Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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.