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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
KNOCK MAY BE A BOOST
Curtis Letter on WyOminE Opens
Eyes of COnEressmen, Accord
ing TO MOndsll.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 26.-(Special.)-
Congressman Mondell OF Wyoming has writ
ten a caustic criticism Of the recent attack
upon dry farming which appeared in the
Chicago Record Herald over the signature
OF William f. Curtis. In a letter received
by Secretary John T. Burns OF the board
OF control OF the third Transmissouri dry
farming congress, which meets at Cheyenne
February g. "a. 2S next, Mr. Mondell says:
read the Curtis article with conflicting
emotions II is true that IL Is not a
fair statement; that II is prejudiced and
jaundiced but at the same time II clearly in
Cicates the necessity for farms of more than.
our committee (the house committee on
public Iands) who has been opposed to the
SEQ acre homestead bill has been inclined to
favor II since reading the article.
Perhaps / err In Understanding the i'll
effects OF the Curtis article, but down here
We get accustomed 10 reading misrepre-
sentatiOns and misstatements regarding
western matters that We have become some
what calloused. / am very glad to know
TO the Curtis letter. and / hope that your
reply will be widely published in the re-
gion from which We hope TO draw our
farmers.
Mr.. Monden states that another confer
ence will be held IN a day or two on the
s9O-aere homestead bill. at which time he
expects Senator smoot will surrender his
nonresident provision. MIR. Monden hopes
soon to have an agreement reached by
which the conferees report may be ac-
cepted. The SsO-acre homestead bill will be
extensively discussed at the dry farming
congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
EASTERN RAILWAY is SOLD
New York Brokerage Firm Gets Con-
trolling Interest In Chesapeake
a Ohio.

NEW YORK. Jan. S.-The transfer of
10000 shares of the stock of the Chesa-
peake g. Ohio Railway company TO
syndicate headed by Edwin Hawley was
announced today by Kuhn. Loeb Co
This is believed TO amount to a substantial
control of the road. Kuhn, Loeb & Co
announced that they had sold to Mr.. Haw-
ley their own holdings of the Chesapeake
g. Ohio stock and that of other interests
which they had represented.
Associated with Mr.. Hawley in the nego-
tlation, 1t was understood, were Frank
Trumbul, soon to resign the presidency of
the Colorado & Southern, recently sold by
the Hawley interests to the Chicago. Bur
lington & Quincy, and F. w. Scott Of the
banking firm OF Scott & Stringfellow of
Richmond, Va. Mr. Scott has for long
time been the holder of a considerable in
terest in the Chesapeake Ohio road. Mr..
Hawley today refused to discuss the matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
WARNS AGAINST ANTI-JAP LAW
Governor GIlIett of California sends
Special Message 20 the
LeEisIature.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan. S.-With a
warning against any anu-Japanese legisla-
tion, under the recommendation that the
labor commissioner be given money to take
a census OF the Japanese in the state, Gov
ernor James n. Gillett sent a special mes
sage to the legislature today.
After stating that the bills introduced by
Assemblyman A. n. Drew Of Fresno. sena-
tor ]. B. Sanford OF Ukiah and Assembly
man Grove L. Johnson OF Sacramento, are
causing serious agitation both here and in
Japan. and have been the subject Of an
address 10 the national authorities by the
japanese government. the governor reviews
the negouations between the two powers 10
stop immigration.
The members OF both branches sat silent
while the message was being read and there
Was no demonstration al its conclusion
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
OMAHA WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9O0-TwEIvE PAGES
SENATE EXCEEDS POWERS
Judiciary Committee Finds Body Has
No Right to Information Asked For.
STEEL INQUIRY IS EMBARRASSING
Attorney General BonRpRrte Quotes
Law Recently Passed by Con-
Rress and Refuses to
Attend Inquiry.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-That the senate
has no right to call on President Roosevelt
for information he may have obtained from
the United States Steel corporation when
he countenanced that concerns absorption
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron. company
is the opinion of the committee on judiciary
appointed to investigate the merger. The
investigation is proving decidedly en-
barrassing to the judiciary committee. bu.
regardless of this IL has been decided TO
proceed with the inquiry and report to the
senate whether the president had authority
TO permit the merger.
When the committee called upon Attorney
General Bonaparte to appear before 1t at
a recent meeting, reply was received de-
clining the invitation. This invitation was
not made public. 1t is now known that Mr..
Bonaparte directed the committees atten-
tion to the act to establish the Department
of Commerce and Labor ana argued that
II is a bar to any demand for such informa
ton as the president may have acquired
concerning the necessity for the absorption
OF the Tennessee concern. Under that act
the commissioner of corporations is en-
powered to gather from corporations en-
gagged i'm interstate commerce such data and
information as will enable the president To
make recommendations to congress for reg
ulatlon. This provision OF law concludes
follows And the information so OBJ
tained so much thereof the president
may direct shall be made public
The data supplied to the president by
Judge E. II. Gary and H. c. Frick to
the necessity for the merger, according to
Mr. Bonaparte. comes within this clause
Of the commerce and labor act. without
this information it is difficult for the com
mittee to proceed.
Although several meetings have been held
the judiciary committee has not been able
to decide upan any course OF procedure
which would not seem to threaten a quarrel
with the president. There is a disposition
on the part of majority of the members
of the committee to proceed with the in
quiry. although no program has been ar
ranged.
The suggestion has been made that all of
the information required could be given by
Messrs Frick and Gary, but no decision
to subpoena these men has been reached.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
MESSINA SUFFERS FROM COLD
snow Adds to Discomfort of Earth
quake Survivors and Relief
Work Il Pushed.

MEssINA Jan. 26-The advent OF cold
weather, accompanied by snow. has added
TO the discomfort and suffering OF the
earthquake survivors. but still the work
OF relief is being conducted with energy.
Edmund Billings, representative OF the
Massachusetts relief committee. with the
assistance of General Mazzs. the Italian
commander OF the earthquake zone. is
actively engaged in distributing supplies.
Owing to a congestion of other routes of
communication. provisions now are being
sent in here by way of Palermo. Mr.. Bill
lings has placed 1900 at the disposal of
the duchess OF Aosta for relief purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
SCANDAL IN WISCONSIN FIGHT
Senator ephensOn Accused of SPEND
ing Auarter Million to Insure
Recollection.

MADISON, wis, Jan. 26.-Fifteen mem
bers OF the Wisconsin assembly today re-
fused to vote for the United States senator
ship. Fourteen of these we're republicans.
On the first ballot the vote stood:
Stephenson, republican, 90; Neal Brown,
democrat. 16; Jacob Rummel. social demo-
crat s. S. A. Cook. republican. ?; Cooper.
republican, 1; Esch, republican, 1; J. o. II.
Stout, / Blank, 10. Total, 80.
The senate did not vote but took a re-
cess until o'clock.
Senator Blaine filed charges this fore
noon alleging that United States Senator
Isaac Stephenson, as a candidate for re-
election, gave to republican State Chair
man e. A. Edmunds of Appleton sum In
excess of s1060OO, and approximately $50
900 in relation to the primary election held
on September 10 last. and by such acts
violated a Wisconsin statute; that the
money was given to pay other electors
prior to the primary in sums ranging from
IS per day to 81 600 10 bulk as a considera-
tion for some act To bo done in relation 10
the primary by electors for Mr.. Stephen
son.
other charges allege that the money wa'
paid L. S. Kelly of Sauk county, one Ham
Du Lac and divers other persons various
sums as a consideration for acts to be done
corruptly and unlawfully.
A motion in the assembly to recall the
investigation resolution from committee
was lost, 30 to 5s.
No Choice I'm Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 26-On the thir
teenth ballot the total vote in the joint ses
sion was: Hopkins. 80; Foss, 10; Stringer
"A; Shurtleft, 10; Mason. 4; Mckinley, 1
Lowden. 1; Calhoun, /; total, 49, Consti
tutional majority of joint session 10S. Ma
jority of members present and voting, 80.
This was a gain of seven votes for Hop
kins over the twelfth joint ballot cast OF
| THURSDAY.
On the fourteenth ballot the total vote II
| joint session was Hopkins, IS; Foss, IL
Strnger II; Shurtleff, IA; Mason, 4; McKin
ley, >: Lowden. /; Calhoun, /; Fred p. Nor
ris. 3 Hopkins lost five votes on this ballot
On the fifteenth ballot the vote was: Hop
kins si Foss 49, StringE, "a; ShurtlefG
IA Mason. 4; Mckinley. /; Lowden, /; Cal
houn, /; C. s. Wharton, /; Robert T. Lin
| coin, /. No choice.
At the conclusion of the seventeenth bal
| lot the joint session arose and will resum
| oalloting at noon tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
H. C. FRICK IN MERGER CASE
pfusburR steel King VIII Testify in
suit Against the Harri-
man Lines.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 26-The federal gov
ernments efforts to dissolve the famous
$500. 900 Hartman merg~ was again
postponed today OwinT A absence in
New York OF G. A. 81 NIthe chief at
torney of the governm
About thirty promine, ittsburs manu-
facturers and shippers give testimony,
and the hearings will continue ten days.
Although the governments attorneys would
not divulge the names of the witnesses in
advance, 1t is stated that II. c. Frick, as
one OF the defendants, would give his tes-
timony here. The suit was filed in Utah
less than year ago, and is brought under
the Sherman antitrust act
Mr.. FIick is designated as a defendant
through his position on the board OF the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, one
of the Hartman lines The specific charge
made by the government is that the COM
bination restrains trade in the territory
where the roads In the merger operate.
The last hearing In the case was in New
York January l3. when James Douglas.
president of the El Paso g. Southern, was
a witness.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
SLAP AT BRYAN LEADERSHIP
PennsylvaniR Democrats Unanimously y
Elect Guney 40 Place on
National COMMITTEES.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Jan. 26.-James NJ.
Guffey, the Pittsburg oil magnate. was to-
day unanimously chosen as the Pennsyl-
vania member OF the democratic national
committee to succeed James Kerr. deceased.
MIR. Guffey was defeated for the position
at the Denver convention. william J. Bryan
debating the election of Mr. Kerr. The
result was sensational controversy be-
tween Mr.. Guffey and Mr.. Brysg
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
OREGON EXPRESS WRECKED
Five Coaches Ditched Near Dana,
WyO,, and Two Passengers
killed.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan 2s.-The Union
Pacific passenger train No 5. known as the
Oregon Express, westbound' struck a
broken rail near Dana, l5O miles west of
here, at S:i5. this afternoon, and was
wrecked. Five coaches are in the ditch.
Two are reported killed and twenty in
jured. A wrecking crew and relief train
carrying doctors left here at o'clock. The
killed and injured will be brought here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
TWENTY-FIVE BELIEVED DEAD
Superintendent Logan and Inspection
Party Trapped in Boswell Mine.
SIGNALS FROM CAPTIvEs CEASE
Thought Entire Party Has Been over
come by Deadly AfterdamP-
RescuinE shifts Are
Formed.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 26.-rwo men are
dead and twenty others supposed to be dead
as the result of three gas explosions in the
Boswell mine of the United Coal company
Somerset county, last night and early to-
day. The men were members of an In
vestigating party that had entered the mine
to make an inspection of suspicious gas
traces before allowing the miners to go to
work. The dead are:
SUPERINTENDENT G. ]. LOGAN.
ANDREW STONCKI.
Among the supposed dead are:
Assistant Superintendent George Morris.
John Cole. 81
William Hay. y
Seventeen other men.
Until early today signals were heard from
the imprisoned men At daylight, however,
the signals ceased and it is believed that
all the men had come under the influence
of the deadly after damp.
Second and Third Explosion.
About 4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon a
small explosion occurred in the mine and
as a result of this and other conditions that
needed attention it was decided to make a
thorough investigation of the underground
workings and entries. This was in charge
Of Superintendent Logan and twenty-one
men volunteered for the dangerous work
They entered the mine shortly after )
O. clock and while they were in the mine a
second and third explosion occurred about
6 o'clock. These explosions had the effect
OF tearing down great quantities OF coal
slate and rock i'm the interior. completely
preventing the men from r2 the out
side. State Mine Inspecto ~ther OF
Somrset was soon at the SC he and from
the miners who had not been allowed to &c
to work until the investigating party re-
turned, rescuing shifts were quickly formed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
soLoNs HAVE DRAINAGE PROBLEM
High Water Makes ID Necessary 40
Provide New Measure.
lFrom staff Correspondent.

LINCOLN, Neb, Ian. 8-(special)-
Drainage and its control has been the sub
ject Of number OF conferences held here
recently by attorneys from wahoo. Ashland
Fremont and. other places where reeenl
overfiows have brought new problems 10
the communities and forced upon the resi-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
DOMESTIC.

CAPTAIN SeaIby and crew of the Re
public are given an ovation on their ar
rival IN New York and former tells thrill
ing story of his escape from sinking ves-
sci Page
Twenty-Five miners. including Superin-
tendent Logan, are believed to be dead
in the Boswell mine near Pittsburg.
Page
Inquisition into the town lot frauds at
Muskogee begins and 1t is believed Gov
erno- Haskell and a number of other
prominent men in the state will be in
VOWED Page q
Serate committee on judiciary has
found that the senate has no right to call
upon President Roosevelt for information
he secured from the Steel corporation.
Page /
NJ. L. Learned of Omaha and George c.
Wright of Council. Bluffs appear in the
United States supreme court in the case
involving big bankruptcy at Carroll, Ia.
Page
NEBRASKA.
Earthquake, with no damage, is re-
ported in Pierce and Knox counties. Ne
braska Page
william ]. Bryan and Governor Shallen-
berger attend a conference at which an
immediate payment bank guaranty bill is
decided on. Page
LOCAL.
interstate Commerce commission puts
seal Of approval on the centralized cream
cry system and says cream carried on
passenger trains as baggage is legiti-
mate article of interstate commerce, say
the creamery men. Page 4
Joseph A. Conner swore at Bishop Scan
nell and thought the bishop brought his
illness on to punish him, according to
testimony in $4,000 will case. Page
Internal revenue officers in this dis
trist put stop to promising enterprise
in lows where promoter was beginning
TO make imitation wine. Page
Chairman Edgar Allen of the CONNER
cial club of Omaha names standing com
mittees for the coming year when the new
committee meets for the first time Tues
day rage
| National Corn exposition increases cap
ital stock from $4,000 to 100000 after
rejort is read by Secretary T. +. Sturgess
showing the big show cost Omaha but
$4,000 Page 2
Railroads resisting the order of the In
! terstate Commerce commission reducing
rates to Missouri river points are stil
fighting in the United states circuit
court, and John L. Webster for the SHIP
pers goes east to take care Of their case
Page 4
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
Live stock markets. Page IL
Grain markets Page II
Stocks and bonds Page IL
| q eraN.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
Postomee Bill Ia Considered and Lin
coin Day Made Legal HOLIDAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA bitter attack
on William Nelson Cromwell. President
Obaldia OF Panama and others by Mr
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Wednesday, January ~, 1909.
TIE WEATHER.

FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
NIClNITY-Fair Wednesday; not much
change in temperature.
FOR NEBRASKA -- Fair Wednesday;
slight changes In temperature.
FOR IOWA-Fair Wednesday; slight tenn
perature changes
Temperalnre az Omaha Yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27

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Page /
NEBRASKA.

Earthquake, with no damage, is re-
ported in Pierce and Knox counties, Ne
braska Page 3
william j. Bryan and Governor Shallen-
berger attend a conference at which an
immediate payment bank guaranty bill is
decided on. Page /
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-10
Millinery Department.

We are prepared to supply anything
in that line IN short notice. We have
in stock some extra good styles and big
values twenty-five to fifty per cent.
off on all Millinery. Don't fail to look
through this department.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-10

Elite flour is the very
best and just the kind for
your Christmas baking.
Have just received a big
lot fresh from the mill.
Special prices during this
sale.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-10

REGULAR so going at-..---$2.75
Regular $50 going at---------- 400
Regular 1 so going at-------- 1.25
Mems, boys and children's Caps at
Cost and Less than Cost. A big line to
select from.
Underwear, mems, women's and
children's, in all grades at reduced prices.
Trunks, suit cases and travelling
bags at reduced prices.
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-10
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATION
Tax Com IssIOn Bill Debated, but
Fails to Come to a
X0fe.

PIERRE, s. D., Feb. 9~.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Governor Wesley today sent to the
senate the names OF T. B. Fitzpatrick of
Rapid City. A. b. Nelson of Pierre, and
Arthur Linn of Canton, as members of the
Soldiers Home board. and the same were
confirmed by the senate.
The house devoted most Of its time at
the afternoon session in committee of the
whole, discussing the proposition Of a state
tax commission. The bill for that pur-
pose was supported by Larson of Mime
haha. Larson of Union and Taylor and
was opposed by Bartine and Whiting. The
committee will sit again Wednesday to
give it further consideration. From all SEN
timent which can be gathered, the chances
appear to be against such a measure.
The principal house bills presented today
were: A maximum freight rate bill by Nc
Donnell; a bill reducing the specific gray-
lily Of gasoline to be admitted into the
state from 60 to So, and a resolution me-
morializing congress to set aside a town
ship in the South Dakota bad lands as a
national reserve.
The senate fought out the herd law prop
~osition, which was being asked for by the
homesteaders west OF the river. The bill
was champloned by Hare and opposed by
all Of the rest of the senators from west OF
the Missouri except Niquist, and the prop
osition was killed on vote on the com
mittee report.
\ bin in the senate today provides for
a state flag. TO be a blazing sun on a blue
field. with the words Sunshine state Is.
an arc. the flag TO be one and onc-tklrd
times as long as it is wide.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-10
100 -4-tHL NeNN8
CUT|CURA CURED
CHIEF OF POLICE
Canadian Officer Poisoned by Weeds
Eczema Developed and Legs
Became ScaIy Ankles we're Very
Sore and Itchy - For Weeks He
Could Not Wear Shoes.
FREED FROM ITCHING
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

II have been successfully cured OF
dry eczema 1 was inspecting the re-
moval Of noXious weeds, il being part
Of my duty, from the edge Of a river and
was constantly in the dust from the
weeds. At night / shook out my trou-
sers and cleansed my limbs, but felt a
prickly sensation. / paid no attention
to it for two years, but L noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. 1 could
scrape il on, and yet / did not attend
to il until it came TO be too itchy and
sore and began getting two running
sores. MY ankles were all sore and
scabby and l could not wear shoes. ] had
to use carpet and felt slippers for weeks.
! was then on particular police duty and
was compelled 70 be on duty. | got a
cake OF the Cuticura Soap and some
Cuticura Ointment. In less than ten
days / could put on my boots and in
less than three weeks, though on duty
all the time, / was free from the CON
founded itching. | tell you frankly
that Cuticura saved mo from what the
doctors called a bad leg. Capt. George
p. Bliss, Chief OF Police. Morris. Mani
toba, Mar. 20, 1907, and Sept. "a, 1908"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-10

There were three of these large machines
running the last year. They are the prop
erty Of the Canal Construction company Of
Chicago, which had the contract for the
upper section of the big ditch. On the
lower section may be seen the largest in
land drcdge in the United States. 1t Is
owned by the Faris-Kesl Construction COM
pany of Boise, Idaho. This mammoth ma
chine. which cost over $50. 600, digs with an
endless chain of buckets, each carrying
one-third of a yard of material ~eXcavated.
This chain contains siXty-six buckets and
makes a complete revolution in a minute,
thus ~excavating twenty-five cubic yards per
minute when running at full capacity. This
is dumped into a hopper and is carried out
to the sides by conveyors. Its rated ca
pacity is 1900 cubic yards in twenty-four
hours. This machine IL running now and
the work is being rapidly pushed to COM
pletion. p. S. Holbrook of Des Moines is
the present engineer in charge of construc-
ton.
The costs of these Improvements are paid
by a special assessment of taxes levied
against the lands benefited thereby. After
the tax is levied, the land owner is given
an opportunity to pay his portion in cash
without interest. Whenever land owners
do not pay their portion of such special
assessment bonds. secured by the land
against which the taxes are unpaid, are
sold TO meet the payments OF the estimates
of the work OF construction as it progresses.
In the Monona- Harrison drainage district a
block Of bonds amounting to S297, 600 was
sold. which is secured by about 10000 acres
OF land. The total estimated cost of this
, drainage project is $4,000.