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U'OtULISTS IN SADDLE
ekjjttfi of Reform Organizations
Gather irJ
St Louii.
THIS
KOT FUSION
YEAR
Convention Will Adhere to Its Own
Candidates
TOM WATSON
nd Platform.
FOR PRESIDENT
Platform Will declare for Govf-
ment Issue'oi All ttiyt'
V A.
BRYAN ACCUSED OF
X rZ
.W. Forrest Says
Nebraa.
ok Mea W&
9 Made FlnV. ,
How taadartf c
Him to, P
' Parker,
8T. LOUIS. Mrrh 81. If the pf
plan of tt sponsors pre will, out of
convention which I to be held on Thurs
day (n the name of the people' party will
tome an organization which 1t originators
declare must be sharply reckoned with In
She coming; presidential campaign.
It will stand for all that was represented
y the populist party and will probably
b"er the name of thst organisation. It
will, ho,wever. receive an Infusion of now
blood and fain strength from the affiliation
of the federated people's part clubs, the
"American Monetary league, the National
Ppwjalonal Command and other reform ur-,-Vanlxations.
Delegates f the convention are wearing
today Uttle white badges upon which Is
printed 'Delegate to the radical conven
tion," and the assertion Is positively made
that there will be no affiliation with any
political body which does not accept the
party platform In full, nor will any candi
dates tie Indorsed save those which are to
be nominated In this week's Convention.
Delegate Are Arriving;.
It was claimed today that 400 delegates
had already arrived and that more than
1.1U0 wll be present when the convention
assembles. It Is cnl fair to say, how
ever, that If 400 delegates did arrive they
were not all around the headquarters at
any one time.
Tge national committee of the different
organisation will meet tomorrow, when
the officers of the convention will be de
cided upon, various committees appointed
and the platform discussed.
Jacob 8. Coxey of Ohio, organiser of
Coxey' "army," I slated for temporary
chairman of the conyentlon.
The convention will be called to order
Thursday morning.
Unless present plans miscarry, Thomas E.
Watson pf Georgia will be nominated for
president. While the Nebraska delegation
Is Instructed for William J. Bryan and the
Alabama delegation for former Congress
man M. W. Howard of that state, Watson
Is apparently far in the lead for the nomi
nation. Those mentioned for Me president are
V.Jsr &uriu.l W. WlJIInms of Vlncennes,
J&-urrvk b:. r:-. .0f s x. in.
i Outline ot P at form.
, The paramount plank of the platform
' will be devoted to th money question.
This will declare In effett that the Issuing
of money Is a functlcj of the govern
ment that should never be 'delegated to
corporations or Individuals; that all money
should be Issued by the government In
such quantity "as shall maintain stability
la prices, all money to be full legal tender,
none: of which shall be redeemable . In
ether money. The demtjd will also be
node that the government shall make
loans direct to the people and at a lower
rate of Interest. u
Other planks In the platform will be:
All public, lands to he held for actual
settlers and not to be subject to specula
tion or alien ownership. n
Government ownership oi railways and
all other public utilities of Rational scope.
Municipal ownership.
Graduated Income tax. ,
Establishment of postal savings banks
and of the parcels post.
4
l lng in the people of the power to recall
any one who disregards t,ie wishes or
I Instructions of his constituents.
y All offices to be filled y the dlr.-tl
, vote of the people. j
The prohibition question ?s certain to
provoke some argument before the com
mittee on resolutions. ,
Jay W, Forrest of Albany, Y., chair
man of the national provisional commit
tee. Issued the following statement to
The men who In lwfl snd I'M made the
fight for William J. Bryan; the men who
were lii lh fort-front and In Die firing line
I , were populists. These men were forsaken
' by Bryan In lM at the St. l,oiils conven
X tlon and Ihe "Ideals'' of Parker, the gold
f standard candidate, became the Ideals of
i Bryan. Hryan lost his opportunity In that
i " convention. A bolt wsa in the sir. The
I old Hryan guard, loyal and steadfast for
I '.eight years, awaited the word from their
J i lender; but that leader was found making
f siveh'8 every day for Alton W. 1'arker.
I the gold standard candidate.
V, Bryan In li received ti.M2.9:ft votes for
t irsiaent and 17 electoral vo.es. Take
Or In other wonls, Bryan In lfsi and 1900
wiiiiuui me pipuiit vote woul.l have run
even worse than Parker In
In 14 without any preparation or or
ganisation, without any means reaching
tne people with Bryan working under or
ders from 1 homes T-art the old guard
und r til badcrshlp of I'homua K. W mucin
mads the only fight that was made that
yr-mi mi mi, piiniipia or Jerre;.Hi. In
w we took up the work of orgvinlxiag the
ladh'Sl tunes for 1D0S, and - as IaX,he-
i -.froni inis me ji.ohv.uiu populist vdles Bryan
J jcelved 3ir.'.Ja democratic vofea. Take
ie tweiily-sv( n electoral votes that Wat
M.Hved from the 17U and Bryan re
1 r ceived but u't a.mo.i.iio .i.,..,t
i y
yoim our expectations has bees achiev).
1 ynl today we have an organisation
1 of iJ
In thet
1 , iii nw men in every couniv
I Ulied States readv lor th i,i:t
. Today there Is no such thing u a work-
i Ut militant ornnH-ratlc organltat on In any
and New York " f""11 "ulh
, ROBERT COWELL REAPPOINTED
'' tiosaes Is Re-Elected to Phll
Ittstae Assembly .May Not
rise.
LINCOLN. Match 1 -(Special T.legram.)
Governor Bheld n today reappol. fed Rob
ert Cowsll member of the Hoard f Fir
and Police Commissioners of t naha.
Whert Mr. Cowel was first appointed he
waa given a short term of one year, fhlch
made a vacancy today. His appolnjnent
now is lor a run term.
j EVANS IS ON JHS WAY NOR
ay UetMrtaaeaf Irani Battlea!
I j rrf mi Han Dles
Wednesday.
11 WASHINGTON, March M -The Navy
uVar'ment tuday lecelved a wireless die-
van h from Admln.l Evans, stating u,t
the batthshlp Coni rctlcut left Magdalena
J bay yesterday ami a as du to arrive ai
5 I'Wgo tomorrov night. Admiral Evans
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BOXXSTXO.
Mme. GouH becomes 111, It Is said,
result of a family row over the acceptance
of attentions of Prince Helle de Pagan.
Fag X
Independent Telephone company inter
ests open headquarters in Chicago, where
they will carry on permanent campaign
" Fag 8
Railroad rate questions and their reason
ahleneaa will be the subject of inquiry In
Judge McPherson's court under a recent
derision. Fags a
J. J. Hill says he does not see Immediate
betterment In business conditions. Fag 1
Mourners at a funeral of a desperado In
Oklahoma go heavily armed, they are
wanted by the officers. Fag 1
Admiral Evans Is on his way to Ban
Plcgo. Fag 1
Quarter of a million coal miners quit
work Tuesday evening. Operations con
tinue In Indiana, Michigan and western
Pennsylvania. Fags 1
Hired men kill farmer In North Dakota
and seek to dispose of his property
Fags 1
FOUTICAl.
Populist leaders announce that party
this year will not make any fusion deals
except on basis of other party accepting
their candidates and their platform
Fag 1
Vice President Fairbanks la said to be
In favor of an extra session of congress
to revise the tariff. Fag 1
Mr. Bryan says the banquet at Kansaa
City was the largest one ever held In
America. Fag 1
Borne difference of opinion exists
whether Mr. Bryan will speak at the Jef
fersonlan banquet at New York. Fag 1
Senator Rlklns introduces a resolution to
suspend the operation of the commodity
clause In the railroad rate law. Fag 1
, .. Foatzzoir
' l innisb feonaU! absolves n resign under
the vote of lack of confidence. Fag a
University bill is Introduced In House of
Commons. Fag a
Russia's right In Manchuria Is the sub
ject of question under the policy of Amer
ica with regard to Chinese territory.
Fag 8
HXBBaBTs,
Democratic editors gatheij in Lincoln for
the annual meeting. I Fag 3
Treasurer's statement stiows $500,000
of cash on hand. Permanent school fund
now almost tS, 000.000. Fag 3
Z.OOAX.
Robert Cowell has been reappointed fire
and police commissioner ot Omaha,
Fag 3
Five cars of steel per d;
being received
at Kearney for Union Pa
work. .c double track
Fag 1
Raffles, a gentleman bu
iglar, will spend
twenty-one years In prison for his deeds.
Fag 1
Tickets for the Tsft banquet of the Mc
Klnley club are In such; demand that
those who want to go suggest that a cen
tral store be opened for their distribution.
as they are unable to find members of
the committee in their offices. Fag 5
Leading educators of the United States
will address the members of the Bast
Central Nebraska Teachers' association.
which meets in South Omaha Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Fag 8
Omaha la to have an Independent cracker
factory, to be opened as soon as the ma
chinery can be Installed! by L. Iten
Sons of Clinton, la., who will employ
fifty to seventy-five workers on the start1
. Fag 1
In s heavy fog Tuesday morning -twe
east side Hanscom park cars collided, In
juring three passengers and smashing up
the cars. Fag 8
Farmers want desirable workers at ii
per month on the farms of five states,
but employment agents are discouraged
with the attempt to get men to go, to the
country. Fag a
Old feud still smolders between the more
or less famous "Jacks" and "Jims" of
Douglas county democracy and will likely
break out proper at Denver. Fag 5
COMSCXmCXAX. AID IX 73 V 8TKIAI.
Live stock markets. Fags T
Grain markets. Fag T
Stocks and bonds. Fag T
MOTCUZBTI OF OCZAaT BTEAMSXIFS.
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LARGEST MQUET IN AMERICA
Mr. Bryan Sa Meeting In Kansas
nty Mill' Kaullr Hal)
TkU1 Rrd.
KANSAS CITY, !.. March Sl.-Wllllam
J. Bo'in nd JudA- J).dson Harmon of
Cincinnati, who wer4 th guests of honor
here last night at th great banquet given
In Convention hall bk the Young Men's
Democratic club of Missouri, departed for
their homes this morning. Mr. Bryan de
clared today that the banquet waa the
largest ever held in this country. There
wor t.ono banqueter aaated on the arena
floor and tt.Ouo spectators occupied the
gallery space. Every available inch of
room was utilized.
l have been to Iv
ntas City many
"and carried, away
can carry away
lmes." said Mr. Bryan. I
rWasant recolW-tlons. j
t is tlm the recollec
on of having ad
diVaaed the largest batujuet that has ever
assomblatd in any city fa American aoU.
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EXTRA SESSION FOR TARIFF
Vice President Fairbanks Said to
Favor This Policy.
WELL BE URGED AT INDIANAPOLIS
Distinguished Men of ladlana Resan
llcaalasa Will Be Delrsnates-at-Large
the National
Convention.
INDIA NAPOU8, March 81.-Delegates to
the Indiana state republican convention,
which meets tomorrow afternoon, began ar
riving' In numbers today. v The cont ention
will adopt a platform, nominate a state
ticket and elect ' four delngatee-at-large to
the national convention. The delegates will
be Instructed to vote for Vice President
Fairbanks for the presidency.
The gubernatorial contest between Rep
resentative James B. Watson, Charles Mil
ler, former attorney general; W. 8. Taylor,
also former attorney general, and Lieuten
ant Governor Hugh T. Miller, la occupying
the greatest amount of attention. There
are two candidates for lieutenant governor.
Beven of the nominations will be made
by acclamation, as the present republican
Incumbents are to be given a second nomi
nation without opposition. District dele
gates meetings will be held tomorrow to
select convention committees, which will
meet at noon. At 1 o'clock Representative
Jesse Overstreet, as temporsry chairman,
will deliver the convention address and will
be followed by Senators Beverldge and
Hemenway and Governor Hanley.
The nominations will be made Thursday.
The convention promises to be one of the
largest and most enthusiastic ever held In
the state. One candidate for governor has
ordered 10,000 American beauty roses to be
distributed among his friends and followers.
Four Delearntea-at-Larsre.
The four delegates-at-large to the repub
lican national convention will be United
States Senators Beverldge and Hemenway,
Governor J. Frank. Hanly and James P.
Goodrich of Winchester, chairman of the
state republican committee.
The two subjects that are occupying the
attention of the platform makers are the
tariff and liquor legislation In the form
of local option, whether with county or
ward and township as the unit. There la
fcentlment In favor of a tariff commission,
but the stronger feeling seems to be In
favor of an Immediate revision of the
tariff by an extra session of congress to be
called Immediately after the fall election.
At a conference of state leaders, at which
were Senators Beverldge and Hemenway,
Representative Overstreet, Landls and
Brick, Governor Hanly, state officials and
Mayor Bookwalter of this city. It was de
cided, with but one dissenting voice, that
the tariff policy of an immediate revision
by an c:;t:a session of congress after the
election should be urged upon the com
mittee on resolutions and the convention,
It was understood by those at the con
ference that Vice President Fairbanks
favored this course.
HILL'S NAME SENT TO SENATE
President Koosevelt Finally Tersai,
nates tne t-onar Ulncnsnlon Over
German Asnbnssaador.
AVASHINGTON, March SI. President
Roosevelt sent to the senate today the
nomination of Dr. David Jayne Hill to be
American ambassador at Berlin, Germany,
The resignation of Charlemagne Tower,
now at the post, has been accepted, to take
effect April 1. At that time Dr. Hill will
assume his new duties. This statement,
made at the White House today, la said
to be taken as a happy ending of the Hill
incident
The attitude of the American admlnls
tratlon la that Mr. Hill s eminence as a
statesman, scholar and diplomat has not
suffered the slightest Impairment In view
of the disclaimer of the German emperor
of any adverse expression regarding him
and of the hearty recognition of Mr. Hill's
personality and standing contained In the
statement of President Roosevelt issued
from the White House last night.
At the German embassy It was stated
today that nothing more is to be said
regarding the Hill matter frpm that quar
ter.
ELKINS WOULD RAISE PENALTY
Senator Introdnces Resolntlon Sns-
pending- Operation of Pennl
avians.
WASHINGTON, March 31. Senator El
klns, chairman of the senate committee
on Interstate commerce, today Introduced
a Joint resolution suspending until May
1, ltlO, the operation of the penal clause
of the commodHy provision of the railroad
rate law of the last session which pro
hibits any raj 1 road company from trans
porting from ftne state to another "any
article ( or commodity -other than timber,
manufactured. mined or produced by it."
The resolution provides "that the failure
of any railroad eompany prior to May 1
1910, to comply with the provisions shall
not be delivered or deemed to subject the
company to the penalties, Inea or for
feitures now provided by law."
It Is specifically provided that the reso
lution shall not be so construed as to pre'
vent civil suits for the violation of the
prevision.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE
Debate on Permit for Dam in Snake
River Oeenple Day.
WASHINGTON. March 81. Nearly the
entire session of the senate today was
consumed in consideration of a bill to
permit the building of a dam on the Snake
river, Washington, and an adjournment
was only reached after Mr. Heyburn of
Idaho announced that he wonld not permit
a vote to be taken today. During the dis
cussion of the bill Senator Teller made a
speech In disapprobation of executive en
croachment Several bills of minor Importance were
passed.
At 4:0 p. m. the senate adjourned.
CANNON IHJWnl ALL OPPOSITION
Endorsement From Fourteenth and
Seventh Districts.
MONMOUTH. III., March JL The re
publican convention of th Fourteenth dis
trict today named Frank G. Allen of Rock
Island county and Judge D. E. Mack of
Hancpck county aa delegates to the na
tional convention. InstrucUJ for Cannon.
A motion to substitute Taft's nam for
Cannon's was tabled by a vote of 105 to
IT. After a bitter fight a motion to make
Taft second choic was tabled, 63 to 19.
CHICAGO. March 31 Joseph G. Cannon
was indorsed for the republican nomina
tion for president at the Seventh congres
sional district republican convention in
Chicago today. Postmaster Daniel A.
Campbell and A. A Htrom. chosen dele
gates to th national convention, war In
structed f 'ix Caanoa.
MME. GOULD BECOMES -ILL
Former Wife of Connt Bon I In Very
Kervona feadttlon at Homo
of Sw York Friends,
NEW YORK. March 31. Mme. Anna
Gould, who recently secured a divorce
from the Count de Castellane. Is 111 with
bronchitis and stomach trouble In the
apartment of her friends. Mr. and ,Mrs.
Tyler Morse, In the Hotel St. Regis. Mme.
Gould was said today also to be In a very
nervous condition. She went to the St.
Regis yesterday afternoon after a confer
ence with her brothers and sister at the
home of Miss Helen Gould, where Mme.
Gould had been staying since her arrival
from France. It Is said that Mme. Gould
went to the apartments of Mr. and Mrs.
Morse expecting' to pay them a visit for
several days and thnt her Illness developed
unexpectedly.
Since arriving In New Tork Mme. Gould
has met the Prince de Sagan several times
In company with Mr. and Mrs. Morse, and
there has been . much discussion of the
possibility of an announcement that she had
become engaged to marry the prince. Some
of the members of the Gould family ar
reported to he opposed to such an engage
ment. JEFF DAVIS IN STREET ROW
Inlted States Senator and Depnty At-J
toraey Tboaiaa Helm Have Fight
In Little Reek.
LITTLP3 ROCK, Ark., March 31. United
Stales Senator Jeff l'nvls and Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Helm had
a street altercation here today. Later
Davis was arrested, charged with carry
ing a revolver and with murderous asssulL
Helm says he accostetl DavlB. who, he
asserted, had slander! I him during the
campaign. Helm says he struak Davis
twice In the face and s jseo.ucnt1y chased
him Into his office. ,
Senator Davis made tne following state
ment:
Helm attacked me from the reart as T
was irolng to my office, using a foaded
bat, which was attached to his wrist by
thongs of leather. Tills Is an attack uch
ss I have warned the people of Arkansas
would be made by political tings of Llt4le
Rock to further their desires. Helm simply
ctea unaer instruction or nls superior. I
Senator Davis, It is alleged, charged ln
the recent campaign that Helm received
11.000 when Charles Hartley of New Al
bany, Ind., was robbed here last year of
J6.000.
CLIVE FOUND IN CREVASSE
nelatlve of Lord Cllve of England
Snspended Between Roeks Near
San 'Dlesro.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. March 31. Jammed
Into a crevasse between two big rocks
off Coronado's Boulevard sea wall, the
body of Ouy Cllve, a citizen of England
and a relative of Ird Cllve, the British
leader In tho war It India, was found
late yesterday. The body wss fully
dressed, the clothes were damp and
flecked with seaweed, showing that the
breakers of yesterday morning had reached
the body. He waa missed Sunday after
noon. It Is thouyht that the Inquest will
reveal death from natural causes.
Guy Cllve was 3 voir of age and bad
niver been marrtci'i. II had traveled
much and had chosen to reside here. Re
mittances came from England for his sup
port. ' . .
MOURNERS GO HEAVILY ARMED
Fnnernl of Charles Wyrkllffe, In.
dlan On-tlaw, Held nt Mus
kogee, Okl.
MUSKOGEE, Okl., March 31.-The funeral
of Charles Wyckllffe, the notorious Indian
outlaw long sought by the authorities and
who was shot and killed by his brother
Thomas In a family quarrel, was held at
the Wyckllffe home, twenty miles east of
Pryor creek, late yesterday. Thomas and
John Wyckllffe, brothers," attended the
funeral, as did many friends ot the family.
The three outlaws have been sought for
three years by the Oklahoma officers for
murders and other crimes, and their where
abouts were only learned when the murder
of Charles became known. The mourners
yesterday were heavily armed, but the offi
cers made no attempt to Interfere.
HIRED MEN TURN MURDERERS
Ex-Convicts Employed by Sonth Da
kota Farmer Kill lllm and
Sell. Property.
Ml NOT, N. D., March 31. Gus Johnson,
a wealthy, farmer who lived five mllef
south of Kenmare, has been murdred
and R. S. Noah and Patsy Coyle are tn
Jail charged with the crime. Noah and
Coyle, who proved to be ex-convlcts,
worked on the farm. Johnson disap
peared and they said ,he had gone to
Sweden. They sold his' grain and stock
and neighbors becoming suspicious, made
a search. The dead body of Johnson,
bearing unmistakable evidences of violence,
was found in the cellar. Noah and Coyle
were arrested and deputies have been sent
to guard the Jail because neighbors of
Johnson made threats to lynch them.
MEASURES TO PROTECT TAFT
Chicago Police Will Do All la Their
Power to Prevent Daaarer Dur
I ins; His Visit.
CHICAGO, March I1 .The Dally News
today says unusual precautions will be
taken by the police department to protect
Secretary Tift from possible mishap dur
ing his vllst to Chlcsgo this week. The
name of the railroad over which he Is to
arrive Is to be kept secret, and while he is
In Chicago police will guard him con
stantly. During his stay Secretary Taft
will appear only once before the general
public, that will be on Saturday afternoon
at the Hamilton club, when there will be
a public reception In his honor. To this
reception all people In Chicago have been
invited by the club.
COURTSHIP JN MISSISSIPPI
Poker Game in Which Womnn Was
Stako Eads Fatally by Her
ShootlBa Player.
COLUMBUS. Miss., March Sl.-Eunlce
Spencer Is under arrest charged with mur
dering Charles Wesley In his horn here
yesterday. It is said that Miss Bpencer
waa the stake In a poker game In which
Wesley and P. F. Coomb were the players.
Each of th players won two games and In
th deciding game with one point to go out,
Coombs accused Wesl-y of cheating. In
the fight that followed Wesley had Coombs
on the floor with a knife at his throat. At
this moment Miss Spencer is said to have
seised a rifle and shot Wesley, who died
10 died
clalrir
in a rew moments. Miss Spencer clal
wax ins aUlllaar nas (uclaotai.
OMAHA CETS BISCUIT PLANT
L lUn & Sons of Clinton, la., Will
Establish Factory.
INDEPENDENT OF CRACKER TRUST
Una "reared BaUdlng- and Will In
corporate for Ilnndred Thousand
Dollars, Bearlnnlnar Operations
Soon as Possible.
I Iten A Son, msnufacturers of crack
ers, biscuits sirtt rakes, at - Clinton, la.,
will open a large independent factory In
Omaha at once, having secured a building
and made other necessary arrangements.
The factory probably will be conducted
under the name or the "Omaha Biscuit
company,", which .will be Incorporated for
tlOn,floo. '
This announcement wss made Tuesday by
the Commercial club of Omaha, which hns
been Interested In securing the location
here ot an Independent factory since the
National Biscuit company closed Its fac
tory In Omaha February 11
President J. J. Iten of the company will
arrive In Omaha within a tew days to begin
the work of getting a building which he
has bought ready for a cracker factory em
ploying fifty persons to start. It Is also
announced that L. Hen ft Sons will employ
Omaha help as far as possible, and the
skilled workmen discharged by the Na
tional Biscuit company probably will txj
secured by the new company, though It Is
usually the custom of the National people
to break up tho machinery and scatter the
working force.
Several tn the Race.
As soon as it was announced the Na
tional Biscuit company would close Its
plant In Omaha, a number of independent
factories looked toward this city as a
field with exceptional opportunities, and
the Iten people were the first to close a
deal. In talking over the matter with
Omaha wholesale grocers, President J. J.
Hon was given not only encouragement,
bul definite promises of patronage, and a
number of grocers would have taken stock
In the new concern had It been necessary
m annra thA lopatlon of the new factory.
Nut no such aid nor any bonus was neces
sary.
LV.Iten & Sons organized their company
In Clinton In 1892, the firm consisting of
the father and three sons. In 1907 the busi
ness of the factory at Clinton amounted to
$376,000. The factory is a model cracker
and biscuit plant and the new one In
Omaha will be similar, equipped for making
all varieties and package goods. It will be
conducted "on the wide open plan" and al
ways ready for public inspection. The
equipping of the plant In Omaha will mean
the expenditure of a large amount of
money at once. President J. J. Iten and
one of his brothers, L. C the vice presi
dent, or F. J. Iten, the secretary and
treasurer, will come to Omaha to open and
conduct the plant and make their home
In this city, though the Clinton factory will
continue to be the main factory for the
present.
Stiff Rnb for the Trust.
With the opening of the Independent
factory In r Omaha, the Katioral Biscuit
company, commonly called the "Cracker
trust," will have the most formidable
competition In the west, espec'ally In Mis
souri, river cities. One of the largest
cratfker factories, which Is absolutely In
dependent, Is conducted tn Kansas City. In
Sioux City the National Biscuit company
closed Its factory and broke up the ma
chinery, but in the hope of keeping out
Independent manufacturers, bought a busi
ness lot and announced that the company
would build a factory and employ 150 per
sons. Sioux Cityans waited for two years and
Independent company was organized.
Another Independent factory has built up
a large business at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
which completes the string in the west.
The National Biscuit company' employed
130 persons In the Omaha factory until 1t
closed six weeks ago, when It reduced Its
force to five men In the sales department,
who conduct an agency In Omaha.
UNION PACIFICDOUBLE TRACK
Steel Arriving; at Kearney at the Rate
of Five Carloads Per
Day.
KEARNEY. Neb.. March 31. (Special
Telegram.) The Union Pacific is receiving
an average of five cars of slcel rails per
day here for double tracking purposes be
tween here and North Platte, same being
distributed from this point. The estimate
Is that 600 cars will be used. Extra men
are being hired for April 1.
CHICAGO, March 81. The Record-Herald
today says that in the next sixty days the
railroads of the United States will have to
find between 260.000 and 300,000 men to mend
their tracks and roadbeds and another large
army to go Into their shops and repair
their cars and their locomotives.
The railroads centering in Chicago will
alone, between tomorrow and June 15, re
quire more than 100,000 laborers.
Work will start In light tomorrow on th
roads which are the beat favored by cli
matic conditions, and will be increased
rapidly until June 1, when renewal and re
pair work will be In full swing on every
road In Lie country.
BRAKES ON BUSINESS REVIVAL
J. Hill Declares He Cannot
Immediate Retara of Good
Conditions.
See
NEW YORK, March Sl.-Discusslng bust
ness conditions, James J. Hill, who arrived
In this city from Washington, expresses
himself as unable to predict an early re
vival of business. "While I cannot permit
myself to be too optimistic," he said, "I
am trying not to be pessimistic. The gen
eral recovery In business which has been
predicted haa not yet manifested Itself to
any remarkable degree and It is not to be
expected that It should. The prevailing con.
dltlons were not brought about over night,
they are the result of events of many
months, and a revlvsl will no doubt be cor
respondingly graduated."
NINE MILLIONS IN GRAFT
Chleaaro Water Frauds Are Alleged
o Reach This Ames,
lag Bum.
CHICAGO, March. 31. The Chicago city
council decided last night to take a hand
In the investigation of graft in the water
department. The aldermen adopted a
resolution directing that all evidence of
the mliconduif. pf the department's em
ployes I lie sent to the council committee
on WBtVuperlntendent Mr-Court of the
aster I u gave out an estimate that
I ad been defrauded of about
ut iut aaai twelve
IT IS TIME TO SHOW CASTRO
President Roosevelt Submits Cerre
Clalms to Senate.
WASHINGTON. March 3 -The president
today sent to the senate th Venezuelan
correspondence called for by the Ixidge
resolution. This correspondence covers the
history of the five American claims which
this government has so fsr in vain sought
to have President Castro agree to arbi
trate. They are the Jaurell claim, the
Orinoco corporation claim, the Orinoco
Steamship compajiy claim, the United
States and Venezuelan company (commonly
known as the Crltchfleld) claim, and the
New York and Bermudese Asphalt com
pany claim. In explanation of the latter,
the famous "Calhoun" report Is for the
first time made public. This docs not ab
solve the asphalt company from blame In
Inciting the Hatos rebellion against Presi
dent Castro.
Strong language Is used by the solicitor
of the State department In urging a vigor
ous prosecution of all these claims, and he
holds that "the time has come for lan
guage stronger thsn that employed In a re
quest. And if the demand be met with
procrastination or refusal, the dignity of
this government would seem to require
prompt and vigorous action."
He also quotes Secretary Fish as saying:
"It Is useless to attempt to exhaust Jus
tice In a country where there Is no Justice
to exhaust."
The solicitor's presentation abounds In
other vigorous expressions of this sort.
No suggestion or recommendation is made
by either President Roosevelt or Secretary
Root In transmitting the correspondence to
the senate.
BRYAN SAYS HE WILL SPEAK
Contradicts Committee Arrsnalna for
Jefferson Banquet Proaram
Has Been Arrann-rd.
NEW YORK. March 31.-Whl)e William
J. Bryan has been Invited to attend the
dinner of the National Democratic club In
honor of the birthday of Thomas Jeffer
son on April 13, he has not been asked to
speak. The committee announces that It
desires to make the dinner purely one lit
honor of Jefferson's memory and to re
move from It all semblance of politics.
Tho speakers will bo President Woodrow
Wilson of Princeton university. Senator
Robert I Taylor of Tennessee, Senator
Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, Senator W.
M. Simmons of North Carolina and Edward
N. Shepard of New York. The committee
announces that the .'1st of speakers will
not be enlarged.
KANSAS CITY, March 3L Before leav
ing here today for Lincoln Mr. William J.
Bryan said he would attend and address
the National' Democratic club of New York
City at Its Thomas Jefferson birthday din
ner on April 13. Mr. Bryan departed from
Kansas City on the 10:30 Burlington train.
DOUBT OVER WHO THREW BOMB
Alexander Berkman Says He Think.
Sllvrrstela Haa Made No
Confession.
NEW YORK. March L Alexander Beik
man, who wis taken Into custody by v:,o
police yesterdsy, said todny that he does
not believe that Sellg SUverstein, the In
jured man now under arrest In Bellevue
hospital, threw the bomb that exploded in
Union Square Saturday. He added that he
does not believe that SUverstein mode any
such confession to the police. Berkman
was arraigned In court today and held in
SSOO for a further hearing on April 3. Ha
had no bondsman In court, so was paroled
In the custody of his counsel until this
aftornoon to give him an opportunity to
get ball.
POLICE STOP A N LYNCHING
Timely Arrival with Loaded Rifles
Ceases Cessation of Hostlll.
ties at Atlaata.
ATLANTA. Ga.. March 31.-The timely
arrival of the police with loaded rifles
stopped whst threatened to be a lynching
In Brownsville, a suburb of Atlanta, early
today. The man threatened was B. R.
Chapln, a young white man, and he was
surrounded by a threatening crowd of col
ored men when two county officers came
to his aid and drove the mob back.
The negroes claimed they found the white
man In a negro house and dragged him
out and, according to the police, were abotjt
to suspend him from a tree when officers
arrived.
FIRE RECORD.
Western Paper Goods Plant.
CINCINNATI, March 31.-The plant of
the Western Paper Ooods company, manu
facturer of folding paper boxes, envelopes
and paper bags, at M3-S4S West Sixth street,
was destroy id by fire early today. The
building was six stories high and the
loss will reach between $150,000 and $176,000.
It Is believed the fire was caused by
crossed electric wires. During Its height
an explosion caused the rear wall of the
building to collapse. The wall fell on the
Big Four railroad tracks and traffic was
delayed several hours after the fire was
under control. .'
DISORDER IN NEW YORK CONTEST
Battle Between Pnrsons and Odell Is
Hard One.
NEW YORK, March 31.-On the eve of
the liveliest and most important primary
election th republican organization has
held in a decade, ther were strong Indi
cations that In several districts today ther
will be disorder and possible violence.
Where the republicans have contests In
fourteen assembly districts, there Is noth
ing but harmony among the democrats.
Delegates are to be elected who will choose
delegates to the national convention and to
the April state convention, which will select
delegates-at-large to th national conven
tion. In the republican organisation It Is the
opening In a fight to the finish between
Herbert Parsons, president of the county
committee, and Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.,
for many years state leader.
TWENTY DOLLAR SIGNAL AS LIGHT
Biasing Bill Attracts Attention of
Men on Haadcar.
LAKE CITY, la., March 31. Stewart
Dunbar, an Insurance broker of Des
Moines, while on his way to meet a party
of friends last night full on a cattle guard
of the railroad tracks of the Chlcsgo &
Northwestern and caught his foot In such
a manner that he would have been cruslied
to death beneath the wheels of an ap
proaching hand car had It not been for
hla presence of mind and igniting a J.'O
bill and holding it over his head as a sig
nal of danger be attracted the altontiun
of tits occupant of th baud car.
MINERS DROP PICKS
Quarter Million Men Suspended Work
Tuesday Evening-.
DIFFERENCES ABE SLIGHT
Operations Will Probably Be Resumed
in Few Days.
TWO DISTRICTS SIGN SCALE
Miners in Indiana Block and Pitts
burg Fields Do Not Stop.
PARTIAL AGREEMENT IN INDIANA
Bituminous Miner and Operators
Are In Session and Work Will
Continue I'ntll Scale la
Finished.
INDIA NATO LIS, lnd.. March T.l.-Two
hundred and fifty thousand picks dropped
from the hands of as many bituminous coal
miners of the United States this evening,
not to be used again until a wage settle
ment has been reached and a scale adopted
between the members of the United Mine
Workers of America and the coal operators
of the various fields. Tomorrow morning
250,000 men will be Idle and hundreds of
coal mines of the country will be deserted.
The situation, however, does not Indicate a
prolonged strike. An open winter and In
dustrial depression have left a large stOfk
of coal on hand, and the differences be
tween miners and operators are very slight.
It Is practically agreed that the present
scale will be continued, but some politics,
with the change tonight In tho national
officers of the miners' organisation and
local differences between operators and
miners, have resulted In temporary suspen
sion of work until a new wage scale Is
agreed to either by districts or Individual
mines. ,
Central Competition.
Until two years ago the bituminous coal
mining wage scaln of the country was
baaed upon the agreement reached in the
central competitive filed, consisting of Illi
nois, Ohio, Indiana and western Pennsyl
vania and considered as a unit. This unit
system was broken two years ago when
President Mitchell signed a scale with
Pittsburg operators who agreed to pay the
scale demanded after operators of the other
three states had refused and th miners
won their fight In consequence. Operatois
signed the scale Individually throughout the
country. Since that time the miners Wvo
tried to get back tho unit rule, or Inter
state agreement, but operators of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois, after nego
tiations lasting all the present winter, have
refused to meet In Interstate convention
with the miners. As a last resort Presi
dent Mitchell called the miners In national
convention and district settlements were
authorized with the present wage scale as
a minimum, and falling to agree districts
miners were authorized to jkn"Wie present
to A n r,ie
i,( I ndlaa
scale with operators Ind!'
" ( esiisawi,, f ndlaaua.
In the meantime dlBlri' t ilnt meeting!
are being held in the var 011s slates. Cen
tral Pennsylvania and the block cou.1 dis
trict of Indiana (Clay county) are the only
two districts that havo signed up. Indiana
operators and minora In session at Terra
Haute are' adjusting tholr small differences
and have decided to continue at work pend
ing a settlement. There will be no strike
In this state. The Illinois district meeting
at Springfield has not reached an agree
ment, but the relations between the op
position Interests are friendly. Western
Pennsylvania has not reached an agree
ment and the mines will close down, throw
ing out of work 30,000 men. Ohio mines will
close also, as no agreement lias been
reached. The southwest district, consist
ing of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
and Arkansas, Is holding its meeting at
Kansas City, and it is said the miners will
be idle for a time. Thirty-five thousand
men are affected. The miners of the
Kanawha field tn West Virginia are hold
ing their Joint meeting st Huntington, and
while no agreement has been reached one
is expected. The New River, Pocahontas
and Fairmount fields are nonunion and are
not affected.
West Virginia and Kentucky miner and
operators will continue operations, It Is be
lieved, pending a settlement.
Will Call Joint Con terrace.
President-elect T. L. Lewis, who Is plan
ning to revive the interstate agreement,
which It Is said may have induced some
districts not to sign, said this evening he
would make no move for several day. He
wishes the negotiations now In progress In
various districts to reach some bind of a
conclusion before he begins to work out
his plans. He is still In the hope of rein
stating the Joint relations between the op
erators of Indiana, Ohio, western Pennsyl
vania and Illinois, and the indications are
that he will call an Interatate Joint con
ference within the next two weeks. He
will not convene the new national executive
board for at least a week. He ai not
ready today to announce his appointments,
but It became known that the office of
national statistician, held by Chris Evans,
will be abolished, and It is understood that
Samuel Sexton is to be retired as editor
of the United Mine Workers.
President Mitchell, Vice President T. L.
Lewis, who Is tu succeed Mitchell tomor
row, and W. B. Wilson, retiring secretary
treasurer, were tendered a banquet tonight
by the members of the international ex
ecutive board, which today completed all
the preliminaries fur the old officer to
step out of office tonight.
Agreement la Mlchlttaa.
BAY CITY, Mich., March 31.-The Joint
convention of Michigan coal operators and
miners today agreed that the general scale
of wages last year shall continue In effect
until March 31, 1!". The scale waa taken
up clause by clause and all the principal
points agreed upon. The others will be re
ferred to the Joint scale commute for
settlement. Pending the pronrulgatloti of
the full scale the miners will continue at
work, according to the agreement reached
yesterday.
HANNA . C0ALMINE SEALED
No Further Attempt to Take Oat
Dead latll Monday -Workings
Filled Wlm Gat.
HANNA. Wyo.. March . 3J.-8tato Mln
Inspector Young has begun an investiga
tion of the cause of Hie twi explosions
here last Saturday In which at least fifty
nine lives were lust. The coroner Is delay
ing the Inquebt until It shall be datermlhed
whether the bodies still In the mine can he
removed. It is hoped to resuuia Ut esnria
fur bodies next ThvusdajC
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