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The Omaha Daily Bee ... vol xxxvn-No. irr,. . omaua. Saturday morning, fkuruary i. ims-twelve pages. "Tingle two ckvrJ THAW JURY IS OUi r;l Coramsuced Co.s,dera:ju cf Case at 11 ;40 A. V A i ckargi: or JUDGE Cc;t U'R-sIU Upca Diff:rcnce ti-cca Iuaaity tad Hatred. rcua vz?jd:ctj are possible, T.r:c De;rc:s cf Harder Are Ex- I-laliiii by Jnttice. JU2Y TAXE1 All EXHIBITS II fc.pt nt Afternoon Considering ( and West to Clnarp at O O'clock M:rpr.::nm Rrvamrrf at ,:HI O'clock. nii.i.wTiN. 'ii.w Yflr.i;, Jn, 31. The Tiiw jary r.ii.il n th court Iiaum at C:M p. m., liuv'.t-.g had j:nir at the uptown 1-c.teI wh.cli ha. b-n their residence ever .ir tie trial bogan, Th twalve man pro rpio! ul mf t Ilia deliberation, and coiaioi, u. tii.oe t. their deliberation an1 ai.-etl, NEW YORK. Jan. 11. Tsday fnr thK econd time, tha fata tif Harry K. Thaw. .ayr of Stanford White, passed Into th hand ot a Jury of hi pear. The twnlve Juror, retired tt Jl:i a. m.. after listening to a charga from Justice Victor J. Dnwllng. who .ought to Imprea. upon t'.'rm that the burden to prove tha aanlty of the defendant rested upon tha preawutinn ihmugluiut tha trial and declared that If frntii all tha evldonca In Uta ease, tha Juror entertained raaaanabto doubt aa to !! aanlty. tha nefendant u enUlUnl to Ilia benefit of that doubt. At tha same tlmo ha pointed out tha provlslona of tho atatule which iro-vlu-s that'll!' j only persona exnueed from criminal responalbillly are thre who mat tr from a. dofoct of rHUMl allhnr not to know tha natura or quHty nf ttuilr ai t or not to know that tha m-t la wnmj. ' Soma may hold that thla la lent hard a taat." Pommontcd tlia court I "bul It la tha law. It la plaar, aapllnit and raoannabla. Mark )ru that tha law aaya a 'daioot of roaaon' and X must Inatruot you Uiat a fact of re&ann la nut ui opinlun a man may hold aa to tho juallra or oorraetnaaa at hla own Mtg, or Ml oilfiint that tha lawa tit tho land ro rnn, )t;roct and ravanga ra not Inaanlty. Meat ernmca in com mllad front Juat iiir.l. moi.tvs aa thaaa." Jmwr tmUmm Alt K.aklktta. Vlra. WlUlain Ti'h, nar aon. Joatah, kd ha daughter, Jklra. tlraorga 1 Carnegla, and Rvaly-i Noablt Thaw, waca In tha court room whlla JuMlra Duwtlna; read hia marge, from the moment the firat word cam from the bench until the Jury had filed out to begin Ha dellbemUona, the oourt rnm dcra were looked and no one waa aJUrwed t eooa in or out. Aa the Juy waa about to Wave the ba. Jawlea T- n'! Vfb4 U CVy daevetl' any of tha aahiUte In Ilia eaao, Voreanu Qmn tnola ropltod tha4 the Jury would like to hive them fill. Thaw waa compelled to eland ajid Bad hla formal aaoanl lo thla aoUon. t Tha defendant llataned intently to the judge') oharga, tha reatdlng of whlnh oe cuplad Juat forty mlnutaa, Tha foot that tha jury dealrod to eiamlna the exhibit waa Ukan to Inrllcata that they will bo ome time at thatr dallbarattona, Whlla on tha guhjeet of reaaonable doubt Juatloe Dewllng aaid tha doctrine applied a well to tho grade of erlma aa wall aa to tho quoetton of tnnooenoe or roaponatblUiy, like reapenitbUlt? or lrreaponalblUty. Knnwladg of tho nature or quality of a defendant'! tuition Included the laeue aa to whether or not ha knew he waa firing a loaded pletol. The defendant had a right to aspect tha benefit of the doubt aa to tr.!e aa wall aa to aider material leauca. Varlaaa Dt(nH af Crlaae. Tha, trace of Itiaantty in collateral branchca of the priaoner'a family, Jtiatloe fowling aaid, had a, prnper plaoa in the tat4monr and waa worthy of oonelderalien. Junt.ci Unwllng deftnad the vartoua de gr nf m iMcr and manalaughter renng nlaad unaor h law and then added that tile Jury In ha dollheratlona waa not bound bf the term a af tha Indletmeni, If your rdlc ahould be not guilty," he aaid, "under the apecirtttaiton of the de fendants plea ae to Inaanlty, ynu will add the rlBUB, 'on the ground of the defend ant' Inaanlty at the lima of ilia ooitiml a;nn of the acta ohaJgad In the Indlotment.' lit gny other verdict you rendor you will apiry tha degree," After tha Jury had rvtlnMl J,itlce iowl Ing? fcnd tha eprtoelng ettrtmy congratu late(t each other uin tlia eapwlltinn of the trial and the manner of It rnnduoi. Juatloe Howling aaid hia doetaiiui to throw all eaaoinria open te the piihlio had been Juetined by the way the ca had been hnd!d by the preea. Mra. William Thaw vlalted her eon fnr a time In the priaoner'a re juat outal.le te court rhamhar and then left the court houae, Teung Mra. Thaw remained. The following vi-Mlrti are pnaelhle In th caae; Murder In the first decree papally, deaih. Murder In tie ars-ond decree penalty, life Itrprtrenment. ' Manalaughter In tho firat degree penalty, not to rtceed twenty yeara Imprisonment. Not gulHy on the ground of Ineanlty et the lima the crime Wee committed, proba bly eommltiriept to Malteawan aaylum. MATRON NARRATES HER STORY Mra. McDonald Mark Esrltrd TalJ llaskaad Case Wa aad Ifopelea. CHICAOO. Jan. Sl -r.s. Ellaabeih Bel mont, matron at t!it Il-r s-n street polico atatten on h day, Mrs. Dora McDonald wae arrested for the murder of Webster S. Gjertn, testified that ihe endeavored with out success to obtain from the prisoner her nitre. Mr. Relmont said that the clothing "f Mr. McDonald waa not torn, nor were there any marks on her face Indicating vt.itent treatment, as previous witnesses had tcettfled. She der:ared that the- prisoner waa In a h!gr!v nervous and recited con dtitan. Mra. toimort drclared thit when Mike C. McDonald, the husband of the prisoner, appeared at the elation his wife aaid to l. m in her hearing: , "There a no use try it dr anything for ire. If he,da I'll tat I killed him." him romparative'y ur.lmnortant .--.y the atat. announced that it had ' r.'-.n.-u ii. taie.. imrlrg the afternoon the fl-at avidenoo of the dt.'riiH was suh- sniued. SUMMARY OF TilE CEE ftatarriay, r'rhrnarr I, !. -stiaRitoa 1908 ST: yny jtz. uta 7F?,' fpj STT -r -r- r -r- i 4 5 6 Z 6 ' W 2 J V T O r'l Ol O os- - iO ICS U tCi 4. 2Z 23 29 THB WIATSIB. K'Tl OMAHA. torNClL. HLl'KFS ANP VICIMTT-Snturday fHlr ami ffuitlnu.d cohl. tln NICf'.RAS K A SmJ urda v fir with ri'Mi-r In -t ptirtlon; IhrIi northrlv wim!i. h""FI lon'A tfnttirrUy cnidcr; hlRh nasi. Hiiliiina to northwiKt. lnil!. 'iVmrn.ratiiro et Oniaha vi-Bterd;'y: Hour. rrjr. .... .1 . ... n .... 21 Iti 'jn .... "n ls 14 11 DOMESTIC. rrosldent Rooecvrlt send perlal mcssaKo to congress, In which he em phasises the nei d of artlon on laws gov erning the great corpor.it! uns and e.spe olully conveying more power to t'le In- ter.tiite t'ommcroe eomfiil.'slon. Poa;a 1 i Thuw Jury take tho rase and rrttn-s j fur deliberation. The court's Instructions were not especially favorable to the de fendant. Faaja 1 Oriental hank of New York, a state In stitution, clones, owing the clearing house nearly $1,000,000, whl:h It was unable to meet. Page 3 Officers of the South Dakota tdorkmen were chosen and the convention adjourned. rag 1 State reets In Its case asainst Mrs. Mc Donald at Chicago. Fag 1 An explosion at the I'nlted rilates arsennl at f'rankford Injures three men seriously. Page 1 Hunday riding on trains not barred liy the Sabbath association of New Jersey. Fa? 1 J Vi.- r, . m. i K "t h. m. 1- m. .. ff 1 p. m. 4 V 2 p. m. -JT 'Zr ' m- ' K P- m. LL P- m. T p. m. p. m. f 9 p. in. Testimony In the suit of the govern- j ot won merely by the creation of new mcnt against the Standard Oil company ' forms of government. Against every st ahows many Instances where secret rates mpt to mako government the Instrument were given. Fag; 1 Two moturmen In New York are given ti rnie In prison for running trains ao that fatal accidents reaultcd. Fag 1 Heavy fall of snow generally through out the United States. Fag 1 Congressman Pollard gives a dinner to the Nebraska delegation and a number of his other friends In congress. , Fag 1 FOLITICAI Fifth district convention called for Hastings, March 10. Faga 3 Governor Hughes In his address to his supporters In New York admits that he will accept nomination for presidency if tcmlered. but lay stress on fact that nothing? rnou'rT he dune that would tend to cause division In the party. Fafa 1 roKEiamr. Battleships have been righted at Cape Virgin about to enter the Strait of Magel lan. Far a 1 Manila, and not Subig bay. will here after be the naval base In the far east. Fag 1 Standard Oil company showed to have secured a grip on African trade. Fas' 1 CTEBKASXJL Phllippine teacher, with a sister living at Crete, Neb., murdered at Batangas, Luzon. Page 1 X.0CAX.. General Morton, commandant of the Department of the Missouri, says the re port of the mobilization of troops on the Pacific coast is all moonshine, the only movement being the usual changes of troops to the Philippine to take the place of those who have been there the usual length of time. FaT 13 Railroads seek to devise plan to stop the waste Incident to hauling so many empty cars. Fafa 7 Dr. Andrew J. Riley, one of the best known of Omaha physicians, dies aa the result of blood poisoning contracted In treating a patient. Faga 1 Thieves make an unsuccessful attempt to raid the Byron Reed collection of coins In the public library. Page 4 Railroad managers show a disposition to aid the corn show in Omaha. Faga 7 COUCXKCXAX. AS O nrSTJSTXlA. Dive st.xk markets... page Grain marketa. Pa 9 Stocks and bonds. Pag atovxotxa-rs or oczabt TrAMiHiPs. Port. ArrlT. 81111. NKW TOI1K Kroenln.i . Amwlk. .NKW YORK . . . . Kuw Wll'n II La Taursllie. m: tuRh... BimsTOK gt KKNiTOWN gl KKNUTllWN 1JVKKPIMIL, . ois-r II Sai-.nl ... MaunKanla Haverfont . nceaale. Ivernta Bi'l THAU lTO!. Mjrtlo NtPUC ALtA.LUUA .. Hamhurf . Cuioplc. : fcJCUl TDIII SIJIV VCT oroill T i iik.II IlilML WIMI I L I nLOULI I Be-ark of Co.rt Offlcer Tkk, Havo Affected Ike Jarr. I , HARRISBI RG. Pa., Jan. 31. Crltlclam j l.y a tipstaff of due of the eofa produceij at the tral of former Auditor General , i onjuer. i. inner State Treasurer Malhuea. tom.rc-ur i tur J l i. SatfulfrKon and (ormir I ii.end.n, ..f Ground, and Building. I Suxrint btiuniaker n ay serve as a reason for coun sel for the di t'. nse to ask for a new trial. During the r-ccss yesterday the tlpsiaff told several newspaper men In the hearing of some of the Jurors that the wood ot the sofa was not mahogany and that It i . ii , . was full of worniholes The tlpetaff aaid j he was a lumberman and knew all about wood. The Jurors became interested and to the def.-nse. Should the defense ak! ior a new trial iricse newspaper men will I tie called a witnesses in an endeavor to i show that the Juror. or biased. i The conmuinwealih gained an Important j lictory just before the dose of the morning session today by the admission of thirty- i three Sanders, n bills. Involving oavment. ' of two ti,- tnt pii.iiti.tii.n , ., I of fX: The Introduction of these bills will give the commonwealth the oppor tunity t.) introduce any of tne articlea of furalture chaigeil in the bills and not con fine It to the introduction of articiea rharged in the invoice upon which the In dictments are based. It also opene the way for the commonwealth to use these additional articlr., records and r.:iyi hhir tun fertaliirg to 1 raidtol. to piove the r-ri; aMeg.-d The defend f.,,:.,., ,.., a,m,loB j f the bill. n took an exception to U eurt's rulit.ai. HUGHES MAKES STATEMENT Laudi President Roosevelt for Vig orous Opposition to Abases. FOB STEOXGES ANTI-TRUST LAW t omMaatlowa lei Roetralnt af Tra Mittald Re Ma4o Imamaalttle, hat lie Belated Aareeaeeate May Be Permitted. Nmv YORK. Jan. JL-In hta'addrooe bo f"re the Rppubllraji club of the city nf New York thla evening- Governor Hughee made hia first statement reipectlng na tional Issues. This waa done In response to resolutions recently adopted committing the cluh to the advocacy of Governor Hughes' candidacy for the office of presi dent of the Knltcd States. In tlie course of his speech Governor Hughe said: finer I took (drice I have sought to nirfke It elesr that I would not become Involved in factional strife or use the powers of office to further anr personal Interest. I am end have bcn constantly 21 i solicitous that the administration nf the 22 ! affairs of this state shall not be embar n raised hy collateral conMiU-rat Ions and that 2 I ' very uui'stlon sliall he prewnted and dc 2'( i elded upon Its merits, unafferted bv sim ls j gestlon of ulterior motives. For this rea eon I have avoided gratuitous discussion ! of questions foreign to mv offlrliil ilurv. But. win n in Justice to those who have y honored tn witli their confidence, and to J th. party, which we all di-alrc should act freely and with all Information. It becomes a duty to spenk. I have no desire to remain silnit. Nor should I in ny event csre to prewrvo availaUlllty at the cxpenso of ran- lio!-. are contemplating a new administra tion at the close of one which to a degree almost unparnlelled has Impressed the pop ular Imagination and won the confidence of the people. The country Is under lasting obligation to I "resilient Roosevelt for his vigorous opposition to abuses and for the strong Impulse? he has given to movements for tneir correction. Ilfferenc.es of opinion now. as always, exist with regard to the bent means of solving some of the ex-tr-mely difficult problems that are pre sented. Hut those who earnestly desire progress and the establishment of our se curity on Its necessary foundations of fair dealing and recoitniilon of equal rights, appreciate the great service he has ren dered and the fundamental importance of the purposes he has had in view. We shall have In the next campnlan a notable vantage around, aalned through 'the aen eral admiration of his strong personality and the popular appreciation "f the inten sity of hie desire to promote the righteous conduct of affairs and the welfare of his i i.'llnwmvn. I.onar Rattle Aaralnst Privilege. The bottle fur free Institutions has been a Rtriiirvln ,ul,t n.u.!..l ......... . i. . 'u i in TK H. n. I ree people must constantly t on the aKert. Kvery fran chise granted by th people la a privilege Justlfle.1 only by considerations of the pub lic welfare urn! the conditions of Ita exer cise should be such as to insure the per formance of public obligation. There must le no encroachment on the common right ior the purpose of serving the Interests of the few at the expense of the many. I approve the Roosevelt extension of" the authority of the interstate Commerce com mission by what is known as the rate bid and 1 believe that the commission should have the most ample powers for purposes of Investigation and supervision and for niaking rules and orders which will enebla " it tfl rldiul , .-..o ..... .. . wnln " "i l. " transportation in ail It. nh.... That Is juat policy, j The power of en-gre-K to tlx ra-eo for I-ti-rtnwrranspota-t on so as to prevent improper discrimina tion and to compel carriage upon reason able, terms la undoubtL-d. ttroaarer Aatl-Trsat Law. The Sherman anti-trust law should be clarified and made more explicit. The law may be made stronger and nunc effective by b-in intuit- more definite. Sweeping condemnations, of uncertain meaning, do not aid. but rather embarrass, the prose sution of those who are guilty of perniclods practices. Combinations and pracyces In unreasonable restraint of trade and which menace the freedom of Intei-ytaie commerce should be condemned In precise terms. At the MuniF time pr.-visions may well be made tor joint agreement-!, under proper circumstances, as lo railroad rates, which should be subject lo me approval of the Interstate Commerce commission. Various means have been suggested of doubtiul validity and still more doubtful mility-to prevent oppression through the conduct of large enterprises and to secure the enforcement or the law against illegal attempts to monopolize and the various dt in es resorted to in unlawful restraint of trade. In my judgment, the more effective course ia explicit definition of what is wrong and adequate punishment of the guilt. Such laws, like laws in generil which are definite and supported bv public sentiment, are to a very large extent self executing. That is. they are generally obeyed. Against 'le for Corporation. I am not in favor of punishment in tl.t shape of fines upon corporaitcns. except ror minor offenses. The burden of fines impos.il upon such corporations is either transferred to the puiiiic or is borne by stock!. old. rs. the Innocent us well as the guilty. Nor am I impressed bv the argu ment that AmericMii lurl... -,n . be indisposed to convict where the evidence ! is clear because the crime Is pun'Hlid bv I imprisonment ot the offenders. But if the I law Ih? definite and the evidence warrants' the presentation of the rase to the Jury It i Is bi tter, in my Judgment, that the' 're- j siHirsihlhty for failure to convict should lie I witn tn Jury than that the conviction! should In followed by penaliies which are I elthi r inodeiiuutc or bear uniustlv upon those who have had no complicity in the offense. I do not believe in arbitrary action. We desire prosierity We are anxious that I there should he fair o.ii't unities for all ' the work-is of the land, for the extension j or industry and coniinerce. and that there should he the wlilest diffusion of blessing I uiuong a contented people. j To attain these ends Ihe rule nf the people I!!"-! ,M: . r"l: ".reason and very effort u.iniinairu ny the seese of Justice Vie must be patlinu iinpartial and liior- ZT X; sole motive must he to k the truth and - ,il? I'iKlu. Plea for I ailed Party. Fellow republicans: I do not come b. fore ?'' "y spnlt of i-;vaiiV or aelt'-s.vkiiig! ,J hrL "''eh'i'r '.', rJTblicHns who by virtue tueir character ai"l distiiiKiiis ed ices aM worthy of llie higlnst honor the Prty an k,muw. I ank no favor und I J.ZVX1 We must not nniiHnin.at.'ih. i.i . ,i:c MUVII Ul the next campaign. It will be a hard fought haule. We rsrm.it exn.ct vi. torv ni... are united and nothing should be done, to ! ii"fnl au.-cejs in this stale. I appeal to . , -o party to which y'',", ?r" "" ,",ya.1 to forKt every personal i.itference and to make the work whl, I. precede the convention ffttlnS preTmr. tlon for ti..- united effort which will b MANILA TO BE NAVAL BASE sabic Bay round .Vol Capable of Defense from Hear aad tkaaae la Ordered. w AHIilNGTi JN, Jan. 31. -MaiiKa an 1 nut 'd l"iy will 1 the uliimaie nuvnl lne j or' Amrrka h: ti e fur ii.-l. aucord!n7 in n i'h'Iju n-miird by tu Joint board lKar. This i!o!oj.n :?:urt b ra'IfloU Uy the piu. vr - t to teo.-.a- fn'ivi It !:. lj....i dv.-.unatli r Ij'i'i ra'fRctlr t f Cir ua:' t' .. - '.'; ti it "s d- JtliJlHl Ii t1 . ! .1 .' ' . - 1 j-.ic a l' sruc'.K. u:: I I -.'bur. bub a Lay l-i s': at .--jetiea !ly lti'Hjea1 of defense v.f laud attack. So while b Hi Sub's Lay and Manila wUS tontiuni- 'l!' the rtresnr t.i 1 f..nifi.l k , . . . u . , eoJ Ameru.au n-val .r -I . . ... -. " . in iian ti tint board ere upiH-uvet1 FLEET ENTERS THE STRAITS Battleship) aaae1rew la F:xeeeted nratrh Paula Areaea la Few llMN. HfNTA ARtiNAf. Wrait of Mag-Han. Jan. 31. ti es p. m. An American transport entered tho bay of Punta Arenas at S.fW p. m. The battleship fleet ts expected to reach here tonight. IM'NGENKSS POINT. Chile. Jan. 31. 2 p. m. Seventeen leesrls of the American fleet doubled the point at I: p. m. and entered the Strait of Magellan. WASHINGTON. ,Ja"i. r -The reported presence of two Japam rbscrvers has attracted the attention . ..aval officers here. There Is no Intent on. however, to at- i tribute any Improper purpose to tho Jan anese in this case, because, a.-cird1ng to this office, they are doing- only what every other naval puwer has done In seeking to acquire technical Information regarding tho manner in wlrlcli the American fleet has withstood the strain of Its trip. iRear Admiral Evana' fleet now enters upon one of the most difficult parts of Its trip to the Pacific, the navigation of the eastern part of the Strait of Magellan. With favorable weather the fleet should complete this passnare and arrive at Punla Arenas In about twelve hours. The first hundred miles of the strait are compar atively uninteresting. The land on either aide la kw and cowered with grasa. with scarcely a tree to be --n to Cape Negro. Through this section (the depth of the water rarely exceeda 2it fe-t. there are many banks and shoals and the tidal streams are rapid, the tide rising from thirty-six to forty-four feet. An anchor age may bo obtained In almost any part of the eastern end nf llie strait except In tho narrows. At Cais- Negro trees are seen and the land gradually becomes higher. "The forests gfow denser and the mountains are higher the middle of the strait is approached. In approaching the Strait of Magellan from the eastward Cape Virgins Is usually the Tirst land seen. It Is a white cliff, I3G rent high, on which there Is a lighthouse and several dwell ings. In clear weather the rape Is visible from a distance of twenty to twenty-five miles. f When Punta Arena i has. lieen reached and the ships of Rear A lmlral E vans' fleet anchor off the port the officers and men will have the best lime of the year In which to see the town bin) country there abouts. Tho warmest leather at Punta Arenas occurs In December. January and February, when the mean temperature ts about H degrees and the days are long. SITUATION ACUTE AT TABRIZ Revolatloaista Have Pmsesslee of Tow a and Appeal Has Been Made for Troos. ODESSA. Jan. 31. A dispatch has been received here from Julfa, on the Russo Persian frontier. Kay'ng'that the situation at Tabrm la extremely critical. The revolu tionartea are in possession of the town and their numbers are cyniantly Increasing. Bands of insurgents march through th atrei-ta of Tabriz, looting and terrorizing tho people. The govern w nt lias no control of the situation. . The Furopean residents ftavo barricaded thenuwivea in their house and have appealetl to Kaaajan consul ror cnatuR KS.. i ne -vicuna..- the Ckueaaus has ordered Russian troops at Julfa to be In readiness for any emergency. STANDARD'S GRIP ON AFRICA Oil f ompaay ecrc. Trading; later, enta .( -hell Transnort aad Trading Company. LONDON. Jan. 31. The correspondent of the Dally Mail at Durban announces In a dispatch that the Standard till company has acquired the South African trading in terests of the Shell Transport and Trad- ing company, iinnteu. thus establishing a III1MMIJ.HH 111 OUUlll rlrlLU DOWER SENT TO BUDA PEST Five Million Dollars Plaeed lo Credit of oun,t aad t iiunlria Sceckenrl. BCDAPKST. Jan, 31. -A credit of JO.KIO was areceived today from New York by the Hungarian Discount and Kxchange bank for the account of t lie Count and oCuntess Laalo Scechenyi. Count I.aslo Scechenyi waa mrrieti In New York January 27 to Gladys, daughter of Mis. Cornelius Van derbilt. rniLlrPINt TEACHER KILLED ! aa E. Ilaka. Use af First A p BMtlated. Mardereil In Bataaaraa Helatlvea at Crete. WASHINGTON. Jan. Jl. Anna E. Haha one of the first American school teachers to go to tho Philippines, was murdered at Batangas. island of Luzon. January 2. I according to a dispatch received at t lie Bureau of Insular Affairs today. No de tail, are given. The telegram contulned a request that Mrs. Jackson of Crete, Neb., communicate with the family and arrange for the disposition of t lie body, which has been embalmed. Miss llahn was a native of Indiana and was appointed to her posi tion as teacher from that state on July 15, iar-1. CRETE. Neb.. Jan. 31. -Mrs. A. Jackson tills afternoon received word uf the murder of her sister. Anna K. Hahn. a teacher In Luzon. The latter lived In tills city for twenty years .ml was an enthusiastic church worker. Miss Hahn was 45 years of ge and was the author of a number of short stories. SUNDAY RIDINGNOT BARRED Jersey state Sabhalk mHurim. lion Balks at One Klad of Observance. TRENTON. N. J.. Jan. .".I.-The New Jersey Slate Saiibath. association. an organization haviiij; f..r its object the extension of the Sunday ot.sei vauce law. was formed h. re yesterday. tine of the first re.olutlons Intnal jcnl at the meeting provides that no pa.itor in ihe slate should receive into h,s pulpit anv minister or speaker who had I ra velled In a public conveyance on Sunday. The resolution caused considerable discussion and wa finally vole, down nn t:ic ground that It would cause too much Inconvenience. STEEL PRICES TO KEEP UP tknlrman -f I ailed State- I ornora- tirrrairot. NEW yur.lv. Jan. CI An -r:,t n(. tj ma'ntaiit pil.is d r itfrl nas ra.hed at lh cor.ff re-nee c s.tul mamjfacu'jrr r rt th:. ilty last nlgt. acrordinj to a statement Usued today by Jud.e E. K. Gary, chair man af the United Stale steel corpora tion. DR. ANDREW W. RILEY DES Promineat Western Practitioner Dies of Blood Poisonin-r. WILL BE BURIED EI. THE EAST Klk aad Kaiabts af Col a aba Ar raaae Paarral aad Servleee Will Be Held Bandar at Catk II Ckarrk. Dr. Andrew W. Riley, one of the most prominent practitioners In the weet, died Frldsy morning at S S5 at hla residence at Sixteenth and Jackson street from heart trouble, caused hy erysipelas and blood poisoning. A week ago he treated a patient for his partner. Dr. Fitzgerald, and It la thought he must have caught the disease from that source. The patient, however, since re covered. Last Saturday blond poisoning developed and Monday It was found lie haul erysipelas. Ha took to his bed. where he was attended by several physicians. He gradually grew worse until Friday morning. With him at tho time of hia death waa one relatl'1. George Riley, son of a brother of Dr. Riley; Patrick Riley of New Helena. Neb., who Is attending Creighton Medical college; Drs. Fitzgerald and Dwyer, J. A. C. Kennedy, Frank Furay, Dan Butler, city clerk, and two aistera of charity. His other relatives are John B. Riley, Mat hew C. Riley and Alice Riley, brothers and sister, of riattsburg. N, Y., and J. E. Riley, a contractor of Seattle, who for merly lived In Omaha. Dr. Riley was trustee of the IJlks. of which he waa ono of the most prominent members and was a leader In the Knights of Columbu. These two Institutions will civoperate In handling the funeral arrange ments. The brsly wa taken to an under taking establishment and Sunday morning will He in stale In the Knights of Colum bus rooms. It will then be taken to St. Mary Magdeleno church at Nineteenth and Dodge streets, where the funeral service will be held. The body will then be taken cast for burial. Bora aad Reared la New York. Dr. Riley waa born at Morrisonville, N. Y., and reared In Plattsburg. He was graduated from the University of New York in 10 and practiced for seven years at Osego Forks, near Clintonville, N. Y. He came to Omaha In December. 1SSS, and had lived here ever since. He was head physician for St. Joseph's hospital, for tho Good Shepherd home, fur tne Orphanage at Benson, for ML St. Mary's seminary and was on the staff of Creighton Medical college and lecturer on the "Practice of Medicine." He waa the first man named In the list of physicians and surgeons to constitute the staff of tho John A. Creighton Medical college when it was founded May 30. 1V2. Ho waa the peraonai physician for Count Creighton and for W. A. Paxton. A man of gen. oas impulses Dr. PJIcy had frlenda without number and many have been helped by his numerous char itable gifts. He waa a man who work.-d all the time to relievo the suffering ef tho poor. In aplte of hia generosity In giving at all ttmea Dr. Rtley haa amaased a com fuTtahk Itirruue. kla ertata hcinr-'VaIucd at JTo.O"). nearly all In casit or convertible securities. He recently made, his will. I'nmarrled. the disposition of hia wealth la not publicly known. - Co-F'onnder Medical nrlrtr j Dr. Rlloy waa one of the founders of the Omaha Medical society at tho Paxton hotel I March 18, 1SW. Thla society came into ex- I (..!... . , , - - U . . . I . . U .1 , .. .. . . . ...... wit.-, uvin me oniaiis JUt-uicai C1U0 and tho Omaha Academy of Medicine col lapsed after short lives. The purpose of the Omaha Medical society won to Include all practitioners In the city who deserved to tie recognized as regular and reputable. Sixty-five physicians attended the organ- ixation meeting. i Both the Knights of Columbus and the j Elks had meetings scheduled for this even- ing. The Knights of Columbus were to hold a card party, but that has been called j off and the Elks were to have held a , ritual meeting. They will meet and pass! ZnZZ'un f Dr" R!,ey 'nd then adjourn. The local lodge of Elka haa appointed a committee consisting of Robert Cowell. Dr. J. C. Whinnery and Herbert Broadwell to co-operate with a similar committee from tke Knights of Columbus to arrange the funeral aervices. The committee of the Knights of Colum- J A. C. Kennedy. T. J. Swift. J. E. O Hern and Frank Furay. The pallbearers will not be selected until t after the arrival of some of the brothers, who have been apprised of the death bf Dr. Riley, and who will make an effort to reach Omaha In time for the funeral serv- ice. STflPKMPnl flFPIPER PUnCCW -i-s-ew-a's-'S-.,- W I IVktllV VI IVgLll Roatk Ilnkota Association Adopts Ree- olattona ralltaa; for Better j '' Abroad. , MITCHELL. S. D.. Jan. 31. iSpccial Tele gram.) Last evening concluded the con vention of the South Dakota Improved Live Stock association, when the following offi cer, were elected: President, John M. Brlen of Mitchell; vice presidents, A. S. Hill of Alexandria. P. W . Peterson of Ver- mlllon. J. M. Dunmire of Scotland, E. L. ; Spurling of Brookings. T. N. Babcoc k of Watertown; nn n tary-treasurer. James W. Wilson of Brookings. Strong n. lilt ion were adopted memo rializing congress lo take Immediate ac tion on securing reciprocal relatione with countries fur a market for the live stock of the northwest, which Is now being usurped by Canada;- also demanding the legislature to puss stringent lawa on the inspection of breeding slock that Is brought into the atate. The system of Inspection bt si oik urougui to me Mitchell show waa changed from a personal inspection of stork on the farm to Inspecting the same whin it ia trrought to the sale pavlillon. . . The eonveiition and ale was a great sue- I EXPLOSION AT U. S. ARSENAL Five Mea lajared, Tkree ferlaaaly, at Fraakford la Skraaarl Ueaartaicat. PHILADELPHIA, J.n. 3:. Five men were Injured, three of them seriously, by the exploalou tody In ih shrapnel de partment at the United State arsenal at Frankford. The exploa'cn occurred In a drill pres in a room in which twelve men were at work. The explcaiiHi (hook ur iiicndtns builiiinga at the arsenal, in ni,e of whlcii 9 women were work. .They became panic-stricken and mane a rush for the exits. All got out of the building without any of them being hurt, aithotsri a doaen of tne women became hysterical. I j fhe pecun,ry uamaie waa alight. 1 PGLLARD dines congressmen ehr-tska nelr-tatlnn a Well a a answer frm lher etatee la Attesrlanre. From a Staff isVrreMiondrnt.t WASHINGTON. Jn. Ul.-cSnertal Tele- ; ,r"m -RTresentative Pollard of the First ..-brasHa district give m dinner ton, gilt to the Nebraska delegnt on In congress. In eluding Senators Butkett and Brown, and about twenty others. Amonc; the other guests were Speaker Cannon, Represent atives Overstreet. Mnnn, Fordnry, Smith of Council Bluffs, Scott of Kansus. Town send and Kills of Missouri. MrKinley of Illinois. Daljiell. Charles II landis. David son, Gardner, ltodenburg. tirrler. Wilson. Dawson and Cole. Auditor Andrews of the treasury, A. F. Woods of the plant Indus try bureau of the agricultural flrpurtiimnt. The correspondents of leading Nebraska newspapers In Washington also were pres ent. The message which President Roosevelt sent to congress today reveals a rather pat hot it? story and one which he touches trpon In passing as to the liability of tho government to the families of individuals when killed or injured In the performance of their duties In connection with work on tho canal zone. He would, with this case In mind, set an example of what private corporations might do for men Injured, without j negligence on their part In the line of duty. Prc'dent Roosevelt In his messago to congress today says: "There Is g special bill to which I call your attene tion. Secretary Taft has urgently recom mended the Immediate passage of a law providing for compensation to employes of the government Injured In the work of the Isthmian canal, and that fltni.OiM be appro priated for this purpose each year. 1 earnestly hope this will le done, and that a special bill be passed coverPhg the case of Yardmaster Danton. who was Injured nearly two y.urs ago while doing his duty. He Is now helpless to support bis wife and his three little Nil s." The mnn referred to in this particular paragraph of the president's message Is P. B. Danton of Waterloo, la. He was 5'ardmastcr of the Panama railroad and while working on that railroad he was crushed between the cars and Is now a hopeless Invalid. Congressman Blrdsall be come Interested In the case of Danton and has introduced a bill to appropriate S24.tM for Danton's relief. Senator Allison has charge of ihe matter in the senate. Senator Brown this morning railed unpn the president with former Lieutenant Gov ernor Mi-Gilton of Omaha. The senator had with him also his two daughters. Sen ator Brown explained after the Interview that It was mcn ly a social call and neither the postmaslership at Omaha nor the mucu vexed problem of a successor to Elmer Stephenson was touched upon. 1'pon the recommendation nf Colonel farker of Deadwood. S. P. Malone was to day nominated to ho postmaster at Huron 8. D. Postmasters Appointed South Dakota, Marlow. Marshall county, Carl N. Fosmark, vice M. V. Dickinson, removed. AVyoming. P"lnedalo. Fremont comity. F.dna P. Weils, vii-e C. W. Brandon, resigned. HEAVY SNOWFALL GENERAL Maay Sections mt Visited ky tarM. v-a trliui tailed Mate -Deep Mastw i LINCOLN'. Jan. 31. High wind blowing snow and falling temperature were condi tions which prevailed tonight all over southeastern and central Nebraska. The snow, which fell heavily but gently from arly morning until nearly noon, began to drift with the rising wind and blizzard conditions prevailed at nightfall. Steam trains were slightly delayed and street car service hindered. Aside from the hardship it will cause among the poor and Buffering by stock the snow is welcomed. NEW RICHMOND. Wis.. Jan. 31. The heaviest snowfall of the season o, ,-nrr. .1 ,lere tQdav ST. PACL, Jan. 31.-Snow. which began falling during the night, has covered the ground to the depth of several inches CHICAGO. Jan. 31.-A heavy snowstorm Set In here thla afternoon, FAIRBCRY. Neb.. Jan. ,'n -(Sneclat i i tTl""!'e:" :"UW last nii?ht but as r i nn n. i. . , " . " - '" " "-" no, drifted to any extent. The weather la Htinilv With nrrtBrwot a-v f n.n. - - .... ui. . j. . . i.i f 4 and one-half Inches of snow fell here last night. ARLINGTON. Neb., Jan. 31. (Special Snow Is falling here, having commenced Thursday evening and the storm is alill In progress. The farmers who have winter wheat are jubilant over the altuation. YORK, Neb.. Jan. 31. i Special.) About six Inches of snow on the level fell last evening and ia a blanket covering the large acreage of winter wheat that so far haa passed through the winter in good erudition, but was commencing to need moisture, and nothing better than a nice, even blanket of snow at this time, could have been asked Farmers are relnirina: ovef the snow and many predict another bumper crop for York county. SlOl'X CITY, Jan. 31 With the tern rs-rature at 5 above zero and a north wind blowing at the rate of thirty miles an hour the first bad storm of the winter prevail here tonight. About half an inch of snow fell thla morning. LINWOOD, Neb.i Jan. 31. (Special. It snowed about four Inches litre last even- ing and is still snuwing. with no wind, The snow will be tine for winter wheat. POULTRY SHCW BIG SUCCESS Over Tkua-and Birds an Ks hi kit ion aad Maay nf Tkeua Score lllgk. MITCHELL. S. D , Jan. 31. -(Special Tel egram.) Thla evening the ninth annual show of tho South Dukoia Poultry as sociation came to a close after a auccessful exhibition of five das in the city hall aud itoii'ir.i. There were over l.mo bird, on ex hibition and in the scoring many of the birds went past the 9o mark. H. P. Larson While Plymouth Rock lien scored the Inghest of any bird in the show at SS points. Over 3i Barred Plymouth Rock were, on exhibition, and is the largest as semblage of birds of Dial das ever at the show. The following officer, were elected: Pres ident, W. S. Snyder of Ethan; vice presi dent. K. T Los. y of Huron; secretary, William Si oil of Mitchell; treasurer, W. H West of Mitchell; executive committee, j. M Crow of Milch.ll. A. J Keith of Sioux Falls. E. P. Rohr.r of Spearflsh. William Drab of Yankton, II. 8. Sutton of ''laik. I. M. Ashjeld of Aleesirr. Mitchell, was selected as tlie place to hold the ccuve.ita.ii m u3 Mare Maaer (or Mr took. M'fOOK. Neb. Jan 31 4 Special.) -At,, drew Carnegie has granted the M.Cook public library an additional H.ino. 'o, i, will euuin the libra, v bnilrl.n t,!iv .,. educational work in Una community. SPUR FOR CONGRESS President Roosevelt Sends Special Message to Lawmakers. URGES THEM TO PERFECT LAWS Acts Bearing: on Control of Great Cor porations Need Attention. POWER OP COMMERCE COMMISSION Employers' Liability and Injunctions Are Fully Discussed. LETTERS FROM MEN IN CONTROL Cklef Raeeatlve Reiterate Dlskaaeet Baalaea Mea Mast Be Carbed, JSa Matter How Pnwerfnl Tkey Mar Be. WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. The special message of the president to enngrcs. on the subject of it. e employes' liability act. in junctions In labor cases and power of the Interstate Commerce commission, waa pre sented in the senate a few minutes aCt.-r 12 o'clock today. The vice president handed it to the "as sistant secretary cf the senate, who Im mediately began t leail'ng. Printed copies of the message were distributed ti the senators present. Muny of them sp peared to satisfy llicmee! vea concerning the nature of the message by m anning the printed document, so that before Its read ing waa first half finished they very gen erally took other matters and only fol lowed the reading caiefully until it con clusion. When the striking passages wore rr ached many of the senators looked around the chamber and exchanged smiles. Mr.. Till man seemed especially pleased with the document. The reading of the message in 'the house was listened lo with Intense interest by tho memkers of whom iheie was an unusually large number In attendance. On the conclusion of the rcudlng of the message. Senator Davis of Arkansas promptly moved that Rum) copies of th message be printed as a public document. "It is the best democratic doctrine that I have er heard emanating from a repub lican aouns." said Mr. Davis. The motiuA was agreed to and without further comment the message taa referred to the commitUte on interstate cjinmerc. I.aad Aawlaaa la Hoase. Ab the reading v tho message progressed In tha house nu.Vrous mrmlxrs wire heard audibly to explain, "Must unusual," "This Is rod hot," eto. Tho president a vlgoroua denunciation of wrongdoers was greeted with loud applar.eos, aa was hi de fense, of fctk-ral. Juia.s who punlnh of fender for- violation of ;ie law. The frequency C applaut- Increased as the reading prowled. The'jiura nt con versation over the messngi n "Mrd and tho member rollowed uvara. ttoe.L " U u. eliinaa caino wheu i w rca.iir waa ion eluded. . Without regard to party the member, loudly applauded, cheered, thumped their deska and gave other evidence of their ap proval of tho document. After a momen tary alienee the applause broke out again. pvural m t-ri I .... . i ' " iii iuuuia- many aomocrata rising from their seats and clapping- their handa. The niessuge then, on motion of Mr. Payne (N. Y.i. was referred to the com mittee, on the state of the union. Mr. Ollle James (Ky.) produced laughter and democratic applause when ho taunt ingly lnqulr-d of Mr. Payne: "How mttliy additional thousand copies do you deslr circulation?" Mr. Payne replied laughingly; "Oh. the usual number." Tke Meaaace la Tall. The president saldi The recent decision of the supreme urt ! ' -plover.- lToCZ ... experience or me Interstate Commerce commi.slon and of the Department of i . r mivii Ul merce and anti-irut law, and the grgvely significant attitude toward the law and it. administration recently adopted by certain heads of great corporations, render it de airabie that there ahould I additional legislation aa regards certain of the rela tions between labor and capital, and be tween the grtat corporations and ike public. "The euprcme court has derided the em ployers liability law to be unconstitu tional because Its terms apply to employ?, engaged wholly in Intraaiaie commerce at well oa to employe, engaged In interstate commerce. By a substantial majotity tn court holds thai the congress haa power to deal with the question Insofar ad inter atate commerce la concerned. "At regard, the employers' liability law. I advocate Ita Immediate re-eii.rtmeiit. limiting lis scope su that It shall apply only to the class of case. a. to which the court aays it can constitutionally sppiy, bit trengthenlng lis provision within thto scope. Interstate rmph.ymei' . ,.. n,,,, covered hy an adequate ' nati-jn... law. the field of Intrastate employment will be lef; to the action of the several state. With thia clear deflnttii.it of regponsib'llly t 10 states will undoubtedly give to the -r-formance of their duty within their field tlie consideration the important, of ihi subject demands. , mpen.ation far lajarlea. "I also very urgently advise that a com prehensive act be passed providing f,r compensation by the government to all em ployes Injured In llie government service. Cinler th present law ao Injured workman in ihe employ, ment of th. go e.nui-nt has no remedy, and the entire burden of the ki -cident. fails on the I elpless man. hla w fs and hia yuung children. Tide la an o it rage. It 1 u maiter of humiliation to III nation that there should not be on j ur statute books provision to m.ei .nd jar. tlally to :oiie for , rui I misfortune Wheu It colics uis. ii a man liirough no fault of his own while faithfully fcci.mg ih8 ruo 1: In no other prominent Industrial lotin try In tne world could sui b gnAs Injustice occur, for almost all civilised nation hi nailed letjislat ion embodying ihe ctimplet recognition of the principle which place th entile trade risk for industrial acci dent. exci;ir.g, of course, accident due to Willful miscondiat by Ihu .employe) uu tlie industry aa represented by tlie em ploy er, wl;r, n in i case Is the guveru ineut. In all thco rountrtr tlie prtnclp' Hfilf to the goerr..er! ): u much a IO the p.l.at'j nul-kiyel. I'nder nu c.--cumatancea shojild f tie InJ.ired employ ur hi uivivi.g iicpemlentg I, rfq j Vj tinrg ,! agalua; ti e fcuvei-nment, wr RViuld tnct be ttiu ieil,ul t ' U