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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
The committee did not report on the bill
HEARING ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Indications Bills Pending I'm LegisIRi
ture VIII He Modified.
From a STAFF Correspondent

From STAFF Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. SO.-(special Telegram.)-
Between 500 and 800 people swarmed into
representative hall tonight at meeting
of the joint medical committee on the So
called anti-Christian Science bills.
The audience is said to have been the
largest that ever attended meeting of
legislative committee, and except for the
members of the legislature, 1t was almost
entirely in sympathy with the Christian
Scientists. Several prominent Lincoln at
torneys and business men were present. AS
a result of the meeting those back of the
bills requiring Christian Science healers to
take an examination In medical branches
before the state board showed disposition
to require minimum amount of subjects
necessary to enable the healers to diagnose
contagious diseases. The discussion be-
tween the physicians and members of the
Christian Science church grew somewhat
heated at times.
Judge Ewing of Chicago was the prin-
cipal speaker. He talked for an hour and
took the position that IL Christian Science
was a bad thing 1t ought to be prohibited,
and not licensed for a fee. II not, he con-
tended, the Legislature ought not to inter-
fere with 1t.
DSthAN
of Health and the author of the bills, was
present, and in running fire of questions
declared his only purpose was to prevent
the spread OF contagious diseases. He said
he knew Of no case where a Christian
Scientist had refused to report contagious
diseases as soon as their nature was dis
covered, but he said frequently they would
not find out the disease was contagious
until It was too late. His position, he said,
was that the healers should have enough
knowledge of medical branches to be able
to diagnose disease.
Representative Davis of Cass made a
dramatic address, in which he declared his
mothers life should have been saved by
! Christian Science, and Joe Burns of Ian
caster, who favored the bill two years ago,
made hit with the crowd by declaring
he would fight it this year with all his
power. Representative Springer spoke in
favor of the bill and Patrick, Barnes and
Thiessen against 1t. Drs. Marsh, Dodson
and Wilson. members Of the medical COM
| mittee spoke for the bill. At the close of
the meeting there was some feeling that a
I compromise measure reducing the require
ments might be proposed as a substitute
for the present bill,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
CITRUS FRUIT TRAFFIC. DIVIDED
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Have
an Unwritten Agreement.

Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Have
an Unwritten Agreement.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30-Testimony of
o sensational character was brought out by
the government at today's hearing of the
Hartman merger case before Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane. w. A. Bis
sell assistant traffic manager of the Santa
Fe system and director in the Western
Pacific railroad, conceded under oath that
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific manage
ments are observing an "unwritten agree
ment" whereby they share about equally
the citrus fruit trafic of southern Califor-
MIA, each scrupulously avoiding any intru-
sion into the others territory after the
fruit has been packed.
r. A. Graham Of New York, formerly
manager Of the Oregon-Oriental Steamship
company, agreed to produce as evidence
letter which he testified he had received
from Benjamin Campbell. as traffic man
ager of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company, peremptorily canceling a traffic
contract between the two companies be-
cause the latter road had acquired fleet
OF steamships and refusing to longer give
Graham's company any traffic the use
of the Oregon Railroad Navigation COM
pany's docks at Portland or rail rates
other than the full local traffic.
Today's hearing was conducted for the
government by Attorney c. A. Severance
r, L. Ifovett appeared for Hartman and
Peter r. Dunn for the Southern Pacific.
Among the witnesses called by the prose-
cution we're w. ]. Shotwell, general coast
agent OF the Denver & Rio Grande and
other Gould lines d. ]. Mansfield, assistant
10 shotwell and E. z. Calvin, general man
ager of the Pacific coast divisions Of the
Southern Pacific.
H. p schwerin Of the Pacific Mail COM
pany was called to stand. Schwerin testi-
fed that beside the feet of steamers owned
by the company It operates the Mongolia
and Manchuria, which are owned by Har-
riman Severance called attention to the
minutes, which showed that the Oregon
Short Line owned those steamers, but
Schwerin said that so far as he knew Har-
riman owned them personally, and that
Hartman charged the Pacific Mail $4,000
a month for the use of the steamers, the
money being sent to New York.
Schwerin testified that the San Francisco
e. Portland Steamship company, of which
he is president. had recently raised steam
| ship rates, and that at the same time the
| Southern Pacific raised its rate to Port
! land. Commissioner Lane brought out the
| fact that the rise OF the steamship rates
! followed a conversation on the subject with
| Traffic Manager Luce of the Southern Pa
| cifc.
! Schwerin volunteered the statement that
| there was no real competition between the
| railway and the steamers. because the
| steamers give better service and get more
| freight than they can handle without So
licitation. This statement was not relished
by the railroad men present. 1t was after
| wards modified by Schwerin as applyine
only to present temporary conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
Agricultural Bill Passed After Several
Amendments Are Agreed To

Amendments Are Agreed To
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The house COM
pleted the agricultural appropriation bill
today, after adopting sundry amendments.
The feature was a speech made with a
view to Justification of the present meat in
spection law by Representative Wadsworth
of New York. who retires with the close VI
the session. He took the president seri-
ously to task for the latter's letter of last
summer in severe criticism Of the bill. The
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
was sent to conference, the managers on
the part OF the house being Messrs. Cous-
ins of Iowa, c. b. Lands Of Indiana and
Howard OF Georgia.
The river and harbor appropriation bill.
carrying $s4.OOO.OOO In round numbers. was
taken up, no time being agreed upon for
the close OF general debate.
At 5:15 p. m. the house adjourned
Representative Lacey OF Iowa led a win
ming fight today in restoring to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill section relat-
ing TO biological investigations and appro-
priating 81. 49O for the purpose OF making
a scientific study of the food habits Of
North American birds and mammals in re-
lation 20 agriculture, horticulture and for
estry.
The white fly OF Florida the thrips Of
California and the root worm in the grape
vineyards OF Pennsylvania and the middle
west also were considered by the house in
connection with the agricultural appropria-
tion bill
BY united Ection the delegations from the
sections named were enabled TO poll sew
enty-hve votes against thirty-six In favor
of increasing the amount set aside in the
bill for chronological investigations to the
extent OF $500.
Representative Haynes OF California. who
offered the bill including the amount, said
that as this is a big country the SIS 600
used by the agricultural committee for en-
tomologfoal investigations would not go
very far. California, he said. had never
had any work done along the lines pro-
posed but there Vas demand fOr it.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
CANAL CONTRACT NOT LET
Secretary Loeb Says Bids Are UnsRtis-
factory and Government May
Yet DO the Work.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-The following
statement was made public at the White
House tonight by Secretary Loeb:
Reports In the papers seem 10 Indicate
a belief that the canal contract has been
conditiOnally awarded to Mr.. oliver. This
Is not so. NO decision has been made even
that the contract viii be awarded TO any
OF the bidders.
Mr. divers bid was so hopelessly de-
fective that Il could not be even cOnsid-
cred, and time was given him TO complete
Il in shape that viii euable It to receive
consideration. II II Is put into such shape
Il will be considered together with the bid
already made by the Gillespie Macarthur
combination. which may itself be altered,
and then whichever bid. after the most
careful examination seems most ad-
vantageous may be taken. or both bids
rejected and the canal be constructed un-
der the direct supervision OF the govern
ment. In such case, the government would,
wherever II chose, use contractors simply
as agents.
The real object IN contracting the work
Is to have assembled a large number OF
the best specialists in each class OF work
and the prime consideration will be the
men making the bid. The president and
the commission would not even consider
bid OF merely one or two men. The work
Is already going well. over 10000 cubic
yards were taken out OF the Culebra cut
I'm January, and the amount being taken
out u steadily increasing
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
INCENDIARY USES A GUN
Two Men wounded Before Insane
Man is Taken I'm West
virginia.

NEW MARTINsVILLE. W. Va. Jan. 30
Calming that God had instructed him to
burn the town OF Smithield. Harry Howard
was arrested there last evening as he was
emerging from hotel. which. II is said.
he had attempted to hre, along with three
other buildings from which flames were
bursting. The fires. however, were ex-
tinguished with small loss.
Howard resisted arrest and before he
was captured shot and probably fatally
wounded Earl ana Grover Hildebrand.
Some OF his shots also wounded the chief
of police and constable
After he had been locked up a mob at
tackled the building for the purpose OF
lynching him. but the crowd was driven
on and the prisoner secretly brought to
jail here
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
GREAT FREIGHT BLOCKADE
Several Thousand Loaded Cars at
Minnesota Terminals Awaiting
Lifting of Blockade.

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. S0-Two thousand
cars of freight are being held by the Great
Northern in Minneapolis waiting for lines
to be cleared and engines to move them. All
are loaded with merchandise consigned to
points all over the northwest. including
thousands of dollars worth of Christmas
goods that have not yet arrived at their
destination.
Reports last week showed a large number
Of Northern Pacific cars tied up in the
same manner. It is claimed that owing to
the policy of moving only capacity loads,
hundreds of cars were dropped of at in
termediate points when breaks, bad weather
and cold cut down the capacity OF engines.
These cars were to have been gathered up
later, but the blockade has made It impos-
sible.
y WASHINGTON, Jan. SO-A long dispatch
from l.. II. Hill, son Of President Hill of
the Great Northern. regarding fuel shortage
conditions in. North Dakota, came to the
Interstate Commerce commission today
Mr.. Hill said he had returned from three
weeks In the snowbound district. Maxbass
and other branch points are suffering for
coal, he says. and everything possible is
being done to open the line. Mr.. Hill says
Maxbass is in the territory served by the
500 line froil Kenmare to Thief River
Falls. 200 miles. on which no apparent ef-
fort is being made to open the line. He
says he understands that their section men
have been paid off, which makes neces-
sary ''our furnishing all their territory with
fuel" He adds that there have been sew
eral men killed in extraordinary efforts to
open these lines. and I'VE feel great danger
of crowding the matter too hard"
A dispatch from the mayor of Leeds, N.
D.. says the people are freezing for want
of cnal
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
PRISON GOVERNOR is KILLED
N. 0uidema shot by Young Man
Dressed aa workman at ST
PetersburE.


ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. So.-M Guidema.
governor OF the political prison on Vasill
ostroff. suburb OF this city. was shot on
the main street OF the island today and
died almost Immediately.
The assassin, youth OF Is dressed al a
workman, emerged from a tea house al
NJ. Guildema was passing on his way home
and shot him twice In the stomach. Tho
youth also shot and mOrtally wounded a
prison warden who accompanied Nj
Guidema and who pursued the assassin.
The latter disappeared and the police have
been unable to fnd any trace Of him owing
90 the fact that the people OF the island
generally sympothiEe with the revolution
lSts.
Guidsma was sentenced to death by the
local group OF terrorists for the merciless
- OF the lash in suppfessing the hunger
alThke" which the prisoners on Basil island
declared a fortnight ago as a protest
against the killing by a guard OF a prisoner
who was leaning out Of a window. 0uidema
caused the prisoners 10 Be noEged in order
= eoroe them 70 eat.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
SWETTENHAM TIME SHORT
London Hears Governors ResiEna-
tiOn VIII he Accepted when
Successor ts Selected.

LONDON. Jan. S0-There Is reason 70 be-
neve that the resignation OF Sir Alexander
Ewettenham. governor Of Jamaica, has been
accepted. although the officials OF the for
eign ONCE refuse all information on the
subject This official reticence is attributed
TO a desire to complete the arrangements
fer a succession 10 the post before an
nouncing Swettenham's retirement. 1t Is
expected that the latter will leave the
island as soon as details can be completed
for handing over the afaiFs Of his once.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
GLENN CREATES CoMMoTIoN
Colonel at Columbus Barracks Orders
All Catholic Soldiers to At
tend Church.

COLUMBUS. o., Jan. SO.-There Is great
excitement at the barracks here because
OF an order Issued by Colonel z F. Glenn,
the commandant. before he left for Texas
today 70 defend Major Penrose in the
Brownsville court-martial, ordering the
Catholic soldiers to attend services Some
OF the men declare that they will mutiny.
The order says that ''the Catholic nom
commissioned officers will march the men
TO and from church and see that order is
preserved during the services"
The War department disapproved a recent
order by Colonel Glenn OF similar effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
FIVE MEN KILLED IN NINE
Powder Explosion in Illinois Results
in Death of Miners-Others
Injured.


ST. LOUIS. Jan. So.-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Marion, Ill, says: Five
men were killed and eleven were hurt by
an explosion of powder in the Johnson
City and Big Muddy coal mine at Johnson
City, which occurred yesterday afternoon.
The coroner's report shows the following
names of dead:
ROMEO FORHENBAKER.
FRANCIS MAIHER.
JESSE NJ. DAVIS.
FELIX TONEY.
BEST LOWRY.
The eleven reported hurt were burned and
physicians state that several OF the burned
miners are so seriously injured that they
will likely die.
The most seriously injured are:
Thomas Mitchell.
Oscar Sine. 80 ~
George Patterson.
Albert Swift.
The explosion occurred near the cage
landing in the mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
DUET By PHONE COMPANIES
Independents and the Bell People Are New
on the Same Tack.
SAY IT is WRONG TO FORCE CONNECTIONS
senator Epperson Defends His Bill
and Insists Telephones Are Public
Carriers and the Public Has
Rights to Conserve.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


LINCOLN Neb., Jan. 3O.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The Nebraska Telephone company
and the Independent Telephone companies
crawled into the same bed tonight and hid
behind the same cover in a discussion of
the Epperson bill, which requires all tele-
phone companies TO make physical connec-
tions of their property. Frank Woods the
representative Of the Independent compa-
niles, had to back water to a painful de-
gree to get in the same position with his
rival, while Attorney Morsman of the Ne
braska company stood pat and said, II
told you so' Woods is fighting against
the same principle for which he contended
two years ago. At that time, however,
the Independents were trying to get into
Omaha, while now these corporations think
they are able to stand alone!
The change of heart was thrown up to
Mr.. Woods repeatedly amid the laughter
of the members of the committee and
large crowd. but he bravcly stuck to his
text, that to make all companies unit would
be to confiscate property without process
of law and would wipe out competition and
give monopoly again to the stronger com
pany. He used, with variations, the same
argument made by Mr.. Morsman two years
ago, and he went back on his old friend
Senator Epperson, who labored so hard for
him In the last Legislature. Ex-senator
Dimery spoke against the bill, because, he
said, it would permit the gobbling up of the
farmers telephones in Seward county.
Senator Epperson, the sponsor of the bill,
said the arguments used were the same
used by the railroads twenty years ago
when they were compelled to furnish con-
| nections with competing lines. The tele-
phone. he said, is common carrier and
should transmit messages at rates to be
agreed upon or made by the railway COM
mission.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
WASHINGTON.
Page u

Wife and infant child of william G.
'opley, former resident of Walnut, Ia, is
nd dead and Copley. who bears good
alton at home, is held while police
: y rate. Page
2. Carter attacks administration
o. r. zee in extended speech in the
sen, ~ zing officials with violating
laws 1ering senator's. Page. 6
India Z.%> 7rted in the senate, max
ing impoisJr nges In laws governing
Indian lano : providing for opening of
Blackfeet reservation. Page 1
House passes agricultural appropriation
bill after amending it to provide for in
vestigation of food habits of North Amer
lean birds and mammals. Page
Interior department will ask for bids
on million dollars worth of live stock for
Indians in Nebraska, the Dakotas and
Montana Page 1
LEGIsLATIvE.
Nebraska senate kills the bill to repeal
the wolf bounty law. Page
Subcommittee of Nebraska legislature
has completed the passenger rate bill and
will have the commission bill ready to
report today. Page /
Railroad lobbyist gives out statement
that state wide primary bill will not pass
this session. Page q
Iowa legislators, in forming an anti
pass bill, are troubled to know Just where
to draw the line and who are entitled to
be classed as legitimate employees.
Page Q
Both Bell and Independent telephone
people oppose, before Lincoln committee,
bill to compel different companies to give
ioint service. Page
Legislative committee at Lincoln gives
hearing on Christian Science bill and in
dications are measure will be modified.
Page
NEBRASKA.
Indian Inspector Mclaughlin concludes
agreement with Rosebud Sioux which will
result in the opening to settlement OF
zoo, 900 acres of land in Trip county
South Dakota Page
hastings commerciaia club roossanizes
for it's "20.O 600 in 1910" campaign. electing
new directors. Page
Killing of Roy Barnes by Roy Maynard
at Alliance was due to quarrel over
money. Pase
/ Standard Oil company objects to method
! by which It was brought into federal
court at st. Louis. Page 1
Eleven Jurors secured for the Thaw
will make opening statement for the pros
ecution this afternoon. Page 6
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads
have an unwritten agreement to divide
the citrus traffic of southern California
Page ]
FOREIGN.
M. Guidema. governor of the political
prison, is killed at ST. Petersburg.
Page j
The French cabinet is in doubt as 10
reply TO be made to Bishops offer of
compromise Page 2
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IOWA.
e. ]. McVann OF Omaha appears before
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clarke
at Cedar Rapids. Page
Tod McFeeley, who killed his father al
Creston, is declared insane. Page
Engineer Alvord. employed by water
company, puts valuation of the plant
S2O5,sse higher than expert employed by
the city. Page {
Omaha banks show great gain in state
ments at close of business Saturday.
Page |
Reports of many promotions are cur
rent at the Union Pacific general Offices,
Page [
Some opposition is made to laying stree
car tracks on Thirty-third street.
Page II
Real Estate exchange members pbjec
TO plan for issuance of city current EEK
, pense bonds as proposed in bill in legis
! lature. Page II
nrovrnrrySra or OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
TIE WEATHER.

FORECAST FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
local SHOWS and warmer. Friday partly
cloudy
FORECAST FOR IOWA-Local SHOWS
and warmer Thursday and probably Friday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31
SUMMARY OF THE bee

Thursday, January 81, 1907.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31

The explosion occurred near the cagI
landing in the mine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-15
A Band With q Record

With . record Of over 1000 concerts
played in the past seven years. the
famous "kilties" Band Of Canada
will appear in this oity for two per-
formances on Monday, Nov. IS at the
Opera House.
The "Kilties" have recently 70.
turned from . triumphant tour Of
Mexico, where they were the first
musical organization from a foreign
country touring that Republic. and
playing the best theatres.
There is no Eotber concert Band in
the world as unique ss this one.
Not only is II Q remark able combina-
tion of high class artists. who render
classic and popular music with an
equal musical understanding. but 1t
represents in costumes and appear
ance, the Nation from which each
player is sprung. The men who wear
the kits of Scotland from which
the name "Kilties" is deriyed) are
all Scotch Canadians. and accompany
ing the Band, is a splendid male
choir, which sings the ballad Of the
Mother Country as no one but Scotch
can.
10 addition to these singers, there
is a troupe of Scotch Pipers and
Dancers, headed by Angus Mcmillan
Fraser, who dances with true. Scotch
fervor and remarkable grace.
The visit of the Kilties TO Grants
Pass is an event that will be enjoyed
by all who hear these travelled,
talented players
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-15
A Brief Record of s
Local Events. (

Harvey Kesterson is building nice,
$1,000 residence. ON a beautiful site,
at the head Of Sixth Street, Joseph
Harper. the contractor being in charge
Of the work, which is being done by
day labor. 1t will certainly be credit
to that part of the city.
You may say for us that we
are on top and We propose staying
there" was the good nstured way in
which Cashier Jewell Of the Grants
Pass Banking & Trust Co. spoke to
the reporter who inquired as to how
things were going.
Cashier Gilkey of the FIRST National
Bank informed the Courier man that
the outlook was very encouraging
that the bank greatly spprec lated the
loyalty Of the business men and that
the latter were now reporting that
business conditions were very much
improved.
Matt Britt. q nephew Of Mrs Henry
Ahlf has arrivd from Austria, to make
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Ahlf
Although he is we'll educated in the
schools Of his native land, yet. in or
der to more quickly master the Eng
lish language, he will take short
course in the public schools Of this
city.
The Telephone people have just is
sued fine. new directory, which will
be welcome news to their many pat
rons. Manager Marshall requests the
Courier to print the following addi-
tionsl names, which have come in
since the directory was issued and he
asks all patrons to out out tn is list and
place 1t in the new book of names
1l13-M. Mattison Hospital;
1031-Chss. Kipgwell;
24l0-Mrs. B. K. Beaupre;
249-E. I. McKinstry:
946-W. J. Gardner & 20.
While James Kendall and Carroll
Cornell were out hunting recently
they spied an extremely large Coyo
which was killed by the former men
toned Nimrod. Tho boys were 80
we'll pleased with their prize that they
packed the animal home, which was q
distance Of about four miles. The
n-ighbors who live in the vicinity Of
the animals haunts were also much
pl eassd, claiming that they have been
missing numerous chick ems.