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VOL. XXXVII NO. 220.
OMAIIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1908 TWELVE PAGES.
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EIGHT-HOUR LAW UP
House Committee on Labor if Takinj
Testimony -on Bill.
EAMTJLL G0MPEB3 13 HEAE
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rresiaeni 01 Jte aeration ana uiat i,
Leaden Before Committee.
OBJECTION FBOM SHIPBUILDER
New York Constructor Saya Measure
Would Damage Busineis.
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TWO-CENT PASSENGER FARES
ItrpnunUdTta of Traveling; Mmi'
AnwUtlon Appear Before Hooae
Committee on Interstate
" Commerce,
WASHINGTON, March 10. President
Gompcr of th American Federati ;n cf
Labor, accompanied by aeveral union man
of the District of Columbia, made his Mrst
appearance today befcre (he Ions? com
mfttre on labor In the scries of h arlngs
on the eight-hour bill which has been going
on for some week. '
W. II. Fletcher, vice president of the W.
and A. Fletcher com; any of Hotoken,
shipbuilder, and representing also the Na
tional Metal Tradra as.cx lallon. nad; a
preacntatl n of facta nhd deduction agalnn
the pi jpoir d law. He raid, aa have all hit
preIce ri btftra the comnl.tee In the
lonatrucllm line, that if the bill boco.r.es
a law hla company will be compile 1 to
cease bidding for government contracta.
Ansv.er.ng questions put by Mr. Gompcra
and by members of the committee, Mr.
Fletcher denhd that the commercial shlp
bullditiR Industry oh the Atlantic coast of
the United Sta'ea la pract cally extn-t,
Hint about the tame ccnrllt on trevalls on
the Pacific coaat, and t'tat the only pl;ca
In the United Btatca where ihe lndua ry
till nurvlvea are the treat l,k;s and tther
Inland water.
In addition to Mr. Garrp.s, Elward
Nothagel, representing the elec r cal work
era of the Diatrlct cf Columbia, and Xhn
K. Babbitt, representing the union plaster
ers of the Diatrlct of Columba, mad argu
ments In aupport of tl bill. Th y bo.h
stated that organised labor Is opto ed to
overtime wlrk.- In fact they said that In
the bylaws of the orders they represented
they had penallted overtime by cla-g'nt
almost prohibitive rates for It.
ftowprra Closes Ararnment.
Mr, Oompers closed the argument on be
half of the bill. He , made a plea for the
passage of the measure and emphatically
contradicted the assertion that had been
made before the committee by employers
representative that worklngmen as a re
sult were In favor of working overtime If
they received extra pay for the same. He
claimed that the representatives of some
of tho vmplnye's who had appeared before
the commUee during these hearings had
been Instrumental - eeearrtng legislation
that practically has made outlaw of union
workmen.
When asked by Mr. Vreeland to explain
his meaning. Mr. Oompers said: "Tho suits
that have been brought agalnat the organr
' aatlons of labor and which have reached
final decision by the supreme court of the
United States, have outlawed the ordinary
actions of the lubor organisations that had
been regarded as lawful until these decl
stons were rendered and the very fact that
a union of workmen has come to an agree
ment with a large number of employers to
maintain Induatrlal peace between them la
Cited and held to be proof of the succesa
wf a conaplracy In restraint of trade, rend'
ertng .not only the organisation and Ita of'
fleers, but" the men In that organisation
liable to be auod In the courts for three
fold damagee which a dlasatlafled employer
may claim an employer with whom he
cannot come to an agreement, ana wun
whom Ihev bnve been In contest. Under
the law and under the decision these men
can be proceeded BBulnst In tho federal
courts, and If found guilty may be Impris
oned for one year or fined $5,000 or both.
. TWO-CENT PASSENGER FARE
Honse Committee Listens to Aria-
meats on Effect Of Measnre.
WASHINGTON. . March lO.-The subject
of a 8-cent per mile maximum passenger
fare In the United States was up for hear
ing today before the house committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce. Repre
sentatlves of the American Traveling Men's
. league of th United States addreased the
oommltte In support of the Sulcer bill
making compulsory the sale by railroad
companies of Interchangeable mileage
books. An amendment to the Interstate
commerce act to authorise railroads to
carry a blind passenger and Ms attendant
on one full fare ticket was urged. Repre
entatlv Norris of Nebrsaka spoke In be
half of the bill to require railroad com'
panles to charge no more for an Interstate
passage between two given points than the
total ot the local state fares between those
points.
Mr. Bartcher Informed the committee that
there were In the United Btatas practically
600,000 commercial travelers, "each of whom
la virtually a freight solicitor for the rail
roads, ores ling bustneas for common car
riers every day In Ihe year. Were the com
mercial traveler to go out of business.
be said, "or to suspend f r at months.
the railroads would be willing to take him
back as a patron on any luriiia. He li
the largest buyer of transportation In the
country and the moat productive agency In
; r-tnglng about the moving of freight. We
'"fcileve we are entitled to a concession from
the rallroada In the form of u thousand
mile lnterchan-AM mlice ,-v book, good
on any road, at the net rite of 3 cents a
mile. The general public would not be de
nied the same privilege of purchase rr.de
the tnteratate commerce Hw, so It rarno
be claimed that this wuuid be a diacrlnmt
ratlon In favor of a special t.laaa. Buck
a book would be cf reciprocal advantage to,
thoae who buy anl ihosj who Fell trana
portatlon and It wo ild le a great t on
venlence for the checking of bngg:igq, would
facilitate travel? Inervv. ea'ee and dl
tribute millions of dollars annually."
"In, my own line," aald Mr. duns, "there
Is sold every year in this country $251.300 000
worth of ready-made clothinr Of food
atufft, groceries, dry goods, hardware and
many other staples, VI per .-enr, is aold by
'drummers' on' 'he roal. From these la?
alone It seems ni'l'it that an inter
changeable -cent i:li1c yt Itook would ft
a profitable thln.i far ie v tHroi-H. ji twll
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ila?mona Hitchcock mm Trial.
NKW TOKIC. Munh !) lUvniond Hitch
cock, tin comedian, was iHit ti ttinl I
tlx criminal branch of the supreme court
nerora justice liiancitard on an lndictmen
growing out of cliargus preferred by a 1-
er-uiu girt.
SUMMARY, OF THE BEE
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SOMXBTIO.
Night riders' run wild In Kentucky and
Tennessee and shoot and burn. Tf m.
Anarchist Alia la examined closely by
allenista. . "ege
Walsh alleges misconduct of the Jury In
reaching hie conviction. Fage l.
President Roosevelt entertains the
mothers' congress at the . White House,
making the occasion more than an In
formal one. Fag 1.
Missionary life portrayed by the young
people at the Pittsburg convention. Fag X.
Kansaa rallroada hurry Into courts to
prevent the promulgation of a reduced rate
schedule. Fage 1.
State chairman's1 position In Oklahoma la
bone of contention among republicans In
convention which will meet today. Fag 1.
Italians are engaged In fighting crime
among their number. Fag 1.
Assistant District Attorney Heney de
nies that Immunity was offered Ruef, but
aya It was sought. . Fage 8.
American ships make record for ac
curacy of firing at Magdelena bay. Fag a.
Ohio district conventions declare for
Taft for president. Fag 1.
Director North declares he furnished
figures requested of him, giving the au
thority when they had not been collected
by himself. Fage 0.
Congressman Klnkald secures lecturers
from the agricultural department for the
big Sixth district. Fag L.
FOBSIOir.
An Insane Swede shoots a rifle Into the
royal castle of the king and queen of Nor
way with the Intention of killing the king.
.. - FT a.
King Edward write to Kaleer Wllhelm
and the controversy over the latter's letter
to Lord Tweedmouth la ended. Fag 1.
Great Britain Is alleged to have taKen
a hand In the Japanese-Chinese squabble,
bat this I denied In London. Fag i.
Engltah acting - premier promise the
country will maintain her naval lead.
Fag 1.
Prlnoe Menellck, a relative of the king
of Abyaslnia, Is making himself offensive
lit Germany. Fag 8.
jTEBKASZA.
Sixty assessors met In Lincoln to dis
cuss the tax law. Missouri Pacific in rate
reduction matter files showing vNebraska
line under present rates non-remunerative.
Fag 3.
X.OCAX.
President Luther, Drake of the Mer
chant's National bank frustrated an at
tempt to hold up the bank for $3,000 made
by James E. "Fee, a desperate man who
glvea the addresa of 1129 North Seven
teenth street. Fag I,
Chief of Police Donahue has not received
new order from Mayor Dahlman to close
the city up Sunday, and make It blue In
accordance with the request of the Min
isterial association. Fag 11,
Glen Rathburn, of Des Moines, Is.-, shot
and killed -his wife, and then killed him
self at the home of Attorney R. S. Hall
3260 Farnam street, where Mrs. Rathburn
was working as a domestic Fag 1.
Police will crab automobtltsts the same
aa teamsters when they "cut the corners"
at Intersections, Instead of making a
square turn in accordance with the rule
of the road. Fag 4.
The Union Pacific Railroad company
gave more shop men their time Tuesday,
and a reduction In the clerical force at
tha headquarter building is looked for
dally. . Fag- 7.
COKIaXmOIAX XHDUBTjUAX.
Live Stock markets. Fag
Grain market. Fag 9.
Stocks and bonds. Fag .
HOTSMIirTt OF OOSAJT ITS AMgmirn.
Port. Arrired.
NEW YORK CoTumbU ....
Sallad.
NBTV YORK Florid. .
LIVERPOOL Cvnloan
OLAKOOW Romania Laureottan.
C1LASQOW Pratortan
OLASOOW California!!
ANTWERr StmUna
OIBHALTER Prlntes Irene....
ROTTKRPAM , Saratov.
CHER Hot KG Kr. Wtlhalm 11. ..New York.
LONDON MlnactoDka
HAVKE an)lnlan.
BREMEN Main.
NAPLES RoaliM D' Italia.
PLYMOUTH . . . PenmrlTanla.
ITALIANS . FIGHTING CRIME
Frank L. Fraiaae Declares Vigilance
Protective Lraa-ae Is A ecom
pltaalag Mark Good.
NEW YORK. March 10.-Frank I Fru
gone. prealdent of the Italian Vigilance
Protective league, recently organised by
leading Italian In this city to aid in the
auppreaslon ot crime, gave out a atate
mcnt yesterday In which he aatd the move
ment showed rapid progress and the mem
bership already numbered aeveral thou
sand. "The league," said Mr. Frugone, "is In
constant communication with other similar
organixatlona throughout thta country and
stands as aa unit against the criminals."
TAFT FIRST. LAST, ALL TIME
First and Br can 4 Districts of Heme
City Declare Vaeqwlvoeally
for 11 1 m.
CINCINNATI. O., March, 10-"Taft first,
laal and al the time," was the farm of
endorsement adopted today by the repub
lican congreajonel convention of the Flrat
and Second dlatrtcta In Secretary Taft's
home cny. August Herrmann, the baas
ball man, la one of the alternate In tha
Fliat dlatrk-t. -
ALLIANCT. O., March 10 The repub
licana of the Eighteenth congreaalonal dia
trlct today nominated Congreasman James
Kennedy for a fourth term, eulog.ied Presi
dent Roosevelt and endorred Taft
LECTURERS FOR BIG SIXTH
Agricultural Department Grants Re
quest of Congressman Kinkaid.
CANNOT ATTEND CONVENTION
Gamble Introdnees Bill for Appropria
tion to En Urate Gronnds at Port
Meade to Connect Up with
Forest faeserve.
(From a Staff Correspondent.) '
WASHINGTON, March 10. (Spcolal Tele
gramsJudge Klnkald. not to be outdone
by hla colleaguea of the Nebraska delega
tion, haa been looking over mattera In the
Department of Agriculture and taking
counsel with Secretary Wilson with the
result that lecturers will also be aent to
the big Sixth. ,
Today Congresman Klnkald said that
specialist In agriculture and stock grow
ing would be sent into the Sixth district
to lecture before agricultural societies and
farmers' institutes and that Chadron and
North Platte had been selected as two of
the places where these lectures would be
given. Secretary Wilson granted Judge
Klnkald the right to name aeveral other
place later on.
"I regret I cannot be present at the
Sixth Nebraska . congressional convention
which meets in Omaha on Thoraday to
aelect delegates and slternates to Chicago,"
saia Mr. Klnkald. "but my duties here de
mand my attention. ' I have faith in the
Judgment of my friends In the Elxth and
believe representative men will be sent
to Chicago. WhUe It has pleased me to
receive a number of invitations to attend
the Sixth district convention, I have been
compelled to decline on account of pend
ing legislation In which my district and Ne
braska are Interested."
"onto. Dakota Measures.
Senator Gamble today secured the pas
sage through the senate of his bill to
authorise the secretary of war to give a
condemned cannon to the University of
South Dakota to be used as an ornament
on the campus.
Senator Gamble today introduoed a bill
appropriating $200,000 to purchase additional
iana for the enlargement of the Fort
Meade military reservation. It is the pur
pose of the Gamble bill to secure suf'
ficlent additional laud to connect the Fort
Meade reservation with the Black Hills
forest reserve adjoining the same. . ;
Minor Matters nt Capital.
The following army retiring board Is ap
pointed to meet at Omaha from time to
time for the examination of such officer
as may be ordered before it: Brigadier
General Charlea Morton, Lieutenant Colonel
William B. Davis, deputy surgeon general;
Lieutenant Colonel William P. Evans, gen
eral staff; Major Daniel E.- McCarthy,
quartermaster; Captain James -W. .Van
Dusen, assistant surgeon; Captain Fred E.
Buchan, acting Judge advocate, recorder.
The secretary of the Interior haa awarded
contracts for furnishing cement to be used
in the construction of government irriga
tion projects a follows: To the Western
Portland Cement, company. Belle Fourche.
S. D., for the Belle Fourche project, 12,000
carrels at K.18 per barrel; Portland Ce'
mem company,. Portland, Colo., f. o. b..
care at mill, for Pathfinder dam. North
Platte Irrigation project, Nebraska-Wyo
ming, 12, WO barrels at 88 cents per barrel
Rural route No. 1 haa been ordered es
tablished May 1 at Ipswich, Egmunda
couniy, o. v.. serving 260 people and
eighty-four families.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska Arcadia, route 2. Charles E
Lane carrier. Arthur F. Lane substitute.
Iowa CorrectlonvDIe, route 8, John H
Morgan carrier. Maggie E. Morgan sub
stitute.
Mrs. William Fried, Fremont, Neb., and
Mrs. Isaao L. Hlllea, Des Moines. Ia., are
in Washington in attendance upon the- In
ternatlonal Mothers' congress, which con
vened In this city yesterday.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
"tn. Hamilton Speak on Federal
Control of Corporations.
WASHINGTON, March 10. Consideration
of the poatoffice appropriation bill was re
sumed In the house of representatives to
day. Although amendments were In order,
the bill when It was laid aside for the day
with eleven pages disposed of had under
gone no material change.
A noteworthy speech by Mr. Hamilton of
Michigan, upholding the right of the federal
government to control corporations and
sustaining the president In his attitude
toward them, was the feature of the day's
proceedings. Other addrerses were made by
Measrs. Small of North Carolina and Kin-
ley of South Carolina, each of whom at
tacked the proposition to Increate the pay
for ocean mall service on the ground that
it was but a subterfuge for a ship subsidy
At 5:15 the house adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEXATK
air, HcUarla SasTsrests Cotton as
Baals for Treuan Vnt.
WASHINGTON, March id! Cotton a i
baala fo the Issuance of treasury note in
times of money stringency was the chie?
feature of a speech on the pending cur
rency bill by Senator McLaunn of Missis
sippi. Mr. McLaurln thought there was no
special need for currency legislation, and
claimed that the policies of the republican
party were responsible for the recent
panic.
senator uauinger secured an agreement
to vote on the ocean mall ship suhsh'y on
March 20.
After passing several bllla on the cilon
dar, the senate, at 1:15 p. m., adjourned.
WALSH ALLEGES MISCONDUCT
Jnror Who Voted for Conviction Now
Bay They Were Forced to
Decision.
CHICAGO, March 10 Application for a
new trial for John R. Walsh, ex-prealdent
ot the Chicago National bank, convicted of
illegal uae of Its funds, was mad tJday In
the United .States district court l Ore
Judge Anderson.
Numerous affidavit were submitted In
support of the application. Four wer
made by Juror Palmer, all to the effect
that he signed the verdict because of his
poor physical condition and worry to which
he had been subjected by the other Juror.
Juror Cnarle Davey made an affidavit, in
which he declared that he had doubt a
to the guilt of Walsh and desired to o'j-
taln further instruction from, tha court.
He declares that these lmttructiors w re
denied hlra.
Another affidavit made by D. A. To d
set fortn that he heard H. E. Kill;g be
fore being chosen a a 'Juror say thvt he
would like to get on the Jury, and that If
chosen he would hold out. uitl,l the last
until Walah got .hla avw.rts. An. tier at
fldavit by Juaer I'aVey declared that he
saw bailiff whispering to member of the
Jury,
GREAT BRITAIN TAKES HAND
Foreign Offlre Remlnele Japan
of
Clans la Treaty Governing-
War with Orientals.
TOKIO, March 10. According to a well
authenticated report, the center of In
terest In the Tatau Mini affair haa been
removed to London. When the British
government was Informed of Japan's an
nouncement that. In the event of a refusal
by China to entertain her demands, Japan
proposed to take "Independent action,"
the British foreign office aaked Count
Komura, the Japanese ambassador In Lon
don what steps Japan proposed to take,
calling his attention to the clause In the
treaty with Great Britain covering the
question of war between Japan and any
other nation. Great Britain's Interest
therein being understood here. Ambassa
dor' Komura, being unable to give a defi
nite anawer, asked the foreign office In
Toklo for Information, which found the at
titude of the British government an unex
pected phase in the situation. It Is Is ex
pected here that the British government
s advising arbitration on the question of
the restoration of the arms seised and
has pointed out the advisability of Japan
admitting the moral side of the question
while doubtless technically correct. This
new turn of events has created a dead
lock here, and the foreign office is now
awaiting advices from Ambassador Ko
mura. LONDON, March 10. The report coming
from foklo that the British government
had asked Japn throiRh its ambassador
here, Count Komura, what -steps It pro
posed taking in the Tatsu Maru case, and
that Great Britain had advised arbitra
tion, via denied today. The British For
eign ottja said it had taken no action
whatever In the matter. Count Komura
also issued a denial of the Toklo reports,
which caused much surprise at the Jap
anese embassy as well as at the Foreign
office.
ALFONSO REACHES BARCELONA
King Received by Crowds and Mokes
His War Through Street
Unimpeded.
BARCELONA, Spain. March. 10. King
Alfonso, who left Madrid last night, or
rived In this city this morning. He ha
taken up his residence at the home of
General Linares, captain general of Cata
lonia, where he will tay during his visit
here. He was given a warm welcome by
the people of the city. No disturbance of
any kind marked the arrival of his ma
jesty. The royal train drew Into the station at
9 o'clock,' and Ita arrival was announced
by the firing of salute from the Austrian
and Spanish warship In the harbor. The
bj square outside the railroad station was
lined with troops and the civil guard, who
had difficulty in keeping back the surging
crowds. A the king emerged from the
station, accompanied b- General Linares
and the members of his personal suite In
brilliant uniforms, he was warmly greeted.
The young king had a glorious day of
brilliant sunshine for his visit. The decora
tions were more profuse than at Ttny time
since the international exposition. - Tba
only discordant not ir general bril
liancy or tne necorauons were ine nags
of mourning flying from the Carllst clubs
In memory of the men who lost their lives
In the Carllst war.
No single untoward incident marred the
program of the day.
MADRID, March 10. It is semi-offlclally
Intimated here today that If no untoward
Incident mars the visit of King Alfonso to
Barcelona tho authorities will restore the
constitutional guarantees recently with
drawn from that clty and issue a decroc
declaring political amnesty. .
EDWARD WRITES TO KAISER
Kin a" 'of England Smoothes Letter In
cident to Satisfaction of
AH Persons.
i
BERLIN, March 10. A local new agency
declares today that It has learned from an
unimpeachable authority that King Ed
ward has sent a letter to Emporer William
couched in cordial and friendly terms con
cernlng the revelation by the London Times
of the existence of private correspondence
betweea the emperor . and Lord Tweed
mouth, first lord of the British admiralty,
According to this agency dispatch King
Edward In his letter takes the view that
the British Parliament and the' public, a
well aa an immense majority of the press
of England, sharply disapprove of the ac
tion of the Times.
Continuing, the dispatch saya the attempt
of the Times to exploit a private and non
political exchange of correspondence In 1
national way and In a manner antagonistic
to Germany caused the British king to
write as he ha to Emperor William. The
king's action. It is added, will create the
best Impression both In Germany and In
England.
PRINCE MENILEK OFFENSIVE
Near Relative of Klnsr of Abyssinia
Cansea Tronblo In
Saxony.
HAMBURG, March lO.-Prlnce Ludwlg
Mnnilek of Abyasinia has been expelled
from Germany as an undesirable foreigner,
The prince is a near relative of the king
of Abysajnla and a negro. He was born at
Addis Adcba, and for a long time past he
haa been making unsuccessful efforta to
organize companies for the exploitation of
mine, rubber and cotton in the kingdom
of hla relative. He has been charged re
peatcdly with drunkenness fend disorderly
conduct In various pcrta of Germany. He
ha already been expelled from Saxony.
ENGLAND WILL RETAIN LEAD
Acting; Premier A sq tilth Promises
Government Will Not Lose Sn.
prcmacy on Hen.
LONDON, March 10. The comparative
strength of the native of Great Britain and
Germany, which already baa occupied so
much time during the present session of
Parliament, waa again brought to the
front this afternoon in the House of Com
mons by the debate on the naval estimates,
and It drew from Herbert H. Asqulth, the
acting premier, a reaasertion of the Inteo
tlon of the government -to maintain Great
Britain's unassailable supremacy at sea.
Mm. Gonld Postpone Trip.
PARIS, March 10. Madame. Anna Gould
has derided to postpone her departure for
New York for a few days. Iler orlslntl
Ilan waa to sail tomorrow.
Bryan Talks tu trtndeiita. ,
LINCOLN. Neb.. March It). M:i:am J
Bryan today addressed the students of
the State nnlveralty on "Arbitration versus
Force." Mr. Bryan urged that natluna set
tle dlaputea by international arbitration.
Chancellor Andrews presided at the meet
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MAN RILLS WIFE AND SELF
Double Tragedy ii the Remit of Do-
meitio Difficulty.
WOMAN COOK AT R. S. HALL HOME
Hnsband", Glen L. Rnthbaa, Wants
Bnrlnl In the Same Collin, with
Arm Aronad Each
Other.
T the Folio, Coroner and TJndartakari
W are haabaad and wlf , and If yen wish
proof nr marriage certificate ar la
Slgoarney, la., at my father' bom.
Father nam 1 J. J. matabna. Fla
notify him, a he may wish to send for
a. If ha doe net, bury a both la on
coffin with our arm around ach other.
It 1 bar wish wall as mln. X have
nearly Sao. He, X bought tb gun out ot
that, bnt X bav sots that can go toword
helping burr na. Also notify Mrs. math
Crammer, rort Da Koine, la, oar Fort
Kany.
X am a member ef tb Independent Order
of Odd Fallow In rood standing. Xav
tb receipt for due in my pocketbook.
'OLEIC aVATKaUsUr.
Wlf' nam, Battl Batbbon,
X bar a grin and suitcase at Millard
betel. Flea ad tfaem to J. J. Batbbnrn,
lgonrnay, ia. Also my wlf' trunk and
baggage, whloh t at 3860 Farnam.
A tragedy of the bloodiest description
was enacted in the handsome home of R.
8. Hall, the attorney, EfJCO Farnam street,
when Glen L. Rathbun entered the kitchen
at 8 a. m. Tuesday and shot and
killed hi wife, Hattlo Rathbun, a cook
in the household, and then ended his own
life by sending a bullet through his brain.
Mr. Hall and his family were at break
fast In the dining room when the report
of a shot was hoard In tho kitchen. Mr.
Hall rushed through the door, of the
pantry which leads to the kitchen and
beheld the awful tableau of Mrs. Rathbun
lying on her face In a pool of blood, while
her murderer stood with the smoking re
volver In his hand and looked at his
work.
Seeing the desperate man before him
and, thinking of his family In the dining
room, Mr. Hall slammed the door leading
to the kitchen upon the murderer and his
victim and hurried back to the dining
room, where he' quickly took his wife and
family to safety upstairs. It was while
they were hurrying away that another
shot was heard, and when Mr. Hall re
turned In a few moments, Ratbbun was
lying on hla back In the kitchen dead with
a- bullet hole through his temple. The
woman In her death struggle had crawled
through the pantry and Into the dining
room, leaving a red trail along her course.
She lay dead at the west end of the big
dining room table.
Mr. Hall notified the police and Coroner
Davis took charge of the bodies.
Cornea from Dcs Moines.
Rathbun came here Monday frgm. Des
Moines and stopped at the Millard hotel.
A letter found on hi person was addressed
to him. at 26)9 High street, ,pe Moines,
is, it is oenovct ne was a printer, as
among his effects were several brass
"leads" used by printers ahcT also a let-'
tcr from the Wright County Monitor.
Clarion, Ia., which seemed to be In re
sponse to an application for a position.
His father is J. J. Rathbun, agent for the
Continental Insurance company, Sigour
ney, I a.
Mrs.- Rathbun had left her husband re
cently. A note found on Rathbun's per
son seems to be the one In which she an
nounced her .Intention to leave him. It li
as follows:
My Dear Glen: I don't know what you
will Bay to this rash action of mine, but
I am going this morning. Please forgive
anu luraci me. i can t siana It any longer.
As ever. HATTIE.
She had assumed a name upon coming to
Omaha. At the Hall home, where she was
engaged as cook Monday morning, she gave
the r.ame of Mrs. Warden.
Rathbun called at the JIall home Monday
evening while the family was at dinner
The second girl ansVered the bell and he
inquired whether a Mrs. Rathbun was
working there. Upon learning that no such
person was there the man went around to
the kitchen door, where he saw his wife
Mr. Hall Hears Report.
Mr. Hall, hearing a disturbance, went
out and talked to him there 'and when he
learned that the woman was his wife gave
him permission to see her. They sat down
in the kitchen and talked for some time,
Later In the evening, the second girl saya,
they went out for a walk.
Apparently they were unable to mend
their domestic difficulties. Then Rathbun
went back to his room at the Millard hotel
and during the night he planned the mur
der and suicide, bought the revolver and
wrote letter to the police, coroner, his
father and others. Tuesday morning he
put his revolver in his pocket, went to the
Hall home and fired the fatal shots.
The two shots which killed the woman
are In the back of the head and were evi
dently f,lred aa she was going from the
kitchen through the pantry to the dining
room.
, Coroner Davis probably will not hold an
Inquest, as the letter left by Rathbun
proves conclusively that the deed was en
tiruly premeditated and planned.
Coroner Davis haa received a telegram
from J. . J. Rathbun, father of the dead
man, stating that he .will arrive In Omah
by the flrat train from Slgoumey.
GREAT ACCURACY OF FIRING
vessels at Maajdalena Bay Have
Excellent Record nt Target
Practice.
WASHINGTON, March lO.-Unofflcial In
formation which haa reached th Navy
department show that greater speed and
accuracy In firing has betyi attained dur
Ing the target practice this year than ever
before. The performance at Magdalena
bay shows that the Albany haa broken
all records tor rapidity and accuracy
with Ita five-Inch guna, Ita average being
ten - hits per minute and the St. Louis
with Its atx-lnch guns, averaging eight
and three-quarters hits per minute.
ROADS HURRY INTO COURTS
Kansaa Lines Seek to Prevent Com'
mission from Enforcing; lied no
tion In Tariffs.
TOPEKA. Kan., Maich 10. The rallroada
of Kanaaa today appealed to the United
t tata circuit court for a restraining order
enjoining the State Board of luilmad Com
missioners from placing Into effect April 1
the new proposed frvlglit rale schedules.
It is claimed by the railroads that the new
schedule wilt cauae a reduction In th pres
ent freight tariffa of 3 per cent. , The main
contention of the road la that the pro-
posed rate are conftacatory.. :
MOTHERS VISIT WHITE HOUSE
Delegate from Every State and Ter
ritory In Union Gather nt
Washington.
WABHINOTON. March 10. Delegate
representing every state and territory In
the union and the leading countries of the
world, assembled here today to attend the
International Congress on the Welfare of
the Child, under th auspices of the Na
tional Mothers' congress. It Is estimated
that upwards of 200 delegates are here. In
addition to too or 6O0 visitors. The con
gress will be In session for one week and
promises to be one of the most notable of
Its kind ever held. At least a doxen na
tions are represented in the assembly,
among them being Great Britain, Ger
many, Holland, Japan, Greece, France,
Swttaerland. South Africa and other coun
tries. The feature of the opening day will be
the reception and address to the delegates
by President Roosevelt at the White House
at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, which mark
Ihe formal opening of the congress. The
president will speak on some phase of the
child life.
The real work of the congress will begin
tonight, when the delegates will meet at
the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
church.
"This la the one day that I put even
higher than the veterans of the civil war,"
was the enthusiastic preliminary remark
of President Roosevelt today In receiving
the delegates to the congress of mothers
at the White House. The president made
the occasion a decidedly more than Informal
reception hy having the marine band In
attendance and hla military and naval aldea
In full uniform.
EVELYN THAW WANTS DIVORCE
Wife of Harry Thaw Declared to Re
Seeking nn Abaolnte Sep
aration. NEW YORK, March 10. If the marriage
of Harry K. Thaw and Evelyn Nesblt Thaw
is nullified It will be because efforts of the
husband to prevent It have been unsuccess
ful, according to a statement given out
today by Colonel Franklin Bartlett, counsel
for Harry K. Thaw and Mrs. William
Thaw. The statement declares, also, that
there Is no truth In reports that detectives
employed by Mrs. William "fhaw have had
the younger Mrs. Thaw under surveillance
for months. Attorney Bartlett said tod.iy
that no proceedings have yet been Insti
tuted looking toward a separation of Thaw
and his wife.
"The matter is Inchoate," said Colonel
Bartlett when asked of possible proceedings
looking to a severance of the marital ties.
There Is every disposition on the part of
my clients to be absolutely fair and Just
tcward Evelyn Thaw and to make liberal
provision for her aupport, and even more
than that. Harry K. Thaw has sought a
reconciliation and has not desired that his
wife shculd leave him, but she desires a
permnncnt severance of the marital rela
tions. Any thought of espionage upon the
young' Mrr.. Thaw would be abhorrent to
Mrs. William Thaw and has not at any
time been entertained by her."
MISSIONARY' LIFE F0RTRAYED
First International Convention
Ptttsbnra- Brings Ont Nnmerona
Phases of. Work.
PITTSBURG, Pa,, March 10 The first
International convention under the aus
pices of the Young Feoples' missionary
movement opened here today in tho big
music hall of the Pittsburg exposition. In
addition to 1,600 .delegates from all. parts
of the world 2,000 Plttsburgers are reg
istered.
Rev. John Willis Baer. of Los Angeles,
led the devotional services and the Rev.
James I. Vance, of Newark. N. J., dellverad
an address on "The Resurrection Gift.
The present meeting of the Young Peo
ples' Missionary movement Is on a larger
scale than ever before attempted. Prac
tically every section of the world Is rep.
resented.
Moving pictures, the films of which are
over three miles' lung, Illustrating the
work of missionaries and the life and
habits of natives In all the Important
fields In the world, will be exhibited.
Dr. Arthur H. Kwlng, an American
Presbyterian missionary, president of the
Christian college at Allahambad, India,
who Is attending the convention, believes
an uprising in India Is certain.
HENEY DENIES RUEF STORY
Assistant Diatrlct Attorney Saya San
Francisco Moss's Immunity Con
tract Wna Rejected.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.-A volumin
ous affidavit waa filed before Judge
Lawler today by Assistant District At
torney Heney In answer to affidavits
previously presented by the attorneys for
the defense In their efforts to have the
indictment of Abraham Ruef Jot bribery
annulled, chiefly on the ground that Ruef
had been promised Immunity by the
prosecution. Heney' affidavit denied
specifically all of Ruif's allegations.
It saya that Ruef was never promised
complete immunity from punishment, but
was given to understand he must accept
the sentence for extortion; that It was ex
pressly stipulated that no request for
leniency would be made by the prose
cution In the extortion case unleaa Ruef's
testimony proved to be of aa much bene
fit to the atate aa Ruef represented It
to be and unleaa Ruef furnished cor
roboration for It; that Ruef himself
prepared a draft of a pnpoaed Immunity
contract, which Heney absolutely refused
to consider: and that Heney refuacd to
hav anything further to do with Ruef,
when convinced that the latter wan lying.
ORCHARD ADMITS HIS CRIME
Plead Gnllty td Mnrder of Former
Governor Steaaenbrra; nt
Caldwell.
CALDWELL. Idaho. March 10. -Harry
Orchard, today, before Judge Fremont
Wood, In th district court, wa allowed
to withdraw hla former plea of not guilty,
entered at hla first arraignment by order
of tho court, when he stood mute, and en
tered another plea o'f guilty to the charge
of murder in the first dngree aa chargud In
the Indictment. Judge Wood will sentence
Orchard on March Xi.
Orchard pleaded guilty to having killed
former Governor Steunenherg.
MINIMUM FINE FOR REBATES
Jndge Dirr at St. I.onla Adiuiaiaicra
Penalty on Pirn of Knllrond
to Charges.
ST. LOU18, Ho, March 10. The 'Frisco
road pieuded guilty to giving rebates on
thirteen counts todsy. Judge Dyer Imposed
fine of tl.O'O on each of the thirteen
count In the indictment. The fine, amount
ing to !3,0u0 I tha minimum.
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GALLS BLUFF
OF HOLDUP
Preiident Luther Drake of Merchant
National Lands Bold Eobber.
SOFT WORDS MELTED DYNAMITE
Kansas Cityan Wanted $5,000, buV
Arrested Without Doing'-Damage.
APPEASED WITH A BREAKFAST
Nitro-Olycerine Proved to Be Verj
Weak Brand of Water.
HOLDUP MAN
PLUMBER
James E, Fee la Name Given by
Wonld-De Assnsaln, Who Sny
He Haa Nervoua
Tronble.
"A soft anawer turncth away wrath,
thundered Solomon In hla proverbs. And
because Ljither Drake learned that lesson
well when a boy his bank Is $5,000 richer.
President Luther Drake of the Mervhanli
National bank, Thirteenth and Farnam
streets, frustrated an attempt to hold u;
that bank mudo by James E. Fee, 112J
North Seventeenth street, who entered th?
bonk at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday and threat
ened to explode an ounce bottle which h
said contained nltro-glycerlne, unless the
president produced the money demanded.
To get Fee out of his private office
President Drake simply offered to buy the
desperate man a good breakfast and send
him to Kansas City, where he could see his
wife. While Fee waa ordering his break
fast at Maurer's detectives called by Vice
President F. II. Hamilton entered and
pulled the bottle from tho man's pocket and
hurried him to the police station. The bot
tle was found to contain a harmless fluid.
Fee walked Into the bank at 10:30 and
asked for a private Interview with Presi
dent Drake. Both men entered the private
office, which opens into the rotunda and
also Into the private office of Vic Presi
dent Hamilton, who was at his dusk.
Tells HI Tale of Wo.
After telling a pathetic story about losing
all the money he had In the world In tin
failure of the National Bank of- Commerce
of Kansas City and how hi wife was com
pelled to go to work In a store at i pet
week. Fee produced the ounce bottle and
aid, as he looked straight Into the eyes of
the bank president:
"I will give you Just five minute to (,(
me So.OOO. I will blow you into ttornliy It
you do not get the money it doe not mH
t?r what becomen of me, a I am Just at
well oft In th other world " without th
$5,000."
For a moment Mr. Drake waa motionless.
He Watehed the little hottle In tha n an l
fingera and felt his whiskers grow. Fo
was the first one to speak. He told about
his desperation and contemplating tutld.
on several occasions. Then there was av
other silence. President Drake broku it
by saying mildly:
"You are excited and desperate. Sup
pose you take a walk around th blocs
and como back In again; perhaps you wilK
think better of this."
Fee flared up and Jumped to his feet.
"You can't get me out of here by an
such talk-get me the $5,000."
Then Drake Thinks Again.
The president though a moment. He ayi
he thought of grappling with the man, bul
the bottle of nltro waa held in the man'i
hand and his arm was extended out frorc
the shoulder. Tho bottle might hav
rolled on the floor In the struggle and
blown both men to less than atoms.
Finally Mr. Drake said:
"Now, don't you want to see jrour wlf
flrat? Have you hud any breakfast 1
Come with me; I will get you a goo J
breakfast, and we will fix up this lit tit
matter of getting to Kansas City."
A though hypnotised by the cool and In.
vltlng ta!k of the president, Fee followed
Mr. Drake to Maurer's restaurant, 131
Farnam street, a few steps away, but Vice
President Hamilton had already telephoned
for the police, and detective arrived at
the restaurant almost as soon aa Mr. Drakt
and hi desperate companion.
Fee, in hla cell at the police station, talk
ed freely about the episode. He say h 1
a union plumber, but was out of work for
some time. He characterised the who
proceeding as "a big bluff," and laughed
as he said It.
"I don't want to hurt any one," h ald.
"But I am afflicted with nervou trouble.
I have locomotor ataxia for which I am be
ing treated."
Amergency Officer Morgan took th mys
terous bottle with which Fee had threat
ened to blow up the bank, down to an
open place near the river and fired at It
with a rifle. It broke and the "nltro gly
cerlno" proved to be nothing but colored
water.
Mr. Drake told the story of th at
tempted hold-up and laughed over the ex
perience. "I was sitting at my desk about 10:30
when a nicely drcsocd man, who looked a
though he mWht bo a country banker, cam
in and asked if I waa Luther Drake," said
Mr. Drake, president of tha Merchants Na
tional bank. "He said he wanted to hold a
little private conversation with me, so I
Invited him to step Into the private office,
which open off from the lobby of tha
bank.
Bit Side by Sid.
"When we hud gone Into the private of
fice we sut side by sldu on the aam aide
of the table and the mun opened the con
versation by saying he had an Interesting
alory to tell, the firat part of which might
be of no Interest, but the aecond part would
be more Interesting.
"He aald he hud a email buslneaa In
Kanaaa City which paid him about $3,000 a
year and that he hud $6.OU0 in the Bank ot
Commerce when It failed and that th
failure broke him. He said his buslneaa
waa ao bad and he waa all In, and that hla
wife had to go to working in a store fot
16 a week.
"He aald he waa a desperate man and
that he had thought to commit sulcld last
fivt turilng or (h fcs. J told hits
that If he hud a clalin of li.tMJ against tha
Kansas City bank it probably would be
good, aa tho bank waa aoon to open itl
doora. I aald to him 'You are not broke
wun mat cmim in your i.unaa.
"With that h puUud out a vial ot dark
aubstanc and waiving It around said it
conulued nitroglycerin, and that U I did
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