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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
CHANGES ON ROCK ISLAND
Vacancies Caused by Death of Mar
shall Field and Resignation of
w. n. Leeds FILLED.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-Directors OF six
companies in the Rock Island railroad sys-
tenn at meetings today elected officers to
fill vacancies left by the resignation of w.
j. Leeds. Offices held by the late Marshall
Field were also filled.
In positions formerly held by Mr. Leeds
in the Rock Island company Robert Mather
was elected a member of the finance COM
mittee, James Campbell was elected a di-
rector and B. F. Yoakum was elected chair
man of the board of directors. Mr. Yoa-
kuhn was also elected member of the
finance committee in place of Marshall
Field.
At the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company's meeting James Camp
bell was elected director and also a mem
Der Of the executive committee in place OF
Mr.. Leeds +. l.. Hine was elected a men,
ber Of the executive committee to fill the
vacancy left by the death Of Marshall Field
At the ST. Louis & San Francisco meet
ing c. w. Hilliard was elected a director
and F. L. Hne member of the executive
committee, both succeeding Mr.. Leeds.
The directors Of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Railroad company chose George T
Boggs a director and f. L. Hine a member
Of the executive committee in place of Mr.
Leeds.
At the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis Railway company's ssmeeting George T
Boggs was chosen director and c. w
Hilliard member OF the executive com
mittee in place of Mr.. Leeds.
Directors of the Evansville & Terre Haut,
Railroad company elected c. w. Hilliard
director in place of Mr.. Leeds
NEW YORK, Feb. a-The directors O
the St Louis & San Francisco Railroad
company decided today to pass the semi
annual dividend on the company's secont
preferred stock. which falls due March !
The reason for this action, it was ex
planned, was that the earnings of the com
pany were needed to provide for improve
ments. A statement submitted for add
tional improvements and enlarged termina
facilities at ST. Louis and other point
| amounted to s2,s15,e29, in addition to sum
already authorized for these purposes. TIL
! action of the directors in passing the divi
dend was unanimous.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
IOWA LEADS NAVAL CADETS
Class Record for the Entire
Course.


ANNAPOLIS. Md. Feb. s.-The off1clal
figures Of the standing of the graduates
during the whole course were issued today.
Allan ]. Chantrey, jr., OF Malvern, Ia.
leads the class with a multiple of SIPS;
Whitford Drake of waltham, Mass. is sec
ond with 5l5.21, and John Paul Miller of
Lancaster, Ky. third with 51A79.
Among the first seven graduates with
star rank having received IS per cent
as an aggregate in all subjects. was VIII
liam c. Parker, jr., of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Robert l.. Ghornley Of Moscow. Idaho;
Russell Wilson, wyoming Stephen w.
Wallace. Salt Lake City, Utah; Walter w.
Dorshbeugh. Fargo, N D.; Lew NJ. Atkin,
Butte, Mont; vestal p. coggin Boise. Id
aho; william A Classford, jr.. Las Vegas.
N. NJ; Ray s. Mcdonald. Grafton. N. D.,
and Herbert ]. French. Lancaster. Mo-.
were among the first twenty-five in the
class
Three midshipmen who are members OF
the first class will have charges of hazing
lodging against them tomorrow, and twelve
more have been deficient in one or more
branches of study. An even hundred will
receive their diplomas from Secretary Bon
aparte on Monday.
Among the other graduates are:
Frank j. Fletcher. Marshalltown. Ia.
Douglass /. Howard, illinois; Milo F. Drae
NAL, Fremont, Neb: Thomas Withers. tr.
| Denver. Colo; Carroll S. Graves. Spokane
! Wash: Arthur G. Mevers. st Louis, Har
| yCy Delano, Murphvsboro H.; Robert w
| Spofford, Kansas stephen Doherty, Shaw
neetown, Ill: Phillip H. Field, Denver
! Colo; Herbert w Emerson. Sioux Falls
! s. D.; Roland NJ. Brainard, Illinois; Rober
| J.. Harter. Winfield. Kan: Sherwood f. A
| Taffinder, San Francisco; Donald p. Morri
| son, Missouri; Alexander Sharp, jr., a.
| large; Edwin A. Wolleson, Belleville. Ill.
| Raleigh 70. Hughes, Portland, Ore.
No standing is assigned TO Midshipmar
Victor n. Metcalf OF Oakland, Cal, as h
has been i'll and has not completed his ex
| aminations.
| The graduation german. held tonight a
the Naval academy armory was a mos
brilliant affair Only midshipmen Of tn
| first class participated. 1t was led by Mid
shipman William Alexander Glassford, jr.
of Las Vegas. n. M, ard Miss Viviai
Cameron of Washington. D. C.
| The decorations were green and white
the class colors Streamers of buntin
hung from the rafters and the sides of tn
gallery were covered with Scotch broom
On one side Of the center of the room
miniature fort was erected with port
holes and guns and the favor stand wa
/ opposite. A number OF novel figures wer
| introduced.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
EHLERS TELLS or SHOOTING
California Man Says He was Shot
by Senator Now in
Prison.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. "A dispatch to
the Exc miner from Los Angeles says that
Charles Ehler, who was shot Just above
the heart in Bakersfield on December Z
last, has arrived there and that he has
broken his dong silence regarding the shoot
ing and made the following statement:
Until now ! have refused to say who
shot me. II has been a much mooted
question whether 1t was done by someone
interested in the Goebel murder case OF
Frankfort, KY. in which 1 am credited
with having been an important witness or
state Senator r. ]. Emnlons OF Bakers
field"
He then goes on TO declare that Emmons
shot him for an alleged insult TO Mrs, En-
mons.
Emmons is now serving a term in the
state penitentiary, having been convicted
OF boodling at ahs last session of the leEis-
latuTe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
MOB AFTER THREE NEGROES
Men Convicted of Criminal Assault
Taken to Knoxville for safe
Keeping.

KNOXVILLE Tenn. Feb ed John
son, Floyd westfield and Ed Smith. three
negroes whose lives have been sought
more than once by mobs at Chattanooga,
were brought here tonight by Sheriff Shipp
and deputies for safe keeping.
Johnson was found guilty OF criminal
assault this morning at Chattanooga and
sentenced to be hanged March 10. He will
be kept here until the date o. his execu-
ton. westfeld ard Smith are under ar
rest for similar offenses. Westfield has
been convicted. but has never been sem
fenced.
Smiths trial is set for hearing next
Tuesday at Chattanooga, but the sheriff
cannot say as yet whether he will take
his prisoner home for trial on that day
owing to the tense feeling against all Of
them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
SALE OF NEW YORK CUSTOMS HOUSE
Mr.. Taylor Makes Conflicting State.
mcnts in Defending Deal.

o. WASHINGTON, Feb. "a hearing was
held today before the house committee on
public buildings and grounds on the resolu-
tlon introduced by Representative Sulzer OF
New York in regard to the old New York
custom house property. The resolution
called for information as to when the decd
was executed, whore It was deposited and
why 1t has not been recorded in New York
county and for other information in connec-l
tion with the sale of the property
Mr.. Sulzcr stated to the committee that
the authorities i'm New York have never
been able to fhd out when 1t was executed
or where it was deposited or any informa-
ton concerning 1t. He also assailed the
Treasury department for the transaction.
pronouncing it an unspoakable outrage on
the government and on the city OF New
York. lie stated that the property was
worth SG0C0.000 when II was sold and IL
worth $l2,O0cC00 now. He stated that more
than 100000 had already been paid to the
National City bank for rent. He further
stated that not n dollar had been paid for
the property by the National City bank He
declared that there ought to be an nvesti-
cation by congress Of the whole afair.
Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treas
ury department replied to the charges. In
the first place, he said, no deed ever had
Deen executed, therefore IL cOuld not be de-
posted anywhere and could not be re-
corded. The reason the deed had not been
executed was because the property was not
fully paid for and under the contract the
National City bank was not compelled to
mako final payment and get the deed until
the new custom house was completed.
In reply TO the charge that the National
City bank had not paid dollar for the
property he said the full amount had been
| actually transferred to the credit of the
government at the subtreasury in New
York, making a payment as complete as
though the actual currency had been paid
over. Mr.. Taylor stated that the transac-
| ton connected with the sale of the custom
house property was as clean and intelligent
a transaction as any ever made by public
/ officer.
| The resolution OF Mr.. Sulzer provides that
| the attorney general shall furnish Informa-
| ton about the deed The committee agreed
| 10 make a favorable report on Mr.. Suffers
resolution after II shall have been amended
| so that the secretary of the treasury is the
| official OF whom information concerning the
| custom house sale shall be sought.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Ncbra aslS-Fnir saturday
sunday Fair and warmer.

FIRST SECTION
I Castro L. Preparing Tor War.
Road 10 Reservation Being Pushed.
Copy of Letter TO Cudnhy Admiten
Senators Consider the Rate biit'
2 Dolnu Resorts to Injunction.
stRtist Has n Job for America.
News from All Parts of Nebraska.
Reds Reopen Campaign In Russia.
Russian Naval Officers Punished
Omaha Man Heard on Insurance.
Three Runaway Accidents Fatal.
Troops May he Needed Near China.
q Fads in the Public schools.
Opinions by state supreme Court.
Fight Twenty Rounds TO Draw.
Attractions Mt the Play Houses.
Contributions to Letter Box.
wnIcotts Blur was n winner.
Plain Facts About Panama Canal.
SECOND SECTION
4 Insurance Man on Reciprocal Tax.
Burlington to Build In Montana.
DiscOnsolate Lover seeks Prison.
2 Editorial.
3 Affairs at south Omaha.
Talk In Local Political Field.
Deficiency Bin Passes the senate.
Commercial Review of the week.
o Financial and Commercial.
Council Bluffs and Iowa News.
SmOot Prosecution Rests Case.
s Million for Phone Improvements.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
TWENTY KILLED IN MINE
Latest Estimate of Fatalities I'm
Disaster in CoIIiery at Oak
Hill, w. Nn.


HINTON, w. Va, Feb. 9.-It is now
proably settled that there were thirty
one men in the Parrell mine near Oak Hill.
Fayette county, when the explosion oc-
CURED there yesterday afternoon. Eleven
were rescued alive, six bodies have been
recovered. leaving fourteen in the mine.
Some of those rescued alive are badly in
jured and two will likely die.
The dead bodies so far taken out are:
GEORGE MORRIS.
IKE SPEARS.
- Ms CONiA.
JOSEPH HUNTER.
JOE LUMLEY.
ONE UNIDENTIFIED.
All the above were white. Robert GIL.
who was rescued alive, has both legs
broken. and Donald Bell is badly crushed
The men rescued olive were not In that
part OF the mine where the explosion oc-
Cured. which accounts FOR their rescue
It is thought that the remaining sour-
teen bodies can be gotten out tonight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
SEWER FRAUDS IN BROOKLYN
City Employees and Contractors
Accused of swindIing City
Out OF Large sums.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Six indictments,
charging conspiracy in sewer swindles, by
which the city of Brooklyn is said to have
been defrauded out OF several hundred
thousand dollars. were today handed down
by a grand jury. Those indicted were
former Assistant District Attorney of
Brooklyn William o. Miles, two clerks in
his office, Charles NJ. Wells and Frank M.
Wandell, and Martin J. Mcmahon, chief
of the department OF sewer claims IN the
comptroller's Office in Manhattan; Exam
lining Inspector of Sewers John B. Scan
Ian and Daniel Casey, contractor The
first four named were arraigned today
and held In $3.50 bail each for trial. They
pleaded net guilty. The city is alleged 10
have been defrauded by false claims caused
by flooded sewers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
BEAVERS TRIAL is POSTPONED
Attorney In the Case Is Busy with
the Hearing of senator
Smoot.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-The trial OF
George w. Beavers, former State Senator
George f. Green of Binghamton. y. Y,
and w D. Doremus on indictments alleg-
ing fraud In connection with the letting
of postal contracts, which was set for
Monday next, has been postponed until
the following Monday.
This action was made necessary for the
reason that Attorney A. s. Worthington Of
counsel In the cases will be unable to con-
clude his work before the Senator snloot
investigation committee until a week hence.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
OMAHA MAN SECURES CHILD
Court Awards Him Custody of Adopted
Child Taken Away by
Divorced Wife.

LEWISTON. Mont, Feb. 9.-tspeciaI TeIe-
gram. )-William VanDusen of Omaha has
won his suit brought here to secure pos
session of 2-year-old adopted child. He
and his wife were divorced and the wife
came here, bringing the child with her.
VanDusen came to Montana and instituted
habeas corpus proceedings TO secure pos
session of the child, which was today de-
cided in his favor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
LAWSON VISITS THE CAPITOL
Boston specuIntOr is Guest of Mr..
Mccall at Luncheon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Thomas w.
Lawson of Boston was at the capital today
He came TO the senate wing first and then
went to the house to see Representative
Mccall Of Massachusetts. Mr.. Lawson was
the guest of Mr.. Mccall at luncheon at the
Capitol restaurant at which Speaker Can
non. Representative John Sharp Williams.
Representative William Alden Smith and
Representative Littlefeld were other guests.
Mr.. lawson had a conference with Senator
LaFollette Of Wisconsin during the after
noon. The senator is a member of the IN
surance commission which Mr.. Lawson or
ganized last summer and tho conference
was in relation TO insurance affairs.
Mr.. Lawson had a talk with Senator
La Toilette OF Wisconsin 10 obtain his con
sent 10 act az member of the COMMITTEE
to vote at the coming annual meetings
the proxies Of the policyhoiders OF several
Of the life Insurance companies OF Nes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
MORE PAY FOR CARPENTERS
Chicago Union signs Three-Year Con-
tract with a Good Advance
In Scale.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-The union carpenters
Of Chicago today secured an increase in
wages aggregating more than 100000 a
year through three-year agreement with
the Carpenters and Builders association.
BY the terms of the contract the men are
given an advance from 80 to IS cents an
hour for the first year with a further in
crease to 56A cents an hour for the last
two years of the agreement. About 1900
members Of the union are benefited by the
agreement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
Presidel. Of VeneElela Orders Recruits
Called to the Colors
RUM0R or REVOLT HEARD IN LAND
Bellisose Attitude o. Executive Not Gen
orally Approved.
BLOCKADE WILL Be SIGNAL FOR RISING
Only Two Por.s Are capable OF Making
Aoy Resistance.
RUSSELL IS PERSONA NON GRATA
BLOCKADE WILL BE- SIGNAL FOR RISING
RUSSELL is PERSONA NON eaATA
American Minister May he Given
His Passports Because of
Alleged siding with
France.

WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Fri
day, Fep. "A traveIer VINO arrived here
TO-DAY IRON Venezuela said.
president Castro is busily engaged In
enlIstIng throughout the repubnc and Ia
other ways preparing tor war. Generals In
each state have been commissioned ana
oroers have been gwen to cAn the recruits
to the coioIE,
'ln1ormauUn from the best source indl-
Gates tnat tle people DO not support Presl-
dent Castro and on all sides are heard ex-
presstons OF a desire to revolt ana over
throw the presidents government as soon
as the French blockade is declared.
"a well informed Venezuelan told me
that the troops will desert their colors. as
they have all been compelled to join the
army, voluntary enlistment being unknown
in Venezuela. Puerto Capeilo and La
Guayra are the only ports capable OF max
ing a slight defense. The former has two
modern six-inch guns and the latter mas
four modern six-inch guns, with the usual
display OF old Spanish pieces whicn would
be blown to pieces at the first shots
1T is doubted whether President Castro
can raise more than 5000 men who will
take the field with any show Of spirit The
men are armed with Mauser rifles, but
they never practice shooting. They have
20OOO,O0O rounds of ball cartridges and a
few mountain guns. The Venezuelan navy
consists of five small craft, concentrated
) at La GYayra.
''Well Sosted persons express the fear
that Frehch citizens In Venezuela will be
In great danger IL war breaks out. Presi'
dent Cairo is of a revengeiul nature anc
the inhabitants of the country are at hi:
mercy"
Russell Not Liked.
'Tt Is rNported at Caracas that the Amer
lean minister Mr.. Russell, is persona nor
grata, o1ing to the apparent siding Of th'
United States with France. and that M
may b given his passport. Matters arr
nearing climax. President Castro vii
comr>1 obedience to his will.
4 y days ago the newspaper FL Grit
pueblo suggested that the people
not resist the French. The edito
~ Immediately imprisoned without I
wv OF trial and the paper was suppressed
"The German charge d'affaires indig
:. ntantly contradicts reports said to be cir
culated by President Castro and others o
his party that Germany is supporting
venezuela's policy against France.
General Alcantra, Venezuelan. edu
Gated at West Point, has been appointed t
the military command at La Guayra. II
has received orders to fire on any Frencl
warships the moment they are sighted"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
STATUE OF THEODORE THOMAS
Memorial for Famous Conductor 10
he Placed I'm Cincinnati
Music Hall.

CINCINNATI. Feb. 9.-Beginning with a
subscription OF $500 from A. Howard
Hinkle, fcrmer president Of the May Fes-
tival association, fund was started today
for the erection of suitable memorial to
Theodore Thomas In this city. The me-
mortal will probably be statue of the
famous conductor and will be placed in the
foyer OF Music hall
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
|cUDAHy TO TESTIFY TUESDAY
Reading of Gardeid Report TO Jury
In Packers Case Con-
clu3cd.

CHICAGO. Feb. 9.-The reading OF the
report OF Commissioner Garfield was fin-
ished in the packers case just before adj
journment today. A recess was taken until
Tuesday. when the first witness TO he
placed upon the stand win probably be
Edward Cldahy " Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
Movements of ocean vessel. Feb. o.

At Liverpool-Arrived Slavonia, from
New York.
At Naples-Arrived: Princess Irene. from
New York.
At Palermo-sailed: Algeria. for New
York.
Al demonstrated: Prazile, for New York
At Londan-Sailed: Maine, for New York
At Boston-ATrived: Caledonian from
Liverpool.
At Queenstown - Arrived: Campanla,
from New York
At Ponta Del Gada-Arrived: Romantic,
from Boston.
At Plymouth-Arrived; Rotterdam, from
New York.
At Moville-saied: Numidisn. for Hall
fax
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
Ritchie Opposes Giving Letter.

When County Attorney slabaugh offered
the copy in evidence and made a formal
demand upon the defendant, through his
attorney. 10 turn over the original, Mr.
Richie objected on the grounds that the
OFFER and demand were made for the pur-
pose of prejudicing the minds OF the jury
and that there was no evidence connecting
the defendant with the letter. Mr.. sla-
baugh did not insist on q ruling. but said
he was willing to walt until further testl-
mony had been adduced.
The witness told Of getting the s25,OoO in
gold from the Omaha National bank and
the trip he took with Mr.. McGrsth. head
cattle buyer for the firm. when the money
was placed by the side OF the lantern. The
defense objected to statement that there
was SIS, 900 In the sack on the ground that he
had not counted It and did not know OF his
own knowledge. He testified as to the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-27

line, at least the length of time he
consumed in his speech.
"No. We have better safeguards
than huge navy. We are remote
from wars and conflicts. We have.
and should have, nothing to do with
foreign rivalries. and quarrels. Al
most as much as by our republican
institutions and the push and en-
ergy of the American citizen we
have gained our present stanN-
ing among nations of the earth
by our splendid isolation. Shall
We declare to the nations of the
earth that we shall depart from
these old policies; that new ambi.
lions inspire and actuate us? If so,
the indication does not look toward
peace: 1t looks toward war, and we
will be taking a backward step.
u am not a dreamer. | am not
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-27
INDIANS Win A
WEIRD GAME
Of BALL

Eleven runs in one inning! Not
since the days when you used TO
play on a corner lot with another
kid on the lookout for the owner,
and detailed to keep tally by notch
ing a stick with instructions to
keep the local nine ahead even II
he had to cheat little, has such
baseball been seen as that in the
second inning of the game with
Butte yesterday at Recreation park.
While the Indians were busy as
ants at a house moving getting
those IL runs, the Miners were just
as busy making total of eight
errors and then it was only the
sympathy of the official scorer that
gave them that few. It's pity the
Miners cannot holler that they'd
been doped like a prize fighter
often does in accounting for a poor
showing.
The great surprise was that they
didn't whimper, but submitted to a
iawing from the fans and went
down the line and drew their pay
envelopes just as nonchalantly as
Russian murders Sheeney.
1t was great business and If the
attitude of the fans is to be taken
into consideration it might pay the
teams to play the corner lot article
all the time for the fans had more
fun than the Russell Sage heirs
will have dividing the pie.
After the second inning the In
dams scored another tally In the
fourth and that was all they got
during the rest of the game, as the
Miners saw Charley Mcintyre, the
big Mogul, squirting at them and
giving them marks for bad be-
havior.
The final score was Spokane II.
Butte 6.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-27
SAM SHOULD PREPARE
ONLY FOR PEACE

great navy unless there is a CON-
bination of all European powers
against the United States, and
what is more unlikely, IL there
were a combination Of all these
powers, we could not provide a
navy which could cope with them
without such a change in political,
social and economic conditions as
would be absolutely appalling to us.
What is the reason, then, for
this great expenditure of over
hundred million of dollars-an
amount approaching the total that
is expended for the strictly civil
side of the gvernment? 1t means
that we are declaring to the world
that we are going to enter into a
field entirely different from that
which we have occupied in the
past; that we are striving to domi-
nate political affairs in other por-
tons of the earth.
"Is anybody afraid Of the Monroe
doctrine? In 10 years we have had
instances enough to show that the
doctrine is admitted by all nations
to be an established fact in the dip
lomatic policy of the world. Our
supremacy in this hemisphere Is
admitted. The nations of Europe
respect us; they honor us, and so
far as fear is salutary, they fear
u.s. We have an economic advan-
tage as compared with any part Of
the whole world. They know that
in war our friendship is necessary.
Then. too, the tendency of the
present time Is toward peace. The
situation Is now such in the old
world that no country can go to
war without grave reason, at least
without mourning the condemna-
ton of the rest.
But someone says, 1T needs
war to bestir and maintain our
manhood Does it? There are
enough opportunities for heroism
in the world, with its tragedies and
difficulties. without war. have
listened in congress to men who
fmented conflict by their utter
ances, and have wished there was
rule in the house that when a
man talked In favor OF war. II
should be settled that in case war
ensued he must stand on the firing