Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1908)
t Omaha Sunday - Bee The PMT I. KEVS SECTIOn FACES 1 to a. for all tli Nwa THE OMAHA DEC Bsst & West VOL. XXXVII NO. 35. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1908 FIVE SECTIONS TWENTY-EIGHT FAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. 1" CAN KING DO WRONG? Doctrine of Royal Infallibility Bailed in Court in Ireland. QUELS LEGAL TANGLE AVOIDED Complainant Withdraw! Suit Before Decision it Necessary. FINE WORK AT GERRYMANDERING Deny Council ii Controlled by Minority of Nationalists. PLAN FOR GENERAL INSURANCE Unfair Muiid by Irishmen i Intended t Permit IitmIbuI f Irlah Capital at Boat. DUBLIN, Feb. K. (PpexJal.) The doctrine that the king can do no wrong has just been revived In Ita moat rldlculoua and ex treme form In the klng'a bench court, Dub lin, in connection with the attack on the auaJlftcattona of Judge Boodkln, the newly appointed county court judge for Claire. Mr, Bodkin waa a writer on the "Freeman'a Journal" and hla connection with that paper made him unpopular With Sinn Fein era. One of the Bin Fein party, a laborer named Markham, started "quo warranto" proceedings alleging that Judge Bodkin waa not qualified for appointment aa a Judge because he had not been a practising barrister for several years. The attorney general for Ireland who appeared to defend the proceedings put forward the remarkable argument that no matter whether Mr. Bod kin possessed the necessary qualifications for one appointment or not, and even In the fact of dliect evidence that he did not posses the legal qualifications, the mere fact that the king anting In this rase through the lord-lloutenant appointed 'him to the office, made It a matter of legal cer tainty that he did posses the necessary qualifications. Another remarkable doctrine advanced waa that although the proceedings were started by private person, they were techni cally Initiated by the king and the king could not appear in hla own courts against himself. Fortunately for their sanity the judges were, not called on to solve these problems In metaphysics, ' for Markham, after the case had been going on for a couple of days, changed front and declared that he had been used aa a tool by other persona and that when he signed the affi davit on which the action waa begun he did not know what he waa signing. This, of course, put an end to the proceedings. leaving these two Interesting problems un solved Flo Werk at Gerrymandering. Attention has just been called to aa com plete a piece of gerrymandering as has ever been known In America The popula tion Of Perry la about 40,000 nd of these 28,000 are Catholics and nationalists, but thcra are only thirteen nationalist members of the city council to twonty-fo'ir union ist There ia not even a Catholic street weeper In the employ of the council anl the first question asked of an applicant for muilcplpal employment la ''What are your religion and politics?" The Irish party baa decided at the present session of Parliament to demand a redistribution of 'the wards of Dcrry which will give the majority of the population a chance to secure Its fair share of representation In the municipal government. Mr. Bafferty, the coroner for South County Dublin, has had the courage to start a campaign against one of the most cherished traditions of the coroner's jury that all suicides are insane. The verdict, "Suicide while Insane," of course, dates from the days when suicide meant the ex clusion of the suicide's body from decent burial and the forfeiture of property and had ita origin In the desire of the jury to "see substantial Justice done In spite of the law. Now, however, thore ls.no such ex cuse and Mr. Bafferty began his campaign a few days ago by refusing to receive a verdict of "suicide while Insane" In the case of a soldier. In - which the evidence showed grout deliberation and careful plan ning. The Jury waa stubborn and the coroner locked it up over night, but In tha morning It refused to alter its verdict, and the coroner discharged L lie Issued a permit allowing the body to be burled, but so far the cause of death has not been offtcally determined. Mr. Bafferty declares that In future he Intenda to have verdicts In hla court rendered In accordance with the facta. Irish General Insurance. A step In the right direction has just been taken by the formation in Dublin of an Irish, General Insurance company, the first of ita kind to be launched by IrUli capital and managed by Irishmen. One cf tie features of English rule In Ireland to which little attention has been drawn is that most of the surplus wealth of Ireland la Inveated abroad. There are few coun tries In which a larger proportion of the population la possessed of Independent means and nearly every penny of their capital la Invested In English or foreign . securities, whereaa It might, with equal aafety and profit to the ownera, be provid ing work for Irish men and women. Ths Irish banks are somewhat to blame aa they have been In the habit of recommending foreign Investments to their clients, bt.t the revival of Industry in Ireland Is be ginning to afford profitable opportunities for the Investment of Irish money. Sir Thomas Ksmonde, who has consented to return to the Irish party, has not re laxed hla Interest In the Sinn Fein policy of work at home for the regeneration of Ireland, and he la very much Interested now In a scheme for the flotation of county stork for the improvement of the harbors of his native county of Wexford. I'ablle Drsslis Demorallslaar. I had a very Interesting Interview with him on the subject a few days ago. In which he aald: - "You won't (jt roast larka to fall Into your mouth If you are asleep you will have to do tho whole work on your own account. We have got Into such a habit in this country of begging to the English Parliament for everything and doing noth ing ourselves, that we are utterly demor alised by a couple Of generations of thla public begging, and It la very hard to adopt a more self-respecting attitude. There are a lot of things we can do our selves without troubling the English Par liament at all, and we are too luy to do tliHiti, and ihlH question of the fishermen la vhm nilI y a rase In point. ' V have i.ouq people "directly employed in (ihln;r In this county. Thla la one of the largest maritime countle in Ireland, and 1 think ll la worth while encouraging these people to earn their livelihood. Then, with regard to the trade of the county, r- (CoatliWa4 tt fcVtoond rage.) SUMMARY OF THE CEE Sunday, February 16, 1908, 1008 $EBRlOl& SC' tfoY HZ. nn TVtf fft n? -r "sr rr -sr ' 2-3 4 5 0 Z 8 0 tO II 12 13 14 16 1ZI8 19 20r 23 24 25 26 2Z TXB WXlTKlm. FOR OMAHA. COtNCIL KLUFFS AND VICINITY Fair Sunday, with not. much ensnare In temperature. FOR NRflRABKA Fair Sunday. FOR IOWA Fair Sunday, not much change in temperature. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: DOMESTIC. Miss Theodora Shonta weds the due de Miss Theodora Shunts weds the Due "de Chaulnes at New York. X, Page a Floods In the vicinity of Pittsburg and along the Ohio river do much damage. Higher water Is threatened. X, rage Congressman Burton la renominated at Cleveland. X, Page 1 Money loss causes eulcide of bank clerk, member of wealthy family of New York. X. - 1 Bids on furnishing balloons for the sig nal corps of the army have been opened for second time. X, Page 1 Interstate Commerce commission makes Important ruling as to the separation of accommodations from transportation changes in passenger tariffs. X, Page 1 , Ilecelverii of ,the Great Western rail road are 4lvn instructions as to the con duct of the road. X, Page 1 House committee report appropriation bill placing army and navy more on a level with respect to salaries. X, Page 1 J. F. Wider kills W. L. Booth at Kpps station In Texas. X, Page 1 President Youkum of tho Bock Island railroad declared the governor of Texas could bring maffypersons to the state if he took the right measures. X, Page X POBEXOIT. Influenza affects many persons In Eng land, many prominent statesmen being 111. X, Page 1 Admiral Evans sends message of felici tation over the reception of the fleet at Valparaiso. X, Page 1 irXBaVASXA. Boss Hammond was selected for the Ne braska Internal revenue collectorshlp by the Nebraska delegation and his name was prevented to the president. X, Page 1 Chancellor Andrews has been empowered to. expel students who have attended neak day. x, rage KOTEMISIS OP OCXaJT STXAICSJKXFS. Port. ArrlTad. Ballad. Ql'BlCNSTOWN .-OHIO ST. JOHN'S ....tmp. of Britain. Tuntalan. LONDON Mlnnetonka. LONDON Monuiana, MAUKIHA Arable LIVERPOOL ...Lu.ll.nla i..Coralcaa. ClKNOA Romania Prln. di Pledonte. BOSTON . Iberian. BOSTON Lauronllaa. PHILADELPHIA. Siberian. BURTON GETS RENOMiNATION Itpobllrans of Twenty-First Ohio Dla. (riot Select Hint Aaraln and Name Delegate. CLEVELAND, Feb. 15. Congressman Theodore Burton was today unanlmoualy renominated for congress by the repub licans of the Twenty-first Ohio district. Congressman Burton and Judge Fred L. Taft were selected as delegates from the district to the national republican conven tion and were Instructed to vote for the nomination of Taft for president. Following the congressional convention, the delegate convention convened. A few petty contests developed. The convention re-elected the members of the "regular" or pro-Taft executive committee, thus re moving any question as to Its legality. It was against the old committee that the Foraker followers directed their fight. The board of elections which" recognized the rival Foraker committee waa censured. COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. 15 The republican of the Twelfth congressional district met here today and renominated Edward I. Taylor for congress and instructed the delegates to the national republican con vention for Taft. The national adminis tration was also Indorsed, as well as Qlv ernor Harrla. J. D. Ellison and Harry Daugherty were elected delegatea to the republican national convention. TOLEDO, O., Feb. 15. The Ninth Ohio republican congressional convention today elected Noah Swayne and P. K. Tadsen. delegatea to the national convention at Chicago. Both delegatea were supporter of Taft. MEALS MUST BE SEPARATED Interstate t ommerce Commissi 1 Submit Formal Ralina; on . Railroad Charges. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 16. The Interstate Commerce commission today In formal rulings announced that . a carrier In ar ranging personally conducted tours must keep separate charges for transportation and for meals and hotel accommodations, leaving to the patron the right to accept the transportation without the other ac commodations. The regulations are cal culated to stimulate travel by leaving an entertainment on Its lines to which It may contribute, but such contribution must be made In a definite, sum and be In no way dependent upon the number of tickets sold. A traveler traveling on a special limited excursion ticket with stop-over privileges missing connections through successive de lays of trains I entitled to have his ticket made good If out of date when he makes the return trip. The commission also ruled that passes granted t atate railroad commlaeloner cannot be used In Interstate Journeys. FIRE RECORD Xevraboy Eaeap PI re, ST. LOUIS. Feb. JB. Fir broke out early today In Father Dunne' Newsboy' home, 1019 Washington avenue, and the eighty, eight newsboy sleeping on the third floor were aroused and quickly marched. In fir drill order from the building. Th fir cua4 SOut damage "" aa b' Hour. Deg. J , v- m 17 Z. 00 i. i a. m 10 JtS::::::::::::::l? fV l. tX l io a. m 22 & 11 m 24 TplJdvX 1 p. 'ni'.'.'.'.'.'.'."'.'.'.!! 25 ' S p. m'.'.'.'.'.'.'.r.'..'.'.'. 'A .CTfhy p. m. SI j-V-V' 6 p. m 82 -Cj9 p- m 32 BIG REBATES PAID Government to Prosecute Southern Pacifio and Its Officials. , LANT'V ,a THERS EVIDENCE -ve Commerce Commission Hakes Investiga'ion. SPECIAL RATE ARE GRANSTES Refunds Amount from $30,000 to 150,000 a Month for Long Period. NO IMMUNITY FOR LUCE Daring Taking; of TestlmoBy Mr. Lane Refamed to Aceept - Statement from General Agent tnder Oath. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Prosecutions are to be instituted by the government against the Southern Pacific company and against certain officials of that railway or ganization on allegations that they paid rebate to shippers. Information io.be a basis of the prosecu tions was obtained by Franklin K. Lane of the Interstate Con mere commission last autumn, In the course of an extensive In quiry made by him Into the affair of the Southern Pacific company. By direction of the Interstate Commerce commission, Commissioner Lane visited the Pacific coast and for several weeks con ducted his Inquiries Into the alleged charges of rebating which had reached the commis sion. Commissioner Lane's report of Mr Investigation, Including a transcript of the testimony taken by him In a formal hearing as an Interstate commerce commissioner, was made public today., The report has been approved by the commission and a transcript of the report and the evidence adduced at the hearing has been trans mitted to the Department of Justice for "such proseouMons under the law as may be warranted." No Immunity for Lace. Collateral with this proposed action by the government the railroad commission of California haa been furnished, at Its own request, with a transcript of the report and evidence and has Indicated to the Inter state Commerce commission Its purpose to prosecute alleged violations of the Cali fornia law that may be shown by the re port. The testimony taken by Commis sioner Lane was voluminous and In the course of the report extensive references to th everbatlm testimony are made a a basis for the several paragraphs of the report. One of the particularly lnteresttng features of the transcript of the evidence was developed Just at the conclusion of the formal hearing when Commissioner Lne"THused to place on the witness stand G. W. Luce, general freight agent of the Southern Pacific railroad as a witness under oath. The request that Mr. Luce give sworn evidence in the case was made l y IV Y. Dunne, counsel for the Southern Pa cific company. Comnlaelnnor Lane declined to administer the suth to Mr. Luc becatir. he frankly stated he did not wish to accord to Mr. Luce by administering an oath to him and taking hla testimony immunity from prosecution for violations of the law. He offered to receive a statement from Mr. Dunne respecting the rebate practices of the Southern Pacifio company and enter it aa a pert of the record of the case, but he made it clear that thla statement wi not to be made under oath. Many Rebate Granted. In the course of his report Commlsslonor Lane says that hia inquiry was conducted In San Francisco on the second, third and fourth days of October, 1907, and that from the evidence adduced h,e finds: "The existence of an extensive" system of preferential rates granted centaln ship pers on Interstate business by the Southern Pacific company. The record disclose a list of 108 firms, corporations and Individ uals who enjoy what are known as 'spe cial Inside rates' less than the rates pub lished to the general public on the move ment of certain designated traffic between points within the state of California. That shlppera paid the full published rate In tht first Instance and were allowed the refund on claim which went through the auditing department under Instructions from the traffic department that such special rates should apply upon Interstate shipment without trafflo authority. Large Sam Rofaaded. "That such refunds amount in various months of the year 1906 and 1907. to from 130,000 to SG0.000 per month. "That such refunds, given to one firm, amounted to the sum of f.3,9itt during the period from April 1806 (the date of the San Francisco fire, when all previous records were destroyed), to September 24, 1907, and such refund to other shipper ranged in amounts from S1S.660 to I22.25L "That such refund or discount from th regular rate have been continued for a long period and up to the date of th hear ing In October, 1907. - "That many of such tat shippers to whom such refunds were allowed, were limn lntnratate ahlDDers. "That on of such shipper admltter at the hearing that the granting of such in side rates on the state movement Influenced the routing of subsequent Interstate ship ment of such traffic over the rail of the Southern Pacifio company. "That In one lnatanco the general freight agent of the Southern Pacific company provided by Toucher dated July SI, 19j6, for the payment to an Interatate shipper of one-half of the local rate, which such shipper had paid to another railroad from the point of origin to a Southern Pacific terminal, where the trafflo began Its Inter state Journey over the Southern Pacific lines. Detail of I'sdentaaalac . "That there existed for years an under standing between th Southern Pacifio and the Santa Fe and certain shipper of dried fruit, that trafflo which moved Into points of concentration for transcontinental ship ment should be entitled at the end of the shipping season to a refund of one-half of the local atate rate charged at the time of the original movement. "That the voucher books containing the so-called refunds on state shipment also contained records ' of refund given upon interstate shipment. "That some of such refund upon inter state business were paid by special -written direction of freight officials after the1 claim bad been denied by the auditing department. "Th Justification offered by th offi cials and representative of th Southern Pacifio company for the practice revealed waa that In general they were made neces sary to secure trafflo which shipper would ( (Continued au Second J" J? AGREE ON ARMY PAY ROLL Honse Cammltteo Pieces Both Braaehe on the Sam Footing. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The house commltte pn military affairs, today agreed to report the army appropriation bill; hav ing completed Its amendment Increasing the pay of enlisted men of the various grades of service. The bill a It will be reported to the house, will carry l'S,26S,0(i6, which la 114,913.841 less than the estimates sum mltted. The amendment Increasing the pay of enlisted men Is intended to place the army service on a footing comparable to the naval service. The ecale agreed upon Is as follows: Master electricians, master signal elec tricians, $75; engineers, $r5; regimental sergeants major, regimental quartermaster sergeants, regimental commissary ser geants, sergeants major senior grade coast artillery, battalllon sergeants major of en gineers, post quartermaster sergeants, post commissary sergeants, post ordnance ser geants, battalion quartermaster sergeants of engineers, sergeants first class, signal corps and first sergeants, sergeants first class hospital corps, electrician sergeant first class, $45; battalion sergeants major of Infantry and field artillery, squadron ergeant major, sergeants major Junior grade coast artillery, battalion quartermas ter sergeants, second class, sergeants of engineers, ordnance and signal corps, quar termaster sergeants of engineers and color sergeants, $36; sergeants and quartermaster sergeants of cavalry and Infantry, ser geants of the hospital corps, firemen and cooks, $.10; and mess sergeants, $6 a month In addition to their pay; corporals of en gineers, ordnance, signal corps and hos pital corps, chief mechanics and mechanics coast artillery. $24; corporals of cavalry, artillery and Infantry, mechanic of field artillery, blacksmiths and farriers, saddlers, wagoners and artificers, $24; privates, first clas of engineers, ordnance, signal corps and hospital corps. $18; privates, hospital corps, $lfi; trumpeters, musicians of In fantry, artillery and engineers, $15; privates of cavalry, artillery, Infantry, signal corps and privates, second clans engineers and ordnance. $15. An honorably discharged soldier who haa served the period of his enlistment will be entitled to continuous service pay If ho re enllsts within three months, on the follow ing scale: Three dollars monthly during the second and third enlistments each for privates, cavalry, artillery. Infantry, signal corpe and $1 monthly during each subsequent enlist ment up to and including the seventh, after which there will be no further increases. Soldiers qualifying a marksmen will re ceive additional pay of $2 per month; as sharpshooters, $3 rcr month; as expert rifle men, $5 per month; as second-class gunners, $2 per month; as first-class gunners, $3 per month; as gun pointers, gun commanders, observers, second-class, chief planters and chief loaders, $7 per month; as plotters, ob servers, first-class, and casemate electric Ian, $9 per month. No change of rates Is made In rates of Increase for foreign service. The pay of enlisted men of military bands, exclusive of the band at the United States Military academy, is fixed as follows: Chief musi cian, $75; principal musicians and chief trumpeters, $40; sergeant and drum majors, $36; corporals, $30; privates, $24, with, con tinuous service pay. ' It Is" provided that army bands or members thereof shall not receive remuneration for furnishing music outside the limits of military posts, when the furnishing of such music places them In competition with local civilian musicians. BIOS ON BALLOONS RECEIVED Second Effort Mndt to Secure Satis factory Propositions for Air ship for Army. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Another effort was made today at the signal office to ob tain sufficient bidB for dirigible balloons. Ten bids In all were received. They In cluded some of the well known builder and In addition some from Paris, France, from Louts Lupetts, who offered to construct a balloon In nine days for $20,0C0. The!lowist bid came from Thomas 8. Baldwin of New York City, who submitted a proposition to construct the balloon for $0,750. All of thd proposals will be submitted to a board for examination and report. The following la a list of the bidders: Harry B. Smith. Philadelphia, $33,500. Snren C. Kockman, Philadelphia, ,000; eighteen days. Kaymond Anglemlere, Chicago; no price stated, ninety days. Bumbaugli & Helmann, St. Louis, $10,000; 250 days. Louis Lupetts, Paris. $30,000; ninety dnya. Carl L. Myers, Frankfort, N. Y., fll.; 119 days. William Relferscheld & Company, Streater. $8,000; 160 days. , diaries Ellis, Toledo, O., $10,000; no time Thomas S. Baldwin, New York, $6,750 ; 350 days. Peter Cooper Hewitt, New York, $20,000; J00 days. LUCANIA STICKS UPON BAR Caaarder Take Risk to Avoid Colli sion, bat 1 Floated Sooa Without Injury. NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Th Cunard lln steamer Lucanla went aground on the north side of Oedney channel while leaving port today for Queens town and Liverpool. Th Lucanla grounded while trying, to avoid a collision with the tank steamer Deutschland, also outward bound. A strong southwest wind 1 blowing and 'there I a ground swell on th bar where the steamer I lying. The Lucanla floated Just before 10 o'clock and started for sea RAZORS WAVED IN CHURCH Hospital List Increased by Injuries Reeelved at Colored Meeting; ia St. Louie. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 15. The Newhopo Col ored Baptist church was the scene of a battle last night In which razor were used and chair were wielded. Mr. Sam Lewis, wife of Deacon Lewis, waa arrested. Deacuft Alfred Shannon waa cut three tlir.es In the face and the pastor. Rev. Frank Harris, was laid out by a blow from a chair. Deacon Shannon and Rev. Harris were taken to the hospital. Harris condi tion is serious. INFLUENZA BAD IN LONDON Maay Stateamea Numbered Among; These Who Are A Vected by Disease. LONDON. Feb. IS. Infli -.ia la claiming thousands of victims In London and the visitation at the present time la the worst that has been known In many years. Three members of the cabinet. Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Augustine Pirn el I, chief secretary for Ireland, and the Marquis of Rlpoq, lord.jirtvz a&L. axt.lL wjitj tho malsA! HAMMOND IS CHOSEN Long Deadlock Over Internal Rerenue Collectorship is Ended. VOTE STANDS FOUR TO THREE Brown Moves to Refer the Matter to the State Convention. MAJORITY WITH HTM ON THIS Requires Unanimous Consent, How ever, and Therefore Fails. AMENDMENT TO BANKING LAW Nebraska Janlor Senator Would Make Banks Pay Interest on Deposit and Create Fond to Pro tect Depositor. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. (Special Tele gram.) "I am glad t the Nebraska delega tion got together," said President Roose velt to Senator Burkett and Representa tives ' Norrls and Boyd when , they pre sented him today with a signed statement of th delegation selecting Hobs L. Ham mond of Fremont for internal revenue col lector for the district of Nebraska a suc cessor to Elmer B. II. Stephenson. At 10 o'clock" today the republican mem bers of the delegation went Into caucus In the room of Judge Norrls, chairman of the delegation, for the purpose of selecting a successor to Mr. Stephenson. For weeks the delegation has been meeting and at the last conference a constitution was adopted which divides the state so far as patronage la concerned Into sixths, giving each congressional district Its quota. With the adoption of that constitution there waa nothing else to do at the meeting of today but to take a vote upon the question of Stephenson' successor. Immediately after the seven members who constitute tho republican delegation in congress from Nebraska met, Senator Brown offered a motion to refer the whole matter of the collectorshlp to the state convention, which meets three weeks hence, but. with that motion he stated that It required a unanimous vote to carry it in view of the understanding had at the last meeting that the vote upon the collector ship should be taken at this meeting. Objection being made. Senator Brown withdrew his motion and asked unanimous consent that the matter of the selection be("teferred to the state convention. Sena toA Burkett and Representatives Boyd and Nojrls objected and the request made by the Junior senator was therefore declared denied, although four members of the delegation, Brown, Pollard, KInkald and HInshaw, expressed their desire to hav the matter thus go over. ' Vat Four to Three. Senator Brown, who has been the earnest champion of Mr. Rose throughout the con test for the collectorshlp, after reading a ' telegram from tho Lincoln republican that in convention assembled they had endorsed Mr. Rose for the collectorshlp, which tele gram was signed by A. E. Kennard, sec retary of the Lincoln convention, moved that th roll be called for a choice for col lector, which wa accordingly done. Under the constitution adopted two week ago every member must vote in the open and not by secret ballot and the poll taken showed the following: For Hammond Burkett, Boyd, Norrl and HInshaw. For Roso urown, Pollard and Kinkald. Mr. Hammond was then after a great deal of discussion chosen the unanimous choice of the Nebraska delegation for col lector and Senator Burkett and Congress men HInshaw and Boyd presented the ac tion of the delegation to the president. Throughout the meeting there wa Intense feeling shown, but alway in repression. The selection of Mr. Hammond came at the end of a two hour' session of the dele gallon in which each participant showed that he appreciated the Importance of the action to be taken, and while there was no outbreak so far as ca be learned on the part of the members of the delegation there was an armed neutrality throughout. Brown Voice Disappointment. Senator Brown, voicing his disappoint ment over the defeat of Mr. Rose, said: "Of course my disappointment is severe. Under our plan, signed by every member of the delegation, there was to be an equitable .distribution of patronage among the congressional districts. Tiia selection of Mr.' Hammond puts two of the three federal officer of our state In the Third congressional district and leaves all three of them collector, marshal and district at torneynorth of the Platto. This may be a fair distribution, but It doe not look fair to me. Mr. Rose wa entitled to thla recognition and had every reason to ea- j pect It from conversations with Burkett and myself. Mis service i urn uu lng the last legislature in assisting to frame and carry out legislative pldge were Invaluable. Under the rule and cus tom of the party In recognising political obligation to Its worthy chairmen he was entitled to this place." , Amendment to Banking; Bill. Senator Brown will on Monday intro duce an amendment to the bill to amend the national banking law, as follows: Provided, that all nation tl banks having on deposit public money belonging to the United states, shall pay to tne United State Interest thereon at the rate of i per cent per annum on aveiage monthly balances of such duposlta, to bo collected by the secretary of the tieasury; wlilcu Interests so collected shall cunJlitute a special fund in the treasury of the United btates to be designated as a depositor' guaranty fund and which shall oe held to the order of the secretary of the treas ury to be used by him to reimburse ue ponlton In national banks for losses re sulting from the failure of any national banking association. Congressman HInshaw has recommended the appointment of Orvllle T. Strain to be postmaster at Leshaxa, Saunders county, vice T. O. Finson, resigned. Chance for Another Carrier for York. The citizen of York, who have been petitioning for an additional city carrier, will have their desires gratified to the extent of a new Inspection throuk the effort of Congressman HInshaw. An Inspection waa bad some time ago and It showed against any additional carrier be ing appointed, but Mr. HInshaw per sistently urged a new Inspection, With a view of securing another carrier, and the Post office department finally ylekfed to his entreaties. , The member from the Fourth district also today filed a petition for a new rural route out of David City. Representative Hamilton of Iowa today Introduced a bill appropriating $123,000 for th erection of a new pubUo building at Ottutnwa, la, ' " " MESSAGES OF FELICITATION Admiral Evans Send III Tha President f Chilean Republic. VALPARAISO. Feb. 16. Two wireless dis patches have been received here from the American battleship fleet, which was re viewed off Valparaiso yesterday, after which It continued Its way to Callao. One la addressed to Rear Admiral Simpson of the Chilean navy, and says: The commander of the Atlantic fleet beg you to convey to President Montt, In the name of himself, his officers and men, the appreciation of the honor he has done them PV reviewing the fleet off Valparaiso. To this I add expressions of my personal regard and 1 hope I will have the pleasure of meeting you again. I aend you my good wishes. EVANS. The other message 1 addressed to John Hicks, and says: I beg you to express to tho president our thanks for the courtesies received at the hands of the Chilean government. I am sure the American government fully appre ciate them. EVANS. Admiral Simpson replied to his communi cation as follows: Thank you. I am Instructed to convey to you the personal thanks for your good wishes. Mr. Hicks made the answer: I will deliver to the president your mes sage. The whole review was all that any one could have asked for and I am proud of our fleet, and Uod bless you. The American cruiser Chicago, which left here three day ago for the Atlantic sta tion, passed the battleship off Consticuton. It saluted both admirals, the American commander and Real Admiral Simpson. RECEIVERS SECURE ORDERS J a dire Sanborn Deliver Instruction with Regard to Conduct of Great Western. ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 15 Judge Walter H. Sanborn of the United States circuit court has filed seven orders In the clerk's office directing A. B. Stlckney and Charles H. 8. Smith, receivers for the Chicago Great Western railroad, to proceed In cer tain matters pertaining to the management of the road as recommended to him on finding the facts by Albert II. Moore, spe cial master In chancery, to take testimony In receivership coses pursuant to petitions filed with the latter by the receivers. The orders refer to various matters connected with the management of tho road In the ordinary course of business and are neces sary for the best Interests of that road, according to petitions of Mr. Stlckney and Mr. Smith and the findings of Mr. Moore. The orders permit leases of right-of-way, permit certain money to be paid to tha Minnesota Transfer company, authorise the payment of Installment to become due upon certain car trust agreements and re late to garnishment proceedings against the receivers by the creditors of employes. , The car trust notes referred to were given In payment of the purchase and leasing of certain rolling stock and equipment and are held by the American Car Foundry company and tho Pullman company. The agreement with the American Car Foundry company wa made In 1903 and relates to th purchase of supply of refrigerator cars On which there is a balance due. Including Interest, of $10,500.74. CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH Chlcaaro Ma a Cleared of Pouring , BoiUaar Walts Over- Threew 'ar-OId Boy. CHICAGO, Feb, 15. Michael Bulava, aged 41 years, Is under arrest charged with hav ing' caused the death of Joseph Devenich, the 1-year-old son of John Devenich, the child, dying at the South Chicago hospital from the effects of scald received last night. According to the police Bulava caught up the child and holding him be tween his knpes, deliberately poured boiling water from a tea kettle over the boy's heal and down hi back. A coroner's Jury this afternoon returned a verdict that the boy'a death waa the re sult of an accident and recommended that Bulava be released from custody. MONEY LOSS CAUSESSUICIDE Young; Bank Cleric of Good Family Swallow Arsenic to End His Trouble. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Edson Van De Water, a bank clerk, 22 years old and said to be a momber of an old New Yerk family, killed himself in a Raines Law hotel at Seventh and Thirty-fifth street by taking poison. lie had been despondent for weeks, as he told some of hi friends, over finan cial losses. He seated himself alone where several men were drinking this morning and ordered a glass of mineral water and when It was served swallowed two arsenic tablets, gulptd the water and fell to the floor In convulsions. He was hurried to a hospital but died within a few minutes. TEXAS IN NEED OF PEOPLE President Yoakum of Rock Island System Say Governor Could Brluat Them. FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 15.-B. F. Yoakum, head of the Rock Island railroad lines, addressed the State Association of Commercial societies here today. His speech discussed problems of development which the country faces. He declared there 1 but one position for which he would giva up his present work and that 1 to be governor of Texas, so that he could develop the state. He said he could bring 6,000,000 people to Texas In four year If he was governor of the state. TRAVELER SEEKS DAMAGE Joha A. Welter of Marahalltowa Bring Action Against Great Western Railroad. MARSHALLTOWN, la., Feb. 15.-(Special Telegram.) John A. Welter, a traveling salesman of this city, today filed a nut against the Chicago1 Great Western Rail way company for $30,000 damages for per sonal Injuries alleged to have been sus tained In a head-end collision of passenger trains In this city Jury 31. Welter wu deaf and dumb, and It I claimed that In juries caused a total loss of the sight if one eye and partial loss of the sight of the other, in addition to other serious Injuries. GOLD ORE IN PANAMA'S ZONE Geologist Declare Sample Reveal to Him Presence of Rich Value. HARRISBURO, P., Feb. 15-Oro con talnlng gold, sliver and copper has been found In the celebrated mine of the Panama cnnl. This has been asserted after them lcgl Investigation at th laboratory of Colonel HV' C, Demlng, consulting state geologist, in tbl city. Three lot of the ere were sent for th determination and In every en of thea.ULi tarae tnetala were found. NEGRO KILLS SAIN DRIKIY William Jones, Who Shot Offloex Lahey, Marderi Omaha DeteotiYe. IS HIMSELF SHOT BY OFFICERS Shields and Sullivan Send Bullet Into Him, bat He Lires. AFFAIR OCCURS IN SOUTH OMAHA. Result of All-Day Search for Negro Ends in Fool Room. DRUMMY DIES TRYING? ARREST Officers Have Outlaw Cornered, but He Fires as They Advance. PROVES TO BE AN EX-CONVICT Dead Detective la On of the Oldest and Beat on tho Fore ia Omaha and Hero of Many Cases. Samuel Sj. S rummy, on of tha oldest member of th Omaha detective foroa, killed by William Jonea, negro. William Jonas, shot by Setectlv M. J. Sullivan of Omaha and Captain 9. K. Shields, South Omaha. Tragedy ooonred ia William Sawyer's pool room. South Omaha, 8:10 last vett ing. Jones is th negro who shot Baa Iabey, Omaha policeman, through th hand, at Thirteenth and Chicago streets, Trlday nighti Tatallty oocurred in attsmpt to arrest th negro. The tragedy resulted last evening from the attempt to arrest William Jonea, the negro who shot Dan Lahey, an Omaha policeman, through the hand, at Thirteenth, and Chicago streets, Friday night. Detective Drummy of Omaha was shot through tho bittln by the nigra and In stall tly killed and the negro was shot by Detective Bulllvan of Omaha and Captain of Police Shields of South Omaha. The aliootlng occurred In the pool room of William Sawyer, 2007 N street. South Omaha, at 0:10 Inst evening, "it was' the .' outcomo of the all-d iy search for the negro assailant of Oflcer Lahey. Friday night Officer Lahey, who wa searching for a thief who was wanted by the Omaha police, entered a doorway of a building known as "Strawberry Flats," at Thirteenth and Chicago streets, Omaha. No sooner hud he entered than he wa shot through the . hand. Ills assailant proved to be a negro, who mad his escape unidentified. All day Saturday the Omaha police and detectives kept a vigilant search for th negro. ' Detective Drummy and his asso ciates finally traced him to Soiith Omaha. The Omaha officer made a skrch of th negro dives on Lower N street. , Drummy Finds HI Man and Death. Entering tho Sawyer poul room Drummy and Sullivan, who had ben Jitncd by Cap tain Shields of tho South Omaha polk.' force, discovered their negro standing be hind a stove. They pointed him out to Shields and attempted to make the arrest. Drummy moved. In front of the other two men and when ho reached a point about ten feet from the negro without warning the colored man drew and shot the officer dead. The bullet entered his brain straight on a level of tho brows at the rooot of the nose. Tho officer fell Instantly and hi blood made a pool a yard square on the floor. Before the negro could turn his gun ' on the other officers both opened fire on him and Inflicted fatal wounds through his breast. He fell and the officers cleared the hall. The whole South Omaha police force was hurried to the place and an enormous crowd gathered In a few minute. The doors were burst off the hinges and -It required all the officers to keep the crowd back. A half doscn doctors wore caUed at once and on arriving found Drummy. dead and the negro dying. He was taken to the South Omaha hospital. Walks Into Hla Death. Detective Drummy and Sullivan reached South Omaha about 8 p. m.. Within half an hour Drummy was lying a corpse at Brewer's undertaking parlors. Terrible excitement prevailed on every hand aa aoon as the news of the murder wa spread. Crle of "lynch him" were heard from the crowd that gathered. Ignor ant of the fact that the negro, too, had re celved mortal wounds. "He gave up his life In the performance of his duty," wa the general but mournful expression regarding the courageous death which Detective Drummy met. The crow4 so Intensely excited and bent oruvengesnce, upon learning the facts, followed the body of the brave officer to the undertakers and pressed the doors until forced back. Negro Say He Shot Lahey. On arriving at the hospital Jones ad mitted he was the man who shot Officer Lahey through the hand. He recovered his consciousness considerably; h had got beyond the fear of the mob, which sur rounded tho door. He refused to tell much of his past life, but said he had served a ' term In the penitentiary at Lincoln. H'y was sent up about eight years ago ''V' highway robbery. Jh? It Is believed he was one of the ndjr who held up L Cornbletli Wednesday t.i-n-lng an dsecured frrjm Iilm the big 41-callbre Colt which he used. It Is believed he has the bullet lodged In Ms lungs. He revived so much on his arrival at the hospital that he was at once shuckltd with the leg Irons. Detective Elsftlder and other offi cers were placed on guard. Drummy's old partner, Ste-s Maloney, and a number of oilier Omuha officers ar rived In South Omaha at an early hour, ai did some of the relatives. Career of Drummy. Petective Sam 8. Drummy was tret ap pointed on the police force In lt9 as patrol man, but after serving in that capacity for a number of years he wa laid off, owln r to lack of funds. During the time of h'J enforced Idle lay-offs he was employed by the Omaha Street Rail waycompany In CJi r capacity of special detective. He was re appointed on the force Octoher IT, US, mA In a rlifirt time v.hs appointed on th d j. lectlve fi.ree, In which potltlon his facul.y of remembering faces, made him a terror to crooks. During his several years on tho detective force he has been Instrumental In the captor and conviction of hundre is of thieve and burglar and asveral