The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVT-NO. 218.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. MORNING, FEBKUABY 27, 1907 TAYELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
REMOVAL OF FISH
Eurmu Vtkt Clun Anisit Fonnn
Illinois' Ocstnl Pretidfrt
SAYJ hi tUUSED COMPANY'S FUNDS
Tlii it Qu u Reueci far F.U Erfcrrced
ErtirenraU
EXTLAKATlCM OF ROCKEFELLER DIAL
faif ta Et Tactical Mm to let: Can
tnl of tit BaaI
BBBXBXatoBBB
U PACIFIC AFFAIRS TAKEN IIP
t itttatlt to kw that
Crttt Prosperity Mae to Do
t rafalr IiIn Charged
Its Pa trow
NEW TORK. Feb. M-Aa assert Voa by
E. H. Hirrtanu that Stuyvesant Flab was
deposed from tl presidency tf the Illinois
Central Iwum of mlaoendut as to tb
fun da ef tb CMnjanr a I. leading fea
ture of the Inters vat Com? aero commls
sioa bearing.
Mr. Karrimsn tu th only witness of
th day and the events brought out by tt
testimony mak the bearing a xoemorebls
en Other feature of Mr. Harrimaa
tMtimorijr follow:
A continued refusal ta uuwtr questions
relating t Individual stock irensectiori
Explanations of tbs transfer of Mu,M
aharea cf Southern PaetSe stock to William
O. ' stockefeuer during Ut attempt of
James B XbM to secure control of th
road aftS delayed announcement of tb
dividends la Union a4 S-2bern Pacific
Attempts by V-j, rovereznent ta show that
tb Chios Psdflti charges unfair rate
atiflea ' competition ta tba vast territory
travrrsed by its fines and that ita divi
dends f It per cent and Ha expenditure of
s,tOie; oc betterments cam from an
unfair toll oa Ita petrona. '
Aa academic discussion of railway regu
lation by Bleb autberltiee oa either aide,
that raa from a plea for legalised com
binations of railroads under government
supervision to a suggestion that the gov
ernment control railway atock issue
A charge arid aa admission that th mJs
oondiict of the railroads ereaXt-4 the pop
alar anger that moves determinedly for
thetr regulation.
A dare that no other country la the
world Im so hostile to large transportatioa
Interest
A assertion that the purchase of Sosth
era Padfte by tba Union Pacific had givea
Use southwest tea yaara adraatagw la de
relopmant. tbat the failura of tba rifloa
Padnc to aecara the Kortbera Paclfie left
tbc Bortbaraat tea years behind where It
waula.bava keea If ooatrul bad beea ab-
AO this osded aa reaaaxkahlc
wbec tba rovenuneat and tba aaaa stood
Mfmaled. . Tba day'a rea raaw a aivM
and Intimate realisation f Uva probSrma'o
asfoU srealth and rail tray rerulailoa. tt
snada ootabia oomtrtbntloa to tbe finaaKaai
Watory Gtrht and Aark rf tba Una. -
Mr. Harrtaoaa'a examination waa ooa
uc4od by rranA B. tOllocr of Bt. Paul.
Mlua. apedai ooanael for tba rovernment.
Attaek oa Mr. Flab.
Tba atatetnetit of the witness as to Btuy
rraaat rieh cams la tin middle of tba
moraine session. Mr. Kellorr. la reference
to the Illinois Central, spoke twice of the
"squabble" between the witness and Mr.
risk. :
X5ne minute." exclaimed Mr. Harrimaa.
1 will tel) yoa bow the presidency of the
Illinois Central waa changed if yoa want
to kaow
Mr. XeHorr remarked tbat it was ea
Urely Immaterial, but Mr. Harrtanaa was
aroused and west ahead.
t wish to prove to yoa that tt bad notb
Inr ta do wlOi the rnloa Pacific, that
cbanrs la tba management or cbaar of
tbe prenident." oaM Mr. Harrimaa la ex
plalnica; tbe reaaoa for ralatlnr tbe story.
That tbe ba&re ' la tbe president of tbe
Illinois Central occurred after tbe aoqulai
tloa of the Illinois Central stock by tbe
t"noo Pacific waa merely a ciolBcidenca.
Tbera baa beea bo chaos la tbe manage
snrat ac the IUlools Central. If tba mioa
PaeUVt bad not dltpoaed tt a certain amount
of ita batdinaa of securities aad bad money
to fesvost 1a Rke aecurtnea. It never would
fcasw aoqulred the Illinois Central.'
Ia IX. be said, be waa approached by
so'Sial teflaeetlal directors of tbe Illinois
Ceattral wba asked bfan aa ta tbe advisa
bility of repieamitlnr PresldeBt Fish's acts
to tbe board wKh a view ta bavins; tbe
board request bis restraatioa.
Mr. Harrtzcaa said be took steps to
smooth over tbe difficulty. It appeared, he
said, that President Ptsfa had ased his
oAcisJ poslUsa ta further his owa Interests,
out be (Mr. Harrtsaaa) prevented any ac
tion at that ttroa.
Bubasaueatly Mr. Ftefc repeated acta of
tbe si sis cbaracter and tba board of direc
tor of Ita owa voBUoa relieved hlza of
Pa a As wrtth Twos Caasur.
. Mr. KaBooV Oea start et I to resume his
ozamlnaUoa whea Mr. Kaapp ef tba osm
nAssina leaned over and addressed Mr.
xiarrimaa In a low toea. His ostifB was
appareatry rriated to tba Pish ted dent,
aad Vr. Harrtsaaa spua ma chair around
facing tbe bench aad said : -
"Tea, la irt., wbes Mr. Fish deposited
over gafldtnt of Illinois CVMral fuads with
ta Trust Corr-nary of tb Rcpablie. We.
tbe sUrectors I Bieaa Immediately directed
tbe secretary t withdraw this money and
It waa aVusa."
Mr. Harrimaa then said tbat later ta
tb aasss rear Mr. Pish AspeoiVsd with tb
Trust Comnaay of America tare asaoants
of Ulinoi Central fueda, taws aatag this
aoaey "to pad tb trust ooaipssy'a stata-
aneat.-
Mr. Harrimaa said ba peraoaaUy loaMd
Pish H..ae ta help bim oat as tbat b
could take p various obligation..
arrbr'aadmg tbe board actioa.' continued
Mr. Harrimaa, "ia vat Mr. Pish aguta
bawaa to oepaaft aaoney of the Iliuwi Ceo
trtfl with certaia trust pomps aha ia order
ta pad otatomeata.
"la aAditioa to that,- Mr. Harrtmaa eoo-
tiaaod, -aa ' tnaaed t blatsetf a km
amsutt of saooey without tb kaowledse. Sheeta, cUet ef tbc Salt LaAe pfcUoa 6a
I bobava. of tbe dirvctara, and waa baaed aartaoesA. aad Georg SUletga. cbief ut da
oa tboa soatvers that tb aXrectora, wb ' teeth tm. sser arrested tbday charged with
bad boeome con veraaat with the tana, ap- oasopliclty ca a eooacaracy to Usee tourists
proacbed m after Key retara from Eatropa
wtth the rs)Ml that I Jvaa with these to
take tbs ma tier before tba board of elec
tors with the lateatioa of bavaag Mr. Pish
exposed, la BBierferod as tbe tetervsls of
Mr. Fats, hmasd Kim tl.Xsm to tab t
has ottiigaraaos to the liHaato Cswtral and
get it rasnaia wtth Msb rue rwo year
M paid it back gradaaily ustii the sa-
Tkantanad oa rank Paga,
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Weaaeaday, Febraary ST.
1907
FEBRUArv-
,07
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5 14 15 16
20 21 22 23
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PC RECAST FOR NEBRASKA now ;
WedSay and Tburaday. rmng tempera- !
ture 'Jhur1T. j
POP. EC A ST POR IOWA Snow and colder
Wedne-iday. Tburedey lair.
Temperatare at Omaiia yesterday:
Hour. Dea Hour. ler.
a. an... je 1 p. m 40
It ra n Ip. ra - 17
a. m n I p. m M
I a. ra. XI 4 p. m ........ 23
t a. m s S p. rn S5
J a. rn p. rn :.. M
U a. m. 41 " p. ra X2
12 m 41 p. ra
p. m Sb
ucimrrri.
Tbe senate at Ldnooln recommends far j
passage the oint. committee i-t-ent fare J
tlli. with a slirbt amendment., and carry-
ing tbe emergency clause. This luter
was warmly opposed by tbe railroad coa-
tlnrent, but was carried. Vaca 1 1
Ae of consent bill, defeated Monday.
is riven reconsideration by South Iaoa
aeata. and passed. . Paf 1
Seaate amends house nsh and rame bill
ta prrmlt any netbod of taXin f.b 5a i
overflow pools. Also to allow fifteen daya !
totia'l V- y, mA .i,:-,. !
closed emaaon on all rame from Ar"il It
to September It. Za(s
Bill Introduced In bouse at Llnoln
appropriating I1.J it for a monument over
tba grave cf General John M. Thayer.
Pare a
Nebraska house limits debate la com
mittee of the whole to one speech per
per member on any one bill. Paga S
Railroads refuse ta make a rate for
Nebraska Teachers association meetfng
tanti! they knew tbe result of rate Hgis
lation. Page S
Paul Schmidt, aged It. loses both hands
ia a corn shredder near Pails City.
Page S
XKtMXITZa
C H Harrimaa testifies that Stuyves
ant Fish was removed from presidency of
Illinois Central because of misuse of com.
psny's funds. Page 1
Cross-examination of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
ends ar.d attempt Is made ta introduce
copy of statement said to have been eigwd
by ber. Page
Chicago federal subtreasury tbartajre
may be due ta error la bookkeeping.
Page 1
Sioaz Falls coal dealer sue St. Paul 4
railroad fof K.CDO damages, alleging road- beea string very much by criticism aimed
would sot build spur ta his yards because at him ia oonaectloa with canal work,
be would met enter local coal dealers' soma of which cams out daring bearings
combination. Pag 1 1 before committees of corsgTes.
waii &TOM. 1 -" BlaT Jots for sttsesa
Senate paaaes tbeAJdrtch . biT author-j It Is vadrat3id Mr.. Pt evens Ja leaving
Ixinr tba deposit.' easterns receipts i T to accept ajoartlta ta accaectkm with a
natienal banks aad providing for saoia ; great clrertng enterprise sa this eoun
bUls of smaller denomtuailona Page ( try at ax, ajruel salary more than double
Chief Engineer Stevens of Panama that b aaw receives from tba govern
canal resigns and work win be vlaood In ; merit. ' His friends contend that tba or
charge of three army eagineera. All bids ganisatlon of th. forces oa the isthmus
for doing tbe work by contract are re
jected. Pars X
Nebraska delegation said to be evenly
divided on cues-Lion of reccmmendlng T.
C Munger for federal Judge, but oppor
ents have not centered on anyone. .
Paga X
Secretary Shaw, la Interview reaaruiag
bla political future, states that be sull
considers Denlson, la, bis home and in
dicates be Is In a receptive mood regard
tng aomlnation for presidency. Paga 1
rOBXZOM.
Cnarges upon which General Stoessel Is
ta be tried for alleged treason Is made
public Pap 1
General Magoon may be compelled to
permit cock fighting ta Cuba. Paga 1
School at Montreal barn and about
twenty children are killed by saifocattoa.
Paga 1
SjOCAX
Mayor appoints Charles F. Crow ley gas
Inspector and nomination is confirmed by
tbe couacil. Pag 4
Anton J. Hollmota, young man at
Florence charged with murder la, the
first degree for death of bis infant who
was un welcomed by himself and wife.
Par s
General Maaderson says Burlington Rail
road company will probably pay taxes
under declsioa of United States supreme
court, but desires ta see decree befote
being certata. Paga T
Omaha Bar aasoriaiioa takes steps ta
oppose appointment of T. C- Munger of
lAao&ia as Called States district yudga
Psga S
Mr. aad Mrs. Anton J. Hollmota cf
Floret) o charged with killing 1 of act bora
day beor dentb. Paga 1
Tba banging of W. W. Fisher ta effigy
la South Omaha proves boomerang to
opponents ef merger cf dtles. Pag T
Jadgs Redick decides ba baa a km
eirtloa la Baaaett divoro caa aad Wash
ington decree stands. Par T
Eight children with smallpox crea'.as
excitement at Floreao aad public schools
axe closed. Pag T
BUSSE NAMED FOR MAYOR
as as roaalsaoas Cstoleo
Vlsif Oty sauieaa
at
CHICAGO. Fob, . As a result of tb
repubUoaa primaries held bere today, Frad
A. Bans, postmas'er ef Chicago, will be
tb una-iimous cboios of tb party tor
mayor ax tbe spriag electloa. Tbe tea-
j 1aetg ooaventioa will be beid as auoa aa
Mr. B isst. who waa injured in a railroad
wrcm """J" rexarws w tnjcago.
! . . . . .
i SALT LArVC, UM-IUALS TAKEN
Chief of Police aad Cklef of Deteew
ttvoa Aoroaed o Pleorias;
Poorlsta.
SALT lAKa tin, rea. aa Georg
and travelers passing through EaJt Lake
City.
sties Beeesvee White.
ROME. Feb. M. King Victor
today received ia private
J Aieerirea ambassador. Henry While, aba
presented kw latter ef recall prevloue
bla departur far Pari stare be Mooeees
filbert a. MoCoraOck aa "inr to
ARMY TO DIG THE CANAL
TLrat Military EnriiMTt t Tait Diract
Clirra of Eic Pitch.
$TEYtK$ SEKOS tH H!S PF.S16HATI0N
All Bids fe-r Dvlac Srark by
Ctilrwt Are Kelevted aa4
Cawaataalaa mill B
"WASHTNOTON. Ftb. SR. Py aa order ad
dremed to Chairman Khoeu of the Xstb-
RnrM1v, . .
RmwTT"' far " Uy ta h! P1' "r,3fT
exlrtins; laaa. traaaferred to the enrlneer-
bir branch of tbe army tbe respoositaUty
for the further construction of tbe Panama
caniL He also formally recorded the
Bbandmiment. for tbe present at least, of
the prcject of bavtnr tbe canal work done
by contract on the percentare rrstera.
Another feature was tbe aasoutroement cf
tbe reairnatioti of Jot. a P. Stevene as en-rineer-in-charre
of tbe canal construction.
Mr. Shoots Is in New Tork. where be will
tomorrow preside at a meeting cf tbe dl-
rectors of the Panama Railroad company,
of a tuch he Is presiaert, and win. It is ex-
pected, formally resign that office.
Tbe president Intends that there shall be
aa entire reorganisation of the commission.
wlTa tare army omeers cr the engineer
T Its leading member, who are to bare
cnarre of "e ensineertn features of the
The chairman and errlneer-
of the oommisslor. will be MHor
Pf jZ ht "" Jf"'
MaJor a Wlnia
oeru IC1 raits IB irw wurr nam
These officers are all comparatively young,
ambitious and ecargetlc
CoBasalBS.oa o be Kewrstaalseal.
Senator Joseph C Blackbura of Kentucky,
who retires from The United State senate
on March 4. Is to be made a member of tbe
reorganisation commission. Tbe nomination,
of the present commissioners now pending
before the senate Include Messrs. Sbonta,
Stevens. Hainea. Herrcd, Gorgas and Jack
son Smith. Tbelr afRrmatkm Is desired In
! ordt-r to -remove all doubt as to the legal
ity of certain acts they have performed In
connection with tbe 'making of contract
The retirement of Messrs. Shorts and Stev
ens win leave but two vacancies, so that
there will be two more retirements neces
sary to make way for the three army offi
cers aad Senator Elackbarn. Tbe presi
dent is determined bat tbe work on the
canal shall proceed continuously, and the
temporary, "dialooatlaa"' caused by the res
lgnaxioa of higher officials wm not be al
lowed lo Interfere with progi ew
Tb president Is wnawaro of the specific
reasons which have beea Influential la pro
moting Mr. Stevens' restrnatlon. It sur
prised fcim very much, for aa late aa tbe
middle of reoember Mr. Stevens made do
', mention of his wish to retire. It baa beea
knows, however, that Mr. Stevens baa
Is axoellent. Mr. Stevens la said to be
lieve that be can bow terminate bis con
aectioa with this great enterprise without
ta any way Jeopardiainr Its success.
For several weeks. It has beea rumored
ber that Mr. Stevens waa dissatisfied with
tbe plan of letting the canal work out by
contract, but as explained by a member
of the cabinet today Mr. Stevens really
proposed to the president the adoption of
this method of constructing the canal.
Tbe probability is that the administra
tion may determine to glv out tbe work
to be done at tbe Isthmus under contract
under the general direction ef the axaiy
engineer After Major Goethals and his
array associates have been at the Isthmus
sufficient time to become fully acquainted
with the work t be done, they will sub
mit a report on tbe situation to tbe presi
dent. If they feel tbe work caa be dose bet
ter by contract tbaa under the present
system the questioa again wfl be consid
ered by the president and tbe services ef
tbe same high class on tractors whose bids
ar now reicted or others of similar
standing then may be invoked.
CHILDREN PERISH IN FIRE
Moatreol School Ha Me Barms as el
lateo-a Klaworrartaors sung Pris
elpal Die ta Plaasea.
MONTREAL, Feb. 36. Principal Maxwell
and sixteen children perished la a fire this
afternoon ta the Hocbelaga school of tbe
Protestant School rimmission. Tbe fire
waa first noticed by workmen employed
nearby.
Tbe teachers wer notified and the work
ef getting tb ehildrea out of tbe building
began. Tbe kindergarten department waa
located oa tbe second floor aad it was bare
that tb loss of Uf occurred. Tb chil
dren started out. but found tba lower ball
fun of amoks and refused to descend. They
retreated to tbe rooms whence tbey bad
The fire by this time was making Its way
upwards and tba ssaok waa growing so
dens that evea the experienced firemen
could not otasd H. Captain Carson tried to
get Miss Maxwell ta go oowa tbe ladder,
but ebs refused aad rushed back Into the
back part of the buiiding la search of th
chiidron. Later ab was found lying oa
tb floor, with a child be aid ber.
Tb deaths wars caused by asphyxiation.
Thar were ae fir escapes ta tbe building.
JOSEPH LE1TER IS ON TRIAL
CoeJ Magasls faarged with rrlaalBaU
aegjllgcsioo ta CssseHias srlth
tfiistlag Bta St tee.
ST. LOUIS. Ma, Feb. M A special from
Dug usia. IIL, says: Proeerutioa of the case
srv'n-' Joseph Lllw. wealthy coal opera
tor, oa the charge ef criminal aegligBc
ia tbe operant of his colliery at Ziegier.
was bearua today la tb circuit oeart of
Frank-lie eouBty.
Tbe legal proceedings Inserts ted today date
back to ApriL Una. whan a gas cxpioaioa
occurred la the eoUlery. killing outright
nearly sixty miner Relative of tbe de
ceased miners brought sou shortly after
tbe ponder, t. but for various reasons tnal
mt tb ease bad beea delayed uatS the
prootat terai of conn Tbe suits ar said
to aggar-gata pKlt.MG.
Apg- tba principal witnesses a hs will
testify ar Mr. Letter. Stale Mine Inspec
tors Taylor at Peoria and Little ef Herrtn.
and E. C Joba of Carbur.da la. wao sa-sutuu-d
search f e the bodw s sues aXier
fc aaplosioea
SENATE RAISES CONSENT AGE
rak Dakota Bill Is Urn Beewosld
oratloa aad Pae Aatl-Treat-lasT
DeisaseM aa Freak.
PIERRE. B. D- Feb. K.-(Special Tele
gram.) In the senate today Grarea secured
reconsideration of tbe bill raising tbe age
cf consent to eighteen yeara, which was de
feated yesterday, and the bill passed. Tbe
same action was secured oa the senate
bill changing Incorporation laws, which
passed. -
The senate started with a long calender
and rushed through a number oC both sen
ate and bouse bills, none of them rf gen
eral Interest. A bin was Introduced ta la
crease the supreme court to fire members,
but does not go Into fffeot until the elec
tion of 1JK. Tbe Price IH-cent passenger
rate bin came In alth majrrlty and mi
nority reporta. and as tbe bouse has taken
action H wQl probably never get farther.
Bratrud attempted to overturn aa ad
verse report on bis bill tb create a state
board of deposits, to select the banks which
shall receive deposits of state funds, but
failed in the effort and the bin to dead.
Smith of Miner attempted to turn down
the committee on bis uniform arnhof k bill,
but fell dowa In the effort. Bratrud tried
again to reverse tbe committee on bis bill
providing for selection cf lextbooks at dif
ferent dates in different counties, but after
it was denounced as an American Rook
company bill be -met with another defeat.
Wooley next tackled an adverse commit
tee I cin I on his bill to divide taxati be
tween mortgages and mortgaged pavpeity.
but ran against the same stone wall which
has stopped others, and bad to retire
Anti-treating took probably ita last round
with tbe other "ant I" oompeiy at this ses
sion by going down to defeat for lack of
one vote to the senate today. Iudlf y
wanted to amend It to exempt democrats at
alVtimes aad everbody on St Patrick's day.
This was lost on a tie vote. Vessey spoke
for tbe bill in the interest cf temperance,
and rmdley denounced It aa a freak. Wbile
strong efforts hare been made to carry it.
the one vote which baa been lacking for
ever a week failed to ooroe to the rescue
and It went down.
The only bin of Importance passed by the
bouse waa the senate bill, creating a state
board of osteopaths, whir passed.
The governor sent In tbe name of Charles
Hopkins cf Aberdeen as Inspector of ho
tels, under tbe previsions of tbe bill cre
ating that offioe.
BTOSE FOB IEW ITATE CAPTTOl,
Plaaa WIU Pmlt Graalte wltk Soft
llsse for Cat-rlagra.
PIERRE, a D, Pen. St Special Tele
gram.) Ia considering plans for tbe new
state capita) today the commissi on so far
worn to oe or granite won sorter stone
for tbe carrmga Bids will be advertised
for to be opened la this city June 4 for the
completed building. A number of different
classes of stone are opea for bids, the list
being Ejiux Palls granite. Ortonvtne
granite. Black Hills sandstone. Kettle
river sandstone. Marquette raindrop aaxtd
stone and Bedford limestone. Stone in tbe
state is ta be riven a ( per oeat prefsrencs
right over that freta outside the state.
Pelenftew Delayed sty
MTTCHEU S. D, Feb. 3a BjdaI Tel
exam.) Th Hooded eoadltioB cf tba coun
try ta tbe southern part of tbe stats baa
caused a delay la tbe arrival of tbe dele
gates to tbe annual convention of tbe
South, Dakota Swine Breeders' association
which convened this evening with only a
small atteadaace. A xt umber of delegates
arrived on tb evening trains. Tbe stock
for the combination sale has beea delayed
cm account of the floods a.od about half
of tbe animals are ber. The rest ar
expected tomorrow. Tbe program for this
"i evening was set over until tomorrow after
noon.
WRIGHT ADMITS HIS GUILT
Mas Held la Deaver for Mareer aad
W eases ta Colorado springe
Wasted.
DEXTER, Feb. at Benjamin C Wright,
solicitor for tbe International Correspond
enoe school ef Scranion, Pa, is beid a
prisoner ta the city jail her on a cbarg
of murder, having confessed to Chief of
Police Michael Delaney last night la tb
presence of aitnesses that be poisoned bis
wife, Cora, and hi daughter, Genevieve,
wb wer found dead yesterday la their
borne ta this city. Infatuation for Stella
Good, for shorn tbe police clalra U bare
learned Wright bad neglected his family,
is supposed to bava beea the motive for
tba crim According to tbc statement of
hospital physicians Wright himself bad
takea no poison and was shamming y ea
ter lay when be seemed ta b uncansciou
Tbe con tenia of bis stomach were exam
ined and no poiaoa waa found.
Wright did not disclots last Bight tb
nature of th poiaoa given bis wif and
child, but It Is knowa they died in agony.
Stella Good left th Oty yesterday for
Colorado Spring, aad the authorities of
that city have beea asked ta arrest ber.
She baa beea arrested cnaxy times oo
charges of theft.
CHICAGO. Feb. . Wrlgbt and bis wif
are natives of Benton Harbor, Mich. For
some time tbey resided ta this city. Wright
was for a time a traveling salesman for a
Jewelry bouse.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Cola, Feb.
Stella Good, warned by tbe Denver au
thorities ta ecanectloa with tbe Wright
Bjurder, was arrested here today at a
boarding bouse, where she was stopping
with ber mother. She denied tbat sbe bad
any knowledge of Wright s intention to
murder bis family. Both Stella Good and
ber cnotber wer taken to Denver la th i
custody of a deputy sheriff. Tbe mother j
will be held aa a witnes j
ST. PAUL STOPS EXTENSIONS
Issprovesaeats to Assoeat of Over aia
MOlleas A be a dewed for the
Preeeat.
CHICAGO. Feb. JS Owing to railway leg-
islatioa and the difScuity of raising money,
aa wan aa tba increased cost of labor and
saaterial lbs Milwaukee railroad baa tern- '
porarUy abandoned improvements and ex - '
tension for which the management ex-
pected to spend between and H-tOa.- j
at. I
It to tro declared Preaidtat Earting )
tonight. l hat tbe St. Paul to not going to
So any work ibis year that Is not neoas- '
sary. We ar doing what every other pre- !
dent railroad oorcpasy is d'ing ia view of i
tbe tendency of the umea W would stop !
tb building of the Pecifle coast extensioa j
were tt not far tbe fact that the work !
baa proceeded ta a point where tt oouit
stot very well be stopped. I am not aa
alarmist, but wbea the prudent mariaer
sees a squall aoming be will trim fcl stisli
And it seems to m there r pienty ef
SseiJis en every d far the railroeds Just
EYESL DIVlDtD ON HUNGER
Two Beta ten sjl T CcSCTssxmta Caid
to FiTar Hit Appoiitsezt
SHAW TALKS OF HrS POUTrCU. FUTUFt
tm roasiders Deatsom. Isw, Bis Resse
aad Indicates He Is la a Receptive
set Regard lag OBacaal
PrefcrsseaC
TYorn a Staff CcTespondent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. aB. tSpecial Tele
gram.) The Nebraska delegation win meet
tomorrow In Senator Millard's committee
room for the purpose of recommending a
candidate for additional federal Judge In
Nebraska The situation. In a nutshell. Is
that Senators Burkett and Millard and
Tu presextatJvcs Klr.kald and Pollard wU3
vote for Monger. The rest of the delega
tion, while not favorable to Munger, are
at sea tonight and have not agreed upon
any one candidnte, and unless a combina
tion to effected Munger may be able to
secure ona. and possibly two, of tbe mem
bers en tbe second ballot ta addition to
those mentioned. "Burkett has been ex
tremely active during tbe day In favor of
bis candidate and the chance appear to be
in Monger's favor.
Pollard oa atp Pa fealty.
Representative Pollard not only mad an
Instructive speech today on the ship sub
sidy bin. but he did mora. He interested
tbe bouse and at the close of his addres
which extended ever forty-five minute be
waa congratulated most heartily by tbe
supporters of the bin.
haw Talks ef His Prospects.
Leslie M Shaw, secretary of tbe treasury,
goes to New Tork to become president of
the Carnegie Trust company. He baa been
touched with tbe "bug" of power, and
needs much more than be did when he
was a plain country banker in Denison, I
He baa tasted the sweets of Influence. He
has been ta close contact with tbe great
captains of finance, and not being slow In
reoognlring their potential force be has
for the time being decided to cast his lot
aith tbe "money lenders of Wall street"
wben be leaves the treasury department on
March 4. Wben aiked what effect bis ac
ceptance of the presidency of the Carnegie
Trust company would have upon his politi
cal future Secretary Shaw said:
"A man by taking thought may make
himself a Justice of the peace, but no mu
In my time by taking thought baa made
bimself president of the United fctates,
and those who have given the subject the
most serious consideration have usually
died In disappointment.. Admittedly, some
of the successful ones have sought the
place, but none was nominated because be
sought lt Neither Lincoln, Grant. LCayea,
Garfield. Blaine. McKinley. Roosevelt nor
Bryan was nominated because of tb state
be represented, and some of them secured
th prise notwithstanding their location.
Cleveland. Harrison, Parker and possibly
one or two defeated candidates have been
aided by location." though Mr. Cleveland
was oa or nominated In the face cf aa
opposing delegation from bis own sta e.
A3 "tret- twe Tf the nea wboee nsmsa I
have mentioned were nominated because
ef what tbey wer and for what tbey
stood, and tb two exceptions were com
promise "Oeneral Grant expressed tb correct at
titude of an Ideal American dtlaen wbea
he said be bad never sought a place cf
honor or preferment and bad never ' de
clined on The honors that have com
to me bare been unsought. Wben the
alternative of seeking a nomination for
governor of my state or running away
from the sentiment waa presetted I
simply took tbe affirmative of tbe issue.
Whatever Shaw presidential sentiment
now exists has sprung up spontaneously
and unless tt continues to grow In .he
same way my name will never be men
tioned la tbe national oonventloa. In the
meantime I will not decline appropriate
tasks or refuse to do my share of the
world's work.
Dew 1MB Still His Hesse.
"I tiave ever held In contempt tbe man
who gets a divorce from bis wife as soon
as fortuitous circumstances work his ele
vation and I bava never admired one who
divorces himself from his little borne
town as soon as bis boriaoa expands.
Denison. la, has been my bom for sixty
years. While governor cf tbe state and
domiciled In Des Moines and while holding
my present position and domiciled la Wash
ington I have always registered from Deni
son, la, and I have wrlrtea tbs word Iowa
ta fun with bold and affectionste band.
"For a time my place of business will ba
New Tork City. My domicile probably win
be la some coayenient suburb. preferaNr
Connecticut, trot my borne wilU be Denison.
I There arm I vote, there will I spend
the remnant of say days If I live past re
tirement, and these will I be buried.
'1 bare ever been a creatur of circum
stance Tb path I bav f allowed from the
farm an this Bids of the Green mountains
to the secretaryship of the treasury, bas
opened before ms only step at a lime, and
I bav bad little to da with lis meander
ing I have simply performed the ta
that circumstances have assigned. My
clients have oom unasked and other lines
af business which I bav pursued bav sug
gested themselves unhidden. Tbe place I
bava accepted was not Bought, though it
la very desirable and to me preferable to
a well established business which might
mean a larger harvest, but tt would be
from another man's plaining.
"I recognise tbat retirement to private
life la usually aoqutesoed ia without pro
test, and should no on now object tt will
neither annoy asr lead to political estrange
ment. During all the years of my manhood
I have taken a more or leas activ part in
political campaigns, though I Lave never
sought to oftfTilnaie a caucus or control a
eonwentioa. My Interest la the political
welfare of our common country will not
wkea though opportunity to participate
la campaigns cf education ta as groat as
extent aa formerly may be wanting.
1 have been told tbat the tune to past
wbea a flnancus! Institution caa be made lo
assume even respf-ctabls proportions in use
city of New Tork without alhanoea with
existing active business interest Tba Car
negie Trust company will bar no clients
but Its customer no Interests to serve but
those of its client and continued health,
plue The aiirii iry time will alone demon
strate whether ultimately I win t eoca
pefled to writ the word 'defeat. and tt
will be for my part to determine whether
I am egeza invited froaa tb congenial fieuds
of personal endeavor to tb perplexities) ac
pubbc service."
Eapreae Cesapaeiiee to Be laveenvated
The Interstate Cfemaaerce eommissioa has
made favorable report oa Mr. Kennedy's
resolution, to Invest ste express compe
nie The majority td to uKeratate and
fortiga commerce aommkiea ef the nous
are understood to favor tbe reeoluikai and
jCt.ni a aed oa Fourth I'agaJ
TREASON 'AT PORT ARTHUR
wck Cha
Is Preferrew Asralsst
St
1 aad Others by
salreetL.
FT. PETERSBURG. Feb. JS A copy of
tbe secret report on th defense of Port
Aithur. which to tbe basis of tb Indict
ment on which Lieutenant General Stoes
sel. Ueotenant General Feck, who com
manded the Fourth East Siberian divi
sion at Port Arthur, and Major General
Relss. chief of staff of General Stoeseel.
are standing trialforthel rliret before tb
supreme court-martial, bas been obtained
by the Associated Press.
It Is of tbe greatest interest as explain
ing the decision to try these three effioer
and nolle prosequi th eother defenders of
Port Arthur.
Tbe report, which was written bv Lieu
tenant General Smirnoff, the official com
mandant of the fortree. is sensational ta
the extreme and categorically accuses
Stoessei of cowardice and Incapacity and
finally of the deliberate, treasonable has
tening of tbe surrender to save his own
life and In defiance of tbe decision of tw
success! v councils of war. The report Is
biased In tbe extreme, restbes tb most
bitter personal enmity and sbow that the
high officers of th Port Arthur garrtsoa
In the darkest dsvs of the siege were
almost at each others threats. Tbe In
dictment to summed up in conclusion by
General Smirnoff as follows:
A series of unpsrdonable blunders out
side the fortress, due to the ignorance and
lark of military capacity and tnsrtisl
prowess of Generals Ptoeesel and Fork,
brourht sbout tbe Investment cf the
fortress several months earlier than neces
sary, and after the investment a desire
for undeserved glory moved Stoeseel to
interfere in tbe defense, with unfortunate
result Finally, at the last period of th
siege. Stoeseel usurped my authority, with
the sssistance of Generals Fork snd P.els
and committed tresson in surrendering sud
denly and premsturelv 1 regard our )e
feat at Mukden a a direct result cf this
treason.
A fiiepatch received bere today announced
that serlrm disorder have broken cut tn
tbe Bvkl district of th province of Tomsk.
SJberf Troop with field field guns have
been sect to tb scene from Barnaul.
COCK FIGHTINGMAY CONTINUE
Csvrrssr Msgss May Be Compelled
to Follow Philippine Plan
mt Tart,
WASHINGTON. Feb. K-It is expected
that Governor Magoon will refer to Sec
retary Taft tbe question that has been
raised by th Cuban people of tbe pro
priety of rescinding the order made by
General Leonard Wood wbea be was mili
tary governor of Cuba prohibiting cock
fighting in the island.
Secretary Taft had such sa experience
as Governor Mageon is sow undergoing
wben the former was governor cf tbe
Philippine and. although be was able to
prevent cock fighting in Manila, so deeply
seated was tbe love of this sport that be
waa obliged to refrain from Interfering
with this ancien Institution outside of the
capital- Hence every holiday saw a rtfl
grimage of tbe citisens into tbe suburban
towns to enjoy . the apart.
It Is said that Governor Maroon may
docsda to foJsow Secretary TaXt's exam pis
la this metier.
SHORTAGE WAY BE AN ERROR
Federal OBtciala at Chleesje Incline
to Dob at Theft of Gsvrra.
aa est Pasta
CHICAGO. Feb. X. Tbe government of
ficials who ar working on tbe disappear
ance of fJIMt from tbe subtreasury in
this city today declared tbat tbey were
unable to trace tbe theft to any one per
son and they bsve formed the strong
opinion that the disappearance is not the
result cf a theft, but of a clerical error.
Captain Porter of the secret service, who
has charge of tbe case, said today that b
believed tbe matter would be straightened
out by night. He would not say that b
bad abandoned the theory of a theft, but
ether officials connected with tbe rub
treasury declared tbat tbe idea of as error
waa receiving far more consideration tbaa
that of a possible robbery.
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
Fire Orla-laattns; la Xevelty Store In
Lea Asselea Estsge" Lives
of Ma ay Person
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Feb. M Fire tbat
originated In tbe basement of tbe Fair
novelty store In the five story brick German
building at 06 South Spring street, shortly
after 1 o'clock today, gained great headway
before M waa extinguished, causing the
death of one woman, seriously endangered
tbe Uvea of several other persons and
caused property loss of many thousands of
dollars. Mr Emma Stewart of SCS Pas
adena avenue, an employe of tbe Germaa
company, with offices on the fourth floor,
died aa hour after being carried out. The
building was valued at HW.Cl
TWO-CENT FARE IN MINNESOTA
Seaate Pssai s Mesa a re and tt WtU
Sow Be Sent to Coa
fereaee. ST. PATT Minn, Feb. J Tb senate
today passed a I-cent far and aa anti
pass bill, rrfifr1'- g a fiat I cent tare for pas
senger fare throughout the stata The
beus last week passed a t-eent tar bill
and committees of the two bouses will
bow confer on tbe matter.
. DEATH RECORD
Mr P. ML Klac
Mr P. M King, aged ST. died about 7
a Tuesday at ber home. 2aCt North Twaa-ty-eeventb
avenue, after aa extended aick
neas from tuberculosi She to survived by
ber husband, who was formerly la tbc
employ of Thomas Kllpatrick A Co, and
four young children. Tbe body ail b
taken Wednesday morning to North Bend,
th old famely bome of Mr King, and IS
has not been decided tf funeral services
win be held ta Oman ,
W. W. c,
SEWARD. Neb, Teh. Mf Special Tele
gram.) W. W Cox. a pioneers of Seward
ocuuty. died at th bom of bis son at
6oott's Bluff. Neb., at U o'clock Monday
cgut from effects of the grip. Tbs body
will be brought to Seward today aad th
funeral will probably take place oa Thurs
day. Mr. Cox cam to thai county la last
and was tbc author of Cox History of
Seward. He ass 74 years ef age. H was
am uncle of Judg T. L. Xorvai.
CeJeeet John B, En1M.
CHICAGO. Feb- aa.-Culonel John E
Ewuug. president of th Financier, a New
Tork publKa.tk.Jk. died at Mercy hosprtel
here of paeuraoai Mr. Ewmg was wil
knee a rr.. i g tnflitesna seen threugbut
the oouBtry.
TWO-CENT FARE BILL
Fttstt rirallr Ccroliiet to Fan Joitl
Commit let Ytttire.
OPPOSITION OH tMER&LHCY CUUSE
BBBMSJBMBBBB
Clarkt asi r-arst Eattla Valiantly, bit
Lose EsTiroadt' Gam.
APPROPRIATION BILLS ARE CCDLKG KOW
falaiy Bill it rVtestd asd Cc-mt
ExpetM w7fj Ba Eooa.
, '71
TERMINAL TAXATION FLASK EXPLAINED
Pre lee Mod to the People by tho
RepaeltcaB Party and It Mast
Be Bedeesae-d by Legls
latare. (From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. It. Fpecial.) After
an unsuccessful fight by Clarke of Adams
and Burns of Lancaster to strike out tb
emergency clause. H B HI. the joittg
committee I -cent far bill, was recom
mended for passage la committee cf tba
wbols of the senate ibis afternoon. One
amendment was made to It, but tbe chaag
! la merely an alteration of the wording
' of a phrase which some of tbe frlenoa
S cf the bill feared might endanger Its con
' stltutionaUty. Tbe principal fight was
to strike out tbe emergency clause ad ta .
delay action until after tbe bouse hal
taken up the Sackett bill passed by tb
bouse last week.
4 Tbe fight against tb emergency clause
was futile and an amendment by Clark
to strfke out tbe clause was defeated by
a large majority. Clark offered tb
amendment after he had protested against
taking up the bill at tbe present time.
He said be thought the senate should
wait a reasonable time to see what actioa
tbe house would take on the senate btlL
He then offered bis motion to strike out
the emergency clause and Burns seconded.
the motion.
Clarke Pleads fee Delay.
-To pea tb bin with tbe emergency
clause - would be unfair." said Senator
Clarke, In defense ef bis motion. "It does
not matter much to the stata ef Nebraska
whether this clause is on or not, and It
does matter a great deal to tb railroad
If it roes through with the emergency
clause, the railroads will not have dm
to consider the matter and tbey wUl prob
ably go Into court to enjoin It. If wa 0
not put It In force right away they may
hare time to consider it and may decide
not to fight lt-
This remark caused Aldrich to Inquire tf
he bad any Inside Information from tb
railroad a remark which Clark resented
and denied- Wilts of Cedar declared
Clarke was getting cold feet, aa ha nad
voted for the. same bill fear day are
and now wasted to butcher tt-' He favored
tbe emergency claass and Immediate ac
tios, declaring It would make ibe rail
roads go Into court at once.
"While tbey ar enjoining this bffl." be
said, "w-a caa be doing something els""
Sackett. who was th author of the sea
ate bill, cam out strong; y ta favor of
passing th bouse bill at ono He said
tbe senate should pas tb bin regardless
of wba to to get tbe credit, as tt waa
tbe legislation that was tbe Important
thing.
Gould saw visions of railroads refusing
to sell tickets to passengers at all If tba
bin passed with the emergency clause. Ha
said they would not have time to adjust
themselves to tb new rate.
MIbIbbbbs Bate at Becked Oat.
After the motion bad beea buried tba
senate took up a question raised by Ashttsa
of HaU. King and other The bin aa it
came from tbe bouse contained this
proviso. ".Provided that no ticket shall b
sold tor less tbaa t cent"
It was asserted by several of tbe friends
of tbe bin that this might render tt un
constitutional, as it seemed to fix a trine
mum as well as a maximum rata, whereas) 1
tbe title designated only a maximum rata.
After considerable discussion aa amend
ment by Aldrich striking out the en tire
phrase and Inserting th word. "Provided
no railroad shall be required to sell any
4 ticket for less tbaa I cents" waa adopted.
The bin a-as then recommended for passaga
without further opposition.
Tbc bUl win probably oom up for final
j passage wv u.v
! win then go back to tb house for eoa-
currenoe ta tbe senate amendment.
j Appropriation Bill Is Cassia.
j Tbe finance committee Introduced tb sas
'tries bill this morning, carrying an appre
;priation of Cl.l!. and it baa about ready
tor introduction th general appropriation
t bill providing money far tbe current ex
ipenses of tbs state for tbe biennlur This
; bill carries an apj-roprtatioo of CTM.tls,
compared to an appropriation of EMH
I but tb decrease to due to tbe removal
Itrom tbe general bill tbs appropriation for
tbe State university, which to provided for
ta separate measure As a general prop,
oaition nearly every on got a boost, tba,
most notable being ta the office of the
'state superintendent, which received aa in
crease from 11A.M to Ci.Oyd. Two years
sg Mr. McBrien got aa enormous appro
priation In order to put into operation the
new certification law. which work Is now
1 practically fltisned, but be has managed
1 1 demonstrste to th committee b needs
'SV.WV Dort to rua on for tb next tw
J year Tb expt rimental station at North
1 Piatt wfll receive t2L.t and the farmers'
Institute C.Mi. Two years ago lb latter
received llaMai. Tbe orthopedic boepital ia
boosted from Cb.frKi to tUt.W. Tbe secre
tary of state receives double the appropria
tion be reoeived twe years ago In order ta
Install a fire-proof vault la his offica Tb
appropriation lor the office of th gov
ernor to cut dtwn from Iviae to CIS. This
decrease la doe to lbs removal from tba
bill of the appropriation for the ir.ain
tenano f tb executiv mansion, which
' was Included ta tb bill two years ag
Considerable of the Increase to due to a
previslua for railroad far for tbs stata
tfnerr While apparently tb appropria
tion for tb attorney general to Increased'
from XT." to C?.A tbia to not true, be
cause the Junkia act tws years ago gar
tb legal department li. to carry out
its provision wticb makes this appropria
tion this year only U.x In excess of tbat
two year ago. Tba general appropriaQoa
will show i. was appropriated last
year far the historical society, but as a
matter of fart there was a aeparst bill
carrying aa appropriation of CM, uhirh ta
reality soac the approprtatl&a for this so
ciety rli and tn Increase asked for this
year only VM instead cf as tt would
appear tKanparing tba two appropriation
1 uUl A number of fintooH iaasoua Ja t