Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1903, Page 1

ABLISHED JU SUGAR MEN EXPLAIN|cAsTRo FINALLY AccerTs | TROUBLES Francis Carey Tells Senate Committee Oon- ditions fer Accenting Ouban T:eaty, WANTS STABILITY FOR FIVE YEARS Urges Guaranty that Duty Shall Be Fixed for Considecable Time. PRESENT UNCERTAINTY IS DISASTROUS | Refiners Cannot Raise Money with Which to Improve Their Factories NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BACKS HIM UP | Philippine Tarift Condemned and Reduetion of in Strongly Com- bined Forces Split as Result ot A n Taken. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Francis K. Carey, president of the National Beet Sugar com- pany, whose place of business Is at Sugar City, Colo.,, asked the committee on forelgn relations today to so amend the Cuban reciprocity treaty as to guarantee that no further reduction would be granted Cuban sugar for five years He said he was satisfied he represented the sentiment of all the beet sugar manu- facturers except those of Michigan. With the guaranty asked for they would be will- ng that the treaty should be ratified What they wanted more than anything else was settled conditions and he believed that a reduction of 20 per cent would preferable to the present uncertainty. Now they were not able to realize money to im- prove thelr enterprises, but he thought thit with assured protection for five years they could take care of themselves The committee took no action Senator Elkins, who was one of the lead- ers in opposition to the bill for a Cuban treaty In the last session, says he will heartily support the pending treaty. Association Takes Ac Mr. Carey's recommendations were made botween sessions of the annual meeting of the American Beet Sugar association, which afterward confirmed the action he took. The assoclation also adopted a resolu- tion protesting against the stimulation of the sugar and tobacco in- dustries of the Philippine islands by means of further tarift reductions. The action of the association was not unanimous, the vote starting 8 to 2, al- though Henry T. Oxnard, president of the association, eald he had enough proxies with him to make the vote 12 to 2. The opponents of the resolution claim there are thirty or more factories In the asso- clation, and that the representations at the meeting does not comprise half of of the factories in the assoclation. None of the sixteen factories in Michigan were represented, excepting that Jullus Stroh ot Detrolt, the treasurer of the association, ‘Wus present. Resolution Explains Positio The following 18 the text of the resolu- tions adopted: the "ivea & e Unites tates of America and the republic of Cuba has been lald before the senate of the United States by the presi- dent, who belleves that the interests re- quire Its prompt ratification; and Whereas, This assoclation belfeves that the proposed reduction of 2 per cent be limited In good faith for a period of five Years to that amount and will insure t the manufacturers of beet sugar in th United States a five-year rellef from the harmful agitation of the subject which is now' harrassing the Industry and making its prosperity and healthful growth an im- possibility; and, Whereas, The public welfare of the United Stites as a nation has become in- volved In the consideration of the proposed treaty and while this association remains of the opinion that a disturbance of the tariff relations between Cuba and the United States fs from any standpoint un- wise, it Is not willing to permit the com- merclal Interests of its members to stand in the ey of the adoption of a public policy which has the approval of the administra. tion and leading members of congress of both political parties. Resolved, That the American Reet Sugar association has determined to withdraw its opposition to the ratification of the said treaty; that it respectfully recommends to the senate committee on foreign relations that the elgiith article ot the treaty be amended o s to express In precise lan- uage what is intended to be secured by e treaty to the beet sugar manufacturers of the United States namely, that durin the period of five years Covered by said treaty no suga: exported from the republic of Cuba shall be admitted into the United Btates at a reduction of duty greater than 20 per cent of the rates of duty thereon as pioyided by the tarlff act of the United tates approved July 2, 1867, Oppose Tariff Reduction. senate A ‘The Philippine resolu.ions were a: Jow Whereas, The house of reprasentatives of the United States has passed 2 measure reducing the dutles on Philippine products entering the United States to % per cent of the rates of duty established by the act of July 24, 1397; and, h\\‘hun‘lll, All the principal t sugar and tobacco, already enjoy free entry to_the markets of the United States; and, Whereas, The value of those articles al- fol- products of ready enjoying free access to our markets | comprise more than 7 per cent of the total | exportations of those Islands; and, Whereas, The United States how an- pually Imports from the various countries of the world over $160,000.000 of the duty-free oducts; und, Whereas, The United States is able to produce those articles, thus affordin ever an unlimited market for al Philippine fslands can produce in products; and, Whereas, The Urited States can produce all its sugar and tobacco; therefore, be it Resolved, That the American Beet Sugar sssociation does hereby protest against the unnecessary stimulation of the sugar and tobaceo industries of *hillppines by means of further uctions, thus encouraging the people those islands, where labor is but a few cents a day, to produce those things which this country can produce, rather than such commodities as we are unable to produce; also, be it further Resolved, That this assoclation is un- alterably opposed to the proposed introduc- tion of Chinese contract labor into either the Hawallan or the Philippine islands o ng Members Withdraw, There were five companies represented at the meeting when the Philippine resolutions were adoptcd. They were: The American Beet Sugar company, represented by Henry T. Oxuard; the Utab Sugar company, by J R. Cutler; the Wisconsin Sugar company, by R. G. Wagner; the National Sugar com- pany, by F. K. Carey, and the Los Alimitos Bugar company, by J. Ross Clark Messrs. Wagner and Clark strongly op- posed the Cuban resolution, dec’aring that the gathering was not representative of tue beet sugar-growing industry of the coun- try inasmuch as the entire vote, including the proxies held by Mr. Oxnard, did mot amount to one-half of the sugar beet fac tories in the United States Mr. Wagner said he had made the point of no quorum at the meeting and that it was disregarded and & roll call of the sociation, which he demanded, was re fused. Both he and Mr. Clark after the mecting had adjourned, said they would (Continued oo Fourth Page.) the such of be | unnecessary | A reclprocity treaty between | se islaads, with the single exceptions of | (hoir millions, saying that she reserved her | tor- | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. NE 19, 1871. Say. Venezuelan the Trouble May Go to Hagoe Tribunal for Settlement. CARACAS Ven Jan. 8.—After two etings of the cabinet all the con- forth in the replies of the pow ident Castro’s last proposals for /, accepted by the V The government z0 be unjust, but de- "4, 14 to force. Tha iwered at the 2an today. Aents (o » payment zuela ors to arbitrag zuelan siders thes clares it Venezueian United The litions the allles and guarantees fo¥ | of the balance of their claims. It can be sald on good autherity that the question of ralsing the existing blockade will not be considered Mr. Bowen has received orders to leave Venezuela next Saturday for Washington where he will present the Venezuelan case to the British rman commission. A warship will walt for Mr Guayra The night on order that the Venezuelan | ready for presentation Mrs. Bowen will accompany him to Wash- Ington WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Confirmation was recelved here tonight of the reports from Caracas to the effect that all barrlers in the way of a settlement of the claims of Great Britain, Germany and Italy against Venezuela had been removed by President Castro ylelding to the demands of tho | Buropean alte Mr. Bowen will leave | Caracas elther on Saturday or Sunday and { come direct to the United States on a war- | #hip. It is probable that Dolphin will be used for this purpose. Mr. Bowen is clothed with authority to | represent Venezuela for the adjustment of | all claims out of hana. Should that bo found impossible he is au- thorized to mct for Venezuela in settling all points open controversy so far as | possible and in drafting the terms on which | & final and conclusive arbitration shall be made by the international court at The | Hague. The proceedings in the matter | will take place at Washington presumably a few days after his arrival. The commis- ! sloners on the part of the allies will prob- | ably be their leading diplomatic agents in | Washington. PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Jan 8—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—France probably will join the European powers in the blockade of the | Venezuelan coast for the reason that Venez- | uela has failed to make the first pryment | ot 1,000,000 francs ($20,000) due on the French claim on December 31. Venezuela also owes the French Cable company $20, 000, and the compsuy refuses to extend | eredit to the government. % con- is ot legation cover % war office here {8 working day and case may be to urghers Ask Colonial Chamber! for Various Measures of Reliet. Secretary PRETORIA, Jan. 8.—An influential meet- ing of burghers yesterday drafted an ad- | dress for presentation to Colonlal Secre- tary Chamberlain and the leglslative coun- cll, embodying the views of the leaders. Among the recommendations are general amnesty, the maintenance of the Transvaal pre-war regulations regarding natives, the importation of cattle by the government and thelr sale to the burghers at actual cost and the abolition of the South African con- stabulary. | Generals Botha, Dewet and Delarey ar- | gued the necessity for a moderate attitude to assist the present government. General | Botha reports that $523,000 had been col- | lected in America and Europe for the re- | 1tef of the destitute Boers. Mr. Chamberlain, replying to the ad- dress, said the terms already granted were decidedly generous and there was no pros- | pect of a general amnesty. He declared the | kovernment proposed ablding by the terms of the agreement made with the Boer lead- | ers at the time of surrender. The cases of the burghers in Europe would be considered | individually on their merits, but he thought they should prove their loyalty by account- ing for the gold taken to Europe. MME. HUMBERT IS ARROGANT Takes Full Responsibility of Fraud, but Declines (o Talk of Myth- feal Milllonaires. PARIS, Jan. S.—Therese Humbert was her arrest. | Mme. through the ordeal, as she had worked halt through the night arranging answers to such questions as she thought would be put {to her. She replied with arrogance and with complete self-possession, but cate- gorically refused, however, to answer a single question regarding the Crawfords and | replies in this connection for her trial, | when she would tell absolutely everything. Mme. Humbert took the entire responsi- | bility for the whole affair upon her own | shoulders and declared her nothing to do with it. Another report of the examination, cur- rent earller in the day, says Mme. bert declared the whole story of the Craw- fords and their millions to be true, claim- ing that and confound her enemles. |DAVIDSON 1S ARCHBISHOP | Winchester Prelate is Appointed to | New Hend of Archd ocese of Canterbury. Jan. 8.—Right Rev. Dr. Dav- 1dson, bishop of Winchester since 1895, has been appointed archbishop of Canterbury, in suecession to the most Rev. Dr. Temple, who died December 2 | “For years past Dr. Davidson has been intimately connected with the court. He was a close friend of the late Queen Vie- { torfa and is most friendly with King Ed ward. He was offered the archbishopric of Centerbury on the death, in 1896, of the iumnv Rev. White Benson, predecessor of Dr. Temple, but declined, as his health at that time was not good [MAY DIVIDE IOWA DIOCESES Creation of Du- LONDON, Roman Church ¢ ders Adar Bishoprie buque Prelate’s DI nal in et. | \ ROME, Jan, 8.—The congregation of the propaganda is studylng a new division of | the archdiocese of Dubuque, making it in | three dioceses. It was made into twe by | ereating Sioux City diocese since the ad- ministration of Archbishop Keane, but it s considered to still be too laige, Bowen at La | the preparation of documents in | BOERS DRAFT AN ADDRESS | interrogated today for the first time since | Humbert was well prepared to go | family had | Hum- | in good time they would appear | OMAHA, FRIDAY OF LEASING BILL |Nnhra:kl Members Unable to Agree on ! Terms of Proposed Measure, GURLEY IN THE ATTORNEYSHIP FIGHT mith of Council Blufts | District Hax Three Lively Po office Fights on His |Congressman (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—(Special Tele- Eram.)—As a result of the meeting of west- ern legislatore at the oMce of the secretary of the interior last night the Nebraska members present were charged with the preporation of a land leasing hill that would be acceptable to the interests which at present are opposcd to the measure. Today Mr. Burkett and Mr. Shallenberger endeavored to agree upon the main features of the proposed measure. Mr. Shallenber- ger, however, would not agree to the prop- osition of leasing thirty sectiona of land to one cattle grover, insisting that the amount as proposed by Mr. Bartlett Rich- rds and other cattle growers was entirely | too large an amount of land to be held under one lease. Judge Stark, on the other hand, Insists that the Nebraska legislature should have the right primarily to call upon the ma- tional government to enact such legislation and at the same time be the judges as to the value of the public domain to be leased In view of these widely divergent ideas, as put forth by Stark and Shallenberger, there 1s a growing fear that there will be no legislation at this session of congress re- garding a bill to lease the public lands in Nebraska. “We in the eastern part of the state,” said Mr. Burkett today, “having no public lands in our sections, must depend upon those directly associated with this question for intelligent action. I would like to see this question settled. The people of N braska, I belleve, want to see it settied and anything I can do to bring sbout concerted action will be done. I want the rights of the homesteaders safeguarded, but I do think the cattle growers have some rights in view of the millions they have invested in the cattle-raising business.” Representative Lacey of Towa, chatrman of the house public lands committee, saw the president this morning at the White House offices. He is interested in securing homestead legisilation for settlers in Alask Mercer Presents Gurley. Representative Mercer presented W. F. Gurley of Omaha to the president this morning as a candidate for United States district attorney for Nebraska. Mercer told the president that the fight for the po- | sition had become a three-cornered one and that an early settlement of the case would redound to the advantage of the party in the state. In view of Senator Dietrich's well known position in favor of Chairman Lindsay, who is backed by 90 per cent of the active re- publicans of the state, and Semator Mil- lard’s liking for W. 8. Summers, the pres- ent {ncumbent, Mercer stated that in case of a deadlock he had brought out W. F. Gurley. There is now some talk of a fourth can- didate entering the race in the person of W. Munger of Lincoln. The president did not indicate his posi- tion. W. 1. Buchanan and wite of Buffalo, N. Y., formerly of Sloux City, are In the city to attend the president's reception tonight. Congressman Rumple of Towa returned to | his congressional duties today after a long absence at his home on account of iliness. Lively Postoffice Contests. Representative Walter I. Smith of Coun- cfl Bluffs said today that he had postoffice contests at Dunlap, Greenfield and Guthrie Center on his hands, but he hoped to termi- nate the contests in the near future. He stated that there were at least three can- didates for each office, but he hoped to make a decision that would be satistactory to the party workers in all the towns named. Congressman Burkett has accepted an in- vitation to deliver an address at Union League club, Baltimore, February 12. Routine of Department. The Postoffice department, on request of 0. H. Wirth and endorsed by Senator Mil- lard, has ordered the establishment of a numbered station at Fiftieth and Hamilton streets. Omaha. Senator Dietrich has recommended the appointment of Frank M. Holcomb for post- master at Goehner, Seward county. Postmasters appointed: Towa—P. 1. Kin- zinger, Bunch, Davis county; Willlam A. Robins, Robins, Linn county; Mrs. Elsie Ondler, Troy, Mills county. Wyoming— | Martin L. Jones, Ishawooa, Big Horn county; Neil 8. P. Larson, Otto, Big Horn county. These will be additional rural free delivery routes established in lowa February 2 Geneva, Franklin county, one route; area covered, seventeen square miles; popula- tion served, 350. Hampton, Franklin county, one route; area covered, twentyytwo square miles; population served, 418, Sumner, Bremer county, six routes; area, 106 square miles; population served, 2,375. Rowley, Buchanan county, one route; area, eighteen square miles; population served, 375, A postoffice has been established at Pack- ard, Butler county, Ia., with Joseph W Daley as postmaster The postmaster at Greeley, Neb., was to- day authorized to move his office into the | bullding owned by Mrs. M. Connell. | The conversion of the Evarts State bank | of Evarts, 8. D., into the First Natlonal | Bank of Evarts, with $25,000 capital, was | today approved by the comptroller of the | currency SCHWAB RECOVERS HEALTH Will Soon Resnme H! the Duties Steel s Head ot Great Trust. NEW YORK. Jan. 8.—Joseph F. Schwab who returned recently from & visit abroad, announced that his brother, Charles M Schwab, president of the United States Steel corporation, has fully recovered from his recent il health, and that he returns to the United States early in March and will his duties at the head of the steel company CHAFFEE He Water resume DENIAL ed MAKES Author! ure by Word Declares Never the or Deed. NEW YORK, Jan. S.—Major General Chaffee today denied the cable report that any act or order of his could be construed |into an authorization of the water cure for the purpose of extracting information from the natives. MORNING JAN UARY ’ MISSOURI Bonded Debt of Less Than Dol JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. §.—The message of Governor A. M. Dockery to the | forty-second general assembly was pre- sented and read in both houses today after organization had been effected It related almost wholly to matters of purely state interest. The condition of the state treasury was declared to be most satisfactory. For the two years onding January 1, 1903, the total income of thc treasury from all gources was $10,550,859, with disbursements of $9,631,388. The bonded debt of the state has been reduced $1,400,000 during the present ad- minstration, the outstanding debt being only $487,000 at this time. In addition to the reduction of the principal, §592 been applied to meet the interest on the bonded debt and school ertificates The governor says: The people of the state are to be con- gratulated that the last of the outstanding bonds will soon be paid. Thirty years ago the bonded indsbtedness was $21,765,000 In addition to the payment of the out- standing bonds Missourl has set apart $1,000,000 from the sinking fund to meet the requirements of the world's fair ap- propriation The democrats in jolbt caucus tonight nominated former Govergor W. J. Stone of 8t. Louls for United Stales senator to suc- ceed Senator Vest. The nomination was | made by acclamation, after William H Wallace of Kansas City, who was a candi- date, withdrow. NEBRASKA WOMAN INVOLVED Marries Man in M and Al Kinds of Trouble Scems to Be Result. ourt ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 8.—George E. Dust of Garrettsburg, Mo., who came into prominence last fall by marrying Mary A Greenard at Falls City, Neb.. after rela- | tives of the woman had raised numerous | objections and later by trying to discount a note for $20,000 bearing his wife's signa- ture, was arrested last night on a warrant charging him with forgery. Immediately after his arrest Dust was arraigned before Justice Walker and en- tered a plea of not guilty. He was held on bond in the sum of $10,000 and is now in jail. After he had been arralgned Dust asked for a warrant far the arrest of Bud Green- ard, a nephew of his wife and a former resident of Nebraska, whom he charges with threatening his life with a double- barreled shotgun. Mre. Dust, who is a sister of Judge Frank Greenard of Garrettsburg, owns about 400 acres of land on the Platte river and is very wealthy. She is 60 years of age and her husbacd is but 22 SENATOR ELECTED BY ERROR Colorado Seat Occupled by Two Men Owing to Mistake of Last Legislnture. DENVER, Jan. 8§ n} ate senaie met this afternoon and received the report of the committee on credentials, which recom- mended the seating of all members except 8. V. Newell of Central City, who, through an oversight of the last legislature, which redistricted the state, was elected from a district which already had a holdover sena- tor. committee on elections. bers were sworn In, journed for the day. The other mem- { and the senate ad- the appointment dentials. republigans and four democrats. This morning an invitation was sent to the members who adhere to former Senator | Wolcott to attend a caucus to divide the | patronage of the house. The reply of a committee on cre- tion of any democratic patronage of the house. EUROPE’S CASH COMES WEST Forelgners Acquire Large Hol in Eastern American Rail- way Lin NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—The report that a | toreign underwriting syndicate had been organized to place American securities on the European markets was denled today by representatives of leading financial in- terests, including J. P. Morgan & Co., and | Kuhn, Loeb & Co. | It was not denied, however, that large values of securities, including Pennsylvania | and New York Central issues, had recently | been acquired by foreign interests. ANTI-TRUST BILLS ARE Littlefield Introduces Me: ures Drawn by Knox to Curb Combines’ Power. WASHINGTON, Jan. §.—Two anti-trust bills, prepared by Attorney General Knox, committee, today. These bills are said | views of the administration and follow along the lines of the suggestions con- | tained in Mr. Knox's letter to Senator Hoar | and Mr. Littlefield to represent the CONSECRATE KANSAS PRELATE Episcopal | wold as New Hishop of | Salinn. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 8.—Rev. Shelby Munson Griswold, D. D., of Hudson was today consecrated Fpiscopal blehop of Salina, Kan., at All Saints’ cathedral in the priests and laymen bany was consecrator. ALTON FIREMEN TO STRIKE Demand Bishop Doane of Al- Wage used by pany Leads Men to Drastic Com- Measures. CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—The Chicago & Alton firemen have decided to strike to enforce their demands for an increass of 12% per cent. Jobn J. Hanraban, grand masier of the brotherhood, went to Bloomington te- night and will issue the strike order as soon as the vote is counted Movements of Ocean Vessels Jan. At New York—Satled Francisco and Seattle rraine 8. American, for San Neckar, for Bremen; “or Havre Passed: Perugli Marsellles and Naples. At Liverpool—Arrived: Westernland, from Philadeiphia At Queenstown—Salled: Liverpool, for New York. from New Cymrie trom 1 ‘BRVAN AND WINTERSTEEN DISAPPOINT 751 has | | position is a | itself would give Incidental protection, and | individual. This legal tangle was referred to the | In the house the only action taken was | It consisted of five ant!-Wolcott | We decline to participate In the distribu- | grave and Important duty than any bank | guilty were introduced In the house by Represen- | tative Jenkins, chairman of the judiclary | presence of a brilliant gathering of bishops, | | i looking for a Moses to le: "PAGES. FEAST OF THE JACKSONIANS Annual Dinner and Speechfest at the Paxton Hotel. wis, Hitcheock and Oldham, with | Impromptn Speakers, Have to Do All the Oratory for the rowd. Jacksonian democracy and s=ome other democracy which fs not Jacksonian put on its bolled shirts last night and tackled th Shrewsburys on half-shell, the mousselind de sole gras, the salad a la Macedolne, the | pistachio nuts, the sauterne, the claret, the real grape and the oratory of J. Ham ilton Lewis of Chicago, who wished to be president, but didn't succeed; Wi R Thompson of Grand Island, who wished to be governor, but didn’t succeed; of Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Omaha, who wished to be congressman and did succeed; W. D. Oldham of Kearney, who wished to - preme judge and did succeed and of others Oceanton of nnd entu, It was the twelfth annual banquet of the Jacksonian club, and 182 sat at the tables in the Paxton dining room from 9§ o'clock until time in the morning. W. J Bryan was to have been present, but was detained in Oklahoma. Waldo Wintersteen of Fremont was another scheduled speaker but couldn’t leave h daily paper. Among those present trom outside Omaha were: R. O, Adams, Grand Islahd; George Horn, Cedar Creek; A. F. Seybert, Cedar Creek; W. M. Kauffman, Brownville; T. F Lasch, Lincoln; John R. Thompson, Grand Island: George F. Corcoran, York; A. A Plummer, Craig; G. W. Smith, Rising City D. J. Smith, Rising City; J. A. Howard Benson; Frank M. Barrow, Des Moines; J H. Snell, Ashland; Judge W. H. Westover Rushville; Bentcn Maret, Stuart; John G Maher, O'Neill; M. F. Harringion, O'Neill A. M. Morrissey, O'Neill; Mayor Frank E Morgan, Plattsmouth; Judge J. J. Thomas, Seward; Judge B. F. Good, Wahoo; W. H Kelligar, Auburn; Dr. vey 0. Link Millard; E. J. Eves, O'Neill; Judge W. D Oldham, Kearney; Judge Edgar Howard, Columbus; C. J. Bowlby, Crete; M. D. Welch, Lincoln; M. I1. Weiss, Hebron; Dr. P. L. Hall, Lincoln; Nick Fritz, Pender Speakers and Speeches, chore new Harry O'Neill, as toastmaster, tapped the oratory reservoir shortly after 11 o'clock, calling on Mr. Thompson, who spoke in part as follows, concerning ‘Democracy and its Duties:" Democracy's status has too ofte misstated, and the misstatements | for a fact, the battle has b false basis and lost, where otherwise the victory would have been won. It is in every campaign charged with being a free trade party, when in fact it never adopted such a platform, nor did one of its presi- dents ever present such a message to con- gress ‘or nearly forty years. The party's tariff for revenue, which of been s8ing fought on a that this should be so adjusted as to lend its ald to the infant industries and bearing most lightly on life's necessaries. It has been further charged that democ- racy is 0))‘10!0\1 to corporations. Not so. They stmply oppose monopoly, whether owned an rated by a COrpOTALiOR or an Not opposed to the corporation, but opposed to what this child of the law without flesh and blood is permitted to do with the child of the nation of flesh and blood. Merely an Incident, It was also charged In 1896 that we were In favor of a -cent dollar. Not so. We advocated the quantative theory of money and the government Issue therof, so that no man or set of men could corner the natlon's money or curtall the amount thereof. The ratio of sixteen to one was but an incident, as it was the ratio and the highest ratlo, and one at which all the government's debts had been con- tracted, save and except the bonds issued under ‘the Cleveland administration, and the ratio at which the governmeni had agreed to pay. The party has always fa- vored coin issued by the nation as against paper _ssued by the banks. b full legal tender dollar Issued by the government was ever worth less than 100 cents. We still be- lleve In the volume of money theory, and the people. through their president and congress, can better be trusted with this or set of banks. t was charged in 1596 and 1900 that we were opposed to the courts, which was unsustained by the platform or by what was sald on the stump. What we did con- tend for was that one accused of being of contempt of court, In a case where an injunction had been allowed, should have a fair and impartial trial by a jury of his peers, demanding that equality before the law is vouchsafed to each citizen of this grand country, which, for the lack of such an ehactment one 8o charged is now denfed. The cry of the republicans that the tarift must be reformed in the home of fits friends s to admit the needed reformation. The natural ally of regulation is the wholesome doctrine of public ownership of public utilities, and, as an assistant, there should be advocated the initlative and referendum._ thus placing the power in the hands of the people to compel obedi- ence to thelr wishes. With these should be associated the advocacy of the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. Hitcheock on Jacksonianism. Mr. Hitchcock, the second speaker, had as his topie “Jacksonlans.” A fragment of his two nonparell columns of remarks fol- lows: I am not a socialist, but I belleve If the modern tendency to fmpoverish the great mass of the people by the enactment and maintenance of laws for the enrichment of the favored classes goes on we will_some day have a st-uggle in the United States between the extreme of soclalism on the one side and plutocracy on the other. The temocrat I8 a_conservative who o avold the impending struggle, He stands against legislation in favor of any class. He belleves fn the money of the con- stitution, gold and_ silver fssued by the | government of the United States, He be- lleves that wherever monopoly has been created in home manufactures the tarlff should be taken away. He belleves in the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. ks | fro | an | the J. Hamilton Tears Things. anted, a Constitutional Party,” was the scheduled theme of J. Hamilton Lewls who put the republican administration en- tirely out of commission and teetered the British throne half off Its foundation in his arralgnment of those things which are not in his opinion, constitutional. Among his | remarks were these It has been critics to insist that a customary the pastime of our democratic party it out of the party s not It is not the wilder well for {°s future if it were. With_more force of truth, It can be rather described as the train well on the track, out upon the open highway, dashing through space at ungoverned speed, along strange distances; up and over strange divides: careering with mad recklessness with the engine's throttle thrown wide en and @ blind man upon the box. It § because of this that too m. Jur pae sengers, in_desperation, s ing ' for their lives from the platforms Concerning Asset ¢ wilderness. The democratic seeking a Moses ness—it_might be rency. We have submitted by the ¢ United States, with the sage, 4 law which creates for the people a money KiOWn as an “asset currency” ir other words, 20,000 banks can at once bhe | organized under the Fowler bill, with charters from the federal government, and for all purposes of the bill, each direcior may give to the bank his own & and mortgage, If need be, of his watered stock and the bank to issue money to him o the full extent of his contribution of “'hot air; ngress of th threat of its pas (Continued on Seventh Page.) | order to meet cory CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast Friday for Nebraska Colder Saturday Fair Temperatume at Omaha Yesterday: Hour. en. Deg. . 18 12 12 10 1 1 1% 20 Fair and READY TO SHOW RAILROADS in Men Have Statisties on Rates to Prove Discrimingtion Against Oninha, Graln men who are endeavoring cure the establishment of a grain In Omaha met on short notice Th afternoon in the exchange room Board of Trade bullding and steps toward the end which they must firet accomplish—the securing of favorat the raflroads. At yeterd the committee which had been appointed assemble tarift showing discrimination on the part of the railroads against Omaha brought in its re- port, was discharged and another committes ointed to put the treight representatives of the rallroads in- volved. This last committee will report back to the general assembly at the ing set for Saturday afternoon, January This report was not read at the nor its contents made public This policy, the gra to se of the rates *s sessic previously statistics report before way w n any men détermined { the proper one to follow until the matter had been placed before the the latter had indicated what they in- tended to'do about it. That the discrim- ination alleged came out in the actual fig- ures, however, s inferred from the fact that the committee Is going on with the matter. Chairman Peck appointed mittee to interview the sentatiyes the following Merriam, F. S. Cowgill, F. J. Campbell, W. C. land, N. B. Updike. The idea in selecting these five, sald Mr. Peck, wag to get on: that was doing business over each of tho five raflroads involved. ELOPING COUPLE Manny raflroads and as the com- allrond repre- IS CAUGHT Coleman and Mrs. Robinson Arrested at Shreveport on a Warrant. Manny O. Coleman and Mrs. Lillie Rob- inson with whom he eloped from this eity | | on December 24, have been arrested in Shreveport, La. The local police learned of the affair through the husband of the woman, but took no steps to trace the par- ties and bad not last night been informed of the arrest. It s probable that Robin- son eaw the county attorney and that a warrant was issued. Coleman was a shipping clerk for the Adams & Kelly company and lived at Tenth and Clark streets. He is a hand- some man, 33 years old, and deserted a wife and five small children. Mrs. Robin- son had known him before she went to Emerson, 1a., two years ago with her hus- band. She is only 18 years of age and a good-looking blonde. Robinson appeared in this clty on the day before Christmas and teartully told the tale of his wrongs. He had suspected nothing. On December 23 his wife received a telegram from Omaha, bearing the name of her brother, Fred Sillik, of 1549 North Eleventh street, and iaying that their mother was very 11l and that Mrs. Robinson must come immediately. This telegram was a forgery. Robinson drove his wife the four miles to Emerson and saw her on the train. After she had gone some person who had had his eusplcions aroused told the husband that he had better come to Omaha. Robinson came by the next train, which brought him here the next morn- ing. Coleman and Mrs. Robinson were gone. DAMAGE DONE BY THE WIND| Atlee Hart Says Daketa County Suf- fered Severely During the Blow. Atles Hart, editor of the North Nebraska Eagle of Dakota City, 16 in the city. In re- gard to the storm of Tuesdey night Mr. | Hart sald “The force of the wind was terrific. Much worse. 1 should say, than it was in this part of the state. All through Dakota county cattle sheds are lying in sections about the flalds and fences down. I eaw many great trees which had been split right down to base or pulled up by the roots. In Sioux City the Instruments showed the wind to be blowing for from three to five | minutes at the rate of eighty-stx miles an hour, and for four or five hours seventy- five miles was recorded Notwithstanding the long continued mnorthwest wind it thawed all the time, and on the river, where there had been fourteen inches of fce before the storm, there was barely six afterward. Coming down on the traln we noticed that the storm had been as de structive as In Dakota county until after we passed Bender.” HEAR MISS MUNCHOFF SING | Omaha Voeall Befor: Appears at Musicale the Elite of Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—(Special Telegram.)— Mrs. Archibald E. Freer, 112 Lake Shore Drive, gave a musicale this afterzoon, troducing Miss Mary Munchoff of Omaha, who has just returned from a elx years' so- journ in Paris. Miss Eleanor Scheib, Mrs, Fi Mrs. Americus C and Mrs. Hopkins alse contributed to the program. Among the guests were: Mesdames Clar- ence Wooley, B. F. Ayre, John Weaver, Charles Heorotin, Willlam Tracy, Thomas Erekine, S. B. Barrett, Gordon Strong, Samuel Jewett, Harold McCormick, Arthur Catton, Misses Winifred Barrett, Pauline K Helen Gilbert, members of Chi- cago's first families. RUSH TO GET STEEL STOCK Trast E; er hisaat iployes Apply for More Shares Than Directorate Appropriated for Them. NEW YORK, Jao. 8 United States Steel that applications to shares have thus far been made 12,000 employes who wish to avall s of the profit-sharing plan he original proposition called for the distribution of only 25,000 shares, but in the increased demand extra stock probably will be bought in the open ulurket. An officlal corporation the of the of by amount 400 r them- sel " THREE took further | the | meeting | under- | reports | CEN 'l’.:. NICKEY TAKES OATH New Guvernor of Nebraska Fermally Swern in Yesterday Afternoon. INAUGURAL MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE ;Rl‘u\indv Members of Neosssity of Making Appropriations with Oare DIRECTS ATTENTION TO REVENUE LAWS ‘Neuashy of Providing Some Meahs of Reducing State's Floating Debt. OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS TOUCHED ON market | day | Retiring Governor Also Addresses Legislature on Matters of Admin- istration—Approprintions for Coming Biennium, (Fre LINCOL! no Savag n & Staff Correspondent.) Jan. 8.—(Spocial.)—Nebraska humiliated with Ezra P. its chief executive. His ofclal light went out this afternoon with final ex- tinguishment before the joint session ot the legislature convened to witness the inauguration John H. Mickey as gov- is longer ernor The two governors presented a notable ntrast in every respect and although the crowd in attendance, which falrly flled both floor and gallerfes, listened with pa- tience the addr of both outgoing and incoming executives, there was a visi- | ble emotion of relicf when the lengthy communication of Governor Savage had been completed and the formal oath ad- ministered by Chief Justice Sullivan that narked the beginning of the term of the new governor. Governor Savage began to read his mes- sage at 2:30 o'clock and did not finish it until 3:45. During the entire hour and fif- teen minutes that he was talking the leg- islators sat In restless silence and gave only faint applause at the conclusion. Governor Mickey was heartily applauded and his twenty-minute talk recelved moro rapt attention, to say nothing of more fa- vorable appreciation. On the few points which he touched in common with his predecessor Governor Mickey almost in- arlably disagreed with him in his con- lusions and recommendations. His reme- | dies for the problem presented by the complicated conditions of the state's rev- enues are along different lines from those suggested by Governor Savage. Points of Difference. Governor Savage attacked the eupreme court commission feroclously and insisted that it 1s no longer necessary, while Gov- ernor Mickey recommends its continuation, with six instead nine commissioners, until some provision can be made for enlarging the membership of the supreme bench. Governor Savage asked the legislature to submit to the people the question of call- ing a constitutional revision by the sub- mission of an amendment permitting future amendments (o be voted on at'suy general or spocial election instead of as now at the blennial elections of legislators only. Governor Savage decried the demand for the rebuilding of the Norfolk Insane asy- | lum, aseerting that all the ineane wards of the state could be amply cared for by the existing institutions, ~while Governor Mickey specially urged an appropriation to establish the hurned asylum at Norfolk. Governor Savage wanted the auditor and land commissioner abolished as a part of the state executive tamily, while Goveraor Mickey asked that these officers be etrengthened by the creation of the state accountant to audit and check up all the vouchers and bills of state institutions The characteristic feature of Governor Mickey's Inaugural as it struck upon his auditors was his full realizati~n of the re- sponsibilities ussumed by him along with his official duties. Every word and sentence seemed to be an earnestness of purpose and his invocation of divine help in the dis- charge of new dutles reflected the deep re- Iiglous convictions of the man. Verdict on Savage's Me So far as the message of Governor Sav- ge 18 concerned the general verdict 1s that it 1s an admixture of good, byd and in some cases ludicrous propositions, His discus- glon of the school fund investments is an apology for the methods employed, with bis sanction in pufchasing securities through middlemen to knock out a profit at the expense of the taxpavers. He repea the story about the siate board being un- able to pay premiums on bond purchases out of the school fund in spite of the fact that they have been paying premiums right along out of this fund in the purchase of regis- tered stata warrants. His remarks about | eliminating municipal franchises by throw- ing the doors open for the use of ctty streets by public service corporations in- discriminately on condition of a royalty on gross earnings sent a titter around the room, as did likewlse his recommendation that the offices of auditor and land commis- sloner be struck out of the constitution. In general his recommendations for reduc- tion of expenses by lopping off supernumer- ary employes appealed to common sense, | but even here his inconsistency waAs exhib- | ited when he urged additional appropria- tion for the game wardens, food inspectors { and oll Inspectors. It is worthy of note | that his “big heart” had to be brought into exhibition when on reading his recom- mendations for the abolition of the Sol- dlers’ hote at Grand Island he reforred to the that within a few years the last survivors of the eivil war will have disap- peared, and accompanied the rendition by an outflow of tears. Hy A significant part of the Savage pronun- | clamento s its undisguised tone of hostility to organized labor unquestionably emana- ting from his close with John N. Baldwin of the Union Pacific and the emer- gencles arisiug out of the Unlon Pacific strike. Through Governor Savage the re- quest was made for an increase in the state wilitia ostensibly for the purpose of pro- tecting property rights, but really to over- awe organized labor and place at the disposal of the big rallroad companies an armed force paid by the state. The antipathy labor is umconsclously | exposed in the recommendation that the Bureau of Industrial be done with and functions made to de- upon the State Banking board, the Board of Agriculture and the Depart- of Instruction. The Bureau of In- dustrial Statistics ever since its inception | has been regarded as an adjunct or- ganized labor and has presided over { by aber of some trades union through- | out almost the entire period. If the work { performed by this bureau were apportioned | as the governor advises the banking board | would take the bank statistics, the Board of Agriculture the farm statistics and the superintendent of public lnstructien tile to Organized Labor. contact to at | | same to statistics away its | | volve | State ment care of