Nebraska Newspapers

    The : Omaha Daily
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vol. xxx vii xo. m.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MOKNINO, JANUARY 24, 1008.
IX(JLK COPY TWO CKNTS.
CASH FOR JSIMAiNS
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Two Items of Interest t 'oux in
V- the Urgent Deficient
stock for the lower
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Other for Irrigation Work a
Pierre Indian School.
LESLIE M. SHAW AT THE CAPITAL
Fights Shy of the Point When Talk
ing of Political Subjects.
JUST WATCHING THE WIND BLOW
na He Has Plana for the Future,
but la Takings l Rf( for the
First Time In Forty
Year.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. i3.-Speclal Tele
gram. )In the urgent deficiency appropria
tion bill under consideration bv tlir house
today are the, following Items of Interest
to Indiana upon reservations In South Da
kota" "The secretary of the Interior la
direc ted to place on the hooka of the treas
ury to the credit of the Lower Brule Sioux
Indians In South Dakota S."0,C0), to be Im
mediately avHllable, said turn to be ex
panded under the direction of the secretary
of the tnterlor In the purchase of cattle,
mares and stallions, or for such other pur
poses as he may deem to be for the best
Interest of the Indians.
"The act of March 1, 1907, appropriating
$5.CfO for completing the Irrigation plant at
the Pierre Indian achool in South DakoU
la so modified as to permit the expenditure
of so much of the said amount as may
be necessary In completing- the work on the
artesian well appropriated 1 for by the act
of Juno 21, 1008."
I Shaw hr on Polltlca.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
had a little pollticai talk with the president
this morning and after he left the executive
office talked about something else.
"J am not talking; politic" tor publication
at all." he ald. "and I don't have U talk
about anything now if I don't want to. for
I am a plain private cltlxen. I'm over
hero merely to attend a reception at the
White. House this evening, find may go
back home either at midnight tonight or
curly tomorrow.
"My plana? Oh, I have none. For the
f rst time In forty years I have a few daya
to myself, and I'm enjoying them to the
ut most. I am Just going to follow the advice
of an old farmer friend. He aald when you
Jiaven't anything In particular In view Just
watch the wind. If you watch It closely
you will see that pretty soon It will form
a little eddy here or there, where It whirls
the dust together. That's where you want
to be. I'm going to watch for duet.
-I4it night I wa called up by telephone
A and a man asked me to answer the fol
W lowing question: 'Was I preparing to run
V for' th Veeoey?' '"V"' I
to run for th vice presidency? Wat I
about to bt I candidate, for governor of
Isew York? Wu I planning to reorganise
the National Bank of Commerce In Kan
aas City? Waa I preparing to reorganise
th. Knickerbocker Trust company in New
York Was I about to merge the Uftlted
States Mortgage Trust. Windsor and m
iruht companies In New York?' I told
. ail th stories were true. Then
I assured him that none of them was."
Minor Matters at Capital.
John Trebcr of Dcadwood and Henry
Wytlenbach and wife of Sturgls, , 8. D.,
nent tho day In Washington and left to
night for New York from which port they
.all for Europe on January 27. Thia party
of Bouth Dakotans will make a six montha'
tour of tho varloua countries of fcurope.
Representative Parker of Dcadwood. S.
1)., left this afternoon for New York upon
business and will return 8aturday morning,
The following poatmaatera have been ap-
minted: Nebraska!- Bennet, Itncaater
count y, Hannah Price, vice W. A. Hartley,
deceased. Iowa Ferguson, Marshall county,
Frank W. King, vice C. A. Finders, re
plied: Gait. Wright county, William R.
Burt, vice J. A. Green, resigned; Gladwin
Louisa county. Thomas F. Garard, wlce E.
A. Rabenold. resigned; Randolph, Fremont
rounly, Alva G. Gillett, vice H. M. Town
lend, resigned.
COAL MEN ARE HOLDING BACK
KO Kvldence ot Their Dealrlna; la
SMilatt Agreement oa Wfi
with Miners.
TRDIAf APOL.13. Jan. a. The convention
at the United Mine Workers ot America
adjourned at noon today until tomorrow
Horning. None of the committees wore
ready to report.- The delegates were ad
Biessed by Mlaa ljiiira Greeg of Kansas,
fraternal delcgat from the National Suf
frage assoelation. The delegates Indorsed
the movement by a rising vote.
President MlU'hell announced that the
credentials committee would take up this
afternoon the claim of Patrick Dolan.
former president of the Pittsburg district
mlneiK, ti be admitted aa a delegate. H
hud cri'tlrntiala from his local union at
Itt'irluy. Pa.
It la considered probable that the eon.
v :it!on wtll not formulate a scale until after
tt U:i been determined whether the opera
lni'( will mcvt the miners in Joint conference
J.uiu.uy 3". II I" a'Ko considered probable
tlial a Joint wage conference may not fol
low the convention immediately and proh
ably may not be held In thia city. It is aald
by prominent miner that the indications
are that the operators are in no hurry for
a wage settlement and are not averse to
the stimulation to the market that would
attend an uncertainty as to the fufure ot
coal production In view to the fact that ail
opn winter has cut down the demand for
coal and the Industrial depression has re
duced tho consumption of steam coal.
JOHN W. GATES IN NEW YORK
Ka When American reopie -Wtmr
OIU Molars Baalneaa goon
J ! ta .wrinal.
NfcW YORK, Jan. 3. "VHien the Ami-,
itin people start in to wear their old
clothes tt does not like long to bring busi
ness back to normal," said John W, Gates
yesterday In discussing the financial and
business situation la the country. It was
Mr. Gates' first appearance In the financial
dlktrtct since he went to Texas early in
Dotembvr. He came to town to attend toe
board Hireling of the Republic Steel coui
p iny. He said there was a steady tucreat
in the steel huelne., the Repuhlto coin
puny now operating HO per cent of Us ca
pacity after having leen shut down te
IS per cent of capacity la Dt emlx r. Fruiu
now on he expected a steady Increase.
SUMMARY OF THE DEE
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TXB WEATHER.
FOIt OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VK'INITY-Falr end warmer Friday.
FOR NEBRASKA Fair Friday, rising
temperature.
FOR IOWA Fair and rising temperature
Friday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour.
DOMESTIC.
Yankton, H. D.. secures the next Mis
nouri Waterways CongreKs and 'Kills of
Kansas City Is chosen president. Mayor
Dahlman of Ornnha creates a sc?ne and
Is Induced to leave the convention.
Page 1
Nothing now prevents consolidation of
the traction companies In Chicago, ac
cording to a decision of the United .States
supreme court. Page 1
W. J. Bryan does not say that lie first
proposed thM deposit guaranty plun.
Page 1
Alienists draw- the attention of court
and Jury in the Thaw trial, each fide be
ing limited by the court to three wit
nesses. Page 1
H. A. JaHtro elerted president of the
National lAe Stock association. Page 1
Battleship Nebraska leaves 1'Or target
practice, after which it will Join lie fleet
of Admiral Kvans. Page 1
German-Americans of St. Paul insert
that control of tho liquor traffic Is needed
In Minnesota. Page 1
Mr. Tawney, in a speech in the houac.
said the- government must face a deficit
of $100,000,000 next year unless estimates
are reduced and urged rigid economy.
Page a
POLITICAL.
Judge Prouty formally opens the cam
palgn of Governor Cummins for the Alli
son neat In the senate. Page 1
Former Secretary Shaw in Washington,
but flghta shy of political topics ami says
he Is resting and watching which way the
wind blows. Page 1
Governor Folk has announced his can
didacy for Fnltcd States scnutor to suc
ceed Senator Stone. Page 1
1 , ITSXaVASKA.
Wayno councilmen are accused cf vio
lating their duty and a request is mudo
of Governor Sheldon To) "tTiefr vomovat. ' "
Page 3
1j. H. Austin, formerly editor of the
Lincoln Call is released from Jail at Co
lunibes.' Page 1
Livery barn at lCxter containing eleven
head of horses la destroyed by fire1 nnd
horses all perish. Page 3
i ' ' POBEIQN.
Consular agent of the United Sletes
at St. Marc is Involved in a revolutionary
plot Just discovered in Haytl. Page 3
Japanese government is upheld on a
close vote In the Diet. ' - Page 1
Rate ot discount has been lowered to 4
per cent by the Bank of F.ngland. Page 1
LOCAL.
Two gypsy girls sent to the Child Sav
ing institution by Judge Kstelle. They
will be released after a few dayH, when
Mitchell,, who la alleged to have bought
them as wives for his sons, has left town.
Page 8
Railroad liion say proposal of the coal
and lumber men to havo a law enacted
requiring the roads to double mine price
on coal the roada confiscate Is unjust.
Page S
Surplus of idle cars has decreased In
Nebraska and other western states very
materially since the last week In Decem
ber. Page 3
Business men of the city are-in favor
of making the corn show a permanent
feature. Committee of fifty-five is ap
pointed to hustle for J10.00U guarantee
for the ahow next December. Page 5
Former Senator Mandersoii to resign as
head of the Burlington legal department
and probability Ills assistant, J. K. Kelby,
will succeed him. Page 1
COMMERCIAL ABTD IRSTJSTKXAL.
Live stock markets. Page 7
Grain markets. Page T
Stocks and bonds- Page T
MOYEMElfTS OP OCEABT STEAMSHIPS.
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BY WIRELESS.
Siil ile Island Adriatic, 785 miles eaNt of
Ssnriy Hook at It a. in.; will probably
reach New Yolk at 8 a. tn. Friday.
Sable Islajul laura, 1 ;K ,miles south :it
4:lo a. in.: will probably reach New York
Friday afternoon.
MOTORMAN STRICKEN ON CAR
Klcctrlc Vehicle at ft. I.onls Rons
Wild Thronah (unseated
Dim rlct an Result.
ST. lAl"ld, Mo., Jau. a. As a well filled
Bellerontalnc car crossing Market street
at Fourteenth street today ut full speed.
Motorman George W. Reeves was suddenly
stricken witli heart disease and collupsed.
The car ran on several blocks beforf the
passengers became aware that the motor
man was helpless and unable to control the
speed. A panic ensued and passengers be
gau jumping from the vestibules and
through the windows. A policeman sprang
on board, and forcing his way to the con
troller stopped the car Just as It had turned
Into congested Sixth sreet. Motoman Reeves
was taken home In a cab. No passengers
were hurt.
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STATE D0ESN0J ASK DEATH
Klaht J urn re Hair Mow Been Seen red
In Trial cf Mr. Liora
' McDonald.
CHICAGO. Jan. a. Four more Jurois
were secured today In the trial of Mrs.
Dora Mc Donald for the murder of Webster
8. Guerln. making a total of eight. In the
examination of prospective Jurymen It was
brought out today that the state hua no
Intention cf asking the death penalty. ,
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OPENING OF CUMMINS' FIGHT
Judge Prouty Fires First C-un at
Foster Opera Honse in Des Moines.
ALSO TAKES A SHOT AT D0LLTVXR
Lands (inslii as Only Man Who
Has F.ver Been Able to Hold Hla
Own Aanlnst the Power of
the Corporations.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, la.. Jan. 23. (Special
Telegram.) Before an enthusiastic audi
ence in Foster's opera house In this city
tonight Judge S. F. Frouty ilnllveied en
address that marks the opening of the
campaign of Governor A. B. Cummins for
the United States senate to succeel Wil
liam B. Allison. Judge Prouty spoke moat
earnestly and to a large extent laid down
the lines on which the contest Is to he
fought, In which he claimed that it is
not a contest between men, but between
forces and that the reactionaries . are
aligned with the candidacy of Allison
In the hope of defeating the progressives
of Iowa.
Judge Prouty spoke for two hours. He
devoted the Introductory part of his ad
dress to a discussion of ,the conditions
of the nation and charged that the con
test in the nation In which Roosevelt is
aligned on one aide, with the corporations
against him. is exactly the same as that
In the state of Iowa, with Cummins on
one side and the corporations, especlally
the railroads, on the other. He devoted
Koine time to reciting te history of many
men of prominence who had gone Into
the legislative halls of congress or the
Iowa general assembly and had dared to
espouse the cause of the people only
to Ike dealt with by tho railroad power
and either defeated for re-election ' or
else made subservient. He declared that
the political arena of Iowa Is strewn with
the wrecks of the men against whom the
force of , the railroads has been thrown
and he knew of but one man who has been
able to withstand It. He declared that
he had, while a member of the Iowa legis
lature, overheard the late Judge Hubbard,
then attorney for the Northwestern, tcli
J. W. Blythe, attoney for the Burlington,
while sitting on a sofa In the rear of the
senate chamber, that a. certain benator
from western Iowa, then making a
speech, was "occupying the center of the
stage for the last time" and that If he
ever came back "he will be so gentle
that he will stand without hitching and
will lick aalt out of our hands."
Comnllmentaxio Tnlllver.
Judge Prouty then paid hla compliments
to Senator J. P. Dolllver and declared
that while Dolllver has not felt tho heavy
hand of this force, he has seen its warn
ing finger. He said that Dolllver has
"shown a little Independence" in voting
for the rate bill In congress and consider
able Independence In resisting the' plans
of this organization to capture tho last
convention by fraud." Ho said further
tht Dolllver knows that this force offered
to Join hands with the progressives the
last time to defeat hla re-election to the
senate.
After 'some little further consideration
of Dolllver 'jtersucially,' Jtidffe FYUtity -wald
that a careful .reading of Dolliver's ad
dress showed that "ho places the crown
ing achievement of Senator Allison's life
on six things:
1. His revision Of the internal ti venue
laws.
Ills fight for the gold standard.
3. His connection with the formation of
a commission government for the city of
Washington.
4. The resumption of specie payment
f. Ills eonnectlon with. the hanking and
currency legislation.
6. His connection with the recent rail
road legislation. .
He endeavored to minimize or answer
these In detail.
Going finally to tile last matter of rail
road rate legislation. Judge Prouty ex
pressed a desire to give all credit possible
to Senator Allison and Senator Dolllver,
but al:ed attention to the fact that for
ten years, f-om 1887 to 1K'7, the Inter
state Commerce commission exercised the
power of making rates and then the su
premo court declared ltliad no Biich
power, and it was another ten years be
fore a law was enacted to give it that
power.
Referring to Dolliver's appeal to the
"beautiful sentiment," Prouty referred to
what he termed tho "fiasco of 1900,"
when the legislature elected Gear, who
d!ed of old age before the term to which
he was elected began, and aald: "They
are now appealing to this 'beautiful sen
timent' to re-elect to the senate a man
80 years of age, decrepit and enfeebled by
disease, not that they might show htm
greater honor, hut that they might pre
serve their power. This 'force' makes
use of this 'beautiful sentiment' when
they need It and turns it aside witli a
sneer, when It does not serve their pur
pose or design."
He declared that Dolllver had spent.
two hours at. Council Blurfs in telling
what Allison had dune, but that lie might
have apent three days In telling the things
that he had not done.
SKKS FOKAKER . IS DUFKATBD
Warren ( Harding, His Chief Lieu
tenant, Uoes Over to Tnft.
MARION. O., Jan. El. Declaring For
aker defeated in Ohio, and his demand that
his followers carry the fight on Taft Into
congressional districts unreasonable, War
ren O. Harding, former lieutenant gov
ernor, chief of Foraker'a lieutenants, today
Joined the Taft forces. In an editorial in
.lis newspaper, the Marion Star, he says:
"Tilts is not a band-wagon climb, but
calm recording of the political trend. For
aker'a leadership Is necessarily ended, but
he la nut eliminated. A statesman of his
caliber never is eliminated and he will be
in triumph In years to come."
Hardlug reviews the factional strife in
Ohio for a quarter of a century and says;
"Thia year It has been the Taft-Roosevelt
allies against Foraker alone and he Is de
feated without a battle."
NEBRASKA TARGET PRACTICE
Battleship Leavea to Make Trial
and
Wtll Later Join Evans
Fleet.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. a. -The battle
ship Nebraska, under command of Captain
Nicholson, sailed for Mugdalena bay yes
terday to engage in its first target prac
tice. Following Its target practice the Ne
braska is expected to be In full readiness
to Join the ships of. Admiral Kvans' fleet
next March. ,
BRYAN CONTINUES HIS TOUR
Nebraska Urnarral Reaches Blrmlaa
ham, Ala., Making- Short
Talks on Woy,
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Jan. .-William
J. Bryan and Judson Harmon of Ohio ar
rived here today. Mr Bryan made short
talks to the people at Culman and Bloun'.
Springs on his way here and spoke at a
theater during the morning. .
JASTRO SELECTED PRESIDENT
neceeds MarKenale, who Had "erven"
Two Terms with l.lve fork
Assoelation.
DENVER. Jan. 23.-H. A. Jastro of
Bakersfield. Cal., wss unanimously elected
president of the American National Live
Stock association at the close of its
eleventh annual convention today, succeed
ing Murdo MacKenrle of Trinidad. Colo.,
mho bad served two terms and declined a
re-election.
Other officers were elected as follows:
First Vice President Murdo MacKentie.
KxeVutive Committee H. C. Wallace and
A. 8ykes. Iowa: H. S. Bolce and J. M.
Cobtirn, Missouri: Robert Taylor and W.
O. Comstock, Nebraska.
Los Angeles was selected as the place for
the convention next year.
A resolution was adopted asking congress
to establish a minimum rate of twenty
miles an hour for stock trains, except
where physical conditions prevent.
President MscKenele announced that last
evening lie notified tPresldent Roosevelt by
wire that the asoclHtlon had endorsed his
plan of administration In regard to the
publio lands.
He read the following telegram from the
president In reply:
Telegram received. Am extremely
pleased, not on my own account, but be
cause I think the action tHKen is em
phatically In the interest of the nation as
whole TMHunmK Kuusiivf.u,
DISCOUNT LOWERED TO FOUR
Bank of F.naland. on Improved Con.
ditlons, Mnkra fhansxe
In Money ttinrge.
LONDON, Jan. :3. The rate of discount
of the Bank of England was today re
duced from 5 to 4 per cent.
Tho reduction of 'the hank rate was a'
foregone conclusion, owing to the rapidly
Improving financial conditions prevailing
everywhere which eatised the market for
discount rates to fall to 3 per cent. The
return of cash from the country consider
ably swelled the reserve, which further
will be Increased hi the near future by the
receibt of gold from Egypt and Australia,
as well as bar gold vow enroute to Iondon.
This will Include 5.OTiO.00O worth of gold
which probably will be secured by the
Bank of England on Monday.
The announcement of the reduction of
the bank rate had n favorable effect on
the Ixmdon Stock exchange where the re
duction of a half per cent only had -been
anticipated. Americans which opened
around parity, improved to 1 per cent for
active Issues. '
PARIS, Jan. 23. The Bank of France to
day reduced its rales of discount from 3i
to 3 per cent.
NO TRACE OF MISSING BOAT
Cnrrles Twerlly-F.lh t Persona,
of Whom Are Pasaenarera
from Amsterdam.
Moat
HOOK OF HOLLAND. Jan. 23. No news
has yet been received of the missing boat
from the steamer Amsterdam, one of sev
eral that put off from that vessel after the
collision Tuesday night with tho steamer
Axmlnster. . It M bel'eved that this boat
hai beRi . ewraV by . the rrurarts
and that It will make a landing somewhere
on tho coast. The heavy fog-, which still
continues, has interfered with tho search
for the missing boat, but all tho vessels an
chored in the Fairway have been visited
and not one had heard of It. The boat
carries twenty-eight perrons, of whom
twenty-one are passengers. It is said to be
well provisioned.
At the time of the collision the Amster
dam was coming from Harwich with fifty
six passengers on hoard. All tho other
passengers and crew were transferred
safely to the Axmlnster. The Amsterdam
was beached. '
GOVERNMENT SAVES ITS FACE
Motion of lensnrr Fnils by Clone Vote
in Japanese Diet at
Toklo.
TOKIO, Jan. 13. A motion to censure
the government was defeated In the lower
house of the Diet today by 177 votes to liB.
The debate on the motion lasted lor three
hours and u half.
Tho debate turned entirely on the budget,
no mention being made of the Immigration
question or the government's policy thereon.
An urrusual feature of the vote tonight
waa the confirmation of the reports of the
progressives with the Daldo club and the
Yuko Wal party.
The combination resented a determined
effort upon tho part of the "outs" to de
feat the government and force he resigna
tion of the cabinet. Their failure now In
sures the cabinet remaining in power and
the probable passage of the budget.
FUNERAL OF DR. W0RTHINGT0N.1
Servlem Over Body of Late Bishop
, of .Nebraska Held in
Paris.
PARIS, Jan. 23. The funeral services
over the body of the Right Rev. George
Worthington, bishop of Nebraska, who died
at Mentone, January 7, were held at the
American church here this afternoon. There
was a large attendance. The body will be
shipped to the I'nlted States, where it will
be Interred. Dr. Worthington, shortly be
fore his death, was appointed bishop In
charge of the Episcopal churches on the
continent In Succession to Bishop Henry C.
Potter of New York.
EARTHQUAKE 0VER CALABRIA
StrouK Shock Covering Entire Prov
ince Cannes Peo-ile to Mnah
Info Fields.
REGGIO DI CALABRIA, Jan. 3. - A
strong earthquake shook this province to
day.' I'p to the peresent time no report
of loss of llfo has been received. The
shocks' Were particularly severe at the vil
lages of Blanco, Brancoleone, Unuxuno and
Forrazzuno. Terrified, the people rushed
from their houses to the open fields or took
refuge In the nearby subterranean grottos.
L L H. AUSTIN OUT OF JAIL
Former Lincoln , Editor Completes
Tern of Ten Days In t'on
ilncmeat. COLl'MBl3. O., Jan. 23. Law-son E. Em
erson, ex-clerk ot the state supreme court,
and ex-Senator L. I.. If. Austin uf Toledo,
convicted of unlawful acta In connection
with an application to practice in the su
urenie court, completed their term of ten
days In Jail today.
tars Withdrawn from Service.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan 2J -Because of a
falling off In street car travel, due to busi
ness depression, the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company has withdrawn 100 cars
from service and will take off twentv-rtve
to forty more. The sections of th( city
most effected are the manufacturing cen-
KELBY SUCCEEDS MASDERSON
New General Solicitor of Burlington
at Omaha Headquarters.
V
SENATOR QUITS ACTIVE WORK
Sever All Conaertlon with the Hill
torn nan y and Is gnnplanted by
Hla Assistant of Mnny
Tears.
The rumor la again prevalent that
Charles F. Manderson will be relieved of
the arduous duties ot Hie office of general
solicitor of the Burlington road. His suc
cessor probably will be James' E. Kelby
at present and for years assistant to the
general solicitor.
An attempt was jnadc to see both Mr.
Kelby and General Manderson at their
offices, but It waa learned they were both
out of the city. Some time ago dispatches
were sent from Lincoln to several of the
state papers announcing that C. O.
Wheedon, attorney for the Burlington at
Lincoln, was to succeed General Mander
son, whom the report said was to retire
because of his failing health, but It la now
believed the appointment will go to J.
E. Kelby.
General Manderson has been a resident
of Omaha since 1SG9 and has been one of
the most active and influential men In
the state, being actlvo in his profession and
In politics. He was a member of the state
constitutional convention In 1S7I. and was
city attorney of Omaha from 1S77 until
1S82. In 1&S3 he was elected United States
senator from Nebraska to succeed Alvln
Saunders. In 18S8 he. was re-elected to the
,1'nlted States senate without opposition.
and at the expiration of his second term
declined to again be a candidate for the
office.
From Senate to Railroad.
When General Manderson retired from
the senate he was offered the position of
general solicitor of the Burlington lines
west of the Missouri river. A year ago
sickness came upon General Manderson
and he was compelled to spend most of his
time away from his office, remaining In
the east for nearly six months.
James E. Kelby, the successor of Gen
eral Manderson, was born November 8,
1864, and spent hs early days In earning a
livelihood. After a ahort course in law
he read In the offices of W. D. McHugh In
Illinois and afterward came to Omaha,
where lie continued to read law, and was
admitted to practice In this city In April,
1891. Ho began practice by himself, but by
his energetic . application to business at
tracted the attention of Charles J. Green,
then local attorney for the Burlington,
and was taken into his offices as an as
sistant In railroad matters. When the legal
department of the Burlington waa reor
ganized, after the death of T. M. Marquctt,
General Manderson was appointed general
solicitor, and he selected Mr. Kelby as his
assistant, since which time Mr. Kelby has
officiated In that position, being practically
In chargo, of the legal department during
tho absence of General Manderson.
ACTIOM UPON HORSEMANSHIP
War Department Announce Result of
Recent Tests and Decision
Thereon.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The following
action has been taken by the War depart
ment In the cases of officers recently ex
amined by retiring boards on account of
disabilities discovered at the time of tak
ing the test In horsemanship and found in
capacitated tor active service:
To Be Retired Colonel J." M. Marshall,
assistant quartermaster general; Major ',.
I). Vance, Fifth infantry; Major George
Palmer, i'went v-first infantry: Major H.
H. Bonhain, Twenty-third Infantry; Major
P. M. B. Travis, Eleventh infantry; Major
P. M. Hallock, surgeon: Chaplain P. J.
Hart (major), coast artillery corps.
Not to Re Retired at Present Lieutenant
Colonel W. W. Robinson, deputy quarter
master general; Lieutenant Colonel O. M.
Lissak (major ordnance department), pro
fessor of ordnance and gunnery United
States Military academy.
To Take the Test in Horsemanship Now,
If Pronounced Physically Fit by His At
tending Physician Colonel H. L. Harris,
coast artillery corps.
Not to be retired, provided they request
to be excused from the test In horseman
ship in view of the president's modification
of former orders on the subject and pro
vided also that members of the permanent
staff corps not detached. engaged on
purely civil work of a technical character,
who have- arrived at an age and rank,
which renders It highly Improbable that
they will ever be assigned to any duty re
quiring participation ill active operations
in the field, may, at their own request, he
excused from the physical test but
that such a request, If granted, will be re
garded by the executive authority as a
conclusive reason for denying, any future
promotion or assignment to duty in posi
tion connected with the line of the army:
Colonel Henry M. Adams, corps of engi
neering: Colonel William L. Marshal, corps
of engineer; Lieutenant Colonel William T.
Rosell, corps of engineers.
DETSCH ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Philadelphia Man Who Shot Wife's
Associate Answer Before
n Jury.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 23-The trial of
Andrew Jackson Detach for the killing of
Harry Ferrere, whom he shot in a boarding
house here on the night of Nevember'6,
was continued today, a Jury having been
secured yesterday. Ferrere occupied a
second-story room In the house arid Mr.
and Mrs. Detsch, with an eighteen months'
old child, usetf a third story apartment,
Ferrere was shot down while standing In
front of the closed door of the Detsch room.
When policemen reached the scene Detsch
and his wife were found In the room, the
husband holding a revolver.
Detsch said he mistook Ferrere for a
burglar and shot through the bedroom
door.
But in searching Ferrere's room the po
lice found letters that hud passed between
Ferrere and Mrs. Detscli and some sug
gestive photographs. The wile then con
fessed she had been guilty of misconduct
with Ferrere and that her husband had
learned of it the day before the shooting.
Tho ' authorities then charged Detach with
murder, on the theory that he caused his
wife to lure Feriere to her room so that
he could kill the intruder. '
Judge Bregy today refused to permit the
commonwealth to Introduce the letters and
photographs.
BIG RELIGIOUS CONVENTION
Plans Perfeeted for First Interna
tional Gathering; of Mluionar)
Movement.
PITTSBURG. Jan. a.-Plans have been
completed for the first International con
vention under the directhyi of the Young
People's Missionary movement of the
I'nited States snd Canada. The convention
will open in the Exposition Music hall.
March ID, and will be one of the largest
religious gatherings lo the history of the
country. ,
ALIENISTS IN THAW CASE
t'onrt limit F.arh rfe to Three
10 inert Witnesses--Two Dortora
Examined.
NEW YORK, Jim. 2X-Vheii an eariy
adjournment of the Thaw trial was taken
today In order to enable the attorneys for
the defense to prepare their long hypo
thetical -question covering all evidence in
the case, there seemed no longer any doubt
that next week will bring the second hear
ing to a close. Justice Dowllng has de
cided to limit each side to Uliree expert
witnesses and two of the defense's trio
were heard today as to the facts of the
mental and physical examinations they
made of Harry , Thaw in the Tombs prlwn
following hit. arrest for the killing of Stan
ford White.
Mr. Jerome turned the tables yesterday
upon Mrs. William Thaw, by reading to the
Jury the affidavits she made a year ago !
to the lunacy commission which was test- I
Ing her son's condition of nilml and the I
defense may show a seeming reversal h- j
having the state's alienists admit that they I
made affidavits a year ago In which they
expressed the opinion that Harry Thaw Is
suffering from incurable paranoia and had
been a victim of that mental malady for
many years.
Drf Charles G. Wagner of Binghahilotl'
N. Y., and Dr. Britton D. Kvans of Morris
Plains. N. Y.. both superintendents of state
institutions for the Insane were on the
stand today. In detailing their conversa
tions with Thaw In the Tombs, they
brought out more clearly two points which
werb glossed over last year. The first
of these was to the effect that Thaw had
told them that In 19J0 or IDirt he had been a
guest of- Stanford White at a dinner
party In the Madison Square- garden tower.
He had left early and had been accused of
breaking up tho party. Some of tho guests
did not cat much. Thaw declared, and tle
young woman who snt next him declared
the food was bad. Thaw also told the
physician of the first time he saw Evelyn
Nesbit. It was in 1901 in front ot a
theater. "A pure looking girl," ho de
scribed her. When he asked who she was
he was told the name was Ncsbl and "she
belongs to Stanford While."
Thaw managed afterward to meet the
girl at an after-theater dinner In company
with several other chorus people.
Tho European witnesses who are yet to
be heard for the defense will arrive to
morrow morning on the steanv-r Adriatic
which Is expected to dock at 9 a. m.
SHAW IS BUSY WITH DENIALS
Former Secretnry of Trrnanry Visits
White' Honse and Has Time
to Breathe.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-Former Secre
tary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, who
Is In Washington to attend the White
House reception tonight, paid his respects
to President Roosevelt. Mr. Shaw said
thut for the- first time' In years he was now
ablo to take a day's -complete rest from
active occupation. . lie said that he had
been called upon to make answer to the
following reports:
That he was a candidate for the nresi
doncy and for the vice presidency; that he
wus to become, president of" the Knicker
bocker Trust company; that he was lo
run for governor of New York: that he
was to take charge of the National Bank
of Commerce of Kansas City; that he was
to reorganize and consolidate the United
States Mortgage and Trust company and
the Windsor and Empire Trust companies
of Now York.
"I have answered all of these reports in
the affirmative and shall accept every po
sition," laughingly remarked Mr. Shaw.
RAILROAD CASE IS DENIED
Supreme Conrt of t'nlted Stntrs Re
fuses Anneal In Chicago
Traction Suit.
WASHINGTON. Jan. r?.. The supremo
court of the United States today denied
the petition for an appeal in the Chicago
Street railroad organization case. '
Attorneys Crawford, Aldrich and Mc
Atiley, representing the petitioners for an
appeal In the case of Thompson and others
opposing the reorganization of the Btreet
i ail ways of Chicago, filed a disavowal of
any intention to personally reflect on
Judge Grosscup In their petition and asked
the court, "to Btrlke from Its files tho sug
gestions to that effect yesterday presented
to the court by Attorney Burrey.
CHICAGO. Jan. :3. The denial of the
petition for an appeal In the Chicago Trac
tion case, disposes of the last objection to
the reorganization plan approved some time
ago by Judge Grosscup.
CHARGES OF. JUGGLING MADE
Standard Trust Company of Blrmisg,
ham, Ala., Comes Under
Scope of Law.
LEXINGTON. Ky., Jan. 23. -Suit was
filed In the circuit coun) here today against
the Standard Trust company of Birming
ham. Ala., asking that a receiver be ap
pointed. Allegations are made that the com
pany contracted to so invest and handle
earnings and compound interest that 75
Interest would be paid annually oh each
H.000. Petitioners charge that the promises
were fraudulent and false. Juggling of ser
ial numbers In the contracts la also
charged. The plaintiffs say that the com
pany Is Insolvent. LUhllltles are said to
be S300.000, and the assets not more than
$175,000, scattered In the several states
where the company- hu:i offices.
CONTROL OF LIQUOR TRAFFIC
German-American Alliance of
Panl Starts f'ainpnian to
Cover Minnesota.
St.
BT. PAUL. Minn.. Jan. J3.--The German
American alliance of St. 1'aul has started a
campaign for the modification of the liquor
laws of Minnesota, and will endeavor to
make the matter art Issue at the fall elec
tion Circular letters have been sent to
German societies throughout the state urg
ing them to Join in tho movement. It is the
desire of the alliance to secure to the vari
ous cities and towns a larger measure of
control over the liquor traffic than they
are now allowed by the state laws.
FOLK ANNOUNCES, CANDIDACY
Governor of Missouri Formally Indi
cates He Will Seek to suc
ceed Stone.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. Jan. il -Governor
J. W. Folk today gave out announce
ment of his candlcaey for the United States
senatorship to succeed V. J. Stone. The
governor said he would open his campaign
with a sccch in Hi. J"S- p, the first week
In February.
While It has been believed for months
the governor would enter the senatorial
contest there has not hefoie u.wi all of
ficial statement from him.
YANKTON GETS l'LUM
Navigation Congress Goes to South
Dakota City Next Year.
ELUS IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT
George C. Call of Sioux City Gets the
Secretaryship Out of the Deal.
ORGANIZATION 13 PERMANENT
Resolutions Sft Forth Faith Missouri
River is Navigable.
FR0MPT IMPROVEMENT URGED
Maor Ilnhlmnn ef 4) m nil a Creates a
Scene on the Closing; Day nnd Is
Finally Induced tn Retire
from Convention,
FrcFldcnt-F.rigar c. Ellis. Kansas City.
.Vice presidents Fred B. Wrad, Omaha
Neb.; c. K. Deland, Pierre , S. !.; J. U
Kennedy. Sioux. City. la.; L. M. Jones
Kansas City. Mfl.; W. H. Chllds. Ksiishs
City. Kan.: F. 1 Strannhnn. Fort Benton,
Mont.: Isaac Baker, Bismnrek, N. D.
Secretary George C. Call. Sioux City.
8IOUX CITY, la.. Jan. !;!.-( Scclal Tele
gram.) Amid scenes o( the wildest contu
sion.' the most exciting Incident of which
was the ejection of Mayor Diihlman of
Omaha from the house, the Missouri River
Navigation congress camu to a close at the
New Grand theater this afternoon.
Governor A. B. Cummins, chairman of the
committee on organisation, had Just made
his report, and then someone moved that
the convention proceed to the election of
officers. The motion was seconded mid put,
when the mayor of Omaha bobbed up from
the center of the house and secured recog
nition. He was unsteady on his feet ami
unsteady in his voice.
"1 want to tell you," he started 111 with
an eloquent gesture. Both his actions ami
his voice plainly showed he had not been
confining himself to waterways.
"He's out of order," railed out someone.
"No. I'm not out of order," retorted the
cowboy mayor. "I want to tell you before
you go any fartlter with this thing."
Thereupon ho proceeded to explain how be
fore any relief In the way of river Improve
ment could be secured, it would he neces
sary to "go down to Washington and
see 'Joe' Cannon and Allison." He was
laying the advice down Illto a good fellow
when tho. convention broke out In protest.
"Sit down."
"No, I'll not sit down. I want to tell
you"
"Put him out."
"You can't put me out."
"He's out of order. He's out of order."
These were some of the 'numerous obser
vations that wero made, by the delegates.
Mayor Jim Led Ont.
Governor John Burko of North Dakota,
who was temporary chairman, ruled that
Mayor Dahlman was out of order. The
mayor refused to accept the ruling and held
his ground. ; .
. "Put him ut."- cjlle.J jtoiiirjjdy attain. ,
Governor Burke thereujion celierf for the- '
sergeant-at-urm's. In the eonfunion It was
necessary for hint to call several tim-s
before Sheriff E. G. Dllley, the orflcl il
sergeant-at-arms, dame walking down the
aisle toward Mayor Dahlman.
When the sheriff asked the (jiayor to
accompany him, the maycr refused. After
some argument, the sheriff took hold of
the obstreperous mayor. The mayor re
sented the Interference of the rheiilf and
had to be pushed down the aisle, but he
went all right amidst the hisses and the
cheers of the assembled delegHles.
Mayor Daiiltuan arrived at 11:3) o'cloe't
last night. He was down for speeches nt
the double header banquet tit Ihe hole's
West and Mondaniln. hut ho did not cet
hero In time.
The fight for the presidency was between
Congressman Edgar C. Ellis of Kansit i
City, and George C. Call of Sioux City.
Being unable to decide on a feasible, way
to proceed to a direct vote In tin; con
vention, the congress named a special
representative from each stale to confer
on the matter and after a stormy meeting
decided on the big Mlssourlan, and Its
choice was later ratified by the delegates.
The selection of tho Kansas City con
gressman was agreed on only Willi tho
understanding that Mr. Call should n
strongly recommended lo I lie executive
council for the position of secretary-Ire is
urer. The executive council, composed of
the president and Hie vice presidents from
the seven states, at a meeting held lat.-r
In the evening at th hptel West, for
mally gave the Sioux City man the ptara.
Yankton Gets Conveatioa.
Yankton, S. D., captured the convent!,
of 1909 after the clevciist kind of a cam
paign, because of its deals with other del
egations on matters pertaining to the or
ganization of the new body. At first Yank
ton's bid for the congress was taken by
many as a joke. loiter Yankton secured
the support of Omaha's big delegation,
which put Kansas City's hopes In the shudo
and Kansas City gave up the tight early
this morningi''
At lite morning session Governor Burke
was named for temporary chaitman to
succeed Victor Bender of Council Bluffs,
who had been called home on account of
Illness In his family. Bishop Garrlgan nl
the Catholic diocese of Sioux City dellverrd
the invocation. The morning rpepkeis
were Congressman Ransde'l of Louisiana,
Governor Crawford of South Dakota, Con
gressman lilidsall of Clarion and Mayor
Henry M. Ri-ardsley of Kaiu-as City. The
afternoon speakers were Governor P.urke
f North Dakota. L. M. Jones of Knnsss
City, Captain I. P. Baker of Bismarck,
N. D. : J. R. fuse of Abilene, Kan., and
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska.
Some III Peellnu: Fniteudr red.
Disappointment is expressed over tin
politics and bitter feeling which crept into
the meeting. This was the result largely
oi unpleasantness between George C. Call
I of Sioux City, chairman of the executive
committee, and A. B. Beall, of Biuux Ciiy,
secretary of the committee. The firs', siu
of trouble was the turning down 0 Mr.
('all for temporary chairman on ihe orun
ing day for which Mr. Heall was blamed.
Then by way of vindicating Call, his
friends set out to elect him president of
the congress and almost succeed")!. As tt
tsas. he took t'.e secretaryship and trcas
uicrsiilp as a compromise. This was taken
as a turn down fur Brail.
Governor Gcoigv L. Sheldon arrived this
morning from Lincoln. He was the fourth
governor to put in an appearance at the
convention. ,
Ri solutions were adopted calling Ul.on all
deh gates to niaUe their r-'presentat Ives In
cougreas understand that they are to, sup
port the waterways ' Improvement project
if they exicct lo hold their positions. KaOli
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