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a Daily Bee 1 HE ? VOL. XXXVI-XO. 2H. RXIXO, FEBRUARY' 22, 1907-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. OMAHA, yAY a V TV .f. PLANS FOR MISSIONS Prribjtorito Intei-iTBodiogl Toreicn iionarr Conrtntioa Closet ADOPTS SERIES OF FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS Thew Embody Prneticnllj Origin kl Porpoto for Calling- lUttiae. f S X MILLION YEARLY TO SPREAD GOSPEL Tit Wrkn BWtd to Eruj Oca Fow is Field. EACH CHURCH TO ASSUMI PART BURDEN rtruMil OrKiilnllti Effected, hut Matter ( Prraetaattaa; t'aa veatloa to Be ra(k Before Unrral Assembly. (The official lummtrjr of the proceeding c.f all the session of the convention w.ll be found on par 4.) A very blue of enthusiasm marked the closing session of the Presbyterian Inter synodlcal foreign mission convention at the Auditorium last evening;. The addresses were Inspiring and the speakers were fre quently Interrupted with applause greeting the militant note sounded for "the evan gelisation of the world in this generation." The interaynodlcal foreign missionary convention of men of the Presbyterian church completed Its business session Thursday afternoon with the adoption of a series of Ave recommendations, with ex planatory suggestions, which embody prne tically the original purpose for which the convention wss called. Though no mors was taken to make the convention a permanent organization, the question of making It so la to be placed before th general assembly of the Pres byterian church at Us session next spring. The meaning of the missionary movement of the meeting which has Just closed Is such that the leaders deem It more than worth while to make Its Influence perma nent by similar meetings recurring period ically. "It was not the Intention at the outset to form a permanent organisation. said Charles Edwin Bradt. chairman of the executive committee and central district secretary of the Board of Foreign Mis sions of the Presbyterian church. "The convention was simply a gathering of min isters and laymen to give stimulus to the men's foreign missionary movement !a co operation with the general board and the Presbyterian brotherhood. Ths meting Is not an annual meeting and adjourns sine die. The convention Is the first of Its kind held In the world. It may be that another one like It will never be held, unless called by the general assembly." The last phrase of Mr. Bradt's remark Is significant. The leaders of the mis sionary movement fully Intend that the general assembly shall act la Um matter. Test af Reewmaaeadatleae. - These recommendations for the considera tion of the cotufresa of missions were passed -b-ho-nventton. printed ooyle having previously been distributed arnvn the delegates: We. men of the Presbyterian church,' In th Cnited States of America, gathered lit Intcrsynodloni convention of more than !. delegates, profoundly Impressed with the goodness of God In the gift of Jesas Christ to be the saviour of the world, filled with nv.r the triumtihl of the gospeL In non-Christian lands during the last lvo years, touched by the appeals which come to us for the light of life from lands with out Christ, and conscious of the solemn responsibilities laid upon us by the rich blessings of God. temporal and spiritual, which we enjoy, do hereby adopt the fol lowing as the deliberate expression of our privilege nl dut ,n -Mlon ot the kingdom of our Lord: 1 It Is the Judgment of this convention for men that the mm ber of human beings in non-Christian lands, for which the Presbyterian church. Inited Stales of America, is di nty responsible In the work of evangeli sation in this generation, la approximately 1..mM souls, being distributed as fol lows: Mexico. I-).0; Central America, (.; Bouth America, we-w0'-J' 40 o- Corea, .1.0tw: China. 4u.Ouu.W0; giam. Lao. a.OW.tajO; India. l-w-.r,.,a-5...; Turkey. 2.00u,ou0; Africa, ,,. Philippine. 2.O-W0 J., , J. It Is the Judgment of this convention that the furc of Presbyterian American foreign missionaries, native pastors. Bible women and teachers, ought to be Increased In the immediate future unUI it reaches the num ber of one American foreign missionary and five trained native workers (or their equivalent) for each S.OW unevnngelined people now In nonChristlan lands, provi dentially allotted to the Presbyterian church fnr evangelisation. This would mean for the Presbyterian enure. United State of America, . Ajnertcan missionaries, or alvmi Ave times as many as we now have. s. It is the Judgment of this convention for men that It will cost not less than K.u.fi a year to fully meet the great re sponsibility "outlined above, and we there fore set ourselves resolutely to the work of bringing the foreign missionary offer ings of our chnrch up to this mark. 4. In ths Judgment of this convention It will be necessary. In rdr to rafate the funds required for the discharge of our mission ary obligations, for every church to adopt a missionary policy embodying the follow. Ing principles snd methods: OCR MISSIONARY POLICY. 1 It is the mtseion of the whole church to give the gospel to the whole world. t. This entire church being a missionary society, each member of the body Is under covenant to help fulfill the will of fe Head-to give the gospel to every creatine. t. Every Christian is commanded to "go." If not in person, then potentially, having a slier bv gift and prayer in supp-trtimc a parish auruad. as well as the parish at home. 4. Our giving should be an act of worship (Proverbs ill. . cheerful (II Corinthians Ix. Tl and according to the rule of tnree (I Corinthians xvl. i. Individually. sste matl.aliv and proportionately. "Let every one of you Ur by lilin In store on the first day of ths neek as Ood hath prospered him." OCR MISSIONARY METHODS, tu Let synodi and presbyteries, through their foreign missionary committees, labor to hae ei-ry church adof. this missionsry policy. 1. let the Board of Foreign Missions. In roiisultstlon nilh the avnodical foreign mis sion chairmen, ana ui h laymen as the board may lect, annually Ui before the geueraj assembly a stalenitnt of the amount needed for the enu:ng year and a sug gested apforuomuvnt of said amount among the various svnods and presbyteries, rot as an assessment, but as a definite ssr of the responstntlit v. 4 Let every church prayerfully assume Its skarc of tma responsibility, antra may be represented by a sum of money which ade quately represents the church's financial ability; or by "A Pariah Abroad." hl.D represents as much money as the church ran contribute to this work; or by the salary uf one or -more foreign nlaatouarWs. 4. (he I'jbsinpiloa method be set la (perutloa by the sessloa of the church, bv wuich every nx-mber shall be reached and gives opportunity to express his love for souls and loalty to Christ by a weekly, nnuhlr, quarterly or annual offering to tWa rsnse. L While we racognlaa that the ability of rhurcftee and Indiv.uuala varies. It Is the J'jomrnl of this conventioa that each of our churches enouia strive to attain aa average of a per member for foreign mts sit:i.a tU rants a week!, and we herebv urse the fareijra mlsKnary committee ef or svnods sad presbvtrries and session to seek to HLiira that ruil and pid our oaa rMst efforts to raise that average in o" owtv cnu'ens. 4. Recognising tliat the successful acrom. piishmeut of tills project Involves not waly the eapenAKura ef wealth, but also tit awwanyued a sTlih Paga SmniARY OF THE DEE rrlday. Febraary S3. 1T. 1907 FEBRUARY I9.v turn mom rt wf rag C--x-- 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Warmer Friday: possibly snow In west portion. Baturdnv, psnlv rloudv and warmer. FuRM'AST FOR IOWA Fair and not so co'il Friday and Saturday. Temperature at Omaha yesterday Hour. Lg Hour. Peg 14 li IT IT 14 IT 14 15 15 ( a. m a. m T a. m a. m a. m a. m 11 a. m Li a. m 11 10 10 11 1J 1 p. m... t p. m... t p. m... 4 p. m... t p. m... 4 p. m... 7 p. m... A p. m... p, m... X.ZQISLATTTZ. House at Lincoln passes the Joint com mittee J-cent fare bill without a single opposing vote, and sends It to the senate with a request that It be substituted for the bill passed by the senate. rags 1 Bill Is offered in the house at Lincoln to recast the State Board of Equalisation and Assessment, by dnppplng the com missioner of public lands and the auditor of state, leaving the board to bo composed of the governor, secretary of state and treasurer. Pag 1 Stringent anti-pass bill is presented to the Nebraska legislature. rags 1 Pawnee county representative Introduce Joint resolution In the house for the sub mission of a prohibitory amendment. rag In response to request of Senator Hol brook for competent help in engrossing room, Nebraska senate appoints ion cf the senator clerk of the qpmmiti.ee. , Page t IXBXalXa. Supreme court 'decides that railway com mission amendment was legally adopted and the commissioners elected last fall have a valid title to their offices. Pag 3 Convention of Nebraska commercial clubs in session at Lincoln scores the railroads for Inefficient service, Pag t SO XX STIC. Mrs. Thaw resumes stand In New Tork case, reiterating her main story. Jerome probes deeply Into her history. Pag 3 Governor Folk grants extradition for It Clay Pierce to Texas. Pag 1 Mrs. Harry K. Thaw subjected to merci less cross-examination, which district at torney says, will continue -two days more. Page 3 wajxhotov. Champ Clark will glv banquet Satur day to defeated members of houss of representatives. Pag X House Judiciary committee decides Con gressman Pollard not entitled to salary for period from March 4. 105. to date of his election In July. Pollard Introduces bill authorising treasurer to take money back. .- - rsrs l Senator Burkett will read Washington's farewell address In the senate today. Page rouiai. Passenger and crew U number of 144 out of 141 are drowned off coast of Hoi- i nent, also waa lost. land In sinking of British ship. Page 1 j .With reference to the member of ths Death of E. E. Stlner. Mexican railroad 1 German opera company, who left last night man. will be Investigated by American ! on the Berlin, the manager of Covent Gar- antboritle. Pag 1 I den said today: X.OCAJ. 1 So far a we know, these did not Include T . j, ..., , I any of the star artists. The party was Intersynodlcal Foreign Missionary so- j md up of numbers of the chorus return- clety elects officers and adjourns. Pag 1 . ing to their homes. They made arrange Coum llman Zlmman will offer ordinance I ments directly with the railway company. . ....... : so that w are not yet able to get an ex- nr. ii nnu.i; uimi. Pag r Engineer Rose water declares civil ser vice bill will Improve municipal condi tions. Page T Omaha & Missouri River Navigation company has elected directors; plan Is outlined for line fit steamers. Pag Postmaster Palmer declares that The Bee was most potent factor In securing Increased pay for postal clerks. Pags T Rev. Dr. Hunt Is fin the stand in Baa sett divorce bearing; Mr. Basset t breaks down in court. Pag Presbyterian missionary invention closes with recommendations for broader cope of work among heathen. Perma nency of convention to be left to general assembly fit church. P&g 1 Th Omaha Woman' club explains that it did not "butt In" on the fund for estab lishing a statue of Lincoln at th high school, but acted only after Invitation from Principal Waterhouae. It makes the explanation to relieve Itself from the false position in which it baa been placed. Pags 3 PIERCE MUST GO TO TEXAS Gsvtrasi Falls Reaers RewalslMoa far Maa Wasted aa Chars; af falsa lassrlsg, JEFFTTRSON CITT. Mo.. Feb. n.-Ooy- ' ernor Polk this afternoon honored the requisition of Governor Campbell of Texas ! but . ftw y.m, .war. and except in for H. Clay Pierce, chairman of th. board j (h, nu()lMt weather thoM on board tb. of director of the V, at.rs-Pierce Oil com-, in could hav been rescued without pany. who Is wanted In Travis coucty, J miica difficulty, especially aa th waterway j Texas, on a charge of making false affll-, B4Tlobi, at an tide. davit. n, members of the crew, numbering ! Judge Johnson, attorney for H. CUy flftT wtT mostly Englishmen from Har ; Pierce. teUph ned Govern r Fi Ik this mora- wfclu The officer were: Captain Precious; !mg three reasons why the governor should ftrrt officer. C. Morsley. second officer, J. :not grant th requisition cf the Texas wyatt: chief engineer, Bennant; four aa ( authorities tor Plerc. , "1 abnant engineer and foar stewardessea. On Is an affidavit In which perjury I . Th Great Eastern Railway company this charged was made six years ago and th ; statute of limitations has run la favor of i Plerc. Another 1 that th grand Jury In ( dieted Pierce on documentary evldenc without interrogation of any witnesses, i Th third i that Pierce signed the affidavit on th advice of his attornsya without read I Ing It. RIVER RISING .AT VERMILION lew Gorge Is Ft vo Milea hssg and Flood Bltaatloa la Crswlaf Mara aad Mar Sertaaa. VERMILION, S. D-. Feb. 2L Special Telegram.) The Missouri river at this point has risen throe feet today and Is atill rising. Water ax again flooding th bottom landa Th river west la running full of Ice which la piling up back of th tremendous gorg which I now fiv mile long. Fanners west and southwest of tb city, who hav had no sa.tr on their land since Sinday over flow, have thie f r-t tonight- Aa th dare lengthen tk water brak out ever new territory nul aow th low landa for a d's tancs of twenty miles are submerged. Th situation J nxrf alaxmlng t:tilgfc. th. vac. DIS'Vy OFF DUTCU PORT V J- . Cut Ifga ef Out HnBdred and foirj-Tbret Lott at Eea, MAIL STEAMER STRIKES BANK OF SAND High Wind Blews aad Life avers Arc Cesspelleg to Stand by aad Watch Passenger aa4 Crew Perish. LONDON. Feb. a. The worst disaster j tor many years In the history of the busy , cross-channel traffic between England and j the continent occurred during a violent j gale shortly before 4 o'clock this morning, j when the Rotterdam mail steamer Berlin, j from Harwich to Hook of Holland, having ; safely weathered the hurricane, wss wrecked as it wss entering port. With one single exception all its passengers and crew, numbering 143 persons. lost their lives or arc clinging hopelessly to the wreck. The terrific seas broke up the steamer with such awful suddenness that all efforts to save life appear to have been utterly i hopeless. Late this evening It was reported that a few survivor were clinging to the wreck, but ss the heroic efforts all day of the lifeboat crews had failed to reach j them little hop that they will be saved ! remains. No cause yet has been assigned for the disaster and It probably never will b known how the steamer came to miss the channel. It Is conjectured that some de rangement of the engines or steering gear may have rendered the Teasel unconfut able. Captain Precious of the Berlin had a good record of fourteen years' service. The list of passenger on the fated steamer wa lost and all the names of those who were on board have not yet been learned, but a far as ha been ascertained there were no American among them. Vessel Postas1el t Pleeew. A terrific southwesterly gale waa blowing right In shore and drove the steamer on a sand bank close to the northern Jetty as It waa trying to enter the new waterway. Heavy sea quickly pounded the vessel to piece. It broke In two. It forepart sink ing Immediately, while the doomed pas senger and crew could be seen for a brief space of time clustered on the after part. Then the afterpart slipped off the ledge and disappeared In the mountainous waves. Tugs and life boats promptly put out to the assistance of ths Berlin when the alarm waa first sounded, but the vio lence of the gale and the heavy seas made It impossible to approach the wreck, and the helpless would-be life saver saw the steamer break up and the crew and pas senger washed away without being able to render the slightest assistance. One man, an Englishman, waa saved. He was unconscious when dragged out of the water and taken ashore and 'had not regained consciousness when he was carried to a hotel In the neighborhood. By 7 o'clock In the morning twenty-five bodies had already been washed ashore. K tsar's Message Lwst. The Great Eastern Railway company offi cials confirm the loss of the steamer Ber lin with ail on board off the coast of Hol land. To Berlin paJTi4uD,ssengers and crew to the number of 14L Among those drowned are nineteen member of Ger man opera company, who had Just con cluded their season at Covent Garden. Arthur Herbert, one of the king roes- ' sengers. who bad Journeyed to the conti- art of their names. The disaster has aroused the most in tense alarm among the other members of the company, owing to the friendship and relationships existing. Ths Berlin left Harwich at 19 o'clock last night, upon the arrival there of the London train tth the great number of passengers who subsequently lost their Uvea. The steamer should have reached the Hook of Holland at 4 o'clock this mom Inc. and would then have proceeded to Rotterdam. Land wear at Hand. A great gJ was blowing In the North eat when the Berlin started. A the Ber- ! lln wa anterlng th waterway, at the en trance of th river Mass, however, it ap parently became unmanageable on ac count ot th fore of th wind and was driven ashore. Th alarm waa gtven and lifeboats from th shore went to th as sistance of th steamer, but th seas were so heavy that th boats were unable to ap proach the Berlin close enough to take off any of th passengers or crew, and the lifeboat men had to alt helpless while the steamer pounded until it broke In two and every soul on board was carried down. The steamer apparently struck abovt amidships, a IU for part broke off and sank immediately, while It afterpart could be seen for a considerable period of time afterward. The' waterway In which th disaster occurred 1 a new one. oa the north of which Is th pier and the rail road station. The steamer moat hav been within a few minute of tying op after Its rolling passage across th North sea, when t Avertuken bv the disaster. IaiiiI afternoon was abl to issue a list of for eign passengers. Including nineteen mem ber of the German opera company who had Just finished their ngagernent at Covent Garden and who had booked three week In advance .a Berlin. It Is pointed out, however, that some of these may not I hav sailed on account ot th stormy weather. With the exception of th manager of the opera company, there were only four woman and two children among th pas senger, th other passengers being chiefly pasine men. asletaaa la Aoeldeat. ROTTERDAM. Holland. Feb. IL Hrr Denninger, a member of the Gorman Opera company, who ha arrived her by way of Antwerp, aya that thirty-live of th company were on board th wracked steamer Berlin. Denninger was too lata to catch th Berlin and earn on th Antwerp boat. irtsr Faaad Doad. NEW YORK. Feb. Tl "-Frank MacVlck ars. who had been playing In the "Maa of th Hour" at the savoy tneater, was fnnd dead today at the foot of a short fligtil of steps leading from the sidewalk to an areanay of th Hotel Rivoll. in West Thirty-eighth street, where le lived. His skull was fractured. Mr McVickara came lla-Kaw York from Calif omi. WOMAN IS ACCUSED CF MURDER Ceraaer Investigates Death Theory that Daeahtrr Cave Pelaea im Mother. NEW TORK, Feb. a -Mm. LotUe Wal lau, who Is under arrest charged with having administered poison to her dying mother, Mrs. Ida Binge, may go on the stand to te:i the coroners Jury her story of her mother's death and to dispel, if she can. the suspicious circumstances recited by the chief witness against her. Miss Elizabeth Devire. a nurse. Miss Devlne testified that the suspected poisoning after Mrs. Wallau had. on January S, brought. in a bottle of champagne. The wine made I the patient sick, and when Miss Devlne i,i it .h. f i. Kit, i, her IIL too. She and Miss Cleveland, an- other nutse. took samples of the bottle and had them analysed. vr. witthaus. who claimed he found mer- cuty in the organs taken from the body ot ! Mrs. Binge, testified to that fact. The prosecution closed Its caie without bringing out any motive for the allleged crime, and this question, tnerefore. Is as much a mystery as ever, It Is expected that the defense. If ny is , made before the coroner's Jury, will be ; that Mrs. Binge committed suicide. This ; was Indicated during the proceeding yes- i terday. when Lawyer John B. Stanchflcld. ; acting for Mrs. Wallau. questioned Mis Devlne. The nurse had testified that Mrs. j Pollard was elected at a special election , I"" h T9 countT P Bing was not a hysterical or emotional ' h:,i ii i. t t,. .,,. ' mary, witness said: "l never pent money DUI ne who epi a greai omi oi ner surrenng to nerseu. j "A woman of nerv ar.d pole. was she noi .- iiito air. Btancnneia; "the sort o woman who. when she set out to do a thing, would have the courage to carry h I T. . , The district attorney objected to the ( would be suicide. Mr. Wallau. who was heavily veiled and garbed entirely In black, while In court yesterday showed much emotion and wept when Miss Devlne. In describing the atti tude of the prisoner to her mother during her Illness, said: "I have rever seen such devotion shown by daughter to mother In my life." EXCLUSION BILL IN JAPAN Member af the Island Learlslatara Presents Interpretation Regard las; the Seksal Question. TOKIO, Feb. n. A written Interpellation regarding the San Francisco school ques tion was presented to the government to day by a member of the House of Repre sentatives, The reply of Foreign Minister Hayaahi Is expected In a few day a Tb Japanese office In San Francisco has cabled a strong appeal to Tokio asking the government to support their cause and pointing out that the restriction . of Japanese Immigration would eventually re sult In the extinction of their compatriots residing in San Francisco. The Japanese newspapers have not commented on this appeal up to the present. WASHINGTON. Feb. H. Viscount AokU the Japanese ambassador, had a lengthy conference today with Secretary Root. He declined to make known the matters dis cussed, although the conference presumably had to do with th negotiations of a new treaty with Japan. " J " " It waa stated at th White House today that th conference held there yesterday afternoon by th president. Secretary Met calf and the general board of the navy had no bearing on the relatkma between the United States and Japan and th ad visability of an increase of the naval strength in Pacific water. The statement was made that the name of Japan was not made during the discussion. It was further stated that the conference had to do in part with the general question of the personnel of the navy and other kindred matters In which th president is interested and which he discusses on frequent oc casions with his naval adviser. HILL BECOMES PESSIMISTIC Head af Great !4rthera Say Heit Tear May See Hard Times. NEW TOR K, Feb. a.-Jame J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway company, who has returned from 8t. Paul, expressed the conviction yesterday that the tide of prosperity is turning and that there are indications of a significant recession In business. As Mr. Hill phrased it. 'The sails of prosperity art bcig reefed. The year 10 may be a hard year aaj many thousands of men may then be oat of work." "General policies of retrenchment are under way," said Mr. H11L "Less money la to be spent on new works. The effect of this movement Is being felt at present In the falling off of orders. The beginning of this movement Is very evident in Chicago." "While I would scarcely call it a cessa tion in business, it is more of a drawing in. Th railroads In general are curtailing their expenditure and giving fewer or der. On our lines, we will finish tb work w hav under way. and that Is alL "This movement toward economy Is scarcely perceptible, but it should be suf- I ficlent to relieve the strain from con gested business. In a way. it is a good thing. It la better so, as the curtailment is gradual. Otherwise there might be a sudden slump, with serious results. "Th first tendency Is toward the cur tailment of luxuries. Then there will be a I falling off In manufactured articles. This I will continue during th coming months. I But so far as concerns th future, th year J 19U may be a hard on, and then many j men may be out cf employment." CONFESSION OF .STEVE ADAMS Attorney Art Maklsg Itrsag Final to Esclade It from tk Evtdeaa. WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. a. With th i Jurors excluded from th court room Steve ' Adams attorney fought today to prevent j the admission of the prisoner confession : of Fred Tyler's murder. This alleged con ; feasion was mad to Detective James Mc- . Part 'and tn the penitentiary at Boise. Th defense U striving hard to prove that this i confession was made under duress and that Adam wa coerced by threat If be j D. A- Brosiua. Vermilion. Two of thes did not confess and bribed by promise of : appointments, those at Mellette and Red laniency ar.d special favors if h would nld ar new. ! tell th tory th officer desired. ! McPartland was on th stand most of ; th morning ana underwent a sharp croas- examination by Attorney Richardson as to th methods used In obtaining th con fession. F. L. Whitley, warden of th peniten tiary, waa placed oa the stand. H de clared th treatment of Adam waa not changed by reason of his eonfesalou. but admitted that after it was mad Adams was taken from the hospital ward and Pt bark tela th penitentiary. L Thar appear to be no prospect that tSe confession itself will be read before tomorrow, if it la a-dmittad. POLLARD MUST PUT IT BALK CcmaiittM Tecidat Ltw Da Sot Sanction Back I alary. EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS INVOLVED " Ceagressasaa fres First District Introdaeea a Bill Aatherlslag Treasarer af t alted State t Receive Meaey. From St"f Correspondent WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-(Special Tele- gram.) The Judiciary committee of the n&u" loat' reporter on tne resoiutivn 01 Representative Pollard which required that J committee to Investigate snd report upon "gni w ry pi o. y ln se:geant-at-arm. for the period from Mirch, . to the date of his election. July; V. 1906. The conclusion of the committee Is that Mr. Pollard had no predecessor In I the Fifty-ninth congress, and therefore the I statute under iwhich the salary was paid did not apply. E. J. Burkett was elected to the Fifty-ninth congress from the dls- trlct now represented by Mr. Pollard, but resigned prior to Msrch 4. !. to'tak'e his seat in the United States senate, to which in the meantime he had been elected. Mr forwarded Mr. Pollard compensation for the uU Urm nf congTvfK which he accepted Ithout nqulry. Later, his right to ft jb,mg questioned, he sent It back, but the I ..nr..t..a.-m. A-ut . .i,-- I, Th. , conclude9 that Mr. PoUar(1 w not ; entitled to the amount, and should the h ..,., ,v. wl" cov"ed lnt th LnIted BlUu trl''urr' , M J04 Mr Pollard tann1wl a Ml au- inoriaing tne treasurer oi me lnuea nates to receive tl.l.M from him for salary paid said E. M. Pollard without authority of law from March 4 to July IS. 1906. to carry out the spirit of his resolution. Maay Are Xamed for Jaase. Already the member of the Nebraska delegation are receiving telegrams and let ter from their constituents uggesting suitable persons for the additional Judge In the district of Nebraska provided for by the passage of the Norris-Burkett bill. A number of these letters snd telegrams are favorable to the candidacy of T. C. Munger of Lincoln, while other favcr T. L. Norval of Seward. E. C. Strode of Lin coln. Samuel Rinaker of Beatrice and Judge Hall of Lincoln. Some members of the delegation received I today a letter from Juge M. B. Reese the hom without a protest. On the ca.l of Lincoln announcing himself a candidate tor the Carroll J-cent rate be moved to for Judge. He suggested that members of atrlke out all alter the enacting clause and the delegation knew him personally and he j uutltule the re-enactment of th present would leav his candidacy In their hands. j 'a with the maximum rate reduced from But while the delegaUon is receiving a I to It is all up to the railway corn number of telegram and letters laudatory mission to order th change and every ln of Mr. Munger. hia qualification are being tcrest is satisfied. seriously questioned by other, so that It ( Tn two bills attempting drastic re gu la Is not all "summer sea" for the Munger j tio- telephone lines which refuse ccTn of the smith, as he will be known if ap- ! nectloos were defeated after Brown and pointed in contradistinction to th present j Binpoon had a tilt over them. The house Judge Munger. finally passed the bill to prevent the sale It Is expected Senator Millard will call of "locks of merchandise In fraud of cred tb delegaUon together either Tuesday or Hon- th "hon'" " w waa given Wednesday of next week for the purpose ! " burU1 riw w,th of U 10 of considering the claims of candidates for !L tb lr,n" on beln Broa-ne, who declared th place. In this connection It may be said ; h wouW not d9"rt n ,d Mna ,n that when tb divl.Ion bill waa first con- Th blU trantlrs; an applicant before the I tiered members from th N'ort h 11tt t section of th state conceded the Judge I to the South Platte, which may have some r. ,h- aa. - i e ' bearing on the candidacy of lawyer from the territory north of the Platte. Kennedy's Saacestloas Adopted. It Is a matter of remark that the reduc- tlons In railway mail pay which Represent- cptjon ,he bil, Parmlfy r1 m,,,,,. tlve Kennedy suggested in his speech ' more .uppord , bill, which waa oppoaed yesterday were carried out by the commit- b. NtUofU Dingsor. Krtebs and Ovlattl tees on rules in perfecting the postofflee j The Mna,e passed a number of minor appropriation bill. Mr. Kennedy opposed TdIUs and waked up two committee reports a change In divisor without Investigation ; on tne divorce bill requiring a year s res and also the proposition that railways idence in the state and three months in should carry empty mail sacks free. These , the county before applying for a divorce points were stricken out by th commit- ' and requiring all divorce hearings to be tee on rules. ; n open court. This bill has been taken Hall C'oaaty'a C laim Allowed. I under the wing of the South Dakota Civic Senator Burkett has taken up with the ; federation, which wss bombarding the Department of Commerce and Labor, at members with leXters Clr.f that It be the request of the county authorities of j forced out of committee. Goodner. Dillon Hall county. Nebraska, the claim for main- an1 Dudy oppoatd the bill as taking tenance of an alien. Wooleen Dring. who i way the rights of parties and after dls aas recently deported. Dring was arrested cussion the bill went over to Monday for under warrant of the department and placed in Jail at Grand Island and kept there for a considerable time, but the de partment refused to reimburse the county for his care. The matter was reconsidered, however, and Senator Burkett wa advised this morning by the department that the county was undoubtedly entitled to reim bursement and authority therefore will Issue in due course. Cebraska Pablle Baildlaas. The section of the sundry civil bill relat ing to appropriations for new public build- Inm a 11 1 HnrimA in las vs r'm m . I V . . public building bill., was adopted today, Grand Island receives HO.0O0, Kearney $40,000 and York -S.00U. PhUa Hall See President. cenaior uamoie caurc at tne v ntte House this morning, accompanied by Phllo j Hall, representative-elect from South Da kota, and Introduced the new representa tive to th president. It Is understood South Dakota patronage came In for some discussion, in which the desire and views of the new congressman were sought by Mr. Roosevelt. Gamble Objects to Boa ham. During his call. It la understood. Senator Gamble took occasion to state to Mr. j the roommate of his son. Elmer II. Stiner, Roosevelt that the president's nomination j stating that Mr. Stlner was alive. Th of W. H. Bon ham to be postmaster at telegram stated that Mr. Stlner had been Deadwood was particularly distatef ul to j attached by three Mexican and stabbed him. It is alleged that Mr. Bonham was seven time, but would recover unless corn one of those who most vigorously opposed plications set in. Mr. Gamble re-election to the senate. ! EL PASO. Tex.. Feb. a. Mexican Cen- I and went much out of th ordinary in endeavoring to accomplish Senator Gam- I General Manager Stlner or th Mexican bia s defeat. It would not be at all surprts- i Central probably would recover. If no com ing, under the circumstances, should Prrsl- Plications set In dent Roosevelt conclude to withdraw the nomination of Mr. Bonham. Soata Dakota Postmasters. The following South Dakota postmastors were nominated today by the president: William T. Dale. Mellette; George Reed. Arlington: D. W. Wllmartb, Desmet; WU- Uara W. Downey. Milbank: Frank K. Salt 1 marsh. Miller; T. A. Crlsman. Redfleld; j j. w. B. Meikle and Miss Julia Hlggln at omaba ar in Washington for a few 49. A. O. rangrud ot KUt rotnt. 8 L.. ar rived In Washington today from Philadcl ,M. after aoeodina- a few dars in Wash- ington Mr. Ruigrud will leav for home. Mlsaaarl Campaay la Troable NEVADA. Mo.. Feb. TL. N. P. Murray, neral nt or the Lincoln Trust 0 in ! Jlv (.mL"" Vv'a.'e. igLt" Traction corr pa 11 of Nevada, a i.ich ou. eratos all cf Nevada's rounlr-ipai pi ints. The trust company, ahlch ao.ds l-3.(j ul tb local rompaoy s bocua, applied Xr the rC4UvtfMtU jUxxda-v. BAILEY CONTINUES STORY Texas Seaatar Lnnarhs at ese Charaes Against Hiss aad Say Other Are Lie. ACSTIN. Tex . Feb. II. -Senator J. W. Bailey resumed his testimony today befor the legislative Investigation committee. He sakl he regretted more than anything els the stain that has been placed upon the Texas leglslsture because of charges made that he had bought his election to the senatorship. He said the charges were silly and outrageous and those who knew the personnel of the legislature know also j that they ar? not purchaseable. The ' charges, he said, were of no consequence sn.l he Ytfm TAnA them virlofislv false. Mr waa quwmoned mbout the - . .... . . territory and the charge relative to It. ..ThjU., a aowru.UnU nfamous falsehood fpom inning to end." said Bailey, "there u n r wpr4 of tputfc (n (L In reply to the charge that he had ac- cepted a fe from the Waters-Pierce Oil company Bailey characterised It ss a He. The twenty-ninth charge was read, al leging Bailey had wilfully, deliberately and wantonly suppressed portions of the ouster ,n h' f"'"- th nuW of h charge, said It was II. Concerning the charge that Bailey had ""'- Senator Bailey asserted that his fee from the Security Oil company was no secret, al though he saw no reason why he should or unouia mn nave iora ii 1. a part of the Standard Oil trust." he oe. to .how that this trust I fighting me." Charge twenty-four and twenty-five, re lating to alleged large financial transac tions with John W. Gates were read. Mr. Bailey said he had borrowed 13.100 from Gates and has p.id back I1S.00O. He said he borrowed this from the American Exchange National bank of Dal las "I am to pay the rest of the money when I sell some properties Gates and I own." he said. TWO AND A HALF CENT FARE Dakota LesjWlatare Derides Tvra Ceats Is Sot Eaongla for Passengers. PIERRE. 8. D., Feb. a. Special Tele gram.) Al the morning session of the house the 2-ctnt rate went down and the rose nce from Its ashes and was accepted by B ard of Medical or Dental examiners, lhe rlht " w"a p""'d' " w" lne promoum a ur.Ui ' Iha same prescription twice. The bill limlt- j ing saloon licenses to one in 3X1 population j passed. j ine rarmiey roaa mil came up as a spec- i ImI nri.v an1 waa .mMid f AllrftW mn.lv : "nRl action. DEATH TO BE INVESTIGATED Brother af, Mexleaa Railroad Maa Bay Threats Had Bees Made ' Against Him. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. fl.-Harry N. 8'iner, brother of Elmer E. Stiner, former general manager of th Mexican Centre 1 railroad, whose death at the City of Mex ico has been reported, said today his father. i wh? U "V V Mn-mo-cy. Ind. had received a dispatch from Mexico atxt- l"" on ! stabbed by a member of an anti-American I Bocl.ty but 1 atlll alive, though fatally . v. . (... hi- h.s grounded. It Is stated by members ot th Stiner family that Elmer Stiner recently received an anonymous letter threatening hlin with death unless he left Mexico. An appeal for an Investigation has been made to the State department at Washington through the rndlana senator. MONTMORENCY. Ind.. Feb. H.-O. J. Stiner, postmaster, received a second mes sage today from Mexico City, signed by j tral railroad official, announced today that I It la aald that Mr. Stiner stabbed himself six time with a knife while under th In fluence of liquor. DINNER FOR THE DEFEATED Cham a Clark af Mlsaaarl Will Rave a Savel Feast Batarday Mght. WASHINGTON. Feb. n.-ReprasenUtlve Champ Clark of Missouri will give a dinner to nineteen of bis colleagues Saturday night and all of th diners, irith the ex ception of th host, will be representative who will not be tn the next rongreae. Rep- I restntatlve Grovenor cf Ohio and Stblcy or r-ennsyivania are tne omy republicans "Yea, tt's going to be a little unusual, this dinner of mine." Mr. Clark remarked. "Usually when a member gives a dinner I u charged with currylr.g favor and I looking for influence or something of that ! aort. but nobody can make that charge ...... m b-llmis are .11 - - lnt " m' ruasls are all leaving. kXI A UJ PVl 1 w fta ALL FOR TWO CE.NTS rry Member of JTabrruka Ecu Pnaent Vote lor Lower 1 ars. REFORM IN STATE ASSESSING BOARD Bill to Beuoc Mtmbenkip from Tire to ibretj is Fresentod. ANTI-PASS MEASURE tS PRESENTED All Treo TrBiporttion Fxcept for Epooi fid Inrpoeeiii Forbidden. GIBSON'S BILL ON EREWERS AND SALOONS Senate eada Meaaare Back ta Cas mlttee ta Be Redrawa la Order ta R"aav I acoastltatloaal Featares. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. fb. a. (Special. )-Th Joint committee 3-cent passenger rat bill paaeed th house this afternoon with ninety vote in the affirmative and not a single vote against It. Ten members were absent and therefore did nof get to vote Armstrong. E. W. Brown. Dodge, Harvey. Howe. Mackay. Richardson. Smith. 8nyder and Tucker. Armstrong and Snyder had gon out In the state on business connected with th legislature. Though a call of th house was held for thirty minutes, th ab sentee could not be located, hence their name failed to get on the roll of honor. The Backet t J-cent rate bill passed by the senate is In the hands of th railroad committee, and It Is very probable strong efforts will be mad to get the senate to adopt the Joint committee measure a passed by the house, which, of course, will then kill the Sacked bill. The bill cam up Immediately after the noon adjourn ment on a motion by Hart of York that It be placd on third reading aa soon as reported from the engrossing committee. This motion carried; the bill was Imme diately reported and then passed, with Bob McGlnntss listening to th rumbling away back in the corridor. Reform la Taalac Board. Hart of York Introduced a most Impor tant measure In the house this morning. The bill provides for the reorganisation of the State Board of Assessment and Equalisation by cutting out the land com missioner and the state auditor, leaving the governor, the secretary of state and the state treasurer to constitute th board. Until the new revenue law was enacted tra board consisted of three members, but at that time the railroads, who were In th saddle in those days. Increased th board to fiv members. That the bill will go through both house there seem little doubt, as Mr. Hart waa warmly congratu lated by a half dosen member a noon as th title of the bill was read. Should any fight be made to kill th bill, the rec ords of th board meeting for tha last two rears as published In the newspaper will be drawn upon by Mr. Hart and thos favoring tJ bill and It. I .thought tbl will be sufficient to show a reason for It passage Land Commissioner Eaton was askad t what h had to say about th bill end replied: "Whatever the dear legislature doe will suit me. I should think, though, the land commissioner should b a mem ber of th board because h la familiar witn land vslue throughout th state. I do not understand why the auditor should be left off the board and the ecretary of state placed on It. when under th old law providing for three members th audi tor wa one of them. Personally, I do not care and would like to be off of all th boards." Reloeatlaa- a Hospital. Another bill, of Importance, amonr th large number introduced in the house. wi that by Dodge, providing the orthopedic hospital shall be located in Omaha, for which Is appropriated tono. This chang I advocated by a number of men, who believe th hospital will be of more benefit to the people generally if located there. Inasmuch as there Is in Omaba a number of physicians who are skilled In the treat ment of diseases and deformities of chil dren, which practice is a specialty. In fact, th board had to go to Omaha to secur a uperlntendent. Inasmuch as there wa rro local physician who waa so' skilled It this particular branch. Dr. Lord is super intendent of the hospital now, and h make weekly trip to Lincoln to perform operation. Just how much support th bill will get from out In the tate. of course. Is problematical, while It la a eafe bet Lancaster wlU not let looe of any of It stat Institutions without a vigorous fight Among the bills placed on general file In the house was the Jennison telephone bill, providing for the compulsory connection of competing telephone line. This bill I particularly obnoxious to Best of Douglas, and h tried to get it recommitted to the telephone and express committee, but wa unsuccessful. Inasmuch as Jennison ex plained that it had been dlscued publicly for some time. mtlooa' Besolatioa Tharsday. Th house made the Wilson rnaolutlo . .ha Stat Board of Assessment I to assess railroads on th unit system and i divide th total assessment by th mileage : for distribution, regardless of main On or brancbea. a pecl &t for next Thur iday morning. Clarke of Douglas county ( made a talk on the resolution, saying, while h did not object to th spirit of th mo tloB. it could not legally be don becaua ith Burlington railroad system InciudO fifteen or sixteen separate corporations and ' th distribution is made according to th corporation. He Incidentally showed in hi talk, without specifically pointing It out, I that th valu of railroad terminal ar distributed only on the sub-corporation lln upon which, they ar located. Con iof "--under considered the resolution of i great importance and be asked that It be i made a a pec Lai order, and this waa don. no one objecting. Aatl-Pasa Bill. Th subcommittee of the railroad com mute of the house met this morning and drafted an anti-pas bill Iji conformity wtta th view expressed try ins nous sevaiai 'days ago when th jilnt committee bill ! wa under discussion. This afternoon th ' bill was adopted by th house railroad committee and will be reported to th house probably tomorrow. Ths bill wa drafted by Jennison. Knowles, Quarkenbuso. and Marsh. It is a follows: A bill for aa act to prohibit dlscrimlna j t'on in p"M,1rr rates snd lu rrgu-at and ' limit the Usuoc or giving of free tickets. free passes or free tmti.i-rtatlon in any 1 form for transport lloa of pasenirrs ov I any of th lines of railreida alt run the state ot Nebraska ; to provide for a record 1 of free passes or free transportation fur j nlsbed ty railiusd corporations snd to proviuv i . , . j. . .Vi, iiicifui. Section 1 It shail be unlawful fur any pnrsoo. firm or corporation owning or op- X
