Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1903, Page 2

DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. BANK ROBBERY The Waterloo bank ro bbery of yesterdpy must_set the Bankers, Merchants and the general public thiuk- ing. Do yon realize that you an protect your property from damage and theft, yourself and family from hold- ups and assaunlt by writing Brennan, Love & Co., 309 BURANCE AGENTS and state ean get the.agenc , calling upon or telephoning South 13th street, city. IN- BANKERS throughout the for their locality of the largest burglary insurance company in the world by writing BRENNAN-LOVE CO. port on the condittons of leasing and fencing lands. The house simply_and plainly rejected the Dietrich bill by adopting a resolution to this effect by Jomes of Otoe, which also provided for the indorsement of President Roosevelt’s plan as recommended by Gov- ernor Mickey. A. 8. Reed ot Alliance, director of the Ne- braska Stock Growers' association and one of the committee who went to Washington to wark against the Dietrich bill, was here today and took specal delight in the ac- tion of the legislature. Mr. Reed gave an outline of the three grazing land biils pro- | posed, the Lacey bill, by Congressman La- cey of lowa; the Dietrich bill #tock growers' bill. The three harmonized in this one respect, that the rental proceeds | shall be apportioned one-fourth to the state, one-fourth fo the county and one half to the irrigation fund stockmen's bills are substantially identical and either is eatisfactory to the Nebraska stock raisers. The essential point of dif- ference between these bills and that Senator Dietrich Is that the former fixed a definite rental price, while the latter left this and all other vital matters to the sec- retary of the interior. This was the ob- Doxious feature of the Dietrich measure. The stockmen's bill provided for rent- ing mot more than 20,000 acres of grazing land to any one person and from 1 to 4 cents per acre, and the Lacey bill not more than twenty sections and from 1 to 46 cents Prospective Revenue. think 1f the stockmen's bill were passed It would net to the irrigation fund annually $136,000, as there are 9,000,000 acres of this land. If thrown open to homestead the land would not produce as groat irrigation revenue as that would bring in but $10 for each entry,” sald Mr. Reed. “Secretary Hitchcock told us he thought this Nebraska land ought to be as valuable the Oklahoma land which rented for 25 “ents an acre. But, we explained to him Lfs mistake—that Oklahoma land is good for farming, while ours ls nothing but grazing land, I have petiticns against the Dieteich bl signed by 200 or 300 blg and little cattle-growers of the state. 1 want to add that in Washington we secured the promises of Senators Millard and Diet- rich and Representatives Stark, Burkett and Shallenberger to support the Lacey bill, but when the two senaors found the bill 414 not meet Secretary Hitchcock's approval they refused to keep their prom- ise. But the entire matter is dead so far as this congress is concerned. Telephone Legislation, ‘Warner of Dakota in the senate today in- troduced a resolution to have a committee of five appointed to investigate and report on different telephone rates in different cities and towns throughout Nebraska. ‘This is done to facilitate the interests of | the independent telcphone companies. War- ner is recognized as a friend of this fac- tion, . A Bell telephone man says in his opinion the independents’ bill will pass the leg lature, but that a compromise will be ef- tected. “I think that concessions will be made allowing the Bell company to gper- ate in certaln clties in the state where the independents have been unable to get in,” | he says. “If the Bell people gain this point they will be willing, I believe, to let the bill admitting their rivals to Omaha and Lincoln pa: 1 believe the fight will come out that way." Legislative Gossip. ““The presence in the house of Mr. Ken- nedy from Omaha disposes of one very serlous controversy,” <ald a prominent member today. “We have had great trouble in trylng to determine who was our hand- somest man; the honor was conceded to —_— EMBALMS THE FOOD. ornia Phywsician's Idea Coftee. About A well known California physiclan, John M. Read, of Redding, Cal, maintains that coffee, when taken with the meals, has a tendency to “‘embalm” or “‘preserve” the food so that it will not dig. With"this knowledge he has made complete cures of indigestion, stomach troubles and nervous diseases by taking away the coffee and giving his patients Postum Cereal Coffee, which helps digestion Dr. Rea ter from ,a gentleman of Oak P. O who says: ‘welve years of , Cal indigestion had made me so mervous and thin that 1| could scarcely work. I had noticed the newspaper articles about Postum Coffee but didn’t think seriously of ‘the matter. Pinally, however, they impressed me and Y went to my family physician, Dr. John M. Read, of Redding, and asked him about Postum. $ . “He immediately recommended it, having used 1y in his own and other cases for ex- sctly the same purpose. Dr. Read is well known thrdughout northern California and | he surprised me by ment: ‘Coffee acts in many cases like a large dose of alcohol taken after meals. It preserves the food 8o it cannot be di- gested.’ “I have great faith in Dr. Read and im- mediately commenced Postum with the re- sult that at the end of one month I was greatly improved and now, at the end of three months, I am a well man, nerves steady and digestion O. K. Am gaining steadily (n welght and can do a hard day's work. “My brother who suffered from palpita- tlon’ of the heart when drinking coffee, claims that his heart does not trouble him in the least when using Postum.” Name furpished by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. the following state- and the | The Lacey and | of | theory 1s spoken of in a let- | e between Spurlock of Cass ard Douglas of Rock. The house was evenly divided in ita _views. But Mr. Kennedy has solved i the problem and now peace Is restored, for he has been voted the distinction.” Cropsey of Jefferson, although serving his first term as a logislator, was practically reared in the state bullding. Hiw father was in the senate “hen Governor Butler was impeached, and young Cropsey was a page. The family then lived in Lincoln | across the street from the capltol. Mr Cropsey is one of the most syccesstul busi- ness men of the house. He three banks, the First National in both Fairbury and Wilber and a small bank in Steele City. Loomis of Dodge and Nelson of Douglas by their keen and critical observation of the dafly minutes have become recognized as the “watch dogs” of the journal. Both | gentlemen are most sensitive to inaccura- | cles even in the minutest details and study | the journals closely every morning, the re- sult being that few errors escape thelr watehtul e Rouse of Hall teday called to the atten- tion of the house the inoperativeness and superfluity of the words “and all acts and parts of acts in confliot herewith,” Invari- ably attached to new bills repealing cer- tain statutes. He pointed out that as the bill then under discussion in its title re- ferred to only one certain section, it could therefore have no effect in other parts. His point was sustained and doubtless this rule will henceforth be followed in the house. It so, it will set a precedent. for all legislatures In Nebraska as well as many other states. Gilbert of Douglas today Introduced a primary election law bill, patterned after the Minnesota law, which. compels party ticipants in primaries to swear they 1l support the party at election in whose primaries they take part. “This is to pre- vent this wholesale fraud of one set of voters imposing on their political oppo- nents by thrusting a weak and undesirable candidate on them at the primarles,” said Mr. Gilbert. “The repubicans have had that to contend with in Omaha. SENATE OPPOSES LEASE BILL Goes on Record Against the National Measures Offered by Diet- rich. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 27.—(Speeial)—In the sénate this afternoon Warner of Dakota introduced the following resolution: Whereas, 1t Is a fact that a great varia- tlon exists in telephone rates and tolls in the glties and towns ahd’ various communi- tles of the state of Nebraska; and, Whereas, Such variations suggest that telephone rates and tolls are, In many in- stances, excessive and unjust and - able; therefore, be it ! hedye Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the chalr to secure and lay before the senate a comparative table of telephone rates and tolls charged in the various cities and towns and communities of this state. and report the same to the Senate within ten days from this date, to- gether with such recommendations 'and measurcs as sald committee may deem found to be excessive, unjust and inequit- able. The committee on live stock and graziug to which was referred Senator Dietrich's land leasing bill, reported unfavorably on the bill and recommended that it be not passed. The committee introduced the fol- lowing joint resolution: Whereas, A bill_is now pendin - gress, known as 8. F. 0586 Introguced by Hon.' Charles H. Dietrich, contemplating the leasing of the public lands within the state of Nebraska, as are in their natural .condition valuable only for live stock, graz- ing purposes, and are not susceptible of Irrigation; and, . ereas, ial delggation of Nebraska now Wm% s potl- tioned his ey, Governor.J. H. Mickey, to call the attention of the legis- lature of braska fo this proposed na- tional legislation, and requesting that such action be taken as-will indicath to our senators and representatives in’ egngress | the wishes of the peaple of the state of Nebraska; and, Wheréas, Tils_excellericy, the governor, with a recommendation that a joint resolu- tion be adopted disclosing to our senator: and representatives In congress the att! tude of the people of the state of Nebraska toward sald land leasing bill; therefore, Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Nebraska, That we oppose the leasing of the public domaln In Nebraska as proposed in 8. F. 6:86, now pending iIn congress, for the reason that such legislation is inimical, in our judgment, to the best development of the state by actual settlers; be it further Resolved, That we fayor and petition congress to amend the present homestead law W0 that the public lagds within this | state, valuable olely for live siock pur: poses, and not susceptible to irrigation, be opened to homestead entry; allgwing cach actual resident homestead of 68 acres, instead of 1, as now provided! and, be it urther. Resolved, That we favor the appoin ment of a commission, ag recommended by his excellency, President Roosevelt, to i vestigute and report as to the quality of said lands and the conditions that exist in sald territory. The various committees got down to work in good shape last night and this morning, and as result the hour session held by the senate this afternoon was a busy one. The plan of adjourning until the afternoon to allow the committees to get together in thie morning worked so well yesterday that is was again carried out today and the sen- ate will hold its next sessjom at 2 o'clock tomorrow. The senate convened at 2 o'clock with Lieutenant Governor McGilton presiding The following bills were reported favorably by the varjous committees: 8. F, 16—In regard to fraternal socleties. 8. F. 51-To require owners of threshing [achines and | pagtable “engines to sy boards over culverls and bridges beforo them. rrunmf 8. F. 14—Relating to agrioultural socteties, making county boards make payments (o county fairs. B 64—-Not less than 2 per cent interest be charged on county deposits. 8. ¥, 8~Referring to county oificesrs, s president of | necessary and proper to afford rellet from | present conditions where such charges are | has presented to this body .such request | 8 ¥ countiee. 8 F ©-Bulk law | 8 F. 66 to estaplish | at North Platt | cemetery at L | poned | Senator O'Nelil requested that the latter | b1l be postponed because a like bill had | been introduced in the house | Harrison of Hall moved that no bills bh { considered by the senate as a committee of { the whole the same they were placed {on general file. Carried } Hall of Douglas, Warner of Meredith of Saunders arrange for committ | A recess of fite arrange committes meetings The senate adjoirned at 3 o'clock until 2 | o'clock tomorrow Bills on first rending "7, by H n memorial Relating to the redistricting of | periment station and & F. 6, for a stefe oln, were indefinitely post Dakota and were appointed to meetings. n minutes was taken to sty of Fu A joint {ng congress to oppose and favoring an amebdment to homestead law allowing each actual | settier 640 acres of the public lands within this state_ valuable solely for razing pur- poses, and for a commission to investigate and report as to the quality of sald lands and the conditions that exist in said terri- tory. B. F. 118 by Harrison of Hall-To limit the time In which a proceeding to revive a dormant judgment may be brought to five years. | 8. F. 119, by Sloan of Fillmore—For county supervisors to serve four years. 8. F. 120, by Jennings of Thayer—Relating to_releasing of school lands, 8. F. 121, by Brown « establish the open peri grouse. 8. F flen’ Keya Paha—To d for ihe killing of 122, on by Warner of Dakota—To place personal property for personal 3, by Warner of Dakota—Relating to divorces and the vacation or modification thereof. HOUSE HUSTLES RAILROADS Resolutions Demanding Cars to Haul Grain are Quite merous. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 27.—(Special.)—Two res- olutions providing for the enactment of a law compelling raflroads to furnish suffi- cient cars, elevator sites and all adequate | facilittes for shipping and handling the farmers’ grain were introduced in the house v Meradith of York and Cropsey of Jef- erson and referred to the commlttce on rallroads. There are now three or four such resolutions in the hands of that com- mittec, thus showing the prevalence of this determination among the farmers through- out the state. | This resolution was then introduced by Perry of Furnas, and, under the rules, at | the author's request, lald over one day ! That all professional lobbylsts | Resolve | ve excl from the floor of this house, and all that part of the Capitol build. | ing over which the house has jurisdiction: jthat it is hereby made the duty of the sergeant-; 'ms and his assistants to en- force this resolution: Provided, that rep- esentatives of corporations may be heard in public committ the same v | meetings upon request | citizens of Nebraska or their | csentatives i Consideration of Governor, Mickey's mes- | Fage on the Dietrich bill went over from | 10:30 until 2 p. m. on motion of Loomis | of Dodge because of the absence of Mc- Allister of Deuel, who submitted a resolu- tion to be dealt with in this connection. A half dozen resolutions, all opposed to the Dietrich bill, but differing in minor details, | were submitted and precipitated a long debate as to the best means of disposing of this matter. Finally the house adopted the substitute of Jones of Otoe to the McAl- lister resolution, openly and simply declar- ing against the Dietrich bill, without rec- | ommending the adoption of President Roosevelt's plan as urged by Governor Mickey. McAllister's resolution provided that the president's plan, be recommended, having @ commission of experts appointed to investigate and report to congress on the conditions of leasing and fencing grazing lands. The Jones resolution reads: Whereas, - 8. F. 683, providing for the leasing of public lands fn Nebraska, does noi meet the approval of any class of stock growers or homesteaders of the western part of this state; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of the state legisiature of Nebraska here assem- bled, are opposed to S. F. 6886, and’ récom- | mend that it do not pss. This finally and decisively settles the | matter 8o far as the Louse is concerned. The house considered bills in committee | of the whole and adjourned at 4:30 p, m. Bills on first reading: H. R. 236, by Gllbert—To compel voters to support party at elections in whose pri- marles he participated, and in citles of metropolitan class requires affidavits in pri- | marfes to be procured ten days prior to primary election, H. R. 207 by Gilbert—To provide for the betier ‘profection of life and property by | tablishing a board of examining engineers | nspect steam bollers, and providing for | the licensing of persons to operate steam | | engines, steam boilers and steam gener- | ators, and to provide for fines and penalties for violations of this act. H. R. 2, by Meradith—To regulate fees | of county clerks. | "H. R. 29, by Spurlock—To extend the power of the mayor and council of citles of 5.000 to 25,000 population that they can | extend the corporate limits so as to include additional territory, and to decrease the corporate <imits by excluding laid off into lots of five acres and les H. R. 240, by Jouvenat—To raise salary of secretary of State Banking Board from | 81,500 to $2,000 & year and to raise the capital stock required of state banks. H. R. 241, by Riggs—To allow publication of liquor license notlces in newspapers of general circulation. HAWAII VIGOROUSLY OBJECTS Sends Representative td Washington to Protest Against Senate Committee's Plans, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.—William | Owen Smith, who represents the com- | merecial bodies of the territory of Hawall, | has arrived here enroute to Washing- ton. p He 1s going to the national capital to | vigorously protest against the representa- tions of the senate committee on Hawailan affairs on the question of establishing | tederal land lawe in the territory and the proposition of making the leprosy settle- ment at Molokal a general leper asylum | for the whole country. KANSAS WOMEN TO GET VOTE \ ature and Governor Both Re- ported to Favor Female Suftrage. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 27.—The woman's suffrage supporters have been assured by leading members of the legislature that & bill granting them the privilege of the ballot will be passed at this session. The bill has been favorably reported in both houses, and Governor Bailey has ex- pressed his intention of eigning it when it finally passes. Republicans generally favor the measure As Bright as Day GORHAM SILVER POLISH Makes all silverware brilliant Its novel form renders it eco- nomical All responsib Jewelars beep it 25 ceats a package | stitute, | nish quarters lands not |« CREATES A NEW JUDGESHIP Bill Adding to Membership of Bench of Eighth Federal Ojrcuit. VANDEVANTER MAY GET THE POSITION Attorney General for Interior De- Likely pointed to Place Made by partment to Be Ap- the New Law. (Frow. a Staff Correspondent.) WASHI TON, Jan. 7.—(Bpecial Tele- gram.)—The bill igereasing the number of cireuit judges in the Eighth federal cir- cuit was passed by the house today, and it 18 believed will be signed by the presi- dent. For & number of years senators and mbers of cangress In states in the Bighth ‘cireult have endeavored to secure an additional member of the circult court. Objections have been interposed when the bill reached a certain stage of legislative action, and usually it has been crowded out by cppropriation bills and measures of favored character. Today, under the rule the judiciary committee of the house called up the bill, and it passed without any pronounced opposition. It 1& beileved generdlly that Judge Vande- vanter, assistant attorney general for the Interior department, will be named as the additional judge provided for in the bill Judge Vandevantér has made a record for himself as the law officer of the Interior department which has not been excelled by any of the officials who have preceded him He is not only backed by his state, but by the secretary of the interfor and At torney Generai Knox, and the president, it is understood, s most fayorably inciined to his appointment. Time Estended. Senator Gambje called up and secured pas- sage through the senate of his bill ex- tending until March 8, 1906, the time al- lowed the Dakota Southern railway com- pany In which to complete combined rail- way wagon and foot bridge across the Mis. souri rivar at Yankton, 8. D. Representative Hepburn today secured an amendment to the old Wilson law known as the original package law, providing that all fermented, distilled or other intoxicat- ing liquors transported into any state or territory, before and after delivery, be sub. ject to the operation and effect of the laws of state or territory into which the same shall be shipped.. While the bill is gen- eral in character, it was largely intended to put down speakeasies and bootlegging joints in Towa. Original Package Law. The echo of the old maximum freight rate cases of Nebraska was terminated to- | | day in the supreme court by the conclu~ sfon of the argument in the Rock Island injunction case. Attorney General Prout of Nebraska appearing for tHe state, and | Hon. James M. Woolworth for the company, although the court had granted four hours today to the contending interests, but an hour and a half of that time was taken up, and the final Argument was made be- fore 1 o'clock. eral Prout left for Rural Mail ebraska. Carriers. The following rural free delivery letter carriers were appointed today in Towa: Blakesburg, regulat, Norine Jacobson; sub- George Readling; Floyd, regulars, Willlam H. Dudley;* Richard H. Osgood, Loyal A. Raymond: substitutes, - Jasper Newton, Richard* Wobdwiss, ‘C. W. Scher- merharn; Monond/i¥égutars, Harvey 8. Cur- tis, August Doerniew, Thaddeus B. Egbert; substitutes, StelloeCurtis, Louls Kramber, Crayton Orry: Ricexille, regulars, Alvin D. Perry, Koy -N. Holbrook,: Willle E. Bab- cock, Melville H. Swift, substitutes, win Kanney, A. N. Holbrook, Emma J. Babcock, C. H. Freeman, Departmental At the opening of the bids for the heat- ing apparatus for the Creston, Ia., public building, fiftcen proposals were submitted. Notes, | The lowest received was from H. Band- meyer & Co. of Peorla, IlL., at $3,975. The proposition of F. L. Chappell to fur in the Farmers' Natlonal bank building for use of the postoffice at | Brookings, S. D., has been accepted by the Postoffice department, On June 1 nmext the free delivery serve fce will be inaugurated at Oelwein, Ia., with three carriers, one substitute ané thirty street letter boxes. The “Northwestern National bank ot Minneapolis was today approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Webs ster, 8. D. One additional rural free delivery route will bo established March 2 at Kellogg, Jasper county, Ia. The route embraces a area of twenty square miles, contalning a population of 560. Postmasters appointed: Towa—W. A. Sea. man, Caraarvon, Sac county. South Da- kota—S. A. Bryant, Allen, Washabaugh county. LESSLER 'TAKES THE STAND Congressman Makes Statement Under Oath to the Committee—Says Doblin Swore Falwely. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—When the house committee on naval affairs resumed the in- vestigation of bribery charges today, Rep- resentative Lessler took the stand and de- nied statements made yesterday by Philip Doblin. “1 8esire to deny,” he sald, at the out- set of his detalled statement, “absolutely and unequivocally as false the statement made by the witness, Doblin, here yester- day "as to any collusive scheme or any of the substantial detalls sworn to by him here, and desire to reiterate that the facts as originally told by me are true.” “Mr. Doblin came to my room at the hotel a few minutes after 8 o'clock. I ha left the door unlocked and he knocked, weking me up. I asked, ‘Who's there He sald, ‘Phil,’ or ‘Doblin,’ T have forgot- ten which. I said, ‘Come in’' He came into the room and T sald, ‘Phil, T have got you into trouble. He said, ‘How's that? I eald, ‘I have told in committee the whole story of the submarine proposition.’ He ald, ‘Oh, that's terrible, that's terrible.’ 1 sald, ‘Keep your nerve. All you have to do 18 to tell the truth and mothing but the truth.' £ “The whole talk was as to his position in New York and as to what might occur to him—how he was politically ruined in New York. I was much impressed by the fact that he was in & serious situationmand I did tell the epeaker that the proposition was undergoing examination here and asked It 1t were possible to stop a public investigation. Of course, no man liked the notorlety of it." “1 should like to deny the statement of the witness that I sald that the members of the committee who voted for the Hol- land boats were knaves and that the others who did not were honest men." Mr. Rixey—As far as you know up to the beginning of this investigation, Doblin was a man who had enjoyed a good reputation in New York? “I never knew of wrong doing by Dob- Un. T never knew of his word being doubt- ed at all, as I know that he has been in political relation with various presidents of the county committeesand employed by them at & place where a great many Judge Woolworth left this | | evening for Dostog, while Attorney Gens Ed- | tally at a loss to un now appears. Lessler, was ton with Dob Doblin n which submarine to members. 1 am t derstand the propositior Harry Scheir, an then e to tell of nve Doblin during the holidays when he lin and Lessler were together then related to him & ¢ he had with Quigg relative to boats, In which atiributed to Doblin which the latter had s At the afternoon sesslon Represc Roberts, o member of tho committee gtarted to make a statement, which re in his being sworn as a witness. When why he Lad from Lessler exonerating (he company, it developed (hat had been sent to him by Mr. Holland company CHANGE WYOMING RESERVES Comminston ur of he statemenis ma ried to rent Holland Roat the statement Frost of the Land ¢ Soww Conwol of tion amd Enlargeme Public Reservations. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The commis sloner of the general land office hae rec- ommended a consolidation of and large ad ditlons to the var reserves in Wyoming and Montana, adjoining the main Yellowstone reserve. The estimated area of the proposed en larged Yellowstone reserve is as follows Absaroka, 1,311,600 acres; Yellowstone, 1,- 834,240; Teton, 4,12 total, 7,273,200; additions now proposed, 1,102,060; grand to- tal, 8,375,260. These consolidated reserves known as the Yellowstone forest in Wyoming and Montana According to the commission, the pro- posed additions will resilt in only a small s forest will be reserve posed to creating any more reeerves which will permit owners of practically worthless land to surrender it to the govenment and select valuable lands clsewhere from tho public domain instead, e MAY WHEAT GETS' SETBACK Dey Few Minates on Chicago n ee tnes Over Two Cents in ra. CHICAGO, Jan, ~The bull fn May wheat received a severe today and a decline of over 2 cents registered in that delivery. The main reason for the decline was the disappointing foreign advices, which caused considerable disappoiniment among ! the longs in the unloading of heavy lines on an already weak market. The letup in the export demand was the principal bear factor, advices from France being to the effect that the wheat which has been sold here during the last few campaign setback was was intended for grading bond, and to be exported again as flour. The leader of the campalgn, who has been an active buyer for the last fow weeks, took but small part in the trading | today and as a result the market lacked any material support, everybody seeming to be on the bear side. | Lower Liverpool cables caused a weak opening and May was off to S1%4@S1% | cents, and after a momentary rally, when the price went Up to 81% @S2 cents, thera was a gradual decline, and before the end of the first hour the price had dropped to 9%e. | Movement is on Foot to Draw Them the Pennsylvania Merger Plan. Into BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 27.—It is re- ported in raflroad circles that a move- ment is on foot to draw the Gould Wabash lines into the “community of interest’” arrangement of the Pennsylvania, the Reading and the Baltimore & Ohlo. The Gould engineers . have practically sur- veyed for a connecting line between the West Virginia Central and the Western Maryland railroad from Cherry Rum, W. | Va., to Cumberland, Md. New Oklahoma Railroad. GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan. 27.—The Denver, El Reno and New Orleans Rallroad com pany, capital stock, 5,000,000, was chary | tered here today. The proposed line will be 1,000 miles long and traverse the coun- ties of Beaver, Woodward, Blaine, Ca- nadian, Cleveland and Pottawatomie, in Ok- lahoma. The principal place of business is glven as Fl Reno. Okiahoma capitalists are behind the projec Can Joins Rock iIsland. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Jan. 27.—C. H. Cannon, for many years superintendent of the car service of the Great Northern, ha. resigned, to accept the same office wit the Rock Island, with headquarters in Chicago. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure, E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25e. INDIANS SEEK WAR PAINT Dislike Land Allotment and Threaten to Kill Whites anil Tear Up Rafiroad. ARDMORE, I. T., Jan, 27.—Federal off- cials here were notified today that several hundred fuil-blooded Indians near Stone- wall, in the Chickasaw naton, are threat- ening trouble. The Indians are dissatisfied with condi- tions pertaining to the allotment of thelr lands and threaten to tear up the railroad tracks and shoot the whites. Much ox- citement prevails among the settlers. Officers kave been sent to the scene and it 1s believed they will be able to quliet the Indians. UNION BANK REGAINS CASH Fleeing Felon's Father First Clatms Fugitives Have Gold and Then Discloses It. UNION, Mo., Jan, 27.—Frank Rudolph has confessed that his son Willlam and Fred Lewis, who killed Detective Schumacher, robbed the bank at Union and brought the money home. , He told where the money had been buried, but sald it bad been taken up by the fugitives before thelr filght Later in the day, however, officials of the bank recovered the stolen gold from a fleld near the Rudolph house. Frank Rudolph made a complete confes- sion and led the officers to the spot. BUYS WASHINGTON LANDMARK New York Council Acquires Fraunce's Tavern, Bla Where Natlon's Father Ofiicers Farewell. EW YORK, Jan. 27.—The board of al- dermen today approved a resolution in favor of the purchase by the ety of Fraunce's tavern, where Washington took leave of his officers prior to going to An- napolis to resign his commission as com- mander of the American army. Land surrounding the tavern will be ac- things confidential and otherwise are given | quired for & park. number of lieu land selections, as he is op- | days, presumably for French consumption, | |AFTER THE WABASH LINES | ROYAL BLUE EXPRESS PILED Twenty-four Bod Recovered, OLarred Boyond Recognition. Many | WRECKED CARS BLAZE AROUND VICTIMS Passengers and Traln Crews Strive wht ugh Clothing wist to End. i 1 | NEW YORK, Jan. 28, —At 1:45 this morn- | { ing it is known there are twenty-tour dead | !in the railroad wreck at Graceland, N. J. | Sixteen charred bodies have now been taken out and eight others were either re. | covered before the fire or died after be Ing taken out of the wreck | . i NEW YORK, Jan One of the most | { appalling rallroad wrecks that has occurred in the vicinity of New York for many years took place tonight at Graceland, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, when | the “Royal Blue" express ploughed at top | epecd into the rear of a local train. It | 18 estimated that between twelve and thirty | persons were killed. Immediately - after - the crash three of the shattered cars of the local train took fire, Tendering impossible the rescue of many of the wounded who were pinned fast in the wreck. Many bodles are be- [ lieved to have been consumed. Flyer P engers Escape. On board the fiyer all the passengers, although badly shaken up, escaped unin- { jured, except for trifling bruises. | The dead taken to the morgue at Plain- fleld are: EDGAR WILLIAMS, a New York lawyer. €. P. THAYER of Plainfield, secretary of Senator Platt. HARRY G. SAND of New York. HARRY PATERSON of Dunellen. GEORGE F. RED of Scotch Plains. MMING of Plainfield. DLER ot Plainfield, EDWARD FLYNN of Plainfield. | The train which was run into left New York at 5:45 and runs express to Bound- | brook, making stops at Elizabeth, West- | field and Plainfield. Beyond Boundbrook it | runs as a local. The Royal Blue left fif- | teen minutes later, but traveled at a higher | speed and made no stops at Elizabeth and was scheduled to overtake the slower train just beyond Graceland, where the latter switches from tra<k 3 into track 4, to per- mit the Royal Blue to pass. Frelgbt Blocks T This evening a freight train was blocked | on track No. 4 and the local recelved or- dors to proceed on the express track to Dunellen, and there take the outside or No. 4 track. Shortly receiving orders, the train had to stop for a hot box, which caused delay so that when it got under way agaln it was due at Dunellen. The train had just started, and was moving slowly when the Royal Blue, traveling ap- parently at full speed, which at that point usually approximates 65 miles an hour, crashed into the rear end. The engine tore into the car, driving the forward end into the car ahead, which in turn was driven iuto the third car, and this in turn into the fourth car from the rear. The fourth was only partly wrecked, but the last three were torn to pieces. The engine of the Royal Blue left the rails and turned over on its side, the ens gineer and fireman sticking at their posts und going down in the wreck. They are now in the Muchlenburg hospital at Plain~ field. The engineer is not believed to ha a chance to/live more thah a-few hours. Passengers on the fiyer say the engincer applied brakes hard a minute or 8o before the wreck. The train ahead had sent a flagman back, but it seems he was recalled when the train got under way, and although he left torpedoes on the track, the Royal Blue did not heed them or else was going t00 fast to stop in the ehort distance re- maining. The man who went back to flag the train had just swung on to the rear of his train and is among the dead. The engine and tbe three cars worst wrecked were piled in a heap. From the debris came agenizing cries for aid. A minute later the wreck caught fire from the firebox of the locomotive. The screams of the injured were intensified as they found themselves hemmed in by the flame Flames Catch Rescuer’s Clothing. ok The uninjured passengers joined the train crews in alding the injured before the flames could reach them. At times the clothing of the rescuers took fire, but they | worked on though in constant danger of belng killed themselves. i Some of the injured were burned to death [in sight of the men working to save them and the flames soon gained complete mastery of the last twg cars. Men could be seen in the wreckage pinned fast amid the timbers and struggling to be free while the flames roared around them. The res- cuers were helpless to ald them as they al- ready had been driven from the wreck by the flames. One of those who tried to take out & man found he was held down by one I near the ankle, and seeing it would be uselgss to do anything else, is sald to have finally severed the man’s leg and carried him o one of the parlor cars. Firemen from Westfleld were summoned by telephone, but arrived too late to save many lives. Surgeons were called for from Elizabeth, Westfleld and Plainfield and there were a score on hand. The parlor cars of the Royal Blue were turned into temporary hospitals. The dead, as they were taken out, were laid in a row along- side the track until means could be found to convey them to Plainfield. The firemen after a time mastered the flames. Then the wreckage was attacked again and the work of rescuing the bodies was begun. Out of the first car elght bodies were taken. When the esgine ploughed into the rear car it partly split it open and at the same time lifted it up on to itself. Most of those In it are dead and some are believed to be beneath the overturned engine. Those in the car ahead, which was lifted over the rear car, suffered the most. For some time before the flames reached them they were enveloped in smoke and steam. It was here that the worst scenes were wit- nessed. 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