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The Omah Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. 132. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1007 -TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY" TWO CENTS. r HOME RUN FOR TAFT Secretary Engages Passage from Ham burg December Seven. REGRETS AT HEED POR HASTE Most of His Engagements in Europe Will Be Cancelled. WILL NOT STOP IN BERLIN Paris and London A -;; Cut from Secretary's Itfe ,' W IMPORTANT BUSINESS r0ME i-nriy win i,fre nt. Vr. Drrrmbrr . Five- and Embar'-i, I'mlSfat Grant at Hamburg Tit DM Later. 1 IAMBURG, Nov. 18.-becretary Taft lias engaged passage for Nrw York on the Hamburg-American line steamer President Orant, sailing from here Saturday, Decem ber 7. PARIS, Nov. 18. The dispatch received nt th American embassy from Becretai-y Taft, who la now at Vladivostok, announc ing hla Inability to visit, Paris or Berlin on hia way home from the far cast, says that "Important business at home" makes It Impossible for him to visit either of those capltls. , The secretary will leave St. Petersburg Decmber S direct for Hamburg and will aall for Now York from that jfort December 7. BERLIN, Nov. 18. Regret la expressed at the foreign office here at the fact that Secretary Taft'a plana will not permit him to be entertained here or to visit Emperor William In England. While It Is perfectly understood that Mr. Taft had no special object In altering his plans. It would have been most agreeable for hia majesty to hav received the distinguished American traveler, to have exchanged views with him and to have shown him many courtc slea. The emperor would have been able to see Mr. Taft In England up to December 9. and as the audience was arranged at tha secretary'! request. It Is presumed that soma urgent reason exists requiring him to hasten home. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-8ecre'tary Taft, who arrived at Vladivostok yesterday, has cabled Major Mclntyrc, the acting chief of the Insular bureau, to engage accommo dations for him and his party on the steam ship President Orant. which leavea Ham burg, Germany, on December 7 for New York. The aecretary said nothing about hla program for the atay in Asia or Europe. Mr. Taft telegraphed that all the party war well. It la understood here that Mra. Taft will not coma to the United States with tha aecretary, but that ahe will remain In Europe for a ahort time. FRUIT JOBBERS ARE HEARD Make Their, Appearance Before) Inter state Commerce) Conamtealon, at Washington. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. Tho Interstate Com merce oommlaslon today began the hearing of svldtnoe In the case of the Western Fruit Jobbers' association against the five express companies which are charged with handling fruits, vegetables and oysters on commission. Hearings In the case have already been bald In Kansaa City and Omaha and It la expected that the expreaa companies will consume about three days ' Irt presenting their aide of tha case. When this la flnlshad briefs will be filed and oral argumenta will ba heard by the commts aton In January In Washington, D. C. Charlea H. Tottnan, route agent for the United States Express company, waa on the atand throughout tha morning. Hla testimony was that tha company encour aged growing of crops, because - It meant money to 'handle the produce. He ad mitted they had acted aa agents In finding marketa, so as to encourage shipments, but denied that any of tha money of tha company was involved In the matter. ITALIANS FORM WHITE HAND Society Formed la Chlraaro to Was War Against Blarkmuillngr Organisation. CHICAGO, Nor. 18. Aroused by increas ing boldness en the part of deaperato blackmailers, masquerading under the name of tha "Black Hand," professional and bualnesa men among tha Italians of Chi cago yesterday organised the White Hand society. From now on tha Mano Blana White Hand will wage a war of extermination agalnat tha Mano Nera Black Hand society. Tha crusade has been started by tha two leading Sicilian socletlea of Chicago. Tha Unions Sicilian, the atrongest Sicilian society In tha west, consisting of moro than 1,400 members, met yesterday for the purpose of organising agalnat the "Black Hand." Similar action was taken by the Soncita Trinacxla, of 800 members. Tha Italian Chamber of Commerce, with Its BO members, also went on record aa approving tha movement and will give Its moral and financial support. HUNDRED CARS IN OPERATION Leelavtll Street Car Men Will lob. alt Proposition to Arbitrate Difference, LOUISVILLE, Nor. IS. The Louisville Street Railway company operated about 100 cars on Its, principal lines up to noon today. There waa no disorder. The rail way company claims that mora than a dosen strikers applied for their old posi tions during tha morning. Benjamin Com mons of New Orleans. In charge of tho strike, denies ths defections and says that not a man has left tha ranks of th strikers. Th strikers wllL It Is said, sub mit a proposition to th railway officials this afternoon for arbitrating their differ ences. RAILROADS ENTER INTO DEAL Seaboard Lines Com to Terms wlO Governor of Alabama as to nates. MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Nov. It The Sea board Air line and Its subsidiary tin, th Atlanta-Birmingham Air line, today mad an agreement with th governor to with draw all suts In th United Statea courts and to put Into effect the atate ratea on December 1. They make precisely th s.im trade as that with the Southern railroad, being allowed to charge S cents a mil passenger ares snd the mileage rates em (xelgUt now on la Georgia. SUMMARY OF TUE BEE Taesday, Norrnbfr 10, 100T. 1007 NOVEMBER 1907 SUN MOM. TV I. WtB TMW mi I AT 5 I 5 f 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TIE WEATIia. Forecast till 7 p. in. Tuesday. For OmaliH, Council Muffs and Vicinity Probably rain or snow Tuesday; no Im portant change In temperature. For Nebraka Haiti or mow Tuesday. For Iowa I'robablv rain or snow Tues day. ' Temperature at Omah:i: rB 1 I IT! I 1 .Hour. Dep. ... a7 P. b a. ill.. 6 a. m.. 7 a. m.. 8 a. in.. 0 a. in.. I'l a. m. . 11 e. m.. 12 tn 1 p. in.. 2 p. ni.. I p. to. . 4 p. in.. 6 p. in., ti p. in. . 7 p. m . . 8 p. in. . (i p. in. . MS HI : M X : i 40 l 42 I I 42 I 40 7 DLBSlSXt. Tho trial of It. Mead humway for tho murder of Mrs. r'arah Martin is on at Beatrice. Only one Juryman secured the i tlrut ,lav VtLVm 9 I Wreck on the Union Pacific road at Lexington was due to a bad air brake. Page 3 New appraisement of Boyd county lands will be basis of settlement with settlers. Faga 3 DOMESTIC. Presiding Judge In Walsh trial makes several ruling: that are strongly against the defendant. Fag 1 Four years' sentence given to Levi ". Lincoln on a charge of embezzlement. Fags 1 Rev. Joseph Clarke, for thirty years a mlasionary In the Congo Free State, show up truth of atrocities. Faga 1 Efforts are made at Washington to ahow that Mrs. Bradley was Insane when sie shot former Senator Brown. Faga 1 A decision of the United States supreme court declares In favor of the consolida tion of the two cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny, making Pittsburg fifth city In union. Fag's 1 American Federation of Labor imposes a 1 cent per capita tax to fight manu facturers' association in the courts, and resolves against all oriental immigration. Fags 1 . Fruit Jobbers were given a hearing be fore the Interstate Commerce commission. Fare 1 Pennsylvania railroad makes largest realty purchase tn the history of Chicago In securing site for depot. Fags 1 Italians of Chicago for White Hand society to oppose the Black Hand. Fags 1 One hundred cars were In operation on the streets of Louisville. Fags 1 Twenty-four Ruaaians who escaped front prison land, la .New York. Fags 1 Switchmen of New York axe enjoined from breaking contract! ' 7 age 1 Women ox Alabama appear in legisla ture oppoalng prohibition law. Fags 1 Railroads of Alabama make deal with governor to give up suits In 'ederal court and may charge i cents a mile. Fag's 1 Indications at Washington point to early action by congress In giving financial leg islation. New York bankera are generally pleased at the action of the government with respect to bonds and certificates. The effect in foreign markets was good. Fags 1 FOBEiaxr. Secretary Taft will sail for home from Hamburg on December 7, making no stops save at St Petersburg. rage 1 MOVEMENTS OF OCEAJT BTKAMSKZFg. I Fort. Arrived. 1114. NEW YORK BitaTl I Ql'EKNSrOWN , - ll.urit.nl. I MOVILLB CajfKlonl. FIumB SUronla. LEWIS SHUT OFF FROM WORLD Fraud Order of Postmaster General Blocked Bnalnes of It. Laala Man. ST. LOUIS, Nov. la-Edward O. Lewis, on trial In the United States district court on the charge of having uaed the malls to defraud In organizing and promoting the People's United States bank, took the witness stand In hla own behalf today. He dramatically told th Jury how he came to organize the bank and asserted the In stitution waa founded for the benefit of the farmers of ths country, and that he had first submitted plans for th bank to St. Louis leading bankers, and they had approved them. When Lewis took the stand he said he Is 38 years old, is pnayor of University City, St. Louis county, and Justice of the peace there. He said the plan of the bank first oc curred to him early tn 1902. He aald that owing to rural subscribers to his publica tion he came especially In touch with rural business. This led him to form the project to establish a bank of and for that claaa of people. He said It was his pur pose to convert practically everything he had In the world Into stock In his People's bank, and was doing so as fast aa ha could when hla bank was closed by the Post office department. - "Practically overy Institution In which I am or have been Interested In has been paralysed," Lewis testified. "I waa abso lutely Isolated from th world, and my enterprises were annihilated. I could not even get a letter from my wife or my mother." v There were several lively tilts between counsel on both aldea, but Lewis waa al lowed to tell his story. BRIBERY CHARGES IN COURT Trials of Members of St. Lenta Hoaae of Delegates Indicted by Grand Jnrr Bellas. ST. LOUIS. Nov. U.-The trial et Fred W. Prteemeyer and Ferd Warner, mem bers of the house1 of delegates, who wore Indicted a month ago on th charge of bribery, began In th criminal court today. Th case Is ths first to com to trial In th present boodle investigation by the grand Jury. Chicken Thieves Killed. NEW YORK. Nov. IT.-Lymaa J. King, proprietor of a poultry farm In the Bronx, has been missing chickens recently, and when an automailo alarm clock awoke him early today he seised a revolver and, hurrying outdoors, fired on two forma not. lined in the moonlight. Bruno Puella. 2 years old, of Yonkers. fell do mi with a bul let in the head-. Parlo I-agenl, about the same age. received a bulial In the aide another in the leg and as he Aed a third to the bark, whuh killed hum. tOng ear rendered to the pulice. I I ' l .-. Kt TAX LEVY FOR LABOR FIGHT One Cent Per Capita for Funds in Manufacturers' Contest. CASE TURNED OVER TO GOMPERS American Federation Goes on Record Opposed to All Immigration from Asia and Island. ' NORFOLK. Va.. Nov. lS.-The American Federation of Labor, amid great enthusi asm, today adopted without a dissenting voto, the report of its special committee on the anti-boycott Van Cleave Buck Stove and Rango conipnny injunction suits now pending In Washington. , the report mak ing provision for the Immediate assess ment of n 1-cent P'-r, cap.ia tiix on i i affiliated organizations, International and local, to he used In fighting this suit and as a general fund for defense against any other attacks by the manufacturer's ps aooiation. The whole question of the defense of the Van Cleave suit was left to President Gompers and the executive council, who ore given authority to make anv other necessary assessments ami such expendi tures as they may deem wise 'and ex pedient. The federation today placed Itself on record as favoring tne absolute exclusion of all Immigration from Asia and thn Islands of the Pacific ocean to the United States or its possessions. Delegate Younff of the state of Washington declared that the influx to this country of Japanese sol diers, who. returning home from Russia found that others had taken their places of employment. Is proving ten-told greater than the Chinese immigration. He said that America had patted the Japanese on t tie back In Its Htruggle with Russia, nnd "now these AslHtics arc flooding our land, threatening' our very civilization." Fighting National Organisation. The federation determined that all af filiated International organizations should continue tho payment to the American Federation of Labor of tho H-cent per capita on Its Canadian membership, with out prejudlco to the payment of ' n, per capita tax on lhey snmo membership for the support of the tnades ami l,bor con gress of Cunada, whose vice president. Simpson, In a strong address, pledged that this congress would not' only put Itself on record against, but would fight all efforts at "national organization" in Canada, the aald Canadian congress only to recognize international unions such as are recog nized by tho American Federation of Labor. The federation adopted a resolution de claring Itself against the nso of the terms "open" and "closed" shops, declaring "union" and "non-union" should be used instead; calling for 'an eight-hour day for all nationalities engaged on the 'Isthmus of Panama; pledging all possible aid' to worklngmen of Cuba; urging an organiza tion of women wage-earners of tho United States; declaring for universal federation of trades unions that will bring Interna tional peace quicker than an International peace, court with ho .backing; calling;, on congreea for legislation to prevent. tts of Injunction, rules and opposing all candi dates for office not opposing Injunction rule. ? . Resolutions calling for aid In organiza tion of all street pavers In America were received. ' The executive council refused to receive resolutions calling for an Increase of the salaries of their organizcra to $6 per day. The feature of the day waa an ad dress by Rev. Charles M. Stelzle, in charge of the Presbyterian churches' labor de partmental work. HOPKINS AND MORMON ELDER Illinois Senator Has Unpleasant Ex perience 8 peak In s; nt Piano on Smoot. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. The Tribune says: United States 'Senator Hopkins will try to forget the last time he discussed the Reed Smoot case In a Mormon community. This was last Friday night at a dinner he at tended at Piano, 111., an old stamping ground of the Latter Day Saints. Some tlm ago Postmaster George Faxon Invited the senator to addreaa the members and guests of the Maramech club on the at tempt to unaeat Senator Smoot on the charge of polygamy. The senator, who opposed the expulsion, accepted with alacrity. Piano, with lta old stone Mormon church, seemed to offfer as safe a proposi tion as could be desired. The dinner was attended by 17S persons. Senator Hopkins made a lengthy addreaa. reviewing the part he took In the success full opposition to the expulsion of Smoot. At Its close Dr. I. B. Bennett, president of the dub, called on Elder Cooper, leader of th local church of the Latter Day Saints for "a few remarks." In the course of an hour's talk Elder Cooper made It apparent that the position of Senator Hopklna In defending Smoot waa disapproved by the Piano Mormons, who disavow polygamy. He pitched Into tho senator ao acrimoniously that the latter lost his temper and called the elder a "bigot." After a heated colloquy th aenator was Induced to withdraw this ap pellation. ANOTHER KENTUCKY TRIAL B. F. French Will Faeo Jnrr at Beat tyvllle on Choree of M order. LEXINGTON. Ky.. Nov. 1S.-B. Feltorr French, lawyer of Winchester, will be put on trial at Beattyvllle today for complicity In the assaaslnation of James B. Marcum of Jackson. May 4, 190J. French waa charged Jointly with Judge Jamea Hargis, Ed Callahan, John Smith and John Abner with th crime, but secured a separation of his trial from thelr's. French was tried In August, 190S, a hung Jury resulting. He secured a new trial. Hargis and Callahan at their trial on this charge were acquitted. Smith and Abner are yet to be tried. Cur tis, Jett and Tom' Whit are now serving life sentences In ths penitentiary for the crime. CUNARDER HAS MERRY CLIP "-lsT t Average Speed of Twenty Foer and Flvo-Elchths Knots a-a Hear. QUEEN STOWN, Nov. U.-Th Cunard line steamer Mauritania, which left Quoenstowa at 11 o'clock yesUrdar morn log on her maiden voyage to New York. was 100 miles west of . Browhaad at o'clock this morning. The distance from Queenstown to Browhead is seventy mile and therefore th Mauretanla at S o'clock this morning had covered 370 miles since leaving Queenstown at 11 o'clock yesterday morning making aa averse of about u -nous - r i a1 CONGO ATROCITIES SHOWN UP Iter. Joaeph Clark at Chicago Gives Proof Of the Deeds of Soldiers. CHICAGO. Nov. M.-Bland Insinuations that Profeasor Starrvof the University of Chicago was only misinformed or lacking In observation when he. reported that there were no atrocities m the Congo Free State were made lust night by the Rev. Joseph Clark, thirty years a missionary In those regions. In a talk on "The Truth About the Congo," at Hull house. "Pofessor Starr said that he had never boen In some of the regions In which ho proclaimed that there were no atrocities, and pointedly told me that he did not want to be shown any evidence when lie waa at my mission, because he did not want to get Into the controversy," aald the mission ary. The Rev. Mr. Clark showed stereoptlcon pictures of tho arms and stumps of little native children whoe hands had been chopped, off by the black soldiers of King Leopold. To save bullets the soldiers some- times cut the hands froni the living victims and then told them to go die. "Some of them did not die." said the speaker. "There are ten- of them living In my district, which Is no larger than Chi cago." The missionary told of many Instances of the Inhuman atrocities. At the last he threw a slidw of King Iopold on the screen and it was hissed by the autliance who had listened to him. Together with the Rex'. Herbert 8. John son of Boston! the Rev. Mr. Clark la mak ing a pilgrimage of education throughout the United States to arouse a popular sen timent against the adnilnls'.latlon of affairs In the' Congo and in the hope thst pressure may be brought to bear on the government of ' the United States to urge a reform In the exploitation of the natives. "Let each of you write a letter to Elihu Root, secretary of atate, asking him to In tercede for these poor natives," ho urged. LITTLE PROOF 0,F INSANITY Witnesses In Bradley Case Shew that Her Mind Wan Greatly Aaltatrd. I WASHINGTON Nov. 18. -Mrs. Aimle M. Bradley, on trial on thn charge of shoot ing and killing former United States Sena tor Arthur Brown of Utah, today listened to testimony regurdlng her sanity at thn time of the tragedy and the story of pre mature births while she was living In Salt Lako City, beginning In the summer of 1901. Newspaper men and police officers who saw the "prisoner Immediately after the tragedy and her attending physician during part of 'her residence in Salt Lako City were the. witnesses. The defense sought to show that the defendant was In sane at the time She shot the former sena tor, but while" there waa ample evidence of an excited state of mind, rambling talk and denial of comlnir to Washington with the Intentlon'or shooting: and suspicion on the part of one Of the .witnesses that she was lnsoVie, there was no', direct opinion expressed that she was Insane at tha time the deed was committed. ' Dr. E. W. Whitney of Salt Laks City, who testified to having treated her for three miscarriages. r'.atecMtmt -septicemia, sucft as had resulted '.from Aer condition, would probably leave a permanent Injury to the system, Including th blood cells of the brain. RUSSIANS SECURE LIBERTY TwentyFonv ISecaped Gnard, Land In ' New York from Llbaa. - NEW VORK. Nov. IS. Twenty-four Rus sian political prisoners, who, aftw beating down the gnard. escaped more than a month ago from the prlaon In Chernlgoff, have arrived here. One of them, Pesach Paley, reached the Eaat aide with a bullet hole unhealed In his left leg. All tha men are aecretlve, atlll fearing their horn gov ernment, and' have acattered. The men have been prisonera since early In 1905, when the csar Issued a manifesto which was construed by the people of Moscow to grant free speech. Many meetings were held and political questions were openly discussed. Admiral Dubassoff was there upon ordered by th government to break up these meetings with Cossacks. Con siderable blood was shed and big strikes followed. A month ago In ths prison yard the politicals made a preconcerted rush on the guards. One waa shot dead. The othera escaped to the woods and, aided by a se cret society, made their way to Llbau, where they seoured passage on a steamer to this country. IT IS GREATER PITTSBURG Decision of United States Snpremo Conrt for Union with Allegheny. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. Ths suit arising out of ths effort to consolidate tha cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny was decided by the supreme court of the United States today In favor of ths consolidation, the opinion of th court being handed down by Justice Moody. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Nov. 18. Th aotlon of th United States supreme court In de claring the greater Pittsburg bill, constitu tional, waa received with enthusiasm hers today. The consolidation gives the city an area of thirty-eight square miles and an estimated population of 660,000. It will outrank Cleveland and Baltimore, giving Boston a close race for fifth, place In size and will have th largest tonnage of any city In the world. Th officials In Allegheny will at one be come deputies to those In Pittsburg until the next election, which Is In 1909. PENNSYLVANIA BUYS . SITE Largest Real Estate Deal In City for Railroad Depot In Chicago. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. The Journal declares today that the largest realty deal (n th history of Chicago la revealed by th state ment of real eat ate agents that th Pennsylvania railroad is about to construct a large passerger station on .the west side of th river on property, which It has been purchasing quietly for some tlm. Th ag gregate value of the purchase Is said to be about 25.0C,00O. The land aaqulrad Is said to extend from Van Buren street .to Thirty, first 'street, on and a half miles. FOUR YEARS F0R EMBEZZLER Rhode Ialaad Maw Sentenced to In. prlsonment on Confeeaed Charge. PROVIDENCE. R- L, Nov. 11. -Levi C. Lincoln, president of the Woonsocket Elec tric Light and Power company, who had confessed to rabssleraanta of 447,000, was sentenced today to four years Imprison ment on two charge. COUNT ESTATE WOUND UP Nearly Four Millions Total Wealth of John A. Creighton. DISTRIBUTION SIGNED IN COURT Action Taken Prevents Any Contest and Will Close Estate Except for Payment of Costs of Ad ministration. CrtlKhton University $1 Tho Franciscan Sisterhood of Ne braska The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, nnd Tho House of the (Jood Khepherd of Omaha The Franciscan Monastery of St. t'lnlro John A. Schenk John M. Daughertv , Mary Cotter John D. Crelghton Catherine Creighton McGinn Martha Crelghton Ilyrtt-r John A. McShani). Jnmes II. McSliarte Felix J. McShane Ellen MrShan Cannon Catherine McSlmno Furay Thomas J. McShane Alice Crelghton McShane Margar.t McShane I.ucretia Mi-Shane Sargent Maty McShane Foy K.llen McShane Burns Jarues 11 . McCreary Charles Fiances McCreary John Andrew McCreary William Wallace McCreary Mary A. Daxon Kinmi t Hughes McCreary Mary B. Shelby 250,1100.10 476,000.(10 119.Q00.0O U'S.roij.OO cn, Wl.no SI .mm Ort -'l.mO.'O 1n2.fi;. i M2.Mt7 l'.'.lifti7 M.iSJ.itS M.7M.38 S3.75i.XS KS.752.W M,7iii.:-.8 li.4Ui bl 15.4.'8.:.R 15.42k.57 1.V42K fi7 l.S,42,.-Ji 15, 42. 57 rr.it.i'fi F?,iW.f;7 5.'.t'..ti7 5'.i.l.tiH Tota S.i,3w.noo.oo Hy a decree signed by County Judge Leslie Monday afternoon tho estate of the lato Count Creighton was distributed among the legatees named In tho will and the heirs at law, including the six Mc Creary heirs and Mrs. Shelby, nephews and nelces of Count Creighton, who were not. named in thn will. The signing of the decree followed thw filing of a stipula tion In court which was signed by every person or Institution Interested In tho estate. This action will prevent any con test and will close the estate except for the payment of the costs of administra tion, for which provision has been made. The total value of tho estuto as found by th appraisers was over J3.847,Oftf), but this was reduced somewhat by the costs of administration and the payment of claims against tho estate. All the rest was divided by tho decreo according to the schedule above. Little Misters Out of It. Before the decree waa signed Bishop Rcannell went on the witness stand and testified the Little Sisters of the Poor would not be able to claim Its bequest of $160,000, because there was now no such organization In Nebraska and the Mother General In France had refused to estab lish a branch In Omaha, owing to sickness and the recent troubles In Franco which makes It Impossible to spare any of the sisters of the order for a new branch. Tho bequest to. their order was divided among the heirs and legatees. The bequest of JlflO.000 to. establish a home for. poor working girls Is not In cluded In the list, because It If believed it Is Illegal because, of Indeftniteness.' Tba question will tie tested In tho courts and If, tho bequest Is found'to be) legal If'W-lll b paid from a surplus fund. If not. the amount will be divided according, to the Stipulation. The total value of the estate Is S3.S47.00O and from this sum Is deducted 1167,000 for expenses and costs of administration, leav ing 13.680,000 to be distributed. The shares of the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Working Girls' home, amounting to SlflOO'O each, were not Included In the stipulation, leaving $3,360,000 divided under the agree ment. AUDITOR SEVFRFLY CENSURED Witness In Walsh Trial Several Times Rebuked by Court Dnrlngr Testimony. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. Three blows from the bench were dealt the defense In the Walsh trial at the conclusion of the morn ing session of the court today. Judge An derson ruled that the books of the corpora tions for whose benefit Mr. Walsh la alleged to have taken money from the Chicago National bank, were admissible as evi dence. He alao held that such admission Is no violation of tha defendant's con stitutional rights. The third ruling over ruled the objection of the defense that Bank Examiner Moxey la not competent to explain the meaning of entries In the bank's books R. F. Williams, auditor of the Southern Indiana railroad, .was the first witness called. He proved an unwilling witness and his answers and refusals to testify called forth rebukes from Judge Anderson at fre quent Intervals. - Attorney William J. Hynea, for ths defense, also came In for aeveral reproofs from the court, while Williams was on the stand. C. O. FTederloks, auditor of the Bedford Stone Quarries company, followed. . His answers ' were not sufficiently explicit to please the government attorneys and the court was compelled to take a hand In directing tha wltneas to make reply, as he had don with Williams. SALOON TAXESJUN SCHOOLS Women of Alabama Reqnest Lrglala- tare Not to Paso Prohibi tion . Bill. MONTOOMERT, Ala., Nov. 18. Th pres ence of women using their Influence against th passage of a state prohibition bill was a novelty enjoyed by members of the legis lature today. Th bill has already passed th house. Th women appealed to sena tors to kill th measure, or amend It to make It effective not earlier than 110. The first on th ground were Mrs. E Semmes Collton, daughter of th confederate ad miral, Raphael Semmes, and Mlas A. Kirk land,, who as officers of ths Mobile schools say tha loss of the saloon taxes will make It impossible to carry on th schools. ONE LAWYER KILLS ANOTHER (Robert Bird of Lanrel Connty, Ken. tacky. Shoots James Sparks at Bis omoe. LOUISVILLE. . Ky.. Nov. 1S.-A special from London. .Ky., says: Robert Bird, Jr., of Laurel cqunty, and a wall known attorney, shot and instantly killed James Sparks, on of th ablest lawyers of east ern Kentucky, today. Th shooting was in th circuit clerk's office, where Bird, a county master commissioner, was mak ing a settlement la a case la which Sparks represented on side. Ill feeling had ex isted between th men. tnarry Employes elt. JOLIET, III., Nov. U. Stone quarry em ployes, numbering SSQ, quit work today on recvtvlng notice that waes hereafter will be L7t a da Instead ef i. IN MOURNING, WEDS FOR HOME Daty to Invalid Sister Plarrs Omaha Girl In Uarer Position. Choosing between respect to her mother's memory and her duty toward on Invalid sister. Miss F.mma Roach, 2401 North Thirteenth street, put aside the black veils of mourning, which she hud assumed buti a day before, and put on the bridal veil Monday to marry William F. Smock. Mrs. Katherine Roach, mother of the bride, whose wedding followed in the shadow of the great bereavement, was killed last Friday morning by a North western train, the funeral being held Sunday. Tho peculiar circumstance which caused the wedding guests to inte- ti home almost bffore the mourners had gone were such as to inspire the ch-ep sympa thy of neighbors of the Roach family, who contributed generously to make the wed ding as happy as possible for Miss Roach and Mr. Smock. For years Mrs. Hoach and her two daugh ters lm.e lived In the little home at 24 U Thirteenth street, owned by Mr. Smock, now the grown. Miss F.mma Roach Is slightly crippled, while her sister Is on in valid. The family hus been dependent on the earnings of the crippled girl, who worked In the city. When Mrs. Roach accompanied her daughter across the railroad tracks Fri day, as she was accustomed to do to pre vent an accident, little did F.nuna Roach think that her mother's dentil would in tervene and change the plans for her wedding, which was i.rningod for Sunday. But her mother was killed when returning to her home, and after the accident it would have been necessary for Mls Roach to leave the Invalid sister alone, or send her to a home. Unwilling that the two sisters, now the more dependent on each other, should he separated, Mr. Smock persuaded Miss Roach not to postpone thn wedding, but to marry nt once and retain the little home, promising that Is should always shelter the sister. Accordingly tho couple were mar ried In Omaha Monday morning. While the ! young people were gone friends and neigh- bors calledaat tho little homo to proffer sympathy and help If necessary. LetirnlnK of the wedding one woman aent her daugh ter homo to make a, wedding cake and other dalntiea and communicated, with other In terested friends. Tho result was that when Mr. and Mrs. Smock returned Mon day afternoon they found more than one substantial wedding gift In tho way of house furnishings, ond the table was set with a tempting wedding breakfast. WRIGHT SUCCEEDS ENGLISH Former Omaha F.levator Man Join with Nebraska-Iowa Grain Company. J. H. Wright, Jr., for twelve years with the Omaha F.levator company, has pur chased the Interest o' Arthur English In the Nebraska and Iowa Grain company, one of the atrong grain houses of Omaha, which has grown with the market. Mr. Wright will be' assistant ' manager and treasurer of the company, while Mr. English announoes that he will take' an extended trip, probably spending the win ter In Europe. -' When Mr. Wright retired from the Omaha Elevator company, October 1, he evpected to enter buslneas for himself and planned to open an office among tho mile of grain offices In the Brandela building. Wheri Mr. English announced hla desire to go abroad and leave business for a time, Mr. Wright became a member of the firm, which Mr. English leftf Business on the grain exchange is much better than It has been during the past three weeks," and salea are reported every day. ' The sales Monday were almost nor mal, and Included In them a car load of rye. PARDON AFTH JAIL WEDDING Goes Shopping; for Trnnsseaa In Chars of Sherl'Sa Deputy. By her marriage with Homer Guiles of Council Bluffs Monday night, Bonnie Bar ton gained her re'?ase from th county Jail, where she has been for the last ten days. The ceremony waa performed by Dean Beecher in the presence of a deputy sheriff and as soon as the words were spoken she was given a full disoharga under the signature of Judge Troup- of the criminal court. Miss Barton has been bald at the county Jail on th charge of enticing 14-year-old Nancy Smith to her room In the Arcade on Ninth street. After her arrest she showed sign's of ropentance and a desire to lead a different life and Dean Beecher Interested himself In her behalf. Guiles, who Is an old sweetheart, was ready and willing to marry her and Judge Troup did th rest with an order releasing her as soon as she became Mrs. Guiles. In company with Deputy Sheriff Stryker she went out Monday afternoon and pur chased her bridal outfit and the ceremony waa performed In thl evening. CHEAP JEWELRY BIG FRAUD Charles E. Marshall "Tonehes" Pub lic for Twenty Thousand Dol lars by Scheme. CHICAGO. Nov. ia-Charlea E. irar shall, who for two weeks conducted a mall order buslnesa at SfA Washington boule vard, offering "$50,100 worth of bankrupt Jewelry" at something like 1 cent on the dollar, haa disappeared. Colonel James E. Stuart, chief Inspector of the post office, yesterday called at th sddreas mentioned, where he found several hundred copies of newspapers containing Marshall's adver tisement, several-hundred letters from pub lishers and nearly 200 bills for advertising before Marshall fled. Jt Is believed he must have received between $15,000 and $20, 000 from persons who thought they could buy diamond rlns at $5 epch. He was there only two wteks. Inspector Stuart put a atop order on th rest of th ma'l. HAZEL ENJOINS SWITCHMEN Workmen on New York Lines Pre vented from Breaklasr Agree meat with Roads. BUFFALO. N. T., Nov. U-Judg Hasel this afternoon In th United Statea circuit court granted a temporary Injunction on behalf of ths Delaware, Lackawanna WeaterA Railroad company restraining the Switchmen's Union of North America, and the Buffalo lodge and Its officers, from breaking aa agreement alleged to exist be tween the company and the Switchmen's union. This agreement provides for the scale of wages to bs paid the switchmen, snd the petition for the order states that a strike is threatened' which will .place uu contract A jeopardy t: WILL DK AW IDLE CASII Government Plan of Relief Begins to Produce Results. PREMIUM ON CURRENCY LOWER Bankers Expect Normal Conditions ' Within a Day or Two. PLAN GENERALLY APPROVED Issue of Short Term Obligations Not a Novelty Abroad. LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS PROBABLE Ranks F.xperted to Take Panama Canal Honds as Basis of Circula tion anil General Investors in Treasnry otes. NKW YORK, Nov. 18. Satisfaction was general In hanking circles today, because of the government plan of relluf to the market hy the Isnue oC SW,foo,'mo In Panoni bonds nnd $1ki,0i.iniO In one-year treasury certificates. The It-sue. of short tlpie cer tificates was more of H novelty and a such nttrni'ted more discussion. The gen eral opinion Is that both measures would tend to draw Idle money from piivato hoards and thereby break the premium on currency and restore, normnl condition In the money market. So stroii mm this feeling that It. was understood that gold engagements would practlcelly cease ufler today. Interna tional hunkers declared that gold already engaged Is as much hs New York can Justjy take from Europo under the strained con ditions which prevail there, and that to take more will only compel Its return at a, later date. U is not considered desirable to force the Bank of lingland to raise Its discount rate to 8 per cent, as has boen talked of in London, nor tn force the Ger man rato ony higher than 74 per cent, which It has already reached. "apply Needed Collateral. If more gold, were desired, the. Issue of short term cer'tltKatifH would afford Just the sort of security which the Hank of France has been disposed to Insist on Ira direct negotiations through Mr. Morgan's house.. The shipment of gold to New York against the deposit of huc.1i certifi cates would parallel very closely the ship ment of $15,000,000 made, to London at tilt time of the Baring panic. In 1830. This loan was secured by the deposit with the BanlC of France of exchequer bonds Issued to tho Bank of England by ' tho British gov ernment In exchange for national debt stock. Exchequer bonds represent a form of short term obligation which Is Isstwd frequently by the British government. Tht Issue of short term obligations has been less frequent with' the American govern ment, but bankers declsre that they wll' meet admirably the demands of the pres. ent occasion, because they can be take( up and paid for at the expiration of their term from th. treasury, oaeh balance,' whloh . can then be withdrawn without danget front the custody of the national ..banks, . An excess of ,cash will 'Won deposit . In tho banka, according to all tst precedent, even if business depression Is acute, be cause after the first fright Is over cash ac cumulates In periods of depression for which there Is little call for investment In new enterprises. Banks Will Bay Bonds. The response from the public to the offer of new securities Is expected to center largely on one-year certificates. Tho Pan ama bonds, paying only t per cent and sell ing at a premium are expected to go chiefly to the national banks to be used as a basis for circulation. If the experience of th popular loan of 1896 Is repeated, however. In respect to tho certificates, they will be over subscribed several times. Secretary Carlisle on that occasion Invited subscrip tions for $100,000,000 of 4 per cent coin bonds, payable after thirty year. There was grave doubt, under the condltlona of de moralization prevailing at that time, both in the money market and In the political situation, whether th subscriptions would be sufficient to permanently restore the gold reserve. In anticipation of this diffi culty Mr. Morgan organised a syndicate to bid for th entire amount of the bonds and eventually obtained about one-third, at his price, of the Issue. The subscriptions of a bona fide character numbered 4,4(0 and the amount subscribed to cover the $100,000,000 offered was $GC8,268,8G0. Subscriptions at higher figures than Mr. Morgan's were sub mitted for $66,788,660 and, barring, defaults for trifling sums, bonds for this amount were distributed In small lots throughout the country. Large Subscriptions Probabl. It is declared by bankers that financial and political conditions are Infinitely more favorable at the present tlm than they were when the gold reserve was almost wrecked and the possibility of a change of. money standard was confronting the country. It Is their belief, therefore, that subscriptions for the certlfloates are likely to be large and to draw out much hoarded capital. Secretary Cortelyou Is countsd upon to de posit the proceeds of both clssses of se curities at once In the national banka. where they will be available for th purposes of general circulation. The premium oa cur rency showed signs of weakening today, being quoted at from 1H to 2u per cent. Bankera declared that It will disappear be fore bids close for the treasury certificates and that the monetary phase of th crisis will then tend to pass away. Throughout th day reports circulated with more or less deflnlteness that the banking house of J. P. Morgan waa organ ising a syndicate for th purpose of taking over a considerable block of the new treas ury Issue, ths amount being variously stated from rs.000.0u0 to SlOO.OuO.OOu. Late In the day a member of the firm gave a specific denial to these reports, saying that he knew of no auch syndicate either as to th Panama canal bonds or the treasury certificates. He added that no further ne gotiations were contemplated for securing gold from tb Bank of Franc. Notwith standing this specific denial, the reports continued to circulate that an organisation of financiers was contemplated to take up a portion of the proposed Issues, but no confirmation of the reports could be se cured. Bankera Say Mov a Good One. . Bankers, capitalists and financiers her generally approve tha action of Secretary Cortelyou In Issuing $60,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 of certificates et In debtedness for the relief of the financial stringency. The Issue, It was th general opinion, la bound to have beneficial results. Some of the favorable ixpresslons re garding the government's action follow; Leslie M. Shaw, president of the Car negie Trust company, and ex-sear etary of