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Fhe Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXWII NO. 242. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2G, 1908 TWELVE PAGES. SlNGIiE COPY TWO CENTS. UIILUS NOT WA1STF1. jnws m ilU i f r illi A mUmJ Xaiser Intimates that American Dip lomat is Persona Non Grata. REAL REASON NOT UNDERSTOOD Rumor that it is Due to Supposed Slight to Prince Henry. REPORT CAUSES SURPRISE Dr. Hill is Considered an Able and Efficient Officer. NOW MINISTER TO DUTCH f RT Last Fall When It Wn IH Bead lltm to Ilerlla Kk . Was Willing to Receive Him. WA8HINQTON, March 25.-The Germai rovernment ha declined to receive Dr. Da rid Jayne Hill In the capacity of American smbasssdor to succeed Charlemagne Tower, whoa resignation has been accepted to take effect upon the qualification of hia (uccersor. Dr. Hill ia at present American mlnlatar to The Hague and waa formerly first assistant secretary of atate under the tdmlnlstratlon of Secretary Hay. The objection to Dr. Hill ia one purely tteraona) to Emperor William, who has limply caused It to be made known that Ihe American diplomatist Is persona non grata to him. The reason for the emperor's objection is connected with the visit to America several years ago of his brother, Prince Henry, the ranking admiral of the German navy. Dr. Hill at that time was first assistant secretary of state and nec essarily was brought Into official contact with the distinguished foreign visitor. , Just what ha did or did not do to give offense is not known here. A perplexing feature of the case Is pre sented by the fact that last November the German government lot It He known that Dr. Hill would ,be cordially received as American 'ambassador to Berlin. At that time Ambassador Tower, after the presi dent had sought in vain to dissuade him from such a course, reached the decision that proper consideration for hia own pri vate business Interests and the welfare of his children, whose education he deemed It necessary to perfect In America, obliged him to insist upon the acceptance of his resignation. As having possible bearing on today's developments, the fact is recalled that Dr. Hill, as a part of his literary output, was a political author of great fo$ce. During the MaKlnley. campaign ha wrote and spoke frequently, and his brochures figured ex tensively in the Roosevelt csmpalgn. He was regarded as an expert on economic subjects and wrote with particular vigor and strength upon matters relating to the protective tariff, which suggests that pos sibly therein might be found the germ of the objection now lodged against him. Notice Comes Unofficially. Notice pf the action of the German gov ernment In Dr," Hill s case came to the Btato department quite unofficially first today and simply as an Intimation of what was to follow, secretary Root was amazed because his own Information was that not only the German office, but Emperor Wil liam himself had formally signified a will ingness to receive Dr. Hill when his name was suggested last fall. Secretary Root Immediately communicated by telephone With Baron Speck von Sternberg, the Ger man ambassador, and upon the secretary's Invitation the diplomat called at once at the State department to confer with the secretary. But It was said at the German embassy that no knowledge of Dr. Hill's rejection had reached, the emba&ay offi cially. David Jayne Hill for many years has been regarded as an authority on Inter national law. As president of Rochester university he made that subject a spe cialty and he was the author of several works thereon. He entered the service of the State department October 26, 1836, as y assistant secretary of state. His record In the State department was that of an ex tremely efficient officer and during the frequent Illnesses and absence of Secretary Hay he discharged the duties of the head of the department In a manner that elicited the warm admiration of the late President McKlnley. President Roosevelt also con' celved a high admiration for Dr. Hill's ability, and It waa with some reluctance that he yielded to the doctor's desire to go abroad. While In Washington Dr. Hill and his wife filled the' mast Important place in the social life of the capital. ' Views la Berlla. BKRLJN. March 26. The German govern ment has Informed President Roosevelt that pr. Psvld Jayne Hill, at present American minister at The Hague, ia not acveptuble to It as ambassador at Berlin. Charlemugne Tower, the present ambassa dor, declined today to either confirm or deny this statement; he confined himself to saying that question aa to the action of the German government must be directed to the State department at Washington. From other sources K was learned that the grounds upon which the government declines to receive Dr. Hill are In general that he is not representative enough for the l.'nited States to send to Germany. The German Foreign office made Inquiries at The Hague and these brought the report thut Dr. Hill has not created much of a position fur himself at the Netherlands ecu it It appears also that some German offkiyis who have met Dr. Hill have made representations at the court here adverse to him. It does not appear that any of Dr, plfiJI's opinions or writings are objectionable r German feelings, but it would seem that lia was considered as not suited for this lt. ) COLLIERIES RESUMING WORK Flltr-Klve . More Added to List Already I adrr Operatloa la .I'eaaerUaala. I"OTTo,VII.l.J5. Pa.. March -Orders were today Issued by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal end Iron company for the resumption of the fifty-five collieries and washeries of tile company on April I, after having been oh, half-time for the last two months. This jvlll affect about ts.ou) men ana do vs. WALTHAM. Mass.. March S.-Notlces an nounclng a wag) reduction of 10 per cent to take effect onTAprll . were posted today at the cotton mil s of the Boston Manufac turing company, The company employs 1,800 hands. 8T. LoClS, M. -ch S.-It was announced here today that the Commonwealth 8teel cum;ny will reoyen its big plant at Granite City. 111., nest Monday, after a month of ldlnM. One tmmsauj men are affected. SUMMARY OF THE BEE Th a radar. March 26, 1008. 1908 sex- mv. 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 SO -iftLiRcn- TlZ. tea IWlf 3 4 5 10 11 12 1Z 18 19 24 25 20 31 1908 6 Z 13 14 20 21 2Z 28 TUB WEATHER, F tR OMAHA. COtNCIL. BU'FFS AND VK'HTITY Fair and decidedly colder Tlmr' ay. FOrt. NEBRASKA Partly cloudy and r ,)Iit Thursday. FOR low A Increasing cloudiness and warmer Thjrsday. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: I Hour. I It. m Deg. ... 35 ... 36 .... 8 ... 3S .... ! .... 60 q a. m .. 7 a. m 8 a. m t a. in 10 a. m 11 a. m 67 12 m W 1 r. m 75 3 p. m 71 a p. m 4 p. m 6 p. m p. m T p. m 8 p. m 9 p. m 84 . 83 . 82 , 81 , 80 , 7 . 72 DOMESTIC. President Roosevelt sends a second spe lal message to congress to emphaslie the necessity of legislation amending me a 1 1 an .IfllllnV. anti-trust law ana encuu( Page I eis' liability law. Congressman Pollard. In a speech on the agricultural appropriation bill in me house, praised the work or me ment of Agriculture and of Secretary Wilson. Page 1 F.ffort made to blow up new pennsj l- vanla railroad bridge across the Rarltan river with dynamite at Perth Amboy. rare - fnlted States Judge at Shanghai will not be Impeached, according to report of special committee. rf 1 Prince He:le de Saga has been aiscovereu In New York by reporters. Page 1 A. B. Smith, former Omahan, has oeen appointed general pansenge ragent of the New York, New Haven & Hartford road. Page 1 Knickerbocker Trust company will re- oDen today, fees of 175,000 each being given three receivers. rage 1 opened In . Pse X Ludlngton, New collerles have been Pennsylvania. Stearnes Salt company of Mich., pleads guilty to accepting rebates. rage . Independent tobacco growers bid defi ance to night riaers in two Leniuey counties. Senators are planning to wind up dis cussion of the Aldrlcli bill at an early date. POX.XTXCAX. Democrats of Indiana hold first session of the state convention, with a large field of candidates fpr office. Page 1 Delegates gathering at Sprlngneia lor the stat convention of republicans.- Can non Is to receive the Indorsement. Page 1 Republicans of Tennessee engage in fist fight at the slate cpnventlon. Pag I North Dakota democrats hold stormy session at Grand Forks. Page a Republicans of the house are nrged by the leaders to be in their seats as much as possible to prevent filibustering tactics. raffs a roBxxoxr. Emperor Wllhelm reaches Venice In his Journey to Corfu. Page X Emperor William sends notice to the State, department of Washington that David Jayne Hill will be persona non grata at Berlin. Page X XTZBXU.SXCA. Business representatives of Omaha and Fremont address the Railroad commis sion In opposition to any radical change In freight rates. Page 9 X.OOAX. County commissioners will swing round the circle of St. Joseph, Kansas City and Chicago to learn new things about paving materials. Page T J. B. Preston, now able to leave the hospital, says the Colorado authorities will have to get requisition papers to take him back. He says ha Is Innocent of the robbery In glrBhton, but fears they might hang him and try him afterwards. Page 4 National Corn exposition, which Is to be held next December In Omaha, la al ready booming. Kansas state and city of Minneapolis have already decided to have big exhibits. Page Manager Glllan of the Auditorium ad dresses Real Estate exchange In defense of the big building. Says It falls to pay because of incomplete condition. Page S COXCKZXCXAX AJTD HTDVITSIAXi. Live stock markets. Page Oraln markets. Page Stocks and bonds. rage OTEXCEXITS Or OOSAJT STgAMg HETg, Port. ArrlT! .lies. NBV YORK Hun burg NKW YORK Hrnd.m MSW YOKK Cl.nd NEW YORK lrll BY WIRELESS. New York Carmanla 700 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4 p. m.; will dock at 10;S0 a. m. Thursday. PRINCE HELIERUN TO EARTH Reporters Sneered la Loeatlas; Preat-aaiaa, bat Get Bcaat Sallafactloa Afterwards. NEW YORK, March 25. Prince Helie de ting an. who has been stopping t a I'hlladelphla hotel, where he registered aa liertrand Dufrene In this city today, and, when questioned, declared that he was the prime. He was met at the railroad station In Jersey City by several report ers and asked whether or not he were the prince. "I am the Prince De Sagan," he said. "Ia it true that you are married to Mme. Gould?" aked one of the reporters. "Have you asked. her?" he retorted. When unked w hy 'he came to New York so soon after the arrival of Mme. Gould he made no reply. He said thst lie as sumed the name of Dufrene to escape public attention. FAT FEES GIVEN RECEIVERS RevrBt-Five Thoaaaad Dollars Each to Three Ilea la Charge of Knickerbocker. NEW YORK. March 2S.-Justlce Clark, in the supreme court in Brooklyn, today allowed the three receivers for the Knicker bocker Trust company rrt.Oiiu each for their services. An allowance of I76.0u0 for the attorneys employed by the rit-elvera, col lectively, for l heir services, was also made. The Knickerbocker Trust company Is to reopeu tomorrow. FOR ' BRYAN AND TACGAR1 Indiana Democrats Lining Up for Former Leaders. ONLY ONE NOTE OF DISCORD fhalrmaa Loses Control of Homo District Curia aad His Sapporters Withdraw aad Name Coatest lasr Delea-atloa. INDIANAPOLIS. March 28. The delc gatea to the state democratic convention this afternoon selected by districts twenty six delegates to the national convention at Denver, and the committee on i rules se lected four delegates at large. All of the thirty national delegates wIlK vote for Wil liam J. Bryan for president and a ma jority of them will vote for the re-election of National Chairman Thomas Taggart as the Indiana .member of the national com mittee. This will be done at Denver. The state convention held a brief session at noon and adjourned until tonight to al low the delegates to meet this afternoon by districts and select members of the commltees which reported tonight, with the exception of the resolutions committee, which went Into session to draft a platform to be reported tomorrow morning. After the adoption of the platform tomorrow a state ticket will be nominated: Tassrart la Control. A majority of the district meetings were controlled by National Chairman Taggart. He secured not only a majority of the national dolegates, but also a majority of the committee on rules, which selected the dclegates-at-large, and the credentials com mittee, which decided the contest over del egates In Indianapolis and Marlon county. The Seventh (Indianapolis) district meeting this afternoon was warmly contested, and the Taggart opposition withdrew and held a "rump" convention, which selected two national delegates. County Chairman Fo garty, who led the opposition, stated that he would carry the contest to the national convention, probably. At the primaries In this district last night, Mr. Taggart won a decisive victory. Credentials were today given by County Chairman Fogarty to delegates represent ing 64,i votes for the Taggart faction and 60H votes for the opposition delegates. The meetings this afternoon Indicated that Mr. Taggart will control the convention. It is generally believed that his choice for the gubernatorial nomination Is Samuel L. Rajston of Lebanon. Plans for Today's Work. The session tomorrow will adopt a plat form, name four delegates-at-large to the national convention and nominate a state ticket from the twenty-seven candidates, of whom seven are aspirants for the gu bernatorial nomination.' It Is expected Mr. Bryan will be endorsed and the delegates Instructed to vote for him. The candidates for governor are Samuel M. Ralston of Lebanon, Carroll K. McCullough of An derson, Thomas R. Marshall of Columbia City, L. Ert Slack of Franklin. Thomas M. Kuhn of Richmond, C. Q. Conn of Elkhart and William O'Keefe of Plymouth. For lieutenant governor the candidates are Frank E. Hertng of South Bend, William P. O'Neill of Mlshawaka and Frank 3. Hall of Rushvllle. James F. Cox of Columbus la the only candidate for secretary of state. Marion Bailey of Liiton has no opposition for auditor of state as yet, and John Isen barger of North Mancheater has no one In the field against him for state treasurer. The three candidates for attorney general are Walter L. Lots of Muncie, Milton B. Hettel of Salem and Richard M. Mllburn of Jasper. Other offices to nominate are re porter of the supreme court. Judges of the supreme and appellate courts, state statis tician and superintendent of publlo Instruc tion. The convention haa brought to the city the largest crowd of democrats that has gathered here since 1893. The hotels are filled. Leaders of the party express more confidence of success than has been heard from them In recent years. ILLINOIS 19 FOR CAXNOJf Republican Convention Today Will Declare for Adjustment of Tariff. SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 25.-Tomor- row noon the republicans of this state will be called to order for what, from present appearances, wll be one of the shortest conventions ever held In the state. It Is planned to begin the proceedings at noon and adjourn two hours at the outside. The entire work of the delegates will con sist of the selection of four delegates snd four alternates-at-large and the adoption of a platform. The delegates-at-large will be Senators Shelby M. Cullom, Albert J. Hopkins, Gov ernor Charles S. Deneen and Mayor A. Fred Buase of Chicago. The platform will endorse Speaker Can non for the presidency, favor an "adjust ment" of the tariff, endorse the adminis tration of Governor Deneen, civil service and primary election law and may pos sibly contain an endorsement of the acts of the last legislature, which would mean approval of the S-cent-a-mlle railroad rate. The word "adjustment" Is to be used In place of "revision" In the tariff plank, for the reason that Its advocates believe It better expresses the actual desire of the party at large. It la claimed that when the word "revision" Is used people generally understand It to mean a reduction from the present schedules. The believers In "adjustment" declare that there are some tariff schedules which are too low and might be raised to the pecuniary advantage of the country without entailing hardship In any direction. The other rates which are too high might be lowered and the balance of rates so arranged as to cause no reduction of receipts and at the same time do away with all objectionable fea tures In the present tariff schedules. The recommendation will be made that the Treasury department Immediately prepare a list or changes to be submitted to con gress. ILLINOIS COMMITTEE FOR BRYAN Harmoaloas Meetln Held, at Which Democrats So Declare. CHICAGO, March . In a harmonious meeting of the, democratic atate central committee held here today William J, Bryan was endorsed for the presidency in emphatic language. It was decided that th state convention should be held la Springfield April 21. The friends bt Roger Sullivan, Illinois member of the democratic national com mittee, were In complete control of the meeting. The only point on which there appeared to be a division of hentiment was over the manner of selecting delegates to the state convention. In this, the Sullivan men won their point. The resolution endorsing Bryan was lCnUnud on Second Page.) VANDERBILTS HAVE TROUBLE Mrs. Alfred (1. Paris 1 and Leaves Her lfosbandss Roof at Newport. NEW YORK. March 26. It became known here today thst Mrs. Alfred O. Vanderbllt has removed her personal effects from Oakland farm, Newport, her husband's country home. Her home during the sum mer. It Is understood, will be at the resi dence of her brother, Amos Tuck French, at Tuxedo. Mr. VBnderbllt, who recently came to New York from London, la now at the Hotel Plaxa. It Is said he will re turn to London soon and occupy a house he has rented for the season. The announcement that Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbllt will not make Newport their home this summer has occasioned much surprise in society circles. Mrs. Vanderbllt was Miss Elsie French, daughter of the late Francis Ormond French, president of the Manhattan Trust company and director In many railroads. She married Mr. Vanderbllt in January, 19no. William, their only child, was born In 1901. Alfred Vanderbllt Inherited upwards of S0,C00,(iOl) from his father, the late Cornelius Vanderbllt. Much of his time has been spent abroad during the last year. WILL ATTACK STATE LAWS Railroad President (to Meet la Chi cago to Pla - Geaeral Campalfcra. CHICAGO. March 2S.-rhe Record-Herald says this morning thai a conference of presidents of railroads centering In Chi cago Is to bo held soon to consider plans for attacking a number of state rate laws which present faults similar to which caused the supreme court of the United States to declare the Minnesota state rate unconstitutional. The error which attached to the Minne sota and North Carolina laws, als? is found In a majority of the statutes passed by various legislatures during the past two years, it Is said.. It is claimed by the rail road Interests that excessive penalties within the meaning of the supreme court derision are provided for in most of the new acts, and that others fall because of lndeflnlteness or other faults. The statutes which will be attacked, ac cording to the report. Include those of Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Indiana. It Is said to be the plan of the railroad pres idents to make up test cases on these laws and rush them to the court of last resort. FIRE IN DRURY LANE THEATER Historic Playhonae Not So Rerloasly Damaged by Fire aa at First S apposed. LONDON. March 26. The fire -which early this morning was reported to have prac tically destroyed Drury Lane theater, one of the most famous play did not do so much damage aa was at first supposed. The flames ere first dlsoov' ered about 4 o'clock In t lng from the windows e morning burst of the building. For a time the theater wd s threatened with total destruction, but the firemen man aged to get the flames ""er control and the caretakers succeedeuju lowering the fireproof curtain. In this way the audi torlum was saved from being completely gutted, but as it Is the stage scenery and other properties are a mass of ruins, the great glass dome having fallen In. The auditorium is somewhat damaged by smoke. There was no loss of life. The theater had been closed since the pantomime sea son ended. It would have been opened April 18. The origin of the fire Is not known. CHINESE PLOTTERS IN PRISON Government Imposes Penalty Worse Than Death I'pon Prominent Men Implicated. PEKING, March 25. Seven men arrested recently, charged with trafficking In gov ernmental secrets, have been found guilty and sentenced to long terms of Imprison ment. This punishment is generally con sldered to be worse than death. Na Tung and Liang Tun Yen, members of the For elgn board, were on the court that handed down the sentences. It would appear that the conspiracy against the government Is fairly wide spread and the revelations within the last few days have considerably alarmed the court and the administration. No less than thirty Important prisoners are now bing held tn custody, and it Is reported that the chief of police of the Forbidden City Is among this number. The Department of the Interior and the secret' service pollcj are co-operating to run down the plotters. Certain men at present In the government service are thought to be acting as spies against the dynasty, as well as trafficking In atate secrets, and other arrests are ex pected. EMPEROR REACHES VENICE German Raler and Party Given Wtl ' com by Klasr Victor Emmaaael. VENICE, March 26. Emperor William of Germany, accompanied by the empress, Prince August, one of his sons; Princess Victoria, his daughter, and a numerous suite, arrived here today from Berlin. The Imperial party was given a very warm wel come by King Victor Emmanuel, Foreign Minister Tlttonl, the authorities of Venice and Venetian people. Queen Helena was not present, having been detained In Rome by a slight indisposition of the young crown prince. The weather was rainy. PREMIER IS GROWING WORSE Sir Henry Campbell Baanerman's Coadltloa Gives Caaso for Aaalety In England. " l LONDON. March 26. Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Is steadily growing worse. The bulletin Issued this morning said: The prime minister had a good night and a good sleep, but he Is weak and his condi tion gives cause for considerable anxiety. GUILTY OF FAKING "REBATES Stearns Salt aad Limber Company of Lvdlagtoa, Mlrh., Admits tho Thame. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March . The Stearns Salt and Lumber fbmpany of Lud Ington, Mich., Indicted last January on a charge of violating the Interstate commerce law by accepting rebates on lumber ship ments, today entered a plea uf guilty on twenty counts. Bentenre was deferred. Justus B. Stearns, former republican sec retary of state for Michigan, is president of the cumpaoy. POLLARD'S WORDS OF PRAISE Nebraska Congressman Tells Story of Agricultural Department. EULOGY FOR SECRETARY WILSON Field One of Largest Government Has In Charge Good Accom plished of Importance to Vast N amber. a snaaaaa WASHINGTON, March 24--In a speech of more than an hour during the consideration of the agricultural appro priation bill today. Congressman Pollard gave a graphic picture of the development of the activities of the Department of Agriculture. These, he said, have brought It into intimate touch, not only with agri cultural activities In the United States, but with the corresponding agricultural activi ties of almost every country In the world. Mr. Pollard paid a high tribute to the work of Secretary Wilson, who Incidentally has been-a cabinet officer longer than any other man except two In the history of the country. When he became secretary eleven years ago, there were 2,043 employes In the department; there are nearly five times that number now; In the first year of his administration the appropriation was $2,600,000; the pending bill carries $11, 500,000, In addition to the permanent appro priation of $3,000,000 for the enforcement of the meat inspection act. The depart ment Is toduy the model on which half the agricultural nations of the world are en deavoring to organize corresponding activi ties. Live Stock ladastry. Through the Bureau of Animal Industry the department has established quarantine boundaries to prevent the spread of animal diseases, and to prevent the Importation of diseased animals from abroad; It has corn batted and prevented the spread of Texas fever; has almost totally eradicated black leg; It has stamped out the foot and mouth disease In New England, and pleuro-pneu-monia has also been eradicated; scabies tn cattle and sheep, it Is promised will be ex terminated in two years more; the scien tists are sure to triumph over hog cholera which some years causes a loss to the American swine raiser of enough to sup port the entire department three or four times over. The department supervises the methods of marketing live stock, and Inspection at the marketing points, and has complete control of the great scheme of meat In spection which serves to protect the con sumer and the producer and the great foreign trade. New varieties of wheat adapted to va rious soils and climatic conditions have been produced. The Durum wheat from the semi-arid regions of northern Africa was given to the farmers of the trans-Missouri plains, and has added to the wheat area a vast region of semi-arid country, and an annual production already of 46, 000,000 bushels. Since Its Introduction In 1901 the value of the Durum wheat produced has exceeded the total cost of the Depart ment of Agriculture since Its establishment, tee of Alfalfa. Alfalfa, which has made millions of acres of the desert blossom was brought first from? Russia, and more recently a strain of a more hardy variety adapted to the plains of the northwest has been brought from Siberia, and Is working wonders. Mr. Pollard summarised the activities by which the department has scoured the world for plants adapted to American soils, has microscopically Inspected every section of this country, seeking soils adapted to all kinds of strange plants which might add to agricultural possibilities. He predicted for the department a career of great useful ness and widened activities in the future which will bring It still closer to the people and make It yet more helpful as an agent In augmenting the nation's wealth. Further commehdation of the work of the Agricultural department came from Mr. Smith (Mo.), who strongly, advocated the encouragement of agricultural education through experiment stations. Humphreys Criticises Bill. Mr. Humphreys (Miss.) criticised the bill for Its failure to make proper provision for the bureau of soils. There were only three sources, he said, from which the national wealth waa drawn. Those were the soli. forest and the mines. It was a shame, he charged, "and a sin against our children to hear men In this new world talk of worn out soil." The country was burning the candle at both ends, and he said that con gress should legislate to better the condi tion of those who dig the nation's great ness from the soil. A plea for homesteads for farmers of $20 acres. Instead of 1U0 acres, was made by Mr. French (Ida). The remainder of the session was devoted to brief speeches by Messrs. Griggs (Ga.) who gave notice of an amendment increas ing by $100,000 the appropriation for the investigation of soils; by Mr. Bell (Ga.), who favored governmental aid to public roads; by Mr. Ellerbe (S. C), who also favored Increased appropratlons for soil In vestigation. ' General deba'e having become exhausted, the bill was laid aside until tomorrow, when it will be read for amendment, and at 6:15 p. m. the house adjourned. DEFIANCE TO NIGHT RIDERS I.ara-e Independent Growers la Jeaa mine aad Madison Coaatles Will Grow the Leaf. LEXINGTON, Ky.. March 26. Reports from Jessamine and Madlaon counties, two of the biggest tobacco producing counties In the white burley belt, are to the effect that the independent farmers are defying the night riders and will raise a larger crop than ever this year. HOPK1NSVILLE, Ky.. March 25. Dr. Wallls W. Durham, a physician of Chris tian, charged with being a night rider, sur rendered today and was released on bonds. Rob Wood, a planter, charged with sending night rider letters, was found guilty today and sentenced to three months In prison and to pay a fine of $100. OWENTON. Ky.. March 85. Night riders here early today set ftre to three large to bacco warehouses, causing a lois of $0,0n0. IMPORTED GOWNS ARE SEIZED Caatoau Officers Make Raid I'ses Dressmakers' Shops la New York City. NEW YORK. March 26.-Imported cos tumes valued at between $1'),0U0 and $12,i0 were seised by customs Inspectors today In the establishment of ten fashionable dressmakers snd costumers. The action fal lowed a decision of the United States gen eral appraisers yesterday, advancing the rates on the costumes In question. Com plications were, added to the case when It was found that one of the garments had been sold to the wife of a well-known New York lawyer. The purchaser was forced to give up the garments. AVOCA SWEPT BY BIG FIRE N ember of Boltdlnsrs Destroyed aad Aid Ashed of Snrroaad l Towa. 4 AVOCA, la., March 26. (Special Tele gram.) A disastrous fire Is In progress here. There Is a high wind blowing and the entire business section of the town Is threatened. Aid has been asked of the tire departments of surrounding towns. WILFLEY ESCAPES CHARGE Inlted States Jndge at Shaaahal Will Not Be Impeached Conduct Hlah-Handrd. WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Impeachment proceedings will not be Instituted In the United States senate against Lebbeus R. Wilfley, Judge of the United States court for China, as a result of tho charges of misbehavior tn office brought against htm by Lorln Andrews and other American lawyers resident in Shanghai. The report of the special committee, consisting of Representatives Moon of Pennsylvania, Weil of North Carolina and Diekema of Michigan, appointed by Speaker, Car! non to determine whether the charges were based upon facta sufficient to warrant Impeach ment of Judgo Wilfley, waa today sub mitted to the house committee on the Judi ciary. This report is In the nature of a verdlot. holding Judge Wilfley guiltless of the bad motives necessary to a legal cause for Im peachment, but finding him guilty though more by forceful Inference than by direct accusation of high-handedness and harsh ness and some serious mistakes In the conduct of his court. Tho Investigation by the special commit tee followed the Introduction in the house by Mr. Waldo of New York of a memorial comprising twenty-nine distinct oharges made by Mr. Andrews and his colleagues. QUARANTINE JS MODIFIED Governor Sheldon Proves Saccesafal In Ills Mission to Wash. Ington, WASHINGTON. March 26. Because of the practical disappearance of scab disease among cattle In the eastern portion of Ne braska, the federal government's quarantine against cattle Infected with the disease In that part of the state will be modified. This decision was reached at a conference here today between Governor George L. Sheldon of Nebraska and Secretary Wilson and Dr. Alonzo D. Melvln, chief of the bureau of animal Industry of the Depart ment of Agriculture. The government has for several years, owing to the prevalence of scab among the cattle of Nebraska, main tained a strict quarantine over the state. Oovernor Sheldon urged the withdrawal of federal quarantine owing, he said, to th fact that there are only a few Isolated cases of the disease In the eastern part of the state. The atate, however, will continue as heretofore its Inspection of cattlo In thst part of the state. CATTLEMEN VISIT PRESIDENT Senator . llnrkett Iatrodnccs Delegta .' tlon W'fco Are Pashlasr Pablle Land Project. WASHINGTON. March 25. A delegation of cattlemen. Introduced to President Roose velt by Senator Burkett of Nebraska, left the White House saying that they had ob tained the president's endorsement whereby the government, should irglslatlon be en acted authorizing the proposition, will au thorize for draining purposes large tracts of the government domain and allow the same to be fenced. Senator Burkett has prepared the bill embodying this plan and has hopes of securing favorable action on it. The leases are to be granted by tho secretary of the Interior and are to be so drawn that bona fide settlers may take up the leased lands at any time, the same as any other portion of the public domain. EFFORT TO WRECK NEW BRIDGE Pennsylvania Structure Across Ilarl tan River Suffers from Dynamite Shock. PERTH AMBOY, N. J.. March 26.-An attempt to wreck the new Pennsylvania railroad bridge over the Rarltan river be tween this city and South Amboy was made early today, when a charge of dynamite was exploded at the base of one of the bridge abuttments. . The structure was damaged to the extent of about $2,000, but the bridge did not fall, although It was left In a condition regarded as unsafe' for the passage of trains. The bridge w only recently completed and trains were run across it yesterday for the first time. The force of the explosion was sufficient to awaken the residents several miles dis tant. The police suspect that the attempt at destruction Is the outcome of some 111 feeling over the employment of men to build the bridge. OPERATORS INFIRM POSITION Coal Men Declare Mines Mast Shot Down Darin v Period of Negotiations. DES MOINES. Ia., March IS. Efforts of the miners to prevent a suspension of work at the coal mines of Iowa April 1 were pre sented yesterdsy in the form of a resolu tion to the joint conference of miners and operatora and were turned down point blank by the operators. Tho miners, in their resolution, signified their willingness to continue work at the mines after April 1, pending negotiations of a wage scale, on condition that the scale and terms finally agreed upon by both parties apply from April 1. The operators emphatically declined the reaolution. Insist lng that a complete shutdown of the mines Is necessary during the period of negotia tions. . A. B. SMITH GOES UP NOTCH Former Omaha Man Geaeral I'as- acBger Asrat Sew York, New Haven Jt Hartford. BOSTON, Mass., March S.A. B. Smit wss today mode general passenger agent of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad. He formerly served on the Bui ling-ton and the Northern Pacific railroad Actors ob Show Boat Escape. PARKKRSRI.'RG. W. Vs.. March 25- The steamer Columbia, towing a Marietta (U ) snow boat, aas sunk at luck 1 in th- Ohio river, above this city, today. The boat ran Into th" lock wall and sunk in two minutes. The crew was save I, a were also ine actors on ins snow bout. A misunderstanding uf tlgnaU Is suld tu lave caused tne ucilUtni. Sir. Bryan Meachea lllt-hmoad. RICHMOND. Va.. March '-5. William J Bryan arrived here today and Is the guest of Governor Swsnsnn. He will address a mass meeting tonight. NEW LAWS NEEDED President Roosevelt Sends Another Special Message to Congress. CONGRESS 13 URGED TO ACT Injunctions Ag-ainst Unions Without Notice Should Be Prohibited. TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS NECESSARY Railroads Should Be Permitted to Make Them Under Regulations. ANTI-TRUST LAW TOO BROAD la Its Present Shape It Permits Deatroctloa of Organisations Necessary to Traasactloa of Baalacss. WASHINGTON. March 3. - A special message from the president was resd In both houses of congress soon after con vening today and in both It was closely followed. In the house the declaration that the time had come for a revision of the tariff elicited handclapplng on the part of the democratic members. Demo cratic approval also was given by wsy of pounding desks to the suggestion that congress could with advantage forthwith remove the tariff on wood pulp, with a corresponding reduction on paper made from wood pulp. The republicans waited and confined the applause to the message as a whole. In the senate the message was received without comment uf any kind. Still Time to Act. The president said: "I call your attention to certain measures as to which I think there should be action by the congress before the close of the present season. There Is smple time for their consideration. As regards most If not all the matters, bills have been Intro duced Into one or the other of the two houses, and Is it not too much to hope that action will be taken one way or the other on these bills at the present session. In my message at the opening oftth present session, and, indeed, in various' .t usages to previous congresses. I hava reportedly suggested action on most of these measure.. 'Child labor should be prohibited through out the nation. At least a model child labor bill should be passed for the District of Columbia. It Is unfortunate thut In the one place solely dependent upon con gress for Its legislation there should be nj law whatever to protect children by for bidding or regulating their labor. "I renew my recommendation for the Im mediate reenactment of an employers' lia bility law, drawn to conform to the recent decision of the supreme court. Within ill limits Indicated by the oourt, the law should be made thorough and comprehensive, and the protection It affords should- embracs every class of employee to which tae power of the congress can extend. "In addition to a liability law protecting the employes of common carriers, the government should show Its good faith by enacting a further law giving compensa tion to Its own employes for Injury or death Incurred In Its service. It Is a re proach to us as a nation that In both federal, and state legislation we havt af forded less protection to public and private employes thnn any otl.er Industrial coun try of the world. Labor Injunctions. "I also urge that action be taken along the line of the recommendations I have already made concerning Injunctions lit labor disputes. No temporary restraining order should be issued by any court without notice; and the petition for a permanent injunction upon which such temporary res training order has been issued should be heard by the court' Issuing the same within a reasonable time say, not to exceed a week or thereabouts from the date when tho order was Issued. It Is worth considering whether It would not give greater popular confidence In the Impartiality of sentences for contempt If It was required that the Issue should be decided by another judge than the one Issuing the Injunction, except where the contempt is committed In tho presence of the court, or in other case of urgency. "I again call attention to the urgent need of amending the Interstate commerce law, and especially the anti-trust law along the lines indicated in my last message. The interstate commerce law should be amended so as, to give railroads the right to make traffic agreements, subjects to these agree ments being approved by the Interstate Commerce commission and published in all of their details. The commission should also be given the power to make public and to pass upon the itsuance of all securities Here after Issued by railroads doing an inter state commerce business. "A law should be passed providing In effect that when a federal court determines to place a common carrier or other publ.c utility concern under the control of a re ceivership the attorney general should have the right to nominate at leeat one of the receivers, or else In some other way the Interests of the stockholders should be consulted, so that the management may not be wholly redelivered to the man or men the failure of whose policy may have necessitated the creation of the receiver ship. Receiverships should be used, not to operate roads, but as speedily as pjssibli to pay their debts and return them 0 the proper owners. Anti-Trust Amendment. "In addition to the reasons I have al ready urged on your attention It has now become Important that there should be an amendment of the anti-trust law, because of the uncertainty as to how tills law sf- . fects combinations among labor men and farmers. If the combination has any ten dency to restrict Interstate commerce. A'l of these combinations, if snd while existing for and engaged Ir. the promotion uf Inn?- cent and proper purposes, should bs recog nised as legal. As 1 have repeatedly poh.ted out. this antl-trjst law was a nvist unwlse'y drawn statute. It was perhaps inevitable that In feeling after the r g it remedy tho first attempts to provido sue! should be f-rude. ai.d it was absolutely Im perative that some legislation should bt paS"d to control, in the Interest of the public, thu business ue of tho enorm-ui iggregatlons of corporate wealth that ur so marked a feature .if the modern Indus trial worlJ. Hut the present n:-trust law, in Its coiit.iructl.JU ami Wuiking, has ex emplified oii'y too well the kln-1 of legis a tlon which, under the ni i of be nj thor oughgoing, is drawn up In such sws-plu form as to become either Ineffective oi else Mischievous. I "In the modern Industrial world comblni ttons are absolutely ncsarjr; t-Uey are