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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-12
REPORT OF THE CLEARING HOUSE
TrnnsactionS of the Associated Banks
for the Week.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE following ia
BILE, compiled by Bradstreet Allows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the week
ended January 10, with the percentage OF
Increase and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-12
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
snow and Colder I'm Nebraska Today
Sunday Fair, Colder in East
Portion.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11.-Forecast of the
weather for Sunday and Monday:
For Nebraska-Snow and colder Satur-
day; Sunday fair, colder in east and south
portions.
For Kansas-Rain or snow Saturday;
Sunday fair and colder.
For South Dakota-Snow and colder Sat
urday: Sunday fair.
For Iowa-Snow Saturday, possibly rain
I'm southeast portion, colder in west and
north pOrtions Sunday fair, colder in east
and south portion.
For Missouri-Rain in south, rain or snow
in north portion Saturday, colder; Sunday
fair and colder.
ror CoIorado-Fair Saturday. colder in
northeast portion; Sunday fair. colder in
southeast portion.
For Montana-Fair in northeast. snow in
south and west portions Saturday, colder;
Sunday fair.
For wyoming Fair in east snow in
south portion Saturday. COLDER Sunday
probably fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Jan. u.-Oficial record OF temper
ature and precipitation, compared with the
corresponding day OF the last three years;
1907. 1906. 1906. $780,
Minimum temperature. . "a IS
Mean se1r, ten1iPerature e &c g e
temperature and precipitation departures
| from the normal at Omaha since March l.
and comparison with the last two years;
Normal temperature .....................,.. Is
4 Excess for the day ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. &
Total excess since March Observation-Disclosures S
/ Normal precipitation ............. .O2 inch
Deficiency for the day .,.......... .02 inch
Precipitation since March /, 1905. .28 IS inches
Deficiency since March l. 1906. 8 IS inches
/ Deficiency for cor. period, 1905. .. 2Sl Inches
Deficiency for cor period 1903 A 81 inchas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-12

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1
and comparison with the last two years:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-12
1000 Dozen Csc, soc.
75c Handkerchief
Sc, IOc, l5c

On sale Saturday main FlOor)
Through an extraordinary good
streak of luck we bought 1000
dozen fine Linen Lawn Handker-
chiefs-all importers samples
hundreds of exquisite designs
regular selling prices 25c, soc and
75c each-but on account of a
missing thread in the embroidery
here and there on a few handker-
chiefs in each box we have placed
the entire 1000 dozen all out for
Saturdays sale at one-fifth their
intrinsic value Instead of 25c.
soc and 75c, they go on sale Sat-
urday morning at. each ....
........5G. 1OC and 15G
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-12

half acres in East Africa, compared with
80 to $50 in Egypt and $40 in Texas.
Prof Orwarburg estimated that the Ger
man colonies were able to produce 100000
bales of cotton. The cotton raised in Togo
land already sold for AGENTS. a pound more
than American cotton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-12

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Jan. u.-Oficial record OF temper
allure and precipitation, compared with the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
PRICES AGAIN SLUMP
GENERAL DECLINE IN VALUES OF
SECURITIES ON NEW YORK
STOCK ExcHhNeE.
ERIE ISSUES TIVE HARDEST HIT
SUSPENSION OF IMPROVEMENTS
ON THAT ROAD THE Dis
TURBiNG FEATURE.
ERIE ISSUES THE HARDEST HIT

New York, March 23.-The stock
market was again very unsettled, the
disturbing feature being the decline
In the Erie issues on that company's
announcement of suspension of all
improvements and construction work
In this state because of the attitude of
the legislature at Albany. BY noon
Erie common had declined 35s, the
first preferred 4as and the second
preferred over G points. The drop In
these stocks brought them to lower
level than was touched In the panic
of last Thursday. The markets down.
ward movement was further assisted
by cables from London, which inti-
mated that trouble is expected there
in the course of next weeks fortnight
ly settlements.
In addition to the severe declines In
the Erie stocks there were losses OF
between or points or more In the
Hill and Hartman issues and the
Southern Railway and other of the
Morgan issues, Canadian Pacific and
Reading, while other active Issues
showed losses. About the only excep-
tion to the downward tendency of the
list during the early session was an
advance of 21a points in American
Smelling, but by noon this advantage
was lost. Towards / o'clock the
weakness of the market increased, the
Coalers all showing marked declines.
The market continued weak
throughout the afternoon, with a de
cline of points in Erie second pre-
ferred, marking the low point. Other
declines ranged from 81 in Great
Northern preferred to Q points In
Smelling and Anaconda. A slump of
Sh points in Canadian Pacific In the
last hour made thc~znarket weak and
decidedly nervous at the close. Trans
continental stocks were depressed in
sympathy with Canadian Pacific.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
EX-SENATOR BURTON RELEASED
Denies Published Story That He Is
Looking for Revenge.

Ironton, Mo-, March 23.-Joseph
Ralph Burton, who until his conviction
In the federal court was United States
senator from Kansas, has been re.
leased from the county Jail here. hay.
Ing completed his sentence Of six
months imposed when he was found
guilty of violating federal statute by
appearing before a government de-
partment as the paid representative
of an alleged "get-rich-quick" concern
OF st. Louis.
Burton entered the Jail Oct %,
1906 His release now Is due to the
law which provides for q deduction
from sentence for good behavior.
Burton's sentence also included fine
of $500 and the statute under which
he was convicted debars him from
ever holding an Office of trust or re.
under the federal govern
ment The fine, which has not been
paid, will be held over him as a civil
Judgment. Upon leaving the jail Bur.
ton gave out a statement denying the
published story that he proposed to
live for revenge, declaring that Il am
! thousand times more solicitous that
shall not wrnng another than l am
concerned about the wrongs others
have done or may do to ma"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
NEW RECORDS FOR MARCH.
High temperatures Prevail In Several
States.

Washington, March 23--Weather
bureau statisticians were given a
shock when the temperature reports
began to come In from the South and
West. In many places a forecast of
warmer" had been given out, but the
service was hardly prepared for any
such response to the prediction as it
received.
Among the first stations to report
was Louisville, Ky, and the clerk who
read off the cipher was obliged to go
over 1t several times to make sure he
had read it right and then turned 1t
over to others to translate. 1t meant
when translated that the temperature
In that city reached 81 degrees, high
mark for March even in that section.
Springfield, H., came next with q
message that meant a 90-degTee max
imum there, the greatest In the twenty
years during which the weather bu-
reau has had a station at that place.
Then came the ST. Louis report, also
showing 80, and breaking the record
since the establishment Of the station
there in 1886
Ell Paso, Tex, added something
more to the situation by reporting a
maximum Of SO degrees, but with a
humidity at practically zero, while
Kansas sprung the biggest surprise of
all when Topeka reported maximum
Of 81 degrees In that city. with the
added information that at other points
in the state the mercury ranged from
2 to a degrees higher" than that.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
STATE AIDED IMMicRAT:C Il.
Attorney General Bonaparte Answer
Series of Questions.


Washington, March 23.-Presiden
Roosevelt has received from Attorney
General Bonaparte a letter containing
answers to series of questions pro-
pounded by Governor Ansel Of South
Carolina on the matter of promoting
immigration.
Replying to a question whether 1t
is a violation of the immigration law
now in force for state, acting
through Its officers, to advertise It's
inducements and publish abroad the
scale of wages prevailing within it's
borders, provided no contract or
agreement. express or implied, is en-
tered into, Mr.. Bonaparte replies In
the negative, 1t being his understand
ing that such advertisements should
be limited to setting forth the induce
ments offered by conditions prevail
ing within the state. leaving the read
ers to draw their own conclusions.
Answering a second question the at
torney general says that presuming
the immigrants qualified In other re-
spects, the advertisements to be law
full, In accordance with the answer to
the first question, and that neither
the state nor It's officers, nor any one
else had otherwise solicited or en-
couraged the immigrant except by pay
ment Of the immigrants passage out
of the public funds of the state, the
introduction of the immigrants would
be lawful"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
oppose LuNAcY COMMISSION
Thaw'e Lawyers Propose to Make De.
termined Fight.

New York, March 23--Notwith-
standing District Attorney Jerome's
belief that Thaw Is paranOiac and
the corroborative opinions Of the
states alienists that he Is practically
incurably insane the defense will make
q determined effort to combat the ap-
pointment of lunacy commission or
his going to an asylum. His five law
yers met at the Office OF Dolphin M.
Dclmas and prepared affidavits to this
end. These consist OF sworn state
ments by several Of them that they
have found Thaw fully capable of ad-
vising them and the sworn statements
by some OF the prisoners relatives to
the same effect. Besides these there
are afTidavits by alienists retained by
the defense which set forth that they
have sat In court beside Thaw for sew
eral weeks, having talked with him
freely, and are convinced that he Is
quite competent to confer with his
counsel as to his welfare In the case.
A number Of letters to his counsel
since the trial began will also be sub
mitted to the court.
Makeup OF tho Commission.
II Justice Fitzgerald decides to ap-
point commission In lunacy 1t will
consist OF three members, an alienist,
lawyer and layman. The alienist
must necessarily be one who has not
figured In any way In the case. The
commission II choser. will examine
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
FUNERAL OF POET ALDRIcH.
Body Inferred Beside Lowell, Long.
fellow and Other NotabIes.


fellow and Other NotabIes.
Boston, March 23-Unostentatious
as the poet himself had wished, but
impressively memorable of the life
and works of the author, were the
funeral services for Thomas Bailey
Aldrich, who died Tuesday afternoon
at his home In this city. In the Ar
lington street church (Unitarian) a
large number of persons assembled
before the noon hour to show final
respect to the poets memory. In the
chancel of the church were many
floral pieces. In the center was a
large wreath of laurel with red roses
tied with white and blue ribbon, the
gift of the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts.
The service was concluded with the
reading of the poem which Mr.. Al
drich wrote for the Tooth anniversary
of the birth of the poet Longfellow
and which was the last work of Mr..
Aldrich. In it he spoke Of death as
follows:
"They do not die who leave their
thought
Imprinted on some deathless page.
Themselves may pass; the spell they
wrought
Endures on earth from age to age. !"
The body of the poet was conveyed
to Mount Auburn cemetery in Cam
bridge, where 1t was Inferred not far
from the resting places of Holmes,
Lowell, Longfellow and others who
have won fame In literature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23

Ihaw ana report 10 the court. II IL
were to find him sane the trial would
be resumed, ii otherwise Justice Fitz-
gerald would be obliged to order
Thaw's confinement In the hospital
for the criminal insane at Matteawan.
Thaw Is not greatly disturbed, 1t Is
said, over the possibility Of having to
be examined by commission. His
lawyers have told him that the ques-
tion at issue is mainly whether he can
instruct them properly. He is con-
fident upon this point and confident
also that when once this question is
disposed of it will be all the easier
for his lawyers to persuade the jury
as to the brain storm" line OF de.
tense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
NEGRO IS UNDER ARREST
DISCHARGED SOLDIER ACCUSED
OF MAKING "cONFESSION"
At GALVESTON.

Houston, Tex, March 23.-Lieuten'
ant Chamberlain OF this city has ar
rested In Galveston a negro named
William Anderson, supposed to be
the only member of the discharged
battalion of negro troops connected
with the Brownsville affair In that
city. Anderson Is declared to be the
man who made confession regarding
the ''true history" Of the Brownsville
raid to two Galveston newspaper men.
pertaining to come from ID. c. Gray. q
member of the discharged battalion
The two newspaper men to whom
the confession Is alleged to have been
made have been subpoelaed as VII.
nesses. They have already made afi'
davits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
JUSTICE FITZGERALD EXCUSES
jury IN THAW CASE UNTIL
NEXT WEDNESDAY,.
WILL CONTEST tUNACY COMMISSION
DETERMINED FIGHT BY DEFEND.
ANTS LAWYERS TO BLOCK
JEROME'S MOVE.

New York, March 23.-The Thaw
jury was brought before Justice Fitz-
gerald In the supreme court and told
they need not attend the trial again
until Wednesday morning. In the
meantime Justice Fitzgerald said he
would receive affldavits from the de-
fense in answer to the suggestion Of
District Attorney Jerome that Harry
X. Thaw, on trial for the murder of
Stanford White. is at the present time
In a condition of mental unsoundness
which makes him - pable of advis
ing his counsel or of understanding
the proceedings against him. He also
will receive District Attorney Jerome's
reply to the sffidavits Of Thaw's coun-
sci.
When Justice Fitzgerald took his
place on the bench all the members OF
the Thaw family were seated In the
courtroom and when Harry Thaw was
called to the bar he seemed surprised
and delighted to find them present.
luey udu tll U3CH GACluueu SNCA oiASC
the taking of testimony was begun
The prisoner bowed to each member
of the family group in turn and they
all smiled back at him confidently.
After the Jury had been excused
District Attorney Jerome, in referring
to his remarks concerning Thaw's
counsel day or two ago, said:
Il did not mean to charge counsel
with unprofessional conduct" said the
district attorney. "but stand on what
said, that II l find at the conclusion
of the trial that they had possession
of knowledge which would lead one to
believe they had persisted In trying a
man incapable OF understanding the
proceedings against him would take
the matter up. II my remarks were
construed as charging unprofessional
conduct l was simply unfortunate In
my expression"
Mr.. Hartridge, In replying to Mr..
Jerome, denied that Thaw's counsel
endeavored to suppress any infornla-
ton regarding the mental condition OF
their client, but on the contrary had
permitted the district attorney to ex-
anime some of their experts In his
Office
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
PREMIER APPROVES POLICY.
Makes concillatory Speech in Russian
Lower House.

ST. Petersburg, March 23-After a
long debate In the lower house Of par
lament on the formation of the FAM
Inc relief commission, as proposed by
M. Roditcheff, Constitutional Demo
crat. Premier Stolypin announced that
the government fully joined in the
proposition of M. Roditcheff and
would give its full assistance to the
work of the commission. M. Stoly-
pins speech was conciliatory He
admitted the government made many
mistakes.
The premiers announcement was
the first approval by the government
of the policy of the Constitutional
Democratic party. M. Roditcheff's s
resolution was carried unanimously
aftor Socialist amendment empower
ing 1t to visit the provinces and IN
vestigate work had been defeated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
Americans Make Good Showing.

London, March 23.-OxfOrd had an
easy victory over Cambridge In the
annual university athletic meeting at
the Queens club here, In which the
American Rhodes scholars made an
excellent showing with their entries.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
Four Men Blown to Atoms.

Helena, Mont, March 23.-Four
men were blown to atoms In North
ern Pacific tunnel near Lombar as the
result of the carelessness Of one Of
the workmen in tamping q charged
hole with steel instrument.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
Fer TRAIN WRECkiNG.
New York Man Given Six Years In
Prison.

Delhi, N. Y. March 23.-L. D. Har-
Engton has been found guilty of at
tempting to wreck passenger train
on the New York, Ontario and West
ern railway the night Of March 9,
1906. He was sentenced to six years
and six months in state prison. Mrs
Lucy Cotton testified that Harrington
that he might rob the bodies Of the
dead and injured and get money that
he and she might elope. the blame
for the wreck to be placed On Mrs
COtton's husband
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
ACTRESS DIES SUDDENLY.
Shock Proves Fatal to Her Husband;
Partner.

San Francisco, March 23.-MrS.
Fred Belasco, wife of the senior part
ner of the Alcazar theater and known
on the stage under the name of Juliet
Crosby, died suddenly during the day
and an hour later M. l.. Mayer, Mrr
Belasco's partner, died Of the shock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
DAUGHTER OF THE FARM.

The sunlight's glow falls full upon the hill
= Where elovers flood the earth with rosy
But restful shadows dim the vale beyond
That guarding oaks have sheltered into
gloom;
And Just between the winding stzeamlet
sings,
And over all the breath of summer clings.
IT'S noontide-full- blown rose among the
hours
That garland round the day-and as the
air =
Is hushed from fretful 5reezes, so my soul
Is soothed by natures silent praise and
prayer.
The honey bees drone Ger their flower
sweets,
And some lone bird it's tender call repeats.
See, near the brookside strays a little
grace
Blue eyed, gold haired, her bonnet on
her arm,
And tiny skirt upheld with meadowblooms
Less fair than she-wee daughter of the
farm,
Whose far, bright fields that join the JOY
GUS sky
Bid hearts aweary put their sorrows by.
Marie A. Mayfeld, in The Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10

~ %ee
WASHINGTON.

British Ambassador Bryce will
make a study Of Statehood questions
In the Territories.
It was announced that the Bodley
plans had been accepted for the ma
:ional cathedral and that the corner
stone would be laid in September.
The Navy Department has finally
decided that in order to carry out
the provisions Of the Naval Personnel
Act of 1899 twenty-four officers must
retire on June 80.
General Kuroki telegraphed the
Navy Department thanking the Sec
rotary for the courtesies shown to
him in this country.
s. Government officials in a confer
ence in Washington decided that E..
n. Hartman not only could not be
prosecuted criminally with success,
but would escape in many, proposed
civil suits.
>Attorney-Genera Bonaparte re-
uuested from Boston a copy Of the
record of the hearing held on the
proposed merger Of the Boston and
Maine Railroad with the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
be sent to Washington for perusal
by the legal authorities of the Gov
eminent. "' 1%.iftt 90 2A
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
AMERICAS GIFT TO
CHINA S47,0OO,0OO
President to Remit Indemnity if
Congress Consents.
GENEROSITY TOUCHES EMPIRE
Roosevelt Will Ask Permission to
Scale Down Boxer Award to
$685. 0O-Release of $l2,-
100000 and Enormous Interest.

Boston. - Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng, the retiring Chinese Ambas.
sador, who is in this city IN a visit,
said:
"An official note I received from
Secretary Root last Saturday night
shows the remarkably high sense of
justice which the United States has
used il all her dealings with China.
You remember that after the Boxer
troubles, China agreed to pay an in
demnity Of s24,44O,77S.S1 on. &C
count of the losses entailed by the
United States Government as well as
for personal property lost by her citi-
zens during the Boxer campaign.
Four years, ago your Government
was good enough to promise me that
when the time arrived, as a token Of
sincere friendship for China, the orig
inal figures of the indemnity would
be revised.
"True to the promise of the exec
utive officers, I received a note from
Secretary Root last Saturday night
that the President directed him to
say that in his next message to Con-
gress he would be pleased to recon-
mend that China be relieved Of all
obligations in excess of the final re-
vised amount Of the indemnity, SILL
655,492.69. That will save China
over s12,OOo,oOO and interest at four
per cent"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
MURDER MERCHANT IN GARDEN,
Skull of J. T. Rosenheimer Crushed
in His Wife's Presence.

Pelham, N. Y.-While walking in
his garden after dinner at his home,
The Roses, Julius T. Rosenheimer, a
wealthy resident of Pelham, and Sec
rotary of the London Needle Com
pany, was murdered by two men VINO
5prang from the bushes and attacked
him with a blunt instrument which
the police think vas a heavy, shor.-
handled sledge, such as is used in
trimming stone.
Almost before Rosenheimer had
time to cry out to his wife, who was
only a few feet away, his skull was
crushed in. Mrs. Rosenheimer faint
ed, and she was in such a state OF
collapse as to be unable to give
other than a disconnected story of
the crime.
It was learned from members of
the family that Rosenheimer and his
wife were out walking along what
they call the ny path in the rear
If the house, when Mr.. Rosenheimer
saw two men step into the path.
who are those men coming this
way?" exclaimed Mrs. Rosenheimer,
as she clutcted her husbands arm,
Il don't know who they can be-"
replied the needle manufacturer.
Just wait here and I will go and
see."
Rosenheimer, who was sixty years
Old, had only gone a few steps when
the men sprang upon him, and his
wife heard him exclaim:
"Oh, mother! They are killing
mel"
Mrs. Rosenheimer shouted fo- as
sistance, and tten fell in the path In
a faint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Total Saving to China Will
Be About S47, 900, 900.

Washington, D. C.-The State De-
partment confirms the statement that
1t is the intention of the President
to release China from the payment Of
all but the actual expenses to which
the United States was put by the
Boxer uprising of 1900, provided
Congress shall give its consent.
BY the terms of the treaty China
was to pay to the United States a
SUN Slightly less than $25,Q00,000 in
annual instruments running through
thirty-ninc years, with Interest. So
far there has been collected $6,000,-
900, and out Of this has been paid
all the claims Of American mission
aries for property destroyed and lives
lost in the uprising, amounting to
about 100000. A careful esti-
mate has just been completed of the
expense to which the United States
Government was put by the military
operations in China, the naval ex-
penses and the losses suffered at
American Consulates. These aggre-
gate 100000, and at the rate the
payments have been made recently 1t
is expected the total will be met in
the course of four or five years more.
The total sum that China would
have been obliged to pay to the
United States in the %thirty-nine years
would be not less than $59,OGO,OO0.