Nebraska Newspapers

    Omaha Daily
VOL. XXXVII NO. I7i
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORKIXO. JANUARY 9. IPOS TEX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
The
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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
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12 13 14 15 10 1Z 1S
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" .',!AH.(. i-nfyni, PLTTT? AND!
. Fair and warmr Thursday :
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5 p. m
p. m
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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.
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Arrived.
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la.lll. ...
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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