Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27

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and Canada will be held here during the
week beginning February Q. President
Roosevelt has promised to press an cleo
trio button in the White House which will
start the machinery OF the exhibition.
Less cash for Forts.
The Notifications bill reported to the
house today carries Si,093,s4S, being $685.
OH less than the current law.
Diu Overrides Iowa Decision.
The judiciary committee OF the house to-
day favorabiy reported a bill to meet the
conditions brought about by the decision
Of the supreme court to the effect that
states could not interfere with the intro
duction OF liquors in original packages,
The bill subjects intoxicating liquors i'm
ported from che state into another to the
jurisdiction of the laws Of the state into
which they arc imported.
Two to Live and One to Die.
The president has committed to life i'm,
p~risonmeut the death sentence pronounced
against George Barclay and James Brum-
NETT, who were convicted OF murder in
Oklahoma. and sentenced to be hanged
February 10. In the case OF Homer Bird,
convicted OF murder in Alaska, the presi-
dent declined to interfere, and he will be
hanged within a few weeks.
Roosevelt Goes to anton.
President Roosevelt will leave shortly
after midnight for Canton. o., to attend
the banquet in commemoration Of the birth
day OF the late President Mckinley, to be
given tomorrow night. The president will
respond to the toast, william Mckinley"
Secretary Root will speak for THE '1'y."
Court Favors settlers.
The United States supreme court today
rendered through Justice Harlan an opinion
affecting the Northern Pacific railroad land
grant.
The case was that of Peter and Henry
Nelson, who located upon unsurveyed land
within the Narthern Pacific grant in the
territory of Washington in 1881. This was
after the railroad company had filed its
general map showing its promised line, but
before it had filed its map of definite loca-
ton.
In the opinion handed down today 1t was
held that the title OF the settlers was better
than that Of the railroad company, and that
until the definite map was filed congress
had control of the lands within the grant
regardless of the general map.
In a dissenting opinion Justice Brewer
said the opinion reverses the judgment of
the court of twenty years ago by which the
Interior department had ever since been
controlled in dealing with disputes between
the railroad company and settlers like the
Nelson's.
EIkins Bill Is vOr
The senate committee on interstate COM
merce today unanimously agreed to report
the Elkins antitrust bill with some amend
ments that a subcommittee is perfecting.
Canal treaty Possibly Void.
Senator Morgan, chairman of the inter
oceanic canal committee, today offered in
the senate a resolution questioning the Gre
dentials of Thomas Herran, charge
d'affaires Of Colombia, who recently signed
with Secretary Hay the isthmian canal
treaty.
Mr.. Aldrich Immediately made the point
that the subject must be considered in ex.
ecutive session and the senate went into
executive session on motion of Mr.. Hale
The point which Senator Morgan made
was that the validity of the government,
which accredited Herran to the United
States, was doubtful and that it should be
inquired into by the United States.
AS soon as the doors we're closed Mr.
Morgan took the floor and discussed the
subject at some length. He said there had
not been an election in Colombia since
1898, and that IL was questionable whether
the present acting government had author.
ity to send a representative to the United
States.
Senator Morgan's resolution relating tC
Senior Herran was, after considerable dis
c%ussion in executive session, referred tC
the committee on foreign relations.