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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
ooMMrrrnr FoR FREE ALCOHOL
Representative would Have Internal
Tax Taken on sPIFIts Used ms Fuel.


Representative would Have Internal
Tax Taken on spirits Used ms Fuel.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The house
committee on ways and means today su-
thoriEed favorable report on the free
alcohol bill.
The bill was reported as prepared by the
subcommittee and introduced by Chairman
Payne, Il provides that. beginning three
months after its passage. domestic alcohol
OF such degree OF proof as may be pre-
scribed by the commissioner OF internal
revenue and approved by the secretary Of
the treasury may be Withdrawn from bond
without the payment OF internal revenue
tax for use In the arts and industries and
for fuel, light and power. provided II shall
have been mixed in the presence and under
the direction Of an authorized government
ofhcer before withdrawal with denaturing
material suitable to the use for which the
alcOhol il Withdrawn. but which destroys
its character as beverage ana renders Il
unit for liquid medicinal purposes.
A penalty OF I'VE years imprisonment
and S.0o fine Is imposed for either re-
distillation OF the use OF any process to
render the alcohol 80 Withdrawn saleabIe
as beverage OF for medicinal purposes.
The bill appropriates $4,000 for the en-
ployment Of such additional force OF chcai-
ists nay be necessary 20 the internal
rsfenH alueau " administer the act.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31

are entirely unrelated and have wholly
different duties, the War department de-
sires that the field artillery shall be organ
lied as the cavalary and infantry are, and
shall in every way be governed as those
branches of the services are Consequently
the bill provides for its organization into
six regiments with two battalions each and
each battalion is to contain three batteries.
Increase Coast Artillery.
The coats artillery is by the provision of
the bill to continue with the battery as the
unit OF organization and is to be under the
direction Of the chief of artillery. whose
title is to be changed to chief Of coast
artillery. The officer commanding the coast
artillery is still to be a member of the gem
eral STAFF as the chief Of artillery is.
A marked Increase in the size OF the
coast artillery is provided for i'm the bill.
The number in that branch is about 1900
and the bill provides that it may be in
creased to 1917. Provision is also made
for special grades among the enlisted men
and for increased pay for electricians and
other skilled men necessary to coast de-
Tense work. Much trouble is experienced
In holding mechanics and other skilled
private required by the coast artillery and
| consequently the portion of the bill offering
special inducements to men of this class
is regarded by the War department, as one
OF its most important features
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
RAILROADS AND COAL MINES
Eastern Lines Asked About Relations
with Fuel Companies.

Eastern Lines Asked About Relations
with Fuel Companies.
WASHINGTON, March 30-The Inter
state Commerce commission announced to-
day that In connection with the coal and
oil investigation ordered by congress IL had
directed the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COM
pany the Chesapeake s. Ohio Railway
company the Norfolk & Western Railway
company the West Virginia Central a
Pittsburg Railway company, the Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburg Railway company,
and the New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad company 20 furnish the following
information:
A list or statement showing tho names
and locations Of all coal mines upon the
said lines or road or upon the lines OF other
roads in which the said companies are in
coal mine for car distribution. when car
distribution Is made upon basis Involving
the rating OF mines.
A list OF the names Of stockholders at
last date when stock books were closed,
specifying such date and including the
postofhce address of each stockholder, II
that will not occasion delay In complying
with this request and in case where the
last dividend was paid 20 persons not
stockholders OF record. the names and post
ONCE addresses Of such persons
A list OF the names OF stockholders pres
ent in person at the last annual meeting
dAu a lAHA "a wv Hdiu4H " sNbShHoiA0A
voting by proxy. togther with the names OF
persons acting as proxy at such meeting
and blank form Of the proxy used.
map or maps Of the lines Of railway
owned or operated also map or maps OF
any lines or railways in which said COM
panies are Interested
map or maps of the coal territories
served BY the said company or by COM
panies in which said companies are in
terested, showing the location upon said
lines OF such companies OF each coal mine,
over which coal is offered for shipment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31

They agreed that each head Of family
should kill his wife and children and
then commit suicide. The tribesmen gath
cred on a plateau covered with snow and
ice and in the darkness of the Arctic
winter the spartan decision was exc
cuted, not a single member OF the two
tribes surviving
More revolving still is the story of what
occurred in family of the YulSahir tribe
mother and nine OF her children having
died of hunger, the father, a surviving
daughter and a nephew lived upon the
remains. and when they were consumed
the father murdered the nephew.
A Russian named Dolganoff VINO went
to the region to buy furs, reported the
situation to the authorities at Yakutsk, ST.
IBERIA. He entered snow hut of a Yu-
kahir family while the latter We're eating
the head OF a murdered relative.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 18th and Harvey.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
HAzING BILL AGREED UPON
House and senate Get Together q
Plan to Govern Naval
Cadets.

WASHINGTON, March 9O.-The conferees
on the anti-hazing bill for the Annapolis
Naval academy reported a complete agree
ment today.
The agreement retains the house sub
stitue with an amendment to the first
section. This section provides for the dis
missal OF midshipmen from the academy
by the superintendent for other causes
than hazing The amendment agreed to in
conference stipulates that then an issue OF
fact is raised between the specifications of
dismissal and the answer OF the midship-
men it shall be determined by a special
board OF inquiry. This does not apply
however, TO questions raised In the records
Of the midshipman disclosed by demcut
records.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
ton at the post and in a few days will
leave for Pierre to enter upon duties.
cANNIBALISM IN THE NORTH
Russians Hear story of Awful
Fate of Natives In Arctic
Circle.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 3O.-The hor-
rible accounts are reaching st. Peters,
burg Of cannibalism and starvation among
tribes inhabiting the frozen Arctic plain
Of the Chukchis peninsula, at the ex-
tremity of Asia.
Most Of the reindeer died OF starvation
during the winter of 19o4-5, leaving the
inhabitants without means Of communion
ton or food During the last winter whole
tribes have died and members OF the
omolons and oloiya tribes. when facing
starvation, assembled in council and de-
cided thas nothing remained but death
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
MENDOZA TO CONTINUE WORK
Colon bian Minister Has Another
Word to Say Regarding
strained Relations.

WASHINGTON, March SO.-The an
nouncement at the Colombian legation that
Mr.. Mendoza, the Colombian minister, will
return TO Washington from New York early
next week is regarded in diplomatic circles
as an indication that he intends to con-
duct further negotiations with Washington
regarding the strained relations between
Colombia and the United States.
1t was freely predicted that Mendoza was
about to leave the United States. but it is
now believed he has some new proposition
10 lay before Secretary Root.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
BARGAINS IN
MEDICINE.

A woman once wrote us
that she was not going to
buy SCOTS Emulsion any
more because it cost too
much. Said she could get
some other emulsion for less
money. Penny wise and
pound foolish. SCOTS Emul-
sion costs more because it is
worth more-costs more to
make. We could make
SCOTS Emulsion cost less by
using less oil. Could take
less care in making it, too.
II we did. however, SCOTS
Emulsion wouldn't be the
standard preparation Of cod
liver oil as it is today,
scoTr a BowEE. - Pc is,..s ~ -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
NOTE TELLER UNDER ARREST
Joseph p. Turney, old New York BanI.
EmpIOye. Taken for Grand
Larceny.

NEW YORK, March SO.-Joseph p. Tur-
ney. note teller at the National Bank NJ
North America. was arrested and arraigned
in police court today on a charge of steal
ing $4,000
The alleged populations, it is charged in
an affidavit presented TO the court, have
been going on for twenty-five years Off
Gals of the bank appeared in court tc
press the complaint.
Cashier Wire OF the bank said that
$4,000 of the amount alleged to have beer
stolen was taken before 1900 Turney was
remanded without bail until Monday He
is 80 years old and has been in the employ
OF the bank for about thirty years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
BRICADIERS WHO WILL WAIT
Seven Men Not Included in Latest List Of
Proposed Major Generals.
REORGANIZATION or ARTILLERY BRANCH
Coast and Field ARTILLERY viii BE
separated and Latter win Have
Regimental Formation
40 Plans Prevail.

WASHINGTON, March 9O.-Seven briga-
aisr generals. all veterans OF the civil war,
were not included in the list Of such ON
GERS seat TO the senate recently by the
president for promotion to the grade Of
major general. Their names were not
omitted from any lack Of consideration,
but rather because In i've cases they were
stan officers and at the moment only line
vacancies were in mind IN five cases the
officers were at the head of great stan
departments and It was not deemed wise
or desirable from any point OF view to re-
tire them at this time from active service
However, II IL now proposed that at least
Il shall be made possible for them to attain
the grade of major general when they ac-
tually go upon the retired list. The ofiicers
on stan duty are:. Brigadier General
George B. Davis. judge advocate general;
Brisadier General Charles y. Humphrey,
quartermaster general; Brigadier General
Alexander Mackenzie. chief OF engineers;
Rrlgadier General Robert NJ o'Rellly. sur
geon general. and Brigadier General Fran
els e. Dodge, paymsster general.
whit on waiting list.
The two line officers OF the rank Of briga-
der general are Jesse NJ Lee, selected 10
command the new brigade post at Fort
stotsenberg, Philippine islands, and Theo-
dore J. Whit. commanding the Department
of the Missouri, at Omaha.
Complete reorganization Of the coast ar
tiilery and the separation Of the field and
coast artillery is contemplated in a bill by
Representative Hull OF Iowa, chairman OF
the house committee on military Affairs
introduced at the request OF Secretary
Taft and the ehief-of-stsff. General Bates
Al present the coast and field artillery
are under the chief OF artillery, Genera
Miles and both are organised into batteries
but have no regimental organisation. Al
the field artillery and the coast artillery
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31

bility of securing an international agree
ment like the existing convention for the
protection Of ocean cables for the regula-
ton of the marine use Of wireless telegraph.
but owing to the undeveloped state OF tho
art at that time nothing was accomplished.
1t is possible now, however, attention hav-
ing been directed strongly to the subject by
the cruise of the Dewey, that the effort will
be renewed to the end that all wireless
companies will be Obliged to accept any
messages from any other company.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
rwenty MIIIIon. for RuIIains..

WASHINGTON, March 9O.-The house
committee on public buildings and grounds
today reported favorably a bin carrying
appropriations OF S2000O,0O. The details OF
the bill are not fully completed and the
committee voted to refrain from disclosing
the projects 10 be included in the measure
until the report is finally completed. which
will be in about ten days.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-31
.ea Tor sfnte EnrIneer

STURihS. s. D., March 9.-lSpeeiaLl-l
Samuel II. Lea OF this city. who Tor
more than year has been employed In the
construction quartermaster's department
az Fort, Meade has been appointed state
unEineeT n S0uth Dakofa ~ Governor
tared NJ Le. has reslgpeo his posi-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
TO CONTROL WESTERN ICE.
New Company Says II Already Has
Captured the knickerbocker.

New York, Dec. 22.-The newly-or.
ganized Western Ice company, of New
Jersey, which is controlled by Ed
ward r. Thomas, has secured abso-
lutte control of the Knickerbocker Ice
company, of Chicago, according to an
official. announcement made Friday by
Thomas, Maclay & Co., of this city,
the company's fiscal agents.
1t is intended, says the announce
ment, that the Western Ice company
which has an authorized capital of
$15,000,000 and an unauthorized issue
of $30000,00O of general and collat-
eral mortgage five per cent. gold
bonds, shall be a controlling factor in
the ice business, not only in Chicago,
but In other cities of the middle west.
Negotiations are under way now
which are designed to enable the COM
pany to control the trade in a large
territory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
NEGRO LYNCHED BY A MOB
TAKEN FROM JAIL AT ANNAPOLIS,
HANGED AND SHOT.
Little Resistance Offered by Police
Man Had Confessed to Having
Attacked a Woman.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. PA mob
numbering 25 or 80 men broke down
the door of the Annapolis Jail at an
early hour Friday, took out Henry
Davis, the negro who last Friday as.
saulted Mrs. John Reid (white) near
Igleharts Station and lynched him.
Davis, who also was known by the
name of Chambers, confessed his guilt
before being put to death
Little or no. resistance was offered
to the mob by the officers at the jail
and none whatever by the prisoner.
The negro was dragged by the mob
from the jail to a vacant lot on Col.
lege creek, quarter of mile dis
tant, where he was strung up to a
limb of a tree and half a dozen bull.
lets were fired into him. He is thought
to have died Instantly. AS the body
was being let down some one cried
out another white woman is
avenged
On the way to the place of execution
members of the lynching party kicked
and cuffed Davis whenever opportuni.
ty was offered. His body was left lying
under the tree which had served as
the gallows. 1t was viewed by hun.
dreds of persons during the day. Later
coroner's jury was empanelled and
after hearing the testimony of wit.
nesses, returned verdict of death at
the hands of persons unknown to the
jury
The prison from which Davis was
taken is hundred years old. 1t is
situated in Calvert street and is only
about 500 yards from the state house
and the executive mansion of the gov.
ernor. The lynching party used Senior
hall of st. Johns college for it's as.
sembling place. This fact is taken to
indicate that most of the men connect.
ed with the affair were from Annapo.
lis and did not come from Igleharts
Station, where Mrs. Reid lives!
AS early as II o'clock the mob be.
gan to collect on st, Johns campus,
Some time after 12 the crowd entered
the lower floor of Senior hall. There
its members proceeded to blacken
their faces and some OF them donned
masks. They were quiet in their
movements, but some of the students
were awakened. These came down
and watched the proceedings, but did
not interfere or give any alarm. The
college authorities strongly denied
Friday that any of the students were
implicated in the lynching. On its
way to the Jail the mob stopped at the
Annapolis gas plant and tried to en-.
ter, but failed to gain admatance. 1t
is presumed that the intention was to
cut off the town lights.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
HANGING OF HAMILTON euNeLEp
Rope Breaks and Man Is Fatally Hurt
by Fall.

Houston, Mo-, Dec. 22.-The execu-
ton here Friday of Joda Hamilton,
the 20-year-old farmer boy, for the
murder of five members of the family
of Barney Parsons, a farmer, was a
horrible affair. Two attempts were
necessary before the hanging proved
successfuA The first rope broke. At
the first attempt Hamilton shot
through the trap with jerk and the
spectators were Mortified to see the
rope part. Hamilton dropped to the
ground and lay there writhing in pain.
Partly conscious. he was picked up
quickly and carried second time to
the scaffold. The rope was hurriedly
placed about the boys neck and the
trap again sprung. This time it was
successful.
The attending physician expressed
the belief that Hamilton was fatally
injured by the first fall and died be-
fore he dropped the second time. The
body was turned over to Hamilton's
father.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
w. |. Beans, Pres, w. n. Pike, Vice
Pres, r. X. Davis, Cashier.
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000
Paid In Full.

Directors: W. l. Beans, What
Cheer; Charley Victor, Lacey; W
H. Springer, Eddyville; Thos. J. vii,
son, Beacon; R. w. Moore, Cedar
A. L. Fox, New Sharon; W. H. Pike.
Rose Hill; Paul Synhorst, Leighton
Geo. S. Prime, Oskaloosa; r. K
Davis, Oskaloosa.
City Business Solicited.
Complete set of Safety Deposit
Boxes. The $50 stockholders are all
Mahaska county farmers.
Farmers: Make this your head
quarters. 16wtf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
ACCEPTS SUICIDES PETS.
President Roosevelt Respects Dying
Wishes of Mrs. Grover.

New York, Dec. 22.-Before Mrs,
Lulu B. Grover committed suicide by
taking poison in her Harlem home on
December 8, she expressed in writing
the wish that the president should re.
ceiye her personal property. She
added the hope that Mr.. Roosevelt
would order the disposal of her body
and take care of her pets, two Angora
cats.
Friday it was learned that although
President Roosevelt had never known
the woman, her wishes have been
respected. Acting under the presi.
dents orders, United States District
Attorney Henry L. Stmson, in con.
junction with the public administrator
personally supervised the C; emation
of the body and forwarded the two
pet Angora cats to the White House
Secret service men also saw to 1t
that all the property left by Mrs
Grover was taken in charge by the
public administrator and advertise
ments inserted in the newspapers
notifying her relatives of her~death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
.cRAzEDMANSHOOTS
At CHICAGO JUDGE
DEFEATED LlTleANT TRIES TO
KILL c. S. CUTTING.
is ARRESTED BY JURisT
Fierce Struggle In the Criminal Court
Building WcuId-5e Slayer
Is indicted Inmedl-
ately.

Chicago, Dec. 22--An attempt to
murder Probate Judge Charles S. Cut
ting was made in a corridor of the
criminal court building Friday, the
bullet barely missing its mark and
the would-be slayer being struck in
the face by the jurist Immediately
after it was fired. Frederick Eler-
brock, $40 North California, was the
man who tried to kill Judge Cutting.
"A struggle to disarm Elerbrock fol-
lowed the shooting, in which Judge
Cutting took part, the scene creating
panic among the people in the corri-
dor, including a number of women.
The shooting occurred about 9:25 a.
M. when Judge Cutting was entering
the building.
Indictment follows Quickly.
Within two hours after the shot was
fired the matter had been brought to
the attention of States Attorney
Healy, taken before the grand jury
and an Indictment returned against
Elerbrock charging assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill. Mr..
Healy said that he believed this was
the quickest indictment on record.
Judge Cutting and Frank NJ. Rene,
who saw the modest, were witnesses.
Judge Cutting all through the excite
ment remained cool. After seeing the
man taken in custody the judge went
into the elevator and was carried to
the sixth floor. He was on his way to
his private chambers and within a
few minutes was holding court. He
declared he could not account for the
attack. F
Is a Disappointed Litigant.
Elerbrock is not a stranger to
Judge Cutting. He had frequently
been about the probate court. He la.
bored under the hallucination that he
had been deprived Of his rights to
share in the estate of his sister, Bern.
hardine Schoenkaes, who has been
dead several years. He charged that
the estate had been closed without
any notice being served on him. He
repeatedly appealed to Judge Cutting
to reopen the case. On one occasion
he visited the Judge in his private
chambers and the judge told him that
If he could furnish proof that the es.
tate had been closed without any no
tice to him the court would reopen II
EIerbrock, however, was not satisfied
and haunted the probate court almost
every day, frequently stopping the
Judge and demanding that the jurist
arrange it so that he would be given
what he claimed was his share of the
estate.
Incumbrance on the Estate.
There was an incumbrance on the
real estate left by Elerbrock's sister
to, the amount of $3.25O and the five
heirs-at-law, including Elerbrock, were
compelled to raise $1,700 among them
selves to pay off the mortgage to pre-
vent foreclosure. 1t was agreed in
court that the estate should not be
partitioned, but should remain intact
equal parts of the revenues to go tc
each of the five heirs.
If Elerbrock has not received his
share of the revenue from the estate
it is a matter of civil action in the
other courts, but this Elerbrock never
apparently, has been able to under
stand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
-
Raises Price of Coal.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 22.-An Increase
of from 10 to 20 per cent. in the
price of coal will be made by the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke company within the next
20 days, The demand for Pittsburg
coal has increased more than usual
at this season, due to the coal famine
In the west
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
New Post for Charles n. Keep.

New York, Dec. 22.--Charles Hal
lam Keep of ] ffalo, and since May,
1908, assistant secretary of the treas
ury of the United States, will succeed
Frederick d. Kilburn as state superin-
tendent of banks for the state o. New
York. This announcement was made
Friday night by Gov.-elect Hughes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
Bribery an ExtraditabIe Crime,

Washington, Dec. 22.-Secretary
Root and Sir Mortimer Durand Friday
signed a supplementary article to the
existing extradition treaty between the
United States and Great Britain in
Guiding bribery in the list of extradit-
able crimes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
Alden Smith. MlnneapoIjs. Dies

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec 22.-H.
Alden Smith, of the firm of Smith G
Wyman, of this city, and one of the
best known business men of Minnea.
polls, died Friday from heart failure.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27
Deliverance of Hicks DELAYED.

Bakersfield. CAL, Dec. 22.-Further
obstacles have been encountered in
the rescue of Hicks, and his deliver
ance was not effected Friday night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-05

! ora loaded and not taken to their
places Of destination.
n was evident that there was an
understanding between the coal op'
orators and the coal companies, ana
that the supply was TO fall niue
under fhe demand in order 10 Keep
up prices. -.
In some instances the men operat-
inc the coal mines were the same
men who were operating the ran
roads ana of course they had the
matter in their own hands.
We take it that the statement 'ha'
has lust been made that there Is go
ing 10 be a scarcity Of coal cars, com
ING at the time that there Is an an
nonncament that the coal output Is
IN he increased. Is to have an erect
on prices. II may be intended 10
cause a rush to engage the season $
coal at present prices. One is at I'D,
erty Ia take ones chances on that.
During the summer we have been
treated with stories to the eHect that
the railroads were largely increasing
their facilities for handling the trade
IN the west. and there Is no DOUBT
that this Is the cause, But IL makes
10 difference so far as the old stories
in regard to coal car famine are
concerned Peoria Journal,