he Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXX VI I NO. -").
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 0, 1908 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
WINTER WHEAT GOOD
Department of Agriculture Finds
Crop in Fine Condition.
PERCENTAGE 81.3 FIBST OF APRIL
Oxer Five Points Abore the Arerage
for Ten Yean.
NEBRASKA CROP SCORES 93
Thii it Three Points Abore Average
for This State.
RTE CROP 13 SLIGHTLY OFF
OMIIIoi aa April 1 Waa ' 89.1,
Against ttg Mmr Day Last Year
ad a Ten-Year Arerit
af ..
WA8HtNOTO April S.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture today announced from
the reports of correspondent and gn
of the bureau of atatlnllca' com reporting
board that the average condition of winter
wheat on April t was in. 2 per cent, against
B.I per cent on April 1. 1907; 9.1 on April 1.
1WW; 81. on u'1 . nd U.2 the ten
year average.'
The average condition of rye on April
1 ii 89.1. against 9 per cent on April 1.
JK07. nnd a ten-year average of M..
W later Wheat by Matee.
The following table allows for the prin
cipal winter wheat tale the average con
dition on April 1. l:. ami th average
of the lact ten years:
. Atrll 1, Ten-Tear
States. isos. Average.
Kansss ff 90
Indium fi g
lllinola 9J km
Nebraska !M
Missouri ,. s M
orita , ko ho
Pennsylvania, (Ct M
California , Kg )
Oklahoma u fit
Texas 9ii 79
Michigan 9i gi
Tennessee ., M g4
Kentucky , Hb
MbivIhiiU (M 89
Virginia oft
Nortli Carolina 91 t
'Washington 94 90
New York t 90 Bt
Oregon i 97 f!
West Virginia Ko i
All others 91 ),
Condition of Rye.
The condition 'aiid ten-year average, re
spectively, of rye by states on April 1 fol
lows; ' ' ' April 1. Ten-Year
8lales. .-. Average.
Kansas S3 n
J"""" 2 M
-Illinois k: 91
Nebraska 90 94
Missouri ..... M 91
Ohio. .... M K
Pennsylvania M 90
Oklahoma ( n
Texas. 90 7,
Michigan (9 97
Tennessee 91 h
Kentucky , 92 to
Maryland , gj
Virginia , m g7
North Carolina M ;
Washington,, ..r.v.v.,va..wv. Ha- " tl
New York ........,..U..Si.i,. 1 9it '
Oregon 97 97
AVcst Virginia t.. Hki M
All others 99 ta
dip regulationsTTmended
Wf"li Permits lie mt Any iTnnc-
tloaed by th Department af
Agrrtcaltare.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. April 8.-lSpeclal.)
The annual spring meeting of the Wyoming
State Board of Bheop Commissioners was
held here yesterday. Tha order of Febru
ary 6, last, requiring that hereafter all
sheep and bucks Imported to the state be
dipmed twice in one of the old lime and
sulphur, tobacco and sulphur or nicotine
dips, was amended, and under the new rul
ing promulgated today all Imported sheep
and buck must, be dipped twice In any of
the dips recognised by tha Department "of
Agrlcultur,' which Include, In addition to
the lime and sulphur, tobacco and sulphur
and nicotine dips, some fifty or sixty coal
tar and other proprietary medicines.
Plana for the shearing pen Inspection were
jompletea. Tha board has already employed
1 large force of daputy Inspectors, who will
work under the direction of the secretary
of the -board. These ll.apecto'rs will be sta
tioned at each pen and will Inspect all
iheep and bucks before same enter the pens
to be sheared of their wool. In addition to
the Inspection for scabies, ticks, foot and
mouth dlseaso and other afflictions to which
sheep are heir, the Inspectors will render
accurate rrporta as to the number of sheep,
the weight of fleece, condition of same,
percentage "of Increase of lambs, condition
or the range etc. lAter In the season this
Information will be compiled and, Isaucd
In pamphlet form together with a directory
of the sheepmen of the state, exports of
aheep and wool and Imports of sheep and
buciis.
RESCUE OF CREW REPORTED
Steamer Majestic Wires Picking; In
Men mt Tank Steamer
Hello.
n.YMOUTH. April t.-The steamer Ma
jestic, which is due her from New York
today, reports by wireless telegraphy the
rescue on April t In mid-Atlantic of the
ciew of th Norwegian tank ateanier
Helios, from Philadelphia March 26 for
Ulaye. No details of th occurrence are
given except that tha Hello had been
abandoned in north latitude 44, wcat lougl
tude SB. .
PHU.ADEI.PHIA. April S.-The Norwe
gian steamer Hello, which was abandoned
at ara on April t, the crew being rescued
by the steamer Majestic, cleared from ttair
port for Blaye March 3 with a cargo of
M1.b4 gallons of petroleum. The cargo
was taiued at JM.ooo and wa owned by
the Standard Oil company. The Helios,
which was formerly th Brltl.h steamer
Oranje Pnnce, carried a crew of about
twenty-fix men.
ANTI-GAMBLING BILL FIGHT
Re. It In Blew ,rk l.eal. latere
Haaa;s an Attltnde of One
Mas la senate.
ALBANY, N. T., April l.-Th arrival In
'.he senate chamber, after a recess had
beon taken until I p. m . of Senator Faa
cher or Cattaraugus, who had been in Using
a'l th morning, was believed to have
greatly increased th chances of passage of
the antl-gainbllng bills: Tha matter waa
UU very uncertain, however, and th whnl
deci.lon waa believed to hang upon the
ot of Senator Casntdy of Bcbuyler. who
would not discuss Ills intent Mna. Senator
I!ins. th republican leader, xpreaeed
bo bcliof that th bills would b
PRIMARY LAW IS ASSAILED
Prohibition Party In Month Dakota
Keek to Have It Declare
iBfillS,
PIICRRH 8. D.. April . (Special Tele
gram.) The prohibitionists of the stat?,
represented by Qulncy Lee Morrow as com
plainant and Aubrey I,awrence of Brook
ings as .attorney In the stilt, - today ap
peared at tho office of the secretary of
state and presented a state ticket for filing
under the provisions of the old law of 190S,
Ignoring the primary law In Its entirety.
The filing was refused and they went Into
the supreme court, securing an order to
show cause why the petition should not
be received, the hearing on the same being
set for April In. They attacked the pri
mary law on nine counta. which If sus
tained would practically put that law out
of commission.
The socialists will have a bearing tomor
row In their attack on the fee provision of
the law, their case coming up on appeal
from l.Hwreiice county, where Judge? Mc
Uve (sustained the law In that provision.
Governor Crawford today granted paroles
to W. I.. Wells, sentenced from Ihxvlson
county on a charge of forgery, and to
Richard Goddard, sentenced from Custer
county on a charge of horse rustling.
An extradition warrant was granted last
evening on application of the governor of
Wisconsin for Goorge Tyler, who was ar
rested at Mobrldge on charges of wife de
sertion and bigamy.
TRAIN
Tea W
MEET MANAGERS
'.nllranda Represented
f Otrr Slxteea
wr Law.
In
far
CHKi
ten westct g
untuflvi.M' 3? V!L
S. General managers of
Is conferred with repre
lers of iHallway Conduc
emcn and Trainmen In
tnsldcr the application
work day law, which
ay 1. Although strict
C
tors, Kng(
Chics go t r,5
of the slxl
will go Inti
secrecy was maintained as to the matters
considered, it was raid that nothing was
accomplished In the way of a working plan
under the new law. The conference will
be resumed tomorrow. The railroads repre
sented were: Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific, Bt. . Loula San Wanclseo. Union
Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
Illinois Central, Atchison, Topeka A gnta
Ke, Northern Pacific, Great Western, Mis
souri Pacific and Chicago & Northwestern.
DENIAL OF MRS. GREY'S CHARGE
Secretary Uarfteld lad Indian Cora
mlaaloarr l.eapp Hay They- Are
Wlthoat Foaadatlon.
W A SI III NG TON. April R.-ASecrclary
Garfield and Indian Commissioner Ueupp
appeared before the senate committee of
Indian affairs today and entered general
denial of the charges mude by Mrs. Helen
Pierce Grey that they had favored capital
ists In the matter of leasing the Crow In
dian lands, to the detriment of the Indians
themselves. Messrs. Garfield ' and Ix-upp
also defended Major Reynolds, (he agent
of th Crow reservation, but said that the
bocks of the Interior department and the
Indian office would be opened to Mri.
Grey If she desired to pursue Iter charges
further. ' '
LOWER LIMIT OF ARMOR BELT
Admiral Reports Ordinary rrell
. aaaes Roll that Kspoaea Vital
Part of Boats.
WASHINGTON. April 8. A supplemental
report, dated Magdalena Bay, March 17,
a portion of which touches the question of
the location of the armor belt for bat
tleships, has been received at tho navy
department from Admiral Evans,' commander-in-chief
or the Atlantic rieet. The
department today gave out the following
brief excerpt from the report!
"Even with smooth seas, and practically
no wind, the swell at times caused such
rolling and pitching as to expose the lower
pott ion, of the armor belt at heavy load;
hence tha lower limit of armor should not
be raised."
TOURINGARTY OF JAPANESE
Large Noniber of Foreigners Visiting
tnlted Ktatea Ureeted by hl
raaro Merrhanta.
CHICAGO. April 8. An' escort of honor,
consisting- of ten members of the Chicago
Association of Commerce, will go to Cedar
Rapids. Ia., tonight to escort to Chicago
one of the largest touring parties of Japa
nese that ever vlalted the United States.
The Association of Commerce will continue
Its hospitalities by giving a luncheon fur
the Japanese at the Auditorium tomorrow.
After the luncheon addresses will be
made by President Hal) of tho association,
George W. Sheldon, chairman of tho for
eign trade committee, and Corporation
Counsel Brundage.
ARMOURS NEGOTIATE LOAN
Interests Representing; Beef Trast
Are Aeror!ia Money for Year
In England.
NEW YORK. April H.-It was reported
todsy that the Armour Interests, represent
ing the so-called Beef trust, were seeking
a short time loan in Ixndon. Foreign
bankeis received numerous cables asking
about th loan, and, while no statement
aas given out. Interest supposed to be
familiar ailh the Armour affairs said that
negotiations were under way, but that no
deal had yet been made. Th amount
asked fur was something between $5,000,000
and tio.OiiO.OU) for a period of on year.
BOYS SMOTHERED IN WHEAT
Floyd firooads and Frank Wtlbara
Arcideatally Killed at
Donate. 111.
PA X A , 111., April ('.Floyd Grounds. II
years old, and Frank Wilhurn, IS, wer
smothered to death in a wheat bin at
Dunkle today. The boys were playing in
! the elevator and Jumped Into the bin. They
Immediately sank down Into the grain.
Later a si arc I. was made and their dead
bodies aer found In the bin.
HOTIHIITI Or OCSAM TXAMSXXrB.
Fort. Ar.i4. aal.
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NEW YORK Pratort Duta A brum.
NKW YORK
Nk.W YOHK
BoaTON , rntaa.
BOX TON KaiOTIl.
ROTTTCRriAn ..SarstoT KttrKl.
GIBRALTAR ... Korma Albert ..
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MVLHitXH, kaurviaiika
Ot.MJA Campaaia.
BY WIRELESS.
Bable Island Teutonic 767 miles east of
Sandy Hook at I p. m.; will probably dock
at 10 J a. m. Thursday.
B-owtiead Pennsylvania J.9xnJiJs south
lal at 10J Be
NEGRO SERVICE IN SOUTH
President Gives Out Letter to the At
j torney General.
INJUNCTION SUIT IS SUGGESTED
ftenthrra Roads for Same Charge Fmr-
Ish Colored People Filthy
Cars and Clean Oaea to '
tha Whlea.
WASHINGTON. April President
Roosevelt today made publle Ms letter of
April X to the attorney general directing
proceedings by Injunction to compel cer
tain railroads of the south to furnish equal
accommodations to white and negro pas
sengers.
The text of the president's letter Is. as
follows:
"To the Department of Justice I forward
herewith the report of the Interstate Com
merce commission containing lis order of
Juno 27, 1907, and the report of the failure
of the railway company to obey this order,
under date of March. 26, 19". together with
a letter of the commission of April 1, 1908.
"It appears that the Nashville, Chatta
nooga A St. Louis Railway company haa
not complied with tho order of the com
mission to furnish the same fsctlitieo to
colored passengers paying flrst-clrtss fare
that are furnished to white passengers
paying first-class fares. From time to
time various complalnta have been made
to me by reputable colored people to the
effect that the accommodatlona furnished
to colored persons on certain railways are
filthy and Inadenuate compared to the
same accommodations furnished to white
passengers paying the same fare. 1 The
comTnlsslon has taken what Is unquestion
ably the right ground: that where separate
accommodations are provided for white and
colored passengers the accommodations for
colored passengers shall be as good as
those furnished to white passengers for the
same money.
"In other words, while there Is nothing In
the law which forbids separate accomoda
tions, these accommodatlona mustbeesual.
This principle of equality of accommodations
ta set out explicitly In various state laws.
For Instance, the rode of tho stato of
Alabama provides that there shall be
'equal, but separate, accommodations for the
white and colored races, by providing two
or more passenger cara for each passenger
train, or by dividing the passenger cara by
partitions."
"The action of the commission has simply
been to insist that the accomodations be
equal In convenience and comfort, for the
same money, wherever the separation Is
made. In this particular case where the
railway haa neglected to comply with the
order of the commission It Is Important that
compliance with this order be immediately
obtained. I suggest that you proceed to en
force the order by Injunction, proceedings,
unless In your Judgment some other court
Is preferable. i
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT." '
FUNERAL OF JJW. STEVENS
l nosnal Honor Bestowed T'non the
Diplomat Killed at San
Franelieeor '' J
WASHINGTON. April Public and prf.
I vate funrral services were held this after-
neon over the body of the late Durham
White Stevens, adviser to the Corean gov
ernment, whose death occurred In Han
Francisco March 15 last as the result or a
shot fired at him by a Corean.
Ambassador Tukahlra, by direction of his
government and In deference to the wishes
of Mr .Stevens' relatives, will take charge
of the public services, which will be held
at St. John's Episcopal church. Rev. Ro
land Cotton Smith, the rector, officiating,
after which the body will bo taken to
Oakiilll cemetery for Interment. The hon
orary and active pallbearers have been
selected from well known public men In
Washington whom Mr. Stevens numbered
among his friends and from the staff of
the Japanese embassy.
The honorary pallbearers will Include
Secretary Root, Senator Keane, Represent
atives Burton and Lougworth, Admirals
Rodgers and Cowles, General Jamea H.
Wilson, James U. Morse, John W. Foster
and Samuel 8. Howland of New York. Tho
active pallbearers will Include General Jo
seph P. Sanger. Dr. Francis B. I.oring.
Woodbury Blair, Samuel Maddox, Dr. A.
K. Ma ruder and members or the Japanese
embassy ataff. Wreaths are to be placed
on the bier In tho names of President
Roosevult, the emperor of Japan, tho em
peror of Corca,, Prlnco Ito, Count Komura,
Baron Takahira, the Corean government,
the Japanese cabinet, tho presidents of the
upper and lower houses of the Japanese
( i, friends In the Toklo club, Nippon
K juli of New York and many others.
' A hrt,.f ..U uU ...ri'lrn a t 1 Vi hint nf
Mrs. Joseph I. Porter, Mr. Stevens' sister,
will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Kelley of
the Fourth Presbyterian church.
HORRAS' CASE UP FOR TRIAL
oath Dakota Baaker Who la Arrased
of Embesslenient Before
Casrt.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D.. Aptil (.(Spe
cial.) The regular April term of United
(States court has convened in eiot'x fr'alW
with Judge John E. Carland of this city
presiding. The term prumlsea to be one
of the most important held here for some
years. After being charged by Judge Car
land the grand Jury retired to commence
work on the large number of case which
are to com brfore it. It is expected that
it will require a week or ten days for the
grand Jury to investigate and dispos of
tha cast- which will be called to Us at
tention. One of th most important caaea to be
investigated by the grand Jury ia that
against George D. Hoi-ran, cashier or the
Hot Springs National bank, whicn cloned
Its doors the latter part or last Novem
ber. Horraa was arrested about a week
ago on the charge or having einbcaslrd
funds of th bank to the amount of about
125.000. and It la thla charge which th
grand Jury will investigate. The accused
cashier now is at liberty under a bond for
IS, 000. which recently waa furnished by
him. the sureties being men of prominence
in the Black Hills, wher Horraa Is well
known.
HARMON IS NOT A CANDIDATE
Haraser Atterney Ceaeral at United
tales Kat la Haea far Gav
eraerahl.
CINCINNATI. O., April l.-Judaon Har
mon, former attorney general of the United
Slates, who has been frequently mentioned
of late In connection with the democratic
nomination for governor of Ohio, gave out
a statement today la which ho as ho la
not a candidate and could not accept th
nomination this year.
FOR HAMBURG-HAVANA SERVICE
Syadleate avlaln Company Will
Establish l.tne of Bnntk at
Ureatly Bedaeed Rate.
HAMBURG, April d.-The Syndicate Navi
gation company has decided to begin a
monthly service between Hamburg and
Havana. Vera Crus and Tamplco. at con
siderably reduced rates In opposition to
the Ocean Steamship company of Flens
burg, which recently entered the West In
dian trade and praduuliy Increased the
number of steamers In thla service 1o
twelve. The Ocean Steamship company re
duced the freight rales between Germsny
and Cuba from J2 to TVs shillings a ton.
Tho Syndicate Navigation company Is a
composite concern, being owned by the
Hamburg-American and other leading
Hamburg steamship lines. It was organ
ised about two year ago for the purpose
of fighting whatever competition appeared
In the territory of the rompanles In ques
tion. This is the first Instance .where the
Syndicate company haa taken up a fight
against an outside line.
ASQUITH GOES TO BIARRITZ
Probable I.lnenp of Ifw British Min
istry Is fit ven by London
Chronicle.
LONDON. April S.-Herbert H. Asqulth,
who has gone to BIrttUs to see King
Edward regarding the confirmation of a
new cabinet will not return to London
until next Saturday.
The Dally Chronicle, which ma ye be
regarded as a good authority, gives the
following forecast of the probable changes
in the cabinet: H. H. Asquith, prime
minister and first lord of the treasury;
David Ioyd-Georgc, chancellor of the ex
chequer; Lord Tweedmouth, president or
the council; Earl of Crewe, recretary of
state for the colonics; Reginald McKenna,
first lord of the admiralty'; Winston Spen
cer Churchill, president of the board of
trade; Walter Runclinan, president of the
board of education. i
SCANDAL IN FRENCH ARMY
Minister of War Flnde Certain Cos
trartor Has Been Famishing;
Uahealthfal Supplies.
PARIS. April 8. It Is believed that a
great scandal In the commiHsary depart
ment of the French army has been dis
covered and developments are awaited with
keen Intere8t. it was learned recently that
the rations Rent to some of the garrisons
on the eaRtern frontier were unfit for con
sumption. Minister of War Plcquart at
once Issued orders by telegraph that the
supplies of food delivered by certain con
tractors be seised at every garrison and
sent to Paris for microscopic examination.
That much of thla food was unclean .and
unfit to east and already has been estab
lished and the Investigation Is being con
tinued. ASQUITH KISSES KING'S HAND
Former Chancellor of Ksrheejnrr Re
ceives Ilia Appointment aa Pre
mier at Blaerlts. v
, IXiNDTW, April (. TH ''fii Sinyy in the
office of prime minister of Greet Britain
caused by the resignation last Sunday of
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman on account
of 111 health, was filled this morning at
Biarritz, France, durlns; the audience there
between King Edward and Herbert H.
Asqulth, who had been summoned from
Ixmdour- Mr. Asqulth first tendered to his
majesty hid resignation as chancellor of
tho exchequer! and Immediately thereafter
he kissed the I'and'of the king on his ap
pointment to the post or prime minister
and first ord of the treasury.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Meaaare Providing; for' Two Instead
of Foar Battleships Reported
ta Hoose.
WASHINGTON, April (.-The naval ap
propriation bill authorizing the construc
tion of two Instead of four battleships ami
eight Instead of four submarine torpedo
boats nnd carrying a total appropriation
of 1103,967,618 for the naval eervlce, for the
fiscal year ending June ,10, 1909, was re
ported to the house today by Chairman
Fobs of the committee on naval affairs.
The total appropriation ,reconimendcd is
122,518,1 less than the HKgregate estlmateB
submitted by the department and l.'J.6i1.918
more than tho amount appropriated for the'
fiscal year ending June 30, 1908.
Representative Hobson or Alabama, sub
mitted a minority report recommending
that provision be made In the bill for four
first class battleships Instead of two.
CREDITORS' TIME TO FILE
Receivers Fix November First as Time
for AH threat Western
Claims.
ST. PAUL Minn.. April S.-JulBe Sin
born In th United States circuit court to
day filed an Interlocutory decree prescrib
ing the time limit within which creditors
must file claims against the Chicago,
Great Western railroad now in the hand)
of Recelvera Smith and Stlckney. The time
wa fixed at November 1 of this year. Ail
persons who claim a lien or Interest In the
property In the hands of the receivers as
creditors, must file verified claims wltli
Albert R. Moore, special master. The
claims are to be proved on a basis or all
allowance or Interest to January 8, 19i,
the date or the appointment of the re
ceivers. J. A. FRINK SH0TAND ROBBED
Past Graad Chancellor of Knlahta of
Pythlaa af Mlsaoarl W 111 Die
at Snrlnardrld.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. April 8-Ju.lge
James A. Frlnk. an attorney mid paal chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias of Mis
Bourl. was shot through the temple and
mortally wounded here at midninglit. last
night. The police found htm lying on the
street an hour after the shooting, within
a block of his home. An empty purse
which had contained IVm waa found near
the body.
CHINA IS BOYCOTTING JAPAN
Merchant tialld OriWi Agent Kat
la Place Farther Order
fur Uaoda.
HONG KONG,' April 8-The Chinese
Merchants' guild has decided to cable their
agents at Japanese ports not to place any
more order for Japaneae goods and to
ship goods already ordered In vessel other
than Japanese. Dealer in Chinese piece
goods ire Joining in th boycott against
th Japanese, which arose as a result of
th Tatsu Maru Incident.
OMAHA FOR ARMY SUPPLIES
Furnishes All Missouri and Half Colo
rado Department Posts.
MEANS BIG THING FOR GATE CITY
Jast Recognition' af Local Commer
cial Rights at Last Accorded aa
the Part of the War
Department.
All supplies for the United States army
In the Department or the Missouri and for
the poets in hair, or the Department of
Colorado, will be bought In Omaha In the
future according to an order Just Issued
by Quartermaster General J. B. Aleshlrc
to carry out the plans for decentralised
distribution of supplies. '
For several years representatives of Nc
brsska In congress and the Commercial
club of Omaha, hav been Insisting that
more supplies should be bought and stor.d
in Omaha, nearer whore they are needed.
The War department has flnslly acted, and
July 1 Omaha will be one of six cities In the
United States where supplies for the army
will be. bought and rrom which tlury will be
distributed. In the past, the War depart
was only In the Omaha market for
t. mlds and ends and the business was
Marcely worth going after by the manu
facturers and wholesalers
The cities which become targe distribu
ting centers ror the quartermaster's depart
ment are: Omaha for the Department of
Missouri and part or the Department or
Colorado: New York for the Department
of the East; Jeffersonville, Ind., for the
Departments of the Lakes and the Gulf;
St. Louis for the Department of Texas and
half of the Department of Colorado; St.
Paul for the Department of Dakota and
San Francisco for the Departments of Cali
fornia and Columbia.
Posts Oniaha will Sapply.
Military posts, which will tie furnished
supplies rrom Oniaha are: Fort Omaha,
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; Fort Crook; the
department headquarters at Omaha; Fort
D. A. Rtissel, Wyo.; Fort Des Moines, la.;
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Fort Mackenxle,
Wyo.; Fort Mead. 8. D.; Fort Riley, Kan.;
Fort Robinson, Neb.; Fort Washakie, Wyo.;
Fort Douglas and Fort Duchesne In Utah,
and Fort Logan In Colorado,
Letters are being sent to all manufac
turers and wholesalers of Omaha by the
Commercial club requesting them to file
a list with the quartermaster of every
thing they make or sell that the de
partment may begin buying In Omaha as
soon as the order becomes effective.
The Commercial club Is gratified at the
action tuken by the department, as it Is
a final .recognition of Omaha as the
central distributing point In the west from
which goods can be delivered to the mili
tary posts.
The now order also will mean in a short
time an Increased rorce fur Major Mc
Carthy, quartermaster of the Department
of the Missouri, and a larger warehouae.
Aleehlre Recommend It
In August. 1907, Quartermaster General
Aleshlrc recommended to the secretary
of war a policy of "decentralisation" In
the handling or quartermaster supplies.
For years tlw department had been dis
tributing from Jeffersonville, Ind. Bvery
thlr.g wsa bought delivered at Jefferson
ville and western wholesalers and manu
facturers had little opportunity to bid for
the furnishing or supplies.
When supplies were needed at Kan
Francisco, after the earthquake, they were
rushed through from the east, where the
government practically had everything.
The department finally saw the practical
results to be obtained from the plan of
the quartermaster general, and the order
waa lsued. Everything bought for the
army must be delivered In one of the six
cities. Other manufacturers and whole
salers besides those of Omaha have the
opportunity to bid on the supplies, but
they will have to furnish them delivered
in Omaha, which makes it almost Im
possible to compete with the Omaha deal
ers. CRESTON MAN ATTEMPTS LIFE
Charles M. Pe'ers, Despondent at
Wife' Insanity, Trie to Kill
Himself at Pierce.
FIERCE, Neb.. Apr.? 8. (Special Tele-gram-)Charles
M. Pctei of Creston, Is.,
54 year or age, shot himself In his room
at the Patrick hotel at noon today. He
used a 88-callbcr revolver. The bullet, after
entering his skull above the right eye, came
out and Imbedded Itself in the wall.
Whether the shot will prove fatal It la
too early to tell. Peters Is married, his
wife being In an asylum at Clarlnda, I a.
He has two grown children, both boys, one
farming In Pierce county and the other
living at Creaton. Before attempting to
tske his life lie wrote a letter to his bohs,
telling them his lire was too lnney; that
when their mother died she was to he
burled In the same lot witli htm at Spald
ing. He left a draft for 14.10 and (.) in
cash on a dresser for the. boys to divide,
Peters says lie Is sorry the shot did not
prove fatal and talks In a rational man
ner about the deed. He s&ys lie, could
stand to seo the children grow up and
leave home, but when they took his wife
to the asylum he wanted to din.
FLYING MACHINES HAVE CALL
Arra t'lab of America Takea Steps ta
Devote Atteatloa ta This
Craft.
NEW YORK, April (.-Action .r nmro
than ordinary iniportauce to aeronauts
here and abroad has la-en taken by the
Aero club of America, It having been de
cided that the club shall practically give
further consideration of ordinary balloons
and dirigibles, and devoto Us ener
gies to the development of the flying ma
chines, or heavier than alf craft.
The plan Is" to establish' an independent
section of the club, to be devoted entirely
to aviation, and th members of thla sec
tion will be cbargad with raising a fund
sufficient to carry on tho experimental
work. A suitable tract o( land haa been
procured near New York for practice work
with aeroplanes and other heavier than
air devices, and adjacent to this plot will
be a machine shop and houses for the air
craft. When the machines are sufficiently
perfected they will be tested on govern
ment grounds at Fort Myer, Va. ,
FINE OF TWENTY THOUSAND
Jedge Kaappea af Federal Co art Im
pose Thla Iratesrc on Salt
taw pa ay.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. April (.-Judge
Knappen, In the United States district
court, today sentenced the Stearns Salt and
Lumber company of Ludlngion. Mich., to
pay a fin of (X.ono for accepting rebates
from th Fere Marquetta railroad on lum
ber shlpm
CHANCE FOR ANEBRASKA MAN
Jamea Heaaett of Wahoa My Be
Tahllc Printer for the
Philippines.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April (.-(Special Tele
gram.) There Is 'reason to believe that
James Hoggett of Wahoo. Neb., will lie
made public printer of the Philippines, vice
John S. Leech, who has Just been appointed
public pi inter In this city. Hoggett came
to Washington In 1897 and entered the gov
ernment printing office as a compositor.
Seven years ago he went to the Philippines
as an assistant to Mr. Leech. He ha mado
a most creditable record, a-hich It Is be
lieved hern will go far toward sccVrlng him
tire appointment.
Senator Gamble appeared before the housa
committee on public lands today In behalf
of his bill creating the 1-emmon land dis
trict. or South Dakota. The committee de
cided to report Gamble's bill,, making a
few minor changes to conform to the pro
visions of the measure. , Congressman Hall
will make a report on his return to Wash
ington, Mr. and Mrs. Ixikhaft of Tllden are In
Washington' for a short visit.
The senate committee on public buildings
today ordered a favorable report on Senator
Burkett'a bill providing an appropriation
of 50,0Oi) for the purchase of a site and
the erection of a new postoffice at Platts
mouth, Neb.
Representative Birdsall today Introduced a
bill appropriating (75,000 for the purchase of
a site and the erection of a public building
at Iowa City, la.
Everett A. Cain has been appointed regu
lar and Frederick Broan substitute rural
carrier for route 3 at Fort Madison. Ia.
A postoffice haa been established at Ran
dolph, Brown county. South Dakota, with
Charles R. Yeiger as postmaster.
JOHNSON AWAITS LIGHTNING
Minnesota Man Hopes to Re the
Moat Available Candi
date. CHICAGO, April 8. Governor John A.
Johnson of Minnesota, who 1b on his way
to the battlefield of Shlloh, Tenn., where
a monument Is to be dedicated to the
Minnesota soldiers killed In the battle,
passed through the city today. He dis
cussed the presidential question freely,
saying: .
"I am a candidate for the presidency In
the sense that If. I gain the nomination I
shall accept It, and make every effort to
be elected. I am not making any personal
campaign, and do not expect to seek in
structed delegates. I consider the ambition
to .be president one of the most laudable
aspirations which any man can entertain.
"Any Insinuations or assertions," said
Governor Johnson, "that my candidacy la
being advanced by James J. Hill and his
Interests is absolutely false. I have fought
him several' times and have never received
a word of encouragement from him, or any
similar source."
Governor Johnson said that he did not
care to discuss William J. Bryan and any
differences In policy between hlmseif and
Mr. Bryan.
"I have the highest regard for Mr. Bryan
as a man," said Governor Johnson, "and
1 admire his ability and his honeaty. Wo
are friends so Mir as I know. My position
Is Just tlls: If the members of the demo
cratic party feci that I would stand more
chance of election than would Mr. Bryan
or any other man I will tie glad to make
the campaign.
"If I am considered the most available
man, there will be no lack of appreciation
on my part or the honor conferred on me.
It all depends. In my opinion, on tho plat-fo-m
and vigorous campaign. As I view
It, the democratic party haa at least an
even chance to win this year."
ANCIENT AUTO EXCEEDS LIMIT
Man Who Built First One Arrested
for Breaking, the Speed
Lae,
NEW YORK. April (. ArreBted for
speeding, and In the first automobile ever
built In thla country, waa the experience,
yesterday of Klwood Haynes, who was
testing the little nunabout he constructed
In 18!1, preparatory to the carnival parade
last evening. The machine had been lent
by the Smithsonian Institution to show the
evolution or the automobile and Mr.
Haynes, In great glee at discovering that
It ran bo well, took a chance with the
speed law, and was haled to the police
station. Explanations followed and the
charge was not pressed.
Mr. Haynes said that it was his second
arrest Since he had been connected with
automobiles. He appeared to be rather
proud of the fact that the car con
structed fifteen years ago and now little
more than a relic could travel at a apred
to warrant an officer arresting him for
fsst driving.
HOPE YET F0R AGREEMENT
Committee of Fifteen eeta Opera
tors of oathwestern Field ta
Xraollate.
. KANSAS CITY', April 8. The committee
of fifteen, appointed during the closing
hours of the district convention of the
United Mine Owners of America, which ad
journed yesterday, today met a committee
of operators of the southwestern field and
continued negotiations for a settlement of
their differences. ,
Despite the apparent break In the confer
ence yesterday, when tho miner voted
down a propuHitioof the operators to sign
a three-year scale agreement, both sides
still express confidence of reaching an
agreement. T. K Lewis, the miners' na
tional president. Is expected to arrive In
Kansas City late tonight or early tomor
row and to play an Important part In the:
conferences.
REDUCED ACREAGE IN COTTON
President of Honthrrn ran era' As
aoctatloa Waras Planters
Agalast Fatare.
ATLANTA. Ga.. April 8 In a signed
statement tu the farmers of the south, is
sued today, Harvle Jordan, president of
the Southern Cull n association, urges a
reduction In cotton acresge of 33 per cent.
Unless this Is done, prices will be low next
fall. Mr. Jordan also urges growers to
hold to what lemnanta of cotton they have.
Hi statement say In part:
' With a shortage In the world's supply of
cotton amounting to VnUO.Oou bales, due to
bad seasons last year, the price of spot
cotton continues to go steadily down.
American mills have been for some time
curtailing the manufacture of col Ion yoo.lit.
due to trade depression, and tha condition
of tiie foreign trade la none too brigiit at
the present time. Jf the same acreage Is
planted In cotton tills year that wa
planted in lw7 and followed by good sea
sons In America, India and Kgvpt. th
growers a ill find but litllo or un prof a ia
the harvest uoxt fall.
NEW RULE IN HOUSE
Speaker Authorized to Declare Recesi
at 5 O'clock for Rest of Week.
MOVE TO EXPEDITE WORK
Intention is to Prevent Filibustering
by the Minority.
CANNON RESOLUTION PASSED
Department of Commerce and Laboi
Asked About Paper Trust.
PAYNE REPLIES TO WILLIAMS
Rrpahllrna Leader Insists that Re
moval of Daly on Paper aad
Palp Woald ot Serara
the Rrsalts.
WASHINGTON. April 8-Today' s,-f.n
of the house will go down as on of the
stormiest In Its history. The sum total
of the day' proceedings wss the adoption
of several additional rule to further check
the democratic filibuster and the p"lni
of the two resolutions Introduced by
Speaker Cannon calling on the Department
of Justice and the Department of oCm
merce and Iabor for certain Information
regarding the so-called Paper trust.
There were nlnt roll calls during the day,
five or them on the new rules. The demo
crats exhausted their resources before they
were made to feel that the republicans by
sheer force of numbers had them beaten
at every point.
The debate brought all the leaders of the
house to the front. The democrat were
again charged with making special rules
necessary by reason of their filibuster,
while the democtati reasserted that they
at. last were causing the majority to enact
legislation.
ew Rnle t Passed.
After a debate which consumed a large
part of the day in which the leaders on
both sides psrtlclrRted and In which there
wre many aharp passages, though In per
fect good nature, the house today passrd
a new rule enabling the speaker to declare
a recess at 6 oclock every day for the re
mainder of the week without a roll call.
Notwithstanding the rigid rules already In
force the democrats forced flva roll calls
on the rule.
The debate waa participated In hy Messrs.
DeArmond and Williams, democrats, and
Messrs. Sherman and Dalxcll on behalf or
the republicans.
Beginning 'the controversy Mr. DeArmond
said thn.t evldentl yit had become offensive
to the republican to have a roll call, not
withstanding tho requirement of the con
stitution. He attributed their reluctance
to a desire not to be found on record. 11"
admitted that the , adoption of the rule
would demonstrate that the republican
;ou'd pas any bill they desired to pore,
but urged that it Would place squarely
upon them the responsibility ror all fail
ures to legislate.
Republicans Accept Responsibility.
Mr. Sherman responded that the re
publicans were entirely willing to aasume
the entire responsibility. . '
"The republican party," ho said, "has
always been ready to accept full responsi
bility when it has been In power, which
Is In striking- contrast to the democratic
party, which, even when it 1b In power,
has lacked the courage to carry out its
declared policies."
Mr. Williams claimed credit for forcing
the republican majority to vote on many
important measures. Ho made reply to
Mr. Dalxell'B recent speech, which hsd
been calculated, he said, to cause him tc
grow angry, but he did not propose to
lose his temper simply because the repub
lican, leader did not want him and th
president to legislate.
"But." he said, "we wil lleglslate; we
hall get a rree wood pulp bill, but W
won't get a campaign fund publicity bill,
because of the near approach of the elec
tions, when you want contributions."
Mr. Pa I tell denounced the filibuster as
"not only unseemly, but unjustifiable and
indefensible. He declared no limitation
had been put upon debate and assarted
that business I further advanced now
than at the same period In th last con
gress. As If to divest th democrat Of every
vestige or any power left to them, Mr.
Palxe.ll subsequently reported another rule,
which the republicans put through by
sheer force or numbers. The rul pro
vided that heroafter a general appropria
tion bill that haa been considered and
amended In committee of the whole house
shall be put on Its passing under suspen
sion of the rules, and that a majority and
not a two-thirds vote shall carry th bill
through. The object of thM rule Is to.
prevent the democrats securing roll call
on motions forcing votes on amendment.
Cannon Resetotloa Passed.
The resolutions Introduced by Speaker
Cannon asking for Information from the
Department of Commerce and Labor rela
tive to the alleged white paper trust were
reported favorably by the Judiciary commit
tee and pasxrd by the house.
Afler Mr. Clayton. (Ala.) denounced the
paper trust aa a "criminal trade conspir
acy" and Mr. Williams called attention to
the facility with which the resolution had
been reported Iwcause they had been of
fered by the speaker, Mr, Payne, chairman
of tha committee on way and means, got
the floor.
"Does anyone suppose," he said, "that by
the passing of a bill putting wood pulp
or paper on the free list, In the twinkling
of an eye, you can transfer the Industry
from the United States to Canada or that
under those circumstances the Canadian
parliament will not Impose an extra cx-
port duly on pulp logs"
"If that were done," ho Inquired, "whea
would you get your relief? Where would
you get your cheaper per. Wher In Ilia
name of common sense would you benefit
anybody In tills countryT"
Mr. Payne said he knew there was aome
"cheap talk" about taxing Intelligence,
but he asked, "Why not hear thla subject
s intelligent men and not go Into hysterics
over the matter?"
Addressing the democrats Mr. Payne l I
the difficulty wa that the democrat fell
that there were too many vote behind the
pewapapcr peoplo of the country, 'h'
under a protection, which comes not rrom
the tariff, hut from Imahllia that have a
monopoly of the newspaper business of the
United States, try to rusli congress Into
the Idea without Investigation, without
looking Into the facts and without, deter
mining whether you will deprive 31 0o0 peo
ple of the mean of llvlihood And feroa Hit)
removal of th .
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