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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MOKNIITG-, JUNE 28, 1901 TEX
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BIG RACE IS YALE'S
Wtkrirs of th Blue Take Eight-Oared
'Vanltj Victory.
CREWS EYEN UNTIL LAST HUNDRED YARDS
Harvard Lift Only Half Lingth by Bpmt f
Eli's Eons.
FRESHMEN SUFFER THE SAME FATE
. law Ham YonngiUn Taka Early Ltad
aid Ktsp It
CRIMSON FOUR GETS THE ONLY REVENGE.
Finishes Six Lengths Ahead of Ynle
Contmlnnli Cheered by TIiuii-
iituU of CollcKluns nnit
Laymen.
NEW LONDON, Conn., Juno 27. In a
race novcr excelled on tho Thames, Yale's
varsity crew won tho great Intercollegiate
rowing event of the year, over tho four
mile courso today by a sennt two lengths.
Tho magnificent contest was wltnessetl by
thousands from observation trains, yachts
and polntB of vnntnge nlong tho bank. To
Yale also fell tho honor of tho victory In
tho Freshman race, while Harvard tonight
takes consolation In tho fact that Its 'var
sity four walked away from tho Yalo quur
tct handsomely.
Tho two minor races with honors di
vided served only to whet tho appetites
of the spectators. These contests had re
sulted uxnetly as tho experts had predicted
and some 20,000 peoplo wore Impatient for
tho supremo event of the regatta., Tho
big raco was rowed down stream In tho
cool of tho evening, shortly after 7 o'clock.
Tho conditions wcro fairly favorable. A
wind out of the southwest blew diagonally
against tho crews, at the rato of about
six miles an hour.
A beautiful sturt, with tho two eights
Towing stroke for stroko, began a contest
that will never bo forgotten by thoie who
witnessed It. Harvard Immediately took the
lead. Its stalwart oarsmen retained It
for a mllo and a half. At tho two-mile
flag, Yale had cut down the Harvard ad
vantage and drew ahead only to loso again
before tho half-mllo had been traveled.
For still another half tho Cambridge boys
held on. Tho excltomcnt was Intense. Doth
crows by this time had dropped to an un
uiually slow stroke, at times tho rato being
scarcely 30. Yale's endurance, however,
was up to tho standard, and as tho two
hells approached the thrce-ralle-and-a-half
flag, the Ells spurted magnificently. Har
vard heroically responded, but It was Yale's
day. Tho blues took the lead and not only
kept It, but drew away rapidly In the last
quarter-mile until the finish was reached,
when Yale tore across the line barely two
lengths ahead, with Harvard rowing man
fully. Chittenden la WUt.
The victory for Yale la due to the splendid
fower of Its oarsmen and tho superb gen
eralship of Coxswain Chittenden. With
treat foresight he refused to push his men
until tho supreme moment. This caro found
his men ready. Harvard had shot Its bolt
earlier and Yale added another to Its long
Tilt of victories.
The raco was a hard one for Harvard to
loso: a magnificent ono for tho winners.
Tho end found Ooodell, tho bow oar In the
Harvard shell, In n etato of collapse. It
was necessary to lift him from bis scat
Into tho launch. In the Ynle shell Stroko
Cameron, too, was In distress, but ho was
able to help himself to the Yale launch.
The other oarsmen were all strong and In
good condition.
The freshman eights contest was an easy
one for the Yale youngsters, Harvard '04
being four and a half lengths to the rear.
Harvard's four won with marvelous ease
by six full lengths.
No records wero broken and tlmo for the
'varsity race was unusually slow, probably
because of an unexpectedly low stroke and
the cross-wind.
The race between the 'varsity eights, tho
ovent of the day, was delayed until wind
and tide conditions wero favorable. It was
6:60 In tho evening whon Referee Melkel
ham caused tho whistle on the yacht Nu
shka to be blown as a signal for the rival
eights to prepare. At exactly 7 o'clock tho
Yale oarsmen launched their shell at
Broadview and Ave minutes later wero pad
dling leisurely to the starting point, half a
mile down tho river. Harvard was but two
minutes behind tho Ells and went across
the river to the accompaniment of the Har
vard band.
niR Race In Detail.
Thero was no loss of time and at 7:14
both boats were In position, receiving In
structions from the referee, Yale had tho
east course, while Harvard occupied the
west.
The pistol wao fired at 7:15. It was a
tart almost on even terms, Harvard pos
sibly having a slight advantage. For threo
lengths It was stroko for stroko at thirty
six to the minute. Yale then dropped to
thirty-five, whllo Harvard went down to
thirty-four.
Tho water was smooth, although there
was a light breeze from the southwest.
Before four lengths had been traveled It
was evident the raco was to bo a good
one. Harvard had drawn away by a quar
ter of a length. Tho eights wore rowing
as ono man. At the half Harvard led by
a narrow margin, n second and a tlfth as
to tlmo and a quarter of a length as to
distance. As the first flags of the course
wero Fassed Yalo was rowing thirty-five
and Harvard was ono point lower. Harvard
had 'settled down Into tho best work of
Its race end with a beautifully steady pull
the Cambridge boys sent tholr shell still
further nhead. Yale, too, was rowing, mag
nificently, but nt this stage of the race
did not display the dash of the Harvard
men. Accordingly, at the mile It began to
look llko Harvard. Thi crimson boat was
4 2-5 seconds ahead of Yale at the ono
mile Hag, a comfortable longth to the good.
At this point, however, Yalo spirit began
to show Itself and a little more "go" ap
peared In the New Haven craft, Slowly
hut surely Yale gained and In the next
half mile cut Harvard's lead down to a
cant half length. The difference In the
time was 2 4-5 seconds. Doth crews were
rowing llko clockwork and there was every
Indication that each eight was able to
tay out the entire four miles. Passing
the mile and a half. Yale lowered Its
troke and Harvard followed and the rest
of the race, with the exception of beautiful
purts upon occasions, hardly varied from
thirty to thirty-one.
Yale's TVIIIrk Stroke.
Yale's pull seemed to be more telling
and as tho shell seemed to move smoothly,
(Continued on Second Page.)
OTHER PLACES THAT ARE HOT
New York, I'lttslmrK nml Milwaukee
Cltlxens Prostrated Smnll
Torntido In Wisconsin,
PITTSBURG, June 27. Tho extreme heat
continued today, the thermometer reaching
si.', r our deaths resulted and fifteen pros'
trntlons arc reported, two of them fatal
Tho dead:
MilS. ELIZABETH C. NEBRANK.
GIOVANNI ORANDIOETTI.
JAMES SULLIVAN.
UNIDENTIF -0 WORKMAN.
Tho fatally ted are:
Herman D
John Kane.
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NEW YORK, Junw " est tem
pcraiuro recorded nt tUb was
88, at 12 m., and thore was .'op
to 78 at midnight tonight. A d'bi fiore
prosirniions wore reported and three i..'aths
In Brooklyn there wero half a dozen pros
trations and ono death.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Juno 27. Heat rec
ords were again broken at several points
In Wisconsin today. In Milwaukee ono
prostration was reported and several fac
tories suspended work. Marlnctto reports
twenty prostrations and suspension of work
In tho lumber yards. At Peshttgo there
wero five prostrations, one, Charles Wcnzol,
resulting fatally.
BOSCOBEL, Wis., June 27. A small
sized tornado struck this town tonight, but,
with tho exception of a few trees being
blown down, no damage was wrought.
SECOND FLOOD'S DAMAGE
Temporary Track Iletwccn Kunls nnrt
Vlvliin Washed Out Destitute
.Miner Are Lcnvlnir.
BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Juno 27. Infornm
Hon was obtained today that tho damngo
donu in last night's flood wan considerable.
The temporary tracks laid from Ennls to
Vivian wcro badly damaged. Trains are
running only to Coopers today, but It Is
hoped to get a provision train through as
far as Ennls this evening. Destitute minors,
with their wives and children, are walking
out of tho valley. Thirty-eight Norfolk ft
Western men walked through from Wil
liamson to North Fork, a distance of seventy-five
miles. Owing to last night's
floods It Ik not probnblo that tho railway
track will be open before Sunday.
The damage dono by Inst night's freshet,
Including Iosh of revenues, Is conservatively
estimated at $20,000. It Ib not believed that
any lives were lost In the second flood, as
tho people took to the mountains early
enough to muke good their escape.
DAVIS, W. Va.. June 27. The burying of
the dead from Saturday's flood continues. U
Is lmposslblo now to Identify any bodies re
covered. Threo moro wcro found last even
ing on Jacob's branch, a tributary of Dry
Fork. Thousands of laborers are at work
In tho vicinity of Welch making repairs to
the Norfolk & Western roadbed and tracks.
A conservative estlmato of the loss of life
along both the Elkhorn and Tug rivers la
about sixty.
KILLED IN THEIR LC.'JG FALL
Four Iron Workers Precipitated
Elithty Feet In a. Tank by
, Scaffold nivlnsywar.
BUFFALO. N. Y., June 27. As tho re
sult of the breaking of n temporary plat
form built on a scaffolding Inside and
bridging tho tor of a monstrous tank In
the Eastern elevator this afternoon six
men toll eighty feet. Four were killed, ono
Instantly and the others 'died within a
few hours. Another Is not expected to
live. The dead:
JOHN KEEFE. JR.. Intlantly killed.
W. KRAUSE, died on way to hospital.
JOHN CORBETT, JR., fractured skull and
Internal Injuries.
PETRO KROTINQER, Internal Injuries,
broken nrms and legs; died at hospital.
The Injured:
James Carl, fractured skull and Internal
Injuries.
William Edwards, slightly cut and
bruised.
Tho men were structural Iron workers
and tank builders and were engaged In
building the top of the huge Iron tank.
Tho exact cause of tho nccldent probably
will nover bo known, as the scaffold and
platform were broken Into small fragments.
CONSIDINES AS MURDERERS
Coroner's Jury's Verdict Resnlts In
Their Arrest ns Such After
Meredith' Denth.
SEATTLE, Wash., Juno 27 The cor
oner's Jury today entered a verdict that
William L. Meredith was murdered by John
ConBldlne, assisted by Tom Consldlno.
Warrants havo been Issued charging the
two Consldlnea with murder.
The testimony brought out the fact very
clearly that Meredith fired the first two
shots and also that when John Consldlne
approached Meredith and fired the first
shot Meredith was In a semi-conscious
condition and .leaning against a glass show
case. Tho last two shots were fired by
Consldlno when Meredith was falling to
tho lloor.
Both Consldlnes attended the inquest
without offering any testimony In their
own behalf. Tho funoral of W, L. Mere
dith will bo held in this city June 29.
RUSSIA NOT TO TRY AGAIN
Denies Statement Hint It Intends to
Reopen Negotiations Itcn;ard
Iiik Mnnchnrla.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 27. The dis
patch of the London Times from Pckln, say
ing the Russian minister there, M. Dealers,
had notified the Chluoso authorities that
the negotiations regarding Manchuria are
to be reopened, Is classed In official cir
cles here as being entirely Inaccurate.
POPE REPORTED QUITE ILL
AttrndliiK Physlclnn Said to lie Kent
Constantly nt the Uedslde of
Ills Holiness.
PARIS, June 27. A dispatch to the Petit
Bleu from Rome announces the pope to
be seriously 111 and says that Dr. Lapponnl,
his attending physician, does not leave tho
pontiff's bedside. The Vatican officials
are anxious concerning tho pope's health.
Congratulations from Royalty.
GLASGOW, June 27. The members of the
Institute of Navnl Architects who attended
today's session of that organization here
were gratified by tho reception of messages
from Emperor William and King Edward.
The former telegraphed that the promotion
of ship building and International com
merce was calculated "to knit closer kin
dred nations, moved by the same spirit of
enterprise, and has alt ray sympathy, 1
wish every success to tho useful and noble
work In which you are engaged."
DAliOTAS HAVE TROUBLES
Agent for Yankton Sioux Can Hia Jab
Slipping Away.
HARDING GOES BACK HOME HOPELESS
Aberdeen Is Danger of Losing Hend
quurters for New Collection Dis
trict Meiitennnt McConnell
for Regular Army,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINOTON, June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) John W. Harding, agent of the
Yankton Sioux Iudlans In South Dakota,
who has been In Washington several days
demanding an Investigation of the ngency
In the light of his contemplated removal,
left tor home tody, having accomplished
the purpose for which he camo. Inspector
Jenkins has been ordered to Ynnkton to
look over the agoncy, but It is not be
lieved even should' Jenkins find nothing ob
jectionable in Harding's conduct of the
agency, that ho will be permitted to con
tinue In charge. Tho fact of the matter Is
tho South Dakota delegation Is after Har
ding and Is making It decidedly warm for
tho agent, against whom It Is alleged that
ho docs not live on the reservation and tbut
his conduct of the affairs of the agency
Is objectionable. There Is no delegation In
congress that plays politics more closely
than South Dakota and Harding, knowing
this, left for his homo In anything but an
envlablo stato of mind.
Aberdeen Mny Lose Collector.
It behooves Aberdeen, S. D., to get a
movo on Itself, otherwlso It may wake up
somo nornlng to And that tho headquarters
of tho new revenue collection district of
North and South Dakota hns been changed
to olther Sioux Falls, S. D., or Fargo, N, D.
When tho North and South Dakota delega
tions In congrciis succeeded In convincing
President McKlnley what a great bcnoflt
It would bo to North and South Dakota If
those states should be separated Irom No
braika, Aberdeen camo In with a great
flourish of trumpets as to what It would do
In the way of quarters for tho collector
should It be selected as headquarters for
the district. The Treasury department peo
plo were assured that quartors would be
furnished rent free until a new federal
building was completed, and so generous,
was tho offer that Aberdeen was chosen bo
causo of Its location and tho general char
acter of Its tender.
But Aberdeen has not come up to Its
promises. In fact, so far as can be learned
In the Treasury department It has done
nothing In the way of providing accommo
dations for the collector and his force of
clerks and dcputlos. The department has
therefore been compelled to take quarters
conditioned upon the city of Aberdeen ful
filling ita promises, otherwise the head
quarters of the district will be moved to
some more enterprising city.
Superior Man (or Regular Army.
Lieutenant R. B. McCnnnell nf Ri mnrlnr.
Neb., who has had a varied career since
the breaking out Of the 8nnnlih.Ami.Hnin
war, la In Washington to push personally
nia application for ajcpmmlaslon In the
regular armyr McConnell enlisted as a
private In the First Nebraska when the
war against Spain was declared and he
went to tho Philippines with his regiment.
He was promoted to. a lieutenancy on tho
Held for bravery and remained with hl
regiment as lieutenant until It was mus
tered out. men (came tho call for pro
visional regiments and asaln h eniuteri
as a private and as before was promoted
to a lieutenancy for courage and bravery
in tne race or the enemy. He served
through the PhllloDlne c&mnalirn with thin
last regiment, returning to tho States to
be mustered out. Now he Is In Washing
ton to secure a commission In the regular
army, backed by Senators Dietrich and Mil
lard, Governor Savage, ex-Senator Thur
ston and by practically everybody In his
home town. Auditor Andrews will prob
ably present the young man to the presi
dent tomorrow.
Department Notes,
William A. Hutchinson has been an-
pointed postmaster at Edholm. Butler
county, Neb.
A new postofflce has been ordered estab
lished at Williams, Thayer county, with W.
A. Kellwltz as postmaster.
The following postmasters have been re
appointed: C. E. Putnam at Cowles and
W. R. Fulton at Ohlowa.
Rural free delivery service has been or
derod established In Iowa August 1 as
follows:
BloomOeld, Davis County (additional serv
ice) Route covers an area of forty square
miles and contains a population of 650; S.
W. Losey appointed carrier.
Dcnlson, Crawford County Area covered,
184 square miles; population, 2.600; car
riers, Dwlght Partridge, E. E. Ransom, I.
C. Olllmer, F. C. Marshall and B. H.
Foderberg.
Luana, Clayton County Area covered,
twenty-nine square miles; population, 657;
H. H. Dunning appointed carrier.
Now Hampton, Chickasaw County Area
covered, thirty-two square miles; popula
tion, 648; Samuel Shlrtly appointed car
rier; postofflces at Jcrlco and Nanson will
bo supplied by rural carrlor.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: Wood
River, Hall county, W. T. Spelts, vice S.
A. Shorrerd, removed; LaPlatte, Sarpy
county, John D. O'Leary, vice R. H. Rob
ertson, resigned.
Charles W. OIndele of Chicago was the
only bidder for repairs to the Omaha pub
lic buildings, offering to do the work for
15,600.
Tho postofflce at Skybold, Deuel county,
8. D., haB been discontinued; mall to
Prairie Farm, Brookings county.
Civil service examination will bo held
July 23 for the female Industrial teacher
at the Indlsn school, Rosebud, S. D.
DUTIES THEY DON'T GET BACK
Porto Illcan Importers, Can!t Ilecover
Those Paid Between April,
'DO and May, lOOO.
WASHINOTON. June 27. In answer to a
letter from the secretary of the treasury
making Inquiry as to the authority of the
department to refund the duties paid in
Porto Rico on goods Imported from the
United States, the comptroller of the treas
ury has decided that the secretary Is not
authorized to refund the claims which arose
out of the payment of these duties be
tween the date of the exchange of the rati
fications of tho treaty of peace between the
United States and 8paln (April 11, 1899) and
tho date when the act approved April 12,
1900, to provide revenues, etc., for Porto
Rico, went Into effect on May 1, 1900.
Mrs. McKlnley Takes Another Drive.
WASHINGTON, June 27. The president
and Mrs. McKlnley, accompanied by Dr.
Rlxey, went driving again this forenoon.
Mr. McKlnley continues to improve.
CLOSED BANK'S STATEMENT
Resources mid Liabilities of the
Seventh National, New
York. '
NEW YORK, June 27. The Seventh Na
tional bank of New York closed Its doors
shortly nfter 11 o'clock tjils morning. Tho
comptroller of the currdncy appolntid n
national bank examiner H temporary re
ceiver und the directors Immediately took
steps to rcorganlzo the institution. Tho
failure of the bank was-' precipitated by
tho Inability of Us management, after re
fusal of' tho clearing houso to como to Its
aid, to comply with the conditions imposed
upon It by the government olllclala In tho
comptroller of the currency's department
In Washington, also by thu enormous with
drawal of funds by country banks which
kept tholr accountn with the Seventh Na
tional. The direct cause for thi suspension was
the Inability of tho bunk to pay Its debit
balance at tho clearing house. This debit
balance amounted to 1641,109. Tho cause
of Its debit at the clearing houao, which
aggregated $946,474, against Its credit there
of only $302,365, was the receipt through
tho banks of the city of largo checks drawn
by country bankers on tho Seventh Na
tional, drawn because of tho rumor of
weakness that had been abroad for somo
days. The clearing house committee met
early this morning and. a demand for
prompt settlement was made on the Sev
enth National. The directors of that In
stitution decided It would be Impossible
to meet the demand. The bank then sus
pended pnyment.
On Tuesday the bank Vas notified by
Comptroller Dawes that ho had been In
formed that Henry Marquand & Co. of this
city had a loan approximating 1, COO, 000
In the Seventh Nnttonal, and unless the
loan was taken up nnd cash deposited for
It In tho bank by Saturdtiy bo would ap
point a receiver. Marqoiind & Co. wcro
unablo to meet the demlnd and tho re
ceiver was appointed today. Tho future
of the bank Is In doubt. It is said tho de
positors will loso nothing. Perry S. Heath,
formerly assistant postmaster general, nnd
his brother, Fletcher Ityath, aro Inter
ested In tho bank to a considerable extent
and aro mcmbeni of the board of dlrnctors.
Members of tho. clearing house commlttco
say that no other banking houses will be
affected. Mnrquand &. Co. announce they
will contlnuo business. The bank was the
depository for postofllce funds In this city,
but tho department Is sold to be nraply
secured.
Tho following statement of liabilities and
resources was given out tonight:
.RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts S3.590.459.97
united States bonds to secure cir
culation und deposits
Premiums
Stocks and securities .......i,
Banking house
Due from banks
Cash and exchanges
Five per cent United States re
demption funds i
550,000.00
27,451.21
Ul.SJO.Sj
455.K21.b3
406,014.28
17,150.00
Total ."; 15,165,oS0.12
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock ...7. &00.000.00
Surplus 150.000
Profit and loss account ST.79I.OO
Circulation ,V... SJ0.000
Deposits ,-,,',1 4.127.7M.12
Tptal v-A .J5.163.5S0.12
William Nelson Cromwil): special counT
sel for the bJnk, 'gave Sut'lhe" "following
statement from President Thomas and
added that he was engaged inpreparlng a
plan for reorganization of tho affairs of
the bank and that It was believed a satis
factory plan would be presented at an
early date:
"Mr. Edward R. Thomas, president of the
Seventh National bank, stated that tho dif
ficulties of the bank were duo solely to tho
making by the previous executive officers
of largo advances to Messrs. Marquand &
Co., and ttiat the security thereon was of
an unmarketable character, although of
considerable Intrinsic value. Upon tho
urgent application of the board, he and his
associate, Mr. Edwin H. Gould, had fur
nished financial assistance upon adequato
securities and upon the assurance that the
obligations of Marquand & Co., would bo
mado good by this morning. The firm
named had, however, failed to fuflll ex
pectations and while he and Mr. Gould and
some of tho directors wero willing to fur
nish further financial aid, it was not deemed
by them as Just olther to the depositors,
stockholders or the public to Invito de
posits or credit until the affairs of the
bank were again placed upon an absolutely
safe basis.
"For this purpose, reasonable time was
necessary and to prevent unfair preference
or advantages, the board determined, with
the advice of counsel, to suspend opera
tions for the present."
FIRE HOME INJRURAL KANSAS
Blackmailers Make Good Their
Threat AKnlnst Cowley
Farmer.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 27. Durncd and
dying in Intense agony was tho fato of Mrs.
W. C. Carson, wife of a Cowley county
farmer, all because her husband refused to
deposit I5.0C0 In a place named by un
known blackmailers.
Word reached this city of the tragedy,
which happened Saturday night In an ob
ecuro settlement away from postofflce and
telegraph station-.. Threo weeks ago Car
son, who Is wealthy, reelved an anonymous
noto requesting him to bury $5,000 at tho
foot of a telephone pole on the roadside
under penalty of having his bouso burned.
The suggestion was" Ignored. Ono week
later another anonymous note was received
stating that if 5,000 was not deposited
within a week his bouso would bo burned
and he would be killed In addition.
No attention was paid to the second com
munication and on Saturday night, whllo
Mr. Carson was enrouto to Oxford for mall,
the home was fired. Mrs. Carson was found
about ten feet from tho ruins by Mr. Dunn,
a neighbor, horribly burned, and Insensible
She was taken home by Mr. Dunn, where
she rallied enough before dying Sunday to
relate her knowledge of tho transaction.
She rushed outsldo when sbo discovered the
fire, but remembered some valuable papers
and a treasured old violin, nnd returned to
save them. From that moment her mind
was a blank until sbo awoke in the home
of Mr. Dunn. Whon Mr. Carson returned
It la said that he expressed great grief at
the loss of his violin and papers and re
marked that If his wife died that be would
go back to Scotland, his native land.
Union Pacific Coal Chutes.
MEDICINE DOW, Wyo., June 27. (Spe
cial.) The large coal chutes of the Union
Pacific located at this place burned to
the ground Tuesday night. It Is supposed
the lire was started by sparks from a
passing locomotive. Two steel cars, which
were being unloaded, were consumed, to
gether with hundreds of tons of coal. Two
steel cars that bad been unloaded' are
standing on a runway, both approaches to
which were burned away. Tho lire will
entail a loss of several thousand dollars.
The chutes will be rebuilt Immediately.
EQUALIZATION IS DEFERRED
Board Foitponti Iti Active Bitting Until
Eaturdaj,
EXECUTIVE SESSION PROVES FRUITFUL
Itnlse of Million nnd n Half Is Decided
on In the Assessment of Slock
Yards, Railway, Light, Water
nnd Other Plnnts.
Tho board of equalization went Into ex
ecutive session at 7 o'clock last evening
and until nearly midnight discussed tho
proposition to raise the as&ossmenis of the
corporations. Then the members met as
tho Uonnl of County Commissioners and
extended tho time for the sitting of tho
equalizing board to Saturday.
In executive session It wns proposed to
make an aggregate raise of about $1,500,000
In the assessments of the stock yards,
mucking house, street railway, gas, water,
electric light, telephone and bridge com
panies, but the mombers were unable to
agree as to the amount each corporation
should be raised. This disagreement could
havo been adjusted, but another question
the legality of such an Immense increase
In tho assessments wns brought up and
was th causo for extending tho tlmo of
the equalizing board, so that legal advice
may be secured.
Power to Extend Time.
Thero was somo question at first as to
the Rower of the county commissioners to
extend tho time of sitting us a board of
equalization, but this was settled by Deputy
County Attorney Abbott, who was sent for
and arrived at the court houno nfter 11
o'clock. Mr. Abbott said that under the
law tho commissioners undoubtedly had
tho power to extend their time ns a board
of equalization up to tho limit of thirty
days.
Tho Board of County Commissioners was
then called to order and Mr. Hoctor In
troduced the following resolution, which
was unanimously adoptod:
Resolution Adapted.
Wlierens. It liolnir tmnn.lhl tnr th
Hoard of Commlseioners sitting as n,
bonrd of equalization, to flnlfh nnd com
plcto tho equalizing of ssesmcntii In tho
time stated bv tho board under rrsnliitlnn
adopted May 18, 1901. therefore, bn It
Resolved, Tbnt the tlmo of the stttln
of the board of equalization bo extended
from Thursday. June 27. 1901. to Saturday.
June 29, 1901, Inclusive, nnd that the county
clerk bo Instructed to causa a notice nf th i
same to be publtuhcd In The Omaha Even
ing Uee. the Evening World-Herald nnd
the Omaha Dally News for a period of two
days, commencing June 28, 1901.
After the executive session It was learned
thnt tho Increases proposed for the corpora
tion assessments are substantially as fol
lows: Increases Proposed.
Present
Assessed
Pronertles. Value.
Proposed
Assessed
Value. Increase,
t 700.000 t 4C0.B10
160,000 77,805
1,300,000 970,537
ai.000 15,0VI
125,000 21,100
Packing houses. . .1299.690
Btock yards S2.19S
Franchise corpo
rations 229,763
Smelter 75,000
Bridges 104,000
Totals 1790,643 12276.000 11,484,362
"You can put It down as 'a safe predic
tion," said Chairman Connolly as he left
the court house last night, "that the ag
gregate raise in the corporation assess
ments will not be less than Jl, 000,000. It
may be $1,500,000,"
Corporation representatives were at tho
board rooms all day yesterday, but they
failed to present any reason why their
assessments should not be raised.
A. L. Sutton, representing the Hammond
Packing company, expressed the opinion
that the valuo of a packing houao ought to
be determined from the basis of its earn
ings, and then remarked that tho plant be
represented had been shut down and Is not
earning anything.
"Then," remarked Commissioner Ostrora,
"you are of tho opinion that the Hammond
plant Isn't worth anything."
"Well," replied Mr. Sutton, "it's Idle and
I don't think it ought to be assessed the
samo as If It were In operation."
Vacant Houses Count.
"Out, we assess dwelling houses Just the
samo," said tho commissioner, "whether
they nro occupied or not."
After It had been figured out that the
stock yards real estate hod been assessed
at tho rate of about 1405 an acre, which, at
one-sixth, would put the actual valuo at
$2,430 an acre, Lawyer Ransom declared
that It was a fair valuation on land "that
Is used only for a lot of old sheds." The
stock yards lawyer had no remarks to offer
about the big and costly Improvements on
the land, about the fact that adjacent
ground had sold at as high as 118,000 an
acre, or about the opinion of South Omaha
real estate experts who declare the land to
be worth at least $10,000 an acre. He was
silent, also, on the well known fact thot.tho
realty assessment of the stock ynrds had
been reduced from 175,000 to 171,000 within
the last five years, although tho new Ex
change building, costing 190,000, and other
big Improvements bad been, made during
that time.
Mr. Solby, representing Swift and Com
pany, said the buildings of his concern were
put up years ago and were out of date and
valueless compared with modern packing
bouses. Ho had nothing to say of the
thousands of dollars Invested In Improve
ments to the Swift plant within the last
eight years.
Hlfrh Knonch, flays Sears.
Mr. Sears, representing the Cudahy nnd
Omaha plants, had nothing to say, except
ing to express his opinion that the proper
tics were assessod high enough.
"Tho stock yards and packing houses are
all represented here," said Chairman Con
nolly, "and If these representatives have
anything to say as to why the assessments
should not bo raised now Is tho time for
them to speak. Step up, gentlemen, and
glvo us any reasons you may have for not
raising tho assessments."
No one stepped up, howevor, and ths board
was left without anything except a gen
eral demurrer against an elevation of the
corporation assessments.
LAST OF THE VOLUNTEERS
Forty-Third Itesjlment Itetnrns from
the Philippines Forty-Second
Mnstered Out.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. The Forty
third regiment, the last of the volunteers
to leave the Philippines, arrived here to
day on the transport Kllpatrlck, twenty
three days from Manila.
The Forty-third was In the Philippines
eighteen months, seeing much service. The
regiment was recruited, at Camp Meade,
Pa. The regiment was divided In the,
Philippines, the first two battalions being
stationed In Mindanao, while another bat
talion did garrison duty on the Island of
Leyte.
Tho Forty-second Infantry was mustered
out of the service today.
CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Cooler nnd Partly
Cloudy Friday; Saturday Fair; Varlnblo
If 111MB.
Temperature nt Omaha Yeslerdayt
Hour. Dear. Hour. Deir.
B n. tn 77 1 p. m J.'I
I a. m 7l 2 p. m HU
f n. m 77 It p. m IMl
H a. in ..... . 711 -I p, m IMl
l a. in Mil ft p, in )
HI a. in nil (I p. in Hit
11 a. m C(l T i, m t'O
li! m NU H p. ni Nil
II p. in hi
COUNTY TREASURER SLUGGED
Left to Ills Fnte In ninslns; IlulldliiK
by Ititfltnti Who Hobs
nnd Darns.
MINDEN, Neb., June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Alfred Norlln, county treasurer,
was working on his books In his offlce In
tho court room at 9:30 tonight, when a
sandbaggcr crept up behind him, laid him
senseless with a blow over tho head, rifled
his pockets and the money drawer, set fire
to tho building and lied.
It was half an hour later before Mr. Nor
lln recovered conscloutncts and the flames
were then gaining much headway, ilo
managed, however, to stagger from the
building nnJ gasp "Fire" to u fow people
who wcro assembled In tho street discussing
tho hot spell, nnd they gave un alarm.
The fire companies soon had the blaze
under control, but the treasurer's books
and other county documents wero much
damaged.
The amount secured by tho robber Is not
known. Mr. Norlln's Injuries aro bclug
dressed by physicians.
UNION PACIFIC SHOPS CLOSE
Scvcuty-!'ltc Men Are Transferred
from I.nrnmlc to
Cheyenne.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Sevjnty-flvo men employed In th-j
Union Pacific shops hero will bo trans
ferred to Cheyenno July 1 nnd tho shops
closed. Tho recent pooling of all passen
ger engines, as well ns freight, and tho
running of tho locisnotlves through to
Rawlins from Cheyenne, has rendered tho
operation of the local shops unprofitable,
as tho repair work that comes to Laramie
can bo dono much cheaper nt Cheyenne.
The shop force nt Cheyenne will bo re
ducrd by discharging some of tho young
unmarried men In order to make room for
tho men from Laramie.
PRESIDENT BJIRJ IS SILENT
Will Talk with President Hays, How
ever, on the Allied
Itonds,
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 27. President
Durt of tho Union Pacific arrived here to
night to hold a conference with President
Hays of tho Southern Pacific on matters
concerning the allied roads. President
Burt refused to make any specllfc state
ments.
1'rcildent Burt Is accompanied on his trip
by Chief Engineer J. S. Berry of the Union
Pacific. It Is known that when the con
ference with President Hays Is ended they
will Journey to Los Angeles and lay plans
for the new road between Uvada and Los
Angelea in opposition to the Clark rood.
NORTH DAKOTA COSTLY HAIL
atntsmnn County Pictures on a Loss nf
One Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollurs.
JAMESTOWN, N. D., June 27. Reports
from Stutsman county Indicate that tho
damage done thero by Monday's hall, rain
and windstorm Is estimated at $150,000.
Passengers from tho north report that a
strip of five miles between Buchanan and
Parkhurst on the Jamestown & Northern
railroad was swept clean of grain.
It being early In the season, little hall
Insurance was In force and the loss Is
total In the majority of cased.
ST. JOSEPH ELEVATORS EMPTY
Rush Orders from ChlcnKii Clean Up
ISvery Uunhcl of Wheat, Corn
and Darley.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 27. Rush orders
from Chicago grain men today cleaned up
every' bushel of wheat, corn and barley In
elevators In this city. Thero havo been
moro thnn 500,000 bushels gone out of this,
city during tho last week for export, sold
at 76 cents a bushel. About 400,000 bushels
stored In tho St. Joseph & Orand Island
company's elevator at Elwood, Kan., was
also shipped to Chicago during the present
woek.
WANT WAITERS RESTRAINED
San Francisco Ilrstaaratears Ask In
junction and Removal of the
Union's Pickets.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. The Restau
rant Proprietors' association filed an appli
cation for nn Injunction In the United
States circuit court restraining further an
tagonism on the part of the San Francisco
Labor council and others. The restaurant
keepers seek the removal of the union
pickets of tho cooks and waiters who dally
patrol the sidewalks la front of their places
of business.
OTHERS TO AID THE STRIKERS
American Federation's Connoll Au
thorises Assessment and Expects
f SO, OOO In Response to Call.
WASHINOTON, June 27. The executive
council of the Ame'rlcan Federation of
Labor today authorized an assessment on
affiliated organizations for the purpose of
aiding tho striking machinists In their
contest for a nine-hour day. A circular
letter will bo aent out Immediately and it
Is estimated that $50,000 will be secured
in response to the first call,
Movements of Ocean Vessels Jnne 37
At New York Arrived Germanic, from
Liverpool and Queenstown. Sailed La Hre
tagne, for Havre; Columbian, for Hamburg,
via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Belgravla,
for Hamburg.
At Liverpool Arrived Noordland, from
Philadelphia; Oceanic, from New York.
Sailed Australasian, for Montreal.
At Glasgow Arrived Peruvian, from
Boston.
At Greenock Arrived Sicilian, from Phil
adelphia, via St. Johns, N, F., from Bre
men; Lahn, from Now York, via Southamp
ton. At Naples Arrived Trave, from New
York, for Genoa.
At London Arrived Brazilian, from
Montreal. Sailed Menominee, for New
York.
At Queenstown-Sallod Waesland, from
Liverpool, for Philadelphia.
At Plymouth Arrlved-Auguste Victoria,
from New York, for Cherbourg and Ham.
burg, and proceeded.
REPUBLICANS' DATE
Nsbraika Statt Oo.Ttntltn Will Ba Eald in
Liicela Anguit 28.
JUST AHEAD OF THE BIG FAIR CROWDS
Judft Bta H, Bakr of Omaha Will Ba
Temporary Ohairmin.
OVER THIRTEEN HUNDRED DELEGATES
TabU Shows tht Niw Apptrtiumtnt bj
Conatiti.
FOUR NEW MEMBERS ON COMMITTEE
Chairman Lindsay Thanks All for
Their Co-Uperntlon nnd Support In
the Last Election Judne Dick
inson Presses Candidacy.
(From a Htnff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Juno 27. (Sneclal TsWrmn.l
The preliminary step townrd tho opening
of the stato campaign was taken hv id a re.
publican stato contral committee tonight.
wnen it voted to havo tho nominating con
vention hold In this city August 28. Tho
attendance of commlttcomon was unusually
large and many other prominent partv
leaders wero also here talking ovor matters
pertaining to tho convention and tho cam
paign. Nominations wore olvon somk. tnfnrmit
consideration In tho hotel lobliv.
appeared to bo no unanimity of sontlmcnt
regarding candidates. Judge C. T. Dlckln
ton of Fremont was the only man on tho
ground pushing his own candidacy.
The convention, accoidlng to all Indica
tions, will bo a monstrous alfalr. The rep
resentation will bo based on tho vote cast
for Frank Nesblt for nrrslilcntlnl iiicm
last year and tho ratio will bo one delegate
for each 100 votes and one delegate at large
from cuch county, a total of 1.303. rhnir.
man Lindsay will issua a call wltlil u 1L few
days showing tho number of delegates from
eacu county, as follows:
Apportionment nf Drlcuutes.
Adams
21 Johnson
11 Kimball
i 3 Knox
..... 2 Kearney
lSKclth
HKeya I'nlni....
. .... ULuncastcr
tiLlncnln
2-JLogan
20Loui
l'JMadlsnn
WMcPhcrson ....
15 Merrick
4 Nance
i 10 Nemaha
.. . . Nuckolls
20 (O0
11 .'awneo
1j Perkins
2P)olp8
s Pierce
7Platto
..... 14 Polk
& Red Willow ...
11 Richardson ....
27 Rock
Mj Sarpy
Antolopo
iianncr ..
una ...
Hoono ....
liox Butte
lloyd
Brown ...
Buffalo ....
Burt
Butler ...
Cass
Cedar ....
Clmse
Cherry ...
Cheyenne
Clay
Colfax ...
Cuming ..
uusicr ...
Dakota ..
Dawes ...
Dawson ..
Deuel
Dixon ....
Doriun
Douglas .
Dundy ...
Fillmore .
Franklin .
Frontier .
Furnas ...
Gage.
Garrtcld ..
Gosper ...
Grant ....
Greeley ..
-usniindcrs ........i... 24
H Scotts D'.uff 6
lOdowanl 20
llShcrldun 7
42 Sherman u
4sioux -J
6stanton 8
ifhu',-'r 19
i olhomns 2
21 I'hnralnM .
una
iiiimuion iw valley y
Harlan 10 Washington l
Hayes JWayno 13
Hitchcock 5 Webster 15
Holt 14 Wheeler a
Hooker lYork 23
Howard 10
Jefferson 20 Total 1,303
New Members Ilccted.
Chairman Lindsay presided at tho meet
ing and nt Its conclusion thanked all mem
bers with heartfelt words for the co-operation
and support during the last campaign.
New mombers elected to fill vacanclos
caused by death or removal from the dis
trict nre! A. Walte, Nebraska City; E. A,
Wllsey. Pender; H. H. Campbell, Stroms
burg; E.' T. Brntton, Hastings.
Committeeman Oreane of Lancaster
county started tho business by moving to
havo the convention held In Lincoln. There
was no opposition to this nnd tho motion
prevailed. J. 8. Hoover of Blue Hill pro
posed September 1 as a suitable date and
as amendments August 28 and Soptember 3
were suggested, and tho latter was strongly,
urged because It fell during state fair week.
After a brief discussion the committee by
a good majority decided upon August 28.
This selection favors tho Lincoln hotels, for
under the arrangement they will not have
to accommodate the state fair and conven
tion crowds at tho same time.
On motion of Victor Rosewater, Judge
Ben S. Baker of Omaha was elected to act
as temporary chairman of the convention,
which will bo callod to order at 2 p. m.
All even-numbered districts will elect new
committeemen this year.
STRIKERS DENY SHOOTING
Man at Mines of Thacker Say Stories
of Flylrnr Bullets Are
Fakes.
THACKER, W. Va., June 27. The Asso
dated Press representative' mot at Wil
liamson and accompanied fro this mining
town United States Marshal A. C. Huffard
and Sheriff Qreenwoy Hatfield, both of
whom stated positively that the reports
of Huffard having been fired upon from
ambush and that the railroad station hero
was riddled with bullets, while tho offi
cers were watting for a train today wcro
entirely imaginary. Tho only shooting
that occurred since tho miners struck waa
last week and not a striker participated.
The bushwhackers on the Kentucky bills
were men who had been shot at by tho
mine guards and chased out of Thacker.
They are In no way connected with the
miners.
C. W. Burke, the acknowledged leader of
the strikers, was Interviewed today and
deplored the false Impression that has
been given out. Mr. Burke said the strike
came about from the undisguised opposi
tion of Superintendent Lambert to the
miners' union. Lambert discharged union
miners and refused to discharge non
union men. Mr. Burko corroborated the
statement that the shooting of last week
was dono by Kentucklans and not bv
strikers. '
THIEVES ON OMAHA ROAD
Minnesota Man Who Had Four Thou
sand Five Hundred Loses
Every Cent.
MANKATO, Minn., June 27. B. Shattuclt
o Anako, Minn,, on the early morning
Omaha passenger train had his pocket
picked of 14,500 In drafts. A gang of pick
pockets has ben traveling over the Omaha
road between Omaha and tho Twin Cities
for two or three weeks,