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Fhe Omaha . Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. 228. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH 10, 1908 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. .7 TEMPEST IN TEAPOT Lord Eoiebcry'i Characterization of Row Over Kaiser's Letter. BLAME rOE YELLOW PRESS Country ii Accused of Making: Itself Ridiculous Over Affair. TEXT WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT Cabinet Announce! that the Incident is Closed. OPPOSITION . ACCEPTS VIEW Lord Tweedmonth Coosolted Sir Edward Grey Before Replying; o Mw( from the .-. Vv LONDON, March k$1 Tovernment has decided to keep priv. '-; Personal letter written hy Emperor "a. to Lord Tweedmouth, first lord V admiralty, In which It wit charged. London Tlmei that hla majesty v to fluwiee legislation In the mi ' navaI estimates of Great Britain. . de clslon, which waa announced In ies of Parliament thla evening, will aaw-ihe country remalna to be acen. As Bal'our, speaking for the oppoaltlon, endoracd the policy of the cabinet. It may he predicted that tha public may consider the Incident closed, Tha remark made by Lord Roaeberry that the nation waa making Itself rldlcu loue over thla affair flnda much auppoft. The discussion today waa brief and dry. AU the participant proceeded aa If they wera walking on eggs, for criticism of the ruler of another nation' 1 a delicate busl neaa. The fact that Lord Tweedmouth consulted Blr Edward Grey, the foreign secretary, before replying to Emperor Wll llam'a letter, was the only new fact brought out, and It goes far to dlmlnlah the criti cism of Lord Tweedmouth becauae It re lieves him of all suspicion of anything re sembling disloyalty to the Interests of the navy. The character of Emperor Wllllam'a let ter Is now generally understood. Tha spec lest passage is believed to be the refer ence to Lord Esher that he had better occupy himself with drainpipes and keep his handa off the navy. Lord Eeher waa engaged In Improving tha drainage' system of Windsor castle when Emperor William was there recently. An amusing featura of tha affair la that all tha sensational newspapers of London aro lecturing tha Tlmea for Its sensation alism in exploiting tha story. Letters Will Not Be Giro Out. The hope that tha letter sent last month by Emperor Wllllaro of Germany to Lord Tweedmouth, f Irat Jord of the admiralty, In which It has been charged his majesty attempted to Influence Great Britain's avl estimate, and. tha British. mtulster' reply thereto, would bo made public for tha edification of the people, waa quickly dis pelled, by Mr. Asqullh, chancellor ot the exchequer.. In the House of Commons this afternoon. In a couple of curt sentences Mr. Asqulth. who was acting al premier, told A. J. Bal four and hie other questioners that ha had nothing to add to his statement of Friday, and that so far aa he knew Tweedmouth had nothing, to add to his declaration be yond tha fact that Immediately upon tha receipt of Emperor William's letter the flrat lord of tha admiralty showed It to Sir Edward Orey, the foreign secretary, who agreed with the recipient that the let ter had no official character and ahould be treated as a private communication. ' Later, In tha House of Lords, the first lord of the admiralty was somewhat mora communicative, but he threw no light on the real contents of the correspondence, Ha did, however, deacrtbe the letter from Kmperor William aa quite Informal and very friendly. Lord Tweedmouth expressed surprise at What he called the "extraordinary ouu buret of tha press" during the laat few days In connection with thla matter. Con tlnutng, be vouchsafed tha ' information that he had oa several occasions received letter from the German emperor which had come in tha ordinary way through the postoffloe. Tha particular letter now under discussion waa private and per sonal one. Lord Tweedmouth declared, very friendly in tone and qulta informal. The feature of the aesalon in the House of Lords waa a apeech by Lord Rosebery who had tha prince of Walea In a seat be , aide him. ' Tha former premier made an attack upon the "yellow" journalism of England, with special reference to the In ference drawn by the London Times from the letters. "We have witnessed." Lord itosebery said, "the whole world drawing the absolutely Insane inference that the German emperor waa attempting to influx ence Lord Tweedmouth, with the view of cutting down the naval estimates and check lng the Increase of British armaments. The . country haa been placed In an unseemly and ridiculous position, and I am quite sure the idea mentioned never entered Emperor William a head or tha head of any educated person entitled to remain outside of a luna tic asylum. "There la a , section of the press which seems anxious to create bad feeling between these two countries, and there la aa Im pression abroad that because Great Britain haa arrived at a friendly feeling with France, It ahould be hostile to Germany Thla traction of the prtss took up this trivial " incident to excite morbid suspicions between ryne two countries, suspicions which. In my opinion, gradually are developing Into danger for the peace of Europe." Thoughtful observers," said Lord Rose bery, "ahould not 'overlook the fact that the German army of 4,000,000 men repre sent practically the German nation. le fore any German government, bowsver powerful, would be able to declare war on any country. It must have the support of thia nation behind It, and It could only have the support of tha German nation in a war against Great Britain when tha feel ing of Uie nation had been ao exasperated aa to render a continuance of peaceful con ditions Impracticable." Incident Is Closed. So far aa the British government is con eernnd, the statements made thla afternoon lu tha House of Commons and the House of Lords la regarded aa closing the incident of Bmperor William's letter to Lord Tweed mouth. There la no truth in the report that an caching of viewa Is going on between the two governments concerning thia corre spondence or desling with a possible reduc tion la naval armaments. The suggestion Which baa been advanced In several quar- (Continued oa Second Page.) SUMMARY OF THE DEE Taesday, March 10, 10. tSOS -JLtecn- f90S StX m Ufa 1FLT f$J. 2T . 1 2 3 4 5 6 Z 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 28 29 30 31 "" "' THl WBATKEB. FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND VICINITY Fair Tuesday, rising tempera ture. FOR NEBRASKA AND IOWA-Falr Tuesday, rising temperature. Temperature at Omaha yesterday Hour. Deg. .... 21 .... 22 .... 23 .... 28 .... ao .... 84 .... 17 .... 41 .... 44 .... 46 .... 49 .... 51 .... 53 .... tl .... 49 .... 411 .... 44 6 a, m.... 6 a. m. T a. m.... S a. m.... t a. m...w 10 a. ra.... 11 a. m.... 13 m 1 p. m.... S p. m.... S p. m.... 4 p. m.... 5 p. m.... 6 p. m.. 7 p. m.... 8 p. m.... ' 9 p. m.... DOMXSTIO. United Statea Marshal Warner visits capital. Finds financial conditions in west better than In the east. Big im provements contemplated at Fort Meade. Nebraska farmers and printing trade workera petition for revision of tariff. Fags l Murderer of Father Leo ia placed on trial for his life at Denver. Pag a More cars are being placed in use con tinually, according to reporta of the railroads. Page 1 A new order of the War department "ln- creaaea the equipment of enlisted men. Pare I Minority members of the house commit tee on banking and currency decide to support the Williams currency bill. ' Page a Mayor Becker orders the third floors of sixteen schools closed until properly equipped with fire escapee. Page 1 Eden valley Irrigated tract will aoon be open for entry. . Page 1 The coroner's Jury at Collinwood listens to the evidence in regard to the echool fire. Page 1 Secretary Metcalf defends the present type of vessels of the navy. Page 1 Fifth district of Oklahoma declares for Taft. Page 1 District Attorney Jerome answers chargea against him In detail. Page 1 POUIOaT. King Alfonso Insists on making trip to Barcelona In splta of many protests. Page American fleet is two days ahead of its schedule and will arrive at Magdalene bay Thursday. Pag a No more information will be granted the public In relation to the Kaiser Wllhelm letter, to Lord Tweedmouth. Page 1 sunnop of Lcnddn. makew an appeal ta ttle business men for the regeneration of the metropolis. Page a maisu. Railroad commission being called upon. the station at Buda has been reopened by the Union Pacific read. Page S Minimum weight is being raised on In terstate shipment by Nebraska railroads. Page 3 POUTXCAX. , Fifth Nebraska district selects dele gates to republican national convention and instructs for Taft Page a X.OOAT. Ministerial association of Omaha sends a communication to Mayor Dahlman de manding that everything be closed Sun day in accordance with the law, and the mayor say he will comply and enforce the law to the letter. Page 1 Superintendent W. M. Davidson of the Omaha publlo schools returns from tha meeting or the National Educational u soclatlon much impressed with the em phasis placed on manual and physical nsming. Page 10 Petitions are being circulated to oust m present Board of Park Commissioner. appointed by Mayor Dahlman. when the timrxer proviaea that the commissioners ro io oe appointed by the district Judges. nre 10 wunwiu AltD uDVSTaiaL, biuck marxeis. Page Grain markets. PagT Stocks and bonds. Page 7 XOTEMTirva OP OCXAlff nTEAMSsLTrS. fort. ArriTad. Bsll4. NEW YORK MlniMapolla. MALINHKAD.... California... LIVKRPOOL, Campania..., NAPLES Canopta QI'KENSTOWN.. KIIMR ' HOV1U.B rurnaaala... Ceerla. Lnaitanla. Carpalhla. BY WIRELESS. fable Island. N. S.-Kron Princesatn Ce cllle, from Bremen, Southampton and Clier- "r w ior, was miles south' east of Sable Island at 11:14 p. m. CAR SITUATION IS IMPROVING rower iaie Oses Tkss mt Last Collee. tloB of Statistic sr Railroads. NEW YORK, March t-That the decline In railroad traffic, which reached such heavy proportions In January, waa checked early in February. Is Indicated by the most recent reports of the committee on car efficiency of the American Rallwav is olation, which shows that the number of Idle cars in the United States and Canada waa smaller by over 20,000 cars on Feb ruary IS than it had been two weeks ear lier. That the number of Idle cars Is still ao large aa to give much concern to rail road managers cannot be gainsaid, but some encouragement, at least. Is found by railroad men In the. fact that there are fewer Idle cars now, or were on February 18 than on February S. or at any date. In fact, since the beginning of the year. J The net surplus of cars on February It la given as S19.X4. SOLDIERS GET HOUSEWIVES New Order of War Department Adds to Eoalpmeat of Enlisted Mea of Army. WASHINGTON. ' March S.-The recent order which supplies to an army recruit upon bla enlistment a full kit of toilet articles, haa run the gauntlet of Judicial construction and has been sustained. As a result thla Is what the enlisted man gets In addition to his regular outfit: Rasor, brushes fot hair, teeth, shaving and shoes, comb, polish for black and tan shoos, two towels, toilet soap, whiskbroom and last, but not least, "one housewife." The house wife Is explained to be a neat little ease containing thread, needle, button and patches. WEST IS THE BETTER FIXED Marshal Warner Finds Timet Better at Home Than in East MANY IMPROVEMENTS AT MEADE Nebraska Formers Rend Petitions to Senators Asking; for a Commis sion to Revise the Tariff Rates. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March . (Special Tele gram. ) United Statea Marshal W. P. Warner of Nebraska arrived in the city today from Scranton, Pa. This is Mr, Warner's first visit to Washington since his appointment as successor to T. L. Mathews and having business in Pennsyl vania planned his trip east to include the national capital. Mr. Warner will be pre sented to President Roosevelt and Attor ney General Bonaparte tomorrow and will also meet representatives of the Departmnt of Justice with whom he comes in contact by reason of his office. Mr. Warner stated there waa more complaint of money strin gency in the east than In Nebraska and It waa his opinion the east had been harder hit in money matters than the west. Po litically, Marshal Warner stated Nebraska waa for Taft and the deleg-ates would be instructed that way. "If there Is any antl- Taft sentiment in the stats," he said, "It haa wholly disappeared." Improvements at Fort Meade. ' Senator Gambia this morning called upon Quartermaster General Alcshlre relative to Improvements looking to the enlarge ment of Fort Meade, 8. D. The senator was Informed that plans and specifications are nearly completed for a band barracks to cost 122,160, cavalry drill hall to. cost $56,000 and an administrative building upon which will be expended 121,750. Appropria tions to cover these expenditures are In hand and within a few weeks the War de partment will advertise for proposals. Further improvements are under contem plation for Fort Meade and will be In cluded In the next annual estimate. The most Important of these la an entire new sewerage system estimated to cost $15,000 and the erection of additional stables and a quartermaster's storehouse to cost $100,000. Move . for Tariff Revision. A movement haa started among the farmers of Nebraska toward tariff re vision. Petitions are reaching members of the Nebraska delegation asking that some action be taken that will make a start to ward revision. The members of the DUler Farmers' institute recently passed resolu tions favoring the appointment of a "tariff revision commission to the end that the tariff may be taken out of politics and re vised on a Just, economic, . equitable and commercial basis so that the foreign trade In farm and live stock products may be In creased." Sriator Brown presented this resolution In the senate today. Aaralnst Tariff oa. Paper. Resolutions of the stereotypers and elec trotypers local union No. M of Omaha fa voring the abolition of the duty on- white paper, wood pulp and materials used in the manufacture of paper were also presented by Senator Brown today. . In speaking of these resolutions Senator Brown stated to day that the duty ahould be removed from these materials and he would push such re moval whenever he had an opportunity. Valentine Has a Show. In a letter to -Senator Brown today. Sec retary Garfield stated that the place for registration and lot drawing for the open ing of the reservation in southern Soutn Dakota and northern Nebraska will not be made until next summer. Secretary Gar field promised Senator Brown to gtve the clalma of Valentine careful consideration. Move for Better Mall Service. Senator Burkett says the eastern mall service out of Lincoln Is abominable and that there la no excuse for It. He has taken up the matter with the railway mall officials and Insists that by a little In genuity on the part of the department the afternoon Nebraska mall could be gotten on to the fast mall train at Council Bluffs leaving at 6:30 p. m. and arriving at Chi cago at T o'clock next morning. Senator Burkett today conferred wtth the postmaster general relative to the es tablishing of a station of the Peru post office at the State Normal school. The sen ator said he did this at the request of the school authorities there, and knowing aa he did the considerable distance the school Is located from the postoffloe, and also the great number of students, he thought It would be a material benefit to the school if such a station were established. Minor Matters at Capital. Senator Overman from the committee on military affairs today made a favorable re port on Senator Gamble's bill authorising the secretary of war to furnish a con demned cannon to the board of regents of the university of South Dakota at Ver million to be placed on the campus of that institution. Congressman Hlnabaw, upon receipt of full reports of the conventions, stated to day that he waa much pleased with the actions of the various county conventions and especially the action of the congres sional convention, held at 'Wllber, In their endorsement of Secretary Taft for presi dent and reaolutiona of approval of his own course' In congress and hla adherence to the policies and progressive legislation advocated by the president. The Misses Haisiead of Ponca are visiting frlenda In this city. David Reese, wife and daughters of Nor folk, a ho have Just returned from an ex tended visit to England and Walea, are In Washington enroute to their home. Judge Boyd will present Mr. Reese and bis fam ily to the president tomorrow. OHIO RISING AT GALLIP0LIS Heavy Rainfall Censes Rivers to Over flow, Dolas; Mnea Damage to Property. GALLIPOLIS. O., March S. Heavy rain fall has again started all the rivers In this section to rise and the Indications today are for a disastrous flood. The great Kanawha and Poca rivers are booming, and thousands of dollars' worth of jjmber baa been lost near Spencer, W. Va. The flour mill situated on Mllliere waa washed away. Many houses are flooded and many people have had narrow escapes. The Ohio river la forty-six feet here and rising over one lnche an hour. Heavy rain and sleet has fallen for tha past twenty-four hours. Italian Dies la Chair. OS8INING. N. Y.. March S. Antonio Btroilo. an Italian, who killed Antonio Torsellla in Van Cortlan.1t park. New York, last Augunt, for the purpose of robbery, want to death In the electric chair at Sing Blng prison today wtth a smile after a cheery good-bye to those who had been summoned to witness the execution. EDEN VALLEY LAND OPENED Wyesilac Irrigated District Will Bo Bebjrct to Settlement First of Jane, CHEYENNE, Wyo., March a Robert 8. Lemon has been appointed commissioner of deeds for Wyoming by Governor Brooks to accept filings for entry under the Carey act of congress on the great tract of lrflgable lands In Eden Valley, Sweetwater county, Wyoming, about to be opened for settlement. Mr. Lemon will open a filing office at Kansas City, Mo., and will have charge f what will be kuown aa the middle west dis tract. In Eden valley a large portion of an ex tensive Irrigation system has recently been about completed and will furnish water for the crop season of 1908 for about 25,000 seres of the tract already opened, practi cally all of which haa been entered by peo ple from many parts ot the country. The remainder of the tract, over 100.000 acres, will be ready for water during the reason of 1900 and . It is this large body of land which it is announced to be opened to pub lic entry June 1 next. The entire cost of the entrymen la $30.50 an acre, including per petual water right. The flrat payment re quired is $3.26 an acre and the balance Is to be made In ten annual Installments, so that the settlers may pay for .the land from the crops. This Is public land Irrigated from the pub lic domain under the Carey act upon appli cation of the state. Any person 21 years old or over Is entitled to 1G0 acres or less If he or she has never made use of the Carey act, right. A person -having exercised his homestead right Is still entitled to 160 acres under the Carey act, under which, unlike the general homestead law, a person can make entry for land without leaving home and without having to go upon the land until after water is turned on. Thirty days' residence upon the land is required in order to obtain title. The money for perpetual water rights goes to pay tor the construction of the Irrigation works, which are built under the supervision of the state and turned over to the settlers upon completion and settle ment of the lands. ' UNIDENTIFIED DEAD BURIED Fnneral of Children Who Lost Their Lives In Destruction of Lake view Sehool. CLEVELAND, O.. March 9. Twenty-one little white caskets were placed beneath the ground In the cemetery In Collinwood today. Of these seventeen contained bod ies of the unidentified children who lost their lives in the burning of the Lakevlew school last Wednesday. The other four caskets contained the bodies of identified children, but were included In the public funeral as the expense will be borne by the village. In connection with tha publlo funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow In eight churches of various denominations In memory of the missing ones., . . Following this a public memorial service was held at the temporary morgue where the twenty-one caskets lay In a .long row. For this service a large number of per sons bad eolleoted. onj was with great difficulty that the crowd was handled by the large cordon of police from Cleveland that had been loaned to Collinwood far the occasion. When Coronor Burke resumed his inquest today, for the purpose of attempting to fix the responsibility for the great loss of life in the Collinwood school fire, Mrs. Julius Deitrech. testified that Frits Herter, a few minutes before smoke began issuing from the Lakevlew school building, was on the back porch of his home. A few minutes later she said Herter came from the rear of tha school building, and, with a poker, broke the glass In the front doors. City Fire Chief Wallace stated that the Janitor had told him that he was In the school building at the time the fire was discovered. ' Mrs. Deltrech's daughter, who waa saved, testified' she first attempted to escape through the front door but found it locked. LILLEY DESIRES WITNESSES Connecticut Representative. Aa- menaces Names of Witnesses la Boat Bribery Heating, WASHINGTON, March a The special committee of the house appointed by Speaker Cannon, at the request of Repre sentative Lilley of Connecticut, "to In vestigate the conduct of the Electric Boat company of New Jersey and Its predeces sor, the Holland Boat company, respecting the methods employed by said companies in connection with past or proposed legisla tion before congress," began its investiga tion today. Representative Lilley submitted a list of witnesses ho desired and taid he would like to name the order in which they aro called. He also desired an attorney. Mr. Lilley said he was being shadowed by de tectives constantly. An adjournment umll Thursday morning was taken. At the executive session of the committee It was decided that Mr. Lilley ahould be the first witness called Thursday and ac tion on hla request that other witnesses bs called was deferred until an Investigation discloses, the persons named are connected in some way within the scope of the in quiry. His request that his attorney be allowed to examine and cross-examine wit nesses was denied. The committee decide! that the examination should be condu.-ted by a member of the committee and tKt all questions to be asked the witness should be submitted in writing to this member. FIFTH DISTRICT FOR TAFT Republicans In Oklahoma Declare la Favor of His Nomination Rnmp Convention. SHAWNEE, Okl., March 9.-The repub licans of the Fifth congressional district here today selected James Klrkwood of Kiowa county and Frank V. Wright of Com mane he ounty delegates to the na tional convention and Instructed them to vote for the nomination of TafL ALEXANDRIA, Va., March S.-The Eighth congressional district republicans in convention here today adopted resolu tions Instructing the delegates to vote for any candidate for p.esldent whoj will carry out President Roosevelt's policies. HARRIMAN MAKES RATE CUT Passage Between Port lead and San Frnnclsco Rednced and Wnr Is On. PORTLAND. Ore., March 9. The heavi est eut in steamship rates on this coast In years wss made today when the Harrlman people announced a first-class rate between Portland and San Francisco of $1A and a second-class rate of $S. Ths North Pacific Steamship company, Harrlman'a principal competitor, will doubtless meet the cut. CLERGY FOR BLUE SUNDAY Ministerial Association Demands Everything1 Closed on Sunday. WANT THE STREET CAES STOPPED Petition Mayor Dahlman to Enforce the Law aa He Will Do So, He Says, to tho TJtmost Extreme. "Ton earn soots me as saying that while X consider ths law a Joks and a bad law, X will notify the chief of police to enforce the law to the letter. STobody la going to throw m out of offioe for not complying with this demand, as radical and sense less as It Is. X am la offioe to enforce the law and X will do It, good, had or Indif ferent" Mayor Dahlman whss ths peti tion reached him. Blue Sundays are demanded by a com mittee of the Omaha Ministerial association. The ministers demand that the theatera be closed. Mayor Dahlman has received this communication from the ministers: To His Honor, Mayor James C. Dahlman, Omaha, Nebraska: Dear Blr There Is on the statute books of the state of Nebraska, a law prohibiting unnecessary labor on the firbt day of the week commonly oalled Sun day. Thla law haa bten and Is violated by some of the cltlxena of Omaha, which fact has been cal'ed to your attention and you have Instructed your police officers fo make ar rents and enforce this law. There Is at thla time a case In the supreme court of the state, appealed from Douglas county where a complaint waa made against a violator of the statute and he waa lound guilty. Pending the decision of the court In this case your police officers have relaxed their efforts to enforce the law, which, In our opinion, is a procedure unwarranted. We, therefore, demand that you exercise your authority as mayor ot the city and use the power of your office to close such places of business and pleasures aa grocery stores," barber shops, theaters, etc., and all places where unnecessary labor Is employed to this end we pledge our hearty support. B. F. FELLMAN JOHN F. POUCHER M. L. MELLICK DAVID R. TV RN BULL H. J. KIRSCHSTEIN F. W. LEAVITT NEWMAN H. BURDICK Committee on social service, Omaha Minis terial union, Omaha, March 7. Make No Exceptions. Bpeaking of the demand. Rev. David R. Turnbull, a member of the committee, said: "The position taken by the ministers Is, that the law should be enforced, without exception, until the supreme court decides whother It Is good law or not. There ia a crying need f or " the enforcement of this law In Omaha, where people are compelled to work on Sunday. I believe the sentiment-In Nebraska would favor the closing of business on Sunday now Just as it did when . the law wss enacted forty years ago." Rev. Mr. Turnbull said the demand for law enforcement would be followed by an appeal to the Sackett law to put Mayor Dahlman out of office If he failed to com ply wtth the request of the committee. The minister said he believed the law, would stop the street cars on Sunday the same as the barber shops, but would leave that to the judgment of the attorney. ' The attorneys sometime ago said that it was their Judgment that no more arrests should be made under tha Sunday closing law until ths supreme court ruled on ths law. i There are at present some 600 or 600 cases against Omahans, whose names wera taken several weeks ago when an attempt was made to enforce the Sunday law. Rev. Mr. Turnbull did not care to apeak for the association as to whether the 600 or $00 would be prosecuted before other ar rests are made. JEROME ANSWERS CHARGES District Attorney of New York Gives His Reasons for - Not Prosecntlng. ALBANY, N. T., March 9. District At torney Jerome filed today with Governor Hughes his answer to the charges pre ferred against him by William F. King, former president of the New York Mer chants' association, and a committee of minority stockholders) of the Metropolitan Street Railway company, in which the governor la asked to remove Mr. Jerome from office. The answer la a general denial of the chargea. The governor said he would announce the procedure to be followed after he had examined the docu ment. The district attorney's answer declares that the charges against him were based on assumptions which are purely gratultlous; that In each instance of al leged failure to prosecute, the matter did not, as a matter of law, constitute a crime, or, if crime had been committed, It was by reason of some defect of evi dence, such as the lack of corroboration where the law forbade a prosecution un less there was ' corroboration; Impossi bility to sustain a prosecution, and that the law and the obligations of his oath of office alike forbade him to institute proceedings in the absence of evidence to Justify them. Each of ths twenty-three charges against him was taken up by Mr. Jerome and answered In detail. HARRY ORCHARD'S TRIAL SOON Famous Confessor Will Bo Tnkea to Caldwell Tuesday for Hearing. BOISE, Idaho, March . Harry Orchard, charged with the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg, will be taken from the state penitentiary at Caldwell tomorrow and his case will be called. It Is probable thai a definite date for his trial will' be fixed. BlaT Hampns Over Llbrnrlnn. CHEYENNE. Wyo., March S.-tSpedal.) The Federated Women's clubs Meld a meeting this afternoon with the trustees of the Carnegie public library and pre sented a petition, signed by over 130 club women of the city, requesting the reinstate ment of Miss Rose Martin, librarian of the Institution, who was removed recently. The only reason that has been assigned for Miss Martin's removal Is that she is a democrat and a Catholic Other petitions, containing hundreds of signatures, will be presented In a few days. Miss Martin is one of the handsomest and moat popular young women in the city. Haines Plends Onllty. LANDER, Wyo., March S. (Special.) Albert Haines, the young horsothlef who gave tha officials of this county a chase lasting for six months and extending ecrjts half a dosen statea, yesterday agree 1 to plead guilty In order to escape lying In Jail until ths June term of court. Judge Carpenter gave him a sentence of eighteen months in the penitentiary and he will be taken to Rawlins at once to begin serving his time. Haines comes of a very respecta ble family residing at Vinton, Ia. STEVENS KNOCKS ON CANAL Former Engineer ef Cndertaklns; De clares Its Completion Will Be Ho Beneflt. NEW HAVEN. Conn., March 9. John F. Stevens, a vice president cf the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and a former chief engineer of the Panama canal, has Issued a statement regarding the lat ter enterprise in which he prophesies a failure ot the undertaking. Mr. Stevens says that the canal will not help the United States in Its trade with South America, aa practically all of the Inhabi tants ef the southern continent are on the east of the Andes. Mr. Stevens also says that our commercial relations with the Islands of the Pacific and the far east will be little benefited. Our coal and wheat centers are Inland. Their products have to be started on their way by rail. When once loaded on cars It would not be cheaper to ship to the Atlantic and then ship to the eant by the way of the canal than It would be to send directly to the ports on our Pacific coast and then get on board ship. Furthermore, Mr. Stevens 'believes that our coal supply Is fast diminishing and that China will be the source of future coal supply. Slberla,he says, will be the wheat country of the future, with India as a close second, Mr. Stevens maintains that the Panama canal will not meet expenses and will cost more than Is expected. The date ot the finishing of the canal he fixes as Jan uary, 1915. The Idea of tho canal being of great value to us In times of warfare since our naval forces can be quickly sent from one roast to the other, he says, is absurd. It would take days for the ships to get around and during that time hostile shells could have done their work. Mr. Stevens be lieves that It would be a far wiser plan of defense to put the money that the canal will cost Into a great navy. TO ENLARGE MISSION FIELD Host of Yonnsj People MectlnsT nt Pittsburg; to Consider Spread of Religions Work. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 9 Five special trains bringing delegates from Canada and the north, east, south and west of this country, arrived here today for the first international convention of the Young Peo ples' missionary movement, which convenes here tomorrow morning for a three days' session. The delegates now In the city number over 2,000 and at least 600 additional representatives of missionary societies will arrive before night. Some of the ablest speakers ot missionary and educational themes In Great Britain, Canada and the United States, Japan, China and India will present the progress and problems In the home and foreign mis sion fields. The purpose Is to consider an Immediate advance movement In the mlslson fields at home and broad; to realise the success of the present campaign of missionary educa tion and the necessity of a more thorough and far-reaching educational movement by mission boards, societies and churches composed of 14,000,000 young people and Sunday school members of the ' United States and Canada, and perhaps half that number additional in Great Britain. Ths immensity ef the preparations tor the convention makes it Impossible to Issue a program. Dally bulletins wlll.be printed and distributed in the convention hall. TAFT NAILS THE VORYS FAKE Story with Alleged Official Backing as to Secretary's Policy Is Uatrne. WASHINGTON, March 9. Secretary Taft today repudiated on behalf of his political manager, Arthur I. Vorys, the story appearing In certain morning papers today, credited to the Toft news bureau In Ohio, which seems to be an effort to show that should the secretary be elected presi dent, he would be entirely independent of the Roosevelt policies and Influence. The secretary, In commenting on the story, said he had a talk with Vorys over the telephone, but that Vorys had repudiated the whole thing and said he knew nothing of its source. After repudiating the authority of the story. Secretary Taft waa called on the long distance telephone by Mr. Vorys, who said he had found that a subordinate In his office had taken aome excerpts from a Columbus newspaper and had aent them out In the envelopes ot the bureau. "It was done wholly without authority," added Secretary Taft, "and Is repudiated by Mr. Very s aa atrongly as by myself." MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS CLOSED Mayor Orders Third Floors of Sixteen Buildings Shot for Lack of Fire Escapes. MILWAUKEE, Wis., iiaroh . The third floors of alxteen of Milwaukee's public schools were ordered vacated today by Building Inspector Edward V. Koch, be cause of the absence of fire escapes. The order Sf, as served on President A. 8. IJnde mann of the school board and was Issued by direction of Mayor BecKor. Inspector Koch ' today investigated the condition of private and parochial schools, and If any are found wanting In fire escape equipment they will be required to close until they conform to the law. . s WELLBVILLE, O., March 9. The large public school at Empire, eight miles from here has been closed by direction of Mayor Griffith until the Board of Education haa made alterations necessary for the safety of the achool children. BISHOP OF LONDON'S APPEAL English Divine Beqeests Money nnd Is flue are la Regeneration of Metropolis, LONDON, March 9. Inspired by the suc cess of his experience in Wall rtreet last October, ths Right Rev. Arthur F. W. Ingram, bishop of London, made an appeal In the city this afternoon which he hopes will largely augment hia fund for the spiritual regeneration of the metropolis. The meeting, which wss very well at tended, was held In St. Michael's church, CornhllL Among thoso present were the lord mayor of London, the sheriff and tho most prominent bankers and business men of the city in large numbers, and the edi fice was so crowded that not even standing room could be had. SUPPORT FOR WILLIAMS' BILL Minority Members of Honae Commit tee Will Vote for This Mensare. WASHINGTON, March 9. Ths demo cratic members of the house committee on banking and currency today agreed to re port to the house the minority ourreney bill. Introduced by John Sharp Williams, as a substitute for tho Fowler bill. GRAIN STILL ON FARJl Eeport of Board of Agricnlture ot Movements of Crops. MUCH WHEAT IS MARKETED Farmers Hold Fifty-Six Million Bushels More Than Last Year. BELOW TEN YEARS' AVERAGE Quantity on Hand About Seven Mil lion Bushels Figures for Decade. ' CORN ALSO GOES TO MARKET Farmers Hold ftT.l Fer Cent of Last Year's Crop, Compared vrlth 44.3 Per Cent Held by Them Year Ago. WASHINGTON. March 9.-The crop re porting board of the Department of Agit culturo In a bulletin Issued today placet the quantity of wheat In farmers' hands ot March 1, 1908, at about 3.6 per cent, equiv alent to 148,721,000 bushels of last year ! crop, as compared with 2S.1 per cent of 20,. 644,01)0 bushels of the 1!6 crop on hand March 1, 1WT. and 24 8 per oent or l.2fiS,. 000 bushels - the averago for the last ten years of the quantity of tho crop on hand on March 1. It is estimated that about 6K.0 per cent of the crop will be shipped out of the county where grown, compared with 68.1 per cent of the 1908 crop. The average for the quantity of corn In farmers' hands, on March 1, 1908, Is es timated as S7.1 per cent, equivalent to 90S, 429,000 bushels of last year's crop, ss com pared with 44.S per cent or 1,298,000,000 bush els of the 1906 crop on hand March 1. 1907, and 39.4 per cent or 882,707,000 bushels, the average for the last ten years of the quantity of the crop on hand March 1. It Is estimated that about 18.0 per cent of tho crop will be shipped out of counties where grown, as compared with 23.2 per cent of the 1906 crop and 19.7 per cent, the aver age for the last ten years, so shipped out. The proportion of the total crop which la merchantable Is estimated at 77.7 per cent of the 1907 crop, 89.1 per cent of the 19n6 crop, and 84.2 as the average ot tho last ten years. The quantity of oats In farmers' hands cn March 1, 1908, is estimated as S5.S per cent, equivalent to 267,476,000 bushels, of last year's crop, as compared with 39.8 per cent (384,461,000 bushels), of the 1906 crop cn hand March 1, 1907, and 87.S per cent (311,. 625,000 bushels), the average of the last ten years of the, quantity of the crop on hand March 1. It is estimated that about 28.0 per cent of the crop will be shipped out t f the counties whores grown, aa compared with 27.S per cent ot the 1906 crop, and 27.4 per cent, the average tor the laat ten years so shtpped out. PROCEEDINGS , OF COXOBB Senntor Bnlley Makes an F.tended Address s Cnrrency Bill. WASHINGTON, March 9. Senator Jo seph M. Bulley of Texas, a member of tho finance committee which reported the Al drlch currency bill, today held the atten tion of his colleagues and visitors who crowded the galleries of the senate for over two hours with a speech in opposi tion to that measure. When he concluded his address he waa greeted by a storm of applause and senators from both sides of the chamber as well as many members of the house crowded around him to ex tend their congratulations. Ths senate spent over an hour In debating ths Fry bill providing that supplies and material shipped from the United Statea for the Panama canal shall only be transported In American vessels. Resolutions of sorrow upon the announce. ment of the death of Representative AdolpV Meyer of Louisiana were adopted and al 4:30 o'clock the senate adjourned as a fur. ther mark of respect to his memory. The house was In session but a few mils, utes, adjourning at 12:12 upon announce ment of Mr. Meyer's death. Senator Aldrlch will endeavor to get C, vote on his currency bill on Friday or Sat urday. The last speech to be made In thi senate In oppoaltlon to the bill, acoordlnf to the present understanding, will be oi Thursday, when Senator I .a Follette la U speak. There are so many amendment! pending that It is likely two days will bf requlred to reach the final vote after de bute has ceased. Senator Aldrlch wilt speak briefly before the debate Is closed. ' METCALF DEFBWnN TUB BOATS Secretary of Navy Declares Types af Vessels Compare Well. WASHINGTON, March 9. Before tha senate committee on naval affairs In con nectlon with the investigation now In progress, a letter was read today from Secretary Metcalf, In which he said: "Our ships are not inferior, type for typo in tholr own period of construction, to ves sels of other navies. On the contrary, I concur In opinions expressed abroad that our ships are superior." The secretary stated In the letter that the Delaware and North Dakota are to be equipped with the two stage hoists and. said that there was no longer ground for contentln as to the location of ths armor belt. Rear Admiral Remey said In gtvlng testi mony before the committee that he would locate the armor belt wtth reference to the proper load water line when the ship Is equipped to go Into battle. He also said that he had never believed In the open turret. Lieutenant Richard Dwlght expressed the opinion that the armor belt would be about rlk'ht if it were posHlble for ships to get Into action at the designed cool draft, but It was difficult for them to do so. Rear Admiral Goodrich testified that years ago he had called the attention of the department to the defects now com plained of by Mr. Reuterduhl. lie believed American Aattleshlps to be good, but said they could be made better. WHEAT IN FARMERS' HANDS More of Last Year's Crop on Ilsnd Than Was Held Over Year Aao. WASHINGTON, March t.-The quantity of wheat in farmers' banc's on March 1 was 23.6 per rent, equlva'ent to 1 I.T-",00 bushels of last year's crop as co-nparej with HI per cent, ir :0,f4'.0 0 lu hell ot the 1906 crop on land, March 1, 1H07. Ths quan.Ki s of corn and oats l.i fat in tra' hands on the same date follow: Corn estimated at 17.1 per cent, equivalent to 90,43,000 bushels ot last year's growth. . Oata estimated at Hi per cent, equivaloaU to 367.476,000 bushels ot last ysar's growth.