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Omaha Daily VOL. XXXVII NO. I7i OMAHA, THURSDAY MORKIXO. JANUARY 9. IPOS TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. The Bee FOWLER DRAWS BILL JTew ritajicial Measure Proposed by Chairman of Home Coarnittse. , CTRRENCT EASED ON ASSETS Bank i to Jay Two Per Cent Azsuai Tax on All Notes Issued. GTJASA5TT FUND IS PILOTED EL It Cocaist. of live Per Cent of pcnti and Fire Per Cent of Notes. DETAILS OF PROPOSED SCHEME ' ItedeaiBtiaa Cttlea wltk Depetr Camp trailer ta Be Within T-rTaty-Fear Hears af Eack Xetleaal Baak. WAiKIXTOX. Jin. I The gu&eoainiit tee of tna houae commntee rn J ankir and carrrncjr. to which wit entrtated th.- frmjeir-c of a bill to Increase t,-.e eiast.cttv Df th currency, reached a nnr'.'jsl'm trday ad wul report raeorabiy a bill drawn In tha maJi by Chairman foir'er of the com inittee. The bid will be Introduced hv Mr Fow ler and referred to hia commltifk where it will form the worker baaia fr the f-im;ne of a bill of poaalbly tie aa.ne scope ana tennr. The bill provide for the rorr.plete retire ment of all present outstanding national j bank bond-secured currency ar.d author- j Izea ta llu thereof a currer.cv baeed upon general ease's of the banks, -to be worked I ... . -v The comptroller of the currency will dee- t-na4e throughout the country certain re demption cities, ao that there shall b- a ', redemption city within at leat twenty-four i hours' reach of each national bank. The I aatlonal banks will indicate to the comp .rollrr of the currency ta what redemp tion city they wish to be ji 'ned. The comp troller will then select a time and pla. within eau-h redemption district for the or ganisation of that district in the following manner; Metkea- ef Vaaalaisterlae Law. j Each national bank m thai distrk-U re- j enilesa of its ranltal slix k. will be enti- tl.-d to one vote. Ri-presejitatives of thai Missouri Pai ific ral.road sen. Is annml bankJ will meet at a time and place deslg- j pa.ses tj members of the sHate Railway natrd and elect a board of managers. t(l rommiMlon and members of the commt.--con.ist of seven member,. The seven will ! " the attorney general to institute rln-t . chairman, who will hecone a deputy ! prosecution for violation of the antl-P loriptroiler of the currency and assume 1 control of his redemption district, except j that he shall not have charge of the on- i forvement of the criminal statutes. Each national baak is authorised to pre-I sent to the secretary nf the treasury na- tlsnal bank notes and lawrui monies in i lleti f other national bank bond-secured J autatandlng notes. Then If the bank s ap- j plication therefor ia endorsed by the j board ef managers of the redemption dis- I trlit ta which It belongs, the bank will receive guaranteed credit noles to the amaant. aC tie cwjtlHal eteck. TKeee notes sU be stbject to a taut of 2 per cent per annum. Kacli bank will be required to de posit as a guaranty fund with the trea surer of the 1'niled States 5 per cent of Its average deposits for the preceding twelve months and 5 per cent of the credit notes whlch it takes out. The revenue thus ob tained is created to support a national guaranty fund of jr.o.non.niiit for the guaranty nf both the deposits and the out standing bank notes of everv national bank. Eighty per cent of this fund is to be invested in t'nlted Stales bonds draw ing i per cent Interest, while the remn'n uig 12 per cent Is to be deposited in banks of the various redemption cities for the purpose of redeeming the guaranteed credit nces of the banks In the various redemption districts. When the national guaranty fund reaches fcS.MO.t. wlurh would be almost simultaneous wuh the birth of the new law, the government Is required to return to the banks the Tnited States bunds which the government now hulds as se curity for federal deposits, the object being ta enable the banxa to get control of the bonds so that the government can Invest the per cent of t:,.- guaranty fund In 2 per cent bone's and rega n control In buylnc t-.rw burnt t:ie hanks holding them shall be paid thei or-g'nal purchase price, provided the bonds w -re bought he fore January 1. U. and pr Ul.rj Hieir sxact purchase price can he provi-d. It la Mr. Fowler's idea, as emt"i!'.ed in tiie bill, to have the new credit nolea printed on a green tm. kg-t-und. in differ entiation from the yellow background of the gold notes and tin, tra-kgrounj of U.a SiHsr certificates. tateaieat kr Kawler. Vr. Fowler, chairman of tie committee on banking and currencv. tixlav made the following statement regard:ng tie finan cial situation: "We are today, wuh regard to our f.nan clal and currency prac'h-es. wier w were tn lSSat, with regard to standard aiues. and to decide now to make all k-nis of bonds the busla of currency wouid be ust as seiiods and fatal a mistake n to have adapted silver then as our standard of Value. Tha time Is ripe, the circumstances are auspicious and a rarvful in vest .ration of all the tacts and conditions Jti."t:tes the conclusion thai congress can and snouid so Isglsiate as to brine about these rtuit?: "t. A uniform banking svstrm "1 rniform bens reserves consisting of gold issus or its e.(in al.nl "1. A simple and scient-tle m.-netarv sys tem consieting of onlv three trn.s of .-u-- rsnc go.d lor our bans reser.-s. k credit note redeemable in gild for tie larger bills and ii . -r for illlaiier 1 bills and substdii&rv . ..ins t. A currency s ii. n.a::. ailv .im rj 1Se.f t til Oell'.a.Kls .f Tr.de. Il'-vee 1.. great, never tin sn.a:l. but a. way just ej.quat. to our rv viiremeni s . Ldual a.-J aba. iute proi-i ou nil depoe'l-ir in l-.alloiiai benas t?v r. lacing .t. f.s I'r.lfed Slaisrs trvaaury .sri.-.-v fund whhn bj Jseuary. '.: ....n:.- . . . ap pio'n aio t, " T'.s aiaoiisnnc-nl uf c.-r'aui --..es and r4 .a-. jrs wiereb.- the fti'ar. ai otM-ra-Hon of t.-u treasury snail be a. tondocted that t.-iM goven-nac-ri will ,rii.- to be a -lis-t ji t.ir.g f j.tor hi ur tra W a.-ij t-ini.t;. r- BIG 'FRISCO -STORE FAILS awragena Department Hanee Goea lata Hand of Ward af Trade Asalanee. RAN FR.VNC111. Ja.-. I -Ti e Hg de Urincit stun on Market street which went under ti e nam of Kragena yeaierday ami into tie l.arda of an assignee rv-ml- uaiei bg the Roarl cf Trade Tha firm la eputed to be in debt to any extent from L5.'JU to The principal craditora are in the eaei. The Bvard of Trade haa Borulnatad C. R. Hasena aa aaaljraaa. Tha vasnaUua at Haa SUMMARY OF TOE BEEj TkirMlur, Jaanary , 1IMH. 1908 "iltifaKP ms sn: w 77z. ?n nr.' si - - 1 2 3 V 5 6 Z 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 1Z 1S 4 20 21 22 23 24 25 2Z 23 29 SO SI " .',!AH.(. i-nfyni, PLTTT? AND! . Fair and warmr Thursday : C "HUSKA-Fa r framliy: rw 1 VT IVA-iiir Thur:av r:.in? tern- i e v-t(rdav . Hour 5am ....... a. n . it. m .... . ... J4 1 a. m 9 a. m r ! a. m 3 11 a. m .7 m : 1pm .tl X p m ;i p. m t p. Ill 5 p. m p. m T p. m S p m p m an 003aXS7IC ar appointed for the i"hl W.atern railroad on uppi! m 'nmpanv. which is unable to F.ecelvers catro ireat ion of t'le pay ntes coming due this yar Ma.ior M- La-iij:i.n of the Indian bureau to be sent out to negotiate wtt.n the ?toux for purrr.ase of lands si Cheyenne River n" standing Ko-K r-servatlons. far l '"rovernor of K-ntuckv. tn me-sa to " i'-gislature. round.y denounces the outlawry of the night riders. Tm I iiimins an'i Lrr j i niuiui inuii'svit" i uav, ' a truce has hern declared in their war fare, at least so far as business cerned. Fees Grand Jury investigation in Nw York v., ' L" , .. hanker. Fan 1 , - . . ' ""' fiiin inn i county. Iowa, kills ex-Sheriff Taylor f , -.. . .. .k u t . in . : ' m!ra 1 ' aVbTTXCs. Oklahoma republican Taft s Candida- y and the state convention. immlttee inuorsos I Issues a call f"r Far 1 uw mi 3 aVOCAXw Omaha bankers indorse Aldrlcn cur rency bill and say it wouid be of assist ance in times of financial flurry- w S Jjdre Munger orders acquittal of Harry Sutton in land case and hold Yeast to jury BjnelP count of conspiracy, VaaT 3 s,Ver1 Col-imblo admits killing Guiseppl Floreux.a Sunday at East Omaha, but Para a Hyi it was accidental 1'iuilliitor Rfabon A I- Williams will succeed Rlshop Worthington as head of I diocese Fao 10 M rs. Josephine Marpon and husband, proprietors of Georgia apartment house, depart suddenly, leaving guests to get their own meals. Faara S COnCXXCXjaX. AJTO UHIUlfaUA-U Live sto-k markets. Faira 7 Grain markets-. Faga T Stocks and Londi. Faga T XOTZXIITI OF OCXaVJI arrXAJCSSZFS. flit. YiRK NK'.V y )HK vew T-11K S K "V V'iRK VF.M'-.; PALavRMo Arrived. . Sahqio. . . Blweeher . F 'irwi . Aicrna la.lll. ... Irene aatieal K P W'.lkeiBL aiclliaa Plnce. RIVAL TO VANDERBILT-PEPPER : lavolTlag Ck tea ao Millionaire klrk Recalls Faaaeas Salt la .New Vara. CHTAGO. Jan. S. J H. Leslier. who is a m ilionaire wisMen n.anufacturer and rest dent member nf t.ie Chicago Athletic club, was mad- defendant last evening In a sersrate maintenance suit which In some respects Vanderol a parallel t Ie celebrated May Pepper case In New York. Tiie I-si'.-r suit bririrs out tiie fact that i i r Mr Lasher claims as his wife May Bangs. ported to the Interstate Commerce corn one of tin- Bunas s-,st-rs whose spirt por- ; mission by Its im-pectors of safety appit traits "Dr I.. K F ink ' investigated un- ; ance. avail. ngi". The plaintiff, whom Mr. Leaner ' Th roads an! number of violations is acknowl.nig. s aa l-avtr been sent to ' as follows Atchison. Topeka an Sar.ta Europe by I 'm and having been giv-n by him an Interest i one of his e;er;"rlse. W..i m. t oo. il..i-)fl t-esi h. nrvn mi. 1 is known as Mrs. Belle .-ia:nlin. 1; .s al leged hv M.-s. Scrarnlin 1 :ai May Bangs and Mr Ijcs-i.r committed bigamy in mar rying and that f-esher was inveigled ntj tne marriage througi the lnstrumen'a.'.ty i of a "spirt portrait" of l is dead mother COPPER AXE CAUSES A STIR Retdeatly Work of Afcarlglaes and Is Temper Harder Tkan reel. iiB. i Kl!y 1 MARQCETTE. Mich. Jan. 8 The dis Av.r- nf e. smsl! Conner axe. unitoiihT.1lv of als.rtsinal origin, on the shore of Lake Scwrior ler". has revived tue theory oft comoa-ed 1- mstalurgista that the ancient peooie of t.-.e region p asessed tne art of temps-r-ng The axe appears to have been hammered from a piece of pure me'.al. It .a so l.:i.iv tempered that It offers mire perfect r-s-stence than high'.v tempered a eel. FATi! FIGHT AT FAIRFAX Two Er-'kerlff. Meet aad Old Feed Reaalts la tke Ktlllac af One. BOXE5TF.EL S. D . Jan ?. sSpt ial T ie g-ain 1 a flgnt at Fai-fax ex-Srer-X J.cn Dettn.enr. of Crawford county, Iiwj jnot and killed Gcrgj Taylor. H irer" of tr.-a county The fght tjoa place ar 11 in;s n-.nm!"g bac of a bllliar-t hail in f'.rfax Taylor ha 1 L'ettrnann down a hen rtiratn j u.led a gun and silot Tay 1 r tiimugn the neck. Tavl r dy'ng I'noit nstantly The f ght was o.er an oil frul HCCKtrtLLtn PAYS DAMAGE g to Give Woman Tweatr-Flve Tkeeaand akollara and et. as la the possible resuit or area the ex ile "alt. ; tent to wmieh tha Inquiry w-11 go. ln:?ed CLEVELAND, o. Jan. John B R.s-k- ' Btatsa Dlat-i.t Attorney Sttmson said t efeiler haa ag-eed to settle a ailt for C5..J0 lay tr.at tne work if the Jura- has not been damages brought against htm hv Mra ' completed. "It wouid be un pre per to rw- I Martha Cendee. a Chicago woman, who owr.s the Saunders Hotel bu.ldh.g here Mra Condoa sued Rockefeller becaaee tha eacavatuun for the big ItixkefeUer aky- acraper being erer-ted had liniirmlard the kecel Duiiamg. GOVERNOR FLAYS OUTLAWRY Sew Chief Executive of Kentucky i Condemn! Reign of Terror. DRIVES PEOPLE CUT OF STATE k Liberty an Idle Tkrory and Fr, Rrrtln( t no a Nrpr tratore Pledaea llisett to Law nad Or4rr. rR.mroRT. Kr . Jm. s -The first message of Governor A. r. Wilson 1 T 1 vc.--..! . . 1 . .. . 1 .."uses. ,n auu.uon .o r oorr.menda:ina i-ovtrtr.f the rf irtr.s tj which he pledged) himself during the cam- pa;m a large portion of the Jo4-'jn;er.t ia i ,,, , . devoted to a stirring- r-iital of the law- i l-tinea which has deveiopcnl In the to- Japan opposes the etttenswn of th Fe-t-ai-co war. accuir.panied by vgoroua de- ! ,tin' railmad to Foukoumen b- way of n irciatlon of the -r.alefactura an 1 two ' HJinmuntam on the ground that the Peking JT-eciflc recommendation havtnc t their I agreement of 16 stipulated that China object, the brMkirK up of li e trouble. ! should not construct a parallel line in Af.er recounting these var'ous outrages . Jurioua tn Japanese lr.teresus. T!ie Japan the envemor sums up as follows i ' occupation of Corea also is meeting tn the meant. me. net a benefit haj r-- ' suited to tie oppressed farmers from titose '.a or vinieni e anil mttiiMa'.ion r.ven uioee who mere me.noers of tue assiwiation i.ave their property tied up and liN-rly. i"t piacea tlireatenett by tr.ese Imnds. is an idle t.'ieury ami fan e. Factories and ware nouses w:iim tne farmers warmiy wi ''"mH have been burned and many otners .'ioeeu forever. Our tobacco market s nearly destroved. Lars customers are being a.ig'it that it : naf.-r and Letter to ouy ei.-iere. lara crops remain ursolit. managers, wio have been promised large r n- s lor pooled cr"vs , buyers unven from ne fieid and no une can tell when t'ie end mill come, but avery one can see that the results up to t.tis time are that .air markets not only for tobacco, hut for ot.ier products. ar ;?ar aiyieii. and in many cases mined, that in large districts tile Lit has bfn woolly no one to te care of hem. are deprive,! f tne protection of the laws and have ! lout their liberty and ar- heipiess. that i in KeniiaV Wnha;' ,h ands of people wish to move out of Ken- I tucky to suites wnere tiiey hope it Is : Ti. .v.,-:.. ,1 I saier to nve and the r.uW"r or our wor:ni? nti n donei before, that has betn ne- ' ceasary to ajay the fears of thousands of 1 peiipt,., ern in a large city like Hopkins- vllle. to keep a com anv of militia on djty J at sr"at exi-ense. and W''ii t.Mrdsnin on t.ie y"n" men who are taken from their omi- nary business and work, that lawless and unpnncipieo men nave oeen constantly reauy w areas out. in several niumiri. mtr-Fi raineu nv law or ouonc sfii.npni. and mat the people .-f Kenti'- Ky have sud- i denly and sr;tiarely to Iae the qiest'on whether the laa's of more than ::.''. '"hi. or t'ie violene of a fw hundreds snail prevail. Liberty Mast Precteas Asset. There can rx no doubt of the final re sult. Our people desire the f if! protection of the law. and love the'r liberty, and feel that they had better lose not only part j or tne value or tneir tocacco. out even , their farms rather than lose the.r liberties I The only question left is whether this shall I be soon or long delayed, whether it sha.i I be at once, to prevent further Injury ,.r ; whether, continuing for months, it shall ' Dractic-aJly destroy the business and prop- I eray vaiue oi me wiiiHe peupif win ue. i mate oar population by removals to otner states. The executive will faithfully uphoid the law. hut It is the peoples law ami its -. ,h (. i h.,r in.n,i.t nf their own laws. i The message then makes specific rerotn- mendatlona for amending the statutes gov eming change of venue so that the grant ing of stub change becomes imperative upon any Judge where lawlessness or in- timlda'ioa hinder prompt and fa r trials; also appiontment of a commission with full power to investigate the economic causes leading up to the tobacoo troubles, i that la to ascertain whether there has ao- tuallv been an overproduction or wuether I the prices have been forced down by a tmst or combination of buyers. On temperance the message rcommenilt 1 a lo.nl option law. with the county as tne j unit, also Important change a in the laws ! i governing registration and elections aJid I compulsory publicity of campaign contiibu- j i tlona. ENFORCING SAFETY ACT' literary t.eneral "Will Brine ""ew aalts wltk lew to lapralln to Sapreme oart. j oassauor iu dim i.v v i ii .'mm WASHINGTON". Jan. Attorney Gen- ' be acceptable. No reply has yet been re eral Bonaparte today directed the van- co1ve,l and the foreign office atrfbutea the ous United States attorneys to institute delay to pressure of business at Washing suits aa-alnst a large number of railroad j ton. It does not believe there will be the companies to recover penalties Incurred by I slightest hesitation on the part of the them f'r alleged violations of the safety appliance law The facta upon which .h prosecutions are billed wre re- Fe. 11: Baltimore Ohio. JV tsuue I'oiinty railroad. 11. i'h:cago. Eurlngton Sf iJ'iiicy, Lenver 4 P.:o Gra-ide. . Gu f. i ol- ra.t.i souuern. t. i ia.-.o ( Northern and Great Northern. 2 each: Northern Pacific. 2". .reg.n short Line . St. Louis. Iron Mountain Southern. S: Butte. Ana.-nn.ia Pacific. Oregon Rail road and Navigation company and Salt Lake A Cgden. 1 each Attorney General Bonaparte also for- warded t the I'nited States attorney for. t.-ie western district of Kentucky Inform- tion of twenty-two violations or the safety appliance act by tee Illinois Cen- tral Railroad company f ir pf.secui.Gn to rn'fter ths statutory penalty A prior decision in tnis district on aim- ilar cases appears to the prosecuting aa- thorities to oe in cooum wiua m m- Jonty or decisions m iu:e l nitea states courts under the safety appliance act. but the circumstances in tr.e former prosecu tions were not euch as to enable the 1 United States to taae an appeal. The suits about to be brought will be In eu-h form that In case cf an adverse decision tae rights of, the Cnlted States la this respect can be exeresed and a final ue trm!r.at'.on secured of the questions In volved. MCRE MEN TO FOLLOW HEINZE New York bras Jary attll laeeatl. gallag alrs af tke Ban ks. NEW YORK. Jan. t. r'.roi.g t t.-.e a.-est yesterday ef F A.riX' Hetnae, the pro moter and former president ef the Mer cant'.le National hark. cn. a '-barge ef over- certifying cnecks to ths amount of Ivn i. it has devei.iped that ire f-dera: grand lera: grand Jury ia st.'.l engaged In a search '.'ng nvest. mvest.- trar.aa:or.a of a s:mi.er nature tn thla city. While none of ths federal cfTVta-a will mass acy statement veal the evidence I have lest I a-ve away I the case." said Mr. Bt'Jtleon "but I eaa I aay tbat tha laeaat'axlBa la aot yec ewar " j Ta the atraghi quaatna aa srheuier tiara will bo ether arrwata, t3a dis; jicx acornas- reTawd Va ado toojusy at home I (Japan Hands Fkll wltk Cklna ail e Tla for T irk am. PARI? Jan. . The Echo de Purs today pr-n's an int"rv'..'w. erranatirg. it says frm an "authorxed Japanese sour- -.he objc -t of showing th.it Japan ia ao i absort-d w'th !ie ma. bland of Asia that ' war With Amertra is im-xiselble. "The entire al'enticn of Japan." says the i interview, "is occupied w:.h China and , f"ora. wllfr developments are occurring 1 which are gvln 1kif the greatest con cern. China has Just d'arnirsed a number ' cf Japa-neee instructors who have ben replaced with Oman The Manchur'.an situation 's fu'' "f corplirations China demands the integral appliraien rf the tratv of Portsmouth. x-htcli would deprive Jipan of the possibility of ere '.etna- an emoacious ir.riuenre in Mancnur a. with much opp tlon. and for this and : other reasons Japan is actively pushing the work of increasing her armaments. Ths message of the emperor of Japan clearly indicate that the country Is looking to the far east, and not ia the direction of America." FETE AWAITS FIGHTING BOB: 1 Fi I a borate Eatertaiaaieat Flawaeal at Rle Jaaelrn far Anerteaa Fleet 4 ral.la te Parlar. RIO JANEIRO. Jan. i-Tti- program for the entertainment of the officers of the American bn-ttlesnip I. eel under near i- : mlral Evans has been practk-slly com- j Fl-ted.. Th- fleet is expected to arrive January 11. aad will remain here ten days. Jantiarv 11 and U the officers of the fleet visit tne ministry of marine and the Naval club. On the 13th they wl.l be given a breakfiwt by ihe min.stnr of """ Admiral Aiemar. at tne noi-i on the suinnut of Mount Corcovado. The lh Ambassador Inlng P. Dudley w'll ! lh give banquet at Petropolts. the suburb of this city where diplomats reside. On the lath the visiting naval officers will be entertained at breakfast by the president of the republic Dr. Pcnna. A reception and fete at the Crystal paia- e at petropolla will be held on the loth. On the linh there will be a banqict In honor of the visitors given by the foreign minister in the Monro pavilion. The date for an ent-rtamment by the Naval club ha not yet oeen fixed, nor has the day for a reception on board one cf the American battleships by Am bassador Dudley. -1V( ,.,,. nrTmC TESTI VTCNY AGAINST PETERS x Itaesees TeU af Crwelty te Jatlrea aad laiaaarallly In Earaaeaa -.. COLOGNE. Jan. . The hearing of the I suit of Dr. Carl Peters, former governor , of German East Africa, against the editor and the Berlin correspondent of the Co- logne Gaxrlte for libel waa resumed today. - Has La Follette sat support .n Ne. Several witnesses; repeated their evldenca braska?" given at former t1a! relauve to the flog- J "No. La Follette has no substantial sup ging of natives aaLaUs general immoealtty j port as far as I ran learn. If tne Ohhi of the European rarr.p. A former noncom- fight gets so warm as to disqualify both missioned otfiier testified that he had been away from the, camp becaute Dr. pt(,rJ found his prvsem-e awkward, he being compelled to report what he saw to ljg slipr!or officer". j ftQJ UNEASY AT DELAY jiikads itrtbates wanklsstas Delta-' eralioa as a Objection to Taka B I re aa Aaibaaaador. TOKIO. Jan. In connection with the successor to Viscount Aokl as Japanese ambassador at Washington, the Associated Press has been informed that tile Japs- nese en.ba-y at Washington waa in- structed a week ago formally to notify . . , t . . . -.e State department u tne seies-iioti or Earon Takanira. at present Japanese am- American government In accepting Baron xakantra. GERMANY FEARS NO TROUBLE Has Faltk Tailed Matea aad will Settle lir DIATer enees. Japan BERI.1N". Jan. mur.lcaticn .ienyir. etude in G rmany i A semi-official com ir t.iat there is disipii regardina 'lie relations between Japan and t: p-oA.l fitu...- i- published t-Mlay m se-.eral f-r'iian papers. The conviction wmch has beer. held in German political cin-Wa that the statesmen of VK asi.mgon and T"kto will succeed in settling the points of differench never has iveen snaken. it is explained, nor is there any f-ar that the diplomatic ef. forts of both governments to maintair. pacP ar.d frienosr.-p w-11 be i-endered futile by popular agitation. : LgQp Mp:N OPPOSED TO TAFT Hampsklre Feneration Iaaneo Statemenl af Its Poet tlon. CONCORD. N H.. Jan. 8. Opposrlon tJ Secretarv William H. Taft as a presidential candidate waa embodied in a statement is sued today by tr.e executive ccmnnttee of the state branch of tne American Federa tion of Labor. The statement says In part: We. tie executive committee rf the New Hampshire bra.i. u 'if tr.e An.encan Fe-l. r at: m of Labor, ri ser.tirr.er.i ar.d ivrnpaiin Willi union members of ail politic, parties :n tr.-.s roi.r.tn-. r.ereny de.:iare o-irsMiiV' s i -ir.al-erai.'y epjoae.i 'o tiie no.-nna'icn of : W.lliani li Taft. secretary of war, foe the p-es- 'enc-; r.a. we recognix' in him. -.: r. i.g.i h:s puMi.- utterances and jod-cial , dei iee rs a.- l op.r..cns. t.-e arrn er.emy of , organ:se.1 laiior t:-at he is t.-.e Instrument and exponent of capita. st:c power: tha: the 1 ir't of ln;-inctl. n -mcn he upi-iOi.Is never was inter. 1-d ana neve- should oe ar piled derrtve innesi ind istry of lta personal rBi. r. :" .'1' ' ev,r ,.Xa.ti and tr.r.uen-.ia'. mar be' his master or w,.iarread his own support and master or w,.iarread his own support and enqeavnr ana i..a w ar- aeiermiaea.y irrevocaaiv rpoose.1 to his can.iida.-v ' RflOOCpC I OfiT i KKHl&Z QSWlf 4 boat F.igkt and OTTAWA. Kan.. Jan. K Robbers early today w-rerkMd tha aafe tn tha Btaxe Baak of Querienvx at Quenamo, Kaav. near hero nrrrs dynamtra and aacapod wok tts entire aontenta. aarimafaaJ ax baaiui V-fitM and SLJCk Tbo roatMT ia baaaread ta Jnnnr- ayawa. - j seeare All tke (ask, I Tbeaaud Dalian, Earase. MOVE TO OPEN INDIAN LAND I ! Major Mclaughlin to Be Sent Out to i Negotiate with the Sioux. ; wlth'DAXOTA NOMINATIONS REPORTED Bill ta Be FTmlT Rrawtr RMtiir. , las Homestead RUata ta Jlrt Waa j Have Leal Taeaa Taraask ?la Faalt af Tkalr Owi. m ! iFmm ?lff Orretpond'nLl j WASHINGTON. D C. Jan. a tSpec'al , Tleg i am. Senator Gamble today had a consultation with the aecretary of the in- ; tertor and coramlwionw greneral of the land office In regard to his bill providing 1 for the opening of ths western part of th Cheyenne river and Standing Rock j mx chairs had N n left, vacant when it reservmtjo.is 1n South Dakota. Instructions : was finished The defense has now ever have been prepared and Major MoLaua-h- cised eleven of Wa thlrtv challenges ami lln. special inspector, will start west about I the prosecution eight. The sworn Jurors January 15 to confer with these Indians looking to securing their consent to the , . . .. . ,, . . ii,j h.n. provisions of the bill. It is believed here that a satisfactory agreement can be that a satisfactory agreement rea.-hed with the two Indian tribes. ' Dakata A awwtataaeata Rrserlra. ' At r-quest of Senator Gamble the com- mitlee on public lands todav auUtonaed him to report favorably the follow ng nom (nations fur federal position In South Dakota: C. B. Alford, for surveyor gen eral: Paul D. Kribs, r-iater of the land ' office at Aberdeen: W. H-ls Irons, reg- , tat(.r an1 i,muel B. Laughlin, receiver at (Chamberlain: Mvron Willale. receiver and i Jlhn Burke. register. Rapid Cty; I Thomas C. Burns, register and John C. BrTan. receiver at Mitchell, B f-p ReI.f r e,,!.,.. The committee on public lands today a l- i thorxed favorable report on Senator Gam : ble s bill for the relief of certain classes of homestead settlers on public lands. Tlus bill provdes that any person who has hererofore lost or forfeited his homestead I ntr- through no fault or neglect of hta I own or who was unable to perfect his entry becajse of an honest mistake as to the character or location of the land en- tered shall be entitled to the benefits of ""'" though such former entry had not been made. Congressman Hall today introduced a bill providing an appropriation of tion.cw to purchase a site and erect a. public building at Madison. S. D. Neeraakaa Talks Heme Politics. Judge H. M. Sinclair of Kearney was today, upon motion of Senator Brown, ad mitted to practice before the supreme court. Judge Sinclair is stopping at the St. James and comes to Washington upon legal business which relates to a aeries of litigations growing out of homestead en tries in Nebraska and he said that ther was a possibility that he might have to carry these caees up to the supreme court and he. therefore, desired to be registered so as to practice before the highest court of the land should it be necessary. Talk- mg of the political situation in Nebraska, Mr Sinclair said: Sentiment in Nebraska is for raft, as : far as I can discern." Tat and Foralcr. Hughes may lie the j man. He lias many friends in Nebraska." ; Miner Matters at Capital, j i-ir p. Williams of Woodbine. Vallie I r. St-wart of An.es and Joseph c. Sim- : coke of Davenport. Ia. : 3 R. I:i-am of South Omaha, Neb., and A. K. Pyron of I Bnstcl. S D. have been appo'nte-1 veter- inary inspectors in connection with t.-.e bureau f animal industry. t'rsjn the recommendation of I'nntr sr man Kinkaid. Drs W. E. Talbott and c. J. Clinstensen have been appointed pen sion examining surgeons at P-oken Bow. Neb., vice Dr. Cyrus Pickett and A. I. j Mathews, resigned- ; rongressman Kinkaid has recommended ! the reappointment ef Ieander H. Jewe-t ' . . .. ... E T7.IW Iet. as pii:io.ei -. .. - t .ml carriers ajmointod for Iowa rout, s ij n..ne ceoi.i. i im. n . . , i a .ii.ii.Ti ku oar- i Her. 1-ia.rriett L. Bates substitute Maple- ton. route 3. Irving Kisllng carrier. Rich i ard Kisllng substitute. Marble R.x k. rout" ' l. Juaune H. Haynea carrier. J. S. H ivnes ! subst.tute: West Branch, route 1. Everett i C. Moms carrier. R-issell Armstrong suh i stit-ute. THREE DEAD EIGHT HURT List af Caanaltlen from aneetal Tra Wrerk In Georgia, aad 1 Others May Die. i ATI -ANT A . -la-. Jan. s -The death lis . as the result of the wreck of section 2 cf I the Collver special, which went tnrough i a trestle near H.raai. Ga.. yesterdsr. r- mameq aj i.-.r-e ..... 1 xi rr Hoover of Cleveland. O . :s . " Wv f,t,nv hurt. and is In one of i "tsi:, ).Tr. There are some doubts the hospitals as to the recovery f M as Florence A. i Studebaker f Cleveland, who is suffering 1 f ntrr.al injuries. . (-v.i ii the In-ured are doing t . doctors expe-t the.r recovery j-,. H. Snapp. foreman of engines, died .,, r.'.g-.t after being hrotight here on train d; Baldwin. Er.g n. caugi.t under t-.'.s ef train, as did the negro fireman. Mose n-er James Edwards was engine ar.d died in Hiram. The e.ghty, m:n. r 1st of injured remains at about many cf the n;-:r-e being of a .-l.aract-r At the Atlanta hospital t-.la.' it was sta.ed -hat besides Mrs Hoover and Mist Stidebaker. R. W. Gnswold of Ash'a- bula is In a serious condition and his tn- juries ma.' prove tatai. ji.-s ur.ima a suffering from severe br:;ses. Most of li.e " passengers w:-.o were aboard t..e tram are at Atlanta hotels to day, having brulsrs and contusions treated EDITOR FIRST ON DOCKET A. H. Said Will Be Tried for Killing af Mart Bmadlge at Mia soart Valley. LOGAN". Ia . Jan. S. .Spe-fal. A. H Sniff, the Msourl Valley editor, w.il be tried at the Harrison cour.'y term of d.a- ,tr-.ct court which has just convened here. ' h.a case being tr.e first heard. The tnal iufia N. W Macy of Harlan. This Is judge ia N. W Macy ' , , - .o dlsae-ree tha second trial. t,.e Jury having disagreed befora. Aj asaignment of ecu.ty case waa made today by tha Judge. The grand Jury con- varied and procneded to bua.ne It waa comDoeed of W. H. Buxkr.older. Boyer toamahip; C. P. Brendrtff. Mlaaourt Vaiie ; C C. Cleveland. Lincoln. Jamea Leonard. Jafferaoa; B. F. Messenger. Allen. G. M LavSourd. Boyer. T" petit Jury is sum- rnonfd u appear on sonor aaaoar w There la a light ducket t.ila torm of 231 riaia. ronaiaung of twenty-four cmnunati. torty-aix probata, seventy Tve law and s(3tx-oeean equaty thaw panel juLF complete; Jnrora tr w.rn I. and Three Tentative Oih tke Bam. Are la NEW TORK. Jan. .-The work of se- I curing a Jury ta try Harrv K. Thaw a sec- ond time for killing Stanford w 'lite was haJt complete when court adjourned shortly , , ' , Ire of apeolal aerru-e JuTira had been ,xhai;ated at that hour and the cuatotnary nlht sittinn waa not held. Two hund ad,llt!0nal talamen have been orlered to J report tomorrow mornlnar. The oath of aervlre waa ad mini ate red to three men. maim- all In all who have been finally accepted. Three prov'alona! lurora wore lmn In the box at the cloae of the day's aeaajon. but they ar at'.ll aiibjert to per- emptor" rhal!en-ea. Anther a4-r-,e of these arbitrary removals reilnced the panel when all twelve seats had been filled and i ana meir respective positions are: Charles E. 'IrerriTiels. ship broker fore- i man. Arthur R Naethlng. baker; iori ( w Parv ary fnnU. (,)r(f. c Rupor-cht. salesman: John H. Hc.ihert. mineral waters salesman: John H Hc.ibert. mineral waters. David E- Arrowsmlth. manager The provisional Jucrs are William Me ' AJi- "'"man. .ieorg- M. Mettle, dr-igs ' .i"i.. . The plan of maintaining both permanent and temporary Jurors In the trial panel until twelve men have finally been selected for service Is unique In tne New York courts and has imposed a double duty upon the gtutrds. who are directed nightly to keep the sworn Jurors and the provisional ones separate. In the selection of the Jurv Martin W Littleton. Thaw s senior counsel, is so con ducting his examination of talesmen as to Impress upon them that should the defense introduce evidence tending to show that Thaw was insane at the time of the Mad- ! It was also pointed out In the proceedings laon S-i'iare roof garden tragedy the bur- ti-.is afternoon that during the last ten den of proof will fall upon the ahoulders years the road has spent SI ..! in r of the district attorney md he must prove , const nut ion. beyond all reasonable doubt that the de- ; The petition for a receivership was filed fendant was legally sane. The principle of on behalf of the stockholders and the law waa not so clearly enunciated former trial. the 1 ' I nCT ftW TUC niAMnWn CUrtnl C , l aidentiged sekooaer Reported Sank with Cantata aad All af Crew kat Twa. NORFOLK. Va.. Jan. I. A t roken mes sage received here over th I'r.lted States Sea Coast telegraph from Cape Hatteraa, on tiie North Carolina coast, reports the stranding and loss on the treacherous Dia mond shoals yesterday of an unidentified schooner, out of whose crew of seven men five perished and two were saved. The Message, which fails to give the name of the lost vessel, reports It to have been a j arnooner bound from I.ongpotnt, Me., to Charleston. 13. C. laden with fish scrap. Ths captain of the vessel was among those who were lost. The two who escaped are reported to be foreigners who heard those aboard say that the vessel waa forty two yea.s old. The schooner, according to the dispatch, j Western owes IZo.Ki'J.r.S.TI. now due or went to pieces within thirty minutea after falling due within the next four years, of it struck on the shoals during the fierce j which notes to tho amount of Stt.-aM have gale which swept the coast, registering i gono to rrotset. a wind velocity of seventy miles an hour J "The suiu axcecxiiii uaula.ikL ' contln off HatU-ras. . ued Mr Kedi(t4 "la part of i ne r.5.-' It is declared to have been the ' worst j apent by to reat Western tn the last storm ia eastern Carolina since ISfc? The t.n years and for the most p.k-t tn the wires to Cape Hatteras ar not working ' lat five y-ars l rebuilding the road. New and fuller Information concerning the j ,as b. en laid, double tracks have wreck is unobtainable. The storm has to- been built, grades have been red'u ei and day completely passed. The launch from the -i iarantir.a shin Jamesfon, supposed to have been lost tn Hampton Roads yesterday, wun the i ox wain and engineer abcari. was picked up by a passing vessel and tiie men were landed safely. PLEE JAIL AND PRISONER ' Bex tar aa ralakooee for Motorist la I wklaked Oat of Jndae's j Reark. ATLANTIC CTTY. Jar.. s.-Just:ce of the Peace I'aner of El wood will hereafter look I fnr inmpl h.nv more Runfltmill.il t n . - - -."."" , , " ' m ia.. iimi. i.'-s .. i - i ne jumice in At run inait- rHiirtai. a utie aoout ew a terror to motor'sts and y-sterdav a ; mtles Umc. This line is mortgaged for $11 speeding dr-ver waa arrested. A friend .-.... .,j prr cent of us cost. Tile Great was allowed to run the machine int the western also haa a. l.-u-se of tins Una by city to obtain money to pay tiie fine and 1 the terms of which the Great Western is the motorist was l. ked up in a freight ; , ..iarantee the int. rest on the bonds, car tie village having no lockup. When : Thr. .-hi.ag.. ,r.-at Western piiues In a tne jusi-.ee came iwot rrom d.nner he found the car gone. It uad been picked up by a passing tram and run to Camden. The motorist tel. phoned his thanks for hla escape to the justice. OKLAHOMA IN LINE FOR TAFT Members af "tile t uinmittee lasne Call for t on Trnlon aad Endorse tka Seeretarr. GCTHRIE. Ok!.. Jan. .-T!.e republican ' : state comr.n'tee. in s.-ssion here today, en- dorsed 9e retain,' Taft for president. A . ail for a delegate convention, to ron-s-st of fi delegates, and to meet a; Okla homa City March 11. to ele-t delegates to I t.is national ror.venticn at ."hicaro. wis j t"-'! upr "'irn Se-retary Ta'ts nan-. was pro- P.sed for endorsement a pn-.iorge 1 lerron , stratl.-n resulted QJpi-lI5j i ; Fine af Fifty FOUND GUILTY Dollars Isseeeeri for 1 sen alt on Former eaator Patterson. : DENVER. cio . J..ri -Fr. d G Bon ; f m ,jn of jj,. proprietors of t! Dr.vei Post, waa found gull'.- of a.aauit and hat ' tery ati' n Thomas M Patters- n. former T'nite.1 States senator and principal owner s of the Ru. ky M-ninUin News and E-envei T mes. by Juei . e of tl.e peace Thomas Car 1-ci. and was fined I'm and com. CMAHA GETS THE CONVENTION Slate ( ammlrtee ky Overwkelmina- Netrnpolis. iF:-.jiii a S'aff C'.rr -spond.-r; 1 LINCOLN. Jan. a (Special Telegram . The republican atar- committee n aesemn here tonight voted. 1 to s. to hoid tr.e ata'- . convention ia Oma.na j The convention la ta name deiega ea-at- ;arg9 to the national er.nvention. PQ'iF RS ASKS FflH A PIRnfiW -"i (ewe-. we - w..w w ciniyyn gtatement Iaeaed to the Pahlle kT 1 IBV Maek-Trted Kee- . tneklan. ' , LF.M.N'.'iTO.V. Ki . J.ia v - ivj . J.ia v - ; al.-inen: U tne public was lsaua.1 by Caleo Powers today In which ba aaka the peopse to aign a pefttloa to Governor Wlllsen fax panilua. CTirrvpY rivr cure flilLj , Chicago Great Western Line Default in Its Obligations. RECEIVERS ARE APPOLNTEI President Of Road and CharlfS H. F u"ku ""'e ' COMPANY BTTPT Y TV TTUT I 1,1 31 ' Short Time Notes Go to Prntut anil , frovesi ana 1 VTtnerS Are JlatUnng. STRIKE GIVEN AS ONE CAUSE taaasa Dae te Bnllerwiakera aalkeat aad Deereaae la tiaraliai Resalt la Drlrlt Eaallak STeck- keldera Meet. ST. PAt'U Minn.. Jan. Judge Waiter H eanborn nf the 1'nited States circuit court this afternoon appointed A R StlcH ney and Cliarlea H. F. Smith, both resi dents of St. Paul, receivers for the Oi cago Gr-at Wmtfrn railroad. A. B. 8M k ney is now the president of th road. T'ie firm of Kellogg Severance of at Paul was appointed attorneys for the recelcrs. The appointment of receivers followed inability of the company to m-et oNiri. tions failing due in 1 .. and the fa.lure to secure an extension of the obllirattons. 1 Las. as ; strike of a result of the hotlermakem' last fa'!, la given as a partial cause for the financial straita of the road. finance committee by John A. Humbenr of Minnesota: orge p. Meyer of New York and Ward Cummin g ar.d Alex Wallace of Great Britain. As soon as the petition for the compiamanis had been filed an answer mas filed on behalf of the board of direc tors, who met this afternoon and voted to become party to the receivership proceed ings. Company Deeply In Debt. In asking for Die appointment of receiv ers Mr Kellogg said: "The i apital of the Chicago Great West em consists of four cia.ss.-s of stocks, but two of which need be considered In the re ceivership proceedings. These are the pre ferred "A" and th" debenture stock, each of which represent .Hi Sal per cent of the original first mortgage bonds. '"The preference of these two ias of stork are secured be a trust deed to the Manhattan Tmst company of New Yrk. There will be a default in the payment of these obligations January l.V Further outlining the condition of the road. Mr. Kellogg said that I lie Great new brtdgrs md termtna s have l-cn con structed. There was d-ie ladt month notes to the amount of il.'A M- -steiiuig and will be due dur-ng t'-.e r.-st i-f January p.otett aVgregatitiK t v;,nw ste-iing. with total utirunt of .hl.gation.s due dur'ng It- f C.3Cr..ti. ' Mr K.-!!.g furtior sa.d that the Grei,t w"'-rn- w''" I' is an Illinois corporation. owns ,n fee without mocgaite, lines of ra irosd :n lllin.es. Iowa. Minnesota. Kan sas and Missouri. It alro owns a terminal lease of a line frm St. 1'aul to M-uaae apolia. absidiarr I laes Owned. In sd.iitlon the Great Western owns all . ..., . f .. .1 i .1, mt .. -.- -e trust f ind . per fi-nt of ti.e Joint earnings f the Great Western and toe Maon City & Fori I.ine roods, and out of this trust fund the Gr.-iit WeM.-rn pays t lie op. rating expenses of the Mason city road, tin bui aoie of tlx- trist fund going to aniarantee tl.e future inte-.-t.t of the Ili..i..njii bends. P;e Great V.jlertl. lloMe,er. lias tl.e use i this a c no u.nt ,ng interest fund and mere ih now in the trust fm.d Sl.lX J. jo. Tie ..wn.-rs-iip of the Mason City road, Mr. Keilogg je.nied .int. -s itius to the advantage of ti.e Great Western. Tho Great estem a!o owns .tm K under sim ilar condition of the V.. ons.i.. Minne sota Ac Paclf .-. aiiich ia bon.l.-d to ti e ex tent cf Jf'.-O. '. Fifty per cut of tiie jC'ir.t earnings of this road g -nto li.e tr-ist 'ind :n anion there is now a . a.labie sy. . z. Tie Gr.-at Western ais owes tne si s k of '.: D'-Kalh At Great Western. .-apXa.iz. d at $c.'i'. To Preveat ittarhmenta. Mr Ke,i. gg aaid that under tl.e laas of t :e states in wli.ch the Great Western op erates . red'.tors in 'it se. ur an attaeh ti.ent on :ta fr .perty. thus arret' Ulnar tl.a rs.l and pi.-ver-t.ng .- from fulfilling lta hi. gattor.s to tue public. primari.y on tn.s gr cud t.,e poaaibllltj? .'.at It might l preventel from perform ing its functions as a . '.umi.Ki carr-er. J.id.. Sanborn .ssued ti'e order for tii app.;ir.tm.-nt of gut e as an a.i.l" a ju.igmer-t .t Sec : red aa'ns' the reoi-.-rs. He aiso or.al ;,-ro..nd the 'a. t that V' ha-! already I.e. n e read tttlrkner la tendon. I.TiNT-ON Jan. a --The expected rneer-.rg of tiie noteho-ld'-ra of the Chicago Great Weatrn w-tn A B. St.ckney, president of he company, was held tola afTerr.oon. It mi decided to appoint a receiver for th .mpr.ny. to ma. main the at at a quo during il.e time necessary to prepare a first mort gage bond covering all the indefc'e 1-iesa of t.ie road, and to obtain a vote of the ifookholdera on thla measure T.iere were many noteholder at ti.e meeting. Application for the creation of a tem porary receivership rU ti, naade In 111.- -ir-cult court n tl.e I'nited Slates without .in lay ttalemeat ef Maenrtty Haiders. Subsequent to tne meeting tl.e f iHo rg not float :ri waa Issued by t'ie Lo-idon ajrer.. y of tne company: "At a meeting held today of some of ioj holders of somo uf the Chicago. Great ; Western railway notea. which rr,a. iw anortly. ;.na preaident of tr.e company ai i nouruied that, in order ta maintain th. . aLatu q.uo, it haa beaa dacuded bat Uae V