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Omaha ' Daily . Bee XXXVII XO. 2?Y OMAHA, MOXDAY MOItNINH, MAKCII 23, 1908 SINGLE COP? TWO CENTS. 1 HE VOL. T-.-. t i , . ... fOKttAbl tOll WEEK Six Stata ConTentioni Will Be Held, , Three of Each Tarty. IOWA DEMOCRATS THURSDAY Illinois and Rhode Island Republicans Gather Same Day. ALDRICH BILL IN CONGRESS 3enate Expected to Vo Measure and Sand it i ' S i "AFT SPEAKS IN 1 SEY K-rrotary of War a. Ambassador Will AddrA 2- e at TrtitoiH Mr. Br, Also Invited. WASHINGTON. March 21. Six state con mention, thre republican and three dem ocratic, will be Important factor In thl -oek' new events, as In each Instance lelegate to the national conventions of :he parties will be named. On Wednesday Indiana democrats will meet In state con tention at Indianapolis; North Dakota dem ocrat will meet at Grand Forks, and Ten nessee republicans will gather at Nash rtlle. On Thursday Illinois republicans will meet In Springfield; Rhode Island repub licans will meet at Providence and Iowa democrats will hold a state convention at Ccdaf naplda. The. death of Senator Bryan of Florida wll cause an Interruption of the proceed ' Inns In the Uilted States senate on Mon day, which will serve to further delay a vote on the Aldrich emergency currency bill. Tha senate will Immediately adjourn after convening on Monday, as Is customary on the announcement of the decease of a mem ber, and the house of representatives will probably adjourn at a somewhat earlier time than usual. Vote on Aldrich RJU. The scante ha no program for the week beyond getting through the Aldrich bill, and Senator Aldrich announce his confi dence In obtaining a vote very soon after the conclusion of Senator La Follette's speech. Mr. Aldrich Is very hopeful of get ting an agreement to begin voting very soon after Mr. La Follette concludes, pos sibly on Wednesday. If he does not suc ceed, Mr. Aldrich will ask the senate to keep the bill before It continually until the measure is disposed of. The bill will' be sent to the house of representatives aa soon a it Is passed. When It reaches that body there will be an effort to have It cabeU tuted for the Fowler bill, and there will - probably ensue the most notable parlia mentary struggle of the session. After giving Monday to business pertain ing to the District of Columbia, the house will take up the agricultural appropriation bill, which will be followed by the bill mak ing, appropriation for the District of Co lumbia. 'There are several features of the agricultural bill that are calculated to arouse dabate and It probably will be be fore the house the greater part of the week. ' The house submarine Inquiry commit tee will resume It work on Thursday and the senate committee on naval af fairs will give Mr. Reuterdahl a hearing during the week If he appears. Taft Speaks in New Jersey. Secretary WHllam II. Taft and Huron Takahlra, the Japanese ambassador,, . Ill address the New Jersey legislature at Trenton Wednesday evening and later will speak before the Trenton Chamber of Commerce. William J. Bryan ha been invited, to attend the Chamber of Com merce dinner, but hi presence is not as sured. Mr. Bryan expects- to deliver ad dresses In Washington Thursday; Pitts burg, Friday, and Parkersburg, W. Vs., on Saturday. The scale committee of the United Mine Worker of America ha Issued an In vitation to the operator of Illinois, In rifun nn .nA . . t. . I ,ne.ruh .: .:: ; petitiv field, consisting of those dis trict, at Indianapolis Tuesday to consider a Wage seals. The American torpedo boat flotilla will alt from Panama this week on its Jour ney northward to Join the battleship fleet at Magdalena bay. It first port f call will be at Acapulco, Mexico. The Intercollegiate base ball season opens during this -week with games at I'rlnoeton and New Haven. Thu Tigers all play the New York university and Yale will cross bats with Manhattan col lege. Cornell will play Aunapoi at Annapolis on Saturday. " Democrat for Bryan.' DE3 MOINKS, la., March 22.-8upporter of W. J. Bryan today expressed confidence in their ability to control the democrats lata convention, which will meet next Thursday at Cedar Rapid for the purpose of selecting four delegates-at-large to the democratic national convention. They say that the delegates-at-large will be In structed to vote for Mr. Bryan, and that in all probability the Nebraska democratic platform, in substance,, win be adopted. The friends of Mr. Bryan said tonight tLat they expect a contest lor delegates In iome of the congressional district. Among the names most prominently men tioned for delegates-at-large are: Jerry B. Sullivan, Claude R. Porter. Mar tin J. Wade. James B. Weaver and Daniel Hamilton. Claude R. Porter will be tern- prry chairman and John Denlson perma iit chairman. CHICAGO. March Th. un..i. .. . -in state convention will ml in 8prtng . field on ThQisday to select four delegates-at-large to the national convention. No other business Is slated to be transacted. Vailed States Marshal Charles P. Hitch f Jrls. Ill . and Frank C. Kckhart of ITUKola are being considered for the office Of chairman of the convention. Friends of Speaker Joseph U. Cunnon, following the endorsement yesterday of Cannon for the presidency by his home district, the Eigh teenth, at Danville, were confident tonight of his ability to coutrol the organiiatloo, DEATH REC0R"d ' Captain Ceors S. Vaare. FAIRBl'RY, Neb., March H. --'-iHpcclal.)-Captain George B. Vance died Saturday, aged KJ years 11 months. Captain Vance wa a veteran of the civil war, previous to which be had ben in command of mer chant sailing vessels, in which capacity ho hd visited the principal ports of the world. During (he war he aa brigade quarter master In the Army of the Potomac. After tho war he came west, sealing her about thlrty-fifo year ago. ' NO. CONTROL OF OCEAN RATES Interstate Commerce rommUaloi Itales that It Mas No Authority la Mntter. WASHINGTON. March 22.-A decision was promulgated today by "the Interstate Commerce commission In what probably Is the most Important case which the com mission for a long time has been called upon to determine. It Is that of the Cosmo politan Shipping company, a Philadelphia organisation chartered under the laws of New Jersey, against the Hamburg-American Packet company, the North German Lloyd , Steamship company, the Wilson (Hull) line and the Scandinavian-American linear The. complainant's petition was filed with the commission nearly a year ago. Some time subsequently the defendants filed a demurrer, attacking the Jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce commission. Oral arguments on the demurrer were heard hy the commission. Ward W. Plerson appear ing for the Cosmopolitan company and former Senator John C. Spooner, Judge William O. Choato and Harrington Putnam ffor the defendants. The oral arguments were followed by extensive briefs, which the commission has had under considera tion for several weeks. The opinion In the case, which Is volumin ous, was prepared by Commissioner Frank lin K. Lane. It Is an exhaustive discussion of the law bearing upon the case and a lucid statement of the conclusions of the commission. The decision Is peculiarly Important, not only because It affects large Interests which- hitherto have not been brought be fore a Judicial tribunal of this country, but because It affects materially the powers of the Interstate Commerce commission. In brief and in effect, the commlselon de cides against Itself. It holds that It has no authority over oceanic transportation and thus determines the case adversely to the contention of the complainant. CHINESE ,ARE INDIGNANT Mans Meeting; nt Canton Protest Against Abject Surrender to Jnpan. CANTON, March 22. The greatest Indig nation prevails here against the government for yielding to tha Japanese demands In the Tatsu Mam case. It being considered that The government's action In this matter has brought disgrace upon this province. The self-government society of Canton has organized several monster Indignation meetings, at which' resolution were adopted that the addlver anniversary of the release of the Tatsu Maru may be ob served a a day of puhllo mourlng. The resolution also declared a boycott against Japanese goods. More than 60,000 persons attended the mass meetings held yesterday, buildings were draped In mourning and twenty or more orators delivered denuncuatory speeches. Among the speaker was a 12-year-old boy, whose declamation against the Japanese caused the greatest enthusi asm. A great number among those who had assembled thereupon divested them selves of Japanese made garment, Includ ing cap and handkerchiefs, and made a huge bonfire Of them.- One Healer In Japa nese .good offered to- sacrifice hi entire stock. . The meeting recommended the impeach ment of Tuan Shi Kal of the Board of Foreign Affairs for weakness In yielding to the Japanese. UMSTEDS FROM OVER THE SEA lletarn to Omnha Two Month from Data of Their Depart a re to Europe, ' W. W. TJmsted, manager of the Western Union Telegraph company In Omaha, and Mrs. Umsted, reached Omaha yesterday on their return from Europe. They arrived home two month to the day from the time they left. "W spent our time chiefly in Italy, Sicily and southern France," aald Mr, Um sted, "and certainly had an enjoyable visit. Our return waa pleasant, tho weather on the water being ideal for the voyage. , "We saw no Omaha people in Europe. American travel la much smaller because money .nd tn.- Euro. peans are much concerned over it, too. They make eager Inquiries about the time and condition in this country and when, thing will be normal. Many of these in quiries coma from Americana, who compose about 2$ per cent of the population In some European countries, and. of course, they get anxious to see folk from home. "I found business condition in the east very quiet and wa afraid they were the same out here, but I Im told they are not and of course this make me happy." NEW MEXIC0IS FOR TAFT Delegate from Territory Instructed to Snpport Secretary First, Last and All tho Time. SILVER CITY, N. M., March 22,-The republican territorial convention Saturday adopted resolutions endorsing Taft for president and instructing the New Mexico delegates to Chicago to vote for him first, last and all the time. Resolutions were also adopted endorsing the Rooaevett ad ministration and Urging statehood, further reclamation of arid land and forest pro tection. Governor Currle in addressing the con vention appealed to the delegate to en dorse Taft and declared that he had enough votes to elect and If he was elected he would work for New Mexico's good. He also said New Mexico should return Dele gate W. H. Andrews to congress. A. B. Fall, W. H. H. Lewellyn. II. O. Bursum, M. A. Otero, T. B. Catron and Chailes H. Spetas Were elected delegates to the national convention. ALLEGED FORGER FOUND Rosa Seward, Wanted In Dea Moines, Located In Military Prison at Vullrjo, Cnl. VALLEJO, Cal. March 22. Ross Betvard, wanted at Des Moines, la., on th charge of (Missing worthless ' checks fourteen months , ago, was located tonight at the military prison. Seward, It is said, Jjmped his ball and enlisted in the marine corps. He was sent to Mar iklapd, where he deserted later. He went to Kansas City and there again enlisted In th marine corps, under the name of Sterling, and wa again sent to Mare island. After being at Mnre island for some time he waa recog nized and -sent to the military prison, awaiting the action uf the Navy depart ment. MOTIHTS Of OCJJAJT lTtlnrf rort. Arriv4l. Sailed WW TORK L Twmu MW YORK bl Loult LIVKKltHlL. Uicula MoVlU-fc Caltioala, EMPLOYES MEET OFFICERS Omaha F.oad Increased Net Earnings, with Lost in Gross by Economy. "LOYALTY" TO COMPANY PAYS General Manager A. W. Trenholm Addressed Meeting; of Employe In Lyric Theater Yesterday Which Lasted Five Honrs. By soliciting and securing the closer co-operation of the employes in nil de partments of the Omaha road, tliat rial road company ha turned an actual de crease In gro earnings during the last five months Into an increase in the net earnings, according to General Manager A. W. Trenholm, who addressed a meet ing of 400 conductors, engineers, firemen, brakemen, agents, yardmen, machinists and dispatcher held at the Lyric theater Sunday afternoon from 1 to S o'clock. The meeting of the employe of tho Omaha road waa the first of Its kind ever held In Omaha and one of a series which have been held at various points on the system during the last four months and in which the railroad employes und officials have met on common ground. It wa called, by the officers of the con ductors' and engineers' brotherhoods and all other organisations of railroad men were Invited In and was attended by both officers and men of the Nebraska division, together with employes from other divisions who could reach Omaha conveniently. Mr. Trenholm was among the first to address the meeting, which was called to order by J. D. Condit, a conductor of the Wisconsin division. Bays No Politic. "Thia is not a political meeting in any sense ".said Mr. Trenholm. "It la to carry out the plan of co-operation which we outlined four months ago, to put our heads together and eee if we cannot run a railroad better than anyone else. "To go back a little Into the history of the meetings, I would say that four months ago I called the committees of the varlou brotherhoods together and showed them that our earnings for the month of October had fallen ,sff ma terially. I knew that if this continued we might be confronted by the .lecesslty of a reduction In wages. I knew you men did not want such a reduction ami T hi, not want to see it made. I felt that if we got together and handled this Omaha property right we could economize In such a way that we would never be com pelled to pay anything but the best sal aries. "The result of our getting together has been that we have economised and real ised what we started out to do. "In the month of January our gross earnings showed a larger loss than in October, but our economy amounted to S160.000. which left a smut! ln. n looking over the figures I discovered that js,uuv oi our economy waa in fnoi n. saved that much on coal. "The report for- February I not com plete. I believe it will show a loss In gross earnlDa-s about Bt 111 rLTCt na Tnnu ary. But owlnr to the economy which we - ..ave been able to prar-tico we ar going to show an increase in net earn ings, and it Is entirely due to the close Biienuon to business and the co-operation of our employes." Omaha Pays Ilia for Coal. Mr. Trenholm said coal cost the Omaha road 11 more per ton than It cost any other road In the west, and as the com pany uses over 700.000 ton annually the extra cost alone makes an Item of expense which must be reckoned with. Joseph Hall, an engineer of the Wisconsin division, told the employes the object of the meetings ss he understood thera. He said they started Innocently and accident ally, aathe engineers used to visit the officers and kick on schedules or attempt to fix them up, then the conductors were caned in.'and finally all the employes. "Loyalty to this railroad consists in doing your full duty," he said. "I have been run ning an engine on it for twenty year, and o far as tha officer of the company aro oonverned they have never asked me to do more. We are hare to better the condition of the employe and better the condition of the company. Most of you have never earned a dollar in your lives except from a railroad corporation, and why should you not be loyal to it. I see no use in commit tee going to th official with complaint. We are all a committee, and if we have trouble tha officer are here to listen to them." With the invitation before them, the railroad men etarted in wtih tholr "kicks" and among the hardest which were handed to the railroad officials was that of Fire. manJ Charles Bowerman of the Nebraska division. Mr. Bowerman told of the coal being dumped to the engines In lumps which when broken up would make four and five shovel full. The fireman said that there wa not even a place on an engine for the stick of grease and lanterns. The lantern are placed on the floor and the stick of greaae put on top of the clothing In the fireman' seal box. Engineer E. D. Smith, who added testi mony to that given by the fireman about the lump of coal, also gave a technical talk on the small amount of steam per mitted on the engine running over the hill of the Nebraska division and the waste in filling the fireboxes so full of coal that the gaa ha no possibility of burning. Traveling Engineer William DonahuA riia. agreed about the lump of coal, but said he had caught the coal chute men dumping the screens and allowing any size coal to go to the engine. . Want Definite Heports. When Assistant Superintendent of Motive Power Moore got In hi complaint it wa that engineer did not make definite re port when engine were out of order and frequently the roundhouse force was com pelled to tear an engine half to pieces before a "pound" could be located or Ui It up and ruu it around the yards for a time in order to locate the trouble when the engineer could have located It and re ported where the trouble was. When the station agents were alven n.-,. Inning. Oliver Scott, local freight agent at Sioux City; E. F. Glennlng, local freight agent at Minneapolis, and W. J. Hmtih local freight agent for the Omaha & North western railroad In Omaha, made addresses. Yardmaater L. E. Scott of Omaha spoke for the yardmen and told ut tha lixornv.. ment of conditions in the yards since the employes of the Omaha road 1iad resolved to "get together" and work for their own and t.u- company's interests. 8. G. Strickland, general superintendent of th company,, spoke on several different subjects aa they arose, and made notes of the sugget-tiona made by the employe. When U last employe had told the Continued on 6ecoad ' Page.) SENATOR W. J. BRYAN IS DEAD He la Keventh Member of I'nlted Mate Hrnate to Die Plnce Last March. .WASHINGTON, Marh 22.-L'nited States Senator William Jsdios Bryan of Florid died at the Providence hospital at S:30 o'clock this morning of typhoid fever. It was only seventy-three days since he took his seBt as the successor of the late Sen ator Stephen R. Mallory, who died Decem ber 23, and thirty-three days of that time was spent In his fight Against disease Sev eral times during Mr. Bryan's illness his friends despaired of his recovery, but as late as last night the report was given out that his condition had taken a turn for the better. HJs death today, therefore, came as a surprise and a jtlnct shock. In physique Mr. Bryan was unfitted to withstand a protracted fever. He. was slight of build and of nervous temperament. He cams to Washington early In January from the warm cllinnte of Florida, and from the day of his arrival wa far from well. Finally he was compelled to give up, and was taken to Providence hospital. Dur ing the last few days" of his Illness he was attended by speclallsta from John Hop king University hospital, Baltimore. In Mr. Bryan the senate loses the sev enth member by deaili since the adjourn ment of the Fifty-ninth congress on March 4, a year ago. They were the two late sen ators from Alabama, Mr. Morg-an and Mr. Pettus; Mr. Mallory bf Florida, Mr. Lati mer of South Carolina, Mr. Proctor of Ver mont, Mr. Whyte of Maryland, and Mr. Bryan. Curiously, the last two were the oldest and the youngest member of the body. Mr. Whyte .wns 84 year old and Mr. Bryan less than fi. Although Mr. Bryan wa in the senate too short a time to Impress his individual ity on legislation or to take a prominent part In tho consideration of matters In com mittee, it la conceded that had he lived he would have become a forceful part of the minority. Mr. Bryah was born In Orange county, Florida, October 10, 1S7U. He attsnded the public schools of his state and Emory col lege, Georgia, graduating from .the latter Institution In IS! Three year later he was graduated from Washington and Lee university, and In 1RW began the practice of law in Jacksonville, Flo. Until a short time before his appointment to succeed Mr. Mallory In tho senate he had served as solicitor of the Duval founty criminal court. He was married to IMls Janet Allen of Lexington, Va. LITTLEFIELD iWILL RETIRE Maine Congmums Tender HI Ilea tarnation to Governor Cobb Will Practice Law. ROCKLAND, Me., March 22. -A sensa tion was caused in political circles here today by the receipt by Governor William T. Cobb of a letter from Congressman Charles F. Littlefield, tendering his reslg nation as a member of congress, to take effect on September SO, next. In the same mall was a Communication to the chairman of the Second district re publican congressional committee from Mr. Llttlerield, In which the latter -gave as the reason for his resignMnn his desire to re umo law practice, which, in a large de gree, he haa been compelled to abandon because of his congressional nunes. The letters were as follows: WASHINGTON, March 20, 1!08. Hon William T. Cobb, Governor of tho State of Maine: Dear Sir 1 hereby tender my resignation as a member of the S xtleth congress from the Second district of Maine to take effect on and after the 30th of September. 1D08. ,. 1 am, sir, with the highest regard, your Obedient servant. CHARLKS E. MTTr.EFIF.r.D. WASHINGTON, March 20, lirfR-Fred W Wight. Chairman Second District Republ llcan Congressional Committee: Dear Sir I have been a member of the house of rep resentatives for nearly nine years. In or der to properly discharge my congress onal duties I huve been obliged to practically abandon my law. practice. The result has been what Is to me a large financial loss. I now feel constrained, from a sense of mv duty to my family, to resume the general practice of the profession. In withdrawing from congress I wish to express my most profound thanks to my many friends, both In and nut of the dis trict who have bo cheerfully, generously loyally and effectively supported me In the past, through good report and through evil. iimi i ougiit 10 make my resignation at this time in order to make it unnecessary for the district to be subjected to the expense and trouble of a special convention and election for the election of my successor , for the unexpired term CHARLES E. LITTLEFIELD. A meeting had already been called for next Tuesday by the district committee to fix the date for holding the district convention. ' BROWN AND BORAH TALK Nebraska and Idaho Senator Address Dinner of Bctn Theta PI at Mew York. NEW YORK. March 22.-Tw T State senator W. E. Borah of Idaho and. coma isi own or jMeDrasKa and one mem ber of the national house of renraaenr.ti.,.. Henry Sherman Boutell of Illinois, were tne guests or honor and chief speaker at the dinner of the Beta Theta Pi clnh the Hotel Astor last night. Optimistic senti ments as to the early return of prosperity to the country and exnreaslom of n dence that legislation of recent year would nave a rar-reactilng and lasting effect for the good of the nation was tha snlrit t the speeches. "Equality Before the Law," was Senator Brown' subject, and he declaroH revision of the tariff, urrin th form.n of a tariff commission, which should bring Its report before congreua for intelligent action by that body. Senator Borah talked on the recent panic and it lessons, while Mr. Boutell took recent legislation and it effects as hi ubject. GOVERNOR GUILD IS WORSE Afternoon Bulletin Report Condition of Massachusetts Eaecatlve Not So Favorable. BOSTON. March 22.-The bulletins Issued from the slek room today by Dr. Winslow showed no marked change in Governor Guild's condition during the day. The first one, which was given out at It o. m.. stated that the governor passed a favorable night: that he took his liquid' nourishment well and that his condition remained unchanged. Thl wa followed at 1:46 p. m. by a second bulletin, reading: "The governor's condition on th whole is not quite so favorable, but there is no marked change." Loeoiaitttvo Holler Ksplodea. B1NOHAMTON. N. Y, March 25-The boiler of a Delaware & Hudson freight locomotive was blown out while the engine was taking water at Schenevus. about mid night ivst night. Instantly killing Knglneer A. liendrlfksun and Brakeman A. Korfage both of Oneonta. Fireman B. O. Smith' alM of Oneonta, was so badly injured that bo died at noun today. TO HEAR FROM NEBRASKA Will Be Heard in Both Republican ' and Democratic Conventions. TAFT GETS STRENGTH IN WEST Tventr-lx Delegates from Iowa, with the Sixteen from Nebraska for War Becretary, Ha Helped Some. Nebraska' sixteen delegate and Iowa' twenty-elx delegates to Chicago have been posted up for Taft on all the politi cal forecasters' boards and have done more than anything else that ha hap pened during the last month to atrengthen the confidence that the big war secre tary will . surely be nominated to suc ceed President Roosevelt. The prospect are that the Nebraska delegation at Chi cago will at least cut as much figure In the game. If not more, than any dele gation sent to any . previous republican national convention. The arrangement for 'headquarter were left to National Committeeman Morrill, who ha .made tentative reservation In- the Auditorium Annex, which will be the location of all the candidate' headquarter and the chief center of convention activity. The fact that the two United State senators are kept close at Washington will probably prevent a full meeting of the delegation until the time of the con vention," but the chances are that most of the other delegate will be brought together at Omaha on the occasion of the coming visit of Secretary Taft for the McKlnley club banquet. Secretary Coirtck of the republican state committee ha taken upon himself the work of seeing that the credentials for all the district conventions as well as for the state convention are properly ' framed t and certified and sent to the secretary Of the national commit tee for filing. While there is no possi bility of contest in Nebraska, the Im portance of the proper execution of the credential for a big convention of thl kind Is not to be overlooked. ' ' The members of Nebraska' delegation to tho democratic national convention at Denver expect to attract attention as the personal representatives of Mr. Bryan, It In understood that the Nebraska head quarters and the Bryan headquarters will be one and the same and that arrange ment for these accommodations have al ready been made, although the detail are not public, It 1 possible the demo cr;it will get their delegate together for a preliminary meeting before July if it should be thought necessary to effect an organization and a plan of operation, but if everything continue to come Bryan' way- ther will be no need of such a meeting in advance of a rival at Denver. Nebraska officialdom haa fared better than the correspondina official in Iowa so far a convention honor go. Ne braska ha commissioned it governor and both it senators a representative at Chicago, while the Iowa deleiratlon contains neither governor nor senator. Iowa republicans gave place toAhe edi tor of two of the leading republican pa per anions: the blr four. while K. braska'a delegates-at-large include the editor of one party organ. The republican newsnanera thrnmriinin Nebraska all comment on the state con vention a evidencing an unprecedented state of harmony amorur all the elemnt of the party. They likewise take this as an omen promising . thorough co operation all along the line for a rousing republican victory at the polls next No- vemoer wnicn will establish Nhra.v. more firmly than ever in the republican column. RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC American Liner St. Lonl Realm French Ship La Tooralne In Exciting; Contest. NEW YORK. March 22.-SwingIng by Bandy Hook Saturday, with it propeller churning a foamy wake that laid the fol lowing course for It beaten rival, the steamship St. Louis of the American line defeated the French liner La Touralne In one of the exciting ocean race in trans atlantic steamship travel. La Touralne left Havre, France, about 8 o'clock last Saturday morning, and the 6t. Loul departed from Cherbourg eight hour later on Its voyage acros the Atlantic. Tho American slowly crept up on La Touralne, and on Thursday afternoon the two team ships raced along prow and prow. For six hour the steamships hung together, the cutwater of one and then the other forging out ahead. Greetings were exchanged by wireless between the passengers of the liner and several wager were laid a to which vesel would make port firt Toward nightfall the St. Loul edged it way to the front and began slowly to draw away from La Touralne, but it waa not until nearly 10 o'clock that night that the for ward watch on the Frenchman saw the light of the St Loul disappear behind the rim of the western horizon. La Touralne hung tenaciously to th American' trail, and though the smoke of the St. Loul wa generally visible, th pa, enger on the Frenchman did not again catch a glimpse of the 8t. Louis until La Touralne passed Sandy Hook this after noon. Just one hour and thirty-six minute behind the American steamer. ALL TRANQUIL, SAYS ALEXIS President of Haytl Anainnce Ills Ability to Preserve Ordr. PORT AU PRINCE. March f2.-Presldent Nord Alexis in an Interview at the palace today, declared that conditions In the re public were absolutely tranquil. He said that he did not question his ability to pre serve order and protect foreign interest here. Should the powers, however, decide to keep the warships In this harbor, he would not object, but he added that there wa no neceasity for such a thing; there was no possibility of a popular outbreak against tha foreign resident. The government, continued the president, did not Intend to take further action look ing to the prosecution of the participants In the recent revolution, except In the case of the disloyal soldiers, who are subjeot to military punishment. The government, he said, gave proof of it good faith in permitting th embarkation at Gonalve of General Flrmin and his fellow conspirators without exacting any pledges from them. Ho thought the refu gee In th legation here should welcome a return to their home to resume their avocatlong CHILDREN LAY MOTHER TO REST Fan era I of Mrs. Marie Hashes Attended by Elaht .Children and Seventeen Grandchildren. Her eight children nd seventeen grand children were present at the funeral of Mr. Marie Hughes, held yesterday after noon from tie home of her son-in-law, Will lam W. Green, 4UC4 Lafayette avenue. The pallbearers were six of her grandsons. Sev eral hymn were sung at the service by Mr. and Mr. J. K. Fleming, 4123 Lafayette avenue, each of whom I over "0 year of age. Mrs. Hughe waa the widow of J.iphet Hughes, who died two years ago. She was 80 year old, having been born In July, 1828. Her birthplace wa Denvighshlre, Wales. She emigrated to the United States with her husband and they settled In Lin coln county, Ohio. They moved to Red Oak, la., In 1881 and came to Omaha In 190.1. They celebrated their golden wedding anni versary a few year go. The funeral was largely attended. Mrs. Hughe, wa a member of the Lowe Avenuo Presbyterian church and Rev. Dr. Nathaniel McGlffln, the new pastor of that church, officiated. Interment was In Forest Lawn cemetery. The name of the eight children who were present at the funeral are as follows: Mrs. E. D. Evans, Omaha; Mrs. W. W. Green, Omaha; Mrs. A. S. Wldenor, Omaha; Mrs. J. D. McDougall, Omaha; Mrs. Martin, wife of Dr. J. A. J. Martin, Red Oak, la.; Mrs. C. B. Gurney, Lincoln; Mis Jennie P. Hughe, Omaha, and Henry J. Hughes, president of the Sloan Grocery company, Omaha. Her aix grandson who acted as her pall bearer were a follow: Frank J. Hughes, Walter J. Hughes, Arthur Hughes, Clar ence B. Hughes, Russell B. Evans and Earl McDougall. The same six, with the excep tion of one, acted as pallbearers for Mrs. Hughes' husband two years ago. WHAT PHYSICIANS MUST BE Dr. A. C. Stoke Tell Philosophical Society of Essential Qnali ficatluas. Before the Omaha Philosophical society yesterday afternoon, in an address on the "Essential Qualification of a Modern Physician," Dr. A. C. Stokes declared that outside of electricity no other science has made so much progress as has medicine, and that medicine I now as near an ap plied science as any. "Of course theoretical science is abso lute, but no applied science ever Is abso lute," said Dr. Stokes. "No man ever made a perfect sphere, and it takes at least the most delicate instruments possible 'to make anything near a perfect square, though while theoretically perfect it Is never absolutely perfect. Applied science I far more difficult than theoretical cl ence, so with medicine It Is very difficult. "In detail I will ay. first of all. that the physician-should be educated in every sense or the word, and, further, that he ahould be a tudcnt. and keep himself always up to th time by constant study. The physi cian of the present time mut be honest; the day of tha bluffer In medicine is fast paaglng away, and Uie physician must bo Interested in his work aside from a pecuni ary motive. He must also be a moral man." SHELDON TO BOOST CORN SHOW Governor , Will Ask Secretary An-rlcaltare to Lend Fed. oral Aid. of Governor George L. Sheldon will a!k Secretary of Agriculture Wllron to urge the federal government to participate In the National Corn exposition to be held In O mail a next December. Governor Sheldon passed through Omaha last evening on the Burlington enroute to Washington, where he will assist in taking the live stock quarantine matter before the Department of Agriculture. He was joined In Omaha by representatives of the South Omnha Live Stock exchange, which in cluded Secretary A. F. Stryker and Jay Laverty. The governor has met a number of times with the commission and represent ative of the United State bureau of animal Industry, seeking to bring about satisfac tory relations of the federal and state gov ernment in the matter of quarantine regu lation, and the matter la now up with Washington. One of the promise made. Omahans when the governor left for tha national capital last evening was that he would urge Secretary Wilson to , take a part in th corn show. , WILL EXAMINE BOY'S STOMACH (hernials to Look for Poison Snppoaed to Have Been la Candy Eaten . br Carl Pearson. A post mortem examination waa made yesterday morning on the body of Carl A. Pearson, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pearson. 816 South Twenty fifth treet. Who died Saturday afternoon after eating soma cheap candy, known as "nigger bable." Dr. W. R. Lavnw coroner' phjMclan, made the examination. assisted by Dr. Charles Rosewater and Dr. F. J. Bchleler. The analysis of the stomach will be made today and until then it will not be known positively whether the candv waa the nnn of death. The opinion of both physicians and coroner, however, from superficial examination, wa that death wa from natural cause. Unless tracea of poison are found Coroner Davis will not hold an in quest. The funeral will 'be held from the resi dence today at 2 p. m. Interment will be In Laurel Hill cemetery. LABOR REVIVAL IN APRIL Thirty-Two Local Organisations Plan Bin- Meetlngr to Lnat a Week. . Plan were' made yesterdsy afternoon by representatives of thlrly-fwo Jabor organisa tion of Omaha for a labor revival to be held here April 8 to It. A Rv. George L. McNutt wa in the city, he met, the labor representatives at the conference of the revival committee and will be one of the speakers at the meetings In April. The committee, which Is headed by Robert McKenna, plans to secure at least one officer from each national or ganization to visit Omaha during the week and address the labor meetings. Tentative plans were made for securing the Auditorium for at leart two meetings. Alaska Miners to Htrlhe. J! NKAU. Alflsku, March IT At a special meeting of lHula Island local No. hi Western Federation of Miners, yesterday a gtiueral strike was railed and notUea were sent out ordering union men and uulon sympathiser to stay away, PLANTERS IN PANIC Reign of Terror . Exists in Whita Burley Tobacco District. FARMERS DESTROYING TOBACCO Fear to Attempt to Raise Crop Because of Threats. MANY ARE LEAVING STATE Tenants Say They Cannot Maka Living- on Other Crops. MURDER INCREASES ALARM Many Farmer la Vicinity of Monnt Sterling Receive Letter Con tnlnlna; Powder, Matches and Poison. LEXINGTON. Ky Xiarch 22.-Becaus of warning letter and visit from night rider, many farmer in nearly all of the forty two countle in the whiU burley tobacco district are busily destroyraavthojr tobacco beds and at the present time less tibia one third of the number usually Planted hava been started. In many counties huae slcns have been erected on buildings and in high places nearby declaring the Intention of tho farmer not to raise a crop thl aeaaon. Realising the difficulty of making a living for their families in case the decision to raise no tobacco is adhered to, many tenant farmers are preparing to movt to other states, while many farm owner have placed their property on the market, with th avowed purpose of leaving Kentucky. The murder of Farmer Hedge in Nicholas county yesterday and the raid In Woodford and other countle last week have Increased the alarm. In announcing their determina tion to go elsewhere, the tenant declare that It will be Impossible to subsist from tho proceed of crops of hemp, wheat and Corn. In the neighborhood of Mount Sterling many farmer have received threatening letter, with which wero matuhe. powder and poison, and in both farm district and tobacco towns armed guard hav been placed at threatened point. Condition throughout the state are declared to be worse than at any time since the tobacco war began. POST A ELECTS ITS OFFICERS Also Goes on Record la Opposition to a Parcels Post Law. Post A of Omaha of the Traveler' Pro tective Association of America held its annual banquet and meeting at the Paxton hotel Saturday evening, with about seventy five present. President Arthur C Chase acted as toastmaster. Following the banquet, the association at once went into business session. The re ports of the several officer were submitted and approved, as were the report nf the standing committees. The post went on record as vigorously opposed to the proposed parcels post law and each member signed a printed circular addressed to Congressman G. M. Hitch cock, which Is worded ns follows: As a constituent of yours and as a travel salesman or employer of the same. I earn estly tequest you to uie a 1 honorable meaai In your power to defeat the proposed par cels post bill. I believe that such Ii'KlrKtion will be detrimental to the future commer cial interests of the oountry. President R. F. Bacon of the state asso ciation was present at the banquet and urged that these circulars be forwarded to Mr. Hitchcock as soon as possible. A motion prevailed directing the secre tary of the association to addross a letter to Senator Boise Penrose, head of the post office and post roads committee nt the senate, stating the position of the associa tion on this proposed measure. The election of officers for th ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Robert F. Trimble; vice presi dent. W. D. Eck; secretary and treasurer, Charles L. Hopper; board of directors, G. M. Worthlngton, James T. Hogan. E. O. Eldrldge, E. H.. Button, A. D. Hoag and H. G. Hoel. - Committee chairmen; Rail ways, F. E. Coastworth; legislative, E. B. Branch; press, J. M. Plnkertnn; hotels, J. W. Moon-- employment, H. H. Hoffman; sick and relief, George Lavtge. The Omaha post has now 618 member, which will entitle It to sixty-two delegate in the state convention, which meet in Hastings, April 24 and 23. It was shown by the report of the offi cers that $1,744.78 had been expended for relief by the Omaha post olnce May 1. 1307. TILLMAN SERIOUSLY ILL Sonth Carolina Senntor Safferlas; front Nervosa Attnck Da to - Overwork. COLUMBIA, 8. C. March it United State Senator Benjamin R. Tillman I seriously 111 at his home at Trenton, this state, suffering from a nervous attack, due, it is believed by his physician, front hard work. DENVER FINISHES PAYMENT Draft for S23.00O la Sent th Democratic Nntloonl Corn nalttoo. DENVER, Colo., March 22.-A draft for S2f,noo was mailed Saturday by th Denvnr Cbnvention league to the democratic na tional committee, completing th $100,000 fund subscribed to bring the national con vention to Denver. , Hardin Demuvrata nt War. IOWA FALLS. Ia., March ti-(9peclal) The second gun In the battle of democracy In Hardin county will be fired Monday, when a regular convention will be held t select delegate to the Cedar Rapid and Sioux City conventions. Thl convention will be beld at Ackley and haa been called by the officer of, the democrat le county central committee who are recognised a the regular officers of the party In trda county. The faction that will meet Monday Is said to represent the Bryan wing of th party and poses as the exponent of true democracy. It Is claimed that th conven tion held st Fldora several weeks ago wit Instigated and held In the Interests of the Hesrst Independence league. It Is claimed by the Bryan democrats tha,t the Eldora meeting waa calld by the leader of the Hearst force in th county and by a man who openly bolted Parker in 1904. Th democrat that meet Monday claim that th il. -legates then selected Will be th only one recognlced at the slate convention and that the Eldora convention delegate will b left out In th cold hy th nam nut tea on creden tial, - - - - 4
