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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
FRENCH CATHOLICS ANGERED
Representatives of Government Have
Trouble Taking Church
Inventories.

PARIS, Feb 1.-Opposition Of the Cath
olics to the taking of the inventories is
becoming more formidable While the min
istry was being interpellated in the Cham
Der today scenes of extreme violence were
transpring at the Church of St. Clothlde,
near the Chamber of Deputies. Among the
fifty people taken into custody were two
priests.
M Lepne ordered the municipal guards
TO enter the church Under a shower Of
broken chairs the officers broke down the
railings in front Of the entrance while the
crowd rained heavy blows upon them. Then
the firemen burst in the doors and the po-
lice and municipal guards entered the
buildings. One Of the principal officers
was severely wounded. After the church
had been cleared the commissioner pro-
ceeded TO take the inventory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
MErcALFE ORDERS INvEsT1GArroN
Government 10 Determine Facts Re-
garding Wreck of Valencia.

WASHINGTON, Feb l.-Secretary Met
oalfe of the Department OF Commerce and
Labor late this afternoon ordered a tho
rough and searching investigation Of the
Valencia wreck OFF Vancouver and the con-
duct Of officers and crew OF that steamship.
as well as TO officers Of the steamers To-
peka and Queen, which went TO the assist
ance of the disabled vessel
The order is contained in the following
telegram sent by him 10 the local inspec-
tors Of the steamship inspection service at
Seattle, Wash:
Make thorough and searching investisa-
tiOn of Valencia wreck and Of conduct Of
officers and crew Of Valencia: also fun in
vestigation OF conduct OF officers Of steam
ers Topeka and Queen pursuant 10 section
4i5N. revised statutes. Also investigating
all causes OF wreck the loss Of life and any
misconduct or neglect Of duty on the par
of anyone connected Herewith.
Take testimony of all available survivors
on Valencia and Of any witness who may
desire TO be heard. Your investigation must
be thorough and complete and your report
with all copy Of evidence forwarded 10 the
department Also forward me all preIIu-
mary reports Of facts as now understood
The secretary's action Is based on infor-
nation received by him that this investi-
CATION should be ordered at once When
the report called for Is received here Il will
be Immediately turned over to a special
commission appointed today and consisting
Of Assistant Secretary Murray. Supervis-
ing Inspector General Thler and Herbert
Knox Smith, deputy commissioner Of cor
porations. These three officers were men,
bers Of the commission which Investigated
the sle~ IN disaster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
Fair Friday and warmer IN Eastern
Portion. saturday Fair.
COURT MARTIAL TAKES RECESS
Trial of Midshipmen at Annapolis
VIII Be Suspended Until
February II.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Feb. THE court
martial which has been engaged in trying
midshipmen on charges OF hazing for over
four weeks at the naval academy ad-
.ourned today to meet on February IL
next. The session of the court this morn
ing lasted about an hour during which
the court verified the records Of yester-
days proceedings and closed for the con-
sidcration of verdicts in the cases of
George II Melvin of Geneseo, Ill, meIn-
her Of the third class and William T. Boyd.
jr. Of Peoria. ILL.,. a member Of the second
class.
Orders announcing that Midshipman Ned
Leroy Chaplin OF Pasadena. cal. had been
convicted of hazinC and sentenced to dis
missal were received from the secretary
of the navy this morning and were read
to the brigade OF midshipmen at noon.
Chaplin is a member OF the first class.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
FRAUD ALLEGED BY WOODMEN
Man Insured In October Dies in
November and Managing OmciRIs
Are Suspicious.

WATERRTRY. Conn. Feb. Especial
Telegram.)-On complaint Of Wood Jewell
Of Omaha chairman Of the finance COM
nittee of the sovereign camp WOodmen Of
the World, Martin Brophy. foreman in the
Waterbury Bucket company; Louis Strouse
notary public, and P. ]. McK"irnan have
been arrested on the charge OF attempting
10 defraud the organiza tion. It is alleged
that these men conspired to defraud the
Woodmen Of the World in connection with
the issuance of a policy to Frank Reynolds
who was made a member OF the order in
October and died in November Accord
ing to JEWELS complaint Reynolds was in
poor health and the accused men knew It.
McKiernan was made the beneficiary and
it Is alleged planned To divide the proceeds
with the others.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
MICHAEL DONNELLI ALL RIGHT
Head of Meat Cutters Union Reports
at Cincinnati After Visit 10
Louisville.

CINCINNATI. Feb. 1.-President Michael
Donnelly of Chicago. Of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen, who
had been reported missing since Monday
night. settled his bill at the Dennison hotel
at 3 o'clock this morning, when he appeared
to be in good health.
The fact that Christ F. Ritter, one of
Donnelly's most ardent supporters, had been
assaulted in this city on Monday night had
aroused the fears of other friends that Mr.
Donnelly himself had met with foul play
when it was reported that Donnelly had
not returned to the hotel, after 3
visit to the local butchers. whose trouble
with some of their men had called him to
this city lie had received a telegram
calling him to Louisville, from which city
he returned this morning and had not
heard that he was reported missing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
CORNELL HAS PHONE SCHEME
Bill 20 Permit Passage Of Linc
Through Fort Niobrara Will
tnry Reserve.
From star Correspondent, .,


WASHINGTON Feb 1.-Cspecial Tcle-
grant Representative Kiukaid today in
iruduced a bill 10 grant to Charles II.
Cornell the right to abut dam across the
Niobrara river on the Fort Niohrara mill
tsry observation and to construct the tolc-
phone lines across this reservation. The
proposed lines shall run from Valentine to
the Fort Niobrnra military post thence
north in the direction Of the Rosebud In
dian agency i'm South Dakota. Work shall
be commenced in one year from the pas
sage Of the act and completed between Val
entine and Fort Niobrara within three
years.
Representative Kennedy today presented
in the house petitions from the Commercial
clubs OF Omaha and. Blair urging the en-
actment Of Legislation to oring about l.
cent postage
Senator Warren today secured the pas
sage through the senate or a bill provid-
ing an appropriation Of s25,O0O for the pur
chase Of a site and the erecttons of build
ings to create a fish culture station In
Wyoming. The location Of the new FISH
culture station is left to the discretion Of
the secretary of commerce and labor
Supplemental bids for the construction Of
the new federal building at Colorado
Springs were opened. today. There were
two bidders. J. II. Weise Of South Omaha
and William Weber Huntington OF West
Virginia. These bids related to the charac-
ter Of stone to be used and upon two propo-
sitions the South Omaha man was the
| lower On sandstone or limestone con-
struction the West Virginia man is lower,
but upon granite thelSouth Omaha man has
the better of it. Id is probable the Colo
RADIO members In congress- will endeavor to
secure an additional appropriation for the
Colorado Springs building so that the
structure may be built of granite, in which
event it is probable J. II. Weise Of South
Omaha will secure the contract.
Justice F. Badgerow Of Omaha, L. E.
Williamson OF Clay Center and Frank NJ.
Allerton Of Clarks, Neb., have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks.
Rural carriers appointed: Iowa-Battle
Greek, route ?, Matthew Peterson, carrier;
Burt Slater. substitute. South Dakota
Gcddes route 8, Jacob A. Miller, carrier;
Francis NJ. Hanson, substitute.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
FIRE IN COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Bundle of Papers Consumed and
Woodwork of One Room
Badly ScOrched.

Fire started in the court house in cor
ner Of the room OF the superintendent of
the building, among some papers at ?
o'clock this morning. and when the fire de-
partment arrived had secured a good hold
on the woodwork OF the room. The alarm
was turned in by George Shand, who was
In that part OF the building At the time.
and who. being in his stocking feet had his
feet badly hlistered by the heat OF the floor
in making his escape He was sent 70 the
police station to receive medical attention.
The regular night watchm-n, Buhl. could
not be found about the building. The ex-
tent OF the damage was slight, unless it is
found that the papers destroyed were Of
value Just how the fire originated is a
mystery
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
ITALIAN CABINET DEFEATED
Statement Of Governments Program
Proves unsatisfactory to the
Deputies.

ROME. Feb There was a Ions and
violent debate in the Chamber of Deputies
today over the statement Of the govern
ment as to its program. The members
Of the opposition contended that the homo
gently Of the cabinet initiated against the
fulhllment Of the program Of reforms which
they said was of the most imperative ne
cessity at the present moment. The op-
position also accused the ministry of hav-
ing most clerical leanings
Notwithstanding the interpostion Of
former Premier Giolitti in behalf OF the
government the vote ot confidence was lost
by 21 against 1$. The cabinet will re-
sign tomorrow.
The Italia says that Sig. Sonnino the
leader of the center in the Chamber of
Deputies, will be charged with the forma-
ton of a new ministry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
M0ORS OBJECT TO TAX PLAN
Representatives at AIgeciras VIII
Refer Matter TO sultan for
His Consideration

ALGECIRAs, Spain, Feb, 1.-The Moroc-
can conference, at its session today, adopted
without modification the draft of the tax
alton project. The Moorish delegates raised
a number Of objections and will refer the
proposals To the sultan at Fez
The question of reforming the customs
duties was not considered.
The conference adopted the committee's
report giving a general plan for taxes and
largely under the control ~ the diplomatic
and consular body at Tangier and adjourned
until saturday.
The feature of the tax system by which
the foreign ministers and consuls retain
considerable control is construed as Indi-
eating tho tendency of the conference
toward tho establishment Of internati tional
authority, which is one OF the main Franco.
German issues.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
ARMY AND NAVY BOARD MEETS
Final Report To BE Submitted on
Defenses of United states
Considered,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The joint army
and navy board, Of which Secretary Taft
is the head and which was created to re-
wise the plans projected by the Endicott
board for the national coast defense, met
today to consider final report.
Upon the creation Of the board it was
divided into subcommittee. each taking up
particular branch u the work, and these
various committees have been at work ever
since inspecting, investiga ting and study
ing tho defeuses as they now exist in or
der that detailed report might be made
upon each. The results or the observa-
tions OF the subcommittee, together with
recommendations, are embraced in one
general report. A draft Of which was pre-
pared for consideration at today's meet
Ing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
SIR THOMAS is NOT TALKING
Says Plans to Challenge for Cup
VIII he Made known
In Fall.

LONDON. Feb l.-Sir Thomas Lipton
will not discuss at present his plans to
challenge for the Americas cup in 1907
He points out that under the rules IL Is
not necessary TO challenge until the fall
Of this year, and until then he will not say
what his proposals will be.
1t is understood. however. that Alfred
Mylne OF Glasgow will design the chal-
lenger ana that the Dennys Of Dumbarton
viii build the yacht. In yachting circles
It is said that Sir Thomas viii ask the
New York Yacht club 10 modify it's rules
OF measurement, but the baronet declines
to say whether this is the case, saying in
reply to inquiries that he will not divulge
his intentions until the time arrives to
formally challenge for the cup.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
HEAVY FIRE LOSS AT PANAMA
Early Morning Blaze Destroys Prop
erty Valued at n Half Mil
lion Dollars.

PANAMA. Feb. $50 a. m.-shortly
after 2 o'clock this morning fire started in
four-story wooden house known as the
Concordia in the Carrera district. AT 2:3O
a. m. an adjoining three-story building was
ablaze and a whole block composed o.
wooden houses was threatened with de-
struction. The fremen for some time were
unable TO successfully fight the flames be-
cause Of the lack OF water and a large
block Of houses between Constitution
Dolego and Caddas streets was destroyed.
At $50 a. m, the fire was under control.
The losses are estimated at $500 go with
very little insurance. Many women and
children living In the tenements were res
cued by the volunteer fremen. No lives
are known TO have been lost. but some
Americans who roomed in the Concordia
building are reported to be missing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
FEDERAL PRISON TRANSFERRED
Fort LcaNcnwOrth Property Goes from
Ihe Control of the Depart
ment of Justice.

LEANENWORTH, Kan. Feb, 1.-The Of
iicial transfer Of the old military prison
property AT For Losvenworth from the
Department of Justice 10 the War depart
mCnt took place today. r. W. McClaughry,
warden Of the United States penitentiary.
and Major George $. Young. commandant
~ the military prison. represented their re-
sPectivc departments. The proceedings con-
sisted Of The sending Of telegrams 10 the
War department and Department Of Justice
announcing the transfer
In 1875 the military prison was estab-
nshcd at Fort I.eavenworth and in 1895 the
buildings were turned over to the Depart
nacnt Of lstice for prison purposes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
YOUNG WOMAN SAVES LIVES
suffering from Coal Gas She Rescues
Roommates and Then Falls
Unconscious.

MANKATO Mimi, Feb. Miss Maud
Cooper Of Amby. MINI, student at the
state Normal school here has the credit
VI having saved the lives of Miss Anna
Howe OF Hutchinson, MINI, another
. tua-nt and Mss McCabe. milliner.
The thee siTis roomed together in
boarding house and Miss Howe and Miss
McCabe were wholly overcome by fumes
from a coal stove during the night. Miss
Cooper was awakened at o'clock, and
although neatly unconscious, managed TO
drag the other girls into a hallway where
she fell unconscious Her struggles aroused
Mrs Van Wrinkle the proprietor Of the
boarding house, who ventilated the house
and called in a physician. The young
women are very III. but will recover.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
COURT REMOVES AN EDITOR
John Temple Graves of Atlanta News
Accused OF Violating an
Injunction,

ATLANTA. Ca, Feb. i-Colonel John
Temple Graves was temporarily removed
from the position of editor-in-chisf Of the
Atlanta News tonight on a petition OF
Charles Daniel. business manager and
managing editor OF the paper. granted by
Judge Pendeton OF the superior court. The
court few days ago enjoined Graves from
publishing anything in the editorial col
umns Of the News further concerning his
own senatorial candidacy. This injunction,
IL was claimed, had been violated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
LadrOnes in CaNite.

The province OF CavItc, known as the
mother Of ladrons," has again been the
theater Tor the operations OF tnis class of
people, generally recruited from me Idle
and vicious classes, who have prcyed upon
the peaceable ana InUttensive people. Their
leaders, most OF whom had criminal recorus
during the Spanish regime styled them
selves by such names as Dictator OF The
Filipino Republic" Lieutenant General OF
the Army OF Liberation, and other CORE
spondingly high-sounding titles, and issued
frequent manifestos while spending most Of
their time dodging the police
The ladrones, dressed as cousta bulary
made sudden attacks on small posts ana
captured a few rifles, and their number was
augmented by some thirty desperate pris-
oners who escaped from the military prison
after numbering the small guard which ac-
companied them from their work Their
early successes in capturing arms and es-
Gaping to their mountain Businesses caused
them to show more activity and to become
bolder. They established a system of extor-
ton BY which they levied tribute and
mulcted everyone within their reach of AS
much as they thought he could pay These
collections were largely made by intimida-
tion, and they threatened those who did
not pay or who reported their operations
with punishments so horrible that most of
the people found it easier to pay and main
tain silence about it Than to run the risk
torture and mutiation If they refused or
told
II was only found necessary TO demon
strate TO the people that the authorities
were really in earnest that the campaign
was 10 be continued until the leaders were
captured or killed, and that protection in
the meantime would be accorded those who
demonstrated their loyalty.
Thus assured. the response was ready.
energetic and complete. Soon informa ton
/ began to come in OF intended movements
and the authorities finally got TO know
where these men expected 10 stay and one
by one they fell into the tolls, some being
killed IN action, others captured and the
smaller Try, worried by the continued pur-
suit, came and surrendered in considerable
, numbers.
In Negros Pope" Isio. who had terror
ized his neighborhood FOR sixteen wears
vas killed, and this had a quleting influence
on that island, and there is no armed resist
ance left.
/ In the island OF Leyte there is compara-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
MORE ANARCHISTS" ARE SHOT
sixteen Persons Have Been Killed
without Trial la Citadel
at warsaw.

WARSAW, Russian Poland. Feb l.
Four more anarchists, making sixteen dur
ing the past fortnight. were shot without
trial In the citadel here today OF the
total fifteen were Jews.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
Movements of Ocean vessels Feb. 1

At New York-Arrived: Teutonic, from
Liverpool. Sailed: La TOuraine for Havre
United States. for Christiausand; Trans
Mia
Al Alexis ndria- Sailed: Canopic, for Bos-
ton.
Al IIverpool-Arrived: Majestic. from
New Work Sailed: Cim-lc. toT Boston
At Naples-Sailcd: Celtic for New York
At QueenStown--Salled Baltic. Tor New
York HaVcrfcrd, for Philadelphia.
At Bremen-Arrived; Kaiser Wilhelm IT,
from New York.
Al Tenerine-sailed: Theben, for San
Francisco.
Al Gsnos-safled; Anlsssis. for San Fran
cisco.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
ARMED TRUCE IN VLADIvosToK
Mutineers suspend Attack on Coudi-
ton that Cossscks VIII he
Withdrawn.

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 1.-The reason
for the obstinate and mysterious silence in
the dispatches from Vladivostok with re-
gard to the supposed termination Of the
mutiny intimated in General Linevitchs
laconic dispatch Of January 2S the city Is
quiet. the mutinous sailors have been dis
armed is explained tonight in a dispatch
to Il ociated Press from Nladivostok
date ary 81. the first dispatch to re-
veal : ctual conditions in the fortress
on cifc. Instead Of the mutiny
bein shed the restoration OF order
was ; q tacit armed truce. conditioned
N noval OF the Cossacks from the
city . lbe is apt to fare out unless the
EN- avorably answers the petition for
am all the mutineers IL they volun-
tar urn 10 duty. The funerals Of
tho 4 down by the machine gun de-
tat guarding the commandant's
no January 2 were made the occa-
sion - q great revolutionary demonstration
with which General Mistchenko made no
effort 10 interfere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
TOGO is TO VISIT AMERICA
Japanese Admiral 10 Bring Two
Cruisers "a United states
la April.

TOXIC, Feb. L-Afternoon.-It Is an
nounced upon. reliable authority that Ad-
miral Togo will visit America in April
with two armored cruisers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
The resolntlnns continue

We hereby appeal to the legislature Of the
state Of Missouri and OF all other sister
states and urge the enactment Of laws
similar to those planned by the Kansas
legislature protecting the oil interests OF
the great middle west.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
CHANUTE PRODUCERS ARE FIRM
Condemn and Repudiate Men who
Would Interfere with work
of HadIey.

CHANUTE kan. Feb. 1.-The Chanute
Oil Producers association yesterday adopted
resolutions emphaucally condemning and
repudiating the recent action of Kansas and
Indian Territory producers at a meeting at
Kansas City, so far as II tends TO disparage
the action Of Governor Folk OF Missouri
and Attorney General Hadley in their custer
proceedings against the Standard Oil COM
pany.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02

The utmost energies OF those in charge
were directed toward flooding this com
partment and cutting Il OF by . volume
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02

SION - great rev0IutiOnarY dem0nstratlOn
with which General Mistchenko made no
effort 10 interfere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-02
SENATE PASSES MANY MINOR BILLS

The mouse ADJOURNED al O'CLOCK until
tomorrow At II o'clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-13

DIR. T.. II. WHITE, DENTIST-AS-
sociation block. Telephone main
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-13
Fight at Ban Game.

Tcday's ball game was disgrace
TO the great national game. It was
marreG by q free-for-all fight which
resulted in the sheriff OF Washington
county nnd his deputy and one other
Weiser man being arrested and fined
$40 each. The contestIng teams were
those Of Wciser and Caldwell, and
white the f'ght occurred in the fourth
Inning the game was finished. result
ing In a score of to ! in favor of
Welser.
II seems the Weiser team came to
Caldwell with blood In their eyes and
with the determination to run in the
most scores by any means. There was
considerable wrangllng from the be-
ginning. which eliminated in a gem
errl mixup in the fourth, when Wei
ser'S first boseman, deputy sheriff of
Washington county, struck one of the
Caldwell players.
This precipltated fight, which was
Joined by Weiser's manager, Sheriff
Lansdon. of that place, and things
were fast coming to critical point
when Sheriff Nichols and a deputy
put a stop to the affray, which result
ed in the arrest stated above.-Cald-
well News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-13
O. II. & n. Imnroremcnt.

Bids will he asked for by the o.
r. & N. company this week on con-
struction Of II miles of railroad from
Troutdale to Bonneville. The work
is said 10 be very heavy and will cost
the railroad company upwards of
5000 900.
The company's purpose is to secure
straighter line between the two
points. Tho present track, while de-
sirable SO far as easy grades are con-
cernod is too crooked to suit the re-
quiraments of modern railroading
Thte large improvements that have
beer carried on for two years on the
o. r, & n. main line have brought
the operating standard to a high point
and the section between Bonneville
and Troutdale is not up to the mark
Surveys have been completed by Chief
Engineer Boske's men and contracts
for rock work and grading will be let
Immediately. a large part of the II
miles to he constructed is in basaltic
rock and n VAST amount Of dynamite
will have to be used, In the work.
The Dallcs Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-13

NJ. Iacobsgard, formerly of Baker
City but for the past six months in
the wholesale liquor business in On
tario' was put out of business com
pletely by the county going prohibit
ton. He closed up shop and left. com.
ing to Baker Friday and leaving here
some time yesterday or Saturday. E.
Hitler of the Salt Lake brewery firm
who sold beer to Jacobsgard. was In
the city this morning looking after his
firms interest in the BUSINESS but
was not able to locate Mr.. Jacobsgard.
Baker City Democrat.