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Omaha Daily Bee H VOL. XXXVII NO. 215. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNIXG, FEBRUARY 24, 1903. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. 4 ASSASSIN IS . A- '1CII XX', Denver Prieit Shot Dow. ' M Whi Administering Sac V PANIC ENSUES IS CONGREGa iV Policeraan Who Wat Present Arreiti Murderer Afttr a Struggle. VICTIM STRANGER TO SLATES Only Excuse for Murder Wat Antip athy to Priesti in General. ONLY SHORT TIME IN AMERICA Aaaasela Dora la Italy Left Country Thrr Mmlki Ago, Gain Flral la Central , America. DENVER. Colo., Feb. 23. Father Leo Helnrlcha waa (hot and killed while administering- the sacrament at early mui In St. Elisabeth's Catholic church, .Eleventh and Curtla streets, this city, at o'clock this morning. Kneeling- at he Altar rail between two women. Alio Giuseppe pressed the muzzle of a re volver against the body of the priest, after receiving from him the consecrated wafer, and shot the priest through the heart Exclaiming "My God! my God:" Father Leo fell prone In front of the altar and died without uttering another word. With, a scream the assassin sprang into the aisle and, waving the pistol about hia heed, dashed to the church doora. For a moment the hundred or more peo ple in the church were dazed. Then a woman shrieked and the congregation be came panic-atrlcken. Some women fainted and many became hysterical. Scveril Mm rushed to the aid of the prii Ahers, started in pursuit of t if. Among the latter was Pa- t .janlel Cronln, who overtook the l ' itallan on the A church steps. (. ,ye attempted to shoot the pollce i.i ..i and waa foiled and .overpowered omy after a desperate fight, in which several men had come to the assistance of the officer. The murderer waa hur riedly removed to the city Jail, and as threats of summary Justice were made by men in the crowd which quickly gath ered In front of the church. Chief of Po lice Michael Delaney called out the re serve force of patrolmen, who were kept on guard day and night. Chares, Closed for Day. liufore the commotion caused by the tragedy had eubafiled the Franciscan broth eta copnecte'd with St. Elisabeth's church silently brought candles for the dead and placed them beside the body of their su perior, where, he lay By direction of Bishop Mutts the church door was oiosed for the day and the following notice' was posted- .' DWril Vfti "'th frightful tragedy enacted lo ti 1m church by an unknown criminal, the wanton killing of our beloved pastor, su perior and tri nd, Father Leo, all services will he discontinued for the day. Kindly, reader, 'brent ir u silent prayer for the re pose of the soxl of our beloved friend. FATHBR KL'SEBIUS. Deputy-Coroner Daniel Hayes took charge of Father I,eo's body, which was removed to the city morgue. A single hole In. the white communion robes of the priest showed that the bullet had gone straight to the heart. The bullets remaining in the revolver, had been sharpened to a' fine point. l Giuseppe was placed in solitary confine ment at the city Jail. He admitted to a policeman who Interviewed him. that the priest whom he had killed was a stranger to him, and In explanation of his crime made the following statemlnt: Grudge Against Prieats. "I Just went over there because I have a grudge against all priests In general. They are all against the working man. I went to the communion rail because I could get a .better shot. I did not give a damn Whether he was a German prleat or any other kind of a priest. They are all In the same class. ' "I left Italy three months ago, went first to Central America and then came to the United States and to Denver. I am an anarchist, and I am proud of it. I shot htm, and my only regret Is that I could not have shot the whole bunch- of priests in the church. I am a shoemaker, but have not worked since -coming to Denver." Father Leo Helnrlcha was born In Koeln, Oermany, August 15. 1W7. He en tered the Franciscan order December 4, 161. and was ordained July 1S91. He cam to Denver last September Jrom Pateraon, N. J. He waa three years in Orogan, N. Y.. where he distinguished him self by rebuilding the church, monastery and other buildings that were destroyed by fire in 1903. He was planning to sail for Germany In June and visit relatives .whom ha had not seen for sixteen years. BRYAN MAKES TWO SPEECHES Pays His Compliments to ho Mea ' Who Secure Fortasei by Devious Means. TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 2S. William J. Bryan addressed an audience of men only here this afternoon, which completely filled the city auditorium, even to stand ing room. Mr. Bryan spoke for two hour. There were probably 4.1300 pres. ent ' He was Introduced by Governor Hoch of Kansas. Mr. Bryan left for Lawrence, where he spoke tonight under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian association In die Kansas university gymnasium. He was a guest of W. R. Stubbs, candidate for the republican nomination for governor, who la also the president of the Law , rence Young Men'a Christian association. Id hi speech here Mr. Bryan touched on the money question and said: "A short time ago the Christian churches were in a big . controversy over whether or not they would accept money from some of the groat financiers. Many men spend a part of their lives getting money, a Second part trying to keep other men A from trying to get It away from them, and, recently, a third part In trying to (7 five It away. I think the time is coming, and coming soon, ' whon many of these great financiers who , have got their money by dishonest means will be made the most lonesome men on earth by being left alone, without frlenda and with noth ing but their money." Northwester Opens New Depot. PIERRE, S. D.. Feb. 23 (Special Tele gram.) A large crawd of Pierre citizens gathered at the new Northwestern pas senger station this afternoon to see the first train pull Into that station. It bay. Ing been opened to traffic, today. The building is pronounced the fluent one on that system, weet wf Caluag. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR IOWA Fair Mondfty. NEBRASKA AND laha yesterday: Hour. Deg. 6 a. m 34 6 a. m 33 7 a. m r. 32 5 a. m 3' 9 a. m . 34 10 a. m ? 11 a. m 88 12 m 41 1 p. m t 2 p. m 4 3 p. m 47 4 p. m 49 6 p. m 43 p. m 44 7 p. m 43 5 p. m 43 9 p. m 41 PRAISE FOR RUSSIAN POLICE Skllfel Work In Hounding In the Latest Band of Trr rorlata. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 3. The skilful performance of the police In the roundup of the great band of plotters haa won praise throughout the city, bearing witness to the thoroughness of the methods evolved for fighting terrorists. The secret police are spending unlimited sums In bringing the terrorists to Justice, and have drafted agents of International experience who are thoroughly familiar with the byways . of western anarchists and who will. Introduce an Improved technique Into the system here. The police department a loo has en tered Into relations with detective agen cies abroad, and has organised an exten sive service In all the centers where Rus sian emigrants congregate, particularly In New York, London and In Switzerland, and are making a' successful effort to nr-netrste the Innermost council of the socialist demo cratic ana socialist revolutionists organiza tions, .In connection with the latest mint thA members of the secret service were abso lutely trusted by comrades of the revolu tionists who attended the mpetlnes held In Finland, where the final plan for the as sassination of Grand Duke Nicholas Flcho lalvlch and Judge Chtcheglovltoff, minister of Justice, was elaborated. Two hundred plain clothes men were called in by the heads of thd police department and given precfte Instructions as to what action should be taken, and apparently they ar rested, without error, the persons In volved. Thus far the police have failed to extract a confession from any of those arrested as to their Identity, but several undoubtedly are members of aristocratic houses. It certain that numbers of conspirators have managed to evade arrest and a careful watch Is being kept for these. The congress of delesrat es. Knr.MtnHnr the provincial branches of the League of Russian people, opened today. The Metro politan of St. Petersburg. Antonlus. and other prelates were present. BLOW TO HARRIMAN LINES Through One-War Tariffs Between Chicago and Seattle Are Ordered Cancelled. CHICAGO, - Feb. S3 It was- announced yes terday that the Interstate Commerce eorn- mlsslnn has entered a rullns- rnmnelMna- th Union Pacillc, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. t-srui, Chicago & Northwestern, Missouri Pacific and other railroads to cancel all tariffs on file to the far north west thrniiB-h Portland. Ore., which have not been con curred In by the Northern Pacific. The order means that all one tir bulne from Chlrago and contiguous points which nas neretorore been routed to Seattle, via Granger, thence over the Ores-on Rhnrt Line to Huntington, from there over the urego-i nanroaa and Navigation company line to Portland and thence to Seattle over the Northern Pacific, must hereafted be routed by way of St. Paul or over the Chicago, Burlington ft Qulncy through Billings, Mont. The Portland gateway has long been a point of dispute between the Northern Pa cific and Its southerly competitors. The Northern Pacific haa ' always refused to participate in a sale of tickets through to Seattle unless they were routed through St. Paul or Billings, thereby securing the long haul. The Harrlman lines. In an effort to overcome this attitude, sought to file a schedule with the Interstate commission stating that Its through tariff mciuaea a local ticket purchased ot Port land by the railroad company and given to the passenger so that he might reach Seattle or contiguous points over the North ern Pacific. This tariff waa declared illegal by the commission and when Its attention was called to similar schedules filed by other roads all were ordered cancelled. It was held that all tariffs filed hv a road must have the written concurrence of all other roads over which tickets were 'sold. MYSTERY IN DEATH OF ITALIAN Letter Indlcatea Case of Suicide, bat Police Believe Mnrder Haa Been )Tommltted. NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Oorolsmo Cella, a wealthy Italian wine .Importer, a leading member of the Italian Chamber of Com merce and a thirty-second degree Mason, died within a few moments after hex was found early today In the office of his ware house In West Broadway with his skull fractured and suffering from the effects of a poison. The police are working on the theory that a murder has been com mitted. Coroner Harbuger declared tonight that Cella was struck down by a hammer blow on the head and his assailants later poured a liquid poison down hla throat, presumably to give an appearance of sulfide. A letter signed with Cella's name, bidding good-bye to his family, was found, and the coroner states that he believes the assailants forced Cella to write the letter under threat of death. Cella was discovered by Domlnleo Cella, hla. brother, who has been . .atalned as a suspicious person. Caesar Biacchl, a son-in-law of Cella. Is also held as a material witness. Gerolamo Cella haa conducted a wine importing business In this city for many years and Is said to have amassed a for tune of tauo.ouo. Eaia-laeer Killed by Signal. CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-F. R. Skeel of Free port. III., an engineer In charge of an Illi nois Central freight locomotive, , knocked from his cab and killed today through his head coining in contact with a signal as he laned from the window The accident occurred near Uroadvlow' fifteen mils west of Chicago, and was not discovered by his Ajrniaa until the train had proceeded some distance. MOYShaca-Ta or ocsax aTBAataxxr. Pott. arHw4. .St. Louis. .. .Lsesuts ... Cymric .... .riouui4 ... Petersburg KEW YORK. UVKKPlHlU. LIVKHPOOL.. ANTWKHP . .. Klrurl. . Mswafaula. .. Krooalaat. ..('slaauul. ..LltbUAUU. .. L B4VOI. ..rkiUista. .Trionds. -C. Ttetasa ULAOLrOW UfeAU htVHt BOI'TM UPTON TS1KTB Qsrtr Kaki.ks Leiaa UiriLA tUkU KM . . .. NEW HOMES IN NORTHWEST Montana Offers Much Inducement to Htn of Small Meant. VIRGIN SECTION BEING TAPPED Line of the Mllwaakee Extension Rans Through Region that la Fertile and Promises Macs to the Farmer. Declaring that "never again will Uncle 8am offer such princely domains for the entryman's choice" than the new lands In Montana, to be thrown open for settlement May 1, L. A. Huffman, writing from Miles City, Mont., advises the renter In the elder states to Investigate the new domain and get In on the ground floor, for he "who decides quickly and gets In line at the Miles City or Terry land offices, or drives his stake in one of these new towns, stands to win the big prizes." The Chicago, Mil waukee A St. Paul Railway company Is pushing work on an extension Into the new country to be thrown open for settlement, working from both ends, and but fifty miles of track laying remain. The writer calls attention to the fact that not many years ago the western bor derland of Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota presented merely a ragged fringe of newly made farms, but that In a half dozen years 350.(0) entrymen took up homos in the Dakotas. Such, he prophesies, will be the case In the new lands, and opines that be fore the close of the year the claim shanty will dot the prairie on all sides. Nowhere In the United States under like conditions, upon a like solid area of plow able, blsck loam. In a like space of time, will so vast a number of homeseekers be accommodated, confesses Mr. Huffman, but he paints a picture even more pleasing than that presented by the land of the Sioux of thirty years ago. Grain Fields of the Fat are. The new lands are characterized as the grain fields of the future, the statement being made that everywhere now men are awakening to the fact that where sage rush two or three feet in height grows. densely, luxuriant, unlrrtgated, rye, spelts and particularly wheat will grow' if the simple methods of cultivation, now no longer experimental, but proven, are used. "These gray-green sage brush uplands are to be the grain fields of the near future," says Mr. Huffman. In support of this claim he cites a number of instances where poor mechanics from the eastern states have gone to the country bordering on the lands to be opened and have done more than well, working for themselves In the free, open air. Montana has an abundance of coal, from lignite to the best steam fuel known, and the writer states that for a mile In the Cabin creek brakes one. may drive a wagon alongside a ten-foot bank and help himself to fuel at almost no expense of stripping. This sort of coal crop Is found along the St. Paul's extension, all the way from Dakota to Musselshell. There is also con? slderable timber In some portions of the new lands. ... The statement la made that all roads point toward Matmarth, he first division point on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul west of Miles City. The new town Is scheduled to become the seat of the new county of Hamilton, and the writer of the descriptive article about the new country advises the homeseeker to first take a look at the country near there before looking elsewhere. Not one claim In fifty is taken In the Marmarth region. THREE DIE OF CHLOROFORM Mrs. Mary E. Nixon, Daughter and Grandson Fonnd Dead la Homo In Denver. DENVER, Feb. 23. The bodies of Mrs. Mary E. Nixon, aged her daughter, Mrs. E. N. Canter, aged 35, and the 12-year-old son of the latter were found to day in the cottage which had been their home in this city. Each had a sponge tied over the mouth and nose and death evi dently resulted from chloroform or ether. Mrs. Canter Is known to have been ment ally deranged, and the police believe she was the prime author of the deed, either Inducing her mother to commit suicide with her or chloroforming both her son and mother before administering the fatal drug to herself. The three had been dead about a week when their bodies were dis covered by neighbors. There were no other members of the family. South Dakota, Y. M. C. A. MITCHELL. S. D., Feb. 23.-(8peclal.)-The programs have been issued for the fourteenth annual convention of the South Dakota Young Men's Christian association, which will be held at Brookings. February 28 to March 1. The officers of the associa tion are: 8. D. Van Benthuysen of Mitch ell, chairman; Dr. E. F. Reamer ,of Mitch ell, vice chairman; Laurlts MUler of Mitch ell, secretary; C E. Evans of Mitchell, treasurer; C. A. Carrlel of Brookings, state secretary. Secretary Carrlel, in making hla report for the year's work, finds conditions among the colleges of the state In the best possi ble way. All the leading colleges of the state have well organized associations with large memberships. During the year sev eral new associations have been organ ized, one at Rapid City starting out pgrt tlcularly well with eighty-two members. Applications have been received from Pierre and Huron to organize, and this will be done early In March. Among the speakers who have been en gaged for the meeting at Brookings are: Chairman Van Benthuysen of Mitchell, Dr. A. W. Trettlen of Vermilion. J. C. Prall, general secretary, of Ames,. Is. ; A. J. El liott of Chicago, International secretary of colleges for the west; George W. Nash of Aberdeen Normal. H. K. Warren of Yank ton college, A. Fauquct of Sioux Falls college. Homer M. Derr of Brookings col lege, M. M. Ramer of Mitchell, W, M. Parsons of Minneapolis and Dr. F. W. Mlnty of Rapid City. Pre ml a as Weddlava Cnpopalar. BOONE. Ia.. Feb. 23. (Special Tele gram.) The Offer of Judge McBlrnle to marry couplea all last week free, give each, bride a present, also a free dinner at a leading hotel and embossed wedding certificate failed to bring a single couple to his office. His offer followed that of Justice Locks rd to marry all free on St. Valentine day. The publlo did not like the arrangement and showed Its lack of appreciation by turning down both of fers. Judge Lockard will come back with a counter proposition tomorrow. Offleera Cantnro Murderer. CHILLI COTHB, O.. Feb 23-Ed Wil liams, who murdered Benjamin A. liadgger here yesterday, waa arrested this morning, after having evaded the tit fleers all night. He had been hiding aJI ntgbt with till, three chlldrn In a cornfield. No motive fur Us erluje fefc boon given. INTEREST IN THE BACON BILL Committee Will Rreomsnend . Measure GlTlasr States Control of the Traflle la Liquor. WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. The hearings on the various bills to regulate Inter state commerce on Intoxicating liquors, with a view to preventing shipments Into "dry" states or counties. will be closed by the senate committee on the Judiciary on Saturday next. The arguments are being made before a subcommittee con sisting of Senators Knox, chairman; Nel son, Fulton, Bacon and Rayncr. Probably no question before congress, not except ing the currency rroblem, has received so much attention during the present ses sion. It Is of vital Interest to nearly every state of the south and to half of the northern and western states. ' The Indications are that the subcom mittee will recommend the passage of the Bacon bill. Its author, being a member of the committee, has Incorporated Into the measure numerous amendments cov ering nearly every phase of the subject that has . been raised during the, extended hearings. It provides that intoxicating liquors within the borders of any state shall be within the lawful police powera of such state, but that the state Khali not Interfere with the transportation of liquors. It provides that the bill 'of lad ing accompanying the shipment shall de clare the destination and that the trans portation shall not be arrested nor di verted from the point of consignment. In other words, the bill seeks to prevent any transaction In shipment which would t?nd to defeat the state law In regard to traffic In Intoxicants, whatever that state law may be. Senator Bacon pointed out during Hie hearings that It is In no sense a prohibi tion bill and If enacted Into law would not of itself interfere with the sale of liquors In any place. . The solo purpose of the measure is, by congressional action, to so regulate Interstate commerce In in toxicating liquors as to remove the bar riers created by the operation of the in terstate commerce law In order to per mit the state to exercise full control of the traffic within its borders. Succinctly stated. It will secure to each state the right and the power to enact and to en force laws which will regulate and con trol the liquor traffic In such state In such manner as its people may elect. FATALITY AT GRADE CROSSING Six People Killed and Three Serlonsly Injured Out of One Party. " SPRING VALLEY. N. Y., Feb. 23. A foam-specked pair of horses that tore through the streets today, dragging between they a splintered wagon pole, brought to the village the first news of a grade cross ing accident, in which nine members of its most prominent families were either killed outrlgnt or seriously injured. The runaways brought up at the livery stable of George Young, from whom they had been hired the night before to take a party of men and girls to a basket ball game at Nyack. Returning In the early hours of the day, the wagon load of merry maker was run down stVest Kyaek cross ing by an. Ontario and Western express train. Four of the party were instantly killed; two died while being removed to the Hudson county hospital at Hoboken, N. J., and the other three He In a aerlour condition at that Institution tonight. -The dead: GEORGE REITH, aged 30. assistant superintendent of the telephone office and manager of the Spring Valley basket ball team. NELSON MAY, aged 19, who drove the team. etRTHA SINGER, aged 18. EDITH SINGER, aged 20. GEORGE 8HINN, aged 38. a baaket ball player. JEANETTE PALMER, aged 21. The injured: Warren Palmer, aged 18; condition serious. Henry Dieteren, aged 23, a basket ball player; will probably recover. Mary Edith Bird, aged 18; condition critical. . The responsibility for the accident Is in dispute. The survivors cannot be questioned as yet, and the only other witness was the crossing gate tender. He asiierts' that the team was driven through the Iqwered gates. The gate on he side of the approach waa broken down, but the oppoiilte gate was Intact and If previously lowered must have been hurdled by the frightened horses after the wagon had been struck e.nd torn from Its pole. The animals were uninjured. FLEET INVITED TO AUSTRALIA Promise a Reeeptlon Which WU1 Throw All Others In the Shado. MELBOURNE. Australia. Feb. 23. Aus tralia wants the American fleet of battle ships, now on its way to San Francisco, to come to this country. The government already has given the matter due considera tion and a letter has been sent to Presi dent Roosevelt Inviting the fleet to visit the chief Australian ports, in the hope that "such a visit wculd mark new era, in the history of this part of the world." As yet no reply haa beien received here, but today the prune minister, Alfred Deakin, Issued the following statement: "The federal government, realizing the significance of the visit of the American fleet to the Pacific, and the Importance of future developments of the appearance of such 4 great body of warships, decided last December to fend a cordial Invitation to the president of the United States Inviting the presence of the fleet at the principal Aus tralian ae&porta. If the Invitation' is ac cepted, the reception given the fleet at Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso and Callao will be eclipsed by Australia. The visit would mark a new ere. In the Mstory of this part of the world." INTERURBAN CARS COLLIDE One Person Killed and Fifteen In. Jured, Several of Them Fatally. ' CAMBRIDGE. O.. Feb. 23. In a rear-end collision on the Byesvllle Interurban line today. Rose Clancey of this city was killed outright and fifteen injured, five. It is thought, fatally. Among the latter were Motorman Robert Allison, Conductor Mc Cullen and Catherine Claneey, sister of Rose Clancey. The Interurban car had Just rounded a curve and gone on to a short trtstle. A city car was but a few feet behind, "and both cars were traveling at a good speed. The trolley of the interurban slipped and the rear car amashed into the one forward, nearly telescoping It. The Injured were brought to the City hospital here. Riot at Hellaloas Festival. TEHERAN. Feb. 23. Ten persons were killed axd a score or more wounded. In cluding several ecciesu.it ics, as a result of a riot in the main street here today during the pasaare of a religious procession eelebratlng the Mohammedan Muharram religious festival, held during the first month. oX tn Moharonedaa (ear. LINING IP STRONG FOR TAFT War Secretary Already Has Big- End of State Convention. TEN COUNTIES ARE INSTRUCTED What Is Stlrrlasr In the Various Con. treeslonal Contest Slate of the Democratic -.Big Four" i for Denver. BXVTJBUCAJT Df gTBTJCTIOMg TO BATE. Total delegates In state oonvtntlon. . ,95 Total delegates already chosen 891 roa taft i Cass IS Cedar ,., 12 Clay , . ... 14 Custer 18 Douglas 102 Dundy 3 Frsnklln t Hayes 3 Pawnee 12. Stanton 6 Instructed for Taft 105 Vnlnstrncted for Taft S3 Total for Taft 028 FOB BOOSBVXX.TI Lancaster 54 A Total for Boosevslt 04 TJBTK BTB VOTED I Cheyenne 5 Dawson 11 Jefferson 14 Platte , 13 Total nnlnstractsd 43 Unlnstracted for Taft 33 Vnlnstructed scattering 10 This table gives a graphic view of what has been done In the preliminaries for the coming state convention of Nebraska re publicans, which Is to meet at Omaha March 12. ' Taft Is far in the lead and bids fair to keep up the lead tp the end. The conven tion, will be made up of 92 accredited dele gates from ninety counties la te state. Of these 290 delegates have already been chosen, being rearly a third of the conven tion and representing fifteen counties, giv ing Mr. Taft 228 of them. The Nebraska situation Is even better than that from, the standpoint of Mr. Taft because, In addition to these fifteen coun ties, ten more counties have already held caucuses or primaries for county conven tions that are to come off this week, and these ten counties by the vote of .popular preference expressed are sure to give him at least' 100 more delegates. The La Follette boom has -collapsed com pletely and the La Follette boosters are turning their entire time and attention to an effort to resurrect the Roosevelt third term movement on the basis of what they accomplished In Lancaster, which, however, stands alone s the only county which has chosen delegates In conformity with their plan of operations. It is quite probable that two or three more counties will be covered up with Roosevelt resolutions to keep them away from Taft, but the repub licans generally seem t be seeing through the game of the antis and refuse to be In veigled into It. The outspoken attitude of Governor Sheldon In the strong speech he delivered fo the Cass county convention has unquestionably had much to do In confirm ing the steadfastness of Nebraska for Taft, although the little bunch of Lincoln mal contents are continuing to flood the state with 'circulars appealing for votes for a third term nomination for the president. The primaries for presidential popular preference votes held during the last week were everywhere disappointing so far as the number of voters participating is con cerned. The young blizzard which swept over most of Nebraska, Interfered seri ously with the primaries, and In many In stances forced their complete abandonment. In Jefferson county, for example, only eleven precincts out of eighteen held regu lar primaries, and the returns were so dis proportionate that the county convention simply commissioned an unlnatructed dele gation to represent Jefferson county in the state convention. The biggest turnout at any primary has not been up to 25 per cent of the number of republicans entitled to vote. Even In Lancaster county, where they pulled out In round numbers 1,500 vots as the result of a hotly contested fight, the total was ridiculously low In view of the fact that last year 6,300 republi cans in Lancaster county recorded them selves In the primary election, being eVen more than subsequently voted there for the republican nominee at the regular elec tion. The political forecasters are sighting trouble In several congressional districts. Lincoln papers claim that Congressman Pollard will have to fight for a renomina tlon against George E. Toby, former pri vate secretary to Senator Burkett, and "Ned" Brown, member of the Lancaster delegation In the legislature. There are no signs, however, of activity on the part of the congressional aspirants In the. First district as yet. In the Second district, which Is the only one now represented by a democrat, a sharp contest Is certain, with quite a number of entries. In the Third district Congressman Bdyd will seek re-election. His political ene mies have been trying to get former Con gressman McCarthy, whom he beat out, to try again, but Mr. McCarthy haa re mained quiescent to date. The Fourth district la already witnessing fireworks. State Senator Aldrich of But ler county, haa taken off his coat and Is going after Congressman Hlnshaw's job In earnest, with the support of a lot of Fourth district paper. A cample of hla campaign is to be found In this extract from the Ulysses Dispatch, which Is only the first part of an article which contains a lot more like It: Nobody cares to throw any rocks at Con greasman Hlnshaw. He Is a genial soul, and personally, we like him. though with three terms to his credit he should step aside; for a man of his mediocre ability he has already had more than he Is en titled to. And the district has plenty of men who are away ahead of him In point of ability, and none of his boomers will presume for a moment to gainsay It. One of these men Is State Svnator Aldrich. Then what Is the use of continuing Hln shaw In congress any longer? Why should he have a clnrh on the officer He opposed Halner himself for a re-nomlnatlon on the ground of running three times, aad yet. he Is so swelled up with his own greatness that he Is asking a fourth term. Because he wants It la no reason why the people should give It to him. They can get better service, and It la better service the country is In need of right now. Congressman Hlnshaw's newspaper sup porters are also boosting him. Some specu lation haa also been started as to whether the sudden stroke ef Illness which over came him In North Carolina last week while on his wsy to the funeral of Senator La (ti mer, will prevent Mr. Hlnshaw from mak ing an active personal canvass. . For the Fifth district there haa been aom (Continued oa Second Foge.J WATERLOO RCBBER CAUGHT nobbed Station In ebraka Fled ta yt York Cltr. and The man who robbed the station at Waterloo. Neb., n the night of February 7. 19f-7, has been captured In New York. The capture.was made In the postofflce In New for City, where the men called for his mail, lie said he was J. A. BasVr, ;"2 years old. of Columbus. O., and after he had admitted his guilt of one crime, made a clean Job of It and geve the officers a list of post offices, railroad stations and other places which he had robbed, con fessed to murdering a postmaster and to arson. The capturo was made by D. M. Rigor, chief of detectives of the Tennsylvsnla Railroad company, and his assistant. W. C. Nuss. They have been on his trail ever since tie robbed the Pennsylvania railroad station -at Haye, Pa., December 22. They traveled 7.000 miles In the rhsse. According to "his confession, the other places robbed and the dates were: Baltimore A Ohio railroad ststlon, Thomas, Pa.. November 23. 1JKV7; Under wood (V. Va.) postofflce and Baltimore &A Ohio railroad station, December 1; Bruce town (Ps.) postofflce, December 21; Penn sylvania railroad station. Hays. Pa., De cember 22; Towhattan (Wr Va.) station of the Baltimore &,Ohlo. and the postofflce. the same night of the killing of the post master. December 20; Boothwyn (Pa.) sta tion of the Baltimore Ohio. January 2, and the same night the Ralttmore A Ohio station at Ogden. -Pa. ; Falrlong (N. .) station of the Erie railroad. January S; Garfield (N. J.) station of the Erie, Janu ary 9; Carleton Hill station (N. J. )v post office, January 17; Justice-(O.) station, Bal timore ft. AOhln, January 24; Era (O.) sta tion of the Baltimore AOhln. January 20; Waterlod (rh.) station, Union Pacific railroad, February 8, and Bound Brook (N. J.) Lehigh Valley railroad, station, February 17. BODIES OF WOMEN TAKEN EAST Interment of Mrs. Dodder nnd Mrs. Hamilton Will Be In Glade, Pa. The bodies of Mrs. E. L. Dodder and Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, victims of the gasoline explosion In the Dodder home last Thursday, were taken east lost night. The funeral and Interment will be in Glade, Pa.; the former home of both the womert. The 'rackets were In Dodder's undertak ing rooms. Twenty-third and Cuming streets, from 10 to 2 o'clock yesterday, where friends called. At S o'clock a pri vate funeral service was held. Rev. E. H, Jenks of the First Presbyterian church officiating. E. L. Dodder, Dr. James Tedro of Wil liams, la., a brother of the deceased, and Mrs. Josie BHkb of Cleveland, O., un aunt of Mr. Dodder, accompanied the bodies east, leaving Omaha at -9:30 p. m. RABBI COriN IS RE-ELECTED Meetings of Con arrears t Ion of Israel . Will (Is Held In IVew Temple After February 2H. Rabbi Frederick Cohn was re-elected for a three vears' term as the rabbi of the Congregation of Israel at the meeting held Sunday afternoon, and it was announced that beginning next Friday, February 28, ail meetings of the congregation will be held In the new temple. In a general discussion as to the need for larger financial support as a result of the change to the new temple, encouraging rosponsest were received and It was assured that all the money needed would be se cured without Inconvenience. Prof. Nathan Bernstein, who is preparing a history of the Jewish people of Omaha, submitted such portions of his history as referred to the congregation for approval and correction. IOWA IN THETAFT COLUMN No Doubt About the Hawkeyo State, Says Veteran l.afe young of 1 Dea Moines. "Iowa will be found in the Taft col umn," said Lafayette Young, the veteran editor of the Des Moines Capital and re publican war horse of that city and state. Mr. Young, who was the chief orator at the Omaha club's Washington's birthday banquet Saturday night, left for his homo yesterday morning on an early train. "There can be io doubt about the repub lican delegation to the national convention being tjr Taft. If the personnel of the delegation Is agreed :n without a fight, I think George D., Perk.'r.a of Sioux City and myself will be the Jelegates-at-large to represent the so-c.a),ed standpatters. Of couike there may b a contest whereby we would be left uiu' GOULD DIETZ AUTO ACCIDENT Wheel Torn from Ilia Maehlae Throws Hla Guest to the Pavement. Striking the damaged pavement at the foot of the viaduct on Jackson street, on Tenth, a sudden wrench took a wheel from the automobile of Gould Diet Sunday aft ernoon, throwing the occupants to the ground. Miss Saunders from Lincoln, an aunt of Mrs. Diets, was thrown to the pavement, but was not seriously Injured. Mr. Diets, who was driving the automobile at a alow rate on account of the holes In the pavement, escaped Injury.' The glass front of the machine was shat tered and the damage will be considerable. Miss Saunders arrived Sunday afternoon from Lincoln and Mr. Diets was returning from the train when the accldnt occurred. MRS. NEWTON MANN'S FUNERAL Wife of Pastor ot Caly Church Now Rests tn Forest Lawn. The funeral of Mrs. Newton Mann, wtfe of Rev. Newton Mann, pastor of Unity church, was held yesterday afternoon at Unity church. Rabbi Frederick Cohn officiating, assisted by Rev. Mary G. An drews. Mrs. Ellis sang. There were many floral offerings, though 'the funeral announcement re quested that no flowers be eent. The body was placed in the receiving vault at Foreat Lawn cemetery. IOWA MAN KILLED BY TRAIN Waa with Brother la New York. Who Was Killed at the Same Time. CLOVERSDALE. N. Y.. Feb. 23.Samue O. Sheppard of West Dav, Saratoga county, and his brother, Delbert Sheppard of Wood bine, la., were struck by a Delaware eV Hudson passenger train near Corntth late yesterda bmh were instantly killed. BROWN INDIFFERENT Replies to Commercial Club Protert Against Rigid Rate Law. FAILED TO STATE HIS POSITIOi; Says Hepburn Introduced Unpopular Measure and Promises Nothing". COMMERCIAL CLUB DISAPPOINTED Sought Aid of Nebraska Delegation ta Retain Ilastic Rules. WOULD ELIMINATE C0MPETITI01I Abrogation of Long aad Short Heal Clause Would Injure Commercial Centers aad Do No Good to Any Ideality, Senator Norrls Brown of Nebraska " non-committal on the subject of sen at, hi!) No. 127. which has for Its purpose a rigid long and short haul cHuse In th Interstate commerce law, which, rallroac". and shippers declare, would work a gretit Injury on Omaha and other commeretr.l centers nnd do no good to any shlpplri Interrst or locality. The Commercial club has received a reply from the Junior senator to Its proteii against the elimination of the words "under substantially, similar circumstances ard conditions" from section 4 of the act ta ngulate commerco, whh words give t ie elasticity to the law which practically nil shippers and railroad traffic officials con sider necessary. Senator Brown Is Indifferent to the dis astrous effects which the passage of the bill would have on the. competition of the railroads In Omaha, and has replied thnt the bill was Introduced by Oongressmnn Hepburn and was read twice In the senate, then referred to the committee on Inter state commerce. Disappointed In Letter. Members of the Commercial club ar.d shippers of Omaha express great disap pointment at the attitude of Senator Brow i. as they had hoped that when the rlemertis of the bill were called to his attention by Commissioner J. M. Guild of the club thnt he would take an active stand against tl e measure. ' Over a week ago Commissioner Gul'd wrote to all members of tho Nebrasl-.u delegation protesting agatnst a measiue which had so much evil and no good In It for the commercial Interests of the country. Mr. Guild said In part: "We have every reason to believe the railroads In preference to applying term 5 tial rates at Intermediate points, especially on circuitous lines, will cancel rates at such terminal points and thereby deprive them of much needed competition with no benefit to other points. "We are not opposed to a reduction of rates, but . belleveln equalization to perm'.--competlng towns to do business la the unij territory on an equitable basis, but In thli Instance we can see no benefit for anyon.i and only Injury to commerce generally." The commissioner's deep-rooted convic tion is that If the change as contemplated! is made In the act all elasticity In rates will be killed and yie discretionary power of the commission taken from It, He therefore, urged upon the delegation to op pose the measure. Traflle League Protests. Since the attention of the Nebraska dele gate was called to the bill by the Omaha Commercial club the National Industrial Traffic league has sent a special committee to Washington to protest against taking the discretionary power from the commis sion. The legislative committee of the league met in St. Louts a week ago and passed drastic resolutions condemning the. proposed change. The league Is composed of the largest shippers of the United States and representatives of many commercial organizations, E. J. McVann, secretary ot the Omaha Grain exchange, being a mem ber of the legislative committee. Mr. Mc Vann Is outspoken in his condemnation of the proposed change In the long and short haul section. Congressman G. M. Hitchcock will hold a conference w4th memberji of the Com mercial club and the commissioner today. In his reply to the protest from the com mlsstoner Congressman Hitchcock says that his support for the measure haa been solicited by the Commercial club of Lin coln, which is anxious to get the short haul rate on the Rock Island lines from the south. The Rock Island' company hag already said that It would rather go out of the competition for Omaha business from the south than have the long and short haul section of the Interstate commerce law made rigid. YATES IS OUT FOR GOVERNOR Passage of Primary Law Convlncea Him He Can Wla tho Nomination. S'PRINGFIELD, 111.. Feb. IS. former Governor Richard Yates . tonight an nounced his candidacy for governor la the following statement: "I have decided to be a candidate for the republican nomination for governor at the general primary election on Au gust 8, 190S. I do this because, after full Investigation, I believe that there la now an opportunity for the first time In this state for an effectual and real appeal to the people (Instead of to con ventions and committees) under the pro visions of the new, direct, plurality primary election law, which was Dot ap proved until a few days ago. V (Signed) "RICHARD YATE8." SETTLEMENT OF LUMBER RATE Hill Lines Offer Coasnrosalso Which Mug Settle the Long Cos. troversr. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 23.-A settlement of the freight rste controversy which has seriously affected the lumber trade of. the Pacific northwest Is believed new to be In sight. Frederick "Ttausmann of Seattle, chairman of the conciliation committee of the affiliated commercial organizations of the northwest, received official notifica tion last night that the Hill railroads would agree to accept lumber shipments from any shipper on Individual bond, pro vided the federal court will amend the In junction Issued October 29. Mlsalag Geaeral Turns Vn - WILLEMSTAD. Curacoa. Feb. SI Gen. eral Nicholas Rolando, who recently dis appeared from h's home In Barcelona. Venezuela, which fact, together with the arrest of several if his pnrtlians, caused rumors that a revolution was afloat, has arrived here. He waa accompanied by three other officers of the Viesue!aj anny. j "-Sl f-wvM-