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I'hoenlx of lilooklyn. Now York.
Continental of Now York Olty.
Niagara Klro Insurance Company.
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nommnnlul Union Assurance Co., London
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Philadelphia Dnderwrlters.
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SEVEN SULQRS KILLED
Boiler Tube on Cruiser Ten
nessee Explodos.
Victims Blackened Almost Beyond
Recognition by Blast of Cinders,
Steam and Soot In Flro PitRear
Admiral Sebree Has Close Call.
A disaster occurred on board tho Unit
od States armored cruiser Tonnesseo
while the ship waa stoamtng at nine
teen knots on a speed trial off Point
Hucneno, California, a steam plpo In
tho starboard cnglno room bursting
undor 235 pounds pressure, killing sov
en men and injuring soven others, all ot
the men in tho compartment at tho
tlmo. Tho explosion, tho cause of
which 1b unknown, occurred only a
few mlnuteB after Admiral Uriel Se
bree, Captain P. D. Howard and Chief
Engineer Robertson had left tho en
glno room on a tour of inspection.
Four of tho men wero killed instantly
and three more died at San Pedro on
tho arrival there of tho Tennessee.
Tho dead: George Wood, water
tender, Scranton, Pa.; B. C. Boggs,
second class fireman, Woodlawn, Ala.;
A. Reinhold, machinists mate, second
class, Gormany; Georgo W. Meok, first
class fireman, Skldmore, Kan.; E J.
Burns, P. J. Carroll, F. S. Maxfleld.
There wero fourteen men in tho flro
room when the tube, which is four
inches in diameter and enclosed with
water inside tho boiler, blow out, driv
ing a torrent of scalding steam, coal
dust, binders and hot ashes through
tho ashpit and showered the half
nnked men.
A blast of white steam from tho
ventilators told those on deck of tho
accident, and Lieutenant Commander
Robinson, tho navigator, Instantly
sounded a general alarm and drop
ping twenty lines of hose ready for
Instant use in case of flro. Within tho
doomed flro room No. 3 the surviving
seamen wero fighting for life. Rein
hold and Meek were stricken dead at
their posts. Boggs and Wood' crawled
or were dragged into tho adjoining
fire room, and died almost Immediate
ly. The surviving seamen, all of whom
received some injuries, acted with tho
greatest heroism In aiding their un
fortunate mates.
Only one tube exploded. Tho break
was less than six Inches in length,
There was no wreckago, but tho ex
plosion was described by the surviv
ors as frightful. So groat was tho
blast of soot and steam that every
man In tho room was blackened from
head to foot, while those closest to tho
break wero literally cooked alive.
There are sixteen similar flro rooms,
but each separated by steel doors, and
tho men in adjoining compartments
did not feel the explosion. When tho
first outside rescuors enterod tho flro
room It was in utter darkness, tho
steam and soot covering the electric
lights and celling and walls with a
thick coat. The men In this flreplt
work naked', except for short trousers
and slippers, and the dead and in
jured were blackened almost beyond
recognition.
FLOOD PANIC IN ARMOURDALE
Rush of Families to Remove House
hold Goods to Higher Land.
The rise of tho Kaw river caused a
panic In North Topeka and the Ar
mourdale section of Kansas City, Kan.,
and there was a rush of families to re
move their household goods from their
homes to higher land. In Armourdale,
more than four hundred families
moved their furniture, and the stam
pede was becoming general when tho
police intervened. They arrested ex
pressmen who were frightening house
holders and obtaining exorbitant
prices for moving their goods. Tho
drainage board issued a statement,
saying that a rise of eight feet more
would be necessary to flood Armour
dale. Packing houses and other estab
lishments in tho bottoms removed tho
contents of the basements to upper
floors.
Tho Missouri has reached the dan
ger lino of twentyone feet, but is al
most at a standstill and is carrying
off the waters from the Kaw river
easily. The weather bureau gives as
surance that the crest of tho flood Is
almost reached. The railroads arc the
heaviest sufferers, miles of track be
ing washed out In various places and
bridges damaged'.
TROLLEY CRASH KILLS EIGHT
Score of Others Seriously Injured In
Collision Near Annapolis, Md.
In a head-on collision near Annapo
lis, Md., between two cars on the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
railroad eight persons were killed out
right and a score of others wero seri
ously injured, some of them perhaps
fatally. Tho collision was due to a
confusion of orders, as the line has
been running several extra cars each
day in connection with the commence
ment festivities at the naval academy.
The dead: Richard Norton, Balti
more; A. H. Schultz, Baltimore; Po
lice Patrolman Shrieber, Zach O'Neal,
New York, motorman of one of tho
wrecked cars; Ruth Slaughter, six
years old, daughter of General Traffic
Manager William E. Slaughter of the
road; J. W. McDanlel, Baltimore; un
identified woman.
Of the Injured, General Traffic Man
ager Slaughter was in the worst con
'dltlon and his death at any moment
would' not cause the physicians sur
prise. The disaster occurred Just beyond'
Camp Parol?, which 1b the first sta
tion after leaving Annapolis. Both of
the wrecked cars were specials.
OF
Seventeen Victims of Torna
does Last Week,
Revised List of Dead Increases as
Wlro Communication Is Restored to
Stricken Districts Path of Twist
ers Strewn With Wreckage.
Omaha. Juno 0. A revised list of
he victims of the tornadoes of the
three last days of last week show sev
enteen people lost their lives In Ne
braska, as follows:
Near St. Paul, Howard county E
P. Envoldsen, Mrs. Envoldsen.
Near Carleton, Thayer county Mrs
Maud Carter and Baby Carter.
Near Franklin, Franklin Bounty
Mrs. Chris Fintell and daughter, Hen
ry Madisonv
Near Red Cloud, Webster county
Mrs. Vanorcka, two children of A.
Small.
Near Geneva, Fillmore county Eli
jah Argenbrlght and wife.
Near Schlckley, Fillmore county
Miss Lulu Schmidt, Joseph Shlvely,
Irene Shlvely.
Near Deshler, Thayer county T. J.
Austin and son, Ernest.
The path of tho tornadoes is strewn
with the wreckago of flno homes.
STREAMS ARE OUT OF BANKS
Farms Flooded and Railroad Traffic
Blocked One Fatality Reported.
Fairbury, Neb., Juno C Heavy
rains are roported nil over south-central
Nobrasku. Every stream Is out
of its banks, farm proporty In tho bot
tom, lands is badly damaged and rail
road traffic Is blocked. A washout of
a bridge south of this city has com
pelled the suspension of traffic on the
main line of tho Rock Island road,
and all trains on tho St. Josoph nnd
Grand Island road between Fairbury
and Marysvllle, Kan., have been an
nulled. Tho night's rainfall in this
county varied from flvo to seven Inches.
Nenr the town of Jansen, east of
this city, a fatality is reported. Joseph
Flaming, a farmer, was aroused at 4
a. m. and found the floodwatcrs of
Cub creek flowing Into his house.
Flaming and his family fled on horse
back, the father leading tho animal,
while his wife .and two children clung
to its back. Their three-year-old child
was swept away and drowned. Sev
eral other houses near Cub creek aro
submerged.water reaching to tho eaves.
CONSTRUCTION START8 SOON
Actual Work on Omaha and Nebraska
Central Begins In Little While.
Omaha, Juno 8. S. C. Nelson has
been appointed assistant to the vice
president of the Omaha and Nebraska
Central railway and Is preparing to
begin active work.
"Construction work on tho Omaha
end of the line will begin soon," said
Mr. Nelson. "The preliminary sur
veys havo hocn made, tho right-of-way
secured practically all the way and
very little remains to bo done before
construction work can be started. The
road certainly will be built and that
as rapidly as is consistent with con
servative management."
Statistics on Crops.
Lincoln, Juno 8. Returns from
county assessors aro being received
by Labor Commissioner Ryder, which,
when compiled, will show what there
really is in Nebraska. Tho schedules
sent out by the labor department in
cluded space for the number of acres
of farms, number acres under cultiva
tion, owner, tenant, number of milk
cows, number of chickens and other
fowls, and other information not re
ported to the state board, but essen
tial in getting out statistics relating
to tho wealth of the state.
Ben Marshall Found Guilty.
Omaha, June 6. It took a Jury in
tho criminal court Just fifteen minutes
to decide that Ben Marshall, colored,
was guilty of attempting to criminally
assault Miss Molllo Grnnn. Besides
the Grann assault Marshall Is also
charged with a similar assault upon
Mrs. Anna Grabowskl, a few days bo
fore. Eight years ago he was charged
with the same offense against a little
girl, but the Jury found him guilty
only of assault and battery and he
served' a ninety days' sentence In Jail.
Reunion of Spanish War Veterans.
Lincoln, June 5. A reunion of Spanish-American
War Veterans, attended
by nearly two hundred' members of the
three Nebraska regiments, was held
here. Among those who attended was
W. J. Bryan, who was colonel of the
Third Nebraska, and Governor Shel
don, who was a captain in Mr. Bryan's
regiment. A campfiro and business
meeting was followed by a banquet,
at which Mr. Bryan, Governor Sheldon
and others made addresses.
Ernest Kennlson Granted a Stay.
Lincoln, June 6. Ernest S. Kennl
son, sentenced to twenty-three years
in prison, has appealod to the supreme
court for a stay of execution. He
was convicted of the murder of Sam
D. Cox. Judge Hamcr, who is conduct
ing Kennlson's case, secured a stay
of execution and will try to make ar
rangements for $15,000 bail.
75 Cents Per Day for Convict Labor.
Lincoln, Juno 5. The state board
of public lands and buildings adopted
a resolution requiring a payment of
75 cents a day per man for the use of
convict labor. Tho Lee Broom and
Duster company has paid 50 cents and
offered an Increase of 5" per cent. The
rule will become effective June 17.
MEWS
NEBRASKA
NO NEW CLASSIFICATIONS
Railway Commission Likely to Stop
by Changing Specific Rates.
Lincoln, June &. It Is by no moans
certain that the state railway commis
sion will Issue nn entire now classifi
cation of freight rates, but it is prob
able that tho commission will tnako
reductions In the rates for the ship
ment ot certain commodities and from
time to tlmo make still further reduc
tions on other commodities. This
practice may be kept up until the com
mission feels that tho Nebraska rates
aro just and not exorbitant.
Since tho hearing granted the rail
road officials, followed by tho hearing
granted tho railroad employes, to
gether with its Investigations along
other lines, the commission has decid
ed the making of a now classification
ot rates is a big task and one Unit
will require a long time. On the other
hand, ono member of the commission
believes that by picking out hero and
there certain commodities upon which
tho rates seem high and making reduc
tions in those instances it probably
would accomplish moro for tho pcoplo
than it it mndo a sweoplng reduction
of a certain per cent in all rates.
ENGINEER FALLS FROM CAB
Train Runs Seven Miles Before Fire
man Discovers He's Alone.
Omaha, June 0. Plunging around
sharp curves, through cutB and ncrosB
bridges at forty miles an hour without
an engineer In tho cab, Burlington
trnin No. 23, St. Josoph to Omaha, ran
a wild course of Boven miles Just tho
other sldo of Henton's, which Is
twelve miles from Council Bluffs. En
gineer E. Stnrllng had fallen from IiIh
cab and lay unconscious by tho sldo
of tho tracks.
Fireman C. A. Jackson did not know
that tho cnglno wob running wild.
Several sharp curves were taken with
undiminished spcod and whon thero
was no whlBtle ob the train dashed'
through Henton's tho fireman lookod
over to the right sldo of tho cab aud
was horrified to And it empty.
Fireman Jackson backed tho train
slowly nnd a close watch waa kept
for tho body ot tho engineer. Ho was
found nt the end of soven miles, un
conscious and bleeding.
DENTIST DROWNS IN SALT CREEK
Gasoline Launch Goes Over Mill Dam
at Ashland, Neb.
Ashland', Neb., June 9. Charles G.
Whistler, a dentist, was drowned In
Salt creek. With three companions,
Mr. Whistler attempted to take a rldo
In his gasoline launch. The current
of the creek, which recent rains havo
swollen to tho dimensions of a river,
was very Bwlft, tnd the launch becamo
unmanageable, going over a mill dnm.
Mr. Whistler's companions managed
to grasp tho girders of a bridge ob the
boat waa swept along and saved them
selves. Mr. Whistler was a graduato
of the University of Iowa and ono of
tho leading residents ot Ashland.
Saloon Men Out of Politics.
Omaha, June 4. By unanimous voto
tho Nebraska Retail Liquor Dealers'
association, which closed a two days'
meeting In Omaha, decided that all
members should withdraw from pol
ltlcs and that not 1 cent will be con
tributed by saloon men iu the future
for any campaign fund. Fremont will
be tho next meeting place of the asso
ciation. Old officers were re-elected.
Alleged Bank Robbers Captured.
Fairbury. Neb.. Juno 5. Shoriff
Lowell of Republican county, Kansas
arrived here on his way to Lincoln to
secure a requisition for tho return of
two men supposed to bo concerned in
the robbery of the Cuba (Kan.) bank.
The men were captured near the town
of Davenport.
Missouri Pacific Lost $400 a Mile.
Lincoln. Juno G. In a statement
filed with tho state board of equaliza
tion tho Missouri Pacific railway offi
cials assert that the loss last year
amounted' to $400 a mllo. Tho Mis
souri Pacific has 297 miles of track in
Nebraska. v
Farmer and Wife Killed by Tornado.
St. Paul, Neb., June C. In a tornado
that passed over the southwest part of
Howard county, E. P. Envoldsen and
his wife were killed. Their home
was on a farm three miles northwest
of Boelus. Their dwelling and other
structures on tho farm wero destroyed.
Train Robber Gets One Year In Prison
Lincoln, Juno 8. A sentence of one
year at hard labor In tho state peni
tentiary was pronounced by Judge
Stowart upon John Donaldson, who
pleaded guilty to tho chargo of burg
lary. He bad been caught robbing
passengers on n Rock Island train.
Bryan Speaks to Woodmen.
Lincoln, June 8. William J. Bryan
delivered the memorial address to
Modern Woodmen In this city. He
spoke highly of tho value of fraterni
ties and pointed out their need In our
modern system of living.
Andrews Talks to Graduates.
Lincoln, June 9. To tho members
of the senior class of the state univer
sity, Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews
delivered' the baccalaureate address.
The exercises were held in the audi
torium of the Temple building.
MacLean Orator at Lincoln Banquet.
Lincoln, Juno 9. At tho annual ban
quet of tho Phi Beta Kappa of tho
University of Nebraska, Chancellor
George E. MacLean of the University
of Iowa delivered the oration.
Two Drowned In Swollen Creek.
Adams, Neb., June 4. Georgo and
Scott Burke, young sons of a farmer
near here, wero drowned in Hooper
creek, which had become greatly
swollen from recent rains.
TAFT GAINS 16 VOTES
His Forces Divided on Question
of Compromise.
Decisions In Florida, Georgia and Ken
tucky Cases Are In Favor of tho
Candidate from Ohio Hitchcock
Opposes Any Concessions.
At tho meeting of tho national Re
publican commlttco at Chicago on
Monday a fow haudfuls of
sand wero thrown into tho cylinders of
tho Taft political machine. So far
everything that has como up laB been
handled quickly and decisively by tho
Tnft mon, but from their own moinbor
ship came a proposition to dlvido tho
Louisiana delegation with tho oppo
sition, seating both Taft and anti-Tuft
delegations with a halt a voto each.
Tho proposition In Itself did not como
as a surprise, but tho number of mem
hers of tho nationnl committeo who
favored tho movement created Bomo
consternation iu tho Taft camp. Tho
friends of tho secretary of war on tho
committeo brought nbout an adjourn
ment rather than permit a voto to bo
taken.
Before tho Louisiana caso, which In
voIvcb four dologntes at largo aud
fourteen district dolegatOB, la brought
to a voto, noses will bo sharply count
erf. Mombora of tho committeo who
havo been ardent Taft supporters, but
who havo bIiowii a disposition to yield
to tho appeals from tho allied forcca
to compromiso in tho intorest ot har
mony, will bo Bubjected to pressure
from Washington. To allow tlmo for
this was tho purpose of tho sudden
adjournment.
Hitchcock Says No Compromise.
Manager Frank H. Hitchcock an
nounced that thero will bo no com
promiso. Ho is determined to fight
for tho seatlnc of tho delegations In
structed for Taft and declared ho
would InBlst that tho committeo paBB
upon nil contests. To flettlo them in
any othor way, ho said, would bo un
fair to tho delegations themselves.
Ho expressed' tho opinion that tho
committeo should not shirk tho re
sponsibility of Bitting on tho merits
of every contest, nnd in this vlow ho
Is supported by practically ovory com
mitteeman from tho west and south,
and many from tho north. Thus far,
contests havo been Bettled from tho
Btatea of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia and Kentucky, and thero has
been no division of tho committeo la
disposing of any of them.
Lodge and Clayton Favor Compromise.
The political maneuvering by Bucb.
members of tho "old guard" as Sena
tors Crano, Scott and Penrose and
Committeemen Hart of Iowa and Mul
vano of Kansas has not been without
effect. Tho growth ot tho compromiso
Buggestlon was noticed by tho Tnft
,men, but they were not disturbed by
it until they learned to their aurprlsa
that tho plan for a division in Louisi
ana was favored by Senator Lodge ot
Massachusetts and General Powell
Clayton of Arkansas. Hasty confer
ences were held by tho Taft mombera
ot tho committeo -during tho hearing
of tho Louisiana contest and tho de
cision was reached that it would ba
wise to adjourn until they ascertained
exactly whoro they stood. This course
was followed. Mr. Hitchcock called.
up Secretary Taft in Washington and
Charles P. Taft, brother of tho secre
tary, did some telephoning and tele
graphing on his own account. What
the effect of tho many messages will
bo cannot be accurately told until
after tho vote. Mr. Hitchcock feela
that there Is far more at stako In tho
movement for a compromise In Louisi
ana than appears on tho surface. Sim
ilar contests aro pending from Missis
sippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Okla
homa, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex
as and Virginia. The plea for a com
promise in Louisiana Is based on tho
argument that tho negro question la
involved and that somu recognition
that would appease tho negro voters
of tho south should be given tho For
aker delegation. In all of the contests
mentioned tho Issues are involved
with the race question.
More tlmn 150 delegates are in
volved in the settlement of these con
tests from southern states yet to bo
settled. Tho Taft men declare that If
they make concessions now they may
expect further demands. They aro
determined to prevent the Insertion
of any opening wedge, if such a thing
is possible.
Sixteen moro votes were gained for
Taft by tho settlement of contests.
Two of theso came from Florida, six
from Georgia and eight from Ken
tucky. Theso wero all the contests
heard by the committee.
National Committee Slate.
Charles G. Dawes was host at a
"good' fellowship" dinner to several ot
the leading Republicans here. It was
rumored that W. Murray Crano, Unit
ed States senator from Massachusetts,
will be the next chairman of the na
tional committee, with Harry S. New
of Indiana as vice chairman. Tho ru
mors had it further that Charles G.
Dawes of Illinois will succeed C, N.
BIIbs of New York as treasurer of the "
committee and that Elmer Dover of
Ohio will again he tho secretary.
Two Tornadoes In Oklahoma.
Two tornadoes passed Sh(vnee,Okla.,
forty-five minutes apart. The first
one was seen for many miles. It waa
tho largest cloud of the many that
havo visited Oklahoma this season.
While considerable property damage
was done, no fatalities havo been re
ported. The storm was most severe
went at Dale, Okla,