Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1903, Page 1

’ ¥ o oo the Lo weasio - NO SENATOR AS YET Colorad> Dem:crats Again Try to Elect Teller Withont Result KELLY PRESENT, BUT MADDEN IS MISSING Thursday’s Absentse is Found, but Quoram Stili Wants One * REPUBLICANS PASS RADICAL RESOLUTIONS Declare Officials Depoed end Not Entitled | to Pay, TWO JOINT SESSIONS PROBABLE TODAY Bpth Hoggott and Adams Factions St Clatm Sole Pewwer and Both Call Meeting with Lower Houxe, DENVER, Jan. 23.—The house held only & brief session this afterncon and no steps were taken toward unseating any more | democrats. A motion to adjourn until 10 tomorrow was carried by 26 to 23. Most of the anti-Wolcott republicans and the democrats voted for the adjournment, while the Walcott men lined up In opposi- tlon, asscrting that it was the intention of | the antis to permit the democratic joint | session to elect a senator, This was denied | by the anti-Wolcott leaders, who eaid the | adjournment was for the purpose of effect- ing a republican agreement. Republicans Oust Ofce: Radical measures have been adopted by the republican senate, which held an ex- ecutive sossion today in the licutenant gov- erfior's office, to abridge the au:hority of the rival body and accomplish the removal of its oficers. To this end resolutions were adopted notifying the state treasurer and audidtor that W. H. Adams, president pro tem.; Charles M. Sprague, secretary; J. Dooley, sergeant-at-arms, and h's as- sistapts were removed from office and are not entitled to any pay for services as officers and employes of the senate from and after the 19th day of January, 1908, A motlon was unanimously carried that | France THE OMAHA DAILY OM / Jnmres Tells ¥Falhe Party Beli& Unnece 8 PARIS, Jan In Deputies today the entire sf voted to the discussion of the 2 tion of M. Lasies (nationalist) on tEGESSSa. ures the government nroposed to > repress the action of the internationahdis in spreading dissatisfaction and insubpr- dination in the army. Tho dobate was chiefly noticeable for a speech by M. Jaures (socialist), who sald the socialists were domtnated by the be- llet that a durable and was possible. He sald in nart Give a_nation the energy, its rights, lib- arty and justice, and If threatened by a forelgn power these energies will convert themgelves Into the military virtues neces sary for the country's defense. Never was a_people | pared for war than the French pec the time of the revolu- tion, yet wha ism way then displayed! Europe has now had peace for thirty years and | hope this will be continu There are In evo n two gr which afe grad develoging & wider alllance—that of surope_for labor and peace. 1 think that in the Franco-Russian alllance Russia was drawn nearer to Au- stria and Italy closer to France. This jus tifles the belief, if this evolution continues, that the reign of peace in Europe will be perpetuated Thirty-two_years ago human beings in were~ torn violently from ' their country. The day when simultaneous dis- armament comes the people can demand that they We restored to the country irom which they were separated by violence. You ask for our formula; it is peace. This 1s not a soclallst policy; it is & re- publican policy. M. Ribot (republican) replied to M. Jaures, demanding that the socialist say frankly what he thought of the pamphlets which bad been circulated in the barracks, inciting the soldiers to disobedience, mutiny and desertion 3 After M. Ribot's address General Andre, minister of war, declared that his only alm was to maintain in the army respect of laws, love of the republic and obedience to the government. The chamber then voted an order of the day by 453 to 57, approving the declarations of the government, and adojurned RESIGNS THE Disapproval of His Attitude Cnuses Presiding Oficer of Relchs- ot s de- tag to Step Down. the state printer be notifled not to take anything to print, except at his own peril, { from any other body assuming to be the senate of Colorado, except that which is certified by the president of the senate, Lieutenant Governor Haggott, or the sec- retary of the scmate, C. E. Haggar. Nofices in accordance with these resolu- tions. were served upon Governor Peabody, the secretary of state, the state auditor, the state treasurer and the state printer. Rules were adopted and a resolution In- trcduced providing for a joint ression of the senate and house in th> house chamber at noon tomorrow for the purpose of vut- | 1ng for senator. Lieutenant Governor Hag- gott and Senator Cornforth rald there vas no doubt about the final recsgnition of the | Topublican gepate by the house. ! Governor Teles for Peace. ogether, but appears to bave made no progress in that directlon. After a ccnference today | ‘with Supreme Justice Campbell and D. B. | Fairley of the republican commlttee, the | governor announced that overturcs were be- | ing made to settle the senatorfal fight in | the republican ranks, but declared he would take no hand In it. | An additiopal barricrde fs being erected | for the protection of the democratic sen- ate. Carpenters were at work today pute ting up heavy doors in the corridors lead- | 1ng to the cloak rooms of the senste cham- ber. Part of the guard will be placed at | these doors. £h-u'd an attack: be made | with a view of socuring possession this obstacle must be first passed before any outside force could roach the anterooms. The democratic members of the house met in caucts this afternoon and signed ! an agreement that if any democratic mem- | ber wiitully absented hims If trom roll call | the others would jcin with the repubicans | in unseating him. | Kelly Turns Up Agatnm. W. H, Kelly, demcoratio member of the house, who disappeared yosterday just be- | fore tho jeint session of the leglslature | and whose absence, broke the quorum and | prevonted . tho tion of Henry M. | Teller, returned to his lodgings this morn- ing, and aftorwards attonded the demos | eratio gathoring at tho capitel” Senctor Tellgr's frionds coutinued thelr efforts to elect him ell day, but a querum could only be mustered by eoourivg the attendance of every demoeratic member of both houses, aud they fal The armed guard Rough Rider Sherman. Bell, whica !s holding the hall of reprosentatives and will resist any at- tempt of the supporters of Edward O ‘Wolcott, republican candidate fr senater, or of the democrats, to take posgession, has teen increased from thirty to fitty men. Nobody {s permitted to pass the doors, members oven belng excluded. . 80 far as known the antl-Wolcott re- publicans in control' of the house have not yet determined which, If either, of the organizations they vill recog- emble: The jolut session of democratic members which took a recess lato last night, re sembled at 10:30 today in the senate cham- ber. There were nine absentecs when Presi- | dent Adamn called the session to order. All the absentees finally came in except lt utative Madden and Semator Balley. It shnounced that Senator Balley was 1ll, but would report later. The sergeant- at-arms was sent for Madden. Representative Kelly explained his ab- wence yesterday by saylug he did pot know | ® session was belng held, having supposed that adjcurnment was taken Wednesday untll Friday. He was about town all day, e sald, but did mot hear until evening | that he was wanted at the capitol, and then he determined not to go there until | this morning. The jolnt session adjourned Thursday's aitting at 11:63 and reconvened at noon. On roll call at 1 o'clock all the demo- | eratic members of both houses except Rep resentative M, J. Madden of this city were present. Fifty members, one less than o quorum, were in attendance. The party leaders were anxious to have a vote taken for senater before 2 o'clock, as it was ‘would unseat democrats not belng found, et 3:45 the joint session took & recess until 4, without reaching a ballot. At 10:30%tonight & ballot taken in the democratic jolut session. Fifty votes were cast for Henry M. Teller. Represent- ive Madden was absent still, and there | Dublin Elects but Mr. Madden | BERLIN, Jan, 23.—Count von Ballestrom has resigned the presidency of the Reighstag in consequence of the disapproval of his attitude during the attempt, 20, ot Herr Volimer, socialist, to ralse a debate it the house on the charges brought against the late Herr Krupp and on Bm- peror William's telegrams and speeches on the subject. The president at the time declined to permit the discussion, on the ground that it was out of order to discu a private person while debating the budget. His remarks called forth violent pro- tests from the soclalists, who asserted that he was vidlating the rights of the Relchstag. Evern the organs of Gount von Balle- trom's own party, the Center, condemned bis ruling as partial and unjust and it is his. ""'Laa “alfothat CowNC Voi Busiow, the chah? prepared to reply to Herr Voll- s would be al- lor, wi mer, expecting the soeial lawed to apeal The soclalists, who have been making an effective - agitation against ‘the ruling of Count von Ballestrom, held thirty-one meetings in Berlin last night to protest against his action. | AMERICAN TRADE TO BOOM Cuban Merchant Prophesies that Reel- procity Treaty Will Drive Eng- sk Cottons from Isia HAVANA, Jan. 23.—One of the heaviest importers of dry goods in Havana predicts that within one year af'er the ratification of the reciprocity treaty 256 per cent of the Cuban dry goods trade will be in the hands of the United States. The importer in question said that while English cottons were 20 per cent cheaper than American, they were losing ground in Cuba on account of their Inferiority. Or- ders placed in England were not filled in filled within six weeks. The American custom of glving discounts for cash was also more attractive to Cuban dealers thaw English method: HOUSE SEEKS TO RULE COURT Cuban Legislature Declare Arrest Directs Judges to of Members Unconstitutional. HAVANA, Jan. 23.—The killing in San- tiago on January 1 of Senor Insua by Senor Corona, & member of the House of- Repre- sentatives, has led to strained relations between the house and sipreme court. The house censured the Santiago court | for ordering the arrest of a member and claim such arrests uncomstitutional. The supreme court replied that the house had no authority to direct it concerning the in- | terpretation of the constitution. This afterncon the house passed & teso- lution reiterating its claim to authority. NO RECEPTION FOR THE KING Lord Mayor Who Opposed to Public Recogni- tion of Edward, DUBLIN, Jan. 23.—Timothy Harrington, M. P, was today elected lord mayor of Dublin for the third successive time. How | King Edward should be recelved by the corporation of Dublin in the event of a visit to this city was one of the issues of the campaign. Mr. Harrington opposed a reception of the king and Mr. Dowd promifed to be | gutded in the matter by the oplnion of the municipal council Pope Takes Personal Interest. ROME, Jan. 23.—The pope recelved today | 1n private audience Mgr. Dennis O'Connell, | rector of the Catholic university at Wash- ington, and conversed animatedly with him on measures to improve the university. | The pontiff assured Mgr. O'Connell that he could depend on his persomal support in all his efforts to further Catholic studies in the United States. BUCHAREST, Jan. 23.—Two high effcl of the ministry of flnance have been a wes no cholce. The jolnt session then took & recess untl 9 tomorrow morning. This evening a committee from the re- publican state central committee called on (Continued ou Socond Page.) rested on the charge of defrauding the goyernment out of several hundred thou- sand francs through the drawings of gov- ernment bonds. Two local bankers are accused of connivance in the frauds. Oune of them has been arrested and the other bas disappeared. e | definitely peace | at alljances | PRESIDENCY | January | four months, whils American orders were | then requested the supreme court to pro- | BEE. AHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1903—TWELVE PAGES Irish Member of Parliament Found Guilty of Treason. NGLISH COURT FIXES THE PENALTY Fights for the Boers While a Sab- Ject of Great Britain, Ret: \ for Trial and Now Must Die. LONDON, Jan. 28.—Colomel Arthur ! Lynch, member of Parliament for Galway, has been found guilty on the charge of high treason and sentenced to death. When the trial was resumed today coun- sel for the defense began summing up. There was not any attempt to deny that Colonel Lynch supported the Boers, but counsel contended that his naturalization was in no way prompted by treasonable | intent and was solely for the advantage he would thus secure for journailstic purposes Subsequently the defendant actively sup- ported the Boer cause in the belief that he was a legally naturalized burgher. Replying for the prosecution the sollcitor general, Sir Edward Carson, maintained | that Colonel Lynch joined the Boer army as a discontented Irishman, “‘thereby com- mitting a most cowardly and most serlous act of treason.” His naturalization, con- tinued the solicitor general, was only a flimsy pretext. Counsel then proceeded to detall the pris- ! liam Conaell Coal company. | the soft | were better in the oner's alleged acts of adherence to his country's enemies, The lord chief justice summed up wery briefly. He said that if in time of war a British subject joined the enemy's num- bers, for wlatever purpose, he was guilty of an unlpwtul act. Naturalization during wartime afforded no excuse whatever for | subsequent acts. There was abundant evi- | dence, he sald, of overt act in aiding the | king's enemy. Sentence of the Judge. In delivering sentence Justice Wills said the crime of high treason, of which the | prisoner hud been found guilty, was, hap- pily, s0 rare that it seemed to be almost | an anachronyscism. No civilized commun- {1ty had yet fatled to punish severely defcc- tion from loyalty, whether in the way of open warfare or secret intrigue, In the dark hours of his country's for- tune, when engaged in a deadly struggle, Lynch joined the ranks of its enemies and | shed the blood of his fellow subjects, fight- |ing for thelr country, and sought to de- {throne Great Britain from its place among the nations. The only palliation which could be of- fered was that it had been the fashion | for some years to treat lightly matters of | this kind and men had been encouraged to play with sedition and toy with treason. The nation had treated with contemptu- ous indifference epeeches and acts of sedition, but it was ome thing to talk sedition and *quite a different thing to bear arms In the ranks of the country's enemies. Jary Acts Quickly. The jury, after having been out half an | hour, returned a verdict of guilty. | When asked if he had anything to say {'Why he ‘should ot be sentenced to death, | Colonel Lynch replied: “Thank you, I will say nothing. The sentence of death was passed op each of the four counts in the indictment. | The prisoner then bowed to the court and | was removed in custody. Lynch throughout bore himself with un- | taltering composure. He walked out stead- {1ly between the jailers and past the bench | where his wife and other relatives were seated. Mrs. Lynch has been given per- mission to see her husband. Although formally sentenced to be | hanged, Lynch's sentence will no doubt be | -commuted. | Lynch's conviction creates a Parliamen- tary vacancy in Galway and it is under- stood that Captaln Shaw-Taylor, organizer of the rent land conference, who is now in America, will be a candidate, with the approval of the various political parties. | After the prisoner had been removed ho | | talked with his counsel regarding the course to be adopted in the future, and de- | cided that no actjon would be taken at present. | Counsel can proceed with applying for a writ of error, but it is thought that this may be rendered unnecessary by the com- mutation of the sentence to a short term { of imprisonment, in which case, it is prob- { able, Lynch will accept the situation. | Lynch Made Mistake, | (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) | LONDON, Jan. 23.—(New York World | Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Colonel | Lynch's sentence, which s to die by hang- | ing, will certainiy be commuted to peual | | servitude for lite, and it is belleved that | he will be released within a year at the | utmost, in view of the fact that he sur-{ rendered voluntarily and that amnesty has | been extended to tens of thousands of British subjects in-South Africa who joined | the rebellion. It is pointed out, too, that on his own showing, really did Lynch, | nothing effective for the Boers. The crown counsel imparted an extra- ordinanrly vindictive and rancorous tone to the prosecution, which s regarded as quite gratuitous, since conviction was ab- solutely secured Lynch's line of defense, in claiming that | he only became a burgher for journalistic | purposes, s regirded as a grevious mis- take, as 1t did nothing to disarm the hos- tility of the prosecution, and deprived him of much sympathy straight forward a céptance of responsibility would have s cured It is thought that the government will disfranchige Galway, at least for a time, by suspending the issue of writ for a new | election Indignation Meetings Called. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Jan. 28.—James E.| Dolan, national president, of the Anclent | Order of Hibernians, tomorrow will issue a circular to all Hibernians in the United States and Canada, calling upon them to | hold indignation meetings Lo protest against the condemnation of Colomel Ar- | thur Lynch In an interview tonight Mr. Delan said: | We do not condone crime, but the charge of treason has not been proved to the satisfaction of our people. FLEEING FELON IS HELD Kansas Conviet Hends Robs Is Sentemced. | Mutiny, Reac ieorgla, | ¢ LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Jan, 23.—W. O, | Murray, one of the leaders of the convict mutineers who escaped from the federal prison on November 7, 1901, is in a Georgia | prison camp serving a sentence for rob- bery. He Was arrested four months ago, but his identity was not established until | & few days ago. An effort will be made to have the gov- ernor of Georgla vardon him, so that he | can be brought here for trial. | vented good miners from coming to | by the Jermyn Coal compahy, said soft coal [MINERS WANT MORE PAY | for a proportionate advance to the inside {to remove the immigration headquarters | has been In a quiescent state for nearly | places of refuge and assaulted |SOCIALIST PLEADS FOR PEACE|}N(H SENTENCED T DEATH NDEPENDENTS HAVE HEARINGI Testity Coal Begin Calling Witnepses to Before the Anthkacite Strike Commission. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.—The inde- pendent operators of the Wyoming and | Lackawanna regions, i which Scranton and Wilkesbarre are situated, occupled the time of today's session of the coal strike commission. About a dozen witnesses agreed that the Jack of discipline among the miners and the restriction of thelr earning capucity | was more pronounced since the union came | into the anthracite field than before. The independent operators in the Hazel- ton region will oren thelr case tomorrow. The firm of G. B. Marke & Co. belng among them. The first witness called was Howell Har- ris of Scranton, a mining engineer em- ployed at the National eollicry of the Wil- He sald that work im the anthracite re- glons was heavier tham in the soft coal | country, but the cramped position in which | coal minerse must work in the bituminous districts was more tiring. On the other hand, soclal surroundings havd coal flields. The Connell company has no blacklist. He sald the discipline of the men since the advent of the union was not good. There was no restriction of the output on the part of the compamy, which, on the | other hand, would gladly handle more coal than the men would mine. W. A. Evans of the Blevens Coal com- pany of West Pittston fiot approve of the law requiring a man ¥ have two years' experience in anthracite mining before he could get a certificate as & miner. It pre- the country and he termed it class legislation. | Judge Gray preferred ta eall it protection to American labor. Henry Lubken, a civil eaginecr employed mining was harder than aothracite mining, while it was more expensive to open and run a har¢ coal mine. John G. Hayes, superintendent of the People’s Coal company, which operated its colliery during the strike and sold coal in New York at $20 a ton, sald 60 per cent of his employes were nonunfon men. The average time worked by the contract| miners was about four and nine-tenths | hours a day. Lack of discipline was among the boys. more general Convention Decides to Ask 121.2 Cents Per Ton Ralse for Bi- tuminous Me INDIANAPOLIS, Iud., Jan. 23.—The con- vention of the United Mine Workers' of America, In executive sesslon, this after- noon campleted consideration of the wage scale. The mine workers decided to de- | mand an fncrease of 133 cents per ton for bituminous miners. A differential of 7 cents between pick and machine mined coal will be asked. The entire competitive district, com of Indiana, Nlinols and the Pittsburg disti “Peguiyivania, 1s governed Ly this ; TH. rresent run uf m in Tndtana 1s 49 sonle. and the increase, If granted by the opesator, will make the rate 61% cents per ton. Tn the Pittaburg disteiot 1t would be 65 cents, in Ohio 70 cents and in Tllinots €13 cent A demand will also be made and outside common laborers. The mini- mum rate of wages in Indlana for inside laborers 18 $2.25 per day. | When the miners' convention met today | a resolution against Frank Sargent’s plan from Pittsburg was concurred in. There was a denunciation of laws that tend to_ distranchise any citizen, regardless of nationality or color. The conventlon adopted a resolution fa- voring one meeting a month in the locals | to be devoted to the discussion of economic questions. John F. Ream of Towa introduced a reso- lution calling on the convention to indorse the co operative system. C. B. Wilson, in opposing, sald: The system of co-operation has been a | success in Great Britain bus it s operated | there by private workingmen and not by | the unfons. 1 believe that it Is a good | thing for the laboring people themselves to start eo-operative stores, but fhe unions Should have nothing to do with them. The convention did not indorse the reso- lution. | The committee on oTcers recommended | that $10,000 be appropriated to appeal from the decision of Judge Jackson in the in- | junction cases and that a epecial defense | fund committee be appointed. A resoiution favoring the remitting of dues owing by locals on account of the an- thracite strike was not concurred in, CARVING KNIFE STAYS RIOT| Attack Nom- Massachusetts Strikers union Carriage Bullders in 23.—The strike which Jan, arriage industry, AMESBURY, M situation In the two weeks, suddenly became serious to- night by a violent attack on the nonunion men by strikers. The police were breakers chased and overpowered, strike | dragged from the | The non- union men were compelled to run for their lives, chased by 500 strikers, Some of them were caught and given severe beat- ings. Foreman Prescott of the Walker car- riage factory, took refuge In a restaurant and for @ time held his pursuers at bay with & carving knife. Then the crowd closed in, disarmed him and beat him se- verely. Tonight the chief of police was authorized te hire out-of-town officers to assist him in keeping order, SHOE UNIONS STILL FIGHT| Kuights Keep One Man Out, but Five Others Join Wo Ranks. kers' LYNN, Mass, Jan. 23.—8ix shoe cut-| ters from Cincinnati arrived here today | and were escorted to the Watson shoe factory. A crowd assembled and there some hissing. The Knights of Labor succeeded in per- suading one of the men not to go to work. GRANT ESTATE TAX FREE Judge Rules that President's ¢ dren Need Not Pay for Thelr Inheritance, NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Surrogate Fits- gerald, on an application made by Gen- eral Frederick D. Grant, ruled todsy that the estate of Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, the idow of President Grant, was mot Mable to pay inheritance tax. | American | sideration. | was a defaulter to the amount of $64,611. Secretary Hitchcoek Reports Favor- ably on Claims Amounting to About Two Million Dollars, (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—S8enator Gamble has been advisel by the secretary of the interior that the computation of the amount due the Stoux nation under the treaty of 1849 will soon be completed. The amount involved in this aggregates about $2,000,000. 1t s based on lands within the great reservation ceded to the United States, for which the Indians have nover been re- imbursed. Congress has authorized the payment, but no action was taken by the Interior department until it was urged by Senator Gamble. The funds will be placed to the credit of the Sfoux just as soon a: the computation of the amount due them | is completed. Report Favors Santees. Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior de- partment has completed his report on the bill introduced by Senator Gamble provid- ing for the restoration of the annuities of the Santee Indians. About $2,000,000 is in- volved in this claim. Secretary Hitchcock’s | report on the bill will be favorable. Scnator Gamble was today informed that plans for the enlargement of the Hope In- | dian school at Springfield, 8. D., have been completed and that the work will be placed on the market at once. A petition for the establishment of rural free delivery at Tynday, S. D., has been filed by Senator Gamble. The senate committee on appropriations has made a favorable report on the Gamble amendment, increasing the salary of the consul at Beirut, Syrfa, from $2,000 to $2,600. This place is held by G. Ravndahl of Sloux Falls, 8. D. Thc increase was made at the personal request of Senators Kittridge and Gamble. M. P. Weston, William Bowen, jr., Urban C. Lathrop, Jesse B. Bowen, George C. Dickson, E. G. Van Zandt, Will H. Bates, Carl G. Fredcrickson, Charles W. Yost, Orville D. Handebeck and Charles H. Keys have been appolnted substitute letter car- riers and Carl O. Nelson, Willlam W. Wil- ltams, Robert C. Miller and Mark A. Gards substitute clerks in the postoffice at Des Moines, Ia. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska—John J. Korinek, Dwight, Butler county, vice . F. Ptacek, regigned; Charles F. Middleton, Leblanc, Knox county, vice D. Mahoney, resigned; Harry Wisner, Mitchell, Scotts Bluft county, vice J. R. Russell, resigned; Robert D. Hessey, Pawlet, Deuel county. Towa—David B. Knight, Linwood, Adair county. South Dakota—Edward A. Wigton, Es- mond, Kingsbury county. ‘Willlam . Hampton has been appointed a fireman in the Omaha postoffice. Asks or Toave Absence. Secretary Root today recelved a cabl gram’ from Governor Taft at Manila, re- questing a six months’ leave of absence for Commissioner Ide, who is in ill-health, dating from February 15. The leave re- quested will be granted. Governor Taft continues in his cable- gram: Three of the commissioners and I have just returned frcm an eight days' trip | through Laguna, Tayabas and Batangis. Found conditions, of public order excellent, with no ladrones’ the people content with soverelgnty, awalting revival with adoption of hoped-for measures of congressional and governmental relief from agricultural and monetary depression. Doubt Concerning Elkins Bill, The Elkins anti-trust bill was conld- ered interstate commerce and an adjournment | was taken until Monday for further con- ~The purpose of the bill was commended in general terms, but some | doubt was expressed as to whether, if it should become a law, it would be more effective than the existing Interstate com- merce law. Effect on Situation in Venezruela. The effect of the new Panama canal treaty with Colombia on the present Euro- pean situation in Venezuelan waters was informally discussed at a meeting of the senate committee on today. Senator Morgan expressed the opinion that the effect of the signing of the docu- ment would go far to convince Germany and other European powers that there is a purpose on the part of the United States to continue its supremacy in Central and South America, and this sentiment was generally endorsed by the four or five senators present. The opinion was expressed that if the terms of the new treaty should be found | to be reasonable there would be no great | delay in securing its ratification. Short in His Accounts, "The experts from thg Treasury depart- ment have made a report to the secretary | of the treasury as to the result of an in- vestigation of the accounts of the late Wil. liam S. Yeatman, as supervising clerk of the War department. It is reported by the experts that Mr. Yeatman, at the time of his death, about eighteen months ago, Cabinet Considers Treaty. At the Hay cabinet meeting today Secretary presented the draft of the Panama ing, his assoclates expressing safistaction | with the results achieved in the megotia- tions. | The Venezuelan situation was discussed, | but, so far as could be learned, no con- clusions were reached, beyond a continua- tion of this government's policy of “sitting | tight.” The amount named in the treaty to be paid to Colombia fs $250,000, Trust Bill Adgpted. The judiciary committee of the house today adopted the anti-trust bill prepared by its subcommittee. Sioux | today by ‘the senate committee on | interoceanic canals | | ture | | homa. 7 SIOUX TO GET THEIR MONEY Interior Department Making a Computatien of the Amount Due Them. MAY RESTORE THE SANTEE ANNUITIES CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Sunday; C Nebraska—Falr Saturday and der Sund ' Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Dex. Hour, Des. 16 14 1 15 s 16 o B o 25 VETERAN MASONS MEET AGAIN | OMcers Hola Semi-Annual and Tangier Instalintion, Sexsion Elects Shriners The Veteran Masonic Assoclation of Ne- braska met this afternoon In the temple building and elected officers for the com- Ing year. The assoclation holds two meet- |ings a year, an annual and a semi-annual one. This was the former and at the invi tation of George W. Linginger the assocla- | tion will be his guests for the latter some | time In June The following officers were | | elected: President, Governor R. W. Fur- nas, Brownville; first vice president, J. B. | Dinemore, Sutton; second vice president, James E. North, Columbus; third vice president, W. N. Nason, Omah fourth vice | president, N. Grinnell, Calhoun; fifth | | wice president, Judge M. R. Hopewell, Te- kamah; secretary, F. E. White, Platts- mouth; treasurer, Thomas A. C About seventy members were present. Tangler temple, Nobles of the M Shrine, held their installation of officers last evening. The following men took up | | the duties of the offices to which they had been elected last month: Potentate, B. E. | Wilcox; chief rabban, Willlam L. Ritter; | | assistant rabban, C. Herring; high priest | and prophet, M. A. Hall; oriental guide, | Alfred M. Oleson; treasurer, N. E. Rhodes; | secretary, S. R, Crickmene. The installa- | tion was conducted by Imperial Potentate of the United States Colonel H. C. Akin ot Omaha. Following the installation ceremony a banquet was served and the members en- | joyed a few impromptu speeches. Over 160 | were present. OMAHA - WINS CHAMPIONSHIP High Scheol Boys of This City In Debaté with Those of Lincoln, Superior argument, better delivery and | | convincing rebuttal on the part of the | { Omaha debuters won the state champlon- | ship debating contest, in which they com- | peted with the Lincoln High school team. | | This marks the second victory for the | Omaha High school 1n the contest for the | debating honors of the state and brings to them the beautiful banner upon which appear the names of the successful team. The question, “Resolved, That the action | of the government In causing the removal of the fences enclosing the public lands of the west 1s detrimental to the public,” was handled in the afirmative by Mesrs. Rich- ard Hunter, Ben Cherrington and J. B. Swenson of this city, the negative by Joe 8cott, Lathér Kimmel and Gerbardt Mogan of Lineo.n. { The judges of, the contest were W. 8. Summers, E. P, Smith and Frank Heller. | Their decisfon was: Omaha, 249 points; | Lincoln, 211 points. The Lonors of the | Jocal team for delivery, argument and re- | buttal was awarded to Mr. Swenson, while for the Lincoln team Mr. Scott won the | | bighest average. ! | The contest was attended by a very large | audience, which crowded the assembly room of the Board of Education in the city hall During the evening the High School Cadels’ | band gave several selections. [EVIDENTLY TIRED OF LIFE | A. J. Eklund of Oakland | ys He I'lll‘ | Attempted Sulcide Several | Times. i By reason of an attempt to take his own | life a man who says he fs Andrew J.| Eklund of Oakland, Neb., is under deten- ! tion at the eity jafl, and the police are of | the opinjon that he is insane. From what | | has been told by the man himeelf ond | such Information as has come to the police | from other sources it is understood that he has made eeveral attempts at selZ-destruc- | tion in the last few days. Eklund says that before he Oak- |1and, last Saturday, he got a revolver, with | Which he Intended to blow his brains out, | but a friend topk the weapon from him, | and he then resorted to a razor, but again | bis plan was frustrated by friendly inter- | terence. He displays a scar on his throat | as proof of his attempt with the razor. | It is stated that Eklund turned on the | gas In his room /n this city yesterday | afternoon, but the escaping gas was die- | covered in time to prevent the fulfillment | of his purpose. A later attempt led to his | arrest. Eklund had no money when taken | to the station and had disposed of a fur o UTAH » Jets FAVORS STATEHO0OD es Resolution Supporting Terrie torial Claims to Enter SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23.—In response to a request from the New Mexican legisla- | asking the Utah legislature to me- | morialize congress to pass the statehood | bill, a jolnt memorial addressed to con- H | 2 oduced favoring the admis- { canal treaty, which was signed last even- | 5T¢ss Was Introduced 5 adm sion of New Mexico, Arizona and Okla- | | Another bill was introduced in the senate | today prohibiting miners from accepting | hoard as pay for wages. This measure is | intended to supplement the existing law prohibiting mining companies from keeping | boarding houses. MANIAC'S VICTIM IS DEAD| Kansas City Policeman Succumbs to Wounds 8 ing nined in Defend- Sergeant, There were differences between members as to several features and votes were taken | on several sections, but none was disturbed { On the question of favorably reporting the bill to the house the vote was unanimous, the democratic members reserving the | right to propose amendments when the bill is before the house. | Representative Littlefeld expects to| make his report to the house by Monday. Commerce Bill Dixe: The bill for the creation of the new ex- ecutive department of commerce was under consideration by & subcommittee of the senate committee on commerce for hours today. In a general way the sub- committee s inclined to adhere to the (Continued on Second Page.) two | KANSAS CITY, Jan. 24.—A. R. McKin- | ney, the policeman who was shot by Syls vester Swank, an escaped lunatic from the | asylum at St. Joseph, Mo., died this morn- | ing Movements of Ocena Vessels J At New York—Arrived: Patricla, amburg: Celtic, from Liverpool. At Hamburg—Arriv Graf Waldersee, from New York. At Havre—Arrived | New York At London—8alled York. At Moville—S8ailed pool, for 8t. John, N. B At Glasgow—Arrived: Carthagenlan, from Phiade!phia via St. Johns, N. F.: Livonian from’ Boston; Sardinlap, from New York At Liverpool—Salled: Taurie, for New 23, from H La Bretagne, from Minnchaha, for New Parisian, from Liver- | York. | well, | state of SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. OPPOSE LEASE BILL Governor Sends Message to Logislature on the Diotrioch Measure. LEGISLATIVE SENTIMENT ON SAME LINE @Governor Thinks Favorably of the Recom- mendation of President. BETTER TO GO SLOW THAN TO BE WRONG Oommission Oould Investigate and Then Aot Intelligently, ELECTION BILL PASSES BOTH HOUSES Measure ¢ nte of Election vernor to He- come a Law, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 23. — (Speclal,)—Gov- ernor Mickey has placed himself on record as opposed to the Dietrich iand-leasing bill, now pending before congress. The Nebraska legislature {s about to record its sentiment on this paramount question and there is o reason to belleve It will be In accord with that of the governor. The governor sent to the house and sen- ate today his communication on this bill. As was forecasted in The Bee, It was against the measure. Instead of recom- mending that the legislature memorialize ongress to pass the bill, as the Nebraska congressional delegation had petitioned the governor to do, the chief executive commended the plan of President Roose- velt, that a commission of experts be ap- pointed to investigate the conditions ot leasing and fencing grazing lands and re- port its findings Governor Mickey recognizes the grave necessity for some kind of mction on this important question, but he ls evidently of the opinion that the action sought in the Dietrich bill will not meet the require- ments and exigencies of the occasion, for ho says: “The plan as outlined ln the bill and the conditions incident to the leasing of said lands are so novel in their char- acter and in such contradiction to time- honored custom.” The governor does, however, urge the legislature to memorialize congress, but for the purpose and In such manner as will indicate to the national body of law- makers the attitude of the people of Ne- braska toward this proposition. The mes- sage as it was transmitted to both houses today follows: Message on Leawe BiIL As your honorable body is well aware a senate file 638 and instroduced by our senior senator, Hon. Charles H. Dietrich, public lands within the state of Nebr: 28 ‘are in thelr natural condition yalukNlS are not capable of t as outlined in the bill n- novel fu- thelr | - con- tradiction to time-honored u‘l;:m- ‘that the al attention throughout the -m-o:%.% and unfavorable. On Januar; from Washington a copy of the bill, our en- tire congress delegation. requesis that 1 call the attention of your legislation, to the end that you may take such action as will indlate to our senators state in the premises, ‘he matters invoived are of great concern, not only to that por- are situated, but to all other [ and it is therefore m ng thi on the subject. I herewith transmit %o vou for your consideration a copy of the bill, a delegation, two seis of resolutions adopted by the stockmen of western Nebraska and relative 10 the matter. In his recent mes. sage to congress President Roosevelt reom. of experts to investigate the conditigns af- fecting the leasing and fencing of public e bill is nnw)?endl“‘ in_congress, known " contemplating the leasing of *‘such of the only for live stocl In| geton” cident to the le: 50 proposeéd legislation has casfoned much comment. both 18 T recelved companied b{ a Pell(lon slgned by lonal This petition honorable body to the proposed national and members of congress the wishes aof the tion of the state wherein the gre "I! land; the legislature should memorialize congress copy of the petition from our orngressional the correspondence received by this office mended the appointment of a commission lands and to make report of findings. Such a_course, while it would delay imme- diate action, would, in my judgment, afford such a guaranty of mitimate satistactory settlement of the perplexing questions in- yolved ax to make the plan most destrable. I trust that you will aonfer with the con- current branch of the legislature and adopt such joint resolution as will indicate to our senators and representatives In congress the attitude of your constituents toward the land leasing bill, As the measure is now pending before ‘the short session of congress the necessity for expeditious ac- tion is apparent. The house voted to take up the message as a special order at 2 p. M. Monday and the senate referred it to a committee. In Line with Gevernor. There seems to be mo question whatever _ but that the legislature will sustain the wishes and recommendations of the gov- ernor. The sentiment in this direction and against the Dietrich bill, which is recog- nized by many to have been drawn up largely in accordance with the advice of Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior depart- ment is decidedly and notably strong. The house, with its fifty-five farmers, is even more inimical to the measure than the sen- ate, but in the latter body the sentiment 1s considered strong enough to defeat any plan to secure an indorsement of the bill. With the emphatic disapproval and re. jection of the governor and both branches of the legislature of the great stock-raising state of Nebraska, the chances of success for this bill manitestly and admittedly will be seriously diminished, as the friends of the measure plainly recognize. Had Gov- ernor Mickey acceded to the rfequest of Nebraska's senators and representatives in Washington and urged the legisiature to | take favorable action on the Dietrich bill and the legislature heeded the governor's recommendations, it certainly would have been a pronounced boom for the bill in Washington, but as things stand, the out- look s not encouraging for those who want this measure enacted into law. It will be of interest in connection with this bill to note this provision extracted from it: That the secretary of the authorized, In his dlscretion, live stock grazing parposes, for such an- nual rental, upon such terms, with such restrictions, in such quantities, not ex- ceeding twenty sections in any sigle leas and for such time, not exceeding a period of ten years, as o hiin shall seem reason- atle, such of the public lands within the Nebraska as are in thelr natural condition valuable only for live stock graz- ing purposes and are not capable of irri- gation. It further provides tbat the lessee may fence land, but that it shall be still liable to entry for homestead purpos Ratlrond Favors K The Union Pacific Railroad company Is ing strenuous efforts to Induce the en- tion by the Nebraska legislature of the proposed revenue bill now pending before the Kausas leglslature. This bil s thor- oughly endorsed and approved by that cor- poration. It is held by this great public servant to embody the only correct theory of revenue and taxatiom. It should, says Interfor be to lease for