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The Omaha Daily Bee NEWS SECTION WEATHER FORECAST. PACES 1 TO 10. Tnr Nehrsnks-f howe r. For IowaShowers. For went her report see pa 1 VOL. XXXVIII-NO. 262. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNINO, AP;'.' 1900 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. SLAUGHTERLASTS ENTIRE NIGHT Massacre of Christian Armenians at Adana Continues and Troops Are Powerless. SIXTY ARE REPORTED KILLED Soldiers Are Joining in Pillage of the City. . y ; '' D. E. Thompson to Leave Service of the United States BILLS AGAINST CUDAHYC0MPANY Packers Indicted by Federal Grand Jury at Topeka on Charge of Violating Revenue Law. Nebraska Man to Be Succeeded in Mexico by Oregonian, Ac cording to iteport. NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED COUNTS TWO MISSIONARIES ARE DEAD Unconfirmed Rumor that Americans Are Among Victims. VICE CONSUL ORDERED TO ADANA Anrrim Official at Messina Will Proceed to Meat of tho Dlatarb art m Instructions (root Minister Lelshman. MEBJEIXA, Asiatic Turkey, April 16. The massacre of Armenians at Adana con tinues. The troops are powerless to control the situation, and some of the soldiers are Joining In the pillage of the city. This Information was received here cjr telegraph from Adana this afternoon. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 14. Informa tion received here today from Adana, In Asiatic Turkey, declares that two American missionaries have been killed la the anti Armenian outbreak at that place. The Moslem fanaticism against the Chris tians of Adana appears to have broken out afresh. The Moslem attacks recommenced yesterday afternoon and continued through out the night. Large numbers of Chris tians are said to have been killed. One re port nays that sixty Armenians have lost tholr lives and that many house have been looted and burned. There is no confirmation of the deaU) of the two American missionaries. Their names are not given In the dispatch re ceived here. 'The first news of this antl-Chrlstlan out-- break said the scene was Merslna, but thia wu erroneous. The trouble occurred at Adana, which is about thlrty-slx miles In land from Merslna. The early reports were declared to have been exaggerated and messages received here yesterday evening said that only ten Armenians had been killed, thai martial law had been pro claimed at Adana, and that reinforcements of troopn were being sent In from Beirut. This latest intelligence refers to disorders that took place after the situation waa sup posed to have quieted down. Ambassador Irishman has had no direct news of the reported killing of the two American muw'criarles. He has Instructed the American vice consul at Merslna, John Debbaa, to proceed Immediately to Adana and report on the situation. - Railroad communication between Merslna and Adana appears to be Interrupted. .The Bible house Is also without direct "lnformatl(!W , The missionaries -6fJ!no"8Ie trlct are at present at Adana; for the regu lar district meeting. They are Mr.-and Mra. William Chambers, the Misses Webb. Miss Wain. Miss Borel and Misa Peck. Mr. Christy Is st Tarsus. Mrs. Chambers Is a alster of TaUott Williams, editor of 4 the Philadelphia Press. The government has given ' assurances that It Is doing Its best to restore oer ot Adana and to protect foreigners ad ditional troops are, being sent tn. O.Word from Missionaries. NEW YORK, April 16 Walter T. Mil ler, treasurer of the Board of Foreign Mis sions or the Reformed Presbyterian church, said today that his church had no missionaries permanently stationed at Adana. The Reformed Presbyterian mis sionaries stat'oned at Merrina and Tarsus. nearhy cities, sometimes visited Adana and co-operated with the American board In the work of mission achool, he said. Rev. C. A.. Dodds and wife. Rev. Robert B. Wtllaon and wife of Morning Sun, la.; John Peoples of Philadelphia and Miss Elma French of Winchester. Kan., are sta tioned at MiTslna under the control of the Reformed Presbyterian board. Mr. Miller said he hud received no word from any of the Presbyterian missionaries and felt as sured thry were all safe, or he would have been cabled. He Siid the Armenian's sehool at Adana, which is conducted by the Amer ican beard missionaries, was endowed by the late EUlott F. Slicpard of New York. Adana is a wtatton of the American Board of commissioners for foreign mis sions, wtih a working force of five mis alonert" and thirty-two native workers; an out station of the Reformed Presbyte rlan cnurch In North America and a Bible d pot and subagency of the American Bible . society. Adana is a city of 4S.0OO people and Is the seat of government of the province of the same name. The people are mostly Mo hammedans, but there la a considerable number of Christians, including Armenians and a small Greek community. Bryan Hates to Run for Senator May Have. To, However, if No Other Democrat Seems Likely to Win. l ITTt: ROCK . Ark.. Anrll Is. Asked to day relative to a report sent out from ' Washington that he would be a candidate for the United States senate to sucieil Senator Burkett of Nebraska, WlllUm J Bryan said: "There Is no foundation ior the rrsur that I deyided positively to enter the rac and I have exprensed myself ss adverse tj becoming a candidate. 1 would rather have , some one else nominated, and 1 hi'pe we can find a d. moorat to succeed Senator Buikett. We have a number of excellent, democrats who are worthy pf the place, i m.rnM rather see one of them elected than myself. I will not say I will- not under any clrcumHances be candidate, but I would p-fer not o be.' "DRY" LAW REPORTED BACK Committee of Mlaaoarl MaWes o llrautniuriiilattno on Prohibi tion lleastiro. JCrTERdOX I'iTY. M. Apr! UL-Thc ea'. committee on Jjdiclary today re pui'U'U a Hi rut recommendation the Hu;'!ney bill piovlj'nj for statut-irv prolnb'tiim In .Mturi. The measuie will go on the ia!vTv!jr fyr f naroRSinent but itJ final UUpusUtu Is uncvrtaln I From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April l--(3pecial Tele gram.) According to report circuited to day, and which emanated from a New York newspaper, David E. Thompson of Nebraska, ambussadcr to Mexico, is tq be succeeded by Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Portland Oregonian. The change, however, Is not to take place until after the adjournment of congress. Neither Senators Burkett or Brown knew anymiug oi me comempiatea cnange ana officials at the State department seemed to be tn as dense Ignorance of the rumored letting out of Mr. Thompson as senators from his home state. United States Sena tor Bourne of Oregon, the lone republican senator from that state, Is out of the city and, therefore, it waa Impossible to confirm the rumor which, however, Is believed to have some foundation In fact Bo far as Nebraska senators are concerned they have endorsed the officials now holding positions tn the State department and If there Is any contemplated change they are not aware of It. Mr. Scott, who. It Is rumored, will suc ceed Mr. Thompson, is one of the best known journalists of the went, having moved to Oregon when 13 years of age, from Tazewell county, Illinois, his birth place. Out of his savings he obtained a domical education and went to Portland to begin his editorial career. He has been editor of the Portland Oregonian for forty one years. Rumor ha had it In Omahn for srme time that Mr. Thompson had determined to dispose of all his Nebraska Interests, ex cept his hotel at Uncoln, give up thought of diplomatic service, and go to New York to become active head of a large trust company. C. O. Talmage, assistant secretary of the Columbia Fir Insurance company, of which Mr. Thompson Is the head and a big stockholder, said: "I know positively that Mr. Thompson has no Idea 'of disposing of any of his Interests In this company. We know lucre how he feels about the business of this company and his Interests In It. There '. no thought of Mr. Thompson severing his connection with the company nor disposing of hia stock." Other business associates in Omaha say Mr. Thompson would scarcely sell either the Lincoln or Capital hotel, properties which are paying him good money. Mr. Thompson has sold some Lincoln real es tate recently. His Love for Girl Causes Man to " Shoot Whitney Maryville, Mo., Shoemaker Resents Attentions to His Thirteen-Year-Old Daughter. MARYV1LLB. Mo., April M.-tSpecial Telegram) Because his love for pretty thirteen-year old Jennie Slvvegge of Bolckow was stronger than his desire to permit his hold on life. Will Whitney of Bolrkow is lying dangerously Injured at his home. J. J. Slvvegge, father of the girl, met Whitney In an alley about 7 o'clock Thursday evening and with a single-barrelled chotgun, shot Whitney. The charge entered Whitney's abdomen. Inflicting a terrible wound. Slvvegge at once gave himself up to the city marshal and Is being held In the Bolckow Jail. Whitney had been to call rn Miss Slv vegge. The Bivvcgge family live at the building in which the father's shoe shop Is located. Sivvegge was in the alley at the rear of his home waiting for Whitney to appear. The young fellow left the home of his adored by the rear door and as he stepped Into the alley was confronted with Slvvcgge's shotgun. Without any cere mony Slvvegge. fired at Whitney. People who rushed Into the alley found him lying desperately wounded. He was taken to the office of Drs. Hanna and Hanna, where he was treated hurriedly. It is doubtful If he will recover. Slvvegge Is about forty-five years of age, while his victim Is about twenty-two. Slv vegge Is a shoemaker and Whitney a young man alout town. .Prosecuting At torney Sanders of Andrew county was In Bolckow all day Friday taking evidence In the matter. Sivvegge was taken to Savan nah later In the day. High Wheat May Lead to More Home-Made Bread If It takes one and one-fourth bushels of wheat to make a forty-eight-pound sack of flour, and the sack will make seventy eight loaves of bread, for which the baker gets 5 cents each, how much will a house wife save by buying Omaha-made flour at 11.73 pep "a-' n' mKlr'f h'r own breadt This Is a serious problem in arithmetic which some housekeepers cannot solve, even with the aid of a rapid calculator and a com moll school knowledge of mathe matics. Omaha grain dealers are shipping wheat to northern and eastern mills, for which they are getting H 3 to 1 while Denver is willing to pay II 40 for good-grade mill ing wheat. Responding to the soaring price of wheat, riour has been marked up from 15 to IS per barrel by local millers and they are holding back as hard as polbl to kP from being compelled to mark up the flour to S6.aw or even S7 per barrel. This nu-ans it lukes II. 40 to II M worth of wheat to make a fifty-pound sack of flour. That s a close margin, which millers cunnot stand very ionf. The bkker buys the flour for 13 per It p mrn.t ard make 157 loaves of bread. If the 'lour I high grade, such as that made In Omaha. When he haa supplied yeast, alt. m Uturc. labor In baking, gas or coal for his exens, wrapping, maintenance of retail store or delivery to shops, the FIFTEEN DEAD IN HOTEL FIRE Two Hundred Persons HaTe Narrow Escape frqg) Lodging House in San Francisco. SIX BODIES ARE RECOVERED All Badly Charred and Only One is Identified. SIX INJURED BY JUMPING Scores Clamber Down Ladders Put Up by Firemen. BUILDING BURNS RAPIDLY Blsr Three-Story Frame strnetnrw Waa Filled with ' Sleeping; La borers When Fire "Waa Discovered at 8 A. M. SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Flve bodies recovered a. id probably eight or ten others buried in the ruins; six Injured, one fatally, and a property loss of $125,000, are the results of an early morning fire, which destroyed the St. George hotel, a lodging bouse for laborers at Howard and Eighth streets,' and eight other smaller bulldinrs. , The bodies taken to the morgue were so charred that Identification was Impossible. D. S. Cartwrlght. a carpenter, formerly of Salem, Ore., was fatally burned. The hotel waa a three-story frame build ing and burned so rapidly that none of the 200 guests had time to dress and many escaped by jumping to the roof of an ad Joining workshop. Scores clambered down the ladders of the firemen and the fire escapes, and at least four Jumped to safety Into the net held by the fire fighters. When the fire was discovered shortly after S o'clock, Night Clerk Arthur Gronhk. three or four other employes, and Police man W. F. Kruger ran through the house arousing the sleeping tenants. In the smoke-filled halls they directed the half erased men to the exits. Great con fusion and panic prevailed, so that it waa with great difficulty that men were able to find their way through the labyrinth of halls which threaded the 400 amall rooms. Firemen and police worked heroically, and but for their efforts the loss of life would have been much greater. Before the ruins had cooled, firemen be gan , the search for bodies. Within two hours five charred bodies had been found, and only a small portion of the burned area has been explored. Stockmen Meet at Belle Fourche South- Omaha Delegation "Spends Day with Them and Hurries on to ' . Miles City BELLE FOtJRCHE. S. D., April !.- Special Telegram) The second day of the stockmen's annual meeting held here has closed with a large attendance from the adjacent range districts and neighboring towns. .The sheep breeders held their meeting today in the town hall, received reports of officers in charge, re-elected the old officers, discussed existing disease and quarantine conditions In this part of the state, ordered all Indebtedness paid and adjourned to meet the second week In July in view of permanently changing the date of annual meetings. The amusement features rn the streets constated of horse races, foot races and the bucking broncho, etc. The Cattle Growers' association has dis banded and no attempt waa made to hold a meeting. The South Omaha delegation spent one day here and left last night for Miles City. TAFT WILL DELIVER ADDRESS President to Attead lavellina- of Moaament at Petersburg, Virginia. WASHINGTON April 16,-Presldent Taft today accepted an invitation extended by the states of Pennsylvania and Virginia to aileim and speak at tho unveiling ol the monument erected at Fort Maliomc, near iJetorsbuig. Va., in mcnury of the Pununyl vania eoiulors wUw lull Uitua Uuiiu Uie civil war. Tlia unveiling will take place May . The president agreed to spend the entire day at Petersburg and will go from there to Charlotte, N. C. where ho is to apeak at tho Mecklenburg celebration on May 30. baker gets tfi.28 for the bread the flour for which cost him S3. Now, the housewives are figuring that they can save something, In fact almost everything above the cost of gas for bak ing. The average household can supply the water Just as cheap as the baker. Yeast and salt are Incidentals. Gas costs money and the bills have to be paid. This equals a loaf of bread at home if the women do not charge for their time. Bakers are certain to advance the price of bread to S cents per loaf, and when they do housekeepers are expected to bake their own bread to a greater extent than for many year a' Families that have not tasted the good old sour milk and soda biscuit, like mother used to cut out with tho top of a baking powder can, will hare these delicious saf fron-colored substitutes for bread. Children who do not believe their moth era can bake bread will be convinced when bakers' bread goes up to where it Is sure to go that bread can be baked at home In an ordinary gas range. Gem pans, waffles, corn bread, drop cakes coffee cake, graham gems, rye bread, crackers and prelaels are sure to be more popular, and as atrawberrlea are getting cheaper, the very wtalthy will be able to afford ahortoaa load out of wheat fleur. From the V h .iliitfi n Herald. MOVE IN MISSOURI CASE Burlington Fixes Passenger Fares at Two and a Half Cents. ACTION TAKEN INDEPENDENTLY Railroad Officials Hope that It Will Have the Effect of Ending All Litigation with the State. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Arrll 18.-Th Burl ington railway will make a 24-cent pas sencrr rate in Missouri, probably effective May L This announcement was made by the Of ficials of the company In Chicago today and notice was immediately wired Judge 6. M. Spencer In St. Joseph, general solici tor of the Burlington, who has been repre senting the company In the proceedings tn the federal court, to nullify the 2-ccnt rate law. The action of the Burlington company la taken Independently and no other road is bound by it. It Is supposed that what one Missouri railroad does, ir will Tc4 and- a 'JVr-ceot rate all over the state la considered as sured. Statement by Burlington. CHICAGO. April 18.-De.rlua Miller, first vice president of the Burlington, announced today that the Burlington had notified all railroads operating In Missouri that it would voluntarily establish a 2Vi-ce-nt pas senger rate in the state May 1 and that the decision was expected to end all litigation between that commonwealth and the rail roads. Following this notification, J. Fran cis, general passenger agent of the road, stated that the 2H-ccnt rate had been de termined upon as a result of the failure to effect a oompromlse with Governor Hartley regarding the injunction restraining the roads from returning to a 3-cent passenger rate. "The Burlington has determined to estab lish the 2H-cent rate as a final outcome of all negotiations with Governor Hadley." said Mr. Francis. "It Is not a compromise, but the result of failure to effect a compromise. Tho Bur lington believes that the injunction brought by the state of Missouri restraining the road from returning to a S-cent rate will be dissolved. The decision of Judge McPherson abolish ing the 2-ccnt rate gave us the right to return to the S-cent rato, save for the in junction secured by the state, but the offi cials -of the railroad have decided not to await a dissolution of the Injunction and the new rate will In no way be affected by the state's suit." Wealthy Indian Shot at His Desk John Bullette, Killed in Oklahoma, Was to Have Been Married , in June. CLAREMORE. Okl.. April 16 John Bul lette, a wealthy Indian land owner, widely known throughout Oklahoma, Texas and Old Mexico, was assassinated while sitting at his desk In his office here last night. The assassin escaped. Bullette was to have been marrlet in June to Miss Pearl Eddie man, a clerk In the government Indian agency at Muskogee. No motive Is known. The shots which killed Bullette were ffed through the win dow of Bullette's office. He died soon afterward. Everything on the want ad pages from pianos to poultry, Speaking of pianos. som of our big piano firms tell about their best bargains on the want-ad page under the head of "Offered for Sale Pianoe." Thar know that want-ad rtaderi look for real bargains there. Often they, or other people, have slightly uaed piano, too. that may bo boucfet for a fraction of what a niw one would coat. Have you looked at the Bee want ads yet today t Witness in Graft Case Says He Took Bribe Money Twice Former Supervisor Gives Sensational Testimony in Calhoun Trial at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-The bribery trial of Patrick Calhoun was resumed to day. Former Supervisor Fred P. Nicholas told of conversations with former Super visor James L. Gallagher In which the lat ter told him that there "would be 14,000 for him" to vote favorably on the applica tion of the United Railroads for the permit to transform their cable roads into over head trolley lines. He asserted that he re ceived the money in two payments, the first in currency of small denominations and the second in large bills. Upon cross-examination by Earl Rogera the latter showed witness a record of his testimony In a previous trial In which Nicholas had testified that Gallagher had not mentioned the amount he waa to re ceive. ' . "Did you ever swear falsely in itt mat ter?" asked Rogers. "No, I never have," replied Nicholas. Rogera then produced the affidavit sworn to by Nicholas and the other supervisors thst they have never taken any money cor ruptly while members of the board. "How about this?" asked Rogers. "If you mean that" , At. this point Assistant District Attorney Heney took exception to "this matter,'" declaring Rogers' question misleading. A clash followed between Heney and A. A. Moore of defendant's counsel, which was finally stopped by the court, who de clared that a witness had some rlghta as well as counsel for either side. Wilson Defends Guaranty Law " - Banker and Legislator Will Raise Fund to Help Fight for the Measure. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb., April 16. (Special Tele gram.) Victor Wilson, a banker of Stroms burg and a member of the legislature, cheered the gubernatorial soul uf A. C. hallenberger this morning with the Infor mation that he and several other bankers wished to subscribe to a fund to help de fend the bank guarantee law. , Wilson declared that he had already re ceived several checks from bankers and that he had consulted Attorney General W. T. Thomson who said the idea' of an asslatant paid for by these bankers was agreeable to him. BILLS AIMED AT LIQUOR SALE One Meaanre for State Prohibition ad Another mt Whisky Ada In Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. April 16. A bill whk-h makea it possible to vote Arkansas dry by a vote on local option has been Introduced In the house. Another prohibi tion measure prohibiting newspapers with liquor advertisements or any literature ad vertising liquor from circulating in "dry" territory haa been introduced also. A bill prohibit trig the playing of foot ball in Arkansas has been Introduced in the house. Seven Boys Killed in State During Duck Hunting Season Seven boys, under the age uVS years, have been killed in Nebraska during the last six weeks, either while handling fire arms themselves, or at the hands of their boy companlona These reven youthful lives represent only a part of tho toll paid during the spring bunting season in Nebraska. Aside from the fatal accidents there have been a score or more of casualties mora or less serious in which life waa not taken. Eyes, arms, hands and feet were targeta for pre mature discharged shotguns and the total number of serious accidents will probably mark this aa the most disastrous hunting season for youth the state haa ever seen. The etftange series of accidents began March 1 Vod continued until the latter part of the month, April ao far being free from casualties In which outhful life Is forfeited. . Following is a list of the young nlmrods POWERS NOT INTERFERING Foreign Warships Will Not Be Sent to Turkish Waters. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE Declaration that l' prising Is Not Directed Agwlaat Constitutional Government Has Good Effect. CONSTANTINOPLE, April I8.-The mani festo Issued yesterday by a committee of the Ulemas, In which the movement of the laRt few days is declared to be In nowise directed against the constitutional govern ment, has created an excellent Impression on the public mind. The nex minister of marine. Vice Ad miral Art.llTnln Pasha, haa resigned, owing I to the hostility shown his appointment by the navy. The president of the council of state also has surrendered his office, but on account of ill health. The minister of police and other officers identified Willi the .onmmltte of union and progress have either ccaigned or disappeared. 8ALON1KT, April 16. A battalion of troops left here by train last night for the capital. Another departed today and others are preparing-to leave; LONDON, April 16. The admiralty today gave denial to the report emanating from Vitrna of a Joint naval demonstration at Constantinople. No British squadron has been ordered to leave Malta for the Boh phtirus, as had been said, nor haa Informa tion reached the admiralty of the intention of France or Austria-Hungary to send ships to Turkish wateis. An official telegram received at the For eign office today says that all foreigners and Christians at Constantinople are being well treated and that up to the present tlm their safety haa not been endangered. The Foreign office also denies the report of a joint naval demons! rat tun. MALTA. April 16. In the event of civil war or oilier serious developments threat ening the safety of foreigners at Con stantinople warships will be sent to Turkish waters from here. The battleship Ocean could sail at once and others are being prepared for eventualities. The prepara tions thus far are purely precautionary. BERLIN, April 16. A local newspaper to day publishes a dispatch from ITskub, In the vilayet of Monastlr, and not far from galonlki, declaring the Albanians of the vicinity are showing signs bf unrest. Al ready there have been several clashes with the authorities. A band of Albanians at Petch defeated the troops sent there to restore order and at one of the Turkish military stations in the Albanian country military mutineers seized their barracks and drove their officers away. Famine prevails In Macedonia and old Bervia. Eight thousand families are suf fering, the correspondent deolares, and more than loo persons already have died of starvation. VIENNA, April 16. Official denial was given here today to the report that Austria Hungary was preparing to dispatch war ships to Constantinople for the protection of Its subjects. - Boston Musician Is Dead. BOSTON, Mass.. April 16. Fred R, Ccmee, assistant manager of the Boston Symphony orchestra and well known In the musical world. Is dead. Mr. Comes was cointcted with Boston's great musical or ganization almost from its Inception and has been active In the managemeht of mts tnn1fnl ..UKntlnn. II. Er 'years old and leaves a widow. who have given up their lives In the sport of hunting: 6YLVEST12R COZAD of Freedom, H years old, shot dead by a boy coiunaiion while playing ball. WILL1AN. HAM of Curtla. U years old. shot himself while hunting ducks. LOUIS N EBOLA of Leigli. T years bid. shot by young brother while the latter was returning from a hunt. HARRY TAYLOR of Bel I wood, J5 years old. shot by discharge of gun In the haiuia of a boy companion while hunting. HANB JENSEN of Plalnvlew, 1 years old. shot and Instantly killed by boy com panion who was shooting at ducks. JOHN COFFEY of Nebraska City, yeara old. shot himself while pulling fun from a boat. KLVBR RALYA of Simeon, 13 yeara old. shot himself while taking his jua out of a boat Corporation Accused of Evading Tax Upon Oleomargarine. LARGE AMOUNT IS INVOLVED Samples Taken by Agents to All Farts of United States. 4 GENERAL DENIAL BY ACCUSED Officials of Cndahy Planta at Kansaa City and Omaha Deny All . Knowledge of Ar jr. Wrongdoing. .w TOPEKA. Kan.. April 16. Charged. with defrauding the government by violations of the Internal revenue laws, an Indictment was formally returned sgalnst the Cudahy Packing company of Kansas. City, Kan., In the United Btatcs district court here today. . The company is Indicted on counis. The officers of the company De "um' moned to appear In court and defend the charges outlined in the Indictment. The grand Jury was dismissed iouowing the return of the Indictment. The Cudahy Packing company of Kansaa City waa Indicted on the charge of whole sale violations of the United States Inter nal revenue laws. The charge Is that the company has defrauded the government out of over $80,000 In revenues on oleomargarine. The revenue law provides that each pound of uncolored olemargarlno must bear a revenue stamp of a quarter of a cent, but thst each pound of which coloring matter haa been added to give it the appearance of butter, a 10-cent revenue stamp must be attached. It la charged In the Indictments that the Cudahy company has sold the colored product under the uquarter of a cent tax and consequently has defrauded the gov ernment out of large sums. Inspectors have been working on the case several months and have secured samples sold In towns and cities from New York to Seattle and from Duluth to Jack- . sonvllle. These were forwarded to the government chemist, who reported that every sample contained coloring matter, and this evidence was turned over to Dis trict Attorney H. J. Bone of Topeka. who submitted the facts to the grand Jury. Every sample now In the hands of tho government exrerts bear the Identification ' mark of the Inspector who purchased It, as well as the analysis, which shows that It contains coloring matter. It Is claimed by the government officials that the Cudahy company haa succeeded, In monopolising the oleomargarine market by selling the colored product and paying the tax on the basis of uncolored, there being a difference of 9 cents per pound. By this means, It is claimed, they were enabled to undersell other manufacturers and control the market. ' District Attorney Bone declared today that in addition to the criminal action, he would bring a civil action against the company to have the plant and machinery used In the manufacture of oleomargarine confiscated. lsrae Anoint Involved. WASHINGTON. April 16. Internal rev enue official expreased no surprise at the announcement that the Cudahy Pack ing company hacl been' Indicted at Topeka, Kan., for frauds against the internal revenue laws. It was admitted that the oleomargarine bunlncHH of the company had been un der observation and Investigation by treasury agents for three months or longer. It waa atated that government agents have examined a large number of sam ples of oleomargarine in many parts of the country sold by the Cudahy company, and that while it would not be expedient to estimate the amount of taxes Involved In the alleged frauds, it Is known that the officials believe It will be In excess of $1-6.000 and possibly a much larger sum. The penalty provided for violation of the law Is a fine of from $500 to $5,000 and imprisonment front six months to three years for each offense. Cudahy OAielala Deny t'hararea. KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 16 "I know nothing whatever of any Indictments that may have been returned against the company," J. H. Hale, general superin tendent of the Cudahy plant in this city, said when told of the action of the fed eral grand Jury at Topeka today. "I don't know that the company haa violated any federal law with retard to the la beling of gooda sent out from thla plant.'' J. K. Wagner, another official, aald: "If we have violated an Internal reve nue law we are not aware of It. There Is evidently a mistake somewhere." E. A. ri'DAHY MAKE STATEMENT Saya Dlspale Is Pnrely On of rheaa lral Analysis. E. A. Cudahy, vica president and general manager of the Cudahy Packing company, made thla statement to The Bee yesterday' afternoon: "The dispute between the government and out flc Ives h simply a question of chemical aualysls. For some time past wo have been aware that government officials have be"n taking samples of our butterlne all over the country wherever the goods have been en sale. These samples, they claim, show the infinitesimal uae of artificial coloring matter. We have had similar tamples submitted to the leading chemical analysts of the United States and they have assured us that the butterine was not colored. "Every man In our employ at our Kansas City butterlne factory the only place where we make butterlne having a knowledge of the manufacture of the goods, has made an rffldavlt that no coloring matter bas been used, "As the goods wure sold by us as un coil red oods and by our customers to the trade as iuoh there ha been no attempt on our prt to defraud the government of levenue." ,. Telearraphers Join Postal Employes. PARIS, April Is The French telegraph ers held a formal meeting here today and Joined the postal employes snd the teach ers In demanding the privilege of forming unions under the laws of Walcfe in- eludes tho right, to strlkdj