Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 13, 1903, Page 1

— JUNE 19, 1871 FRIDAY MORNING, NOV CZAR D> ESTAPTISHED *:" 4o NIR == RIFIED 7%, Dec'ares Hands of Form ':"% ar of Kioff Are Btained with ’ FAILED TO QUELL ANTI-SEMETIC RIOTS General Dragomiroff is Dismissed from the Bervios of the Government. COMMITTEE MAKES IMPORTANT REPORT Recommends Education for Peassnts as Eouros of General Prosperity. " ALL MUST BE EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW Board Appointed to Investigate Caunxe of Increasing Poverty of People of Russin Asks foi sressive Lej Pro- n. MOECOW, Nov. 12.—General Dragomiroff, the retired governor general of Kieff, has left here for his estates, the czar having no further use for his services. The clr- cumatances of the summary dismissal of General Dragomiroff have just leaked out. They strikingly fllustrate the humanitarian ideas of the Russian ruler. Dragomiroff, who enjoyed unbounded favor at court, and was the most popular man In the Russian army, loet favor and his office because he did not show moderation in quelling the recent strike riots at Kieff, which prac- \ tically Involved all the people of the town. Hearing that the strikers might cause a repetition of the Kishineff scenes, Drago- miroff called out the artillery and caused a wholesale slaughter of the rioters. It is #ald that several hundred of them were killed, When the czar heard the facts he at once dismissed Dragomiroff with the words: “I cannot have that man at Kieft any longer? His hands are stained with human blood. The result of the inquiry instituted by the czar Into the increasing poverty of the peasantry has been published. It s a highly fmportant document, and Is & sup- plement to the csar's manifesto on civil and religlous rights, and recommends the education of the peasants. The commission appointed to carry out the inquiry Wwas thoroughly representative, containing village elders and landed pro- prietors, as well as government officlals, They attribute the decline in peasant pros- perity to oppressive passport regulations, labor restrictions and lack of education. The first mentioned, they say, Is due as much to vexatious officlals as to -bad laws, which ‘‘combine to demoralize the peas- antry and destroy all their feelings of self- rellance and their initiative.” They fur- ther declare that until the peasant obtains recognition as an Individual, it s useless to try to foster his material welfare or palliate the decline In Russian agriculture, The report further expresses the hope that the reform in the peasaut laws now béing drawn up by the ministry of the In- terfor will carry Into effect the principle of the equality of all befors the law, as lndl: cdted In the impertal ukase, and conclude: “Thess ref will be fruitful only om condlilon that they will involve the better education of our peusant: VOW OF CELIBACY UNDER BAN French Premier Favors Bill to Forbid Those Taking Vow Acting a Teachers. PARIS, Nov. ‘The Senate was crowded today owing to expectations that Premler Combes would make a declaration of the further Intentions of the government con- cerning religious orders. Prior to the open- Ing M. Waldeck-Rosseau, the former pre- mier, announced his opposition to the gov- ernmental proposition to forbld teaching by those who had taken the vow of celibacy. M. Combes declared the government ac- cepted the prineiple of the proposition, but said it Intended bringing In a general project of law forbidding primary, secondary and superlor teaching to all members of congregations. Concerning members of the clergy the government reserved Its course until determination on the question of the separation of church and state had been expressed. It was his earnest wish to wpeedily conclude the entire teaching ques- tion so that the country might again be tranquilized. TOP SPEED IN BALLOONING y Brothers Sall Over France at Rate of Nearly Mile Per b eba te. PARIS, Nov. 12—One of the greatest triumphs of dirlgible ballooning was "hieved today by the Lebaudy brothers, whose machine, In one hour and forty-five minutes, coveted the forty-five miles sep- arating Molson and the Champs de Mars, Paris. The balloon attained an extraordi- narily high speed, dashing through the air Jmetimes at the rate of two-thirds of a mile a minute, the mean speed being twenty-nine miles per hour, EMPEROR NEARLY AT NORMAL ral Health Good and Wo is Healing 1 Way. BERLIN, Nov. 12.—Regarding the condi- tion of Emperor Willlam the following bulletin was issued this morning at the new palace, Potsdam: His majesty gave up his usual walk yes- {erday, owing to tne nd ing. The healing of the wound takes the regular course and the emperor's general health remains good. YON LEUTHOLD, SCHMIDT, ILBERG. TURK IS TOLD TO BOW DOWN Austro-Russian Note a Notifieat that the Powers Cannot Be Pat of. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 121t tran- spired today that the latest Austro-Ru slan note to the porte contained a specific declaration that a further refusal to accept the reform scheme will expose the Ottoman empire to great danger and that the pro- posals of the powers must be accepted en- tirely and without delay. Millions Burn in Matl Ca: ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 12.—A fire in the mall car of the St. Petersburg-Moscow mall train Tuesday night is reported to have destroyed valuables estimated at $3,500,000. The postoffice authorities attrib- uted the outbreak to spontaneous combus- tion and say &7 forelgn paroels and eleven fi‘ forelgn malls were dosiroyed, revail- | WAS UNDER DOMINICAN GUNS |RECIPROCIIY ITS PURPOSE|WOULD SETTRE RACE PROBLEM Olyde Line Steamer Hetu York After San » to New xperience at Domingo. NEW YORK, Nov. 12~The Clyde Line steamer Cherokee arrived today from San Domingo with late direct intelligence of the Insurrection and reports an exciting experience with a Dominican man ‘war, by which the steamer was stopped several times, on one occasion shots being fired across its bow and on another the ship eluding the war vessel under cover of darkness, Cherokee, on its outward voyage, was met at Puerto Plata, October 27, by the, Dominican man-of-war, which fired several shots causing it to stop. After some parley Cherokee was allowed to 80 into Puerto Plata, land its cargo and mails and reload cargo. Off Macoris, No- vember 3. Cherokee was stopped by the same vessel ‘and again permitted to pro- ceed. At S8amana, November §, the war vessel ordered Cherokee awny. Cherokee waited untll atfer dark when the man-of-war salled out of port without lights, and then went in and landed ite cargo and mails. It succeeded in making schedule time at all ite usual ports except Monte Cristi. Macoris was evacuated by the govern- ment forces November'3, the day of salling, and all the ports except Ban Ddmingo city were in the hands of the insurgents when the vessel finally sailed. At Puerto Plata, November 6, a French and a Cuban steamer were ordered away by the Dominican government warship. Cherokee brought nineteen cabin passen- gers from San Domingo but no refugees. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. The Itallan crulser Liguria, with the duke of Abruzzi In command, sailed today for San Domingo. TOBACCO COMPANY NO TRUST Court Declde: to it Has Right to Refuse sell Perno to Any 8T. PAUL, Nov. The United States cireuit court of appeals decided today that the Continental Tobacco company did not violate the Interstate Commerce law or the anti-trust law when it refused to sell to Joseph P. Whitwell, a St. Paul tobacco dealer, its manufactured product. In a suit brought in the lower courts Whitwell claimed the company refused to sell its products to him because he could not dis- pose of the amount of goods required of him in a glven time. ‘Whitwell alleged that the Continental Tobacco company charged prohibitive prices for certaln grades unobtainable else- where and attached as a condition to the sale of such goods that its customers should not buy of companies competing with the Continental company. The court says: The tobacco company and its competitors ‘were not dealers in articles of prime neces- aity, as corn, or veal, nor were they render- ing public or quasi’ public service, like & railrond company. Each of them, there- fore, has the right to refuse to sell fts commodities at any price. The court goes further and says that the acts of the tobacco company are nothing more or less “than the lawful exercises of thetr unquestioned rights, which are in- dispensible to the existence of competition or the conduct of trade,” in favor of the Continental company. Judge Sanborn wrote the opinion, which was concurred in by Judges Thayer and Vandervanter, MRS. SMALE TO BE ARRESTED Coroner's Jury Recommends Holding Her and Overman for the Mur- der of Smal HARVEYVILLE, Kan., Nov. 12—The rec- ommendation of the coroner's jury that Mrs. William Smale and Willlam Overman, a nelghboring farmer, be arrested on a charge of being accessories to the murder of the woman's husband, who was assas- sinated at his home here on Monday night last, has created a sensation. FEdward Thelt, the divorced husband of Smale's daughter, and the former's father, Charles Thelf, who are under arrest, also charged with being accessories, be given a prelimin- ary heafing tomorrow. Mrs. Bmale, as Mary McKelvey, formerly was a servant girl in the Smale household and married the murdered man after his first wife dled severnl years ago. They have not lived harmoniously and & year ago jeparated for a time. At the trial of the accused the sudden death of the first Mrs. Smale and two of her children will, it is sald, be brought up. The present Mrs, Smale’s father, who was a veteran of the civil war, was the center several years ago of an alleged pension fraud. He disappeared and Ais widow ap- plied for a pension. McKelvey's grave was opened and the cofin found to contain noth- ing but bricks and dirt. The pension was revoked. THREE ENGINE CREWS KILLED Collision with Double-Header in ¥en- tucky Reported Fa Several Men. to LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 12—A telephone message recelved here reports a wreck early today near New Pope, Ky., in which el men were killed. A double ¥ treight on the Louisville & Nashvilie met another frelght. Two of the engines were entirely demolished. All of the and engineers are reported killed. men were under the wreckage, are: MORELAND GRAVES, engincer. MARTIN CAMERON, engineer, ED STURGEON, engineer. JOHN REYNOLDS, fireman. WILLIAM LAYDON, fireman, LYNCH, fireman. R. E. Hume, brakeman, had his jaw torn oft and body so mangled that he is dying. Ed Walker, brakeman, was badly but not fatally injured HATPIN SAVES HER HONOR Mount Vernom Stemographer Keeps Assailant at Bay Until Rescuers Answer Her Crie ader nen Several The kilied NEW YORK, Nov. 12—Edward L. Green, & negro, notorious in Mount Vernon, is un- ! der special guard In the Bronxville jail | owing to fear that he will fall prey to | lynchers. He is charged with having attacked a young woman employed as private secre- tary by former State SBenator Isaac Mills, The victim of the assault was on her way home when & negro caught her by the throat and was strangling het, when she drew a hat pin and jabbed him until he screamed with pain. He did not release his grip on her throat until rescuers aps peared in answer to the girl's shrieks for help. A posse quickly formed and after a long chase Green was arrested. Threats of mob vengeance were made. guards were hurried to the jall, | aignity of a parllamentary Payne Introduces Bill in House Making Cuban Treaty Effective. FIXES TWENTY PER CENT SUGAR LIMIT Requires that No Greater Reduction of Duty Than This Be Made While Convention is in Force. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Mr. Payne to- day introduced in the house a bill making effective the new Cubap reciprocity treaty. The measure was referred to the ways and means committee. The following s the full text of the measure: That whenever the president of the Unlted Stutes shall receive satistactory evi- dence that the Republic of Cuba has made provision to give full effect to the articl of the convention between the United States and the Republie of Cuba, signed on the 1lith day of December, in the year one thousand, nine hundred 'and two, he is hereby authorized to issue his proclamation declaring that he has received such evi- dence, and thereupon on the 10th da: after ' exchange of ratifications of sucl convention between the United States and the Republic of Cuba and so long as the sald convention shail remain In force, all articles of merchandise being the product of the soll or industry of the Republic of Cuba. which are now imported Into the United States free of duty shall continue to be so admitted free of duty, and all other articles of merchandise being the product of the soil or industry of the Re- public of Cuba imported into the United States shall be admitted at a reduction of 20 per centum of the rates as provided by the tariff act of the United States approved July 24, 1897, or as may be provided by any tarlft’ jaw of the United States subse- quently enacted. Duration and Proviso. ‘The rates of duty herein granted by the United States to the Republic of Cuba are and shall continue during the term of said convention preferential In respect to all like imports from other countries. Provided—That while said convention is In force, no sugar imported from the Re- public of Cuba and being the product of the soll or industry in the Republic of Cuba shall be admitted into the United States at a reduction of duty greater than 2 per centum of the rates of duty thereon, as providea by the tarifl act of the United tates approved July 24, 1897, and no sugar, the product of any other foreign ocountry, shall be admitted by treaty or convention into the United States while this convention is In force, at a lower rate of duty than that provided by the tariff mct of the United States, approved July 24, 1897, and Provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be held or construed as an admission on the part of the house of rep- resentatives that oustoms duties can be changed otherwise than by act of congress, originating in sald house. To Favor as Cuba Favors, Section 2 That so long as said conven- tlon shall remain in force, the laws and regulations adopted or that may be adopted by the United States to protect the revenues and prevent fraud In the declarations and proo s that the articles of merchandise to which sald conveniron may apply are the roduct or manufacture of the Hepublic of “uba, shall not impose any additional charge or fee therefor on the articles im- ported, except the consular fees establishe or which may be established by the Unite States for lssuing ~shipping ~documents, which fees shall nut be higher than thoss charged on shipments of similar merchan- fise from any other nation whatsoevers that articles of the Republic of Cuba shail re- celve on their importation into the ports of the United States treatment equal to that which similar aricles of the United Btates 1l receive on their fmportation into the ris of the Republic of Cuba; (hat any tax or charge that mn{ be imposed the national or local authorities of the United States on the articles of merchandise of the Republic of Cuba, embraced in the ar- ticles of sald convenilon, subsequent to said importation and prior to thelr enterin, into consumption in the United States, shai be imposed and collected withont discrim- ination upon like articles whencesoever im- ported. Ways and Means Committee. The speaker today announced the ways and means committes, as follows Republicans—Messrs. Payne (N. Y.), Dal- zell (Pa.), Grosvenor (0.), Tawney (Minn.), MeCall (Mass), Babcock (Wis), Metealt (Cal), Hill (Conn.), Boutelle (IiL), Watson (Ind), Curtis (Kan.) Democrats—Messrs. Willlams (Miss.), Robertson (La.), Bwanson (Va.), McClellan (N. Y.), Cooper (Tex.), Clark (Mo.) Chairman Payne of the ways and means committes will call that committee together tomorrow to consider the Cuban bill, Short Day in House. When the house met today the speaker announced the ways and means committee and Mr. Payne introduced the bill to make effective the Cuban reciprocity convention, which, without objection, was read by title and referred to the committee on ways and means. Mr. Payne, having moved to adjourn, Mr. Willlams (Miss.) inquired if he was ready to announce the program of the majority, Mr. Payne sald a meeting of the ways and means committee would be called tomorrow and he hoped to report the bill to the house tomorrew. Adjourned. ’ Mr. Willams, making turther inquiry as to the time that is tp be ellowed for debate, Mr. Payne stated that a conference would be held with the minority leaders at 10:30 & m. tomorrow to discuss that question. Mr. Thayer (Mass.), rising to a question of privilege, asked if a member could be considered derellct in his duty If he would £o home to get In his winter's wood, with the understanding that he would return when the six or seven men who, he sald, constitute congress, should announce that something was to be done. The speaker suggested that the question hardly amounted to a faint assult on the dignity of the house, and hardly amounted to the inquiry. Mr. Payne observed that he was about to re- quest unanimous consent that the gentle- man from Massachusetts be excused for the remainder of the session. The house then adjourned. SMOOT IS SENATE'S THEME Dubois Takes Up Hoar's Remarks on Petitions to Unseat Member from Utah, WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—Immediately upon assembling today the senate plunged into a discussion of the questiod of the eligibility of Mr. Reed Smoot of Utah to a seat in the senate. The debate grew out of the remarks made by Mr. Hoar vesterday, saying that the petitions growing out of Mr. Smoot's case are as much out of plage as would simllar petitions to the supreme court be, in the interest of any case before that tribunal. Mr. Dubois (Idaho) took issue today with Mr. Hoar's remarks and presented his views In connection with the petitions for Mr. Smoot's expulsion, which were pre- sented by himself. After announcing the fact that his views Aiffer from those of Mr. Hoax as to the propriety of the petitions on this subject, Mr. Dubols proceeded: I contend that these various organiza- tions of Christian women and men have a right to petition the senate, and that it is thelr duty to do 0. Of coirse, we all ap- preciate that this s a judicial question, which must be determined by the facts but it Is not an idle question, and it is properly before the senate. It is the same uestion that was involved in the case of the {"l" ous Roberts, for whose unseat- ing by house of representatives many (Continued on Second n Second Pagey Three White \I:-_-l Three Ne Will Take Matter Up with Congress, oen WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-The National Soclology convention to consider the race problem, which has been in session here since last Monday, closed today with the adoption of a series of resolutions. One of the most impottant resoiutions of the meetings was the creating of a mixed spe- clal commission of six members, three from each race, to carry the plans and conclu- sions Into effect, to lay the matter before congress, to gather material and to aid, as a permanent body, in the solution of the race problem. The three white members of the com- mittee selected are the Rev. Dean Rich- mond Babbitt, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, of Brooklyn, Rev. Dr. Mayo of Boston and George C. Gorham of Wash- ington. The colored-members of the com- mittee are Jesso Lawson, president of tha soclety, Prof. Kelly-Miller and Daniel Murray of Washington. This committee is to co-operate with any commission which may be appointed by the federal govern- ment and to assist In keeping facts, plans, arguments and efforts for the solution of the race problem before the general pub- Il and before the government. The resolutions adopted declare 1t the duty of the government to afford adequate and equal protection to each and every cltizen in the full enjoyment of every right granted by the constitution and by the laws of the land, and that the perpetuity of the republic is dependent upon fidelity to this principle. That, under our form of government, there can be mo recognition of a master class and a subject class, nor can the gov- ernment countenance the idea of a master race and a subject race, but must regard and treat all as equals in the eyes of the law. Other resolutions deprecate mob violence; oppose segregation of the races; declare faith In increasing intelligence, industry and thrift of the negro; congratulate teach- ers of negroes on their work; urges Protest- ant churches to push work of education and the reorganization of eountry schools in the south: urges congress to appropriate money for negro education and investigate condition of negroes In the United States. COMMISSION HELD IMPOTENT Judge Declares Anthracite Strike Settlement is Not Binding. Auten PUNBURY, Pa, Nov. 12.-Judge Auten has remdered an opinion In which he de- cided that in the eyes of the law the de- cision of the anthracite strike commission 18 not binding on either the miners or the operatars. This is the first legal decision on the subject. The matter was brought before the court by the Llewellyn Mining company, The company refused to pay back wages allotted by the strike commission | and the miners of the Royal Oak colliery brought suit before Justice of the Peace Lloyd for the wages. The justice gave Judgment in favor of the miners. The com- pany " gan mandamus proceedings against o Licyd snd_the court de- clded In favor of ‘the gompany. BOSTON, Mass,, Nov, 12—After reading the Sunbury, Pa., dispatch concerning the court finding that the decision of the an- thracite strile commission is not binding on elther the miner or operator, John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, said today: “If the award of the commission created an implied contract that the decision would be lived up to, I cannot tee why the finding does not bind both partles to the arbitration proceed- ings." Mr. Mitchell did not wish to express an opinion on the question whether in fact an implied contract was created. GRANT'S LETTER IN RAG PILE Historle Communication Accepting Nomination for Presidency is Rescued from Seavengers. HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 12—~The his- toric letter of General Grant aceepting the nomination to the presidency and ending with “Let us have peace,” has been found among some waste paper by a scavenger here, The letter was addressed to General Joseph R. Hawley, president of the Na- tional Union Republican convention. After General Hawley went to Washington as senator the letter disappeared and was be- lieved to have been lost. Workmen taking waste paper from the cellar of the Courant buflding to send to the ragman tossed out a bulky bnvelope, which was picked up by the man In charge and taken to the office, It proved to be the long lost epistle, the last paragraph of which reads: ‘Peace, and universal prosperity, its consequence, with economy of administration, will| lighten the burden of taxation, while it | constantly reduces the national debt. Let us havg peace.” The letter was dated May 29, 1868, LEGISLATORS TELL OF BRIBES ourl Grand Jury Has Completed Its Examination and Wil Make Report, JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Nov. 12—The Cole county grand jury is almost ready to report upon its Investigations and it s an- ticipated that a number of indictments will be returned for boodling. Testimony was heard today from Senator C. J. Walker of Boone, Representatives 8. Lett of Madison, W. J. Callender of Webster, W. H. Prewitt of Vernon, Speaker | James B. Whitecotton of Monroe, E. W. Martin of Galloway, C. M. Murray of Oran, J. M. Stephens of Salem, F. M, Fulkerson of Sedalia and R. D. Payne of Springfield. This is the third time Speaker Whitecotton has been before the grand jury. It is un- derstood that the grand jury will report Saturday morning. HE REACHES FOR GUATEMALA Rockefteller Exten Alo Mexioan Central the Survey of Pan- | Amierican Commission. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 12.—Herbert C Johnson, & rich planter from Mexico, just arrived here, says that the Mexican Cen- tral road, & Rockefeller property now run- ning from El Paso, Tex., to the City of Mexico, is building an extension south to the Guatemalan frontier, there to connect with the northern end of the Guatemals Central line. The latter road is owned by the Pacific Improvement company of this city. Track laying south from the City of Mexico, Mr. Johnmon says, s progressing &t the rate of one-half mile & day, and the route selected follows closely the survey made by the Pan-American Rallway com- miseion & number of years ago, BRANDS ACTION MALICIOUS {cONDITIoN OF THE WEATHER| RIOTING ) Benator Dietrich Talks of Grand Jury In- vestigation of Postoffio; Oharges. LAYS IT TO HIS OPPOSITION TO SUMMERS E. Rosewater Returns to Capital trom New York, Where He Found Leading Financlers in a Hopeful Mood, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov, 12—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Senator Dietrich arrived in Wash- ington this morning. Having been shown telegrams that the United States grand Jury now In session in Omaha, would in all probability, be called npon to consider charges made against him that he sold the Hastings postoffice appointment, the senator was greatly indignant. He char- acterized the action of United States At- torney ~ Summers as malicious in the highest degree and gave reasons for his bellef. He stated that for upwards of a year Mr. Summers had been endeavoring to besmear his character and standing for no other reason than that the senator was supporting another candidate for United States distriot attorney; that ever since Senator Dietrich had announced that he was In favor of another for the place, Mr. Summers had endeavored to club the senator into submission to his retention in his present office. Senator Dietrich added that threats of like character were made while he was governor of Nebraska by Joseph Bartley, defaulting state treasurer, said Bartley being a bosom friend of W. 8. Summers and whom he belleves is inspir- ing the course now being pursued to em- ploy the machinery of the courts vindict- tvely. “The Hastings postoffice auction fake, sald the senator, “was exploded months ago. Its revival at this time is transpar- ent because the final settlement of the United States district attorneyship fight 1s at hand” Brighter Financial Outlook. Rosewater returned to Washington y from New York. Being asked as to how he found financial conditions in the great money center of the country the editor of The Bee stated that he had seen and talked with many of the leading financlal magnates of Wall street. That he had personally interviewed Mr. Selig- man, Ex-Secretary Gage, Mr. Vanderlip, formerly assistant secretary of the treas- ury and others of high financial standing, Mr, Rosewater stated that as a result of the talk had with these gentlemen he be- lieved that the present depression in stocks would be greatly modified by the beginning of the new year. Some of the men with whom Mr. Rosewater conversed belleved that the west would eventually feel the present depression. This, however, Mr. Rosewater does not consider seriously, for he argues that by the time the west is | likely to feel the contraction the govern- ment will be paying out large sums of money for interest on bonds and other ftems which are settled at every year's be- ginning. “The talk of Standard Oll company being against the nomingtion of Mr. Roosevelt, I learn from atthentfe" wotirces is wholly groundless,” sald Mr. Rosewater. ‘*‘Phere are money Interests against the nomination of the president but I have no doubt that when the time comes they will be found in line, supporting the nominee of the repub- llcan party, because their safety lles In the election of a republican president. I take no stock in reports that emanate from ‘Wall street about a concerted effort to de- feat the nomination of President Roose- velt. These reports come from the presi- dent’s enemies and consequently must be taken with much allowance. Inflation is wholly responsible for the existing condl- tlons in the stock market. We are doing as much business now as we ever did. The west s a lender instead of a borrower, and just as soon as the men who manipu- late great financlal propositions learn that there is a limit to a property and its earn- ing capacity, just that soon we will be on a financlal footing which cannot be shaken. Conservative dealing is what we need most and Wall street is realizing that proposi- tion more than eve Conterence of Iowa Delegation Call Senator Allison today issued a call to the, representatives in congress from Iowa in- terested in choosing someone whom all can agree upon for recommendation for ap- pointment to succeed Judge Shiras of the northern district of Jows, to meet in con- ference in his committee room tomorrow afternoon. Those interested most directly in this appointment are Benators Allison and Dolliver and Representatives Thomas, Birdsall, Cousins, Haugen and Connor, There are six known candidates in the fleld and they are here given according to their relative strength, so far as can be learned: Cralg L. Wright of Stoux City, State Senator Thomas D. Healy of Fort Dodge, ¥. W. Dahle of Cedar Raplds, Colonel Longueville of Dubuque, ex-Attor- ney General Remley of Iowa City and Judge Reed of Cresco. Senator Clapp today introduced a bill providing for reference to the court of claims for adjudication of the claim of the Shoshone Indlans to title in all the Wind River reservation in Fremont county, Wyoming. Senator Clark of Wyoming today intro. duced a bill to establish a fish culture sta- tion at Black's Forks, Greenriver, Wyo- ming, at a cost of §25,000. R. B. Schneider of Fremont, republican national committeeman from Nebraska, is in Washington, presumably to take & hand in the United States district attorneyship fight, which bids falr to become almost | natfonal in character before a final settle- ment is reached. Postal Affairs. Rural free delivery carriers appointed: Nebraska—Falrbury, regular, John Small- don, substitute, James Brown. Iowa—Rudd, regular, Charlle Crowell, substitute, John L. Crowell. Rural free delivery routes ordered estab- lished December 15: Nebraska—Brainard, Butler county, one route, area covered twenty-elght square miles, population 5. Iowa—Cleghorn, Cherokee county, one route, area twenty-elght square miles, pop- ulation 506;Rome, Henry county, one route, area seventeen square miles, population 475, Postmasters appolnted: lowa—Tenold, Worth county, 8. O. Vold, vice Emil BE. Engleser, resigned. Wyoming—Box Eider, Converse county, Sadie M. Grant, vice Ella Smith, resigned. Unusual Sult om Note. YANKTON, 8. D., Nov, 13.—(Special.)— In circuit court the case of N. J. Cramer against Asle Keyes was taken up and a Jury secured. The suit is to recover on & promissory note and is a pecullar one In that the note reads 350 in figuree, but in the bedy in writing the amount is §1.650, Mr. Cramer is the plaintiff, attomey snd chiel witngae i the case Forecast for Nebraska—Fair and Friday; Probably Snow Saturday. Colder Any 1 Dew. A e 44 | ] T o 41 ce 40 40 0 TRADES OFF WRONG CLOTHES Mistakes sanday Suit for Husband's Old One and Swaps It Peddlers, especially those wishing to ex- change Kitchen crockery or tinware for old clotnes, will do well to keep Just as fax away from this house as they can get Rigld observance of this rule will be mu- tually beneficial to the peddler‘and wite of this household. Tacked up on the four sides of a very neat little cottage in the western part of the city, the above placard appears. It has been placed there by a thoughtful iit tle woman, who did mot propose to tuke any chances by merely pasting it up on one side of the house The house cuples & corner lot, o that the slgns may be read from all sides. B When all the circumstances are known no one will blame this good woman for her painstaking sollcitude. ‘The other day the “family” peddler came {to the house on his monthly or weekly round and had some crockery and tin- ware to exchange for dilapidated clothing. Mrs. Blank had a good supply of abandoned garments on hand and was ‘“tickled to death” to get rid of them. “Oh, yes," she exclalmed, “I have an old suit of Mr. Blank’s upstairs which he does not want any more and I have lald it away for you. Let's see that crock—yes, it will do. Just walt a minute and I'll run up and get the suit. Three minutes later: “Here it 1s." “An' dara isa your crock, maddam." Mrs. Blank observed that the peddler seomed unusually pleased with his bar- gain, for he kept looking at the suit of clothes as he left the place. The next night—"Ma, I can't find my good suit. I want to go out tonight, will you please look for it?" 00 hung it when you took it oft last; I haven't had jt—mercy on us, I'll warrant—oh, for goodness sake, that's just what I've done —oh, that horrid old peddler, I'll wring his nock. And he knew it too, no wonder he thought it ** ‘vas one goot bar-gain. “That's what I get for buying a suit like dad's,” exclaimed John, who occuples the important position in this household of ‘eldest son.’ " All the next day Mrs. Blank sat mourn- fully at her window, watching for that “horrid peddler,” and just as luck would have It, toward evening she spied him in the next block. Bupper was on the stove, but what was that beside her son's Sunday- go-to-meetin’ suit of clothes, and o away ran the excited mother down the street, shouting at the ta@ of her volce as she went, arousing sl the neighbors and stir- ring up a real lively time In general. “Hey there, ney, you, Mr, Peddier.” The peddler finally heard and Halted. The woman got up to bim and he agreed to return the clothes and get the old sult of Mr. Blank's, which his wife thought she had swapped for the crock kettle. MANY CANDIDATES IN RACE Senator Millard Says Dosen Want Senator Millard, who intends leaving for ‘Washington Saturday night, says that so far as he Is advised nothing has been done at Washington toward appointing & United Btates dlstrict attorney or a marahal for this district. “I have recelved no communication on the subject,” sald the senator, “and assume that the president has not done anything final since I last conferred with him, and 1 don't suppose he will, but he would re- move a burden ‘from my shoulders if he daid. “How many candidates are there for these offices? Well, for the attorneyship at least a dozen. This Includes many prom- inent 'lawyers in Omaha and out in the state, but I do not care to discuss them or name them. Of course It Is generally known that W. 8. SBummers, the present incumbent, and Harry Lindsay, chairman of the state republican committee, are the two most conspicuous, and then I think it fs quite generally understood that W. F. Gurley of Omaha wants the/office. I can- not express any opinion as to the relative chances of success between the several candidates, but I know that those who are keeping in the background are counting on the fallure of both Mr. Summers and Mr. Lindsay to land. They are basing their hopes on this. I think the matter will be settled within a reasonably short time. “As to the United States marshalship, there are three avowed candidates, 50 far as 1 know—the present marshal, Mr. Matthews, ex-State Senator Newell of Cass county and Jules Jenal of Cedar county. | Nor would I care to say what I think of the relative chances of these three candi- dates. It also {8 my opinion that no very long period will elapse before this appoint- ment is made.” Benator Millard expected to leave for Washington today, but private business matters intervened and made It necessary for him to defer his departure until Batur- day night. Miss Millard, who will accom- pany her father, has recovered from hLer recent attack of lliness. DR. ANDREWS IN NEW YORK Head of Nebraska University Makes Plea for Higher Type of Men. NEW YORK, Nov, 12-Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the University of Nebraska and former president of Brown university, delivered the oration at the Delta Upsilon fraternity convention here today. Among other things he said: Mark the cold greed and rapacity with which business carried on. Mercantile honor 1% not unknown, but it is relatively rarer than heretofore. Promoting deals, stock manipulations, market riggi intent and (n effect every whit as ba robbery. oceur daily, evoking no save the bleating of the shorn mbs. There I8 no fear that our population will be too small, but much that it is losine virflity. 1 hope President Roosevelt will take early oecasion to amend his plea for swelll e census by urging quality of population as more of & consideration ?'d0 not regard imperialism In itself as savagery, but the imperialism which views inferlor races as our legitimate prey cer tainly is #o. Impressionists Cut St. Louis. BERLIN, Nov. 12—-The Munich Impres- slonist School of Paluters has declded to follow the example of those of Berlld and will not exhibit at 5t Louls. ] ‘'Why, John, It must be right where you | CHICAGO Trouble Oomes with First Day of Strike of Btreet Railway Men. NONUNION CREWS ARE PUT TO FLIGHT Several Oars, Including Some Oarrying Mail Are Derailed by Blookade. UNION OFFERS TO RUN MAIL TRAINS Proposition Turned Down by Compavy Un. less Men Leave Union. MAYOR WARNS PEOPLE OFF STREETS After Conslderable Time Some Cary Get Over the Tracks, but Crews Generally Desert After Re- turning to Barns, CHICAGO, Nov. 12—At 4 o'clock this morning the long-expected and long- deferred struggle between the unlon em- ployes of the Chicago City rallway and the company began, and when the residents ot the south and southwest sides of the city started for their places of business they were without thefr usual transportation tacilities. The demands of the men in detall and the position taken by the company regard- Ing them are subjoined: Twenty-eight cents an hour on electria cars, 3250 a day on cable traing, with time and a half for overtime. The company says the increase is not possible, as an advance was glven a year ago and business does not | warrant a further advance, A work day of not more than eleven hours nor less than ter. This was refused on the ground that it would bamper the :nmpuny in its duty to the traveling pub- ic. Arbitration, ditionally. All employes to be union men. This was refused because it would give the union abaolute control of the selection, employ~ ment, retention in service and discipline of the employ Beginning at midnight, the trainmen gradually took their cars to the seven barns of the company scattered throughout the system and left them there. In the shops, barns and power Louses the union workers laid down thelr tools and quit, declaring that they will remain idle until the coms pany consents to arbitrate the fssue that brought on the controversy. Notwithstanding statements of officlale of the company that no attempt would be made to run cars today except for postal service, a few pasgenger cars were started this morning on various lines. There was | trouble almost tnstantly, the first instance roported teing the irtimicstion and fight of a nuaunien crew cn the Coitage Grove nvenue line. The cars were without pase rengers. The company accepted con= Mayor Warns Clilsens, That disturbance might Le expscted 10« day was indicated Ly the wide dlstribution of a proclamstion by Maver Harrison, warnirg citizens to lteep off the streets along lines of the city raliway, With gen- eral orders to rema'n in reserve and take no part in the strike uniees ordered, and then only to protect property, detalls of police were sent to the varlous car barns. The first car started was a mall car leay- ing the barns at Thirty-uinth street and Cottage Grove avenue. It was not harmed during its entire trip. In all 205 policemen were detalled to the different car barns. Following the trip of the mall ear efforts were made by the street car company to move passenger cars with noninion crews. Four trains were aturted on the Cottage Grove avenue cable lne, beund tcward the business district. At Fortieth street imn obstruction on the ralls blocked the trains. A crowd of strikers had tsembled and shouts e1d jeers greeted the train cre One man, a nonunion conGuctor, is sald to have been injured in the first clash. A mall car following the first passenger traln was also derailed near the scene of the blockade, Prepare Emergency Police, Besides the pollce detalled for service at the several barns, many more were quickly made avallable to respond to emer- goncy calls. A car on the Wentworth avenue line pro- ceeded north with little difficulty until Van Buren street was reached. There its proge ress was blocked by trucks and delivery wagons, which gathered by the score, locked wheels and refused to move. Cars ot the Union Traction company also helped to make the blockade complete. Thousands of pedestrians on their way to work massed in the street and in the confusion hampered the police In their offorts to clear a way for the stranded car. Another cable train was derailed at Forty-seventh street on the Cottage Grove avenue line by a crowd of strike symp: thizers. A horseshoe was wedged in the ble slot and brought the train to & standstil] The gripman was injured by the shock and was removed to a drug store. A physician was called to attend him, who is said to have Inguired If he had a union button. On recelving a negative answer he sald: “Take him to the barns. They will attend to him there,” and refused to ex- amine the gripman's Injurl It soon became apparent that a deter- mined effort was being made by the com- pany to break the strike at its inception The passenger cars on the Cottage Grove and Wentworth avenue lines came along quickly as soon as.mull cars were safely ' out of sight. No policemen rode in the cars, which were almost invarlably empty. Pa- trons apparently preferred to walk or make long detours to steam and elevated lines rather than risk injury. The first passenger car on the Wentworth avenue line carried two women. Strikers say that the women were put there by the street car company 1o test the attitude of the union toward passengers. This was the car which was promptly blockaded by teamsters. © and Extent of Strike, The strike was ordered at an early morn- ing mass meeting of conductors, motormen and gripmen, which acted with only four dissenting votes. The strike is to enforoe a demand for a wage increase of 25 per cent and recognition of the union. About 3,00 employes are involved and 220 miles of surface trackage, part cable and part elec- trie. Officials of the union, fearing interference with the United States mulls would result in calling out of troops from Fort Sheridan to protect the cars, Instructed motormen on mall cars to report for duty as usual Union men who reported at the various barns to take out the mall cars were told by the barn bosses, It is sald, that they must take off their unlon buttons If they intended to work. This & number of the men refused to do. At the barn at Thirty-ninth and Stat streets the strikers distributed buttons to The mayor's ettitude ¥ shown by &