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    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII XO. 213.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORj
IXQ, FEBRUARY 21, J 903
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
FISH LOSES POINT
Harriinan Interests Have Eight to
Vota Stock in Dispute.
COURT DISSOLVES IN.Tr JTION
No Law Ajainst Outside Coi.
Holding Illinois Stock,
CONTENTION ABE HOT PRO,
Union Pacific and Illinois Central Nov
Competing Lines.
MEETING WILL BE HELD MARCH 2
Beard of Directors Dominated by
Harrlman Will Be Elected Case
to Be Tried Later on It
' Merita.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. Judge Ball of the
superior court today dissolved the Injunc
tion tec u red last October br Stuyvesant
Fish by virtue of which the Harrlman In
terest wefrt restrained from voting 281,231
hares of the capital stock of the Illinois
Central railroad at the annual meeting- or
the company. 'The theory on which counsel
for Mr. Fish based their arguments In
support of the Injunction that It was con
trary to the laws and public policy of the
state of Illinois to allow foreign corpora
tions to own and vote the stock of do
i mestlo corporations was denied by the
court.
Under the ruling of the court the pre
viously enjoined stock, ' whlcft" Is held by
the Union Pacific Railroad company and
by the Railroad Securities company of New
Jersey, can be voted at the annual meeting
of the Illinois Central, which la to be held
In thle city on March 1 I
There Is no appeal from the decision
handed down today by Judge Bail, but It
Is considered probable that Mr. Fish will
take further legal steps to regain posses
sion of the Illinois Central. Judge F. B.
Karrer' of New Orleans, who has acted as
leading counsel for Mr. Fish throughout
the controversy, said today after the ren
dering of the decision that the case will
now be tried on Its merits, but declined to
ay how quickly proceedings will be lnstl-
tuted.
Harahaa la Pleased.
None of the principals In the case were
In court, both Mr. Fish and Mr. Harrlman
being in New York. All of the attorneys
on both sides and many other lawyers and
business men were preeent and filled the
court room to overflowing. President Har
ahan of the Illinois Central came in while
,Jie decision was being read and heard the
latter portion of It. When the conclusion
had been reached he said: ,
"My head Is too full of that decision
to allow me to say anything, but to say
that I am highly pleased and more than
highly pleased la putting It mildly."
Judge Ball, who Is of a somewhat frail
physique, turned over to his son the task
of reading the decision, which contained
almost 19,000 words.. -A sown as It Was
concluded there was a veritable stampedo
In the court room, brokers, lawyers and
messengers' making a rush for the door
in order to announce ' the result. They
ran into various rooms seeking for tele
phones and many tore headlong for the
elevators, while others fled wildly dowil
the stairways. Bo much excitement and
confusion has not been witnessed In the
county Court house for many years.
Contentions Are Not Proven.
The' court declared that Mr. Fish had
not been able to prove ' any of his con
tentions that the domination of the
Illinois Central by Mr. Harrlman would
be to Its detriment and had also failed
to show that the Interests of the stock
holders would be Injured thereby. The
Union Paclflo and the Illinois Central,
he said, were not competing, but are con
necting lines, and the one could not be
a commercial rival of the other In sucn
a sense aa to fall within the scope of
legal decisions against the tJUaucea be
tween competing railroads. The two
roads, the court declared, wore not so
situated aa to make It possible that they
Would Combine to monopolise traffic In
any section of the country.
The court further declared that If the
name of Mr. Harrlman was not a name
. to conjure with, many of the allegations
made In the case would not be considered
erlously. He was compelled to act. he
said,, on , facts alleged and proved, and
not fears , "or supposed prophecies." The
record of the case, he declared, failed to
substantiate many of the declaration
made against Mr. Harrlman. ,
Findings of the Coart.
The decision was, in substance, as fol
lows: It Is urged that the complainants, under
the rules of equity practice, should have
requested tike officers and directors of the
Illinois Central to bring this suit that
such a request and a refusal by the cor
poration are necessary perquisites to their
right to begin tills action. This suit might
have been brought by the Illinois Central,
its subject matter Is one In whloh ail the
stockholders of that corporation are
equally Interested. Before a stockholder Is
entitled In his own riame to Institute and
conduct a litigation which usually belongs
to the corporation he should snow to tue
satisfaction of the Court that he called
upon the directors to bring the suit and
tnelr neglect or refusal to comply with
. his request, or he must show that an ap
: plication to them Would have been useless.
Bight of Stockholders to sue.
The LIU as amended alleges that com
plainants made no application to the' com
pany to bring this suit first, because tuey
believed they huve the individual right as
stockholders to brlug this action; and,
second, that It would have U-en idlo to
have made such application, because elKht
of the thirteen directors of Uie. II inois
I'chual believe that tho Union Paelf c and
the Railroad Seeuiltles company have die
r g!il to hold and to vote the stock sev
eialiy owned by them, because three of
these directors have parllclt.aied In the un
luwiul aits complained of, and live others
would have L un advised by ilariiinun not
to allow the blinking of such i suit and
would have followed such advice, and be
cause of tiie personal hostility of eight of
said directors to Fish they would not have
permitted such a suit to bo brought.
i'iie first rouson given may bo paused as
It It a legal conclusion, and the alleged
facts slated as the basis for the second rea
son aru vigorously demod In af fidavits filed
by eaid eight directors.
The only thing averred and proved in this
.vase as to tho future actions of the de.
'leiiiiutiLS is that at the coming election the
l.'mun J'atitio and the Railroad Securities
company will vole the stock they own snd
control for the re-election of three of the
present directors, each of whom has served
the Illinois CentsjU acceptably for many
)ears, and for a fourth director, in place
of Mr. Fish, a competent man. who la not
In any way connected with the Union Pa
cific, uo act prejudicial to the Illinois Cen
tral or to its slues holders. Is shown to have
been done units .the mere fact that the
Union Pacific and the railroad securities
company own iv per cent of the slock of
the Illinois Cential be considered to be so.
C ourts Act Upon Facta. Mot Fear.
Binre tne retlrcotnt of Mr. Fish from the
presidency the polUy of the company has
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SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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Tempernture at Omaha yesterday:
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DOMESTIC.
Senator Brown has inserted In Indian
appropriation bill an amendment which
will make the Omaha Indian supply de
pot a fixture. Page 1
Judge Ball decides the Illinois Central
voting controversy in favor of the Harrl
man Interests. The case cannot be ap
peafed until tried on its merits. Page 1
Railroads may be forced to close their
small stations because of Inability to
secure telegraphers. Wabaah complaint
to the Interstate Commerce commission.
Pag-e 1
William Jones, murderer of Detective
Simon Drummy, died at state peniten
tiary of wound inflicted when shooting
occurred. Page 1
Former Governor Pennypacker denies
that he was present at a conference
when the "whitewash" letter was dic
tated. Page 1
Probability the house committee will
report a waterways bill at this session.
Pag-e 1
Reason for delay In payment of Mis
souri Pacific employes Is merely that
auditor's force was short, so the official
statement declares. Pare 1
General postofflce appropriation bill re
ported from the committee with $9,000,
000 reduction. Pag-e a
pomsxos.
Russian admlralty submits plan for
expenditure of $1,000,000,000 In nine
years .for new fleet. Page a
General Stoessel Is sentenced to death
by the courtmartlal at St. Petersburg,
but the judges recommend that sentence
be commuted to imprisonment for ten
years In a fortress and that he be ex
cluded from the service. Pas' 1
American fleet reaches Callao after un
eventful voyage from Punta Arenas.
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Sultan Informs Russia. . ha has' no In
tention of picking quarrel. PagW 1
BTEBKABKA.
Governor George L. Sheldon makes
strong ' pro-Taft address at Weeplug
Water, where he presides over conven
tion of Cass county. The convention de
clares for Taft and Indorses the' gov
ernor for delegate-at-large to the state
convention. Pace 4
Regents of state university finally ap
prove the laundry bill of employes of the
Institution. Page 8
Burlington engineer at Marquette first
learns of accident during storm when
he spies horse's head upon engine pilot.
Page 3
State Board of Educational Lands and
Funds rejects Minnesota certificates of
indebtedness of state university offered
for sale. . Pare 3
Bridgeport Commercial club ' favors
state and national guarantee of bank de
posits, rag-e a
William Boohe, whose brother Is about
to be tried for murder, breaks through
Ice and Is drowned. Page 3
OOMXSBCXAX AJTO XBTDXTBTSXAX.
Live stock markets. Pae 7
Grain markets. Page 7
Stocks and bonds. Pag-e 7
KOTEHCPIS OP OCX AW STDAJISKZPB.
Pot. Arrived. Balled.
NEW YORK
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BOSTON Bonis
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MANCHESTER .C.l.ndnnUn ....
ALEXANDRIA ..Romania
PLYMOUTH .... Ocean lo
LONDON Minneapolis
CHKKBOIRQ ..Kaiser Wll m II.
MAjastle.
SULTAN HAS NO NEW QUARREL
Rasala Receives Information Porte la
Merely Protecting His Terri
tory In East.
8T. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20. A repre
sentative of the Foreign office declared
today that Russia had received definite
assurances that the TurkUh military pre
parations In northwestern Turkey In the
vicinity of the Russian border w.re not
directed against Russia, but were made
necessary by the threatening internal situa
tion In this region, which Includes Armenia
and Kurdestan. The assurance has been
conveyed also that the sultan has no wish
to Quarrel with Russia.
CHANCES ON ISTHMUS POOR
l nemployed Wno Tnrn In tbat Direc
tion Likely to Meet Cold
Reception.
WASHINGTON. Feb. SX-Reductlons In
foro are being made by the Isthmian
canal commission In the divisions of build
ing construction and that of mechanics,
also In the clerical force of the Isthmus.
Notwithstanding these facts considerable
number of unemployed mechanics and
clerks has been migrating to the Isthmus
recently as a result of the commercial
depression in the United Btates. but their
chances of securing employment are very
remote.
FLEET ARRIVES AT CALLAO
Successful Voyage Ends at Peruvian
Seaport Koyal Welcome
Is tilvea.
CALLAO. Feb. SO.-The American battle
ship fleet hes Just been sighted off this
port.
The latest wireless dispitch from the
Connecticut says that Rear Admiral Evans
is still In poor health and that Rear Ad
miral Charles M. Thomas, commander of
the second squadron and third division of
the fleet, has assumed charge of the vessels.
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WAGE CONFLICT IMPROBABLE
Bftilroadi Are Not Considering: Gen
eral Seduction in Fay Bolls.
SOUTHERN ROADS DEFER ACTION
Receiver for Great Western Rays Only
Matter In Hand is Mlsnader
standing; Aboat Cnargree
for Overtime.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Industrial
and financial circles have been more or
less concerned today over what they re
gard as a prospect that the railroads of
the country have In contemplation a gen
eral reduction In the wages of their em
ployes. Such apprehension Is praotlcally
groundless. Information which has
reached the Interstate Commerce com
mission, particularly, and other officials
of the government, who haVe a direct or
Indlreet Interest In the Industrial and
railway matters. Indicates clearly that
there is no concerted action on the part
of American railways to make general
changes In their wage scales ' at this
time or In the near future. Instances of
postponed readjustment of - wage, scales
are cited In the cases of three or four
southern system, the Southern railway,
the Louisville A Nashville, the Seaboard
Air line and the Atlantic Coast line bs
Ing named aa practically the only roads
In the country which may be affected.
It Is the Intention of the officials of the
lines named to consider with their em
ployes the question of a readjustment
of some least of the wage scales now In
force with a view to reducing their
operating expenses, which they regard
as necessary. The plans of the officers
have not been worked out yet. even In a
tentative way, because It Is their desire
first to present the situation which con
fronts them fairly and Impartially to
their employes.
It Is expected that the employes may
meet them half way and no serious diffi
culty Is anticipated. The proposition. In a
general way, will be to return to the wage
scales which were In force about a year
ago, at which time the general advances
In the pay of men In the operating depart
ments of the railroads throughout the
country were advanced. What conclusions
may be reached It Is not possible now
definitely to foretell. Assurances have been
given by the railway officials that they
have no disposition to Impose any hard
ships upon their employes and they will
not do so.
Question of Great Western.
One other line, the Chicago Great West
ern, has been named aa likely to reduce
the wages of Its employes. It can be said
by authority that the receivers of that
road have no Intention to reduce or re
adjust the wages now in force. . It Is ex
plained that certain rules and regulations
obtain In the operating- department of the
Chicago Great Western which are ambigu
ous and subjected, perhaps, to two or three
constructions. Owing to the difference' of
construction placed on these regulations
by the men and by the officials a good
deal of overtime pay Is charged .against
the operating expenses of the line. Confer
ences between the receivers or their repre
sentatives and the employes are to be held
for the purpose of reaching a definite
understanding as to the effect of the
regulations in order that so far as possible
the excessive overtime charges shall be
eliminated. No proposition haa been made
by the receivers, it Is stated positively,
looking to a reduction of wages.
Chairman Knapp and Commissioner Nelll
have adjusted successfully In the, last fif
teen months several controversies, that
have arisen between Interstate carriers and
their employes. In each case their action
has been purely informal. They simply
have threshed out the questions with the
representatives of the employes and of the
employers and in each case have succeeded
In bringing them .to a basis of satisfactory
understanding. '
No Cauae, for Apprehension.
So far as the Interstate Commerce com
mission Is concerned and so far as Im
portant railroad Interests here are aware
there ia no cause for apprehension respect
ing the wage question on American rail
roads. Such questions as have arisen In
Isolated instances are not regarded as
ground for any general concern.
While some railroads have suffered dur
ing the last few months from a falling off
of business the records shown In the re
ports of operation received by the Inter
state Commerce commission indicate no
large or very general reduction In reve
nues. On account of the financial strin
gency during the autumn and early weeks
of winter some curtailments of construc
tion work were made, but that work, which
is in a measure continuing, will be resumed
In a majority of Instances at the opening
of spring.
SANTA FE CLOSES ITS SHOPS
Two Thousand Men Throvm Ont of
Employment at Topekn by
Railroad.
TOFEKA. Kan., Feb. 20. Ths Santa Fe
railroad shops at this point wl I not open
tomorrow morning for work. Tl e officials
say the closing down will only be tem
porary, perhaps until Monday. This means
the throwing out of employment of 2,000
men. Lack of work and the financial
stringency Is given as the cause.
NORFOLK. Va.. Feb. 20. W. A. Garrett,
chief executive officer for the receivers
of the Seaboard Air Line railway, today
Issued an order making a 10 per cent cut
In salaries of more than J5.000 per annom
and S per cent In those between $3,010 and
16,000.
WATERWAYS BILL CONSIDERED
Frobablllty Meaaure Will Be Reported
In View of Great Interest
In Subject.
WASHINGTON. Feb. SO.-The Newlands
bill for the appointment of an Inland
waterway commission and appropriating
50,000,000 as ft special fund to be known as
the "Inland waterway fund" was taken
up today by the senate committee on com
merce. In view of the grat Interest
arouaed by President Roosevelt's message
and speeches on the general aubject It is
likely that a bill will be reported from the
committee at the present session.
GEORGE TENNYSON ACQUITTED
Jodce at Marysvllle, Kaa., Vnder
Confession of Woman, Takes
Caae from Jury. .
MARYSVILLE, Kan., Feb. 30.- Judge
Kimble today Instructed In the case h.i.
George Tennyson was being tried for the
murder of his father to find the dfrnrtttr,t
aot guilty. The Jury was then dismissed.
ROADS MAY CLOSE STATIONS
Serious Situation ,1'on fronts Smaller
Cities of the lalted-.
States.
WASHINGTON, Keo. 20.-A proposition
very serious to many thousands of persons,
residing at, and In the vicinity of small
railroad stations throughout the country
Is presented to the Interstate Commerce
commission In a formal petition In which
the Wabash railroad company asks for an
extension of the time of the going Into ef
fect of the nine-hour law which applies
to railway employes who have the direction
of movements of trains. It is declared In
the petition that 1 unless the order of ex
tension is made, either by the commission
or by congress, the nly alternative will
be the closing of a large number of sta
tions on the Wabash, railroad. This action,
It Is said, will Impair the efficiency of the
service and result In public Inconvenience
and Interfere with the prompt movement
of trains, but the Wabaah officials assert
that they see no way out of the difficulty
Into which they ' will ; be plunged by the
operation of the law. !
It Is pointed out In ,the petition, that In
order to comply with ihe provisions of the
law the company would have to employ an
additional telegraph Operator at each of
246 -stations on its llnnj Thus far the com
pany says that It has
not been able to
cure the services of
ent operators In such
able it to comply wit!
fftclent and com pet
numbers as will en
, the act.
s maintain that the
The Wabaah offlclij
application of the laW to their line would
result In great hardship and expenses to
the company "seemingly unnecessary, even
If It were able to secure the necessary
number of efficient and competent employes
for the purpose."
Other railway companies have taken
substantially the saie grounds as the
Wabash. They maintain their absolute In
ability to secure a sufficient number of
competent telegraph operators to man their
wires, aa the law after March 4 will
require. It Is. pointed out that in com
plying with the law their only course will
te to transfer operators now In their em
ploy to stations of greater Importance and
larger traffic, thus practically closing many
small stations where rlow the operator per
forms the duty of ticket agent, freight
agent and telegraph operator.
The seriousness of the, situation presented
by tho railroads Is realised fully by the In
terstate Commerce commission, which will
endeavor to reach some satisfactory ad
justment of the matter before the law be
comes operative.
Western Lines In Better Shape.
The Union Pacific has asked the Inter
state Commerce commission for a hearing
before the new nlne-fiour law Is put Into
effect, claiming that
ship, and the hearing
It will work a hard-
s set for February 27.
The Burlington roiil west of the rivor
has made all arrangements to comply with
the new Jaw D. Wills
dent In charge of op
General Manager H
rd, second vice prexl
ratloo, meeting with
ldrege and all the
western general superintendents and super
intendents last week t make final arrange
ments. It Is said the law will be com
plied with without having to close any
stations west of the Missouri river. Some
switching around of men was made and
telephones will be used In some places, but
no stations will be , . -
Tho Northwestern haa also arranged to
comply with the taw without having to
close any stations.
ROBBER ENTICES HIS. VICTIM
Colorado Springs Drairirlst Shot
Throngh Lnnsrs and Relieved -of
Valuables.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Cdlo., Feb. 10.
Otto Fehrlnger, a druggist and whole
sale liquor dealer of this city, was slugged,
shot and robbed on a country road three
miles northeast of this city last evening
by an unknown man who had Induced the
merchant to accompany him to the place
on the pretext that an uncle had some fine
wine which he wished to sell. Fehrlnger
was shot through the right lung and It Is
feared the wound will prove fatal.
The robber secured a diamond stud and
ring, valued at $1,000; a roll of bills and
checks amounting to $600 and a valuable
gold watch with a diamond setting. After
shooting Fehrlnger the man drove back'
toward Colorado Springs and the horse and
buggy were later found In the heart of
the city. Fehrlnger after being shot walked
half a mile to a telephone, from which
place the police and sheriff were notified.
PENNYPACKER J3ENIES LETTER
Former Governor of Pennsylvania
Says ,lt Was Not Prepared at
Confercace with Him.
HARP.I8BURO, Pa., Feb. 20 Former
Governor Pennypacker in his testimony at
the state capitol conspiracy trial today, de
nied 'the statement of Stanford B. Lewis,
assistant to Architect Joseph M. Huston!
that the famous Huston letter to former
Attorney General Carson was prepared at a
conference between Pennypacker, Lewis
and former Auditor General Snydec,- one of
the defendants. Mr.,Pennypacker declared
that when Lewis stated that this letter
was Intended to be a. "whitewash" ho
stated what was absolutely false.
Mr. Snyder was called as a witness today
In his own defense.
DEATH RECORD.
Senator Aabury C. Latimer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ffl.-Scnator Asbury
C. Latimer of South Carolina died at
Providence hospital at 9:15 a. m. today of
peritonitis. . He had been at the hospital
since Sunday last, when he underwent an
operation for appendicitis. It was then dis
covered that the bowels had become twisted
and his condition was found to be such
that surgeons held out llttlo hope for his
recovery. He rallied, however, anii hlj
progress was satisfactory until last even-In,-,
h.n , steadily became worse. The
members of tiie senator's .family were with
him when he died.
Brigadier General F. S. Dodge.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Rrlgadler Gen
eral Francis 8. Dodge. I. S. A., retired, whi
was awarded a medal of honor by congress
for distinguished gallantry at the battle of
White river In Colorado In the Indian cam
paign In the '. died at his residence here
yftterday. General Dodge served with tha
Twenty-third Massachusetts volunteer regi
ment during the civil war. He was 06 years
of age.
Mrs. A. W. Scattersood.
AIN8WORTH, Neb., Feb. ao-(8peclal
Telegram.) Mia Minnie E. Scattergood,
36 years of age, the wife of A. W. Scatter
good, died today of heart failure caused by
la grippe. She will be burled in Ainsworth
cemetery at a time not yet set. She leaves
a husband and two children.
Donald L. Adam.
Donald L. Adam. 4 years old, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Adam, died Thursday
afternoon at his home, 8S Park avenue.
The funeral will be held at 1; p. m., today
from the residence. Interment will be In
West Potft
FATAL GASOLINE EXPLOSION
Mrs. . L. Dodder Dead and Sitter it
Fatally Burned.
VICTIMS DISPLAY COURAGE
Woman Suffering Arony Forireta
Herself and Thinks Only
of Her Husband and
Sister.
Mrs. Rdward L. Dodder, wife of Edward
L. Dodder, an undertaker. Is dead, and
her sister, Mrs. Kllxabeth Hamilton, Is so
badly burned that she cannot recover, as
the result of an explosion of gasoline In
the Dodder home, M4 North Twenty-fifth
street, yesterday morning. The explosion
occurred at 9:30 o'clock. Mrs. Dodder died
at 4 o'clock In the afternoon, having been
under the Influence of opiates most of the
Intervening time.
The two women were In the laundry In
the basement of the house. The gasoline
had been placed In a bucket and the cur
tains were being placed In the fluid, when
suddenly It exploded, throwing the burning
liquid over the women and turning them
Instantly Into human torches.
Neighbors heard their shrieks. Mrs. Dod
der rushed from the basement and plunged
Into a deep bank of snow. The flames
were extinguished, but not before she had
been so severely burned that there Is no
hope for her recovery.
Mrs. Hamilton also ran out of the house
and followed her sister. The explosion
blew the cellar door off and blew several
windows out of the second story of the
house. Neighbors rushed to the assistance
of the women and the fire department was
on the spot within a few moments.
All the clothing was burned from the two
women and they were In terrible agony.
Mrs. Dodder was badly burned from head
to foot. Dr. A. C. Bunce was on hand al
most as quickly aa anyone. He saw at
once that Mrs. Dodder was fatally burned.
She realized her condition. She begged the
physician to give all his attention to Mrs.
Hamilton.
Displays Great Heroism. y
"I cannot be saved. Maybe you can save
her," , she said.
The women were carried irtto the home
of Edlef Jepsen next door. Other physi
cians arrived and the burns were dressed.
Mr. Dodder was at a funeral. He ar
rived, however, soon after ' the accident.
Still forgetful of herself Mrs. Dodder ex
claimed: "Poor fellow, this will be hard on you."
Opiates were then administered to the
two women.
Mrs. Hamilton was badly burned all over
the upper half of the body. Burns of this
nature over one-fourth of the body surface
are usually fatal.
Mrs. Dodder has no children. She and
her husband lived alone except for Mrs.
Hamilton, who has been living with them
since last November. Mrs. Hamilton is
widow.
Mrs. Dodder was a trained nurse before
her marriage She is well known In many
of the best homes of Omaha and also has
made close friends n other towns. While
she was being cared for by the. neighbors
before the arrival of the physicians she
directed what should be done for herself
and her sister and throughout the awful
ordeal maintained the most remarkable
self-possession and coiirage.
The body of Mrs. Dodder will be taken
to Glade, Pa., her old home, for Interment.
GEN. CARRINGT0N TO RETURN
Sheridan Ch'aniber of Commerce Plana
Great Celebration There
Next July.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Feb. 20. (Special.)
Surpassing In historic interest any pre
vious event In the annals of Wyoming
will be the celebration planned by the
Sheridan Chamber of Commerce In this
city next July, at which time General
and Mrs. Henry B. Carrlngton of Hyde
Park, Mass., will be the guests of honor.
In 1868 General Carrlngton, then a col
onel, established and was commanding
officers of Fort Phil Kearney, located
near the present site of this city, and
It was at this frontier post the first
full garrison flag between tha Platte
river and Montana was floated. Gen
eral Carrlngton is now over 80. He lett
Fort Phil Kearney In 1667, when this
country was swarming with hostile In
dians, and has neveri visited it slnco.
The fort was abandoned In 1868, and only
a few depressions here and there mark
the site. The general and his wife wIU
return to the scenes of their early strug
gles on 'e frontier and review the
tragic events of 1866, this time the hon
ored guests of the citizens of a city of
10,000 Instead of being members of a
small band of brave soldiers, manfully
contending against fifty times their
number of hostile Indiana.
The history of Wyoming presents many
vicissitudes, occasions which have
tested the bravery of the stoutest
heart, but there was no time In thla
history more trying to the soldier than
the period covered by November and De
cember, 1866, at Fort PI 11 Kearney. Here
on December 21, 1866, the gallant Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel W. J. Fetterman,
Lieutenant George W. Grummond and
seventy-nine others were masjucred by
a band of Indians under ited Cloud, not
one qf the soldier remaining alive to tell
the story. This massacre was the re
sult of the disobedience of orders by
Fetterman, who had been commanded by
Carrlngton not to go beyond Lodge Trail
ridge In pursuit of the Indians. The
savages cunningly led the soldiers Into
a trap and killed everyone of them.
To review the scenes of this end simi
lar traf-edlea ufter forty-two years. Gen
eral and Mrs. Currington will return as
honored guests of the city of Sheridan
arid the people of Wyoming. An effort
will be made to have as many of the
surviving members of Fort Phil Kear
ney present as possible. A portion of
the original flagstaff has been preserved,
together with other relics of the long
since dismantled post, and these will De
presented to the general and his wife.
The state officials, the Wyoming con
gressional delegation and many men
prominent in frontier military affairs
wtll be invited and the occasion made a
fete week for Wyoming. It Is expected
to have the annual meeting of tha State
Press association here at this time and
from those present it Is expected to se
cure much valuable historical data con
cerning the earlier efforts to shelter and
protect an advancing civilisation.
Surviving members of the Fort Phil
Kearney colony of 1866-7 are requested
to communicate with the secretary of
the Sheridan Chamber of Commerce that
arrangement may be made to appro
priately entertain them as honored guests
of the city during that week-
MURDERER CF DRUMMY DIES
Ballet Which Reached Him Just After
He Had Shot the Detective
Brlnn Death.
William Jones, the nerro who murdered
Detective Drummy of Omaha last Saturday
In South Omaha, died at about J:25 Thurs--day
afternoon In his cell at the penitentiary
In Lincoln.
Frlson Phjulclan R. E. Glffen had made
an examination of the prisoner but a little
while before and decided he was too weak
for the operation necessary to extract the
bullet lodged in his body by Captain Shields
of the South Omaha police force or Detec
tive M. J. Sullivan of Omaha. The doctor
had left the prison and the nurse and hos
pital steward were there when Jones Indi
cated he wanted a drink of water. This
was given to him. The nurse and steward
were engagred in something else for about
five minutes. They then turned their at
tention toward the prisoner, who had said
nothing since getting tho water, and found
him dead.
A post-mortem examination was made of
Jnnea, and It was found ho had been killed
by a thirty-eight caliber bullet. The ball
passed through the left arm, entered thn
chest between the fourth and fifth rlus.
t through the left lung, cutting the spinal
column at the Junction of the fifth rib and
vertebrae, passed through the canal, cut
ting the spinal chord, then to the right
through the back portion of the right lung,
and lodged In the angle of the fifth rib.
The examination was made by Prison
Physician R. E. Giffen and Drs. Irwin,
Mayhew, McKlnnon and Williams.
Coroner Matthews located Jones' motlior
in Cleveland and wired her regarding tha
disposition of the body.
MAN AND THREE-TOED HORSE
Men of Science Differ Over Existence
of Human I.lfe Durlna Neo
cene A are.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Claiming
that man did not live in California at the
tlms of the three-tood horse, and that the
claims of early human life In California,
made by Prof. J. D. Whitney, the eminent
anthropologist, are all wrong. Dr. W. J.
Sinclair .has Just Issued a bulletin from
the University of California that Is ex
pected to revolutionize modern anthropolog
ical Ideas. The bulletin covers the In
vestigations made by the university de
partment of anthropology and Issued under
the title, "Recent Investigations Bearing
on the Question of the Occurrence of
Neocene Man In the Auriferous Gravels of
the Sierra Nevada."
Of the human bones reported from the
auriferous gravels the best known is the
Calaveras skull, at present In the Peabody
mUseum at Harvard university. It Is this
skull that forms a basis for Prof. Whit
ney's deduction that Dr. Sinclair attacks.
His attack is based upon a critical ex
amination of the auriferous gravels under
taken by the university department of
anthropology some years ago and Just
completed.
PRESENTATI0NCF TAKAHIRA
New Japanese Ambassador, Received
at the White House with
. Much Ceremony. '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The formal re
ception for Baron Takahlra as ambassador
of Japan to the United States, took place
at the White house at 2:45 this afternoon.
The ambassador was brought to the Whlt-j
house in President Roosevelt's carriage ac
companied by Colonel Bromwell, the presi
dent's military aide. The suite of the am
bassador In diplomatic, military and naval
uniforms were pr?sent at the reception.
The speeches exchanged between , the
president and the new ambassador, while
on their face purely formal, were charac
terized in each by an undercurrent of
strong desire for the preservation of peace.
The ambassador, for Instance, said:
"The maintenance of lasting peace with
all nations and the conservation of the
rights and Interests of all people are the
cardinal objects of my august sovereign."
For his part the president said:
"I fee! that I can do even more than
reciprocate these assurances I most sin
cerely plidge the earnest co-operation of
the United States to Increase the good we
mutually bear," etc. ,
BANQUET FOR FATHER D0WLING
Crelarhton Alnmnl WIU Honor Retir
ing; President and Welcome
His Successor."
A complimentary banquet will be given
next Tuesday evening at the Rome hotel
to Father Dowllnsr. retiring president of
Crelghton university, and Father Ma-
geveny, his successor, by the Crelghton
University Alumni association.
C. J. Smyth will preside. T. J. Mahoney
will speak on "Legal Education," Dr. De
wltt C. Bryant will respond to the toast.
"Our First Professional Department," and
W. F. Gurley will speak on "Good Citizen
ship." There will be Informal addresses
by Father Dowllng and Father Mareveny.
About 150 will be present. tlovernor
Sheldon was Invited, but Sent his regrets,
as he has a previous engagement for that
evening. Invitations have been sent also
to the supreme Judges, the federal und dis
trict Judges and to leading educators of
the state.
AUDITOR'S FORCE TOO SHORT
This Said to Be Only Reaaon for De.
lay la Payment of Mlnsourl
Pacific Men.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 20.-M. C. Markham. as
sistant to the vice president of the Missouri
Pacific-Iron Mountain system, and who
has supervision over the, auditing depait
ment, stated today that the delay In the
payment of the 35.000 employes of the sys
tem, the first Instance of the' kind In a
number of years. Is due to a reduction In
the force In the auditor's office.
Concerning the dejay ho today gave out
the following:
The pay car usually goes out during the
third week of the month, and the pay
master, following the uhiiuI custom, bulle
tined that the car would reach a certain
point upon a certuin day. The pay r-ar
will go out the third wejk as usual, except
that owing to some delays In the prepara
tion of payrolls It may 1 a few days late
This Is all there Is to the report cuncernlnii
the Mlssoarl Pacific pay car not going out
M. C. MARKHAM. '
STOESSEL SENTENCED" TO DIE
Judges After Ions Drllberatloa
Finally Agree He Must Pay
Penalty.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 2). General
Stoessel has been condemned to death; Gen
eral Ftack has been reprimanded, and Gen
erals Smirnoff and Kelts have been ac
quitted, i i
The court recommends that the death
sentence upon General Stoessel be com
muted to ten years' Imprisonment In a
fortress and that he be excluded from the
service.
ANCHOR FOR DEPOT
Senator Brown Makes More to End
Fight on Indian Supply Home.
PUTS BACK HOUSE AMENDMENT
Considered Certain the Ssnata Will
Concur in the Plan.
HEADS OF NEW YORKERS KICK
Increase in Appropriation for Publio
Building- at Kearney.
WORK ON GRAND ISLAND PLAN3
Congressman Norrls Presented Watrh
by the Connecticut State Repub
lican Club, Which He Re
cently Addressed.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 80 (Specie I Tele
gramsSenator Brown today during the
discussion of the Indian appropriation bill
lit the committee on Indian affairs, of
which he Is a member, offered an amend
ment, which was accepted, whereby the
Indian supply depot at Omaha will become
permanent.
The house committee on Indian affairs
reported an amendment to the existing; law
providing for the permanent establishment
of Indian warehouses at certain points by
the Insertion of words which would have
fixed the status of these several stations.
Congressman Fitzgerald of New York made v
a point of order against the paragraph,
which was sustained by the chair, and the
appropriation wss made but for the year
ending 190.
The Junior senator from Nebraska, realiz
ing the Importance of Omaha as a dis
tributing point and appreciating Its ad
vantages under the present railroad condi
tions, made New York. Chicago, , Omaha,
St. Louis and Ban Frnnclsco permanent
Indian supply depots by amending In com
mittee the bill as It passed tho house, and
It Is believed the senate will take the view
of Senator Brown and once for all elimi
nate the yearly fight over this feature of
tho Indian supply bill.
Raises Limit on Building.
The committee on public lands and build
ings has reported Benntor Brown's bill for
an Increase In Uie appropriation for a new
building at Kearney from S3,u to Slft.OOO.
The bill as passed last year carried $86,000,
Work on (iraud Island Plans.
Judge Norrls this morning called upon
Supervising Architect Taylor regarding th
plans for the new public building at Grand
lBlund. The original plans for the construc
tion of this building were changed some- -what
at the request of the people of Grand
Islund, the change desired-relating to the
entrance to the proposed structure. The
changes asked have been made In con
formity to the wishes of the people of
Grand Island, but to effect these change
naturally caused considerable delay In plao
tng the advertisement lor -proposals On the
market. Architect Taylor toduy Informed-'
Representative Norrls that his force Would
have the plans and specifications for the
Grand Islund building ready to place on
the market within tlireb weeks.
Watrh for Norrls. .
Representative Norrls is wearing a new
watch, a present to him from the Con
necticut McKlnley State league In recogni
tion of his speech before that organiza
tion at Danbury, Conn., at their memorial
banquet to commemorate the birthday of
the late president, William McKlnley.
Nebraakan Vlnits President.
Contsressniiin Norrls today Introduced
Major J. F. Stealey of Omaha to President
Roosevelt. Major Stealey has the distinc
tion of being one of the youngest surviv
ing soldiers of the civil war. He enlisted
In lWl and served throughout the conflict,
rising from a private to the rank of major
at the close1 of the conflict. During- the
last ten years Major .Stealey has held the
position of postmastor at the National Sol
diers' home at Grand Island, Neb,, resign
ing that position some weeks ago.. Major
Stealey Is east upon a vacation and leaves
Washington today for New York and Bos
ton to visit old friends.
Gamble la busy.
Senator Gamble has secured a favorable
report from the committee on public build
ings end grounus on his bill providing an
appropriation of $110,(00 for a new publio
building at Huron, S. D. ' He also has se
cured a favorable report on the bill ex
tending the time one year In which tho
Winnipeg, Yankton & Gulf railroad shall
construct a bridge across the Missouri
river at Yankton, S. D.
Minor Matters at Capital. ,
On recommendation of both senators from
Iowa Dr. A. O. Williams has been ap
pointed pension examining surgeon at Ot- ' 1
tumwa, vice Dr. Murdock Bannister, re
signed. On the . recommendation of both South
Dakota congressmen Dr. F. J. Wood has
been appointed pension examining surgeon
at Huron, vice Dr. C. U. Alford, resigned.
Civil service x&iiiliititiuii w!!i to held
March 7' at Columbus. Neb., for clerk and
carrier In the postofflce service.
Postmasters appointed. Nebraska Leaf
dale, Cheyenne county, Anthony M. Leaf
dale, vice M. I -oaf dale, resigned. South
Dakota Rutland, Luko county, Hammond
W. Gage, vice J. W. Koehler, resigned.
W. H. Woodward and wife of Independ
ence, la., were visitors at the office of
Senator Brown today.' Mr. Woodward,
Senator Brown and Congressman Frank
Lowden of Chlrago were classmates at the
University of Iowa.
FOU4.KKII WILL BR ITf.MI.TORITT
Senate Committee Will Sustain Pres
ident on Brownsville Affair.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The Browns
ville question will be voted oa by th
senate committee on military affairs on
Tuesday next, uccordintr to an agreement
reached today. The majority of the com
mittee will vote to endoise the action of
the president In dismissing three com
panies of negro soldiers of the Twehty-ftfth
Infantry on account of the raid on the
Texas town. Senator Foruker will make
a minority report.
POSTOFFICE APPROPRIATION CUT
House Subcommittee agrees en Rill
with Reductions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ai.-The subcom
mittee on appropriations of the house com
mlttee on postofflccs and pjst rosds today
reached an agreement to report to the
whole committee the poslofflce appropria
tion bill. The bill as revised by the com
mittee carries a total appropriation of
$220,716,000, which Is approxl-natcly 9,00)00
less than the estimate submitted by Uie
department.
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