Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVI I-XG. 195.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MOHNINd, .IANUAUV 31, 1008 TEX PAGES.
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HLDRlCIl BILL IS IN
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Proposed Financial Meaure is Re
. ported to the Senate.
TZVf CHANGES ARE MADE
Committee Emphasizes the Emer
gency Nature of t 'ct.
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HVE HUNDRED MILL! St 'OTES
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Limit is Raised from Two .
Fifty Millions.
BASIS OF
BONDS
IS.
flat and Municipal Securities to l.c
Xccepted lp to Mnftr Per
( rat of Tblr Market
Vain.
WASHINGTON, Jan. :Xi.-Scnator Al
1 1 it. -1 1 . chairman of thu senate committee
jti finance, today reported his bill provid
ing for an emergency "Increase In the na
tlonal bank circulation. The report
authorized at u meeting of the rommlttcj
h'ld today, at which ull the republican
members present voted for a resolution
uuthorlilng the reporting of the hill and
all the democrats voted for the Bailey sub
stitute. Senator Hansbrougli, who fuvorH
a central bank schema, was not present,
and hia vota was unrecorded. The only
democrats In attendance were Senator
Teller, Bailey and Daniel. Senator Talia
ferro, who la absent In Florida, was
recorded a for the Bailey substitute. Sen
ator Money was also- absent and his vote
was unrecorded. Mr. Aldrlch said he.
would call tho bill up for consideration on
Monday, February 10.
Mr. Aldrlch saya lie made this announce
ment as to time no that the senators might
have ample opportunity to prepare for the
discussion or the bill, lie said that the
committee had under consideration some
amendments to the bill relating to railroad
bonds and probably would suggest them at
a later day. He explained that the bill was
the bill of the majority of the committee
and that members of the minority might
have a substitute to offer later. He also
added that Ills correspondence with the
Interstate Commerce commission on the
subject of railway securities would be pre
sented as a document.
Hot Little Changed.
The various aniemliricnta a liicli have been
published from time to time appear In the
bill, although In general character the bill
remains tho aame as when introditced.
There has been an effort on the part of tho
committee to cmphaalco the emergency na
ture of tins act that Is proposed, and to this
curt various amendments are inserted In
the bill which are Intended to cause speedy
Issuance of additional currency when a
atrlngeney occurs.
The following amendment Is Inserted In
the first section of the bill In lieu of tho
provision which gave the comptroller of
the currency power to fix the time and
amount, of issues, when application Is
in;in. tui'W-lniK ,ta his lluclgnient and t
li!s convenience:
'I'll. rum pt roller of tlie currency shall
transmit Immediately the application, with
Ills recommendation to the secretary of the
treasury, who shall. If in his Judgment
biiHlneo conditions In the locality demand
additional circulation, approve th.-i same,
and shall determine the time of Ishuo and
fix tlie amount, within ilie limitations
lierelnaller inuKmcd, of tho additional cir
culating notoa to be issued. In order 'hat
the distribution of notes to Ik' Issued under
The provisions of this act shall be niHde as
eijullable tin practicable between the va
rious Kections of the country, the secretary
of the treasury filial I not approve applica
tions front UHSiH'iiitlons In any state In ex
ccks of tho amount to which mich state
would be entitled of the additional notes
herein authorised on the basts of the pro
portion which the unimpaired capital and
aurpliiB of the national hanking rcssxiatlnns'
In such state bears to the total amount oi
unimpaired capital and surplus of the na
tional banking associations of the 1'nltcd
States: Provided, however, tli.it in rase
the applications from -ms'tiui Ions in any
state shall not be 1 1 n V to the amount
which the associat ions of such state would
be entitled to under this method of distri
bution, the secretary of the treasury may.
In bis discretion, to meet uu emergency,
assign the amount not thus applied for to
any applying association or associations In
the states In tlie tunic st-cllon of the coun
try. Ilananrr of Notes.
The clause of tho oVlglnal bill, fixing 75
per cent of the market value of all munic
ipal and railway bunds as tho limit of the
Issue of notes against them, has been
amended so that railroad bonds alone are
to be taken at 76 per cent of I heir market
value. Notea may be Issued against de
posits of municipal and county bonds up to
tO per cent of their market value.
Tho limit of circulating notes that may
be Issued under the act has been raised
from S.VO.OUO.OOO to SMO.tW.OW.
The section of the bill relating to the ac
ceptance of interest-bearing obligations or
any legally authorised bonds of slates,
cities, towns and counties as deposits for
the security of additional bank currency
Issued against them has been broadened
considerably by amendment.
The word: "Or other legally coustltutej
municipality or district," which have been
added, are taken to mean that bonds tssuud
by school districts and townships will be
acceptable, providing they conform to re
quirements specified. The population of
thee municipalities, is fixed by the re
ported bill at 10.000, Instead of 30,0.0, as
originally proposed. j
There la an amendment making It the
duty of the secretary of the treasury to ob
tain Information with reference to the
value and character of the municipal and
railroad securities authorised to be ac
cepted under the provisions of tlie act, and
be la required front time to time to furnish
Information . to national banking associa
tion as to auch bonds as would he ac
ceptable, as security. To the en A-that In
formation concerning railroad bonds may
be gathered with some degree of accuracy
the clause of the bill relating to the ac
ceptance of railroad bonds as security for
note Issue la amended so as to Include
only the bond of roads which comply
with I he existing Jaw In reporting state
ment of their condition and earning to the
Interstate Commerce commission.
Conveyance af Title.
TI.e provision In the bill requiring a
memorandum on the back of each bond,
showing that the legal title of the same lias
passed tit the treasurer of the - 1'nltej
Htste In trust, baa been stricken out and
It hag ben made the duty of the secretary
uf the treasury to prescribe regulations for
conveying title.
Th provision of the original bill relating
to th preparation of circulating notes In
blank to ait amount equal to to per cent
of the stock of a bank requesting an Is
suance ha been changed so that It Is man
datory upon the comptroller to proceed a
aoen as practicable to prepare notea for all
(Coatlnuwt on becoud P.)
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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DOMESTIC.
Senator Aldrich reports his financial bill
to the senate. Page 1
Judge Mcpherson refuses to tuke part
In the Missouri Sunday fight and denied
Injunction against the grand Jury at Kan
sas City. Fag 1
District Attorney Jerome makes his plea
to the Jury In the Thaw case, changing
his course from last trial and making no
exeiiKe for White. Pag 1
Exhibits in the Pennsylvania capitol
fraud casea are shown. Pag 9
Little flurry caused by the suspension
of banks at New Yffrk. Fag a
Consolidated Steamship company, con
trolling the lines on the Atlantic coas4,
goes Into the hands of a receiver.
Fag a
llovernor Sheldon addresses the house at
Topeka. Faff 1
Robber at Alton, la., are foiled by
boys who discover them. Faff 1
Cold wave causes much suffering and
several deaths In New York. Fag 1
' Steel men of New York meet to arrange
a new schedule of prices. Fag 1
Mr. Bryan gives his opinion on publicity
of campaign contributions at Washington
before committee. Fag 1
LOCAL.
Two gold bricks wortli $12,000, stolen In
18R0 from Pacific Express company at
Kidney. Neb., are recovered by workmen
removing ruins of an old saloon. Super
intendent George Patterson of Omaha
sent them to St. Louis. Fag 1
Option trading is resumed on the floor
of the Omaha Orain exchange after nearly
a year and transactions amount to high
figure. Fag 3
Ice harvest begins in earnest on Cut-off
lake, where a amall army of men Is at
work. Employment Is given to many men
laid off lu other lines of business.
Fag 9
O. W. Wattles, returned from tlie east,
say financial etrlngency will not deter
street, railway company from maklug ex
tensions promised. Fag 10
Tony Uillottl, supposed to be Dominic
Arbancsi. who la wanted In Minneapolis
on kidnaping charge, Is released by tho
police. Real Arhanesi was In Omaha four
months with the girl, who, Italians say,
was lila sweetheart in Italy. Fag S
Decision of the supreme court dispel.
feara of.liiiior dealers that coloring mat
ter could no longer be put into whisky.
Fag 8
FOBEIQH.
Torpedo flotilla leaves Buenos Ayres for
Punta Arenas. Fag 1
Suffragettes still making trouble in Lon
don. Fag 1
Countess of Yarmouth's dlvorfe suit Bet
I lor next Wednesday. Page 1
i REBB-UEA.
Slate ami attorney for the soldiers of
I tlie lit ami Island homo take part lu legal
controversy over pension. Fag 3
Governor Sheldon ha been studying the
banking situation and will consult others
before acting on the petition of the Omaha
Real Estate exchange. Pa 3
COMMERCIAL AJTD INDUSTRIAL.
Live stock markets. Fag 7
Grain markets. Pag 7
Stocks and bond. Pag 7
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Tort. Arrived. Balled.
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SUFFRAGETTES KEEPING BUSY
Women Call on Cabinet Minister anil,
Falling: to Be Heeelved, Cre
ate Scene.
IjONDON. Jan. 30. -Having failed to
reach King Edward yesterday during the
ceremonies 6f th opening of Parliament,
and. as the House of Commons is effec
tively barred against them, the women suf
fraKists of England this morning adopted
a new method of protesting against the
fact that bis majesty, In his spertch from
the throne, made no mention of their de
mands to be permitted to vote. The mili
tant members of the organisation formed
themselv..- Into several commltttea which,
at the suv hour today, visited the homes
of the arlous member uf the cabinet
fur the purpose of asking them to use their
Influence to have the question of Woman's
suffrage settled at this session. A none
of the ministers would see them, the
women demonstrated by ringing door bell
and delivering addresses from doorsteps.
The police were unprepared for this course
of action, and noisy scenes were witnessed
on several of the fashionable thorough
fares of lAindon. The women eventually
were dlapersed after seven arrests had been
made.
TORPEDO "FLOTILLA LEAVES
Jourue) Beaun to Pisls Arena from
Bavno Ayree Kntertaln.
went Klaharat.
BI ENOS AYHE8. Jan. 30 -The . flot I1U
of American torpedo boat under the com
mand of Lieutenant Conu, on It way from
Hampton Roads to Magdaivna Bay, sailed
from this port at f o'clock this morning
for Punta Arenas, after a stay here of
four days.
The North American society of the River
Platte entertained the visiting officers,
and men yesterday. Tbeie Were field sports
of various kinds and a lollutluii. Over
LOT) resident of Buenos A) res wef among
th guests. i
JEROME CHANGES TACTICS
Prosecuting Attorney Has No Word
of Palliation for White.
THAW IS DELIBERATE MURDERER
Dissects KvMenee Coldly, Declaring
Defendant Knew and Planned
Deed- Great Crowd In
Coart Itooni.
NEW YORK. January 30. Conceding
that Harry K. Thaw may have had irra
tional outbreak now and then during the
thirty-six years of Ills life, District At
torney William Travers Jerome In bis plea
for tho Conviction of Stanford White's
slayer, declared there was absolutely noth
ing In the case presented to the Jury to
show that. Thaw was o insane the night
of the tragedy that he did not know the
nature or quality of hi act, or that the
act was wrong.
The prosecutor followed this, however,
by signifying very plainly that he believed
Justice would be served if the defendant
should be found guilty of sdmc lesser de
gree of criminal responsibility than murder
In the first degree. He explained care
fully elements that entered Into a verdict
of first degree murder and then pointed
the way to two other possible findings
murder In the second degree, or man
slaughter in the first.
Mr. Jerome surprised bis hearers today
by the striking contrast of his argument
with that of a year ago. The vihdlctive
ness was gone, the passionate defense of
White was gone, the denunciation of Eve
lyn Ncsblt has no place In his remarks.
Instead there was a calm, analytical dis
section of the evidence, a concession of pos
sible weakness, both mental and physical.
In the defendant, but always a recurrence
to the hard and fast rule of the law that
a man to be excused must be so Insane as
not to know what he was about.
White Did Great Wrong.
Mr. Jerome declared dramatlcully that
there was no doubt Stanford White had
done Evelyn Nesblt a great wrong and that
Harry Thaw had every motive for revenge
ful murder upon the man he killed. This
motive he asserted forever swept away
the claim of Insanity which knows not what
It does.
Justice Dowling announced as luncheon
recess was taken today that he would not
charge the Jury until tomorrow morning.
District Attorney Jerome will conclude this
afternoon.
There was another great crush at the
criminal courts building today to hear
District Attorney Jerome make the closing
addrV-ss for the people In the Thaw case.
When the doors were opened the court
chamber was found to be already filled
with specially privileged spectators. Jus
tice Dowilng was lata in getting down town
and It waa some time after the hour set
for convening when he took his place on
the bench.
Evelyn Nesblt Thaw and Joseph Thaw
were tjio only members of the defendant's
family present when Mr. Jerome began his
argument at 11 o'clock. He declared the
case had been handled by him with some
difficulty, as he had. many other matter
of Importance to attend to at tho same
Unit. ' -
Makes Apology for Sneer. '
"If I have at any time lacked the dignity
that attached to my office," continued the
prosecutor; "If at any time I have shown
any asperity or lack of consideration, I
ran only say now that I regret It. Any
personal Impression 1 have made or have
not made should have no part whatever in
your verdict. You are not trying the dis
trict attorney. Any sneer lie may have
made Is not evidence for the people, and
neither are they any evidence that Harry
K. Thaw waa Insane when he killed Stan
ford White.
"A to the woman, if my manner was one
of disapprobation, that Is not evidence.
Neither I nor the woman Is being tried
here. Harry Thaw Is on trial for the mur
der of Stanfovl White and thotlelense Is
that he was insano on the night of Juno
26, lPoi; that he was not generally insane
or Is insane now. All you have to deal
with, all I have to deal with. Is whether
or not at a particular time and place this
defendant was Insane whether when he
shot and killed Stanford White lie knew
that the net waa wrong and against the
law of the liuid."
Cold Dissection of Evidence.
"I shall endeavor," Mr. Jerome added,
"coldly to dissect the evidence In tills case,
to trace It step by step, and to show you
that the burden that law places- upon the
defense of proving the Insanity of this de
fendant has not been met."
Mr. Jerome explained to the jury the
different degree of murder defined by the
law and declared that in this case the only
verdicts possible under the circumstances
were murder In the first degree, murder In
the second degree, manslaughter In the
first degree or not guilty on the ground of
Insanity.
The district attorney declared Thaw
plainly had a motive for killing White,
Every act of his for two or three years
before the tragedy pointed to his deadly
consuming . hate of the man he killed.
Thaw believed that White had drugged and
mistreated hia wife; he knew that White
bad kept him out of a New York club; ho
knew that White had threatened hi life;
If the stage door man is to be believed, he
knew that just a mouth before the tragedy
White had told May MacKenxle he heard
Thaw and Evelyn were not living happily
together and he would get the girl back.
No Defense of White.
"It matter not whether you bclieVe the
girl story of the drugging or not," de
clared Mr. Jerome. "The relations of this
Ynlddlc-agcd, married man with thu girl
of 15 cry out to heaven, and no decent
man can say a word in defense. I cer
tainly have no Intention of doing so. But
with all the things I have pointed out to
you, if there was a motive In tho heart of
this defendant, I can imagine nothing that
can create a motive."
Last year Mr. Jerome passionately de
fended Stanford White, declaring that nis
spirit hovered ever near the court room
crying out to be heard In defense, crying
for omo one to tell the truth and protect
a character Evelyn Nesblt had (ought to
blacken. ,
The prosecutor today took up one by one
tho act of Thaw on the roof garden and
Immediately following the tragedy, and as
serted that all pointed to a full knowledge
of what he was doing; that his eye fell
on the "monster" who had done him many
wrongs, against whom he had many griev
ances and the premeditated murder came
to startle th whole world. Thaw' move
ments were characterised by the utmost
deliberation, Mr. Jerome said. "We find
Thaw armed on the Garden armed for a
single purpose, armed for the man he
walked up to and killed by three bullets.
' U there anything Insane about all of
tCoullnucd ou Second Page.)
MINERS TALK OVER WAGES
Operator Meet nt ! Time Na
tional Convention of Worker
I In Session,
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 30-The conven
tion of tho. t'nlted Mine Workers of Amer
ica today transacted a little routln. busi
ness and adjourned until tomorrow. The
tellers having charge of the count of the
vote for national officers were not ready
to report. Claims of Irregularities In the
vote of some of the locals Is delaying the
tabulation of the vote Friends of T. L.
Iewis claim his election as president by
from 15.000 to 20,000.
Representatives of the coal miners and
operators of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, known as the cen
tral competitive field, met today to decld"
whether a Joint conference shall be called
to make a wage scale to go Into effect
April 1, and to re-establish the Interstate
agreement which was Interrupted two years
ago. Conferences, similar to that of today
held here December 19, were without any
result.
Representing the miners were President
Mitchell, Vice President Icwls and Secre
tary Wilson of tho national organization
and the officers of the districts in tlie
central competitive field. Over 100 opera
tors represented their side. The miners
are united in favor of the re-establlsh-ment
of the Interstate wage agreement.
The operators of western Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana also declared them
selves In favor of It. Illinois operators
who arrived today from Chicago Insist
that before the Interstate movement Is
revived relief be given them from certain
inequalities in conditions which they as
sert glv operators of the other three
states advantages which equal In some
cases as high as 8 cents on a ton.
The Illinois operators announced they
would insist upon relief from the single
standard, which compels them to mine
only on the screen basts and also relief
from the Inequalities of the present dif
ferential between pick and machine mining.
STEAMER COMBINE IN TROUBLE
Receivership I Asked for Consoli
dated Steamship Company
nt Boston.
BOSTON, . Jan. 30. The proceedings In
this city for a receivership for the Consol
idated Steamship company were Instituted
simultaneously wlLh those In the court jf
Portland, Me., and New York today. The
action was brought by William ' A. Muller
of Arlington, Mass, whose counsel filed
three bills of complaint against the Con
solidated and also against two subsidiary
companies, the Eastern and Metropolitan
Steamship companies.
Petitions for an Injunction against these
companies were also filed by counsel for
Mr. Muller and for the Berwind-Whito
Coal company. In his bill of complaint
Mr. Muller declare It his belief that the
Eastern Steamship company has a total
floating indebtedness of $1,350,000, and that
the Metropolitan company has a floating
Indebtedness of $1,860,000. with unpaid bills
of $250,000 and Interest on outstanding bonds
of $1,200,000. The Immediate cause of the
petition was the failure of the Eastern
Steamship company to pay a demand note
to Mr. Midler of $Hl.0OD.
It Is expected that ns soon as the I'tilted
State court in Ncji.'. fork, acta upon the
petition filed there. simll:i' rroccedlngn will
result lnthe cruris here and In Poriland.
The difficulties of i ie Consolidated
Steamship company are regarded by bank
ets In this city as the result of excessive
steamship building, and a failure on the
part of the company to provide a sinking
fund for the underlying bonds of the six
companies that were consolidated by
Charles W. Morse of Bath, Me.
CHICAGOAN SHOOTS CHILDREN
W. II. Vleutseh Kills Daughter and
Fatally Wounds Another Girl
and Hoy.
CHICAGO. Jan. 30. William H. Meutch,
a carriage maker at 419 Armitage avenue,
today shot and killed one of his daughters,
6 years old, and fatally wounded his two
other children.
The cause of the crime Is not known,
but according to the police, Meutsch bad
recently quarreled with his wife several
times because of the children. The car
riage shop was beneath the rooms In which
the Meutsch family lived, and late today
the man called Gertrude, the daughter,
telling her to come to the carriage shop.
As she stepped through the iloor Meutsch
fired a bullet Into her abdomen, killing
her lnstanatly. He then called Jennie, 3
years old, and Bhot her as she entered
the shop. William, the 2-year-old son, was
the last vitim to be called and his father
shot Jilm Just above the heart as ho came
In. The two children were taken to a
nearby hospital, where It waa stated that
both of them will die.
The murderer Is believed by the pollc
to be of unsound mind. He confessed after
his arrest, that he intended to kill another
daughter. 18 years old. who was absent
when the tragedy occurred. Meutsch said
to Captain Harding:
"The children re better off dead than
alive, and under the care of such a mother.
My 18-year-old daugbter left home three
months ago because of domestic troubles."
ROBBERS AT ALTON FOILED
Uo House Town and Prevent Safe
Blowers from Getting Any
Money.
SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. (Special Tele
gram) Safe blowers broke Into the Bunk
of Northwest Iowa at Alton early this
morning. They bjew open the outer door
of the vault. The noise aroused boys who
were Bleeping across the street. They dis
charged a shotgun from their second story
window and then rang tho fire bejl to
alarm the town. In the meantime the rob
berB escaped without a cent. .
SHELDON TALKS AT TOPEKA
Governor of Nebraska Appear Be.
fore N'trrlal Session of I.eKlsh
latnre of Kansas,
TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 3. -Governor I Inch
today sent a message to the legislature
making a final appeal for the pussago of
a guaranty deposit law. In the house the
message was received with applause. Gov
ernor (Sheldon of Nebraska addressed the
house today.
AGAINST CIGARETTE SMOKING
Lower House lu Oklahoma I'aaaea
Bill Prohibiting the
Practice.
Ql'THRIK, Okla.. Jan. Sil.-TIie lower
house of the legislature today passed a
measure prohibiting the smoking of cig
arettes In the state and providing for the
Inflicting a pcntlty of not less than $5
or more than t-X for each separate offense.
It ia pattej-Dcd after the Indiana law.
LOOT OF BORDER DAY HOLDUP
Gold Bricks. Found in Fire After
Twenty-Eight Yean.
UNDER SALOON OF SUSPECTED MAN
Treasure Supposed to Be Worth
Twelve Thousand Dollar la He
covered by Pacific E
prrsa Company.
Gold bricks, thought to be wotth $12,000.
stolen from tho Pacific Kxpres company
March 10. 1SN0. at Sidney, Neb., together
with an endless string cf stories of the
red border days, were secured at Sidney
Wednesday by Superintendent George Pat
terson of the express company, who re
turned to Omaha Thursday after foreward
Ing tho gold bricks to St. Louis, where
the company will Investigate the value of
the metal.
Tlie bricks were found by worklngmen
who were removing the ruins of the Mlko
Tobln saloon, which burned January 10,
I90S. and the express company was Imme
diately notified. It la thought the two
chunks of gold are the ones taken from
the depot at Sidney twenty-eight years
ago, though they may bo a part of the
loot of the stages robbed almost weekly
between Sidney and Deadwood.
Superintendent Patterson found the brlrks
In the best of condition. They were a Ut
ile more than half the size of building
bricks and untarnished by the years of
repose tinder the Old building. As to their
value, Mr. Patterson said:
"Some of the bricks which the express
company carried In the early days were
not worth more than $3,000. an gold was
not reflne-d in the Black Hills In 1SS0 as It
Is today. If the bricks are found to con
tain gold which has been refined on the
average, they are probably worth $,Xi0
each. I did not feel I could pa-ss on their
value and sent them at once to St. Louis.
Some Fake Ciold Brick.
"There aVe storle about Sidney of all
kinds of gold bricks, worth from $110 up
to $10,000. Some famous green goods men
and "gold brick" artists, ho are still at
large, had bricks manufactured In Denver
which had from $100 to $200 worth of gold
In them. They were sold to bankers and
others who were buying gold In the early
days, but as the gold bricks which were
stolen from the depot In Sidney were never
found, those which I have sent to St.
Louis may be the brick for which tho
oompany paid the shippers twenty-eight
years ago- and for which our detectives
have been watching since.
"Mike Tobin, who owned the saloon when
it burned, was the bartender In another
saloon when the robbery occurred. The
saloon under which they were found was
owned by Sheriff McCarty at the time of
the robbery. It 1 said the vigilance com
mittee which lynched a fellow by the name
of McDonald for participating In various
robberies was after the sheriff when they
got McDonald, as McCarty was thought
to bo a bad actor. Being the sheriff and
a saloon keeper, he was also a famous
gambler, according to the stories of Sidney
pioneers."
The bricks lost by the express company
were brought down from Deadwood by
the stage of Marsh & 8tcvenson and turned
over to fbW atfent tr the Pacific Expres
company at Sidney. He locked thorn in the
express room as soon as they were re
ceived, but while he waa gone to dinner a
hole was sawed In the floor of the room
from beneath, and tho two bricks taken,
No trace of them was ever found and the
company settled, as it did for a large
amount of Black Hills gold.
Old Stave Man Talk.
J. B. Stevenson, one of the owners of the
stage line which carried the gold bricks
to Sidney, and whose, stages wre robbed
now and then, said at the Murray hotel:
"To an old stage man It seems Impossible
that gold bricks, valued at Jti.OOO each,
would rest under the saloon at Sidney for
twenty-eight years, without some of the
gung getting them and selling them; still
It Is possible that the cxpross company
has found the lost bricks. The stage com
panies did not carry tlie phony bricks.
There were none In circulation which I
knew anything about, but the story of
twenty-eight years' rest for gold bricks
does not sound good to me. There fs some
thing wrong. If they were placed under
the McCarty saloon, the owners knew about
It, and I cannot conceive of how they
would allow them to remuln there all these
ycarS."
"But It was a tough crowd which stayed
around Sheriff McCarty' saloon In the
early days. Our line was very fortunate,
but the old line of Gilmer, Salsbury and
Patrick from Cheyenno to Deadwood lost
heavily. The big robberies were up In tho
mountains In the Hat Creek country. 1
have been held up In that country, myself,
several times and the robbers would take
a small amount, some $1,500 to $2,000, from
the passengers.
"Look Vorhees of Cheyenne was later
my partner In the conduct of the line from
Sidney" to Deadwood and has a record of
all the old robberies. Some large amounts
were taken. Tons of silver and gold bricks
were hauled down from the Hills by the
different companies and the robbers were
as thick as the decent citlrens."
STIR It I Mi TIMKS ARK R EC A 1.1, RD
Kind at Sidney Brings Out Stories mt
Border l)i,
SIDNEY, Neb., Jan. 3". (Special Tele
gram.) The finding of two gold bricks in
the ruins of the Tobln building recently
destroyed by fire recalls to mind many of
the lively incidents that took place In Sid
ney during the Black Hill excitement. In
March, It), the Pacific Express company's
office In this city waa robbed of $130,000,
consisting of $127,000 In g-old bricks from
the Homestake mine of I.ead City, 8. D.,
and tho balance were C. O. D. packages
from the Black Hills.
These bricks were delivered to the ex
press company by the Sidney and Black
Hills Stage company at 8 o'clock in the
morning, coming In from Deadwood on
the treasury coach In charge of Messengers
Scott and Boss Davis, William Sample,
Boone and Bill May, five of tho bravest
men that ever protected a treasure coach
In the wert. The bricks were consigned to
Ixumslieri-y & Co. of New York, and wero
to be shipped east on the evening train.
The gold bricks were placed on a truck
in the office and the money packages were
placed in a cum as sack and hung on Die
hinge of the safe, and while Allen, the
express agent waa at dinner, the office waa
robbed of $U9,MJ0. One of the gold bricks
was bidden by the robbers in the coal bin
underneath the express office and Waa
found the next morning. A gold brick
valued at $6,000 was missing and found
C. O. D. packages and cash were never re
covered. C. K. Allen, then one of the most prom
inent men In the country and holding the
office of county treasurer at the same tlmu.
(ContluuU on Second Pag.)
EXHIBITS IN GRAFT CASES
Evidence Introduced la Court Show
lag How Contractor
Mndo Grab.
HARRISBl HG. Pa , Jan. 30.-The now
famous bootblack stand for the senate
lavatory supplied by Contractor John It.
Sanderson of Philadelphia, one of the de
fendants In tho stnte capitol conspiracy
suits on trial In the Ihiuphln county court,
was offered 111 evidence by the common
wealth today. Sanderson collected $1,19.20
from tho stale for this stand and paid the
subcontractor by whom It was supplied
$125. Photographs of the rostrum of the
senate and house caucus rooms, for Which
the state paid Sanderson $00,748.80 and for
which he paid the subcontractor $2,W0,
were also offered In evidence.
I-'red 11. I'otter and Howard Krochl of
the Audit company of New York were
called by the commonwealth to establish
the measurements of the sofas, clothes
tree and table produced before the Jury.
All of this furniture was supplied by San
derson al the rate of $1S.W "per foot" and.
according to the commonwealth, he was
paid for certain articles at the rate of
three times the actual measurement.
The commonwealth also offered several
hills for furnishings supplied by Sanderson
for the purpose of showing that different
systems of measurement were employed
by th contractor for collecting for articles
supplied under the same Items In the spe
cial capitol furnishing schedule of 14.
Architect Joseph M. Huston, who has
ecured a separate trial, has been sub
poenaed as a witness for his co-defendants,
former Auditor General Snyder, former
State Treasurer Mathues, James M. Shu
inaker, former superintendent of grounda
and buildings, and Sanderson, but may not
be called. The feeling against the archi
tect on the part of his four co-defendants
grow more bitter as the trial progresses.
RECONSIGNMENT CASE IS OUT
Dismissed by Federal Court for Lark
of Jurisdiction, Belong to
Commission.
Judges W. II. and T. C. Munger, In the
I'nited States district court late yesterday
afternoon, entered an order deciding that
court had no Jurisdiction In tho case of
Sunderland Bros, against the Rock Island
rallrond, seeking to enjoin the operation
of the reconslgnment chcarges on coal, lum
ber and other such commodities. The or
der carries with It the dismissal of the
suit.
But the action of the court does not
affect the movement against the recon
slgnment charges. F. A. Brogan, attorney
for Sunderland Bros., who filed the case
In court October 31 last, also filed a com
plaint similar In character with the In
terstate Commerce commission. This com
plaint will be heard by the commission Just
as If the court decision had never been
made. The cane was brought in court
only to cover the period Intervening be
fore the commission could get to the mat
ter and give It a hearing and the decision
therefore will have no effect other than
enabling the -eomplalnants to bend all their
efforts' In the direction of the hearing be
fore the commission.' '
When the commission will hear the case
ia not known as yet.
DEATHS' FROM COLD v WAVE
Intense Kuffrriair ltenlt In ew
York a Result of Drop of
Mercury. i
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. The Icy blasts
which swept down on the city lust night
sent the mercury to the lowest point of
the present season and brought intense
suffering to thousands and even death
came to some. Patrick 'Allen, for forty
years a horse car driver, succumbed to
cold and exposure. John J. Harrington,
a newsdealer, was found lying in a road
way In the Bronx so badly frozen that he
died soon after. A man who said he was
Glnter Empel, 28 years of age, was found
lying Insensible In Union Square. Ho had
slipped on the Icy pavement and sus
tained a fracture of tho hip. He is In a
critical condition. Sixteen-year-old Charles
Jackson also is In a serious condition at
a hospital as a result of exposure.
This morning the mercury stood" at 4 de
grees above zero.
BOSTON, Jan. 30. New England to
day, for the first time this winter, Is ex
periencing zero weather. In some parts
of Connecticut the thermometer regis
tered 12 below zero.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 30. The cold wave
still hovers over tho northwest. The
coldest place is Escanaha, Mich, which re
ports J 2 below.
DAWES MAKES AN ACCUSATION
Accuse A. C. Krost of Making Mis
leading; Statement Concerning;
lload'a Earnings.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2ft. Charles G. Dawes to
day filed with Judge Grosscup of the
United St-Jtes circuit court his objection to
the appointment of A. C. l'rost as one of
the receivers of the Chicago-Milwaukee
Electric Railroad company. Mr. Dawes
states his objection are based on his Inves
tigation of the affairs of the road. His
statement says In part:
"1 have discovered that he haa Induced
the security holders to purchase the bonds
of the road upon statements of net earnings
which ore absolutely misleading."
After receiving the statement Judfto
Grosscup laid:
"I told Mr. Dawes that I rtrctted that
ho had given his scheme to the press. Mr.
EroBt, who built up this property, has not
been heard, and nothing will be laken as
established against him until he lias been
beard from."
FOURTH BODY IS DISCOVERED
All Alleged Ictliu of Italian Gardner
at I-loronce, Colorado,
Accounted For,
KIX)RENCE, Colo., Jan. 30 A fourth
body, that of Joseph Mluichicllo, was found
today burled on tlie Neronl truck garden In
this city. The man head had been
crushed with a blow, apparently with an
axe. Autone Neronl, alias Bavori. a pris
oner In the county jail at Can on City,
Is charged with the murder of Joseph
Minlchiello and also of Dominic Mlnlchlcllo,
Ercola Buffettl and Mis. Frank Palmetto,
whose bodies were dug up ut the garden
January 30.
YARMOUTH SUIT NEXT' WEEK
Thaw' SUter Will Then Have Her
IsbIsk Before KnglUh Divorce
Court.
LONDON, Jan. 30. Hir Birrell Barnes,
president of the divorce court, today fixed
the hearing of the suit brought by the
countess of Yarmouth, who wai Alice
Thaw of Pittsburg, against her husband
for the annulment of her marriage for
next Wednesday afternoun. The attor
ney for the coupUss said the case would
be short
THOMAS' TITLE CLEAR
Potmaster General Announce! Name
Will Go to the Senate.
CHARGES ARE NOT SUSTAINED
Paper in Case Are Ordered Marked
"Special" at the Department.
BURKETT TALKS POSTAL BANKS
Mr. Meyer Approves of the Senator .
Bill for Their Creation.
ADVANCE ON SIMILAR MEASURES
Mum her of Rural I'ree Delivery
Route Are Ordered Established
lu Mebraaka nnd Other
Western State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. (Special To
gram.) B. P. Thomas' name will be sent
to the senate tomorrow or on Monday mt
postmaster at Omaha. This afternoon Post
master General Meyer made this late
tnenl to Senator Burkett and Brown, who
called In relation to tlie churges filed
gainst Mr. Thomas by Mr. Covell and
another whose name the postmaster gen
eral thought wise not to publish.
To The Bee correspondent th postmaste
general stated that he had carefully rem
the report of the inspector sent to In
vestlgate tho charges made by Mr. Covet
against Mr. Thomas, but he did not find
them of sufficient Importance to withhold
the name of Mr. Thoma from being scni
to the senate as postmaster at Omaha to
succeed Captain H. E. Palmer. The post
master general said those charges wer-r
based upon Mr. Thomas' connection with
the school board a number of year ago
when Mr. Covell wa attorney for th
board. The board selected another attor
ney as Its representative and Mr. Covel
has been "sore at Mr. Thomas ever since."
The charges filed against Mr. Thoma
were of a character that the postmaster
general could not fall to take cognizance
of and an inspector wan sent to Omaha
to examine closely Into the charges.
The report of the Inspector reached
Washington on Tuesday, but In the ab
sence of the postmaster general they wen?
not taken up by that official until today,
and after careful consideration of the re
port of the Inspector Mr. Meyer decided
that the charges did not warrant the with
holding of the nomination of Mr. Thomas.
In point of fact the Inspector's report
exonerated Mr. Thomas from any wrong
doing In the premises.
Paper Marked Special.
While' The Bco correspondent was In the
postmaster general's office he authorized
the first assistant postmaster general to
prepare the nomination papers for Mr.
Thomas and marked tho same special.
It is just possible that Mr. Thomas's
nam will go to the senate tomorrow. If tit
While House can prepare the uccessary
papers In time. Shduld the senate, how
ever, adjourn early and over Saturday, the
name will go to the senate on Monday.
Both Senators Burkett and Brown and
ex-Lieutenant Governor McGiltoli called on
the postmaster general to ascertain the
report of the Inspector In tho Thomas' case,
and finding It favorablo accentuated their
endorsement by asking that Thomas' name
be sent to the senate as early a pos
sible. Burkett Bill Favored.
Senator Burkett remained with the post
master general for some time, going ovox
with that official his bill relating to pos
tal savings banks, and to Tho Bee corre
spondent Postmaster General Meyer stated
that the Burkett bill had many features
in advance of any other measure and he
would give It his hearty support.
Minor Matter at Capital.
Rural free delivery routes ordered es
tablished April 1:
Nebraska Foster. Pierce county, route 1;
population, 600; families, 103; Greeley, Gree
ley county, route 2, population 850, families
9,1; Pender, Thurston county, route 4, pop
ulation 400, families 108. South Dakota
Claremont. Brown county, rout 1, pop
ulation 400, familie 8e.
A postofflce ha been established at L
wanna. Cherry county, Nebraska, with JtJ
seph A. Ruff postmaBter.
Orvllle C. Brewer has been appointed
postmaster at Rogers. Linn county. Iowa,
vice J. A. Trindle, resigned.
John O. I-ioes of Omaha, Joseph J. Rnetl
of Boone, la., and Joseph B. Sherman of
Pierre, 8. D., have been admitted to prac
tice before the Interior department.
FJ. If. Kelley of Davenport, Ia., ha been
appointed stenographer In the railway mall
service, located at Wichita, Kan.'
IIRV A
ASKS FOR
PUBLICITT
Election ffalr In Which All Argu
ment Should Be Public.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. "An election 1
a public affair and participation In politic
ia a civic duty. All argument used in
elections should be used publicly, and all
means employed, used to secure th elec
tion of or to defeat a candidate should bo
by means which the one using them would
not be ashamed to have the world know."
This epitomizes the views of William 3.
Bryan on tho, subject of publicity of cam
paign contributions a expressed today bo
fore the house committee on electlun of
president and vice president.
In addition to the full membership thoro
were present Perry Belmont and Samuel
Gumpcrs and other labor leaders.
Mr. Bryan declared that reform only
come when abuse are recognised. "Not
until there Is an evil to be remedied," ha
said, "doe one think of a remedy." Th
thing to be remedied In American politic,
he continued, was the use of money to
secure control of the government. "th
money being advanced by those antagonis
tic to the public purse."
When a man resorted to secrecy, he ald,
it must be because he haa something to
gain that he docs not want the world to
know, or that he distrusts the Intelligence
or patriotism of the people.
Mr. Bryan Insisted that the most im
portant thing to tie done whs to mako th
campaign contribution known befor the
election. He realised that there was an
advantage In the finding out after the
horse Is stolen how the door waa unlocked,
"but," be said, "I think It much better to
find out Itfforo the horse is stolen that a
theft Is. conn mpUted." Tho trouble about
the publication of expenditure after elec
tion was that the knowledge came too
late to be of any advantage to the penfil
In that campaign. It waa very eay to
change the committee and the personnel of
the organizations, he said, and then mak