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OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1907 TEN FAGES.
SINGLE CX)PY TWO CENTS.
CATTLEMEN ON TRIAL
R. H. Mahaffey Enhrs Plea of Guilty
and ii Sentenced.
ATTEMPTED TO GET PUBLIC T VND3
Thomas and Hooker Ranch. ., Till
Pay Fine and Go to Jt i
A. F. HATCH SAYS "NOT GL
r.
Indicted with Mahaffey, and for "vi.
Jury, He Will Stand Trial.
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YEAST CONTESTS THE INDICTMENT
.Attorney for Dead Coonty Rnnch
mam Says Ills ladlettaeat for Coa
piracy la lasomeleat
Seek Abatemeat.
R. H.'Mahaffcy, the ranchman under In
dictment' fir consplrscy to k defraud the
goverment out of large tracta of land In
Thomaa and Hooker counties, will serve
forty-five daysin tb Hall county Jail of
Grand Island and pay a fine of $500 for his
offns.
When Mahaffey wu brought before
Judge T. C. Munrer In the United States
district court Monday afternoon, he entered
a plea of guilty and the court waa but a
short tlms pronouncing sentence, and the
Hooker county cattleman will spend the
holidays hi Jail. Good behavior will rot
Ml J.lm befor January 13, If he begins
serving hla eentenae Tuesday.
Mr. Mahaffey was Indicted Jointly with
A. F. Hatch oa the charge of conspiracy,
but an additional Indictment wr.a found
against Hatch for perjury. Hatch was ar
rslgned before Judge Munger at the same
time, but entered a plea ' not u,ltr to
both Indictments. His trial was set for
Tuesday morning on the conspiracy charge.
Perjory Trial Bat-srday.
Judge H. M. Sullivan of Broken Bow. at
torney for Mr. Hatch, demurred to pro
ceeding to the trial for perjury at this
time, as ha waa not prepared to answer
with witnesses, but waa ready to proce.id
with the trial for conspiracy. The per
jury matter will therefore g o over until
next Saturday.
Attorney! Ourley and Woodrough argued
a motion Monday before Judge Munger to
ebat the Indictment agalnat Perry K.
Teast, charged with conaplracy to defraud
tha United BtateB out of the use and posses
sion to larg tracts of public land In Deuel
county by mean of false and fictitious
filings. The attorneys sllege that the In
dictment Is Insufficient, ambiguous and un
certain. '
Aitank Attormv General 8. R. .Rush
, argued In support of the sufficiency of the
Indictment, and the case was taken jinder
advisement by Judge Munger, who will
pass on the motion next Saturday.
Raeoaalaaaea Heart a Goes Dm
The atjoi'.mod term of tha federal courts
for the Omaha division for November was
!' IS-lfi v,m,. Monday, with both
Judges W. H. Munger and T. C, Munger
on tha ben'jhs
Tha first vase called was that of the
oal and lumber dealers against tha
various rallfoad centering at Omaha in
' ths i matter of raconslgnment charges,
which went ever until Saturday.
The easa of Merrlam & Holmcjulst against
tha Union Pacific on a motion separately
to stats ths causes of action and a mo
tion to dismiss for wsnt of Jurisdiction
went over until the latter part of the
week.
The federal petit Jury reported and was
empsnn;ied and a Jury was drawn to try
ths case of Gustuv Schmidt against the
Union Paclno Railroad company for $10,000
damages for personal Injuries.
Owing to .the sbeence of material wit
nesses the land cases went over until
Monday afternoon. These cases will be
heard before Judge T. C. Munger In the
north court room.
CRUSADE EXTENDS TO SUBURBS
iau Law nd Order
LeasTtaeaa the Field of Its
Activities.
CHICAGO. Dec, 1 Tha campaign of ths
Chicago Law and Order league for the
closing of the aaloona In Chicago, was
extended to ths suburbs and outlying dis
tricts today. In Englewood twelve volun
teers from ths Englewood Law and Order
league visited numerous saloons In South
Halstead street, soma one of the ' twelve
purchasing and tasting, but not consuming
Intoxicating liquors. In sacb establish
ment. Evidence against thirteen saloon
keepers will be filed with the atate's at
torney as a result. Similar work was done
tn other resldenoe sections on ths north
and wast aides of ths city. Officials of the
Chicago Law and Order loagu had hinted
that 'detectives" would be ient Into the
hotels and clubs of the city todsy In an
effort to obtain evidence, of law breaking
la tboae eatabllahmentSk So far as oould
be learned tonight, however, this waa not
dona.
PATRIOTISM BROUGHT PRISON
. Haaa-ar1a . Reetdeat of l'awa Falls
Mas Beea LaaeralsaiUtc far
Month Behind Ban.
I9 MOINES, la., Dae 1-Prlends of
Frank Polakovle of Iowa Falls have or
ganised a movement and will appeal to the
State department at Washington to sscure
bis raleasa from a Hungarian p.-jsun.
where hs was placed last Juno for a dis
play of American enthusiasm. Polakovle
was sent by ths United Gymnasium asso
ciation la Juno to compete at tha tourna
ment at 81 kola Fur displaying the Stars
and Stripes the American party was ore
dared to disperse by the gendannea ' All
compiled but Polakovlo, who la said to
have utUred contempt for the treatment
accorded him. For this and hla American
anthaalaam he was imprisoned and has re
mained In custody since.
t JUROR DELAYS WALSH TRIAL
lllaoaa with Grip Cnnse Poatpono
seat of I'sm I'ntll Dem
Wr Klath.'
CHICAUO. Do. 1-Tte trial of John R.
Walsh en th charge of having misappro
priated funds of the Chicago National bank
waa today postponed until December I be
cause of ths Illness of Juror B, J. Watktns.
Juror Wathins is suffering from grippe
and will probably be oonflned to bis bed
for four or five dara.
Brtas starts far Washington.
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DOMESTIC.
Hon. Joseph O. Cannon was re-elected
speaker of the national house of repre
sentatives. The sixtieth seealon of con
gress convened. Fags 1
At least fifty miners are believed t't
be entombed In the Naomi mine of the
United Coal company near Pittsburg. I
Fags a
IL J. Grovea dies of his wound In
flicted by General Richard Home at Kan
aaa City. 'age 1
Populists of the nation will hold a con
vention mi April 2 at St. Louis. Fags 1
The Thaw murder trial is set for Jan
uary 6, a venire being called for that
time. Fage 1
The Bradley case was given to the
Jury yesterday afternoon.- ; Fag-a 1
The Powers murder trial enters upon
Its fourth week at Georgetown. Fags 1
A. L Vorys has resigned bis political
position In Ohio to assume charge of the
Taft campaign. Faga 1
Iowa Falls man Is held in prison In
Hungary for displaying the American
flag olTenslvely to the police. Fags 1
Secretary Cortelyou's financial plans
are rather favored by the republican
leaders of the house of representatives.
Fage 1
President Roosevelt does not favor the
Immigration bill Introduced by the repre
sentative from California. 'age 1
Warships that are to make trip to the
Pacific are taking on coal. Fags 1
Miss Agnes Templeton. missionary In
the south. Is reported to have been as
saulted and killed by Mexicans or In
dians. Fage 1
jrxBmaaxa. ,
Railroad report at Lincoln shows the
demand' for cars Is less by shippers than
in October. ' Fage 1
Divorce case of Dr. Celpelka dismissed
at Hastings. Involves some unusual fea
ture and of International character.
... Fags S
x-oaxjav.
Chinese smugglers defeat Imperial
troops. Fag 1
Csar unwilling to believe much of the
present Duma until he hears of actual ac
complishments. Fsga X
Karl Hau's sentence has been commuted
from death ' to life Imprisonment. Fag's X
Major General Pershing was a spectator
at the Japanese maneuvers, which were
the most extensive ever held. Fag 1
X.OOAT. '
R. W. Mahaffey, Thvimaa and Hooker
county ranchman, enters plea of guilty to
grabbing publlo lands, and receives Jail
sentence and fine. . Hateh will stand trial
for perjury and conspiracy on separate
counts. ' Fags 1
Inside of the crusade against Chief of
Police J. J. Donahue sbowa groaa mlarep
reaentatlon and attempt: to force business
men Into the controversy to carry the
ends of a newspaper. Fag S
Trial of Charles Pumphrey. charged
with murder of Han Pak. the Chinose
restaurant keeper, ttKan In Judge Troup's
court, and much trouble Is experienced in
securing a Jury. County attorney Indi
cates that he will ask for the death pen
alty. Fage S
8. M. Felton has now been president of
five railroads and Is at last the bead of
the great Mexican Central, with head
quarters In the southwestern republic.
Hla remarkable career In the railroad
business. Fags 0
Governor George L. Fheldon Joins the
Omaha delegation to the National Rivera
ana Haxbora congresa. Instead of accept
ing the invitation of the Kansas City
brigade. Other delegates left Monday
evening. Fare g
Cashiers' casdka are being retired by
Omaha banks and no more are being
Issued, axoept small ones needed for
change. Situation Is said to be so bright
that the holiday trade will be normal tn
Omaha. Fags
Colonel James H. Pratt files an answer
te his wlfs's petition for divorce In which
he says she married him for bis money
and did not contract the marriage tn good
faith. Fag S
HOTXBCBJrTS OF OCXAJT BTBAMflsTTPa
Pan. Arrived. Stile.
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Southampton... lmiuuu
by wireless.
Cape Race Kron Princes In Cecil! e, from
Bremen, for New Turk, was Dm miles east
of Cat Hace at t a. m, Wlil cock
p. m. Thursday.
MORE TIME FOR HOMESTEADERS
De-oeu-taseat Help Oat Tken Piaestoel
by the Flaaaelal Ooa
dlttoa. PIERRE. 8. D.. Dec i. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Klttridg this evening
wired the local land ofilclals that on request
the general land department has author
ised the local land office to allow thirty
days tlms for payment for land by parties
making final proof and a further delay in
case of necessity. While not stated the rul
ing is evidently on account of ths finan
cial situation.
HAU'S SENTENCE COMMUTED
Mas Aoeasod ml Harder ol Mther-ta
Law Will Hat 1)1 for
111 Crtsao..
KARLBRTTBE, Deo. 1 Th . death sao
r no paaeed upon Karl Han. formerly a
professor In George Washliftan unrver
aity, Washington. D. C. for the murder,
November i. UOa, of his mo User-la-Law,
Fran Molitor, has boa as sn mated U Cfe
ImprlsffnmenS.
CORTELIOU'S PLAN FAVORED
Leaders of House Inclined to Push
Currency Legislation.
TO HEAD OFF BUNS ON BANKS
Senators' Optaloa Net Yet Crystallised
Financial Qaontlons Com
mittees Will Be
Caaagea.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Deo. 1 (8pec!al.)-Un-lcss
there are too many oooka to apoll the
financial broth and too many recipes for
making ths mixture, congress will at
the coming session do something with the
ftnencial leglslstlon wTjlch has been talked
of so much during the past three or four
years.
Unfortunat-!v 'Vore are at least a doien
men In the lum, . -4Ch with a scheme of
bis own. and K u.ways has been dlffcult
to bring about anything like unanimity of
action tn the committee on banking and
currem-y. In which body the panacea for
financial ills must originate. But thle time
It looka aa though the leaders of the house
sill Insist upon the adoption In a mo.lllle.d
form at least of the suggestions of Secre
tary Cortelj-ou. Thatgentleman has given
a great deal of thought and consideration
to the outline of a currency bill which
meets with the approval of the financial
Interests of the country as well as of the
president. This bill will be offered Just
as snon ss the committees are appointed;
and It Is understood to be the purpose
of Speaker Cannon to change the per
aonnel of the committee on banking and
currency so aa to assure less bickering
and fewer controversies In . that sub-body
of the house than has been the rule In
the recent pest. Representative Fowler
of New Jersey, who was chsirman of tills
committee In the last congress, openly at
tacked the action of. Secretary Cortelyou
In authorising the Issuance of $100,000,000 of
treasury certificates, and his untimely crit
icism will. It Is believed, result In his
elimination as a factor In the preparation
of financial legislation.
Senators of Many Minds.
And yet, . while it Is possible for the
leaders of the house to secure the early
adoption of a currency bill which will
meet with the approval of the adminis
tration, the outlook for tho endorsement
of the action of the house by the senate
Is by no means bright. There Is scarcely a
senator who has appeared In Washington
thus far who has not glvn utterance to
views upon the financial situation, and
these views Indicate that the divergence
of opinion among tha members of the up
per branch of congress is as great a It is
among the members of the house. But
while the house can be controlled by the
committee on rules, there Is no cloture In
the senate; and even though ths soeaksr
should be able to get a financial bill
through the lower branch It will be months
before such action can be taken by the
senate.
, la, the meantime there are likely to be
a number of measures proposed, not only
far the our of the financial tils ' from
whloh the country has suffered daring the
past few week, but also with' a view to
making runs on national banks' practic
ally Impossible, and this wl'l t done
by some sort of an Insurance proposition.
Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana
voiced the sentiment of a number of mem
bers of the senate In both political bodies
when he expressed the view that runs on
banks might b eliminated by a very aim
pie process.
To Avoid Rill oa Ranks.
"During the forty years of the existence
of national banks," said Senator Carter,
"the loss to depositor has amounted to
less than one-tenth' of 1 per cent of the
average deposits. It would seem, there
fore, that If a tax of, say, one-quarter of
1 per cent of the averag yearly depniit
should bs assessed against the banks
holding national charters a fund would
thereby he created which would ensblo
the comptroller of the currency to abso
lutely Insure depoltor against Iohs, and
with such assurance the depositor would
r.ever become alarmed to a degree suf
ficient to Induce him to start a "run." Oon
fid'snc In the national banking system
would by this means be so firmly estab
lished that tho condition which have ex
isted during the last month or six wseks
would nsver occur again. Thousands of
million of deposit have been withdrawn
and placed in safe deposit vaults, old
stocking and teapot, with the result
that the circulation ha been materially
reduced. Now, If tha depositor of a na
tional bank couid be assured that bis
funds Were safe be would not be alarmed
whenever there 1 a flurry and would not
rush to th bank to withdraw hla cast.
One-quarter of 1 per cent on deposit
would be uf Solent to create a fund which
would be In the nature of a governmental
lnauranos, and this tax oould be reduc d
as th tunda accumulated. In fact. It
would be easy to provide that the tax
should cease altogether when the surplus
in this Insurance fund reached the stage
where further additions should b uu
necessary. Prwlaloms Are Htajhor.
Whil th housekeeper of Chicago,
New Tork and other center of population
war elated ' on Thursday morning when
they read that the prlo of meats and
poultry had beea reducad several cents a
pound, th people of the city of Wash
ington were correspondingly depressed,
and th reason la easy to understand.
Soma two or three week aso th press
dUpatchos from Omaha announorj that
th Cudahy Packing company kad re
duosd ths wholesale price of meats, anl
the fwllowlng day the retailer of Wash
ington Increased their price to the con
sumer. But now while It 1 reported thst
Armour & Company hav Issued a circular
noting general reduction all along the
lino In th price of their products the
Washington housekeeper fears It mean a
further Inoraao to team, it I a notori
ous fact that right her at th national
capital where th trust machinery la put
la operation th cltlaena and sojourners
are held up by th retail provision trust
and oompelled to pay higher prices for
similar good than are paid by any other
olty of equal els In th United Statea
Chrlataaa Bxoauroteas.
Every year or two the commercial people
of Washington take a splurge and decide
to branch out to eaptur trade from all th
surrounding country. This year a commit
tee of th Washington Chamber of Com
mero ha been formed far th purpose of
Invlt'tur th residents of th town and
ham) In Virginia and Maryland to come
to the capital for thetr chrlatmas ahop
plng. Columns and column of matter
ha been printed in tha local papers i
show how earnest are the retailers In tV-.r
determination to grab off this trade from
Baltimore and Richmond. - Strenuous ef
fort have bean mad t raia a fund with
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VIEV1S
MANEUVERS
Japanese Eaa-aa-o 1 4 Notable Worst oa
Field ew .4KnallnsT -.
vlees rledU ,
VICTORIA. B. C, Dee. 1 Th steamer
Monteagle. from Yokohama, brought news
that ths Japanese army maneuvers havo
proved to be the largest ever attempted In
Japan, over 40.000 troop being engaged,
all armed .with the newest patterned
weapons and discharging their functions aa
though on active servloe, so much so that
a squadron of cavalry, which mistook sig
nal and failed to retire when ordered,
was charged with bayonets by an infantry
battalion and one trooper and two horses
were severely bayonetted.
The artillery engaged have ZO guna Nu
merous special corps experimented with
new achemes, notably electrical signalling
of orders from balloon and field use of
heavy artillery. Th fighting was a re
plica of th battle of the Fahho In the
recent Manchurlan war. Forty-two at
taches were present. Including Major Gen
eral Pershing of th United Statea
RUSSIAN CREW;TURN PIRATES
Torpedo Destroyer, Following Mntlny
at Vladivostok, Is at Large
oa Hlarh Beaa.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. I Somewhere In
eastern seas, a runaway Russian destroyer
with a mutinous crew Is on a piratic eruiao,
if a story brou..t fijbm Nagasaki by the
steamer Monteagie witch arrived today. Is
true. A German staaisnr reported at Naga
saki having been intercepted fifty miles
north of, Teusrlma Island In the sea of
Jspan, by a Russian destroyer whose sea
men boarded her and forcibly took a qusn
tlty of coal, stating their vessel, which es
caped from Vladivostok following the mu
tiny, was short of eoal.
VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 1 The court-martial
which has been trying the men who
participated In the recent mtiltlnies at this
port handed down Its findings today.
Twenty-one men were sentenced to death,
thirty-four wer cn to th galley. 140
were Imprisoned for various terms and five
were acquitted.
SMUGGLERS DEFEAT TROOPS
Nineteen Imperial C hlneae Janlca Cap
tared by Unlawful fland
Many Atrocities.
VICTORIA, B. C, Pec 1 Advices from
Shanghai tell of a battle between a flotilla
of Imperial war Junks and the salt smug
gling fleet at Quinsan, Vhlch after severe
fighting. Involving many lives, resulted In
victory for the smugglers who captured the
entire fleet of nineteen war Junks. Many
atrocities were 'committed upon the prison
ers takin, one Imperial officer having his
eyes gouged out. and right arm being cut
off, afterwards being thrown on shore,
where ho bled to death.
CZAR WILUNCTTO BE SHOWN
Woild Like to Se Dams Aoooatpllsh
Something- Before Tie Grow
Enthusiaatlo.
BT. PETERSBURG, Dee. a Emperor
Nicholas received and perused a copy of
tho sd drees of theJ Tfr-a rn reply to the
speech frem th throne at the opening of
the Parliament, with ooldnaaa. On the
margin of th document he wrote the- fol
lowing not: "I am read? t believe the
expressed sentiment. I await produotiv
work."
SOCIAL DEMOCRAT ARRESTED
M. BoardaaoaT, a Lead In a Anthor,
Taken la Charge or tho
Police.
8T. PETERSBURG. Dec I IL Bogda
noff. a leading social democratic autnor of
St. Petersburg, was arrested hte today.
French Balloon Identified.
LONDON, Dec 1 The balloon whloh
passed over the northeast coast of County
Antrim, Ireland, at 4 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon has been definitely Identified as
the French government airship La Patrle
by the men In chsrge of the Lloyds signal
station at Torrhesd. Previous statement
that the dirigible waa manned and under
control are not corroborated by the trained
observer who, on the contrary, aay that
th airship was going northward "back
wards" before a southerly wind blowing
at the rate of six miles an hour. The
weather waa cloudy and the aerostat soon
disappeared In the mist.
Old Policy la Finland.
ST. PETERSBURG. Deo. 2. Th reap
pointment of Major General Zane a as
sistant to Nicholas N. Gerhard, governor
general of Finland, Is considered to b
evidence of an Intention to restore the
"Rohrlkoff" policy tn Finland. Major Zane
v as formerly director of the Bobrtkoff
chancellery.
Leprosy Car ioon to B Known.
HONOLULU, Dec 1-J. L. Wallach, who
has Just been grat tad leave to attempt th
treatment of tvfelve lepers from Molokal,
announce that he will shortly make pub
lic th secrets of hi leprosy oure.
THREE FATALITIES IN WRECK
Baltlsnoro Ohio Train Sldeswlpen
ss4 Oa Car Taraed
Ores'.
BALTIMORE. Dec X In a wreck on the
Baltimore A Ohio railroad at Shenandoah
Junction this morning three passengers
were killed and a dozen wer Injured.
Ths dead:
W. L. F. HOFFMAN AND HI3 DAUGH
TER. NELLIE, of Baltimore.
AN UNIDENTIFIED MAM.
It 1 not believed that any of th In
jured were fatal ry hurt. Tboae seriously
wounded am:
Antonio Rosclvo, Frostburg, Md.. hurt
about the tody and legs.
Joseph Entsart. Brooklyn, scalp wound.
Ths accident occurred to the eastbound
St. Louis and New Tork express, which
was "sldeswiped" by the derailed car of
a freight train that waa run Into by an
other freight just aa th express was pass
ing at a high rat of speed. Th loov
motlv and first three cars of th passen
ger train escaped with a scraping of their
sides, but the fourth car, a day coach,
was thrown from the track and turned
over, with th resultant casualties.
Mr. Hoffman and his daughter, who were
killed, were employed in the cashier's de
partment of tli Baltimore at Ohio at Cam
den station, this city.
THAW CASE SET FOR JANUARY 6
Oowi-t Ifaa Order Special Panel of
Two Haadren and Fifty Tale.
bus for That Tlam.
NEW TORK. Dec t. Tns Second trial
of Harry K. Thsw on th rharg of kill
ing Stanford White' was today post yened
until January t. The court ordered that
a special ptmsl of SO taleamea be sum
moned, Cur tha aalectica of Jury. '
PERSHING
GROVES DIES OF HIS WOUND I
Kansas City Newspaper Man Suddenly
Succumbs.
RESULT OF'SHOOTTNO BY H0RNE
Iajarr Re"t ved at Same Time O. D.
Woodward Was Shot Lat
ter Said to Bo oa Way to
Recovery.
KANSAS CITT, Mo.. Dec t-H. J.
Grovea managing editor of the Kanaaa
City Poat. who was wounded November
13 by Oenenl Richard Horn In the edi
torial rooms of that paper, died her thl
morning. Mr. Grovea' condition had been
reported favorable up to a day or two
ago. Mr. Grovo wss M years old. He
formerly was connected with the Kansss
City Times in ths capacity of managing
editor.
O. D. Woodward, president of ths Post
company, who was shot at the same time
a Grove. I still In the hospital, but his
condition Is . favorable and it Is believed
he will recover. General Horns Is out
on bond and Is at his home In Marshall,
Mo. He will be arraigned and returned
to Kanaas City and a charge of murder
preferred agslnst him.
Goneral Richsrd Home Is one of the old
est and best known newspsper men In Mis
souri. He Is r. msn of high standing and
at the time of his arrest prominent cltlsens
from all parts of the state offered to fur
nish his bond.
Ron Well Kaowa Man.
General Home had been connected with
the Post since Its organisation eighteen
months sgo. He artod ss chief editorial
writer and was a stockholder In the com
pany. His salary as editorial writer wss
$3 a week and a few dsys previous to
the shooting he had been asked to re
sign, as tiie management ad found it
necessary to curtail expenses. After the
shooting General Home asserted he had
not been treated fairly In the matter of
flnanoea and that the matter had preyed
upon hla mind. He had. he said, put all
his money Into the paper and being unable
to withdraw any of It. he was left penni
less. ,
MARSHALL. Mo.. Dec. t-A representa
tive of the Associated Press csrrled he
news of Editor Groves' death to General
Richard Horne at the latter' home here
this morning. Hs expressed surprise end
displayed much emotion. "I am sorry to
learn this." he said. Further than this
General Home declined to talk of the
case. He said he was willing and reudy
to go to Kansas City and would take
the first trsln for that city when notified
that he was wanted. He would go alone,
he said, and It would be unnecessary to
send an officer for him.
STAND BY OMAHA PLATFORM
Popallst Who Adbcre to Tt Will Hold
National Convention la
April.
JOLTET, riL. Doc l-Chairman Jame
H. Forrlss of th popullrt national com
mittee Issued a call today for a popuUrt
national convention to be held In St. Louis
April X 190, for th purpose of nominating
candidates for president and vice president,
of t Vnlted E.ata, nd transecting such
other buaineas aa may com before Uie
convention.
The basis of representation will be two
delegate for each congressional district
nd four deleaates at large for each state
and territory, and on delernt at large
for each 1,000 votes or majority fraction
thereof cast for the people" party national
ticket at th election of 1904.
All cltlsen of tho Urlted State who
favor action Independent of th two
parties and who endorse the ptinUplo of
the people' party, pror lulgated in th
Omaha platform at the Mrth of th party,
will be entitled to af filial tn th cholo of
delegates and nomination of candidate.
The call say:
Hope cannot be placed In the promises of
either of the two old partlee. Both haw
entangling alliances with the enemies of
the government and cannot make substan
tial progress for reform In this genera
tion. Thus, an Independent party, free from
firedatory affiliations, become necessary
f the power of monopoly and privileges la
to be taken from the banks -and stock Job
bers: If the rule of the people Is to be re
stored. In our time.
The people's party opposes any system
permitting any class of cltlsens to paralyse
the Induetrle and bankrupt the nduatroua
millions. To thta end the convention ha
been called.
OKLAHOMA' S0JL0NS GATHER
New Stat Iaststatloaa Likely to Co
to What Formerlr Was In
dian Territory.
GUTHRIE, OkL, Dec 1 OW'ahoma's first
legislature convened her today in the
temporary state Capitol. Great Interest waa
dlaplayed tn the event and every available
eat In the limited apace allotted to specta
tors was filled. The day was taken up In
organising both houses. Governor Charles
N. Haskell will not deliver hla message
until tomorrow. Thl evening the demo
crats, who are In entire control, will hold
a caucus and decide upon a definite pro
gram of procedure.
One of the preliminary skirmishes will
be over the selection of the personnel of
th publlo building committee, which will
deal with tn location of th different state
Institution. It la understood that th
legislature will make no attempt to re
move any of the atat Institutions located
in the former Oklahoma territory, but that
th new Institutions will go to what form
erly waa Indian territory.
FOURTH WEEK OF POWERS CASE
Evtdeaoo of Alleged Conspiracy Belaar
Sahjectod to Strong; Croao-FIr
by Attorney.
GEORGETOWN. Ky., Deo. 1 Th fourth
week of the Caleb Powers trial began
today. Henry Broughton of Plnevtlle,
former sheriff of Bell connty, the first
witness called, detailed conversations with
Power on thV state house ground In
Frankfort, in which Powers asked the wit
ness to give him th names of some men
who would "do work" or "do th kllllrg."
Th witness did not remember which words
were used.
On crcss-xsmlnatlon 11 was shown that
Brourhton waa under the influence of liquor
st Frankfort and that he afterward told
Judge Moaa of Plnevlll that he did not
recall what did happen there. Broughton
also admitted having talked with Arthur
Goebel and Attorney Campbell of th pros
ecution befor 'estifylng.
MONEY LOSSCAUSES SUICIDE
C. K. Dovta mt lavaasaa, Mo., Ends
Llfo Beeanae of Slaasp la
1-1 ve Bterlc
ST. JOSEPIL rc t B.us of a slump
of prices of live stock. C E. Darl of
Savannah. Mo., blew bis brains out with
a shotgun today lu th preset) o of bis
family
state laws are misleading
Rom Fonadatlon for Chara-e
Peonage Fxlsts Wow la th
on th.
of
WASHINGTON. Dec. I In a report to
th attorney general concerning his find
ings relating to peonage In the south. At
slutsnt Attorney General Chsrles W. Rus
sell makes a strong recommendation that
the federal ststute relating to slavery be
amended In a manner which will deatroy
all doubt as to the meaning of "Invol
untary servitude" a set f-vth therein. He
also suggests changes in state laws.
"It Is hoped," said Mr. Russell, "thst
an enlightened self-Interest and the de
mand for labor made necesssry by th
expansion of old Industries and ths In
troduction of new will lead to the amend
ment or repeal of the state laws which
are the chief support of peonag prac
tices. "Thes stste laws take varlou forms
and are used In various ways to uphold
peonage and other kinds of Involuntary
servitude. Some of them ar vsgr'.ncy
lawa, son: contract labor or employment
laws. Borne fraudulent pfdnse or false
promise laws, and there are divers others.
Rome few of those In question, such as ab
sconding debtor laws, labor enticing and
board bill laws, were not originally passed
to an-tlavo workmen, but tn view of the
use to which they are put need amendment
in order that they cannot be so sbused.
"These laws are used to threaten work
men who, having been defrauded Into go
ing to an employer by false reports aa to
the conditions of employment and the sur
roundings, naturally become dissatisfied aa
soon as they find how they have been de
frauded. They are used before Juries and
the local public to hold the peons up as
law-breakers and dli honest persons seek
ing to avoid their Just obligations, and to
convince patriotic Juries that the defend
ants accused of peonage should not be
convicted for enforcing. at"lll les for
threatening to enforce, the law of their
state.
"Whether constitutional or unconstitu
tional, they should all be wiped out, or so
amended as to be harmless for the purpose
of enslaving workmen."
WAR VESSELS TAKE ON COAL
Big: Ships Almost Ready for Leas
Journey to the Paelfle
Waters.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1-The coaling of
th four battles lira. Kansas, Georgia,
I'earsarge and Maine, which are being
fitted out at the Learue Island Navy yard
for the Psclfic cruise, will bo completed
tomorrow and the vessels will practically
be ready to berln the Ions voyage. Tha
Kearsarge will carry l.BoO tons of coal.
Tils exceeds the capacity of tha bunkers
and part of the fuel will be on deck. All
of It will he needed on the trip from, Hamp
ton Roads to Trinidad, the first coaling
station. Th Kansas will carry 2.40O ton
of coal, 600 tons of which wss loaded today,
the Georgia will carry 1,950 tons, all of
which 1 nearly on board, and th Maine's
bunkers are full with about 2,000 tons. Each
vessel Is loaded with stores. The Kansas
ha 850 men and will tak on 160 more at
Norfolk: the Georgia ha SCO men, the
Kearaarge ha T3j and the Maine has 850.
Th Kansae will be. the first to leave
Leugoa Island. It wlft be towed Into th
middle of th DelSwaro T2ver Wednesday
morning, and will sail that' afternoon or
the next morning. The Kearsarg I sched
uled to follow Thursday. The Georgia and
the Main will sail Friday.
NORFOLK. Va.. Dec. 2. The second tor
pedo flotilla of six torpedo boat destroyer
ailed today on their 15.000 mile voyage to
San Francisco. The flagship Whipple led,
followed by tHe Truxton, Hull, Lawrence
Hopkins and Stewart. The destroyers pre
cede the battleship s.;nadron by two week.
HOLDS BROWN RESPONSIBLE
Defense) In Brmdlor Cnae Lays Birrs
On Importnnitles of Dead
Senator.
WASHINGTON. Deo. t.Both the defense
and th prosecution made their closing
arguments today before the Jury In the
trial f Mrs. Annie U. Bradley, charged
with th murder of former Senator Brown
of Utah, at a local hotel last winter. Judge
Powers of Salt Lake City, senior counsel
and Attorney Hoover, for the defense, oc-
eupled tha morning session. District At
torney Baker following during th after
noon. Ills argument was extended nearly
two hour after which the court was pre
pared to deliver th charge and band th
case to the Jury.
The defense laid special stress upon th
evidence regarding thssnlty and contended
that tt was former Senator Brown and not
Mrs. Bradley who importuned for tha Il
licit relations; that It was not a case of
breaking up a horn, but that with Mr.
Bradley tt was an attempt to secure a
nam for her children.
NO LIMIT ON THE SKYSCRAPERS
New York WilUPennlt Thesa to Go a
High a the Balldcra
Desire.
NEW TORK. Dec 1. No limitation Is
to bs placed on the height of New Tork'
tall building in th future Instead of
being held to certain legal restrictions,
the builder hereafter may send a sky
scraper to as many stories a he choose,
provided hi structure 1 of such form a
to guarantee a reasonable amount of light
and ventilation to hla neighbors 'on all
Idea
This is th effect of an amendment to
the New Tork building code, whloh will
be ratified by the code revision commit
tee tomorrow and prvbably will be
adopted by th aldermen within the com
ing week.
Several month ago there seemed to be
a preponderance of opinion favoring re
striction of the height of buildings.
WOMAN MISSIONARY KILLED
Mis A goes Templeton Bald to Hay
Beea Asaanlted and Mardered
by Mexleaa.
BANT A FE, N. M., Dec l-Mis Agnes
Templeton, the on'-. white woman mis
sionary at the Baptist Indian mission at
Valverde. Rio Arriba county, was brutally
murdered yesterday either by Mexicans or
Indians. An unconfirmed report says that
Mis Templeton was assaulted bet or be
ing put to death. David Martlneg Ba.rjn.tex
Is under arr-ftt aa a suspect.
VORYS LEAVES HIS POSITION
oeretary Taft Political Maanarer to
Devoto Kntlre Tim to
Campaign,
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 1 Judge C. C.
Lemert of Kenton, O., executive clerk to
Governor Harris, was appointed Cats in
perlntendent of Insurance today in place
of A. I. Vorys, secretary Taft' political
manager. Mr. Vorys will devote all his
time to advauclng tbe rendidecy of Mr.
Taft fur th nomination fur U.e presidency.
CONGRESS AT WORK
Brilliant Scents Mark Opening of ft
Annual Setsioi .
CArCTO" g EE-ELECTED SPEAKER
Oath is Ar'ni niitered to Him by
Father of the House.
SKIRMISH 0VEB THE RULES
Democrats Object to Rf adoption of
Those of Last Session.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE KOT READ
Early Adjournment Taken la Bespeet
to Memory of Senator and Rep
resentatives Who Died
Darin TeasN
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dee. 1 A brllllaas
scene characterised the meeting of t;e Six
tieth conrrers today. In the S'" ate and
h niee of representatives there wre notable
gatherings In the ralle-los of repreemta
tlve of the official society of the capital.
The coming together for the first time of
the men who l ave been elected to the sen
ate end the house, about 100 of whom havt
not before served In congress, made th
invasion one of particular Interest.
Th striking scenes of th day were In
tho house of representatives, where tha
format selection of Joseph G. Csnnon nneln
to be spesker cf that body and th desig
nation by the democrats of John 8hari
Williams as their leader, wer occasion
for ovations for those gentlemem. Th
vast hall of th house of representative
rang with the cheora of republicans and
democrats for thlr lesders, and th
spesker received as warm a reception from
members of the minority as he did from
his own party.
The appearance of William Jennings
Bryan on the house floor also was the oc
casion for enthusiastic cheering by th
democrats.
When the adoption of rules for th gov
eminent of tha house during the Sixtieth
congress cam up, the rules of th 'sat
congress were opposed by John Sharp
Williams, and ho wss Joined In the opposi
tion by democrats and by a single republt.
can, Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin. The old
rules were declared to be too autocratic,
placing too much power In th hands of
the apeaker, but after a somewhat acri
monious discusion they were adopted by
party vote.
Committees were appointed by botlt
houses to Inform tha president thst con
gress had . met and was ready to reoelv
any message he might wish to oommunl
cate.
New senators and representatives wer
sworn In and both houses adjourned out of
respect to the memory of members who
have died during the recess of congrei.
PROCEEDINGS OF THB KOUSH
speaker Cannon Relct mast Rale
- Roanoptedv.
'WASHINGTON, Dec 1 Promptly at If
o'clock Clerk McDowell entered the chain
ber of represents Uvea, accompanied by th
veteran assistant sergeant-at-arraa. Colore!
E. S. "Pierre, benrtng the mace, the emblem
of order In laglslativ bodies. Th hum of
conversation suddenly . ceased and Clerk
McDowell declared the body duly In ses
sion. Chaplain' Couden Immediately of
fered prayer, after whloh the roll was
called. ' :
An Interested spectator, who wss given
the privilege.) of the floor,, was Sir Cour
tenay Ilbert, clerk to th sneaker of Pai
llament. Hs was present at the guest of
Speaker Cannon, The roll call occupied
twenty minute and showed SOS members
! present.
j Amid great applause on th republican
tiae, Representative Il-pburn of Iowa nonv
Inated Joseph U. Cannon of Illinois for
speaker. Equally demonstrative wero the
democrat when Representative Clayton
put in nomination Reproi.entu.tlva John
Sharp William of Mississippi.
Ths vote on th speakership resulted:
Joseph O. Cannon, So?: John Sharp Wll
11ms, 1M. Amid thunderous applause, in
which republicans and democrats aliko
Joined, Speaker Cannon was escorted down
the center aisle to his chair by a commit
tee of which Representative William waa
chairman. In a brief speech Mr. Williams
said the speakership was the araond high
est office in th United Statea H bad
th honor, he said, for th third tlm "of
not Introducing, but presenting to tha con
gress th Hon. Joseph O. Cannon of Illi
nois as Its speaker. v
Speaker Onaaoa Respond.
When the applause had aubaldedl Bpoakar
Cannon said:
"W are today organising th Sixtieth
congress, marking the one hundred and
twentieth milestone In the history of gov
ernment by the people under th consti
tution. Our predecessor in th year
that are passed have left to ua aa exaropki
of wisdom, moderation and oourag thai
has never failed to pruaerv th Ideal and
the Interest of republican government te
many crises, whether of peace or war,
adversity or prosperity.
"Each generation fo statesmen has had
Its own peculiar problems and It own
particular embarrassment. No problems
of government ever recur In exactly th
same way. Th formulas of action In on
xlgency may never be applied Safely In
another. Government, so far as It re
late to courso of action haa no fixed
precedents; and no vener",on for those
who have gone before Jueline living ma
tn approaching live problem with purpose
or with vision circumscribed by th llm
Itatlons of the past."
Interprets People' Will.
"But the fundamental principle of fr
rovernment ar eternal u n I unchanging-,
resting on th will and lesponslbllty of
the people end put In action through tbo
deliberation and conscientious and sealoua
representatives of li.at will. . This house U
the only Institution UD'Ur our constitution
where that will of t.ie people 10.1 I, ex
pressed with a fairness spprox' na'' g to
scisntlfia accuracy.) Other deartnivnta of
the governments have lofty and Important
functions, but to this hnus alone l ! cg
the peculiar, th delicate and th all-nur-passing
function of Interpreting and put
ting In definite form the will of the peoiii.
Ttil duty w must perform oureetve. Th
principle of th past may help ua to tho
sxtent of showing us the point of tha
compass, but beyond that wo must depend
on our own wl-dom, our own cotenancy,
our own Industry and our own fidelity to
duty.
"So fir a th duty of organising thl
house shall dwolve upon me I shall en
deavor to perform the duty in a sy to
Justify ths confidence which yuur selection
implies. nd ti iT'.mot tl.e gret purpose
for vLi .U we are auMn.6iJ. Lui tL c