Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 1, 1903, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, TUESDAY WOULD KILL BEAUPRE | cHurch ano state conrLict|(o T0 WORK OR PAY FINES Buch Plan Alleged to Have Been Paggested at Oapital of Colomb?" PROPOSED ACTION WAS NIPPED ‘,:‘C: Oooler Heads Prevail at Meeting Held « People of Bogota LUIS DEROUX HAS ARRIVED AT COLON Brings Latest News of Conditions Provail- ing in Disturbed Republio. AMERICAN LEGATION CLOSELY GUARDED Representative of Panama in Colom- bia House of Representatives Goes Home After Passing Thr Many Diffculties. COLON, Nov. 30.—Louls Deroux. who was a member of the Colombian house of rep- resentatives from Panama, and who made a spoech in the house October 2, warning Colombia. to' sign the Hay-Herran canal treaty immediately or it would lose the isthmus the day congress closed, and who was aleo Instrumental In bringing about the appeintment of General Abaldia as governor of Panama, has arrived here from Bogota, whence he started November 14. Senor Deroux 18 a Panamanian and owing to his well known political connections he was subjected to annoyances and affronts at Bogota and on the Magdalena river, where at\ one place on the way down a number of Colomblans threatened to board the steamer and molest him. Trouble was averted by the captain cutting the vessel's moorings and dropping down stream. At Bogota_afforts were made to persuade Senor Deroux to join the Reyes commls- sion to the isthmus, but this he declined 1o do. When Benor Deroux left Bogota the United Staltes legation was guarded by fifty soldiers, armed with rifies. Mr. Beaupre mentioned that possibly he would come down the river, but He has apparently de- cided not to do #0. A governmental con- sulting committes has been formed at Bo- &ota. It 18 composed of liberals, conserva- tives and others. Wanted to Kill The statement was made at a meeting that Beaupre must be killed whether the United Btates destroyed Cartagena or not, in retalfation. Wiser coungel, however, pre. ' prevalled. Bogota and the entire country is walting to hear from General Reyes, whose grant of full presidential powers has been con- firmed, ‘While there s still much talk tn Colombla of ralsing @ big army, no actual steps in that direction have been made. Public con- tributions are belng made and decroes ®ccasfonally lssued referring to prepara- tlons for war, but no warlike demonstra- tions have been made. Colombla possessed # large number of rifles, some artillery and uantities of gramunition, Ammunition haa | 7 gy oy g g ag%m.. Colombla still entertalns hopes that General Reyes will sncoeed in effecting A satisfactory arrangement at Wi §ton. Falling In this, the Colomblans, | be- Meved, ' will undoubtedly advance on the isthmus, sending troops in small parties of from 2,000 to 300 along both coasts, sufficlently inland to keep their movements secret, and on arriving on the borders of Panama they wiil, It is sald, begin a suerilla warfare, piflaging and burning. They may wlso, it Is alleged, attempt to transport troops by sea, in small schooners «and other such craft, between unimportant | and little known ports, hoping to avold the American gunboats, and thus helping in the general movement toward Panama, or possibly landing troops in the Chiriqul district. The Colomblans think they can carry out such a movement without the knowledge of the Americans and belfeve their soldiors fnured to the hardships of campalgning and living on the country without & commissariat, and can reach the borders of Panama overland. Can Maintain Army Cheaply. Colcmbla ean move troops without money ause {t can send them into the fleld without & hospltal corps, without a ‘com- missary department, without means of transportation and without pay. Notwitpstanding the Colomblan govern- ment's assurgnces all the political parties have not fully and unselfishly rallied to the support of ‘the government in this crisis. The internal political Aissensions are slowly growing more marked. The local revolutionary movement is showing signs of discontent throughout the entire country and a recurrence of the recent revolt at uny time within a year would not surprise those famillar with Colomblan affairs. An American traveling salesman who spent the last month in Cartagena has ar- rived here. He reports that Cartagena s auiet, with the exception of an occasional outbreak of popular. excitement against the United States, but nothing serious has oc- curred therc. The American consil at that place hus not been molested. There are only two or three Amoricans In Cartagena, and they are long time residents, and well lked. There 18 no fear of them being inter- fered with, The traveler confirms the Asso- olated Press’ previous dispatches regarding the attempt of the American consul at Cartagena to board the Trent and the in- terference of ihe police. The Colomblan sunboats Chrtagena. General Pinson and Presidents Marroquin are at Cartagena. Hard te Couvinee Them, WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-It ls learned that Mr. Beaupre, American minister at | Bogota, has received soveral different | propositions from the Colomblan govern- nent sinte the publication of the corre- spondence, each containing some Indirect ethod of reetifying what the Colombians | themselves now regard as a fatal blunder | of permitting the Hay-Herran treaty to ex- pire last Beptember. Mr. Beaupre s using his best efforts to make it clear to the ombian officlals that the treaty is dead beyond resurrection. and that he cannot even conduct negotistions looking to the acquisition from Colombla of a right-of- Way across the isthmus, located In an inde- pendent republic, over which Colombia has no authority | | L MR. BRYAN IS STILL EATING | Lord Mayor of Belfast is Latest on Nebraskan's List of Enter- tain HELFAST, Ireland. Nov. 30 —William J Bryan lunched with the lord mayor of Bel. today and subsequently made u tour of Queens Island shipbullding yards and other large manufacturing concerns. He & | @eclined At Least This Seems to Be Opinion ot Priest nie in Porto > SAN JUAN, P. R., Nov. 3.—Rev. Felips Villajoz, a Spanish priest of the Cathollc church at Sumacao, had been convicted By the district court of a vielation of the il marriage law In marrying a couple aut a license and has been sentenced to JOne of $200 or to the alternative of S’ us in jail. Right Rev. James H. Bl op of Porto Rico, has appealed to X fnor Hunt to pardon Father Vil- lajoz, Which appeal the governor now has under consideration. In justification of his action Father Vil'ajoz claims that the laws of the church are above the civil code relat- Ing to marriage and says that his course has been approved by Bishop Blenk. This Is the first approach to a serious clash between church and state since the occupation of the isiand by the United States, though there have been other cases in which deflance of the clvil marriags law have been shown. The feeilng concerning the matter is intense and the decision of Governor Hunt Is eagerly awalted. PROBE GRAFTS IN HAWAII Federal Grand Jury Return ments Against Officers Legislature, Indiet- ot HONOLULU, Nov. 30.—The federal grand jury, which was charged by the late Judge | Estes, reported today to his successor, Judge Dole. The report accuses the late legislature of systematic and monumental “grafting” and recklessness in thk granting of warrants for work never done and for excessive overcharges, $50,000 having thus been spent altogether. The house vouch- ers, says the report, present an astonishing spectacle. Many clerks are mentioned by names. Rev. Kulamale s criticized, and 8. Mehlula, the clerk of the House of Representatives, is Indicted for the destauction of public doc- uments. Several vouchers in his favor are missing. Another ndictment is against James Naknole, cashier of the national revenue office, who fs charged with the em- bezzlement of $100. LONDON GETS A SNOW MAN:rLE Snow Storms Bucceed the Long-Con- tinued R Throughout the Kingdom. LONDON, Nov. 30 The Incessant rains have been succceeded by snow storms, which, ‘today, are general throughout Great Britain and many parts of the con- tinent. The fall in London was very slight, but In some of the country districts out- door work s suspended and traffic is ried on with difficulty. Bixteen degrees of frost were recorded in the south of Bcotland last night. Vessels are seeking refuge in the harbors along the British coaat. The snow storms are so severe in Bel- slum that telegraphic and telephonic com- munication with Germany s interrupted. A scare of lives have been lost from the crews of the vessels composing the French fishing fleet during the storms of the last fow days. v COACHES BURN UNDERGROUND Aceldent ftarts an Incorrect Rumor ‘Whieh Fills Al Paris with Excitement, PARIS, Nov. 80.—There were two acel- dents on the' Métropolitan Electric' Under- ground rallroad today, comewhat similar to the great catastrophe of August 10, but there was no loss of life. In each case a car was burnéd between stations, causing the passengers to seek for escape along the tracks. As the tccidents occurred in open stretches of track, the dense smoke escaped and the dangers of suffocation were averted. The first reports hnd I that another catastrophe had *occurred, which caused much excitement throughout the city. STRANGE SfiO_K_E_SPREADS FEAR South American State, Six Ti Visited by Earthquakes, is Much Distressed. CARACAS, Venesuela, Nov. 80.—For nearly three days past the city of Cumana, state of Bermfides, on the Guif of Carlcaco, has been enveloped in sulphurous smoke. The origin of the phenomenon cannot be explained. The* inhabitants of the place, numbering about 10,00, are afraid to leave their houses. A committee |8 engoged in investigating the matter. Cumana has been destroyed six times by earthquakes. CUNARD LINER BADLY BEATEN Steamer New York Lands American Mails i London Four Hours Enrller, LONDON, Nov. 3.—The American malls brought by the steamer New York, which arrived at SBouthampten Saturday, reached the London postoffice four, hours before those landed at Queenstown by the Cunard liner Umbria. As no malls are distributed in Lendon on Sunday, however, those brought by both steamers will be dis- tributed simultaneously this morning This Umpire Won't Stand It. CARACAS, Nov. %—8enor Calvo, Juris- sul of Argentine, has been polnted to succeed Senor Leoney Castello, the Spanish ambassador at Parls, as um- pire in the case of the Franco-Venesuelan clalms, owing to the ambassador having to serve as umpire as a result of the attacks of the Venezuelan press on | the Spanish arbitrators at Carac: FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S FIREMEN Wages May Before Secret Conference is Adjourped. More PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 30.—A secret convention of officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of the lines of the Peansylvania rallroad is in sesslon here, | About twenty delegates are in attendance. The firemen have usked for the same pay under the new schedule of nine hours a day a8 they recelved when they worked ten hours. Conferences with officers of the rallroad have falled to produce any result, and although no definite Information is ob- talnable, it is thought the firemen have called the delegates together to take up this question and determine the course to be pursued to obtain what they demand. 8. G. Washburn of Unlontown, Pa., chalr- man of the convention, refused absolutely will procesd tonight to Glasgow and Edin burgh to talk upon the matters under discussion lnmu.n- Buch Alternative Given Btriking Miners in the Tellurids Distriot. PRISONERS AT VICTOR APPEAL TO COURT Coal Miners Ordered to Cemse Work in Utah, While Those in Northern Colorado ¥ields Resume Labors, TELLURIDE, Colo., Nov. %.—Carrying out the previous instructions of Governor Peabody when he ordered that “agitators, idlers and trouble breeders be driven from the camp,” Sheriff Rutan today arrested twenty-eight men, soldlers assisting the clvil officers. Twenty of the prisoners were discharged later by Justice of the Peace Robineon. Fight others were fined from 815 to 385 each. One man was fined for con- tempt of court. The sentences except in the contempt case were suspended until December 2, when the fines must be paidy or incarceration in jail will follow unless the men go to work. About fifty miners are’ working on the Tomboy property. No attempt will be made to resume work at any other of the idle mines until the Tomboy has secured sa full force of miners pgnd mill men. Habeas Corpus for Miners. VICTOR, Colo., Nov. 30.—Deputy Sherift Wilson today served writs of habeas cor- pus for the bodies of Bherman Parker, C. G. Kennison, Patrick Mullaney, W. F. Davis and W. B. Easterly on Colonel Verdeckberg, commander of the National Guard in thie district, The writs are re- turnable to Judge Seeds December 3. Col- onel Verdeckberg sald the men would be turned over to the civil authorities be- fore Thursday. All have been incarcerated in the bull pen for one week. Strike Ordered in Utah, BCOFIELD, Utah, Nov. 30.—All the coal mining camps in this district were pla- carded today with official notices of the United Mine Workers of America, de- claring a strike in the Utah coal flelds and callng on all the miners to cease work. From now on a systematic fight for the demands of the miners will be made under the direction of the union The notice of eviction served on the striking miners occupylng houses on ground leased from the company expired today and guards, armed with rifles, made & house to house call, demanding that the houses be vacated. No disturbances are reported. More Miners Back at Work. DENVER, Nov. 80.~Nearly two-thirds of the 2,000 miners of the northern Colorado coal fields resumed work today and it is expected that within & week or two the full force will be at work, The announcement of the settlement of the strike In the northern district was the cause of general rejoicing in all business circles, for it means an end to the coal short. - . Hopes are entertained that the conferenca of union officials at Trinidad on Wednesday will lead to a eettlement of the strike in the southern flelds, 4 — - THREE LYNCHED IN LOUISIA NA Negroes Who Tried Guns Upon White Man Are Summa Executed. SHREVEPORT, La., Nov. 30.—In presence of a crowd of about 1,20 pefffons, composed of whites and negroes, "Phil Davig, Walter Carter and Clint Thomas, all negrdes, were lynched this afternoon about 1 o'clock within a short distance of Bel- cher, which Is twenty miles from Shreve- port. The men were executed for partiel- pating fn the fatal shooting of Robert Adger, one of the most popular business men in north Loulsiana. The negroes con- fessed thelr crime. They stated that they were trying new guns and when Adgor ap- peared on the street thought it quite natural to turn the guns on him. No shots were fired at the lynching, the negroes all being hanged to a single lmb of a tree. Two of the negroes under arrest, Sam Lee and Peter Thomas, were released. The negrges of Belcher joined fn the search for the men and apparently were as eager to have them lynched as the whites. One fegro was presented by the whites with a purse of nearly $i00 for the part he took iri the pursuit. The negroes were given an opportunity to pray before being hanged. TYPHOID FEVER AT COLLEGE Prestdent Harper of Chicago Univer- ®ity Warns Students of Grave Dauger, the CHICAGO, Nov. 30.—President Harper of the University of Chicago has warned the students against a typhold fever epldemic at the university developed in the last few days and the au- thorities, fearing a siege, have begun the most rigid efforts to stamp out the disease before it gets a firmer hold among the stu- dents. Today, before a special meeting of the students, Dr. Harper personally asked uniyersity men and women to do all in their power to help the authorities in their efforts to rid the university of the dis- case. The students were asked to leave boarding houses where the water was not bolled and | to take other precautions. Dr. Charles P, Small, - the university physician, said “Only a few cases have been reported as vet, and T am sure that the fever can be controlled If We are helped by the precau- tions of the students.” ———— KILL STREET SIGN MATTER Real Estate Exel Councl &e Men Attend Meeting and Settle the Prop on, A committee from the Real change, headed by J. W. F Slabaugh, Herman Kountze, Belden and others. put the proposed scheme of marking the streets in conjunction with advertising matter to sleep yesterday atter- noon. After they filshed speaking tne council in committee session voted to place the ordinance on file. Mr. Kountze ob- Jected to the advertising matter on the signs, Mr. Belden the streets and bWittle the city, while Judge Slabavgh sald the newspapers are the place for advertising matter. County mmiseioner-elect Kemnard, President Wallace of the exchange and John H. But- ler also uttered protests. No one appearsd to defend the proposed ten-year contract bins, c-c Judge A number of cases have | | ceed the late Vincent id they would disfigyre | "Wriseo Banks Get Monmey. NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-A transfer of §300,000 to San Francisco was made today by the .“mm-u’;ufi" account of local ban tores her | shipments are “dy 4 o telekraphic | MORNING, DECEMBER COPY FIVE CEN OMAHA PLACE TO BE FILLED Tmmigration Inspector to Be Named At an Early Day by D ment of Commerce. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—It s expdted that the Depart- ment of Commerce 'and Labor will within a few days announce the selection of an immigration Inspect#r for Omaba and the district which Senator Millard succeeded in obtaining for his home city during the summer, Last August the civil service commission held an examination for im- j migration inspector and a number of res! dents of this city took the examination, #everal obtaining the requisite passing marks. After the examination Benator Mil- lard requested the appolntment of F, W. Fitch, an Omaha attorney, who had passed a creditable examination. The civil ser- vice commission in its report to Secretary Cortelyou finds @ number of names ahead of Mr. Fitch and the department is In- clined to choose amother man from the st of eligibles for the reason that Mr. Fitch, while not so high as the others, has twice been certified, once to Fl Paso, Tex., and to Port Townsend, both certifi- cations being deeclined. The immigration Ingpector which Senator Millard secured for Omaha pays $ per day Representative Hinshaw has obtained the foilowing pensions for soldters’ widows: Mary Kennedy, York, $12; Sarah E. Sher- man, York, $12; Sibllla Wellman, Brad- shaw, $8. These rural carriers were appointed to- ‘day: Nebraska—Doniphan, regular, James R. Britton; substitute, Jessie P. Britton, Garrison, regular, Wertz F. Schaumburg; substitute, Anna M. Schaumburg. Mead, regular, Nels Sjogren; substitute, August E. Shurgen. Seward, regulfr, Maurice V. Leger; substitute, Henry P. Leger. Jowa- Strawberry Point, regular, John F. Hard- man, jr.; substitute, Walter Jewell, A rural free delivery route will be es- tablished January 2 at Welton, Clinton county, Ia.; route embraces an area of twenty-four square miles containing a population of 540, Lorenzo R. Bickford has been appointed postmaster at Wellfleet, Lincoin county, Neb, vice George 8. Hicks, resigned. National banks authorized to begin busi- ness: First national of Lake Arthur, Ia., with $25,00 capital; officers, Frank Rob- erts, president; W. 8. Streator, cashier. First National of Seotland, 8. D., with $26,00 capital; C. C. King, president; V, 8. Parker, vice president; J. P. Resner, cashier. Chief Justice Fuller in the supreme court today ordered that the case of the state of South Dakota against North Caro- lina be restored to the docket and set for argument January 4 next. This case in- volves the validity of certain bonds held by Bouth Daketa, which were issued by North Caroline. and purchased by the authorities of South Dakota as an invest- ment to be placed te the credit of the sinking fund for school purposes in the latter state. North Carolina repudiated the bonds and South Dakota seeks to recover, ARE DEAD IN OLD KENTUCKY Two Killed a: d by Awstanin Who ‘Sboots mt Night. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 30.—A special from Hodgenville, Ky., says that two men were killed, one mortally wounded and an- other seriously hurt in the Pikeview neigh- borhood of Hart county last night. The dead are. Squire Osborne and Dave Os- borne, his son. The wounded, Will Gard- ner, mortally; and John Bennett The alleged murderer, Custer Gardner, a young farmer, was caught at Elizabeth- ton today after a desperate fight and was | taken to Munfordville and lodged in jail. Under cover of darkness, while the in- tended /vietims were gitting around the fireside, the assassin crept to the window of the room and placing hls Winchester near the glass, fired several times. Squire | Osborne fell to the floor dead, his head torn almost off. His son, David, was shot through the heart, and Will Gardner was wounded In the abdomen. John Bennett's left arm was shattered by a ball. Squire Osborne is a district magistrate. The tronble had its inciplency in a family quarrel, which developed Into a factional fight. Gardner has heretofore borne a &ood reputation. The tragedy has caused the greatest excitement in years in Larue, Hart and Hardin counties, where the prin- | cipals are well known and have many rel- atives. —— DR. HUNTER GETS CERTIFICATE Former Minister to Guatemala in ¢ Only Republican Congre: from Kentuecky, FRANKFORT, Ky.. Nov. tucky electlon commission today issued a certificate of election to congress from the Eleventh district to Dr. W. Godfrey Hun- ter of Cumberland county, late minister to Guatemala. He was elected at the speclal election held on November 10 last to suc- Boreing and to fill out an unexpired term of one year. D. C, wards and John D. White objected to the glving of a certificate to Dr. Hunter and threatened to contest in Washington hefore congress, Dr. Hunter left here tonight for Wash 30.—~The Ken- | ington te fila his certificate and take his seat. He notified Speaker Joseph G. Can- non of the house of representatives by Taph of his receiving a certificate of electica, also that the speaker should not overlick him In committee assignments Dr. Jdunter is the only republican congress- man from Kentuck COTTON MILLS MAKE BIG CUT Thirty-Twe Tho New Eug o fves in ave Their Pay Reduced. BOSTON, Nov. 30.—The wages of about 22,000 cotton textile operatives were reduced today. Today's addition brings the total number in New England who have had thelr pay cut down this fall to about &, 000, and the cut which takes effect in New Bedford net Monday will swell the total to about 76,00 and complete a general re- ductlen in southern New England cotton milla The cut down In the majority of factories averages 10 per cent. Today prac- tically every cotton mill in Rhode Island where there are about 2,200,000 spindles, odopted the new schedule. In that state nearly 20,000 operatives are affected, and the new order of things will mean a loss of fully 320,000 weekly in wages. e cut also became operative in mills in Massachusetts and Conneoticut controlled by Rhode-Island capital and employing about 7,000 additional hands . The reports from the mills district indi- cate that the new schedules were recelved without any serious protest on the part of the operatives | tary government. GENERAL BROOKE ON STAND Tells of Friction Between Himself and General Wood in Cuba. WOOD IGNORED HIS SUPERIOR UFFICER Retired Oficer Sayw t Man Under Investigation Fomented Discord to Help His Career on Islzna, WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.--Major General ( John R. Brooke, retired, former governor general of Cuba, today gave testimony be- fore the senate committee on military af- fairs, which charged ineubordination against General Leonard Wood. General Brooke was before the committee more than two hours and occupled the entire time in telling of General Wood's conduct at Santiago. The witness offered In sup- port of his statements many documents taken from records at the War depart- ment and several papers from his personal collection. At the close of his testimony a member of the committee sald that it was probable that General Weod would have to return from the Philippines and testify One of the charges made by General Brooke is that General Wood violated the order which required him to make inspec- tions at Santlago, and to submit estimates to the governor general. As evidence of this violation General Brooke called atten- | tion to the bullding of s at San-| tlago without General Wood having given | notice to the department. General Brooke | sald also that General Wood continual sent communications to the War depart- ment over the head of his commanding officer. The witness assured the committ that he cared nothing for the ignoring of authority, but sald that the proceeding had | been detrimental to military dlscipline. 1 General Brooke called the attention of the | committee in support of an allegation that General Wood had neglected to work In | harmony with the military government, the matter of General Wood's attitude toward | the newspapers at Santiago, which repeat- edly made attacks on General Brooke's ac ministration. General Brooke read o num. | ber of these attacks and also his recom- mendations to the War department that the papers be suppressed unless they de- sisted. ‘Wood Ignored Superiors. One of the extracts from the Independen- | cia, published at Santiago, was a bitter de- nunication: of General Brooke, under the caption of “God Bave Cuba.” The article was based on General Brooke's order for the centralization of affairs of the island, by which customs receipts were sent to Havana. The article, among other things. sald that, If carried into effect, these orders soon would prohibit; the people of San- tlago from breathing without permission | from General Brooke; that it was a matter of tfe and death to the provinee of San- tlago to get the order rescinded. A large number of telegrams of indignation sent to President McKinley were appended to the article. General Brooke read a letter which he had sent to the adjutant general of the War department, asking that General Wooa bo_instructed to prehibit the. publication of these articles during the perfod of mill- He also read General Wood's reply to the adjutant general, which, the witness said, had been sent over | the head of his superior officer, sayving | that freedom of speech, untrammeled criti- | clsm of the mf'itary government and abso- lute independence In all matters was a necessary part of the educatfon of the Cubans to fit them to conduct a lfberal government. General Brooke told the committee that on January 4, 1809, Gene Wood, without | Iting his superior officer, obtained per- jon to visit Washington, even though he left In abeyance matters needing atten- tion. Correspondence relating to the trip was lald before the committee. Wood In the course of General Brooke's testi-| mony he said that General Wood became | unduly excited when the Cubans held in- dignation meetings at Santiago for the purpose of protesting against the centrali- zation order. The witness Jald before the | committee a copy of a telegram he re- | colved from General Wood saying that the Cubans looked upon the order as ap- | proaching a calamity and that profound | business depresslon existed. Finally, Gen- eral Wood prayed that the customs receipts be left under local gontrol. The witness declared that the attitude of General Wood was responsible to a great extent in adding to the disquiet of the Cubans. Membgrs of the committes fook & great | Interest in General Brooke's testimony and steps were taken to have copled a number | of the papers he offered in evidence. Major Rathbone was before the commit- tee for half an hour this afternc The | committee asked him if he desired to have | additional witnesses summoned, and as a | result of the conference, number of sub- | poenas w issued. i Dr. Pablo Desvernenie, who was secretary | of finance under General Brooke's adminfs- | tration, will be called to tell what he knows ' concerning orders issued to the courts by General Wood, which alleged to hav brought about the convietion of Major Rathbone. It was decided also to call upon General Tasker H. Bliss, of the general staff of the army. The committee will make requisition on the War department for all correspond- ence and documents between the depart- ment and General Wood regarding the Castoneaqa electric lighting and power | concession for Havana A pubpoena was issued today for Burt A. Miller of Canton, O., Havana agent for a Maryland bonding house. He will be asked concerning General Wood's al- leged influence on court instructions A subpoena was issued for Corydon M. Rich of Muncie, Ind., who was chief of | the bureau of finance, department of posts, during American occupation of Cuba. The committee adjourned until Thureday. Doubts Wood's Veracity, The testimony of Horatio 8. Rubens be- for the committee today tended to cor- roborate the statements made to the com- mittee by Major Runcle in reference to the knowledge General Wood is sald to have had of the Runice magazine article eritizing unfavorably the administration of General Brooke as governor general of Cuba. One of the most lmportant state. ments made by Mr. Rubens was that Gen eral Wood visited him after the publlcatian | of the Runice article and that their con versation showed that General Wood Wad previous knowledge of it. Mr. Rubens sald that General Wood admitted that the article put him (Wood) In awkward position. At the conclusion of Mr mony & member of the committee wsked bhim his opinion of General Wood's wver- acity. He asked that the question be made more explicit and was then asked if he would be willing to accept the word of General Wood tu wny matter in which the | | uleted Cubans. are Rubens' testi- (Continued on Becond Page.) on business. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Snow Flu Fair, les Tuenday; Wednesday Temperature at Omahn Yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. Dex. 5 oaom. L An | 24 1s 2 26 18 25 1= 19 20 21 23 RELIEF FUND IS GROWING Coutributions for Familles of Fire- men Qver Sixtden Hundred Dollars. 26 26 26 25 24 gEgEEssEs The fund for the rellef of the widows and famiiles of the four brave firemen who gave up their lives Thanksgiving morning in the performance of their duties combat- ting the flames ‘which devoured the Allen Bros. warehouse, has reached $1,619.9%. The fund is stili open and subject to contin ued donations. It is hoped that it will be multiplied before turned ever to the benéficiaries. Mayor Moores submitted this lst last night Amount hereto $1.082.50 50.00 100.00 500 10060 re reported Hdw. Co. e e Stock Exchange erman §.. A Paxton & Gallagher . Office Emplc Cudahy Packing Co. Firemen, South Omaha Y. M. C A K K Dr. Gecrge Tilden.... Senator C. H. Dietrich Hanscom Park M. E. Church Councilman _Dyball.... Merchants Hotel. ... A 0By Hunt, ... John L. Kennedy, pe Pleasure Club No. 1 Henry Keating. Fred Hunziker ¢ T. V. Allison, jr., South Omah City Treasurer ' Hennings. Health Commissioner Raiph. Plattdeutscher Vereen v A. B. Hubegmann, John G. Pegg. Ezra Millard, thr R. E. Wheeler, thre News. Mogy Berns B. ML Fuairfield 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 gh 10.00 5.00 1.00 10.00 $1,049.96 SCOTS CELEBRATE AN EVENT Twenty-Fifth Anni ing of Order of Scottish Clans Observed, ersary of Found- P = The twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Order of Scottish Clans was celebrated last night with speechmaking and a sumptuous banquet by the Omaha Scotchmen of the Order of the Clan Gor- don. The addresses of the evening were In- | formal and included the following: “‘Benefits of the Order as I See Them, W. R. Hobbs, M. D, “Address to the - Haggls," Kennedy. “Formation of the Order of Scottish Clans in America,” by Judge Troup. Addresses were also made by Secrotary J. C. Lindsay and others. A feature of the evening was the music, which consisted of Scottish aire. One' of these was rendered by Mrs. 8. D. 'Lees and was highly appre- clated. As the guests marched iu to dinner they kept step to & Beottish march that was played on the elan pipes by J. C. Bu- chanan. The Order of Scottish Clans has enjoyed remarkable prosperfty and Is of great influence among the Scots In this country. TO PAY TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY Loeal Republican inary Steps for Birthday Ann by William lub Takes Prelim- versary Celebration, The McKinley Republican club will cele- brate the birthday anniversary of the late President McKinley January 2, nary steps for which were taken yesterday afternoon by the banquet committee of the club which had been appointed by Dr. H A. Foster. The club will invite as local speakers Hon. John L. Wehster and Hon. Edward Rose water and hopes to secure several notable men from abroad to address the meeting. Of the outside dignitaries this list was de- cided on from which to make selections if | possible: Senators Hanna, Depew, Fali- banks, Beverage, Dolltver, Spooner, Judge | Tart and Governor Cummins of Towa. Gov- | ernor Mickey { braskans will be fnvited. and other prominent Ne- ‘These members of the club were appointed as chairmen of the respective committees: N. P. Dodge, jr., banquet; Oliver Erwin, speakers; 1 Ziegler, advertising and pub- licity; Charles Foster. arrangements of banquet. {COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING Matters of Importance Demand the Presence of Every Member of the Assoclation, A mass meeting of the Commercial elub is called for this evening at 8 o'clock sharp. The purpose fs to discuss measures for the good of the city and a general conference commerclal and miscellaneous interests. In which évery business man of the city fg Interested. It is earnestly de- sired that every one of the 40 members of the Commercial club make an effort to be present. The meeting will be called to order promptly at 8 o'clock and will be ex- elusively a husiness affair HIGH P Mining Inspector Feels Assured Coal Mining Fossibilities Are Almost Unlimted, WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—J. E. Sherl United States mining Inspector for New Mexico, in his annual report says the de mand for coal in the territory has exceeded the supply, notwithstanding the substitu- tion of oil for fuel on 2,00 miles of rail- road. Great strides have been made in the territory's coal industry and the report says “Given amplg transportation facilities and a sufficient number of miners, the New Mexico coal mines are today developed and | equipped to quadruple the output, or pro- duce 5,000,000 tons per annum, which can be asily increased to 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 tons, r ten times that amount with further in- crease of development and equipment.” HYMENEAL. May and December, BLOOMFIELD, la., Nov, 80.—J. W zard of Wamego, Kansas, aged 71 and 1da M. Sampson uf Drakevill were united in marriage ‘Saturd noon in the office of the county recorder by Rev. M. Downing. Untl the day prior to their marriage they had never met, but had corresponded. Bolh have previously been married, and they became acquainted through & son of the groom. Buz. 0 | prelimi- | RAISE FOR NEW MEXICO( ARREST ENDS GRAFT Such is Statement of Lant K. Salsbury, Former Grand Rapids Attorney, IBANK ACCOUNT LARGELY OVERDRAYIN Reason Given by Oity's Logal Representae tive for His Illagal Aots, NEW YORK MAN ADVANCED THE CASH Funds Which Were Spent Oame from an Eastern Inspeotor, ||MNV PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE DEAL Testimony Tends to Show Newspapers and Offcials Mad Part of Cash Sent to Afd Munieipal Le, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 80.—Ths examination of State Senator David k. Burne, who was charged by Lant K. Sals- bury, the former city attorney, in his con- | fession of the brivery of municipal ofeials | and others in connection with the netorlous water deal with having received $200 for his work, was begun today in police court Salsbury was the first witness for the people. He testified that he offered Burns {30 in addition to $100 which Burus told him he had already received. Burns { scorned the offer at first, saying that he was no $100 man, that he was not going to | Intrgduce the bill In the leglslature and | havé the other persons in the deal make a large amount, while he had just a little Burns threatened, so Salsbury swore, that | he would tack on a referendum clause to the bill wanted by the promoters unless he was given $5,00. Finally Salsbury told him to put in the bill and to say nothing about the $5,000 until the bill became a law, intimating that he would be further re- warded then. The $200 was pald to Burns in Salsbury's office in the city hall, witness testified. | Where Money Went, Salsbury testified that the water deal frst came to his attention in June, 1900, when Thomas F. McGarry, a local attor- ney, told him that he had® some clients who wanted to get a contract to furnish the city with water and that there would bo $5,000 in it for him. Salsbury was driven into the deal, so he confessed, because of a §15,00 shortage in his bank account caused in unfortunate speculation {n wheat. He met R. A. Cameron of New York and agreed to go Into the deal for $25,0% cash. The money was sent by H. A. Taylor of New York, the money man in the deal, to the State bank. “My sole purpose vas to take the $25,000, said Salsbury, ‘‘to stralghten up my bank secount. 1f I had gotten that money at that time I would have settled the shortage and there the water deal would have ¢nded.” Attorney McGarry, however, ‘wanted $§21,- 500 from Salsbury, he testified, but It was finally agreed that Balsbury should pay him §7,600. i Splsbury then.wentinto ths matter of the newspapers alleging o with the deal. “Mr. -Cameron wanted to know 'if the newspapers would support us. I told him that I would take care of it. I paid Charles ‘8. Burch of the Evening DPress $6,000. 1 also gave J, Clark Sproat, the manager of the Democrat, some, ! was | talking of becoming a partner with Sproat, it being understood that ¥ was t0 use the paper as I wanted.” Tmplicates Others. After paying McGarry $7,500, so he testi« fled, he went down to ex-Mayor Perry's office and gave him $3,383. “Perry’s theory,” s0 Salsbury testified, “was for him and the Demgqerat (a locd) paper) to support the | Balley Springs water project, this belng | represented as a rival interest to the Lake Michigan deal, in the aid of which bribery was done. e advocated the Bailey Springs { deal with the sole purpose of getting the other papers to oppose the project, before it was known that the other papes would accept money. Mr. Burch of the Kvenirg | Press at first wanted 310,000, saying that the | support of the Press was worth more than { that of the other local papers. 1 irled to get him at first without using raoney, but | could not do anything with him. He finally camo to my office in the city hall and took the 85,000, and 1 insisted that nothing be done by the council until the additional $76,000 for which we had bargained with the promoters came.” Salsbury also implicated Samuel N. Lemon, collector of InternalMrevenue, and Willlam H. Anderson, president of the wanted $10,000 each. Lemon was interested in several water deals that were on at one time, so Balsbury cald, and came to his office, saying that he had paid the [ mayor 310000 and wanted to know how | much it would take 1o get the couneil. I told him that it would take $200,00), id | Salsbury. “He wanted me to come down, [but I told him that he and Anderson wanted §10,000 without dofng u thing." Money to Newspapers. Salsbury also Waters, . member of the Ho Works; Eugene D. Cong Grand Rapids Herald, and J. R. Thompson, municipal reporter of the Evening Pres “1 gave $13,760 to ex-Mayor Perry and to the Democrat $13,70. 1 gave some to Corey P. Blssell of the Hoard of Public Works and some to J. R. Thompson and w0 B, . | Conger $10,00. I pald 3350 each to Aldermen len, Depeagter, Kinney, Behriver, Mol, Btonehouse and Macl.achla $60) each to Bissell, Thompson and Aldermen MeCool, | Muir, Donovan, Ghysels, Loseir and Sio- cum. To lsaac ¥. Lamoreaux 1 yaid 31,600, Lamoreaux wus city clerk, and Is sup- | posed to have confessed to the prosecuting attorney, although he ‘has not yet been ar- rested. implicated Dudiey of P'ublic | Arrest Stopped the Deal, ““We had bidders on the string from all sides aud our first plan was to get them to put up all the money possible with us as bribe money and then go to the council and exhibit the money with the statement that it was sent here 1o bribe us and then keep it. This was before the last water deal was planned and our first plan would have gone through but for my arrest in Chicago. which scared some of them out We had bidders in Milwaukee, Omaha, Chicago and other places, and were just getting them warmed up when my arrest in Chicago up- wet all the plans, “The next plun was to get the city to buy the hydraulic water plant. It was prac- tically worthless so far as competition was concerned, but could be made to appear good. In ercer to get the deal through it was necessary to have the olty charter amended, und for this purpose we had to arr.nge with Senator Burns snd others Moses Crow and & Mr. Gray of New York were t0 back the schems financlally and were (0 put up 360,000 as & starter. Willard Kingsley of this city acted for them. “Of this amount we were to give 310,000 Fourth National bank, who, so he said,’