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The Omaha Daily Bee Year Mmy Werth THE OMAHA DEC Best & West HEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 8. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1907-SIXTEEN TAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. vol: xxxvi-no. 185. OHIO ON RAMPAGE River U Eiiine at Near' All Pointa Eetweea Pittsburg and Cairo. HEAVY-RAINFALL THROUGHOUT VALLEY flearly All Tributary Etreami Axe Also Rising Etpidly. SIXTY-FOOT STAGE AT CINCINNATI munaaanasnn Traffio on Electrio and Eteam Ballroadt Impeded. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HOMELESS Soldiers at Hurhnlrr, Ohio, Guard Effects of Flood Sufferers Ten Thouaid Coal Mlnera Idle In I'pper Valley. CINCINNATI, Jhii. IH. With a second rlae reported at the headquarters of the Ohio the flood outlook tonight la gloomy. Towna along the river are Buffering from crippled communications, limited fuel, sup ply and a shortage of food; thousands of families have been rendered homeless and many thousand men are Idle because of the enforced shutting down of the fac tories. A number of cities are In darkness tonight because of broken gas mains, flooded light plants, etc. Railroads, trac tion and city electric lines were generally crippled along the river. At Ironton more than lot) refugees are in the school house and other vacant buildings; at Newport, Ky., ao families have had to be cared for. In response to a request from the mayor of Manchester, O., Governor Harris late today ordered out ono company of the Sev enth regiment, stationed at Manchester, to guard the property of the flood sufferers. One of the most serious phases of the flood la the prospect of a freight embargo. The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Is sued a sweeping order refusing to accept any freight for delivery within or via Cin cinnati, regardless of destination. The Big Four refused to accept any freight for de livery within the city and the Pennsyl vania declines to take for delivery for Its West End sheds. SHAWNEETOW'N, 111., Jan. 1R. The flood situation Is not so ahirmlng tonight, al though a river stage of fifty feet Is ex pected. The levee Is pronounced by ex perts as In excellent shape and able to withstand the strain of the rise. Shawneetown lies In an elbow of the Ohio river and Is protected by a dyke on the eaHt and south. When the river Is In flood the surface of . the water Is six to eight feet above the street level In the lower part of the town. In April, 1898,. the city was Inundated by the river, which broke through the dike on the northeastern side and twenty-nine people lost their Uvea, The dikaa were repaired after this calam ity, and It 'was believed they could with stand any stage of water. A lieu bony la Falling. riTTSBrHa, Jam 1S.-A. gradual fall In the Allegheny river during the last twenty- lour liuura imv gimiy imiiuveu wiv silua- tlon at Bprlngdale. The water has ceased to flow over the dam and Is now passing down at either end of It. The Allegheny river is falling at the head waters, but the Monongahela Is still rising at all points. Brownsville has thirty four feet of water on the marks and It Is rising two Inches an hour. Half the house In West Brownsville are said to be sub merged. Conditions along the Monongahela valley were reported much worse at noon. At McKeesport high wator has forced suspension of operations, f. the tin plate works and other - plants, fciaklng several thousand men Idle. If the rise continues a number of the mills of the National Tube works will have to close down. Fayette City Is surrounded by water and many people have removed from their resi dences. Nearly every house In Black Diamond -Is flooded and all the residents are living In the upper stories. Along the Pittsburg, Virginia Y Charleston division of the Pennsylvania railroad the Monongahela flood has risen so high that tracks are In danger and traffic may be suspended to night. All the coal mines In the valley have shut down and 10,000 miners are temporarily out of employment. River Truffle Paralysed. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Jan. 18.-There has been a rise of from three to four feet dur ing the last twenty-four hours In the Ohio river from Pittsburg to Louisville. Condi tions Indicate a stage of 3t feet, if not more, at Vioulsvllle and 64 feet at Madison, Ind., by Saturday night. The river rose nearly two feet last night and Is coming up stead ily. Many mercantile houses have been compelled to remove stocks. City firemen have been busy all day removing families from their homes In lower residence sec tions. All Invalids were taken to the city hospital in ambulances. Klver traffic Is paralysed and the busi ness houses along the river front are suffer ing heavy loss. Trafno on the Prospect Interurban line was suspended owing to the flooded tracks. The water from the Ohio baa backed up Into Harris creek and Oooae creek and haa made a lake several miles Id length from the Bear Grass valley. Traffic was sus pended over a portion of the Parkland ear line today. Evansvtlle reports the Ohio still rising, with hard rains there and in places along the Wabash, A dUipatch from Jackson, Ky., says the Kentucky river haa risen eighteen feet there In the last two days. This stream passes through Frankfort and empties into the Ohio at Carrollton, Ky., fifty miles above Louisville. Flood al Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, O.. Jan. 18,-The river hus exoeeded SI feet here and la now rising two Inches per hour. The water is en croaching on portions of the business and residence districts and hundred are pre paring to move ta anticipation of several Icet of water. Nearly l.OUO people have been driven to shelter In schools and vacant buildings. WOOL GR0WERS TALK SHOP Vatloaal Association Dlsenaaes Treat ment nf KMsaai. of keep. SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. l.-Tn conven tion of the National Wool Growers' aaaocl lilou today wan devoted to the reoolvlng of tddrusaes aial discussions. Dr. K. D. Titus tt Minneapolis discussed "Oovenxnect Plus'' Mid Kolwrt Taylor of Abbott. Neb.. pr. pooled 'The lb at Methods of S.b Erudi- . i'ii,aain ti's SLaadavnaL SUMMARY OF TUE BEE Saturday, January ltt, 1BOT. 1907 JANUARY 190? turn mom rut wto X ? I 2 6 7 8 9 13 II 15 16 20 21 22 2: 27 28 29 C .1 THE WX,BEB FORKCAHT FOR NEBRASKA Snow or rain Saturday. Sunday partly cloudy and colder, prolmhly rain In north portion. FOR BOAST FOR IOWA Rain or snow Saturday and probably Sunday; colder Sunday. Temperature at Omaha: Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg. $ a. m 35 1 p. m 29 6 a. m as 2 p. m 30 1 a. m 2g 8 p. m 31 8 a. m '.' 4 p. m 31 a. m -x 6 p. m 31 10 a. m 27 p. m 81 11 a. m at 7 p. m 3! 12 a. m 2 8 p. m 32 9 p. m 11 DOMESTIC. Ohio river continues to rise at nearly all points between Pittsburg and Cairo. Page 1 Dun's review of trade shows produc tion and distribution still at high tide and collections sod. Page 16 WASHINGTON. Despite Congressman Kennedy's objec tions, river and harbors committee agrees to $150,000 appropriation for Missouri river Improvement to be used between St. Louts and Kansas City and only $100,000 to be for use between Kansas City and Slpux City. Page a Government files test suits In state and federal courts to test California law pro viding separate schools for oriental chil dren. Page 6 House adopts senate amendment raising salaries of senators and representatives without making record vote. Page 4 Senate passes a resolution pnovldlng for an Investigation of the lumber Industry. Page 4 X.OOAX. Address read at funeral of the late J. B. Kitchen which was written by him self lust November when he saw death approaching. Page Grain dealers assert Representative Cone was correct In his charge that St. Louis doctors the grading of grain. Page a Chief Donahue calls back order Issued by Mayor Dahlman and orders police tp enforce the Sunday closing law. Page 1 Plttman, the colored man who holds up paymaster of the Her Grand hotel, pleads guilty and gets fourteen years In the penitentiary. Page 11 Carl Reynolds, young Omaha man ar rested In Lincoln, Is positively Identified by Julius Waxenberg and James R. O'Hanlon as man who robbed former In his store night of January 8 and accused of other crimes. Page 11 HEBBAIXA. Sentiment In legislature leans to Idea of leaving the fixing of railroad rates to the commission. , Page 1 Child labor bill generally favored and undoubtedly will pass with amendment making It less stringent In Its application of employmont of children by parents. Page 1 Julius Lutholts, a German farmer liv ing near Tecumseh, and his 17-year-old son are killed by an explosion of dyna mite while breaking frozen ground for a ditch. Faafe 3 Governor and Mrs. Sheldon give flrst of weekly receptions fc members of legis lature. S SPOBT. Wallace and Blaexak fight ten fast rounds to a draw before Osthoff Athletic club. 4 President O'Neill of the Western league appeals to national commission on the To peka draft. " COOTfCIX. BZ.VPP AMD IOWA. Several of Council Bluffs city funds are practically exhausted . and one is over drawn. Pagu 1 Carpenter repairing express bar finds package containing $12,000 In currency. Page 19 POBXIOV. Relief work at Kingston Is progressing on an organized basis, Rumor of tidal wave along coast of Jamaica la not con firmed. ge 1 NEW LAWS IN MISSOURI BUI to Limit Activity and to Tax Corporations Vnder Con sideration. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Jan. 18. In the senate today Senator McAlester Introduced a bill to prevent any railroad In Missouri from voting the majority stock of any other railroad and prohibiting roads held by for eign companies from doing business in the state. The house today paased the flrst bill dur ing the present session of the legislature, taxing the undivided profits In excess of 60 per cent of the capital stock of corpora tions other than rallroada Building and loan associations, banking and Insurance and kindred corporations, which have been exempted from taxation by the laws of the state, are taxed $5 on each $100. The vote on the paaaage was 81 to 49. MERGER OF FREIGHT LINES Mllwuukee Hears that All "Fast Freight" Companies on Vn a der ail! System Will lalto. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18,-The Evening Wisconsin says: The most Important and by far the most sweeping consolidation of freight lines of the great railway systems and combinations of the 'country that has been brought about In years is booked to be made la a short time by the Vanderbllt system. The plana "It Is learned, are now practically matured. The plan la ahsolute consolidation of all of the "fast freight lines" and "dispatch lines" whloh have for years been operated under the general Vanderbllt systems, and will place all the lines under one corpora tionthe Merchants Despatch company. BRYAN SPEAKS AT OLYMPIA Kebraaknn la Addrema to Washington Leglslatnro l'ree Approprlatloa for Alaska Exposition. OLTMP1A, Wash.. Jan la W. J. Bryan addressed the state legislature today. Every member was present and the gal leries were crowded. Mr. Bryan spoke gen erally of legislative matters and made an appeal for a bis; appropriation for the Aiaska-Yukon-Paclflo exposition, saying that ha favored- educational exhibitions of that kind, but was opposed to appropria tions wltlob anracbed petair nXid oarpora- RELIEF WIM AT KINGSTON Carina; for Injured Mid Burjin Dead Progressing on Creaniied Eeaia. NO DEATHS REPORTED AMONG AfcUR.CANS Rumor of Tidal Wave Is Not Cna Mrnied lolled States Warships Land Food and Medical " Supplies. BILLETIS. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 17. Thursday. The streets of this city are now picketed with American guards. Admiral Bvans, st the request of the British authorities, landed a force of marines from the battle ships Missouri and Indiana. Six hunt.. .d bodies have been recovered and more are being constantly found. Dynamite is being employed to clear away the debris of shat tered buildings. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. The situation at Kingston seems to be Improving. Order has been re-established and the work of burying the dead and caring for injured is progressing on an organised basis. The work of sending in relief to the stricken city Is proceeding with energy. Kingston If receiving supplies, as far as possible from the island of Jamaica itself. The American warships in the harbor have put on shore all the foodstuffs and med leal supplies they could spare and the Jamaican authorities have taken charge of the distribution of all provisions In tho city. In addition, relief is being hurried in from outside quarters. The senate yes terday (Friday) passed a bill authorising relief for the stricken Island, the people of the British island of Trinidad have sent a first Installment of relief: 11. M. 8. In defatigable has left Port of Spain, Trini dad, with provisions, clothing and other supplies for the stricken people; the French government has started a cruiser from the Island of Martinique with supplies for Kingston; the Mansion House fund In Lon don Is growing rapidly and the British authorities are perfecting the details of relief on a large scale and. In addition, various other steamers are either on their way or about to start for Kingston with food, clothing and medicines aboard. Tidal Wave Henort I nconflrmed. The report that a tidal wave had dev astated the southern shore of Jamaica had not been confirmed up to a very late hour tonight. Cable communication with the Island has been partly restored, but even so, messages from Jamaica are com ing through very slowly. The total estimates of deaths remain at about 1,000. Oreat relief Is afforded to all those who have American friends In Jamaica by a statement from the office of the cable company at Kingston, that up to 7 o'clock Thursday evening, no Ameri cans had been reported killed or severely wounded by the earthquake. The list of known victims Is growing and the names of no less than forty persons of more or less prominence In the Jamaican capital already have been given out as dead. About twenty Wrll knowf., people are rer injured or missing. The leports make no mention of further earthquakes and the fires all have been put out. Partial List of Dead. Following Is a revised list of persons re ported as killed. Injured and missing In Kingston. Care has been taken to verify the names as far as possible. The list may contain duplications of names due to errors In transmission or differences In spelling. The names have been compiled from all dispatches which have reached the world from Kingston. iRe. ported dead: BRADLEY. R. W. BRANNBU Mr. (Reported killed in Myrtle Bank hotel). BURROWS. H. CON8TANTINB. CAPTAIN T., superin tendent In Jamaica for the Royal Mall Steam Packet company. DE CORDOVA, EDGAR, owner of a large plantation near Kingston. FEKGL'SSON. SIR JAMES. M. P.. deputy chairman of the Royal Mall Steam Packet company of London. GARDNER, superintendent of posts. OHiKG R, W. G1BB. DR. C. HARDY MAN. MAJOR W. H., of the West Indian regiment, royal army (before reported seriously injured). HON 1 BALI R. D., solicitor. LAMONT. LIEUTENANT J of the West Indian regiment, roal army (before re ported as Captain Lamont). LEADER, LIEUTENANT R. R., West Indian regiment, royal army. LIVINGSTON. G. MN., chief clerk In colonial audit office. LIVINGSTONE, four children (reported killed In Myrtle Bank hotel). LOOKETT, MISS, killed In Jamaica club. MENE1R, DR.. or MAYNIER. MI DDI. ETON, J. W. MoRDKOAI. AINSLFiY, merchant MOitRlS, E., or MAl'RICE. MOTTA. D. I., merchant. MOTTA. DR MT DON. J. R. NATHAN, A. M.. partner In the firm of Nathan. Sherlock & Co. PEKEZ, J., Cuban consul general. PAYNE. J. A. ROBERTSON, DR., (probably Dr. O. D. F. Robertson). ROBERTSON. MRS. DR. SHERLOCK. CHARLES, of the Nathan, Sherlock & Co., Arm. Bl'I.LIVAN. MISS. THOMAS, MltS. cable operator. THWAITES, KR., merchant. VERLIE. BERTIO, solicitor reported be fore Bradley Verley). VERLEY, two other members of Verley family. YOl.'NO. CAPTAIN, commander of the stejtmer A mo. Seven deaths among the European non commissioned officers of the West India regiment of the royal army and their fam ilies. Thirteen native non-commissioned officers and men of the West Indian regiment, royal army, are dead. Ninety school children, reported to have been killed by the collapse of a school building at the first shock. One hundred and twenty Cubana, em ployed In the Machado cigar factory. Thirty-five employes of a local tourist bu reau. Three hundred and forty-three burials have been officially reported. Ko Americans KUled. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.-The State de- partment today was furnished with copKs of cabled reports received by the Western Union from Its Havana manager regarding the Kingston earthquake. One reports says that the latest Information was that no Americans were killed or seriously Injured up to T o'clock January 17. The report further stated that It was estimated that the number of dead would reach 1,000. These reports were furnished the State depart ment by President dowry of the Western Union on Its request for a statement of the situation. The messages are addressed to President Clowry and follow : 'for Jamaica with operators and Insiru I mants, also me. I leal supplies. Latest Infor mation 1 1 vi l II uuimvii i r: ynn i liu rtlU 1- cans. killed or injured up to T p. m, Jan uary 17. Impossible to touch charred remains, mnntlmsxl bo rotunJa ta GAMBLE MEN SPAR FOR TIME Senator May Be Investigated If Committee Is Prompt In Aetlns. PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 18. (Special Tele gram.) Tonight It Is a race between the senatorial election and Time, with the old father badly handicapped by legislative rules; but It Is estimated he can win by a lap and give the investigation committee time to turn around and watch the sena torial election come in a close second. Short order Investigations appeared to be the desire of the senate today, when passing the Cook resolution for that pur pose with an amendment that the Joint committee to be appointed should report not later than Monday, January 21, on the charges against Senator Gamble, and that the report should contain only facts and not conclusions. The adopting of the resolution was unanimous after Its amend ment. The house started to mix things early in the session, and kept it up until the flow of oratory had ceased, with Parmley lead ing on the one side and Glass on the other. The Glass resolution came up on a favora ble committee report and Glass moved that It be placed on third reading under Bus pension of the rules. This was opposed by Parmley, who moved as a substitute a resolution prepared by himself. The sub stitute called for a commission of three from each house, composed of Insurgent, stalwart and democrat, and no election of senator until after the committee reported. After a heated debate this was voted down by 60 to 34. Next an attempt was made to substitute the senate resolution, which had passed, for the house resolution; but this failed, as the majority did not like the provision for a report to tho governor after the adjournment of the session and wanted to know for themselves before they went home. The house then passed Its own resolution, which also requires a report on Gamble by Monday. This action places each house on record for Its own resolu tion, with no action completed In either house. It would be possible. If so desired by Btralning a constitutional point, to se cure the report of the committee of in vestigation by Saturday night, but the regu lar course of procedure Monday would be well gone before any report could be made, with the election of senator fixed by law at noon. Tuesday. The senate passed the anti-lobby hill and IhUI the antl-pasa bill over until tomorrow. The house, on motion of Bratrud, stopped action on the 2-cent fare bill until Thurs day of next week. TELLER DYER IS ACQUITTED Snbtreaanry Official at St. Loals Fonad Not Gnllty of Embesslr ment. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18. David P. Dyer, Jr., son of the United States district attorney and a teller In the local subtreasury, was tonight acquitted by a Jury In the United States district court on a charge of having embezzled $61,300 of government funds. The Jury wns out five hours and the ver dict was greeted with cheers, the court room being nearly filled with friends of the Dyer family and federal employes. Dyr's defense Mf& that, while admitting that his books showed a shortage of the amount stated In the Indictment and that he had falsified the records to cover the discrepancy, that he had no knowledge of how the shortage occurred and that he had refrained from reporting in the hope that he could find and correct the mistake. Judge Carland's Instructions were in part as follows: It must be shown that the defendant felonlouslv converted the public money of the United States. If you find that he did receive the money as charged, they are, of course, public moneys. In dealing with the thing alleged to be converted It must have been shown to be unlawful and fraudulent, and with the pur pose to appropriate same to his own use. It must be shown that the defendant In tended to deprive the government of Its property. The false entries In the books would not, standing alone, authorize a conviction. If you find such false entries were made, you will consider them in determining the ques tion of whether they were made for the purpose stated by the defendant or for the purpose of concealing the fact that the de fendant converted the money to his own use. The mere fact that the books kept by the defendant showed that he had in his pos session public moneys of the United States would not authorise a verdict of guilty. You must find that tho money was not only actually received by him, but con verted to his own use. You must also find that he fraudulently Intended to convert the money to establish the crime of em bezzlement. The failure to account for the money Is not sufficient to prove the defendant guilty of the charge. The mere failure to ac count does not warrant Intent to convert. If you find the defendant had in his pos session Snl,&o0 of the public money of the United States, then his refuxal to obey the assistant treasurer of the United States to turn over the funds constitutes suffi cient evidence to establish conversion. THIRD COATING OF SLEET Rain Freeses on Ground and Wires la Southwest Delaying Trains and Messages. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 18.-Thls portion of the southwest is still plastered with a thick coating of Ice. This condition haa existed for forty-eight hours and today there was little prospect of Immediate re lief. I -ate yesterday a warm rain fell, but during the night freezing weather turned this to sleet, placing a third coating of Ice over the ground and wires within as many days. Telegraph and telephone services In all directions from Kansas City was still demoralized and trains were delayed. HYMENEAL. Wright-Bowers. OGALLALA, Neb., Jan. 18. (Special.) Rev. E. F. Wright, pastor of the Congre gational church In this city, was united In marriage to Miss Alice Bowers of Jules burg, Colo. The ceremony was performed In Julesburg on the 16th. The bride has held the position of county superintendent at Julesburg the last two years and Is well known and popular in educational circles In eastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Mayarld Bark In Omaha. Eugene O. Mayfield has been made busi ness manager of the World-Herald. He comes to relieve Mr. Hitchcock, In view tjf the latter's election to compress. Mr. Mav- fleld Is now manager of the Western News- aper union's business at St. Louis. He eft the World-Herald two or three years ago after being on the editorial staff for many years and became manager of the Wentern Newspaper union at Kansas City and was then transferred to St. Louis, as a promotion. Gift to Seminary. Tbs Presbyterian Theological seminary has recelvud from Mrs. J. C. Harron of Trillion, Nob., a piano, reading dtutk, set of pulpit chairs and carpet for the chapel. The piano, reading table and chairs are all handsomely finished In oak and add ma terially to the appearance of the chapel. Mrs. Harron made the gift In memory of ctaa Barents, Ms. iulA llr a, Chsrlsa t CHiEFURDERS LAW ENFORCED Donahue Commands Hit Van to Keep Ealoom Closed Sunday. RESCINDS FIRST ED CT, IGNORING MAYOR Dahlmnn's Bold Stnnd for Systematic Violation of Liw Is Urged by the Chief of rollce. OMAHA, January 18. 1907 Cnptalns Mostyn, Dunn and Savage. Gentlemen My order of January 12, 1W7, transmitting the order of his honor, the mayor. In re gard to the regulation of the saloons, is nereny rescinded, and you will use one diligence in seeing that all laws, esieclally the law closing saloons on Sunday, are enforced. (Signed.) J. J DONAHUE. Chief of Police. Chief Donahue issued the above order Friday morning without comment. The rhle-f refused lo amplify the order with any personal statement, but said the order spoke for itself and meant what It said. The effect of this last order from the chief will be that the saloons will be closed In Omaha next Sunday at least, or the proprietors be sent to Jail for violat ing the Slocumb luw. Chief Donahue, evidently, has decided the mayor's order directing the police department to violate the law by refraining from arresting violators of the Slocumb law, will not af ford him the protection he at first thought. Last Saturday, when Mayor Dahlman Is sued his order to Chief Donahue, the chief Immediately Instructed his men accord ingly, holding that he had received "orders" and had no recourse, but to obey them. The chief will have a hearing before the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners next Wednesday Rfternoon on churges filed by the Civic Federation and based on the chief's order of last Saturday. Mayor Jim Fnr, Far Away. Mayor Dahlman is far, far away In Den ver, attending a meeting of stockmen, and was not "chief executive and conservator of the city" Frldny morning when Chief Donahue Issued the rescinding order. Acting Mayor Johnson said he would keep his hands off the Sunday closing question, as he expected the mayor home by Sunday, any way. It has been facetiously re marked that Inasmuch as the acting mayor Is a Seventh Duy Adventlst he might for get himself and, carrying out the policy of Mayor Dahlman. order the saloons to be open on Saturday; or. In line with hi own policy, order the salooi s closed on Satur day and open on Sunday. But It la not likely that Acting Mayor Johnson will take any hand, one way or the other, on the question. What Mayor Jim will do when he returns home and finds that Chief Donahue has "usurped" the role of "conservator of the peace" has only been hinted at by the knowing ones. Last Tuesday the mayor declared he would issue orders to the chief of oollce and would do so until the su preme court ruled on the matter. The mayor avowedly stands on the "open Sun day" platform. The police commissioners hold they have no executive Jurisdiction In this matter, but may hear any charges brought against any member of the police or fire, departments. The Civic Federation holds (Tie commissioners should control the actions of the police department. Charges filed by the Civic Federation against the commissioners aie still on file In the gov ernor's office. And the plot thickens. Enter W. J. Broatch. Esq. Cometh now Captain W. J. Broatch, one of the police commissioners, addressed the saloon men last week and committed him self in favor of the "open Sunday," and said he would do nothing to prevent Sun day operation of saloons. Will he vote to sustain Chief Donahue? How will he voto when the Civic Federation charges are brought up? These were questions asked Friday morning. At a meeting of the commissioners last Tuesday afternoon It was quite generally reported that the board would issue such an order ss was Issued by the chief Fri day morning, but when the commissioners were pinned down they declared they had not heard of any such Intention. Commissioner George L. Miller has been in Lincoln for several days. He called on Governor Sheldon and told the governor he would resign If that would help to simplify matters. The matter now resolves Itself Into one of law enforcement on the one hand and Mayor Dahlmans publlc-sentlment-tn-fa-vor-of-Sunday-opening on the other, with a dash of who's who when the laws are to be enforced. For the nonce, at least. Chief Donahue has decided to assume the re sponsibility of seeing that "all" the laws are enforced, especially the Sunday closing law. And all this with Mayor Jim out In Denver. "When the cat Is away the mice will play." Mahoney Is Koaeemmlttal In my opinion, Chief Donahue has taken the only wise and safe course by Issuing his order of Friday morning. Acting Mayor L. R. Johnson. I can not say what action the Clvlo Federation will take In the event that the police authorities decide to close tbs sa loons on Bundays, but we will have a meet ing of the executive committee soon and take some action. T. J. Mahoney, for the Clvlo Federation. At the October hearing In the Millard hotel the Civic Federation representatives said they would dismiss all charges upon assurance saloons would be closed on Bun days. HERSEY ON WELLMAN'S PLAN Weather Bareaa Inspector Hopes to Reach Pole from Nor way This Year. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18.-MaJor II. B. Hersey, United States weather bureau In spector, who arrived yesterday, declared his satisfaction with the plans of the Well man Arctic expedition, which will take the serial route to the pole, and of which he will be the second In command. Major Hersey is here on his annual tour of In spection, having visited the weather bureaus of the northweJt. In speaking, of the preparations for the trip to the pole. Major Hersey said that headquarters for the expedition were estab lished on Spitsbergen Island last year. Sup piles were brought to the uninhabited Is lands from France and Norway, machine shops and balloon sheds have been built and a staunch Arctic let vessel purchased as a tender for the airship. Ths ship Is a dirigible balloon, with a bag 166 feet long and a car 100 feet long. The lifting power Is (.000 pounds. The air ship will be equipped with power to drive It for fifteen days, but under ordinary con ditions It will take but thirty-six hours to make the trip. The airship Is now on the way to Norway and Major Hersey will Join the expedition In ths spring In time for the early trials. The major says he hopes If everything goes well to reach ths north pole In thirty aia bAura from BitlUbsrgea, Norway, JOHN R. WALSH INDICTED Former President of Chiracs National Bnnk Formally Arcaard of Juggling Fnnda, CHICAGO, Jan. 18,-John R. Walsh, former president of the Chicago National bank of this city, which closed its doors December 16, 19, was today Indicted by the federal grand Jury for alleged miscon duct In the management cf the finances of the bank. The indictment Is based on ninety-two separate transactions. In each of which It Is claimed the funds of the bank were unlawfully used and contains 1S2 counts based on the ninety-two flnan- ! clal operations conducted by Mr. Walsh. It Is claimed that Mr. Walsh placed In the bank twenty-two "memorandum notes" ag gregating In face value 2,w:,0o0. and placed the proceeds to the credit of his personal account. Thirteen unlawful trans, actions In the bonds of the Southern In diana & Illinois railway, owned by Mr. Walsh, are also charged, it being alleged that Mr. Walsh sold these bonds to the bank and placed the proceeds, amounting to $$22,000. to his own credit. It Is charged that the money secured by these transac tions were paid by Mr. Walsh to the Southern Indiana & Illinois railroad and other enterprises of his own. Mr. Walsh was arrested March 2, 1906. charred with violation of the federal bank ing laws, and on May 8 he was held to await the action of a federal grand Jury. Since then he has been under a bond of uO,0O0. At a conference between the United States district attorney, with those rep resenting Mr. Walsh, it was decided that Mr. Walsh will not be arrested at present, the bond of $3),ooo for his appearance for trial being regarded as sufficient. BAILEY TO BE INVESTIGATED Texas House Adopts Substitute Reso lution Introduced by Friends of Senator. AUSTIN. Tex., Jan. 18. The lower house In the Texas legislature this evening adopted the Kennedy substitute to the Duncan resolution looking to an Investiga tion of Senator Bailey and his connection and association with the Waters-Pierce OH company. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 65 to 66 and is claimed as a victory by the friends of Senator Bailey. Provision Is made for a committee to investigate any charges that may be made against Bailey. The committee may hold sessions at any ; place It chooses and has the power to mira ! mon witnesses. The resolution was offered by Bailey's friends as a substitute for the original elTort to obtain an Inquiry. It was announced tonight that charges would be filed before this committee and j that Senator Bailey would be given a chance to answer. A Joint resolution was adopted providing for the election of a United States senator on January 22. CHICAGO BROKER ARRESTED Miles Almy Charged with Complicity In Mining Stock Fraud at Goldfleld. PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 18. Miles Almy, a Chicago stockbroker, was arrested here today on a charge of fraud, preferred by O. W. Burton of Goldfleld, In connection with the sale of 10,000 shares of stock of the Boston-Greenwater Copper company, which. It Is alleged, was not of the value represented. i Dr. J. Grant Lyman, the Pasadena phy sician, fled the city a few days ago when a warrant came from Goldfleld charging him with fraud In connection with the sale of the same block of stocks. Lyman was accused of getting $11,000 under false pretenses. No trace of Lyman has been found by the officers, who have searched for him since his disappearance. Almy, who gave bond In the sum of $2,500, claims that he acted simply as a representative of Dr. Lyman and that he received therefor a broker's commission of $ per cent. ATTORNEY IS NOT SATISFIED St. Louis Social Leader Goes to Peni tentiary Too Swiftly to alt Prosecutor. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18. Circuit Attorney Sager said today that he Is not satisfied with the sensationally rapid manner In which, within eighteen hours, Horace E. Hand, social leader and chief clerk of the 'Frisco railroad law department, was ar rested, pleaded guilty to forgery yester day, received his sentence and on his own request was taken to the penitentiary last night to serve five years' imprisonment. "I mean to go thoroughly Into this case," said Mr. Suger, "and find out Just whst there Is in tt. It certainly seems very strange that this man, a leader In social and church life, with a pleasant suburban home and a family, should actually urge forward the law's course that be might begin a prison term." ARKANSAS AFTER THE TRUSTS Packing; Companies aad Oil Concerns Called Upon to Pay Heavy Penalties. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 18.-Sults for alleged violation of the anti-trust laws of the state were filed today by the district attorney against Armour 4 Co., the Waters-Pierce Oil company, the Hammond Packing company, Morris A Co. and the Cudahy Packing company for amounts ag gregating $1,8iJ,000. The present action Is based on the alleged continued violation of the Arkansas anti-trust law after the flrst suit was filed last October, the Judg ments asked for being In the nature of penalties. What was regarded as a test suit was decided by the supreme court last week In the case of the state against the Hammond Packing company. The validity of the law was upheld In that case. ANTI-PASS LAW IN IDAHO Hoase la Committee Passes Measure to Take Effect at One. BOISE, Idaho, January 14 The house to day In committee of the whole voted to psss an anti-pass bill, effective Immedi ately after its passage and approval by the governor. This action was taken after Representative McCracken had held up to the view of his colleagues an annual pass over ths Oregon Short Line and had de clared that it was sent to him unsolicited last night on the eve of the day the house was to vote on tbs bill, and that this was done to Influence his vote. The house previously had recommended an anti-pass law ta take effect January. 1. lfc. POWER TO FIX RATES Eentiment Appear! to Taror Leaving Hatter to Railway Oommiailon. LAW MAY PRESCRIBE THE MAXIMUM In that Event it Probably Will Fe Those in Iffeot January 1, 1907. CHILD LABOR BILL IN THE COMMITTEE Some Amendment! Eneirested to Make it Lest Stringent on larenta. LOBBYISTS CIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER Members of the Legislature Pass Them by la the Hotel lyohbles aad They Really Appear ta Be Lonesome. LINCOLN. Jan. is (Special.) Whlla (From a Staff Correspondent.) members of the Joint railroad committee, which Is authorized to draft and present to the house and senate a bill giving au thority, to the State Railroad commission, have various views In the matter and may be some time In getting together, there is a strong sentiment for the drafting of a bill which merely gives to the commission the power to fix rates. Sdme members of the committee are of the opinion that tha bill should contain 'the minimum rates to be charged and If these rates are not compensatory then It would be up to tha railroads to produce evidence that such la the case before any change should be made. Inasmuch as there Is a question of tha right of the legislature to delegate au thority to the commission equal to tha power to repeal a statute, some members of the legislature favor drafting a short bill giving power to the commission to regulate rates. Tho republican campaign was fought out mainly on the proposition to give the State Railroad commission power to do business, so a member suggested today, and that Is what should be done. It has been suggested also that the Joint committee would be carrying out the pledges of the party If It reported a bill fixing the freight rates In effect January 1, as the maximum rates to be charged, and then giving the com mission power over rates and the people would be able to get relief from the present rates. If In one section of the state rates are low because of competition or other reasons, this rate could not be raised, but In other parts of the state the rates could he reduced to conform to the low rates. Then this member suggested the burden of proof should be put upon the railroads and the commission given such authority that ponding an appeal to the courts the orders of the commission should be effective. Influx of Lobbyists. So far as passenger rates are concerned the speeches delivered during the campaign by the party speakers doubtless will havs great wcl-ya with the members of the committee aAd of the legislature. Some of . the members are pledged to their constitu ents to vote for a 2-cent passenger rale, but there seems -to be a general sentiment for this matter to be left with the com mission, the legislature providing a maxi mum rate. This would prevent passenger rates being Increased and at tha same time allow the commission to make reductions to 1 cent. It found compensatory, on some roads and up to the rates now charged on other roads. The appointment of the committee to get up this measure and the announcement that It Intended to begin work was the signal for the Influx of special lobbyist and during the last few days a number have drifted In merely "to look around." It Is told on good authority that from Nebraska City a few citizens showed up to talk conservatism to the members of tha legislature In general and to the members of the railroad committee . In particular. The presence of a few ex-state officers around the lobby of the hotels and the leg. lalatlve lobbies Is creating considerable un favorable talk among the members and may result before the end of another week In every lobbyist being driven out of Lin coln If such a thing Is possible. The mem bers have waked to the fact that the fine work Is not done In the legislative halls, nor In the corners of tho state house, but at the hotels and other places to which the lobbyists for special Interests have ao icess. Attorney Hen T. White of tha Northwestern Is said to have been here during the last few days, or at least a part of that time, and while the Informa tion came from an absolutely reliable source, the head of the Northwestern lobby was not conspicuous to any great number of people. Given Cold Shoulder. As a matter of fact, however, the mem bers are making It lonesome for these ob structors of Justice, for they are getting the cold shoulder on every hand and at the present rate before the session enda It will be impossible for a branded lobby ist to even get In speaking distance of a member, except during committee meeting, when he will be Invited to appear and make argument. As an Incident, a well known lobbyist struck town one night this week and to a number of people, he said he was hers on private business and not to Interfere or make suggestions to the legislature. It was his Intention, however, to remain a few days. At midnight he was ready to leave. He had been unable to strike up a speaking acquaintance with a single member among the pledge-keeping republi cans. But there are some "prominent" citizens here, presumably attending tha agricultural meetings, and a member sug gested today that possibly other business was keeping them and this could be ascer tained when the agricultural meetings are over, tomorrow. After that this member suggested a directory of the lobbyists should be compiled and published for ths benefit of all the members. Child iJibor Bill DlsenssesU Clarke's child labor bill this afternoon was the most discussed measure which has yet been before the house, and whlla there Is no doubt It will pass the house, some slight amendments will be made re garding the employment of children by their parents at their homes. The com mittee of the whole discussed the bill and then reported progress, and no action was taken, Clarke agreeing to this. The spon sor of the measure explained In detail Its effect, and when objection was raised to Its stringency, explained that It was an ticipated that the bill, should It become a law, would be enforced along lines of Justice and common sense. Every man who s:oke was In favor of the spirit of the bill, but soms of the rural members, as well as Barnes of Douglas, objected W the stringent sections relating to the em- Continued on Fltta FagA
