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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Battle Make
Unus y 'ecords
fo& iiciency
Seven Fighting Machines Exceed
Contract Speed in Recent Ma
neuvers at Sea,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-A remarkable
exhibition Of naval efficiency Is disclosed
in the report from Admiral Schroeder Of
the speed trials Of the vessels of the At
lantc fleet up to January % last A
naval vessel in the past rarely has eQualed
It's contract speed after It's acceptance
trial. which is always conducted under the
most favorable conditions with specially
trained crews But. according to Admiral
Schroeder's report, no less than seven OF
the battleships in their recent trials ex-
ceeded their contract speeds although some
OF them had been commissioned for several
years. These ships were the Connecticut,
Minnesota. New Hampshire, Kansas. Geor-
gla. Nebraska and Mississippi
Not gunnery alone. but general all-around
seamanship-engineerin signaling and
other qualifications-are hereafter to form
the basis Of the award OF naval trophies
for battle efficiency. Secretary Meyer
today made this announcement in connec-
ton with the award Of the pennant for
gunnery to the 'battleshlp Vermont, as the
result Of the competition held in the open
sea at unflxed ranges and speeds.
The Tennessee and the Maryland are
rated high, haying made more than IS per
cent Of the total score Of the Vermont.
The officers of these ships all have re-
ceived commendatory letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Auld Wrestles
with DIR. Cowles
Paymaster Tells of Encounter with
Physician at Navy Yard
Dance.

BOSTON. Feb. 2.-Apparently @ with the
hope of hearing Paymaster George p.
Aud testify in his own defense very
large crowd of spectators filled the seats
when the naval court-martial convened
for its third days session at the Charles
town Navy yard today.
The testimony of Miss Hesler of Evan
ston, Ill, and Miss Swift was strongly in
favor of the paymaster. but Mrs. Cowles
testified directly against him. She ad-
mitted that 1t was she who went to Wash
ington and had the charges pressed after
they had been apparently dropped follow
ing a reprimand to Paymaster Aud and
Surgeon Robnett.
Paymaster Auld took the stand as the
last witness.
Aud said he was surprised to see DR..
Cowles at the dance and considered It an
affront to the committee in charge of the
affair. Auld said he interviewed the physi-
clan in the dance hall and said to him
I'VE wish you would not attend dances
at the navy yard"
Aud admitted he followed DR.. Cowles
down stairs, where the latter's Language
became violent. Then came the clash
Aud said he took hold of DR.. Cowles by
the shoulders and the two had a wrestling
bout. in which Dr. Cowles was thrown
Aud denied emphatieally that he struck
DIR. Cowles.
The court then adjourned until tomorrow
when arguments will begin.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
SIXTY RAILROADS
REJECT DEMANDS
Locomotive Firemen Are Notified
that Proposed Scale Cannot
Be Accepted.
WILL ARBITRATE WAGE RATE
ALI Other Concessions Asked Are
Flatly Refused.
AFFECTS TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
Machinists on Twenty Seven Roads to
Present Demands.
MINERS FOR TEMPERANCE
Constitution Now Prohibits Officers
and Delegates from BecOmIng
Untowtcated while nm
All Other Concessions Asked Are
Flatly Refused.
AFFECTS TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
Machinists on Twenty Seven Roads tC
Present Demands.
liners FOR TEMPERANCE
Consultation Now Prohibits Officers
and DeIeeates from BecOmInB
Intoxicated while ON
Duty.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2-sixty railroads in
the country have notified the representa-
tives OF 22,O00 firemen of the rejection of
their demands for 20 to Is per cent wage
increase and other concessions. News of the
rejection was contained in a private dis
patch from Chicago today.
The roads express a willingness to arbl-
trate the question Of wages, but flatly re-
fused other demands.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2-w s. Carter, an
official Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen, said today
that the report that the railroads had re-
Jected the demands of his organization
fcr en- increase in wages and other con-
cesslons was true in part
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Demands for
increases in the wages of machinists and
shop workers on twenty-seven railroads
Of the southwest will follow meeting Of
the general executive board of the Inter
national Association of Machlnists. which
went into session here today.
President OConnell of the machinists'
organization will meet the general man
ayers of the southwestern roads in Chi
cago next week to open negotiations.
INDIANAPOLIS Feb. 2-Reports of
committees occupied the attention of the
United Mine Workers today. The leaders
hoped to be able to complete their work
and leave for Toledo tonight. The con-
vention voted 5000 for the families of
the men killed at the mine explosion at
Drakesboro, Ky.
A temperance wave swept over the con-
vention and a clause was inserted in the
constitution providing for the dismissal OF
any officer or delegate who should be
intoxicated on duty.
TOLEDO. o.. Feb. AIT an executive
session of the operators of the Ohio, In
diana and Pennsylvania mining districts
lasting until noon today. ]. C. Kolsem
manager Of the jackson HIN Coal and
Coke company Of Terre Haute. Ind. was
agreed upon for chairman of the Joint
wage oonference withlhe miners Another
meeting will be held tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
H. Winter Burn Shifts His
Name to Suit the Season

office Of the United States circuit clerk to
complete his naturalization and take out
his final papers.
1t looked for a while as IL he might lose
out because OF the climatic change in his
name from forty years ago. Rut Jack (G.)
Frost was still on deck and he was ready
TO prove that as he and Burn came from
the same balliwick in England. he knew
his real name to be Burn, and that he Just
dropped the name Burn as Joke at tina.
time on account OF the weather. and let
them get as much winter into that hot
summer possible as Colonel Welsh had
not arrived in this territory then with his
weather bureau and fixings.
So Henry Winter Burn, recognizing the
eternal fitness OF things. has now become
a full-fledged American citizen during this
winter under the name OF Burn, as he be-
came q preparatory citizen forty years ago
under the refreshing name OF Winter dur
ing an extremely hot summer.
AND JACK FROST has helped him out
now. as he did then.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Plenty of Investigating, Anyway.
Bond Shrinkage
Caused Failure
of Big Brokers
Fisk & Robinson, Declared Bankrupt
Tuesday, Are Suspended from
Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2-The suspension Of
Fisk & Robinson, the bond and banking
house, whose failure came yesterday when
an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed, was announced at the opening of the
stock exchange today.
As result of the unexpected news after
the close OF yesterdays business on the
exchange the market today opened with
declines running from substantial fractions
to point or 50 with considerable volume
OF liquidation by spectators who had
not recovered from nervousness caused by
the market break OF a couple OF weeks
ago
The failure was due to the shrinkage in
the market value of certain bonds which
the firm had underwritten. That caused
the banks which had loaned money on the
securities to demand additional collateral,
which the firm was unable to supply.
The receiver estimates that the secured
obligations OF the firm will amount to
about $5,OOO0OO and the unsecured obliga-
tions to more than $1,OOO,OdO
, BOSTON, Feb 2.-The liabilities of Fisk
g. Robinson, brokers of New York, Boston,
Chicago and Worcester, who failed yester-
day, amount to nearly S,OOOOO0 Manager
w A. Tracy Of the Boston office today
issued the following statement of the firm s
condition, as ascertained last Friday:
Assets-Cash, $61,915; loans receivable,
81 ls2. 35S; securities, $442S,444; accounts re-
ceivable $225. $50; furniture and fixtures,
$40, co., total, $6,S47, ,967
Liabillties-Loans payable S5276,57O; de-
postts, $1,212,349; accounts payable, sag, 4O5;
balance in excess of assets $112, 64S total.
s. SAT, ,967.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Power Specifically Conferred on Pres
ident in Few Brief Sentences.
MUST REPORT TO CONGRESS
Reservation to Stand Until With
drawn by President or Congress.
POSTAL BILL IN SENATE
mir. Hepburn Condemns Measure Re-
cause He Thinks It Will Have
Effect of Lowering Rate
of Interest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-'That there shall
be no question as to the power of the pres
ident to withdraw public lands for conser-
walton purposes and continue the with
drawal in force until revoked by him or
by act Of congress, the senate committee
on public lands today reported a substitute
for two of the administration bills
The decision to report such a measure
was reached after several hearings had
been held in which the necessity for the
legislation was attacked and defended in
spirited controversy. United action was
impossible today when the question Of
reporting a bill was taken up. A three
cnrnered fight hed been carried on in
the committee for some time, the fac
tions were made up OF senators, who be-
lieve that the president under existing
law has authority to withdraw lands from
public entry; senator's who were In favor
OF giving him such power, but who have
contended that numerous acts of former
President Roosevelt were illegal and SEN
ators who have taken a decided stand
against any such authority being con-
ferred on the executive,
In order that acts of Mr.. Roosevelt
should be validated beyond any question,
those senators who we're In favor Of ad-
vanced conservation legislation, but who
have questioned the legality Of many of
Nthe Withdrawals already made, Joined with
the supporters Of the administration bills
sent to the committee by Secretary Ball
niger and agreed to report a substitution.
This action still left minority. com
posed OF Senators Hepburn and Clark
Cwyoming) who insist that the right to
withdraw from entry should rest In con
gress. These senators may present q
minority report.
The measure as reported by Senator
Nelson. Is one of the simplest pieces OF
legislation ever proposed on the subject
OF land laws but Il is said It viii ac-
complish all of the purposes Of the two
bills OF several sections each. which were
sent to The eommittsea frop the interior
department. AS perfected. the bill follows:
THAT the president may at any time
In his discretion, withdraw from settle
ment, location. sale or entry. any OF
the public lands OF the United States
and reserve the same for forestry. water
power, irrigation. classification or other
public purposes TO be specified in with
drawal and such withdrawal and reserva
tion shall remain In force until revoked
by him or by an act Of congress. Tn,
secretary OF the interior shall report al
such Withdrawals hereafter to congress
at the beginning of its next regular ses
sion"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03

Away back in the summer OF 1870 Henry
Winter Burn. then a subject OF Queen
Victoria, filed his original papers declaring
his intention to become citizen OF the
United states He was then a mere boy,
just OF the naturalization age. and as
America. and Omaha particularly looked
good to him. he decided he would locate
here.
II was a hot summer dsy, July %. when
ne filed his first papers before the United
States circuit clerk. The clerk jocosely
suggested to him to drop the name Burn -
just as a matter OF form, on account OF
the weather. as the name Winter"
sounded extremely good just then.
Henry Winter Burn aeeeded TO the propo-
sition and so signed his declaration, and
had his friend, John. George Frost sign
his name 10 the declaration as a witness
in the meanwhile Mr. Burn appeared on
the naturalization rolls as Henry Winter
and he had forgotten all about II until
Tuesday morning, when he went TO the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
State Authorities
Await Swope Inquest
Belief Prevails that Radical Action
Will Not Be Taken at
Once.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2.-Virgil Conkling
couVty prosecutor; J. G. Paxton, executor
OF the swope estate, and James A. Reed,
an attorney, who have been in Chicago
comforting with the specialists relative to
the swope mystery, arrived home this
morning Their return was awaited with a
certain degree of expectancy. Immediately
they entered into conferences with mem
bers OF the Swope family and others in
trested in tn case, but nothing developed
to indicate that radical action was immi-
nent.
I At the prosecutors effice 1t was reiter-
ated that no action by the state was prob
able before the inquest over the body of
Colonel swope, to be held next week. had
finished its work.
Dispositions will be taken tomorrow in the
suits brought by DR.. B. c. Hyde in which
he asks 100000 damages for alleged slander,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Miss Drayton lWedS
an American
Granddaughter of William Astor
Becomes Bride of Legation
Secretary.

LONDON. Feb. 2.-Miss Caroline Astor
Drayton of New York, only daughter of
j.. Coleman Drayton and granddaughter of
the late William Astor, today became the
wife of William Phillips, secretary Of the
American embassy.
Parish church at Rogate, Sussex was the
scene of the wedding ceremony, which was
witnessed by a large party Of relatives
and friends. Rev. Edgar Sheppard, sub
dean of the Chapels Royal. offieiated.
Mr. Phillips was third assistant secre-
tary of state during the administration OF
President Roosevelt and outside OF his Of
ficial duties was member of the famous
tennis cabinet" He was appointed to his
present post September g. 1909 His home
is in Boston
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03

PONTIAC, Mich. Feb, 2.--Developments
following a raid OF the Clinton hotel yes
terday bid fair to reveal the source Of
nearly half hundred burglaries I'm Pom
tiac In the last three years. games Monroe,
proprietor OF the Clinton hotel and, when
sober, a respectable citizen, admits, the
police declare. most OF the burglaries and
has told the officers things that win lead
to discovering the rest OF the~ robbers.
Monroe Is said to have been shot by
PatrOlman p. A. knight last Wednesday
night. but escaped ana went TO Windsor,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
REGENTS GET FARM LAND
Secretary of War Consents to Lease
Tract Near Valentine.
EXPERIMENT STATION IN VIEW
Over Thousand Acres ON Fort
Niobrara Military Reservation
Senate Confirms New
POstmnsters.
(From a STAFF Correspondent }

WASHINGTON, Feb. Especial Tele-
gram. )-Senator Brown today had a con-
ference with Secretary of War Dickinson
with the result the secretary has agreed
that the regents of the University of Ne
brasl<a may lease some 1000 acres of land
now in Fort Niobrara military reservation
near aientine, Neb, pending the passage
of the brow Il sbfI1, which provides for the
cession to the. State university OF this
land. The desire Of the regents is to ac-
quire it for the purpose OF establishing
an experimental farm in connection with
the university f
John Baptiste and John Harrison of the
Omaha Winnebagos are in Washington as
delegates to confer with the Indian COM
missioner and the Winnebegos Of Mime
sofa and WISCONSIN with reference to the
ultimate distribution OF tribal funds.
Senator Brown was today advised by
the Postoffice department that there
would be no change in the schedule OF
rural free delivery between Philippsburg
and Sargent in Custer county
A. E. Cady of st. Paul, Neb., and John
McGrew OF Omaha are in Washington to-
day enroute to New York.
The army appropriation bill which
passed the senate today carries an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the completion
of the rifle range at Fort d. A. RUSSELL
Wyo
New POstmastePs.
ConEressman Hinshaw has recommended
the appointment of Miss Edith Isaackson
as postmaster at Malmo vice Agnes
Holmes. resigned also Charles w. Slaugh-
ter as postmaster at Endicott, vice Lorer
L. r. whitney, resigned.
The senate today confirmed the nomina'
tion OF the following postmasters: Charles
Miner, Ravenna; william A. McCool, In
dianola. Neb.
Wyoming--Georg W. Hoyt, Cheyenne.
The president sent to the senate today
nomination Of the following postmasters II
Nebraska: Harvard Griffith ]. Thomas
Bethany. Clarence o. Turner; Niobrara
George w. Draper,
Iowa--C Creston, Ccott Skinner; Fort Madi
son, Thomas p. Hollowell, jr; Keokuk
Samuel w. Moorehead; sibley, Harold e
Scott; washington. John M. Lyle.
Nebraska,-P -Postmasters have been ap
pointed as ofllows: Carter Harlan county
John o. Anderson, vice e. Johnson, re
signed: Raven, Brown county, Andrew
johnson. vice C. ]. Steiner. resigned.
Rural carriers appointed; Iowa-BagIey
route 1, John M. Muir. carrier; no substi
tute.
South Dakota,-Burbank, route 2, John L
Kyle, carrier: B. M. Kyle. substitute. Re
vlllo. routes / and 2. David H. Derr, car
rier; no substitute
The First National bank Of Morrill,, Neb.
has been authorized to begin business witt
SIS 600 capital H. 8. Clarke, jr.. is presi
dent: c. w. scovile, vice president; ant
l.. M Eastman, cashier.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Court Overrules
Mrs. F ord'S M lotion
Trial of Alleged Blsckmailer Will
Go On Despite Action of
Prosecutor.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2-The trial of Mrs.
Jeanette Stewart Ford for alleged black
mail was continued here today, Judge
James B. Swing declining to stop the pro
ceedngs on the motion of the defense to
dismiss. because Prosecuting Attorney
Hunt refused to obey a court order and
furnish the defense with transcript Of the
riner.
stating that the point at issue is involved
In case pending before the supreme court
of the state and until that Is decided he
would hold the matter in abeyance
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Respectable When Sober,
Busy Thief When Drunk

Ont. where his wound was cared for. To
the sisters who nursed him Monroe is re-
ported 10 have confessed He says he re-
turned to Pontiac with the idea OF giving
himself up but the officers made the ar
rest before he had carried out his inten-
tions
George Hicks and Richard Hicks.
brothers-in-law OF Monroe. and William
Brown have been arrested on the stories
told by Monroe.
Monroe declares that every time he had
a few drinks 0f whisky the impulse 20
steal became irresistible.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Iowa School Gets
Rockefeller Money
Cornell College at Mount Vernon is
Given $4,000 by General
Education Board.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-FiVe colleges and
two universities were the recipients Of con-
ditlonal gifts and appropriations made by
the Rockefeller fund of the general edu-
cation board. which held its seventh an
nual meeting today. The following are
among the favored Institutions:
Williams college. Williamstown, Mass,
$780, 900; Wesleyan university Middletown,
Conn, 100000; Cornell college, Mount Yer
non. Ia. $4,000.
Requests were received from forty-two
institutions OF learning in the United States
for a share in the appropriations the ag-
gregate amount of the requests being in
excess OF $4.000.00O.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
ONE BODY FOUND AT CHERRY
Explorers Are searchinsl shaft Sealed
AFTER Disaster.

After Disaster.
CHERRY, Ill. Feb. 2-The body of one
miner and the carcasses OF sixty-four
mules were found $50 feet deep in the 81.
Paul mine, today, by the relay parties of
repairers and explorers, who began work
in the burned passages last night. It is
probable the corpse of the miner will be
brought to the surface some time today
The explorers during last night stopped
up all dangerous breaks in the walls of the
main runway TO the west OF the main
shaft on the second level. The work was
extended to the south as far as the air
shaft, thus opening passageway between
the two shafts Of the mine where II was at
the edge OF the air shaft that the body was
found. 1t lay sprawled along the runway
with hands extended toward the escape
pit Safety could not have been found In
the air shaft, however. for 1t was in this
well that the hay blazed so fiercely. caus-
ing flames TO leap through the fan and
melt the steel rivets
1t was discovered today that the third
level 500 feet below the surface, is not full
Of water as had been thought. A stone
dropped down the elevator shaft hit the
top Of the cage that ran from the third
level to the second. AS this car now rests
on the bottom OF the third level. the water
cannot be more than five feet deep, prob
ably less. Pumps were Installed today to
draw the water from the mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Interurbnn Promoter Busy.

YANKTON. s. D.. Feb. 2.--(special Tele-
gram)-C. A. Magee. wealthy electric
line promoter OF Pittsburg, is in Yankton.
He says he will in March start work on
an extensive system of electric lines to
Yankton from Centerville Freeman, Park
ston. ETC., and securing the ,Yankton-Nor-
folk line from Yuel and Graham OF Chi
cago. He says he will build bridge here
and extend the line into Kansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03

NEW ORLEANS Feb. 2-That Zelaya,
the deposcd president of Nicaragua, Is
going to Europe TO foment a revolution
against Estrada Cabrera, president Of
Guatemala, is the assertion of General
Alfonso Gallardo formerly of the Hon
duran army, who Is in New Orleans. Ze-
laya sailed from Vera Cruz for Belgium
yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
Let us help you
find the room you
want.

On the want ad. pages of
The Bee you will find a list
of practically every vacant
room in Omaha. The people
who have rooms to rent are
learning that the way to Sc
cure tenants is to advertise
the rooms in The Bee.
Have you read the want ads.
today?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
BODIES BLOwN TO FRAGMENTS
Awful Force of Explosion in Mine at
PrimerO.

FrImerOs
PRlMERO Colo, Feb. 2-The awful
force OF the explosion In the Primero coal
mine. which exacted a toll OF seventy-nine
lives Monday afternoon was shown this
morning as the explorers penetrated deeper
into the workings. Seven more bodies were
recovered during the night, making a total
OF forty-nine. But Il is extremely inprob-
able that all the dead will be recovered
for conditions In the deeper workings in
dlcate that many OF the victims were lit
orally blown TO pieces. shreds OF human
flesh with these Jagged fragments OF lamps
were found by the explo-~rs this morning
as they reached the spS. where the ex-
plosion occurred.
Fresh air has been forced into the work
ings for nearly mile. The bodies have
all been taken from entries A Z, & and "a
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
RULES FIGHT NOT ENDED
House Insurgents Announce They
VIII Move on Enemy at
Once.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The house in
surgents" made 1t known today that they
had no intention Of abandoning or post
poning their fight on the rules of the house
rrd that they proposed to continue It with
out cessation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
LAND TOR LARGE HOMEsTnADs

Secretary Ballfnger DesiEnatea Traeta
In WyOminE and Montana,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Approximately
Vies,i67 acres OF land were designated TODAY
by Secretary Bailinger OF the interior de-
partmsnt as open under the enlarged home
stead act OF this amount 672.TaO acres are
In Wyoming $3.50 in Montana and 6l,7S7 in
New Mexico.
In aid OF proposed legislation affecting
the disposal OF water power sites the sec
rotary. today withdrew from all forms of
entry or disposal S661 acres along Clark
Fork in Montana and Idaho.
Proposed legislation affecting the use and
disposition OF petroleum deposits on the
pFelic domaia caused Mr. Baulnger also
withdrav temporarily 4SOO0 acres OF
iaSd in California. making the total area
OF petroleum withdrawal1 In California 70
aAta Aaoo.t5s acres
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-03
society Women Forget Strikers.

Society Women Forget strikers.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2-There were no
society women on hand today to furnish
bail or pay fines for fifteen girl shirt waist
strikers who were arraigned before a
magistrate on minor charges. and as a
result some OF the young women were sent
to- the county prison for ten days.