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Omaha Daily Bee On,) . Christmas onmmj Only 7 DAYS Fcr Christmas Shopping VOL. XXX VII -NO. M. OMAHA, TUKSDAY MOHN'IN'fl, DIX'KMIIHH 17, 1007 TFA' I 'AO KM. KJNTJU; CAH'Y TWO CK.NTH. Xhe RATE CASK TAKEN UP Attorney Qene ml Tnompion Filei titlon With 8upTfma Court. ASKS MAM) AlffU3 AQACtST JTJD0E3 Beqneit That Burlinjton Suit Be Re manded to State Court. RTJLXXQ OF MTJNQEBS' ATTACKED Allf ration That Contention That State it Rot riiintil Denied. CHAKQIS IN THE PETITION Railroad In A ceased of Kilortlo aad I nfylaa; Nhroha Ofllrrra la la niochara of Thte l.rral Itlra. WASHINGTON. Dw. 1. Attorney Oen ral Thompson of Nebrka today filed In the suprem court of th Vnlted States a petition for a writ of mandamus compelling I'nlted States Circuit Judges William II Mupger and Thomaa C. Mungcr to remand to tha Nebraska supreme court the esse or th tt of Nehrsska again! the Chl tgo. Burlington Qitlncy Railroad com pany, which ti originally brought In the lata supreme court, "to enjoin the rull road mpany from injuring the public by charging for Its Intrastate services ta a common carrier In tha mate, or Nebraska unlawful and extortionate rates and from defying Nebraska officers In dlschsrgtng their lawful duties.". The cim was originally Instituted In the suprem court of the state on June IS, last, and In th following July was removed to the United States circuit court on the pe tition of tha railroad company under the law of 1K)7. authorising- that court to exer cise jurisdiction In suits between the cIMl i-ns of different states, which Involve over U.OflO. The state Immediately made sn ef fort to hav tha federal courts remand the case on tha ground the state Itself was not cltlxen In the seise that word was used !n tha taw, but J mitres Munger and Munger, sitting as a circuit court, denied the peti tion on ths ground that the state was not a real party to the case. The state then decided to present the matter to ths fed eral supreme court, as It did today In the shape of petition for an order compelling the I'nlted Plates circuit court to send tho case back to the state courts. New Rats Law Involved. Ths law' Involved In the cafe is the stat ute enacted by tho last legislature of Ne braska, establishing a passenger rate of t cents per mile, prohibiting tho Issuance of posses and reducing certain freight rates ta Ins extent of IS per cent of the other late en Intrastate business. In his petl Jlon to fh suprem court of the I'nlted State", Mr. Thompson says: "After such statutes had gone into effect and when It was the duty of ail comni'r. ' e neir irr frhrak a to obey said laws, th ' Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad ,- company disobeyed or threatened to vio late them and defied -the authority of the ' Nebraska State Railway commission In the enforcement of such taws.' Prior to the enactment of such statutes, the Interstate truffle of the railroad company was prac tically without restraint or control and Its Influence was then and is now so great. tie capacity so formidable and Us powers of oppression, discrimination and extortion so varied and tar-reaching that Individual rtlUens of the state were and are wholly unable, to cope or litigate with It or pro tect themselves In controversies arising from unseasonable and extortionate charges." Hence the contention that only the state Itself was strong enough to stsnd against the company In a suit. WRECKER INJURES FOUR MEN Accident to Worth welters Mnchlne at Work at Soath Belle Plata. FOONE. la.. Dec. 1. tSpeelal Telegram.) A Northwestern wrecker at work putting a car on the tracks at South Belle Plains this morning tipped over. Four Boone men were seriously Injured. All were brought to Boon and one taken to a hos pital. Tb injured: Charles Brsnnberg. badly scalded; William Cartwrtght, bruised and scalded, able te walk from car; Perry Btout, burned on face and hands; Lelghton Mailer, bruised. It Is thought all will re cover. BIGELOW'S TER MINDEFINITE Colorado Yoatb Who Meat nyaasalte Boasts la Mall Bent to Re forxaatory. DENVER, Colo.. Doe. 11 Kemp V. Blge low, the clerk from Bryan. O., who last week pleaded guilty to charge of mur derous assault upon Oovernor Henry A. Buchtel. Lawrence A. Phlpps and Charles B. Kountae, to whom with others he mailed dyanrelte bombs, was today sentenced to lbs state reformatory for an Indefinite DEATH RECORD. Alexander It. Baker. GRAND I8UAND, Neb.. Dec. H.-(Sperlal Telegram.) Alexander H. Baker died this morning, aged H years. He pre-empted a homestead on what is now Pleasant Hill. In Omaha. In 1867. selling to B. II. Clarke. lie ace represented Douglas county In the gen oral assembly. He was Interested In Omaha and Salt Lake freight transportation front ISM to M. The body will be taken to Omaha tomorrow, where It will be In terred beelde his wife. Mrs. Ksaty L. Hlaehasaa. GLENWOOD. Ia.. Dec. la-tBpoclal ) Vancy L. Htnchman, wife of Joseph V. Hlnchman. who died In Glen wood tn llffT, and who was Olen wood's most prominent anker, died at her home In Ulenwood reaterday. after an Illness lasting several rears- Mrs. Hlnchman waa In her seventy-fifth year. Her funeral will be held to Olenwood at 1 p. in. Tuesday. Decem ber 17. R. Thomas E. Jadae. CHICAGO. Dec liRev. Thomas E. fudge, editor of the Near World, died yes terday of heart failure, brought on by bronchial troubles. He was professor of philosophy at Maynoth. Ireland, and later was one of the faculty of 8L Paul's sem inary. BU Paul. Minn. The University of Chicago conferred on him the degree of coder of philosophy. L. Parker. BT. LOUIS. Dee. 11U F. Parker, gen eral solicitor of the St. Louis At San Fran cisco road, was found dead today tnthe walk tub at his bom. Death, resulted from SUMMARY OF THE BEE Tnesrfay, December IT, lOT. 1007 DECEMDER ua skm nl wit " 1007 SSI 4 5 Or 7 II 12 13 14 18 10 20 21 25 20 27 28 'i T ? I 8 i 22 2is 29 30 o ft tbathuxv. nkhrahka and Tuesitsy. ha yesleiday: Hour FOfUVAH IOWA -Fair C'i, Teni-rstur 7 AND fe h a. in POMZBTia Great fleet of sixteen battleships begins Its voyaga from the Atlantic to the 1 a clflc coast. Reviewed by iTeeldetit Roose velt In Chesapeake bay. Fage 1 Special sgent of the Interstats Com merce commlKKlon tskea testimony In ths coal rate hearing on complaint oi the Nrbrnvka lUllnmd commission sgnlnst the ITnlon Pacific road. Page Senator Tillman says he fears Mayor IHihlman of Omaha Is a candidate for he Ananias club In a speech beforo the senste. Vnlon Avenue bank of Kansas City te opens for business. Psgw 1 Mine explosion at Yolande, Ala., kills seventy-five men. Page 1 Director of the Chicago National bank testifies he knew nothing. of the negotia tion of Walsh which csused tho wm.-h of the Institution. PBge 1 Comptroller Rldgcly files his report of the condition of national banks and favors the establishment of a central bank with note credit system. Page 3 Claim made that members of the West ern Federation of Miners are resuming work In Goldfleld territory. Page 1 National senate and house agree to ad journ Saturday over until January S. i Page 1 Blind senator of Oklahoma draws I. .-o-year term In the national body. Fags a Caleb Powers admits he sent for men from the mountains, but U nles he had anything to do with the plot to murler doebel. Pag 1 President Roosevelt's declaration against a third term Is said to have been ntn.de at the solicitation of tho manager of Sec retary Taft's campaign. Fags X James J. Hill- In testimony before the lumber rate hearing at Washington de clares the return of empty lumber ctrs to the Pacific coast is the main thing against low lumber rates. Fags 1 FOKZIOsT. Pop Plus X creates four new cardinals and takes ppportunlty -r-fmjn to censure, the modernists In the Catholic church. Pace 1 Fight In the Austrian Chamber of Deputies results in. severe Injuries to sev eral deputies. ' v Page 1 wJLbxa, Woodmen front various towns congre gate at Fremont and clil. of 4U0 is In itiated. , '!, page 3 Railway Commissioner Wlnnett puts In a good word for Governor Sheldon as le publtcan candidate for vice president. Page 3 COX1CXKOIAX AS 9 rffDUSTnZAX Live stock markets. Page T Grain markets. Page 7 Stocks and bonds. Page 7 MOTXAXXXT OP OOSAJT BTBAMSHIFS. Port. ArrlTf4. ! . Peneaylvtslt. ., . 1- Lorrlas.,.. . BrMlau , Livo,a , M(Datniili . Si. Paul . Axtnrla tiles. . Cepea. , Manilla. NKW YORK. NKW YORK KKW YOHK. NKW YORK. NKW YORK. NEW YORK. NfcW YORK. KKW YORK. Bisucher. ... PLYMOUTH Raubii UCNOA Ut'KKNSTOWN . SOUTHAMPTON. HAVHB PllMB Mauritania. K. Print WUhelm La Hmtacna. Csrssi. FIREMAN KILLED IN WRECK I'nlua Pacific Pa Meager No. B Col lides with Switch Eaarlae at ttreea Hlver. RAWLINS, Wyo., Dec. ll-Cnion Pacific passenger trsfh No. (J, Westbound, collided with a switch engine usr Green River last night. Both engines were derailed and Fireman Bell of the passenger train was killed. Psssengers were shaken up, but none seriously hurt. TWO KILLED AT WATERLOO Janes mm 4 William Campbell Victims at llllaola Cealral Grade Crossing. BT. PACK Dec. If, A special to the Dispatch from Waterloo, la., says: James and William Campbell and the letter's wife were struck by an Illinois Central passenger train at a rroaslng near Kp worth last night and killed. They were driving home In a carriage. PROVIDES HOLIDAY RECESS lloase Passes Coaeorreat Resulatloa lor Aajaaramral West Saturday to Jaaaary Slith. WARIIINOTON. Dec. 16,-The house to day inraed a concurrent resolution pro viding for adjournment neit Baturday until January t. School Fooolatlea laereaalng. riEHRK. 8 P.. Pec. K.-fKpw-lsl Tele. gram.l-The stste land department today made the December semi annual distribu tion of the Inn. me fund of the permanent school fund, amounting to more than tien.oin The apportionment ass on the basis of T! cents for each school child of the state. The June semi-annual distribution was on a basis of 13 43 rents for each child. The school population waa Increased 1.'i24 In the tsst year. fr. Brooks Uoee to Feaasaa. FORT MEA DFX B. D Dec. 11-tfipeclale Ir. John D. Brooks, who has been at this post for over sll yesrs. will leave to night for Washington. D. C. where he will spend Christmas with his parents. On December 10 he will sail for Panama, where he has a much better position awaiting him. 1 Kaaaai Llaaor Casee Bel. WASHINGTON? Dc. 1&-The supreme oourt of the I'nlted BUtes tuilay set for hearing on January nest a number of cases Involving tho constitutionality of the anti-liquor law of Kanaaa, V. f i avi m j el 1 I t p. m. POPE CREATES CARDINALS IToldi Secret Coniiitory in Vatican for Turpoie. MODERNISTS A0AIN CENSURED Severest t rltlrlsas lor Mea M ho Pose as atactics mmd Still Are ICneasIre to Tree Faith. IlOMB, Dec. ls-IMus"X. today held a secret consistory In the Vatican, In which he created four new cardinals and promised several bishops. The new cardinals are Mnnalgnnr I'letro llnnporrl, secretary of the congregation of extraordinary ecc lealriltlcal sfTalrs- Mon slgnnr Ie 1jI, secretary of thn congrrga tlon of ths council. Mnnslgnnr Ludovlo Henry I.ursn, archbishop of Rhalms, and Muiislgnnr Paul Plerra Andiiru, archbishop of Maiselllca. Ti e pops delivered an addreas In which h made reference to the persecution of the Redeemer and said that his church hsd been Bltsrked from sll sides In a wsrfsre oien or dissimulated. The rights of ths churrh had been trampled on by those mho should ssfegusrd them and the Im pious and vulgar prrns had fought It even to the extent of disturbing the public quiet. The pontiff cited the recsnt disorders In Italy. To this must be ad1ud, he continued, thn disastrous prnpniraiida in the lwaom of Catholicism Itself which ta being carried on by modernists who disdain to pontlfied authority and destro themselves authorita tively to sanction a new fulth and a new conscience. If tlya modernists would, en list themselves frankly among thn enemies of the church this evil would be less; as It la. they proclaim themselvevs Catholics, partake of tha sacrament and celebrate mass. Fulfilling his chosen duty, the pope said, ho had adoptud against the modernists such messures as were neces sary, striving particularly to save young clergymen from pervleton. In conclusion the allocution reads: The Kpiseopacy has accepted the papal directions with eagerness and has applied them with seal, hut the modernists perse vere In their rebellion end give manifest Rroof of their attitude even In tho press, lay God enlighten these misled ones. The pope made official announcement dur ing the consistory of the appointment of Monsignor Kennedy, rector of the Ameri can college here, to be titular bishop of Adrlanapolls and the appointment of Mon signor Dennis O'Connell, roctor of the Catholic, university of Washington, to be titular btshop of gcbaste. JAPAN IN NO NEED OF MONEY Ambassador te France Denies Report That Orientals Are la Need of Moaey. PARIS, Dec. 16. Baron Kurlno, the Jap anese ambasHiidor to France, has author ised the Associated Press to deny the ru mors that a now Japanese loan Is about to be floated here and in London. He e plalned that as the Japanese budget for Uog Is expected to balance, there probably will be no occasion to appeal to foreign money markers, rtoxi Tear. . V waa In clined to believe that the rumors have been circulated with., the .'distinct purpose of creating a false, impression In the United States. FIGHT IN AUSTRIAN CHAMBER Rathenlaa Depaty Throws Piece of Wood at President, Starting General Itow. VIENNA. Dec. i.-Members of the Ru thenlan party Interrupted the proceedings In thej Chamber of Deputies this afternoon, and a Ruthenlan deputy threw a piece of wood at the president of the house. The Chrlst'uu socialists retaliated by attacking the Ruthenians, using chairs as weapons. Several deputies sustained serious Injuries. I POISON IN OATMEAL FATAL Mrs. Krninrl of Miller, S. n.. Dead and Her Hon III. hat Will Rersrrr. MILLER, 8. D., Dec. 1. Poison In the oatmeal caused the death yesterday of Mrs. Kemmel, who lived northwest of Miller. The woman's son whs also pol soned but will recover. The authorities believe that they were victims of foul play and arrests likely will follow the comple tion of the Investigation being made by the coroner's Jury. Black Hills Deaaery Oraaalsed. BTl'RGia, '6. D., Pc l.-(?p.c!al. After the ordination services of Edward B Cross of St. Thomas' Episcopal church of this city had been concluded the prlerts of the Episcopal church in the Blio k Hills met and organised a deanery, which will be separate and distinct from the deanery of the eastern part of the atstc. Rev. Mr. Bparltng of Rapid City, rural dean, will preside at the meetings, call them and attend to the other duties of the pr aiding officer. The membership at the present time of the deanery consists of Rev. Mr. Montgomery of Lead and Dead wood. Rev. Mr Cross of Bturgis. Rev. Mr. North Tuinmon of Bpearfish and Rev. Mr. "par ling to Rapid City. The deanery will have no spcclsl time of meeting, but will assem ble at the all of the rural dean or at thn request of Its members for the dlscuesion of church affairs and for the transaction of such business as Its orgsnltatiun rslls fur. Gold to Par Koldlers. LANDER. Wyo.. Dec. It cBpeclal.) Captain W. F. Flynn, with a stisd of troopers from Troop M of the Eighth I'nlted States cavalry from Fort Washakie, waa here yesterday to receive a shipment of gold coin sent direct from the subtrees ury to pay off the soldiers stationed at the furt. a moat unususl proceeding, the soldiers having heretofore received their pay in checks. A number of employes of the reclamation service st work on the big Indian ranul system, have not had their pay for more than two months and it Is exiiected that a similar course will be pursued In making their payment. ThU will put a greater amount of gold coin In circulation here than ever before. ladlaae Receive Lease Moaey. PIERRE, B. D.. Pec. ll- Special The Indians on the Cheyenne river reeen atlon are being paid a portion of their lease money, amounting to tit. go per head, and all In silver, requiring a team to haul it out to the eututgenclee. where severs I thousand Indians are to be pebi The reds are taking advantage of the opportunity to get ready for Chtlstmas, and the traders upon and around the reservstion are gath ering In the shining metal. Harmony Knitting Vllte. TROY. N Y.. IWo. hv-Hre early today destroyed, the feur-stery building of the Uarmoajr Jvalltloc BUlla. Lues, ItfcUMu. DAHLMAN VERSUS ROOSEVELT Senator Tlllaaea Melees t'poa Presl ' deal's Heoxrted HsmavrkS ta Omaha Ma tor. WABHINOTON, PJ. )l. In the course r.f a spoarh in the senste today Benstor Tillman commented harai tetlaitr sll on financial affairs. IU Ssld hs tx-ltsved that President Roosevelt was a petrlot, and that anils he t.ad been guilty of many In discretions snd ssld many things which In cooler moments ha would have been willing to take out of print, be did not believe that the prrsldnnt felt any sat tarsi lion whatever In having bee Instrumental In the present financial paralysis, as had keen charged "If we are not In ths midst of a panlo wa sre In the midst of a rhlll produoed by danger of a panic," detared Mr. Tillman rlfwaktng of a rHibHahed interview wtth 'he president by Mayor paMman of fmtsha, In which the prealdent la alleged to have said that If he waa resporislbls for the peulc he wss glad of H. as It brought to view the rotten conditions of the country's flnsncea, hn ssld: "I fear that Mr. Dahlinan Is In Imminent danner of Joining the Ananias club. Per haps somebody here will use the telephone and find nut nut about thst." He spoke of the manner In Which the financial stringency has ojm rated. "And," he added, "ths president ssys he Is proud of It. At lesst Pahttnan says the president says he Is proud of It. I cannot believe lie said it. Ha has said many things lacking discretion, but 1 do not be lieve hn Is so callous as to feel any pleas ure In the condition nf paralysis which con fronts us. I believe ha is a patriot, though he has perhaps shown It badly at times." Tha senator belA aloft a clearing house certificate and loudly called upon the sen ate to look at It. "Here Is a specimen," he declared. "Looks like whst you call ronfnderste money shin plaster and yet they are Is sued by national banks. Iok at It. I am going to have It engraved If It ran be done without destroying It and put It In the Congressional Reoord. But I don't propose to have It destroyed and lose a dollar Just to enlighten you on currency." He wanted only good greenbacks and In rasping tones, speaking of the necessity of money, said: "You will have to. go to the boneyard If you can't get It." FARRAR'S DEFENSE OF FISH Attorney Argaes Railroad Beearltlee Company Slay Not Legally Vote Its Stock. CHICAGO. Dec 18.-Edgar H. Farrar. counsel for Stuyvesant Fish, today took up the argument hi favor of tho Injunction restraining E. H. Harrlman and others from voting certain iharee of stock of the Illinois Central Railroad company. Judge Farrar asserted that the charter of the Railroad Securities company of New Jer sey, which now holds the stock which Mr. Harrlmsn want to vote, contains the power and irerrns of monopoly In Its worst form. It was. Ye said, unlike the Northern Securities company, not ceufined to the con trol of two corporations, but a security company which spreads Its wings ever every state sod teyytury .Id, the anion. He contended that snrsea corporation could not come Into Illinois and own and vote stocks in the public servlco corporations of this state, since. to do so would be In conflict with the public policy of the state. Mr. Farrar had eighty-four law books on the table near him and he quoted liberally from these. "Tills corporation." he said, ""cannot ex ercise under the statutes of Illinois any corporate powers or functions unless the statutes permit a similar body to be or ganised In the state." POWERS AND MOUNTAIN ARMY Krstsrklss Them, Admits Sending hat Denies Intent to Merder. for GEORGETOWN. Ky.. Dec. 16.-The sixth wek of the trial of Caleb Powers was marked by the beginning of defense testi mony, the accused taking the stsnd as the first wltne5S. The court room was packed with ladles In the audience. After detailing his early history and final election as sec retary of stste, Mr. Powers was asked to define his connection with bringing bodies of mountain men to Frankfort prior to the assassination of Governor Goebel. The witness frankly admitted his connection with the "mountain army," and ssld there was no secrecy about It. He said the pur pose of it was for a moral effect on the contest then pending at Frankfort, and there was no 'hreat or Intimidation of vio lence or no instructions given to the moun taineers as to any threatened trouble. Powers denied emphatically that he di rected Golden or Moakcs, as they testified, to get " "mountain feudists" or fighting men, but said that Instructions were given to get representative ritisens, the beet In their respective sections. OWEN GETS SIX-YEAR TERM Lots Drawn In Senate Chamber to De termine Tenare of Okla homa Membera. i WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 The two sen stors from Oklahoma were sworn Into office today. Senator Money presented the credentials of Robert L Owen and Sen ator Culberson those of Thomas P. Gore, the blind senator. Senator Oore walked slowly to the vice president's desk, leaning on the arm o( the Texas senator. After the oath was sdmlnlstered to Senator Gore he was conducted to the desk and having l is pen properly placed on the book before Mm signed bis name to the constitution. The terms of the two senators were then drawn by lot. Benator Owen secured the lx-yesr term snd Benator Gore the two year term. UNION AVENUE BANK OPENS Receiver Will Soon Be Ready ta Re port on Mallooal Hask of Commerce. KANSAS CITY. Iec. lt.-The I'nlon Ave nje Bank of Commerce, one of the small banks affiliated with the National Bank of Commerce, which closed alien the parent institution fnllrd ten days ago, resumed business this morning. With the opening of the I'nlon Avenue bank all of the banks effected by the National Hank of Com merce failure have now reopened. James T. Bradley, receiver of the National Psnk of Commerce, and 1 Is saVstants are stork ing on their report of the condition of that bank and expect to have It ready (or sub mission to the comptroller within a few days. Barglar Bossteete Wrested. CHICAGO. Dee. Ia Brlal Telegram.) John Hartenheliiier and Edward Harvey, wanted at IJocoln, Neb. for burglary, nre arts ltd at Fwrt KraacU. led CABINET OFFICERS CLASH Several Who Kav lVeiidrntial As piration.! May Cau Trouble. TAFT'S CANDIDACY WILL BENEFIT Aanooaeemenl of President Hooeeselt Maid to Have Heesi mt pteajaeet of Manager Very of Ohio. ( From a Biaff Correspondent ) WAnlllNGTON. !c. W -tapeclal -The meeting of the national democ ratic committee In Washington last null paled Into Insignificance before the unqualified wlthdraoal of President hooevelt from tha rej-e for a renornlnatlon. J4ot that lie waa a candidate In any sones of the term, but Mr. Roosevelt's admirers made him a rsndldata that tho republican prestdwitlsl situation might be clarified. The presi dent, however, true to hie best Instlm-ts snd loysi to his standards, serened tint lid down on the third term proposition by reiterating In no uncertain manner the position he took on election nigtit threo years ago when ha publli ly declared that he construed thst he had been eieeted to a second term and that he would not ac cept a renoinlnatlon at the hsieie of ta republics n party for a third term. There are those In and out of congress who still believe the president will lave to listen to the vnkie of the people snd again become their leader, but the poli ticians accept Mr. Roosevelt's statement at Its true worth and will from bow on line up for their chosen candidates. One thing Mr. Roosevelt s statement does do. It insures an old-time repul.ilcan conven tion minus the cut and dried features which have marked the conventions of that party In the past dosn years and Chicago will see In June of next year one of the great political conventions of the party, the chsracter of the men who are out and out candidates being earnest of the fight now on for dclogates. Aid to Taft's Candida?. The president's frank statement. It is thought, will help B rotary Taft's can didacy, Its publlcstlon at this time bHng attributed to Mr. Vorhys, of Ohio, Becre tary Taft's campaign manager, who told the president that the effort made by his friends to send Roosevelt delegates to the convention was seriously hurting Jud;e Tsft'a canvass and that he owed it to his war secretary- to once and for all nail down the coffin of a third term. Rumors of the most startling kind are In circulation to the effect of an open break between Secretary Taft and Secre tary Cortelyou growing out of the presi dential ambitions of these two men. and It would not be at all surprising to see both men out of the cabinet long before national convention time comes around. It Is an open secret that powerful Influences are at work tn New Tork state to secure the New York delegation for Cortelyou and that First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock has been through the south drumming up delegates and creating a sentiment for the former postmaster gen eral and now secretary of the treasury. Tho president has resented the activity of Mr. Hitchcock and It would not be at all surprlrlng If there was a vacancy la the" office of the first assistant postmaster gen et si. Working; at Creoa Pnrpoera. It requires no Imagination to perceive that with two members of the president s official family working at cros purposes some embarrassment may bo caused, not only to these men themselves, but to their colleagues, as well as to the president. Everybody knows that the president Is for Mr. Taft and the Utters adherents believe that he will continue to he so to the end of the contest. Mr. Cortelyou is not depending upon the active assistance of his chief, although some of his friend: expect that in the event Mr. Tsft's csnvan does not give promise of culminating suc cessfully he will turn to the secretary of the treasury and there Is rood grounds for thus believing, for months sgo It was currently reported that President Roose velt's real candidate was Cortelyou and that he was using Secretary Taft n a stalking horse. This, however. Is true. Secretary Cortelyou Is acting independently of his chief and having control of the national republican committee through Chairman New It is readily appreciated the power Cortelyou wields even though his name bo not presented to the convention. Having made his announcement, whk-h It was expected the president would mak In due time, and having eliminated him self wholly from consideration accordtn? to the Judgment of most public men. tile fight between the adherents of Taft. Can non, Fairbanks. Knox snd Hugh-e will grow in Intensity, the field being orenly antagonistic to Secretary Taft s ambulort to sit In the presidential cnalr. snd this ill make the moot Interesting convention the republican party has had In twenty years. Big Railroad QoeaMeoa. Immedlstely after the holiday recess the committee on commerce of the house and senate will take up various messures look ing to amendments of the Interstate o"m ruerce law. One of the most Important problem which congress will be called upon to solve is shall railroads be penal ised for failure to supply cars vhci needed by the shipper. Another Is the question of reciprocal demurrage. Throughout the entire country there has come a cry for cars, which, during the last tao years, has been louder and more Insistent than the demand for currency. Yet while this demand for shipping facili ties has brcn country wide. It has gained tlie force of a cyclone In tho rattle sec tions of the south cat and in tho grain shipping centers of the whole section ert of the Ohio liver. The rattle growers of Texas, Kansas. Wyoming. Colorado. Arts ona and New Mexico rave been the prin cipal sufferers from the csr sbortsre, ap parently, snd that is twause they are com pelled to drive their herds long dlsisncce before shipping, and the failure to rsve cars ready suhyecis tl.s owner of the steers to great eipcnsc for feed, snd to less cf aelght. whUh sometimes reduces his re turns b ss much ss K per cent It is sd mllted there will be great d:ffieulty In pre paring a bill wht.-h ut',1 be fun alike to the railroads scd the shtppera. It is proposed to require common csr liers to have shipping facilities at desig nated points wtttiln a reasonable t'.me after notification of the requirement of the si. Ipter. and failure to have the neces sary esrs sfter such rctlfloation shall sub ject the railroad to certain penalties pre scribed either by the set l eif cr t y t-e Interstate Commerce en; .v v. Ml. T!-.e 1n trttstton cf the t.im ' r- .. rV t .i e" and the qucatton of the rroper penalttes al'.l tax the committee sn.i prvxke a see at del cf d.svuseion la t..xh senate and house Reelneoeol IwaaiH, The legtflature of ti.e stale o( aal.tr.g- OonUuued oa Becvad raftj RETURN OF CARS DIFFICULTY Kmotlsa" oesd stalso la Hairs. WAHIMNiJT'N, le-.. 1-James J H-:l, chairman u4 II. Hoard of Itrxiors of the Gr.at Nufiiiein railroad. ti. i'iiil WUikm tiAlty in the I.esi1.g Ufvl lit li.fetaiale f'iiiin,na iyuullii f ,C rr.plaims lit the Wj,r,,i.xi .d IyOtiiMr an Uilviua aa)iit l.e raJlosy lines of ths north l'a trie iia wi'h r spM t to sn advance In r'i on ti. iju,l,r snd fHt prodiK la Mr. Ill, I ssld that Ills stleutlon wss sttra.ted la the fAi'h last summer, srvt on Inteetls'ktWf. he fou'td li st the rot to Ms rosd of handling '. lu mixer traffic from the northwest wss far greater than the revenue gained from it. The difficulty was. In bis Judgment, thst the srs had t-j I i.sulud by tie rallroels from the vaetern points to Oreg'-n and WaeMrigt'n pfavtfcaily axi.pt y. The haul of substantially 4IH miles e the lines about t&i, nt.ile the revenue prr tar frMn I lie north art to tl.e toims if istti,a tln of I lie lumber frolicl was atenut TJt) This prodU'ed a loes of isv per sr. Ti ls aHuM,n wss so serious, fnmi tbe vWw. I fit of the railway lines, tt.at ) was rie.erury V take some siwn tl.at would remedy It. It nas dt1ed to Iru ra tJt rates on lumber and lumber products, not with sny Idea of prohibiting the traffi-. In lurr.ber from U.e northwest, but irly with the ld-a of nA t'ng tt.e ifilrsts of the railway lines. From bis pvltit of view 11 itianlfeatir ass ImposCble for t imrrlrrt tij haul the ljife-r trTc frooi U.e tor Ik west to iolms of 4tl.a'.ivn In tne east at the former rates arid to vbtsn a fair snd equitable rate on iurji'r ass the only reason the rsilroads had for mak ing an advance In their tariff. A rumor current today ass 'hat a corn promise biwen the lumber sblypers ot the northwest snd tiie rsllosy l-.r.e ass likely to be effected, by which the coOi ptalnts tit the lumber trea would be with drawn and the :ndlrig cases etled wltt out refrerwe V the Interstate Corr.nerce cornmiaalon. It Is said by parties to both sides of tfie present rxmtroveray thst the rumor has no foundation In fact MINE EXPLOSION IN ALABAMA event y-Flve Persons Reported En tombed nt Yolande, Talks- , loooa Coanly. B I KM I NO HAM, Als , Dec. :-An x pioslon, prolmMy of dust, txk pla.e in No 1 mine of tb Yolande cl snd C'ke cjr.: pony et Y'lande. thirty-five miles frvm Hirmlr.ghsm. In Tuscalsa cjjv y. tr:!a morning. Ninety rr.e-n were checked in trjday for work. Within sn how afTer ihe txpl"aVm fcurteen men hsd trawled out of the mine, ail burned. Iiepc-rts from the scene of the axid.nt vary as to the num ter of men In ihe mine and as to whether they will be fourd dead. The renter U placed at between sixty and seventy-six. Two dead bodies bad been recovered before 1 o'clock. While officials of the crripacy were hop ing sgalnst the worse, the reecue party was forcing Its way Into tb iuire. Dtit little hope Is expreseed tt.it mjny a1U g-t out alive. Little housea Just -utskSe of tiie ra-fie. were - e.lrncd by the lii.oienae amount of dust and timbtr blown out nf the mrr.e. A relief train went o t w.ene this afternoon. Mine Intpe-tors are enroute to the sene. At the local office of the YoiarwJe c-.rny the statement Is fiven odt that there will not be many found dead- The fret work of the rescue party Is giving encourage ment. At 2 o'clock forty coffins were being pre pared to be sent to Yolande. The rencu party was getting out d-ad and Injured men right along. SANTA CLAUS CARED FOR All lark Mall Will Be feat to Persons Likely to tilve to Lit tle Ones. The Omal postoflTKe cffKiaU already have begun tne adoption of the rule recom mended by the portmarter general rela tive to the d.rposal of Senta Clai-s letters now pouring into the Omal-a off tee a&d Will see they are delivered to benevolently in clined persons who may be disposed to act as that venerable and beloved genius of tbe Chrstxnaa time. Many tetters were sent out Macdas morning. Some of the let'.ters came into tbe office w:th full. inrutlWot and some with no postage at all. Howevtr every one wtl be addressed to eorr.eorse. Ass-.etant Poe'.msjsler Woodard on show ing a tig" handful of these k-tters Mondsy morning thst haJ Just been received, said: -We would much rather do this as recom mended by the postmaster gercral trsn send the letters to tbe dead letter rffx-e. That many of the letters are frauds, pure and simple, there k iK-t the slightest doubt. B-t rrsny rore of them are genuine and re deeplv and touch lagly r.U:y: But we car.not discrimlnste and wiJ e. rid them all out and hope that our seieruoeis of good, kind people will not prove un availing" MORE MAIL POUCHTHEFTS Reaetltloa of Crimen Coaslneea Om rlam baas: la Systematically at Work. "Nothing doing In the mall posch rob bery tnreailgattor.." remarked PostofSeo InspecttW L. N. Thnmiein. "We rave run down several clues, but they diA, not de velop Into anything." The theft of a letter rr.ail rvuch at Laa la . Saturday and the finding cf the pouch Sun.'.aj. cut to pjecee and r fed cf its con tents leads to the SeJief that a gsr of very st re wd ma I reuch tble-es is acw cperalir.g In this sectnm. A nmvi was current Monday miM-riir.fi that two pouches hsd teco stolen from tY-e Norths cetera depot at N'arfolk t-r!ay n:gM. but tl.e rumor peeved to be a fa.se alarm, a the missing poact.-ee were after wsr.ls r und sll r.cl.t DIRECTOR WAS NOT POSTED Knew little of trtaal Affairs of Chi cago National Rank, He TetUlea. CllU'Jl(k Ceo. K-Vaurto R,w.fel.l who waa a d rector of the tthfi N ttonai 1-4 nk, wa on the star.d t.viiy ta t'-e tr.sl cf John K Waah for B.ikrr' -tlcet of funds of tbe bar.k R.M-e..f. id tet;f,e4 t.t as a director he knew that Ce !.n.u f the bark were tn verted in c.-.:v.ri.c m whKh Mr. t aisw irteieie.l. TV. invcumer i, kesYeer l-e id. were rexer cir.-i.Ml at the fwe. i -wis of the d.nxi.Ms re.v ".Kt te veee for tiiem. rw r did I krow ef ary rremcrsri dum net. s t.r.g h.-i.t wi the t,k. arM tie d:.l r..-t vc-ie that j. h h.-tcs K r.,.v-,t in the baak. He bad so kacwiesV he A that Mr. YV a-i beviA were owiraaU as caofa. Oi l- FOR THE PACIFIC Battleship Squalen Btrlea Ju Utg Tnp to WfiWrn WaUra, FHIErDEJfT VITSESSE3 ETAfiT Admjrali and Captalm Ecceivtd c Dtk tit Kayfiowtr, joimjTET is witeout ruxLsnn Lorjffit Fracticg CruiM Zrer Ctdrr Ukea by Blf Jrlodtra Fi'et FLOWEK OF LUTED ETA7X3 JAVT '" Room Honors to notion' thirl H hilar l(le Yeoeele of he Mae peso FroodJy My Itlaa. "LD FOISZ t'OMFOHT, Va . I It -Ti e !' !(.: of . Ama-rVran tsy. , tu f.ift -: b ..-ii'v. until c'ni"id of Jteer Ad- lisl Kvbley fj. Lvsjis. art S'J today fir I . Fsa flc vJl a It.lAO-au!. ru;-. wii vt. l;ts ct aJ! ti e wrld to ta:lg )')'. !f tu i'i., the president tit li-e l i.l'.d e'.La and ealjtji.g as they wert, t.'.e e"tely nil', remi'ii drew an ' 'ivrs ff-rn lie reiid-xvous f round of Hn:t''n K'iMi. s'eeeed ,ut vf tl fa rrj, fid Vim n. a a;s and were loet M view on th s;ut!i re e'.rn liortson, flr'ny, tell-tale ft,!ijiur i f lu's' S vaJ Hve.'k bo ir.g trie !ae. v.Kll.ie Ter'K -f tl departing -. At rrt ' a rued tlie went, tjrn ir.g t'lr l-sfts id ti.e oLit wMeh sv Ivttm has beeo ttr Krie sod beaded 4vr ;Ue eae'ers n of t'.e V.Vst Indiee Af'.er tbreadirg flie'r wsy sm'ng the rwefs of thoee e!ndf '. feet will trtfig up at Trinidad on C brts'mss l trtt era. '.f i's Journ-y st as et-4, Tbe beMd so.-s of es'-b srtrejrelad w-te f alrVy strut td to- ' day wnu tbe prees of levy stvres a.ud s-nmunition, wld'.e de.'ks resounded wrla it t'yAl.',: of g thiesed met In asar ters m a tr:isioT sr pacific as the name of the waters st sj?ti wL'l be plowing, the "it waa 4-nt itn j -evsred In every de tail f'r y d-jty. Presidential Party Arrive. Pren5et,t Koose-vlt, wcc vrctaxrfd It m tacy 'it r-estj. snd 4w frora Waahlng-t-B co tbe mrvsJ yaci t Idaylower. His arrival in tbe r'ads-esd was Si-rsJ'.sed by s rvsr of elute When tl resulting eel! cf powST bad l!ftd from the ti'pe the Mayflower proceeded te anebwr ta U.e eery center of the thrAAiiur fleet. TV-re fol lowed tJie t'T-.-f reoeflcr; en boarl, the preew-T)t 1- 1 1."x a farewell m eesa.se for te four rear adrnira'.a snd Ube slxtooe com:uand:r.g oSoers wba sre takiuc the st.s tLro.gh Mastics to fta Fiaitclaoa. j At tie ooixJvrkra tbe meetiuc oa tbe 1 Mayflower 8 eiuarter deck Prosidoot Rmooe ! lt sVjc eacti oOVoer oordlajiy by tha haul and as I Ury west over ties. oSde ho oade t!e:a crScial fiic. Then fw a 4rrey of er".y text aaaoa the preeid" r.t. s eo-nmander-a-etiiet of the Arr.frcan S'-ir.y and xutry, led tbe Vng l're f battl '"'! lota 0especke bey. They fc'.josrd He fisg to I Thimble . shoal rght, J j-t five toll tnsioe the capes. ' w'r.ere tbe Msyflowor turned aetlde and t drpi-ed tts eDctrors fur C formal isilen. j As a r.sval taresnt the rtnesr and do- penure of lh f " t 1-4ay wa the taunt i notable in American history- Tbtaw bste j been several prrelientiaJ telle wg of the ! Atlin'.lc feet durtrg the las elg'htooa ' c ar.tL. but in Uieoe tns'.ancea f&e great sr 'rs were ly'ng dtK-Oe at the end of rre;:rLg accbor cljuns rt.:ie the review- ing yacht rmed up aid coww thor la. j Jowrwry Wltboai Fraeadsst. Todsy li-e feet was viniier way. Lad cast off frrm the hor and w-s utwar- bound on a cruise Wbirn. as tb preaidoat himself expressed it. "no fleet of Ouch hum ; has ever before B(rruka." Tbe guns i w r.icb rokd avoxed to t prca-'deat en Lis ' amval in Hr-.pton Roads vttered a good i bye tribu-.e as tbry tsse-4 1j Mkl Sust I ! o-jt ward -bound The Mitre f Welcome i had t-een r'd in tr.?or.; tb farewell I trbu'e vi sn 1n5-vidTjt cdferwn; from each on t tJ sine ships. ! Tr.e fleet Je8 birt tn atngl eoinnra. . tr t-ix gorerr.nvnt-bni.t Connoctlrwjt, flag , ship it AdT:r! Brans, leafing tb way. The wlf sit " rarfi spart a(n3 from . the Connect' ut to the Kentacky. srbich ' brougl.t tp ttit- reir, the llr r-mcbed a Cla , tar-ce c-f mere than four tn'.eea. In rpo'e cf time there wa a rvrstrh of a CW ie Mimh lb 11. t tor ef the ! Cor.r.et ilcvt te tie l.ttle mor than li.ot5 t-ns cf tbe Ketilvky Fvw anagea of ' An.'crt-an b:tl-i.l rp ntrxt1oii were re pre. Tried In the lm art a as object Veseon tn tbe grcw-th of tbe AmnrSamm xtavy i tb sreciatle lourd one of Ms i lng feasurca. A Urge neuter of J-adtl and bftST sKinr:. ted tre fleet dowh tbe bay and gathered at tt.e rrviewitit Thooe aa the Musai Pre sider.1 K-.w x-en rrty oa the Kay flower inciuoed M.s fUKOevelt, V.sa IXboi FvtK-erl. 6relrf (4 tfce NT Jnd Mr. Mel. a If. tbe auiiu: t gweretary ot the Ny aod Mr. New b. try. Real Adn.irsJ W. H Er(i. chief of lb kMUwaa A caticavkjn fci.d klrs kre w-wjk , IteaJ Ad- rr..:ti and M " Ctalei and LAeuiaTAM I C.ir.n ar.de r snd Mr. S:w.r.A T'.e Miil dii;atnh U-wt rlr. r. tt aiao ; c-.-i d.wn from Waskiaron wttfc a party i cf c-r rre.mew on hoard lo :usa Us review. ! Tl.e .y or d rnure broke f a.r at ocA, w-itfc aa eitrrt rr.. breeo Mcwttkg frron JuM a irttle ta tbe vu-.h of west arid ruffl.ng s water 4 tie roads ti.to ajojkiJig iw svea. At tbe t.me (4 tre jrcfrwier t'l arrtvaj tie tnl. si.i .-n tad eet 11 ri-M work and i r-. .-...t ac ts utu ti la Its mys Tbe j in-.n-.ace. ste w l..Je bubs bt tb big fighting I rijic.-.n. s..sne1 K7'leT1u.'.y . Not a cloud ) feci.ed ir.e kk.y Tbe er!y r. wi.ir s.-e.e abewt th fleet liHl.4t was wort T'ftureaxiiio. liag be fw t'.ht t.'e tic;y litu earn launch were rr.ali:er t;.e,T li trip f lora t! ahnre., some ..f them .!. :rig irrj.'- le-i.t ect.ismked tor Aeiaxed r.ail orderlies, who wore the last pe-ravvi. to te taken S,ri. Men at Pwoaa Earty. V-cf-wrrcen re.oe earty. Ftiw j U k t'-i.r,fi every oe, k of ti o.xieew 1 v:- well f.l'ed wftk l--rn j 7v were 1-ony with u last cheeea of I w-n.bb.rig and rs-.tivi ir Charging red ' M -f lit ei-r.; iifl't ah wed at timet ' fr.-w mast heart. N.rr.rrnA-r laving anrn i UN 1r tniM'iiiif to rec.lv.'- f v -r, th d.vl ! ai.rt-ial l.! j A !.: t -r e lie ' .p iit lits dtar : peered ore t one i.rt.l all went cyrne m i tbe r.i r.e a -ret red la tb oaat, j ll s.fr el U 1 U 4 w-bat k