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ENGINEER FOR' ROADS
Congressman Tollard Hope to nave.
Some Work in His District.
WRITES TO COUNTY E0ARD3
Ai Yet Has Received No Answers In
dicating Services Are Wanted.
KINXAID IS TO! FREE. LUMBER
Proposes to Introduce Bill, but Little
Chance for Its Passage.
OPPOSITION TO VREELAND BILL
Arlindm ruikrn Especially Dislike
Tn Provision of the mtw and
Will Not Mmm t nil for Confer
ence on the Mfr.
From Staff Corrc spondent.)
WASHINGTON. April f8. (Special Tele
yr:im. -Congressman rollard. -who ha be
ome interested In the subject of good
muds and ha mart a study of tbe methods
! v .gno for the building; of roads In the
lav ar.fl aand districts of the Cnlted
:! . ruc-eded In having Incorporated in
t'-., I i n rropriatlon bill, being a member
1 t'n; agricultural committee, a provision
I'Mt engineer ofriccr should bo sent to co-
ft ate with county boards and give them
the le-nc-fit of both their engineering and
yrartial knowledge looking to the. con-stni-tloti
of better road. Mr. Pollard to
'!iy .Wress"d a letter to the chairmen of
t:i" rottnty hoards In, hl district, calling
attention to a previous letter written by
Mm and to which no reply had been mad",
n .-! riling the beat Improved and thor
oughly up-to-date methods of Improving the
V ihlic highway of the country. While
the congressman expressly indicated that
lie did not wish to lie understood as ap
pearing in the light of Interfering in any
way with the policy of tho county boards
In Ma district, be called attention ti the
fact that he could have sent to the various
county scats, without coat to the county
hoards, a skilled engineer who will confer
with the county board In an advisory
capacity as to thj best methods of build
ing public roads. '
The Washington bureau of good roads is
carrylutf on co-operattvs work thrnugout
the south, east and far west, which has
resulted In decided Improvement of their
public highway?. Congressman Pollard
very naturally, having been Instrumental
In securing an appropriation for the good
roads bureau of the Impart men t of Agri
culture, want some of. tha public funda
tised In Nebraska, and especially In his
district.
To Ihe chairmen of these county boards.
Mr. Tollard in his letter says; 'The agri
cultural bill now pem.ing In congress car
ries an appropriation of i90.0"O which la to
be used in carrying on co-operativ de
monstration of work in improving the
highways of the various atatee of the
v.r.lon. I'ntll the present time, there has
not been a dollar. -sm n1n Nebraska. - This
service that I have suggested will pot
cost your county a rs-nny, tinleaa. of course,
you dealre to co-operata wllb the govern-,
hunt In Improving your highway. I shall
die very glad indeed to bava you advise me
whether I can send one of these engineer
to contult with your county board along
the lines Indicated."
Bill fr Free I.nntber.
ConSTessman Kinkgld will tomorrow In
troduce a bill for free luumber, and. as he
said today, he will fiKht for It through to
the end. The bill will provide for. every
thing In the building line and everything
used on the farm In the way of lumber.
The possibility, however, of the congress
Plan getting his bill reported is about as
mimic as an Invention for controlling the
wtas of the" re, as a general revision of
Vsie tnriff this session Is considered wholly
(ui of tho question.
v 'r'iratkasa Ova Yrand Bill.
. Nebraska delegation Is not pleased
wit',. '.. Vrccland currency bill, two fea
tnv. a cf the hill In particular, the bond
pn.pi 'It '.en and the failure to guarantee
!-lf ;ta.' being particularly obnoxious to
II..- house membors from Nebraska. At' a
meeting of the delegation last Saturday,
Vld In Judge Kihkatd's office hi the house
botldlng,' the Vreeland bill waa tire subject
if ecrlous consideration, and it was decided
hat lh Nebraskans would refuee to at
ach t lv. tr names to the call for a confer
rnc of r publican members of the house,
Is n l-ing agitated. '
Warne ftets M taaiai.
H,iim1.V Luiketl today received, a letter
from Oemral Crosier, chief of ordnance,
tifi rtr.l:i Mm ''! hi request for cannon
'.1 el.!1 tc 'shells for the grand army
"t.ofl iit Wayne. Nrb.. had been granted.
Tin- tctuet fr ' condemned cannon waa
iii-u.- to Feiiator liurkett. tfirough the
ci'iiinianUir of Casey poet. Ne. S. Wayne,
Neb., who desires this trophy for orna
mental purposea. and the cannon to fit
their withes l.aa been discovered, at the
Rot-k Inland arsenal in the form a of three
Inch parrott gun. and this and three pro-Ji-tUea
will be shipped to Wayne. Gen
eral Crosier In his letter to Ben a tor Burkett
cautioned hint to ad vine his Grand Army
friends In Wayue not to attempt to load
and fire the eann.in they are about to re
ceive, a It might pro-'e disastroua to the
' txi.ioiui.ling territory alii its people.
Minor Matters ai Capital.
An extension ut 'Vi ithMilha has U en
granted James liuun of Pealwood. 8. D..
within which to complete iiia rontract for
the erection of atruclurra In connection
wuu the distriliutioii s.vstem of ,e Umuc
Yellowstone irrigation project In itontaua
eioj North Dakota.
Hlils were cp'tieil tudn for the con
struction of tin- public Vniil'Jing a( Wati-r-lown.
8. D.. the lowest bidder' being the
Northern Construction company of Mil
waukee', at rs,.
Cite tMhiittgcr has Ucn apMilnt.-d piNt
niosler al J.)!nii.l..ii. Brown county, No
br.,Ka, ike ! K. remon, resU-'iied.
llnral :o:u'' No. J has b n ordered a
tahiinlierf Jjne I at Frankfort. Spink
county. 1, fc. i v.iig i people and cighty
t!.i.c (jri'l'.'S
A p j-ol .1. r lots Urn es t,l.lu ,t at
Im .ij. K. in. ui ion county. South Iiakola,
ivi K C. Kartoiinit as postmaster.
T I. Faiirici' Nti'inl Umk of Khitb
h e, la.. iei kuO oriaed to b, gin bujl
Iicmi witti JSt.'i Hrol.il. M&son J. Koft
is preaidciti; A.i.'.i Jtarrod. k president,
and ft. B. l-j le. caahier.
llarrtir Takta t'.atk.
WAtltlNUTON', April 3. Lawrence o.
V ii ray. former j.iiant aecretj.ry of the
lk paitmeiit uf Commerce and Labor, today
'..va, the uaiU comptroller of the cur
rency. :t Vurra) succeeds William B.
Rldgely, retvntly .leclfd president 'f to.
KaikoiiaJ Bank tti Cowuwrva ' Kictm
City.
susi-JARY of the dee
wedaa
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KMR OMAHA. Cll'NClL. 1!MFF3 AND
VICINITY lTohably f:iir NNednemlay and
not mtK-h hanise in teniTiemtvire.
KOH NEBKASK A Wednesday, arlly
clolntv.
FOR IOWA Partly cloudy Wednesday
and continual cool.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
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Congrt " . seeks to interest
members'; ..icy bonrds, in question of
road Improvement. Kinkald to Introduce
a bill for free lumber. Nebraska members
of congress opposed to the Vreeland cut
rency hjll. PafS 1
Colorado republicans In convention de
cJare for TafL . Page!
New Jersey democratic convention
senda a delegation to Denver which is
opposed to Bryan. 'age 1
New York Catholics commence the cel
ebration of the Centennlan of the estab
lishment of the diocese. Fag 1
British torpedo boat sunk and one of the
crew drowns during night, maneuvers.
Page 1
WKBaUMsXA.
John Klattery la put off a Burlington
train at Grand Island and loses a leg and
suffers a fractured skull. Tags 3
Bert M. Taylor assaults two girls at
Minden and escapes. Posse has him sur
rounded near Bloomington and capture is
Imminent. One of his victims likely to
die. rags X
Kdward Fenner of. Nebraska City kill.-)
himself because his wife and daughter
leave him. 'age J
Former Judge Hulcomb returna to
Broken Bow from Seattle to make Ne
braska hie home. JPage 3
State commission's Investigation of
grain rates brings out showing of dis
crimination against Omaha and In favor
of Kansas City. Fags 3
X.OCAL.
B. C. Fox of Lincoln Is elected grand
regent of the grand council, Royal Ar
canum, at meeting which closed Tuesday
evening. Fag a
Fruit men assert danger of damage to
fruit by present cold spell is pa,t
Fare 4
Omaha 4ii!sincB men appear before Stat
Railway commission protesting against
mixed carload and 100 pound minimum
rate. Fage4
Omaha lumbermen have organised to
protest against lumber rates railroads will
put in force June 1. Page 4
Intercity Base Ball league formed and
opening games nil he played Bunday
afternoon. ' Page li
COfttXESCrai. JX XHStfSYaUAI
Live stock market. Pag 9
Grain markets. Pag U
Stocks anj bonds. Pag 9
MOTEalXHTS OP OCZAJT STEAMSHIPS.
Port. Arrlred. Sailed. .
NEW TOHK
MtW YORK
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DoVKH Vaierlas
MURDER BY RELIGIOUS FANATIC
Wife of CkiM-a flayer Iwalsts KlUiwa;
la the Art f
A I. LEX TOWN, Pa.. April tS.-A report of
a murder by a religious fanatic in the
borough of Alliance, near here, reached
tills city today. , Councilman Henry Smith's
little daughter, aged 5. was killed by the
former's brother-in-law. Robert Bachman,
of Nazareth. Pa.
Bachman waa the head of a rjew praying
band, and 'ast week he got the Smiths
interested. They went to Kaelimun's house
last Saturday, prayed and held services,
and then decided to remain until the spirit
told them to leave. 1-aie last nlfht, under
Bachman'a direction. Smith, In fighting (tiic
devil, broke three doora. kicked In the foot-
' board of the bed and jumped on the bed,
Bmashh.tr it. Meanwhile Bachman was In
; an adjoining room with Smith's only child.
May Irene. When Mrs. Smith entered
that room she found her daughter's dead
body on the floor and Bachman on his
knees in a religious frenxy. Tha forehead
and upper portions of the chlld'a body
were bruised and scratched.
This afternoon Bachman, waa arrested.
Hia wife told the coroner that the child
had been killed by God and that her hus
band wa. God.
NEW YORK GALLANTS ACTIVE
tsfraiellra llMtc-4 m4 J p treat r
, the Mea af Uaskattas ter
Tr)iai to ggHrak.
NEW TtiHK, April The representa
tive of the auffraK'tte movement. Mm.
Soru anu W ells, the Knglish enthusiast,
and Miss Josephine Casey of Chicago, were
put to rout in Harlem at night. Muse
Caey liegac an impromptu address at Sev
enth avenue and l-'tli street and ooa had
an aiKiiene of l.Out) or more listening to
her. I'ndauuted by calls of "gel the hook"
and other lin;o:ito r. nutrks from the crowd,
tie.- Cl'ictv aptaker persisted and. by the
lime alia was rta.ly to iutrodjee Mrs. Weils
l)l irowo w'.mIi had gathered blocked
Ua.'fic on the luiy nrut and an extra
lunv of olica was cal!il for. The crowd
absolutely refused to let the English
ai eaki r proceed and after declaring heiKelf
jlii.ougit with Ilaihiii fur mII times Mrs.
Wells 'and ior comimnion at-anjoiied the
field aivj pcrmHted tlio police to escort
tr.ciu to a car.
GROVER CLEVELAND IMPROVING
Ksraaer I'rraialrat Mill III at a Hotel
at lakmavV, New
Jrratr.
LAKUW ik1. N. J.. Apr:I is. Grever
(let. elar.d, will i til at a hotel here, waa
rcroiu-d ti iay to Ltvir liiitej a g hmi iim
aud lit La tu.pto.Uia; OaLv.
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CENTENNIAL FOR CATHOLICS
Hundred Yean Progress in New York
Celebrated with romp.
POPE AND PRESIDENT SEND NOTES
Xotahle .IneBiklite ef Prelate at
SI. Patrick Calfcealral, Where
Cardinal Clkboas Pre ekes
Ike Peraaoa.
NEW YORK. April IS.-AS early as S
o'clock tMs morning hundreds of prh-sts
ard dignitaries and thousands of men,
women and children were on the way to St.
Patrick's cathedral to Join In the Imposing
thanksgiving service In honor of the com
pletion of a hundred years of Catholic
progress In New York. While the services
did not begin until after 11 o'clock, thn
cnl'nmlral was filled to overflowing long
before Fl. F.efore the service began ther'J
were fully g.OoO person gathered in the
beautiful edifice and as many more on the
outside.
Headed by a deacon bearing aloft a pro
cessional cross, the clergy and rrelatea who
participated In the ceremony marched in
solemn procession from the Cathedral col
lege on Madison avenue to the main en
trance of the cathedral, m Fifth avenue,
and thence up the long aisle Into the spa
sanctuary. There were wurpliced clergy,
prelates attired In th flowing vestments
of their several ranks, and heads of the
numerous religious orders attired in their
simple ajar.b of black, brown or while. First
In line Were the leader of the church In
America: Archbishop Ireland of St: Paul
Glcnnon of St. Iuls, Keane of Dubuque.
Moeller of Cincinnati, O'Connell of Boton.
Blenk of New Orleans. Ryan cf Philadel
phia, Quigley of Chicago and Farley of
New -York. They were followed by thel
head and America's representative in the
Sacred college. Cardinal Gibbons. The very
last and the chief personage in the cele
bration, since he was celebrant of the
mass, was Cardinal Logue, primate of Ire
land. Message froaa the Pane.
The mass began promptly at II o'clock.
Cardinal Gibbons preached a long sermon.
In which he revlwed the history of the
church in New York from Its earliest days
until the present. A message was received
from Pope This X, congratulating Arch
bishop Farley and the Catholic of New
York.
The pope's message follows:
To Our Venerabh Brother. John M. Far
lev. Archbishop of New York Venerable
Brother: Health and apostolic benediction.
The recurrence of the memorable events In
the history of any diocese is at all time an
occasion of Joy. and the 10th anniversary
of the foundation of the archdiocese of
New York, where development has been
extraordinary, must call for unusual re
joicing, because the constant Increase in
the harvesta of a hundred years bear
ample testimony that ihe highest expecta
tion have been abundantly fulfilled.
It aeems proper. In view of these consol
ing results, that on the solemn centennial
celebration of the see cf New York we
should renew our fervent supplication to
God that he may vouch safety to a more
plentiful supply of Ilia celestial gifts and
more copioua - resource to accomplish
thing? even more laudable.
For these reasons, and aa a mark of
epe-jl honor, it affords ua greit pleasure
to tender to you and to your devoted flock,'
our heartfelt congratulations. For assur
edly you and your loyal brethren hare ren
dered many distinguished services to the
church and to the state, and we cherish
the hope that these, our words, may be an
incentive to persevere in that vigilance and
seal of which yon have thus given such
signal proof, and thua bring glory to Amer
ica and stand as an example for the entire
world.
As an augury of heavenly favor and an
evidence of our good will, we most lov
ingly impart to you and to your faithful
people the apostolic benediction.
Given at ft. Peters. Rome, the 9th dav
of April. in the fifth year of our
pontificate. PIl'8 X. Pope.
President Beaal a Tfate.
Scores cf communications reached the
archbishop from ministers and laymen of
all denominations. Including Bishop Ureer.
Rabbi Silverman and Rev. Dr. C. L. Jef
ferson, v
President Roosevelt wrote as follows:
My Dear Archblsliop: Let me take oc
casion, on the celebration of the HKh are
niversary of ' the diocese of ' New
York, to extend to you my hearty congratu
lation and my earnest good wishes for the
future of yourself and of your diocese.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
At the close of the mass, Monalgnor Fal
conio. who represented, the Vatican. Im
parted the papal blessing. There will be
pontlficial vesper this evening, the anoa
tolic delegate will be celebrant. Arch
bishop Glennon will preach. The clergy of
the archdiocese will give a dinner this
afternoon to the visiting prelates. Among
the bishop now In town are Fltxmaurice
of Erie. Canevin of Pittsburg. McFaul of
Trenton. O'Connor of Newark. Donahue
of Wheeling. W. Va. There will he a re
ception tomorrow Bight at th ' Catholic
club.
BOOKS ORDERED PRODUCED
Jasie Lcaaa laasea Order la Has.
Ha Paper t'oaafcla la
veatlgatlaa. NEW YORK. April 38.-Refuaal to pro
duce before the federal grand Jury, which
la Investigating the fibre and manila paper
trust, certain book and papers demanded
by the grand jury resulted today In three
witnesses being sent befor Judge Lacombe
in the United Slate district court charged
by the grand Jury with contempt. Tbe re
calcitrant witnesses were Dr. J. H. Camp
bell of the. Sulphide Paper company. Dex
ter. N. Y.: James Outerson of the Degrafs
Paper company. Carthage; N. Y and
Loula F, Haupt. secretary of th Muniasing
Paper company, Munlaaing, Mich. Judge
Lacornbe. after listening to the excuses
offered In behalf of theae three men by
counsel for the defense, gave Dr. Campbell
and Mr. Outerson until next Friday to
produce the books and other papera wanted
by the grand jury. He dismissed the mat
ter with regard to Sacretary Haupt. saying
that the latter being on(y an employe, was
not at fault.
MONEY FOR THE SQUARE DEAL
4tac OMrtal at Oil C'aaaaar leatige
that Aaatavrr gabarrlbeal ta
Kaaaaa C'aaapaiga.
TOPEKA. Kan.. April -Il. H. Albert,
advertiaing manager of the Cud 8am Oil
company, testified in the trial of H. H.
Tucker. Jr.. secretary of the company,
charged with using the malls to defraud.
eater day afternoon, ilr. Albert said that
he and Tuekrr attended a mooting ia lj
of the Btubt.s (action of the republican
party of Kanaaa in Topeka, when Tucker
aubneribed SjuO to the so-called square deal
campaign ia Kanaaa. H promised in ad
dition II for each of the Xttsj Kanaaa stock
holder of the I'ncl Sam oil company.
The fyt) waa paid, but the :, is atlil d ie.
A. W. Stubb I a prominent politician
who has been spoken of at dificrent tunea
both fer gostruur and Lulled lai-s
aenatur.
BRITISH INCLINED TO OBJECT
Belief Japan I .plea To Far la
, It Prarrfal losasnl af
Masrkarla.
t PEKING, April iSt The British givern
nient. through Its diplomatic: and consular
representatives in China, is making a q iiet
Investigation of the caus-s of the Increas
ing antagonism of China to the Jnpanesc.
Tho British press in China lias recently
published a series cf "careful arguments
to show the serlousnesa of what It terras
Japan's abuse of the Anglo-Japanese al
liance, namely, the maintenance of the In
tegrity of China. It is held here that
Japan has violated the ro,tial opportunity
clause of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, and
It is declared that Gnat Britain is not sat
isfied with Japan's fulfillment of article I
of tills agreement; furthermore, it Is
said that the British government considers
that Japan has violated article Iv of Ihe
treaty of Portsmouth, which provides that
Japan and Russia sIihII not obstruct any
general measures common to all Ceuntrtr-s,
which China may take for Ihe d-vrlopment
of the commerce or InduMry of Manchuria.
The rapidity with which Japan is carry
ing on its peaceful penetration of Man
churia has made Great Britain anxious
concerning all Incidents that furnit-h a pro
cedentAo Japan, such aa the question of
the British control d"f the municipality of
Harbin. It Is believed here that China
as a result of friendly suggestions, will
appeal to The Hague to deprive of legal
force the interpretations of the secret
protocols and aereementa that Russia and
Japan are Imposing upon it.
BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT SUNK
Aaolher ColllaiowDarlasr Xlaht Ma.
. Beaver Costs tine l.lfe aad
a Veaael.
HARWICH. England. April 28. The
Brlflpii , torpedo boat destroyed Gala w as
cut in two and sunk early lol?y off Ken
tish Knock, in the North sea. by the scout
Attentive. The torpedo boat destroyer Rlb
ble also was Involved In the collision and
returned to Sbeernesa with two compart
ments full of water. The flotilla was en
gaged In night maneuvers when the acci
dent occurred. Engineer Lieutenant Frank
A. Fletcher of the Gala, who was In, hi
bunk at the point where th destroyer
waa struck, went down with tho vessel.
There was no other loss of life.
The accident of today resembles In many
respect that which was met by the tor
pedo boat destroyer Tiger, which collided
with and waa sunk by the British cruiser
Berwick while engaged In night maneu
ver off tbe Isle of Wight on April J. The
number of live lost on that occasion, how
ever, was thirty-six.
Later reports -said that four men had
been aeverly and one slightly Injured.'
SPAIN TO OBSERVE CENTENARY
Ilaadredtk Aaalveraary ( Mar far
ladepeaalenra ta Be Ob
served. ' -
MADRID. April 28. Elahorat 'festivities
commemorating th ceutenaary of tho war
for Spanish Independence will begin May 1
with a grand musical festival in front of
tbe royal palace at Mtdi- f.be oetebra
Uon wlil conclude JVUy ' I .ynii a series t
bull fights for the people. -
After the festivities Kin Alfonso and
Queen Victoria, accompanied by their
court, will go to La Granja, where the
queen win remain until tho Birth, of her
next child. In the meantime King Alfonso
will make a trlD to the eastern nmvinn.
ef Spain, going later to San Sebaatlaa tt
Bilbao lor the yacht races. In the fall the
queen will go to Cowes to visit her mother.
Princess Henry of Battenburg.
DUKE LIES AMONG ANCESTORS
De Chaalae Bat-leal at the Fatally
I ha tea a Tilth Oaly Private
Cereoaoay.
DAM PIERRE. France. April Hi. The
body of the Duke d Chaulnes. the young
French nobleman, who was married a few
months ago to Mint Theodora. Shonts of
New York and who died suddenly in Paria
last week, waa today . interred at the
chateau here of the De Chaulnes family.
Th body waa brought down from Paris
yesterday. This morning a private mass
waa celebrated In the chapel of the
chateau. Only the immediate members of
the duke's family were present.
KURDS ON WAR TRAIL AGAIN
Araaealaaa Plea lata Rasalaa Terrl
; tary ta Earay Their Mahaaa
steaaa Nrlghhars.
T1FLIS. April ?8. Reports have Just been
brought in here that the Kurdish popula
tion of th Armenian province bordering
on Russia have become aggiejisively ac
tive and are Indulging in disorder and mas
sacre. The Armenian population la fleeing
lata Russian territory.
EXPLOSION ON BRITISH SHIP
Several Mea lajared aa Board Bat
tleship Brltlaala OsT Porta
taeoth. PORTSMOUTH. April . According to a
wireless report received here there has been
a boiler explosion on the British battleship
Brittania in which several men were in
jured. Tho Britannia la expected to come
into Portsmouth this evening.
RAISULI ESCAPESASSASSINS
Bandit Was Ambushed by Trlbraiara,
bat They Fall at Their
Par pose.
TANGIER. April 3.-U has been learned
definitely that the report In circulation
yesterday that Raluli had been assassi
nated ia untrue. Ho was ambushed by
th Elknic tribesmen, but escaped.
,
Porta H lea a laonrll.
SAN JUAN. P. It.. April . The Ameri
can Federation of Iub.ir has petitione.J
Governor I'oet to recommend the apiolnt
ment of an Independent to fill one of the
varam ki in tho native membership of tiie
executive council. The council now In
cludes two unionists, two republic ana, and
one Independent. The governor proposes to
eliminate lliu independent and to recom
mend thu names of two niori unionists.
Th federation ha ubniitte. 4hrce naoica
The matter will be taken up with President
Rooacvclt.
Helta aad taaa Hair.
NAPLES, April tti.-Prince Helie de Sagan
and Mine. Anna Gould aud ru r party have
made arrange:ienta to leave '(ere tomor
row morning (or Rome. !i'-r tiuy have
engagi-d apartments at the tliand hotel.
One of Mine. Gould a autumnhiles has been
sent to Nice, and it la ttieveil liial Mine
Could int. lids Ij spend uiu dai lu (he
aU.cicx
COLORADO IS OUT FOR TAFT
Centennial State Adds Ten Totes to
1 Leader's List. -
ROOSEVELT AND BUCHTEL LAUDED
Reaelatlna af fenatateaa'ade tar
Presldeat aad tieveraer Adopted
ky tare Coaveatloa la Ses
alan at Paefcla.
rUERLO. Colo.. April 28. The republi
can state convention called to select dele-gates-at-large
to the national convention
at Chicago, war held here today without
a contest o far aa the nomination for presi
dent was concerned. The entire state dele
gation will gi to Chicago as a unit for
Secretary Taft.
Delegules-at-large to ' the national con
vention were chosen as follows: Crawford
Hill, Denver; Dr. Hubert Work. Pueblo;
William 1 nox. El Paso; Robert C Breck
enrhlge, Monte Vista; Thomas F. Walsh.
Arapahoe; W. A. Drake, Larimer.
A alight hitch in the program came In an
attempt to secure the endorsement of Clar
ence C. Hamlin of Colorado Springs tor
Cnlted States senator, but Stata Chairman
John F. Vivian did not permit the sena
torial question to disturb the harmony of
the convention. Th administration of
President Roosevelt waa endorsed a was
the handling of the relna of the state gov
ernment by Governor Henry A. Buchtel.
After commending President Roosevelt,
the platform says:
For his successor we recognize William
II. Taft of Ohio as Hie most logical and
the most available candidate. He has the
confidence of the peop-e. ilia learning ia
deep; hia ability unquestioned; bis char
acter above reproach and hia experience in
administrative affairs varied, comprehen
sive and successful. Aa the admlnlsiratlve
head of our national government we are
confident that he will faithfully carry out
the principles of our party, that he will
preserve the confidence of the people, pro
tect the right of all clauses, promote our
Industrial welfare, and continue the peace
ful and honorable relatione now existing
botween mir country and the other nationa
of the earth.
We therefore do now Instruct our delega
tion to the republican national convention
at Chicago to vote for the nomination of
William If. Taft as the republican candi
date for president of the I n'. ted States.
The platform continues:
We endorse and applaud the record of our
republican United States Senator, Simon
Guggenheim. He has been earnest, active
and successful In hia efforts for the best
Interests of the state. We also Indorse the
actions or our republican members in tire
lower house of congress.
j In lieu of a further declaration of prlnri
j pl"B at this time, we endorse the fearless,
able and energetic administration of Presi
dent Roosevelt and declare ourselves in
favor of a continuation of the wise policies
he ha Inaugurated.
SEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS IX ROW
!,,ry" M" Wfca ''
I. aft ci a ni.iu
TRENTON. N. J.. April 28. The demo
cratic state convention, amlsd a great deal
of disorder . late thl afternoon selected
former United Statea Senator James Smith.
Jr.. State Senator John Hincliffe, former
Mayor Frank 8. Katxenbach of Trenton,
and former Judge Howard Carrow or Cam
den a delegates-at-large to the Denver
convention. There were' seven candidate.
tliou defeated being Robert Davis of Hud
aon county, a Bryan man;, James Maritine
and Jamra H. Birch, sr.
Former Judge Carrow waa agreed upon
as the new national committeeman to suc
ceed William J. Gourley. who resigned
some months ago.
The delegatea agreed upon by th various
congressional district, are a follow: -
First William II. Davis of Camden and
D. E Grosscup of Gloucester.
Second Clarence L. Cole of Atlantic City,
and Mulford K. Ludlam of Cumberland.
Third W. Parker Kunyon of Middlesex
and Melvln H. Rice of Monmouth.
Fourth Charles H. Gallagher of Mercer,
and James M. Pidcock of Hunterdon
Fifth William E. Ttittle Jr.. of Union, and
Wlllard W. Cutler of Morris.
' Bixth Frank J. VanNort of Passaic, and
Archibald Hart of Bergem.
Seventh John R. Hardin and John F.
Sinnot of Essex.
Eight Jamea R. Nugent aud Walter I
McCoy of fcasex.
Ninth Otto Wittpon and Robert Hud
akelte of Hudson.
Tenth James A. Hamlll and Robert
Davia of Hudson.
ARKANSAS WILL RE FOR ,TAFT
Opposition la Coaveatloa to State
Wide Prahlhltloa.
HOT SPR1NG8, Ark., April 38.-A large
attendance of delegatea and visitors 'was
on hand when the republican state conven
tion waa called to order her today. Con
apicuoua among the delegate wa General
Powell Clayton, formerly ambassador to
Mexico, Captain C. N. Rix of Hot Bprings
wa elected temporary chairman. He ad
dressed the convention, deploring factional
fight In the party and urging urn.,
There are several contests and His con
vention will probably not get down to
nominations until late this afternoon or
tonight.
That the convention will instruct Its del-egates-at-larga
to th Chicago convention
for Secretary Taft ia the opinion of a num
ber of the delegatea. It developed today
that many ' of the leader will oppose a
statewide prohibition plank and advocate
total option.
Coaaectlrat Democrats.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April A-Dele-gates
to the democratic state convention
which will meet here this evening for the
selection of delegatea to the Denver con
vention began to arrive early today, moct
of them having Intertst in . the meeting
of the state central committee which has
been called for this afternoon to hear argu
ments over contested delegations. The
convention promises to be art unusually
quiet one.' As the opposition to Instruct
ing the delegation for any particular presi
dential candidate aeerna lo be very strong.
It ia thought that the platform will not
commit tbe convention in thia respect.
MEETING OFTEEL COMPANY
Officer Are Re-Klerted and lanal
Dividend Declared Big In
crease la Kara lags.
NEW YORK. April S.-Direotora of the
United Statea Steel corporation today de
clared a quarterly dividend of i per cent
on the preferred Block and one-half of 1
per cent on the common alack. These are
unchanged from the last previous quarter.
The net earnings of the United Statea Fteel
corporation for the quarter ending March
31 were l.ja.'i(6.
The earuinga for the- quarter show a de
crease of fJ0.SS3.TI a compared with the
corresponding quarter lat year. The sur
plus for tha quarter was IT.HtS.OO, a de
crease of 3.s;.:n.
The unfilled orders on hand March 31
amounted to J 7ii.54l ton, a decrease of
t.?7S,Mi vol. a compared with March 31,
yi'i. and a decrease of &&.710 tons aa com
pared wlt December 31. lr.
All the cflicci vl Hue corporation wer
le-eiectcd.
HITCH ON MAKEUP OF BOARD
atknrt Mlwera and Operator la
Deadlock a to Arbitration
latrt't t'osaaoaltloa.
KANSAS CITY. April . When repre
sentative of the coal miner nd operators
of the southwest met here this morning In
joint conference with T. I lyewts. preel
dent of the United Mine Worker of Amcr
la. in attendance, both aide were positive
that something definite would b don
today.
The report of the subcommittee ppolnted
from tho Joint cale committee will be pre
sented tc the conference. It records a dis
agreement. If it I accepted the strike will
go on indefinitely. If It is rejected new
negotiation will be begun. Th general
disagreement has been over the question
of arbitration. Both aides, apparently,
would agree to such a course, but each has
separate and distinct Ideaa of Ihe nuke-up
of an arbitration board. The operators
want a tribunal to consist of two members
each from the miners and operators, the
fifth and deckling member lo be named by
a Judge of the federal court. The miners
will not agree to thla.
There Is a possibility that In the event of
a complete everlng of negotiation the
State Board of Arbitration may step Into
the breach and attempt to bring about an
agreement.
The Joint oommittee wa still In eslon
at noon. T. 1. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, coming
from the conference room, said:
"The operators practically submitted Ihe
same proposition today that the miner re
jected last week, only it was couched. In
different t:rm. Today' proposition was
deceptive In Irs entirety. The miners will
not accept It. ,
"Last week the operators wanted a per
manent arbitrator, or umpire, appointed by
a federal Judge. The miners rejected this.
Today they asked for. an arbitrator, but
they have receded from their stand as to
how he shall be selected. The miners will
not accept the proposition."
ANARCHISTS MAY BE INDICTED
Jadge- In Near Jeraer Inatrnet Graad
Jnry to Take l a the
' , Case.
PATERSON. N. J., April JR. Justice
James E. Unturn of the county court. In
a charge to a new grand Jury called upon
them to Indict the editor, publisher and
person responsible for the circulation of
the anarchist paper La Questlone Eoclale,
which was recently suppressed after at
tention was called to It by President
Roosevelt.
"Two prcsidente have already fallen vlc-
Uma to Individuals who were led on to
commit murdr by reading Just such arti
cles," aatd the Justice to the Jury. "Within
your knowledge and mine, a reverend
clergyman, formerly of thia city, who went
to another slate to administer to the peo
ple there; lost his life at the hands of a
misguided Individual, who had been a
reader of Incendiary literature." '
Juctlce Linturn said that such offenders
could be Indicted under the common law
or under an act of the legislature, which
makes it a high misdemeanor to publish
article of an Jncendlary character. '.
COMMODITY BILL HELD UP
I'nlberaon Will Object to Conaldera
lloa l alraa Car Shortage
Bill la Reported.
WASHINGTON. April 28. In the enale
today . Senator Culberson Indicated hi pur
pose to object to the consideration of the
bill for the repeal uf th commodity clause
of the railroad rate law unless the car
shortage bill could be reported and acted
upon. He said that the latter bill had been
before the committee on Interstate com
merce for two year without being acted
upon, and stated that if the bill wa not
reported soon lie would move to discharge
Ihe committee from it further consider
ation. Unless the commodity repeal meas
ure I acted upon by Friday the whale
commodity- clause prohibiting railroads
from transporting articles manufactured
by themselves will go into effect.
OREGON DITCH IS NOT READY
Practically No Water Available for
Farmla: Operationa
This Tear.
, SHiJuDAN'. Wyo.. April 28-Special Tel
egram.) The state engineer, returning from
aa investigation, says there Is practically
no Water for the big Oregon basin project
until next year. The canal la only half fin
ished. The Slate Land board decided to al
r the drawing May IS, but all money
must be paid to tha state and title held in
escorw until the company make good. The
proinot rs are still advertising the opening
In the tst and many wjll come expecting
to farm thla season. Many citizen arc
protesting against the alleged misrepresen
tation and Wyoming la ure U be Injured.
FOUR BURNED IN THEIR BEDS
Mother and Three Children Victim
of an Incendiary's Devll
iik Wark.
LA PORTE. Ind., April .-Mr. Belle
Qunnerson nd her three children re be
lieved to have perished today in an Incen
diary fire which ' destroyed their home in
the country north of here, Joseph
Maxoon, a hired man. barely escaped with
his life. Mrs. Gunnerson has had trouble
for several month with a young man ho
was annoying - her. He cannot be found.
The children were two giria and a boy.
tne youngest aged S eara and the old
est 11.
NO ONE BLAMED FOR COLLISION
Coroaer'a Jnry Kxoneratea O Hirer
nnd Crew of Steamer
St. Paal.
SOUTHAMPTON. April M. The steamer
St. Paul, which was in collision with the
British cruiser Gladiator last Saturday,
waa drydocked today. Beyond straining,
the St. Paul does not spicar to have sus
tained serious damage below the water
line. '
At Tannouth today the coroner's Jury re
turned a verdict saying the men wbo lost
their lives in the collusion came f their
deal lis accidentally and that nobody is
criminally 1 larnahle.
WRECK ON TRACTION LINE
Limited t ar Collide lib Lax-al rar
:! la at I nnd ki Person
Art KHIrd.
DETROIT, Mich.. April Si Kix people
were kilted and a score or more injured,
several of them fatally, when a limited ear,
eact I'lnnil. on the lit roll. Jackson at Chi
cago F.lectrtc road, generally known as
th Ana Arlmr line, collided wlih a regular
car four tulles east of Ipsil&ull. near IM u
tou, luJay.
Bert M. Taylor Brutally Assaults Two .
xoung- Women Near Minden.
ONE OF THEM IS LIKELY TO DIE
Victims Are Sisters of the Deceased
Wife cf the Assailant.
STARTS FIRE TO CONCEAL CRIME
Younper of Girls Drajs Unconscioua
Sister Out and Gives Alarm.
PURSUIT IS STARTED AT ONCE
Criminal Ride Array aa Rleirle, bnt
I Compelled to Abandon It Near
Blaamlavtoa, Where Ha la
Now Sarraanded.
Description of Criminal.
Was, Bart M. Taylor.
A-r. m.
urkt, feet St, lock.
Waig-ht, 15S pounds.
Complexion, dark.
alr, black,
y. gray.
Wara long, black aaaatacb, la square
chested; had on black suit of elotko. light
hat sad overcoat. Kavy driakar.
MINDEN, Neb.. April 3.-Opecial Telegrams-Bert
M. Taylor,x3 year of age,
criminally assaulted Pearl Taylor, hi 17-year-old
alster-ln-law. assailed with hi;
fist her iatcr. Ida. 11 yeara of age; e
fire to their house after leaving them, ai
he though, dead, to burn In th flames
tht were Intended to cover hi crime an'
shield him from punishment of an outran. '
that has shaken this community with an
apeakable Indignation.
The criminal is t large, but Is aitr
rounded by a posse and Ms capture eemi
certain. His victims are alive, but or
to this afternoon Pearl Taylor hat
rounded by a mob and hi capture seemi
not recovered consciousness. Ida, however
wa never Insensible, a her assailant be
lieved, but only feigned bo aa a means ot
escaping death and being able. If possible
to rescue her sister, who was strangled
almost to death.
Notice of the crime has been sent In al
directions with descriptions of Ihe . mar
and civilians and orficiala arc bending
every effort to secure Ms arrest. The
father of the girls I taking an active
hand In this proceedure.
Kaaaaace Interwoven with Crime.
Underlying the bldiousnvaa of the crime
Is a stratum of romance which serve only
to make the deed th blacker and Intensify
the embittered feeling for th fugitive.
Though of the same name, the nly re
lation between the girls and Taylor i that
Tylor- married, their . eldest iter. who
died in th very houa- where these depre
dations were commit Kd It had been th
horn of Bert Taylor and wife. It wa tho
birthplace of their little one. and when
Mrs. Taylor died he sold the home to
Dougias Taylor, his wife father, who
j also took the baby to rear. Douglas Tay-
j lor livea on Ills farm five miles east of
Minden.
The two Taylor girl were occupying tl.l
hous while attending school in town.
They had been living there by themselves
and had not feared moleetaUpn. particu
larly from their own brother-in-law. who
had never betrayed any but the best sttl- I
(ude toward them. He had lived around
Minden for fifteen years and had never
been implicated In any sort of crime be
fore that is known of. , Though a heavy
drinker, he waa a hard worker, being a
painter and paperhanger far above the
average. When the shocking news of 1.1
crime was spread this morning It fairly
hook the town and surrounding country
with a mingled feeling of bewilderment
and Indignation. (
Lltl Girl Telia tba Star.
The story of the outrage was given tc
the officer and th public by Ida Taylor,
younger of the sisters. Her couraia atV1
presence of mind throughout the ordeal ara
matters of general comment.
"Bister and 1 were aroused from die
sleep a little past midnight," says Ik
girl, "by someone knocking oh the front
door. We asked who it was and the re
ply came that It waa a negro who wi
craxy. That scared ua and we didn't know
what to do. Suddenly tha man burst. In
the door and grabbed us both by our
throat. He told me If 1 screamed he'd'
kill me. Then he dragged Pearl Into trii
kitchen agd made me atay on the bed In
th room where T were Bleeping. Hi
brought Pearl back to my bed.
"When Rrt cani back' lo ley bed I
could scarcely realise It was he. He hai
been my oldest sister's huaband and 1
couldn't believe that he would do us rucli
harm.
'Pearl is dead,' he eaid. 'and ysu might
well be, and yoj will bo if you dou't
look out.'
Awfal Climax. Resorted to.
"Then he eaid he had a good noilru to
kill himself. Then he beat me terribly four
or five times and 2 laid there as If 1 were
dead. He thought 1 was and went and
got a lamp and spread th oil all over lb"
bed and took a. match and lighted It, and
the second he had done that h dashed out
of the door. I knew this was my clunrr,
so I Jumped out of bed, grablx-d hold of my
sister and managed to drag her out on the
prch. I supposed, of ourae, the liouae
would be burned dowu and hoped that Pearl
waa alive and I niifehl get her out of the
burning house."
The little girl' in her night rlothlng,
beaten and bruised by this brute, appalhd
at lite inoitonlesa body of her sitter lying,
for all she knew, lifeless. In the stlllnes
of night or early morning, rushed through
the penetrating wind to the home of Mr.
Woodrlck. a neighlior, to give tha alarm. .
The Woodrlck lo-t no time In reaching
the house and taking the girls Into their
own home and extinguishing the f.anwr. -which
had. not made as much headway as
,t was fearjd.
Dr. J. A. Martin was Immediately sum
moned and every effort wa set in motion
to ve the elder girl. The doctor worked
on her constantly up to S.JO and ahs
snowed no sign of reviving.
it IU re r Anderbery t;el Hat),
Without delay OffKr C. P. Anda-iberf
wa notified of the terrible affair and li
et the machinery of the law to work and
Instituted immediately a systematic cam
paign for, the apprehension of Ihe des
perado, who he knew well enough lo de
scribe minutely, and this description l
cauaed to be spread and t lit In all direc
tion. Rett Talor l-as a brother In I.ui An
geles and It la believed he may pnalUir
l ead in that direct mui. ymiw year aau l.e
had a cousin, li.il ' SuUla, tU had kUU4