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The Omaha Daily Bee 1 VOL. XXXVI -NO. 194. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1907-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. i M'RINLEY T11E GUIDE Club Which Stan Hie 5ame Flttinil; Obesrvee Eia Birthdaj. llWHWAUtat'S MAYOR GUEST OF HONOR Delireii ft Olowinz Tribute on the Life of the Lata President. VALUABLE POINTERS FOR THE PRESENT Governor Sheldon, Btate Cffloere and Mem ben of Lecialatare Attend. CHIEF EXECUTIVE STANDS FOR THE LAW , Ueeaslea One ml Most Felicitous In the History of the Club and Gfvea Prmli of Good I for the Fat arc. M'KTNLKY. ' Youth proclaimed hla aa a hero. Time, a statesman; Love, a man; ath ha. claimed him aa a martyr Ho from goal to goal he rani , Knowing all th sum of glory That a human life may span. The fifth annual banquet of the McKlnley dub. given lust evening at the Milliard hotel under the auspice, that marked the event aa epochal for Nebraska republican turn and food government, waa not only the moat successful function In the history of the club, but waa a significant event In the light of the great moral awakening now shaking tha body politic of the nation. The banquet waa to commemorate the sixty-fifth annivereary of the birth of the late honored president. William Mo Klnley. One of the dominant keynote of the occasion waa the joining of hands, figu ratively at least, of men from all parts of Nebraska, showing that men really be lieve that the Interests of the metropolis are common with these of other parts of tha state. Mayer Hherburn Merrill Becker of Mil waukee waa the honored guest from with out tha atata. while Governor Oeorge law on Sheldon graced the occasion with his presence and felicitations. Something over 800 surrounded the ban quet tables and enjoyed a menu of edibles and words- Leglslatora and Officials Attend. Most of the members of the Nebraska house of representatives . and senate and state officers wert brought up last even ing from Lincoln ever tha Rock Island In a special train aud returned at midnight. The banqueters held an Informal reception At tha Millard from 7, to I, at the latter hour the speepbmaklng commenced, the company breaking ranks at the stroke of twelve. After a tew worda of welcome by Oliver C Erwln. president of the McKlnley club, Hbort talks by John J. Ryder and Robert Cewell. Mayer Booker of Milwaukee, the speaker of the evening, waa Introduced by Mr. Erwln. Mayor Becker's Address. Mayor Becker's address, on the Ufa of " " ' leKlrtey-otidfo iMKig lan In Politics," Iras as ' follows! ..' Mr. Chairman and Oentlemeni It la with j"Ym deepest reverence that I mention the ' name 0 one almost an sacred to the mem- ory of the cltlseiui of the MteJ -1 1 s n that at any man who ttaa ever lived upon the face of the earns w iliiu'n .Mi-mmey. I feel this evening, gentlemen, to be wholly flnquftllllert for the tank I am to undertake, or the reason that the subject of my re marks Is of such extraordinary character If te quits overwhelm and e narriss ine. iSTertheiess I shall, In a feeble mannner, at leant, attempt to pay a sll.ht tribute to this great martyr to his country. The pages of the history or our country contain a great (leal which Illustrate he opportunities under our system of govern ment that are held forth to the giasp of those of Us who are determined to live VV" rightly, to act justly, to discriminate an J to maae eacnncesi ana i want uneny, i the very outset, to call attention tn the troung men .especially within hearing of toy voice to the example of William McKlnley, HI rma to preserve Us Inten-'iv h r- - -" to the m'es of the recruiters fife and S"1"'.'.? c"m.?,",lf,"'.J , ania f h War n.rimM. nroin in. vi . .. i ., acter which he maintained throughout hla eventful career was early ninnitesieil. loi even aa a simple unit In the great arnv of the union he demonstrated the nualltlea that flnallv fitted him for that exulted of fice, whli'h he held with supreme honor ?nd faithfulness until he fell a victim of he evil teachings of anarchy. Imported to the land of the free and the home of the brave ly the miserable offscourings of a foreign ' Believes None Creator. There ...o givne. .ut-n among us than v.'Uuum AicKm.ey. and I may have, perohauce, an exaaguratud and ex. altud Idea of hla character and ability, tlue to lark of knowledge of my country a history, but 1 believe nut. During hla of ficial life In congress, and 111 the presi dential chair, we find, tn tracing the ac tivities ot his brain, that they always di re ted his tongue and pen rightly; that the rauso oi Justice waa never slighted or nom lected; that he aacrlilced personal Inter ests, and sometimes defied what appeared to bo nubile sentiment, that be miicht do that which ho bellved was for the best In terests of his Countrymen; and while thla Is perhaps diverging sIlKhtly from con tinuity, let ma speak of his conduct when thiit rtnrk war cloud appeared upon the h.. In vImt M -- t t riji Brave dofenderi on the battleship Maine Iji il.vu.-u iu tTetv uijrt.. i.i.u etuM.lr, presumably at the dii'octlou of the rinuninh government. Immediately the 'cry waa raised: "Remember the Maine," and It was one In which I any frankly that I Joined nd that all of us. I daresay, here tonight r lned: still, cool-needed, thoughful. care ii I U'lllUim McKlnley paused. It seemed m if na that our great president lacked something, and some of n newsiwpere poke rashly nod prematurely of his con u . ..i ... -. cu r than we did tin .. ' m lint a arent and wonderful man w had l the nr"t4entlal chair at Wnshlnn ton. Hla hesitation waa not because he lacked oourage, but because he hud it. The history of what trunsptred la too clearly et la your memories for me to attempt to go Into details. It will be enough for rne mervly to refer thla much to thla Inci dent In hla career to Illustrate aufflclently tha fact that 1 have atated. thxt he waa a roan of unusual rouraKe. never fearing to act aa hla ewnectenoe dictated when meet ing a great crisis. Groat Work tn Congress. If I were seeking for Incidents, or going over the record of William McKlnley s giHid iloeda, 1 would call your attention to nil great contribution to our legtaUtlon uoon that mighty and many-sided problem of the tariff, but that la not, as I under stand It. what I am here for tonight. Still. I believe It la eminently fitting that I call your attention to the fart that to Wil liam McKlnley are we Indebted fur many years ef unparalleled prosperity. It was V 111 Ism McKlnley who nttaxl for protec tion tu borne Industries In Its broad prtn- ' . - t ' 1 1 1 1 .. ll.L'i.l... k. , 1 1 a. ii mmm iiiimiu ... i.ii.k 7 w iiv tmiu- ernd one of the greatest arts that ever bet-ame a law of our nation. It waa he who rt-srued us from the conditions of pauper ism similar to those then and now prevail ing In every free trade country. It wae he, more than any other man, who waa atead fast and true. And doea not hla spirit t. Wheu he heard his oountry'a call to i i pervade our country today 7 ' 1 lfc wo not, when discussing this vital pmtileni, naturally mutitljn hla name or think ot hlmt I tan wa think of prosperity and not re I ninjiilwr the martyred McKlnley T is mora. I asa you. anything or aoodneas In our wonlarful country that doea Dot tOsntlnued on Third fags) SUMMARY OF TDE BEE Wednesday, January RO, IflOT. 1907 JANUARY 1907 eun mom ru l wto tm rai eat X 5 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ' f tii wziiita. FOR RCA ST FR NEBRASKA Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday; not so cold Thursday. FOKKCAST FOR IOWA Fair and colder Wednesday; cold wave In southeast portion. Thursday fair and not so cold. Temperatures at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg. 6 a. m... f a. m... 7 a. m... a. m... e a. m... 10 a. m... U 24 24 a 20 IN 1 p. m 11 2 p. m 8 S p. m 8 4 p. m . i t p. m 7 ( p. m 7 7 p. m t 8 p. m i I p. m 4 11 a. m. ..It) U m 13 DOMESTIC "Vnt of the Baldwin Locomotive works V,.. '-delphla damaged to extent of fire. Vaga 1 'W1 - -reused from the Thaw .are secured during pane, the day ''i nce will prob- . . . . . - . aoiy Degin lot. '.? rag-e a uotbi. as. Action of the joint committee on the atate-wide primary bill at Lincoln on Monday night causes much adverse com ment by the members of the legislature. Railroad Interests are opposed W the bill. Fags 1 rOKEIOS. French bishops present plan by which differences between church and state In that country may be bridged over. It provides for leases of church property to priests. Fags 1 WASHXHOTOH. House by a decisive vote restores pro vision of agricultural bill providing for the tree distribution of or.nary seed a. Fage e Senator Beverldge concludea his three days' speech on child labor bill with an argument supporting the power of con gress to enact such legislation. Fags Senator Burkett made chairman of Pa cific railroads committee, vice Alger, de ceased. Fags 1 lEBBAItA. Roy Barnes, railroad eating house man ager at Alliance. Neb., la shot and killed by Roy Maynard, employed aa cook, whom he had discharged from his service. Faga 3 ' Freight wreck at Lexington damagos block signal apparatua. Fage 3 In a fight on Union Pacific train near Valley Chef Williams la cut by cleaver In hands of assistant. Page S Dr. W. A. Cate, charged with assaulting Lee Grass with intent to kill, is sen tenced at Nelson to eighteen months at hard lahpr. Fags 3 Mldvale school house, in Valley county, In which Minnie Freeman saved the Uvea Of ber thirteen pupils In the big billiard of 1888, 1a destroyed by fire. 'NT In a search '. for oil, , gas. coal' or any thing els .of value, a big hole Is being drilled from a cellar at Kearney. Pago 3 Z.OOAX. W. J. Connell'a address to court In case wherein he waa convloted of - contempt aaya he waa denied unbiased hearing. Page 5 Count Creighton erows ' stronger and hope of recovery la entertained. Pago 1 Hayden Bros, contemplate new building for wholesale dry goods department. Page 5 Case of Mrs. Lena LUlle against Tribe of Ben Hur fpr Insurance on life of Harvey LUlle Is transferred to Omaha from Butler bounty. Page S Committee of house inspects Deaf and Dumb Institute and hears what institu tion needs. Pago 8 Omaha A Council Bluffs Street Railway company decldea to build "crosstown lines, on Fortieth from Cuming to Dodgo, on Twenty-fourth from Cuming to Leav- enworth. on L street. South Omaha, from i Twenty-fourth to Tnirty-eixtn. rage o Chairman Tetter of the Commercial club announces commltteea for the year. Page a Park board decldea that atatue of Schil ler shall be placed In Rivervlew park and tbe pavilion at the park enlarged. v Fags B council. nXTTTU AITS IOWA. 1 Proposal to have inmates of Boys' In dustrial school at Eldora raise 200 acres of sugar beets. Pago MOTEKsm or o on ah tbajuxxps. Fort Anivsd. Miles. NKW YORK KuraaMl Moltke, NEW YORK Kroonlsnd NAPLFs MontHrrat Antonio Loasa NAPLES Roma. ST. VINCENT.... N'edsrtmd OtBRAt.TAK CoiUo mahhkilxes Oerneole. TK1SMTB Frucm DR. SIMPSON IS CONFIDENT Wlfa Acalast Hnsband, bat New Tork Maa Annonncea Confidence la Aaaalttal. . , RIVERHBAD, N. Y Jan. a. Dr. Jamea Simpson, a Jury to try whom will probably ba completed today, expresses tha utmost confidence that ba will ba acquitted for having deliberately aaaasslnated hla father-in-law, Bartlett Thorner. He told thla to hla sister. Mrs. Charles II. Bowman of Harrtsburg, Vs.. who arrived yesterday and announced that aba would remain and do all aha could to assist in her brother's defense. Hitherto Simpson has stood alone and almost friendless. Hla wlfa and her mother havo been bitter against the pris oner alnco tha death of Mr. Thorner. That their position haa undergone no change since tiia preliminary Investigation of a year ago, when their evidence was largely responsible for tha indictment of Simpson. Is made clear by the repeated queatlon of tha lawyers to tha Jurors. "Have you any prejudice against a wife testifying against her husband In a caae of thla kind?" VERDICT AGAINST ICE TRUST New York Court Holds Employers Responsible for Short Weights Given by Drivers. NEW TORK, Jan. 0. Tha appellate di vision haa handed down a decision affirm ing tbe verdict of tha lower court against ths American Ice company In favor of the city for alleged violations of the ordinance relating to short weights. Some fifty vio lations were entered against ths company, eight of which were posted for trial. There la a penalty of az tn each caae. By tbe decision the Ice company is held ra pos sible fur tha acts of its drivers, B1SU0PS UtFER COMPROMISE Workioe; Arraoeementa Between Church and Bute tacrated at faria. ROMAN HIERARCHY TO BE RECOGNIZED tnder Plan Saggested State Will Lease Balldlngs for Terns to Priests on Approval by Bishops. PARIS, Jan. 2 Tha proposition which the French bishops, with the approval of the pope, have now submitted to the gov ernment seems to offt-r the first real proa pec t of an adjustment of tha conflict be tween church and atate under the separa tion regime. While It Involves a material modification of the position taken in tha last papal encyclical, the proposition put forward has all the appearance of an ulti matum. Whether the government, tn spile of the concessions made and making In the Interest of religious peace, will accept a settlement based upon the absolute recognition of the Roman helrarcby re mains to be seen. Tha model contract which the bishops have submitted provides for the virtual lease of the churches In perpetuity to the parish priests by the mayors, the leases being for eighteen years and renewals by the successors. The leases which carry a stipulation engaging the communal, municipal and atate authorities not to Interfere with the administration of the church and parish, are Invalid without the express ratification of the bishop and become null the moment the parish priest loses the bishop's authorisation. Bishops must act together to Insure tha acceptance of the contracts everywhere or nowhere. It developed today that the report that Cardinal Richard, the archblahop of Paris, had summoned another meeting of the episcopate was not correct. The cardinal only summoned meetings of the regional assemblages of bishops, to which tha pope's decision was communicated. The bishops' proposition created a atlr In parliamentary circles. The followers of ex Premler Combes were loud in their a sertlona that it waa utterly unacceptable, but the more moderate republican groups were less emphatic and there was general expectation that the government would be forced to define Ita position during the de bate this afternoon In the Chamber of Deputies on the ministerial bill providing for the suppressing, of declarations under ths law of 18SL BODIES STILL UNDER GROUND Corpaea of lereaty-Twe Victims Kx plosion In Praaalan Mlno Hot Recovered. of FRANKFORT-ON-THB-MAIN. Jan. 29. A dispatch to the Zeltung from Baarbruecken aaya there are still seventy-two bodies un der ground In the Baden mine. Of the bodiea brought out only twenty-four have been recognized. Tha othera are ao burned that their Identity cannot be established. One woman became demented when she waa confronted by her husband, ahe having be lieved him among the dead. A number of Swiss and French newspaper correspond ents have reached Saarbrucken, The eauao ef h explosion remalna a jwtyutery. An official .report, revised this afternoon, places tha number of dead at 148, of which sixty-two have been brought out. During chemists, and the result showed that the stock shaft waa caught and analysed by the . morning escaping gaa from the Bild flre waa diminishing. Shortly before 4 o'clock General Man ager Von Velsen, with 180 men started into i the mine to rescue the elghty-slx bodies still underground. Two hours later the -,it- v. w, . rapidly to the surface. This work will continue throughout the night. UNITE AGAINSJ SOCIALISTS All German Political Parties Will Take Stand Against Exponents of New Idea. BERLIN. Jan. .-An the po.Itlca, PIes i are to take place m tne electoral district. I where none of the candidates for the Reichstag succeeded In obtaining a ma- jQPjty The center nartv loaders met and de- cldrd yesterday not to support any of the socialist representative, and representatives I of the conservative party from all of the . . ... .... ... staiee or tne empire aetermmea, at a meet- Ing held In this city last night to unite with the other parties against the social- lets. This morning the delegates of the national noerais ana two rnaicai groups ... . . . .. . met with the object of devising a plan of co-operation for the remainder of the cam paign. FEHM1 PASHA IN TROUBLE Germany Demanda Paatahment of Snltan'a Favorite for Seising German Ship. CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. If Fehml Pasha, chief of tha secret police of tha palace, and a great confidant and favorite of the sultan, has coma Into serious con flict with tha German embassy owing to his action in causing tha set sure recently of a ship's cargo destined for Hamburg. The sultan tried to pacify ths embassy officials by immediately ordering tha re lease of tha cargo, but, Germany In a fprclbla note to tha port now demanda the punishment of Femhi Pasha, pointing out that In tha step taken he waa guilty tf an Infraction of the penal coda, render ing him liable to life Imprisonment. Tha diplomats hers are watching with great Interest this struggle between the Uer man embassy and tha sultan's protege. AMERICAN WHEAT IN RUSSIA rirst Shipload Via London Will Reh Rlara la Few Days. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. J8 On account of tha failure of the local wheat crop Rus sia this year will ba a purchaser of Ameri can wheat and the first shipload will arrive at Riga, from London, on its way to Ry binsk. The price on the Russian market probably will be fl.16 a bushel, which Is T cents under tha local price. Other cargoes have been ordored for delivery at St. Pe tersburg as soon aa navigation opens. Fighting In Vearsnela. WILLEMSTAD. Island of Curacoa, Jan. S. According to advices received hero to day from Caracas Governor Mata, at tha head of a body of armed troops, aurprlaed a secret political meeting in the yard of Vice President Gomes at Caracas, Venesu ela, during the night of January 27, and In the fighting which followed Governor Mata and several others were killed and a larger number, including fie commander of the troops, was wounded. BURKETT HEADS COMMITTEE Death of Alger Heads Seeraoaan to Head of Paolfle Rallroada Committee. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. (Special Tele gram.) Senator-elect Curtis of Kansas was today assigned to tha committee on Indian depredations, over which Sen ator Burkett of Nebraska has held sway since coming into tha senate. Mr. Burkett la given the chairmanship of the committee on Pacific railroads, a com mittee formerly presided over by the late Senator Alger of Michigan. The Pacific railway committee, though one where there is little work, the meetings of (he committee being a rarity, carries to the chairman of It a pleasant room together with an appointment of a com mittee clerk at 12,250 per year and a roes senger at 11,440 per annum. Oeorge Tobey of Lincoln, at present Senator Bur kett's right-hand man. will continue with the senator and through the change of committee assignment of hla chief wilt enjoy an lncreaaed income of about $500 per year. Representative H ins haw today appeared before, the senate committee on claims to advocate a favorable report cn his bill, which passed the house January 19, which directs the secretary of the treasury to refund to the Nebraska Mutual Life In surance company of Etromsburg $1,481, wrongfully collected by the Internal reve nue commissioner as war taxes. Mr. Hln sbaw explained the bill and It was subse quently ordered to be favorably reported and doubtless will pasa the aenate this session. The senate committee on claims also de cided to report favorably the bill to reim burse the Nye-Schnelder company for a certain amount of coal furnished the gov ernment building at Fremont, Neb. Senator Burkett was today advised that Mrs. Julia A. Hughes of Lincoln has been granted a pension of $11 per month to date from February, 10. Senator Burkett haa accepted Invita tions from the principals of 'high schools In the following Nebraska cities to ad dress their pupils on commencement day Ewlng. May 22; Central City, May II, and Beatrice, June 7. Miss Mohler of Omaha, who has been the guost of Miss Millard, daughter of Senator Millard, since congress reconvened after the holiday recess, left for Oma'nl today. During her visit Mies Mohler has been the recipient of many' attentions In the matter of teas, dinners and dinner dancea. Representative Klnkald today recoin mended that Wealey Treasler, postmaster at Ogalalla, Neb., be reappointed. A new postofflce has been established in McPherson county, Nebraska, to be named Ney and D. Cloud baa been appointed post master, l ' - A pension of $8 haa been alkiwed Wll Ham R. Dewltt, Mills poetoffice, Neb. The house committee on invalid pen slons today decided to make a favorable report on the bill Introduced In (he senate by Senator McCumber and duplicated In the house by Representative Norrla of Nebraska. This blU In .effect smooths the red tape wrlnklPs which now He in tha path of a soldier's widow. Under this measure - she) must prLe competent' to provo that her ooldler husband has died and that she was his lawful wife. HOW COLD STORAGE AFFECTS FOOD Dr. Wiley Telia of Exporlmenta with Meat, Hnrca, MUk and Fruit. ' WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan-. J.-Dr. Har vey W. Wiley, chief of v the chemistry bu- 7' V ""''. , tl.Iled fo"""" "e deterioration of food . BtutTs In cold Koraif per or the houae oom- m'ttee f"- h" h " cultural appropriation bill havo The cold storage warehouses are at Dr. Wiley's disposal In Washington, and he gave the results of experiments with all aorta of foodstuffs. "Milk begins to dete riorate right away, and so doea cream." said Dr. Wiley. "Eggs also begin to dete- ! rlorate Immediately. Fruit la Improved and "JX Z that it has reached the maximum : -na lnn l rown- 1 00 lun i car" now nara 11 i""00- i w nen uksq xor a lunnw npwisuuii ui tne oeienorauon ot meat rro.en m cum ; enrage Dr. Wiley said We find that meats do not taste as well nd th'v do not m11 vry tlma Via it. Am n nlrW vhlllt oaVV.sh haa tMfl ""- - -v- ; " ." Pl over three montns. Take our quau. We have quail a year old and we have a "- .. " . TI fron quail cooked at tne same time. ve . . m , . i . rw. MrT Timn inn ; ' Jury can pick them out blindfolded Dr. Wiley ststed that most foods Im prove when properly kept for a short time, but he said the object of hla experiments Is to Inform the public, and particularly the cold storage popple, how long they, may safely keep food In storage. He said that as yet he has been unable to determine whether drawn or undrawn poultry keeps better. Dr. Wiley was asked many questions about oysters, and said that the ovnters opened and shipped in buckets should bo prevented from entering interstate com merce, aa they are dead. An loyster Is dead an hour after It la opened," he said, "and la not good. It loses Its flavor." In response to Inquiries from Representa tive Hasklns as to the advisability of frees- Ing oysters to preserve them for shipment Dr. Wiley said: "Oh. they ought not to be frocen. That ruins them and as soon as they thaw they are dangerous." He urged that oysters bo shipped alive and In the shell. Dr. Wlloy said ths oysters sent out In tin cans are all right. Gelatine waa denounced by Dr. Wiley, who said of It: "It Is made from ths scrapings from hides. These hides that smell to heaven are treated and trimmed and these trim mings are used to make gelatine. The ma rine hospital service found tetanus germs In gelatine." Dr. Wiley said the gelatine factories are the dirtiest In the world; that the hldea used are treated with alkali, which Is rubbed into them for shipment. He sad that this gelatine la sometimes made in glue factories, and that stuff that is not fit for glue Is made Into gelatine. In reply to a question from Representa tive Haugen Dr. Wiley said: "Gelatine Is used In Ice cream and can dles and for making capsules that you take your medicine In." He added that there is no objection to gelatine tf properly made, and that taere Is plenty of wholesome raw material to make It of. i Cask for Chinese. WASHINGTON. Jan. a. Tha National Red Cross haa received from Dr. K lop sen of the Christian Herald an additional IS.eoo for tha Chinese famine sufferers and the money haa been cabled to Consul General Rogers at Shanghai for tha purchase of food supplies for ths stricken people FIRE IN LOCOMOTIVE PLANT Bit: Baldwin Worka Damared to Extent of Million Dollar. PAINT SHOP IS ENTIRELY DESTROYED Workmen Escape, bat Foor Firemen Aro slightly Hart by Collapse of Wall Taoalsaad Mea Oat of Work. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-Flro which started with an explosion in the paint shop, destroyed the entire section of the big Baldwin Locomotive Works tonight, en tailing a loss of $1,000,000. The destroyed building was about 175 feet long by loo leet deep, immediately adjoining the main offloo at Broad and Spring Uaiden streets and the erecting shops, amlta shous and foundries. These buildings were tnreat- ened, aa were other departments along Spring Garden atreet and on Fifteenth street. The entire fire department waa called out. ' About 1,000 men were em ployed In the burned building, which was five atorlea high. The fire waa discovered In the east end of the building, a few minutes before I o'clock, when the workmen were preparing to leave. Though the flames spread quickly all were able to get out aafely. Shortly after the fire started the upper portion of the wall on Spring Oarden street fell and three workmen were caught by the falling bricks, but fortunately received only slight injuries. The firemen, with the aaalstance of the fire patrol from the plant, succeeded In getting the flames under control within an hour after the fire was discovered. The Baldwin locomotive works Is the largest Industrial plant In the United States and employs 18,000 men In this city and nearly 10,000 In departments at Lewis- ton and other places. The fire will not greatly hinder work aa the departments destroyed are duplicated In other parte of the plant. LIEUTENANT DRURY ON STAND Army Officer Charged with Marder at Pittsburg Tells of Killing of Civilian. PITTBBURO. Pa., Jan. 29. At the sec ond day's session of the trial of Lieutenant Ralph W. Drurr and Private John Dowd of the Ninth United States Infantry, charged with the murder of William H. Crowley September 10, 1903, for the alleged robbing of copper ore from the roofs of arsenal buildings, the government at tempted to vindicate the soldiers by placing Lieutenant Drury on the stand to refute testimony produced by the commonwealth yesterday, that Dowd had shot at Drury's command after Crowley had surrendered. -' Lieutenant Drury testified that on the morning in question he had received a telephone message from a soldier In tha lower portion of the .grounds that several men were cutting copper from the roof of ona of the buildings. "I Immediately dispatched Private Dowd and several other soldiers. Instructing them .... , . . to gain the lower portion of the arsenal ,rn , r .rty-nrnw. -re?K r. . ,v' v Z , L route. When half way down I heard a . . L L ahot. When I reached tha tracks of the Allegheny Valley railroad, I saw Private Dowd and Crowley walking toward each other. Crowley had bean shot. After I had helped lay him In a comfortable po sition I went to aummon an ambulance. "I gave no Instruction, or order to .hoot anybody. I refused to surrender the sol dier who had shot Crowley for the simple reason that I did not know what man had done the shooting." The case will be continued tomorrow. MORE SNOW IN NORTHWEST Relief from Fnel Famine In North Dakota Seema More Remote Than Ever. e and fuel' famTn. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 28 The anew " ever- Durlna the "U1 twenty-four hours anotner snowstorm nu swept norm i wnlcn tn8 cattlemen have requested, from kota and Minnesota. points on the International & Great North- From polntB along the Boo, Great North- ! m rBUroad BOUth of San Antonio, to New ern and Northern Pacific railroads cornea . oro,, WOuld be ordered by the cora Informatlon about atatVed trains, deswted . mgion, and that the only question waa engines ana enow piown. Hundreds of cars of coal and groceries started westward In the wake of the rota- na m.v not reach their dentinal Irm for ; - "r rT" WABHINrtTOW. Jan .-A teJearam to i - -- romme ' -. , --- New Rockford, N. D., says the fuel situa tion there la ao desperate that the people will burn railroad property In less than forty-eight hours for fuel. The commission received ths following message from President Elliott of the Northern Pacific railway: "Referring to my message of January 28, regret to say that relief trains, is spite of all wo have been able to do, have not boon able to get by Carrlngton. Snow and storms have been no great that trains have been stuck, and we damaged snow plows la trying to get through the heavy drifts. Hops very much to get everything through there not later than Thursday." SWETTENHAM IS THANKFUL Governor of Jamaica Pleased Beeaoae Teats Are Seat by Catted States. WASHINGTON, Jan. .-eoeretary Taft has received tha following cablegram from Governor Swettenham, dated Kingston. Ja maica: Most grateful thanks for supply of tents Just arrived from Cuba In charge of Cap tain Battle. U. B. A. Service most highly appreciated. Tha tents referred to are those forwarded from Santiago by Brigadier General Wlnt upon tha urgent request made to Oovernor Magoon by ths acting British minister at Havana. LONDON, Jan. 29. 4 li p. nv Ths As sociated Press learns that the international Dhaaa of tha Klnnton incident has been formally closed by Governor Swettenham formally withdrawing bis letter to Rear Admlral Davis, and expressing his regret for having written it. Swettenham's withdrawal of his letter and his apology followed voluminous telegrams to him from ths colonial office. Ths dis patch, which has now .closed the Incident was sent by tbe governor to the colonial office, whence It reached tha Stata depart ment at Washington through tha Foreign, office In tbe usual course. No (tueram In Either Hoase. PIERRE. B. D.. Jan. ?l-(epectal Tele gram.) On account of delayed trains the two houses met today without a quorum in either house, and both were adjourned to tomorrow. Senator Dillon was selected president pro tern for the day. CARNATION DAY OBSERVED Rlxty-Firth Anniversary of Birth of William McKlnley Is Remem bered by Officials. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Today waa the sixty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Wil liam McKlnley. As such anniversary and as "carnation" day It waa generally ob served. Government officials, members of congress and private cltlsens wore the pres dent's favorite flower In memory of a mar tyred public servant and In the Interect of patriotism and good cltlsenshlp. President RooBcvelt had on his desk today a great vase of fine carnations and a similar bunch Of carnations adorned the desk of Secre tary Ixeb. Members of the cabinet en'h wore one of the flowers as they appeared at the cabinet meeting. Early tod-y Post master General Cortelyou, one of the founders of the Carnation League of Amer ica, presented to each of the bureau and division chiefs and to each member of hi own executive staff a beautiful carnation to be worn during the day. In a circular sent broadcast by the trustees of the McKlnley memorial it is indicated that the purpose of tha "Car nation League of America" la to Instill Into the hearts and minds of the people a de sire for a real patriotic observance of all our national days. "Carnation day. In Its simplicity and deli cate sentiment." the trustees continue, "la particularly appropriate aa a' memorial to William McKlnley. the man, and In Ita broader purpose of fostering genuine na tional patriotism and good citizenship, It Is Imbued with the spirit of William Mc Klnley, the statesman. Tli. nnnlv.ranrv nf (h hlHh nf Villlm.m McKlnley. lata president of the United I ' .,.k.... .t h Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church. I where Major McKlnley worshiped whllo . 'a i.,.e .h.n h servlmr in congress and later when he was elevated to the presidency. A large and representative audience attended. The meeting was held under the auspices of the United States Historical society and Harry A. Colman. president of that or ganisation, presided. The program Included addresses by Representatives John F. Lacey of Iowa and J. Warren Kelfer and James Kennedy of Ohio. The musical numbers Included President McKlnley's favorite hymns. "Lead Kindly Light," "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Rock of Ages." Letters were read from President Roose velt. Vice President Fairbanks and Post master General Cortelyou. EXPLOSION NC0AL MINE Fifty or Slaty Mea Killed by Accident la Shaft Near Fayettevllle, West Virginia. CHARLESTON. W. Vfc, Jan. 29. -At least fifty or sixty persona are dead ao a re- auit ot tne explosion m ui. sw. ....... , near Fayettevllle. In Fayette county, to- night, according to the last reporti . re- I cervea. me aeavn ...i flve- . , , . . , The explosion waa caused by du-t Every effort is being made to reach the entombed men. but but there. Is little hope that any of, .1 - nil.-. 4 V timm fit ttl Ainln : """" " ' Z i- ,-. .h.n a) on about 200 men were In the sharu "8"l"V " v..,, iw i la-torat-d on the WhltemltToet Mn4 ( pany's private line, about four miles from , T " ... . ' , -Mr . ! Fayettevllle. It haa been in operation Tor . r three years. Of the known dead thlrty-sl are whltea and ten negroeo. In addition a number of white Americana had taken emplo ment at the mine so recently that their names were not known to their fellow-workmen. About j tonignB wh0Jle nve been ascertained were also killed. It Ms thought. TEXAS CATTLEMEN WIN POINT Interstate Commerce Commission Will Order Through-Rntes to Now Orleana Re-established. FORT WORTH. Tex., Jan. . Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty at the conclusion of the evidence this afternoon. ' TX-oXZ relative to the complaint of the Texaa lhat thft rveBtbl!shment of through rates. the division of the rates between linns. The roads Intereated suggested that ths commission make the Joint rate with tha underetandlng that If tha roads did not 1 " agree upon tne oivision witnin tinny aaya nn lna commission j us in. PP"r- tlonal part of the rate, each road ahall ) receive. STOCK SHOWS AT MITCHELL Many Exhibits In Cattle and Hoara Aro Tamed Down for Lsek af Accommodations. MITCHELL, S. D., Jan. 2. (Special Tela- gram.) Today waa the opening day of the South Dakota Improved Live Stock Breed- era and the South Dakota Stata Poultry and Pet Show, and both associations are well represented with exhibits and with a large attendance. The threatening weather has kept many away, but the attendance is satisfactory. The breeders have been unable to ac- commodate all who desired to show their cattle or hogs and over sixty entries had to bo turned down in those two classes, This evening an address of welcome was delivered by Mayor Branson, and Frank Shsrwln of Brookings responded. Reports were also read by President Krtcn and Secretary Wilson. This afternoon ths state poultry show opened With a Urge exhibit of birds, ths Barred Plymouth Rocks and White Wyan- dottes predominating In the exhibit. An exceptionally fine class of birds are shown thla year, with several new exhibitors, Judges Jleimiicn and mclavo commenced scoring tne birds this afternoon. Baannet to Senator Gamble TANK TON, 8. D.. Jan. 2. (Special.) A ' aathering of state politicians took place ! hr Monday night. The occasion was a j banquet and reception In honor of Senator -ooert j. uemoie, just re-ciecieo iwr an- other terra. ins Banquet was given at up to tne eigntn graae; ne win nave to sn Masonlc temple and was attended by a t cure a certificate from his mother or father large number of city and county dttsens. j or guardian allowing the date of his birth; Governor Crawford waa to have been here, he will have to get another certificate but hla wife waa taken critically 111 at the ! showing the blemishes on his face, and If last moment and ths governor took her at ! be falls to do all these things every mem oncs to Rochester, Minn., for aa operation, i ber of the house can be arrested and fined. I As a matter of fact, under a strict cort- Lnmbrrmen nt Kansas City. structlon of the law a boy under If cannot KANSAS PITT. Jan. . The Southwest- annnuercvTona demurrage question and the growth of the mall order business are two topics that will receive consideration. A resolution was presented declaring that the members of tha assK-iAtion are not la a trust. The reso lution invites aa Investigation of the as sociation s method and criticise strong! Ml ths motives of reform legislators, so STATE PRIMARY BILL Attitude of Feme Membera of Legislature Eorpriiei Colleatraea. COMMITTEE DEBATE ON THE MEASURE Advooatei of Law Look Askance at the Action on Monday KighU RAILROAD CHAMPIONS OPPOSE PLAN Corporatism Intereated in Ita Defeat ire Aotively Acaicit It. CHILD LABOR IN THE HOUSE AT PRESENT What the Kffert Wonld Bo If the Clarko Bill Sboold Become a Law Before the session t'omes to a (lose. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Jan. 29. (Special.) The atti tude of some members of the legislature at the meeting last night of the Joint com mittee selected to draft a primary bill haa been discussed very generally among tha members today. The opinion expressed by many of the pledge-keeping republicans la that every obstruction put In tha way of a state-wide primary la a play Into the hands of the railroads. The enactment of a state- w,d Prlm"r ''" co"Juntl0" ',h ,h" ontl-paes law will be the death blow to ral'ro"d domination In Nebraska politics, nd hfor that reason every corporation henchman In the state Is trying to defeat these two bills, especially the primary bill. An antl-psss law, with the convention ays tern still In rogue, a member said, would bring no relief to the people, because from distant parts of tha atate delegates would not come to the conventions and tha same old boys who for years and year havo manipulated atate politics would still be found guiding the ship of state. The attitude of Farley of Hamilton, Wil son of Custer and Hill of Chase, haa been commented on during the day and aomo surprise has been expressed that they should place themselves In the position of side-stepping a single plank In the repub lican state platform. The surprise Is ax pressed by membera of the legislature who were elected on a specific pledge to carry out the reforms enumerated In the plat form, the aama pledges made to the people by the men named. McMullen of Gage Ig opposed to the state-wide primary, bat favors tha old convention system for the nomination of atata officers, though ho wants all other officers nominated at a primary. The fact that nearly every re puDUcaiI , the noUM . ..... ,,,.. , cuse subscribed hla name addition to having h eIectlon on th, promlM, out , , ptatfonBt of cour8e, makes it impossible for the railroads to corral en0URh mernber, to defemt tn9 primary , lv.ir. w ..rth.i... . .frr I. being put forth to thla end and several republicans are landing aid and encour agement to the railroad move. , Tws-Ossl Faro Ifo , Fepalaa -'"' ' While the subcommittee appointed from the Joint committee on railroad measure -haa decided to Report back a f-cent fare, leaving the law as It is except In the passenger rate. It Is not Improbable the Joint committee will change thla so that the fare shall be I cents, provided the Railroad commission will have tha power to Increase the rat should the railroads show the rate Is not compensatory. This puts the burdon of proof on the railroads. There Is considerable objection to the flat rate of 1 cents because many members be lieve It would not stand the test of tha courts. Parley of Hamilton haa prepared a hill which provides a 2-cent fare for persons over 10 years of aga and 1 cent tare for children under 10 yearn. It la also pro vided no mileage .books shall be .old for less than thla amount and no reduction In fares ahall be made to any person, ex cept tbe roada may give excursion rata when the aame are publicly announced, and every passenger is treated alike. It la also provided In tha bill If the' railroad, ahow the State Railway oommlaalon that the fares charged are not compensatory, the commission ma- increase the rate up to 1 cents. Child Labor la Bonso. By passing the Clarke child labor bill the house thla morning placed Itself in a very ) .fc.P(i nn.ltlnn Ilni it sweeps j fronl th at oncc a number of whr under the nrovtstoiui of the Wll , page, wno, unaer tne proviswna ot tne mil. , mholM be In school. U becomes. In spirit at least, a law breaker. Under ths terms of thla bill, which It passed almost unani mously, ths house breaks the law every day It keeps on the pay roll a boy under U years of age; It repudiates Its own action every day tt falls to keep posted In a cco apicuoua place a certificate showing tha names of the boys under 1 years old It employs; It sets an example for lawless ness every time tt compels a page under 14 to work mor than forty-eight hours each j weK; tts membera are subdeot to fine, or j wm he should the bill pass tlie sonata and be signed by the governor, every time they Ben(j a p,,, to the bill room tor a hill after j o'clock In the evening or aek him to work i feeore 7 In the morning. Unless the person n charge of the pages under If keeps a record posted tn a conspicuous place show- i ng bow much time each boy takee off for . his meals and the hours he works, every member of the house Is subject to arrest, j "Will you discharge the pages, as ths , provisions of tha child labor bill provides 7 was asked Speaker Nettleton. j "I don't know." answered the speaker. "I don't know what to do. I voted agalax the measure. What tbe Hense Meat Do. For ths house alone to conform to the 1 provisions of the bill passed will require the setting In motion of machinery all over the state, and It la extremely doubtful If the necessary blanks can be secured and , posted before the end of tbe session. It bolng taken for granted tbe hcufe will con form to the bill at once without waiting for it to become a law, Inaamuuh as the ' U carries the emergency clause. It will . now be necessary for ths child employed , as a page who Is apparently uhder IS to find his school teacher and secure a cer- . tlllcate from rim snowing ne is eaucaieo i te employed In the legislature, for section an be em- ' ployed In any "theater, concert hall OT : place of amusement," and avvera other places whlrh It mention. Ned Brewa Loses at Last. In the final Bnlrh th judiciary cons mltto ef th bouse wag taw annua IW NfJ V
