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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVH NO. 204. . OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1908 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COrY 'TWO CENTS. FOR POSTAL REFORM Commliilos Adviies Congreii to Make Many- Chang-ei. LONG TERM OITICIAL EI CHARGE ' Trlndpal AiiUtanti' Alio to' Be Per- . zoanent Appointments. t EUPZE VISION TO BE BY DIVISIONS Report Favors Branch Departments to Handle Routine. ACCOUNTS ABE TO BE SmPUTIED Detailed Report Prom Small Ofnces Arc Bo Dlacoatlnaed and v Useless Machinery Eliminated. WASHINGTON, Feb. iO.-Congres to day received a preliminary report from the joint commission appointed during the last congress to Investigate the business methods of the Postofflce department and postal service and submit recommendations for legislation to effect changes In their administration. The commission, consisting of Senators Penrose, Carter and Clay and Representatives Ovei street, Oardner (New Jersey), and Moon, points out many ob jectionable features to the business meth ods of both departments. Chief among the recommendations Is a plan to place the aotual direction of the business of the Posto files department and service in the hands of an officer, with necessary assistants, to be appointed by the president, "by and with the , advice and consent of the senate," for long terms, so as to insure the continuity of efficient service. Under this plan the postmaster general, as a member of the cabinet, Is chargeable with general supervisory con trol and the determination of questions of policy. Simpler Business Methods. The commission also recommends that the business of the department be de centralised so as to avoid the congestion at the national capital, which Impairs the efficiency and increases the cost of the service; that the bookkeeping, auditing and accounting be simplified, unified and cen tralized to secure greater accuracy, more prompt methods and elimination of dupli cation of work; and that the practice of requiring needless detailed reports from small postofflces be discontinued. The moderate application of the non-accounting system to small offices will eliminate about 80,000, or nearly one-half, of all the postofflca accounts from the present complex report and bookkeeping system, or would at least greatly simplify the same ,Th commission says: It appears too obvious to require argu ment that the most efficient service can never bn expected as long as the direction of tha buoiness Is. as at present, entrusted to a postmaster general and certain assist ants selected without special reference to experience and qualifications and subject to frequent change. Under such conditions a large commercial or Industrial business woulit Inevitably go Into bankruptcy, and the Postofflc deportment has averted that fate only because the United State treas ury has been available to meet deficien cies. Systems of Administration. ' Submitted with the report of the com mission Is a report of considerable value from two New York aooountlng firms who were assigned to the Investigation of the department by the commission last May. This report goes at length Into the abo lition of bureaus the organisation of ad ministrative Mvllon, the merging of money-order and postal accounts, usa of labor-saving devices, classification, audit ing and accounting, and all of the many branches of the subject. It contains an elaborate synopsis of a plan for reorgani sation of the divisions. It Is pointed out that these criticisms are directed at meth ods and not at Individuals. The following Is a summary of the more Important suggestions made In the com mission's report: That the offices of the first, second, third and fourth postmaster general be abolished and that a director of posts be appointed at a salury sufficient to attract the best administrative talent in the country and that he bn given stile charge of the operations of the department and service, subject only to the control of matters ot policy of the postmaster general as a cabinet officer; that assistant direc tors be appointed to take charge of the main operating divisions of the service (postofflces, transportation, appointments, finance, comptroller. Inspection, purchas ing agent and supplies); that the comp troller should be In charge of the whole accounting and service department; that the duties of the' auditor be limited to the auditing of all the accounts In the proper sense of the word; that all postofflces not doing a money order business be treated as nonaooountlng offices, and that a fixed supply of stamps, etc., be supplied to them to be replenished from neighboring ac counting offices in exchange for cash or its equivalent. District Offices. That district offices bn created at con organised In miniature, on the same lnua organised In mlnature, on the mime linen as the department In Washington, which would supervise the whole of Hie. n In their districts, under the direction of responsible officials; that the director of posts and the assistant directors lorin an advisory board to meet several time a week and discuss Important questions us '.hey may arise, and that a atmiiar ad tsory board he created at each district fflce; that the postmasters accounts ior postal and money order transactions, shall be kept separately and be merged and that promotions be based on merit and that scheme be made for retiring many of the older employes; that the liability for exceeding appropriations be strictly defined, and limited; that a proper ac counting system be Installed; that the coat of the several services rendered by the Poatoffloe department and postal ser vice Should be ascertained in accordance with methods herein . suggested, either by periodical tests or continuously; that t lie use of labor saving machines and devices be largely extended, particularly the adop. tlon of more practical systems of audit ing money orders; adoption of the use of the postal notes not to exceed J 10 and elimtnatlifn of all money order offices not IssuLng too money orders per annum. This report classes the cost, accounting and auditing system of the Postofflce de partment and service as extremely crude and absolutely lacking In uniformity. "Tim appointments of postmasters, clerks In postoflces and many other grades of the service," says the report, "are still largely affected by political ln- rv tirnnirini roi rc rnm UAlr.DnMOfMll WUIOJ Job a W. Book waiter Beads Money far Poor Pcopla ( Spring el-. O. SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb. Id-John W. Bookwalter, the millionaire and former democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, toduy cabled $:,500 to Mayor Burnett from Nice, Italy. The money Is to be used for tha poor people of this city who are out of work. 11 owns u,0v0 acre X land la Nebraska. - SUMMARY OF THE DEE Tuesday, February 11, 10. 1908 fLDRzfaar 190& STY juaY 7Z2J. lira mf fPj JB2 4 5 0 Z 8 145 21 22 23 29 &0 1 12 13 Z 18 19 20 2c V 25 20 2Z ' vv FOR ! A, COUNCIL, BLUFFS AND VICIN1 in or snow Tuesday; no Im portant in temperature. FOR l.rjBRASKA Haln or snow Tues day: colder In west portion Tuesday. FOR IOWARaln or snow Tuesday. Temperatures at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Ieg. ... M ... XI ... 32 ... S3 ... S2 8 38 37 US S9 40 89 39 S9 39 S9 89 DOMESTIC. Nebraska railroad commission receives report of passes Issued by Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads and may begin proceedings to test right of some physicians to use free transportation. Fags 3 Senator Foraker on question of porsonal privilege In the senate cltcS vase of Po-U-master Bryson of Atens, O., as one where president opposed appointment for politi cal reasons. , Fags 1 Joint postal commission reports many needed changes In the postal department, making exhaustive recommendations. Fags 1 Iowa City girl will testify In the trial of Birmingham, the alleged kidnaper. Fag 1 J. A. Bookwalter, former Nebraskan, cables money from Italy to poor In his own city of Springfield, O. Fags 1 Receipts of hogs at Chicago for Mon day break all records. Fag 1 Bill Introduced In congress to provide for rural delivery of parcels mailed on the routes themselves. Fags 9 House committee on military affairs de cides to make no appropriation for ballooning this session. Fags 9 Judge before whom negro was to be tried sees him lynched In Mississippi. Fag 1 Representative Leake of New Jersey de livers roast of W. J. Bryan In house and says he has robbed the president of the big stick. Fag a Senator Depew in senate praises J. Plerpont Morgan, while the latter Is In tho hall listening to the speech of Senator Aldrlch on the currency bill. Fags 1 Senator Aldrlch speaks on his currency bill before the senate. Fags 1 Special New York grand Jury returns an Indictment against banker who Is on his way back from Europe.-; . Fags 1 San Francisco bribery v cases will be tried at art early date. Fags 1 Representative . Fltsgerald has word stricken from Indian bill which would have mate Omaha Indian supply depot a permanent thing. Fags 1 POLITICAL. Congressman Blrdsall to go home and work for re-election of Senator Allison. Fags 1 ZiOCAI,. Sixteen Jurors selected for Douglas county, few of tho panel being lucky enough to be excused, and County Attor ney Kngllsh Indicates that he will ask for the death penalty for young Allmack, accused of being an accomplice In the Ham Pak murder. Fags 10 An automobile garage may occupy the site of the Temple Israel, which has beon bought by F. D. Wead, who does not desire to wreck the building with an In teresting history. Fag 3 Rev. Charles W. Savldgo of the People's church, appears In police court to ask that tho discrimination between various women in the red light district cease saying, that the Arcade la no worse than any Other part of the district. Fags 5 Panel Is drawn for the adjourned winter term of the federal grand Jury, the first cases being those charging the violation of the twenty-eight-hour cattle nhlpplng laws. Fags 10 Western Fruit Jobbers' association Is said to be planning an attack on the ex press companies which will secure the enactment of laws making the express business illegal. Fags S COMMS1CUL AJTD INDUS TULA I,. Live stock markets Fags T Oraln markets Fags T Stocks and bonds Fag T MOTIMIIITI OF OCEAV STEAMSHIPS. Port. ArrtT. Sailed. NKW YORK Odrlo MlniiMpolll. NICW YOKK Koeuls Albert. Sol TUAMITON.St. Louis. (ll'KKNKTOWN...Ktruris LI VK a POOL Hcatontaa BY WIRELESS. ' , SABLE ISLAND. N. 8. Steamer Vader land, from Antwerp, for New York, was 17') miles south at 7:15 a. m.; will dock 'at a. m. Tuesday. Kron Prlnoess Cecelle, from Bremen, for New York, was 240 miles southeast at 6:40 p. m. BHOW HEAD Kaiser Wllhelm, from New York, for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen, was 300 miles west at 3 p. m. HEAVY SLEET IN GEORGIA Atlaata Practically Cat Off from maalcatloa with Oatsldo aa Heaalt. Com. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 10,-There has been almost continuous rain In the vaclnlty of Chattanooga for Uie past twenty four hours. All communication to southern points Is broken by heavy sleet on tele graph wires Rains and sleet In tha orlrnt. of Atlanta have cansed that olty to be en tirely isolated so rar as wire communica tion Is concerned. ' 8PARTANBVRO. B. C Feb. lO-Spartan-burg la burled under seven Inches of snow, the heaviest snowfall In many years hav ing occurred last night and today. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN SCHOOL Rejected Lover at Carooavllle, Mlaa., Kills Teacher aaa Himself la rmese of Pa si la. PARK RAPIDS. Mian.. Feh. inn...i- Graham, aged 21. teacher of at Carsonvllie. near here, was shot and instantly killed, by a rejected lover. Charles Boldt. this afternoon. Aft nm.. the girl, Holdt shot himself. Inflicting a raiai woima. itis double tragedy waa en acted in tha presor.es of a acora or of ohildrso. AV J I f. 'A' I m '0ffZ2?t I - m ' i , I 7 a. m fu ' j v fJnJ 8 m V tfX . 1 m ism 2 r p- m., VO - . I 9p.m , A FORAKER REPLIES IN SENATE Ohio Senator Bepliei to President's Fnblio Statement ATHENS' POSTMASTER IS CITED Opposition to Taft Is Declared Hit Beea Caaso of Iloldlas i Up His Appolat- meat. to WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Senator Foraker today made reply to the president's state ment published this morning concefntng charges that public patronage has been used by him (the president) for political purposes. He took the floor In the senate on a question of personal privilege and reading at length from the president's cor respondence with William Dudley Foulke, proceeded to explain his own attitude to ward the federal patronage In Ohio. Mr. Foraker opened his remarks by say ing that on January 14, 1908, the senate In executive session at the Instance of the two senators from Ohio refused to con firm certain postofflca appointments which had beon made by the president "Urged by our friends of the press as to tha reasons why we had taken such ac tion," said Mr. Foraker, "I made a state ment In about these words : "That the ac tion taken meant that there would not be in Ohio any further prostitution of patron age for political purposes without being resented.' " That, the senator said, seemed to be enough, and It wss announced that the president would make a full and detailed answer to all the charges of the kind. Mr. Foraker referred to the president's state ment, published in this morning's papers, and said he did not propose to go Into de tails In his reply (o that statement, Be cause the appointment of a postmaster outside the community of that In which he lived Is not of Interest to the public. Ha read a part of the president's statement In which the latter declared that no presi dential candidate had been favored In any appointments. "These general propositions are impor tant," said Mr. Foraker, referring to the president's words. "While the people of the country are. not interested in specific details of appointments, they are Inter ested la the general propositions enunci ated by the president; they are Interested In knowing that the appointments are made with an eye single to the good of the pub lic service. The president by his state ment recognises the Importance of observ ing these. "It is difficult to prove cases of this character," said Mr. Foraker, "because ordinarily there Is no evidence reduced to writing bearing on them. ' Bry son's Case at Athena. "But, fortunately," he added, "wo have one case In Ohio where there Is written testimony. I do not charge anybody with bad faith. . I supposed all the while that the president was acting upon recommenda tions made to htm without knowledge of the basis of fact upon which these recom mendations rested." He referred to the recent appointment of Charles H. Bryson as postmaster at Athens,, O., who, he said, was appointed without his solicitation upon recommendation, of Representative Alfred Douglass. He then read from' a local paper an Interview with Mr. Bryson In which he stated Taft had lost his fol lowing In Ohio and Foraker had greatly grown In strength. At the conclusion of the reading of the Interview, Mr. Foraker observed that there was nothing In it hostile to Secretary Taft, but that It expressed an honest difference of opinion on a subject entirely within his rights of Individual opinion. Mr. Bryson returned to Athens, said Mr. Foraker, entirely unconscious that he had made any trouble until a few days later, when he received a letter from Represents. tlve Douglass telling of a talk he had with Postmaster General Meyer on the subject of tho appointment. According to this let ter. Douglass had been sent for to be told that tho president had decided not to ap. point Mr. Bryson after all. Representative Douglass said "that the postmaster general was nice about It, but determined, and evl dontly was carrying out the president's orders." From the Postofflce department, Mr. Douglass went to the White House, where he took up the matter with Mr. Loeb, the president's secretary, who said the prest dent could see no reason for appointing men to office who were not In harmony with his policies. Mr. Loeb, according to Mr. Douglass' letter, saM the president was determined that Mr. Douglass should recommend an other appointment. Mr. Foraker said Mr. Douglass had told Mr. Bryson that It would be advisable for him to come to Washington and take the matter up himself. After receiving a reply, dated December 9, In which Mr. Bryson said he would be in Washington within a day or so, Mr. Douglass saw the president. The story of tha conference at which Mr. Douglass Immediately sent to the White House was told In a letter Mr. Bryson, saying: President Wanted Chance. "The president bluntly told me that I would have to recommend another man." Mr. Douglass said that he urged tha presi dent to reconsider, but that he was in sistent. Mr. Foraker said he did not want to comment upon the correspondence beyond showing the pressure that had been brought to bear on bne man who had ex pressed his personal view on a matter of which ha had a right to express them, "to coerce" as the president has said In his letter. X Mr. Bryson then sent a letter to Mr. Douglass, said Mr. Foraker, In which he gave htm view of the situation. Hs said that In his Interview he had said that Taft was losing and Foraker gaining in Ohio, and that Taft, If nominated, could not carry the state. Mr. Bryson reiterated this and declared that It was true. He said that hs had always been In favor of tha president's policies and that nothing had over appeared In his paper In opposi tion to the administration. He reviewed some of the things he had printed, how ever. Including tho statement that the president would be compelled to take an other nomination, because with Taft as a candidate the labor, capital and the negro vote will be eliminated from the party. Ha asserted that the president's statement of Ms (Bryson's) activities, as reported to Mr. Douglass, was entirely wrong, and In conclusion Mr. , Bryson said: "I favor the president, but not his candidate, and I shall not so long aa I think Bryan can beat him at the polls." President Chanced Mind. The letter contained declaration of political Independence so far as expressing preference for candidates Is concerned, and Mr. Bryson announced that while he would like to continue In office he would not do so by the sacrifice of his Independence and the president could have the office for (Continued on Second Page.) flOYAL CASKETS ARE CLOSED Bodice of Kiss Carina and Prince Lais Soon to Bo Placed In Tombs. LISBON, Feb. 10. The bodies of King Carlos and the crown prince were still lying in state this morning at the Cathedral of San Vlncente. Long before the portals were opened a great crowd had congre gated on the streets before the building, and as soon as they were permitted the people filed through for the last glimpse of the murdered monarch and his son. At 2 o'clock the two coffins were closed and carried to the pantheon, where, with fur ther ceremonies, they will be rlaeed In the tombs. The official watchers at the sides of the biers were augmented today by some of the members of the foreign missions to attend the funeral who are silll in Lisbon. Several newspapers today, notably the Seculo, Independent, pleaded for the par don of each any every man In prison tor political offense. This paper points out that King Manuel has calmed, but that he has not disarmed the democracy and says: "To conquer the democracy the king must win the love and confidence of the people. TURIN, Italy, Feb. 10. Maria Pla, the dowager queen of Portugal, has telegraphed her sister. Princess Clotllde, that she will soon come here to stay, some time There was almost a riot this afternoon on the. part of the populace to get Into the cathedral where the bodies of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luis are lying In state. It is estimated that no less 'than 20,000 peo pie were striving at one time to make their way Into the cathedral. Cavalry was summoned to disperse the crowd and found It necessary to charge before the people would move. FRANCO DEPARTS SUDDENLY Tickets Purchased for Marseilles, bat Vltlmate Destination of Gi. Premier Not Known. BORDEAUX, France, Feb. 1 Benhor Franco, the ex-premier of Portugal, with his son,, lefl this city by train this morning In the direction of Cett) or Marseilles. The departure was made suddenly, the hotel authorities being notified of the step at the last moment. It became known later that Scnhor Franco bought tickets and had his baggage registered for Marseilles. The train upon which Senhor Franco Is traveling Is due at Marseilles at a few minutes before midnight. It was twenty minutes before train 'time when Senhor Franco unexpectedly requested his bill from the hotel manager. The time was so short that the hotel porters had to work with the greatest rapidity In order to get the many pieces of baggage of the Franco party over to the station In time. Senhor Franco appeared rested from his stay here. He is less depressed and he walked over to the train at a quick step. He was accompanied by French detectives. There were no people at the railroad station to see him 'off. Surprise for Natives Planned. CALCUTTA, Feb. 10. The Indian gov ernment has decided to send Immediately two, brigades of troops under Major Gen eral Sir James Wlllcocks into the Bazar valley on the northwestern frontier to pun Ish the ZakkakhelR, a powerful tribe of Afrldis. who have been raldlns? vlllaares In that territory and iishlng .members of the mounted police.'. At Rawalpindi, where the troops of the two brigades are moblllz lng for the expedition, there Is great activ ity. It Is expected the movement will be a great surprise to the disorderly natives. New Datrh Cabinet Approved.' THE HAGUE, Feb. 10.-Jueen Wllhel mlna has approved the new cabinet under the premiership of Deputy Heemskerk. LEWIS CORRECTS TESTIMONY Ilarrlsbnrir Architect Declares He by Mistake Included Carson In Cnse. HAIRIRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 10. The first act ' of Stanford B. Lewis of Philadelphia, assistant to Joseph M. Huston, the archt tect, when ho took the witness stand at the capltol conspiracy trial, was to correct his testimony of Friday when he Impli cated former Attorney General Hampton L. Carson of an alleged "whitewash" of those who are accused- of fraud. Ijewla In his correctlonr said that ho had confused the titles of j state officials and where he said "attorney general" he meant " auditor general." Mr. Carson, who was at the time attorney general, took no part in the conference where the alleged "whitewash" of state off : IJM was discussed, according to Lewis. When icuirt adjourned Friday Lewis was und.r crcss-examlnatlon. Counsel for the deton announced they had no further questions to ask Lewis today and the com monwealth began redirect examination. EFFORT TO WRECK FAST MAIL Obstruction Placed I'pnn Wrong; Track Near Jollet and Little ' Damage Done. JOLIET. I1U, Feb lO.-What Is believed to have been a deliberate plot to wreck the Santa Fe fast mall, carrying two coach loads of United States soldiers yes terday from Chicago to Kansas City, was foiled through an apparent mistake of the supposed train wreckers In the placing of obstructions on the track used by the east bound Instead of westbound trains. A number of ties were placed In an up right position! on a bridge over a small creek a mile north of Lock port. Then sev eral ties were placed across the track and an effort made to pry up one of the rails on the bridge. A northbound freight ran Into the ob struction and the front end of the engine was wrecked, but no damage further than that waa done, as the train waa going at a slow rate of speed. HOG RECEIPTS BEAT RECORD Seventy-Five Thousand Head Hemes Chlcngro In One Day High Price of Corn. CHICAGO, Feb. 10. Receipts of hogs at the Union stock yards In Chicago broke all previous records. Before noon more than 75,000 head had been unloaded and mors were arriving. The high price of corn la said to be tha cause for the marketing of the animals In such great numbers. The Immediate effect on the Chicago market was a break of 10 to 16 cents In prices. TWO WARSHIPS RECOMMENDED Hans Committee on Naval ASTatrs Cats Reaacst of Department la Half. WASHINGTON. Feb. lO.-The house com mittee on naval affairs voted to recommend an appropriation for two battleships of the Delaware class instead of the four battle ships recommended by the Navy depart ment and urged by the president. FITZGERALD BALES OMAHA New Yorker Knock Out Important word in the Indian Bill. BOYD GETS BRIDGE AT NIOBRARA Congressman Blrdsnll of lewa la Re turning: Home to Work for At llaon's nr-Electlon to the United Stntes Senate. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. (Special Tele gram.) On a point of order, the word hereafter," reported In the Indian bill In conjunction with certain Indian ware houses. Including Omaha, St. Louis and Chicago, went out. Representative Fits gerajd of New York made the point that the word "hereafter," If permitted to re main In the section of the bill, would fix the law as to these several warehouses and he did not believe that that was con templated by the committee nor would It be In harmony with existing law. For years the representatives from the Omaha. Chicago and St. Ixiuls districts have fought for an appropriation for Indian supply depots, and had the word "hereafter" been permitted to remain In the bill as It came from the committee, the yearly row over continuing the appropriation for the Omaha warehouse and others named would have ceased, for that little word "hereafter' would have made the warehouses at Omaha, St. Louis, San Francisco and Chi cago permanent, and It would have taken a repealing bill to have, brought about their abandonment. As it Is now the rep resentatives from Nebraska, particularly the representative from the Second dtstrlc will have to labor at the next session of congress for continuing the appropriation for the Indian warehouse. Boyd Gets Appropriation. Congressman Boyd, in the face of strenu ous opposition, won a victory today by having his amendment appropriating I12.CO0 to rebuild the bridge across the Niobrara river connecting the town of Niobrara with the Santee agency Incorporated in the In dlan appropriation bill. Congressman Hlnshaw, member of the Indian affairs committee of the house, offered Judge Boyd's amendment, against which a point of order was made by Chairman.(8herman of the committee. Mr. Sherman reserved the point of order that Judge Boyd might explain the conditions which prompted the amendment. AYid this the representative of the Third district did in a manner that won him friends. While his speech was short, it was entirely comprehensive to the extent that It satisfied the chairman of the committee and he withdrew the ob jection which he had made against the amendment, even though It was new leg Islatlon. It was Judge Boyd's maiden ef fort, and what Is more to the point he won his contention. Burkett to Talk for Taft. Senator Burkett today accepted an In vitatlon of the state Republican club of Massachusetts to divide tlmo with Secre tary Taft at a meeting of the club to be held In Boston March i. This Is looked upon as a significant meeting, as It means the Invasion of New England by the forces of Secretary Taft and serves notice that a fight Is to be made art along the Hrjr for delegates ' from" the New England states. Blrdsall In Fight for Allison. Congressman Blrdsall of the old Dubuque district, which for many years was repre sented by tho late David B. Henderson has 'announced that ho will go Into the campaign In Iowa against Governor Cum mins, and he retires from congress for that purpose. Judge Blrdsall has not been greatly enamored of congressional life. He left a good law practice to take the Job, largely through the solicitation of Governor Cummins. Now, the rumor goesj Governor Cummins has wholly abrogated his friend ship for the successor of ex-Speaker Hen derson and has gone so far as to suggest some other man for Blrdsall's place, Smarting under this seeming betrayal of friendship. Judge Blrdsall has announoed his withdrawal from the congressional race for the Sixty-first congress and will shortly leave for Iowa to get Into the sen atorial campaign now on between Senator Allison and Governor Cummins. Blgr Bond for Postmaster. It was said at the Postofflce department today that they did not expect to receive the bond from B. F. Thomas, Omaha's new postmaster, for some days. After Its re ceipt it will go through the customary ex amination before approval. Mr. Thomas will be obliged to give a bond of $215,000 before he can take charge of the Omaha postofflce. , Minor Matters at Capital. Senator Brown today Introduced a bill granting a pension of $.' per month to Mary Uherlng of Kearney, Neb., this amount to Include pensions for four minor children. Senator Garr ble today Introduced a bill to extend the time for the completion by tho Winnipeg, Yankton & Gulf railroad of a bridge across the Missouri river at Yank ton for four years. Congressman Klnkaid has recommended the appointment of Anna Fendrich as post master at Dunlap, Dawes county. Also the establishment of the following postofflces, witn recommendations for postmasters: Ashby, Grant connty. with John McCabe postmaster; Linn, Lincoln county, with Sarah D. Mclntire postmaster; Falrvlew, Lincoln county, Christina Danlelson post master. Senator Gamble today called on the presi dent and recommended the appointment of L. E. Michael of Gettysburg, & D., to be Indian agent In charge of the Lower Brule reservation Rural route No. 1 has been ordered es tablished April 1 at Culbertson, Hitchcock county. Neb.," serving 300 people and eighty families. Rural carrier appointed for Iowa routes: Burt, route 2. James A. Foster, carrier; Lewie M. Owen, substitute. Giinnell, route 5, William P. Pilgrim, carrier; Martin Greg- son, substitute. Panama, route 7, Jesse M. McGrath, carrier; Adolphus McMath, sub stitute. BALLOONING TO WAIT AWHILE Coagreas Will Let This Dcpartmeat Experiment With Funds on Hnnd. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 The desire of the signal corps for an Increased ap propriation to be used In ballooning Is not to be fulfilled this year according to Chairman Hull of the house committee on military affair. President Roosevelt took this matter up with Mr. Hull today. his suggestion being that the commission make an Investigation Into the subject of army ballooning with the view to an ncreased appropriation. On leaving the White House Mr. Hull stated that the conclusion had been reached that lha proper Investigation could not be well mad at this session. JUDGE SEES NEGRO LYNCHED Mob Attacks Asaallaat of White Woman aad Flaht Occurs Before Deed. BROOKHAVEN, Miss., Feb. 10 Kit Plgot, a negro, who criminally assaulted Miss Williams In this county a few weeks ago, wss taken from the custody of a Jarkson military company and a posse of deputies and hanged early today. The mlllarty company was overpowered by a mob of over 2.000 cltlxens. A number of shots were fired and two member of the mob were wounded. Plgot assaulted Miss Williams, a young white woman, several days ago and was to have been tried today for his crime Plgot reached Brookhaven from Jack son shortly after 7 o'clock In custody of Sheriff Frank Greer, and under the armed escort of the capital light guards, ordered Into service by Governor Noel to pro. tect the negro during the trial. When the soldiers and negro alighted from the train the mob surged around them and a fierce hand-to-hand fight ensued, in which fists were freely used. The solders clubbed the member of the mob with their guns. Several shots were fired and two of the mob were wounded. The fight lasted five minutes and the military started with the prisoner to the courthouse when the mob, reinforced and reorganised, made another attack, secured the prisoner, dragged him to a telegraph pole and hanged him. Judge Wilkinson, who was to have pre sided at the negro's trial, witnessed the lynching, but was powerless to prevent it. The two men shot down In the fight were Joseph Cole of Brookhaven and an un identified farmer. Neither is seriously wounded. Captain A. L. Satrley commanded the Jarkson company. He has reported the affair to the governor and Is now await ing orders. ST. LOUIS WAREHOUSE OPPOSED Congressman Fltsgerald Says There Is No Need of Maintain in It. aamanmnmua WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. After Mr. Leake's speech In the house today the nonsectarlan school provision of the Indian appropriation bill was taken up. There was brief debate after which the provision was modified so that Instead of authorizing the commissioner of Indian af fairs to negotiate Itli the various stales In which they were located for the disposal of these schools he is "to ascertain whether and upon what terms it may be possible to dlxpose of any of the non sectarian schools which may be deemed no longer of value to the Indian service." The commissioner is directed also to re port to the next session of congress the results of his Investigations. Mr. Fitzgerald (N. Y.) made violent op position to the permanent continuance of the Indian warehouse at St. Louis. He cahrged that It was put there simply for the convenience pf Former Secretary Hitchcock because that was his home city. The amount of business done by that warehouse, he Insisted, did not Justify its maintenance. MEN GOING BACK TO WORK Six Thousand Workmen Put Buck nt Lorain Plant of National Tube Company. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. lO.-Between 6.000 and 6,000 men returned to work at the Lorain plant of the National Tube com pany today. The plant had been closed down for several months. Under normal condition about 8,600 men are employed. It Is understood to be the present intention of tho company to ro-cmploye a full quota of men within a very short time. Interviews with the leading manufactur ers of Cleveland and northern Ohio show an optimistic feeling as to business condi tions on all sides. The plant of the Amer ican Steel and Wire company at Salem, O., resumed double turn operations this morn ing. CHICAGO, Feb. 10. The plate, slab and structural mills of the Illinois Steel com pany in South Chicago, which have been practically shut down for several weeks, opened today, giving employment to 2,000 men. BEECH HARGIS BEFORE COURT Son Who Killed Father Shows No Sign of Breakdown In Presence of Judge. JACKSON, Ky., Feb. 10. Notwithstanding constant downpour of rain, the circuit court room waa crowded today when Beech Hargla, charged with the murder of his father, Judge James Jlargls, was brought before County Judge Taulbee for examining trial. He showed ro signs of a breakdown. Judge Redwlne for the defendant said they desired to waive- examination since the circuit court session is to begin next Mon day. He asked leave to give ball, but this was not allowed. It is believed that the defense wilt be Insanity. SCHOONER ABANDONED AT SEA Edward J. Bcrwlnd Sighted, Deserted and WaterlogKed Crew N 1 Aliasing. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. The four-masted schooner Edward J. Berwlnd of Wil mington, Del., which left New Orleans January U bound to Philadelphia, was sighted at sea abandoned and in a water logged condition on February 7 by a steamer which arrived here today. The whereabouts of Captain Lacey and his crew of eight men is not known. rtiiL.Autiij'niA, reo. iu. rne steam ship Eagle Point, thirty day out from Lon don for this city. Is thirteen days overdue. It ha a crew of forty. NDICTMENTS FOR "BANKING" Grand Jury in New York Return it Against "Man Coming; Across. NEW YORK. Feb. lO.-Two indictments were returned today for the special grand Jury of New York county, which is now In vestigating banking methods aa disclosed by the recent panlo. It waa announced that the Indictment were against a man who 1 now coming across the ocean." Justice Dowling fixed ball In each indict ment at 110,000. . OLICE ST0Pv SUNDAY UNION Winnipeg- Omcere Claim That It Was In Violation of Lord's Day Art. WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 10. -Yesterday a squad of police, raided a synagogue and stopped, a wedding being performed there. on the ground that the Lord's Day act say no work must bo done on the Bab-bath. TAFT IN KANSAS CITY Secretary of War Taft Adressei 15,000 Pcrsoni in Convention Hill. GENERAL DEFENSE OF PARTY Abraham Lincoln is Eulogiied at a Sncceisful Party Man. POLICIES OF THE PRESIDENT Publio Sentiment Awakening to Ex. tent of Corporate Law Breakin. GREATEST ISSUE OF THE HOUR It Must Be Met (onraaeonsly and Ef fertlvrly. or TV Must Yield to ' Nevr Itegtnie on Social, islle Basis. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 10,-Willlam H. Taft, secretary of war, was given a memor able ovation by 15.00Q people In Convention hall tonight when he was the guest of honor and principal speaker at the most elaborato banquet ever attempted In thU city, given by the Association of Young Republicans of Missouri and attended by 1.200 persons, many of whom rame from Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and distant Missouri cities. The demonstration accorded Secretary Taft when he entered the great banquet hall, and again when he rose to speak, has never been surpassed by the welcome given any public man in the his tory of this city. Each of the 1.300 ban queters paid $2.60 for the privilege of st tendlng, but the balconies of the hall were free to the public, and long before tha speaking began standing room in the hall was at a premium. Secretary Taft's speech was a general defense of the republican party and especially of the policies brought to the fore by the admlhlHt ration of Theo doro Roosevelt. In eulogizing Lincoln, the speaker said that Lincoln was a party man, "as all men must be who expect to leave their individual Impress upon the political character of the nation." Comment on Pnnla. Speaking of the recent panic and the president's late special message to con gress, the secretary said: "The message contains an answer to the charges made that tho administration Is responsible for the Industrial depression and the sharpness and emphasis with which this unfounded attack I met have heart ened the great body of the people as a bugle call to renewed support of the poli cies of tho administration." Secretary Taft referred to abuse prac-' tlced by corporation and declared that a conviction had seized the 'people that there were many engaged in the management of corporate wealth who regarded the statute as dead letters, and themselves as a privileged class. "We were passing Into a regime of an Irresponsible plutocracy," ho said. "During the last four years there has been a great mqral aawakenlng to this danger among tho people and a popu lar demand that" the law breakers no mat ter how wealthy or how high or powerful their position shall be made to suffer. Under the leadership of Theodore Roose velt, the republican party has not faltered in its determination to meet the require ments of this situation, and to enact such legislation as may bo necessary to bring to a close this period of Illegitimate' cor porate immunity," Party Behind President. "There are those who have been mem bers of the republican party who differ from Mr. Roosevelt in respect to the propel course he has taken In stamping out these abuses of corporate wealth. The great bulk of the republican party, how ever, stands solidly at his back In the work which he and the representative of the party in congress are doing." Secretary Taft spoke of the recent panic and of President Roosevelt's special mes sage to congress. "The message contain an answer to the charges made that the administration is responsible for the In dustrial depression which has followed," said the secretary, "and the sharpness an emphasis with which this unfounded attack Is met have heartened the great body ol the people as by a bugle call to renewed support of the policies of the administra tion. "From beginning to end the messagt shows his earnest desire to protect th honest business man and the honest laborer, and to secure to them the pos sibllity of living under the equal admin istration of the law." Vigorous Action Necessary. In concluding, Secretary Taft said: "Vigorous action and measure to stamp out existing abuses and effect reforms are necessary to vindicate society as at present constituted Otherwise, we must yield to those who eek "to Introduce new order of things on a socialistic baoia. "The republican party follow the ad ministration upon this social and moral reform approves Its attitude In favor ol vested rights, of maintaining the powtr of the courts, of rendering more equal by legislation the basis of dealing between employer and employe, of strengthening the regulative power ovor railroad and other Interstate corporation, and of pro secuting those law-breakers who continue to defy public opinion. Roosevelt lead his party as Lincoln led bis as McKinlty led his to meet the new Issues presented, to arm our present civilisation, and fit It wlt'h a bold front to resist the at tacks of socialism, and to transmit to tha coming generation unharmed tha great Institutions of civil liberty inherited from our fathers." Mayor Henry M. Beardsley delivered the address of welcome and E. E. E. Mcjlm sey, editor of the Springfield. Mo., Re publican, acted as toastmaaler Herbert 8. Hadley, attorney general of Missouri, responded to the toast, "Wo Have put Our Hand to the Plow." Judge Hheldon P. Spencer of fet. Louis spoke on the "Republican Patty." Other well known Mlssuurlans delivered short addresses. Secretary Taft arrived by way of , St. Louis, accompanied by Walter S. Dickey, chairman of the Missouri republican com mittee and half a hundred other republi cans from St. Louis, Kansss City and other Missouri cities. Breakfast was served at the Midland hotel. Then began a set of conference with republican committeemen from several nearby states, who had com here to talk over with the secretary party conditions In their district. Victor Rosewater, editor of the The Omaha Bee, and William Hayward, chair man of the Nebraska state central com mittee, were among the first to be closeted with Mr. Taft. I-ater he received dele gations from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Visitor Puis la Busy Day. Following these conferences, to which Hires hours' Urns were set aside, there wag