The Omaha " Daily Bee
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VOL. XXXVII NO. 211.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOHNINO, FEBRUARY 19, 1908 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
LAND GRANTS VOID
Department of Justice to Bring Suit
Againit Oregon Roads.
PUBLIC DOMAIN ULEOALLY HELD
aWSSBSBnaBmM
Title to Millioi f Acrt.; t Yet
SENATE DEBA' SUZ T
Reolution Presented b. VT-
Brings Up Legal 1 sj. .
MB. FO BAKES DOES NOT JbfOW
Ohio Senator Doubt the Propriety
or Necessity of Passing a Rrso
' lutlon Ttllmaa Talk
, of Condition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The fact that
the Department of Justice ha made all
preparation to begin a ault to enforce the
term of government land giants in the
state of Oregon vti brought out In the
senate today when Senator Fulton of the
committee on Judiciary, reported a resolu
tion authorising the department to bring
such ault and asked for .its Immediate
adoption. Senator Heyburn asserted that
hundred of million of dollar would be
found to be In volved If the proceedings
were made general.
The resolution was generality discussed
by senators, the only action urged against
It being based on the idea that the attorneys
general wa now empowered by law to do
all that waa sought by the resolution. Dur
ing the discussion of the resolution. Sena
tor Fulton announced that the department
was ready to proceed and merely wanted
the authority of congress to meet any
possible question that may be ral-ei aga nst
the legality of the proceedings.
The resolution also applies to the grant
made to aid in the construction of a tele
graph line from Portland to Ontario and
McMlnnvllle, Ore., under the act of May
4, 1870. The resolution authorizes the at
torney general to ascertain and enforce all
the tight existing In favor, of the United
States If It appear that the lands are for
feited to the United State by the viola
tion of the condition of these acts.
Senator Fulton said there was no ques
tion but that the road had violated the
term of these grant as the violation had
been admitted before the subcommittee of
the committee on Judiciary.
Iand Withheld from Settler.
Mr. Tllman explained that he had Intro
duced the original resolutions In view of
what he had learned while on a visit to the
Pacific coast He waa satisfied that rail
road are withholding from settlement
land worth million bf dollars.
The propriety and neoesalty of paaslng
auch a resolution waa, questioned by Mr.
Foraker.
Mr. Pulton did not 1 personally believe
the resolution wa necessary, but the at
torney , general wanted It he thought It,
he thought It nljpijlrt.be passed. , ,
Senator Nelson said the supreme court
had dealded that the forfeiture of such
grant could be enforced either In the
court or by congress.
"This resolution,." he said, "1 merely an
expression that congres prefer to have the
court take action. Congress could only
declare absolute forfeiture, but the court
of equity could aay to the railroad that if
they prooed to comply with the term of
the grant their grant would not be for
feited." Condition in Other State.
Senator Heyburn said the same condition
referred to In the resolution exists In all
land grant abate, although only Oregon 1
referred to In the resolution. For forty
year the railroads, he said, had refused
to comply with the term of these grants
The settler could not proceed against the
railroads to force them to comply with the
terms of their grant to the land, because
the proceeding could only be brought by
Uie government which gave the grant
- Thl question." he added. 'Involve ml
lion of acre of land worth hundred of
million of dollar." ' . '
In reply to a question by Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Ileyburn said he thought the same limita
tion existed In the land grant of the Nor
thern Paclflo railway. Senator Dixon,
Fulton and Nelson did not agree with hlirr
In that statement
STEENERSON JS VINDICATED
Marine Who Wu Drowned Lost Life
While Trying to Save
Comrade.
NEWPORT, U. I., Feb. 18.-That Private
Benjamin R. Steeneraon of the marine
corps, who with hi comrade John R. Mc
intosh, wa drowned off a tugboat in Nar
raganeett bay last Sunday did not commit
suicide and had not been drinking waa the
report tonight of the naval .board which
has been Investigating the death of the
two men. The naval board learned that
Mcintosh had fallen overboard and that
the tug had turned around and had been
searching for him for about twenty min
utes, when Steeneraon, thinking he saw
hi omrade' body, reached for It and
losing hi balance fell overboard. He cried
for held and tried to reach a lifebuoy
which had been threwn out, but the buoy
drifted away from him and he sank.
These facts, the board declares, prove that
Steeneraon did not commit suicide and it
ha been established, the report aay. that
the young man had not been drinking.
CORPORATIONS BARRED OUT
Attorney General of Iowa Decide
They May Not Own Saloon
In State.
DBS MOINES. Feb. 18. Attorney Gen
eral Byer ha derided that corporation
oannnt lawfully own and ODerate retail
saloon In Iowa. It la believed that half
of the saloon in me state are owned,
operated or controlled by corporations. In
riiiriinsr the brewery companies.
The opinion waa elicited by Inquiry sub
mitted by the executive council and the
decision waa transmitted to the council
yesterday morning by Attorney General
Byer.
GILLETTE MUST DIE IN CHAIR
Supreme Ceart of New York Deride
Cheater Gillette Gnllty
f Murder.
ALBANY, N. Y- Feb. 18.-Tho court of
appeal today decided that Chester Gil
iett of Cortland, must die In the electric
:halr foi the murder of hi sweetheart
Srace Brow of South Otsellr. Chenango
county, at B'.g Moose luke In the Adiron
dack, on July It IV06. The court affirms
the Judgment of conviction of murder In
the first degree and the sentence of death,
rendered at the extraordinary term of tbs
upreme oourt In Herkimer county.
SUMMARY OF THE DEE
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Billiard covers states of tho middle
west. ' Page 1
Representative Boutell of Illinois on
the thirty-fourth anniversary of the
first speech of Speaker Cannon delivers
an eulogy upon him 1ft the house. Page 1
Four men long adrift In a lifeboat hav
ing been wrecked on the Emily Reed.
Page
American fleet la approaching Callao.
Page 1
Brakeman on the Missouri Kansas A.
Texas road confesses to theft Pag 1
Foreign minister Sanson of the Hatflcn
republic flee to the French legation tor
refuge. Page 1
Store at Lexington burn with heavy loss.
j Page S
Dr. James Woods of Schuyler will be
prosecuted on the charge of having a free
pass Pare 3
Illinois state committee endorsee Can
non for the presidency. Pag 1
Secretary Shaw believes the time ha
come for republicans to view the field
dispassionately. ' Page 1
Senator Stone saya the Aldrlch bill will
not meet the actual needs of the country.
Pag a
Iowa freight rates on live stock should
be higher than on produce according to
testimony of railroad men before the rail
road commission. Page 1
Secretary Straus present figure to
show that foreigner are leaving Ameri
can shore in large number. Pag 1
Missouri republican endorse Secretary
Taft for president Page 1
Ohio state committee of democrats en
dorse W. J. Bryan. Page 1
Plan of Tork postofflce building will
be changed and made more ornate to
bring It cost up to the amount appro
prlated. V ' '- ''. Pag 1
. , X.OC4X.
Throng attend the funeral of Simon
S. Drummy, murdered detective, despite
the storm of Tuesday morning, and the
body was layed to rest in the cemetery of
tho Holy Sepulcher. Page 8
Deepest snow In twenty years, which
fell in twenty-four hours, tie up street
car line and make traffic almost im
possible Tuesday, while few people at
tend the theater in the evening because
of the storm. Pag 1
D. C. Bradford said to have paid $80
per front foot for a residence site at
Thirty -ninth and Harney . streets, plan
ning to build a home which will coet from
126,000 to 140,000. Page 10
OOKMUCIU AJTD lit DUBTJUBf AI
Live stock market Pag T
Grain markets Page 7
Stocks and bonda , Pag T
KOVEMEXTTS OP OCEAN aTBAJCSXIPS.
Port. Arrived. Ballad.
NEW YORK ....RrrnUm
NEW TORK ....Alio
NP-.W YOKK ....Dues d'Akruiii ..
PHILADELPHIA. Haverford .......
BOSTON Canoplo
GLASGOW Caledonia Namldlan.
HAVRE Powaranlan.
Fll'ME ... Rlavoola,
P.HKMKN Koln.
CHERBOURG .. it. Louia
LIVERPOOL .... WiDlrradlaa ....
BT WIRELESS.
Browhead Minneapolis for London and
Zeeland for New York off this station;
time and distance not, given.
MURDER IS OUTCOME OF FEUD
Two Italian Engage In Deadly Qanr
rei in nroomyn ueeauae ox
Marriage.
NEW YORK. Fab. 18. John Scttender I
dead and Rossi Morani is In a hospital
dying as a result f an enmity whloh began
In Italy fifteen year ago. At that time
both men were suitor for the hand of the
aame girl. Morani married her and Sci
tender threatened that he would kill him
It he. had to follow him around the world
to find the opportunity. Morani came to
America with hi bride and ha lived in
Brooklyn ever since. Last night the two
men met on the street in Brooklyn for the
first time since the threat wa made.
Bcttender drew a rasor and without a word
slashed Morani about the head and shoul
ders. The men grappled and rolled about
on the sidewalk until Morani wa able to
drew a revolver, with which he shot his
enemy. Scltender died half an hour. later
and Morani will not live.
DREAM LOCATES WEDDING RING
New Jersey Man Obey It Mandate
aad Seenree Jewel Long
Loat.
WEST LIVINGSTONE. N. J , Feb. 1"8.-
Aa a result of a vivid dream, thrice re.
peated, George Chester of this town has
found hla wlfe"a wedding ring which ahe
loat nearly five year ago. In a dream
Chester saw himself sitting under a tree
beside a road. When he rose he displaced
a small stone, under which was a bright
object, which, when he picked It up, proved
to be the lost ring. That waa on Friday
night, and on Saturday and Sunday nights
the dream waa repeated. Members of the
family laughed at the dream, but yealer
day Cheater went to th tree, having recog
nlsed It location, and there found the ring
exactly a he had seen It In hi dream.
Philadelphia Municipal Kleetloa.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IS. With the ex
ception of corneals In several of the wards,
little Interest is being shown In the muni
cipal election Here today for oity solicitor,
magistrates, rouncllnien and minor ward
offices. A light vole is being cast. The re,
luuiu-ia uniuuMiri, wiui poskioiy one ex
ception, will be elected by substantial ma
jorities. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 18 Aside from
sharp contests for ward offioes In a num
ber of districts, there Is no Interest la the
munioUMU auaeuua here today.
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S10RM COVIRS WIDE AREA
Enow Extendi from Central Nebraska
to Chicago.
TRAFFIC IS GREATLY DELATED
Snow Nino to Twelve Iaehee Deep
and Still Falling nt Many
, Poluto -Temperature
la Falling;.
LINCOLN, Feb. 18. The storm which
broke over southeastern Nebraska early
thla morning and prevailed furiously 'during
the day, continued tonight with but slightly
decreased Intensity. In Lincoln snow fell
to the depth of nine Inches, drifting badly
In place and all but bringing street traffic
to a standstill. Starting at 2 o'clock a m.
with shovelers and snow plows, both street
car companies made an effort to keep their
lines open, and succeeded In a Measure, but
before noon the Citizens' line gave up, and
such cars as were not hopelessly blocked
were sent to the barns. Hie Traction com
pany maintained a sort of service most of
the day. Railroad, trains were not badly
delayed, but tralnrrent said It wa the worst
storm experienced for years, blixiard con
ditions prevailing In the country where the
wind had a sweep. Six rural letter carriers
starting this morning from the city got In
the country three or four miles and were
obliged to turn back, their horses missing
the roads and floundering helplessly In the
drifts. City carriers made only partial de
liveries. .
Southeast of Lincoln as far as the Miss
ouri river, the storm was worse than here.
At Beatrice and Nebraska City the snowfall
amounted to ten inches and the wind blew
a gale. Westward the storm was severe
a far a Hasting and northwest to
Aurora. While snow had been predicted, the
high wind and low temperature wa unex
pected, and farmer were caught unpre
pared. The stock range country, however,
Is outside the storm area, and there will be
no losses of consequence.' Tonight In Lin
coln, the temperature 1 falling and the air
1 full of snow.
Railroads Badly Crippled.
BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 18. Special
Telegram.) A blizzard ha been raging
here today and snow covers the ground to
the, depth of ten inches. It has drifted
badly In places and a a reBUlt traffic on
the railroads ha been Interrupted. The
Bvirl!rigton did not succeed in getting any
train through from Holdrege and
Nebraska City until tonight Train on
all the road were from one to six hours
behind time. The storm is the most
severe visiting this section in several
year. The temperature la falling tonight
HARVARD, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.)
A severe storm 1 coming from the north
today which had continued for the most
part of the night though only a small
amount of snow had fallen at daylight
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) The worst enow storm of the win
ter visited thla vicinity Monday night,
the snow having fallen all night and a
strong wind blowing from tho north
drifted it badly and in place from four to
six feet high. More snow fell last night
than ha previously, fallen this winter.
Trains are alt late today and the storm
continue.
WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 18. (SpeciaL)-
A snowstorm closely approaching to a bllz
sard has been prevailing in this section
for the last eighteen hours without cessa
tion. Snow Is falling heavily, with a strong
northeast wind. Drift are forming In
some place four feet high and the snow
is blowing furiously. Railroad traffic Is
considerably delayed and travel in the coun
try roads is almost impossible by reaaon
of the deep drifts.
LINWOOD. Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.) It
began to anow about 8 o'clock last night
and has snowed i continuously for over
twenty hours. It Is very damp and a high
north wind prevails, drifting and packing it
badly. It Is hard on stock where it is not
sheltered. All trains will be delayed.
Violent Storm In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18. The most violent
storm that has visited Chicago In many
year commenced at 7 o'clock thl morning
and tonight I raging with Increasing vio
lence and there Is no prospect of a lessen
ing of it violence before morning.
By 4 o'clock this afternoon seven Inches
of snow had fallen and It waa still coming
down heavily. The wind at frequent In
tervals blew with a velocity of fifty miles
an hour, and It hurled the snow through
the streets In such blinding cloud that It
was Impossible to see for a greater dis
tance than a half square and often the
ran se of vision would be limited to a few
feet. A great number of accldenta of a
minor character were caused by the col
lisions between wagons and street car. Up
to 6 o'clock tonight no serious casualties
diad been reported, although quite a num
ber Of people had been Injured by wagons
and hv fulls on the navement
At 6 o'clock when the home-going crowd
was at Its thickest, the wind waa blowing
so heavily and the anow waa falling In
such blinding sheet that It was positively
dangeroua to attempt to cross Michigan
avenue and lta intersection with either
Jackson boulevard or Van Buren street.
These crossings are used by thousands of
people every night to reach their homes in
the southern part of the city, and in the
suburbs by mean of the Illinois Central
railroad. It waa found necessary to station
a. large number of city and park police at
these corner to assist women and often
It was all the officers could do to pilot
woman across without assistance. It was
out of the question for a woman to cross
the street by herself. An officer was sta
tioned a half a square west of the orosslng
of Jackson boulevard and Michigan 'avenue
with ordera to send women back or to
bring them through the Stratford hotel, by
which mean the worst portion of the
crossing waa evaded. The street car com
paniea and the elevated roads fared well
throughout the day, but th heavy Increase
of snow that came In the late afternoon
made desperate work for them. Every
available man and all the snow plows
were constantly at work in keeping the
tracks clear. In the suburbs the trolley
lines were operated with great difficulty,
because of the constantly increasing drifts
and locomotion became constantly more
difficult It was estimated at the weather
bureau that the fall of snow would amount
to one foot or more by morning.
Bllssard Over Kansas.
TOFEKA. Kan.. Feb. 18. A bllssard pre
vail over Kansas today. The railroad
office report a high wind and drifting
snow, but no delay to traffic so far. The
Rock Island, however, la running it pas
senger train with double-header engine.
In Jewell county the worst storm of years
is reported.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 18,-Wlth a
temperature slightly below the freeslng
point, a heavy, vt anow began falling
throughout westsrn Missouri early, today.
WITCHITA. Kan.. Feb. 18.-A thlrty-eix
(CoaUnuod a fag TweJ
SETTLEMENT REGARDED FINAL
Reply of Japan to MemornnAnnt from
. United state on Immigra
tion Reeelved.
TOKIO. Feb. 18. Th reply of Japan to
the memorandum from the. American
government of January 26 will be handed to
Ambassador Thomas J. O'Brien tomorrow,
February It.
The document which ha been carefully
prepared, outline plans for the proposed
future control of the emigration of Japan
ese to America. It Includes many conces
sions which followed conferences between
Ambassador O'Breln, Viscount Hayaahl,
Japanese minister of foreign affairs. Baron
Iahll, chief of. the bureau of commerce
and Mr. D. W. Stevens, adviser to the
Japanese embassy at Washington. The
latter Is acting a adviser to th
foreign office pending the arrival of Mr.
Denlson, who I expected to resume duties
of that position on April 13, upon his return
from his vacation. It is believed among the
Japanese officials that the proposed plana
for the restriction of . emigration will be
satisfactory and therefore will finally settle
all the existing differences.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-That there Is
to be the least posstblo delay in the offi
cial reception of Baron Kogoro Takahlra
as ambassador from Japan, was indicated
today In an early call at the State de
partment of Counsel! Mlyaoka of the
Japanese embassy, to take the first step
In arranging the details. These details
Include the sending of a formal note to
Secretary Root from the embassy requir
ing Information -of the president' pleasure
In the matter. The president will fix a
date and hour for the reception.
SHIPS APPROACHING CALLAO
Wtreleea Dlapateh from' Admiral
Brass Say Fleet I Not Far
from There.
y 1
LIMA. Peru, Feb, 18.-10:60 a m. A wire
less dispatch ha Just been received here
from the fleet of American battleships
under Rear Admiral Evans. It Is dated
Tuesday, :tfi a. m., and says that at that
hour the vessels were ISO miles from Callao.
VALPARAISO. Feb. 18. The doings on
the coast of Chile of the Japanese steamer
Kasato Maru ' In view ' of the proximity
of the American battleship fleet,- attracted
considerable attention here. The Kasato
Maru left Iqulque on January 23, and
steamed out to sea. Nothing was heard
from it until two day ago, when It ar
rived at Tocopllla, a small maritime town
in Antofagaata province, 10 mllea distant
from Iqulque. The fact that the vessel
spent twenty-four days between these two
ports lead to the suspicion 'in some quar
ters that It ha been observing the progress
of the American fleet or studying the
Chilean coast in the vicinity of Tocopllla.
The Kasato Maru 1 equipped with wire
less telegraphy.
According to the elapsed time and the
distance covered since leaving Punta
Arenas on February 18, It I evident that
the American battleships are proceeding at
the rate of about ten knot an hour. At
this rate they should reach Callao ahnut
midnight of Wednesdsy. It I probable.
however, that they will alow down and
enter the harbor Thur-,Vj morning.
ASSASSINATION STORY FALSE
Rnmor King Alfonso Was Killed
Arose from Bomb Throwing
at Madrid.
MADRID, Feb. 18. There is no truth in
the report current In Paris last night that
King Alfonso had been assassinated. The
rumor waa probably an outgrowth of the
bomb explosions at Barcelona yesterday,
which now appear to have been the work
of anarchists. In addition to the killing of
one woman and dangerously wounding an
other and a child the explosions caused
much damage to buildings. The precise
object of the outrages has not been made
clear, but It la Interesting to note that
the factions of the parliamentary opposi
tion recently united In a request to the
government to rebtore the constitutional
guaranteea In Barcelona, declaring that the
normal conditions prevailed.
King Alfonso Is at present at Seville.
SANSON FLEES FOR REFUGE
Ilaytlan Minister of Foreign Af
fair Seek It In French -Legation.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, Feb. 18,-The
leader of the last unsuccessful revolu
tionary movement Including General Flrmlnl,
who took refuge several weeks ago In the
foreign legations at Gonalves, still refuse
to come out and surrender, and In spite
of the demand of the government neither
the consuls nor the foreign diplomatic re
presentation will turn the refugees over
to the authorities.
President Nord, thoroughly dissatisfied
with the negligence in this matter of his
minister of foreign affairs, M. Sanson, re
moved the minister from office, whereupon
M. Sanson also took refuge at the French
legation here.
FINLAND FREEJJF PLOTTERS
Appointment of General Von B Ocea
nian to Be Governor Causes Exo
dus of Revolutionists.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18. The appoint
ment of General Von Boeckman to be gov
ernor of Finland haa produced much ex
citement among the revolutionists and ter
rorists who, in the past have found Kin-
land a covert base of operationa for plota
of all klnda. They are now leaving In great
numbera, moat of them going to Sweden.
This clearing Finland of plottera will
greatly facilitate the work of the Russian
police In guarding the lives of prominent
personages In St. Petersburg.
COST IN IOWA IS SO MUCH MORE
Railroads Bar Live Stork Rates
Should Bo More Than Those
on Produce.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-Evldence for the
Corn Belt Meat Produers' association which
charges the railroads of the middle west
with discriminating againat Iowa stock
raisers, was completed today before the In
terstate Commerce commission and the
railroads began their defense.
E. E. Watson, general freight agent of
the Chicago, Great Western railroad, de
clared that the ratea are low as they can
be If the roada are to make profit on the
carrying of live tock to Chicago. He de
clared that the earning per car of .the
railroads on live stock average but one
third to one-half of those on butter, eggs,
dressed poultry, wheat, coal and iron.
F. P. Lyman, asaistant general freight
agent of the Chicago & Northwestern, cor
roborated the statements made by Mr. Wat
son. He declared that th coat of hauling
live stock In Iowa wa more than th a
Jjeaae of carrying other v?r"Tiftrth'lia
BOUTELL TALKS' OF CANNON
niinoii Congressman Recalls' Inci
dent of Early Career.
AMIVEESAEY OF TIBST SPEECH
Young Mas Admitted Having Oat
la HI Pocket aad Told the
Critics Wateh Them
Grow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Thirty-four
year ago today Speaker Cannon delivered
his first speech In the house of repre
sentatives, and the anniversary was
marked by a tribute to the speaker by Mr.
Boutell of Illinois soon after that body
met today. Mr. Boutell recalled the noted
men of the house at that time, whose
friendship Mr. Cannon enjoyed, and. In re
ferring to the speaker's speech, said that
these men were present and heard hla re
marks. Among them he mentioned Speaker
Blaine, Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut
William P. Frye and Eugene Hale of
Maine, Henry L. Dawes, E. Rockwood
Hoar, George F. Hoar, Benjamin F. But
ler, Julius C Burrows, James A. Garfield,
Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia, Wil
liam R. Morrison of Illinois, William &
Holman of Indiana, Luciua Q. C. Lamar
of Mississippi, Richard P. Bland of Mis
souri, Fernando Wood of New York, Sam
uel J. Randall of Pennsylvania and Roger
g. Mills of Texaa
Details of First Speerh.
Mr. Boutell said that Mr. Cannon, then
yeara old. spoke on a bill reducing rates
of postage on books, for the carrying free
of newspaper within the counties of their
publication and for the extension of th
franking privilege to public correspondence.
"He made a carefully prepared, logical
argument in support of the bill," said Mr.
Boutell, "reinforcing his propositions by a
well-ordered array of convincing figures.
It waa a speech that could only have been
made after hard work and thorough prep
aration." Several extracts from the speech
were read by Mr. Boutell, who spoke of
a gibe by a member directed at Mr. Can
non that "the gentleman must have oats
In his pocket."
Mr. Boutell said that tumultuous applause
greeted Mr. Cannon's retort when be said:
"I understand the gentleman. Yes, I have
oats In my pocket and hayseed In my hair,
and the western people generally are af
fected In the same way; and we expect
that the seed, being good, will yield a good
crop I trust tenfold and the sooner leg
islation is had, not only as proposed by
this bill, but in all other respects as the
people desire and equity and Justice shall
dictate, the better It will be In the long
run for all people In this country, whatever
may be their calling or wherever they
may reside."
Cannon's Reply to Criticism.
He said that it had been charged that
the city press opposed the bill, and on this
point Mr. Boutell quoted Mr. Cannon as
follows:
'I do not believe that the city press will
as a unit oppose this bill. A portion of it
may from selfish motives;, honest In other.
I certainly have no desire to call upon
myselt.Uis assauHa-of the city press, or any
portion of It. Nor do I fear It a long aa
I trjjly represent my constituents and act,
In my representative capacity, for the In
terest of the people. Nor would I change
the power of the press to assail my acts or
those of anyone else. On the other hand,
every member of congress or other agent
of the people should court a fair criticism
of his acts, and if he vitally misrepresents
the people, they should, and no doubt
would, fall to continue him In places of
trust But no man Is a proper person to
represent the people unless he has the
honesty and the backbone to stand and
do 'what 1 right and for the interest of
the people without reference to what any
one else may say of him or what the ac
tion of the press may be In the premises."
"That speech," said Mr. Boutell, "gave
Mr. Cannon a position as one of the strong
men in the house and won for him the re
spect of hi colleagues in both branches
of congress and of the leaders In official
life."
ILLINOIS IS BEHIND CANNON
Republican State Committee Adopts
Resolution for Him.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Feb. 18.-The repub
lican atate central committee met this
morning and adopted resolutions endorsing
Joseph Cannon for the presidency and
fixed March 28 as the date for holding the
state convention In this city.
MISSOURIANSARE FOR TAFT
Republican of Seventh and Fifth
Districts Declare for Him
sad for Hadley.
BED ALIA, Mo., Feb. 18. Republican of
the Seventh congressional district In con
vention here today elected Henry W. Mens-
chke of Sedalla and Harry E. Patton of
Springfield, delegates to the republican
national convention at Chicago and in
structed for Taft
Herbert S. Hadley waa endorsed for gov
ernor. KANSAS CITY, Mo Feb 18.-Republl-cans
of the Fifth congressional district met
here and named Lawrence M. Jones and
Mayor Henry M. Beardsley delegates to the
national convention. They were Instructed
for Taft.
Herbert 8. Hadley was endorsed for gov
ernor. HARGIS' ESTATE FOOTS BILL
Cost of Defense of Son Will Be
Paid from Share In
Property.
LEXINGTON. Ky..Feb. 17.-In the de.
fense of Beech Hargls for the murder of
his father. Judge James Hargls, the ex
penses Will be paid out of the 850,000 which
Is the boy's share of his father's estate.
When Judge Adams convened court at
Jackson today the Hargis case was the
most Important matter awaiting action. It
I expected that beech Hargla will be
promptly indicted, and If this Is done his
trial for the murder will at once begin.
The defense will be self-defense.
BRAKEMAN CONFESSES THEFT
Employe on Missouri Lin Tell How
He Secured It and He
tar as Money.
NEVADA, Mo., Feb. 18. F. L. Smith, the
Missouri, Kansas aV Tsxaa brakeman on
th Eldorado train which wa robbed Sat
urday night of a package containing 13.000.
confessed last night to having abstracted
the package from the conductor's iron box
and took th officer today to th express
ear, where the money waa found secrstti
Bmlth la held under a charge of grajad
larcanxi
YORK TO GET BETTER BUILDING
Arehlteet Will Change Plans So aa
to Consume All of the Ap
propriation. (From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.-(Special Tele
gram.) Congressman Hlnshaw. who suc
ceeded In getting an appropriation of $70,000
for a public building at York after the
purchase of a site, finds that the contract
price for the construction of the building
Is under by IS.aO or 810.000 the amount ap
propriated for the structure. Today he had
an Interview with Supervising Architect
Taylor, who stated to Mr. Hlnshaw that
the entire amount of the appropriation
would be used and that If necessary the
front of the building would be changed so
far as the material Is concerned to make
the structure more attractive and ornate
than the epeclficatlona call for.
Senator Curtis of Kansas today by re
quest Introduced a bill providing for the
control of grazing upon public lands In the
arid states and territories. This bill is
recommended by the American National
Live Stock association. The bill provldea
that the prealdent by proclamation Is au
thorised to establish grazing districts upon
the unreserved, unappropriated public
lands of the United States; permits for
these grazing grounds shall be Issued by
the secretary of agriculture and run for a
period of ten years, and shall Include the
right to fence the same. The maximum
grnjlng fee shall be 4 centa per acre and
the minimum one-half cent per acre.
A. E. Pope, formerly of Red Cloud, Is
In Washington from Haytl, where he ha
been for the last year on business.
The postmaster general has ordered city
delivery established on March 6 aa follows:
Alliance, Neb., three letter carriers, one
substitute and twelve letter boxes; Albia,
la, three letter carriers, one substitute
and fourteen letter boxes; Denlson, la.,
three letter carriers, one substitute and
thirteen letter boxes.
In deciding today the case of the Mer
chants' Traffic association against the Pa
cific Express company the Interstate Com
merce commission made effective a stipula
tion at the recent hearing that the com
plaint be dismissed and ordered the main
tenance for not less than two years at a
rate of 68 cents per 100 pounds on milk and
cream from St. Paul, Neb., to Denver,
Colo.
FOREIGNERS LEAVE COUNTRY
Secretary Straus Presents Figures to
President at Meeting of
Cabinet.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. At the cabinet
meeting today Secretary Straus of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor, laid be
fore the prealdent some significant figures
as to Immigration and emigration. The
figures show that for January there wa j a
large decrease In the number of Japanese
arriving in the United States. The total
arrival for both the mainland and Hawaii
were 971 as compared with about 6,000 for
January, 1907. Mr. Straus did not offer any
explanation as to the falling off In Japan
ese arrivals. As to the Immigration to the
United States from other countries, Mr.
Straus said the total for January waa In
round figures, 2,700, as compared with 5,400
In January one year ago, a decrease of SO
per cent' "Mr. Strsna showed that, for the
months of July, August, September and
October the total Immigration was 4fi3,OX
to the United States, while the emigration
for the same period was 180,000.
The figures on emigration of November,
December, January and February not yet
prepared, are expected to show a still
greater ratio as compared to Immigration,
there having been a large outgo of foreign
ers in November and December.
ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED
Only One of Twenty-Eight Men Killed
by Running of Pillar of
, Coal.
SHAMOKIN. Pa.. Feb. 18.-AU but one of
the twenty-eight men and boy who were
entombed yesterday in the Mldvalley col
liery were rescued early this morning.
Frank Orloslle, a miner, fell down a chute
after the accident and was killed.
The men were entombed by a number of
pillars of coal running, causing a gang
way to close In. Wher the miners were
Imprisoned they gathered In a long well
ventilated gallery and mads plans as to the
best means of digging their way through
the blockade. The men had picks and
shovels and began work without delay.
Tho Imprisoned men heard sharp rap on
the steam pipe running through the drift
and felt certain of their being rescued.
When the rescuing party penetrated to the
entombed men it found that the men had
dug for a great distance through the fall
of coal. There were but few persons at
the entrance of the drift when the rescued
men reached the surface. The men, quickly
made their way to their homes showing no
bad effects of their experience.
PENNYPACKER WILL TESTIFY
Former Governor of Pennsylvania
Kxpeeted to Give Interesting
Evidence at Harrlsbnrg.
HARRISBURO, Pa., Feb. 18.-Former
Governor Pennypacker, who waa president
of the Board of Grounds and Buildings at
the time former Auditor General Snyder
and former State Treasurer Mathuea were
members and former Superintendent Shu
maker was its executive officer, probably
will be called late today by counsel for
these officials In the capital conspiracy
case.
Governor Penny-packer will tell of the
relations of these men with the capltol
furnishing contract. He Is also expected
to refute the testimony of Stanford B.
Lewis, assistant to Architect Joseph M.
Huston, that the famous Huston letter to
former Attorney General Carson was pre
pared at a conference between Penny
packer, Snyder and Lewis and that it was
Intended to be a "whitewash" and dove
tall Into the letters written by others con
nected with the furnishing of the capltol.
C. W. MORSE DENIET'CHARGE
New York Banker Indicted for Per
jury Enter Plea of Not
Guilty.
NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Charles W. Morse,
the former banker and ateamshlp company
promotor, who yeaterdsy was Indicted on
a charge of perjury, today entered a plea
of not guilty and waa releaaed on $10,000
bail. The perjury Indictment grew out of
a loan of 860 0UO to E. R. Thomas, concern
ing which Mr. Morse was called before the
grand Jury aa a witness.
Amethysts fur License Clerk.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-'resumably be
cause of hs courtesies to them while they
were obtaining their marriage license at
th city hall. Lieutenant William Kennel,
in charge of the mayor's office, has re
ceived from the Count and Countess
Ssechenyt a present of a set of smethyst
watat coat bulteua, cuff button gad aiart
CITY UiNDER SNOW
Traffio Made Possible by Hard Work
and Big Cost
TEMPERATURE GOES DOWN SLOW
Business Almost Paralyzed, Stores and
Offices Closing Early Last Evening;
STREET CARS RUN ALL NIGHT
For Once the "Owl Car" Was Heard
on Every Line Fignting- Drifts.
DRIFTS VALUABLE TO NEBRASKA
Grain Dealer Say the Moisture Was
Needed on the Field and Will
Be Worth More Than
SIO.OOU.OOO.
Torsoaati Pair and warmer Wednesday.
Temperature la Omaha during day,
Tnesday, averaged all at S p. m. IS.
Greatest depth of snow for twenty-four
hours in twenty years, being almost 13
Inch ob the level.
Street Bailway company kept sweeper
and som ear running all night at great
oost, to kp Una opn.
Storm gsnsral from, Missouri river t
Kooky mountain and Xansaa City to th
Black Bills, being won la Missouri V al
lay, central over Kanaa City.
It began growing colder early last even
ing and the wind Increased In velocity
blowing the thirteen Inches of snow which
covers all eastern Nebraska Into decpet
drifts and making traffic In th city al
most an Impossibility. Snow continued to
fall, but It was hard to tell whether it wa
falling from above or blown from the
earth.
bnly by the hardest and most constant
work was the street railway company en
abled to keep the lines open, and an order
was given to run the cars all night on all
llnea which were exposed, and the seven
weeper have worked constantly. The
line to Dundee waa not opened and thoee
who reached the suburb Valked.
The crowds were carried to their home
last evening with little difficulty. Many
place of business closed early to enable
the employes to-get home. This was true
of offices and department stores. A train
of Union Pacific car waa taken to the '
Union stock yard by a wltch engine to
bring packing house employes up from
South Omaha.
But Omaha enjoyed the struggle with
the drifts. s It was parsed around that
the snow was vorth ,000,000 to Nebrsska,
the grain men declaring that the field
needed every inch of the anow with which
they are uniformly covered.
Storm (inlet th City.
In the city there Is little doubt but what
the storm ha caused a big loss and neces
ltated a great expense. Business wa at
a standstill Tuesday. Streets were de
serted early In th evening. Theater were
almost empty. Guest at hotel war entertained-by1
orvhestva and did not.'co
out. Trains were late, both in arriving
and departing. An Interlocking awltch on
the Burlington line south of Coilnctl Bluffs
held a train from Kansas City for two
houra because it wa out of order. The
Northwestern train from St Paul, due at
8:46, arrived at 6:15, and it passed the morn
ing train to Sioux City at Mondamin, about
half way through.
With all the Inconvenience of the storm.
little or no suffering has been reported to
the police because of the unusual tempera
ture which haa accompanied the storm. At
9 o'clock It was but four or five degree
colder than during the day. People Just
began to smoke like they were afire
within. The police station gave shelter 'to
seceral score of those who have been ' in
the habit of seeking a place of "copper
bottom" In outbuildings . and boxes. No
accidents were reported.
Starting at 8 o'clock Monday night with
the temperature at 30 degrees above sero,
the snow was almost rain, but It grew a
few degrees colder and the wind Increaaed
In velocity.
By the time the cars were due to
stop Monday night the enow wa
being picked up by the wind and
driven across the city In an earth
scraping cloud. An order went out from
the general manager of the street railway
company to keep the cars running all
night and seven sweeper wer pressed Into
service to clean the 130 mile of track
But cara running two and three In a
string were stopped and It waa Impossible
to keep all the lines open. The sweepers
struggled through but It waa a big Job
they had ahead of them, each being re
quired to keep open more than eighteen
mile of track.
Depth of the Snow.
Twenty-four hour after the snow began
to fall the weather bureau reported more
than eight inches on the level and all
records were broken for a twenty-four
hour snowfall. By noon about nine Inches
hod faller and a foot by 8 o'clock In tb
afternoon. This drifted in bank at Inter
sections and In low places, along sldswalks
and wherever the drift had an opportunity
to lodge, some of the drift reaching a
depth of seversl feet.
But there waa no suffering Tuesday. Only
the fact the mercury was scarcely below the
freeslng point prevented extreme misery.
Those who have fought anow storms In
years gone by declared that a drop of 10
to 20 degrees would have caused a loss too
great to estimate and mad traffio Im
possible.. The mild temperature prevented
a complete realisation of the meaning of
the dreaded infinitive of the west "to blls
sard." '
Thousands of people walked to the city
and experienced little more discomfort than
wet feet. They plunged out Into the warm,
but swlrlllng drifts which went over them
like whelming water. But the walkers took
It good naturedly.
Work for Everybody.
Hundreds of Idle men secured work of
the city or street railway company, shov
eling the drifts, and indications were that
the gangs would handle the snow several
tlmea before the cara and teams could get
through. The street sweepers and snow
plow did their beat, but the street railway
company sent a gang of men with shovel
to every terminal to start over ths lines
and clear the drifts away which resisted
the efforts of sweepers.
The Ames avenue, South Omaha, Bellevue
and Dundee Mnes were blockaded. An
army of workers walked from point as far
north aa Ames avenue and n cars ran
between 7:45 and 8:15 o'clock. North
Twenty-fourth street lines were 'also tied
up and hundred walked from poliits north
of Blnney street The 4ines on Sixteenth
were kept open between Cuming and Leav
enworth street during the early hours, but
hundreds walked up from South Omaha.
, Council Bluff and Omaha ware keot in