Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1903, Page 1

[ — SINGLE == 1908, — .‘ll'rx\ B COPY THREE FREE COAL 15 (jl\L\r‘]GAINST THE STANDARD OIL German Relchstag Passes Resolution Almed at the Great American BMonopoly. ESTABLISHED THURSDAY MORNING, GOATS CROW IN NUMBERS Many Interesting Papers Read at Cattle Men's Oonvention. OMAHA, JANUARY jaaesTions | ([IANGE FOR &e of the nm"fi of West Vir- ginia is Submitted to the ture. 15, CENTS. mm ]u)u CONDITION OF OF THE WEATHER SE/ \Rb FOR REVENUE l-“ru‘\n for Nebraska—Fair Thursday and tiday Opinion ank Mlfll Reganling Big th | Qirouit Will Bo Passed. | s CONGRESSMAN ROBINSON ON DUTY AGAIN ' [MAKES RADICAL Temperature at Omaha Yesterda Hou Deg. our. Dew. | 5 Py 1 . 8 o 28 Bill Granting Be'n- of Duty Passes the | House in 8hort Order. ANTHRACITE TARIFE PERMANENTLY OFF | Legis Makes Move to Place Swch Legislation Abead of All Appropriations, CHARLESTOWN, W. Va., Jan. 14—Gov- ernor White's message, considered by all the most radical in point of reform ever sub- mitted by a governor of West Virginia, was | delivered to both houses this atternoon The cash balance I8 the state treasury was the largest in mahy years. Governor White attributed this to the “Dawson cor- poration law.” The net Tecelpts last year were about $1,300,000, and expenditures $1,- {200000. 1t is recommmended that the direct tax be abolished. Special attention is ealled to the recom- Atter considering resolutions prosented | mendations of the State Tax commisslon, yesterday and latening (o several speechos | especally one to levy excise taxes upon i various toples. the delegatcs spent the | Btreet railways, steam ratlways and other afternoon inspecting the stock yards and | Public corporatians. IVeutigating the .pusking houses: A tax of one-third of & cent per ton on Tonight a grand ball and‘reception will | the mining of coaf is also recommended [bo given in"Convention hall, for which | To Brevent depletion of the West Virginia elaborate preparations have been made. | 888 Beids the governor Sposmuisnds that & Denver was added to the list of cities that | hih license tax be put on every pump used desiro to entertain the delegatos next |0 PUmp natural gas out of the state. year. The biggest effort to eecure the| A liberal appropriation is asked for a dis. convention is being made by the Portland, | PIAY at St. Louls. Ore., delegation, which apparently fs in | MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Jan. fhe Sikid e Ttike Bagde, William D. Jelks today message to the legislature. Angora Goat Industry. The governor says the people of Alabama Dr. W. C. Balley of Californta, who read | have arrived at the epogh of honest elec- a paper on “The Angora Goat Industry,” | tions and must cleanse their garments. said that the industry has been success- The Sayre election I should be re- fully growingein the United States fof | pealed, he says, and ptpvislon made for over forty years, and the flocks have &rowD | representatives of the twe or more political from nothing to about 400,000 animals. | parties at the polls. Last year over 1,000,000 pounds of mohair | Lynchings are vigorously denounced. The were produced, which sold for from 20 to | state is congratulated, hawever, in the de- 45 cents & pound, and the American mills | crease in 4his form of lawlessness. The | consumed about 6,000,000 , concealed weapon habit is condzmned. It would take some year to produce | SPRINGFIELD, Iil., Jan. 14.—By a vote ot | enough mohalr for home consumption, but | g5 to 54 the lower house of the Illinols as- home consumption was increasing as rap- [ gembly today adopted a resolution to bind idly as home production, and there was a candidates for the United States scnate to demand for large, fine skins far in excess | yoto for a constitutional amendment for the of the supply. election of senators by direct vote of the ““The Angora goat is not a creation of the | people. Consideration of a similar resolu- whim of speculation brought from distant | tion in the senate was deferred. Turkey to induce the American public to BERLIN, Jan, 14.—The Relchstag adopted today, by a vote of 143 to 70, the tarit com. | SOUTH WILL TAKE UP LIVE STOCK NOW mittee's resolution asking the governmept | 10 consider whether it is Dot in the INtely | o ecom Flelds Lomg A ests of the nation to place a Alfferentiel |\ i duty on refined petroleum, ar against crude, Purchased Cheaply in order to establish a nat} Zgofining in- Good ng for Blght duetry. The resolution is Gs \;fl- Montha 1a' Year., the Standard Oil company. . u the price of Herr Wurm, socialist, sald the res was designed to increase troleum for “the beoefit of the bankrupt fuel and ofl Industry.” 1f @ natural rising industry was established by state protection | 1t would be dependent on forelgn raw ma. | terial, Baron Heyl Zu Herpgeim said: “The Standard Ol company selly ofl cheaply only long enough to ruin competition, and then sharply advances prices. It signifies noth- ing that a domestie industry is dependent upon forelgn raw mater'al. Our textile | manufactures are fn precisely tho same plight. Forelgn Under Secretary Fischer said he boged the House would not bother the gov. ernment with such a proposition. The levy- ing of a duty on refined ofl would be ex- ceedingly difficult owing to the uncertain definition of “crude” and ‘“refined” pe- troleum. Herr Freeze, moderate radical, of Bre- men, defended the Standard Oil company. He sald petroleum had become cheaper since its organization than ever before. This was not on account of philanthropy, but was due to a desire to avold competition and adverse legislation. Dr. Paasche, national liberal, sald be thought this was the time, to get rid of the Standard Oil company’s monopoly, which had already cost Germany 12,500,000 marks because of its dlecrimination against Ger- many compared with other countries Herr Gothein, radical libezal, said that it the government attempted to do what it was asked to do it would be futile. France had tried to extinguish the Standard O company’s monopoly, but of twenty-four | French refineries all were now controlled | by the company. Eakuu and Galiclan ofls were inferiof to the American product, and German refiners would be dependent upon America for their raw material. CASTRO RAISES FORCED LOAN Seeks Ninety-Two Thousand Dolla: but Finds Money a Scagce Article, > | AIMS TO FORCE THE MEMBERS INTO LINE doned Can Be Yankton Sioux W Money for Plpe- Benate Bends Measure Back with Bingle Strong Amendment, Which is Adopted. Jontiment io Legislature that Debt Must Be Previded For. stone Quarry, but There is Con- siderable Doubt About Thelr Title, ». » v {OLD FIREMEN CHOOSE He is Elected erans’ ir ONLY FIVE MEMBERS OPPOSE PROPOSAL RESOLUTION TAKES TIME BY FORELOCK NSAS CITY, Jan. 14.—But ong section v “pnual convention of the National Live x assoclation was held today. (From a Staft Carrespondent.) WASHINGTON, an. 14.—(Special | gram.)—The report on the bill providing for an additional circuit judge in th Eighth judicial district, made by Congress- man Lot Thomas, chairman of the subcom- mittee of the house judiclary committee, gives a most Interesting resume of the work done in the Eighth circuit. Attor- ney General Knox 1s quoted as saying that there is immediate necessity for an addi- tional circuit judge for this circuit. From information furnished the subcommittee by the attorney general it appears that there are twenty districts within the Eighth cir- cuit and that there are a larger number | of divisions from which appeals can be | taken to the cireuit court of appeals than {in any other circuit. The Eighth circult embraces cleven states, Nebraska, Minne sota, lowa, Missou Arkansas, Ka Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, North and fouth Dakota and three territories, New Mexico Oklahoma and Indian Territory, having a total population of 13,553,668. In view of the exhaustive nature of the report and the further fact that the judges of the Eighth cireuit bench are a unit in urging upon | Deaths of members during the year were congress the importance of adding an ad- | J. F. Hertzman, Ma L Kroitsch, ditional judge, it is believed that the bill | April 80, and A. H. Sander, September 1 stands a fair show of getting through the | There were added to the rnllu of mel n}\n'r- present congress. ship A. B. Frary, M. W. Bushey, W. Should the bill pass there fs a rumor cur- | Galligan, Ea Kupplg, Willlam Edmondson rent that the president will appoint Willis | Chris Johnson and H. A. Nichols, making Van Deventer of Wyoming, assistant attor- (& total enroliment of sixty-four. | ney gencral n the Interior department, to | The report of Jullus Treitschke, tress- dow't know that I will. | the new position. o showed a balauce in the treasury l\';fr:;‘lm 3 any such M|“ o 40 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 14.—Apostle 106.82. ut Mr. Sears did not say he would no part with its hard-earned lucre, but he 18 [ Reed Smoot was mominated for United FEREIKNRIAR TIN 18, MIOPRY: % — introduce this measure and he frankly ad- a money-maker, and when the American States senator by the republican caucus| The following letter has been drawn up j L. BRANDEIS VERY ILL ! mitted the purpose of the resolution today live stock breeder prepares a proper place | tonight. | for transmission in a formal manner to | oA to be the bringing into !ine of all authors for the right kind of Angora, he need feel Kidney Disease s Veteran Mer- CONCORD, N. H., Jan. 14.—J. H. Gal- | Governor Mickey by representatives in con- } and friends of other appropriation meas- no hesitancy in stocking with these silver- | linger was tonight nominated by acelama- | Eress from Nebraska regarding the pending i g £ R g i = | ures. Th rogarded as a very successful fleeced brush destroyers. They are an |tion by the legislature to succeed himself | bill to avthorize the leasing of grazing | { move In the interest of the revenue bill to American institution and they have come to | as United States senator. | 1ands in that state. Senator Millard is ex- Recovery. come, as it will have a tendency to make e MADISON, Wie., Jan. 14.—United States | pected to return to Washington tomorrow | rough the road of any building appropria- United States Senator Willlam A. Harris | Senator John C. Spooner was the unanimous | and immediately upon his arrival his ap- | tion measure whose author refuses to sup- of Kansas took Mr. Francis' place on the | choice for re-election in the joint sena- | proval will be sought and doubtless his sig- port the revenue bill. program. He told of the possibilities of the | torial caucus tonight. | nature attached. Then the letter will be thm R Lentilative: ltve stock exhibit at the exposition and | He will be voted for in each house on |at once mailed to Governor Mickey for sub- That Mr. S o ¢ the urged the stockmen to use their influence | January 27, and on that day the senate will | mission to the state legislature. The text "‘" i r. Sears ‘:‘ 1 ]'“ """‘ ; ‘l‘ ":""‘ toward making it one of the greatest of its | meet and ratify the selection. of the letter follows: Fitian thet Wit SRt o e S kind ever displayed. SPRINGFIELD, Iil, Jan, 14.—Congress- ed, members of th by oo ol g bl e A 4 Mr. W. L. Foster of Shreveport, La., spoke | man A. J. Hopkins of Aurora was tonight ton from_the o s i B 1 sty g v of the live stock possibilities of the south. | nominated by the joint republican caucus | tran: P axotllency & QOpy Of sen- e o b e e el S The St. Joseph delegation extended an in- | of the Illinois legislature to succeed W. E. | ate fil to_authorize the leasing e ot fhe St TentslkEa e * T G vitation i0 the convention to spend the day | Mason in the United States senate. The | Of ETaZIng lands In the state of Nebraska, pohss o gdlomborray B & e ] in St. Joseph tomorrow. A spectal train |only.other name before the caucus was | ho iy wiy LePresenting that at a meeting 1 - i 4 o of the majority of the delegation, it aj time by the forelock effectively by project- will be at the disposal of the visiting dele- | Luther Lafiin Mille of Chicago. pearing that there was a wide divergence i e ey b g B B g gates and an elaborate plan of entertatn- | LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan, 14.—Governor | Of opinlon as to the merits of the leasing . g Moo 4 of public lands, it was agreed, as the pro- acquitted himself of a very strategic act. ment has been arranged by that city. A |Jefferson was inaugurated for his second + Folv stlo venues | 4 posed bill involved a question of reven Revenue litigation, something that will a vote of thanks was extended by the conven- | term of (wo years this afternoon in the | of the state and counties and a new de- Seet aegmite FLith Tt WG e ot tion for the hospitality offered. presence of the general assembly and a | Parture touching ~public lands, that it Hentione now reetiie Hoke th Eite i Asks Ald for Fair. large gathering of other citizens of Ar- slogan of thie m-nlo‘n onr the Nebraska le kansas. In his message the governor urged R Among the other speakers was Semator |, rigid apti-trust u:. " ¥ islature and it general evidences hetray sins Harrls (Kan), who spoke on “Loulsiana Purchase Exposition and What It Wilt Do would be sound public policy to obtain the cere motives—and that Is not questioned— for the Livestock Industry.” POWDER WUHRS' :BLDWN uP views of the A’ebrfld a legislature and yourself as to the desirabllity of the pro- it will take a mighty power o bloek this concerted movement on the part of this re. “Every citizen of the United States should take a pecullar ipterest in the |Tem Chfaamen and Twe Whites Lose Lives in British Columb posed legislation. W therefore respect- publican legislature. Louisiana purchase,” he said. “It s sec- Disaster. st re t the ¥ Oushman, Jones, Gaindy, Mondell dent of the Ve Tele- Patterson Vote Agzainst. Douglas County Men Waiting for Mookett Association at to Name Employes. Annual Meeting. FEAR CHEAP CHINESE COMPETITION | EFFORT TO CUT DOWN NUMBER IN SENATE the Omaha | last night, | ut a dozen mem- At the annual meeting of | Veteran Fireman's association | which was attended by bers, the following offic President, Charles G. Hunt; first vice presi- dent, Cha Gruenig; second vice pres® dent, Jobn F. Behm; secretary, Frank H Koeste treasurer, Julius Treitschke; f trustees, J. W. Jardine, Willlam Alstadt | and Willlam Moran | In retiring the presidency John | Baumer thanked the members for their as- sistance and reccived a vote of thanks for bis excellent work in the office. John H. Butler, a member of engine com pany No. 2, and J. H. Richards of the same company, applied for membership in the association, and were elected The annual of the secretary, ¥. H. Koesters, showed receipts of $101.90 and expenditures §185.40 for the year. West Virginia Representative De- fends Operators, Claiming They Have Right to Ra Prices and Make Much Money. Commi rroy ce on ployes Blocks the Full List is Or- flered on the Pay Roll at Once. s wer snl and WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The bills re- ported from the ways and means committeo yesterday providing a rebate on coal fof one year was passed in short order by the | house today by 268 to b, those voting against being Mesers. Cushman and Jones (Wash.), Gatnes (W. Va,), Mondell (Wyo.) and Pat- terson (Penn.), all republicans The only opposition came from members representing coal states, who expressed the fear that the admission of Chinese-mined Canadian coal would injure the industry of their states. Both Mr. Dalzell (Penn.) and | Mr. Payne (N. Y.), the ropublican leaders, expressed the opinion that the bill would not relieve the existing distress, but ad- mitted that it would satisty the public demand for action and show the disposi- Uion of congress to do what It could. Demoerats Would Extend Scop The democrats, although they all sup- ported the bill, took the view that it did not go far enough, saylng coal should go on the free list, and when the bill came back from the senate with a provision which practically conceded this point they applauded vigorously. The senate amend- ment was adopted without division. Rapld progress was made with the army appropriation bill, the most important amendments belng an increase in the num- ber of officers in the signal corps by twenty-three, namely, ono colonel, two lieu- tenant colonels, four majors, two captains and elght first lleutenants, and another to prevent the discontinuance of ' the army transport service without action of con- gress. (From a Staft Corr LINCOLN, Jan. 14 )--Unless Sears of Burt is unable to prevent it all those house members who are after build- | ing appropriations will be forced into line | to support a revenue bill, which, If not the most important, certainly will be one of the most im bills of this session. As the first step in his predetermined plan of commanding support for this measure to provide means of winning out the state debt Sears today introduced this resolution: 1 As @ rule of this session that \ppropriations. for pablic shall not pass to the third read- 4 revenue measure shall have pussed providing for the payment of the present state indebtedness, and from { Which the amount of such appropriations 1 be ralsed by taxation thereunder. Asked if he be the author of this paramount bill, Mr. Sears said: pondent.) e 14.—Governor transmitted his e statement ing il vicusly | | building | I have not In his home at 2526 Prandeis lies dangerously ill. With two nurses over him and almost constant med- | fcal attendance, he has battled for six days with a complication of kidney troubles. No operation is demanded, yet the phtient has been unconscious a large part of the time. At 12 o'clock last night he was thought by his physicians to be just a shade improved, with the chances for his recovery about even. His age—68 years—is against him Rest and fortitude may carry him to recov- ery. CHIEF WILL READ. THE PAST Police Department Requires the His- tory of Those Who Read the Fuatare for Mouney, Dodge street J. L. se nt for enue WILLEMSTADT, Island of Curacoa, Jan. 14.—It has been learned here that the Ven- ezuelan government has ordered a forced loan of $92,400, being one-quarter of the | total loan contemplated. The loan s obli- gatory on all Venezuelan merchants, traders and bankers. Forelgners are exempt, but thby are courteously asked to contribute. The gov- ernment proposes to repay this loan when the country is at peace by permitting the subscribers to retain 10 per cent of tho imports levied at the La Guayra custom house upon goods they fmport until reim- bursed. - | Owing to the scarclty of money fn Ven- ezuela it is not-believed here that this loan can be subscribed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Notification of the arrival at Kingston, Jamalca, of Dol- phin, with, the United States minister to Veneruela and Mrs. Bowen on board, reached the State and Navy departments today. ROME, Jan. 14.—It is oficially denied here that President Castro has informed the powers that he is disposed_to pay the ex- penses of maintaining the blockading squad- ron in Venezuelan waters on condition that the blockade is raised immediately, and it 18 also absolutely denied that Italy would be inclined to accept this proposal, even if it were made. It was said today that while Italy was willing to do everything to reach 'a solution of the difficulty, it con- slders Great Britain and Germany, having superior claims, to be entitled to take the gressional Nebraska, State 16 Seize Mines. ra The chalrman of the judiciary committeo ltroduced the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee on the ju- Aiclary be and (s hereby directed to In- westigate and report to this house, With Bl convenient speed, the opinfon of that committee as to the power Oof congress to declare that & necessity has arisen for g ¢ all coal, coal beds and coal the United States, and all lines of trai b o} hromtl'm agencles, instru- ments and vehicles of commerce necessa f.ll‘ lhfi trmpnrnu«m of coal; and that I{ opinion of that comml the HAXE Ioul. a blll - 5, COI ncles for fully and com mpflamm that will otely exhauat the power of congress in that regard. Gulleries Are Filled. The attendance in the house galleries to- day was an evidence of the general interest 18 the proceedings which were to take place upon the bill providing for the rebate of the duties on forelgn coal for a period of one year. An unusually large number of members Wwere on the €loor and the leaders on both sldes were in their places. After the transaction of some preliminary ‘business Mr. Grosvenor (0.), from the com- mittee on rules, presented a resolution sup- plemental to tha. adopted yesterday, di- recting the committee on merchant marine and fisheries to investigate the coal situa- tion, The resolution authorizes subcom- ———t Omaha not longer will be a home for clairvoyants. Chief of Police Donahue has placed an embargo on them and unless they can hereafter produce letters from the chiefs of police from the last two cities in which they practiced they will have to | leave Omaha. Tuesday afternoon J. C. Cra- | vens, who located at 5621 North Eighteenth street, was arrested, charged with distrub- | uting misleading bills on the street ad- laying fore l’squ?ltlhg ll!&. ° .Ey ‘memorial them nf ' ‘Joint resolution and on_the proposed bill, and giving or with- holding your approval of such resolution as_you may determine. ‘With expression of high personal esteem, we are, very respectfully: C. H. Dietrich, senator; 1. J. Burkett member of con: gress Kirst district; D. H. Mercer, Second district; Willlam Neville, Sixth 'district; W. L. Stark, Fourth district; A. C. Shal- lenberger, Fifth district; J. 'S. Robinson, Third district. Assay Office Walts on Gamble. vertising himselt as a medium, Congressman Martin of South Dakota eald today that he expected to dispose of | THOUSANDS PLAY AT EUCHRE! the superintendency of the assay office at | Peihd Deadwood In a few days, the delay being due to the absence of Senator Gamble, who returned to Washington late last night. C. B. Llewellyn, one of the inspectors of rural free delivery, connecfed with the | western division, with headquarters in Omaha, is in Washington on matters con- nected with his office. Mr. Llewellyn is ull that you send & ® ecl-l mes: ! {h f:‘u ¥ D “" The Douglas county delegation fs still walting around on tho outside of Speaker ond in importance only to the Declaration Mockett's holy of holies for the announce- ment of some Douglas county men looking for favors through (helr representatives, One announcement was made today, that ot D. R. Loring as head janitor of the house. Loring is from the Second ward in Omaba and has been performing these dutles since the opening of the session, pending the chances of being regularly assigned to them. Koetter would like to see Henry In. man of the First ward placed in some berth, he 18 not particular what, and other mem- bers have a score or more of other candl- dates. The members refuse to disclose the | names of their applicants and so does the speaker, without the consent of the Douglas | contingent. One of the Douglas representa~ tives remarked today that he though the of Independence to the people of this coun- try.” Then followed a review of the history of the territory comprised in the purchase and an appeal to the stockmen to contrib- ute to the success of the enterprise. George Fayette Thompson of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, read a paper on “Our Markets for Livestock and " which was given the NANAIMO, B. C., Jan. 14.—A terrific ex- plosion occurred at the Hamilton Powder company's works, Departure Bay, this morn- ing. George Simonetta, James Fulforte and ten Chinamen were killed. Only one body, that of a Chinaman, wes recovered, the others befng literally blown to fragments. The guncotton storage house exploded first, the concussion exploding the gell- mite in the drying house 400 feet away, where the greatest loss of life is supposed to have occurred. The ground was exca- vated to a depth of six feet where the build- ings stood, and the buildings themselves were blown Into kindling wood and scat- tered with fragments of human flesh over Largest Party Ever Gathered Assem- bles at Fourteenth Rexi Armory in Brookly closest attention. Mr. Thompson sald that the livestock value in 1900, according to the census re- ports, was about $3,000,000,000, exclusive of 6,000,000 animals in barns and inclosures and not on farms or ranges. He produced statistics to show that ent NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—The largest crowd of cuchre players ever assembled at one sitting, it is declared, was gathered last | mittees of the committee to take testimony. It was adopted. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.), from the committee on rules, then presented the special rule for the consideration of the coal rebate bill. It provided for the tmmediate considera- tion of the bill, with provision for one hour’s dtbate, at the'end of which time the previous question should be considered as ordered without an intervening motion. History of Duty on Ceal Mr. Dalgell, after reviewing the history of the present duty on voal, sald the pend- ing bill needed no defense. It was designed to relieve the existing distres: Neverthe- less, he said, he did not believe it would accomplish {ts purpose. He aid pot belleve it would increase the importation of a single pound of coal. *I don’t’ believe,” sald he, “that anything now lead in all matters. Trasts O Trusts.” monopoly. fean market. ONLY DANGEROUS IN AMERICA mot Harm Britain, Accord. & to Professor of Glasgow University. LONDON, Jan. 14.—Dr. Willlam Smart, professor of political economy of Glasgow university, delivered a lecture tonight be- fore the Soclety of Arms on He opposed the view that American com- | mercial combines sought to crush British | | competition or to secure an international What they wanted, he sald, was | bigh prices under protection in the Amer- | Dr. Smart said States had set the pace in large produc- “Industrial the Unl(ed‘ every person engaged in agricultural pur- suits consumed meat worth $18.29 during the year 1899. At that rate of consumption the p-oducers of livestock In the United States during that year should have re- celved $148,033,576 more than he actually did receive, which proved that the pro- Lducer of meat was his own best consumer. Markets abroad were growing from year to year and would continue to do 8o as long | as they could at low cost produce the best meat in the worid. America fell behind in Its exports of cattle and hogs in 1901, but | that was due to a ehortage of supply at home rather than to & lack of demand abroad. The United Kingdom, | France were the best customers, Germany and but the | United Kingdom was a far better one than the others, taking three-fitths of the live- stock exports in 1902. | force of the explosion. several acres. The tramway was torn up and a length of steel rail twined spirally around a tree, like a whiplash. James Preston, a mitro- glycerine maker, had a miraculous escape and owes his life to his coolness. He was running hie machinery 4,000 feet from the explosion and was thrown down. The wall was blown in but he kept his machinery running in spite of the ccncus- slon, which almost stopped It, and never left his post, thus preventing a third ex- | ploston. The works are three miles from Nanaimo, but broken windows here testify to the The management states. that it {s utterly impossible to as. sign any cause, as no witnesses survive. QUESTION FOR THE COURTS | troduced in the senate by Senator Dietrich | that if the | tavor of the measure he would not place | any obstacles In the way of its passage, as regarded as one of the most eficlent in- | spectors ever sent over a route. Congressman Robinson Returns. Congressman John S. Robinson of the Third Nebraska district and Mrs. Robin- son returned to Washington today for the remainder of the scssion of congress. Judge | Robinson, who has been very ill, eays that he is better now than he has been for a number of years. Lacey Will Not Oppose. Major Lacey, chairman of the house com- mittee on public lands, stated today in re- gard to the Nebraska land leasing bill in- Nebraska delegation was In he recognized how important it was to enact some law that would put an end to the fric- | players in each section. night In the Fourteenth regiment armory, { Brooklyn, where 7,500 persons played the tables. These were ar- ranged in sections, so that thera were forty A band of music was assigned to every twenty sections. rection of one leader, The party was given by the students ot St. Francis college of Brooklyn. thousand dollars, it is estimated, was re- alized. ASKS COPY OF CATTLE ORDER Board of Agriculture of Great Britain Seeks to Know Maine's Action, Al | dozen bands played in unison, under the di- Ten | speaker had had ample time to make his decision in this matter and ought to hand down an answer and relleve the suspen: | Attempt to Cut Down Employes, Senator Hall of Douglas today introduced his bill empowering the legislature to de- cide the number of members of the supreme court and to fix their salaries. The measure | 18 attracting considerable interest. | A certain number of republican senators, inherently possessed of that fundamental | principal of true republicanism, “economy without parsimony,” tersely cxpressed by Governor Mickey in his Inaugural addrese, today attempted to enforce. the operation of this principle by having the number of sonate employes cut down, but they falled, for the committee on employes brought in a report recommending that all employes appointed should be put to work, and that But In Mexico and Argentine there are great possibilities for a large trade in breeding cattle and they were now selling some cat- tle to those countries, though Great Britain tmmediately the committea did mot stop at this. It recommended that fore ud- diftonal names be placed on the list of em- ployes. can stop the greed and avarlce of the cor- morants who are taking advantage of the | already oppressed people, but it will satisty | i & public sentiment and show the disposition tion and that it Great Britain desired to retain its place among the exporting na- | tions many of its industries must be bullt | up on the large scale similar to that in the tion hetween the government and cattle | AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 14.—Governor Hill | grower: | has recetved a cable from the secretary of Confer on Plpestone Quarry. { the Board of Agriculture, London, Eng- Must Determine Rights to Property | in Philipptne Church Pe of congress to do everything in its power to relieve the situation.” Mr, Mondell (Wyo.) said: the bill would injurfously affect the coal industry of his state and of the northwest generally by per- mitting competition, and In wew of the stated pelier of Mr. Dalzell that the bill will give no relief, he asked if the com- mittee would not consider the reduction of the period of its operation to six months. Mr. Datsell said the proposition had been considered, but because of the impossibility of forecasting the future of the coal trade 1t had uot been adgpted. Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) called attention | to the fact that the rule prevented all pos- sibility of amendment, and he protested against such a course in such a eri stress of emergency came there was per- force & recourse to democratic doctrine. * May Make Cheaper Coal. Mr. Williams (Mass.) contended that the removal of the duties must result in re- duelng the price of coal. In concluding the debate Mr. Dalzell de- clared that the hypocrisy of the ogher sido was apparent from the remarks of Mr. Richardson. The opposition, he sald, was simply playing politl The democratie “perfidy and dishonor” bill had contalugd duty on coal. A rising vote upon the adoption of the rule resulted: Ayes, 136; noes, 110; a party | vote, with the exception of Mr. Perkins (rep, N. Y.) and Mr, Gaines (rep. W. Va.), who voted with the democrats. A roll call was demanded and the rule was adopted, 144 to 113, Messrs. Perkins (N. Y.) and Gaines (W. Va.) voting with the democrats. Mr. Richardson said that meither he nor any of bis colleagues was opposed to the bill. Mr. Payne (N. Y.), in support of the measure, sketched briefly the emergency which made its passage advisable. He did w-um“ on Fifth Page.) | United States. | sided, declared that matter. | Sun J Mayor ¥ receipts republicans | trom Jail | $5,000 fine. TANGIER, tender. report that Minebbi, is unfounded. A party of British missionaries, bas avriv ed When Magis- trate Releases Him for Al- lewed Offenwe. Morocco, Jab. news received here from Fez fa that large reinforcements have joinod | Their arrival has delayed the departure of | the imperial expedition against . Sir Robert Giffen, who pre- the American bines did no particular harm and that | there was no need of leg lation |WATER RECEIPTS DESTROYED SAN JUAN, P. R., Jan. 14.—The mayor of this city, Manuel Egozcue, who was charged with: destroying records of the eity water | which constituted the only evi- | | dence of alleged embezzlements, Proceeding, Mr. Richardson said when the | | P o rcuensiss {SULTAN HALTS FOR TROOPS| Jonn Neieon, engineer of passenger, head Delays Expedition Against Pretender | While Reinforcements Arrive in Fes. the and bis court are confident of the expedition the war minister, had been killed outside of Fez Menebbl was not injured. ineluding jects, Bere from Fea com- in the was dis- | { charged by the magistrate today, but will | be tried before the district court. There was a brilliant reception by the in_celebration of his rele Thousands of people assemble. | and listened to eulogistic speeches. The minimum penalty If he is convicted is a year's imprisonment and & fine. maximum is ten years' imprisonment and The | —The laios sultan. the pre- supplied most of their wants in that direc- tion W. L. Foster of Louisiana spoke on “The Livestock Possibilities of the South.” He said the people of the south were now waking up and the thousands of acres of | abandoned cotton flelds would be reclaimed | as pasture lands for stock. Those flelds | could be utilized for pasturage elght | months out of the year and be purchased for from $3 to $10 per acre. He told of ! the possibilities of alfalfa as & forage crop | and of other valuable grasses for pastur- | ! ing purposes which grow eo abundantly in | the -num | | THREE HURT IN COLLISION Flyer and a Fast at Frelaht Come To- g~ther on the eat North- | ern Rallway. | | BARNESVILLE, Minn., Jan, 14.—A col- lision occurred on the Great Northern to- day between the fiyer and a fast frelght The fojured: W. C. Hudson, engineer; N. George Weppler, off. leg taken off. fireman, leg taken cut. The mail car, two baggage cars and both engines were demolished. Nobe of the pas- sengers were hurt STEWART SUCCEEDS Cleveland Psychologist Appol meant Chalr University. LOEB ed to CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Dr. G. M. Stewart, professor of psychology in the medical de- | partment of Western Reserve college, | Cleveland, has been appointed professor and head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago to fill the place vacated by Jacques Loeb, [} 3 | peace s disturbed or forcible dispo { provinces not | Catholie priests. Disputes. MANILA, Jan. 14.—Governor Taft has sent a circular letter to the provinclal governors enjoining them to maintain an impartial at- titude in the religious disputes over church | property. He directs them to”Intervene when the ssion is attempted, but instructs the governors of to Interfere where Roman In poseession of church property, peacefully surrender it to schis- matics. The governor says the courts alone | must determine the rights of the parties in any dispute over church property, The provinclal governors are directed to transmit the circular letter to the presi- | dentes. It is anticipated that there may be at- tempts on the part of schismatics to seize additional churches and the letter was writ- ten in order to secure proper use of the ex- ecutive power. ADMITS CHINAMEN TO FAIR Treasury Departmen ues Special Regulation Regarding Celestia! Bound for St. Louts, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.—Orders which { have been drafted by the secretary of the treasury at d Washington were received to- at the Chinese bureau of special regu- | Alfred Smith, | the | bullding constructed of stone. | conceive lations for'the admission of Chinamen dur- | tng the St. Louis exposition. According to the new regulations China- men having exhibita for the fair or bound on any other mission in conmection with the exposition may be admitted on the pay- ment of & cash hond of $500, but must go direct to St. Louis and remain there during the exposition, entering no service except that specified upon their arrival. Within thirty days after the elose of the exposition they must return to their point of entry and leave by the first steamship. | The following named Sioux Indians from the Yankton agency held a conference this afternoon with Commissioner Jones rela- | tive to a treaty entered into between their | tribe and the United States in 1592. to sell the plpestone quarries located in Pipestone county, Minnesota, to the government for $100,000: Wil Brander, sr., Felix Hrunott, Elijah Dillian, Davis H. Ofe, Poter Gagrum, David Seephur and Thomas Aungle. It appears that there is some grave doubt as to the title of the Yankton Sioux to this quarry, and this doubt has held off ratifi- | cation of the agreement entered into in 1892. The Sissetons claim a share in the Pipestone quarry. The senate committee on Indian affairs has pigeoned the matter and it Is probable that the entire ques- tion will eventually be thrown into the courts to determine who really does pos- sess title. Congressman Conner today called upon supervising architect of the treasury regarding the Boone, Ia., public buflding. A report has been sent out that the new st ture is to be built of brick, which is dis- pleasing to Boone, which desires a federal Mr. Conner was today informed by the architect that it is his intention to construct the new bullding at Boone of stone, and he could not how any other report as to the material to be used had gone forth. Department Routine, John P. Musser has been appointed post- master at River Junction, Johnson county, la., vice H. B. McCullough, deceased The postofice at Westmark, Phelps county, Neb., has been discontinued; mail to Loomis Charles E. Sturtevant of Tyndall, §. D, and W Lamb of Anamosa and J. B. Palmer of Lisbon, Ia., have becn appointed | railway mail elerks. \ The civil service commission today an- nounced dates for spring examinations for (Countinued on Second Page.) » | 1and, | hibiting | against tram | excess of Boston, asking for the text of the order pro the {mportation into Maine of cattle infected with the foot and mouth dis e Tho following answer was sent: Copy commissioner's order sent today closed al _rallways, roads and in cattle, sheep from Infected states (Signed) JOH Govern: HARVARD FUNDS ACCUMULATE Receipts for Year Exceed 1t bridges HILL, f Maine. Payments One Million Dollars, by Nearly 14.—Harvard's financlal by the treasur overseers. T expenditures w for the gross payments increase of fund BOSTON, Jan standing was shown today er's report submitted to the elpts over The gress recelpts 47880 and the 3 leav ot and balance of $99 Arrange have dedication of the Thursday, rec 84 were been completed for Semetlc museum on Move At men Georgie, At (s of Ocean Vewnels Malr Jan, 14, from Bre- Safled— , for Liver- New York—Arrived Bovie, from L for Liverpool; German London. Arrived—Columbian, from Glasgow—Arrived—Pomerian, Iglers—Salled—Commonwealth, Salled—Nederland, for Phil- Arrived—Teutonte, from Arrived Paul, from Arrived § from from Philadelpht At Siclly—Passed—St. Paul, fr York, for Liverpool At _Hrowhead—Passed v York, for Liverpool At~ Astorta, Ore.—Arrived from Antwerp. Salled—Marie, Nesala, all for Quecnstown, om New Teutonle, - from M Nal and and gwine | trom | onal Notes. Warner of Lancaster 1s the youngest man In the house, being 27 years of age. Yet despite his years and limited experience he has been named as chairman of the com- | mitteo on revenue and taxation, which this sesslon probably will be the most important of all committees in view of the great importance attached to legislation of that class. The state debt must be wiped out and there is a great demand for revised tax laws, and these things must come under the consideration of this committeo. Mr. Warner served in the house two years ago. Som little {nterest arose—under the over the report of the house com- on employes which deprived the ittee of deficiencies of a clerk, thus | setting up a precedent and changing the rules of the house. Rouse of Hall ia | chalrman of the deficiency committee and he says it will have greater need fo. a clerk than uny other committee in the bouse and that the report of the commit- tce on employes simply cannot stand. Good of Nemaha was chairman of the com- mittee on employes and says that it was | mot the intention of the committee to de- prive Mr. Rouse and his assoclates of a clerk and that the mistake will be rectified. He says the only committee which it was | recommended to have no clerk was that on elections. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE of Thirteen Bills in that Boedy surface mittee | com Unlucky Nember Introduced Yesterday. om a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 14.—(Speclal.)—The eco- on of the senate became 80 Du- | merous today that immediately after ad- | fournment a caucus of the republican mem- bers was called to line them up. These desired that all sinecures beld by clerks and aployes abolished. The caucus, how- Jeven declded that all employes be placed