The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVI-NO. 175.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1907-TEN PAGES.
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RATES OS LIVE STOCK
Commerce Commission IaTtiticttinc
Charcee From Ills louri Bite? East,
SWITCHING FEE AT CHfCAGO TAKEN IP
Aente for Railroads .'fend Terminal
Clanre ef (2 Pev Car.
HARRIMAN HEARING BEGINS TODAY
Takin of Teitimony Faros In flew York
Will Eb Baitmed,
ALTON DEAL MAY BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Chairman Knapa gays Story ef How
"Harrlman ( rtwl" jag(U4 Its
Capital stock Might
Be Interesting.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7. Tha entire member
hip of tha Interstate Commerce c.nimla
ston, with the exception of former Senator
Cockerell. wai present today when tha
hearing of several complaints regarding
the rates en cattle from the westj-n state
to tha Missouri river and eastern markets
will he commenced. On Tuesday the In
vest - Mon ef the Harrtman sys'.cm of
r y which was begun In New York
la. V',j., will ba resumed by the com
mlv. Cha. iapp was asked:
"Do to look Into tha methods
by which a " trlman and his Interests
secured co.. . the Alton?"
"I don't Ilk sj, e predictions." ha re
plied. "We h. 'vj, informed that the
Uarriman crowv d control of tha
Alton when It w japltallsed at about
140.000,000, and then' increased Its vapltallsa
tlon to approximately throe times that
amount, or 120,000.000. That might be an
In teres tins; story, I think."
Switching Charges on Lire Stock.
Because of a conference with represen
tatives of various branches of railroad
employes, which continued through the
greater part of New Tork. the members of
tha Interstate Commerce commission
were somewhat lata In beginning the reg
ular business..
The first subject taken up was the charge
of 3 per car which Is made for switching
cars of live stock In the Chicago stock
yards. Tha Inquiry' Into the Harrtman
roads matters will not be taken up before
tomorrow.
Interwoven with the evidence regarding
terminal charges at the stock yards was
testimony about damages paid to shippers
for delay of shipments of cattle. The
principal witnesses of the day were George
H. Crosby, freight trafflo manager of the
Burlington: Harry Gower, freight trafflo
manager of the Rock Island, and J. H.
Ililand. vice president of the Chicago, Mil
waukee St. Paul road.' All declared that
the railroads paid damages to shippers
when it was shown that their Interests
had been Injured by delay. All upheld the
terminal charge of K In this city, saying
that It cost the railroads more to deliver
cars'" the "yards than at their own ter
minals. , . Trafflo Manager Hale of the Missouri.
Kansas Texan, declared during the af
ternoon Inquiry that he regarded the rates
on cattle as very low.
Assistant Freight Agent Tibblts of the
Chicago Great Western, said his road never
had made any stockyards terminal charges
Until after June X, 1801
Coal Famine la northwest.
Commissioners Lane and Harlan were In
formed today of the serious conditions
i fcaused by the coal famine In certain points
in the Northwest and telegraphed as fol
lows to President Hill of the Great North-
. ern:
"Our Information is that the coal situa
tion at MohaU and Calvin Is still very
serious. Farmers are chopping down tele
phone poles for fuel and .many farmers
have been driven Into towns. Further aid
must be promptly given."
Commissioner Clark denied tonight that
he had been requested by President Roose
velt to use his Influence in settling the
Southern PaciAo firemen's strike.
"I have not heard from the president, di
rectly or Indirectly In regard to the
strike." said Mr. Clark.
' "Of course I would like very much to
see the strike settled and be willing to
do anything to bring about this result,
but I have not been asked to take a hand."
Sehlff and Stlllaaaa to Testify.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7. It was learned that
Jacob H. Bchlff. James Btlllman and D. O.
Mills have been subpoenaed to give testi
mony before the Interstate Commerce com
mission when It resumes Its investigation
of the Harrtman railroads In this city.
E. H. Harrtman and Wllhara Rockefeller
had Dreviously been summoned to testify.
The commission Is expected to resume Its
sittlna in this city In ten days or two
weeks.
INQUEST ON V0LLAND WRECK
Testimony Tease to Fnaoe Blame
lev Disaster as Operator
Lynes.
TOFBKA. Kan., Jan. T. The coroner's
Jury which today commenced an Inquest
la Wabaunsee county regarding the death
of thirty-two persons In the collision on the
. ' Rock Island railroad at Volland.- Kan., last
Wednesday morning has not completed Its
labors, and adjourned this evening until
such a time as Engineer Slater of pas
senger train No. 2 can give his testimony.
Slater Is at rilna hospital at Tcpeka. Next
to young Lynee, the telegraph operator, he
la the most Important wltnesa Lynee and
bait a dosen other witnesses. Including
Bombers of tho crews of the two trains,
testified today. The testimony of the
other witnesses throws the blame on
LyneS.
The fifteen unidentified bodies of Max
lean laborers taken from the smoker of
train No. 9 have been buAed In a single
trench In the Alma (Kan.) cemetery.
FOUR MILLION DESTITUTE
Chinees Vleerey Makee Estimate of
Persons AsTected fey Famine
la Orient.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -Dr. Lewis
Kloptsch. editor of the Christian Herald.
New York, has transmitted to the American
Red Cross the following cablegram from
Dr. T. H. MoRea, chairman of the Chinese
relief committee at Cbln Klang. dated Jan-
tuiry I:
f VV-eroy Tua
I tltulo Mlssli
. JS fwcted nearly
Tuan Fong estimates 1 000,000 dee-
iinHiuiiarira ronnrmwu. Area ai-
ptw -.i . , - 1 - Mbh, Va,Ii Stat. U l
Lr uii. Crisis uiiurecedenled. Sufferm
intense. Deaths taauuUng. Five ummiIus
W barrel 1
StMlUARY OF THE BEE
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FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Fair
and colder Tuesday. Wednesday fair.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. Den. Hour. De.
S a. m 25 1 p. m 27
am 25 2 p. m 2
7 a. m 2 it I p. m 27
I a. m 2f 4 p. m 27
I a m 26 t p. m 26
10 a m 2 p. m 24
It a m 27 7 p. m 24
It rn 27 S p. m 25
p. m 25
WASRIirOTOBT.
Senator Lodge addresses the senate on
Ms resolution regarding authority of pres
ident to dismiss troops. 'age a.
Nebraska delegation Is urging rtves and
harbor committee to appropriate $2,000,000
V Improve Missouri river from Omaha to
Kansas City. rage L.
JTXB&ASKA.
Attorney General Thompson finds de
cision of supreme opurt covering case of
Robert Co well, and holds he can qualify
for railway commissioner at any time.
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York county man proposes to offer a
constitutional amendment taking the par
doning power away from the governor and
vesting It In a board of pardons. Page 1.
Mike Lee proposes a constitutional
amendment to head off the scheme of rail
roads enjoining payment of their taxes.
Page 1.
X.OCAL.
Omaha Woman's Club denounces the
unsanitary practices ct some local can
ning establishments and asks that legis
lature enact a pure food law for Nebraska,
Page a
Prospect that reduction of grain rates
In Kansas will bring about a reduction
In rates from Nebraska points to Omaha
Page 1.
Sleet storm proves hard on humanity
but more ao on horses, causing several
accidents. Page 10
City council not satisfied' with supreme
court decision and will consider ordinance
to prohibit erection of gas tanks In de
fined territory. Page a
Government rests in Modisett case and
waits to see If pther side will call wit
nesses. Page 5
ACCIDENTS.
Two New York firemen burled by col
lapse of floors of burning building still
alive under derbls. Page 9
LABOR.
Southern Pacific firemen return to work
without prejudice pending arbitration of
certain phases of dispute. 4 Page 3.
aroxTS.
Tel-statn base ball learue comes under
the protection of the national agreement.
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COUSTCXXi BTjTTPPB AJT9 ZOWA
Coroner's Jury at Missouri Valley un
able to fix cause of fire In Pullman car in
which one life was lost Page L
Councilman Gaunkeman heads off for the
time the creation pf a new ward. Water
committee not ready to make public tho
report f Engineer Kelrsted. . Page a,
William Rogers, sent to penitentiary for
the murder of saloon keeper William For
ney In Council Bluffs, wants a parole, al
leging new evidence of his innocence.
Page a
BURGLARS ASSIST DEFAULTER
Bate at Peoria Blown Open aad Rec
ords Against Dougherty
Are Burned.
PEORIA, III. Jan. 7. Some time during
last night the safety vault at the publto
library was blown up and all records of
the N. C Daugherty case were stolen and
afterward burned in the furnace in the
building. Daugherty Is now in the Joliet
penitentiary and the destruction of these
records may be the means of releasing his
bondsmen. The police have no clew to the
perpetrators, but believe it to have been
the work of expert cracksmen, assisted by
some one familiar vlth the building.
Entrance to .the office of Superintendent
'of School Sirilth was effected through the
back door of the library building. A half
Inch hola was bored In the safe door at
exactly the, right place. Evidently nitro
glycerin was used to blow the door. The
Inside door was locked with a key and a
hole was also bored there and this door
blown open. Only documents which bear
on the Daugherty scandal were taken.
Some private papers belonging to the secre
tary were confiscated and U6 in money.
Nothing was taken from the superin
tendent's office. The Janitor found a large
bundle of half burned papers In the fur
nace In the basement this morning, which
proved to be those from the safe. The
following Is a list of Daugherty's bonds
men: Richard A. Culter, L. F. Hough
ton, W, M. Benton, William H. Miller,
Benjamin F. Blossom, Richard W. Kemp
shall, Matthias Hoffman and O. J. Bailey.
NEGRO SUSPECT ARRESTED
Corporal Knowlee of Tweaty-Bftfe Ia-
fantry Believed to Bo Man Who
Shot Captain Macklin.
FORT RENO, Okl., Jan. 7. The finding
of a khaki Jacket, one aleeve of which was
covered with blood and punctured presum
ably by a bullet,, led to the arrest this
afternoon of Corporal Knowlea of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, colored, on the
charge of murderously tsrultlng Captain
Edgar B. Macklin on the night of, De
cember SI. When arrested the negro officer
was found to have a severe flesh wound
in the wrist, which he Is aald to have been
treating himself for over three weeks. The
wounded wrlat is declared to have been In
flicted by the same slse bullet as went
through the sleeve of the Jacket, which
bore Knowles' Initials.
The Jacket which led to Knowles arrest
was found near the fort Sunday by two
boys, in the direction taken by the blood,
hounda that followed tha trail of Macklln'a
assailant. Knowles refuses to talk, and
Major Penrose, commanding officer at Fort
Reno refuses to give any Information con
cerning the a rr st.
INAUGURATION IN A CHURCH
New Governor of Colorado to Take
Oatfe of OOtce In Moose of
Worship.
DENVER, Jan. 7. Rev. Henry A. Buck
tel. D. D.. chancellor of Denver university,
will be Inaugurated as governor of Colorado
tomorrow In Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church, which was built during his pastor
ate. Protests were made In the general
aasembly today against having the inaugu
ral ceremonies held In a church, but the
arrangements made by the committee in
charge of the Inauguration In accordance
with tha governor-elrct's wUbes were al
lowed to staud.
GRAIN RATES MAY GO DOWN
Eclsdulei ia Nebraska Likely to Fall With
Those ia Kansas.
LATTER'S LINES PROMISE REDUCTION
Theory Is Therefore tho Roads la
This State Will Bo Forced
to Take Similar
Action,
Grain rates from Nebraska points to
Omaha are In a fair Way to be reduced.
In a roundabout way this will come In
time, according to the belief of the grain
men. The Kansas lines have promised a
reduction in grain rates from Kansas
points to the Missouri river markets, in
cluding Atchison and Leavenworth. As
Kansas City generally gets the same rates
from Kansas points as these towns It Is
presumed the rates will be made to Kansas
City also. The deduction Is that the rail
roads will be forced to meet the reduction
by a similar reduction to Omaha from Ne
braska points.
The Kansas Railroad commission has re
quested a reduction bV made In grain rates
within the state of Kansas and the rail
roads will comply with the request. The
rate men of -the various Interested lines
are now meeting In Kansas City to arrange
a new tariff. Just what the reduction will
be has not been determined. Howard
Bruner, chief clerk In the freight depart
ment of the Union Pacific, la representing
that road at the meeting.
Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo.,
are on the same basis, and Kansas City,
Kan., will get the same rates from within
the state as are made to Leavenworth. It
Is said the railroads will then have to
make a similar reduction to Omaha and
other Missouri river points.
Rates fey Classification.
Out of S22 Items on the docket which will
be considered by the Western Classification
committee at St. Augustine, Fla., next
week, Omaha Is directly Interested In
eighty-three, and regarding that many pro
posed changes local Jobbers have expressed
themselves for or against. The expres
sions are mostly against and are In op
position to the demand for eastern Job
bers for reduction In classification . on loss
than carload lots, and the demand of east
ern manufacturers for mixed carload rat
ings. Omaha asks a carload rating on hats and
caps and boots and shoes, which It has
never had. It asks a reduction on certain
kinds of glassware and on oakum, of which
about fifty carloads annually are used In
Omaha and South Omaha. It asks a lower
classification on chocolate In less than car
loads and the establishment of a carload
rate.
The docket proposes a charge of 110 per
cent of the regular rate on package goods
containing premiums. Omaha Jobbers de.
sire that a heavier charge be made.
Commissioner Guild of the Omsba Com
mercial club will attend the meeting at St.
Augustine. He will go Tuesday to Chi
cago to meet the subcommittee with which
he must confer, and will go with that
committee to Florida.
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WHITE STAR CHANGES ROUTE
Bonthamnton Made Port of Call for
Pnrt of Fleet Instead of
Liverpool.
LONDON, Jan. T. The decision of the
White Star line to remove part of its ser
vice from Liverpool to Southampton Is con
sidered to be a significant and far-reaching
movement by the British lines to regain,
control of the passenger traffic to and from
the continent. The German and American
lines have gradually been absorbing the
cream of the passenger traffic at continen
tal ports, as their landings at Cherbourg
and Southampton tapped all Europe,
whereas Liverpool tapped only England
and some of the northern European traffic.
The great tide of American tourists desired
flexibility of routes, permitting them to ar
rive and depart at or from the continent,
as well as from England, which Increased
the disadvantages of Liverpool. The White
Star's removal, therefore, challenges foreign
control of the continental traffic, and It Is
generally considered to be preliminary to
similar action on the part of other British
lines, particularly the Cunard line.
The movement Is likely to exert consider
able influence on the maritime Importance
of Liverpool and Southampton. In shipping
circles there Is no doubt ' that Liverpool
will maintain its' supremacy as the chief
Atlantic port, but the tendency Is steadily
in favor of iports on the English channel,
owing to their proxlmlnty to the continent.
Southampton already Is preparing to make
heavy expenditures. Including the construc
tion of docks capable of receiving the
largest liners.
Another feature which Is arousing strong
feeling is the effect of the arrival of the
American mails. It Is contended that the
malls will be greatly delayed by the adop
tion of the Southampton route. The urban
council of Queenstown today strongly crit
icised this aspect of the change, and It was
pointed out that to send the malls to South
ampton would Inconvenience two-thirds of
the business people of England.
REVOLUTIONISTS STEAL CODE
glx Roasian Terrorists Saved from
Gallows by Ceo of Forged
Telegram.
ODF.SSA. Jan. 7. Six terrorists have
been saved from the gallows by resource
ful revolutionists here, who conceived the
bold p'an Of utilising the official cipher to
hoodwink the governor general. The terror
ists had been tried by court-martial and
sentenced to death and were awaiting exe
cution, when the governor general received
a telegram from St. Petersburg, apparently
bearing the signature of General Pavloff,
to the military procurator, conveying' the
emperor's order to commute the death sen
tences to hard labor for life. The order
was officially put In force, but the authori
ties have now ascertained that It was s
clever forgery on the part of the revolu.
ttonlsts, who by some means obtained
access to the governmental private coda
Ralsonll Mot Yet Caught.
TANGIER, Jan. 7. No confirmation has
been received of the reported capture of
Ralsoull. The latter Is now understood to
have sought refuge with his brother-in-law,
Zllatn, who has offered to deliver the bandit
chief into the bands of the Moroccan war
minister for a large sum of money. The
flight of Ralsoull has had a salutary effect
on the Andjarraa and. other tribes who
were ready to Join Ralsoull's forces had
the latter been victorious.
British Skips for Jamestown.
LONDON. Jan. 7. The selection of the
first division, of the armored cruiser squad
ron to represent Great Britain at the
Jamestown military review waa today offi
cially conveyed to the American embassy
by the admiralty.
OUSTER SUIT AGAINST MAYOR
Attorney General Starts Case to Test
McClellan's Right to
Office.
NEW YORKv Jan. 7. Attorney General
Jackson today entered suit In the Vnlted
States court against George B. McCIellnn,
praying that the latter be ousted from the
office of mayor of the city of New York on
the ground that he has usurped such office,
whereas William Randolph Hearst Is legally
entitled to the same.
It Is stated that this new proceeding
has nothing to do with the quo warranto
action which last week was temporarily
enjoined at the application of Mayor Mo
Clellan. A summons was served upon Mayor Mc
Clellan at the city halU The complaint
states that In the election of 1905 Mr. Hearst
"was duly and legally elected mayor." It
alleges that ballots legally marked for
Hearst t were counted for McClellan, and
that these "miscounts" formed the basis, of
the returns of the vote. It Is claimed that
men not entitled to vote were allowed to
vote for McClellan, and that In many other
ways the election laws were violated.
Votes cast for Hearst, It declared, were not
counted In a number of districts.
"Notwithstanding the election of said
Hearst." the complaint concludes, "George
B. McClellan has usurped and Intruded Into
and now unlawfully usurps and holds" the
office of Mayor.
The complaint prays that "Mr. McClellan
be ousted and excluded from said office and
that the plaintiff (the people) may recover
of the defendant the coats and disburse
ments of this action."
Mayor McClellan refused today to discuss
the case,
E. L. Richards, jr.. of Mayor McClellan's
counsel, Issued a statement outlining the
mayor's position regarding the Jackson
suit. The statement declares that the mayor
is Justified In hesitating to submit his rights
to an attorney general "so careless of his
dignity, so reckless of his conduct, so con
temptuous of the law." The statement
says:
In the orderly course of Justice It had
been determined that a suit against Mayor
McClellan to test the title to his office
ought not, In reason and Justice, to be
brought. This decision was arrived at by
the republican attorney general.
At the Invitation of the succeeding attor
ney genera! Mr. Hearst was asked to renew
his application for an action, which he has
done. Then Mayor McClellan asked the
court whether the new attorney general had
power to reverse tne decision ot nis preae
ceeeor on the same facts.
The court has made an order and Issued
Its writ of prohibition against the attorney
general forbidding him to determine the
question as to his rlxht to revers ' l
predeevrsor's action. The attorney general
immediately tnereaner aeterminen tnat ne
has tho power and brought suit. When the
writ was served he Immediately came to
New York and sought the counsel of Mr.
Hearst and his attorney They advised
the defiance of the court's great writ. The
attorney general forsook the dignity of his
office and of his own autonomy, violated
his oath of office to maintain the law and
inaugurated a r!gn of "riot."
Mayor McClellan is certainly Justified In
hesitating to submit any light of his to a
tribunal so reckless, outrageous and riotous
as that of the present attorney general.
With an Incumbent careless of his dig
nity, so reckless of ,.Js conduct, so con
temptuous of the law, a court' only of Im
peachment might adequately deal, and the
sooner the better.
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 7. In view of the
precedence given In the courts to actions
begun by the attorney general, the suit of
ouster against Mayor McClellan will come
to trial atonce. . Ai ney General Jackson,
said this afternoofr- 'that this action would
take the place of that proposed on the rela
tion of Mr. Hearst himself, further proceed
ings In which were enjoined Saturday by
the supreme court.
CASSATT'S WILL IS FILED
Estate of Over Five Million Dollars
Divided Between Members
of Family.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7. Ths will of the
late A. J. Cassatt, president of the Penn
sylvania railroad, containing two codicils,
was filed today. It disposes of his estate,
estimated to be worth more than 15,000,000.
The entire estate goes to the widow, three
surviving children and two sona-ln-law.
To the widow Is bequeathed all the per-
j sonal property and most of the family resi
dence properties.
To Dr. James P. Hutchinson, husband of
Mr. Cassatt' s deceased daughter, he be
queaths $2S,000, and to W. Plunkett Stewart,
husband of Mr. Cossatt's living daughter,
the same sum, but by a codicil this latter
was Increased to $100,000.
One codicil authorises the executors to
erect a new home adjoining his Cheswold
estate for the use of his daughter, Mrs,
Stewart.
The sum of $100,000 is bequeathed to Rob
ert Kelso Cassatt for the purpose of estab
lishing him in business with W. Plunkett
Stewart.
The residue of the estate Is left In trust
and 40 per cent of the Income Is to be paid
to the widow and the remainder in equal
shares to the three surviving children.
POLICE WILL SEIZE COAL
Ban Francisco Officials Take Forcible
. Steps to Beeare Snpply of
Fnel For Schools.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. Under orders
of Chief of Police Dlnan and at the request
of the Board of Education, a detail of
twenty policemen will mount a train of
wagons tomorrow and go to the bunkers
of ths Western Fuel company to seise coal
for the use of the school houses.
Three schools, ths Falrmount, the Frank
lin and the Columbia, had to be dismissed
today because of the lack of fuel. The
man who has the contract to supply the
school department with coal declares that
the Western Fuel company will not sell
hint coal at the figure named in the con
tract and that the fuel company alleges
that it has no coal on hand to supply any
contracts notwithstanding the ship Sheila,
laden with 6,000 tons, consigned to the
Western Fuel company, reached port yes
terday. School Directors Boyle and Oliver made
the request on Chief Dlnan for the police
men. MANY DIE IN LOS ANGELES
Health Official Baye Kpldemlo of
Paeamonla la Dno to Poor
Gas Service.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.-Dr. L. M.
Powers, president of, the city Board of
Health, stated today that thirty-one deatha
in this city w.thln the last few weeks,
caused from pneumonia, were attributable
In a direct way to the poor gas service and
fuel famine. The "off and on" gas service
nearly caused three deaths again today
from asphyxiation. Mr. and Mrs. Turn
marble of 176 Weet Jefferson street and
Percy Vlckers of Ut South Main street
were rendered unconscious from the fumes
of gas. which bad stopped flowing suddenly
In the pipes and then cams through the
open jets.
MONEY ASKED FOR MISSOURI
Nebraska Delseation Working to Eeonn at
Appropriation From Coacma,
BENSON fQSTOFUCE GOES UP A NOTCH
All of tho Nebraska Delegation F.
eept Klnkald, Who la In Panama,
Kow Preaent nt Session
of Congress.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. (Special Tele
gramsThe Nebraska 'delegation In con
gress, prompted not only by resolutions
adopted by the Commercial club and Grain
exchange of Omaha, but by cltlsens living
along the Missouri river, will take up act
ively before the river and harbors com
mittee of the house an appropriation for
the Improvement of the Missouri river.
Representative Kennedy today received the
resolutions adopted at a Joint meeting of
the Commercial club and Grain exchange
of Omaha and will use them with the house
committee for the purposes desired. These
resolutions recite that the Jobbing trade
of Omaha during the last year amounted
to )S5,000,000; that the city Is ons of the
great live stock and grain markets of the
country, having received last year live
stock to the value of 190,429,000; that 45.000,
000 bushels of grain were received, and that
the city, Including South Omaha, was
equipped with elevators having a capacity
of 8,000,000 bushels; that there Is great de
mand for water transportation from
Omaha to the gulf ports and that the Mis
souri river Is navigable from Omaha to the
gulf and has ben successfully used; that
said river la now being used and navigated
as far north as Kansas City and that a
corporation recently has been formed In
Omaha for the purpose of establishing a
line of barges propelled by steam to be
operated from Omaha to Kansas City snd
St. Louis; that in consequence of these
conditions an agresslve movement should
be Inaugurated for the purpose of securing
a large appropriation, at least $2,000,000 per
year, for improving the Missouri river at
or near Omaha and between Omaha and
Kansas City. The resolutions urge the
senators and members of the Nebraska
delegation to co-operate with the delega
tions along the Missouri river to secure an
adequate appropriation, to the end that the
river may be more successfully and safely
used for the purposes of navigation. Tha
resolutions are signed by Frank W. Jud-
son, president of the Omaha Commercial
club, and O. W. Wattles, president of the
Omaha Grain exchange.
Faith in Boat Line.
J. W. Guild, commissioner of the Com
mercial club. In his letter transmitting the
resolutions of the Joint organisations, con
firms the report that a movement Is on
foot to establish a line of barges plying
between Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis,
and states that a committee consisting of
Messrs. - Wattles. Pickens, ' Bruce, Smith,
Kelly, Glass, Stors snd Merrlam has been
appointed to draw up articles of Incorpora
tion.. That It Is the Intention to start with
a capital stock of $100,000 and commence
work when $10,000 has been paid up. Mr.
Guild concludes., his letter as follows: . If
the enthusiasm which has prevailed at this
meeting meets with no setback the project
will go through without a doubt snd our
people expect goods to be brought in on
boats this coming season."
Benson Raised a Point.
Representative Kennedy has been notified
by the Postoflice department that the
Benson postofflce has passed from the
fourth to the third or presidential class. It
Is expected that Postmaster J. H. McGuire
will be continued In office.
Office Goes Besrsrtnsr.
Congressman Kennedy had an Interview
with the first assistant postmaster general
this morning In relation to the postofflce
at Avery, Sarpy county. The department
under Its rules, objects to the present post
master, A. .R. Bradley, on the ground that
he lives In Omaha and not In Avery. An
effort has been made by the department
and congressman to find a suitable person
for postmaster who lives In Avery or within
delivery distance of the office, but so far
they have not succeeded. In the meantime
the office has been discontinued and Its
patrons served through rural free delivery.
This Is not satisfactory to the people, and
they want the office re-established. The
first assistant postmaster general has prom
ised Mr. Kennedy that he will re-establish
the office If a suitable resident postmaster
can be found to take the office. It is under
stood Paul Smith, who lives near Averr
and geta mall through that office, would
be appointed If he would agree to give his
personal supervision to tha office. In that
case Bradley, former postmaster, would
probably act as assistant
Personal Mention.
Congressman Pollard, wife and baby ar
rived In Washington on Saturday and have
gone to housekeeping at the Sherman
apartments.
Representative McCarthy of the Third
district arrived In town yesterday and was
on the floor of the house today as were all
the members of the Nebraska delegation,
with the single exception of Judge Kln
kald, who has not yet returned from Pan
ama. Congressman Smith of the Council Bluffs
district reached Washington yesterday.
Senator Allison arrived in Washington
late this afternoon.
K Senator Dolllver has also returned from
Iowa and with the entire Iowa delegation
now present In Washington it is expected
that the subject of federal patronage for
j that state will be taken up in a few days
through a caucus of the members. It waa
! intimated tonight that Senator Dolllver
might desire a postponement of the parcell
ing out of offices until after hia election as
senator. It waa, however, suggested by a
member of the delegation that be thought
It would be good policy on Dolllver's part
to get the federal patronage out of the way
before the legislature takes a vote on his
successor.
Kxperlmeatal Irrigation Forms.
Senator Warren today introduced a bill
appropriating $60,000 to aid In the settlement
and Irrigation of land Included In national
reclamation projects. Mr. Warren's plan
Is to set aside forty acres In all reclamation
projects for experiments In Irrigation and
drainage, and to place such land at the
disposal of the secretary of agriculture
whenever requested so to do by that official,
the water necessary to be furnished free
of charge. The secretary of agriculture is
directed to conduct on said tracts of land.
In connection with the experiment stations.
I experiments and investigations to determine
the best and moat economical methods of
preparing land for Irrigation and for apply
ing water to crops and for preventing or
removing by drainage Injuries caused by
seepage water and alkali.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Representative Pollard today recom
mended Arthur J. Tangeman for postmaster
j,CvaUaud ua beouud Pge.
GRAFT AND BUNKO MIXED
Envelopes Chansred on Man Who Was
to Distribute TO,M0 Bribing
Fnnd In Plttsbnrsr.
PITT8BVRO, Jan. 7.-Sn8atlonal testi
mony was given today In the $70,000 "graft
scandal" In connection with the ordinance
to give the Pittsburg and Tube City Rail
road company an entrance Into Tlttsburg,
when William A. Martin, a member of the
common council was put on trial charged
with aollcltlng a bribe for the passage ot
the ordinance.
J. H. Mllholland. a civil engineer for the
railroad company testified that he had
placed a $j0,000 certified check In a safe de
posit box which was to have been given
to Martin and waa told by President C. 8.
Cameron, of the Pltsburg & Tube City
railroad. In Martin's presence that the al
leged bribe money was Increased from $S0,-
000 to $70,000 In order to get sufficient vote
to pass the Tube City ordinance over the
mayor's veto. This $70,000, according to
Mllholland, was deposited In a safety de
posit box for Martin. Mllholland kept the
key, which Martin later ordered him to
return to Cameron, remarking that he "had
been trimmed again," and that the money
was not there.
C. R. Richardson, a broker, testified that
Martin had been deceived by means of two
envelopes, one containing the check and
another empty. The scheme, Richardson
said, was worked In Martin's presence. Mar
tin afterward refused to be searched for
the money, but It was found later by a de
tective agency, which received $10,000 for
Ite work.
GIBBONS REPLIES TO BRIAND
Quotation Credited to French Minis
ter Was Printed In the London
Satnrday Review.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 7. Since Cardinal
Gibbons Issued his statement of December
23 regarding the church trouble in France
he has received many inquiries asking for
his authority as to the quotations cited by
him from public utterances of M. Brland.
French minister of public worship. The
cardinal credited M. Brland as saying:
The time has come to root up from the
minds of French children the ancient faith
which has served Its purpose, and replace
It with the light of free thought; It Is time
to get rid of the 7hristian Idea, We have
hunted Jesus Christ out of the army, the
navy, the schools, the hospitals, Insane
and orphan asylums and law courts, and
now we must hunt Him out of the state
altogether.
i Premier Clemenceau has denied, on the
authority of M. Brland. that the latter, as
minister, ever delivered any such state
ment ss is given in the second sentence
of the foregoing excerpt.
Cardinal Gibbons stated today that the
quotations were taken from the London
Saturday Review of August 18 and August
26, 1906.
W. E. BORAH FOR SENATOR
Idaho Republican Cancas I'nanl
monsly Endorses nominee of
State Convention.
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 7. The republican
members of the legislature met In Joint
caucus tonight and adopted the following
resolution:
Resolved. That W. E. Borah be declared
the nominee of this caucus for United
States senator and that he be given the
unanimous vote of the republican members
of the legislature for that office at the time
provided by law for said vote to be taken.
Mr. Borah was nominated by tha repub
lican state convention for the position and
the republican caucus formally ratified that
nomination.
The Idaho state legislature convened here
today. The house- elected J. Frank Hunt
of Bannock county as speaker. C. H. Nu
gent of Idaho county waa elected president
of the aenate. Frank R. Gooding, who be
gan his second term as governor today,
and all the other state officers were sworn
In. Governor Gooding's message will be
delivered to the legislature tomorrow.
ORIGIN OF FIRE A MYSTERY
Coroner's Jary I'nnble to Fix C'nnse
of Loo Is DeLnrlo's
Dent a.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., Jan. 7. (Spe
cial.) The Jury In the coroner's Inquest
over Louis De Lario, the victim of the
fire in a Pullman car near Loveland, re
turned the following verdict:
In the matter of the Inquest held upon
the body of Louis De Lario, held at Missouri
Valley, Ia., January 6 and 7, 1907: We the
Jury In said inquest duly and legally sworn
and empaneled, find that said Louis Da
Lario cuine to his death by fire or asphyx
ratlon, said fire originating In or near sec
tion 12. on car known as Pullman car Red
field, said car at said time being a part
of train No. 8, on the morning of January
t. 1907, on Chicago and Northwestern rail
road, between Loveland and Missouri Val
ley, Ia., and the origin of the fire Is un
known to the Jury.
FORMER SHERIFF ARRESTED
Flret Act of New Official Is to Serve
tho Warrant on Bis
Predecessor.
CASPER, Wyo., Jan. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) Frank K. Webb, whose term of
offli e as sheriff of Natrona county expired
today, was Immediately arrested by his
succetsor. Jess A. "ShefTner, on the charge
of wilful neglect of duty as sheriff. The
speclflo allegation Is that Webb permitted
Harvey Williams to escape from the county
Jail, where he was confined on a felonious
assault charge. Williams escaped about
three weeks ago. Webb gave bond In the
sum of $1,500 for his appearance at district
court.
ADOLPHUS BUSCH IS BETTER
Crisis la Condition of Brewer Passes
Safely and His Recovery
Is Expected.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7. Adolphus Busch. who
suffered a relapse yesterday, making the
second since he became 111 with pneumonia
ten daya ago, waa reported this morning as
improving. One of the attending physicians,
Dr. Flschel, said: "We now have no reason
to believe that Mr. Busch will not get well.
The crisis has paused favorably and I can
say without reserve that be will recover."
PENSIONS FOR PROFESSORS
Rockefeller Will Endow Fnnd for
Sapernnnnated Instrnctors of
I'nlverslty of Cbleaco.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7. Announcement waa
made today by the I'nlverslty of Chicago
trustees that John D, Rockefeller would In
the near future endow the unlveraity with
$3,000,000 for the purpoae of maintaining a
fund for pensioning superannuated profes
sors ai ths luaUtutlou.
MIKE LEE HAS BOMB
Proposes to Thrsw It Into Bailroad Camp
On CoQanins? of Legislature,
AMENDMENT TO SHUT OUT TAX 00DSING
Froridei Knt Tint Fay Taxei in Fall and
Tfata Bne to Eocorer.
NEW MEMBERS WIN SENATE COMMITTEES
JXin; of Polk to be Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee.
QIBS0N GOES TO MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Hart of York Has a Proposed Con
tltntlonal Amendment to Take
tho Pardoning Tower Away
From Governor.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 7.MSpedal Telegram.)
Mike Lee of Douglas county will throw a
bomb Into the railroad camp tomorrow,
when he Introduces a Joint resolution pro
viding for an amendment to the constitu
tion that no suit may be filed In any court
against the state to enjoin the collection
of taxes or to declare taxes Invalid until
after the taxes levied have been actually
paid. Then suit may be brought to recover.
Mr. Lee came down from Omaha tonight
with' his resolution all ready to Introduce
when that order of business is reached. ,
Inasmuch as two railroads have enjoined
the collection of their taxes and have ma
terially Injured the various school districts
In the atate, especially In the western por
tion, as well as depriving the state of about
$100,000, Mr. Lee believes his resolution will
strike a responsive chord and will be
passed practically unanimously.
The house committees will be ready for
announcement In the morning, though It
Is probable the senate committees will be
delayed. While It Is not certain who has
won out. all along the line In the senate
affairs it is known that the new members
have scored on the first big fight, that of
the chairmanship of the Judiciary com
mittee. This place has been awarded to
King of Polk county. His opponent was
Thomaa of Douglas, who waa backed by
the old members on the committee. Phillips
of Holt voted 'with the new members on
this proposition and the Indications are tha
new members will organise all the com
mittees. The committee was In session
until nearly midnight, but none of ths
members would talk of what had been ac
complished. It Is tolerably certain, how
ever, that Gibson will get the chairmanship
of the committee on municipal affalra snd
Thomaa the chairmanship of the revenue
committee. It la likely also that Aldrtch
will get the chairmanship of ths railroad
committee.
In the house It Is predicted with some
foundation for the guess that Harrison of
Otoe will head the railroad committee.
The State Board of Publlo Lands and
Buildings this afternoon reappointed all of
tha old Janitors and seieotod John C. Derby
of Lincoln as mail carrier In place of
Colonel Richards, who has held the place
for a number of years.
Move for a Pardon Board.
Representative Hart of Tork county Is
preparing a resolution to be introduced In
the house to appoint a committee to pre
pare a Joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing for a pardon board.
The amendment Mr. 'Hart has in mind
would take from the governor the power to
grant pardons and confer It upon a board.
The contemplated action of the York
county member has been inspired by a
study of the pardon, commutation and pa
role record of former Governor Mickey.
To prevent a repetition of the abuse of the
parole law especially, Mr. Hart would
place this matter under the absolute con
trol of a board of pardons. Mr. Hart be
lieves there will be little trouble in getting
the adoption of a constitutional amendment
removing from the governor the authority
to paaa upon these matters at all and con
fer the power upon a board. Mr. Hart
believes also the chief executive should be
relieved of this duty, as It requires much
of his Urns which should be devoted to
other duties. v
A majority of the members who went
homo during the adjournment have returned
and are prepared to get down to business
In the morning, and each of them ex
pressed the belief the week would ses fire
fly. Business will begin at ones snd It
seems to be ths Impression It will not let
up. ,
Trip Homo Does Good.
Ths trip home has had a good effect on
some of the members who sidestepped ths
sentiment of the platform in voting against
the anti-lobby resolution. One member
said he had been Jumped on tha minute be
sot home because he had voted against ths
resolution. He said ha fiiliy agreed with
the sentiment expressed In the resolution,
but he had been Informed by someone thers
was another motlun of like character
shortly to be made and the resolution which
carried was to be voted down. He had no
desire, he said, to sidestep the platform
pledges and hereafter would be on the right
side of the questions, whether it looked
like grandstand or not.
Fries of Howard has a resolution provid
ing for a constitutional amendment enlarg
ing the field of Investment for the perma
nent school fund. In his resolution he pro
vides these funds cun be Invested tut only
in United States and state securities, but
In county, municipal and school district
bonds. This Is In Una with the recom
mendation of Treasurer Mortensen to the
last legislature and in line with a resolu
tion Introduced In the last legislature, but
which failed of passage. The permanent
school fund has now reached the enormous
sum of over $7,000,000, and it is a question
where the money can be invested. State
securities pay about $ per cent Interest,
while municipal and school district bonds
pay almost twice that amount. Tha school
land leases pay per cent, but these leases
ars rapidly being transferred Into sales, and
the money derived therefrom has to ba In
vested at $ per oent or a little more, redu
cing the Income Just that much,
Burlington Lobbyist Frank Toung called
at the stats house today and peeped In the
senate chamber and representative hall. Kd
Beach, chairman of the legislative oommlt
tee cf the County Commissioners' associa
tion, which Just finished Its annual meeting
at Kearney, came through Lincoln this
afternoon snd visited the state house. Mr.
Beach said he did not know what legislation
would come up in which the commissioners
will be interested, as he left the meeting
before it was over. He Intends to remove
his family to Lincoln In the spring.
Farmers l.rad la l.rglslatore.
As usual In a Nebraska legltlature farm
ers predominate In the houxe and lawyers
In the senate,. In the entire legislature
there are fUt farmers, ul wboui twr-tLres)
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