Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1909, Page 1

THE OMAHA BEE Is the most powerful business getter in the west, because it goes to the homes ®f poor and rich. THE OMAHA DAILY WEATHER FORECAST Fer Nebraska—Partly cloudy For Towa—Fair and warmer For weather report see page 8 VOL. XXXVIII- OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 1 CONFIDENCE IS RETURNING Financial Community is Encouraged by Progress of Business “d In- dustrial Develd' ., Y kY A METAL TRADES Al - Z ‘om Evidences of Improvement 2% % Practically All Secti ORDERS FOR IRON AND Some Fear that Part of Buying 1s by Speculators. FOREIGN INFLUENCES FAVORABLE the Week Makes an Stock Market for i “nimated and Ocensionnl Show of Strength. EW YORK, May 16.—A feeling of confi- de industrial development prevalled the financial community last week. That events were shaping towards a restoration of pr. perity was the general conviction. In the securitles and money markets, the effect of this convietion made ftself felt, but was tempered by the extent to which the antiei- pation of this condition had already gone in the speculation. Hence the unevening, irregular price movement which left the tone of the stock market confused and un- certain Evidences of buéiness Improvement came from practically all sections, Special im- portance was attached to the advices from the metal trades. The April statistics of the Copper Products assoclation showed that e deliveries had taken care of all but less than 1,000,000 pounds of the month's while the rate of production wi maintained over all previous months, Reports of continued heavy sell- fng of refined copper promised a turn in the heavy accumulation of surplus stocks of copper which has been going on for months and depressing the market and the outlook for that metal. Insutficlent specu- in production, lative condition in the stock market caused | tife copper securities themselves to sell off on the publication of this encouraging ex hibit, owing to the large buying of those stocks which has been done“in anticipation of this showing. Iron and steel trade authorities gave testimony to the growth of sounder condlitions in that and growing hopefulness over the future. There was, however, some apprehension in this trade that recent buying reprasented, to some ex- tent, speculation and a stocking up for future needs that would leave a dull period to follow fn the trade. Conditions governing the crop prospects were regarded aw little fmproved, owing to the state of the weather. Returns of rail- rond _sarutogs tndicated expansions Jin freight traffic. Expanding bank ciearings and an fncreasing supply of mercantile plper offered to bANkers were another in- déx of the reviving tendency of trade. Forelgn Influences Favorable. Influences from Bbroad were favorable, the London market taking encouragement from the large applications for the London county council [0AR afd embarking on an animated speculation in Kaffir mining stocks. The restrieted scope of the strike of French governfment employes and the evidence of control of the situation by the authorities quieted an anxiety that more sinlster events might grow out of that dis- turbance The stack market of the week was ani- mated and made an occasional show of decided strength. The advances were so Broken by reactions, however, and the per sisting rise was 80 confined within a few stocks that a close analysis of price move ments in detalls shows a long list of im- portant securitles that were little changed by the week's operations. The coalers supplied the sensational teature of the mar- ket and gave It the most of its buoyanc: and strength. The spectacular rise in this group was not accounted for by any actual happening, but by abundant rumors al- leging & project to disappropriate the coal properties and dlstribute the proceeds to stockholders of the raliroads, The restraint the general price movement argued a large speculative liquidation. for thes high level to which prices have attained. vompared even with the past periods speculative Inflation. The average price level is computed to exceed any touched #ince January of 1%7. The buying which has brought about these high prices is founded on sdanking credit to an impor- tant degvee. Loans of the New York clear- ing house banks are close td the highest figures in the history of the institution Mercantile demands for banking facilities | are growing and great corporation loans remain to be provided for. Lenders of money for fixed périods are raising inter- et rates in anticipation of the ove 68 of future demands measured to the supply. Diversion of money for such needs would prompt withdrawals from ment for speculation and might force sell- ing of stocks. LENIENCY PLEA FOR HAINS Petition Signed by Members of Jury Will Be Presented to Judge. NEW YORK, May clemency, signed by the jury which convicted Captain Peter C. Hains jr. of manslaughter in killing Wil- llam B. Annls may be presented {o Justice Garretson on Monda: A petition , for members of the DR, m STINE ACQUITTED Stoux Falls Physic) Charged with Munslanghter Not Guilty. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D. May (Special Telgghnm.)—A verdict of acquittal was re- turned by the jury In the case of Dr. Milo ¥, Hlne of Crooks, 'near Sioux Falls, who was charged with mansfaughter in the sec- | ond degree in connection with the death of Mra. Willlam Crooks, a young woman patient, Who died as the alleged rescult of | an operation performed by Dr. Stine, and Wwhich, it was charged, was of a bungling character, The trial of the case consumed several days, it golng to the jury late Saturday evening. Dr. Stine himself took the witness stand and tegtified In his own behalf, being the last Witness for the de- fense. The parents of the dead womnan engaged special counsel to assist in the prosecution in the case. It was bitterly contested at every stage, experts from Chi- £480 playing & part in the defense. TIVE over. the progress of business and | The motive | realizing sales was sought In the | of | welgh- employ- | | Molten Copper Spatters, Kills One; Injures One Anton Novak, Father of Six Children, Dies from Burns Received in Smelter Accident. Anton Novak, 4 years of age, laborer at the American Smelting and Refining com- pany plant, died at a hospital early Sunday morning from burns received all over his body Saturday evening from spattering | molten copper. The man's home was at 1717 South First street, where his wife and six children live. Another laborer, an Itallan named Mark Woolshack, who is number 68 on the com- pany's payroll and lives at %6 South Ninth street, was also painfully burned at the same time. He is now at the Clarkson hospital. Dr. A. B. Somers, the company physician, says that he will recover from | his burns, which are only on his face, arms }and hands. He is 24 years of age and un- ) married | . Covoner Heafey took charge of the body of Novak and will hold an inquest at 10 o'clock this morring. The funeral is to be held Tuesday. The accident, as the result of which ono | man is dead and the other in the hospital, joccurred In the copper room of the smeit | In& plant between 8 and 9 o'clock Saturday night. Both men were working near each other and skimming the Hquid metal. It spattered suddenly from an unknown causc, According to information secured by the coroner, and frightfully burned both men. Novak's burns were so severe and exten- sive that he bécame almost a maniac be- fore he died. He dled at 3:15 o'clock Sun- day morning. The dead man is sald to have been an old employe at the smeiting plant. NEBRASKA JOINS VETERANS New Department Reported Commander of Spanish War Soctety. to HARTFORD, Sonn., May 16 — Com- mander-in-Chief Charles W. Newton of the United Spanish War Veterans has fs- sued an order revoking the appolntment of Walter Vincent of Vallejo, Cal, as aijde-de-camp on the staff of the com- | mander-in-chief and appointing J. D. Jones of Pasadena, Cal, Robert A. Dore- mus of Brooklyn and Frederick C. Kueh- nic of New York to the same post. Among new departments reported is one in Ne- braska. HONOR FOR OMAHA WOMAN M. Harfo of Miss Electea Pres ry Association of B. Church. CANTON, 0. May 16—The bord of trustees of the Woman's Missionary asso- clation of the United Brethern church, has choden Mrs. L. M. Harford of Omaha as president. \ DEATH RECORD. John G. Miller. EDGAR, Neb, May 16 — (Special.) — A dreadful accident occurred here Friday by which John G. Miller, the waterworks en- gineer, was instantly killed, He was in the | engine' room alone and it Is supposed as he was ofling the machine his left sleeve caught in the cogs of two large wheels and his left arm was drawn In and crushed to the shoulder and his left shoulder and side was also crushed In be- tween the wheels, He was discovered by his wife who went to.call him to dinner et noon. She gave the alarm and neighbors came and removed the body from the ma- | ehfnery. M 3 | ARLINGTON, Neb., May 16.—(Special.)— | The funeral of Mrs. A. M. Ludwig, who died tn an Omaha hospital, will be held at | the Congregational church Sunday after- [ noon. Rev. Mr. Flook of Omaha, will of- | felate. Mre. Ludwig was a church worker | and leaves many, friends besides a husband, children and relatiyes. Interment in the | Arlington cemetery. James Roach JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 16.—James { Roach, a member of the Jasper county | delegation in the Missour! genera] assembly, ‘l"Pd here today of pneumonia. Mr. Roach | Mived in Joplin, where he was prominent in mining circles. Woman Homesteader, X FALLS, 8. D., May 16.—(Special.) —A sensation has been created in the region ving along the border between North and | South Dakota, in the extreme northwestern part of the state, by the arrest of a home- | steader named Clarence Hankins on com- plaint of Mrs. A. M. Briggs, a widow, who is Mving on a homestead in the vicinity | of that owned by Hankins. She charges the defendant with attacking her. Although several hundred women are holding home- ! steads In that and other parts of South Dakota and adjacent territory in North Dakota, this Is the first time any of them | have complained that they have been mo- ) lested in the least. Wyman Again Stéward, YANKTON, 8. D., May 16.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Frank D. Wyman, formerly -a steward at Yankton, has been appointed stcward et the State Hospital for the In- | sane in place of J. E. Bchleuter of Aber- | deen by the State Board of Charities and Corrections in session here, - i 1909. SENATE WILL MEET EARLY Sessions Will Begin at Ten 0'clock in | Hope of Expediting Tariff Bill. “INSURGENTS CAUSE DELAY Committee Has More Trouble Dealing with Them Than with Democrats. DEPEW WILL SPEAK TODAY Tomorrow Senator Bacon Will Crit- icise the Sugar Schedule. TAX AMENDMENT | Balley Will Continue It for a Vote, but Has Little Hope of Succe INCOME Senator to| Press WASHINGTON, May 16.—Begianing to- morrow the daily sittings of the senate will commence at 10 o'clock in the morning. The hour has been advanced in the hope of ex- | pediting final action on the tarift bill by | more rapidly disposing of the long speeches as well as of the detailed discussion of the | various disputed schedules. The considera- tion of the measure has developed greater opposition on the part of a dozen or so of republican senators than was expected, and the supporters of thebill feel that every ossible effort must be made to exhaust their criticism and bring the bill to a vote. So far, however, they have received no encouragement from the “insurgents,” and the republican leadsrr are quite in the dark as to when the end may be reached. In- deed they are finding less difficulty on that point in dealing with the democrats than in dealing with the independent repub- lcans and the opinion is freely expressed that but for this antagonism a day might #non be set which would decide the fate of the measure. Depew Speaks Today. The discussion this week will deal with the varipus paragraphs which have been passed over, but there will be a few speeches on the genaral tariff question, including one by Senator Depew, which probably will be delivered tomorrow. Sena- tor Clay has prepared and will delfver, probably on Tuesday, an elaborate speech criticising the sugar schedule and under- taking to show that it is In the intérest of | the sugar combination. The razor schedule | will receive first attention tomorrow and | Senator Simmons will continue his efforts to have the rate lowered. Senator Balley will continue to press his demand for a vote on the income tax as a feature of the tariff bill, but it is an open sécret in the senate that he is not now nearly ®o confident of a successful result of such a vote as he was in the beginning of the agitation. Indeed, he has confided to some of his friends his convietion that some af_the advecates of such a tax haye et plekea ot by he enamsr ThE Bonc] eral opinion amon gthe supporters of the income tax policy is that the cause in the senate has been materially weakened by the decision of the president not to press for the tax. At any event it Is not proba- ble that a vote on the question will be reached this week. In the house, an attempt will be made to pass the Philippine tariff bill on Mon- day and the Porto Rico bill on Thursday. The latter measure will be reported to- morrow. Both bills will arouse discussion, but it s not believed there will he any stubborn opposition to either, and the com- mittee having them in charge are confident of disposing of each after a day of debate. IOWA MAN KILLED BY GAS| B. H. A, Hinningwen of Lyons Fo Dead at the Home of a Chicago Friend. CHICAGO, May 16.—B. H. A. Hinningsen, 82 years old, a retired real estate dealer of Lyons, Ta., was found dead of acci- dental asphyxiation today in his roem at the home of Louls K. Boysen, a Chicago friend, to visit whom he came here yes- terday. May Electrify Rallroad. LAKE CITY, Ta. May 16.—(Special)— President' Loring of the Fort Dodge-Des Moines & Southern Raflway company was In Rockwell City, a town just north of here, yesterday, and left with the Business Men's assoclation a proposition looking to the electrifying of the company’s line be- tween Rockwell City and Fort Dodge Junc- tion, a distance of twenty-five miles. They propose to complete the work provided a guarantee of 320,000 be paid upon the com- pletion of the road and the operation of cars. A committee of business mer from Rock- well City will g0 over the line Saturday as far as Gowrle to place the matter be- ftore the people and learn what the sentl- ment 1s in regard to offering encourage- ment to the project. Rockwell City people want the line and will do their share for it, Norweglans Celebrate Day. SIOUX FALLS, §. D., May 16.—(Special.) | —Thbusands of Norwegian residents of South dDakota will tomorrow gather at a number of points and sultably celebrate May 17, which is known as Norweglan In- | dependenge day. At all the points where celebrations will be held elaborate prepara- tions have been made for the event, which will be a red letter day in the history of | the Norweglans of South Dakota. 'Honors for Me WASHINGTON, May 16.—Signal honors | will be paid to the memory of John With- erspoon, the noted Scotch Presbyterian clergyman, once president of Princeton uni- versity, signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence and member of the Continental congress, when a statue of him will be dedicated here on Thursday next. The oc- casion will be dlstinctly a Presbyterian af- fair and many of the moat prominent mem- bers of that faith will be present. The statue, which s to be on Connecticut avenue in’ front of the church of the Covenant, represents a tall man of erect pose and striking face, wearing the garb of & clergyman of the revolutionary period. holding a book in his hand. It was de- signed by Willlam Cooper of New York City. It was through the efforts of the late Rev. Teunis 8. Hamlin, for twenty years of John Witherspoon! mory | Pastor of the church of the Covenant, that | the statue has been made a reality Among | the prominent persons who contributed sub- stantially toward the erection of the monu- ment are Mrs. John Hay of this city, widow of the late secretary of state; Mrs. | Btephen B. Elkins, wife of the senator from West Virginia; Representative Wi liam B. McKinley of Illinols, Mrs. Andrew | Carnegle, John Wanamaker and John A. | Converse of Philadelphta, former Secretary of State John W. Foster, John V. Farwell of Chicago, Morris K. Jessup, John 8. Ken- nedy and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Parsons, {all of New York City, and others. | wounadea, From the Philadelphia Record WHAT!. AGAIN? OMAHAN'S FAMILY 15 SAFE W. W. Gregory, Armenian, Gets Letter from Brother at Cis. DETAILS OF STRUGGLE IN EAST Letter Tells of Ten Days’ Siege Near Adana, When Women and Chil- dren Carried Off Were Recovered. That all of the members of his immedi- ate family had survived the Armenian mas- sacres was the cheering word brought yes- terday to K. K. Krikorlan (Gregory) an Omaha Armenian, in & letter from his brother. Of all his numerous relatives only one met death. The mother-in-law of his sister was Killed by the nomads while she was one her way with over sev- enty others from the little town of Cla to Adana to attend a eongregational confer- ence. Of the entire party not one was left alive by the Moslems The letter is the firet message Mr. Grog- ory has received m& his relutives since the ‘Sbtehery begau. iy brotner explains that after the massacre began the authosi- tes refused to allow the Armenians to send any mall outside tne city excopt merely the word that they were well, New of injurles or detalls of the massacre werc censored. Mr. Gregory's relatives live at Cis, which Is about forty miles from Adaas, the seat of the trouble. The town woll lceated to resist the invaders, being at the base of a high mountain and approichable from only one side. Women His brother says Are Rescued. 000 nomadic IKurds at- tacked the town five or sia but were driven off. However, women and children, even infants, were kilied or ca ried off. The day the letter was writ cavalry, which had been senl as relig had brought in 400 Armenian women a children who had been recovered from thelr Moalem captors. For ten days te Christians were held in their houses in la slege. The men of Mr. Gregory's famuv gathered in the women and children and the poor of the nelghborhood and stood at the doors and windows with their rifles to keep the Moslems back. Hundreds of women, children and wounded were plasad in the monastery for safety. The la:ter, which was dated April 23, says: Details of Struggle. “For the Mast ten days our city has been surrounded by nomadic tribes. In all the small towns around the city there is not a Chris®an left. Children a year old hnd women have been killed. The city has been attacked by the nomadie tribes, num bering 30,000, five or six times. We pco- tected ourselves and pushed them back Under the constitution of last July tht Ar- menians all bought guns. We put the children and women, and the cowardly men, in the monastery, and the rest of the men protected the city. There was a conference of the congregation In Adana about the time the attacks began, and seventy-eight men and women from here were on their way there. They were all butchered. Among those killed was our minister and sister's mother-in-law. e don't know just how many were killed, be cause we are cut off from the outside, but is is estimated there were about 20,000, Yesterday the cavalry came to town and are hunting up the women and chil- dren who have been carried away, and ace bringing them to the city. Today they AContinued on Second Page.) Are you going to move in the spring? Why move a lot of things you won't want in the new house? Most really wise people who think about moving prepare for the ordeal by looking around to see what they would like to seli. Then they write out a wantad telling about them and put the ad in The Bee. It’s a sure way to clean out the things that you don’t want to move—a money maker, too. | The principal oration will be delivered by Prof. Woodrow Wilson, presidént of Princeton university. James Bryce, the British ambassador, will deliver an ad- ldr-u entitled “Scotland's Contribution to | America.” That’s one reason why there are so many bargains on The Bee want ad page. Have you read them yet, today? Fire and Wreck- Proof Train for Trade Excursion Steel Cars Sent to Carry Business Men Who Leave Today for Iowa Trip. In a solid train of steel hundréd Omaha business men from the Commercial club, Grain exchange and South Omaha Live Stock exchange leave at 7:30 o'clock this morning for A weck's trip through western Iowa. They will stop at 12 towns, give flve moving picture shows, & number of band concerts, over 100 street parades and travel about 1,00 miles, returning to Omaha Sunday. The train for the excursionists was made up in Councll Bluffs yesterday, the Pull- wan company sending J. C. Patterson superintendent of the Northwestern di trict, out.from Chicago to assist In secur- ing the equipment. Some of the cars are the mest- magnificent in the service of the company, the abservation car being bor- rewed from the Santa Fe limited, while another car is on its first trip, Den Fuller, chairman of the trade exten- slon committee; Commissioner J. M. Guild, the Pullman officlals and raflway men worked all day Sunday putting the final touches to the excursion. The Nebraska Telephone compuny installed twenty-tiv instruments on the train, while'the excur- slonists plled the largest baggage car in the possession of the Northwestern rallway full of advertising matter. Conductor Babeock of the Pullman com- pany, who has conducted the Omaha trade excursions for many trips, arrived last evening to take ch Towa trip and secured a large number of the Pullman employes who were with the party last year on the western trip. Clement Chase, editor of the Western Banker, has been named chairman of the reception committee gnd will care for the soclal stunts which the Omahans will do. One of the first will be to meet the com- mittee of eleven from Ames, which will meet the Omahans at Boone Tuesday even- ing. PLAN FOR CHINESE ROADS Representatives of Banking Institu- tlons Arrange a Working Agree- ment as to Funds, BERLIN, May 15.—Representatives of (he German Asiatic bank, the Hong Kong and Shanghal banking corporation, and the Banque De L‘Indo-Chine met in Ber- lin today and arranged a settlement of the pending controversies concerning Chinese railroad concessions. It was decided that the German group of bankers nominate & | chief engineer for the 408 miles of road to be,built in the province of Hupjeh, | while the English group will designate an | engineer for the Hankow-Canton line When the road is later prolonged to Chengtu, either the French or the English | will name an engineer. German, English | and French groups will participaté equally in furnishing supplies for these roads The loan pf $27,500,000 will be raised in equal parts by the German, English and French banks mentioned and the bonds Wil be listed in Berlin, Paris and London. The scheme of settlement embraces cer- taln emendations in agreement with the Chinese government for better control of the manner of spending the proceeds of the loan. Pullman cars a e of the train for the! THONAS A. CREIGH 1S DEAD Pneumonia, Due to Exposure at G. A. R. Meeting, the Cause of Death. | ILLNESS BEGAN FIVE DAYS AGO | Relapse of «.nunln,_wnn Than Vet- eran Could Stand, and He Passed Sunday Away Early Morning. Thomas A. Creigh died at his home, 112 North Thirty-second avenue, at 7:45 Sun- day morning after an fliness of but five days of pneumonla. Mr. Creigh was taken il with a while attending the department encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Republic at York, Neb., Wednesday of last week. His fllness at the time was not thought to be serfous, but upon the advice physician he refurned howe Wednesday evening, accompanied by Captain H. E. Palmer. Symptoms of pneumonia began to develop and. Mr. Creigh gradually grew Worse aftor his arrival home. There were some Indications of Improvement Saturday, and It was hoped that he would be able to weather the attack. But a relapse set in Saturday night and he sank rapidly until his death Sunday morning. The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, being dependent upon the probability pt his aged and only surviving sister of Mercersburg, Pa., astending the ! funeral, but it will be held Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon from the home The services will be under the direction of the Nebraska department of the Grand Army of the Republic, Past Commanders to Attend. All of the surviving past department commanders of Nebraska now in the state will be present, having so signified their intention by wire Sunday afternoon. are: 8. J. Alexander of Lincoln, H. E Palmer pf Omaha, C. Adams of Su- perior, John A. Ehrhardt of Sutton, Thomas J. Majors of Peru, A. V. Cole of Juniata, John B. Evans of North Platte, John Reese of Broken Bow, R. S. C. F. Steele of Fairbury, Lee 8. Estelle of Omaha, Harmon Bross of Lincoln, John Lett of York, John R. Maxon of Minden, Ell A. Barnes of Grand Island and the new department commander, L. D. Rich- ards of Fremont. Grant post No. 110 will have immediate charge of the services, of which post Mr. Creigh was former commander and one of its most active and beloved members. The Women's Relief corps and Ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic will par- | ticipate in the services, as will also repre- | sentatives of the Masonic fraternity. It was the written wish of Mr. that his funeral should be simple and that he should be buried by the Grand Army. Creigh Valiant as a Soldier. Thomas A. Creigh was born in Mercers- | berg, Pa., sixty-nine year ago. He enlisted as & member of Company C 126th Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, dur- ng the early days of the civil war Be- { cause of his special qualifications as a which was the foundation of the signal service. He was immediately attached to the headquarters of the commanding gen eral of the army of the Potomac and was {in constant and confidential touch with | Generals McClellan, Burnside and Hooker (Continued on Second Page.) 'Long-Distance WASHINGTON, May 18.—Experts of the United States navy are bending every ef- fort towards perfecting wireless equipment, both telephone and telegraph, for use by the vessels of the navy and the naval shore stations. The military authorities also are carefully investigating this sub- ject through the Signal corps. Both the navy and the army will be represented at a series of experiments to begin about June 16 at Brant Rock, Mass, where a high-powered wireless station has been erected by a concern which is endeavoring to secure the work of bullding and equip- ping t 800-foot tower in Washington with high-powered wireless instruments and fur- nishing two sets of combined telephone and telegraphic apparatus for shipe. The specifications set forth by the navy department include a wireless telegraph ower apparatus with a 3,00 mile radius capable of working in all kinds of weather and under all kinds of ‘conditions, with Wireless for United States Warships| 1absolute security and impregnable against intereference. The ships' telegraph appa- ratus must be capable of sending 1.000 miles and recelving 3,000 mil with telephone | apparatus for sending and recelving 20 |miles. In the experiments the battleships | Connecticut and Michigan, which will | at sea with the Atlantic fleet participating lin the summer maneuvers will take part. They are being equipped with apparatus having a sending range off 2000 and a re- | celving range of 3,000 miles. The army’s greatest interest lies in the wireless telephone. Brigadier General Al- len has at his disposal about $30,000 to be used for purchasing apparatus for the army’s use. Extensive use will be made of wireless telegraphy during the Atlantic fleet's sum- mer maneuvers. The torpedo boats which | will participate in the maneuvers are being | equipped with apparatus capable of & ra- | dlus pf 200 miles. Only & few of this class of vessels now have wireless squipment. cold | of a| They | Wilcox of Omaha, | | felegraph operator he was detalled into the | initial organization of the telegraphic corps, | "HEFKET IS MANOFTHE HOUR Commander of Constitutional Army in Turkey Central Figure in Public Eye. MILITARY MEN ARE AMAZED Skill with Which He Handles Troops Marvel of Foreign Experts. CABINET DEPENDS UPON HIM Takes Pains to Dispel Feeling that He is a Dictator. WOMEN ARE TAKEN FROM HAREM Are Removed to Sera Pal Which Has Been Vacant since 1824, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 16.—Mahmoud hefket Pasha, commander of the Turkish constitutional forces, both land and sea, is the man frequently fn the thoughts of those obrerving or dealing with the con- fused polities of the day in Turkey. Me 18 the one quiet figure upon whom rests the | preservation of order, and the civil branches of the government look to him to Impose their liberal rule upon the empire and to deal promptly with persons who are factors dangerous to the state The skill and celerity with which General Schefket brought the third army eorps and part of the second army corps before | Constantinople and occupled the capital has amazed the foreign military men here. Be- sides those attached to the embassles, seven officers came from German and five | British officers from Kgypt to observe the {develoyment of the campalgn. They have not consed to discuss the detalls of the constitutionalist commander's arrange- ments. most Would Dispel Mystery, General Schefket has been something of a man of mystery, which impression he has been taking trouble In recent days to re- move. He has called In succession during Jthe last week upon every ambassador and mintster in Constantinople and upon those Turkish subjects holding high positions, euch as the Greek patriarchs and the American bishop, representing the vacant patriarchate. He has talked modestly upon political affairs and the relation of the army to the government, possibly with the idea of checking the spreading netlon that he is virtually dictator and that he and parllament are near to a ruptur Speaking on this subject toda | Behefket saia: “The army Is merely an Instrument of lctvil power. The army and I as an officer lin it derive our authority to establish order from the national assembly..The army s a’ finger of parliament only, -and works under the will of the cabinet.” The general had an hour's talk with Hiln Pasha, the grand visler, yesterday, at the conclusion of which he sald: *“The grand vizier and I are in perfect ac- cord.” Later In conversation he sald: “We have obslacles to overcome In our progress towards free and stable institu- tions. 1 have hope that we will rise above them.” General Punishment for Guilty. The distorders in Adana province, Gen- eral Schefket sald, were In process of solu- tion. The court martial there could be trusted to make a thorough investigation and provide adequate punishment for tie gullty. The agitation in the Fourth army corps at the headquarters in Erzerum had ceased, most of the mutineers and desert- ers having been arrested. In conclusion, eneral Schefket sald: “We desire very much to have the woori will, sympathy and moral support of iie Americans In the present movement, toward better government." General Bchefket's whole day after 9 o'clock In the morning is allotted to mlii- tary business. He Is a tall, wide-should- ered, thin Arab of Bagdad, with some G man blood. He is a man of extreme com- posure, only his eyes shin: like those of an_enthusiast “Some of the members of the committee, * sald Bauf Bey, one of three who repre- sented the Young Turks' committee in the navy, “before the advance on Constanti- |nople, doubted whether General Bcnefket | was the man for the work ahead. He vas | %0 still, 80 tranquil, 8o sflent; but what a man he is; wheat energy, what intsllect | what disinterested motives. To him the cause Is everything; he thinks noth'ng uf | himself | Women Taken from Harem. Elghty women from Abdue Hamld's {harem, richly dressed and velled, were Iriven in carriages today, under the escor o four eunuchs and a troop of cavalry, from the Yldiz to the anclent Beraglio palace, which has been unoccupled since about 1824. Curlous bystanders were driven away from the exit of the Yildlz pulace by a guard of soldlers. Following the oar- riages was a train of wagons with bag- gage. The Yildiz paica 13 belng made ready for the admission o the public. Most of te former sultan's slaves have been freed. The arrest of Prince Burhan Bddina, the | fourth son of the deposed sultan, is con- firmed. He will be interned in one of the palaces here. Nothing is known of the precise charge agalnst him, but he was under suspicion of belng Implicated in the mutiny of April 13. entations by L The American ambassador, Leishman, has made Ferid Pasha, the minister of the iInterior, the Importance of restoring order in interior of Adana province, so that crowded in the towns may i return to thelr farms. Ferid Pasha replied | today, expressing his thanks for sugges- | tions and saylng he would take additional | steps to restore the confidence of the | Armenians and give them protection In the needed. John @. A. representations to Rep: on the the refugees country where Armentans Panie. ADANA, May 16.—Two hundred Armen- lans who started away from here yester- day were fired on soon after thelr de- parture from the city by a band of Mos- lems The Armenians returned here panic- stric The military commissioners, how- ever, gave assurance that th Armenians would be safeguarded and sent out patrols through the o try. The police are taking active measures 10 restore to the Armen- tans thier unburzed houses DEURTYUL, May 12 (Via Adana, May 15.)—There are 3,500 destitute people her» from the nelghobring villages which bave been destroves en