The Omaha Sunday Bee
NEWS SECTION
PAGES ONE To TWELVr
.WEATHER FORECAST.
Snow; Cold
VOL XLI NO. 'Ji.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7. 1912 SIX SKCTIONS-TIUIMY'-SIX PACKS.
SINtll.i; COVY FIVE CENTS.
GOLD WAVE NOT
LIKELY TO BREAK
SAYS THE Stta
No Indication of Any Change in the
Weather, Says Forecaster
L. A. Welsh.
Coming and Going in Omaha
CPA'S REGULAR
ARfilY WILL JOIN
THE REPUBLICANS
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Position of New Government Seem-
'Y -''VY '
- ingly Becoming Stronger
Every Day.
TERMS OFFERED TO MANCHUS
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FOR MAYBE FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
Only Five Degrees' Variation
Through Whole Day Saturday.
FIFTEEN BELOW IN MORNING
Mercury Rises a Little, Then Down
Again Last Night.
CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS BUSY
Thirty-Two Below et Bnrwell, Neb.,
Yesterday Morning.
LOW RECORDS ALL OVER STATE
mile nnd Sheep on Knn Sutler
from Cold and Hansrer and
Trnlns on All l!nd
Are Late.
Some Sntordny
Below Zero.
feismarck 34
Cheyenne 3
Chicago 10
Davenport .... 14
Duluth 37
Htuat O
Kansas City... 14
Xeokak 18
Xilncoln 17
Montr! 18
Temperatures.
Below aero.
North Platte.. 83
Omaha IS
Bar well, Heb.. 38
Pueblo 0
tot. Looll 8
rt. Paul 84
Sheridan 8
Sionx City 18
u,ierlor 38
Winnipeg ..... 34
"There Is no Indication of any change
in weather in this vicinity within the
next thlrty-slx or forty-eght hours," said
Weather Forecaster Welsh In a bulletin
yesterday. And the mercury v in Omaha
Stood at 13 degrees below zero when he
issued the bulletin. .
The one hopeful sign was that the
mercury yesterday did not go lower than
the day before and in the afternoon it
rose a couple of degrees higher than Fri
day., The coldest point of the day was
reached at S and 9 In the forenoon, when
ihe temperature was 15 degrees below
zero. For three hours in the afternoon
it was 10 below and at 6 it began to go
down again. " "
Plumbers woro kept busy all day repair
ing burgled water pipes. The gas com
pany had trouble with its pipes. Steam
radiators In the vestibules ' of-downtown
buildings were tliaweiTout with torches.
Pari for Saffertaa;.
Ther Associated Charities and ot'ae
charitable organizations are kept busy
Hiving out food, clothing and fuel to the
suffering. The local Ice harvest is In
full blast and it is with difficulty that
the Ice companies can keep enough men
t work. v
No abatement of the severe cold that
lias held the middle west In its tighten
ing ' grin for more than a wevtt came
Saturday, but a hopeful sign was that
the lowest temperature of the twenty
four hours ending at 8 o'clock was no
lower than the lowest of tho preceding
twenty-four hours.
At 8 o'clock Saturday morning the gov
ernment thermometer In Omaha registered
15 degrees below zero, the same tempera
ture that was registered between 8 and 9
o'clock Friday morning. From that
time Friday morning the mercury rose
slowly during the day. Today it was ex
pected to rlbe a little less slowly.
Friday evening the mercury be?an to
fall and at i o'clock had gone to 13 below.
At Kansas City, Mo., the temperature
at 7 o'clock yesterday morning was 12
below zero, 8 degrees colder than It was
at the corresponding hour Friday. The
Missouri valley was covered with two
to six Inches of new snow.
Suffering from cold continues to be re
ported from all over the middle west and
the inlet-mountain country.
Cold Wave Traveling East.
Continued cold prevails over the Mis
souri valley, the lnter-mountaln section
and tho southwest. It mas rapidly work
ing Its way east and was being felt along
the Atlantic coast.
Nebraska worked hard yesterday
to establish a record and came pretty
close to having the coldest spot in the
United States. This spot was at Bnrwell,
up In Garfield county, where the ther
mometer recorded 2! degrees below aero,
according to the Burlington's weather re
port received from that station. There
was no place whero even as warm as zero
weather was reported.
In Omaha the cold seemed more keen
and penetrating than on Friday,
(Continued on Second Page.)
The Weather
FOR NEBRASKA Fair and continued
n.1,1.
FOR IOWA Continued cold and gen
erally fair weather.
Tern lie rat ure
Uranhi Yesterday
Hours. Deg.
la. m 14
G a. m 14
7 a. m 14
8 a. m
9 a. in 15
10 a. m..
11 a. in..
12 m
1 p. m.,
2 a. ni..
3 p. in..
4 p. ni..
C p. m..
6 p. in..
7 p. m..
.. 11
.. U
.. 12
.. 11
.. W
.. 10
.. in
.. 1"
.. 11
.. -11
v u.ui.utivc Lwiil Itruord.
l:t.'. 1811. lllj. liu9.
llltfheftt yesterday W 42 11 5
Ixjwest yesterday 15 20 10 13
Mean teinenture 12 ai 0
Precipitation T .W . .
'J tiiii'ei aiure aii'l precipitation depar-1ni-
lrom the normal:
Iturn uiw raiur- 21
Drficiency for the day ;a
Total excess einco March 1 5ul
lu,i,is. pieclpiUiLioii Winch
I .r civile, .in ne uay W inch
Io n! ra nfall sine March I. ..IV!? Inches
refl'iency since Mar. h 1 U 45 inches
Jtcficlency for cor. period, 110.. 14. tM Inches
licr for cor. period, l!w.. 5 a Indies
inUlcaies below zero.
U A. WDUil, ImchA Forecaster.
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fiE SLED COEJf Wf5 A
IfflSZCAL EXAKWXTION'
BDBNS IS GIVEN
HISJREEDOM
Detective Charged with Kidnaping
is Surrendered by Bondsmen
and Released.
MORE LIGHT ON DYNAMITING
Labor Leader Says Fonr Explosions
la Indianapolis Were Work of
i
Men from ('hlcatto I nloni
Had Grievances.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6.-Fcderal Judge
A. B. Anderson today Issued a writ of
habeas corpus releasing Detective Wil
liam J. Burns from tho custody of the
county authorities. Ills bondsmen had
surrendered him to the county criminal
court, where he stands Indicted on the
charge of kidnaping J. J. McNamara. - '
The writ Is returnable on January 11,
when the case will be argued. Burns
will offer tho pies that In removing Mc
Namara to Los Angeles he was actin
within tho provisions of tho federal Etat
utes' and cannot be prosecuted under the
Indiana law.v
Light on Dynamiting.
Epurgeon P. Meadows, . prominent la',
leader and business agent of the dis.
council of the International Brother
of Carpenters and Jobbers, today 7.
forward with the declaration that out
town meb caused the four dynamite
plosions in this city at midnight
October 24, 1909.
ThlB followed the" statement of Char.
A. Bookwalter, former mayor, that loi
labor leaders were Informed by him i
yeais ago as to who had directed the .
plosions against property of Albert'
bpreckelsen, an open shop' cont i .
Meadows' assertion was made
nccUon with a report that tho i.
authorities were Investigating wne...
or not other unions were Interested wit
the Iron workers In having the Vo.
Spreckeluen property destroyed.
Conferences of men alleged to have ac
compllshed the explosions were held In t.
hotel owned by Jehu Ilalfman, who san,
today h had testified before the count;
grand Jury last year that Meadows at
tended some of tho conferences. Thl.
Meadows denied, but he admitted meet
ing at Halfman's place walking delegates
for unions that were endeavoring to per
suade nonunion men to quit work on one
of Von Spreckelsen's contracts near by.
Men from ("blrasro,
"Three weeks before the Von Spreckel
scn explosions," said Halfman, "two men
who said they were from Chicago and
whose names 1 do not remember rented
a room from nie. They were brought by
the business agent here of a certain
union. He told me the Chicago men were
In the business of frightening off 'scab'
workmen and 'fixing' nonunion Jobs. He
said they were here to 'fix' the local sit
uation. "Many men who came to seo tho
stranger I recognized as connected with
labor unions, but the only one 1 knew
by sight was Meadows. Tho two Chi
cago men left here three days before
the explosions and I have not seen them
since."
The business agent referred V by Half
man also is charged with direct knowl
edge of the explosion In a formal state
ment to former Mayor Bookwalter b
Mrs. Alia Hawkins, keeper of a board
ing house.
Watch for Ills ole.
She reported to the mayor, when he
made the municipal Investigation, that
the business agent came to her with
other men In an automobile a few hours
before the explosij.i took place and
said to her:
"Keep your ears open atout midnight
and you will hear the noise you ever
heard."
lire. Hawkins returned here recently
from Los Angeles, where she went In
response to a subpoena from the grand
Jury wnlch Indicted the McNainslias.
"That busln.-ss agent always talked too
much." said Meadows. "Union carpenters,
painters and hodcarriers, lis well as the
Iron workers were concerned In pushing
the fight against Von Hpreckelsen. But
we did not have anything to do with tho
dynamiting. Neither did 1 meet the out-of-town
fellows at Halfman s. but 1
know that imported men pulled off the
explosions."
ISUItlMKMI I. LOS A.tUELKS
Additional Bills Aaalast Tveltaaoe,
Johaaaesen and tlancy,
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 6. Two more
blanket Indictments were returned today
by the federal grand Jury in the national
dynamite conspiracy case. Three addi
tional charges are enumerated in the new
bills against Olaf Tveitrnoe, Anton
Johannsen, U. A. Clancy and J. 10. Mun
sey, the labor leaders Indicted last
(Continued uu beouud !'.)
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The National Capital
Snturdn), January , lUlii.
The Senate.
Not In session; meets at 2 p. m. Mon
day. '
Postofflce comnilttee heard advocates of
parcels post.
National Monetary commission com
pleted its report to congress to be sub
mitted to both houses Tuesday.
The House.
Not In session. Meets at noon to
morrow to eulogize the lato Senator
KIklns.
Democrats caucused on committee
vacancies and "open caucus" question.
Rivers and harbors committee gave
hearlnit on Atlantic City inlet and
Tombigbee river projects.
Election committee assigned hearings
In three contested election cases In Penn-
sylvania. West Virginia and Illinois.
OPEN CAUCUSJLAN LOSES
Jnderwood Forces Defeat Bryan's
Friends in Democratic Meeting.
PROMISE SCHEME ADOPTED
Italas rrorlds that Raoard
.it of Casesi B eTakea
Drmand of Oar-ftftk of
Those Present.
ASHINGTON, Jaa 6. Future cau
ses of the democrats of tho house of
presentatlves will be conducted under
.w rules, which, while they do not an
er the demand of William Jennings
ryan for an open caucus, satisfy tho
viinocratlc leaders In the house.
The democrats met In secret session for
hree hours today. After protracted de
ate a resolution proposed by Representa
.ve Mitchell A. Palmer of Pennsylvania,
. compromise on the Bryan plan, was
idopted. Twenty-seven democrats who
.oted against It favored opening the call
us to the press.
Tho new rules provide that a record
ote be taken on demand of ono-flfth of
.hose present and that a Journal be kept
for publication. Debates and other inci
dents of tho meetings will not be made
public.
Clark Not Present.
The rules were proposed by a committee
appointed several months ago. Speaker
Clark, one of the committee, owing to bis
illness, was not present at the caucus.
Ilepresentatlve Oscar Underwood, floor
leader, showed his force still was answer
ing to call and engineered the movement
by which the Bryan men were defeated.
The feud between Mr. Bryan and Mr.
Underwood has lasted for many months
and the defeat of the Bryan open caucus
movement at this time is taken as another
victory for the Alabama leader.
Representative Foster of Illinois and
Representative Gray of Indiana led the
debute for the Bryan plan and Represen
tative Harrison of Mississippi moved to
amend the Palmer resolution by making
all caucuses of the future open to news
paper men. Tills was defeated, 1 to I
The vote by which the new rules were
adopted was by yeas and nays, but was
not made public.
James B. O' Byrne of Patterson, N. J.,
was appointed Journal clerk of the
caucus.
The caucus approved the committee as
signments to vacancies recommended by
the committee on ways and means. Rep
resentative Stephens of Nebiasku Is as
signed to the committee on account and
the committee on Indian affairs. Repre
sentative Taggart of Kansas to agricul
ture and the committee on expenditures
In the Treasury department. Representa
tive McKelier of Tennessee to military
affairs and railways and canal and Rep
resentative Rcdfleld of New York to the
committee on valid pensions.
PASSENGER TRAIN IS
WRECKED AT WRIGHT, KAN.
WRIGHT, Kan., Jan. 6. Unabla to seo
the station lights In the blinding snow
storm that swept western Kansas Friday
night, Knglneer C. C Deeming of Santa
Fe eastbound passenger train No. 12 ran
past the station. Before he could back
his train Into the siding after he had
discovered his mistake the train was hit
by the Newton-Dodge City local west
bound. Deeming was fatally scalded, En
gineer J. W. Chalfant of the local was
killed and twelve Kansas passengers were
bruised or received cuts. Both engineers
live at Newton, Kan.
. More a mes on I'etltloa.
MARSHALLTOWN. la., Jan. 6 .Spe
cial Telegram.) An amendment to the
petition to recall Mayor W. 1L Jones con
taining !58 names was filed late today by
met a and llbeials. County Clerk iJerby
held the original recall petition Insuf
ficient by Dior thau 10U oellUoneni.
jo .
PLACES BLAME
ON WALLSTREET
La Follette Says New York Banks
Could Have Prevented
Panics.
NEW SCHEME FOR ALASKA
Speaker Advocates Its Development
by Hoard of .Works Similar to
. Isthmian Canal Commis
sion. DANV1LLW, III., Jan. 6 Wall street Is
responsible for every panic the country
has suffered and none would have oc
curred if the federal government, when
the first symptoms appeared, hud threat
ened to sue for receivership for the prin
cipal banking Institutions unless they
stemmed the disaster, declared Senator
Robert M. La Follette in the closing ad
dress of his speaking campaign in Illinois
today. Water should be squeezed out
of our capitalized corporations,' ho said,
and the government should prevent their
combining with 'banks to exploit the pub
lic for profit,
A solution of the problem of conserva
tion of our national resources' In Alaska
was! suggested by Senator La Follette.
He aalij: , "
"The sensible and practlca.. thing' to do
Is to create a Board of Public Works
for Alaska similar to the Isthmian Canal
oommlfialon. This Board of Public Works
should undertake not merely to build a
railroad from Controller bay to the coal
Holds, but it should acquire all the rail
roads In Alaska' and settle at once the
poJIcy of government ownership. It
should similarly provide for tho develop
ment of other public utilities, such as the
telegraph and telephone. It should
operate and develop tho wharves and
docks and steamship lines, if necessary,
to deliver the products of Alaska to the
Pacific coast.
government Should Control.
"With such a law as this, t..e govern
ment owning the railroads, the direct
operation or lousing of the coal fields,
under proper regulation. Insuring a
proper revenue to the government for the
benefit of the people, and proper regula
tions that will protect the consumer, all
under the management of a board of ex
perts, having In mind only the public In
terests, I believe that the problem of con
servation of our natural resources In
Alaska will be solved and that Its ad
ministration will be of great value to us
In securing solution for some of the prob
lems which confront us In considering the
conservation of such natural resources an
are still a part of the public domain In
the states."
Second Speech at Terre Haate.
TKRRK HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 6.-Unlted
States Senator La Follette spoke here
this afternoon to a large crowd, taking
as his general topic "Overcapitalization
and Big Business."
Funeral of Dickens
Is Held in Trinity
Church, New York
"TTEW YORK Jsn. 6-The Episcopal
service for the dead was read today over
the body of Alfred Tennyson Dickens In
Trinity church where, seventy years ago,
Charles Dickens, his father attended serv
ices. For half an hour the body lay in
state and hundreds filed past the coflti.
The floral offerings included wreaths
from the International Peace forum, of
which Mr. Dickens was honorary vice
prenIJi nt, from the Chicago Women s
Outdoor league and from the Chicago
City club.
The body was taken to Trinity cemetery,
where tt was placed In a receiving vault
to await Its final disposition. A 'lot in
the cemetery, donated by Trinity, has
been offered to Mr, Dlckeo's daughte.ru as
his burial place.
New Mexico Becomes
Forty-Seventh State
WASHINGTON, Jan. ( -New Mexico,
the forty-seventh state to enter the union,
ceased to be a territory at 1:36 today,
when President Taft signed the proclama
tion of statehood.
EDWARD RUTLEDGE GIVES
MILLION TO CHARITY
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Jan. 6-An
appraisal of the estate of the late Edward
ltutledge was filed here today. The ap
praisers fixed the total value at JI.IhM-.i.
Of this sum 11,000,000 Is left In trust for
charity. The remainder goes to "ut
ludge s fourteen belts.
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TOREK OF A
BRYAN MAY HAVE REASON
Possible Peerless Leader Doesn't
Wish to Stir Opposition.
HALL ADMITS PROXY STORY
Lincoln Man Is Candidate for Na
tional onimltterman Aaaln and
la tending Out Ills Peti
tions, (From a Staff Correspondent.)
1 LINCOLN. Jan. is (Special. ) The filing
of Bryan's name as a preferential can
didate for president yesUM'riay continues
t. be tho principal topic of discussion
In democratic circles hern. . It Is the
concensus of opinion that when the time
comes for Ms. Hry ill lo file us a candi
date for delegate to the national con
vention sufficient pressure will be grouglit
to Induce the withdrawal of tho presi
dential filing to enable the name to go
on the ballot for delegates.
Bryan's friends say that even If lie
were a candidato for tho presidential
nomination there would be no necessity
of his going on tho ballot, "For every,
ono knows he could entry the state If
he wanted to, and what Is the use of
putting It to a vote." ' There are some,
however, who refuse to give a nnd of
approval' to tho lattsr statement and
quietly tip It off that possibly Mr. Bryan
would not euro to have the else of the
opposition to any such an ambition dis
closed to voters in other states.
American Promoter
is Fatally Shot by
Milliner in Berlin
BERLIN, Jan. 6. Norbert M. Rodkln
son, a prominent member of tho Amer
ican colony here, was shot, probably fa
tally, last evening by a milliner named
Alwyno hlcde. '1 he woman was Inter
cepted as nhe was escaping from Mr.
Rodkinson's office and Immediately fired
a bullet Into her own body, which is not,
however, likely to prove fatal.
The affair, according to tho allegations
of Miss Hledc s friends, wau"broughl
about by tho Interruption of lung stand
ing relations between her and Mr. Rod
hlnson and his tailuie to support her two
c!iidren.
Mr. Rodklnson, however, asserts that
It was an attempt at extortion on tho
part of Miss Hledu, who had been a ser
vant of the family years ago In Russia.
Mr. Rodklnson Is a director of the
American Chamber of Commerce here and
has represented American firms for many
years In Germany and Russia. He had
some exciting experiences during tlio
RiiBSO-Japanesu war, when he was con
cerned In attempts to sell South American
warships to Russia. He Is a native of
New Orleans.
Sagamore Hill Again
in State of Siege
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Jan. C Culonol
Roosevelt and half a dozen men chopped
down trees today In tho woods surround
ing the ex-president's home at Saga
more Hill. When Colonel Roosevelt was
not wielding an axe ho was giving direc
tions. Tho biting cold apparently madu
no impression on 111 ill .
To all inquiries the colonel sent word
that he would say nothing.
After more than a year of comparative
obscurity, Oyster Bay Is again achieving
prominence. When his unsuccessful tour
through New Vol k statu In liilO In be
half of Henry I.. Hllmson ended, Colonel
Roosevelt went into retirement. Until
a few weeks ago he was permitted to
remain undisturbed ut Ills home, but as
a rsult of recent political developments,
Sagamore Hill Is once more In a state
of siege. Despite Colonel Roosevelt's re
fusal to talk politics, a sipiad of coiru
spendents have camped In the village.
Mack Calls Upon
President Taft
WASHINGTON, Jan. C Nornian K.
Mack, chairman of the democratic na
tional committee, paid his respects to
Preeident Taft today.
Among members of the national com
mittee now In the city, the belief Is grow
ing that the fight for the democratic con
vention soon will narrow down t- Balti
more and St. Ixiiiln. New York and
Heaver, however, will continue hi the
fight.
I'rey Woodson, secretary of the na
tional committer, expressed the belief to
day that no action would he taken look
ing to presidential primaries.
"The expanse will ha enormous and far
beyond out means," he said.
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RICUESON ADMITS
MUKDEU0F OIliL
Minister Confesses that He Gave
Cyanide to Avis Linnell, His
Former Sweetheart.
INSISTS ON MAKING STATEMENT
Itlstrlet Attorney Denies Com pro
mise Which Mnu Indicted
fur First llewree Mnrdrr May
irt l.laht Penalty.
BOSTON, Jan. (t.-The Rev. Clarence V.
T. Rlehcson confessed to the murder of
his former sweetheart, Avis Linnell of
Ilyannls, In a document presented by his
counsel today. His confession declares
that the accused Is guilty, of the offense
for which lis Is Indlclud, which Is murder
In tho first degree.
Whether Rlehcson will pay tho extreme
penalty, which under tho Massachusetts
luw is death In'the electric chair, no court
6fficlal cared to predict today.
The confession was S follows:
BOSTON, Jan. 3, 112. John L. Lee,
William A. Morso, Philip H. Dunbir.
Gentlemen: Deeply penitont for my sin,
and earnestly desiring, as fur as in my
power lies, to make atonement, I hereby
confess that I am guilty of the offense of
vhlrh 1 stand Indicted.
I am moved to this course by no In
ducement of safe-benefit or leniency.
Heinous as Is my crime. Clod has not
wholly abandoned me, and my conscience
and manhood, however depraved and
blighted, will not admit of my still fur
ther wronging, by a public trlul, her
whose pure, young life I have destroyed.
Under the lashings of remorse, I have
suffered and am suffering the tortures
of the damned. I n this I find a measure
of comfort. In my mental anguish I
recognize that there Is still, by tne mercy
of the Master, some remnant of the di
vine spark of goodness still lingering with
me. 1 could wish to live only because
within some prison's walls I might. In
somo small measure, redeem my sinful
past, help some, other despairing soul, at
least, find favor with my Ood.
You are Instructed to deliver this to
the district attorney or to the Judge of
the court.
Blncerely yours,
CLARUNCE V. T, RICHliSON.
The Indictment against lUchesnn
charged that lit) "feloniously, willfully
ai d of his malice aforethought" gave Miss
Linnell cyanide of potassium with deadly
Intent.
Dlstiict Attorney pelletler declared to-
day after the confession had been made
public that the (rial set for January 15
would surely be called and that ho would
accept no compromise In the way of a
plea to u lesser cyjme.
It was pointed out that if tho district
uttoruey mulntatneil this attitude, only
on Insanity commission or commutation
by tlu executive council and tho gov
ernor could suve Rlrheson from the
cle.'trlc chair.
Today's developments in ono of the
most interesting murder cases In the
history of tho etate were not altogether
unexpected by sumo of tlioso In close
touch wltii the sltuatl in. From the be
ginning tho prosecution authorities have
asserted that their evidence was strong,
although when It came to the actual de
livery of tho poison to the girl, there
appeared to l.e a missing link III the
chain.
Kiclieson, himself, provided probably
tl'.u greatest sensation of the case, when
in tiie early hours of the morning of
December 2, ho so severely mutilated
himself that his lifo hung III the bal
ance for some hours and wus saved only
by an uncratlou.
Insisted on CoufrsslnsT.
It Is said to have been at that time
that Kiclieson first Insisted upon confess
ing. i.eii whllo bleeding from his
wounds, he is said to have clung to his
counsel, William A. Morse, and pleaded
to bo allowed to tell him the whole
stoiy. Feeling that his client might be
laboring from a loss of mental, is well
as physical strength, Mr. Morse refused
lo hear him and during his convales
cence, llicliesoil remained quiet. In fact,
almost speechless.
When tho attorneys vlsltud their client
early this wees, Rlcheson cried out that
hu was guilty and declared his intention
to make a clean breast of the crime. He
plainly was un.hr great mental stress
and hie ondlilon was such that his coun
sel would not accept his suggestion. They
uiged him to think the matter over more
colmly and lift him. On Wednesday the
attorneys against visited his cell and the
confession, was written by the prisoner
in spite of efforts of counsel to dissuade
hlni, as they found the mental strain
had weakened his reasoning powers
Kiclieson Insisted, however, and prepared
1 vt -i c o -n 1 1 Iv r 1
(Continued on Second Page.j
They Include Life Pensions and
Equality in Citizenship,
POSSIBILITY OF INTERVENTION
Powers Are Preparing to Send
Troops to Guard Railroad.
BANKERS BECOMING ANXIOUS
Financiers of Several Nations Try to
Arrange Soheme of Settlement.
PREMIER'S POSITION PRECARIOUS
Snildrai t h,ne of Krost by Vaau hl
Kal Is Surprise to Gallons that
Were Trying; to Header
llenevolrut Aid.
SHANGHAI, Jan. .-The republican
government Is assuming a strong position
and now considers that Ihe future of
I'hlna Is entirely In Its hands. Tho lead
ers believe that the country Is alinoost
unanimously in favor of the republican
movement, and tho regular trained army
will como over tu their side almost to a
tllBll.
The cabinet formed by Dr. 8un Tat Sen.
today announced the terms It will offer to"'-
the Manchus on their submission. These
are much more generous than was at '
first believed would be the case. They
include the free grant of the Forbidden
City and the summer paiuco In Peking,
which are worth hundreds of millions of
dollars. In addition they will be accorded i
ilfo pension and other concessions, to- .
pettier with equality In cltixenship and In f
the holding cf offices under the state, . ,
The good faith of the republicans Is '
shown by the fact that the Manchus in
the southern provinces are now being
supported, fed and ciothcd by tho revo
lutionaries,, and any abuse of them is sc.
verely punished by the republican gov
eminent. - , '
Cabinet la Htroaa; One.
The cabinet nominated by President Sun
Vat Bn la regarded generally as a strong:
one. Most of the peraunages named au
uepted the portfolios ofiered them, but
Wang Chung Wet declined that of for
eign affairs. This, however, Is regarded
here as a form of concession on his part
to the seniority of Dr. Wu Ting-fang,
who In his turn begs Wang Chung wl
to accept the post offered him. Wang
Chung Wei Is a graduate of Yale. Lon
don, I'aris and BerJn, In all of which
universities he passed with honors. Ha
is an extiaordinarily brilliant lawyer.
Persons well Informed regarding the
plans of the' revolutionary leaders say
that It Is very likely that Tang-Shao-TU
who was sent here as the representative
of Premier Yuan Shi Kal at the peace
conference but who was later disavowed,
eventually will accept office In the re
publican government, in the same quar
ters It Is asserted that the risings among
the Imperial government troops at Lan
chow and others places In the north are
only a part of a general scheme of re
volt against the government. The entire
Chinese army It Is declared must soon
Join In the revolution. The whole of the
population of the province of Ciil-Ll and
Whan-lung, It Is believed are alao pre
pared to rise at an opportune moment.
All Leaders Are Confident.
Absolute confidence prevails among the
leaders of the revolution that the posi
tion of the Peking government and Pre
mier Yuan Shi Kal Is a hopeless one.
Yuan Bill Kal, they say Is In reality a
prisoner In Puking, where his life Is In
danger.
President Sun Yat Sen says that bis
main desire now Is for peace and prompt
recognition of the Chinese lepubllu by
the foreign powers. The belligerency of
the republican government will, b be
lieves, promptly put an end to the hope
less struggle now being carried on by tbu
old government and will permit tho
couutry and the outside world to reap
the benefit of the changed conditions,
PARIS, Jan. 6. The possibility of au
eventual Intervention by the powers In
China In some form Is an absorbing topic
of discussion Just now in diplomatic cir
cles. The feeling, however, is that noth
ing of a concrete nature Is Justified or
can be carried out at present. Neverthe
less the point has been raised Informally
In International banking circles as to
the wisdom of the banking groups and
the powers Joining In the arrangement
of some definite suggestion with the Idea
of conserving the Interests of China.
It Is pointed out In authoritative cir
cles that the powers as such are not
able tu Intervene unless foreign property
In China should be endangered or at
tacked and the legations should report
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