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HELP FROM STATE
Almost Universal Desire for Nation
alization of Irish Roads.
BUSINESS MEN TAKE THIS VIEW
Se No Other Way to Secure
Necessary Betterments.
KING3 EXIST YET ON ISLAND
Their Names Are Common, but Blood
is Bluest of Blue.
NEW- FEATURE IN GRAZING WAR
1 nitra Irish l.mgne Serves Notice
that Hunt Mny Not Cross
Leads of Ita Mem
ber. WBI'IN. Nov. 23. (Special.) From tlm
io time I have made allusions to the
evidence elicited by the Royal commission
now Inquiring into the working; of the
Irish railways, showing the slipshod fash
ion In which some of three roads are run.
Hut what Is really the most striking thing
the Investigation has revealed Is the fart
that In Ireland there Is an almost uni
versal demand fur the nationalization of
the railways In Inland. The demand does
not come from socialists or doctrinaire
dreamers, but from practical business men,
who declare that In no other way will
Ireland get the railway development which
she must have If she Is to become pros
perous. Aa a matter of fart It seema clear that
the railways In Ireland cannot be run,
for some time at least, on strictly com
mercial lines. One or two of the great
trunk lines aro paying well, but the
majority of the lines, and especially the
little light railways which aro so necessary
to the development of a country like Ire
land, have not been commercial successes.
One of the witnesses, a Dublin solicitor,
put the case in a nutshell when he said
that the necessary policy In the manage
ment of the Irish railways was to run
them for the benefit of the country rather
than for profit primarily. Many of the Irish
lines are owned or controlled by English
systems and the managers find it necessary
to make special concessions to their large
Rngllsh customers engaged In sending
goods to Ireland. This, of course,
reacts to the disadvantage of the small
Irish exporter as well as of the home
manufacturer. State owned lines on the
contrary would be run on the principle
that they were established to build up the
country and many new districts w hich are
rich In minerals would be opened up and
employment thus provided for thousands
of Irishmen. ,
Plenty of Kins la Ireland.
There are still kings In Ireland plenty of
them If we are to Judge by the record of
one week in the Irish courts, when three
- of their majesties appeared In on capacity
or another. The king of Innlsmurray, whom
an unsympathetic outside world knows as
Michael Heraghty, appeared at the Sllgo
quarter sessions as plaintiff against his
son, Dan, whom he sued for SlOO. Innls
murray Is a little Island at the mouth of
Sllgo bay and the Heraghty dynasty has
reigned supreme there from time Immemo
rial. It seema that a few years ago King
Michael tired of the responsibilities of
power and decided to resign his throne and
farm In favor of the Crown Prince Dan,
on condition that his son provided for him
for the rest of his life. The prince regent
proved ungrateful, however, and turned his
father out of doors. The court awarded
this modern Lear $100. Another Irish king
was discovered at Rathkeale, County Lim
erick. A witness In a case before the coun
try court stated that, in accordance with
the ancient custom, Mr. Samuel Shure ha,d
been elected king of Rathkeale. "Long
live King Samuel I," said the judge. Queen
Bessie of Mud Island, Fair view, near Dub
lin, was also In the courts last week. 6h
Is more than 100 years old and la the widow
of the late King John Duff of Mud Island.
3he still exercises all her regal privileges
and her word Is law within the boundaries
of her kingdom.
Pama Harapea In Dablla.
Ireland has entered into competition with
America as a land for big game hunting,
and a few days ago as exciting a hunt took
place In Dublin as has ever taken place In
tha Rockies. A puma escaped from Its
cage at the soo and wandered out Into
1'lioenlx park with half a dot en keepers In
pursuit. There It encountered a troop of
the Eleventh Hussars returning from ex
ercising and It is hard to say whether the
puma or the hussars were more surprised.
The hussars charged the puma and the
puma went for the hussars, with the re
sult that several horses were badly
scratched and a couple of men were clawed.
Finally one of the soldiers managed to get
a rope round the beast's nerk and it was
led injuriously back to Its cage.
A new feature tn the grazing war, which
has developed In the last few days, has
been the attacks on the hunts. The. Irish
farmers are true sportsmen and the one
bond In many cases between the farmers
and the landlords has been their mutual
lovs for fox-hunting. The farmers have
never placed any obstacle In the war of
the hunts riding over their lands, but re
cently the demand was served on the Or
monde hunt and the King's County hunt,
by th Vnlted Irish League, that they ex
clude from participation In their meets cer
tain laudow uere who had refused to sell
their land to the tenants and certain ob
jectionable graziers. The clubs refused to
do so and the league then served notice thai
the hunts would not be allowed to cross the
lands of Us luumbers. The result Is that
both clubs have suspended hunting for the
season. ' The local priests, who are them
selves sportsmen, have been trying to ar
bitrate the matter and there is a hope that
It may be' settled by the voluntary with
drawal of the objectionable members of th
Ducts.
Kpldeuilc of Serious Fires.
There has been an epidemic of serious
fires recently In Irish country towns and in
every case tl.a disgraceful Inadequacy of
the fire fighting appliances and organisa
tion have bn disclosed. Half of th town
of New Ross was burnt while the local fire
brigade did little more than look on, and
If 11 had tried to do mora It could have ac
complished little with th antiquated appa
ratus at Its' command. There was not a
team fir engine In the town, and th best
engine available was a hand power ma
chine nearly fifty years old. There were
grvat fires also In Armagh and Clones and
th fir fighting appllaoco wer no better
than at Now Ross.
Kapeiiments In winter dairying on the
(Continued on Second Pg.)
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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TSS WEATHER,
Forecast until 7 p. m. Sunday.
FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL HLUFF8 AND
VICINITY-Fair Sunday, slightly warmer.
Full NEBRASKA Fair Sunday; cooler
Sunday afternoon.
FOR IOWA Fair Sunday, warmer In
east portion.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday
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DOMESTIC!.
National populist committee will confer
over Holding a national convention at St.
Louis November 26. X, Pag 9
W. J. Bryan visits the White House
and has a half hour's conference with
President Roosevelt. X, Fag 1
President Roosevelt sends a letter to
members of the cabinet Instructing them
to Instruct employes In their deDnrtmcnts
not to engage In work for his renomlna-
uon. J, rmgt l
O. D. Woodward. Interested In ih
Omaha theaters, was shot at Kansas City
Dy an employe who had been discharged.
He will recover. X. Par a 1
Contest of alienists Is coming in the
Bradley case this week. X, Fag 1
Master carpenters of New York ore tak
ing steps to reduce wages. X, Fag 1
Farmers of northwest are selllner wheat
since reduction In prlqe and normul con
ditions are being resumed. X, Fag 1
District Judge at Des Moines declares
the Des Moines plan Is constltuttonaj.
X. Fag 1
American Federation of Labor will .
tend aid to the unions of Los Angeles.
The resignation of Major Llewcllvn
district attorney of New Mexico has been
accepted by the president. X, Fag X
Caalilei" of th State bank of Anhiirn
Wis., Is missing. t, Fas: 1
8hoe workers' strike at St. T.oni. ni.
been officially given up. x. Fan 1
Five permanent Jurors have v,n
lected on the Caleb Powers Jury.
X, Fag 1
Secretary to Admiral Dewev lenve. ni.
fcaylng he will commit suicide. X, Fag- 1
FOXSIQN.
Crown princess of Beininm loo,, v..
husband. Tine to marital" troubles.
X. Par 1
1TXBSA8XCA.
Republican state committee gives out
statement of receipts and expenditures.
University exhibits rattle which are to
go to the Chicago show. Locations and
date for Junior normals. x, Fag 3
X.OCAX.
Provident Accident association secretary
denies report defunct concern is still re
ceiving payments of assessments.
XI, Fag 3
Omaha has one more addition to Its
Industrial plants In the Bearing Company
of America at Twentieth and Nicholas
treets. x, pay, 4
Lumbermen of Omaha have reached the
stage where they consider an exchanga
necessary and will meet to organize.
X, Fag 6
Many states, says John L. Webster, are
Involved In the war against th railroads
for fair freight rates. x. Fag- 1
Janitor and Watchman at federal build
ing precipitates lively conflict for proper
official distinction. x, Fag 4
Banks of Omaha announce their ability
and readiness to resume cash payments
and only await co-operation of outside In
stitutions. Xi pw l
Rlshop Scannell buys property at Fif
teenth and Leavenworth for erection of
parish school and perhaps a Catholic
churrh' I. Fag. 5
Field club decides to continue its buffet
without license and to let anyone who
wishes test the law. n, Fag 3
XBAX. XSTATB AKD BUIiDIKO.
Builders Insist that the panic has not
had material effect on local operations.
Lower prices of material are stimulating
new work. n, Pbj, e
Activity in local real estate Is a
marked feature of the week, with pros
pects continuing good. u, Fag 6
MAGAZINE SECTIOlf.
In the Magailne Section of this number
will be found a short biographical ski t -h
of Henry W. Yates, th dean of Nebraska
bankers: a short commentary on uik i.io
of Ben T. Halllday. the pioneer stage man;
What Rosebud Saw at the Play; Quaint
Features of Life: Thanks i.....
Feasts and a Family Dinner; In the Field
oi electricity; Gossip of plays and Play,
ers; Musical Note and Comment; Mount
and Chapel, fchrlne for Ages, Now De
serted; Street Lighting In Rome.
1 Fagoa
xcoacB soTxoir.
In the Home Section of this number will
be found Buster Brown; The Busy Bios'
Own Page; Calabria's Latest Quake and
Its Victims; In the New Capital of the
Sudan; Charming Modes for Young
Women; What Woman I. Doing in the
World; Immigrants' First Impression of
iowa btate College's Winning
learn; Fluffy Ruffles.
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CASHIER LEAVES WITH FUNDS
State Bank of Aab.rn, Wl.., Mas
Brouaht Proceed Inn (o tt.
cover Money.
ST. PAl'L. Minn.. Nov. 13 A soerWl to
the Dispatch from Chlprewa Falls. Wis.,
says. It was learned there today that the
St.ue P.snk of Auburn has begun attach
ment proreedlrgs against the property of
John W. tlray. the absent cushler of the
bank who has be-n mlislng more than a
week. It Is said that about i.wX Is missing
CALL FROM BRYAN
Nebraskan Drops Into White House Xr
Pay Respects to President,
HALF HOUR WITH J"
He Says His Recent Intt. .ew Was
Not Discussed.
TALKS OF PROPOSED PLAN
Thinks Government Guarantee
Deposits Good Scheme.
of
RECOURSE FOR STATE BANKS
Each State Should Protect Depositors
la the Same Manner Against
Tariff on Trust-Made
Articles.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. - President
Roosevelt and William J. Bryan were In
conference for half an hour In the presi
dent s private office today.
I wus not invited to call," Mr. Bryan
said on leaving, "but I called up on the
telephone and asked when the president
would receive callers, and on being In
formed came simply to pay my respect
to the president."
Mr. Bryan was not willing to discuss
the details of his Interview, but was free
to add details to th financial plan which
he proposed a few days ago. In reviewing
every measure of relief which had come
to his notice Mr. Bryan said that nothing
seemed to be Intended to meet the sltua
tion as effectively and at the same time as
simply as the plan he had suggested. This
plan, he said, was simply to have th gov
ernment Insure depositors in national
banks against loss by reason of the fall
ure of the banks. It was not Intended,
he said, to have the government collect
a fund for this purpose to be kept on
hand. Whenever a national bank should
be required to pay Its depositors it would
be the duty of the government to make an
assessment on all national banks to meet
the amount of loss by reason of the fail
ure. This assessment, Mr. Bryan said,
would be Infinitesimal.
Recourse of State Banks.
Opposition to this plan Mr. Bryan con
ceded might bo made by state banks who
would bo left out of the plan. The answer
to this, he said, was that the states should
Individually take up the samo scheme and
stand as a guarantor against loss to de
positors In state banks.
Mr. Bryan said as yet no plan had been
made to have his relief measure presented
to congress. However, he felt very en
thusiastic over the prospect of Us ulti
mate success.
Being asked as to his position on the
tariff, Mr. Bryan said It was evident that
nothing could be hoped for In the way of
tariff revision during, this, a republican
congress.
"I am ip favor of r -novlng the tariff on
news print pper and wo 1 pulp, an article
controlled by a trust. Just as I am In favor
of removing the tariff on all other trust
controlled articles," he added.
Mr. Bryan remarked that he had had a
very pleasant chat with the president.
RIB OF GREAJ DISCOVERER
Part of Skeleton of Colombo Found
In Cornerstone of New York
Building.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-Among the relics
disclosed by the opening today of the metal
box, which for more than twenty years
rested In the cornerstone of the old Con
solidated Exchange building at Broadway
and Exchange Place, now being torn down,
was a gold mounted urn, containing por
tion of the bones of Christopher Columbus.
Accompanying tho urn was a letter from
O. W. Stokes, addressed to ' Charles O.
Wilson, who at the time of the laying of
the cornerstone of the old structure was
president of th Consolidated Exchange.
The letter, bearing the date of September
7, 18S7, states that the bones were obtained
from Jesus Castillo, a Cuban engineer,
who, while repairing the wall of the
cathedral in Panto Domingo In 1177 un
covered a lead casket cnntslnlng tha bones
of the discoverer of America.
The Dominican authorities took the bones,
but not before Castillo had extracted a rib
from the casket.
FARMERS ARE SELLING WHEAT
Normal Conditions Rttsrs, with
Sllaht Drop la Prices, and '
Grain Move.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Nov. ja.-Coun-
try elevator managers are reporting to the
Minneapolis grain firms that th move
ment of the crop la again nar normal.
Farmers are bringing In their grain and
th scare caused by the recent tightening
of the currency appears to be wearing off.
Borne of the farmers hav also been In
duced to sell during th past few days
by the drop In prices. Th result is a re
turn to active business among the ele
vators throughout Minnesota and North
Dakota. 1
Dl'LUTH, Minn., Nov. 2S.-The steamer
D. M. Wells left this port yesterday for
Buffalo with 421,000 bushels of wheat.
This is a record shipment of grain on
lake Superior.
HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
B J. Wright of XrllKh Gets 1'nrt of
Charge of Shot la Face
and Arm.
VALENTINE, Neb., Nov. 23. -(Special
Telegram.) While out hunting with the 8.
F. Oilman party Wednesday aftefnoon. B.
J. Wright of Nellgh. was accidentally shot
by a boy member of the party. Mr.
Wright was making a devour around the
base of a hill and Just as he appeared
over the brow of the hill a bunch of quail
flew up and the boy fired. Twelve shot
struck Mr. Wright In the faoe and arm,
making very painful Injuries, and one
especially near the ey Is causing con
siderable trouble, although It Is thought
It will not prove serious. 8. F. Oilman
brought Mr. Wright to town Wednesday
evening, where he received medical aid.
Ifartwlrk in Sloui Falls Prison.
SIOFX FALLS. 8 D.. Nov. 3.-(8pecial.)
Although the aclon of an excellent family
of Bloux Falls pioneers, a young man
named Relley Ifartwlrk, who for years ha
been known among his associates si
"Michigan" Hartwlck, lias been Indeed In
the Sioux Falls penitentiary. I'ndur the
ansnmed nsme of Fd Dunnlns; he was tried
and convicted In Hughes county of grand
larceny " - ol)
'r.
ALIENISTS' CONTEST COMING'
Atto-irrs on Roth Sides of Bradley
so Preparing- for Struggle
,k"N A Sen Week.
A
a ri" - T1 r er -v r -si ma wii, a
.neys on both sides of th Bradley case
Were engaged today in preparing for what
all hope will be the last week of the
famous murder trial. The defense was
putting the finishing touches on the hypo
thetical question which they will propound
on Monday morning to the experts sum
moned to testify as to their client's sanity
or Insanity at the time she shot Senator
Brown. Ttie mere reading of this ques
tion, containing over 12,000 words, probably
will consume two hours. The question will
outline In detail much of the testimony
and after grouping all of the facts lndl
eating mental aberration and going to show
eccentricity, Insanity or peculiar physical
condition on the part of ancestors, win
then try to force the conclusion that Mrs.
Bradley was not responsible at the tlmo
of the tragedy.
The prosecution will combat all these
contentions and seek to show that Mrs.
Bradley was not only responsible when
she fired the shots, but that all her acts
were deliberate and that she cams to
Washington with the avowed purpose of
either compelling Senator Brown to marry
her or of killing him. The very facts of
the woman's conceded brilliance of Intel
lect and mental attainments which have
been used to arouse sympathy for her will
be marshaled against her. The district at
torney and his assistants will not only
question tho alienists, but will Introduce
mental experts of their own to contradict
the others. They also will present testl
mony on rebuttal In opposition to other
points broi-ght out by the defense.
Even with the expert testimony out of
the way, the rebutting testimony and the
arguments of counsel and Judge's charge
will almost certainly force the case over
into the first week of December.
DOWN WILL COME WAGES NOW
Master Carpenter of New York
Strive for Cat Owing; to
Money Trouble.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-A conference of
Importance to the 60,000 skilled mechanics
In the building trades In this city has just
been held, at which the master carpenters'
organization gave notice to the Brotherhood
of Carpenters that after January 1 their
wages will be reduced from 35 to W W a day.
uccause or me tigntness in the money
market the construction of buildings' has
decreased 50 per cent and this the master
carpenters gave as a reason for their
action.
The question has been referred to an arbl
tratlon board provided for by agreement
between the employers and the men, but
representatives of the latter have declared
that they will strike rather than accept a
reduction.
Mechanics In the other trades are fearful
that if the master carpenters are success
ful In reducing wages, their example will
be followed by employers In other trades.
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE
i'w Rochelle Manufacturer Aft
"' ' Crime Sets Fire to House
to Cover Deed.
NEW YORK. Nov. S3.-A double tragedy.
wife murder and suicide, was dlsoovered
early today by firemen who had been called
out to subdue a blaze In the home of Nik
Smith, a wealthy manufacturer of New
Rochelle. When tha firemen burst Into
the house after the flumes had been con
trolled they found Smith and hla young
wife dead, each with a bullet wound In
the body. Mrs. Smith had been shot In
the breast and apparently instantly killed.
The bullet which killed the husband en
tered his head just behind the left ear. On
the lioor beside Smith's body was found a
revolver with which it is believed the
shooting was done. That Smith had killed
his wife, fired the house in hopes that it
would hide hla crime and then killed him
self was plainly proven In a note which
was found in the room.
AT WORK SELECTING JURORS
Jury Panel Comnleted in rlh
Power Case, Five Permanent
Men Chosen.
GEORGETOWN, Ky Nov. 23.-The Jury
panel was again completed today, standina
five democrats, six republicans and on
Independent democrat. Of this number five
have been passed and are permanent
Jurors. Three are republicans, one demo
crat and one Independent democrat. Against
this panM the commonwealth has still four
and the defense eight peremptory chal
lenges. The defense today moved to have
the deputies In chsrge of the Jury removed
for alleged prejudice against Powers. The
court said such a motion would be con
sidered only cn presentation of proper
affidavits. Court then adjourned until
Monday.
DEWEY'S SECRETARY IN DEBT
Left Note He Intended to Drown
Himself from Potomac
Ferry.
WASHINGTON. Nov, J3.-The police
today were dragging the Potomac for the
body of Lieutenant John W. Crawford.
Admiral Dewey's secretary, who disap
peared yesterday. Crawford was seen late
yesterday, but a letter from him gave
notice of hla intention to drown himself
from an Alexandra ferryboat.
Crawford. It Is said, left debts of tfi.000
and In a note to his wife, stated it was
not duo to speculation or gambling. Ad
miral Dewey said: "If all a mystery to
me and I am greatly shocked."
SHOE WORKFPS' STRIKE OFF
Effort of I Dion'i Fellnre and Odlclal
Declaration Medc hy Execu
tive Board.
ST. LOFIS. Mo., Nov. il.-The strike of
the 8t. I.outs tihoe workers has been offi
cially called off by the Joint executive
board of the Independent Boot and Shoe
Workers' union and todiy the strikers
beg-n making arn'lratlon for re-employ-ment.
These apnllratlons wer made as
Indlvlduels. 'About 23 X men. women and
boys were affected at the time of the
walk-out. but many went back to work
during the last few weeks.
DES MOINES PLAN IS VALID
Jneao Howe of District Court Up
holds It In Derision on Con
tltutloaallt jr.
DFS MOINES. Ia., Nov. 2S.-Judg James
A. Howe, in the district court today d-clded
the Des Moines plan of government was
constitutional In all points. He said it was
republican la form and representative
Th act I not local or special legislation
Th officer of a c1t at not jrt of th
slat government.
Mi SLATES FiClil
Wide Section of Country Resists Dis
crimination of Railroads.
WEBSTER TELLS OF BIG BATTLE
Startling Revrlations Made at Hear
ing- Before the Commission.
ROADS SEND ARMY OF LAWYERS
Struggle Hard to Thwart Demand for
Fair Freight Rates.
M'VANN IS THE RATE EXPERT
Not Alone tho Tariff, bnt the Cost
of Fuel, is Gone Into at These
Interstate Commerce
II carina-.
"We have started a case In which this
entire section of the country Is Interested,
and besides about twenty-five lawyers rep
resenting railroads, there were representa
tives from the commercial bodies of St.
raul, Minneapolis, St. Louis. Des Moines.
Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha and Sioux
City at the hearing," said John I Web
ster, who returned Saturday morning from
Kansas City, where the hearing of the fa
mous Missouri rate case was begun Thurs
day. "The hearing was held in the federal
court building In Kansas City and all the
transportation companies Interested hod
their lawyers or traffic representatives on
hand, so the court room wss really well
filled.
"All of Thursday was taken up with the
Introduction of our testimony and during
the afternoon E. J. McVann was on the
Ntand as an expert traffic man and It was
brought out that he had examined the rec
ords and was able to verify the tables, as
printed In 'The Bee Thursday. These
showed that 8t. Paul, Minneapolis and St.
Louis had an advantage over Omaha, Kan
sas City and 8t. Joseph of 82 cents on
first class coods and that that advantage
prevailed all the way to the Pacific coast.
Not Based on Water.
"We showed the St. Paul rates were not
based on water competition, but were
based on rates made by tha American rail
roads. It was shown by the tariff sheets
of the Soo line that when changes were
made in this country the Soo Una followed
with the same changes. Msps were Intro
duced tn evidence showing the advantages
these northern cities had to all important
points In the Pacific northwest and from
Billings west. We then took up tho rates
through Omaha to the northwest and
brought out proofs by tariff sheets which
showed freight could not be stopped
In Omaha, but could by St. Paul or
Minneapolis merchants or by New York
merchants. St. Paul can get goods from
New York and forward them on west by
paying S1.15 per hundred, whereas the
Omaha Jobber must pay 11.40.
"Tho New York Central and other east
ern I.nes admitted In their answer they
don't make any red jeed rates to Chicago
because of the cheaper rates to St. Paul
and Minneapolis, but the reduction Is mad
entirely by the Chlcago-St. Paul lines. The
difference in rates to St. Paul and Omaha
Is the difference between 40 and 76 cents.
Startling- Faet Disclosed.
The New York Central answer dis
closed the startling fact that goods are
carried from the Atlantio seaboard to the
Mississippi river for 87 cents, of which the
lines to Chicago take 72 cents and a frac
tion, leaving but 14 cents for the haul be
tween Chicago and tho Mississippi river.
When the goods come on to Omaha tho rate
Is 76 cents, or about four times as much
for about the same haul.
'We took up the question of the rates
from New York to St. Louis and then to
this territory showing where the St. Louis
jobbers could deliver his goods all over
this section of the t:ountry at an advan
tage over either Omaha. St. Joseph or
Kansas City, In a section of the country.
which practically borders on these towns.
St. Louis has an advantage of 67 cents over
Omaha, Kansas City or St. Joseph, which
Is more than the local rate from St. Louis
to Kansas City.
'We showed that the Missouri river
cities were, to use the expression of T. C.
Byrne, In a pocket. The maps and ex
hibits covering these rates filled over 100
typewritten pages of evidence.
Cost of Fnrl.
'The question of fuel cost was gone
Into as well as the cost of transportation
and we produced tables to show that the
coal rate on the Burlington from Chicago
to Omaha Is cheaper per ton per mile than
It Is on the Lake Shore and Mtchliran
Southern. We went Into the more economic
methods of the railroads In handling
freight at th present tim because of the
large locomotives and larger cars, which
permitted of a larger tonnage at a less ex
pense and yet showed these rates had not
been lowered for seventeen years.
'The taking of testimony will be resumed
Monday at Chicago and the length of the
hearing will depend largely upon the
amount of testimony, which th railroads
will want to Introduce to combat our
showing. When a decision will be reached
In the case Is not known at this time as
after the hearing Is over both sides will
be given some time in which to file
printed briefs and then the commission will
take the case under advisement."
MANDATE REFUSED DISTILLER
Order to Compel Express Company to
Ship Liquor to Oklahoma Will
Not Isau.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 23 United States
Judge Smith McPherson today denied the
application of a distilling company for a
mandatory Injunction to compel the Amerl
can Express company to accept shipments
of liquor consigned to Oklahoma.
FIRE RECORD
Pittsburg Factories.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 13.-A property
loss of IjO.'JOO was sustained and 150 girls
wer thrown out of employment by a fire
last night In the four-story building at 837
North avenue, Allegheny. The heaviest
loss. 140,000, was sustained by the Sands
Rlchey company, chewing gum makers,
and it was there that the girls were em
ployed. In a section of the building oc
cupied by the lllpwell Manufacturing
company, maker of gas mantles and other
light accessories, there was a largo stock
of guncotton and some gasoline stored. II
H. Hlpwell of the firm and a member of
the Allegheny council, headed a party of
friends and removed the barrels from the
building and undoubtedly prcvennd an
explosion which would have proved disastrous
OMAHA THEATER MAN IS SHOT
O. D. Woodward of Kansas City Serf
onsly Wounded by Man Just
Discharged.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. :3.-Rlchard C.
Home, an editorial writer on the Kan.iss
City Post, shot and seriously wounded O
D. Woodward, manager of the Willis Wood
theater and president of tho Post Publish
ing company, and sIlRhtly wounded Man
aging Editor H. J. Groves in Mr. Groves'
private office about noon today. Mr.
Woodward Is in a critical condition.
Mr. Woodward Is president of the Wood
ward Amusement company, which main
tains theaters in Omaha and other western
titles. He Is one of the best known theater
men In tills part of the country. Mr.
Groves was for a numher of years man
aging editor of the old Kansas City Times
and Is a well known newspaper man.
During the last few days the Post has
been cutting down Its editorial force. This
morning Manager Groves notified Home
that he was to be discharged. About noon
Mr. Woodward visited Groves In the lat
ter's office and as ha was leaving Home
confronted him with a pistol. Without
another word Home shot Woodward In
the chest. The latter fell to the floor and
Home fired two more shots Into his body
as Woodward lay there. Mr. Groves at
tempted to make his escape from the room
and was shot In the hip. Woodward's con
dition is believed to be serious.
Ed J. Monaghan, manager of Boyd's
theater, the Omaha house of Mr. Wood
ward, has been In communication with
Kansas City during the day Saturday and
learned that Mr. Woodward Is out of
danger.
Bullet fired by the newspaper man were
prevented from doing more serious injury
to Mr. Woodward by striking his pocket
book. It was learned that the writer had
been discharged from The Post, Mr. Wood
ward's paper, and sought to avenge the loss
of his Job by calling on his former employer
and shooting him twice.
CAUTION IS SENT TO CABINET
President Itoosevrlt Docs Not Want
Officeholders Working
for II Im.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. President
Roosevelt today addressed a- letter to
members of his cabinet requesting them
to Inform federal employes under their
Jurisdiction to refrain from political
activity with the object of the re-nomlna-tlon
of President Roosevelt. The text of
the letter has not been made public but
Its contents are substantially as follow:
"I am Informed that certain office hold
ers In your department holding various
positions throughout the country contem
plate attending republican conventions In
their respective states and urging the In
dorsement of myelf for the presidential
nomination. I wish that you would direct
federal office holders In your department
who have such a thing In view that I
would regard It as an act of official im
propriety and discourtesy."
MAJOR LLEWELLYN DOWN, OUT
President Roosevelt Accept Resla-na
tlon of Vnlted States District
Attorney of New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. - President
Roosevelt today accepted th resignation of
W. H. H. Lleewellyn, as United States
district attorney for New Mexico, and filled
the vacancy by the appointment of Captain
David Lahey. Major Llewellyn will be
assigned to special work In the Department
of Justice. Morgan Llewellyn will resign
as surveyor general of New Mexico about
the first of the year to enter the law of
fice of his father, Major Llewellyn.
Solicitor General Hoyt will leave tonight
for New Mexico, whore, by direction of the
president, he will Investigate the charges
that have been filed with the Department
of Justice against United States Attorney
Llewellyn. He will also look Into the
pending land fraud cases In that territory
and make a full report to the Diosident.
LABOR WILL AID LOS ANGELES
Federation Resolves Supreme Court
Alone Shall Declare Federal
Laws Invalid.
NORFOLK. Va., Nov. 23.-The American
can Federation of Labor today called for
the levy of a single 1 cent per capita as
sessment to aid the tradfs unions of Los
Angeles, Cal., and nil other unions which
may need similar assessments. The fed
eration called on all International unions
to send orgunizcrs to Los Angeles when
needed.
The federation adopted resolutions de
claring that the supreme court of the
United Stales alone shall have authority
to declare laws unconstitutional and the
supreme courts of states to declare state
laws unconstitutional, no law to be de
clared unconstitutional except by unani
mous vote of said courts. The elections
by the people of all Judges, state and fed
eral, for four-year terms, with the right
of re-election, was also demanded.
WORKMAN MURDERS FOREMAN
AUra-lna; He Was Abused and Dis
charged Without Cause, Com
mit llarlDg Crime,
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 23. In full view of 3,oi0
workmen at the American Car company
plant, Ernest Hrazlel, a discharged em
ploye, shot Foreman William Schrauek td
death this morning, and then, with his
back against a wall and his revolver
leveled, defied arrest until he was over
powered by policemen througli strategy al
most half an hour later.
Foreman Schrauek had dismissed Hrazlel
yesterday for lncomj tenry. Hrazlel de
clared Schrauek had abused him and dis
charged him w ithout cauro.
John Urltltu Given Freedom.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D.. Nov. 23 -(Spclal.)
John Grtftln, arrested as an accomplice
of James W. Milton, who was arrested on
the charge of having stolen a horse and
buggy from a Madison, 8. D., liveryman,
the property afterwards having been sold
in Sioux Falls, as the result of a hearing
before Judge Dickey of a Sioux Falls
court, was discharged from custody, the
authorities being unable to produce evi
dence that Griffin was an accomplice of
Milton. Milton was arralnned before
Judge Jones, of the state circuit court, and
entered a pita of not guilty to the rharge
agalnst him. He will be tried within th
next few days. Milton was arrested near
Mission Hill, in the extreme southeastern
portion of the state, while he was supposed
to be mailing his way out of the rountry.
Leeds Condition Not Merlons'.
NEW YORK. Nov 23. The condition of
William B. Leeds, former president of the
Rock Island railroad, who u(Tered a I'Kht
stroke of apoplexy on Wednesday, was not
serious. One of h frelends sa d th par
alysis was confined to thu vocal cords and
w unlv oar1''
0M11A BAXKS HEADY
Resume Cash Payments Soon as Othei
Cities Will Co-operate.
NEVER HAD SCARCITY OF MONEY
Used Paper Only as Precaution Since
Surrounding Towns Did.
COULD EASILY PAY DEPOSITORS
Such is Answer of Bankers to Lettert
Sent from Chicago.
WHAT WILL CHICAGO DO ASKED
Victor B. Caldwell Say New Issue of
Hundred Million Will Draw Oat
Hoarded .Money Like a
Macnet.
"We would resume cash payments to all
depositors today if we were ansuicd that
Chicago would resume December i, ' said
Vice President V. 11. Caldwell of the United
States National bunk when 1.1s altvntlon
was called to the action of the Chicago
Clearing house, which Is writing to westera
banks to ascertain their sentiment, "I
believe tills Is the first united ao
tion toward putting an end to th
i recent condition oi ti.lng-i. w have plenty
of money and could pay off every uopositor,
but, of course, we could not presume to
resume cash payments here whllo tho rest
of the country still paid In paper. But so
large Is our supply of cash that we could
so on from now to December 1, as I hav
said, without help from Chicago if we wer
assured that on that date Chicago would
lesumo payments. There Is no part of th
country so prosperous and so healthy as
we."
A clerk stopped up at this point and Mr.
Caldwell made a mark on a check. II
turned It toward the reporter. It was for
J30.0HO.
"You see," he said, "we are advancing a
llttlo money right along to the linos of busi
ness which require It the most.
Will Act I.Ike a Mag-net.
"When this new Issue of 1100,000.000 comes
on it will act as a magnet, drawing much
of tho hoarded money from hiding and it
will go back to the government where It
will bo poured again freely Into the chan
nels of legitimate business. Wo have also
nearly $80,000,000 more of gold In the country
than we hail before the flurry started.
There Is really more money In the United
States now that there has been for years.
"I rather believe that we will be paying
depositors in full In cash If they deslr It
by December 6. I mention that date be
cause by then the large bodies of motley
now being poured In will have tlm to be
assimilated. To country banks we will be
sending, not prodigal sums, but a much as
they need."
Henry W. Yates, president of the Omaha
Clearing Houb association, received on
of the letters of the Chicago Clearing
House association, but had not had tlm t
consider the matter and decide on what
reply to maka.
"But, as far as resuming cash payments.
I'd know what to advise In a mlnut so
far as Omaha is concerned," he said. "X
have contended and I still contend that
we havo not had a panic here. They've
had a panic In some of the other parts of
the country where they have been doing
the wrong kind of banking and where too
many people have been trying to get rich
quirk. An examination of the condition of
our banks and the condition of all kinds of
business show. that In matters of finance
we are par excellence.
Must Have Co-Operation.
"Of course we cannot resume cash pay
ments without the co-operation of the
other money centers. But If the cities
from Chicago west resume these payment
I believe we could get along without New
York. We hflve the money here and have
It all the time. Our advice to the Chicago
Clearing House association on this matter
will, I have no doubt, be to resume cash
payments, though the carrying out of this
plan will depend on the similar action of
the other cities."
President J. H. Millard of the Omaha
National bank, and President C. T.
Kountze of tho F1rl National bank had
not received the letters from Chicago, but
they coincided with the opinion of others
and said the resumption of full cash pay
ments here la contingent only upon the
action of other cities.
Pay Cash at Syracuse.
Judge I. F. Uaxter la In receipt of a
letter from his father, George Baxter of
Syracuse, N. Y., In reply to an Inquiry of
the Judire as to how the banks there were
conducting affairs during this flurry. Mr.
Baxter senior writes the banks are and
have been all along paying currency, not
having resorted to the cashier's check or
charing house certificate plan.
"One bank," says Judge. Baxter, "sav
ings bank at that, my father says, Is run
ning an advertiHement that it has I2.500.0CO
for investment In real estate. This strikes
me as a very remarkable thing."
FRANC K MAINTAIN ITS CALM
Contlnura to Discount Commercial
Paper, Giving; (iold Therefor.
PARIS, Nov. 23,-The Dank of France's
action in discounting American commercial
paper with prime French signatures and
giving gold therefor on payment of a
premium will be continue! to a certain
point. The Associated Press Is li.formtj
that th amount of gold to be thus re
leased will not exceed f JO.OUi.OOO and may
be less. The Bank of France Is receiving
a premium of Hires eighths of one per
per cent for the gold.
LONDON, Nov. 'J3. The rates on money
were quietly steady today and the market
was not disturbed by the transfer of nearly
5,000,0o( from Russia to Japan. Discount
were firm.
Trading on the Stork exchange finished
the week quietly, but with a favorable tone
on rather better reports regarding th
American financial situation.
Americans opened firm above parity and
closed firm, with further Improvement.
CHICAGO LEAD FOR RESUMPTION
Banker of West Are Consulted for
Views on Situation.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23. A step looking to
wards the r sumption of business on a cash
basis has been taken by the Chicago Clear
ing House association. Letters have been
mailed to bankers of the middle and west
ern sections of the country selling them to
express thtlr opinion on the general situa
tion, hhere statements will be tabulated and
used by the Chicago financiers as an Index
of the feeling outside of New York.
Ther was a general expression favoring
th! move In a meeting of the association.
James B. Forgan, president of th Fine
