Nebraska Newspapers

    Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL. XXXVII NO. 215.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNIXG, FEBRUARY 24, 1903.
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ASSASSIN IS . A- '1CII
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Denver Prieit Shot Dow. ' M
Whi Administering Sac
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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.
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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
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