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VOL. XXXVTT NO. 241.
OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY MORNING , 'MARCH 25, 1908 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
FLEET GOES TO CHINA
i
Cabinet Decides to Accept Invitation
from Flowery Kingdom.
STOP WILL EE AT SHANGHAI
Bittleshipi May LcRTe San Yw"' '
Before July 6.
TARGET PRACTICE
Kebraska and Wisconsin
Places of Alabama and
5 7.
NO MORE CALLS TO BE
.
Klfft Will Be Home on Wuklmi -4s
Birthday So FrnMral Can
Reeelve It Before lie '
Retiree.
WASHINGTON. March 24. The bettle
ahlp fleet will visit China as well as Aus
tralia and Japan and will be home on
Washington's birthday,' that President
Roosevelt may participate In the welcome
befoNi Ills retirement from office ten days
later.
In deciding- at the cabinet session today
to accept the invitation extended by China,
It waa also deterrrned that the ltmtt of the
social calls had been reached and that all
other invitations, should any be extended,
would be declined with appreciative and
regretful thanks.
An earlier departure than July 6 from
Ban Francisco Is being; contemplated In
arranging the extended Itinerary. This,
however, will depend on the repairs neces
sary whet) the ships reach that port. Ad
miral Evan reported today that splendid
progress waa being made In the target
practloa at Magdalena bay. Nine of the
ships have already completed their work.
These are the. Maine, Alabama, Illinois,
Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Ken-
tucky and Kaarsarg. The Impression pre
vails at th department that the Maine and
Alabama may be detaohed from the fleet
and their places taken by the Nebraska
and Wisconsin. The two former ships may
be In need of overhauling;.
Invitation fro at China.
The Chinese Invitation, which was ac
cepted today, comes from the ministry of
foreign aftalrs In Peking. It reads:
"As the American fleet has decldnd to
Vlalt the far east on Its tour around the
world we have telegraphed instructions to
the Imperial .high commissioner of trade for
the southern ports. V'loerqy Tuan Fang of
Nanking to make, citable preparations In
conjunction with Admiral Bah Chen-Ping,
to welcoms the -"Kct to ur shores. Please
extend A f jTT.nl nvltatlon for the vessels
to vlalt our rorts through the honorable
stctrtary if Mele.
"In trnrT(;:tnJ this Invitation throug-h
you to aur sovsrnronit, 1 is hardly neces
sary for me to cf.A (hat it Is the denlr of
tny Koyerc.M 'qiw-peipia to Klve expres
sion on th! occasion to the T!ry frlerdly
feelings which they entertain torvunl the
American nation and to reciprocate for the
many courtesies which have been extended
' to the representatives of any country on
their visit to thla country. You will remem
ber Viceroy Tuan Fang as one of the im
perial high commissioners who visited this
land three years ago to make a special
study of y-ur laws and institutions, and I
have no doubt that he considers It a special
privilege to rarticlpat In arranging the re
ceptlun to your fleet.
'Trusting that your government will see
Its way to accept the invitation and asuur
Ing you. sir, of my highest consideration."
Reply of Secretary Root.
To this Becretary Root today replied:
"I have the honor to acknowledge the re
ceipt of the note of the tad Inst., uy which
you have conveyed to the government of
the United States the cordial invitation of
the imperial Chinese government for tha
American fleet to visit China while in the
far east.
"Tha communication of this friendly ac
tion on fhe part of your government waa at
one laid before ths president, and It is
how tnr agreeabl duty to have the honor
of Informing you that the government of
the United BUt us la most happy to accept
the Invitation, which Is dona with especial
gratification In view of the friendship and
mutual good will wiilcu have so long exceed
but ween the Atcerican and Chinese govern
ments and people.
"In communicating this reply, I am com
pelled to add. however, that the arrange
ments for ths cm lee of the fleet will make
It Impossible for It to visit more than one
of tha porta of China.
"It la noted with pleasure that the fleet
will be welcomed by his excellency, Tuan
rang, the viceroy" of Nanking, who Is so
agreeably recalled as one of the Imperial
Chinee high commissioners who visited
the United State a few years ago."
STEWART NAMED AS SENATOR
M KaleWary Mast sWlr4r4 a 7- Oertraar
Praetor mm Soorrer (
Praetor. "
PROCTOR. Vt., March JC-John w.
Stewart vt Mtddlebnry, former governor of
Vermont, was appointed to the Unlud
fc) tales senate by Governor Fletcher D.
Proctor today to fill tha vacancy caused by
the receut death of Senator Redficld Proc
tor. Mr. Stewart has accepted. Ills ttrm
will expire this coning fall, when the leg
islature meet In regular session.
COLORADO SPRINOS. Colo., March St.
WW w. Blew art, who baa lust been up
,"'''vlnted senator from Vermont, by Oov.
Fletcher Proctor, Is the father of Phillip
B. Stewart of Colorado Springs, and is at
areeant visiting his son at tlie tatter's
residence here.
"This I news to me," saU he, when
told of bis appointment. "I have not been
In any sense a candidate and thla unso
lk:IU4 appointment at the bands of the
Son of ths man whose terra I am te fill
out Is exceedingly gratifying to me."
Mr, Stewart was governor of Vermont
from U70 to ttTJ and served eight years
In congress.
NO SPEEDING IN CANAL ZONE
Preside luui Order Ltmltlan; Par
f Automobile aw Mom da
f Utkaiaa.
WASHINOTON. March S4.-Reckless
automobile driving In the canal son Is to
b prohibited In accordance with an order
Issued by tha president. This ordinance
provides that any person driving an auto
mobile xcliur the speed of fifteen miles
as tour en atalght roads, or exceeding
right mile an hour whan approaching
tmrvee, fork or cross roads, la to be pun
ialivd by a fine of not leas tha a Sa or mors
than IjW. er by tmprtsonmmt for not ex
adU4T thirty days, or beta,
SUMMARY OF TOE DEE
Wednesday, March 2B, 10O.
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-- .n In west and by nlsht in esst por.
armer in north and east portion
1 iy rsln or snow and colder.
i-X-AHT FOR IOWA Cloudy and
..er Wednesday, with rain In went por
jn. inursaay ram, colder In west por-
iion.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday
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DOMXSxiU.
DemiM-rata in ths hotme threaten to la
.,,.ri.i. filibuster unless republicans
take action on certain bills. Page 1
Governor Sheldon and party ol! live
stock men are at Washington to urge
secretary of agriculture to modify cattle
Quarantine regulations. irags
Indiana democrats gather at Indianapo
lis for the state convention. Page 1
North Dakota democrats are planning
to Indorse Bryan Instead of Johnson for
nresldent. "
American diplomat, D. W. Stevens, will
probably recover from wounds Inflicted
by Coreans.
Representative Bcott of Kansas speaks
In the house on the cost and importance
of maintaining the quarantine against the
Texas tick.
Railroad agents at Chicago decide that
personally conducted excursions must go.
Pag 1
O. D. Woodward, on the stand In the
Home trial, admits that his paper re
ceived money from political committee.
ra- 1
A Burlington man has been arrested on
a charge of misuse of the malls In a lot
tery scheme. Fags 1
Great Northern railroad will fight the
reciprocal demurrage law upon the
grounds of Its unconstitutionality. In
Minnesota. Paga
President Roosevelt Issues an order pro.
hibltlng automobile speeding In the canal
xone. Fag-a 1
John W. Stewart of Middlebury. Vt., has
been elected United States senator, the
honor coming unsolicited. Pag X
.Montana, sheriff was shot by a .horse
thief he was attempting to arrest..
' - J - Page 1
The absence of a telegraph operator
costs three lives and many Injured per
sons at Lexington, Ky. Pag 1
POBEiaH. -
Duke of Devonshire, one of the figures
of the English aristocracy, died at Cannes.
Fags a
Chancellor von Buelow In a speech de
tails the foreign policy of Germany.
Pag 1
Prince Helle lie Sagan sent a box of
cigarettes across the water for his own
use. Fags 1
VEBBASXa.
Nebraska shippers appear unit against
distance tariff at hearing at Lincoln be
fore Railroad commission, though they
complain against alleged discriminatory
rates. Paga a
X.OCAL.
Meat prices have been udvanced 2 cents
per pound on the average and retailers
predict the hardest summer for many
years because of the idfflculty In secur
ing good stock and the high prices paid.
Fags 5
Railroads and express companies must
Issue receipts for empty cans, accordlni
to a ruling of the State Railroad commis
sion Just handed down. rags 4
Decision In Minnesota rate case will do
much to restore confidence, says A. L.
Mohler, vice president and general man.
ager or tne union Pacific. Fag 6
Mayor Brown of Lincoln wants to an
nex Omaha a very likely proposition
ana then Omaha would have the advan
lug-e or tne short haul, etc. Fag- 4
investors, horns builders and specula
tors are seeking Omaha city property, an
lowan paying 27,00 for building at
Foeeturnth and Jackson streets. Fags T
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DEMOCRATS VOTE FOR SMITH
Majority Members of Two Hoases of
Marylaad Legrtelatar Vote
for Senator, ,
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. March 24. In separate
session today the democratic members of
th two houses of the legislature voted un
animously for former Oovemor John
Walter Smith for United 8tates senator to
fill out the unexpired term of the late Wlll
lum Ilnckney Whyte. Ex-Governor Smith
already has been chosen for the full six
years' term beginning March 4, 19u8.
The republican members decided at a
caucus no, to participate In the election,
taking the ground that any other course
would be In violation of the federal statutes.
It Is understood that the legality of the
election will be questioned.
MONEY FOR NAVAL WORKERS
Aaearaaces Received from Party
Leaders Faada Will Be Appro,
prlated Sooa.
WASHINGTON. March 14. Assurances
having been received from leaders In con
gress that Immediate action would be taken
on the emergency appropriation of f2,G0,
Ouo for armor and armament for the navy,
Becretary Matcalf today Informed a com
mittee representing worktngmen In the
various navy yards of the country that
no layoffs of working nien would now be
necessary. It had beq reported that dis
charges ware to be made In all the navy
yards of th country because of funds to
carry on th work. Committees represent
ing the men bad presented ths urgency of
th may ex to congressional committee.
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INDIANA DEMOCRATS GATIIER
Delegates Arriving at Indianapolis
for State Convention.
MAHY CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
Seven Mri la Bajrer Race to Reeare
th ftosnlnaflon state is El.
peeted Ge for
Brraa.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. March 24. Indiana
democrats are beginning to gather in In
dianapolis today for the state convention,
which will hold Its first session tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock. The convention will
be In session for two days, and Is expected
to be the largest held by democrats In re
cent years.
The contest for the gubernatorial nomi
nation is eager. There are sevon candi
dates, all of whom opened headquarters
today. As a majority of the delegates
came to the convention unlnstructed tho
opportunities for ante-convention work by
candidates are Increased.
The session tomorrow morning "will -be
brief. An adjournment will be taken In
order to allow the delegates to meet by
districts and select members of the various
committees and twenty-six district dele
gates to the national convention. The
other four dclegates-at-large will be se
lected by the convention Thursday. It Is
expected that the delegates will be In
structed for William Jennings Bryan.
Bryan to Get Endorsement.
At afl evening session tomorrow commit
tee reports will be received, with the ex
ception of tha committee on resolutions,
and Robert W. Meiers of Bloomlngton,
former congressman from the Second dis
trict, will deliver his address as temporary
chairman. Thursday morning the resolu
tions committee will report. Four dels-gatee-at-large
to the national convention
will be selected and nominations for places
on the state ticket will be made. The plat
form. It Is expected, will Contain a strong
endorsement of Mr. Bryan. John W. Kern
yesterday received a letter from Mr. Bryan
asking him to use his efforts to secure In
the platform several planks which he en
closed. Mr. Kern has been mentioned as
a vice presidential candidate.
The national delegates will hold a meet
ing at Denver and select a seccessor on the
national committee to National Chairman
Thomas Taggart. Mr. Taggart Is a can
didate for re-election. W. B. Westlake,
editor of the Marlon Leader and other
newspapers, )a also a candidate for na
tional committeeman
CLAIM NORTH DAKOTA FOR BRYAN
Assertion Made Ho Will Beat Ont
Johnson of Minnesota.
GRAND FORKS, N. D.. March 24.-If any
resolutions Instructing the delegates to the
democratic national convention at Denver
are passed by the democratic state conven
tion of North Dakota, which will convene
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning In th
Metropolitan theater here, those resolu
tions will be for Bryan. That is the definite
announcement made by Bryan and Johnson
delegates, who are now gathered In tha
Hotel Dacotah, which Is the political cen
ter of th state for the democrats.
CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS TO GO
Rallrosids of Opinion There La No
Farther Need of This Kind
of Service.
CHICAGO. March 24. Personally con
ducted excursions to California, which for
years have been a feature of the service
offered by transcontinental railroads, may
be abolished. A special meeting of the
Interested roads has been called for today
to consider the matter. The lines that are
favoring the discontinuance of the practice
say that the system has outlived its use
fulness. '
It is understood that the Harrlman lines,
the Santa Fe and the Rock' Island will
advocate the change. The Burlington, It is
said, will oppose It. Each of the trans
continental lines sends three or four tourist
cars, accompanied by a conductor or tourist
agent, from Chicago to California points
every week. Most of the colonist business
to th coast .travels In these cars. The
removal of the tourist agents is the only
change contemplated In the service. Abol
lshlng this practice will also mean that
excursion bureaus maintained by some of
the roads will be done away with.
OPERATOR OFF, MANY HURT
Frela-ht Train Comes Thronah With,
ont Orders nnd Strikes Passen.
sjer Near Lexington, Ky.
LEXINGTON. Ky., March 24. Twenty
persons were injured, three fatally, in
head-on collision between a Blue Grass
special passenger train on the Queen
Crescent railroad and a special freight
train at Curdvllle Crossing, between Burglu
aad High Bridg In Mercer county, early
today. Th Blu Grass special was on its
way to Lexington and Cincinnati. Th
wreck, as near as can be ascertained, was
du to ths fact that the night telegraph
operator at Burgln had been relieved sev
eral weeks ago and the day operator had
not yet reported for duty. When the Blue
Grass special reached the Burgln depot
there waa no order and the train rushed
on. At Curdvllle Crossing the freight train
waa also proceeding at good sped 1 and
crashed Into It Th cars Were badly piled
up and several hours will be required to
clear the track.
Danville and Burgln physicians rejponded
to th call for help and rushed to the
scene. Th Injured are being brought to
Lexington on a special train.
ATTACK MADE ON OIL APPEAL
District Attorney Sims Rejnrsts
Jadge Grosaenn to Act In
Standard Caae.
CHICAGO. March 24. United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims today asked Judge
Grosscup of the United States circuit court
of appeals to dismiss the appeal of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana from the
fine of 1:9,240,000 imposed by Judge Landls
last year. Judge Grosscup said he could
not consider th motion to dismiss, sitting
alone, and continued the matter until April
14, when the entire court of appeals will be
In session.
PRINCE OF WALES WILL COME
Heir to British Throne to Be Gneat
at Ter-Centennrr Celebration
at daakaa,
LONDON. March 2t The prince of Wales
will cross the Atlantic this summer, when
he goes to Canada for th ter-centenar
celebration at Quebec In one of the larger
of th British cruisers, and this veaaej will
b accompanied by another cruiser as an
escort. Th British Atlantlo fleet will cross
ahead of th cruiser to be present and
wei com th prince cn his arrival
BANQUET 10 MR. TAFT
The pnblic Is cordially Invited
to attend the alxth annual dinner
of the McKlnlry club of Omaha,
at whlcb the principal guent will
be the Hon. William H. Taft of
Ohio, at the Auditorium Monday
'evening, April 6, 1908.
No personal Invitation is neces
sary. Note The price fixed for the
dinner Is $2 per plate. On re
ceipt of application, with remit
tance, addressed to H. D. Zlm
man, chairman of Invitation com
mittee, Brandels building, Omaha,
a ' numbered ticket will be sent,
entitling the holder to a plate cor
respondingly numbered.
Political clubs and groups of
persons will be accommodated
with adjoining seats.
Owing to llmltf-d capacity, ap
plication for tii eta should be
made at once.
WOODWARD STjtL ON STAND
Kansas City Theatrical Man Sara Post
Received Fnnr! from Politi
es 1 Contanlttee.
KANSAS CITY. Mah 14. The state In
the trial of General Rll-hard C. Home, who
Is charged, with the murder of II. J.
Groves, managing editor of the Kansas
City Post, today examined a number of
insanity experts to combat the testimony
of the defense that General Home was In
sane at the time of the shooting. The do
fense. rested .late yesterday
O. D. Woodward, theatrical manager and
president of. the Post company, was re.
culled by tho defens, and questioned by
L. C. Boyle of the defttndant'a Counsel, and
admitted that his paper, which Is demo
cratic In politics, had received 12,600 from
the republican party management of Kan
sas City.
"Did not the Post get money from the
republican party in the fall of 1906?" At
torney Boyle asked of Mr. Woodward.
"We received S2.500 from a man named
Thomas Marks for mailing certain papers
during the campaign," replied Woodward.
Mr. Marks in 1903 was chairman of the
city republican central committee.
"Did you not get a check for $S,000 from
Bernard Corrigan, president of the Metro
politan Street Railway company of Kansas
CltyT"
"No." -
"You never got any money from th Met
ropolltanT"
"Not to my knowledge."
The Metropolitan Street Railway company
waa commonly supposed to be part owner
of the Post company.
Dr. C. W. Woodson of St. Joseph, Mo.,
formerly superintendent of ths State Asy
lum for the Insane No. t, located In that
city, was called by the state In its effort
to prove that General Horns was sane at
the time he shot Groves and Woodward,
Woodson gave It as his belief that Home
was sane.
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MUSIC AS CURE'o-FOR ILLS
Machine Invented to Meaanre Effect
of Sonnd Upon Circulation
nd Nerves.
NEW YORK, March 24. Just how much
Joy or sorrow may be produced In the hu
man system by various kinds of .music will.
It is confidently announced, be shown with
mathematical certainty by a new instru
ment which tomorrow night will be ex-
hlblted In Carnegie hall. This mechanism
will be shown in all Its phases by James
E. Horn ana before the members of the Na
tional Society of Musical Therapeutics. As
melody arises from piano, from the Instru
ment of seven strings and from the pe al
ter, the subject will be secured to the
machine and his blood circulation and the
vibration of his nerves accurately meos
ured.
Mr. Homans will lecture on "Tho Nature
Of Sound Waves," and Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Felnlnger will help soothe the clinical ma.
terlal with piano and violin. The society,
which was established last year, la de
voted to tho theory that many ills can be
cured or mitigated by music.
RUSSIANS' APPEALS OVERRULED
Senate Decides Changes Made Agalne
Depatlea Most Be Suatalned
Imprisonment Follows.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 24.-The Rus
slan Senate, the highest tribunal In the
empire, today overruled the appeal made by
the 167 members of the first Duma who
on December 31 wero convictej by the
court of appeals and sentenced to three
months' Imprisonment. The charges against
these deputies were treasonable practiced,
the specifications being based on the fa
mous Viborg manifesto, urging the people
to stand up for the right of popular repre
sentation 'and advising them to give neither
money nor soldiers to the government.
FOREIGN POLICY OF GERMANY
Chancellor Von Barlow Hopes Concert
of Powers Will Remain
Undisturbed.
BERLIN, March 24. Chancellor Von Bue
low today In an extended speech In th
Reichstag enlarged upon the foreign policy
of the German empire. He said he would
personally greet the members of the Inter
parliamentary Union at their 1908 meeting
and he hoped the meeting would be suc
cessful. He said France had no reason to
complain of the attitude of Germany with
regard to the Moroccan situation. Further.
he expressed the wish that the concert of
powers In Macedonia should not be ,dls
turned.
HELIE HAS HIS CIGARETTES
Coasta-nmeat Sent Ahead from Paris
ana Addressed to New
York.
PARIS, March 24 Further efforts made
today to locate Prince Helle do Sagan in
Parts hav been unavailing. It was
learned, however, that a few days ago
one" of the prince's servants deposited in
the office of a steamship company a box
of cigarettes consigned to Mrs. Tyler
Morse, Hotel Wyoming, New York. Th
box waa marked on the outside "for. 8. '
Kalaer on Way to Corfu. 'v
BERLIN. March 24. Emperor William
and the empress, accompanied by Prince
August, their fourth son, snd Princess Vic
toria, their daughter, and attended by a
numerous suite, left here this morning, at
10 o'clock for Corfu by way of Venice. Th
Imperial yacht Hohensollern will meet the
party at Venice and take them over to
Corfu, where th amparor will spend a va
cation la hi new vUis.
DEMOCRATS MAKE THREATS
House Minority Will Filibuster to
Force Action on Certain Bills.
SAYS REPUBLICANS ARE SLOW
Day Occupied la Dlsenaalng; th
Agricultural Bill and Debate
Between Dalsell and
Sulser.
WASHINGTON, March 24. Determina
tion to conduct a filibuster on all occa
sions where opportunity presented Itself,
In order to forco the republicans to action
on an employers' liability bill and other
measures deemed necessary of enactment.
was announced by Mr. Williams (Miss.) fn
the house of representatives today during
the consideration of the agricultural bill.
He said he had watted until toflay to see
some evidence of an Intention to transact
business which the people were demanding,
but finding none had reached the' conclu
sion that the time was ripe to force the
hand of tho republican party. The demo
crats cheered the announcement.
General debate on the agricultural ap
propriation bill continued throughout the
day, except for a brief time when Mr.
Sulser (N. Y.) by way of retaliation for
the action of the house yesterday In elimi
nating from the record his speech of Sat
urday last, sought to have expunged somo
remarks of Mr. Dalsell (Pa.) regarding the
rules. In that, however, he was unsuccess
ful. Many democrats refrained from sup
porting his proposition.
Williams Makes Threats.
If Mr. John Sharp Williams of Missis
sippi, the minority leader, makes good his
warning given in the house of representa
tives today the republicans will be forced
to pass certain legislation or else meet
with obstruction at every turn by him or
his democratic colleagues.
Mr. Williams declared that up to now
the republicans have had smooth sailing.
He did not want the" country to think that
tho minority was trying to assume respon
sibility for legislation. He . did not want
to appear as trying to coerce the majority
until the republicans had absolutely "dem
onstrated before the country that they did
not Intend to do anything at this session."
He had, he said, waited for the repub
licans to do something.
"I have finally come to the conclusion
that the republican party has forgotten to
do anything. It has become the party of
negation and of passivity, and as far as I
can see, has no Idea of doing anything.
It Is plain now that without some method
of parliamentary coercion, you are going
to be deaf to every demand of the coun
try." Mr. Williams announced "that from this
moment on for the balance of the session
tills Is not a like-easy, watt on the enemy
campaign, but coercion is going to be ex
ercised." No recommendations for unani
mous consent on the part of republicans.
he said, would be granted, unless it be to
adjourn or take a recess, "until the major
ity .shows that it is sufficiently alive to
the demands of th country" to report for
consideration In the house such measures
as an employers' liability bill; some btll for
the publicity, of campaign contributions; a
free wood pufp and free print paper bill,
and a bill against ex parte Injunctions act
ing as a supersedeas of a law passed by a
sovereign state.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
Aldrlch Bill Is Practically Given
RtaTht-of-Way.
WASHINGTON, March 24. The currency
bill was practically given an exclusive
right of way In the senate today until It
Is finally disposed of, by an announcement
by Senator Aldrlch that he would move to
morrow to give it that status in the senate,
Senator La Follette concluded - the third
Installment of his speech on the currency
bill.
A question brought out a statement by
Mr. Aldrlch' to the effect that he hopes to
see the creation of a Joint commission of
the senate and house authorised to con
slder permanent currency reform before
congress adjourns.
At 4:10 p. m. the senate adjourned.
ROADS WIN GREAT VICTORY
Attorney General Hadley Says
People' Only Recourse la
New Law.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., March 24.-In
reference to the decision of the supreme
court, of the United States in the Mlnne
sota and North Carolina rate cases, Attor
ney General Hadley said today:
"While the decision of the supreme court
in these cases is principally based upon the
unreasonableness of the penalties pre.
scribed by the Minnesota and North Caro
lina statutes. Its effect Is unquestionably
to sustain the contention of tha railroads.
'Whenever the railroads do not like a
ptate law, they can now have one of their
officials make an affidavit that It would
unreasonably reduce 'their efficiency
throughout, and a United States circuit
Judge can ' suspend this law until It can
be shown that th law la reasonable.
If the people of the several states do
not want to have the laws that they enact
to b subject to the suspensive vote power
or the United States circuit courts, they
should Insist that their senators and rep
resentatives in congress enact the law
recommended by the recent convention of
the attorneys general of eighteen states,
that no United States circuit court should
have the right to enjoin the enforcement
of any state statute."
IOWA MAN IN LOTTERY DEAL
Peter Raff of Burllnatou Arrested on
Charge of Mlaase of
Mai La.
BURLINGTON. la.. March 24-Peter
Ruff, a barber, has been arrested here by
federal authorities charged with uslna tha
malls for unlawful purposes. Ruff Is
charged with dealing in lottery tickets snd
was taken to Ottumwa last nlzht. It
stated that a number of arrests will be
made In thla part of Iowa on Indirtm.ni.
found by a federal grand Jurv in Chlrasn.
Ruff and others will subsequently be taken
to Chicago for trial. It 'a said the lotterv
business has been conduced in an extensive
manner.
GOVERNOR GUILD IS EASIER
. 1
ymptom More Favorable, Havla
Paaaed Comfortable Night
(ha area Better.
BOSTON. Mass.. March 14 Th. ,.n
lug bulletin on the condition nt nnv...
tjt
Guild was issued by Dr. Wlnsloa at 1.60
m. :
Th. lnnin,'i M,.lnn,. .
- -T...K-".. more
favorable. H has pasaed a comiorlabl
nlcht and la now resiln au."
COURTS-MARTIAL ARE CALLED
Moat Important One Will Be Held
at Fort Meade on
Thirtieth. '
A general court-martial of considerable
importance has been ordered to convene at
Fort Meade, S. DW March Sf. The detail
for tho court Is: Colonel R. H. R. Lough
borough, Thirteenth Infantry; Lieutenant
Colonel Charles M. O Connor, ElghtK cav
alry; Majors James Lockett, Fourth cav
airy; It. M. Blatchford, Eleventh Infantry;
John 8. Kulp, medical department; Captains
R. J. Duff. C. W. Farbcr, Guy S. Naovell,
Eighth cavalry; E. B. Wlnans. H. a Haw
kins, Fourth cavalry; William T. fatten
Thirteenth Infantry; James Justice, Nine
teenth Infantry: First Lieutenants R. J.
Reaney and M. C. Mumnia. Second cavalry,
the last named to be Judge advocate.
A general court-martial convened at Fort
Crook Monday with this detail: Major
William F. Illauvelt, Captains H. F. Dal
ton, Martin L. Crlmmlna, First Lieutenants
Jack Hayes. Oorge H. White; Second
Lieutenants L. R. Jones and Frank C. Mc
Cune. all of the Sixteenth infantry, and
First Lieutenant Charles R. W. Morrison,
Sixteenth Infantry, Judge advocate.
A general court-martial convened at Fort
Des M illies Monday with the following de.
tall: Captains F. O. Irwin, H. H. Sargent,
C. E. Hawkins. First Lieutenants R. J.
Reaney, M. C. Miimma, O. A. McGco, E
A. Coppock: Second Lieutenants R. II.
Smalley. Charles Mcll. Eby, all of the Sec
ond cavalry, and with First Lieutenant E.
N. Cotfery, Second cavalry, as Judge ad
vocate. COST OF QUARANTINE LINE
Cona-resamnn Scott of Kansas Talks on
Havaves of Texas Cattle Tick
In South.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-In explain
ing the provisions of the agricultural ap
propriation bill, Mr. Scott of Kansas, In the
house of representatives today called at
tention to the ravages of the brown tall
moths and the Texas cattle tick. The
former, he said, were rapidly destroying the
groves and forests of the New England
states, while the Texas tick had been one
of the greatest pests known. The tick, he
declared, was responsible for the quaran
tine lino which for nearly twenty years
had stretched across the country from one
ocean to the other.
The annual cost of maintaining that line
to the different states and ths
nation was hardly leas than $500,000.
That, however, Mr Scott sad, was tha
smallest item Inflicted upon the country by
the cattle tick. "The presence of the tick,"
he said, "depreciates the price of every
head of cattle below the quarantine line,
while it deprives the northern states of the
market they would otherwise find In tha
southern states for their high grade stock."
The loss to the north could not even be
guessed at, but hs estimated that the
annual loss suffered by the states south
of the line, could not be leas than $40,000,0(0.
He thorefore said It needed no argument to
Justify a most liberal appropriation from
the federal treasury for eradicating these
two pests and the committee had recom
mended S2S0.00S in eacb case.
RECIPROCAL DEMURRAGE SUIT
Indications Great Northern Railway
Will Fight Law Upon Consti
tutional Grounds.
ST. PAUL, March 24. W. R. Begg, gen
eral solicitor of the Great Northern rail
way, in a letter today to Attorney General
Young attacks the reciprocal demurrage
law, passed by tha last Minnesota legisla
ture, and state officials Infer from his let
ter that the railroad company will con
test the law on constitutional grounds.
The reciprocal demurrage law provides
for tho Imposition of a penalty upon the
railroads for their failure to furnish cars
within certain prescribed periods, as well
as upon the shipper for failure to load or
unload cars within the time prescribed.
Jn his letter Mr. Beggs said that congress
having fixed the duty of carriers with ref
erence to furnishing cars for interstate
shipments, the state cannot Interfere with
that duty either by making it more definite
and certain or ty Imposing penalties.
The Minnesota law, he says, by its terms
applies to all transportation. Interstate and
Intrastate and Is void as to 4nterstate ship
ments. He argues further that If the state
supreme court should construe the law as
applicable only to Intrastate shipments,
then It directly burdens interstate com
merce because of the penalties Imposed.
AMERICAN' CAR AT 'FRISCO
Flnlahes the Trip to , California aad
Will Take Boat Last of
Week.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-The Amer
lean car landed In this city from the Ouk
land ferry boat at 4:40 this afternoon. It
was met by a large delegation of automo
bile enthusiasts.
OGDEN, Utah, March 24. The Italian ear
Is out of the race at present. The machine,
badly damaged, Is to be brought back to
Ogden from a point ninety miles west on
the old Central Paclfvj road and repaired
In a local machine shop. Before the car Is
In running condition the French and .Ger
man crews may gain a lead, as the French
car. closely followed by the Germans, Is
expected to reach Ogden not later than
Wednesday evening.
SAN JOSB, Cal.. March 24 -The Amerl
can car arrived here at 11:21 a. m.
NIGHT RIDERS MURDER NEGRO
DraaTared from Bed and Ordered to
Hun, Falllnc In Which They
Shoot Him.
HOPKIN8VILLE, Ky.. March 24.-NIht
riders to the number of from twenty-five
or thirty Invaded Golden Pond, Trigg
county, last midnight, dragged Thomas
Weaver, a negro In the employ of tho
tobacco association, from his bed and, car
rying him to the road, commanded him to
run. When he failed to obey the night
riders began firing at him. Two bullet.
pentrated the body, and he was found
today In a dying condltkm. No motive for
the crime la konwn.
CARLISLE. Ky.. March 24 Judae M,-.
Neal, county Judge of Nicholas county, re
fused yt-sterduy to offer a reward for tha
arrest and conviction of any of the night
riders of Friday night unless It Is sanc
tioned by tlx fiscal court, now in session.
HORSETHIEF KILLS SHERIFF
Moataun OMlorr Gives I n His Life to
Man II Attempts to
A rreat.
BUTTE, Mont., March 24.-Sherlff Webb
of Yellowstone county, waa shot and killed
thla morning by a horsethltf, whom be
was attempting to arrest.
SHELDON AT CAPITAL
Governor Will See Secretary Wilson
About Live Stock Quarantine.
ASXS MODIFICATION OF ORDER
Present Dipping- Regulation Works
Hardship on Nebraska Stockmen.
WILL URGE CHUTE INSPECTION
This Will Avoid Delayi in Through
Shipments.
ANOTHER BOOST FOR BERGE
Nebraska Drlea-atloa Sends Letter to
President Asking; for HI Ap
pointment as Puhllo
Printer. ,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor George L. Sheldon of Ne
braska, T. B. McPherson, president of the
Live Stock exchange at South Omaha; Jay
Laverty and A. F. Btrykcr of South Omaha
and E. P. Meyers, one of th leading ranch
men from the western half of the state,
with headquarters at Hyannls, arrived In
Washington today for the purposo of a
conferenco tomorrow with Becretary Wil
son of the Department of Agriculture and
Dr. Melvln, chief of the bureau of animal
Industry, with relation to the quarantine
established over certain areas of Nebraska
against Infected cattle. The delegation
from Nebraska, headed by Governor Shel
don, la registered at th new hotel on Cap
itol Hill, known s Congress Hall.
This delegation of representative stock
men Is here to ask for an abatement of
the close quarantine regulations estab
lished by the government against Tf x is
fever, In older that an Inspection may be
had directly of cattle dcHtlned to South
Omaha and eastern markets, so that In tho
event there are no Indications of disease
after close Inspection, such cattle may be
permitted to proceed In transit. Thrsj
men are hero to ask the government to
provide for chute Inspection, which mean
that cattle shall be Inspected the moment -they
srrlve In the yards. That if free of
scab, they shall be permitted to go Into
regular pens, and only those cattle de
tained that show evidence of scab. Under
existing regulations all cattle coming from
territory under quarantine are put into In
fected pens, when, as a matter of fact.
according to statistics, 80 per cent of them
are free from Infection.
v Hardship for Stockmen.
The legislature of Nebraska failed to ap
propriate any money for purposes of co
operating with the general government In
exterminating diseases 'of cattle and hogs.
While It Is true the general government
furnishes expert Information through close
Inspection of presumably Infected cattle, .,
the state has "to foot the Mils for fighting
the disease. As the government has qnar "
antlned against certain areas of Nebraska,
practically covering all range country, it
is necessary, according to the delegation,
to secure help from the Department of
Agriculture; otherwise great hardship will
be entailed against cattle raisers now ready
to ship their product to market. .
Congressman Pollard, member . of the
agricultural committee, will present th"
governor and the delegation to the secre
tary tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when
the whole question of quarantine will be
gone over.
As this Is the first visit of the governor
and a number of the delogutlon to Wash
ington, they put in the day sight-seeing.
They were guests at luncheon of Congress
man Pollard, who Invited the republican
members of the house delegation from Ne
braska to meet the governor snd his party.
Ex-Congressman George W. E. Dorsey
was also a guest at this function. To
morrow evening Governor Sheldon and
Representative Pollard will attend the re
ception given by the Pennsylvania club -to
Senator Knox.
Boost for John It. Bern-.
Representative Norrls, chairman of the
Nebraska republican delegation, today for
warded the following letter to the presi
dent as voicing the sentiment of the re
publican members of the senate and house
in behalf of the candidacy of John R,
Berg to be publio printer:
My Dear Mr. President: At a meeting of
the republican members of the Nebraska
delegation, held yesterday, the candidacy
of Mr. John R. Herg to become publio
printer waa unaniniouuly endorsed, and I
was instructed to communicate to you '
such endorsement. Mr. Berx is at present.,
foreman of tho Record division. Ills long
connection with the government printing
office has given him personal knowledge of
that great institution. His appointment,
would be In the nature of a promotion, and
would be recognition of his long and faith
ful service. We are confident that his ap
pointment would not only improve the ef-
flrlency of this department, but would give
entire satisfaction to the countrv. Yours
very truly. U. V. NORRIS.
Chairman Nebraska Delegation.
A like letter was written In behalf of
E. Royse of Broken Bow for comptroller of
the currency.
Klttreda-e and Gamble Lock Herns.
Senators Kittredge and Gambia of South
Dakota locked horns on the floor of the
senate today over a bill to create an addi
tional land district In that slate. The senior
senator entered the chamber after Senator
Gamble had called up the btll. Burprlss
was expressed by Senator Kittredge that
the bill had been called up and he stated,
that as late as 11 o'clock today he had .
reached an agreement with his colleague
that the measure should go over until such
time as a conference could be had with
the senators from North Dakota, with a
view of Including a portion of that state
In the district. Ha protested that it was
not fair for bis colleague to put him In
the position of objecting to the passag
of a bill for the benefit, of his stale.
Senator Gamble, replying, Bald he had
talked with Senator McCumber of North
Dakota since he had discussed th matter
with his colleague and hud learned that no
nK-mbvr of the North Dakota delegation
objected to the measure. Ho continued to
press the bill for immediate consideration,
whereupon Senator Kittredge objected, and
it was passed over.
Mlaor Westera Matter.
Congressman Klnkald has recommended
the appointment of the following postmas
ters: C. S. Sherman at Table, Custer
county; Charles Wallace sx Round Valley,
Custer county; Lillian M. Hentog at Har
old. Holt county. Also the ostalillshment
t'f a poatofflce in Loup county, to be
known as Kllweirs, with WIlltHtn Hovun,
postmaster.
Albert E. Wood of Mitchell, Neb., ap
pointed civil engineer arid superintendent
of construction at Fort Barrancas, Fla.. at
11.00.
Bids wbi ojyB4 U4a tor the cenatrue.
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