Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1902, Page 1

THE OMAHA ‘DAILY BEE. OMAHA, FRIDAY MOR TELLS OPERATORS' PROFITS | LE COPY THREE CENTS. CASTRO RAISES ARMY Throws Three Thousand Troops Into La Guayra as Garrison, VOLUNTEERS RALLY ROUND VENEZUELA NG, DECEMBER 12, 1902—TEN PAGES. 'FRISCO FILES AN OBJECTION|BOUND TO PREVENT FRAUDS Deputation Urges Reten of Tr port Service at San Indian Bureau Oannet Ohange Ruling On Francisco. * Bale of Heirship Lands. SING FIGHTING F Mixed Mob of Rictods Oustomers Seise | Coalyard Gates. OR FUEL SUeAR EWBARtsSEs BRITAIN Must CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ast for Nebraska—Fair Friday. Satur- , Fair and Warmer. Elther Abandon Convention or seden Suffer Commercial T/ Witoess is Oalled to Show Where Proper Waces Go, Omaha Yesterday: Hour, on. » s . e . 20 .m0 to Drop. LONDON, Dec. 11.—As the r;-} FQ S statement made by Mr. Balfour today, the. == “OENT DEALER IS ON STAND OSTON CO MPANY PLACED IN QUANDARY | government apparently finds itself in an awkward dilemma. | Questioned recently as to whather the @annot Bupply All Ulamorers and Fears t0 | jaw officers of the crown had ever given the opinion that the countervalling duty _What They Get e DR G HEP to neutralize foreign sugar bounties would tor 16, contravene the favored nation clause in ~ a existing commercial treaties, the premier | replied that he had no record of such an opinion. Today he volunteered the state- ment that such an opinion had been given in 1880, but declined to commit himself with regard to its effect in the present cir- cumstanc The premier's statement, how- ever, is regarded as justifying Russia's threat to treat the imposition of a counter- valling duty as a breach of treaty. As practically the entire British export trade Is carried on under the favored ma- tion clause, the government faces the alter- native of dropping the Brussells sugar con- vention or risking the loss of favored ma- tion advantages, as one effect of Gr Britain’s adhesion to the sugar convention Temperature WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.—A San Fran- clsco delegation, comsisting ot R. P.|SOME INNOCENT SUFFER WITH GUILTY | Schwerin of the Pacific Mall Steamship ! company, W. W. Douglass, state comp- 1 to Large Mine | oiler, and ex-Mayor Phelan, Béaded by Senator Perkins, called on the prosident today to discuss the propesition to place the government transport service in private hands. ¢ Delegates also Informed the president SCRANTON, Dee. 11.—The miners at to- ‘hat the people of San Francisco had day’s sitting of the strike commission callea °rected a monument to commemorate| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.—(Special Tele- an independent operator to tell the exact | Dewey's victory at Manila and invited him ' gram.)—Before leaving for Nebraska today price he received for his coal. [ to attend the dedication while on his trip | Representative-elect McCarthy had a con- This operator was L. N. Crawford, pres- | hext spring. Mr. Reosevelt at once ac-|ference with Indlan Commissioner Jones fdent of the People's Coal company, which 'cepted and a date will be named to sult bis | regarding the new rule which the Interior | operates the Oxford colllery at Scranton. Cconvenicnce. department promulgated in lieu of former During the strike he managed to continue | A conference on the tramsport problem | ryjes having relation to the conveyance of working, and in one month received $20 a | took place later at the WAF department |jnherited Indian lands. This matter has ton for all coal mined, although the av- | With the secretary of war. been the subject of great embarrassment erage price was only about $2.50. Mr. Perking was the priieipal speaker| (o the Indian office by reasom of the chi- The miners announced that they expected and sald that if the govermment did not|canery which has been practiced upon the to close their case on Saturday and Thurs- Ccare to operate its own tramsport service | ipgjans in securing the conveyance of in- day. In reply the companies announced his company would do #0, USIng ROVern- | perited allotments of Indlans. The Indian that they might have to ask for a short ment vessels now employed under charter | omce, after numberless complaints had recess, in order to properly prepare their. or for direct compensation. Been fied Ry the Indlans; Y " Says W Sells O Owners for Sixty Per Cent of » | Port People Olamor to Bear Arms Againet Invading Powers, John L. Webster the eeks a Position On hmian Canal Commission Has Interview With the President. » ». ». » » » » cracamzE IS FOUND IN RIVER! GIVES CROWD WAGONLOAD FREE OF COST BOWEN FREES ALL FOREIGN PRISONERS Foroes Republio to Respeot International Usage in Such Oases. WOMAN Wife of Prof. Barber of Ka raity Ends Her Own Life. (From a Staft Correspondent.) state | Scramble for Anthracite Leads to Small- Bized Riot. 'WOMEN CAPTURE INTERFERING POLICEMAN LAWRENCE, Kan., Dec. 11.—Tho body ot Mrs. Marshall A. Barber, wife of Prof. Barber, a member of the faculty of the Kansas State university, who disappeared yesterday, was found in the river near here today. The position of the woman's clothes found on the bank indicate that she had delib- erately planned suiclde The entire body of 1,200 students of the | PARIS RUMOR TELLS OF DISAGREEMENT Selse Mim by Helt and Jump om His Back, More Patrolmen Arrive, and Gratultous Distribu- tion is Stopped. Reports that British and German O cers Fall Out Over Policy to Pursued in Coercing Pay- ment of Debta. BOETON, Dee. 11—Hundreds of the resi- dents of the north end have seized the en- trances to the yard of the Metropolitan ©Coal company, Causway street) and at one | time there was a small-sized riot. ‘When the offices and yard were opened a crowd was gathered in front of the bullding would be to entitle the United States and Russia to place higher import tarifls on British goods. It 1s expected the government will forego the countervailing duty. case. Witness is Ignorant. Mr. Crawford, who has been attending the sessions each day, was surprised to be called, and he remarked as he took the | & Miss transport service from Sam Francisco Seattle, Clara Barton of the National Red Cross society and Samuel W. Briggs, sec- retary of the soclety, also #aw the presi- dent to protest agalnst the Pemoval of the They expressed the Bellef that the asserting that they were wholly in the hands of land spoculators, set aside the former rules gov- erning the transter of these lands and issued new rules providing that the sale 10| of lands should be made in the most public State university, under the direction of the faculty, began an organized search today | fos the missing woman, Mrs. Barber, who had been a sufferer from insomnia, left her home yesterday morning. No particular alarm was felt at minister of war, has Only the British o is now here. 2,000 troops and $00 more under Presi: Castro's brother are expected shortly. LA GUAYRA, Dec. 11.—General Ferrerar, ] arrived here nt ruiser Indefatigable All the other war ships have left La Guayra. Minister Haggard and Herr von Pilgrim- Baltazzi, it was learned today, left here last night. The tormer was on board Retri- bution and the latter on Vineta, which sailed for Trinidad All the British and German subjects ar- way possible. A rule was passed down that | the Indian agent ol official in charge should | post in a consplcuous place in his office for | a period of ninety days a list of lands de- sired to be sold, with a description of the land, dates when lisied and date whén bids would be opened, and that on each Monday her absence until last night, when several students and members of the faculty began | a systematic search. 1 No clue to her whereabouts was found and today the entire membership of the university began the hunt. Mrs. Bar- ber was a Miss Florence Barrett, daughter of a retired Methodist minister, before her VON BUELOW DRAWS CROWD Expected to Talk Ahout Venesuela, but Instead Refers to the Tarift BiL removal would be a mistake, because, they maintained, the facilities for caring for sick or wounded soldiers &t San Fran- clsco were superior to these at Seattle. GOLD MONEY IS DISCUSSED ‘This is & new turn of affairs.” “When did you ship coal last?” asked Mr. | Darrow “Yesterday.” ““What are you getting for it don't know exactl: and as »0on as the company’s men began to arrive thess people commenced the liveli- est kind of a scramble to get inside. 80 much trouble was caused by them in their fight for a chance to get through the gates that the Metropojitan employes de- clded to haul a wagonload of coal in bags out of the yard and distribute it from the opposite side of the street in order to draw | a part of the crowd away. A large wagon was immediately filled and | ariven outside. Hardly had the driver | pulled up his ‘horwes before the crowd was upon his wagon. Men and women pulled one another and fought for a chance to get st the coal The patrolmen who were on duty at the “~vard were called upon and it was only with | the greatest dificulty and by using force | that they were able to keep the bags from | being stolen. One patrolman jumped on the wagon to save the coal and was thrown down and pulled about by the women. One woman had him by the back of his belt and another jumped on his back, bearing him to the bottom of the wagon. The policeman said he thought it was their intention to keep him from interfering until the coal had been removed. However, this actlon was checked by the arrival of other patrsimen and it kept them BERLIN, Dec. 11.—Chancellor von Bue- low’s presence in the Reichstag today caused expectation that he would make a statement regarding Venezuela and the house was filled, but he did not refer to international politics. He dwelt on the tariff bill and said that it the reduction of duty agricultural machinery and implements, as provided for in the Kardorft amendment, was adopted the federated governments would take the changes into serious consideration. They would not consent, however, to fix- ing minimum duties on animals and meats. The government in making the new com- mercial treaties would guarantee to the domestic animal industry protection enough to insure its prosperous development aund would accept mo propositions {n treaties which would render it impossible to adopt the necessary veterinary measures to pre- | vent animal diseases coming into Germany from abroad. The chancellor’s statement was greeted with applause from the right: party and with derisive laughter from the members can if I want to.” “Don’t you want to?" “No, st “You are a party to this commission and went to New York to see the coal presi- dents Yes, sir.” “Then you refuse to give this commis- sion that information?” “I don’t think 1 am compelled to tell.” “Who do you sell to “Delaware, Lackawanna & Western.” “What do you get for {t?" “About 65 per cent of what the Lacka- wanna gets for it.” At this point attorneys for the operators objected to an inquiry into a company's profits. Able to Pay More Wages. Mr. Darrow said he called the witness to show that the coal companies were able to pay the advance in wages asked for. Wayne MacVeagh, in his cross-examina- tion of Mr. Mitchell, he said, Intimated | that the increase, if granted, would ulti- te Committee Talks with Wi, ‘on Staple Fhilippine Curreney. ser WASHINGTON, Dee. 1L~The monetary situation in the archipelago. was generally agreed that there would be difficulties in changing the eurrency in the islands, but the consensus of opinion was | alue should be a gold that the unit of peso of twelve and mime-tenths grains gold, which is one-half the ‘value of the United States gold dollar, and the peso silver should be made legal tender of equal value to the unit. 3 Governor Wright and the dommittee also agreed that United States currency should not be made legal tender, as the-silver dol- lar would then be worth twige as much the peso and thus encourage eounterfeitin, sald at® preent the Mexican dollars were ecirculating at their Governor Wright senate committee on the Philippines today dis- cussed with, Vice Governor Wright the the Indian agent or official in charge should forward to the commissioner of Indlan af- fairs a complete list of all lands posted in his office for sale. This rule, it was thought, would give every intending purchaser a chance to go into an open market and pur- chase particular pleces of land. The Indian office, however, owing to the great and universal complaint that was made against the transfer of title to these allotted lands, decided to annul all transfers and conse- quently many innocent purchasers for value are now protesting against the action of the department in depriving them of their titles. Cannot Separate Good from Bad. Mr. McCarthy, in whose district the Omaha and Winnebago reservation is lo- cated, urged the commissioner to approve deeds secured from heirs of deceased al- lottees, providing it could be shown that adequate sums had been paid to the Indians for the lands purchased. He sald that in many cases honest purchasers had paid the amounts which the Indians themselves had 1t of marriage a year ago. She was 30 years of age. She graduated from the Kansas university several years | ago and afterward became a member of the | faculty in the German department. CAUSE OF DEATH A MYSTERY Newsboy Dead in New York with Head on Bundle of P The British the port of Barcelona, gunboat Restaudor, The German cruise; Park the same time. Papers. 2 o'clock. NEW YORK, Dec. 1L—Mystory surrounds | ° q "o ln 0 cnarge the death of a boy about 15 years of age whose body was found by a policeman lying at one side of the bicycle path in Central park, near Eighty-fifth street and opposite the workshop of the Department of Park: One pecullar feature of the case is that a costly silk muffler was found tied about | the boy's meck. On the right side of his face there was a lacerated wound on the jaw, which bore a resemblance to the bite the personnel of the All day and all the harbor, and pre Volunteers to the nu and more are requesti of some animal. erulser rived here at 6 this evening from Cumana, Britieh cruiser Retribution rested yesterday were released this after- [t tro's Answer Arrive Indéfatigable ar- ‘where it is belleved to have been in search of the Venesuela r Vineta and the left here at Oune of them is sup- posed to have on board Venezuela's snswer to the demand of the forelgn powers, which arrived from Caracas on a special train at, d'affairs, Herr von Pilgrim-Battezzi, the British minister and British legation are still on board the warshi; night ammunition has been carried to Fort La Vigi: which crowna parations are being made to resist the foreign forces. mber of 926 men, all from La Guayra, have been armed today ing arms. It is as- bullion value and banks were manipulating them so ar to make 4 or each. Gold was held In the banks as a. imodity and bought by merchants and others, who had to pay therefor foreign obligations in gold. The committeq intends to perfect the currency bill at the. earllest moment and tion. has begun to make amendments. “How many tons do you produce in & day?’ MARK i iodls Aol 8 e 8 st manutn “ ( 289 you X - you a for 1t?” Stamp Exports with' Words “No Monopoly.” On the right side of the little fellow’s neck were several dark-blue- ish marks and three others on the left side. Owing to the different opinions ex- pressed by the coroner and an ambulance surgeon regarding the wounds the police are making an investigation. Lying on his back, the boy's head rested on & bundle of newspapers. He was to all appearances a newsboy, poorly elad and in busy holding down the bags until the wagon Was again inside of the gates. CAVALRY GOES TO THE ORIENT KFwe Squadrons Under Orders to Sall placed upon the lands and these persons should be protected. He sald he did not stand for trickery or chicanery, but wanted an honest man to get his honest rights. Commissioner Jones, in reply, sald this could not possibly be done, because of the multiplicity of eases pending in the Indian office. The comm{ssioner told Mr. McCarthy great fraud had been committed in the b od Indian lands and the methods pursued by land speculators on Indian reservations. That hé regretted that he could not geparate the good from the | hogy, sald the cause’ of the boy's bad In view of the interminable number of | couid only be decided by an nutopsy, and propositions, owing to difficulties in search- | ho gid not think the wounds could have ing for a few honest claims in the vast mass | caused death. of known fraudulent ones. The department CARNEGIE HAS STORMY TRIP was forced to throw out all and begin with Lan serted here that the government can find sufficient men to resist the forelgn forces, as the movement is pecullar. Everywhere one meets men of all classes and conditions carrylng Mauser rifles. Without Oficial News. LONDON, Dec. 12.—Up to a late hour last night the foreign ofice was still without further news from Venesuela. While there 1s no confirmation of fighting In La Guayra, 3 il show a keener apprecfation of werions possibilities involved. This feeling will bardly be lessened by a report that a British vessel has been seized at Puerto Cabello, and is shown in eager demands upon the government to present in parliament documents explain- ing grounds for its action. v It is being asked how it will be possible to enferce payment of Great Britain's de- mands without costly milttary operations and whether even the occupation of Oar- acas would achleve the desired result. It is re¢ognized that President Castro has nothing to lose, and that the Venesuelans are incensed at the sinking of their ships nd may set aside internal dissensions make stout resistance, hoping for from the United States or Franmce. Much gratitude 1is expressed at Mr. Bowen's Interventionson, behalt ot British and German residents,’ and considerable alarm at the possible fate of British sub- Jects. Through all the editorial srticles pub- lished this morning there runs a strong veln of hope that the United States will Interfere to secure an adjustment of the | difficulties, eithel by arbitration or other means, and thus avold hostilities. Some newspapers even argue that it is the duty of the United States to coerce Venezuela into satisfying forelgn olaims. In connection with the rdported seizure of the Venezuelan customs, the Forelgn office officials say that arrangements for that step bave not been completed. Before any general seizue could take place, Ger- many, Great Britain and other nations would have to come to an agreement for a pro rata division and adjustment of their reepective claims, similar to that arrived at by the allles In China, except that the La Guayra custom house may possibly ha been seized as a purely military measure. Though the selzure of the custom house will take place eventually, it is pointed out that while hostilities are in progress the customs of the fiscal institution are prac- tically valueless. To Capture of the left party. . GOVERNMENT IS DEFEATED Amendment to Educational Bill in House of Lords Practically Kills the Measure. oureat o cha Honkn 3 Tords ‘& gefeat fa on the educational bill. In modiying the provision requiring the managers of voluntary schools to be respon- sible for all repairs the lords have unques- tionably inveighed the privilege of the lower house, for the bishop of Manchester's amendment, which was carried by 114 to 88, would, In effeot, throw an increased burden on rates. It ls certain that the question of privi- lege will be raised by the Commons, and the result will, in all probability, be that the lower house will, on motion of the government, strike out the amendment. The lords will no doubt then let the matter drop. CUBAN TREATY IS SIGNED eral Bliss to Mark f Negotin~ mately be placed on the “bowed backs of the poor,” and he wanted to show that the companies were well able to give the : increaso asked for without putting it on the poor. Mr. Darrow then continued the examina- Spring. STURGIS, & D:, Dee.’ 11.~(Spectal.y—Ao= cording to reports; an order was roceived to tho effect that bands with the firet he Thirteenth cavalry, now post, will leave here bruary 15 for San Francisco, sail- Philippines about March 1. the Thirteenth cavalry, now atloned at Fort Keogh, will procced to Fort Meade and relieve the third squadron, ‘which leaves about March 15 for San Fran- clsco, safling April 1. The second squadron of the Thirteenth, it is eaid, will remain at Fort Meade until the Sixth cavalry ar- rives from the Philippines to relieve it, after which it goes to join the first and third squadrons. While the majority of he boys are pleased with the trip, a large number dread it very much. transfers. “I can give an estimate.” An ambulance surgeon, who examined the “‘Well, what in 1t “About $2.50 a ton.” On frrther examination Mr. Crawford sald dvring the latter part of the strike his colliery was in operation and he got $20 & ton for his coal. Judge Gray here stopped the examina- tlon, saying the exceptionally high prices during the strike were not pertinent to the inquiry. The miners called several witnesses who described the conditions at the collierfes of the A. Pardee company in the Hazjeton region. One of them was a boy, who sald he had lost a leg in the mines, recelved noth- ing for Its loss, but instead, when he re- | troduced in the senate. turned to work, the company stopped his wages for his father's debt. COMMITTEE FAVORS TWINE, Mr. Darrow then announced that the . miners expected to close their case this | Nothin week and gave notice for the other side to be ready to proceed. Say Wages are Hi, Two witnesses employed by the Dela- ware, Lackawanna & Western company were called, and each testified that before the strike of 1900 they recelved 94 cents a car, and that the strike was ended by the company granting an increase of 10 per cent, 2% in cash and the rest to be con- sidered in the reduction in the price of powder. Instead of recelving the increase they now get 3 cents a car less, or 91 cents. They did not know why it was reduced. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Mr. De Armond (Mo.) today introduced a bill providing that it should be unlawful to ship from any state through or fnto other states manufactured articles unless every article had stamped on the cover the words “No Monopoly Prod- uct. Produced in open competition,” or words of like import. A maximum pen- alty of $1,000 fine or ten years' imprison- ment, or both, is provided for violation of this act. Mr, Sulzer (N. Y.) today introduced in the house a bill entailing’ publicity on | trust business similar to that already in- a clean slate and commence work along lines laid down in amended rules issued October 2,,1902, through which it is believed fraud is impossible. Will Take Care of Meade. Representative Martin talked today with | the secretary of war in relation to perma- | NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—The vessel on nent Improvements at Fort Meade, S. D.| Which Andrew Carnegle Is a passenger ar- The army board convened for the purpose | Fived today from Liverpool and Queenstown of recommending permanent posts included After & stormy passage of six days, twenty | in its list Fort Meade and recommended Bours and twenty-three minutes. 4 the permanent establishment there of the| Almost from the time of leaving Daunt's headquarters and eight troops of cavalry, | Rock the ship had southerly winds with ) | Immediately after this recommendation heavy head seas, which cach day increased from the board organized to report upon Untll December 8 the wind came out from the. permanency of . forts and garrisons the west/northwest with hail and snow and throughout the United States Mr. Martin | V1™ With terrific force, requested Quartermaster General Luding- |, It Was stated that Mr. Carnegle had o L ive Mim ‘an entimate 'as to tne | fully recovered from his recent illness and amount which would be required to carry | tBat he never was in botter health, out the recommendations. General Lud-| 3 Carnesic showed no effects of his re- Taston reptied that his best hformation | cont {llness. He sald he mever feit better was. that 1t would take in tho neighbor. | 0 Bif life. He had nothing to say about| hood of $565,000 to establish permanent | P'* """"lp" w h"“ af $hap that he.shonld buildings at Fort Meade. As a result of | 60 directly to his nmew: home. this information Representative Martin asked for $100,000 to commence permanent (CROWE IS IN SOUTH AFRICA | improvements at Meade and secured this \ appropriation In the sundry civil bill Brother in Chicago Says that He May | Today Mr. Martin called on the secre- Soon Give Himselt Up to the Authorities. in New York After a Very Rough Passage the Atlantic. Acros a help Palma Dines G the Close tie HAVANA, Dec. 11.—A dinner was ¥iven at the Palace tonight by President Palma in honor of General Blis It is understood that the protocol of the commercial treaty between Cuba and the United States was signed after the dinner, General Bliss and Secrotaries Zaldo and Montes afixing their signatures General Bliss leaves for N Saturday. The protocol will now have to be sub- mitted to the Cuban and American senates for ratification. ASKS FOR A NEW REPUBLIC Poultney Bigelow Sugmests S| Showld Be Freed from China, Implement Dealers Ad. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Iec. 11.—(Special Telegram.)—The fourth annual convention of tbe Retall Implement Dealers’ associa- tion of South Dakota, southwestern Min- npesota and porthwestern lowa was con- cluded at 13:45 this afternocon. The follow- ing officers were olected for the ensuing year: President, M. D. Thompson, Ver- milion; ,vice presidents, ‘Woansocket; V. R. Wadden, Madison; 8 B. Brown, Pipestone, Minn.; Roy Williams, Stoux Falls; secretary-treasurer, W. 8. Hill, Alexandria. Neither the committee ! on constitution and bylaws or on gricvances Bad any report to make. An effort was made to have the next snnual convention held at Aberdeen, but the delegates, by a good majority, again selected Sloux Falls. The resolutions were silent on the ques- tion of the proposed installation of & bind- ing twine plant at the Sioux Falls peniten- tiary. Else 1s Satistactory , in Tying Up Mail Packages. WASHINGTON, Dee. 11.—The committee | appointed by the acting postmaster general to investigate the many devices submitted to take the place of twine in tying letter | packnges, today reported against all the | devices proposed. The report says probably after a long ' time a direct saving might result from the institution of a device which had been tested heretofore in the New England states, but it would take more time in tying and untying, and hence delay the | distribution of mail. IRON RATES ARE INCREASED | t from Missourl File New Frelght Schedules. York on nghat tary for the purpose of ascertaining whether an annual appropriation was mec- essary to carry out the estimate of the quartermaster general or whether a con- tinuing amount could not be set aside from | the lump sum given the secretary for per- | manent improvements at posts and gar- risons. Secretary Root informed Mr. Mar- tin that Fort Meade was among the p nent posts and it would not be necessary for the Bouth Dakota delegation to con- corn themselves at all in a distinctive item in the appropriation bill, but to see to it that the War department was provided with money enough to carry on improve- ments recommended by the army board. He that one of the witnesses earned an average of $4.25 a day for sev- enteen days worked in November. Wit- ness, however, claimed he went Into the mines twenty-five days during the month, and consequently his dally earnings were far less. One handed in a statement given Bim by & mine superintendent showing that there were several sizes of cars at the colllery where he worked. The same wages were pald, however, for filling them, re- gardless of size. Father O'Donnell was asked by Judge Gray: “Do you believe in boycotts?" “I belleve I have the right not to deal or assoclate with a person who does some- thing that I do not like or is contrary to my interests.” ‘I go along with you that far,” said the chalrman; “how much farther would you g0? For instance, have you a right to bay- cott me if I should deal or associate with such a person?” sir; neither would T commit vio- CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Steven A. Crowe, a in this city, and brother serted positively today that th®latter is in Johannesburg, South Africa. He sald further that within the next few weeks his brother may surrender him- selt to the authorities according to an agreement with Edward Cudahy when the 1826000 reward for his arrest was with. drawn recently. “Except for the fact,” he sald, “that U lost my temper recently when approached | by an agent sent by Pat, my brother might t now be in the hands of the authorities and | readly to face the accusations made against | him when the Cudaby child disappeared | under such sensational circumstances.” | MUNICH, Bavaria, Dec. 11.—Poultney Bigelow, addressing the Geographical so- clety tonight on “East Asiatic Politics and Commerce,” advocated making Shanghal a gram.)—. {1 f i /gy LR, i ' {ho members | republic, free from consular or other off- kota in this oity the following officers were | 18l meddling elocted for the ensulng year: President, | Some of Chinese territory, he added, H. C. Sessions, Sloux Falls; vice president, ' should be annexed to the city.’ The me: ©. ‘K. Haw, Aberdeen; secretary, J. D, chants of the east, Mr. Bigeloy claimed, Lavin, Aberdeen; treasurer, Mrs. M. L. |Deeded nothing but liberty. Phelps, Montrose. The congress voted T ¥ \nanimously to urge the coming legisiaturs | MURDERED ~ WHILE PRAYING to repeal the 3 per cent tax on policies Ansas Ll Fraternal Congress Electi SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Dec. 11.—(Special | WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The Interstate Commerce commission has received new ht tarilf schedules making increased | rates on iron and steel articles in the ofi- cial clagsification territory embracing nf- roads between the Missouri river and the eastern seaboard and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. 1d 1t was the settled policy of the de- The new fariff becomes operative on | Partment to improve Fort Meade up to the January 1 and imposes an increase under- | standard outlined. stood to dverage about 10 per cent. | Leasing Forest Reserves. President Onstro, The Central News says it s rumored in the lobby of the House of Commons this evening that the allles have landed biue- jackets at-La Guayra for the purpose of effecting the capture of President Castto, and that fighting is golug on in the #treets. An unconfirmed report to the Dally Mail | from Wilemstad, Island of Curacao, dated GRAIN INJUNCTION QUASHED; December 11, says: “The Venesuelan au- thorities at Puerto Cabello are fortiylng Sfoux City Firm May Be Investigated that town. “They have imprisoned the British ana by the W Ohicago Board. fasued by fraternal soclet and also to exempt fruternal socleties from the pe- cessity of making annual publication of the condition of the different organizations in Judicial districts. and. Secretary Hitchcock today sent to com- gress the draft of a proposed bill providing for the sale of timber on reserves and for the leasing or renting of reserve lands. The bill authorizes the secretary of the interfor to sell timber, grass, plants and sceds on timber reserves, including stone, earth and all other inorganic material, pro- viding such salés shall mot inter(ere with the mining law now applying. It authore izes the secretary to rent or lease at prices he may determine, lands for maintaining |, onicago Board of Trade and the Weare summer re hotels, stores, mills ana Commission company from conducting an | other establishments, or for grazing 11ve | ,;,eqiigation In regard to the differences stock. The bill provides that moneys de- | poiyeen the MoNell Grain company of Sloux rived from the sales and leases shall bo | City, Ia., and the Weare Co made & special fund for the care and pro- tection of the reserves. Any excess in | "’ funds derived from any reserve over the cost of protection shall be turned into the school® fund of the state or territory in which the reserve may be situated. Chair- man Lacey of the public lands committes, it is expected, will introduce a bill on lines recommended by the secretary. Ne Compromise at Falrbury. Wants Elastic Currency. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—A bill was in- troduced today in the house by Mr. Pug- ey (N. Y.) to render the currency more elastic and responsive to the financial and commercial requirements of the country. The comptroller of the currency, with the | consent of the secretary of the treasury is authorized to fissue eirculating notes | ness for the day. His complaint was that | under certain prescribed conditions. These he had been docked for light loading when | circulating notes may be issued to any | he had a foot more than the required top- | national bank to the extent of one-tenth | ping of six Inches. of the face value of bonde deposited with | Three Die in Mine. the treasury, and are to be secured by e el g lgcteg A AR :'ut:.; lb::.c:. or bills to double the nmei men lost their lives and one was seriously ————— injured in the Kingston company mine at Edwardsville this evening. They were FIGHT ALL TICKET FORGERS walking up the slope behind a train of | gastern and Western Lines Com- loaded cars. The slope runner desired to hift the cars and notified the men to step Nne to. Forws Detestive aside. They did not heed the warning, a coupling broke and the cars dashed down the steep incline, ploughing into the men and hurling them agaiost the roof and sides of the slope. "ADEN, Arabia, Dec. 1L—A rumor has oS Ranh VaraaNiE: reached here of the assassination of the Sonik eieess, Mad Mullah in Somaliland. The report was SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec. 11.—(Special.) brought to the coast by a native runner =Ons of the. las In South | 4o Garraro, via Berbera. Dakota farm lands made in the state has | "y, Myjiah 1s sald to have been killed Just been concluded by J. J. Conway of |y 'y yoeqr thrust in the stomach infiicted Orient, who has been in Sioux Falls thia | % & SBHC AND 0 week attending the annual convention of | s i the retall implement deslers of South Da- e Southwesters Minnesota and Nortn. | INSULAR OFFICER MURDERED weatern lowa. Mr. Conway has disposed of |\ (0. cuoe by Private D Engagement in the Philip| German consuls, as well as 6ther Britohs and Germans, and taken possedsion of their property. The authorities also seised British steamer which was discharging coal t Puerto Cabello, y “The Amerscap consul attempted to in- tervene, but was disregarded.” Bowen Pleaxes Germany, BERLIN Dec. 11.—The German Foreign office officials are much pleased st Mr. Bowen's energetic action at Caracas re- sulting in the release of most of the Ger- mans {mprisoned there, and by his efforts to obtain the liberation of others. ela Dec. 11.| Fuli advices on the subject have been z s 2 | received from Washington. The direct dis- net N from CHremen Bovie trom Lines | patches received from Vemesuels by the ol. Balled—Moltke, for Plymouth, Cher- Forelgn office here say that Venezuela's ourg and Hamburg; La ~Lorraine, naval vessels have not yet been captured for | avre, At Hamburg—Arrived—Grat Waldersee, | that only its revenue cutters were captured, but that the seizure of the former is ex- from New York, Plymouth and Cher- pected immediately. ‘boure. Satled—Kvydos. for Sun Francisco. 3 The merning papers contain many humor- ous references to what they term Presi- dent Lastro’s magniloquent manifesto ca- | bled to the representatives of Venezuela in Paris and made public last night. The Vorwaerts, which never loses an op- portunity to assail what it considers te be “political shams,” says it thinks the | tormidable ultimatums of the twe powers and the paval demonstration are govern- lence.’ “That is right; we draw the line at the same point,” responded the judge. P. J. Rogan, a miner for the Temple Lead and Iron company, was the last wit- CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—With one judge, de- lvering a dissenting opinion, the appellate | court today reversed the injunction lssued by Judge Chytraus last August enjoining farm land to the value of $43,000, all of which belonged to himwself, and a consid- erable portion of which was purchased by him about twenty years ago at & mnom- loal figure in the belief that some day it would pay him a good profit. CLERKS SEEK BETTER WAGES Spnta Fe Men Will Make Demand on the Company for In- ereased Pay. imission com- | MANTLA, Deec. 11.—Reports recelved by the military authorities show that Ingpector Hendryk, who was badly wounded on No- vember 25, on the island of Samar, during an engagement, was shot by one of his own | men. All the members of the inspector's com- mand then fled. TR - o PN £ | 1 WILL NOT RESIGN on foot among thousands of clerks em- | Brother ployed by the Santy Fe to secure a general | Incresse in wages. The demands will come before the freight and passenger officials, but as yet the pl: bave not taken definite form, and it is cult to ascertain just how far the movement has spread or how strong the organizal of rallvay clerks is Movements of Ocean V CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—The executive com- mittee of the Western Passenger assocla- tion today voted in favor of & joint de-| Representative-elect Hinshaw, who has tectivo agency of all railroads. The meet- | poen In Washington for the past ten days ing was a joint one between the Western | familiarizing himself with his duties, will and Central Passenger assoclations. Mr.|jeave for Newcastle, Tnd., to-morrow, his Donald of the latter organization succeeded | poyhood home, where he will remain a v converting every member of the West-| @uek, expecting to arrive in Falrbury De- ern Passenger assoclation to his belief. | cember 21. Mr. Hinshaw feels confident He told the members the bureau would | that he will be able to name the postmas mot imterfere with individual action, but|ier in his home town. He agaln reiter- would take charge of a detective ugency | gted his former statement, that no com- fro: York, via Queenstown. R o to watch and run down ticket forgers and [ —— e Tacoma and Victora T & fer sfoge | mental bluster, a fine plecs of preteasion manipulators throughout the coustry, l (Continued en Second Page) Shanghal end Hong Ko and interuational nonsense, suggesied. how- ) { Cholera Wipes off Moros, MANILA, Dec, 11.—Cholera is spreading among the lake Moros. It is believed the epidemic will prove serious. from Mar- ot Bermuda—Salled—Patria, from sellles, etc., for New Yorl Naples—Arrived—Aller, from York and salled for Genoa At _Glasgow—Arrived—Sardinian, New York. At Southanibton— Arrived —8t. Louls, from New York. At Liverpool—Arrived—Celtlo, New from LONDON, Dec. 11.—Hon. Arthur Elliott, M. P, states that so far as he is aware there is no foundation for the report that is brother, Lord Minto, is about to resign the goveruor of Canada. New Swiss President. BERNE, Dec. 11.—Vice President Deucher was today elected president of the Bwiss confederation. )