2
MORE THAN
A MILLION
IMMIGRANTS
Invasion of Aliens Shown
for the Year by Eeport
of Commissioner General
Sargent of the Bureau
INFLUX PBESENTS
SEKIOUS PKOBLEM
Difficulty Encountered in
the Enforcement of the
. Contract Labor Law by
Officials of Department
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.— In presenting
th<j annual report of the Bureau of Im
migration, Commissioner General Sargent
refers to the magnitude and gravity of
the problems presented by the growth of
the alien population in the United States.
"These problems," he declares, "loom
tip so largely In the prospect of our coun
try -.hat. lt may be said, without giving
just cause to charge exaggeration, that
m. '.'. other Questions of public economy re
lating to ihinfis rather than to human
tteingy shrink into comparative insignili
cancc*"
The total of alien arrivals reported for
the year cf 1/BS.cn represents an increase
over the preceding year of 213.C5. At the
•nsu!ar r»orts the increase was 2M9, al
though the arrivals at Porto Rico were
less by ninety-four than in 1&04. There
'also was a large increase in arrivals at
Southern ports, while a decrease Is shown
lor the Pacific ports, which is accounted
for In some measure by the Ru?sian-
Japanese war.
" Of the increased arrivals above referred
to, Austria-Hung-ary sent 05,537 over its
•juota of 11)04; Russia. 83,75f>: Italy, 2.5.153,
did the Gutted Kingdom, 49.544. This in
rrp&se from the last mentioned country,
pays the Commissioner, is somewhat off
set by the decreases from Germany, '
Switzerland and Sweden. Notwithstand
ing the Increase from Italy, that country. .
:»ays the Commissioner, may be regarded
as having probably reached the high
water mark. From this showing; Com
missioner Sarsent ventures the predic
tion that the chief sources of future in
creases in immigration are those two in
Europe which have the greatest resources j
in population — Russia and Austria-Hun- I
gary.
"With the facts in view," he says, "it
will be possible to calculate with reason
able certainty on the character of immi
gration in its greater bulk for some y^ars
to come — at least of European immigra
tion."
Commissioner Sargent does not lose
?ight of the increased number of immi
grants from European Turkey, a field
which, although practically inexhausti
ble, he 'says, is virgin to the activities of
the transportation agent.
.The importance of a proper understand- <
Ing of the contract labor law is dwelt
jjpon In th^ report. No feature of the
immigration law, he declares, has proved
bo difficult of enforcement as that which
was passed for the protection of labor in
this country from unfair competition by !
aliens. The chief obstacle in the way of i
fuc!i enforcement, he attributes to the
erroneous impression that it is a meas
ure wrung from Congress against its will
by the powers of organized labor exact
j ing all it could obtain, rather than seek
ing simple justice.
This impression is so widely prevalent,
he says, that it produces at least an in
difference to the enforcement of the law.
If not a hostile bias against it, and cred
its the law-makins branch of the Gov
ernment with no worthier motive for
enacting it than selfish fear. Because ot
such impression, he declares, the bureau
finds its efforts to enforce the law either
reluctantly submitted to or resisted, ac
tively or passively, and Itself viewed as In
rome sort a branch or agency of or
panized labor, sensitive to that body's
Interest, responsive to its wishes anO thus
•^sentially different from other parts of
There can be no more appropriate Holiday Gift for a man or
Overcoat or a Crav^nette Raincoat
Carry the most complete stock in the city, and issue merchan-
dise orders for the same, or anything vypu may select
'H S *-'. Re? San Zraneisco, &U S-fC4 * iq 0 $ |>
\\ *Q \^ % '» '& &U& UQ * Sweater, m^any department, S^erchanclise |! '
We have Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes, iorv men-and
youths^: made by America's; premier manufacturers.
Twentieth Century Clothiers. High Grade Tailoring. Importeci Habirdasheri'
• IS ADMITTED
TO BESTRGNG
Continued From Pace 1, Column 3.
. vidual members congenial posts. They
'express the conviction s.hat such a
{ Cabinet will inspire confidence, both
'at home and abroad.
The names of Herbert Henry Aequith,
' Sir Edward GXay and Richard Haldane
1 alone, it is held, will give great weight
I to the Ministry .and insure that there
j will be no revival of Gladstonian home
j rule, despite the fact that the Cabinet
i contains a preponderance of those favor
lable to home rule.
The Conservative organs point out that
j the most enthusiastic home ruler, John
Morlcy. has been sent to the Indian Of
j flee, where he will have little influence
! on internal politics.
• The omission of Lord Rosebery is nat-
J urally the subject of much comment and
1 there is considerable curiosity as to what
! attitude he will adopt when he addresses
j the Liberal League \u25a0 to-day. It is notice
] able that his son-in-law, the Earl of
1 Crt-we, is in the Cabinet.
The composition of the Cabinet presents
mo surprising features. It is larger than
was expected, the last Liberal Cabinet
numberhiir only sixteen members. Six
of the new Secretaries, besides Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, have held Cabinet
rank before," though most of them have
held Ministerial appointments, while three
—David Lloyd (leorge, Augustine Birrell
and John Burns— have never before held
office of any kind.
The rapid rise of John Burns from the
workshop to the Cabinet, with a salary
j of $10,009 a year, is a unique feature in- i
I dicatin.s: the growing importance of the
I Radical party, and he is being congratu
j lated on all side 3 on winning a weli
1 deserved honor. He will be the first
I labor member of the House of Commons
I to have attained Cabinet rank.
Perhaps the most popular appointment
of all is thai, of Sir Edward Gray, who. j
after Lord Rosebery, has the highest
reputation for statesmanship. He is ex
! pected to hold to the best traditions of
1 Great Britain's foreign policy and to in
spire confidence abroad.
Augustine 'Birrell is not a member of
Parliament, but it is expected that he
will be elected for Bristol almost imme
diately.
*IR CHARLES DILKE OVERLOOKED.
Among the unexpected appointments
are those of John Sinclair and Lewis
Vernon Harcourt. The former has had
much military experience and has been
a parliamentary whip and secretary to
Sir Henry Campbtll-Bannerman. Har
court is very popular in # soc!ety. Baron
Tweedmouth will lead in the House of
Lords, thus succeeding Earl Spencer,
who is ill.
Appointments to minor offices are ex
pected to be announced within a few
days.
The omission of Sir Charles Dilke from
the Ministry is much commented upon \u25a0
by the Daily Telegraph, which says In I
an editorial /that it does not desire to re
open wounds that should have been
healed years ago, but reminds the Lib
erals that they were glad to avail them
selves of the services of Sir, Charles
while they were out of office, inviting
him to lead the debates on Foreign On%ce
questions, eic.
"To have ostracized Sir Charles Dilke
altogether," the Daily Telegraph add?,
"would have been narrow-minded and
bigoted, but to utilize his great services
in the opposition and shut the door of
the Cabinet In his face, is at , once
i cowardly and hypocritical."
CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR EACH^g
ORPHAN IX NEW ORLEANS
Philanthropist will Gladden the Hearts
of Three Thousand Youns
\ stern.
'NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 10. — Dr.
Raymond Sauvage, proprietor of a
large drug establishment, announced
to-night that on Christmas "day he
would give every orphan in the city
of New Orleans a silver dollar. There
are about SOOO orphans.
the executive Government of the United
States.
"Perhaps labor itself," he adds, "Is not
altogether free from blame for this false
public Impression, and thus unconscious
}y has played into the hands .of those
interests which find it to their account
to alienate public sympathy by encour
i aging such a view." \u25a0 I ,
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THE SAN FRANXISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1903
RALPH ROSE
IS ADMITTED
TO BE STRONG
Consorts With Tramps in Or
der to Get Material for Ar
ticles He Was Ordered to
Write for a Magazine
AKREST A MISTAKE,
ATHLETE'DECLAPiES
Giant Shot-Putter Says His
Present . Predicament Is
Due to Desire to Earn His
Own Living With His Pen
RALPH ROSE
MODESTO, Dec. 10.— My, arrest is all; a
mistake. I went to Portland after I left
the University of Michigan. While there
I made up my mind to make my own
in the world and not depend upon ray
father. I had a little knack for writing,
so 1 corresponded with an Eastern maga
zine, and It commissioned me to write a
series of hobo life in the West if they
were realistic. I expect they counted
upon my name more than the excellence
of anything I would write. The idea
struck me right, und I thought I would
hit the road for a while, so that I would
be able to give the stories the tinge of
realism desired. I came down from Port
land by the boxcar route, chumming with
the regular tramps, putting up at their
camp 3, and learnings their vernacular. It
was a . pretty good lark for me, too. I
know lots of college men who think it no
disgrace to beat their way on" the trains,
in fact, lots of them have done so to'get
home after college.
"Finally I got down into Central Cali
fornia. Here I thought I would go over
into Stanislaus County and work for my
father, who owns some land' there. Tur
lock, I believe the name of the place is.
I took the Owl train at Tracy last'
Wednesday evening, but' instead of going
on tho line for Turlock I tcJok the other
track, and when I arrived at Newman I
got off, not to go farther out of my way.
I had paid my. way and was standing in
the vestibule when the train stopped. I
stepped off the train at once. Just as I
stepped off the train three or four other
fellows came alonsr, and I was arrested
with the bunch. The officer said I .was
"run in" for vagrancy. I guess .. that
officer was thinking about his fee about
that time, for he would not take me to
the conductor to see if I had not been a
passenger on the train. I was put; in
the Newman calaboose with three hobos
and then brought here "to Modesto.-. -;"
Judging from the questions which have
been asked me, the officers here think I
had something to do with the robbery of
a freight car at NewmanTThat could not
be so, for all the time I was at Newman
\I was in Jail. \ ;
\u25a0j I would have been all right at Michi
1 gan University, if that story • that I
wanted to fight Jeffries had; not pot out:
about me. That yarn was made out of :
whole cloth by a Chicago sporting' writer. !
I never even- suggested such a thing to j
my most intimate friends.
Ralph Rose, the California athlete, fa
mous as the holder of the world's shot
put record and for his feats at the Uni
versity of Michigan, who is under arrest
as a common hobo in the. county jail in j
this county, and who will be tried for ;
breaking into a box car, wrote the fore- i
going statement in his cell in the Stanis
laus County Jail for The Call. *
The story of the Stanislaus officers dif
fers slightly from that told by Rose.
According to the officers, Rose and three
other men were arrested Wednesday in
Newman for beating, their way on the
Owl. They were' given a "floater" (an
order to leave town) by Justice Walden
at Newman, but they- did not j leave and
were again arrested. In the; meantime a i
sealed box car , had been broken into !
there, and the four tramps were held on
suspicion of being implicated in the bur- 1
CANAL MEASURE
BEFORE SENATE
Bill Calling for Emergency
Appropriation May Be Put
Through During tlie Week
jqKECAST OF CONGKESS
Not Probable Upper House
Will Adjourn Because of
the Death of Mitchell
WASHINGTON. Dec. -J.— The first im
portant measure which will "receive the
attention of the Senate will be the Pan
ama canal emergency appropriation bill,
and its consideration will begin this week.
Some Senators predict that it will become
a law before the 'close of the week, but
others have . expressed the opinion that
final ' actioy will be deferred until the
week following. There will be no effort to
prevent the passage" of the bill in : some
shape, but there • will : be some opposition
to the proposed restoration of. $5,500,000
subtracted by the' House from the amount
to be appropriated.
The general expectation is there, will
be comparatively little additional, legisla
tion before; the Christmas holidays. .Sev
eral other 'measures will be vigorously
pressed during ; the session, but with the
exception of the merchant marine bill the
sponsors of the 'bills do : not count upon
getting early I consideration. Senator. Gal
llnger ;will': call up the merchant- marine
bill at the first opportunity and is j hope
ful that debate will not be long delayed. |
No one counts upon getting even a re
port from committees on tha railroad
rate bill until some* time" after the holi-;
days. The; three measures mentioned are
considered the' most' Important that;' will
come before the Senate this, session, and
they will . receive much " attention until
they are finally disposed of.
The consideration; by -the Senate of the
joint statehood bill and bill for the
reduction of the duty on Philippine im
•portations into the .., United States will
necessarily be postponed until after .the
holidays. No one now expects any effort
to modify the tariff unless in the direc
tion of Senator Lodge's bill providing for
a maximum and, minimum, rate. The
Massachusetts Senator regards the propoi
sition with much favor and will press it
strenuously if he receives any encourage
ment to do so; . \u25a0 . * .'; .
Senator Mitchell's death will be an
nounced by Senator Fulton • to-morrow,
but it is not probable that the announce
ment will causa an adjournment of the
Senate.
Speaker Cannon will announce tho
committees of the House to-morrow. This
will 'practically complete the organization
of the' popular branch of the Fifty-ninth
Congress.- The committees appointed will
meet during the week for organization,'
the appointment of sub-committees and
the assignment to them of pending meas
ures.
COTTON GROWERS URGED
TO HOLD FOR A' MSB
Also Advised to l'lant Small Uraln,
Corn and Oilier' Side " r .
'Crops.' '•"\u25a0""\u25a0/ ~' -.- '
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 10.— Richard
Cheathain, secretary of the Southern
Cotton Association, Issued an open, let
ter to the cotton growers of the South
to-day in which he urged them to hold
for IS-cent cotton.
President Harvio. Jordan | of the as
sociation issued a letter to the farm
ers of the South to-day regarding a
reduction "in the cotton ; acreage for
1906.. He appealed, to them to plant
an . abundance j off small \u25a0 grain/corn and
side crops and . urged them- to : raise
more hay, cattle,*, hogs, etc., that they
may become more self-sustaining.
glary. A case ;of cutlery \u25a0 was broken
Into, and the four men, when searched,
were well supplied with new knlvc3 and
razors. \u25a0\u25a0;••. .
Rose's father, a : Healdsburg attorney,
has ; been communicated with and proba
bly will, be here ; {o see his giant son out
of the scrape. ,
ST. PAUL, Dec. : 10.— Max Dyer, chief clerk
In the of flc« of the general * storekeeper of the
Great Northern Railway, has accepted the chief
clerkship under W.T. I-.utiblng, superintendent
of construction of the Panama canal.
UPON THE RUSSIAN STRIKERS.
GOVERNMENT INVITES A CRISIS
Continued From Page 1, Column 7.
January,, arrested Krustaleff , with the
intention of deliberately, precipitating
matters ' by challenging- the organiza
tions before they were fully prepared.
This show pf. strength also gives color
to the report that the Douma' election
law which.it is 'now expected, will be
promulgated next week, is -to* be fol
lowed by energetic measures to restore
order,; even '.lf : it ., be^ necessary de
clare martial iaw in various parts of
the empire, on the ground that it
would- be Impossible to hold the elec
tions in the present state of the coun
try. At the same time, it is under
stood 'that it is the intention of the
Government to go a step further in the
direction of appeasing the peasants by
providing for : purchase by them on : the
Installment plan of a portion of the
crown; appendages and the private es
tates \u0084: that have : been hypothecated to
the Government land banks and unre
deemed. ;
DE'WITTE'S PALL .IMJHNKXT. .
'While such a programme undoubtedly
would- receive the sympathy of that
section of the population which desires
the restoration of order aboveevery
thing, especially of the business inter
ests, like the manufacturers of St.
Petersburg, who" yesterday passed a
resolution, in; favor of prosecuting \u25a0 the
agitators to the full extent of the law,
it r would provoke the Socialists arid
Revolutionaries to desperation. The ,
Moderate: Liberals also believe that \u25a0
such a policy would be -suicidal j and j
would , be sure to bring in its wake re
pression, then an armed Vconfiict with
the proletariat and finally a .bloody
revolution, v. . ..
Many persons believe that Count de
Witte'.will "not .lend himself to such a
programme, that \u25a0 his ; fall is imminent,
and that -when he goes he will leave
reaction and revolution face to face. . It
is. again rumored that the Premier al
ready.-: has , resigned . and will be suc
ceeded" by General- Count ; Alexis : Igna
tieff. 1 Another rumor is -to the : effect
that jLieutenant - Goneral: ; Mistchenko,'
one of ' th«" heroes of ;the .war. in Man
churia;; whd; is now on his way to jSt|
Petersburg,, will assume the dictator
ship. '•... . ;
•PKEMIER FAST LOSING GKOUSD,
• The ,' 'press :is \ unable \u25a0 \to c obtain
conflrmation of any of these rumors.
On the contrary it ! learns •- from
a. high source that Count, de Witte's
position, so far : as the Emperor is con
cerned, is i perfectly secure, and that
his Majesty is. giving him tha wideaj.
co-operatlpn.. ....-
Nevertheless : the. Count's failure to
accomplish something tangible "has
caused him to lose rground steadily in
public opinion. Even the 81ovo, the
organ of the" "legal orders," turns sav
agely on him,; declaring that he is a
failure and urging that it will be im
possible to restore; public confidence
until power has paßsed to the hands of
the Douma, when Count de Witte must
give way to a Cabinet selected by the
National Assembly.*
In an interview yesterday Krustaleff,
the strike leader now under ; arrest,
Ejiid: ... .
!lt la probable that a general strike will be.
declared -just after Chrlstma*. Delegates who
were sent : to all parts of the country report
that the proposal for •a ; strike has been wel
comed with enthusiasm and. In fact, that the
whole country Is ripe for revolution. A vast
majority * of ! the. workmen are. true revolution
aries, though, starvation v sometimes compels
them to subordinate ; their political alms. .
Preparation for an. armed rising Is well ad
vanced," but" It cannot hope -to succeed unless
Joined by a, considerable body o< troops. The
propaganda, however, has made such strides
! in the army that the revolutionarie* are JustK
fled in counting on sufficient support from that
source to Insure victory. The peasants every
where are willing to- Join the revolutionaries.
They nre the principal | sufferers from oppres
; sion pnd excessive . taxation -and have , lost
conndonce in the Emperor. The revolutionaries
hay» their own postal and telegraph services,
through which- they are able. to keep in touch
with their organizers throughout the empire.
Besides. Krustaleff, tliree other mem
bers of the Workmen's Council were ar
rested.
A strike has been- begun on the follow
ing railroad lines: Kursk. Moscow and
Sebastopol; Riga and Erloff; Kharkoff
and Nicolaleff ; Southwestern; South
eastern ; Samara and Slatoust ; Sizran
and Viasemsk. ~
BUREAUCRACY'S DAYS NUMBERED.
Xovelist Slenklewic« Say» C*ar's Gov
crnnient Is ' Doomed.*
STOCKHOLM,: Dec. 10.—-Ilehryk Sien
kiewicz, the Polish writer who has re
ceived the. Nobel prize for : literature,
said to-day: '
I hcv'e not been in Poland for three weeks.
The situation in Kussla* and In Poland, is ex
tremely, bad./ The ..bureaucracy'; cannot' last
mur:h- longer, /With .or without revolution. Its
days are couTitcd. The Russian - people are
'gcod, but tha bureaucrats are a set of thieves.
'That : wan ; proved- b>- the war. Count de
Wine's position is most difficult. De Witte
is clever and of great capacity, but it ia
doubtful if he will be able to retain his Posi
tion. •\u25a0 . . : . - \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.:.' '-•-( -
T\'a are In the greatftst rtahger as Poles and a
German \u25a0 occupation *of • Po:3nd \u25a0i» ! possible in
case the - revolutionary j movement gets -beyond
the control of- the Hussian Government. Per
haps such :• occupation ; would iL - by " consent -of
the Russian Government and -perhaps not.
However,' if the 7 Russian ._ Government should
acquiesce in the acquisition of Russian Poland,
in whole or In part, by Germany, the act would
be resisted, < not only in Poland, but in Russia.
Germany < does notv desire a rapprochement be
tween ' tho \u25a0 Russians and Poles and would : not
be : willing - to - sco Poland free. -"We will - rt
main = part of Russia, if Russia gives Poland
autonomy, t : We do : not , wish a* republic, 1 : and
neither ' Poland nor Russia is ready to become
a republic. If Poland. should revolt It will not
be against <Rus6ia, but against the bureaucratic
government. ' We love - to : think of ' oar i Inde
pendence, but, \u25a0\u25a0: while , we '\u25a0\u25a0 are strong enough to
I demand ; freedom '- from Russia, "we \u25a0 are i- not
strong enough to defend it against Germany.
I do H not - think ' that Poland will start an
! armed - "revolution; ; but . she will enforce her
1 rights . through ' the Doumn. I . believe that: the
t Russian Überals will give Poland autonomy if
they are; not defeated. '•\u25a0-_ \u25a0 \u25a0 :.
Our first demand Is for the use of the Pollsn
language " in : the * official schools and universi
ties 1 r our"; second >Is for a ; Polish . Congress or
Sejm ; . our third is for ah entirely, independent
'\u25a0 civil and : judicial \ administration. • which ; woul a
give us: Judges and officials; who may under- I
i stand our ; laws i and ; language./ and our fourth
demand . is: for .a separate ? military, administra- ,
1 tion. In* the last mentioned connection let ; roe
i Bay that. we have splendid Polish generals and i
! it wasnot'able in the war, with Japan that the ,
I Polish' soldiers were thebest fighters. .General i
Kuroptvtltln V once ; hated Poland; but now he
reports , to the effect thatj was
arrested' or that any pun shment had rbe** in
flictodtupon me.are; untrue, butmanj . of the
DeoDle of Poland. : especially ' the * litterateurji. i
hive been arrested and sentenced to^e deported
to Siberia: The saM-atlon of these latter, how- ,
ever is that 1 the Government la now without
means 'for .their -deportation. ;.\u25a0.,\u25a0 \u25a0;.
The Socialists ; in- Polanfli are very, energetic. 1
but "the majority .. of ? the . people j belong to -the {
National party and are anti-Socialists. \u25a0-. while
t)iP maiority ; of I the Jews : in . tho
'poilJhfcltlea i are Socialises.- We) have not had
S'jewUh- atrocities ; in Poland/ for the Poles
would not be?6o barbarous.as to uuncelnate-wo.
men and children, y y. \u25a0'\u25a0_ : ; ? •.
DISCOUNTS. EXCHEQUER BILLS.
Russian Treasury >,Tlde» Ovrr the \ Pr«s
ent Financial .Cn»U.^: -
ST. \u25a0v; PETERSBURG,* Deer. 10^— The
Government seems k io } have; succeeded
•in? tiding ' the ;'_• treasury : ; over the pres
ent crisis. althdughr;the ! :^raethbd by
which r cthis\was;accdmpllshed; shows to
\u25a0what : straits; the •Government, had 5 beTen
reduced. IThe Emperor," has approved a
ukase- authorizing:.! the 3 State ; Bank 1 to
discbunt^lSO.OOOlOOO) in 'f exchequer ibills,'
\u25a0whlchtis ? permitted j by I the]! regulations
of : the' bank, but it sayors'of ithe^char
acter . of ' a forced* loan." This niethod
has not been resorted to since ! the days
of the Russo-Turkish war. At 'the
same time it is reported that an* agree
ment -has begii perfected with Herr
Fischer, the , representative here of the
Berlin Banking house of Mendelssohn
&. Co., for the renewal of the treasury
notes due in February. ..\u25a0 ».'
The great fete in honor of the Order
of St.; George,' conferred only for brav
ery on the field of- batie, which has
taken place annually at the Winter
Palace .since the institution -ofi the or
der, was held to-day at the Tsarskoe-
Selo, but it lacked the customary brll-"
Hancy.' The ; officers were entertained
at the Palacei but the breakfast to the
petty officers. and men, -which is usually
given \at Winter Palace, was . held in
the cavalry manage, on account of
lack of space at the ; Tsarskoe-Selo. y
TROOPS REFUSE TO SHOOT.
Ignore Command to Fire Upon Warsaw
. . - Mutineers. "
.WARSAW, Dec. . 10.-rrTh^;.. ferment
among the troops Is Increasing. . One
hundred soldiers of the Kexholm. regi
ment headed a' procession this morning
singing revolutionary songs. In Mar
zalkowska street their way was barred
by a detachment- of the .Grochowski
regiment, the commander of which or
dered his men to.flre.. The soldiers re
fused to do so and permitted the pro
cession to pass. The commanding offi
cer then fled. , . \u25a0
Ten-Hour Day Accepted.'
'. MOSCOW, Dec. 10.— The strike of
the "factory employes is.^abatlng. The
majority of the men have resumed
w»rk, accepting the condition of the
employers that ten hours shall con
stitute: a day's work.'
POPEUAY NOT UPHOLD
BISHOP SGANNEL'S ACT
Believed to Have Gone Too
-\u25a0Far in Excommunicat
ing Omaha People.
Ssecial Dispatch to The Call.
ROME, Dec. 10.— Word has Just reachea
here of the. action of Bishop Scannell of
Omaha in issuing sentence of excommu
nication against Catholics of his diocese
who attend weddings of divorced . per
sons who have former husbands or wives
living. . .V
The,. Pope has expressed no opinion in
the matter, notwithstanding the fact that
Miss Hamilton, j prominent in the Omaha
diocese, who came under the ban a few
days ago, is \ known to have appealed to
the authorities here. It is believed to be
the intention of. the Vatican authorities
to hush up the matter and privately to
reprimand the Bishop for having gone so
far in a matter . in which no Catholic
ritual was involved. . .
KIXG OSCAR DISTRIBUTES
NOBEL PRIZES TO WISXERS
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 10.— The Nobel
prizes were distributed at the Royal
Academy of Music to-day by King .Os
car,' in : the presence of a distinguished
gathering, including all the members
of the royal .family and of the diplo
matic /corns. - , " ~»
Tho recipients of the prizes were:
In physic*, Philip Lenard, president of
Kiel University, for researches into
cathode rays; in chemistry, Adolph yon
Boeyer, professor at the University of
Munichen, for researches le'adlng to the
vevolu tlon of organic chemistry and the
development of the chemical indr3try;
in medicine, Professor Robert X' zh of
Berlin, for. researches looking to the
prevention of tuberculosis; and In lit
erature, Henrik Slenkiewicz, the Polish
novelist.
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 10.— King Haa
kon and Queen . Maud, all the Ministers
of State, the members of- the Storthing
and the members of the Diplomatic
Corps and their ladies, were present at
the . Nobel Institute exercises to-day,
where in solemn ceremonial Baroness
v(jn Suttner, of Austria was adjudged
the 'winner; of the Nobel peace prize.
The Baroness 'for many years has been
prominent in international movements
looking to the* peace of the world. She
was one of the Austrian . delegates to
the international peace congress held
at Boston a year ago. .
HANGING OF MRS. ROGERS
.;•' BUNGLED BY DEPUTIES
Witness of Execution Says Vermont
Murderess Died of Slow
[ Strangulation.
HOOSICK -FALLS. N. V.. Dec. 10.—
Judge Charles McCarthy, who wit
nessed .the hanging of Mrs. Mary Rog
ers, pronounced it the most horrible
spectacle he ever saw. He said to
day:
"Beside, me stood two deputies, and
I heard one of them say: 'I told them
yesterday that they should have had
a stouter rope.'. The body was lifted
clear of the ground by . two of the
deputies pulling hard on the rope
against the side^of the ; scaffold, ob
taining a leverage in this way. Mean
while • the fearful agony the dying
woman must have undergone became
apparent to all. It was fifteen min
utes before the woman was pro
nounced ) dead." >•
UinOß ; LEADER IN CABINET.
; Selecting . Site Vor a Lincoln Tablet.
GETTYSBURG, Pa.. Dec. 10.-rSecre
tary of ; State Root and Secretary of
War Taf t, accompanied by a party of
: military men,, spent to-day on the bat
tlefleld'looking over the ground *. for
the purpose of^ selecting a- site * 'upon
which to erect "a tablet inscribed with
Lincoln's ; Gettysburg address. ,
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CUBAN CONVICTS
ATTACK GUARDS
Prisoners in Havana Give
Battle, but Are Soon Over
powered by the Officers
SETOKAL HEX IXJUEED
Two Criminals Fatally Hurt
and Three of Their Cap
tors Seriously Injured
.HAVANA, Dec. 10.— The convicts In the
penitentiary mutinied to-night and a
fierce fight between them and the guards
followed, in 'which two of the prisoners
were mortally wounded, sixteen more or
less seriously wounded and three of the
guards badly. Injured. '.
The' convicts to the number of 160 wer«
proceeding from the quarters to supper
in charge of an officer who was armed
with "a revolver and three guards who
carried, toachettes- . The convicts over
powered the guards, whereupon the officer
fired, wounding several of the prisoners.
He was thsn seized by the eonvict3 and
roughly handled. - v- .
Four, more guards armed with guns
came "on. the scene and fired • Into the
crowd of convicts, driving: them back.
The arTtval-of^i platoon of artillerymen
completely cowed the convicts.
DECLARES CEKTAIX SENATORS
ARE DISGRACE TO XATIOX
Governor of Nebraska Expresae* Opin
ion That the Offenders Should
" . Reslsm.
MARSHALLTOWN. lowa. Dec 10. —
In an address to-day Governor J. H.
Mickey of Nebraska was enthusiastic
ally applauded when referring to the
graft among men in high places oC
public, trust. He declared that certain
Senators had disgraced the nation and
ought to have the good sense to resign
their positions.
CADIZ, Dee. MX— A flro In thd Carmca arse
nal to-day destroyed two torpedo- boat 3 which
were under repair and -caused other damages.
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