Fhe Omaha Daily Bee.
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OMAIIA,' TUESDAY MOUSING, JANUARY 19, 1904 TWELVE PAGES.
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NOTE NOT OPTIMISTIC
Kauiu Peopl Kefrtt Protttli Failnn af
Cirlomaey in tbe Tu Ert.
KEW TREATY AFFECTS RUSSIAN PRESTIGE
AgTwnit&t Ettvtta Ch rt tni Uniud
Euui lot Liktd I j Ewitu
ST. PETERSBURG PRESS IS FOR PEACE
ciM Etitint-st Said to Ht Origii U
Heart of Cmt.
THINKS JAPAN IS IN BAD POSITION
Ingnentlal Paper at RihU Believes
It Will Tike Tnet See k
" islaad Kingdom fraaB
NEW YORK. Jan. II Private dispatches
from St. Petersburg Indicate. Bays a Times
dispatch from Paris, that tbe Japanese
note has not helped to fortify optimistic an
ticipation. As long as titer' was room
for farther negotiations, Russian diplomacy
helped Russia to gain time. But Japan,
having bee given a fnal answer to the
latest Russian note, will not. It Is expected.
wait Indefinitely for a decision on Russia's
part.
There Is (aid to be a good deal of Irrlta-
tlon In Be Petersburg over the failure of I
Ruaalan diplomacy. It la recognised that
the conclusion of the Chinese-American
, treaty has materially affected Russia's
prestige. It is reported that Russia stands
In greater fear at the present moment of
the United States than of Great Britain.
Another source of chagrin la the Indifferent
attitude of Franca.
Rasslaa Press far Ptar.
ETERSBi'RQ. Jan. 11 Tha czar a
Airanc given at the Winter palace Jan-
aary It. tn tha occasion of the New Tear's
reception, that he desired and Intended to
da all In his power to maintain peac In ths
far east, la regarded by the foreign dlplo- I
mats as a hostage given to the world for I
the preservation of peace, whits ths guar- I
anty that Russia will recognise tha open I
porta and other concessions tn Manchuria I
wlll. It is thought, place tha onus of a rup- I
tur on Japan. Most of ths newspapers I
her join tha peaceful chorus, one paper I
remarking, however, that it was Strang
for Russians to first hear of tb csar's
words by way of America.
The Novo Vrernya, referring to the re
ports of the offer of good efflcaa from the
I rated States. Francs and Great Britain.
asks: "Is such action necessary when the
hot world bas been in forme bf what
his majesty has graciously been pleased
to say to th diplomats at the Winter
palace? . How 1 It possible to render fur
wer servtc 10 tn cause ox peace aner
th csmr has announced that ha will direct
all his influence to maintain It? A
precious guaranty that Ruial will not
draw, tba sword It Is impossible to eon-eetea."'-
It conrludea as follow: "Japaa
is In an Bafartunats position and vfll e
iir great tact to avoid tha daagara aria-
Ir.g from th good ofTlc
friends.- .
of officious I
Aa a side light to tb situation, th Mo- I
cow Gasette announce that it editors and I
other employe ar donating their salaries I
to th purchase of a swift privateer, and I
adding that th sum of tS.000 has already
been raised for this purpose.
Bees Evidence af Bavrly Sett leanest.
COLOGNE. Jan. IS. Th Japanese min
ister to Russia will h4 received ia special
udienc by th csar at Taarko-Selo today.
according to dispatch to th' Cologne
Gaaett from Br Petersburg. Great sig
cincance. It Is added, is attached to th
Incident as pointing to a possible early
settlement of th far eastern dispute.
x Wants Larger Gsarl
WASHINGTON. Jan. It Minister Allen
at Seoul. Core, has mad a request of ths I
Stat department that the legation guard I
be Increased. Th minister' request has I
been referred to th Navy department, I
which la considering means of sanding I
mora marine from Cavlt ta Chemulpo. It I
MU require about a week to reinforce th
t guard.
W hat terra Waata,
PARIS, Jan. IA -Prince Mia Teang To-!
ban, th Cor minister, la an interview
today aki. concerning tha proposed P-us-
Bio-japane sones ot annuenea ta coma:
Tha various plans of Russia and Japan
&&L?Z?&"iZVlklQfi MAUD GETS DIVORCE
pertdenra, that the powers throughout tbe
wnrio: nave recogaisea awing in last
twenty years by concluding treaties, and
which Chin, our former suaeratn. has her'
self recognised. Is now menaced. There I
no proposition looking to th annexation
of Corea. and not even a protectorate. Ojr
governmental autonomy is respected smld
which I believe will be arrived at, win not
overcome the autonomy ( our people.
s'e have no hostility to foreigners, as Is
evident from our grantimr the Japanese
a concession for a railroad from eoul to
Feusan and to Americans a concession to
operate electric trammays. Th march of
modera Improvement has not been fast, but
It la going slowly aad surely ahead.
Asked tf Cores would address th powers.
giving Its Interpretation of Ruaso-Japai
accord touching Corea, If It la arrived ar,
tba minister said it was posalbl and even
probable, at no CBrea. above all. desires It
to be clearly understood that an accord
giving sphere of foreign activity would
1-ave Corean autonomy snd sovereignty
umumirusneo.
JUDGE SETS BANKER FREE
William Marttadae af Emporia, get
ateepaa.lhle tar Fnilnr at
laatHatlnm.
KANSAS CITT, Jan. tf. William Mar-
tindale. former vice president of the First
National bank af Emporia, Kan., who
indicted for misapplication of the bank's
fund aftr It tailed tn 1NB1. aaa freed by
a decision rendered by Federal Judge John
T. rblllp In Kansas City tuday. Follow.
log th failure Charles F. Cross, president
of th bank, a noted fancy stock breeder.
ommitted suicide. Martlndala Is on of
th n"et prominent men la Karsaa.
CALLS SPECIAL GRAND JURX
Oswalt Altarney rain Will Caatlaaa
laveettgatloa aa ta Maalelpal
Batadllac.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. la. It waa anonunced
today by Circuit Attorney Folk that be
would aan as xtraordtnary session of th
grand Jury tomorrow.
Tb eonilBBABC af th . investigation
fra recently It to alleged boodle deals In
eiK 04. Louis bouse of delegates at be
lieved ta be the pwrpa cj true cxtraordl-
aary stssiua t th grand Jury, whtch was
ii hsrged last M(,
h. VS MURDER SETTLERS
Cm
Aa.
4 Hditorctatili ta
tr tIay.
BERLIN. . A Further advice frtrm
German Soutkeest Africa say the Het em
are murdering settlers and burning home
steads -over aide area. The German colo
nial troop in the disturbed district arc
wholly In ufflclent to deal with the revolt
era. Chancellor von Buelow submitted to
Emperor William jresterday the dispatches
received on tbe subject by the government.
and the emperor sent for War Minister von
Flnetn and Admiralty Secretary von Ttr-
plts. The decision of the confer no was
to ask the Reichstag Immediately to au
thorise the Bending out of reinforcements.
Addressing the Reichstag Immediately
after It bad assembled today, the chancellor
said It had become his duty to Inform tha
house of the serloaa position of tbe Ger
man settlers In southwest Africa, through
the revolt of Herreroa. They had killed a
number of aettlers who were fleeing to tha
stations, had destroyed houses and terra
Improvements and had driven off the cat
tle of a great part of the German pioneers.
who were now unable to leave the pro
tection of the stations. Ths Insurrection
cams at a time when the governor and a
large portion of tbe colonial troops were
subduing tha Bondelswart tribe, twenty
days' march away. In consequence of this
and the remaining forces being scattered
among the various plsoea of refuge In the
middle of tbe colony, the natives were
riously threatening Okajundjy. Otjum-
bingwa and Kariblb, and even Winhoek
Itself. Tbe government, before the last
dispatches had been received, had ordered
to men, with six machine guns and six
pieces of artillery, to be placed in position
for actlv service, but a start could not be
made before January SO. The serious In
telligence now at hand mads It necessary
to send out Immediately a battalion of hat
marines. In addition to the other troops,
with a complement of guns and railroad
pioneers. These would embark Thursday
on a North German Lloyd line steamer and
arrive at Bwakopmund. German Southwest
Africa. February, I The gunboat Hablcbt
had been ordered from Cape Town and was
due. to arrive at Bwakopmund today.
Moreover, 130 men. previously dispatched.
would reach Bwakopmund February 1 The
German people, continued the chancellor.
would answer the call for help of the faith-
ful servants of the state and the colonists.
Tha chancellor alluded briefly to the flnan-
clal requirements necessary and said these
would be provided later. Tbe Reichstag.
after warmly applauding the chancellor's
statement, iiok up the regular business of
th day.
EVANS ARRIVES AT MANILA
Adsslrml aad Battleship tsittrss
Rcatk Philippines trass Baaolala
la. Fast Tim.
MANILA. Jan. 11 Rear Admiral Robley
D. Evans, In command of th United 8tate
Asiatic Beet, arrived here today from Hon
olulu with the battleship squadron, sailing
In close formation. Th spead maintained
during tb entire trip averaged over U
knots per hour.
tar Admiral Stirling; tn command of
th Phtllppln squadron, has arrived from
Hong Kong on th Rainbow, and Rear Ad'
mlral Philip H. Cooper. In command df the
cruiser squadron. Is expected to strive her
with his sMps tomorrow. When the entire
fleet In Asiatic waters Is assembled every
avail1 vessel will be ordered to Olon
gapo for maneuvers. Captain Richardson
Clover has relieved Captain Uriel Sebre.
In command of tha Wisconsin.
NEW LAW FOR WORKWOMEN
Resets Government Issaes Orders for
Payment to Sarvlvars af Em
playea Accidentally Killed.
MOSCOW. Jan !. Th Law provldln
compulsoryl compensation for factory em
ploye and miners In th can of all acd
dents; one of the most important measure
of th present reign, has become effective.
la th event of death aa annuity I pay-
able not only to widows and legitimate
children, bat t Illegitimate children and
to the mother of such children and also
1 1 adopted children, th annuity to equal
th wage of day per annum, whereas
th averag of working days only numbers
E&. As reliable statistic ar not available
the Insurance companies perused to issue
accident policies at enormous premiums, so
ta employer combined for mutual lnsur-
l anc
Uslss
f
JjOVDON. Jan. H Justice Jeune, In the
I "' 1 l1""'
today granted Major Walter d B&umarei
Maud a divorce from his wife on tha
ground that ber marriage to Daniel R.
I Hanna of Cleveland, O., m bigamous.
Th Mauds wer married at New Tors,
April It. UVT. While Maud was fighting In
Sor-th Africa hla wife obtained a divorce
from him in America and oa February It,
UM, married Mr. Hanna.
German Snipe ta t istt tailed Slates.
BERLIN. Jan. 11 Orders have been aeat
to tha commodore m command of th Ger
man West Indian squadron to send th
ship now at Havana to United State
porta. During th next ten days th
Vlneta. with th oommodor on board, wtl!
go to New Orleans, the Fsulk to Mobile,
Ala-, and the Gasetle to Oa Ives ton, Tex.
Will Create Kesr Soea.
ROME, Jan. 11 Tb congregation of the
propaganda at a meeting today decided
to propose to the pop lb erection of
Newfoundland Into a new ecclesiastical
province, and also to create a new dlocee
at Joliette, Quebec, taking It from' th
archdloces of Montreal, as proposed by
Archbishop Bruchesl.
Waters peat ta taatk Africa.
BLOEMFONTEIN. Jan. 11 A waterspout
yesterday destroyed three hotels and man
sous a hers. and. It la believed, results J
ta loss ot Ufa, Th number of dead, how
ever, baa not yet been ascertained. Hun
dreda of persons bar been rendered home-
i irve ana seuiuii uj is yuuicr
Usees af Gersnaay lajavaa Foot,
BERLIN. Jan. 11 Th Empress August
Victoria la suffering from a alight Injury
to bar foot, necessitating a cancellation of
ber court for ladles, fixed for January SI
Th debutantes will b presented to th
I empress at as of th court balls.
Harty Will Aaslst IVevelepmeat.
MANILA. Jan. U -Archbishop J.
Harty. th newly arrived Catholic prtuM.
has assured th Philippine rummiibf.i that
h will da ail ha hla power to aasiat ia tha
aavkvmaiit af U Is inrts
Jadge Decides ktarv-tag
Mrs. Dam Hiaia ta B
BlaraaBoae. v
COAL MINERS IN SESSION
OoDTtBtiom of United Kin Worasr f
America Matte at Indianapolis,
PRESIDENT MITCHELL SUBMITS REPORT
Caatlaas Meat Vers ta Moderation af
Speeek u sett a. aa EaesBles af
lslesi Are Walcklsg
Every Slav.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. IS. The fifteenth
annual convention of the United Mine
Workers of America opened In Tomlinson
hall today. Approximately LOO delegates
are her from th various districts of the
country. Canada being also represented.
Tb convention will continue for ten days
and will be followed by the annual Joint
conference between the miners and coal
operators of th states of Indiana, Illinois.
Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It la at
the joint conference that th wage scale
for the ensuing year Is fixed. It Involves
30 operators and 150.000 miners. Illinois,
with 160. has th largest single state rep
resentation. The convention was opened with an ad
dress of welcome to the delegates by
Mayor John Holts man, which was briefly
responded to by President Mitchell, who
then announced the following committee
on rules 'and order of business: C. W.
Lackey, district No. 11: Edward Cahlll.
district No. 12; Ada'm Rescavage. district
No. 1. Tha report of the committee on
credentials wss then called for.
President Mitchell Reports.
Lata this afternoon th work of tha cre
dentials committee was concluded, and
President Mitchell delivered hla annual ad
dress. In his annual report President Mitchell
urges that the convention be maderate in
speech and conservative In action, adding:
We should keep in mind that the enemies
of labor and the opponents of trade union
ism, as represented by the Manufacturers'
association and tbe Cltisens' Industrial al
liance, are ever ready to make capital out
of the smallest indiscretion and to magnify
out of ail reasonable proportion the slight
est mistake that trade unionists may make.
Th report then outllpe the situation In
each district. Of th anthracite field he
ays:
It is a pleasure to report thst since the
close of the anthracite strike the relations
of operators and miners have grown stead
ily more cordial. With very few excep
tions the award of the commission has been
rigidly observed and an era of comparative
peace and contentment has reigned in that
territory.
Of central Pennsylvania the report says:
rmrtnf the month of March the miners
snd operators of th central district of
Pennsylvania, report approximately ".
men in lotnt conference in the oity of
Altonna and consummated a wage agree
ment which assured to our members a sub
stantial Increase In wages snd for the firm
time In the history of that field established
the eight-hour work day. The Important
ef this achievement cannot oe overesti
mated.
Endorses Conference Metkd.
Mr, MitcheU refers to tbe extension of the
conference method of adjusting wag dif
ferences into West Virginia, Missouri.
Kansas, Arkansas and tha Indian Territory,
which, ha says, promises a long period of
tndustrhii peace to mmers sad operators.
Th Alabama settlement by ths board of
arbitration la mentioned with satisfaction,
and summing up the general situation, b
says:
In an other districts In which mining
prices have heretofore been regulated by
agreement Increased wages wer secured
and other concessions obtained, and while
tn many Instances wages have not
advanced In Drooortion to the increases
cureH In the central com net 1 live coal fields.
oa the whole we have every reason to feel
airly well satisfied with the gains during
tb year 1900.
The extension of organisation into Can- I
a da. Montana and Washington Is men
tioned. Taking th ' capitation tax
eelved during December of each year as a
basis of computation, the report says that
the organisation has increased in member
hip from 91.000 In 189 to Sft.MS in 1903,
which does not Include members Idle or on
strik. During the" last year there was a
net gain of MS unions, making a total of
LX3 nnlona In twenty-three districts.
If," says Mr. Mitchell, 'every local
union would report in Its full membership
there would not be lees than MO.OIO mem
ber." "
Th report recommend that the constitu
tion committee investigate th advisability
of discontinuing the present method of col
lecting dues and adopting th stamp sys
tem. Strike la Colorado.
Of th Colorado strik Mr. Mitchell says:
Th strike in district 15 has been snd is
a source of besvy expense to our orgsniaa-
rkm. but our people ar stanomg nrm, ana
much aa we desire an amicable1 and hon
orable settlement, the uncompromising st-
tltude of the companies leaves us no cnoice
but to continue the contest until fair terms
of settlement are reached or our people go
down in defeat. -
Th report refers to th causes for th
Meyeradale and West Virgin, strikes and
ujr
Th result Is tbat proximately 1000 man
are idle in these two districts and there
appear to be no Immediate prospect of set
tlement.
In LMstrlct 19, Tennessee ana souuteast-
ern Kentucky, a number of strikes sere
forced upon us and some or tnera sre still
In progress. All of these strikes have been
supported by the nation! organisation and.
will be snown oy toe secretary s repon,
large sum of money has been expended
in their prvsecution.
President Mitchell Insists upon ths uni
versal adoption of th run-of-mins basta.
On this th report says: I would advise
that the demands of previous conventions
be repeated and that the scale committee
be instructed to mak an effort to have th
Interstate agreement formulated upon a
run-of-mlne basis.
Waold Bar Baye From If lees.
The Increase In machine mining Is shown
to have been from 14 per cent of the total
production in MS to a per cent In VX'X the
report claiming that In districts In which
the differential Is widest machine mining
haa Increased disproportionately. H urgra
tbat a readjustment of the differential be
Insisted upon. He suggests that not mora
than two delegates be sent to th Interna
tional mining congress at Paris May 21
and urges support of the union label and
recommenda that each local devote ten
minute of each meeting to a discussion of
the question af anlon-made goods. Vigor
ous support of ths anti-injunction bill and
th eight-hour bill now in congress Is urged
and of federal Injunctions hs says: "The
evils which have grown out of th Indls-
crimlnaJte Issuance of feaerai injunctions,
tha tnslduoua attempts oa the part of soma
of our federal judges to deprive us of rght
of trial by jury, ar so wIl known to th
trad unionists ef our country as to re-
qvOro no elaboration la this report."
President Mitchell voices his earnest sup
port of 1 ("Illation prohibiting boys under
U from working in th mines and asks tb
convention ta end arm It. Feeling reference
to th death of Henry D. Lloyd la made
snd In closing congratulatory reference Is
mad to th "cardial business relationship
that has existed between our organtaatioa
and th operators fa all state and district
(Coo Hatted aft Second Fag.)
CONFIRMS IN THE ARMY
mlaees tar Promote Approved
aad Postmaster far Nebraska, aad
lew Acted mm kp Senate.
I
WASHINGTON. Jin. ML The senate In
executive session today confirmed the fol
lowing nominations:
To be major generals Briagdler General
William A. Koboe, Joseph C. Sanger. Alfred
E. Bates. Wallace F. Randolph. To be
brigadier- generals Colonels Alfred Mor
decal. H. Laakell. Forrest P. Hathaway,
Asher C Taylor. John G. Butler. Charles
J. Allen, Tbeodor E. True, Fran M.
Coxe, Jacob E. Klin. William K. Dough
erty, William S. McCaskey; Colonel John
P. Storey to be chief af artillery with tha
rank of brigadier general; Colonel Francis
S. Dodge to be paymaster general; Albert
A. Roberts to be receiver of public moneys
at Le Grande, Ore.
Postmasters Nebraska: Samuel B. Hall.
Ashland; Leander P. Jewett, Broken Bow;
John M. Jones. Clay Center; John M.
Mills. Laurel; Thomas A. Healey, Milford.
Iowa: Wellington H. Gowdy, Oodwlth;
Daniel Anderson, Lamonl; I. J. Ochlltrea.
Morning Bun.
FOR DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Chairman Joaes Issaes Formal Call
far Pemaseala t Assemble
at St. Lwata.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IK. The following
official call waa issued today for the as
m bring of the democratic national con
vention at 6t Louis, July next:
WASHINGTON. Jasi M The democratic
national committee having met in the city
or Washington on the li'th day of Jan
uary. 1. has appointed Wednesday, the
th day of July. If -4. as the time, snd
chosen St. Louis, Mo., as the place for
holding the democratlo national conven
tion.
Kach state Is entitled to representation
therein eoual to doub'o the number of
renators snd representatives in the con
'gress of th Crated States, and each terri
tory. Alaska, Indian Territory ana tne uis-
trict of Columbia, shall have six dele-"a,e-
......
All democratic el t liens or tne inuea
States who can unite with us in the effort
for a oure and economical constitutional
government are cordially invited to Join
ua In sending deiegatf-e to the convention.
J AMLn lv, ju.r.3.
Chairman.
C. A. WALSH. Secretary.
SEVERE BLOW TO JIMINEZ
nTenwawawann
Laeder af the Revelwtten Arranges
Terms af Snrrender wHk Morales,
aad Order Is Restored.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11-Th Navy de
partment haa received the following details
of the surrender of Puerto Tlata to the
government troop from th commander of
tho United States steamship Detroit : "
PUERTO PLATA, Jan. 17. ISO. Secretary
Km. Washington: After fight beyond
mrrfnn established bv I nlted States out'
side city limits, Jlmlnex forces occupying
Puerto Plata, surrenoerea uni-onaniujiaiiy
to Morales' forces: perfect order prevails;
business of port will begin tomorrow morrt
Wr at 1 No casualties among non-com
batants. No destruction of property; sur
render and arrangements of termo con
ducted with order tn presence of Captain
Robertson and roe: consider this severe
blow ta Jimines; have small force at con
sulata. . DILLINGHAM.
Pap Make At.lnwtn. - , ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. If- The apostolic
delegate today received from Rome three
briefs making the following appointments:
Mgr. 8. G. Messmer, archbishop of Mil
waukee; Right Rev. J. J. Harty, bishop of
Columbus. O.; Rev. J. M. Lucy, of Little
Rock. Ark., domestic prelate of his holi
ness.
REORGANIZE CHICAGO CONCERN
nil
Capar Gives Bill af Sale
ta Property. .
' CHICAGO. Jan. 11 The Illinois Tele
phone and Telegraph company today filed
for record with the county recorder a bill
of sale f"n- all Its property, including tun
nels. racks, telephone cables and auto
matic switchboard appliances and telephone
system.
The bill of sale runs to the Illinois Ton
nel company, the Illinois corporation re
cently charged with an authorized capital
of tao.OOOm and tb power to issue as
much mora, in bonds. Accompanying' the
bill of saki there was also filed for record
a trust deed for fM.Onn.tti on th asset
of th new corporation to secure a bond
tssu. Th previous mortgage on the eon
duita and other property of tbe Illinois
Telephone and Telegraph company waa
canceled. Indicating that th old bonds
have been taken up and new bonds put In
their place.
This represents on of th largest trans
actions relating to an Intramural public
utility matter that has taken plaos
years. The Equitable Trust company is
named as trustee.
FUNERAL OF ASA S. BUSHNELL
Former Governor af Ohio Laid
Heat ta Presence af Maay
Xataklea.
SPRINGFIELD. O.. Jan. 11-The funeral
of former Gornor Asa 81 Bushnell took
place at Christ Episcopal church today.
Every train arriving In this city this morn
lng brought scores of distinguished vis
Itors, .who attended the funeral. Among
th arrivals wer Senator and Mrs.
Feraker. Governor Herrick and staff, ex
Governor Nash, Assistant Secretary
Stat and, Mrs. Francis R. Loo tula, stats
officials and members .of both branches -of
th general assembly, besides many promi
nent people from Ohio and other states.
The aervicea were conducted by Bishop
Boyd Vincent of Cincinnati and Rev. Dr.
A, C. McCabe, rectur of Christ church.
Th body was escorted to the church by
th National Guard, under command of
Major E. J. Klrkpatrick. and from I to 1
o'clock It lay tn state.
BRYAN FILES A DEMURRER
Saya Allrajatleae la tk Plea ta Set
saa tar Akatesaeat.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Jan. 18 Counsel
for W. J, Bryan filed In the superior court
today a demurrer to th plea in abatement,
recently offered by counsel for the heir
of Philo 8. Bennett, of who will Mr.
Bryan Is an executor. Th pie In abate
ment waa to set aside tha appeal of Mr.
Bryaa from th decision of judge of pro
bate, excluding th sealed letter which was
left by Mr. Bennett and which provided
for a gift of 160.00 to Mr. Bryan.
Th demurrer says th allegations is tb
pie constitute na reason for abating th
appeal, that Mr. Bryan haa no Interest as
executor, or ctherwls. a J vers to the ap
peal, and that his purpons tn appealing Is
to effectual and not to thwart Ui latent
ef th lesiAior.
BURKE'S BILL IS FAVORED
Committs Decides for Bill Openisf, th
Eottlid Lands to Eettlemtnt
ONLY ONE MEMBER RAISES OBJECTIONS
Later Me Jala ia nllk His Fellows
aad Will Set HI a Minority Re.
part Bill for Balldlag at
(From Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 Special Tele
gram.) A favorable report haa been or
dered on the Rosebud Indian reservation
bill. Congressman Burke of South Dakota
haa been Instructed to prepare the report.
continuation of the meeting held by
he Indian affairs committee on Saturday
the committees held an almost contlnu-
ous session today. Ths morning session
was wholly deVuted to consideration of
whether congress should assume the right
of taking th Indian lauds without th
sanction of the Indians concerned. Upon
that proposition the Indian committee In
executive session decided by a vote ot 12
to I to open th Rosebud reservation to
settlement without submitting the question
to the Indians. This Is along he line of
th supreme court decision that the gov
ernment is a trustee for the Indiana and
also upon the recommendation of the In
terlor department.
The afternoon waa devoted to the consid
eration of the price to be paid for the
lands included in the territory to be opened.
After much discussion Major Lace J- of
Iowa, suggested that the land entered upon
during the first six months shall be held
at $3 per acr and that land thst shall
be entered upon during- the second six
months shall yield 12.50 per sere. .There
after the remaining land shall be disposed
of under direction of the commissioner of
the general land office by such methods
and prices as he may determine.
At one time It waa thought Congressman
Curtis of Kansas, a member of the Indian
committee would file a dissenting opinion
against the action of the committee in tak
ing the lands without the consent of the
Indians but so overwhelming was the voie
on the proposition that the government hnd
a right to open Indian lands To settlement.
providing of course that the Indian rights.
were safeguarded, thtt Mr. Curtis. It Is
understood, will file no objection to the
opening of the Rosebud reservation under
the new terms.
Mr. Burke, by instrtipyon of the Indian
committee, will draft a cw bill reciting the
first treaty made with the Rosebud Indians
and which was signed by three-fourths of
the adults of that reservation, signifying
their acceptance of C30 per acre. Later
attempts, however, to secure their agree
ment to this rr.ee were not successful, by
reason of an cfflclal from the Indian office
being called e'ie where. . '
Bilnar Over a, Milliem.
A plere has teen mace that the lands
in "the Rosebud agency to be opened 10
settlement phatl bring upward of ll.OOO.pnO
to the Indians, and upon this theory the
scale of prices has been mafie. Differences
as to the construction of the bill have
been minimised and for the first time In
number of year It would seem as If
th bill had a fair chance of passage.
Hitchcock fa laqalsltlve.
Representative Hitchcock has become an
Inquirer regarding governmental expendi
ture Taking his text from republican
member of congress, Mr. Hftchcock today
Introduced a resolution calling upon the
secretary of the treasury and other beads
of departments for statement showing
the n amber of horses, carriagea and auto
mobiles maintained at government ex
pense for th use of officials In the several
departmenta, together with the cost of
maintaining the same. This, It is under
stood. Is Introduced for the purpose of
affording Mr. Hitchcock a vehicle to make
a speech on chauffeurs and footmen.
Improvements at Slaaeton.
Representative McCarthy today Intro
duced a bill appropriating Jlw.OO for the
purchase of a site and the erection thereon
of a public building at Columbus, Neb.
Congressman Burke haa called the atten
tion of Commissioner Jones to the de
plorable condition of the school building at
tha Sisseton Indian agency and urged that
necessary improvements be hastened a'
tbat school. Commissioner Jones prom
lsed that, ail expedition should be' uad
to push forward th improvement neces
sary to tout tbe Blsseton school In abso
lutely first class condition.
W. E. Bainbridge of Council Bluffs and
Mrs. Bainbridge are guests at 'the Ebbitt
house. Mr. Bainbridge has just returned
from Veneruela. where h has been aa ar
hit ra tor for all American claims against
that country .
Thomas L. Sloan of Pender was admitted
to practice before the supreme court today
Mr. loan Is here In the interest of a num
ber of case filed In the supreme court
growing out of allotments to Indiana and
which ar scheduled for argument on
March 7.
Miss Francis Reynolds of Pones, Neb.
Is the guest of Representative and Mrs.
McCarthy.
Daketaas at Wklte Hease.
Senators Gamble and Klttredge and Rep
resentatives Burke and Martin wer at the
Whits House tonight and had confer
enc of an hour's duration with President
Roosevelt aa to affairs In their state. ' The
call of tho delegation related rhiafly, it la
said, to appointments of poaupasters and
several positions in the consular service.
which South Dakota Is desirous of secur
ing.
Raatlne af Departments.
Barhsra A. Reuslnk has been appointed
postmaster at Divide, "herman county,
Neb., vice A. W. Throckmorton, resigned.
Rural carrier appointed: Nebraska
Arcadia, regular. John Anderson; subxtl
tute. Erlrk Anderson. Cedar Rapids, regu
lar, Francis Peterson; substitute, Peter
Johnson. Filerton. regular, Jesse W.
Buker; substitute. Stephen Wair, jr. Iowa
Alvord. regular, Thomas J. Clary; substi
tute, Thomas Cleary; Bedford, regular,
Harley U- Greenlee; substitute, Harvey
Greenlee; Good ell. regular. Leroy O. Clark
substitute. G. W.-Clark; Hawkey, regular.
Archie J. Jones: subsrltate. Oeorxs M.
Jones. Hall regular, Peter J. Yaa Do use
la ar; substitute. Art Van Douselaar. South
Dakota Lennox, regular, Lemuel L. St
ger; substitute, Alfred Allison. A rural
free delivery routs will b estsb'ished Feb
ruary la at Bhubert. Richardson county.
Neb.; route embrace an are of twenty
square miles and population of 610.
Major Jerome A. WUrous. paymaster,
ia relieved from temporary duty at Kansas
City, and will proceed to Omaha and re
port to the commanding general. Depart
ment of the Missouri, for duty at th lat
ter ilce.
Tb Application of Charles B. Mills of
Clinton, J. H. McCord. E. O. ScofBeid.
Homer A. Miller and other to organize th
First National bank of Lion Grove. Iowa,
with EMOuO capital, ha been approved by
the comptroUer of tha currancy.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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A drop In temperature of from thirty to
thirty-flv degrees, within the next twenty
four hours. This was th prediction of the
weather bureau at 11 o'clock last night.
Th order for the cold wave signals came
In telegram from Washington. Condi
tions were said to be favorable for the cold
est sort of weather. Tha wind was ex
pected to shift during th night and the
cold ale to be turned on by daylight. The
weather has been trying to be cold for sev
eral1 days, but for some reason the' cold
ware flag failed to have its usual effect.
FEIN TO APPEAR IN COURT
Mlssaarl Caavlet Glvea Opportenlty
ta Tell Wknt He Kaews ta
Grad Jary.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 11 Major Hugh C. Den
nis, president of the Rlalto Grain and Se
curities com nan y, has been subpoenaed to
appear as a witness before the federal
grand Jury, which convenes tomorrow. W.
B. Mahaney, formerly associated with
Major Dennis, with' several brokers, havfe
also been cailed as witnesses. Altogether
bout 100 witness have been summoned
for th investigation of alleged gel-rich
quick concerns.
The grand jury will also continue the
Investigation of naturalisation frauds. A
writ of habeas corpus was Issued by Judge
Adams this afternoon against the warden
of the state penitentiary to de'lver Adolph
Fein to the court. Fein, who was sen
tenced to five years for his connection
wltn naturalisation frauds, will be brought
to Bt. Louis to testify aa to tbe complicity
of others.
LOVE IS NO BAR TO DIPLOMA
Mlssaarl Conrt Deeldes , Tessg Men
Slndylng Medietas May Fall '
la Lave.
BT. LOUIS, Jan. 11 Judge Wood In the
circuit court today held that a medical
college had no Jurisdiction ovr the heart
affairs of its students and could not legally
withhold diploma from one of them who
had fallen In love before th time sot for
his graduation.
The decision waa on th application for
writ cf mandamus to compel th Barnes
Medical college to issue diploma to Onus
Tork of Muskogee, L T., class of '01, who
entered the college In October. 1300. -It was
alleged a a reason for withholding th
diploma that Tork fell In love with
roung woman, with whom he afterward
quarreled, and that she, through revenge,
told of their love affair to the college fac
ulty. vThis was before York class was to
graduate and h waa expelled and
diploma, refused. The writ f mandamus
was granted.
ARGONAUTS HAVE HARD TIME
Two Men from Kara Seati Pall t
Ftad' Alleged Baried
Wenltk.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11 M. McManus
and C. .Thompson of Halifax. N. 8., have
returned from an unsuccessful search for
treasure In Terra del Fuego. They
sailed from Nov 8cot1a on March S with
eight companions on tha schooner Haul
M., to look for treasure in large quntltie
which tb captain of th vessel said was
to b found there.
When the schooner reached the coast of
Terra del Fuego It went aground tn trying
to land and McManus and Thompson hav
ing bad a, misunderstanding with others
of the party, took all their belongings from
th vessel and started for the interior with
a band of Patagonlan Indiana. I fere they
met with nothing but hardship, and finally
made the coast again, where they made
voyage of 12S mile in canoe and
reached point whence they sailed for
this port.
ALLEGE A PLOT TO MURDER
a FraaeUe Pollr lay Plaa Waa
Devised ta Kilt Men far
Iasaraaee.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11 Th Call
today says that tha police have secured
evidence which tends to show that Leon
Boeder waa but - en of band of eon
srilrators in this city who sought to swin
dle Insurance companies by murder of
victim whose life had been heavily in
sured. Th police are said to know of three men
who w-tr Implicated in th plot that led to
the slaughter of Joseph Blaise on January
10 at th foot of Russian bill, and further
arrests are expected at any time. Th
men who ar suspected of being ac
complices of Boeder are known to th po
lice. They are thought to have supplied
funds to him and testimony la being sought
to prove that they forwarded money to
Soeder in New Tork and Europe.
TROOPS DISBAND BY REQUEST
t ailed Statea aad Brlllsk O Seers Pat
Bad ta One, Dominican
Campaign.
NEW YORK. Jan. UL Th government
troop which have just captured this city,
says Puerto Plat. Ban Domingo, dis
patch to the Herald, wer commanded by
General Limardo. There wer SuO men
engaged on th goverr nient side. Tb
commandera of th United State cruiser
Detroit snd the British cruiser Pallas
agreed to th surrender, on condition thst
th troop put down their arms and dis
band.
General Deschamps, Despradol. Efres
ani Meyrelea. who took ref ug in thi United
State rotisulate, will em bare oa the first
steamer leaving tbla port.
A strong guard has been landed by th
American and British commanders to pre
serve order.
KILLS MAN AND RUNS AWAY
la tkearrel Over Baslaess Deal Okla-
keana Agent af Brewery Bkaate
Bis oysesesl.
ARAPAHOE. Ok la,, Jan. li Ia quarrel
ov?r tVM sot. John Blgham. agent for
M-lwauke brewery, shot and. killed Gus
Huddleston. Blgham endorsed' II uddleston's
not and when th latter r.eglected to pay
It attached Huddleston s cattle. One cf
tb bullets Bred ty Blgham lodged In the
vest pocket of former Probate Judge Love
B:ghm fled after tha shoolli.g.
SING BRYAN'S PRAISE
lelrtik EsMocrMT GatLtrt at Banquet
Board to Wslcoaj Hit Kotvra.
INFORMAL RECEPTION PRECEDES FEAST
Last Ktt.'oEitl Candidate ef Party Flt is
Qvneialitie ill EpaecL
KANSAS CITY PLATFORM GOOD ENOUCH
t
Eaji it Chomld Bt Eetrtd it Ejitmtj
aid 8om IltnVi Addsd,
TAKES A SHOT AT ThE CLEVELAND WING
Insist Thnt taadldat af Xest Ja
tlaaal Party shoala Be On Wb
Always Followed tka Flag
af tka Party.
(From Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. la. (Special Telegram.
Bryan democracy reigned su;rm tor.lght
iu Lincoln and th former presidential can
didal was honored aa In th old daya.
Th occasion waa banquet given to wel
come him home after trip in foreign
countries. More than K people sat at ths
tables In the Lindell hotel and many tnor
there were who could not secure tickets.
For two houra preceding th banquet Mr.
Bryan stood In the lobby of tba hotel anj
received congratulations and welcome from
the crowd. They wer strictly Brysn demo
crats who attended, though few there,
were who bore th name of Jacksonlan.
Tbey were not numerous, however. Tbe
others cam from all parts of tba stat and
there were among them many prominent
In the party. Those who expected fireworks
from Mr. Bryan wer disappointed. Ho
declared for the Kansas City platform and
a candidate to stand upon It whose democ
racy would not b an Issue of tb cam
paign. His them was no surrender. James
Ma nana n of Lincoln, former fusion candi
date for congress, waa toastmaater and in
troducing Mr. Bryan aald:
Fellow Citizens; We have with us to
night a guest a dialing uisned an an from
.uiOpv. lie cornea, lu a manner, aa envoy
txtraordinary uf the csar el Kusaia, tne
emperor ot tin many, the pope of Horn
a no the king 6f irelaud. As special repie
sentative ot the last named, ne has pre.
sented to me as baton of my authority to-
nifcbt una blackthorn shilleiy, from th
ou.d sou. i-iil I rotn tne otig where Jiriua
buro (ought the battle ol Cloutarf. e
are honored In the opportunity of enter
Uuniiig him to whom stiii clings the homage
and tne incense of the old world.
it is my agreeable outy to act aa master
of ceremonies, sua to do what I ca to
make his excellency ieel aa much at horn
aa poMsiola in Una strange company. As
general Interpreter I will endeavor to ex
plain to him ths meaning of this occasion
and Interpret the speecnea that ar de
livered at lnui as the evening progresses.
Let It be understood. Monseigneur Bryan,
that while tee walls are nut decorated
like 1'arta. ui oaf, and while this dinner
is -.ot -nrved .n courses, ami ma wsler w
drink -iocs not sparkle like champagne at
Sherry s j. e ofler no apology. Emerson
said: The b eve. soul rates iiself too high
to vah." -.relf by the splendors of its table
and dr.pvr.tr. It gives what It hath, and
all It bat .. It Its own majesty can tend .
better gntc t bannocks ami fair vetvr
than belling 'o cJty feasts." ,
This affair Is democratic. Tti had heasd,
doubtless. Lefoi you left Europe ol th
democratic party. No msn can read th
history of this republic and not learn tbat
Its very brigntest pages tell the story of
tb people's iove for th principle of de
mocracy. You as befor you th demacraaix
of Nebraska; more, yuu see tbe patriotic
democracy of 'he west; more, you see th
very soul and conscience cf the unterrtned
democracy of this nation. You have fted
In sumptuous banquet haa Is, you hsv
talked wlLa cxars and kings and emperors
and the pope, you have stood in tbe pres
ence of this earth's mightiest monarch,
but you have never stood among better,
braver men than you do tonight In Ne
braska. From among these very men, at
a time when democracy's eky was dark,
there cams a splenaid apirlt of right, ana
a heroic man of might with a miLle pur.
pose to tight for the holy causa of hu
inanity. ,
It requires courage to defy Intimidation
a higher form of courage to resist tempt,
tlon. It requires tb very bravest soul to
do both riKht in a storm of vituperation.
And that is the kind of courage that iv
oiil.'i the liivnucracy of Nebrsrka today.
These veterana here know the moaning of
loyalty to party, they are reasonabl but
determined, they sre charitable but lust,
they are resting now but not asleep. They
are not hero worshipers, but they ar th
kind of men on whom leader may rely
with confidence, feeling sur sll th time
that while he maintains the truth and his
own Intes-rlty he can in tha fiercest fight
the darkest night feel their arms about
him and their hearta beat In sympathy and
support. .
Bryan Replies.
Mr. Bryan raid:
Instead of talking of concessions snd
co ! nes. it la time for honest and
njrgre msIv action. W are confronted wit
a condition that may well alarm tha
though ful and patriotic W find corrup
tion everywhere. Voters are bought at
so much per head, representative In our
city govemmeniB are profiting by their
positions, and even federal officers are se'.l.
lng their influence. What is th cuf
Th commercial spirit thst p'lts a prlc
on everything ami resolve every question
Into "MU It pay- This commercial!
has riven popular! tv to that theory of aaw
ernment which permits th granting if
privilege to a favored few and . defend
the theory by an attempt to ehciw that th
n.oney thus given directly finds its way
Indirectly back Into the pockets of tb
taxpayer
W see this theory in operation on every
side. The protective tariff schedule illus
trate It; our financial system rests upnrt
It: the trusts hide themselves behind It,
snd Imperialists are substituting this
theory for the constitution. Is It atrangn
thst money la used to carry 1 -tlons? if
a party makes certain ctasaea rich by law,
will It not naturally turn to those claw
for contributions during the campaign
If congress votes million of dollar in
n rally to tariff baron, money magnates
and monopolists. Is It not natursi that
aldermen should traffic In th small legis
lation of s city council, and If officials
high and Knr use th government s If It
were private asset. Is it Burr-rising that
manv fndlvlduala who are without official
I j1 tlon yie'd to th temptation to Bell tha
only politic Influence they have, namely,
ths ballot. What Is the remedy There
Is but one remedy an appeal t the moral
sense of the country an awakening of th
public conscience.
And how- cub this apnea! be made? Not
bv showlnr a greater desire for th spoil
of offlca than for reform, but by turning
s deaf esr to the contemptible cry ef "any
thing to win.' and by announcing an honest
snd straightforward position oei every pub
lic question. If we would appeal to sin.
cere men we must ourselves be sincere,
snd our sincerity can be shown only by a
nlilins-nesa t suffer defeat rather tha
abahdon the cause of good government.
. X Time far Ckaag.
Shall we accept Imperialism aa as ac
complished fact u order to appease those
who ar willing to end ore "government
without the conaeat of the governed V
There can be no thought of such a sur
render, lor who would trust us to deal with
other questions If we prove false to the
fundamental principle of self-government T
Bhal! we change our position on tn tra.t
question In order to secure the support ef
tne trusi magna ier oi mr a n turnout
can we think of It. We want tbe trust
magnates against u. net for as. Thlr op.
pot-it ion Is proof of our party's fldelltv)
their support would cast suspicion upon vt,
Shall wa abandon our advocacy i,f t.
metallliro In order to conciliate those who
defeated th party tn recent campaigner
Never. Some phase of th money question
Is always before congress and no one ran
predict when the coinage phase of tn
i.nrv ouertlon will again bi.m
N reform ef any kind would be domIM
with the money change la control of tha
party.
ShaU we chase our poeitloa on th tariff
question la order t wia aver oamoarats