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Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
PROGRAM FOR THE HAGUE
Vote of Members Only Means of Rails
81, ing Two Questions of Inn
Importance,

WASHINGTON. Jan. SIT may be
stated by authority that neither the ques-
ton OF International disarmament. includ-
ing the kindred subject of restriction, nor
the Drago doctrine. win be placed upon
the program OF subjects TO be considered
at The Hague conference when it convenes
next June or July.
The program is regarded as closed at
this moment nor viii It be formally added
to before the meeting takes place. But
every effort will be made to have the con-
ference consider the two subjects named.
though this can only be accomplished by
the act Of the delegates themselves. prop
erly supported by their principals. It viii
require an Affirmative vote OF the confer
ence to take up for discussion any new
subject beyond those contained In the pro-
gram and It is the hope Of the Washington
government that these all-important sub
jects-disarmament and the Drago doc
trine, will receive the favorable oonsidera-
ton Of majority OF the delegates. enab-
ling them to be discussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
south Dakota News Notes.

EDGEMONT-The Citizens bank of Edge
mont has closed its doors and w. w. Stew
art was appointed receiver by Judge Nc
Gee. 1t is said the creditors will be paid
found there was not room for a second
bank
HOT SPRIN0S-The water, light and
ments to its water and lighting plant, put
ting I'm about three-quarters OF a mile of
new fiume and constructing a new dam.
The improvements, amounting to about
$4,000, are made necessary by the large
demands made upon the plant by the Ma
tional sanitarium, which will open April /.
ELK POINT-The Farmers institute OF
dresses were made by H. c. Warner, G..
II. Whiting. II. p. Lyon, Mrs. AIDA
Howie of Wisconsin and President Gault
are: Prof. II. f. French, president; S. A.
omdahl, secretary; Runyon Compton,
treasurer
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Post A OF The Travelling Protective eso-
citation will give a card party at the Com
mercial club rooms Saturday evening.
The subject of Rabbi COINS address at
Temple Isreal Friday evening will be
Trouble and Triumph" Services begin
promptly at 8 O'Clock
Burglars entered the saloon OF W. J..
Cusck 45O6 North Thirtleth street, Wednes-
day night by breaking the glass in a rear
door. They stole $3.50 In pennies from the
cash register and a Colts revolver.
The United States Civil Service commits
sion announces that the maximum age
limit in the examinations ordered for food
and drug inspector, (male), set for Feb
ruary ), has been raised from 40 to IS years.
Joseph Coleman, formerly clerk at the
Victoria hotel, was arrested Thursday even
ing by Emergency Officer Hell. charged
with embezzlement. 1t is charged Cole
man took the contents OF the cash drawer
at the hotel Thursday, securing about SIS.
and went away.
Jakub Koconda yesterday filed suit in
district court for a divorce from Ruzena
Koconda, whom he married November II,
100. in Hrazeni RataJe. Bohemia. Koconda
lost no time In filing his suit, as the ofense
upon which he bases his petition Is alleged
TO have occurred only last Sunday. They
Live at s30S Thirty-third street, South
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
NURSES CHANGE THEIR DATE
VIII Hold Annual Birthday Party on
Second Instead Of Twenty
Second of February.

The directors of the Visiting Nurses as
ISOLATION held a meeting at the Paxton
hotel Thursday morning to perfect arrange
ments for the ninth annual musical and
birthday party to be given by the as
ISOLATION Saturday at the home of Mrs.
]. M. Metcalf, 1924 South Tenth street.
Heretofore this annual party has been held
on February 20, washington's birthday, but
because of the holiday 1t was decided to
change the date to February 2. These
annual affairs have been given by the as
ISOLATION for the last eight years to raise
funds 10 carry on the work OF the visiting
nurses and are largely attended. The in
vitations are already out. On this oc-
casion the guests are supposed to bring a
penny for each year Of their residence on
this mundane sphere.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
SHARP STICK FOR BURTON
Illinois Legislature Not Pleased with
Terms of Rivers and
HarbOrs Bill.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-The lower
house of the legislature today concurred In
the senate amendment in a joint resolution
adopted by the house yesterday appealing
10 the Illinois delegation in congress to
work for distribution of the river and
harbor appropriation. which will be more
equitable and more favorable to Illinois
The senate amendment struck cut the
personal criticism of Congressman Burton,
chairman OF the rivers and harbors com
mlttee.
The resolution complains that the appro-
priation now gives s1sOOO.6a5 to plans for
improvement OF the Great lakes, s1.2OOOOO
to the harbor OF Cleveland $1,000 900 to the
Ohio river and only S250,OOo year for the
Mississippi river between st. Louis and
Cairo, instead OF $4,000 a year. which has
been appropriated hitherto and also gives
only 81. OOO. OCO for the upper Missouri from
81. Louis to St. Paul an amount entirely
/ Inadequate 10 carry out the plan OF six
foot channel
The resolution especially deplores the
fact that ''the rivers and harbars' bill re-
lcommends no appropriation at all for be-
ginning work on a deep waterway from the
lakes to the gulf. which. II the Missouri
river and upper Mississippi were Improved,
would completely relieve the freight con-
eestion and regulate railroad rates through
out every state OF the Mississippi valley and
I'm which almost one-half OF the area OF the
United States Is vitality Interested. opening
up as Il will the greatest internal WAFER
way OF the world to the markets thereof"
Illinois congressman are exhorted TO In
trOduce and work for amendments increas-
ing the appropriation for the Mississippi
between st. Louis and Carlo to 8. 10000 a
year; making an appropriation for begin
ming work on the lakes 10 the gulf deer
waterway and increasing the appropriation
fog the Mississippi river between ST. Louis
and st. Paul to 100000 a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
FIRE RECORD
ChicaEo Car Barns.

CHICAGO, Jan. a.-The North Clark
treet car barns Of the Union Traction
ompany. ON North Clark street, between
herman Place and Dewey Court. was
oday damaged by fire TO the extent OF
lore than 10000. Ninety cars. stored IN
he building. were destroyed. The hre was
aused by the explosion OF a gasoline tank
one man. a car cleaner. was snffocated to
cath by the fumes Of gas and three others
sere injured BY the explosion.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01

sionai delegation that one or more repre-
sentatives of the department should 60
there to confer on the japanese school
question.
The board met this morning. and II was
practically agreed that the four directors.
the superintendent and the secretary should
make the trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
COURT A FRIEND OF HORSE
Judge Crawford Imposes Fine On
Drivers who Leave Animal
Uncovered.

N. Rabinowitz and John Hilton. drivers
Of a delivery wagon for M. Rachman.
Twenty fourth and LeavenYorth streets.
were convicted in police court Thursday
morning of cruel and inhuman treatpent
Tuesday to their delivery horse and were
fined SO and costs each by Judge Craw-
ford. The men left their horse standing
for an hour in front Of the federal build
ing without blanket and the lather. with
which the horse was covered froze until
the animal was covered with a coating Of
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
LETTERS FRONIEE READERS
Dairy Commission ELL Psfcrs Legislature
Presented in Detail.
NEED FOR CONTROL IN CREAM BUSINESS
Secretary Bassett Points ont Benefits
that would Follow Establishment
of Inspection Contemplated
by the Law.

Contributions on timely topics are
invited from readers Of The Bee.
Communication should be written
legibly on one side Of the paper only
ard accompanied by the name and
address OF the writer. The name
will not be used II the writer asks
that II be withheld Unused com
munications will not be returned.
Correspondents are advised to limit
their letters to 300 words or they
will be subject to being cut down
TO that limit at the discretion of the
editor. Publications of Views OF cor
respondents must not be taken to
commit The Bee to their endorse
ment
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
Murder case in Virginia.

DANVILLE, Va, Jan. A.-Joseph 70
Echols has been arrested, charged with the
murder of Walter b. Barksdale, who re-
eeived his wounds In a shotgun duel with
Echols near this city Monday after a quar-
rel over a package of cigarettes. Echols'
cousin, Charles 3. McGregor, who wit
messed the shooting. has been arrested as
an accessory. Echols was taken from his
home to the county seat in a hack and
conveyed to jail in a bed, having been badly
wounded in the fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
Eleventh death from Aceident

{ CHICAGO. Jan. H,-uhe death today OF
Michael Donohue. one Of the men Injured
y the explosion Of an ammonia tank In the
Armour stock yards plant. brought the to-
tai fatalities up 70 eleven. Yesterday Dom
in which he was being cared for 10 permit
him to so home, and the physicians. be-
Quest They were therefore greatly sur
$500 ~ 1aaFA th9t DsRoh0e was dead
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
Nominations by President.

WASHINGTON, Jan. a--The president
today sent to the senate the following noml-
nations of postmssters;
Colorado-M. E. Lewis, Florence Illinois
r. NJ. Garman. Foreston; p. Thompson,
Fulton; o. p. Stoddard, Galva; A w.
Ferret Kewanee w. L. Checkley, NATION.
Iowa-R @. Clark, Webster City. Kansas,
A. B. Brown, Cedarvale.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
Ohio Negro May Get Place.

WASHINGTON, Jan. a-1t was aa-
mitted at the White House today that the
president has under consideration the name
of Ralph Tyler negro of Columbus, o..
for the position OF surveyor OF customs at
Cincinnati. II was stated that up to this
time no decision had been reached.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
Funeral OF John p. johnson.

CLARINDA, Ia. Jan. s1.-(speciai. 1.-THE
funeral Of John P. Johnson, the live stock
dealer who died here yesterday morning
following accidental injuries received from
a freight train in this city last Friday was
held here today, conducted by Rev. w. T.
Fisher and Will o. Hutchings of the Chris
tian denomination. Mr.. johnson was "a
years OF age and was a native of Sweden.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
cALIFoRNlANS TO GO EAST
Members of Board OF Education May
See Federal Omcers At
Washington.

SAN FRANCISCO. jan silt is more
than probable that all the members Of the
San Francisco Board Of Education win go
to Washington In response to the invita-
uoa sent through the California congress
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
Night bank for New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. S1.-Announcement
that night bank will be opened by the
| City Bank and Trust company is made by
| the president OF that institution. The bank
| til midnight.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
wcK,rlev club Omen 20 An.

OMAHA, Jan. a.-To the Editor OF The
Bee: While engaged with other members
OF the Mckinley club In arranging for our
very successful banquet of Tuesday even
ing we became aware that the bulk OF tho
young republicans of Omaha are seemingly
not aware of the fact that the club IL wide
open to every one OF them to become menu
hers on making application to any member.
our dues are merely nominal ~ year.
and at the monthly dinners each man pays
for his own plate, never in excess OF 30
cents.
The Mckinley club Is n boosting club
pure and simple; that is It makes no at
tempt to influence nominations, farther
than that each member is expected to par
ticipate In the primaries. for whom ana
how he pleases. After the nominations are
made then the Mckinley club Is out for
the ticket and ready and willing TO go
to the front and make every effort possible
for the election of the nominees.
President Erwin and the other officers OF
the club, as we'll as any member. will take
applications for membership; but whether
a member or not any young republican will
be welcomed at. the monthly dinner. an
nouncement OF time and place always Boz
ing made in the papers.
Aside from the SOCIAL ana pohucai iea-
lures. the addresses and debates at the
meetings will prove educational and In
forming to any man, young or old. for
there is an associate list on which can be
found the names OF many OF the leading
citizens of Omaha.
Trusting you can find room for this, Mr..
Editor, permit us. on behalf Of the officers
and the banquet committee, to most sim
cerely thank The Bee for the many cour-
tesies heretofore extended.
CHARLES D. FOSTER, Chairman,
John T. RYDER.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01
BURLINGTON STATION 10th q MASON

a Daily. Daily except Sunday. d Daily
except Saturday. Sunday only. e Daily
except Monday. yr
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01

are qualified TO do the work. and then be-
licensed by the dairy commissioner at a
nominal fee OF 81 as a cream tester. This
provision. In erect. places the whole busl'
ness Of testing cream under the supervision
and control OF the dairy commission. and u
at any time a cream tester IL found not TO
do honest OF satisfactory work the commits
sion can remove him and prevent him from
further engaging IN such work
There are two principal objects aimed az
In this measure: First by inspection %
dairy products and the education incident
thereto. 60 improve the quality Of such pro
ducts; this would mean better price.
Second. a square deal for both dairyman
and creameryman in the testing OF both
milk and cream; this last is most impor-
tant II we are TO further develop this Inn
portant industry. There has been an In
sistent demand on the part Of dairymen for
Legislation Of this character; IN the platform
adopted at the last republican state con-
ventlon IL a plank pledging the enactment
of a law providing for inspection OF dairy
products and to regulate the testing OF
cream Il Is believed this dairy commission
bill meets all that Is now required In the
matter of dairy legislation; Il has been pre-
nared with that object In view: a copy q
the bill may be had by applying TO your
member OF the state legislature or TO the
undersigned il IL suggested that II you
approve OF this measure, believe II is for
the best interests OF the dairy industry OF
the state. II IL your privilege 10 write
your senator and representative at Lincoln
giving your views and requesting them to
give II their support. 8. c. BASspTT
Secretary Nebraska Dairymen's association
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01

Frank Krivohlovek Nineteenth and N
streets. reports the birth Of a son.
Miss Motto Bales entertained a number
Of her Omaha friends last evening.
Clyde Bowden OF O'Neill Il spending sew
eral days visiting friends in the city.
Mrs p ]. johnson. who has been quite
III for the past week. IL now somewhat Inn
proved.
IL is claimed by residents In the vicinity
Of Ihirueth and o streets that numerous
, the city limits at that point. Most OF the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

defendants counsel, would explain to a
COUP of interested newspaper men, so
the dispatches, both to the news agen-
cies and to the individual papers hav-
ing representatives in Boise, state.
that the days proceedings were en-
tirely satisfactory.
Stolidity of Haywood.
But how have they affected the de-
PENDANT himself? He has been under
tremendous strain, ono that the or
binary mortal can. know nothing of.
And under the burden of that strain he
has once or twice given way. But ev-
cry day, as he has sat in the court
room listening to the gruesome story.
he has been almost as stolid as Or
cAard himself. None of the awful
charges that have been made as care
lessly. seemingly, as one might tell of
going bird hunting, have overcome
Haywood with their horror, or affected
him otherwise
All through the seven days recital
of crime by Orchard, as well as the
two days of minor testimony that pre-
ceded it, and the two days of pro-
ceedings that have followed. Haywood
sat and took notes of times and places
of crimes he was charged with COM
hitting, or has advised with his at
torneys as to questions that should be
asked, at the proper time, of the con-
Tossing witness.
The whole scene, If one is to judge
from the terrible portrayal of crime
from the awful character of those
crimes, from the nonchalance, the
sang froid, of the principal characters
in the terrible tragedy, from the gil
gantic conspiracy that Is charged
against the officials of 2 the western
Federation of Miners or the even great
er and seemingly more impossible
counter conspiracy that is charged by
the defense-the whole scene. from
whatever standpoint it may be judged,
is entirely un-American. 1t is UNI
modern. 1t is inhuman and almost I'M
believable.
But the scene is there. The men are
there. The incidents are taking place
as they are recorded by the fifty odd
faithful, trained newspaper chroniclers
of events The series of crimes was
committed. Orchard has told his story.
And the world can only stand aghast.
What VIII Adams Dot
Governor Frank R. 'Gooding of Idaho
once told me after some few--a very
few-of the details Of Orchards con-
fession had leaked to the public, that
the confession of Steve Adams, which
followed it, was more sweeping, more
convincing, more revolving, than that
of orchard. The statement, In the
light of the terrible seven days reel
tai of crime on the witness stand that
the world has just read in It's morn
ing newspaper, seems impossible.
But the statement is, to put 1t mild
w. very interesting just at this stage
Of proceedings Will Steve Adams,
when he is put on the witness stand,
as the attorneys for the prosecution
have declared they are going to do,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

1. Br1ckman,
Al Commerce St. Montgomery.
Phone 445
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

the first time in his legal experience
taking a secondary position in the trial
OF case.
Those two are the only mean taking
any active part in the prosecution of
the case, though w. A. Stone, OF Cald-
we'll. a personal friend of the martyred
Ex-Governor, and County Attorney D.
NJ. Van Duyn, of Canyon county. where
the crime was committed. are associa-
ted with them in the case.
There is an array of half a dozen
lawyers for the defense, though Mr..
Richardson and Clarence Darrow. of
Chicago, are the only ones who have
taken any active part in the proceed
ings in Judge Woods Court Mr..
barrow is a man who has achieved
national renown as an advocate of the
cause of union labor. He 1t was who
acted as legal adviser in the great coal
strike two or three years ago.
In addition to Richardson and OAR
row, the defense has in its array of
counsel ex-Congressman Edgar Wilson,
of Boise, John F. Nugent, of Silver
City and Boise. Fred Miller. of Spo-
kane, the attorney who rushed to Or
chard's assistance Immediately after
he was first arrested, before he had
been sent for. and Leon Whitsell. a
young attorney from Wardner. Idaho,
who has been assisting in some OF the
outside work connected with the case.
But Hawley of Idaho and Richard
son of Colorado. stand out in the pro-
ceedings thus far as the pre-eminent
figures among the attorneys. nearly a
dozen in number, who are engaged in
the famous case. II is Hawley VS..
Richardson one day. and Richardson
VS.. Hawley the next. with the result
of the battle of brains in doubt.
Judge Wood Allows Wide La titude.
over this contest Judge Fremont
| Wood himself a notable character. is
presiding He II is who is compelled
| to rule. without an instant's hesita-
| ton, upon the complex objections and
questions and statements and referen-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

ces of the battling attorneys. He was,
as was every man Of Importance In the
life of Idaho, acquainted in a friend
ly manner with Governor Steunenberg,
and yet he has not permitted his
friendship with the dead Governor nor
his acquaintance and professional
dealings with the various attorneys In
the case to embarrass him. He has
ruled upon each matter that came up
from the standpoint of deciding ac-
cording to the law as IL exists, with
out bias or Partially.
There has been no suggestion from
the attorneys on either side that Judge
Wood has been in any manner preJu-
diced, although of course, exceptions
to a host of his rulings have been
taken by the defense. preparatory to
an appeal, should the decision of the
jury be against them. The cores
pondents there, representing every
class of newspaper and magazine. have
in a number OF instances wired OUT
very complimentary references 20
Judge Wood. and although ] have fol-
lowed the various dispatches quite
closely. I have yet to see the first adj
verse criticism.
Fortunately for the general public.
which desires to ascertain not SO much
If Haywood be legally technically
guilty, as to find out II there be truth
in the sweeping charges made by the
prosecution of a gigantic conspiracy
against the government among the
leaders of the great labor organization
OF the Western Miners, Judge Wood
has adopted the policy of allowing the
widest latitude to both sides In the
presentation of testimony and the
questioning and questioning OF
witnesses. In that manner already
much has been adduced and has been
flashed by the small army OF cores
pondents to every part of the country
and of the world. which might, under
a strict ruling of the court that botk
sides must confine themselves within
narrow limits. have been shut out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
Terrible Tale Of Harry Orchard Has
Stamped Him as the Arch-Fiend
Of the Ages.
stqy Of Diabolical Ferocity Told on
Witness Stand and Confession is
Corroborated.
Nearing Before Judge Wood Has
Developed Into Contest OF master
Minds, with Twelve Aged Jurors to
serve ~ Referees.
BY 3. w. WHITTIER.

IN -. w. WHITTIER. >
ROBABLY no sctory of crime
that has ever been told, on the
witness stand or off, since the
y day that Cain so skillfully
evaded the charge that he had
committed the first homicide,
has attracted the attention of the peo-
pie of the country.---nay, of the world.
las has that told in all its horrors on
the witness stand at BOISE by Harry
Orchard. or Alfred Horseley. as he was
known in Canada before he went
wrong" to use his own expression.
Regardless OF its effect on the fate
Of William D. Haywood, the accused
Official of the Western Federation of
Miners, who has sat through the ter
rible charges OF Orchard with such
nonchalance. If the dispatches may be
relied upon, the terrible tale has had
its effect upon the future of Orchard.
And for decades to come the name of
Orchard will be synonymous with all
that 1t is horrible and brhtal and inhu-
man in crime. Il
with any constructioa that one may
place upon the testfmchy of Orchard.
as he is known. he can be classed as
nothing but a perFeft-that rare
thing with the stude3ts of sociology.
a man seemingly without a conscience
For years he made murder his pastime.
Bombs were his plasthings, and when
he tired of them, fir a time, 1t was
but to resort to sirtpler. but, because
less swift and sure rore painful means
of encompassing til death of the men
who had crossed Us path or that of
his employers.
For with the sorroboration, which
seems to stick ouVof every other ques-
ton asked him ether by the prosecu-
ton or the defenie-by able and train
ed lawyers. amoik the best in the land,
who do not ASH purposeless questions
of such wittess-there can be no
doubt, 1t semitic me, but that Orch
ard. in his rectal of crime, was tell
ing the truth "A the main.
There may e divergence of view
as to whether he was truthful in lay
ing the inspiration of mis- crimes at
the door of Haywood, Moyer. Petit
bone and snpkins-tnat is for the
Jury to detsrnine, after all the evid-
ence is init as to the main fact that
Orchard coilfnitted these crimes, en-
bracing eveN known violation of any
criminal ccle in the whole world.
there can p, 1t seems to me. no ques-
ton.
All thro,sh the testimony of the arch
fiend, thslattorneys of both the pros
ecution I'D the defense, have express
ed their satisfaction. Whether either
side wo4d admit any dissatisfaction.
under fly possible set of circum-
stanceSjs, of course, an open question.
But ahSbst daily. after adjournment of
court. 6ither Mr.. Hawley or Senator
BoraKgfor the State. and either Mr.
Richadson or Mr.. barrow, of the de-