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OMAHA, THURSDAY MORXIXU, MAY 13, 1909 TWELVE PAGES.
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TROOPS FILL
PAMSSTIIEETS
Soldiers Take Possession of Postal
and Telegraph Stations Early
in Day.,
ALL POINTS ARE GUARDED
French Capital Resen .,.' City in
State of Su
LETTER MAIL IS , TRED
No-Attempt is Made to Dis the
Newspapers. "Cv.
STRIKERS COMMITTEE CONFIDENT
Leaders ar Movement In F.stenrilns;
Rnpldlr sad suspension Will Re
(irntril Wlthla 1krr
nays.
I'ARIS. May 12. Paris trday rmhled a
etty In a slate of siege. During the night
troops took possession of the central postal
telegraph atatlona, and at daylight squads
of Infantrymen were picketed around every
branch office t.) protect postal employes
who are willing to work. The streets are
patrolled by the mounted republican
guards, all exposed telegraphers are bring
carefully watched and aoldiera have been
Introduced even Into the aewers of the
city to prevent the cutting of mires.
Furthermore SCO military telegraphers
and several hundred automobiles have been
hastily mobilized and massed In the Gal
lerle Dea Machines, ready for Instant ser
vice. General Dalstnln, the military gov
ernor of Paris, has 60,000 trmps In reserve.
The walls of Paris are covered this morn
ing with posters announcing that the strike
will continue until the employes' grievances
re redressed.
'The right to form trades unions will
be obtained, cost what It may," but beyond
the railroad mall clerks, the number who
have abandoned work were comparatively
mail. The first two deliveries of mail
were effected without the aid of troops,
but the distribution of the newspaper m.UI
was not attempted. At the strikers' head
quarters secrecy prevails. The leaders con
tent themselves with saying that the strike
had only begun.
Troops Throughout Provinces.
In the provinces the tactics adopted by
the government here are being repeated.
The various postofflcea were encircled by
cordons of troops at daylight today.
Lest night the postmen of Lyons and
Bordeaux decided to Join thetr Paris
colleagues.
The press generally reproaches the cham
ber of deputies for Its cowardice yesterday
In postponing a vote on the postal situa
tion, thus throwing the entire responsi
bility on the government. It is understood,
however, that Premier Clemenceau pre
ferr4 non-parliamentary action for tactical-
reasons."' "
Toward norm today eight strikers were
arrested while trying to enter the central
Is the first city where the tele
graphers und telephonists went out.
It waa officially announced early this af
ternoon that the strikers numbered 700
men, chiefly rallrpad clerks. But at strike
headquarters a much larger number ws
claimed. The leaders say the movement :.m
extending rapidly and that there will be
complete suspension in three days.
The Chamber of Deputies after a stormy
session of four hours yesterday ad
journed the debate on the Inler
pellatlons on the postal situation until May
13. The response of the postal employes
was quick and decisive. Within ha.f an
hour the federal committee had Issued an
order (or a general strike and the railway
mail clerks walked out In a body. An hour
later a meeting of 6,000 postal employes at
the Hippodrome took up the gage of battle
and unanimously voted to strike. There
was no great enthusiasm shown, but tit
term In tlon and resolution to force the
band of the government were apparent.
"The government, is playing for time;
we must not I caught napping," was the
spirit of the meeting a expressed by
Fauron, a dismissed postman and one of
the most active organizers of the movement
During the debate In the chamber M.
Semba.1 and YVlllm, socialists, defended the
position of the strikers, affirming their
light to organist themselves into a syndi
cate as the only way of redressing their
grievances and charging the government
with failure to keep its promises at the
conclusion of the previous strike, especially
with regard to the retirement of M. Sim
ian, unJvr secretary of posts and tele,
sruphs.
M. Deschanel considered the crisis very
grave. He laid the responsibility for the
present situation largely on "parliamentar
ism." which he said was working In a circle
and considered the only remedy would be
the Introduction of real civil service. haxt
on raurit, to end favoritism and the spoils
system.
M. Harthcu, minister of public works,
the government's only spokesman, insisted
thai neither he nor Premier Clemenceau
had promised Secretary Banyan's retire
ment. He produced the official Journal as
I t o if of what he had said. The minister
reaff limed the government's unalterable
opposition to conceding the right of state
employs to form a syndicate, aa there
wu no analogy between their case ai.d
that of ordinary workmen, wbo are not
protected against stoppage of work and
re not guaranteed promotion and pen
sions In old age.
"If parliament asks us to reverse our
attitude," continued M. Barthu. "we will
retire and leave to others tlit abdication
which mould be a mortal blow to .he
Impresclplable rights that parliament holds
from the natlou and to tlx) essential,
vital and permanent Interests of the nation
Itself."
A permanent strike and branch commit
tees were created and delegates were dis
patched to the provinces to pursue an
active propaganda to make the strike con.,
plete. The secret committee, composed 0f
men whose names were not made public,
so that they might escaive the government t
Surveillance, was abolished. Diapatchoa
were received from many cities announcing
the sympathy and support not only of the
postal employes but the various trxdes
unions.
Paul on assured the meeting that with
the aid of M. Pataud, the electricians
leader, a way could be found to upset tli
wireless system. The proceedings closed
with the adoption of a resolution condemn
ing th dUloyalty of the government and
bidding all present to remain on strike until
full satlifavtljn had been given
Tensleep Raid
Mystery Cleared
by Confession
Two Men Under Arrest at Basin Ad
mit Guilt and Implicate
Five Others.
BASIN, Wyo., Mny 12. (Special.) There
Is no longer any mystery attached to the
Tensleep sheep camp raid In which three
men mere murdered. Sheriff Alston, Prose
cuting Attorney Meti and Special Prose
cutors Simpson and Entrllne, as well aa
the members of the grand Jury, know who
committed the murders, why they com
mitted them and how they committed them.
Their knowledge Is the result of confes
sions by two of the guilty men, which
statements Implicate the confessors and
five others In the assassinations. All seven
men are In the county Jail here and under
heavy gunrd of especially picked deputy
sheriffs. They are safe alike from friend
or foe, neither a rescuing party nor a
lynching party can reach them.
Neither Sheriff Alston, the attorneys nor
any member of the grand Jury will divulge
the Identity of the two men who have
confessed. The companions In crime they
have betrayed do not know of their con
fessions. Tney are among the following
who are the men they- name aa having
made the raid and whom they say are
the only persons Implicated therein: George
Saban, a prominent ranchman; Herman
Brink, an ex-bartender and cowboy; Ed
Eaton, a cowboy; M. A. Alexander, Wil
liam Klae, Charlea Ferrla and Thomaa
Dixon, small ranchmen.
Sheriff Felix Alston, who haa been re
peatedly threatened with death since ho
began the work of running down the mur
derers of Emge, Laxler and Allemand, Is
taking no chances with his prisoners. They
are guard, d day and night and If they
are not tried during the coming term of
court the county Jail will be rebuilt to
make their Imprisonment the more secure.
This Is theirst time the perpetrators of -a
range raid have been held with absolute
evidence against them and no chance In
volving a possibility of their escape will
bo taken.
Libena Greets
American Board
Arrival of Commissioners Made Occa
sion for Holiday at Mon
rovia. MONROVIA. 1 Iberia, Saturday, May 8 -Vla
Sierra Leone, May 12. The American
Llberlan commission arrived at Monrovia
on board the scout cruiser Cheater at day
light today. The scout cruiser Birming
ham has remained behind at St. Vincent,
Cape Verde Islands, for one week to repair
boilers.
Monrovia went wild over the arrival of
the Americans. Before the salutes had
been exchanged the local military author
ities announced the coming of the com
mission by the long roll of drum and
the people of Monrovia hastened to com
manding positions to see the glad sight of
the American flag In the harbor.
Monrovia spent Saturday afternoon In
convincing the Americans of their welcome.
All the stores In town were closed and a
general holiday prevailed. The commis
sioners were met at the landing by the
mayor and councilman with an address of
welcome In which the present day was
described aa a critical stage In Llberlan
history. The Americans were then escorted
to the American legation by the military
and a delegation of women. They were re
ceived generally with special honors never
accorded here except at presidential In
augurations. Enthusiasm everywhere was
great. "The great day of the Lord has
come." la the sentiment of the people.
Monday next the Interchange of visits
with IJbeiian officials will take place,
after which the commission will begin Its
work. Minster Lyon has made ample pro
vision for all the requirements of the com
missioners and the attaches. The legisla
ture will convene In speciul session on Mon
day to aid the Americans In their labors.
THIRTY SECTIONS IN ASHES
Prairie Fire Sweeps Part of Texas
Panhandle, with Great Daru
re to Range.
AMARILIO. Tex., May 12. Castro
county reports disastrous prairie fire
that swept that portion of the Panhandle
Saturday and Sunday. Colonel T. K. Her
ring of the firm of Herring & Laird, this
city, was the heaviest loner, the flames
sweeping thirty sections on one body on
his ranch. This wsste of the range, In
connection with the prevailing dry con
ditions. Increases the difficulty under
which the stockmen of this part of the
state are laboring.
Summer Garden Dedicated
by Colored Prize Fighters
Rome Miller's new summer garden in the
rear of his hotel waa dedicated (or dese
crated) Tuesday afternoon by two men of
color who pulled off an Impromptu prize
fight within the walled enclosure. There
were seconds, a referee, timekeeper and an
audience and six full rounds were fought
when the contest waa decided a tie and
the two participants were taken to their
homes In hacks, one with a fluttened nose
and the other with a sprained knee.
Buddy Thompson. waiter at the Rome,
and Xenophen Norton, a night employe at
the Hensliaw. were the jiartlclpauts In the
bout, while a bartender at the Rome acted
at timekeeper and a South Omaha wrestler
waa the referee.
About forty men mere gathered in the
garden to fatness the fight, while a large
number of guests leaned out of the win
dows from the third and fourth floors and
cheered on the combatants.
"Ten dollars on Buddy." shouted negro
chambermaid on the lop floor of the hotel,
when her champion sent Norton to his
knees with a well directed blow on the
Jaw In the second round.
"Two to one on X." called a burly fellow
on the ground, when the Henshaw nun
flattened the nose of the Rome employe.
Traveling men In their rooms at the rear
of the hotel witnessed the bout and of
fered to make bets on the outcome, but
the referee decided It a draw before many
bets were placed. The combatants made
up a $40 purse before the fight.
Here Is a review of the fight by rounds
TWENTY-NINE
MEN KILLED
Premature Explosion of Ton of
Dynamite Near Albany Causes
Heavy Loss of Life.
ACCIDENT IN STONE QUARRY
Big Blast Partly Prepared Set Off by
Some Means.
THIRTY MEN WERE AT WORK
All of Them Except One Were Killed
by Concussion.
SETS FIRE TO THE WOODS
Fear that Flames Mlatht Spread to
Dynamite More House Pre
vents the Work of
Resrne.
ALBANY, N. Y., May 12 Twenty-nine,
men were killed by a premature blast
of dynamite this afternoon In a stone
quarry operated by the Callanan Road
Improvement company near the village
of South Bethlehem, eleven miles south
west of Albany.
Among the dead reported are:
J. H. CALLANAN. manager of quarry.
CHARLES n CALLANAN, his brother.
LEROY M'MILLAN.
FRKI SNYDER.
JtHlN HENDR ICKSON.
WILLIAM BAl MLS.
Two gangs of men were at work In the
quarry at the time of the explosion. It
was the Intention to fire a blast and
fourteen holes had been drilled and seven
or eight of them had been filled, when
there waa a terrific explosion.
Of the thirty who were working near
the drills twenty-nine are believed to
have been killed About 1,0(10 pounds of
dynamite exploded.
The explosion set fire to a patch of
woods near the quarry, and the flam'
are in such proximity to the dynaclte
storehouse that rescuers are afraid to
approach the quarry.
Twenty-Four Hung
in Constantinople
Mutineers from Army and Navy Exe
cuted in Public, Making Total
of Thirty-Eight.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May .-Con-santlnople
witnessed another batch of ex
ecutions this rrornlng, when twenty-four
mutineers of the army and navy were
hanged in public within the city limits.
This makes a total of thirty-eight execu
tions within the capital since the revolu
tion of April IS.
Four of the men today were hanged near
the sultan's palace, eight at the - Marine
barracks, eight at the DJInxl Meldal quar
ters of Stamboul and four at the War
office.
Women Fight in
Bakers' Strike
Party Invades Shop of Mrs. Siegel
and Throw Her Stock Into
the Street.
NEW YORK. May 12. Disorders Incident
to the bakers' strike, with women playing
a leading part, stirred the upper east aide
district today. More than a score of
women Invaded a bakery on Upper Park
avenue and attacked the owner, Mrs. Lena
Slgel. Blows were showered upon the pro
prietor, who fought back valiantly from
behind the counter. Her stock of bread,
which the invaders declared was of the
nonunion variety, was meanwhile thrown
Into the street Policemen checked the at
tack and arrested two young women.
PiMtoftice Appointments. (
WASHINGTON. May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Civil servloe examinations for ap
pointment of rural carriers at Orchard and
Stella, Neb,, will be held at those places
June 12. BUrr J. Bos t wick of Jollet. 111.,
was appointed land law clerk at Rapid
City (8. D.) land office. John H. Carroll
of Indianapolis, lnd., appointed to similar
position at Lemmon, 8. D.
Wilson W. Bain haa been appointed
postmaster at Brandon. Buchanan county,
Iowa, vice John W. Bain, resigned.
Sidney Meyer of Louisville, Ky., has been
appointed stenographer at Alliance (Neb.)
land office.
Round One Buddy opens with a Jolt on
Norton's coco, follows with right swing
to point of Jaw. Norton returns left to
neck and men clinch. In-fighting when
round ends.
Round Two Nortr-n leads with right to
Buddy's prohosclus and draws first blood.
Buddy, badly frightened, dances a two
step on hla left ear. Referee begins the
count, but Buddy comes to scratch on count
of seven. Makes rush for Norton, who
stops him In clinch and Buddy drives
vicious Jabs to Norton's mug.
Round Three Buddy still mad, sends left
to Norton's ear. Norton returns by trying
to bite Buddy on cheek. Buddy claims foul,
which is not allowed.
Round Four Both men awing In all direc
tions at once, feet as well as hands, and
hit each other in every possible snot. Both
go to mat three times, each taking count
after his first fall. Round ends with Buddy
playing a tattoo on Norton's noggin and
Norton kicking Buddy on the shlna
Round Five Bears striking resemblance
to round four.
Round Six Buddy leads with right to
Jaw. left to chin, both feet to shins and
Norton Jumps on top of Buddy and tries
to stamp him Into the ground. Loud calls
of foul on both aides and referee calls It a
draw, whereupon the hackmen haul off the
dead.
Mr. Miller knew nothing of the bout un
til It waa over, but he rewarded his em
ploye's neglect to invita Mm by promptly
discharging Buddy.
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Cf-T1 ' wKflTTirc fcL I.'lxtJLL fr, 0 1 Jcwsey,
From the Spokesman-Review.
ADANA WOUNDED ARE BURNED
School Used as Hospital Fired by
Moslems.
IMPRISONED WOMEN FREED
Four Missionaries Held at HadJIa
Are Fonnd Well by K earner
Official to Bev Court
Marttaled. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 12. Thomas D.
Christie, In a letter datedTarsus, May 4,
says the feeling In Adana is still bitter and
It has been increased by outrageous af
tides in Ittldal. an Adana paper.
"The second massacre at Adana, as I
now learn," he says, "was much worse
than the first. It lasted two days. The
Gregorian school, filled m-lth refugees, was
set on fire. Those who tried to make their
escape were shot down like rabbits. The
rest of those in the school. Including more
than 100 wounded from the first masaaore,
gathered within the"lfjrJln!r by Miss Wal
11s were burned to death. Only eight, per
sons survived to tell the story. It is thought
that at least 2.0)0 men, women and children
perlahed at Adana.
"The government Is now making every
effort to prove the existence of an Ar
menian conspiracy, and with some suc
cess." The government has ordered DJevad Bey,
the dismissed governor general of Adana
to return to Adana for trial by court mar
tial. He Is charged with being responsible
for the dlsarders. ,
HADJIN, Asiatic Turkey. May ll. Her
bert N. Irwin, a missionary of the. Ameri
can board, located at Talas, arrived here
today. He found the four American women
missionaries, who were besieged here for
several days, In good health. These
women are connected with the United Or
phanage and Mission, of Reading, Pa., and
are Miss Rose Lambert, Miss Ada Tachuml
of Cleveland, O.. and Anna and Porlnda
Bowman from Michigan.
Tillasrers Flock to Maxash.
MARASH. Asiatic Turkey, Monday, May
10. Most of, the villages In the vicinity of
Marash have been destroyed by the fanat
ical Mohammedans and the scattered pop
ulations are flocking here.
LATAKIA. Asiatic Turkey, Tuesday, May
11. M Ins Efflc M. Chambers, missionary
of the American Board of Commissioners
of Foreign Missions, has gone back alone
to Kessag to look after the school property
there.
ALEX ANDR ETTA. Asiatic Turkey.
Tuesday. May 4. The Rev. George II. Ken
nedy of the Irish church mission at Aiex
andretta Is the man mho raised the siege
of Deurtyul. He persuaded the military
commander to assign 560 soldiers to go with
him and relieve the place. Deurtym had
been besieged twelve days and for eight
days the town was without water. All the
surrounding villages have been burned.
There are 3.60 absolutely destitute fugi
tives In Deurtyul and 2.000 here.
ANTIOCH. Asiatic Turkey, Monday, May
J. There are large numbers of Armenian
refugees In Antloch. They are all women
and children, not one Armenian man having
been left alive.
Banker Chamberlain Gives Bond.
BEATRICE, May 12. (Special Telegram.)
C. M. Chamberlain of the defunct Cham
berlain banking house at Tecumseh ap
peared In district court Wednesday and
gave bond In the sum of l,0oo for hla ap
pearance at the October term of court.
His sister, Mary Osgood, appeared as
surety. '
Many a woman
makes herspending
money by using
Bee Want Ads. Are
you one of them?
Don't let old thing acctunulaU
Mil them. Don't buy sotnetalut
new when 701 can rind a bargain
In one for which soma on baa no
further use. It makes no differ
ence what It la laundry gtove,
or a piano.
Everybody reads the Bee
want ad pages. They are the
bargain hunter's beet hunting
ground. Buy or sell the
cheap little want ada certainly,
do the busiaeua.
The Burning Question
Grain Growers to
Boost Prices and
Fight Corners
Delegates from All Over West Con
sider Plans to Raise Value
to Farmers.
8PR1N3F1ELD, Mo., May It Grain
growers from many states met here today
In mass meeting at the call of C. S. Bar
rett, president of the National Farmers'
union, to take action to protect thetr In
terests. The Farmers' union has a membership of
8.000,000 and that part of the organisation
that convened here today Is known as the
grain growers' branch. President Barrett
is his call, Issued at Atlanta, Qa,. says:
"It Is the Intention to place the growers
squarely op. record before the world nd
to build such a system as will enable
wheat to sell for the highest possible fig
ures, while it is yet In the hands of the
rowers." 1
It Is Intended,- tt ts stated, to organise
the grain growers the same aa the cotton
planters of the south are organised, the
chief aim being to aid members. In storing
wheat until prices advance to the mint of
making selling a profit. Congress also will
be petitioned to enact a law that will
prevent corners In grain.
Over 100 delegates are here, coming from
all states south of Iowa and west to the
Rocky mountains, east to the Atlantic and
south to the gulf.
The board of directors of the National
association also met today to choose the
place of the meeting of the National as
sociation on September T. The applicants
for the convention are Walla Walla,
Wash.; Birmingham, Ala., and Springfield,
Mo.
WHEAT CORNER STOPS MILLS
Government A sent Rays Manipulation
at Chlrnso Has Rendered Floor
Baalness Impossible.
WASHINGTON; May 12. "Wheat manip
ulation at Chicago has rendered business
In American flour Impossible for months."
reports Special Agent M. H. Davis of the
Department of Commerce and I-abor. who
has been In Europe investigating conditions
n the market.
"I confidently believe." aa!(J he, "that if
the wheat sfieoulators had let the market
alone, we should have exported at least
2.000,100 barrels more of flour to Great
Britain and Europe on the current crop
than the figures will now be able to show."
National Bank Charters.
WASHINGTON. May 12 (Special Tele
gram.) The application of E. J. Curtln of
Decorah, la., E. L. Holven. E. E. Mlkkel
son, Elmer E. Dickinson and Edward Hav
erson to organise the First National bank
of Beach, N. D., with $28,000 capital, was
approved by the comptroller of the cur
rency. The comptroller has also approved the
conversion of the Commercial Stats bank
of Coleridge, Neb., Into the First National
bank of Coleridge, with $30,000 capital.
Shaft Raised for Wirz, Head
of Andersonville Prison
ANDERSON VI LLE, Ga., May 12,-The
monument erected by the Georgia dlvialon,
United Daughters of the Confederacy, to
the memory of Captain Henry Wlrs, In
chatge of the federal prisoners confined
at Andersonville In 1S64-6, was unnvelled
here today with appropriate exercises. The
town was thronged with visitors, many of
whom arrived in special trains. Scattered
among the 5,000 or more southerners, was
a sprinkling of men and women of the
north, some of whom have relatives at rest
In ths national cemetery nearby, num
bered among the 1S.000 warriors of ths
blue who died In the Andersonville prison.
Those from beyond Mason and Dixon ' line
looked on In silence while tribute was paid
to the memory of the prison commander.
The stars and bars of the Confederacy
were everywhere In evidence and there
was an abundance of spring flowers, beau
tiful floral designs literally covering the
base of the granite shaft which sends Its
slender monollthtcal apex to a height of
thirty-six feet.
As the silken cords were drawn by Mrs.
Ferin of Natchet. . Miss., only living
daughter of Captain Wlrs, 2.000 voloes, led
by a chorus of the Daughters of the Con
DRY FARMING PROSPECTS
Method that Will Add Millions to
Agricultural Wealth.
WHAT THE CONGRESS IS DOING
Association that Is Paihlii the Idea
and Bringing Large fnproduc
tlve Areas Into High
Usefulness.
The moat Important economic movement
riow oocupying the attention of the people
of the west ts that which was brought Into
existence three eyars ago In Denver when
there m-as organised the Transmlssourl Dry
Farming congress," said John T. Burns of
Denver, last evening.
"Three years ago the .average bualness
man and farmer smiled sarcastically when
he read about so-called dry farming. Now
the rery men who laughed the proposition
to scorn have either adopted some of the
methods originally advocated or have be
gun to read and study about the possibil
ities o fthe moevment.
"What It all means can easily be con
ceived when It Is stated that 200,000,000 of
gool lands now unproductive and of small
value will soon be added to the actual
agricultural acreage of the western slates
through the development of the dry farm
ing movement. Two hundred million acres
will produce foodstuffs and commerce for
a number of people you see, and therein
Ilea the value of the Dry Farming congress.
Congress Not an Experiment.
"The congress Is no more an experiment.
The three meetings already held In Denver,
Bait Lake City and Cheyenne have demon
strated that the whole m-orld Is Interested
and ready to co-operate In a great school
through which the various coll, seed, cli
matic and mechanical conditions necessary
to successful operation In unlrrlgated dis
tricts can be studied and finally organized
Into an exact science for the farmer.
"The last meeting of the congress was
attended by the official representatives
of seven nations, and now there are vie
presidents snd secretaries for various sec
tions of the. world mhere dry farming Is
necessary to final successful farm opera
tion. In the last two months Mexico, Can
ada, Braall, South African states, Auttra
lla, Russia, Argentina and Chill have sent
agents Into the western states of America
to study dry farming systems, and all have
entered Into the Investigations so thor
oughly that they Fhow how widespread
Is the belief that the I'nlted States has
the most successful dry farmers. And they
are right, for In some of the southwestern
and extreme western sections profitable
crop have been and are being produced
with as tow as eight and one-half Inches
of rainfall. Impossible? T though so un
til making personal Investigation, but the
bulletins admit this to be a fact discov
ered and studied by the experts of the
Department of Agriculture In WafTilngton,
This Is unusual, though, nnd not to be
considered from any other standpoint, al-
(Contlnued on Second rage.)
federacy, joined In singing "Dixie," follow
ing which the myriads of floral wreaths
were plied high about the monument, add
ing to Its massive appearance.
Refreshments were served by the
Daughters of the Confederacy to several
thousand visitors.
Addresses were made by Tleasant A.
Bloval, editor of the Savannah I'ress; Dr.
C. Olmstead.of Atlanta and Captain
L. P. Park of Augusta. The last named
was on duty at At dersonvllle for a time
and gave an account of hla personal recol
lections. Ths singing of "Maryland, My Mary
land,'" by the large chorus, the firing of
a salute by the military company of
Amerlcus, Ga., and the sounding of taps
brought the exercises to a close.
Captain Wlrs was a native of Switzer
land, the date of his birth being 1C2. After
the close of the civil mar he was tried
by a military commission at Washington.
D. C, on charges of murder and flagrant
cruelty to prisoners In his cre, contrary
to the customs and laws of civilized war
fare, was convicted, condemned to death
snd executed at Washington November 10,
IS
DUTY OX GLASS
1ST00 HIGH
Senator Aldrich Asks that it Go Over
at the Suggestion of Senator
Burkett.
WARM SPEECH BY NEBRASKAN
He Shows that Price of Window Glass
is Less Than Tax.
COST OF PRODUCTION DECREASED
Improved Machinery Has Cut it in
Half Since Dinjley Law Passed.
CRAWFORD ON IRON ORE RATE
Month Dakota rnntir Hays Any
Tariff l.nrks U lailnm that Rncnar
aars Kxhsnsflnn of Natural
Iteaonrcca.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
WASHINGTON. May 1 2. ( Special Tel
egram.) Persistent hammering on the
part of the so-cnlled progressive senators,
Hided unexpectedly by Senator Root,
brought an admission from Senator Aid
rich this afternoon that the schedule re
flating to nimlown gliiss ought to he rii
conMrueicd. and ut tlie end of the speech
by ScnataV Hurkett the chairman of tho
finance committee aked that tho
schedule be passed over for purposes of
revision.
This was the first public admission on
the part uf Senator Aldrch that some of
the McliedTiles In the tariff bill were too
high, and It ts expected that the senior
senator from Rhode Island mill make a
number of other concessions before the
bill goes to conference.
(Senator Burkett, without mincing his
m-ords, took the position that the evi
dence showed that manufacture were
selling window glass less than the Ding
In ytarff; that If a man was given his
m lndnw glass In EEurope he could not af
ford to pay tho tariff on it and bring It
Into this country; that, therefore, here
mas no necessity for auch hUh duty as
carried In tho Aldi'loh bill.
Mr. Burkett pointed out that by the In
vention of machinery America was now
able to produce glass for half what it
could be produced when the Dingley law
mas enacted twelve years ago, and there
fore the Dlngloy rates were out of pro
portion now.
The senior senator from Nebraska ln
slated that nobody had undertaken to
Justify the retention of the Dingley rates
In the bill and he scathingly criticised
the committee on finance for permitting
debate to go on for two days without
explaining m'hy they instated upon main
taining the schedules on mlndown glass.
Senator Aldrich In reply admitted that
the schedule mas too high on plain win
dow glass, and stated that If a way could
be devised to separate plain window glass
from so-called picture glaBS and other su
perior makes they would do so, and on
Senator Burkett's suggestion Senator Al
drich aked that the schedule go over.
The senate proceeded to the consider- ,
tlon of i.a.HBed-over seotlons until the iron
or paragraph mas reached, when 8nator
Crawford spoke at length upoh the lack of
misdom of any tariff that encouraged the
exhaustion of natural resources which
could not readily be produced. He Insisted
that there should bo no tariff on Iron ore,
oil, coal and lumber. Early In the session
Senator Pay titer spoke of the removal of
6 cents per pound on leaf tobacco aa a
means of freezing the tobacco growers from
the control of the tobacco trust.
Window (.lass Schedule Taken I p.
Senator Simmons offered an amendment
to the window glass schedule of the tariff
bill, reducing the rates below those sug
gested by Senator Cummins In his amend
ment to tho same paragraph yesterday.
(From a Staff Corresondent.)
"The rates proposed by you are the rates
of tho Wilson bill, are they not?" said Mr.
Aldrich, addressing the senator from North
Carolina.
"Well," replied Mr. Simmons, smiling,
"that should not be an argtunent against
them. I think if that is the case It would
rather be a commendation."
Mr. Sinmons then addressed the sen
ate at some length upon the window glass'
lnluatry to demonstrate that the glaas
manufacturers could prosier with duties
much below those provided In the pending
measure.
Replying to a question by Mr. Burkett,
Mr. Hale declared that the tariff duty had
no relation to the protective duty levied
to build up tiie manufactures in this coun
try. Mr. Elkins defended the interests of the
American manufacturers and declared a re
duction In the promised duties would result
In lowering the wages of the operatives,
which. In turn, he said, would result In
a strike and possibly tho destruction of
the window glacs Industry.
Retail Price of tilaaa.
Mr. 8 moot said that since yesterday be
had telegraphed to New York to find the
wholesale and retail prices on a pane of
glass 12x11 Inches, mhich was the article
largely affected by the schedule under
consideration.
"The wholesale cost of that pane of glass,
with duty added." Mr. Stnoot said, "was 4
cents. The appraiHer went to a picture
frame stoic and found the price there to be
la cents. Then he went to the department
store and the price, of the pane Was 2o
cents.
"That,," declared Mr. Smoot, advancing
to the ceirt r of the chamber and sieaklng
wlth emphasis, "is tinj per cent. 1 am
milling to allow 60 per cent profit, but that
Is 6"0 per cent."
Mr. Gore, the blind senator from Okla
homa, declared an Impassioned defense of
retail dealers against any charge of extor
tion. Mr. Aldrich contended that the duty on
glass had no relation to the price at which
glass Is sold In this country.
During a (IIscuhkIihi of the profits of
window glaKS manufacturers by Mr. New
lands Mr. Oliver of Pennsylvania objected
that there Is nut a window glass manufac
turer in the t rilled States today who is
making anything like a fair rpoflt because
of competition which keeps the prlcu of
mirulow gluHH dumn.
"1 apeak mith f.illng," said Mr. Oliver,
"bceaune will iii four yens 1 hove, invested
in. bmall ainiiiint of money In the manu
fai title of window kUii-h and I I II ) ou 11
disappeared as 1 u ; j 1 1 M y us though I had
im it on tin- wrong number at Moolo
Curio."
On motion of Mr. Aldiich the section re
lating to window glass was passed) over
temMirarlly and the neiut.t proceeded to
consider other Suctions of UtS bill aeVeelng
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