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The Omaha Daily Bee vol. xxxvi i xo: :m OMAHA, MONDAY MOKXINU, FEBRUARY 17, 1903. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. CLuUD I BALKANS Russia Alarmed by Movements of Austria &nd Germany. VIEW OP. FOREIGN OFFICE Action R Railroad Violate Ajree. ; Concert. RUSSIA HAS Ev -EE HAND It Can Now Work Out in Near East. policy WILL GREATLY DELAY REFORMS Porle Will Take Advantnne of Dis sensions to Disregard Prorm A erred on In Mace donia. BT. PETERSBURG, Feb. Id. Baron von Aehrenthsl's relterstlnn of tha determina tion of Austria to build a railroad througn Novlpazsr, a connecting link for the Aus trian line through Bosnia with tha Turkieh line to Salonlki. and the announcement by the German foreign office of Its financial support to this plan.' have left no Illusions here. regarding the fate of the agreement looking to Joint action In the Balkan, negotiated ly Emperor Nicholas and F.m peror Francis Joseph at Muerzesteger In the autumn of 1903, which was the ground work of the subsequent program of reforms In Macedonia. i Tha attitude of the Russian foreign office as learned through an Inspired press Is that the agreement, which la regarded as already violated In Bplrlt by the Austrian foreign mints tn' ff irts to extend nnd con lolldatf the Austrian sphere of Influence by a private bargain with the sultan for the construction of the railroad, should bo ab rogated. Russia la now left a free hand to work out Its own policy In the near east. Negotiations are still being conducted to tha end of Inducing Austria to withdraw Its railroad scheme, but no hope of their success Is held out on either the Austrian or the Russian side. The principal efforts at present are being devoted to arranging a new grouping of the powers, It brlnn thought here that Russia and Great Britain might enter Into an agreement for Joint action in Macedonia and that these two powers would be supported by France and perhaps by Italy. On (look la Dark. The defection of such an Important power as Austria, Which on account of Its geo graphical position, shared with Russia the leading role In the efforts to settle the Macedonian problem, renders tha outlook dark. Since the seriousness of the Russian opposition to Austria's plans has become evident, hints have been thrown out from Vienna that Russia and Italy, as the pow ers most directly Interested, would be al lowed tn the way of compensation to con struct railroad lines, Italy one through Albania and Russia a line from tha Danube to the Adrlatto sea. Doth powers, however, decline t9 accept this proposal. .., Tho Russian ambassador to Turkey, V. Zlnovleff. at a lengt'.iy audience with the sultan on Friday, submitted Russia's ob jections to the construction of tha proposed railroad, which. It Is confidently expected here, will result In the postponement of the Austrian project. The Impression that Austria la acting with the full cognisance and support of Germany, which has been confirmed by formal statements given out by German government officials, has resulted In an outburst of anger 'against that country affecting all circles of the Russian press and public. This antagonism la felt' with especial force In the army, where It Is believed Teutonic Influences are back of Turkish activity of the Perso-Russlaft frontier, which again has assumed a menac ing phase. Will Delay Reforms. PARI8. Feb. W. The Interjection of rivalry between the nations on the Balkan question at a moment when It would seem essential that the powers should present a united front to compel the porte to apply the Macedonian reforms Is regarded here as extremely unfortunate. While It la too early to assume that this means a complete rupture of the European concert, It has created divisions and suspicions among the powers, of which the porte Is sure to take advantago to the detriment of the Chris tians In Macedonia. The Novlpasar-Salonlkl concession Is con sidered here to be of fur-reaching Import ance and more of a German than an Aus trian triumph, as It extends Austro-German Influence to the Agean sea snd furnishes the connecting link for the Bagdad railway with Asia minor. Denial by German Ambassador, WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 Cablegrams from London and St. Petersburg recently published In American newspapers on the Balkan situation and the North sea treaty questioning Germany'a sincerity with re gard to Its announced policies regarding those matters were called to the attention of Baron Sternberg, the Gorman atnbassi- dor at Washington, today. The ambassador declared the published statements made It appear aa If Germany Is creating trouble in Europe by refusing to adhere to the rules of reform In Macedonia laid down by tha Muersesteger program, and even hinted, he added, at the existence of a cret treaty between Germany. Austria and Turkey. The ambatsador'ti statement fol- ows: "Tlie.se statement'; are absrJutely falsa ami unfounded; no such treaiy lias ever been concluded. On tha contrary, Ger many wlU give Its full assistance to any steps taken by Austria and Russia In ac cordance with the 'Muersesteger program.' Tha Oerman government further agrees. In principle, with the Judicial reform fa vored by England and has directed Its representative at Constantinople to sign a new collective note to the Sublime Porte. With regard to the railway concessions In the Balkans, a question started exclusively by the Austrian government, Germany Is doing Its boat to relieve the tension which has artaen through tho question, between Austria and Russia, and has done ao with every promise of success. Germany con siders the extension of tha railway sys tem In the Balkans a most important fac tor In aiding tha progress of ctviliatlon In parts of the globe where it is especially needed." ' . DEATH RECORD. Stephen lletland. OARRETSON. 8. D., Feb. It (Special.) Stephen lletland. one of tha oldest resi dents of this county, died Saturday at tha homo of his daughter In this city. He was bom In Norway and camo to America In 1871 Funeral services war conducted, by tha KolghU of Pythias lodge. COUNTRY DULLARD SCORES Kins of Wnrtrmkni Pound . M ho Uot BMtfr of III Ruler. oa BERLIN, Feb. 15. (Special.) Much traveled people will tell you that the most stui'ld people In the whole world are found In Mecklenburg, Germany. .Natives of that district are even more dense than the In habitants of the county of Wiltshire, Eng land, and that Is saying a good deal. The inhabitants of both of these placea will admit the impeachment, but they do nut call It stupidity; they have another name for It. They have exalted It Into a virtue and call It 'Imperturbability." In tha United Btates If a country yokel didn't know the way to a town fifteen miles sway he would be accounted a fool, but In Mecklenbdrg the peasant one meets on the highways doesn't know, has never been there and never wants to go. That Is Im perturbability. It Is a big mistake, however, to think that the country dullard never "scores." as the king of Wurtemberg hSs Just dis covered. Recently that royal Individual went to shoot with Grand Duke Adolphua of Mecklenburg. Yesterday, accompanied by the grand duke's eldest son, they drove In a luxurious motor car to the famous deer park at Neustrelltz. On the way they came upon a country tilt cart, drawn at a snail's pace along the narrow road by a white horse. Perched on the seat were a peasant and his good wife. The chauffeur blew his horn and, much to the royal party's surprise, the horse began to prance brlwkly. As the peasant made no attempt to pull the horse and cart out of the road, the chauffeur repeated the "honk, honk." The horse reared and Jumped about In 8t. Pat rick's day parade style, but, strange to say, the peasant and his wife sat stolidly on the seat without any Klgns of excite ment. Finally the horse flopped over on Its side and lay quite still. Immediately out Jumped the king, the grand duke and the son of the grand duke Rnd came running -up to the fallen horse. The grand duke made a dive at the horse's head, his son grabbed the bridle and the king narrowly escaped serious Injury In unfastening the traces while the horse's hlndslegs were working like flails all this while the peasant and his good wife sat calmly on their seat and watched the royal trio perspire at their self-imposed task. Finally after a great deal of pulling and coaxing tho white horse scrambled to Its feet and patiently submitted to being reharnessed by the ' three pair of hands which had probably never before done such humble work. When everything wss In or der again the grand duke handed 'the peasant a piece of monej. There, there my good man," he said; "It's all right this time, anyhow. Now you can tell your cronies that tha grand duke and his son picked . up 'your horse and the king of Wurtemberg helped them." The humble subject slipped the ooin be tween his teeth and after assuring him self that It was a true coin of the realm observed In the slow, even tones of Im perturbability: "rnanks. yer royal highness, hut yer might ha' saved yer breath ter cool yer cabbage with. The or hos' allays lay down when he hears a machine behind, but he do allay get right side oop again hlsself. TRAIN STRIKES "TRACTION .'CAR Seven Persona Killed In Grade Cross- Ins; Collision tm Toledo, Ohio. TOLEDO. O.. Feb. 16.-Seven persons were killed and a dozen Injured when a Big Four passenger train struck a Toledo & Western electric car at the Michigan Central crossing in West Toledo at o'clock last night. The dead are: JAMES MKYERS, motorman, Toledo. ROY FISHER. West Toledo. MRS. WILLIAM FISHER, West Toledo, CLARENCr! BEACH. Sylvanla. MRS. CLARENCE BEACH. Sylvanla TWO CHILDREN OF MR. AND MRS. BEACH. The Injured: , . Mayor Jones and wife, Sylvanla. Clara Saxton, Trilby, seriously. Joseph Bochmeyer, Trilby, atully Charles Dolph. Sylvanla, slight. George Bragdon, Toledo, fatally. Burt Blankley, Sylvanla, badly hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Parker, Sylvanla. John Conroy, Sylvanla, slightly. James Young, Sylvanla. According to an eye witness of tha wreck, which occurred shortly after s o'clock, the conductor stopped at the crossing to flag the car across. Seeing the train coming, he motioned to the mo torman to stop, but this signal was either misunderstood or disregarded, for the car came ahead with sickening results. All the ambulances In the city were hastily summoned and the scene of the wreck waa soon thronged with excited people. Impeding rather than aiding the work of rescue. Mrs. Fisher was taken to St. Vincent's hospital, where she died. Eight of the Injured were also received there. HIGH WATER JN PITTSBURG River Elaht Peet Above Danger Point and Slowly Fall ing;. riTTSBL'RO, Pa., Feb. 16. After reach ing thirty and sevsrt-tenths feet at noon today and remaining at that stage for three hours, the high water in the liver Is now slowly receding. The danger mark in this city Is twenty-two feet. The damage and suffering caused by the annual flood Is widespread. A re markable feature, however, la the ab sence of fatalities. As far aa Is known there has been n) sacrifice of human life, and this la attributed to the early warnings of the local United States weather bureau. Live stock has perished In considerable numbers and there aie many reports of persons having narrowly escaped death in an endeavor to save their property and live stock. Miles of territory In greater Pittsburg and vicin ity Is submerged and It will be some time tomorrow before the water will be back In the proper channels. Thousanda of business . houses in tha (jowntown portion of Pittsburg are at tempting tonight to clear the cellars of their buildings of water. Every few feet along the sidewalks are men pumping the water and hundreds of these littls streams can be seen spurting Into the streets. Electric light planta in these buildings and other valuable machinery la prac tically a total loss. KOTisrtm or ocbajt stxajcikipb. Port. Arrtwa. ll4. NKW YORK ruwl Odrte- NIW TOKK Hdllf Olav reiumbla. NKW TOKK K. A. Victoria. NKW YORK Luouls. NKW YORK hoilur. NKW YORK bt. i-aul. ureBNBTOWN... Mertoa HAVhS BOl'THAMPTON Sol'THAMPTON.. Philadelphia ROTTKHDAM ...NooriUm ... CHRISTIANS'ND OUASriOW ANTWKRP krvualsrul . TK1KUTS L Tourmln. - it. Lout. . r-BlUS SUtM. . rlilorala. . Z-ld. . ICUSUIA. . BT WIRELESS. MAUN I HiAD Caledonia MO mil) wast At I At ta. POLLARD CHANGES POLICY Congressman Bring New Ideal to Agricultural Department. EXPERTS REPLACING BULLETINS Opposition to Free Meeds SHU Main tained Rpanlts Accomplished In Spraying; Orchards Re pub llcans Active. ' (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. (Special.) Congressman Pollard of the Fliut district of Nebraska has demonstrated his fit ness for a place on the committee on agriculture and Justified the speaker a faith In the young man by appointing him to a place on that very important com mittee, according to one of the older mem- bers of the house. The subcommittee of the agricultural committee, of which Mr. Pollard Is a mem ber, completed Its work on the agricul tural appropriation bill for the year end ing June 30, 1909, and which will now be taken up by the full committee pie- paratory to its being reported to tho house. A practical farmer and an- enthusiastic advocate of educated methods In farm matters, Mr. Pollard is responsible tor many changes made In the usual draft of the agricultural bill. In fact, he la wholly responsible for a change In the follcy of the committee with reference io departmental affairs, as well as in v'so suggestions looking to a much bet ter Method of disseminating the knowl edge pot.sjrsed by the Agricultural de partment by expert teaching. For sev eral years the Agricultural department has distributed broadcast from 6,000,0u0 to 8,000,000 bulletins annually, and yet notwithstanding this enormous number of farm publications there has been littla or no effect in bettering the farmers' con ditlon or In helping to work out the poll cles of the department. Spraying Orchards. Realizing these conditions. Mr. Pollard took up with the department last year the subject of spraying the orchards in the First district for blight and black rot, and so earnest was he In his effort to help the farmers and the orchardlsls of his district that he succeeded In getting an expert sent to the First district, who save Dractlcal demonstratlona upon ttie manner of spraying and the mixture to be used, with the result that half a dozen farmers are now spraying their trees where but one sprayed before. The sue cess of this demonstration work is now admitted on all sides, and the results which have accompanied expert teaching in the cotton producing sections of the south, especially In relation to the so lection of cottonseed, the soil In which It Is planted and Ita tieatment for boll weevil, haa revolutionised the cotton busi ness of the southern states. Dr. Knapp, who, with his experts scattered through out the southern states, la now In to-'eh with a hundred thousand farmers, who are learning from the agents of the Agrl cultural .department the things most needed to bring about a better crop and a'lar'ger -crop, shows the very great rm- portance of this direct first-hand know! edge of scientific farming. Experts to Cover Country. It has been the aim of Mr. Pollard since he came to congress to apply his knowledge of agricultural matters to the solution of problems which' have confronted him and his neighbors throughout his farm life and with his enthusiasm compelled the Depart ment of Agriculture to recognize needs of farmers other than that spoken of In farm bulletins, with the result that a highly In telllgent body of men, experts In soils and seeds and experts who know how to con struct good roads, are scattered all over the country, holding kindergartens for the farms and the nation. They are teaching the best methods of stock raising and seed selection and are applying their scientific research for the benefit of the husbandman and the cattle grower. This year Instead of confining themselves to one district In a state, agents of the Department of Agri culture will go Into the several districts of Nebraska wherever needed to demonstrate their knowledge of not only spraying, but of seed and soil selection and the treatment of grains that may be blighted by disease If farmers throughout Nebraska will write to their congressman regarding needed demonstrations, the Department of Agrlcul ture will send these experts to centrally located points. Where meetings may be held and demonstrations given. Stock breeders, as is wellknown.have been breeding to type, keeping up both strains and lines. The same rules which are applied to stock breeding when applied to plant breeding result in larger acreage and better grades of staple crops than in animals. This scientific breeding of plants has Increased the output from 15 to 35 per cent. Opposition to Frea Seeds. Mr. Pollard has been a consistent oppon ent to free garden seeds, but the subcom mlttee of the agricultural committee has put In the usual appropriation for garden seeds, because of a desire to avoid the usual fight on the floor of congress. It Is barely poastble, however, that the full committee may cut out the appropriation before tha bill goes to tha house. In which event the usual fight will be participated, because the south stands aa a unit for free garden seeds and usually enough northern members are secured to put the appropria- tton tn the bill should the committee strike It out. Another matter In which the people of the First district, and for that matter, the whole state, are interested. Is the subject of good roads. Heretofore the agricultural appropriation bill has carried an appropna tlon for demonstratlona In road building, This year's appropriation bill, while It will carry the same appropriation for tha bureau of roads, the demonstrations of macadam road building will be abandoned and through Mr. Pollard's effort engineers will be sent Into communities to advise with commissioners and county boards as the besi. manner In which the roads of the county may be constructed. The cost of constructing macadam roads runs from $3,000 to 17,000 per mile, which makes It prohibitive In many sections of the coun try, and no farm community, especially in the west, can construct such roads and a the same time pay their other fixed charges. But In order that the farmers may have the very best obtainable advice It Is now proposed to send engineers throughout tha country In an advisory ea paclty to assist In bringing about good roads and a uniform system of road con structlon. In the First district of Nebraska the county commissioners report good re suits from the sand-clay roads now being built and It Is Just possible that other seo tlons of the stale nay find this soil of (CxintfeiuAd oa Second Pag.) RAILROADS MEET SITUATION Disposition to C'omslr wll Laws Praised tiy the Com mission. WASHINGTON, Frb. 18. Gratification Is expressed by the Interstate Commerce com mission over two conditions that have arisen within a day or two. In concrete form they mean that American railway officials, as a class, ara doing all that lies In their power to meet situations that have developed under the new laws applying to Interstate traffic. Information has reached the commission that the Baltimore A Ohio proposes to put Into effect tomorrow throughout Its system the so-called "nine-hour law," which by Its terms does not become operative until March 4 next. The law limits the hours of service of nil classes of trCsn operatives, particularly locomotive engineers and fire men, train dispatchers, railway telegraph ers, towermen and signal operators. Al ready the commission haa set February 27 as a date on which It will hear formal applications for an extension of the time of the operation of t'le nine-hour provision. If the time be extenicd as to the railroads which are able to how the commission good cause for the extension. However, the Baltimore 4 Ohio does not propose to await the result of the hearing. As explained to the commission, the pur pose of the officials of that system Is to put the law Into effect Immediately, In order that both the officials and the opera tives may become familiar with the new conditions before thev are made imperative by the act Itself. Another source of gratification to the commission is the very general compliance of the railroads with that provision of the Hepburn act which makes It obligatory upon carriers to submit to the commission monthly reports covering every phase of the operation of Interstate roads. The com mission now has complete reports for five months ended November 30 or 99 per cent of the railroad, mileage of the country. CHINESE LOOT FOR SALE Collection of Trophies from " Peking; Are Sent to the Art Market. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. Is. Mrs. E. H. Conger of Pasadena, widow of the late B. H. Conger of Iowa, United States mln Ister to China during the Boxer troubles which led to the Invasion of Peking by the allied armies, has sent to the American art galleries In New York City, for sale at public auction, a part of the remarkable collection of rare curios gathered by her during hor residence In the capital of China. It Includes bronzes, enamels, tapes tries. Ivory carvings,, Jado and rugs of a value that Mrs. Cogger is unable to esti mate. The collecting does not include ex quisite presents mage by Tsl An, the em press dowager, nor! by the Imperial prin cesses. These are retained almost sac redly. J The curios, Mrs. Clnger says, were gath ered from various iources. mainly f'om soldiers of the forefirn armies who looted the city. Her sons and relatives aided In the quest, but Minister Conger took no part In It. The collection, says Mrs. Con ger, was brought ;ln through San Fran Cisco with the baggage of the minister's family and was exer- from examination The '.etmris Jjra IK? .-' York ssile win dotermlne the value, and Mrs. Conger hints that she will pay from the proceeds such duty as the government may demand. An Immense bell from the temple of agriculture. Just outside the city of Peking. !s the biggest single piece In the collection offered for sale. It Is prized aa the rarest of tht lot. CHARLES W. MORSE ARRESTED Promoter nnd Ranker Taken Into " Custody on Ills Arrival from Enrope. NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Charles W. Morse, financier and promoter of many large combinations, Including the so called Ice trust and a merger of neariy all of the coastwise steamship lines, re turned today from his brief trip to Eu rope, was arrested In his stateroom when the steamer Etrurla reached quarantlno In the lower bay, held In custody until the ship was docked and was then whirled away In an automobile to the home of Justice Victor Dowllng of the supreme court, where he gave bonds In the sum of $20,000 to answer to two Indictments charging grand larceny and Involving the sum of $100,000. Mr. Morse was released and went Immediately to his Fifth ave nue hpme, where tonight he gave ou a statement asserting his innocence and asking the public to suspend Judgment until he haa had the opportunity of facing his accusers in court. Tomorrow morning Mr. Morse will ap pear before Justice Dowllng In open court and ylead "not guilty." He denied that his trip to Europe waa a flight. lie said he had gone to Europe to sell stock in a large Interest and to secure a fort night's' rest Both purposes were spoiled by the publication of reports that he was a fugitive from Justice he declared. KENTUCKY DEADLOCK STILL ON Month's Balloting; for Senator With out Reanlt Except Preventing; Legislation. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. 16. The Ken tucky general assembly has ballotted for exactly a month In an effort to elect a United States senator to succeed James B. McCreary and today Is apparently no nearer an election than It was on the day the first ballot was taken. On the first vote former Governor Beckham, who had been nom inated at the democratic prima; les, re ceived 66 votes, former Governor Bradley, republican caucus nominee, 64 votes, while seven democratic members were scattering and one 'republican absent through Illness. During the month In which the balloting haa proceeded Beckham gained back Sena tor Tabb, who voted against him the first day, but lost Representative Blair, while Representative Denman, who was 111, has recovered and Is now voting for Bradley, making the relative standing of the two candidates practically the same as when tha voting began. During the four weeks Intervening, how. ever, the limit of politics has been played by both democrats and republicans In the effort to secure an advantage In the race and break the deadlock. Sheriffs After Convention. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. 16.-(Special.) Sheriff Felix Alston of Big Horn county Is behind a movement to bring the 19u9 convention of the Interstate Sheriffs' as sociation to Wyoming. He Is arranging for this state to send a strong delegation to the 19 convention at Minneapolis, Minn., July 6, 7 and (, and believes that the de sire of sheriffs of the middle west to see the west will result In a decision to hold the next convention In Wyoming. The sheriffs of twenty states. Including those of the Rocky mountain region, are mem ber of the. Interstate Sheriffs' aaaoclatloo. POLITICAL POT IS NEBRASKA Beginning- to Bubble in Both of the Party Camps. THE FRACAS IN LANCASTER Fair Prospect that Metcalfe May Claim Place on the National Dem ocratic Deleaatlon Wanted br Dnnn. Delegates have now been chosen to the republican state convention In about half a dozen counties In different parts of Ne braska and In three counties presidential preference votes have been taken. In the presidential preference expressions tha strength of Mr. Taft has been shown as compared with all other candidates, by carrying two of the counties more than two to one, and In the third, Lancaster, by com ing a good second to President Roosevelt, sprung by tho "antis" with a view to pull ing Taft down. It la plain now that the antt-Taft men who were trying to rally behind La Follette have given that plan up as a bad Job and that their present scheme Is to project Roosevelt wherever possible In order to prevent Taft Instruc tions. Out In Hall county, for example, they say they are going to print Roosevelt's name on the ballot, although In direct vio lation of the primary plan adopted by the state committee, which gave a pla e only to "announced" candidates for president. It Is, of course, well known that President Roosevelt Is not only an "unannounced" candidate for president, but that he has an nounced that he is not to be considered a candidate. The mlxup In Lancaster county Is natur ally variously explained. The most plaus ible story Is that the rival politicians there were sparring for a place on one side and on the other trading everything else off to insure a convention endorsement of Mr. Rose for collector of Internal revenue. In order to put Senator Burkett In a hole. Here Is what the Lincoln Journal says about It, which Is, as It says, a "take your choice" option: It takes a wise political observer to analyze the results of the Lancaster county convention accurately. 8o many conflicting winds were blowing In that gathering and so many people with divergent purposes were working together that the whole pre sents a rather complicated problem. Frank Harrison Is rejoicing over the result, be cause it convinces him that there Is no real Taft sentiment In Nebraska, and that the Omaha machine can be very easily downed In the state convention. Some of the reactionary republicans are pleased, be cause they feel that the endorsement of Roosevelt opens the way to sending a pre tended Roosevelt oelegatlon to Chicago, which can be turned to Hughes or Cannon or Fairbanks when the president positively declines to be a candidate. That, it will be remembered, was the original scheme of the railroad crowd. The friends of Taft are not much disturbed over the situation. They say that every genuine Roosevelt man Is likely to be found in the Taft wagon at the proper time, and that a short ride with the president will keep the dele gates In good and safe company. They also say that all of this hot Roosevelt senti ment In the west will help force the east to take Taft to prevent the renomlnatlon of Roosevelt. And there you are. Take your choice. On th democratic aide, while the Douglas -euntr f.ci !., l,ave been chewing each other up, a big four slate haa been made by tha outsiders leaving Douglas county completely off the map. The proposal Is to choose as delegates-at-large W. H. Thompson of Grand Island, A. C. Shallen- berger of Alma, Dan V. Stephena of Fre mont and Richard L. Metcalfe of Lincoln. If thlB goes through, the endorsement of Ig. J. Dunn for delegate-at-large by the harmony compromise of the Jacks and the Jims will be nothing but a consolation prize, unless he wants to be lot down easy. with a place as alternate. The fight be tween the Jacks and the Jims, as Illumined by a man on the Inside, focused on the ambition of C. J. Smyth to make the nominating speech for Mr. Bryan at Den ver. Mr. Smyth was one of the Bryan delegation to the Chicago convention In 1896, where he did yeoman service for the chief and wanted to test his oratory again under similar favorable circumstances. The Dahlmanltes first put up Joseph Hayden for delegate-at-large to spike Smyth, who would not want to go against one of his own clients, and then Smyth was shifted to the district delegateBhlp. only to be finally eliminated from the slate. If Mr. Smyth Is to make the nominating speech, he will now have to get In as an alternate and arrange with his principal to give him tha privilege of the floor at the proper time. TRAIN SERVICE EXTENDED Milwaukee) Schedule 8. D. Road Starts Regnlar Between Aberdeen, -nnd Terry, Mont. TERRY. Mont., Feb. 16. The Chicago, Milwaukee tt St. Paul railway today ex tended to this city the train service of the company's Paciflo coast extension. Tha new line crosses the Yellowstone river for the first time at Terry. The train service is daily between Aberdeen. 8. D., Nearmart. N. D., and this city. The record of the Milwaukee railway In building Its Pacific coast extension has. It Is announced, never been equalled In the matter of time by any similar undertaking. Track Is now being laid at the rate of five miles per dsy, and by the end of this week the east and west track laying forces In Montana will meet In the vicinity of Miles City. It Is confi dently expected that trains over the new transcontinental railway will be operated through to Butte, Mont., by May, 1906, and Into Seattle and Tacoma about one year later. SNELL CASE GOES TO JURY Instructions of Court Are Generally Favorable to tho De fense, CLINTON. 111., Feb. 16-The $2,000,000 Bnell case went to the Jury late this after noon. Judge Cochran's Instructions are re garded aa favorable to the defenders of the will. In particular, he told the Jurors that a man might be a moral leper and still make a sound will, and that the proof of mental and moral depravity does not dis prove testamentary capacity. Up to a late hour tonight the Jury had not reported reaching a verdict In the case, and It la now thought the verdict will not be announced before Monday. HYMENEAL B u rna-Joh nson . GARRETSON. 8. D.. Feb. 16.-(Speolal.) Fred Bums, night operator at the Qreat Northern depot here, and Miss Tilda John son of this city were married Friday even Ing at Sioux Falls, they having made th trip to Sioux Falls and back without th knowledge of their friends, heno the mar riage was at first a (rent aurprlsa ta ail. FIGHTING GERMAN INFLUENCE Explorer Plans Croande In This Conn- try to Itenlare Prestige of French Antbori, PARIS, Feb. IS (Special.) Inder the leadership of Hugues Le Roux, the dis tinguished writer and explorer, a movement Is In In i? promoted In this country which cannot fail to meet with the ready sym pathy and practical aupnort of all Ameri cans who love French culture and thought as expressed In the works, literary, scien tific, historical and artistic, of French writers of today. Ungues Le Roux Is a busy man nnd you must catch him when you can. This Is what, he said: "In the course of my visit to the United States, when I lectured In some seventy or eighty centers of American culture. I marked with sorrow the great Injury done to French production by tho license of certain French novels and the shameless speculation of certain anonymous persons who dare not even acknowledge the pub lishers of their repugnant books. On the other hand, the teaching of French In the Vnlted States is alqpost exclusively In the hands of persons who are French neither by race nor education. One Is amazed to see that a considerable portion of the French teaching Is done by Germans. I say 'teaching,' but It would be more cor rect to say that they take all manner of precautions tc prevent their pupils from ever speaking the language they are sup posed to be learning. They are made to explain with a baggage train of ridiculous and false erudition mediaeval texts which Frenchmen of today do not understand. Meanwhile, German culture Is developing and the American youth Is taught that Germans alone know how to write those serious and scientific books which a seri ous mind demands. "I have risen in arms against the cleverly engineered campaign of obstruction, which Is as detrimental to American Interests as It Is to French. I have procured the sup port of our government and I am delighted to say that our efforts sre being crowned with success. "M. Damour, a former French consul. Is going to open an agency first of all at New Orleans for the sale of French books. A score of leading publishers of works of science, history, literature and art have undertaken collectively to furnish the funds necessary to the undertaking. Every week lectures will be held at the 'Llbralrk Francalse' on new books which-have Just been published, and, what will doubtless prove very acceptable to the American pub lic, the books themselves, together with our reviews, will be laid out on tables, open and ready cut, so that Intending purchasers may see for themselves the contents and form of the book before they buy it. "Our travelers will canvass the west, from St. Paul and St. Louis to San Francisco and If our scheme fulfills our anticipations we shall extend a similar organization to the east and New York. Americans will thus have an opportunity of becoming- familiar with the literary output of our great French presses, and they will see that France Is Intellectually and mora'ly a very different community from that which the trnshy 'yellow back' would lead them to suppose." BRING THE SEA TO THE FARMS Tlerh-ert Quick,: Editorial Writer of Eastern. Maa-aslne, Says It Is Possible. 'The South Dakota farmer now pays to his best primary market $4.70 per ton to have his wheat crop hauled to Chicago, 775 miles. If th Missouri river were developed as I believe It will be In years not- far distant, he might ship It to St. Louis or Chicago for 70 cents and save the $4, and his land would be worth more by $2 an acre per year." This ,1s the opinion of Herbert Quick, editorial writer of The Reader Magazine, who was In Omaha yesterday, after a trip to the mouth of the Mississippi river. Mr. Quick Is writing a series of articles for tho magazine on "Inland waterways" and the magazine, which has Just been secured by the Putnam publishing house. Intends to throw Its Influence back of the move ment to develop the waterways of the country. J. O.' Curwood will continue to write of the 'Romance of the Great Lakes'," said Mr. Quick, "which Is a powerful argu ment In favor of connecting the lakes and the sea. The series which I have been assigned to write will run In the magazine for five months. Two of the articles have already appeared. I find everywhere In tense Interest In the subject of waterways, I find the farmers awakening to the fact that It Is possible to bring the sea to the farms. "This Is no dream, this waterway talk. It Is even now assuming shape, and Is almost beyond the stage of agitation. When we present the figures to those who are paying tha freight the people the policy of improving our waterways will be a fact. Tell a farmer that a ton of freight goes L000 miles on the Ohio river for 70 cents and between Louisville and New Orleans for less money and he begins' to grasp the advantage which he would have If the sea was brought to his farm. "Out in Oregon one community has saved $7,000,000 by developing tha Columbia river, all In ten years. For years they paid $7 per ton for freight, but when the locks were put In they got a rate of $2 per ton." Mr. Quick Is confident that the farmers of the west will go back of the movement, as they have never gone back of a public enterprise before. He Is talking the $4.75 per ton for wheat from points like Eureka. S. D., to Chicago, and the water rate of 41 cents for the same ton of wheat from Chicago to Buffalo, a distance much greater. THREE AFTER COUNTY SEAT Kerrlck and Burke Fight to Take Ffanchlse from Fairfax. BONESTEEL, 8. D Feb. lfc-(Speclal.) A bitter county-seat fight Is now In full swing In Gregory county. About the'flrst of January th towns of Herrlck and Burke started out with petitions, and both were successful In procuring numerous signa tures, praying that the county seat be moved from Fairfax to their respective towns. When th county commissioners convened the first of January, both towns were on th ground In full force, and each was well supplied with legal talent of various grades. Th county commissioners could not determine whether or not they had the authority to settle the question. There seemed to be a question among law yers as to whether or not Fairfax waa a permanent county seat and th commis sioners refused to act on either petition until th courts had ruled on that question. . u. . .. A , r , . . i. s v. ... , 1 no tuwu ul jiciiKft lunnwim got OUt a writ of mandamus and the circuit Judge ordered the commissioners to meet at once and consider the Herrlck petition. The county commissioners forthwith convened at Fairfax. Large delegations from Her rlck and Burke, aa well as lawyers from all parts of tha county are la attendance. MOURN FOR DRUMlh' Commissioner Cowell SugjesU Lr.rgi Fund for Detective's Family. A TRIBUTE TO BRAVE SERVICE Simply to Show Appreciation and Sympathy of Citizens. FUNERAL OF OFFICER TUESDAY Four Platoons of Police to Etcort Cortege to St. Cecilia's Church. CHIEF TELLS OF HIS WORK Every Officer of the Department Has i Good Word for the Murdered Detective and Wears Monru lag for Hint. While the whole police department of Omaha Is In mourning for Detective 8 mo:t 8. pTummy, who was shot to death ly a negro desperado Saturday night. Tollcj Commissioner Cowell will head a move.nrnt to show the appreciation of Drummy long service, snd give the family of tlie officer a substantial sum from the oltljens of Omaha. Commissioner Cowell was one of the first callers at the Drummy home Sunday. He spent some time there with the family, ex pressing the sympathy which he and all the city feel In the desth of the offlctr. "I am shocked beyond measure." ha rai l to a reporter. "I hnd the highest eefvvd for Mr. Drummy. He was a man of ).l.h courage and devoted to his duty. "For thst reason, I will be glad to con tribute to a fund for the family and bo lleve the citizens of Omaha should tnlsa such a fund to show their appreciation of the services of a brave officer. "Not that the family Is In need of the money which would be contributed, but It Is the only way we havo of showing our feeling In the matter." Fnneral on Tnrntlay. Tho funeral of Detective Simon Drummv will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clnk from St. Cecelia's Catholic church, Forth t'.i and Burt streets. Father Harrington o'fl clatlng. Interment will be In Holy Sepulchre cemetery. The funeral cortg will leave the residence, 4236 Harney strct. at about 8:30 o'clock. It will be led by four platoons of lollce and all the detect and policemen and officers that can be spared from duty will attend. The rall bcarers will probably be selected from the lodges to which Mr. Drummy belonged. The police station st Eleventh and Dodg streets Is draped Insld and out with bl io'.c and every officer wears a broad band of black ribbon pinned under his shield tn memory of Simon Drummy, who met his death In the brave performance of his duty. The body was taken from the undertaking rooms of Heafey Heafey to the house Sunday afternoon where Chief of Po'lce Donahue and other members of th polios department did what they could to allovl-ts. the distress of the family. Mrs. Drummy was bearing up bravely, but th grief of the children was pitiable. Detective Steve Maloney, who was Dru.n my's partner, and Detective Bulllvan, w'ic, was with him at the time of the tragedy, have been assigned to duty at the hotise until the funeral to do anything they car for the family. All of the detectives and police offlecrt and most of the policemen, many accom panied by their wives, called at the hotist Sunday and a great crowd of others a'si v'ewed the body. Friends can see the body at the house any time today. A postmortem examination was made by Coroner's Physician W. R. Lavender yei terday morning. Tha bullet had entered at the point of the nose, gone under tha left eye and near the left ear, -lodging at tlx base of the brain. Inauest Will Bo Necessary. County Attorney English asked for an In quest and Coroner Davis will hold th I Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock; In police court. The Jury will be sworn In today and taken to the house to view the body. "Detective Drummy was one of the bean officers we had," said Chief of Police Dona hue, "I can't say anything too good foi him. He was good In every respect. Ht wore his rough side out, but I know from s close friendship during sixteen, years, thst phere was never a bigger hearted man. Hi waa a man who took the lead In thlngi and he seemed fearless In the pursuit ol bad men. He was a domestic man and nr. all around good citizen. Though he raised a large family, he also lived frugally snd had some money saved. The police de partment and his family have sustained a great loss." Chief of Detectives Savage, under whonr. Detective Drummy worked, Is very deeply affected by the tragedy. "I can scarcely realize that It has hap pened," he aald. "Drummy was one of the best men I have. He had courage of tho highest order. In fact, he did not know what fesr meant. This negro was a des perate man with a bad record, but Drummy walked right up to him fearlessly. H was a good officer, a pleasant companion, a firm friend. He was always at work and If you look through the rogues' gallery you will find the name of Drummy as the ar resting officer on the back of many of the photographs of the most desperat crim inals who have been arrested." Captain Mostyn spoke In tho highest terms of Detective Drummy, both person ally and as an officer. He said th record of the detective on, the Omaha pollc de partment Is an enviable one. Men Caught by Drammr. The following are some of the desperat fugitives from Justice arrested during tha last year by Detective Drummy. They are taken from the annual report of Chief of Police Donahue: Walter Harrison, desperado and highway man, Carthage, Mo.; J. S. Morris, burglary, Ames, la.; E. M. Bowlby, forgery, Denver, Colo.; Oscar Magble, burglaiy, Jollet, HI.; B. F. Winston, grand larceny. Cedar Rap Ids, la.; Ft(c Barkley, forgery, Kansas City, Mo.; Bud Brooks, burglary. Cheater, 111. j Ernest Wilson, burglary, South Omaha; A. E. Alden, highway robbery. South Omaha. Detective Drummy also captured B. Cartwrlght in 1904. Cartwrlght was wanted In Belle Fourche, S. D., for cattla rustling. Drummy surprised him In his room where he was living In Omaha. Tha desperado made a dash for his bed, where he had a brace of pistols, but the defective beat him to the bed. secured the weapon and placed his man under arrest. Drummy also arrested Charles Punt phrey lHtt fall In Rsvenden Springs, Ark. He brought him back and Pumphrey was sentenced to life Imprisonment for the murder of the Chliiamun, Ham Pak. Detective Steve Ma'.oney was the Usual , partner of Detectlv Drummy. Th faa.