaures, airily arguing
that Franc was continuing the policy of
ex-Foreign Minister Delcasse, who aimed
at the conquest of Morocco.
After Count Bonl de Castellane, M. Her
bet. reporter of the Algeclras conference,
and M. Plchon, the foreign minister, had
spoken, the chamber passed a vote of con
fidence In the ministry, 457 ayes to 56 nays.
The Algeclras convention was then rati
fied by the unanimous vote of the cham
ber.
Methods Csed In Combatting; Ticks
' and Texas Fever Told In
Tennessee.
The conversion of bristles Into brushes, NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Dec. . At today's
hides Into leather and shoes and wheat Into session of a convention which began here
flour, he said, were a few nf th hin vesterduv for the nurixise of rfvllnr
that should be Omaha's.
means of eradicating cattle ticks and the
prevention of Texas fever In the south, a
report was made by Albert Dean of Kan
sas City, who is In charge of all eradica
tion work In the bureau In states west of
by
up until their five years' residence had ac
tually taken place. There are many old
solders who have entered upon lands cov
ered by the Klnkald act who have taken
subsequent land, but are estopped from
making final proof when the time of their
service, added to time of their residence,
amounts to five years. Judge Klnkald con
tended that these soldiers should be al
lowed their patents when the time of serv
ice and time of residence should amount
to five years, whether they lived upon their
old entry or upon their contiguous entry.
Commissioner Richards, under an order to
the local land officers, has issued an order
that any soldier entryman who livid upon
his actual entry shall have credit for the
time of his service In which to make fln.U
proof, but his order does not go to the ex
SMALL BILLS ARE SCARCE
Secretary Shave laya Government Is
Unable to Meet Demand
t Present.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. The secretary
of the treasury Issued the following open
letter to all banking Institutions of tha
United States:
Bnalness Man In Politics.
William J. Bryan did not confine him
self closely to his subject, "The American
Abroad." He declared that ha want! t,-.
eee more business men ln politics and i th Mississippi river.
made a strong appeal for the ih.oi.. supplementary report was onerea
am ,.) r.i.nn n m .... .. Dr. W. F. Parker of Texas,
ul,reloyqle . 1 tent that n. aoldler entrvman ilvino. ...w .
government. He said In Dart- lno reports urougrn out tne . oinerent i . .
- ! . rolillullollM n rv liu I ha i. a t a .i m A id.hf
v"One thing which I noticed In ri. metnoas usea, paying especial artfnnon to I
was that the business men put a limit to ' PP " V" mixtures used as
their accumulations, and after tht-v hu. alPs lo ,ne ,,CK. " wen us burning of
a certain amount of money they enter poll- PaEtue ail1 other methods of disinfecting
uca ana aevote tnemselves to their coun- m,m-
try and to paying that debt which evorv UT- Pr cunice or jynenburg, Va.,
citizen owes to society. Jn America the dl,cuaBei1 lhe question of co-operation be-
chaae of the almighty dollar la too long lween lno various states in cleaning pas-
lutei euuuB bibio lines, reporting on tne
troubles ln Polk county, Tennessee, and ad
Jaceat counties in North Carolina and
Georgia.
continued, too selfish
it nas Deen said or me that I take
Int...., 1n ..,-(... . v .
t"-T7' uuBiiirflB men. t nave seen
the time when It seemed to me the bus!
ness men too no interest In me. Rut It
is getting to the place where. If you are FATAL
against me. you must be against Roose
velt, too."
Mr. Bryan spoke In warm approval of
tne income lax ana in commendation of
and it was for the purpose of clearlsg up
this matter that Judge Klnkald aip artd
before the assistant commissioner today.
The member from the Sixth Nebraska
feels encouraged over the argument made
today, but should the assistant commis
sioner hold against him he proposes to take
I an appeal to the secretary of the interior,
and then, if he cannot get any redress, he
will Introduce a special bill In congress to
right what he considers both a hardship
and an Injustice to the old soldier.
IRVINE CASE SET FOR JUNE
Intimation that Young; Woman Will
Pay Fine When Called Into
Conrt.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. . (Special Tel
egram.! Rumor has it that the presene
here of Rev. Dr. Rafter of Cheyenne, Sen
ator J. H. Williams of Douglas and Nat
Banker of Lush Is responsible for the re
quest for a continuance of the Irvine case,
made and granted this afternoon. These
men spent Wednesday In Sheridan calling
upon many interested parties connected
with the case.
The case has bern continued to the June
term, at which time It is thought Miss
Irvine will enter a plea of guilty and will
pay a fine.
members of the exchange were watching
each other to And violations of the rule
regarding soliciting and the cutting of
prices. He said if coal dealers found such
violations they were supposed to notify
him. Andrew Jensen, a nonmernber of th
exchange, testified he was not allowed to
Join the exchange because he did not hav
any trackage. After his application was
rejected he could not get coal In carload
lots, as he had been getting It, until aoms
time this year,
James I. Kemp. 2&12 Leavenworth street,
on whom County Attorney Slabaugh was
depending for Important testimony relating
to the fixing of prices by the exchange, did
not make good when he went on the stand.
His memory failed him at certain points In
the examination and at other times he de
clared he sold coal at his own price not
withstanding ths price named on the Coal
exchange's list. The principal point In his
evidence which was favorable to the stats
was that the Coal exchange . discussed
prices before the list was made up.
Court Conveueu , Earlier.
. Court convened promptly at o'clock,
half an hour earlier than usual. Former
Secretary Wills was recalled to th stand.
He said If any price cards were Issued
after April 23, 19to, they were issued by
direction of the exchange ot which the de
fendant was president.
"Do you know whether dealers wars
watching each other as to whether taay
were violating the rules regarding soliciting
or cutting of prices?"
"Yes, they naturally would."
"Do you know whether there were any
parties who were asked to notify you of
any member of the exchange as to solicit
ing or cutting of prices?"
"It the coal dealers found anybody was
cutting prices they would notify me."
County Attorney Blabaugh tried to Intro
duce price curds dated before April 23, 1Sju,
but they were ruled out by the court. Mr.
Connell accused the county attorney of
trying to get improper matter before the
Jury. At the close of the direct examina
tion Mr. Connell had the witness examine
and Identify the first twelve pages of th
minute book which related to the meetings
of the exchange Just before the adoption of
the new constitution. In these pages It Is
recorded the committee from the exchange
consulted counsel, Richard L. Metcalfe of
the World-Herald and County Attorney
English as to changes in the constitution.
GILLETTE CASE CONTINUED
Motion for Nest Trial to Be Made
- Before Sentence Is
Passed.
HERKIMER, N. Y., Dec. . Chester E.
uilietie was not r.eurU ..may. ai me County Attorney Blabaugh at first ob
appolnted hour he was taken into court, but Jectud He 8ald ,he ml4ttel. WH, ot mm.
nis counsel i.au n u.u.u.B to prepare in terU, and the mnute. referred to the csll-
i Ing of certain persons before the exchange
WRECK AT 0NAWA
Fires
A very marked scarcity of small bills Is the stand taken by the president for It
Mieeablo everywhere and the treasury Is T t .v,. . . .
an Field of Northwestern Killed
When Coal Car Strikes an
Engine.
noticeable everywhere and the treasury
powerless to relieve. In the absence cf
legislation allowing national bunks to Issue
a larger proportion ot tneir circulation in
denomination of Ji. th banks themselves
must be relied upon to alleviate the strain
as far as possible. 1 here are ln circuit
... ,.. .v.!.. v ... j, .1.. a i.j ! lion nenrly 1.WU.M in silver certificates
" " -" '""'" "J of the denomination -of 110. Ma
The ayes were 110; the noes, 1A4.
The house at I p. m. adjourned until noon
tomorrow, when war claims will be taken
U.
In speaking of the government regulation
or railroad rates, he said:
ONAWA. Ia.. Dec. .-(Speolal Telegram.)
'.The time has come when the people of Chicago Northwestern train No. , the
this country must say to the railroad I raat passenger from Council Bluffs to St.
mimi mo just ana equitanie rates. And I ' "u" wmn o. tin? onaw : ror tneir own neeus any coat round on
after the people have expressed their will toUo'1 10 0 C,"CK today and Fireman I lands upon on them. The bill will also
Bill on Coal Land Question.
Following the suggestion contained In
the president's message with respect to
coal lands, Senator Hansbrough of North
Dakota Is preparing a bill, which he will
Introduce probably this week, reserving to
the government title to all coal lands re
maining ln the publio domain, allowing
settlement, however, for any purpose and
only reserving the right to settlers to use
the brief time- at their disposal for a mo
tion for a new trial, which they desire to
enter ixifore sentence Is passed. The court
on this showing postponed proceedings un
til next Monday.
District Attorney Ward made no objec
tion. "But I want It understood," he
added, "there will not be another postponement."
KANSAS GRAIN LAW VOID
Special Master Rules that Statute
Providing; for Weighing; and
Inspection Is Invalid.
lit should be out of the power of the rail-1 N- M- ' Sioux City was killed nnd j
rtnn.lnlean Insnrorents Killed.
WASHINGTON, De. .-8enor Joubert.
th Dominican minister, nas received a
dispatch from hi government stating that
a party of twelve Insurgent leaders who
hsd gathered at Puerta Flsta and who
wr on their way to La Blga. were st
tackeJ by the government's forces. Berico
Ia Sails was killed and th bslanc of th
party .arested.
any of these
Hnn),il.u rutfkfM Rwav In lhA vmilt.
of verious banking Institutions and held I roads to appeal to any small body of men. I Engineer Sullivan badly Injured, but It Is
moment ne win recover.
Field was buried under the engine, No.
Hi, and his body cannot be recovered until
the wrecking train arrives. A coal car,
its reserve, rrrnui ma ir.Luuni , asic wno const tuie a court n ,,,. v. . i,,
that each Institution, state and national.!.. th. nMnl, .... ... . ,.
wroh the money In Its vaults and send I . ne PPle sla- We should have
j these $10 sliver certificates to the treasury, a law, as they have In England, where
; They will promptly be converted into ones J Parliament says what rates the railroads
! emmtry It U the only remedy. Let no i ' ch.'.. and there Is no appeal frot.
I bank complain of conditions until it has the Parliament's decision.
literally searcnea us own vnuus ana -on- , '1 see with satisfaction the efforts
trlbuted as far a postb!e to the relief of , , , . . ' n
th situation.
contain a clause authorizing the govern
ment to develop the coal properties by
leasing them, or allowing them to be
worked under a royalty system.
In other words. It Is the purpose of the
senator to amend the homestead law. no
Elaatle Currency" Hearlnca.
WASHINGTON. Dec, . The house com
mittee on banking snd currency decided
today that It will hold hearings on elastic
currency, beginning Dncember 11. Secre
tary Shaw, the comptroller of th cur
rency, representative of th American
Bankers' sssoclatlon and other persona In-ti-rested
In proposed changes In the cur
rency will be heard.
SHIPPING
BILL CHANGE
Grosvenor Would Deny Snhsldy
All bat PaelSe and South,
rn Ships,
ing maae to render the Missouri river
navlgible. This should b? done purelv
which was being drawn up the high coal as not to returd settlement and at the same
chute, owing to the failure of a clutch time to reserve to the government tin. .
to work, got beyond control and ran down the ooal deposits upon the public Uo-
the track Just In tlrpe to catch the engine. I main. He, tn common with many other
which was moving into the station from senators. Is ln receipt of letters from dlf
Amending Meat Law.
WASHINGTON. Dec. .-Senator Bevsr
hlge Introduced a bill today to amend the
meat Inspection act by requiring that tho
cost of Inspection shall be paid by the
ourker. Another amendment r"iu!res that
the date of J-isvctlon and lacking or cin
al.aU b plav4 ua auli uackiia.
compel the railroads to lower rates because
(o or tne competition or nver transportation
That would not be a sound principle, for.
even If you did compel the railroads in
i this wsy to lower thlr rates, they could
not make them as low If part of their
WASHINGTON, Dec. C A modification . business were taken from them and dl
of the Oalllnger ship subsidy bill was sug- , verted to it earn bos ts. Ths river should
gested by Chairman Grosvenor at today's be made navigable because watr trans
meeting of th house commute cn mer- portstlon Is always cheaper than rail trans-
chant marine snd fisheries. He expressed portstlon. Tou don't need to go to these
a willingness to strike out subsidies for extremities to compel ths railroads to lower
Transatlantic and African steamship lines, their rates. Congress can do that.'
thus confining the government aid to orlea-. Mr. Bryan mentioned ss an
! tal and South American lines. j unjust railroad rates that the freight on
No vote was taken, but Mr. Grosvenor some goods which he brought from Japan
will prejxire a reviseu Un tor tne con-M- was $57 from Yokohama. Japan, to Omaha
eratlon of th committee, in us changed and tTt from Omaha to IJneoln.
form th Oalllnger Dill, wnun already lias Judg E. P. Holmes of Lincoln, speaklnv
passed tne senate, win conform to tne snip 0n "The Relation of the Railroads to th
subsidy revommendatl.-.n made by Sucre- .
i uur Root ln Ula ILaueas City speech. j (Cunltuued s Sucund l ga.J
from the economic standpoint and not to I ,he 'Jth The engine, a large-nixed main , ferent parts of the west, setting forth
line type, was thrown Into- the ditch ant
turned turtle. No passengers were Injured.
The front trucks of the first car only were
hrown from the track.
TOBACCO BUYERS THREATENED
Two Firms at Marlon, Kr, Ordered
Not to Bay Any More of the
Weed.
MARION. Ky., Dee. (.Considerable ex
citement has been caused here by the re
ceipt by owners of the two largest tobacco
concerns In this city, letters warning them
not to buy any mor tobacco. The I etters
were signed "D. T. P.. or Night Riders,"
and stated that If ths men to whom they
wer addressed t.i not hed the warning
their places of biuiuus would b de-
invjd by tire,
that the withdrawal of large areas of
land supposed to contain coal Is working
an Injury to settlement.
Deverldae Comes to Nebraska.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana has sur
rendered to the urgent appeals and will
address the Nebraska State Teachers' as
sociation at Its annual convention at Lin
coln during ths Christmas holidays.
Nebraska Servers Complete.
Judge Klnkald Is advised by the general
land office that the survey of the south
half of Rock and Brown counties, Ne
braska, as provided for by sn act passed
at the last session of congress, has been
to give advice they did not follow. Afyer
considerable argument It was agreed the
whole book should go Into the evidence, In
cluding the parts Mr. Connell had objected
to the day before.
Connell and Conrt Clash.
Mr. Connell started to read the minutes
and It was at this point the clash between
him and Judge Sutton occurred. He was
reading the record of ths minutes which
related Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. English wore
present at a meeting of ths committee,
when the court stopped him and told him
It was Improper evidence and h could not
let It go before the Jury, as It did not
- . ,. . . . it ,UA . 1 1 1 ,r. r. t .11 Ihra. r.a -.,.. V, A
KANSAS CITY, Dec. ft-The Kansas ' ' . T ' , .w .1. V
. , ' .... , i consented It did not affect the ce. Mr.
grain Inspection and wrlfrhlng law was ; u
today declared void by Judge 8. R. Peters, i
special master appointed by Judge Pollack . urJj . , kn(JW but th, col)rt na-
of the United States circuit court. Judge , tQ wlUldraw any ot ,t that m
Peters recommends that a decree be Issued . com teIlt, ,nd that on , face may preju
enjolnlsg John Radford, chief grain In- 1 dtcfc the Jury. if. Mr. Metcalfe of the
spector of Kansas, and his assistants from World.Heraia and Victor Hose water of lhe
weighing any grain In or out of elevators ' le0 and 10 manager of the News should
ln Kansas City, Kn. The case hns been;.,, tuKether and authorlxe a man to
argued four times In the last two years, j cmmlt a murder-r-
- 1 Mr. Connell: I object and except to th
KENNEDY NAMES E. L. HOWE TT'kAot, T Trt'.ond. Vr,'"? "Tk
the evidence that lias already been ad
mitted by consent by counsel for the stole
and by counsel f ' r ths defendant, and wnlcii
is before this court and Jury, and wiilrlt
has been received by your honor; and I in
hiit. your honor, that If there Is any.:ung
Former Treasurer of South Omalis
Recommended by Congressman
aa Postmaster.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. . (Special Tele- . to your honor s contending that that can bo
gram.) Congressman Kennedy today rec- ', controlled and corrected by the insuue
ommer.ded the appointment of Edward I tljns, that the evidence Is in before tills
Howe for postmaster at South Omaha, Mr. ' Jury with the right to read these recoid
Howe was twice city treasurer of South j DV reason of the fact that It Is admitted
Omaha and was strongly endorsed. I evUWnce. snd we except to the remark of
I the court as prejudicial; and, further, your
TuiniTV vrsre rna nnnocD h("lor' ln Kooa fa"h an1 lnc'rlty' I
TWENTY YEARS FOR nOBBtn dslre to except, your honor, to your honjr.
as a Judge on the bench, coming to tli
assistance or relief
Will Not Permit This.
Jndg Sutton-Stop right now. I will not
permit tills, Mr. Connell.
Mr. Coi.nel! I object and except to th
First Holdup Man Convicted In Pitta
burs Is Given I-ous;
Sentence.
piTTent'tin Pa . Dec. (L James O'Mal
completed. The first boundary monuments ' ley was convicted today of holding up t,l"u' '
.v. rfi.i , Kot k. ..v. ! m h..r. p..,-. ntlv and sentenced to twenty I J'"1se Button-Y alt a moment
U I L W . I ,11V V - i - . v. . . ..u-. uvv,'ii,v UU' ' - -
llterated and much confualon resulted to
setllM-s. The survey, which was conducted
(.Continued cn Bscond Pag.
Now, Mr.
year In the penitentiary. O'Malley's con- j t onneii. i si.an scu tne jury a moment,
vktlon Is the first made ln connection with j Mr. Railiff. will you take th Jury out of
tha arrests made dUIln til recent CD1- mv ruum
dvinlo at crime.
Th Jury retired frum tu rvuui asvl
