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OMAHA, NA'ITKDAY MoKXINC!, .IANTAKY 'J. 1!M 1 TWTATY TACKS.
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SENATORS HALT !
AT GIVING JOLT
JhtcuM Governor wenajfe on Oman
a4 Kef mfl to A Aoout Law
Lalorcemenv.
B AUTOS LTOODUCES RESOLUTION
Propoiei to Learn What fcxecuuve ,)anv f ,,t uis against the American
Has Done on Own Account. J Federation t Labor, today "
aa v" v I dramatic close In the supreme court of
T-',th United States, which decided it was
THREE DEMOCRATS AGAINST ITj(l wouM no, her.
Bpeaker Appoint Committee to Look
Into Aldrich Charg-ei.
EFFORT TO HELP OUT EMPLOYES
A Bill tor Barton Tarns !) Anion
f Senate t Raise Par of Paa-ee
I nltfnllr One-Mill mil
RMomnriilrl.
(From a Staff Cot respondent )
LINCOLN. Neb. Jan. .-,apeclal Tele- j
ram)-An effort to fore. th. governor to '
substantiate hla assertion. In regard to the
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alleged frauda In Omaha elecllona was I
made by Senator Bartos of Saline county
thla morning, but hla resolution waa lost
by a vote of t to 1.'.
The resolution, which was drawn up by
Albert of Piatt county, read as follows;
Whereas. From a special message from
: bis excellency, the governor, delivered In
thla chamber on the tli day of January,
mil. It appears that he Is In possession of
proof of many and flagrant violations of
the election laws In one of the cities in this
. state at the last general election, and
wherein he asks the enactment of certain
legislation for the prevention of such
abuses In th future;
Whereas. Huch abuses are punishable' un
" der existing laws, and one ( the chief
-. functions of his excellency s office is to
enfona the laws of the state; and
Whereas, It la the opinion of this body
' that the efficacy of our present laws re
! latlng to uch abuses should be tested be-
fore the enactment of new legislation eov
' erlng the same subject; therefore.
J Resolved, 'That his exci llenc be and he
' Is hhereby requested to Inform this body. If
consistent with the public service, what
j steps, If any, he has taken to enforce the
' existing laws relating to the said violation
; and to bring the guilty parties lo Justice.
! . Resolved. Further, that a certified copy
f of these resolutions be transmitted to the
governor.
Those who voted for the resolution were
Albert, Bartos, Bodlnson, Ilorton. More
head, Placek. Talcott and Wtlcox. Those
who voted to defend the governor were
.Brown. Cordeal, Cox of Kearney, Cox of
Hamilton, Kemp, Ollls Reynolds, Belleck.
' Skllea. Bmlth of Boone and Smith of Flll
' more and Lee. Those who voted against It
. Lee, Ollls and Sklle are democrats, other
v. wise the vota was for party.
Ifoase Committee Appointed.
Tha speaker of the house appointed as a
committee to Investigate th governor's
charges on behalf of the house: Harring
ton, Bagl, Matrau, Prince and Cronln. Tha
j. last two are republicans.
A motion by Evans of Adams to author
.', ti tha commute to proceed Immediately
'With a full and complete examination of all
j the facta In th case passed without dis-
J " University Removal Ulscassed.
A public meeUi g addressed by Regents
( Coupland and Mailer, and Victor 4 Rose
: water of Omaha waa held by the commit
tee on State university last night to dis
cuss th removal of the university from
Lincoln to th slat farm. Regents Coup
land and Haller ar the two men who
presented a micortty report In favor of tha
removal when the matter waa considered
by th regents one before, and they spoke
to show th necessity for some changing
ondlUons and th practical and educa
tional idvttitlitl of oln to tha farm
Dr. Kosewater urged the wisdom of taking
advantage of th iand grant which have
been given by the government and said
tbat th people outside of Lancaster
county war best able to Judge of th uni
versity's best Interests In thla case.
Th revenue committee last night de
cided to recommend for passage th
uuackenbush s bin, which win authorize
tbe employment of tax ferrets from outside
the atate to collect delinquent taxes.
CO.STITl TIO REMAINS THE SAME
Action of Senate Uoea Kot Modify
Kandamealal l.a on Salaries.
tFrom a Staff Corhespondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 27.-Speclal.) The reso
lution of Senator Bartos bearing upon
Oovernor Aldrlcti and hla Omaha mesne. K
started a debate In the senate which took
up part of the morning session. , Senator
Brown spoke against hasty action of any
kind and counselled moderation. The other
business transacted was the Introduction
of a number of new bills, among which j periled and this belief was speedily Justl
wer four originating from the Insurance I fled In the rase of the Mohegan, which
department of the state designed to give 1 waa floated practically undamaged before
the atat auditor power to control the J the forenoon waa far advanced,
formation of new companies and to give There were no reports of accidents from
that official greater powera of Inspection. ! down the bay. but for hours several shlp
The generosity of Senator Bartos to all I ,oa,ls ot pasaengers were obliged to wait
employes of the senate was sadlv dampened I for fo to U,t 'nd Prmlt "n'rs to
Friday afternoon when a message was i Peed to their plera.
r....iv-rt fro,,, ki... a, n.,.,. .,... 1 The big turblner Mauretanla. from Liver-
that he could not constitutionally accept '
a senate resolution as a basis for raising !
ealarlea, Bartos moved to refer the matter j
to a special committee and was appointed i
chairman. Albert and Cox Hamilton wefe I
appointed to help him confer with the
auditor.
An Invitation from the I jncaslrr County
Bar association to a bamiuet and meeting
brought from Senator Ollls tha pertinent , ,,,,, proceeded for Boston under Its
remark that It might be well to appoint a!own Bteam.
special committee and ascertain If there j
were any lawyers In the senaie. When i
Bartos moved to adjourn oi'is asked If an
r
adjournment could be regular when Ha
had sent In no resolution aKaiiiat the g
ernur. Senator Bartos assured him that i
mure would be forthcoming Mondav.
Brown rose to a slnular point of order
and asked If a session cuuld be concluded
without first raising somebody's salary.
The adjournment was taken to Mond.y
at I o'clock.
A petition waa received from cltliena of
Kearney county proteatlng aaalnst any
license fee for traveling medicine vndro.
A similar petition waa received nimi time
ago from the I.nca.-ter county people,
asserting that th dealers in medicines a.
trying to fore the wagon out of business
because their price are low.
HITS
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RtlB
rians itve 4 lerka Mare rar Are
Pat la the Dtaeard.
i From a Staff Correspondent
1JNCOI.N. Jan. 27.-1 Special.)-When the
Iioum convened today McArdle of Douglas
offered a motion providing tbat the pay of
proofreaders should b raised from W to H
ft day. tlerdea of Richardson objected
'noilnued on Second Psg.)
Boycott Case Dropped
by United States
Supreme Court
Tribunal Refuiei to Hear Issues
Arising Out of Bucks Stove and
Range Labor Controversy.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 77. -The boycott
case of the Buck Stove and Range com-
The court proceeded to hear isumfnt
on the -contempt" cane, which arose out
of the "boycott" cf.
The com t.arrlved at the conclusion that
Hie "boycott" case was moot, or one leav
liiK nothing substantial to be decided, when
attorney on both sides being questioned.
Informed the court that an agreement had
been entered Into between the company
and the federation for the settlement of
thrlr dispute.
Chief Justice White announced that the
court considered that this left nothing but
matter of costs to be determined upon.
ami that nothing remained for the court
to enjoin If the case wa passed upon fin-
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be considered amply to determine w ho
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Biiuuiii Iiif lump.
The refusal of the court to proceed fur
ther with th "boycott" case will not af
fect the contempt charges against Oompera,
Mitchell and Morrison.
Rear Admiral Barry
Resigns by Request
Secretary of the Navy Asks Him to
Retire for the Good of the
Service and He Does So.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ZT.-By direction of
Ihe president Rear Admiral Edward B.
Harry, the former commander-in-chief of
the Pacific fleet, today submitted his resig
nation, "for the good of the service." It
was Immediately accepted. Th enforced
resignation Is the outgrowth of charge
which have been In circulation affecting
the moral character of the naval officer.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer announced
that on instructions from the president he
telegraphed Inst night to Admiral Barry
asking that he submit his resignation. The
resignation severing the officer's connec
tion with the American navy after .forty
five years of active service was received
today and his name waa at once stricken
from the list of naval officers. This act
naturally terminated his salary from the
government.
In response to a telegraphic request Ad
miral Barry was placed on the retired list
of the navy on January 14, several months
In advance of the date on which he would
have retired by operation of law. Hla right
to seek voluntary retirement waa hla priv
ilege under the law permitting such action
after forty years' active service.
The secretary of the navy took up the
request with the president and be promptly
approved. Later, however, report began
to emanate from San Francisco that Ad
miral Barry's retlrrment was forced by a
demand that he resign, on account of al
leged scandalous conduct. It was added
that the officers of the cruiser West Vir
ginia, Admiral Barry's flagship, were Aot
satisfied with the retirement, but Insisted
on his resignation.
The secretary of the navy called on Cap
tain OW-hard of the Weal Virginia for a
formal statement, meanwhile ordering Ad
miral Barry to remain In Ban Francisco
until further orders. ."
Captain Orchard's report was received
by the Navy department and when It wn
submitted to the president the enforced
resignation followed.
Ocean Liners Are Fog
Bound Off New York
j Thousands of Passengers Delayed by
Dense Blanket Which En
velopes Harbor.
NKW YORK. Jan. K.-Dense fog that
blanketed the harbor and adjacent waters
last night and 'this morning tied up a big
fleet of transatlantic liners and coasters
down the bay and outal-e tbe harbor en
trance and was the causa of the running
ashore of two steamers In the extreme
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1 W 1 1 I 11 1 lie ui imiib inmuu nuuuu.
The stranded craft were the freighters
Mohegan, New York for Providence; and
the H. M. Whitney, a metropolitan liner,
plying between here and Boston. Both
grounded In the vicinity of Throngs Neck.
Neither was believed to be seriously lm-
pool, 'which anchored off Ambrose Channel
shortly after 8 o'clock last night, was one
of the detained craft, while the Prime
Frlederlch Wllhelm, from Bremen, whleii
yesterday afternoon arrived off the light
ship, was another.
The task of freeing the H. M. Whitney
was somewhat harder than the work of
lloatlng the Mohegan. but before 10 o'clock
tbe Whitney was hauled safely off th
! Mean Man Gives Up Trip to
See His Sick
There are some prise Jokers in tbe world
In the shape of men. Mlsa Ida V. Jontx.
secretary of the Associated Charities, dis
covered the one which she think Is the
king bee of them all Friday morning.
Whether he ahould go to hla s'.rk wife in
Uncoln or stick In Omaha where he had a
coat In pawn was the situation which faced
this fellow. He decided In favor of the ooat
and for this reason Mlaa Jonts duba him
the king bee of worthless men. He gave
the name of H. J. 1-oechner of Lincoln.
He blew Into the office of the Associated
Chant tea late Thursday afternoon .wfth a
hard luck tale, which included among
other things that he had a sick wife In
Lincoln. He wanted many things, among
which was transportation to Lincoln.
Mtsa Jonts listened to his pleadings and
was sufficiently Impressed to Investigate
hla story. Telephone communication with
the Uncoln office verified the story ef the
sick wife. ,
CUMMINS SCONES '
SENATOR LOIUMEK:
1
Iowan Bases His Ouster Plea on
Little Arithmetical Calculation
Before Senate.
SEVEN MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED
Tainted Votes Should Be Subtracted
from Illinois Man's Vote.
MR. BAILEY TAKES EXCEPTION
Upper Chamber Urged to Protect
Itself in Future.
STORY COULD NOT BE FALSE
lla the Contrary. There Are Many
Facta and Incidents that tor.
robnrate It In Many
Instances.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Senator Cum-
iiiiiis ui 1uv.1t. irBuiuuig hid m k v.i.iitii v
against the adoption of the committee reso- .
lutlon exonerating Senator lxirlmer of 1
Illinois from the charge of having pro
cured his seat by corrupt means, declared
today there were many circumstances to
sustain the cliaigcs.
The Iowa senator- continued his dissec
tion of the testimony In the case. He de
clared It would have been Impossible frr
the human mind to have fabricated such a
story as that supplied to the Chicago
Tribune by Representative White of the
Illinois legislature w ithout having It refuted
by tha facts.
This refutation, he said, had not resulted.
On the contrary, many circumstances cor
roborative of the story had been collected
by the committee. These were outlined at
length.
They Included Lee O'Nell Brown's visit
to St. I-ouls and his meeting 'with White
in Chicago and the consequences growing
out of those two Incidents.
Mr. Cummins declared that there was not
one single undisputed Item of testimony
that was not In harmony with the original
White story.
Dispute In Arithmetic.
Mr. Bailey said the corrupt, vote should
be subtracted from Lorltner vote and the
total vote. Saying there had been 202
votes cast In the senatorial election, he
said the seven corrupt votes should be de
ducted from the 202 votes and also from
the 108 cast for Ixrlmer. which would give
Lorlmer 101 votes out of lj, a clear ma
jority. '
, "Suppose," asked M. Cummins, "of the
202 votes ltil had been for Lorlmer and a
friend of Lorimer's had bought one other
vote for him, giving him 102, would Mr.
Lorlmer have been elected?"
"No," responded Mr. Bailey, "he would
not have been, because In that case the
corrupt vote decides the result."
"Then It makes a difference when one
vote wa corrupted or seven," responded
the Iowan, but the Texan would not con
cede the point. " '
Mr. Borah contended that under Mr. Bai
ley's reasoning a candidate would get the
benefit of 'half a vote every time he bought
a vote, even though the purchased vote
waa rejected.
Mr. Bailey, would not . hav It . so and
contended that If a corrupt vote was to
be relected for. one purpose It muBt be
rejected for all. He would have such a
vote treated as If It never bad been cast
at all.
Mr. Owen contributed the result of a
mathematical calculation, saying It showed
that according to Mr. Bailey's calculation
It would have been necessary to buy six
teen votes to Invalidate Mr. Lorimer's elec
tion, while according to Mr. Cummins
seven would have sufficed to that end.
Mr. Cummins contended that the position
of the committee and of lorimer's sup
porters generally was a mere flgmont of
the fancy.
"I believe thoae aeven corrupt votes In
validate tha title of Mr. Lorlmer to his"
seat. It aeema to me that although one
may differ regarding the facts In the case
we ahould not differ as to the law."
Grand Jury Calls
Newspaper Men
Danville Inquisitors Are Seeking to
Find Basis for Stories Printed
in Chicago.
DANVILLE, HI.. Jan. .-Invetlgat1on of
traffic In votes In Vermilion county today
resolved Itself Into summons for all the
Chicago newspaper men who are here to
"cover" the story, to appear before the
grand Jury, uppoaedly to tell from what
source they have gained the Information on
which their atories have been based.
Judge Kimbrough said the newspaper
"had done a great deal of harm In trying
to do good." by publication of the testi
mony before the grand Jury.
Six correspondents waited In the ante
room of the grand Jury room while the In
quisitor deliberated, but the grand Jurors
went to lunch without calling any of them.
Conductor Dies In Hla Berth.
HURON. S. D., Jan. 27 Conductor Wil
liam E. Finch, a widely known employe of
the Chicago Northwestern railroad, was
found dead In a sleeping csr berth here
today. He was taken 111 while on his run
laat night.
Wife for a Coat
Miss Jonti hsstened to do what she
could for him, and secured transportation
to Lincoln. She alao escorted him to Union
station to see that ha got on the right
train.
But on the way ha developed another
want. He wished money to get his coat
out of pawn, despite the fart that he was
pretty well encased In a good suit. Miss
Jonts refused him money. He became In
sistent, then Insulting. Finally h told Miss
Jonts that unless she gave him money to
get bis coat out of pawn he would not
go to Lincoln.
That was more than she could stand.
She dropied him then and there. Inquiry
at the city mission developed that this
fellow called there Thursday night snd was
given a bed. Ha departed early Friday
morning. In th meantime calla from Lin
coln from the sick wife hake been numerous.
IWK ilk 3?V . oft
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
KENYON TAKES LEAD IN IOWA
Byers Men, Who Were Voting for
Funk, Change to the Judge.
MAY CALL A CAUCUS TUESDAY
Itepulillcana Will Hold Meeting If
Kltchty Signatures Can He Se
cured to the (all for the
(lathering;.
DKS MOINKS. Ia., Jan. 27 Judge Ktn
yon took the lead again In the Iowa ballot
for United States senatorahlp today when
he received a share of the votes formerly
cast for H. W, Byers and which went to
A. B. Funk heretofore In the week. There
Is no Indication of a break In the deadlock.
The Kenyon and Funk forces have agreed
to call a caucus next Tuesday In case
eighty republicans will sign the call. This
would require the signature of ' several
standpatters. At noon today there were
fifty-seven signatures of. the required
eighty.
The vote follows: Kenyon, 87; Young. 33;
Funk, 31; Oarst, 1; Porter (dem.). 48; ab
sent. 7; necessary to elect, 74.
Representative Lunn of Hamilton county,
a Kenyon supporter, today Introduced In
the Iowa house of representatives a pre
ferential primary bill similar to that In
Wisconsin, except that It permits of only
first and second choice. The house passed
concurrent resolution memorializing con
gress to grant relief to railway mall clerks.
The house also passed a law repealing the '
Iowa tax ferret law. '
io tiBorssi In New lor.
ALBANY,, Jan. 27. -The Joint legislative
assembly showed the smallest attendance
today since the legislature began balloting
for a United Statea senator. Only sixty
members were present, forty-one less than
a quorum, and the firmal ballot taken at
noon was announced aa "no choice."
Not counting the 141 members excused
and "paired." William F. Sheehan's
strength remained the same, although the
official tally gave him but nineteen votes.
The democratic absentees were almost ei
tlrely from among his following.
The vote was:
Sheehan. 18; Shepard, ; Kernan, 7; Little
ton, S; O'Brien, 2; Gerard, 2; Van 3a.it
voord, 2; Parker, 1; Taylor, 1; Dlx, 1;
Qlynn, 1; Depew, 12. ,
Total vote cast, sixty. ,
Attorney General Carmody today pre
sented to the Joint assembly a formal
opinion that the statute required a oalb t
for senator on every day of the week, ex
cept Sunday.
Norman E. Mack called on Oovernor Dlx
today and It Is supposed they discussed the
aenatorshlp situation. The - governor said
no overtures had been made to him regard
ing a "peace conference."
The next regular ballot will be taken at
noon.
Ko Choice la Colorado.
DENVER, Jan. 27. No choice resulted
from today's Joint ballot for United Statea
aenator by the Colorado legislature. The
vote:
Democrats Adams, 19; Martin, 1; Maupln,
1; O'Donnell, S; Shafroth, 1; Speer, 27; Tay
lor, 2; Thomas. 6; Ward, 6. Republicans
Dawson, 1; Oowdy, 1; Northcutt, 1; Mc
Creary, 1; Valle, SO.
TAFT TO MAKETRIP SOUTH
Week's Jonrney Thronah Several
State Will Fad at Cincinnati
St. Patrick's Day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27,-Early In March.
Immediately after congress adjourns. Presi
dent Taft will make a short swing through
the south, winding up at his home town.
Cincinnati, where ha will spend several
days before returning to the national
capital. While the exact Itinerary ha not
been arranged, the president expects to be
away from Waahlngton about a week, and
the places at which he expects to stop are
Anderson, B. C. ; Atlanta., Nashville. Chat
tanooga and Cleveland.
He will be In Atlanta on March 10, where
he will address the Southern Commercial
congress at the closing session of Its con
vention. In Cincinnati he will speak to
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick on March
17.
Quick' results.
That is what
makes a want ad
valuable.
The Bee) has earned tha reputa
tion of bringing quick answer.
If you want a servant. It will get
on. quickly.
If you want a position. It usually
gets one at once.
If you want a tenant
Or a room
Or If you want to sell
To buy
To loan
Call Tyhsr X000.
A Petitiou to the Queeu
United Mine Workers
Condemn National
Civic Federation
Motion is Passed, Saying that Its
Attitude is Inimical to Interests
of Organized Labor.
COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 27.-By a vote of
4I4 to 89, the substitute offered to the
motion condemning the national civic fed
eration as opposed to the interests of or
ganized labor, waa adopted by the United
Mine Workers of America this afternoon.
This disposes of the original motion,
which called for the condemnation of the
federation and withdrawal of all the mem
bers of the United Mine Workers from that
organisation and also the minority report,
which provided that no action regarding
the civic federation be taken.
A sensation was sprung when someone in
the back of the hall called out:
"There Is a scab In this hall now."
Demanda from all sides were yelled of
"point him out."
Delegate Farrington of District 12,
charged that a former strikebreaker was
not only a delegate to the convention, but
waa a member of the resolutions commit
tee. The man, he said, was Delegate
Thomas Hughes of Bridgeport. O., the
home town of President Lewie. Hughes was
not In the hall and President Lewis sug
gested that a committee be appointed, be
fore whom the accused man and those
making the charge against him should ap
pear. . i . ' ' '
Mrs. Schenk Expects
to Be Released Soon
She Says She Will Go to Home on
Island and that John and Chil
dren Will Join Her.
WHEELING, W. Vs., Jsn. 27. Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Bchenk. who has been
on trial on a charge of poisoning her hus
band and In whose rase the Jury yesterday
disagreed, today took a hopeful view of the
situation. The queatlon of ball probably
will be settled during the day.
"I received the keys to my house on the
Island this morning," Mrs. Schenk said at
her cell In the Tower, "and the next, thing
for me to do la to go home and get things
In order. After that the other matter
will follow. In spite of all that has been
said about divorce, I expect John, the
children and myself will be together again.
"I never felt better In my life. But I
understand some of the Schenk adherents
are very bitter because the Jury voted
eleven to one for acquittal. They ahould
not be angry, for the Jurors evidently did
what they thought was right. They ought
to understand the whole situation now
that the public and they know legally I
was not guilty of poisoning my husband."
Peruvians Attack
Ecuador Village
Three Persons Killed and Number
Wounded in Conflict Near the
Border Line.
OT'AYAQTTTI Ecuador, Jan. 27. -Two
hundred Peruvian soldiers attacked the vil
lage of Chacras. Ecuador, near the bound
ary. .Three Ecuadorian were killed and
eight other wounded.
Meager acounts of the fighting were con
tained In a telegram received here today
from Bant Rosa, near the Peruvian fron
tier. According to tne meaaage tner wa a
misunderstanding between the authorities
j of Ecuador and thoae of Peru, which cul
minated In an assault upon Charcraa by a
body of Peruvian soldiers.
Happy Hobo Takes Shoes
from the Youth Who Sleeps
Bomewhere within a radius of 500 miles of
Omaha there la a happy hobo, In the hobo
leat of rags, except for two things those
two being a brand new pair of V tan ahoea.
Somewhere within the same space of terri
tory there Is one sadder but wiser youth
clad In the gladdest of glad clothes, except
for two things those two being two old,
worn-out shoea that have beat It over many
a railroad tie.
Tbe way It happened was this. A. H. Mc
Donald of Pacific Junction had been In
Omaha for two days and was going home
Thursday night. 11 went to tbe Burling
ton station In Omaha and laid himself down
in a secluded corner to wait for the train.
As is the way with humans who have
dan oed the light fantaatle the night before,
he mas tirod-a-nd he slept
. . Mi ..iJkl i. .
SHIP WRECKEDOFF VICTORIA
Steamer Cottage City Goes on Rocks
Near Cape Mudge.
PILOT AND THREE MEN LOST
Fate of Boatload of Passengers In
(harae of the Second Mate Is
Not Certain Boat Is a
Total l.osa. '
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 27.-A wlrelesa
message from the purser of the wrecked
steamship Cottage City, which went on the
rocks off Cape Mudge B. C yesterday
afternoon says:
"Pilot and three on a raft," are missing.
He says nothing about a boatload of pas
sengers not having landed. The dispatch
Is Interpreted to mean that all have been
accounted for, except the pilot and three i
of the crew. j
Probably all of the nlnety-lx people were
on the Cottage City are safe.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 27-The Pacific
teamer Cottage City, of the Pacific coast
steamship line, bound for Seattle to south
eastern Alaaka with thirty-seven passen
gers and a crew of sixty men, went on the
rock off Cape Mudge, B. C, at 4 o'clock
thla afternoon and now lies on It starboard
side In the reef.
Seventeen mlnutea after the vessel struck
Captain A. C. Jensen ordered all hand Into
th boat and th ahlp was abandoned.
Issif Storm Wa Hating.
Though a blinding snowstorm waa raging
and a heavy fog prevailed, all the pas
sengera and crew were taken oft safely.
Thy rowed four miles to Campbell river,
a small settlement oh Vancouver Island,
where all except one boatload had arrived
late tonight.
Second Mate D. Anderson's boat In which
there were several passenger had not been
reported at Campbell river, but Is believed
that Anderson put In at one of the smaller
settlement where there la no wire com
munication and no fear for tne safety In
his care are entertained.
The United State life saving steamer
Snohomish and the Salvage steamer Sal
vador have gone to Cape Mudge to assist
the shipwrecked mariner.
Cape" Mudge Is the southern point of
Quadra Island and form the east side of
the entrance to Discovery passage.
Tha Cottage City' passengers and crew
are at Campbell river, Vancouver Island,
and comfortably housed In a hotel. The
United State life saving vessel Snohomish
will take them off today and bring them
to Seattle. All dlspatchea Indicate that
th Cottage City Is a total loss.
DEFENSE OF NAT GOODWIN
Artor Will Question Jurisdiction,
Alleging that Wife Lives In
California.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Naf Oomlwin's
defense In the divorce suit brought against
him by Edna Goodrich, will question the
Jurisdiction of the state court. It was re
ported today. Mr. Ooodwln contends that
his wife Is a resident of California, where
he lived, and that the action should be
brought In that Jurisdiction.
Ooodwln did not put In an appearance.
The hearing was held behind closed doors.
ASHES TO BE STREWN TO WIND
Wealthy Marytllle, Mo., Bachelor
Parmer Makes ainanlar Me
nace In Will.
BT. JOSEPH, Jsn. 27. "I direct that after
my death my body be cremated and tbe
ashes strewn to the winds from the Eads
bridge at Bt. Louis." Thus reads the will
of Joel Brown-Muller, a rich farmer, filed
at Maryvllle. Mo., today. Brown-Muller
waa unmarried. Five brothers and three
alsters living at Delaware, O., will go to
Ft. I.ouls to witness the carrying out of
hla requeat.
Rambling Lander In the meanwhile
dropped off some convenient perch on some
train and stole Into the station to absorb
some heat. He spied those brand new
shoes, looked at nls trusty boots, and had
an Inspiration.
Softly, but carefully, a th Innocent Mc
Donald "raveled up th tired sleeve of
tare," he slipped oft the new ahoea. which
fitted the feet of one Mr Donald. Even more
softly he can fully placed his own time
honored "allp-me-ona" over those gaudy
socks of McltutiaJd.
Once he waa dlslurted bv a passerby,
who asked, "Wliat are you doing there?"
"Oh. I'm Just playing a Vjke on my pal."
Insult added to Injury.
"Somewhere within a radius of Mo miles
of Omaha there Is a happy hobo, clad in
the"-but what the use of repetition.
LAND S1I w luuu
uur lijIU GLORY
-iterest is Keyed to Highest Pitch
and Exhibitors Regret Ihey Must
Now Part Company.
MANY FRIENDra ARE FORMED
From Morning Until Evening Lively
Doings Will Occur Today.
DINNER WILL BE HELD AT NOON
Ak-Sar-Ben Boy Scouts and Y. M. C. A.
Are on Tonight.
FINE SPEECHES GIVEN FRIDAY
Prof. Thomas hn Talk Ahnnt
Montana In Interesting; Way and
K. W. rrttlhone Makes Address
on "The Kleelrle Ity,"
Interest In the Laud Show, which haa
been growing from day to day since th
opening, will be keyed to Its highest pitch
today, the last day of the products et
llilblt. All the managers and exhibitors x
i press regret that the show Is about to
' close, for a circle of friendship lias formed
'anion- them that will be hard to break.
but they have arranged to make tbe
closing day the liveliest of all. and one
that will be remembered.
The last of the social functions, which
have marked the. Land Show must every
day since It opened, will be cnJo;.ed at
noon today when the exhibitors of the
intermountaln states and Hawaii will be
guests at a dinner arranged Jointly by
the Commercial club and Land Show man
agement, at the Commercial club.
From early Saturday morning until tale
at night there will be few dull moments
at the Land Show. There being no school.
It la expected that a countless number of
children will be attracted. They will find
much to Interest ihem during the after
noon, for time has been set aside for tha
Omaha Boy Scouts. They will give an ex
hibition of everything from first aid to
the Injured to camp cooking and marches.
Kienlna; to He l.ltrlj.
In the evening there will be something
happening every minute. The South
Omaha Live Stock association will take a'
whirl at enjoying themselves. Tbe even
ing festivities will also Include an Ak-Sar-Ben
as well aa Young Men's Christian
association night. There will be lively
speaking by the board of governors of
Ak-Sar-Ben and there will also be songs
and stunts by the Ak-Sar-Bcn octette. A
company of forty Young Men's .Christian
association boys will appear In drills and
setting up exercises. In addition to all
these features thero will be special fare
well concerts by the Land Show band.
Miss Nettle Relter and the Hawaiian -linger.
Both Montana and Utah had special days
at the Land Show yesterday, and both did
themselves proud. The delegation from
Utah told the story of their state's wraith. ,
health and happiness In song anil sptech.
Montana also had a special program, wh ch
was presented under the direction of Sam
W. Teagarden. A pleasing feature of this
program was the presentation of a loving
cup to Mr. and Wn. C. B. . Witter ; ot
Montana, who were united In marriage
last evening. The cup was secured by. Mi.
Teagarden and Mra. MacDougall of Boise,
Idaho, by popular subscription among the
Land Show exhibitor. The Montana pro
gram Included fine music and a. number
of excellent speeches, an Interesting one
of which was delivered by. Prof. Thomas
Shaw, one of the greatest agricultural ex
pert In the country.
Prof, gnaw Speaks,
In his remarks Prof. Bhaw said: 'The
history of Montana, until the last two or
three years, reminds one of the story of
the Australian shepherds who graxed their
flocks on areas beneath which wa untold
wealth In gold. They were oblivious of th
wealth that lay beneath the ground ' on
which their flocks were feeding. -Thus
wa It with tha ranchmen of Montami.
They grated their flock and herds on th
land which they were satisfied cuuld
never be successfully cropped. What the
ranchmen aald everyone In Montana saw,
for they thought the ranchmen knew. But
the events of the last few years have
proved that the ranchmen did not know.
They were asleep and the leading agricul
tural papers only rocked them Into a pro
founder slumber by telling them that they
were right In saying that the bench lands
of Montana could not be successfully
farmed.
"Some men, however, had the courage to
begin farming thoae lands,, and they found
that they got crops. Thus investigation
began, and what ha It led to? It lias
furnished evidence that Montana Is oglng
to, lead all the states In tbe union In
cereals; that It will .hold a higher rank
In the production of live stock than It has
ever held; that It will become one nf the
greatest sugar producing states In the
union, and that It can at least hold Ita
own agalnat all the statea that lie to the
weetward In the production of fruits not
readily perishable.
Itant-h l.nnds Tillable.
"Montana has fully 2o.(Oi.i aues of
tillable bench landa which can produce
crops on the dry land plan. That on these
bench lands more winter wheat and flax
will be grown than are now grown In any
other state In the union will soon be dem
onstrated by actual production. How i an
It be otherwlae? Tbe average of winter
wheat Is about thirty bushels per acre.
Only a.OOn.uO acres of the 2D,o0,U"t acres si
the low average for Montana f twenty
bushels per acre would moon luo.On.uDu
bushels of that cereal In a single year. As
much as seventy-six bushels per acre have
been reaped under dry land conditions, and
forty to fifty buahrls are' not uncommon.
Flax will easily yield ten bushels to tha
acre when properly grown. Oone snd one-
half million acre of bench lands devoted
to the growing of flax would send the
production of flax away beyond that of
North Dakota, which until recently pro
duced more flax than all the rest of the
United States romblned. Five acres of flax
grown at Stanford In 10 gave thirty bush
els per acre.
Lite slock to Increase,
"Tbat the production of live stock will
lie away beyond what It haa ever been will
be very evident when It la remembered
that some day Montana will have d.Ou.Ojo
area of land, not Including the lands al
ready referred to, under the ditch. These
lands If all laid down to alfalfa would
produce MOmmm tons, capable of feeding
twite over all the live stock In Montana
at the present without tha aid of a single
acre of paature. But there are more than
'.',( acre of rugged pasture lands tha I