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    Looking Backward
This Bay in Omaha
Thirty Twenty Tea Year Ar
See Sdttotial Pag a each kni
The Omaha Daily Bee
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy
VOL. XLI XO. 184.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY, 18, 1912-TWELYE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY .TWO CENTS.
i PLAN, SAYS TAPT
President, in Special Menage,
t Becommends Civil Service for
l All Administrative Officers,
i
MAXXS EFFICIENCY, BIS THEME
Asks Appropriation to Continue
; Economy Commission.
HOW TO SATE MAST MILLIONS
Use Made of Billion Per Tear Con
i cerns Every Citizen.
WOULD FREE WORX OF POLITICS
h Irf lucrative Sketches Outline
of Imprerreawata Which Can B
- i Made la Government Service)
at Great having.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Iew the
people of the United Statea may have
aaved tor them milUon of dollar an
nually In the operation ot the aovern
mental machinery was outlined by Pre
tdent Tad today In a meaaac to congress
on economy and efficiency In the gov
eminent service."
"What the government doe with nearly
(T.lur . each year" aald the pred.nl.
"la of aa ranch concern to the average
eltlaen aa la the manner of obtaining thta
amount of money for the publlo nee.'
, Probably the moet radical propoaal ad
vanced by the president In inday m
aa( waa that all administrative offloere
of the covernment In the department
at Waahlngtoa and In the field be put
under the errll aervtre; be removed from
the Influence of politic and that Mrttr
term of office be not limited as at
present to four years. Such officer
should not be appointed by the president
,wlth the necessity of senate confirmation,
he said, but upon merit
'The extension of the merit system
to these officer and a needed re-adjustment
of salaries." aald he, "will have
Important effect In seeurlag greater
economy an efficiency. The view that
'these various offices are to be tilled as
result of political consideration has
' lor Its consequence the necessity that the
president and member of congress ae
'vote to matter of patronage time which
they should devote to question of policy
'and administration."
" Oatllae ef Improremenia.
The president did not attempt to ex
p'.aln In detail the work of the economy
an-Z efficiency commission created by act
of congress a year and a half ago. He
sketched the outllnea ot Improvement
he skid could be made In government
service, declared that they would effect
a saving of many ml lions of dollars and
a ted that cor.f resa continue the commis
sion by granting an appropriation of a,
M 'With 160.00 for printing It report.
From time to time, he added, report ot
, the commission proposing particular re
forms would be seat to oongr. -'
"I as-." said the- preaMent. th cn
tlnuano at tbl oommiatloa on economy
and efficiency, because ot the Mcsllsnt
beginning which ha been made toward
the reorganisation ef the machinery ot
thl government oa buslnes principle.
1 ask It because It work Is entirely non
partisan In character and ought to apply
to every cttlsen who wishes to glvo ef
fectiveness to popular government In
which w foel just pride. I sincerely
hope that eongres will not. In Its anxiety
to reduce expenditures, economise by cut
ting oft an appropriation which I likely
to offer greater opportunity ior im
economy In-the future than any other
estimated for."
t lavra Twa Millions Yearly.
. To date, the president said, the commis
sion has cost the people about 1130.000.
Without having put in effect more tha
I few reform it has suggested change
that will save S.OtO.OW a year.
' "These." ald the president.' "represent
only a few of the many services which
should be subjected to a like painstaking
Inquiry. If this Is done. It is beyond ques-
' Hon that many millions of ravings may
be realised." The value of such Investi
gation In Increased Interest which officers
ot the government will take In their own
departments, their work and that of
their subordinates, he aald. could hardly
be estimated.
Toe Initial work'," aald President Tift,
'has been well done. The inquiry with Its
The National Capital
Wednesday, Jaaaary IT, 11 1.
The Senate.
Lorimer inquiry adjourned until tomor
row because of Attorney Haaecy'e Illness
The House.
President Tsft submitted a message on
government economy.
Miscellaneous Mils on the calendar con
sidered. Investigation of International Harvester
company urged by witnesses before rules
committee.
Secretsry Meyer before Interstate Com
merce commission advocated government
construction of twenty-two supply vestals
for the Panama canal, through which the
fleet will be sent regularly a a part of
He drill exercises.
Civil Service commission heard advo
cates of old age pensions for government
employes.
Cardinal Farley is
Given Enthusiastic
Welcome Home
(Continued on Second Page.)
The Weather
i. x
FOR NHB'RASKA-Bnow and colder in
gouth portion.
FON lOWA-Snow and colder.
Tessperatare at C ah yesterday.
-,, Hour. Dei
7 a. m
S a. m . It
a. m a
I Ma. m a
3 11 a. m 21
14 TO , U
I p. m 21
1 p. ro St
S p. m J
4 p. m a
5 p. m m
p. m 1
7 p. m it
S p. m 17
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-John M. Farley.
archbishop of New York, cam horn a
cardinal to a welcome thet will mark
an epoch In his life. After an absence
ot two months abroad, ho waa the first
of America's new "prince ot the church'
to touch home shores, and as uch.
many thousand prepared to do him
honor.
Cardinal Farley gave an Informal re
ception aboard the Berlin to halt a
hundred newspaper men.
"Am I glad to get homer lie
(n answer to a question asked simultan
eously by half a dosrn men. "Indeed.
I am glad. I had a splendid trip across.
"I found the pope In splendid health:
In faot, I waa amazed to see him look
ing so well. He greatly admirea our
hospitable land. He described It to me
i land Where all nations and all
creeds are welcome and where all share
a well-ordered liberty, for the well-being
of whom there Is universal provision.
Thousands along the line of march
from the battery to 8t Patrick'a ca
thedral at Fifth avenue and Fiftieth
street and thousands more. Including a
choir of . parochial school children
gathered within the edifice to not with
reverence his progress to the eplaropal
throne.
The steamship Berlin bearing the
cardinal and suite, and which reached
her last night, got an early start up
the bay to dock at Hoboken some time
tter M o'clock this morning. Today's
ceremonies marked only the beginning
of receptions, ecclesiastic public and pri
vate, at which Cardinal Farley will be
the chief figure during the next few
days. Tonight the cathedral Itself will
become a structure of fire, having been
strung from spire to sidewalk with W.000
electric bulbs.
NAPLES, - Italy. Jan. 1T.-Cardlnal
O'Coonell and Ma suite have received
telegram and messages of farewelL- In
cluding one from Cardinal Merry Del
Val, axpresilng the farewell greeting of
the pop. Cardinal O'Cocmell will U to
night th Canopie, dua In Boston
MoDdaJanu.ary.i;11, , , A
i - .
Man and Woman Who
Confessed to Murder,!
Now Make Denials j
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 17.-That the defense
will attack the validity of the confessions
made at Hlllsboro, Mo., by Mrs. Annie
Huanlng and Joseph 8eldel. charged with
the murder of Martin Hunnlng, the wo
man's husband, was announced today.
The confession were made public Monday
night and are in "effect that Setdl killed
Hunnlng upon the wosnan'a promise to
marry him and give him II. H4.
Th prisoners, who are In s Jefferson
eounly tail, gave oat ft statement that
they thought they a ere signing papers
which told of their friendship before the
killing of Hunnlng.
Prosecuting Attorney Miller denied the
prisoners' statement and said that con
fessions were obtained after each bad
thought the other had cenfesaed.
Local Weather Steearw.
Official, record of temperature and pre
cipitation, compared with the correspond
ing period of the last three years:
li:. Mil. ". 13
Highest yesterday it 11 31
lowest yesterday 1 1 St J.
Precipitation V'.y.'.'.'. T Zl V SiHamlll bill to pension civil eenrlc em-
Kinkaid Has Measure
to Aid Homesteaders
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Jan. IT.-tSpecial Tele
gram.) Representative Kinkaid thla fore
noon appeared before Aaslstaat Secretary
Adams of the Interior department and
made an argument that th order of
August 4 disallowing constructive rest
dene of homesteader for six month
folloaing entry ehoukt not be permitted
to apply to any entries mad previous to
the. date of the order. '
Mr. Kinkaid holds that the order ahould
not be retroactive. Ha further holds that
aa the law for some fifty Jeers had been
construed by th department to give the
homesteaders the benefit ot the construc
tive residence for the first six months
the department could well take care of
tboaa who had made homestead entry
prior to th order of August 4.
Mr. Kinkaid believe that the depart
ment will remedy thl matter without
congTesslonal action. However, Judge
Kinkaid haa Introduced a bin to give
homesteaders toe constructive benefit and
th bill baa th approval at Secretary
Fisher.
Albert H. Gould waa yesterday eon
firmed aa postmaster at Alma.
T. J. McOrsth and r. J. Kleffner of
Omaha appeared before the boom civil
service committee In advocacy ot th
Temperature and precipitation depar
ture from th normal at Omaha since
March 1. and compared wita the last two
years:
orm temperature.. .v
i ,eimi lure ior I lie uv a
Total excess sine. March 1 "
"Normal precipitation a; loch .
Ijeflcieacy for the day 02 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 u. inches
JJeflciency since March 1 1S T Inches
lieOdeocy for cor. period. Ulu.lt K Inches
Kxoess tor ear. period, l&B . ches
Repwrte frae Stations at T P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- fialn-
of Weather. ' J p. m. art. rail.
Cheyenne, anowlnc 1 M
jievenpoiT. ciouoy s
Denver, snowing I 42
les Moines, cloudy 24 J4
Jjorige City, cloudy It n
I-ander, cloudy w st
North Platte, snowing.... II a
Omaha, snowlna; is. a
TPihl& snowtnc S
Rapid City, clear.. H Si
fait Leke City, dowdy... a 9t
Senta Fe, part cloudy.... M c
Kherttan. clear 4
sxus city, Inowlns; 14 I
Vileottne. ctj ly- 1 1
I indleateo trace ot precipitation.
U A. WELSH, Lecai Forecaster.
proyes.
Senator Gamble haa Introduced aa
amendment Intended to ba proposed by
him to the Indian appropriation to ap
propriate S,Me tor the construction and
equipment of a gymasslum building for
use of the Indian school at Flandreao,
S. D.
Representative L-beck la going to run
again for eongres. Today he tilled aut
and mailed to th secretary of state his
formal notice to that effect. . .
MISS LULU GUtSER GRANTED
A DIVORCE IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Jsn. U.-Mrs. Ralph C.
Herse, known oa the stage aa Mir Lulu
O laser, waa given a decree of divorce
today. Some week ago Mlas G laser told
the court that her husband had beaten
her and choked her a number ef times.
Herse waa summoned Into court and ad
mitted that he had m-treated hla wife.
RADICAL STEP
BY COALMINERS
Indianapolis Contention Deelares
In Fitot of Government Owner
ship of Industries.
SOCIALISTS BACK BXS0LUTI0I
Has Practically Ko Opposition and it
Greeted with Cheers.
MAT LEAVE THE FEBESATIOX
Resolution Denonneinf it as Tool of
Capitalists is Debate!
TEW OSGAHIZATIOH PROPOSED
Calaewdo Maw Preeeata Scheme for
Great Vale at al Hlal aad
Teal Miner la Xorth j
America,
IXDIANAPOLft, Ind., Jan. 17.-Govem-!
mem ownership of all Industrie was fa
vored by th I'nlted Mine Workers of
America In convention In a resolution
sdopted yesterday. The resolution ful-lo-s:-
"Whereas, We consider It would be a
benefit to the community at Urge, there
fore.' be It,
"Resolved. That this convention go on
record favoring government ownership
of all Industries."
The resolution waa backed by the social
ist and found practically no opposition
among the 1.30D delegates. The result was
greeted with cheers. t
Reeoletlea im Draw Federal lea.
Heated debate followed the reading of
a resolution providing for withdrawal of
the mine workers from th American
Federation of Labor and condemning the
leadership ot Samuel Oompers and John
iltchell. former president of the miners,
as "filiated with that sleep producing
agency," the National Civic Federation.
"The Federation of Labor," the resolu
tlon declared, "Is In the grasp ot Judge
Gary of the Steel trust. Andrew Carnegie
of Homeeteed fame, and August Belmont.
friend' of th Interurban railway worker
of New York."
It advocated the calling of a great
labor convention hi thla city on April 1,
and flie formation ot a new national In'
dustiial organisation, "to manolpate
wg workers from the yoke of industrial
sen-It ude." . .
Props re Oa Groat I ales.
One union ot coal and metal worker la
th I'nlted State and Canada must be
formed If mine worker are successful to
combat mine operators' corporations, de
clared Edward Young ot Ureal Falls,
Mont., representing the Western Federa
tion of Miners, In an address before the
I'nlted Mine Worker ot America today.
He urged that the National Coal Miners
organisation absorb the metal miners'
union and said he believed a merger now
going forward would be ucoesiful within
a few years. ...
A re fere adust vet I to be taken mng
th metal miners ei tie Western fedora.
tlon of Minora en th question ef com
bination, with the real miners, and J. A.
McKlnnon ot Denver, Colo., reported t
the convention thet Indications were the
proposition would be approved by a lirg
majority.
After w havs united on th Indus
trial field, w will unit on th political
field, and then the men tnit dally risk
their Uvea In mining coal and metals
will get that which belongs to I hem,"
said Mr. McKlnnon. ,
"Everybody Works But Father"
XT cir
to' ts,
From ths Cleveland Plain Desler.
Cummins Declines
to Talk of Reports
; of His. Candidacy
WASHINGTON. Jsn. 17.-eoalor Cum
mins today absolutely declined to disouaa
reports' that he was about to announce
himself aa a candidate for th republican
nomination for president.
"I have nothing to do with these re
ports." he said. "I have nothing to aay
In connection with them."
It I generally expected, however, among
Mr. Cummins' friends la Washington that
an Announcement ot hi candidacy will
be made soon. ,.
Congress Will Not .
Adjourn Till August
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1T.-Th demo
cratic and republican leadeis in the house
today agreed that there waa little likeli
hood of congress sdjourning before Au
gust next. It wsa said that this prob
ability largely Influenced the democrats
in choosing Baltimore aa the national con
vention city. The republicans will have
a mora awkward situation to deal with In
holding their convention In CMcago with
congress la (easton. The condition ot
congress being in session during national
convention periods ha not sxlated sine
UK.
"I expect eongres to be In eeeeloa
until August 1." said Speaker Champ
Clark today, "as I see no chaan of
completing th Important work befor us
In time for adjournment before the na
tional conventions. I have cancelled sev
eral speaking engageroenta so that I
could remain here ami assist in the
work."
"If the tariff bills are not delayed to
Idng In th senate,'
ALL IS QUIET IN HAYANA
Shock of Intervention Notice Causes
Ro Distnrbanoe.
OFFICIALS MUCH SURPRISED
lerchenta Iteawrd Prsepeel of
tailed Stale Taklagt Centre!
with Ratlaractloa Pspers
Reserve Cessment,
HAVANA. Cuba, Jan. lT.-Abaolute
tranquility reigned In Havana today. In
spite of the shock of th announcement
In th morning papers ot a possible In
terrenttoa by the I'nlted state m Cuban
affairs.
Th meager report received from the
Interior do not give any Indications of
trouble, but soma fears are expressed In
Havana that disturbances are. likely to
occur In th rural districts, and mora es
pecially In th provlnoea of Ortente and
Plnar del Rio when the new beoome
mora generally circulated.
The newspapers confine themselves to
the publication of th text of Secretary
Knox' note and Interview ion th sub
ject with various officials There la no
editorial comment except In Kl Die. which
expr the opinion that no physical
Intervtnrlon Is Intended by tit United
. whlua, however,, wllf adopt other
and efflcaeloua mean to compel compli
ance wllh the law and prevent a breach
of the peace. . " .
Artloa Cornea Saddtaly. .
Commenting on Secretsry Knox note,
General Freyre Andrade, former secretary
ot the Interior, aald:
It la sad blow to all good Cubaua,
but w must hop It will sound a not of
warning. All must Join In a patriotic ef
fort 10 do their utmost to isve th coun
try." - '
Re sudden wa th action taken by the
tat department at Washington that
General Manuel gangullly, secretary at
Mate. at night absolutely refused to be
lieve II t Intervention waa threatened
until some hours after Secretary Kaox's
aol had been presented to President
me. He finally admitted that th not
had been received, but declined to make
any comment oa It.
Voleraaa Tat- All Kla-t.
Th meeting of the council of th Vet
eran' association, which waa called last
night, adjourned at aa early hour tble
morning. No line of policy wa adopted
at th meeting, which waa sparsely at
tended, the conservative aectlou of the
veteran being conspicuously absent.
At th opening of the Board of Trade
today th prospect f Intervention by
the United Statea waa regarded generally
with am tie faction, especially among the
Spanish element. Merchants unanimously
irssssd th opinion that the regulation
ot th affairs of Cuba by th I'nlted
Statea would have the happiest effect to
immediately etlmulate business, which
hss been depressed by ths lack of confi
dence now pervading th country.
By-Products Enable
Packers to Undersell
Local Butchers
CHICAGO, Jan. K.-Readlng of Hits of
car route containing IM town In which
Morris A Co. sold meal directly from the
car to retailers occupied much time at
the packers trial today.
Harry A. Ttmmlns. chief accountant tor
Morris A Co., read th list and explained
that the routes were used to distribute
fresh meat la towns a here th demand
wa Insufficient to maintain an agent
The witness said that In earn of these
town Morris Co. waa brought Int ac
tive competition wllh local butcher and
was obliged to andran them. Ha de
clared that the packers, by mean of a
comprehenslr system ef marketing their
by-product, were enabled to undersell
the local butchers.
Mr. Ttmmlns declared that at the four
plants of Morris Co,-ln Chicago, Kan
sas City. St, 1-ouls and St. Joseph. Mo.
a total of S.hW.M cattle were slaughtered
la 1MT. IMS. IMS aad 110. which cost
IIIAOOM, showing net profit of 77.1
rent a head. Waller A. Wall,' former
breach house manager fur Morris A Co.
at )tat St. Louis. III., and St Joseph.
Mo., wilt follow Tlmgiins on th aland.
Hitchcock's China
Resolution Causes "
Lively Discussion
WASHINGTON, Jan. IT.-Th Hitch
cock resolution demanding that "law,
treaty or agreement" existed to warrant
sending American troops Into China pro
voked a lively discussion In the eenat
forlgn relation oommlttee today and
finally waa referred to a subcommittee.
There waa much dlfferenos of opinion.
Senator Baoon of Georgia agreed with
Senator Hitchcock that whatever author
ity existed It did not extend to Inde
pendent action by th executive branch
of the government. Other member took
a contrary view and declared thet the
Boxer treaty justified the recent action.
Cotton Workers
Strike Nears End
MANCHKSTER. England. Jan. 17
The proinaals mad to the employer and
workers at th cotton trade conference
by Sir George Ask with, representing th
Board ot trade, appear lately t put aa
end to ths Ind tun rial war which has been
s costly to both sides.
The suggestion ot Sir George Askwlth
are framed la such a way that each aids
can maintain Its principles without In lur
ing th rights of the other. Neither side
under th -term ot the propoaal shall
be entitled to taka actio oa th question
of tba employment ot . noa-unionist!
said Democratic which shall Involve the stoppage of th
Leader Underwood, "we may be able to machinery or tne mine wiuraut giving
get through in June, but It doe not
look very ttvorabl Just now."
Republican Leader Mann aald:
"It look aa though wo were (tuck for
a long session. The democrats are loafing
in the house and as long aa they continue
to procrastinate we shall not be sol tf
enact njutn cretwu.
TWO ARRESTS IN CHICAGO
IN THE BUEHLER CASE
CHICAGO. Jan. IT Two young msa
were arrested today at th iwawast ef the
New York pohce, aa a aeejuet to a Mats-
at by Vies Violet Buchler. th U-
year-old heiress.
Th men are Cnarle McCla la. M years
oM, a printer, and Roy Allen, a rear
old. aa eiectneaso. gueete at tne Myers
hotel, sirs I by Mrs. Baebier. Violet'
fosur mother.
Beth mea deal! the charge. McClain
today admitted that th girl had been
ta his room and. that he had kissed her.
alk months written notice.
Should the provisional settlement he
agreed to the mill will reopen on Jan
uary 22.
Tha agreement between the employers
and mea If It la "ratified will be another
victory added to the list of those won
by Mr George Askwlth, the recognised
British "strike settler."
Tba three weeks' stopper of the mills
hss coat tM.n.na. Th operatives have
lost SS.ow.gM la wage aad th aptaners.
who havs been on, half pay since the
lockout began, have sacrificed about P,
&i,e. Tb trade salons have spent tl.4EO.tOO
la strls pay.
LORIMER HEARING GOES
OVER UNTIL THURSDAY
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. -Th
committee met . today and hnnwdtateiy
adjourned Ha Inquiry aatll ti iorrw be
cause ot Ik tjsposttlea of Kl bridge
H sneer, attorney tor Mr. Lorimer.
Militia and Strikers
Clash at Lawrence
LAWRENCE. Mass.. Jan. ' 17-Th re
thousand striking ten 1 1 worker and mi
litiamen clashed today when th former
refused to change the Hue of march ot a
parade and attempted to fore th sol
diers' line. The militiamen belabored
their assailanta with elube, but n one
was seriously hurt. Many were badly
bruiaed and severs! women and children
were trampled on.
The paraders hurled bricks, stones, tla
can and pieces of he at the militiamen.
Several soldiers were struck.
After the crowd had been quieted the
soldiers allowed the striker to pas up
Canal street.
Promised Snow.
Eeaches Omaha
The tnow promised by the local
weather forecaster began telling late
yesterday afternoon and by midnight had
reached a depth of several Inches.
Th temperature waa twelve degrees
below freesing.
CALLAWAY. Neb.. Jan. !7.-!per!al
Telegram After thawing weather for
four day snow commenced falling thla
morning and haa continued throughout
the day. The around Is now covered a
depth of about five Inches.
RICH MEN OF DES MOINES
PLAN FOR SUNDAY SHAVES
DES MOINES. la. Jaa. IT.-The organ
isation of what F. M. Hobbell. a multi
millionaire, calls ths "Million Dollar Ton
sorlai dub." waa announced here today,
elm ultan sous ly with the flling-of a peti
tion with the city council asking that It
be allowed to operate.
Tb purpose f the dub Is to provide
that Its members may have their beards
removed by real toneorial artists on Hun
day morning without danger of running
amuck of the law. The Iowa statutes
bar open barbar shops jm Sundays.
Folic Commissioner McVk-ar waa arked
for pet lu amino to
BALLOT ROTATION PUZZLES
Long List of lames Xfay Be Ditfi
. cult to Arranp Under Law.
HOW TO DESIGNATE TICKETS
t eareesaa errts Haa Paid Flllag
Fee aad Will, Paratally later -Rae
far t ailed Statea
Senator.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
MNiXHJs'. Jen. II.-(Hpeclal.)-Not
only Secretary Walt but many other peo
ple are worrying about a new problem
which has come up In connection with
th primary ballot. The law provide
tor rotating nam oa the ballot and also
or a party designation, but In the case
of delegalea to national conventions, for
Instance where there will be udouhtedly
two acts of both republlcana and demo
cratic candidates, how ar tba various
brands to be designated. If at all, so that
vottrs rsn tsll what they ar really
voting for.
With th large number of name oa
th ballot It la going to he difficult, even
for men who keep posted on politics to
remember Just who represent each of the
prntiit-'ntlal candidates, and with the
great mast ot voter It will be an hn
possibility.,, , . . " t, -.; , t
, ll.Jiaa fceaa-aiiggesud that the dstao.
ciaitc (negate anouia be aesignatea,
hat nly is democrat but In addition as
Harmon ar Wilson as th cm may be,
and the republlcana Taft and . Fol
lette. This would Indicate to voter not
only the party, but the particular brand
of each party designated which th can.
didat represented.
The lew doe not provide for any
anch contingency, neither can the wise
one around th stale house find any
thing In the statute which would pro
hibit f'icli designation.- t'nlesa there
should be some valid objection raised
to this, procedure. It probably will be
adopled. on the theory that the object
of he hallo and he dealgnatlona provided
for epecirically In he law are deslgnsd
to aid the voter In hla choice and that
the additional designation would be along
ths same line.
Unless this or some similar plan I
followed. It Is certain that with the large
number of names, all alphabetically ar
ranged and then rotated, tlier will bs
th finest ml sup sver seen on a ballot
In thla country. So far a heard from no
objection ha been ra!d to the plan
of labeling th candidates for delegates,
but It Is a long time until th primary
ballot goes to the printer and no one
can tell what may happea In the mean-1
time.
ftarrla ta File Sswa.
Th only filing made thl forenoon In
th secretary of atata'a office waa that
of A. M. Morrlssey ot Lincoln aa demo
cratic candidate for attorney general. J.
C. McCarl. secretary to Congressman
Norrls, Is In the city and aald that Mr.
N orris had paid hi filing fe a a can
didate for United State senator to the
county treasurer of Red Willow county
and that the filing might be expected at
the secretary of state office at any
time. t
H. II. Baldrlge Files.
II. Hi. Bsldlge tiled today aa repub
lican candidate for congreea m th Sec
ond district Thla is the third flung for
his office oa the republican ticket, the
others being Thomas W. Blackburn and
Ben a Baker. Mr. Baldrlge several days
ago wrote the secretary ef state asking
for blanks oa which ts make the filing
and their return haa been expected at
any time.
ABDICATIONS
AGAIN DEFERRED
Further Discussion of Subject Post
poned Until Friday jWeaosc of
Fremior't Illness.
EX7SESS D0WAGEB DI TEABS
Tells Princes that Abandonment of
Throne is Imperative.
MOVEMENT IN MONGOLIA GEO
Frequent Beports of Capture of
Cities Beach Peking.
NATIONS WATCH bOTAHON
Raeelaae Prate Pear that KewaW
ilea as May Form Croat Master
Army aad Oeewer Leet
Provlnoea. -
PEKINO.i Jan. lT.-No definite action
waa taken at the conference of th
prince or the Imperial elan with the
empress dowager today. Tb discussion
of th aubjoat of abdication, waa post,
poned until Friday owing to the slight
Indisposition ot Premier Tuan Shi Kai.
Certain of aha princes declare that tha
abdication ot the throne Is pending.
Th revoluiioiary movement In Mon
golia ta making considerable pi ogress.
Reports of tha- unopposed selsuro ot
Khailar. a Menchurten city, by the rev
olutlonartee and tha proclamation of au
tonomy by tha Mongols of that region
are confirmed, while frequent report
reach Peking that tha - Mongol have
taken other cltlea.
Tha attltud of tb republican In con
nection with th less of province la
being watched wllh considerable In.ersst
by foreign observers.
' llaeeta Frees Republicans.
la Iluealsn dixies It la contended that
there I danger at a great modem army
being organised by the republican gov
ernment, hut military attache ot other
foreign nation doubt that th Russian
statesmen really fear such aa organhta.
Una.
The British and JapanaV governments
apparently desire ta prevent any aatl
Russian preea campaign at th preeent
moment, la view of the possibility of a
partition of China. In diplomatic circles.
however. It I getter ally recognised that
China has lost right to retain vast ter
rltorlea which It haa proved Itself In
capable of developing.
BJaspeeae Densser Weeps.
LONDON, Jan. IT. Further discussion
of th question of abdication of the
Chines throne haa bean adjourned aatll
Friday, according to a news agency dis
patch froth Tien Tsln. Ths conference
held today by th princes ot the Imperial
clan at the palace wa InconsJualre.
Th empress doesger during th con
ferano was ksenly affects h sr ol.
tlon. weae wttierty aw-ea sa4Wsaed
tha arm as that th thought ta abdica
tion of tb throna had become Imperative.
Prince thing, th former premier, a.
tented to. thla view, but th younger
prince took an attitude ot strenuous op
position to th pacslveneas of Prince
Chlng and urged on th emprjss dowager
to refuse to abdicate.
PERKINS COUNTY, S. D.,
IS SUED FOR REWARD
SIOUX FALLS. . D., Jsu. K-tSpa-
eial.) A ult haa been Instituted by
Frank C. Petwwan, formerly a hotwv
leader of Perkins . county, hut now a
resident of Sanborn county, against
Parkin oounty for th recovery of th
reward offend by Perkins county foe
tha annrahenaioa of Oeerg Dlvely, who
! a term In the Sioux Falls
penitentiary under sentence from Perkins
county. He I a deeperats criminal, and
It convicted aa all tha charge against
him would be subject to Imprison meet
for a period ot on hundred and sixty-
five year. Boms month ago j-iiveiy
neAe hla escaoa from tha Parkin county
i. it at hi ana. and th reward for hla ap-
prehensloo waa offered. Peterson alleges
In hla suit tor the recovery of ta rewara
that ha dissevered that Mvely waa em-
aa, a farm wear Jeasun. la., and sj
Informed Sheriff Anderson of Perkins,
county, who went there and secured hu
CANADIAN LUMBERMAN
DENOUNCES GOVERNMENT
Battle is Fought in
Streets of Ascunsion
BIDSOS AT RES. Jan. i;.-Ther haa
been stiff fighting ia the streets of As
cumioa, ths capital at Paraguay, be
tween the adherents of Preefdeat Lib
erate Kolas and the ' rrretmloaarles.
Msny were killed oa both sides. The in
surgents, however, are still In control of
the situation and si) attempts by the
government' troops to rescue President
Rojaa who haa been a prtaoaer m their
hand since Monday, have failed.
GENERAL GRANT SAYS
CANTEEN IS NOT NEEDED
CHICAGO. Jan. IT. -funeral Frederick
D. Oram. v. ho many time In official re
ports has recommended the restoration
of the local of the army canteen, now ts opposed to
barber shop for the uee of the club on It. This Information ram today la a let
Sunder. He wiii decide the matte to- j ter he wrote to a trmprrance. paper of
morrow. j Fnsneton. III. G'nerel Otanl ears the
Included In th club membership are j personnel of the army has changed
Mr. KubbeM. Lsfe Young, jr., son of the ! greatly In the last ten years and the
former senator, and ehout fifty of the j aoldiere have adjusted themselves to the
most prominent business men ef the city, new ccndlilons.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. .-Denunciation
of the government with regara to in
suit pending sal net lumberman wee
made today by B. M. Trowern, secretary
. .i. n.ieii lierchante' Association, of
Canada, In an addroea befor th North
western Lumbermen'a assoclatlaa. Mr.
invited any special agent of the
j government who might be attending the
meeting to make mmseii aoowu , us
a front seat that ha "might hear all that
waa being said."
To fellow work for th public year
la and year aut." aald Mr, Trowern to
.... i..Ran "for what practically
amounts to nothing, and In payment for
your trouble the govaiamem eewoares im
bued with the Idea that you are parties
to a cone pi racy to defraud th people.'
Boxes of
O'Bricn'i Candy
aa
DalzeiTs Ice
Cream Bricks
Given away each day la
tba waat ada to thoaa Us. ding
their naoaa.
Read tba want- ada each'
day, If you don't get a arts
toa will proaably find aome
uinf advert! that appeal
U rote. . .
Each day lhaaa priaea are
sffered. no yusiia u aoiva aa
aubacriptioDS to get notllng
hat tuiiuua jv
appear aoota tuna.
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