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BIG RAILWAY SYSTEM
Japan Contemplates a Combination Which
Will Include Europe and Alia.
SEA TO SEA ROOTE ABOUND RUSSIA
If any Katioue to Be Broncht Into Eoheme
for Bapid Transit.
PLANS WERE OUTLINED BY AMERICANS
War Etopped the Work of the Man from
California.
FEAR OF RUSSIA CAUSES CAUTION
tsar's Government Mar Object to
Plan Which la to Kerf It from
' Part la Internatleanl
Roate.
TOKIO, Jan. 36. tBpeclal.) It la Inter
esting to not that the railway extensions
projected by tha Japanese through Man
churia, for which expenditure running up
to mora than SOO,OO0.OuO yen have already
been arranged, are only the beginning of
a vast ayelam of railway which will In
the not far dlatant future rival the great
Siberian railroad of Ruasla. The Japanese
will look after the Manchurlan and Chinese
branohea of thla system, but the Indian
branohea and some, of the Afghanistan
lines will be to a large extent under Brltlah
control. lrenoh capital la to All In the
gap In the vicinity of Persia and Thibet,
while German energy and German enter
prise will become reaponalble for the lines
to tha south of the Caspian sea and the
Black sea and on to Constantinople. From
Constantinople llnea will be developed
through tha Balkan states, the methods and
la all probability the routes of the Orient
Xtmpreas being followed In a large measure,
wtft connection will be made with
Vienna, Berlin, Far! a and London, and It Is
hoped that eventually British military
prejudice can be won over to a point
where permission will be given for a tunnel
under the British channel between Great
' Britain and Prance, ao that It will be pos
sible to travel without change of cars
from London to the orient and the western
shores of the Chinese sea.
This plan, which was originally laid out
by an American named Crater, la nald by
englneera to be leas daring than the Cape
to Cairo road at the time of Ha Inception.
When Crater first appeared In Paris he
found his plans blocked by a play of world
wide International forces which he could
not understand. His ohlof trouble appeared
to be In getting Persian concessions. Kus
elan Interests finally blocke all Persian
franchisee; there was a big row In Parte
and Crater finally returned to California In
disgust. Then came the .war between Rus
sia and Japan, and of course the execution
of an .International enterprise of thla
character became a matter of abaolute Im
possibility. The recent death, of the shah
of Persia -will, It la believed, remove all
jpbstftolee toward the construction of the
oentral section of the trunk line through
the southern and 'central portions of Asia.
Plan Rat Impossible.
It should be remembered thwt the pro
gram Is not ao stupendous as might appear
at Drat, thought. So far aa the East Indian
railway ayatema are concerned, it Is only
necessary to remember that they are lolrly
well developed and that it would not be
difficult to establish connections to the
north with a line of this character. With
the Japanese pushing on toward the west
of Manchuria and with the Germans push
ing on east through the Turkish empire, It
would appear to be a matter of only a
few years before the gapa In the under
taking would be pretty well filled.
, Of course the significance of the move
ment lies In the fact that once the railway
M completed by thla International chain
Russia will be pretty well penned up for
all time In the frosen north. Prom a
military and commercial point of view, of
course, this paralleling of the Siberian rail
way becomes a matter of grave Importance
It la even believed In governmental circlea
here that some movement of thla nature la
. behind the Anglo-Japaneae alliance, which
has pu ailed the dlplomata of the world.
Once the trunk line through Asia la de
cided to be a atrateglo and commercial
necessity, once the wisdom of such a policy
is admitted by the governments of London,
Parts and Berlin. It. Is admitted, that the
necesaary loans would not become a matter
of financial Impossibility. Relatively. It is
believed that It would be an undertaking
no greater tha the dream or Cecil Rhodes
of a railway from tha north of Africa to
the south, or than the Americana are now
undertaking, single handed. In the building
of the Panama canal. t
It is only necessary, at any rate, to read
between the lines of the speech of the
emperor at the opening of the Diet, where
he laid emphasis on the Increasing cordlul
relations that existed-between Japan and
the other powers and the necessity for tha
development of the national resources In
general and the resources of the new Asla
tla possessions of Japan In particular, to
understand that Important movements of
a world wide nature may be expected dur
ing the next twelve-month.
sb Fm f Resale.
It la aald here that the only reason why
the new In connection with aume of these
railway plana have not been made pubilo
before this Is because of the negotiations
now pending between Russia and Japan.
Though the Russian government Is fully
aware of the nature of some of these plans
and Is prepared to acknowledge the dis
position of the nations of the world to
keep that empire penned up In the Ice
locked harbors of the frosen north, never
theless It la feared by all concerned that a
storm of Indignation might sweep ovsr
that country, whkh would be difficult for
the eaar to arrest prior to the settlement
of all difficulties now pending. After these
difficulties are settled it Is asserted there
need be no alarm over possibilities of In
ternational complications.
According- to the explanation Jurt made
by the Russian government Itself, the main
points at Issue are the Interpretation of
certain phrases In the treaty of Ports
mouth, which differ In French and English
and the fishery questlrn. According to thla
i statement the negotiations are making nor
mal progress, but Japan has made certain
demands, which Russia cannot grant. The
two prinlcpal difficulties appear to turn
upon the detailed matter of the Sungarl
fiver and the deflnatlon of flahery rtghta.
The subject matter of the negotiations had
by no means been exhausted when the
Japanese minister. M. Motono left fT Parts
a fortnight ago. He is expected to return
to St. Petersburg the first of ext week,
when the negotiations will be resumed and
other problems dealt with, among which
probably the eaalest to be settled will be
the Japanese, estimate for the keep and the
medical treatment of the medical prisoners
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and warmer Sunday; probably anow. Mon
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FORECAST FOR IOWA Local snows
and warmer Sunday. Mondiiy fair In west,
clearing In east portion.
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WABHUrOTOsT.
President sends message to congress
explaining his actlpn In public land mat
ters as effort to put a stop to frauds in
securing title to the public domain.
X, Pag 4
House discusses distribution of garden
seeds and postpones action until Monday.
X. Pag a
DOMESTIC.
Report of president of Kansas City
stock yards company shows that during
the last five years the corporation hus
sold more feed than It bought. X. rage 1
Cold wave sweeps over country, with
anow as far south as Kentucky. X, Faff a
Reporta of serious differences In the
Thaw family ever friendship of Mrs.
Harry K. Thaw for MIbs MacKenzle.
X, Page 5
Modern inventions are rapidly extend
ing the use of telephones for long distance
X, Fags 12
romsxoir.
Japanese plan to build a railroad across
Asia to Europe which will cross no Rus
sian territory. X, Faffs 1
Present pope Is a poor diplomat and as
a result relations of Vatican with the
powers is less favorable than for years.
X, age 1
Emperor William greatly pleased with
the result of the German elections. Chan
cellor Von Buelow's position greatly
strengthened. X, Fags 8
sTZBBASXA.
Attorney General Thompson returns
from arguing railroad tax case before tha
supreme court and Is confident verdict
will favor the state. X, Fage 3
X.XaXSX.ATX'VXl.
Practice of regents of the University
of Nebraska In meeting behind closed
doors Is objectionable to many members
pf the legislature, who demand a reform
In this. It Is also desired that the ap
proprlatlon for the university support be
expended under control of the state
auditor. X, Fage X
XjOOaxm
Clvlo Federation has filed with the Board
of Fire and Ppllce commissioners a reply
to' Chief Donahue's statement regarding
charges filed against -him. Tiia reply In
sists that the chiefs duties be ao plainly
outlined that be cannot mistake them.
Hearing of charges against the chief are
set for Wednesday. , X, Fage T
Witnesses In the Connell contempt case
tell of language and attitude of lawyer
and axe examined by Judge Sutton.
XX, Fage 1
Omaha now clalma to be the only real
primary corn and oata market In tho
weat. X, Fage 7
Club wpmen endorse the Burns' pure
food bill and get word that equal in
heritance bill will have a hearing before
the Nebraska senate Judiciary committee
on Monday evening. I, Fage
Senators Millard and Burkett, whose
duttea keep them In Washington, only
ones pf Invited guests to McKlnley club
banquet who will not be present.
X, Fage
Goings and comings of people In
Omaha suburbs. XX, Fage T
Regiments at army posts In Department
of Missouri preparing to depart for the
Philippines. XX, Fags 7
COTTVCXX, BX,UFFS AJTD IOWA.
Anti-Saloon league causes raid on tho
Elks' club repms at Des Moines and
liquids are taken In charge by the con
stable. X, Fage 10
Southwestern Iowa Independent Tele
phone companies organise an association.
X, Fage 10
POSTS.
Universities of Michigan, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Chicago sign foot bill
peace treaty and agree upon schedule of
games for fpur years. X, Fage
KAdAZOT gBCTXOBT.
In the Magaxlne Section of thla number
will be found a brief biography of Hon.
George W. Llulnger; a sketch of King
Oscar of Sweden; Gossip of Plays and
Players; Musical News and Comment;
Italian Lace Makers In New York; Car
penter on the Sultan of Morocco; a sketch
of Hon. Sherburn M. Becker, the "Boy
Mayor" pf Milwaukee; a sketch of Emmet
G. Solpmon, chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners of Douglas county;
Latest Feature In Home Decoration;
Notes on Electrical Progress; Judge 81a
baugh and His Olfk-e Force; Three Vet
erans of Stage Coach , Days In Iowa;
Fashions In Slippers; WVnian In Horns
and Business Life; Great Heroes of the
Gridiron; Weekly GrUt of Sporting Gos
sip; News for the Automubilists.
Sight Fagea
CIILDIEII BEOTZOaT.
In the Children's Section of this number
will be found Busier Brown; The Busy
Bees' Own Pane; the Story of the Ebony
Muaic Box; Lpvely Lilly and the Crocodile.
Four Pages
i NEGRO MAN BURNS A WOMAN
i a
J Mtaelaalppl Reports Case Where lit
I lief la Denied Waaiaa In
Barntno; Honse.
MOBILE. Ala., Jon. SS News received
here from Gulfport, Miss., says a double
crime woe cmiiinitted In Sorla City lost
night by William Smith, colored, of Scran
ton, Miss., who bunted to death "P.nkt-y"
Ttgg, with whom he formerly l.ved.
The woman Is said to have come to
6orla City front Scranton to get rid of
Smith, and be followed her. Ne.ghbora
were excited by piteous cries for help from
the woman's home. Rushing to the scene
they found the building In flames, but were
prevented from reacuing her by 8m. th.
who stood guard In the doorway until the
wall began to totter. The dead woman la
thought to have been tied down, as ahe con
tinued to act earn for help until she expired.
Wheu the officers arrived Smith said he
had been sleeping and awnke to find the
house abloxe. buUlh wan arrested.
POPE SO DIPLOMAT
Eelat om Eetween Church and the State Go
from Bad to Wone.
ANTI-CLERICALS ACTIVE OVER EUROPE
France'i Attitude Vay Soon e that of
Spain and Germany.
SERIOUS PROBLEMS CONFRONT VATICAN
Has Greater Heed for Wise Action vThan
Bis Predecrsior. -
FRICTION IN COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
Rampolla and ftottl Not In Position
to Give Advlee and Spanish Pre
lates Hare Greatest
Influence.
ROME, Jan. 26. (Special.) One week ago
what might be considered the clerical side
of the dispute between the Vatican and
France was given. This dispute, with the
possible exception of the struKgle between
the kaiser and the socialists, in all proba
bility is the paramount question In Eu
ropean politics today. After quoting the
clerical newspapers, the cardinals and even
the official statements of the Vatican giv
ing the Catholic side of the controversy, it
is perhaps only fair to give something of
the arguments used by the antl-clericals
or at least to give a concensus of the opin
ions of the newspapers and public mn
whose political policy appears to consist of
the art of "keeping In the middle of the
road."
Many diplomats who cannot be counted
as distinctly antl-clerlcal are saying that
while formerly papal diplomacy was re
garded as the model for the world for
the last few years It has been regarded as
making one mistake after' another. Leo
XIII Is admitted to have been something
of a statesman and diplomat and when he
died there was peace with France, or at
least no antagonisms which the papal
nuncio could not smooth away; in Germany
the government In the final analysis found
Itself always relying upon the clerical
party, while In Spain It must be admitted
ultramontlsm was praotlcally supreme.
Today France has denounced the con
cordat and appears to be willing. If pro
voked, to embark on a struggle which may
end In the annihilation of the Catholic
church In France. In Germany Prince von
Euelow, as the representative of the Im
perial government, has shaken off the
Catholic centrum and has declared war on
Herr Roeren and Herr von Bpahn, a war
which will not end with thla campaign
unless fear of the aoctallHta force an alli
ance hateful to the representatives of 'the
Vatican and the Lutheran government. In
Spain the whole country appears to be In
a ferment and ready on ama.ll provocation
to a tart a repetition of the Kulturkampf on
which Prance has embarked. At tha same
time the question aa to whether Pollsh
speaklng children shall be forced to re
ceive rsllgioua instruntton and say. their
prayers by order of the German police In
the German language, which they only Im
perfectly understand, appears to be caus
ing the Catholic bishops no end of worry
In eastern Prussia.
Serloaa Problems for Pope.
So much may be said to be a fair state
ment of the case from the point of view
of the historian who deals merely with
the facts as he finds them. Of course,
there are a thousand and one things which
can be said by way of explanation It la
perhaps true that Pope Plus X has had a
series of problems to deal with more seri
ous than those which confronted Leo XIII
during the closing years of hla life.
The election of Pope Plus X was a com
promise. At the last conclave the leaders,
the only two who hod a chance, were Car
dinal Gottl and Cardinal Rampolla. the
secretary of state. Unfortunately for
both, they had the reputation of being
partisans. Cardinal Rampolla was de
scribed as the representative of France,
while Cardinal Gottl, the prefect of the
propaganda, ' was supposed to be devoted
to the kaiser and the triple alliance. The
fact that Cardinal Rampolla was the sec
retary of state of Leo XIII caused state
ments to be widely circulated by his ene
mies to the effect that he was the more
dangerous of the two. His position was at
least sufficiently prominent for the Aus
trian emperor, at the Instigation of the
kaiser, to fear him sufficiently to exercise
his right of veto against Cardinal Ram
polla. It Is true that It Is claimed that
this right has never been recognlxed by
the Vatican, but Inasmuch as It has always
been recognlxed by outsiders and has been
acted upon It Is a power to be feared: and,
according to all accounts at the psycholog
ical moment the objection of the Austrian
emperor against Cardinal Rampolla was
entered and In the very next vote, the sec
retary of state being practically eliminated,
the patriarch of Venice became pope.
Cardinal Rampolla and Ms opponent. Car
dinal Oottl. are both rare guests at the
Vatican since the selection, of the new
pnpe. In one way this may be said to be
truly natural. They are rrowlng old snd
ambitions for preferment being eliminated,
since It is not probable that any combina
tions could arise which would carry them
to the chair of St. Peter, they are for tho
first time In their lives perhaps securing
a little well earned rest. Certain It is
that Cardinal Rampolla never appears un
less his duties as a member of the sacred
college require his presence. But not even
his harshest critics have ever accused him
of neglecting duty. His great rival for
the papal tiara. Cardinal .Gottl. though he
Is also a rare guest at the Vatican, holds
fast to the Immense power which lies in
his hands as prefect of the congregation
of the propaganda.
Red Pope" Powerful.
Barring the "black pope," the general
of the Company of Jesus, there Is no such
powerful figure at Rome as the "red
pope." He has under his Jurisdiction the
greatest part of the civilised world. Rome
divides the universe Into two parts the
Christian world and the missions. In the
flrst Is the organised church; the second
belongs to the propaganda.
The propaganda has under Its Jurisdic
tion ths whole of Asia, with the excep
tion of the archbishopric of Goa; all Afrlra,
except the bUhoprics of Carthage and of
Angola: Oceanic, nearly ail of America,
Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Holland. Luxemburg, Bosnia,' Servla, Rnu
manla, Montenegro, Turkey, Greece and a
part of Germany and a part of Swltier
land. Its hierarchy Includes vicars, pre
fects and nine apostolic delegates, thou
sands and thouaanda of missionaries, which
carry the word of God Into the countries
which constitute Its domain. Its chief
source of expenditure la in connection with
the College I'rbaln. the great seminary at
Rome, where th missionaries are trained.
4CortUtue4 on Fourth
BOOTH PLANS LONG TRIP
Head of Salvation Army la to
Make ( Irralt of the
Globe.
LONDON. Jan. 26. Speclal.) Despite hie
great age. General Booth, the head of the
Salvation Army, has planned for himself a
remarkable world tour which be will un
dertake as soon aa he can complete the
preparation a. In the short spaoe of four
months he has arranged to make a com
plete circuit of the two hemispheres, mak
ing a stay of some days and addressing
meetings in towns In the most Inaccessible
portions of the world.
According to present plans he will leave
London about the middle of February and
will be accompanied by Commissioner
Nlcol and other officers. The first stop will
be made at New York, where the general
will confer with the leaders of the Salva
tion Army In the United States. A month's
tour of Canada will next be undertaken.
Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa are to be
visited, and while In the capltol of the
Dominion the general will be the gueet of
the governor general. Earl Grey.
His Journey through Canada will extend
from the east to the west and will end at
Vancouver, the object being to Investigate
en route the possibilities of the virgin west,
so far as Salvation Army settlements axe
concerned.
On April 2 the geenral will embark at
Seattle and will land In Japan the last of
that month. His Itinerary In tha l.and of
the Rising Sun is to Include Yokohama.
Nagasaki, KoM and Toklo. Altogether a
month will be spent In Japan, and Oeneral
Booth Is already assured of an official wel
come. The remaining portion of the tour and the
countries to be visited have still to be
mapped out, but this much has been de
cidedthat the general will return home to
hla native land via the Straits Settlements,
landing home about the end of June.
FACTS REGARDING VOLCANOES
Scotch Climber Gives Interesting He
anlts of Observation of Erup
tions of Earth.
GLASGOW, Jan. 2S.-(Speclal.)-W. Her
bert Garrison, P. R. G. S., who has climbed
volcanoes In all parts of the world and who
the other day paid a flying visit -to Edin
burgh, has Just been Interviewed upon the
subject of volcanoes. Here are some of
the conclusions which he has arrived at:
"The greatest noise on record was made
by the eruption of Krakatoa, In the Strain
of Dunda, between Java and Sumatra, In
1SS3.
"It caused a cloud seventeen miles high.
It was heard 3.000 miles away.
"If It had taken place In Edinburgh It
could have been heard In New York, Con
stantinople, St. Petersburg, Cairo and
Greenland.
"The velocity of the explosion was three
times that of the Armstrong gun.
"It raided tidal waves 100 feet high that
invaded the land for five rr.llea.
"It created dust finer than any rock can
be ground by man.
"This dust was carried round the earth
for three years In the air.
"It caused air waves that encircled the
earth seven times.
"It broke windows 100 miles distant.
"The volcunoes of the world form a belt
of fire around the (lobe and are rarely
more than S00 miles from the aea. In the
few exceptions to thla rule the volcanoea
are near large sheets of Inland water. This
tends to prove that the proximity of the
water Is one of the main factors In the
cause of the eruptions, and that It Is the
pet eolation of the water through the sur
face of the earth that leads to volcanic
activity."
W. T. ,STEADN0T PLEASED
Champion of Peace Says Pros-ram of
the Hngne la Not Brond
Eaoath,
THE HAOUB, Jan. M. (Speclal.)-Mr.
W. T. Stead has Issued a letter In connec
tlon with The Hague conference. He points
! out that nearly forty powers, all of tho
nations of the world, will bo represented,
as compared with twenty-six In 1(9.
He complains that the official program
falls far short of the expectations of the
peoptea represented and submits two sug
gestions as to tha program for a league of
peace at the conference. The first Is that
at The Hague the governments of the
world should formally undertake the active
propaganda of peace, of tnternatlonallum
and of the brotherhood of the peoples. The
conference should recommend to the slgna.
tory powers the creation by each of a
peace budget for the purpose of carrying
cn thla work, the amount of which ahould
bear a small fractional proportion of the
annual expenditure on the war budget. The
second suggestion la that the conference
should make obligatory article vlll of The
Hague convention which advises before
drawing the sword disputants ahould place
their cose In the hands of neutral friends,
who shall act aa aeconds or peacemakers,
who for a period not exceeding thirty days
shall act together with th object of avert
ing war.
FRICTION IN FRENCH SENATE
Lively Scene) When Minister of
Finance Bays Government Will
Enforce Estimate.
PARIS, Jan. 2S. (Special.) It la now more
than whispered that there was quite a
lively kcene the other day when M. Cail-
laux, the Minister of Finance, presented h m-
self at a meeting of the senate's budget
committee and announced be would not ac
cept In the name of the government any
of Ita proposed modifications of this yeir's
cellmates. M. Gagnin, the president, ex
claimed that all what remained for
M. Calllaux to do was to get M. Fol'lerea
to aign a decree for the suppression of the
senate, while M. Rouvler cried that such a
tone had not been used by any. minister In
addressing republicans since the Seise Mai.
And in political circles it la quite gen
erally believed that the end Is not yet.
SUBSTITUTES FOR CHINESE
Bonth Africa Mast Have Other Miners
Before Drlvlns; the Celes
tials Ont.
PRETORIA. Jan. . Special. TTie
Volksstem la conducting a hitter warfare
on Chinese labor In South Africa. In an
article headed, "Repatriate but Replace,"
the Volksstem declares that the policy of
liet Volk Is ntl-progressive, but says that
they will not allow the mining Industry
to be Injured for lark of unskilled labor.
It Is ths height of absurdity continues the
Journal to suppose that the Het Volk party,
If returned to power, would Immediately
gmnp 4S.M0 Chinamen by their pigtails and
cast them out. The leaders of the party
recornlxe that auoh a course, even If It
were practicable, would nevertheless) be
most unbefisfldal at the preecot tlm
SHORT WEIGHT FEED
Kansas City Etock Tarda telle More Corn
and Hay Than it Enys.
FIGURES FROM PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT
Hay false for Fire Years Fxoted Pur
chase! by Nearly 4,000 Tone,
PERCENTAGE ON CORN SLIGHTLY LOWER
Shortage in Grain Sales is a Little Oter
EleTtn Ihonsand Inshels.
GENERAL MANAGER RUST EXPLAINS
Employes Are Charged with Fred
nd In Distributing It They Bee
that They Do Not Check
I s Short.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2. In a statement
of purchases and sales died today by C. F.
Morse, president of the Kansas City
Stock Yards company, with the Joint in
vestigating committee fnpm the Missouri
and Kansas legislatures, it was shown
that there had been a shortage In feed
weights to stock feeders at the company's
yards.
The amount of shortage shown would
average very little In any one case, but
totalled about S.ll per cent of hay sales
of five years and 2.3 per cent of corn
sales.
President Morse's statement showed
that the total amount of hay purchased
by the stock yards company and that
already on hand between January 1, 1902.
and January 1, 1907, together equalk-d
243,239,605 pounds. The sales during that
period amounted to 250,919,244 pounds,
showing that the company had gained
7,679,639 pounds of hay, or had received
pay for that amount that had not been
delivered. The amount gained In corn In
bushels was 11,206. These gains appeared
to exist In spite of any possible loss
through waste in handling.
Eugene Rust, general manager of the
stock yards company, confirmed this
statement of gain.
"It shows for itself," he said. "It repre
sents unavoidable mistakes In handling
and the natural determination of pur feed
men to see that the company does not
suffer. These feed men are charged up
with certain quantities of feed when they
fill their wagons and are held responsible
for that quantity. They, of course, are
not likely to give out the feed so gener
ously that they will run short In filling
frders. These figures, of course, are all
more or lesa guess work, but are as
nearly correct estimates as we have been
able to make under the circumstances.
Former Yardmailer Teatlles.
William K. Reemes, former yardmaster
of the Kansas City stock yards, Who In
spired the present investigation by Bend
ing a circular letter to each of tha atate
legislators of Missouri, and Kansas com
plaining that the affairs of the Kansas
City afTrrlt ysrda company were-not being
conducted properly, testified that he re
signed aa yardmaster when he was to be
discharged because he Insisted on remedy
ing the flagrant Irregularities he knew ex
isted In the management of the stock
yards. , Reemes testified that the shortage
In the weight of hay sold to' stock feeders
during the seven years he was connected
with the yards amounted to 15,000,000
pounds. He said some years this shortage
of hay amounted to 7 per cent of the hay
sold. The witness presented a mass of
statistics and figures to substantiate his
charges and officers of the company who
were present made no effort to disprove
them.
The committee was In executive session
until midnight tonight without arriving at
a definite understanding as to what recom
mendations will be made to the Kansas
and Missouri legislatures. The Kansas City
Stock Yards company la a Missouri corpor
ation, but the Missouri legislators were less
enthusiastic over proposed reforms In this
corporation than the Kansas men, because
Kansas live stock men are practically all
patrons of this company, while It la aald
Missouri live stock men ship most of their
stock to eastern markets. The quarantine
yards are In Kansas and under the man
agement of a Kansas ' corporation, ' but
these yards are supported almost entirely
by the live stock of Texas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. Thus any action taken
by the Missouri legislature to reform the
Kansas City Stock Yards company would
be for the benefit of Kansaa, while any
action taken by the Kansas legislature to
reform the quarantine yards would be of
little benefit to Kansas stockmen. Further
conferences between the leglelatora of the
two states are probable.
Rate Hearlnar at Amnrlllo, Tea.
AMARILLO, Tex., Jan. 28. Avery Turner,
vice president and general manager of the
Pecos Valley railroad lines, appeared be
fore Interstate Commissioner Charles A.
Prouty today and opposed the reduction In
rates asked by Amarlllo business Inter
ests. He said any reduction would be un
just to the railway.
D. L. Meyers, traffic manager of the
Pecos Valley lines, said the location of
the town did not Justify any reduotron as
business would not be much Increased if
lower rates were given. He said rate
were too low to many places.
The complaints of Roewell, N. M., busi
ness men and of the cattle men were heard
i today and Commissioner Prouty left this
' afternoon for Fort Worth, where the hear-
Ing will be continued.
I shippers Tip Switchmen.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. The Bulletin
' today published a etory to the effect that
when Interatate Commeroe Commissioner
Lane arrives here next week to Investigate
the relations between the railroads and
shippers he will find conditions very similar
to those In the state of Washington. With
respect to the "tipping" system resorted to
by ahlppers and warehouse men In order to
get their cars, the practice has been fol
lowed at the Oakland yards for some time
and merchants have found that In order to
get ears to the warehouse they have to
"tip" the switchmen In the yards.
At the office of General Manager Calvin
of the Southern Pacinc company today It
was admitted that this Is being done, but
It was stated that the fault lay with the
merchants themselves and that the prae-
tlce does not have the approval of the
company.
Meyer Beee tsar.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 2& Ambassador
Meyer was received by Emperor Nicholas
In special audience this afternoon and pre-
I sented his letters of recall. At the con
clusion of the audience, which lasted half
an hour and which was marked with great
cordLMlty, the emperor. Mr. Meyers' ser
vices as ambassador having termlnatsd with
the presentation of letters of recall, per
sonally conferred oa him the grand cordon
X the Alexander Kevasi order.
SWETTENHAM MAY HOLD PLACE
lalted Stntea ot Anslene for Gov
ernor of Jamaica to Qnlt
Office.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-No advices ha
been received at the State department con
firmatory of the report that Governor
Sweltenham of Jamaica will reslam because
of his clash with Admiral Davl. It was
stated positively today at the State depart
ment that no representations have been
made by this government asking for the
resignation of Governor Pwettenham. In
fart, a high official said that the roslinvi
tlon of the governor would be regretted by
the American government, as many persons
might think that he had been forced out
through tho efforts of the United States
officials.
The American vice consul at Jamaica
advised the State department today that
no American dead had been reported so
far In Jamaica. The situation If Improving
and the earthquake shocks have ceased.
BERLIN, Jan. 26 The Foreign office,
taking notice of an editorial In the Rerlln
Post on the Swettenham-Davls affair, In
which the "mistress of the seas" was said
to have positively not been "entirely con
vinced of the unselflehness of the Yankee
benevolence," and so on, authorizes the
Associated Press to make the following
statement:
The article la disapproved of by Germany,
as it was by nubile oolnlon In tho United
States. The German government did not i
douht for a minute that an incident. In
which Its sympathies were with Admiral
Davis who had so willingly assisted the
earthquake sufferers, would be settled In n
friendly manner between the I'nlted States
and Great Britain. The German govern,
ment protests against Imputing to it any
alt mpt to disturb the good relations be
tween Washington and Ixmdon. Tho
government endeavors, on the contrary, to
promote good will between them.
NO CHANGE IN J. A. CREIGHTON
Dr. Patrick ef Chlensro Sent for
to Consult with Local
Physicians.
The reports from the bedside of John
A. Creighton last night were not of a na
ture to give greater alarm than his con
dition during the previous twenty-four
hours excited, but neither waa there any- ;
thing In them to Increase the hope for the !
patient's recovery. The case seems now to
rest upon the question whether he can se
cure the proper natural rest and sleep. If
he can. It Is said, his chances for recovery
will be excellent.
Mr. Creighton haa been resting - Ml for
the last few nights, but the ri .xatlon
and aleep have not been natural. With the
aid of anaesthetics he was again resting
quietly and asleep early this morning.
There Is an added determination on the
part of the family and other relatives to
put forth greater efforts and leave no stone
unturned which might better Mr. Crelgh
ton'a condition. This afternoon Dr. Pat
rick, the noted specialist of Chicago, will !
arrive and examine the patient, making j
whatever suggestions he may deem ex- I
pedlent. He will act In conjunction with i
the local physicians In the case. The sum
moning of Dr. Patrick was done as ths
result of a conference between relatives
and the physicians, when It was decided
to call Into conference some doctor of note
and experience In other cities.
DINNER OF GRIDIRON CLUB
President Roosevelt, Vice President
Fairbanks nnd Speaker Cannon
Gneats of Newspaper Men.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Centralisation
waa the major motif In the entertainment
furnished tonight by the Gridiron club at
Its annual winter dinner. Samuel G. Blythe
of the New York World, the new president
of the club, directed the entertainment.
In the presence of the president of the
United States and vice president and rep
resentatives from the coordinate branches
of the government, a host of literary and
newspaper men and before statesmen and
captains of Industry, an empire was erected.
The scene was laid In Washington and the
time 1H17.
The kingly power waa surrounded with
all the officers of state with courtiers and
pages, a herald who looked more like
"Happy Jack Fnlstaff" than anything else
and a numerous court to complete the gor
geous picture. There waa a Jester, too, who
spoke an epilogue which served as the In
troduction of President Roosevelt, who
made a forcible address.
Speeches were made by Associate Justice
Harlan of the supreme court. Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon, Gen
eral Horace Porter, Secretary Root, Henry
Vandyke of Princeton, Representative
Adam Bede of Minnesota and Francis W.
Cushman of Washington state.
MAY TIE UP PACKING PLANTS
Labor Organisations Decide to Avnln
Demand Recognition from
Ment Kings.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28. The labor unions
have decided again to demand recognition
from the meat packers and unless the pack
ers make concessions the workmen declare
they will go on strike to bring the em
ployers to terms. As an entering, wsdge,
It was announced tonight that demands
for a nine-hour day and a minimum wage
scale of S3 are to be presented to the big
packing firms In Chicago and In all
branches throughout the west by the In
ternational Association of Machinists.
Since the strike of butcher workmen In
1904 the packers havs mode no arrange
ments with any of the labor organisations.
Moat of the unions which went on strike
with the butchers were disrupted. The
officers of the machinists union now assert
that they are In a position to call out
every one of the 600 skilled mechanics em
ployed by the packers.
The movement was started by the In
ternational organization and local officials
In Bt. Joseph, Kansaa City, East St. Louis,
Omaha and Sioux City have been notified
to hold themselves In resdinsss to call out
their men In their respective localities,
ahould It become necessary.
DRY FARMERS END MEETING
Nebraska Men Placed on VZseentlve
Committee of Trnnsanlsslaslppl
Dry Faraalnax Congress.
DENVER, Jsn. 26. Questions pertaining
to farming In the semi-arid regions ware
propounded by interested seekers of In
formation and were answered by experts
at the final seisljn today of the first an
nual convention of the Tranamlssourl Dry
Farming congreaa.
president Fisher Harris of Salt Lake
City presided. An executive committee has
been named by tho delegationa from thu
fourteen slates and territories represented.
Among the members Is E. A. Burnett of
Nebraska.
MEET IN THE OPEN
Member! of Lectalatnre Wish to Chtnee the
University Keffents' Practice.
M'MULLEN'S PR0P0S10 BILL IS MOT ALL
Measure On It Intended to Cover Meetincs
Already Fast and Gone.
CONTROL OF EXPtNOITURE ADVISABLE
Appropriation to Be Made Definite and
Left in State Treasury.
VOUCHERS MAY HEREAFTER BE AUDITED
Conditions at Present Sot Sntlefnrtorf
to All, nnd Those Interested la
t nlverslty Wnnld Like to See
Reforms Inatltnted.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 26. (Spevial.) "The Mo
Mullen bill, giving authority to the board
of regents of the university to hold execu
tive sessions, merely legalises the closed
meetings which this board has always
held."
That Is the way a atate officer today ex
pressed himself on the bill which tha
gentleman from Gage has Introduced In the
house as a sop thrown out by the board
of regents to the people who are demand
ing that state business shall be attended
to In the open and not behind closed doors.
The hill provides the regents shall hold
open meetings, but it provides that when
the regents think it to the best Interests
of the university they may hold executive
sessions. It is In line with the other bill
Introduced by McMullen. which provides
all moneys received by the university, ex
cept the money raised by levy, shall be
held by the state treasurer and paid out
by him on warrants Issued by the auditor
on certificates Issued by the board. The
argument for the passage of this bill will
be that it conforms to the supreme court
opinion which was In effect that govern
ment funds donated to the university can
be paid out by the treasurer on the order
of the regents without a specific appropria
tion by the legislature. However, In tha
bill, the rash fund which comes under Ita
provisions la not mentioned. This fund
during the last blennlum amounted to
abount S130.000. Should the McMullen bill
pass, this money could be used without
the legislature having anything to say
about It. This canh fund Is made up of
fees charged the students.
Sentiment for Limited Appropriation.
A strong sentiment exists among the '
members of the legislature now to either
abolish the 1 mill levy and appropriate
what the regents need In a specific sum
or to make the 1 mill levy the maximum
and give authority to the State Board of
Equalisation to make the levy sufficiently
large to cover the appropriations made for
the benefit of the school.
This probably would have been done by
the legislature four years ago had not
the university lobby .aa sufficiently
strong to Induce Governor Mickey to go
back on a promise he made to request the
Introduction of a bill for this purpose.
When the new revenue law waa Intro
duced It was the Intention of the revenue
committee to Introduce companion bills,
one of which would make the 1 mill levy
for the university the maximum, so the
state board could reduce the levy to
accord with the university appropriation.
It was late In the session when the reve
nue bill waa Introduced and the forty
day limit In which bills can be Introduced
lapsed without the companion bill having
been prepared. A member of the reve
nue committee went to Governor Mickey
and explained the Intention of the com
mittee and asked him to send a apecl-.il
requeat to the legislature for the Introduc
tion of the bill, which, under the con
stitution, he haa a right to do. The gov
ernor agreed to do this the following day
and the bill was drawn by the present
attorney general, W. T. Thompson. The
university lpbby got to work on the gov
ernor aid he agreed not to have the bill
Introduced, providing a certain building
wanted by the university should be paid
for out of the 1 mill 'levy Instead of the,
general fund.
It was explained to Governor Mickey by
thla member of the revenue committee
that the Increase in the assessment due
to the new revenue law would Increase
the revenues for the university to an' un
known extent, and for that reason au
thority should be given the State Board
of Assessment to reduce the levy to con
form to the appropriations made for tha
university by the legislature.
Increase Is Certain.
The same condition exists today, In that
teal estate will be reoswsed In 1908, anl
liiere Is every rin to believe, on this
class of property alone there will be an in
crease In valuation of from 120.000,000 f
S30.000.000. The fact that the sessions of the
Board of Regents are held behind closed
doors, and that no vouchera for University
expenditures, amounting to almost half a
million a year, are offered for Inspection,
approval or rejection by the state auditor
Is becoming galling to some members of the
legislature who have the best Interests of
the university at heart. As there la a
growing sentiment that this legislature is
out for the square deal the university may
bo placed on a business basts, over the pre
test of the Board of Regents. .
Employes Get Their Pny.
Employes of ths legislature became hilar
iously happy this morning when they re
ceived their pay for the arduous duties per
formed for the benefit of the state. From
the Janitor of the 10x10 committee room t'
the watchman who nightly sleeps or sits
beside ths doors to the senate chamber and
the house, each received his stipend out
of the state's big money box, and each
subscribed to an oath that he had earned
the money, every cent of It. The members
of the leglalrture will do the same thing
about next Thursday and each will receive
S100 to do with what he pleases so long
aa he conforms to the law In getting rid
of It. '
And thla money proposition recalls that
some of the members are not anxious to
take the Junketing trips to the state In
stitutions, because It has been broken to
them very gently that they will have to
pay their railroad fare and hotel expenses
I out of their own little pockets. The money,
however, will be returned to them when
i they file receipts for their expendlturea
with the state auditor, but they will have
to have receipts for every cent they spend.
Pome of the member object to being out
this small change even for a week or two
Just In the midst of a cold apell. and there,
fore It is very likely meat of the visiting
will be done by subcommtttes.
The subcommittee Is at work on the bill
giving authority to the Stale Railway com.
mission and expct to have It la Brett
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