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Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
RAILROAD LOBBY DESPERATE
Hoped TO XIII Terminal Tax Before
Members Could Hear from
Home.
OFrom a staff Correspondent)


LINCOLN, March 14.-(special Telegram)
The big railroad lobby which has been
swelled to such proportions by the influx
Of railroad attorneys and pluggers to de-
feat the terminal tax pill, has been dimin-
ished somewhat tonight by a good many
OF the prominent citizens going home to eN-
plain to their people why they are dragging
railroad chestnuts out of the FIRE. The Inn
preston is general tonight that the rail-
roads and their paid lobbyists have suffered
a severe set back and that they will be un-
able to get enough republicans to Join the
list of those who have already gone back
on their pledges to defeat the bill. In fact
Tax Commissioner Scribner is said to have
admitted things look dark for the railroad
bunch. Joe Burns and John McKessop. es-
pecially the former, Lancaster's great re-
former, has quit the senate and taken to
lobbying on the floor OF the house and In
the cloak room against the bill and his
work, which was at first confined to the
Lancaster members, is now extending TO
other members. He was unable to make
an impression on a majority of the Ian
caster house delegation, but he is still try
ing.
The railroads are talking all kinds OF
| compromise tonight and they are anxious
to get the bill hxed to suit them before
the various members hear from home on
/ their platform pledges In fact, the rail-
| roads had arranged to have the bill come
/ up this afternoon and finally disposed Of,
/ but they were unable to cut the caper, and
may attempt It tomorrow but 1t is equally
/ certain they can do nothing then. The
senate bill probably will be passed in that
! body tomorrow and read first time in the
house and it is very probable unless the
| railroads can bulldoze the sixty-nine re-
| publican members to so back on their
| pledges by the middle of the week, the ter
minal tax bill will be in the hands Of the
| governor.
Frank Young showed UP in the Lindell
lobby tonight for a conference with his
! paid allies, after he had been visited by
| Wilson of Custer at the Lincoln. Schools
Of instruction have been conducted in the
railroad lobby headquarters during the last
few nights and 1t is reported on good au-
thority a Gage county member will go tc
comes, in railroad party speech.
The positive stand taken by Governor
Sheldon that all party platform pledges
must be kept has had a good effect anc
! a number of members who visited him to-
day came away with the impression tina
the governor means what he says.
While just at this time It cannot be veri
fed for a certainty, It was charged in the
Lindell lobby tonight that some question
able methods were being used to influenc,
some Of the legislators against the bill
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
vice President Fairbanks 60 Speak
at Lincoln EpwOrth
Assembly.


WASHINGTON, March 1L-(Special Tele-
gram )-Senator Burkett today received a
letter from Vice President Fairbanks ac-
cepting an invitation to address the Ep-
worth assembly at Lincoln on August s.
The pension bureau has advised Senator
Burkott that a pension OF H1 per month
has been allowed to Alonzo b. Noble, Sler-
ling, and S12 a month granted TO Christian
y. Kountz Of Elwood
Congressman Parker OF South Dakota left
Washington tonight for home. The post
master complications In his state he has
trimmed up TO his satisfaction and said
before leaving his hotel that he probably
would not have occasion 10 return to Wash
inFton until Just prior to the convening of
the congress next December.
William H. Mexweu Of Deadwood, 8. D.,
was the lowest bidder for the construction
Of the proposed 5000 900 new public building
at Spokane, Wash. the proposals for which
wore opened at the Treasury department
today There were five bidders, the Max
well bid being $f16,75O ]. H. weisse OF
South Omaha was the next lowest at $42S,-
go
H. H. Lewis Of Omaha has been appointed
clerk at the Puget sound naval station.
George /. Gibson Of Ord, Neb.; Frank ]
Gasterline OF Upton, Ia, and ]. r. Russell
Of Deadwood, S. D., have been admitted tC
practice TO represent claims before the In
terror department.
Rural route No. has been ordered estab-
lished May 1 at whiterock. Roberts county
South Dakota, serving S6l people and ninety
one families.
| Rural carriers appointed Nebraska
Elgin, route /. John p. Mckay, carrier
Oscar d. Carlson. substitute. Iowa-Corning
route 1, Leonard Burrus, carrier; Jamei
Walker, substitute. Corning, route I. Alvt
w Frazier, carrier; Clay Staples, substi
tute, Fort Dodge, route 1. William ]
Barker, carrier; Guy L. walrod, substi
tute. Fort Dodge, route ;, George F. Hill
ton, carrier; Carl j. Hilton, substitute
hardwood. route 3, May McEnaney. car
rier; Fred McEnaney, Substitute. Noun
| Ayr. route 2 Eugene ~. Poor. carrier
Elmer r. Poor, substitute. New London
route ?. William E. WATSON, carrier; LeRo!
J. Wasson, substitute. South Amana, routl
l, Paul P. schafbuch carrier; Mamie schaf
buch. substitute. West Liberty. route 8
Oscar Ewes, carrier; Boyd Ewes. substitute
South Dakota-Pierpont, route 1. John Han
son, carrier; Albert Hanson, substitute.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Malone
Clinton county, Clarence L. Hanson, vic
S. w. Horton, resigned; North McGregor
Clayton county, Jennie Nelson, vice OIL
Nelson, resigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
WAGON COMBINE AT WORK
national Association Decides to Ad.
vance Prices of Horse Vehicles
Fifty Per Cent.

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE retail price OF
buggies, wagons and general products OF
the wagonmakers craft, are TO be advanced
nearly hfty per cent this spring, unless
conditions regarding raw material and
transportation take a beneficial change.
This decision was reached at a specill
meeting OF the National Wagonmakers as
sociation held here today and ratified un-
animously by the forty-seven members.
scarcity OF right sort OF raw material
and the car shortage were given as reasons
why an advance would be necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
CURzON DEFEATS R0SEBERY
Former ViceFOy to India IL Elected
Chancellor OF Oxford
University.

LONDON. March H.-Lord Curzon OF
Kedleston. ex-viceroy Of India was elected
chancellor OF Oxford university today by
LII votes against 40 cast for Lord Rose
berry. Hitherto in the history OF the uni
versity chancellors had always been chosen
without contest Although much infiuen-
tual pressure was restorted to persuade
Lord Rosebery to accept the nomination,
there was some adverse criticism OF his &C
election Of Lord Curzon. who Is a conser-
vative.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
MARVIN CLUE FALLS FLAT
Parties Arrested Rt salt Lake with
Alleged kidnapped Boy Exon
crate ThemseIves.

SALT LAKE CITY. March H-Two
women and a man were taken from a south
bound train here tonight, the police be-
lieving that a child IN their custody was
the missing son Of DR.. Horace Marvin Of
Dover, Del. At the police station the
suspects promptly exOnerated themselves
and then were released. Il transplred that
the trio had been followed all the way
from Chicago by private detectives and
that the latter gave the tip which caused
the travellers 80 much annoyance.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Friday, March 10, 1907.


FORECAST FOR NEBRAsKA,-Fair Fri
day and Saturday.
FORECAST FOR IOWA Friday fair and
warmer. Saturday fair and warmer In east
portion.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
BODIES BROUGHT FROM WRECK
over one Hundred Are Taken from
French WarshiD lens at
TOulOn.

TOULON. March Alt was announced
this afternoon that los bodies had been re-
covered from the hulk OF the lena
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
OHIO RIVER RISING

UUlU NlVLA hlJlNU
River a. Pittsburg Within Hslf Foot Of
Ksrk Of 1882.
} FOURTEEN DROWNED IN THE SMOKY CITY
River Thirteen Feet Above Danger Line
E and Large Area is Under Water.
DAMAGE WILL AMOUNT TO MILLIONS
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Idle Because
Of Closing Factories.
FLOODS IN OHIO AND KENTUCKY
llt Tributaries on Beth sides Are
RisinE as Far sOath as Gin
cinnati-Four Drown In
Zanesvi11c.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15
LULL AFTER STORM
Show Of Temper by Wilson Of Custer Only
Reminder Of Terminal Tax Fight
RItUOs OF BILL CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS

Members Beginning to See Where They
Were Hoodwinked by Lobby.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-15

Continued on F1fth Pagel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
INCREASE FREIGHT RATES
RAILROADS PREPARE TO RETAIL
ATE FOR TWO-CENT FARE
LEGISLATION.

Washington, March 22-In retalia
ton for the action Of state legislatures
In providing 2-cent fares and the pub
lie agitation against them the rail
roads of the West have served notice
on the interstate commerce comElis
sion of an increase of freight rates on
grain, coal and iron.
This will result In test of the con
stitutionality of the rate regulation
law. The interstate commerce com
mission is obliged TO keep the rates as
low as possible and the roads will en-
deavor to show that they are now un
able to carry the commodities named
at a profit under the rate which has
been In effect for the past two years
and that an increase Is necessary.
Formal notice was served on the
commission by all the trunk lines ou'
of Chicago that the rate on grain from
Chicago to New York will be in
creased after April from TN cents
a 100 pounds to 1917 cents per hun
dredweight Coal mine operators and
shippers In Illinois have been before
the commission for two days past pro
testing against proposed Increase In
the freight on coal and the same Ii
true of iron.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22

Expressed the same opinion and atfi-
davits are expected from all three, as
we'll as from other doctors familiar
with the history Of the Thaw case and
with the insanity which Is said to
have been present in both sides Of
hts ancestry.
II was known all along that DR..
Hamilton believed Thaw to be still
insane and neither side was anxious
to call him. The defense apparently
did not want him because of his belief
In Thaw's present insanity; the prose
cution could not call him because his
relation to Thaw was that Of physi-
clan to a patient and he would not be
compelled to testify without a spe-
ciflc waiver OF the privilege created by
their relations. For days DR.. Hamil-
ton has been In the courtroom under
subpoena from both sides, but no one
expected he would be called until Mr..
Delmas actually spoke the name. His
production was daring move on the
payt OF the defense. but it was fated
from the first to be disastrous. II
Harry Kendall Thaw goes to the hos
pitnl for the criminal insane at Mat
teawan 1t will be this move more than
anything else that sends him there.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
RUFF AGAIN INDICTED.
eIxty.fivs True Bills Against San Fran
cisco Boss.

slxty.fivs True Bills Against San Fran
cisco Boss.
San Francisco, March 22.-The
grand Jury has returned seventy-five
indictments charging bribery In the
municipal graft cases.
OF the indictments sixty-five are
against BOSS" Abraham Ruef, charg-
ing him with bribing the board OF
supervisors to grant franchises to the
United Railroads, the Home Tele-
phone company, the San Francisco
Gas and Electric company and the so
called prize fight trust"
Ten are against T. v. Halsey. for
mer general agent of the Pacific
States Telegraph and Telephone com
pany, who Is charged with having
bribed the supervisors not to grant
franchise to rival company.
Assistant District Attorney Heney
said that these indictments were not
only the beginning of the end OF Ruef
but merely the beginning OF the work
OF exposing the municipal corruption
In San Francisco.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS IN PLOT
Story OF Condemned Revolutionist D.
lays His Execution.

Moscow, March 22.-The execution
of Tolpagin, the revolutionist, for par,
ticipation in series OF robberies, has
been postponed In order to permit the
authorities to investigate a remark
able confession just made by the pris-
oner. Tolpagin asserts that while lie
was in custody in 1906 he was ap-
preached by members OF the secret
police and was induced to participate
in robberies In order to betray bis
comrades. The man adds that the
secret police furnished him with re-
volvers, bombs and suitable sugges.
tions regarding the crimes to be com
mitted and that he was finally detect
ed by his comrades, who sentenced
him to DEATH When he notified the
police of condemnation he was, ac'
cording to his confession, taken before
a courtmartial and sentenced to death
In order to silence him.
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Fought on Many Fields.

General Wint was born in Pennsyl
vania in 1917, entered the volunteer
service in the Civil war as private
and was appointed first lieutenant
in 1864. After the war he enlisted in
the regular army as private and
was appointed a second lieutenant in
1865. He had fine record as an
Indian fighter in the years succeeding
the Civil war, being particularly &C
tive in the capture Of the renegade
Indian scouts from the San Carlos
agency in Arizona in 1867.
The Spanish war found Wint a ma
jor In command Of battalion Of the
Tenth cavalry He was among the
first of the American troops that went
to Cuba. He was wounded in the leg
In the battle of Santiago, receiving an
injury which made him permanently
lame. When he had recovered his
health he was sent to the Philippines.
He became a brigadier general while
there and returned to America to be-
come commander of the department of
Missouri, with headquarters at Omaha,
which post he occupied until last fall.
When the Cuban difference arose and
1t became necessary to send Amer
lean troops to garrison the island Gen
eral Wint was placed at Newport
News In charge of the organization OF
the first expedition. Later he sue
ceeded General Bell In command OF
the American forces in Cuba, but was
compelled to quit the island on ac-
count of his health.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22

for treatment, but later engaged apart
ments at hotel, where he was at
tended by a heart specialist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
OF SEVEN ALiENisTs CON-
NECTED WITH CASE.
one DECLARES ne IS IncuaABlE
OTHER SIX BELIEVE IT REASON.
ABLY CERTAIN THAT hs
WILL NOT RECOVER

New York, March 22-ln support
Of his contention that Harry Thaw Is
now insane and that q lunacy CON-
mission should be appointed to pass
on his mental condition District At.
torney Jerome presented 70 justice
Fitzgerald the signed afRdAvits Of the
seven alienists employed By the state
In connection with the case. Six OF
the alienists In their afndavits Do.
clared that Thaw was suffering from
Q form Of paranoia; that he should
not be discharged from custody: that
II he should be discharged he would
be dangerous to public peace and
safety and that It is reasonably GER
tain that he will not recover. The
seventh altenist. DR.. Hirsoh, agrees
with his colleagues except that he &C.
clared that Thaw cannot possibly re-
cover.
The afldavits are signed By Doctors
Flint, Mat1n. Macdonald, Pritchard.
Ferris, Hirsch and Diefendorf.
The documents presented BY Mr..
Jerome included also an afidavit by
Irving 8. Cobb. reporter. describing
a note given to him q few weeks ago
by Thaw In which Thaw commented
upon his wife's testimony and upon
the conduct OF the prosecution.
Insanity In Thaw's Family.
DR.. Austin Flint declared In his aff1.
davit that he had been informed by
DR.. Bingaman Of Pittsburg that Thaw's
aunt, Mrs. Hersch, was an epileptic
He also declared that another physi,
clan had informed him that N. W.
Copley, brother of Harry Thaw's
mother, was an imbecile from birth
and that Josiah Copley. another
brother of Mrs. William Thaw, was
violently insane and confined In an
insane asylum. Dr. Flint adds that
DR.. Deemar also told him that John
Ross. son of one of the maternal
aunts of Harry X. Thaw, was an ep
ileptic from infancy and prior to his
incarceration had maniacal outbursts
in which he attacked his mother with
a chair and that he also attacked his
sister and his family physician.
After presenting his afiidavits Mr.
Jerome made statement OF his posi-
ton In order to clear himself of any
suspicion that he has been In posses
sion of knowledge which had been
withheld from the court.
In order to give Thaw's attorneys
an opportunity to prepare their afh
davits an adjournment for q day was
taken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
GENERAL WINT IS DEAD
WELL KNOWN ARMY OFFICER Ex-
plREs SUDDENLY IN PHiLA-
DCLPHiA HOTEL.
HEART TROUBLE CAUSE OF DEATH
DECEASED FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL
WAR AND IN CUBA AND THE
PHILIPPINES.
REAaT TROUBLE CAUSE OF DEATH

Philadelphia, March 22.-Brigadier
General Theodore J. Wint, U. s. A,
commanding the department Of Mis-
souri, with headquarters at Omaha
died suddenly at a hotel here. He
came to Philadelphia to undergo med
scal treatment He was sixty-two
years of age.
General Wint's death was due to
heart disease. He came to this city
and entered the Presbyterian hospital
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
STORM IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Complete TeIegraphic Tieup In Sew
eraI States.

Chicago, March 22.-Continuous
heavy rains, resulting in serious wash.
outs, violent wind storms and wet,
clinging snow have combined to pro-
duce a complete telegraphic tieup III
the Pacific Northwest. The states OF
Montana, Idaho. Washington and Ore
gon have been isolated since early IN
the day and there seems to be no i'm
mediate prospects OF an improvement
in the situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
halssy Arrested In Manila.

San Francisco. March 22.-T. V.
Halssy, the outside" man for the Pa
cifo States Telephone company. who.
It is charged, handled the bribe money
for the supervisors from the telephone
company, has been arrested in Manila
and Is about to begin his journey back
to San Francisco to face trial on the
ten indictments filed against him by
the grand Jury.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
INTERNATIONAL >RoeaER GANG
Arrest Made in Connection With Big
Mail Robbery.

Paris, March 22.-The man named
Butloss, arrested here recently with
$4,000 in American securities In his
possession under the suspicion that
he was an accomplice of the thieves
who stole a mail bag containing about
100000 on the French line steamer
La Savoie. which arrived at Havre
March from New York. has made g
confession, implicatng q gang of inter
national robbers, as the result ol
which other arrests are expected i'm
mediately. 1t has developed that the
stolen securities are not negotiable.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
DULUTH BROKER HARD HIT.
Fred n. Merritt Compelled to Close
His Doors.

tbs COOFSs
Duluth, March 22.-Fred II. Merritt,
probably the largest dealer in curb
stocks in Duluth, has closed his doors
and his affairs are now in the hands
of trustees. Mr.. Merritt was reputed
to be worth $500,o00 made In the last
two years in coppers, but he was very
heavily hit by the recent slump in the
New York and Boston markets. 1t
was stated by his attorney that the
claims would be met In full and that
possibly Mr.. Merritt would pull out
with a small margin for himself The
other brokers are affected, but they
will probably weather it. This Is the
first brokerage failure since the cop,
per craze struck Duluth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
NO GAS IN CLEVELAND.
Main of Pipe Of Natural Gas Company
Breaks.

Main OF Pipe OF Natural Gas company
Breaks.
Cleveland, March 22.-With a crisp
winter wind blowing of Lake Erie
this city was visited by nearly total
failure Of the natural gas supply and
there was considerable suffering as
well as no little inconvenience among
the $4,000 consumers Of natural gas
here
The gas shortage is due to a break
In the main pipe Of the Natural Gas
company In the southern part of the
state and was caused by the foods In
that section.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
GLEASON BlAMES DELMA9.
eays Latter is Responsible for Status
OF ThaW Trial.

Of Thaw Trial.
New York. March 22.-John B.
Gleason, of counsel for Harry Thaw,
said that Mr.. Delmas is responsible If
q commission is appointed, as 1t was
he who called DR.. Allan McLane Ham
ilton to the witness stand land told
Mr.. Jerome to go ahead and ask the
witness anything he wished to-"
Mr.. Delmas said he would gladly as
sumo all responsibility. Daniel
O'Reilly, OF Thaw's counsel, said that
Thaw's counsel had no doubt Of be.
ing able to convince the court or an
insanity commission Of Thaw's sanity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
Fresh Baked Goods
AT
J. HEMAUR'S
CITY BAKERY.
PHONE No. 1O4
DISCUSSING ARMY BILL.
Opposition compeis Long Session o.
House OF Commons.

House Of Commons.
London, March 22.-The house CT
commons has sat uninterruptedly Tor
twenty-four hours, with every pros
pect of continuing sitting for some
hours longer. The measure under
discussion is the annual army bill
Really it Is not controversial. but II
is being utilized by the opposition to
obstruct government business. The
premier declares the measure must be
passed before the house Is permitted
to adjourn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
ACCEPT ZEN PER GENT RAISE
vrpIoyes Of East Chicago Steel Plants
Return to Work.

Hammond, Ind, March 22.-The
strike at the plants of the Republic
Iron and Steel company and the In.
terstate Steel company at East Chi
cago has been settled by the agree
ment OF the men to accept a 10 per
cent increase in place Of the raise OF
rs cents asked for by them. The set
tlement was reached after series oi
conferences that lasted for the larger
part of the night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
ANTICIPATING A VERDICT.
Believed Lunaey Commission Will De-
clare ThaW Insane.

New York, March 22.-That Justice
Fitzgerald will appoint commission
In lunacy to Inquire into the present
mental condition of Harry K. Thaw
seems a foregone conclusion. That
this commission will find that Thaw
Is now insane Is the opinion Of most
OF those who have closely followed
the trial.
DIR. Allan McLane Hamilton, one OF
the ccuntry's most famous alienists,
has openly expressed the opinion that
Thaw Is now insane and that he Is
incapable OF conducting his own de-
fenso. DR.. Carlos Macdonald and DR..
Austin Flint, ALSO noted alienists- have
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-03-22

aovAt BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-07

Cleveland. Az we'll as in that city, are
believed to indicate most healthy op-
position to Secretary Taft In his home
State. Mr.. Taft backed Mr.. Burton with
oil his might. Almost the last words
he uttered on leaving American shores
for Manila were OF cheer and en-
couragement for Tom Johnson's oppon.
ent. And Tom Johnson was elected. 1t
looks like Senator Foraker and Sena.
tor Dick either got busy or did not get
busy In the campaign. 1t Is much
doubted whether Secretary Taft could
get majority OF the Ohio delegation
TO the Republican National Conventions.
"A Democratic or Republican victory
In New Jersey would not be signih-
cant. for while New Jersey has been
Republican State for several years,
several local issues obscured national,
questions in the recent campaign. and
1T Is doubtful whether the result Is Il
victory which indicates anything like
u trend of. public sentiment.
Whether the results In other States
Indicate this or not, It Is absolutely
certain that the President can ind few.
crumbs of comfort in studying til.
election returns to-day