Nebraska Newspapers

    Omaha Daily Bee
.1 ni
VOL" XXXV1I-NO. 178.
OMAHA, SATURDAY
MORNING, JANUARY 11,
190$ TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TVQ CENTS.
IN BERLIN
Debate in Landta? on Suffrage Pro
voles Demonstration.
GOVERNMENT IS AGAINST CHANGE
Demand for Ballot for All Men is
Refused.
THOUSAND 3 F VON BUELOW
All Police Rfserv .d Out, but No
Arrests , de.
PRESENT ELECTv SYSTEM
. -.
Property QuallnValln ndc It
Impossible tor VI' or UK 'iv 'If to
)lf KffffllH V "V
I Law Making-.
RKRI.IN. Jan. 10 A demand made In the
Trumitan I Jinrllaa; today for manhood suf
frage In Prussia brought out the statement
from Prlnc von Buelow. the Imperial chrn
rellor. .that while the mailer required re
form, the government did not consider Mint
manhood . suffrage would be gocd for the
state, and that aecret voting wovild not bo
permitted. '
This statement was distinctly unpopular
with the people, who had gathered In large
number outside the building. Rioting be
gan and the police, were vapeedlly rein
forced. The demnnptranta spreid through
out the city end to control them the police
had to charge with drawn swords. A
number of tiie rlotera were Injured and
severaj of tle police sustained woujids.
The , Voerwarta, the leading . socialist
organ, l 'distributing extra thia after
noon declaring that the hour haa struck
for the masse to drmund representation In
Parliament.
After bring driven away from the neigh
borhood of the landtag building, the crowd
made ita way In the direction of the Im
perial palace. The police barred the streets
leading to the palace, but did not clear
the square facing the Imperial residence,
. where the family of the emperor are now
living. In aplto of the cold weather, the
crowd grew rapidly. It was composed
principally of the unemployed, of which
It la eatlmated that there are at present
no leas than 60,000 In Berlin.
In tha square aome of the demonstrator!
became disorderly and were at once ar
rested. The entire police force of Berlin haa
been called out for duty In the principal
part of the cHy. There have been col
lision and manlfestants In several of th
rynlrt thoroughfare and these resulted In
numerous arrests.
Dpeerh at Von Buelow.
Prince von Buelow began hi remarks
by admitting that the system required re
form. The government had been studying
the question for a long time, but ho did
not yet know exactly what direction the
reform would take, whether Improvement
In th present system, or a complete al
teration en othef fines. Manhood suf
frage. it exists for the Reichstag, however.4-would
not Ik for - the ' sruort of the
v state and secret voting would not be
permitted. The reform would, have' to
take Into consideration the position of the
middle clasae and the qualifications of
age, property and education must have
iime weight. As soon a the position of
the government was ready it would be
communicated to tho L,ndfag, but the
chancellor did not expect It would bo ut
this session. Prince von Buelow concluded
bis remarks amid, a storm of hisses and
cheers.
Prince von Buelow declared that the
conservative party would not permit the
solid foundntlon of the Prussian elective
system to be shaken, and this statement
was subscribed to by . Herr Malkewltx,
spokesman for the party.
On the other hand, Herr Porsch, speaker
for the center party, said he waa In favor
of manhood suffrage. , .
Herr II rails of the national liberals was
In favor of reform In the electoral system,
but not manhood suffrage.
. Herr Flsrhbeck, leader of the radical
liberals, said, be would not rest until man
hood suffrage had been granted. '
The motion for manhood suffrage was
rejected wkhout a division.
Present Electoral System.
t'nder tho present electoral system In
Prussia there are three classes of electors.
'p to the present time the laboring ninn
bus been completely deprived of represen
tation In the Prussian Parliament owing
to the Tact that he was overwhelmed nt
tho final election by the other two classes.
The categories of electors ure formed ar
bitrarily by dividing the total nmnont of
taxation received by tliv' stale. Into throe
equal parts. A small number of wealthy
persona, paying the first third of the tola!
of taxation, select a certain number of
Wen from their ranks to uet ns final vot
ers; a more extended number of less
wealthy persons, who pay the next third
of the full umount of taxation, choose an
equal number of final elector, while tho
tli'rd class of voters, composed of the re
mainder of the populntion, and iiu'ludlnjj
the workmen, whose numbers reaisto the
millions, are allowed to elecf a number
of final voters equal to thai chosen by
each of the other two claases.
The total number of final electors selected
by this process then proceed to cast the
final vole, at which the representatives of
the two first named classes always vole
solidly tdgethcr, thus shutting out any pos
sibility of the election of a representative
4f the working classes.
prince von Buelow, the Imperial chan
cellor, baa made known his Intention of
pcnklng on thin cubject during Hie debate
which Is to follow the presentation of the
Interpellation.
The crowd before the parliament build
ing Increased rapidly and anon numbered
many thousands. When the doors were
opened those nearest lo them attempted
to force their nay Into Ihu building. The
polite resisted and manured to keep Un
people back. A dosen men did force at
entrance, but they were quickly hauled
back by the police.
The police were still trying to maintain
order when ITInce von Buelow drove up.
HI presence was greeted with long and
. Ironical cheers, accompanied by much hoot
ing and slitiuls or: "We want manhood suf
frage." The police In the meantime had
aeen strongly reinforced, and fearing that
Ihe rising excltemtnt f the crowd would
.ed to violent disturbances, they devldo.t
:o clear tho approaches to the build nu
( They drove the crowd before ' them Into
:he side streets. As the people were being
Hulled away they hlabed cunllnuully. Th.;
olit did Pot draw their weapons and no
irrests Wera made. The naanlfrstant re
rain J In the vicinity of the building
Mauk c-f Adair Mobbed.
MACOMK, III.. Jan. 10 The Lank i.f
tdatr a rvt'bvd early today by safe
.lotttti. All ttie currency waa taken. The
iutt amu'int ta uukuwwa U Is several
iaau4 duliajf
SUMMARY OF THE DEE
ftaturduy, Januafry II. 11OM. '
1908
3 4
to n
a 6
24 25
sn: jwa: Hz, Ufa m
"" " J 2
J 6 Z 8 9
12 13 J 16
19 20 2 22 23
20 2Z '28 29 SO
1 -r-
TK1 WSlTRtR.
I Forecast till 7 p. m. Saturdav.
K(a Omaha. council hu ffs and
VICINITY Fair and nildtv Saturday.
FOR NKRH.SKA Pal t'aturdny.
Foil low A fit urriny. fair, with roMer
In cast anil ntith portion.
Tf-intMr.ituro nt Omaha yesterday:
I tour.
ft a. m
i; a. m
7 II. in.... A.
f a. m
''a. in
10 n. tn
II a. m
-12 m
1 p. in........
'1 p. m
3 p. m
4 p. m
5 p. in
ti p. in
T p. m
p. m
f p. in
Deg.
;ti
.... m
.... i'J
.... g'i
.... 3ii
.... S7
.... 7
.... 37
.... 37
.... 37
.... 37
.... 81
.... 35
.... 3
.... 33
.... it!
.... 31
DOMESTIC.
John R. Walsh testifies In own behalf
that he never did anything In his bank
that ho thought wss not right. Pag 1
Keiiator.i Burkftt and Brown succeed In
securing promiso of appointment of 11. F.
Thomas of Omaha as next postmaster of
this city. Fag 1
Kchmllz and Ruef are rc-arrestcd follow
ing their release by tfie court. Pa) 1
Prominent cattle men have been Indicted
on fencing charge In Uenver. Pag 1
Number are killed In a wreck on the
Alubama & Mississippi railroad. Pag 1
Secretary Taft addressed a great crowd
on "Capital and Iabor" at the Cooper In
stitute. Pag I
The Thaw jury was selected before ad
journment of court last evening. The Jrlal
will be pushed with sessions from 10 a.
m. to 6 p. m. ' Pag 1
Troops are bejng withdrawn from Mun
cle as fast as possible. Fags 1
IMstrh't Attorney Cranston of Denver
has resigned to re-enter private business,'
Fag 1
NEBRASKA.
' Chancellor K. Benjamin Andrews denies
that he will resign his official position.
Pag 7
Railroad commlssloaers decide that all
business on which executive orders are
made shall be public. Pag 3
Coroner' Jury at Kearne'y on the kill
ing of Leonard Morton returns a verdict
of self-defense. Pag 3
' romsxajr.
Kffort of the people for manhood suf
frage In Germany results against them In
Landtag, but cause great popular demon
stration. Pag 1
Torpedo destroyer fleet arrive at Itr
nambuco, Brazil. An elaborate program for
entertaining the large fleet Is being pre
parvd at.HIo de- Janeiro. . VssT X
Minister Iemleux of Canada says he U
well pleased with the outcome of his
negotiations In Japan. Pags 1
X.OOAX..
Open winter favors builders by enabling
them to continue outside work and retain
carpenter gangs until next season.
Page 1
Mayor Uahlinan says ho will help bring
democratic convention to Omaha and pones
as original Bryan man. . Pags 4
' Blx Omahans on list of delegates to
Missouri river congress to be held In
Hloux City. Pag 4
W. li. Yetter is elected president of the
Omaha Commercial club. Pag S
BPOBT.
Nebraska colleges will meet January IS
at Lincoln to perfect organization of ath
letic association. Pag 8
COUMEKCIAX AKD UTOUITBIAZ..
Live stock markets. Pag S
Oraln market. Pag
Stocks and bonds. Pag 9
Dun's Review of Trade says that sen
timent tn business world fs improving In
response to brighter financial outlook.
Pag 9
MOVEMENTS OP OCEAN ST2ALI3KTPS.
Port. ' ArriT4. Hulled.
NK YORK PmlD.uHr Cellle
NKW YORK .La Uattogn
CHKRBOl RO ...Adriatic K. P. I'vceli
qt'KtCNsrowN . uajntio
COPRNHACK ..Loualina
M ARtMHI.LKii ..Prrufla llallla
MVKKPOOL. ... Baltic
LONDON IMlimttonka
BY WIRKLF.SS.
Cape Race St. Paul 130 miles east of
Sandy Hook at 8:30 a. m.
TAFT WILL SPEAK TO LABOR
Hilled for Address at Cooper Institute
Tonight aiu Issue of the
People.
WASHINGTON. J"- 111. Secretary Taft
left Wuslilngtun at 11 o'clock this morn
ing for New York, where ho will deliver
an address tonight at Cooper Institute on
the 'jubjert of "Capital and I-abor." The
sec.-etury's speech has been prepared w th
g-eat care and, Is expected to prove, par
ticularly typical and Interesting, In v'ew
of the desire of th labor element to have
him announce his position on these Impor
tant subjects. The sccretay was unacc im
paired on the trip. He will remain In New
York Saturday and Sunday, returning to
Washington Monday morning. In New
York he will be the guest of his brother.
Henry Taft.
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS
Appointments of President for Office
la Territories Are lilvea
Consideration.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Various execu
tive lioliiin.it tons were disposed yl today by
the senate committee. The committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico voted to
recommend the continuation of Regis II.
Post of New York lo be governor of Porto
RkO. William F. Wlllouhby of the Dis
trict of Columbia to be secretary of Porto
Rico, and Edward Dexter of Illinois to be
conimUsloi it of education of Porto Rico.
The committee on territory passed favor
ably upon tha nominations of George Curry
lo be governor of New Mexico, Nathan
Jaffa to be secretary of New Mexico and
John H. Page to be secretary of Arizona.
BOY KILLS NEGRO BURGLAR
shoots Man Who Had Broken lata
III Home at Alverton,
Pennsylvania.
GREENSBCKG. P., Jan. lC.-Paul Bow
el. 11 years old. eSrly today shot snd
killed a negro burglar who broke Into the
horn of bis father at '.vrton. Bear iter.
m
WALSH LAW UNTO HIMSELF
Tells Court He Never Did Anything
He Didn't Think Bight.
BANK DEEP IN RAILROAD DEAL
II Trail Bra that lie Believed Srcnrl
tle MflTered Were Good lafor
matlon About .otea Kept
frona Examiner.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10. The cross-examination
of John R. Walsh waa resumed to
day. The Interrogation by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Dobyna was directed to tho
question of Walsh's reports to the Chicago
Clearing House association with respect to
the "memorandum" notes which figured In
the evidence brought out by the prosecu
tion. "Did the clearing house know you wero
carrying thes notes In the bank?" tho
witness was asked.
"I don't know," he replied.
''Did you give them any Information con
cerning these notes outside of the reports?"
Mr. Barbour asked.
Walsh answered In the negative.
"Turning to the building of the Southern
Missouri railroad, I will ask you If the
Chicnqo National bank was In the business
of building railroads?"
"Tho Illinois Southern was building the
Mlssiuirl extension."
"Didn't the bank furnish the money?"
"Yes. The bank had an Interest In the
Illinois Southern, and I though the eMen
alon would be a good thing for the road
and that It would be a good thing for the
bank."
"Did you think the securities of the roads
given as collateral for the advances of
money were safe and good?"
"T never did anything In my life that I
didn't think was all right."
Pressed for a more direct reply, Mr.
Walsh answered:
"Yes. I thought the securities were good."
Walsh's answers indicated that he later
discovered that his Judgment had been bad.
but that In order to rescue the bank from
an unfortunate Investment more money had
to be risked.
Asked whether It wss his intention as
president of the bank to keep on buying
tho bonds of the railroad so that the ex
tension could be built, Mr. Walsh replied:
"I Intended to get the road in shape so
that It could be sold and then the bank
could get out of It."
SCHMITZ. AND RUEF ARE HELD
Their Release Affords l.lttle Consola
tion, for They Are Immedi
ately Rearrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. Kugeno
Schmlt and Abraham Ruef, who received
a decision yesterday In their favor in the
district court of appeals, today are in the
county Jail n custody of the new sheriff.
They will appear In court thla morning,
when an effort will be made to have their
bonds reduced. Schmlts la convicted of
forty-five counts, with bonds of S400.ono.
Ruef is held on 122 indictments, hi bonds
amounting to $1,170,000. If their request for
a reduction I not compiled with In tho
loaer ceurt both will take the matter direct
to the supreme court. The cases of Patrick
Calhoun. Thornwell Mullally, William M.
Abbott, Tierey L. Ford. Reuf, Schmltz and
former Supervisor F. P. Nicholas come up
for trial on bribery charges at the me
time. According to the statements of the
prosecution the oclslon will not affect the
trial of Schmlt and Ruef on the other
charges against them, which will be pro
ceeded with as rapidly as nossibie.
INVESTIGATION PROVES FARCE
Custodian of Irish State Heaalln
Withdraws from Proaeedlnsrs
that Were Began.
DCBLIN, Jan. W.--The viceregal com
mission appointed recently to sift the dis
appearance from Dublin castle last July of
a part of the state regalia, value at fciTO.flOO,
held Its Initial session today in the office
of Sir Arthur FJdward Vicars, Ulster klng-of-arms,
the custodian of the missing
Jewels. The hearing, was private.
Much to the surprise of everybody con
cerned the proceedings were terminated
abruptly by the withdrawal of' Sir Arthur
and his two legal representatives, Tim
othy M. Healy. M. P., and James Camp
Veil, who all protested against the, limited
scope of the Inquiry. They declined to par
ticipate in the investigation or give evi
dence on the gkround that tho commission
did not have the power to compel the at
tendance of witnesses or take evidence.
The, commission adjourned until tomorrow
to consider the points raised.
COOKE CASE SOON TOCOME UP
Charges Aaalnst Former Clrenlt Court
Clerk Will He Tried at
Km Hi- Date.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Thirty cases against
former Circuit Court Clerk John A. Cooke,
convicted of misappropriation- or tunas or
Cook county, were passed until Monday
when they tame up before Judge Brentano
' today. Cooke was accused by Acting At
j torney Barbour to be" in the attitude of a
I fugitive from justice and It was the pros
I ecutor's desire that the cases be called for
i trial not later than tomorrow morning.
I Vpon assurance by Cooke's attorney that
Cook would return to Chicago before
I Monday, however, the court allowed the
cases to go over.
SUNSET EXPRESS WRECKED
Mouthera Pad He Train -Roll Into
Ditch, Killing Three Persona
and Injurlua; Many.
SAN JOSE. Cal., Jan. 10.-Sout;.Uund
train No. 10, Sunset express, on the South
ern Paclfle railroad, was wrecked last
night at Rucker. twenty-five ni.:es below
here, and Mrs. A. P. Boyd and her little
son of Portland, Ore., were killed. An un
known tramp, stealing a ride on the brake
beams, was also killed. Twelve Injured
were taken to a Gilroy hospital, where
their Injuries were treated. The cause of
the wreck Is not known. Six coaches left
the track. One was rolled Into the county
road and passengers In this were the most
serloubly hurt.
; GRADE CROSSINGS ARE FATAL
! Report of Railway Commissioner of
I New Jersey Bays They Caase
Accident.
TRENTON. N. J-. Jan 10. The New Jer
sey Railway commlsslonera In their annual
report stale from July 29 to December 1
last year lu persona a ere killed and l.'S
injured by the railroads In New Jersey.
Railroad companies are blamed for the long
fatality list. I'nguarded grade crossing
are aaid to have been responsible for many
of tha accU Q
STEAMER LIN NOW AGREED
North Ormaa !.) d and Memhtirg
Amerlran Will Work In I nt
oa Mrrrnfter.
BRKMKN, Jan. 10. The North (jlorman
Lloyd and Hamhurg- American steamship
companies have definitely Joined to work
in unison on all of the most Important lines
of their services, the agreement to last
several vears.
The Hamburg comjwny withdraws from
tho passenger trad) to the far cist re
ceiving for this concession certain ad
vantages which have, hot rx-en made public
concerning the steerage, business lo the
L'ntted States. Th two companies have
reached an agreement also In the matter
of the steamers tliut have been taking
pleasure parties on speclul tours.
EMPRESS iOmERICAN CHURCH
Makes Thorooah Inspection of Slroc
tare and FIspresi.es Pleasure to
It Pnstor. (
BERLIN. Jan. 10. The Oerman empress
visited the American church In tho woit
end of Berlin todrfy aid was received by
the pastor, Dr. Dickie. After seeing the
auditorium, tho library and the reading
room, her majesty expressed her pleasure,
thanked Dr. Dickie and took hrr departure.
The congregation ( this church la non-d-?nomlnational
anll numbers more than
Bno Americans. SonJe time ago the em
peror presented his iortrnlt to the church
and this now hangs In the library ' along
side a portrait of President Roosevelt.
TERRORISTS-AKE BIG HAUL
AttarU Made I soa Post Car station
Near W a run n and I.arsje
inn Secured.
WARSAW, Jan. 10. Tlie terrorists of
this city, who have been quiet for some
time past, have resumed operations.
Today an attack was made on 'the post
car station at Sokulow, on the Vistula rail
roe.S. A bomb waa thrown at the car, klll
ln two and wounding ten soldiera and
railroad employes. After looting the safes
the (errorlsts made their escape with a
lariso amount of money.
FURTHER RIOTING, IN CHINA
Catholic Missionary stationed In the
Klanar Applies to French
Minister for Aid.
PEKING. Jan. 10. Further reports of
the rioting at Kla-IIsing-Fu, a town In the
province of Che Kiang. declared the move
ment there to be antl-forelgn. The Catho
lic missionary station has asked M. Bap
tist, the French minister to China, for pro
tection. The minister wil) lake up the mat
ter with the foreign board today.
CANADIAN PACIFIC DENIES
Rumor That Itoad'jwill Buy the Great
Western la jcontrndicted
by Ortlclals.
MONTREAI Jan. 10. Inquiry at Presi
dent Shaughnessy'a nfriee today elicited
the statement that ''the rumor that the
Canadian Pacific railway Intends to pur
Chase br take over , iTio" Chicago Great
Western railway is absolutely without
foundation."
LEMIEUX PLEASED AT RESULT
Canadian Minister May Neaottatlona
with Japan Were Per
fectly Satisfactory.
OTTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 10. Hon. Ro
dolph Lemleux said to the Associated Press
tcjay that he was perfectly satisfied that
his mission to Japan on behalf of the Cana
dian government has been an entire suc
cess, i
More 111 tilt Ik for Hawaii.
HONOLl'LU, Jan. 10. A large Increase
of the National Guard bf Hawaii la urged
by the War department in a communica
tion to territorial officials.
Euarenle Halls for Colombo.
MARSEILLES, Jan. 10. Ex-Empress Eu
genie and her suite sailed today for Co
lombo. WALKER FIGHTS EXTRADITION
Klfort Made to Resist Return
United mates Backed by
Acrom il Ices.
to
NEW BRITAIN. Conn.. Jan. 10. The
Savings Bank of New Britain has been
notified that a firm of Bridgeport lawyers
has been engaged to assist William F.
Walker, the absconding treasurer. In his
fight against extradition from EnBenada,
Mexico. This firm admits that it has lieen
engaged by New York parties and In turn
Is arranging with lawyers at Enseuada to
look after Walker's interests. The bank
has the names of j those who are behind
the movement to help Walker, and while
this Information Is withheld Treasurer
Stanley says It appears as If the proceed
ings arc directed by those who received
a part of the securities which Walker
misappropriated. The State department at
Washington, it Is understood here, has
forwarded to Mexico City documentary
evidence with the request for Walker's
extradition.
TORPEDO FLEET ENTERS PORT
Word Meat to Waahlnirton of Its Ar
rival at Prrnainbuco Five
Days Late.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-A dispatch re
ceived at tha Navy department announced
the arrival at Pernambueo, Brazil, of the
torpedo boat destroyer flotilla, now on its
way to the Pacific coast.
The flotilla was seven days out from
Para und five days behind the schedule.
The flotilla urrlvcd at IVrnambuci this
morning.
PERNAMBl'CO. llraail, Jan. ll). Tho
torpedo boat flotUiu arrived here from
'Para. The weather whs fair on the way
down. The flotilla was delayed Mao days
owing to the fact that the hollers of the
Stetwart became tailed. Everybody on
board the flotilla is well. The vesaela will
leave here Januaty 13 for Rio Janeiro.
TROOPS GRADUALLY WITHDRAW
ladlnua National Guardsmen 4 re Be
lasr Taken Away from Mnnrle
titorm Center.
i
ML'NCIE. lnd.. Jan 10-MaJor General
McKee, In command of the ten companies
of the Indiana National Guard remaining
here on account of the strike of the street
railway employes, today ordered four more
companies to leave for tlielr homes this
evening. There has been no disturbance
ami no further trnuMe Is feared. It la
believed the remaining companies will leave
within th next few days,
OPEN WINTER AIDS BUILDERS
Enables Outside Work to Proceed All
Over the City.
CONTRACTORS SEIZE OPPORTUNITY
Cement and Lumber Are ow aa Low
la Price aa the Local Dealera
Expect Them t Be
Thla Year.
Open winter weather has been worth
many thousands of dollars to builders, con
tractors and property owners of Omaha
during the last six weeks.
Besides being able to push buildings to
completion the contractors have gained
much because ef the low mark on material
prices. Another advantage Is In keeping'
the worklngmen employed all winter and
retaining them In Omaha to begin work
In "gangs" when spring opens.
One of 'the notable advantages gained by"
the open weather Is noted on the construc
tion of the new Henshaw hotel. Thla
building Is being made of cement, fire brick
and terra cotta. Thla building has had
three stories and the walls added since
winter opened. One slight cold snap de
layed work on this building In early De
cember, but It lasted less than a week.
The slightest freezing weather would have
slopped work with the cement. But It has
been so mild that It haa set perfectly.
To the builders of tho Henshaw hotel
alone the weather haa been of great value.
It will be opened from a month to six
weeks earlier than If the season had been
normal and cold weather delayed the work.
"I was In Dundee yesterday." said C. C.
George, "and tho store buildings and resi
dences started lute In that suburb have
been practically completed since the time
for cold weather. The open winter has
been worth many thousands of dollars."
Cement Pall In Price.
"Since last May the price of cement tin
been dropping off 5 and 10 cent per
month," said II. G. Krani of the Bowman
Krani Lumber company. "I believe It Is
now at its low poinl. I do not see how it
can be sold for a cent lower than at pres
ent. As It Is, the manufacturer is receiv
ing only about $1 per barrel. The freight
is about ) cents on the average for bar
rels weighing 400 pounds. The wholesaler
arid retailer must have some profit, and
it must be more than 10 cents per barrel, as
the cement must be delivered In most cases
to where it is being used by contractors.
"If the manufacturers are compelled to
make cement for $1 per barrel very long
I fear they will cloBe down and wait. for a
higher prfce."
Cement is selling in mall quantities for
around S1.76 per barrel. In large quantities
It may be secured for 11.50. It sold at S2.25
per barrel during the early summer of 107.
Lumbermen do not anticipate a decline
In southern pine prices unless the northern
market falls $." to 18 per thousand below
the present price, when it would come Into
competition with the southern lumber. A
short time ago the' Minneapolis dealers
quoted northern lumber at from fli to S3
lower per '.thousand, but such a decline did
not cause )any competition between north
orn and outhern lumbir. . . j -. -
Dealers believe that all lumber Is 'now
at Its low mark. The northern mill are
not manufacturing the lumber which ,they
usually do at thla season of the year, while
the absence of snow in the northern forests
has made logging difficult and Impossible
In lfhiny plat!es. Only the mills which have
railroads to haul out their logs have been
enabled to manufacture an average output.
GOULD STICKST0 OPINION
Washington Court, In Ruck Boycott
Case, Will Not Yield to
Labor Leaders,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Justice Gould
of the supreme court of tho District of
Columbia overruled ft motion made bj the
American Federation of Labor to amend
the court's order In the case of tho Buck
Stove and Range company of St. Louis, In
which the court recently temporarily en-
Joined the federation from placing the cony
pany on a boycott and unfair Hat in the
federation publications. The motion of the
Federation contended that the order was
erroneous because It was made to run until
tho final decree In the case Instead of until
the further order of the. court; beoause It
may be construed to enjoin the defendants
from uniting to agree not to patronize
plaintiff's products; or construed to prevent
the defendants and their associates from
saying to others that they had united and
combined not to patronize such products;
or construed to enjoin their announcing
that they had combined not to deal with
others who should deal with the. com
pany. The motion also contended that the
order abridges freedom of speech of all the
defendants and freedom of the press,
"which Is protected by the first amend
ment of the constitution of the I'nlted
States."
The court decides that It would not alter
tho order In any way.
STUDY. REQUIREMENTS SEVERE
President of Smith College Declare
Poor tilrl Mls Kdocatlon
and Marriage.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Jan. 10. That
severe entrance examinations prevent many
poor girls from obtaining a college educa
tion and later marriage is stated In the
annual report of President L. Clark Sccly
of Smith college. In part, the president
says:
"Most of the able men come from the
poorer classes; it would be both a public
and private calamity if It should become
harder for poor boys and girls of ability
to gain the mental culture they desire. It
Would be a still greater loss if by postpon
ing the time of graduation, family life
should be Impaired. The longer marriage
Is delayed tho less likely men are to
marry. A college education should not
contribute to the tendency to celibacy. An
Inferior abllty of scholarship produced
where the pupil 1 hurried over so much
ground that one study soon obliterate the
Impression made by another. Physicians
complain that entrance requirements seri
ously Interfere wilh normal development.
Not enough time la left for rest and out
door air."
CATTLE MEN COME UNDER BAN
Dearer Federal Uraad Jary Iadlete
Promlaeat Men oa Fencing-
Charge. N
DENVER. Colo., Jan. 10.-Anu.ng the In
dictments returned by the federal Jury yes
terday Is one sgainat Ora Haley, a cattle
man who Is charged with illegally fencing
lD.OnO acres of range laud near the Colorado-Wyoming
boundary. William H.
Hanks and J. I. Raw) were also Indicted
oo similar charge
THAW JURY JS COMPLETED
Panel Is Sworn In and Taklna
Testimony Will Begin Monday
Morn ln.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The second Jury
to try Harry K. Thaw for the' killing of
Stanford White was completed late today
and on Monday morning the prosecution
will present Its direct case against the de
fendant. Five Jurors In nil were accepted
and sworn nt the morning and afternoon
sessions held today. As a whole the Jury
Is made up of a most Intelligent body of
business men and most of them are at
inlildlo age or over. When the panel had
finally been completed, after many vexa
tious delays and after the exercise of
twenty-three peremptory challenges by the
defense and twenty by the people, Thaw
announced thai he was entirely satisfied
and In fact well pleased wtlh the twelvo
men chosen. Young Mrs. Thaw, who has
watched tha selection of the Jurors with
the keenest interest, also declared that she
was well satisfied.
"They are much nicer than the men se
lected last year," she said ai court ad
journed, and Thaw exclaimed that he re
echoed his wife's sentiments. The prisoner
and his wife had an earnest five minutes'
talk after the last Juror had been sworn
and while the attorneys were conferring
as to the appointment of a commission
which will be sent to Pittsburg to take the
testimony of Mrs. William Thaw, the
mother, who la still too 111 to come oq to
New York.
The Jury as completed stunds:
Cliarles F. Oremmels. ship broker, fore
man; Arthur K. Naethlug. employing
baker; George W. '"ary, dry goods; George
C. Ruppreeht, salesman: John H. Hnlhert.
mineral waters; Dnvld K. Arrowsmlth,
manager; William F. Doollttle, auditor's
clerk; William H. Mclliigli. clerk; Frank
J. Howell, manufacturer: William Burek,
assistant secretary of Young Men's Chris
tian association ; Francis Dovale, real
eaitato, and James Hooper, meats aad pro
visions. Judge DowIIng announced today that be
ginning with Monday the court hour will
be from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 2 p. m.
to S p. m. Assistant DlPtrtct Attorney
Francis P. Garvan will make the opening
statement for the prosecution, a lift did
at the first trial. He will not consume
more than ten minutes and it Is said that
the state's direct witnesses will not occupy
more than two hours. The defense will
open Monday afternoon, Martin W. Ut tie
ton. Thaw's now chief counsel, making the
opening statement.
THEATRICAL MEN INDICTED
Kansas City tirand Jury Returns 160
Bill Against Manaater and
Performera.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 10. Indictment
numbering K9 against persons, most of
whom are engaged In theatrical work,
charged with violating the state law of
1835, which forbids unnecessary labor on
Sunday, were returned by th grand Jury
today. Many of the Indicted persops are
nonresident actors, who will either have
to return here for trial or forfeit their
bonds of 1300 each.
The action of the grand Jury today wa
a heavy blow to the theatrical managers,
because each manager waa Indicted as
many times as he had actors and employes
wrorklnsj t lyla theater, last Sunday, on
the theory that tho employer violates tha
law for forcing his employe to work a
much as does the employe by working on
Sunday. For each Indictment the manager
must supply a bond of $200. Under the new
plan the total amount of bond money Is
twice as much as It ha been heretofore.
The determination of Judge William H.
Wallace of the criminal court to forfeit
the bonds of defendants who fail to appear
for trial makes it more difficult to secure
bondsmen. The persons Indicted today will
appear and plea tomorrow.
The grand Jury Indicted today Thomas B
Broadnax, president, and Frank E. Essex,
vice president of the Kansas City Baard of
Trade, that a friendly suit may be had to
test the new stale law which requires that
a tav stamp must bo placed on every con
tract for the sale of grain, produce and
Uvo stuck.
FIVE KILLED, TWO INJURED
Collision on Lunar Treatle In Alabama
Throw Two Train Into
Ravine.
VINEGAR BEND, Ala., Jan. lO.-Flve
perspus were killed and two seriously In
jured in a wreck on the Alabama & Missis
sippi railroad between a passenger train
and a logging train.
The dead:
W. B. PAIN, merchant of Vinegar Bend.
CHARLES C. BI.HUEIC. a section fore
man. THREE NEGROES, names unknown.
Frank Marks, engineer of the passenger
train, one of the Injure!, will die. ,
Twelve tulles wi-et of Vinegar Bend tha
road turns sharply and the greater portion
of this curve Is made up of trcstling that
spans a ravine. The passenger train look
the curve and trestle just as the logging
train came Into view on the opiiosltn ond.
Before. Engineer Marks could bring th
train to a stop the trains met head-on and
both engine and trains crashed to the
bottom of tho ravlnu. On the logging train
were a number of convicts.
BRYAj AGAIN BOOMING CANNON
Thlj' Taft MusH Win at
Mart or Lose Ihe Nomina
tion. th
WEBSTER CITY. la.. Jan. 10.-( Special.)
"Unless Secretary 'raft goce Into the re
publican national convention with suffi
cient votes to nominate he will never get
the nomination." So said William Jennings
Bryan, In this city tonight. "L'ncle Joo
Cannon, has an excellent chance to be the
nominee," said Mr. Bryan, and will go Into
the convention next high man to Taft. Un
less Taft goes Into the convention with
the nomination cinched, he will never get
It." The Ntbiaskan thinks the outlook for
democratic success the best It has ever
been.
TWAIN'S NEST EGG IS ON ICE
Famous Writer Has Fifty-One Thou
sand Dollur In Knickerbocker
Trust Coiuttauy.
NEW yORK, Jan. lu. It developed yes
terday through a letter In which he ac
cepted the plans for the reorganization of
the Knickerbocker Trust company that
"Mark Twain" the humorist, hds IM.199
tied up in tlu suspended trust company. It
Is expected that a majority of the deposi
tor's will agree to the plan for reorganiza
tion and the trust company will ' be re
opened Tst Penalty Halt In Chlt-asjo.
CHICAGO, Jan. in A municipal court
Jury today found William Tobln and David
Mi Hale, saloon keeper, guilty f having
deprived Raphael Deilavcii. 6 years old. of
means of kuputrl by selling Intoileants
to h.s father and imposed a Jflnt fine of
1M. The. me is regarded by attorneys as
a lesl aiiieli may tvenlualLv w la iUq
SlIlkTMlllA IUJOC4
THOMAS GETS PLACE
President Informs Senators He WiL
Be Named Postmaster at Once.
NOMINATION EXPECTED MONDAl
Interview on tho Subject Occnpies But
Few Minutes of Time.
SIGNAL CORPS BILL FAVORED
Results of Russo-Japanese War Dem
onstrate Importance of Service.
FISH HATCHERY FOR NEBRASKA
Congressman Pollard Seeking; nm
Method of tiettlna; Valuable Infor
mation Into the Hand of
Parmer of Country.
(Frohi a Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Ji. 10 (Special Tele
gram.) Tho nomination .of Benjamin F.
Thomas to be postmasler at Omaha to suc
ceed Henry 'U Palmer will go to the senate
Monday. Today Senators Burkett und
Brown saw the president with reference to
the Omaha poatofflce and within a few
minute he intimated to the senator? that
he would appoint whoever they recom
mended. The cabinet waa Just about to
convene when the Nebraska senators hap
pened Into tHo cabinet room, and as Post
maater General Meyer was there the sens
tora at once went Into Ihe aubject of Iheli"
call. There were no "Ifs" or "and" about
the matter and no explanations. It was a
request that the recommendation of B. V.
Thomas for the postinastershlp at Omaha
to succeed Captain Palmer be ratified ami
the president with frankness met the re
quest of the Nebraska senators by stating
that the desire for Thomas' appointment
would be granted. Captain Palmer had
placed on file a large number of letters
from leading citizens of Omaha, patron
of the office, favorable, to his reappoint
ment, but B. F. Thomas had larger
number of recommendations on file, beside
tho endorsement or party workers, and thlr,
coupled with the exceedingly friendly In
terests of Senstor Burkett and Brown,
landed the plum for Thomas.
"It wa as easy ns rolling off a log lo
Secure Thomas' appointment," said one of
the senators, "and we even did not havo .
time to thank the president for his cour
tesy. The cabinet met Immediately after
our interview with the president and the
postmaster general and the Incident was
closed."
It 1 expected Mr. Thomas will come t,i
Washington soon a he Is confirmed to
take up with the poatofflce department
matters in relation with the Omaha office.
So far as the deputy postmaster 1 con
cerned it I understood that matter will Im
left to Mr. Thomas.
Slarnal Corn Bill Popular.
Benator Burkett Is greatly elated over Hie
masner In which his bill to enlarge w
signal corps has been received, not onl
by the array but by, llio.l.'n'rted Sttes sen
ators who have expressed themselveS In"
favor of the mensure. Before tho Introduc
tion of the bill Mr. Burkett had a lon
Interview with Secretary Taft, who un
hesitatingly said the department would
support tho project. Later on Senator
Burkett and General James A Hon, chief of
the signal corps, had a conference with the
war 'Secretary and aa a result the Burkett
bill, which means much for Omaha,' was
Introduced.
General Alien, speaking of tho bill, said:
"The marked Importance of the slguul
corps aX displayed in the recent Russian
Japanese war illustrates the necessity for
expanding that branch of our service. We
now have about 1,200 men, but wo ure short
In Cuba, the Philippines, Alaska and, In
fact, have not enough men anywhere In
do the work properly.
"We need more men for army maneu- '
vers, as the work of the signal corps Is of
primary Importance In these event!. Com
mimical ion must be had at all times. The
Japanese, 'who learned from us, had an
exceptional signal service during the lata
war, and the work accomplished shows th
necessity for making our corps more
efficient by enlarging It. I
"The bill Introduced by Senator Bur
kett will make no change In the signal
corps other than Increasing ti)e quota of
officers and men. The additional officer
required will be drawn from olhpr branches
of tiie service on four years' detail, as in
done now. When the corps wa established
a certain number of officers were provided
fur, additional officers to be detailed for
four years as required.
Omaha the Principal Post,
"At Omuha w hsvo our principal post,
where we have a company of about lno '
men ready for duty wherever required, hu
thla la ton email a number to accomplish
much. We should have about HA or &n
men there. We are building an acrodome
at this post, and aeronaut lis I. work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible. Europe H
giving a great deal of (ltt-ntlon lo Ih s
work, and Its value In warfare Is unques
tioned. "In tho annual appropriations recom
mended we have an Item of fJOu.uco fur bal
loons, and I think there will bo a great
many bids for balloons and sir machines,
specifications for which have been sent
out."
Recognition of Home Gaardsiuen.
Representative Pollard today Introduce! a
bill providing for recognition of the mi l
iary service of officers and enlisted men
In certain states and territories who Served
during the civil war. The bill is lnUfJe.
to cover officers and enlisted metf wl.)"'
served ss state guardsmen, etc., ai grant
them kn honorable discharge from such
service, provided that ths status thus g v n
them shall not glvt them any rights to
prosecute a claim for pension. Thu regl
ments thus called out were never (effularly
mustered Into the service of the Chile I
Slate and In reality did little other than
home guard duty, but surviving1 msmhti s
of these organizations would Ilk to l ain
the fact known In an official manner that
they stood willing to go to the front lis 1
necessity required It.
Mom Minor Bills.
Senator Burkett's bill providing fur th.
establishment of a fish cultur station In
Nebraska haa been favorably reported from
the committee on fisheries. Th bill has ,
the endorsement of the secretary of com
merce and labor and will undoubtedly
pass at this session.
The house committee on Indian affairs
has authorized a favorable report on a
bill recently Introduced by Representa
tive Parker to authorise th Bale and dlspo .
sition of the surplus and unallotted land
In the Cheyenne river and 8tandltig Rjci,
Indian reservations atid making provision
to defray expenses.
Representative Hall of South Dakota to
day introduced a bill to adjust and pay
th claim of the pillager Land of Ckjv