Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1903, Page 1

y ESTABLISHED ———— POPE STILL VIGOROUS | His Physician Oontrad Btories of Col- lapss of the Aged Pontiff. HAS NOT EVEN SUFFERED FROM A COLD Heart and Lunge in Perfect Oondition and His Digestion is Good. EXPLAINS HOW imply Over come by His Emotions During a Becent Audience. WALKS TO HIS APARTMENTS UNASSISTED Devotes His Spare Time to Revising His Latin Poems, a Complete Edition of Wkich Be s Press Publishing Co.) —(New York World Ca- Telegram.) ccent sen- s concerning the pope’s al- for the (Copyright ROME, Jan. 1 blegram—Spectal sational repo leged breakdown at n cardipals led the Worl orrespondent to obtain first-hand information from Prof. Mazzoni, the pope’s physician, who said In Tesponse to a question “You may reassure the readers of the World his boliness continues to enfoy ex- eellent health. a n disease and mortality among aged persons were at their height, it is extraordinary that Leo XIiI should have remained exempt from even a cold. This is all the more to be wondered at because he takes no speclal precautions and grants audiences as usual, passing from Bis private apartments through intermi- pable corridors in the loggla (open galleries) of the vatican, thereby exposing himself fo changes of temperature which might have the most detrimental effect upon & less robust constitution. “The holy father's heart and lungs are still as sound as a bell, and Spartan sim- plicity of diet has preserved the digestive organs in perfect condition. “Everything justifies the hope that Leo may still occupy his exalted post for many years to come. But, on the other hand, the slightest attack of an acute nature might prove fatal. It is rather upon the mira lous maintenance of the present conditions than anything else that we must rely for the prolonging of his life." “How do you explain,’ the World cor- respondent asked, “the incident at the re- ception at the sacred college which gave Tise to such alarming rumors?’ Overcome by Emotion. “It simply happened as follows, Protf. Mazzonl answered, “as it was told to me by the pontiff himselt: He was greatly moved by the cordlality of the congratu- latory address read by Cardinal Creglia and wished to answer, alluding at the same time to the sorrow he felt at the nuinerous deaths which have occurred in the ranks of the sacred college during the year; but ho was overcame by his emotion, his volce trembled, a lump rose In his throat, and, being unable to proceed, he bestowed the apostolic blessing on all present, and, ris- ing without any effort, withdrew to his private apartments. The story that he was indignant at some expressions contained in the cardinals’ address is manifestly ab- surd, as the address, according to am in. audience REPORT ORIGINATED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, DAY MO} INING, JANUARY 11, 1903—TWENTY | T2553 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 1 TO 10. SINGLE Francis Joseph Has Outbreak of Dandy Along with Other Troubles, m to Combat ght, 1@, by Press Publishing Co.) VIENNA, 10.—(New York World Cablegram- ial Telegram.)—Amid bis other trou aperor Francis Joseph is now greatly annoyed by the ridiculous de- velopment of foppery and dandylsm among the Austrian nobility. An epidemic of ex- travagance in dress is raging among the young men, under the le hip of Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis, a man of vast wealth, who claims to have revived George IV'a title of the “First Gentleman of Eu rope He fnvests weekly in new neckties, the appearance of whieh is awaited by the dandy set with consuming interest, 8o that they may forthwith copy them. His hat, repeatedly changes its curve. An ous destruction of articles of attire ace before his hypercritical tasts satiefied. His annual outlay on neck. wear alone s sald to amount to $60,000. He is run close by Prince Felix Shadarzey, a Hungarian magnate, who is trylog to introduce lace collars and cuffs for men's wear. Count von Chakly has recently startled all rivals by appearing in red morocco jack- boots embroidered with gold. The emperor has signified, through the court chamber- lain, that there must be an end to this effeminate foolery. The prince of Thurn and Taxis, who s married to Archduchess Marguerite Marle, is inclined to defy the emperor. KING REMEMBERS BRIDEGROOM |Sends Him a Cane with Royal Arms Eungraved on the Gold Band. i (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 10—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The wed- ding of Mrs. Sarah Hammond Blake of Boston and General Sir Seymour Blane was a very “smart” affair, although neither bride nor bridegroom is in the first youth. King Edward gave evidence of his friend- ship by a handsome gift to Sir Seymour of a gold mounted malacca cane, with the royal arms on the band and the recipient’s monogram on the top. Mr. Herbert Wilson, who gave the bride away, is not a relative, but an intimate friend of both parties. Lady Abinger (nee Helen Magruder), who is responsible for the first meeting of the now happy couple, was ome of the chief invited guests. Very handsome she looked in purple velvet and toque with velvet flowers to match, while a large pendant of pearls was slung along a jeweled chain around her neck. The first week of the honeymoon is to be spent at Dover. Lady Blane is not robust and dislikes rapid traveling, so Sir Seymour will go from Dover without his bride to make all arrangements for her safe journey and reception in Rome for the second stage of the honeymoon. After a long holiday in Italy and the south of France they will return to London to live in a new house on Lowndes square, in the center of Belgravia. SUSPICIOUS WEATHER REPORT Russian Police Object to Having ahine Amywhere Whenm it is Cloudy in Russia. ne T00 FOPPISH_FOR mvsaorfimlx \Lg RUN RO.\D! Decidedly Unpleasant Prospect for Travelers on Biberian Railway, One Thousand Dangerous Oriminals Dis- covered Among Them. HOW MANY MORE NO ONE KNOWS 8ix Hundred Oomvicted Murderers and Robbers Employed as Guards. KILL GENERAL SENT TO INVESTIGATE No Class of Crime Which & Representative Operatives of t Siberian Line. Without Among the (Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) MOSCOW, Jan. 10.—(New York World Cablegram—Bpecial Telegram.)—Much un- casiness is felt by travelers on the Si- berfan rallway. The number of officials on that line is 11,112, of whom two-thirds are unknown, untried men of whose antece- dents nothing s known. It is not even known If they have given {n their correct names. It is believed that every third man is a epy. More than haif an neither read nor write. One thousand dangerous criminals bave been discovered among them. Six hundred persons sent to Siberia for murder or robbery with violence were engaged on the railroad as watchmen and guards. Not infrequently it has happened that the guard going around looking at the tickets in- sisted on looking also at the passengers’ purses. Professional burglars have been engaged as the conductors of freight trains. Needless to say, the trains arrived lighter than they started. Among the officials are twenty-four for- gers and thirty-two coiners. In a word, thera is no class of crime which s not repre- sented among the officials of the great Siberian railway. A general was sent to investigate some defalcations on the line from Vladivostock to Chaborovsk. He made his rounds, wrote his report and started back. On his jour- ney he was asked to sleep in a specially prepared car. During the night the car was burned to ashes, the general perished, and, with him, his report. The perpe- trator of this crime was never brought to fustice. > TRIP LOOKS LIKE FAILURE ONE-THIRD OF OPERATIVES ARE SPIES | Nebraska Evangell Woman in a elsco S Robbed by n Fran- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.—Thomas | Bowden, an evangelist in the Christian Ad- vent church, complained o the police last ifll.’h( that he had been robbed of $102 In the M. and M. ealoon, at the corner of Bush and Kearny streets, by some woman with whom he had entered the place. Two dollars of the amount taken was in coin and the remainder in & check. It was to | stop payment of the check that brought | Bowden to the police with his tale of rob- bery. Bowden lives in Wisner, Neb. Accord- ing to his tale he is greatly Interested I sociological problems and in the way in which people live. “You may call 1t worldly wisdom, or divine wisdom,” he sald, “but I am anxious to find out or to learn of people I have traveled extensively in the east and visited the principal elties studylng there the same problem which 1 am now study- ing in San Francisco. I do not intend to write a book, nor am I making notes upon my observations. 1 merely wish to come to know people.” With the destre to thus “»ecomd nc- quainted with humanity, Bowden last night met a woman upon the street and invited her to take & drink with him. Together they went to the M. and M. saloon, where, according to his sf to the police, “he took water, b Sok whieky.” She then excused he a moment, but faled to reappe " den soon left the saloon and wen room in the Sterl- ing house at 3 [%r street. where he found that his’" [g¥¥bock, which he car- ried n his tf &%) pocket, had dlsap- peared with £ @nge lady acquaintance WIDOW 7 . CONTEST WiLL Mrs. Fo} Jourmeys to Missouri | to Ent._ r to Secure a Part of Her Husband's Estate. MANSFIELD, Mo., Jan. 10.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Mrs. Follensby of Fremont, Neb., who says she is the widow of the late Ed- ward Follensby, arrived here this morning to contest his will bequeathing a large part of his $125,000 estate to Henry Roseman | and a valuable farm to & 5-year-old son of | Roseman. People who knew Follensby here | say they did not know of any relatives of | his except onme cousin In Minnesota, who | shared in his will. Mrs. Follensby says they were married in Fremont, Neb., elgh- teen years ago, and that they have two children. She states she will contest the | will upon the ground that he was not in his | right mind at the time he made the docu- ment. At Fremont, where Mrs. Follensby ha: lived for many years, it ia the common be- Chamber! Lacks Tact Necessary to Talk with the Boers. LONDON, Jan. 10.—Colonial Secretary Chamberlai: tour of South Africa is be- ginning to attract greater attention. Both at Pretoria and Johanunesburg he received great ovations, an interesting feature of which was the Intermingling of stars and stripes and union jacks-as a compliment to | Mrs. Chemberlatn. ‘The secretary’s outspoken replies to the Boers' suggestions, however, are creating 8 feeling of uneasiness among the govern- ment supporters here, who publicly and variable custom, had been previously sub- | (Copyright, 1908, vy Press Publishing Co.) | privately express doubt whether any good mitted to and approved by him.” The most recent photo taken of the pope shows him walking, with the aid of his gold-headed cane, slightly stooping under the welght of his years, but at the same time looking energetic and active. The pontiff is usually carried from his private apartments to the vatican gardens in a chalr of red damask by the sedarf, or chalr men, and escorted by four Swiss guards and by his faithful valet, Plo Centra, who stands by the chair to open the door. Grants Many Audiences. As the end of his jubilee year approaches Pope Leo XIII displays an extraordinary amount of emergy and activity, granting numerous audlences, receiving pilgrimages, publishing important documents, such as the recent ome on biblical studies, and devoting his spare time to revising his Latin poems, & completo edition of which ‘will be issued soon. In one of these, entitled “‘Deo et Virgini Matri Extrema Leonis Vota,” originally written in 1896, the pontiff has introduced some beautiful and pathetic lines, referring to his approaching end. The mother general of & religious sister- hood recently had the homor of a private audience with the holy father, to whom she expressed her fervent hope that he might live to be 100. ‘Thank you, thank you, my child,” re- plied the pontiff, “but why assign a limit to Providence?" INVESTIGATE HEWITT'S LAMP or to English Rall way Maunagers. (Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 10.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Mr. George Westinghouse entertained yesterday all the blg managers of the English railway com- panies at his premises on the Strand. He @1d this to introduce a youthful and clever young American electrician, inventor and financier, Peter Cooper Hewitt, the son of Abram S. Hewitt, and to demonstrate the benefits of young Hewitt's clever invention of the mercury vapor lamp, a wonderful contrivance for lighting up tunnels and all subterranean passages. This was the last opportunity Mr. West inghouse will have to meet the manager of the rallway world here, as he leaves for Pittsburg next week to remain six months. The 9ritish railway managers were greatly interested . Mr. Hewitt's Jamp. It will be tried soon on several roads here. KING'S HEALTH OF THE BEST Surgeon Asserts Edward H Recovere? n Entirely from Late enn. (Copyright, 18, by Press Publishing Co)) NICE, Jan. 10.—(New York Cablegrem — Special Telegram.) - . luncheon given to Sir and Lady Treves at Parc the other day by Lord the distinguished surgeon told the host that Hotel King Edward had not omly got over every | trace of his serious illuess, but actually is | stronger :nd in better healtk than he has | Deen in many years, and that at the present moment the king is as whole and bearty &8 say man could wish to be. World | Frederick | du Brougham WARSAW, Russian Poland, Jan. 10.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.) —A leading Warsaw editor was summoned the other day to the police station to ex- plain this weather bulletin in his paper: “In Warsaw, it is dull weather with cloudy sky; in Lemberg, Posen and Cracow, the sun shines and the sky is unclouded. As the three last named cities are in Germany and Austria, the Russian censor felt that a political allusion was Intended and ordered the weather report to be altered and omitted. The police have been directed to examine all new signs before they are put up over shops, etc., and require that any sign In the Polish language must have § Russian translation under it. In all the ‘principal streets the Russian is to be above and the Polish below. The newspapers in Russtan Poland are to be subjected to a stricter censoring, while no theater program, menu or label i to be printed without being submitted to the police. FIND BIG PLATINUM DEPOSIT Most Valuable Mine of the Metal in the World Discovered in Siberia. | (Copyright, 1%8, by Press Publishing Co.) ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 10— lew York World Cablegram — Specia’ el gram.) — Vast deposits of platinum have been dis- covered by a party of diggers on the River Gusseva, a tributary of the Issa, In western Siberia. The news quickly got abroad and swarms of miners started for the new camp. Within a month 25,000 men were on the spot digging like demons and before the police could get to the camp more than $1,600,000 worth of platinum, it is estimated, got clear away, Do one knew how or where. Matters are now being regulated by the police, but the miners do not like the regu- lations and most of them are leaving, pre ferring to return home rather than submit to gathering wealth slowly. A few of the | wiser ones remain, thinking that they will {be able to “regulate” the police. It | believed that the new Gusseva mine | supply the whole world with this metal. KILL TEN FOR TWELVE CENTS Murdered People Were “Heathen” and Did Not Count with the Russians, could luable (Copyright, 1%, by Press Publishing Co.) ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 10.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—A poverty-stricken pe tain region, Chinese frontier, named Dan- tloff went for advice to Dubkoff, who wa regarded as a sort of Solomon by his neigh- bors. Dubkoff said lerty You, a Christian and an orthodex man. Go to the Kalmucks, they are heatihn, and take whai you can find. It will not be e sin. All the same, whether you cut off the head of a cabbage or the head of a Kal- muck. I'll go with you and if they resist we will settle them.” | The two started for the Kalmuck village, taking with them Danilofl's two brothers. The Kalmuck chief showed them every courtesy, gave them food, drink and a tent. In the night they killed the entire Kalmuck family of ten persons and found twemty- three copecks, worth about 13 ceats. is | nt of the Altal moun- | “What & fool you are to remain in pov- | will come of the trip. Briefly, Mr. Chamberlain so far has not only declared practically that no further concessions can be made by Great Britain, but he has also upbraided the Boers for their lack of appreciation of what Great Britain has already done. . To use the expression of a paper which has always been his warm supporter, “Mr. Chamberiain has allowed himself to be drawn early In the game.” DISPLAY IS A COSTLY ONE Celebration at Delhi Closes After the Expenditure of Many Thou. sand Pou LONDON, Jan. 10.—Cable dispatches re- celved from Delhi today announce the Ae- parture from there of the viceroy, Lord Curzon, and Lady Curzon, the duke and | duchess of Connaught and other notabil- ities, and the end of the durbar display. People are now beginning to estimate the cost of the festivities. According to one estimate cabled from Delhi, the Indian | government will have to pay over $3,750,- 000 and Lord Curzon himself is supposed to bave spent many thousands of pounds sterling in entertaining his personal | guests. For this display of magnificence the n: tive princes’ expenses varied from $500,000, | spent by the mizam of Hyderabad, to $50,- | {000, the sum which minor chiefs paid for | | thetr pageants. ! The governors of varlous provinces had | to pay about $75,000 each for their camps. | Judging from these estimates the unparal. | leled show cost considerably over $5,000,000. | LEAVES NO ESTATE TO WIDOW| - ] Colonel MacCalmont Provides Income | Osly to Support His w | (Copyright, 188, by Press Publishing Co. n‘ LONDON, Jan. 10.—(New York World | | Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Mrs. Harry | MacCalmont has been spoken of in America | | as the richest widow in England. That 1s | | an exaggeration, but she was left §200,000 | & year to keep up her husband's houses and estates and §75,000 for pin money. She has merely a life interest in this money and cannot bequeath a penny to anybody She is a sister of Hugo de Bathe, Mrs Langtry's busband. So delicate is she that she cannot take a place in soclety. She was & widow when Colonel MacCalmont married ber. He left her daughter by her {first husband a handsome fortunme, out of | an estate estimated to be worth $10,000,000. |GIVING THE EAGLE A CHANCE Bird is to Be the Diners on W Birthday. | (Copyright, 19, Ly Press Publishing Co) | | LONDON, Jan. 10.—(New York World Ca- | blegram—Special Telegram.)—The Ameri- | | can saclety of London has decided to have a | | great banguet in Hotel Cecll on Washing- tor's birthday. Four hundred and fifty 'L , men and women, are (o be present | nd an eagle will be the badge worn. All | addition to many distinguished BEnglish | Buesta. | of tobaceo from him | nouncement of the attitude of the Amalga- | mated Assoctation of Irom, Steel and Tin | tion at ! must | would come in and inhibit Colorado from | Mef that the woman's husband was an ec- centric character, and the recent announce- ment that he had died and le®t none of his fortune to his wife or ehfldren caused 1it- tle surprise. Mrs. Follensby's husband was fond of travel and had not lived with his wife or contributed to her support for a long time past, although reputed to be im- mensely wealthy. It is not known positively, however, that the man who recently died at Mansfield, Mo., was the husband of Mrs. Follensby. CLOTHES SELF WITH TOBACCO Seaman Smuggler Caught with Weed NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Customs officials tonight arrested Jacob von Sternbergen, charged with smuggling tobacco, and made a search of the Red Star steamship Finland, | lying in the North river. The prisoner, who is employed on the vessel, was found to be wrapped with tobacco, which was cleverly concealed under his clothing. Dur- ing the search some of the crew made a raid on the dynamo room to shut off the lights. They were criven back and the inspectors ccmpleted their search witnout success. Earlier in the day inspectors saw two men in the gangway of Finland acting strangely. They were searched and ¢ quan- tity of tobacco found upon them. The men succeeded in breaking away and get, ting back to the steamship. Yesterday they chased one of the crew across a street | near the pler after recovering ten pounds WORKERS MAY BUY STOCK| PITTSBURG, Jan. 10.—The official an- Workers on the profit-sharing plan of the United States Steel corporation was made | BIG NATIONAL CONVENTION | of the committee is that the conv SEEING LIFE_COMES HIGH ELEL FAMINE PROE[D! Ohicage Crand Jury Starts to Work Uncov- ering Alleged Combina, JUDGE'S CHARGE IS BRIEF AND POINTED Oalls Bitnation Orime and Infamy Whic Must Be Apparent to AlL IS CALLED Detroit Committee Decides on Fresh Gath- ering in Washington. COMPANIES ADVANCE ANTHRACITE PRICE Factorfes Close Down Coal, While Milwaukee mress Admit Produet Free of Duty. Asks Con- to Canadian CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—The prompt action of State's Attorney Charles S. Deneen on in- formation furnished him by the committee | of the Illinols Manufacturing assoclation re- sulted in the convening this morning of a special grand jury to investigate the prices demanded for coal by Chicago dealers Twenty deputy sheriffs worked almost all night to secure service of summonses on seventy-five veniremen and of subpoenas for the appearance of prominent coal dealers who are believed to be in & coal combina tion in deflance of law. G When court was called this morning a majority of the talesmen were on hand and the work of fmpaneling a jury proceeded. The formal order for the grand jury was issued by Judge Willard M. McEwen late yesterday upon a petition by the state's at- torney declaring his belief that there ex- ists hetween certain coal operators, owners and dealers a combination “injurious to the public trade,” and that in consequence “great distress and suffering prevail among the poor in the community.” Judge McEwen suspended court proceed- ings while he fssued the order for a spectal venire con'wning the grand jury. The order was taken st once to the jury commission- ers and secenty-five names were handed Sherift Barrett for Immediate service. Attorney Genmeral Mamlin, who was In telephonic communication with Mr. Deneen several times yesterday, arrived In Chicago today and will take an active part in the prosecution. It is also expected that the Retail Grocers' assoclation. Managers’ association and the railroad com- mittee of the city council will assist in the proceedings. Twenty-three jurors -were quickly se- lected and the oath administered. Judge McEwen's charge was brief and confined largely to defining the dutles of the jurors. “It is not necessary to indulge In any language,” he said after reading to them the state's attorney's position, “to impress #pon you or upon eny fair-minded man the crime and Infamy of such a eituation as is here set forth. Your dutles with regard to the investigation are set forth in the oath you have taken.” Tho jury then retired to emter upon its Inyestigation. Call Natio A national convention at Washington for the purpose of impressing on President Roosevelt the urgent need for immediate re- et from the stringency of the coal situa- tion, was decided on today at a conference at the Grand Pacific hotel. The call for the gathering will be issued by Mayor May- bury of Detrolt, acting chairman of the permanent committee of the Detroit coal | convention. It was this committee today which agreed on the necessity of a national meeting at the capital. The conference opened at 10 this morning and it was decided to reconvene the Detroit | convention at Washington at the earliest practicable date. This decision followed a series of speeches in which attorney Gen- eral Knox was censured for mot enforeirg the laws, by which It was urged redress | could be secured. Following an executive session, Mr. May- bury explained the action of the conference in the following formal statement: It was the order of the convention at De- trolt that this committee should call the convention to reassemble whenever such a course was deemed necessary. The decision ntion be recalied st Washington at the earliest prec- ticable date. The convention will not be confined to the delegates who attended the Detroit ses- sion, but in addition the chambers of com- merce, the boards of trade and other clvic crganizations of the country will be asked to send delegates. In addition the govern- ors of all the states and mayors of all the larger cities will be asked to designate the 1epresentatives The speeches made by Senator Mason, | Senator Tarsney, Rev. R. A. White and Mayor Maybury {ndicated that the conven- | ‘Washington would be devoted largely to the presentation of charges against Attorney General Knox for failing today. It is as follows The proposition of the United States Steel corporation to place 320000 of its preferred stock aside for sale among its | employes has caused quite a stir i There have been inquiries as to whether | there is anything in the laws of the asso- | clation that would prevent our members | buying this stock. To such we say there is not. An employe can be a stockholder | in the works in which he is oyed and hold full membership in the association stion whether It is advisable for = of the association to invest that each member | for himself. It is not for the to udvise its members how | their ¥ the in_the: associa they s SEEKS IRRIGATING STREAMS i Colorado- Governor Sees Danger in uit Commenced by Kaunsas State. | DENVER, Jan. 10.—In his blennial mes- | sage to the legislature today, Governor Orman. recommended % lberal appropria- tion for defending the sult of Kansas against Colorado, the object of which is to stop the use of water of the Arkansas river for irrigatior | of Markle is proposed for T i to grant the relief that the laws make pos- eible. In fact, more than ree hours of spechmaking was concerned chiefly arguments to that effect. New York Also Moves. NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Mayor Low today sent a letter to the presidents of the an- thracite coal roads and to G. B. Markle Bros., inviting them to confer with him on the wation. In bis letter the mavor tells of the dificulty ex- perienced in gett al. The 5 day next coal ® con e Milwaukee Has Famine. MILWAUK Jan/ 10.—Following s meeting of business men here today to pro- vide means for relisving the fuel shortage in Milwaukee, Mayor David S. Rose t graphed the following message Uni States Senator Joseph Quarles w tngton My Dear Se are _confronte to at sh ple of “ghould the state of Kansas be success- | is litigation,” said the governor, “it would work untold injury to Colorado in its agricultural resources. The work and expenditures of years would be lost. | But this would not be the end. Nebraska using any waters of the Platte or its trib- utaries. ARRANGE Chiea; BIRTHDAY PLANS | Named to Fix ration of City's Founding. CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—Mayer Harrison t-day the oficials of (he United States embassy as appointed & committee to make prelimi- | hat they well as of the consulate will be present, in | nary plans for the one bundredth anaivers- | po ry of the permasent settlement of Chi- cago next September. sok to the fut Detroit Buys Conl. DETROIT, Jan. 10.—The mupicipal coal commission appointed by Mayor Maybury to manage the civic coal business has arrange to begin the immediate purchase of coal J. L. Hudsop, a prominent merchant, who is chairman of the commission that he would loan the commission $10,000 pending the passage of an enabling act by the legislature to legalize the use of $50,000 of the city's funcs Kansas Suflers Severely. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 10.—The coal famine in Kansas is taking on a more serious as- pect. Dealers in Topeka annourced today ere practically out of coal, with chance of obtaining more. (Costinued on Second Page.) for Lack of the Builders' | with | 4| Armour’s announced | THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast Nebraska Sunday; Monday Fair Fair and Colder Page. 1 Pope is in Vigorous Henlth. Criminals Run Siberian Road. and Jury Probing Conl Shortage. Mine Owners File Reply. Blooded Stock to Re Duty Free. Ambassadors Strong Personality. News from Nebraska Towns, Cold Weather ix General. Affairé at South Omaha. Representation on Thompson Vote. Judge Grosscup Talks on Trusts. Attempt to Kill King Alfonso. Last Week in Omaha Soclety. Base Ball Leagues at Peace. News from lowa Towns, Council BY and lown News. Weekly Review of Sports. Description of New U. P. In the Domain of Woma Amusements and Musie. Electric Lighting by Cities. English Smart Set H vely Time. ¥, “Seven Secrets. of the Ante Room. and Financial, Should Settle Strike This Week. Profanity Proves Him a Sailor, Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Deg. Hour. (] 1 o 2 10 3 11 4 12 3 6 14 16 18 FORM LOCAL GIDEON BAND Christian Traveling Men Organize Branch of National org Omaha ization. A branch of a national organization which is composed entirely of Christian travellng men and which bears the title of “The Gideons” was organized Saturday evening, when a small represeutation of the travel- |ing traternity of the city assembled in the parlors of the Young Men's Christian assoclation and elected officers, besides formulating plans for the rapid growth which is expected to follow the establish- ment of the new order in Omaha. The Gideons was organized in Wisconsin in 1899 by | that mere representation the soclety has grown rapidly until today Its representa- tives number 2,700. This membership em- braces the entire Union. The headquarters of the society are located in Chicago, while state headquarters are, or soon will be, established in every state. The aims of the Gideons are the elevation of the stand- ard of traveling men, the betterment of their moral training and the advancement of humanity. The local branch will be known as Gideon camp No. 2 of Omaha. The officers elected were: President, W. M. Ladd; vice president, E. F. Deright; secretary-treas- urer, W. F. Schwenker; echaplain, Fred DeLamatre. Among the prominent Gideons present at the meeting were C. H. Palmer ©of Chicagt, one of the national superic- tendents; W. J. Hill of Lincoln, state pres- fdent; A. B. Ridgeway of Kearney, Neb., second state vice president. This afternoon at 4 o'clock the Gideons will hold services in the Kountze Memorial church under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian association. The meeting will be addressed by Mr. Palmer of Chi- cago, who has the reputation of belng a fine speaker and who has addressed large audiences all over the country. E. F. | Miller of Chicago will eing several solos, and Robert Cuscaden, the violinist, will also | appear. [DARTMOUTH ALUMNI REUNION Features of Program for the Function at Lincoln Next Tuesday Evening. Dartmouth College Alumnl Association of the Plain, which embraces witkin its con- stituency Nebraska, the southern portion of South Dakota, northern Kausas, western | lowa and western Missouri, will hold its | sixth annual reunion next Tuesday ovening in Lincoln. meetings not held in Omaha, but this year it was decided to assemble in Lincoln for the purpose of arousing interest among the Dartmouth graduates of that section. The reunfon exercises and business ses- slon will take place between 6 and § o'clock and at the latter hour dinner will rved. The toastmaster will be H. K Lewis of Lincoln, Dartmouth '72, and ad- dresses will be delivered and toasts re- sponded to as follows: President's address, S. H. Burnham of Lincoln, Dartmouth ‘T4; “The Higher Education, East and West," Chuncellor E. Benjamin Andrews of the State university, Lincoln, Brown; “Twenty Hon. John D, Pope of Friend, | Years After, l Dartmouth *82 of New England,” Rev. John E. Tuttle, D. D., of Lincoln, Amherst; “Eastern and Western College Men,” Victor Rosewater of Omaha, Columbia; “Dartmouth College President Willla J. Tucker, Hanover, N. H., Dartmouth, Besides the program of set speeches will be informal toaste and singing, under the direction of S. H. Burnham. Miss Lewls, daughter of the toastmaster, has written a poem for the occasion which has been arranged to music and will be sung by Mr. Burnham. {OWEN FAY DIES IN NEW YORK Decensed Was Formerly Located and Member of Omaha Elks’ *61 there tere our elty | Lodge. A telegram was received Saturday after- noon by Moore of Armour & Co., | South O announcing the sudden death f Owen in New York elty Fay was for som: me a ling sale for th headquarters at this point He was a r of the Elks’ lodge and well known in this city. The telegram was lacking o details concerning the affair, but stated that a letter from Joseph Moore Joseph aha tra had been found in Fay's pocket, and it was | | hoped that through him information might be gained which would assist in locating a sister of the dead man, believed to be in | Minneapolis. Inquiry at the local Elks lodge disclosed several of the members who had koown Fay and they testified to his popularity bere. None of them, how- ever, knew anything concerning his rela- | ticns ¢. family connections | Vessels, Jan. ived: Georgic, eland, Rotterdam, | Movemenin of Ocen " from for Antwerp for 7(‘()!‘\' |COAL BARONS REPLY three traveling men, and from | This will be the first of these | be | “The Fresh Water Colleges | I‘I\-'ifl CENTS. Open Oase Befere Strike Arbitraters by Denying Union's Olaima {ALLEGE MINERS HAVE PROVED NOTHING Compl in of Lengthy Proceedinge and Lack of 1etailed Statements | SAY DEMANDS ARE ALL UNREASONABLE Wage Increase and Rherter Hours Not Jus- tified by Conditions. AGAIN REFUSE TO SIGN AGREEMENT on Has No Power to Enforce Recognition of Miner's Or- Declare Commi, | | PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.—The nonunion jmen having closed their case, the coal companies opened their eide of the com- troversy today before the strike commis- slon. Chairman Gray is still confined to his home In Wilmingtoff, suffering from a cold, |and General Wilson rgain presided. The proceedings were opened today by |the Delaware & Hudson company, with James H. Torrey of Scranton as counsel. | In presenting the case of the company he represents Mr. Torrey first delivered a written statement, which, he said, the company would try to prove. He spoke in part as follows Presents Side of Ra A general open of the case on behalf of the respondents having already been made, I shall at this time confine myself, so far as practicable, to & brief statement of the particular matters which it s ex. pected o prove, especially relating to the case of the D We shall pro ad. o the charter powe t forth in its answer al- the company, by which it appear this was the first company to enter upon the business of mining and {ransporting out of the state its anthracite coal. We shall show that for many years, up to the beginning of the 1900 strike, the re- between the company and Its em- s had been friendly and harmonious the the inception of such degree of as has since marked these relations t with the entry into the ar 1d of the organization of the Unlted Mine Workers So far as relates to the formal demande pending before this commission, it is only fair to this respondent to state that it fs {in the position, unusual even In debate, of | being compelled to prove a negative. After spending weeks of valuabie time, the case upon the part of the miners was closed without the production of any mate- rial evidence to substantiate any of theit cleims. With almost infinite labor and pains, and by the ald of an army of clerks and accountants, a vast array of informa- tion his been accamulated for the use of the commission in the employment of our employes. From these statements and from othe: evidence that will be oftered it will be shown that there is no merit in the demand for a ) per cent increase on the prices paid during the year of Wl to employes per- formiug coniract work. It will be shown that both the rates pald and the annual earni upon this kind ot work are larger than are paid in the bituminous coal flelds for the same work and wages pald for occupations requiring skill and training in the reglon. . We are sitistied the commission will ' that there Is no manual oyinent requir. ing so little training or skill, the expostirc to so little risk of health, of life and the occupation of so swsil a portion of th: working day, which is 5o liberclly compen sated in wages as the work of the ant cite miner. . In this connection we shall show that the employment 15 not extremely hazardous and is more than ordinarily healthful. We shall show that since the lust increase ot wages there has been no material advance in the cost of living. We shail negative the unsupported claims that children of the miners are forced to work at an early age by submitting a list of employes whose boys aré working while the anpual earnings of the parents average about $540. Question of Shorter Day. To the second demand for an eight-hour day for coal men the evidence which ha: already been outlined will, to a large ex. tent, apply. In addition thereto we shall submit statements which will show that {even during the period when coal will be {most in demand and the collieries were i operated to the limit of their capacity the breakers operated an average of less than elght hours per day, for reasons partly dus to the voluntary action of the men and partly to causes beyond the control either of the company or the men. We have prepared a schedule showing the wages, the number of days worked and the annual! wages of all company men and boye, the general average Leing for men $515.9 snd for boys 31.93, which is a higher avers ge than obtained in other sim- ilar employmen In this connection we shall the only tabulated statement offered in evidence by the mine workers, purpoi to give a comparison of the earni company n in the bituminous anthracite ficlds, is mislead'ng in its scope Tull of inaccuracies in its detail and ml jeading in its conclugion Bearing upon (he third demand of the miners for the weighing of coal and the payment by the ton r mining, we shail show thut for many years this company | bas paid at some of ite mines by weight and at others by the car, We shall show the actual product in murketable coal of units of weight per car and that a practical uniformity of wages results from both systems. We shall show that so far as concerns our own employes no complaint has ever been made directly to the company that her system was unfair or resulted in “quate or unfalr remuneration for the r actually ac We have cl commission cannot, under the terms of the bmiesion of the issues which it is to pass consider the fourth demand sub- ed by the complainants, viz: the exe- on_of an agreement with the United e Workers of America governing the wages to be paid and the conditions of employment and em; yes. Without walving this clalm, we shall offer testimony, In addition to the evidence already before the commission, to estib- lish the undesirability of such an agree | ment If it were fairly at issue. Union a Disturbing Faotor. show that We shall show that the rclations between this respondent and its employes had bee for many years peaceful and harmonious unti] they were disturbed by the machina- of the officers and agents of the d Mine Workers; that the effect of ation of its employes in that tion has been to create a spirlt of hostility u) n the part of that the discipling which is safe and profitable con i the business has been very greatly mpaired: that systematic efforts have been made to force all of its “mployes into nization; that the management of might be put absolutely under its i that ‘In many inetances, to designs of the organization,’ the productive capacity of the voluntarily diminished. union has no control over members No blacklist has ever been epared or recognized by the company hnd the evidence produced by the Dela- Ware & Hudson company will tend to | dicate its sincere desire to establish snd | maintain amicable and friendly relations | with its employes. | Call Witnesses to Sta | Upon conclusion of his address Mr. Tor- rey called to the witness stand Charles C. | Rose of Scranton, superintendent of the | mining department of the company. Under | the examination of Mr. Torrey the witness said that prior Lo the 1900 strike the rela- tions between the company and the men were cordial. | After that strike most of the company's |men jolued the miners’ union, which re- in tre sriher the fcter miners’