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he Omaha
TlIE OMAHA DEE
Ii th" rnoat powerful bualneae
getter In the twl, betaua It go
to tt homes of poor aad rlcti.
vTATEXH FORECAST.
For Nebraska Rain and cooler.
For Iowa Rain and fooler.
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MAM TO PILOT
RAILROAD RILL
Chairman of Committee oo Lxttntate
and Foreign Commerce Will
Sponsor Measure in House.
TOWHSENDS AMBITION FAILS
Hii Supporters of Original Draft Are
Consequently Disappointed.
MANTI S IDEAS MEET WITH FAVOB
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AmendmeHtl tO Bill Bear Witn
New Champion'! Influence,
vv. jif
FURTHER TALK OF SPEAKERSHIP
GmiIs Still Heard About netbrwae
eneat of Caaaoa and .!'
( Democrats to Carry
Iloase.
WASHINGTON. Msrch 27. The ambition
of Representative Townssnd of Michigan
to asjume charge of the administration
. . . . Hm
railroad hill on the tloor ot inn ni.w
nov be gratified, the honor going to Chair
mnav Mann of the committee on Interstate
nil forelarn commerce.
lnis urwriuinvi
.,- - - . r,t ih hill In the
Z, which i orWnallT Introduced
by Representative Townsend, and as It Is
new. pending In the senate, are greatly dis
tr pointed.
It had been thought the intense opposi
tion of Mr. Mann to certain features of
the bill as drafted by Attorney General
Wlckersham would make him disinclined
to champion it. His success In Incorporat
ing many of his own Ideas Into the meas
ure, however, made Mr. juann wiiiinK
assume the sponsorship. As amenaeti oy
tli e committee all republican members
voted for It and there was no way in
which the chairman could be denied the
mrnagement of the measure on the floor.
Mr. Mann was particularly opposed to
the provision for the creation of a court
of commerce and this was retained only
by the personal efforts of the president.
Whether Mr. Mann will seek to eliminate
this provision on the floor Is not known.
He la said to be as strongly opposed to
it u. -ver. but his objections are confined
to his belief that the establishment of the:
new court Involves unnecessary expense.
Xaft Favor Commerce Coart.
In view ot the fact that President Tafl
la so firmly In favor of the court, it Is not
thought Mr. Mann wlU make any move
for its elimination from the bill.
The administration Is looking to the sen
ate to save the principal features of the
Original bill. Supporting the president In
" "" I. u-., iriutna. A In rich, i
vnis roai.rr ,, " ,K. I
Wrrnv Crane. Collom ana anion ui
committee on Interstate commerce, as well
as many other republican loaders. Vigorous
assaults upon the measura have been made
nntms Cummins and ClaPP. and. it
. . , . I
la . known iney win - f " i
.many other insurgent republicans, as i
aa s large number of the democratic sena
tors.
That the coalition of insurgent repub
licans and democrat la formidable la ad
mitted by friends of the bill, and they are
now giving their attention to the formula
tion of amendments which they hope will
harmonize some of the differences. Mr.
Wickersham has met with the friends ot
the bill on several occasions and has given
them h's assistance In framing amend
ments. At one time is was planned to have these
anvnumonis uraneu nu m -
Chairman Elklns. That plan has been
abandoned and It is now expected that the
amendments will be parcelled out among
other senators, so that a number may share
the credit of making the new law. This
scheme even Includes the acceptance of
one or two of the amendments oy tne in
surgents. Seaate Not Attentive.
. Not the slightest consideration la being
given by the senate to the attitude of the
house on the bill. The chances are that
when a conference Is held the two meas
ures as passed will rssemble each other
ery little. That being the case, the act
will have to be made In conference. In
view of the fact that the senate haa kept
In touch with the desires of the admlnls-
tratlon.VIt la clear that the senate con
ferees if 111 be strengthened by the Influ
ence of the White House.
Mora force Is being exerted by senate
Uadera to carry out President Taft's views
on the railroad bill than on any other of
4 tile administration measures. It would
surprise no one if the conservation meas
ures should go over until another session.
It la also certain that there la a hard road
ahead of the statehood bill, although the
democratic senators have given some In
dication of demanding an agreement that
a vote be had on the statehood bill aa the
price of giving an open road to the railroad
measure.
Appropriation bills are being passed by
the senate about as rapidly as they are
recelvtd from the house. The spirit of
retrenchment, which has a firm hold In
the senate committee, precludes the en
largement of the bills to any extent, and,
therefore, there have been no contests
whatever over the measures.
' The naval appropriation bill is before the
tiouie now and there is in prospect a
sharp contest over the question whether
there shall be constructed two big battle
ships or only one as the minority of the
committee favors. A similar fight will
be made In the senate, where many favor
cutting down the appropriations for the
navy and army.
Bavlnsa Bank Hill Cesilsg.
The postal savings bank bill la expected
from the house within a few weeks. There
Is considerable favor of amending It, so
as to insure the keeping of funds In banks
in the vicinity where collected. This sub-
Ject created a great deal of dissension in
the senate, where It was argued that a
rigid requirement that the money col
lected by postofflre banks should be kept
In local banks would make the bill uncon
stitutional. If the row between the regulars and In
surgent republicans Is at an end, as lead-
era of both factions profess to believe, it
t. would appear that adjournment of the
I present session may be expected about
June is. t L ere are indications, nowever,
that the T't of the recent contest which
brought ay-'.t the elimination ot Speaker
' Cannon from the commit te on rules are
still smoldering and may breea out at any
moment.
Considerable talk la beard about elim-
' litattng Cannon from tae speakership aa
Well aa the rules committee, and on Satur-
$waUnurd on Second Page.)
Easter Ideal
Despite the
YVcather Man
Pretty Sunsnine and Mild Atmosphere
Add to the Joyi of
the Day.
Despite the predictions of the weather
man that the Ions expected rain would
visit Oma&a Sunday, everything waa de
I llghtf ul and Easter saw a blue sky with
plenty of bright sunshine. It was ideal
I weather for everybody concerned in the
celebration of the resurrection ot ChrWt
from the dead.
. All of the Christian churches In the city,
h Catholic and Protestant, were dec-
- for the occasion with Easter lillles,
"d potted plants. Lively music of
thanksiftvlntf and halleluiahs
v th churches of the city and
tn. , fJ'' r. rship were filled with song
and -Ignifleance of Christ's
reeurre ''-'ff id to be manifest in the
people at'i .and cares and sorrows were
forgotten in rte Joy of the occasion. Spe
cial sermons to ere delivered in honor of
the feast and the edifices were crowded
with people, anxious to share in the cele
bration. Saturday the weatherman cast a shadow
of gloom over many feminine minds by
predicting that there would be rain on
Sunday. As badly as moisture is needed,
most people seemed to think that it would
be Just as well If the rain would hold oft
a day longer, so as not to spoil the feast
and the new hat. Saturday, cloudy
sky and brisk winds seemed to indicate
that rain must surely come, but the Easter
morning broke the sun was dancing in the
horlxon.
Owners of automobiles took advantage of
the weather and were to b seen spinning
about the city with their families. Large
numbers of machines upon the streets of
Omaha have ceased to excite comment, but
the noticeable thing Sunday was that most
of the automobiles contained family parties,
decked out in all the glory of the great
Christian holiday.
Wyoming Sheep
. Growers Adjourn
Convention of Flockmasters at Chey
enne of Value in Many Ways
Resolutions Adopted.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. March 27. (SpooiaJ.)
The convention of Wyoming sheepmen.
which closed here late Friday night, waa '
the moat harmonious gathering of flock'
masters ever held In the state. Loist fall
and during the early winter the flockmast
ers in some section of the state were dis
"""
gruntled and dlBsevtlafled because ot dipping
orders Issued by the state and federal au
i thorlUcuv and tor a time . It appeared as
though the stata ovgajiisation, whah has
proven fc&self a power la the state, would
be dlaorganiaed, but by patience and pidtos
matte work the warrlna: factions have been
roaxio ma who wmrrmaT
hn,n,rM tMh.. .n'th. ...r.H ...
stronger, numortcallv aa well as flrianctallv. i
than ever before and wilt be reckoned with'
from now on in all mt-ters ot public, in
dustrial , or, political importance in Wyom
ing. . .
The sheepmen, to a man. objected stren
ousiy to the charge, made in a dispatch
from Bolsa City, Idaho, that the live stock
Interest of Wyoming, with- those of other
states, would Ignore a decision of the
United Staites supreme court In the matter
of stockmen trespassing' upon the forest
reserves, and the following resolution, cov
ering the matter, was unanimously adopted
by the convention:
Whereas, The stockmen of Wyoming are
charged with saying that they will Ignore
the decision of .the United States supreme
court, and that live stock business of this
mate h been thrown into chaos by the
mid decision. 1
Whereas, It Is further charged that the
live stock Interests of Wyoming are in- com
plete accord with the pollclos of ex-Chief
Forester Plnchot, and aleo with the admlru
istration of the national forests; therefore,
bo it
Resolved, That these statements do not
repreeent the sentiment of tht members of
the Wyoming Wool Growers' association,
or of the sheepmen generally ot this state.
Be It further.
Resolved, That the sheepmen of Wyoming
are lawabldlng cltlxens of the state and
nation, have never Ignored any decision of
any tribunal, and at no time ever contem
plated such action; and, be it further,
Resolved, That while the wool growers
of Wyoming are In hearty sympathy, as
evidenced' time and again In annual con
vention, with the sentiment of forewt con
servation, we are not in accord with all
rulings of the United States forest bureau,
and especially its arbitrary reaiula-tlon gov-
i ernlng the admission of sheep to the na
tional forests and the grustng of same
therein.
No Yankee Bride
for Crown Prince
Servian Minister Denies Report that
Alexander and Brother Are in
America for Wives.
PARIS. March 7!. Dr. M. R. Vesnltich,
the Servian minister here, gives categorical
denial of the report widely published In the
United States that Crown Prince Alexander
and his elder brother. Prince Oeorge, are
about to visit America In search of rlca
American . brides. Mr. Vesnltch says the
royal family at Belgrade is greatly an
noyed over these reports and that no such
personage . la known as "Count Pablow
Mysky Treskaya." who la reported to be
in America aa the matrimonial agent of
King Peter. .
"Should either ot the Servian princes at
any future time go to America." said Mr.
Vesnltch. "It will be only to visit . the
country and study Institutions which are
especially Interesting n Servla. the most
democratic kingdom tn old Europe."
X-RAY CAUSED DEATH OF
PATIENT, DECLARES WOMAN
Trvotseeat Aaaslatstered by Two Col
lege Professor Tan Beta
aed far llantaaree.
TRENTON. N. J.. March t7.-Mrs. Mary
W. Page of this city brought suit for $30.
000 damages today against Profs. Howard
Clenahan and Edward' Plymton of Prince
ton university, alleging that they burned
her husband so severely with 'X-rays that
he died of his Injuries.
The complainant alleges that her husband
was "burned, roasted and baked," so badly
that his limbs became decayed and that he
gradually grew worse and died last No
vember. Mr. Page suffered from hip dis
ease aad the defendants took X-ray photo
graphs" to determine the' extent, of th
malady. His widow says that he was fif
teen minutes under the X-ray
BALKAN CRISIS
AGAINAVERTED
Impending Crash in Government is
Stemmed for Present, but Peace
May Be Only Temporary.
MACEDONIA BONE OF TROUBLE1,
Open Secret that Bulgaria Will Try
Conclusions with Turkey.
Bia SACRIFICE FOE MILITARY
Army Has Been Well Equipped and
Trained for Inevitable War
'NOW OH NEVER" 13 PTOPLES' CRY
Saecesefol War Weald Meaa CoasolU
' datlon of the Dynasty Receat
Visit of Klaat to Rwlt
Important.
PARIS. March . 27. Another dangerous
crisis in the Balkans has been narrowly,
but perhaps only temporarily averted, ac
cording to well-informed d.plomatlc circles
here, where for months it has been an open
secret that Bulgaria was determined to try
conclusions with Turkey ver the question
of Macedonia, either to win' the provmce
outright or at least to secure autonomy for
the remainder of European Turkey.
Bulgaria for years has made tremenduous
sacrifices to equip and train the model
army which it now possesses, always with
the idea of the Inevitable war with Turkey
ahead of It. The Bulgarian people have
gradually become Imbued with the belief
that their army Is Invincible and the ac
quisition of their own independence haa left
them dissatisfied that their Chrlstlon
brothers in Macedonia should remain under
the domination of Turkey.
Borden of too Army.
"They also realise that they cannot long
sustain the burden of the army on ' its
present ' footing. For the king also' a suc
cessful war would mean the consolidation
of. the position of a dynasty Imposed upon
the Bulgarian people by the powers. For
both the king and the people, therefore. It
appeared to be "now or never."
The moment, however, was singularly un
propitious because Europe today unonl-
mously supports the regime of the young
Turks at Constantinople and desires to give
it a fair chance toregenerate Turkey. The
last hope of King FerCloand and the Bul-
Barian government disappeared when the
king recently visited St. Petersburg and
found that Russia refused to give either
sympathy or support to an appeal to arms
at this time.
Bulgaria haa yielded, but as understood
here, only to see what diplomacy can do.
AMERICANS AFTER TUB TURKS
Rallroaa Builders Bs4eevsf to leesre
Coaceaalam. ior Iw Liaa. " j
-CONSTANTINOPLE. March 27. Ameri
can enterprise Is endeavoring to secure
"from the new regime tn Turkey concession
for the construction of railway lines more
than. 12, COO miles' in length.
Although several of the railroad projects
submitted to the Turkish government since
the constitution have come to grief through
want of financial support or from other
causes, those which continue to engage the
attention of the ministry of public works
still represent a formidable total of mileage.
Foremost, of these latter. In point of
lergth and impoitance, must be cited the
American proposal known as the Chester
project. According to official thformatlnn.
this .project contemplates the construction
of a normal gauge line from Slvas to Bit Its,
with branch lines to Dlarbeklr. Kerkuh
and Suleimanleh. Roughly speaking, the
length wpuld be about 1,250 miles.
The promoters stipulate for a delay of
sixteen months In which to study the line
and serrch for mines, and in the event of
the Investigation not proving satisfactory.
that Is to say. If no mines sufficiently rich
are discovered .within the period agreed
upon, the promoters are free to withdraw
from the agreement and shall hand over
to the government all their plans and draw
ings. The latter will, of course, be valu
able. -
The Chester proposal Is at present before
the technical commission of the ministry
of publio works. If It la accepted by the
commission and .the council of ministers
it will then have to go to the chamber of
representatives for final approval.
I I
Wear Spring Togs
Says Weather Man
No Further Fear of Frigid Atmos
phere and Skies Will Be
Clear.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Don your
spring suits and leave your umbrellas be
hind you tomorrow. Tou need not fear
being caught out In the cold or of being
drenched by the spring rains, for the gov
ernment's weather experts proclaim that
the temperature for the ensuing week will
be mild for the season.
This will be followed by ralna and cooler
weather, which is now central over the
California coast, and is expected to reach
the Atlantio seaboard by Friday. Another
disturbance is indicated that ahould cross
the country between March 1 and April 4.
WYOMING WOOL GROWERS
SEND OUT, UNIQUE CARD
Prospective Gaeate at Baaqaet Told
They Will Be la Good Care aad
Will Not Waat.
If the banquet of the Shoshonl (Wyo.)
wool growers la as recherche as the in
vitation card is unique, the guests will not
have any occasion to complain of the
character of the feast. Corm-nlssloner Gu ll
of the Commercial club. has been notified
that his presence would be acceptable and
the Intimation is conveyed on a card
boosting the product of the association a
piece of flannel manufactured from the
fleece of the sheep of 'the Wyoming flocks.
"We are your shepherds." runneth the
legend which figures aa the motto of the
feast; "you ahali not want," and it Is fol
lowed by the somewhat cryptic confession,
"Bent, but not broke."
In consonance with the general design
the committee oq arrangements Is called
"The Herd" and the menu card Itself la
utilised as an opportunity of keeping be
fore the eyea of the guests the districts
J that git to form the area of the association.
ArM will
HATS THEY ARE-V. Sm 3m llf'
GOING 10 WIKZ) HisSi V QM W
From th Des Moines Capital,
E1LLS WIFE, SHOOTS; SELF
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Frank L. Mercer of Lincoln Murders
Spouse and Attempts Suicide. "
COUPLE DIVORCED
RECENTLY
Hasbaad Make Vala Effort i Win
. Back Her Affections, bat Paillas, .
Deeided to Dad Lives
Tosetkee. '
(From a 8taff Correspondent) ' ' -LINCOLN.
March 27. (Special.) Frank
L. Mercer shot' hie divorced wife through
the head at the home of his father -this
morning and then sent a bullet Into, his
own temple. Bothwere hurried to the
Esther hospital, where Mrs. Mercer' tiled
within a few-mtnutea. This afternoon Dri
Wllaieth. reported -a eer 'iestMllty that
.k . i . i V. . kj '.. : i a
me wvunu ill g.uv iivnu n r mvrver wuuiq
not prove fatal. , . . u - .
Mercer came, all the ovay from Larimfo
Wyo,, where he was employed as an engi
neer by the Union Pacific, to do the deed.
He came evidently with his mind -fixed
to force h!a wife to again marry tolm "or
upon her refusal to end the lives ot both.
C. W. Mercer, the father of Frank L.
Mercer, lives at Sll J street. Frank' Mercer
reached the house about 11:30. He was
greeted by the family, and then walked
Into the room occupied by his former wife.
No one present suspected any trouble. He
and Mrs. Mercer talked for a few minutes.
when the family heard the two shots alt
most together. Mercer had shot his wife
behind the right ear, and himself in the
right temple.. . No member of the family
had heard anything said by either Mercer
or his divorced wife. The only explanation
they could offer for the murder and at
tempted suicide is, that Mrs. eilrcer had
refused to again marry hor divorced hus
bjind. Efforts at Reconciliation.
The two were divorced during the last
summer, about a year ago, and since thai
time Mr..'. Mercer has been making her
home with her - husband's parents. ' On
several occasions Mercer has attempted tn
make up with his wife and he has pleaded
with her' to again live with him, but his
entree ties have been In vain.
Mrs. Mercer was about 27 veers of age.
She and Mercer were married in Hastings
about five years ago and bad no children.
has no relatives in Nebraska. Her
father and mother are dead. So far as
known her only near relative is a sister
whe lives In Bentonvllle, Ark.
At the Mercer home when the tragpdy
occurred there were Mr. and Mrs. Mercer,
parents of the murderer, and Mr. and Mrs.
E. T. Mailer, the latter being a sister of
the murdered woman. These two reside
at Council Bluffs and had come down to
spend the day -with the parents of Mrs.
Mercer.
The father ot Frank Mercer Is employed
by the Lincoln Traction company and the
family is highly respected.
The police were notified as soon as the
shooting occurred and hurried the wounded
couple to the hospital. Mercer had come
to Uncoln prepared to do- the shooting,
for he was. armed with a thlrty-clght-
callber revolver.
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Fire tn Colambna Chareh.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. March .-(3pecial
Telegram.) Fire thla evening starting from
a gasoline lighting plant damaged the Ger
man Methodist church in this city. Fortun
ately the blaze- was discovered about 30
minutes before' the service began.
The first thinS
that many will do
today, will be to
read the want ads
of The Bee.
There are many of these lit
tle treasures. They are get
ting, homes for people posi
tions for people money for
people,
It is interesting reading,
the pulse-of the people.
Bead them today. .
It Is
It Was Ever Thus
County Option
Opponents Are
Facing Puzzle
Democratic Leaders Befuse to ' Stay
"Put" and Thus Flans Are
Somewhat Uncertain.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 27. (Special.) Plans of
certain democratic leaders In the state have
been knocked awry because those who were
to help carry them out, refused to stap
"put." -
For Instance one ef the most prominent
democrat of the state, after a discussion
with Governor . Shallenberger, said this:..
"If the democratic state convention de
clares for. county option lit It platform,
OoTernor-8haTVnbrger will .refuse to bo a
candidate " before 'the primaries, 'bat . will
support Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, - who
will ran by petition. Either 'that or Mayor
Dahlman will be boosted for the nomination
and then run as the democratic nominee,
repudiating the platform." ' ' ' - -
But just as this democratic war horse
had his plan all figured out along eame
Governor Shallenberger with a public state
ment which read thus:
"I am opposed to county option because
It is nothing less than prohibition, but I
wilt run for governor on any platform the
democratic party sees fit to promulgate."
If the democratic party declares for
county, option that platform will suit Gov
ernor : Shallenberger and he will get out
on the stump and stand up for It against
alt comers. . ,
At the time he made his talk, the promi
nent democrat believed he would get en
dorsement of his program from W. H.
Thompson", democratic candidate for sena
tor, but In this he also fell down, because
it )a reported on good ' authority Mr.
Thompson is willing to stand for county
option. . In , fact .the . statement made by
the governor followed very shortly a" call
from Mr. 'Thompson, who went to- the
executive from C. W.- Bryan.
Now democrats who are opposed to
county option are up tn the air;. W. -J.
Bryan is supporting the Issue, Governor
Shallenberger will support It; so will WT H.
Thompson. These democrats are afraid
Dahlman cannot be elected, so up to'thls
time they are very much In the air. '
Pome of 'them are hoping . that Mayor
Brown will run for lieutenant governor.
Then if the democrats win out' and the
Oregon ' primary taw Is declared ' bad, they
can elect Shallenberger senator and leave
the executive office to the former mayor
of Lincoln. Shallenberger looks with favor
on this scheme. " ' " "
License Tleket at Callaway. .
. CALLAWAY, Neb., March Z7.-(SpcIal.)
When- the temperance people -of thla
village met in caucua and nominated can
didates for trusteej it was thought that
the license people would make - no fight
this year, but since that time L. H. Mor
rison, one of the holdover trustees, , has
moved out of town, leaving a vacancy, and
the- license people have nominated three
candidates by petition and a vigorous
fight will be waged by both sides. The
temperance people will have to elect, but
one trustee to control the board, while
the license people will have to elect three.
Fats and Leans
to Meet in
Will fat man or a lean man be elected
myor of Benson?
That is a question thst is racking the
brains of those who are Interested in the
political situation of the thriving suburb.
A republican slate has been made and a
democratic" slate has ' been made, and the
candidates for office on both tickets are
so popular that it is almost Impossible for
voters, who will elect a ticket, to decide
who they would rather see In office
Robert Robinson, the republican candi
date for mayor, weighs 23, pounds, while
the democrat. Charles Tracy, tips th scales
at !5 pounds. . , ,
The democratic candidate ia also said to
be In favor ot. a. liberal rule, while the
republican aspirant for office la In favor
cf drought. .
So fiopular are both mayoralty candidates
f nd others who will run for election that
a novel way of chooelng the ahapera of
the future -deatinUMi of th village la liable
to be determined -upon by those who are
the most Interested,
EASTER SERVICES AT CAIRO
Colonel Booserelt and Family Attend
Divine Worship at English Church.
SPEAKS AT UNTVEESTTY TODAY
People -Anxlonaly Await Addreaa aa
'' Meatlaa Probably Will Be Mad
of Aeaasalaatloa of Premier
. aad Mlalster.
CAIRO, March 27. Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and his family today attended
the morning Easter services at the Eng
lish church, which was; crowded, with wor
shipers. . Later they gave small private
luncheon. In Shepherd' . restaurant and
afterward Colonel 7 Roosevelt raceK'ad - In
formally a. deputation of Copts and Mo
hammedan and leading Egyptian Journal
ists. ' Colonel Roosevelt discussed religion
and non-political subJeVts with Ma guests,
while they were served with coffee And
cigarettes.
Everyone Is awaiting anxiously the
speech of Colonel Roosevelt at the uni
versity, tomorrow.' His discourse, it la
thought, will prove an Important on. The
assassination last month of Boutros Pacha
Ghall, premier and minister ot foreign af
fairs, by a student Is expected to be a
feature of the address.
Tonight Colonel Roosevelt attended , a
banquet' given In his honor by the sirdar,
S:r Reginald Wmgate. After the dinner
and the reception at the American agency.
Saturday night. Colonel Roosevelt returned
to Shepherd's hotel, where a largely at
tended Venetian fete and dance waa in
progress. Colonel Roosevelt, however,
went Immediately to his suite In order to
obtain a much-needed rest after a strenu
ous day. '
' During a conservation between an edu-
, . , . A. , ,
Associated Press today the Egyptian de-
clared that Colonel Roosevelt learned more
about the Asstut American mission in two
days than Lord Cromer had learned la
twenty-fire years. This Is typhical of the
impressions the Egyptians have formed of
Colonel Roosevelt's wonderful power In
absorbing th details of all subjects.
- The director of Shepherds hotel intends
to place a brass tablet to mark the spot
where Colonel Roo level t ttool i the ga den
of the hotel vesterday and shook hands
with some 400 Americans.
Llvlaaratoa Estate to Colleare.
MONTICELLO. Ia.. March 27.-8peclal.)
Because the town of Monticello would
not, or could not, raise S50.000 In two years
to add to the fortune left by Archibald
Livingston for the establishment of a pub
lic hospital In the town, th Livingston
estate la to go to Lenox college at Tabor.
Livingston left an estate which Is valued
at about $.'.0,000. He left It for th estab
lishing of a public hospital, provided the
city of Monticello would raise an equal
amount by subscription. The town waa
given. two years In which to do this, and
If at the end cf the two years it had not
complied with the provisions of the will
the estate was to go to the college. The
two years Is about up and no effort is to
be made to raise tne amount necessary to
get th large bequest.
at Benson
War of Ballots
A committee of the prominent men of the
village waited upon the candidates and
ercorted them to the village scales, where
they were weighed. It was found that the
democratic candidates averaged 216.4
pounds, while the republicans, light In
weight, but heavy In brains, tipped the
beam to but 150 on the average. The
smallest democrat was E. M. Jacobergr,
aspirant for the office of clerk, who could
only lift the beam to the Ut) mark. The
republican candidate for clerk Is Edward
A. Stlger and he weighs 137 pounds.
It ia rumored that a committee composed
of the wheel horses of both parties will
get together and determine whether the
candidate will be chosen at catch weights
or elected In the ordinary way.
The democrats contend that If It la a
question of weight they will win In a walk,
while the republicans are laying their
hopes upon th fact that although they
are not possessed ot great bulk they have
much Intellect.
RULES ELECTION
CLEARSHORIZOS
Selection of New Committee Fndei
. Leadership of Dalzell Puts
Quietus on Both Sides.
HARMONY PREVAILS IN HOUSB
Both Republicans and Democrats Set
tie Downe to Simple Life.
CANNON'S CASE A DUPLICATE
His Deposition Similar to ttlt of
Speaker Reed Years Ago.Tt
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OTHER NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
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Defaaet Freedmaa's Bareaa May Pay
Off Depositor Thomas F. Walsh,
Colorado Mist Owner,
Dark aa Scene.
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March IrT. Spclal.)
Apparently the selection of the new com
mittee on rules which Is to control pro
cedure In the house of representatives ha
cleared the political atmosphere on both
sides of the chamber. The republican
cacus held Wednesday night Isst was some
what acrimonious at the outset and for a
time It appeared as though the soreneM
which was so manifest In the republican
ranks during the preceding week mlaht
break' out afresh and cause a great deal
of Inflammation. But both the regulars
and the Insunrcnts realised that any such
outbreak might result In disaster and In
the course of the discission a spirit of
conciliation was developed which finally
lead to harmony and the selection of six
republicans to serve on the committee ap
parently was satisfactory to both the fac
tions. ' -
Thursday night, when the democrats met
in caucus to select the four minority mem- ,
bers of the committee, there were Indica
tions that the antagonism of the minority
party toward Mr. Fltigerald of New York,
who was regarded as a friend of Cannon,
might produce an unpleasant contest with
the resultant defeat of Mr. Fltsgerald for
a place on the committee.
But Champ Clark the minority leader,
was anxious for harmony and he plead
hard and long with his associates to bury
their bHterr.ess and to uphold Fltsgerald,
who Is regarded as one of the ablest par
liamentarians on the dernoctatlo side. So
that the republican slate prepared oy
Tawney on Wednesday and the democratic
slate prepared by Clark on Thursday went
through and there ia today a committee
on rules who will have absolute charge
c the work. of the house during the re
mainder of this congress without the Inter
ference of the speaker. ,
" Reed's Case Recalled.
' Cannonlsm, by the way. Is not a new
Jrpts!trve disease. Betd was. dnnounced
.when' speaker of "the1' honse Jimt "as'tr-i-eYi"
getlcally as Cannon haa ben ' denounced
during Inst year. Reed- controlled the com
mittee en rales with an iron' hand, but
even Reed doea not appear to have boert
the originator of his methods of shaping
legislation. He took his cue from Lieu
tenant Governor David B. Hill, who be
lieved his eyes rather than Ms enrs when
called upon to decide in the New York
senate whether or not a quorum was
prerent.
' The- Reed rules were, in turn, adopted
almtst verbatim by the house which suc
ceeded that over which he presided and
in ' which Mr. CrfHp of Georgia was the
speaker, and it was not a far cry fmm
Crlnn tn H.rHtirann 'h.n thA lattar tonlr
jthe Bs a 9U(.ccg8or to tht form(r.
The whole trouble with Cannonlsm, so
called,. Is conditions have entirely changed
from what they were sixty years ago, when
the speaker was first made chairman ot
the committee governing legislative pro
cedure. There must be a committee on
rules, ' there must be some means of de
ciding whether a bill shall be considered.
or not before It reaches th voting stage.
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otherwise all sorts of measures would b
brought forward and rushed through with
out adequate consideration. There is
scarcely a score of members In the entire
house whs ever have taken time to con
sider every measure upon wtrlch they are
called upon to vote. Consequently the ma
jority is generally guided by th report
of the committee from which the bill la
reported or by the attitude of the cosa
mittee on rules. If it was necessary to
discuss and explain every provision ot
every' measure which is called up for
action In the house very little would bo
accomplished, and for thla reason th com
mittee first considers all bills and then
the committee on rules decides whether or
not the house shall have a chance to vote
upon them.
Backarroaad Mrasore.
Naturally this method keeps In the back
ground many measures In which . indi
vidual members ar deeply Interested.
They lay their Inability . to secure th
legislation for which their constituents ask
to the committee on rules, which In the
past haa meant to the door of the speaker.
From this time forward after he shall
have appointed th committee at the be
ginning of a congress and It is natural
to assume that the committee on rules
Will continue to exist wlthou't th speaker
that official will have little to da aside
from presiding over the house.. Of course,
he will be consulted, but he will nave no
vote, and all complaints which may be
made will have to be directed against
some other than the presiding officer of
the house. It remains to be seen what th
effect will be upon legislation and whether
or not those members who have advocated
all sorts of legislative vagaries will be
any better off than they have been In th
past.
Freedman's Uareaa May Pay.
After more than thirty years of putlent
waiting It now appears as though th
depositors in that defunct concern known
as the Freedman's bureau may t paid
the money out of which they were de
frauded soon after the close of th war.
The Frtedman bureau was established
soon after the close of the war for the pur
pose of providing a depository for th
savings of former slaves.
It was believed at th time that the In
stitution waa backed by the Unitid States
government and the Ignorant depositors
regarded their funds when pasted across
the counters of the bureau as absolutely
safe, but bad management and extrava
gant methoda wrecked the Institution be
fore it had been In existence five years.
About 80 per cent of the d( poults were
paid back after long delay, and for more
than twenty-five years efforts have been
mad to prevail upon congress to UOjUidai
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