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The Omaha Sunday HEWS SECTI3.I Pag-s 1 to 10 No Filthy Sensation THE OMAHA DEE Best West VOL. XXXVI-NO. 43. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOIIXIXO, Al'KIt, 14, 1007 SIX St'XTIOXS-FORTY PACKS. sixhlk copy rivn n:Ts. Bee COLONIES TO CONFER m serial Conferenc U to Opin Monday with Many Que t oei to For. TRADE AND DEFENSE IMPORTANT ISSUES : realtors f Colonist An Fst United on Flani for DTflopaiii LIFE INSURANCE IN ' UNITED KINGDOM Oyer Tire EiClon Dillare of Biiii Art How in Torce. CHANGES TO BE MACE IN NAVAL BASES Complete Reorganisation of Defenses of Rait Coast of Great Britain la Undertaken and Saw Docks Built. LONDC I. April II (Special ) One of the most valuable results of the colonial confer ence which begins on April 15 will be the education It will rupply to the British public on Imperial questions. . Problems affecting; the relatione between the motherland and her colonies are to be dealt with' by men who have been trained Jn the bard schools of practical experience;. Every aide of every question will be dis cussed and upon flees! arrangements and the subject of Imperial defense, for In ntnnce, highly interesting speeches will delivered, speeches the more Interesting on account of the orpoelte views taken by re spective premier. For Instance, upon certain Important questions Rlr Joseph Ward, premier of New Zealand, and Mr. Denkln, the common wealth premier, are avowedly divided. Henco the debates upon tbese particular topics are looked forward to with an In terest seldom found In everyday politics. On the subject of an Imperial navy, for Instance, there Is a wide difference of opin ion. The representatives of certain de pendencies will urge that the colonies should contribute to the cost of maintain ing a powerful navy for the defence of Great In-ltaln and Its possessions, and that colonials should be encouraged to Join the navy. On the other hand, some ministers will hold that the adoption of such pioposl tlons, Insofar as finance Is concerned, would not be to the best Interests of the empire or the colonies. Arrangements are ' now practically com plete for the conference. O. W. Johnson of Vhe colonial office will act as Joint secre tary with H. W. Just, and W. A. Robln ton will be assistant secretary. The delegates will be wslcomed by the art of Elgin on behalf of the government and In all pfobablllty there will be an In formal reception, when the Tlsltors will be Introduced to the ministers of the mother land. During their stay In England all of the premiers will have suites at the Hotel Cecil. Numerous banquets have been organised In their honor. Boon after their arrival they win be entertained at luncheon by the ity corporation.- They- wlU also be the guests of the London Chamber of Com merce, the Pilgrims' club, tho Goldsmiths" company, the 1900 club and the National IJberal club, whlls tha Mercers' company will give s luncheon to which many dis tinguished men will be invited to meet the colonial statesmen. Ule Inanrasee la Britain. few years ago Labouchere, In London Truth, figured out that If the growth of life Insurance In the United Kingdom was allowed to continue unchecked It wouid be less than a quarter of a century before the life Insurance companies owned In fee simple all of the real estate, and every vested Interest In Great Britain and Ire land. According to reports Just issued It would appear that there are H.Ml.MO peo ple whose llvss are Insured In the United Kingdom, and the total value of the poll oles In force amounts to the enormous total of over 6.000,000.000 The ninety-five companies which carry on life Insurance business here have assets of more than O.00,000 value and receive In premiums nearly IIK.OOO.OOO a year. The most remarkable fact Is the large, propor tion of the Insurance la foree which have been undertaken by the eighteen companies doing industrial business. The figures are as follows: Ordinary Insurance. t,W7.lS persons, amounting Xo $3,780,000,000; Indus trial insurance. S&.M4,046 persons, amount Ing to $1. 250,000,000. The significance of this fact la seen when it la pointed Vt that the total premiums are divided between the two classes of Insurance, as follows: Or dinary, $126,000,000; industrial, $60,000,000. From these fig-urea it la deduced that, taking an average, the Insurers In Indus trial oonipenlea most of whom are working people, pay premiums of about $6 for every 106 Insured, while those who have their policies In the ordinary companies obtain an Insurance value of $160 for every $6 pre mium. Change la Naval Basea. VI any changes are to be made within the llfxl year Id conuectton with the naval basea and dockyards. A complete reorganisation of the defenses of the east coast will be undertaken, and a base will be established midway between Dover and Rosyth on the Lincolnshire coast, probably In the H umber. A float log dock capable of taking a Dreadnaught. a torpedo dock and a coaling station will be tstsbllshed, Devonport Is to be the great naval cen ter of the future, and Portsmouth will be the headquarters for ceremonlaJa aa of yore. Pembroke may be further reduced and greater attention will be paid to Rere havea. where the Atlantle fleet will In tha future be baaed. Si. Helena's future Is still under consideration. Sooner or later the nation will have to fare the question of serious financial em barrassment of Ms older universities. Only a month ago was published an appeal from the duke c Devonshire en behalf of Cam bridge university. The duke stated that tn all a capital sum of nearly $7,50000, apart from any question of a pension fund, was required for Immediate educational nurpoeee. ?,ow Crttori university Is con templating a similar appeal. While some of the colleges sre rich, the university te notoriously poor. It hss hard work to make both ends meet and thtnra are going 'on from bad to worse. And unfortunately Orest Britain has no John D. Rockefe'ler or Andrew Ca'neg'e to come to the rescue .? Ve-her education every time there ts a shortage. Ramer Caeajatar Archblakan. HOME, April la-It la reported that either Bishop Carroll of Helena, Mont., or Bishop Keine of Cheyenne. Wyo., will be appointed coadjutor archbishop of Saa Francisco, a poet left vacant by the death af Arch b la boa Montgomery SUMMARY OF THE BEE Souday, April 14, IfXIT. 1007 APRIL 1907 MOM TUt Wt TMU 12 3 4 8 0 10 II 15 16 17 18 22 23 21 25 29 30 cf THE WEATBH. FORECAST FOR N KIlKASK A Fair and warmer "u ml iy Murnlj) peem-eil. clo udy. fi'iih A.l IVn i' A-l-air, sligntly wanner hi.nday. Monday fair and warmer. itmi'iTttUie t ui., Him y i-sltM uuy : Hour. Leg. Hour. Leg n a. m .it 1 p. ic. 37 a. m 23 2 p m 37 ' a. ' i .3 3 p. in SSI 8 a. m 24 4 p in 4 & a. in 2,' 6 p. in 41 1" a,, in & 6 p. m W 11 a. in z'i 7 p. m it 12 in a S01M.BTXC. Belle Fourclie Caitle Growers' associa tion, organized to push the plun uf local lnapecilou, holds annual meeting, bheep men meet and organize at Belle Fuurulie. I, rage 3 DOMXBTIC. letter Duy baiiun at lamonl authorize Daughters of Zlon to work with the bish opric toward the establishment of an orphanage. (Secret societies are under dis cussion. Z Fage 1 E. H. Harrlman presses suit against Stenographer Hill, who sold letter written to Sidney Webster. Z Vage 9 Standard OH Company of Indiana Is found guilty of accepting rebates on 1,463 cars of oil. The maximum penalty is a fine of nearly $30,000,000. Z Page 1 Fedeial grand Jury at Mobile Indicts a number of capitalists of New Orleans and other cities on charge of conspiracy to violate anti-lottery laws. I Page 9 Attorney for Harry K. Thaw announces that he will make an application for ball. Z rage 9 W. J. Bryan is to deliver three Informal addresses and one lecture in Washington today. Z rage 1 HC1BAIZA Owing to changes In city charter ex tending the municipal year but not tha saloon licenses, Lincoln Is to be dry for a month. Present state boards Institute re forms In letting contracts for state sup plies and also shut off deficiencies In state Institutions. z, rage 3 rOBEIQsT. Premiers of all British colonies are gathering at London for an Imperial con ference, z rage 1 Archlblshop Ireland will not be made cardinal because of an Incident occurring during administration of President Mc Klnley. I rag 1 BFQBTB. Bevent hannual championship contest of Transmlsslsalppi Golf association to be held on the Rock Island arsenal links July IT to 10. T rage 1 Western league playing schedule. T rage a Gossip among the college athletes. T rage Use of automobiles Increasing rabidly In Omaha. T Tags 3 Indications point to a prosperous and Interesting season among the local ama teur base ball teams. . . T Page 4 Michigan untverstty Is expelled from the "Big Nine" for refusal to obey new rulee governing foot ball. T Page 1 Z.OCAA. William Bcully, absent from Omaha eight years and believed to be dead, re ports from New Orleans, where he Is sick and needy. Z, rage 4 Irving D. Hull testified in land fraud cases, telling of deal between defendants and old soldiers whereby latter were to make entry to land. Z, rage 1 MAGAZINE SEOTIOK. In the Magazine Section of this num ber will be found a brief biography of Mrs. Virginia C. Van Norstrand, one of the earliest of brides to come to Omaha; Rob ert Weldensall's letter on France; Van adium In Steel Making; Work of the Re clamation Service; Progress In the Field of Electricity; Gossip of Plays and Play ers; Musical Note and Comment. Mix Pages OM1 SZOTIOBT. In the Home Section of this number will he found Buster Brown; The Busy Bees' Own Page; Carpenter tn the Desert; Stories of Prominent People; Building a Cantilever Bridge; Fashions In Belts and Buckles; Women aa Followers of Sport; Bill Bunk. Bis Pages BUTLsnro aits bxax. ibtatb. Omaha builders and contractors are ex periencing one of their busiest seasons. Each reports great activity in his line.. This Is especially true of the smaller work and house fittings. ZZ, rage a Real estate dealers And their time en tirely occupied by customers and report many sales of Omaha property at steadily advancing prices. The sales for homes are especially numerous. ZX, rage T Two syndicates of Omaha men buy im proved town lots for Investment. zx, rage coBmmozAZi aits zb-dvitbiax. Condition of Omaha's trade. TZ rage Stocks and bonds. , TZ rage 6 Grain markets. TZ rage 7 Live stock markets. TZ Page 7 A Full List of Laws Passed by the Nebraska Leg-rsUtura at its lata session, has been published In THE OMAHA DEE Send for Extra Copies; three cents each. Address Circulation Department, OMAHA BEE, Omaha, Neb. I - YERKES RESIGNS HIS OFFICE romsatsslaaev af Internal Reveaua Qalts Government Service to Eater Law Practice. WASHINGTON. April 13. John W Terkea, commissioner of Internal revenue, has resigned and his resignation hss ten accepted by the president, lie leaves ths srvlc to enter the practice ot law NO YANKEE CARDINAL Itw ,5fN 1 Circes Syirra'h:n w th .4 of Arcbbi'hop inland. 'yX vv rNE AFFAIR 13 RESPONSIBLF. ?okj of hi Vaticfi Waa Outline i Dar ne Adm nietra on of I cELinley. Roma OorretpondeLt of Faria Kewspaper Makes Soma .oterattita: .tatemeot:. ATTITUDE OF SPANi HjS TOWARD FRENCH Pope Alleged to Have Pone All Possible to Treeerve Peace at lime President Called en Klnsc. ROME, April 13.-(Speclal.) The greatest sympathy Is manifested In high clerical circles here with the position of Arch bishop Ireland In connection with the dis cussion which has arisen as to his chances for being created a cardinal. It Is said that It may be taken for granted that no new American cardinal will be created dur ing the lifetime of Cardin.il Olbbi.ns. This policy was decided on not as a result of the entanglement of Prestient Roosevelt in the Bellamy Htorer Incident, but as the re sult of a Philippine controversy dating back to the days of President McKinley. The Rome correspondent of the Kcho de Tsrls has Just made public an interesting story which Is attracting more attention In Roman clerical circles thsn most report of this character, and It Is accord. ngly given for wlrat It is worth as a matter of public Interest: An Itsllan political personage, convers ing with the correspondent, observed that the Clemenceau ministry was playln? a game as easy as It was Iniquitous aga!nt the Vatic i, not only because the Vatican possesses no material force, but likewise because the French government counts on the traditional prudence and patience of the Holy See, which would In all human probability not seek t vindicate Itself In a double aeries of publications, but which, If It would stoop to conquer, could give out many statements which would prove ex ceedingly Interesting. The first series would consist In all the efforts made before the rupture of the concordat by the French government to the Holy See to use effectively the Influence of the Holy See with other governments for the furtherance of French Interests. And In reply to a French Journal, which asserted that during the Journey of King Alfonso XIII to Paris there csme to the Vatican many protests from Spanish Cath olics communicated by the Holy Bee to the government at Madrid, after having an nounced their reception to the authors of these protests, the same correspondent at Rome of the Echo de Peris says that he has taken Information from well Informed sources and ths he Is certain of the fol lowing facts: i Hi Pr., r-- on Alfoasa. No protests, suAi as described, came to the Holy Bee, hence that statement and Its consequences are alike false. There was no pressure, direct or Indirect, brought by the Holy See to bear on King Alfonso re garding his Journey to Paris; but there was a series of protests sent to Rome by Spanish Catholics on the occasion of the visit which President Loubet made to Madrid after he had been to Rome, and had not seen the pope. Not only did the pope not communicate with the Spanish government concerning these protests, but he did not even respond to them. This shows that not only has the Holy See not Interfered with the Spanish visit to Paris in any way. but the pope did not even concern himself with the visit of Presi dent Loubet to Madrid. It Is claimed that his attitude towards both nations could not have been more correct than It was. And the Spanish Jcurnal "Epoca." denies the asserted Interference In the question of King Alfonso's excursion to Paris, and asserts the cordial sentiments of the Vati can towards Spain. The second series, according to the cor respondent, would regard the time of the rupture and after the rupture of rela tions, and consists In all the attempts, direct and indirect, of the French govern ment with other powers to create In the respective nations some trouble for the Holy See. French Influence la Spain. For example, since the ministerial Jour nals speak of a fantastlo attempt of the Vatican regarding the king of Spain, It would be curious to know what la known in the Vatican concerning the real efforts msde or reused to be made by the French government to Influence the late Liberal Spanish ministers In order that they might urge forward the sntl-clerical program. "I think." said the Italian politician, "that the Vatican does not entirely ignore the fact that the French government has so Impressed these ministers with the mirage of French support to the Spanish aspira tions regarding Morocco and other argu ments that the Spanish ministry did not dare to accept tha efffer of charging Itself with the task of taking over the papers of the Parts nunciature an offer which honors the government which accepted It as the Austrian government thoroughly understood "I do not speak," finally Said the poli tician, "of the multiform propaganda po litically anti-clerical inspired In Italy by Paris, as well ss the notorious episode of the king of Greece, as well as the direc tion of Italian ecclesiastical policy. Ths list might be continued further still." EMPEROR FEARS CRITICISM Would I. Ike to See America, but Pres ident Roosevelt Might Plnd Fault. BERLIN, April II. (Special.) Ths Ber liner Zeltung Is authority for the state ment that when the emperor went to the American embassy to dine the other even ing he took with him not only a bouquet and two photographs of himself In the costume of th time of Frederick the Great for Mrs. Tower, but also toys for the children cf the ambassador. I As he was leaving, replying In English to ; a remark of one of the American guests. he said. "Oh. yes. I should very much like to visit the I'nlted 8tttes, not as emperor, but as a private gentlemen, and not for a fortnight as Is th fashion with globe trotters, but for at lent three months. ! But who would represent me In the mean ' time, and what would my colleague. Presi dent Roosevelt, think of me if I were to give the lie to his theory of hard work i and little play 7 STRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT Action of Berlin (ifflrlnl tar Cnnae Chance In Inn limrrnlnf Politics. PF.RLtN, April 13 . tFpe.Mal.i-Accor.iliK to the l.okiilHnsciKcr the authority wli'p't In 7nminy con c-spomls to the KnKlNri puMI" pmseciKii. Ikis (hK n a step whicn ill introduce n elenunt nf bitterness Into party polling here. I'onm.ittre rooms In tlie HeichstHff building nr. placed nt the disposal of th. various factions, and It has been customary for tlmxe npirtincnts to he usi d for laity inc. tints at which others than dcpntirs viore pu sent. Some days ago the socialists in'lm.'it. 1 to the director of the KeichstHR tout it wi.s their desire to re. elve a few friends In their committee room, and In accordance with precedent the ne-essary permission was granted. It afterwards leaked out that the reception was In real fy a conference of socialist deputies with fifty editors of party papers for the pu-pose of considering a change In Journalistic tactile In view of the resjlts of the election. Although the meeting was orderly, according to the prosecution, Phis assembly was a political meeting, and therefore. In harmony with the Prussian law. should pieviously have been announced to the police and should have been attended hy an otlicer of the force. If this view Is correct the participants are liable to a fine of not moie than $j0 and Imprisonment of from e ight weeks to six weeks drration. The director of the Reichstag would also be liable to a similar fine and Imprisonment If he knew the purpose for which the room was to be used. It Is a little mid that the present agitation should be niis(d at a moment a hen all parties seem lo have agreed that some thing should he done to Improve the meet ings law, which ut rresent goes so far as to forbid the presence of women at political gatliei lugs. NATIVES OF AUSTRALIA German Naturalist Studies Blacks of Tropics, Finding; Them of Low Type. 1 MELBOURNE. April 13.-(Speclal.)-Dr. KLi&tsch, professor of human anatomy at Heidelberg university, recently gave to an Adelaide audience the result of his re searches In the Inst three years amongst the blacks of trcplcal Australia, who still present a good many problems to the scien tific mind. In lHol the Queensland government placed ! at the dlHpcsal of Dr. Klaatsch a small sailing vessel In which to make a trip to the coasts, rivers and Islands of the Gulf of C'arientarliu Tho most Important fact noted was a confirmation cf the view that , the Australian blacks must be considered a relic of primitive mankind. Dr. Klaatsch said he agreed with Dr. Howltt's view that the presence of the aborigines In Aus tralia could only be explained by the theory of a former land connection. He was In clined to accept the view of the existence In prehistoric ages cf a central point be tween Asia and Australia, from which In one direction had been distributed the Asiatic races, and In another direction the Australian blacks. He and Mr. Rlchter ' of the Mapoon mission station explored the I bush country where no white . roan had j ever been before and gained the oonfWenee of the blacks by a successful operation on the breast of one of the natives. , the breast being Inflamed and requiring lancing. On a subsequent trip the visitors entered the Broome district of northwestern Aua tralla, where he found that the blacks have neither boats nor fishing Implements, all the fish they caught being killed with the boomerang. ! WOMAN'S NAViE A MYSTERY ."Miss Smith of America" la Not Identified at Place She I Ended Life. i LONDON. April 13. (Special.) All efforts to determine the identity of "Miss Smith of America," have up to the present time proved useless and unavailing. The body was found at sea at Tenby a few days ago. The young woman In ques tion orrlved ln Tenby on Friday evening and went to the Tudor hotel, where she . registered as "Miss Smith of America." She was well dressed and told the landlady thot she Intended to leave for London and thence for Irdand Monday night. She went out Saturday afternoon, having sent word that she win going to one of the vll- . lage churches, but never returned. A farm boy who was working on the cliffs at Waterwynch. about half a mile from : Tenby, heard groans and looking seaward j saw the body of a woman floating out to ; sea. He raised an alarm and a boat put out for Tenby and secured the body, which was that of the missing visitor to the Tudor house. No marks were found on the clothing . whl"h will help ln the Identification of the body, and It Is believed that the name en I tered In the hotel register Is fictitious. FRANCE FIGHTS DRUNKENNESS Premier Issues rircnlar to Prefects. Telllna- Them to Vlsnrously Enforce Um. PARIS, April 13. (Special.) M. Clemen ceau has Issued a circular to the prefects of the dlffe ent departments giving them formal Instructions for combatting drunk enness, in the course of which he says: "The abuse of spirituous liquors which Is attracting Increased attention on the part of the public cannot leave the govern ment Indifferent. In agreement with the antl-aleohollc groups of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies they hold that, awaiting the votli g of new measures, it behooves them at least to prescribe the rigotous application of existing laws, which place at their disposal certain means for repressing drunkenness and for reducing the numlier of drinking places." BOTHA RECEIVES OVATION Former Boer Leader. Mow Premier of Colony, la Greeted with Cheers. I.ONDON. April 13 General Botha, pre mier of the Transvaal colony, arlrved he-a today to attend Ue conference nf colonial premiers The reception accorded the g.n e al both at Southampton and In London ' was remarkably hearty. Great ciowds cheered him wherever he appeared. At Southampton he was offl cl; Uy welcomed by the mayor and cor lorntion of tha city and in reply to the address General Brtha humorously referred U the occasion when on the battlefield he . ! ad been su rounded by Englishmen against Ms will. He added that he was thankful he new was In a position to al ow ; nii.me-.r i.t ne s.irrnunded by any number I of Englishmen without fear of the couse j quenca HULL TELLS STORY Witneei in Laad Cats Explains F.an for Gstt.cr ?o!d;er ts fiis. X liUMDRED DOLL R iTIPULATEl LIMIT h i Amount Reooi.i ud as Vain of Sect on of Gru nt Land. MONEY DIViDLD IMo TWO EQUAL PARTS Half Paid for Stcnrmg of Intryrtan, Eit Went or laad, CuMSTOCK NAMlD so CHILF BENEFICIARY Former Defendant and Dla; nanch Owner lteeoHiilied ae Man Who Stood Behind General Proposition. Possibly the most Interesting testimony yet brcught cut In the present land trial In which Thomaa M. Huntington. Fred Hoyt and Ami H. Todd are the principal uciciioanis was mat of Irving l. hum, who 's w.-us. conscruci lanss ana reservoirs . court, on the chit rati ot. having received was on the staad nearly the entire fore- In the North Platte national forest reserve ,, ebates from the Chicago & Alton railroad noon of Saturday. It was develo;d dur- , tor the purpose of watering cattle grazing I hlpments of oil from lilting, Ind., to ing Hull s evidence that the sum of $'.'0 on thla reserve under a grazing permit. j K.aM t. Iouls, III., was found guilty' to hnd b.,n fixed as the flat figure of the! Applications approved to convert state j nlKht on j 4,t culin',a out of tlle ori(tnttj valuation of a full section cf latwi In the t banks Into national banks: Iowa Valley j 1H,0 ln t,,e lutl (nicnl The remaining 440 grazing country of Sheridan and Cherry State bank. liclmond. Ia.. Into the First ,.,. wpr ,,,., 'from Ue ,Ildu.ln)eil, counties, and the big cattle men were will- , National bank of Belmond, capital H0.CW0; j on Rccount 0f el ,,,,,. if t,e verdict Is i riHT to invest mar amount or money in eacn section to which they could acquire title, The money was divided Into two bunches of ?.) each. The first $300 was to pay for Vn . . I . . 1 k I . e I n tr.m ou.m.b u. cue.,..,.... e.,v.. and expenses, and the leases they would make for grazing purposes to the cattle- Charlea T. Evans currier, reinstated, no men during the time required for them to ; substitute. South l)akotn-.Howard, route make final proof and for commissions to j 4, Guy 11. Jones carrier, John H. Jones tha ngents securing the entrymen. The , eubstltute; Wesslngton, route 1, Benjamin remaining $300 was to be paid for the full ! F. Graham carrier, Albert R. McCurl sub section claims If the entrymen wanted to I stltute. sell after making final procf. the prefer ence to buy being promised to the cattle and ranch men putting up the first $300 expense money. The evidence of Hull showed that there was a very general understanding among all the old soldiers, who had made the fil ings that they could make $3") out of the proposition on final prccf. The government attorneys brought out the admission from Hull that he had been solicited by Hunt ington to secure old soldiers to mK nt- Ings In the grazing country ana tnat gooci n' ney was to be made out of It, and that the ranch owrod ln part by W. G. Com- stock would be the direct beneficiary of these filings unci entries, ana eeuuu in , of the general proposition. The first witness examined Saturday morning was A. M. Clark of Logan. Ia. .--..-.. -io.,i. the nreeedlns- ' . . witnesses oi rriuay ir.ii.nr. the further testimony that: "Hull told u that we could set 160 a yer letse money for the land and $300 for It when we proved ud If we wanted to sell it, or we could ' ..... . . . continue to lease It to tha cattle men Holl Tells Details. Irvine D Hull of Woodbine, la.. . . i I- tw.tV, th hM nguren so '"-" ' ' " " . " , or sent and previous trial was ths principal witness, ne eaia. j "I am a farmer ny occupation ana a .... . soldier of the war or the rebellion, served In an Iowa regiment for three years. I have kpown Thomas M. Huntington ir about three years, being introduced to him " .... .. . by my brother, James huh, wno is a t-snehmon near Gordon. I first saw "on to talk to h.m at Norfolk. Neb., a little while before the Klnkald act went Into effect. I met him on the plat form at the -depot, and we afterwards I " ..- ..,;-..' n taiue for about an hour. We talked on homestead- Ing matters, and he asked me If I would not turn around and go back to Woodbine ZZ::TSLTJt'Znrron TZ: He said he wanted as many as he could get Just as quicg as tne law went ineo effect on June 28, 1904. "He said that the expenses of the old soldiers making the filings would be paid. including filing fees and transportation out or ine in. .i.e.. -, - m-. thot they would only be expected to visit the land every six months. The soldiers who hod the longest service ln the army were preterrea. ne ssia, i aiso, en men who leased the land would pay the entry- man $300 for the land after he had proven e, ..ii, ..ure. ittary i. uourae or wounded his nephew. Geoige Hoffman, with Dtvldlna- the Money. j Brooklyn. N. Y.. suffered severe injuries. I whom ho had lived. Mrs. Hoffman and Ar- "Bomethlng was said about Mr. Com- Helen C. McMany. a sister of Mrs. Rourke. I thur Goubelman, a nephew of the Hoff stock being one of the parties with whom waa seated with the driver, who pitched ! muns. Mattheson had been ill for some the arrangements could be mode. The her on the tender of the engine and she ; time and had been cared for at his ranchmen, he ssid, would be willing to escaped unhurt. I.eeter Lukens. the chauf- i nephew s home in the Bronx He Is now pey $300 for the lands during the time of feur. and Charles Andersop. the lec- ! convalest ent after a severe attack of pneu flllng and final proof, and that out of this turer of the car; R. E. Wallace, engineer I monla and when Mr.. Hoffman entered his $300 all the expenses were to be paid. In- r-f the train; W. B. Jackson, rolcred Are-, room today aild foun(1 .,,, ly(nB , eluding ths $60 per year grass lease, and man. and George Hubert, the crossing 'scantily clothed and with the damp air tnot tne oaianc. ui ivu a. lo so to ine parties securing the entrymen as their oommlslon. My compensation was to come out of the $100. part of which wa. to go to Huntington and part to my brother James, and I was to be paid out of what my brother got for his share. Huntington told me that as I was an old soldier my- self I could do better than my brother James, who was not a soldier, by soliciting nM comrades to make the fll!n-a In mv talk with Huntington he said that he had driven out from Gordon some fortv or fifty miles to see Comstock, and at first Comstock said he didn't think that he wanted any filings, but when Huntington ... . . ... mentionea tne oia sniaiers to him Com- - stock became Interested Huntington told ' me that he could place .11 the filing, of ' old soldiers that I could get and that we could make money out of It." Hnw He Worked It. The wltnesa then went on to tell that he accepted the proposition of Huntington and went back to Woodbine, where he se cured seventeen old soldiers to make filings on these conditions, and that the leases all ran to Huntington. He personally pnld the expenses of the entrymen from Wo ,d- t.ine to Gordon nd return, but he d:d not! pay any of the filing fees or hotel and livery expenses at Gordon. He did nut know who paid these expenses. He was reimbursed about a week afterwards for the money that he had expended for trans portation for the entrymen, and hi coin- mlastnn bes.aes. i nis money was sent to ! him by his brother. Janes Hull st Gor- I don. ATter mis tne witness snt other soldier entrymen to Oornon on the sune terms and had sent sbout forty men lu all from different parts of I to make filings. He stated further that in each of the declaratory atatements made out by him for the old soldiers that Thomas M Huntington waa Invariably designated as the locating aent. 4 orreapundrnre iioem In. The remainder of Hull's testimony related to certain correspondence between Hunt- (Cur.UOued on Second Page.; BRYAN TO HAVE BUSY SUNDAY Deception. Delivers Two Addrraaea In the Unr Time and One In the Kvenlna. (FVcm n FtafT Correspondent WASHINGTON. April 13 -i fpec'il T-de-grnin )-W. J. Bryan will hnv. a busy d.ty In Washington tomorrow. A reception committee of o,-tm rrlends will meet him on his arrival In the morning from New Vnik. After bieikfnrt he will rtddrvss the Biindiy school of the Fust Presbyterian church. In the afternoon he will deliver a lecture at the National theater and lit the evening will spok on Lincoln" under the auspices and for the benefit of the Washington encampment of the Union Veterans' legion. W. E. Andrews of Hastings, auditor of the Treasury department, has accepted an Invitation to address the Sunday school convention of the Baptist faith at Char lotte. N. C, on April 21. and on May 23 will address the North Carolina Bankers' as sociation at Durham. Charles 8. Miller of Seattle, formerly of Fairmont. Neb., Is In Washington with his wife, son and daughter, en route to New York, from which port they will sail on 1 th"' Ceelrle on April 19 for an extended ! European tour. W. A. I"axton, Jr.. of Keystone. Neb., was today granted a permit to erect windmills. j ruuiax mace nana oi rniriax. . L'.t into i the First National bank of Fulrfax, capital i $JT.000. I Rural carriers appointed: Iowa Florin, n.liln t II' 1 , T 1 1 I .. . ln -- stated, no substitute: Grlnnell. route 5, Samuel A. Spratt has been appointed postmaster at Bath, Brown county, South Dakota,' vice F. Morgan, tesigned. SAINTS PLAN AN ORPHANAGE Discussion of Secret Societies Is Begun and Goes Over aa Special Order for Monday. i LAMON, la., April 13. (Special Tele Kram.)Elder Hiram E. Moler of Holden, Mo wa( tnlg niornIlg'B speaker at the Ltter Day saints conference, The afternoon buglnelll, meeting openeJ nmmntlv nt 9 nVlncl. u-!th Pre,l,lan( Pr.il. t ,.b w oi.i. . . . y , . . erlck M. Smith in the chair. Interest was unabated In the question which had been made special order for today, vlx., the " resolution derogative of secret societies for church members. The floor and galleries were crowded at an early hour. A resolution was passed granting the re- ",,,"',reu repon oi me uauga- t tnfxl C t 7A (tr trtr til va t Inn that tViaii I allowed to appoint committee to work i In conjunction with the bishopric toward ine esianusnmeni or a cntiuren s home for . the orphaned and homeless children of the church, or elsewhere. Then the special order of the day taken un. Historian Hman r ami,K , t, Aehat- whch contlmid .., , , . Jf J. . u . c?nt'nu'd lth "'ttt I animation to the hour of rliniirnmiii n. - ------ - , "ontiay arternoon Elder Evan Davla Is h nip ,v,i ..... a cnuiucu wniiiuav ail trilllM)!.. (,venn ' " J "V" "V-"" 7. " ' " ' u,"7' "ua- Itorlum. At the morning meeting the preaching will be by Apostlee J. W. Rush ton A. Smith, In the afternoon by oP?."i!1P" f' M" Sheehy "nd Heman C. Smith and tn the evening by Apostles "' "n,n5 3o'h LurrandPeter Anders.: n. LOCOMOTIVE STRIKES AUTO everal Tourists Radly Injured In Grade Crossing Collision at Savannah, Ga. SAVANNAH, Ga., April 13.-A sightsee ing automobile with eluht or ten tour- mts, while returning from "The Hermi- ta.?V a few miles from Savannah, was struck by an engine hauling some cars at the crossing of the Central of Georgia railroad and Bay street extension today, Mrs. E. A. Hitchcock of Burtm. O.. aired O.. aired 80. and her daughter. Miss Annie C. Hitch- -e.c.,. ...... a..... e iiu.it. eeie. ', searching for the flagman pitau SERVES YEAR IN JAIL I Ranchman Who Pleaded Gnflty to j Land Frauds Pays Penalty While , . . Other.. Who Fight. Escape. I PIERRE, 8. D., April tf.-(Bpeclal Tele-. 1 gram.-Carl Pltafi. a Lyman county ! ranc1n''r' w" t0d"y 1,'h3rK"J tm Jail 1 ,n ,hl" clt7- aftr serving a year and pay- ,r fln" of '' for J"""""'""1 ' .-..y,.,. x nn ws . . ne of a number charged with that offenae. nd entered a plea of guilty and was given ! .,..e...c. and entered n nlea of ir.illtv unit u'ua ulun " .7 . ..... . . , - ... i i . . i ' ' ' ""'"" " ' '"d. tOT r"''a"" at the end of the year without puyment eral efforts were made to secure a pardon for him, but all failed, an dhe had to serve out the full sentence, while with the re sults ln the other cases, had he made a tight he would probably have been cleared with the rest of the party culled Into court at the same time. nnPTDR HELD FOR TRIAL Missouri Attorney Ignores Coroner's Verdict and Will Test Sanity of Ph)slolau. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo, April 13.-The verdict of the co cner'a juiy that Mrs. Dr. A D. Iilon.eyer, who died mysteriously Wednesday, had committed suicide, has been ignored by County Prosecuting At torney Alexander, and he today caused a gutrd to be placed over Dr. A. D. bio n.eyer and applied for the appointment of a lunacy commission. Dr. iiloineyer wad found unconscious when the deaf, of I.U wife nas discovered and lay In an adjoin. n IOot.1. lien he was reatorrd to consciousness he declared his wife had taken hir life by In ' ; JecU,., morphine. Testimony of servant , of the household wns to tne effect that Dr. Bloineyer had quaricUd with Lis wife prior to her dually OIL COMLN'E GUILTY StatidfirJ tf Indiana Convicted of Accrp'.ictr Eelatei frern Alton i oad. JURY TAKES BUT A SINGLE BALLOT Di endaGt at Cnce Gies Not es of Motion lor hew Trial. M XiWUM FINE NEARLY THIRTY MILLIONS Linimua FenaltT i( a Little Leu Than Kiillion and half. PRINCIPAL BASIS OF THE DEFENSE Company Contended that It Did o Knorr Hate Paid Was l.eas Than the Publlehed Tariff. CHICAGO. April 13 -The Standard Oil company of Indiana, which has been on tiial lor the last six weeks before Judge E. M ljindis. In the United Stales district sustained the oil company Is liable to a Una of $.'9, 2(50,110. as the Eiklns law, which ths Indictment charged the company with hav- ing violated, provides a fine of $1.0O to ijo.ouo for each offei.,,,.. Pending a motion for a new trial, which John 8. Miller, chief counsel for the defense, announced would be made Immediately, no action will be taken by the court towards collecting the fine. The Indictment charged that In the ship ment of l,9u3 cars of oil over the Chicago terminal transfer and the Chicago & Alton rail ays from Whiting, Ind.. to East St. Louis, by way of Chapell, 111., the oil company accepted a rate of 6 cents for 100 pounds, when tho published rate was 18 cents. Early In the trial attorneys for tha defense endeavored to have all the counts In tho Indictment thrown out on techni calities, but the court ordered that eaoh count be considered separately, which was done. After a great deai of arguing, tha counts In which errors were found were dropiwd. The defense then devoted Its efforts towaid proving that the company was unaware that the "special rate" had not been filed with the Interstate Commerce commission, as provided by the Eiklns law. .. ..,. 1 Evidence was offered by the government showing that It was the duty of the com pany's officials to see that rates accepted by them were In the handa of the Interstate Commerce commission. Touching on this part of the evidence. Judge Landls In his charge to the Jury, said: The indictment alleges that the de fendant accepted a concession knowlnelv. ' To sustain this averment the proofs need not establish that the defendant had actual knowledge of the lawful rate. It was the duty of the defendant diligently to endeavor in good faith to get from tha Chicago & Alton Railway company the lawful rate by applying to one of the company's l offices. In making this en deavor the 'defendatn la presumed to have ! known that the railway company would be guilty of a misdemeanor If It ,Vve the defendant a rate on Interstate traffic which was not set down on paper and a copy of the schedule filed with tho Interstate Commerce commission. In regard to the assertion by the de fense that the Standard OH company did not know of the existence of the tariff ! on which the indictment was hm.cn T.iHiru Landls said that the evidence submitted by the government went to show that : there was a department In the Standard : Oil company which dealt with oil ln lots i less than one car load and that It would nave been absolutely necessary for the head of this department to be familiar with the tariff ln question. The Jury was out less than three hours and reached the verdict on the first ballot. MAN SH001S ENTIRE FAMILY Angered Because Heproved for Leav ing Window Open, Itew York Man Uses Revolver. NEW YORK, April 13.-Angered because ho had been reproved for leaving a window nnen nenr hf bH Inut nlirVit er...a u.(e. j Matthtson today shot and probably fatally . blowing n on him from an onen wlnH. she rpoke sharply to him. Mattheson re plied angrily that he waa quite able to care for himself. A few minutes later ! Mattheson came downstairs and entered the dining room. He had on his overcoat and as he stepped Into the room he pulled a revolver from his pocket end fired at Mrs. Hoffman, the shot striking her ln the bark. She ran screaming into the yard and fell Insensible. j Hoffman In the meantime had Jumped up Bt,rt r.nr., .,, M, ,,,..,, K , i shot laid film low and the assailant turned j lo ,WHVe ie hm.e Jtl() gt ((mt . vc mo n,i,e. jimi it enai moment i nft,lvl.imun ,,,.e,j ., , ! Uoubelinan rushed down stal s and asked whM, , ,h , .,. i what was the matter. For answer Mat- - - " " ' ' ,iue- j theson turned youn .nan's d and sent two bullets Into the abdomen. Then he fled. He was at rested soon after he left the house. He was later arraigned and held without ball. Mattheson Is r.g years old and wa. employed s a ticket agent by the Inter horr.iigh Metiopnlltan Transit company. Huffman ts 40 years old and a teamster for the Inte: borough company. Mrs. Hoffman la 49 years old and (icuhelman 23. MILLERS CHANGETHEIR BOARD Xew Directors Are Desired to Keep the Association from Becom ing I nprniirraelve. CHICAGO, April 13 -Tariff revision along the lines of reciprocity with Canada and the countries of S r.u! h" An.o. !. a Has favor ably discussed at the convention of the Millers National federation today. An amendment to tho pure food law requiring the weight of each package of foeid product offered to the public to ! printed on ths outside of the package was also favored Yesterday the caiveiitl in re-elected tho tveelve directois above terms hud expired. Today, however, Una action was rescinded at.d u number of n.-w direiti is were cho- ! setn. This action was leki-n not because of any diHs.itisiai thjn with the other ellisctors t. ,.,aV4M, , ,,eM ,, Ui- Hon might be on.e unpronressive be'-ausg of the constant service of the same dlrea. twrt i