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Fhe Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. ISS. OMAHA, THURSDAY M0IIXI50, JANUARY L'!, IMS TEN TAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. S ROW IN REICHSTAG Chancellor Declinei tc to Inter pellation -of SoV v. v v. UPROAR FOLLOWS , SAL Minister! Leart Hall, Follof, Many of the Member. v SUFFRAGE ISSUE is' RAISED Question ii Stated So ai to Raise Federal Questions. ISSUES WAROTHG TO THE PEOPLE MiRimittlom Declared to Br Daa Ir 1 Coaatry Orgilir Will Ba Meld Respoaalale fcr Cc'irmmiat. BERLIN, Jan. 22. Chancellor von Buelow refused categorically in the' Reichstag to reply to a eoclailtt Interpellation on the lubject of the Prussian suffrage. This pre cipitated a deafening uproar' from the mem bers. durlAg which all the ministers left the house. The debate was then continued before the half empty benches. Treuble with the people has been ex pected, particularly In view of the street isorders of yesterday and In order to be prepared for a recurrence of violent en counters between the polls and the popu lace, tha buildings of Parliament were sur rounded from early morning with a strong ferca of police armed with pistols and sabres. Futhermore, the principal! ' thor oughfares of Berlin are being patrolled constantly by police, both mounted and on foot. " The Interpellation was very skillfully worded In ordrr to bring It within the offi cial authority of he relchstag. The ques tion was framed as follows: "Oa, what ground does the chancellor con sider manhood suffrage, as already gTanted for the elections to the Imperial Parliament to be harmful to tha Interests of one of the federal states?" Warning;' Against Rlotlac There was some doubt early today as to whether the chancellor would make a re (ly or not. It has been his custom to avoid discussing Prussian aXfalrs In the Reichstag, but others thought he might empower Dr Bethmann-Hollweg. minister of the In terior, to respond for him. Prince von Buelow opened- the relchstag proceedings by a wsrning against further manifestations and lie declared It did not effect the government in the slightest de gree. He threatened, amid Ironical cheer ing from the socialists, that the leaders and organizers of all demonstrations would be dealt with severely. The chancellor trembled with Indignation when ho referred, to the street manifesta tions which he declared had been Intro duces! into the capital. He stigmatised .thoa daxysrwoun the country, "and he looked directly at the socialist members when ha announced that the organisers would be held responsible. He was com pelled to pause for several minutes because f derisive laughter from the socialist benches. Folic Incite Rioters. Herr Fisher, soclallist, tn the course of a speech, accused the police of infamously utilising the services of , detectives, who mixed wlththe demonstrators and led In the cries and singing, thus creating cause for the intervention of their uniformed comrades. One of them, however, a man named Kassube, who had been most prom inent In the proeesrion. had received well matited punishment for his treachery, be ing so badly Injured by blows from the sabres of his comrades, who did not recog nise him, that he was obliged to be driven home In an ambulance. Socialists Roased to Fary. Herr Keth, conservative, aroused an up roarious tumult among the socialists when tta asserted that tha leaders of that party were most prominent by their absence from the streets during the demonstrations ' which they had misled others into under taking, aven advising the participants to take their wtvrs and children with them as protection against the police. Loud cries of "vagabound, slanderer, liar, scoundrel and hypocrite" greet Keth. The tumulj last for several minutes. Dur ing It Herr Bebel, I he socialist leader ad vanced to the tribune and shrieked at Herr Keth: ' 'Tou miserable rascal." while Herr Stadt liagen, socialist democrat, called him a "vulgar vagabound." and "police spy." The precedent of the house made various attempts tt restore order but in vain. imnntf fl rf llt ,4fiwn tmr.. , . sune," Herr Keth concluded his remarks oy Keying: "I propose an encounter with Herr Sladt hagen at which the police shall not be present." ' HARRIMAN SUIT WILL COME la t aioa-Soalaerai Pa I Be Consolidation. WASHINGTON. Jan. ti-Wlth reference o the contemplated suit SAalnat R. H. Harriman ly the government questioning, the legality under the anti-trust set of tha purchase by the I'nton Pacific of the con :rolling Interest In the Southern Pacific ind other lines alleged to be In competition s-ith the Union Parlfti-. Attorney General Bonapart? said today that when brought the suit would be based on tha report of ha lnterststn Commerce commission of at July. In which the details of tha al wed merger were given. He said that ifier tha report had been made the sub let t of it had been discussed at a confer nre Jield at the White House, when the mtlre mailer waa referred to tha Depart ment of Juatlre for consideration and In .ealigation and that early In December Mtlon wss determined on, but mas de ayvd by reason of the unexpected ab enee in Europe of C. A. -veranee, one f the special counsel for the government. Y" added that Mr. Severance had now re W urned to the I nited States and will be tn 1 A'ashiiigion within a few days, as also vtll be Frank B. Kellogg, tha other special . unel. When they arrive the attorney ,-enersl will have a consultation with them. , iftr which an antborlsed statement will e made to the public. TEST SUIT JDVER WHISKY trllon- Broaaat at Washington to enro Holing I aacr Pare Food Law. WASHINGTON. Jan. Si-A test case to letermine what constitutes whisky under ha pure food law. was Instituted in the United Stales court bare today by District WUvrney Bake SUMMARY OF THE GEE Thursday, Janoary 2.1, liOS. 1903 1908 34 to n 1Z 18 24 23 31 7TZ. uta 7FW - 1 2 Z 8 9 IS 10 222 23 28 29 30 12 13 19 20 20 2Z Til WCiTHEl FOR rvMAHA. CXrNClI. PUTTS AND V1"IN1TY Fair and cooler Thursdav. FOR NKBRASKA- Fnlr Thursday and Colder. FOR IOWA Fair and cooler Thursday. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Dep. B a. tn H a. m 9 7 . m . a. m' 34 a. m .14 10 a. m 33 11 a. m 35 12 m 3 1 p. m ! t p. m S3 3 p. m M 4 p. m 3n ft p. m S7 R p. m 35 7 p. m 84 8 p. m W : p. m 26 DOMESTIC. Omaha wins the first point In fight for next meeting of rivers congress. Seven states, reprsented by 600 delegates. Par 1 Mrs. William Thsw, Anthony Comstock and one Insanity expert testified In Thaw trial yesterday. Par 1 W. J. Bryan delivers speech to Elks at Natthvllle. Page 1 Brewers of New Tork are said to be In trust to raise the price of beer. Pag X National Live Stock association passes resolutions In favor of government con trol of erasing land. Pag a Woman In New York ork department store n and kills herself. restaurant shoots ma Par a Government announces suit will un doubtedly be brought at early date to test the consolidation of the Southern Pacific and Fnlon Pacific. Pags 1 Former Secretary Shaw sells his interest In the Carnegie Trust company because of a disagreement with the ownef of the con trolling Interest. Pag 1 Miners In convention name their commit tees for the Indianapolis convention. Pag 1 Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota stirs up aensatlon In the senate by en deavoring to stop investigation of Har vester trust in order to permit the De partment of Justice to push prosecution. Pars 1 President Roosevelt sends for Governor Maroon to discuss Important Cuban ques tion. Par 1 nBKASXA. Charles J. Greene reports to the railroad commission the salaries received by the head officers of the United States Ex press company. Page 3 Dan KaJin. convict in penitentiary, takes earnings while In prison to it pay .1 he raaa. he robbed. 3 Fraternal Life Association of Nebraska to turn over Its business to the Western Indemnity company of Chicago. Par a POBKXaiT. Chancellor von Buelow refuses an In terpellation from the socialists and the government Is hooted for its attitude. So cialists say the police sent persons Into the crowd to arouse them -to greater extrava gance. Pag 1 Count von Moltke's court-martial be gins at Berlin. Par 1 Rebels In Morocco occupy position from Which they had been driven. Page 1 Admiral Evans cable, the American fleet has sailed from Rio Janeiro. Pag 1 i Irishmen are arrested In bed for inter- , ferlng with malls. Page 1 LOCAL , Nebraska lumbermen adopt resolutions demanding certain state and national leg islation: disclaim their violation of state) laws and the state's Inability to prove the contrary. Pars 1 Genersl Manager Trenholm of Omaha &. Minneapolis demands co-operation with the company of the employes In matters of politics and economy, undor pain of panic. Para S Dean Brings of Harvard college ad dresses high school pupils In the morning, teachers lu afternoon and alumni from Cambridge in the evening at an Omaha club banquet. Page a COZOCSBCIAI. sJO XsTDVgTaUAX. Live slot ks markets. Pajs T Grain markets. Page T Hlot ks and bonds. Par T MOTSafEsTTa OP OCZAJT BTXAM3KIP8. Arrtvas. .taelaa ... Salted . ST. P. Orlll ClnlU. VEW TORK TRIEST8 cnpESHAG.es .. rotl States.... 1.IHAI Llihaaala I ft'ADIZ Morttewdae l.tNOA Florida ;KSOA LKuna MOVIl.tJ! ruroaaala NAPLES Na. Prince GIBRALTAR .... Pr Iwl BY WIRELE3. . Sable Island President Lincoln, ISO miles southeast at 4:S p. m.; will reach New York at a. m. Friday OPERA SEASON THREE WEEKS Five Uraer Cities Will Be Vis ited Tbls Reason or Metro politan glngera. NEW YORK, Jan. 21 Heinrich Courted has completed his plsns for the spring tour of the Metropolitan Opera v company. On account of the length of the season the tour this year will be limited to three weeks and a half and the only cities In which the company will appear are Chi cago. Boston, Washington, Baltimore and Pittsburg. The opera srason at the Metro politan opera house mill close on April 4. and the company will at . once begin a wteks engagement In Boston. It will be heard in Chicago during the weeks of April CHINESE MUST LEARN TO RIDE ew Order Affertlag Royalty Pro aaalgated la Peking or Order of tioveraaaont. WASHINGTON. Jan. Sl-Msll advlree from China contain an order requiring the sons of imperial princes and clansmen to bo examined In Peking as to their pro ficiency In the saddle. This step Is taken so that tha art of their ancestors may not bo lost. KANSAS SENATEPASSES BILL AsnoneX Voang Prima rr Meaaaro Agreed I non by I osier Hons. TOPEKA, Kan.. Jan. 3 The senate this afternoon passed the amended Young pri mary election law bill. SFRINUFIKLD. III.. Jan. tt-Tha house this sfternoon refused to adopt tha amended 1 primary bUL HARVESTER TRUST ACTIVE Hansbrough Starts Tempest by His Resolution in Senate. SEEKS TO STOP INVESTIGATION Wwald Lay No Obstacle la rat of Department of J satire P- -seaed Aetlon Hal Takes kr Body. WASHINGTON. Jan. K.-Penator Hnns hrrmgh of North Dakota today endeavored to have nullified the effort of a resolution offered by him and adopted by the senate on December IT, 1ns, directing the De partment of Commerce and Lebnr to Inves tigate the affairs of the International Har vester company, in order, he said, that the Department of Justice might proceed to pmserute the company. He explained that treaties between the several departments make them desire tn art In harmony. The resolution railed forth a storm of protest, during which Mr. Hansbrough de clared tjiat the Internstional Hsrvester company Is taking a hand In politics In North Dakota and Is trying to capture delegates w-ho are to represent that state In the republican national convention. "Not alone, that," said Mr. Hansbrough, "the edict has gone forth from this mo nopoly that I am to be defeated for the senate of the Vnltefl States because I had the temerity to offer a resolution to In vestigate it." "The political fortune of a man is a grain of sand compared with the Injustice that truvy be wrought by an Institution of this kind. I brought this challenge and am ready to meet tt. If the people of my state desire to have this monopoly con trol their state they do not want me as their representative." Senator Beverldge declared that this statement of the activity of the "Harves ter trust" was mucb mora Important than the resolution to atop the Investigation of the trust. The resolution was, on motion of Senator Fulton of Oregon, referred to fhe com mittee on agriculture. Senator Stone endeavored to Inject tariff debate rnto the discussion by asking whether the "Harvester trust" was given power to Increase prices of farming; Imple ments because of the tariff. Mr. Hans brough replied that he would discuss the tariff when a tariff bill should be before the senate. Senator William Jainea Bryan of Florida made his maiden speech, endeavoring to kill the resolution outright, instead of sending It to a committee. t PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOVSE Rapid Profrresa Made la Considera tion of Penal Code BUI. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Rapid progress was nvide In the hou-e of representatives today In the consideration of the bill to codify and revise-tha penal laws of tha United Slates. The only amendment of any Importance wftich got through was one by Mr. James of Kentucky makins it a riimmal offense, tinder tieavy penalty, to falsify government crop statistics, the object of the amendment being tot protect the cotton and tobacco growers from specu lators. Over fifty pagea of the bill were disposed of. Except for a political speech by Mr. Kim ball (Ky.) the proceedings were monot onous and at no time were 100 members In their seats. Chairman Tawney of the house committee on appropriations today reported the ur gency deficiency bill and gave notice that be would call It up tomorrow. The bill carries a totsl appropriation of J24.174.4jO. Including the following Items: Treasury department. 11. W. 377; District of Columbia, 4.1?4; military establishment K.87: back pay and bounty claims, J300.000; naval establishment S1.61I.7SO; Department of the Interior. $344,647: Department of Commerce and I.ibor. $553,900; United States courts. SSM.oaS: postal service, $1.894.fc51; isthmian canal. S12,17R.9"i0; house of representatives, 178.752: judgments, court of claims, $187,568; audit of accounts, $29101. The total amount recommended Is $784,905 less than the total sum of estimates pre sented to and considered by the committee. One paragraph provides that all expenses that may be Incurred In the approaching trial of the Hyde, Diamond. Benson and Schneider Pacific coast land fraud cases shall be paid by the United States. . This amount will be approximately $50,000. KATIOAI, BOARD FOR WATERWAY Organisation (oes on Record Favor lag This Appropriation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The National Board of Trade today went on record In favor of an appropriation of $50,000,000 a year for the Improvement of Inland water waya. MURDER IN A BIG STORE Woman Eaantles Revolver Into Mao ad shoots Heroef ta Large Oawd. NEW YORK, Jan. 22 Several hundred persons, most of them women shoppers, witnessed a murder and suicide In the res taurant of a large Broadway department store today. Frank Brady, an advertis ing solicitor for a newspaper, was shot five times and tnstsntly killed by a woman whose name la believed to be Mary R Clark of B West One Hundred and Thirty-third street. The women then shot herself and died In the hospital to which she was taken Mr. Brady was sitting at a table m the restaurant on the eighth floor of the de partment store. The Isrge room was crowded with shoppers and employes of the store, who had gone there for lunch. The woman approached the table where Mr. Brady sat and fired five shots from a revolver Into his neck, face and chest. Drawing another revolver from her muff, the woman quickly fired three shots into her own breast and fell backward on the floor. Witnesses of the shooting sat trans fixed until the last shot waa fired. Brady was dead when they reached him, but the woman was still alive and wVa hurried to a hospital, where she died within a short time. Besidrs the two revolvers used" in the shooting, a third revolver, fully loaded, was found concealed in tha woman's muff. taaeffrar's Rklll Wins Bride. CHICAGO. Jan. H A romance from an automobile ride in Chicago twa years aao culminated In the elopement to fct. !xul. Mo., ajid marriage there last night of wealthy Mlas Miriam ftpvore, only daugh ter of Mrs. John A. Devore of the Winder mere hotel, thia city, to Robert W. Gll more. the bride's former chauffeur, whow father la an advertising manager in San Francisco. Life Sentence for Holder. NASHVILLE, 'Tenn.. Jan. 11. Governor Patiaraon laal niglit commuted the death sentence of Lee Holder, aged 1. to life Imprisonment. Holder, about a year ago, murdered bis father, B. G. Holder, a preacher of Cumberland Fteabytaliasi c&um of Union (Jtoo. lom. FLEET SAILS F0R THE STRAIT American Battleehlpa leave Rio After -Tea nays' Rajoynkle oJonrn. RIO JANERIO. Jan. 22. To the booming of runs and the cheers of thousand on the acmmpanvins; pltelaaiire craft, the Amer ican warships sailed from Rio Janerio this sfternoon, bound fur Pttnta Arena on the Magellan strait. Ten days will bring the fleet almost m'dmay on its H.ouo-mile cruise to San Franrssco. and the ships and the men carried with them today the God speed and good wishes . of the whole Braxllisn nation. Not an untoward Incident had marked the visit of the Americans here. They wire feasted and feter. both officers and men. during their sojourn in Rio, and half the population turned out from early In the morning to give them a fitting farewell. As upon the arrival of the fleet, so upon Its departure,, tho quays, the public build ings and the hills were crowded with thou sands watching the warships until they had disappeared through the mouth of the bay into the open sea. VON MOLTKE'SCOURT-MARTIAL Pabllo Ordered Oat of Room Trial Will Bo R ashed Along. and BERLIN, Jan. 25. The trial by court martial of Counts von Hohenbau and Lynar, arising out of the articles pub lished In Die Zukunft by Maxlmlllen Har den and the subsequent Harden-Von Moltke libel sult,opened today before five Judges under the presidency of General von Loewenfeld. The military court was ordered by Emperor William, and General von Lowenfeld Is . a member of his majesty's military staff. There were 130 witnesses present who were composed mostly of troopers, guardsmen and mem bars of other cavalry regiments stationed at Potsdam. After reading the charge ac cusing tha prisoners of abuse of their au thority tha court room waa cleared and will not be reopened until a verdict is reached. Maxlmlllen Harden, according to his phy sician, is suffering from appendicitis. He did not appear In court today. STEAMERS COLLIDE IN FOG Brltlaa. Veaoel , Amsterdam aOra Bad lnjarr and Transfers Paaaesgers for Safety. ROTTERDAM. Jsn. 2.-The steamer Amsterdam, belonging to the Great Eastern Railway company, and the British steamer Ax minster, from New York December 30 for Rotterdam, collided last night near Ntewe Waterweg. There was no, loss of life. Ths Avnst ;rdam was badly damaged and proceexjed to Maassluls, where it waa beached. The Amsterdam was coming from Har wich and had fifty-six passengers on board. A dense fog prevailed and the two steam ers came together before either had time to sheer off. Tbo Amsterdam had a great hole stove In Rs bow and the water began coming lir'sncteat that the captain decided, to lower Iris boat and transfer its paascn gers to the Ajcminster.' - This was done without mishap. The stern of the Axmln sler was badly damaged. IRISHMEN ARRESTED IN BED Mea Who Had Interfered with Malls Taken to Avoid More Troablo. BOYLE. County Roscommon, Ireland, Jan. 22. Two hundred constabulary visited the Geevagh district early today and took Into custody twenty men charged with un lawful assembly and riot and with having Interfered with the mails. The prisoners were caught in bed. The constabulary feared that If they attempted to make the arrests in daylight there would be serious rioting, so they worked under cover of darkness. .The landlords In this district have refused to sell lands to their tenants and the latter consequently organized a "no rent" combination against the land owners. The latter then sent out processes for rent to their tenants, and It mas tbo malls bearing these documents that were Interfered with by the men gathered in this morning. REBELS OCCUPY POSITION French Drive Band Away from Set tat, bnt Advantnge la ot Retained. CASABLANCA. Jan. 22.-Mu1al Rachld one of the chiefs of Mulsl Hafld's forces. reoocupled the town or Bettat on January 17, two days after he had been driven out of there by French columns under the coni msnd of General d'Armade. The French column is no at Kasbah Per Rachld. Professor l.nnrkes witk Kaiser. RERUN. Jsn. 2i-Prof. William Henry Schofield of Harvard tinlversit?', and Mrs. Schofield, lunched with Emperor William and the empress today. Prof. Schofield Is one of the exchanare professors at the University of Berlin for this year. New Controller of Cnstoms. PEKING, Jan. 22 Na Tung, former gov ernor of Peking' and one of the shrewdest politicians of the foreign board, has been appointed controller of customs, succeeding Lu Hal Huan, who has been made a di rector of the new Tientsln-Naking railway. SERUM CONTROLS MENINGITIS Medical Inspector at Newport Uses It I son Two Apparently Hopleae Cases. NEWPORT, R. I.. Jan. L'l-Two naval apprentices recently received at the station here are suffering from spinal meningitis. Both were considered hopeless cases. Medi cal Inspector Lucian G. Heneberser, U. S. N., however, determined to try the serum discovered by Dr. Simon Flekner of the Rockefeller institute, and It is now reported that both mi n are expected to re cover. One of them, F. F. Crawford of Charleston. III., is said to lie doing well, while the other, R. B. Hoiloway, of Lip ton, Tenn., is reported as convalescent. BREWERS SAIDjrO BE IN TRUST Saloon Mea of Vow' York Want tho tato to Step la and Act. NEW TORK. Jan. 22. Attorney General Jackson will be asked by a committee of retail liquor dealers, when he reaches New York todsy. to tske steps to have the Brewers' association dissolved under the statute making Illegal any combination In restraint of trade. The saloon keepers say thst the brewers have combined for the purpose of raising the price of beer, while the brewers announce that the Increased price la due to tha higbar prices of ma-toriala. LUMBERMEN HIT CARRIERS Want Railroads to Fay Double Mine Price on Coal Confiscated. WILL ASK LEGISLATURE FOR LAW ebraaka Association In Convention Want Congress to Compel Com merce Commission to Hear Shippers. oracxBs or x.tmbee. M. X prlsa, Arcadia, was re-elected president. Oeorge BV. Baldwin, Crete, sic president. Lars Larson, St. Paul, director for three rearm. J. O. sTewcomb, Trisnd, dlreotor for three years. Lumbermen attending the convention of the Nebraska association, which apjourned a two days' session Wednesday afternoon, st the Rome hotel, most of whom sell coal, propose to supplement advantageous lsws secured at the last legislature by aiw requiring the railroads to pay double the mine price for all coal confiscated for the use of the carrier. Resolutions recommending that the legis lative committee of the association take up tha work of securing such a law at the next session of the Nebraska legislature, together with a resolution urging the pas sage of a satisfactory reciprocal demur rage law, were adopted at the closing ses sion of the association. ' The parcels post bill now before congress was condemned. Say Amend Interstate Law. In the matter of national legislation which t lie lumber dealers believe they need, it will be suggested to congress that the Interstate Commerce law be amended, making it necessary for the commission to hold a hearing for shippers who might object to proposed rate changes, before railroad rates may be' advanced or lowered or before the classification on any kind of merchandise can be changed. In view of the fact that northern lumber Is practically off the . market In yards of Nebraska, the lumbermen resolved to send a copy of resolutions urging the In terstate Commerce Commission use all possible haste In deciding the case of the northern lumbermen who are seeking to prevent an advance In rates. An excursion to the big lumbermen's moetlng In 'Tacoma. Wash., February 27, 3 and 23. which the Nebraskans proposed to take, was found Impracticable and the association decided not to attempt the trip to the north Pacific coast this year. ' Defense of the Association. Actual proportions of the Increase In lumber prices were given by C, C. Flans burg, a Lincoln attorney. "While the wholesale price of lumber has advanced 100 per cent, the retail price has advanced above 34 per cent, and the profits to the retailer have decreased In propor tion," said Mr. Flansburg, whose address was on the subject of "Nebraska Lumber Dealers Before the Law." Tho attorney predicted that the court -wiich now baa the ease, to dissolve the as sociation under consideration, would hold with the dealers, and if not, the lumber' men would carry the case to the supreme court, believing that what any one man had a right to da under the law, any two men could do together and keep within the limits of the law. I "Vniir n.n, I, ..I nn mrA hvlawa fenw , V. u , the association Is legal and a supporter of the law," said the speaker. "In your pre amble we find the following: i" The object of the association shall be to secure and disseminate to Its members sny and all Information which may be of Interest to any member thereof and his or their business as retail lumber dealers.' "Now, with all Its effort the state of Nebraska did not and cannot show that the association stands for anything else than what Is stated in the preamble. No Chance to Disobey Law. "Your bylaws and constitution go on to sav that no regulation shall be adopted which will in any mannor.be said to be stifling -trade, limiting production, re straining trade or regulating prices and pooling profits. They also say that you cannot and shall not In any way seek to force lumber dealers to join the associa tion or encourage any boycott on either a retail dealer or wholesaler. In all your constitution and bylaws I have been un able to find where It Is within the power of this association to disobey the law, and I do not believe the state of Nebraska can find a single Instance tn which you have disobeyed the Isw." President Fries spoke on I he necessity of working for a reciprocal demurrage law. saying that two bills were drawn at the last session of the Nebraska legislature, and while the sentiment of the body was favorable to the enactment of such a law, the supporters of the two bills could not get together on either measures and the attempt to secure the adoption of the law failed. Ho predicted thst the reciprocal demurrage law would be enacted at the next session of the legislature. The legislative committee was continued, with George W. Baldwin of Crete as chair man. Mr. Baldwin addressed the associa tion, asking -co-operation in securing the demurrage laws and reminding the dealers tiiat the law requiring the railroad compa nies to weigh coal on arrival at destination, was In effect and the dealers should have their coal weighed and force the railroad companies to make good the shortage. The meeting of the Nebraska Lumber man's Mutual Insurance association occu pied the afternoon session, when officers of the main association were elected. BRYAN SPEAKS AT nTsHVILLE Makes Addrrss oa Klkdom at Veo. dome Theater Before l-arge Crowd of Anditors. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Jan. r. William J. Bryan and Judson Harmon of Ohio are the guests of Nashville today. During, the morning they made informal calls on Gov ernor Patterson and other state officials While at the rapllol Mr. Bryan briefly addresaed the Public School Officials' asso ciation, which Is tn session. After leaving the rapitol the distinguished visitors were tendered an informal reception at the Klks club. At 12 o'clock Mr. Bryan deliv ered a lecture on "Ellidom" at tha Ven dome theater. MAGOON CALLED TO CAPITAL secretary of War aeada far Governor of I'asa at esses t too of President. WASHINGTON. Jn. C At the sugges tion if the president and Secretary Root the awMirf of war lias summoned by cable Governor Magoon from Havana to be here between February 1 and S. for con sideration of a number of Important mat ters concerning tho gxwernniettt of the lalawd THAW'S MOTHER ON STAND Anthony Cnmatock, n Teacher and One Insanity Expert Also Testify. NEW TORK. Jsn. 21. -The end of the second Thsw trial Is fast approaching. This wss Indicated late today when Dr. Charles G. Wagner, the first of the alien ists to be called by the defense took the stnd for his preliminary examination. Anthony Comstock. vice president of the Society for iho Suppression of Vice, hsd been heard st a witntss earlier In the day. and Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the de fendant, had completed her testimony. The kindergarten teacher, who hail charge of Hsrry Thaw ss a led of !, also testified, and the day marked a long stride toward the conclusion of the celebrated case. Mr. ComaUvk's testimony, while new. bad been discounted by the known farts of Thaw's appeal to him to a1t In closing up the houws wheie Stanford White was alleged to have maintained elaborately fur nished apartments and where young girls were said to have been mistreated. A dnren letters Thaw wrote to Comstock re garding the rratter. giving a detailed de scription of tho Twenty-fourth street house, were admitted In evidence and read to the Jury. "Pie district attorney seemed as pleased as the defense with the letters and later In the day read Into the record him self most of Mr. Comstock's replies to Thaw. The witness Indicated In his testi mony that nothing ever came of the com plaints, legal evidence being lacking. Mrs. William Thaw, still unable to walk unassisted because of her recent illness, was not long on the stand. She told of Thaw's early life, of influences before his birth, and mental unsoundness of two of her brothers. She was not cross-examined. Mr. Jerome contented himself with reading to the Jurors the affidavit made by the elder Mrs. Thaw last year, when the question of her son's sanity was before a lunacy commission. In this affidavit she declared that In the direct line of descent there hsd been no Insanity in Harry Thaw's family for four generations. As to the collateral cases. Mrs. Thaw said In the affidavit, there were b:it two and they were 'easily accounted for. In her state ment to the commission Mrs. Thaw also resented the Insinuation which she said she had been compelled to suffer because of the newspaper reports"of Insanity In the family, and she asserted that there were no family secrets to hide and there was no skeletons to be bared. Mr. Littleton may continue with expert testimony tomorrow, or he may offer as witnesses the .doctors from Rome, Paris and London, who are to testify briefly of attending Thaw in those cities. Another doctor Is expected to testify about an out break on a train, and that will end all save the expert testimony. Today the codi cil to Thaw's will waa placed In evidence, but the will Itself was temporarily ruled out because of the Insufficiency of evidence showing Its custody since 1905. Mr. Little ton said thar he would supply this tomor row or Friday i MINERS COMMITTEES NAMED Body Selects Mea to Handle Work and Takes Adjoaroment for Dar. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2.-The convention of the United Mine Workers of America today adjourned until tomorrow, after hear ing the committees named and transacting routine business. The committees begun their work. As announced they are: Resolutions W. R. Falrlev. District No. 20; W. D. Ryan, No. 12; Charles Fox, No. 11; L. H. Sullivan. No. ; James Pureell, No. 2; John McLennon, No. 15; Robert GII mour. No. 14; Andrew Maltle, No. 7; B. F. Morris, No. 17; Edward Cunningham, No. 21, and James Clark, No. S. Constitution Chris Evans. District No. 6: T. Donovan. No. 5; Harry Bousfiekl, No. 14; W. W. White, No. ill; Pat Cary, No. 1; M. W. Gaffney. No. 24; George Baker. No. 13; James Burns, No. 12, and T. P. Fahev, No. 22. Appeals and Grievances John Sullivan. District No. 2; 8. A. Whetxel, No. 6; John E. Morgan, No. 1"; Martin J. Flvxik No. 7; B. F. Hastings. No. 17: Charles Batley, No. 25: Galry Llttlejohn. No. 11. Scale Committee John Walker, Illinois, chairman; V. G. Gallagher, John Kahev and Adam Racavagr of the anthracite; p. Gilday and Frank Feehan of Pittsburg; William Green of Ohio, Patrick Golden of the Indiana block. John McLean of the northwest, W. D. Vanhorn of the Indiana bituminous, John P. White of Iowa, Alex Howat of District No. 14. William Jopling of No. 15, F. J. Drum of No. 16. James M. (raise of No. 17. Frank Sherman of No. 18, T. J. Dunaway of No. 19. J. R. Kenna mer of No. 20. George H. Jones of No. 21 Thomas Gibson of No. 21. W. O. Smith of No. 23. E. S. McCullough of No. -J4 and George Coville of No. 25. To Assign Resolutions W. B. Wilson. DlrtrM No. t: J. S. McCracken. No. 19 and John R. Galvtn, No. 18. John Fallon of Wllkcsbarre and Thomas Haggerty of West Virginia were eppointed sergeants-at-arms. and W. R. Manning of Illinois end John Gay of Iowa, messengers. SHAW SELLS HIS INTEREST After Disaarermea t with Owaer of Controlling Stork Decides to Leave Trast Company. NEW TORK. Jan. 2.-Kx-Secretary Shaw stated today that he has not resigned from the presidency of the Carnegie Trust company, but had contracted to sell his holdings In the company and. If paid ac cording to terms, would resign on March 1. He declined to discuss the differences which have existed between him and Mr. Dickinson, who, with his Immediate fam ily, owns the control of the Institution. Mr. Shaw cays he came to the Carnegie Trust company on his retirement from the secre taryship of the treasury on March 4 under a contract with Mr. Dickenson and his as sociates In control at a salary of &X.0O0 a year. When It developed that Mr. Shaw and Mr. ' Dickinson differed as to policy and methods, Mr. Shaw proposed purchas ing control of ths Institution, but Mr. Dick inson declined to consider the offer and Mr. Shaw therefore contracted to aell to Mr. Dickinson. Mr. Shaw says his best wishes remain with the institution and he hopes for Us continued success. Mr. Shaw refused to discuss his political ambitions further than to say that he Is aa much interested in the wise solution of public questions as ever and as certain in the convictions that the continued success of the party in power is essential to that end. He has made no arrangement for Ins business future. WOMAN'S DEATH IS MYSTERY Mr. William Phillips' Body Foaad la Field with Kvldrarrs of trngsjlr. GALLIPOUS. Ohio. Jan. 2J.-Mtery surrounds the dcatll of Mrs. Wllllaia Phillips of Dowington, whoa-.' body waa found in a secluded spot out In a field near her home last night. Evidences of a struggle were plainly visible. Coroner Rowly is investigating and the community la greatly aroused. OMAHA IN m LEAD Wins First Round in Contest at Sioux City for Next Rirer Convention. LANDS BENDFR FOR CHAIRMAN Seven States, with Six Hundred Dele gates, Discuss River Improvement. WELCOME OF GOVERNOR CUMMINS Constant Agitation Necessary to S?cure Action by Congress. CLARKE ON HOW TO HOLD RIVES Constrrsaman F.llis ja Kale of Mie soarl River Cities and Pros perity of Farmer Depend on the Reanlt. SIOUX CITY. Is.. Januury 22.- (Special Telegram.) Politics broke out early In In game In the Missouri River Navigation con gress, which opered al the New Grand thater tins afternoon. Omaha and Kansas City ! ke, horns with a view to landing the n.-rt meetlns. and Omaha won the preliminary hklrmlsh. Goasip has It that George t Csll of S1otx City, chairman of the executive commit Ice, had lined up with the Kansas City bunch, and A. B. Beall of Rlotix City, S"Tetarj' "f the committee, had lined up ith Onisha. It la told that Mr. Call was In conference this morning with Congressman Kills of Kansas City 'and Governor t'uiiiinins of Iowa, who Is understood to favor Kansis City, and that Omaha gol wise to the con ference. So when Congressman Kllis In the afternoon nominated Call for temporary chairman, with the expectation that the convention would gladly give the Sioux City man a complimentary vote, someone In sympathy with Omaha bobbed up and suggested ths substitution of Victor K, Bender of Council Bluffs for temporary chairman, and the substitution went with a whirl. Tieatl Was made temporary secre tary. Thus Omaha Ruined control of the convention st the start off. In addition to Omaha ahd Kanxas City, Yankton. 8. I) . Is a strong hldil. r for the next convention. Alt South Dakota 1s strong for Yankton. Rumors are tonight that Omaha and Yankton will effec t some soil of a combin ation; that perhaps Omaha will be given the next meeting and Yankton wilt le given the presidency of the congress. At any rate, Omaha seems tn have the upper hand for the present. "even States Represented. With 600 delegates. reprrHentiivif seven slates, Montana, North Dakota. South Da kota, Iowa, -Nebraska. Missouri and Kan sas, tlie congress Whs opened. The lurgest rich paUuna prtbeut are from Omaha, which sent nearly 2iD representa tive business; Yankton, iviii, 10.). Council i- Fluffs, with aiiout forty; kju.ii.1 City, with thirty-five. The Kanxas City. St. Joai-ph. Omaha. South Omaha and Council Bluffs boosters arrived in a special train at 11.15 a. m. and were given a grrai reception. Among the prominent public men attend ing the convention are Governor A. B. Cummins of lows. Governor George I Sheldon of Nebraska, who mill arrive to morrow; Governor C'je I. Crawford of South Dakota, Congressman Edgar C. Ellis of Kansas ITity. Congressman H. P. Bird sail and Congressman K. H. Hubbard of lows, ongressman Joseph K.' llansd.-ll of Louisiana, prefl'lt nt of tin- National Riv ers and Harbors congress; Major William E. Spratt of St. Joseph. Mavrr' Henry' M. Peard.sley of Kansas City. Mayor Janus Dahlinan of Omaha. l-awrni- M. Jones of Kansas City, president of the Missouri Valley Improvement association, and Thon.as. Wilkinson of Bui -I'lmtoii. president of the I'pper Mississippi Hiver Improve ment assoi-lntion. Chairman H. nder appointed tin- following committees: Orsanir itlon Miiiitns. F. K. Ftranahan; North Dakota. F. I Miy-kev: Koulli Da kola. (;, orge H-nrv; Nebraska. K. J. Me Vann; Iowa. W. W. Ilinil-r: Missouri, if. W. Beardsley; Kanut, 'A. R. Child: at Urge. Governor A. H. Cummins of lows; Governor George Sheldon of Nebraska. Hon. G. W. Hrann of North Dakota and E. M. Clendrnning of Kansas Citv. Credentials W. C. I.iisk of South Dakota. James Walsh of Nebraska. T. J. Mi Kvoy of Iowa, C. N. Diaiuy of North Dakota, George H. Stevenson of Montana. J. H. Caae of Kanaas, C. D. Parlser of Kansas City. t Resolutions W. F. Fpr.-itl of Missouri. A. Jefferis of Nebraska, .lames JolleT of South Dakota. J. W. Kill! of North Da kota. James I Kenneuv of Iowa, W. I Wet-h of Kansas F. K. Stranahan of Mon tana; at larae. C. F. ! Innd of South Da kota, Geoise C. Call of Iowa, John Stein hart of Nebraska and Kli;ar C. Kills of Missouri. Text of the t.uirrnar'i Address. j tioverimr Cunvnina said: i I feel thai I am. in a mesatire. on of h members of the uiiimiltce uon ariose in vitation you have ionic together, and thai there is a manliest propriety tn surrender ing, to a large extent, my time u;n the program, to our d stingui.Hiied gin-ma. This feeling la intoiimi led when I reflect upon the conspicuous ability of the guUuiea who ur m follow me. and iijkiii the fact that within re, ent montns I nave spoken several times U..jji the improvement of out waterways, and ftMie tlienfoie made pub. lie my opinions up. n a topic ll.at ought l-j enlist the Interest of every patriotic Ameri can mho believes thai I he wonderful de velopment or the pi. -sent ; I, in I he promise Of the mightier oVvt lopmetil of l lie future. While Hie duty of extending a greeting to our vlaiiors liorn oilier aiaiea has been assigned to belter hands, I must Ik- allowed the privilege of giving lo them a moat ror dial weiciHiie to this meeting. Iowa has no selfish interest lo piomou-, she wants to stand hand In hand, and shoulder to shouluer. with her fclMer states In Tarrying forward the most vital and beneficent en terprises of the 1 1 inc. Iowa far Good of AIL Iowa will ask nothing, advocates nothing, that will nol lie for Ihe coo.inon benefits of all tho stales whose commerce Should b borne. In pa.rt. upon Hie waters of tha Mississippi and M ssouri. Tnero is nothing that will su nuukly ui-Mroy the hope of a praetlcable channel in laeli of these rivttis as Die iliM'uriln of ai-to.isy snd Ihe dis integration o selfishness. 1 liierelore Welcome you a men who not only believe thai thia .a Ihe greatest coun try upon the taie oi the raith but who a'so M-Iirve that it Is a pnrt of Ihe plan of Providence that It always Kill he the mightiest nation under Ihe sun I a.jlconie you as men uu umierxland that the chief difference between barbarlam and civiliza tion is that the former ileal oiil Willi the present, and Ihe latter prepares for lue future. I welcome you aa n.i u wnu have a common object to accomplish, and who t,e lieve thai a navagahlft elmni.el should begin at the westernmost point in the Missouri river wliich nature wiil allow, and run con tinuously until it hroailena out Into tha Gulf of Mexico; that another snould twain at St. Paul, and hiar Ha hurden of traffic into the southern ua'eia of lie repuoiie. All Rivers Mast Re Improved. It la cbvl-via to ver, -.hinklug n.un that Ihe Improvem nt of uiir r hiithi), cannot be seiio'iw' vVliat w !i valley of Die Mliriil Pi a::l Mir our . ave a riKlii lo bentand. lie people of o.l,er statea ,ie. pending upon their navigable .-ue-un.i lute also a right to demand. If we ate l sup plement our railway transportation aitn a slm of water transportation, the p.n (Continued tin Second Pa.J